en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Novak,_for_Hire - list of who played the role by episode. Jack Webb played Pat Novak for most of the episodes, but not all of them (and you are correct, not this one).
‘Episodes starring Ben Morris Johnny Brown Gambling Ring (August 3, 1947) After Pat loses a lot of money from a previous job gambling in Tahoe, he's hired as a bodyguard on the drive back to San Francisco by an opportunistic bookie. While stopped at a gas station, Pat meets a saucy hitchhiker who later turns up dead in the trunk of the car.’
inspector Hellman needs a lesson in Jurisprudence!
Ben Morris
I don't think this is Jack Webb
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Novak,_for_Hire - list of who played the role by episode. Jack Webb played Pat Novak for most of the episodes, but not all of them (and you are correct, not this one).
I’ve listened to this twice trying to recognize the voice of Novak, it certainly does not sound like Jack Webb.
‘Episodes starring Ben Morris
Johnny Brown Gambling Ring (August 3, 1947)
After Pat loses a lot of money from a previous job gambling in Tahoe, he's hired as a bodyguard on the drive back to San Francisco by an opportunistic bookie. While stopped at a gas station, Pat meets a saucy hitchhiker who later turns up dead in the trunk of the car.’
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