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25th precinct, Sergeant Waters. Now wait a minute, just a second. Where is it? Where? Yeah. Yeah. What apartment number? Now what's the trouble there? You what? You are in the marching room at the 21st precinct, the nerve center. A call is coming through. You will follow the action taken pursuant to that call from this minute until the final report is written in the 1st precinct. All right. You just stay right there. Our sending officer is right over. Yeah. Right away. All r…

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Synopsis

In The Declaration, the story begins with a frantic call to the 21st precinct, where Sergeant Waters and Captain Kennelly are alerted to a homicide involving a businessman named Boob Brider. The scene is set in a modern apartment building in Manhattan, where Brider has shot another man, Harold Shipstead, after discovering him with his wife. The police arrive to find a chaotic scene, with the wife critically injured and the dead man lying on the floor.

Host

G

George Bryan

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Elspeth Eric

Everett Sloane

F

Frank Knox

H

Harold Stone

John Larkin

K

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_21st_Precinct_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).

21st Precinct 55-03-16 (088) The Declaration.mp3

21st Precinct, Episode 88

The Declaration

Wednesday, March 16, 1955 · 26:39

21st Precinct, Episode 88

The Declaration

Wednesday, March 16, 1955 · 26:39

Summary

A businessman is accused of murdering his wife after he finds her with another man. The police investigate the scene and the emotional fallout from the crime unfolds.

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