All Mixed Up: the episode guide

Gunsmoke (xxx) The Railroad (pre-cut, not final version) (1952)

A railroad representative and Marshal Matt Dillon arrive at the homestead of Libby Sager to deliver a federal order for her to vacate her land, which lies directly in the right-of-way for a new transcontinental railroad. Libby, a widow who has lived on her property for nearly twenty-five years, refuses to leave despite generous payment offers, and confronts the railroad man with a rifle. Matt dismisses the railroad representative and his deputy Chester to speak with Libby alone about the difficult situation.

Libby Sager's homestead on land needed for a transcontinental railroad right-of-way in the American West · Marshal Matt Dillon, Libby Sager, Mr. Williams, Chester

Listen for: The tension between progress and individual rights, as the railroad pushes westward and federal authority attempts to remove a stubborn widow from land her late husband staked decades earlier

Gunsmoke - The Bottle Man (1955)

Marshal Dillon returns to Dodge after failing to capture outlaw Big Jim Kelly. He finds trouble brewing between a mild-mannered drunk named Cassidy and Bill Clell, a gambler who recently arrived with a young woman named Flora. Cassidy has twice attacked Clell—first with a bottle, now with a gun—though Clell claims they've never met before, leaving the marshal suspicious about what's really driving the conflict.

Dodge City, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Big Jim Kelly, Cassidy, Bill Clell, Flora, Kitty

Listen for: The mystery of why the peaceful Cassidy keeps attacking the stranger Clell, and what connection Clell might have to Cassidy's past.

Gunsmoke: 047 Cyclone (1953)

Matt Dillon investigates the sudden sale of the Cyclone Ranch to a stranger named Jed Wade. When old rancher Bartlett's workers come to town celebrating their payoff after the sale, Chester discovers no deed has been filed with the land office, and no one has seen Bartlett since the transaction. Dillon rides out to confront Wade and demand to see the bill of sale.

Dodge City and the Cyclone Ranch in Kansas Territory, during early spring · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Jed Wade, Dallas, Mrs. Wade, Old man Bartlett

Listen for: The mystery of the missing rancher and the questionable sale of his ranch to the newcomer Jed Wade

Gunsmoke: 075 Fawn (1953)

Marshal Dillon receives orders to pick up a mysterious prisoner at Fort Larned and hold her in Dodge City until someone arrives from Boston. When he reaches the fort, he learns the prisoner is Mrs. Phillips, a white woman captured by Cheyennes ten years ago and recently rescued. She refuses to be separated from a young Cheyenne girl named Fawn and insists on bringing her to Dodge, complicating Dillon's mission as they navigate the journey and find lodging in town.

Fort Larned and Dodge City, Kansas Territory, 1950s · Matt Dillon, Chester, Colonel Bloor, Mrs. Phillips, Fawn, Chief Blackhorn, Roger Phillips, Hank Risling

Listen for: The unusual situation of Mrs. Phillips' decade-long captivity among the Cheyennes and her attachment to Fawn creates tension as Dillon struggles to accommodate both women while dealing with prejudice from the townspeople of Dodge.

Gunsmoke: 076 How to Kill a Friend (1953)

Marshal Dillon confronts two gamblers, Ben Carter and Harry Duggan, who arrive in Dodge City. After warning them against running crooked games, Dillon is shot at from an alley. He forces both men onto a northbound stage, but weeks later discovers his calculations about their departure were wrong.

Dodge City, a frontier town with a saloon, marshal's office, and hotel · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ben Carter, Harry Duggan, Kitty

Listen for: A tense confrontation between a marshal determined to keep his town clean and two shrewd gamblers who believe they can manipulate the law

Gunsmoke: 078 Yorky (1953)

A rancher brings a wounded white boy named Yorky to Marshal Dillon. The boy was captured during a Comanche raid and has been living with the tribe since childhood, viewing himself as Apache and bound by tribal honor to complete a coup or face death. Dillon must decide what to do with a young man caught between two worlds.

Dodge City and a ranch in the territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Brian Brandt, Yorky

Listen for: The tragic backstory of a white child raised by Native Americans, and the moral dilemma Dillon faces in helping a boy torn between cultures and tribal codes of honor.

Gunsmoke: A House Ain't a Home (1958)

Marshal Dillon is summoned to the Long Branch Saloon where Jedediah Higgs, a rancher, is drinking heavily and upset. Higgs reveals that his son Raimy has returned home after three years away with two dangerous gunmen named Cardin and King, claiming they'll take over the territory. Higgs fears for his daughter's safety with these men around and asks Dillon to remove them from the ranch.

Dodge City and surrounding territory, including the Long Branch Saloon and the Higgs ranch · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Jedediah Higgs, Raimy, Cardin, King

Listen for: The confrontation between Dillon and the gunmen at the ranch; Jedediah Higgs's desperation about his wayward son and the threat posed to his family

Gunsmoke: Absalom (1953)

Marshall Dillon arrests Billy Mallard, a drunk and reckless young Texan, after he shoots up the Long Branch Saloon and threatens to cause more trouble in Dodge City. When Billy's father King Mallard arrives at the jail demanding his son's release, the Marshall must stand firm against the powerful rancher's intimidation and threats.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Long Branch Saloon and jail · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Billy Mallard, King Mallard, Tom Wayne, Mr. Kelly

Listen for: The tension between Matt Dillon's duty to the law and the pressure from powerful Texas cattlemen who bring valuable herds to the town; King Mallard's menacing confrontation at the jail.

Gunsmoke: Alarm at Pleasant Valley (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester discover a burned-out ranch in Pleasant Valley that shows signs of deliberate destruction. When they investigate, they find the settlers dead and realize renegade Indians are on the loose in the territory. A cavalry patrol arrives with news that about eight or ten renegades have jumped the reservation, and together they begin pursuing the raiders through the valley.

Pleasant Valley and the surrounding Kansas prairie, including a settler's ranch and the frontier near Dodge City · Matt Dillon, Chester, Lieutenant (cavalry officer), settlers in Pleasant Valley

Listen for: The investigation of the burned ranch, the discovery of the dead settlers, and the arrival of the cavalry patrol with details about the renegade Indians on the loose.

Gunsmoke: Amy's Good Deed (1955)

Amy Slater arrives in Dodge City seeking out Marshal Matt Dillon, claiming she has come to die and asking him to kill her. When Dillon refuses, she attempts to provoke him into drawing his gun by shooting at him in the street, hoping to force him into a confrontation that would end her life.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory in the 1880s · Matt Dillon, Amy Slater, Chester, Kitty, Doc Adams

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Dillon and Amy in the street, and Kitty's warning that a woman's hatred can be more dangerous than a man's

Gunsmoke: Annie Oakley (1956)

When rancher Jeff Kinsman is found shot dead on the prairie, his widow Kate accuses Ed Dalliver of the murder. Marshal Dillon must determine whether Dalliver, who recently acquired a powerful new rifle and had publicly quarreled with Kinsman over his flirtations with Kate, is truly guilty of the crime.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kate Kinsman, Jeff Kinsman, Ed Dalliver, Kitty

Listen for: The investigation into Jeff Kinsman's death, with clues about the rifle and the distance from which the shot was fired.

Gunsmoke: Another Man's Poison (1957)

Sally Bowdoin flees in fear when she spots a man on Dodge City's boardwalk—a man who looks exactly like her first husband, a sailor she believed drowned at sea four years ago. The stranger, claiming to be Jeff Dello, insists on rekindling their relationship, but Sally is now married to Ben Bogin. As the mystery man presses his claims, Sally must confront a troubling question: is this really her lost husband returned, and if so, what becomes of her current marriage?

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding territory in the Old West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Sally Bowdoin, Jeff Dello, Ben Bogin, Dr. Adams

Listen for: The tension between Sally's two marriages and the shocking return of a man presumed dead; the confrontation between Jeff and Ben over Sally's affections

Gunsmoke: Bad Boy (1954)

Matt Dillon jails young Tom Vickers after he drunkenly shoots up the Longbranch saloon. When the marshal visits Tom's father Dolph Vickers at his ranch, he learns that a stranger was killed there the day before during a cattle theft, and Dolph plans to hire gunmen for protection. Matt offers to investigate the incident and rides out to examine the ranch and the scattered cattle herd.

Dodge City and the Vickers ranch in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Tom Vickers, Blade, Sam, Dolph Vickers

Listen for: The mystery of who the dead man was and whether Dolph's plan to hire gunmen will lead to more trouble; Tom's troubling change in behavior under Blade's influence

Gunsmoke: Bad Seed (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon finds a hungry runaway girl named Trudy camped outside his fire on the prairie. He attempts to return her to her father's farm, but Trudy reveals her father is a drunk and abusive man, and she refuses to stay. She becomes increasingly forward with Dillon, offering to marry him and insisting on going to Dodge instead of home.

The prairie outside Fort Larnett and the Trent family farm, one day's ride from Dodge · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, Trudy Trent, a runaway girl, Tom Trent, Trudy's father

Listen for: Trudy's persistent attempts to seduce the Marshal and escape her difficult home situation, and the mounting tension with her father as Dillon tries to do what's right.

Gunsmoke: Ball Nine, Take Your Base (1959)

An Eastern All-Star professional baseball team arrives in Dodge City for an exhibition game against the local team. Marshal Dillon worries that the visiting players and overeager local fans could spark trouble, while Doc Adams remains optimistic about the friendly competition. When tensions flare at the Long Branch between a hothead named Williams and the visiting team's manager, Dillon must work to keep the peace before the big game.

Dodge City, with scenes at Doc's office, the Long Branch saloon, and preparation for a baseball game · Marshal Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Chester, Arthur Minkers, Lindstrom, Jeff, Sif Williams, Granville (manager and pitcher of the All-Stars)

Listen for: The clash between Matt's concerns about crowd violence and Doc's enthusiasm for the game; the confrontation between local hothead Sif Williams and the visiting baseball manager over betting.

Gunsmoke: Barton Boy (1955)

A baggage clerk is murdered on the arriving train near Walnut Creek, and Ed Barton's young son Billy is shot but survives. Marshal Dillon must track down the killer who escaped with the strong box, working with only Billy's fragmented memories and a vague description to go on.

Dodge City and a moving train near Walnut Creek crossing · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Ed Barton, Billy Barton, Laura, Kitty, Conductor

Listen for: Billy's account of the shooting and his description of the killer's distinctive weak voice; the marshal's investigation into the train robbery and murder.

Gunsmoke: Beeker's Barn (1956)

Marshal Dillon receives a complaint from Beeker, a stubborn farmer who refuses to acknowledge his estranged daughter Harmony. Beeker demands that Dillon remove a couple who have taken shelter in his barn during a blizzard, threatening to burn the barn down with them inside. Dillon investigates and finds that the couple is Will and Harmony, Beeker's own daughter and her husband, who have been forced to seek refuge from the storm.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory during a winter blizzard, including Beeker's barn and the marshal's office. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Beeker, Ross, Will, Harmony

Listen for: The conflict between a father's pride and family reconciliation, with Dillon caught in the middle of a tense standoff as the storm rages outside.

Gunsmoke: Beeker's Barn (1959)

Matt Dillon must resolve a tense situation when Old Man Beeker arrives at the Long Branch demanding that the marshal evict a couple—Will Ross and his wife Harmony—from Beeker's barn. Will and Harmony have taken shelter from an approaching blizzard after finding Beeker's original barn burned down, but Beeker refuses to let them stay, even threatening to burn the barn with them inside. Matt rides out to the barn to investigate and defuse the dangerous standoff.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory during a severe winter storm, including the Long Branch saloon and Beeker's ranch barn. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Old Man Beeker, Will Ross, Harmony, Jothro

Listen for: The escalating conflict between the stubborn Old Man Beeker and the stranded couple seeking shelter; Will Ross's explanations for why he and Harmony had to take refuge in the barn; and Matt Dillon's careful negotiation to prevent violence.

Gunsmoke: Belle's Back (1956)

Belle Ainsley returns to Dodge City after three years away, claiming she was kidnapped by outlaw Jess Crider and wants to start fresh with her family. Marshal Dillon tries to help her rebuild her reputation in town, but her bitter younger sister Phyllis, unable to accept Belle's return, suddenly disappears from the boarding house with a mysterious man.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the West · Matt Dillon, Doc, Belle Ainsley, Chester, Bill Ainsley, Phyllis Ainsley, Jess Crider, Dovie

Listen for: The mystery of Phyllis's disappearance and the tension between Belle's claim of innocence and the town's suspicion about her past with the wanted outlaw Jess Crider.

Gunsmoke: Ben Slade's Saloon (1952)

Marshal Matt Dillon investigates the third stabbing murder in two months when a man named Jones is found dead near his wagon with a large sum of money missing. The victim had spent the previous evening at Ben Slade's Saloon playing cards and winning substantial winnings, making Slade a prime suspect when the money disappears.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, primarily at Ben Slade's Saloon and the Jones farm · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Miss Jones, Alvin Jones, Ben Slade, Ben Ramirez, Evita Ramirez

Listen for: The marshal's methodical questioning of suspects and Doc's analysis of the murder weapon, pointing to a serial killer using the same knife technique

Gunsmoke: Ben Tolliver's Stud (1955)

When a young woman named Nancy Creed rushes to Marshal Dillon, she warns that her father plans to shoot a man named Ben Tolliver, who allegedly stole one of the family's prized stud horses. Dillon tracks down Tolliver at the Long Branch Saloon to hear his side of the story before violence erupts.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding territory; the Marshal's office and the Long Branch Saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Nancy Creed, Ben Tolliver

Listen for: A dispute over a stolen horse that masks deeper issues of unpaid wages and resentment between employer and employee.

Gunsmoke: Ben Tolliver's Stud (1957)

When Nancy Creed warns Marshal Dillon that her father intends to shoot a man named Ben Tolliver over a stolen horse, Dillon must prevent bloodshed. Ben claims the horse is rightfully his as payment for three months of unpaid wages and work breaking the animal, while Nancy's father believes it's his property. Dillon jails Ben to keep the peace until he can talk sense into the angry father.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas, late 1800s · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Nancy Creed, Ben Tolliver, Nancy's father (Creed)

Listen for: A dispute over a horse and wages that threatens to turn violent; the marshal's strategy to prevent a killing by jailing an innocent man; Nancy's determination to stop her father from committing murder.

Gunsmoke: Big Broad (1954)

Lena Wave, a large and muscular woman, arrives in Dodge City with her small, mild-mannered boyfriend Emmet Fitzgerald, a gambling man. When Lena's volatile temper leads to violence in town—including a shooting—Marshal Dillon must figure out how to handle her without causing more trouble.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Texas Trail saloon and around town · Marshal Dillon, Chester, Lena Wave, Emmet Fitzgerald, Kitty, Doc

Listen for: Lena's domineering personality and dangerous temper; Chester's encounters with her; the shooting incident at the dog house

Gunsmoke: Big Girl Lost (1953)

A man named Phillip Locke arrives in Dodge City from Philadelphia searching for Laura Simmons, a girl who claimed to be teaching school there but never enrolled. Marshall Dillon learns that Laura ran away from Philadelphia after her engagement was broken off due to her father's humble background as a riverboat captain. When Locke refuses to accept that Laura has left town, tensions escalate as Dillon tries to protect her whereabouts.

Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s; the Marshall's office, the Long Branch Saloon, and surrounding areas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Kitty, Laura Simmons, Phillip Locke, Sam

Listen for: The confrontation between Locke and Marshall Dillon over Laura's location, and the revelation of why Laura fled Philadelphia

Gunsmoke: Big Hands (1957)

A stranger with unusually large shoulders stops at a homestead outside Dodge City. When the homesteader Hank is shot dead that night, Marshal Dillon investigates the mysterious visitor. With only vague descriptions and few clues, Dillon must track down the killer before he escapes the territory.

Dodge City and the surrounding homesteads in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Miss Rucker, Kitty

Listen for: The description of the stranger's most distinctive feature—his remarkably large shoulders—as Dillon searches for clues among the townspeople and homesteaders.

Gunsmoke: Billy the Kid (1952)

When a murdered man is found dead by the river with a gunshot wound, Marshal Matt Dillon must investigate. A struggling farmer named Zegor is the prime suspect, but the evidence remains unclear and the true circumstances of the death are uncertain.

Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s. The story involves the marshal's office, jail cells, a saloon, the river, and the town doctor's office. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Zegor, Clay Richards, Mr. Hightower, Doc

Listen for: A tense investigation as Matt Dillon questions a farmer with financial troubles about a murder. Listen for details about Clay Richards's death, the missing gun, and Zegor's possible involvement.

Gunsmoke: Blacksmith (1954)

Blacksmith Emil, a German immigrant in Dodge City, has ordered a mail-order bride from St. Louis and anxiously awaits her arrival on the evening stage. When the young woman Gretchen arrives, Emil introduces her to Matt Dillon and the townspeople, but not everyone welcomes the newcomers with open arms.

Dodge City, Kansas - the blacksmith shop, Marshall's office, and saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Emil, Doc, Gretchen, Hippo, Sam, Pullman

Listen for: A charming story of frontier life and immigration, with tensions between old settlers and newcomers; listen for Chester's enthusiasm about the visiting actress Lily Langtry and the gentle romance between Emil and his mail-order bride.

Gunsmoke: Bless Me Till I Die (1960)

Matt Dillon helps a traveling family repair their wagon wheel on the road to Dodge City. Cole Treadwell is an unordained preacher traveling with his wife Beth Ann, and the town has taken a liking to them, even letting them use the schoolhouse as a church on Sundays. Back in Dodge, tension simmers when the recently released Nate Bush confronts Chester with threats of revenge.

The trail to Dodge City and the town of Dodge City itself · Matt Dillon, Cole Treadwell, Beth Ann Treadwell, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Nate Bush

Listen for: A traveling preacher and his wife find community acceptance in Dodge City, while an angry drunk released from jail harbors resentment toward Chester.

Gunsmoke: Blood Money (1954)

Marshal Dillon finds an injured man named Harry Spinner on the prairie and helps him reach Dodge City with the assistance of a drifter named Joe Hart. Six weeks later, wanted circulars arrive revealing that Joe Hart is wanted for bank robbery and murder in Denver. When Dillon learns Hart has fled town, he discovers that Spinner warned him of the danger, choosing loyalty to his rescuer over the law.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie, 1954 · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Joe Hart, Harry Spinner, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The irony of Spinner's gratitude toward Joe Hart despite Hart's criminal past, and Chester's accidental warning that allows the wanted man to escape.

Gunsmoke: Blood Money (1960)

Marshal Dillon and Chester find a drifter named Joe Harp helping an injured cowboy named Spinner out on the prairie. Dillon brings both men back to Dodge, where Harp recovers and stays on, gambling and seeming respectable. Six weeks later, a wanted poster arrives revealing that Harp is wanted for bank robbery and murder. When Dillon learns Harp has fled town with Spinner's help after Spinner was warned of the arrest, he pursues them into the territory.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding prairie territory, 1960s · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Joe Harp, Spinner, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The tension between Dillon's duty to arrest a wanted criminal and his uncertainty about a man who seemed to be doing good deeds; Spinner's unexpected loyalty to Harp despite their initial antagonism.

Gunsmoke: Bloody Hands (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon pursues the outlaw Jack Brand and his three-man gang into Kansas. After a tense confrontation at a cabin, Dillon returns to Dodge City with Brand in custody and the bodies of the three gang members, but the circumstances of the killing trouble those around him.

Dodge City, Kansas and surrounding territory in 1955 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Jack Brand

Listen for: The moral complexity of frontier justice as Doc and Chester question whether Dillon's use of force was necessary, and Dillon's own troubled conscience after the violent encounter.

Gunsmoke: Bloody Hands (1957)

Marshal Matt Dillon returns to Dodge City after a gunfight with Jack Brand and three of his men, having killed all three outlaws and brought Brand in alive. As Dillon tries to rest after two days without sleep, he's troubled by the weight of the killing, and that night he's plagued by nightmares of violence.

Dodge City, Kansas - the marshal's office and jail · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Jack Brand

Listen for: The moral toll of frontier justice as Dillon grapples with having killed three men in the line of duty, and a mysterious late-night visitor brings urgent news to the marshal's office.

Gunsmoke: Blue Horse (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Lieutenant Elridge of the 6th Cavalry searching for Blue Horse, a sub-chief who has escaped from a reservation and is heading home to the Brass Can. After helping the young officer with directions, Dillon continues on his way but suffers a serious accident when his horse steps in a hole and falls, breaking its neck and injuring Dillon badly.

The Kansas territory between Fort Leavenworth and Fort Lyon, near the Arkansas and Kansas Rivers, with scenes of open plains and a grove of trees. · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, Lieutenant Elridge, 6th Cavalry, Blue Horse, escaped sub-chief, Cannon, Chester

Listen for: A discussion of an escaped Indian and the importance of keeping runaways from the reservation in check; Dillon's serious riding accident that leaves him injured and stranded.

Gunsmoke: Body Snatch (1959)

A drifter named Red is arrested for grave robbing from an Indian burial ground. When Doc Adams is unavailable, a well-trained physician named Dr. Milford Brand arrives in Dodge City and offers to treat Red's injured leg. Doc Adams welcomes the prospect of having medical help in the growing town, but Dr. Brand makes it clear he intends to practice medicine professionally and scientifically, not as a mere assistant.

Dodge City, Kansas - the jail, Miss Kitty's Longhorn Saloon, and Doc Adams's office · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Miss Kitty, Sam (bartender), Doc Adams, Red (the grave robber), Dr. Milford Brand

Listen for: The tension between Dr. Brand's formal, scientific approach to medicine and Doc Adams's pragmatic frontier doctoring style; the mysterious circumstances surrounding Dr. Brand's arrival in Dodge City.

Gunsmoke: Bone Hunters (1954)

A drunken buffalo hunter named Nolie Meeker stabs Bill Zant in the Long Branch saloon. Marshal Dillon must disarm the violent and intoxicated Meeker and jail him, while Doc Adams fights to save Zant's life. When Zant survives, Dillon questions what started the fight.

Dodge City - the Long Branch saloon, Marshal Dillon's office, and Doc Adams' clinic · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Nolie Meeker, Bill Zant, Ezra Marcy

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and a drunken, knife-wielding man; the revelation that both men work as bone hunters collecting buffalo remains

Gunsmoke: Born to Hang (1955)

Marshal Dillon learns that a group of men attempted to lynch Joe Digger, a man accused of horse theft, but Roble cut him down before the hanging could be completed. Now Digger, feeling that justice has failed him, is determined to seek revenge against those responsible for the lynching attempt. Dillon must find Digger before he carries out his deadly plan.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the Old West · Matt Dillon, Joe Digger, Roble, Glick, Pete, Shadow, Peyton, Chester

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Roble and the lynch mob, Digger's vow of vengeance, and Dillon's race to prevent bloodshed

Gunsmoke: Box O' Rocks (1956)

When a coffin supposedly containing the body of a local man named Packy is opened at Boot Hill, Marshal Dillon finds it contains only rocks and straw. A man named Preston Hawkins had presented a will claiming Packy left everything to him, but if Packy isn't dead, the will is worthless. Dillon investigates and discovers the rocks contain silver and lead, suggesting Packy may have owned a valuable mining claim after all.

Dodge City and Boot Hill cemetery · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Reverend Blaus, Kitty, Jim Cruder, Pete

Listen for: The discovery of rocks in the coffin instead of a body, and the mystery of Preston Hawkins and the mining claim.

Gunsmoke: Bringing Down Father (1956)

A young drover named Andy Gilden comes to Marshal Dolan reporting that an unarmed man has been shot at the Star M cattle camp upriver. The trail boss Harley Burke admits to shooting the man, named Hodges, claiming self-defense after Hodges kicked him in the head during a rainstorm. Dolan arrests Burke and leaves young Andy in charge of the herd, but suspects Burke is hiding something about what really happened.

Dodge City and the Star M cattle camp upriver, during a rainstorm · Matt Dolan, Chester, Doc, Andy Gilden, Harley Burke, Jack Roman, Hodges

Listen for: The mystery of what really happened between Burke and Hodges, and why Burke is not telling the full story about the shooting

Gunsmoke: Brother Whelp (1956)

Marshal Dillon learns that Sted Rudgar has returned to Dodge City after six years away, only to discover that his former sweetheart Tassie has married his own brother Tom and that Tom now runs the family ranch. Sted confronts Tom at the Long Branch saloon with threats of violence, while the Marshal tries to prevent bloodshed between the brothers.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Marshal's office and the Long Branch saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Tassie, Sted Rudgar, Tom, Miss Kitty

Listen for: Sted's angry reunion with Tom over Tassie and the ranch; the Marshal's efforts to keep the brothers from killing each other

Gunsmoke: Bruger's Folly (1958)

Sam Brueger returns to Dodge after serving three years in prison for a manslaughter conviction he claims he didn't commit. Marshal Dillon warns Holly Dean, the woman whose testimony helped convict him, that Sam is arriving on the afternoon train. Holly, now married to Jack Dean, fears Sam will seek revenge, but Dillon suspects the situation is more complicated than it appears.

Dodge City, Kansas; Marshal's office and streets of town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Holly Dean, Sam Brueger, Jack Dean

Listen for: Matt tells Holly a tall tale about Mike Fink, the legendary riverboat man, as a way of making a larger point about change and adaptation. Sam confronts Matt about Holly's testimony at his trial, insisting she lied about his whereabouts the day of the shooting.

Gunsmoke: Brush at Elkader (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon investigates the murder of Ben Williams in Dodge City. A man named Shipping shot Williams in the street without provocation and rode off. With only a name and the town of Elkader to go on, Dillon and Chester ride north to track down the killer, but find the small town's residents oddly unhelpful and evasive.

Dodge City and the town of Elkader, a remote settlement 100 miles north. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Ben Williams, Shipping, Stable owner, Hotel clerk

Listen for: The tension builds as Dillon discovers the townspeople of Elkader are reluctant to help and seem to know more than they're admitting about Shipping's presence.

Gunsmoke: Brush at Elkader (1958)

Marshal Dillon arrives in Dodge City to find Ben Williams shot dead in the street. The dying man whispers the name "El Cader" before expiring. A witness identifies the killer as Luke Shippen, who fled on horseback. Dillon and Chester set out for the town of Elkader to track down Shippen, but find the townspeople strangely uncooperative and fearful.

Dodge City and the town of Elkader in the Old West · Marshal Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Ben Williams, Luke Shippen

Listen for: The mystery of why Ben Williams was shot and why the people of Elkader are afraid to help the marshal catch Luke Shippen.

Gunsmoke: Buffalo Killers (1952)

Marshal Matt Dillon investigates the deaths of two buffalo hunters, Boaz and Jeff, and the burning of their wagons near Pawnee Rock. Initially suspecting Indians responsible for the attack, Dillon discovers the real culprits are white men who stole the valuable buffalo hides, particularly a rare white buffalo hide that serves as the key to identifying the killers. As buffalo hunters converge on Dodge City to sell their hides, Dillon sets up surveillance at the unloading barns to find who has the stolen white hide.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, in the buffalo hunting grounds near Pawnee Rock · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mr. Biggs, Tennessee, Charlie Kell

Listen for: The search for the distinctive white buffalo hide that will identify the murderers; tense confrontations between Dillon and suspicious buffalo hunters arriving in Dodge City.

Gunsmoke: Buffalo Man (1956)

A buffalo hunter is found murdered and headless near Dodge City. Marshal Dillon investigates at a remote camp where three hunters are staying, including the volatile Ben Cycle who holds Dillon and his companion hostage at gunpoint, refusing to cooperate with the murder investigation.

A buffalo hunters' camp near the Pawnee River, Turkey Bend, south of Dodge City · Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Hymeral Ticks, Ben Cycle, Abby

Listen for: The tense standoff between Marshal Dillon and the dangerous Ben Cycle, and Abby's secret willingness to help the marshal escape.

Gunsmoke: Bull (AFRTS) (1957)

A buffalo hunter named Bull Hogan comes to town and gets into a fistfight with a man named Frank Wilkins over a woman at the Long Branch Saloon. The fight turns deadly when Bull beats Frank to death, and Marshal Dillon must investigate what witnesses claim was just a fair fight.

Dodge City - the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding town · Marshal Matt Dillon, Bull Hogan, Frank Wilkins, Miss Kitty, Doc

Listen for: A brutal saloon brawl that goes too far, and the mystery of whether a fair fight became murder.

Gunsmoke: Bum's Rush (1953)

Two drifters, Halloo and Gorse, fleeing Dodge City after shooting a man during a robbery, seek refuge in what they believe is an abandoned cabin. They discover a saddled horse inside and are confronted at gunpoint by the cabin's occupant, who reveals himself to be Marshal Matt Dillon. Dillon has been tracking them all night and now takes them into custody for murder.

Dodge City and the Kansas territory, beginning at night on the prairie near an isolated cabin, then returning to Dodge City the next morning. · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Halloo, Gorse, Kitty, Chester

Listen for: The two fugitives' casual conversation about their fear of dying, their discovery of the hot horse in the cabin, and the marshal's clever tactics in capturing them without violence.

Gunsmoke: Bureaucrat (1956)

A bureaucrat named Rex Proctor arrives in Dodge City with authority from Washington to reform the town, which has received bad reports. Proctor believes strict rules—including a deadline restricting armed men to one part of town and requiring guncheck—will bring order, while Marshal Dillon argues that the frontier operates differently.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the train station, streets, and Marshal Dillon's office · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Rex Proctor

Listen for: The clash between Proctor's by-the-book bureaucratic approach to law enforcement and Dillon's frontier pragmatism; Dillon's mysterious plan to teach Proctor a lesson.

Gunsmoke: Burning Wagon (1958)

A burning wagon is discovered on the prairie outside Dodge City with ammunition exploding from the heat. Marshal Dillon and Chester find a dead man and a critically wounded woman near the wreckage. Doc Adams tends to the unconscious woman while Dillon investigates what happened and who she is.

The prairie outside Dodge City and the town itself · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams

Listen for: The discovery of the mysterious wagon fire, clues about the dead man and injured woman, and the investigation into what caused the attack

Gunsmoke: Busted-Up Guns (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon travels to the Native American agency with Chester to visit his friend Whip, the agent. Upon arrival, they are stopped by Big Brother and other braves who have no guns, and Matt discovers that Whip has confiscated all the tribe's weapons and locked them in the storeroom.

A Native American reservation and agency in the West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Whip, Gladys, Big Brother

Listen for: The mystery of why Whip has taken the tribe's guns and what consequences this decision will bring

Gunsmoke: Cain (1952)

A traveling musician named Cain Vester arrives in Dodge City on his way to Arizona. Doc reveals that Cain is dying of consumption and has only a couple of months to live. When Marshal Dillon learns that Chester has been teaching Cain to shoot, he becomes concerned about why a dying man would suddenly need to learn to use a gun.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon and Marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Cain Vester

Listen for: The mystery of why a dying musician needs to learn to shoot a gun, and hints of darker intentions behind Cain's sudden interest in firearms.

Gunsmoke: Cain (1953)

A dying musician named Kane Vestal arrives in Dodge City on his way to Arizona, hoping the climate will extend his life as he battles consumption. When Kane asks Chester to teach him how to shoot a six-gun despite his illness, Matt wonders why a man with so little time left would need such a skill.

Dodge City and the Marshal's office, with scenes in the saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Kane Vestal

Listen for: Kane Vestal's mysterious request to learn gunfighting despite his terminal illness, and the reason behind his sudden change of plans to stay in Dodge

Gunsmoke: Cara (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon is surprised when Cara, a woman from his past in Arizona, arrives in Dodge City looking for work. Sheriff Benton arrives with a warning about a dangerous bank robber named Jack Tolliver and his gang, who employ a woman scout to scout towns before they strike. Matt becomes suspicious when Benton's description of the woman matches Cara.

Dodge City, Kansas; the Long Branch Saloon and Matt Dillon's marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Cara, Chester Proudfoot, Kitty, Sam, Sheriff Benton, Jack Tolliver

Listen for: The mystery of whether Cara is involved in Tolliver's gang, and Matt's conflicted feelings about his former friend.

Gunsmoke: Carmen (1952)

A payroll theft from Fort Dodge and the murder of two Army soldiers sets off a clash between Marshal Dillon and the hot-headed Major Randall, who threatens to impose martial law on Dodge City if the crime isn't solved within a week. As tension builds between the townspeople and the Army, Dillon investigates the crime and discovers an Army clerk named Corporal Bowers may hold the key to what happened.

Dodge City and Fort Dodge, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Major Randall, Kate, Connie, Shiloh, Corporal Bowers

Listen for: The investigation into the stolen payroll and murdered soldiers, Major Randall's ultimatum about martial law, and Corporal Bowers' connection to the crime

Gunsmoke: Carmen (1959)

A government payroll is stolen from two murdered Army soldiers near Dodge City, and the commanding major threatens to impose martial law if Marshal Dillon doesn't make an arrest within a week. Dillon suspects an Army insider leaked information about the payroll delivery, and begins investigating a mysterious dancehall girl named Connie who recently arrived in town.

Dodge City and Fort Dodge, Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Major, Kate, Chester, Connie

Listen for: Matt Dillon's investigation into the stolen payroll and his suspicions about military involvement; the tension between civilian and military authority in Dodge City.

Gunsmoke: Categorical Imperative (1957)

Marshal Matt Dillon pursues escaped prisoner Clay Maclin into a raging storm. Despite warnings from Doc and Judge Bent that Maclin will likely be released anyway when tried, Matt tracks him toward the Chick-Paw cattle company where Maclin once worked, accompanied by a reluctant deputy.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory during a severe winter storm; a cattle ranch cabin · Matt Dillon, Doc, Judge Bent, Clay Maclin, Chester

Listen for: The marshal's determination to do his duty even when it seems futile, and the tension between law enforcement and the courts over a prisoner's fate.

Gunsmoke: Cavalcade (1953)

A deputy sheriff from Virginia arrives in Dodge City with a warrant for two men accused of murder. When Marshal Dillon sees a photograph of one suspect, he recognizes him as Doc Adams, the town's trusted physician. Doc reveals he killed a man named Roger Borregard in self-defense during a duel seventeen years ago, fleeing Virginia to escape justice. Now Dillon faces a moral dilemma: Doc is his friend and an honest man, but the law demands his arrest.

Dodge City, Kansas, and the surrounding territory, transitioning from frontier town toward civilization · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ed Hunter, Doc Adams, Miss Kelly, Roger Borregard

Listen for: Doc Adams's account of the duel in Virginia, his flight across the country, and Marshal Dillon's internal conflict between loyalty to his friend and duty to enforce the law

Gunsmoke: Change of Heart (1955)

When a stranger named Briscoe arrives in Dodge City and assaults young Jerry Cass over his interest in Bella, a saloon girl, Marshal Dillon jails him. But Briscoe turns out to be Jerry's older brother, recently returned from St. Louis to look after the family ranch. Now the brothers are at odds over Jerry's romance with Bella, and Briscoe is determined to stop it.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon and the marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Jerry Cass, Bella Grant, Briscoe Cass, Chester, Sam

Listen for: The conflict between brothers over family expectations and love, and how Marshal Dillon must keep the peace without interfering in their personal affairs.

Gunsmoke: Cheap Labor (1956)

Marshal Dillon encounters Fos Capber, a tired gunfighter seeking peace, who becomes entangled in the troubled situation between Ben Stencil and his sister Carrie. When Capber helps Carrie with her wagon, the jealous and violent Ben attacks him, and Dillon must prevent the situation from escalating into bloodshed.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, primarily on the streets and at the wagons · Matt Dillon, Fos Capber, Ben Stencil, Carrie Stencil, Doc

Listen for: The confrontation between Dillon and Capber in the saloon, Ben Stencil's violent jealousy over his sister, and the escalating tension as Capber repeatedly helps Carrie despite the danger

Gunsmoke: Cherry Red (1956)

A Wells Fargo agent named Red Larnard arrives in Dodge City carrying news that Slim Odell, a local man, was killed while attempting to hold up a stage coach. Marshal Matt Dillon has kept this information quiet, suspecting Odell's partner in the robbery might come to Dodge seeking help from Odell's wife, Cherry. Red arrives just as Cherry confronts the marshal about the townsmen's disrespectful behavior toward her, and the two men must work together to uncover the truth about Odell's death and track down his missing partner.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Red Larnard, Cherry Odell, Slim Odell

Listen for: The revelation that Slim Odell died in a stage robbery attempt, the tension between Red and Matt as they figure out whose side each man is on, and Cherry Odell's emotional reaction to learning her husband's fate.

Gunsmoke: Chester's Choice (1958)

Chester discovers two men planning to rob the Dodge City bank in broad daylight and overhears their scheme. When they realize he's heard everything, they force Chester into an impossible situation: he must get Marshal Dillon out of town by three o'clock, or they will shoot Doc or Miss Kitty.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, during a hot summer day in 1958. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Lute, Lou, Miss Kitty, Doc

Listen for: Chester's internal struggle as he's blackmailed into betraying the marshal's trust to save his friends' lives.

Gunsmoke: Chester's Dilemma (1960)

Chester seems distracted and listless, neglecting his duties at the marshal's office while becoming oddly attentive to Edna, a young woman working at the general store who dreams of San Francisco. When Doc observes Chester's unusual behavior—his blank expression, lack of focus, and failure to perform his regular tasks—he diagnoses the problem as ingratitude from Matt Dillon, suggesting Chester may be thinking about leaving Dodge City altogether.

Dodge City, Kansas—the general store, marshal's office, and boardwalk · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Doc, Kitty, Edna, Mr. Jonas

Listen for: Chester's troubled demeanor and Doc's blunt assessment of what's driving him away from his work; Edna's conversation with Chester about the train and her interest in those wanted posters

Gunsmoke: Chester's Hanging (1955)

When two drunken troublemakers arrive in Dodge City, Marshal Dillon throws them in jail for starting fights. While sorting through wanted circulars, Chester discovers that one of the men, Jim Kando, is actually a wanted murderer and stage robber. Dillon must apprehend Kando before he escapes town.

Dodge City - the marshal's office, jail, and town streets · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jim Kando, Leavy Binders, William A. Pinkerton

Listen for: The wanted circular that identifies Kando as a murderer; the confrontation between Dillon and Kando over the rented horse; Chester's pride in spotting the wanted poster

Gunsmoke: Chester's Inheritance (1961)

Chester receives an unexpected inheritance of $368.63 from his late cousin Clarence Webley-Prodfoot, arriving just as he faces financial ruin from a farm foreclosure. With newfound money in his pocket, Chester must resist the temptation to gamble it away at the Long Branch saloon.

Dodge City, Kansas · Chester Wesley Prodfoot, Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Bert Donald, Ed, Sam

Listen for: A letter from lawyers in Waco announcing an inheritance; Chester's plans to use the money; Doc and Matt's concerns about Chester's judgment.

Gunsmoke: Chester's Mistake (1959)

Chester returns to Dodge City from visiting his family in the panhandle, but embarrassingly forgets to pick up important papers from Doll Heart that Marshal Dillon had asked him to retrieve. When Joe Fries volunteers to get them on his way through, Chester becomes mortified as the news spreads around town, and he struggles with the shame of his mistake.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including the Marshal's office, saloon, and town streets · Matt Dillon, Chester, Joe Fries, Sam (bartender), Doc

Listen for: Chester's repeated apologies and offers to make up for his mistake, the townspeople's gentle ribbing about his forgetfulness, and his growing embarrassment as word of the incident spreads

Gunsmoke: Chester's Murder (1955)

When gambler Charlie Pickett threatens to kill Chester over a drink bought for a girl, Marshal Dillon jails Pickett to prevent trouble. Later that night, Chester is found standing over Pickett's dead body with a fired gun in his hand, claiming he was knocked unconscious and someone else fired the shot.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon, back alley, and jail · Matt Dillon, Doc, Jake Buelly, Chester, Charlie Pickett, Sam, Anita Tucker

Listen for: Chester's desperate pleas of innocence as evidence mounts against him; Doc's examination of Chester's injury; the mystery of who really killed Pickett.

Gunsmoke: Chester's Rendezvous (1961)

Chester finds a lady's bonnet blown away by the wind and returns it to Miss Amy Scini, a traveler staying north of town. Smitten by her, Chester seeks advice from Miss Kitty about whether it's proper to court the young woman, and determines to get a haircut and ask her out.

Dodge City, a saloon and the streets of town · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Miss Kitty, Amy Scini, Sam

Listen for: Chester's awkward but earnest courtship and Miss Kitty's seasoned wisdom about matters of the heart.

Gunsmoke: Cheyennes (1955)

Marshal Dillon investigates the brutal massacre of a homestead north of Dodge, discovering that the Cheyenne raiders are armed with Spencer repeating rifles rather than bows and arrows. When a cavalry troop arrives and arrests Dillon and his companion, a tense confrontation at Fort Dodge reveals a larger conspiracy involving illegal gun running to reservation Indians and the escape of a war leader named Stone Eagle.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier territory, including a devastated homestead north of Dodge and Fort Dodge, during the era of Indian reservation conflicts · Matt Dillon, Captain Nichols, Major, Sergeant, Stone Eagle

Listen for: The chilling discovery of the Spencer rifles and the revelation that someone is deliberately arming the Cheyenne; the tension between Dillon and the cavalry captain; the Major's explanation of the critical shortage of troops to patrol the reservation

Gunsmoke: Chicken Smith (1957)

Chicken Smith, a mild-mannered egg farmer, gets into a fight with Prag Loomer, a tough saloon owner, over Ellie, Chicken's wife. Though Chicken wins the brawl, Marshal Dillon warns him that Prag is a dangerous man with a gun who won't easily forget the humiliation. Chicken must now navigate the threat while trying to build his business selling ammunition.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding territory during a time of spring flooding. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Chicken Smith, Prag Loomer, Ellie, Kitty

Listen for: The clash between Chicken's peaceful farming nature and the violent frontier culture; Prag Loomer's menacing presence and the warning that a beaten man with a gun is dangerous.

Gunsmoke: Child Labor (1957)

Two orphaned boys from Texas arrive in Dodge City hungry and desperate. Matt Dillon and Kitty help them find work at the livery stable, but the mysterious rancher Orrin Seibert offers them better pay to break horses on his ranch. The boys accept the job, hoping to earn enough money to survive.

Dodge City and Orrin Seibert's ranch, 1957 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Cybert, Orrin Seibert, Bust Chaney, Howie Chaney

Listen for: The tension between Cybert's dishonest dealings and the Marshal's disapproval; the boys' desperation and gratitude; Seibert's sudden appearance and suspicious job offer.

Gunsmoke: Cholera (1954)

Marshal Dillon discovers that young Billy McCready has sabotaged the wagon of a family named Gabriel who have recently arrived from back east. When Dillon rides out to the Gabriel place, he finds the McCreadys—father and son—have invaded the home with armed men, apparently intent on driving the newcomers away from the territory.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie frontier · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Billy McCready, Jim McCready, Gabriel, Mrs. Gabriel

Listen for: The confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the McCreadys as he attempts to enforce the law and protect the Gabriel family from intimidation.

Gunsmoke: Claustrophobia (1954)

Marshal Matt Dolan and his deputy Chester discover a dead man named Riley in an abandoned cabin. While investigating, they encounter two suspicious men, Giles and Deaver, who seem to know more about Riley's death than they should. Dolan suspects the pair of murder but lacks proof, and must escort an eccentric hog farmer named Obi-Ridges to Dodge City.

The Kansas frontier, including a remote cabin, the surrounding prairie, and the trail to Dodge City. · Matt Dolan, Chester Crawford, Obi-Ridges, Giles, Deaver, Jim Branch, Riley

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Dolan and the two suspicious riders, and Obi-Ridges' unusual lifestyle living outdoors with his hogs.

Gunsmoke: Cold Fire (1957)

A young bank employee named Marvin is accused of stealing $20,000 in gold from the vault where he works. Marshal Dillon investigates the theft and the circumstances surrounding Marvin's apparent attempt to resist arrest with a gun, while Marvin's mother insists her son is innocent.

A small Western town with a bank · Marshal Dillon, Marvin, Mr. Bakken, Doc, Oscar Derely, Marvin's mother

Listen for: The investigation into the gold theft and questions about whether quiet, home-loving Marvin could really be guilty of such a crime.

Gunsmoke: Colleen So Green (1957)

A young Irish woman named Colleen Taney arrives in Dodge City with barely any money after her aunt's death in San Francisco. She claims to have been robbed of her pocketbook during the stagecoach journey south to find relatives. Marshal Dillon arranges for her to stay at the Dodge House while he looks into recovering her stolen money.

Dodge City, Kansas - Marshal Dillon's office and surrounding establishments · Matt Dillon, Colleen Taney, Chester Pasz, Dr. Adams, Mr. Doby

Listen for: The charm and vulnerability of the mysterious newcomer, and Chester's unexpectedly generous response to her plight

Gunsmoke: Confederate Money (1954)

A young drifter named Neil Butler arrives in Dodge City and gets drunk at the saloon, causing trouble. When his employer Fate Render fires him for his drinking, Neil disappears. Later, Fate Render is shot and wounded, and he immediately accuses Neil of the attack, demanding the marshal arrest and execute him.

Dodge City, Kansas Territory in the 1870s; the action centers on the saloon and the marshal's office · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, Neil Butler, a young drifter, Fate Render, a rancher, Sam, the barkeep, Chester, Matt's deputy, Dr. Galen Adams

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Neil and Fate Render at the saloon, Matt Dillon's investigation into who shot Fate Render, and the mystery of Neil's whereabouts when the shooting occurs

Gunsmoke: Cooter (1961)

When a cowboy is killed at the Long Branch Saloon, Marshal Dillon investigates and learns that the victim drew first on a man named Ben Sizzle. Dillon discovers that Sizzle is actually a hired gunman working for crooked gambler Cecil, protecting him during rigged card games. Determined to stop the corruption, Dillon confronts Cecil and forces his gunman to leave town.

Dodge City, the Long Branch Saloon, and Marshal Dillon's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Ben Sizzle, Cecil, Pete, the cowboy

Listen for: A tense confrontation between the Marshal and a crooked gambler using hired protection; questions about whether a killing was truly self-defense

Gunsmoke: Cow Doctor (1955)

Marshal Dillon accompanies Doc to the Pitcher homestead after young Jerry is sent to fetch the doctor for his father Ben, a man known for distrusting physicians. Despite Ben's hatred of doctors and his wife's hostile attitude, Doc and the Marshal ride out to the barn where Ben has sequestered himself, curious about what affliction has driven the stubborn man to finally seek medical help.

Dodge City and the Pitcher family homestead, with scenes in the marshal's office, a back room at the Dodge house, and the barn. · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Doc, Jerry Pitcher, Ben Pitcher, Mrs. Pitcher

Listen for: The mystery of what sickness has convinced the doctor-hating Ben Pitcher to call for Doc's help, and whether Doc and Dillon can get to the bottom of his ailment.

Gunsmoke: Cow Doctor (1957)

A boy urgently seeks Doc in Dodge City because his father Ben Pitcher demands a doctor's visit. When Doc and Marshal Dillon arrive at the Pitcher ranch, they discover Ben's true patient is not himself but his cow, which he values more than human life. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes in town when a woman collapses and dies while Doc is away tending the animal.

Dodge City and the Pitcher ranch on the outskirts of town · Matt Dillon, Doc, Jerry Pitcher, Ben Pitcher, Mrs. Pitcher, Mrs. Hill

Listen for: The clash between Ben Pitcher's misguided priorities and Doc's moral outrage at being called away from town where a human life could have been saved.

Gunsmoke: Cows and Cribs (1956)

Marshal Dillon responds to an emergency when Doc Adams is called to the Smith place where Ed and Mrs. Thorpe are suffering from spotted fever. Dillon must transport the sick family to town, but discovers that Ed Thorpe has already died and his wife passes away during the journey, leaving only their infant baby to care for.

Dodge City and the surrounding ranch country, primarily the Smith place and the town of Dodge · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Kitty, Bowers, Ed Thorpe, Mrs. Thorpe, Joe, Chester

Listen for: The tragedy of the Thorpe family's illness and death, and the question of who will care for their orphaned baby; also the hardship faced by the struggling settlers like Joe and his wife who are barely surviving on the land.

Gunsmoke: Cows and Cribs (1961)

Marshall Dillon visits a struggling homestead where a new couple, Joe and his wife, are trying to make a life on the prairie. When he discovers that Ed Thorpe has died of spotted fever, Dillon must arrange care for Thorpe's orphaned baby while also helping the desperate settlers who can barely feed themselves.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie homesteads in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Joe, Mrs. Naylor, Ed Thorpe, Doc, Mrs. Needler, Emmett Bowers

Listen for: The Marshall's efforts to find a home for an orphaned child and help struggling settlers on the frontier

Gunsmoke: Crack-Up (1955)

Marshal Dillon encounters a nervous gunman named Nate Springer in the barber shop, who demands immediate service and threatens violence. After Dillon disarms him without drawing his gun, Chester reveals that Springer is a notorious killer with a reputation for instability, and Dillon must figure out how to handle this dangerous man in Dodge without provocation.

Dodge City, Kansas - the barber shop and the Long Branch Saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Peter the barber, Nate Springer, Doc

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Dillon and Springer in the barber shop, and Springer's peculiar reputation as a killer who laughed at death

Gunsmoke: Crack-Up (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters a tense and dangerous gunman named Nate Springer in the barbershop, where Springer violently demands a haircut ahead of waiting customers. Doc reveals that Springer is a notorious paid killer with a reputation for nervousness and unpredictability, raising questions about why such a dangerous man has come to Dodge.

Dodge City - a barber shop and the street · Matt Dillon, Moshe the barber, Nate Springer, Doc

Listen for: A confrontation in the barbershop that introduces a mysterious and dangerous gunman; discussion of Springer's sinister reputation and past killings.

Gunsmoke: Crowbait Bob (1956)

A dying drifter named Crowbait Bob, living in the hayloft of the Dodge City livery stable, asks Marshal Matt Dillon to care for a leather box containing his will. Bob has decided to leave his meager possessions to Kitty Russell, the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, before he passes away. Matt must discover why Bob is so determined to make this bequest and what secrets lie within the leather box.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Marshal's office, the livery stable, and the Long Branch Saloon · Matt Dillon, Crowbait Bob, Chester, Doc, Kitty Russell, Justin, Moss Grimace, Ruth Guttler

Listen for: The mystery of why a homeless drifter would leave his possessions to Kitty Russell and what revelation Doc has been hinting at about how Crowbait Bob has been surviving.

Gunsmoke: Custer (1953)

Marshal Dillon and Chester are riding back to Dodge when they discover a man herding old Grandpa's horses down a dry wash. The man claims the horses got ahead of him, but Dillon suspects foul play. When the stranger refuses to help return the animals and tries to ride away, Dillon forces him at gunpoint to come meet Grandpa and account for his actions.

The Kansas territory near Dodge City, on the prairie with a dry wash where Grandpa's horses are being driven · Matt Dillon, Chester, Grandpa, Mysterious cowboy

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Dillon and the suspicious stranger, and what Grandpa will say when he learns his horses have been taken

Gunsmoke: Custer (1957)

Marshal Dillon and Chester observe dust from what appears to be horse rustling activity in a dry wash. They encounter a man driving old man Granby's horses but acting suspiciously—he carries no gun, won't help return the animals, and tries to flee when questioned. Dillon brings him in to confront Granby and determine what's really going on.

The Kansas prairie near old man Granby's place, and later at Granby's house · Matt Dillon, Chester, Granby, The stranger cowboy

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and a mysterious cowboy who won't explain why he's driving another man's horses or carry a gun like other men in the territory.

Gunsmoke: Cyclone (1953)

Marshal Dillon learns that the Cyclone Ranch has been sold to a stranger named Jed Wade, who arrived with his own crew of cowboys. When Dillon investigates, he finds no deed of sale filed and discovers that old man Bartlett, the original owner, has disappeared along with another man. Dillon visits Wade's ranch to ask questions about the suspicious transaction.

Dodge City and the Cyclone Ranch in Kansas territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Ed, the clerk, Jed Wade, Dallas, Mrs. Wayne

Listen for: The mystery of the missing ranch owner and the suspicious sale that has no legal documentation

Gunsmoke: Daddy-O (1956)

Marshal Dillon returns to Dodge City after six weeks away to find that Kitty Russell has become a half-owner of the Long Branch Saloon with Sam Noonan. A telegram arrives for Kitty announcing that her father, Wayne Russell, whom she has never met, is coming to Dodge City. When he arrives, the charming and prosperous businessman wants to host a dinner to meet Kitty's friends and become acquainted with his daughter.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the marshal's office and the Long Branch Saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty Russell, Sam Noonan, Wayne Russell, Doc Evans

Listen for: The reunion between Kitty and her father Wayne Russell, whom she has never seen before, and Matt Dillon's reaction to Kitty's new business partnership.

Gunsmoke: Daddy-O (1961)

Kitty Russell receives a telegram that her estranged father, Wayne Russell, is arriving in Dodge City. A wealthy freight business owner from New Orleans, he has never met his daughter before and now wants to reconnect and host a celebratory dinner for her and her friends. Kitty feels both hopeful and anxious about finally meeting the father who abandoned her as an infant.

Dodge City, Kansas; the Long Branch Saloon and depot · Matt Dillon, Kitty Russell, Chester, Sam, Doc Adams, Wayne Russell

Listen for: A father and daughter meet for the first time, and Wayne Russell learns about Kitty's life running a saloon.

Gunsmoke: Dangerous Bath (1960)

Matt Dillon encounters two drifters who have been robbed and left stranded on the prairie by bandits who stole their horses and boots. Desperate and exhausted after walking through the night and day, the men stumble into town where Doc Adams tends to their injuries and Dillon begins to investigate the crime.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Ollie, Nina, Molly, Mr. Brown

Listen for: The unusual crime of thieves stealing not just horses but the victims' boots, leaving them stranded on foot in the wilderness.

Gunsmoke: Dave's Lesson (1960)

Dave Barrett arrives in Dodge City to stay with Marshal Matt Dillon after his parents die. The young man is eager to help with law enforcement work, but Dillon and Chester caution him about the realities of frontier justice and the dangers of firearms.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Marshal's office and saloon · Matt Dillon, Dave Barrett, Chester, Kitty, Uncle Will

Listen for: A tense conversation between Chester and young Dave about guns and responsibility; Dave's impatience to prove himself useful in law enforcement work.

Gunsmoke: Delia's Father (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester are caught in a storm while transporting a prisoner named Keeler. They seek shelter at a remote ranch and discover it belongs to Delia, the daughter of Paul Ben, an old friend of Matt's who was killed. While waiting for Keeler's lame horse to recover, Chester is sent to town to telegraph the judge and testify at a trial in Hayes City.

A remote ranch during a rainstorm, near Dodge City and Hayes City in the territory West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Keeler, Delia, Doc

Listen for: Matt's history with Delia's late father Paul Ben; the developing situation between the marshal, his prisoner, and this unexpected refuge from the storm

Gunsmoke: Devil's Hindmost (1957)

Buck Weber's wife Rancey leaves him and their farm to work at the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City. When Buck discovers she's spending time with Frisco Bates, a gambler, he becomes convinced the man is turning her against him and threatening violence. Marshal Dillon must manage the volatile situation before Buck acts on his dangerous impulses.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Buck Weber, Rancey Weber, Kitty, Sam, Frisco Bates, Doc

Listen for: A domestic dispute escalates when a jealous farmer mistakes kindness for seduction, and the marshal must prevent tragedy.

Gunsmoke: Dirt (1953)

Matt Dillon receives a mysterious printed note threatening to shoot Cybert Savage if he marries Polly Tryman, and another threatening to shoot him if he doesn't. With the wedding scheduled for the next day, Matt must uncover who sent the warning and prevent violence at the ceremony.

Dodge City, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Cybert Savage, Henry Tryman, Polly Tryman, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The mysterious anonymous note that arrives at the jail; Matt's conversation with Cybert about the threat; the tension between Cybert and Henry over the impending marriage.

Gunsmoke: Dirt (1960)

Nate Siberts, a wealthy rancher, plans to marry Polly Cyberton in two days, but tensions simmer when her brother Henry objects to postponing the wedding. When an anonymous printed threat arrives at Marshal Dillon's office warning that someone will shoot Siberts if he marries Polly, the Marshal must investigate who wants to prevent the wedding and why.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the West · Matt Dillon, Nate Siberts, Henry Cyberton, Polly Cyberton, Kitty, Doc, Chester

Listen for: A mysterious threat against the wedding, tensions between the Cyberton family and Siberts, and hints of enemies with their own reasons to stop the marriage.

Gunsmoke: Dirty Bill's Girl (1956)

A woman gambler named Rose arrives in Dodge City and wins consistently at blackjack at the Long Branch, drawing suspicion from Marshal Dillon. When Dillon questions her about the straight game she's running, Rose reveals she's been searching for a specific man for four years—and she's found him in Dodge. She declares her intention to kill him.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Long Branch saloon · Matt Dillon, Rose, Doc, Chester, Elco Dean, Slim

Listen for: Rose's revelation about her four-year search and her deadly purpose in coming to Dodge

Gunsmoke: Distant Drummer (1960)

A young man named Raffy, a war veteran who wears a drum given to him by a captain at Antietam, finds himself mistreated by the townspeople of Dodge City. Marshal Dillon and Miss Kitty show him kindness, but tensions escalate when some rowdy men corner him at the saloon and demand he perform humiliating acts to retrieve his cherished drum. The marshal must intervene before the situation turns tragic.

Dodge City saloon and streets, post-Civil War era · Matt Dillon, Miss Kitty, Raffy, Chester, Doc, Toby, Sam

Listen for: A poignant examination of how war trauma and social cruelty can drive a vulnerable person to breaking point; the tension between a marshal's compassion and townspeople's intolerance.

Gunsmoke: Doc Holiday (1952)

Doc Holiday arrives in Dodge City on his way to Arizona, and Marshal Dillon finds himself caught between the gunslinger and Big Jack Finley, a powerful local rancher whose spoiled son Thorne has been causing trouble. When Doc takes Thorne's side against him in a confrontation, Big Jack threatens to force the marshal out of town unless Doc leaves Dodge.

Dodge City, Kansas, and surrounding territory · Marshal Matt Dillon, Doc Holiday, Thorne Finley, Big Jack Finley, Chester

Listen for: Doc Holiday's plans to head to Arizona for his health, the tension between the marshal's duty to uphold the law and Big Jack Finley's attempts to control the town, hints of a mysterious death in Finley's past

Gunsmoke: Doc Judge (1960)

A man named Bryce Hart arrives in Dodge City claiming to be a doctor, but reveals to Doc that he spent seven years in prison and has been waiting to kill him. Doc dismisses the threat as the ravings of a troubled man, but tension rises in town as word spreads about Hart's dangerous claims and mysterious past.

Dodge City, Kansas - the jail office, Del Monico restaurant, and a saloon · Matt Dillon, Doc, Bryce Hart, Miss Jones, Chester, Barty

Listen for: The mysterious confrontation between Doc and the man claiming to be his enemy from prison, and the mounting tension as the townspeople react to Hart's threats.

Gunsmoke: Doc Quits (1955)

Doc Adams returns to Dodge troubled after failing to save a patient's life despite his best efforts. Meanwhile, a new doctor named Bethel arrives in town and introduces himself to Marshal Dillon, claiming to be a professional man and hoping to establish himself in the community.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas, including Doc's buggy on a remote road and the saloon in town · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Chester, Mrs. Crumbly, Dr. Bethel, Kitty

Listen for: Doc's despair and self-doubt about his abilities as a physician after losing a patient, and the introduction of a mysterious new doctor to Dodge

Gunsmoke: Doc's Indians (1959)

Doc is summoned to an Indian encampment by Chief Little Wolf, who needs help saving his gravely ill son. Doc agrees to stay and treat the boy if Kitty is allowed to return safely to Dodge City, and Little Wolf accepts the bargain.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including an Indian encampment by a river with cottonwoods · Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Little Wolf, Chester, Perkins

Listen for: Doc's medical assessment of Little Wolf's son and whether his promised treatment can save the boy's life

Gunsmoke: Doc's Revenge (1956)

Doc, Dodge City's physician, confronts a stranger named Clem Maddow in the street with an old Army revolver, determined to kill him. When Maddow refuses to fight back, Marshal Dillon must intervene to prevent what could become murder, even as Doc insists he has good reasons for his rage.

Dodge City, in and around the marshal's office and the main street · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Clem Maddow, Ben Bartlett

Listen for: The confrontation between Doc and the unarmed stranger, and Matt Dillon's efforts to talk Doc down from committing murder while learning the mystery behind Doc's vendetta.

Gunsmoke: Doc's Reward (1956)

Doc Adams is lured away from Dodge City on a false emergency call to attend a supposedly injured patient. When he refuses to turn back, a stranger shoots his horse. Doc returns fire in self-defense, killing the man. Back in town, Doc discovers the dead stranger bears a striking resemblance to someone, and a mysterious man who looks similar has been watching him since his return.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Chester

Listen for: Doc's struggle with the aftermath of the shooting and Matt's public support for him; the mystery of the stranger's identity and his resemblance to another man

Gunsmoke: Doc's Showdown (1958)

A young man named Lemmy is brought home mortally wounded and dies before revealing who shot him. Doc Adams tends to the boy and learns from his mother that Lemmy had decided to leave some kind of trouble behind. As Doc pieces together what happened, he begins spreading word around town that he knows who the killer is, drawing unwanted attention.

Dodge City, Kansas Territory in the Old West · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Sarah (Lemmy's mother), Chester, Kitty

Listen for: Doc's dangerous decision to let it be known he has information about the killing, and the consequences of his actions.

Gunsmoke: Doc's Visitor (1961)

A distinguished doctor named Dr. Weber arrives in Dodge City bearing news of the death of an old friend, Dr. Henry Wilson, and extends an offer to Doc Adams to take charge of Wilson's successful medical clinic in Philadelphia. Doc must weigh the opportunity for advancement, comfort, and professional prestige against his life and responsibilities in Dodge City.

Dodge City, Kansas - various locations including a hotel, the Long Branch Saloon, and Doc Adams' office · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Dr. William Weber, Kitty Russell, Billy

Listen for: The conversation between Doc Adams and Dr. Weber about the clinic offer, and Doc's reaction to this unexpected opportunity that could change his life

Gunsmoke: Dodge Podge (1957)

Marshal Dillon intervenes when he finds rancher Sutter brutally beating his young son Packy over the boy's friendship with Jason Roel, a sheepherder and book lover whom Sutter despises. As tensions escalate and Sutter declares he will start wearing a gun, Dillon must navigate the delicate balance between a father's right to discipline and his duty to protect a frightened boy from escalating violence.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie ranching country · Matt Dillon, Chester, Packy Sutter, Sutter, Jason Roel

Listen for: The philosophical exchange between Dillon and Roel about fear and how a scared man becomes the most dangerous enemy; Sutter's threats to wear a gun as the situation spirals toward violence.

Gunsmoke: Don Mateo (1959)

A Mexican named Don Mateo arrives in Dodge City looking for Matt Dillon, an old friend and former riding companion. Mateo seeks to enlist Dillon's help in tracking down a man named Ralo, a troublemaker who has hurt Mateo's woman Maria. Though Dillon remembers their shared past and the adventures they once had together, he must now explain why he cannot leave his duties as a U.S. Marshal to ride with his old friend.

Dodge City, Kansas, in the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding areas · Matt Dillon, Don Mateo, Miss Kitty, Sam

Listen for: The reunion between Matt Dillon and his old companion Don Mateo, and the conflict between Dillon's past as an adventurer and his present responsibilities as a lawman

Gunsmoke: Dooley Surrenders (1954)

A man named Dooley confesses to Marshal Dillon that he killed a buffalo skinner named Faber while drunk at a camp upriver. To proceed with the law, Dillon must verify the body exists. When Dillon, Chester, and Doc Adams exhume the grave at Turkey Bend, they discover that Faber was actually killed by a knife wound to the heart, not a gunshot as Dooley claimed.

Dodge City and Turkey Bend camp on the Arkansas River · Matt Dillon, Dooley, Doc Adams, Chester, Faber, Carpet, the Cook

Listen for: The mystery of how Dooley came to believe he killed a man with a gunshot when the body shows a knife wound; Dillon's investigation into what really happened at the buffalo hunters' camp.

Gunsmoke: Doubtful Zone (1957)

A boy breaks into Tom's store and steals supplies including clothing, food, a gun, and ammunition. Marshal Dillon investigates the theft and discovers the young burglar may have had help from a girl, as he found a bottle of perfume at the scene. Dillon tracks down the boy at the Dodge House hotel and demands answers about why he committed the robbery.

Dodge City - a general store, Marshal Dillon's office, the Dodge House hotel, and the surrounding town · Matt Dillon, Tom, Doc, Mr. Gobi, The Boy (age 16)

Listen for: The investigation of a warehouse burglary and the marshal's discovery of clues like perfume that suggest the young thief may not have acted alone

Gunsmoke: Dowager's Visit (1959)

Mrs. Junius Chamberlain arrives in Dodge City searching for her grandson, Junius Chamberlain III, who has abandoned his studies at Yale College to pursue life in the West. She demands that Marshal Dillon organize a full search party to find the boy and bring him home, but Dillon refuses to divert his resources from his regular duties.

Dodge City, Kansas - primarily in the Marshal's office and the saloon · Matt Dillon, Mrs. Junius Chamberlain, Chester, Kitty, Junius Chamberlain III

Listen for: The clash between Eastern society expectations and Western independence; Mrs. Chamberlain's insistence on authority and influence versus Marshal Dillon's practical limitations.

Gunsmoke: Drop Dead (1952)

A severe drought has dried up the prairie water sources, forcing a trail drive from the Circle C to seek water at Cottonwood Pond. However, rancher Grant Howard has fenced in the pond on his own land and is demanding payment for access. Marshal Matt Dillon must navigate the tense standoff between desperate trail boss Jackson and the stubborn Howard before the situation explodes into violence.

Dodge City and Cottonwood Pond during a severe drought on the Kansas prairie · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Grant Howard, Jack Jackson, William Conrad

Listen for: The conflict over water rights during the drought, Matt Dillon's attempt to enforce the law fairly while preventing bloodshed, and the growing tension between the trail drive and Howard's fenced property.

Gunsmoke: Dutch George (1955)

A man named Jimmy McQueen comes to Marshal Matt Dillon reporting that he was robbed and his bay horse stolen by a stranger with a grey mustache and temple scar. Matt suspects the horse thief may be Dutch George, an old acquaintance from his past who now operates as a seemingly legitimate businessman in Dodge City.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Dutch George, Jimmy McQueen, Kitty

Listen for: Matt's reunion with his old friend Dutch George and the revelation of his horse-thieving operations; the investigation into the stolen bay horse

Gunsmoke: Emma's Departure (1959)

Marshal Matt Dillon and his deputy Chester stop at an isolated farmhouse to ask for water while transporting a prisoner. The homeowner, Emma Hyde, welcomes them warmly and offers them pie and coffee, revealing her loneliness and unhappiness with her sparse, work-filled life with her taciturn husband Ben.

A remote farmhouse in Kansas territory, three miles out of town on the way to Dodge City. · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Emma Hyde, Ben Hyde, Percy

Listen for: Emma's poignant admission of her isolated and unfulfilled life, and her desperate hope that the marshal might return to visit.

Gunsmoke: Ex-Urbanites (1961)

Marshal Dillon and Chester venture out to check on Doc Adams, who has been away for three days. They discover Doc tending to a wounded man named Dolph at a waterhole, where they encounter Dolph's partners Pete and Pip Gillard. The situation grows tense as the Gillard brothers resist Doc's efforts to help their injured companion, forcing Chester to intervene with gunfire to prevent them from abandoning or harming Dolph.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, including a remote waterhole in the wilderness · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Dolph, Pete Gillard, Pip Gillard, Kitty

Listen for: The conflict between Doc's medical ethics and the Gillard brothers' indifference to their partner's life; Chester's bravery in standing up to armed men to protect the wounded man

Gunsmoke: Fabulous Silver Extender (1960)

Marshal Dillon leaves town with a prisoner, and a mysterious professor arrives in Dodge City seeking help. Professor Cranston reveals he's being hunted by a silver syndicate that has hired eight killers to track him down for a ten-thousand-dollar bounty. Meanwhile, a small stranger in the saloon exhibits peculiar behavior, borrowing dimes and repaying them with silver dollars, catching the attention of locals who suspect something suspicious is afoot.

Dodge City, Kansas - the marshal's office, the Long Branch Saloon, and a shop in town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Miss Kitty, Sam, Professor Albert Cranston, Delmar Wilburton, Gatsby

Listen for: The mystery of the professor's connection to the silver syndicate, the identity and purpose of the mysterious small stranger, and what the machine-like device in the shop represents

Gunsmoke: Fall Semester (1953)

A drunken Lee Dargan accuses his ranch hand Jim Soldier of stealing his cattle. When Lee sobers up, he asks Marshal Dillon to investigate the disappearance of over 300 branded cattle that haven't turned up despite his inquiries. Dillon agrees to visit the ranch to help uncover what's happening to Lee's herd.

Dodge City and Lee Dargan's cattle ranch in the territory out West · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Lee Dargan, Jim Soldier, Kitty, Mr. Peters

Listen for: The mystery of the missing cattle and whether Jim Soldier is genuinely stealing from Lee or if something else entirely is responsible for the disappearances.

Gunsmoke: False Witness (1958)

Tom Morris has been convicted of murder, with witness Romy Hawkins testifying that he saw Tom commit the killing. As Marshal Dillon prepares to transport the young, recently ill prisoner to Hays City for execution, doubts begin to surface about whether Hawkins truly witnessed the crime or is simply enjoying his newfound importance as the key witness.

Dodge City, Kansas - the jail, saloon, and streets · Matt Dillon, Tom Morris, Doc Adams, Kitty, Romy Hawkins, Chester

Listen for: Questions about Romy Hawkins' credibility as a witness and whether he actually saw the shooting he testified to in court.

Gunsmoke: Father and Son (1961)

Matt Dillon and Chester find an abandoned wagon on the trail with a brutally beaten woman inside. They rush her back to Dodge City for medical care, and Doc Adams believes she'll survive. The marshal learns that the woman and her husband were traveling together when they were attacked by two men, leaving the woman severely injured.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Kitty, Nell, The injured woman, Her husband

Listen for: The discovery of the abandoned wagon and the mystery of who attacked the woman and her husband

Gunsmoke: Fawn (1953)

Marshal Dillon receives orders to pick up a mysterious prisoner at Fort Larned and hold her in Dodge City until a man from Boston arrives. The prisoner turns out to be Mrs. Phillips, a white woman captured by Cheyennes ten years ago, who has escaped and refuses to be separated from a young Cheyenne girl named Fawn. Dillon must transport both women back to Dodge and find them lodging despite the prejudice they face.

Dodge City, Kansas and Fort Larned, 1953 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Colonel Bloor, Mrs. Phillips, Fawn, Hank Risling

Listen for: The tense interactions between Mrs. Phillips and those who judge her for her years with the Cheyennes, and Hank Risling's refusal to house Fawn despite Dillon's efforts.

Gunsmoke: Feud (1954)

A mountain man named Luke Humberd arrives in Dodge City seeking Hank Witherspoon to settle a long-standing family feud that has claimed many lives from both sides. Marshal Dillon learns that the two families have been at odds for generations over a trivial incident, and now only Humberd and Witherspoon remain as the last representatives of their respective clans. Dillon warns both men that the law will not recognize a feud as justification for murder, and he races against time to prevent bloodshed.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, including a homestead ten miles north at Rock Springs where Hank Witherspoon lives with his wife. · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, Chester Proudfoot, Luke Humberd, Hank Witherspoon, Mrs. Witherspoon

Listen for: The clash between frontier mountain justice and the law of civilization, as Matt Dillon struggles to explain legal consequences to people who live by their own codes. The contrast between Humberd's fierce determination and his moral code of not killing on Sundays.

Gunsmoke: Fiery Arrest (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon and a companion take shelter from bad weather in an abandoned shack, where they discover two fugitives hiding inside. One of the fugitives, Moseley, believes his companion Millie has betrayed him to the law, and tensions escalate as the marshal tries to sort out the truth of what has happened.

An abandoned shack in the territory during a storm · Matt Dillon, Moseley, Millie, Companion (unnamed)

Listen for: The confrontation between Moseley and Millie over alleged betrayal, and Matt Dillon's attempt to keep the peace while discovering who actually brought the law into the situation

Gunsmoke: Fingered (1952)

Jim Cobbitt, a lonely homesteader, marries Lila, an educated woman from back east who has come to Dodge City to be his bride. Marshal Dillon arranges a small wedding celebration at the marshal's office, but tensions arise when Jim's rival Hank Loos, who lost his land claim to Jim years ago, confronts him with dark accusations about Jim's first wife who disappeared. After the wedding, Jim insists on leaving that night for his remote homestead despite the marshal's warnings about Indians in the territory.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding prairie territories in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jim Cobbitt, Hank Loos, Lila Cobbitt, The Preacher, Si

Listen for: Hank Loos's sinister insinuations about Jim's first wife; Lila's growing unease about the harsh frontier life she's chosen; the marshal's concerns about the couple traveling at night through Indian territory

Gunsmoke: Flashback (1953)

Marshal Dillon deals with a volatile situation when Colonel Beck and his son Brian arrive in Dodge City. The Colonel, a gunslinger of fading reputation, seeks a confrontation with Stark, a range boss at the Lazy Bee bar. Brian fears his father is no longer quick enough to survive such a fight and appeals to the Marshal for help, but Dillon warns the boy to stay out of it and tries to prevent bloodshed by confronting both men.

Dodge City, Kansas during a particularly hot and dry summer; the Marshal's office, the Long Branch Saloon, and surrounding town. · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Brian Beck, Colonel Beck, Stark, Miss Kitty, Cottonmouth

Listen for: Tension builds as the Marshal attempts to prevent a gunfight between Colonel Beck and the range boss Stark, while young Brian struggles with his loyalty to his father and his fear of the consequences.

Gunsmoke: Friend's Payoff (1959)

A wounded man arrives in Dodge City with a cryptic note for Marshal Dillon. Matt discovers his old friend Abraham Butler has been shot in the back and is hiding out. A stranger has been asking questions around town, trying to track down Butler, forcing Matt to protect his injured friend while uncovering what trouble has driven Butler to seek refuge.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Justin, Doc, Abraham Butler, Stranger

Listen for: The mystery of who shot Abraham Butler and why a stranger is hunting him through Dodge City.

Gunsmoke: General Parsley Smith (1955)

Marshal Dillon returns to Dodge City to find a new bank has opened under the management of Drew Holt. General Parsley Smith, a former Union officer, confronts Dillon with serious accusations: he claims Holt is a thief and a Confederate spy who worked as a double agent during the war, and warns that Holt plans to steal depositors' money once the bank accumulates enough funds. Dillon must investigate whether Smith's claims are genuine or the ravings of a madman, while Holt pressures him to lock up the troublesome general.

Dodge City, Kansas, following the Civil War. The town has recently seen the opening of a new bank. · Matt Dillon, General Parsley Smith, Drew Holt, Chester, Ed Nash, Justin, Mr. Botkin

Listen for: General Smith's passionate warnings about Drew Holt's past; Holt's cool denials and his attempts to have Smith arrested; hints about Holt's mysterious background and his connection to a hired gunman named Ed Nash.

Gunsmoke: Gentleman's Disagreement (1952)

A woman named Jeannie Wells warns Marshal Matt Dillon that Ed Baudry, a man from her past, has arrived in Dodge City seeking revenge against her husband Bert. Matt confronts Baudry at the saloon and warns him to leave town, but Baudry refuses. Now Bert must decide whether to face Baudry in a gunfight or flee, while Matt struggles with his duty as lawman and his personal loyalty to old friends.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Marshal's office, the Texas Trail saloon, and the prairie · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jeannie Wells, Bert Wells, Ed Baudry, Kitty, Tulsa Jim Nixon

Listen for: A tense confrontation between a marshal trying to prevent bloodshed and a man bent on revenge, with questions of honor and duty at stake

Gunsmoke: Gentlemen's Disagreement (1959)

A woman named Jenny reconnects with Matt Dillon, asking him to help prevent a confrontation between her current husband Bert Webb and Ed Baudrey, a man from her past who has come to town seeking a reckoning. Matt attempts to convince both men to avoid violence, but Bert refuses to run or hide, insisting on facing Baudrey and defending his honor.

Dodge City, primarily at the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding locations · Matt Dillon, Bert Webb, Jenny Webb, Ed Baudrey, Kitty, Chester, Tulsa Jim Nixon

Listen for: The tension between Bert's sense of honor and Matt's attempts to prevent bloodshed; the revelation of Jenny's past with Ed Baudrey before she married Bert.

Gunsmoke: Going Bad (1954)

A young man named Dave Robbins, still bitter over his father's death at the hands of a corrupt sheriff, attempts to intimidate Marshall Dillon at the barbershop while drunk. When the incident becomes public and townspeople mock him, Dave risks being drawn into a life of crime by the hard case Luke Willard.

Dodge City, Kansas—a barbershop, saloon, and the surrounding town streets · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jessica, Justin, Quiller, Teeters, Dave Robbins, Kitty

Listen for: A tense confrontation in the barbershop where a young man threatens the marshal while hidden under a barber's sheet, leading to a conversation about revenge, shame, and the danger of becoming an outlaw.

Gunsmoke: Gone Straight (1953)

Marshal Matt Dillon travels to the frontier town of Tascosa in New Mexico to track down Dane Shaw, a former member of Billy the Kid's gang wanted for rustling and murder. With only a vague description and Shaw's tendency to use aliases, Dillon must search the growing town while contending with the uncertainty of whether Shaw is even there.

Tascosa, New Mexico Territory, a frontier town on the Canadian River that has recently grown as a cattle trafficking center · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Parker, Temple

Listen for: The search begins in earnest as Dillon questions Temple and learns more about the mysterious Shaw.

Gunsmoke: Gonif (1953)

Marshal Dillon confronts Frank Bissell, a notorious gunman passing through Dodge City with his gang. After a tense encounter in the barbershop, Dillon orders Bissell and his men to leave town by sundown, setting up a dangerous deadline that could turn violent.

Dodge City, Kansas - primarily in and around Stapley's barbershop and the saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Buffalo Mason, Frank Bissell, Mr. Stapley the barber, Joe

Listen for: The confrontation between Marshal Dillon and Frank Bissell in the barbershop, where tension builds over Bissell's reputation and Dillon's ultimatum to leave town by sundown.

Gunsmoke: Good Girl - Bad Company (1955)

A United States Army payroll is stolen and two soldiers are murdered while transporting it from Fort Dodge to Dodge City. Major Harris demands Marshal Dillon solve the crime within a week or he will occupy the town with troops. When another soldier is killed behind the Texas Trail Saloon, tensions escalate and suspicion falls on the townspeople.

Dodge City and Fort Dodge, Kansas Territory in 1955 · Matt Dillon, Major Harris, Justin, Jenny Lane, Kitty, Corporal Stark, Doc, Chester

Listen for: The clash between civilian law and military authority as Marshal Dillon tries to solve the murders before the Army takes control of Dodge City. Watch for Jenny Lane's connection to Corporal Stark and what role it might play in the unfolding mystery.

Gunsmoke: Grass (1953)

A Boston transplant named Harry Pope, grieving his dead wife, has settled on the prairie four months ago and built a sod hut to farm. Terrified by mysterious sounds at night that he believes are Indians threatening his livestock, Pope asks Marshal Dillon for help. When the Marshal advises him to get a gun and stand his ground, Pope takes matters into his own hands with tragic consequences.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie in Kansas territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Harry Pope, Doc Adams, Ned Honeyman

Listen for: A newcomer's fear and misunderstanding of frontier life leading to a fatal mistake; the Marshal's attempt to help through practical advice; the revelation of what really happened the night before.

Gunsmoke: Grass (1957)

Harry Pope, a nervous newcomer from Boston, has built a small homestead on the prairie and claims to be hearing Indians scratching around at night. When two men riding past his property fire shots into his hut, Pope shoots back in self-defense, killing Joe Carter, a ranch hand who worked for the wealthy cattleman Ned Honeyman. Marshall Dillon investigates the shooting and discovers that Pope may have killed Carter by mistake, thinking he was defending himself against the Indians he fears.

Dodge City and the Kansas prairie, circa 1957 · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshall, Harry Pope, homesteader, Kitty, Chester, Doc Adams, Ned Honeyman, cattleman, Joe Carter, ranch hand, Earl Brandt, ranch hand

Listen for: The mystery of why Honeyman's men were shooting at Pope's homestead and whether Pope's fears of Indians are real or imagined.

Gunsmoke: Greater Love (1954)

When a stagecoach is robbed and a man killed, Marshal Dillon learns that Howard Brand, a young settler living near Turkey Creek, was involved. Visiting Brand's wife, Dillon finds Howard dying from wounds received during the robbery. Before he can question him, the wounded man expires, but Mrs. Brand reveals that a man named Jed Butler from the Oklahoma territory planned the crime. Doc Adams then mysteriously disappears, and Dillon fears the outlaws may be holding him captive.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding frontier, including Turkey Creek and the boothill cemetery · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Chester, Hank (stagecoach driver), Mrs. Brand, Howard Brand, Jed Butler, Kitty

Listen for: The mystery of Doc's disappearance after receiving a mysterious message at the saloon, and whether Jed Butler and his associate have kidnapped the doctor to treat their wounds from the failed robbery.

Gunsmoke: Greater Love (1960)

When a stagecoach is held up and a man is left dying at his home, Marshal Dillon investigates and learns that Doc was given a mysterious message the night of the robbery. Doc has now disappeared, and Dillon fears the bandits may be holding him captive or worse. With few leads, Dillon must find a way to locate his missing friend before it's too late.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including a stage route that crosses the South Fork of the Pawnee River · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Kitty, Miss Brand, Howard Brand

Listen for: The investigation into the stagecoach robbery and Doc's mysterious disappearance following a cryptic message delivered to him at the Long Branch saloon

Gunsmoke: Groat's Grudge (1959)

A mysterious stranger named Janssen Groat arrives in Dodge City and begins making unusual preparations: he has a gunsmith repair an old Confederate Navy Colt pistol, orders a military coffin from the storekeeper, and arranges for a preacher to conduct a burial service. Marshal Dillon learns that Groat intends to use the restored gun to settle an old score, raising questions about who will need burying.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon, gun shop, general store, and Dodge House · Marshal Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Janssen Groat, Gunsmith, Storekeeper Schrugg, Jonas

Listen for: References to the Civil War, a Confederate pistol, an old grudge that Groat means to settle, and the mysterious identity of the person for whom Groat is arranging the funeral.

Gunsmoke: Gun Shy (1957)

A hungry young drifter named Tom returns to a ranch where he was previously sent away, desperate for food. He's shot and wounded, and the ranch owner's wife tends to his injury while telling him tall tales to keep him calm. Meanwhile, Marshal Dillon notices an unusual number of women arriving in town for a church social, and one of them, Mrs. Mayfield, seeks him out for a private conversation about an urgent matter.

A ranch and the town of Dodge City in Kansas Territory, 1957 · Matt Dillon, Tom, Mrs. Mayfield, Rafe Mayfield, Chester, Justin, Del Nye

Listen for: The tall tale of Tony Beaver the legendary logger, told to comfort an injured boy; Mrs. Mayfield's mysterious visit to Marshal Dillon

Gunsmoke: Gun for Chester (1956)

Chester arrives at the marshal's office convinced that a dangerous man named Ace Ledbetter from Live Oak County, Texas, has come to Dodge to kill him. Marshal Dillon questions Ledbetter at the Long Branch, but the man denies knowing Chester. When Chester is shot in the arm during a street commotion, he insists Ledbetter was responsible, though Dillon suspects the bullet came from the cowboys who caused the disturbance.

Dodge City, Kansas; references to Live Oak County, South Texas · Matt Dillon, Chester Broadfoot, Ace Ledbetter

Listen for: Chester's growing panic over Ledbetter's presence; the mystery of who actually shot him; Dillon's skepticism about Chester's claims.

Gunsmoke: Gunshot Wound (1956)

Jim Nielsen returns to Dodge City despite having a fatal bullet wound in his chest. He spreads word that he's come back to kill the Mailer brothers, who shot him in a previous fight. Marshal Dillon tries to prevent another confrontation between the wounded man and the brothers.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West, including the Long Branch saloon and the Mailer brothers' property · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Jim Nielsen, Dr. Clay, Alice, Kitty, Charlie Mailer, Tom Mailer, John Mailer

Listen for: The tension between Nielsen's need for revenge and Marshal Dillon's efforts to keep the peace; Nielsen's grim determination despite his fatal wound; Charlie Mailer's refusal to hide, fearing he'll be called a coward.

Gunsmoke: Gunsmoke (1955)

Troy Carver, an old friend of Matt Dillon's from Arizona and now a deputy sheriff from Tucson, arrives in Dodge City hunting for a wanted murderer named Lee Poland. When Carver and Dillon encounter each other at the stage, Carver nearly shoots the marshal before recognizing him. Dillon offers to help capture Poland, but Carver, acting strangely irritable and defensive, refuses the assistance and insists on handling the job alone.

Dodge City, Kansas in the Old West; Front Street, the saloon, and various locations around town. · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, Chester, Troy Carver, deputy sheriff from Tucson, Justin, Kitty, Lee Poland, wanted man

Listen for: The tense reunion between Matt Dillon and his old friend Troy Carver, and the mystery of what is troubling Carver beyond his hunt for Lee Poland.

Gunsmoke: Gunsmuggler (1954)

Major Evans from Fort Dodge arrives in Dodge City reporting that Pawnee Indians have been raiding settlements and are armed with rifles he believes are being smuggled from town. Marshal Dillon investigates the only rifle merchant in Dodge, Mr. Jonas, but finds no evidence of illegal sales. When the Major reports a brutal raid on a ranch at Crooked Creek that has killed a family, Dillon agrees to help track down the source of the weapons.

Dodge City and Fort Dodge, Kansas in 1954; a burned-out ranch at Crooked Creek. · Matt Dillon, Kitty Russell, Chester, Major Evans, Mr. Jonas, Doc

Listen for: The mystery of who is smuggling rifles to the Pawnee Indians and why; Doc's examination of the victims at the ranch fire.

Gunsmoke: Gypsum Hills Feud (1955)

Matt Dillon and Chester are traveling back to Dodge City from Medicine Lodge when someone opens fire on them from the hills. Tracking the mysterious shooter who rides a mule, they follow his winding trail through canyons and streams, eventually spotting a small cabin in the remote gypsum country where their quarry may be hiding.

The gypsum hills and canyons southeast of Dodge City near Medicine Lodge · Matt Dillon, Chester

Listen for: The tense cat-and-mouse chase through the rugged terrain as Dillon and Chester track their assailant, with Dillon explaining his tracking methods to his deputy.

Gunsmoke: Hack Prine (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon brings prisoner Lee Trumbull back to Dodge City to stand trial for murder. When a mysterious gunslinger named Hack Prine arrives in town, Dillon learns that Dolph Trumbull, Lee's brother, is gathering men at the saloon to break his brother out of jail.

Dodge City and the Dakota Territory · Matt Dillon, Lee Trumbull, Dolph Trumbull, Chester, Hack Prine, Ollie

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Dillon and the Trumbull brothers, and the introduction of the enigmatic gunslinger Hack Prine who has history with Dillon from Santa Fe

Gunsmoke: Hanging Man (1956)

Marshal Dillon investigates the death of a local businessman found hanging in his office. Although it appears to be suicide, Doc discovers a bump on the back of the man's head and notices his cash box is missing, suggesting foul play. Suspicion falls on Mel Tucker, a desperate drifter recently taken up with a woman named Cora Bell.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the Old West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Cora Bell, Mel Tucker, Kitty

Listen for: The investigation into whether a hanging was suicide or murder, and Matt's suspicions about Mel Tucker's involvement based on evidence of theft and violence.

Gunsmoke: Hangman's Mistake (1961)

A man named Hart is released from jail when authorities arrest his brother Junius for a murder Hart was suspected of committing. Hart's father is outraged, insisting that Junius is innocent and couldn't have committed the crime, while Marshal Dillon must deal with the situation as Hart rides free and his family demands justice.

Dodge City, Kansas and surrounding territory, at the Long Branch Saloon and Marshal's office · Marshal Dillon, Hart, Hart's father (Pa), Junius (Hart's brother), Kitty, Doc, Dr. Galen Adams

Listen for: A case of mistaken justice unfolds as an innocent man may be punished for a crime he didn't commit, while the guilty party goes free.

Gunsmoke: Hard Lesson (1959)

A wounded man hides out at a ranch, nursing a gunshot wound and refusing medical help because he's wanted by the law. His sympathetic caretaker believes the man can make things right by returning money he stole, and seeks the marshal's advice on whether the law would show mercy if a thief repays what he took.

Dodge City and a ranch about 12 miles east of town · Marshal Dillon, Joe Belvinton, Pete, Nana

Listen for: A discussion about justice and whether the law offers redemption for those who attempt to make restitution for their crimes.

Gunsmoke: Hard Virtue (1961)

Andy Cole, a hot-tempered newcomer to Dodge City, takes a job with freight operator Ed Fallon after Fallon pays for damage to Andy's wagon. When Andy suspects that someone has visited his wife Millie while he was working, his jealous rage escalates dangerously as he demands answers and reaches for his gun.

Dodge City, Kansas - a freight company stable and the Cole family shack near the Arkansas River · Matt Dillon, Andy Cole, Millie Cole, Ed Fallon, Chester

Listen for: A tense domestic drama driven by Andy's volatile temper and unfounded suspicions, culminating in a dangerous confrontation between husband and wife.

Gunsmoke: Helping Hand (1954)

Marshal Dillon discovers Bill Pence attempting to lynch a young drifter named Steve Elsa, claiming the boy was stealing cattle. Dillon stops the hanging and brings Steve to jail to investigate the true story of what happened out on the range.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding range · Matt Dillon, Chester, Bill Pence, Steve Elsa, Emmett Bowers

Listen for: The confrontation between Marshal Dillon and Bill Pence over frontier justice, and Dillon's interrogation of the accused cattle thief.

Gunsmoke: Hero's Departure (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon meets Jonathan Wood, a celebrated war hero who has arrived in Dodge City and plans to settle there. The town is thrilled to have him, but Wood's arrival is complicated when a man named Donny confronts Dillon with accusations that Wood's cowardice during the Battle of the Hogback led to the death of Donny's father.

Dodge City, Kansas - the marshal's office, saloon, and streets · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jonathan Wood, Donny, Kitty, Doc

Listen for: The tension between the town's admiration for Wood and the accusation that he caused a soldier's death through cowardice during the Civil War.

Gunsmoke: Hinka-Do (1952)

The townspeople of Dodge City buzz with excitement when a new manager, Mamie, takes over the Long Horn saloon. She's a large, formidable woman from back East who immediately establishes herself as boss, but Marshal Dillon grows concerned when he discovers that the previous owner, Herman Bleeker, has suddenly left town without explanation.

Dodge City, the Long Horn saloon and surrounding streets · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Mamie, Herman Bleeker

Listen for: The introduction of Mamie, the new tough-talking female saloon manager who wins over the rowdy patrons with her commanding presence and quick draw; also the mystery of Herman Bleeker's sudden disappearance and sale of the saloon.

Gunsmoke: Hinka-Do (1959)

A new woman manager named Mamie takes over the Lady Gay Saloon in Dodge City, announcing strict new rules and policies for the establishment. When Marshal Dillon learns that the previous owner, Herman Bleeker, has suddenly sold the saloon and left town without warning, he becomes suspicious and decides to investigate the circumstances of his departure.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Lady Gay Saloon and Front Street · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Mamie, Herman Bleeker

Listen for: The new manager Mamie's tough, commanding voice as she lays down her rules for running the saloon, and Matt Dillon's growing suspicion about Herman Bleeker's sudden disappearance.

Gunsmoke: Home Surgery (1952)

Matt Dillon and Chester find a young girl named Tara searching for food miles from her homestead. Her father has been seriously injured when a horse stepped on his leg six days ago, and a man named Ben Walling took their wagon claiming he would fetch a doctor from Dodge. Matt and Chester bring meat and assess the injured man's condition, discovering they may need to provide medical care themselves in this isolated prairie location.

A homestead on the prairie about a hundred miles south of Dodge, Kansas, in the 1870s frontier. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Tara Handry, Mr. Handry, Ben Walling

Listen for: Matt's assessment of the injured leg and what medical help might be possible; the mystery of Ben Walling's sudden departure with the wagon; Tara's fear of Ben and his intentions toward her.

Gunsmoke: Home Surgery (1957)

A young boy and girl are stranded at a remote homestead with the boy's father, who has a badly infected leg wound from a horse accident. As fever sets in and infection spreads, they desperately need a doctor, but the nearest one is days away and their only wagon has been taken by a drifter named Ben who promised to find help.

A remote homestead in the Kansas territory, away from Dodge City · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, John Hotley, The boy, The girl, Ben

Listen for: Matt Dillon and Chester debate whether an untrained man can perform emergency surgery to save a life, and discussions of infection and fever as the leg wound worsens.

Gunsmoke: Horse Deal (1955)

A stranger named Disha arrives in Dodge with horses to sell, claiming they were stolen from him on the Canadian River. Rancher Emmett Bowers nearly shoots Disha, accusing him of being a horse thief after recognizing one of the animals bearing Bowers' own brand. Marshal Dillon discovers Disha has registration papers for the horses and learns that a man named Vic Lowry sold them to Bowers, raising the question of who the real thief is.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory · Matt Dillon, Emmett Bowers, Disha, Vic Lowry

Listen for: The dispute over horse ownership and the identity of the actual thief; Bowers' threat of vigilante justice and Dillon's determination to uphold the law.

Gunsmoke: Hot Horse Hyatt (1958)

When a lynch mob brings a drifter named Jesse Hyatt to Dodge City for allegedly stealing horses from rancher Del Bragan, Marshal Dillon stops the hanging and takes him into custody. Jesse claims he bought the horses honestly from a traveling dealer in Wichita, but without proof of the sale or the dealer's identity, he faces a difficult trial with the town against him.

Dodge City, Kansas; the town stable and jail · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Del Bragan, Jesse Hyatt, Tommy Bragan

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the lynch mob in the stable; Jesse Hyatt's account of how he came to possess the disputed horses; young Tommy Bragan's sympathy for the accused man despite his father's anger.

Gunsmoke: Hound Dog (1956)

Marshal Dillon learns that a hermit named Carpus has lost his beloved hound dog, Danny Boy, to a bullet wound. The old dog, blind and no longer useful for hunting, was Carpus's only companion in his isolated river bottom shack. Dillon visits Carpus to investigate who might have shot the dog and why.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including a remote shack on the river bottom where a hermit lives alone with his dog · Matt Dillon, Chester, Miss Kitty, Doc, Carpus

Listen for: A touching story about the bond between a lonely man and his aging hound, and an investigation into who would commit such a cruel act

Gunsmoke: How To Cure A Friend (1956)

Marshal Matt Dillon learns that Nick Serge, a gambler from San Antonio with a reputation for being clever and crooked, is arriving in Dodge City on the stage. Matt and Nick were once close friends in Texas, and Matt had even saved Nick's life from an assassination attempt. Now Matt must confront the possibility that his old friend may be a criminal.

Dodge City, Kansas - a barbershop, the street, and the Long Branch Saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Nick Serge, Mr. Teeters, Sam Noonan, Kitty

Listen for: Matt's internal conflict about his friendship with Nick and the rumors of Nick's criminal activities; Nick's evasive answers about whether he cheats at cards

Gunsmoke: How To Kill a Woman (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon investigates a stagecoach robbery and murder on the Santa Fe Trail. A bandit held up Jim Buck's stage, killed a passenger in cold blood, and rode off. Dillon travels to Jesse Daggett's stage station to question the suspicious station keeper, who refuses to help and insists the matter is between the bandit and himself.

Dodge City and the Santa Fe Trail, including Jesse Daggett's stage station at Wagon Bed Springs · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jim Buck, Jesse Daggett, Nat Pilcher

Listen for: A mysterious bandit who kills without reason; the connection between Jesse Daggett and the outlaw; what secrets lie in Daggett's troubled past

Gunsmoke: How to Die for Nothing (1953)

A Texas cowboy named Bulo is arrested after his brother attempts to shoot Marshal Tillen in a drunken confrontation. When Bulo threatens revenge, Tillen jails him, but the trail boss of Bulo's outfit demands his release, insisting he did nothing wrong and threatening to take him by force with his eighteen men.

Dodge City, Kansas during a cattle drive from Texas · Matt Tillen, Bulo, Chester, Kitty, Will Jacklin, Howard Bueller

Listen for: The escalating tension between Marshal Tillen and the Texas cattlemen, and whether Tillen can prevent violence without giving in to the trail boss's demands.

Gunsmoke: How to Kill a Friend (1953)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters two professional gamblers, Ben Carter and Harry Duggan, who arrive in Dodge City and attempt to bribe him to allow crooked gambling operations. When Dillon refuses and threatens to run them out of town, one of them shoots at him in an alley. Dillon forces both men onto a stagecoach heading north, but weeks later discovers his calculations about their departure were mistaken.

Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s frontier · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Ben Carter, Harry Duggan

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the gamblers over crooked games, the nighttime shooting in the alley, and Dillon's decisive action forcing them out of town—though a complication emerges weeks later.

Gunsmoke: How to Kill a Friend (1957)

Marshal Dillon meets with two gamblers, Ben Carter and Harry Duggan, who want to run games in town and offer him a cut of their profits. When Dillon refuses their bribe and insists on honest games, tensions rise. That night, someone takes a shot at Dillon from across the street, and he suspects the gamblers may be behind it.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon and the Marshal's office · Marshal Dillon, Ben Carter, Harry Duggan, Doc

Listen for: The confrontation between the Marshal and the gamblers over a attempted bribe, and the mysterious shooting incident that follows.

Gunsmoke: How to Kill a Woman (1953)

Marshal Matt Dillon investigates a stagecoach holdup and murder near Wagon Bed Springs. The driver suspects the station owner Jesse Daggett may be involved with the road agent, but Dillon finds Daggett unwilling to cooperate. A mysterious cowboy named Nat Pilcher arrives at the station, claiming to be an old friend of Daggett's.

Daggett's stage station near Wagon Bed Springs and the Colorado line on the Santa Fe Trail · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jim Buck, Jesse Daggett, Nat Pilcher

Listen for: The tension between Dillon and Daggett over the holdup investigation, and the suspicious arrival of Pilcher at the station.

Gunsmoke: How to Sell a Ranch (1956)

Marshal Dillon visits Toph Quaver, a lonely old rancher on the Republican River, and learns he is selling his ranch for ten thousand dollars. A businessman named Wayne Rutman from Kansas City arrives and offers fifteen thousand dollars instead, insisting on depositing the money in the bank first before even seeing the property. Dillon grows suspicious of Rutman's unusual business methods and his eagerness to pay far above the asking price.

Dodge City and the surrounding ranching country, particularly Toph Quaver's isolated ranch on the Republican River · Matt Dillon, Chester, Toph Quaver, Wayne Rutman, Doc, Mr. Barkin

Listen for: Dillon's growing concerns about Wayne Rutman's suspicious eagerness to overpay for the ranch and his insistence on depositing money before viewing the property, suggesting a scheme to take advantage of the simple old rancher.

Gunsmoke: I Don't Know (1952)

Marshal Dillon is summoned to the remote Maclin family homestead by young Danny, whose father has gone off on a violent bender with two guns and ammunition. Upon arriving, Dillon finds a troubled household where the father's whereabouts are unknown, the family members give conflicting accounts, and an uneasy tension pervades the home.

Dodge City and the Maclin family cabin, four miles outside of town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Danny Maclin, Donald Maclin, Lily Maclin, Dave Maclin

Listen for: The mysterious family dynamics as Dillon investigates the missing father and the strange behavior of the household members, particularly the hard-eyed Lily and the nervous Donald.

Gunsmoke: Indian (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester discover a brutally murdered Indian man, shot in both knees and left to crawl before being finished off. When the victim's wife appears, Dillon learns of the killing, but a man named Kenny reveals he has spent 16 years systematically killing Indians in revenge for a tragedy that destroyed his family decades ago.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kenny, Indian squaw (wife of the victim)

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and Kenny, a man consumed by revenge who confesses to years of killing Native Americans. Dillon's struggle between understanding Kenny's grief and his duty to uphold the law.

Gunsmoke: Indian Baby (1960)

Marshal Dillon and Doc discover a white woman collapsed on the prairie with an Indian baby. The delirious woman insists the baby is hers, but Doc believes she has kidnapped it to replace her own child, who she claims was killed by an Indian named Joe.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Molly, The woman

Listen for: The mystery of the Indian baby's true parentage and what happened to the woman's own child

Gunsmoke: Indian Crazy (1956)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Deputy Chester encounter a settlers' homestead that has been burned to the ground. They discover fresh graves and evidence of violence, including Comanche arrows. Matt must uncover what happened to the settlers and investigate whether nearby rancher Bob Oren has met the same fate.

Dodge City and the frontier territory south of it, including a burned homestead and a nearby ranch · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Bob Oren

Listen for: The discovery of the destroyed homestead with graves and Comanche arrows, and the mystery of what happened to the settlers and Bob Oren

Gunsmoke: Indian Scout (1955)

A cavalry patrol led by Indian scout Amos Cartwright is ambushed by Comanches at Cold Creek, with only Cartwright surviving. Bailey, whose brother was killed in the attack, blames Cartwright for the disaster and vows to kill him, believing Cartwright has gone native and deliberately led the men into the trap.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, Bailey, Amos Cartwright, Indian scout, Kitty, Colonel, Corporal

Listen for: The tension between civilian justice and military duty; accusations of betrayal against a man caught between two worlds; the Marshal's effort to prevent a killing based on unproven suspicions.

Gunsmoke: Indian White (1955)

A young boy named Dennis, who was raised by Cheyenne Indians and recently returned to live with his white mother in Dodge City, gets into a knife fight with a man who provokes him. Marshal Dillon must decide how to handle the troubled boy as tensions rise in town over his presence.

Dodge City, Kansas - the town streets, the Dodge House, and Mrs. Cullen's home · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mr. Jonas, Dennis (Mee-ho-con), Mrs. Cullen, Davis

Listen for: The clash between Dennis's Indian upbringing and his white heritage; townspeople's fears about Cheyenne raids and suspicion of the boy; Marshal Dillon's compassionate handling of a difficult situation.

Gunsmoke: Innocent Broad (1955)

A 17-year-old girl named Linda Bell boards a stagecoach to Dodge City to meet her fiancé Lou Paxson, whom she met briefly in St. Louis. She has run away from home against her parents' wishes, and Marshall Dillon joins her on the journey. A drunk and troublesome passenger named Bassett attempts to harass Linda until Dillon intervenes.

A stagecoach traveling to Dodge City, departing from Pawnee. · Marshall Dillon, Linda Bell, Jim Buck, Joe Bassett

Listen for: A young woman's dangerous journey to meet a man she barely knows, and Marshall Dillon's protective presence on the stage.

Gunsmoke: Jailbait Janet (1959)

Marshal Dillon investigates a train robbery where bandits made off with $50,000 in gold. Tracking the outlaws to a remote homestead, Dillon discovers the thieves are not hardened criminals but a father and his two children, including an eighteen-year-old daughter named Janet.

Dodge City and the Kansas Territory, following a train robbery near milepost 314 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mr. Crocker, Mr. Eberle, Dan, Gary, Janet

Listen for: The revelation that the train robbers are actually a struggling family, with Marshal Dillon confronting a father who involved his children in the crime.

Gunsmoke: Jaliscoe (1952)

Marshal Dillon investigates a brutal attack on homesteader Will Thompson's family. Thompson's house has been burned, his wife is badly injured, and his teenage daughter has been abducted by night riders. A spur found at the scene points toward Jalisco Pete, a gunslinger known for his hatred of homesteaders, and Dillon must determine if Pete was involved in the violence.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier territory, including Thompson's homestead and the Long Branch Saloon · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Will Thompson, Mick Dylan, Liz Thompson, Mary Thompson, Jalisco Pete, Ben

Listen for: The marshal's interrogation of Jalisco Pete and the revelation of a Mexican silver spur as evidence linking him to the crime

Gunsmoke: Jayhawkers (1953)

Marshall Matt Dillon meets Phil Jackson, a scout for trail boss Dolph Quince's incoming Texas cattle herd of 3,000 head. When Dillon rides out to the camp, he learns that Jayhawkers have already struck, flogging a guard and stampeding cattle, and that the outfit fears further trouble from these Kansas raiders who demand payment to let the herd pass.

Dodge City and the Kansas prairie, with a Texas cattle drive camp · Matt Dillon, Chester, Phil Jackson, Dolph Quince, Cook

Listen for: Matt Dillon's measured approach to the conflict between Texas cattlemen and Kansas Jayhawkers, and his efforts to understand both sides of the growing tension.

Gunsmoke: Jayhawkers (1957)

Marshal Matt Dillon is summoned by Phil Jax from a cattle drive headed toward Dodge City. A herd of 3,000 cattle under trail boss Dolph Quince has been targeted by Kansas Jayhawkers, who have already attacked the camp, stripped a guard, and stampeded cattle. Tensions run high as the trail hands grow suspicious of all Kansans and fear trouble when they reach Dodge.

Dodge City and a cattle camp five days' drive away in Kansas territory during a cattle drive. · Matt Dillon, Phil Jax, Dolph Quince, Kitty, Doc, Doc Martin

Listen for: The clash between Texas cattlemen and Kansas Jayhawkers; Matt Dillon's efforts to prevent violence and misunderstanding between the groups.

Gunsmoke: Jealousy (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon breaks up a knife fight between gambler Jack Davis and drifter Lonnie Pike over a card game at the Long Branch. Pike's hand is badly wounded, and he swears vengeance before leaving town. Weeks later, an old gambler friend named Cam Durban arrives in Dodge with his wife Tilde to run an honest pharaoh game. When Pike shows up desperate for work, Cam offers him a job as a dealer in his off hours.

Dodge City, Kansas—the Long Branch saloon and Marshal Dillon's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jack Davis, Lonnie Pike, Cam Durban, Tilde Durban, Kitty

Listen for: The tense card game confrontation and Pike's vengeful threats; Cam Durban's arrival and his decision to give Pike a second chance despite the Marshal's reservations.

Gunsmoke: Jedro's Woman (1960)

Marshal Dillon and Chester are interrupted during an attempt to cook beans when they discover a woman unconscious near their campsite. After finding her beaten and malnourished, they take her to the doctor in town for urgent medical attention.

A campsite near old man Goss's shack, then Dodge City · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc

Listen for: Matt and Chester discussing their interrupted supper and discovering the mysterious injured woman during their investigation of stolen beans.

Gunsmoke: Jesse (1953)

A young man named Jesse arrives in Dodge City, determined to find and kill the man responsible for his father's death. A drifter has been teaching Jesse to shoot, showing him how easy it is to kill by murdering an innocent buffalo hunter. Jesse practices his draw around town, catching the attention of Marshal Dillon, who warns him that killing is against the law.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie in Kansas · Jesse, Marshal Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Chester, Sam, The drifter

Listen for: Jesse's obsession with revenge and his dangerous partnership with the drifter who is hardening him to violence; Marshal Dillon's attempts to reason with the angry young man

Gunsmoke: Jobe's Son (1957)

Ted Jobe returns to Dodge City after four years away to find his father Joe in declining health and spirits. The old rancher had nearly given up hope, but now clings to the possibility that his son's homecoming might restore meaning to his life. When Marshal Dillon learns that the young man is spending his time drinking and causing trouble at the saloon rather than helping his father, he decides to investigate the situation himself.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the American West, including Joe Jobe's ranch and a local saloon · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Joe Jobe, Ted Jobe, Chester, Daphne Forsyth

Listen for: The complicated reunion between father and son, and how Marshal Dillon handles a young man whose return home brings conflict rather than comfort.

Gunsmoke: Joe Phy (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon travels to the small town of El Cader to track down Kerry Post, a wanted killer from Dakota territory. Upon arrival, Dillon discovers that a man named Joe Fye, claiming to be a U.S. Marshal, has taken control of the town and is running out all gunmen, including Post. When Fye confronts Dillon, suspecting him of being a gunman, the situation becomes tense and unclear.

The town of El Cader and surrounding territory in the American West, present day in the story. · Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Chester, Cicero Grimes, Joe Fye, Kerry Post

Listen for: The confrontation between Matt Dillon and the mysterious Joe Fye, who claims to be a U.S. Marshal but whose true identity and intentions remain unclear.

Gunsmoke: Joe Phy (1961)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester arrive in the dusty town of El Kater, where they learn that a new United States Marshal named Joe Phy has taken over and imposed strict order by running out all the gunmen and troublemakers. When Dillon meets the intimidating Joe Phy, the marshal makes it clear he tolerates no violence or guns in his town and will kill anyone who causes trouble.

The town of El Kater, including a saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Cicero Grimes, Joe Phy, Bartender, Cowboy

Listen for: The tension between Dillon and the domineering Joe Phy, and how Phy maintains control of the town through reputation and intimidation rather than actual gunfights.

Gunsmoke: Joe Sleet (1961)

A troublemaker named Joe Sleet comes to Dodge City, loudly bragging about his gunfighting skills and antagonizing the locals. When Sleet confronts a man named Maker in the saloon, Maker shoots him down in a quick draw, leaving Sleet badly wounded.

Dodge City, Kansas - primarily the Long Branch Saloon and Doc's office · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Joe Sleet, Maker, Judge Meadows, Kitty

Listen for: The tense confrontation between the boastful gunfighter Joe Sleet and the quiet but deadly Maker; Matt Dillon's concern about enforcing the law even when a troublemaker deserves what he gets.

Gunsmoke: Johnny Red (1955)

A young man named Billy Crayle arrives in Dodge City looking for his mother, whom he hasn't seen in seventeen years after running away as a child. Marshal Dillon recognizes him from a wanted poster connected to a bank robbery, creating a dangerous situation as Billy plans to reunite with his mother at her ranch.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including the Long Branch Saloon and a ranch five miles east of town · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Billy Crayle, Chester, Miss Crayle

Listen for: The tension between Billy's homecoming and the revelation that he's wanted for questioning in a bank robbery, and how Marshal Dillon will handle the situation involving Billy's unsuspecting mother.

Gunsmoke: Johnny Red (1959)

A man claiming to be Billy Crayle, the long-lost son of a rancher near Dodge City, arrives and reunites with his mother. Matt Dillon discovers that the man is actually wanted under the alias Johnny Red for bank robbery and other crimes, forcing the marshal to confront a difficult situation involving an elderly woman's hopes and a dangerous criminal.

Dodge City and surrounding territory, including the Crayle ranch five miles east of town · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Miss Crayle, Billy Crayle / Johnny Red, Nate Barker

Listen for: The revelation of the visitor's true identity and criminal past, and how Matt Dillon handles the truth about who the man really is.

Gunsmoke: Joke's on Us (1954)

Marshal Dillon investigates the lynching of a man named Tillman, who was hanged by local ranchers for stealing horses. After Tillman's death, a witness comes forward claiming Tillman was innocent and had actually been rounding up the stolen horses to return them. Now members of the lynch mob are being killed one by one, and the Marshal must determine who is taking revenge.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie · Matt Dillon, Jake Kaiser, Clabe Tillman, Mrs. Tillman, Doc, Kitty, Duvall, Benson

Listen for: The story of vigilante justice gone wrong and revenge that follows, with the Marshal seeking to uncover who is killing the men responsible for an innocent man's death.

Gunsmoke: Jud's Woman (AFRTS) (1957)

Marshal Dillon and Chester seek shelter from a storm at an isolated homestead, where they encounter a woman alone. Later, an angry man named Judd Barton confronts the marshal, claiming he visited Barton's wife without permission and threatening violence. Jenny then appears in town asking Dillon for help, begging him to hide her from her drunken husband.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie, including an isolated homestead during a storm · Matt Dillon, Chester, Judd Barton, Jenny Barton, Kitty

Listen for: A tall tale about the legendary Windwagon Smith and his prairie clipper, told as Dillon seeks shelter from the storm

Gunsmoke: Kick Me (1953)

A trail herd approaches Dodge City, and Marshal Dillon encounters Tobeel, an aging Indian guide seeking work. After the trail boss runs him off based on a letter calling him a liar and thief, Tobeel discovers the deception and begins stalking two of the cowboys, threatening to kill them for the humiliation.

Dodge City and the surrounding trail, 1870s frontier Kansas · Matt Dillon, Tobeel, Wyser, Durban, Kitty, Chester

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and an Indian guide seeking revenge for a cruel deception, with questions about justice and honor in the Old West

Gunsmoke: Kite's Reward (1955)

A young drifter named Andy Travis kills the bully Jake Crowell in self-defense at the saloon. Marshal Dillon recognizes Andy's dangerous gun skill and gives him an ultimatum: leave his gun behind and find honest work, or leave Dodge City. Andy agrees to work at the stable, but a mysterious stranger named Joe Kite arrives in town with a cryptic warning for the marshal.

Dodge City - a saloon, Marshal Dillon's office, and the town stable · Matt Dillon, Andy Travis, Jake Crowell, Chester, Barkeep, Joe Kite

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Andy and the bully Jake Crowell; Marshal Dillon's warning to Andy about the dangers of a gun reputation; Joe Kite's mysterious arrival and threatening message.

Gunsmoke: Kitty (1952)

Marshal Matt Dillon asks Kitty, the hostess at the Texas Trail Saloon, to accompany him to a benefit dance at the town hall for the new school. Kitty hesitates, worried about what proper society will think of a marshal escorting a saloon worker, but eventually agrees to attend with him.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory in the Old West · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Sam, Chester, Doc

Listen for: The developing relationship between Marshal Dillon and Kitty as he persuades her to attend the dance despite her concerns about town gossip and propriety.

Gunsmoke: Kitty Accused (1960)

When Kitty plans a trip to Fort Larned by stagecoach, she discovers that Arnie Grimes, a persistent suitor who has been bothering her at the Long Branch, will be traveling on the same stage. Matt Dillon arranges for the stage driver to be careful with Kitty's belongings as tensions rise over Arnie's unwanted attention and his neglect of his own wife back home.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas, including the Long Branch Saloon and the stagecoach route to Fort Larned. · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Sam, Arnie Grimes, Hattie, Max

Listen for: Arnie Grimes' persistent and unwelcome advances toward Kitty despite his marriage to Hattie, and the conflict this creates as Kitty tries to take her trip.

Gunsmoke: Kitty Caught (1954)

Marshal Dillon learns from Chester that the Carp brothers, wanted bank robbers, may be headed to Dodge. When Dillon visits the bank to warn Mr. Bakken, the robbers arrive and attempt to hold up the bank. During the confrontation, they take Kitty hostage and escape with her.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon and bank in the morning · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Mr. Bakken, The Carp brothers

Listen for: The tense bank holdup scene and the robbers' threat to shoot Kitty if they are followed.

Gunsmoke: Kitty Caught (1957)

Marshal Matt Dillon learns that the dangerous Carp brothers, bank robbers from Colorado territory, are heading toward Dodge City. When the brothers rob the town bank and take Kitty hostage to ensure their escape, Dillon must pursue them carefully, knowing that any sign of pursuit could result in Kitty's death.

Dodge City and the Kansas prairie, 1957 · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Doc, Chester, Mr. Botkin, Joe Carp

Listen for: The tense hostage situation at the bank and Dillon's difficult pursuit of the outlaws across the prairie

Gunsmoke: Kitty Caught (AFRTS) (1957)

The Carp brothers, known bank robbers, arrive in Dodge City and rob the bank at gunpoint, taking Kitty hostage as insurance against pursuit. Matt must track them carefully while keeping Kitty safe from their threats.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas plains · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Doc, Mr. Barkin, Joe Carp, The Carp brothers

Listen for: The tense standoff at the bank as the robbers demand money while holding Kitty at gunpoint, and Matt's difficult decision to follow them from a distance rather than engage immediately.

Gunsmoke: Kitty Lost (1954)

Marshal Dillon discovers that Kitty has missed three appointments in a single day—with Doc, Chester, and Sam at the Long Branch—which is completely unlike her. Sam reports seeing Kitty leave with a mysterious well-dressed stranger from the East named Rachmill around ten o'clock the previous night, and she never returned. Dillon begins investigating the disappearance.

Dodge City: the marshal's office, the street, the Long Branch Saloon, and the Dodge House hotel · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Sam Noonan, Rachmill, Toby

Listen for: A tense mystery unfolding as Dillon questions everyone about Kitty's whereabouts and learns of the mysterious Easterner who was last seen with her.

Gunsmoke: Kitty Love (1961)

Marshal Matt Dillon must leave Dodge City to pick up a prisoner, disappointing Kitty who had planned an outing with him. While Doc Adams and Kitty are out on the prairie, they discover a wounded man who has been shot and robbed, and they bring him to a nearby ranch to recover.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie, with scenes at the Long Branch saloon and a ranch house · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Doc Adams, Rudd Stewart

Listen for: The discovery of the mysterious wounded man and questions about his identity and what he was carrying when he was shot

Gunsmoke: Kitty's Good Neighboring (1960)

When Nettie, a woman living on the prairie, falls ill, Kitty volunteers to stay at her homestead to care for her. Nettie's husband Luke returns unexpectedly and creates tension over Kitty's presence, forcing an uncomfortable situation between the three of them.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Nettie, Luke

Listen for: A story about neighborly kindness tested by a husband's jealousy and the harsh realities of frontier life and marriage

Gunsmoke: Kitty's Kidnap (1959)

Marshal Matt Dillon rescues a man from a lynch mob, only to discover the man is Pete Brass, a notorious outlaw wanted for bank robberies across three states. Brass is locked in the Dodge City jail, confident that his gang will soon arrive to break him out, while Dillon prepares for the confrontation he knows is coming.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West, primarily the marshal's office and jail. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Pete Brass, Jess

Listen for: Pete Brass's threats that his gang will rescue him from jail and make things hard on Marshal Dillon; Dillon's calm certainty that trouble is coming; the arrival of Brass's men plotting how to break him out.

Gunsmoke: Kitty's Outlaw (1956)

Marshal Matt Dillon notices a stranger named Cole Yankton loitering in Dodge City, watching the town carefully. When Yankton enters the saloon, Kitty recognizes him and flees out the back door, leaving Dillon puzzled about her sudden departure and their connection.

Dodge City, Kansas - the plaza, saloon, and streets · Matt Dillon, Cole Yankton, Kitty, Sam, Doc, Chester

Listen for: The mystery of Kitty's reaction to Cole Yankton and why she runs from him; Dillon's suspicions about Yankton's true purpose in town.

Gunsmoke: Kitty's Quandary (1959)

A drifter named Shad comes to Dodge City and spends time talking with Kitty at the Long Branch Saloon, expressing interest in staying longer. Meanwhile, Marshal Matt Dillon suffers from a terrible toothache and arranges with Doc to have the tooth extracted at midnight after drinking enough whiskey to dull the pain.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding town, 1959 · Marshal Matt Dillon, Kitty, Shad, Doc, Sam

Listen for: A flirtation between Kitty and the visiting drifter Shad is interrupted when Matt and Doc's plans for a midnight tooth extraction become the focus of the evening's activities.

Gunsmoke: Kitty's Rebellion (1958)

A young man named Billy Critt arrives in Dodge City on the stage from Louisiana seeking out an old family friend, Miss Kitty Russell. Marshal Dillon helps him locate Kitty at the Long Branch Saloon, where Billy discovers she works as a saloon hostess. Billy, who comes from a respectable family background, begins to express concern about Kitty's situation and suggests she would be happier elsewhere.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding streets · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Billy Critt, Kitty Russell, Max, Sam

Listen for: The reunion between Billy Critt and Kitty Russell, an old family friend he hasn't seen since childhood, and his growing discomfort with her life in the saloon; Marshal Dillon's gentle defense of Kitty's choices.

Gunsmoke: Land Deal (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Mr. Trumbull, who is guiding a party of ten immigrant families to settle on railroad land northeast of Dodge City. Trumbull requests to be deputized, claiming he needs help maintaining order during the settlement. When Dillon rides out to the immigrant camp, he discovers two men fighting to the death over a woman, bound arm-to-arm with knives in their free hands.

Dodge City and an immigrant camp thirty miles northeast near the south fork of the Pawnee River · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Mr. Jonas, Mr. Trumbull, Cal Calhoun, Sidney, Mrs. Calhoun

Listen for: The unusual and brutal fighting method used to settle disputes among the immigrants, and the tension brewing within the settlement party over domestic troubles.

Gunsmoke: Last Fling (1954)

Two old farmers, P.V. and Rives Milligan, arrive in Dodge City looking for a final fling before settling down. When P.V. is shot through the window of his room, Marshal Dillon investigates and discovers the shooting may be connected to a woman. After another attempt on Kitty's life, Dillon realizes someone is trying to kill both men and must find them before more blood is spilled.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Doc, P.V., Rives Milligan, John Peavey

Listen for: A tense mystery unfolds as Marshal Dillon pieces together the connection between the shootings and a mysterious woman, while trying to protect Kitty from danger.

Gunsmoke: Laughing Gas (1958)

Matt Dillon and Chester attend a laughing gas show that has come to Dodge City, where the traveling performers Mr. and Mrs. Stafford demonstrate the intoxicating effects of nitrous oxide on volunteer audience members. When the volatile Claude Marsh takes the gas and becomes the subject of laughter, Doc warns that a man of Marsh's temperament may seek revenge for the humiliation.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Long Branch Saloon and a traveling laughing gas show · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Miss Kitty, Sam, Mr. Stafford, Mrs. Stafford, Claude Marsh

Listen for: The demonstration of nitrous oxide's effects on volunteers and Doc's concerns about Claude Marsh's violent nature leading to trouble.

Gunsmoke: Laurie's Suitor (1959)

A young Eastern visitor named Scott has come to Dodge City and caught the attention of Laurie, an 18-year-old girl working at the Long Branch. Scott tells Miss Kitty he hopes to marry Laurie and take her back to Philadelphia, but a rough local named Brad Dawson has also set his sights on her and warns Scott to stay away from her.

Dodge City and the Long Branch saloon · Matt Dillon, Miss Kitty, Laurie, Scott, Brad Dawson, Bone

Listen for: The tension between Scott's genteel Eastern courtship and Brad's rough territorial claim on Laurie, and what happens when Brad makes his threatening ultimatum.

Gunsmoke: Legal Revenge (1956)

Marshal Dillon arrives at a remote homestead to investigate a man named Tebb who has been stabbed in the leg. Doc Adams suspects the man's wife Florie may have injured him deliberately and is waiting for another chance to finish him off. When Dillon visits the sod house, he finds Tebb feverish and unwilling to leave, while Florie grows increasingly hostile to any outside help or interference.

A sod house homestead about a mile outside Dodge City · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Sam, Justin, Tebb, Florie

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the suspicious wife as he tries to determine what really happened to the injured man and whether she poses a threat.

Gunsmoke: Letter of the Law (1956)

Marshal Dillon receives a court order to evict Brandon Teak from his land over a registration technicality, even though Teak has built a home there with his pregnant wife Sarah and claims to have a deed. When Dillon travels to Wichita to question Judge Rambow about the order, he discovers that a man named Lee Sprague—who owns adjoining land—brought the eviction to the judge's attention.

Dodge City and Wichita, Kansas; the frontier territories of the American West in the 1880s. · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Brandon Teak, Sarah Teak, Judge Rambow, Lee Sprague

Listen for: The tension between law and justice as Dillon grapples with enforcing a technically legal but morally questionable eviction order against a reformed man trying to build a family life.

Gunsmoke: Letter of the Law (1961)

Matt Dillon receives a court order from Judge Ramble to evict Brandon Teake from his land near Wagon Mountain because Teake failed to register his deed at the Land Office. When Matt arrives to serve the eviction, he finds Teake has built a home there with his wife Sarah, who is expecting their child. Teake initially resists but ultimately decides not to fight the law for his wife's sake.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including Wagon Mountain and Wichita · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Brandon Teake, Sarah Teake, Judge Ramble, Lee Sprague

Listen for: The tension between Brandon Teake's fierce independence and his newfound desire to keep peace for his wife and unborn child; Matt Dillon's conflict between enforcing the law and sympathizing with Teake's situation.

Gunsmoke: Little Girl (1960)

Marshall Dillon investigates a burnt cabin where a man has been found dead, apparently burned while sitting at his table. The discovery of a young girl, about ten years old, living alone at the remote homestead raises troubling questions about what really happened at the cabin.

A remote homestead cabin in the territory outside Dodge City · Matt Dillon, Chester, Albie, Terry

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances surrounding the man's death in the fire, and the revelation of a young girl living at the isolated property.

Gunsmoke: Lochinvar (1952)

Frank Craig, a former troublemaker, returns to Dodge City after a year away, announcing he has come to marry Artisan Nash and take her west. But Artisan is now engaged to Ben Martin, a wealthy rancher with twenty-five men working for him. As the wedding day approaches, Marshal Dillon must prevent violence between the two rivals who both claim Artisan as their own.

Dodge City, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Frank Craig, Ben Martin, Artisan Nash, Doc

Listen for: The tension builds as Frank Craig and Ben Martin confront each other in the saloon, each declaring their claim to Artisan, while Marshal Dillon tries to keep the peace without bloodshed.

Gunsmoke: Long as I Live (1957)

A stagecoach is ambushed near Dodge City and a passenger is shot. Doc must operate to remove the bullet, but the only other doctor in the territory has left town. Doc needs Chester's help despite his inexperience, and must prepare the wounded man for surgery.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the West, primarily Doc's medical office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Joshua, the wounded passenger

Listen for: Doc's tall tale about John Darling and the frozen smoke, told to distract and prepare Chester for the operation ahead

Gunsmoke: Looney Mc Cluny (1957)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Looney McCluny, an eccentric prospector who repeatedly claims to have found gold in the Colorado territory. When McCluny turns up dead at his shack by the river, struck on the head with stove wood, Matt must investigate who killed the harmless but persistent old man and uncover the truth about what McCluny really had that was worth killing for.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including McCluny's shack down by the river · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Looney McCluny, Amy

Listen for: The running joke about McCluny's repeated claims of finding gold that always turn out to be fool's gold or pyrite, and his habit of leaving town without paying his debts; the discovery of the body and evidence that someone was digging under the floorboards of his shack.

Gunsmoke: Lost Rifle (1956)

A fisherman named Frank Parrish is shot dead on the riverbank. Marshal Dillon finds a young boy hiding nearby, but the boy claims he only discovered the body and saw no one. Suspicion falls on Ben Temple, a hot-tempered man who had recently quarreled with Parrish, but the evidence troubles Dillon—Parrish was shot in the back, and Temple insists he would never do such a thing.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including the riverbank where a murder occurs. · Matt Dillon, Ben Temple, Paris (or Parrish), Chester, Justin, Andy, Frank Parrish

Listen for: A tense murder investigation that challenges assumptions about guilt and innocence, with Marshal Dillon caught between public suspicion and his own knowledge of a suspect's character.

Gunsmoke: Love of a Good Woman (1954)

Marshal Dillon encounters an old acquaintance, Coney Thorne, who has just been released from prison after serving five years. Thorne believes Dillon was responsible for his imprisonment following an arrest in Arizona years ago, and he has come to Dodge City seeking revenge. Dillon tries to reason with Thorne, insisting he never thought Thorne was guilty of the stagecoach robbery that led to his conviction.

Dodge City, Kansas - a frontier town where Marshal Dillon maintains order, including scenes at a local establishment and the stage arrival area. · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Doc Adams, Abby Twilling, Coney Thorne, Kitty

Listen for: The confrontation between Dillon and the vengeful Coney Thorne as the escaped prisoner arrives in town seeking retribution for his prison sentence.

Gunsmoke: Luke's Law (1960)

Young Jeff Bert comes to Marshal Dillon reporting that his father Luke has been beaten bloody by a man named Smedly Marshall. Jeff is certain Marshall is guilty based on a confrontation he witnessed on Front Street, but Luke refuses to press charges or cooperate with the law, insisting he can handle his own vengeance.

Dodge City, Kansas and the Bert homestead · Matt Dillon, Jeff Bert, Luke Bert, Smedly Marshall, Chester

Listen for: A clash between frontier justice and the law as an old rancher refuses to let the marshal help, preferring to settle scores himself.

Gunsmoke: Lynching Man (1956)

Matt Dillon discovers a man named Hank Blenice hanged in a grove of trees near Dodge City, apparently lynched for horse theft. A cattle rancher named Charlie Green arrives in town and accuses Gil Mather of the lynching, demanding that Dillon arrest Mather or Green will take justice into his own hands.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including a grove of trees and various ranches · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Charlie Green, Gil Mather, Hank Blenice

Listen for: The discovery of the lynched man in the grove, Charlie Green's confrontation with Matt Dillon about his vendetta, and Dillon's warning to Green about the consequences of taking the law into his own hands.

Gunsmoke: Ma Tennis (1954)

Andy Tennis, a hot-headed young rancher, shoots and kills an unarmed man over a gambling dispute in Miss Kitty's saloon. Marshal Dillon arrests him, but Andy's mother Ma Tennis arrives at the jail with a shotgun, determined to take her son and prevent him from facing trial and possible execution like her husband did years before.

Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s, primarily at Miss Kitty's saloon and the town jail · Matt Dillon, Miss Kitty, Ben Tennis, Andy Tennis, Ma Tennis, Chester Proudfoot

Listen for: The tension between Ma Tennis's fierce maternal protection and Marshal Dillon's duty to uphold the law; Andy's hot temper and his family's tragic history of hangings

Gunsmoke: Ma's Justice (1961)

When a family of settlers clashes with rival cattlemen over wild horses on open range, gunfire erupts and Jakey Seale's brother is badly wounded. Jakey rides into Dodge to fetch the marshal, but his mother has made clear she prefers to handle the trouble herself rather than involve the law.

Dodge City and the surrounding cattle range in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Jakey Seale, Ma Seale, Read Seale

Listen for: A tense confrontation over rustled horses that turns violent, and a mother's reluctance to let the law intervene in family matters

Gunsmoke: Man Hunter (1956)

Deputy Sheriff Quillen arrives in Dodge City with a murder warrant for Ike Abbott, a fugitive from Arizona. He identifies Hank Young, a peaceful ranch hand who has lived quietly in the territory for three years, as matching Abbott's description. Marshal Dillon must determine whether Hank is truly the wanted man and decide how to handle the situation.

Dodge City and surrounding ranch territory, 1956 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Hank Young, Ben Quillen, Mr. Bowers, Jesse

Listen for: The tension between Hank's peaceful reputation and the murder warrant bearing his name; Hank's sudden nervous behavior when confronted; the marshal's careful approach to determining the truth.

Gunsmoke: Man and Boy (1957)

A brash young deputy from California named Crowley Tobin arrives in Dodge City seeking the outlaw Jess Ricker, wanted for stage robbery and murder. Tobin refuses Marshal Dillon's assistance and insists on making the arrest himself, but when he confronts Ricker in the Long Branch Saloon, the experienced gunman easily overpowers the inexperienced lawman in a fight.

Dodge City, Kansas - the marshal's office, saloons, and the Long Branch Saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Crowley Tobin, Jess Ricker, Kitty

Listen for: A confrontation between an overconfident young deputy and a dangerous outlaw; Marshal Dillon's wisdom about law enforcement versus youthful pride

Gunsmoke: Marryin' Bertha (1960)

Chester Prodfoot has been writing letters to lonely women he found advertised in St. Louis newspapers, and one of them—the formidable Mrs. Corinne Gaceley—has arrived in Dodge City expecting to marry him. When Matt discovers Chester sent her his picture by mistake, Mrs. Gaceley mistakes Matt for Chester and demands he make good on his romantic promises.

