{"id":48910,"date":"2026-06-01T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=48910"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:54:53","slug":"the-saint-the-problem-of-the-peculiar-payoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/the-saint-the-problem-of-the-peculiar-payoff\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saint: The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff (EP4986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2882\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-48910-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4986.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4986.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4986.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4986.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=48910-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4986.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"gd4986.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=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D48910\" 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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/vincentprice.jpg\" alt=\"Vincent Price\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"183\">Today&#8217;s Mystery:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"551\">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.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"634\">Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 9, 1950<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"662\">Originating from Hollywood<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"727\">Starred: <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vincent Price<\/span><\/span> as Simon Templar<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"1167\">Also featuring <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Frances Robinson<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Arthur Q. 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