Ladies and gentlemen, the American Broadcasting Company brings to its entire network one of radio's most unusual programs … Pat Novak, for Hire.
Pat Novak, for Hire is set on the San Francisco waterfront and depicts the city as a dark, rough place where the main goal is survival. Novak is not a detective by trade, but he owns a boat shop on Pier 19 where he rents out boats and does odd jobs to make money.
Rory Malone- A beautiful and mysterious redhead gives Pat $300 to stay awy from prizefighter Rory Malone, who he has never met. Later, the boxer's manager also offers Pat $300 to watch malone that evening- and that's where the trouble begins....