Richard Diamond: The Hatpin Murder Case (Encore) (EP4953)
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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
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What leads Richard Diamond to investigate the Hatpin Murder Case?
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What clues suggest Will Baxter's death might not be an accident?
Or you can become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters like Richard, who has become our latest Patreon supporter at the Detective Sergeant level of $7.14 or more. You can support us at patreon.greatdetectives.net. Well, now it's time for today's episode of Richard Diamond. The rebroadcast date on this was August the 16th of 1953. And it originally aired September 27th of 1950. And this one is the Hatpin Murder Case.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, starring Dick Powell. Oh, pardon me.
Do you know where I might find Mr. Richard Diamond?
You want to hire him?
Yes.
Well, stop being so bashful, friend. Come in, come in.
Thank you. You're Mr. Diamond?
How does Diamond gather information from the local sheriff?
Well, any resemblance to the Irish washerwoman is purely intentional.
Do you always do your own laundry?
Always. Keeps my petty cash from looking too petty. Sit down, Mr... Baxter.
Clay Baxter from Oak Mulga, Oklahoma.
Clay Baxter from Oak Mulga, Oklahoma. Was a man, I guess, to be in his early fifties. Straight up, he crowded six foot three, counting the two-inch heels on his handmade boots. Looking at him, I thought of an old Remington print and suddenly felt like singing A Course of Home on the Range.
I'd like you to come to Oak Mowgli with me, Mr. Diamond.
Why, Mr. Baxter?
My brother was killed yesterday. The sheriff in the corner said it was an accident. I don't believe it.
What role does the horse play in the investigation of Will Baxter's death?
How'd you happen to look me up?
I raise cattle, Mr. Diamond. I do a great deal of business in Chicago and New York. I wanted a detective with experience, someone with a good reputation. Bless you. I called a friend on Wall Street, and he recommended several men. One of them was you. I checked your background. I'm satisfied.
Oh, good. I charge a hundred a day in expenses.
Chicken feed. I'll pay it, and if you catch the man who done it, I'll give you a thousand dollar bonus.
Oh, well, now, I can't leave right away. It'll take me at least five minutes to get my affairs in order.
What evidence is discovered that indicates foul play?
Yeah, I can certainly see you appreciate a buck.
Mr. Baxter, I appreciate a buck like a Texan appreciates Texas.
Texas?
Never heard of it. How was your brother supposed to have been killed?
Thrown from his horse. Skull fracture.
And you don't believe it?
I do not.
Why?
Took on a horseman.
It could have happened.
Well, if it did, he'd have taken the fall right. Might have busted something, but wouldn't have killed him.
Anything else?
How does Diamond connect the murder to the Baxter family?
His wife. My brother was a wealthy man, Mr. Diamond. His wife will inherit everything. Ranch, cattle, all worth about eight or ten million.
You think she had something to do with his death?
You tell me, Mr. Diamond.
I called Helen, told her I was off to Okmulgee. Promised I'd send her a couple of Navajos or whatever they had out there. Then I took Clay Baxter over to my flat and threw a few things into a suitcase.
Oklahoma's dry. So's Richard Diamond. Might get arrested.
I don't want to leave it here.
Wouldn't make any difference if it was empty, would it?
No.
What surprising revelations come from the autopsy results?
Got a couple of glasses?
A fifth usually adds up to a full evening, but that's only when Clay Baxter isn't around.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What leads Richard Diamond to investigate the Hatpin Murder Case?
0:05–1:58
2
What clues suggest Will Baxter's death might not be an accident?
1:58–3:14
3
How does Diamond gather information from the local sheriff?
3:14–3:50
4
What role does the horse play in the investigation of Will Baxter's death?
3:50–4:18
5
What evidence is discovered that indicates foul play?
4:18–4:44
6
How does Diamond connect the murder to the Baxter family?
4:44–5:23
7
What surprising revelations come from the autopsy results?
5:23–6:08
8
How does Diamond confront the murderer in the climax of the story?
6:08–30:48