Dodge City, Kansas; the Marshal's office and saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Kitty, Doc, Mrs. Corinne Gaceley

Listen for: Chester's excuse about beaver dams and spring fever; Mrs. Gaceley's stern expectations; Doc's teasing about the impending wedding.

Gunsmoke: Marshal Proudfoot (1958)

When an elderly man named Wesley Proudfoot arrives in Dodge City claiming to be the father of Chester, Matt Dillon's assistant, a misunderstanding threatens to unravel. Chester has apparently written home exaggerating his importance, leading his father to believe Chester is the marshal of Dodge City rather than merely an assistant. Now Matt must navigate the awkward situation as the truth begins to emerge.

Dodge City, Kansas - a frontier town where Matt Dillon serves as U.S. Marshal · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Wesley Proudfoot, Dr. Adams, Kitty, Doc

Listen for: A comedic tale of a young man's exaggeration catching up with him when his elderly father unexpectedly visits town, with misunderstandings about Chester's actual role in law enforcement.

Gunsmoke: Matt Gets It (1954)

A Texas sheriff arrives in Dodge City looking for Dan Grat, a gunman wanted for murder in Amarillo. When Grat himself shows up and reveals he killed a man in self-defense before learning the victim was unarmed, Matt must navigate the confrontation between the proud sheriff and the skilled gunman who refuses to be taken without a fight.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in Kansas, with references to Amarillo, Texas · Matt Dillon, Chester Bradford, Jim Hill, Dan Grat

Listen for: A tense standoff develops between Marshal Dillon and two dangerous men with conflicting claims about honor and justice in the Old West.

Gunsmoke: Matt for Murder (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon returns to Dodge after two weeks away, only to be accused of murdering Lou Price, a man he had previously run out of town. Red Samples brings Price's body and claims to have a witness—Jim Huggins—who saw Dillon shoot Price at Rocky Bend the night before. Samples threatens to send the evidence to the governor and swear out legal charges.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, including Rocky Bend and the Texas Trail saloon. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Red Samples, Jim Huggins, Doc Adams, Kitty, Lou Price

Listen for: The false accusation against Dillon, the confrontation with Samples and his men at the marshal's office, and the arrival of a telegram from Washington regarding Dillon's suspension.

Gunsmoke: Mavis Mc Cloud (1954)

A young woman named Mavis McCloud arrives in Dodge City after sending Marshal Dillon a cryptic telegram, claiming she has come to get married but offering no clear explanation. When Dillon learns she didn't send the telegram to marry him specifically, he struggles to understand her true purpose, though Kitty offers to help her settle in.

Dodge City, Kansas in the Old West · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Doc, Kitty, Mavis McCloud, Barney Wales

Listen for: A mysterious young woman's unexpected arrival and her cryptic reasons for coming to town seeking marriage

Gunsmoke: Melinda Miles (1961)

Melinda Miles eagerly awaits her fiancé Paul's return to their struggling ranch, but tension erupts when Tom, a ranch hand Paul fired, arrives to see Melinda. Paul's jealousy and suspicion create conflict as Tom insists he came to see Melinda, not Paul, while a card game at the saloon raises concerns about gambling debts threatening their future together.

A ranch in the West territory, with scenes at the ranch house and a saloon · Melinda Miles, Paul Miles, Tom Parker, Roy Taylor, Doc

Listen for: The romantic triangle and mounting tension between Paul, Melinda, and Tom; Paul's gambling and financial worries about the struggling ranch; Melinda's defense of Tom and her hopes for marriage and a stable future

Gunsmoke: Meshougah (1953)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester ride to Pierceville to deliver government papers, but find the town eerily deserted. They discover that armed men have taken over the town and imprisoned all its residents in the warehouse. The leader demands that someone confess to killing his brother, threatening to kill the townspeople if no one talks.

Pierceville, a small town about 40 miles west of Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s. The story involves a warehouse where townspeople are being held prisoner. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Bill Houghton

Listen for: The mysterious tension as Dillon and Chester approach the empty town and realize something is terribly wrong; the confrontation with the armed men who have taken over Pierceville.

Gunsmoke: Miguel's Daughter (1958)

A young Mexican girl named Josephina comes to Dodge City with her father Miguel, who has taken over a farm outside town. When two rough men harass Josephina in the saloon, Marshal Dillon helps her and arranges for Kitty to drive her home. However, Miguel, protective and worried about his daughter's safety in a foreign land, mistakes Dillon's intentions and confronts him with a gun when Dillon and Kitty bring Josephina back to the farm.

Dodge City, Kansas and a farm outside town, 1880s · Marshal Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Josephina Ramirez, Miguel Ramirez, Tom, Jonah

Listen for: The tension between a father's protective instincts and the Marshal's attempts to help; the struggles of Mexican immigrants trying to build a new life in the frontier.

Gunsmoke: Minnie (1960)

Marshal Dillon encounters a mysterious woman named Minnie who arrives in Dodge City with a suspicious arm wound. When Doc Adams treats her injury, she claims it came from falling off a horse, but both the Marshal and Doc suspect she was actually shot. As Minnie settles into town, she becomes increasingly attached to Doc, following him around and creating awkward situations that trouble the reserved physician.

Dodge City, Kansas - a frontier town with a doctor's office, restaurant, and saloon · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Minnie Higgins, Chester, Kitty

Listen for: The mystery surrounding Minnie's true origins and her wound; the growing tension between Minnie's pursuit of Doc and his discomfort with her attention; hints of a troubling past that Doc seems to be hiding from

Gunsmoke: Monopoly (1954)

A businessman named Ivy arrives in Dodge City and begins buying out the local freight companies at inflated prices, absorbing the competition one by one. When Marshall Dillon investigates, he finds Ivy employs the dangerous gunman Cam Spiegel as his bodyguard, and the only freighter refusing to sell is Joe Trimble, who values his independence and the home he built with his earnings.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding frontier, with the Marshall's office and the Dodge House hotel. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Bob Adams, Ivy, Cam Spiegel, Joe Trimble, Jim Honecker

Listen for: Matt Dillon's suspicions about Ivy's true intentions as he investigates the mysterious takeover of Dodge City's freight business; the tension between Cam Spiegel and the Marshall; Joe Trimble's principled refusal to sell his outfit.

Gunsmoke: Moo Moo Raid (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon is pressed by cattleman Tush Hanover to find his missing lead cow, which has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. The animal is crucial for driving Hanover's herd across the river ahead of a competing trail boss, and its disappearance threatens his profits. Dillon agrees to investigate in the morning, but complications arise when rival cattleman Work Collins is spotted in town.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, with cattle operations preparing to drive herds across a river · Matt Dillon, Chester, Tush Hanover, Kitty, Doc, Work Collins

Listen for: A discussion of how lead cattle are essential for herding across water, and hints that foul play may have been involved in the cow's disappearance

Gunsmoke: Moon (1953)

A card game in the Dodge City saloon ends with gambler Ruett winning $730 from Vince Brewer. Later, when Brewer offers to buy Ruett a drink and they leave together, trouble may be brewing as Brewer's fortunes have turned sour and he has reason to want revenge.

Dodge City saloon and surrounding streets in the evening · Matt Dillon, Vince Brewer, Ruett, Jack, Nanny

Listen for: A gambling dispute that leads to danger, and Matt Dillon becoming involved when things turn violent.

Gunsmoke: Mr and Mrs Amber (1960)

When Marshal Dillon discovers Neil Amber trying to steal seeds from Jonas's store, he chooses to let the man go rather than arrest him, understanding that Amber and his wife are struggling to establish a farm near Pawnee Wells. But the marshal's mercy is tested when Pete Fletcher, a wealthy cattleman, accuses Mrs. Amber of stealing and butchering one of his calves. The marshal must determine the truth and decide whether the Ambers are victims of circumstance or criminals.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding territory, including a small farm near Pawnee Wells · Matt Dillon, Neil Amber, Mrs. Amber, Doc, Jonas, Chester, Pete Fletcher, Jim Baird

Listen for: The conflict between the poor farmers trying to build a new life and the wealthy cattleman who views them as threats; Matt Dillon's struggle between enforcing the law and showing mercy to desperate people.

Gunsmoke: Mr. and Mrs. Amber (1954)

Marshal Dillon encounters Neil Amber, a struggling homesteader who is caught stealing seeds from a merchant to survive. When Amber is released without arrest, his troubles multiply: Pete Fletcher accuses Mrs. Amber of stealing and butchering one of his calves, threatening to take justice into his own hands.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier, including Amber's homestead at Pawnee Wells · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Neil Amber, Mrs. Amber, Mr. Jonas, Pete Fletcher, Doc

Listen for: A frontier family on the brink of desperation faces mounting hardship and accusation, testing the Marshal's commitment to law and order against mounting pressure from a vengeful cattleman.

Gunsmoke: Murder Warrant (1954)

A young rancher named Lee Prentice is shot on his property near Dodge City and nursed back to health by Doc Adams. Marshal Matt Dillon investigates the shooting, but when a stranger named Jake Harbin arrives in town claiming to be a legal deputy, he produces a murder warrant for Lee Prentice from Baker City, complicating matters and casting suspicion on the seemingly upright young man.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West, including Doc Adams's office, the Longbranch Saloon, and the Marshal's office. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Lee Prentice, Kitty, Jake Harbin

Listen for: The revelation of the murder warrant for Lee Prentice and the question of whether the quiet, reformed young rancher is truly guilty of the crime he's accused of.

Gunsmoke: Nettie Sitton (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester are ambushed by renegade youths while riding through Indian territory, and Dillon is wounded in the leg. As they flee and make camp, they discover riders approaching and must make their way to a nearby cabin for shelter.

The frontier near Pueblo, Indian territory, and the surrounding wilderness with a remote cabin · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc

Listen for: The tension builds as Matt and Chester evade their pursuers, with Chester helping the wounded marshal toward safety while keeping watch for the approaching riders.

Gunsmoke: Never Pester Chester (1952)

Two rowdy Texas cowboys pester the ladies of Dodge City and refuse to leave them alone. When Chester is sent to tell them to behave, they rope him and drag him out of town, leaving him badly injured. Matt Dillon vows to bring the men to justice, but he removes his guns first, determined to capture them alive rather than shoot it out.

Dodge City, Kansas - the saloon, jail, street, and surrounding plains · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Two Texas cowboys: Trevor and Stobor

Listen for: The dramatic confrontation between Chester and the cowboys, Matt's decision to pursue justice without his guns, and his quiet determination to bring the men back alive.

Gunsmoke: Never Pester Chester (1960)

Two cowboys give Kitty trouble at the Long Branch and then pester the town ladies on Front Street. When Matt sends Chester to tell them to leave the women alone, they brutally beat him, leaving him fighting for his life. Matt must track down the two men responsible and bring them to justice before Chester dies from his injuries.

Dodge City, Kansas - the marshal's office, Long Branch Saloon, and Front Street · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Tabeth, Stobo

Listen for: The tense confrontation over Chester's beating and Matt's determined pursuit of the two cowboys responsible, with questions about whether Chester will survive and what justice Matt will pursue.

Gunsmoke: Newsma'am (1960)

A woman journalist named Phoebe Applebee arrives in Dodge City dressed in men's clothes after stowing away on a cattle drive. She claims she's come to write an authentic account of the West, but Marshal Dillon locks her up for disturbing the peace when she refuses to leave the cattle train. Now Dillon must decide what to do with this determined but unwelcome observer.

Dodge City in the Kansas Territory, a cattle drive, and the marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Phoebe Applebee, Trail boss

Listen for: A spirited confrontation between Marshal Dillon and a woman journalist determined to experience the real West, plus his deputy Chester's amusement at the situation

Gunsmoke: Nina (1954)

Army Scout Cuff Peters arrives in Dodge City with his wife Nina, who has been feeling ill. After Cuff gets into a confrontation at the Long Horn Saloon defending Nina against prejudice, Marshal Dillon warns him that the trouble he caused with Hank Lawson could lead to danger. Cuff wants to leave town soon to reach Fort Wallace, but he's concerned about Nina's health and asks Doc to examine her.

Dodge City and surrounding territory, primarily the Long Horn Saloon and Matt Dillon's marshal office · Matt Dillon, Cuff Peters, Nina, Doc Adams, Chester, Hank Lawson, Bartender

Listen for: The confrontation at the saloon and Doc Adams's discovery about Nina's condition

Gunsmoke: No Indians (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon investigates a series of brutal attacks on settler families near Dodge City. After hearing reports of multiple massacres attributed to Indians, Dillon joins Captain Star and his cavalry troop to examine the burned cabins and scattered bodies, searching for answers about who is responsible for the killings.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie near the Smoky Hill River in Kansas territory, 1954 · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Doc, Sam Butler, Captain Star, Chester

Listen for: The mystery of the Indian attacks and what Dillon discovers that troubles Captain Star about the pattern of killings

Gunsmoke: No Sale (1956)

Tom Breece and Red Temple make a cash offer to buy the Long Branch Saloon from Kitty Russell and Sam Noonan for $20,000, with a tight deadline. When Kitty refuses to sell and demands more time to decide, Breece attempts to bribe Marshal Dillon and later confronts Kitty in her private room with threatening intentions.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Long Branch Saloon and around town · Matt Dillon, Kitty Russell, Sam Noonan, Chester, Tom Breece, Red Temple, Kenny

Listen for: The shadowy motives behind Breece and Temple's urgent push to acquire the saloon, and what happens when Kitty stands her ground against their pressure and intimidation.

Gunsmoke: Obie Tater (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon meets with Obie Tater, a rancher falsely believed to be wealthy from California gold. Three weeks earlier, two men dragged Obie across the prairie trying to torture him into revealing where he hid his supposed riches. Now Dillon searches the saloons of Dodge City with Obie to identify the attackers before they strike again.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, including Obie's remote ranch and the town saloons. · Matt Dillon, Obie Tater, Mitch, Quade, Kitty, Ella Mellish, Doc Adams

Listen for: The story of a man chasing a false reputation; Obie's account of being dragged by rope across the prairie; the search through Dodge City's saloons to find the attackers.

Gunsmoke: Odd Man Out (1957)

Matt Dillon encounters Cyrus Hutton, a farmer who has come to town to report that his wife Bertha has mysteriously disappeared from their farm three weeks ago without explanation. While Cyrus seems devastated and confused about her disappearance, Matt must investigate what happened to the elderly woman and determine whether she left of her own accord or if something more sinister occurred.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Marshal's office and nearby locations in the territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Cyrus Hutton, Bertha Hutton, Sam, Kitty, Doc

Listen for: The details of Bertha Hutton's mysterious disappearance and Matt's investigation into where she has gone and why she abandoned her husband of 37 years

Gunsmoke: Old Beller (1959)

Marshal Dillon and Doc Adams ride out to a cattle drive where the trail boss Waddell has summoned the doctor to treat a sick animal—Old Beller, the lead steer who remarkably guides the entire herd across difficult terrain. When they arrive, Doc discovers the valuable steer has mysteriously recovered on its own, though Waddell hints that the animal may have been poisoned, and suspicion falls on someone in the outfit.

A cattle drive trail with a herd moving toward Texas, including cook wagons and camp facilities. · Marshal Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Waddell, Hobo Adel, Charlie, Old Beller

Listen for: Discussion of Old Beller's unusual intelligence and leadership abilities within the herd, the mystery of his illness, and hints of sabotage or poisoning that threaten the success of the cattle drive.

Gunsmoke: Old Faces (1961)

A young couple named Tom and his wife arrive in Dodge City seeking a fresh start. When the dangerous gunman Ed Ivers arrives at the general store where Tom's wife works, he claims to recognize her from a riverboat on the Mississippi two years ago, creating tension that threatens to explode into violence.

Dodge City, Kansas - a general store and saloon · Matt Dillon, Tom, Tom's wife, Ed Ivers, Varden, Chester, Mayor, Mr. Jonas

Listen for: Ed Ivers' mysterious claims about knowing Tom's wife from her past on the Mississippi riverboat, and the escalating hostility between Tom and Ivers over the attention paid to Tom's wife.

Gunsmoke: Old Flame (1958)

An old friend from Matt's past, Miss Dolly Milton, arrives in Dodge City from Texas. She claims to be looking for a place to settle down, but hints at being in some kind of trouble related to a man. Matt agrees to help her, though Kitty grows concerned about his involvement with the mysterious visitor.

Dodge City, Kansas - various locations including the Long Branch Saloon and the Dodge House hotel · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshall, Chester W. Proudfoot, Miss Dolly Milton, Kitty, Mr. Doby, Doc

Listen for: Chester's mishap with a derby hat that had to be cut from his head, and the tension that develops when Kitty learns of Matt's old friendship with Dolly Milton.

Gunsmoke: Old Fool (1960)

Hannibal Bass, an aging farmer, catches a poor boy stealing his pigs and prepares to shoot him. When the boy's widowed mother comes to retrieve her son, Hannibal finds himself charmed by her kindness and learns about the family's desperate circumstances. His anger over the theft melts away as he discovers the woman's struggle to survive alone on her homestead.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier homesteads, Kansas territory · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Kitty, Hannibal Bass, Della Bass, Dunche, The boy's mother

Listen for: The story of an old farmer's hardened heart softened by meeting a struggling widow; themes of compassion overcoming anger and judgment

Gunsmoke: Old Friend (1954)

When a smooth-talking gambler named Ben Carter arrives in Dodge City, he attempts to bribe Marshal Dillon to overlook crooked gambling games in exchange for a cut of the profits. Dillon refuses and orders Carter out of town, but Carter's attempt to intimidate the Marshal with gunfire backfires. A few weeks after Carter leaves Dodge, Dillon discovers the gambler has returned to cause more trouble.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the Old West · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Ben Carter, Doc

Listen for: The tension between an honest lawman and a manipulative gambler who refuses to accept rejection; Chester's awkward romantic prospects; Doc's complaints about his medical practice.

Gunsmoke: Old Gunfighter (1959)

An old gunfighter named Charlie B. hangs around Dodge City sharing stories about legendary gunslingers from his past, including tales of Rio Joe. When young men pester him on the street, Chester attempts to help but gets a black eye for his trouble. Doc and Matt worry that Charlie's romanticized stories about the old days of gunfighting are influencing the young men dangerously.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding streets · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Charlie B.

Listen for: Stories of Rio Joe and other legendary gunfighters from the frontier past; discussion of the dangers of glorifying gun violence; Charlie B.'s persistent reminiscences of his younger days

Gunsmoke: Old Man's Gold (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon agrees to safeguard a suitcase of family treasures left by Cassius Mayhew, who has come to Dodge City with his ailing wife for her health. When Henry Brails arrives claiming to be Mayhew's brother-in-law and demanding access to the suitcase, Dillon refuses to open it without Mayhew's consent, sensing something suspicious about Brails's motives. Tensions escalate when Brails attempts to force his way into the hotel where Mrs. Mayhew is staying.

Dodge City - Marshal's office, saloon, and hotel · Matt Dillon, Cassius Mayhew, Henry Brails, Doc Adams, Chester, Kitty

Listen for: The mystery surrounding the suitcase and Brails's true intentions toward the Mayhews and their valuables.

Gunsmoke: Old Pal (1956)

Marshal Dillon learns that Jim Rankin, a Wells Fargo messenger carrying a $60,000 payroll, was murdered in El Paso. When stolen banknotes from that shipment turn up in Dodge City, Dillon questions Lily, an attractive woman at the Long Branch Saloon, who bought a train ticket to Kansas City with the stolen bills. Lily claims she was engaged to Rankin, but Dillon suspects she may know more about the robbery and murder than she's admitting.

Dodge City, Kansas and surrounding territory; the Marshal's office and the Long Branch Saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Will Borgler, Kitty, Lily

Listen for: The revelation of the stolen banknotes and Lily's connection to Jim Rankin's murder; Dillon's investigation into why the killers came north instead of south

Gunsmoke: One for Lee (1958)

A U.S. Senator arrives in Dodge City to study farming and cattle problems, but is shot and wounded shortly after stepping off the train. Marshal Matt Dillon must investigate the shooting and track down the man seen fleeing the scene, with the town's sheepherder Willie Angel as the only witness to what happened.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the train station and surrounding town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Senator Hooper, Willie Angel

Listen for: The mystery of who shot the Senator and why, and whether Willie Angel's testimony will help Matt solve the crime.

Gunsmoke: Overland Express (1952)

Marshal Matt Dillon pursues a stranger named Joe Baudry who killed a man in Dodge City and fled northwest. After capturing him at the Smoky Hill River, Dillon transports Baudry back to Dodge for trial, catching a ride on the Overland Express stage headed to Fort Donner. During the journey, tensions rise among the passengers and crew, and Baudry reveals a mysterious piece of information about one of the other travelers.

The frontier west of Dodge City, including the Smoky Hill River region, the Overland Express stage route, and a way station near Fort Donner. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Joe Baudry, Zimmer, Phil, Hank, Barry

Listen for: The revelation about Zimmer's true identity and what it might mean for the journey; the tensions building among the stage passengers and whether Baudry might cause trouble despite his apparent surrender.

Gunsmoke: Ozymandias (1957)

Marshal Matt Dillon receives eviction papers from Washington ordering him to remove Sloe Carson from his 360-acre homestead. The land belongs to the large Craiger Ranch, and rancher Burke Craiger has finally obtained a federal order claiming Carson illegally homesteaded the property. Though Dillon sympathizes with Carson's situation, he must deliver the legal notice.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas frontier, including a homestead and the Craiger Ranch · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Burke Craiger, Sloe Carson

Listen for: The conflict between federal law and personal justice as Dillon grapples with enforcing an eviction against a peaceful homesteader while Burke Craiger seeks to consolidate his vast landholdings into what he plans to rename Craiger Ranch.

Gunsmoke: Paid Killer (1953)

Marshal Matt Dillon learns that someone has put out a $5,000 bounty on his life. A young informant overhears two men discussing the contract at the livery stable, and Dillon traces the money to Losh Hails, a local businessman who has repeatedly tried to muscle in on Dodge City. Now Dillon must identify which hired killer will make the attempt and when the attack will come.

Dodge City and surrounding territory, 1953. The story takes place around town, the saloons, the livery stable, and the bank. · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Chester, Billy, Mr. Greeley, banker, Losh Hails

Listen for: The tension builds as Dillon walks the quiet streets of Dodge City at night, vulnerable and waiting for an assassin to strike. Chester's nervous warnings contrast with Dillon's calm determination to face the threat head-on rather than hide.

Gunsmoke: Paid Killer (1959)

Marshal Dillon learns that someone has been hired to kill him for a thousand dollars in gold. After discovering that a man named Lawson Hale withdrew the gold from the bank, Dillon must identify the hired killer before the assassin strikes, all while the tension of waiting wears on both him and Chester.

Dodge City in Kansas Territory, including the jail, Long Branch Saloon, and bank · Matt Dillon, Chester, Lawson Hale, Billy, Mr. Buckingham, Kitty

Listen for: A tense cat-and-mouse game as Dillon tries to identify who has been hired to kill him, with mounting pressure as he waits for the inevitable confrontation.

Gunsmoke: Pal (1957)

Matt Dillon and Doc help save an injured dog they believe belongs to a man named Spiny Murphy. Chester becomes attached to the animal and names it Pal. However, when Matt and Chester take the dog back to Spiny's home, they discover that Spiny's wife is angry and abusive, and Spiny has mysteriously disappeared.

Dodge City - Doc's office and the Murphy residence · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Spiny Murphy, Mrs. Murphy

Listen for: A tense confrontation at the Murphy house as Matt investigates a missing man and a troubled marriage, with an innocent dog caught in the middle of domestic violence.

Gunsmoke: Passive Resistance (1956)

A peaceful shepherd named Gideon refuses to carry a gun or report the men who slaughtered his entire flock of sheep, believing instead in non-resistance and that his attackers will be punished by their own consciences. Marshal Matt Dillon tries to convince the stubborn man to cooperate with the law, but Gideon steadfastly refuses to identify the killers or accept Dillon's help.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Gideon, Joe, Dan, Steve

Listen for: A philosophical clash between Gideon's absolute pacifism and non-resistance to evil, and Matt Dillon's duty as marshal to catch the men who destroyed Gideon's livelihood

Gunsmoke: Personal Justice (1959)

Marshal Matt Dillon escorts a prisoner named Reed Morley to Wichita for trial on a murder charge. Reed's brother Clayton arrives and threatens Dillon, demanding the prisoner's release and warning that Dillon won't live to see Reed hanged. Clayton continues his intimidation throughout Dillon's stay, making veiled threats even after the trial concludes.

Wichita, a town away from Dodge City, including a hotel, restaurant, courthouse, and jail · Matt Dillon, Chester, Clayton Morley, Reed Morley, Tom

Listen for: Clayton Morley's escalating threats toward Marshal Dillon and his insistence that his brother is innocent despite the murder charge

Gunsmoke: Poor Pearl (1955)

A stranger named Willie Calhoun arrives in Dodge City with a new wagon and a loaded rifle, determined to marry Pearl Bender who works at the Long Branch. When Marshal Dillon questions him about his intentions and the rifle, Calhoun refuses to explain himself and reveals he will shoot anyone who tries to stop him. Dillon learns that Webb Thorne, another man, has also claimed he would shoot anyone who tried to take Pearl away.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including the Long Branch saloon and Marshal Dillon's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Willie Calhoun, Pearl Bender, Webb Thorne, Kitty

Listen for: The tension between Willie Calhoun's declaration that he will marry Pearl and his threat to kill anyone who interferes, contrasted with Webb Thorne's prior claim that he would shoot anyone who tried to take Pearl from him.

Gunsmoke: Post Martin (1952)

Catherine Blair arrives in Dodge City by train from Boston searching for her brother Martin, whom she hasn't seen in two years. Marshal Dillon knows Martin is in jail awaiting trial for cattle rustling, murder, and horse stealing, and must decide whether to tell her the truth before the trial exposes his crimes.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Marshal's office, the jail, and Mrs. Markham's boarding house · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Chester Proffit, Deputy Marshal, Catherine Blair, Martin Blair, also known as Boston Jack, Old Man Hawk, Red Pulley

Listen for: The tension between Dillon's duty to justice and his sympathy for an innocent sister; Martin's desperation to protect his family from the truth about his crimes.

Gunsmoke: Potato Road (1955)

Marshal Dillon is summoned by a young man named Bud Griek to arrest his father, who has allegedly killed a stranger near their home out in the country. Dillon and Chester ride out to investigate the shooting and meet Bud's mother, a harsh woman who seems unconcerned about the death.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier countryside, including the Griek family's sparse homestead with a one-room house and potato cellar. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Bud Griek, Mrs. Groak

Listen for: A stranger's mysterious death on the prairie and the reasons behind the killing; the tense family dynamics at the Griek homestead.

Gunsmoke: Prairie Happy (1953)

Marshal Dillon returns to Dodge City after a week away to find the entire town in a panic over rumors of an impending Pawnee Indian attack scheduled for tomorrow. No one has actually seen any Indians or evidence of a raid, but the town is armed and jittery. Dillon sets out to discover who started the unfounded rumor before panic causes the citizens to turn on each other.

Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mr. Green, Doc, Kitty, Sam, Mr. Jokesbury

Listen for: A talkative old frontiersman named Jokesbury boasts of his experience with Indians and marshals, while Dillon quietly investigates the source of the panic.

Gunsmoke: Prescribed Killing (1960)

Luke Kirby neglects his wife Myra, spending all his time with his horses and increasingly visiting a woman named Joe Holland at a neighboring ranch. Myra, desperate and unhappy with her isolated life, confronts Joe Holland in person, warning her that Luke will never be free of his marriage even if she's gone. When Myra mysteriously dies, Matt Dillon must investigate whether her death was natural or if foul play was involved.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, with scenes at the Kirby ranch and the Holland ranch · Matt Dillon, Luke Kirby, Myra Kirby, Joe Holland, Chester

Listen for: A tense domestic drama involving a neglectful husband, a lonely wife, and a rival woman, culminating in a mysterious death that requires the marshal's investigation.

Gunsmoke: Pretty Mama (1956)

Young Beanie Marvel finds his father Hank shot dead by the creek near the family ranch outside Dodge City. Marshal Matt Dillon investigates the killing and discovers that the bullet came from a light rifle. The case leads toward the Circle D ranch foreman Jack Teague, a man with a questionable reputation who has been linked to rumors about the boy's mother.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including the Marvel ranch near a creek and bluff, and the Circle D spread · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Beanie Marvel, Mrs. Marvel, Hank Marvel, Doc, Jack Teague

Listen for: The investigation into who shot Hank Marvel and why, with suspicion falling on Jack Teague from the neighboring Circle D ranch

Gunsmoke: Print Asper (1953)

When old rancher John Asper discovers that lawyer Rob has allegedly tricked him into signing over his ranch deed, Asper threatens to kill him. Rob agrees to fix the paperwork immediately. Shortly after, Rob is shot through his office window and accuses Asper of the crime, though he never actually saw his shooter. Marshal Matt Dillon must investigate whether Asper is guilty or if someone else is responsible.

Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s · Matt Dillon, Asper, Rob, Chester, Doc

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Asper and Rob over the disputed ranch deed, and the mystery of who shot Rob through his office window.

Gunsmoke: Professor Lute Bone (1953)

A slick medicine man named Professor Lute Bone arrives in Dodge City with a wagon and a miracle tonic he claims cures all ailments. As the professor draws crowds with promises of miraculous healing, Marshal Dillon and Doc Adams grow suspicious of the charlatan's operation and his growing influence over the townspeople.

Dodge City, outside the Long Branch Saloon and in the street where Professor Bone's wagon is parked · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Doc Adams, Chester, Professor Lute Bone

Listen for: Professor Bone's grandiose sales pitch claiming his wonder medicine cures everything from rheumatism to liver disease, and Chester's unexpected appearance as one of the professor's testimonial patients.

Gunsmoke: Professor Lute Bone (1957)

Professor Lute Bone arrives in Dodge City with his patent medicine wagon, entertaining crowds with tall tales and testimonials about his miraculous cure-all elixir. Doc Adams grows concerned about the charlatan's influence on the townspeople, and Matt Dillon investigates what the doctor sees as a dangerous threat to Dodge City.

Dodge City - the Long Branch Saloon and a wagon in the street · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Doc Adams, Professor Lute Bone, Sam

Listen for: Professor Bone's entertaining but dubious medical claims and colorful stories about his supposed cures and past experiences

Gunsmoke: Pucket's New Year (1956)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester rescue Ira Puckett, an elderly buffalo hunter stranded in a blizzard after his skinner Jed Lorner abandoned him. Doc treats Puckett's frozen foot but must amputate, ending his hunting days. Now crippled and struggling to find purpose in Dodge City, Puckett seethes with pride and a desire for revenge against Lorner.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding prairie during winter, with the main action occurring after a severe blizzard and continuing into New Year celebrations. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ira Puckett, Jed Lorner, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The tension between Puckett's fierce independence and his forced dependence on others; Matt's effort to prevent Puckett from committing murder; Puckett's struggle to accept his new limitations.

Gunsmoke: Pucket's New Year (1959)

A proud buffalo hunter named Ira Puckett is rescued from the frozen prairie by Marshal Matt Dillon after being abandoned during a blizzard by his partner Jed Lorner. Doc saves Puckett's life but has to amputate part of his foot, leaving the old man facing a future without the hunting life that defined him. Now crippled and trapped in Dodge City, Puckett becomes obsessed with finding Lorner to exact revenge.

Dodge City, Kansas, during winter; begins on the frozen prairie during a blizzard · Matt Dillon, Ira Puckett, Doc, Jed Lorner, Kitty

Listen for: An aging buffalo hunter's struggle with helplessness and pride as he adjusts to life as a cripple in a town he despises; his thirst for vengeance against the man who left him to die.

Gunsmoke: Pussy Cats (1953)

Matt Dillon and Chester finish paperwork at the marshal's office and head to the Texas Trail saloon for a drink. A tall, gray-eyed stranger and his talkative female companion arrive on the evening stage from Oklahoma territory, and the man waits tensely at the bar. When riders approach the saloon from outside, the stranger reveals he's expecting trouble and forces everyone behind the bar, arming himself and the woman for a gunfight that's about to erupt through the doors.

The Texas Trail saloon in Dodge City, late at night · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Sam, Jack, The Woman

Listen for: The confrontation between the stranger Jack and the approaching riders, with Matt Dillon caught in the middle of a private conflict in his town

Gunsmoke: Quarter Horse (1953)

Old Man Thatcher, a newcomer to Dodge City with a quarter horse he's proud of, endures constant mockery from Ed Butler and his friends at the saloon. Thatcher approaches Marshal Dillon with a bold proposal: he wants to wager his ranch deed on a horse race against Butler's best horse to prove the worth of his prized quarter horse.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon called the Texas Trail, the Dodge House, and Marshal Dillon's office · Matt Dillon, Ed Butler, Mr. Thatcher, Kitty, Sam, Chester

Listen for: A detailed description of the quarter horse breed and what makes Thatcher's horse special; the terms and details of the proposed race between Thatcher and Butler

Gunsmoke: Quarter Horse (1958)

Marshal Dillon becomes involved when old Mr. Thatcher stakes his entire ranch on a race between his quarter horse and Ed Butler's horse. Thatcher has grown tired of Butler's taunts about horseflesh and believes his special quarter horse can beat anything, but the Marshal discovers that Butler is running a thoroughbred racehorse against Thatcher's quarter horse in a 400-yard match.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas, including the Long Branch Saloon and a race course across the river. · Matt Dillon, Mr. Thatcher, Ed Butler, Chester, Doc Adams, Mr. Hightower

Listen for: A high-stakes horse race where an old rancher risks everything on his quarter horse against a competitor's thoroughbred, with the entire town gathering to watch.

Gunsmoke: Real Sent Sonny (1958)

A young man named Sonny Garner walks into Dodge City and challenges Marshal Dillon to a gunfight in the street. When Chester shoots the gun from Sonny's hand, the boy is arrested. Interrogated in jail, Sonny refuses to reveal who sent him or who his partner is, claiming he was only trying to prove himself a man.

Dodge City, Kansas - the marshal's office and jail · Matt Dillon, Chester, Sonny Garner, Nate

Listen for: The tense confrontation in the street, Chester's clever markmanship, and Sonny's interrogation where he gradually reveals hints about his mysterious older partner.

Gunsmoke: Renegade White (1952)

A man named Ward Spicer arrives in Dodge City after a secret meeting with a Cheyenne named Wildhog, during which they arrange a dangerous deal for money. Spicer spends lavishly in the local saloon, drawing attention from a stranger who becomes suspicious of his sudden wealth and evasive behavior. When Spicer gets drunk and violent, he ends up in Marshal Dillon's custody.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier, including a camp near the town. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ward Spicer, Wildhog, A stranger in the saloon

Listen for: The tense negotiation between Spicer and the Cheyenne scout Wildhog, Spicer's boastful drinking at the saloon, and Marshal Dillon's cool handling of a potentially dangerous situation.

Gunsmoke: Reward for Matt (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon shoots and kills Mel Hornby in self-defense when Hornby reaches for his gun after being questioned about the murder of a homesteader named Jake Reeves. Hornby's angry widow, Mrs. Hornby, arrives in Dodge and vows to hire men to kill the Marshal in revenge, offering a thousand-dollar reward for his death.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Mrs. Hornby, Mel Hornby

Listen for: The confrontation between Matt and Mrs. Hornby as she learns of her husband's death and makes her deadly threat; Matt's calm reaction to the bounty on his head.

Gunsmoke: Robber Bridegroom (1955)

A wealthy businessman named Franklin Reeves arrives in Dodge City to marry a young woman named Laura who is coming from Denver by stagecoach. When the stage is robbed of $50,000 in gold and Laura is kidnapped by the bandit, Marshal Dillon pursues the outlaw across the prairie to rescue her.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie in Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Franklin Reeves, Jim the stage driver, Doc, Kitty, Laura

Listen for: The Marshal's determination to rescue the kidnapped girl despite the challenges of pursuing the bandit across open country; Reeves's true nature revealed through Kitty's account of his behavior and past dealings.

Gunsmoke: Robin Hood (1955)

A stage is held up near Rocky Ford by a mysterious bandit who robs only the wealthy banker Mr. Botkin while leaving other passengers untouched. Marshal Dillon suspects the thief is the notorious Teddy Blue Fisher, a gentleman outlaw who has won the sympathy of the poor by robbing the rich. When Fisher surfaces in Dodge City, Dillon must find a way to stop him despite having little evidence that would hold up in court.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including Rocky Ford and the route of a stagecoach line · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Mr. Botkin, Doc, Teddy Blue Fisher, Peters

Listen for: The stage robbery and the description of the mysterious bandit in his flour-sack disguise; Matt's comparison of Teddy Blue Fisher to Robin Hood; Doc's revelation that Fisher has arrived in Dodge City with money and plans to stay and gamble.

Gunsmoke: Romeo (1956)

Young Andy Bowers wants to elope with Judy, the daughter of rancher Jake Chester, but their fathers are bitter enemies who refuse to allow the match. When Andy and Judy sneak into town seeking Marshal Dillon's help to escape, Matt finds himself caught between two powerful cattlemen on the brink of violent conflict.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, with ranches and the marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Andy Bowers, Jake Chester, Judy Chester, Doc, Emmett Bowers

Listen for: A tense confrontation as two feuding ranchers pursue the young couple into town, forcing Marshal Dillon to navigate a dangerous situation that could spark a range war.

Gunsmoke: Saddle Sore Sal (1957)

A young woman named Sally Burke shoots at Dr. Tucker near the Dodge House, claiming he cheated her out of money in a cattle deal last fall. Sally came to Dodge alone from the Panhandle with her sick horse, hungry and desperate. Marshal Dillon must sort out whether her shooting was justified self-defense or attempted murder.

Dodge City, including the Dodge House, a stable, and the jail · Marshal Dillon, Chester, Sally Burke, Dr. Tucker, Sam

Listen for: The dispute over a cattle sale and Sally's growing desperation as she faces jail time for attempting to shoot Dr. Tucker.

Gunsmoke: Saludos (1957)

A half-breed woman stumbles into Doc's office with a bullet wound, having fled the Choctaw Basin after a white man murdered her husband Walking Deer and shot at her when she tried to escape. Marshal Dillon learns that three men recently passed through the area, and he must round them all up and bring them back to Dodge City so the injured woman can identify which one committed the crime.

Dodge City and the Choctaw Basin in the American West, 1957 · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Kitty, Walking Deer, Ben Taylor, Fager, Steve

Listen for: The challenge of tracking suspects through the remote basin and the tension as Matt questions three strangers to find the murderer

Gunsmoke: Sarah's Search (1959)

Sarah Howell arrives in Dodge City searching for her fiancé, Guy Porter, a tall man with blonde hair whom she believes may be in trouble. Marshal Dillon agrees to help her find him, but a mysterious man named Joe—who appears to be hiding from the law—learns of Sarah's arrival and her detailed description of Porter.

Dodge City, Kansas and surrounding territory in 1959 · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Sarah Howell, Kitty, Sam, Rance, Joe

Listen for: The mystery of Guy Porter's whereabouts and why Joe is so concerned about Sarah's presence in town; the connection between Joe and the man Sarah is seeking.

Gunsmoke: Scared Kid (1955)

When young Gil Varden gets into a fight with Henry Gant over a girl named Ida Stewart at the saloon, Marshal Dillon separates them. That night, Henry Gant is found shot in the back, and all evidence points to Gil as the killer. Marshal Dillon and Chester pursue Gil, discovering he's stolen a team of horses from a wagon and left a man dead in its wake.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including a saloon, Marshal's office, open prairie, and a stranded wagon · Matt Dillon, Gil Varden, Ida Stewart, Henry Gant, Doc, Chester, Country Woman

Listen for: The tension between young Gil's hot temper and Marshal Dillon's attempts to keep the peace; the escalating violence that follows a simple saloon quarrel; the mystery of why Gil is fleeing and what desperation drives him to steal and leave death in his wake.

Gunsmoke: Second Arrest (1959)

Marshall Matt Dillon searches for Will Hunter, who was supposed to testify against a man accused of stealing horses but fails to appear in court. When the judge cannot delay proceedings and no witness is available, he must dismiss the case for lack of evidence, allowing the accused criminal to go free.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Miss Hunter, Will Hunter, Judge, Celie, Mr. Jones

Listen for: A frustrated Marshal Dillon dealing with the limitations of the law when a key witness disappears, leaving a guilty man unpunished.

Gunsmoke: Second Son (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters a well-spoken British man named Sedgley Carstairs who has lost his horse in a poker game to Pete Newsom and walks into Dodge City hoping to win it back. As Matt gives him a ride into town, he tells Carstairs a tall tale about Joe Masurak, a legendary steel worker, while Chester and Doc discuss what a British second son is and wonder what Carstairs is doing in America.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West, with scenes in town including a saloon and Doc's office. · Matt Dillon, Sedgley Carstairs, Chester, Doc, Pete Newsom, Sam

Listen for: Matt's tall tale about the legendary Joe Masurak and his incredible feats in the steel industry; Chester's suspicious commentary about Carstairs and British second sons; discussion of why British second sons come to America.

Gunsmoke: Shakespeare (1952)

Marshal Dillon and Doc Chester find an unconscious stranger collapsed on the trail outside Dodge City and bring him to town to recover. When they retrieve his wagon, they discover a dead man shot in the back inside it, and must question the stranger—an actor named Irving Henry—about how a corpse came to be hidden in his vehicle.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding trail, in hot summer weather · Marshal Dillon, Doc Chester, Irving Henry, Sam Matchett

Listen for: The mystery of who killed Sam Matchett and why his body was concealed in Irving Henry's wagon; Henry's theatrical manner of speech and his quotes from Shakespeare

Gunsmoke: Sheep Dog (1957)

Marshal Dillon must arrest Allan, the son of Jeff Barkus, a sheep herder, after the boy shoots a man named Peterson during a poker game in town. Allan is accused of cheating at cards and attempted murder, but his father struggles to accept that his son has committed such a crime and contemplates whether to turn him in or help him escape.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie where Jeff Barkus tends his sheep flock · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jeff Barkus, Allan Barkus, Doc, Miles, Rick Kelso, Peterson

Listen for: The tension between a marshal's duty to the law and his sympathy for a family facing tragedy; the threat of mob justice forming in town as Rick Kelso stirs up trouble.

Gunsmoke: Shooting Stopover (1959)

Marshal Matt Dillon must transport a prisoner wanted for murder by stagecoach to the next town. When a schoolteacher boards the coach objecting to his harsh treatment of the shackled prisoner, tensions rise between Dillon's duty to prevent escape and her pleas for human dignity.

Dodge City and a stagecoach traveling between towns in the Old West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Bernie, Schoolteacher

Listen for: A moral debate about how prisoners should be treated, set against the backdrop of a stagecoach journey carrying both a dangerous criminal and innocent passengers

Gunsmoke: Sins Of The Fathers (1955)

Marshal Dillon is called to the hotel to settle a dispute between the proprietor Mr. Doby and a mountain man named Dan Daggett who has arrived in Dodge City with his wife. When Dillon investigates, he discovers that Mrs. Daggett is the daughter of Yellow Horse, a Kiowa chief whose tribe conducted deadly raids in the area two years prior, and Mr. Doby refuses to allow her to stay in his establishment because of her father's violent past.

Dodge City and a local hotel, present day in the Old West · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Doc, Chester, Mr. Doby, hotel proprietor, Dan Daggett, mountain man, Mrs. Daggett, Yellow Horse, Kiowa chief, Kitty

Listen for: The tension between frontier prejudice and individual innocence as Dillon tries to maintain order when a hotel keeper refuses service based on a guest's family ancestry.

Gunsmoke: Skid Row (1955)

A young woman named Anne Cabot arrives in Dodge City looking for Jack Schomer, a man she apparently knows. When Marshall Dillon and Chester find Schomer, they discover he's a broken alcoholic living in squalor by the river. Doc joins them to help get Schomer sobered up, but Schomer is ashamed to face Anne and convinced he's no good for her.

Dodge City, Kansas, including the Long Branch Saloon and Jack Schomer's shack by the river · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Hank Groot, Anne Cabot, Jack Schomer, Doc

Listen for: The tension between Hank Groot and Matt Dillon over Kitty; Anne Cabot's arrival and search for Jack Schomer; the discovery of Schomer's alcoholism and the attempt to sober him up; Schomer's despair about facing Anne while in his current condition.

Gunsmoke: Smoking Out the Beedles (1954)

Marshal Dillon is confronted with a land dispute when Pat Clay arrives with a court order demanding that Jim Beatle vacate a house and land that Clay claims to own. Beatle insists he purchased the property from Clay for sixty dollars and intends to farm it, but Clay now denies ever selling it to him. Dillon must unravel the truth behind the conflicting claims and decide how to enforce the law.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including a remote homestead at Stone Point · Matt Dillon, Chester Proff, Pat Clay, Jim Beatle, Mrs. Beatle

Listen for: A dispute over land ownership, conflicting stories about a property sale, and the question of whether Jim Beatle has any legal claim to the land he occupies

Gunsmoke: Snakebite (1956)

Marshal Dillon confronts two rowdy newcomers in Dodge City after they shoot a small dog belonging to Pony Thompson, an elderly drifter who visits town once a year to get drunk. When Dillon confiscates their guns, Thompson vows to discover who shot his dog and take his own justice.

Dodge City, Kansas - the streets, saloon, and marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Walt Gorman, Jod Heaks, Pony Thompson, Kitty, Sam

Listen for: The encounter between Marshal Dillon and the two gunmen over the dead dog, and Pony Thompson's determination to learn the names of those responsible

Gunsmoke: Solomon River (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon is transporting a prisoner named Ben Crown along the Solomon River when he, Chester, and Crown discover a dying woman named Letty trying to dig a grave for her dead husband Luther. The three men stop to help the starving and exhausted woman, finding Luther has been dead for three days.

Along the Solomon River in Kansas Territory, at a remote cabin by the water · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ben Crown, Letty

Listen for: The emotional encounter between the marshal's party and the desperate woman trying to bury her husband alone in the wilderness

Gunsmoke: Speak to Me Fair (1956)

A young Indian boy is found barely alive near Matt Dillon's office, his tongue cut out and unable to speak. While Matt tries to learn the boy's identity and what happened to him, rancher Trench arrives demanding the Marshal investigate cattle rustling on his property, where livestock has been systematically killed and butchered.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, at Matt Dillon's office and around town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Trench

Listen for: The mystery of the mutilated Indian boy and whether he is connected to the cattle rustling plaguing the ranchers

Gunsmoke: Spring Freshet (better sound, less complete) (1957)

Two dangerous outlaws, Todlet and Slater, rob the Dodge City saloon and take Kitty hostage to ensure their escape. When Marshal Dillon discovers they never left town but are hiding in a storage loft, he must find a way to rescue Kitty before the criminals decide she's no longer useful to them.

Dodge City, Kansas and surrounding territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Red, Todlet, Slater, Hacks

Listen for: The tense standoff between the marshal and the trapped outlaws holding Kitty hostage in the loft, as darkness falls and options dwindle.

Gunsmoke: Spring Freshet (more complete) (1957)

Two notorious bank robbers, Talbot and Slater, hold up the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City and take Kitty hostage. After an extensive search of the surrounding countryside yields no trace of them, Matt discovers they never left town at all—they're hiding in the storage loft above Miles' general store.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Long Branch Saloon and Miles' general store · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Doc, Miles, Talbot, Slater, Red

Listen for: The tense standoff as Matt tries to negotiate with the armed robbers holding Kitty captive in the loft, and the debate over how to force them out without putting her in danger.

Gunsmoke: Spring Term (1953)

Marshal Dillon is ambushed and shot in the darkness, but the bullet was meant for someone else. The victim turns out to be Shaw, a peaceful man with no known enemies. When Shaw mentions hearing someone say the name Stone before the shooting, Dillon suspects the attack may have been a case of mistaken identity connected to a man named Danche, who swore revenge on Dillon years ago over the hanging of their mutual friend.

Dodge City, Kansas, with references to past events in Matagora County · Matt Dillon, Chester, Shaw, Doc, Kitty, Danche

Listen for: The mystery of who shot Shaw and why—was it really meant for Marshal Dillon? Dillon's past connection to a man named Stone and his friend Danche sets up the investigation.

Gunsmoke: Spring Term (1961)

A man is shot in an alley in Dodge City, apparently by mistake. Marshal Dillon learns the shooter may have been targeting someone named Stone, and discovers a man named Dane Shaw in town. When Shaw dies unexpectedly the next day, Dillon becomes suspicious and sets a trap on the street.

Dodge City, Kansas - alleys, saloon, and streets · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Dane Shaw

Listen for: The mystery of who shot the wrong man and why Dane Shaw died so suddenly after a minor injury

Gunsmoke: Stage Holdup (1954)

Marshal Dillon is robbed on a stagecoach when bandits stop the coach and steal the strongbox. One of the robbers kills a passenger who tries to resist, and the bandits escape. When a suspicious stranger arrives in Dodge with an infected arm wound, Dillon begins to suspect he may be one of the stage robbers.

Dodge City and the road from Hayes City, Kansas in 1954 · Marshal Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Doc, Charlie, Hank

Listen for: The tense stagecoach robbery and the mystery of the wounded stranger's true identity

Gunsmoke: Stage Smash (1960)

Marshal Dillon returns to Dodge City and encounters North Small, a gambler who proposes a poker game with high stakes—offering Dillon money, horses, or a woman in exchange for freeing his brother Cleary from jail. When Dillon refuses the bribe, North threatens him and insists everyone has a price. Meanwhile, a woman prepares to leave town by stagecoach, and tensions simmer in the jail.

Dodge City, Kansas—the marshal's office, jail, and saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, North Small, Cleary Small, Sam, Kelly, Prisoner (Mother North)

Listen for: A gambler's proposition and veiled threats against the marshal; discussion of a stagecoach departure; tension between the marshal and his prisoner

Gunsmoke: Stage Snatch (1960)

Matt Dillon transports prisoner Rafe (a man accused of murder) by stagecoach to Hayes City for trial. En route, the stage is stopped by Bigfoot, a Native American who claims Rafe killed his father and demands the prisoner for his own justice rather than allowing the law to handle the case.

Dodge City and the territory west, including a stagecoach route to Hayes City · Matt Dillon, Bigfoot, Rafe, Chester, Kitty, Doc, stage driver

Listen for: The confrontation between Matt Dillon and Bigfoot over who has the right to justice for a murder victim, and how Matt attempts to convince Bigfoot to let the law take its course.

Gunsmoke: Stolen Horses (1953)

Matt Dillon and Chester discover that Jim Redigo, a local rancher, has been killed by rustlers who stole his horses two nights ago. An old hired hand named Jed Cuff witnesses the shooting and tells them Jim managed to kill one of the attackers before being shot down. Following the trail of the stolen horses, Dillon and Chester encounter a large group of Native Americans moving north and approach them cautiously to see if they have information about the theft.

Dodge City and the Kansas Territory, at Jim Redigo's ranch and the surrounding prairie · Matt Dillon, Chester, Miss Kitty, Jed Cuff, Jim Redigo

Listen for: The investigation into the horse theft and murder, and the mysterious encounter with the Native American travelers

Gunsmoke: Summer Night (1957)

A newborn baby is discovered abandoned in Doc's room at the Dodge City saloon after a wagon train departs town. Matt Dillon and Chester must find the mother while caring for the infant, as the oppressive summer heat and tension simmer in the territory.

Dodge City, Kansas - the saloon and surrounding territory during a sweltering summer night · Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Chester

Listen for: The discovery of the abandoned baby and Matt's determination to locate its mother before morning

Gunsmoke: Sunday Supplement (1956)

Two dapper writers from New York arrive in Dodge City by stagecoach, hoping to write sensational stories about frontier violence for Eastern newspapers. When Marshal Dillon encounters a wounded cavalry patrol led by Lieutenant Faine, he learns that Little Hawk, a peaceful Pawnee chief, has jumped the reservation with forty braves and is attacking settlers and soldiers. Dillon investigates a Pawnee burial ground where bodies have been removed from their burial platforms, suggesting Little Hawk may be retrieving his dead for some unknown purpose.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding frontier territory, including Fort Dodge and a Pawnee burial ground near Grover trees. · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Doc Adams, Ned Spring, Bunker, Lieutenant Faine, Little Hawk

Listen for: The contrast between the New York writers seeking sensational stories and the harsh reality of frontier violence; the mystery of why peaceful chief Little Hawk has broken out and is collecting his dead from the burial platforms.

Gunsmoke: Sundown (1953)

Marshal Dillon and Chester find a feverish Indian woman unconscious by a tree on the prairie during the first break in weeks of bad weather. Doc Adams revives her in Dodge City, but she remains unresponsive. When Dillon discovers she wears a gold wedding ring and necklace, he suspects she may be married to a white man, setting him on a mystery to identify her and find her people before it's too late.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding prairie · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Miss Kitty, Old Man Johnson

Listen for: The mystery of the Indian woman's identity and her connection to a white man unfolds as Dillon begins his investigation.

Gunsmoke: Sunny Afternoon (1955)

A blizzard grips Dodge City, and tensions run high between struggling settlers and wealthy landowners. When Joshua Siderow's employee is found shot dead in the barn, Marshal Dillon must investigate whether desperate farmer Ned Crater, whom Siderow refused to help, is responsible for the murder.

Dodge City during a harsh winter blizzard; the Long Branch saloon and Joshua Siderow's property · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Ned Crater, Joshua Siderow, Doc, Jabel, Justin

Listen for: The tension between poor farmers struggling through an early, brutal winter and wealthy landowners who exploit their desperation; Siderow's cold refusal to help Crater afford hay; the discovery of Jabel's body in the snow-covered barnyard.

Gunsmoke: Sweet and Sour (1956)

Marshal Matt Dillon breaks up a confrontation at the train station when a drunk man named Ab Lassett harasses a young woman named Rayna. Dillon disarms Lassett and puts him on the train to Dodge City. When Lassett and his partner Joe Garrett arrive in Dodge ahead of Dillon, tensions simmer as Lassett vows revenge for the humiliation.

A train station and the town of Dodge City, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Rayna, Ab Lassett, Joe Garrett

Listen for: The initial confrontation between Dillon and the aggressive drunk at the station, and Lassett's arrival in Dodge with threats of retaliation.

Gunsmoke: Sweet and Sour (1961)

Marshal Dillon encounters a young woman named Rena Decker on a train heading to Dodge City. A rowdy man named Lester attempts to force himself on her, prompting Dillon to intervene. Now in town, Rena's arrival brings tension as two men—Lester and his partner Joe Garrett—arrive with apparent intentions toward her.

Dodge City and on a train traveling to Dodge City, Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Rena Decker, Lester, Joe Garrett, Kitty Russell, Doc

Listen for: Conflict develops over a young woman's safety and the motivations of dangerous men who pursue her into town.

Gunsmoke: Tacetta (1953)

A mysterious young woman named Tacetta comes to Dodge City, where she catches the attention of a man named Dorgan. Two gunmen, Horn and Watson, try to provoke Dorgan into a fight over the girl, but Marshal Dillon intervenes and disarms them, ordering all three men to leave town. When Tacetta disappears the next morning, Dillon discovers that Dorgan has taken her aboard a westbound stage and may have forced her to go with him.

Dodge City, Kansas in spring · Matt Dillon, Chester, Tacetta, Dorgan, Horn, Watson, Kitty

Listen for: The marshal's strategy to handle a potentially dangerous confrontation and his pursuit of a man who may have abducted a young woman

Gunsmoke: Tag, You're It (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Carl Killian, a drifter from his past who has a reputation as a hired killer. When a man named Tex Borto comes to Matt seeking protection, claiming Killian was hired in Pueblo to kill him over a fight there, Matt must figure out who Killian is actually here to eliminate while the town lives in fear of an impending murder.

Dodge City, a frontier town where Marshal Dillon maintains order · Matt Dillon, Chester, Carl Killian, Tex Borto, Kitty, Doc

Listen for: The tense reunion between Matt and his old friend Carl, and the mystery of who Carl has been hired to kill

Gunsmoke: Tail to the Wind (1956)

Marshal Dillon investigates trouble at a homestead where Bert Reese and his son Spike have been harassing Pizzie Neller, burning his chicken house and firing shots. When Pizzie refuses to press charges out of fear, Dillon must decide how to handle the bullying Reese family while maintaining the law.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Pizzie Neller, Bert Reese, Spike Reese, Kitty, Doc, Hester

Listen for: Pizzie's philosophy of turning tail to the wind like cattle in a storm, and his reluctance to stand up to the Reese family despite their harassment.

Gunsmoke: Tall Trapper (1960)

A trapper named Ben is found near the body of Cassie Riley, a woman who died while traveling west with her husband. Marshal Dillon must determine whether Ben murdered her or if someone else is responsible for her death.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Chester, Ben, Mr. Riley, William Conrad

Listen for: The investigation into Cassie Riley's death and the mysterious trapper found near her grave; Ben's claims of innocence and his knowledge of Pawnee burial customs.

Gunsmoke: Tap Day for Kitty (1955)

An old prospector named Nip Colters arrives in Dodge City looking for a wife after inheriting his mother's fortune. When Kitty defends him from two rowdy women at the saloon, he decides she would make a good wife and announces his intention to marry her. Kitty must now figure out how to handle the persistent old miner's unexpected romantic interest.

Dodge City, Kansas; the Long Branch Saloon and Matt's office · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Nip Colters, Chester, Olive, Kate

Listen for: A wealthy prospector's clumsy courtship and Kitty's dilemma when his proposal of marriage becomes uncomfortably serious.

Gunsmoke: Tara (1952)

When Marshal Dillon learns that young Tara Henry, an orphan he brought to Dodge City months ago, has been spending time at the saloon and keeping company with the charming but mysterious drifter Jack Grace, he visits the Kells family to discuss his concerns about the girl's safety and future.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ben, Tara Henry, Kitty, Jack Grace, Lawrence Kells

Listen for: Kitty's worries about Tara's visits to the Texas Trail saloon and her association with the enigmatic drifter Jack Grace; Tara's defiant response when confronted about her relationship.

Gunsmoke: Target (AFRTS) (1958)

Young Danny, a farm boy, has left his father Carl's property and taken up with a band of gypsies camped on the lower section of the farm. Marshal Dillon investigates after Carl sends word, discovering that Danny has become sweet on Naomi, a gypsy girl, while his stern father demands the travelers be removed and accuses them of theft.

Dodge City and a nearby farm in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Danny, Naomi, Carl

Listen for: The tension between Danny's desire for independence and his father's harsh demands; the prejudice against the gypsy travelers; the mystery of missing livestock and theft.

Gunsmoke: Target - Chester (1958)

When Chester is lured out of town by a false message from Marshal Dillon, he becomes the target of the Leech brothers, who are seeking revenge after an accidental shooting incident at the saloon. Marshal Dillon must figure out who has set the trap and move quickly to save his deputy before midnight.

Dodge City - the saloon, Marshal's office, and surrounding countryside · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Doc Adams, J. Leech, Danny Leech, Kitty

Listen for: The setup of the revenge plot against Chester, the Marshal's race against time to stop the Leech brothers, and details of what happened during the accidental shooting.

Gunsmoke: Texas Cowboys (1954)

A Texas trail boss named Tully brings a dying man to Doc Adams in Dodge City, but the man turns out to be dead—shot in the back. When Marshal Dillon investigates, Tully refuses to name the killer, claiming the seventeen Texas cowboys under his command won't talk. Dillon threatens to shut down all of Dodge City's saloons and gambling establishments to keep the frustrated cowboys from causing trouble in town.

Dodge City, Kansas and a nearby cattle camp; a trail herd of Texas longhorns has arrived in the territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Tully, Bud Cowan, Ken Talley

Listen for: The tension between Texas cowboys and Kansas law, and Dillon's clever strategy to control the town by cutting off the cowboys' entertainment

Gunsmoke: The Army Trial (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters a broken-down wagon on the trail and discovers the driver is Jed Cook, a deserter from Fort Dodge. After arresting Cook and bringing him back to Dodge, Dillon learns that Cook's fiancée Della is determined that no army sentence will keep them apart.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding frontier, with Fort Dodge nearby · Matt Dillon, Jed Cook, Della Masters, Chester, Kitty, Justin, Mr. Dunn

Listen for: A tense confrontation over a deserter from the cavalry, and Della's fierce conviction that she and Jed will escape the Army's reach

Gunsmoke: The Badge (1959)

Two outlaws ambush and shoot Marshal Matt Dillon on a remote road, wounding him in the shoulder. Obsessed with the marshal's badge, one of them decides to keep Dillon alive and drag him to an abandoned shack, planning to use him as insurance to get across the border before deciding his fate.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the West; a remote area with rocks and an abandoned shack near the border · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, Augie, Rach, Doc, Kitty, Chester

Listen for: The tense confrontation between the outlaws over the wounded marshal, and Dillon's situation as a prisoner in the shack with his captors debating whether to keep him alive or kill him for his badge.

Gunsmoke: The Big Con (1953)

Marshal Dillon visits the bank early one morning and discovers that bank president Mr. Pat has loaned $20,000 of depositors' money to a man named Hook to cover a gambling debt from a high-stakes poker game at the Texas Trail. When Hook returns with news that he lost the money on a straight flush, Mr. Pat faces financial ruin and fears the bank will collapse if word gets out.

Dodge City, at the bank and surrounding town locations · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mr. Pat, Hook, Shane Wies, Mr. Warden, Doc

Listen for: A discussion of ethics in banking and gambling, and the Marshal's attempt to manage a crisis that could destroy the town's only financial institution.

Gunsmoke: The Big Con (1960)

A banker named Mr. Pat lends $20,000 from the bank to a gambler named Hook who puts up his poker hand as collateral, betting on a game at the Lady Gay saloon. When Hook loses the hand and the money, the banker realizes he has gambled away depositors' funds, and Marshal Dillon must manage the crisis while Hook promises to wire money from St. Louis to repay the loan.

Dodge City - the bank and the Lady Gay saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mr. Pat, Hook, Sheenwees, Doc

Listen for: A banker's desperate decision to lend bank funds on a poker hand as collateral; the poker game where the loan is lost; the marshal's response to the financial crisis.

Gunsmoke: The Big Itch (1960)

Matt Dillon receives a visit from a worried man whose son George has been missing since Monday. The boy rode into Dodge from the ranch but never returned home. Matt learns that George was seen with someone called Hobie, and that George was later spotted at the saloon throwing money around and drinking heavily. Matt and Chester set out to track down the missing young man.

Dodge City and the surrounding ranch country · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mr. Church, George, Hobie, Ben, Kitty

Listen for: The investigation into George's disappearance and the mystery of where he went after arriving in Dodge

Gunsmoke: The Blacksmith (1958)

Marshal Dillon settles a dispute between a customer and Emil the blacksmith over a horse's lameness. Emil reveals he's ordered a bride from St. Louis through a newspaper advertisement, and the woman is arriving on the evening stage. The marshal and his deputies agree to attend Emil's meeting with his intended fiancée.

Dodge City, Kansas - the blacksmith shop and Long Branch Saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Emil, Mr. Tolman, Doc, Sam

Listen for: A touching story about a lonely blacksmith seeking companionship through unconventional means, set against the backdrop of frontier life and community acceptance.

Gunsmoke: The Boots (1959)

In Dodge City, Marshal Dillon intervenes when drunken toughs taunt the washed-up gunman Zeno Smith, goading him to strap on his gun and prove he is not a coward. Smith, who lost his nerve years ago after being called out by a newcomer, has spent a decade drowning his shame in whiskey. The marshal must prevent tragedy as Smith, egged on by the rowdy cowboys, considers taking up arms again.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon and the surrounding town · Matt Dillon, Zeno Smith, Kitty, Hank Furgis, Chester, Tommy, Barkeep

Listen for: The confrontation between the toughs and the broken gunman Zeno Smith, and Marshal Dillon's efforts to stop him from strapping on his gun

Gunsmoke: The Boughten Bride (1952)

Marshal Dillon learns that a stagecoach carrying gold and a young woman named Jane has been stopped by a robber who kidnaps the girl. Her fiancé, a wealthy New York businessman named Carter, demands Dillon recover her immediately. After Dillon and Chester fail to track the kidnapper through rain-washed country, Carter threatens to have the marshal fired and make good on his vendetta.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie territory · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Chester, Robert P. Carter, Jim the stage driver, Big Kate

Listen for: The revelation of why Jane was truly taken and what leverage Carter holds over her father

Gunsmoke: The Brothers (1952)

Marshal Matt Dillon becomes suspicious when two cattlemen named Thompson visit his office asking for cattle buyers—a task that typically doesn't bring cowhands to the marshal's jail. When Dillon investigates their herd at Walnut Creek, he discovers that one of their hired hands is Houston Jack, a gunslinger he previously ran out of town. Dillon warns the Thompsons about their employee, but tensions simmer as the brothers prepare to sell their cattle and pay off their crew before heading back to Texas.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including a cattle camp at Walnut Creek · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Jim Thompson, Will Thompson, Houston Jack, Clem Bates, Miss Kitty

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the gunslinger Houston Jack, and Dillon's growing suspicion about the true identities and intentions of the Thompson brothers

Gunsmoke: The Brothers (1956)

Marshal Dillon encounters Lafe Tugwell, an old gunfighter from Texas with a fearsome reputation, who has come to Dodge City. When a young hothead named Gore Trace arrives spoiling for a fight with Tugwell, Dillon must prevent bloodshed between the two men.

Dodge City, Kansas - the marshal's office, Doc's office, the Long Branch saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Lafe Tugwell, Kitty, Gore Trace, Doc

Listen for: A tense confrontation between a legendary gunfighter and an ambitious young man trying to make a name for himself

Gunsmoke: The Buffalo Hunter (1953)

A buffalo hunter's skinning crew brings an injured worker into Dodge City, but the man dies from severe burns. Marshal Dillon questions the story that the worker accidentally fell into a pan of molten lead, suspecting foul play when the facts don't add up.

Dodge City and a buffalo hunting camp on the prairie · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Doc Adams, Gatlin, Toby, Sam

Listen for: The marshal's investigation into whether a worker's death was truly an accident, and his conversation with crew members about their boss Gatlin's character and the suspicious circumstances.

Gunsmoke: The Buffalo Hunter (1957)

Marshal Dillon investigates the death of a young skinner named Billy who allegedly burned himself in hot lead at a buffalo hunter's camp. Suspecting foul play, Dillon questions the camp workers and discovers that Billy's boss Gatlev stood to save money by not paying Billy's wages. When evidence points to murder rather than accident, Dillon lacks proof to make an arrest. That night, a man matching Gatlev's description is found stabbed to death near the river.

Dodge City and the Kansas prairie, where buffalo hunters work their camps. · Matt Dillon, Gatlev, Billy, Tobe, The Cook, Yorkie, Chester

Listen for: The investigation into whether Billy's death was accident or murder, and the mysterious knife attack that follows.

Gunsmoke: The Cabin (1952)

US Marshal Matt Dillon takes shelter from a deadly blizzard at a remote cabin and is taken prisoner at gunpoint by a burly, suspicious man named Hack and his bald companion Alvey. As Dillon warms himself by the stove, Hack interrogates him about his identity and purpose, convinced the marshal may be there for a sinister reason.

A remote ranch cabin during a severe winter blizzard, approximately one hundred miles from Dodge City. · Matt Dillon, US Marshal, Hack, a burly red-bearded man, Alvey, Hack's bald companion, Bell, a dark-haired woman

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Matt Dillon and his captors as Hack threatens him with a shotgun while trying to determine whether the marshal is a threat to them.

Gunsmoke: The Cast (1953)

A woman swallows a nail and falls seriously ill. Doc Adams rides out to the Tucker ranch to treat her, but Paul Tucker, who distrusts doctors and has forbidden his family from seeking medical care, is away on the prairie. Doc does everything he can, but the woman dies before Paul returns home.

Dodge City and the Tucker ranch on the prairie · Matt Dillon, US Marshal, Doc Adams, Ruf Tucker, Paul Tucker, Chester, Shelly Tucker

Listen for: The tension between Paul Tucker's stubborn prejudice against doctors and the desperate need for medical care; Matt Dillon's compassionate explanation that ignorance, not malice, drives Paul's hatred of physicians.

Gunsmoke: The Cast (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon calls on Doc Adams when young Ruth Tucker comes seeking medical help for her mother, who has swallowed a nail and is in severe pain. Matt and Doc ride out to the Tucker ranch, knowing they must be careful because Ruth's father Shell has forbidden his family from ever seeing a doctor. Doc fights to save Ruth's mother, but she dies during the operation, leaving Matt to face the difficult task of telling Shell what has happened.

Dodge City and the Tucker ranch in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Ruth Tucker, Shell Tucker, Chester

Listen for: Doc's desperate attempt to save Ruth's mother and the confrontation with Shell Tucker over his refusal to allow medical treatment for his family.

Gunsmoke: The Choice (1955)

A young man named Andy Hill arrives in Dodge City looking for honest work. After a confrontation in a saloon where he kills a man in self-defense, Marshal Dillon gives him a chance as a shotgun rider for the stage line. When the stage is held up and Andy refuses to shoot the bandit because the treasure box is empty, the stage driver fires him, suspecting him of being in on the robbery.

Dodge City and surrounding territory, including a saloon and stage office · Matt Dillon, Andy Hill, Chester Prouderford, Kitty, Jim Buck, Doc

Listen for: A young man's struggle to find honest work and prove his character when circumstances work against him, and Marshal Dillon's uncertainty about whether Andy is trustworthy or hiding something darker.

Gunsmoke: The Constable (1954)

A cattle drive led by Rance arrives in Dodge City and his men cause trouble at the saloon and on the streets. Marshal Dillon arrests five of them to prevent violence, but this prompts the town's businessmen to pressure him into backing off, fearing the loss of cattle trade. Dillon refuses and tells them he will make no more arrests in Dodge, leaving the town to manage its own consequences.

Dodge City in the Old West, including the Marshal's office, a saloon, and a business meeting room. · Matt Dillon, US Marshal, Chester, Rance, trail boss, Mr. Grain, Mr. Pepper, Mr. Howe, Willard Bayon, new constable

Listen for: The tension between law enforcement and commerce as the townspeople prioritize cattle trade profits over maintaining order, and Dillon's uncompromising stance on keeping the peace even when it costs the town business.

Gunsmoke: The Cook (1960)

Sandy King takes a job as cook at Hank's restaurant to pay off his food bill, but his careless preparation of a customer's eggs leads to a violent confrontation. When the angry customer is knocked unconscious, Sandy flees Dodge City on horseback, forcing Marshal Dillon to pursue him across the prairie.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie · Sandy King, Hank, Chester, Miss Kitty, Marshal Dillon, Joe, Purdy

Listen for: The confrontation over Sandy's cooking, and the pursuit across the open range.

Gunsmoke: The Correspondent (1958)

A newspaper correspondent from St. Louis arrives in Dodge City seeking to write a story about a recent stagecoach robbery. Marshal Dillon, skeptical of the correspondent's motives and tired of exaggerated Western tales in Eastern publications, refuses to cooperate. When a report comes in of suspicious activity at an abandoned cabin, the marshal investigates, only to have the persistent correspondent follow him into potential danger.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas prairie, including an abandoned cabin · Marshal Matt Dillon, Reed Norton, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Joe Porter

Listen for: The tension between the marshal's no-nonsense approach to law enforcement and the correspondent's desire for a dramatic story; discussion of a stagecoach holdup and a day-old trail compromised by prairie winds; reports of strange activity at the Hutchinson cabin.

Gunsmoke: The Cover Up (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Barnaby Hoffer, a drunk farmer with a cavalry pistol who threatens to kill Art Long. When Dillon disarms Hoffer, a fight erupts and Hoffer pulls a knife, wounding Art Long. Days later, Art Long is found shot dead in his cabin, and suspicion falls on Hoffer—but then Hoffer himself is discovered dying from a shotgun blast, leaving the marshal to investigate who really committed the murders.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier, including cabins in the countryside. · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Barnaby Hoffer, Art Long, Doc, Sam Baxton

Listen for: The mystery of who actually killed Art Long, since Hoffer was blamed but then became a victim himself. The tension between the respectable rancher Sam Baxton and the struggling nesters.

Gunsmoke: The Coward (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon finds a cowboy named Jack Massey shot dead in Doc Adams' office, sitting in Chester's chair and wearing a hat like Matt's. Doc believes the killer mistook Massey for Matt, and someone has been threatening to shoot the marshal. Matt learns that Eby, a man he once exposed as a coward, has been in town for several days and may be behind the attempt on his life.

Dodge City in the 1870s, including Doc Adams' office, the Long Branch saloon, and the streets of town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Jack Massey, Kitty, Eby

Listen for: The tension as Matt pieces together clues about who wants him dead, and his growing anger at the cowardly method of shooting someone in the back rather than facing them directly

Gunsmoke: The Coward (1959)

A man is shot dead in Matt Dillon's office while sitting in the marshal's chair, wearing a hat like his. The killer apparently mistook the victim for Matt, suggesting someone is trying to assassinate the marshal. Matt must investigate who the dead man is and discover which of his many enemies is behind this attempt on his life.

Dodge City in the 1870s · Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The investigation into who was killed and why they were mistaken for Marshal Dillon

Gunsmoke: The Deserter (1959)

Marshal Dillon learns from Doc that a young soldier has been shot and treated at his office, but escaped before fully recovering. The marshal discovers the man hired a horse and rode west out of town. Dillon and Chester pursue him, following tracks to a stream bed where they find signs of the injured deserter and spot a shack where he may be hiding.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie · Marshal Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Kitty, Moss (liveryman)

Listen for: The mystery of why an army deserter would hold up the paymaster, and what the marshal discovers in the shack.

Gunsmoke: The Executioner (1956)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Tom Clegg, a young gunslinger who has built a fearsome reputation across New Mexico by practicing relentlessly with his pistol. When Clegg provokes and kills Abe Curry at a ranch outside Dodge City, Dillon faces pressure from Abe's brother Morgan to stop the killer before he murders again, but the Marshal insists he can only act when Clegg breaks the law.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas and New Mexico territory, primarily at a ranch outside town and in Dodge City itself · Matt Dillon, Tom Clegg, Morgan Curry, Abe Curry

Listen for: The confrontation between Clegg and Abe Curry at the ranch, and Dillon's explanation of why he cannot pursue Clegg despite Morgan's pleas for justice

Gunsmoke: The F.U (1954)

When a small sodbuster named Only Becker is shot in the back in an alley in Dodge City, Marshal Matt Dillon investigates. Becker had been gambling that morning at the Texas Trail saloon with a man named Al Clovis who arrived in town only a week earlier. When Dillon learns that Clovis is heading to the depot to catch a train to St. Louis, he rushes to stop him before he escapes.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including the Texas Trail saloon and the train depot · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Only Becker, Al Clovis, Kitty

Listen for: The investigation into who shot Only Becker and Matt Dillon's pursuit of the suspect to the train before he can escape the territory

Gunsmoke: The Gambler (1956)

A mysterious gambler named Clint Ascom arrives in Dodge City searching for Jim Cass, a peaceful local man. When Marshal Dillon realizes Ascom intends to kill Cass, he tries to protect the unarmed man and uncover what grudge could drive the gambler to such hatred.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in Kansas, including the Marshal's office, the Long Branch saloon, and Jim Cass's home. · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Clint Ascom, Jim Cass, Kitty

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the determined gambler, and the revelation of what wrong Jim Cass committed to earn such deadly vengeance.

Gunsmoke: The Gentleman (1954)

Marshal Dillon intervenes when Taylor Evans brutally mistreats his companion Mavis McLeod in the street before departing on a supply run. A refined gambler named Marcus Prince arrives in Dodge City from Philadelphia, and despite his gentlemanly bearing, Dillon warns him against running crooked games and cautions him about settling disputes through violence.

Dodge City, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mavis McLeod, Taylor Evans, Kitty, Marcus Prince, Doc Adams

Listen for: The contrast between the brutal frontiersman Taylor Evans and the polished, urbane gambler Marcus Prince; Dillon's skepticism about Prince's claims to be an honest gentleman.

Gunsmoke: The Grass Asp (1958)

A stray bullet from celebrating cowboys wounds Red Bastion's wife during a cattle drive crew's rowdy night in town. Marshal Dillon must investigate the shooting while Red demands justice and tensions escalate between the injured woman's angry husband and trail boss Carl Willott, who insists none of his men fired at her intentionally.

Dodge City, a frontier town where a cattle drive crew has stopped during their journey north. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Carl Willott, Red Bastion, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The investigation into a shooting that may or may not be intentional, Red Bastion's rage and desire for vengeance, and Carl Willott's defense of his men.

Gunsmoke: The Guitar (1953)

A peculiar drifter named Pendle arrives in Dodge City with nothing but a mule and a guitar. When two troublemakers named Tyler and Short attempt to hang him out of revenge for his service in the Union Army during the war, Marshal Dillon intervenes and the men are forced to leave town.

Dodge City saloon and surrounding area · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Pendle, Tyler, Short, Sam

Listen for: The tense confrontation where Tyler and Short attempt to lynch Pendle to settle old Civil War grievances, and Dillon's swift intervention to stop them.

Gunsmoke: The Guitar (1958)

A wandering drifter named Pendle arrives in Dodge City with nothing but his guitar and his mule. When two troublemakers named Short and Tyler attempt to hang him as revenge for his service in the Union Army during the Civil War, Marshal Dillon intervenes. Dillon arranges for Pendle to work at the Long Branch Saloon, where his presence begins to stir up tension with the violent pair.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon and surrounding streets · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Pendle, Short, Tyler, Sam, Miss Dun

Listen for: Pendle's mysterious past as a Union Army soldier and his reluctance to play his guitar for others; the escalating conflict between Pendle and the vengeful Short and Tyler

Gunsmoke: The Hunter (1956)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Jason Murdock, a legendary buffalo hunter and Indian scout known as 'Long Arm,' who has arrived in Dodge City despite federal orders closing the Indian territory to hunters. Murdock and Dillon share a violent history from years past, and the marshal must determine what brings the dangerous and unpredictable frontiersman to town.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier territories, including Murdock's camp outside town · Matt Dillon, Jason Murdock, Kitty, Golden Calf (Murdock's Indian companion)

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Dillon and Murdock in the saloon, and Dillon's investigation of Murdock's true intentions in Dodge City

Gunsmoke: The Imposter (1960)

Marshal Matt Dillon receives a telegram from Ab Stringer, a fellow marshal from Miami, Texas, requesting help bringing in a prisoner. When Stringer arrives in Dodge City, however, he has no prisoner with him. Stringer explains that he's looking for a wanted man named Sam Frazier who may be hiding in Dodge, and he's counting on Dillon's help to track him down.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in Kansas; also references Miami, Texas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Ab Stringer, Ms. Curtin, Sam Noonan

Listen for: Marshal Dillon and fellow lawman Ab Stringer discuss the challenges of tracking a fugitive who may be using aliases and disguises; Stringer describes the wanted man Sam Frazier and they review wanted posters; conversation at the Long Branch Saloon about a man who was last seen leaving on his own two feet while others had to be carried out.

Gunsmoke: The Indian Horse (1954)

Marshal Dillon is invited to attend cavalry horse races at Fort Dodge by Colonel Benson, though ambitious young Lieutenant Flag seems less than welcoming of civilian law enforcement. Tensions run high in town as soldiers and civilians prepare for the races, with high-stakes betting and conflicting opinions about military authority and Indian matters creating friction between the fort and Dodge City.

Dodge City, Kansas and Fort Dodge, during preparations for cavalry horse races · Matt Dillon, Chester, Lieutenant Flag, Colonel Benson, Doc, Miss Russell, Harlan Dog

Listen for: Discussions of a Missouri mare being raced against cavalry horses, tensions between young officers and civilians, and conflicts over betting and authority

Gunsmoke: The Joke's on Us (1958)

A frontier town hangs an innocent man for horse theft after catching him with stolen horses. When the man's wife reveals that he was actually trying to return the animals, Marshal Dillon begins investigating the real thief. As revenge killings start, the Marshal must find the guilty party before more blood is spilled.

Dodge City and the surrounding prairie territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Jake Kaiser, Silas Tillman, Mrs. Tillman, Clay, Doc, Benson, Jennings

Listen for: A tense hanging scene that turns tragic when the truth emerges too late, followed by the Marshal's investigation into both the original theft and the subsequent revenge killing.

Gunsmoke: The Juniper Tree (1952)

Jim Stanley, a simple ranch hand, steals gambling chips from Mingo's roulette table and throws a bottle at the gambler when caught. Marshal Dillon arrests him, but discovers that Mingo's witnesses are all on the gambler's payroll and motivated by jealousy over Stanley's attention to the dance hall girl Dixie. Dillon must find a way to prove Stanley's innocence against overwhelming odds stacked in Mingo's favor.

Dodge City - a saloon, Marshal's office, and jail · Matt Dillon, Jim Stanley, Mingo, Dixie, Brandy, Chester, Willy

Listen for: The moral dilemma of justice when a man is technically guilty but victimized by a corrupt gambler's influence; Brandy's cryptic confession about trading a man for brandy.

Gunsmoke: The Kentucky Tolmans (1952)

Marshal Dillon jails a drunken mountain man named Pappy Tolman to protect him from someone trying to kill him, but discovers that Pappy's daughter Hannah may be harboring knowledge of a dangerous escaped murderer with connections to her family.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas hills and mountains · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Chester, Hannah Tolman, Pappy Tolman, Vic Tolman, Jed Tolman

Listen for: The clash between Marshal Dillon's duty to uphold the law and the mountain code of family loyalty; Hannah's fierce independence and her protective devotion to her father.

Gunsmoke: The Killer (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon investigates the murder of a teamster found shot dead twenty miles east of Dodge City. Back in town, tensions flare when a mysterious stranger named Krigo antagonizes a cowboy in the saloon, forcing the marshal to intervene before violence erupts.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the Old West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Krigo, Kitty, Mr. Jonas, Barkey

Listen for: The investigation into the teamster's death and the confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the troublemaker Krigo in the saloon

Gunsmoke: The Lady Killer (1961)

Grant Lucas arrives in Dodge City as a witness for an upcoming trial against the outlaw Cy Welsh. A mysterious and attractive woman at the Long Branch Saloon befriends Grant and arranges a secret meeting with him. When Matt Dillon investigates a break-in at the woman's hotel room, she claims Grant tried to steal her diamond brooch, but the marshal finds her story questionable.

Dodge City, at the Long Branch Saloon and a hotel, with a trial upcoming · Matt Dillon, Grant Lucas, Kitty, Sam, Cy Welsh

Listen for: A murder case, questions about Grant Lucas's true intentions, and the mysterious woman's real motives behind accusing him of theft.

Gunsmoke: The Lamb (1953)

A quiet, polite gunslinger named Lou Madeleine arrives in Dodge City and strikes up a friendly acquaintance with a local named Casey at the saloon. When Marshal Matt Dillon learns of Madeleine's reputation as a deadly killer who has shot men in Colorado Territory, he seeks him out to discover his purpose in town.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon and the Marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Lou Madeleine, Casey, Sam the bartender

Listen for: A discussion between Marshal Dillon and the enigmatic gunslinger Madeleine about why he has come to town and what his intentions are.

Gunsmoke: The Liar from Blackhawk (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Hank Shin, a gunfighter with a fearsome reputation from Blackhawk territory, who creates trouble in the Dodge City saloon by harassing Kitty. When Shin boasts of killing three men in a gunfight, Matt warns him that his reputation means nothing in Dodge and that any trouble will result in arrest. Matt leaves town for a week, worried about whether Shin will start a killing spree while he's gone.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon and various town locations · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Chester Proudfoot, Kitty, Hank Shin, gunfighter, Sam, bartender, David

Listen for: The tense confrontation between the marshal and the notorious gunfighter, and Kitty's sharp observations about masculine pride and violence.

Gunsmoke: The Lynching (1952)

Marshal Matt Dillon arrives in Dodge City to find that a suspected murderer named Billy Saxon has been lynched by a mob led by Cam Powell, whose brother Joe was killed. Dillon is troubled by the mob justice and determines to investigate the circumstances of Joe Powell's death and bring those responsible for the lynching to account.

Dodge City, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Cam Powell, Billy Saxon, Rice, Preacher, Kitty

Listen for: The moral conflict between frontier vigilante justice and the rule of law, as Dillon grapples with a town that took matters into its own hands.

Gunsmoke: The Man Who Would Be Marshal (1956)

A man named Emmett Egan arrives in Dodge City with fifty thousand dollars and an unusual proposition for Marshal Dillon: he wants Dillon to quit so that Egan can take his job as marshal. Egan claims he's tired of his civilian work and wants the excitement of being a lawman, and he's even been endorsed by the War Department. Dillon takes Egan on a tour of marshal duties to show him what the job entails.

Dodge City, Kansas and the Long Branch saloon · Matt Dillon, Emmett Egan, Chester, Kitty

Listen for: Egan's military background and his determination to become marshal; his conversation with Kitty about his cavalry service and past experiences

Gunsmoke: The Margin (1957)

Marshal Dillon releases cattle thief suspect Grody Beck due to insufficient evidence, angering rancher Flag Miller who lost his herd. When more cattle are stolen while Grody is still in the territory, Flag threatens to take justice into his own hands rather than trust the law's slow process.

Dodge City and the surrounding ranches · Matt Dillon, Chester, Grody Beck, Flag Miller, Judge Bent, Doc

Listen for: Matt Dillon's warning to Flag Miller about taking the law into his own hands, and the tension between legal justice and frontier vigilantism.

Gunsmoke: The Mistake (1955)

Earl Haney, who works the card table at the Long Branch, is found beaten and robbed in an alley behind the saloon. Marshal Dillon questions the victim, who describes his attacker as a tall man with red hair. Suspicion falls on Jim Bostick, a red-haired gambler who frequents the saloon, though Bostick claims Haney is lying to frame him out of spite.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon, its back alley, and a nearby gambling hall · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Chester, Earl Haney, Sam Noonan, Jim Bostick

Listen for: A marshal's investigation into a brutal assault, with conflicting accounts and the question of whether an innocent man is being falsely accused.

Gunsmoke: The Mortgage (1952)

Marshal Matt Dillon must serve a foreclosure notice on Ed Blake, a struggling farmer who borrowed $420 from wealthy banker Caleb Andrews and cannot repay it. As Dillon and Chester ride out to deliver the devastating order, the marshal grapples with the moral weight of his duty to enforce the law against a hardworking family facing ruin.

Dodge City and the Blake farm in Ford County, Kansas, during Indian summer · Matt Dillon, Chester, Caleb Andrews, Ed Blake, Martha Blake, Jimmy Blake, Kitty, Clem the banker

Listen for: The tension between Dillon's sworn duty to uphold the law and his personal sympathy for the Blake family; Caleb Andrews' ruthlessness in demanding immediate foreclosure; the moral debate about justice and compassion.

Gunsmoke: The Mortgage (1959)

Marshal Matt Dillon must serve an eviction notice on Caleb Andrews, forcing the Blake family off their mortgaged farm in five days. When Matt learns that banker Buck could extend their loan but refuses due to pressure from the more powerful Andrews, he searches for a way to help his friends without compromising his duty.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory in summer, including the marshal's office, the Blake family farm, and the town bank · Matt Dillon, Chester, Caleb Andrews, Ed Blake, Martha Blake, Jimmy Blake, Miss Russell, Mr. Buck

Listen for: The tension between Marshal Dillon's duty to enforce the law and his sympathy for the Blake family facing ruin; his conversation with banker Buck about the competing pressures of business and friendship.

Gunsmoke: The New Hotel (1956)

A new hotel is being built in Dodge City by Enoch Mills, a former cattle rancher, competing directly with Jim Dober's established hotel business. When Dober's jealous opposition turns destructive and someone sets fire to Mills's nearly completed building, Mills becomes convinced of Dober's guilt and begins taking matters into his own hands, even recruiting the dangerous gunman Gil Shank to help settle the score.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the Old West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Enoch Mills, Jim Dober, Kitty, Gil Shank

Listen for: The escalating conflict between the two rival hotel owners, Matt Dillon's efforts to maintain the peace, and the arrival of the mysterious gunman Gil Shank

Gunsmoke: The Noose (1960)

Matt Dillon encounters a peculiar man named Claude who wears a noose around his neck and is methodically testing a rope for a hanging. Claude claims he is waiting for someone to arrive in Dodge City whom he intends to hang for a killing, but only after the man confesses his guilt. Matt forbids any vigilante justice and warns Claude against causing trouble, but the strange man remains determined to carry out his plans.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Claude, Kitty

Listen for: The mysterious identity of the man Claude is waiting for and Matt's efforts to prevent an unlawful hanging

Gunsmoke: The Old Lady (1953)

Marshal Dillon and Chester stop to water their horses at Ellen's homestead and are shot at by the widow, who has grown bitter and suspicious since her husband Ethan's death five years ago. When Dillon encounters Ellen's son Luther at the saloon, he confronts the young man about his failure to help his struggling mother, but Luther is indifferent to her plight. Later, Cassie mentions rumors connecting Luther to cattle rustling.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier homestead, with scenes at Ellen's ranch, the saloon, and the Marshal's office. · Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Ellen, Luther, Mitch, Cassie

Listen for: The tension between duty and compassion as Dillon tries to reach Luther about his mother's deteriorating condition, and hints of trouble brewing with cattle rustling accusations.

Gunsmoke: The Pacifist (1956)

Marshal Dillon helps a stranger named Hook Hardin fix his wagon on the prairie and later encounters him working at the saloon in Dodge. When two drifters named Bill Sanders and Ed Hoegler arrive in town, they recognize Hook from a raid on Lawrence, Kansas twenty years earlier, and they seem to have trouble in mind for him.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding prairie, 1956 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Hook Hardin, Bill Sanders, Ed Hoegler

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Hook and the two drifters who knew him from his violent past, and whether they will carry out whatever threat they have in mind.

Gunsmoke: The Patsy (1954)

A man named Dave Thorpe is shot and killed in an alley in Dodge City. Marshal Matt Dillon investigates and learns from a witness named Holly Fanjall that a cowboy called Flyhoyt shot Dave during an argument at a saloon, then fled the scene. Dillon must track down the killer and convince the frightened witness to testify in court.

Dodge City, Kansas - a saloon and surrounding streets · Matt Dillon, Doc, Dave Thorpe, Joel Thorpe, Chester, Kitty, Holly Fanjall, Flyhoyt

Listen for: The opening theme and Matt Dillon's introduction as US Marshal; the investigation of the shooting and discovery of the witness; discussion of the suspect Flyhoyt.

Gunsmoke: The Peace Officer (1957)

Marshal Matt Dillon is asked by the Tascosa Citizens Committee to help find a new sheriff to replace the corrupt Clegg Rollins, the current lawman who has become a liability to the town. When Dillon agrees to return to Dodge City to find a suitable candidate, Rollins makes veiled threats about the dangers of the prairie journey and attempts to bribe him to abandon the mission.

Dodge City and Tascosa, in the American frontier territory during the Old West · Matt Dillon, US Marshal, Clegg Rollins, Sheriff of Tascosa, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Stella Hartney, a saloon girl

Listen for: The tension between Dillon and the corrupt Sheriff Rollins, and the unexpected appearance of Stella Hartney on the prairie who claims to need Dillon's protection

Gunsmoke: The Peace Officer (1960)

Matt Dillon arrives in Tascosa to hire a new sheriff for the town, as requested by the citizens committee. The current sheriff, Clegg Rawlins, was brought in to clean up the lawless town but has since become a tyrant himself. Rawlins confronts Dillon in his room, attempting to persuade him to abandon his mission through flattery and veiled threats.

Tascosa, a frontier town in the territory, and Dodge City · Matt Dillon, Clegg Rawlins, Kitty, Doc, Bartender

Listen for: Dillon's showdown with the corrupt sheriff Rawlins, and the tension between the marshal's duty and Rawlins' increasingly direct warnings about the dangerous ride back to Dodge.

Gunsmoke: The Photographer (1956)

A traveling photographer named Professor Jacoby arrives in Dodge City with his camera, eager to capture images of the Old West for audiences back east. He's particularly interested in photographing Marshal Dillon and the violent side of frontier life, but Dillon refuses to pose. Jacoby decides to wait for the cattle drives to begin so he can photograph real gunfighters and action.

Dodge City, Kansas in spring, centered around the Long Branch saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Professor Jacoby

Listen for: The introduction of Professor Jacoby and his photographic equipment, the discussion of what makes good pictures of the West, and Kitty's reluctant pose for the camera.

Gunsmoke: The Piano (1958)

A stagecoach carrying $20,000 is held up by robbers who shoot the driver Mike. Marshal Dillon and Chester pursue the outlaws into the darkness, cornering two of them near a creek. One is captured and badly injured, while the other escapes. Dillon and Chester must find shelter for the wounded man in a nearby house whose owner is reluctant to help.

Dodge City and the Kansas territory, pursuing outlaws across open country at night · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Mike, The stage driver

Listen for: The tense pursuit of the stagecoach robbers and the confrontation with a suspicious homeowner who must decide whether to harbor the wounded outlaw

Gunsmoke: The Preacher (1955)

A large, aggressive man named Keeler arrives in Dodge City and beats a traveling preacher named Seth Tandy for no reason. Marshal Dillon intervenes to stop the fight, humbling Keeler by pointing out his cowardice in relying on his physical strength. Later that evening, someone finds Tandy badly beaten in an alley, suggesting Keeler may have sought revenge for his embarrassment.

Dodge City, Kansas, and surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Keeler, Seth Tandy, Kitty, Sam

Listen for: The philosophical exchange between Marshal Dillon and Keeler about true strength, and the mystery of who beats Tandy a second time after his initial encounter with Keeler.

Gunsmoke: The Professor (1960)

A scholarly professor named Milford arrives in Dodge City on foot after his horse runs away. He claims to be writing a book on Native American culture and collecting artifacts for scientific purposes. Matt Dillon and Chester encounter him while investigating a hold-up, uncertain whether this peculiar visitor is who he claims to be.

Dodge City and the Kansas plains · Matt Dillon, Chester, Milford

Listen for: A mysterious scholar arrives in town claiming academic pursuits while Matt Dillon grows suspicious of his true intentions.

Gunsmoke: The Promise (1954)

A deputy from Mingo arrives in Dodge City with a warrant for Hank Springer, a fugitive accused of murder. Marshal Matt Dillon intervenes to prevent bloodshed, convincing Springer to surrender peacefully by promising he won't be placed in handcuffs if he's truly innocent. Doc Adams treats Springer's bullet wound while Dillon makes clear he will oversee the prisoner's care and departure.

Dodge City, Kansas; the Dodge House hotel and surrounding streets · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Break Marshall, Hank Springer, Doc Adams

Listen for: The tense standoff between the deputy and the fugitive, Dillon's negotiation to avoid violence, and his firm promise about the handcuffs that becomes a point of conflict

Gunsmoke: The Promise aka The Handcuffs (1954)

A deputy from Mingo arrives in Dodge pursuing outlaw Hank Springer, who is wanted for murder. Marshal Dillon agrees to help capture the wounded fugitive, who is hiding in a room uptown. When Springer emerges peacefully after Dillon's negotiation, the deputy promises not to use handcuffs if Springer cooperates.

Dodge City, Kansas; a room uptown where Springer is hiding · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Bill Brake, Hank Springer, Doc Adams

Listen for: The tense negotiation between Marshal Dillon and the fugitive Hank Springer, and the deputy's promise regarding handcuffs that sets up the episode's central conflict.

Gunsmoke: The Queue (1954)

A Chinese cook named Chen Wong arrives in Dodge City and finds work at the Dodge House after Marshal Dillon intervenes when local men harass him. When Chen injures his hand and visits Doc Adams, his manner of speech changes noticeably, raising questions about his true background and intentions.

Dodge City, Kansas - the town's streets, the Dodge House restaurant, and Doc Adams' office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Chen Wong, Rob Braden, Reb Braden, Mr. Green

Listen for: The mystery of why Chen Wong initially speaks in broken English but later demonstrates fluent, educated speech; the prejudice he faces from local men upon arrival; his injury and visit to the doctor.

Gunsmoke: The Queue (1957)

A Chinese laborer named Chen Wong arrives in Dodge City looking for work. When local bullies Braden and Ryan harass him over a small box he carries, rumors spread that he's hiding money inside. Matt Dillon must protect Chen from those who might rob or kill him for the mysterious box.

Dodge City, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Chen Wong, Press Braden, Howard Ryan, Mr. Green

Listen for: A tale of prejudice and greed as Matt works to protect an innocent Chinese immigrant from dangerous rumors and violent townspeople.

Gunsmoke: The Reed Survives (1955)

Lucy Reed, once a dance hall girl, has married the stern religious man Leaf Hunt and tries to build a respectable life, but her past haunts her as Hunt grows increasingly obsessed with his belief that she has led him into sin. As tension mounts between them during a brutal heat wave, Lucy begs Marshal Dillon to intervene before Hunt does something terrible. When Hunt suddenly purchases a gun despite his previous opposition to firearms, the situation becomes dangerously volatile.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory during a sweltering summer heat wave · Matt Dillon, Chester, Lucy Reed, Leaf Hunt, Max, Doc

Listen for: The escalating tension as Lucy's past collides with Hunt's religious fanaticism, and the ominous detail of Hunt buying a gun after opposing firearms

Gunsmoke: The Rooks (1957)

Two troublemakers known as the Rook Brothers are terrorizing Dodge City, smashing saloons and causing destruction throughout town. When Marshal Dillon returns to find the town in chaos, the saloon keeper demands he take action, but Dillon is ill with fever and determined to rest rather than pursue the brothers.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Dobby, Jess, The Rook Brothers

Listen for: The Rook Brothers' rampage through the saloons and Matt Dillon's reluctant response while recovering from illness

Gunsmoke: The Round-Up (1953)

As the cattle-driving season ends in Dodge City, townspeople urge Marshal Dillon to deputize a large group of men to keep peace during the round-up celebration, when a thousand cowboys and homesteaders will flood the streets. Dillon refuses, insisting he'll maintain order his own way. That evening, an old friend named Cell Matlock arrives in town with troubling news: a man named Lowman has been hired to kill the marshal tonight.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the end of the cattle-driving season. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Summers, Torp, Kitty, Cell Matlock, Lowman

Listen for: Dillon's philosophical approach to law enforcement and his reunion with the mysterious Cell Matlock, who brings a warning of assassination.

Gunsmoke: The Second Choice (1955)

Marshal Dillon receives word that Andy Hill, a man now working honestly in Dodge City, is wanted in Oklahoma Territory for robbery. When Deputy Jack Hart arrives with a warrant, Dillon learns the charge is far more serious than robbery: Andy is accused of murder in a saloon holdup that killed the bartender. Dillon must decide how to handle a man he has come to trust when the evidence points to a darker past.

Dodge City and Oklahoma Territory, 1955 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Miss Kitty, Andy Hill, Jack Hart, Sheriff Catlin

Listen for: The tension between Marshal Dillon's trust in Andy Hill and the serious murder charge brought by Deputy Hart; Andy's troubled family history revealed by Hart.

Gunsmoke: The Sod-Buster (1961)

When Sedge Wilter and his daughter Bessie Mae arrive in Dodge City, they seem like ordinary travelers passing through town. Marshal Matt Dillon returns from a two-week pursuit with a dangerous prisoner, Cliff Matters, wanted for murdering an entire family. As tensions simmer between the newcomers and the town, unexpected complications begin to unfold.

Dodge City, Kansas; the Dodge House hotel, the Long Branch Saloon, and the marshal's office and jail · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Sedge Wilter, Bessie Mae Wilter, Miss Kitty, Chester, Cliff Matters

Listen for: The arrival of the Wilter family in Dodge City and Matt's return with prisoner Cliff Matters; Bessie Mae's mysterious activity at the jail with a buggy prepared outside

Gunsmoke: The Soldier (1953)

Marshal Matt Dillon locks up two soldiers, Gallagher and Spear, for fighting in a Dodge City saloon. When Gallagher arrives drunk and causing trouble, Spear tries to get him back to the fort, but both end up jailed. Realizing he was too harsh on Spear, who was only trying to help, Dillon rides out to Fort Dodge to explain the situation to Captain Shaw and ask for leniency.

Dodge City and Fort Dodge, Kansas Territory in the 1870s · Matt Dillon, Gallagher, Spear, Chester, Captain Shaw, Colonel Doby, Larson

Listen for: Marshal Dillon's growing regret over his quick judgment and his attempt to make amends with the soldiers and their commanding officer; the tension between civilian law and military discipline.

Gunsmoke: The Square Triangle (1952)

Marshal Dillon encounters the alluring Mrs. Ava Morley, whose dangerous attraction to men has already caused two deaths in Dodge City. When a cattle-buying trip turns deadly, a man is stabbed to death and money is stolen, with suspicion falling on newcomer Red Lawson. Dillon must ride out to investigate the murder at the camp and track down the killer before more blood is spilled.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the West, with scenes in the saloon, the street, and a cattle camp at Buffalo Flats · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ava Morley, Red Lawson, Al Morley, Jesse Wells, Kitty

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances surrounding Al Morley's death and whether Red Lawson is truly guilty of the murder and theft, or if there is more to the story than it appears.

Gunsmoke: The Square Triangle (1959)

When a cattle-buying trip goes wrong, young Jesse Wells discovers his companion Al Morley has been knifed to death and $10,000 in cash is missing. All signs point to Red Lawson, who was supposed to be part of the trip. Marshal Dillon must track down Lawson before he escapes the territory.

Dodge City, Kansas and the surrounding cattle country, late at night and into the early morning · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ava Morley, Red Lawson, Jesse Wells, Al Morley, Kitty

Listen for: The discovery of Al Morley's body by the campfire and the revelation of the stolen $10,000; Matt Dillon's plans to track Red Lawson using the train to Abilene.

Gunsmoke: The Squaw (1958)

Matt Dillon investigates trouble brewing between Cully Tate and his father Hardeman. The young man is angry and resentful, and a fight breaks out in town. Matt learns that Cully is upset over his father's recent marriage to an Indian woman, which he views as a disgrace to the family and his late mother's memory.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, including a ranch and the saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Hardeman Tate, Cully Tate, Ambrose, Sam

Listen for: A tense family conflict over cultural attitudes and a son's inability to accept his widowed father's new marriage to a Native American woman, with Matt Dillon attempting to mediate the situation.

Gunsmoke: The Stallion (1958)

Marshal Dillon encounters a dispute when a man named Parker forecloses on a farmer named Stokes and seizes his valuable stallion horse. Later, Dillon finds the same horse running wild with severe beatings on its body, suggesting someone has cruelly mistreated the animal. Dillon leaves the horse at the livery stable, waiting to see who comes to claim it.

Dodge City, Kansas frontier town and surrounding ranch land · Matt Dillon, Chester, Stokes, Parker, Doc, Moss (livery stable owner), Kitty

Listen for: A harsh dispute over debt and property rights, and the mystery of who brutally beat the stallion horse

Gunsmoke: The Surgery (1958)

When Marshal Dillon arrives at the Middleton home, he finds Doc in a tense standoff with Aaron Middleton over his wife Lucy's life. Doc believes Lucy is gravely ill and needs an immediate surgery to save her, but Aaron refuses to let the doctor operate, fearing the knife will kill her. Dillon must decide whether to back Doc's desperate medical intervention or respect the husband's wishes.

The Middleton home and surrounding area near Dodge City · Matt Dillon, Doc, Aaron Middleton, Lucy Middleton, Chester, Jed

Listen for: A debate about medical intervention and a husband's resistance to surgery; Doc's story about Joe Majerich, the legendary steel man, as a parable about American freedom and strength.

Gunsmoke: The Sutler (1953)

Marshal Dillon meets Will Jonas, a sutler who supplies goods to Fort Dodge. Jonas mentions trouble with his assistant Vail, revealing that Vail's real name is Jim Lindsay, a man with a shady past. Dillon visits the Fort to warn the Major about this potentially dangerous renegade working at the army post.

Dodge City and Fort Dodge, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Will Jonas, Jim Lindsay (Vail), The Major, Jesse

Listen for: The revelation of Vail's true identity and the mystery of what he plans to do at the fort; the tension between Jonas and Vail over the Major's favor.

Gunsmoke: The Tragedian (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon catches Edward Vanderman cheating at poker in the Long Branch saloon. The man claims to be a famous stage actor from back east, but he's broke and desperate. Rather than run him out of town, Matt takes pity on the hungry stranger and offers him shelter in jail for the night.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon and Marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Edward Vanderman, Nick, Cliff, Cornard

Listen for: The confrontation over the marked deck in the poker game and Edward Vanderman's explanation for his cheating.

Gunsmoke: The Trial (1955)

A new circuit court judge arrives in Dodge City, and Matt Dillon must deal with a petty theft complaint from the storekeeper Walcott over some stolen potatoes. When a brutal robbery and murder occur at the stage office that same morning, Walcott is convinced that Homer Tisdale, the hungry man Matt had sent to work at the Long Branch, is the culprit.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Homer Tisdale, Van Walcott, Jay Buford, Charlie Reynolds, Judge Stokes

Listen for: The marshal's pragmatic approach to justice and his skepticism about Walcott's accusations despite the circumstantial evidence.

Gunsmoke: The Trial (1959)

Marshal Dillon deals with a petty theft complaint against Homer Tisdale, a starving homesteader who stole potatoes from a new merchant in Dodge City. Before Dillon can resolve the matter, the stage office is robbed and a man is killed by a masked gunman, and the witnesses identify the killer as Homer Tisdale.

Dodge City, Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Doc, Homer Tisdale, Walcott, Chester, Jay Buford, Charlie Reynolds, Sam Noonan

Listen for: The transition from a minor complaint about stolen potatoes to a serious murder investigation, and Homer's whereabouts during the robbery.

Gunsmoke: The Wake (1961)

A traveling man named Gus Mather arrives in Dodge City with his friend Orson Boggs already dead in a coffin. After burying Boggs at Boot Hill with minimal ceremony, Mather announces he will hold a wake that evening to honor his fallen companion. Doc Adams and Chester become suspicious of the unusual circumstances surrounding Boggs's death and the hasty burial.

Dodge City, Kansas and Boot Hill cemetery · Doc Adams, Chester Proudfoot, Gus Mather, Marshal Matt Dillon, Orson Boggs

Listen for: A wake held in honor of a deceased man whose mysterious death and quick burial raise questions about his true fate

Gunsmoke: The Wolfer (1959)

A wolfer arrives in Dodge City claiming to hunt a legendary white wolf that has been killing cattle on local ranches. When the rancher questions whether one wolf could cause such destruction, tensions rise as the wolfer insists on completing his hunt, leading to a confrontation with the marshal.

Dodge City and the surrounding plains · Matt Dillon, Wolfer, Rancher

Listen for: A discussion about a mysterious white wolf terrorizing the area and the wolfer's determination to track it down despite skepticism from the locals.

Gunsmoke: There Was Never a Horse (1953)

A gunfighter named Ken Creed comes to Dodge City and kills a drunk man in self-defense at a saloon. Marshal Matt Dillon warns Creed not to cause trouble, but Creed makes it clear he wants to build his reputation by killing the marshal himself. Dillon must decide how to handle the dangerous gunman without abandoning his principles as a lawman.

Dodge City, Kansas, at a saloon and the marshal's office · Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, Ken Creed, a gunfighter, Chester, Dillon's deputy, Doc, the town doctor

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the ambitious gunfighter Ken Creed, and Dillon's refusal to be drawn into a gunfight over matters of reputation and pride.

Gunsmoke: Thick 'n' Thin (1956)

Two homesteaders, Odie Perkins and Brace McCoy, who have worked together for fifteen years, suddenly turn hostile and refuse to say why. When Odie demands that Brace leave their jointly-owned farm, Marshal Dillon settles the dispute by having them draw cards to determine who gets the house and who sleeps in the barn, with strict orders to stay out of each other's way. But within three days, the tension erupts into gunfire.

Dodge City and a homestead farm outside of town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Odie Perkins, Brace McCoy, Doc, Kitty, Summer Dubs

Listen for: The mystery of why two old partners suddenly became enemies, and whether Marshal Dillon can prevent bloodshed between them.

Gunsmoke: Third Son (1959)

A drunken man is found unconscious on Dodge City's streets and brought to jail. When his father, Mr. Crandell, arrives to claim him, Matt learns the man is the third son—two brothers already dead from violence. The father desperately wants to keep his surviving son away from trouble and out of town.

Dodge City—the jail, the Long Branch saloon, and the streets of town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Justin, Mr. Crandell, Rob Crandell, Kitty, Doc

Listen for: A father's fierce determination to save his last son from the fate that claimed his other two brothers; Rob's resentment of his father's control and desire to live his own way

Gunsmoke: Thoroughbreds (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester pursue a stranger with a pair of valuable thoroughbred horses into Dodge City. When Dillon confronts the man, who introduces himself as Jack Portis, questions arise about whether Portis obtained the horses legitimately or through violence.

Dodge City and the Kansas Territory, with an opening scene in the desert near cottonwoods. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Jack Portis, Kitty

Listen for: The mystery surrounding how Jack Portis came to possess the fine thoroughbred horses and whether he shot someone to get them.

Gunsmoke: Til Death Do Us (1956)

Judge Thaddeus, a stern moralist, and his meek wife are shot at in the darkness near the town saloon. Marshal Dillon investigates the mysterious attack, finding that while few people like the judgmental Thaddeus, nobody seems to harbor enough hatred to attempt murder. As the marshal questions the townspeople, secrets about the judge's behavior and relationships begin to surface.

Dodge City, in and around the marshal's office, saloon, and Doc's office · Matt Dillon, Judge Thaddeus, Doc, Kitty, Jezra Cobb, Mrs. Cobb

Listen for: A tense investigation into who would want the judge dead, complicated by the judge's own contradictions and unpopularity in town

Gunsmoke: Trapper's Revenge (1959)

Old Todd Marsh, a trapper, is found near death by the river with severe wounds from a grizzly bear attack. As he recovers in Doc's care, he reveals that his partner abandoned him in the wilderness after the attack, taking all their supplies and leaving him to die. Todd is determined to survive and track down his treacherous partner.

Dodge City, Kansas, and the surrounding frontier territory · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Tom Carl, Todd Marsh

Listen for: Todd Marsh's account of his grizzly bear attack and his partner's betrayal in the wilderness

Gunsmoke: Tried It - Didn't Like It (1958)

When a young boy named Eddie is accused of shooting Hank Jurgen's prize turkeys, Marshal Dillon brings him in for questioning. Eddie denies the charges, but as the marshal investigates, he uncovers a tangle of personal relationships that may hold the real motive for the false accusation.

Dodge City and the surrounding ranch territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Grover Cates, Eddie Cates, Alma Cates, Hank Jurgen, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The marshal's investigation into who really shot the turkeys and the secrets that emerge about Alma's past relationship with Hank Jurgen

Gunsmoke: Trojan War (1953)

Marshal Dillon encounters three notorious outlaws—the Parks Brothers and Chuck Evans—in Dodge City and warns them to stay out of trouble. When a gold shipment stage is ambushed on the trail with the driver and shotgun guard killed, Dillon and Chester investigate the crime scene and discover the outlaws' trail leading toward the river.

Dodge City and the trail to the west, 1953 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Ed Parks, Rio Parks, Chuck Evans, Will, Jack Houston

Listen for: The investigation of the stage robbery and the connection to the three dangerous men Dillon warned earlier in the episode.

Gunsmoke: Trojan War (1960)

A stagecoach carrying gold shipment from the placer mines is attacked and robbed near Dodge City. The robbers kill the driver and shotgun guard, and apparently kidnap a female passenger. Marshal Dillon identifies the attackers as the Pueblo Gang, dangerous outlaws who arrived in town that morning, and sets out with Chester to track them down before the trail goes cold.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, with the main action shifting to the road where a stagecoach is ambushed near a draw and willow grove by a river. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Rio, Head, Chuck Evans, Houston Jack

Listen for: The robbery of a gold shipment worth 80 to 100 thousand dollars, the murder of the stage driver and guard, the apparent kidnapping of a passenger, and Matt Dillon's pursuit of the Pueblo Gang.

Gunsmoke: Trouble in Kansas (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon learns that a Texas cattle outfit led by Jack Raven has hired ammunition to be sent to Dodge City, claiming they need it to protect themselves against raiders who have been stampeding their herd. Dillon becomes suspicious about their true intentions and rides out to the herd to investigate, determined to prevent violence from erupting.

Dodge City and the Kansas plains, following a Texas cattle drive heading north · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Doc, Kitty, Jim Hoyt, Jack Raven

Listen for: Dillon's investigation into why armed Texans are seeking ammunition and his confrontation with the cattle outfit over their intentions toward Kansas

Gunsmoke: Trust (1955)

Marshal Matt Dillon captures a fugitive named James Nation who killed a man in Dodge City in self-defense, or so Nation claims. After a hard pursuit, Nation surrenders peacefully, but Dillon must get him back to Dodge for trial while dealing with the challenges of frontier travel and the question of whether Nation can be trusted.

The Kansas frontier near the Smoky Hill River and along the stage route to Fort Donner, during the days of cattle ranches and stagecoach travel. · Matt Dillon, Chester, James Nation, Hank, Wells Fargo driver

Listen for: A tense discussion between Dillon and his prisoner about guilt, innocence, and the burden of a trial; the arrival of a stagecoach and its crusty driver; questions about what happened to their horses.

Gunsmoke: Tumbleweed (1960)

A mysterious man named Maples arrives in Dodge City with a portable gallows mounted on his wagon, claiming that swift execution is the solution to the town's violence. Marshal Dillon must decide whether to allow this self-appointed executioner to operate in his town or send him away, while the community becomes increasingly divided over Maples' methods and philosophy.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Tumbleweed, Maples, Kitty

Listen for: A philosophical debate about justice and punishment, and the tension between Maples' brutal efficiency and Marshal Dillon's measured approach to law and order.

Gunsmoke: Twelfth Night (1955)

A tall mountain man named Eben Hakes arrives in Dodge City looking for Joss Monger, a fellow Ozark resident, with whom he has a long-standing feud. When Matt learns that Hakes intends to kill Monger and that Monger's wife is worried about her husband, Matt must find Joss before the two men meet in deadly violence.

Dodge City and surrounding Kansas territory, including a homestead near Rock Springs; the present day (1950s) with reference to the Ozark Mountains as the characters' origin. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Eben Hakes, Joss Monger, Miss Maggard, Kitty

Listen for: The contrast between the independent mountain feuding culture and the law's attempt to prevent violence; Eben Hakes' distinctive speech and his determination to settle an old score.

Gunsmoke: Twelfth Night (1957)

Matt Dillon learns that a man named Eben Hake has come to Dodge City seeking Jay Hicks, the last of the Jock Monger family. The two families are locked in a bitter feud, and Jay's mother fears that Jay will kill Eben or be killed himself when he discovers his enemy is in town. Matt must prevent bloodshed before the feud claims another life.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, present day in the episode's narrative · Matt Dillon, Doc

Listen for: A discussion of a long-standing family feud between the Hicks and Hakes families, and Matt's determination to prevent violence on a Sunday

Gunsmoke: Two Mothers (1960)

Marshal Dillon arrests Jake Meissner for killing a man in a drunken brawl. Jake's mother, Ms. Meissner, comes to see Dillon and insists her boy was a good, God-fearing man led astray by drink. When Dillon explains the law must take its course and Jake will hang on Thursday, Ms. Meissner makes a chilling threat: she will kill the marshal if her son is executed.

Dodge City, Kansas - the marshal's office and surrounding town · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ms. Henshaw, Jake Meissner, Ms. Meissner, The Calhoun brothers

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and a grieving mother who crosses the line from pleading for mercy to making a death threat against the law itself.

Gunsmoke: Ugly (1957)

A disfigured man named Bruno comes to Dodge City seeking medical attention from Doc after a buffalo stampede accident left him severely scarred. Marshal Dillon must navigate the town's fearful and prejudiced reactions to Bruno's appearance while deciding how to treat this stranger who has arrived in their territory.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Long Branch Saloon and Doc's office · Matt Dillon, Chester, Sam, Kitty, Doc, Bruno

Listen for: The townspeople's harsh judgments about Bruno's appearance, Doc's compassionate medical care, and Matt Dillon's attempt to enforce fairness and order despite the community's prejudice.

Gunsmoke: Uncle Oliver (1955)

Young Vinnie Stang comes to Dodge City for the first time with his uncle Oliver, a gambling man. When Marshal Dillon breaks up a fight between them on the street, Vinnie eagerly tries to convince the marshal to let him work as a deputy, but Dillon refuses and suggests Vinnie find work elsewhere in town.

Dodge City, Kansas - a frontier town where Marshal Dillon keeps the peace · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Vinnie Stang, Uncle Oliver Stang, Kitty

Listen for: The clash between Vinnie's youthful enthusiasm to become a lawman and Marshal Dillon's practical refusal; Uncle Oliver's talkative nature that gets him into trouble; Vinnie's first experiences in town life after growing up on the prairie.

Gunsmoke: Unwanted Deputy (1959)

A man named Vince Wiley arrives in Dodge City and offers his services as a deputy to Marshal Matt Dillon, claiming he wants to help keep the peace. When Dillon declines, Wiley insists he'll be ready to help anytime there's trouble. That very evening, Wiley intervenes in a gunfight at a saloon, stepping in where the marshal has not yet arrived.

Dodge City and the surrounding Colorado/Nevada area during the Old West era. · Matt Dillon, Vince Wiley, Chester, Vin, Maisie, Rod

Listen for: The tension between Wiley's stated desire to help keep the peace and his true motivations, which involve avenging his brother Billy's death by the marshal.

Gunsmoke: Wagon Show (1959)

A circus wagon gets stuck in the creek outside Dodge City, and Marshal Dillon meets Jim Conger, an advance man for Banach's Grand International Circus and Menagerie. Conger's wife, Maggie Benock, the famous strong woman, wants to perform in town, but Dillon refuses to grant a permit after learning that two people were killed when the circus played Hayes City. Dillon confronts Maggie at the wagon, determined to keep the troubled show out of Dodge.

Dodge City and the surrounding area during hot, dry weather; the circus convoy is stuck in the creek bed outside town. · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Jim Conger, Maggie Benock

Listen for: Discussion of the circus trouble in Hayes City and other towns; the conflict between Marshal Dillon's duty to keep the peace and the circus's desire to perform in Dodge.

Gunsmoke: Westbound (1953)

Marshal Dylan arrives in Abilene to arrest Jack Daggard, a wanted killer, and bring him back to Dodge City for trial. After a tense confrontation in a saloon, Dylan successfully takes the young man into custody, but learns that Jack has two older brothers who won't take kindly to his arrest. With four hours until the next train departs, Dylan must keep his prisoner safe while the Daggard brothers close in.

Abilene, Kansas, in a saloon and hotel · Marshal Dylan, Chester, Jack Daggard, Bill Hickock, Constable Rourke, Hotel Clerk

Listen for: The tension builds as Marshal Dylan secures his prisoner against mounting threats from the Daggard brothers, with Chester sensing danger from the start.

Gunsmoke: What the Whiskey Drummer Heard (1954)

When a whiskey drummer warns Marshal Dillon that someone paid two men $300 to kill him, Dillon arranges to fake his own death. He shoots himself in the back to make it look real, then waits in Doc's office for the killer to make his move. As word spreads through Dodge City that the Marshal is dead, a mysterious gunman appears at the Texas Trail saloon, brazenly claiming credit for the killing.

Dodge City, Kansas - various locations including the Long Branch Saloon, Doc's office, and the Texas Trail saloon · Matt Dillon, Chester, Mike the bartender, Wilbur Hawkins, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The conversation between the whiskey drummer and Marshal Dillon at the Long Branch Saloon that sets the plot in motion; the gunshot in the alley that fakes Dillon's death; Kitty's report of the mysterious gunman at the Texas Trail.

Gunsmoke: What the Whiskey Drummer Heard (1958)

A whiskey drummer named Wilbur Hawkins arrives in Dodge City and tells Marshall Dillon that he overheard two men on a train discussing a $300 payment to kill the Marshall, though he heard no details about how or when. Dillon decides to spread the word that he's been killed, hoping the would-be assassin will reveal himself by making a move now that he believes his target is dead.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Marshall's office, saloon, and surrounding town · Marshall Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Wilbur Hawkins

Listen for: A mysterious plot to kill the Marshall set in motion on a train from St. Louis, and the Marshall's clever plan to flush out the killer by playing dead.

Gunsmoke: Where'd They Go (1958)

Marshal Matt Dillon arrives at Clint Dodie's remote homestead in a gathering blizzard to arrest him for robbing the general store in Dodge City. Clint's wife Madara is in delicate condition, and Clint pleads he cannot leave her alone during the storm, creating a difficult situation for the marshal.

Dodge City and a homestead on the river bottom during an approaching blizzard · Matt Dillon, Chester, Clint Dodie, Madara Dodie, Mr. Jonas

Listen for: The tension between duty and compassion as Matt must decide whether to take Clint into custody immediately or wait out the storm, and Clint's insistence on his whereabouts the night of the robbery.

Gunsmoke: Who Lives by the Sword (1956)

A young man named Billy is killed in the Long Branch by the gunslinger Joe Delk after a confrontation. Marshal Dillon arrests Delk, but the gunman claims self-defense. Dillon becomes concerned that Delk may seek revenge and strike when the marshal is unprepared.

Dodge City - the Long Branch saloon and Marshal's office · Matt Dillon, Kitty, Billy, Joe Delk, Doc, Chester

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Billy and the dangerous gunslinger Joe Delk, and Marshal Dillon's growing worry about Delk's intentions after his arrest.

Gunsmoke: Why Not (1958)

Marshall Dillon meets Evie Taggart, a young woman working in Dodge City who fled New York to escape her domineering father. When Mr. Taggart arrives to force his daughter home, he uses his considerable wealth and influence to pressure local businesses into firing her, hoping to starve her out and force her return.

Dodge City, Kansas; a saloon and local businesses · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Evie Taggart, Mr. Taggart, Burl, Doc

Listen for: The clash between a father's controlling nature and a young woman's desire for independence, and how Marshall Dillon navigates the conflict when wealth and influence bend the rules.

Gunsmoke: Widow's Mite (1956)

Marshal Dillon brings word to Ada Morton that her outlaw husband Zack has been killed in Dodge City after robbing an express office. A well-dressed stranger named Leech Fields arrives in town claiming to be an old friend of Ada's from St. Joe, and he quickly wins her heart with talk of marriage and fresh starts.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, 1956 · Matt Dillon, Chester, Ada Morton, Zack Morton, Leech Fields

Listen for: A mysterious gentleman appears just as the marshal suspects Ada knows the location of stolen express office money. Fields's sudden courtship and promises of a new life raise questions about his true intentions.

Gunsmoke: Wild West (1953)

Marshall Dillon encounters a boy named Yorkie whose father has been taken by men who stole their horses. The boy's story is unclear, but Dillon sets out to investigate and rescue Yorkie's father from somewhere in the territory, while the boy rides to Dodge for fresh horses and reinforcements.

The Kansas Territory near Dodge City, beginning at the Pawnee River and moving to the Kelly ranch. · Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshall, Yorkie Kelly, a young boy, Hattie Kelly, Yorkie's stepmother, Chester, the deputy in Dodge

Listen for: A mystery develops as Dillon tries to determine what really happened to Yorkie's father and whether the boy's account of kidnapping is accurate or imagination.

Gunsmoke: Wind (1953)

Marshal Dillon returns to Dodge City to find a man has been killed in a shooting on the Texas Trail. A new woman named Dolly Varden has arrived in town, claiming to bring luck to any man who pays her, and a gambler named Frank Paris has appeared around the same time. Dillon investigates whether Dolly and Paris are working together to fleece the town's men, leading to potential violence.

Dodge City, Kansas - a frontier town with saloons and gambling establishments · Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Dolly Varden, Frank Paris, Doc, Mr. Witherspoon

Listen for: Dillon's investigation into whether a mysterious woman and a gambler are conspiring to cause trouble; the moral questions about luck, responsibility, and frontier justice

Gunsmoke: Word of Honor (1953)

Doc returns to Dodge City after a two-day absence and reluctantly reveals he was summoned to treat a young man shot in the back. Though Doc managed to remove the bullet lodged in the man's spine, the patient died from the shock of the surgery. The gunmen who brought Doc to the remote location force him to swear on his word of honor never to reveal their identities or location, threatening to kill him if he breaks his promise.

Dodge City and a remote location past Fort Dodge in Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Doc, Chester, Kitty

Listen for: Doc's moral struggle between his promise of honor and his duty as a marshal's friend; the gunmen's threats and their concern about a $20,000 sum; Matt and Chester's frustration at being unable to solve the murder without Doc's help.

Gunsmoke: Word of Honor (1954)

Doc Adams returns to Dodge City after a mysterious two-day absence, revealing he was called to treat a young man shot in the back. Though Doc saves the man's life initially, the patient dies from shock after Doc removes the bullet from his spine. Doc recognizes one of the three men at the scene but refuses to identify them, keeping his promise of silence. Marshal Dillon must respect Doc's word of honor even as a kidnapping crisis unfolds involving Jake Worth's youngest son Hank.

Dodge City and surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Doc Adams, Chester, Jake Worth, Hank Worth

Listen for: Doc Adams wrestling with his conscience over a promise made to dangerous men, and Marshal Dillon's respect for the doctor's code of honor despite a life-or-death situation developing in town.

Gunsmoke: Word of Honor (1957)

When Doc is mysteriously called away for two days to treat a gunshot victim, Matt and Chester grow concerned. Doc eventually reveals he was sworn to secrecy by the men who summoned him, but admits the young man he tried to save died from a bullet wound to the spine. Now a desperate situation unfolds as criminals holding a man named Hank for ransom demand twenty thousand dollars, with Doc caught between his oath of silence and his duty to help bring murderers to justice.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Jake, Hank

Listen for: The tension between Doc's sworn word of honor and the need to stop killers; the desperate ransom situation involving Hank and the hidden money at Brandy Bend.

Gunsmoke: Wrong Man (1954)

Sam Ricker, a homesteader, brings the body of a man he killed to Dodge City, believing he has shot the outlaw Bob Hobart and earned a thousand-dollar reward. However, when Marshal Dillon investigates, he discovers that the dead man is not Hobart at all, making Ricker guilty of murder rather than a righteous killing.

Dodge City and a homestead a few miles west of town · Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Sam Ricker, Lettie Ricker, Doc, Bob Hobart

Listen for: The tragic irony of Ricker's mistake and how a wanted poster leads to a case of mistaken identity with deadly consequences.

Gunsmoke: Wrong Man (1960)

Marshal Dillon receives a warning from a fellow lawman about a dangerous criminal named Jim Wardell who may be passing through Dodge City. Wardell is a smooth-talking dude who kills with a knife and shows no mercy. That same day, a charming stranger calling himself Jack Norman arrives in town and immediately makes a good impression on the locals, including Miss Kitty.

Dodge City, Kansas Territory in the American West · Matt Dillon, Chester, Miss Kitty, Blair, Jack Norman, Jim Wardell

Listen for: A question of identity as the charming stranger's true nature comes into question

Gunsmoke: Xmas Story (1952)

Marshal Matt Dillon is traveling back to Dodge City on Christmas Eve after delivering a prisoner. He encounters a drifting stranger named Cowley whose horse has gone lame, and the two share a ride together. As they journey toward town, Matt reflects on the Christmas spirit in Dodge and encounters the kindhearted John Bumbie, who is planning to propose to Mrs. McNish that evening.

The Kansas Territory and the town of Dodge City on Christmas Eve · Matt Dillon, Cowley, Chester, Doc, Kitty, John Bumbie, Mrs. McNish

Listen for: The contrast between Matt's solitary, weary journey and the warmth of Christmas celebration awaiting him in Dodge; the stranger Cowley's mysterious interest in learning about the town and its people; John Bumbie's joyful announcement of his engagement plans.

Gunsmoke: Yorky (1953)

A young white boy named Yorky, who has been raised by Apache Indians, is brought to Marshal Dillon after being shot and captured during a raid on rancher Brandt's property. Dillon discovers that Yorky believes he must make a significant coup to redeem himself for his failure during the raid, and the boy is convinced he will be killed if he doesn't return to his tribe with scalps or horses.

Brandt's ranch in the South Fork territory near Dodge City · Matt Dillon, Chester, Brian Brandt, Yorky

Listen for: A tense exploration of a boy caught between two worlds, with Marshal Dillon trying to convince young Yorky that he is safe and need not return to the Apache to prove himself.

Gunsmoke: Yorky (1958)

When a rancher brings a wounded young white boy to Marshal Dillon, the boy proves to be a feral child who has lived with the Apaches since early childhood. Named Yorkie, the boy speaks English and remembers little of his past, but is consumed by the need to return to his Apache tribe and complete a dangerous ritual to restore his honor after his role in their raid was discovered.

Dodge City and a ranch in the Kansas Territory · Matt Dillon, Mr. Brand, Yorkie

Listen for: The tense interaction between the marshal and the wild boy who has been raised by Apache Indians and now struggles between two worlds; Yorkie's insistence that he must return to the tribe to make a coup or face death.

Gunsmoke: Young Love (1955)

Jim Box and Rod Allison, two young ranch hands working for Jesse Wheat, meet the rancher near Dodge City with sinister intentions. After killing Wheat, they attempt to establish an alibi by visiting Marshal Dillon in town. When Wheat's riderless horse returns to the stable, Dillon discovers the body and begins investigating the murder.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including the road to Jesse Wheat's ranch and the town stable · Matt Dillon, Jim Box, Rod Allison, Jesse Wheat, Moss Gremic

Listen for: The young men's careful attempts to hide their guilt while setting up their alibi, and Matt Dillon's growing suspicions as he pieces together the evidence from the horse tracks and other details.

Gunsmoke: Young Man with a Gun (1954)

Marshal Matt Dillon confronts Sam Kircher, a notorious gunman from Arizona who has come to Dodge City and deliberately cheated young Chester out of money to get the marshal's attention. Kircher challenges Dillon to a showdown at sundown, claiming he came to Dodge specifically to test himself against the famous lawman. Dillon must now decide whether to face the killer in the plaza or find another way to handle the threat.

Dodge City, Kansas · Matt Dillon, Chester, Sam Kircher

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and the cocky gunman Sam Kircher, and Dillon's internal struggle with the burden of facing killers who seek him out for reputation.

Have Gun, Will Travel: A Matter of Ethics (1959)

Paladin is hired by a murderer named Holgate to protect him from being lynched when he's taken to stand trial in a Wyoming town. Holgate killed the son of a prominent citizen named Max Bender in a drunken saloon argument, and the Bender family is determined to see mob justice rather than allow a fair trial. Paladin must escort his client to court and keep him alive long enough to face legal proceedings.

San Francisco in 1875, then a train journey to a small Wyoming town named after Max Bender. · Paladin, Holgate, Sheriff, Max Bender, Miss Bender, Boy messenger

Listen for: Paladin's practical philosophy about law and order, his negotiation of his fee, and his confrontation with the Bender family who want vengeance rather than justice.

Have Gun, Will Travel: About Face (1959)

Paladin discovers that Hey Boy is betrothed to a girl in China whom he has never met, arranged in a marriage contract made when he was nine years old. Now a go-between has arrived in San Francisco to finalize the arrangement, but Hey Boy has fallen for Miss Wong. Paladin must navigate the dangerous world of San Francisco's Chinatown and the powerful Gee-san-yap Tong, whose leader is the notorious hatchet man Bloody Pete, to resolve this impossible situation.

