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Mystery is My Hobby: Kenneth Prangle, Polo Player

·28 min

This episode features detective Barton Drake investigating a threat against famous polo player Kenneth Pringle at a Long Island estate. Inspector Noah Dann accompanies Drake, who suspects the inspector himself made the anonymous tip. The hosts arrive at the estate of Paul Matthews during an archery contest attended by Matthews' young wife, Diane, and Pringle. An apparent accident occurs when Pringle shoots an arrow that narrowly misses Matthews, only piercing his sleeve. Drake and Dann, posing as father and son guests named Tom and Bill Rogers, observe tense interactions between Diane Matthews and Pringle. That night, a new servant named Arthur Falsby is found murdered in the hall with an arrow through his throat, wearing Matthews' jacket. Drake deduces the killer intended to frame Pringle for Matthews' murder. Beatrice Falsby, the victim's wife, arrives searching for her husband and identifies the murder weapon as Pringle's bow. Drake reveals that Diane Matthews had conspired with Pringle to kill her husband for his fortune. Paul Matthews, however, discovered the plot and preemptively killed Falsby to frame Pringle, hoping to eliminate his rival. A critical clue was the dry floor in the hall, proving the archer did not enter from the rainy outdoors. Confronted, Matthews confesses before turning a gun on himself. The episode is presented in a classic radio drama style with sound effects and character voices. The tone is suspenseful and conversational, blending deduction with dramatic reveals. Fans of intricate, character-driven whodunits with love triangles and mistaken identities will enjoy this. Listeners who prefer straightforward action over talky psychological puzzles might find it slow.

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