A woman offers Novak money to stay away from prizefighter Rory Malone, even though Novak has never met him. The warning draws him into a crooked prizefight scheme in which competing fixes and murder are tied together.

This Pat Novak, for Hire broadcast aired on March 20, 1949. It is listed as episode 6 in the archive. ABC Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Jack Webb, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Burr, Lillian Buyeff, and Ted de Corsia. Other credited names include William P. Rousseau as director, William P. Rousseau as producer, Raymond Burr as announcer, and George Fenneman as announcer.

The surviving recording runs about 31 minutes. Characters credited in this version include Pat Novak.

A dark, sharply written San Francisco detective series starring Jack Webb as waterfront operator Pat Novak, whose jobs repeatedly lead into murder, corruption, and clashes with Inspector Hellman.