San Francisco, 1875; the Carlsen Hotel and Chinatown · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Nei Chen (go-between), Gikung (the girl's father), Bloody Pete (Gee Come Ho)

Listen for: Paladin's struggle with the clash between Chinese tradition and modern American life; the reveal that Hey Boy's betrothed family controls the most powerful tong in Chinatown; Miss Wong's surprising reaction to learning of the engagement.

Have Gun, Will Travel: All That Glitters (1959)

Paladin accepts a $500 job to guard a shipment of $50,000 in gold traveling by stage from San Francisco to Los Angeles for a banker named McElrath. The money is meant as a loan to help a Los Angeles bank survive financial panic. Paladin poses as an ordinary passenger, with the gold hidden among the luggage, hoping to catch the bandits by surprise.

San Francisco and the road to Los Angeles in 1875. The Carlton Hotel and a stagecoach traveling through Southern California. · Paladin, Thomas Michael Ryan (McElrath), Laura Berry, Clavaro Martinez

Listen for: The clash between Paladin's romantic evening plans and his acceptance of dangerous work; the revelation that Laura Berry is the daughter of the banker he's trying to help; the ambush by Martinez's banditos and the discovery of the hidden gold.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Anything I Want (1959)

Paladin is summoned to help recover $80,000 in gold bullion that vanished along with a mule train on a mountain trail in the Sierra Nevada. He discovers abandoned mules and a frozen body, then encounters a man named Frenchy Bodine who disarms him and brings him into a scheme to retrieve something valuable from a remote mountain location.

San Francisco and the snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains, 1875 · Paladin, Frenchy Bodine, Joe, P.D., Frida, Mr. Whitehead

Listen for: A tense mountain journey with armed men who distrust Paladin, mysterious references to what they really need the mules for, and hints of a scheme that may involve the missing gold.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Apache Concerto (1960)

Paladin is hired by a music company to find Professor Oscar Ailes and his niece Elsa, who have gone missing in Arizona while selling harmoniums. He encounters them fleeing from pursuers and learns that renegade Apache half-breeds led by a man named Chivaro have been raiding the territory. Marshal Bone and his Indian scouts are tracking Chivaro, and Paladin agrees to help escort the professor and his niece to safety.

Arizona Territory, 1875. A rough desert road and an armed camp in the wilderness. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Mr. Alonso, Professor Oscar Ailes, Elsa Ailes, Marshal John Bone, Chivaro

Listen for: The unusual contrast between the refined music of Elsa's harmonium performance and the dangerous wilderness setting, as the enchanting music threatens to distract the guards from their duty to watch for Chivaro's renegades.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Assignment in Stone's Crossing (1959)

Paladin accepts a job in Stone's Crossing after a series of coin tosses, but his horse breaks down in the Nevada desert. After shooting a man he was hired to kill, he's pursued by a vengeful posse who mistake him for the dead man Curtis and capture him at a waterhole. Now facing execution by hanging, Paladin must find a way to convince his captors of his true identity before it's too late.

Nevada territory and Stone's Crossing, 1875 · Paladin, Miss Wong, Ed Wills, Crowley, Mike Hanson, Jules Cleaver, Myron Curtis

Listen for: Paladin's predicament deepens as he's about to be hanged by men who refuse to believe he is not the criminal Curtis they seek.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Bad Bert (1960)

Paladin is hired by the Countess of Dunkley-Tatsbury to find her youngest son Bertrand, who left England years ago feeling unwanted by his father. When Paladin learns that Bertrand's photograph matches that of Bad Bert, a notorious outlaw wanted across the Southwest territories, he realizes his search will be far more complicated than a simple family reunion.

San Francisco, 1875; the Carlton Hotel and territories of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas · Paladin, Countess of Dunkley-Tatsbury, Missy Wong, Bad Bert (Bertrand, Earl of Dunkley-Tatsbury)

Listen for: Paladin's wry observations about the irony of a gentle English nobleman becoming a dangerous road agent; the Countess's tender memories of her favorite son contrasted with the grim reality of his outlaw reputation.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Birds of a Feather (1959)

Paladin arrives in Pueblo, a town divided by a railroad dispute between the Western Pacific and Rio Grande lines fighting for control of a right-of-way through Raymond Gorge. Both sides offer him work as a hired gunman, but Paladin devises an alternative plan involving a legal eviction notice and a cash settlement to break the costly deadlock.

Pueblo in 1875, a town caught in the middle of a railroad war over control of a crucial gorge passage. · Paladin, Charles Foster, Ralph Cole, John Sookie, Sheriff Quinn

Listen for: Paladin's clever negotiation to end violence without drawing his guns, and his manipulation of legal and financial pressure to resolve the conflict.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Bitter Vengeance (1959)

Paladin agrees to escort a dying woman named Janet Stalker back to her birthplace, but the journey into the desert becomes a trap. Janet and her companion Doke reveal themselves as the widow and brother of Byron Cully, a man Paladin shot in self-defense two years earlier in Virginia City. They plan to leave Paladin to die slowly of thirst in the Mojave Desert as revenge for the death.

San Francisco and the Mojave Desert, 1875 · Paladin, Janet Stalker Cully, Doke Cully, Hey Boy (hotel clerk)

Listen for: The tense confrontation in the desert as Paladin discovers the elaborate trap set for him, and Janet's bitter recollections of her dead husband Byron Cully.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Bitter Wine (1959)

Paladin is summoned to the Donatello vineyard, where the owner's prize wines are being ruined by oil seeping from a neighboring well operated by the stubborn Timothy Jerome Gorman. When Paladin attempts to broker peace by suggesting simple technical fixes, Gorman refuses to cooperate, claiming he has no money and no sympathy for the Italian vintner. Paladin leaves to investigate further, but returns to find the dispute escalating into open conflict.

California wine country, 1875. The Donatello vineyard and Gorman's oil well operation nearby. · Paladin, Senor Donatello, Teresa Donatello, Timothy Jerome Gorman

Listen for: A clash between old-world viticulture and new industrial enterprise, with Paladin caught between a passionate vintner and a ruthless oil prospector who refuses compromise.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Blind Courage (1959)

Paladin is hired by the wealthy John Sutherland for the surprising sum of $5,000 to teach him to shoot. Sutherland has built a soundproofed room on his estate for practice, but refuses to explain why he needs the skill. Paladin soon discovers the remarkable truth: Sutherland has been completely blind for almost a year, yet remains determined to master marksmanship.

San Francisco, 1875. The Carlsen Hotel and the Sutherland estate on Nob Hill. · Paladin, John Sutherland, Elizabeth Sutherland, Hey boy

Listen for: Paladin's growing curiosity about why a blind man would pay such a large sum to learn shooting, and what Sutherland plans to do with this dangerous new skill.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Bonanza (1959)

Paladin is hired by a wealthy mine owner to investigate mysterious disturbances at a silver mine in Virginia City, Nevada. After a fire broke out in the mine and killed several workers, the surviving miners refuse to return to work, claiming they hear groaning and laughing and feel phantom hands around their necks. The mine owner believes the superstitious workers are spooked by ghosts, but Paladin suspects something more sinister is at play.

Virginia City, Nevada in 1875, including the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco and a silver mine 1200 feet underground. · Paladin, Mr. Curry, Mrs. Emma Curry, Dan (Curry's brother, superintendent), Miss Wong

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the ghostly disturbances at the silver mine and his attempt to separate genuine supernatural phenomena from deliberate trickery designed to keep workers away.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Bring Him Back Alive (1960)

Paladin accepts a $3,000 job from Sheriff Eggers to track down Fred Lormer, who killed a man in Little Spring and fled across the state line. The sheriff demands Lormer be brought back alive within four days to stand trial, but Paladin discovers the victim was the son of Jim Radford, a reform candidate running against the sheriff in an upcoming election.

San Francisco in 1875, then the town of Little Spring and the Nevada desert · Paladin, Miss Apalini, Sheriff Eggers, Fred Lormer, Jim Radford

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into why the sheriff is so insistent on getting Lormer back quickly, and the political complications surrounding the case

Have Gun, Will Travel: Bringing Up Ollie (1960)

Paladin visits his old friends Ollie and Cora in Oro City, Colorado, only to discover that Ollie is in jail after racing his wagon drunk down the street and hitting a stagecoach. Ollie seems oddly content with his imprisonment, claiming he deserves it and is happy to be there, but Paladin finds his friend's behavior baffling and wants to understand what has really changed him.

Oro City, Colorado, 1875. The action moves from the street to the sheriff's office where Ollie is being held in jail. · Paladin, Cora Bierd'sly, Ollie Bierd'sly, Sheriff Moody, Missy Wong

Listen for: Ollie's cryptic explanation about why he seems content in jail, hinting at old memories and loss that have changed him; Paladin's attempts to make sense of his friend's unusual happiness despite his circumstances.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Brother Lost (1959)

Paladin escorts a young woman named Marietta Fulton to Hila Bend to find her brother, from whom she was separated years ago. When outlaws ambush their stagecoach, they kidnap Marietta and shoot Paladin, leaving him wounded and desperate to rescue her before the outlaws disappear into the frontier.

San Francisco and Hila Bend, California, 1875. A stagecoach route and a doctor's office in a frontier town. · Paladin, Marietta Fulton, Dr. Jonas, Sheriff Tom Honshoo, Outlaws (Duke, Ferdy, Keith)

Listen for: The tense stagecoach holdup, the outlaws' violent threats, and Paladin's determination despite his wound to save the kidnapped young woman.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Caesar's Wife (1960)

Paladin is hired by Jeremiah Smoot, a reformed gunslinger who has promised his wife Polly never to use his guns again, to protect him from his neighbor Ezra Mason. Jeremiah suspects Mason of improper intentions toward Polly and fears he may be forced to break his vow to defend his wife's honor.

1875 San Francisco and the Salinas Valley region, including Jeremiah's hacienda and Ezra Mason's property · Paladin, Jeremiah Smoot, Polly Smoot, Ezra Mason, Miss Wong

Listen for: The tension between Jeremiah's promise to his delicate, nocturnal wife and his suspicions about Mason's visits; Paladin's investigation of the neighbor's intentions.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Comanche (1959)

Paladin travels to Montana near the Little Big Horn after being hired by a woman whose son, Corporal Henry Carver, has run away with a girl named Becky. When a cavalry troop arrives at the waterhole where Paladin has hidden the fugitives, Paladin encounters his old acquaintance Captain John Keel, who is now serving under Custer. A civilian named Dolan is also with the troop, hunting the same young couple for his own purposes.

Montana Territory near the Little Big Horn River, 1875. A remote waterhole in Indian country where a cavalry troop is stationed. · Paladin, Miss Wong, Corporal Henry Carver, Becky, Captain John Keel, Sam Dolan, George Custer

Listen for: Paladin's encounter with his old military acquaintance Captain Keel and the tension created by the arrival of Dolan, who wants revenge on the young couple for different reasons than Carver's mother.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Contessa Marie Desmoulins (1959)

Paladin is hired by the dying Countess Marie Desmoulins to find her grandson Andre, who disappeared six months ago after his father's death. The boy has fallen under the influence of a gunfighter named Fezzlin and is now gambling in the mining town of Placer, Oregon. Paladin tracks the two men into the mountains, only to find himself caught between them at gunpoint.

1875 San Francisco and the Rogue River country of southern Oregon, including the Desmoulins Ranch and the mining town of Placer near Grave Creek. · Paladin, Countess Marie Desmoulins, Andre, Fezzlin, Hay Boy

Listen for: Paladin's tense confrontation with Fezzlin in the mountain camp, and the revelation that Andre may not want to return home despite his grandmother's wishes.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Dad-Blamed Luck (1960)

Paladin accepts a job from Jamie Howard to help recover a gold mine near Columbia that Howard claims was stolen from him. On the ride to Columbia, Howard reveals he's gambled away the gold samples he showed Paladin as proof, and admits that the local sheriff—who is in league with the mine's current owner—was the one who ran him off the claim. Their arrival in town takes an unexpected turn when the sheriff arrests them both for horse theft, a crime Howard apparently committed without telling Paladin.

San Francisco in 1875 and the road to Columbia, California, near Yankee Hill in the Gold Country · Paladin, Jamie Howard, Sheriff Farrell

Listen for: Paladin's frustration grows as Jamie Howard reveals one deception after another—first losing the gold to poker, then hiding that the sheriff is his enemy, and finally admitting to stealing the sheriff's horse. The tension builds as they ride into town and are immediately arrested.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Deadline (1960)

Paladin is hired as foreman of a railroad construction crew in Nevada, where a narrow-gauge track must be completed within three weeks to save the struggling town of Wilway. The project faces sabotage from Pat Casey, a tough freight hauler whose business would be ruined by the railroad's completion, and Paladin must contend with troubled workers and equipment failures as he races against the deadline.

Wilway, Nevada, 1875; a railroad construction camp and the town's saloon · Paladin, Hey Boy, Alan Hurley, Pat Casey, Vince, Casey (bartender)

Listen for: The whip trick that helps Paladin control a situation, and the revelation that the previous foreman was being paid off by Pat Casey to sabotage the work.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Death of a Young Gunfighter (1959)

Paladin is hired by a grieving rancher to hunt down Juan Morita, a notorious killer who murdered the rancher's son in a gunfight. When Paladin arrives in a New Mexico town, he finds the body of Morita's brother displayed as bait, but refuses to participate in the brutal scheme. As Morita arrives seeking revenge, Paladin discovers the situation is far more complicated than a simple matter of justice.

A small New Mexico town in 1875, centered around a hotel, livery stable, and the surrounding adobe buildings and dusty streets. · Paladin, Juan Morita, John Seabree, John Haskell

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Paladin and the vengeful Morita, and Paladin's moral struggle over the ethics of the job he's been hired to do.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Deliver the Body (1959)

Paladin is hired by the mayor of Silver Flat, Nevada to find Ben Tyler, a man accused of murdering the local sheriff. Paladin learns that Tyler carries a small 36-caliber star pistol and tracks him to a gambling hall in Hayes, where Tyler claims he has an alibi and can prove his innocence.

Silver Flat, Nevada and the town of Hayes, 1875. Silver Flat is described as an ugly town set between mountains, with buildings lining a rutted street, half of them saloons. · Paladin, Mayor S.J. Lovett, Ben Tyler, Nelson, Sheriff Pret

Listen for: Paladin's moral confrontation with Nelson the lawyer about shielding a suspected murderer, and Tyler's insistence that he can prove his innocence with a witness from Carson City.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Doctor from Vienna (1960)

Paladin is hired by Mrs. Flacker, a wealthy San Francisco widow, who has been robbed of $100,000 in jewels while experiencing a mysterious blackout. She finds sand in her shoes and damp clothing suggesting she left her room during the night, yet has no memory of doing so. An appointment with Dr. Dreckle, a phrenologist working in the hotel, appears in her engagement book in what looks like her handwriting, though she insists she never wrote it and doesn't know the doctor.

The Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, 1875 · Paladin, Belle Whitney, Mrs. Flacker, Dr. Dreckle

Listen for: The mystery of Mrs. Flacker's missing jewels and unexplained night-time absence from her room; the suspicious Dr. Dreckle and the forged appointment in her engagement book

Have Gun, Will Travel: Dressed to Kill (1960)

While delivering a payroll shipment to a railroad construction crew, Paladin rescues a well-dressed young man named Henry Matthews Jr. from an alley mugging in the rough town of Terminal. Matthews insists on repaying Paladin's kindness by inviting him to supper at his family's private railway coach, where Paladin meets Matthews' father, the railroad president, and his sister Alice, who is decidedly less welcoming than her brother.

Terminal, a dirty frontier town near a railroad construction camp, and the Matthews family's private railway coach, 1875 · Paladin, Henry Matthews Jr., Alice Matthews, Mr. Matthews (senior), Hey Boy

Listen for: Paladin's growing suspicions about the two men who attacked Matthews and why they might be watching the Matthews family and his valuable cargo

Have Gun, Will Travel: Dusty (1960)

Dusty, a young boy, arrives at Paladin's San Francisco hotel with his life savings to hire the gunfighter. He wants Paladin to stop his Uncle Muncie and a man named Jeter from shooting Dusty's dog, Mr. Big. Paladin agrees to ride back to Uncle Muncie's ranch to intervene.

San Francisco in 1875 and Uncle Muncie's remote ranch property · Paladin, Dusty, Uncle Muncie, Jeter, Mr. Big (a dog), The Thompsons (neighbors)

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Paladin and the abusive Uncle Muncie over the fate of Dusty and his dog; Dusty's story of how he found Mr. Big and why his uncle wants him dead.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Eat Crow (1960)

Paladin rescues a man and woman from a flash flood, but the man turns out to be Adam Foley, an ex-convict whom the local sheriff has ordered out of town. Foley claims he's trying to make a fresh start with his injured wife, but the sheriff suspects he may be planning to rob the gold shipment that's now being diverted through town due to washed-out roads.

A small Arizona town near Phoenix, 1875. A doctor's office and the sheriff's office are mentioned. · Paladin, Adam Foley, Tricia Foley, Sheriff Hepler, Shorty Smith, Hey Boy

Listen for: The growing tension between Paladin and Sheriff Hepler over whether ex-convict Adam Foley deserves a second chance, and hints that Foley's arrival may not be accidental given the diverted gold shipment.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Ella West (1958)

Paladin is hired by Tom Carter, a show promoter who has signed the famous frontierswoman Ella West to perform in his traveling exhibition. Carter fears that Ella's wild and unrefined behavior will ruin his show before it even opens, and he asks Paladin to tame her into the legendary romantic figure that audiences expect to see.

A traveling show's camp or venue in the Old West, 1958. · Paladin, Ella West, Tom Carter, Tracy Calvert

Listen for: Paladin's attempts to manage the headstrong and sharp-tongued Ella West, who immediately clashes with him and resists his efforts to refine her behavior.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Extended Viva (part 2) (1960)

Paladin has successfully delivered a mysterious organ crate to San Xavier Mission through a war zone, but discovers the crate has been stolen from the hotel boardwalk. A man named Steve Perkins claims he won Paladin's wagon and horses in a poker game, leading to a violent confrontation in the street.

San Xavier Mission and surrounding towns in Mexico during a revolution, 1875; a mission, military outposts, and a small town hotel with boardwalk · Paladin, Tono, Father O'Toole, General Perez, Pancho, Steve Perkins, Miss Wong, Hey Boy

Listen for: Paladin must recover his stolen wagon and organ before they disappear into the desert, while dealing with the mysterious Pancho and the dangerous Steve Perkins

Have Gun, Will Travel: Fair Fugitive (1959)

Paladin agrees to transport a fugitive prisoner from Fort Gilman to Baltimore for Captain Sam Jeffers of the Texas Rangers, who is busy dealing with a threatened jail break. When Paladin learns the prisoner is a woman named Magda Salvon whom he knew well years ago in San Francisco, he faces an uncomfortable reunion and the challenge of delivering her safely across dangerous territory.

Texas border region, 1875. The Carlton Hotel in San Francisco at the beginning, then the Texas Rangers post at Company D near the Mexican border, and the journey to Fort Gilman. · Paladin, Captain Sam Jeffers, Miss Wong, Hey Boy, Magda Salvon

Listen for: Paladin's complicated past with the prisoner Magda Salvon and how their reunion affects his mission to transport her safely while the border region is unstable.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Finn Alley (1959)

Paladin is asked to help find Miss Wong, a young Chinese girl who disappeared from the Carlton Hotel after being given a package to deliver by a mysterious woman in black. Paladin traces the girl to Mammy King, a woman who traffics in servant girls, and learns that Miss Wong has been taken to a boarding house on Finn Alley in the waterfront district, where she faces an uncertain fate.

San Francisco in 1875, primarily at the Carlton Hotel and the waterfront district known as Finn Alley · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Linda, Mammy King

Listen for: A tense investigation into the criminal underworld of San Francisco's waterfront, where young women are trafficked and sold into servitude; Paladin's confrontation with Mammy King and his discovery of Miss Wong's location.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Five Days to Yuma (1960)

Paladin accepts a seemingly straightforward assignment to transport a prisoner named Jeremy Thompson to Carson City, Nevada for the governor, with payment of $2,000 plus expenses. As Paladin and his cherub-faced prisoner travel by stagecoach toward their destination, Thompson confidently predicts that his mysterious accomplice will prevent them from reaching Carson City, leaving Paladin to wonder what dangers await on the road ahead.

San Francisco and the route to Carson City, Nevada, 1875; begins at the Carleton Hotel in San Francisco, moves to a stagecoach journey with stops at Elk Grove and other waypoints. · Paladin, Jeremy Thompson, Wilson, Mr. Finlitter, An old woman passenger, A whiskey drummer passenger, The stagecoach driver

Listen for: The mention of Thompson's mysterious accomplice and hints of trouble ahead; the interactions between the passengers on the stagecoach, particularly the talkative old woman and the whiskey drummer.

Have Gun, Will Travel: For the Birds (1960)

Paladin is approached by Mr. Higbee, a businessman hired to deliver two rare peacocks from Ceylon to a wealthy New York collector named Solomon Fisk Bibber. After initially refusing the job, Paladin agrees to escort the birds from the docks to the train station. During loading, the cage breaks open and the peacocks attack a dock worker, but Paladin manages to capture them safely.

San Francisco in 1875, the Carlton Hotel and the waterfront docks; later a train compartment bound for New York · Paladin, Hey Boy, Mr. Higbee, Solomon Fisk Bibber, Dock hand

Listen for: The distinctive cry of the peacocks, discussions of their rarity and value, and the chaos when the birds escape their cage at the docks

Have Gun, Will Travel: French Leave (1960)

Paladin is hired by a French Secret Service agent, Monsieur Pouland, to guide him into the Western frontier to locate and capture Marius, an escaped prisoner from Paris who has fled to America. When they pass through Hangtown, they discover that Marius is the very Frenchman who ran off with a local woman named Lola, making the townspeople hostile to any Frenchman in their midst.

San Francisco and the Western frontier, including the town of Hangtown, in 1875 · Paladin, Monsieur Pouland, Miss Wong, Big Red, Marius, Lola

Listen for: Paladin's quick thinking as he navigates the conflict between his French employer's mission and the angry townspeople's desire for revenge; the revelation of Marius's identity in Hangtown.

Have Gun, Will Travel: From Here to Boston (1960)

Paladin meets Lavinia Todd Hunter, a charming visitor from Boston who has come to San Francisco with her brother Miles. As Paladin and Lavinia grow close over several days, Miles reveals to his sister that they have come west to kill Paladin and claim an inheritance from a lawyer back in Boston. They devise a plan to poison him with brandy during an intimate dinner in his room.

San Francisco, 1875, at the Carlton Hotel · Paladin, Lavinia Todd Hunter, Miles Todd Hunter, Hay Boy

Listen for: A sinister plot unfolds as the charming visitors from Boston befriend the famous gunslinger, with murder on their minds.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Gunshy (1959)

Paladin travels to Big Pine, Montana to help recover stolen money and goods from an old Chinese laundry owner whose uncle was robbed by three escaped convicts. Paladin arrives at Ma Warren's boarding house and begins investigating the whereabouts of the three criminals.

Big Pine, Montana, 1875 - a boarding house near the Canadian border · Paladin, Hey Boy (the laundry owner's nephew), Ma Warren, Chuck Anderson, Nancy Warren, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Fry, Mr. Dayton

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into three fugitives who robbed a Chinese laundry of nearly $1000 and are heading toward Canada; tensions surface at the dinner table among the other male boarders.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Helen of Abajinian (1959)

Paladin is hired by Samuel Abajinian, leader of an Armenian wine-growing colony, to bring back his daughter Helen, a dancer who has eloped with a young cowboy named O'Reilly. Paladin tracks them through the mountains and finds them camping together, with Helen torn between her feelings for O'Reilly and her duty to her family.

An Armenian colony in Soma Valley, California, and the mountain wilderness in 1875 · Paladin, Samuel Abajinian, Helen Abajinian, O'Reilly

Listen for: A dramatic confrontation at a cottonwood grove where Paladin catches up to the runaway couple, with Helen caught between love and family obligation.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Hell Knows No Fury (1960)

Paladin arrives in White Water Falls to help Billy Boggs, a shopkeeper who fears Henry Arbuthnot will kill him over attentions the man's wife Amelia is paying to Billy's store. Paladin meets the alluring Mrs. Arbuthnot and begins investigating the situation to understand the real dynamics between all three parties.

White Water Falls, 1875. Billy Boggs' fashionable clothing store and later Mrs. Arbuthnot's home. · Paladin, Billy Boggs, Amelia Arbuthnot, Henry Arbuthnot, Hey Boy

Listen for: The tension between Billy's claims of innocence and his obvious attraction to Mrs. Arbuthnot; Paladin's skillful interview technique as he gathers information from multiple sides of the dispute.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Hey Boy's Revenge (1959)

Paladin returns to the Carlton Hotel to discover that Hey Boy, his former helper, has disappeared after receiving notice of an accident at a railroad construction site in Cold Water. When Paladin learns that a Chinese worker named Kim Sung died under suspicious circumstances and that Hey Boy's brother Kim Chang seeks revenge, he travels to confront the section superintendent Travis, only to find the situation more complicated than it first appears.

San Francisco in 1875, and the railroad settlement at Cold Water on a plateau in the mountains. · Paladin, Hey Boy (Kim Chang), Travis, Mr. Chung, Kim Sung

Listen for: The mystery of Kim Sung's death and whether it was truly an accident or murder, and what becomes of the young Hey Boy who travels to Cold Water seeking justice.

Have Gun, Will Travel: High Wire (1959)

Paladin travels to Salamander City, California to retrieve a young woman named Irene Stanford who has abandoned her respectable life to work in a saloon. Upon arrival, he discovers that Irene is actually a woman named Reina who is devoted to a small acrobat named Dooley Delaware. When a powerful local man named Marquette pressures Dooley into a dangerous high-wire walking bet for money, Paladin becomes suspicious of Marquette's intentions and offers to stake Dooley himself.

Salamander City, California, 1875. The story centers around the Salamander Saloon where acrobat Dooley Delaware performs. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Irene Stanford / Reina, Dooley Delaware, Marquette, Bolo, Barkeep

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Paladin and the corrupt local boss Marquette over a dangerous wager involving a high-wire walk, with Dooley Delaware caught in the middle.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Homecoming (1959)

Paladin travels to Hammond after receiving a telegram from Will Stanhope, president of the Overland Line. Ed Stacy, wrongly imprisoned for a stage robbery years ago, has just been released after a deathbed confession from the real culprit clears his name. Stanhope fears Stacy will seek revenge and hires Paladin to prevent bloodshed, but complications arise when Stacy's angry brother Ben confronts Paladin, and Paladin discovers the townspeople have turned against Stacy on Stanhope's orders.

Hammond, a frontier town, and the Carlsen Hotel in San Francisco in 1875. The story centers on the Overland stage office and local businesses in Hammond. · Paladin, Will Stanhope, Ed Stacy, Ben Stacy, Sheriff Clyde, Miss Wong

Listen for: A tense moral conflict as Paladin navigates between a guilty man trying to buy peace and a wronged man struggling to rebuild his life while everyone in town conspires against him.

Have Gun, Will Travel: In an Evil Time (1959)

Paladin is hired to recover $50,000 stolen from a bank in Merced. Following a trail into the mountains, he discovers the legendary outlaw Pappy French, wounded with a broken leg after his horse threw him. Paladin fixes the leg and finds himself in an uneasy partnership with French, who offers him a cut of the stolen money in exchange for help reaching his destination.

San Francisco and the mountains near Merced, California, 1875 · Paladin, Pappy French, Mr. Malone, Morley, Bull

Listen for: The tense negotiation between Paladin and the wounded outlaw, and the revelation that two surviving gang members are pursuing them.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Irish Luck (1960)

Paladin is hired by an insurance company to survey freight routes through Nevada. While crossing a mountain pass, he rescues a man named O'Bannon who has fallen from his horse, learning it is St. Patrick's Day and the man's wife Katie's birthday. Months later, passing through the town of Tawana, Paladin discovers that O'Bannon is on trial for robbing a stage and killing a shotgun rider.

Nevada in 1875, spanning a mountain pass, the O'Bannon farmhouse, and the town of Tawana · Paladin, Miss Wong, O'Bannon, Katie, Judge, Sheriff

Listen for: The Irish brogue of O'Bannon, the rescue scene on the cliff, and the revelation of O'Bannon's arrest for a serious crime

Have Gun, Will Travel: Killer's Widow (1959)

Paladin is hired by a bank manager to recover $30,000 stolen by outlaw Steve Morrow before a wealthy depositor forecloses on the bank. Paladin visits Lucy Morrow, the widow of the man he killed two months earlier, hoping she knows where the stolen money is hidden.

Coloma, California, 1875. A bank, a hotel, and a cabin with a rose garden. · Paladin, E.J. Randolph, Lucy Morrow, John Griffin, Steve Morrow

Listen for: Paladin's awkward confrontation with Lucy Morrow as he tries to recover the stolen money while dealing with the guilt of having killed her husband.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Landfall (1959)

Paladin arrives at Elizabeth Mitchell's logging camp in Washington Territory after receiving her urgent telegram. He finds her struggling to keep the camp operating against the interference of a neighboring logger named Hoffman, who has hired the violent Axel Grundel to intimidate her workers. Elizabeth desperately needs Paladin's help to get her logs through and save the camp from financial ruin.

A logging camp near Palmer Junction in Washington Territory, Cascade Mountains, 1875, with flashback to San Francisco earlier in the year. · Paladin, Elizabeth Mitchell, Hoffman, Axel Grundel, Max, Jeff, Hey Boy

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into why Hoffman is blocking Elizabeth's logging operation and what stakes are involved in getting the logs to market.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Like Father (1959)

Paladin is hired by Mrs. Clell Thomas to travel to the mining town of Wairika and prove her husband's innocence in a murder charge. Upon arrival, Paladin is arrested after a brawl with the local sheriff's son and thrown into a cell with Clell Thomas himself, who is awaiting trial and wants nothing to do with Paladin's help.

Wairika, a bustling mining town in the mountains, 1875. The action moves from the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco to the jail in Wairika. · Paladin, Mrs. Clell Thomas, Miss Wong, Clell Thomas, Sheriff Jeb, Henry Thomas, Judge Baker

Listen for: Paladin's efforts to investigate the murder charge while dealing with Clell's refusal to cooperate and the hostile local sheriff who wants him out of town.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Lina Countryman (1960)

Paladin is hired by a San Francisco merchant to escort his schoolteacher daughter Lena Countryman back to the city after the sheriff warns of death threats against her. When Paladin reaches the small town of Valaya, Lena reluctantly explains that Dutch Talbot, a wanted outlaw, blames her for his son's death and is coming to kill her. As Paladin and Lena travel together, they are ambushed on the road and taken captive by Talbot's men, who bring them to a remote location where Dutch Talbot waits.

San Francisco and the small town of Valaya in 1875, a peaceful community on the banks of a river near San Pablo Bay. · Paladin, Lena Countryman, Dutch Talbot, Mr. Countryman, Alex (hotel staff), The Colonel, Sheriff

Listen for: The growing tension between Paladin and Lena as she reveals why she's been threatened, and the sudden ambush that puts both their lives in danger.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Little Guns (1960)

Paladin arrives in Preston, Arizona at the request of Mayor Jim Ellis, a former confidence man turned politician. Two feuding ranchers, Marsh Jordan and Jack Sanders, are on the brink of a gunfight over water rights, threatening to plunge the entire valley into a destructive range war that could ruin the town.

Preston, Arizona, 1875. The Carlton Hotel and a local saloon in the town of Preston. · Paladin, Jim Ellis, Mayor of Preston, Marsh Jordan, Jack Sanders, Hey Boy

Listen for: The tense confrontation between the two ranchers in the saloon, and Paladin's attempt to defuse the situation by questioning whether violence is the answer.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Love-Bird (1959)

Paladin travels to Deadwood City after receiving a letter from Holly Bannon, a woman who works as a dealer at the Red Bird Saloon. Holly has hired him for $2,000 but before she can explain her needs, a jealous man named Doss interrupts them, leading to a confrontation. Holly then confides that she fears for her life and needs Paladin's help.

Deadwood City, 1875, primarily the Red Bird Saloon and Grand Central Hotel in the mining town. · Paladin, Holly Bannon, Doss, Hey Boy, Barkeep

Listen for: The developing mystery of why Holly Bannon fears for her life and what role the jealous Doss plays in the danger she faces.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Lucky Penny (1960)

Paladin arrives at the Lucky Penny mine to investigate a gold shipment robbery that has been blamed on Charlie Hodges, the former superintendent. Charlie insists he's innocent and suspects the mine itself may be a fraud, questioning whether a rich vein was ever truly discovered by the newcomer Joe Penny.

San Francisco area, 1875. The Lucky Penny goldmine and a small hotel in the nearby town. · Paladin, Matt Penrod, Charlie Hodges, Joe Penny

Listen for: A mystery involving a supposedly newly discovered gold vein, a mine operating on a 24-hour schedule, and questions about whether the riches are real or part of an elaborate scheme.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Maggie O'Bannion (1959)

Paladin is hired by a gentleman in San Francisco to investigate why three of his ranch riders have gone missing on the open range. His investigation leads him to the remote O'Bannion ranch near the Brazos River, where he meets the ranch's owner, the refined Miss Margaret O'Bannion, and her foreman Cyrus who has just departed on a cattle drive. Stripped of his weapons and hired as kitchen help, Paladin must uncover the truth about the missing men while working undercover on the ranch.

The O'Bannion ranch near the Brazos River in Texas, 1875, and San Francisco's Carlton Hotel · Paladin, Miss Margaret O'Bannion, Cookie, Cyrus, Webster, Jake

Listen for: The contrast between Miss Margaret's refined, educated manner and the rough ranch hands; Paladin's clever deduction about his identity from a callus on his thumb; the mysterious disappearance of three ranch riders and the foreman's sudden cattle drive

Have Gun, Will Travel: Martha Nell (1960)

Paladin arrives in Greenwood to investigate the murder of a young man named Roy, who was killed in an alley after winning money at a saloon gambling table six weeks earlier. The sheriff, Clem, suspects someone local is responsible, and asks Paladin to look into the case with fresh eyes. As Paladin begins interviewing witnesses, including Roy's widow Martha Nell, he discovers that Sam, a local man who knew the couple and helped Roy get a job, has been growing close to the grieving widow.

Greenwood, a small town about 30 miles from San Francisco, 1875. The investigation centers around the town's saloon, general store, and rooming house. · Paladin, Sheriff Clem, Martha Nell, Sam, Roy (deceased), Sir Wong

Listen for: Paladin questions Martha Nell about her husband's final evening and learns that Roy was celebrating his first paycheck by gambling. Watch for clues about Sam's involvement and his increasing closeness to the widow.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Montana Vendetta (1960)

Paladin receives an urgent summons from Sid Muller in Beaver Fork, Montana and sets out through a harsh winter landscape. While climbing a snow-covered mountain, an avalanche buries him, but a mysterious hunter named Daniel Carr rescues him and nurses him back to health in an abandoned cabin. As Paladin recovers, he realizes that Carr deliberately shot a man on the mountainside, and the avalanche was triggered by that very shot.

Northern Montana in winter, a settlement near Beaver Fork, and an abandoned sheep herder's cabin in the snow-covered mountains. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Sid Muller, Daniel Carr, Old timer, Mrs. Abbott

Listen for: Paladin's growing realization of Daniel Carr's crime and the moral complexity that emerges as his rescuer reveals his guilty conscience about the murder he committed.

Have Gun, Will Travel: My Son Must Die (1960)

Paladin's fishing trip with a young boy in the California mountains is interrupted when they discover a girl being attacked by a man named Carlos who seems determined to kill her. After rescuing Marlene Carter and bringing her safely home, Paladin learns she runs a remote ranch with only an elderly Mexican woman named Toleta for company, and Carlos's violent pursuit remains a mystery.

The San Felicia and Santa Lucia Mountains of California in 1875, near a remote ranch in a heavily wooded valley. · Paladin, Hey boy, Marlene Carter, Carlos, Toleta

Listen for: The answer to why Carlos is so desperate to kill Marlene Carter, and what threat she poses that makes her life in danger.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Nataemon (1960)

A dying surgeon hires Paladin to find a young doctor he wronged ten years ago by falsely blaming him for a patient's death, ruining the doctor's career and causing him to abandon his family. Paladin's search takes him upriver into hostile Indian territory, where he survives an attack on a riverboat and must help an injured scout find safety.

San Francisco in 1875; the Missouri River in Sioux territory; a burning riverboat and the surrounding wilderness. · Paladin, Miss Wong, The dying surgeon, Benjamin Tubbs, An Indian woman

Listen for: A riverboat attack by hostile Indians using fire arrows; Paladin's escape into the water with the injured scout; the arrival of an Indian woman who speaks the Sioux language.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Nellie Watson's Boy (1960)

Johnny, the young son of Paladin's deceased friend Nellie Watson, appears at Paladin's hotel asking for help and revealing he has run away from his stepfather George. Paladin convinces Johnny to return to the ranch, believing the boy belongs with his legal guardian, and accompanies him to see the situation for himself. Upon arrival, Paladin witnesses George's harsh treatment of both the boy and animals, and must now decide what role he should play in Johnny's troubled home life.

San Francisco in 1875, then a remote ranch in the countryside. · Paladin, Johnny (Nellie Watson's boy), George (stepfather), Hey Boy (Paladin's servant)

Listen for: Paladin's philosophy about running from problems and the revelation of George's cruel nature; the tension between what Johnny claims and what Paladin observes firsthand.

Have Gun, Will Travel: No Visitors (1958)

Paladin abandons a thankless job in Nevada and encounters a desperate woman and her baby dying of typhoid fever in a remote wagon. When he seeks help from the town's doctor, he discovers she is a capable woman physician facing community hostility. Together they must defy the town's violent opposition to venture into the desert and attempt to save the sick family.

Nevada desert and a small town, 1875 · Paladin, Cleo, The Woman in the Wagon, Her Baby, Dr. Phyllis Zachary, Jeremiah Mulroney, Mr. Davis, Mr. Tiford

Listen for: A baby's cry across the desert stillness; the townspeople's fearful ultimatum; Paladin's growing respect for Dr. Zachary's determination despite community prejudice.

Have Gun, Will Travel: North Fork (1959)

Paladin receives an urgent message summoning him to North Fork, where a community of religious settlers called the Men of Knights faces mounting trouble. When he arrives, he finds tension between the settlers and locals like Judd Pope, who resents their presence, especially after one of their own, Tildy, left her former life to join them. The settlers' fields have been burned and their land is threatened.

San Francisco in 1875 and the town of North Fork · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Mr. Chang, T. Buchanan, Tildy, Judd Pope, Mr. Bruckner

Listen for: A confrontation in a store between Judd Pope and the settlers, and Paladin's assessment of the troubles facing the religious community at North Fork.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Oil (1960)

Young F. Milton Gardiner seeks Paladin's help to negotiate the purchase of oil-producing property in Reward, California, offering him a royalty share. Paladin agrees on condition that Gardiner take his advice and not promise royalties to others. Upon arriving in Reward, they meet the suspicious Claude Spicer and his associate Doc Belldon, who claim another buyer is already interested in the land.

San Francisco in 1875 and the town of Reward in California's Joaquin Valley, during an oil boom. · Paladin, F. Milton Gardiner, Claude Spicer, Doc Belldon, Tom Watson, Murphy

Listen for: Paladin's investigation of Claude Spicer's suspicious dealings and whether the oil property is genuine or a swindle.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Out of Evil (1959)

Paladin travels to Carson City to investigate the theft of $10,000 in gold from Roy Tarpley's mansion. Tarpley insists that Johnny Yeager, a young hired hand who was recently fired, stole the money and disappeared. However, Tarpley's daughter Elaine reveals she knows Johnny's whereabouts and claims he is innocent.

Carson City and the Washoe Mountains near Carson City, Nevada, 1875. The Tarpley mansion in the mountains and the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. · Paladin, Roy Tarpley, Mrs. Tarpley, Elaine Tarpley, Johnny Yeager, Hey Boy

Listen for: A young woman's desperate plea to help the man she loves and plans to marry, and questions about whether the obvious suspect is truly guilty of the theft.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Pat Murphy (1960)

Paladin helps a desperate woman get her sick baby to a doctor in Cotton Willow, Arizona, only to discover the physician has been arrested by a bounty hunter named Leo Grange on an old murder warrant from Missouri. Paladin must confront Grange and decide whether the child's life or the law takes priority.

Arizona Territory, 1875 - a remote ranch, the town of Cotton Willow, and the desert between them · Paladin, Elizabeth Higgins, Hey Boy, Dr. Murphy, Leo Grange, The Sheriff

Listen for: The tension between justice and compassion as Paladin faces off against the ruthless bounty hunter, and the ethical dilemma of whether an old debt to society outweighs a child's immediate need for medical care.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Prunella's Fella (1960)

Paladin accepts a job from wealthy silver miner Mr. Denton to help him find a hidden valley in Arizona rumored to contain rich ore deposits. During a violent storm, Paladin and Denton take shelter in a cabin where they discover a young woman named Prunella who has been thrown from her horse. After nursing her back to health, they offer to escort her home through the treacherous canyon country.

San Francisco and Arizona Territory, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, a line cabin during a storm, and a hidden valley in a deep canyon. · Paladin, Mr. Denton, Prunella Hartsook, Hey Boy

Listen for: A stranger seeking Paladin's help for a dangerous expedition into Apache country; a mysterious young woman rescued from a storm; the beginning of a journey into hidden territory.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Ranse Carnival (1959)

Paladin is hired to transport a third payroll shipment from a bank in Yuba City to Jack Regan's ranch near Oroville, California. While traveling with Luke Williams, the foreman, the two men are ambushed by Rance Carnival, an escaped convict and former associate of Williams who has his own deadly reasons for stopping them.

California, 1875: San Francisco's Carlton Hotel, Yuba City, and the road to Oroville ranch · Paladin, Miss Wong, Jack Regan, Luke Williams, Rance Carnival

Listen for: A tense confrontation in the wilderness between Paladin and an escaped outlaw seeking revenge, with payroll money at stake and a shocking betrayal revealed.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Return Engagement (1960)

Paladin travels to Tucson after receiving a message from a man named Todd Griffin. At a cantina, he encounters Curly, an old acquaintance who has just been released from six years in territorial prison. Griffin hires Paladin to protect him from McLean, a young man who was imprisoned and recently released, having made a threat six years ago to kill Griffin on sight. Paladin agrees to take the job, though Griffin refuses to explain why McLean made this threat.

Tucson, Arizona, 1875. Cantinas, corrals, and the town streets. · Paladin, Todd Griffin, Curly, McLean

Listen for: The mystery of what really happened between Griffin and McLean six years ago, and whether Curly's release from prison and his presence in Tucson are connected to this threat.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Road to Wickenburg (1958)

Paladin arrives in the town of Blue Bell and is drugged by a scheming woman named Sue Tyler working with the local Goodfellow family. When he wakes, he discovers he's been robbed of his money, gun, and horse. Realizing the Goodfellows control the town and the corrupt sheriff won't help, Paladin confronts the family directly with a dangerous ultimatum.

The town of Blue Bell in 1875, including a saloon, sheriff's office, and the surrounding area. Paladin is heading toward Wickenburg. · Paladin, Sue Tyler, Saul Goodfellow, Jack Goodfellow, Sheriff, Jim Goodfellow, Ed Goodfellow, Hey Boy

Listen for: The opening threat where Paladin warns he has one bullet left and will kill the first person who speaks; the revelation of the Goodfellow family's control over the town; Paladin's confrontation with the family about his stolen belongings.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Roped (1959)

Paladin is riding back to San Francisco when he becomes lost in the coastal valley and stumbles upon a remote cabin. The desperate owner, Dirk, mistakes him for a hired gun sent by a rival rancher and strikes him down. Now Paladin must navigate a dangerous situation where his hosts believe he's a threat to their horse-stealing operation.

A remote cabin in the coastal valley near Salinas, California, 1875. The cabin belongs to Dirk, a man engaged in horse stealing who lives with his wife Agnes. · Paladin, Dirk, Agnes, Miss Wong

Listen for: Paladin's card identifying him as a hired gun, the misunderstanding about his true purpose, and the tense confrontation when Dirk realizes he may have made a terrible mistake.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Sam Crow (1960)

Paladin receives an urgent telegram from his old friend Skitter Hickshaw claiming that someone is going to murder his friend Sam Crow. Paladin rides four days to the small town of Hamburg, Oregon, only to discover that Sam Crow is actually a bird—a talking raven that Skitter found injured and nursed back to health. A committee of women, led by the stern Mrs. Pennybrook, has formed to shoot the bird because it has learned to call Mrs. Pennybrook by an insulting name that Skitter taught it.

Hamburg, a small town near Oregon, in 1875. The story begins at Paladin's headquarters at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, then moves to Skitter's house and Mrs. Pennybrook's home. · Paladin, Skitter Hickshaw, Sam Crow (a raven), Mrs. Pennybrook, Winifred

Listen for: The humorous reversal when Paladin discovers his dangerous mission involves saving a talking bird from an angry women's committee. The tension between Skitter's affection for Sam and the town women's legitimate grievances about the bird's behavior.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Search for Wylie Dawson (1960)

Paladin travels to El Paso to meet with his old friend Mel McCleary, a lawyer who has been burdened by guilt. Years ago, McCleary prosecuted a man named Wiley Dawson for a Wells Fargo holdup and murder, but Dawson has recently been exonerated when another man confessed to the crime. McCleary asks Paladin to find the fugitive Dawson, who has been living as a hunted man for years, so that McCleary can try to make amends. Paladin's search leads him south across the border to a small Mexican town where he begins to track down clues about Dawson's whereabouts.

El Paso, Texas and a small Mexican town across the Rio Grande, 1875 · Paladin, Hey Boy, Hop Sing, Mel McCleary, Wiley Dawson, Maria, Estévan

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the whereabouts of an innocent man wrongly imprisoned, and his efforts to help an old friend make amends for a legal injustice

Have Gun, Will Travel: Sense of Justice (1959)

Paladin arrives in the town of Arcadia to help Sheriff Grayson protect Andy, a simple-minded man accused of murdering Jim Briggs. The townspeople, led by Briggs' mother, are determined to lynch Andy before the judge arrives Wednesday, but Paladin believes Andy may be innocent and works to find proof that will convince the angry mob.

Arcadia, a small town in an ugly notch between two mountains, 1875. The action centers on the sheriff's office and jail. · Paladin, Sheriff Grayson, Andy, Julia Grayson, Mrs. Whitter Briggs, Tom Chisholm, Jim Briggs

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the Briggs murder and his attempts to prove Andy's innocence before the lynch mob arrives at three o'clock.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Shanghai Is a Verb (1960)

Paladin's young servant Hey Boy disappears after a quarrel with Miss Wong, who works at the Carlton Hotel. Concerned for the boy's safety, Paladin searches Chinatown, consulting the powerful Chung Wu who directs him toward the Barbary Coast. With the help of Harry the hack, Paladin begins combing the rough waterfront district to find the troubled youth.

San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, Chinatown, and the Barbary Coast waterfront district. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Chung Wu, Harry the hack

Listen for: Paladin's careful navigation of Chinatown's power structures and his resourceful use of local connections to track down the missing boy in the dangerous Barbary Coast.

Have Gun, Will Travel: So True, Mr. Barnum (1960)

Paladin receives a letter from a man in Mexico offering to share the location of buried gold in exchange for $2,000. Recognizing it as a classic con game, Paladin agrees to guide his trusting employee Hey Boy and the members of the Celestial Dragon Society to the Arizona desert to search for the treasure, hoping the journey might somehow lead them to the swindler and recover their money.

San Francisco in 1875, and the Arizona desert near the Mexican border · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Bill Sweeney, Arizona Ranger, Professor Burdick

Listen for: Paladin's explanation of the treasure scam to Hey Boy, and the encounter with Arizona Ranger Bill Sweeney who reveals information about a criminal hiding across the border in Mexico

Have Gun, Will Travel: Somebody Out There Hates Me (1960)

Paladin receives a newspaper clipping containing a public death threat from Bartolot Tejada, a man he sent to prison years ago, who declares he will kill Paladin on March 14th in the town of Bedrock. Paladin travels to Bedrock to meet his would-be killer face-to-face.

San Francisco and the town of Bedrock, 1875 · Paladin, Miss Wong, Arthur Jensen, Bartolot Tejada

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Paladin and the vengeful ex-convict Tejada, who has orchestrated his arrival at the same hotel

Have Gun, Will Travel: Stardust (1959)

Paladin receives a telegram from Lola Blackwood, a former actress he knew in San Francisco, asking him to come at once. He travels to her ranch in Grass Valley and discovers she is now engaged to a man named Boon Caldwell, who makes it clear that Paladin is no longer welcome. When Paladin investigates the telegram at the local telegraph office, he learns that it was actually sent by Laurie, the young girl living with Lola, not by Lola herself.

San Francisco and the town of Grass Valley in California, 1959 · Paladin, Lola Blackwood, Laurie Gallagher, Boon Caldwell, Hey Boy, telegram clerk

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into why he was summoned to Grass Valley and what Laurie's true motives might be for sending the telegram

Have Gun, Will Travel: Stardust (1960)

Paladin receives a telegram from the famous retired actress Lola Blackwood asking for his urgent help in Grass Valley. When he arrives, he discovers that Lola did not send the telegram and is surprised to find her engaged to a man named Boone Caldwell who seems hostile to Paladin's presence. An investigation into who sent the forged telegram begins.

Grass Valley, California, at the hotel and telegraph office. Paladin travels from San Francisco. · Paladin, Lola Blackwood, Boone Caldwell, Laurie, Hotel desk clerk, Telegraph operator

Listen for: The mystery of who forged Lola's telegram and why they wanted to bring Paladin to Grass Valley, and the tension between Paladin and the possessive Boone Caldwell.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Stopover in Tombstone (1959)

Paladin arrives in Tombstone, Arizona on routine business and finds the town in chaos. After stopping a saloon brawl, he's deputized by the injured Sheriff Clay to help keep the peace. When a woman named Rosie Dugan arrives seeking help for a sick girl who came to town looking for her husband—a young prisoner named Whitey Hale—Paladin must decide whether to release him on bail.

Tombstone, Arizona in 1875; the town is crowded and chaotic with rough men; the action moves between the Alhambra Saloon, the Sheriff's office, and Rosie Dugan's place at the Crystal Palace. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Sheriff Clay, Whitey Hale, Rosie Dugan, Jim Akins

Listen for: A tense saloon confrontation where Paladin must stop an armed man from shooting, followed by Paladin's reluctant agreement to serve as deputy; later, Rosie Dugan's arrival with urgent news about a sick woman and a prisoner's fate.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Strange Vendetta (1958)

Paladin attends the opera in San Francisco where he meets Don Miguel Rojas, a distinguished Mexican visitor, and his wife Donia Maria. That same evening, Don Miguel is stabbed behind the curtain by an unseen assailant. Poisoned and dying, Don Miguel hires Paladin for $1,000 to escort his body safely back to his home in Santa Martino, fearing his enemies will desecrate it.

San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel and the opera house. · Paladin, Don Miguel Rojas, Donia Maria, Dr. Mejio

Listen for: A mysterious blood feud from Mexico, a poisoned knife blade, and the question of whether Paladin can safely deliver Don Miguel's body to its destination.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Talika (1960)

Paladin travels to Fort Bleaker in Tucson to investigate why young Lieutenant Amos Leland, the son of an old friend and grandson of a distinguished general, is threatening to resign his Army commission. Upon meeting Amos, Paladin discovers the lieutenant has stumbled upon military irregularities and has begun conducting unauthorized investigations on his own, convinced that someone is trying to kill him and determined to flee rather than face the consequences of his actions.

Tucson, Arizona and Fort Bleaker, 1875. A hotel room in Old Town Tucson. · Paladin, Colonel Amos R. Leeland, Lieutenant Amos Leland, Pedro

Listen for: A young Army officer torn between duty and conscience, convinced he has uncovered dangerous corruption but taking increasingly reckless actions to expose it. Paladin attempts to convince him to work through proper channels rather than flee into hiding.

Have Gun, Will Travel: That Was No Lady (1960)

Paladin is hired by the respectable citizens of Brackwater to shut down the Paradise Saloon and remove its proprietor, A.J. Banyan. When Paladin arrives at the saloon, he discovers that A.J. Banyan is a woman—a tough, formidable woman who runs the establishment with an iron fist and refuses to be intimidated or forced out of town.

Brackwater, a cow town south of the Dakotas, primarily in the Paradise Saloon; opens in San Francisco at the Carlton Hotel in 1875. · Paladin, Felber Fidd, A.J. Banyan, Jake

Listen for: Paladin's realization that his usual methods won't work against a female opponent, and A.J. Banyan's commanding presence and refusal to back down from the men trying to drive her out of town.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Boss (1960)

Paladin is hired by the wealthy rancher Ira Stokes to kill a man named Carl Nielsen for $3,000, but Paladin refuses the job. Arriving in the town of Alder Bend, Colorado, Paladin witnesses Stokes's brutal dominance over people and animals alike, and discovers that Nielsen is a local attorney standing up to Stokes's tyranny.

Alder Bend, Colorado, 1875. The Stokes ranch and the main street of town. · Paladin, Ira Stokes, Carl Nielsen, Leah Stokes, Hey Boy

Listen for: Paladin's refusal to become a hired killer despite mounting financial incentives, and his sympathy for the one man in town who refuses to bow to Stokes's domination.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Colonel and the Lady (1959)

Paladin is hired by Colonel Lathrop, a man writing a history of the Old West, to locate a woman named Gloria Morgan who was once a prominent figure in the mining camp of Lord Star Nevada during the silver boom. As Paladin begins his investigation, he discovers that the Colonel's motivations may not be what they seem, and he learns that the Colonel's wife may be suffering because of his obsession with finding Gloria Morgan.

Sacramento, California, 1875, and the mining camp of Lord Star Nevada · Paladin, Colonel HP Lathrop, Mrs. Lathrop, Hey Boy, Indian servant girl

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the mysterious Gloria Morgan and the revelation of the Colonel's true motives behind his search.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Dollhouse in Diamond Springs (1960)

Paladin travels to Diamond Springs to find bank robber Grant Hallack and recover stolen money, hired by bank owner Mr. Baldwin. He reconnects with an old Army acquaintance, Wake Lachten, who invites him to stay at his home and mentions that Wake's wife Lydia witnessed the robbery firsthand. When Paladin meets Lydia, she refuses to discuss the traumatic incident, and the next morning Paladin learns she has mysteriously left town on the eastbound stage, returning to Boston.

Diamond Springs and San Francisco, 1875. The story moves from the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco to the town of Diamond Springs and the Lachten home. · Paladin, Wake Lachten, Lydia Lachten, Mr. Baldwin, Grant Hallack, Hey Boy, Miss Wong

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the bank robbery and his growing suspicion about Lydia's sudden departure and her reluctance to discuss her experience with the robber.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Englishman (1959)

English aristocrat James Brunswick arrives in Montana to claim his inheritance—a share of a ranch co-owned by his cousin Felicia Carson, a capable woman managing the property alone. Brunswick and Paladin travel to Fleetown, where Brunswick's refined manners and unfamiliarity with frontier ways make him the target of local pranks, testing whether he can adapt to his new life in the rugged West.

Fleetown, Montana Territory, 1875; a working cattle ranch in the American West. · Paladin, James Brunswick, Felicia Carson, Wadi, Angie, Harry Blackfoot

Listen for: The clash between English aristocratic gentility and rough frontier culture, as Brunswick learns that ranching demands toughness and practicality rather than refined manners.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Five Books of Owen Deaver (1959)

Paladin arrives in the quiet town of Three Winds to visit his old friend Sheriff Barry Deaver, only to discover that Barry has died and his son Owen has taken over as sheriff with strict new laws disarming all visitors and limiting alcohol sales. When Paladin encounters a gang of rough cowboys causing trouble, Owen's harsh enforcement leads to a knife fight and arrest, setting the stage for conflict between Paladin's code and Owen's rigid interpretation of law and order.

Three Winds, a small, quiet town in the American West, 1875. The sheriff's office and a local saloon. · Paladin, Owen Deaver, French, Mason, Enfield, David, Ma Deaver

Listen for: Paladin's arrival at the Carlton Hotel, the revelation of Sheriff Barry Deaver's death, Owen Deaver's strict gun control and alcohol rationing laws, the confrontation with the Enfield gang, and the knife fight that lands a prisoner in Owen's jail.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Gunsmith (1959)

Paladin arrives in a town to find an elderly German gunsmith, Hans Riker, brutally beaten by a gunfighter named Link Dobi who wants to buy a perfectly crafted gun from Riker's collection. Though Riker refuses to sell and fears Dobi's violence, Paladin decides to intervene before Riker gives in to the demands.

A frontier town, primarily in Hans Riker's gun shop, 1875 · Paladin, Hans Riker, Link Dobi, Sheriff King, Hey Boy

Listen for: A skilled gunsmith's moral struggle over a dangerous weapon and a gunfighter's pursuit of the perfect gun for deadly purposes.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Hanging Cross (1958)

Paladin arrives at the Beecher Ranch in Colorado after being summoned by rancher Matt Beecher, who claims to have recovered his son Robbie, kidnapped by Pawnee six years earlier during a tribal conflict. But Paladin discovers the boy speaks only Pawnee, may not actually be Beecher's son, and Chief Kalate arrives demanding the return of the child, setting the stage for a dangerous confrontation.

The Beecher Ranch in Colorado Territory, near a Pawnee camp, during Christmas time in 1958. · Paladin, Matt Beecher, Tater, Maude, Peter, Chief Kalate

Listen for: Paladin's efforts to determine the boy's true identity and his tense negotiations with both the stubborn rancher and the grieving Pawnee chief.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Lady (1959)

Paladin is hired by the Honorable Diana Coulter, an English woman, to guide her from San Francisco to Shiprock, Arizona, where she plans to live with her brother on his ranch. As they begin their journey through the rough Arizona territory, the proper and aristocratic Diana proves to be both demanding and resourceful, carrying a Martini Henry rifle and insisting on proper conduct from her American guide.

San Francisco in 1875, transitioning to the Arizona Territory en route to Shiprock · Paladin, Diana Coulter, Hey Boy

Listen for: The clash between English propriety and American frontier ways as Paladin and Diana navigate both their geographical journey and their cultural differences; Diana's expectations of decorum in the wilderness

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Lonely One (1960)

Paladin arrives in a small town hired by banker Melvin Jeffery to drive away Court Newman, whom Jeffery believes is courting his daughter Myra only for her money. However, Paladin discovers that Court is actually an old army acquaintance, and Myra insists that she genuinely loves Court and will not be separated from him.

A small town in the foothills, 1875, including the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, the Jeffery home, and a local saloon. · Paladin, Melvin Jeffery, Myra Jeffery, Court Newman

Listen for: Paladin's reunion with his former military colleague Court Newman and the conflict between Myra's love for Court and her father's determination to keep them apart.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Map (1960)

Paladin agrees to impersonate Jim Griffin, a discharged soldier who was part of a trio that stole $80,000 in army payroll three years ago. The money was buried and divided into three map pieces among the conspirators. Paladin must convince Griffin's girlfriend Anna that he is really Griffin, obtain his map fragment, and meet the other thieves to locate the hidden payroll.

San Francisco and surrounding towns, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, the Presidio, a farmhouse 15 miles from San Francisco, and the Blue Nose Saloon in Johnson City. · Paladin, Colonel Potter, Jim Griffin, Anna Baker, Mrs. Baker, Wiley Carson, Hey Boy, Bartender

Listen for: Paladin's dangerous masquerade as a discharged criminal and his first encounter with Wiley Carson, one of the other men involved in the theft.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Monster of Moon Ridge (1959)

Paladin arrives in Bo-town near Moon Ridge to investigate reports of a mysterious monster terrorizing the mountain. A young woman named Emily Beller has been affected by an old epidemic that left her mentally damaged, and locals claim she was carried off by something inhuman. Paladin must determine what is really happening on the mountain.

Bo-town and Moon Ridge, near Placerville, 1875. The Carlton Hotel in San Francisco at the start. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Jake Kelly, Sheriff, Emily Beller, Mr. Beller

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into local legends versus reality as he questions townspeople about the monster and visits the Beller household.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Odds (1960)

Paladin's horse breaks down in the Nebraska plains, leading him to the Buford farm where young Jim accidentally shoots him. While recovering, Paladin discusses the burden of living by the gun with Jim's father, a struggling farmer who fears his son is enchanted by the gunfighter's reputation. When Paladin and Jim drive into town, they stumble upon bank robbers making their escape.

Nebraska plains and a small town, 1875. The episode opens in San Francisco at the Carlton Hotel before moving to a remote farm and then to town. · Paladin, James Buford, Jim Buford, Colonel Van Courtney, Hey Boy

Listen for: Paladin's philosophy on guns and responsibility, the tension between Jim's youthful admiration for gunfighting and his father's desire for him to become a farmer, and the clash between rural life and frontier violence.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Outlaw (1958)

Paladin is hired by a banker named Alcorn to stop the outlaw Manfred Holt from reaching Plaserville, where Holt has escaped from jail after killing two deputies. Paladin catches up with Holt during a gunfight with the sheriff in a thicket, and discovers that Holt is trying to reach his wife's cabin to see his newborn son before facing justice.

San Francisco and the wilderness near Plaserville, during the present day of the story · Paladin, Ned Alcorn, Manfred Holt, Sheriff Jake Ludlow, Abe, Gage, Mr. Davis

Listen for: The tense showdown in the thicket as Paladin closes in on the fugitive Holt, and Holt's emotional plea to visit his newborn son

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Return of Doctor Thackeray (1959)

Paladin receives an urgent telegram from Dr. Phyllis Thackeray, a courageous physician he once knew, asking him to come to the Barton Ranch. He arrives to find her isolated and treating a smallpox patient, and she asks him to use his gun to keep the ranch hands from leaving until she can control the outbreak that could spread deadly disease across the territory.

The Barton Ranch near Stockton, California, 1875 · Paladin, Dr. Phyllis Thackeray, Tom Barton, Mr. Barton, Fred, Nate

Listen for: Paladin's reunion with Dr. Thackeray and the escalating tension as the ranch hands return early, threatening to expose the smallpox outbreak and scatter across the region

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Silver Queen (1959)

Paladin meets the charming French woman Annette Vargas at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. She reveals that her late friend Leddy Kane, a mining partner, left her his share of the Rimrock Mine in his will. When Vance Crawford, another mine partner, arrives and offers her only a thousand dollars for the claim, dismissing the will as worthless, Paladin must help her protect her inheritance from those who would exploit her.

San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel and its surroundings. · Paladin, Annette Vargas, Leddy Kane, Vance Crawford, Hey Boy

Listen for: A story of inheritance and deception involving a valuable silver mine, with Paladin called upon to help a foreign woman navigate American law and greed.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Statue of San Sebastian (1959)

Paladin receives a telegram from rancher Ian Crown offering a large sum of money and travels to San Sebastian, California. On the way, he encounters a young boy named Pedro who steals his wallet at a mission church. At the mission, Paladin learns that Crown owns a valuable statue of Saint Sebastian that was taken from the church and refuses to return it unless the mission pays him two thousand dollars—a sum the poor parish has struggled to collect over ten years.

San Sebastian, California, and the mission church; 1875 · Paladin, Ian Crown, Father Bartolome, Pedro, Hey Boy

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into why Crown wants to hire him and the conflict between the rancher and the mission over the stolen statue

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Teacher (1959)

Paladin arrives in a small Nevada town where schoolteacher Miss Stanton is under threat from rancher Breck, a former Quantrill raider who wants her to stop teaching the truth about Quantrill's brutal wartime conduct. With the town cowed and students withdrawn from school, Paladin decides to help the determined teacher stand her ground against intimidation and violence.

A small Nevada town, 1875, centered around a one-room schoolhouse and nearby ranch · Paladin, Miss Stanton, Mr. Breck, Morse Kaufman, Mr. Caldwell

Listen for: Paladin's argument that teachers are worth fighting for because education and truth are essential to society; his attempts to convince parents to support Miss Stanton despite Breck's threats

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Too, Too Solid Town (1960)

Paladin prepares to attend a dedication ceremony in Lawrence, Kansas, where his old cavalry unit will reunite and unveil a statue of General Ulysses Grant. While at a San Francisco saloon, he unexpectedly encounters Billy Bedlow, an old friend from West Point and the cavalry who has just been released from military prison after serving five years. When Paladin learns that Billy seems to be hunting for someone, he realizes his old friend may be in serious trouble.

San Francisco, 1875, primarily at the Carlton Hotel and a local saloon · Paladin, Miss Wong, Billy Bedlow, Barkeep, Derry

Listen for: Paladin's reflection on his past military service and the mysterious circumstances surrounding Billy Bedlow's imprisonment and apparent search for vengeance.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Wager (1959)

Paladin is hired to escort railroad man Morgan and his fiancée Stacy to Silver City, as Morgan has been threatened by a syndicate determined to buy him out. On the desert journey, Paladin spots a mysterious gunman following them and discovers he is Howard Gorman, a hired killer with a reputation. When Gorman confronts them at dinner in Rough and Ready, a fight erupts and Paladin is forced to kill him—but Paladin remains puzzled about why Gorman was really after Morgan.

1875 San Francisco and the desert trail to Silver City, including a stop in Rough and Ready. · Paladin, Mr. Morgan, Stacy Neal, Howard Gorman, Danbury

Listen for: Paladin's growing confusion about Gorman's true motives and why the hired killer seemed so eager to die in their confrontation.

Have Gun, Will Travel: The Warrant (1960)

Paladin is confronted in his San Francisco hotel room by bounty hunter Chig Simpson, who presents a wanted poster offering $500 for Paladin's capture, dead or alive. Paladin insists the poster is fake and explains he killed a man in self-defense in Hogan four weeks ago when the young man forced him to draw. Simpson reveals that the dead man was Sheriff Walker's son, which explains the warrant. Despite Paladin's warnings that Sheriff Walker wants him alive and Simpson will never collect the reward if he kills him, Simpson remains determined to take Paladin to Hogan.

San Francisco, 1875. Paladin's room at the Carlton Hotel and the surrounding area as Simpson takes him to Hogan. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Chig Simpson, Sheriff Walker

Listen for: The escalating tension between Paladin and Simpson as Paladin tries to convince the bounty hunter that the poster is fraudulent and that killing him will prevent Simpson from collecting his reward.

Have Gun, Will Travel: They Told Me You Were Dead (1960)

Paladin receives word that Ellen Stonham, a woman he loved and believed dead for twelve years, is alive and needs his help in Dakota territory. He travels to a remote schoolhouse to find her now married to Mr. Carson with a son who has been taken by Indians. Paladin agrees to rescue the boy despite the complications and dangers involved.

San Francisco in 1875 and Dakota territory near Fort Rinaldi, including a schoolhouse and reservation lands · Paladin, Ellen Stonham/Mrs. Carson, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Carson, Red Cloud, Jimmy (Ellen's son)

Listen for: Paladin's reunion with Ellen after twelve years and his discovery of her marriage and missing son; the tension between his past love and present circumstances

Have Gun, Will Travel: Three Bells to Perdido (1959)

Paladin is hired by Jesse Reed to bring back Dave Enderby, an outlaw who shot Reed and ambushed his men when Reed tried to rescue his daughter from Enderby in the Mexican outlaw town of Perdido. Paladin travels to Perdido, where the town's custom is to ring bells when strangers arrive or leave, and confronts Enderby in the local cantina.

Perdido, an outlaw town in Mexico, and San Francisco in 1875 · Paladin, Jesse Reed, Hey Boy, Dave Enderby, Señor O'Brien, the Alcalde

Listen for: Paladin's first encounter with Enderby in the cantina, where knife-throwing and gunplay establish the danger of the task ahead

Have Gun, Will Travel: Treasure Hunt (1959)

Young John Meriwether arrives in San Francisco as a stowaway, seeking Paladin's help to find his late father's buried treasure using a map that arrived in the mail. When someone breaks into John's hotel room and attacks him while searching for the map, Paladin agrees to protect the boy and help him locate the lighthouse saloon in Sacramento, where the map's mysterious return address originated.

San Francisco, 1875. Paladin's room at the Carlton Hotel. · Paladin, John Meriwether, Miss Wong, Hay Boy

Listen for: A young runaway's desperate quest to prove his absent father was not a failure, and the mysterious intrusion that suggests others are after the same treasure map.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Viva (part 1) (1960)

Paladin is hired by Father O'Toole to retrieve an organ sent from France as a gift for a small mission church on the Rio Grande. The Bishop is visiting for the first time in eight years, and the organ is meant to impress him. Paladin and Tohono, an Indian boy raised by the priest, travel to the Mexican port of Matamoros to collect the organ and bring it back through territory torn by revolution.

San Francisco in 1875 and the Rio Grande border region of Mexico, including the port of Matamoros. · Paladin, Father O'Toole, Tohono, Miss Wong, Bagshaw

Listen for: Paladin navigates Mexican bureaucracy and customs red tape to secure the organ crate for delivery to the mission.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Way for the Delta Queen (1960)

Paladin is hired by Colonel Tulliver to serve as bodyguard for the Delta Queen, a Mississippi riverboat racing against the Stonewall Jackson to St. Louis. Before the race even begins, someone sabotages the Queen's rudder cable, and Paladin must discover who aboard the boat is trying to ensure their defeat.

San Francisco and the Mississippi River aboard the Delta Queen riverboat, 1875 · Paladin, Colonel Tulliver, Captain, Boy

Listen for: A mysterious saboteur tries to prevent the Delta Queen from winning her race, and Paladin begins investigating among the passengers and crew.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Wedding Day (1959)

Paladin travels to Ashton, Kansas for the wedding of Judge Lindsey's daughter Susan, an old friend from his past. Upon arrival, he discovers that Susan is marrying Tom Cameron, a newcomer to the area, rather than David Brinker, the local man who grew up with her and clearly still harbors feelings for her. As the wedding celebration unfolds, tensions simmer beneath the festive surface.

Ashton, Kansas and the Lindsey ranch, 1875. The story begins at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco before moving to the wedding celebration. · Paladin, Susan Lindsey, Judge Aaron Lindsey, David Brinker, Tom Cameron, Hey Boy

Listen for: The reveal of why David Brinker is leaving town despite his obvious love for Susan, and what complications might arise from the wedding celebration as the evening progresses and a traditional custom is suggested.

Have Gun, Will Travel: When in Rome (1959)

Paladin escorts an elderly Ohio couple, Mr. and Mrs. Temple, to their daughter's ranch near San Jose after they arrive at the Carlton Hotel waiting for their son-in-law who never appears. During the stagecoach journey, a notorious bandit known as the Professor stages a holdup at Midway Station, and when Mr. Temple attempts to resist, he is shot. Paladin must now deal with the aftermath of violence and the Temples' conflicting feelings about his methods.

San Francisco to San Jose, 1875, including the Carlton Hotel and Midway Station stagecoach stop · Paladin, Mrs. Temple, Mr. Temple, The Professor, Emma Jean, Stage driver, Station keeper

Listen for: The Professor's polite manner contrasting with his ruthlessness as a bandit; Paladin's confrontation with Mrs. Temple over whether his use of force actually helped or made things worse; the tension between civilized city manners and frontier violence

Have Gun, Will Travel: Winchester Quarantine (1959)

Paladin travels to a remote ranch owned by Joe Whitehorse, an educated Indian facing severe troubles. Whitehorse's cattle are mysteriously dying, and his powerful neighbor McNally forbids any animal to leave McNally's land, threatening to shoot any horse that crosses the boundary. Paladin must discover what is causing the cattle plague and find a way to help Whitehorse navigate the dangerous situation.

A remote ranch in the West near the town of Brotherton, 1875 · Paladin, Joe Whitehorse, McNally, Pee-vee, Mrs. Whitehorse, the bartender

Listen for: The cause of the cattle sickness and whether Paladin can help Whitehorse overcome McNally's tyranny and the prejudice he faces from the townspeople.

Have Gun, Will Travel: Young Gun (1959)

Paladin is hired by a desperate rancher facing a severe drought to help protect his water supply. When a young gunman named Calvert arrives in town and kills the rancher's hand, Paladin discovers the rancher expects him to act as an executioner rather than solve the real problem threatening the ranch.

The town of Benedict and the Wellman Ranch in the drought-stricken West · Paladin, Mr. Wellman, Jeff, Casey, Calvert, Barney the bartender

Listen for: The opening scene between Paladin and a man discussing brandy and water, followed by the tense gunfight in Benedict's dusty street, and Paladin's realization that his client has misunderstood what services he provides.

Frontier Gentleman: A Horse For Kendall (1958)

Frontier Gentleman Kendall arrives in Deadwood needing a horse for his travels and seeks advice from a local named Squatty Reynolds. Reynolds directs him to horse trader Woolah Simmons, who sells Kendall a sturdy long-distance horse for forty dollars on a week's trial. When Fitch Talman and his associates mock the purchase, the proud Simmons makes a large bet that Kendall's horse can outperform any horse in Deadwood in an endurance race from Deadwood to Cheyenne.

Deadwood, in the American West, at Woolah Simmons' stable and saloon · Kendall, Squatty Reynolds, Woolah Simmons, Fitch Talman, Bill Talman

Listen for: The colorful dialect of frontier horse traders as they negotiate the sale of an unlikely champion horse, and the growing tension as an ambitious bet is made that could cost Simmons everything.

Frontier Gentleman: Aces And Eights (1958)

An English correspondent for the London Times arrives in Deadwood seeking stories about the West. He meets various colorful characters including Calamity Jane, Jack McCall, and learns about Wild Bill Hickok, who may become the new marshal despite local opposition and dangerous enemies.

Deadwood, Dakota Territory - a thriving frontier town with a general store, saloons, and mining operations in the surrounding hills · JB Kendall, Judd Scott, Jack McCall, Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, Tim Brady

Listen for: The English correspondent's observations of frontier characters and conflicts, discussions of Wild Bill Hickok's reputation and potential new role as marshal, and tensions between those who support and oppose him

Frontier Gentleman: Advice To The Lovelorn (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a frontier gentleman, meets Tom Hart on a stagecoach heading to Cheyenne. Hart is eager to reunite with his fiancée Carrie Hudson, whom he hasn't seen in a year. When they arrive at the Blue Star Cafe where Carrie works, they find the owner Charlie Banister wounded and the cafe closed following a shooting. Charlie reveals that Carrie has married Jack Feeney, a gambling saloon owner, and Hart learns the difficult truth just as he prepares to confront them.

Cheyenne, Wyoming, primarily at the Blue Star Cafe and Holloman's Saloon · J.B. Kendall, Tom Hart, Carrie Hudson, Charlie Banister, Jack Feeney

Listen for: The tension builds as Hart discovers his fiancée has married another man while he was away, and he heads to the saloon seeking answers despite warnings about his volatile temper.

Frontier Gentleman: Belle Siddons Strikes Back (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a frontier gentleman and correspondent, joins Marshal Boone May on an armed stage coach carrying fifty thousand dollars in gold through Dakota Territory. They expect to be ambushed by robbers, but the situation becomes complicated by the involvement of Belle Siddons, a clever and mysterious woman who runs a gambling establishment in Deadwood.

Deadwood and the stage route to Rapid City, Dakota Territory, 1958 · J.B. Kendall, Belle Siddons, Boone May, Archie McLaughlin, Kettley

Listen for: The tension builds as the heavily armed coach sets out on its perilous journey, with hints that Belle Siddons may be connected to the planned robbery in unexpected ways.

Frontier Gentleman: Belle Siddons' Encore (1958)

A newspaper correspondent named Kendall reunites with a woman known as Madame Verde, who has opened a gambling establishment in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. As she prepares for her first night of business, a local man named Mr. May arrives with offers of protection, raising questions about whether her true identity might already be known in town.

Deadwood, Dakota Territory; a gambling tent on Main Street in the badlands district · Kendall, Belle Siddons (Madame Verde), Mr. May, Archie McLaughlin

Listen for: Kendall and Belle's reunion and their discussion of her new gambling business; Mr. May's visit and his mysterious interest in protecting Belle; hints about her past identity and whether it will be discovered.

Frontier Gentleman: Charlie Meeker (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a London Times correspondent in Rosebud territory, hears rumors of a Sioux uprising led by Chief Sitting Bull. He seeks out Charlie Meeker, a local writer, and expresses his desire to interview the chief himself. Though dangerous, Meeker helps Kendall arrange a meeting with Johnny DeShel, a half-breed scout and interpreter, who agrees to guide them to Sitting Bull's camp for a fee.

Rosebud, a frontier town in Montana territory, during a period of tension between settlers and the Sioux Indians. · J.B. Kendall, Charlie Meeker, Jackson Beeson, Dolly, Johnny DeShel

Listen for: Kendall's determination to get his story despite the dangers of approaching a war-ready Sioux camp, and the mysterious character of Johnny DeShel, whose loyalties seem uncertain.

Frontier Gentleman: Daddy Buckbucks (1958)

In Cheyenne, a correspondent for the London Times meets Kerry Chase, editor of the Daily Press, who introduces him to Buck Wharton, the richest man in the West. Wharton, a rough and boisterous cattle baron, takes a liking to the Englishman and invites him to ride his private train with him and his young wife Minnie to conduct some business at a nearby location.

Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory in the 1870s, including the Cheyenne Club and the railroad station. · J.B. Kendall, Kerry Chase, Buck Wharton, Minnie Wharton, Jasper

Listen for: The colorful and profane personality of Buck Wharton, the wealthy cattle baron who claims to be able to buy and sell anyone; his relationship with his much younger wife Minnie, a former dancer; and Kendall's observations of frontier wealth and character.

Frontier Gentleman: Gentle Virtue (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a newspaper correspondent from London, arrives in Deer Lodge, Montana Territory, where he meets prospector Billy Moore. Billy introduces Kendall to poker at the Deadbroke Bar, where a game develops among Billy, Turkey Johnson, Neil Daggers, the taciturn Mr. You, and Kendall himself. As the evening progresses, Turkey Johnson begins winning significantly, but Kendall finds himself with a strong hand and enters into a high-stakes pot.

Deer Lodge, Montana Territory, at the Deadbroke Bar · J.B. Kendall, Billy Moore, Turkey Johnson, Neil Daggers, Mr. You

Listen for: The escalating poker game and the mounting tensions among the players as stakes rise

Frontier Gentleman: Gold Digger (1958)

A traveling writer named J.B. Kendall shares a meal with two prospectors, Frank Twist and Charlie Longbaugh, in the Black Hills near Deadwood. Frank is lovesick over a girl named Mary at the Green Front saloon, while Charlie warns that she only cares about Frank's money. When Frank discovers an enormous nugget of pure gold while venting his frustration at a creek, the three men believe they have struck it rich—but questions immediately arise about whether the gold actually lies within their claim.

A mining camp and creek in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory near Deadwood, 1958 · J.B. Kendall, Frank Twist, Charlie Longbaugh, Mary

Listen for: The discovery of the gold nugget and the growing uncertainty about whether it's on their property; Frank's emotional attachment to Mary and Charlie's cynical view of her intentions

Frontier Gentleman: Holiday (1958)

A newspaper correspondent from the London Times arrives in Missouri to investigate a dying man who has been left at the sheriff's office with a note claiming he is the notorious outlaw Cole Williams. The man, known locally as Bill Adams, refuses to confirm his identity, and the correspondent must navigate around the protective sheriff to uncover the truth before the man dies.

Batesville, Missouri, at a hotel serving as a gathering place for officials investigating the identity of a dying man. · The Correspondent (Kendall), Sheriff, Bill Adams (possibly Cole Williams), Mr. Bandy, A Woman whose husband was killed by Williams, Army Officers, Doctor

Listen for: The correspondent's investigation unfolds as he interviews townspeople and officials; Bandy's colorful personality and drinking habits provide moments of humor as he agrees to help gather witnesses for the correspondent's story.

Frontier Gentleman: Indian Lover (1958)

A newspaper correspondent in Deadwood learns that Crow Dog, a Sioux policeman sentenced to hang for killing Chief Spotted Tail, may have had a hidden motive rooted in tribal revenge. Crow Dog's attorney urges the correspondent to use his newspaper influence to help save his client's life, but Crow Dog himself seems resigned to his fate.

Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1958; includes an attorney's office and a jail cell · JB Kendall, Harry Clum, Crow Dog, Spotted Tail, Crazy Horse

Listen for: The tension between white man's justice and Sioux custom; Crow Dog's stoic acceptance of his execution; questions about whether revenge within the tribe justifies his act in his own eyes

Frontier Gentleman: Justice Of The Peace (1958)

In Wyoming territory, J.B. Kendall, a correspondent for the London Times, travels to Dry Creek to write about Amy Robinson, one of the first women to serve as a justice of the peace in America. When a Rapaho Indian named Jack Red Dog is arrested for murder, the townspeople, led by Big Nose George and Tipp Butler, threaten to lynch him before his trial can take place. Mrs. Robinson must fight to uphold the law and ensure Red Dog receives a fair hearing despite the hostile resistance of the community.

Dry Creek, a mining settlement in the South Pass district of Wyoming territory, 1858 · J.B. Kendall, Amy Robinson, Sheriff Harry Gody, Jack Red Dog, Big Nose George Haney, Tipp Butler

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Mrs. Robinson and the lynch mob, her bold defiance as she fines Tipp Butler for contempt of court, and the dramatic decision to move the prisoner to Rock Springs to ensure his safety and the promise of justice.

Frontier Gentleman: Kendall's Last Stand (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a frontier gentleman, is sent by the military to rescue civilians stranded at Castle Butte while the Army pursues the Sioux. Leading a small party including Lieutenant Snow and a Crow scout named Six Toes, Kendall rides toward the settlement and discovers a raiding party has attacked the cabin where the civilians are sheltering.

Montana territory near Castle Butte, Rosebud Creek, during the Indian Wars era when Colonel Custer is pursuing the Sioux · J.B. Kendall, Lieutenant Snow, Sergeant Wilson, Six Toes, Colonel Custer, Captain Thomas, Captain Tannen

Listen for: The tense rescue mission unfolds as Kendall's small military party races to reach trapped civilians before a Sioux raiding party returns to finish what it started.

Frontier Gentleman: Mighty Mouse (1958)

J.B. Kendall, an English newspaper correspondent, is traveling by stagecoach near Laramie, Wyoming when six armed bandits stop the coach and rob the passengers. One of the outlaws is shot dead by a fellow passenger, and Sheriff Arthur Harper promises Kendall that the stolen valuables—including five thousand dollars in gold and twenty dollars from Kendall's wallet—will be recovered by nightfall.

A stagecoach on the road west of Laramie, Wyoming Territory, and the sheriff's office in Laramie. · J.B. Kendall, Sheriff Arthur Harper, Clem, Harper's deputy, The stage driver, Judge (fellow passenger), Mr. Barnaby, Six bandits, one killed

Listen for: The tension of the stagecoach robbery, the mysterious death of the bandit leader, and the sheriff's confident promises to recover the stolen goods and clean up the territory.

Frontier Gentleman: Mighty Tired (1958)

J.B. Kendall and fellow miner Thaddeus Clark board a train to Cheyenne, both having been robbed by the Jesse James gang outside Laramie. When they spot two gang members, CD and Billy, sneaking onto the train, Clark and Kendall decide to turn the tables and recover their stolen gold.

A train departing from a Wyoming station, heading toward Cheyenne in 1958. · J.B. Kendall, Thaddeus Clark, CD, Billy, Jesse James, the conductor

Listen for: The tense confrontation as Kendall and Clark sneak up on the outlaws with guns drawn, demanding their stolen gold back.

Frontier Gentleman: Nasty People (1958)

Traveling through Kansas in heavy rain, J.B. Kendall seeks shelter at a remote trading post run by the Grover family. A stranger warns him that dark and peculiar things happen at this house, and that people have gone missing here, but Kendall decides to stay the night anyway.

A remote trading post and store in Kansas, between Independence and Osage Mission, during a rainstorm · J.B. Kendall, Albert Grover, William Grover, Sally Grover, Mrs. Grover, A stranger

Listen for: The mysterious warnings about the Grover family and the strange atmosphere at their house; the cryptic questions about spirits and the dead; the odd behavior of Mrs. Grover and Sally

Frontier Gentleman: Nebraska Jack (1958)

A frontier gentleman encounters Nebraska Jack, a legendary weathered old scout and trader who has settled in Wyoming with his large family. Jack recounts his colorful past as a guide, prospector, and fighter, and explains how he came to live with multiple wives in his imposing riverside blockhouse.

Wyoming territory, along a river trail near Nebraska Jack's three-story blockhouse home · The Frontier Gentleman, Nebraska Jack, Ollimanigan, Mary, Nebraska Jack's wives and children

Listen for: Nebraska Jack's tall tales of his adventures as a scout, trader, and fighter, and his unconventional family arrangement in the remote frontier

Frontier Gentleman: Powder River Kid (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a frontier gentleman traveling through Montana territory with an old prospector named Scales and his sleeping brother Paul, encounters three riders. One of them, a wounded man named Bill, is suffering from a gangrenous gunshot wound and refuses to seek proper medical help. Kendall recognizes the danger of the man's condition, but Scales makes a shocking discovery about the stranger's true identity.

Montana territory and the road to Fort Benton, Montana, during the 1950s era of the Old West · J.B. Kendall, Scales, Paul Scales, Bill Logan, Jack, Bill's wife

Listen for: Kendall's conversation with old Scales about frontier life, the arrival of the three mysterious riders, and Scales' revelation about the wounded man's identity as a notorious outlaw

Frontier Gentleman: Preacher (1958)

In Deadwood, Dakota Territory, JB Kendall encounters a desperate man named Thomas Yorby at the gunsmith's shop who is fleeing from a vengeful pursuer determined to kill him. When the gunman confronts Yorby outside the shop, Kendall intervenes to prevent an unarmed man from being shot, driving the attacker away temporarily. Yorby reveals he is exhausted by years of running from this threat and sees no escape from his fate.

Deadwood, Dakota Territory, at a gunsmith's shop and surrounding streets, winter approaching · JB Kendall, Thomas Yorby, Josiah Mallet, the gunman

Listen for: A tense confrontation between a desperate fugitive and his pursuer, with Kendall's intervention raising questions about Yorby's mysterious past and what he has done to earn such relentless vengeance.

Frontier Gentleman: Rainmaker (1958)

In drought-stricken Kansas, a traveling rainmaker named Darby Bowman arrives in town with a bold guarantee: he'll bring rain for $1,000. He hires a visiting journalist named Kendall as his assistant and puts up a sign advertising his services. When Bowman takes to the streets making his pitch, he faces skepticism from both the locals and the sheriff, but he offers a challenge—give him 24 hours or the town pays nothing.

The town of Ossivatme in Eastern Kansas during a severe three-month drought. · Slim Kendall (the journalist narrator), Darby Bowman (the rainmaker), Sheriff Finnick, Stanja (a local farmer)

Listen for: Darby Bowman's confident sales pitch and the tension between his outrageous claims and the town's desperation for rain. The clash with Sheriff Finnick sets up the central conflict of whether Bowman will be run out of town or prove his abilities.

Frontier Gentleman: Random Notes (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a frontier gentleman writing his final report before returning to England, recalls various incidents from his travels through the American West. He shares random notes of colorful characters and events encountered during his months journeying through Montana, Fort Benton, Kansas, and other territories. These memories range from patent medicine salesmen and frontier duels to eccentric miners and amateur theatrical performances.

The American West during the frontier era, including Helena Montana, Fort Benton, Kansas, and various locations across the territories; the framing device is a train journey to New York. · J.B. Kendall, Shorthorn Tom, Mattie Silks, Katie Fulton, Court Thompson, Othello, Casio

Listen for: Colorful frontier dialogue and vernacular, including Shorthorn Tom's explanation of Western expressions and frontier speech patterns; the botched performance of Shakespeare's Othello with a Texas cowhand; and accounts of unusual frontier incidents like a duel between two women.

Frontier Gentleman: Remittance Man (Ben Wright Audition) (1958)

J.B. Kendall, an English writer for the London Times, arrives in the Montana town of South Sunday hoping to collect a remittance from England and observe frontier life. He finds the town governed by an unusual law: no one except the sheriff can carry guns. Kendall registers with Sheriff Clanton and settles into the Empire Hotel, where he meets Lila, a widow working at the saloon, who warns him about the tensions between the sheriff's authority and men like Deputy Farley who resent his control.

South Sunday, Montana Territory, a frontier town with a strict no-guns law enforced by the sheriff. · J.B. Kendall, Sheriff Frank Clanton, Deputy Jake Farley, Lila, the express office clerk

Listen for: The growing conflict between Sheriff Clanton's gun prohibition and the men of the town who chafe under his strict authority, and Kendall's complicated background that prevents him from returning to England.

Frontier Gentleman: Remittance Man (John Dehner Audition) (1958)

J.B. Kendall, an English writer for the London Times, arrives in South Sunday, Montana Territory to observe frontier life. The town operates under an unusual law forbidding anyone from carrying guns, enforced strictly by Sheriff Clanton. Kendall registers as required and settles in, intrigued by the town's strict order and the brewing tensions with nearby Sioux and Cheyenne tribes.

South Sunday, Montana Territory in the 1880s frontier era, including the dock, sheriff's office, and a local establishment. · J.B. Kendall, Sheriff Frank Clanton, Deputy Jake Farley, Lila, Harry the bartender

Listen for: Kendall's observations about the unusual gun ban and its effects on frontier justice; the mysterious dynamics between Sheriff Clanton and the townspeople; Lila's cryptic warnings and her relationships with the men in town.

Frontier Gentleman: School Days (1958)

J.B. Kendall arrives in Rotten Head Gulch on voting day and discovers the town is casting ballots to keep their school teacher, Miss Jones, rather than have her reassigned to the rival town of Goose Creek. The miners have enlisted Kendall as an emergency voter to help them outnumber Goose Creek's ballot count, but Miss Jones arrives and demands an honest election.

Rotten Head Gulch, a small mining town in the West, at Dirty Charlie's Saloon and the local schoolhouse · J.B. Kendall, Miss Jones, Jim, Buck, Shorty, George

Listen for: The conflict between the miners' scheme to pad the ballot and Miss Jones's insistence on election integrity; Kendall's discovery that the schoolhouse teaches 20 grown men rather than children

Frontier Gentleman: Shelton Brothers (1958)

J.B. Kendall, an English writer, arrives in South Sunday, a Montana town with an unusual law prohibiting the carrying of guns. He registers with Sheriff Clanton and settles into the Empire Hotel, where he meets Lila, a woman working there. When Deputy Farley discovers Kendall talking with Lila over drinks, tensions rise as Farley warns him to stay away from her.

South Sunday, Montana territory, in a town with a strict no-gun law. The action takes place at the Express office, Sheriff Clanton's office, the Empire Hotel, and its saloon bar. · J.B. Kendall, Sheriff Clanton, Deputy Dick Farley, Lila, Bartender Harry, Express office clerk, Mr. Farley

Listen for: The conflict between Kendall's presence as an outsider and the town's suspicions of strangers; the tension between Farley and Kendall over Lila; and hints of trouble brewing with the Sioux and Cheyenne that Kendall hopes to witness.

Frontier Gentleman: The Actress (1958)

A correspondent for the London Times arrives in Virginia City, Montana, and is captivated by Miss Ulaia Robinson, a celebrated actress performing Shakespeare at Skinner's saloon. After her performance, Kendall manages to meet her, but her business associate Mr. Grimes proves protective and suspicious of his intentions.

Virginia City, Montana Territory, primarily at Skinner's saloon and later at a hotel · JB Kendall, Miss Ulaia Robinson, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Skinner

Listen for: The dynamic between Kendall and Robinson as they meet, and the tension created by Grimes's protective presence

Frontier Gentleman: The Belljoy's Prisoner (1958)

J.B. Kendall and fellow stagecoach passengers are detained in Shoshone by Deputy Sheriff CB Belljoy, who believes the person who robbed the Bearclaw saloon of fifty dollars escaped on their stage. Belljoy, who serves as sheriff, judge, jury, and mayor, conducts a kangaroo court to determine which passenger is guilty. When one traveler is sentenced to two years in jail, Kendall finds himself imprisoned and awaiting further developments.

Shoshone, Wyoming Territory - the Shoshone Hotel and jail · J.B. Kendall, CB Belljoy, Mr. Black, Willis, Charlie, Paul, Ben Johnson

Listen for: The absurd workings of Belljoy's one-man justice system and how Kendall and the other passengers respond to being held and tried for a crime they didn't commit.

Frontier Gentleman: The Cannibal (1958)

A stagecoach bound for Deadwood gets stranded at a way station in Chugwater, Wyoming, during a violent rainstorm. Among the passengers are J.B. Kendall, a British journalist writing about the West; Boone Thompson, a machinery salesman; and Duncan and Rose Webster. As the night progresses, tensions rise among the stranded travelers, and mysteries emerge about the other guests.

A way station for the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line in Chugwater, Wyoming Territory, during a rainstorm that has blocked the mountain pass to Deadwood. · J.B. Kendall, Bob Saunders, Bill Cuttle, Boone Thompson, Duncan Webster, Rose Webster, Jack Chase

Listen for: The mounting friction between the passengers, particularly Duncan Webster's strange behavior and nervousness, and hints about Bob Saunders' secret recipe stew.

Frontier Gentleman: The Cat Man (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a correspondent for the London Times, finds himself swept up in a wild adventure when he helps an eccentric Irish cat trader named Shane Kerrigan escape from a saloon with a cargo of valuable cats. The two set off together toward Deadwood, where Kerrigan plans to sell his feline cargo to rid the town of vermin, while an angry pursuer named Dan follows close behind.

The American West in Wyoming and heading toward Deadwood, including a saloon called Dan's Bloody Bucket and an open wagon on the frontier. · J.B. Kendall, Shane Kerrigan, Dan, Margaret, The Princess (a cat)

Listen for: The spirited clash between the proper English journalist and the colorful Irish cat trader as they escape on horseback with their precious cargo of 62 cats, pursued by the vengeful Dan.

Frontier Gentleman: The Claim Jumpers (1958)

J.B. Kendall befriends a teenage runaway named Bill Richmond on the trail in Montana territory. After sharing a meal and hearing prospecting tales from three rough miners who visit their camp, Bill becomes inspired to search for gold. At dawn, Bill discovers what appears to be a rich gold vein in a nearby gulch, and the three miners eagerly offer to help him stake and register a proper claim.

Montana territory mining country, near Fort Benton, along a trail with a campsite in a sheltered spot off the main road. · J.B. Kendall, Bill Richmond, Jack Kenton, Rod Goodall, Doncy Abbott

Listen for: The three miners' tall tales about finding gold, Bill's discovery of what he believes is a gold vein in the rocky bank of a gulch, and Kendall's warnings to Bill about registering his claim and keeping the find secret from strangers.

Frontier Gentleman: The Cowboy (1958)

Kendall, a newspaper correspondent from England, meets Slim, a lean cowboy heading to Laramie. They ride together and hear gunshots from the hills, discovering a settler named Theodore Belding has been killed and his wife Clara taken captive by four Indians who burned their wagon. Slim and Kendall decide to pursue the raiders up the canyon.

The American frontier near Laramie, Wyoming, moving through hills and canyons in the late afternoon and evening. · Kendall, Slim, Theodore Belding, Clara Belding, Jack McCall

Listen for: The description of frontier life from an outsider's perspective, Slim's tracking skills and knowledge of the land, and the escalating danger as they pursue the Indian raiders.

Frontier Gentleman: The Education Of Kid Yancy (1958)

In Cheyenne, Wyoming, frontier gentleman J.B. Kendall observes a cattle drive arriving in town with twelve trail herders who have brought 2,000 animals over 1,000 miles. When the rowdy Texians hit town for celebration, Kendall becomes drawn into the story of Kid Yancy, a young drover whose stern handler Nick Kermitty has promised the boy's father to keep him away from whiskey and women. As Nick succumbs to drinking, Kendall finds himself responsible for the boy and his savings.

Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, in a barbershop and saloon · J.B. Kendall, Kid Yancy, Nick Kermitty, the barber, Millie, the newspaper man

Listen for: The clash between the rowdy behavior of Texas trail herds arriving in town and the attempts to keep young Kid Yancy on the straight and narrow path despite temptations.

Frontier Gentleman: The Gambling Lady (1958)

A mysterious woman named Madame Verde arrives in Cheyenne with a traveling gambling operation and quickly draws business away from the local saloons. J.B. Kendall, a traveling newspaperman, seeks her out for an interview and witnesses her coolly handle a drunk and violent customer, learning she was once Mrs. Newt Hallott, an army surgeon's widow who discovered her talent for cards. As Kendall leaves her establishment, local gambling hall owners meet secretly to discuss the threat she poses to their business.

Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, 1958. A large gambling tent near the railroad depot and surrounding saloons. · J.B. Kendall, Carrie Chase, Madame Verde, Jonas Luke, Mr. Lesignor

Listen for: The mysterious Madame Verde's evasive answers about her past, her cool control of a dangerous situation in the tent, and the ominous meeting of local gambling hall owners plotting against her.

Frontier Gentleman: The Honkeytonkers (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a London Times reporter, arrives at the Jug of Blood saloon in a booming frontier town just as a brawl erupts over a cheating incident at poker. When he politely refuses to leave without seeing the entertainment, he's drawn into the saloon where he meets the amiable cowpuncher Walleye Smith and the hostess Annie. His innocent acceptance of a dance with Crystal incites the jealous Wild Bill Baskin to threaten violence.

The Jug of Blood saloon in a frontier town swollen with miners and fortune-seekers, somewhere west of the Missouri on the way to Virginia City. · J.B. Kendall, Walleye Smith, Annie, Crystal, Wild Bill Baskin, Jake (saloonkeeper)

Listen for: The clash between Kendall's British civility and frontier rough behavior; the escalating tension between Kendall and the drunken Baskin; the tragic resolution when Baskin's attempt at violence turns against himself.

Frontier Gentleman: The Last Of Belle Siddons (1958)

Frontier correspondent John Kendall becomes entangled in the pursuit of outlaw McLaughlin when a woman named Belle Cydons treats an injured gang member and falls under suspicion by peace officer Boone May. Kendall must navigate his loyalty to Belle, his duty as a journalist, and the law when May pressures him for information about McLaughlin's whereabouts and the stolen gold he's hidden.

Deadwood and the surrounding frontier territories, including Little Cottonwood Creek and the trail to Cheyenne · John Kendall, Boone May, Belle Cydons, McLaughlin, Johnny Brown

Listen for: The tension between loyalty and law, Kendall's moral dilemma over protecting Belle while under suspicion, and Boone May's interrogation techniques

Frontier Gentleman: The Librarian (1958)

JB Kendall encounters a desperate woman named Almira Danworthy who has been driven from her homestead claim in Dakota Territory by a mysterious stranger. Her husband died while she was back East, and now someone has occupied the 160 acres she fought to establish, threatening her right to keep the land she must prove up on within six months.

Dakota Territory, near Fort Pier and Pyrr, on and around a remote homestead claim, 1958 · JB Kendall, Almira Danworthy, Unknown man at cabin

Listen for: Kendall confronts the man who has taken over Almira's claim to determine his intentions and try to resolve the dispute.

Frontier Gentleman: The Lost Mine (1958)

Correspondent J.B. Kendall arrives in Fort Benton, Montana to write about the gold fields for the London Times. A newspaper editor directs him to Shorthorn Tom, a grizzled old prospector, who claims to have discovered a lost mine rich with gold nuggets in a cave in the Highwoods mountains years ago. After losing the location in a blizzard that killed his partner, Tom has searched unsuccessfully for eight years to relocate it.

Fort Benton, Montana Territory, primarily in a ramshackle prospector's shack and newspaper office · J.B. Kendall, John Warren, Shorthorn Tom

Listen for: Kendall's British perspective on frontier life, the prospector's colorful dialect, and the debate over whether Tom's lost mine is real or merely a tall tale.

Frontier Gentleman: The Trial (1958)

A tough frontier gunman named George McKeown is accused of murdering Jack Furlong in Fort Benton, Montana, based on a witness who claims to have seen him arguing with the victim shortly before the shooting. With no lawyer willing to defend him due to local politics and family connections to the judge, McKeown reluctantly accepts help from J.B. Kendall, a reporter for the London Times who believes in his innocence and volunteers to defend him at trial.

Fort Benton, Montana, at a newspaper office and saloon during a murder trial · J.B. Kendall, George McKeown, Mr. Warren, Marshall O'Connor, Judge Barry, Clint Wallace, Jack Furlong

Listen for: The tension between McKeown's volatile temperament and Kendall's reasoned defense strategy; testimony from the mule skinner witness; Judge Barry's impartiality given his family connections to the victim.

Frontier Gentleman: The Well (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a traveling Englishman, stops at a remote Wyoming homestead to water his horses and meets Meg Calder, a woman from Connecticut living with her silent daughter Annie while her husband Wally digs a new well. When Wally returns with news that cattleman Selfridge and his gang have burned down a neighboring homesteader's claim and are driving out settlers, Kendall offers to stay and help defend the property against the coming trouble.

A homesteading cabin in Wyoming territory, one year into settlement, with a drying well and a new well being dug behind the house. · J.B. Kendall, Meg Calder, Wally Calder, Annie (Anne Meredith) Calder, Selfridge, the Allen boys, Old Man Hovlin

Listen for: The tension between homesteaders' legal claims and cattlemen's violent efforts to drive them out; Meg's determination to hold her land despite the danger.

Frontier Gentleman: Wonder Boy (1958)

J.B. Kendall, a reporter for the London Times, visits a tailor shop in Deadwood territory seeking a new suit. He meets a shy, polite young man of sixteen or seventeen named Dick who works in the shop and discovers the boy is an extraordinary marksman, practicing to improve his already remarkable speed with a gun. As Kendall witnesses Dick's incredible shooting ability, the boy's father Paul suddenly arrives badly injured.

A tailor shop in Deadwood, Dakota Territory · J.B. Kendall, Dick, Paul, Uncle Amos

Listen for: Kendall's amazement at Dick's shooting skill demonstrated from the hip at twenty-five feet, and the mysterious arrival of Dick's injured father.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Address Unknown (1952)

A poorly dressed woman and her four-year-old son Tommy are traveling to visit relatives near the Mexican border. When the boy returns from fetching water at a nearby ranch, his mother has vanished, leaving behind only a suitcase and lunch spread. Texas Rangers Jason Pearson and Clay Morgan arrive to investigate the mysterious disappearance.

A dirt road in rural Texas, 40 miles northeast of the Mexican border, in August 1940 · Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Tommy, Tommy's mother, The rancher

Listen for: The Rangers examine the woman's abandoned belongings and follow mysterious tracks into the brush as they begin their investigation into her disappearance.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Alibi (1952)

When two truck drivers stop at a roadside store on Highway 28 near Bankrupt, Texas, they discover the proprietor, Deacon, beaten unconscious on the floor and the cash register emptied. Ranger Jase Pearson arrives to investigate what appears to be a robbery that turned violent, and begins questioning potential suspects in the area.

Deacon's roadside store and surrounding ranches near Bankrupt, Texas on Highway 28, 1952 · Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff George Hoffer, Chuck Robertson, Jim Patrick, Deacon, John Sampson, Dodie Carson

Listen for: The investigation into who robbed and beat Deacon, with clues including beer bottles, a blood stain by the refrigerator, and empty cash drawers pointing toward a violent customer.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Apache Peak (1950)

A body is discovered dumped along a Texas highway, shot three times with a .38 caliber gun. Ranger Pearson investigates and determines the victim was likely driving the car from which he was thrown, possibly a New York-registered vehicle heading west toward El Paso. The ranger begins a methodical search along the western route, questioning residents and stopping at small towns to track down leads about the mysterious murder.

Texas highways and small towns, beginning near Wichita Falls and extending toward the route to El Paso and Apache Peak, October 4th · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff, Captain Stimson, Highway Patrol

Listen for: The details Ranger Pearson uncovers about the murder victim's identity and the mystery of who was driving the car with him

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Bad Blood (1951)

Aircraft worker Joe Prager is found dead in his trailer outside Cheney, Texas, struck with a cast iron frying pan. He was planning to rejoin the Army, and Texas Ranger Jason Pearson must discover who killed him and why, using evidence like mysterious tire tracks found at the scene.

An isolated house trailer on the outskirts of Cheney, Texas, September 1950 · Ranger Jason Pearson, Joe Prager, Russ, Orvin, Joanne, Sheriff, Medical Examiner

Listen for: The ranger's investigation into tire tracks and the discovery of a cast iron frying pan as the murder weapon, along with clues about Joe's recent conflicts.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Birds of a Feather (1952)

A dying man named Fred Mieder is found shot on a road outside Baker, Texas. Before he loses consciousness, he manages to name John Warren as his attacker. Ranger J. Bryson and the sheriff visit Warren's home to question the prominent citizen about his connection to the wounded man.

Baker, Texas, February 1940. A small town with a union high school, hospital, and surrounding ranch country. · Ranger J. Bryson, Sheriff, Fred Mieder, John Warren, Ben, Freddy, Joey, Doctor

Listen for: The tense conversation between two men planning a mysterious job in the pre-dawn darkness, and the revelation of who shot Fred Mieder.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Blind Justice (1951)

A stray guide dog appears at a roadside café in West Texas, showing signs of abuse and malnutrition. Ranger Jason Pearson and the local sheriff discover the dog belongs to a blind man who went missing three days ago. They follow the dog's trail into the remote badlands toward the Mexican border, hoping to find the man alive.

West Texas badlands near the Rio Grande, March 1940 · Jason Pearson, Sheriff, Pete Salverson, the blind man (missing)

Listen for: The ranger and sheriff track the guide dog through harsh desert terrain, discovering clues that suggest foul play rather than an accident.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Blood Harvest (1951)

When ranger Jason Pearson investigates the death of Robert Mullen, a disabled war veteran found pitchforked to death in his alfalfa field, he discovers that Mullen was preparing to sell off most of his crop. The ranger must determine whether Mullen was killed during a robbery or if there is another motive behind the murder.

Rural Texas farmland, including Mullen's alfalfa field and surrounding properties; Holesville · Ranger Jason Pearson, Robert Mullen, Slim Ferdinand, Harry Trent, Sam Richardson, Sheriff, Ellie (Mullen's sister)

Listen for: The ranger's investigation into why Mullen came out to his field at night and the mystery surrounding the missing alfalfa crop.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Blood Relative (1950)

When Will Bonner, proprietor of a general store in Stump Hill, Texas, is shot dead and his wife critically wounded during a robbery, Ranger Jason Pearson investigates. A witness identifies Ben Bonner, Will's nephew fresh out of Huntsville prison, as a man who quarreled with Will earlier that day over a claimed share in the store and threatened to kill him if he didn't pay up.

Stump Hill, Texas; June 26-27, 1949. A general store and surrounding town. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Will Bonner, Ben Bonner, Mac Kennedy, Sheriff, Liz Bonner, Jody, Sadie Watto

Listen for: The investigation unfolds through witness accounts and physical evidence as the ranger tracks down Ben Bonner and uncovers details about a mysterious phone call that sent him fleeing in the night.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Blood Trail (1952)

Sheriff Dave Fellows finds Dr. Thomas staggering down Main Street in Whitney, Texas, bleeding heavily from wounds sustained in a violent fight at his office. Dr. Thomas dies from blood loss before he can explain what happened. When Texas Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate, he discovers the doctor's office ransacked and learns that Carl Hinkle, a German immigrant whose wife died under the doctor's care six weeks earlier, had an appointment with Dr. Thomas the night he was killed.

Whitney, Texas, during a heat wave in July 1929; Dr. Thomas's office and Carl Hinkle's home near the railroad depot · Sheriff Dave Fellows, Ranger Jason Pearson, Dr. Thomas, Carl Hinkle

Listen for: The blood trail leading from the doctor's office to Main Street, and the ranger's discovery that Dr. Thomas was knocked unconscious and mistakenly left for dead by his attacker

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Breakdown (1951)

When Constable Jim Wiley discovers a stranded motorist on Good Friday 1937, he offers assistance—but the stranger shoots and kills him. Texas Rangers Jay Pearson and Steve Clark are called to investigate, and fingerprints on the abandoned car reveal the killer is Rex Lang, a violent escaped convict with a trail of murders across multiple states.

Rural Texas, Good Friday 1937, beginning near the town of Roemer and expanding to a statewide manhunt · Jay Pearson, Captain Stinson, Steve Clark, Jim Wiley, Rex Lang

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Constable Wiley and the killer at the roadside; discussion of Rex Lang's violent past and his pattern of murders; the Rangers' determination to end his trail in Texas

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Bright Boy (1952)

A teenage boy wearing glasses steals an expensive sedan after an accomplice injures the car's owner with a knife. Texas Ranger Jase Pearson is called to investigate what appears to be part of a larger car theft ring that has stolen five vehicles in recent weeks.

Texas highways and rural areas, a hospital, and a house in the countryside · Ranger Jase Pearson, Captain Mavis of the Highway Patrol, Tom, Larry, Mr. Dikes, Cousin Melvin

Listen for: Details about the teenage car thieves and their operation, the investigation into the stolen vehicles, and who else is involved in the theft ring.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Candy Man (1950)

When a hardened criminal named Say Good manipulates fellow prisoner Abbott into smuggling a gun and hacksaw into their Texas jail cell by threatening Abbott's pregnant wife, the two men kill a jailer and escape. Texas Ranger Jason Pearson pursues the fugitives, using his wits to track their movements based on expected behavior patterns.

Texas countryside and county jail, 1950s · Jason Pearson, Say Good, Abbott, Sheriff Leonard Gin, Mrs. Abbott, Ranger Jim Leeds, Farmer

Listen for: The clever detective work of Ranger Pearson, who deduces the fugitives' likely path and needs; the coercion and threats that force Abbott into complicity; the farmhouse discovery of the escaped prisoners.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Canned Death (1951)

When rancher Bob Farrick and his family die after eating a meal, a Texas Ranger is called in to investigate. The autopsy reveals the deaths were caused by botulism from improperly canned sausage meat, but no canning equipment is found in the Farrick home, suggesting the contaminated food was a gift from someone else who unknowingly prepared it.

Texas ranch country and town, January 1940 · Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff, Bob Farrick, Doc, Mike Howdy, Mr. Burton

Listen for: The investigation into a mysterious poisoning that turns out to be accidental, the search for the source of contaminated homemade canned meat, and the arrival of an insurance investigator with questions about the heavily insured family.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Christmas Payoff (1951)

When a mysterious stranger with a bandaged arm arrives at Dr. Edward Hartley's office on Christmas Day, the alert nurse Alice Leonard recognizes him from watching the car parked outside for hours. The doctor quickly hides Alice in a supply closet and calls the sheriff, but the man produces a gun and shoots the doctor dead. Texas Ranger Pearson arrives to investigate the murder of the well-liked physician and must uncover the meaning of a threatening note the doctor received weeks earlier.

Dr. Hartley's medical office on Christmas Day · Dr. Edward Hartley, Alice Leonard, The killer, Ranger Pearson, Sheriff

Listen for: The threatening note with cut-out newspaper letters warning of a payoff, and the black car with a dented front fender that may help identify the killer

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Christmas Present (1950)

On December 21st, 1931, during the Depression, two armed men dressed as Santa Claus rob the newly opened Panhandle Equity Bank in North Texas, escaping with $63,800 in cash. Texas Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate the crime, which left the bank guard, Miss Keene the teller, and bank vice president Leon Peabody all knocked unconscious.

North Texas, Panhandle Equity Bank and surrounding area, December 1931 · Jason Pearson, Texas Ranger, Leon Peabody, second vice president of Panhandle Equity Bank, Miss Keene, bank teller, Lovett, bank guard, Police Chief

Listen for: The ranger's investigation into the smooth bank robbery and his deduction that one of the robbers was tall based on the positioning of a getaway car's seat and rear-view mirror.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Clean Up (1950)

When oil boom transforms the small Texas town of Kilman, organized crime moves in. A murder investigation into oil operator Joe Powell's death reveals a widespread extortion and theft ring, prompting Texas Rangers to send undercover operatives to dismantle the criminal operation from within.

Kilman, Texas - a small oil boom town that has grown from 3,000 to 12,000 residents due to a new oil strike · Jason Pearson, Captain Stinson, Steve Clark, Frankie Gennaro, Joe Powell, Herb Enfield

Listen for: The Rangers discover that stolen oil is being hauled at night and that crime syndicates are extorting payments from oil operators. A murder weapon with Type O blood may help identify the killers.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Clip Job (1952)

An elderly widow named Mrs. Agnes Howell comes to Bolton searching for a man named George Collie, who convinced her to invest her entire life savings of $6,000 in an oil venture, promising to turn it into $50,000. When she collapses from starvation at a local drugstore, Ranger Jase Pearson and Sheriff Ted Dryer learn that Collie vanished after taking her money a month ago. The Rangers recognize Collie as a con artist they've been tracking, and they begin investigating his movements in the nearby town of Minden.

The towns of Bolton and Minden in North Texas, January 1950. A drugstore, a county hospital, and a hotel. · Mrs. Agnes Howell, Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff Ted Dryer, George Collie, Mr. Crander, the drugstore clerk

Listen for: The Rangers' investigation into George Collie's con game and how they track down a smooth-talking swindler who preys on lonely widows.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Cold Blood (1952)

When a farmer's wife is murdered, he blames his hired hand Eli Wilbur. Before the law can arrest him, Eli flees to his sister Nellie's house, bloodied and frightened, claiming the farmer beat him after accusing him of the crime. Texas Rangers Jace Pearson and Clay Morgan arrive to investigate the strangling death and must find Eli before an angry mob does.

East Texas farmland and the town of Lundy, April 22, 1935 · Ranger Jace Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Eli Wilbur, Nellie Johnson, Ralph Dean, The Sheriff, Clay Morgan

Listen for: The mystery of who actually killed Mrs. Dean and why Eli ran when confronted with the accusation. Watch for the Rangers' clever questioning and their discovery of clues at Nellie's house.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Conspiracy (1951)

Captain Clint Stenson of the Texas Rangers investigates when Mrs. Wendell claims her husband Ed was murdered by Ray Thorpe, despite Thorpe having been exonerated by the grand jury in a self-defense ruling. When Stenson has Wendell's body exhumed, the medical examination reveals a shocking truth that suggests a conspiracy involving local law enforcement and witnesses.

Crescendo, Texas and surrounding county, October 17th, 1926 · Captain Clint Stenson, Mrs. Wendell, Ray Thorpe, Jason Pearson, Steve Clark, Sheriff, County Attorney Lou Morrison, Medical Examiner

Listen for: The discovery at the cemetery that changes everything; the ranger's realization that powerful people in town are involved in covering up the truth.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Cover-Up (1952)

Farmer Lee Gaynor finds a Mexican worker named Sanchez Mendoza cleaning blood from the floor of his neighbor Russell Hines' farmhouse. Hines is missing, his wallet and car remain behind, and blood is found throughout the house. Ranger Jay Pearson arrives to investigate what appears to be a murder, tracking Mendoza into the hills after the farmhand flees.

Rural Texas farmland, the Hines farmhouse and surrounding hills and woods · Lee Gaynor, Russell Hines, Sanchez Mendoza, Ranger Jay Pearson, Sheriff Art Buckley, Dave Morgan

Listen for: The ranger's pursuit of the fleeing suspect into the hills and his interrogation of Mendoza's story about Hines hiring him for farm work before supposedly going on vacation.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Dead Give-Away (1950)

A young woman and her four-month-old baby are found murdered in their farmhouse near Ashton, Texas on December 4th, 1945, after Mrs. Deen calls the sheriff reporting an intruder. Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate a crime with no apparent robbery motive, and discovers evidence suggesting the killer had a regular key to the house and escaped by car into the western hills.

A farmhouse four miles outside Ashton, West Texas, on December 4th, 1945, with investigation extending to the surrounding hills and roads. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Chase, Mrs. Deen, Mr. Walter Deen, Sheriff Ross, Phone operator

Listen for: The discovery of the killer's trail leading west from the house, evidence of a car waiting on a back road, and a cigarette butt that reveals the brand the killer smokes.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Dead or Alive (1950)

A massive explosion at the Texas City harbor in 1947 kills hundreds, leaving many bodies unidentified. Texas Ranger Jace Pearson helps families identify victims at a makeshift morgue, but a shocking discovery suggests a wanted criminal may have used the disaster to escape his past. Days later, a safe robbery in nearby Landstone threatens to confirm that assumption.

Texas City and Landstone, Texas, April 1947; includes the Texas City High School Gymnasium used as a temporary morgue and a mercantile store in Landstone. · Jace Pearson, Bud Kurtz, Vance Young, Mrs. Young, Sheriff Joe Pastrone, Captain Stinson

Listen for: The connection between the Texas City explosion and a mysterious safe robbery that may reveal whether a supposedly dead criminal is still alive.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Deadhead Freight (1951)

A woman's body is discovered sewn into a duffel bag aboard a deadhead freight train near Lubbock, Texas in 1938. Ranger Jason Pierce takes over the investigation and uses clues from the bag and its contents to narrow down where the body was loaded onto the train, focusing his search on an area near a cotton field where migrant workers are operating.

Santa Fe freight yards in Lubbock, Texas and the surrounding cotton belt region in 1938 · Ranger Jason Pierce, Captain Stinson, Brakeman, Railroad Detective, Gin Operator, Old Rosie

Listen for: The clever deduction that places the time and location of when the body was loaded onto the train based on the train's schedule and the unusual soil found on the duffel bag

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Death Plant (1951)

A homemade bomb hidden in a pickup truck kills Sylvia Peters and critically injures her husband Tom on the night of September 18th, 1946, near Pembroke, Texas. Tom immediately suspects Will Fenton, the truck's previous owner, whom he had been planning to sue. Rangers investigate the crime and question Fenton and his wife about their possible involvement.

Rural Texas near Pembroke, September 18-19, 1946. The action takes place at a country church, the Peters farm gate, a hospital, and the Fenton farm. · Tom Peters, Sylvia Peters, Will Fenton, Burn Fenton, Ranger Pearson, Sheriff, Joel McCray

Listen for: The details of how the homemade bomb was constructed and planted, and the Rangers' investigation into who set the trap and why.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Death Shaft (1951)

A skeleton is discovered in an abandoned mine in Black Hawk Canyon, Texas, identified through wallet and dental records as Gilbert Madden, a mine broker who vanished eight months earlier. Ranger Jase Pearson begins investigating the murder, learning that Madden's widow received a final letter from her husband around March 18th and discovering that a strange old man named Willie, who lives near the mine, had pestered Madden about inspecting his worthless claim.

Black Hawk Canyon in the Big Bend country of West Texas, and the Sheriff's office in the nearby town, in 1941. · Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff Benson, J.C. Wilford, Fred Blaisdell, Gilbert Madden, Mrs. Madden, Willie

Listen for: The discovery of the body with a bashed-in skull; the suspicious new padlock on the mine entrance; Mrs. Madden's account of her husband's disappearance and his last letter mentioning Willie's pestering; Ranger Pearson's investigation into whether Willie had a motive for murder.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Death by Adoption (1951)

Harry Cashman, owner of a used car lot in Central City, Texas, is found dead in his office after his wife becomes concerned when he fails to return home. Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate what appears to be a robbery-murder, finding clues including mysterious yellow chalk on the carpet and no clear motive for the killing.

Central City, Texas in September 1937, primarily at Harry Cashman's used car lot and his home. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Harry Cashman, Stryker, Hazel Cashman, Chief Dan Simmons

Listen for: The sinister conversation between Cashman and Stryker that sets up the central conflict, and Ranger Pearson's methodical investigation techniques as he begins piecing together the crime.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Death in the Cards (1951)

A gambler named Toby has been extracting money from Will Gentry for two months to pay off card game debts. When Will's stepfather Chester refuses to give him more money and threatens to confront Toby himself, Chester is shot dead at his own front door. Texas Ranger Jason and Sheriff Bennett must track down the elusive gambler before he escapes across the border.

Reeves County, Texas, January 1947—the Gentry ranch house and a rooming house in Biggerstown · Ranger Jason, Sheriff Bennett, Will Gentry, Chester Gentry, Toby the gambler, Mrs. Packer, the landlady

Listen for: The rangers discover peculiar footprints in the frost that seem odd in some way they can't quite identify, suggesting the case may not be what it first appears.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Double Edge (1952)

A Texas Ranger investigates a bank robbery in Holden when a marked bill from the theft turns up at a hardware store in the nearby town of Compton. The ranger questions the store owner about who brought in the suspicious bill, hoping to track down the robbers before they strike again.

Texas towns of Holden and Compton, a bank, and a hardware store, in 1952 · Ranger Jace Pearson, Sam Crane, Jim Vance, Alan, Mrs. Palmer, Justin Palmer

Listen for: The ranger's investigation of the marked bill and his questioning of the hardware store owner who may hold the key to identifying one of the bank robbers

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Dream Farm (1952)

A family from Iowa—John, Ethel, and their twelve-year-old son Robert—arrives in Texas to start a new life on a farm. Late that night, they pick up a stranded motorist on a deserted highway, but the man pulls a gun, robs them, and shoots all three before taking their car and fleeing. The next morning, the parents are found dead, but Robert survives and is rushed to the hospital, where Texas Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate the brutal crime.

Rural Texas highway and Coronaville, Texas, June 1941 · John Wood, Ethel Wood, Robert L. Wood, Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff King, The gunman

Listen for: The description of the killer as recalled by young Robert, and the clues the Rangers gather from the stolen car and the crime scene.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Drive-In (1952)

A couple is robbed at gunpoint at a drive-in theater by a heavyset young man and an unseen girl who helps him escape. Ranger Pearson begins investigating the theft of the couple's car, a typewriter, and a package of stockings, looking for clues to identify the criminals before they strike again.

A drive-in theater three miles outside Corvary in July 1947, and the local sheriff's office. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Harper, Ruth, Sheriff, Deputy Sandy, The robber

Listen for: The ranger's clever deduction that the girl accomplice might try to exchange the stolen stockings for a different size, revealing how investigators use everyday details to solve crimes.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Ex-Con (1952)

Tom Dawson, an ex-convict struggling to find work, is visited by a mysterious man named Elsie who offers him $1,000 to commit murder and make it look like robbery. Tom accepts the job and leaves town heading north, but his worried wife goes to the Texas Rangers and tells them everything. Ranger Jason and Sheriff Simms set out to find Tom before he can carry out the crime.

High Point, southwest Texas, September 1940 · Tom Dawson, Liz Dawson, Elsie, Ranger Jason, Sheriff Simms

Listen for: The tension between Tom's desire to provide for his family and his vulnerability to criminal temptation; the wife's desperate attempt to stop her husband from making a terrible mistake.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Finger Man (1952)

When prisoners Leon Desser and Carl Foley attempt a jail break at the sheriff's office, they take the deputy hostage. A Texas Ranger arrives to help contain the situation, but discovers the deputy has been murdered during the escape attempt. The ranger must now identify which prisoner committed the killing using forensic evidence.

A sheriff's office jail in Texas with cells upstairs · Leon Desser, Carl Foley, Deputy Joe, Sheriff, Texas Ranger Jason, Ted

Listen for: The tense jail break sequence and the discovery of the deputy's body; the ranger's investigation into who wielded the murder weapon

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Fool's Gold (1950)

Two bank robbers attempt to hold up a bank in Live Oak, West Texas in 1946. During their getaway, their stolen sedan crashes, killing one of the robbers and an innocent man and child in another car. Ranger Jace Pearson investigates the crash and dead robber to track down the escaped accomplice.

Live Oak, West Texas in 1946, including a bank, hospital, and sheriff's office · Ranger Jace Pearson, Roads, Sheriff, Doctor, Deputy Sheriff, Bank teller, Posse members

Listen for: Details about the crash investigation, fingerprint evidence, blood type analysis, and the search for the escaped robber with distinctive gold front teeth

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Fugitive's Trail (1951)

On the night of January 21, 1948, Ben and Mrs. Purvis return to their ranch near Newby, Texas to find Dave Fenton, a young man who has been dating their babysitter Arlene Rankin, dead from a shotgun wound. The Purvises' shotgun is missing, and Arlene has disappeared. Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate whether Arlene killed Fenton in a jealous rage or if something more complex occurred.

A ranch on the outskirts of Newby, Texas, in January 1948 · Ranger Jason Pearson, Ben Purvis, Mrs. Purvis, Arlene Rankin, Dave Fenton, Sheriff, Lenny Hayes, Miss Sutton

Listen for: The ranger's investigation into the missing babysitter and the murder weapon, and what Lenny Hayes reveals about Arlene's relationship with the deceased

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Hanging by a Thread (1950)

On May 5th, 1947, Sheriff Hanson of Finney, Texas receives a phone call from George Hawk saying he's going to kill himself, but when the Sheriff arrives at Hawk's ranch, he finds the man hanging from a wire in the barn. Ranger Jase Pearson is called to investigate what appears to be a suspicious death. Evidence at the scene suggests foul play rather than suicide, and a heated breakfast confrontation between Hawk and his two ranch hands—drunk old Tom and the quiet Brad Johnson—provides potential motives for murder.

Finney, Texas and the Hawk ranch on Gun Creek Road, May 1947 · Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff Hanson, George Hawk, Millie Hawk, Old Tom, Brad Johnson

Listen for: The investigation into whether George Hawk's death was suicide or murder, and which of the ranch hands might be responsible.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Helping Hand (1951)

A man is found murdered on a remote West Texas road, killed by a blow to the head with a rock. Ranger Chase Pearson arrives to investigate the crime scene, discovering the victim's abandoned car with mysterious gasoline drips underneath. As evidence is collected and examined, Pearson must unravel the circumstances surrounding Arthur McShane's death.

West Texas, November 1950, along a deserted road near Longridge and Wally's Cafe · Ranger Chase Pearson, Joe, Rusty, Arthur McShane, Sheriff, Wally, Highway Patrol

Listen for: The discovery of the rock used as a murder weapon, the mysterious gasoline leak under McShane's car, and Ranger Pearson's methodical investigation of the crime scene in heavy rain.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Hitchhiker (1952)

A hitchhiker convinces rancher Hard Carter to help him pass through a police roadblock by pretending to be his nephew. As the manhunt for an escaped prisoner intensifies, Ranger Pearson and Sheriff Ford begin investigating when a gas station attendant reveals he couldn't get a clear look at the supposed nephew.

Rural Boca County, Texas, April 1947. A ranch, gas station, roadblock on Farm Road 102, and surrounding countryside. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Sam Ford, Hard Carter, The Hitchhiker, Charlie Hollister, Clark

Listen for: The tense confrontation between the hitchhiker and the rancher at gunpoint, the casual conversation at the roadblock that nearly goes wrong, and the gradual realization by law enforcement that something is amiss with the stranger's story.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Illegal Entry (1952)

In the border town of El Corso, a fugitive breaks into a woman's home, stabs and beats her, then flees with her purse. Texas Rangers Jace Pearson and Clay Morgan are called to investigate. They question the injured Maria Santos in an ambulance to get a description of the attacker before she's taken to the hospital.

El Corso, a southwest Texas town near the Mexican border, in August 1940. The investigation begins at Maria Santos's home and continues in an ambulance heading to the hospital. · Jace Pearson, Clay Morgan, Maria Santos, Sheriff, Doctor

Listen for: A description of the fugitive with scars on his face, and the Rangers' plan to track him down along the railroad tracks.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Illusion (1952)

Amy West frantically reports to Sheriff Minton that someone attempted to kill her by turning on the gas in her home. When Texas Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate, he finds evidence of an explosion but discovers a troubling pattern: Amy has made similar claims twice before, each time without proof of an intruder. As the ranger and sheriff interview Amy and her devoted husband Mark, they begin to suspect that Amy's fears may stem from her own troubled mind rather than a genuine threat.

Texas, at the West Ranch House and the sheriff's office in town · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Glenn Minton, Amy West, Mark West, Dr. Sobomark

Listen for: The investigation into whether Amy West is being hunted by a killer or is experiencing psychological delusions; the ranger's consultation with a psychiatrist about Amy's condition.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Jailbird (1952)

Escaped prisoner Jim Hackett and his wife flee after killing a constable in Oak Bluff, Texas. Texas Rangers Jason Pearson and Clay Morgan pursue them on a highway, forcing their stolen car off the road where they discover the car's owner dead inside. The rangers find a crumpled letter fragment in Hackett's handwriting mentioning someone named Len, leading them to investigate one of Hackett's former prison associates.

Texas in 1939, including the town of Oak Bluff, highways, a state prison lab in Austin, and prison files. · Jim Hackett, Hackett's wife, Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Constable Simmons, Len Jeter

Listen for: The rangers' investigation into Hackett's prison connections and their pursuit of the escaped convict across Texas.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Joy Ride (1951)

Two teenagers steal a car in the small Texas town of Purdy and attempt to rob a liquor store late at night. When the store owner resists, they shoot him dead and flee with stolen bottles. Ranger Jase Pearson arrives to investigate the murder and begins tracking the killers by following physical evidence left at the crime scene.

Purdy, Texas and surrounding areas, December 3rd, 1946 · Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff Frank Cochran, Chuck, Joy/Ruby, Malcolm Barnes, Mrs. Bond

Listen for: The ranger's methodical investigation technique, using spilled liquor spots and tire marks as clues to track the fleeing suspects.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Just a Number (Audition) (1950)

Ranger J. Pearson is assigned to investigate a triple murder at the Evans Ranch in Carson County. Nine-year-old Billy Stevens discovers the bodies of Carl Evans and his family, and Pearson must piece together the evidence—a mysterious clump of mud from a boot, missing hogs that broke through a fence, and a feed purchase made six days before the murders—to establish when the killings occurred.

Carson County, Texas—the Stevens Ranch and Evans Ranch, and the town feed store · Ranger J. Pearson, Sheriff Larkins, Sam Stevens, Billy Stevens, Tom Evans, Carl Evans

Listen for: The careful detective work of matching clues: Pearson discovers a peculiar clump of mud under the bed with the imprint of a boot heel, notices hogs that have escaped through a broken fence, and tracks Tom Evans's last feed purchase to narrow down the time of death.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Killer's Crop (1951)

A young woman named Kitty Barrows is found dead on a deserted highway near San Antonio. Texas Rangers investigate her mysterious murder, learning that she led a wild double life—working as a car hop while maintaining a flashy lifestyle funded by unknown sources. The Rangers must track down a mysterious man in a leather jacket who was seen with her repeatedly.

Texas, primarily near San Antonio and Ransford, in April 1947 · Kitty Barrows, Micker, The Boss, Sheriff, Jason, S.B. Cullen, Mrs. Wormser

Listen for: Details about Kitty's connections and the mysterious man in the leather jacket who may have information about her death

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Knockout (1952)

A rancher named George Whelton is found dead in his hotel bathroom, apparently killed during a struggle. Texas Rangers Pearson and Morgan arrive to investigate, discovering evidence suggesting the killer was a large, powerful man who wiped away fingerprints but overlooked a clear print on the bathroom faucet.

A hotel, with the primary focus on Whelton's second-floor room and bathroom. · George Whelton, Sheriff, Jason Pearson, Clay Morgan, Desk Clerk, Mrs. Beale, Younger Man, Girl

Listen for: The Rangers' discovery of the fingerprint on the faucet and the white powder on the floor; Mrs. Beale's account of hearing three people in the room—an old man, a younger man with a deep voice, and a girl with a piercing laugh.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Last Stop (1952)

A passenger train derails in West Texas in July 1931, injuring many. Ranger Jason Pearson investigates and discovers evidence that someone deliberately placed a railroad tie on the tracks to cause the wreck. The investigation turns to a local man who lives alone, tends goats, and harbors a strong hatred for trains after one killed his cow.

