Richard Diamond, Private Detective: The Carnival Case 08/16/1950
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
29 min
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8 chapters
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What is the opening premise of the Carnival Case and who are the main characters?
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Listen while the makers of Rexall drug products and 10,000 independent Rexall family druggists bring you Dick Powell as Richard Diamond private detective.
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Good health to all from Rexall. Now your Rexall family druggist brings you a transcribed half hour with Richard Diamond, private detective, starring Dick Powell.
I'm a detective agency. We trail 'em, we nail 'em. If they're guilty, we jail 'em. No charge for portrait.
Oh no. Edgar guest with a shoulder holster.
Hello, Helen, baby.
Rick, guess what's in town?
Unless I win something, I give up.
The carnival.
Well, is the balloon concession tied up yet?
Oh, Rick, I'm serious. I haven't been to a carnival since I was little. Let's go tonight.
You mean peanuts, popcorn, cracker jacks, and all that?
Yes.
Sounds awful.
Oh now.
Uh okay, honey. I'll be around today. Shall I wear my knickers?
Red.
Bye. That night I picked up Holland and we went to the carnival. There were more people on the midway than Rexall has stores, and we got pushed so much I felt like the tax bill in Congress. Helen decided she wanted a cupid doll, so we stopped at the shooting gallery.
Hey,
that's pretty good shooting. Think nothing of it.
Just three more bulls eyes and you win a doll. Well Yeah, Shadow. Where'd
you ever learn a shoot like that?
At the ski club. Would you like to try a shot, Rick?
Uh no thanks. Come on.
Oh, Rick, isn't this doll cute? I and now, to your amazement and proof of my statement, I'll ask him to step out here. And here he is, ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Samson, the strongman. Step right up, folks. He'll thrill you with his amazing pizza of strength. Now crowd right in, don't be shy. There is no
standing on the platform with the biggest collection of muscles I'd ever seen. Samson looks like an overgrown orangutan. And if these three tigers had contributed their all to the loincloth he wore around his middle.
Samson, the great, and now our sensational officer. One hundred dollars to any man who will step up here and defy the mighty Samson to put him to sleep by squeezing his chest. Now it is harmless, my friends. And if any one of you, daring gentlemen, think the mighty one cannot put you to sleep with a mere squeeze, then step right up. If Samson fails, then one hundred dollars is yours. Well, Rick. Now I tell you, friends. Well, Rick, what? Don't you want to show off? Not my
insides.
Rick, you mean you're afraid just to let him squeeze you?
Honey, I'm afraid to let him breathe on me.
One hundred dollars.
Come on, let's go see that fortune teller.
I
stared Helen toward the next booth before she could talk me into anything my bones would regret tomorrow. The sign outside the tent read, Madam Tanya, your past, your present, your future. And inside we found Madame T staring intently into a crystal ball. She wore gypsy clothes and a heavy makeup that covered what might have been very lovely features.
Welcome to the inner sanctum.
Haven't I heard you on the radio? She didn't crack a smile, and I didn't exactly blame her. She motioned us into chairs around the crystal. The room was decorated in about the same motif as the tattooed lady. And would have impressed a man with a bad case of D Ts.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening premise of the Carnival Case and who are the main characters?
0:00–5:47
2
How does Richard Diamond first investigate the carnival murder scene?
5:47–9:41
3
Who are the three prime suspects (Chuckles, Samson, and Karen) and what motives are suggested?
9:41–13:38
4
What clue does Diamond discover about the gun‑trap that was set for Leonardi?
13:38–17:55
5
How does Lieutenant Talbert’s police report change the direction of the investigation?
17:55–21:32
6
What confrontation occurs at the party in Tony’s tent and how is the killer identified?
21:32–25:11
7
How does Diamond set a final trap to expose the murderer at the carnival midway?
25:11–29:08
8
What is the episode’s resolution and how does Diamond reflect on justice and his future?
29:08–29:35
Speakers
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