{"id":373,"date":"2009-12-22T00:01:15","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T06:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=373"},"modified":"2026-04-12T08:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:07:43","slug":"pat-novak-hire-shirt-mix-laundry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/pat-novak-hire-shirt-mix-laundry\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Novak for Hire: Shirt Mix Up at the Laundry (EP0042)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8718\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-373-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50369914\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50369914\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50369914\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50369914\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=373-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50369914\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio\/id335549005?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D373\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7GUQWid20SBBSGRyZrPjhq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/otrdetectives\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-otr-detective-the-g-29542022\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Great-Detectives-of-Old-Time-Radio-p329374\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/jackwebb2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<div>When Pat Novak gets the wrong bundle at the laundry, he tries to switch with the man who was given his shirts. Novak is knocked out and wakes up next to a dead body. Par for the course, Hellman suspects him of murder.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Original Air Date: April 9, 1949<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Quotes:<\/div>\n<p>You\u2019re not going to make any more headway than a hummingbird in a wind tunnel.<\/p>\n<div>Novak (to Hellman): You couldn&#8217;t track down a live bear in a telephone booth.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Hellman: I&#8217;ll make a try on you, Mister. And when I&#8217;m through there&#8217;ll be enough to put you in that gas chamber.<\/div>\n<div>Novak: They could save money and do the same thing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Hellman: Huh?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Novak: They can lock me in the same closet with you.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Cast your vote at <a href=\"http:\/\/podcastalley.greatdetectives.net\">http:\/\/podcastalley.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Take our listener survey at <a href=\"http:\/\/survey.greatdetectives.net\">http:\/\/survey.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Click <a href=\"itpc:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GreatDetectivesOfOldTimeRadio\">here<\/a> to add this podcast to your Itunes, click <a href=\"zune:\/\/subscribe\/?The%20Great%20Detectives%20of%20Old%20Time%20Radio=http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GreatDetectivesOfOldTimeRadio\">here<\/a> to subscribe to this podcast on Zune, click <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GreatDetectivesOfOldTimeRadio\">here<\/a> to subscribe to this feed using any other feed reader.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50369914\/download.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS When Pat Novak gets the wrong bundle at the laundry, he tries to switch with the man who was given his shirts. 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