West Texas, near Ravenna, in July 1931. A derailed passenger train and the surrounding railroad tracks. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Wagner, Mr. Morton, A young man who yells at trains

Listen for: The ranger's methodical investigation of the wreck scene, the discovery of the deliberate sabotage, and the chase after a suspicious suspect.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Little Sister (1952)

A young woman in a red satin dress returns to her impoverished hometown and persuades her younger sister to help her rob a movie theater. The two girls stage a holdup at the ticket booth, striking the manager and stealing money from the safe before fleeing. Texas Rangers Jason Pearson and Clay Morgan arrive at the scene to investigate the crime.

A movie theater in rural Texas, September 1947. The story begins at a ramshackle house on a dirt road in the country before moving to the town's movie house. · Jason Pearson, Clay Morgan, the older sister, the younger sister (age 15), the ticket seller, Mr. Ball (manager), Paul (father), the deputy sheriff

Listen for: The details the ticket seller provides about the two robbers' appearances, and the Rangers' investigation as they begin tracking down leads in the case.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Living Death (1950)

Two murders in different locations—one near the Rio Grande border and another in West Texas—prove to be connected when ballistics tests show both were killed with the same gun. Rangers Jase Pearson and Clyde Klein team up to investigate, discovering evidence of narcotics smuggling. They stake out crossing points along the border near Big Bend, hoping to catch the smugglers in action.

West Texas and the Rio Grande border region, 1948. · Jase Pearson, Clyde Klein, Captain Stinson, Nico, Sankir

Listen for: The Rangers' systematic detective work linking the two murders through ballistics evidence, and their patient stakeout operation along the remote border country.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Logger's Larceny (1951)

A paymaster at a lumber mill in East Texas disappears with $18,000 in company payroll money. Ranger Chase Pearson arrives to investigate, learning that the paymaster left the bank in the afternoon with the cash. As Pearson questions the logging crew working near the road that day, a nervous young helper hints at a possible accident, leading the ranger to suspect the money may not have been taken at all.

A lumber mill in the Piney Woods region of East Texas, September 1938 · Ranger Chase Pearson, Sheriff Stanton, Mr. Browning, Bob Hutton, Bull Evans, the young helper

Listen for: The discovery of Hutton's wrecked car near Pine Creek and the ranger's growing suspicion that this is no ordinary theft

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Misplaced Person (1952)

A young boy discovers the bruised and beaten body of a dead woman in the brush near his home. Texas Rangers Pearson and Morgan investigate, finding a purse with a receipt bearing Dr. Schiller's name and number. The doctor claims he doesn't know the victim, but the Rangers must dig through missing persons reports to identify her and track down the truth.

Stockville County and Corpus Christi, Texas, including a rural area, a mortuary, a trailer court, and a fishing trawler in Red Fish Bay · Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Buddy Clark, Mrs. Clark, Dr. Schiller, Thomas Red Arm, Mrs. Fields

Listen for: The investigation into an unidentified murder victim unfolds as Rangers search for clues in the victim's purse and track down the mysterious Dr. Schiller. A missing persons report finally provides the victim's identity and points to her husband as a suspect.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Night Chase (1952)

Cattle rustlers strike at Jim Fuller's ranch near Durham, Texas. When Fuller spots men with flashlights and a truck near his herd, he alerts the sheriff. Texas Rangers Pearson and Clay Morgan set up a roadblock on Farm Road 48 to intercept the fleeing rustlers.

Rural Texas ranch country near Durham, May 5th, 1937. Farm Road 48 and surrounding ranchland at night. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Jim Fuller, Susana Fuller, Sheriff, A man named Pepe, Betty

Listen for: A tense chase sequence as the rangers pursue the rustlers' truck, a confrontation at an isolated shack, and mysterious exchanges between the suspects.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Nighthawk (1952)

A young couple is robbed at gunpoint at a remote airfield late at night. The robber flees with the girl in his car. Hours later, a boy is found shot dead on a college football field, and the girl—injured but alive—is discovered nearby. Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate what appears to be a desperate crime with deadly consequences.

A small Texas town with a rural airfield and a college football field, during nighttime and early morning hours. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Wilson, Todd Miller, Julie Thomas, Chris Snyder, the robber

Listen for: The ranger's deduction that the robber is likely a local who knew the town well, and the shocking discovery that the crime has escalated to murder.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: No Living Witnesses (1951)

On a Monday morning in November 1939, Sheriff Ross Betsby and Mrs. Blackburn discover Dr. Walter Hemet dead in his office in Harper's Landing, Texas. A Texas Ranger investigates and determines the doctor was killed to silence him after treating a wounded gunshot victim late Saturday night.

Harper's Landing, Texas, in November 1939. The investigation takes place at Dr. Hemet's home and medical office. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Ross Betsby, Mrs. Blackburn, Dr. Walter Hemet

Listen for: The Rangers' deduction that the doctor was killed to prevent him from reporting a bullet wound to authorities, and clues including a .303 slug and blood-stained denim shirt found in the office.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Open and Shut (1951)

A wealthy rancher's daughter Connie returns home hysterically screaming that a man with a gun has killed someone on the old cattle road. Ranger Jace Pearson is called to investigate the murder of Bob Brady, the rancher's accountant, who was shot with his own gun during what appears to be a robbery. Following footprints from the crime scene, Pearson tracks the killer to an old shack where he finds Jose Morales.

Texas ranch country, 1945. The crime occurs on an old cattle road near the Mestin ranch; the investigation leads to an isolated shack used as a line house. · Ranger Jace Pearson, Sheriff Sykes, John Mestin, Connie Mestin, Bob Brady, Jose Morales

Listen for: The methodical detective work as Pearson examines the crime scene, follows the killer's footprints across the ranch, and tracks down the suspect at the remote shack.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Paid in Full (1951)

West Texas farmer Nick Hubbard refuses to pay his sharecropper Jose Morales the full amount owed him for cotton work, offering only fifty dollars and forcing him to leave the land. Two days later, Morales is found dead in a thicket, shot in the back of the head with a shotgun. Texas Ranger Jase Pearson arrives to investigate and begins questioning those connected to the case.

West Texas, August 1941. A farm, a thicket near a shortcut path to town, and rural roads. · Ranger Jase Pearson, Nick Hubbard, Min Hubbard, Jose Morales, Sheriff

Listen for: The ranger's logical deduction about where and how Morales was killed based on the position of the body and the undisturbed thicket.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Pick-Up (1951)

A man's body is found in a rocky ravine near Ralston, Texas, shot in the chest. Rangers Jason Pearson and Clay Morgan investigate and discover the victim is Carl Jessup, an oil field worker who disappeared after being paid his wages two nights earlier. The Rangers must determine whether Jessup fell from a passing freight train or was deliberately pushed to his death.

Stone Canyon and Ralston, Texas; oil fields and railroad tracks in a rural area near a ravine · Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Julio Ramirez, Hamlin, Carl Jessup, Whitey, Joe

Listen for: The Rangers piece together clues from a laundry mark and oil stains on the body to identify the victim and track his connection to the oil boom town of Ralston.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Play For Keeps (1950)

Sheriff Smithers is killed during a confrontation with Constable Jim Dunn and a man named Walton, who operates an illegal gambling operation. The body is found the next morning in a ditch, and when the local investigation stalls, Texas Ranger Jason Pearson is sent to take over the case and find the real killer.

Bradshaw County, Texas, including the town of Bradshaw and the wagon road where the body is discovered · Ranger Jason Pearson, Constable Jim Dunn, Sheriff Smithers, Walton, Captain Stinson, Frank Carlin, editor of the Bradshaw Times

Listen for: The details of the confrontation that led to the sheriff's death, Ranger Pearson's investigation of the crime scene and evidence, and his suspicions about Constable Dunn's involvement or knowledge of the murder.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Play for Keeps (1951)

When Sheriff Smithers is found murdered in a ditch beside an old wagon road, Constable Jim Dunn conducts what appears to be a thorough but unsuccessful investigation. The citizens of Bradshaw grow impatient, and the Texas Rangers send Ranger Jason Spears to take over the case. Spears begins his inquiry by examining the crime scene and questioning those involved.

Bradshaw County, Texas, in the town of Bradshaw and surrounding areas including an old wagon road north of town · Ranger Jason Spears, Constable Jim Dunn, Sheriff Smithers, Warden, Captain Stinson, Frank Carland, Bob, Alton

Listen for: Ranger Spears investigates the murder of Sheriff Smithers, examining the crime scene and the constable's handling of the case, while uncovering potential conflicts of interest in the local law enforcement.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Prelude to Felony (1952)

Sheriff Hankins investigates the disappearance of four calves from Buck Wattley's ranch. The Wattley children, Reno and Henri, claim to have spotted the missing calves on the property of their neighbor, Gus Schmidt, and the ranger and sheriff go to confront him about the alleged theft.

His mother, Texas; Buck Wattley's ranch and Gus Schmidt's neighboring property; July 7th, 1951 · Sheriff Allen Hankins, Buck Wattley, Ranger Jase Pearson, Reno Wattley, Henri Wattley, Gus Schmidt

Listen for: The investigation unfolds as the ranger examines Schmidt's livestock and questions mount about whether the calves truly belong to Schmidt or have been stolen from Wattley.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Pressure (1951)

Sheriff Morton and Texas Ranger Jace Pearson investigate the murder of Mike Redford when an elderly farmhand named Lucifer confesses to shooting his boss. However, inconsistencies in Lucifer's statement and suspicious injuries on Lucifer's grandson Chad suggest the confession may not be what it appears to be.

Lingua, Texas in January 1933, including the Negro Quarter across the railroad tracks, a jail, and Redford's farm in the hills. · Sheriff Ross Morton, Texas Ranger Jace Pearson, Lucifer, Chad, Mike Redford, Pedro, Sam Bill

Listen for: The sheriff and ranger compare Lucifer's confession with earlier events showing Redford treated Lucifer fairly, and Ranger Pearson notices suspicious scratch marks and bruises on Chad's face and wrists.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Quicksilver (1950)

On May 22, 1947, Jim Stockholm visits town to buy hog feed, then returns to his ranch in Carson County, Texas. A week later, the bodies of Jim, his wife Flo, and their ten-year-old son Carl are discovered. Ranger Jay Pearson investigates the crime, using clues from the ranch to narrow down the time of death and begin tracking the killer.

Stockholm Ranch in Carson County, Texas, May 1947 · Ranger Jay Pearson, Sheriff Lockins, Jim Stockholm, Flo Stockholm, Carl Stockholm, Charles, Jimmy Duff

Listen for: How Ranger Pearson uses evidence from the hogs and feed sacks to solve the murders; the investigation into who visited the Stockholm ranch

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Room 114 (1950)

A man is found murdered in room 114 of the Alamo Hotel with his throat slashed. Ranger Jay Person investigates and discovers the registered guest, Henry Bolin, is not the victim but may be the killer. The Rangers must track down Bolin and identify the mysterious dead man before the suspect can escape.

Texas, including the Alamo Hotel, the town of Lone Star, and a cattle ranch · Ranger Jay Person, Sheriff James Kerfuss, Henry Bolin, Ranger Steve Clark, Mexican woman (Senyara)

Listen for: The crucial detail of the eyeglasses that reveals the victim is not who the hotel clerk thought, and the Rangers' pursuit of the cattle herds heading to the railhead.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Round Trip (1952)

Ranger Jay Pearson investigates the murder of Robert Dixon, a driver who picked up passengers for extra income to fund his son's college education. Dixon is found shot twice in the head in a ditch south of Colby, Texas, his pockets emptied. A slip of paper in his car provides the first lead: a passenger named Dave Hobart picked up at a travel agency the previous evening.

Texas, primarily near Colby and Houston, in 1952 · Jay Pearson, Robert Dixon, Sheriff, Dave Hobart

Listen for: The investigation into Dixon's murder unfolds as Ranger Pearson pursues the lead of the mysterious passenger and discovers bloody clothing near the abandoned car.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Sell-Out (1952)

A hardware store owner, Jim Reeves, is shot during a holdup at his store in Corville County. Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate the robbery and interview witnesses, including Nancy Taylor who was working at the store. With Reeves critically wounded and fighting for his life, the ranger must track down the robber before it's too late.

A hardware store in Corville County, Texas, and the local hospital · Ranger Jason Pearson, Jim Reeves, Nancy Taylor, Sheriff, Charlie, Mr. Coz, The Robber

Listen for: A tense armed robbery and shooting, followed by the ranger's investigation into the crime

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Smart Kill (1952)

A feed and grain building in Carville burns to the ground with a man trapped inside, his body too badly burned for immediate identification. Ranger Jace Pearson arrives to investigate and discovers the building's doors were padlocked from the outside, making it murder. With only the building's owner Ed Woodley and his partner Sam Taylor holding keys, Pearson must determine who the victim is and how he came to be locked in the building before it burned.

The town of Carville, at a burned-out feed and grain building and surrounding farms · Ranger Jace Pearson, Sheriff Fuller, Ed Woodley, Sam Taylor, Martha, Sharon Taylor

Listen for: The investigation into the locked building and the identity of the burned victim, with suspicion falling on those who held keys to the structure

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Soft Touch (1950)

A Texas Ranger arrives at a ranch house to investigate the brutal beating death of an elderly couple. The only clues are a fragment of expensive letterhead paper found clutched by the victim, horseshoe prints indicating the killer rode a horse from San Antonio, and a witness who saw an unfamiliar car arriving at the ranch just before the murders.

A ranch 30 miles from Salt Flats, Texas, on a Sunday in August 1949 · Ranger Jason Pearson, Bill Ross, Judy Ross, Sheriff, Big Chuck Whitaker

Listen for: The mysterious piece of letterhead paper and the significance of the San Antonio license plate frame on the car that was seen at the ranch

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Square Dance (1951)

At a square dance in West Texas, a drifter harasses a rancher's wife named Mrs. Rogers and gets into a fight with her husband Mort when he tries to intervene. The stranger stabs Rogers fatally in the throat and flees into the night. Ranger Jason Pearson and the local sheriff must track down the killer among the dance-goers and surrounding ranches before he disappears completely.

The Fun Spot, a barn-like dance hall on the outskirts of Bankerville in West Texas, on a Saturday night in October 1949. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Mort Rogers, Mrs. Rogers, The drifter, Sheriff, Captain Stinson, Deputy Charlie Higgins

Listen for: The tense confrontation at the dance hall, the discovery of Rogers' body, and Pearson's methodical investigation including the shakedown of all witnesses and the dispatch of clothing samples to Austin for blood analysis.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Stick-Up (1952)

A drifter attempts to rob Tom Baker's roadside café but shoots and kills the old cook, General, during a struggle for a gun. The thief escapes in a stolen red pickup truck with bullet holes in it. Ranger Jason Pearson and the sheriff track down the truck's owner, Ed Jaffe, a man with a criminal past, and must determine whether he was involved in the robbery and murder.

A roadside café in Texas and a nearby ranch, 1952 · Ranger Jason Pearson, Tom Baker, General, Sheriff Gunther, Ed Jaffe, Martha Jaffe, The robber/killer

Listen for: The tense robbery scene in the café, the investigation that follows, and the questioning of Ed Jaffe about his stolen truck

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Sweet Revenge (1951)

Blake Wilkins returns home after two years away, hoping to reconcile with his family. His brother Judd reveals that their father rejected Blake's letter of apology and never wanted to see him again. That night, Blake is found shot dead in a remote shack on Judd's property, and Ranger Pearson must investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.

A ranch in Texas, March 1944. The story begins at Judd Wilkins' ranch house during a rainstorm and moves to a remote shack where Blake's body is discovered. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Judd Wilkins, Alva Briggs, Blake Wilkins, Sheriff

Listen for: The ranger's careful reconstruction of the shooting, examining the bullet's trajectory and the killer's likely hiding place near the water trough.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Blow Off (1951)

A gas station attendant is robbed and shot at his pump on a rural Texas highway. Two drifters in an old car commit the crime but return to the scene to report the murder, posing as innocent witnesses. Ranger Jay Person begins investigating the case and discovers fingerprints that lead him to question the helpful couple.

A gas station at the intersection of a farm road and Highway 75 near Glenwood, Texas, and the town of Corsa Cana, during June 1947. · Ranger Jay Person, Sheriff Pruitt, Aaron Kortwright, John Bishop, Belle

Listen for: The criminals' arguments about how to escape without enough gas in their tank, and their clever decision to return to the scene and report the crime themselves to avoid suspicion.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Boomerang (1952)

When elderly Roscoe Crider fails to reach the bank with $1,400 after his daughter Ethel nags him about money and his friendship with the slovenly Sam White, Ranger Jason Pearson is called in to investigate his disappearance. The ranger and sheriff discover Crider's horse and buggy abandoned at Born's Lake with signs of his footprints leading to the water and a rowboat drifted in the reeds.

A rundown farm and the office of Sheriff Nielsen in Texas, with the investigation leading to Born's Lake. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Nielsen, Mrs. Ethel Hadley, Roscoe Crider, Sam White, Ruthie

Listen for: The tense family conflict over money and Sam White's influence on the elderly Roscoe, followed by the discovery of abandoned items at the lake that suggest foul play or suicide.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Broken Spur (1950)

When a rancher named Milton Thomas is found dead in a fire at his remote Texas home, the autopsy reveals he was already dead before the flames started. Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate what appears to be murder disguised as accident. Among the burned ruins, he discovers a broken spur and evidence of a hasty escape on horseback.

A small ranch 10 miles south of Cranston, Erwin County, Texas, in June 1948 · Ranger Jason Pearson, Milton Thomas, Sheriff, Jack

Listen for: The discovery of the broken spur at the crime scene and the ranger's deduction about the killer from the footprints and horse tracks he finds at the escape point.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Cactus Pear (1950)

Ranch hand Robert Coots is found shot dead on the Triangle Ranch on March 28, 1947. Texas Ranger Jase Pearson investigates the killing and discovers evidence suggesting the killer arrived on horseback, had a fistfight with Coots before shooting him with a shotgun, and deliberately obscured his trail. Ranger Pearson works to track down the weapon and identify the killer's horse.

The Triangle Ranch in Texas, March 1947 · Ranger Jase Pearson, Robert Coots, Mr. Gault, Sheriff, Audi Brake, Ed the blacksmith

Listen for: Ranger Pearson's careful detective work as he reconstructs the crime scene, analyzes hoof prints and shotgun wounds, and pursues leads through the town blacksmith and ranch owner interviews.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Dead Give-Away (1951)

On the night of December 4th, 1945, a young woman calls the sheriff from her farmhouse near Ashton, West Texas, reporting someone prowling outside trying to break in. When the sheriff arrives, he finds Mrs. Deneen and her four-month-old baby dead from gunshot wounds. Ranger Jason Pearson is called to investigate what appears to be a senseless killing with no clear motive or sign of robbery.

A farmhouse four miles from the town of Ashton in West Texas, December 4th, 1945, in the early morning hours. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Ross, Mrs. Deneen, Mr. Deneen, Ted Mullen

Listen for: Pearson and the sheriff discover a suspicious piece of bailing wire shaped like a key near the broken side door, but when tested it proves too weak to turn the lock, suggesting the killer had a real key. They track footprints westward from the house to an old wagon road where they find fresh tire tracks, indicating the killer used a car for escape.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Devil's Share (1950)

Frank Wellen, a dirt farmer, is found dead in his kitchen on the evening of October 26, 1939. Texas Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate the murder, which occurred around dinnertime. As Pearson questions Frank's brother Jeff and his fiancée Marjan, a dispute over money between Frank and Uncle Joe—a man who works the farm on shares—emerges as a possible motive.

A dirt farm in Texas, October 26, 1939. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Frank Wellen, Jeff Wellen, Marjan Galks, Uncle Joe, Belle, Sheriff

Listen for: The tense confrontation between brothers over a woman and money, and Ranger Pearson's methodical questioning of witnesses at the crime scene.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Hatchet (1951)

When English teacher Mr. Driscoll is found murdered in his home on Sunday morning in Rock Point, Texas, Texas Ranger Pearson arrives to investigate. The Halleck family discovered the body while preparing for church, and Ranger Pearson must piece together what happened the night before, including a mysterious intruder spotted on Rancher Finney's property around 11 o'clock.

Rock Point, Texas, Sunday May 16, 1941. The Halleck home and neighboring properties. · Ranger Pearson, Jim Halleck, Hattie Halleck, Robert Halleck, Sheriff Albin Jeffers, Mr. Driscoll, Rancher Finney, Gene McCrady

Listen for: Details about Robert's late-night activities and the mysterious intruder spotted on Finney's ranch; the investigation into Driscoll's murder and the search for a weapon.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Ice Man (1952)

On September 17, 1948, a burglar strikes a farmhouse nine miles from town, stealing over $80 and leaving a distinctive calling card. Texas Ranger Jase Person arrives to investigate what appears to be the work of a criminal known as the Ice Man, a serial burglar who operates in a predictable pattern and always hits two nights in a row on opposite sides of town. Following the thief's trail, Jase and the sheriff track footprints leading southeast from the farmhouse toward the highway, searching for clues to the burglar's identity and destination.

A farmhouse nine miles outside town in Texas, September 1948, and the surrounding fields and highways. · Ranger Jase Person, Sheriff, Mrs. Dryer, Mr. Dryer, Cap Stinson

Listen for: Details about the Ice Man's methods, including his use of an ice pick to breach doors, his habit of eating from the family's icebox before robbing, his preference for gloves and snuff, and his pattern of striking twice in the same area on consecutive nights.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Lucky Dollar (1950)

On a sweltering August night in 1945, a burglar breaks into Joe Barry's store near Corpus Christi, steals the day's receipts and a lucky dollar bill, and fatally wounds Barry's wife Clara. Ranger Jason finds a crucial clue: a torn corner of the stolen lucky dollar stuck under adhesive tape on the register. When the mutilated bill surfaces at a local bank days later, the investigation turns toward a man named Ramos.

A small South Texas town near Corpus Christi, August 1945 · Ranger Jason, Joe Barry, Clara Barry, Sheriff Jennings, Captain Stinson, Jim Mofft, Ramos

Listen for: The burglar's distinctive whispering voice that Joe Barry remembers; the detail of the torn corner of the lucky dollar bill that provides the critical clue to tracking the thief.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Open Range (1950)

When cattleman Maury Buckland is shot and killed by rustlers stealing cattle from his ranch, Texas Ranger Pearson takes the case. With only a cigarette butt and matchbook left behind, Pearson deduces the killer is left-handed and sets out to find the stolen cattle, which hold the key to solving the murder.

Texas ranch country and Camp Hood, August 1948 · Ranger J.S. Pearson, Maury Buckland, Dave Buckland, Sheriff Clyde Johnson, Bud Kurtz, Pete

Listen for: The detective work as Pearson pieces together clues from cigarette butts and matchbooks; the radio dispatch coordinating with commission houses; the search across Camp Hood's open range.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Rub Out (1952)

At a border town boxing match, young fighter Johnny Buck collapses during his bout and is rushed to the hospital, where doctors suspect he may have been poisoned. His manager Mike Morales, who was absent from the fight despite being Buck's corner man, becomes the prime suspect when Buck dies. Rangers investigate Morales's disappearance and his troubled relationship with his sister Nina, who has been secretly seeing Johnny Buck.

A border town featuring a boxing arena and hospital, with a dressing room and waiting room · Johnny Buck, Mike Morales, Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Haines, Nina Morales, Slim Corey, Chico Valdez, Doc Signlon

Listen for: The revelation of why Mike Morales disappeared from the fight and what happened between him and Johnny Buck the night before

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Trap (1951)

Two truck drivers, Warren Grover and Luther Sims, are found dead near a remote detour road, their cargo missing. Ranger Jason Pearson investigates the scene, discovering clues that suggest the hijacking was carefully planned with inside knowledge of the truck's route and timing.

A dead-end road near Landon's Creek and a detour off the main highway in Texas, at night · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Archer, Warren Grover, Luther Sims

Listen for: The ranger's methodical examination of the crime scene and his theory about how the hijackers used a fake detour to trap the truck

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Trigger Man (1950)

Two dangerous fugitives, the Gordon brothers, are fleeing south toward the Mexican border after robbing and murdering a service station attendant in Oklahoma. When a deputy sheriff and his teenage son are shot near Mineral Wells, Texas, Ranger Jase Pearson is sent to investigate and track down the killers before they escape across the border.

Texas and Oklahoma, 1947. The action moves from a service station in Pied, Oklahoma to a hospital in Palo Pinto County, Texas, with a shooting incident in a mulberry grove near Mineral Wells. · Ranger Jase Pearson, Captain Stinson, Jasper Leech, Joe Gordon, Tiny Gordon, Deputy Sheriff, Deputy's son, Doctor

Listen for: The deputy's account of the ambush in the mulberry grove where he and his son were shot by the Gordon brothers; Ranger Pearson's determination to catch the fugitives before they reach Mexico.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Wheelchair Killing (1951)

When an elderly, wheelchair-bound man named Swain is found beaten to death in his isolated home near Colby, Texas, a phone call alerts the sheriff to the crime. Texas Ranger Jase Pearson joins the investigation and discovers that the murder weapon was a sock filled with sand, bearing the markings of Army-issue equipment. The evidence points toward someone from the nearby CCC camp, and Ranger Pearson and Sheriff Saunders prepare to investigate the camp to find their suspect.

Colby, Texas, near the Great Piney Woods, including Swain's isolated home, the sheriff's office, a funeral home, and a nearby CCC camp. · Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff Pete Saunders, Sheriff's Deputy, Old man Swain, Deputy Rag, Doc, Lab technician

Listen for: The discovery of the murder weapon—a sock filled with sand—and the crucial detail that it bears Army-issue markings, which leads the investigators toward the CCC camp.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The White Elephant (1950)

A dead man is found in a parked car with Oklahoma license plates on a West Texas road, bearing no identification and with his pockets cleaned out. Ranger Pearson investigates gasoline receipts found in the car and follows a trail of evidence that leads to a hobo who jumped from a freight train after slugging the brakeman, eventually tracking the suspect on foot across the countryside.

West Texas, 1950; a freight train, a parked coupe on a roadside, and the surrounding countryside · Ranger Pearson, Sheriff Caldwell, Banker, Brakeman, Hobo

Listen for: The clever detective work piecing together clues: the grease sample, fingerprints, gasoline receipts under the sun visor, and the tracking of footprints that reveal the suspect favoring his left leg from a jump off the moving train.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The White Elephant (1951)

A hobo is found dead in a freight car outside a West Texas town on January 16th, 1950. Texas Ranger Jason Pearson and Sheriff Caldwell investigate the mysterious circumstances, discovering footprints, grease smears, and gasoline receipts at the scene. The rangers track a suspect across the desert, following evidence of an injured leg and worn shoe heels.

West Texas, January 16th 1950. A freight train, a gondola car, the desert, and Sheriff Caldwell's office. · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff Caldwell, A brakeman, A hobo suspect

Listen for: The clever detective work as Rangers follow physical evidence—footprints, grease samples, fingerprints, and worn shoe heels—to track down their suspect across the harsh Texas landscape.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The White Suit (1950)

Notorious gunman John Elliot Bascom escapes from the Livo County Jail early on the morning of June 23rd, 1947, after overpowering the deputy on duty. Texas Ranger Jase Pearson arrives to investigate and quickly learns that Bascom has stolen a red pickup truck from a farmer along Route 7. The ranger and Sheriff Olson pursue him through the countryside as Bascom abandons the truck in Big Wash and heads into rough, broken terrain on foot.

Livo County, Texas, including the county jail, sheriff's office, Route 7, Two Mile Bridge, and Big Wash · Joel McCray, Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff Chris Olson, Ranger Harris, John Elliot Bascom, Deputy George Keaton, Uncle Ben, Bob McDougal

Listen for: The search intensifies as the rangers track the escaped prisoner through the Texas countryside, using walkie-talkies and coordination with local law enforcement to close off escape routes.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Three Victims (1952)

On a Saturday afternoon in August 1935, a young couple discovers three shooting victims on a rural Texas road: a man and woman dead in their car, and a wounded teenage boy named Henry Elman. A Black man named Joe Cartwright is found near the scene, and Texas Rangers bring him in for questioning as suspicion falls upon him.

Rural Texas, 18 miles south of Horton, August 1935. A hilly section of Texas countryside and the sheriff's office in town. · Henry Elman, Joe Cartwright, Jim Duncan, Alice Duncan, Ranger Jay Spierson, Sheriff, Young couple on horseback

Listen for: The Rangers' investigation into the shooting, Joe Cartwright's interrogation and contradictory statements, the discovery of blood on his sleeve, and the promise that Henry Elman may provide crucial identification.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Travesty (1952)

Phil Clampett reports to Captain Stinson that a tire was stolen from his car near Corona while he stopped at a roadside diner. When Clampett contacts the sheriff about his earlier report to a deputy, he receives a letter denying any such report was ever filed. Ranger Pearson is assigned to investigate this suspicious discrepancy between Clampett's account and the sheriff's denial.

Texas Rangers headquarters and the Corona County area of Texas, February 1951 · Captain Stinson, Phil Clampett, Sheriff Halstead, Jerry Matthews, Ranger Chase Pearson

Listen for: The investigation into whether a deputy sheriff deliberately failed to file a theft report, and tensions that arise when the accused deputy learns he is under suspicion.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Troop Train (1952)

Two soldiers desert from a troop train in the Texas darkness. One wants to see his sick mother, the other has other plans. When a rancher is brutally beaten while his car is being stolen, Texas Rangers must track down the escaped soldiers before they disappear into the landscape.

East of Humboldt, Texas and surrounding areas in 1952; a troop train, Mather's ranch, and the town of Pinker · Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Morgan, PFC Dorsey, Leo Benson, Mr. Mather

Listen for: The tensions between the two deserters as their escape plan goes wrong, and the Rangers' methodical investigation using Army records and physical evidence to track the soldiers.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Uncertain Death (1952)

Two elderly men hear gunshots and a woman's cry at a remote lake near Cambridge, Texas. A woman's handbag is recovered from the water bearing the name Lucy Regan, a kindergarten teacher. Ranger Pearson investigates whether Lucy was murdered, questioning her last known companion, cowhand Ken Bowman, who admits driving a black four-door sedan and being with her the previous evening.

East Texas near Cambridge, at a lake and nearby ranch · Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff, George, Ollie, Lucy Regan, Ken Bowman

Listen for: The ranger's investigation into the mysterious shooting and the discovery of Lucy Regan's handbag in the water

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Unleashed Fury (1952)

Texas Rangers Jason Pearson and Clay Morgan search for Charlie Brock, a dangerous escaped mental patient who murdered his parents years ago. After breaking out of the state hospital's isolation room using an ingenious method with string and scouring powder, Brock flees into the countryside near Houston, and the Rangers must track him down before he strikes again.

Texas countryside near Houston, April 1938; state hospital isolation room · Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Charlie Brock, Ralph, Jenny (or Doris), Dr. Gallis

Listen for: The details of Charlie Brock's escape method using string coated with wax and scouring powder to saw through the bars of his isolation window; the Rangers' pursuit across brush and creek beds.

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Wild Crop (1951)

Pete Jennings, a ranch hand courting Mary Adams, is found beaten to death near Burrowville, West Texas on a Saturday night in October 1947. Ranger Jase Pearson investigates the murder, discovering evidence of a brutal fight in a small clearing and signs that two people were involved in the struggle.

A ranch near Burrowville, West Texas in October 1947 · Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff, Pete Jennings, Mary Adams, Bud Adams, Buzz

Listen for: The ranger's careful examination of the crime scene, including the pattern of disturbed leaves and blood evidence that reveals two men were involved in the fight.

The Six Shooter: A Friend In Need (1954)

Britt Ponsett rides through Fifty Yard Canyon toward Smoke Falls and encounters Art, a man on the run. Art's stepbrother Clyde has been shot dead, and though Art didn't kill him, the sheriff has arrested Art for the murder and formed a posse to hunt him down. Art asks Britt to ride ahead and convince the sheriff and his men to wait peacefully at Squirrel Rock while Art turns himself in.

Fifty Yard Canyon near Smoke Falls in the western territories, at dawn and early morning. · Britt Ponsett, Art, Clyde (dead), Sheriff Elbury, Paul (Art's father, deceased)

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Britt and the fugitive Art, and Britt's agreement to help negotiate with the lynch mob-minded posse.

The Six Shooter: A Pressing Engagement (1953)

Britt Ponson, a drifting plainsman, arrives in Powder Creek to find the whole town convinced he's getting married. The rumor has spread throughout the community, and everyone congratulates him on his engagement, though he has no idea who he's supposed to be marrying or how this misunderstanding started. Britt tracks down the source of the rumor and confronts Minnie Flint to learn the truth behind the false announcement.

Powder Creek, a small town in the Western Territories, on a warm October day · Britt Ponson, Quint Todd, Minnie Flint, Helen Reister, Fred, Johnnie

Listen for: The mystery of how and why a completely false engagement rumor spreads through town, and what Minnie Flint's actual motives are for starting it

The Six Shooter: Anna Norquist (1954)

A Swedish woman named Anna Norquist arrives by train in a small Western town to marry Peter Calgren, a man she has been corresponding with for two years who promised to send her money to come to America. She encounters Brit Ponson, the Six-Shooter, and learns that Peter has been arrested for murdering a man named Seth Quincy and is scheduled to be hanged the following Monday. Anna must grapple with the shock that her intended husband is accused of a serious crime.

A small Western town in the territories, around the railroad depot and main street, in the early morning after a murder · Brit Ponson (the Six-Shooter), Anna Norquist, Peter Calgren, Marshall Burke, Seth Quincy, Mrs. Henderson, Clyde Henderson, Willie

Listen for: The revelation that Peter Calgren, the man Anna came to marry, is in jail awaiting execution for murder, and Brit's growing suspicion that something may not be as straightforward as it seems

The Six Shooter: Apron Faced Sorrel (1954)

Sixteen-year-old Clay arrives by train at Rustville Station to spend the summer on a ranch in the western territories. Britt Ponson, a local rancher and gunfighter, meets Clay at the station and brings him to Mr. Poindexter's spread, where Clay will work alongside Britt and Poindexter's son Jeff, learning the ways of ranch life for the first time.

A ranch near Rustville Station in the western territories, 1954. The story begins at the train station and moves to Mr. Poindexter's 500-acre cattle ranch. · Britt Ponson, Clay, Mr. Poindexter, Jeff Poindexter

Listen for: A city boy's first encounters with ranch work and western life; the relationship between young Clay and the experienced gunfighter Britt Ponson, who knew Clay's mother years ago in Dakota.

The Six Shooter: Audition Show (1953)

A stranger named Britt Ponson rides into Clay City when his horse needs a new shoe. He learns that the Fargo office was robbed the night before, with one man killed and another, Fred Wilmer, badly wounded. Ponson helps the local sheriff investigate by examining the crime scene and following clues, including a distinctive horseshoe print left by the robber's horse.

Clay City, a small Western town with a blacksmith shop and Fargo office; the story extends to Fred Wilmer's ranch · Britt Ponson, Heavy Norton (George), Sheriff Scofill, Fred Wilmer, Ben Schofield, Whitey Jackson

Listen for: A clever wager about guessing a man's weight; discussion of Ponson's legendary fast draw; the discovery of an unusual horseshoe as a key clue to the robbery

The Six Shooter: Aunt Emma (1954)

Britt Ponce returns to Powder Creek after three months working cattle and finds a letter waiting from his aunt Emma, who has decided to move to town and settle down to keep house for him. When Britt visits the general store, Ethan Green River informs him that Emma has already arrived and is preparing a room for him in her new house, expecting him to live with her.

Powder Creek, a town in the Western territories, including Ethan Green River's general store and Emma's new house · Britt Ponce, Ethan Green River, Aunt Emma

Listen for: Britt's reaction to his aunt's unexpected arrival and her plans for him to settle down, and how he navigates this challenge to his wandering lifestyle.

The Six Shooter: Battle At Tower Rock (1954)

Brit arrives in Tower Rock for the county fair and discovers the town deeply divided. A rivalry between two sisters, Thelma and Bessie, has escalated from a dispute over birthday gifts into a bitter feud that has split the entire community in half, with families taking sides and social groups fracturing.

Tower Rock, a Western town hosting a county fair on August 20th, with the action centered around the hotel, the Whitford Bank, and the homes of the feuding families. · Brit (The Six-Shooter), Rome Madden, Kermit Bingham, Bessie Madden, Thelma Bingham, The Judge, The Undertaker

Listen for: The details of how a simple gift-giving competition between sisters has torn apart an entire town's social fabric, and what role Brit will play as he becomes drawn into the conflict.

The Six Shooter: Ben Scofield (1953)

Britt Ponsett, a drifting gunslinger known as the Six-Shooter, arrives in Clay City to shoe his horse and learns that the Wells Fargo office was robbed the night before, with one man dead and another gravely wounded. Hoof prints at the scene match those of a horse belonging to Sheriff Scofield's son Ben, who left town two days earlier. Ponsett and the reluctant sheriff follow a blood trail into the desert, where they surround a cabin harboring a young, wounded fugitive.

Clay City and the surrounding territories of the American West, with a robbery at the Wells Fargo office and a pursuit into the desert · Britt Ponsett (the Six-Shooter), Sheriff Ed Scofield, Heavy Norton (blacksmith), Fred Wilmer (wounded robbery victim), Ben Scofield (sheriff's son), Doc Heddy, the young fugitive

Listen for: The dramatic tension between Ponsett and Sheriff Scofield as the evidence points toward the sheriff's own son; Ponsett's patient tracking skills and psychological understanding of human nature; the confrontation at the cabin in the moonlight

The Six Shooter: Blood Relations (1954)

Britt Ponsett arrives at the Wilcox Ranch to help drive cattle to Abilene, but finds tension brewing. George Wilcox fears that Hank Wallace, a young man courting George's eighteen-year-old sister Viola, is actually the younger brother of Judd Coffin, an outlaw who was hanged years ago. George believes bad blood will inevitably show itself, while Britt urges caution about judging a man by his family ties.

The Wilcox Ranch near Adobe Junction, Texas, in the evening and night · Britt Ponsett, George Wilcox, Viola Wilcox, Hank Wallace

Listen for: The mystery of Hank Wallace's true identity and George's growing determination to keep him away from Viola, culminating in a heated argument late at night

The Six Shooter: Britt Ponsett's Christmas Carol (1953)

A boy running away from home on Christmas Eve meets a stranger by a campfire who tells him a story about a miserly man named Ebbon who despises Christmas. When Ebbon refuses his nephew's dinner invitation and orders his foreman to tear down a cabin sheltering a sick child, the ghost of his dead partner Jake appears to him, burdened with chains of greed, warning him of consequences to come.

A campfire in the Texas territories on Christmas Eve; a hotel room in town where Ebbon lives · Britt Ponsett, Johnny, Ebbon (Evan), Johnny's nephew, Quorum the foreman, Jake (ghost)

Listen for: A western adaptation of A Christmas Carol with Ebbon as the miserly protagonist confronted by the ghost of his former partner Jake

The Six Shooter: Capture Of Stacy Gault (1953)

Britt Ponset stops in the town of Elk Point, where he finds it eerily quiet and learns that an outlaw named Stacy Gault has been robbing banks in the territory. A local posse led by Ed Scott has formed to capture Gault, who was last seen riding through the canyons nearby. With most of the town's able-bodied men out hunting the criminal, Sadie Benson hopes Britt will stay for supper and perhaps help defend the town if needed.

The town of Elk Point and surrounding territory in the American West, late afternoon. · Britt Ponset, Sadie Benson, Stacy Gault, Ed Scott, Sheriff Henry, Marshall Andrews

Listen for: Sadie Benson's description of the bandit Stacy Gault and his recent crimes; the details of Ed Scott's posse and the $10,000 reward being offered.

The Six Shooter: Cheyenne Express (1954)

Britt Ponset, the Six Shooter, discovers a recently extinguished campfire on the trail and investigates. He encounters a desperate man named Wilbur English who mistakes him for someone called Russ and opens fire. After a tense gunfight, Ponset wounds English and learns the truth about his identity and his fear of being hunted by Russ Winter.

A dark canyon trail in the Western territories, near Yellow Mason, with an abandoned campsite. · Britt Ponset, Wilbur English, Floyd Winters, Russ Winter

Listen for: A tense nighttime confrontation between two strangers on the trail, a case of mistaken identity, and the revelation of a man fleeing for his life.

The Six Shooter: Cora Plummer Quincy (1953)

Brit Ponset, a wandering Texas plainsman, returns to Petersville after six years away and encounters Calvin Plummer, now grown to manhood. Calvin's father has recently died, and his mother has married a newcomer named Oliver Quincy. Brit learns that Quincy may not be what he seems, particularly when questioned about a Quincy Ranch in New Mexico that Brit has never heard of.

Petersville, a town in the western territories, during a rainstorm; also referenced: Elk Point in New Mexico territory · Brit Ponset, Calvin Plummer, Doc Early, Oliver Quincy

Listen for: The mystery surrounding Oliver Quincy and his sudden appearance in Petersville, along with hints that something may be dishonest about him or his intentions toward Calvin's recently widowed mother.

The Six Shooter: Coward (1953)

Britt Ponson arrives in Temple City and encounters his old friend Will Fedder, who now lives there with his wife Sarah. Will is being pressured by the wealthy Noah Temple to sell his ranch, but he refuses to give in. The townspeople believe Will is a coward who backs down from confrontation, but Britt recalls a different man from their days working together in Texas.

Temple City in the Western Territories, including the hotel and surrounding ranch lands · Britt Ponson, Will Fedder, Sarah Fedder, Noah Temple, Hotel Clerk

Listen for: Britt's reunion with his old friend Will and the revelation of Will's true character, as well as Noah Temple's relentless pressure to acquire the last piece of his family's original land holdings.

The Six Shooter: Crisis At Easter Creek (1954)

In the town of Easter Creek, the community faces a crisis: their old organ has broken down just days before Easter services, and they need fifty-two dollars to purchase a replacement from a neighboring town. Reverend Broome convinces Rick Ponson, a newcomer to the congregation, to lead a fundraising campaign, though Rick protests he cannot accomplish the task. Rick sets out to raise the money before Easter arrives.

The town of Easter Creek, where the community holds services in the mercantile while saving to build a proper church. · Rick Ponson, Reverend Broome, Mrs. Peoples, Mr. Farley, Mrs. Applefield

Listen for: Rick's reluctant efforts to raise fifty-two dollars for a new organ; the townspeople's determination to have music for their Easter service.

The Six Shooter: Double Seven (1954)

Britt Ponset, a wandering Texas gunman, arrives in a frontier town and encounters his old acquaintance Gid, who runs the Double Seven ranch. Gid is facing cattle rustling problems and has hired the fast-gun Clint Sutton to protect his interests, but Britt expresses concern about bringing in such a volatile man. After coffee and conversation at Christy's cafe, Britt encounters an old friend named Farron who hints at mounting tensions between the large ranches and struggling small farmers in the area.

A frontier town and the Double Seven ranch in the Western territories, near Santa Fe. · Britt Ponset, Gid, Christy, Clint Sutton, Farron, Terry Waddell, Fred Gover

Listen for: The developing conflict between large and small ranches, Gid's decision to hire the gunslinger Clint Sutton, and hints of cattle rustling and violence to come.

The Six Shooter: Duel At Lockwood (1954)

Wes Singer, a young gunfighter new to Lockwood, has killed two men in quick succession and proven himself faster than anyone the town has seen. When word reaches him that Brit Ponchets, a notorious six-shooter, is staying at the Lockwood hotel, Singer publicly announces he'll be in town at four o'clock that afternoon to confront him. As the townspeople prepare for the inevitable showdown, Sheriff Hittleman watches with concern, having already warned Singer about starting trouble.

Lockwood, a town in the Western territories, including a newspaper office, a ranch, and various town locations in the 1880s frontier era. · Wes Singer, Brit Ponchets, Sheriff Hittleman, Pete Drum, Granny, Wyatt Barker, Todd Apple, Rex Jeffers

Listen for: The build-up to a gunfight between young Wes Singer and the experienced gunfighter Brit Ponchets, with Sheriff Hittleman trying to maintain order as the confrontation approaches.

The Six Shooter: Escape From Smoke Falls (1953)

Britt Ponset arrives in Smoke Falls for a charity box supper auction, where a rivalry erupts between two men bidding for a meal with the pretty Ellen Proudly. Before the evening ends, a prisoner named Dean Paul escapes from jail and shoots the local sheriff, leaving the wounded lawman asking for Britt by name.

Smoke Falls, a small western town where a charity box supper auction is taking place at a local residence. · Britt Ponset, Ellen Proudly, Miss Proudly, Spud Hookers, Tom, Dean Paul, Sheriff Tinsmith, Doc Poster

Listen for: The confrontation between the two rivals over Ellen's box supper, the sudden jail break and shooting, and why the wounded sheriff specifically requests to see Britt Ponset.

The Six Shooter: Gabriel Starbuck (1953)

Britt Ponson, the Six-Shooter, arrives in Yellowcrest for a haircut and encounters his old friend Elf Crandall at the barber shop. Britt learns that the town has grown to nearly 700 people and now has a bank, and that the townspeople have decided they need a younger sheriff to replace the aging Gabriel Starbuck, who has served the town for forty years. The barber pressures Britt to help break the news to Gabe, though Britt resists getting involved in the uncomfortable situation.

Yellowcrest, a growing Western town with a barber shop and sheriff's office · Britt Ponson (the Six-Shooter), Gabriel Starbuck (the sheriff), Elf Crandall, Breezy (the barber), Al (townsperson)

Listen for: The tension between the town's progress and loyalty to an aging lawman who built the town, and hints of trouble brewing as Britt heads to confront Gabe about his forced retirement

The Six Shooter: General Guilford's Widow (1954)

Brit Ponset, a drifter on horseback, stops at a remote ranch for directions and water. He meets Hannah Gilford, the wife of General Gilford, who insists her husband is still alive despite the fact that he and his cavalry regiment were wiped out five years ago. The townspeople believe Hannah has lost her mind and refuses to accept her husband's death, but Ponset begins to wonder what really happened to the general.

A remote ranch in a dry region of the state, and the nearby town where supplies are obtained. · Brit Ponset, Hannah Gilford, Mr. Trailer, General Gilford

Listen for: The mystery of General Gilford's fate and whether Hannah Gilford truly believes he is alive or knows something others don't.

The Six Shooter: Helen Bricker (1954)

Britt Ponsett returns to Yellow Crest after months on the range and discovers that Helen Bricker, a woman from his past, has returned to town as the wife of Billy Stark, a man recently arrested and imprisoned at Fort Bryan. The townspeople shun her for her association with Stark, and Britt finds himself caught between old acquaintance and community disapproval.

Yellow Crest, a small town in the western territories, primarily at the general store and surrounding streets. · Britt Ponsett, Helen Bricker, Jim (postmaster), Sheriff Ritter, Pete (deputy), Billy Stark, Tim Slater

Listen for: The tension between Britt's personal connection to Helen and the town's harsh judgment of her; revelations about Billy Stark's arrest and imprisonment; Tim Slater's urgent arrival with news.

The Six Shooter: Hiram's Gold Strike (1954)

Britt Ponce rides into Clay City after encountering his old acquaintance Hiram, who claims to have struck gold after forty-five years of prospecting. Hiram carries bags of gold samples he plans to have assayed by the local assayer Enoch Wilson, though he expresses distrust in Wilson's honesty. As Britt settles in for the night at the hotel, trouble seems to be brewing in town.

Clay City in the western territories, starting on the trail and moving to a hotel in town · Britt Ponce, Hiram, Enoch Wilson, Scar (Britt's horse)

Listen for: Hiram's discovery of gold and his plans to file a claim, the question of whether Enoch Wilson can be trusted with the assay, and the mysterious shots fired outside Britt's hotel window late at night

The Six Shooter: Jenny (1953)

Rick Pumphritt, a drifter heading toward Lead Craig, finds a wounded young man lying unconscious beside the trail and brings him to a nearby cabin. There he encounters Jenny, a rough-talking woman living alone who tends to the stranger's injury while Rick tries to understand who the wounded man is and what happened to him.

The desert near Lead Craig, a cabin in the territory · Rick Pumphritt, Jenny, The wounded young man

Listen for: The mystery of the wounded stranger and his connection to Jenny's remote homestead

The Six Shooter: Johnny Springer (1954)

Britt Ponson, the Six Shooter, hears a shot in the night and discovers that Sid Tucker, the hotel clerk, has been shot during a robbery. Sheriff Sam suspects the outlaw Johnny Springer, known for his deadly reputation. Britt and the sheriff set out to track down the killer, following the trail of the stolen money box eastward from town.

A hotel and the surrounding western territory at night and into the following morning. · Britt Ponson, Sheriff Sam, Sid Tucker, Doc France, Johnny Springer

Listen for: The mystery of whether Johnny Springer is truly the shooter, and the pursuit across the desert landscape as Britt and the sheriff follow the trail of the stolen money.

The Six Shooter: Johnny Stringer (1954)

The night clerk at a hotel, Sid Tucker, is shot and robbed during what appears to be a holdup. The only clue is Sid's identification of his attacker as Johnny Stringer, a young and deadly outlaw. Britt and Sheriff Sam set out to track down Stringer, following his trail eastward from town after discovering the discarded money box along the way.

A western town hotel and the surrounding territory, late at night and into the following day · Britt, Sheriff Sam, Sid Tucker, Doc France, Johnny Stringer

Listen for: The shooting and robbery at the hotel; Sid's identification of Johnny Stringer as his assailant; the discovery of the empty money box on the trail

The Six Shooter: More Than Kin (1953)

Britt Ponset arrives in Virtue City, a mining town experiencing a new silver strike boom, to pick up supplies. At the hotel, he encounters an old acquaintance, Arch, who has reinvented himself as a theatrical impresario named Archibald Plunkette, now married to Maggie and performing dramatic productions. When the audience at their show becomes dissatisfied, Arch and Maggie face a crisis that forces them to make difficult decisions about their newfound theatrical venture.

Virtue City, a mining town in the Western territories experiencing a silver mining boom, inside a hotel and theater · Britt Ponset, Arch/Archibald Plunkette, Maggie/Madame de la Seine

Listen for: The reunion between old acquaintances taking unexpected turns as Arch and Maggie's theatrical ambitions collide with harsh reality; Britt's observations about their transformation and reinvention

The Six Shooter: Myra Barker (1954)

Britt Ponson arrives in town to find his prized horse Scar has been taken out by a visiting woman named Myra Barker, who rented him for a ride despite the horse's reputation for throwing other riders. When Britt meets the spirited Miss Barker upon her return, he finds himself charmed by her confidence and skill as a horsewoman, and agrees to let her ride Scar again in the future.

A small western town with a livery stable, cafe, and nearby Saucer Mountain · Britt Ponson, Myra Barker, Red, Uncle Jeff, Jess Alden

Listen for: Britt's initial anger at Red for letting a stranger ride his treasured horse Scar, and his quick change of heart when he meets the charming and capable Myra Barker in person; the comedic moment when Scar performs a fancy side step for Myra but refuses to do it for Britt.

The Six Shooter: New Sheriff (1954)

Britt Ponset, a wandering gunfighter and occasional medical man, arrives in Virtue City for a night's rest. He learns that a local election is happening tomorrow with candidate Ernie Needle running against Roy Cotton, a notorious gunfighter who has moved into town and is using intimidation to secure victory. When Cotton confronts Ponset and demands he leave town, Ponset refuses to be bullied.

A hotel in Virtue City, a western town during election season · Britt Ponset, Doc Cross, Roy Cotton, Gus Cotton, Ernie Needle

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Ponset and the gunfighter Roy Cotton in a hotel room, with threats and the possibility of violence

The Six Shooter: Quiet City (1954)

The Sick Shooter rides into Quiet City and reconnects with Sheriff Poggibyre, finding the town transformed from a small frontier settlement into a growing community with schools, churches, and a railroad. The sheriff's son Buzz, now educated and ambitious, has decided to leave town to study law back east rather than follow his father's path, creating tension between the old lawman and the new generation who believe the frontier days are finished.

Quiet City in the Western Territories, primarily the sheriff's office on the main street · Britt Ponsett (the Sick Shooter), Sheriff Poggibyre, Buzz Poggibyre

Listen for: The conflict between frontier justice and modern civilization, as an aging sheriff struggles with his son's rejection of the lawman's life in favor of becoming a lawyer.

The Six Shooter: Red Lawson's Revenge (1953)

Britt Ponson, a wandering plainsman known as the six-shooter, encounters a man named Red Lawson at a campfire who vows to kill Dan Mailer in revenge for his brother's death in Laredo four years ago. Britt realizes Dan is his old friend who has settled into a peaceful life with his wife Mary and newborn son. Britt must now decide whether to face Lawson himself or let Dan confront his past.

The western territories, including prairie, a campfire on the trail, and a cotton farm where Dan and Mary live with their infant son. · Britt Ponson (the six-shooter), Red Lawson, Dan Mailer, Mary Mailer

Listen for: The tension between Britt's wandering life and Dan's hard-won peace; Red Lawson's determined pursuit of revenge; Britt's dilemma over whether to intervene in his friend's danger.

The Six Shooter: Revenge At Harness Creek (1954)

The Six Shooter arrives in town early for a cattle drive and stays with the Hardcourt family. Young Lex Hardcourt, eager to prove himself grown, quarrels with his older brother Cash about joining the Silver Spur drive. That night, someone is shot at Luke's gambling hall, and Cash emerges grim-faced from the scene.

A Western town with the Hardcourt family home and Luke's gambling hall, during the preparation for a cattle drive to New Mexico. · The Six Shooter (Britt), Cash Hardcourt, Lex Hardcourt, Mrs. Patriot, Hannah Joseph, Luke

Listen for: The tension between brothers as Lex defies Cash's authority, and the mystery of who was shot at Luke's gambling hall.

The Six Shooter: Rink Larkin (1953)

Rip Ponset, the Six Shooter, encounters a hungry eleven-year-old boy named Rink Larkin trying to steal from his camp. Learning that Rink has run away from his aunt to find his father in Peters Hill, Rip agrees to travel with the boy. After riding together through the night, they arrive in Peters Hill seeking information about Rink's father from the local sheriff.

The western frontier, including a desert camp along a creek and the town of Peters Hill · Rip Ponset (the Six Shooter), Rink Larkin, Sheriff

Listen for: A young runaway boy's determination to find his estranged father, and Rip's willingness to help him despite his own wariness of authority figures.

The Six Shooter: Sheriff Billy (1953)

Britt Ponset rides into the drought-stricken town of Dawson to take a job at Dave Engleman's ranch. He finds the jail has been newly renovated by the town's young new sheriff, Billy Riddle, who took the position after the previous sheriff Saul Gordon was killed. Billy asks Britt to join him for dinner and reveals he is searching for his estranged father, Blake Riddle, whom he has never met.

The town of Dawson in the western territories, including the jail and a local café, on a Sunday afternoon during a drought. · Britt Ponset, Sheriff Billy Riddle, Milt, Dave Engleman

Listen for: The mystery of Sheriff Billy's missing father and Britt's reaction to the young lawman's personal quest.

The Six Shooter: Shooting Of Wyatt King (1954)

Brett Ponset, a skilled gunslinger known as the Six Shooter, arrives in Copper Springs just as the outlaw Wyatt King is brought in wounded. The townspeople assume Ponset shot King, but Ponset denies any involvement. When King regains consciousness, he insists that Ponset is the one who shot him, leaving Ponset bewildered and determined to discover the truth.

Copper Springs, a town in the Western territories, and surrounding areas including Tenderfoot Creek. · Brett Ponset (the Six Shooter), Wyatt King (the Wyoming Kid), Sheriff Hampton, Dr. McIntyre, Jonas, Ollie, Mayor

Listen for: The mystery of who really shot Wyatt King and why the outlaw falsely identifies Ponset as his shooter.

The Six Shooter: Silver Annie (1953)

Brit Ponson arrives in the struggling town of Virtue City hoping to sign on with a railroad crew, only to learn that the railroad won't come through unless the company secures rights-of-way from all property owners. The widow Annie Huxley, a former acquaintance who guards her silver mine with a shotgun, refuses to cooperate with the railroad's demands, and Brit finds himself pressed into trying to negotiate with her.

Virtue City, a declining town in the Western territories, centered on the old Opera House which now serves as the railroad office · Brit Ponson, Doc, Nelson, Annie Huxley, Clyde Huxley

Listen for: The tension between Brit's attempt to help the town and his reluctance to get involved with the stubborn and dangerous Annie Huxley; the townspeople's desperate need for the railroad to survive.

The Six Shooter: Silver Buckle (1954)

Train robbers kill a passenger during a holdup and steal a silver-buckled belt. Two brothers, Kit and Lex Springer, hunting the outlaws alone, encounter Britt Ponset on the range and convince him to guide them through Miller Pass, believing the bandits are headed that way rather than to Pat's Canyon where the sheriff's posse is searching.

The western frontier near Black Lech, late 1800s. A train robbery has just occurred, and the action moves to the open range and Miller Pass. · Britt Ponset, Kit Springer, Lex Springer, Sheriff, Mrs. Davis, Carl Davis

Listen for: Britt Ponset's distinctive pearl-handled six-shooter and the mystery of whether the brothers' hunch about the outlaws' route is correct. Listen for the tension between Britt's reluctance and the brothers' persuasion.

The Six Shooter: Silver Threads (1954)

Ritt Ponson, a wandering Texas plainsman, arrives at a campfire in the rain where he meets Toby Yeager, a guitarist heading to Pearl City. While sharing beans and a fire, Yeager tries to teach Ponson how to play guitar as they wait for their meal to heat up. Meanwhile, in a nearby town, neighbors discover that a man named Donfield has been shot and lies dying, prompting a search for help and the sheriff.

The American West; a campfire in the rain during a journey, and a nearby town where Mr. Donfield has been shot · Ritt Ponson, Toby Yeager, Michael, Homer, Mr. Donfield, The Sheriff

Listen for: A guitar lesson and frontier conversation interrupted by a serious crime that draws Ponson's attention to town

The Six Shooter: Stampede (1953)

Brit Ponce is leading a cattle drive northward when a storm approaches. As the herd grows restless and threatens to stampede, Brit must manage the situation while navigating tensions with his companion Norm, one of the McCutcheon brothers, who seems unreliable and unwilling during the dangerous conditions.

A cattle drive through a canyon in the Western territories during an approaching thunderstorm, with the drovers camping for the night afterward. · Brit Ponce, Norm McCutcheon, Rick

Listen for: The dramatic moment when lightning threatens to trigger a stampede and Brit rides into the herd to prevent disaster.

The Six Shooter: Thicker Than Water (1954)

A drifter named Gus Proctor arrives in Clover Fork after years of wandering, hoping to reunite with his wife Janet and young son Ted. A stranger tells him that Janet died of pneumonia over a year ago and that Ted now lives with Janet's sister Amy, who has taken over Janet's dressmaking business. Gus decides to visit the boy he hasn't seen in years.

A cabin near Clover Fork and the town of Clover Fork, in the western territories · Gus Proctor, Amy, Ted Proctor, Fred Baker, Mrs. Peters, Brit

Listen for: The reunion between Gus and his family, and how young Ted reacts to discovering his father is alive after being told he was dead.

The Six Shooter: Trail To Sunset (1954)

The Sick Shooter finds a wounded man in the snow high in the mountains. The stranger reveals he's a wanted outlaw with a price on his head who shot a stagecoach driver during a holdup, and he's desperate because his horse went lame and a posse is after him. Britt must decide whether to turn him in for the reward or help him reach a doctor.

A snowy mountainside near Sunset, in the western territories. · Britt Ponset (The Sick Shooter), The wounded outlaw, Scar (Britt's horse)

Listen for: The tense gunfight on the hillside and the moral dilemma that follows when Britt discovers his wounded opponent's true identity.

The Six Shooter: When The Shoe Doesn't Fit (1954)

Britt Ponsey, a wandering gunslinger known as the Sick Shooter, rides toward Crown Ranch seeking work. Along the way he encounters a young person named Cindy Lou at a farmhouse and later meets Friendly, a traveling merchant who informs him of a celebration at Crown Ranch for Marty Prince, the son of rancher Floyd Prince who has just returned from school.

The Texas territories on a Saturday evening, traveling between Council City and Crown Ranch via the East Trail, passing farmhouses and encountering a traveling merchant wagon. · Britt Ponsey (the Sick Shooter), Cindy Lou, Friendly (traveling merchant), Floyd Prince, Marty Prince, Fern, A mother

Listen for: The mystery surrounding Cindy Lou's identity and appearance, and questions about the missing third woman in the buggy that passed by Friendly's wagon.

Fort Laramie: A Small Beginning (1956)

Captain Lee Quins receives orders to find Sitting Bull in Montana territory and deliver an invitation to a parley before winter sets in. With only six conflicting scout reports and outdated information, Quins sets out with a small patrol of twelve men, pushing through difficult terrain toward the Black Hills to locate the Sioux leader.

Montana territory, 1880s frontier; Black Hills region, a remount station, and the surrounding wilderness · Captain Lee Quins, Major, Corporal, Lieutenant Cybert, Dunsett, Corporal Harris

Listen for: Discussion of the legendary Sioux leader Sitting Bull and the challenges of finding him; descriptions of frontier life at the remount station and the difficulties of patrolling vast, hostile Indian country.

Fort Laramie: Army Wife (1956)

At Fort Laramie, the funeral service concludes for Thad Hale, a cavalry officer who has served through numerous battles only to die in an accident when lumber piling falls on him off duty. Captain Lee Quince consoles Thad's widow, Jesse, as she prepares to leave the fort and return to her sister's home in Camden to begin a new life away from the army.

Fort Laramie, at the grave of cavalry officer Thad Hale and later on the porch of the fort · Captain Lee Quince, Jesse Hale, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Major, Chaplain

Listen for: Jesse's memories of her thirty years of marriage to Thad, her acceptance of his sudden death, and her decision to leave the frontier for a quieter life back east

Fort Laramie: Assembly Line (1956)

Captain Quince arrives at the reservation in response to Agent Black's urgent request for troops, fearing an Indian uprising. Black claims the Indians have grown sullen and obtained guns, and wants them disarmed immediately. But Quince finds the real troubles are mining operations destroying hunting grounds and Black's severe rationing of food, which have led the Indians to lodge peaceful complaints rather than stage violent revolt.

Fort Laramie and a nearby Indian reservation, 1956 · Captain Quince, Major Plasney, Agent Black, Red Deer

Listen for: The growing tension between military pragmatism and civilian agency authority; Red Deer's calm but pointed complaints about lost hunting grounds and reduced rations; Agent Black's escalating fears and authoritarian methods.

Fort Laramie: Black Hills Gold (1956)

A cavalry escort accompanies a wagon train heading west on the Oregon Trail near Fort Laramie. The captain warns the wagon master against taking the closed Bozeman Trail into Indian territory, where gold has been found, but fears that the lure of gold fever may tempt other settlers to violate the treaty with Red Cloud and the Sioux, potentially sparking a war.

Fort Laramie and surrounding canyon country in Indian territory, 1956 · Captain Lee, Sergeant, Wagon train driver, Major, Red Cloud, Willa, Dad

Listen for: Discussion of the tension between white settlers seeking gold in the Black Hills and the treaty obligations to keep them out of Indian country; a cavalry officer's concern about enforcing the treaty and preventing conflict.

Fort Laramie: Boatwrights Story (1956)

At Fort Laramie, Captain Quince discovers that a homestead has been attacked by Sioux Indians led by Yellowknife, who are now armed with repeating rifles. Despite orders from the Major to remain focused on reservation security, Captain Quince decides to take matters into his own hands and ventures into Sioux territory to confront an old acquaintance, Chief Wild Dog, hoping to prevent a wider uprising.

Fort Laramie military outpost and surrounding frontier territory in the American West, with nearby Sioux reservation. · Captain Quince, Sergeant Gorse, Boatwright, Vickers, Lieutenant Sybert, Corporal Mercer, Major, Yellowknife

Listen for: The tension between military orders and field judgment as Captain Quince defies his commanding officer; details about the Indian attacks and the mysterious supply of repeating rifles to the Sioux; Boatwright's stories and complaints about army life contrasted with his pride in serving under Quince.

Fort Laramie: Boredom (1956)

Boredom and confinement at Fort Laramie are wearing on the soldiers, leading to tension and violence between enlisted men. Captain Quincy is ordered by Major Daggard to lead a buffalo hunting expedition with fifteen men, including the troublemakers Soothey and Plover, departing tomorrow morning and returning by Saturday sundown.

Fort Laramie, a cavalry garrison during peaceful times on Indian reservation lands · Captain Quincy, Major Daggard, Soothey, Plover, Grover, Sergeant Gorse, General Waters

Listen for: The frustration of soldiers stuck doing labor instead of cavalry duties, and the mounting tension that explodes into a knife fight between enlisted men.

Fort Laramie: Dont Kick My Horse (1956)

Private Jobby Terler, a cavalry soldier devoted to his horse Belle, learns that his beloved mount has been placed on a remount order for removal from the fort. Desperate to keep Belle, Jobby interrupts Captain Quint's planning session for an upcoming reconnaissance patrol to plead his case. The captain agrees to temporarily remove Belle from the order while he considers the matter.

Fort Laramie cavalry post in the American West, during a period of potential conflict with Native American tribes. · Private Jobby Terler, Captain Quint, Sergeant, Lieutenant Cybert, Corporal Ditman, Private Yates, Belle (horse)

Listen for: The emotional bond between soldier and horse, tensions over military regulations, and discussion of an upcoming reconnaissance patrol into unmapped territory where tribal unrest is suspected.

Fort Laramie: Galvanized Yankee (1956)

Two prisoners from Union Army camps, Private Stringer and Private Medford, arrive at Fort Laramie as transfers. Captain Clance must decide whether to trust these men with military duties, including access to weapons and ammunition being unloaded at the fort.

Fort Laramie and surrounding military installations, 1956 · Captain Clance, Private Stringer, Private Medford, Corporal Benjamin, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Major, Station Master

Listen for: The captain's concerns about assigning prisoners to duties involving weapons and ammunition, and questions about Medford's background in Confederate military prisons.

Fort Laramie: Goodbye Willa (1956)

Captain Lee Quince returns from a six-week patrol to Fort Laramie, where he encounters Willa, a young woman who works at a local store. As the men discuss their eagerness to reunite with their families, Lee finds himself drawn to Willa and asks her to dinner, discovering an unexpected connection with someone who seems to understand him in ways he hasn't experienced before.

Fort Laramie, a cavalry outpost in the frontier West, including a campsite, a general store, and a dinner venue · Captain Lee Quince, Major, Horner, Furnace, Willa, Mrs. Doolittle

Listen for: The contrast between married soldiers' longing for their wives and Lee's solitary existence, and his unexpected attraction to Willa, a woman who seems to accept him as he is.

Fort Laramie: Hattie Pelfrey (1956)

Captain Lee Quince and his men are pinned down in a canyon after a raid by Arapaho dog soldiers. With ammunition running low and overwhelmed by numbers, Quince sends most of his men away while he stays behind with just his orderly Harrison. Wounded and weakened, Quince and Harrison find shelter near a stream, but their position is soon discovered by approaching riders.

A canyon on the frontier near Fort Laramie, with a stream and cabin nearby. The time is during a cavalry engagement with Arapaho warriors. · Captain Lee Quince, Sergeant Gorse, Lieutenant Sybrits, Harrison, Arapaho dog soldiers

Listen for: The tense standoff in the canyon, Quince's decision to stay behind with minimal forces, and the discovery of the captain and Harrison's hiding place by enemy riders approaching through the trees.

Fort Laramie: Indian Scout (1956)

A wounded Indian scout named Charlie stumbles into Fort Laramie's camp and is taken in by the Captain and his men. Badly shot up with multiple bullets in his leg, Charlie refuses to drink water or explain who shot him, communicating minimally in broken English. The Captain prepares to perform surgery to remove the bullets and save Charlie's life.

Fort Laramie military camp, nighttime and following morning · Captain, Charlie (Indian scout), Gorson, Mr. Simons, Tinkam, Pre-Boss, Mr. Sybots, Runner

Listen for: The tense exchange as the Captain tries to get the wounded and suspicious Charlie to drink water and trust him; Charlie's cryptic responses and refusal to explain his injuries; the Captain's decision to operate despite Charlie's mysterious background.

Fort Laramie: Lost Child (1956)

A cavalry captain at Fort Laramie must search for a young boy kidnapped by a Cheyenne warrior named Wasiah, who holds a personal grudge against the boy's stepfather. As the captain prepares a patrol to recover the child from the Laramie foothills, a visiting Army major questions whether the captain's sympathetic approach to the Native Americans reflects a dangerous weakness in military policy.

Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory; the surrounding Cheyenne reservation and foothills · Captain Lee Quince, Major Barlow, Sergeant Gorse, Ben Coons, Wasiah

Listen for: The tension between the captain's measured understanding of Cheyenne culture and the major's demand for a harder military line; the search for the kidnapped boy; Wasiah's revenge against Coons for the death of his brother.

Fort Laramie: Nature Boy (1956)

A naturalist named Mr. Quiring arrives at Fort Laramie with his wife and niece Gussie to study Indians and nature. Captain Quince struggles to manage the energetic family as they teach the local tribe about basket-making, tribal dances, and fire-making, while pursuing their own interests in ornithology and outdoor expeditions.

Fort Laramie cavalry fort and surrounding rocky terrain · Captain Quince, Mr. Quiring, Mrs. Quaring, Gussie, Major, Indian Agent

Listen for: A mix of military life and the chaos caused by enthusiastic amateur naturalists; discussion of bird identification and outdoor adventures; the frustration of cavalry officers trying to manage civilian guests.

Fort Laramie: Never the Twain (1956)

A young officer at Fort Laramie rescues an injured Indian girl from a snake bite and brings her to the fort for medical care, not realizing she is the daughter of Chief Spotted Tail. When the chief arrives with sixty warriors, the commander must navigate a delicate situation between military protocol, Christian charity, and the need to maintain peace with the tribe.

Fort Laramie in the American West during the Indian conflicts of the frontier era. · Lieutenant Syberts, Dan Tolliver, Spotted Tail, Ahuapa, Captain, Doctor

Listen for: A thoughtful exploration of differing perspectives on westward expansion and Indian displacement, culminating in a tense negotiation between the fort's commander and Chief Spotted Tail over his wounded daughter.

Fort Laramie: Old Enemy (1956)

At Fort Laramie, a trooper named Patching arrives claiming to be an old friend of Captain Lee Quince from their days in the Civil War. While Quince's men speak highly of their captain, Quince seems reluctant to acknowledge Patching and orders him transferred to another company, cutting short any attempt at reunion.

Fort Laramie and the surrounding frontier during a military campaign tracking renegades off the reservation · Captain Lee Quince, Patching, Drury, Trilberg, Major Daggett

Listen for: The tension between Patching's eagerness to reconnect with an old comrade and Captain Quince's cold, dismissive response; hints at a complicated shared past in the Civil War

Fort Laramie: Playing Indian (1956)

Captain Quince returns to Fort Laramie on leave, planning to resign from the army and seek his fortune in business. He arrives to find that Arapaho raiders have been striking settlements and stealing horses, killing an entire family in the basin. Major Daggett orders Quince to take B Company out immediately to stop the raids, despite Quince's suggestion that a smaller scouting party would be more effective.

Fort Laramie and a town nearby, 1956, during a period of Arapaho raids on settlers in the basin · Captain Quince, Sergeant Gorse, Major Daggett, Lieutenant Cyberts, Rudeo, Moilin

Listen for: The tension between Quince's desire to leave the army and his immediate reassignment to dangerous duty; the conflict between Quince's tactical judgment and Major Daggett's direct orders; the hostility toward soldiers from civilians in town.

Fort Laramie: Quinces Capture (1956)

Red Horse, an aging Lakota chief, lies dying on the reservation and sends for his estranged son Snowfoot, a restless young brave of about fifteen winters who refuses to come to the reservation. Red Horse reflects on how he raised his son on hatred and bitterness toward white men, and now hopes to send word that Snowfoot must learn to think for himself. As Red Horse passes away, Captain Quinces and the fort's personnel await news of whether Snowfoot and his band of young warriors will respond to the summons, hoping to prevent them from turning to violence.

Fort Laramie and the surrounding Indian reservation, including Red Horse's lodge and the military camp · Red Horse, Snowfoot, Captain Quinces, Mr. Sabbits, The Agent, Sergeant

Listen for: The poignant deathbed conversation between Red Horse and his old friend, the captain's philosophical reflections on peace between the races, and the tension surrounding whether the young warrior Snowfoot will heed his dying father's call

Fort Laramie: Shavetail (1956)

Captain Quince reprimands young Lieutenant Sybert for abandoning his orders and engaging in combat with Indians, resulting in one soldier killed and others wounded. When Major Daggett threatens an official inquiry, Quince accepts responsibility and proposes leading a pursuit to recover the stolen horses and prevent further uprising before the situation escalates.

Fort Laramie, a cavalry outpost in Indian country on the frontier · Captain Lee Quince, Lieutenant Sybert, Sergeant Gores, Major Daggett, Private Lylie, Corporal Mercer, Corporal Dean, Private Wagner

Listen for: The tension between Quince's protective mentorship of his young officers and his strict adherence to military discipline, plus the discussion of cavalry versus infantry company designations and frontier command responsibilities.

Fort Laramie: Spotted Tails Return (1956)

Army scouts discover that Spotted Tail, a respected Sioux leader, has moved his tribe off the reservation, and Captain Quince prepares to track him down to learn the reason for this unexpected departure.

Fort Laramie and the surrounding Black Hills region in the 1880s · Captain Quince, Mr. Sybitz, Sergeant Gorse, Major Daggett, Spotted Tail, Fleet Bear

Listen for: The tension between military duty and respect for the aging Spotted Tail, and the mystery of why he has abandoned the reservation.

Fort Laramie: Squaw Man (1956)

Captain Lee Quince learns from Will Granby, a white man living among the Arapaho, that the tribe is starving because the government has failed to deliver promised food supplies to the agency. Granby warns that desperate Indians will be forced to seek food from wagon trains on the Oregon Trail. Quince must now escort a civilian wagon train through dangerous territory while trying to prevent a violent confrontation.

Fort Laramie and the surrounding frontier, with action moving toward the Oregon Trail and Arapaho territory · Captain Lee Quince, Sergeant Gossie, Will Granby, Mr. Brown, Emily, Major

Listen for: A tense negotiation between military duty and human compassion as Quince grapples with the moral implications of starving Indians and his orders to use whatever measures necessary to maintain order.

Fort Laramie: Stage Coach Stop (1956)

A stagecoach carrying Mrs. Kleinexel and her daughter Opie breaks a wheel and must stop at Fort Laramie for repairs. While waiting for the wheelwright to fix it by morning, the demanding Mrs. Kleinexel makes arrangements for food, lodging, and a telegraph to her husband in Virginia City. Meanwhile, preparations are underway at the fort for an officers' ball that evening.

Fort Laramie, an army post on the frontier, during preparations for an officers' ball. · Captain Lee Quince, Sergeant Gores, Harrison, Clay, Mrs. Kleinexel, Opie, Mr. Sammets, Lieutenant Sybridge

Listen for: The arrival of the stagecoach with its troublesome passenger, the conflict between Mrs. Kleinexel's demands and the soldiers' duties, and hints of Captain Quince's reluctance to attend the ball despite Miss Willa's expectations.

Fort Laramie: Still Waters (1956)

Major Daggett is upset with the regimental band's poor performance during the parade and drill, particularly their terrible music and a recent brawl that damaged their instruments. Captain Lee tries to defend the bandmaster while dealing with the Major's anger, and discovers there may be no band concert after all if Bandmaster Schultz cannot explain the situation satisfactorily.

Fort Laramie, on the parade ground and around the fort during the afternoon of a parade day. · Major Daggett, Captain Lee, Mr. Sabots, Mr. Zabertz, Mr. Savage, Bandmaster Schultz, Sergeant, Trooper Harrison

Listen for: The confrontation between Major Daggett and Captain Lee over the band's performance, the revelation of the band brawl and damaged instruments, and hints of trouble brewing for the regimental band's future.

Fort Laramie: Talented Recruits (1956)

Two colorful drifters—a medicine show operator and a former riverboat entertainer—arrive at Fort Laramie to enlist in the cavalry. Captain Quince and the recruiting sergeant must sort out these unconventional recruits and determine whether they have what it takes to serve.

Fort Laramie, at the recruitment office and gate · Captain Lee Quince, Sergeant, Finney, Granville Marywether, Arnie Butkin, Peony, Major

Listen for: The comic exchanges between the recruits as they attempt to enlist, particularly Marywether's theatrical flourishes and references to his medicine show.

Fort Laramie: The Beasley Girls (1956)

A wagon train has been attacked, leaving 49 dead and two young women missing. Captain Quince must decide whether to negotiate with Big Elk, a Sioux chief held at the fort, offering him freedom in exchange for leading a rescue party to find the captives before it's too late.

Fort Laramie, with references to Lodgepole Creek where a Sioux camp may be located · Captain Quince, Major Hazen, Lieutenant Sybricis, Harrison, Big Elk, Hook, Mr. Ridded

Listen for: The moral conflict over using a prisoner as a bargaining tool, and Big Elk's knowledge of where his people's camp might be located

Fort Laramie: The Buffalo Hunters (1956)

Buffalo carcasses are found on reservation land with only the hump ribs removed, puzzling Captain Quince and his men. Investigation of wagon tracks and the method of killing suggests white buffalo hunters may be illegally operating on Indian territory, threatening to provoke conflict between the army and the tribes.

Fort Laramie outpost and the surrounding high plains reservation land near a buffalo hunting ground, five miles from an Indian agency · Captain Quince, Sergeant, Mr. Seibitz, Major, Jenkins, Soldier

Listen for: A tense investigation of mysterious buffalo kills that reveals evidence of professional white hunters operating illegally on reservation land, with hints of potential violence and troublemaking among the soldiers.

Fort Laramie: The Chaplain (1956)

An epidemic of illness sweeps through Fort Laramie, with 59 men now reporting to the hospital. Captain Quince investigates whether the sickness is genuine or brought on by boredom and monotonous routine, while Major Trucks works to diagnose the ailment and discovers a troubling discrepancy involving missing food shipments that the post has been billed for but never received.

Fort Laramie military post, including the hospital, garrison grounds, and storage areas · Captain Quince, Sergeant Garres, Major Trucks, Chaplain, Sergeant Madison, Miller, Shaw, Wright

Listen for: The investigation into what's causing so many soldiers to fall ill and the mystery of the missing food shipments; the chaplain's faith-based perspective on solving the men's troubles through meaningful work.

Fort Laramie: The Coward (1956)

Lieutenant Robbie Went arrives at Fort Laramie, assigned to Captain Lee Quince's company. The two are old friends from Virginia, but Went's reputation has preceded him—he was demoted for abandoning his commander and men during an attack at Antelope Meadows, an action that many at the post view as cowardice. As Went struggles with the cold reception and his past, he turns to drinking to cope with his circumstances.

Fort Laramie on the frontier, including the captain's quarters, parade ground, and the settlement near the post. · Captain Lee Quince, Major (Fort Commander), Lieutenant Robbie Went, Sergeant Gorse, Sergeant Jenkins, Miss St. Cloud, Philip St. Cloud

Listen for: The arrival of Went and the tension between his past actions and his fresh start, as well as hints of how those around him judge his character.

Fort Laramie: The Loving Cup (1956)

Captain Lee Quince dines with Major Dagget and his wife Mary, where the Major gently raises concerns about Lieutenant Syberts' performance and fear of the Captain. After dinner, the Major privately asks Lee to help develop Syberts into a more effective officer, suggesting that Lee's intimidating presence may be undermining the younger man's confidence and decision-making abilities.

Fort Laramie, in the Major's quarters and the cavalry training grounds · Captain Lee Quince, Major Dagget, Mary Dagget, Lieutenant Syberts, Sergeant Flint

Listen for: The tense dinner conversation and the Major's frank discussion with Captain Quince about leadership and how fear can affect an officer's effectiveness; the training scenes with new recruits and horses.

Fort Laramie: The Massacre (1956)

Captain Quince rides from Fort Laramie under a white flag to meet with White Dog, a Shoshone chief who has led his people away from their reservation in the desert. The captain finds the tribe camped peacefully in a canyon, weakened by their hard journey but hopeful of reaching their ancestral home in the Wind River Mountains. Quince offers them safe passage and peaceful escort to Fort Lyon, where orders await them.

The Shoshone encampment in a canyon near a stream in the mountains, near Fort Laramie · Captain Quince, White Dog, Harrison, Mr. Cybert, Neenambia

Listen for: The tense but respectful encounter between Captain Quince and White Dog as they negotiate peaceful passage for the Shoshone people; the captain's reflection on the rare moment of peace between white soldiers and Native Americans.

Fort Laramie: The New Recruit (1956)

Captain Lee Quince encounters an old acquaintance named Banyan at the fort who has left the army and is now a civilian heading to San Francisco. Banyan invites the Captain to join a high-stakes poker game where a tired Montana player has been winning steadily for two days, suggesting it might be time to take advantage of his exhaustion.

Fort Laramie, a cavalry outpost on the frontier, including the trading post and parade grounds · Captain Lee Quince, Banyan, Sergeant, Major Daggett, Smithson

Listen for: A discussion between the captain and his former soldier friend about civilian life versus military service, and the temptation of a poker game with a worn-down opponent

Fort Laramie: The Payroll (1956)

Captain Quince deals with tensions at Fort Laramie as soldiers and officers alike grow impatient waiting for the paymaster who hasn't visited in four months. With men unpaid and morale suffering, Quince seeks answers about when the paymaster might finally arrive at the post.

Fort Laramie cavalry post on the frontier · Captain Lee Quince, Bean, Harrison, Major Daggett

Listen for: The mounting frustration among soldiers over lack of pay and Captain Quince's determination to do something about the situation

Fort Laramie: The Return of Hattie Pelfrey (1956)

Captain Leekwind travels with Sergeant Harrison to deliver earrings he promised long ago to Hattie Pelfrey, a cantankerous old woman who once saved their lives in her remote cabin in Rapahoe country. As they approach her isolated homestead, they find the door open and call out for her, but receive no response.

Fort Laramie and the surrounding frontier territory, including Hattie Pelfrey's cabin five miles east of the fort in Rapahoe country · Captain Leekwind, Sergeant Harrison, Mr. Saibitz, Hattie Pelfrey

Listen for: The mysterious absence of Hattie Pelfrey and what the Captain and Sergeant discover at her cabin

Fort Laramie: The Woman at Horse Creek (1956)

A cavalry patrol discovers a woman at Horse Creek who has been nursing her dying husband through gangrene and a broken leg. When the soldiers offer to bury him and take her to the safety of Fort Laramie, she refuses to leave, determined to stay on the homestead despite her desperate circumstances.

Horse Creek in the frontier territory near Fort Laramie, at a remote homestead where a cavalry patrol stops during their march. · Captain, Sergeant, Mrs. Dennis, Luther (her husband), Flint, Dorsen, Gors, Polaney

Listen for: The tragic story of Mrs. Dennis's hardship on the frontier and the soldiers' attempt to persuade her to abandon her claim and seek safety at the fort.

Fort Laramie: War Correspondent (1956)

War correspondent David Hartness arrives at Fort Laramie with press credentials from Major Daggett, eager to document life at the frontier post. During target practice, he overhears soldiers complaining about their outdated single-shot Springfield rifles while officers carry new Henry repeaters, and discovers that even some Indians are armed with the superior weapons. Captain Quince agrees to help Hartness understand the complexities of frontier military life during his month-long stay.

Fort Laramie, a military post in the West, including the firing range, cavalry stable, saddlery, corral, post office, and Old Bedlam barracks · David Hartness, Captain Quince, Major Daggett, Sergeant, Harrison, Monk

Listen for: Hartness's discovery of the disparity between officers' and enlisted men's weapons, the mystery of how Indians obtained Henry rifles, and the inequities of frontier military life

Fort Laramie: Winter Soldier (1956)

As spring arrives at Fort Laramie, Major Daggett worries about desertion from the ranks of "snowbirds"—soldiers who enlisted in winter just for shelter and now plan to slip away. Captain Quince volunteers to lead a patrol to the Clearwater, where he spots Private Blant, a discontented soldier suspected of harboring desertion talk, and orders him onto the patrol roster.

Fort Laramie, spring season, as the winter snow melts and soldiers begin considering desertion. · Major Daggett, Captain Quince, Mr. Cybridge, Sergeant Gorse, Private Blant, Lieutenant

Listen for: The tension between military discipline and the seasonal urge to flee; Private Blant's sullen attitude and poor uniform maintenance; Captain Quince's strategy to keep a suspected deserter under watch by bringing him along on patrol.

Fort Laramie: Young Trooper (1956)

A cavalry officer helps recover bodies from a derailed train attacked by Indians, then investigates the surrounding settler homesteads to determine if any survivors made it to safety. As Captain Quince and Sergeant Gorse search the area, they find evidence of the raiders' work and must piece together what happened to the settlers in the region.

Fort Laramie territory during the era of railroad expansion; a derailed train and the surrounding frontier homesteads · Captain Lee Quince, Sergeant Gorse, Mr. Cybert, Mr. Sabots, Mr. Sinclair, A settler, Nate Cotter

Listen for: Investigation of a train derailment caused by Indians, recovery of the dead, and the search for survivors among local settlers; Captain Quince's calm reasoning about frontier dangers versus Sergeant Gorse's emotional response.

Fort Laramie: ep Audition (1955)

Captain Lee Quintz of Fort Laramie discovers that a homestead family has been killed by Sioux warriors, and evidence suggests the Indians are being supplied with modern Henry rifles. The Captain wants to pursue the renegade leader Yellowknife and stop the gun smuggling, but his commanding officer orders him to focus on guarding the fort and watching the reservation. That evening, the Major invites the Captain to a dance to show the civilians that the fort is not frightened.

Fort Laramie on the frontier, ten miles from a Sioux reservation housing 4,000 Indians, during what appears to be the post-Civil War era. · Captain Lee Quintz, Major, Sergeant Corson, Corporal Mercer, Bull Right, Mr. Cybert's, Miss Terry Lawson, Uncle Ned

Listen for: The tension between Captain Quintz's desire to pursue the gun-running operation and his Major's orders to hold the fort; the mystery of who is supplying rifles to the Sioux; the developing acquaintance between the Captain and Miss Lawson at the dance.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (1958)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into the death of wealthy Broadway producer Lamont Scofield, who died supposedly of natural causes. The insurance company suspects his nurse and current beneficiary, Mary T. Smith, may have hastened his death with an overdose of medication to collect the $750,000 policy.

Hartford, Connecticut and Cranford, New Jersey · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Waldo R. Westbury, Dr. Lamont Scofield, Mary T. Smith, Doctor

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into whether the nurse caused the death of her wealthy employer to collect insurance money; the doctor's revelation that he has ordered an autopsy.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 002 The Slow Boat from China (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Singapore to determine why the SS Shanghai Wayfarer remains delayed at dock, costing his bonding company $2,500 a day. He discovers that the company's expediter, William Harrison, has vanished from his hotel room, and the ship's chief engineer Frank Moore has been found murdered in the harbor, stabbed to death.

Singapore, 1949. The action takes place at the Crown Colony Hotel, the Collier Key Bar, the Tanjung Pagar Docks where the SS Shanghai Wayfarer is moored, the police morgue, and the Wardlow Bar on Melee Street. · Johnny Dollar, Fundy, William Harrison, Frank Moore, Chandra, British Chief Inspector, Bartender at Collier Key Bar, Gangway watch

Listen for: Dollar's clever detective work as he pieces together clues from a hotel room, a bartender's gossip, and personal effects. The growing mystery of Harrison's disappearance and Moore's murder, with a woman named Chandra connected to the dead engineer.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 004 Murder Is a Merry-Go-Round (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the Funfair and Weatherly Carnival to investigate a series of suspicious accidents that keep injuring townspeople and draining the insurance company's funds. When Dollar learns that carnival manager Shanty Brennan's nemesis, Carter Lacey, was imprisoned for attempting to kill Brennan's niece Myrtle, he begins to suspect the jailed man may have escaped and be orchestrating the accidents as revenge.

A traveling carnival midway in a small Alabama town, including the carnival grounds, Brennan's trailer, and a hotel coffee shop. · Johnny Dollar, Shanty Brennan, Louise (Pepper), Myrtle, Carter Lacey, Various carnival workers

Listen for: Dollar's witty observations about carnival life and danger; his expense account tallies; confrontations with evasive carnival workers; the revelation of Carter Lacey's vendetta and suspected escape from prison.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 005 Milford Brooks III Matter (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to protect the life of Milford Brooks III, a wealthy but troubled policy holder with a $2 million life insurance policy. Brooks has recently changed his beneficiary to notorious gambler Harold Hatcher and is threatening suicide to extort $500,000 from the insurance company. Dollar takes Brooks to New York and enlists the help of his acquaintance Butter to give the desperate man a reason to live.

Hartford, Connecticut and New York City · Johnny Dollar, Austin Farnsworth, Milford Brooks III, Harold Hatcher, Butter

Listen for: A suicide threat used as blackmail, a mystery surrounding why Brooks owes money to a dangerous gambler, and Johnny Dollar's unconventional methods of keeping his charge alive

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 006 The Stolen Portrait of The Duke of Massen (1949)

Johnny Dollar arrives in London to investigate the theft of a valuable painting by the Old Masters that was part of an international art-sharing program. The portrait of the Duke of Massen, loaned from Paris, vanished from the Corbinbury Art Gallery the night after its arrival, and the theft has already cost the insurance company a quarter-million dollars. Dollar teams up with the museum's assistant, Miss Harding, to examine the scene and begin his investigation.

London, England; the Corbinbury Art Gallery; a ship en route to London · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Morely, Miss Harding, Inspector Coward

Listen for: The details of the theft and Johnny Dollar's investigation into who stole the portrait; mentions of the international masterpieces program and the painting's value.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 008 The Case of the Hundred Thousand Dollar Legs (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Hollywood to bodyguard movie star Marilyn Major for 48 hours under a publicity policy insuring her legs for $100,000. He finds her already murdered in her apartment, and discovers the case involves letters from two men—one signed Barren and another signed Lawrence—connected to a woman's death and a man's suicide.

Hollywood, California; Marilyn Major's penthouse apartment at the Horizon View Apartments on the Sunset Strip; Los Angeles · Johnny Dollar, Harvey Anthony, Marilyn Major, Lieutenant, Miller

Listen for: The murder mystery unfolds as Johnny Dollar investigates the identity of the mysterious men behind the letters and their connection to the dead movie star.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 009 The Case of Barton Drake (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to find Barton Drake, a man who disappeared seven years ago after being suspected of grand larceny and shooting at a police officer. Drake's car went off a bridge into a river with no body recovered, but the police recently spotted someone resembling him at a television broadcast. Now, with Drake about to be declared legally dead and his wife ready to collect his $30,000 life insurance policy, Johnny must determine if Drake is truly alive.

New York City and surrounding areas in 1949 · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Green, Mrs. Barton Drake, Barton Drake, Police officer, Gardener, Maid

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's clever investigative techniques, including tapping into a phone call by duplicating the dialed number in an adjacent phone booth to discover where Mrs. Drake is calling.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 011 Who Took the Taxis for a Ride (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar looks into the theft of twelve Apex taxi cabs in New York. When a cab driver is murdered during one of the robberies, Johnny discovers a pattern involving a small dark man with an accent and a large accomplice in a seersucker suit, and must determine whether the taxi company owner's criminal past makes him a suspect or a victim.

New York City, the Apex Taxi Company garage and surrounding areas, 1949 · Johnny Dollar, Gordon McKissick, George Brandon, Vinnie, Marita Guastela

Listen for: The clever use of expense account items to frame the investigation, the humorous characterization of Johnny Dollar's practical thinking, and the introduction of the mysterious Marita Guastela with her lost purse as a potential key to solving the cab thefts.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 013 Murder Ain't Minor (The Case of Bonnie Goodwin) (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by a man named King Hart to locate a girl named Bonnie Goodwin, who is a beneficiary on Hart's insurance policy. Dollar travels to Chicago to track down the elusive young woman, following a trail through various lodgings and encounters with people who know her.

Hartford, Connecticut and Chicago, Illinois · Johnny Dollar, King Hart, Emma, Danny Cade

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's expense account narration as he pursues leads across Chicago; his encounters at various boarding houses and hotels; a mysterious warning about being followed.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 015 Out of the Fire into the Frying Pan (The Prize Hog Bodygua

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator, arrives at the Carver County Fair in Iowa as a bodyguard for Rolo, a prize-winning spotted Poland China pig insured for $25,000 by the Blue Ribbon Prime Packing Company. When a woman's diamond brooch is stolen in a staged commotion near the fairgrounds entrance, Johnny becomes a suspect and must clear his name while protecting the valuable swine from potential theft.

Carver County Fair in Carver County, Iowa, during a hot summer day at the fairgrounds and livestock building. · Johnny Dollar, Sheriff Harry, Mrs. Tiller, Worthington Tiller, Alva Anderson, Rolo (Rosie Barron of Iowa)

Listen for: The clever banter between Johnny Dollar and the suspicious sheriff, Johnny's witty commentary about guarding a pig, and his flirtation with Alva Anderson as he learns about pig husbandry.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 017 The Expiring Nickels and the Egyptian Jackpot (1949)

Johnny Dollar is summoned to Calcutta by Chaplain Joe Blessings to help save an innocent man facing execution in Cairo. A witness named William Brix possesses evidence that can prove the man's innocence, but Brix is gravely ill. Johnny must transport the dying man and a loaded Luger—the murder weapon—to Cairo before dawn, racing against time and unexpected complications.

Calcutta, India and en route to Cairo, Egypt by cargo plane, 1949 · Johnny Dollar, Chaplain Joe Blessings, Lionel Brooks Nichols, Miles, William Brix, Frankie, A woman stowaway

Listen for: The setup of a race against time to save an innocent man from execution, a mysterious stowaway who boards the cargo plane over the Red Sea, and the murder weapon that becomes central to the case.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 018 The Search for Michelle Marsh (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to find Michelle Marsh, a missing woman whose sister holds a $25,000 policy on her. When Johnny arrives at Michelle's Boston apartment, he finds a private detective shot dead outside the building, and a book of matches from a local bar is the only clue in her empty rooms.

Boston, Massachusetts - an apartment house on Longwood and Huntington Avenue and a local bar called Flannery's · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Darling, Mrs. Macy, Blackie, The Bartender

Listen for: Johnny's sharp narration as he pieces together the connection between the dead detective and the missing Michelle Marsh, and the mysterious employer who left town with her.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 019 The Fishing Boat Affair (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to San Pedro, California to investigate a $400,000 claim for two fishing boats, the Frank Walton and Nancy Walton, which allegedly sank in calm weather with the loss of two crew members. When Johnny discovers evidence of violent explosions that may indicate insurance fraud through scuttling, he begins tracking down Captain George Carpo, the fleet manager, and learns of suspicious activity involving money and a mysterious woman named Anita Vargas.

San Pedro, California in 1949, including a restaurant and bar called the Cormorant, the docks, and Captain Carpo's residence on Parade Street. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Roscoe Walton, Captain George Carpo, Anita Vargas, Lieutenant Senior Grade Miles P. Endicott Jr.

Listen for: Johnny's witty observations about his investigation, his interactions with the suspicious Captain Carpo, and the growing evidence pointing toward insurance fraud involving explosives planted on the fishing boats.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 020 The Racehorse Piledriver Matter (1949)

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator, is hired by Little Nettie Montana to protect the racehorse Pile Driver, who is heavily insured and no longer winning races. Nettie fears that the horse's owner, Colonel Faraday Bushnell, plans to have the horse killed to collect the insurance. Johnny travels to Hayawatha track near Chicago to investigate and meet the Colonel's daughter Lila, who shows him the horse and reveals her close attachment to him.

Hartford and Hayawatha racing track near Chicago, Michigan, in 1949 · Johnny Dollar, Little Nettie Montana, Colonel Faraday Bushnell, Lila Bushnell, Leo, Mac

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into whether the racehorse Pile Driver is in genuine danger from his owner, and the complications arising from his attraction to Lila Bushnell and interference from the jealous Leo.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 021 Dr Otto Schmedlich (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Los Angeles to investigate Dr. Otto Schmedlich, a physician with a malpractice insurance policy. The insurance company suspects criminal malpractice rather than accidental, which would allow them to cancel his coverage. Dollar befriends the doctor's nurse Doreen to gather information about Schmedlich's patients and practices.

Los Angeles, California, primarily the Sun Tower Medical Center on Wilshire Boulevard and surrounding locations · Johnny Dollar, Homer (insurance company official), Dr. Otto Schmedlich, Doreen (the doctor's nurse)

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's characteristic witty banter and flirtation with the nurse, his expense account narration, and his initial investigation into the doctor's suspicious medical practices

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 022 Witness, Witness, Who's Got the Witness (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by bail bondsman Max Krause to find two missing prosecution witnesses in a case against Leo Porcina before trial begins in a week. Dollar's search for one witness, Nippy Cochran, leads him to Nippy's sister Mona Doyle, a Broadway performer who introduces him to the dangerous criminal Porcina himself.

New York City, including Dollar's Hartford apartment and an 81st Street brownstone apartment where Mona Doyle lives · Johnny Dollar, Max Krause, Nippy Cochran, Mona Doyle, Leo Porcina, Dan Patterson

Listen for: The clever banter between Dollar and Mona as their initial confrontation turns flirtatious, and the tense confrontation when Leo Porcina arrives at the apartment.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 023 The Little Man Who Wasn't All There (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar receives an assignment to track down James Yarboe, whose wife's insurance policy was canceled one day before her death. Since then, Yarboe has been sending cryptic letters to the insurance company while seemingly engineering the deaths of multiple people connected to the company, leaving no evidence for police to act on. Johnny begins investigating the victims' families and trailing Yarboe to his house on Lombard Street, where he discovers a macabre collection of criminal artifacts and booby traps.

San Francisco and surrounding areas, including Yarboe's house on Lombard Street filled with crime museum artifacts and booby traps · Johnny Dollar, Bradford L. Coates, James Yarboe, Mrs. Janelli, Mr. Dykes, Mrs. Weatherly

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's clever narration of his expense account investigation, his dangerous confrontation with the mysterious Yarboe in a house rigged with explosives, and the mounting evidence of Yarboe's vengeful scheme against the insurance company

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 024 The Island of Tin-Yutan (The South Sea Adventure) (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to the remote island of Tin-Yutan in the South Seas to investigate a $50,000 life insurance claim involving the Grand East Development Corporation. Upon arriving at the island by chartered schooner, he discovers a dead body hanging from a shipwrecked vessel and encounters a mysterious fellow passenger who emerges with guns drawn, creating a tense and dangerous situation.

The island of Tin-Yutan off the coast of New Guinea in the South Seas, aboard the chartered schooner Kitty-Wake, and the surrounding waters. · Johnny Dollar, Captain Steve Granger, Mr. Nockie, The mysterious fellow passenger

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's dry narration about his insurance investigation work and growing suspicion of the mysterious passenger; the atmospheric descriptions of sea travel and arrival at the island; the tense confrontation at the end when the armed passenger makes his appearance.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 025 The Melanie Carter Matter (Who'd Like To Rock The Old Doll

Wealthy elderly Melanie Carter, fearing her greedy niece and nephew might murder her for her insurance money as happened to her late husband, hires insurance investigator Johnny Dollar to look into whether they pose a genuine threat. Dollar moves quickly through Boston, investigating both relatives' financial situations and discovering them very interested in a mysterious California oil investment opportunity.

Boston, Massachusetts—primarily Beacon Hill and Cambridge, with visits to Harvard Square and the Vassure Trotting Club, spanning the Charles River · Johnny Dollar, Melanie Carter, Crystal Carter (niece's wife), Chalmers Carter (nephew), Sophia Carter (niece)

Listen for: Dollar's running commentary on his expenses and investigative moves, the contrast between Melanie's elegant nineteenth-century home and her modern wheelchair, and the suspicious speed with which the relatives respond to news of available money

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 026 The Skull Canyon Mine (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to the Skull Canyon mine to investigate suspected fraud. After a harrowing jeep ride through the desert with Jackie, an efficiency expert, he meets the mine manager Doyle and tours the operation, which appears to be working only one mining face despite claims of recent productivity.

Skull Canyon mine in the Arizona desert, 23 miles from the town of Twin Buttes · Johnny Dollar, Jackie, Doyle, Larry Hodges

Listen for: Johnny's colorful commentary on the rough desert terrain and cramped mine conditions; the mystery of the missing former manager Larry Hodges who abandoned Jackie at the altar

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 027 Bodyguard to Anne Connelly (1949)

Johnny Dollar arrives in Milwaukee as a bodyguard for Anne Connolly, a woman terrified of Neil Grafter, a man she once knew who is being released from prison on parole today and has threatened to kill her if she looks at another man. Dollar finds the situation puzzling when he discovers that despite claiming she couldn't afford protection, Connolly lives in an elegant house with a personal maid and spends her evenings out with other men.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin; an elegant house on the right side of town · Johnny Dollar, Franklin Haley, Anne Connolly, Neil Grafter, Ray Merrick, Cora

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's witty observations about his assignment and growing confusion about why a supposedly desperate woman lives such a comfortable life

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 028 The Circus Animal Show Matter (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at Maximilian Sandro's animal show winter quarters in Georgia to look into threats against a valuable black leopard named Ashanti. Someone attempted to steal the leopard from her cage, and Sandro fears she'll be taken before the show opens. Dollar meets the tough animal handler Tex Franble, who captured Ashanti in Africa, and Sandro's daughter Angela, while trying to determine who wants the leopard and why.

Maximilian Sandro's animal show winter quarters on a vacant lot outside Brunswick, Georgia · Johnny Dollar, Maximilian Sandro, Tex Franble, Angela, An elephant

Listen for: The discovery of who's behind the theft attempts and whether Ashanti can be kept safe until the show opens

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 029 Haiti Adventure Matter (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to investigate a claim on Ralph Gordon's life insurance policy. Ralph is reportedly dying from a voodoo curse, but Dollar suspects there may be more to the story than supernatural explanations. He boards Gordon's yacht to get answers from Ralph himself and his mysterious wife.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti; aboard Ralph Gordon's yacht in the harbor · Johnny Dollar, Ralph Gordon, Thomas Gordon, Ralph's wife, Kev Reagan

Listen for: The mystery of what is really causing Ralph Gordon's illness and why his wife and brother may have conflicting motives regarding his condition.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 030 The Department Store Swindle Matter (How I Played Santa Cl

A smooth-operating con man has been hitting New York department stores during the Christmas rush, posing as a salesman to make fraudulent sales and pocket cash. When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in to stop the swindles, the case takes a dark turn at the Miller store when the crook shoots a store detective and kidnaps a young girl who photographed him.

New York City department stores during Christmas week, particularly the Miller store and its various departments including the toy section. · Johnny Dollar, Judy Whitehall, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sandler, Store Manager, Store Detective, Little Bobby, Bobby's Mother

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's clever scheme to get information from a traumatized child by bringing her to meet Santa Claus in the toy department; the escalation from petty swindling to violent crime when the con man shoots a store detective.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 034 Death Takes a Working Day (The Loyal B Martin Matter) (195

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the Connecticut estate of murdered policyholder Loyo B. Martin to determine whether the insurance company must pay out. Martin was shot twice in the back in his library, and Lieutenant Markwood has identified four suspects, all living in the household: Martin's young wife Joy Ann, his jealous housekeeper Mrs. Tompkins, his broke younger brother Marty, and the bodyguard Nick Bellotti. Each has motive and opportunity, and all seem reluctant to talk.

The Martin estate in Fairfield County, Connecticut, particularly the Victorian mansion with its library where the murder occurred. · Johnny Dollar, Edmund Dobrion, Mrs. Martin (Joy Ann), Lieutenant Markwood, Mrs. Tompkins (housekeeper), Marty (Martin's younger brother), Nick Bellotti (bodyguard)

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation as he interviews the suspects and uncovers their connections to the victim and to each other, especially the romantic entanglements involving the young widow and the housekeeper's jealousy.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 035 The S.S. Malay Trader Ship (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar signs on as an ordinary seaman aboard the S.S. Malay Trader to investigate suspected arson involving a shipment of crude rubber. The cargo, insured before the British pound devalued, is worth more destroyed than delivered, and it's being loaded aboard ship again after sitting in a warehouse. Dollar must uncover whether the ship's owners plan to deliberately destroy the cargo to collect insurance money.

Savannah, Georgia and aboard the S.S. Malay Trader, a rusty Liberty ship preparing to sail for Corpus Christi and Veracruz · Johnny Dollar, Al Rota, Chief Holf, Ami, Mr. Pila

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into the suspicious rubber cargo and growing evidence that something is wrong aboard the ship

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 036 The Gravedigger's Spades (Mr & Mrs Arbuthnel Trump) (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to North Dakota to investigate Mr. and Mrs. Trump, who have calmly written to their insurance company stating they intend to commit suicide. Upon arrival at their remote house, Johnny finds the couple seemingly happy and content, insisting they have made up their minds and have even been examined by psychiatrists who declared them mentally sound. They claim they plan to dispose of themselves as payment to the world for the beautiful life they've enjoyed.

High Bridge, North Dakota, during winter; the remote Trump house and surrounding town · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Trump, Mrs. Trump, Station Master, Taxi Driver

Listen for: A mysterious insurance case involving a couple's announced suicide plans, strange packages marked 'deadly' arriving at the house, and Johnny's attempts to understand why seemingly happy people would want to end their lives

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 037 The Archeologist (The Disappearance of Bruce Lambert) (195

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by Miss Lambert to find her missing archaeologist brother, Bruce, who vanished from a ship in New York harbor four days ago. Bruce had smuggled ancient Egyptian relics out of Egypt, including valuable statuary and a royal seal, and was injured in an accident before leaving—all circumstances that may explain his mysterious disappearance.

New York City, with backstory set in Egypt; primary scenes at Brighton Arms Hotel and a red brick hotel near 39th Street · Johnny Dollar, Miss Lambert, Bruce Lambert, Cab Driver 782, Hotel Room Clerk

Listen for: The mystery deepens when Johnny discovers the stolen Egyptian statue in Bruce's hotel room and confronts an unexpected visitor—someone who knows Johnny found the hiding place.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 038 Bodyguard to the Late Robert W Perry (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to bodyguard policy holder Robert W. Perry, who fears for his life. Before Dollar can even meet with him, a booby trap rigged to Perry's desk buzzer kills him instantly. Now Dollar must investigate who wanted Perry dead and why, with a $100,000 life insurance policy hanging in the balance.

New York City, Lower Manhattan; offices of Perry and Van Bruten, importers · Johnny Dollar, Robert W. Perry, Susan Gates, Mr. Van Bruten, Christine Perry

Listen for: The shocking death scene when Johnny Dollar arrives; the revelation that Perry's wife Christine was about to be removed from his will; the suspicious appearance of business partner Van Bruten from Holland.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 039 Alec Jefferson, The Youthful Millionaire (Rebel Wildcatter

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to California to find Alec Jefferson, a young millionaire who financed an oil drilling operation and vanished a week ago while driving from the oil rig to his Hollywood apartment. Johnny begins his search by interviewing the operation's manager, discovers Jefferson's wife living in his apartment, and encounters a mysterious private detective named Philip Wilkins who claims to recognize him as an old school friend.

California oil fields and Hollywood, 1950s · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Flaherty, Mrs. Alec Jefferson, Morris Plattie, Philip Wilkins

Listen for: The mystery deepens as Johnny investigates the disappearance of the wealthy young man and learns of his complicated personal life involving multiple women and questionable associates.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 040 The Eighty-Five Little Minks (1950)

When 85 mink coats worth $300,000 are stolen from the Elwood Faber Department Store in Boston, night watchman Cronin is shot and left in the cold storage vault. Johnny Dollar arrives to investigate a professional job—the vault door was opened with expert safecracking, picked clean without a trace of tools or damage.

Elwood Faber Department Store, Boston, Massachusetts; third floor fur vault and surrounding offices · Johnny Dollar, Ed Bonner, Lieutenant Delaney, Cronin, Al Reedy, Emetree Stroganoff

Listen for: The details of how the thief opened the vault without forcing it, why the night watchman on duty heard nothing, and the identity of a safecracker skilled enough to pull off such a neat job.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 041 The Man Who Wrote Himself to Death (Stuart Palmer, Writer)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Chicago to investigate Stuart Palmer, a struggling playwright who recently purchased a $100,000 life insurance policy and is now in jail on suspicion of murder. Dollar interviews Palmer's wife and discovers Palmer has been conducting research for his crime play by associating with criminals, and learns that Palmer's friend Neil Beasley may have significant influence over him.

Chicago, Cook County Jail, West Madison district, the Palmer home, and the Atomic Tavern · Johnny Dollar, Stuart Palmer, Mrs. Palmer, Neil Beasley, George Michaelcough, Lieutenant Markowitz, Roscoe

Listen for: The emerging picture of a struggling writer who may have taken out insurance under suspicious circumstances, with his mysterious criminal associate Neil Beasley playing an undefined role in his life

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 042 The Village Scene Matter (The Missing Masterpiece) (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Boston to investigate the theft of a valuable painting called "The Village Scene," which was stolen from the Mordan Art Gallery. The painting, valued at $250,000 and owned by Caesar Riddo, was on loan to the gallery when it disappeared through what appears to be a straightforward window job. As Dollar begins his investigation, he uncovers tensions between the gallery owner André Mordan and Riddo, and discovers that Riddo himself may have questionable financial dealings.

Boston, including the Mordan Art Gallery on a modest brownstone, the police station, and Caesar Riddo's residence on Beacon Hill. · Johnny Dollar, André Mordan, his daughter, Caesar Riddo, Sergeant Heinz, Lily Swanson

Listen for: The theft of an expensive masterpiece and Dollar's interviews with the gallery owner, police, and the painting's owner as he pieces together the circumstances of the burglary.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 043 The Story of the Big Red Schoolhouse (1950)

Johnny Dollar arrives in Manhattan, Nebraska to investigate a fire that destroyed a newly constructed schoolhouse, killing Joe Stankovich who lived in the basement. The building collapsed despite being brand new, and architect Bill Garrett suggests the structure was poorly built. Dollar begins to uncover suspicious details about the construction, the building contractor Jim Madden, and local building inspector Mike Figuero.

Manhattan, Nebraska, a small town where a new high school building has caught fire and collapsed; the Cheyenne Hotel and surrounding locations in town. · Johnny Dollar, Paco Gonzalez, Joe Stankovich, Bill Garrett, Jim Madden, Mike Figuero, Vivian DeGaron

Listen for: The mystery of why a brand new building burned down and collapsed so quickly, and whether there was negligence or fraud in its construction.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 044 The Dead First-Helpers (1950)

Johnny Dollar goes undercover as a cinder snap at Cornell Steel in Pittsburgh to investigate a series of deaths among experienced first helpers at the open-hearth furnaces. The company reports them as accidents, but Johnny suspects murder and begins to uncover tension and fear among the workers that may connect to planned layoffs.

Cornell Steel mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; steel workers' homes and cafeteria · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Barrett, Andre, Joe Poland, Fred, Kirk Brody's widow, Edmund O'Brien

Listen for: The details of industrial hazards in steel mills, the conversations between Johnny and the workers he befriends, and the revelation about layoff notices posted in the locker room.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 045 The Story of the Ten-O-Eight (Unedited Drama Portions) (19

A freight car on the Atlantic Central Railway is broken into and half its cargo stolen between Buffalo and Batavia. Johnny Dollar investigates the theft, discovering tire marks and an abandoned shack, then finds a wrecked yellow truck with a dying driver named Blakey who implicates someone named Jake before expiring.

Buffalo and upstate New York along the Atlantic Central Railway line, including Batavia, the junction, a rural shack, a wrecked truck site, and the Horseshoe Bar and Grill · Johnny Dollar, Harry Pullen, Mr. Grims, Andy Mattson, Skeeter Minkowski, Ruth Smith, Eaf Grams, Bogotus

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's quick deduction about how the theft was committed, the mysterious Ruth Smith asking questions about trains, the discovery of the yellow truck and Blakey's dying accusation of Jake

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 046 Pearl Carrasa (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar tracks down the beneficiary of a $5,000 life insurance policy for the deceased Pearl Carrasa, a lonely young woman who was murdered in New York. Dollar's investigation leads him from a death row interview with the convicted murderer to the girl's former apartment building, then to Las Vegas following a trail of forwarded mail to the Rambo Club.

New York City and Las Vegas, 1950 · Johnny Dollar, Marty Pruitt, Lieutenant Bernard Goldberg, Pearl Carrasa, the building manager

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's methodical expense-account narration as he pieces together clues about a mysterious young woman and searches for her beneficiary

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 047 The Able Tackitt Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to British North Borneo to locate Abel Tackett, a man who disappeared five years ago and whose wife stands to receive over $700,000 if he is confirmed dead. Dollar travels by ship to the remote island, where he begins gathering information about the mysterious and dangerous Tackett from locals who speak of him in fearful, contradictory terms.

An apartment in America; aboard a ship bound for the Philippines; the island of British North Borneo, including the port town of Sandakan and the interior settlement of Kwamut. · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Tackett, Captain, Crew members, Local inhabitants of Borneo

Listen for: Dollar's investigation into the enigmatic Abel Tackett unfolds through conversations with ship captains and local people who hint at Tackett's violent nature and troubled past, while Dollar navigates the oppressive tropical environment.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 048 The Harold Trandem Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the Bel Air estate of wealthy Harold Trandam after an attempted murder on the man's life. When Trandam is shot and killed right before Johnny's eyes on the terrace, the investigation deepens as Johnny discovers the last word Trandam uttered was 'Lila'—a mysterious woman connected to the case.

Los Angeles and North Hollywood, including Harold Trandam's Bel Air estate and the Village High Hotel · Johnny Dollar, Harold Trandam, Mrs. Mabel Trandam, Lyla (also called Miss Wenig), Jack Barton, the bodyguard

Listen for: The mystery of who really killed Trandam and what role the enigmatic Lyla plays in his death; the revelation that Trandam was universally hated and the police's suspicion of Mrs. Trandam.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 049 The Sidney Rykoff Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar races against time to deliver a $25,000 ransom for kidnapped boxer Sidney Reichhoff, who has seven hours to live. After navigating a dangerous storm to reach Kansas City by midnight and leaving the money at a cemetery mausoleum, Johnny begins investigating Reichhoff's background the next morning, discovering the boxer may not be what he seems.

Kansas City, Missouri and its surroundings; an athletic club; a cemetery; Reichhoff's home · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Dallai, Sidney Reichhoff, Gary Medill, Reichhoff's wife, plane pilot, cemetery contact

Listen for: The tense countdown to the ransom deadline; Johnny's dangerous charter flight through a storm; revelations about Reichhoff's character, his wife's demanding nature, and his boxing career; the mystery of whether the kidnapping is genuine.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 050 The Earl Chadwick Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Bermuda after a witness claims to have spotted Earl Chadwick, a man declared dead four years earlier who disappeared with $30,000 from his employer. Chadwick's widow collected an $80,000 life insurance claim, but Dollar suspects the man may still be alive under an assumed name. Dollar tracks down a man calling himself George Brewster and confronts him at a nightclub to determine if he is truly the missing Chadwick.

Bermuda, primarily Hamilton and the Port of Castile nightclub, with opening scenes in Hartford, Connecticut · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Marshall, Earl Chadwick / George Brewster, Chief Constable, Hotel keeper, Joe

Listen for: The classic hard-boiled insurance investigator at work, confronting a suspicious character in a tropical setting; Johnny Dollar's methodical approach to verifying identity through physical evidence and direct questioning.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 051 The Port-au-Prince Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to investigate a $150,000 policy on Ralph Gordon, a wealthy man's dissolute son who is reportedly dying from a voodoo curse. Dollar travels to the island to debunk the curse claim and discover what is actually wrong with Gordon, meeting the mysterious boatman Cap Riggen, Gordon's sharp-tongued wife Edwina, and Gordon's brother Dr. Thomas Gordon who first reported the curse.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Ralph Gordon's yacht anchored in the harbor · Johnny Dollar, Cap Riggen, Ralph Gordon, Edwina Gordon, Dr. Thomas Gordon, Papa L'Oyle

Listen for: The colorful boatman Cap Riggen's warnings about the island and Gordon's drinking; Edwina's hostile reception of Dollar and her biting remarks; the mystery of why Dr. Thomas Gordon reported the voodoo curse to the insurance company.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 052 The Caligio Diamond Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to investigate the theft of the Caligio Diamond, a valuable stone worth $200,000 that was kept in a wall safe in the home of George Benson. Benson is found shot dead in his study with the safe open and the diamond missing. Dollar begins interviewing those close to Benson, including his daughter and the family lawyer, to determine who had access to the safe's combination.

A town called Hoffman, primarily in Benson's home and Mr. Carrigan's law office on Main Street · Johnny Dollar, Miss Benson, Benson's daughter, Mrs. Benson, Bob, Mr. Carrigan, George Benson

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's wry observations as he investigates the crime, and a crucial conversation he overhears that reveals a motive involving an affair and a planned divorce

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 053 The Arrowcraft Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Newport Beach to investigate a series of Arrowcraft pleasure boat sinkings that have claimed eleven lives. When a chartered search vessel discovers a sunken Arrowcraft in the fog, Dollar boards the derelict and finds the body of a young woman in the cabin, bearing a suspicious bruise behind her ear that suggests she may have been struck before the ship went down.

Newport Beach, California and offshore waters, 1950. The investigation centers on a series of sinking Arrowcraft boats in fog-shrouded waters thirty miles from the coast. · Johnny Dollar, Millard Snell, Robert, Fred Crocker, Myers, Dr. Sainte, Antonio Caruso, Chester McNeil

Listen for: Dollar's discovery of Antonio Caruso's body aboard the derelict vessel and his suspicion that the bruising behind her ear indicates foul play rather than accidental drowning. The mystery of why she was alone on the boat and whether her death is connected to the other sinkings.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 054 The London Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to England to track narcotics that may have been packed in the trunks of film director Broderick Green and actress Dorothy Rivers. Dollar boards a ship to monitor Lorraine Miller, the couple's confidential secretary traveling with the trunks, and discovers her brother is also aboard. As the voyage progresses, Johnny finds Miller behaving mysteriously and learns from the ship's detective that a passenger named Miles Fanning—wanted by federal agents—is also on the crossing.

Aboard the SS Maristown traveling from New York to Southampton, England in 1950, and briefly in Los Angeles and New York. · Johnny Dollar, Lorraine Miller, Broderick Green, Dorothy Rivers, Team Anne Nelson, Clarence Dawn, Miles Fanning, Lorraine Miller's brother

Listen for: The mystery of what Lorraine Miller knows about the narcotics operation, the identity and intentions of Miles Fanning, and whether Miller's brother is involved in smuggling.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 055 The Barbara James Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Denver to investigate the disappearance of Barbara James, a young woman who vanished six weeks ago. Her wealthy husband, a man twice her age, insists she wouldn't have left without contacting him, but the police suspect she ran away. Dollar begins interviewing those close to Barbara, including a nightclub owner named Bennett who had pursued her.

Denver, Colorado - including police headquarters, the James mansion, and the Yellow Bird Cafe nightclub · Johnny Dollar, Detective Lieutenant Harrison, Martin James, Bennett, Fred Vogel, Barbara James

Listen for: Bennett's shifting story about his relationship with Barbara James, and the revelation that Barbara's first husband is in town

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 056 The Belo-Horizonte Railroad (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Rio de Janeiro to investigate a series of railroad crashes on the Belo-Horizonte line. Railroad president Benjamin Halli suspects sabotage and blames foreman Henry Myers, but Myers claims the accidents were caused by broken pins that someone deliberately failed to report before the engines left the yard.

Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, Brazil; a hospital room, the railroad executive offices, a taxi, and Myers' home · Johnny Dollar, Benjamin J. Halli, Henry Myers, Mrs. Myers, The taxi driver

Listen for: The mystery of who knew about the broken pins and deliberately allowed the damaged engines to leave the yard, setting the stage for further investigation into potential sabotage.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 057 The Calgary Matter (1950)

Johnny Dollar is summoned to Alliance Bonding Company to investigate a mysterious phone call about an armored car robbery. A young woman arranges a secret meeting in a cabin to put him in touch with someone involved in the heist who wants to turn state's witness, but only if he can be taken directly to the New Jersey district attorney's office where the crime occurred.

Hartford and New York City in 1950, including a cabin near Long Island Sound. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Matthews, Miss Mills, John Doe, A young woman

Listen for: The details of what the mysterious informant demands in exchange for his testimony, and whether Johnny can safely deliver him to New Jersey.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 058 The Henry J Unger Matter (1950)

Johnny Dollar is framed when someone sends a wire in his name to his old flame Eileen, luring her to his apartment. Henry J. Unger and his associate Ferdy arrive and, after forcing Johnny to watch them work on Eileen, inject something into Johnny's arm before he loses consciousness. He wakes to find himself holding a gun, his arm punctured, and no memory of what happened.

Johnny Dollar's apartment in the city, and later Dr. Norwich's home · Johnny Dollar, Eileen, Henry J. Unger, Ferdy, Dr. Norwich

Listen for: A mysterious injection, a framing scheme involving a forged wire, and Johnny's determination to uncover who set him up and why

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 060 The Blood River Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Blood River to investigate the shooting of Max Coburn, a wealthy rancher who had taken out $50,000 in life insurance. Coburn is shot by an unknown assailant at his home and dies in the hospital. Dollar arrives in the remote mountain town to look into the circumstances of the shooting and find the gunman.

Blood River, a small village of about 300 people in a mountain valley, and St. Paul's Hospital; present day (1950s) · Johnny Dollar, Deputy Sheriff Tom Grey, Max Coburn, Frank Coburn, Mary Coburn, Dr. Fulton, Millie

Listen for: The details of Millie's eyewitness account of the shooting at Coburn's home, and the investigation into who shot the rancher and why.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 061 The Hartford Alliance Matter (1950)

A mysterious young man is arrested for setting a fire at the Lions building, a property owned by financially troubled businessman Clarence Pickett. Johnny Dollar investigates while the suspect refuses to reveal his identity, claims Pickett hired him to commit arson, and insists on taking the fall—but a psychiatrist finds him deeply troubled and secretive about something beyond the fire itself.

A city fire scene at the Lions building and police headquarters. · Johnny Dollar, Bart, Sergeant Broderick, Martin, The young suspect, Clarence Pickett, Dr. Herbert, An off-duty policeman

Listen for: The tense interrogation of the defiant young arsonist, Johnny Dollar's sharp questioning of the building's owner, and Dr. Herbert's psychiatric assessment that hints at hidden motives beyond what anyone is saying.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 062 The Mickey Mc Queen Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar receives a late-night visit from his old friend Mickey McQueen, a police sergeant, who seems deeply troubled and hints at murders being planned and committed. When Johnny later visits Mickey's apartment, he discovers the sergeant hanging dead in his closet, and must unravel the mystery behind his friend's cryptic warnings and sudden death.

Hertford, Connecticut and Mickey McQueen's apartment · Johnny Dollar, Mickey McQueen, Tom (Mickey's wife), Martin

Listen for: The tension in Mickey's midnight phone call and visit, his cryptic references to murder and corruption, and the shock of discovering his body in the closet.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 063 The Trans-Pacific Import Export Company, South China Branc

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Hong Kong to investigate a $200,000 fire claim from the Trans-Pacific Import-Export Company's South China branch. The fire has been blamed on vandalism, but the insurance company suspects fraud, especially since a similar fire at the company's Shanghai branch resulted in a suspicious death of the previous investigator. Dollar arrives in Hong Kong to find himself under surveillance and begins interviewing witnesses and the company's owner, William Meadows.

Hong Kong in the aftermath of World War II, a crowded city overwhelmed by refugees from the Chinese interior; also references the company's Shanghai branch. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Grover, William Meadows, Miss Vadres, Franklin Abbott

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into whether the fire was accidental vandalism or deliberate insurance fraud; the mysterious surveillance following him around Hong Kong; the connection between this fire and a previous suspicious fire and death in Shanghai.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 064 The Virginia Beach Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to protect Janice Browning, whose imprisoned fiancé George Robeson has threatened to kill her upon his release. Dollar travels to Virginia Beach and settles into the cottage to guard Janice through the night as Robeson is expected to arrive at any moment. As tension mounts and midnight passes, unexpected visitors begin moving through the darkened house.

Virginia Beach, Virginia, a cottage south of the village near Norfolk, and the surrounding area · Johnny Dollar, Carl Brewster, Janice Browning, Betty Light, George Masters, George Robeson

Listen for: The growing menace as the night progresses, mysterious movements in the darkened cottage, and the revelation of Janice's complicated relationships

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 065 The Howard Caldwell Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to find Howard Caldwell, a 23-year-old who left home a year ago for San Francisco claiming to study art. His devoted mother believes he is in trouble after receiving cryptic letters telling her not to contact the police and that he has gone to another life. Johnny travels to San Francisco to investigate Howard's disappearance and uncover the mystery surrounding his sudden departure.

San Francisco and Connecticut; 1950. The investigation spans Mrs. Caldwell's country estate in Connecticut and Howard's apartment in a brownstone on Taylor Street in San Francisco, as well as the Orlando School of Art and various bars and restaurants. · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Caldwell, Howard Caldwell, apartment house manager, Miss Orlando, bartender

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's detailed expense account reporting as he pieces together clues from Howard's mailbox, sketches, matchbook collections, and interviews with those who may have known the missing young man.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 066 The Richard Splain Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to investigate a mysterious crime scene in a tenement apartment where all the signs point to murder—blood stains, broken furniture, evidence of a violent struggle—but no body is found. The apartment is rented by Richard Splain, who holds a life insurance policy with his estranged wife Clara as beneficiary. Johnny must piece together what happened to Splain, a ship's carpenter who works on vessels traveling between New York and North African ports.

New York City, 1950—including a tenement apartment on the East Side, a police precinct, Mrs. Splain's apartment on Second Avenue, and the offices of the Corinthian Life and Liability insurance company. · Johnny Dollar, Bruce Hardwick, Sergeant (homicide), Mrs. Clara Splain, Mark Bond, Shorty

Listen for: The discovery of a mysterious crime scene with no victim, Johnny's interviews with the estranged Mrs. Splain and her new companion Mark Bond, clues about Splain's work as a ship's carpenter, and a late-night phone call from Clara with urgent news.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 067 The Yankee Pride Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Singapore to investigate the delayed cargo ship Yankee Pride, which is losing money for tri-state insurance at 2% per day. He discovers that the insurance company's local adjuster, a young Chinese man named Kufo Sun, has been mysteriously killed while investigating the ship, and now Dollar must uncover whether the death and the ship's mechanical troubles are connected or merely coincidence.

Singapore, 1950; the tri-state insurance office, the East Docks where the Yankee Pride is berthed, and Ben Coolant Street in the native quarters · Johnny Dollar, Carl Bush, Mr. L's, Kufo Sun, Kufo Sun's brother, the Chief Engineer, the Rickshaw driver

Listen for: The developing mystery surrounding the dead adjuster's connection to a Malayan woman and the threatening stranger who visited Kufo Sun's brother before the police; the ship's unexplained mechanical troubles with bearings and generators

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 068 The Jack Madigan Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by a man named Strole to find two missing witnesses—Nippy Bruno and Max Krause—who are scheduled to testify against the mysterious and powerful Jack Madigan in federal court. Dollar's search leads him to Nippy's sister Angel Brown, but before he can question her fully, he finds himself face-to-face with Madigan himself at her apartment.

New York City, primarily in apartments and offices · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Strole, Nippy Bruno, Max Krause, Angel Brown, Vivian, Jack Madigan, Herald American reporter

Listen for: The introduction of the mysterious criminal figure Jack Madigan and the tense confrontation between Dollar and the powerful man he's been hired to track down.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 069 The Joan Sebastian Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into the death of Joan Sebastian, a 21-year-old woman found dead near a bridge outside Boston. Police initially suspect suicide, but Lieutenant D'Rosa and Johnny both have doubts. Johnny begins digging into Joan's background, discovering she led an active social life and was given expensive gifts, including a mysterious heart-shaped key.

Boston and Hartford area; a bridge over a stream; the Sebastian home; Edward Hollis's residence · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant D'Rosa, Harold Corry, Joan Sebastian's friend, Edward Hollis, Beatrice

Listen for: The mystery of Joan Sebastian's death and the significance of the heart-shaped key; the identity of the men in Joan's life; what happened between Joan and Harold Corry while he was away

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 070 The Queen Anne Pistols Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is assigned to deliver a pair of valuable antique pistols worth $20,000 to a collector named Bride. The pistols, 18th-century flintlocks from a Boston gun shop, have a dark history tied to murder. When Dollar delivers them, the Brides react with fear and confusion, and the gun shop mysteriously closes. Then Dollar receives a blackmail demand involving photographs of the pistols.

Boston and Hartford, Connecticut; includes a gun shop, apartment, and the Bride residence. · Johnny Dollar, Bill Cartman, Bonnie, Arthur Worthing, Mrs. Bride, Jack Bride

Listen for: The mystery of why the Brides fear the pistols and who is attempting blackmail; the significance of the engraved names on the historic weapons.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 071 The Adam Kegg Matter (1950)

When jewels are stolen from Mrs. Kegg's New York apartment, an unusual ransom demand arrives—a cryptic message created from newspaper advertising text that requests $98,000 for their return. Johnny Dollar is hired to investigate and must decide whether to pursue the supposed thief's offer to meet at a phone booth in Montclair, New Jersey.

New York City and Montclair, New Jersey, 1950 · Johnny Dollar, Al Begnee, Mrs. Kegg, Adam Kegg, Danny Stevens, The supposed thief

Listen for: The clever ransom message constructed from cut-up newspaper advertisements, the suspicious involvement of hotel staff, and Johnny's tense encounter at the phone booth in Montclair

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 072 The Nora Falkner Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into a suspicious $200,000 life insurance policy application by Nora Faulkner, who plans to pay only six months of premiums upfront. His investigation leads him through Los Angeles, where he discovers Nora is estranged from her husband Andrew, influenced by a mysterious psychic named Madam Starr, and currently hiding out in Las Vegas.

Los Angeles and Las Vegas, 1950 · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Snider, Nora Faulkner, Andrew Faulkner, Mrs. Faulkner (Andrew's mother), Madam Starr

Listen for: The mounting tension as Johnny uncovers the fractured Faulkner marriage and Nora's strange behavior, plus the cryptic warnings from both the mother-in-law and the psychic about Nora's mysterious intentions.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 073 The Woodward, Manila, Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Manila to investigate a $75,000 burglary at the Woodward hardware store. The local police have arrested Miguel Nousaleda, a petty thief caught robbing another store, but evidence against him is weak. Meanwhile, clerk Dan Blake has disappeared, and suspicion falls on him, though store manager Floyd McDonald insists Blake couldn't be guilty despite the circumstances pointing his way.

Manila, Philippines; the Woodward hardware store and police station · Johnny Dollar, Floyd McDonald, Irving Morgan, Dan Blake, Miguel Nousaleda, Sergeant Malvos, Charlotte Page

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's skepticism about the police's easy solution and his growing suspicion that the real thief may not be who everyone assumes; Charlotte Page's defense of Dan Blake despite the evidence against him.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 074 The Leland Blackburn Matter (1950)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar takes over a murder case after his colleague Gene Rhymer dies. Leland Blackburn, a wealthy Charleston businessman, has been bludgeoned to death in his home, and his wallet was found empty. Johnny must investigate the case while navigating the proud Blackburn family and a complex past with Gene's widow, Barbara.

