The episode begins with a look at a story of the Prophet Daniel that many think is the first detective story. From "Can You Imagine That?"

Original Radio Braodcast Date: 1940

A woman and her daughter are brutally killed after withdrawing 50,000 francs from the bank, and Dupin is on the case in Edgar Allan Poe’s first detective story.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 2, 1944

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