The Saint: The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff (EP4986)
From NBC – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio by Adam Graham
June 1, 2026 · 33 min
About this episode
Simon Templar navigates a complex web of blackmail and murder after surviving an assassination attempt.
Today’s Mystery: Simon Templar survives an attempted hit by a small-time hood named Augie and traces the job back to a nervous swindler named Ronald Stanton. But when a murder complicates matters, the Saint finds himself caught between a blackmail scheme, a disappearing secretary, and a beautiful receptionist who may know more than she admits.…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Graham
Topics covered
- mystery
- blackmail
- crime
- detective
- suspense
Keywords
- Simon Templar
- blackmail
- murder
- detective
- mystery
- Augie
- Ronald Stanton
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