Charleston, South Carolina; the Blackburn estate and surrounding areas · Johnny Dollar, Bob Loe, Gene Rhymer, Barbara Rhymer, Leland Blackburn, Ralen Blackburn, Mrs. Blackburn, Lieutenant

Listen for: The tension between Johnny's professional duty and his past relationship with Barbara Rhymer; the mystery of who killed Leland Blackburn and whether it was connected to a separate shooting on Magazine Street

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 078 The Port-O-Call Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in San Francisco to investigate a series of four coordinated robberies at loan company branches that netted $47,000. When a taxi driver goes missing the same day as the heists, Dollar becomes convinced the cabbie may be connected to the crimes, leading him to question the driver's wife and search for clues among other cab company employees.

San Francisco, California in the 1950s, including police headquarters, a taxi company office, and an apartment building on Turk Street. · Johnny Dollar, Bob Ratton, Lieutenant Clark, Mrs. Joe Gyer, Joe Gyer, Paul Landini, Bruce

Listen for: The description of the coordinated robbery spree across San Francisco and Johnny Dollar's deduction that a taxi driver might have been the getaway driver for the thieves.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 079 The David Rockey Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to San Juan, Del Sur to locate David Rocky, who has unexpectedly inherited a million and a half dollars from his adoptive father Titus Morgan. When Dollar arrives, he discovers Rocky has been arrested and is being held on a murder charge in connection with the death of a man named Sagasa, a longshoreman. Rocky claims he was drunk and cannot remember what happened that night.

San Juan, Del Sur, Nicaragua; Hartford, Connecticut; New York City · Johnny Dollar, David Rocky, Mr. Richter, Clayton Wall, Sergeant, Sagasa

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into Rocky's whereabouts and his clash with the local Guardians police force who refuse to cooperate; Rocky's confused account of a night he cannot remember.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 084 The Jarvis Wilder Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Farmington, New Mexico to investigate the death of Jarvis Wilder, whose widow Alma has confessed to shooting him. The county grand jury is about to indict her for murder, but as Dollar gathers information from the ranch hands and authorities, he begins to question whether the confession tells the whole story.

Farmington, New Mexico; the Wilder ranch; a small town jail · Johnny Dollar, Alma Wilder, Mr. Kendall, defense lawyer, Jarvis Wilder, Russell Wilder, Rosemary Wilder, Shram, ranch hand

Listen for: Dollar's investigation into the circumstances of Jarvis Wilder's death and hints that Alma's confession may not be truthful.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 085 The Celia Woodstock Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in to look into the disappearance of Celia Woodstock, a young woman who vanished a week earlier. Her husband, Captain Woodstock, initially hired a private detective who lost track of her, and now fears she may have come to harm. Dollar begins gathering details about Celia's activities and relationships to uncover what happened to her.

Bridgeport, Connecticut and Long Island Sound area, including the Woodstock home on the shore and offices in the town of Bridgeport · Johnny Dollar, Captain Lyle Woodstock, Celia Woodstock, David Slater, Dr. Charles Masters, Janet Square, Spray

Listen for: The revelation of Celia's secret meetings with a doctor, her withdrawal of two thousand dollars from the bank, a mysterious phone call arranging a meeting with someone named Spray, and the violent confrontation that leaves Dollar locked in a room

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 086 The Stanley Springs Matter (1951)

Johnny Dollar arrives in the dusty desert town of Stanley Springs to investigate allegations that the Stanley Springs Company, a cotton-processing outfit, is engaged in illegal smuggling across the Mexican border. The company's management claims to have no knowledge of any illegal activity, but when Johnny meets with the chief clerk Phillips, the man's nervous reaction suggests he may be hiding something.

Stanley Springs, a company town in the desert valley of the American Southwest, with offices and warehouses of the Stanley Springs Company; also a small hotel in town. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Best, Bruce Hardwick, Anne Salava, Norman Stager, Phillips, Child

Listen for: Johnny's investigation of the unsigned letter accusing the company of smuggling; his meeting with the mysterious Anne Salava at the hotel; his visits to the company office and his growing suspicion of the chief clerk Phillips.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 088 The Byron Hayes Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to New York to investigate the murder of Byron Hayes. A mysterious man named Roy Corona contacts him with information suggesting that Hayes was being blackmailed by a woman named Rita Cobb, offering an alternative to the police theory that Roy himself committed the crime out of jealousy over his ex-girlfriend.

New York City, present day · Johnny Dollar, Roy Corona, Rita Cobb, Mrs. Hayes, Arnold Smith, Earl Fisher

Listen for: The investigation into Byron Hayes' murder takes an unexpected turn when a man with a criminal past provides a lead about blackmail, forcing Johnny to question the police's leading suspect and uncover hidden connections to the victim.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 089 The Jackie Cleaver Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by adjuster Carl Mason to locate Jackie Cleaver, who is the beneficiary of a $40,000 insurance policy left by her ex-husband Schumacher. Despite receiving regular alimony checks from California, Jackie has mysteriously disappeared from her last known location in Middletown, leaving only a trail of forwarding addresses and cryptic clues about her whereabouts.

Hartford and Middletown, with references to California and other towns in the region · Johnny Dollar, Carl Mason, Jackie Cleaver, Forslund, Schumacher

Listen for: Johnny's pursuit of the elusive Jackie Cleaver as she leaves one location after another, and the mysterious appearance of a dangerous visitor at Johnny's apartment who demands to know Jackie's whereabouts

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 090 The Edward French Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to British Malaya to investigate the disappearance of Edward French, a plantation manager whose car vanished while he was on a business trip to Singapore. Constable Whitlow's mysterious death by ambush and the recovery of a torn piece of French's clothing suggest the case may be more complicated than a simple bandit attack.

British Malaya, including Singapore, the city of Raub, and an isolated plantation estate during a period of bandit activity and emergency martial conditions. · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. French, Constable Whitlow, Constable Downs, Mr. Leaps, Keith Stewart

Listen for: The mounting tension as Johnny discovers that Mrs. French and neighboring estate manager Keith Stewart share a suspicious connection, and hints that Edward French's disappearance may not be what it seems.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 091 The Mickey Mc Queen Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar's friend Mickey McQueen, a Hartford policeman, calls him late at night with cryptic warnings about murders being planned and done. When Johnny arrives at Mickey's home the next morning, he finds him dead, apparently by suicide, hanging in a closet. But Johnny suspects murder and begins investigating Mickey's final hours and the secrets surrounding his recent marriage.

Hartford, Connecticut; Mickey McQueen's apartment; the Cedric Hotel · Johnny Dollar, Mickey McQueen, Velma, Ned Martin, house detective

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into Mickey's mysterious death and the revelation of his wife's criminal past; hints about crimes Mickey knew about but felt powerless to stop

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 092 The Willard South Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in the Virgin Islands to investigate the disappearance of policyholder Willard South and his wife Georgina. Their boat is found empty with evidence of gunfire and struggle, but no bodies—and a tied-up dinghy has been cut loose and vanished. Dollar must piece together what happened during a mysterious evening boat trip that went terribly wrong.

The Virgin Islands, primarily Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas, and the waters surrounding the island group · Johnny Dollar, Luke Crager, Officer Shaw, Willard South's brother, Mrs. South, Celeste Robertson

Listen for: The discovery of the empty boat with bullet holes and bloodstains; Officer Shaw's explanation of the evidence; the revelation that the dinghy was cut loose; Willard South's troubled reputation and the multiple people who disliked him; Celeste Robertson's evasive testimony about her recent time with Willard.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 093 The Month-End Raid Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Kansas City after an armored truck carrying department store receipts is robbed and two men are shot dead. The driver, Carl Biller, dies in the hospital, but before he can identify his killers, Johnny discovers that Biller may have known the robbers personally through an association with another woman, suggesting an inside connection to the crime.

Kansas City, Missouri; a hospital and police headquarters where an armored truck robbery investigation unfolds · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Arneson, Carl Biller, Mrs. Biller, Emil Ordov (the Count), Sergeant Co

Listen for: The mystery of why the guard and driver were shot in cold blood, and whether Biller's acquaintance with a mysterious woman connects him to the robbers who knew exactly where the armored truck would be

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 094 The Virginia Towne Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by Plymouth Insurance Company to recover jewelry stolen from Roy Underwood. When Dollar tracks down Virginia Town, the alleged thief, he discovers she claims Underwood gave her the pieces as gifts. As Dollar investigates further, a romantic complication emerges and a crucial piece of evidence surfaces that threatens to destroy Virginia's defense.

New York City, including Roy Underwood's apartment, Virginia Town's apartment on Lexington Avenue, and various city locations · Johnny Dollar, Roy Underwood, Virginia Town, Frances Adams, Phil Kelly

Listen for: The conflict between what the evidence shows and Virginia's claims of innocence; the development of Johnny Dollar's personal involvement in the case; the revelation about the damaged diamond bracelet that changes everything

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 097 The Lillis Bond Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) (recorded

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives to investigate a missing messenger who disappeared while carrying $80,000 in cash through downtown Chicago. Working alongside private detective Pat Shade, Dollar interviews the messenger's mother and friends to determine whether the young man was kidnapped or responsible for the theft himself.

Chicago, present day · Johnny Dollar, Pat Shade, Henry Lillis, Mrs. Lillis, Raymond Lockhart, Lily Shae

Listen for: The revelation of Henry Lillis's secret girlfriend Lily Shae and her connection to the case through her father

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 098 The Soderbury, Maine Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) (rec

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Soderbury, Maine to investigate the murder of Gordon Soderberry, a factory owner shot in his car. Constable Reman points to the roof of Goodwood's store as the shooting location and suspects Ben Sutherland, a local man whose son was killed when the factory operated before and who has been making threats about the factory's reopening.

Soderbury, Maine, a small New England town near Portland, centered on a business street with a factory, Goodwood's store, and surrounding homes. · Johnny Dollar, Edward Whiteman, Constable Fred Reman, Gordon Soderberry, Ben Sutherland, Mrs. Sutherland, Beth Soderberry, Lawrence Taffy

Listen for: The investigation into Soderberry's assassination unfolds as Johnny Dollar gathers information about local opposition to the factory's reopening and learns about Ben Sutherland's grievances and mysterious disappearance.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 099 The George Farmer Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to investigate a death claim when a man named George Farmer burns to death at a vacation retreat, with his wife entitled to $100,000 in double indemnity. When Dollar arrives in New York to look into the matter, the doctor who examined Farmer for his policy suddenly dies by jumping from a building, and the insurance salesman who sold the policy is killed in a hit-and-run accident—leaving Dollar to uncover the connection between these deaths.

New York City and surrounding areas, including the Equitable Building, a hospital, and Mrs. Farmer's apartment; the story begins with a call about a fire at a vacation resort called the Sportsmen's Retreat in the Catskills. · Johnny Dollar, Mitchell, Dr. William Evans, Lieutenant William Briggs, Mrs. George Farmer, Martin Ames, Mrs. Ames, Dr. Gerson

Listen for: The tangled web of three deaths—a fire, a suicide or murder, and a hit-and-run accident—and how they connect to an insurance policy; Mrs. Farmer's evasive answers and her claim to the $100,000 payout.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 100 The Arthur Boldrick Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives to interview Arthur Boldrick, who has been shot during an apparent carjacking attempt in his backyard. As Johnny gathers statements from Boldrick and neighborhood witnesses, a troubling picture emerges: while Boldrick claims a stranger in work clothes shot him while demanding his car keys, witnesses report seeing a car drive away from the scene but no man running through the alley, casting doubt on Boldrick's account of events.

A rundown neighborhood in an older part of town, centered around Boldrick's single-story house with a garage facing an alley, and a local police station. · Johnny Dollar, Arthur Boldrick, Dr. Stone, Sergeant Wright, Mrs. Boldrick, Mr. Wheeler, Mrs. Cole

Listen for: The discrepancies between Boldrick's story and the witnesses' observations, and Johnny's growing suspicion about what really happened during the shooting.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 101 The Malcolm Wish, M.D. Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to San Francisco to look into the disappearance of Dr. Malcolm Wish, a physician who left his home two nights ago to answer an emergency call and never returned. As Dollar interviews the doctor's wife and his office partner, he discovers that Wish had been unhappy for months, and someone begins following him through the city.

San Francisco, including the Wish home on Knob Hill, Dr. Wish's office in the Tide Building, and various locations downtown including the Cleveland Hotel coffee shop. · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Wish, Cecil Wish, Dr. Huber, Lieutenant Hughes

Listen for: The mysterious phone call that drew Dr. Wish away from his home; the identity of the blonde-haired man who is following Johnny Dollar; why Cecil Wish canceled her lunch meeting.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 102 The Hatchet House Theft Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to London to investigate the theft of jewelry belonging to wealthy American widow Marcella Scott at her rented estate, Hatchet House. With the help of local police Inspector Sailors, Johnny begins interviewing servants and gathering information about the theft that occurred during a party, trying to determine whether it was an inside job or the work of an outsider.

London, England and Hatchet House, a historic estate near Seven Oaks, Surrey, 20 miles south of London, 1951 · Johnny Dollar, Inspector Sailors, Inspector Finch, Mrs. Marcella Scott, Norman King, Garrett the butler, Millie Hanky the maid, Mr. Minnes the gardener

Listen for: Johnny's investigation of whether the theft was committed by someone at the party, an outsider who knew the party was happening, or someone who simply found an unlocked door; hints about Norman King's suspicious relationship with the widow and Millie's disapproval of their friendship; details about Mrs. Scott's financial situation and why she might need money

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 103 The Alonzo Chapman Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles to investigate the murder of Alonzo Chapman, a traveling man shot in an alley outside a hotel. Chapman was last seen leaving the hotel bar with Norma Sales, a young woman he had just met, but when they turned down the alley toward the parking lot, a gunman shot him three times. Dollar interviews the key witnesses to understand who had reason to kill Chapman and whether the murder was connected to the mysterious girl.

Los Angeles, California; the Quincy Hotel and surrounding areas including an alley and parking lot; also Hartford, Connecticut. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Jim Shock, Norma Sales, Alonzo Chapman, Howard the bartender, Grace Cursio

Listen for: A tense interrogation of Norma Sales about her chance meeting with Chapman, the bartender's observations about Chapman's behavior and interest in the girl, and the growing mystery of why someone was waiting in the alley to kill Chapman.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 104 The Fair-Way Matter (1951)

A bomb destroys a Fairway Airlines plane shortly after takeoff near Springfield, killing 13 people and destroying two houses below. Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to help determine which passenger was the intended target. A ground crew member named Wilbur Wheeler becomes a person of interest after it's revealed he was obsessed with a stewardess who died in the crash and was engaged to the co-pilot.

Springfield Hartford airport and surrounding area, the day after a plane crash · Johnny Dollar, Sam Harris, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Goodhue, Captain Jim Lenhart, Wilbur Wheeler, Shirley, Bill Strand

Listen for: The investigation into the bombing and the questioning of Wilbur Wheeler, who had motive through jealousy over the stewardess Shirley and her engagement to co-pilot Bill Strand.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 105 The Neal Breer Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to a small town to investigate the death of Neil Breer, a 26-year-old man who died suddenly at a service station. A local doctor has written to the insurance company expressing doubts about the official heart attack diagnosis, suggesting the possibility of poisoning. Dollar begins interviewing the doctor, the coroner, and the victim's widow to determine whether the death was truly from natural causes.

A small town (name withheld per company request), including a doctor's office, coroner's office, service station, and the Breer home. · Johnny Dollar, Dr. Henry Richards, Guy Hamill, Wesley Bertrand, Paula Wilson, Mrs. Neil Breer

Listen for: The investigation into whether Neil Breer died from a heart attack or was poisoned; Johnny Dollar's tense confrontations with the resistant coroner over ordering an autopsy; the widow's emotional reaction to the investigation.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 107 The Horace Lockhart Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Santa Barbara to investigate the deaths of Horace and Mrs. Lockhart, who were killed when their car went over a cliff on the coastal highway. The crucial question is which of them died first, since it determines which of their two children—a son from Mrs. Lockhart's previous marriage or a daughter from her marriage to Horace—will inherit a substantial amount of life insurance money. Dollar must locate the mysterious young woman who witnessed the accident and reported it to a garage operator, as her account of who was still alive at the scene holds the key to solving the matter.

Santa Barbara area, California, including a coastal highway, an all-night garage, and the Lockhart mansion in an elite subdivision · Johnny Dollar, insurance investigator, Bruce Ewell, attorney for the Lockhart estate, Patrick Gallagher, all-night garage operator, Michael Adams, Mrs. Lockhart's adult son from a previous marriage, Gail Oka, the Lockharts' adult daughter

Listen for: The description of the mysterious blonde woman witness with heavy makeup and white shoes; the details about which Lockhart was still alive when the witness found the wrecked car; the two different life insurance beneficiaries and how the order of death determines who collects.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 109 The Lucky Costa Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar receives a worrying call from Louise Costa about her husband Lucky, a private detective who has been missing for a week and acting strangely for the past month. Johnny begins investigating and learns that Lucky may be entangled with Hazel Mackie, a woman from his past who has hired him for a mysterious case involving someone recently released from prison.

New York City, including Broad Street and Hazel's apartment on the East Side; also references to San Francisco and Brooklyn. · Johnny Dollar, Louise Costa, Lucky Costa, Joe Costa, Hazel Mackie

Listen for: The revelation of Lucky's mysterious past marriage and prison connection; Johnny's growing concern about what case Lucky is actually working on and why he's lying to his wife.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 111 The Leland Case Matter (Unedited Drama Portions) (recorded

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to investigate the disappearance of wealthy policyholder Leland Case, who vanished five days ago after kissing his young wife goodbye in the morning and failing to meet her for dinner that evening. As Johnny interviews Mrs. Case and her husband's associates, conflicting accounts emerge about whether Leland is truly missing or has deliberately disappeared, and darker details surface about his troubled past marriage.

Hartford, Connecticut area; police Missing Persons Bureau, the Case home, and Paul Freighter's office · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Leland Case, Sergeant Dulko, Paul Freighter, Leland Case, Herbert Bennett

Listen for: The growing tension between Johnny's investigation and the conflicting stories from those around Leland Case; Mrs. Case's emotional vulnerability contrasted with Paul Freighter's cold dismissal of her concerns; hints about Leland's first wife and accusations of attempted murder.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 113 The Cuban Jewel Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Cuba to locate stolen jewels worth $800,000 before a suspect named William Carnes—currently in jail awaiting extradition—can be questioned by police. Dollar must find where Carnes hid the jewels before the suspect is taken into custody for a federal crime and refuses to talk.

Cuba, primarily Havana; also a jail and a cantina called Cantina Elgio · Johnny Dollar, Roger Stern, William Carnes, Maria, The fat man with the knife, The bartender

Listen for: A tense confrontation as Dollar tracks down Carnes and discovers the stolen jewels hidden in a bed post, only to have the tables turned when an armed assailant appears.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 114 The Protection Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to investigate a warehouse fire that killed an old man. Benny Waxman, the store owner, is under suspicion, but his behavior is puzzling—he refuses the insurance money and acts terrified of something beyond the police investigation. Lieutenant Parkinson believes a protection racket is behind the fire, and Dollar begins to suspect there is far more to the case than a simple arson.

New York City, 1951—a tenement building where Waxman's store burned, the 15th precinct police station, and the streets of the city during a rainstorm. · Johnny Dollar, Benny Waxman, Lieutenant Parkinson, Angelino Giuseppe

Listen for: The tense interrogation of Waxman in his apartment, Dollar's growing suspicion that a protection racket controls the area, and the mystery of Waxman's missing daughter and the five thousand dollars he gave her.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 115 The Douglas Taylor Matter (1951)

Johnny Dollar, a freelance insurance investigator, is hired to look into an insurance fraud case involving two suspects. When one of his operatives, Douglas Taylor, is found dead near the freight yards, Lieutenant Reese pressures Dollar for information. Dollar refuses to reveal details of his case, fearing it will compromise a potentially half-million-dollar investigation into suspected arson.

Hollywood, including police headquarters homicide division, Johnny Dollar's apartment, the freight yards, and the Hotel Mallard · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Reese, Douglas Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Nibley, Henry Foner

Listen for: The tension between Dollar's professional obligations and police investigation; Mrs. Taylor's long-standing fears about her husband's dangerous work; the revelation of Douglas Taylor's mysterious past and possible secrets.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 116 The Millard Ward Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New Orleans to investigate the death of Millard Ward, found stabbed aboard a ship. A crew member named Louis Radnick is the prime suspect, as the two men openly hated each other and had quarreled over Ward's wife. Radnick refuses to talk except to police, claiming he is innocent and left Ward alive when he went back on deck with the other crew members.

New Orleans and aboard a ship, where Millard Ward was found dead · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Tracy, Louis Radnick, Mrs. Ward, Millard Ward, Dr. Radnick

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into the murder aboard the ship, questioning the accused man and Ward's wife about their relationships and the circumstances surrounding the death

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 118 The Tolhurst Theft Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to investigate the Tolhurst fur shop theft, where three masked men stole nearly $50,000 at gunpoint. When a mysterious woman calls claiming to know where one of the thieves is hiding, Johnny pursues the lead to Boston, but discovers that tensions among the robbers may run deeper than a simple heist.

A tri-state area including Boston and Hartford, involving a fur shop, hotels, and insurance offices. · Johnny Dollar, Jim Madison, The Woman Informant, Walter Taft, Mr. Tolhurst

Listen for: The mysterious woman's motivations for helping Johnny instead of calling the police; the revelation about tensions and possible double-crossing among the three robbers; details about why a furrier would keep such a large sum of cash on hand.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 119 The Hannibal Murphy Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Kingston, Jamaica to investigate the death of Hannibal Murphy, a wealthy American whose body was found at the base of a cliff. Inspector Traeber reveals the death is murder, not an accident—Murphy was shot in the head. Dollar interviews the Murphy family and household, including the widow, stepdaughter Phyllis, and Murphy's brother Paul who lives nearby, seeking to understand who might have wanted Murphy dead.

Kingston, Jamaica, at the Myrtle Bank Hotel and the Murphy cottage near a clifftop overlooking the sea · Johnny Dollar, Inspector Traeber, Hannibal Murphy, Paul Murphy, Mrs. Murphy, Phyllis Murphy

Listen for: The mystery of who shot Hannibal Murphy and why his body was placed near his family's home; Phyllis's explosive outburst revealing deep resentment toward her stepfather; Mrs. Murphy's evasiveness about certain details of the night he died.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 120 The Birdy Baskerville Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to look into Carl Baskerville's request to change his insurance beneficiary. Baskerville wants to remove his brother William, recently released from prison after serving time for embezzlement, fearing William may try to kill him for the half-million-dollar policy. Baskerville plans to give William a chance at redemption, but Johnny discovers a shocking turn of events at the Baskerville home.

Carl Baskerville's home on Long Island, New York, and surrounding areas · Johnny Dollar, Carl Baskerville, William Baskerville, Virginia Carter, The big man

Listen for: The gentle irony of Baskerville's philosophy about feeding birds and redemption; the ominous ending that transforms the investigation entirely.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 121 The Merrill Kent Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Fort Scott, New Mexico to investigate the death of Merrill Kent, supposedly killed when dragged by his horse. A mysterious phone call during Kent's funeral suggests the death may have been murder, not accident. Dollar questions the local doctor who signed the death certificate and finds troubling gaps in the medical examination.

Fort Scott, New Mexico, a small village with a local sheriff's office, a doctor's home office on Elm Street, and surrounding ranch country. · Johnny Dollar, Sheriff York, Dr. Hugo Snyder, Mrs. Snyder, Merrill Kent, Harris

Listen for: The mysterious anonymous caller who phoned during Kent's funeral with hints of murder; details about Kent's injuries and whether his foot was actually caught in the stirrup.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 122 The Youngstown Credit Group Matter (1951)

Johnny Dollar investigates a $48,000 robbery from the Youngstown Credit Group, a payroll service at Federal Mills. Two employees making their regular weekly cash delivery are ambushed by four armed men in white bandages, with driver George Enfield fatally injured when thrown from his car. Johnny must determine who had inside knowledge of their routine and where the stolen money has gone.

Youngstown, Ohio and surrounding areas including Federal Mills and a farm where an abandoned Plymouth is discovered · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Pickett, Chief Edward J. Allen, Watson, George Enfield, Mrs. Enfield, Mr. Long

Listen for: Watson's detailed account of the robbery with four armed men in white bandages; the investigation into who had inside knowledge of the payroll operation; the discovery of the abandoned blue Plymouth sedan on Mr. Long's property

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 125 The Alma Scott Matter (1951)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to San Francisco to investigate the death of Alma Scott. A man named Alan Swain contacts him secretly, claiming he didn't kill the woman despite evidence placing him at the scene. Swain reveals he and Alma planned to flee to Mexico together, and he fled in panic after hearing shots in her apartment, but insists he wasn't inside when she was killed.

San Francisco and surrounding areas, including Alma Scott's apartment building and a cafe on the coast highway · Johnny Dollar, Alan Swain, Helen (Swain's sister), Mrs. Swinehart, Walter Helm, Mr. Robinson

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into who was actually in Alma Scott's apartment when she was shot, and whether suspect Alan Swain is being framed

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 128 The Amelia Harwell Matter (1952)

Johnny Dollar investigates the poisoning death of Amelia Harwell, a wealthy seventy-year-old textile business owner who ruled her family and company with an iron hand. The widow Thomas and their two adult children stand to inherit a substantial fortune, along with significant insurance payouts. Dollar must determine who poisoned Mrs. Harwell and why, despite the family's apparent lack of motive.

The Harwell estate on the eastern shore near Southwell Fleet, Connecticut, and the surrounding village · Johnny Dollar, George Parker, Thomas Harwell, Amelia Harwell, Maxine Harwell, Dexter Harwell, Gretchen Nielsen, Dr. Stevens

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's initial interviews with the widower and family members, clues about Mrs. Harwell's mysterious illness, and the revelation that she was dying of natural causes

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 139 The James Clayton Matter (1952)

Dr. James Clayton contacts Johnny Dollar's insurance office in New York, claiming his life has been threatened by Benjamin Harmon, a violent man whose wife he advised to divorce for her health. When Johnny investigates, he finds Harmon armed and dangerous, and the situation escalates when the doctor receives an emergency call to a mysterious address in the warehouse district. Johnny and a police sergeant must now track down Dr. Clayton before Harmon finds him.

New York City, including an insurance office in Rockefeller Center, a medical office in the Pelroy building, the Harmon residence in Westchester, and the warehouse district · Johnny Dollar, Chet Graham, Miss Tebens, Dr. James Clayton, Benjamin Harmon, Mrs. Harmon, Sergeant Tom Bassman, Miss Stephens

Listen for: The mystery of Dr. Clayton's emergency call and whether Benjamin Harmon will reach him first

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 140 The Elliott Champion Matter (1952)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to California to investigate a fire at an office building owned by Elliott Champion. Champion immediately suggests that Joseph Harrison, a man he once prosecuted for theft who recently left prison, is responsible for the arson. As Dollar and the police begin their investigation, they must determine whether Harrison is genuinely seeking revenge or if Champion himself set the fire to collect the insurance.

California, including an office building fire scene in a city (likely Los Angeles area based on Glendale reference), police station, and Champion's real estate office · Johnny Dollar, Don Vickers, Elliott Champion, Norman Ives, Mildred, Joseph Harrison

Listen for: The early investigative techniques used to track the arsonist, including witness descriptions and the discovery that gasoline was moved into the building between specific times; Champion's quick accusation of Harrison and his suggestions about financial trouble

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 142 The Walter Patterson Matter (1952)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to investigate a curious claim: a man named William Euler has been spotted alive in Tucson, Arizona, bearing a striking resemblance to Walter Patterson, who supposedly died in a plane crash in 1947 and whose $40,000 insurance claim was already paid. A reliable former judge who knew Patterson claims she saw and spoke with Euler, noting he even has Patterson's distinctive limp from wartime injuries, yet Euler denies knowing her and provides a different background story.

Wilmington, Delaware and Tucson, Arizona in 1952 · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Elgin, Virginia Collier, William Euler, Boyann Patterson, Sergeant Pylar, Lieutenant James Crakeson

Listen for: The mystery of whether William Euler is truly the supposedly-dead Walter Patterson or merely a remarkable coincidence; the details of Euler's background and his reaction to being confronted with his resemblance to the deceased pilot.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 143 The Baltimore Matter (1953)

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator, is contacted by Orrin Vance, a man recently released from prison, who offers information about two men involved in a major theft case in Baltimore. Vance provides a stolen bill as evidence and identifies Leonard Torpy and Harold King as two of the six men responsible for the crime. Dollar must verify this information and track down the suspects before they disappear.

New York City, with connections to Baltimore, Reno Nevada, and Hartford. The investigation spans insurance offices, bars, police stations, and bus terminals. · Johnny Dollar, Orrin Vance, Don Free, Leonard Torpy, Harold King, Lieutenant Randall, Pete Florian

Listen for: The tension between Johnny's promise to protect Vance's identity and the police's need for reliable sources. The details of the stolen currency that could connect the suspects to the Baltimore theft case.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 144 The Thelma Ibsen Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to locate the beneficiary of a $1,000 life insurance policy. The policyholder was an elderly newspaper vendor who took out the insurance specifically to benefit a young girl named Thelma Ibsen, whom he met just once when she was ten years old. Dollar traces Thelma's movements through Hartford and discovers she disappeared on Christmas Eve 1950 from a filling station on Long Island while with a man named Floyd Turnbull who claims they were about to be married.

Hartford and New York City, 1953, investigating events from 1950-1951 · Johnny Dollar, DeFranco, Milton de Franco, John Linden, Thelma Ibsen, Mary Sealy, Floyd Turnbull, Edna

Listen for: The mystery of why Thelma abandoned Floyd Turnbull at the filling station on Christmas Eve, and whether Dollar can locate her to deliver the unexpected insurance inheritance.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 146 The Marigold Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar receives an urgent letter from Joe Hickey, an old acquaintance now running a loan business in the small town of Marigold, Connecticut, asking for help with mysterious happenings. Before Dollar can respond, Hickey is found shot to death in his car on a remote road. Dollar arrives in Marigold to help local police investigate the murder and uncover what troubled Hickey enough to seek his assistance.

Marigold, Connecticut, a small quiet village in a sloping valley during winter, and the surrounding countryside · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Walt Younger, Sergeant Cherry, Pat Hickey, Joe Hickey

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into Joe Hickey's murder; clues about the loan business troubles Hickey hinted at; the mystery of who killed Hickey and why

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 147 The Kay Bellamy Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar looks into theatrical agent Lou Waltham's application for two million dollars in coverage on singer Kay Bellamy. Waltham claims she's valuable talent, but the application details don't add up—and Kay seems determined to keep secrets about her private life and whereabouts.

New York theatrical district and Boston burlesque theater, 1945 · Johnny Dollar, Lou Waltham, Kay Bellamy, Don LaVaya, Cole, Luzzi Lizzario, Valerie, Lorraine

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's dry narration as he uncovers the mystery behind Kay Bellamy's double life and discovers there's someone dangerous pulling strings behind the scenes.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 148 The Chicago Fraud Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Chicago to investigate a suspicious $50,000 life insurance claim. Christopher Lane died on the street from malnutrition, yet he passed a complete physical exam just days before, with no sign of the chronic conditions the coroner found. Dollar begins questioning the doctor who signed off on the exam to determine whether the body is actually Lane's or if fraud is at work.

Chicago, Illinois in 1953, including Dr. Unger's office, the city morgue, and Christopher Lane's apartment building. · Johnny Dollar, Miles Hartley, Lydia Staley, Dr. Wolder Unger, Miss Shutty

Listen for: The mystery of how a man could pass a clean physical exam only days before dying of severe malnutrition and undetected chronic illness; questions about whether the body in the morgue is actually Christopher Lane.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 150 The Latourette Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Denver to take over a case from fellow investigator Tommy Thompson, who has been killed in what appears to be a hit-and-run accident. Thompson had been working on a matter involving Frank Latourette, whose wife died in a bookstore fire ruled accidental by authorities. Dollar must determine whether these deaths are genuine accidents or connected to something Thompson discovered.

Denver, Colorado in 1953, including a hotel, police station, and Latourette's home in Park Hill. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Mapes, Bessie Thompson, Frank Latourette

Listen for: The contradictions between the official accident rulings and Bessie Thompson's conviction that her husband was murdered for what he uncovered about Latourette; Johnny Dollar's methodical investigation as he reviews police reports and seeks the truth.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 151 The Underwood Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Rexford to investigate the death of policyholder Ray Underwood, who fell from a fourth-story hotel window. The coroner's jury rules it an accident, but Johnny learns that Underwood and his young wife Alice were in the midst of divorce proceedings and that Underwood had recently attempted to change his insurance beneficiary.

Rexford (location of the Pioneer Hotel and city hall) and Hartford, Connecticut (insurance company office) · Johnny Dollar, Red Egan, Alice Underwood, Ray Underwood, Sergeant Hanen, desk clerk, bellhop, chamberman

Listen for: The coroner's inquest testimony about Underwood's fall from the hotel window, Alice Underwood's account of her final meeting with her husband, and details about the divorce proceedings and attempted beneficiary change.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 152 The Jeanne Maxwell Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Boston to investigate the death of Jeanne Maxwell, a young woman found in a river. While police are undecided between suicide and murder, Dollar's examination of the evidence and the circumstances surrounding her death begins to point toward foul play rather than self-destruction.

Boston and Hartford, Connecticut, 1953 · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant De Rosa, Jeanne Maxwell's roommate Marionelle, Harold Corey, Jeanne Maxwell's mother, Edward Maxwell, Beatrice Maxwell

Listen for: The details about Jeanne Maxwell's lifestyle, the mysterious gold key with a heart-shaped bow found in her dresser, and Harold Corey the truck driver who had been seeing her

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 154 The King's Necklace Matter (AFRTS) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives on a tropical island off Cuba to look into King Rawlings' claim that someone attempted to steal his quarter-million-dollar necklace. Rawlings suspects his secretary Harley or his protege, but Dollar discovers the necklace in the safe has been replaced with paste, suggesting a switch may have occurred.

A private island called Las Parnas off the coast of Cuba, where retired financier King Rawlings lives in an imported Moorish castle surrounded by staff and guests. · Johnny Dollar, Marty Fenton, King Rawlings, Nita Valdez, Timothy B. Harley

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's sharp detective work as he uncovers the real facts behind Rawlings' insurance claim and questions who actually switched the genuine necklace for a fake one.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 155 The Syndicate Matter (1953)

Johnny Dollar arrives in the oil boom town of Tupelo to investigate four murders of oil field workers, all beaten to death and insured under a company group policy. The victims are newcomers who had been unemployed for months before arriving, and each received injuries a week before being killed. Dollar goes undercover as a laborer to infiltrate the operation and uncover the pattern behind the murders.

The De Pella oil field near Tupelo, Texas, during an oil boom; also Dallas offices of the Cooperative Group Insurance Company · Johnny Dollar, Wilbur Runyon, Mrs. Gonzales, Bullferal, Frankie Robling

Listen for: The revelation of why the four murdered men were targeted, and whether the loan shark Frankie Robling is connected to the killings or the syndicate Johnny suspects

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 156 The Lester James Matter (no ending) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to investigate a shortage at Wallace Cotton's and Company. He visits Lester James, who has confessed to stealing $4,185 from the company and is now in custody, but James refuses to reveal what he did with the money or explain his actions.

New York City, including a police station, Lester James's apartment building on 59th Street, a neighborhood restaurant called the 59er, and a courthouse · Johnny Dollar, Ned Talbot, Lester James, Mrs. Anastasia Denovitch, Public Defender, District Attorney's Office representative

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into the mysterious disappearance of $4,185 stolen by Lester James, a college-educated businessman who refuses to explain where the money went, despite being caught and confessing to the theft

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 157 The Enoch Arden Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to investigate a suspicious claim involving Frank Loring, an actor declared legally dead seven years ago after disappearing, whose ex-wife stands to collect a quarter million dollars. A young nurse thinks she saw Loring recently in Boston under an assumed name, applying for an international vaccination certificate, and evidence suggests he may have boarded a ship heading toward the Panama Canal.

New York, Boston, and the Panama Canal Zone in the 1950s · Johnny Dollar, Henry Grant, Ruth Boulogne, Frank Loring, Dr. Filton, Mrs. Frank Loring

Listen for: The investigation begins to unfold as Johnny pursues the lead to the Panama Canal, where the ship carrying the mysterious Michael Walsh is headed, while Mrs. Loring's party in Greenwich Village reveals her readiness to claim the insurance money.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 158 The Madison Matter (1953)

Johnny Dollar investigates an insurance claim when a woman claiming to be the legally dead Mrs. Frank Madison appears alive. She tells a shocking story: years ago, her husband Dr. Frank Madison used the body of a patient who died in his office to fraudulently claim her life insurance policy, collecting $10,000 while she disappeared to New York under her maiden name.

New York City and Los Angeles, 1953 · Johnny Dollar, Paul Dupree, Mrs. Walker (Thelma Madison), Dr. Frank Madison, Dr. Willis Reed, Wanda Thompson, Mr. Platt

Listen for: A classic insurance fraud scheme unraveling as Johnny follows the trail of a woman supposedly dead since 1951, interviewing her former landlord and tracing her work history in New York.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 160 The San Antonio Matter (Network) (1953)

Johnny Dollar is called to St. Petersburg, Florida to investigate the murder of Mark San Antonio, a former bootlegger shot twice in his home. Dollar teams up with Lieutenant Benjamin to uncover who killed the man, while also meeting San Antonio's estranged daughter Edith, who has inherited a substantial trust fund now that her father is dead.

St. Petersburg, Florida; San Antonio's house on the south end of town · Johnny Dollar, Ed, Lieutenant Benjamin, Mark San Antonio, Cook Mrs. Olsen, Edith Randall

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into San Antonio's murder, his interviews with the police and household staff, and his initial meeting with the mysterious daughter who stands to inherit a large sum from her father's death.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 161 The Blackmail Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at Dale Martin's gym to find a man named Fred Royal dead with a broken neck. Martin insists it's murder, not an accident, and Dollar begins questioning the gym's staff and clients to uncover what happened. A key to a safety deposit box found among Royal's effects suggests there may be more to the story than a simple gym accident.

Dale Martin's gym at 1084 Sixth Avenue in downtown, and later Fred Royal's apartment. · Johnny Dollar, Dale Martin, Fred Royal, Lieutenant Nathan, Bernie Carroll, Jack Olson, Johnny Morgan, Michael Darling

Listen for: The details of Fred Royal's death and what the safety deposit box might contain; clues about Royal's background and why someone would want him dead.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 162 The Rochester Theft Matter (Network) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to New York to help recover items stolen in a Rochester burglary six months earlier. A woman wearing the stolen mink coat is found shot and dumped from a car near an apartment building, and a mysterious well-dressed man named Bill who drove a black Cadillac had been seeing her before the shooting.

New York City, including an apartment building where the victim was found and the police station. · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Papey, Eileen Madden, Mrs. Ethel Stromberg, Bill, Sergeant Walter

Listen for: The investigation into the mysterious shooting victim and the connection to the stolen jewelry; the description of the well-dressed man named Bill and his black Cadillac; Eileen Madden's dying condition at the hospital.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 163 The Emily Braddock Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Santa Barbara to look into Emily Braddock, a charming woman who has been passing bad checks at resort hotels along the California coast. As Dollar traces her movements from Santa Barbara to Malibu, he discovers she has befriended hotel guests and locals alike while living lavishly under assumed names, and her trail leads him toward Los Angeles where she claims to have business with a lawyer.

Santa Barbara, Malibu Beach, and Los Angeles, California in the 1950s. Resort hotels, beach homes, and downtown Los Angeles locations. · Johnny Dollar, Glenn Sheridan, Sergeant Lopez, Sergeant Pelz, Garland, Emily Braddock (also registered as Mrs. Robert Payne and Ellen Bradley)

Listen for: The smooth charm and con artist skills of the mysterious Emily Braddock as she moves between coastal towns; Dollar's methodical investigation following her trail of bad checks and aliases.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 164 The Brisbane Fraud Matter (AFRTS) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Detroit to look into the disappearance of Richard Brisbane, a missing businessman whose firm is bonded by Dollar's company. Brisbane vanished Tuesday morning without telling his wife where he was going, and hasn't been seen since, leaving behind all his belongings and following none of his usual habits.

Detroit, Michigan; the Brisbane home and office · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Fantellar, Mrs. Brisbane, Richard Brisbane, Dr. Wiena

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's expense account narration and his questioning of Mrs. Brisbane about her husband's disappearance; details about Brisbane's habits and lifestyle that might explain his sudden absence.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 165 The Costain Matter (AFRTS) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Toledo to look into a series of shoplifting claims totaling thousands of dollars. Working with Lieutenant Sturgis and Sergeant Bightler, Johnny discovers the thefts aren't random—all stolen items are women's clothing in size 10, restricted to specific colors, and purchased only in small, specialized sizes. The police believe they're hunting a red-headed woman with green eyes who is systematically building a complete wardrobe at the insurance companies' expense.

Toledo, Ohio; police station and various retail shops including dress shops, department stores, and cosmetic stores · Johnny Dollar, Shelley Thomas, Lieutenant Sturgis, Sergeant Bightler, Sergeant Kelly, Mrs. Bankroft

Listen for: The clever deduction that connects seemingly random thefts into a pattern revealing the thief's physical appearance and personal characteristics.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 167 The Emil Carter Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles to investigate the murder of Emil Carter, a policy holder. A young woman named Janice Laidt, seen fleeing the scene, contacts Johnny and agrees to meet him, claiming she did not kill Carter despite all evidence suggesting her guilt.

Los Angeles and the harbor area of San Pito, California, 1953 · Johnny Dollar, Janice Laidt, Frank, Emil Carter, Mrs. Carter

Listen for: The mystery deepens as Johnny uncovers that Emil Carter was married to someone else while involved with Janice, and that her brother Frank may have orchestrated events to protect her.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 168 The Jonathan Bellows Matter (AFRTS) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into an attempted shooting at the home of wealthy industrialist Jonathan Bellows, who refuses police protection and seems unconcerned about the attack. Dollar arrives at Bellows' Manhattan apartment to find a tense family situation and a cantankerous old man unwilling to cooperate with the investigation.

Manhattan apartment at Park Avenue, New York City; a garden where the shooting attempt occurred · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Stern, Jonathan Bellows, Mrs. Edith Bellows, Professor Wilk, Ralph

Listen for: The clash between Dollar's professional determination and Bellows' stubborn refusal to accept help; family tensions and secrets that may relate to the shooting; Bellows' sudden change of heart when left alone with Dollar.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 171 The Shayne Bombing Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to investigate the death of David Shane, who was killed by a bomb sent in a package. The police suspect Charles Shane, David's brother, but the evidence is circumstantial. As Dollar interviews Charles, their mother, and their sister Mary, he begins to uncover hints that the bombing may be connected to David's activities against the Workers' Protective Association rather than being an act of fratricide.

New York City: police precinct station, city jail, and hospital · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Will Stevens, Charles Shane, David Shane, Mrs. Shane, Mary Shane

Listen for: The developing mystery of who really sent the bomb and why David Shane's speeches against the Workers' Protective Association might be the motive.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 172 The Black Doll Matter (AFRTS) (1953)

Johnny Dollar investigates the murder of Judy Thompson, a young singer killed in her Los Angeles apartment. The investigation leads him to William Cahn, a test pilot at Timken Aircraft who had been seeing the victim for about two weeks, forcing Dollar to determine whether Cahn's alibi of staying home the night of the murder holds up.

Los Angeles, California, including the victim's apartment, Timken Aircraft testing facility, and police headquarters. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Breakfast, William Cahn, Judy Thompson, Mr. Rudolph Timken

Listen for: The dramatic jet aircraft test flight sequence and Johnny Dollar's interrogation of the pilot suspect as he works to solve the murder.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 173 The James Forbes Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into the death of wealthy James Forbes, who fell from a 110-foot cliff during his nightly walk along the ocean shore. The police believe it was an accident, but Dollar begins to uncover suspicious details about Mrs. Forbes's activities and mysterious telephone calls that suggest the circumstances of his death may not be as straightforward as they appear.

A Forbes mansion on the northeastern shore, the Fifth Precinct Police Station, and the cliffs along the ocean in what appears to be the New York area. · Johnny Dollar, Roger Stern, Lieutenant Arthur Parkhill, Mrs. Forbes, The butler

Listen for: The developing investigation into Mrs. Forbes's potential affair and secret activities, which may provide a motive for the death; the butler's reluctant revelations about suspicious phone calls and false trips to town.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 175 The Nancy Shaw Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Santa Monica to investigate a jewel robbery at the home of movie star Nancy Shaw. After learning from police that this is the latest in a series of similar robberies targeting Malibu homes, Johnny travels to Shaw's beachfront property to begin his inquiry. He finds himself drawn to the charming actress even as he works the case.

Santa Monica and Malibu, California in the 1950s; the investigation centers on Nancy Shaw's beachfront home in the exclusive Malibu Colony. · Johnny Dollar, Nancy Shaw, Sergeant James Dodd, Bernice, Dave Asher

Listen for: The banter between Johnny and Nancy Shaw as they discuss their personal lives while sitting on the beach, and the arrival of Dave Asher, identified as Nancy's fiancé.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 176 The Isabel James Matter (The Kimball Matter) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Tulsa, Oklahoma to investigate the murder of Isabelle James, a young woman whose throat was cut. She is the fourth victim of what appears to be a serial killer operating in the area over the past three weeks. Dollar interviews the victim's uncle, her beneficiary, and learns that police have arrested a man named Alvin Storey who was found carrying a razor.

Tulsa, Oklahoma; a hotel, a police station, and a farmhouse · Johnny Dollar, Captain Clifford Kissing, Isabelle James's uncle, Alvin Storey

Listen for: The details of the four murders, Johnny Dollar's investigation techniques, and the interrogation of the suspect Alvin Storey

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 177 The Nelson Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to investigate the death of a small-time criminal known as the Frog, who was insured for $10,000 with beneficiary Maude Gilkerson. Dollar meets with police lieutenant Korchak, learns the Frog had ties to crime boss Ellis Hartchier, and uses an informant named Wilbur Truett to locate the beneficiary, but immediately faces intimidation from two thugs warning him to drop the case.

New York City, primarily at a police precinct, a skid row saloon called Hep's Hilarity, a hotel, and the streets between locations · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Korchak, Ellis Hartchier, The Frog (Nelson), Maude Gilkerson, Wilbur Truett

Listen for: The colorful, rambling dialogue of Wilbur Truett, a derelict informant with a gift for flowery speech; the threat delivered by the two thugs at the episode's climax

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 178 The Stanley Price Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in to look into the theft of 100,000 dollars worth of jewels from a home at 956 East 114th Street. A man named Stanley Price called the police to tip them off, but was then shot dead along with another man, Robert Wells. The jewels have been taken out of their settings and recut to avoid identification, and Stanley Price has disappeared.

New York City, including police headquarters, a hotel, a brownstone in the Village, and the waterfront at Schooner Landing · Johnny Dollar, Annalie Conrad, Robert Wells, Stanley Price, Mrs. Wells, Henri Duval

Listen for: Johnny Dollar interviews police detective Conrad about the case, then seeks out his friend Henri Duval at a brownstone in the Village to learn about Stanley Price's whereabouts, following leads that take him to the waterfront.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 179 The Lester Matson Matter (AFRTS) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to investigate a fire at the Matson plastic factory that destroyed the building. The night watchman heard an explosion and found high-octane fuel burning, suggesting arson. The factory owner, Lester Matson, has a solid alibi—he was at a dinner party with his daughter—but Dollar senses something is troubling him, and Matson's behavior suggests he may be hiding something.

New York City and New Jersey, including police headquarters, a hotel, and the Matson family home across the river in Jersey. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Ridgeway, Lester Matson, Christine Matson, Mr. James

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's growing suspicion that Lester Matson knows more about the fire than he's saying, despite Matson's insistence that it was either an accident or the work of a pyromaniac. The interaction between Dollar and Matson's daughter Christine suggests a possible connection worth pursuing.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 181 The William Post Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to look into the murder of Teresa Post, who was stabbed and robbed in her apartment. Lieutenant Roseman suspects her husband William, though he claims an alibi with his girlfriend Jane Yu. Dollar interviews the key figures who discovered the body—private detective Paul Sacks and lawyer George Simon—to determine who killed Mrs. Post and why her expensive mink coat was left behind while only a cloth coat was stolen.

New York City, primarily the 5th Precinct police station, a private detective's office on 52nd Street, and a lawyer's office suite. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Roseman, William Post, Teresa Post, Paul Sacks, Jane Yu, George Simon

Listen for: The puzzling details of the crime—why the killer took only a cloth coat while leaving valuable furs behind, and whether the husband's alibi with his girlfriend can be trusted.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 182 The Amita Buddha Matter (1953)

Johnny Dollar is called to Los Angeles to investigate the death of William McEdwards, a man who died in a house fire the previous night. The police suspect murder rather than accident, and as Johnny questions the widow and her father-in-law, he learns about a rare Chinese Buddha that was brought back from Korea and may hold a clue to what really happened.

Los Angeles, including Beverly Hills Police Department, Encino, Pasadena, International Studios, and Beverly Glen · Johnny Dollar, Chief Anderson, Lieutenant Hankins, Mrs. McEdwards, Mrs. Risenally, John McEdwards, Charles Wilkins

Listen for: The mystery of the Buddha statue from Korea and its connection to McEdwards' death; why the police believe the fire was murder rather than accident

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 183 The Alfred Chambers Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to the exclusive resort islands of Lake Huron to investigate the murder of Alfred Chambers, a man found shot through the chest in a rented cabin. Chambers' estranged wife arrived from Pittsburgh to find him dead, but the circumstances of his death remain unclear—he was shot on the island but found with mud and water on his clothes, suggesting he may have been in the lake.

The Snow Islands, an exclusive resort community on Lake Huron near the Canadian border, and the mainland police station. · Johnny Dollar, Philip Martin, Captain George Lane, Alfred Chambers, Mrs. Chambers, Jane Elkins, Schoenberg

Listen for: Details about how Chambers died—whether he was shot on the dock and fell into the water, or shot elsewhere. The significance of Mrs. Chambers' unexpected arrival and her knowledge of her husband's affair with Jane Elkins.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 184 The Philip Morey Matter (1953)

Johnny Dollar investigates insurance claims on Philip Morey, a producer who has suffered a nervous breakdown. When Johnny visits Morey's Park Avenue apartment, he finds the man deep in a drinking binge, claiming he hadn't touched alcohol until the previous night. Johnny must determine whether Morey's condition is a legitimate illness covered by insurance or merely a self-inflicted problem.

New York City, primarily Philip Morey's apartment on Park Avenue and a hotel bar · Johnny Dollar, Philip Morey, Edward (Morey's companion), Dr. Ewing, Mr. Gratke (producer), Bartender

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into whether Morey's breakdown is genuine illness or alcohol abuse, and revelations about Morey's troubled past with women and business associates.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 185 The Allen Saxton Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to examine a painting that Allen Saxton paid $200,000 for, but which several experts claim is a forgery. Dollar meets the wealthy Saxton and his spoiled daughter Barbara, views the painting, and learns that a man named Lippert has been spreading word that Saxton was swindled. While waiting for the museum to complete their examination, Dollar returns to New York only to be visited by Barbara at his hotel.

New Jersey and New York City, 1953. The story begins at Allen Saxton's three-story house across the river in Jersey, then moves to Johnny Dollar's hotel in New York. · Johnny Dollar, Allen Saxton, Barbara Saxton, Mitchell, Lippert, Mr. Farmer

Listen for: The mystery of whether the valuable painting is genuine or a forgery, and what Barbara Saxton's unexpected visit to Johnny Dollar's hotel means for the case.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 186 The Howard Arnold Matter (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by an old friend, Howard Arnold, to protect him from a dangerous criminal outfit led by Castro. Arnold gives Dollar an envelope containing evidence that could send Castro away for a hundred years, but when one of Castro's men attacks Dollar at his hotel and tears the place apart looking for it, Dollar must arrange a clandestine meeting to return the envelope to Arnold.

New York City, including the Ellsworth Hotel, Arnold's office, and a remote meeting spot reached by a 40-minute drive into the countryside. · Johnny Dollar, Howard Arnold, Castro

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Johnny and Castro's enforcer, and the mysterious nature of the evidence Arnold entrusts to him.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 190 The Independent Diamond Traders' Matter (1953)

Johnny Dollar is hired to investigate why diamond traders in New York are going out of business. When cheap diamonds flood the market at prices far below the normal rate, the independent traders of the Association begin canceling their insurance and closing shop. Dollar visits the Association's headquarters to gather information and begins to track down the source of the cut-rate stones.

New York's Diamond Row and a small hotel, during a late afternoon snowfall in the 1950s · Johnny Dollar, Eric Carlson, Mr. Moss, Susan, Hotel clerk

Listen for: The mystery of where the cheap diamonds are coming from and who is flooding the market with them to drive out the small traders

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 191 The Monopoly Matter (1953)

Johnny Dollar investigates a fire that destroyed the Monopoly Club in Waterbank. Fire Inspector Captain McCready determines the blaze was caused by Molotov cocktails thrown through a window, pointing to arson. Club owner Gerald Hobson reveals that a man visited him a week earlier demanding $100 monthly protection money and threatening to put him out of business, raising the question of whether this extortionist is responsible for the fire.

Waterbank, at the ruins of the Monopoly Club and the owner's home · Johnny Dollar, Captain McCready, Gerald Hobson, Chief Blair, Sergeant Winnick

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into whether the arson is connected to the extortion threat against the club owner.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 195 The Ben Bryson Matter (AFRTS) (1953)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to San Francisco to investigate the death of Ben Bryson, a company claims adjuster who died in a car accident driving off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean. Before his death, Bryson had embezzled nearly $80,000 from Keystone Mutual Assurance Company, and Dollar must determine what happened to the missing money and uncover the circumstances surrounding Bryson's suspicious death.

San Francisco and Panama City; primarily the Franciscan Arms hotel and its bar in San Francisco, where Bryson lived. · Johnny Dollar, Ed Murphy, Ben Bryson, Mrs. Kern, The hotel manager, The bartender, Coco

Listen for: Dollar's investigation into Bryson's embezzlement and death, his interviews with the hotel staff and Mrs. Kern about Bryson's activities and relationships before his fatal accident, and clues about the missing $80,000.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 196 The Fair-Way Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

A Fairway Airlines plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Springfield Hartford Airport, killing all aboard and destroying two nearby homes. Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to the scene, where authorities determine the crash was caused by nitroglycerin explosives detonated by an electrical timing device. Suspicion falls on Wilbur Wheeler, a ground crew member who had a troubled history with stewardess Shirley and co-pilot Bill Strand.

Springfield Hartford Airport and surrounding area, following a plane crash · Johnny Dollar, Sam Harris, Carl Reed, Captain Jim Lenhart, Wilbur Wheeler, Shirley, Bill Strand

Listen for: The investigation into the deliberate sabotage of the aircraft and the questioning of Wilbur Wheeler, who had motive and access to the plane.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 197 The Celia Woodstock Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into the disappearance of Celia Woodstock, a young woman who vanished a week ago from her wealthy captain husband's home near Bridgeport. Captain Woodstock reveals his wife had been visiting a local doctor frequently and had been seen with him, and a private investigator previously hired had lost her trail when she boarded a train to New York City with $2000 withdrawn from the bank.

Bridgeport, Connecticut and surrounding areas near Long Island Sound, 1954 · Johnny Dollar, Captain Lyle Woodstock, Celia Woodstock, David Slayton, Dr. Charles Masterson, Janet Squash

Listen for: Dollar's investigation into Woodstock's strange behavior and hidden facts about his wife's disappearance, mysterious phone calls to someone named Sprague, and a tense confrontation

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 199 The Beauregard Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Rockport, Illinois to look into the theft of a valuable $30,000 necklace from the Beauregard household. The engagement gift was stolen from an old-fashioned safe while the house was empty, and Dollar begins interviewing the family members to uncover who took it.

Rockport, Illinois; the Beauregard home and surrounding town · Johnny Dollar, Jared Beauregard, Ellen Beauregard, Phil Avery, Benny Stark

Listen for: The mystery of the stolen necklace and Johnny Dollar's investigation into the Beauregard family's involvement in the theft.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 200 The Paul Gorrell Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Johnny Dollar arrives in Phoenix to investigate a hundred-thousand-dollar payroll robbery in which two guards were killed. Insurance adjuster George Post reveals that one of the robbers, Tallavic, contacted him claiming his partner Paul Garell shot the guards against their agreement, and that Garell plans to flee to Los Angeles via a ride-share arrangement. Dollar agrees to pose as a passenger in the getaway car to track the stolen money.

Phoenix, Arizona and en route to Los Angeles · Johnny Dollar, George Post, Paul Garell, Tallavic, Mr. Bovey

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's undercover attempt to catch a murderer and recover stolen money while riding in a car with the criminal

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 201 The Harpooned Angler Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives on the French Riviera to investigate the death of Arnold Bernier, a wealthy retired man found dead underwater with a fishing spear in his back while skin diving. Dollar must determine whether Bernier's widow Magda or someone else is responsible for his suspicious death, despite initial claims that it was a tragic accident.

The French Riviera, specifically a villa overlooking the Gulf of Lyon and the waters off the Cassis coast, circa 1954 · Johnny Dollar, Count L'Ozzlo, Magda Bernier, Inspector Lanyo, David North

Listen for: The unusual circumstances of a man found dead underwater with a spear embedded in his back during a solo skin diving expedition, and Johnny Dollar's skeptical questioning of those who benefit from his death.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 202 The Uncut Canary Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to collect a $125,000 claim on an uncut diamond called the Canary, stolen from jewelry shop owner Madam Johannes in Beverly Hills. When a mysterious caller offers to return the stone, Dollar and police Lieutenant Hankins rush to retrieve it, but complications arise regarding the diamond's actual value and condition.

Beverly Hills, California; a jewelry shop and surrounding locations · Johnny Dollar, Madam Johannes, Carter, Eddell Spears, Tont Blussman, Lieutenant Hankins, Chief Anderson

Listen for: The mystery of why the Canary diamond has been held for over a year and whether it can actually be cut and sold for its claimed value

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 203 The Classified Killer Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Chicago to probe the murder of Frank Harvey, a claims adjuster shot three times and found in the snow on Mannheim Road. A classified ad for Harvey's Cadillac convertible leads police to suspect the killer posed as a prospective buyer, but a woman's compact found in the recovered car suggests a woman may be involved in the case.

Chicago during a winter blizzard; police station, garage, Mannheim Road, beer and hamburger joint · Johnny Dollar, Ted Albright, Frank Harvey, Lieutenant (Police), Detective Sergeant, Mechanic

Listen for: Johnny Dollar receives a mysterious phone call with information about the case just as he's questioning Ted Albright about Frank Harvey's personal life and connections.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 204 The Road-Test Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to look into a series of mysterious accidents at an automobile manufacturer's testing facility. Three experimental cars have crashed during road tests, each driven by experienced test drivers, and Dollar must determine whether sabotage, mechanical failure, or something more sinister is behind the disasters.

An automobile testing facility and surrounding town, 1954 · Johnny Dollar, Mr. King, McGregor, Mrs. Grace Johnson, Joe Simmons, Steve Johnson, Kelly

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into the three car crashes, his interviews with the test facility manager and the widow of one of the killed drivers, and his search for a man with possible motive

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 205 The Terrified Taun Matter (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to a rubber plantation in Malaya to investigate a death claim for Harrison Langley. Upon arrival, Langley greets him with a gun, convinced Dollar is part of a conspiracy against him. Langley reveals his wife Meida has disappeared and a shot was fired, while the plantation faces constant terrorist threats and his overseer Crawford appears to harbor secret feelings for Mrs. Langley.

A rubber plantation near Sundown, Malaya, in a region threatened by jungle terrorists · Johnny Dollar, Tom Benz, George Alister, Harrison Langley, Crawford, Meida Langley

Listen for: Langley's panic and accusations of murder plots, the revelation of Crawford's apparent feelings for Mrs. Langley, and the mystery of what happened to Meida

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 207 The Piney Corners Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in the small town of Piney Corners to investigate the shooting death of Martha Williams. The local constable, Jake Finley, has few clues about who killed the young woman as she sat by a window in her farmhouse. Johnny discovers that Martha's husband Ben has been spending considerable time with Flora Lane, a waitress at the local restaurant, while Martha has been ill at home.

Piney Corners, a small town of 1200 people, and the Williams farm outside town, 1954. · Johnny Dollar, Bob Creel, Jake Finley, Ben Williams, Martha Williams, Flora Lane, Mrs. Keeler, Mr. Keeler

Listen for: Johnny's expense account narration as he pieces together the circumstances of Martha Williams' death and the suspicious relationship between Ben Williams and the waitress Flora Lane.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 209 The Sulphur and Brimstone Matter (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Venezuela to investigate sabotage at a dam construction site. Upon arrival at the remote project, he discovers that Ace Travis, partner of a deceased robber, has been shot dead, and Captain Borrell has ordered all work on the dam to stop immediately.

A remote dam construction site in the mountains of Venezuela, near the town of Whereville Cusbert, South America. · Johnny Dollar, Daniel Gatorio Matarsa, Captain Borrell, Bill Anthony, Philomena Travis, Pedro de la questo, Ace Travis

Listen for: The mystery of who shot Ace Travis and why someone is sabotaging the dam project; the tension between the construction crew's determination to finish the dam and the forces working against it.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 210 The Magnolia and Honeysuckle Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Charleston, South Carolina to investigate a fire at the Cooper family's paper factory office that occurred early in the morning. A young woman named Felicia Farrow, the secretary, is found dead at the scene, and Norman Cooper, the factory owner's son, mysteriously leaves town on a hunting trip the same night. Dollar must uncover whether the fire was arson and what connection Norman has to the victim's death.

Charleston, South Carolina, primarily at the Cooper family's paper factory and mansion, with scenes at police headquarters and a lunch room. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Hervey, Norman Cooper, Mrs. Alice Cooper, Robert Cooper, Felicia Farrow, Bill Randall

Listen for: The mystery of why Felicia Farrow was at the factory at four in the morning, Norman Cooper's sudden departure on a hunting trip, and clues about whether the fire was professionally set arson.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 211 The Nathan Swing Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles to look into the murder of Nathan Swing, a small-time hood. Swing's death coincides suspiciously with Special Investigator Daniel Fletcher's sudden cancellation of a vice investigation into crime boss Jimmy Durando, raising questions about whether the two cases are connected.

Los Angeles, California in 1954, including City Hall, Beverly Hills, and Durando's restaurant · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Matthews, Nathan Swing, Jimmy Durando, Daniel Fletcher, Fletcher's wife

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's expense account details and his initial interviews about the Nathan Swing murder and its connection to the Durando investigation

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 212 The Frustrated Phoenix Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar looks into the death of Martin Vanneburg, a novelist who once showed great promise but spent 20 years drinking himself into obscurity. Johnny interviews those who knew him—a literary critic who tried unsuccessfully to help him recover, and the bohemian friend who discovered his body—to uncover who shot Vanneburg and why.

Chicago, including the Daily Examiner newspaper offices, a studio apartment on Elm Street, Chicago Avenue Police Station, and Newberry Park · Johnny Dollar, Richard Hanley, Lieutenant Borchock, Dalton Tuller

Listen for: Johnny's methodical investigation unfolding through interviews and expense account details, the contrast between Vanneburg the brilliant writer and Vanneburg the broken man, and the mystery of his disappearing wife.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 213 The Dan Frank Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Middleboro to investigate the murder of Dan Frank, the town's former police chief, who was shot in his own home. Mrs. Frank claims an intruder killed her husband while she and houseguest Max Bealy slept upstairs, but Johnny finds the town harbors dark secrets involving organized crime and people with motives to see Frank dead.

Middleboro, a Great Lakes town with a quiet exterior hiding organized crime and corruption · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Laura Frank, Max Bealy, Commissioner Corbett, Pete Parker, Eddie Sales

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into Frank's murder, tension between those with alibis and those with motives, and the revelation of hidden rackets running through the seemingly respectable town

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 215 The Bilked Baroness Matter (1954)

Johnny Dollar investigates a theft of furs and jewels worth $100,000 stolen from the penthouse of Baroness Olga Jarbach. The robbery appears to be an inside job, with suspicion falling on Vasiliy Oodyskoo, a guest at the Baroness's party the night before who has a criminal record. As Dollar questions the people connected to the case, including the Baroness's ex-husband Thomas Bentley, evidence begins to surface that may point to the real culprit.

New York City, including the Baroness's penthouse apartment, a commercial art studio, and police headquarters. · Johnny Dollar, Baroness Olga Jarbach, Lieutenant Lewis, Thomas Bentley, Vasiliy Oodyskoo

Listen for: The clever way the detective pieces together clues from an apparent inside job, and the revelation of who actually took the stolen jewels and furs.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 216 The Punctilious Firebug Matter (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Dallas to investigate a series of fires plaguing the company. Five properties with recently issued policies have burned on Tuesday nights around 11 o'clock, totaling $95,000 in claims. When a sixth fire breaks out at an apartment building on East Westchester, killing a witness, Johnny begins to suspect someone within the insurance organization is involved.

Dallas, Texas; offices of Eastern Indemnity and Fire Company; various fire scenes around the city · Johnny Dollar, Jeff Connors, Lieutenant Len Borchard, Miss Martin, Bellabundema Henderson

Listen for: Johnny's questioning of Miss Martin about her convenient presence at the office just after the latest fire; the details about the slow fuses made with candle drippings found at each fire site; the mounting pressure on Jeff Connors as fires continue to strike newly issued policies.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 218 The Sara Dearing Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in the small desert town of Palmer, California to investigate the death of Sarah Dearing, a recluse who died in a bedroom fire and left a $100,000 insurance policy. The local newspaper editor has discovered a bottle containing powerful sedative residue at the scene and believes Dearing was murdered, but the county sheriff has dismissed the evidence as insignificant.

Palmer, a small village in the Santa Rosa Mountains overlooking the Mojave Desert in California, and the surrounding area including Sarah Dearing's Spanish villa · Johnny Dollar, Maggie Lacey, Sheriff Dan Cox, Hilda Brouwer

Listen for: The mystery of the two mysterious men who visited Sarah Dearing every year on the same day and were present on the day of her death; the significance of the prescription sedative found in her bedroom; and why the sheriff refuses to investigate further despite the suspicious circumstances.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 219 The Paterson Transport Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Johnny Dollar investigates a series of armed robberies targeting delivery trucks for the Paterson Transport Company in Kansas City. Six hold-ups in a week have netted over $3,700, with drivers beaten so badly that one is hospitalized. When police set up surveillance on the trucks, the pattern shifts dramatically—the next likely target, driver Milton Spears, is killed in a mysterious truck accident before the robber can strike.

Kansas City, Missouri, with focus on the Paterson Transport Company, police headquarters at 1125 Locust Street, and various delivery routes around the city. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Herman, Sergeant Grayson, Milton Spears, Mrs. Robinson

Listen for: The mysterious death of Milton Spears, the next robbery target, in a truck accident that may not be what it appears. A witness spots a large man limping away from the crash scene.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 221 The Woodward Manila Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Manila to investigate a $75,000 burglary at the Woodward hardware store. The safe was found open on Monday morning by the manager. The police have arrested Miguel Masaleira for stealing from another store, but he denies involvement in the Woodward theft and insists he has no money.

Manila, Philippines, at the Woodward hardware store, police headquarters, and Johnny's hotel near Manila Bay · Johnny Dollar, Floyd McDonald, Irving Morgan, Dan Blake, Sergeant Malvar, Miguel Masaleira

Listen for: Johnny's interview with the detained Miguel Masaleira, who claims he didn't steal the money despite being arrested for robbing another store

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 222 The Jan Brueghel Matter (The Flowering Judas Matter) (AFRT

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to recover a valuable painting that was stolen from an art gallery. A man has approached the gallery owner with the painting and arranged to sell it back, and Dollar must identify both the artwork and the mysterious seller. Dollar tracks down Selena Jeffers, a young woman from the painting's original owning family, hoping she will help him identify the work when the sale takes place.

An art gallery and later a bluff overlooking Lake St. Clair · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Masterson, Hackeron, Selena Jeffers

Listen for: The arrangement for Dollar to meet the painting's seller and complete the recovery of the stolen artwork

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 223 The Carboniferous Dolomite Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Johnny Dollar arrives in Sumatra to investigate sabotage at an oil well owned by Peter Van Usterhal, who is gambling $60,000 on striking oil within three weeks before his drilling permit expires. That evening, after meeting Van Usterhal and his daughter Frederica, Johnny is awakened by Inspector Pajak with shocking news: Van Usterhal has been murdered, and Johnny's own .38 caliber revolver matches the murder weapon.

Sumatra, at an oil field north of Achin and the Buieton Zorg Hotel · Johnny Dollar, Peter Van Usterhal, Frederica Reynolds, Inspector Pajak, Don Reynolds

Listen for: The explanation for the deliberate sabotage at the oil well, whether Johnny's gun was actually used in the murder, and who really killed Van Usterhal

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 224 The Jeanne Maxwell Matter (FEN-AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by Corinthian Life Insurance to look into the death of Jean Maxwell, a young woman found drowned in a Boston-area stream. The police are treating it as a possible suicide, but Dollar's examination of the evidence suggests foul play, and he begins interviewing those close to the victim to uncover the truth.

Boston and Hartford, Connecticut, present day (1954) · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant (Boston police), Marionne (Jean Maxwell's roommate), Harold Corey, Edward Hollis, Mrs. Hollis, Mr. Templin

Listen for: The detective's careful reasoning about the circumstances of Jean Maxwell's death, particularly the details that don't match the typical suicide pattern.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 225 The Radioactive Gold Matter (1954)

A lethal radioactive gold isotope disappears from Washington Research Hospital in South Bend, Indiana. Johnny Dollar is called in to investigate after the gold surfaces at a local pawn shop, sold by a man claiming to have scraped it from his television store windows. With the dangerous material now loose in the city, Dollar must track down the seller before the radiation claims another victim.

South Bend, Indiana, 1954; Washington Research Hospital, police headquarters, and a pawn shop. · Johnny Dollar, Dr. Reed Mackinlock, Miss Lowan, Lieutenant Redos, Goldie, Parker, Steve

Listen for: The race to identify and locate a man dying from radiation exposure; the discovery that a deadly radioactive isotope has been sold to an unsuspecting pawn broker.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 226 The Hampton Line Matter (AFRTS) (1954)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Sault St. Marie, Michigan to look into an explosion aboard the Hampton Queen, a supply boat operated by Carl Richard. Richard was aboard the vessel shortly before the blast occurred in the utility compartment, then vanished before the boat docked. Captain Ferguson and others defend Richard's character, leaving Dollar puzzled about his motive and whereabouts.

Sault St. Marie, Michigan, on the Great Lakes, involving Coast Guard headquarters, a supply boat, and local establishments · Johnny Dollar, Commander Wizard, Carl Richard, Miss Richard, Captain Ferguson, Captain Torgerson

Listen for: Details about the explosion aboard the Hampton Queen, Carl Richard's mysterious disappearance, and Johnny Dollar's investigation into the motive behind the blast

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 231 The Macormack Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar receives an urgent call from a prison chaplain: dying inmate Michael Cairn wants to see him. When Dollar visits Sing Sing, the dying con man reveals he suspects fellow inmate Joe Penny knows the location of $100,000 in jewels stolen from a rich man named McCormick years ago. Before dying, Cairn urges Dollar to investigate and split any reward with Cairn's widow. Dollar travels to New York to look into the old case and track down Penny.

Sing Sing Prison, New York City, and Long Island, 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Father Taggart, Michael Cairn, Joe Penny, Julian McCormick, Ed Barth

Listen for: The dying prisoner's cryptic clues about a fellow inmate and a hidden jewel heist; Dollar's methodical investigation beginning to piece together the mystery.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 232 The Macormack Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar follows up on a tip about a $100,000 jewelry theft from Julian McCormick's home five years earlier. A dying convict named Mike Karen mentioned that ex-con Joe Penny may have been involved in the heist. Dollar visits McCormick's mansion on Long Island, reviews the case details with Allied Casualty's Frank Porter, and begins tracking down Penny, who has recently disappeared from his hotel.

Long Island mansion and New York City, 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Frank Porter, Julian McCormick, Mrs. McCormick, Mike Karen, Joe Penny, Doodles Martin

Listen for: Dollar's suspicion that McCormick seems frightened by the investigation; the revelation that no trace of the stolen jewelry has ever surfaced despite five years passing; a mysterious phone call claiming to be from Johnny Dollar that may not be who it seems.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 233 The Macormack Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is investigating a 1951 burglary at McCormick's home on Long Island. A dying convict named Mike Cairn tipped him that Joe Panie, a small-time auto thief, might be responsible. When Johnny checks Panie's hotel room, he finds it ransacked and is nearly shot by a mysterious woman. Working with Lieutenant Martin, Johnny tracks down Iris Carter, Joe Panie's ex-wife from six years ago, hoping she can lead him to Panie.

New York City, including a hotel, police station, apartment building, bookstore, diner, and rehearsal hall · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Dules Martin, Joe Panie, Mike Cairn, Iris Carter, Jack Lang, Mrs. Olds

Listen for: The mysterious woman with the gun and her connection to the case; Jack Lang's surprising admission that he would like to find Iris Carter himself

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 234 The Macormack Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates the murder of Joe Penny, a small-time auto thief connected to a five-year-old McCormick burglary worth $100,000. Penny is found shot and dumped in the harbor with burnt feet, and suspicion falls on his ex-wife Iris Carter, who carries a gun and wears a mink stole. Johnny must track down Iris and recover the stolen goods while navigating conflicting leads and a mysterious witness.

New York City, including the harbor and police offices · Johnny Dollar, Frank Porter, Joe Penny, Iris Carter, Lieutenant Martin, Edmund Thompson

Listen for: The investigation into Joe Penny's murder and the search for Iris Carter; Edmund Thompson's peculiar account of witnessing the body being dumped; the significance of Penny's burnt feet and the type of gun used.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 235 The Macormack Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is shot at outside a theater in the Bronx and learns that Joe Panie, an ex-convict connected to a years-old case, may be involved. Following the trail to Long Island, Dollar discovers that Joe Panie's ex-wife is now married to wealthy Julian McCormick—and that Panie is dead, killed with a .25 caliber gun. As the case unravels, Dollar uncovers a web of blackmail, robbery, and betrayal that reaches into Allied Insurance's own New York office.

The Bronx and Long Island, New York, 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Ed Bart, Joe Panie, Julian McCormick, Mrs. McCormick (Iris), Frank Porter, Mike Karen

Listen for: The shocking revelation of Frank Porter's betrayal and his connection to the murder; the confrontation at the McCormick home and Julian's desperate attempts to silence Dollar.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 236 The Molly K Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to San Francisco to investigate the sinking of the freighter Molly Kay, which went down off the Golden Gate Bridge with a half-million-dollar insurance claim at stake. At a preliminary board of inquiry, Captain Edgar Brawley testifies that the ship struck a submerged derelict and sank in minutes, but Johnny's questions about the captain's suspicious behavior during a previous voyage hint that all may not be what it seems.

San Francisco, 1955. A board of inquiry investigating the loss of the freighter Molly Kay at the foot of Market Street. · Johnny Dollar, Dave Borker, Captain Edgar Brawley, Harbormaster Timo Rourke, Lieutenant Commander Barton Field, Radio Operator GA Beck

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's probing questions about Captain Brawley's earlier voyage and mysterious cancellation of an insurance claim suggest deeper motives behind the ship's sinking.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 237 The Molly K Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is assigned to investigate the sinking of the freighter Molly K in the Pacific. He receives a mysterious phone call from Ellen Brawley, daughter of the ship's captain, who asks him to meet her at Pier 29 on the waterfront at night. When Johnny arrives, he discovers Ellen works at the Broly shipping company office and learns that her father took out a heavy mortgage on the ship seven months before it went down, raising questions about whether the vessel was deliberately sunk for insurance money.

San Francisco waterfront, Pier 29, the offices of the Broly shipping company, 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Ellen Brawley, Dean Sutton, Captain Brawley, Lou Tang

Listen for: The mystery of why the Molly K sank and Ellen Brawley's conflicting motives for meeting with Johnny Dollar, plus the revelation that she is engaged to Dean Sutton, the cargo exporter whose goods went down with the ship.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 238 The Molly K Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates the sinking of the freighter Molly K in San Francisco. Crew member Hawkins reveals suspicious circumstances: a fire was discovered before the voyage, Captain Brawley violently silenced crew member Bill Mack's warnings, and an explosion—not a collision—actually sank the ship. Dollar confronts the captain and later meets with Shanghai Lu, a mysterious woman from his past, seeking information about the missing Chinese steward Benny Wong.

San Francisco waterfront and Chinatown, 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Josiah Hawkins, Bill Mack, Captain Brawley, Benny Wong, Lu Tang (Shanghai Lu), Dean Sutton

Listen for: The details about the fire aboard the Molly K, Captain Brawley's violent reaction to Bill Mack's suspicions, and the revelation that an explosion rather than a collision sank the ship. Also note Johnny's complex history with Shanghai Lu.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 239 The Molly K Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Johnny Dollar finds himself arrested on assault charges filed by Captain Brawley, seemingly a tactic to keep him out of the way. Working with Harbor Police Dan McKay, Johnny pieces together his theory of the Molly K case: Brawley needed money, hired explosives expert Benny Wong to sink the ship for insurance, and Wong killed crew member Bill Mack when discovered. But when they locate Wong's hideout, they find him already dead—shot three times with a .45 caliber gun.

San Francisco Harbor and Fisherman's Wharf in the present day, with references to the Molly K ship and various dock locations. · Johnny Dollar, Dan McKay, Harbor Police, Captain Brawley, Bill Mack, Benny Wong, Dean Sutton, Tim O'Rourke, Hawkins

Listen for: Johnny's theory of the crime unraveling as new evidence emerges; the discovery of Benny Wong's body and the revelation about the .45 caliber gun that doesn't belong to Dean Sutton.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 240 The Molly K Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar has been tracking the truth behind the sinking of the Molly K. He discovers that Dean Sutton, engaged to Captain Brawley's daughter Ellen, orchestrated the ship's destruction to collect insurance on the cargo after the Tokyo grain market collapsed. But when Johnny confronts Ellen at the Brawley shipping office, she reveals herself as the real mastermind behind the scheme—and she's determined to silence him.

San Francisco waterfront and the Brawley shipping company office, at night near Pier 29 · Johnny Dollar, Lou Tang, Captain Brawley, Dan, Ellen Brawley, Dean Sutton, Benny Wong

Listen for: Johnny's realization that Ellen, not Dean, is the true criminal mind behind the insurance fraud and murder; the dramatic confrontation in the shipping office and the final struggle on the dock.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 241 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Baltimore to investigate a suspicious claim. Five years after John Reardon died in a boating accident on Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Fidelity paid his widow Elizabeth $20,000. Now Paul Combs, chairman of Eastern Fidelity's board, claims he saw Reardon alive in Denver just three days ago, going by the name Frank Bauer. Johnny must determine whether Reardon really survived or if the widow committed fraud.

Baltimore, Maryland and Denver, Colorado, 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Pat Keller, Paul Combs, Elizabeth Jane Reardon, Frank Bauer

Listen for: Johnny's skepticism about Combs's story and his reluctance to upset the widow without solid evidence; the details of the original boating accident and the legal declaration of death.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 242 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates a claim involving John Reardon, who supposedly died five years ago in a boating accident off the Chesapeake, but is now reported to be alive in Denver under the assumed name Frank Bowers. Johnny befriends Reardon's widow Elizabeth to gather information, but his investigation is complicated when Elizabeth's controlling friend Hugh Bryan arrives and demands Johnny leave her alone.

Baltimore, Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay area, with references to Denver, Colorado · Johnny Dollar, Pat Kelleher, Elizabeth Reardon, Hugh Bryan, George Hanley, Lieutenant Jack Halverson

Listen for: Johnny's telephone calls to his detective friend in Denver and to Elizabeth Reardon; his evening visit to Elizabeth's home where she reveals details about her marriage to John Reardon; the unexpected arrival of Hugh Bryan, Reardon's former attorney; Johnny's later conversation with Coast Guard Lieutenant Halverson about the boat explosion and the missing body.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 243 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates a possible insurance fraud in Denver after an insurance official claims to have spotted a man resembling John Reardon, who supposedly died and whose widow received a $20,000 payout. Dollar travels to Denver and locates Frank Bowers, a consulting engineer who bears a striking resemblance to the deceased Reardon and who met the insurance official at a local tavern.

Baltimore and Denver, Colorado, 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Hugh Bryan, Paul Coombs, Elizabeth Reardon, John Reardon, Frank Bowers, George Hanley

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's careful interrogation of Frank Bowers and the growing evidence that Bowers may not be who he claims to be.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 244 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates whether Frank Bowers of Denver is actually John Rodden, who supposedly died in a 1950 boat accident on Chesapeake Bay. Despite fingerprints proving Bowers is not Rodden, Johnny remains suspicious of Bowers's overly cooperative behavior. When Johnny confronts Bowers in a bar and reveals his doubts, Bowers makes a mysterious long-distance call to Baltimore and becomes violent, attacking Johnny before fleeing.

Denver, Colorado, with references to Chesapeake Bay and Baltimore, Maryland in 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Frank Bowers, George Hanley, Pat Kelleher

Listen for: The tension builds as Johnny's instincts war against the fingerprint evidence, culminating in a bar confrontation that turns physical when Johnny accuses Bowers of lying about his identity and his connection to Baltimore.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 245 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Baltimore to wrap up a case involving John Ridden, who supposedly died in a boating accident months ago. Dollar discovers that Ridden faked his death and has been living in Denver under the alias Frank Bowers, but Bowers was recently murdered along with one of Dollar's operatives. When Dollar returns to Baltimore with evidence that Ridden is alive, he finds that Ridden's widow Elizabeth has just married Ridden's attorney Hugh Bryan—and Bryan confesses that Ridden orchestrated his own disappearance.

Denver and Baltimore, 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Pat Kelleher, Lieutenant O'Neill, Hugh Bryan, Elizabeth Ridden, John Ridden, Frank Bowers

Listen for: The mystery of why John Ridden faked his death and who murdered him in Denver; the sudden marriage between Elizabeth and Hugh Bryan and what it means for the insurance case

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 246 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in the small Mexican town of Santo Tomás after receiving a cryptic phone call about embezzler Alvin Summers, who fled with $75,000 six months ago. With only vague directions and no name for his contact, Johnny checks into a local hotel and begins asking questions, while trying to figure out how to make himself visible to whoever called while remaining inconspicuous enough to track down Summers if he's nearby.

Santo Tomás, a small town on the west coast of Mexico; a local hotel and cantina · Johnny Dollar, Fred Wilkins, Benito, E.K. Carson, A girl at the cantina, A guitar player

Listen for: Johnny's attempts to navigate a town where he knows almost nothing about who contacted him or where Alvin Summers might be hiding; his interaction with the enigmatic E.K. Carson and a mysterious girl at the cantina bar.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 247 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar has come to Santa Tamas searching for embezzler Alvin Summers. A mysterious woman named Gloria befriends him, though her true intentions remain unclear. When a bellboy offers to lead Johnny to Summers' house at midnight, Johnny finds himself drawn to Gloria and accompanies her to a secluded beach cove—where armed men suddenly appear out of the darkness.

Santa Tamas, Mexico—a beach resort town including the Playa del Mar hotel and a secluded cove along the beach · Johnny Dollar, Gloria, Benito (bellboy), Carson, The strong-arm man, The flamenco singer

Listen for: The tense encounter between Johnny and Gloria on the beach, and the arrival of the armed men from the darkness.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 248 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is in Santa Tomás investigating a $75,000 embezzlement case involving a man named Alvin Summers. A bellboy named Benito, who promised to help Johnny locate Summers, is found murdered in Johnny's hotel room with his throat cut. Lieutenant Gomez questions Johnny about his whereabouts and motives while Johnny tries to piece together who killed Benito and why.

Santa Tomás, a small and dangerous town; Johnny's hotel room, police headquarters, and the surrounding streets. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Gomez, Sergeant Romero, Benito the Bell Boy, Gloria Harris, Carson, Senor Crouse

Listen for: The mystery of who killed Benito and what connection the various suspicious characters—Carson the zipper salesman, the mysterious Senor Crouse, and the unknown man tailing Johnny—have to the embezzlement case.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 249 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar continues his search for embezzler Alvin Summers in a Central American town. Gloria Harris, a woman stranded without a passport, claims she can help him find Summers in exchange for assistance getting home. As Johnny and Gloria head toward Summers' remote jungle hideout, they discover someone is following them through the dense brush.

A small Central American coastal town called Santa Thomas and the surrounding jungle near the beach, with Summers' hidden hut inland from the water. · Johnny Dollar, Gloria Harris, Fred Wilkins, Lieutenant Gomez, Alvin Summers, Benito Skansa, Klaus

Listen for: The growing sense of danger as Johnny realizes he and Gloria are being tracked through the jungle, and the revelation that at least one person has already died searching for Summers.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 250 The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is in Mexico searching for Alvin Summers, who has embezzled $75,000. After being confronted at gunpoint in the jungle, Johnny is summoned to his hotel room where Summers himself appears, having grown weary of hiding. Summers is ready to turn himself in and return most of the stolen money, but the situation takes a dangerous turn when Gloria Harris, Summers' accomplice, arrives with a gun and refuses to give up her claim on the funds.

Santa Tomas, Mexico - jungles, beaches, and a hotel in town; also references to Mexico City. · Johnny Dollar, Alvin Summers, Gloria Harris, Lieutenant Gomez, Carson

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Johnny and the armed Alvin Summers in the jungle; Summers' explanation of his year-long fugitive life and psychological toll of hiding; Gloria's sudden armed appearance at the hotel and her refusal to surrender the embezzled money.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 251 The Valentine Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator, meets Dan Valentine, a former gangster just released from prison after serving time for Prohibition-era crimes. The next morning, before leaving New Orleans, Johnny is called to meet with Inspector Debaka of the police force, who questions whether Johnny has any business dealings with Valentine. Moments later, Valentine is shot and rushed to the hospital.

New Orleans, Louisiana in 1955; a bar on Burgundy Street, police headquarters, and a private hospital · Johnny Dollar, Dan Valentine, Inspector Debaka, Roy

Listen for: Johnny's account of meeting the mysterious Dan Valentine and the inspector's cryptic warnings about the former convict's presence in the city

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 252 The Valentine Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New Orleans to investigate an assassination attempt on Dan Valentine, a man with a criminal past from the Prohibition era who is now trying to live quietly. When Valentine refuses to cooperate with police about the shooting, Dollar must piece together the mystery while also discovering that Valentine's estranged wife has mysteriously appeared at the hospital.

New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1950s; hospital and Roosevelt Hotel · Johnny Dollar, Dan Valentine, Inspector de Baca, Swilly Blakely, Anne Valentine (Mrs. Valentine)

Listen for: The witness account of the shooting from a mysterious car, and the revelation that Dan Valentine's estranged wife has just arrived in town after 13 years of separation.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 253 The Valentine Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar searches for Dan Valentine, a man recently released from prison who fled his hospital bed after being shot at. Dollar questions Valentine's estranged wife in New Orleans and learns that an old friend named Conrad Webster may hold clues to Valentine's whereabouts, but Webster denies any contact with the fugitive.

New Orleans, Louisiana; a hospital; Valentine's home; Webster's residence at three in the morning · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Valentine, Dan Valentine, Conrad Webster, Teresa Valentine

Listen for: The tense interrogation of Mrs. Valentine as Johnny Dollar pieces together the connection between Dan Valentine and his mysterious past; the cryptic and drunken conversation with Conrad Webster that reveals the sad history of these broken men.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 254 The Valentine Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Johnny Dollar continues his investigation into the shooting deaths of Danny Valentine and his wife. Inspector de Bucken describes the two gunmen and reveals that Valentine's estranged daughter, Miss Ward, has arrived in New Orleans. Dollar visits Valentine's house in Jefferson Parish to gather information and meets the grieving young woman, learning that she was raised apart from her father and is determined to discover who killed both her parents.

New Orleans, Louisiana; Danny Valentine's house in Jefferson Parish; police station · Johnny Dollar, Inspector Charles de Bucken, Danny Valentine, Miss Ward, Mrs. Yachino, Conrad Webster

Listen for: The description of the two gunmen and the Italian-made pistol used in the murders; the revelation that Valentine's daughter was kept ignorant of her father's identity; Valentine's unexpected life as an artist and lover of music and Italian landscapes.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 255 The Valentine Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the Valentine house moments after Terry Valentine is shot and killed. He apprehends one of two gunmen fleeing the scene, but the suspect dies in police custody without revealing who ordered the murders. As the bodies pile up—Terry, her father Dan Valentine, his lawyer Conrad Webster, and others—Johnny struggles to understand the motive behind the seemingly senseless killings.

Hollywood and the Valentine house; also New York police investigations · Johnny Dollar, Inspector DeBaca, Terry Valentine, Dan Valentine, Sister Chianti, Darby Chianti, Pietro Chianti, Mrs. Yetchino

Listen for: The shocking revelation that Pietro Chianti, the father of the gunmen, ordered the murders of his own daughter and granddaughter; Johnny's emotional connection to the victim Terry Valentine.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 256 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in El Jie, North Africa to investigate the theft of a valuable diamond briefcase worth $100,000. A courier dies under mysterious circumstances, and a local property agent is found beaten in his office with the briefcase missing. Dollar must determine who orchestrated the theft and recover the stolen diamonds.

El Jie, North Africa (Algeria); the airport, Inspector Marcus's office, and a hospital · Johnny Dollar, Inspector Marcus, André Jourdain, Zendorf, Ben

Listen for: The details of what happened at the airport, the courier's death, and André Jourdain's account of the thief's appearance

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 257 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates the theft of diamonds from a murdered courier in Algiers. The Countess de Toulila, who received advance notice of the diamond shipment, becomes a prime suspect when Dollar discovers her financial desperation and a recent attempt to purchase expensive jewelry on credit.

Algiers, North Africa; a luxury hotel and the Countess's apartment in a fashionable residential district · Johnny Dollar, Countess de Toulila, Inspector Marcus, The courier (deceased)

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's tough interrogation of the Countess as he pieces together the details of her financial troubles and her knowledge of the diamond shipment; the mounting tension as the Countess becomes defensive and angry.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 258 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Algiers to investigate missing diamonds and finds a man unconscious in the Countess's closet. He discovers the diamonds were sent as an engagement gift from a wealthy American named Charles Barrett to the Countess Maria, but the arrangement seems suspicious. When Johnny is followed and attacked by Barrett himself, a police inspector arrives at the scene.

Algiers, including an apartment and the streets of the Medina District · Johnny Dollar, Countess Maria, Hans Zindorff, Mr. Zindoff, Charles K. Barrett, André Jourdain, Inspector

Listen for: The revelation of the diamond arrangement as an engagement gift, the street fight with Barrett, and the mysterious appearance of the police inspector

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 259 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is tracking down the Lorko Diamonds, worth $100,000, which have gone missing. He bribes an employment agent named Abdul for the address of Chatter, a servant who worked for the Countess, suspecting her of attempted murder. After a rough visit from a man named Barrett, Johnny heads to the Casbah late at night to find Chatter, but instead meets a man called Bobo who claims to know where the diamonds are.

North Africa, specifically the Casbah quarter of a major city; Johnny's hotel room and a coffeehouse in the native quarter. · Johnny Dollar, Abdul, Chatter, Charlie Barrett, Bobo, The Countess D'Otaliya

Listen for: The mystery of who stole the diamonds and what role Chatter and Bobo played in the theft and attempted murder; whether Johnny can trust Bobo's claim to know the diamonds' location.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 260 The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar follows Maria to the Marrakesh Cafe in Algiers after she calls in distress, claiming to be followed. At the cafe, a gunfight erupts between Johnny and an unseen assailant. Johnny pursues the shooter's car in a wild chase along a clifftop road that ends in a fiery crash. Johnny discovers the dead driver is André Jourdain, a customs property agent, and realizes Maria knew exactly who it would be.

Algiers, North Africa - the waterfront district, Marrakesh Cafe, and clifftop roads near the beach · Johnny Dollar, Maria, Inspector Marcus, André Jourdain, Barrett

Listen for: A tense nighttime chase culminating in a car plunging off a cliff and exploding in flames; Johnny's confrontation with Maria when he realizes her knowledge of the driver's identity.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 261 The Broderick Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Johnny Dollar takes on a case for Eastern Trust Insurance to locate Lorraine Broderick, the beneficiary of a $1,500 policy left by John Adams Smith, a newspaper vendor who died in a charity ward. Smith had met Lorraine when she was just eleven years old and took out the policies as a gesture of kindness, never seeing her again. Dollar traces Lorraine from her parents' death in 1948 through her time at St. Charles High School and her work as a dental assistant, but finding her current whereabouts proves difficult.

St. Charles, Connecticut; Eastern Trust Insurance Company office, high school, dental office · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Steele, John Adams Smith, Lorraine Broderick, Sister Mary Regina, Dr. Doctor

Listen for: The touching backstory of how an elderly newspaper vendor came to leave his insurance money to a girl he met only once; Johnny Dollar's investigation methodology as he pieces together Lorraine's life after her parents' death.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 262 The Broderick Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar searches for Lorraine Broderick, a missing beneficiary owed $1,500 from a policy. He traces her from Hartford to New York, discovering she mysteriously disappeared on Christmas Eve 1952 from a car belonging to William Dameron, a wealthy businessman who had brought her to the city with marriage plans after knowing her only a week.

Hartford, Connecticut and New York City, 1955 (investigating events from 1952-1953) · Johnny Dollar, Carl Walden, Dr. Pollard, William Dameron, Lorraine Broderick, Pauline

Listen for: Dameron's explanation of why Lorraine disappeared from his car, and what her true circumstances and intentions might be.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 263 The Broderick Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Johnny Dollar continues tracking Lorraine Broderick, a woman who disappeared from New York on Christmas Eve 1953 after abandoning an elderly man named William Damarin. Following a trail of bad checks and false names across multiple cities, Johnny discovers she's been working a con game at hotels, most recently checking into a Santa Barbara resort where she charmed guests and wrote fraudulent checks totaling over $800.

New York City, Connecticut, and Santa Barbara, California; includes filling stations, police headquarters, apartment buildings, and a resort hotel. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Steel, William Damarin, Edward Quinlan, Pauline Damarin Woodfield, Mrs. Gaines, Tyler, Mr. Harrington

Listen for: The emerging pattern of Lorraine's con artistry as Johnny pieces together her movements through multiple identities and bad checks; the hotel manager's account of her arrival and charm.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 264 The Broderick Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar searches for Lorraine Broderick to settle a $1,500 inheritance claim from a deceased man. Dollar and Deputy King discover she recently checked into a seaside inn under the name Bradley, where she met actor Joe Tappen. When they show Tappen her photograph, he's reluctant to believe she's the woman he knows, claiming she told him a tragic story about losing a young child and a failed marriage. The investigation reveals Lorraine has abandoned fourteen pieces of luggage at the Beverly Glen Hotel in Hollywood and disappeared after visiting a bar called The Topper.

Hollywood and Los Angeles, California, and the surrounding seaside area; the Malibu Sheriff Station, the Seaside Inn, the Beverly Glen Hotel, and The Topper bar · Johnny Dollar, Deputy King, Sheriff, Joe Tappen, Lorraine Broderick

Listen for: The frustration in Johnny Dollar's voice as he confronts a charming con artist, and Joe Tappen's stubborn insistence on believing Lorraine's fabricated story despite mounting evidence of her deceptions.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 265 The Broderick Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Johnny Dollar tracks down Lorraine Broderick, a deeply troubled woman standing on a hotel ledge threatening to jump. As she teeters on the edge, Johnny tries to connect with her by recalling people from her past who cared about her—including Dr. Pollard, William Damarin who still loves her despite her theft, and an old newspaper vendor named John Smith who showed her kindness years ago.

A hotel room with a ledge overlooking the street, crowds gathering below. · Johnny Dollar, Lorraine Broderick, William Damarin, Dr. Pollard, John Smith, hotel room clerk

Listen for: Johnny's persistent attempts to talk Lorraine down from suicide by reminding her of genuine connections and past moments of human kindness in her life.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 266 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in when actress Amy Bradshaw receives a threatening note promising her "sudden death." The note arrives just before a performance of her play The Unguarded Hour, and Amy reports that she was nearly pushed into traffic on the street afterward. Though Amy dismisses the threats as silly, Johnny suspects the danger may be more real than she wants to admit, and questions whether someone close to her might be behind the threats.

New York City: the Criterion Theatre on West 44th Street, Amy's dressing room, and a quiet bar near the theater. · Johnny Dollar, Amy Bradshaw, David Coleman, Mike Pomeroy, Georgie, Sheila Mitchell, Poor McCain

Listen for: The mysterious threatening note, the incident in traffic on 44th Street, and Johnny's suspicion that the threat comes from someone in Amy's inner circle rather than a random crank.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 267 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates threats against actress Amy Bradshaw, who has received a death threat and was nearly shoved into traffic in Times Square. Amy's estranged husband Bill York stands to gain from her $25,000 life insurance policy. Johnny begins interviewing those close to Amy, including her unusual admirer Porter Kane and her co-star Mike Pomeroy, who seems protective of her and wants Johnny to drop the case.

New York City, including Times Square, theater district, and a Criterion theater production. · Johnny Dollar, Amy Bradshaw, Al (police contact), Porter Kane, Mike Pomeroy, Dave Coleman (director), Emery Taylor (producer), Dora Taylor

Listen for: The mysterious threatening letter warning Amy of sudden death; Johnny's encounters with Porter Kane, an eccentric collector who plans to add Amy to his collection; Mike Pomeroy's heated confrontation with Amy backstage about her stage performance; and the revelation that Amy's estranged husband Bill York is the beneficiary of her insurance policy.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 268 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates a series of attempts on actress Amy Bradshaw's life. She remains frightened despite the dangers, and Johnny suspects someone close to her may be responsible. He tracks down several suspects including Bill York, Amy's estranged writer husband who stands to benefit from her life insurance.

New York City, primarily Greenwich Village and midtown Manhattan in the 1950s · Johnny Dollar, Amy Bradshaw, Sergeant Rogers, Bill York, Mike Pomeroy, Emory Taylor, Dora Taylor, Dave Coleman

Listen for: Johnny's investigation takes him through Greenwich Village and into the lives of those connected to Amy, revealing possible motives and suspects while Amy faces continued danger from unknown attackers.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 269 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar questions Bill York, a man with money troubles and a connection to Amy Bradshaw, whom someone recently tried to kill. York admits to lingering outside Amy's apartment, and Detective Lieutenant Elson Teller considers him a suspect. Later, Johnny visits Amy at her apartment and finds himself drawn to her, though she warns him their connection may be a mistake.

A hotel room, police headquarters, and Amy Bradshaw's apartment in Hollywood · Johnny Dollar, Bill York, Detective Lieutenant Elson Teller, Amy Bradshaw, Mike Pomeroy, Porter

Listen for: Johnny's interrogation of Bill York reveals the suspect's financial desperation and lingering feelings for Amy, while a later phone call from Porter hints at another complication in Amy's life. Johnny's visit to Amy's apartment explores the growing attraction between them, though Amy expresses doubt and warns of past relationships that have caused her pain.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 270 The Amy Bradshaw Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar rushes to meet actress Amy Bradshaw at the theater, where she claims to finally know who's been trying to kill her. Instead, he finds Mike Pomeroy shot dead in her dressing room. A mysterious hand with a distinctive signet ring fired the fatal shot, and suspicion falls on Porter Kane, a man with a history of obsessive behavior and a motive rooted in jealousy.

A theater in Hollywood, late at night; Amy Bradshaw's dressing room and apartment. · Johnny Dollar, Amy Bradshaw, Mike Pomeroy, Porter Kane, Lieutenant Sintella, Al Centella

Listen for: The mounting tension as Johnny discovers the body and investigates the murder; Amy's confession about why she faked the attempts on her own life; the revelation of her true motive for the killing.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 271 The Henderson Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Culver, Montana to investigate the death of George Henderson, a prominent rancher and newspaper stockholder who fell four stories from a hotel window. The death is claimed as accidental, but the insurance company needs to determine whether it was accident, suicide, or murder before paying out the $25,000 policy with double indemnity.

Culver, Montana, a small town of 3,500-4,000 people in the northern part of the state near Great Falls, in the winter with heavy snow. · Johnny Dollar, Tim Connors, George Water Henderson, Pauline Henderson, Sheriff Eve Holton

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation begins as he arrives in this isolated, snow-covered town and meets the local sheriff who hints that not everyone in town welcomes detailed inquiries into Henderson's death.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 272 The Henderson Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Culver, Montana to look into the death of George Henderson, officially ruled accidental after he fell from a hotel window. Despite pressure from Mayor Newton to drop the matter, Johnny pushes for a coroner's inquest, which begins the following morning. The proceedings reveal testimony from hotel staff and Henderson's estranged wife about the circumstances of his death.

Culver, Montana; a small town with limited resources, featuring the Butte Hotel and City Hall · Johnny Dollar, Sheriff Holt, Mayor Newton, George Henderson, Mrs. Henderson, Dr. Horace Nam, Miss Cubbly, Jackson the Coroner

Listen for: The mystery of how and why George Henderson died; why the Mayor is so eager to avoid an inquest; what Mrs. Henderson reveals about her relationship with her husband and the divorce proceedings

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 273 The Henderson Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of George Henderson, officially ruled an accident, but the sheriff suspects foul play. The insurance company stands to lose $50,000 if the death remains accidental. Johnny is pressured to leave town by the hotel manager, and he discovers that Henderson had recently contacted his insurance broker about changing the beneficiary on his policy, cutting out his young wife Pauline.

The town of Culver and Great Falls, Montana in 1955 · Johnny Dollar, Sheriff Eve Holton, Mr. Porter (hotel manager), Mrs. Pauline Henderson, Noah Baxter, Tim Connors, Mr. Thurber (insurance broker)

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances around Henderson's death and Johnny's growing suspicions about who wanted him out of town; the revelation that Henderson planned to change his will.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 274 The Henderson Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Insurance adjuster Johnny Dollar arrives in snowy Calver, Montana to investigate George Henderson's death—whether it was an accident, suicide, or murder. After learning that Henderson had changed his insurance beneficiary from his wife Pauline to a woman named Matilda Knickerbocker just before his death, Johnny seeks out both women to understand what led to Henderson falling from a hotel window.

Calver, Montana and the Big Horn Lodge, during winter with fresh snow on the ground · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Pauline Henderson, Eve Holton, Matilda Knickerbocker, Mr. Thurber

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into Henderson's mysterious death and what the conflicting insurance beneficiary changes reveal about Henderson's state of mind and relationships

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 275 The Henderson Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar suspects that Pauline Henderson's testimony about her husband George's accidental death from a hotel window fall is false. When he discovers she lied about George drinking the morning he died, Johnny pressures the insurance company to file a murder complaint, prompting Sheriff Holton to investigate her background and uncover mysterious trips and a possible accomplice.

Culver, a ranch town in the American West, including the Henderson Ranch, Sheriff's office, and Baxter Ranch · Johnny Dollar, Tim Connors, Sheriff Holton, Pauline Henderson, Noah Baxter, George Henderson

Listen for: The revelation that George Henderson did not drink the morning of his death, contradicting Mrs. Henderson's sworn testimony; the discovery of her mysterious trips away from town; and Noah Baxter's admission that he wanted Pauline and that George was considering divorce.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 276 The Cronin Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to protect Dolly McLean Cronin and her priceless diamond and emerald necklace, the Circle of Fire, at a lavish week-long party at her summer estate. The guest list includes old friends from Dolly's glamorous past, but some invitations went undelivered and mysterious figures from her history are arriving, including an ex-convict with a criminal past.

New York apartment and an upstate summer house where a party is being held · Johnny Dollar, Joe Parker, Dolly McLean Cronin, Miss Blake, Shorty Weber

Listen for: The arrival of more guests and the revelation of threats to the valuable necklace during the party festivities

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 277 The Cronin Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is assigned to protect a valuable diamond and emerald necklace called the Circle of Fire at a weekend party in the Adirondacks. The necklace belongs to Mrs. Cronin, a retired Broadway dancer from the 1920s who lives in a world of memories and false beliefs about her old friends. As the train carrying Mrs. Cronin and her guests departs, Dollar discovers that one of the party attendees is lying about her identity and connection to Mrs. Cronin.

A chartered railroad coach traveling to the Adirondacks, with scenes at the Daily Times newspaper office and the train station. · Johnny Dollar, Jason Prell, Mrs. Cronin, Laura Dean, Fritsey Morrell

Listen for: Jason Prell's warnings about Mrs. Cronin's fragile mental state and her naive trust in friends who may want to steal the valuable necklace; the revelation that Laura Dean is lying about being Fritsey Morrell's niece; Mrs. Cronin's sudden illness near the end of the episode.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 278 The Cronin Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the isolated Cronin summer estate in Wells Falls, New York to investigate a half-million-dollar necklace. Mrs. Cronin has unexpectedly returned after years away, arriving on the train in poor health with a heart condition. As a storm approaches, Johnny tries to locate the local doctor, Big B, who mysteriously refuses to treat her and insists she leave immediately, hinting at dark secrets from the past.

The Cronin summer estate on the river, five miles from Wells Falls, New York, during an approaching storm · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Cronin, Dr. Big B, Jason Prell, Miss Atherton, Sylvia, Laura Dean, Vigal Deschordi

Listen for: The mystery of why Dr. Big B refuses to treat Mrs. Cronin and what connection exists between her return and her late husband Barnaby's death at the same house years earlier during a similar storm

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 279 The Cronin Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Johnny Dollar confronts Jason Prell, who has been terrorizing the Cronin estate during a violent storm. As Dollar circles to capture Prell, a struggle ensues in the darkness. The next morning, Dollar visits the grieving Mrs. Cronin, who reminisces about her late husband Barnaby and reflects on how life has brought her back to her birthplace.

The Cronin Estate in Wells Falls during and after a violent storm, and the Cronin house the following morning. · Johnny Dollar, Shorty Weaver, Jason Prell, Mrs. Cronin, Olnesis Cronin, Barnaby Cronin, Laura Dean, Miss Athadon

Listen for: A tense gunfight in the darkness during a storm, the outcome of the confrontation with Prell, and Mrs. Cronin's poignant reflections on memory and homecoming.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 280 The Cronin Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates the deaths at the Cronin Estate, where Jason Prell has been shot and Mrs. Dolly Cronin has died under mysterious circumstances. As Johnny pieces together the evidence, he discovers a poisoning connected to a famous necklace—the Circle of Fire—that may not be what it seems, and learns that multiple people at the estate have been harboring dangerous secrets.

The Cronin Estate in Wells Falls, New York, and surrounding locations including a forestry station and Tupper's Lake. · Johnny Dollar, Dr. Bigby, Mrs. Cronin, Dolly Cronin, Jason Prell, Barnaby Cronin, Ms. Atherton, Seanan

Listen for: The revelation about the Circle of Fire necklace and what it means for the case; Dr. Bigby's explanation of past events; Johnny's deduction about the poisoned pills and who administered them.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 281 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Tucson to investigate a $50,000 life insurance claim on James Lansing, who died on a public street with no identification. The coroner performed an autopsy before authorities even knew who the body was. Johnny must verify that the dead man is actually the James Lansing who took out the policy, especially since the examining physician seems oddly evasive about his work.

Tucson, Arizona in 1955; Johnny travels from Hartford, Connecticut to investigate the insurance claim. · Johnny Dollar, Jim Carter, Sergeant Younger, Dr. Carl Mayhood, Arlene Kennedy

Listen for: Johnny's suspicions about whether the body is actually James Lansing, and Dr. Mayhood's strange reluctance to confirm his own examination and signature.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 282 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates a suspicious insurance claim on a $50,000 policy issued to James Lansing two years ago. When Lansing dies, Dollar discovers discrepancies in the medical examination and questions whether the man who took out the policy is actually the same man now in the morgue. As Dollar digs deeper, he uncovers a mysterious picture of Lansing's life: a solitary drinker with no job who somehow had enough money to pay rent, buy expensive liquor, and secure substantial insurance coverage.

A city with a Valley National Building, an apartment house, a coroner's office, and Dr. Mayhood's medical office. The investigation takes place two years after Lansing's insurance examination. · Johnny Dollar, Jim Carter, Dr. Mayhood, Anita Regan, James Lansing, Sergeant Younger, Dr. Frank

Listen for: The growing suspicion that someone may have deliberately set up Lansing's death as an insurance fraud scheme, and the revelation that Lansing was a chronic alcoholic with mysterious financial support.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 283 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates a potentially fraudulent life insurance claim filed by Arlene Kennedy following her brother James Lansing's death. The insurance company suspects someone else may have taken Lansing's physical examination two years earlier, and Dollar must uncover the truth within ten days before the company is forced to act.

Tucson, Arizona and Catalina Vista; present day investigation into events from two years prior · Johnny Dollar, Arlene Kennedy, Jim Carter, Hillary Franks, James Lansing

Listen for: The revelation of who impersonated James Lansing for the insurance physical examination and whether the claim is legitimate or fraudulent

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 284 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar has been looking into the Lansing fraud case and has concluded that James Lansing's fifty-thousand-dollar insurance policy was procured through deception. Dollar notifies the State Insurance Commission that the policy claim will be withheld pending investigation, and confronts insurance broker Hillary Franks with evidence that someone else must have taken Lansing's physical examination. When Franks panics and attacks Dollar with a paperweight, he flees, and Dollar then visits the beneficiary, Arlene Kennedy, to inform her that charges are being prepared.

San Arizona, primarily at the offices of Hillary Franks and the home of Mrs. Kennedy in Catalina Vista · Johnny Dollar, Hillary Franks, Mrs. Arlene Kennedy, Dr. Mayhood, Jim Carter, Jim Pader

Listen for: The tense confrontations as Johnny Dollar lays out the fraud scheme to both the insurance broker and the beneficiary, and the growing pressure as the investigation closes in on those involved

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 285 The Lansing Fraud Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Johnny Dollar meets with Hillary Franks, an insurance agent who has been helping Arlene Kennedy commit fraud against her brother James Lansing's life insurance policy. Franks reveals how he arranged for someone to take a physical examination in Lansing's name to secure a $50,000 policy, and how Arlene manipulated him into the scheme. Johnny convinces Franks to give a written statement to help prove the attempted fraud.

Tucson, Arizona, primarily at an old missionary church in the desert outside of town, and later back at the hotel. · Johnny Dollar, Jim Carter, Hillary Franks, Arlene Kennedy, James Lansing, Dr. Mayhood

Listen for: Johnny's skillful interrogation of Hillary Franks at the mission, extracting details of how the insurance fraud was arranged and how Arlene Kennedy manipulated Franks into committing the crime. The confession scene reveals the emotional manipulation that led to the scheme.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 286 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into the murder of racketeer Priker, who was shot twice in his office at the Chairs Colet nightclub. Priker's partner Nick Schern stands to gain from the killing, but claims he was at another club when the murder occurred, with his manager Benny Stark vouching for him. A taxi driver claims to have seen a mysterious girl, Kathleen O'Dare, leaving the club minutes after the shots were fired, though she denies being there. Dollar must find O'Dare and convince her to talk before Nick Schern silences her permanently.

New York City, including the Chairs Colet supper club, police precinct, and various other clubs in the city. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Rafferty, Nick Schern, Benny Stark, Kathleen O'Dare, Priker, Ralph Sterner

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's quick wit as he navigates between the police investigation and the dangerous underworld figures; his confrontation with Nick Schern outside the precinct station where Schern threatens O'Dare's life.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 287 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar searches for a frightened young woman named Kathy, who has fled New York and returned to her hometown of Brambury, Michigan. A local deputy sheriff and Kathy's father are protecting her whereabouts, but Dollar believes he must find her before the dangerous men pursuing her do.

Brambury, Michigan during Christmas week; begins in New York with Mrs. Gottliehr, then moves to the small town of Brambury. · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Gottliehr, Deputy Sheriff Dan Martin, Kathy, Mike (Kathy's father)

Listen for: The investigation into why Kathy fled New York and what role she plays in a murder case; the tense questioning between Dollar and the protective townspeople.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 288 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Johnny Dollar mans a roadblock outside the small town of Brambury to intercept Benny Stark, a hired killer who has been sent to silence Kathy O'Dare. When Stark fails to appear at the roadblock, Johnny and the local sheriff head into town for the Christmas Eve celebrations, where they spot Stark's car parked near the town hall.

The small town of Brambury during Christmas Eve, with snowy roads and a town square decorated with lights. · Johnny Dollar, Kathy O'Dare, Michael Dere, Benny Stark, Dan Martin, Nick Shurn

Listen for: Johnny's observations about Benny Stark's character and tactics, and the mounting tension as they search for the killer in the festive small town.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 289 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar searches for Cathy O'Dear and her daughter in a worsening blizzard after they flee their home. Cathy has taken a car and rifle, and Johnny discovers an abandoned vehicle on Pine Lake Road—along with evidence that killer Benny Stark is also in the area. Johnny sets out alone on foot into the storm to track them down.

A snowy mountain area near Pine Lake, during an approaching blizzard; Johnny searches the Pine Creek trail on foot. · Johnny Dollar, Mike, Deputy Sheriff Dan Martin, Cathy O'Dear, Benny Stark

Listen for: Johnny's determination as he battles through the worsening storm on foot, following faint tracks and fighting exhaustion and cold; the sound of the wind and his internal narration as reality blurs in the blizzard.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 290 The Nick Shurn Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Johnny Dollar convinces Kathy O'Dare, a woman in hiding in a small mountain town, to testify against gangster Nick Schern for the murder of Mel Pryker. Kathy has been protecting herself and her young daughter Jill by keeping silent about witnessing the killing at Schern's club, but Johnny appeals to her sense of duty and her responsibility to raise her daughter with courage rather than fear.

A remote house in Brambury during a blizzard, and flashbacks to Nick Schern's club in the city where a murder occurred. · Johnny Dollar, Kathy O'Dare, Jill, Nick Schern, Mel Pryker, Benny Stark, Dan Martin

Listen for: The emotional confrontation between Johnny and Kathy as he persuades her to overcome her fear and testify, and the tender moment at the end when Jill joins them as Kathy makes her decision.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 291 The Forbes Matter - Ep 1 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to New York to look into an embezzlement claim filed by Century Styles, Inc., a dress manufacturing company. The company's books show a shortage of over four thousand dollars, and the audit trail points to a bookkeeper named Sheldon Thomas Forbes who has been handling the affected account series.

New York City, primarily Century Styles Inc. offices in Manhattan, with scenes at the Western Hotel and insurance company offices; 1955. · Johnny Dollar, Pauline Morris, Robert P. Elliott, Sheldon Thomas Forbes, Mr. Brett

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigative method and the mysterious fact that Forbes, the apparent embezzler, has not attempted to flee his job despite the theft.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 292 The Forbes Matter - Ep 2 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates an insurance theft case involving Sheldon Forbes, who has admitted to stealing $4,285 from his employer, Century Styles. The money has disappeared without a trace, and Forbes refuses to reveal what he did with it despite Dollar's efforts to recover it for the insurance company.

New York City, including Century Styles offices, a law office on 56th Street, police headquarters, and the city jail · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Elliott, Sheldon Thomas Forbes, Edward Gumby, Police officers, Sergeant

Listen for: Dollar's investigation into the missing $4,285 and his frustrating interrogation of the stubborn, tight-lipped Forbes, who insists he spent every dime and won't reveal the details.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 293 The Forbes Matter - Ep 3 (1955)

Johnny Dollar investigates the theft of $4,285 by accountant Sheldon Forbes at Century Styles, Inc. Despite the evidence against him, Forbes refuses to cooperate or help recover the money, and he seems resigned to going to prison. Dollar interviews Forbes's employer, visits his apartment, and speaks with his landlady to understand what could have motivated the quiet, lonely man to steal.

New York City, including the offices of Century Styles Inc., an apartment building on 59th Street, and a neighborhood restaurant called the 79 · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Gumbie, Mr. Haven, Sheldon Forbes, Mrs. Anastasia Kanapka, Alexander Douglass

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's methodical investigation as he questions people who knew Forbes and searches for clues about why an apparently modest, solitary man would commit theft; the portrait of Forbes as a quiet, introspective loner with no obvious vices or expensive habits

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 294 The Forbes Matter - Ep 4 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar rescues Sheldon Forbes, an embezzler awaiting sentencing, from a suicide attempt by gas. After Forbes is taken to Bellevue Hospital, Dollar follows him to the Empress Theatre where Forbes met with a stagehander about seeing Betsy Walker, a performer in the show. Dollar tracks down Walker at her apartment late at night to question her about her connection to Forbes.

New York City - Bellevue Hospital area, the Empress Theatre, and Betsy Walker's apartment building · Johnny Dollar, Sheldon Forbes, Betsy Walker, Frank (stagehander), Police interns

Listen for: The dramatic rescue of Forbes from his apartment, Dollar's investigation into Forbes's movements at the theater, and the beginning of his interrogation of Betsy Walker about her relationship to the embezzler.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 295 The Forbes Matter - Ep 5 (1955)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar completes his investigation of the Forbes matter by taking inventory of stolen gifts and tracking down purchases. He visits Sheldon Forbes in the hospital to get his signature on the expense report, and Forbes reveals how he became obsessed with Betsy Walker, a model and performer he saw at his office, and stole nearly $5,000 to impress her through lavish gifts and restaurant reservations. Later, Betsy Walker approaches Johnny in his hotel lobby to discuss Forbes's fate.

New York City, including Betsy Walker's apartment, various restaurants, a hospital, and a hotel bar · Johnny Dollar, Betsy Walker, Sheldon Forbes

Listen for: Forbes's heartfelt explanation of how he fell in love at first sight with Betsy and his misguided attempt to win her affection through stolen money; Johnny Dollar's reflections on whether love at first sight truly exists and his sympathy for Forbes's predicament

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 296 The Caylin Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles to investigate the death of Eddie Kalen, a small-time gambler and promoter who died in a car fire in a ravine. A ten-thousand-dollar life insurance policy was recently issued on Kalen at his wife's urging, despite his dismissive attitude toward it. Detective Sergeant Reynosa suspects foul play rather than accident, pointing to suspicious circumstances including signs of struggle in the Kalens' apartment, possible arson, and a large poker loss Kalen may have suffered before his death.

Los Angeles, including an airport, a Beverly Wilshire Hotel, a police station, and the Kalen apartment in the hills above the harbor. · Johnny Dollar, Presley Welch, Detective Sergeant Jose Reynosa, Eddie Kalen, Mrs. Kalen, Topo Lienley

Listen for: The whimsical banter between Johnny Dollar and the nervous insurance salesman Presley Welch sets the tone, while Detective Reynosa's growing suspicion that something is deeply wrong with the official story drives the investigation forward.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 297 The Caylin Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the home of Mrs. Kalen following her husband Eddie's death in a car fire three days earlier. The police believe Eddie was killed during a robbery after winning money from a gambler, but Johnny suspects foul play involving access to the couple's front door and begins reconstructing Eddie's final days through questioning.

Los Angeles, California; the Kalen home · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Kalen, Sergeant Manosa, Pete Stimer

Listen for: Johnny's suspicion about the front door keys and his theory about Mrs. Kalen's attempts to manipulate him; details about Eddie's gambling, his mysterious friend Pete Stimer, and the money he won the night he died.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 298 The Caylin Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of Eddie Kalen, whose car was found burned at the bottom of a canyon. Dollar suspects Eddie may still be alive and searches his hangouts and contacts to find proof, questioning those who knew him and tracking his movements before his apparent death.

Hollywood; various nightclubs and bars including a Caribbean-themed clip joint and the Reismuck Inn · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant, Lila Kalen, Eddie Kalen, Pete Steimer, Marty Midnight, Latin hostess, Bartender at Reismuck Inn

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into Eddie Kalen's death, his interviews with those who knew Eddie, and clues about what really happened the night before Eddie's car was found in the canyon

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 299 The Caylin Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the Caylin Matter in Los Angeles. Eddie Caylin, believed dead in a car fire, is found shot to death in the apartment of stripper Marty Midnight. A witness reports seeing a long-haired woman in a white raincoat fleeing the scene, wiping something that looked like a gun. A man is spotted lurking in the bushes outside, and when police pursue him into nearby Griffith Park, he fires at an officer and escapes into the dense brush.

Los Angeles, specifically the apartment of Marty Midnight and Griffith Park nearby · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Reynosa, Lila Caylin, Marty Midnight, Jeanette De Buard, Eddie Caylin, Pete Steamer, Topo Leenly

Listen for: The revelation of who fired the shot that killed Eddie Caylin and what becomes of the fugitive in the brush.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 300 The Caylin Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar arrives at police headquarters where Sergeant Reynosa is interrogating Marty Midnight, a young stripper arrested at the bus station with a ticket to San Diego. The girl initially refuses to talk but breaks down when threatened with contacting her parents, revealing she knew Eddie Kalen and was supposed to run away with him to Mexico. After visiting the widow Lila Kalen at her apartment, Johnny makes a startling discovery that suggests the case may not be solved as believed.

Los Angeles, including police headquarters interrogation room and the Argus Terrace Apartments · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Reynosa, Marty Midnight, Eddie Kalen, Lila Kalen, Mike Kelso, Pete

Listen for: Johnny's growing suspicion about who really committed the murder, particularly his observation about dark hair and a white raincoat that leads him to call Sergeant Reynosa back to Lila's apartment

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 301 The Todd Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is approached by Orrin Vance, a man he sent to prison seven years earlier for a clothing company swindle. Vance claims he has information about the Todd burglary, a case involving stolen jewelry and a mink coat from Long Island that has gone unsolved for six months. Vance provides a lead pointing to Gloria Tierney in New York City, but when Dollar arrives to meet her, he finds her apartment dark and empty.

New York City and Wilmington, Delaware, 1956. The story begins in Dollar's office, moves through phone calls to Delaware, and culminates at an apartment building on East 57th Street in Manhattan. · Johnny Dollar, Orrin Vance, Don Freed, Gloria Tierney, Ethel Stromberg

Listen for: The developing mystery of the stolen mink coat and its connection to Gloria Tierney. Watch for the tension between Dollar and the ex-convict Vance, and the unanswered question of where Gloria has gone after calling Dollar to arrange a meeting.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 302 The Todd Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at a young woman's apartment for a late-night meeting, but she is shot three times by an unknown gunman in a black Cadillac before they can talk. Dollar is questioned by Sergeant Mapes about his investigation into the Todd burglary case and his connection to the victim, Gloria Tierney, whose stolen mink coat was recovered at the scene.

A city police station and Gloria Tierney's apartment building, present day. · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Mapes, Gloria Tierney, Mrs. Stromberg, Bill

Listen for: The mystery of who Bill is and why he shot Gloria Tierney; details about the Todd burglary case and the stolen mink coat; the connection between the shooting and Dollar's insurance investigation.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 303 The Todd Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of Gloria Tierney, a young woman found wearing a stolen $11,000 mink coat. She dies in the hospital without fully identifying the man who shot her, a mysterious figure named Bill who gave her the coat. Dollar and Sergeant Mapes must track down the killer and uncover why Gloria had the stolen fur.

A city hospital emergency room, a police station, and Gloria Tierney's apartment in an urban setting, with connections to Riverside, California. · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Dan Mapes, Gloria Tierney, Doctor, Father Dearing, Bill Shenchum, Mrs. Stromberg, Robert J. Tierney

Listen for: The tension in the hospital room as Gloria Tierney struggles to identify her assailant before she dies, and Johnny Dollar's moral reflection on witnessing a death as part of his investigation.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 304 The Todd Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates the Todd estate burglary and the murder of Gloria Tierney, who was found wearing a stolen fur coat. With the help of Sergeant Mapes, Johnny traces stolen items to a pawn shop and identifies the suspect, William Chambers, through fingerprints found on a Cadillac he sold at a used car lot. A woman with information about Chambers' whereabouts contacts Johnny to negotiate a reward.

New York City, including police headquarters, a morgue, a drug store, a pawn shop on Third Street, and a used car lot in the Bronx. · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Mapes, Gloria Tierney, Bill Powers, William Chambers, Stromberg

Listen for: The detective work unfolds as Johnny and Sergeant Mapes piece together evidence from the pawn shop and used car lot, leading to the identification of the suspect through fingerprints and eyewitness descriptions.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 305 The Todd Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar recovers in a hospital after being shot during a confrontation with William Charles, a burglar and killer. Charles dies from his wounds but refuses to reveal where he hid stolen goods or how he originally met Gloria Tierney, the woman he murdered. Dollar continues investigating, suspecting Mrs. Stromberg of being involved in setting up Gloria's fatal encounter with Charles.

A city hospital and police precinct, with flashbacks to an apartment building and Stromberg's residence · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Mapes, William Charles, Gloria Tierney, Melva Charles, Mrs. Stromberg

Listen for: Johnny Dollar pieces together the connections between a stolen mink coat, a burglary ring, and a murder, while confronting Mrs. Stromberg about her suspicious behavior the night Gloria was killed.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 306 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to find a missing Amati violin valued at $30,000 and determine the fate of Ricardo Amerigo, a once-famous concert violinist who disappeared when his car plunged through a bridge rail into a New Jersey river. The violinist had also been insured for $20,000, with his agent Thaddeus Corbin named as beneficiary, raising questions about whether Amerigo is truly dead or if something more sinister is at play.

Philadelphia and Port Morris, New Jersey, 1956 · Johnny Dollar, Harry Branson, Thaddeus Corbin, Ricardo Amerigo, Ed Bowles, Barney Peters

Listen for: The mystery of whether Ricardo Amerigo actually died in the river or if his disappearance and the missing violin are part of a larger scheme involving his agent's insurance claims.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 307 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Port Morris, New Jersey to investigate the death of Ricardo Amarego, a musician whose car plunged off a bridge into a tidal creek. Sergeant Barney Peters suspects booking agent Pete Corbin, who stands to benefit from Amarego's insurance policy. While examining the bridge, Johnny discovers Amarego's valuable violin case wedged in the marsh reeds and retrieves it after a harrowing struggle through quicksand-like mud, only to find a piece of Amarego's shirt deliberately attached to it.

Port Morris, New Jersey, a small town on the edge of salt marshes along the South Jersey shore, including a bridge over Lucky Hill Creek · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Barney Peters, Ed Bold, Pete Corbin, Ricardo Amarego

Listen for: Johnny's difficult retrieval of the violin case from the marsh, the discovery of Amarego's shirt on the case, and the debate over whether Pete Corbin deliberately planted it there

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 308 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar continues his probe into the death of violinist Ricardo Amerigo, whose body has not been found. Dollar recovers what he believes is Amerigo's valuable Amati violin from a South Jersey swamp and has it examined by an expert. He then confronts Amerigo's agent and beneficiary Peter Corbin, who was found near the scene of the supposed accidental death.

Philadelphia and Port Morris, New Jersey, 1956 · Johnny Dollar, Pete Corbin, Harry Branson, Shernie Arrow

Listen for: The mystery of whether the recovered violin is genuine, the revelation that Amarigo's body has not been found and may have been carried out to sea, and the mounting evidence against Corbin as the prime suspect.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 309 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is looking into the death of Ricardo Amorego, a musician who apparently drove his car off a bridge into a South Jersey swamp. Dollar has recovered Amorego's prized Amati violin from the marsh and begins visiting those who knew him, including Pete Corbin, Jerry Goldsmith, and Eric Snowden, a violin maker. When Goldsmith examines the recovered violin, he finds something wrong with its tone despite no visible damage.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas; various bars, apartments, and a violin maker's shop · Johnny Dollar, Pete Corbin, Jerry Goldsmith, Eric Snowden, William Elliot

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into whether Amorego's death was truly an accident and what may have happened to his prized Amati violin; the mystery of why the violin's tone has changed.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 310 The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the disappearance of concert violinist Ricardo Amerigo, whose car was found in a New Jersey swamp with a sabotaged steering arm. When Dollar recovers a $30,000 Amati violin from the swamp, he discovers a duplicate instrument at violin maker Eric Snowden's shop and must determine which is genuine while uncovering who plotted Amerigo's murder.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and South Jersey, including a violin maker's shop on Isminga Street · Johnny Dollar, Harry Branson, Ricardo Amerigo, Eric Snowden, Jerry Goldsmith

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's expense account itemization as he pieces together the case; the revelation of the duplicate violin and its significance; the shocking identity of a key player in the crime.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 311 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance adjuster Johnny Dollar arrives in San Pietro to investigate a $65,000 claim for Duke Red, a valuable racehorse owned by Ben Abbott that was reportedly destroyed after a serious accident. With the ranch manager who filed the claim now mysteriously gone and Abbott himself unavailable, Dollar begins questioning those involved, starting with the veterinarian who treated the horse.

San Pietro, a town in horse country, and the surrounding Abbott ranch area · Johnny Dollar, Judy, Dr. James Gory, Ben Abbott, Mr. Monroe

Listen for: The mysterious disappearance of Monroe, the quick cremation of the horse's carcass with no photographs or X-rays taken, and questions about whether the injury was truly fatal

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 312 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates a $65,000 insurance claim for the death of Duke Red, a valuable racehorse on the Abbott breeding farm. Mr. Abbott claims the horse was injured beyond repair when it reared and cut its Achilles tendon on a tractor blade, prompting Dr. Gory to recommend destruction. But Johnny finds conflicting accounts and suspicious behavior from those involved, and Abbott's daughter Terry insists the shooting was unjustified.

The Abbott breeding farm near San Pietro, California, and related locations in Hartford, Connecticut. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Pearson, Mr. Abbott, Terry Abbott, Dr. Gory, Tom Warner, Foolman Roe

Listen for: The contradiction between Abbott's account of Duke Red's fatal injury and Terry's claim that her father's decision to shoot the horse was wrong; the mystery of what happened to trainer Tom Warner after being fired; whether the injury really occurred as described.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 313 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the Abbott racing farm to investigate a $65,000 claim on the death of Duke Red, a valuable racehorse that was cremated without evidence of injury. Terry Abbott, the owner's daughter, hints that the horse may not have needed to be destroyed, but becomes evasive when questioned. Dollar begins checking the financial background of Terry's father, Benjamin Abbott, a wealthy horse breeder.

San Pietro, California and the Abbott racing farm · Johnny Dollar, Terry Abbott, Benjamin Abbott, Dale O'Ryan, Thomas Warner, Cali

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into whether Duke Red was truly injured or if the horse's death was part of an insurance fraud scheme. The mysterious $5,500 bonus paid to a recently departed business manager raises questions about Abbott's motives.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 314 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates a claim filed by Ben Abbott over the destruction of his prize racehorse, Duke Red. The horse supposedly died in an accident, but Johnny finds discrepancies in Abbott's story and discovers that Thomas Warner, the horse trainer who was present at the incident, has mysteriously vanished from the ranch without collecting his pay or saying goodbye.

Abbott Farms in San Pedro, California, and surrounding areas · Johnny Dollar, Ben Abbott, Thomas Warner, Kelly, Terry Abbott, Dr. Gore

Listen for: Johnny's questioning of Kelly about the night of the accident and his discovery that Terry Abbott may have vital information about both Thomas Warner's disappearance and her father's suspicious behavior regarding the horse's death.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 315 The Duke Red Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is looking into the death of Duke Red, a valuable racehorse owned by Ben Abbott. Dr. Gory, the veterinarian, admits that Abbott actually shot the horse rather than it dying in an accident, and that trainer Thomas Warner witnessed the shooting. When Dollar confronts Abbott, the man attacks him with a cane and threatens to kill him.

Ben Abbott's estate and surrounding areas · Johnny Dollar, Dr. Gory, Ben Abbott, Thomas Warner, Terry Abbott, Constable Polk

Listen for: The revelation that Duke Red was shot by Abbott rather than killed in an accident, and the violent confrontation between Dollar and the increasingly unstable Abbott.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 316 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Mexico to investigate the destruction of Pan Am Flight 12, which exploded in mid-air killing all ten people aboard. Mac Maclin of the Civil Air Transport Authority believes the plane was sabotaged with an explosive device, and Dollar must determine which of the passengers was the intended target and who wanted them dead.

