Episode 554 - Know When to Fold 'Em (Boston Blackie, Big Story, & Dragnet)

Published: Oct. 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

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Ante up for three radio mysteries involving gamblers and the sometimes deadly bets they make. First, a pet shop owner is killed when he refuses to offer his store as a front for a gambling ring in\\xa0Boston Blackie. Then, a real-life Chicago reporter cracks the case of a poker game that ends in murder on\\xa0The Big Story (originally aired on NBC on April 4, 1951). And finally, Sgt. Joe Friday hunts for floating games in the City of Angels in "The Big Gamble" from\\xa0Dragnet (originally aired on NBC on May 8, 1952).

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