Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly, Johnny Deller. And the Hello and welcome to Down These Mean Streets where today we're celebrating Valentine's Day with George

Valentine, the gumshoo who found his clients through a classified ad where he encouraged anyone facing danger to let George do it.

Before he was Johnny Dollar, Bob Bailey starred as George in this long-running West Coast Radio Detective show and if you're a fan of his

portrayal of America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, chances are you'll like him here

as well.

Granted, George is a more happy-go-lucky character than Johnny Dollar,

and unlike the insurance investigator, George wasn't a lone wolf operator. He was joined in his

cases by his loyal and admiring Secretary Claire Brooks, affectionately nicknamed

Brooksy by George, and he frequently crossed paths with

Lieutenant Riley of the Homicide Squad. Let George Doit originally had more

supporting characters including Claire's younger brother and the elevator operator in George's building, an ensemble cast better suited for a sitcom than a mystery.

And the early days of the show were more comedic. suited for a sitcom than a mystery.

And the early days of the show were more comedic.

Early episodes found George and company helping a farmer find a girlfriend who was fond of pigs

and coming to the aid of a Western movie star who needed to overcome his fear of horses.

But the show evolved over the years into a more serious mystery.

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