Mexico, including Mexico City and the mountainous crash site of Pan Am Flight 12 · Johnny Dollar, Mac Maclin, General Romero, Senor Ramon de Lagos, Marielle de Lagos, Don Serrano, Inspector O'Connor

Listen for: The discovery of evidence at the wreckage site that confirms the explosion was deliberate, and Johnny Dollar's investigation into the three passengers who took out accident insurance policies.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 317 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

A dynamite explosion has destroyed Flight 6 near Mexico City, killing ten people including two of Bill Blakely's business partners in an engineering firm. Johnny Dollar investigates the bombing while encountering the enigmatic Marvel Terrence, a wealthy woman who cancelled her own reservation on the doomed flight at the last minute, claiming Bill Blakely talked her out of the trip.

Mexico City and the crash site of Flight 6 on a mountain slope · Johnny Dollar, Marvel Terrence, Bill Blakely, Chino Romero

Listen for: The investigation into who planted dynamite in the plane's baggage compartment and why Marvel Terrence cancelled her flight reservation at the crucial moment

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 318 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates the bombing of Flight Six in Mexico City, which killed Maria de Lagos and seven others. Don Serrano, Maria's brother, arrives at Johnny's hotel insisting that Maria's husband Ramon is guilty, but Johnny discovers that multiple people had financial motives and that a mysterious woman named Marvel Terrence who was supposed to be on the plane never boarded it.

Mexico City, particularly Johnny Dollar's hotel and the airport where Flight Six departed for Havana · Johnny Dollar, Don Serrano de Elmeito E. Pico, Maria de Lagos, Ramon de Lagos, Marvel Terrence, Ed Palmer, Jim Rourke, Federal police

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into the three insurance policies taken out on Flight Six and his interviews with the key suspects, including Don Serrano's accusation against Ramon and the revelation that Marvel Terrence has disappeared from the hotel.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 319 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the Flight 6 crash in Acapulco, tracking down beneficiaries and witnesses. He confronts Marvel Terrence, a beautiful woman who fled Mexico City, and discovers that multiple suspects—including Bill Blakely, who now owns his partners' firm after they died on Flight 6—have also come to Acapulco. As Johnny pressures Marvel for answers about the crash, tensions rise and motives begin to emerge.

Acapulco, Mexico; the investigation moves from Mexico City to the coastal resort town where multiple suspects have mysteriously gathered. · Johnny Dollar, Gino, Don Serrano, General Mauro, Marvel Terrence, Bill Blakely, Ed Palmer, Jim Rourke

Listen for: Johnny's probing questions about Marvel's guilt or involvement in the crash, Bill Blakely's confession of motive and means for sabotaging Flight 6, and the revelation of what multiple beneficiaries are doing in Acapulco.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 320 The Flight Six Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the explosion of Flight 6 in Acapulco, Mexico. A key witness, Marvel Terrence, is found murdered in the surf, silenced before she can reveal crucial information. Dollar and the local police close in on the suspects, discovering that one of the business partners has armed himself and is now fleeing desperately along the beach with a hostage.

Acapulco, Mexico; a beachfront hotel and surrounding shoreline · Johnny Dollar, Gino Romero, Marvel Terrence, Bill Blakely, Don Serrano, Armando Lagoz, Ramon, Mac

Listen for: The tense pursuit of an armed suspect along the beach, with the mystery of who caused Flight 6's explosion still not fully resolved despite the interrogations and discoveries

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 321 The Mc Clain Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar meets with a woman claiming to be Doris McLean, who tells him an extraordinary story: two years ago in Los Angeles, her husband Dr. Dave McLean staged her death using the body of a patient who died in his office, collected $10,000 from her life insurance policy, and then abandoned her in New York without explanation. She is now coming forward to confess the fraud and wants Dollar to investigate what happened to her missing husband.

Don Taylor's office in New York; flashback to Los Angeles two years prior · Johnny Dollar, Don Taylor, Mrs. Doris McLean, Dr. Dave McLean, Teresa Corbett, Dr. Reed

Listen for: The details of the insurance fraud scheme and why Doris McLean has decided to confess after remaining silent for nearly two years; hints about Dr. McLean's whereabouts and what may have happened to him after he failed to join her in New York.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 322 The Mc Clain Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates a claim filed two years ago by Dr. David Earl McLean for his wife Doris's death. Doris suddenly appears alive, confessing that she and her husband staged her death using another girl's body to collect $10,000 in insurance. However, Dollar finds inconsistencies in her story and questions whether she's telling the whole truth.

Hartford, Connecticut and New York City, present day investigation into a two-year-old insurance fraud case · Johnny Dollar, Don Taylor, Doris McLean, Dr. David Earl McLean, Sam Benson, apartment house manager, Mr. Platt, Pauline Henderson

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's sharp detective work as he pokes holes in Doris McLean's confession and uncovers details that don't add up, while following her trail from New York back to the original incident in Los Angeles

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 324 The Mc Clain Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the disappearance of Teresa Corbett, a woman who vanished two years ago after visiting Dr. McLean's office. George Riley, Teresa's former fiancé, believes she died from a heart attack during that visit. Johnny confronts Dr. McLean with evidence that his supposedly dead wife, Doris, is actually alive and that the doctor collected $10,000 in life insurance on her.

Los Angeles and Hartford, Connecticut, primarily in Dr. McLean's office · Johnny Dollar, George Riley, Dr. McLean, Teresa Corbett, Pauline Henderson, Doris McLean

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's methodical questioning of Dr. McLean, George Riley's emotional account of his lost love, and the revelation of the insurance fraud scheme.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 325 The Mc Clain Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates Dr. Dave McLean, who is shot by a jealous man named Riley before the case unfolds. Johnny questions whether the McLeans' insurance claim regarding the death of a young woman named Theresa Corbett in McLean's office is genuine, suspecting the couple may have orchestrated something far more sinister than a natural death.

Los Angeles and the county jail, with scenes in a hospital and doctor's office. · Johnny Dollar, Don Taylor, Dave McLean, Mrs. McLean, Theresa Corbett, Riley, the nurse

Listen for: Johnny's growing suspicion that the McLeans' story doesn't add up, and Mrs. McLean's gradual confession that Theresa Corbett was actually a patient of her husband's, not a stranger who simply collapsed.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 326 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in the small town of Green Pass, Virginia to investigate the death of county attorney Dan Parker, who was shot by his stepdaughter Luann Parker. While the local sheriff calls it an accident—the girl mistook her father for a prowler—the $100,000 insurance policy and some curious circumstances make Don Hancock suspicious enough to send Dollar to dig deeper.

Green Pass, Virginia, a small town of 12,000 people in the wooded hills, three miles from the nearest railroad station. The action centers on the Parker home and the town's single hotel and pool room. · Johnny Dollar, Don Hancock, Jake Diggly, Sheriff Jim Peterson, Luann Parker, Dan Parker, Mary Jackson

Listen for: The suspicious timing of Dan Parker's unexpected return from Richmond, his unusual decision to walk home alone at night instead of arranging a ride, and the perfect accuracy of Luann's shots fired down a dark stairway in complete darkness—details that hint the case may be more complicated than a simple accident.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 327 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Green Pass, Virginia to look into the death of county attorney Dan Parker, who was shot by his adopted daughter Luan when she mistook him for a prowler. With Luan set to collect a hundred thousand dollars in insurance, Johnny begins questioning those involved, starting with ambitious assistant county attorney Tom Bates, who has a personal interest in the case.

Green Pass, Virginia, a small town where county attorney Dan Parker has recently died under suspicious circumstances. · Johnny Dollar, Tom Bates, Sheriff Peterson, Luan Parker, Dan Parker, Mary Jackson, Sammy Drake

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's suspicion that something doesn't add up about Luan Parker's claim, particularly the insurance payout and her almost too-convenient discovery of her father as an intruder; Tom Bates's emotional involvement with Luan and his sudden ambitions for the county attorney position.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 328 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar questions those connected to the death of county attorney Dan Parker, who was shot by his adopted daughter Luanne when she mistook him for a burglar. Dollar suspects the $100,000 life insurance policy payable to Luanne may indicate foul play, despite the town's determination to call it a simple accident. At a local roadhouse, Dollar presses Sammy Drake, the owner, about his relationship with Luanne and his connections to the dead man.

A small town and a roadside roadhouse called Happy Hollow, present day. · Johnny Dollar, Dr. Preligess, Tom Bates, Luanne Parker, Sammy Drake, Dan Parker

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's tough interrogation tactics as he uncovers the complicated relationships surrounding Dan Parker's death, particularly Sammy Drake's conflicted feelings about Luanne Parker and his mysterious arrangement with the county attorney.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 329 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Green Pass, Virginia to investigate the death of county attorney Dan Parker, who was shot by his daughter Luann in what the coroner ruled accidental death. A $100,000 insurance claim hangs in the balance as Dollar interviews Luann and discovers the town unanimously supports her, while only a disgruntled man named Sammy Drake speaks against her. Luann recounts the night of the shooting, when she heard prowlers on the terrace and retrieved her father's gun to reach the telephone downstairs.

Green Pass, Virginia; the Parker family home and surrounding town · Johnny Dollar, Tom Bates, Luann Parker, Dan Parker (deceased), Sheriff, Sammy Drake, Ramirez (housekeeper)

Listen for: Luann's account of the night her father was shot, and Dollar's investigation into whether her story holds up under questioning

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 330 The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar wraps up his investigation into the death of Parker, a man shot on a dark stairway. The central mystery remains unresolved: when Parker's daughter Luann fired down the stairs in the darkness, did she know she was shooting at her father, or was it accidental? Johnny admits he cannot answer this question and doubts anyone else can either, except possibly Luann herself.

A small town with the Happy Hollow Roadhouse, involving a train station and Parker's home with a dark stairway · Johnny Dollar, Sammy, Sheriff Peterson, Luann Parker, Parker (deceased), A salesman from Baltimore

Listen for: The revelation about the glow-in-the-dark necktie that Parker's daughter gave him, which becomes a key piece of evidence in Johnny's investigation

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 331 The Bennet Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar flies to San Francisco to investigate a major office building fire that destroyed one of real estate magnate Arnold Bennett's properties. Fire investigator Billy Underwood believes it was a professional arson job, and Bennett insists that Tony Midas, a former employee he prosecuted for theft who recently left prison, is responsible for the fire.

San Francisco, California; Bennett's real estate office · Johnny Dollar, Andrew Court, Billy Underwood, Arnold Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett, Tony Midas

Listen for: The description of the mysterious man seen near the building before the fire, Bennett's aggressive denials and accusations against Tony Midas, and the growing tension as Dollar begins his investigation into whether this was truly arson or insurance fraud.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 332 The Bennet Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Arnold Bennett, a building owner, is shot in his home in a remote San Francisco location. Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar looks into whether Tony Midas, an embezzler Bennett previously prosecuted, is responsible. Johnny discovers evidence that the building Bennett owned was deliberately set on fire using professional incendiary devices, and he tracks down Tony Midas's former defense attorney to learn more about the case.

San Francisco, including Arnold Bennett's home in the hills, a county hospital, and various locations around the city in 1956 · Johnny Dollar, Arnold Bennett, Andy Court, Bill Underwood, Inspector Dickens, Tony Midas, Elizabeth Bennett, Mr. Engel

Listen for: Details about the professional arson that destroyed Bennett's building, the relationship between Tony Midas and Bennett, and whether Midas is truly responsible for both crimes

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 333 The Bennet Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of Tony Midas, who was sent to San Quentin years ago in a case defended by lawyer Marty Angle. When Midas turns up dead, Johnny questions whether Angle helped frame him. Elizabeth Bennett, Midas's widow, arrives seeking revenge against those she believes killed her husband, and the situation turns violent when she confronts Angle with a gun.

Hollywood and the Hall of Justice, present day · Johnny Dollar, Marty Angle, Elizabeth Bennett, Tony Midas, Arnold Bennett, Andy Courtney

Listen for: The tragic story of Tony Midas and the mystery of whether justice was truly served; Elizabeth Bennett's emotional confession about her years of waiting for her husband's release.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 334 The Bennet Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar testifies for the prosecution in the arson trial of George Foley, establishing that Foley used his signature fire-setting method at the Bennett Building. As the jury deliberates, Johnny attempts to convince Foley to implicate his employer, Arnold Bennett, the actual target of the investigation, before it's too late.

San Francisco Superior Court and county jail during the trial of arsonist George Foley for burning the Bennett Building. · Johnny Dollar, Andrew Court, Judge William J. Bainbridge, Charles Finlay, Jake Eggleston, George Foley, Arnold Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett

Listen for: Johnny's detailed testimony about the arson method—a paraffin-soaked wick in a paper sack filled with celluloid—and the physical evidence connecting Foley to the crime. The tension between prosecutor Finlay and defense attorney Eggleston, and Johnny's post-trial conversation with Foley in his cell.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 335 The Bennet Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and Andy Cord from the insurance company interrogate arsonist George Foley after his conviction for setting fire to Arnold Bennett's office building. Foley initially gives contradictory accounts of his dealings with Bennett, but eventually admits that Bennett hired him to torch the building for $2,500. Now the investigators must pressure Foley into revealing the full details of his contact with Bennett so they can build a case against the man who orchestrated the arson.

A courthouse and jail in an American city, during and after a trial and sentencing hearing. · Johnny Dollar, Andy Cord, George Foley, Arnold Bennett

Listen for: The cat-and-mouse interrogation between the investigators and the convicted arsonist, as Foley keeps changing his story about how he met Bennett and received payment for the arson job.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 336 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to investigate the death of William Marky, a 46-year-old engineering consultant who allegedly drowned when his chartered fishing boat, the Fathom Five, sank off Miami Beach. With no body recovered and conflicting accounts, Dollar must determine whether Marky is actually dead or if his young employee Danny Haines, who was the sole survivor, is involved in his disappearance.

Miami Beach, Florida, and offshore waters; also referenced are New York and Hartford. · Johnny Dollar, Ralph Steedler, William Marky, Mrs. Marky, Danny Haines, Barney Wilson, The Diver

Listen for: The mystery of whether Marky actually died in the boat sinking, the tension between Haines and the Markys, and Johnny's investigation into the financial motives behind the insurance claim.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 337 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Miami to investigate the death of William Marquis, whose chartered cruiser burned and sank beyond the surf. With the body still unrecovered, Dollar must determine whether Marquis died in an accident, suicide, or murder before the insurance company will pay out the $75,000 claim. As salvage crews prepare to raise the sunken boat, Dollar gathers information from those involved in the tragic incident.

Miami, Florida; the Marquis Beach House and the waterfront, with a salvage operation underway in the harbor. · Johnny Dollar, Barney Wilson, Mrs. Marquis, Danny Haynes

Listen for: The mystery deepens as Johnny Dollar questions Mrs. Marquis about her husband's state of mind and the circumstances surrounding the cruiser fire, while a mysterious stranger lurks near the house.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 338 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Miami Beach to investigate the mysterious burning and sinking of the hired cruiser Fathom 5, in which William Marquis disappeared. Deputy DA Wilson believes it's murder committed by young Danny Haynes, but Dollar isn't convinced there's been a murder at all, suspecting instead that Marquis may have staged his own disappearance. Dollar begins investigating the curious details and tracks down a mysterious man named John Smith who recently purchased a car from a local dealer.

Miami Beach, Florida, involving a beach house, a sunken cruiser, and a used car lot · Johnny Dollar, Deputy DA Barney Wilson, William Marquis, Danny Haynes, Mrs. Marquis, Truthful Tom

Listen for: Johnny Dollar lays out his alternative theory about what really happened on the Fathom 5, and Truthful Tom's colorful descriptions of his used car business

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 339 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates whether William Marquis, who supposedly died when his cruiser sank off the Florida coast, is actually alive and attempting insurance fraud. A hearing is scheduled for the next morning to determine if Marquis should be declared legally dead, but evidence suggests he may have staged his own death and is hiding somewhere in the area.

Miami Beach, Florida; the Marquis home and surrounding area; Pompano Beach Hotel · Johnny Dollar, Barney Wilson, Mrs. Marquis (Edna), Denny Haynes, Judge Campbell, William Marquis

Listen for: Johnny's confrontation with Mrs. Marquis about her husband's swimming abilities and secret purchases; his late-night interview with Denny Haynes at the hotel, where Denny's emotional attachment to Mrs. Marquis becomes apparent.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 340 The Fathom-Five Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of Marky, whose body washes up on the beach—supposedly five days after a ship sinking, but an autopsy reveals complications that challenge the timeline. When evidence points to a suspect hiding in town, a desperate chase ends in tragedy, and Johnny and Detective Wilson uncover signs of struggle at the Markey beach house.

A coastal town where a ship called the Fathom Five recently sank; hotel, apartment building, and the Markey beach house · Johnny Dollar, Barney Wilson, Mrs. Marky, Doc Morgan, Danny Haines, Mr. Jones

Listen for: The revelation that Marky drowned in fresh water rather than seawater, meaning he died elsewhere than the ocean; the discovery of a mysterious tenant and the deadly confrontation at the apartment building.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 341 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the Plantagen Hotel in Vicksburg, Virginia to investigate a burglary that has already been solved—the thief caught and all stolen goods recovered. While waiting for a flight back to Hartford, Johnny encounters a distressed blonde woman being threatened by a man in the parking lot. After buying her a drink to calm her nerves, she suddenly collapses in a taxi with mysterious symptoms, leaving Johnny to rush her to the emergency hospital.

The Plantagen Hotel in Vicksburg, Virginia, its bar and parking lot, and Vicksburg emergency hospital; winter weather, 1956. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Costello, The blonde woman (Amy), The tall dark man, Cab driver, Hospital staff

Listen for: The mysterious illness that strikes the woman just as she's leaving; Johnny's growing concern about what really happened in that parking lot; the unanswered questions about the man's threat and the woman's cryptic gratitude.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 342 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Vicksburg after a mysterious blonde woman died in his arms the previous night at the Plantation Hotel. Police lieutenant Higgins questions Dollar about the unidentified girl, whom he'd helped after she collapsed in the parking lot during an argument with an unknown man. The investigation reveals the girl was poisoned with Perimithole, a rare drug found in her stomach, suggesting possible suicide in front of her troubled boyfriend.

Vicksburg, Virginia - the Plantation Hotel, police headquarters, and morgue · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Higgins, Jim Akins, Sergeant Sam

Listen for: The mysterious identity of the dead girl and her connection to the unknown man in the parking lot; clues about what really happened and whether her death was truly suicide or something more sinister

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 343 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates an unidentified girl who dies of poison at the Plantation Hotel. Finding a .38 revolver with three bullets fired in the girl's purse, he traces the gun's registration to Raymond O'Connell, only to discover that O'Connell died over a year ago. Visiting O'Connell's widow Terry, Johnny learns the gun connection and a crucial detail: the dead girl is Amy Duran, Terry's sister, and she had been arguing with a man named Paul Dameron in the hotel parking lot the night before her death.

Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the Plantation Hotel, City Hall licensing division, and the O'Connell residence on Polk Street · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Peters, Lieutenant Jim Akins, Terry O'Connell, Paul Dameron, Amy Duran, Raymond O'Connell

Listen for: Johnny's discovery that the dead girl is Amy Duran and his confrontation with Paul Dameron, who had argued with Amy the night before her death

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 344 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator from Hartford, finds himself entangled in a murder case in Vicksburg after helping a distressed woman in a hotel parking lot. When the woman, Amy Doran, turns up dead from poisoning, Johnny discovers a .38 revolver in her purse registered to a deceased bank guard. The police suspect Amy of embezzling funds and murdering an auditor named Belden, but Johnny begins to doubt the official theory and seeks legal advice before turning over the gun.

Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the Plantagenet Hotel, police station, and residential areas · Johnny Dollar, Samuel W. Oldfield, Lieutenant Akins, Amy Doran, Paul Dameron, Mrs. Teresa O'Connell, Clarence Belden, O'Connell

Listen for: Johnny's moral conflict over withholding evidence as he tries to protect Amy's memory, and the emerging questions about who really shot Belden and why Amy had the gun.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 345 The Plantagent Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar turns over the gun found on Amy Durant's body to the police and discovers through ballistics that it is indeed the murder weapon. Lieutenant Akins closes the case, convinced Amy stole money, shot the auditor, and took poison. But as Dollar investigates further, talking to those who knew the auditor, he finds troubling inconsistencies in this neat conclusion.

A city police headquarters and various offices; the Plant Agent Hotel and Richmond Limited company are referenced. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Akins, Sam O'Field, Amy Durant, Dameron

Listen for: Dollar's growing suspicion that Amy Durant may not have committed the crimes she's blamed for, and his discovery of a $10,000 check that could have covered the shortage without violence.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 346 The Clinton Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Clinton, Colorado to meet with Julian Osburn, who reported irregularities in the construction of a new school building. Upon arrival, Dollar discovers that Osburn has been killed in a fire that completely destroyed the school, and the local sheriff seems oddly unconcerned about the circumstances. When Dollar questions the school principal, Miss Hawkins, she abruptly ends the conversation after receiving a mysterious phone call, and that night Dollar witnesses a man being beaten in an alley.

Clinton, Colorado, a small mountain town of about 14,000 people in the winter, centered around a newly constructed school building that has burned down. · Johnny Dollar, Albert Davies, Sheriff Paul Daugherty, Julian Osburn, Miss Florie Hawkins, David Baines

Listen for: The mystery of what irregularities Osburn discovered in the school's construction, why he died in the fire, and what the sheriff and Miss Hawkins are hiding.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 347 The Clinton Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Clinton, Colorado to investigate a school building that burned down, killing the janitor. The fire chief believes overheated boilers caused the accident, but Dollar hears rumors that building irregularities were suspected before the fire. Dollar confronts the school's contractor, Roy Vickery, who insists it was simply a terrible accident caused by a drunken janitor.

Clinton, Colorado, a small town divided between wealthy and poor neighborhoods · Johnny Dollar, David Baines, Fire Chief Hanley, Julian Osborn, Miss Hawkins, Roy Vickery, Sheriff Daugherty, Florie Hawkins

Listen for: The confrontation between Dollar and an angry mob outside Vickery's mansion; Dollar's discovery that building irregularities were suspected before the fire; Vickery's explanation that a drunken janitor caused the accident

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 348 The Clinton Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar continues his investigation into the school fire, meeting with principal Florie Hawkins who agrees to cooperate after witnessing his fearlessness. Dollar seeks sworn statements from key witnesses including building inspector Richard Hobb and another man named Baines, believing their testimony is crucial to uncovering corruption in the small town.

A small town with a school that recently burned down; various locations including the Traders bar and Richard Hobb's home · Johnny Dollar, Florie Hawkins, Sheriff Daugherty, Roy Vicary, Richard Hobb, Lucille Hobb, David Baines, Chief Hanley

Listen for: The investigation deepens as Dollar pressures witnesses to provide evidence against corrupt officials; Lucille Hobb's nervous behavior suggests her husband may be in danger; Roy Vicary's sudden appearance at the end hints at a confrontation

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 349 The Clinton Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Clinton to investigate building irregularities in a school that burned down, killing the janitor who reported the problems. When the building inspector who passed the faulty structure is murdered in Dollar's hotel room, Dollar calls in a team of eight expert investigators to uncover a conspiracy involving the sheriff, fire chief, and building contractor.

Clinton, a small town where a new school building has burned down under suspicious circumstances, and the town's officials appear to be involved in corruption. · Johnny Dollar, Sheriff Daugherty, Richard Hobb, Al Davies, Toby O'Brien, Rob Schwartz, Todd Weaver, Lou Doniger

Listen for: The investigation unfolds as Dollar's team gathers evidence against the building contractor and corrupt officials, with sworn statements revealing fraud and the possibility that Hobb was killed to silence him about the scheme.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 350 The Clinton Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates a murdered building inspector in Clinton and uncovers a scheme involving falsified inspection papers and embezzled funds from a school construction project. Mrs. Hobb reveals her late husband took bribes from Roy Vickery's gravel company, and architect David Baines provides purchase orders proving substandard materials were used. As Johnny prepares to expose the corruption, Sheriff Dordy arrests him and takes him to the gravel works for a confrontation.

The town of Clinton, including the Clinton Gravel Works on the edge of a frozen lake, the sheriff's office, and a hotel. · Johnny Dollar, Sheriff Dordy, Deputy Egan, Mrs. Hobb, Roy Vickery, David Baines, Richard Hobb, Toby O'Brien

Listen for: The revelation that the school inspector was taking bribes for falsifying construction papers, and Johnny's dangerous arrival at the gravel works where multiple suspects have gathered.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 351 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar reluctantly accepts a case involving the Jolly Roger, a 110-foot diesel yacht owned by the wealthy and disreputable Paula Seganian. The ship has burned to the waterline, a total loss of $460,000. When Dollar arrives in San Diego to investigate, he discovers that his contact, insurance adjuster Bert Parker, has been hit by a car—an incident Parker believes was deliberate murder, not an accident. Parker dies in the hospital after warning Dollar that threatening phone calls preceded the attack.

San Diego, California and a hospital; later a dive bar called Ray Kemper's Cat Club. · Johnny Dollar, Pat, Bert Parker, Jan Penny, Paula Seganian, Doctor

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's arrival in San Diego for what he thought would be a simple insurance investigation, Bert Parker's mysterious hit-and-run accident and deathbed warning about threatening phone calls, and Jan Penny's emotional connection to the deceased Bert Parker.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 352 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in San Diego to investigate a suspicious claim on the yacht Jolly Roger, which burned and sank near the Coronado Islands. When the insurance company's local representative Bert Parker is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and threats are made against Jan Penny, an office worker, Johnny suspects the yacht's owner Paulus Zinnagian—an international crook and shipping magnate—is behind the violence to force a quick settlement of his claim.

San Diego, California, including Johnny's hotel, Jan's apartment, police headquarters, and Zinnagian's penthouse suite at the Largemont · Johnny Dollar, Jan Penny, Bert Parker, Detective Sergeant Joe Franklin, Paulus Zinnagian

Listen for: Johnny confronts Zinnagian about the suspicious yacht loss and his obvious desperation for quick payment; Zinnagian admits to having Johnny watched and makes veiled threats while offering bribes, confirming Johnny's suspicions about the case.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 353 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is probing the suspicious sinking of the yacht Jolly Roger, owned by the wealthy and dangerous Paula Zanegan. The only survivor, a cabin boy, dies under mysterious circumstances in a Tijuana hospital before Dollar can question him. Dollar races to speak with the doctor who treated the boy, hoping to learn what happened to the ship.

San Diego and Tijuana, 1956. Coast Guard headquarters, a Tijuana hospital, and the highway between the two cities. · Johnny Dollar, Jan Penny, Lieutenant Smith, Paula Zanegan, Dr. Hernandez, the cabin boy

Listen for: The revelation of what the cabin boy told Dr. Hernandez about a strange device aboard the Jolly Roger before his murder; clues about the ship's sinking and Zanegan's involvement.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 354 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is in Southern California looking into a $460,000 fraud claim filed by international arms smuggler Paulus Zanegian for his yacht, the Jolly Roger, which exploded and sank during a test run. Two people have already been murdered by hit-and-run killings when they got in Zanegian's way: insurance company man Bert Parker and Coast Guard Lieutenant Smith. Dollar suspects Zanegian sank his own ship to raise money after his assets were frozen by foreign governments, and now the ruthless operator is using threats and violence to force the claim's settlement.

San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico, 1956 · Johnny Dollar, Paulus Zanegian, Sergeant Franklin, Jan Penny, Bert Parker, Lieutenant Smith, Tommy Golden

Listen for: The developing murder investigation and threats against Dollar and Jan Penny; clues about Zanegian's two mysterious henchmen and the unmarked black Buick used in the hit-and-run killings; Jan's emotional conflict between her loyalty to her dead boss and her growing concern for Dollar's safety.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 355 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar discovers a booby trap in Jan's car meant to kill him, then confronts her in her apartment. Jan and a mysterious foreign man reveal they've been working together to orchestrate the sinking of the yacht Jolly Roger and collect insurance money, having eliminated everyone who stood in their way. The man now pressures Johnny to join their scheme or face elimination.

San Diego, California; Jan's apartment · Johnny Dollar, Jan, Artis, The Foreign Man, Lieutenant Smith, Bird Parker

Listen for: Johnny's discovery of the car booby trap; the confrontation scene where the mastermind reveals the full scope of the fraud and the murders committed; the tense negotiation over Johnny's life.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 356 The La Marr Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Johnny Dollar, a private investigator posing as a filling station operator, is vacationing at an exclusive seaside resort hotel in Southern California. He meets and quickly falls for Rani Lamar, a wealthy but disillusioned young woman waiting for her father to join her. When her father's telegram cryptically mentions doctors' orders and a sudden delay, Rani becomes suspicious that something is wrong, though her father claims it's merely indigestion.

An exclusive guest ranch resort by the ocean in Southern California, with cottages, a swimming pool, private beach, and fine dining facilities. · Johnny Dollar, Rani Lamar, Rani's father, Pat (Johnny's boss)

Listen for: Johnny's true profession is revealed when Rani confronts him about his lies; the mysterious reason for her father's delayed arrival and the suspicious telegram.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 357 The La Marr Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called back from vacation in La Jolla, California when Thomas Lamar dies suddenly. Lamar carried a million-and-a-half-dollar insurance policy, and Johnny's boss Pat McCracken suspects murder. Johnny travels to South Bend, Indiana with Lamar's adopted daughter Ronnie, arriving at the impressive Lamar Hall to begin his investigation into what may have been foul play.

South Bend, Indiana and the Lamar family estate on Parity Lane; Johnny begins in California but travels east by plane to investigate. · Johnny Dollar, Pat McCracken, Ronnie Lamar, Dr. Edward T. Wilson, Larry Comstock, Harrison the butler

Listen for: Johnny's growing suspicion about Lamar's death as a murder case and his conflicted feelings about investigating while accompanying the grieving Ronnie; Larry Comstock's recollection of Lamar's rise from bookkeeper to successful industrialist.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 358 The La Marr Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of Thomas Lamar in South Bend, Indiana. Lamar's adopted daughter Vani—whom Johnny met during a vacation in California—stands to inherit a million-and-a-half-dollar life insurance policy, but Lamar's friend Lawrence Comstock suspects foul play rather than natural causes. The evidence points toward Walter Marson, Lamar's personal secretary who recently married Vani, as a possible suspect with motive and opportunity.

South Bend, Indiana, with references to La Jolla, California and Chicago. · Johnny Dollar, Vani Lamar, Lawrence Comstock, Dr. Ed Wilson, Thomas Lamar (deceased), Walter Marson, Bonnie (Vani's friend or relation)

Listen for: The mystery of what rare poison may have killed Thomas Lamar, the strange power Walter Marson seems to hold over Vani, and whether Lamar's death was truly murder or something else entirely.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 359 The La Marr Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of Thomas Lamar, a wealthy aircraft components manufacturer found dead in South Bend, Indiana. The evidence points to poisoning by a rare drug called pyridamyron, but Johnny discovers complications involving Lamar's adopted daughter Bonnie, her secret gambling debts, and her marriage to the family secretary Walter Morrison. As Johnny pursues leads, he finds that a crucial library book on the poison has been mysteriously stolen.

South Bend, Indiana and surrounding areas in 1956 · Johnny Dollar, Dr. Edward T. Wilson, Lawrence Comstock, Bonnie Lamar, Walter Morrison, Thomas Lamar

Listen for: The revelation of Bonnie Lamar's financial troubles and forced marriage to Walter Morrison; the description of the rare poison pyridamyron and how it was administered; the mystery of the stolen library book.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 360 The La Marr Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the Lamar home to investigate the death of Thomas Lamar, who was poisoned with Para Damaran, a rare toxin derived from an exotic yellow flower. Dollar discovers a stolen library book on Mediterranean flora and zeroes in on suspects, including Walter Morrison, the former secretary who married and then divorced Vani Lamar. As evidence mounts about the source of the poison, Dollar traces the deadly plant's seeds to the estate's gardener Demetri and uncovers a shocking discovery about who had access to the poison and the means to administer it.

The Lamar mansion and grounds in South Bend, Indiana · Johnny Dollar, Larry Comstock, Walter Morrison, Vani Lamar, Harrison the Butler, Demetri the Gardener

Listen for: The revelation of the poisoned toothbrush and the connection between the rare flower seeds and the murderer's identity

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 361 The Salt City Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance broker Sam Rubin has sold a $50,000 life insurance policy to the dangerous criminal Ed Julian (real name Eduardo Socka-Veddy) and now fears something may happen to him. He hires freelance investigator Johnny Dollar to travel to San Francisco and keep an eye on Julian until Rubin's lawyers can break the policy. Dollar arrives in San Francisco but finds Julian has moved from his known address on Knob Hill, discovering only an empty apartment. At Julian's office on Paul and Hooker Street, Dollar encounters Ray Gumbi, the attorney handling Julian's enterprises, who reveals that many people are looking for Julian.

San Francisco, California, during a rainy night; offices and residences on Knob Hill and Paul and Hooker Street · Johnny Dollar, Sam Rubin, Ed Julian (Eduardo Socka-Veddy), Ray Gumbi, attorney

Listen for: The reason why so many people are looking for Ed Julian, and what has happened to the dangerous criminal

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 363 The Salt City Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar continues his investigation in San Francisco, searching for Ed Julian. After a scuffle with the building's muscle, Johnny finds Julian's wife Lorraine, who reveals that Ed left days ago with a dangerous ex-con named Chili Winters. A helpful desk clerk provides the crucial lead: Julian has gone to Salt City, California, to the Salt City Smelter Company for an important meeting with Winters and others.

San Francisco and the Skyline Apartments; investigation leads to Salt City, California and the Salt City Smelter Company · Johnny Dollar, Ed Julian, Lorraine Julian, Swifty, Luke, Chili Winters, Ray Gumby, desk clerk

Listen for: The tense confrontation in the apartment building lobby, Johnny's conversation with Lorraine Julian revealing her unhappy marriage, and the desk clerk's crucial information about Julian's whereabouts in Salt City.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 364 The Salt City Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Salt City to serve a subpoena on Ed Julian, but discovers the town is controlled by a man named Jim Reno who runs the local smelterworks. At Reno's facility, Johnny finds Ed Julian and another man named Chili Winters dead, and Reno frames Johnny for the murders using Johnny's own gun, claiming self-defense was impossible and that Salt City's police will believe Reno's version of events.

Salt City, a remote desert town with a smelterworks, featuring a diner and other local establishments. · Johnny Dollar, Sam Rubin, Ed Julian, Jim Reno, Chili Winters, Connie

Listen for: Johnny's account of how he was drugged at the cafe, discovered the two dead men at the smelterworks, and became framed for their murders by the powerful Jim Reno, who controls the town's law enforcement.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 365 The Salt City Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator, receives a desperate call from Ellie, who is wanted for murder but claims innocence. Johnny discovers that attorney Ray Gumby has been killed, and his investigation reveals a complex scheme involving Ed Julian, Jim Reno, and others in Salt City. As Johnny pieces together the evidence, he must determine who actually committed the murders and protect those involved.

Salt City, various locations including a coffee shop, smeller works, hotel, and Skyline Apartments · Johnny Dollar, Ellie, Inspector Dan Walsh, Ray Gumby, Ed Julian, Jim Reno, Chili Winters, Lorraine Julian

Listen for: The unfolding mystery of who killed Ray Gumby and Ed Julian, Johnny's encounters with Jim Reno, and the revelation of a criminal enterprise connected to an insurance policy

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 366 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 1 (1

Johnny Dollar is called to Philadelphia by Harry Branson at Philadelphia Mutual Liability and Casualty Company for an urgent case involving someone named the Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote. Upon arrival, Johnny learns the case involves protecting a four-year-old child who is insured for $5,000 through a policy written as a favor to an important client, Mrs. Peter Malcolm Kelly Van Piteen. Johnny must discover why this young child requires such urgent attention and protection.

Philadelphia, including the Benjamin Franklin Hotel and the offices of Philadelphia Mutual Liability and Casualty Company on Walnut Street · Johnny Dollar, Harry Branson, Mrs. Peter Malcolm Kelly Van Piteen

Listen for: Johnny's growing confusion about why a four-year-old child warrants such urgent attention and such a generous retainer fee of $750 per week; Harry's cryptic references to the child's short life expectancy and the importance of Mrs. Van Piteen as a client

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 367 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 2 (1

Johnny Dollar arrives in Philadelphia to investigate a case for Philly Mutual and discovers his client is Mrs. Peter Malcolm Kelly Van Piteen, a wealthy woman who wants him to protect her prized Scottish Terrier, Laird Douglas Douglas, at an upcoming dog show. The dog has been targeted before with attempted doping, and Mrs. Van Piteen suspects Harrison R. Kenworthy, who owns a rival Kerry Blue Terrier named Lady Odetti's Rollin' Meme, may try to sabotage Laird Douglas before the competition.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the wealthy Van Piteen estate in Germantown; the upcoming Ballakinwood dog show · Johnny Dollar, Ray Roland, Harry Branson, Mrs. Peter Malcolm Kelly Van Piteen, Laird Douglas Douglas (a Scottish Terrier), Harrison R. Kenworthy, Mr. Rollin' (dog show authority)

Listen for: Johnny's frustration at being hired as a bodyguard for a dog rather than investigating a serious case; the revelation that Kenworthy may have tried to dope the Scotty before; Mrs. Van Piteen's insistence on paying for everything and her determination to protect her dog's chances at the show.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 368 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 3 (1

Johnny Dollar takes on the unusual job of bodyguard to Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote, a purebred Scottish terrier owned by the wealthy Mrs. Van Pieten. When a bomb is discovered in Johnny's hotel suitcase, he begins investigating who might want to harm the valuable dog—or perhaps Mrs. Van Pieten herself. Johnny's suspicions turn toward Warren Staley, Mrs. Van Pieten's nephew and heir, who resents his enforced luxury and the family's vast business empire.

A wealthy household called The Maples and police headquarters in an American city; also Johnny's hotel · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Steve Howard, Mrs. Van Pieten, Warren Staley, Douglas Douglas (Scottish terrier), Hastings (butler), Harrison R. Kenworthy

Listen for: Johnny discovering the bomb in his suitcase and his initial interview with Warren Staley about the family wealth and business rivals

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 369 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 4 (1

Johnny Dollar is investigating the Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote matter at the mansion of Mrs. Van Piteen when her nephew Warren Staley is found dead, poisoned with panoramic acid added to his Scotch whiskey. The poison was meant for someone else—possibly Johnny himself or the valuable dog Laird Douglas—and this is the third death connected to the case. Johnny must unravel which household member switched the poisoned bottle and why.

The sumptuous mansion of Mrs. Van Piteen, particularly Warren Staley's suite of rooms which was once a childhood playroom. · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Peter Malcolm Kelly Van Piteen, Warren Staley, Lieutenant Howard, Ronald Kenworthy, Hastings the butler, Mademoiselle Plieraux, the doctor

Listen for: The clever bottle-switching mystery as Johnny pieces together how the poisoned Scotch was substituted, and the growing realization that Johnny himself may have been the intended victim.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 370 The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 5 (1

Johnny Dollar investigates a murder connected to a wealthy Philadelphia woman, Mrs. Van Pitten, who hired him as a bodyguard for her prized dog, Laird Douglas Douglas. As the case unfolds, Johnny discovers a criminal masquerading as the chauffeur and begins to suspect that Mrs. Van Pitten herself may be orchestrating a series of crimes to eliminate obstacles to her financial ambitions.

Philadelphia, the Van Pitten estate and neighboring Kenworthy mansion · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Van Pitten, Ronald Kenworthy, Warren Staley, Andy LaForte, Ray Rowland, Lou Jannen Howard

Listen for: Johnny Dollar accuses Mrs. Van Pitten of murder and reveals his suspicions about her criminal scheme involving her dog and financial empire.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 371 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance broker Dick Porter hires investigator Johnny Dollar to look into Dr. Shepherd's suspicious request to suddenly buy $80,000 in additional life insurance, bringing his total coverage to $100,000. When Dollar visits Shepherd's office, the nervous doctor pulls a gun on him, then confesses that his life has been threatened by a patient with homicidal tendencies, forcing him to consider either leaving town or giving up his practice.

Providence, Rhode Island; Dr. Shepherd's medical office and apartment · Johnny Dollar, Dick Porter, Dr. Shepherd, Corinne, Mrs. Forbes

Listen for: The mystery behind Dr. Shepherd's sudden insurance application and the identity of the person threatening his life.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 372 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to determine if Dr. Shepherd's life is genuinely threatened by Paul Forbes, or if the doctor is fabricating the danger to secure a large insurance policy. Dollar visits Dr. Shepherd's office and then heads to Forbes's home to confront him, but is violently attacked upon arrival.

A city's doctor's office and the Forbes family home in a gilded residential area · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Porter, Dr. Shepherd, Paul Forbes, Mrs. Pauline Forbes, Nurse Steter, Brandon Upton

Listen for: The mystery of Paul Forbes's violent behavior and whether Dr. Shepherd's insurance claim is legitimate or a deception

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 373 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is working on the Shepherd matter, examining a case involving Dr. Shepherd's life insurance application for $80,000. After being attacked by Paul Forbes at the doctor's direction, Dollar grows suspicious of Shepherd's story. He visits Shepherd's office for an X-ray of his head injury, questions the receptionist Miss Streeter, meets Shepherd's estranged mother in Pawtucket, and encounters Police Detective Crosby at the doctor's office—only to find Shepherd has mysteriously disappeared.

Providence, Rhode Island and Pawtucket, with scenes at hotels, doctor's office, and Shepherd's home · Johnny Dollar, Dr. Charles Shepherd, Richard Porter, Paul Forbes, Miss Streeter, Mrs. Clara Shepherd, Detective Bill Crosby

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's growing doubts about Dr. Shepherd's honesty, the revelation of Shepherd's estrangement from his mother, and the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Shepherd just as police arrive to take his complaint

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 374 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Dr. Shepherd is found murdered, apparently by Paul Forbes, a man he had threatened him earlier. Johnny Dollar investigates the death and the suspicious circumstances surrounding it, discovering inconsistencies in the stories told by those involved and uncovering a far more complex motive behind the killing.

Providence, Rhode Island; Dr. Shepherd's office and the surrounding city · Johnny Dollar, Phil Crosby, Dr. Charles Shepherd, Paul Forbes, Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Clara Shepherd, Kareem, Night watchman

Listen for: Johnny Dollar pieces together clues from Dr. Shepherd's medical files, discovering that Paul Forbes was once Shepherd's patient and that Shepherd had been seeing Mrs. Forbes socially while treating her husband. Dollar realizes the murder setup may not be what it appears.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 375 The Shepherd Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar interviews Paul Forbes, an angry man accused of murdering Dr. Shepard. Forbes admits he threatened Shepard over his wife Pauline's affair with the doctor, followed Shepard's car, and even called him to arrange a meeting, but claims he never saw the doctor and didn't kill him. As Johnny presses for details about Forbes's movements and motives, another woman enters—apparently a nurse who has loved Dr. Shepard for five years.

Johnny Dollar's hotel room in Providence, Rhode Island · Johnny Dollar, insurance investigator, Paul Forbes, the accused man, Dr. Shepard, deceased, Pauline Forbes, Paul's wife, An unnamed nurse

Listen for: The growing tension as Johnny interrogates Paul Forbes with a gun trained on him, extracting a confession of motive while Forbes insists on his innocence; the sudden appearance of the mysterious nurse at the end.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 376 The Lonely Hearts Matter - ep 1 (1956)

Johnny Dollar is hired to investigate the death of a man who died three days ago, supposedly from acute enteritis. The man's daughter suspects foul play by his new wife, Mabel Burke, who is the beneficiary of a fifty-thousand-dollar life insurance policy taken out just five months before his death. The wife, whom the daughter describes as strange and possessive, had met the father through a lonely hearts club advertisement less than a month before their marriage.

Hartford, Connecticut and Chicago, Illinois; the insurance office, Wells family home, and the Rendezvous Club · Johnny Dollar, Dave Elwood, Miss Wells, Mabel Burke, the father (deceased), the coroner

Listen for: The investigation into whether Mabel Burke murdered her husband for insurance money; Johnny Dollar's visit to the Rendezvous Club to learn more about how the couple met

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 377 The Lonely Hearts Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is looking into the death of Jonathan Wells, whose widow collected a $50,000 policy. While waiting for autopsy results, Wells's daughter Norma visits Dollar in a state of fear, reporting mysterious phone calls and someone lingering outside her apartment door. Dollar learns that Norma's stepmother Mabel Burke owns a lonely hearts correspondence club and employs a man named Burton who lives off her money.

Chicago, Illinois; a hotel room, the coroner's office, and the Wells household. · Johnny Dollar, Norma Wells, Max Lancer, Mabel Burke Wells, Burton, Fanny Tetler

Listen for: The mysterious phone call and footsteps that frighten Norma Wells; details about the lonely hearts club and Burton's relationship to the family; Mabel's account of her marriage to Jonathan Wells and her business interests.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 378 The Lonely Hearts Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates the murder of Jonathan Wells, who died from ground glass poisoning. The autopsy reveals a suspicious pattern: Wells' widow was previously married to a man named Walter Mayburley Burke who died suddenly two and a half years ago under mysterious circumstances. As Johnny questions the widow Mabel Burke and protects the victim's daughter Norma Wells, he discovers evidence that someone has broken into Norma's apartment and planted ground glass in her sugar bowl.

A city with hotels, apartments, and police headquarters; the investigation spans Hartford and references a death in St. Louis from two and a half years prior. · Johnny Dollar, Dave (police contact), Mabel Burke (the widow), Norma Wells (Jonathan Wells' daughter), Burton Creeley (Mabel's nephew), Max Lancer (DA's office)

Listen for: The revelation of the planted ground glass in Norma's sugar bowl and the connection between Jonathan Wells' death and the suspicious earlier death of Mabel Burke's first husband, Walter Mayburley Burke.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 380 The Lonely Hearts Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar looks into the death of Jonathan Wells from ground glass poisoning, and the now-fatal poisoning of his widow Mabel Burke Wells. With two husbands dead from the same cause within three years and $50,000 in insurance collected each time, Mabel appears the likely suspect—until she regains consciousness in the hospital with a different theory about who is really guilty.

Chicago, primarily a hospital where Mabel Burke Wells lies dying from poisoning · Johnny Dollar, Mabel Burke Wells, Burton Creeley, Norma Wells, Doctor, Nurse, Max Lance

Listen for: The dramatic deathbed confession scene where Mabel reveals the true killer's identity, and the desperate chase that erupts as the guilty party flees the hospital with a hostage.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 381 The Callicles Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator for Eastern Casualty, arrives to look into the disappearance of David Parsons Jr., who hasn't been seen for ten days. The young man's father, a formidable businessman, refuses to involve the police and resists cooperating with Dollar's investigation, fearing publicity that could damage his company and reputation.

The Parsons home in Bellaire, a wealthy residential area; also the Parsons office and the Beverly Hilton hotel where Dollar is staying. · Johnny Dollar, Robert Ecker, David Parsons Sr., Mrs. Parsons (David's wife)

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Johnny Dollar and the domineering David Parsons Sr., who tries to throw the investigator out of his home; the mystery of why a young man worth a million dollars would disappear without a word.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 382 The Callicles Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles to look into the disappearance of David Parsons Jr., who has been missing for ten days. David's wife Dorothy approaches Dollar for help, but her seeming indifference to her husband's whereabouts and her reluctance to involve the police raise questions about her true intentions and knowledge of the case.

Los Angeles, California, primarily the Beverly Hilton Hotel and nearby beach · Johnny Dollar, Dorothy Parsons, David Parsons Jr., Mr. Parsons Senior, Mr. Eckert, Blaine

Listen for: The tension between Dorothy's casual demeanor about her missing husband and Dollar's growing suspicion that something more sinister is happening; her sudden phone call at the filling station suggests she may be reporting to someone about Dollar's investigation.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 383 The Callicles Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hospitalized in Boston after a car accident kills a woman he was investigating with in Los Angeles. He recounts his case to a nurse: he was hired to find missing executive David Parsons Jr., but discovers the man has returned and signed documents. However, Johnny's investigation uncovers a troubling deception involving the woman who died.

Boston hospital and Los Angeles · Johnny Dollar, Dave Blaine, Mrs. Parsons, David Parsons Jr., Old Mr. Parsons, Robert Ecker, Sister Amadea

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into a missing person case that turns darker when he discovers deception and an innocent woman becomes a victim.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 384 The Callicles Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar is hired to find David Parsons Jr., who has been missing for 12 days. Dollar interviews Mrs. Parsons at their well-appointed home, learning that her husband is a quiet, scholarly man who works in business and was last seen 12 days ago. She insists their marriage is stable, though their relationship seems distant, with little discussion of his work or personal interests. Dollar then visits Dr. Stanley Warner to learn more about Parsons's health and state of mind.

Hollywood; the Parsons home; Dr. Warner's office on Wilshire Boulevard · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Parsons Sr., Mrs. Parsons, Mr. Eckers, Dr. Stanley Warner

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's tough questioning of Mrs. Parsons about their marriage and his investigation into why a wealthy businessman would disappear with nothing but the clothes on his back; Dr. Warner's comments about the pressure of Parsons's responsibilities and his father's influence.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 385 The Callicles Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the disappearance of David Parsons, a broker whose father hired a detective agency to find him. When the case breaks open, David calls his wife from San Francisco, revealing that he has deliberately left his old life behind and will not be returning.

Los Angeles and San Francisco, 1956. Police station, bank, and bar. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Parsons, David Parsons, Dorothy Parsons, Sergeant Engel, Kenneth Temple, Jerry Ingle

Listen for: The revelation of why David Parsons disappeared and his phone call from San Francisco to his wife, explaining his reasons for leaving.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 386 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in when 80 silver blue mink coats worth $100,000 are stolen from a warehouse in Los Angeles. A warehouse worker named Chrisman is beaten unconscious during the robbery, and the thieves gain entry using a telegram as a ruse. With few leads and a neighborhood full of frightened residents who won't cooperate with police, Johnny must find the culprits before they strike again.

Los Angeles warehouse district near the river bottom and railroad yards, a poor neighborhood filled with slums and gang activity. · Johnny Dollar, Ralph Dean, Lieutenant Garcia, Chrisman, Mr. Bentley

Listen for: Chrisman's description of the boy who showed him the telegram, and Johnny's investigation into the local gangs and silent community that may know more than they're saying.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 387 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is pursuing a lead in a warehouse robbery involving stolen silver fox coats worth $100,000. The night watchman was knocked unconscious by teenage hoodlums during the theft. When Red Weller, who runs a lunch room across from the warehouse, fails to meet Johnny at his hotel as planned, Johnny visits the diner and questions Weller's employee Carla, who eventually reveals her brother Eddie may have information about the crime.

Los Angeles warehouse district near the railroad yards, including a lunch room and a teenage hangout drive-in · Johnny Dollar, Red Weller, Lieutenant Garcia, Albert Crispin, Carla Calamante, Eddie

Listen for: Johnny's persistent questioning of Carla and his moral argument about responsibility and standing up to crime; Carla's gradual decision to trust him and reveal her brother's connection to the case

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 388 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

When a night watchman is attacked and a lunchroom owner is murdered in Los Angeles, Johnny Dollar investigates a robbery connected to the crimes. A young man named Eddie Montay becomes a person of interest, and Johnny must confront him at his sister Carla's apartment while Eddie tries to evade questioning.

Los Angeles, California - police headquarters, a lunchroom, a pool hall, a drive-in, and Carla Montay's apartment · Johnny Dollar, Garcia, Chief of Police, Eddie Montay, Carla Montay, Red Weller

Listen for: The investigation into a stolen shipment and murder, Eddie's criminal record and troubled past, and Johnny's confrontation with the suspect at Carla's home.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 389 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles to recover $100,000 worth of stolen silver-blue fur coats taken in a warehouse robbery. A gang member named Eddie Mottie, sister of the victim Carla, has fled with a gun after nearly shooting his sister. Dollar searches Eddie's room and discovers photographs of a panel truck that may have been used to transport the stolen furs, leading him to interrogate a suspect named Mario Santores.

Los Angeles, California; a tenement apartment in the slums and a police interrogation room · Johnny Dollar, Eddie Mottie, Carla (Eddie's sister), Mario Santores, Police lieutenant

Listen for: The investigation into the stolen furs and the panel truck; the interrogation of Mario Santores and his denials; Johnny's reasoning about why he didn't shoot Eddie despite the opportunity.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 390 The Silver Blue Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates a jewelry store robbery that has turned into a murder case. Eddie Montey, the suspected ringleader, is cornered near the railroad yards after the watchman he slugged during the robbery dies from his injuries. As police close in on all sides, Johnny confronts the desperate and armed Eddie.

A city police headquarters and the railroad yard district where the robbery suspects are being tracked down. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Garcia, Karl Amonti, Carla Montey, Eddie Montey, Mario Centauris, Albert Crismond, Chewie Morel

Listen for: The tense manhunt climax as Johnny Dollar corners the murder suspect near the railroad yards with police closing in from all directions.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 391 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to New York to investigate Carol Sharp, a wealthy 26-year-old playgirl who wants to change her life insurance beneficiaries. She plans to give $13,000 to a man named Tony Riccardo and a substantial portion to a spiritualist medium called Madame Morgana. Pat McCracken at the Universal Adjustment Bureau worries this is a con, especially since a similar situation once ended with a client's death.

New York City, primarily the Bell Tower apartment hotel on East 52nd Street overlooking the East River, and various offices of insurance brokers · Johnny Dollar, Pat McCracken, Tommy Green, Carol Sharp, Tony Riccardo, Madame Morgana, Sergeant Singer

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's wry commentary as he settles into his investigation, his phone call with Sergeant Singer revealing details about the medium's operations, and hints of danger surrounding the beneficiary changes

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 392 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to look into a concerning request from wealthy heiress Carol Sharp, who wants to change her life insurance beneficiaries to include questionable characters named Tony Ricardo and a psychic medium named Madame Cidia Morgana. Johnny's contact Tommy Green fears Carol may be in danger once she makes these changes. When Johnny encounters Carol in an elevator at his hotel, she mysteriously knows his name and agrees to meet him for cocktails, where she explains her belief in psychic phenomena and claims Johnny experienced precognition in his childhood dream about her.

New York City, primarily at the Bell Towers apartment hotel and a cocktail lounge · Johnny Dollar, Randy Singer, Tommy Green, Carol Sharp, Tony Ricardo, Madame Cidia Morgana, Sergeant Singer

Listen for: The mysterious connection between Johnny and Carol through his childhood dream, and the suspicious circumstances surrounding the insurance beneficiary changes involving the medium and Tony Ricardo.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 393 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar attends a séance conducted by a medium named Player Bell to investigate a case involving Carol Sharpe and Tony Ricardo. During the séance, the medium produces mysterious revelations about various objects, including a watch and a police badge, before the gathering is suddenly disrupted by what appears to be a police raid.

A séance in an old brownstone house on the West 40s in New York City, with previous scenes at a police precinct station. · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Randy Singer, Carol Sharpe, Tony Ricardo, Anthony Ricardo Jr., Player Bell, the medium

Listen for: The theatrical séance performance with red-lit ambiance, eerie music, and the medium's cryptic pronouncements about objects and their owners; the sudden chaos when a police badge is revealed.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 394 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar takes on a case to expose Madame Morgana Morgana, a spiritualist medium who has been draining his client Carol Sharp's bank account week after week. Carol's concerned friend Tony Ricardo enlists Dollar's help, and Dollar prepares by gathering intelligence on Carol's family before attending a séance at Morgana's home in New Jersey to observe her methods firsthand.

New York City and a séance parlor in Union City, New Jersey, 1956 · Johnny Dollar, Carol Sharp, Tony Ricardo, Madame Morgana Morgana, Tommy Green, Sergeant Randy Singer, David Sharp, Mrs. Dorothy Jesser

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's clever setup to infiltrate the séance using a fake story about psychic dreams, his acquisition of a hidden camera with special flash equipment, and the atmospheric description of the séance room with its metal trumpet devices used to project spirit voices.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 395 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar discovers that Carol Sharp has been defrauded by Madame Morgana, a spiritualist medium who uses trick photography and confederates to fake séances. When Johnny exposes the fraud with infrared photographs, Madame Morgana admits her scheme but reveals she was not working alone—her assistant used hidden tubes and whispered voices to deceive Carol and others into believing they were communicating with the dead.

New York City and New Jersey, including a coffee shop, police precinct, and Madame Morgana's séance room in New Jersey · Johnny Dollar, Carol Sharp, Madame Morgana, Tony Ricardo, Sergeant Randy Singer, David Sharp

Listen for: Johnny Dollar using infrared photography and clever detective work to expose a spiritualist medium's elaborate fraud scheme involving fake trumpets, hidden tubes, and whispered voices from behind curtains.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 396 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance adjuster Johnny Dollar arrives in Miami Beach to investigate a $50,000 insurance claim filed by Mrs. Wendover two years after her husband's death at sea from a burst appendix. Hired accountant Hillary Fuchs explains the delay by Mrs. Wendover's chaotic personal finances and disorganized state since her husband's death. When Dollar meets the emotionally fragile Mrs. Wendover, she cryptically suggests there is something about her that would make insurance adjusters question the claim's legitimacy.

Miami Beach, Florida; Hillary Fuchs' office · Johnny Dollar, Hillary Fuchs, Mrs. Wendover

Listen for: The mystery of what Mrs. Wendover is hinting at regarding her claim, and whether the insurance company will honor the delayed $50,000 claim

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 397 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates an insurance claim for Mrs. Wendover following her husband Noah's death. Mrs. Wendover is haunted by the belief that she carries a curse, having lost her father, brother, and now husband. As Johnny prepares to recommend honoring the claim, he's forcibly taken by a thug named Frank Scanlon to meet Sam Costigan, a man kicked out of Chicago, who has business concerning Mrs. Wendover.

Miami Beach, Florida, primarily in Hillary Fuchs' office and surrounding areas · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Wendover, Hillary Fuchs, Teddy Dave, Frank Scanlon, Sam Costigan

Listen for: The mysterious appearance of Sam Costigan and his interest in Mrs. Wendover; Johnny's growing sense of danger despite believing the insurance case to be nearly closed

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 398 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Miami Beach to investigate an insurance claim by Elise Wendover. He's intercepted by a gambler named Frank Scanlon and taken to see Sam Costigan, who runs a gambling club. Costigan asks Dollar to return a valuable diamond necklace called the Tears of Night to Mrs. Wendover, claiming she lost it at his roulette table and threatened to involve the police.

Miami Beach, Florida in the 1950s, including a gambling club and various locations around the city. · Johnny Dollar, Sam Costigan, Frank Scanlon, Hillary Fuchs, Elise Wendover, Teddy Davis, Hannibal Mortuis

Listen for: The mystery of why Sam Costigan really wants the necklace returned, the discovery that the necklace is a masterpiece worth $25,000, and hints that there may be a copy of the Tears of Night in circulation.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 399 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates an insurance claim for Mrs. Wendover involving a cursed necklace called the Tears of Night. He discovers the necklace was pawned to gambler Sam Costigan and learns Mrs. Wendover may be wearing a forgery, leading him into a dangerous web of deception involving a jeweler, a business manager, and ruthless enforcers.

A hotel, Mrs. Wendover's apartment building, and various locations in the city at night and early morning. · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Wendover, Hillary Fuchs, Sam Costigan, Frank Scanlan, Teddy Davis, Hannibal Mortuis

Listen for: A violent confrontation in a parking lot, strange dream sequences, and Mrs. Wendover's cryptic references to people Johnny has encountered and her emotional state.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 400 The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is drawn into a case involving a valuable necklace called the Tears of Night. When two men are murdered in the apartment of Mrs. Elise Wendover, Dollar becomes a suspect himself. As the investigation unfolds, Dollar discovers a complex scheme involving a pawned necklace, a jeweler with his own designs, and multiple murders connected to greed and deception.

A city apartment and surrounding locations including a police station, hospital, hotel, and jewelry shop. The story takes place over the course of a single night and following morning. · Johnny Dollar, Teddy Davis, Mrs. Elise Wendover, Lieutenant Brady, Hillary Fuchs, Sam Costigan, Scanlan, Mr. Mortius

Listen for: The clever plot involving the fake and real necklace, the jeweler Mortius's confession of his crimes, and the tense final confrontation in Dollar's hotel room.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 401 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in the small Nevada town of Flint Rock to look into a mysterious trust case. Banker Jonas Parks, who initiated the paperwork for widow Mrs. Ezra Greamley to set up a substantial trust for her granddaughter Susan, has called for help because something feels wrong—though he cannot quite explain what. Dollar must navigate to the remote Greamley ranch to discover what has prompted the secretive request.

Flint Rock, Nevada, a small desert town with a bank, casino bars, restaurant, and general store. The Greamley ranch lies outside town across desert terrain. · Johnny Dollar, Ben Garley, Jonas Parks, Mrs. Ezra Greamley, Susan, Walter Greamley, Hilda Greamley

Listen for: The storm scene and Dollar's encounter with Walter Greamley on horseback as he approaches the ranch. Parks's vague but persistent sense that something is amiss at the Greamley property.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 402 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the remote Flint Rock Ranch to look into a trust arrangement for widow Mrs. Gramley, who wants to leave her holdings to her 16-year-old granddaughter Susan. When the local banker who initiated the proceedings suddenly backs out, Dollar begins investigating and discovers that everyone at the ranch—Mrs. Gramley, her nephew Walter, his wife Hilda, and even Susan—seems frightened and on edge. A connection emerges to a fatal auto accident three years ago that killed Susan's parents.

The Flint Rock Ranch and the town of Las Vegas, with scenes at the Ford County Weekly Tribune office. · Johnny Dollar, Jonas Parks, Mrs. Gramley, Susan, Walter, Hilda, Will Connors, Ed Brimley

Listen for: The details surrounding the auto accident three years ago that killed Susan's parents, and why everyone at the ranch appears scared; Susan's unusual ability to detect when people are lying.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 403 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates a case involving Mrs. Greymley, an elderly ranch owner who suspects her nephew Walter and his wife Hilda of stealing from her and possibly murdering her son and daughter-in-law three years ago in a staged auto accident. Mrs. Greymley has been trying to secretly transfer her property to her granddaughter Susan, and she's hired Johnny through the bank to help uncover the truth about the suspicious deaths and ongoing embezzlement.

A ranch near Las Vegas, Nevada, and Las Vegas itself · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Greymley, Susan, Walter, Hilda, Jonas Parks, Duce McCoy

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into the suspicious auto accident death of Mrs. Greymley's son and daughter-in-law, and the financial crimes committed by Walter and Hilda; also the introduction of Duce McCoy who runs the Lead Balloon gambling club where Walter loses money.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 404 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Las Vegas to investigate a matter involving a grandmother's estate and insurance trust. When he reveals his presence and purpose to gambling casino owner Duce McCoy, someone immediately tries to lure the grandmother's young heir, Susan, to a deserted road—a move that could have been deadly. Dollar works to uncover who is behind the threat and what they hope to gain.

Las Vegas, Nevada; a casino, a hotel, and the offices of the Weekly Tribune newspaper · Johnny Dollar, Susan Graemly, Duce McCoy, Uncle Walter, Hilda, Jonas Parks, Will Connors, The girl in McCoy's office

Listen for: The identity of the mysterious person who phoned Susan and whether Duce McCoy is working alone or with Susan's relatives to prevent the estate trust from being established

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 405 The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is investigating a case involving Mrs. Gramley's estate trust when she suddenly tells him to stop and leave her alone. Dollar suspects that Walter and his wife Hilda have threatened or coerced her into dropping the case, especially after discovering that a man named Deuce McCoy has been arrested at the airport and that Susan, Mrs. Gramley's young granddaughter, has been involved in a dangerous situation.

Las Vegas, Nevada, primarily at Mrs. Gramley's ranch house · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Gramley, Walter, Hilda, Nicky, Susan Gramley, Deuce McCoy, Wilconner

Listen for: The tension as Dollar forces his way back into Mrs. Gramley's house despite her refusal to see him, and the revelation that Deuce McCoy's arrest may be connected to threats made against the young granddaughter.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 406 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to New York by Pat McCracken to meet Peter Branson, an insurance executive worried about a $50,000 policy issued to Michael Jeremiah Flynn, a man whose address turns out to be the Glad Hand Rescue Mission near Fulton Street. Flynn has listed John Wesley Cosgrave as his beneficiary, and Peter fears the policy may be part of a fraud pattern. Johnny goes undercover at the mission to investigate.

New York City, primarily the Glad Hand Rescue Mission near Fulton Street, and Peter Branson's office on Fifth Avenue · Johnny Dollar, Pat McCracken, Peter Branson, Michael Flynn, John Wesley Cosgrave, Daddy Bill

Listen for: Johnny's undercover work at the rescue mission and his attempts to locate and investigate Michael Flynn and his beneficiary.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 407 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator, visits Mike Flynn at a Bowery rescue mission to check on his client who was shot the night before. Mike insists he's fine despite his wounds, but Johnny becomes suspicious when he learns that Mike recently took out a $50,000 life insurance policy through a wealthy man named Cosgrave who visits the mission. Johnny suspects Cosgrave may be trying to have Mike killed for the insurance money.

A run-down room at the Glad Hand Rescue Mission in the Bowery, New York · Johnny Dollar, Mike Flynn, Peter Branson, Daddy Bill, Cosgrave

Listen for: Mike's mysterious wounds and his cavalier attitude about them; Johnny's realization that Cosgrave may be a racketeer using the mission to recruit criminals; a suspicious package arriving in the mail for Mike

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 408 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar investigates a $50,000 life insurance policy taken out on Mike Flynn, a Bowery derelict, by the mysterious John Wesley Cosgrave. When Mike survives multiple murder attempts—an ice pick stabbing, two gunshot wounds, and nearly fatal wood alcohol poisoning—Dollar learns that Cosgrave is actually a reformed gangster with a criminal past, and begins to suspect the insurance policy is part of an elaborate scheme to kill the supposedly indestructible Mike and collect the payout.

New York City, including the Lower East Side, the Helping Hand Rescue Mission, police headquarters, Cosgrave's upscale apartment at 621 East 49th Street, and the Breakley Hotel. · Johnny Dollar, Mike Flynn, John Wesley Cosgrave (also known as John W. Gordon, Skippy Grant, Duchy Smith), Sergeant Randy Singer

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's growing suspicion that Cosgrave, despite claiming to be reformed and charitable, is orchestrating Mike's murder; the chilling conversation in Cosgrave's apartment where the gangster admits to his criminal past and makes veiled threats against Dollar.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 409 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is on the case of Mike Flynn, a down-and-out man insured for $50,000 whose life keeps narrowly escaping attempts on it—first a knifing, then a shooting, and now a truck accident. Dollar suspects that Jay Wesley Cosgrave, a former racketeer operating under a veneer of respectability, orchestrated the attempts through hired thugs from a flophouse he controls. As Dollar pieces together the connection between Cosgrave's past and a mission building with a shadowy history, he's about to uncover the identity of those doing Cosgrave's dirty work.

New York City, including Bellevue Hospital, a flophouse mission, and Johnny Dollar's hotel · Johnny Dollar, Mike Flynn, Randy, Jay Wesley Cosgrave (alias for Dutchy Gordon), Lefty Skilman, William Grover Larkin (Daddy Bell)

Listen for: The investigation into Cosgrave's connection to a flophouse that serves as a front for recruiting hired thugs; the revelation that Lefty Skilman, found dead in the East River, was likely killed to silence him; Johnny Dollar attacked in his hotel room as he closes in on the truth.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 410 The Indestructible Mike Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the mysterious "indestructible" Mike Flynn while he recovers in a hospital from a serious accident. When a package arrives at the Glad Hand Rescue Mission for Mike, Johnny discovers it may be connected to a dangerous plot. Johnny sets an elaborate trap at the Breakley Hotel, positioning himself in room 203 while leaving clues to misdirect those hunting for Mike.

New York City, primarily the Glad Hand Rescue Mission and the Breakley Hotel · Johnny Dollar, Mike Flynn, Daddy Bill, Emery, Lefty Skilman, Sergeant Randy Singer, Dutchy, Cosgrave

Listen for: Johnny's strategic planning as danger closes in, the arrival of Daddy Bill and his associates, and the revelation of their intentions toward Mike Flynn.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 411 The Laughing Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is summoned to a luxurious hotel in Ensenada, Mexico, where Charlie Burton, the star of a popular television comedy show, has received a threatening note promising he will not leave Ensenada alive. Producer Frank Maltz calls in Johnny to investigate the death threat and determine who among Burton's cast and crew might be responsible.

The Balboa Beach Hotel in Ensenada, Mexico, a coastal resort town where the Charlie Burton Show is filming. · Johnny Dollar, Frank Maltz, Charlie Burton, Gloria Dale, Al Shriver, Doris Trully

Listen for: The development of the murder threat against Charlie Burton and Johnny's initial interviews with the show's cast and crew members who all seem to harbor resentment toward the demanding star.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 412 The Laughing Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Ensenada, Mexico to protect comedian Charlie Burton after a death threat note is found. Burton dismisses it as a practical joke, but Dollar suspects someone connected to the production harbors genuine murderous intent. Meanwhile, a troubled leading actress harbors deep resentment toward Burton for interfering in her personal life.

Ensenada, Mexico, at a hotel where Charlie Burton's comedy television show is on location · Johnny Dollar, Charlie Burton, Frank Maltz, Gloria Dale, Al Shriver, Valena Morales, Jerry

Listen for: Gloria Dale's revelation about her broken engagement and her mysterious hatred of Charlie Burton; the identity of the man seen arguing with maid Valena Morales near Burton's room; the real reason behind the death threat note

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 413 The Laughing Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Mexico after someone takes a shot at television star Charlie Burton through his hotel room window. Burton's life is insured for half a million dollars, making several people around him suspects—including the show's producer Frank Moltz, who was away from the hotel at the time of the shooting.

A Mexican hotel and the Ventino nightclub, where Charlie Burton is filming a television show. · Johnny Dollar, Charlie Burton, Captain Parral, Frank Moltz, Gloria Dale, Al Schreiber, Pearl

Listen for: Johnny confronts Frank Moltz at a local nightclub and learns the producer's complicated reasons for staying on despite his hatred of Burton, while the mystery of who fired the shot remains unsolved.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 414 The Laughing Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is in Sonata, Mexico, protecting famous television star Charlie Burton from an unknown assailant. Burton has received threatening letters and has already been shot at, but refuses to cooperate fully with his own protection. As Dollar investigates, he discovers that Burton made an unwelcome advance toward Nacho Morales's young wife, a maid at the hotel, putting himself in mortal danger.

Sonata, Mexico; a hotel with a film production company shooting a comedy sequence on the grounds · Johnny Dollar, Charlie Burton, Frank, Al, Captain Peral, Nacho Morales

Listen for: The details of the slapstick comedy sequence Burton and Frank are filming involving a shipwrecked castaway; the tension between Burton and his co-star Al over screen time and fair treatment; Burton's defensive justifications for his behavior and his mistreatment of those around him.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 415 The Laughing Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is in Sonata, Mexico protecting comedian Charlie Burton, who has a half-million-dollar policy and received a death threat. When Al Shriver, a member of Burton's traveling show, is found poisoned, Dollar investigates alongside Captain Peral. The case takes a shocking turn when evidence points to an unexpected killer.

Sonata, Mexico, a small town away from the tourist areas, including a police commandancia, hotel, and lounge · Johnny Dollar, Charlie Burton, Captain Peral, Gloria, Al Shriver, Joe Morales, Frank Maulle

Listen for: The revelation of who actually poisoned Al Shriver and why Charlie Burton's threatening letter and carefully staged events were part of a calculated plan

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 416 The Pearling Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called by Mr. Scottman, vice president of Eastern Liability and Trust, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a newspaper report that financier David Pirling was killed in a boating accident in Florida. Though the story was published nationwide and affected stock prices, Pirling was actually safe in his hotel at the time. Dollar travels to Key West to determine whether the false report was deliberately engineered to manipulate the stock market for profit.

Key West, Florida and Hartford, Connecticut in 1956. The investigation centers around a fishing boat landing where a yacht caught fire. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Scottman, David Pirling, Payton, Gracie Edwards, The Skipper

Listen for: The details of how reporter Gracie Edwards came to file an unverified story about Pirling's death, and why she was conveniently present at the boat landing when the explosion occurred.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 417 The Pearling Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates why David Pirling paid a reporter in Key West to print a false story about his death. After learning the story was fabricated and later retracted, Dollar traces Pirling to his Long Island estate and confronts him about the scheme, but Pirling refuses to explain his motives beyond insisting he meant no harm.

Key West and Long Island, present day · Johnny Dollar, Morton Scott, David Pirling, Mrs. Pirling, Gracie Edwards

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's determination to uncover why Pirling orchestrated the fake death story despite repeated refusals to explain himself, and Mrs. Pirling's surprising approach to Dollar in a follow-up conversation.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 418 The Pearling Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in to look into the case of missing heiress Genie Pirling, who disappeared over a year ago. A detective agency has been searching for her without success, and a phony newspaper report claimed she died in a boating accident. As Johnny investigates, he becomes suspicious that the case is far too neat and that there may be hidden money involved in her disappearance.

A detective agency office and various locations while investigating a missing persons case. · Johnny Dollar, Niles Amwell, Mrs. Pirling, David Pirling, Mr. Scottman, Genie Pirling

Listen for: Johnny's growing suspicion that the case involves financial manipulation and his confrontation with the weary detective Niles Amwell, who has been searching for the missing girl for eleven months.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 419 The Pearling Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into a matter involving David Pirling and discovers that Pirling has faked his own death in the newspapers to draw out his daughter Jeannie, who disappeared a year ago. When Brad Copeland, a detective working for Pirling, tips Dollar off that Jeannie has been found living in New Orleans under an assumed name, Dollar travels south to bring her home. Upon arriving at her address in the French Quarter, Dollar makes a shocking discovery.

New York and New Orleans, 1956 · Johnny Dollar, David Pirling, Brad Copeland, Niall Zanewell, Jeannie Pirling, Janice Floyd, The blonde giant

Listen for: The mystery of Jeannie Pirling's disappearance and why her father staged his own death to find her; the suspicious phone call that led Copeland to locate her; the unexpected revelation at her apartment in the French Quarter.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 420 The Pearling Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar comes to town to verify a claim about Jean Pirling's death, but discovers the body is actually that of Janice Floyd, a dying woman who agreed to be buried under Jean's name. Jean, who faked her death to escape her wealthy father, has been living in hiding with con man Al Britt, who was originally hired to locate her for the inheritance money.

A town where Jean Pirling has been hiding, including Janice Floyd's apartment and Johnny's hotel · Johnny Dollar, Jean Pirling, Janice Floyd, Al Britt, Jean's father

Listen for: Johnny's discovery of the switched identities and his confrontation with Al Britt, who reveals he fell in love with Jean despite his original scheme to exploit her for money.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 421 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Hollywood to look into an anonymous letter threatening to collect on a new hundred-thousand-dollar double indemnity policy covering Dr. Carl Palmquist and his wife. The policy becomes effective in a few days, and someone has hinted they plan to make a claim. Dollar begins investigating the Palmquist family and their circumstances.

Beverly Hills and Malibu, California in 1956 · Johnny Dollar, Jim Daryl, Clark, Dr. Carl Palmquist, Mrs. Palmquist, Eric Palmquist, Steffi Lund

Listen for: The mysterious anonymous letter threatening to collect on the insurance policy; Mrs. Palmquist's drinking problem and confused state of mind; Eric Palmquist's evasive behavior and insistence that his mother not be disturbed; the mention of Paul, Eric's older brother who died three years ago

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 422 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles to look into a $100,000 insurance policy on a murdered woman. Police have arrested a drifter named Miller for the killing of Mrs. Palmquist, but Miller claims he was set up by a man named Carter—who turns out to be Dr. Palmquist himself. Dollar must determine whether Miller's wild story holds any truth or if the evidence against him is solid.

Los Angeles, California, present day. Police headquarters and a jail cell block, with references to Dr. Palmquist's house in the Palisades and Blair Hospital. · Johnny Dollar, insurance investigator, Lieutenant Barry, homicide detective, Miller, the arrested drifter, Dr. Palmquist, the woman's doctor, Mrs. Laura Considine, an attractive widow and patient of Dr. Palmquist

Listen for: Miller's account of how he was lured to Dr. Palmquist's house under false pretenses and claims he walked into a setup. Lieutenant Barry's skepticism about the wild story despite the circumstantial evidence piling up against Miller. Johnny Dollar's growing interest in questioning Dr. Palmquist despite the doctor's seemingly perfect alibi.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 423 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of Mrs. Palmquist, an insurance matter with puzzling angles. A mysterious anonymous note triggered a policy claim, and Johnny discovers that Dr. Palmquist's son Eric and a young woman named Stephie are secretly married. When Johnny is summoned to Dr. Palmquist's office, he finds Eric in psychological crisis, gripped by overwhelming fear of his father.

Los Angeles, California; the Barclay hotel and Dr. Palmquist's office · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Barry, Stephie, Eric Palmquist, Dr. Palmquist

Listen for: The revelation of Eric's secret marriage and his severe psychological distress; clues about why Eric fears his father so intensely.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 424 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the murder of Mrs. Palmquist, which has been pinned on Lonnie Miller, a prowler arrested with a confession. When police trace the murder weapon to Miller through a pawnbroker's identification, Dollar begins to suspect the evidence may be fabricated and Miller is being framed. Dollar interviews Miller in his cell and then travels to Long Beach to verify details of Miller's story about stopping for coffee with Dr. Palmquist.

Los Angeles and Long Beach, California; includes a doctor's office, police station, jail cell, and a taco stand. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Barry, Dr. Palmquist, Lonnie Miller, Irving Gonzalez

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's growing conviction that Lonnie Miller is being set up as a patsy for Mrs. Palmquist's murder; his investigation into inconsistencies in the evidence against Miller.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 425 The Long Shot Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar pursues the truth behind Mrs. Palmquist's murder. Evidence points to Lonnie Miller, a drifter arrested for the crime, but Johnny suspects Dr. Palmquist himself orchestrated the killing and used Miller as a patsy. After discovering a flaw in the pawn shop identification, Johnny races against time as Eric Palmquist, drunk and armed, threatens to confront those he believes responsible.

California, including a pawn shop, police headquarters, city jail, a hotel, and the Palmquist house on the Palisades · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Koncetine, Dr. Palmquist, Lonnie Miller, Lieutenant Barry, Mr. Learner, Steffi, Eric Palmquist

Listen for: The clever revelation that the pawn shop owner was fooled by the doctor's disguise rather than genuinely identifying Lonnie Miller as the gun buyer, and Johnny's realization of the one crucial mistake Palmquist may have made.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 426 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar flies to Kingman, Arizona to investigate a case involving the abandoned Midas Touch gold mine. A prospector named Hard Luck Dennis has leased the mine and discovered ore worth $1,100 a ton, but needs significant capital to pump out water that has accumulated in the lower levels since Lake Mojave was formed. Dennis has approached three wealthy New York brothers—the Haskells—who now own a local ranch, seeking investment money for the mining operation.

Kingman, Arizona and the surrounding desert, including the Midas Touch gold mine near Katherine Landing on Lake Mojave · Johnny Dollar, Pat McCracken, Jake Kessler, Hard Luck Dennis, The Haskell Brothers

Listen for: How the prospector plans to convince the Haskells to invest in the mine, and what insurance implications might arise from their involvement in the venture.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 427 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Kingman, Arizona to investigate the deaths of three prosperous Haskell brothers who died in a mine cave-in at the Midas Touch Mine, with a million and a half dollars in life insurance at stake. Hard Luck Dennis, a prospector who promoted the mine to the brothers, is the prime suspect, but when he contacts Johnny and arranges a secret meeting at an old shack in the desert, he claims he didn't commit the murder.

Kingman, Arizona and the Mojave Desert, including the Midas Touch Mine and an old miner's shack near Lake Mojave · Johnny Dollar, Jake Kessler, Hard Luck Dennis, Captain Tad Harding, The Haskell Brothers

Listen for: Johnny confronts Hard Luck Dennis in a tense desert meeting while holding a gun; Hard Luck insists on his innocence and claims the mine is genuinely rich with ore.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 428 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at Lake Mojave to investigate the Midas Touch Mine case, where the Haskell brothers died in a cave-in. Hard Luck Dennis, who received $60,000 to reopen the mine, was recently shot and lies hospitalized. Johnny explores the mine with Buster and discovers evidence of the cave-in's cause, then rushes back to the hospital when Dennis finally regains consciousness with a crucial accusation.

Lake Mojave Resort on the Colorado River above Davis Dam, Arizona; the Midas Touch Mine; Mercy Hospital in Kingman, Arizona · Johnny Dollar, Jake Kessler, Hard Luck Dennis, Ham Pratt, Buster

Listen for: Johnny's discovery of the abandoned winch and gold-bearing pillars in the mine; Hard Luck Dennis's deathbed revelation naming his attacker and explaining the motive behind the cave-in

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 429 The Midas Touch Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the deaths of Kevin Haskell and his brother in what was supposedly a mine accident at the Two-Lazy-Two Ranch. When Hard Luck Dennis, who discovered evidence the deaths were actually murder, is himself killed, Johnny pursues a Jeep into the desert and comes under rifle fire. He traces the vehicle to the ranch and confronts Dora Haskell, widow of Kevin, about who might have murdered her husband and his brother for profit.

Lake Mojave Resort on the Colorado River in Arizona, the desert, and the Two-Lazy-Two Ranch · Johnny Dollar, Buster, Hard Luck Dennis, Jake Kessler, Alex Bundy, Dora Haskell, Kevin Haskell

Listen for: The tension builds as Johnny pursues a mysterious Jeep across the desert, comes under fire from a high-powered rifle, and arrives at the ranch to question the widow about a murder disguised as a mine accident.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 431 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Shady Lane, Vermont to investigate the shooting death of Ellen Bates, who was killed a month ago in her own home. Her husband Ben Bates stands to collect a $10,000 insurance policy, but the local constable insists Ben couldn't be capable of murder, and the investigation has stalled with no witnesses and no clear motive.

Shady Lane, Vermont, a small rural town in the summer of 1956 · Johnny Dollar, Pete Carlson, Jed Bramler, Ellen Bates, Ben Bates, Martin Preeny, Sarah

Listen for: The mysterious unsigned letter warning Johnny to look close to home; the unusual hand-poured bullet from an old-fashioned squirrel rifle; Constable Bramler's curious insistence that his childhood friend Ben Bates couldn't possibly be the killer.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 432 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the murder of Ellen Bates, an invalid wife shot through her front window at a farm in Shady Lane. With a $10,000 insurance policy on Ellen's life and suspicions falling on her husband Ben, Johnny examines the crime scene and questions whether the motive was murder or something else entirely.

Shady Lane, a rural farming community with difficult terrain and scattered homesteads. · Johnny Dollar, Pete, Constable Joe Bramler, Ben Bates, Mrs. Bates (Ellen), Mrs. Preeney, Millie Wells, Grody Huckins

Listen for: The investigation into who fired the shot that killed Ellen Bates through her window, with suspicion pointing toward her husband Ben despite the constable's doubts about his nature.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 433 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Shady Lane, Vermont to investigate the murder of Ellen Bates, a semi-invalid farmwife shot through her front window with a squirrel rifle. As he interviews witnesses, Dollar discovers that the prime suspect, Ellen's husband Ben Bates, has a strong motive: he's deeply in debt, his wife's $10,000 insurance policy would solve his financial troubles, and he's apparently attracted to Millie Wells, a cafe waitress with a troubled past.

Shady Lane, Vermont - a small rural township featuring a cafe, a farmhouse, and the constable's office · Johnny Dollar, Constable Jed Bramler, Millie Wells, Ben Bates, Ellen Bates

Listen for: The details of Millie Wells' past murder trial and how it connects to the current case; the significance of the missing squirrel rifle and who in town owns one; Ben Bates' explanation of his financial desperation and his relationship with Millie.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 434 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Shady Lane, Vermont to investigate the murder of Ellen Bates, the invalid wife of Ben Bates. Ben becomes the prime suspect when gossip connects him romantically to waitress Millie Wells, a woman who stood trial for murder years ago. Johnny uncovers that Ben's stolen squirrel rifle—the type used to kill Ellen—was never reported missing at the time of the theft, though Ben claims his wife knew who took it and wanted to recover it quietly.

Shady Lane, Vermont, a small rural township in the hills · Johnny Dollar, Ben Bates, Jed Bramler, Millie Wells, Ellen Bates, Sarah Preeney, Grody Hawkins

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into Ben's suspicious behavior and his confrontation with Grody Hawkins at the feed store, where Grody pulls a rifle on them; Constable Bramler's insistence on Ben's innocence despite the mounting evidence.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 435 The Shady Lane Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the murder of Ellen Bates in Shady Lane, Vermont. Mrs. Preeny confesses she wrote an anonymous letter to the insurance company falsely accusing Ben Bates of the crime, motivated by jealousy when Bates ignored her advances. As Dollar examines a stolen squirrel gun that Martin Preeny purchased from Grody Hawkins, he discovers a crucial detail that reveals the true killer.

Shady Lane, Vermont, a small rural farming community with a hotel, cafe, and farms · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Sarah Preeny, Ben Bates, Martin Preeny, Ellen Bates, Grody Hawkins, Constable Bramlow, Millie Wells

Listen for: The examination of the rifle and the hooks above the fireplace that leads Dollar to his discovery of who really killed Ellen Bates

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 436 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Cape Town, South Africa to convince the wealthy but reckless Mr. Forbes to place his valuable diamond, the Star of Cape Town, in secure storage. Despite the stone's dangerous history—three men have been killed over it in the past fifty years—Forbes casually carries it in his pocket and throws lavish parties without knowing who will attend. Johnny arrives to find Forbes hosting a surprise party for his disapproving sister Agatha.

Cape Town, South Africa, primarily at Mr. Forbes's estate overlooking the city and bay, during an evening party. · Johnny Dollar, Joe McNabb, Mr. Forbes, Agatha, Sheila, Lieutenant Van Tyl

Listen for: The mysterious history of the cursed diamond and the danger it poses; the contrast between Johnny's professional concern for security and Forbes's carefree attitude; the arrival of Forbes's disapproving sister Agatha at the party.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 437 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is in Cape Town investigating the murder of Forbes, who was stabbed during a party where a valuable diamond called the Star of Cape Town went missing. Dollar interviews police and witnesses, including Sheila who reveals she saw someone leaving Forbes' room with a bottle of perfume, complicating the case as he searches for both the killer and the diamond.

Cape Town, South Africa; Forbes' home, police headquarters, waterfront, Johnny's hotel room, and the docks · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Ventile, Sheila, Forbes (deceased), Agatha Forbes, Helen, Julio Biac

Listen for: Johnny's tense confrontation with Sheila in his hotel room about her knowledge of the crime scene, and his discovery that someone was following him through Cape Town's streets.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 438 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Johnny Dollar chases a stolen diamond called the Star of Cape Town aboard the ship Southern Empress after its owner, playboy Andrew Forbes, is murdered in Cape Town. Dollar helicopters out to the ship to investigate, suspecting the diamond is hidden aboard by Forbes's probable killer. Once on the vessel, Dollar interviews Forbes's sister Agatha and begins piecing together clues involving several suspects who were close to Forbes.

Aboard the Southern Empress ocean liner, sailing from Cape Town, South Africa; earlier scenes in Cape Town · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant, Andrew Forbes, Agatha Forbes, Helen, Sheila, Ben Stacy

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation unfolds as he questions the people around Forbes and discovers suspicious details like his stateroom being disturbed and the scent of Sheila's perfume appearing in unexpected places.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 439 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the theft of the Star of Capetown diamond aboard a ship bound for Desuates. A cable to Julio Biaq, who posed as a bartender at the party where the diamond was stolen and is now under arrest, suggests the gem is aboard the vessel. Johnny questions Helen, the traveling companion of diamond owner Forbes's sister, while various staterooms are mysteriously searched.

A ship at sea traveling toward Desuates, after leaving Cape Town · Johnny Dollar, Helen, Forbes, Julio Biaq, Cable Graham, Percy, Mr. Stacy

Listen for: The revelation of who sent the cable to the arrested Julio Biaq and the discovery of the Star of Capetown diamond's true location

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 440 The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the theft of the Star of Cape Town diamond aboard the Southern Empress. The stone was supposedly stolen by Julio Beak and is now missing, but Johnny discovers the real culprits are Andrew Forbes and his sister Agatha, who planted the diamond in a perfume bottle given to Helen, their traveling companion, planning to recover it when the ship reaches New York.

Aboard the Southern Empress ocean liner en route from Cape Town to Decar, and in the native quarter of Decar · Johnny Dollar, Stacey, Helen, Agatha Forbes, Andrew Forbes, Julio Beak, Hassan, The Steward

Listen for: Johnny's clever persuasion of Hassan using psychology about the fates of Stacy's other employees, and the revelation that a perfume bottle contains the hidden diamond

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 441 The Open Town Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Chief of Police Ed Blake is shot to death in his home in Greensport, Missouri, and his young wife Marty immediately files a $50,000 life insurance claim. Johnny Dollar arrives as a special investigator to look into the suspicious circumstances surrounding Blake's death, which occurred just three days after he took out the policy with his new wife as beneficiary.

Greensport, Missouri, a town where the police chief's death has left questions about corruption and who might have wanted him dead. · Johnny Dollar, Marty Blake, Averal P. Plotser, Joe Craley, Chief Ed Blake

Listen for: The details of how Chief Blake was killed in his own home in the middle of the night, and Johnny Dollar's growing suspicions about his young widow's involvement.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 442 The Open Town Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Greensport, Missouri to investigate the death of Ed Blake, who carried a $50,000 policy. Blake's young widow Marty filed her claim within 24 hours, making her the prime suspect. However, City Attorney Dave Sherman provides her with a seemingly airtight alibi, claiming he witnessed her standing in the hall at the moment of the shooting. As Johnny digs deeper, he learns that Blake was involved in local rackets and that a dangerous criminal named Shorty Wells had threatened him.

Greensport, Missouri · Johnny Dollar, Marty Blake, Dave Sherman, City Attorney, Mayor Will, Shorty Wells

Listen for: Johnny's investigation takes an unexpected turn when his leading suspect gains an alibi from a surprising source. The conversation reveals tensions between the city officials and hints at deeper corruption in the town.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 443 The Open Town Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Greensport, Missouri to investigate the shooting death of Police Chief Ed Blake in his own home. With Blake's young widow Marty and city attorney Dave Sherman both present at the scene, suspicion falls on ex-convict Shorty Wells, who had threatened Blake before his imprisonment. But when someone fires five shots at Dollar himself near City Hall, the case becomes more complicated, and Dollar begins to wonder if the real target was someone else entirely.

Greensport, Missouri · Johnny Dollar, Joe Crilly, Mayor Will Lands, Marty Blake, Dave Sherman, Police Chief Ed Blake, Shorty Wells, Officer O'Rourke

Listen for: Dollar's skepticism about the too-convenient frame of ex-convict Shorty Wells and his growing suspicion that the shooting at City Hall may have been aimed at Marty Blake rather than himself, suggesting a darker connection between the widow and the city attorney.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 444 The Open Town Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates the shooting death of Ed Blake, with suspicion falling on Blake's wife Marty despite the city attorney's alibi for her. When Marty's house mysteriously burns down the same night, Johnny must uncover whether the fire is connected to Blake's murder and who is really behind the violence.

A wide-open town where corruption and racketeering run deep, including city hall, Marty Blake's house, and the scene of a major fire. · Johnny Dollar, Joe Crowley, Marty Blake, City Attorney Dave Sherman, Shorty Wells, Ed Blake

Listen for: The mysterious figure who emerges from the basement of the burning house with a gun, and the mounting evidence that suggests Marty Blake may be in greater danger than suspected.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 445 The Open Town Matter - Ep 5 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates a murder case involving a wealthy couple. When a key witness, Shorty Wells, is found trapped in a house fire and hospitalized, Johnny discovers a conspiracy involving city officials. As Johnny races to protect Shorty from those who want him silenced, a shocking truth about corruption in the police department emerges.

A city hospital and an all-night lunch room across the street, with flashbacks to various locations in town · Johnny Dollar, Marty, Joe Creole, Dave Sherman, Mayor Lyons, Shorty Wells, Ed Blake, Dr. Morton

Listen for: The revelation of corruption reaching the highest levels of city government, Johnny's clever interrogation of Marty, and the climactic confrontation in Shorty's hospital room

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 446 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to look into a $400,000 claim filed by Mrs. Connie Lanfaire after her husband Doug's yacht, the Sea Legs, sank near the Bouldera Islands off Nicaragua. The boat went down while Doug was testing newly repaired radio equipment, and both he and the skipper were lost. However, Dollar notes that Doug had filed a similar claim two and a half years earlier when another vessel, the Kaneo, sank in the same treacherous waters.

Long Island, New York and the Caribbean coast of Central America, particularly Nicaragua and the Bouldera Islands · Johnny Dollar, Pat McCrack, Mrs. Connie Lanfaire, Doug Lanfaire, The taxi driver

Listen for: Mrs. Lanfaire's explanation of why her husband deliberately returned to the dangerous Bouldera Islands to prove he could navigate them safely, and Johnny Dollar's growing suspicions about the circumstances of the wreck and the second insurance claim.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 447 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar traces a suspicious boat wreck in Nicaragua. A woman named Connie Landfear claims her husband perished when the Sea Legs sank near the Bodero Islands, but Johnny suspects her overwrought expressions of grief may mask guilt. When Johnny arrives in Bluefields to investigate, a colorful local character named Oscar Patrick Vladimipusquero offers his services as guide and fixer, claiming the wreck was a crime and offering crucial knowledge of the remote region.

Nicaragua, principally in the city of Bluefields and surrounding areas; Johnny begins in Dallas and travels through Mexico City before arriving in Nicaragua to investigate a maritime incident. · Johnny Dollar, Connie Landfear, Patrick, Mr. Donner, Oscar Patrick Vladimipusquero

Listen for: Johnny's growing suspicion that Connie's sudden decision to follow him to Nicaragua may not be coincidence; the comical yet cunning Oscar's pitch for employment and his mysterious knowledge of the wreck case; details about the Sea Legs and her sinking between the Bodero Islands.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 448 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Nicaragua to investigate a claim on the sunken ship Sea Legs. The ship went down off the Baudero Islands, and Johnny suspects the owner's wife, Mrs. Landfaire, is making a fraudulent $400,000 insurance claim. With help from Oscar Patrick Vladimir Pascaro, a ham radio operator and bush pilot, Johnny examines the wreck site and discovers something troubling about the supposed accident.

Nicaragua's east coast, including the towns of Porto Gardo and Bluefields, and the waters around the Baudero Islands · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Douglas Landfaire, Pat, Oscar Patrick Vladimir Pascaro, Captain Ramirez

Listen for: Johnny's deduction about why no wreckage from the Sea Legs washed ashore at Oscar's cove, despite wreckage from the Landfaires' previous boat appearing there

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 449 The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in San Juan del Perro, Nicaragua, to investigate a $400,000 claim for a sunken yacht and the death of Douglas Landfear. Johnny suspects the wreck was faked and that Landfear is still alive, especially after spotting him piloting the plane that just crashed into theirs. He and his assistant Oscar search for the yacht in the local shipyards.

San Juan del Perro, a small Nicaraguan seaport town in decline, including the San Andreas Hotel and local saloon near the docks. · Johnny Dollar, Oscar Patrick Vladimir Pascaro, Douglas Landfear, Mrs. Constant Landfear, Ramon Gonzalez, The Doctor

Listen for: Johnny's theory that the Landfears faked the shipwreck to collect insurance money, his suspicions about a mysterious cabin passenger, and the tense encounter with Ramon Gonzalez in the local saloon.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 451 The Alder Matter - Ep 1 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to investigate William Billy Alder, a flamboyant promoter and wildcatter who carries a quarter-million-dollar life insurance policy with Worldwide Mutual. Alder has been changing his beneficiary five times in a month—between his wife, daughter, and brother—raising red flags about possible foul play. Dollar travels to Caracas, Venezuela, where Alder is operating an oil venture, to look into the irregularities.

Caracas, Venezuela, at an oil operation and Alder's impressive house on a promontory overlooking the Caribbean Sea. · Johnny Dollar, Vic Kelly, William Billy Alder, Peggy Alder

Listen for: The mystery of why Alder keeps changing his beneficiary and what troubles he might be facing; Alder's cryptic admission that he will tell Johnny Dollar nothing and admits nothing.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 452 The Alder Matter - Ep 2 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is staying at Billy Alder's Venezuelan estate to protect the salesman who has inexplicably changed his beneficiaries five times in one month and survived a gunshot attack. A second attempt on Alder's life occurs when Johnny is confronted by Paul Kincaid, a young man apparently connected to Alder's daughter, leading to a violent struggle near the property's dangerous slope.

Billy Alder's estate in Venezuela, primarily at Laguira near Caracas, with a visit to Caracas police headquarters. · Johnny Dollar, Billy Alder, Joe, Hafez Velasquez, Mrs. Alder, Peggy Alder, Paul Kincaid, Nacho Gomez

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into why Alder keeps changing his beneficiaries and who is trying to kill him, plus tension between the household members and the mysterious Paul Kincaid's true reasons for being at the property.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 453 The Alder Matter - Ep 3 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is protecting Mr. Alder at his home in Caracas, Venezuela, after an attempt on Alder's life. As tensions simmer among the household members, Dollar discovers that someone has searched his room, and he encounters Mrs. Alder behaving suspiciously on the grounds searching for evidence. That evening, a famous matador named Elmentante hosts the group for dinner, nightclub entertainment, and bullfighting matches, providing a temporary escape from the mounting suspicions in the house.

The Alder home in Caracas, Venezuela; later a restaurant, bullfighting matches, and nightclub. · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Alder, Mrs. Constance Alder, Paul Kincke, Doris Cole, Elmentante, Billy Alder

Listen for: The growing tension between household members, hints about who may have attempted to kill Mr. Alder, and the mysterious dynamics between Mrs. Alder and the visiting matador Elmentante.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 454 The Alder Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar, working in Caracas, Venezuela on the Alder matter, discovers that Billy Alder's houseguest Doris Cole is actually traveling under the name Dora Jansen with a passport and letters about a ship called the Caribbean Star. When the ship arrives at port, Dollar follows Cole to a hotel meeting with a mysterious man named Arthur Singer, and suspects the case involves more than the shooting at Alder that started the investigation.

Caracas, Venezuela; a hotel near the docks; Billy Alder's office · Johnny Dollar, Billy Alder, Doris Cole (also known as Dora Jansen), Arthur Singer, Vic Kelly, The cable office clerk

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's reasoning about Alder's contradictions and lies; the mysterious identity of Arthur Singer; the significance of the Caribbean Star's arrival; the tension between Dollar and the increasingly nervous Billy Alder.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 495 The Primrose Matter - Ep 4 (1956)

Johnny Dollar investigates a $100,000 payroll robbery connected to a wrecked car, three murders, and mysterious happenings at Primrose Camp. He arranges to meet ranger Jed Marsh at a fire patrol phone, but is ambushed by Spade Keller, a wanted criminal from the gang that pulled the heist. When Jed arrives, he too is captured, and the two men find themselves at gunpoint with no clear way out of the trap.

Primrose Camp in the mountains, near a forest ranger fire patrol phone on a summit road at night. · Johnny Dollar, Jet Marsh, Pop Bardell, Spade Keller, Jipper Knitsen

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Johnny and Spade Keller as Johnny pieces together Spade's criminal identity, followed by Jed Marsh's arrival and capture, with both men now held at gunpoint by a desperate killer.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 570 The Eleven O'Clock Matter (AFRTS) (1958)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at a cliffside house to investigate threatening letters sent to advertising executive Ralph Appleton. That evening, a mysterious figure appears at the window, the phone goes dead, and Appleton's business partner Tom Baker unexpectedly arrives drenched from a car accident. The group retreats to a beach house to escape the tension, but Johnny senses hidden tensions and suspicious glances between some of the guests.

A leased house called Hamilton Hall perched on a cliff overlooking the sea near Skeleton Point, and a beach house below it, during a violent rainstorm. · Johnny Dollar, Ralph Appleton, Grant Hillman, Mrs. Gregory, Laura Appleton, Tom Baker

Listen for: The mystery of who was at the window and whether Tom Baker's arrival is truly coincidental; watch for the connection between Laura Appleton and Tom Baker.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 596 The Mojave Red Sequel (AFRTS) (1958)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Lake Harvey Resort to investigate the death of Elmer Hobbs, a businessman whose boat sank during a storm. While local authorities rule it an accident, Johnny discovers evidence suggesting murder: the boat's flotation tanks were deliberately cut open and an anchor line was wrapped around the body. Now Johnny must determine who among those with motive and opportunity killed Hobbs.

Lake Harvey Resort in the Mojave Desert area, with references to Los Angeles and Nevada · Johnny Dollar, Jake, Buster, Red Barrett, Elmer Hobbs, Stu Manley, Jay Stewart Manley, Mr. Carson

Listen for: The clues pointing to Hobbs' murder: the cut flotation tanks, the anchor line around the body, and the revelation of two beneficiaries of Hobbs' insurance—his business partner and Red Barrett, who found the body and claimed to be his best friend

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 598 The Lucky 4 Matter (1958)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Colorado to look into the suspicious death of concert pianist Bill Cherry, whose farmhouse was destroyed when his dam allegedly gave way during a storm. Ray Smith, who knew Cherry, believes the dam failure was no accident and shows Johnny evidence of sabotage—a bomb rigged in a vehicle—suggesting Cherry's worthless nephew Tommy Walker may be behind the murder.

Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, at the Lucky 4 ranch property and surrounding mountain areas at 9,000 feet elevation · Johnny Dollar, Ray Smith, Tommy Walker, Ralph Kimbell, Bill Cherry

Listen for: Johnny and Ray investigate the destroyed dam and discover evidence of deliberate sabotage; a bomb is found wired to a vehicle, suggesting premeditated murder rather than accidental death.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 599 The Two Faced Matter (1958)

Johnny Dollar investigates a missing $58,000 from the O-Lang Zion furniture company in North Weldon, Massachusetts. The company's owner, Mr. J. Worthington-Keasley, discovered the vault empty and attributes the theft to Roscoe James Pula, an employee who vanished three years, five months and sixteen days earlier, leaving only a note that says "Good-bye suckers." Johnny must track down the missing employee and recover the stolen building fund.

The O-Lang Zion furniture company in North Weldon, Massachusetts, an old-fashioned New England town where the company maintains traditions from decades past, including horses and carriages instead of automobiles. · Johnny Dollar, Nick Weldon, Mr. J. Worthington-Keasley, Roscoe James Pula

Listen for: The contrast between Johnny's modern sensibilities and the deliberately old-fashioned customs of the furniture company; Johnny's reactions to the eccentric traditions and the puzzle of why the theft went unnoticed for so long.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 602 The Malibu Mystery Matter (AFRTS) (1958)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Malibu after a $150,000 diesel yacht explodes and sinks off the coast, killing the captain. The owners, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill, survive along with two crew members, but Johnny must investigate the explosion and determine whether Mrs. Merrill's jewelry, initially thought lost, was actually aboard when the disaster occurred.

Malibu, California; the Pacific coast near a fishing pier; the Merrill home in Westwood · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Henley, Captain Rowland, Mr. Merrill, Mrs. Merrill, The Skipper

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's expense account narrative; details of the yacht explosion and rescue; the mystery surrounding the yacht's fuel system failure and the location of Mrs. Merrill's jewelry at the moment of disaster.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 603 The Wayward Diamonds Matter (AFRTS) (1958)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar discovers that Mrs. Merrell's insured jewels are fakes and suspects she plans to claim insurance fraud while her husband faces charges related to a yacht incident. When Dollar places a detective to watch her movements, the man is attacked at the Merrell home and Mrs. Merrell disappears, forcing Dollar and insurance man Peter Hanley to investigate her sudden flight.

Los Angeles and Westwood, California, primarily the Beverly Hilton Hotel and the Merrell home · Johnny Dollar, Peter Hanley, Mrs. Merrell, Mr. Merrell, Detective Sam Benjamin

Listen for: The revelation of the fake diamonds and Dollar's clever deduction about Mrs. Merrell's insurance fraud scheme; the mysterious attack on the detective and Mrs. Merrell's disappearance.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 604 The Johnson Payroll Matter (AFRTS) (1958)

Johnny Dollar travels to California to help recover $100,000 stolen in a New York payroll robbery. An anonymous informant arranges a meeting at Carado Beach, but Johnny arrives to find the man dead with a knife in his ribs. Complicating matters, Johnny encounters the mysterious woman from his cab ride in Los Angeles at a local bar, and a confrontation with another man erupts.

Los Angeles, Carado Beach, and a motel bar in a coastal town, 1958 · Johnny Dollar, Pat McCracken, The informant (dead at pier), A woman from the cab, A man at the bar

Listen for: A botched meeting with a dead informant, a suspicious woman's appearance, and a bar room confrontation that suggests Johnny's investigation is being followed or sabotaged.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 612 The Double Trouble Matter (AFRTS) (1958)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Sarasota to settle a claim on a 65,000 dollar policy belonging to Albert Kingman, who died in a hurricane 20 years ago. Two men have suddenly appeared, each claiming to be Henry Kingman, the deceased's son and sole beneficiary, both with plausible stories about their lives since the disaster.

Sarasota, Florida and surrounding areas in 1958 · Johnny Dollar, Earl Pormann, Henry Kingman (first claimant), Gertrude Pormann

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's detailed investigation as he attempts to determine which Henry Kingman is the genuine beneficiary, including his examination of background information and interviews with the claimants.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 614 The Hair Raising Matter (1958)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the home of a wealthy man who has been found dead in his bedroom. While the doctor attributes the death to natural causes and a heart condition, Johnny senses something is amiss at the scene, though he cannot immediately identify what troubles him about the circumstances.

A wealthy household in Hollywood, focusing on the bedroom where a man has died · Johnny Dollar, Brit Milk, Gerten, Doctor, Sergeant, Miss

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's instincts that something is wrong despite the doctor's natural causes ruling; the details about the open windows and peculiar smells in the room; the family's reactions to the death

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 621 The Doting Dowager Matter (1959)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to the Manhattan home of wealthy widow Mrs. Dora Harkness Ballon after a small statue of her Civil War general grandfather disappears from her reception room. When a ransom note arrives demanding $75,000 for the statue's return, Mrs. Ballon insists on paying despite the high sum, threatening to cancel all her insurance if Dollar doesn't recover it.

New York City, an elegant brownstone house on East 73rd Street in Manhattan · Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Dora Harkness Ballon, Harold Winters, Higgins, George (at Floyd's of England)

Listen for: The mysterious ransom note and Mrs. Ballon's obsessive attachment to the supposedly worthless statue; Harold Winters' cryptic warnings and Mrs. Ballon's controlling behavior toward her nephew.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 623 The Date with Death Matter (AFRTS) (1) (1959)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is forced to abandon his dinner date when his boss Bert Guels calls with urgent news: Curly Waters, a criminal Johnny had sent to prison two years ago and who later swore vengeance, has escaped from the hospital where he was being held under guard. When Johnny rushes to check on his date Betty Lewis, he finds her apartment empty. A stolen car and a captured accomplice suggest Curly may still be in town, setting a trap.

Hartford, Connecticut; Johnny Dollar's apartment, Master's Insurance and Trust Company office, Betty Lewis's apartment, and the city streets · Johnny Dollar, Bert Guels, Lieutenant Howard Daley, Curly Waters, Gympie Taylor, Betty Lewis, Riley

Listen for: The opening sequence about testing apartment extension phones; the details of Curly Waters's escape from the hospital; Johnny and the lieutenant's desperate race to Betty's apartment; the phone call revealing Betty was lured away by a false hospital message.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 624 The Shankar Diamond Matter (AFRTS) (1959)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is asked by his old flame Martha Mayfield to escort her to her son Edgar's wedding in Greensboro, North Carolina. Martha insists on bringing the Shankar Diamond, a nearly priceless gem reputed to bring good luck, which has attracted the attention of jewel thieves in the past. As they prepare to fly to the wedding, Johnny suspects Martha knows more about a potential threat to the diamond than she's telling him.

New York City and a flight to Greensboro, North Carolina, 1959 · Johnny Dollar, Steve Kilmer, Martha Mayfield Maryman, Larkin, Edgar, Mary Louanne Melanie, Sergeant Bell

Listen for: The chemistry between Johnny and the sharp-witted Martha; the mystery surrounding who might be after the diamond; details about the wedding and the danger that lies ahead.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 625 The Blue Madonna Matter (AFRTS) (1) (1959)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar receives a call from a mysterious Parisian character named Chagri about a valuable painting called the Blue Madonna. Dollar bets his boss that the painting currently hanging in the Gavin Galleries in Philadelphia is not genuine, and travels there with art expert Foster Harmon to investigate the suspicious transaction.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; a luxury hotel and an art gallery on Walnut Street, with flashbacks to Paris · Johnny Dollar, George Reed, Chagri (Demarsak), Foster Harmon, Kingsley Holland, Arnold Gavin

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's skepticism about the painting's authenticity, Kingsley Holland's nervous offer to sell the Blue Madonna directly and cheaply, and the mounting evidence that a switch may have been made.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 663 The Bayou Body Matter (1959)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar flies to Sarasota, Florida after learning that a man he recently insured for $50,000 has been found dead floating under his agent's dock. What initially appears to be a heart attack becomes a murder investigation when the coroner discovers the man was struck fatally in the face with a wrought iron poker. As police search for the missing Mrs. Carter, suspicion falls on the wife, though a younger beneficiary—a former stripper named Mitzi Taylor living in New York—also had motive.

Sarasota, Florida, a bayou area with expensive homes and private docks · Johnny Dollar, Earl Poorman, Sergeant Wade, Dr. Phillips, Dr. Theo Foote, Ralph Carter, Mrs. Carter, Mitzi Taylor

Listen for: The revelation that Carter's death was murder, not natural causes; the discovery of Mrs. Carter's threatening words to her husband the night before; the introduction of multiple suspects with financial motives.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 735 The Rat Pack Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar travels to Summit Hill, a wealthy retirement community, to investigate a series of expensive car thefts and vandalism by a group of reckless young troublemakers. Using a fake Federal survey as cover, Johnny arrives in the small town to find the locals living in fear of the so-called rat pack, who steal and wreck vehicles under cover of darkness.

Summit Hill, a small wealthy residential community about 40-50 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, Texas, and surrounding areas. · Johnny Dollar, George (insurance company contact), Gas station attendant, Mrs. Brierley, Henry Brierley

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into who is behind the rash of car thefts and vandalism, and whether the young troublemakers are truly as dangerous as the townspeople fear.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 738 The Simple Simon Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Los Angeles to look into the death of Jerry Hilton, a man with a $16,000 life insurance policy whose car went off a cliff near Newhall. While police believe it was suicide made to look like an accident, an anonymous caller insists Dollar meet him in San Diego, claiming to have information that could prove otherwise and suggesting the insurance must be paid.

Los Angeles and surrounding areas in California; the case involves an accident scene near Newhall, about 35 miles north of LA · Johnny Dollar, Frank Francis, Jerry Hilton, Margery Hilton

Listen for: The anonymous phone call and what information the mystery caller has about Jerry Hilton's death; Johnny Dollar's decision to meet the stranger in San Diego despite police suspicions of suicide

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 739 The Lone Wolf Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar is hired by Thomas Morgan, a successful stockbroker, who is being blackmailed by Henry B. Wolfe, his former partner in a stock swindle from 25 years ago. Wolfe demands $10,000 and threatens to expose their crime to Morgan's family and business unless he pays, claiming he has written a full confession to be released if anything happens to him. Johnny must locate Wolfe and determine how to handle the blackmail threat.

A brokerage office on North Commerce in Newark, with connections to Philadelphia · Johnny Dollar, Thomas Morgan, Henry B. Wolfe, Harvey

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into the blackmail scheme and his search for Henry B. Wolfe; the details of the old stock swindle and Morgan's attempts at restitution.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 740 The Yaak Mystery Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is summoned to remote Yak, Montana to investigate wealthy client John Turner Whitaker, who has vanished on a hunting trip with his daughter Valerie and son-in-law Lou Larson. The search party finds Lou Larson alone, barely conscious on horseback, and as he regains awareness, he must reveal what happened to the others in the snow-covered wilderness.

Remote wilderness near Yak, Montana in late May; Shorty Bessum's log cabin lodge and surrounding snow-covered forest country. · Johnny Dollar, Steve Yocum, John Turner Whitaker, Valerie, Lou Larson, Shorty Bessum, Mrs. Bessum

Listen for: Lou Larson's account of what happened to Whitaker and Valerie during the hunting expedition in the mountains; whether Whitaker is alive or dead and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 741 The Stock-In-Trade Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to the small town of Somerville, Tennessee to investigate the murder of Volney Bourgard Exum, a client of Worldwide Mutual Insurance. The elderly man was found dead at his desk with his head bashed in, and with no apparent clues or suspects, Dollar must uncover who killed him and why, starting with interviews of the three beneficiaries of his $35,000 insurance policy.

Memphis, Tennessee and the small town of Somerville, Tennessee, at an old plantation house and local businesses · Johnny Dollar, Ripley, Volney Bourgard Exum, Clara Bell Lockway Exum, Volney Bourgard Exum (nephew), Van Buren Ovalthorpe, Don Lekato

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's distinctive narrative style as he begins his investigation into the murder, interviewing the beneficiaries and piecing together the victim's sparse life and mysterious finances

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 742 The Big Date Matter (AFRTS) (1961)

Johnny Dollar is in Florida trying to avoid going back north when his insurance company contact Don Boonhauer calls him to Sarasota with what he claims is an urgent matter. It turns out the emergency is just a tax form that needs signing, but when Johnny steps outside Don's office, a blonde woman's car begins backfiring loudly, drawing a crowd. Johnny helps investigate the car trouble and finds himself charmed by the mysterious young woman.

Sarasota, Florida, on Main Street outside Don Boonhauer's insurance office, and later at a car with ignition trouble · Johnny Dollar, Don Boonhauer, A blonde woman with car trouble, Police sergeant

Listen for: The comedic chaos caused by the car's persistent backfiring, the crowd gathering on Main Street, and Johnny's easy charm as he tries to help the blonde woman with her automobile troubles.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 743 The Low Tide Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by Trim Mutual to locate two missing business partners, Charles Foster and Michael Brady, who have gone on a fishing trip together. Trim Mutual holds a partnership policy worth $500,000 on the two men, and the company fears that the younger, ambitious Brady may have foul play in mind for the aging Foster.

Hartford, Connecticut and surrounding areas; offices of Trim Mutual Insurance Company and homes of the Foster and Brady families. · Johnny Dollar, Frederick Benham, Charles Foster, Michael Brady, Mrs. Charles Foster, Kathy Brady

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into the partnership between Foster and Brady, and his conversations with their wives as he tries to determine where the two men have gone fishing.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 744 The Imperfect Crime Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar is hired to investigate a case involving author J. Stanley Porter, whose previous four wives all died suddenly within a year or two of marriage. Porter's current wife, Denise, fears she may be his next victim, particularly since he spends all his time writing about perfect crimes and murders. Johnny must determine whether Porter is a dangerous killer or simply a macabre writer whose dark imaginings are being misinterpreted.

The offices of State Enerling Life insurance company and the home of author J. Stanley Porter · Johnny Dollar, Lou Little, Denise Porter, J. Stanley Porter, Lieutenant Randy Singer

Listen for: The mysterious deaths of Porter's previous wives and clues hidden in his writing and behavior

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 745 The Well of Trouble Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar accepts a thousand-dollar check from policyholder Stanley Porter through his broker Lou Little. When Lou mentions an eccentric client named Jeremy Withers who mails insurance premiums in cash without proper precautions, Johnny becomes curious about a stack of bills in Lou's office. He drives to Withers' remote cabin in Oklahoma and discovers the old man has unknowingly received stolen money from the First National Bank robbery in nearby Millville—over twenty thousand dollars in new twenty-dollar bills with consecutive serial numbers starting with triple-six, double-four.

Hartford insurance office, then rural Oklahoma near Millville · Johnny Dollar, Lou Little, Jeremy Withers, Stanley Porter

Listen for: The mystery of how stolen bank robbery money ended up in an eccentric old man's hands

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 746 The Fiddle Faddle Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Florida by his old friend Earl Foreman to investigate the theft of a rare Bicyac violin called the Canary, valued at ten thousand dollars. The instrument was stolen from the shop of violin repairman Antonio DiPelido after the shop was broken into and the elderly craftsman was knocked unconscious. When Johnny arrives, he learns that the violin's owner, wealthy collector Joseph R. Tetrick, has died under mysterious circumstances shortly after claiming he knew who the thief was.

West Palm Beach, Florida, including the offices of Earl Foreman and Don Boomer, the home of Joseph Tetrick on St. Armand's Key, and the violin repair shop of Antonio DiPelido on Palm Avenue. · Johnny Dollar, Earl Foreman, Don Boomer, Joseph R. Tetrick, Antonio DiPelido

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's characteristic matter-of-fact narration as he arrives in Florida and begins piecing together the circumstances of the theft and Tetrick's death; details about the priceless Bicyac violin collection and its significance to the elderly collector.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 747 the old fashioned murder matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Denver after receiving an urgent call from Herbert Lynn, a state unity official who fears that his elderly client Howard Hartsell, a 73-year-old wealthy man with a quarter-million-dollar insurance policy, will be murdered. Lynn believes one of Hartsell's three beneficiaries—his nieces Clara and Bonnie, or his nephew Tony—is planning to kill him, pointing to recent mysterious incidents including a car that tried to run Hartsell down and a puzzling illness that Lynn suspects is poisoning. Dollar begins investigating the relatives to uncover who poses the real threat.

Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1961. The story centers around Howard Hartsell's home in Green Mountain Falls, a small settlement west of Colorado Springs. · Johnny Dollar, Herbert Lynn, Howard Hartsell, Clara Johnson, Bonnie Briggs, Harry Briggs, Tony, Dr. East today

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's direct confrontation tactics as he interviews Clara Johnson, the high school chemistry teacher and niece who openly expresses her resentment about not being the sole beneficiary and her desperate longing for the inheritance. Pay attention to the mysterious circumstances surrounding Hartsell's health and the mysterious car incidents, as well as the suspicious role of the elderly family doctor now living in the house.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 748 The Chuckanut Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to a small town near Seattle to investigate suspicious insurance claims on a couple heavily insured with half-million-dollar policies. When he arrives at their mountain property, he discovers that one spouse has just died in a car crash on the treacherous road leading to their home, and he must determine whether it was a genuine accident or something more sinister.

Seattle, Washington and the mountain community of Chuckanut, featuring a dangerous winding road near the Brittingham home. · Johnny Dollar, Lucian Peterson, Mark Brittingham, Myra Brittingham, Sergeant Bill Foreman

Listen for: The description of the deadly mountain road with its sharp hairpin turns and switchbacks, and the details of the car accident that sets the investigation in motion.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 750 the perilous padre matter (cut open) (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Corpus Christi, Texas, summoned by his friend Doug Johnston to investigate a matter on Padre Island. When Johnny learns that Doug's friend Jackson Price has gone missing after calling for Johnny's help, the two men set out across the causeway to the island armed with shovels and a rifle, and Doug begins to tell Johnny about a fascinating history involving a Spanish treasure fleet from 1553.

Corpus Christi, Texas and Padre Island, a long sandy barrier island stretching from Corpus Christi down toward Mexico · Johnny Dollar, Doug Johnston, Jackson Price, O'Brien

Listen for: Johnny and Doug's expedition to Padre Island to search for the missing Jackson Price; the tale of the Spanish treasure fleet from 1553 that Doug begins to reveal

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 751 The Wrong Doctor Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar arrives in Corpus Christi, Texas to take on a case from Jack Price. After settling into his hotel room, a large man with a gun forces his way in, and the two engage in a violent struggle. When hotel staff break down the door, the man is dead, and Johnny discovers the intruder was Diego Hernandez, a recently released convict and shrimp boat captain connected to Jack's case.

Corpus Christi, Texas; the Robert Driscoll Hotel · Johnny Dollar, Jack Price, Diego Hernandez, Dr. Rodden, Chambermaid, House Detective

Listen for: The opening exposition of Johnny Dollar's expense account investigation; the brutal fight scene in the hotel room; the revelation of Hernandez's identity and criminal past.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 753 the shifty looker matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Floyd's of England office by Jeffrey Reed, who has taken over for his brother George. Reed presents an unusual kidnapping case: the young daughter of retired Mr. Looker has disappeared, and the family has an extraordinary insurance policy that will pay up to $100,000 in ransom, but only if Johnny and Reed keep the authorities completely out of the matter.

Floyd's of England insurance office in Hartford, Connecticut; the Wakefield Towers area · Johnny Dollar, Jeffrey Reed, George Reed, Mr. Looker, Sarah, Cynthia Looker

Listen for: The shocking insurance policy that forbids contacting police or FBI, Johnny's determination to prevent the ransom from being paid, and the dangerous stakes of a kidnapping where authorities cannot be involved.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 754 The All Wet Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Casey, South Carolina to investigate a mysterious package received by wealthy widow Melanie Ramsey Pembroke. The package, postmarked from Chicago, contains a crude time bomb that Melanie safely disarms by throwing it out the window into a fish pond, damaging the detonating device.

Casey, South Carolina, at Ramseville, the Pembroke family home, in 1961 · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Thurston, Melanie Ramsey Pembroke, Peter Pembroke

Listen for: The explanation for who sent the bomb and why they wanted to harm Melanie Pembroke; details about her husband Peter's travels and his connection to Chicago

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 755 The Buyer and the Cellar Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to San Francisco to investigate the disappearance of Harvey Lehman, a commission buyer of rare antiques who vanished a week ago after traveling to Los Angeles to meet with wealthy film producer John Arthur Whittington-Meener. Don Reglet, Johnny's contact at the insurance company, suspects foul play, but Johnny must determine whether Lehman has deliberately fled his domineering wife Doris or met with something worse.

San Francisco, California; flashbacks to Los Angeles and Beverly Hills · Johnny Dollar, Don Reglet, Harvey Lehman, Doris Lehman, John Arthur Whittington-Meener

Listen for: The portrait of Harvey Lehman as a punctual, decent man who acquires rare and unusual items for wealthy clients, and the tension between him and his extravagant, controlling wife Doris.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 757 The Double-Barreled Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar is called to San Diego by Phil East of the insurance company to investigate a series of seven burglaries at the apartment of Charles and Trudy Warner over the past two months. The unusual aspect is that nothing has ever been stolen, yet someone keeps breaking in and searching through the place. Johnny arrives and meets Trudy Warner, who is frustrated by her husband's refusal to call the police and worried about what might happen if she's home alone when a burglar breaks in.

San Diego, California; the Warner's apartment cottage near a hotel · Johnny Dollar, Phil East, Charles Hastings Warner, Trudy Warner

Listen for: Trudy Warner's account of the mysterious break-ins and her concern about the intruders' real purpose, given that nothing is being stolen despite the repeated searches through their belongings.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 759 The Medium Rare Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar arrives in Corpus Christi to investigate a fraudulent psychic named Udi Vishnu, who operates a spiritualist temple just beyond the city limits. Insurance investigator Jack Price believes Vishnu is manipulating his followers into naming him as beneficiary on their insurance policies, and two of their clients have been mysteriously murdered. Dollar attends one of Vishnu's evening séances to observe the con artist at work.

Corpus Christi, Texas; the Temple of the Living Truth, a converted barn several miles south of the city near Ranch 66 · Johnny Dollar, Jack Price, Udi Vishnu

Listen for: Vishnu's theatrical presentation and the crowd's reaction; Johnny's impressions of the supposed psychic and his methods

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 761 The Three for One Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar is summoned to Boston by his old contact Christian Albeck at International Life and Casualty to investigate the disappearance of John Stuart Kirkman, a wealthy retired businessman with a quarter-million-dollar policy. Albeck hints that three suspects with possible motives—Charles Hockaway (who owes Kirkman $100,000), Mildred Armstrong (Kirkman's ex-wife), and Tony Benson (a young drifter)—have all recently moved to the Santa Harbor area in New Hampshire where Kirkman lives. When Johnny arrives at Santa Harbor, Police Chief Mike Sharp reveals that Kirkman has been found dead.

Boston and Santa Harbor, New Hampshire, 1961 · Johnny Dollar, Christian Albeck, John Stuart Kirkman, Mona Kirkman, Chief Mike Sharp, Charles D. Hockaway, Mildred Armstrong, Tony Benson

Listen for: Johnny's wisecracks about expense accounts and fishing opportunities; the three suspects introduced as possible motives for Kirkman's disappearance; the revelation that Kirkman is already dead.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 762 The Bee or Not to Bee Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is given a case by Pat Fuller at Universal Adjustment Bureau involving a couple running a fake injury scam at hotels across the country. The pair registers at hotels, stages a fall or slip, and demands cash settlements while threatening lawsuits. After hitting thirteen hotels in four months, Johnny receives a photograph of the suspects and a list of target cities, and begins to formulate a theory about their next move based on a curious pattern.

Universal Adjustment Bureau office in Hartford, Connecticut, with the investigation spanning multiple hotels across the United States · Johnny Dollar, Pat Fuller, Pat McCracken

Listen for: The detailed description of the hotel injury scam racket and Johnny's realization that the fake address the couple uses—21st Street and Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia—is actually the location of Easton Penitentiary

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 763 The Monticello Mystery Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Port Jarvis, New York by insurance representative Henry Foreman regarding a wealthy client. Dollar travels to an isolated and beautiful lodge near Monticello owned by Rudy and Nancy Teckler, where he meets the couple and learns the lodge was previously owned by Nancy's first husband, Horace Rathbun Mellinger of a vast steel and oil fortune.

Port Jarvis, New York and an isolated private lodge near Monticello in the Catskill Mountains, between Kenosa Lake and Swan Lake · Johnny Dollar, Henry Foreman, Rudy Teckler, Nancy Teckler

Listen for: Johnny's suspicions grow as the Tecklers claim they summoned him for fishing rather than business; Nancy reveals the lodge belonged to her wealthy first husband Horace Rathbun Mellinger

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 764 The Wrong One Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Florida to visit an unusual client named Emmett Denery who has sent an urgent, misspelled letter demanding quick payment on an insurance policy before something happens. Earl Foreman, Johnny's boss, claims the visit is just a routine client call, but Johnny suspects there's more to the story given his history of stumbling into trouble in Florida. Johnny heads into the dangerous Everglades swamp country to locate Denery and his partner Waldo Blake.

Sarasota and the Everglades swamp country of Florida in 1961 · Johnny Dollar, Earl Foreman, Emmett Denery, Waldo Blake, Ben Osceola, Pete Fisher, Mike Foreman, Don Boomer

Listen for: Johnny's skepticism about Earl's true reason for sending him to Florida, the mysterious threatening letter from Emmett Denery, and Johnny's dangerous journey into the swamp to locate the client

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 765 The Guide to Murder Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar arrives in Sarasota, Florida for a fishing vacation, but his friend Earl Foreman drags him to his office before they can leave. Earl finally convinces Johnny that a fishing trip with Captain Barney Beale at Lemon Bay is purely recreational—no insurance matters involved. However, when they return to the dock and visit Captain Beale's garage to see his prized 1922 Maxwell automobile, they discover a dead man slumped behind the wheel.

Sarasota, Florida, including Earl Foreman's office, Lemon Bay, and Captain Beale's garage · Johnny Dollar, Earl Foreman, Captain Barney Beale, Dr. Hill

Listen for: The discovery of a mysterious corpse in the locked garage; questions about how the man got inside and whether it's suicide or murder.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 766 The Mad Bomber Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar arrives in tiny Muddy Gap, Wyoming, where newspaper editor and insurance agent Hank Parnell reports receiving mysterious phone calls from Billy Benbow, a violent man from the town who was drafted decades ago and later escaped from an asylum. Benbow was trained in explosives during the war and has threatened revenge on the town, and now with Muddy Gap surrounded by massive oil storage tanks, Parnell fears Benbow plans devastating destruction.

Muddy Gap, Wyoming, a small oil storage town in cattle country west of Casper, surrounded by huge steel tanks holding millions of gallons of crude oil. · Johnny Dollar, Hank Parnell, Billy Benbow

Listen for: The mysterious phone calls and the strange noise heard outside the office at the episode's end.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 767 The Cinder Elmer Matter (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to the snowy mountains of Crestline, California to investigate the disappearance of Bartley Harmon, a small businessman who vanished while on holiday at Hillcrest Lodge with his wife Nora and his business partner Elmer Eitzen. With the company holding a $200,000 accidental death policy with double indemnity on Harmon, Dollar must determine whether he met with an accident or something more sinister.

Crestline, California in the mountains at Hillcrest Lodge during winter; begins in Los Angeles and Hartford · Johnny Dollar, Charlie Warren, Bartley Harmon, Nora Harmon, Elmer Eitzen, Roy Turner

Listen for: The contrast between Johnny's expectations of sunny California and the snowy mountains; Charlie Warren's attempts to persuade Johnny to come west; details about the missing Bartley Harmon and the people around him at the lodge

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 769 The Phony Phone Matter (Network) (1961)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar takes on a case involving Harvey L. Hallett, a man Bert Helfer suspects of filing phony insurance claims for burglaries he stages himself. When Johnny calls Hallett to investigate, a mysterious explosion erupts at a building connected to Hallett's operations, and Johnny must determine whether Hallett is genuinely victimized or orchestrating crimes for insurance payouts.

Manhattan insurance office and surrounding New York City locations, close to Christmas · Johnny Dollar, Bert Helfer, Harvey L. Hallett, Mary Hallett

Listen for: The discussion of the classic criminal cover-up trick where a guilty party reports his own crimes to deflect suspicion, and the sudden explosion that complicates Johnny's investigation.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 770 The One Too Many Matter (1961)

Johnny Dollar is unexpectedly recruited on New Year's Eve to investigate a potential murder plot. Dr. Begley believes one of Mrs. Nancy Cunningham's two nephews, Walter Bader or Donald Kingman, plans to kill her before she can change her will to exclude them as beneficiaries. Johnny agrees to stay with Mrs. Cunningham while the nephews visit for the holiday.

Connecticut, New Year's Eve; Hal Kempert's house and Mrs. Cunningham's residence · Johnny Dollar, Hal Kempert, Dara Kempert, Dr. Albert Begley, Mrs. Nancy Cunningham, Walter Bader, Donald Kingman

Listen for: The details of Mrs. Cunningham's heart condition, recent suspicious incidents at her home, and the arrival of her two nephews

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 771 The Hot Chocolate Matter (1962)

Johnny Dollar is called to investigate a $104,000 diamond theft from Mac Bilby's jewelry store on Madison Avenue in New York. A night watchman named McDuggins was shot during the robbery, and a cleaning boy named Daniel Fairling has disappeared. Johnny begins tracking leads, visiting the wounded watchman in the hospital and searching for Fairling's whereabouts.

New York City, primarily Manhattan, including Mac Bilby's jewelry store on Madison Avenue near 57th Street, Bellevue Hospital, and a residential building where Daniel Fairling lives. · Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Randol Singer, Mac Bilby, McDuggins, Miss Tovish, Daniel Fairling, Mr. Dubin, Dr. Leffman

Listen for: The clever setup of the diamond heist mystery with multiple suspects, the dynamic between Johnny Dollar and Lieutenant Singer, and clues pointing to the missing cleaning boy Daniel Fairling who was seen delivering chocolates to the store.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 773 The Terrible Torch Matter (1962)

Johnny Dollar investigates a series of suspicious fires near the small town of Woodbine, New Jersey. Two factories at an industrial complex have already burned, and insurance investigator Fred Larkin fears more fires are coming. Johnny travels to the area and teams up with Smoky Sullivan, a reformed arsonist turned consultant, to uncover whether the fires are part of an organized scheme.

