The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho.

This is your host, Adam Graham.

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

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Now from May 31, 1951, here is the Big Bindle.

The story you're about to hear is true.

Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Yeah. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant.

You're assigned to narcotics detail.

You receive information that one of your city's most fashionable hotels

is being used as the clearinghouse for high-grade heroin.

Evidence points to a narcotics ring, the center of distribution.

Your job, break it.

Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime.

For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,

you will travel step by step on the side of the law

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