# The Big Story: Cornered Rats Always Squeal (EP4982)

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Podcast: [The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279)
Published: 2026-05-26T07:02:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1975

## Resource

Today's Mystery:A reporter believes that a police informer is hiding something and sets out to fo find the truth. Original Radio Broadcast:August 16, 1950 Originating in New York Starring: Bill Smith as Chester Potter, Joan Shea, Larry Haines, Bill Lipton, George Petrie, Joe DeSantis Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Robert, Patreon supporter since March 2025 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

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