Woodbine, New Jersey and surrounding area; an industrial complex of factories outside town; Trenton, New Jersey · Johnny Dollar, Fred Larkin, Smoky Sullivan, Mr. Becker

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into the financial troubles of factory owners and his interview with the suspicious banker Mr. Becker; the revelation that Smoky Sullivan, a former arsonist, is now helping solve arson cases.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 774 The Can't Be So Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the scene of a young man's death in a New York apartment building. The victim, Willoughby, appears to have been shot by someone he knew well. Dollar learns that Willoughby had recently been seen having lunch with Connie, the wife of Les Wallers, an insurance company colleague, raising questions about Les's possible involvement and motive.

New York City, including an apartment building on East Maple Street, the Worldwide Mutual Insurance Company office in the Spear Building, and a residential apartment shared by Les and Connie Wallers. · Johnny Dollar, Mary, Mr. Harmon, Sergeant Tommy Bravo, Les Wallers, Connie Wallers, Willoughby

Listen for: The investigation into whether Les Wallers had reason to kill Willoughby, and Connie's explanation for her recent lunch with the deceased.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 775 The Nugget of Truth Matter (1962)

Johnny Dollar meets with his insurance company contact Ted Newberry, who arranges for Johnny to see Pandora Peters, a glamorous and wealthy woman married to inventor Philip Truesdale. Pandora reveals she has been receiving threatening notes for two months, starting after her husband patented an electronic battery invention. The notes quote scripture and demand the invention be given to the world rather than profited from by one person, with increasingly violent threats against Pandora's life.

Ted Newberry's office at Union States Casualty Insurance Company, and references to the Peters residence at Markly Drive and Philip's factory building · Johnny Dollar, Ted Newberry, Pandora Peters, Philip Truesdale

Listen for: The nature of the threatening notes and their escalating demands; details about Philip Truesdale's electronic battery invention; the mysterious golden skull charm from Pandora's grandfather's California nugget; why the police stopped providing Philip with protection.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 776 The Do It Yourself Matter (1962)

Johnny Dollar is called in by the Greater Southwest Insurance Company to investigate a series of nine fires that have occurred in Seamy Valley near Moore Park over six weeks. The company suspects arson, especially since a young, aggressive insurance agent named Harry Walterson has been capitalizing on the fires to sell new policies, though the claim payouts far exceed the premium income.

Seamy Valley and Moore Park, north of the San Fernando Valley in California, near the area recently devastated by the Bel Air and Pangar Canyon fires · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Harkins, Royal J. Hunter, Harry Walterson, Mrs. Hatcher, Mr. Pretty, Mr. Burton

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into whether homeowners themselves are setting fires to collect insurance or if arson is being perpetrated by someone else; Walterson's suspicious ability to sell policies following each fire outbreak.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 777 The Takes A Crook Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is attacked and knocked unconscious in his garage while retrieving evidence—a fake mouth—from his car trunk. When he comes to, the evidence has been stolen. Dollar must determine who struck him and locate the missing evidence before the federal agents arrive from Washington.

Johnny Dollar's apartment building and garage in the evening, with references to Washington and the Manhart Gallery · Johnny Dollar, Les Walters, Hal

Listen for: The details of what the stolen evidence is, who attacked Johnny, and how the fake mouth connects to the Maure Madonna painting and the federal investigation

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 778 The Mixed Blessing Matter (1962)

Johnny Dollar is called to Kingman, Arizona by his insurance company to deliver $41,000 cash to Barney Blessing, who wants his retirement policy paid out in full rather than in monthly installments. Jake Kessler, the company's local agent, is laid up with injuries from a horse-riding accident and reveals that Blessing is a former prohibition-era gunman with a mysterious connection to another man named Higbee.

Los Angeles and Kingman, Arizona · Johnny Dollar, Charlie Warren, Jake Kessler, Barney Blessing, Higbee

Listen for: The explanation of why Blessing needs the full payout and what Higbee's role in his life really is

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 779 The Top Secret Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to investigate three fatal explosions at the Bascom Development Company, a secret rocket fuel research facility hidden along the California coast near Monterey. The deaths occurred while testing a revolutionary new solid rocket fuel formula developed by a young East German scientist. As Johnny arrives at the heavily guarded compound, another explosion suddenly rocks the buildings.

A secret research facility disguised as summer cottages on the California coast near Monterey, along Highway 1; also New York International Airport and San Francisco offices. · Johnny Dollar, Len Walker, George, The young East German scientist

Listen for: The dramatic sound of an explosion as Johnny arrives at the compound; discussion of the rocket fuel development and the mysterious three deaths.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 780 The Golden Dream Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar flies to Kingman, Arizona to help his old friend Jake Hasler investigate a suspicious mining stock scheme. A young engineer named Myron Kingsley was hired to inspect the Golden Dream mine for a suspicious stockholder but disappeared a week ago after checking into the Lake Mojave Resort. Jake and Ham Pratt, the resort manager, suspect foul play involving Marty Spiller, who has been promoting worthless mining stock to unsuspecting easterners.

Kingman, Arizona and the Lake Mojave Resort area in the desert near the Colorado River and abandoned mines · Johnny Dollar, Jake Hasler, Myron Kingsley, H. R. Pratt (Ham), Marty Spiller

Listen for: The investigation into Kingsley's disappearance and the Golden Dream mining stock fraud scheme; clues about what happened at the abandoned mine shaft

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 782 The Shadow of a Doubt Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar flies to Los Angeles at the request of his old friend Ted Orloff to investigate an embezzlement at a bottling plant owned by Barney Garrison. Garrison claims that nearly $170,000 has been stolen and believes his business partner Ralph Betterly is responsible, though Betterly hasn't yet been confronted about the missing money.

Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California, with scenes at a bottling plant, an airport, and Garrison's resort home · Johnny Dollar, Ted Orloff, Barney Garrison, Ralph Betterly

Listen for: Garrison's suspicious behavior and his insistence that his partner Betterly is guilty despite having only circumstantial reasoning

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 783 The Blue Rock Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at a remote farmhouse on the Isopus River in upstate New York, supposedly for the trout fishing season opener. His real assignment is to watch over five-year-old Barry Aspenwald and his stepfather Tom, who stands to inherit the boy's share of a million-dollar estate if Barry dies before the family's dying patriarch. The dangerous Blue Rock pool below the bridge seems like the perfect place for Tom to stage a fatal accident.

The Horn Block Farm near Mount Tremble, New York, on the Isopus River, during the opening day of trout season in early spring. · Johnny Dollar, Phil, Thomas Gerald Aspenwald, Emery Archibald, Nancy Archibald, Barry Aspenwald, Fritz Hornblock, Mrs. Hornblock

Listen for: Johnny's clever arrival at the farmhouse under the guise of a fishing enthusiast, his first encounters with Tom Aspenwald and young Barry, and Fritz Hornblock's warning about the treacherous Blue Rock pool where accidents could easily be faked.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 784 The Ivy Emerald Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Boston to investigate the theft of the Ivy Emerald, a valuable gold brooch shaped like Boston ivy that was stolen from the home of Mrs. Oscar B. Sterling-Wait. The emerald was taken from a hidden safe in her library, and Johnny must determine how the thief learned the combination to what was supposed to be an impenetrable safe.

Boston, Massachusetts, including the Beacon Hills section and Mrs. Sterling-Wait's mansion library · Johnny Dollar, Bob Baker, Mrs. Oscar B. Sterling-Wait, Hendrix the butler, Harry Darlington, Arnold, Evelyn Meiness

Listen for: Johnny's deduction about how the safe combination could be learned despite the manufacturer's guarantee, and his identification of a former servant named Arnold as a potential suspect

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 785 The Wrong Idea Matter (1962)

Johnny Dollar arrives in Knoxville to protect Marilyn Brannigan, whose husband Alfie was released from prison two weeks ago after serving time for embezzlement. Years ago in court, Alfie made a cold, menacing threat that he would get revenge on both Marilyn and the man who testified against him. Now Marilyn has disappeared, and Johnny must find her before Alfie does.

Knoxville, Tennessee, primarily at police headquarters and Tim Harrington's home · Johnny Dollar, Tim Harrington, Marilyn Brannigan, Alfie Brannigan, Sergeant Seymour Jefferson Piper

Listen for: The contrast between Tim's conviction that Alfie's courtroom threat was genuine and serious, and Sergeant Piper's dismissive attitude toward the danger; Johnny's frustration with the police department's lack of urgency in protecting Marilyn.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 786 The Skidmore Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to the small Texas town of Skidmore to investigate a series of thefts from a warehouse belonging to Doug Johnson, who runs a home for old folks in Corpus Christi. Heavy equipment parts worth thousands of dollars have been disappearing from the storage facility, and the elderly watchman Jose Hernandez is determined to stop the thieves with his oversized six-gun.

Skidmore, Texas and Corpus Christi area; a warehouse facility near the small town · Johnny Dollar, Jack Price, Doug Johnson, Jose Hernandez, Carmella

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into the warehouse thefts and his first meeting with the protective but trigger-happy watchman Jose Hernandez

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 787 The Grand Canyon Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to the Grand Canyon to track down Christy Orloff, a small-time criminal suspected of possessing a stolen ruby and emerald necklace worth nearly a million dollars. The thieves who stole it from a jewelry firm have already been caught and claim they handed the necklace to Orloff, but police found no trace of it on him. Lieutenant Singer believes Orloff is heading to the Grand Canyon to make a contact and pass off the jewels, so he sends Johnny out to intercept him.

New York City, a train to Chicago, and the Grand Canyon region of Arizona · Johnny Dollar, Bill Kramer, Lieutenant Randolph Singer, Christy Orloff, Rafe Kelly

Listen for: Johnny's skepticism about finding the necklace when police couldn't locate it on Orloff, and Singer's confidence that the Grand Canyon is where Orloff plans to make his move

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 788 The Burma Red Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar takes on a case involving the Burma Red, a large stolen ruby that was taken from the home of wealthy Mrs. Harvey Laramond Brittigan in Hartford four weeks ago. Police suspect master safe cracker Oscar Mayfield, who was in town at the time and has the skills to match the safe-cracking method, but he has an alibi they cannot break and must be released.

Hartford, Connecticut and New York City, present day · Johnny Dollar, Jimmy Bartell, Oscar Mayfield, Sergeant Holcomb, Lieutenant Randy Singer, Mrs. Harvey Laramond Brittigan

Listen for: Johnny's history with the dangerous criminal Oscar Mayfield and his threat of retaliation; the police investigation that cannot pin the theft on their prime suspect despite strong circumstantial evidence; the hunt for a large ruby that may have already changed hands or been cut into smaller stones.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 789 The Lust for Gold Matter (1962)

Johnny Dollar receives an urgent telegram from his old friend Emmett Gowan inviting him to Cozumel, Mexico for what seems like a fishing vacation. Pat Fuller at the insurance bureau arranges the trip at company expense, but mentions a missing person case in Mexico City that Johnny may investigate afterward. Upon arriving at Cozumel, Johnny finds the fishing extraordinary, but suspects there's more to Emmett's invitation than meets the eye.

The island of Cozumel off the coast of Mexico, with travel through New York, New Orleans, and Mérida · Johnny Dollar, Pat Fuller, Emmett Gowan

Listen for: Johnny's growing suspicion that the fishing trip is connected to a larger mystery, and Emmett's evasive responses about a missing man named one oh Ansana

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 790 The Two Steps to Murder Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Las Vegas to investigate the death of Harvey Skilman, an insurance salesman. Skilman is found dead from penorcin alkalate poison in his coffee cup and sugar bowl, with the local doctor concluding it was suicide. However, Skilman's boss Pete Brenneman insists it must be murder and asks Johnny to prove Skilman didn't kill himself, revealing that Skilman had been working hard to pay for his sister Mary's medical treatment at top clinics.

Las Vegas, Nevada, including the Silver Dollar Cafe and surrounding casinos and streets · Johnny Dollar, Pete Brenneman, Harvey Skilman, Doc Porter, Mary Skilman, Lippy Lorenzo, Sergeant Call

Listen for: The mystery of how the poison entered Skilman's coffee and why Pete is so certain it wasn't suicide despite the evidence pointing that way; the connection between Lippy Lorenzo's blackmail threat and Skilman's death

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 791 The Zipp Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Las Vegas to investigate a suspicious insurance claim. Frederick Payton has died, leaving a $120,000 policy to be split equally among three beneficiaries: his nephew Willard Swift, his niece Doreen Clayford, and his nephew Kenneth Kermatt. Johnny discovers that Swift is a compulsive gambler deeply in debt to a dangerous loan shark and may be missing from town, while tension simmers between the two nephews.

Las Vegas, Nevada - casinos and insurance office · Johnny Dollar, Pete Breneman, Willard Swift, Doreen Clayford, Kenneth Kermatt, Shorty Callahan

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into why the beneficiary Willard Swift has disappeared from his usual haunts at the Stardust casino, and what connection his large debts might have to the inheritance

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 792 The Wayward Gun Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to his boss Dorfman's office to explain his expense account for the Martin case investigation. Before they can finish their discussion, Sergeant Bell arrives with a bombshell: Johnny's own gun has turned up at police headquarters, and he's being arrested on suspicion of murdering contractor Alfred W. Barriman, a case Johnny didn't even know about.

Dorfman's office in Hartford, Connecticut; the Martin and Barriman cases involving contractors · Johnny Dollar, Mr. Dorfman, Sergeant Bell, Al Spangler, Lieutenant Randy Singer

Listen for: Johnny's attempts to explain his investigation methods and expenses; the revelation of a second murder case and Johnny's unexpected arrest; the significance of the ballistics evidence he sent to New York

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 794 The All Too Easy Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles to investigate a series of six fires on properties owned by elderly millionaire Alpheus Brockway. Insurance adjuster Ted Olof is convinced Brockway is committing arson to collect insurance on worthless buildings while retaining the valuable land beneath them. Johnny agrees to investigate, but suspects the case may be more complicated than it appears on the surface.

Los Angeles, California, including Beverly Hills and the office of Boston and Demetri insurance company · Johnny Dollar, Ted Olof, Alpheus Brockway, Ben Plater, Fred Klein

Listen for: Johnny's skepticism about the obvious suspect and his instinct that something doesn't add up; the details of Brockway's financial situation and property holdings

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 795 The Hood Of Death Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Nashville to investigate a suspicious accident claim filed by elderly millionaire Henry Sweetwater, whom his cousin Luther believes is trying to defraud the company. As Johnny and Luther drive to Sweetwater's home to confront him, their car is sabotaged with a bomb wired to the ignition. When they arrive at the house, a dynamite explosion destroys much of Sweetwater's living room, leaving the old man badly injured and forcing Johnny to reconsider whether Sweetwater is really the schemer or if someone else has a murderous motive.

Nashville, Tennessee, primarily at Henry Sweetwater's home on a hill outside the city · Johnny Dollar, Luther Pennyroyal, Henry Sweetwater, Bella Mae Sweetwater, Padda Jane, Dr. Caraway

Listen for: The escalating danger as Johnny discovers the accident claim may be a cover for something more sinister, and the revelation that someone is actively trying to kill Sweetwater or prevent Johnny from investigating.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 796 The Vociferous Dolphin Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is summoned to sunny California by his insurance company to investigate an unusual claim: Professor Doctor Yeriantha wants to insure the lives of two dolphins named Petey and Sue. Upon arriving at her private oceanarium near San Diego, Johnny discovers the eccentric professor is conducting experiments to translate dolphin communication into human language, and her worried niece Penelope hints that mysterious accidents have been plaguing the operation.

A private oceanarium at Shelter Point near San Diego, California, featuring a large tank for dolphins connected to a pier and a clifftop house overlooking the Pacific Ocean. · Johnny Dollar, Wilbur Burnett, Professor Doctor Yeriantha, Penelope Warman, Carl

Listen for: The dolphins' vocalizations and the mysterious gunfire on the pier; Johnny's observations about the eccentric professor and the suspicious accidents.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 797 The Rilldoe Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Laguna Beach to meet his contact Ted Flugger, who reluctantly takes him fishing while hinting at trouble involving Barney Bessum, an appliance dealer whose partners are suspected criminals. As they fish off San Clemente Island, Ted finally reveals that last night's low tide exposed something significant that he needs to show Johnny.

Laguna Beach and the California coast, including Emerald Bay, a small seaside town, Balboa Bay, and the waters off San Clemente Island. · Johnny Dollar, Ted Flugger, Barney Bessum, Tony and Joe (Bessum's partners), Manuel (dock worker), A beautiful girl in a convertible

Listen for: Ted Flugger's cryptic hints about trouble with Barney Bessum and what the low tide will reveal; a mysterious encounter with a beautiful girl in front of Bessum's appliance store.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 798 The Weather or Not Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Sarasota, Florida, where his old friend Earl Foreman has called him in to investigate potential trouble. Earl's client, the wealthy retired T. Rockway Mayfield, is throwing a birthday party tomorrow, and his estranged stepchildren Betty and Frank Merritt are flying in to attend. Earl fears the siblings may be planning something sinister to gain access to Mayfield's considerable fortune.

Sarasota, Florida, at T. Rockway Mayfield's beachfront estate with swimming pool, patio bar, and mysterious pool house. · Johnny Dollar, Earl Foreman, T. Rockway Mayfield, Don Boomhauer, Betty Merritt, Frank Merritt, Cinnamon the bartender

Listen for: The strange joke Mayfield makes about Johnny Dollar's name and cents; his odd behavior and cryptic remarks about his stepchildren; the mysterious pool house he refuses to fully explain.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 799 The Skimpy Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired to look into a case involving Skimpy Dingle, a recently paroled criminal who once threatened former city attorney Amos Crutchfield in court. When Johnny visits Crutchfield's home in Lakewood, he finds the elderly man shot and unconscious. A mysterious visitor then appears at Johnny's apartment claiming to be Percy Dingo, Skimpy's older brother and a psychologist, requesting Johnny's sympathy and understanding.

Connecticut, including Lakewood and Hartford, in the present day (1962) · Johnny Dollar, Danny Nixon, Amos Crutchfield, Skimpy Dingle, Mary Barlow, Percy Dingo, Dr. Franklin Edwards

Listen for: Johnny's investigation begins with a tip about the recently released paroled criminal Skimpy Dingle and his connection to Amos Crutchfield; the shooting at Crutchfield's home and the unexpected late-night visit from Percy Dingo to Johnny's apartment.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 800 The Four Is a Crowd Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at a Colorado mountain ranch to protect Melvin Lockerty, a wealthy man who believes one of his three visiting relatives—the children of his deceased brother Henry—is plotting to murder him. Lockerty claims his brother made a deathbed promise that one of them would seek revenge for money Lockerty once took from him, and he has been receiving threatening letters.

Guest ranch in the Rampart Range near Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the foot of Pikes Peak · Johnny Dollar, Dennis Taylor, Melvin Lockerty, Kitty Lockerty, Frickler, Marion Lockerty, Cottie Dick

Listen for: The tension between Lockerty and his three relatives as they arrive at the ranch; the shouting match in Lockerty's cabin; hints about which relative might be the threat

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 801 The Case of Trouble Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Des Moines to investigate a series of explosions and fires at paper products company warehouses owned by brothers Albert and Ed Case. The fires, which have cost tens of thousands of dollars, show signs of arson but leave no concrete evidence. When Johnny visits Albert Case's home with Tom Bartlett and his wife Millie, he discovers Albert dead at his desk under mysterious circumstances.

Des Moines, Iowa and surrounding towns including Indianola, Madrid, and Knoxville in 1962 · Johnny Dollar, Tom Bartlett, Albert Case, Ed Case, Mildred Bartlett, Police officer

Listen for: A mysterious death interrupts the investigation into warehouse fires; Johnny Dollar must determine if Albert Case's death is connected to the insurance claim troubles.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 802 The Oldest Gag Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the scene of Lloyd Briskham's death, which Sergeant Gilbert quickly deems a suicide. Briskham is found slumped over his desk with a .38 revolver in hand and powder burns indicating a close-range shot to the forehead. Johnny remains skeptical despite the physical evidence and begins interviewing those present: insurance agent Larry Spangler, Briskham's business partner John Barber, his adopted son Mike, and his employee Trudy Wilson.

Lloyd Briskham's home and study, where his body has been discovered · Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Danny Gilbert, Larry Spangler, Lloyd Briskham, John Barber, Mike Briskham, Trudy Wilson, Dr. Thaddeus Frambler

Listen for: Johnny's investigation into whether Briskham's death is truly suicide or murder, with suspicion falling on those who stand to inherit his estate

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 803 The Lorelei Matter (AFRTS) (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar receives an urgent and cryptic phone call from Timothy Jared, a wealthy former stock manipulator, who mentions murder and demands Johnny visit him immediately. When Johnny arrives at Jared's apartment building, he encounters the man's young and beautiful wife, Lorelai, who has just returned from a painting trip and suspects her eccentric husband has conjured up another worry to fret about.

Hartford, Connecticut and the Florida Lee's Apartments building; present day (1960s) · Johnny Dollar, Timothy Jared, Ed Williams, Lorelai Lambert Jared

Listen for: Johnny's initial skepticism about Jared's panic call and the mystery of what Jared fears; Lorelai's casual dismissal of her husband's worries as habitual paranoia

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 804 The Gold Rush Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in San Francisco to look into a gold rush matter, then travels to Virginia City and the remote Scarlet Queen mine in Six Mile Canyon. Upon arrival at the mine, he's shot at and nearly killed by Leona, a woman protecting the property, who mistakes him for whoever has been causing trouble at the mine. Leona reveals that someone has been using explosives at the mine, killing at least one person and blinding her Uncle Dave.

San Francisco, Reno, and Virginia City in Nevada, particularly the Scarlet Queen gold mine in Six Mile Canyon during the present day (1960s) · Johnny Dollar, Paul, Dave Halver, Leona, Jake, Jake Bekley

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's careful investigation as he pieces together the mystery of who is causing explosions at the abandoned Scarlet Queen mine and why they're killing people

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 805 The Doninger Doninger Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar must locate Walter Peter Donninger VII to deliver a $40,000 insurance payment within ten days of his sister's death. Morris Parkley from the New Jersey State Mutual Life Insurance Company reveals that Donninger has disappeared, leaving behind eight different addresses scattered across the state. Dollar discovers a hidden pattern in Donninger's movements and believes he knows where to find him.

New Jersey, primarily Trenton and surrounding cities; a restaurant called Hilde Breaks; insurance office · Johnny Dollar, Morris Parkley, Walter Peter Donninger VII

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's clever deduction about the alphabetical pattern in Donninger's relocations and population figures; the humorous dynamic between Dollar and his insurance contact Morris Parkley

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 806 The Four Cs Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to investigate Harvey Crutton, a senior partner in an importing business who has just died in a car accident on a dangerous mountain road. Crutton was heavily insured for $250,000 with double indemnity, and his wife is the beneficiary. But Johnny's client suspects foul play, noting that both of Crutton's business partners—Wilbur Carding and Earl Kellinger—had recently threatened to kill him, and both stand to gain from his death through a partnership agreement.

Los Angeles and Mulholland Drive, California; an insurance office and the homes of the principals involved · Johnny Dollar, Betty Lewis, Harvey Crutton, D'Arish Crutton, Wilbur Carding, Earl Kellinger, Mr. Harken

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances surrounding Crutton's death on the mountain road and the conflicting motives of the two business partners who both threatened him

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 807 The No Matter Matter (1962)

Johnny Dollar arrives at Raymond Tilleton's apartment in response to a late-night phone call, only to find a dead brunette woman with a bullet wound. When he confronts Tilleton at his office, the man claims he was in New Haven all night visiting his mother and never called Johnny. Johnny must unravel what really happened and why someone impersonated Tilleton.

An apartment building called the Kearnsley Arms, later Tilleton's office, and a house in New Haven · Johnny Dollar, Raymond Tilleton, Police Detective Austin, A dead brunette woman, Tilleton's elderly mother

Listen for: The mystery of who really called Johnny Dollar and why a dead woman appears in Tilleton's apartment when he claims to have been elsewhere all night.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 808 The Deadly Crystal Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Connecticut to investigate the theft of $300,000 worth of jewels from eccentric Mrs. Weatherwell's bedroom. The jewels mysteriously vanish while she bathes and are just as mysteriously returned by a young woman named Lynn Peters, who delivers them to the house and then disappears. Johnny becomes convinced there is more to the case than a simple theft and recovery.

Connecticut and New York City, primarily at Mrs. Weatherwell's mansion in Birch Brook Road and police headquarters in Manhattan · Johnny Dollar, Les Wallers, Mrs. Weatherwell, Lynn Peters, Lieutenant Randy Singer

Listen for: The puzzle of why the jewels were stolen and then returned without explanation, and the identity and motives of the mysterious Lynn Peters

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: 809 The Tip-Off Matter (1962)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar visits a dying safe cracker named Turner McGacky in a prison hospital ward. McGacky reveals that $100,000 from an old heist is hidden in a safe on Long Island, with the combination split between two men: Pirelli, posing as a fisherman, and Danny Rutsiloff, a dangerous criminal who is being released from prison that very day. Dollar must race to find Pirelli before the deadly Rutsiloff does.

A state prison hospital ward in Weathersfield, Connecticut, and a remote area near Cupsague on Long Island, New York · Johnny Dollar, Turner McGacky, Danny Rutsiloff, Pirelli, Dick Spindell, Warden, Assistant Warden, Gas station attendant

Listen for: The tense prison scene where McGacky urgently warns Dollar about the dangerous combination of circumstances, and Dollar's quick pivot to finding Pirelli before Rutsiloff reaches him.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Milford Brooks III (1948)

Johnny Dollar, a freelance insurance investigator, is hired by East Coast Underwriters to prevent Milford Brooks III, a young man insured for two million dollars, from committing suicide. Brooks has recently changed his policy beneficiary to Harold Hatcher, a notorious gambler, and is demanding a large loan from his insurance company. Dollar decides to give Brooks something to live for by arranging an evening in New York with an attractive woman named Butter.

Hartford, Connecticut and New York City · Johnny Dollar, Milford Brooks III, Austin Farnsworth, Harold Hatcher, Della, Butter

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's wise-cracking narration and expense account details; the physical comedy of Dollar sitting on the drunken Brooks; the budding romance between Dollar and Butter.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Parakoff Policy (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Benton to look into the Parakoff murder case. Harlan Wolf, partner and beneficiary of the deceased Parakoff, has been arrested for the killing, and East Coast Underwriters wants Dollar to prevent their $100,000 policy from going to pay for an execution. Dollar meets with Wolf's defense attorney Eric Bakker and then visits Parakoff's widow Marsha to learn what he can about the circumstances of the murder.

Benton, Ohio - at the Valley Hotel and the Parakoff home in the suburbs · Johnny Dollar, Eric Bakker, Harlan Wolf, Parakoff, Marsha Parakoff

Listen for: A murder investigation complicated by a stubborn widow and a prosecution playing dirty; the dynamic between an insurance investigator and a desperate defense attorney

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Robert Perry Case (1949)

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is assigned as bodyguard to Robert Perry, a businessman who fears for his life. When a booby-trapped buzzer in Perry's desk kills him that morning, Johnny must determine whether this is murder or suicide, with multiple suspects including Perry's estranged wife Christine, his Dutch business partner Van Brueten, and his secretary Susan Gates.

New York City, primarily in the offices of Perry and Van Brueten, importers, in lower Manhattan, with a visit to Christine Perry's apartment on Sutton Place. · Johnny Dollar, Robert Perry, Susan Gates, Van Brueten, Christine Perry, Murphy

Listen for: The clever murder method using a rigged buzzer connected to a bomb in Perry's desk, Johnny Dollar's expense account narration, and the introduction of multiple suspects with motives related to money and a pending divorce.

Let George Do It - A Visit From Merlin (1950)

George Valentine is called to Renwick Manor when its eccentric owner, Arthur Thurston-Renwick, becomes disturbed by a mysterious little man who has been visiting on tour days. The stranger, whom Renwick nervously names Merlin, keeps returning despite being refused a job as a guide, and he mysteriously delivers Renwick a stolen dagger covered with blood before vanishing from a locked cabinet. When the man is arrested for theft, he escapes from a locked jail cell under impossible circumstances.

Renwick Manor, an eccentric seaside castle filled with medieval artifacts and antiques, and the nearby town jail. · George Valentine, Arthur Thurston-Renwick, Mrs. Renwick, Merlin, Joe, Sheriff

Listen for: A mystery involving an impossible theft and an escape from a locked cell, with questions about whether the mysterious visitor possesses genuine magical powers or is simply a clever magician and thief.

Let George Do It - Come and Get Me (1949)

George Valentine receives a letter from Winslow Bark, who claims to have committed the perfect murder of a man named Donald Anderson and wants George to prove it to the authorities. However, Anderson's wife Teresa has been arrested for the crime instead, and Winslow insists he actually committed the murder and wants to confess. George must investigate whether Winslow is truly guilty or whether the police have the right suspect in Teresa.

The Anderson house and police station in an unspecified city. · George Valentine, Booksy Brooks, Winslow Bark, Lieutenant Riley, Mrs. Teresa Anderson, Jonathan Gaines, Farnsworth, Jesse

Listen for: The poisoned drink test that Winslow uses to evaluate George's caution, and Farnsworth's overly formal testimony about what he supposedly overheard Mrs. Anderson say to Jonathan Gaines.

Let George Do It - Go Jump in the Lake (1950)

George Valentine receives an urgent letter from Mona Chandler, secretary to Terence Doyle, Vice President of Consolidated Machine Tool Company, begging for his help. Doyle is in serious trouble—he's bought a gun for protection, received a mysterious package containing a broken gun as a threat, and is deeply involved in gambling debts. When George visits the office, he discovers financial irregularities and learns that Doyle has been acting paranoid and secretive. A phone call traced to the Club 50 suggests involvement with notorious gangster Starchy Bennett.

Consolidated Machine Tool Company offices and surrounding locations in the city, including the Club 50 nightclub · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Mona Chandler, Terence Doyle, Gil Frank, Starchy Bennett

Listen for: The mysterious broken gun sent as a threat, the gambling debts, the missing Gil Frank, and the phone call traced to the Club 50 that may connect Doyle to gangster Starchy Bennett

Let George Do It - Juniper Lane (1950)

George Valentine receives a misdirected letter from a man warning of a planned murder on Juniper Lane, a forgotten street in the city. When George investigates to return the letter, he discovers the woman it was meant to protect—the elderly Queen Bess—has already been murdered with a knitting needle. As George and Lieutenant Riley search for the killer among Juniper Lane's struggling residents, a second murder occurs, revealing a more complex and sinister scheme than anyone suspected.

Juniper Lane, a forgotten one-block street in the city bounded by industrial areas and gas works, lined with brownstone buildings and one small shop. · George Valentine, private investigator, Brooksie, George's assistant, Lieutenant Riley, police detective, Stevenson Sprote, part-time printer and former newspaper editor, Miss Bathwell, an elderly woman who paints on windows, Miss Bess Pottswell, the murdered landlord of Juniper Lane, Felix McCoy, Bess's estranged husband

Listen for: The mystery of the switched envelopes that draws George into a tangled web of murder; Sprote's confession that he cannot remember whether he committed the crime; the second murder that shifts suspicion; and George's deduction about which gun was actually used to kill Felix.

Let George Do It - The Chair of Humanities (1950)

George Valentine is called to Dearly College by Gloria Cable, wife of Professor Edward Cable who holds the Chair of Humanities. When George arrives, he finds Gloria packing to leave for a mental health facility, but then the Professor confides that he believes someone is attempting to murder him. A mysterious visitor named Bill Rasseter arrives demanding money, adding to the mounting tensions at the college household.

Dearly College, on faculty row at the home of Professor Cable · George Valentine, Gloria Cable, Professor Edward M. Cable, Jesse, Bill Rasseter

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances surrounding Gloria's sudden departure, the Professor's startling claim of being in danger, and Bill Rasseter's suspicious visit demanding money.

Let George Do It - The Silent Waterfall (1950)

Private investigator George Valentine receives an urgent note from Dora Duncan asking him to visit her home, Waterfall House, on a country estate. When George arrives with his secretary Brooksie, he discovers that Dora is deaf and mute, unable to communicate except by writing. The evening grows tense as various people arrive at the house, including Dora's sister Cynthia, neighbor Jake Mannering, and mysterious references to a man named Everett Stone whom Dora met traveling in India.

Waterfall House, a country estate on South River Road near a waterfall, owned by the Duncan family · George Valentine, Brooksie, Dora Duncan, Cynthia, Jake Mannering, Everett Stone, Mr. Frail

Listen for: A mystery involving Dora Duncan's disability, her recent return from India, and the arrival of a mysterious stranger named Everett Stone at her isolated home

Let George Do It - The White Elephant (1950)

George Valentine receives an unusual letter from wealthy Miss Alice May Edmond, who claims someone is trying to murder her and offers him $1,000 to catch the culprit. When George visits her sprawling 42-room mansion, Miss Edmond reveals her isolated life with her brother Stephen and their elaborate home filled with curios and antiques. Suspicious relatives circle around her, and shortly after George's arrival, he discovers poison in the milk Miss Edmond has just drunk.

Miss Alice May Edmond's 42-room mansion in the commercial district of the city, an old-fashioned house filled with antiques and curios that dominates an entire city block. · George Valentine, Miss Alice May Edmond, Brooksie, Dr. Jensen, Clarence Morley, Steven Edmond, Pete Deener

Listen for: The mystery of who is poisoning Miss Edmond and why her relatives are circling around her; the significance of her brother Steven and the mansion she refuses to leave.

Let George Do It - Too Near the Sky (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine receives a cryptic letter from a mysterious woman named Sonya Belsing, who asks him to attend a party at a penthouse on the 32nd floor of an office building, hinting at danger and murder. George and his assistant Claire climb the stairs to the top floor, where they meet Eric Simms, the building's general manager, and discover that the party is actually just a small gathering of lonely people rather than the grand event they expected.

An office building in the city, primarily on the 31st and 32nd floors, late at night. · George Valentine, Claire, Sonya Belsing, Mrs. Belsing, Vivian Hargrove, Eric Simms, Rockman

Listen for: A mysterious woman's warning about murder and danger, and the strange circumstances surrounding a penthouse party that turns out to be much smaller than advertised.

Let George Do It - Tune on a Triangle (1951)

George Valentine receives a mysterious letter from Jerry Briskin claiming to have a tiger and requesting a meeting. When George arrives at his office, he discovers a woman on a building ledge threatening to jump. George manages to coax her down and rescue her from the ledge, but the incident attracts photographers and becomes a public spectacle. The woman, who turns out to be a performer named Stella, reveals that Briskin orchestrated the entire scene as a publicity stunt for her act.

George Valentine's office building in a city, with a dramatic scene on an exterior ledge attracting police, firefighters, and newspaper photographers. · George Valentine, Jerry Briskin, Stella, Fador (Stella's husband)

Listen for: The tense rescue scene on the building ledge, with George's smooth talking used to convince the desperate woman to move toward safety, followed by the revelation that the whole incident was a staged publicity stunt.

Let George Do It: & (510702 not) (1950)

George Valentine is hired by Mrs. Ames, who fears her husband is in danger. At the local club, Valentine discovers four men—Norton, Ames, Soto, and Chester—who have drawn cards in a rigged deck to determine who must confess to the unsolved murder of Dorothy Fulman from a year ago. The loser was supposed to confess and take his own life to end the town's suspicion that hangs over all of them.

A small town with a local club and the bluffs overlooking Dorothy Fulman's house where she was murdered a year prior. · George Valentine, Victor Ames, Mrs. Ames, Geoffrey Chester, Mr. Norton, Soto, Jimmy, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The revelation of how a marked deck of cards and a rigged drawing were used as an elaborate scheme, and Valentine's clever deduction about which card was truly marked and why.

Let George Do It: A Close Call (1948)

George Valentine receives a letter from Joyce Dunning, who is in love with her best friend's husband, Lawrence Putnam. To convince Lawrence to stay faithful to his wife Bernice, whose weak heart cannot withstand shock or stress, Joyce asks George to pose as her romantic interest. When Lawrence spots them together at a restaurant, he becomes suspicious and invites George, Joyce, and George's secretary Miss Brooks to a weekend at his Mount Webster estate, determined to uncover the truth.

A city restaurant called the Croydon, George Valentine's office, and Lawrence Putnam's Mount Webster estate. · George Valentine, Joyce Dunning, Lawrence Putnam, Bernice Putnam, Miss Brooks, Dr. Llewellyn, Mr. Folsom

Listen for: The clever plan to protect Bernice's fragile heart, Lawrence's growing suspicion about the staged romance, and the dangerous weekend ahead at the Putnam estate.

Let George Do It: A Crime Too Simple (1951)

A cook named Veroni is found murdered, shot by a hired killer who is himself discovered dead with a note revealing he was paid three thousand dollars to commit the crime. Detective George Valentine must unravel the mystery of who hired the killer, knowing that the only person who could identify the culprit—the cook—is now dead, and the killer cannot speak.

A pier and various locations in the city; the investigation involves an expedition that took place in South America. · George Valentine, Johnson, Captain Apperson, Frank Boyle, Veroni, Three Grand

Listen for: George Valentine's deduction that this is a crime with all the clues removed—the killer is dead, the only witness is dead, and the person who hired the killer remains hidden and protected by his own careful planning.

Let George Do It: A Matter of Doubt (1949)

Young Stephen Rollins tells police he found a man shot in the neck, but then recants his story, claiming he made it up. His mother, Eleanor, hires private investigator George Valentine because she believes Stephen is hiding something, especially after he suffers a series of suspicious accidents. George discovers a blood-stained silk shirt collar and begins unraveling a dangerous mystery that threatens the boy's life.

Regis Park, a new residential development, and the surrounding areas including New Lots Road and downtown streets with rooming houses. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Stephen Rollins, Eleanor Rollins, Lieutenant Riley, Mr. Hotchkiss, Red Kinsey, The Weasel

Listen for: The clever way George uses a fake ambulance to trick Stephen into revealing what he knows, and the escalating tension as the truth about a San Diego bank robbery unfolds.

Let George Do It: A Matter of Honor (1952)

George Valentine investigates mysterious break-ins at a magicians' convention hotel. Several rooms belonging to magicians have been ransacked, but nothing of value was stolen, suggesting the intruder was searching for something specific. George must uncover who is behind the disturbances and what they're looking for.

A hotel hosting a magicians' convention · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Mr. Medford, Aileen, Charlie Geech, Princess Elsa, Langford Pimmer, Dennis the Amazer

Listen for: George investigates ransacked hotel rooms and discovers a lipstick-marked cigarette in Dennis the Amazer's room, revealing an unexpected visitor. The search seems targeted at specific magicians rather than random theft.

Let George Do It: A Minor Case of Murder (1948)

George Valentine is hired by the Bearcat Social Club to prove that Danny Corey, their leader, is innocent of murdering his stepfather Phil, even though Danny has confessed to the crime. As George investigates, he discovers troubling details about Danny's troubled relationship with his stepfather and the circumstances surrounding the confession.

A city with the Bearcat Social Club, Danny's home, a rooming house, and various street locations including a pool parlor and jail. · George Valentine, Roxy (George's partner), Chuck, Danny Corey, Danny's mother, Mrs. Corey, Phil (Danny's stepfather), Mrs. Rebel (landlady), Sudan

Listen for: A case of a young man confessing to murder under suspicious circumstances, with George uncovering hidden motives and relationships that question whether the confession is genuine. Watch for revelations about Danny's troubled past and his stepfather's questionable character.

Let George Do It: A Piece Of Publicity (aka-Hired for a Bodyguard) (1948)

George Valentine is hired by Marta Devorak, a glamorous trapeze artist at the circus, to serve as her bodyguard after she receives a threatening note demanding $5,000 and warning of a bad accident. George must protect her while investigating whether the threat is genuine or merely a publicity stunt.

A circus in California, George Valentine's office, and a house in the canyon · George Valentine, Marta Devorak, Scrae Brooks, Leo de Voreg, Dorian, Risa, Lieutenant Roy

Listen for: The interplay between George and his assistant Brooks as they investigate Marta's claims, the circus performers' revelations about Marta's plans to leave for Hollywood, and whether the threatening note is real or staged for publicity.

Let George Do It: A Piece of Publicity (1948)

Glamorous trapeze artist Marta de Vorek hires private investigator George Valentine to protect her after receiving an anonymous threatening letter demanding $5,000 and warning of a bad accident. George agrees to be her bodyguard, but discovers that Marta may be orchestrating the entire scheme as a publicity stunt for the circus.

A circus in the city, George Valentine's office, and a house in the canyon · George Valentine, Marta de Vorek, Brooksie, Lieutenant Riley, Dorian

Listen for: The revelation that Marta deliberately stages a near-accident on the trapeze for publicity, deliberately slipping one hand to create the appearance of danger.

Let George Do It: A School of Sharks (1952)

When newspaper compositor Joe Hagerty kills himself after falling into debt to loan sharks, his daughter Mary asks private investigator George Valentine to find the real murderers behind his death. George discovers that two suspected sharks, Pagano and Ringler, have evaded police prosecution because witnesses are too frightened to testify. He devises a daring plan to turn the suspects against each other using a fake newspaper story.

A city newspaper office, the Clarion, and police headquarters; the story centers on a newspaper composing room where employees fall victim to loan sharks. · George Valentine, Mary Hagerty, Lieutenant Johnson, Mr. Wells, Oscar Strike, Jake Pagano, Stan Ringler

Listen for: George's scheme to use a fabricated newspaper story to manipulate the loan sharks into betraying each other; the tension between police procedure and private investigation methods.

Let George Do It: A Visit From Merlin (1950)

George Valentine is called to Renwick Manor when Arthur Thurston-Renwick, an eccentric collector of medieval artifacts, becomes haunted by a mysterious small man in a tattered coat who appears repeatedly at his estate. The stranger claims knowledge of obscure history, requests a job as a guide, and mysteriously returns a stolen tenth-century dagger covered in blood before vanishing from a locked cabin and disappearing from the town jail.

Renwick Manor, a medieval-themed estate on the ocean, and a small town nearby with its jail. · George Valentine, Arthur Thurston-Renwick, Mrs. Renwick, Merlino, Joe, Sheriff

Listen for: The mystery of Merlino's identity and his seemingly magical ability to appear and disappear, locked doors that cannot contain him, and whether he is truly a supernatural being or simply a clever magician.

Let George Do It: A Visit from Merlin (1950)

George Valentine is called to Renwick Manor, an eccentric collector's castle filled with medieval treasures, where the owner is being haunted by a mysterious little man in a tattered coat. The stranger repeatedly appears and disappears from the manor, steals a bloodstained tenth-century dagger from a locked case, and claims his name is Merlin. When the man is finally caught stealing a salt shaker and locked in jail, he vanishes from his cell without a trace.

Renwick Manor, an ocean-side medieval castle and museum, and the town jail · George Valentine, Mr. Runaway, Mrs. Runaway, Sheriff Joe Coolaw, The little man/Merlin, Guard

Listen for: The mystery of the strange little man who vanishes from locked rooms and claims to be Merlin; the locked dagger case that keeps opening; the impossible escape from the sheriff's jail cell.

Let George Do It: Am I My Brothers Keeper (1948)

Martin Bettner seeks George Valentine's help locating his estranged brother Phil, whom he wishes to reconcile with after years apart. When they track Phil down through an informant named Renee Clemens, George and his associate Miss Brooks discover Phil's apartment—and inside it, the body of a man named Lou Henning, stabbed in the back, with evidence suggesting Phil owes Henning money from gambling debts.

A city apartment at 356 Morena Street; hotel and streets of an unnamed town; standard stations · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Martin Bettner, Renee Clemens, Lou Henning, Lieutenant Johnson

Listen for: The mystery of whether Phil Bettner is guilty of murder, and the race between police and Henning's mob to find him first

Let George Do It: And Hope to Die (1950)

George Valentine is hired to investigate blackmail threats against Flora Stewart, a legendary but aging actress. Someone is breaking her master recordings and demanding $10,000, claiming to know secrets about her. As Valentine investigates the household's tangled relationships, a shot rings out and Flora is found dead.

Flora Stewart's home · George Valentine, Flora Stewart, Claire Brooks, Betty Robinson, Kenneth, Jake, Jim Sharon

Listen for: The tragic revelation of Flora's true circumstances and the solution to her mysterious death.

Let George Do It: Angel's Grotto (1950)

George Valentine is hired to investigate the death of John Moraga, a wealthy man confined to a wheelchair who fell 200 feet from a cliff into Angel's Grotto while visiting his family ranch. Emily Flood, Moraga's nurse, insists it was murder despite the lack of physical evidence, and George must untangle the complex web of family resentments to discover the truth.

A family ranch with Angel's Grotto, a dramatic clifftside location with a waterfall, overlooking rocks 200 feet below · George Valentine, Emily Flood, John Moraga, Herman, Jake, Mary

Listen for: The revelation of John Moraga's plans to cut off his family financially and move to Florida, and the family tensions that emerge during the dinner scene

Let George Do It: Bewildered Bird-watcher (aka Penthouse Roof) (1948)

George Valentine is hired by Dr. Elliot Wormsley, a statistician and bird-watcher, to investigate a possible murder the doctor witnessed from a penthouse roof. Using binoculars trained on the River House across the river, Wormsley believes he saw a man push another man off a roof, but hesitates to contact police due to concern for his reputation. George visits the River House posing as a potential tenant and encounters the wife of broker Philip Dunlap, whose secretary reports the man has been missing for two days. George and his associate Brooksie search the grounds with Dr. Wormsley and discover a body in an overgrown lot behind the building.

New York City, primarily the River House penthouse building and surrounding grounds · George Valentine, Brooksie, Dr. Elliot Wormsley, Mrs. Paula Dunlap, Philip Dunlap, Hal, Mr. Stevens

Listen for: The clever setup of Dr. Wormsley's hesitation to report what he witnessed, the suspicious circumstances surrounding Philip Dunlap's absence, and the discovery of the body that confirms the doctor's fears.

Let George Do It: Big Brother (HSG) (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Lou Mendel, owner of the nightclub the Top Hat, to investigate a mysterious attack. Mendel was knocked unconscious after finding an envelope containing a thousand dollars and a cryptic note beneath a dressing room door. The note reads: "The picture was not even worth the price of a loge, but this is where I came in." When Mendel's apartment is searched, he discovers that a dancer named Dove, who works at his club and whom several men seem protective of, is somehow connected to the trouble.

New York City: the Top Hat nightclub, Dove's apartment, and city streets · George Valentine, Lou Mendel, Dove, Max (taxi driver), Lieutenant Johnson, Mr. Andrews, JJ Stopes, Landlord

Listen for: A clever blackmail scheme involving doctored photographs, unexpected violence, and an examination of fingerprint evidence that reveals the true murderer among several suspects with connections to an innocent young woman.

Let George Do It: Blue Plate Special (1951)

When antiques dealer Sam Ferris asks private detective George Valentine to recover a valuable plate from the wealthy Higbee brothers, Valentine agrees to investigate what seems like a simple case. But when he visits the Higbee house in Hickory Corners, he discovers that Doris Brewer, a young secretary staying with the family, has been found dead, and suspicion falls on one of the brothers.

Hickory Corners, a small town with the Higbee family home and surrounding properties including Mrs. Parsons' cottage. · George Valentine, Sam Ferris, Josh Higbee, Amos Higbee, Mrs. Parsons, Doris Brewer

Listen for: The mystery of the broken plate and how it connects to the secretary's death; Valentine's investigation into which Higbee brother is responsible.

Let George Do It: Cae Reposo (1952)

George Valentine is hired by Thomas Jefferson Moore, president of a Western Tobacco Fund, to travel to Havana and bid on a tobacco lot at an auction. The catch: a rival tobacco broker named Ran Hubbard also wants the same lot, and his men have threatened George's life if he interferes. George and his secretary Miss Brooks arrive in Havana, where they encounter mysterious figures and receive a warning about a man named Miguel who may not be trustworthy.

Havana, Cuba and en route by plane from Miami · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Thomas Jefferson Moore, Ran Hubbard, Miguel, Rosa Intado

Listen for: The setup of a dangerous business deal involving competing tobacco brokers, mysterious warnings about who to trust, and the arrival of Rosa Intado at George's hotel room with important information.

Let George Do It: Cause for Thanksgiving (1950)

A mute ten-year-old boy is brought to police sergeant Mike Murphy after nearly being hit by a squad car at three in the morning. The boy won't speak and can't communicate who he is or where he came from, but the police suspect he witnessed something frightening at the waterfront that night. George Valentine is called in to help track down the boy's identity and discover what scared him into silence before it's too late.

A city waterfront and police precinct, present day at midday and the previous night at three a.m. · George Valentine, Sergeant Mike Murphy, Sally, Shorty, The Captain, The Sailor, The Dock Watchman

Listen for: George's investigation of the mute boy and his attempts to get information from street kids and dock workers about what happened at the pier the night before.

Let George Do It: Cay Reposo (aka Guy Reposo) (1952)

George Valentine is hired by Thomas Jefferson Moore, a wealthy tobacco magnate, to travel to Havana and bid on a tobacco option at an auction, with a blank check authorized up to $85,000. Upon arrival, George encounters a mysterious man named Miguel who offers assistance, but George receives a warning phone call from a woman named Rosa, the secretary to the tobacco seller, revealing that Miguel works for a rival bidder named Rand Hubbard and has been sent to prevent George from reaching the auction.

A Miami airport and the National Best Hotel in Havana, Cuba in the early 1950s. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Thomas Jefferson Moore, Miguel, Rosa

Listen for: The developing mystery around who can be trusted and what Rand Hubbard's intentions are for the tobacco option.

Let George Do It: Chance and Probability (1952)

George Valentine travels to a pink-housed South American town to investigate the death of Bill Shields, an engineer who claimed to have discovered a mathematical system for winning at Caesar's Casino. Shields was killed during a robbery at the casino, but his friend Mary believes he was deliberately murdered to prevent him from using his system. George must uncover the truth while various parties—including the police and the casino owner—seem eager to keep the system secret.

A South American town with pink houses and a luxury gambling casino called Caesar's, located outside the capital city of Polyzons. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Mary, Professor Marcel Lervu, Bill Shields, Lieutenant Acastro, Caesar Capo

Listen for: The mystery of Bill Shields' mathematical system for predicting gambling outcomes and who killed him to keep it hidden.

Let George Do It: Christmas Letter (1951)

Private Dan Ferris, stationed in Japan, sends George Valentine money and a letter asking him to take out Lucy Rand on Christmas Eve as his proxy, write about it, and cheer up the lonely soldier. George discovers that Lucy is already committed to spending the evening with Walter Denning, a charming but questionable character who has given her a diamond ring and promises of marriage once his divorce is final.

A city apartment building on Christmas Eve, 1951; Lucy's apartment and a bar · George Valentine, Angel (George's girlfriend), Dan Ferris, Lucy Rand, Walter Denning, Mr. Nye

Listen for: The irony of George playing Cupid for a soldier overseas only to find his sweetheart already entangled with another man; Walter Denning's smooth but suspicious courtship of Lucy; Red's recorded Christmas message from Japan.

Let George Do It: Christmas in January (1951)

George Valentine encounters the eccentric Francis Xavier Wick at an art gallery, where Wick purchases an original painting by Otrio for $250 as a Christmas gift for a woman named Charity DuFrayne, whom he calls his "yo-yo." George and his companion soon discover that the painting is actually a forgery—the genuine Otrio painting is worth $17,000 and was just sold to Wick by the gallery owner, who wrapped it as a Christmas gift for the same woman.

An art gallery and shop in an unspecified city · George Valentine, Francis Xavier Wick, Charity DuFrayne, Brooksie, Jukes

Listen for: The mysterious connection between a fake painting, an original masterpiece, and what Wick plans to write about in his column.

Let George Do It: Come and Get Me (1949)

Private detective George Valentine receives an unusual letter from Winslow Barker, who claims to have committed a perfect murder and wants Valentine to prove his guilt to the police. However, the police have already arrested someone else for the crime—Donald Anderson's wife, who had motive, opportunity, and purchased a gun shortly before the murder.

California; Anderson home and police station · George Valentine, Brooksie (Miss Brooke), Winslow Barker, Lieutenant Riley, Farnsworth, Mrs. Anderson, Jonathan Gaines, Jesse

Listen for: A man desperate to confess to a murder no one believes he committed, while an innocent woman faces arrest for the same crime.

Let George Do It: Come to the Casbah (1952)

George Valentine, a troubleshooter for hire, is approached by a French intelligence agent named Giacaro who enlists him to retrieve stolen plans. Posing as an English scientist named Professor Benham, George must travel to Algiers and meet a man named Faderock in the Casbah to obtain a package of documents. The agent provides George with coded recognition signals and a false identity card for the dangerous mission.

Paris and Algiers, including the Casbah marketplace · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Giacaro, Faderock, Bill Turner

Listen for: The coded recognition sequence George must use to identify himself to Faderock in the Casbah shop—two short knocks and one long, followed by specific exchange phrases about souvenirs and the color scheme of a room.

Let George Do It: Cortez Island (1952)

George Valentine receives an urgent letter from Mrs. Jensen asking him to find her husband Clyde, an explorer and anthropologist who traveled to Cortez Island over a week ago to search for pirate treasure based on an old map. With no word from him since he left and no regular communication from the island, George travels to the remote location to investigate his disappearance.

Cortez Island, a remote fishing location off the coast, and its small hotel · George Valentine, Mrs. Jensen, Miss Brooks, Cork, Mary Roman

Listen for: George's investigation into the mysterious disappearance and what he discovers about Jensen's activities on the island

Let George Do It: Cousin Jeff and the Pigs (1946)

George's cousin Jeff arrives from the farm looking for a wife who loves his 57 pigs as much as he does. George promises to find him the perfect match and spots Kathy Phillips, a stage door girl who claims to be mad about piggies. However, George soon discovers that Kathy's passion is for piggy banks, not actual pigs, forcing him to scramble and enlist Claire's help to educate Kathy about real farm animals before Jeff's dinner date tomorrow night.

George Valentine's office in the city, a theater stage door, and surrounding urban locations; Jeff is visiting from his farm in Three Oaks. · George Valentine, Jeff Williams, Claire Brooks, Kathy Phillips, Sonny

Listen for: The comedic confusion over Kathy's love of piggy banks instead of pigs, and George's scheme to educate her about actual farm animals before the date.

Let George Do It: Cover for an Hour (1950)

George Valentine is knocked out and locked in a closet for an hour by a mysterious delivery boy named Joe, who sends George's assistant Miss Brooks on a wild goose errand across town. When George recovers, he discovers someone used his office during that missing hour, but nothing appears to have been stolen. George suspects the office was used as a cover for something sinister, while a confused stenographer named Sue arrives claiming she was hired to take letters during that same hour.

George Valentine's detective office and various locations around the city, including Wagner's investment office across town. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Joe, Lieutenant Riley, Mr. J.W. Wagner, Barney, Sue

Listen for: The mystery of what actually happened during the missing hour and why someone would go to such elaborate lengths to use George's office as a cover.

Let George Do It: Cry Murder (1948)

Private detective George Valentine receives a mysterious note from client Joe Logan warning that if he turns up dead, Valentine should cry murder—because Logan suspects foul play. When Logan is killed in what police call a hit-and-run accident near the Half Moon Motel, Valentine begins investigating and discovers that Logan was supposed to meet banker Frank Potter at the motel the same night. Potter is also found murdered, and Valentine must uncover the real killer before the police pin both deaths on his dead client.

A city with the Half Moon Motel on Whitman Highway, various bars including Mort's Patek Bar, a detective agency, and police headquarters. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Joe Logan, Lieutenant Riley, Frank Potter, Maggie, Mrs. Cronin, Sheila Cronin

Listen for: The clever deduction about Joe Logan's fatal walk down the highway, the revelation of Mrs. Cronin's true reasons for being at the motel, and the growing evidence that someone else killed both men.

Let George Do It: Cry Murder (aka-A Deadman Who Was a Murderer) (1948)

Private detective George Valentine receives a letter from client Joe Logan, asking him to cry murder if Logan ends up dead. When Logan is found killed at the Half Moon Motel—the same place where Potter, a friend of the police commissioner, was also murdered—Logan becomes the prime suspect. Valentine must uncover the truth before the police close the case.

A city with a police force and private detective agency; the Half Moon Motel; Mort's Patek Bar on Whitman Highway. · George Valentine, Joe Logan, Lieutenant Riley, Miss Brooks, Maggie, Frank Potter, Mrs. Cronin, Sheila

Listen for: The clues pointing to Joe Logan's innocence: his car left at the bar, him walking toward the motel, and Mrs. Cronin's suspicious presence and lies about seeing him there.

Let George Do It: Dead on Arrival (1952)

George Valentine is approached at a bus terminal café by a mysterious stranger named Philip Redmond who claims to be ill and asks for help getting registered at a hotel. When George discovers the man has actually been shot, the situation grows more complicated when two men arrive asking about Redmond's whereabouts, and the injured stranger is spirited away before police can arrive.

A bus terminal café and hotel in the city · George Valentine, Roxy (George's secretary), Philip Redmond, Lieutenant Johnson, Horace Fatt (desk clerk)

Listen for: A case of mistaken identity and a mysterious shooting that draws George into a dangerous situation involving a wounded stranger and pursuing strangers.

Let George Do It: Deal Me Out and I'll Deal You In (HSG) (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Ambrose Acropolis to find his friend Bob Sprague, who has mysteriously begun avoiding everyone and acting strangely. George tracks Bob to a hotel where he discovers the young man is hiding from someone and mentions $40,000, but before George can learn more, Bob flees. When Ambrose arrives at the hotel, George realizes the truth about why Bob is in trouble.

A hotel bar and rooms in the city · George Valentine, Ambrose Acropolis, Bob Sprague, Bartender

Listen for: The revelation of why Bob Sprague is in hiding and what the $40,000 has to do with his troubles

Let George Do It: Death Begins at 45 (1950)

George Valentine is hired by freelance reporter Wendell Mason to investigate a mysterious criminal sighting in the exclusive suburb of River Vista. When George and his assistant Brooksie arrive at the meeting spot by the river, they discover the body of Rocko Banion, one of America's biggest criminals, shot with a .45 automatic. The case grows complicated as George learns that Mason himself was struck unconscious the morning of the murder while trying to locate Banion for a story, and that a well-dressed stranger named Tim McNeil, who owns a houseboat where the body was found, is refusing to talk about Banion's presence there.

River Vista, an exclusive and quiet suburb, particularly along a river with houseboats and wooded trails · George Valentine, Brooksie (George's assistant), Wendell Mason (freelance reporter), Tim McNeil (houseboat owner), Lieutenant Devlin (police officer), Rocko Banion (murder victim)

Listen for: The mystery of why a major criminal would be hiding in an exclusive suburb, the suspicious circumstances around Mason's attack and Banion's murder, and Tim McNeil's evasive behavior about the dead man on his houseboat

Let George Do It: Death In Fancy Dress (1948)

George Valentine is hired by a man named Reynolds to investigate threats against his life. George discovers that his client's nemesis is the blackmailer Bascom, who collects scandalous mementos from the private lives of society figures to hold over them. When George refuses to help Reynolds against Bascom, tragedy strikes at Reynolds' home, and George realizes he must uncover Bascom's vulnerabilities to stop the man's cruel exploitation.

A city with society figures, nightclubs, and police department; primarily Bascom's trophy room and Reynolds' home. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Mr. Bascom, Reynolds, Donna Reynolds, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: The detailed description of Bascom's collection of scandal mementos, the confrontation between Reynolds and Bascom over letters, and George's determination to find evidence against the blackmailer.

Let George Do It: Death Wears a Gay Sports Jacket (1948)

George Valentine receives an anonymous letter offering $300 to investigate a series of violent deaths in the Warrington Square area, including mentions of a victim named Nancy Cabot. A newspaper reporter named Pringle has been linking the murders to a suspect wearing a distinctive plaid sports jacket, but Lieutenant Riley remains skeptical about whether the cases are actually connected. George begins investigating the various witnesses and suspects to determine if Pringle's theory holds any truth.

Warrington Square area and various locations around the city; George's office; police headquarters · George Valentine, Angel, Lieutenant Riley, Jack Pringle, Nancy Cabot, Miss Brooks, Joe Barcelona, Mrs. Walts

Listen for: The mysterious anonymous letter with $300; the recurring detail of a plaid sports jacket; the disagreement between reporter Pringle and Lieutenant Riley over whether the deaths are connected; George's interview with the witnesses who claim to have seen the plaid-coated suspect

Let George Do It: Death in Blue Jeans (1949)

George Valentine arrives in the quirky town of Benson Flats after receiving an urgent letter from Miss Emily Wintrich, a librarian who fears her fiancé Saddlebags (the town judge) will be murdered. She has discovered that Saddlebags's estranged brother Henry, who has recently appeared in town after years of isolation in the hills, has been checking out every book in the library about poison. Miss Wintrich believes Henry, who stands to inherit everything, plans to poison his healthier brother.

Benson Flats, a small Gold Rush-era mining town in the hills, particularly the library and local jail that has been converted from an old building. · George Valentine, Miss Emily Wintrich, Saddlebags (the judge), Henry Benson, Brooks, Pete, Dusty

Listen for: The absurd town ordinance requiring all men to wear beards or pay a fine; Henry Benson's suspicious interest in chemistry and poison books; Miss Wintrich's mounting fears about her fiancé's safety.

Let George Do It: Death in Fancy Dress (1948)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by a blackmailer's victim to look into the past of Mr. Baskam, a man who collects mementos of his friends' scandals and uses them to extort money and secrets. When Mrs. Reynolds, whose love letters Baskam possessed, is found dead in what authorities rule a suicide, Valentine suspects Baskam's cruelty may have driven her to it and vows to find evidence of his crimes.

A city with nightclubs and high society; Baskam's apartment with his trophy room; Reynolds' home · George Valentine, Baskam, Reynolds, Donna Reynolds, Lieutenant Riley, Angel

Listen for: The description of Baskam's grotesque collection of scandals and blackmail material; the confrontation between Reynolds and Baskam over love letters; the discovery of Mrs. Reynolds' death and Valentine's determination to bring Baskam to justice despite police indifference.

Let George Do It: Destination - Dead End (1949)

George Valentine receives a desperate plea from Sophie Pevilman to help her son Richard, a private investigator who has gotten into serious trouble. Richard has been selling information to various criminal operations and now has made a deadly enemy in Matt Downey, who has hired thugs to kill him. George must find a way to protect Richard and his mother from Downey's revenge.

The city, primarily at the Richel-O restaurant and police precinct, with references to River Street in the slums. · George Valentine, Sophie Pevilman, Richard Pevilman, Matt Downey, Brooks, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: The interplay between George's quick thinking and Richard's cynical acceptance of danger; George's negotiation with the police to keep Richard safe by shuffling him between precincts; the revelation that Downey has kidnapped Sophie as leverage.

Let George Do It: Destination Danger (1951)

George Valentine receives an anonymous briefcase with cash, plane tickets, and instructions for a dangerous assignment in Panama. On the flight, a mysterious man drugs George's coffee and steals a letter of introduction, then mysteriously returns it. Upon arrival in Panama, a young man named Carlos meets George and his assistant but refuses to explain their mission, promising details will come tomorrow.

A Pan-American Clipper flight from the United States to Panama, and the lobby of a hotel in Panama City · George Valentine, Brooks (George's assistant), Manuel Perez, Carlos, Captain Santo Silvera

Listen for: The mysterious theft and return of George's letter of introduction, and the cryptic appearance of Carlos with news of the assignment

Let George Do It: Destination, Danger (1951)

George Valentine receives an anonymous briefcase with cash, plane tickets to Panama, and cryptic instructions about a dangerous assignment. Along with his assistant Brooksie, he boards a Pan American Clipper for Panama, but during the flight a mysterious passenger drugs his coffee and steals a letter of introduction from his pocket. Upon arrival in Panama City, a young man named Carlos makes contact at their hotel but refuses to reveal details of the assignment, promising answers the following day.

A Pan American Clipper airplane en route to Panama, and the Hotel Tivoli in Panama City in 1951. · George Valentine, Brooksie (his assistant), Manuel Perez, Carlos, Captain Santo Silvera

Listen for: The mysterious theft during the flight and George's growing suspicion that someone knows more about his mission than he does; Carlos's cryptic refusals to explain the assignment.

Let George Do It: Double Death (1949)

George Valentine is hired by the nervous Mr. Groves to find his missing wife, who disappeared from their newly rented house the night before following a heated argument. Groves is reluctant to involve the police due to his past, and George soon discovers that the case may be far more complicated than a simple disappearance, with suspicious details emerging about Groves' other activities and visitors.

Mr. Groves' newly rented house in the country, near his office · George Valentine, Mr. Groves, Rena Hilliard, William (neighbor)

Listen for: George's sharp observation of a freshly scrubbed floor and his probing questions about Groves' mysterious nighttime visitor and early morning activities at the incinerator

Let George Do It: Drop Dead (HSG) (1951)

Writer Jerry Yule calls George Valentine with a mysterious story involving a green and orange parrot. When George and his associate Miss Brooks meet Yule at the run-down Captain Charlie's Neptune Palace hotel near the docks, they discover a dead sailor in an alley and learn the parrot's connection to his demise.

Captain Charlie's Neptune Palace, a dilapidated hotel near the commercial docks in a foggy seaside district; an alley nearby. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Jerry Yule, Captain Charlie, Morton, Sadie, Lamey, Lieutenant

Listen for: The parrot's distinctive squawk and repeated phrase 'Drop dead'; discussion of a dead sailor found in an alley and the mystery surrounding his death; clues involving tobacco chewing and a valuable parrot.

Let George Do It: Eleven O'Clock (1950)

George Valentine is called to investigate a college girl named Estella who has disappeared after acting strangely at summer session. When a blonde coed named Vicki is thrown from a horse at the stables, George discovers the saddle cinch has been deliberately cut—suggesting someone at the college is in serious danger, and Professor Ferris's name keeps appearing in connection with the mysterious events.

A women's college during summer session, including dormitory, classrooms, and stables. · George Valentine, Estella Blair, Maggie, Mrs. Ferris, Professor Ferris, Vicki, Uncle (Estella's guardian), Mrs. Jensen

Listen for: The repeated mention of 11 o'clock as a time when people are told to go places, and the discovery that Vicki's saddle cinch was deliberately cut.

Let George Do It: Eleven O'clock (1950)

George Valentine is hired by a worried uncle to look into his niece Estella's strange behavior at a university summer session. When George arrives on campus, he discovers that a girl named Vicki has been thrown from a horse with a deliberately cut saddle strap, and multiple young women seem connected to Professor Ferris through mysterious instructions to meet at 11 o'clock.

A university campus during summer session, including dormitories, classrooms, and the campus stables. · George Valentine, Estella Blair, Maggie, Mrs. Ferris, Professor Ferris, Vicki, The stable master

Listen for: The mystery of who tampered with the saddle and why multiple women are receiving instructions tied to 11 o'clock; whether Professor Ferris is involved in the schemes.

Let George Do It: Empress of Fishfalls (1949)

George Valentine is on a fishing vacation when he and his companion discover a murdered midget in the water. The victim carries a watch inscribed to Merle Bender from Colonel Gerald P. Fargo's circus. George tracks down the mysterious Empress of Fish Falls, a wealthy and commanding former circus performer who seems to know more about the dead man and the small town of circus retirees than she initially reveals.

Fish Falls, a small town by a river where retired circus performers have settled, and the Empress's castle estate nearby. · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, The Empress (Mrs. Bender), Shorty McDonald, Colonel Gerald P. Fargo, Castle (the butler), Elephant (the footman), Brother Face (store owner)

Listen for: George and Claire's discovery of the murdered midget; the revelation that Fish Falls is populated by retired circus folk; the mysterious Empress and her connection to the victim.

Let George Do It: End of Summer (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine arrives at a mountain retreat to investigate Dr. Nicholas Wills on behalf of the nervous Miss Rosaire Burlick, who fears the doctor may be involved with her sister Marsha. When Marsha disappears and her husband Frederick Gentle confesses to shooting her in a moment of despair, Valentine must untangle the truth from a web of misunderstandings and emotional turmoil among the residents of the quiet summer home.

A mountain retreat with vacation cabins and a permanent house, during the end of summer season. · George Valentine, Brooks (his assistant), Rosaire Burlick, Frederick Gentle (artist), Marsha Gentle, Dr. Nicholas Wills

Listen for: The revelation of a confession that may not be what it seems, and the theme of emotional breakdown versus actual crime; Shakespeare's words about guilty creatures at a play striking souls to confession.

Let George Do It: Every Shot Counts (1949)

Detective George Valentine is hired by cowboy actor Rafe Dizzaro to investigate a mysterious situation involving Daphne Crockett, a schoolteacher Rafe recently met who is being watched and shot at from a nearby apartment building. When a blackmailer named Curly Black is found dead in the apartment of a blind piano player named Dick Siva, Valentine must unravel a tangled web of murder, blackmail, and hidden motives to find the true killer.

A modern apartment building in the city, with rooftop gardens where Daphne practices her shooting. · George Valentine, Rafe Dizzaro, Daphne Crockett, Dick Siva, Curly Black, Michael J. Martin, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: The clever twist that reveals how a blind man could commit two seemingly professional murders by using a hidden gun rig beneath his nailed-down chair; Valentine's deduction of the killer's method through process of elimination.

Let George Do It: Everything Is Nice (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by a wealthy man named Sanderman to investigate his red-haired daughter VV, who has been spending her afternoons at a disreputable establishment called Bamboo Bill's. When Valentine visits the bar to gather information, VV is shot upstairs. Before Valentine can fully investigate, Sanderman himself is murdered in his home on his wife's birthday, shot through a kitchen window. Valentine must untangle a web of alibis and deceptions to identify the killer.

A city with a tropical-themed nightclub called Bamboo Bill's, the Sanderman home, and police headquarters. The story takes place during a birthday celebration for Mrs. Sanderman. · George Valentine, Mr. Sanderman, VV Sanderman, Mrs. Sanderman (Dora), Bill McGee, Osbert Layton, Lieutenant Riley, Charlie

Listen for: The clever solution involving birthday candles and their burn time to establish when the murder actually occurred, proving the apparent alibi is false. Also listen for the revelation of a bigamy scheme and the twist about who the real killer is.

Let George Do It: Fifty Shares of Mazooma Limited (1946)

George Valentine agrees to buy 100 shares of Mazouma Limited stock for a mysterious anonymous client through his lawyer neighbor Spencer, who provides a $5,000 check. George sends his office boy Sonny to deliver the check to the investment firm Jellico and Bean before the market closes at three o'clock, but Sonny becomes confused about the firm's name and delivers the check to the wrong company instead.

George Valentine's detective office in a city office building, the Security Exchange Building, and surrounding city locations. · George Valentine, Claire, Spencer, Sonny, Al Melcher, Elevator starter

Listen for: The comedic misadventure as Sonny tries to remember the name of the investment firm, confusing "Jellico and Bean" with candy names like "Jelly Bean" and "Gumbra," leading to the check being left at the wrong company.

Let George Do It: Follow That Train (1949)

George Valentine receives a mysterious letter signed by Santa Claus requesting help recovering stolen toys from the North Pole display at Gumperts department store. When George investigates, he discovers that Joe Smith, who plays Santa at the store, has been pressured by a small-time crook named Mo Dickerson to let him take over the role. The theft turns out to be connected to a larger criminal scheme involving a planned robbery of the store's substantial daily receipts.

A department store's North Pole display and the surrounding city streets during the Christmas season · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Joe Smith, Lieutenant Riley, Mo Dickerson, Louie, Hilda, Felton

Listen for: A clever twist involving fingerprints on the stolen electric train and a mysterious Santa Claus who appears at a crucial moment to save George and Claire from a taxi

Let George Do It: Follow That Train! (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine receives a mysterious letter from Santa Claus requesting specific toys. When George discovers that these exact items were donated to a police charity box, he suspects foul play. He sets out to find Joe Smith, the real Santa Claus who works at Gumpert's department store, but the investigation takes a dangerous turn when he and his companion Angel are attacked on the street.

A city during Christmas time, including a department store, police headquarters, an employment agency, and a boarding house. · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Lieutenant Vines, Sergeant Del Bay, Joe Smith, Mr. Louie, Hilda

Listen for: A classic mystery setup involving stolen charity goods, multiple Santa Claus imposters, and a violent street attack that separates George from his companion Angel, leaving their fates uncertain.

Let George Do It: Forty-Two on a Rope (1947)

George Valentine collides with a young woman fleeing down a street, scattering pearls everywhere. As they collect the artificial pearls from a string of 42, one disappears down a sewer drain. George gallantly retrieves it, but the woman mysteriously flees with his coat and wallet. Now George investigates the jeweler who made the pearls and tracks down the woman at her address, only to find her apartment ransacked and himself confronted by dangerous men who force him inside.

City streets, a jewelry manufacturer's shop, and an apartment building · George Valentine, Brooksie, Miss Dale Krillin, Bela Zagari, Nubbin

Listen for: The comedic collision and pearl-counting sequence; George's banter with Brooksie about being fooled by the mysterious woman; the sinister turn when George arrives at Dale's apartment to find trouble waiting.

Let George Do It: Forty-two on a Rope (1947)

George Valentine collides with a young woman fleeing down a street, and helps her retrieve a pearl from her broken necklace after it falls into a sewer drain. The grateful woman runs off with his coat and wallet. Later, George discovers she bought the pearl necklace from a jeweler named Bela Zagari and tries to track her down, but when he and his friend Brooksie visit her address, they find the apartment ransacked and are confronted by violent men who force George inside at gunpoint.

City streets, a jeweler's shop, and an apartment building · George Valentine, The young woman (Dale Krillin), Brooksie, Bela Zagari, Nubbin

Listen for: The comedic sequence of George and the woman scrambling to retrieve the missing pearl from the sewer drain, and the tense turn when George arrives at the woman's apartment only to find trouble waiting.

Let George Do It: Framed for Hanging (1951)

George Valentine receives a mysterious summons from A.W. Ankerz, a wealthy businessman, asking him to meet at the Dewey Company office at 5:30. Ankerz hints he needs advice about a personnel matter involving someone who might commit murder. When George arrives, he finds the office closed, but discovers a letter from Ankerz on a table. Before he can read it, George encounters a security guard named Joseph Portland who mistakes him for an intruder and pulls a gun.

The Dewey Company office in an unnamed city, late afternoon into evening. · George Valentine, A.W. Ankerz, Jerry Frame, Angela Barkley, Joseph Portland, Mr. Dewey

Listen for: A cryptic message about a personnel problem and potential murder, mistaken identity leading to a tense confrontation with an armed security guard, and mysterious connections between employer and employee.

Let George Do It: Friendship Club (aka-Island in the Lake) (1948)

George Valentine is hired by Edith Wilder to find her missing sister Angela, who disappeared two days ago from Tuxedo Lake. Angela, a serial bride who has been married multiple times, vanished after her current husband Walter paid her twenty thousand dollars to settle their separation, but the circumstances of her disappearance grow increasingly mysterious when George discovers she left behind all her clothes and possessions.

Tuxedo Lake, an exclusive area with an island community in California, and the Selby Friendship Club marriage bureau · George Valentine, Brooksie (George's associate), Edith Wilder, Walter Filiston, Angela Kramer Filiston, Mr. Selby (Friendship Club operator), Bud Kramer (Angela's son)

Listen for: George and Brooksie's investigation into a disappearance that may be more sinister than it appears, involving a marriage broker, a suspicious son, and evidence suggesting foul play rather than elopement

Let George Do It: Friendship Clubs (1948)

George Valentine is hired to find Angela Filistin, a woman in her early forties who has disappeared from Tuxedo Lake. Her sister Edith fears a scandal, as Angela has been corresponding with another man through the Selby Friendship Club while still married to her third husband, Walter. George investigates the friendship club and searches Angela's empty house, where he encounters Angela's bitter son Bud, who stands to inherit money if his mother doesn't return.

Tuxedo Lake and surrounding areas including George's office, the Selby Friendship Club, and Angela Filistin's house on the island. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Edith Wilder, Walter Pelison, Angela Filistin, Mr. Selby, Bud Kramer

Listen for: George's investigation into the mysterious disappearance, the revelation that Angela married through a matrimonial agency and paid her husband $20,000 to stay away, and the suspicious appearance of Angela's resentful son at her empty house.

Let George Do It: Go Jump in the Lake (1950)

George Valentine receives a letter from Mona Chandler, secretary to the troubled businessman Terence Doyle, asking for his help. Doyle is nervous, has bought a gun, is avoiding strange callers, and has received a mysterious package. When George meets Doyle at his office, the man dismisses his concerns and tells George to go jump in the lake, but a mysterious phone call suggests deeper involvement with dangerous people.

The offices of the Consolidated Machine Tool Company in the city, with a phone call traced to the Club 50. · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Mona Chandler, Terence Doyle, Gil Frank, Starky Bennett

Listen for: The mysterious phone call revealing a connection to Starky Bennett and the Club 50; Mona's discovery that Doyle is in real danger despite his dismissal of it.

Let George Do It: Have Some Excitement (1948)

George Valentine, a troubleshooter for hire, receives an urgent request from Peter Murch, a timid movie comedian who has spent 30 years playing meek characters. Murch wants George to introduce him to excitement and danger to help him overcome his nervous disposition before starting his first starring role. George agrees to help, but when he takes Murch to Mark Logan's pool hall for some excitement, Logan suggests an increasingly dangerous plan involving a kidnapping and a trip to the seaside amusement park's tunnel of love—where a murder once occurred.

A city featuring a pool hall, a vegetarian restaurant, and a seaside amusement park with a tunnel of love attraction. · George Valentine, Peter Murch, Brooksie, Mark Logan

Listen for: The tension between George's attempts to provide harmless excitement and Mark Logan's schemes that become increasingly sinister, culminating in an ominous reference to an unsolved murder in the tunnel of love.

Let George Do It: High Card (1950)

George Valentine, a private investigator, receives a letter from Mrs. Ames asking for help with her troubled husband, Victor. Victor, a lawyer, has become increasingly erratic and despondent, haunted by suspicions from his town that he murdered a woman named Dorsey-Folman a year ago, despite never being formally tried. George must discover what Victor is really doing and why he seems bent on self-destruction.

A small town, primarily at the Father's Club and the Ames household · George Valentine, Victor Ames, Mrs. Ames, Chester, Norton, Lord

Listen for: A murder mystery from a year past that still haunts the community; a card game with mysterious stakes; a man on the edge of desperation

Let George Do It: How Guilty Can You Get (1951)

Millionaire Fred Vincent Liggett hires detective George Valentine after writing a suspicious letter accusing his wife of plotting against him. When Liggett is found dead, apparently poisoned with medicine mixed at the local drugstore, suspicion falls on Mrs. Liggett—especially since she regularly picked up prescriptions for her husband and has been seen socially with the town doctor, Everett Nichols. George must untangle the web of small-town gossip and hidden motives to discover who really poisoned the wealthy man.

Sandhill Center, a small town where Liggett made his fortune · George Valentine, Clare Brooks, Mrs. Liggett, Fred Vincent Liggett, Sheriff, Ed Manks, Dr. Everett Nichols, Miss Boggs

Listen for: George investigates the circumstances surrounding Liggett's death and tracks down the missing Dr. Nichols while Mrs. Liggett becomes the prime suspect.

Let George Do It: Human Nature (1952)

George Valentine receives a letter from Ruby Devlin, a cleaning woman at Club Bim Bam, asking him to help a kind pawn shop owner named Ben Cullum who she fears is being pressured into criminal activity. Ruby overheard a drunk named Joey Krieger claiming he had pulled off a heist and used Cullum as a fence, but George suspects there may be more to the situation than Ruby's simple interpretation of human nature reveals.

A nightclub called Club Bim Bam and a pawn shop on Lower Forest Street in the city, with police headquarters involved. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Ruby Devlin, Ben Cullum, Joey Krieger, Lieutenant Johnson, Sergeant Lee

Listen for: George's skepticism about Ruby's naive reading of the situation, the details emerging about Cullum's surprisingly well-secured back room despite his modest front shop display, and the police sergeant's revelation about a major jewelry heist.

Let George Do It: Is Everybody Happy (1951)

George Valentine arrives at the estate of Lorenzo, an eccentric millionaire who has dedicated his fortune to giving talented people the opportunity to pursue their passions. But when Lorenzo is shot dead on his marble staircase, George must determine whether the murder was committed by one of the residents—Dr. Merkel, the psychologist; Hansen, the poet; or Amy, the language professor—or by Fred Jeffries, Lorenzo's suspicious brother-in-law who has been trying to have him committed.

Lorenzo's estate, a large house in the countryside with gardens and grounds. · George Valentine, Lorenzo, Fred Jeffries, Dr. Merkel, Hansen, Amy, Dr. Nolan

Listen for: An ingenious murder method involving a photo-electric cell, mirrors, copper wire, and a concealed gun that fires automatically when someone breaks a light beam.

Let George Do It: Island in the Desert (1950)

George Valentine receives a desperate letter from Ray Mackie, a private detective friend, asking him to rescue him from a remote desert island town on the Mexican border where he is trapped and dying of heat. When George arrives, he finds Mackie dead in his hotel room with only a letter for identification, and discovers that Mackie had been secretly investigating a series of suspicious fires in the Mexican border town before his death.

A small desert town on the U.S.-Mexico border, featuring a hotel, a local bar, and a boarding house pool room. · George Valentine, Ray Mackie, Sheriff Tázco, Páro, Chief Slim, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The mystery of why private detective Ray Mackie concealed his identity in this remote border town and what connection his death has to the fires he was investigating across the border.

Let George Do It: It Happened on Friday (1952)

George Valentine is hired by Mrs. Craig to find her husband Stanley, who disappeared on Friday's Island in the Pacific during a vacation flight. Stanley left the plane deliberately, claiming he had business to attend to, but Mrs. Craig fears he may be involved with a communist organization called "the group" operating on the island. George arrives on Friday's Island with his assistant Roxy and immediately encounters a mysterious man named Nicholas Grand who demands the message George is carrying from someone named Kestier.

Friday's Island in the Pacific, near Tahiti; also a brief scene in Mrs. Craig's home · George Valentine, Mrs. Craig, Roxy, Leon, Stanley Craig, Nicholas Grand, Kestier

Listen for: The mysterious communist plot, Nicholas Grand's threatening behavior, and what the message from Kestier contains

Let George Do It: It's A Mystery To Me (1950)

George Valentine takes a case for mystery writer Marlon King, who is distraught over his sweetheart Cynthia suddenly refusing to see him. When George investigates, he discovers Cynthia's roommate Mabel has been murdered, and Cynthia herself is found dead in a closet. As Lieutenant Riley investigates, the evidence points in multiple directions, but George must unravel the true motive behind the double murder.

A city bar called Joe's Oasis and a nearby apartment building, with police investigating a murder scene. · George Valentine, Marlon King, Cynthia, Mabel, Tony, Lieutenant Riley, Joe, Michael

Listen for: The solution to who murdered both Cynthia and Mabel, revealed through George's logical deduction about fingerprints, gloves, and a mysterious engagement ring hidden in a pocket.

Let George Do It: Journey Into Hate (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine receives a frantic cable from Janice Gibson asking him to travel to Hawaii immediately to help her sister Colleen, who has become convinced that people around her are plotting to kill her. George and his assistant Brooke board a ship to Honolulu, where they meet Colleen's husband Marcel Millet on the dock. Marcel reveals that Colleen has developed paranoid delusions and imagines grotesque conspiracies against her, and he hopes George can help uncover what is troubling his wife.

Aboard the ocean liner Udara traveling to Hawaii, and the docks of Honolulu leading to a private island · George Valentine, Brooke, Janice Gibson, Colleen, Marcel Millet, Ship's Doctor

Listen for: George's witty banter with Brooke as they embark on the mystery, the revelation of Colleen's mysterious mental state, and Marcel's account of his wife's paranoid delusions

Let George Do It: Juniper Lane (1950)

George Valentine receives a letter intended for someone else, written by an elderly man on Juniper Lane thanking his aunt for knitted wristlets. Curious about the mix-up, George and his partner Roxy track down the sender to a peculiar dead-end street in the city. But when they visit the address, they discover that the letter's intended recipient, an old woman who knits, has been found dead in her bedroom—stabbed with a knitting needle.

Juniper Lane, a dead-end street in the city bounded by industrial areas, with brownstone houses and one store run by Miss Bartwell. · George Valentine, Roxy, Miss Bartwell, Miss Bathwell, Felix McCoy, Queen Beth, Lieutenant

Listen for: George's discovery of crossed letters leading him to a murder scene; the strange, insular atmosphere of Juniper Lane described by its residents; the mystery of who killed the old woman with the knitting needle.

Let George Do It: Kleptomaniac (1946)

George Valentine, a newly independent private investigator, takes on a case from Mrs. Harrington, who confesses she has a compulsive stealing problem that could ruin her husband's campaign for Alderman if discovered. George agrees to watch over her to keep her out of trouble, but when Mrs. Harrington accompanies him on an errand to a department store, her kleptomaniac tendencies emerge again, putting both of them in a difficult spot.

A private investigator's office, a department store, and the streets of the city in the present day. · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Mrs. Isabel Harrington, Mr. Gordon, Sonny

Listen for: George's witty banter with his secretary Claire, Mrs. Harrington's nervous confession about her stealing habit, and the escalating tension when Mrs. Harrington steals at the department store despite hiring George to prevent such incidents.

Let George Do It: Knock on Wood (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Alfred J. Liggett, owner of the Golden Tower Department Building, to deal with a troublesome tenant named Side Bet Sinclair who lives in apartment 16A and has threatened violence against the wealthy tenant Mrs. Fairchild living directly above him. When George and his associate visit both parties, they discover Sinclair is an ex-convict gambler who parties loudly, while Mrs. Fairchild seems strangely fascinated by the danger he represents despite her complaints.

The Golden Tower Department Building, specifically apartments on the 15th and 16th floors · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Alfred J. Liggett, Side Bet Sinclair, Mrs. Fairchild, Mr. Newton the janitor

Listen for: The contrast between Liggett's desperate concern for his building's reputation and Mrs. Fairchild's mysterious interest in her troublemaking neighbor; Sinclair's brash confidence about his criminal past and current lifestyle.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#004) - Portrait of a Suicide

George Valentine is called to investigate a troubled marriage after a farmer named Stengel witnesses what he believes might be a suicide attempt by Mrs. Blair on a bridge. When George and his secretary Miss Brooks visit the Blairs' home, they discover that Mr. Blair has been painting a portrait of another woman as his model, and the canvas has been savagely slashed to pieces—apparently by Mrs. Blair in a jealous rage after she discovered it.

A rural country area with farms and bridges, and the Blair family home, with George Valentine's office in the city · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Ole Miss Stengel, Mrs. Blair, Mr. Blair, Dr. Fee

Listen for: The growing tension as George uncovers the Blairs' unhappy marriage, Mr. Blair's affair with his portrait model, and Mrs. Blair's emotional breakdown and violent jealousy

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#005) - Prairie Dog

George Valentine investigates the death of Jerry Mace, a private investigator for an insurance company found dead on the railroad tracks. The victim was apparently robbed and pushed in front of a train. George learns that Mace was working on a case involving the Prairie, a rough district in town, and traces the investigation to a pawn shop run by a man named Felix.

A city with a railroad station and the Prairie, a run-down commercial district from Front Street to Third Street where the investigation takes Valentine to a pawn shop. · George Valentine, Lieutenant Johnson, Miss Brooks, Angel, Felix, Sergeant

Listen for: A man being pushed onto railroad tracks, the discovery of an empty pawn shop that just closed, and George's confrontation with Felix the pawnbroker about a stolen watch.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#005) - Prairie Dog (1951)

When insurance investigator Jerry Mace is murdered at the railway station, George Valentine is called in to help solve the case. Police suspect a serial criminal called the Prairie Dog, responsible for six unsolved crimes over two years, who leaves distinctive clues: special Swedish matches, greasy glove marks, and cigarette butts. George's investigation leads him to a pawn shop on the Prairie, where he uncovers a dangerous web of murder and robbery.

A city's industrial Prairie district and railway station, with a pawn shop and barbershop serving as key locations in the investigation · George Valentine, Lieutenant Johnson, Miss Brooks, Jerry Mace, Sniffy, Felix, Tony the barber, Calgary the landlord

Listen for: George's deduction that the Prairie Dog is actually two criminals working together, using overlapping alibis and shared evidence to evade capture; the revelation that Sniffy's pickpocketing skills were used to rob Jerry Mace before his murder

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#006) - Tonight the Mayhem's Going to be Different

George Valentine is invited to a country estate for a fishing weekend by Cecile Lewis, a woman he's never met. Upon arrival at Crescent Lane, George discovers that Cecile's brother Avery is deeply upset and unstable, and that Joe Ames, a social-climbing newcomer, has entangled himself in the family's affairs by purchasing a neighbor's property. When George hears gunshots from a repair shed, he finds Avery armed and clearly troubled about his sister's involvement with Ames.

Crescent Lane, a country estate with gardens, woods, and outbuildings, owned by Avery Lewiston · George Valentine, Cecile Lewis, Avery Lewiston, Joe Ames, Paul Merrell, Claire Brooks

Listen for: The mystery of why Cecile invited George to the estate and what has made Avery so unstable and dangerous

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#007) - The Eight Ball

George Valentine arrives in Summer Springs, hired by mysterious local politicians to find a big-time collection racket operator. When he checks into his hotel room, he discovers a dead man who appears to have been mistaken for him—a necktie salesman named Harold Stark. George must now work around this complication to discover who the imposter killer is and find the criminal he was hired to locate.

Summer Springs Hotel and the town of Summer Springs · George Valentine, Brooksie, Lemuel, Nielsen, Emmet, The Mayor, Vic, Harold Stark

Listen for: George Valentine, a private detective hired to investigate a payoff racket, finds himself framed when a man mistaken for him is murdered in his hotel room. He must solve the case while staying ahead of the police.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#007) - The Eight Ball (1951)

George Valentine arrives in Summer Springs after being hired by three local politicians to investigate a collection racket run by an unknown big shot. But before he can begin his investigation, a dead man is found in his hotel room carrying false identification, and George becomes the prime suspect. He must quickly prove his innocence and uncover the real criminal before the killer strikes again.

Summer Springs Hotel and the town of Summer Springs · George Valentine, Brooks (Brooksie), Nielsen, Vickery, Mayor Emmett Waller, Lemuel, Harold Stark, Clarence Prell

Listen for: A clever frame-up plot with multiple mistaken identities, including a fake necktie salesman who turns out to be a detective, and a hotel clerk who is the true mastermind behind the payoff racket.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#008) - Every Shot Counts

Private investigator George Valentine receives a letter from Rafe Disbro, a cowboy movie star, asking for help protecting a young woman named Daphne Crockett who lives in the Imperial Crest Apartments. Rafe says Daphne is nervous and afraid, watched by a mysterious man with black hair and a sour face. George agrees to investigate and meet Daphne, but discovers she is actually a professional sharpshooter and bullseye artist who seems to be protecting a dangerous secret.

Imperial Crest Apartments in the city, with adjacent buildings and apartments overlooking each other. · George Valentine, Rafe Disbro, Daphne Crockett, Lieutenant Cleary, Curly Black

Listen for: A case of mistaken danger where the supposed victim turns out to be a skilled marksman protecting herself, and the introduction of escaped convict Curly Black who may be the real threat.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#008) - Every Shot Counts (1949)

Cowboy actor Rafe Disbro hires private detective George Valentine to protect schoolteacher Daphne Crockett, who he claims is in danger from an unknown man. George discovers Daphne is actually a sharpshooter performing at the Club Paris, and becomes entangled in a blackmail scheme involving her estranged husband Curly and millionaire Michael J. Martin. As bodies pile up from precise gunshots, George must uncover who among the various suspects is the real killer.

The city, including an apartment building, the Club Paris nightclub, and a roof garden. · George Valentine, Rafe Disbro, Daphne Crockett, Curly Blackshin, Lieutenant Cleary, Dead Eye Dix Siva, Michael J. Martin

Listen for: George's wisecracks and the clever reveal of how a blind man uses the sound of voices and the positions of nailed-down furniture to commit murder with precision shooting.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#009) - The Anthill

George Valentine is hired to help a small man named Trailer who has been shot six times in a dark alley. Lieutenant Riley hints that Trailer might have information about a criminal organization, and George must earn Trailer's trust to learn more. George begins investigating the case by visiting locations connected to Trailer and uncovering a web of illegal slot machines and organized crime.

A city with hospitals, police stations, and various criminal operations involving slot machines and organized crime. · George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Trailer, Betty, Miss Brooks, Mr. Wilton, Louie

Listen for: George's investigation into who shot Trailer and why, the structure of the criminal pyramid Trailer may have discovered, and whether Trailer will reveal what he knows about his employers.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#009) - The Anthill (1950)

George Valentine is hired to help a dying slot machine repairman named Trailer find his girlfriend Betty, but the case spirals into a dangerous investigation of an organized crime empire. As George infiltrates a mysterious penthouse apartment belonging to someone called Mr. Black, he uncovers layer upon layer of ambition, deception, and violence within the criminal organization.

A city with an underworld district called the Ant Hill, featuring a nightclub, a police hospital, bars, and a luxury penthouse apartment · George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Trailer, Betty, Claire Brooks, Louis, Mr. Wilton, Mr. Black

Listen for: The clever revelation that connects apparently separate characters and motives, and the tragic irony of how secrets and paranoia destroy the very empire someone built

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#010) - Touched By An Angel

George Valentine is hired by banker Frank Emerson to find out why Myrtle Dane, secretary to recently deceased gangster Lefty Lumpert, has become terrified after a car accident. When George visits Myrtle in the hospital, she refuses to talk but cryptically mentions she's afraid of Lefty's 'angel.' George discovers a mysterious armed man trying to see Myrtle and realizes the case is more dangerous than it first appears.

A hospital room and surrounding locations in the city, involving a banker's office and police connections. · George Valentine, Frank Emerson, Myrtle Dane, Bill McCord, The Nurse, A mysterious armed man

Listen for: The mysterious identity of Lefty's 'angel' and why Myrtle is so frightened; the armed man's connection to Lefty's death.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#011) - Drop Dead

Writer Jerry Yule calls private investigator George Valentine to help solve a mysterious story involving a foreign sailor, a valuable green and orange parrot, and some dangerous characters at the dilapidated Neptune Palace hotel on the waterfront. When the sailor who sold the parrot is found dead in an alley and another hotel resident dies under suspicious circumstances, George must untangle the web of secrets surrounding the bird and the people at the hotel.

The Neptune Palace, a run-down old waterfront hotel in a fog-shrouded harbor district, now occupied by permanent residents including a sea captain and other characters from the area's past. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Jerry Yule, Captain Charlie, Lymie, Sadie, Morton, Lieutenant Johnson

Listen for: The parrot's repeated cry of 'drop dead' and the mysterious circumstances surrounding who really caused the deaths at the hotel; George's deduction about counterfeiting and replaced money that explains the crimes.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#011) - Drop Dead (1951)

Writer Jerry Yule calls private investigator George Valentine to a run-down waterfront hotel called Captain Charlie's Neptune Palace, claiming he has a mysterious story that needs solving. The tale involves a foreign sailor who sold Captain Charlie a peculiar green and orange parrot before being found dead in an alley, and now Lymie, a resident of the hotel, has been found dead at the bottom of the stairs, with George himself drugged and robbed when he tries to investigate with the bird.

Captain Charlie's Neptune Palace, a decrepit old waterfront hotel in the run-down commercial dock district on a foggy night. · George Valentine, Brooks (Miss Brooks), Jerry Yule, Captain Charlie, Lymie, Sadie, Morton, Lieutenant Johnson

Listen for: The parrot's repeated cry of 'drop dead' and George's methodical unraveling of the mystery by connecting the money, the counterfeiting operation, and the crimes that seem linked to the bird.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#012) - Uncle Harry's Bones

Private investigator George Valentine is summoned to a remote farm near Pine Lake by a woman named Sophie, who fears that skeletal remains recently found in the lake may or may not actually be those of her missing Uncle Harry, who disappeared five years ago. George and his associate Miss Brooks arrive to find Sophie frightened and confused, joined by her brother Doc Sellers, a retired veterinarian, and Douglas Kent, who help Valentine search for old medical records that might identify the bones.

A rundown farmhouse near Pine Lake, reached by turning right at the Red Silk Post office · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Sophie, Doc Sellers, Douglas Kent, Sheriff

Listen for: George's investigation into whether the skeleton found in the lake truly belongs to the missing Uncle Harry, with Doc Sellers skeptical of jumping to conclusions while George searches for x-rays that could provide positive identification

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#012) - Uncle Harry's Bones (1951)

Private investigator George Valentine is summoned to a remote rural area by Sophie Sturdevant, who claims to have discovered the skeleton of her missing Uncle Harry in the lake. Sophie insists that George prove the skeleton's identity so she can prove her estranged husband Bunker murdered him for his money. But as George and his partner Brooks investigate, they find the town has little interest in disturbing five years of peace, and the mystery grows more complicated than a simple murder.

A remote rural area near Pine Lake, including Sophie's farmhouse, Uncle Harry's cabin, and the surrounding woods and lake. · George Valentine, Brooks (Miss Brooks), Sophie Sturdevant, Doc Sellers, Douglas Kent, Sheriff, Dorky, Bunker

Listen for: The revelation that Doc Sellers committed perjury to cover up the real murderer; the twist that the skeleton is actually Bunker, not Uncle Harry; and George's final conversation with Sophie about the waste of hatred and time.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#014) - No Escape from the Jungle

George Valentine is hired by Peta Van Russell, a research chemist from Burma, to locate a man named Terrence Hollowell who has recently arrived in the city. Hollowell sent Van Russell a cryptic cable mentioning a valuable pearl necklace, but when Van Russell tries to reach him, Hollowell's household claims he is not at home despite evidence he is in town. George begins investigating, discovering that Hollowell has a young wife and a business partner, and uncovering a mysterious employment agency connection that may be key to finding the elusive traveler.

A city, primarily at Hollowell's residence and its surroundings; the story involves characters recently arrived from Burma and Rangoon. · George Valentine, Peta Van Russell, Terrence Hollowell, Mrs. Hollowell, Sai Kirby, Angel

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances surrounding Hollowell's apparent disappearance despite being in the city, the significance of the ten black pearls, and George's investigation into the employment agency lead.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#014) - No Escape from the Jungle (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Peter Van Rossel, a chemist from Burma, to locate Terence Hollowell, who has just arrived in the city but is mysteriously hiding. George discovers Hollowell is registered at a hotel under an assumed name and has been spending time at a jewelry store, where he sold a valuable black pearl necklace and commissioned a cheap imitation. When George finally finds Hollowell and warns him that Van Rossel has vowed to kill him, the charming con artist is found dead in his home with three bullets in his body.

A city (likely in America), including Hollowell's home, the Benson Hotel, a jewelry store, and various other locations; with backstory in Burma and Rangoon. · George Valentine, Brooksie (Miss Brooks), Peter Van Rossel, Terence Hollowell, Mrs. Hollowell, Sai Kirby, Lieutenant Johnson, Mrs. Van Rossel

Listen for: The mystery of who actually shot Hollowell, given that multiple people had motives and Mrs. Van Rossel fired her gun several times; the revelation about the fake pearl necklace and Hollowell's deceptions; George's realization that he should have prevented the murder by understanding all the clues earlier.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#015) - Murder On Vacation

George Valentine arrives at Sandy Spit, a quiet seaside town, hoping for a peaceful vacation and famous fish stew. His plans are disrupted when he encounters mysterious townspeople acting suspiciously, including a man named Clyde Mercy carrying a clam shovel at night and a woman who seems frightened of being seen. George discovers a hidden cup and realizes the town harbors secrets beneath its peaceful exterior.

Sandy Spit, a remote, foggy seaside town known for its isolation and sand dunes. · George Valentine, Brooks, Miss Gallagher, Clyde Mercy, Dr. Crow

Listen for: Mysterious nighttime activities, hidden secrets among the townspeople, and the discovery of a mysterious cup.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#015) - Murder On Vacation (1951)

George Valentine arrives at Sandy Spit for a relaxing vacation, hoping to enjoy Miss Gallagher's famous fish stew. His plans derail when he discovers a Spanish gold cup and coin, sparking treasure fever among the townspeople. The situation turns deadly when carnival worker Clyde Mercy is found murdered on the beach with a clam shell used as the weapon.

Sandy Spit, a remote and foggy seaside town with sand dunes, visited by George for a vacation · George Valentine, Brooks, Miss Gallagher, Dr. Crow, Todd Lewis, Clyde Mercy, Mrs. Mercy, Mr. Brown

Listen for: The revelation of who actually murdered Clyde Mercy and why the treasure hunt was used as a cover for the crime

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#016) - Man Behind the Frame

Lawrence Ferguson, a naive young clerk, is arrested for the murder of Sally Fife after being found fleeing her apartment. Businessman Vic Burnett hires detective George Valentine to help the confused kid, but as George investigates the case at the Silver Duck bar and Sally's apartment, he discovers a web of blackmail, secret relationships, and hidden motives that suggest the real murderer may still be at large.

A city with a county jail, police station, a bar called the Silver Duck, Sally Fife's apartment, and George Valentine's office · George Valentine, Lawrence Ferguson, Vic Burnett, Lieutenant Johnson, Claire Brooks, Sally Fife, Lupi (Sally's husband), Jake (bartender)

Listen for: The clever use of a wire recorder to capture a confession, George's deductive work at the bar, and the final confrontation that reveals the true killer's identity and motive.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#016) - Man Behind the Frame (1951)

When Lawrence Ferguson, a naive office clerk from out of town, is arrested for the murder of Sally Fife after being found fleeing her apartment, his employer Vic Burnett asks George Valentine to help prove his innocence. As George investigates, he discovers the case is far more complex than a simple frame-up, with multiple suspects harboring secrets about the victim and her connections.

A city with a county jail, a bar called the Silver Duck, Sally Fife's apartment, and George Valentine's office · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Lawrence Ferguson, Vic Burnett, Lieutenant Johnson, Sally Fife, Lupi (Sally's husband), Jake (bartender)

Listen for: The clever use of a wire recorder that accidentally captures a confession, and George's realization that the innocent-seeming victim was actually involved in blackmail schemes

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#017) - Big Brother

Lou Mendel, owner of the upscale Club Top Hat, hires private detective George Valentine to find out who knocked him unconscious and stole a thousand dollars and a mysterious note. The case centers on Dove, a beautiful but guileless new dancer at the club, who seems to be at the heart of the trouble. When a landlord is found murdered in Dove's apartment, Valentine must untangle a web of blackmail, fake photographs, and desperation to find the real killer.

New York City, primarily at the Club Top Hat nightclub, Dove's apartment, and police precinct · George Valentine, Lou Mendel, Dove, Max, Lieutenant Johnson, J.J. Stopes, Andrews, Sergeant

Listen for: The clever detective work as Valentine pieces together clues from a photograph, a taxi meter, and the absence of fingerprints to catch the killer; the running joke about all the men who want to be Dove's 'big brother'

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#017) - Big Brother (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Lou Mendel, owner of the Top Hat nightclub, to investigate who struck him on the head and stole a thousand dollars left in a mysterious note. The case becomes complicated when a landlord is found murdered in the apartment of Dove, a naive young dancer whom several men want to protect as a "big brother."

A nightclub called the Top Hat, Dove's apartment, police station, and various locations around the city · George Valentine, Lou Mendel, Dove, Max, Andrews, Lieutenant Johnson, Sergeant, J.J. Stopes

Listen for: The clever resolution revealing how the taxi driver's camera meter was used to create the blackmail photographs, and George's demonstration that Dove's innocence led inadvertently to the entire scheme.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#018) - What Became of Terry Cable

When Shorty McGowan, a talkative pub owner, discovers his acquaintance Terry Cable's watch in a pawn shop, he becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to the young man who vanished from the neighborhood. George Valentine takes the case and begins investigating Cable's background, uncovering a web of fires, gambling joints, and suspicious characters tied to the missing man.

A city's east side, including a pub, a warehouse district, a ruined neighborhood, and an insurance company office. · George Valentine, Shorty McGowan, Fat Williams, Mr. Manx, Mr. Everett, Angel, Terry Cable, Loose Sprinkle

Listen for: The gradual revelation of what Terry Cable really was doing in the neighborhood and why he disappeared from view.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#018) - What Became of Terry Cable (1951)

George Valentine is hired by pub owner Shorty McGowan to find out what happened to Terry Cable, a regular customer who disappeared six months ago. When Shorty shows George Cable's watch, which he found in a hock shop, it sets off a chain of inquiries that reveals Cable was a fire insurance investigator. The case takes a dark turn when Shorty is murdered, and George travels to Maryville to uncover the truth behind Cable's disappearance.

A city and the town of Maryville, featuring a pub, warehouse, insurance office, gambling joint, and county graveyard · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Shorty McGowan, Terry Cable, Fat Williams, BB Manx, Lou Sprinkle, Lieutenant Johnson

Listen for: The solution to why Terry Cable vanished and his connection to a series of fraudulent fires; the revelation of who really killed him and why

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#019) - The Discovery of Ponce the Lion

George Valentine arrives in Baja Junction, a small Pacific town, to investigate the return of Ponce the Lion, a dangerous ex-convict released from jail after serving time for manslaughter. The townspeople fear Ponce may carry out threats against those who testified against him, but when George confronts him, Ponce claims he has discovered something that has changed him and made him different.

Baja Junction, a small town in the Pacific; includes Toli's dance hall and the Oriental section of town · George Valentine, Buster, Franco (Director of Baja Junction Trade Relations Club), Miss Brooks, Lawrence Pinkney, Phil Minahan, Ponce the Lion

Listen for: George's investigation into what Ponce has discovered and whether the ex-convict's claims of change are genuine or a cover for his revenge threats against his former accusers.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#019) - The Discovery of Ponce the Lion (1951)

George Valentine arrives in Baja Junction to investigate rumors that a recently released convict named Ponce the Lion has vowed to murder the witnesses who testified against him in a manslaughter case. But when murders begin occurring, George discovers that the crime's real architect has cleverly used Ponce's desire for revenge and a joss house's shadowy sanctuary as cover for a carefully orchestrated plan.

Baja Junction, a multicultural Pacific port town with an Oriental section and a joss house, in the early 1950s · George Valentine, Ponce the Lion, Mr. Franko, Lawrence Pinkney, Miss Brooks, Phil Minahan, Mr. Blake, Joss house keeper

Listen for: The clever setup of alibis within a place of worship; the revelation of who really orchestrated the murders; the climactic confrontation in the joss house with its iron idol

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#020) - The Fearless Clown

George Valentine is hired by Relita, a circus acrobat in strawberry-colored tights, to protect the life of Fofo, a fearless clown performer who works with snakes and elephants. Relita had written a confession letter stating she would kill Fofo, but the letter has gone missing from her waistband, and she fears someone will use it to frame her for his murder.

A traveling circus with various acts including acrobats, snake handlers, and elephant performers. · George Valentine, Relita, Fofo the clown, Freddy, Boxer

Listen for: The mystery of who stole Relita's confession letter and what they plan to do with it; George's investigation into the circus performers and Fofo's unpopularity.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#020) - The Fearless Clown (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Relita, a circus performer, to protect Fofo the fearless clown from harm after she writes a threatening letter she fears has been stolen. When an elephant tramples a clown during an afternoon performance, George investigates whether it was truly an accident or murder, uncovering a complex web of resentment among the circus performers.

A circus that has come to town, including the circus grounds, tent, dressing rooms, and nearby areas. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Relita, Fofo the fearless clown, Otto, Boxer, Freddy, Raustavod

Listen for: The clever solution involving the elephant's battle training and a broken reed from an oboe that triggers an ancient military command in the animal's memory.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#021) - The Man From French Guiana (1951)

George Valentine is hired to find a missing brother-in-law named Sid Forrest who abandoned his sister. A mysterious man wearing a white linen suit appears, and when George confronts him, the stranger is found with an address and a calling card belonging to someone from French Guiana. The man claims to have lost his memory from a fight at the waterfront, but George discovers the name on the card belongs to someone who died six weeks ago.

A city office and various locations including a waterfront area, with connections to French Guiana. · George Valentine, Mr. Scott, Mary, Sid Forrest, Jack McDonald, Joe, Mrs. Forrest, Mr. Ambler

Listen for: The mystery of the amnesiac man with the calling card, the search for Sid Forrest, and the revelation that the name on the card belongs to a dead man.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#022) - Sucker Stunt (1951)

George Valentine accepts a job from Tim, a photographer who claims his younger brother has become involved with a suspicious character named Florio who runs a shop on the North Side. Tim is worried about his brother's mysterious connection to Florio and wants George to investigate. When George poses as a customer to size up Florio, he discovers the man may be connected to a recent highway robbery.

A city neighborhood on the North Side, including Florio's shop and a sheriff's office · George Valentine, Tim, Florio, Sheriff

Listen for: George's clever approach to investigating Florio by posing as a customer, and the revelation of a highway robbery that may connect to the case

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#023) - The Marauder

George Valentine arrives at a remote, isolated resort owned by Hans Bjorkman, who has become obsessed with hunting a mysterious marauder—a large cat, possibly a puma or panther, that prowls the grounds. Hans is so consumed by the threat that he's become nearly uncontrollable, firing his gun at shadows and neglecting everything else. George must figure out what's really happening at this desolate place where everyone seems on edge.

A remote, snow-covered resort in a mountainous area during winter, isolated and nearly deserted. · George Valentine, Hans Bjorkman, Pinnock, Olga, Mr. Saxon, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The mysterious sounds of the prowling cat and Hans's increasingly erratic behavior as he hunts for the creature he believes is stalking his property.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#023) - The Marauder (1951)

Writer Rafe Saxon calls George Valentine to a remote winter resort run by the increasingly obsessed Hans Bjorkman, who is consumed with hunting down a dangerous mountain lion terrorizing the isolated property. When Hans is found dead near the dead lion, Valentine must determine whether a wild animal killed him or if something far more sinister occurred.

A small, isolated resort in the mountains during a harsh winter with ice and wind; surrounded by frozen landscape and deep snow. · George Valentine, Rafe Saxon, Claire Brooks, Hans Bjorkman, Olga Bjorkman, Peanut, P. Knuckle

Listen for: The revelation that Hans's death was not caused by the mountain lion; a discussion of marauders and broken homes; the discovery of a steel trap and its significance to the true crime.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#024) - The High Price of a Penny

George Valentine arrives at Fish Lake after receiving a cryptic letter from lawyer Amos Fell about an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Morm, who face a million-dollar swindle connected to a penny they once spent on a lollipop for their nephew Clifford years ago. On his way to investigate, George discovers that the Morms have just died in a suspicious car accident on a nearby road.

Fish Lake country, at night, with a car wreck scene and Amos Fell's cabin nearby. · George Valentine, Amos W. Fell, Clifford, Brooks, The boy at the road

Listen for: The mystery of how a penny and a lollipop from years past connect to the Morms' sudden deaths and the involvement of their nephew Clifford, plus the significance of a diamond bracelet in stopping the swindle.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#024) - The High Price of a Penny (1950)

George Valentine is hired by a lawyer to investigate a suspicious penny that led to a million-dollar inheritance. When a wealthy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Mom, die in a car accident, their nephew Clifford stands to inherit everything. But when the photographer documenting the accident scene is murdered, George discovers the deaths may not have been accidental at all.

Fish Lake country, a remote rural area with winding roads where a wealthy couple lives and dies in a car accident · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Amos Fell, Clifford, Lieutenant Riley, Mrs. Mom, Mr. Mom, The Photographer

Listen for: The clever plotting of a murder disguised as an accident, the discovery of diamonds scattered along the roadside, and the revelation of how switching bodies at an accident scene could affect inheritance taxes

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#025) - Tune On A Triangle

George Valentine receives a mysterious letter from Jerry Briskin claiming to have a tiger and asking for help. When George arrives at his office, he finds a woman on a ledge outside his building screaming. George talks her down and rescues her from the ledge as photographers capture the dramatic scene. The woman, whose name is Estella, turns out to be connected to a circus performer named Fedor, who bursts into George's office demanding answers about his wife.

George Valentine's office building in the city, with a dramatic rescue scene on an exterior ledge. · George Valentine, Jerry Briskin, Estella, Fedor, Brooksie

Listen for: The exciting ledge rescue sequence and the introduction of the mysterious Estella and her husband Fedor; the revelation that this case involves more than just a tiger.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#025) - Tune On A Triangle (1951)

Press agent Jerry Briskin hires George Valentine to help stage a publicity stunt involving Estella, a famous trapeze artist known as the Tigris. George rescues Estella from a building ledge, but the stunt goes awry when Estella's jealous husband Fador arrives from the circus. That night, Estella is found murdered in her dressing trailer, struck on the head, with her jewelry missing. Both Fador and Estella's lover Ferelli are found fighting over George's gun at the scene.

A city and a traveling circus, primarily in and around the circus grounds and Estella's dressing trailer. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Jerry Briskin, Estella (the Tigris), Fador, Flying Ferelli, Lieutenant Johnson

Listen for: The dramatic rescue sequence on the building ledge, the escalating tensions between Fador and Ferelli, and George's attempts to untangle the mystery of who really killed Estella.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#026) - Red Spots in the Snow

George Valentine is hired by Herbert Judson to serve as his bodyguard at Snow Valley Lodge, a mountain resort. Soon after arriving, Judson receives threatening notes warning him to leave, but before George can investigate further, a shot rings out from the woods during a chairlift ride up the mountain.

Snow Valley Lodge, a luxury mountain resort with skiing and a chairlift · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Herbert Judson, Mary

Listen for: The mysterious gunshot from the woods and the figure in the blue sweater skiing away down the mountain

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#033) - Nothing But the Truth

George Valentine receives a mysterious letter from Tyogutam, a wealthy desert recluse claiming to be the only honest man left in the West, asking for help investigating the theft or disappearance of his dog. George boards a train to Cactus Junction and discovers he is not alone in his journey—a lawyer named Flannery, a woman claiming to be Tyogutam's former common law wife, a cousin, and a mysterious man named Loosefoot are all traveling to see Tyogutam on the same night, each having received telegrams summoning them.

A train traveling to Cactus Junction in the desert West, and the surrounding area near Tyogutam's castle in the desert. · George Valentine, Tyogutam, Claire Brooks, Mountain Ryan, Loosefoot, Mr. Flannery, Widow Carmichael, Cousin Henry

Listen for: The mystery of why so many people are being summoned to visit the reclusive Tyogutam on the same night, and what really happened to his dog.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#033) - Nothing But the Truth (1950)

George Valentine receives a cryptic letter from Tioga Tom, a reclusive desert dweller claiming to be the only honest man left in the West, asking for help finding whoever stole or killed his seeing-eye dog. When George arrives by train at a remote junction, he discovers that multiple people with claims against Tom have mysteriously received telegrams summoning them to the castle. Before George can even reach Tom, one of these visitors—lawyer Flannery—is murdered on the train with a sharp instrument. George must navigate through Tom's deadly trap and uncover the truth about the dog's disappearance and the murder.

A remote desert location near Cactus Junction, featuring a train journey and Tioga Tom's castle in the desert hills · George Valentine, Brooks (Claire Brooks), Tioga Tom, Posing (Tom's servant), Loosefoot, Mr. Flannery (lawyer), Widow Carmichael, Cousin Henry

Listen for: The mystery of who killed the seeing-eye dog and murdered Flannery; the revelation of Tioga Tom's clever deception to trap the culprit; Cousin Henry's confession; Tom's admission about his actual eyesight and honesty

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#034) - High Card (500828 & (510702 not))

George Valentine arrives at a small town to investigate a case involving lawyer Ames, whose career was destroyed by suspicion surrounding the unsolved murder of Dorothy Foreman a year ago. When Valentine finds Ames at a late-night card game with friends, one of the players confesses to Foreman's murder and then leaves town with Ames's car, leaving Valentine to untangle the mystery of who really killed Dorothy Foreman.

A small town, centered around a private card game at a club and the Ames household · George Valentine, Mr. Ames, Mrs. Ames, Chester, Norton, Soto, Mr. Victor

Listen for: The shocking confession during the card game and George Valentine's investigation into why someone would suddenly confess to a year-old unsolved murder

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#037) - Angels Grotto

George Valentine is hired by nurse Emily Flood to investigate the death of her employer, wealthy John Maraga, who died when his wheelchair went over a cliff at the Grotto Farmhouse. The police have ruled it an accident, but Emily suspects murder. George questions the family and household members to determine whether John was pushed or simply rolled off the edge during an evening visit to overlook the grotto.

The Grotto Farmhouse, a rural estate where John Maraga spent his final evening in a wheelchair overlooking a dramatic cliff and waterfall. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Emily Flood, John Maraga, Jake, Herman, Mary the cook

Listen for: The family tensions revealed at dinner as John announces plans to retire and cut off support to his relatives; the mysterious circumstances of how John's wheelchair came to go over the cliff; whether anyone had opportunity and motive to push him.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#037) - Angels Grotto (1950)

George Valentine is hired by a nurse to investigate the death of wealthy John Moraga, who fell 200 feet from his wheelchair at Angel's Grotto. The police have ruled it an accident, but the nurse believes it was murder. As George searches for evidence, family tensions and hidden secrets emerge, leading to an attempt at vigilante justice and the revelation of the true killer.

The Grotto Farmhouse and Angel's Grotto, a natural formation of rocks and cliffs near a farm · George Valentine, Brooksie, Emily Flood, John Moraga, Jake Moraga, Herman Moraga, Mary the cook

Listen for: George's clever deduction about the angel rock formation that could only be seen from partway down the cliff, revealing that John Moraga must have been conscious and clinging to the cliff face after being pushed.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#038) - The Hand in the Coconut

George Valentine is summoned to a quarantined ship by the renowned hunter Mr. Stang, who claims that Lars Michelson, a crew member, has stolen his prized field glasses. Stang describes how greed traps animals in a coconut trap and suggests Michelson is similarly caught by his own desires. George boards the vessel to investigate the theft and discover the truth about the missing glasses and their alleged thief.

A South African freighter ship docked in port, under quarantine and carrying a cargo of wild animals destined for zoos across the country. · George Valentine, Mr. Stang, Captain Tigg, Lars Michelson, Baba, Mrs. Stang

Listen for: The clever metaphor of the coconut trap and how it relates to human nature and the theft; George's investigation aboard the quarantined ship and his encounters with the crew and passengers.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#038) - The Hand in the Coconut (1950)

George Valentine is hired by Derek Stang, a legendary big game hunter, to catch the second mate Lars Mickelson red-handed stealing field glasses. But when Stang is found dead in his cabin and his body mysteriously goes overboard, George must untangle a web of deception involving Stang's unfaithful wife, a loyal servant, and a ship full of exotic animals to discover who orchestrated the perfect murder.

A South African freighter docked at an American port, carrying exotic animals in quarantine. · George Valentine, Derek Stang, Mrs. Lorna Stang, Lars Mickelson, Baba, Dr. Bowling, Captain Tigg, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: A clever murder plot that hinges on the absence of evidence rather than its presence, and how a cunning hunter turns the tables on those he's manipulated into committing crime.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#039) - The Sedan from the City

George Valentine is called to the small town of Broomeville to investigate the murder of Mervin Brewster, a beloved local broom manufacturer who was shot through his front door window by a stranger in a dark hat and fish-colored face driving a big black sedan from the city. As George and Lieutenant Haster examine the crime scene, they discover that while everyone loved Brewster, the killer left no footprints—suggesting someone locally may have deliberately trampled the tracks with rubber boots to cover evidence.

Broomeville, a small town; the Brewster house and surrounding area · George Valentine, Lieutenant Haster, Mrs. Brewster, Fred Mackenzie, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The mystery of who killed the beloved broom factory owner and why someone in town is covering for the killer; the strange sedan from the city and the peculiar tripwire trap on a neighbor's lawn.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#039) - The Sedan from the City (1950)

When a beloved factory owner named Mervin Brewster is shot dead on Halloween in the small town of Broomville, suspicion falls on a mysterious stranger in a big black sedan from the city. George Valentine investigates, but discovers that the real mystery lies not with an outsider, but within Broomville itself, hidden beneath the town's cheerful façade.

Broomville, a small town built around Brewster's Broom factory, on Halloween night. The action moves between the Brewster house, the surrounding woods and roads, and Fawnville's property nearby. · George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Brooksie (Miss Brooks), Dora Brewster, Fred, Mervin Brewster, Mr. Mackenzie, Everett Fawnville

Listen for: The clever way George pieces together the truth by noticing details others overlook: a loose street sign, the significance of a rubber Halloween mask, and the revealing sketch in Brewster's study that exposes his wife's hidden resentment.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#040) - Tag You're It

George Valentine, a private investigator who solves problems for hire, receives an urgent letter from a woman claiming someone is trying to murder her. The letter was accidentally discovered during George's radio show when he reads the contents of a woman's purse as part of a on-air game. When George tries to locate the woman who wrote the letter to help her, he discovers she has been found dead in an alley in the commercial district, shot that very morning.

George Valentine's office and the city streets; a radio studio where George hosts an audience participation program. · George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Birdie, Mrs. Oscar Peterman, Sister-in-law

Listen for: The clever premise of how George discovers the threatening letter through a radio show game, and the investigation into Mrs. Peterman's mysterious murder.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#040) - Tag You're It (1950)

A murderer poses as a radio contest operator, calling victims with the offer "Tag, you're it—you're wealthy!" to lure them to their deaths. George Valentine must stop the killer before more people are eliminated, while Mrs. Pettyman and others fall victim to the scheme.

A radio station in the city, including Studio B in the basement, and various locations around town where victims are lured. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Lieutenant Riley, Mrs. Oscar Pettyman, Johnny Russell, Dorothy Cheever, F.J. Holman, Ansel the janitor

Listen for: The eerie phone message "Hello from Tag, you're it, you're wealthy"—a murderer's calling card. Listen also for how George uses the radio broadcast itself to trap the killer.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#041) - The White Elephant

George Valentine is hired by the eccentric Miss Alice Edmond, who lives alone in a large white house with her brother Stephen. She reveals someone has already tried to murder her by tampering with electrical wiring, and she now wants George to catch her killer, promising him $1,000 in her will. As George investigates her wealthy but isolated life and her scheming relatives who want her out of the house, he discovers poison in the milk she has just drunk.

A large, old-fashioned white house in the middle of the city, containing 42 rooms. · George Valentine, Miss Alice Edmond, Stephen Edmond, Clarence Morley, Jensen, Brooksie

Listen for: The mysterious poisoning attempt and George's discovery of who among Miss Edmond's relatives is trying to kill her for her valuable property.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#041) - The White Elephant (1950)

George Valentine receives a letter from the eccentric Miss Alice May Edmond, who lives alone in a sprawling 42-room mansion. She informs him that she's leaving him $1,000 in her will—payable only if he catches her murderer. When George arrives at her house, someone attempts to poison her milk, but the poison is mysteriously counteracted by an antidote, leaving her only slightly ill. George must determine who among her scheming relatives wants her dead and why.

Miss Edmond's large, old-fashioned 42-room mansion in the middle of the city, filled with antiques and closed-off rooms. · George Valentine, Miss Alice May Edmond, Brooksie, Doctor, Lieutenant Riley, Clarence Morley, cousin Yule, Jensen

Listen for: The revelation that Miss Edmond poisoned her own milk to prevent her family from forcing her out of the house, and the tragic discovery of the Irish servant girl's photograph hidden in the closed-off maid's quarters—connected to the death of Miss Edmond's brother Steven twenty years earlier.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#042) - Deal Me Out and I'll Deal You In

George Valentine is hired by Ambrose Acropolis to find his missing friend Bob Sprague, a young man who has apparently gone into hiding. Valentine discovers that Bob is fleeing from Ambrose himself, who claims to be owed $40,000 from a poker game, though he insists his intentions toward the boy are friendly despite having hired people to track him down.

A hotel bar and surrounding areas · George Valentine, Ambrose Acropolis, Bob Sprague, Bartender, Ambrose's associates

Listen for: The mystery of why Bob Sprague is hiding and what really lies behind Ambrose Acropolis's pursuit of the young man over the gambling debt.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#042) - Deal Me Out and I'll Deal You In (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Ambrose Acropolis to find his troubled friend Bob Sprague, a young man who has been hiding and avoiding everyone. Valentine discovers Bob is in debt to Acropolis from gambling losses, but before he can sort out the situation, someone kidnaps Bob and demands $40,000 from his uncle. When the ransom is paid and Bob is released, Valentine must uncover who really orchestrated the kidnapping and the murder of Bob's uncle.

A city with a hotel, a bar, and the homes of wealthy citizens. · George Valentine, Ambrose Acropolis, Bob Sprague, Bob's Uncle Dougal, Lieutenant Johnson, Lawyer Jackson, Al (the bartender/hired hand), Brooks (the secretary)

Listen for: The clever twist revealing that Bob Sprague himself orchestrated the kidnapping and murdered his uncle to inherit the money before his uncle's planned marriage could cut him off. Listen for the key detail about the yachting cap that proves Bob's guilt.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#043) - The Blue Plate Special

George Valentine is called to Hickory Corners by Sam Ferris, a businessman who claims he's been swindled over a valuable plate and fears ruin at the hands of the vengeful Josh Higbee. When George arrives to investigate the dispute over the chinaware, he discovers the secretary staying at the Higbee house has been murdered, and suspicion falls on Josh's brother Amos.

Hickory Corners, a small town, with the Higbee house and Sam Ferris's business at the center of the action. · George Valentine, Sam Ferris, Josh Higbee, Amos Higbee, Mrs. Parsons, Doris Brewery, the police

Listen for: A mysterious murder involving a broken plate, a love triangle with the visiting secretary, and George's investigation into whether Amos Higbee is guilty of the crime.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#043) - The Blue Plate Special (1951)

George Valentine arrives at a farmhouse in Hickory Corners after receiving a desperate letter from furniture dealer Sam Ferris, who fears he's being ruined by Josh Higbee over a disputed antique plate. But when Valentine and Sam return to investigate, they discover the Higbees' young secretary Doris Drury dead, struck down by one of the heavy decorative plates. The prime suspect is one of the Higbee brothers, but there's a crucial problem: Josh and Amos are identical twins, and no one can say which one committed the murder.

Hickory Corners, a rural area where the wealthy Higbee brothers own a large farmhouse filled with antiques; also the Higbees' home and Mrs. Parsons' neighboring cottage. · George Valentine, Sam Ferris, Josh Higbee, Amos Higbee, Doris Drury, Mrs. Parsons, Sheriff, Brooks

Listen for: The clever use of feminine details—wrapping technique, curlers in hair, and baking skills—to identify the real murderer among the suspects; George Valentine's deduction that someone planted evidence after the police left the scene.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#044) - The Noose Hangs High

George Valentine is hired by a magazine editor to investigate the mysterious Fairweather mansion at 37 Ashton Street, where a man named Ansel Fairweather hanged himself ten years ago. The two Binks brothers who live there have remained isolated in the gloomy house ever since, never leaving and allowing no visitors inside. When George manages to enter the house posing as a fire inspector, he encounters the eccentric brothers, their business manager Merton, and a young woman named Janet, only to discover mysterious shadows of nooses appearing on the walls.

The Fairweather mansion at 37 Ashton Street, a gloomy, sparsely furnished house with shuttered windows that has been sealed off from the outside world for ten years. · George Valentine, J.H. McEew, Tom Binks, Jared, Merton, Janet, Ansel Fairweather

Listen for: The mysterious shadows of nooses that appear on the walls of the house, and the strange behavior of the isolated Binks brothers who seem trapped by the memory of Fairweather's death.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#044) - The Noose Hangs High (1951)

Editor McEwen hires private investigator George Valentine to uncover why two reclusive brothers, Jared and Tom Binks, have isolated themselves for ten years in a mansion where their former partner Ansel Fairweather committed suicide. George discovers the house contains valuable emeralds that Fairweather supposedly found in India, and someone is using mysterious nooses and shadows to frighten the brothers into revealing the stones' location.

A large, cluttered mansion at 37 Ashton Street where two brothers have lived isolated for ten years since their partner's suicide. · George Valentine, Brooksie (Angel), McEwen, Tom Binks, Jared Binks, Mr. Merton, Mabel, Mr. Fairweather (cousin)

Listen for: The mysterious shadow of a noose appearing on walls, the revelation that the brothers have been collecting rare bird specimens, and George Valentine's clever deduction that someone is orchestrating the scares to force the Binks brothers to flee with hidden emeralds.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#045) - The House that Jack Built

George Valentine is hired by Lacey Jack, a writer preparing to expose crime bosses to the DA's office, to watch over his apartment and family while he crosses town to meet an informant. After Jack leaves, George discovers that the nightclub singer Lila is Jack's sister, and the charming visitor Uncle Mar is revealed to be Duke Aversen, one of the very criminals Jack is about to inform on.

A nightclub casino and Lacey Jack's apartment · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Lacey Jack, Lila, Mickey, Joe, Lieutenant Riley, Duke Aversen

Listen for: The ironic arrival of Duke Aversen at the apartment while Lacey Jack is away to gather evidence against him; George's growing understanding of the dangerous situation he's been drawn into.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#045) - The House that Jack Built (1950)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by the mysterious Lacey Jack, a man who works for crime boss Duke Aversen, to provide protection for Jack's family at their apartment. Jack claims he's going to meet an informant on Commercial Street and will explain his needs when he returns. Valentine soon discovers that Jack is actually supposed to kill a young squealer named Whitey, but when Valentine intervenes, the situation spirals into violence and revelation.

A nightclub called the Club Casino, Lacey Jack's apartment building, and a rooming house on Commercial Street in an unnamed city · George Valentine, Lacey Jack, Lila Jack, Mickey Jack, Duke Aversen, Lieutenant Riley, Whitey, Brooks (Miss Brooks)

Listen for: The clever way George Valentine outmaneuvers Lacey Jack's moral collapse and the tragic irony of Lacey's loyalty to a criminal code that destroys him and his family. Pay attention to how Valentine manipulates Lacey into becoming an informant and the shocking final confrontation with Duke Aversen.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#046) - It's A Mystery to Me

George Valentine, a private investigator, is approached by Marlon King, a mystery writer who has lost his sweetheart Cynthia. She suddenly refuses to see him and won't explain why, though King suspects her roommate Mabel—a hard-edged cigarette girl at a nightclub—has something to do with it. When King shows up beaten and bruised after being warned to stay away from Cynthia, George must investigate the nightclub and its mysterious owner Tony to uncover what's really going on.

A nightclub and George Valentine's office in the city; a rainy evening. · George Valentine, Marlon King, Cynthia, Mabel, Joe, Tony

Listen for: The connection between a lost expensive locket, a mysterious nightclub owner, and threats against Marlon King; what secret Cynthia and Mabel are hiding.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#046) - It's A Mystery to Me (1950)

George Valentine investigates when a mystery writer named Marlon King seeks help with his girlfriend Cynthia, who has broken off their relationship. A cheap locket and some gold earrings set events in motion, but when Cynthia and her roommate Mabel are found murdered in their apartment, George must untangle a web of deception involving a nightclub owner named Tony and a mysterious television set to find the real killer.

A city nightclub called Joe's Oasis, a nightclub where Mabel works, and an apartment building where Cynthia and Mabel live, during a rainy night. · George Valentine, private investigator, Marlon King, mystery writer, Cynthia, Mabel, cigarette girl and Cynthia's roommate, Tony, nightclub owner, Joe, bartender at the Oasis, Lieutenant Riley, police detective, Michael, bouncer and thug

Listen for: George's deduction that gloves worn during the murder left no fingerprints on Cynthia's body, and his realization that the bartender Joe ordered the television set as an engagement gift, revealing his motive for murder.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#047) - And Hope To Die

George Valentine is hired to help the temperamental actress Flora Stewart, who is being terrorized by an unknown blackmailer. Each night for three nights, someone has broken into her study, stolen one of her private performance recordings, and smashed it to pieces, followed by a threatening phone call. George must investigate whether the intruder is truly an outsider or someone within the household.

