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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Counterspy: Cherchez La Femme (A0072)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Today's Adventure: David Harding looks into the suicide of a prominent wealthy man tied to the war effort.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 13, 1945

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the great adventurers of old time radio from Boise, Idaho.

0:11.7

This is your host, Adam Graham.

0:14.3

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of CounterSpot.

0:19.1

But first, I do want to encourage you if you are enjoying the podcast

0:23.4

to please follow us using your favorite podcast software. And today is also the last day

0:29.9

of our listener support and appreciation campaign. You can become one of our ongoing

0:34.8

Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month at patreon.

0:40.3

Dotgratetectives.net.

0:43.3

Well, we are going to skip ahead in time quite a bit here on CounterSpy.

0:48.9

I thought we might have one more episode from 1943, but we don't.

0:56.0

The episode was actually just a duplicate of last week's show.

1:02.3

So we're going to play an episode which you might think is a duplicate at first,

1:06.6

because it sounds familiar, but it's not.

1:09.2

It actually originally aired June 13th, 1945.

1:15.7

Although it's a reuse of a script we've already heard,

1:19.5

here now is the 1945 production of Chesay Lafayam.

1:40.1

Washington, calling David Harding counter-spy.

2:02.6

Washington calling David Harding, counter-sp counter spy calling Washington David Harding counter counter-spy.

2:15.3

In Washington, a very prominent bachelor by the name of Harold R. Blake, stood in the center of his expensive apartment.

2:16.5

The time... 11.25 at night.

2:18.9

A dim light burned on a small, ebony side table.

2:22.4

Mr. Blake stood there.

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