An actress reports gunfire and a live snake sent to frighten her, but Diamond discovers a highly theatrical explanation.

This Richard Diamond, Private Detective broadcast aired on March 12, 1950. It is listed as episode 45 in the archive. NBC Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Charles Seel, Clarke Gordon, Dick Powell, Ed Begley, and Frances Robinson. Other credited names include Russell Hughes as director, Blake Edwards as writer, and Edward King as announcer.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes.

Dick Powell stars as the quick-witted private eye Richard Diamond, whose murder cases combine hard-boiled detective plotting with humor, romance, and Diamond's habit of ending adventures at the piano.

Listeners can expect mystery, crime, and drama, episodic drama in format, and humorous, lighthearted, and suspenseful in tone.