Flora Stewart's home, a study with a window and flower beds outside, contemporary setting · George Valentine, Flora Stewart, Betty Robinson, Claire Brooke, A doctor

Listen for: The escalating mystery of the broken recordings and threatening calls; Flora's erratic behavior and vulnerability beneath her theatrical temperament; George's deduction about whether the intruder forced entry from outside or staged it from within; the significance of the specific records being destroyed.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#047) - And Hope To Die (1950)

George Valentine is hired by Flora Stewart's secretary to help the famous actress who is being blackmailed and receiving threatening phone calls. A mysterious voice demands $10,000 after breaking her master recordings night after night, threatening to expose secrets about her. As George investigates the strange household of the temperamental star, a gunshot rings out and Flora is found dead, leaving Valentine to piece together whether her death was accident, suicide, or murder.

Flora Stewart's home, a famous actress's residence where blackmail threats are being made · George Valentine, Flora Stewart, Betty Robinson, Jake, Claire Brooke, Kenneth McLaughlin, Dr.

Listen for: A complex mystery involving a legendary but troubled actress, with Valentine uncovering layers of deception and the true nature of Flora's death as he interviews the people closest to her

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#048) - The Treasure of Millie's Wharf

George Valentine is hired by Millie Brooks to investigate a mysterious treasure map found by her parrot, which shows an X marking a location in the bay. When the bird is shot and wounded, George realizes someone is desperate to recover the map. He traces the map's connection to a Dr. Labor, a mysterious stranger who has just left town by bus, and discovers Labor is meeting with a ship captain and crew loading supplies offshore.

A coastal town with a bay, Millie's wharf and hotel, a beach with sand dunes, and offshore waters where a ship is anchored. · George Valentine, Millie Brooks, Dr. Labor, Captain (ship's captain)

Listen for: The mystery of who drew the map and why, what the X marks in the bay, and whether the treasure is connected to sunken Spanish galleons from the pirate era.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#048) - The Treasure of Millie's Wharf (1950)

George Valentine investigates a mysterious map stolen by a parrot at a seaside wharf, leading him to a ship conducting diving operations. He discovers that a hired captain has died under suspicious circumstances, and uncovers a scheme involving fake Spanish treasure and murder.

Millie's Wharf, a coastal bay with small islands, featuring a ship equipped with diving apparatus. · George Valentine, Millie, Cupid the parrot, Uriah Jinks, Dr. Labor, Captain, Professor Schmidt, Dr. Amy Laver

Listen for: The clever twist revealing that the Spanish coins are fakes planted to stage a murder, the underwater diving sequences with air pump communication, and George's deduction that the map was drawn to bury treasure rather than find it.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#049) - Is Everybody Happy

George Valentine arrives at the home of the wealthy Lorenzo, a man who invites talented people to live with him so they can pursue their passions without working. Among the residents are a psychologist, a poet, and a language professor. But tensions simmer when Lorenzo's brother-in-law Fred Jeffries arrives from back east, skeptical of Lorenzo's generosity and hinting at legal action. When the lights suddenly fail and a gunshot rings out, mystery descends on the household.

The mansion home of Lorenzo the Great, a wealthy man who has created a retreat for talented people to pursue their passions. · George Valentine, Lorenzo the Great, Amy Brooks, Dr. Merkel, Mr. Hansen, Fred Jeffries, Dr. Nolan

Listen for: The sudden power outage and gunshot that interrupts the evening, and the revelation of tensions between Lorenzo's generous vision and his skeptical brother-in-law's concerns.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#049) - Is Everybody Happy (1951)

George Valentine arrives at the eccentric mansion of wealthy Lorenzo, who hosts a foundation supporting people pursuing their passions. When Lorenzo is shot dead in his rose garden under mysterious circumstances, George discovers an elaborate murder method involving a photoelectric cell and mirror device—and must determine which of Lorenzo's guests had the motive and opportunity to kill him.

Lorenzo's mansion and rose garden · George Valentine, Lorenzo, Dr. Merkel, Professor Red, Amy, Mr. Hanson, Fred Jeffries, Dr. Nolan

Listen for: An ingenious murder weapon using photoelectric cells and mirrors; George's deduction of how the killer created a mechanical alibi; the irony of the murderer undone by their own perfect alibi.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#050) - See Me Once You've Seen Me Twice

George Valentine is hired by a nervous young man named Wally Brooks to investigate a mysterious heavy-set man in a green hat who has threatened him and is apparently following a woman named Lucy. George discovers that Lucy is a theatrical dancer living in an upscale apartment building, but things become complicated when he encounters what appears to be two different women with the same name and face.

A city drugstore, a fancy apartment building, and Lucy's apartment, with references to theatrical engagements and nightclubs. · George Valentine, Wally Brooks, Lucy, Audrey, The man in the green hat

Listen for: The clever twist involving identical-looking women and mistaken identity, George's encounters with two versions of the same person, and the explanation of a theatrical shadow dancing act.

Let George Do It: LGDI - (HSG Synd.#050) - See Me Once You've Seen Me Twice (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Wallace, a lovesick young man, to investigate why a mysterious man in a green hat has threatened to kill him over a girl named Lucy Lamaro, a theatrical dancer. When George visits Lucy's apartment, he discovers she has an identical-looking partner named Audrey Murphy for a shadow dancing act. The case spirals into murder when a theatrical booking agent named Franz Kling is found dead, followed by the death of Lefty Muscat, a small-time criminal with a record of blackmail and extortion.

A city with apartment buildings, drugstore, theatrical nightclubs, and a shabby hotel with an elevated track outside. · George Valentine, Wallace, Lucy Lamaro, Audrey Murphy, Lefty Muscat, Franz Kling, Miss Brooks, Lieutenant Johnson

Listen for: The clever twist that reveals Lucy's deceptive scheme involving her deceased sister, contact lenses that change eye color, and her carefully staged alibi using an identical partner to commit murders and frame the wrong person.

Let George Do It: LQ The Darkest Shadow (1952)

Lucy Randall, a young woman from a prominent family, visits her lawyer Mr. Senter to make a will, claiming she will die in three days. George Valentine is called in to investigate the mystery. As George talks to Lucy's fiancé Bill Cabell and her older sister Agnes, he discovers that Lucy has undergone a dramatic change in the past few weeks, becoming morbid and emotional, and that something troubling seems to exist between the two sisters.

The city, including a lawyer's office and the Randall family home on Seminole Boulevard · George Valentine, Lucy Randall, Agnes Randall, Mr. Senter, Bill Cabell, Miss Davis, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The mysterious explanation for Lucy's sudden conviction that she will die, the true nature of Agnes's influence over her sister, and what dark family history may be repeating itself

Let George Do It: Lady in Distress (1949)

Mitzi Raymond, a young woman desperate to help her imprisoned brother, arrives at the Peacock Lounge in an unnamed city to take a job she suspects is part of a criminal scheme. When George Valentine is away, Mitzi meets a stranger at the train station who offers to impersonate her and investigate the situation first. Mitzi then goes to the Peacock Lounge where she encounters another showgirl and meets the club's operators, Philip Gary and Glenn Cooley.

A train station and the Peacock Lounge nightclub · Mitzi Raymond, George Valentine, Philip Gary, Glenn Cooley, A stranger at the train station, A showgirl named Chicky Larson

Listen for: The mystery of why the Peacock Lounge's owners have suddenly taken interest in Mitzi and what job they have planned for her; whether the stranger's investigation will expose the scheme.

Let George Do It: Laura's House (1949)

Private detective George Valentine is called to Laura's House, a remote estate, by one of three schoolteachers who share the property and hope to sell it. Upon arrival, Valentine discovers that Miss Terence, one of the teachers, has mysteriously died in a room decorated with a carousel—a gift built years ago by a man named Laura's husband for his crippled wife. The local caretaker darkly hints that others have died in the same room under mysterious circumstances.

Laura's House, a remote estate in the country built by a wealthy man for his crippled wife, where three former schoolteachers now live while attempting to sell the property. · George Valentine, Bonnie Burke, Miss Terence, Francine Milton, Fairbanks, the coroner

Listen for: References to the mysterious deaths that have occurred in the front corner room upstairs, the carousel that once belonged to Laura, and the growing sense of dread surrounding the estate's history.

Let George Do It: Lost and Found (1948)

Martin Bettner hires private investigator George Valentine to locate his estranged brother Phil, with whom he wants to reconcile. After paying Renee Clemens for Phil's address, George and his associate Miss Brooks discover the apartment empty except for a dead man with a knife in his back—identified as Lou Henning, apparently someone Phil owed money to from gambling debts. Now George must find Phil before either the police or Henning's associates do.

A city apartment building, specifically 356 Morena Street, where Phil Bettner maintains an office; also a hotel and surrounding urban locations. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Martin Bettner, Renee Clemens, Phil Bettner, Lou Henning, Lieutenant Johnson

Listen for: The revelation of who actually killed Lou Henning and whether Phil is guilty or innocent; George's search to find Phil before the mob does; the outcome of the brothers' attempted reconciliation.

Let George Do It: Mayhem By Experts (1949)

George Valentine receives a frantic letter from a woman claiming she's in mortal danger and begging him to come to an apartment address. He rushes across town to help, but discovers the whole thing is an elaborate hoax. Lieutenant Williams and the police have arranged a surprise birthday party for George, complete with five famous mystery writers attending the celebration.

George Valentine's office and an apartment building at 426 Dwayne Street in the city. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Lieutenant Williams, Sergeant Williams, Police Woman Ferris, Steve Barry, Cornelia Williston, Ben Farris

Listen for: The humorous setup of the elaborate prank, the descriptions of the mystery writers, and the moment George arrives at his own surprise party.

Let George Do It: Mix-Up in La Cruza (1950)

George Valentine receives a mysterious letter from a diamond dealer named Pasco van Tifel asking him to steal a valuable diamond necklace. George and his assistant travel to the small town of La Cruza, where they meet a divorced countess wearing a hundred-thousand-dollar diamond necklace. The situation quickly becomes complicated when multiple people begin asking questions about George's identity and business in town.

La Cruza, a small tropical town with swimming pools and palm trees, primarily at a hotel and bar · George Valentine, Mrs. Brooks, Pasco van Tifel, Mr. Hill, the hotel manager

Listen for: The mysterious letter that sets George on this unusual job, the countess's diamond necklace and her plans to sell it, and the hotel manager's sudden turn against George when other people start inquiring about him.

Let George Do It: Mixup In La Cruza (1950)

George Valentine arrives in the small Mexican town of La Cruza after receiving a mysterious letter from Pasco van Tifel, a wealthy diamond dealer, offering him money to steal a valuable diamond necklace worth $100,000. Upon arrival, George encounters a glamorous countess named Mrs. Brooks who is throwing a farewell party and wearing the very necklace he's supposed to steal, while van Tifel himself appears at the hotel with cryptic comments about George's familiar face.

La Cruza, a small town on the border of Mexico, at a hotel during spring season · George Valentine, Brooks (George's assistant), Mrs. Brooks (the countess), Pasco van Tifel, Mr. Hill (hotel manager)

Listen for: The confusion over George's true purpose in town, the appearance of both Mrs. Brooks with the diamond necklace and van Tifel at the same hotel, and the hotel manager's mysterious questions about George's identity and background

Let George Do It: Most Likely to Die (1950)

George Valentine is summoned to a college reunion at Seever University where two middle-aged brothers, Joseph and Douglas Durphy, claim they're in a dangerous situation. At the reunion party, Valentine discovers the brothers have been playing pranks and that one of them has apparently committed suicide using a suicide note written as part of an elaborate practical joke. But as a body is discovered and the evidence unfolds, Valentine must determine whether the death is genuine suicide or murder carefully staged to look like one.

Seever University, Graduate Hall, at a class reunion party and surrounding areas on the evening of the reunion · George Valentine, Douglas Durphy, Joseph Durphy, Betty Durphy, Cynthia Chesterton, Claude, Lieutenant Riley, Stinky Bronson

Listen for: The clever twist as George unravels whether the death is suicide or murder, and how the brothers' practical joke history becomes central to the mystery

Let George Do It: Mr. Korawski - American (1948)

George Valentine receives a letter from Stepan Krowski, an immigrant desperate to become an American citizen, who is caught in a mysterious extortion scheme. A woman named Mrs. Fader collects money from Krowski each month without explaining why, and when she stops cooperating, George must follow the money trail to uncover who is really behind the racket.

A city with apartment buildings, a baker shop, and various streets; the Vendome Apartments play a key role in the investigation. · George Valentine, Stepan Krowski, Mrs. Fader, Viola Cober, Mr. Armstrong

Listen for: George's detective work as he tries to help an immigrant protect his citizenship by exposing an extortion racket; the fear and silence among those being exploited; George posing as a representative from an employment agency to get closer to the truth.

Let George Do It: Mr. Korawski - American (aka-The Racket) (1948)

George Valentine receives a desperate letter from Mr. Korawski, a Polish immigrant seeking citizenship, who has unknowingly become involved in a mysterious collection racket. A woman collects money monthly from residents in his neighborhood under vague pretenses, and when a desperate widow connected to the scheme takes her own life, Korawski fears he may be complicit in something illegal. George decides to investigate by following the collector to an elegant apartment building to uncover who is behind the operation.

New York City, primarily in a working-class neighborhood and an upscale apartment building · George Valentine, Brooks, Mr. Korawski, Mrs. Anna Frieder, Viola Cober, Mr. Armstrong

Listen for: The investigation into a mysterious money collection scheme targeting poor immigrants; George's clever impersonation of an employment agent to extract information from Mr. Armstrong about the collector Viola Cober.

Let George Do It: Murder - It's a Gift (1948)

George Valentine receives a letter from Wesley Hart, an elderly man who wants to give away a precious Wittenberg Bible valued at over $20,000 while he's still alive so he can see someone enjoy it. George and his partner Miss Brooks arrive at Hart's boarding house on Sunday morning to investigate which of his three residents—his sister Miss Purdy, nurse Cora, or young Sam Keith—is most worthy of the gift. As George gathers information about each resident's past, he uncovers troubling secrets that complicate Hart's decision.

Wesley Hart's boarding house on a Sunday morning in 1948 · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Wesley Hart, Miss Purdy, Cora, Sam Keith

Listen for: The investigation into the three residents' pasts, including hints about a 1929 incident involving Miss Purdy and Sam Keith's prison record; Sam Keith's threatening comment to George at the end.

Let George Do It: Murder Me Twice (1948)

George Valentine is hired by theatre critic Jonathan Thorpe to investigate Mark Guilford, an unemployed actor whom Thorpe believes is a criminal hiding in the theatre world. George attends a performance of Guilford's play at the Majestic and spots Thorpe's wife Evelyn at the stage door, suggesting a complicated personal entanglement. When George returns to confront Thorpe the next morning, he discovers the critic dead with a knife in his chest.

A big city with a theatre district; Jonathan Thorpe's newspaper office, the Majestic Theatre, and Thorpe's apartment · George Valentine, Jonathan Thorpe, Miss Brooks, Mark Guilford, Evelyn Thorpe, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: A cynical theatre critic's murder investigation that uncovers personal jealousy and betrayal behind the scenes of the performing arts world.

Let George Do It: Murder Me Twice (aka-The Man Who Was Murdered Twice) (1948)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by theater critic Jonathan Thorpe to investigate actor Mark Guilford, who Thorpe claims was involved in an unsolved bank robbery years earlier. When Valentine arrives at Thorpe's office the next morning for a follow-up meeting, he discovers the critic has been murdered with a knife in his chest.

A city newspaper office and theater district, including the Majestic Theater and Jonathan Thorpe's office. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Jonathan Thorpe, Mark Guilford, Mrs. Evelyn Thorpe, Lieutenant Riley, Luke Eberhard

Listen for: The shocking revelation of who killed Jonathan Thorpe and why, involving a love triangle and the critic's cruelty toward those around him.

Let George Do It: Murder On Vacation (HSG) (1951)

George Valentine arrives at Sandy Spit for a peaceful seaside vacation, hoping to enjoy some famous fish stew and escape his usual routine of solving mysteries. But when he encounters strange behavior from the locals and discovers a mysterious gold cup hidden on the beach, his quiet getaway takes an unexpected turn.

Sandy Spit, a remote and quiet seaside town with sand dunes and beaches, late at night · George Valentine, Brooks, Miss Gallagher, Clyde Mercy, Lois

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances surrounding the gold cup George discovers on the beach, and the strange secretive behavior of the locals who seem to be hiding something

Let George Do It: Murder and One To Go (1949)

George Valentine receives a letter from Henry Crichton, an artist's representative, offering a substantial fee to find Carol Gordon, a glamorous movie star from the 1920s who disappeared from the limelight. When Crichton is found dead, George suspects the case may be connected to locating the missing actress. George devises a plan to show one of Carol Gordon's old silent films at a Skid Row movie theater to draw her out.

A city with a Skid Row district, including George Valentine's office, a police station, and Gabrennian's Cameo Theater on Skid Row. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Lieutenant Croix, Henry Crichton, Mr. Gibrennian, Anthony Chapman

Listen for: George's clever strategy of using a silent film revival to search for a missing actress, and the mysterious visitors drawn to the theater showing Carol Gordon's old movie.

Let George Do It: Murder and One to Go (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by Henry Creighton to find Carol Gordon, a glamorous movie star from the silent film era who disappeared nearly two decades ago. When Creighton is murdered before Valentine can begin his investigation, Valentine decides to continue the search by reviving one of Gordon's old films at a Skid Row theater, hoping to lure her out of hiding.

A city's Skid Row district in the present day, with references to events from the 1920s · George Valentine, Carol Gordon, Henry Creighton, Lieutenant, Ruth Brooks, Brennan, Mr. Gabrenny

Listen for: George's clever scheme to find the missing actress by showing her silent film at a Skid Row theater; the arrival of various suspicious patrons; George's suspicion about a woman at the box office

Let George Do It: Murder for Two (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Mrs. James to investigate the murder of her sister Ruth Jennings, who was killed in her bed sometime around midnight. Ruth's ex-husband Lou Jennings had threatened to kill her over custody of their baby, making him the prime suspect, but Lou claims he was working at Nick's all-night cafe and has an alibi.

A poor neighborhood on the wrong side of town; Ruth Jennings' home; Nick's all-night cafe on Barton Avenue; Lou Jennings' rooming house on Elizabeth Street · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Lieutenant Johnson, Mrs. James, Ruth Jennings (deceased), Lou Jennings, Nick (cafe owner)

Listen for: George investigating his dead client's murder despite the police telling him to stay out of it; Lou Jennings' suspicious demeanor and claims of an alibi; the shotgun found at the foot of Ruth's bed with no fingerprints.

Let George Do It: Needle In The Haystack (1950)

George Valentine is hired by Ferdinand Bass, a rose grower from Mexico City, to find his dozen prized Ferdinando roses that were stolen during delivery to the Pasadena Rose Festival. The roses were sent by air express but never arrived, and when George and Bass trace the package to a local flower shop, they find it ransacked with the flowers missing and the shop owner's brother Joshua vanished with the owner's car.

Pasadena, California, during the Rose Festival weekend; includes George's office, a flower shop, and various delivery locations · George Valentine, Ferdinand Bass, Brooks, Theodore Herman, Joshua Herman, Delivery clerk

Listen for: George's investigation into the mysterious disappearance of the valuable roses and his discovery that the package was misdirected to a flower shop called 'The Flower Vase'; the appearance of a rough character hiding in the shop who escapes after threatening George

Let George Do It: Needle in a Haystack (1950)

Detective George Valentine is hired by Ferdinand Vaz, a Mexican horticulturist, to find twelve prized Ferdinando roses that were supposed to arrive in Pasadena for the Rose Festival but never reached him. When George traces the missing package to a local flower shop run by Theodore Herman, he discovers the shop has been broken into and ransacked, with no roses to be found.

Pasadena, California and a neighborhood flower shop, on New Year's weekend during the Rose Festival · George Valentine, Ferdinand Vaz, Theodore Herman, Joshua Herman, Buss

Listen for: A case of mistaken identity leads George from a disappointed rose cultivator to a burglarized flower shop, where clues point to Theodore Herman's absent brother Joshua.

Let George Do It: No Escape from the Jungle (1951)

George Valentine is approached by Peter van Rassel, a research chemist from Burma, who needs help locating Terence Hollowell, a man who has just arrived from the jungle. Hollowell sent van Rassel a cryptic cable saying their meeting would be painful and asking him not to contact him, yet the cable was sent from the city itself. The mystery deepens when George discovers that Hollowell has a wife, Mrs. Hollowell, and a business partner, Sy Kirby, living in his house, and conflicting stories emerge about whether Hollowell has actually arrived or not.

A city in America (unspecified), beginning at George Valentine's office and moving to Terence Hollowell's house; recently arrived from Burma, Rangoon. · George Valentine, Peter van Rassel, Terence Hollowell, Mrs. Hollowell, Sy Kirby, Miss Brooks, The maid

Listen for: The mystery of why Terence Hollowell is hiding despite being in the city, the significance of a valuable black pearl necklace, and the tension between Mrs. Hollowell and Sy Kirby over money and the household.

Let George Do It: No Riders (1949)

George Valentine is called to help a boy named Floyd Bronson who's in trouble after a truck carrying valuable furs crashed and burned on a mountain grade near Bakersfield. Floyd was picked up by highway patrol near the wreck, but he won't explain what he was doing there. When a wallet belonging to the truck driver Tommy Tucker is found miles down the road, suspicion falls on the boy.

A diner and a mountain highway near Bakersfield, California, during an investigation of a truck accident · George Valentine, Wanda, Floyd Bronson, Tommy Tucker, Mr. Evans, Mr. Justin, Mr. McGee

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances of the truck crash, why Floyd was at the scene, and what really happened to the truck driver and his cargo of furs.

Let George Do It: No Way Out (1951)

George Valentine receives a desperate letter from Larry Baker, a short-order cook turned cleaning shop manager who has become trapped in a criminal operation. Larry explains that he's being forced to receive and hide mysterious packages at his shop, threatened with death if he talks to anyone, yet facing arrest if he continues. George and his assistant Miss Brooks stake out the shop to identify the mysterious boss and uncover what Larry is really involved in.

Morgan Park, a cleaning shop at 119 Murray Street, and Burwick Towers apartment building in the city · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Larry Baker, Hilton

Listen for: George and Miss Brooks pose as an engaged couple to avoid suspicion while investigating Larry's predicament, then break into Hilton's apartment to search for clues about the criminal operation

Let George Do It: Nothing but the Truth (1950)

George Valentine receives a letter from a reclusive, wealthy blind man in the desert near Cactus Junction, Texas, requesting his help regarding a stolen or missing dog—his prized possession. When Valentine arrives by train with several other mysterious passengers all heading to the same remote location, he discovers the man has suffered a serious fall and may be dying.

A train traveling to Cactus Junction and Emery's Switch in Texas, and the remote desert home of a wealthy blind man · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Looseport, Mr. Flannery, Widow Carmichael, Henry, Tom

Listen for: The arrival of multiple suspicious characters on the train, all claiming to visit the same reclusive man on the same night, and an urgent call that the blind man has had a serious accident

Let George Do It: Off the Record (1951)

George Valentine is hired by radio commentator Dan Dana to investigate threatening letters suggesting someone wants him dead. Dana is working on exposing corruption by politician Cory Dennis and plans to broadcast his findings that evening. When a sandbag nearly kills George and Angel outside the radio station, the case turns deadly serious.

A radio station and surrounding city streets in an unspecified American city · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Dan Dana, Emerson Craig, Cory Dennis, Lieutenant

Listen for: The mystery of who is sending threatening notes to Dana and whether the sandbag attack is connected to the politician he's investigating; Dana's planned broadcast revealing corruption.

Let George Do It: Once a Crook (1952)

George Valentine is hired by Betty Connor to find her brother Ralph before the police do. Ralph, recently released from prison after serving time for bank theft, has returned to their uncle's house in Sageville, where the safe was robbed and their uncle violently attacked during the night. Ralph fled the scene, and all evidence points to his guilt, but Betty believes he's innocent and couldn't have committed the crime.

Sageville and a train traveling from the town · George Valentine, Betty Connor, Ralph Connor, Uncle John, Al Ridley, Mr. Bowden, Marco

Listen for: George investigates whether Ralph truly robbed the safe, questioning whether a man fresh from prison with no tools could have blown it open, while dealing with rival investigator Al Ridley and mysterious figures who want him off the case.

Let George Do It: One Against a City (1949)

George Valentine arrives in Sharon Dale, a city of 70,000 controlled by three ruthless criminals who run gambling, protection rackets, and other illicit operations. Editor Sam Morgan has hired George to take on these powerful men, hoping to expose their corruption before the next election. George devises a plan to pit the three gangsters against each other and sow discord in their criminal organization.

Sharon Dale, a mid-sized American city controlled by organized crime; the train station, the Morgan home, and the streets of Sharon Dale. · George Valentine, Sam Morgan, Brooksy, Mrs. Ruth Morgan, Johnny Morgan, Big Ed Corrigan, Len Tucker, Wall-E Wallpaper

Listen for: George's clever plan to infiltrate the criminal underworld and turn the three crime bosses against each other; the tension between Sam Morgan's idealism and his family's fears for their safety; the setup for George's work as a detective for hire.

Let George Do It: One Chance at the World (1949)

Nard Evans returns home from prison to find his wife Verner dead, hit by an automobile driven by wealthy businessman Farrell Paulson a week earlier. Believing the accident was no accident and that Paulson's money bought him a quick exoneration, Nard hires detective George Valentine to investigate the case that police have already closed.

A town in the American West, present day (1949), including George Valentine's office, Paulson's home, and police headquarters. · George Valentine, Nard Evans, Farrell Paulson, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: The revelation of what really happened to Verner Evans on that Saturday night, and whether Paulson bears any responsibility for her death.

Let George Do It: Operation - Europa (1952)

George Valentine is called to Istanbul by the Europa Insurance Company to investigate the theft of valuable Romani diamonds from a diamond dealer named Ari Tu. The stones, worth $250,000 and held on consignment from a family named Eglescue, vanished from Tu's hotel room nearly a week ago. George must go undercover as a flashy American businessman to catch the thief before Tu's deadline to return the diamonds or pay the money.

Istanbul, Turkey and Paris, France in the 1950s; primarily the Stumbul Bridge, a coffee shop in Galata, and the Hotel Metropole · George Valentine, Brooks, Maurice LeBlanc, Ari Tu, Peter Eglescue, Iaglescu

Listen for: The mysterious setup of the case, Tu's explanation of the diamond theft, and George's plan to go undercover as a wealthy American to expose the real thief

Let George Do It: Operation Europa (1952)

George Valentine, a private investigator, is hired by an insurance company to recover valuable Romani diamonds stolen from a diamond dealer named Henri Tour in Istanbul. Tour claims only another man, Peter Eglescu, knew where the diamonds were kept, and George must pose as a hotel detective to investigate the theft before Tour must pay Eglescu $250,000 or return the stones.

Paris and Istanbul, Europe, 1952. The story moves from a Paris office to Istanbul's Metropole Hotel and surrounding locations including a coffee shop in Galata. · George Valentine, Brooks, Maurice LeBlanc, Henri Tour, Peter Eglescu, A visiting prince from India

Listen for: George's plan to catch the thief by posing as a hotel detective and using imitation diamonds as bait; the mysterious arrangement between Tour and Eglescu involving the stolen Romani diamonds.

Let George Do It: Opportunity Knocks Twice (1950)

George Valentine is called to the home of young Larry Merton, who is drinking heavily and suicidal after recently returning to town. Larry's uncle Abel Merton was found dead the previous day, and police have ruled it suicide. George and Lieutenant Johnson investigate the case, examining a suicide note and the circumstances surrounding Abel's death, while Larry struggles with guilt over his troubled relationship with his uncle.

The Merton house and the Merton Styles Company office in an unnamed city · George Valentine, Larry Merton, Greta Jenkins, Lieutenant Johnson, Abel Merton, Mr. Styles, Claire Brooks

Listen for: George takes on a case involving a possible suicide that may be something more, uncovering details about Abel Merton's death and his relationship with his troubled nephew Larry.

Let George Do It: Out of Mind (1949)

George Valentine is hired to investigate a troubling situation at the Winslow family estate. A suave mentalist named Vayne Louvain has insinuated himself into the household, and his presence is stirring up destructive jealousy and conflict between two sisters who are unused to worldly intrigue. As tensions escalate between the women and their mysterious guest, George must uncover what Louvain's true intentions are before the simmering hostility boils over into tragedy.

The Winslow family home, a mansion built high on a mountainside in the suburbs of Fenton, and the surrounding area. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Roger Winslow, Birdie Winslow, Sybil Winslow, Vayne Louvain, Mr. Gumbel

Listen for: The verbal sparring between the jealous sisters, Louvain's eerie demonstrations of mind-reading, and the mounting tension as George investigates the mentalist's influence over the household.

Let George Do It: Partner in Panama (1949)

George Valentine is hired to deliver $50,000 to the supposedly-dead criminal Vic Ruskin in Panama, who is blackmailing a film producer over a movie based on Ruskin's crimes. George arrives in Panama and meets a guide named Delcatoni at the airport, but discovers Delcatoni has been murdered. A mysterious woman and a self-described lawyer named Pissarro Feng become entangled in the case, each with their own agendas and secrets.

Panama, including the airport and Club Cortez in the old town · George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Mr. Grovitch, Mr. Brooks, Vic Ruskin, Delcatoni, Pissarro Feng, A woman at Club Cortez

Listen for: George navigating the dangerous streets of Panama while trying to understand who has been murdered, who wants the ransom money, and whether Vic Ruskin is truly alive.

Let George Do It: Perfect Alibi (1949)

When George Valentine is approached by a desperate woman named Laurie Ferell, she claims her husband Nap Ferell—a notorious gangster—has been arrested for murdering a man named Chauncey at the Cedar Crest apartment house. Though Laurie despises her husband, she insists he couldn't have committed the murder because he abhors violence. George begins investigating the case despite police lieutenant Riley's warnings to stay away, uncovering conflicting evidence about Ferell's whereabouts and motives.

A city with an exclusive apartment house called the Cedar Crest; streets, police station, and various public places. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Laurie Ferell, Nap Ferell, Chauncey, Lieutenant Riley, The doorman at Cedar Crest, Mr. Jefferson

Listen for: The contradiction between Nap Ferell's reputation as a cold-blooded gangster and his alleged aversion to violence; the timeline of events at the Cedar Crest and the mystery of when Ferell actually left the building.

Let George Do It: Picture With a Black Frame (1950)

George Valentine receives a visit from Francis P. Bodge, a photographer who claims to have taken a compromising picture of a young woman named Lydia at a country club party. Bodge wants George to help him blackmail Lydia, who is about to marry into the wealthy Tonamaker family. When the photograph is destroyed during a scuffle, George decides to warn Lydia in person about the scheme.

The Tonamaker mansion and surrounding locations in the city. · George Valentine, Francis P. Bodge, Brooksie, Lydia, Whitley Tonamaker, Mrs. Tonamaker, Cousin Melvin

Listen for: The confrontation between George and Lydia takes an unexpected turn when she makes a shocking confession about her past.

Let George Do It: Picture with a Black Frame (1950)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by a photographer named Bodge to help blackmail a woman named Lydia Tonemaker with a compromising photograph. When Valentine meets Lydia, he learns she is engaged to wealthy businessman Wick Tonemaker and feared murdered his brother Tony years ago. Valentine and Lydia go to the photographer's hotel room to confront him, only to discover they themselves have been photographed together in what appears to be a frame-up orchestrated by someone in the Tonemaker family to break up the engagement.

A wealthy coastal city with the Tonemaker mansion, hotel, and various other locations including bars and police headquarters. · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Francis P. Bodge, Lydia Tonemaker, Wick Tonemaker, Wick's mother, Cousin Melvin, Sergeant Riley

Listen for: The plot twist where Lydia reveals herself as the mastermind who hired Bodge to create the blackmail scheme as a way to make Wick defend her against his disapproving family, ultimately strengthening their engagement.

Let George Do It: Portrait by Priscilla (1950)

George Valentine is hired by a department store owner named Simpson to impersonate him at a dinner meeting with Ben Graftus, an art supply shop owner. When George arrives at Graftus's shop beforehand, he's knocked unconscious and a portrait by an artist named Priscilla goes missing. Now George must figure out who attacked him, why the painting was stolen, and what Graftus's connection to the mysterious portrait really is.

A city art supply shop and the Romany restaurant, present day. · George Valentine, Mr. Simpson, Ben Graftus, Priscilla

Listen for: The mystery of the stolen portrait and the identity of who attacked George and why the painting was so valuable.

Let George Do It: Portuguese Cove (1950)

George Valentine arrives in the coastal town of Portuguese Cove to investigate a mysterious incident involving the respected Captain Lamego, who struck a mailman. As George probes deeper, he uncovers troubled secrets within the Lamego family—including references to a dead twin and cryptic warnings about Joe Murphy, a sailor friend who died in Manila six months ago.

Portuguese Cove, a fishing village where the Lamego family operates a tuna boat and holds considerable influence in the community. · George Valentine, Captain Lamego, Mrs. Jewell, The mailman, So Sad, Johnny, The twins

Listen for: The mystery surrounding Captain Lamego's sudden violent outburst, the significance of the dead twin, and what really happened to Joe Murphy that has the captain so distraught.

Let George Do It: Problem Child (1948)

George Valentine is hired by Barbara Eversole, a woman who stands to lose custody of her twelve-year-old daughter Penny on Friday. Barbara claims she was framed on a drunk driving charge involving a man named Dan Edwards, but Edwards tells a different story to the courts. George must uncover the truth about that night at Club 44 before the custody hearing, while navigating the interference of Jerry's overbearing mother and brother who want to take Penny away from Barbara.

California, including the Eversole home and Club 44 nightclub · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Barbara Eversole, Penny Eversole, Dan Edwards, Mrs. Ebersole (Jerry's mother), Leonard Ebersole

Listen for: George's investigation into what really happened on the night of the alleged drunk driving incident, and whether Dan Edwards' account or Barbara's story holds up under scrutiny.

Let George Do It: Problem Child (aka-The Unfit Mother) (1948)

George Valentine is hired by Barbara Eversole, who risks losing custody of her twelve-year-old daughter Penny on Friday. Barbara was arrested for drunk driving, but she claims she was framed by Dan Edwards during a night out at Club 44. Penny blames her mother for her father Jerry's death in a car accident a year ago, and Jerry's family is pushing the court to take the girl away. George must prove Barbara's innocence before the custody hearing.

A city with nightclubs and courts; the Eversole home in Lakeside Heights; Club 44 nightclub; Denfault College (in flashbacks) · George Valentine, Barbara Eversole, Penny Eversole, Miss Brooks, Jerry Eversole's mother, Leonard Eversole, Dan Edwards

Listen for: George's investigation into what really happened the night Barbara was arrested; the revelation of Dan Edwards's true character and connection to Jerry Eversole; whether Penny will learn the truth about her father.

Let George Do It: Run Until Dead (1949)

George Valentine is hired by investigator Mr. Fenwick to look into why his old friend Mr. Atkins has suddenly cut off contact. George drives out to Atkins' house and discovers the man has died from a stroke that occurred under mysterious circumstances. A man visited Atkins' daughter Molina that afternoon, upsetting both her and her father, and Atkins was found trying to reach someone named Fierick when he collapsed on the stairs.

A California town and Mr. Atkins' house, present day in the evening and night · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Mr. Fenwick, Molina Atkins, Mr. Atkins, Lieutenant Barkley, Mr. Sooterman, The housekeeper

Listen for: The mystery of who visited Molina Atkins and why Mr. Atkins was so desperate to call someone named Fierick before his fatal stroke

Let George Do It: Sabotage (1951)

George Valentine is hired by the Acme Mining and Smelting Company to investigate sabotage at their tin mines in Bolivia. Production has mysteriously slowed despite productive mines, and a train full of ore has vanished en route to the coast. George and his secretary Miss Brooks pose as a photographer and reporter to uncover the plot, while George prepares to fly over the railroad route with Jose, a local pilot, to search for the missing train.

Bolivia, including Acme Mining Company offices in an unnamed city and the Bolivian tin mines · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Mr. Carter, Ed Burke, Jose

Listen for: George's investigation into the disappearance of a train carrying ore from the mines, his suspicions about Jose's convenient appearances, and the revelation that East German managers at the mines may have communist sympathies

Let George Do It: Sabotage (1952)

George Valentine is hired by ACME Mining and Smelting Company to investigate sabotage at their tin mines in Bolivia that's slowing production and threatening America's defense program. A ore train carrying hundreds of tons of tin disappeared en route from the mines to the coast, and George, posing as a news photographer, teams up with his secretary Brooksie and a local pilot named Jose to search for it from the air.

Bolivia, South America - ACME Mining Company office in town and the surrounding Bolivian landscape with mountain mines and railroad routes · George Valentine, Brooksie (Miss Brooks), Mr. Carter, Mr. Burke, Jose

Listen for: George and Jose taking to the air in Jose's plane to search for the missing ore train along the mountain railroad route

Let George Do It: Santa Claus in Glass (1950)

George Valentine receives an unexpected Christmas visitor when an elevator man named Ferdy delivers a special package to his neighbor Eric Sutch. When George and his companion Brooks investigate, they discover that Sutch is missing from his apartment, and a mysterious woman claiming to be Mrs. Sutch has arrived at the building looking for her husband.

George Valentine's apartment building on Christmas Day, with neighboring apartments in the same building. · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Ferdy the elevator man, Eric Sutch, Leopold J. Farnham, Mrs. Sutch

Listen for: The mystery of Eric Sutch's disappearance and the arrival of his estranged wife on Christmas, plus the suspicious special delivery package.

Let George Do It: Second Degree Affection (1950)

George Valentine takes on a case from Paul Barron, a public stenographer whose brother Ricky Stevens is on trial for murder after robbing and killing a woman who owned a check-cashing service in an industrial city. Stevens is convicted in five minutes by the jury, but Paul believes his brother knows something that could help his case and hires George to talk to him before sentencing. George soon discovers that $60,000 from the robbery has disappeared, and multiple people—including an insurance investigator and Stevens' former employer—are watching Paul, apparently suspecting she may be involved with the money.

An industrial city and its jail, with scenes in a bar and police headquarters. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Paul Barron, Ricky Stevens, Lieutenant Riley, Gus, Fat Lindell

Listen for: A case involving a stolen $60,000, conflicting motives among those watching Paul, and George's investigation into whether Ricky Stevens truly has information that could save his life.

Let George Do It: Sedan From The City (HSG) (1950)

George Valentine is called to the small town of Broomeville to investigate the murder of Mervin Brewster, a beloved broom factory owner who was shot through his front door window by a stranger in a big black sedan from the city. The mystery deepens when George discovers that despite the sedan's visit, there are no footprints at the murder scene—only trampled rubber boot prints—and clues suggest the killer may be someone local rather than the mysterious visitor from out of town.

Broomeville, a small town, and the Brewster home where the murder occurs · George Valentine, Lieutenant Haster, Mrs. Brewster, Fred Mackenzie, Miss Brooks

Listen for: George's investigation into the apparent contradiction between the visiting sedan and the evidence suggesting a local murderer; the discovery of rubber boot prints and a tripwire alarm on the neighbor's property.

Let George Do It: See Me Once, You've Seen Me Twice (1951)

Private detective George Valentine is hired by young Wallace to investigate a mysterious man threatening to kill him over a girl named Lucy Lamaro, a dancer living in a fancy apartment building. George discovers Lucy has just hired a new partner named Audrey Murphy for a shadow dancing act, but complications arise when a theatrical booking agent is found murdered and the threatening man—a small-time criminal named Lefty Muscat—turns up dead as well, with all evidence pointing to Audrey.

A city with drugstores, apartment buildings, a theatrical booking agency, and a boarding house; present day. · George Valentine, Wallace, Lucy Lamaro, Audrey Murphy, Lefty Muscat, Franz Kling, Lieutenant Johnson, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The clever twist involving Lucy's dead sister and the use of contact lenses to change eye color; the way George uncovers that Lucy herself may be the murderer using a false double identity to frame someone for the crimes.

Let George Do It: Seed of Destruction (1952)

George Valentine is hired by Mrs. Creighton to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her husband Dan, a movie theater owner who vanished three weeks ago after receiving a phone call at one of his theaters in Ridley Plains. With only a photograph and the knowledge that a woman called him, George begins checking the facts, including questioning Mrs. Creighton's brother Stan Collins and theater manager Ralph Holder about the circumstances of Dan's disappearance.

A city with a fleet of taxi cabs and a chain of small movie theaters, particularly Ridley Plains theater · George Valentine, Mrs. Creighton, Stan Collins, Lieutenant Johnson, Ralph Holder, Paul Dor

Listen for: George Valentine's investigation into Dan Creighton's vanishing act, the details about the mysterious phone call, and the discovery of financial tensions between the partners

Let George Do It: Serenade to the Southern Star (1949)

George Valentine boards a cruise ship called the Southern Star to investigate mysterious disappearances connected to a wealthy passenger named Mrs. Devereux. A musical trio claims that Mrs. Devereux has become obsessed with their members, and two previous men associated with her—a cellist named Jose and her former husbands—have vanished without a trace. George must uncover the truth about Mrs. Devereux's deadly intentions before the ship departs.

The S.S. Southern Star, a cruise ship departing for a voyage, and the dock area before departure. · George Valentine, Paul Brooks, Stuart Madrama, Fabio, Mrs. Devereux, Jose, Captain Kelly, Gangplank attendant

Listen for: The mysterious threat letter delivered to the musicians, clues about Mrs. Devereux's past victims, and George's clever tactics as he boards the ship and begins his investigation among the crew and passengers.

Let George Do It: Snookums (1946)

George Valentine agrees to care for a dog named Snookums for a couple of days while the owner, Mr. Ralston, needs it out of his house. George soon discovers that Snookums is actually a large, valuable dog stolen from society matron Madam Charlotte Cornwall Smith, who entered him in a dog show. George must figure out how to return the dog to its rightful owner without alerting the police.

George Valentine's office and apartment in the city. · George Valentine, Claire, Mr. Ralston, Sonny, Madam Charlotte Cornwall Smith

Listen for: George's comedic struggles with the oversized dog who eats six pounds of food a day, knocks people down, and causes chaos in his home; the discovery that the dog is stolen property; and George's attempt to sneak the dog out using a baby buggy to avoid police detection.

Let George Do It: Snookums the Lap Dog (1946)

George Valentine agrees to watch Snookums, a lap dog left by his client Mr. Ralston for a couple of days. The next morning, George discovers from the newspaper that Snookums is actually Hercules, a valuable dog stolen from socialite Madam Charlotte Cornwall Smith, and now wanted by the police. George and his associates must figure out how to return the dog to its rightful owner without getting caught.

George Valentine's office and apartment in the city · George Valentine, Claire, Mr. Ralston, Sonny, Madam Charlotte Cornwall Smith

Listen for: George's efforts to secretly return the stolen dog to Madam Cornwall Smith while avoiding the police; the comical chaos of hiding a large dog in a baby buggy

Let George Do It: Snow Blind (1949)

George Valentine is hired by a wealthy married woman to keep tabs on a handsome Austrian ski instructor at a mountain resort, suspecting her husband's affection is wandering. When the woman's husband mysteriously dies in a car accident on a dangerous mountain road, George must unravel whether it was truly an accident or carefully orchestrated murder.

A ski resort at Sun Mountain Lodge during a snowstorm, including a mountain cabin and dangerous canyon roads. · George Valentine, Mrs. Morris, Hans, Dr. Morris, Dorothy Brooks, Sheriff, Stella

Listen for: The clever twist where the murder weapon becomes the murderer's escape route; George's deduction that axle grease on Hans's arm proves he tampered with the doctor's car.

Let George Do It: Solo in Whispers (1950)

Private investigator George Valentine receives a mysterious package from opera singer Pietro Saville containing a blank record and a cryptic letter about an unexplained whisper. When Valentine visits Saville's house, he discovers the man has been murdered, struck down with a golden object. The murder weapon appears connected to an opera about a golden rooster, and a hidden recording on the record contains a whispered message that may identify the killer.

The country home of opera singer Pietro Saville; George Valentine's office · George Valentine, Brooksie, Pietro Saville, Mrs. Saville, Riley

Listen for: The mysterious whispered message hidden on the record; the connection between the opera 'The Golden Cockle' and the murder weapon; Mrs. Saville's evasive answers about the record and her past scandals

Let George Do It: Solo in Whispers (aka-So Low in Whispers) (1950)

George Valentine receives a mysterious package containing a blank phonograph record and a cryptic letter from opera impresario Pietro Saville, who asks George to call him about an unexplained whisper. Before George can respond, he learns that Saville has been murdered, struck down by a golden rooster-headed cane. George must unravel the connection between the strange record and Saville's death.

An opera singer's hillside home and George Valentine's office, in the American West. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Pietro Saville, Inspector Riley, Lorna Saville, Gus

Listen for: The mystery of the blank phonograph records, the encoded whispered message, and the significance of Salome's dance to the murder.

Let George Do It: Stand-In for Murder (1948)

Private investigator George Valentine agrees to help Bill Moran, a man being blackmailed by eastern gamblers into committing a crime. Moran asks George to impersonate him at a rendezvous at the Hawthorne hotel, claiming he doesn't even know what the job entails. When George arrives at the appointed place, he finds a man named Charles Clayton dying from a knife wound, and the secretary Theo Brown emerges from the next room, framing George perfectly for the murder.

A city with the Hawthorne hotel, Colonial Savings Bank, and the Samba restaurant on Doris Boulevard; takes place over one day and night. · George Valentine, Bill Moran, Theo Brown, Lieutenant Riley, Hollis

Listen for: The setup of an elaborate frame with threatening letters, fingerprints, and a convenient witness; George's theory that someone else is behind the murder and is using both Moran and the secretary.

Let George Do It: Stolen Goods (1951)

When George Valentine's secretary Miss Brooks returns from shopping, she discovers a valuable diamond and emerald necklace hidden in her packages along with a mysterious note asking her to hold it as stolen goods. After learning from a pawnbroker that the necklace is worth $15,000, George rushes back to her apartment only to find it ransacked and Miss Brooks missing. Now George must track down who planted the necklace and find his kidnapped secretary before it's too late.

George Valentine's office, Miss Brooks's apartment, and the streets of the city including a pawn shop and department store. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Mo (pawnbroker), Lieutenant Johnson, Mysterious thief

Listen for: The tension builds as George discovers the necklace is real and valuable, then returns to find Miss Brooks gone and her apartment destroyed. Watch for George's attempts to track down the culprit through the department store where Miss Brooks shopped.

Let George Do It: Stranger Than Fiction (1949)

George Valentine is hired by Victoria Beasley, a society woman concerned that her husband Samuel's bestselling novel features a real woman from their social circle. When George arrives at the Beasley home to investigate, he finds that someone has just attempted to shoot Samuel in his study, and Lieutenant Riley arrives to take over the case, suspecting one of several people close to the family.

The Beasley home in Deer Lake Park, a wealthy community, with references to George's office in town · George Valentine, Victoria Beasley, Samuel Beasley, Michael Waldron, Peggy Wilkinson, Lieutenant Riley, Brooksie Brooks, Sally

Listen for: A lighthearted mystery that turns serious when an attempted murder interrupts George's investigation into the origins of a controversial novel's characters; watch for the revelation of the suspicious gold cigarette lighter and the tangled relationships among the suspects.

Let George Do It: Sucker Stunt (1951)

George Valentine takes on a case when Tim, a young photographer, hires him to investigate an older man named Florio who has won Tim's affections away from his estranged wife. George poses as a customer to meet Florio at his exchange shop, but the investigation takes an unexpected turn when George receives word of a highway robbery nearby and realizes Tim may not be who he claims to be.

A small town and surrounding areas, including Florio's exchange shop that buys and sells jewelry, leather goods, and musical instruments. · George Valentine, Tim, Florio, Angel, Ben Roberts, Sheriff

Listen for: George's clever undercover tactics as he attempts to gather information about Florio by selling him a camera, and the revelation that Tim may be connected to a recent armed robbery.

Let George Do It: Sudden Storm (1950)

George Valentine receives a letter from a man claiming to be the notorious "Quotation Mark Killer," a serial murderer who has been terrorizing the region for a year. The killer, who believes he is punishing sinful women, writes from an isolated cabin in Adobe Valley and hints that he may end his life. George and his assistant arrive at the desolate area to investigate and search for the fugitive before he can carry out his apparent plan.

Adobe Valley Inn and the surrounding desolate region of Adobe Valley, a remote and nearly uninhabited area during a severe storm. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Lieutenant Riley, The innkeeper, Ralph, The prospector

Listen for: The chilling letter from the killer confessing his crimes and expressing suicidal intent; police details about the killer's methods and profile; the questioning of the sparse inhabitants of the isolated area.

Let George Do It: Surprise, Surprise (1952)

George Valentine is summoned by Lenore to visit her mysterious Uncle Glenn at his country estate, who has promised her a surprise. Upon arrival, they discover that Uncle Glenn has just suffered a terrible car accident and is dying. As he drifts in and out of consciousness, he summons George and asks for help with a final, urgent matter.

Uncle Glenn Justor's large country house, a few hours from the city · George Valentine, Lenore, Miss Brooks, Uncle Glenn Justor, Dr. Hammer, Miss Metzen, Uncle Jason

Listen for: The shocking discovery of Uncle Glenn's accident and his dying request for George's assistance

Let George Do It: Surprise, Surprise! (1952)

George Valentine is asked by Lenore Metzen to investigate a mysterious "surprise" message from her Uncle Glenn, a wealthy but cruel and reclusive man she hasn't seen in years. When George and his friend Miss Brooks arrive at Uncle Glenn's estate, they discover he's dying from a recent car accident and has summoned them to serve as witnesses while he dictates his will.

Uncle Glenn Juster's large estate in Point Summit, a few hours from the city · George Valentine, Lenore Metzen, Miss Brooks, Uncle Glenn Juster, Dr. Hammer, Uncle Jason

Listen for: The mystery of what surprise Uncle Glenn has planned and why he suddenly wants to make a will, with hints of family secrets and tension between the relatives.

Let George Do It: Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity (1950)

George Valentine is hired by publicity agent Jacob Flannery to work as a bodyguard at a fancy party. Flannery reveals his shocking secret: his most famous client, the glamorous and romantic Caleb Romano, doesn't actually exist. Flannery created the fictional character to build his business, but now Romano has become a problem he can't control.

San Francisco Bay area, starting at an uptown venue and moving to a ship departing for Europe · George Valentine, Jacob Flannery, Pete the bartender, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The clever setup of Flannery's confidence scheme involving a non-existent celebrity client, and how George must manage the chaos when reporters show up demanding to meet the phantom Caleb Romano in person

Let George Do It: Sweet Poison (1949)

Private detective George Valentine is called to the home of painter Wentworth Jonas to investigate what Gloria Bishop claims is a murder. When Valentine arrives, he discovers the "victim" is actually Jonas's cat, Harold, who appears to have died from eating poisoned chocolate creams. The candy was sent to Jonas in a mysterious package with no return address, suggesting someone may have been trying to poison the artist himself.

Wentworth Jonas's home and studio at 603 North 72nd Street; a men's magazine office · George Valentine, Gloria Bishop, Wentworth Jonas, Melville Barn, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The mystery of who sent the poisoned chocolates to Jonas and why they wanted him dead; the revelation of what happens to Melville Barn, who received the candy box from Jonas around noon

Let George Do It: Tag! You're It! (1950)

George Valentine becomes entangled in a deadly mystery when he finds a letter in a woman's purse warning that someone is trying to murder him. The letter leads him to discover that a killer is making phony contest calls to random people, luring them to dangerous locations with promises of prizes. When a young woman named Dorothy Cheever is found shot dead after answering one of these fake calls, Valentine races to prevent more deaths and unmask the murderer.

A radio station in the city, with scenes also taking place at police headquarters, an alley in the commercial district, and a studio basement. · George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Mrs. Oscar Pettiman, Johnny Russell, Dorothy Cheever, F.J. Holman, Ansel, Mr. Kennedy

Listen for: The mysterious lisping voice on the phone saying 'Hello from Tag, you're it, you're wealthy' as the killer's calling card, and the climactic confrontation in the soundproof Studio B where George unmasks the murderer with a clever trick involving the on-the-air light.

Let George Do It: The Ant Hill (1950)

George Valentine takes on a case to help a dying slot machine repairman named Trailer find his girlfriend Betty, hoping the man will reveal what he knows about a criminal slot machine operation. As George investigates the mysterious

A city with an Ant Hill district containing flop houses and penthouses; a nightclub; a police hospital; an apartment building · George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Claire Brooks, Betty, Trailer, Louis, Mr. Wilton, Mr. Black

Listen for: A complex criminal organization structured like a pyramid; the revelation that Trailer is actually Mr. Black in disguise; Louis's desperate ambition leading to violence; the irony of a crime boss unable to trust that a girl could genuinely like him

Let George Do It: The Bad Little God (1952)

George Valentine is hired by Mr. Latham to investigate trouble surrounding an Oriental idol the collector recently acquired and publicly displayed. After anonymous threats and offers to buy it, George agrees to safeguard the idol and track down those involved, including an art dealer named Radnik who claims the piece was smuggled into the country.

A city with Oriental art dealers, a collector's apartment, Union Station, and George Valentine's apartment building. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Mr. Latham, Radnik, Ling, Joan Bartlett

Listen for: The mysterious idol that attracts unwanted attention from multiple parties; a street fight interrupted by unexpected help from the collector's servant; a late-night visitor with a gun demanding the idol.

Let George Do It: The Bewildered Bird Watcher (1948)

Bird watcher Dr. Wormsley contacts private investigator George Valentine after witnessing what he believes was a murder from his apartment window—a man being pushed off a roof at the River House. George investigates the exclusive apartment building to verify the doctor's story and discovers whether the crime was real or imagined.

The River House, an exclusive apartment building overlooking the river; also George Valentine's office. · George Valentine, Dr. Elliot Wormsley, Brooksie, Mrs. Paula Dunlap, Philip Dunlap, Hal Sterit, Mr. Stevens

Listen for: The mystery of whether Dr. Wormsley actually witnessed a murder or was deceived by distance and circumstances; George's investigation at the River House and interactions with its residents.

Let George Do It: The Bookworm Turns (1950)

George Valentine is hired by Paul Humber, owner of a rare bookshop, to catch a mysterious intruder who has broken in for two nights without stealing anything. When George stakes out the shop, they spot the burglar's flashlight, but he escapes down the alley. That night, a fire breaks out in the bookshop, aimed at destroying it, though the fire department arrives in time to prevent total loss.

A rare bookshop in the city, with an adjacent apartment building, during the night · George Valentine, Paul Humber, Otto Coolidge, Rosa Brooks, Fire investigator, Suspicious man in collarless shirt

Listen for: The mystery of why someone is breaking into the bookshop without stealing anything, and the connection between the burglaries and the deliberately set fire

Let George Do It: The Brookdale Orphanage (1946)

George Valentine, a private investigator, is visited by movie star Jimmy Jones, who confesses he's terrified of horses after an accident and can't appear at the annual benefit for the Brookdale Orphanage where he promised to ride his famous horse Thunderbolt. George assures Jimmy he'll handle the situation, but after meeting the orphans who idolize Jones as their "big brother," George realizes he's made a promise he may not be able to keep.

George Valentine's office and the Brookdale Orphanage · George Valentine, Jimmy Jones, Claire Brooks, Sonny Brooks, Mrs. Martin, An orphan girl

Listen for: The warmth between George and a young orphan girl who wants to play horses with him, and Jimmy Jones's confession of his deep fear despite his tough cowboy image

Let George Do It: The Brothers Mc Intosh (1950)

George Valentine receives a letter from Jasper, butler to wealthy brothers Mervin and Bill McIntosh, warning that someone intends to kill Mervin. When George arrives at their house, he finds Bill injured in a car accident and confessing that he deliberately drove off the road. Bill reveals that Fillerie, recently released from prison after losing his business when Mervin came to town, has threatened revenge and lured Mervin to a meeting that night—and Mervin has not been seen since.

Harbor Town · George Valentine, Jasper, Bill McIntosh, Mervin McIntosh, Fillerie, Lieutenant Riley, Doctor

Listen for: The mystery of Mervin's disappearance and whether Fillerie has killed him or if there is more to the story than Bill's confession reveals.

Let George Do It: The Chair of Humanities (1950)

Private investigator George Valentine is called urgently to the home of Professor Edward Cable at Dearly College, where Cable's beautiful wife Gloria initially claims nothing is wrong. However, Gloria is revealed to be packing to leave, and the Professor soon confesses to Valentine that someone is trying to murder him. As Valentine investigates the household dynamics, he uncovers secrets involving the Professor's devoted sister-in-law Jesse and a mysterious visitor named Bill Rosseter who appears to have some kind of hold over the Professor.

Faculty row at Dearly College, the home of Professor Cable · George Valentine, Mrs. Gloria Cable, Professor Edward M. Cable, Jesse, Bill Rosseter

Listen for: The revelation of who is trying to murder Professor Cable and why Bill Rosseter has such power over him

Let George Do It: The Common Denominator (1952)

George Valentine is hired by Mrs. Tommy Trask, who claims to have had premonitions of two murders before they occurred. She now fears another death may be coming and asks George to help prevent it. George must determine whether Mrs. Trask possesses genuine psychic abilities or has obtained advance knowledge of the killings through some other means.

A city with Club 52, a gambling establishment, and various residences and offices · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Mrs. Tommy Trask, Tommy Trask, Dr. Schroeder, Hank

Listen for: The mystery of how Mrs. Trask knew about the murders in advance and whether George can uncover the true source of her knowledge before another murder occurs

Let George Do It: The Corpse That Took a Powder (1948)

George Valentine receives a desperate note from Marsha Palmer asking for help. When George and his partner arrive at her apartment, they find her apparently dead from suicide, complete with a note and a gun. However, when George steps away to call the police, the body mysteriously vanishes, leaving behind only the letter and an unused weapon.

An apartment building in the city, specifically apartment 3A where Marsha Palmer lives. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Marsha Palmer, Glenn Stratton, Riley, Lieutenant

Listen for: The mystery of the vanishing corpse and whether Marsha Palmer's death was truly a suicide or something more sinister.

Let George Do It: The Corpse on a Caper (1949)

George Valentine is hired to escort the body of Consuelo Benales, a nineteen-year-old girl from a wealthy Mexican family, back to Mexico City for burial. When he arrives at the funeral parlor, he discovers the body has been stolen and finds himself caught between a desperate man claiming to be her husband and criminals who want to keep the corpse hidden.

A funeral parlor, and the surrounding area near Cliffbriar College for wealthy young ladies · George Valentine, Miss Burdick, Mr. Adlet, Miss Purdy, Ruxine, Bo Skarback, Ginger Santos, Danny

Listen for: The investigation into the stolen corpse and the suspicious death certificate dated after the girl's death; the search for Dr. Elwood Dryden

Let George Do It: The Coward (1949)

George Valentine is called to investigate a bizarre case when Douglas French sends him an accusatory telegram claiming Valentine murdered 37 people. French himself is found shot on a bridge, and a magazine article reveals the truth: during World War II, a group of four were forced to betray the location of 37 refugees fleeing Singapore, and one of them was a coward who informed on the others. Now that the article has exposed this secret, the four survivors—scattered across the country—begin receiving mysterious telegrams, and a writer who knew the truth is found dead.

A city in the American West, involving investigations at hospitals, telegram offices, a botanical study, and various locations connected to the four survivors of the Singapore wartime incident. · George Valentine, Douglas French, Lieutenant Riley, Enzo Onslow, Nick Atkins, J.J. Farrell, Brooksie, Emil Martinez

Listen for: The revelation of the coward's identity and motivation, the connection between the mysterious telegrams and the wartime betrayal, and the tragic reason behind the attempted murder.

Let George Do It: The Dark Chain (1949)

George Valentine is called to a farm to investigate the theft of an heirloom cameo brooch. Mrs. Purcell suspects her neighbor Luke Schroeder, a paroled thief, but George finds the situation more complicated when he discovers Mrs. Purcell's mentally simple adult son Buddy and the mysterious presence of a girl named Maria on the property.

A farm in the countryside, including Mrs. Purcell's house and neighboring property · George Valentine, Mrs. Purcell, Buddy Purcell, Luke Schroeder, Simon, Maria

Listen for: George's investigation into the stolen brooch and the strange dynamics between Buddy, Maria, and the suspicious Luke Schroeder

Let George Do It: The Dead of Night (1952)

George Valentine is contacted urgently by Frank Summers in the dead of night about a terrible situation: Mr. Milburn has been murdered, and his estranged wife June has received a threatening call from the killer saying she will die for the crime. George must find the real murderer and prove Mrs. Milburn's innocence before suspicion falls entirely on her.

A beach community with scattered houses, George's office, police headquarters, and the telephone company office. · George Valentine, Frank Summers, June Milburn, Lieutenant Johnson, Mrs. Raleigh, Judge Paul Raleigh

Listen for: The mysterious dead-sounding voice on the phone, the details about the murder weapon and the clock stopped at ten, and the revelation that Mrs. Milburn was on a party line at the beach.

Let George Do It: The Deadly Pines (1952)

George Valentine receives a letter from Dave Herron, a young forest owner in the logging town of High Timber, asking for help investigating a series of deliberately set forest fires that have been destroying property. Four fires have been set in recent weeks, each carefully placed at natural fire lines, and they're threatening to ruin Herron and others in the community. Valentine arrives in town to investigate who is behind the mysterious arson.

High Timber, a small logging town surrounded by pine forests · George Valentine, Dave Herron, Artie (diner worker), Miss Brooks, C.J. Murdoch (lumber owner), Stan Kubrick (former logger), Frank Redland (sheriff)

Listen for: Valentine's investigation into who is setting the forest fires and his encounters with the townspeople who all seem to have motives and fears about the blazes destroying their timber holdings.

Let George Do It: The Discovery of Ponce, the Lion (HSG) (1951)

Private investigator George Valentine arrives in Baja Junction to investigate the return of Ponce the Lion, a man just released from jail after serving time for manslaughter. The town fears Ponce has vowed revenge against those who testified against him, but when George confronts him, Ponce claims he has changed and made some kind of important discovery that has transformed him.

Baja Junction, a small town in the Pacific region with an Oriental section and various local businesses including Toli's dance hall and a jazz house. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Franco, Lawrence Pinkney, Ponce the Lion, Phil Minahan, Buster

Listen for: George's investigation into whether Ponce's threats of revenge are genuine or if his claim of personal transformation is sincere; the mystery of Ponce's alleged discovery.

Let George Do It: The Eight Ball (1951)

George Valentine arrives at the Summer Springs Hotel after being hired by a mysterious group of town leaders to investigate corruption and gambling rackets in their fair city. When he discovers a dead man posing as him in his hotel room, George must figure out who the imposter is and who killed him before he can even begin his investigation.

Summer Springs Hotel in a mid-sized American town, plus a drive-in on the edge of town · George Valentine, Angel, Nielsen, Vic, Emmet, Neil, Lemuel, Harold Stark

Listen for: George's clever plan to escape suspicion by swapping wallets with the dead imposter and reporting his own death to the police so he can work freely on the case

Let George Do It: The Eight Ball (AFRS #16) (1951)

Detective George Valentine arrives in Summer Springs to secretly investigate allegations that the town is a center for organized collection rackets. When a man impersonating him is found murdered in his hotel room, Valentine must work to clear himself and figure out who is trying to stop him before he can begin his investigation.

Summer Springs, a small exclusive town; a hotel and surrounding areas · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Nielsen, Vicki, Emmett Waller, Mayor Vickery, Harold Stark, Hotel clerk

Listen for: The mix-up of identities and the urgency of the murder mystery that puts Valentine in danger before his case even begins.

Let George Do It: The Elusive Hundred Grand (1949)

George Valentine is hired by famous entertainer Walter Haney to spend a weekend at a resort hotel in Los Rositas, California. Haney's real assignment is for George to purchase a valuable Renaissance vase from an art dealer named Durgson for $15,000, which Haney believes is the mate to another masterpiece worth $100,000 that a wealthy cattleman named Hank McCraery owns and will buy from him. The catch is that Haney owes a gambling syndicate over $100,000 and is forbidden from gambling himself, so he needs George to make the risky art deal on his behalf.

Los Rositas, California, at a fashionable resort hotel (the Pioneer Hotel with the Peacock Room) and surrounding areas of the town. · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Walter Haney, Adele (Walter's sister), Mario, Lola, Hank McCraery, Durgson

Listen for: The scheming of entertainer Walter Haney involving a valuable art purchase, the mysterious warnings from Mario and Lola, and the complications arising from Haney's debt to a gambling syndicate.

Let George Do It: The Empress of Fish Falls (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine's fishing vacation is interrupted when he and his secretary Brooksie discover a murdered midget in the water. The dead man's watch identifies him as Merle Bender, general manager of Fargo's Circuses. George's investigation leads him to Fish Falls, a small town that has become home to retired circus performers, and to the mysterious Empress of Fish Falls, a wealthy woman who runs the community from her riverside castle.

Fish Falls, a small riverside town that has become a haven for retired circus sideshow performers, and the Empress's castle on the river. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Lieutenant Riley, Colonel Gerald P. Fargo, Merle Bender, The Empress (Mrs. Bender), Rubberface, Castle the butler

Listen for: The mystery of who killed Merle Bender and why; the connection between the dead man and the Empress; the quirky personalities of the circus folk who populate the town.

Let George Do It: The Father Who Had Nothing to Say (1948)

George Valentine takes on a case for Ralph Lochner, a young man about to be admitted to the bar who has discovered that the evidence against his adoptive father's biological father—convicted years ago for murdering a woman named Lillian Wayne—was largely circumstantial. Ralph believes his father may be innocent and asks George to help reopen the case, despite the risk that his secret parentage could become public and ruin his engagement to a society girl.

A city with a penitentiary, police department, law offices, and various locations connected to a ten-year-old murder case · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Ralph Lochner, Mr. Lochner, Harry Peterson, Lieutenant Riley, Mike Donnelly, Mr. Jeffries

Listen for: George pursues leads on the Lillian Wayne murder case, interviewing witnesses and uncovering details that may contradict the original conviction.

Let George Do It: The Fearless Clown (HSG) (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Relita, a circus performer in strawberry-colored tights, to protect a fearless clown named Fofo from murder. Relita confesses she once wrote a letter threatening to kill Fofo, but the letter has gone missing from her dressing room, and she fears someone will use it to frame her for his murder. George must find the missing letter and discover who took it before Fofo meets a deadly end.

A circus, including the big top and performers' dressing rooms · George Valentine, Relita, Fofo the clown, Freddy, Brooksie

Listen for: A tense mystery unfolds as George investigates backstage at the circus, interviewing Relita and discovering that a threatening letter has vanished and could be used to frame her for murder.

Let George Do It: The First Client (1946)

George Valentine, a newly independent private investigator, acquires his first client when mystery writer Jonathan Winters arrives at his office claiming he is about to be murdered. Before Valentine can learn more, Winters collapses, and when Valentine and his new assistant Sonny Brooks return to the office, the body has vanished. Valentine must now solve the mystery of the disappeared client before the police arrive.

George Valentine's new private detective office in a city building, and Jonathan Winters' home study. · George Valentine, Sonny Brooks, Claire Brooks, Jonathan Winters, Mrs. Winters, Caleb

Listen for: The comical dynamic between George and his pushy young assistant Sonny; George's skepticism about Winters' murder claim; the mysterious disappearance of the body and Winters himself.

Let George Do It: The Floaters (1950)

George Valentine is called to a remote motel on the Mexican border by Bernice Hillary, a young woman from Minnesota who has stumbled into a dangerous situation. She discovers two dead bodies in an adjacent cabin—a woman named Helga who has been illegally trying to enter the country, and a sickly American man who knew her. Now George must uncover the truth behind what appears to be a murder disguised as a suicide.

A motel on the Mexican border near the American-Mexican boundary line. · George Valentine, Bernice Hillary, Helga, Fred Dexter, Janie the chambermaid

Listen for: The mystery of the two dead bodies and whether Helga's death was truly a suicide or something more sinister; George's investigation into the identity and background of the mysterious coughing man.

Let George Do It: The Flowers That Smelled of Murder (1948)

George Valentine arrives at Western State University to investigate murder threats against Professor Cobaur, a brilliant botanist who is developing a new orchid variety. The professor is surrounded by suspicious relationships: his student Louise D'Raine and her husband Michael (both ex-GIs), the professor's wife, and his department head, all with potential motives connected to his groundbreaking botanical experiments and the flower's intended name.

Western State University campus, including student housing and the university greenhouse · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Louise D'Raine, Michael Durane, Steven, Professor Cobaur, Mrs. Cobaur, Department Head

Listen for: The conflicting accounts of whether murder attempts are real or imaginary, the rivalry over naming rights to the new orchid, and the romantic tensions surrounding the handsome professor

Let George Do It: The Forgotten Murder (1952)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by Felicity Graham, who suspects that a man named Paulos visiting from South America is actually James Cartwright, her cousin Laura's husband who supposedly died in a murder-suicide fifteen years ago. Felicity believes Cartwright murdered Laura and faked his own death to escape with her inherited fortune, which he had secretly moved to Los Altos. Valentine agrees to investigate whether Paulos is truly Cartwright in disguise.

New York City, primarily at Felicity Graham's home at Burlington Terrace; also involves South America and Los Altos. · George Valentine, Felicity Graham, Paul Henry, Laura Cartwright, James Cartwright, Paulos, The Maid

Listen for: A tense meeting between Valentine and the mysterious Mr. Paulos; revelations about James Cartwright's cruel nature and his scheme to steal Laura's money; the mystery of whether Paulos is actually the supposedly deceased Cartwright.

Let George Do It: The Four Seasons (1952)

George Valentine is hired by the elegant Donna Lawson Nichols to deliver four priceless Rubens miniatures worth $50,000 to a gallery in Wainsville. On his way to make the delivery, George is forced off the road by a truck and knocked unconscious. When he comes to, the miniatures have vanished, but he finds a $20,000 check signed by Jason Renschler of the Renschler Galleries instead.

A small town with roads leading to Wainsville; George's office; the road where the accident occurs; a police station. · George Valentine, Donna Lawson Nichols, Brooks, Mr. Renschler, Sergeant, Charles Nichols

Listen for: George's past connection to Donna from their college days; the mysterious truck that forces him off the road; the appearance of the check from Renschler instead of the miniatures; the police investigation into the missing paintings.

Let George Do It: The Four-Sided Triangle (1949)

George Valentine is hired by Owen Marby, a Canadian novelist, to investigate whether his old friend Dr. Kenneth Sterritt's death was truly an accident or murder. Marby suspects Sterritt's beautiful wife Julia and a man named Charles Dallason of foul play, noting that Sterritt had expressed marital unhappiness before his fatal car crash on foggy Eagle Canyon Drive. George's assistant Claire infiltrates Julia and Charles's car to eavesdrop on their conversation, and their nervous behavior about Marby's arrival suggests guilt.

A city with mountain roads; Eagle Canyon Drive where Dr. Sterritt died in a car accident; Julia and Charles's haunts including restaurants and mountains. · George Valentine, Owen Marby, Julia Sterritt, Charles Dallason, Claire Brooks, Eddie

Listen for: The tense dinner party at Julia's mountain home; whether Marby will expose Julia and Charles's relationship; clues about the true nature of Dr. Sterritt's death.

Let George Do It: The Ghost of Ireland Betty (1954)

George Valentine is hired by Miss Dowdy, companion of the late Ireland Betty, to investigate Professor E.L. Gifford, who plans to purchase an old Italian villa-style house. Miss Dowdy is concerned about the sale because the house holds special significance, though she hesitates to explain why. When Valentine meets both Christine O'Casey, the young heir who wants to sell, and Professor Gifford, a psychic researcher, tensions arise over the house's future.

An enormous, rambling Italian villa-style house where Ireland Betty once lived, with Miss Dowdy still residing there. · George Valentine, Miss Dowdy, Christine O'Casey, Professor E.L. Gifford, Mr. Eustace

Listen for: Hints about why Miss Dowdy and Ireland Betty regarded the house as special, and what supernatural elements may be connected to it.

Let George Do It: The Ghost of Ireland Betty (Olan Soule) (1954)

George Valentine receives a letter from Miss Dowdy, companion to the late Ireland Betty O'Casey, asking him to investigate Professor E.L. Gifford from Denver. The professor is interested in purchasing an old Italian villa-style house that belonged to Ireland Betty and now is being sold by her niece Christine. Miss Dowdy seems determined to prevent the sale and hints that the house holds special significance, while the professor proves to be an eccentric student of psychic research.

An old Italian villa-style house, formerly owned by Ireland Betty O'Casey, now being prepared for sale by her niece Christine. · George Valentine, Miss Dowdy, Christine O'Casey, Professor E.L. Gifford, Mr. Eustace

Listen for: The mystery of why Miss Dowdy is so opposed to Professor Gifford buying the house and what secret significance the old house holds.

Let George Do It: The Ghost on Bliss Terrace (1948)

George Valentine is hired by a community group led by Mrs. Angela McCauley to investigate an allegedly haunted house on Bliss Terrace. The empty Mitchell house has spooked the neighborhood with reports of mysterious faces in windows and strange music, but George learns that the house's owner, railroad engineer Sam Mitchell, was murdered a month ago in an unsolved killing. George must determine whether the supernatural reports are genuine or something more sinister is at work.

Bliss Terrace, a residential neighborhood, centered on the empty Mitchell house where an unsolved murder occurred. · George Valentine, Mrs. Angela McCauley, Angel (George's assistant), Lieutenant, Fred Horton (milkman), Tommy (neighborhood boy), Mrs. Mitchell (Sam's widow), Paul Hart

Listen for: The details of the mysterious faces and music heard coming from the Mitchell house, and George's investigation into whether the supernatural reports are connected to Sam Mitchell's unsolved murder.

Let George Do It: The Golden Lizard (1950)

George Valentine is hired by a yacht broker to investigate the sale of a luxury vessel called the Golden Lizard and find out who currently owns it, with the expectation of competitive bidding from a South American company. When George meets the ship's owner, Señor Bolivar de Limbrofso, he discovers the elderly Argentine has no real intention of selling his beloved vessel and is instead entertaining a young Danish woodworker named Paul and a South American engineer named Enrico who recently drowned under mysterious circumstances.

The Golden Lizard, a luxury yacht anchored at a hotel, and surrounding locations in 1950. · George Valentine, Mr. Murray (yacht broker), Señor Bolivar de Limbrofso, Paul (Danish woodworker), Enrico (South American engineer), Signora (Señor's companion)

Listen for: The mystery surrounding Enrico's drowning and George's investigation into the true situation with the yacht's ownership and the suspicious activities aboard the ship.

Let George Do It: The Gray Stone Ghost (1952)

George Valentine is invited to Greystone, a moated mansion, to investigate a ghostly haunting. Mrs. Gray claims to have seen her husband's face at her bedroom window two weeks after his burial, and a portrait of him has mysteriously disappeared and reappeared with blood stains. George and his assistant Miss Brooks arrive to uncover whether a genuine ghost or something more sinister is at work.

Greystone, a moated English manor house with a drawbridge · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Mrs. Gray, Dwight, Amanda, Stevens the butler, Ronald Gray, Sylvia Gray

Listen for: George's investigation of the ghostly occurrences at the moated mansion, including the mysterious bust, the missing portrait, and an explosion rigged with an alarm clock

Let George Do It: The Graystone Ghost (1952)

George Valentine arrives at Greystone, the isolated mansion of Mrs. Gray, to investigate a supposed ghost haunting. Mrs. Gray believes her deceased husband is somehow appearing in her home, with strange occurrences including a mysterious face in her bedroom, a missing portrait, and a sculptor's bust found on the ground. As George and his assistant Ms. Brooks begin their investigation, a dynamite explosion in the kitchen reveals someone is playing dangerous pranks.

Greystone mansion, an English-style castle with a moat and drawbridge, isolated from the outside world. · George Valentine, Ms. Brooks, Mrs. Amanda Gray, Ronald Gray, Sylvia Gray, Stevens the butler

Listen for: Who is behind the ghostly hauntings and the dangerous explosions? What is their motive for terrorizing Mrs. Gray?

Let George Do It: The Hand In The Coconut (1950)

George Valentine is called to a quarantined ship by the elderly big-game hunter Mr. Stang, who claims that the ship's second mate Lars Mickelson has stolen his prized field glasses and other items during the voyage. Stang wants George to find evidence and serve as a witness so he can take legal action against the thief. George boards the ship, which is full of wild animals awaiting delivery to zoos, and confronts Mickelson about the stolen glasses.

A quarantined ship docked at a pier, carrying a cargo of wild animals including a panther, a 33-foot constrictor, and poisonous snakes. · George Valentine, Mr. Stang, Lars Mickelson, Captain Tig, Mr. Bowling, Baba

Listen for: The opening explanation of the "hand in the coconut" trap: how a monkey reaches into a coconut to grab something inside but cannot pull its fist back out because greed overcomes fear. This concept becomes a metaphor for Mickelson's own predicament with the stolen goods.

Let George Do It: The Hearse That Was Painted Pink (1948)

George Valentine is hired to romance a woman named Lila Parker in order to flush out a fugitive criminal named Frank Granby, who is hiding somewhere in town and competing with a powerful businessman named Gorman. George is coerced into the job when Gorman's men threaten to harm his secretary Brooksie if he refuses, and George begins attempting to win over the reluctant and dismissive Lila.

A hotel and surrounding locations in an unnamed town, including a nightclub or entertainment venue where Lila performs. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Lieutenant Raleigh, Gorman, Raymond, Ernie, Lila Parker, Frank Granby

Listen for: George's forced attempts to charm the uninterested Lila, the threats posed by Gorman's criminal organization, and the tension between George's secretary Brooksie and Lieutenant Raleigh who suspect George is in trouble.

Let George Do It: The High Price of a Penny (1950)

George Valentine arrives at Fish Lake country to investigate a potential swindle targeting an elderly couple named the Mooms. A mysterious lawyer named Mr. Fowl has hired George to stop Clifford, a worthless nephew, from bilking the wealthy Mooms out of a fortune using a diamond bracelet scheme. However, George arrives to find the situation far more complicated than anticipated.

Fish Lake country, including a rural road, cabins, and Mr. Fowl's home · George Valentine, Mr. Fowl, Clifford, The Mooms, Detective

Listen for: A suspicious car accident on a dark road, cryptic warnings about a bad penny, and revelations about who stands to inherit the Mooms' million-dollar estate

Let George Do It: The Host of Casa Diablo (1949)

George Valentine is hired to bring back Earl Bixby, a fugitive witness willing to testify against corrupt officials, from Mexico to the city. Valentine and his assistant Miss Brooks travel by bus to San Salvador to find Bixby, but they discover that others are determined to prevent his return, by any means necessary.

A small bus traveling through Mexico to the village of San Salvador, and the surrounding mountainous terrain · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Leafy Lake Soper, Earl Bixby, Emilio, McLean, Christine Craig, Red

Listen for: The tense cat-and-mouse game aboard the bus as Valentine tries to outwit McLean and the other antagonists who want to stop him from reaching Bixby; a physical confrontation that nearly forces the bus off a mountain road.

Let George Do It: The House That Jack Built (1950)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by Lacey Jack at a nightclub to provide protection during a dangerous night. Jack reveals he is a crime writer who works as a special deputy for the DA's office and plans to meet an informant with damaging facts about powerful criminals in the city. Valentine agrees to stay at Jack's apartment with his assistant Miss Brooks to guard Jack's family while he ventures out into the night.

A nightclub called the Casino, and Lacey Jack's apartment in the city · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Lacey Jack, Lila, Mickey, Joe, Duke Avis, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: The mysterious appearance of a man named Uncle Marmaduke at Jack's apartment and hints that Lacey Jack may not be who he claims to be

Let George Do It: The Impatient Redhead (1948)

George Valentine, a private investigator, is hired by Blanche Leggler, a wealthy brewery heiress, to discover why the man she loves—Vicente Montoya, a polished Spanish nobleman—has been hesitant to commit to her despite their year-long relationship. Blanche has noticed Vicente has a peculiar pattern of only pursuing women with red hair, and she wants George to uncover what stands in the way of their marriage.

The city, including Blanche's apartment at the Raleigh Towers, the Oval Room at the Stapas Hotel, and various other locations · George Valentine, Blanche Leggler, Vicente Montoya, Carl, Thomas Sloan, Miss Brooks

Listen for: George's investigation into Vicente's past and his mysterious attachment to red-haired women; the revelation of Thomas Sloan's unrequited feelings for Blanche; and Vicente's cryptic confession about the woman he truly loves.

Let George Do It: The Investment (1946)

George Valentine's lawyer neighbor Spencer hires him to buy 100 shares of Mizzouma Limited stock using a $5,000 check from an anonymous client before the market closes at three o'clock. George sends his office boy Sonny to deliver the check to a brokerage firm, but Sonny forgets the firm's name and leaves the check with the wrong company, forcing George and his staff to frantically search the security exchange building to retrieve it.

George Valentine's detective office building in the city; later the security exchange building · George Valentine, Spencer, Sonny, Claire, Al Meltzer, Mr. Bellin

Listen for: The comedic confusion over Sonny mishearing the firm name as 'Jelly-Cohen Bean' (which sounds like jelly bean candy) and then forgetting it entirely; George's frustration over the nail in his shoe delaying him; the race against the three o'clock market closing deadline.

Let George Do It: The Iron Cat (1950)

George Valentine is hired by a desperate man named Ramsey who fears he might harm himself or others. Through a hidden tape recorder, Ramsey discovers his wife Martha, his best friend Edward Dill, and a doctor named Dr. Baldwin are conspiring against him—possibly to have him committed so they can steal his share of a valuable business deal worth a million dollars. George begins investigating the scheme while Ramsey reveals evidence of the deception.

Ramsey's office and home, a decorator's office, and Edward Dill's apartment · George Valentine, Ramsey, Martha, Edward Dill, Dr. Baldwin, Robert

Listen for: The revelation on the tape recorder of Martha's conversation with Edward Dill; George discovering Robert beaten in Ramsey's house; the exposure of the plot to commit Ramsey and steal his business.

Let George Do It: The Iron Hat (1952)

George Valentine receives a letter from Robert Cornelius, owner of the Iron Hat restaurant, asking for help recovering stolen evidence of corruption that was taken from his safe. When one of gangster Hager's hoodlums tries to intimidate George into dropping the case, George suspects Hager is behind the theft and confronts him directly.

The city, including George's office and the Iron Hat restaurant · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Hager, Robert Cornelius, Miss Madill, Alan Dolan

Listen for: George's encounter with the intimidating hoodlum at his office, his first meeting with restaurant owner Cornelius who reveals the stolen evidence, and his bold confrontation with the gangster Hager about the break-in

Let George Do It: The Last Payoff (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Buster Bartone, an ex-convict, to investigate who ransacked his room while he was knocked unconscious. The only clue is that the intruder was searching for something specific but left behind Buster's valuable wristwatch. As George digs deeper, he uncovers connections to John Logan, a man from Buster's past, and discovers a murder has been committed at the local clay pits.

A small town during a rainstorm, involving Buster's room, John Logan's office and house, and clay pits outside town. · George Valentine, Buster Bartone, John Logan, Mrs. Logan, Mr. Reese, Ms. Brooks, Sheriff

Listen for: The developing mystery of who ransacked Buster's room and what they were searching for, the appearance of Mr. Reese with a threatening message, the murder at the clay pits, and George's discovery that a large man in a dark blue raincoat was seen fleeing the scene.

Let George Do It: The Lie That Came True (1948)

Magazine editor Arnold Loomis writes to private investigator George Valentine with a disturbing confession: he lied to police about being robbed at gunpoint, claiming a man took $1,000 he'd lost at the racetrack. Now an innocent man named Neil Denquist has been arrested for the crime, found with the exact bills Loomis described. Loomis is tormented by his fabrication but fears the truth will destroy his marriage and land him in jail.

A city with a racetrack, police headquarters, and jail cells; George Valentine's office. · George Valentine, Arnold Loomis, Brooksie, Neil Denquist, Francine Denquist, Mrs. Denquist, Lieutenant

Listen for: The ingenious twist that Denquist's false confession was actually meant to provide him an alibi for a far more serious crime—a murder that took place at the exact time he claimed the robbery occurred.

Let George Do It: The Little Man Who Was Everywhere (1948)

George Valentine is hired by Vivian Newcomer, who claims a mysterious little man with thick glasses is stalking her, appearing everywhere she goes and sending threatening notes. George discovers the man is Harry Stearner, whose wife died in a fire at one of Newcomer's apartment buildings in the River Flats, and that several more fires have since broken out in the same dilapidated buildings. As George investigates whether Stearner is responsible for both the harassment and the arsons, he begins to suspect a darker purpose behind the fires than simple revenge.

A city with an old River Flats section containing aging apartment buildings and tenement houses; George's office and various locations around the city · George Valentine, Vivian Newcomer, Harry Stearner, Angel, Mr. Whelton, Lieutenant

Listen for: The unfolding mystery of who is really setting the fires in Newcomer's buildings and whether Stearner's strange behavior masks a more complex scheme

Let George Do It: The Malignant Heart (1948)

George Valentine receives a letter from Edna Pallas, a woman concerned about her millionaire husband Walter's bizarre behavior. Once retired and respectable, Walter has begun stealing from stores, mocking religion, ruining his business partner, and generally acting cruel and obnoxious. Edna asks George to investigate what has caused this dramatic change in her husband's character. George agrees to take the case and travels to the Pallas estate to meet Walter in person.

The Pallas estate and surrounding town, 1948 · George Valentine, Bruxy, Mrs. Edna Pallas, Walter Pallas, Lucy, Chief Hagotty, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: George's witty banter with his partner Bruxy, Walter Pallas's mockingly cruel behavior, and the mystery of what has caused Walter's dramatic personality change since his retirement

Let George Do It: The Man Behind the Frame (1951)

George Valentine is called to the county jail by a man named Vic Burnett to help a young office clerk named Lawrence Ferguson who has been arrested for the murder of Sally Fife, a woman he met at a bar the night before. Ferguson was found fleeing the scene and has confessed, but Valentine decides to investigate the circumstances surrounding the case.

A county jail and surrounding areas of an unnamed city, where a murder investigation is taking place. · George Valentine, Lawrence Ferguson, Vic Burnett, Lieutenant Johnson, Sally Fife

Listen for: George Valentine's investigation into whether the young clerk actually committed the murder or has been framed, and his questioning of Ferguson's confession.

Let George Do It: The Man From Jaune Cache (HSG) (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Franklin Scott to identify a mysterious man in a white linen suit watching his house. The man claims amnesia and carries a calling card for Jack McDonald, a suicide victim from South America. When Scott's sister Mary arrives to meet her husband Sid Forrest, who was supposedly returning from mining in French Guiana, complications multiply—the ship Forrest traveled on reports he went overboard, but a man matching Forrest's description is already present in the household.

A city with a waterfront, aboard the Golden Drake ship, and Scott's home; the story involves connections to French Guiana and the town of Jaune Cache. · George Valentine, Franklin Jay Scott, Miss Brooks, Mary Forrest, Sidney Forrest, Mr. Amblar, Lieutenant Johnson, Captain Task

Listen for: The clever revelation that Forrest faked his own death by going overboard to escape McDonald's pursuit, and that the suicide note was written after the supposed death—a key detail that unravels the entire mystery.

Let George Do It: The Man Under the Elm Trees (1949)

George Valentine arrives at Mayville College in response to a letter from Del Hankham, who is worried that his sister Tisha, recently widowed and in possession of forty thousand dollars in life insurance money, is being targeted by Rick Stevenson, a smooth-talking jewelry salesman who has recently arrived in town. When George questions the eccentric boarder Skinny Adams about a mysterious man under the elm trees, Adams becomes evasive and paranoid.

Mayville College, a small college town, at Mrs. Packlett's boarding house and its grounds during a holiday weekend. · George Valentine, Del Hankham, Tisha, Rick Stevenson, Mrs. Packlett, Skinny Adams, Miss Brooke

Listen for: The mysterious reference to a man under the elm trees, Skinny Adams' strange behavior and warnings, and the setup of Rick Stevenson's scheme to gain access to Tisha's money.

Let George Do It: The Man Under the Elm Trees (Olan Soule) (1954)

George Valentine arrives in the small college town of Mayville at the request of Del Hannigan, who fears his sister Tisha—a widow with a substantial life insurance settlement—is being manipulated by a smooth-talking boarder named Stevenson who claims to sell jewelry. George poses as a friend visiting the Packler boarding house, where he encounters the eccentric Skinny Adams and begins to investigate Stevenson's true intentions.

Mayville, a small college town during a faculty welcoming picnic at a boarding house. · George Valentine, Del Hannigan, Tisha Packler, Skinny Adams, Stevenson, Mrs. Packler

Listen for: The mysterious boarder Stevenson's background and his relationship with Tisha Packler; the significance of Skinny Adams and his unusual behavior; what Hannigan suspects Stevenson is really after beyond flattery.

Let George Do It: The Marauder (HSG) (1951)

George Valentine arrives at a remote, snowed-in resort owned by the increasingly unhinged Hans Bjorkman, who has become obsessed with hunting a large cat that has been prowling the property. George must figure out what is really happening at this isolated location where tension and fear run high, and everyone seems caught up in Bjorkman's mounting hysteria over the mysterious creature he calls the Marauder.

A small, deserted resort in a mountainous area during a harsh winter with ice and hailstones; the property is isolated and snow-bound. · George Valentine, Hans Bjorkman, Pennock, Olga, Rafe Saxon, Miss Brooks

Listen for: The mysterious cries of the prowling cat that has everyone on edge, and Hans Bjorkman's escalating paranoia and erratic behavior as he obsessively hunts the creature.

Let George Do It: The Meddler (1951)

Sally Riker, a college freshman, visits private investigator George Valentine in distress. She reveals that a mysterious gunshot was fired in Henry Mayhew's home where her mother works as a secretary, followed by a broken window and suspicious behavior from the household members. George agrees to investigate the incident by posing as a handyman to repair the damage and uncover what really happened.

George Valentine's office and the Mayhew home on Fairway Terrace · George Valentine, Sally Riker, Angel, Claire Brooks, Mrs. Riker, Henry Mayhew, Mr. Dwight

Listen for: A mysterious gunshot at a wealthy man's home, a burned chair, a suspicious key found in the garden, and hints of hidden secrets among the household members.

Let George Do It: The Meek Mr. Murch (1948)

Actor Peter Murch, known for playing meek comedic roles, hires private investigator George Valentine to help him overcome his psychological split personality by exposing him to excitement and danger. Murch believes that experiencing real thrills will help him resolve his internal conflict so he can take on a starring role in his next film.

A city with various locations including a vegetarian restaurant, Mark Logan's pool hall and grill, and an amusement park with a tunnel of love ride · George Valentine, Peter Murch, Booksy (George's secretary), Mark Logan, Len Dimick, Jimmy (tunnel operator)

Listen for: The contrast between Murch's mild public persona and his claim to have a violent alter ego; George's attempts to provide him with exciting situations at a pool hall and then at the tunnel of love attraction; mysterious murder references within the tunnel of love

Let George Do It: The Money Maker (1948)

A foreign government's special paper for printing counterfeit currency has been stolen from the Bonded Paper Corporation, and George Valentine is hired to recover it before the thieves can use it. With the help of the police and a reformed informant named Jigger Collins, George must track down Fred Bigelow, a master counterfeiter believed to be behind the theft.

A city with the Bonded Paper Corporation, police headquarters, and the Clam Shell Hotel · George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Martin Kirsch, Lieutenant, Jigger Collins, Fred Bigelow

Listen for: George going undercover as a recently released convict named Arch Sundit to meet the master counterfeiter Fred Bigelow

Let George Do It: The Motif Is Murder (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine receives a letter from someone claiming to have murdered three seemingly unconnected people—a surgeon, a fortune teller, and a diamond cutter—bound together by a mysterious motif. George and Lieutenant Riley set up a phone trace to catch the killer, but when a beautiful model named Honey Evans becomes the next target, events spiral dangerously out of control.

A city with George Valentine's detective office, police headquarters, and apartment buildings; St. Mary's Hospital is mentioned. · George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Miss Brooks, Honey Evans, The Killer

Listen for: The mysterious caller's increasingly chilling remarks about the murders and his obsession with a hidden motif connecting the victims; the tense phone conversation setup and Honey Evans' urgent modeling appointment that puts her in danger.

Let George Do It: The Murder of a Mind (1948)

George Valentine receives a desperate letter from Laura Burke, asking him to visit her husband Joe, an old army friend now confined to a sanitarium. Joe returned from an overseas job with an export company in a confused mental state following an explosion, unable to speak or move properly. George and his companion visit Joe at the sanitarium run by the mysterious Dr. Taruk, where something about the situation feels wrong to George.

A sanitarium in a remote valley, and the surrounding area; flashbacks to George's army days and Joe's recent work abroad. · George Valentine, Laura Burke, Joe Burke, Dr. Taruk, Rodney, Dr. Hunter, Brooks

Listen for: George's instincts about the sanitarium and Dr. Taruk; the mystery of Joe's true condition; the suspicious circumstances around the explosion; the significance of the face powder Joe gave to Laura.

Let George Do It: The Mystic (1952)

Rita Morton hires detective George Valentine to investigate Calma the Mystic, a spiritualist who has gained influence over Rita's wealthy aunt Emma Breckenridge through séances. Rita believes Calma is a charlatan preying on her aunt's grief over her deceased husband. George and his assistant Miss Brooks attend a séance at the aunt's home where Calma attempts to prove his supernatural powers by revealing a secret message the late Mr. Breckenridge wrote to his wife.

The séance takes place at Mrs. Emma Breckenridge's home in River Park in the present day, with an earlier scene at George Valentine's office. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Rita Morton, Pat Breckenridge, Mrs. Emma Breckenridge, John Chadwick, Martha Hadley, Calma the Mystic

Listen for: The séance conducted by Calma the Mystic and his supposed communication with the deceased Mr. Breckenridge; George Valentine's skeptical observations of the spiritualist's methods.

Let George Do It: The Next to the Last Guest (1949)

George Bellentine, a lawyer, is called to the hotel room of an elderly man named Sternman who is running out of time as his hotel is being torn down. Sternman wants George to help distribute his substantial estate to three worthy recipients: an honest accountant named Henry Freeholder, a proud young boxer called Kid McClint, and his niece Francis O'Neill. George begins visiting these potential beneficiaries to explain Sternman's intentions, but his visit to Kid McClint at a local bar ends violently when the young man attacks him.

A condemned hotel being torn down to make room for a drugstore, and a neighborhood bar · George Bellentine, Sternman, Angel, Francis O'Neill, Henry Freeholder, Kid McClint, Louis the bartender

Listen for: The revelation of why Sternman has chosen these three people and what happens when George tries to inform them of their potential inheritance.

Let George Do It: The Noose Hangs High (1951)

George Valentine is hired by a magazine editor to investigate why two brothers, Jared and Tom Binks, have remained isolated in their house for ten years since an ornithologist named Ansel Fairweather hanged himself there. When George gains entry by posing as a fire inspector, he discovers mysterious nooses tied throughout the house and strange shadows appearing on the walls, suggesting something sinister is occurring behind the locked doors.

The Binks brothers' house at 37 Ashton Street, where an ornithologist named Ansel Fairweather committed suicide ten years earlier. · George Valentine, Tom Binks, Jared Binks, Magazine Editor, Janet

Listen for: The mysterious nooses appearing throughout the house and the shadow of a noose on the stairway wall that the brothers claim they did not tie.

Let George Do It: The Old Style (1950)

Private detective George Valentine is contacted by Jeremiah Stark, an antiquarian who runs a curio shop specializing in artifacts from famous murders. Stark receives an anonymous music box in the mail with a love poem printed on it and a tag bearing tomorrow's date on the bottom—suggesting a murder is planned. Valentine investigates the mysterious sender, a tall graying man Stark saw two days ago, tracing him to Mr. Elmington, a wealthy retired barrel hoop manufacturer.

A curio shop on South Lane, a barber shop, and an apartment building in the city · George Valentine, Jeremiah Stark, Angel, Mr. Elmington, Joe Murphy, Emily Castell, Manicurist

Listen for: The mysterious music box with its sentimental poem, the cryptic date tag predicting murder, and the discovery that links the music box to a young manicurist named Emily Castell

Let George Do It: The Pay-Off Is Murder (1949)

George Valentine is hired by Dara Wyatt to prevent her husband Johnny, a boxer, from throwing Friday's fight against Pat Driscoll. Johnny has been pressured into taking a dive by gangster Douglas Hager, who has taken over the fight rackets. Dara wants her husband to fight honestly instead, even though it means defying powerful criminals who have bet a quarter million dollars on the fix.

A boxing arena and training facilities in an unnamed city; the story centers around a scheduled fight at the Christopher Arena. · George Valentine, Dara Wyatt, Johnny Wyatt, Douglas Hager, Pat Driscoll, Steve Helianis, Brooksie

Listen for: George's attempts to free Johnny from his contract with corrupt manager Helianis and to stand up to gangster Hager's threats; the growing tension as Friday's fight approaches with competing forces trying to control the outcome.

Let George Do It: The Payoff is Murder (1949)

George Valentine receives a letter from Doris Wyatt, whose husband Johnny is a boxer scheduled to fight Pat Driscoll Friday night at Christopher Arena. She wants George to stop Johnny from throwing the fight as arranged by gangster Douglas Hager, fearing her husband will be hurt and trapped in the racket. George agrees to help Johnny win honestly instead, confronting both Hager and Johnny's manager Halianis to free him from their control.

Christopher Arena and surrounding locations including a gymnasium and sanatorium; a boxing world controlled by racketeers · George Valentine, Doris Wyatt, Johnny Wyatt, Douglas Hager, Pat Driscoll, Steve Halianis

Listen for: George's clever maneuvering to break Johnny free from the fixed fight; the tension between Doris's love for her husband and her desperation to escape the criminal underworld; confrontations between George and the gangsters threatening violence.

Let George Do It: The Perfect Alibi (1949)

When a woman claiming to hate her husband asks George Valentine for help, he discovers the man has been arrested for murdering a business associate named Chauncey at the Cedar Crest apartment house. The husband, Pharrell, has no alibi for the shooting, though his wife insists his character proves his innocence. George begins investigating the case with Lieutenant Riley while questions arise about who really killed Chauncey.

A city with the Cedar Crest apartment house; various locations including street corners and a newspaper office · George Valentine, Laurie Farr, Pharrell, Lieutenant Riley, Chauncey, Brooks, Jefferson

Listen for: A murder mystery involving a business dispute, an alibi investigation, and questions about whether the accused man is truly guilty

Let George Do It: The Perfect Specimen (1948)

Dr. Norman Penford receives an anonymous death threat predicting his murder on Tuesday night by shooting. He hires private investigator George Valentine to prevent it. Valentine discovers the doctor has a complicated past: a first wife Jane from whom he's divorced and still paying alimony, and a son Wesley from that marriage who wants nothing to do with him, while his current son Eric seems unaware of his half-brother's existence.

A city with Dr. Penford's home and office in a brownstone house; the story begins when Valentine is hired to protect the doctor from the threatened murder. · George Valentine, Claire Brooks, Dr. Norman Penford, Eric Penford, Jane Penford, Wesley Penford, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: The mystery of who wrote the death threat and why, the revelation of Dr. Penford's hidden past and estranged son, and what Valentine and the police discover through surveillance of the doctor's activities.

Let George Do It: The Picnic (1946)

George Valentine and his secretary Claire decide to have a picnic in the country with Claire's brother Sonny. They stop at a deserted, boarded-up house and discover a slipper with a note written in orange lipstick claiming someone is being held prisoner inside. Despite Claire's objections, George decides to investigate the mysterious message.

A boarded-up house in the country and its surrounding grounds · George Valentine, Claire, Sonny, An old woman

Listen for: The discovery of the mysterious slipper and note, George's decision to break into the house at nightfall, and the team's exploration of the upper floors

Let George Do It: The Prairie Dog (1951)

George Valentine is called in by Lieutenant Dancing to investigate the murder of Jerry Mace, a private investigator who worked for an independent insurance company. The case connects to a serial criminal known as the Prairie Dog, responsible for multiple robberies and murders across the city. George's investigation leads him to a pawn shop in the seediest part of town, where suspicious activity and a peculiar black safety match suggest a connection to his quarry.

A city with a rough industrial district known as the Prairie, including police headquarters, the streets, and a pawn shop in the seedier section of town. · George Valentine, Lieutenant Dancing, Jerry Mace, Felix, Angel

Listen for: References to the Prairie Dog criminal, clues involving black safety matches and greasy gloves, and the connection between Jerry Mace's insurance investigation and the pawn shop.

Let George Do It: The Problem of Joe Martin (1949)

George Valentine is hired by Señor Stoso to track down Joe Martin, a man who survived a plane crash in South America and refuses to answer letters about a $10,000 settlement from the aircraft company. Valentine travels to Martin's isolated coastal home to deliver the money, but finds the household tense and evasive, with Martin himself mysteriously absent on constant walks.

A house on the coast near a foggy, isolated area; Joe Martin's home · George Valentine, Señor Stoso, Joe Martin, Mrs. Martin, Lawrence Kegley, Douglas Dole, Rick Wind, Brooks

Listen for: The mystery of why Joe Martin avoids contact and refuses the settlement money; the tension in his household and the suspicious behavior of those around him.

Let George Do It: The Public Eye (1951)

George Valentine receives an urgent call from Mrs. Pearson asking him to protect her husband, a prominent public figure, from blackmail. A man named Baines is demanding fifty thousand dollars and threatening to reveal compromising information about an indiscretion involving a woman named Estelle. George agrees to meet the blackmailer, but the situation quickly becomes complicated when he encounters violence.

A city politician's office, a country resort area, and a park bench · George Valentine, Mr. Pearson, Mrs. Pearson, Baines, Chester, Estelle

Listen for: The details of what Pearson did that's being used against him, and what happens when George confronts the blackmailer Baines

Let George Do It: The Robber (1946)

Private investigator George Valentine is called to the Harding bookshop by the widow of an eccentric book dealer who died in his sleep. Mrs. Harding suspects her husband hid money in the shop and believes someone broke in to search for it, possibly her late husband's nephew Frank. Valentine and his assistants begin investigating the mysterious death and the missing money.

The Harding bookshop and surrounding areas in an unnamed city · George Valentine, Claire, Sonny, Mrs. Harriet Harding, Frank, Alice Barry the nurse, Dr. Mark

Listen for: A cryptic clue about Mary and her little lamb that emerges during Valentine's interview with the nurse, setting the stage for a search through the children's book section of the shop.

Let George Do It: The Rose Petal Staircase (1949)

George Valentine receives a cryptic letter from Professor Fulton, a genealogist searching for something in the old Senator Culliver house in the town of Culliver. The house is now inhabited by the senator's two surviving daughters, Claudine and another sister, who have kept a mysterious vigil there for fifteen years since their youngest sister Esther's death. When George arrives at the decaying mansion with its famous rose petal-colored marble staircase, he discovers a disturbing secret hidden within its walls.

The Senator Culliver house in the town of Culliver, a decaying mansion dominated by a marble staircase the color of faded rose petals · George Valentine, Professor Fulton, Claudine, Esther (deceased), Johnny (cab driver), Hubert

Listen for: The mystery of what Professor Fulton was searching for in the house, the secret surrounding Esther's death fifteen years ago, and the dark truth the two sisters have been guarding

Let George Do It: The Roundabout Murder (1949)

George Valentine receives a letter from Arnold Kyle, who admits to giving poisoned whiskey to Cleo Dawson but claims he didn't murder her. When Valentine investigates, Kyle's story centers on a mysterious stranger named Walt at Donovan's tavern who gave him the bottle. As Valentine digs deeper, he encounters radio commentator Wayne Medford, who offers to finance the investigation in exchange for dramatizing the case on his program.

A city with Donovan's tavern, a cheap hotel, a police office, and George Valentine's office. · George Valentine, Arnold Kyle, Lieutenant, Miss Brooks, Cleo Dawson, Walt, Charlie Drake, Wayne Medford

Listen for: The mysterious stranger Walt in the leather jacket with the studded belt, and what connection Wayne Medford's interest in the case might reveal.

Let George Do It: The Scream of the Eagle (1950)

George Valentine is hired to protect an heiress named Matilda Jonathan from a ruthless lawyer named McNeil who plans to swindle her out of a five-million-dollar inheritance. However, George discovers that Matilda drowned over a year and a half ago, and her body was never found. Now a young woman named Irma has appeared claiming to be Matilda, recovered from amnesia, but multiple imposters are also staking claims to the fortune.

A lawyer's office in the city, with references to a mountain town and a lake where Matilda supposedly drowned. · George Valentine, Jameson, Mr. McNeil, Irma, Johnny, Fernandez, Broxton, James P. O'Meara

Listen for: George investigates whether Irma is the real Matilda Jonathan by checking for identifying marks and evidence. A sailor named Fernandez is brought in to identify her, but he's killed by a hit-and-run truck before he can do so. George discovers scratches on Fernandez's arms from handling birds, connecting him to falconry and Matilda's past.

Let George Do It: The Seven Dead Years (1948)

George Valentine takes on a case for investigator Samuels, who believes a man named McLean murdered his wife seven years ago, though the body was never found. With the seven-year legal period for declaring someone dead approaching, Samuels wants George to pose as a model for McLean, a sculptor, to get close to him and uncover the truth. George begins to suspect that McLean's wife may still be alive, waiting out the seven years so they can collect insurance and disappear together.

A sculptor's studio in a town called Portister, and George's office. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Samuels, McLean, Nana Kenyon

Listen for: The clever setup of George going undercover as a model while suspecting the wife might be alive; the discussion of how difficult it is to dispose of a body; George's plan to use a newspaper gossip column to flush out Mrs. McLean.

Let George Do It: The Seven Murder (1948)

George Valentine investigates a puzzling case when a man named Neil Denquist confesses to robbing banker Lomas, despite Lomas later admitting he fabricated the entire robbery story. As George digs deeper, he discovers that Denquist may be taking the blame for a crime to create an alibi for something far more sinister that occurred at the same time.

A city police station, Lomas's home, the county jail, and the streets of the city · George Valentine, Lomas, Neil Denquist, Mrs. Francine Denquist, Miss Brooks, Lieutenant Riley, John Hafie

Listen for: The clever revelation that Denquist's false confession masks a connection to a murder investigation; the irony of Lomas's fabricated robbery story exposing a real crime.

Let George Do It: The Silent Waterfall (1950)

George Valentine receives an urgent summons from a mysterious woman named Dora Duncan to visit her home at Waterfall House on South River Road. When George and his assistant arrive that evening, they discover that Dora, a recently returned traveler from India, has disappeared under puzzling circumstances, last seen in a small dollhouse by the river near a waterfall.

Waterfall House on South River Road, a country estate with a fireplace, hunting trophies, and a small dollhouse by a river with a waterfall nearby. · George Valentine, Booksy, Dora Duncan, Cynthia, Jake Mannering, Everett Stone

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances of Dora's disappearance and why she summoned George to her home in the first place.

Let George Do It: The Smugglers (1948)

George Valentine is contacted by Laura Burke, the wife of an old army friend, to help her husband Joe who has returned from working in Egypt in a catatonic state following an industrial accident. George and his assistant Brooks visit Joe at a sanitarium run by Dr. Taruk, where something seems increasingly suspicious about Joe's condition and the circumstances surrounding his deterioration.

A sanitarium in a valley, run by an export company called Kesting Limited; California · George Valentine, Brooks, Laura Burke, Joe Burke, Dr. Taruk, Rodney, Mr. Kesting

Listen for: George's growing suspicions about Dr. Taruk's motives and Joe's true condition; a mysterious car accident on the way from the sanitarium; Laura's desperation and the strange details of Joe's breakdown

Let George Do It: The Spider and the Fly (1950)

George Valentine receives a letter from Mrs. Ponsonby, an upset newcomer to Oakview County, asking for his help investigating her mysterious neighbors at the Barker estate. She claims they've nearly caused her death by tearing up a road and behaving strangely. When George and his partner visit the property, they discover the truth behind the family's seclusion: Emmy Lunsford, now living there with Frederick, was once in love with Frederick when he was married to her best friend Francis, and she's now reclaimed both the house and the man after Francis's death.

The Barker estate in Oakview County, a secluded honeymoon cottage surrounded by high walls and fences. · George Valentine, Mrs. Ponsonby, Mary, Emmy Lunsford, Jeffrey Barker, Frederick Lunsford

Listen for: The revelation of Emmy's long-held secret love and her reunion with Frederick after his first wife's death; Mrs. Ponsonby's gossipy concerns being exposed as meddling.

Let George Do It: The Spirit World (1948)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by Gilbert Dressler, a desperate man recently returned from ten years in the desert, to investigate the influence of Madam Margot, a spiritualist medium who claims to contact the dead. Dressler fears that Margot's séances are draining his fiancée Gabrielle of her money and sanity following the death of Gabrielle's mother, Mrs. Turner. George and his partner Brooksie visit Margot's parlor to assess whether she is a genuine medium or a clever fraud operating an elaborate con.

A spiritualist medium's parlor in the city, filled with exotic furnishings, crystal balls, and occult paraphernalia; also flashbacks to George's past in North Africa. · George Valentine, Brooksie, Gilbert Dressler, Madam Margot, Haseem, Margot's assistant, Gabrielle Turner, Vida Paterson, Gabrielle's aunt

Listen for: George's skeptical investigation into Margot's methods, Margot's attempts to impress with her supposed psychic knowledge, and the growing tension between the séance participants.

Let George Do It: The Stand-In (1952)

George Valentine is knocked unconscious in an alley while following a mysterious man who has been watching him and his secretary Miss Brooks. He wakes in a wealthy household where he discovers he's been mistaken for Paul Gibson, a man recently arrived from Australia. Paul's stepsister Gloria has decided to marry him for his inheritance, and she's enlisted his lookalike to help with some unknown scheme.

George's office, a restaurant, city streets and alley, and the Gibson family home · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Gloria Bradley, Paul Gibson, Emily, Henry

Listen for: George's confusion upon waking and his discovery that someone has arranged for him to pose as Paul Gibson; the revelation of Gloria's plan to marry Paul for his fortune

Let George Do It: The Starlight Pier (1952)

Private investigator George Valentine is hired by Ike Mannis, owner of the Starlight Pier amusement zone, to investigate a series of sabotage incidents. Two accidents involving the Ferris wheel and tunnel of love ride have occurred on consecutive Fridays, each carefully tampered with by someone knowledgeable about carnival machinery, threatening to ruin Mannis's business as customers stay away in fear.

Starlight Pier amusement zone, featuring various rides including a Ferris wheel, tunnel of love, and carousel. · George Valentine, Ike Mannis, Miss Brooks, Ned Parker, Wheels, Zelda

Listen for: George investigates the sabotaged rides and questions the pier's workers, while a fortune teller named Zelda warns him of danger ahead.

Let George Do It: The Symbol Three (1952)

George Valentine receives a desperate call from Mrs. Laswell, whose husband has been plagued by mysterious accidents ever since a sinister voice telephoned her two weeks ago, whispering cryptically about "Symbol Three, the key to destiny." Two accidents have already occurred—the death of her husband's dog and a car crash involving their chauffeur—with the voice promising a third and final accident. George agrees to investigate and uncover the truth behind these seemingly impossible incidents.

The Laswell home and surrounding areas in an unnamed city. · George Valentine, Mrs. Laswell, Martin Laswell, Johnny Givens

Listen for: The mysterious telephone voice predicting accidents; George's investigation into the chauffeur's unexplainable car crash; the revelation of what Symbol Three truly means.

Let George Do It: The Tears of Sorrow (1950)

George Valentine arrives at Stillman's Last Chance, a remote desert motel, to help a traveling salesman who was mysteriously beaten and warned to stop asking questions. Upon investigation, George discovers that Charlie, a cook at the motel, has died under suspicious circumstances, and a valuable silver casket lies hidden in his locked room. As George questions the motel's inhabitants about Charlie's death and the casket's contents, he uncovers motives rooted in greed and jealousy among those at the establishment.

Stillman's Last Chance, a remote motel and bar in the desert near the California-Arizona-New Mexico border. · George Valentine, Guthrie, Max Stillman, Lucy, Charlie, Doctor, The Cook

Listen for: The mystery of what killed Charlie and who knew about the valuable silver casket hidden in his room.

Let George Do It: The Treasure Of Millie's Wharf (1950)

George Valentine receives a letter from Millie, a woman living in a quiet coastal town, who claims her parrot found a mysterious map marked with an X pointing to an underwater location. When George arrives to investigate, he discovers that a stranger named Dr. Labor recently visited the town, obtained a boat, and mysteriously departed by ship. George pursues Labor to uncover what treasure or secret lies beneath the waters near Millie's Wharf.

Millie's Wharf, a quiet coastal town with shallow bay waters, islands, and sandy shores where Spanish ships once sailed. · George Valentine, Millie, Cupid (parrot), Uriah James, Dr. Labor, Captain (ship captain), Mac

Listen for: A mysterious map with an X marking an underwater location, a parrot who steals secrets, and a stranger who vanishes by sea.

Let George Do It: The Treasure of Millie's Wharf (1950)

George Valentine arrives at Millie's Wharf after Millie writes to him about a mysterious map her parrot found, marked with an X that points to a location underwater near the historical islands. When someone shoots at the bird, George realizes others are after the same treasure and must track down a mysterious stranger named Dr. Labor who rented a boat the night before and is now heading out to sea.

Millie's Wharf, a small coastal town on the Bay of Islands with a history of Spanish galleons and buried treasure legends. · George Valentine, Millie, Cupid (Millie's parrot), Uriah James, Dr. Labor, A large man on the beach

Listen for: The mystery deepens as George pursues Dr. Labor across the sand dunes and discovers a ship waiting offshore with a crew loading water tanks, suggesting a larger operation at work.

Let George Do It: The Ugly Duckling (1950)

George Valentine is hired by music patron Yasha Hardwick to investigate the troubled marriage of composer Edmund Salter and his wife Mary. Mary devoted her career to supporting Edmund, a wealthy but cold and self-absorbed composer, only to find herself exhausted and unhappy. When Edmund suddenly dies, George begins to uncover suspicious details about his death and the various people who stood to gain from it.

The Salter home and surrounding town, 1950. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Yasha Hardwick, Mary Salter, Edmund Salter, Dr. Robinson, Diane Luskin, Mrs. Rapple

Listen for: A mystery surrounding the death of a famous but unlikeable composer, with questions about whether Edmund Salter's death was natural or caused by an overdose of medicine.

Let George Do It: The Violent Van Pattons (1952)

George Valentine and his associate Miss Brooks arrive at Foghorn Island to help Lita Van Patten announce her secret marriage to Jim Simmons to her uncle, the Captain. What seemed like a simple errand becomes complicated when the Captain's volatile temper and family tensions threaten to derail the happy news, and someone sabotages the boat's engine, stranding everyone on the island.

Foghorn Island, a remote island with an old lighthouse, home to the Van Patten family. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Captain Van Patten, Lita Van Patten Simmons, Jim Simmons, Rachel Van Patten, Max, Lloyd Rankin

Listen for: The mystery of who sabotaged the boat engine and what dangerous secrets the volatile Van Patten family harbors.

Let George Do It: The Voice of the Giant (1950)

George Valentine is hired to investigate the mysterious situation at an old manor house where a young woman named Charlotte has suddenly demanded an annulment from her new husband Walter Stanton just two weeks after a hastily arranged wedding. When George arrives, he finds Charlotte withdrawn and her father recently deceased, while an enormous nine-foot-tall clock—the titular Giant—dominates the household and hasn't stopped running for three centuries.

A country manor house with a collection of clocks, including a massive nine-foot-tall clock called the Giant; a small train station and neighboring farm in the countryside. · George Valentine, Charlotte, Walter Stanton, Uncle Kyle, Charlotte's father

Listen for: The explanation for Charlotte's sudden annulment demand and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her father's death and the family's obsession with time and clocks.

Let George Do It: The White Elephant (1950)

George Valentine receives a mysterious letter from Alice May Edmond, a reclusive woman living in a sprawling 42-room mansion called the White Elephant. She offers him $1,000 to catch her murderer, and when George visits her home to investigate, someone poisons her milk right before his eyes. Now George must uncover who among her scheming relatives wants her dead and out of the valuable property.

The White Elephant, a large old-fashioned 42-room mansion in the commercial district, number one bar Salamu Square. · George Valentine, Alice May Edmond, Doctor, Steve (Alice's brother), Cousin Yule, Jensen (servant), Molly (Irish servant girl from the past)

Listen for: The mystery of who tried to poison Alice Edmond and why her relatives are so eager to get her out of the house; the significance of the song 'Molly Brannigan' and the Irish servant girl from twenty years ago.

Let George Do It: The Witch of Mill Hollow (1950)

When a fire destroys the old mill in Mill Hollow, a woman's body is found in the ruins—Miss Abby, the town's piano teacher who has recently acquired a sinister reputation. George Valentine arrives to investigate whether her death was accidental or something more deliberate, as he discovers that Miss Abby's behavior changed dramatically about a year ago, leading townspeople to whisper about witchcraft and curse her with suspicion.

Mill Hollow, a small town in 1950, centered around the local fire department, Miss Abby's home, and the burnt remains of the old mill. · George Valentine, Salas Oric, Mr. Stern, Mr. Brooks, Doc Ransom, Miss Abby

Listen for: The mystery of how Miss Abby's reputation transformed from beloved piano teacher to feared figure, and whether her strange behavior and cryptic pronouncements made her a target for revenge or merely mark her death as tragic accident.

Let George Do It: The Wolf Pack (1948)

George Valentine receives a letter from Emily asking him to help her friend Eddie Prokosh, a sixteen-year-old boy being released from a work camp after serving time for being caught in a stolen car. Emily fears Eddie will turn to crime to prove everyone's low expectations of him correct. George investigates Eddie's case, talking to Emily, Eddie's estranged father, and a local political organizer, while also learning of a neighborhood troublemaker named Stan Lucas who may have played a role in Eddie's troubles.

Chelsea Square Park and neighborhood in the city · George Valentine, Ruxie, Emily, Eddie Prokosh, Mr. Prokosh, Mr. Morris, Stan Lucas

Listen for: George's investigation into Eddie's past and the mysterious role of Stan Lucas in the stolen car incident; Eddie's pride and resistance to help after his father disowned him.

Let George Do It: The Woman in Black (1951)

George Valentine is hired by Gladys Jenkins, a press agent who resurrected the career of a mysterious charlatan called Gregory. Now Gladys fears she has made a terrible mistake, as Gregory has returned to his old temple and begun taking on clients again. She is terrified of him and wants to quit her job, but Gregory refuses to let her leave. George investigates the situation at Gregory's deserted mansion to uncover what Gregory is truly up to.

A deserted mansion converted into a temple, a city neighborhood, and various indoor locations · George Valentine, Gladys Jenkins, JJ Cleary, Gregory, Brooks, A woman in black

Listen for: The mysterious atmosphere surrounding Gregory's return to his fraudulent spiritual business, Gladys's escalating fear of her former client, and hints of Gregory's sinister intentions toward those around him.

Let George Do It: The Woman in Black (aka-Lady In Black) (1951)

Press agent Gladys Jenkins resurrects the reputation of Gregory, a once-famous but washed-up crystal ball reader, to make money from his comeback. Now a mysterious Woman in Black visits Gregory repeatedly, a skeptical writer who threatened to expose the fraud lies hospitalized with claw wounds, and Gladys finds herself unable to quit despite her growing fear of what Gregory may actually be capable of doing.

Gregory's old deserted castle-like house, recently reopened as a spiritual temple in California · George Valentine, Gladys Jenkins, Gregory, The Woman in Black, Joe Brady

Listen for: The mystery of the Woman in Black and what Gregory's true powers might be; the explanation for Joe Brady's mysterious injuries; whether George can help Gladys escape her situation.

Let George Do It: There Ain't No Justice

George Valentine is called to the small town of Melody by Abner, who's locked in the sheriff's office after a jail fire. A prisoner died in the fire under mysterious circumstances, and Abner fears he'll be killed if he reveals what he knows. George investigates the dead man's identity and the circumstances surrounding his death, suspecting foul play by the corrupt police chief McNabb.

Melody, a small town in the Valley, primarily at the sheriff's office and jail · George Valentine, Abner, Hank, Police Chief McNabb, Brooks

Listen for: The mystery of why a prisoner died before the jail fire, the corrupt practices of Police Chief McNabb, and whether the fire was deliberately set to cover up evidence of a crime

Let George Do It: There Ain't No Justice (HSG Syndication) (1952)

George Valentine receives a desperate call from a man named Abner, who is locked in the sheriff's office in the small town of Melody after a jail fire. Abner claims a prisoner died before the fire started, not in it, and hints that the local police chief is involved in covering up the death. George and his secretary Brooksy drive to investigate the mysterious death of an unknown man.

Melody, a small town in the valley with a jail that recently burned down; the Sheriff's office. · George Valentine, Brooksy, Abner, Hank, Chief McNabb, Sergeant

Listen for: A man's cryptic phone call reporting a prisoner's death before a jail fire; accusations of police corruption; George's investigation into whether the death was murder covered up by arson.

Let George Do It: Three Times and Out (1952)

George Valentine is hired by Lawrence Sage, a wealthy businessman who has survived two murder attempts: a bomb planted in his car and poison added to his milk. As George investigates the household staff, he uncovers secrets about both Frederick, the chauffeur who is on parole through Sage's custody, and Mrs. Hastings, the longtime housekeeper who stands to lose her inheritance when Sage revises his will.

Lawrence Sage's home and office in the city · George Valentine, Lawrence Sage, Mrs. Sage, Frederick, Mrs. Hastings, Dr. Van

Listen for: George's investigation into who is trying to kill his client and what motives the household staff might have for the murder attempts

Let George Do It: Till Death Do Us Part (1949)

George Valentine is hired by Lydia Tarbell to investigate her sister Edie's new husband, Cliff LeVire, a charming younger man and former dancer whom Lydia suspects married Edie only for her money. George travels to the beach to confront LeVire, and shortly after arriving at the Tarbell house, a flower box nearly kills George on the balcony, leading Lydia to accuse Cliff of attempted murder.

The Tarbell house on a hill overlooking the bay, near the beach; a foggy evening. · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Max, Lydia Tarbell, Cliff LeVire, Edie LeVire, Damien

Listen for: The tension between Lydia's suspicions about Cliff's motives and Edie's defense of her new husband; the mysterious falling flower box that nearly kills George.

Let George Do It: Too Near the Sky (1949)

George Valentine receives a mysterious letter from Sonia Belsing asking him and his sister Claire to pose as relatives at a penthouse party on the 32nd floor of the Hargrove building. Once they arrive, they discover the party is actually much smaller than expected, with only a few guests gathered in this high-rise location. Sonia hints that murder is involved in her request for George's help, but refuses to explain the details until they meet in person.

The Hargrove building in the city, particularly the 31st and 32nd floors (executive offices and penthouse), late at night. · George Valentine, Claire (his sister), Sonia Belsing, Vivian Hargrove, Eric Sims, Rob Munningo, Peter Cannon

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances surrounding Sonia's cryptic warning about murder; the tension between the guests at the penthouse party; hints about why George and Claire were really summoned to this isolated location high above the city.

Let George Do It: Tune on a Triangle (1951)

George Valentine is tricked into a publicity stunt by press agent Jerry Briskin involving circus aerialist Estella Tigris. When George rescues the woman from a ledge, he gets caught up in a dangerous love triangle involving Estella, her jealous husband Fador, and her current partner Ferelli. Before George can untangle himself from the mess, Estella is murdered in her dressing trailer, and both men become suspects.

A circus with big top, trailers, and animal enclosures in an unnamed city. · George Valentine, Briskin, Estella Tigris, Fador, Ferelli, Lieutenant Johnson, Brooks

Listen for: The rescue scene from a ledge with George talking down a woman in danger, and the investigation that follows as George pieces together a murder plot involving a love triangle and stolen jewelry.

Let George Do It: Uncle Harry's Bones (1951)

Private investigator George Valentine is called to a remote rural area by Sophie Strudivant, who fears that an uncle may not be who he claims to be. When a skeleton is discovered in the lake, George must determine whether the bones belong to the real Uncle Harry, who disappeared five years ago, or someone else entirely.

A rural area near Looney Bend, around the Strudivant property and surrounding farms · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Sophie Strudivant, Doc Sellers, Ham Lincoln, Douglas Kent, Sheriff

Listen for: A mystery involving mistaken identity and a skeleton pulled from a lake, with questions about whether the bones belong to the missing Uncle Harry or an imposter.

Let George Do It: Under the River (1948)

George Valentine, a private investigator, is hired by William Kane, president of Kane and Bauer's tunnel construction company, to investigate mysterious accidents plaguing their tunnel project beneath a river. Kane suspects his partner Jim Bowers may be sabotaging the work to force the company to lose the job to a rival firm, Cameron Construction, which has made Bowers a lucrative offer. George and his secretary Brooksie go undercover as a reporter and photographer to investigate the tunnel operation.

A tunnel construction site beneath a river, with offices above ground and the tunnel operation below. · George Valentine, Brooksie (George's secretary), William Kane, Jim Bowers, Sanders, Charlie, Hagen, Young Davis

Listen for: The clash between the two partners as accidents continue to plague the tunnel project; George's investigation into whether Bowers is deliberately causing the mishaps.

Let George Do It: Under the River (aka Tunnel Project) (1948)

George Valentine is hired by William Kane, president of Kane and Bauer's tunnel construction company, to investigate mysterious accidents plaguing their tunnel project under a river. Kane suspects his partner Jim Bowers is sabotaging the work to force the company to lose the contract to the rival Cameron Construction Company, who has made Bowers an attractive job offer. George and his secretary Brooks pose as a reporter and photographer to gain access to the tunnel and investigate.

A tunnel construction site beneath a river, with the main action taking place in the tunnel itself and at the construction company offices above. · George Valentine, Brooks, William Kane, Jim Bowers, Sanders, Charlie, Hagen, Davis

Listen for: The pressure of working deep underwater, the camaraderie and tension between the two partners, and mounting evidence of deliberate sabotage on the job site.

Let George Do It: Valley Sunset (1949)

Private investigator George Valentine arrives at Valley Sunset Winery in California after receiving a mysterious letter from fourteen-year-old Rachel Agagenic, who fears her uncle Joseph and brother Demetro may kill each other. George discovers the family is torn by secrets: Joseph has taken the blame for a hit-and-run accident involving a man named Sudsy and paid $20,000 to a racketeer named Ty Wendell for blackmail. When Wendell is murdered that afternoon, suspicion falls on young Silvio, whose letter confessing to theft was meant to control his movements.

Valley Sunset Winery near Fresno, California, in September · George Valentine, Rachel Agagenic, Joseph Agagenic, Silvio Agagenic, Demetro Agagenic, Ty Wendell, Sudsy, Sheriff Simpson

Listen for: The poetic, old-world Eastern European patriarch Joseph wrestling with family loyalty and honor; George untangling blackmail, hit-and-run accidents, and murder; the revelation that Joseph tore up the incriminating letter before his fatal stroke.

Let George Do It: Vultures on the Wing (1949)

George Valentine is hired to retrieve a briefcase containing priceless paintings by Sebastian Zundud that were lost during the Nazi occupation. The plan involves a woman swapping the briefcase in a powder room while George waits in the lobby, but multiple dangerous parties—including the mysterious Jim Fowler and other interested collectors—are also after the paintings.

A hotel lobby and powder room in what appears to be a contemporary American city. · George Valentine, Mrs. Burnett, Mick, Jim Fowler, Van Brokeland

Listen for: The tense negotiations over the valuable paintings, George's confrontations with multiple rivals seeking the briefcase, and the escalating danger as various parties close in on the exchange.

Let George Do It: War Maneuver (1952)

George Valentine investigates when a young woman named Laura Gillespie is killed and her body is found under a car belonging to Simon Palcheck, a gentle man who works at Thornton's toy factory. The evidence suggests Palcheck has been framed for the murder, and George must uncover the real culprit before the innocent man is convicted.

A city with a police station, toy factory, import-export business, and various streets including Manson Street · George Valentine, Mrs. Fenton, Miss Brooks, Simon Palcheck, Lieutenant Johnson, Sergeant, Laura Gillespie, Mr. Gillespie

Listen for: George's investigation reveals that Laura Gillespie's death was a deliberate frame-up rather than an accident, with clues pointing to her workplace and connections to the toy factory and import business.

Let George Do It: What's Become of Terry Cable (HSG) (1951)

When Shorty McGowan finds his friend Terry Cable's watch in a pawn shop, he becomes worried about what has happened to the man. George Valentine takes on the case to discover why Cable disappeared from the neighborhood, working through Cable's former employer, local business owners, and eventually uncovering Cable's true occupation.

A city with warehouses, a pub on the east side, and various businesses including a gambling establishment run by Loose Sprinkle. · George Valentine, Shorty McGowan, Fat Williams, Mr. Manx, Mr. Everett

Listen for: The gradual revelation that Terry Cable is not the person everyone assumes him to be, and George's realization that Cable's mysterious behavior and disappearance have an innocent explanation.

Let George Do It: Who Is Sylvia (1948)

George Valentine receives a desperate letter from Leslie Graham, asking him to discover whether Graham's beautiful wife Sylvia loves him or is involved with another man. When George visits the Graham household, he finds a tense domestic situation with the arrival of a handsome visitor named Tom Vickers. George's investigation into Sylvia's past reveals a troubling pattern that raises dark questions about her character and intentions.

The Graham household and George Valentine's office, 1948 · George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Leslie Graham, Sylvia Graham, Tom Vickers, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: The revelation of Sylvia's mysterious past, the tense confrontation between Leslie and Sylvia, and the surprising turn of events that ends the case

Let George Do It: Your Money or Your Life (1949)

George Valentine receives a desperate letter from Fred Dundee, who admits to stealing money to pay off a debt to Phil Pagano, a loan shark working for Douglas Harger. Fred wants George to expose Harger's criminal racket. George takes the case for free and confronts Harger at his Melody Club, extracting $350 from him. When the police prove unhelpful, George and his assistant Miss Brooks devise a plan to get closer to Pagano by having Brooks pose as a woman in need of money.

A city with the Melody Club, Molly's Cafe on Pierpont Street, and various other locations including a police station and Pagano's apartment. · George Valentine, Fred Dundee, Miss Brooks, Douglas Harger, Phil Pagano, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: The clever confrontation between George and Harger at the club, and the developing scheme to trap Pagano through Miss Brooks's impersonation.

Boston Blackie: A Boat In The Street (1949)

Boston Blackie investigates when a body is discovered on a boat left on Montgomery Street. Press agent Gregory Thompson from Imperial Studios claims it's all part of a publicity stunt to promote the studio's new film "High and Dry," but Inspector Faraday suspects Thompson may be responsible for the murder.

Hollywood and the streets of the city, including Imperial Studios and a boat on Montgomery Street · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Gregory Thompson, Linda, Jules Arnold, Mary, Lily, Jeffrey Good

Listen for: The classic Boston Blackie introduction and his investigation into whether a murder was genuinely committed or staged as a film publicity stunt

Boston Blackie: A New Face For Joe Harvey (1946)

A man claiming to be Joe Harvey, a thief who stole $50,000 from his firm, is arrested by police who believe he is Donald Tate, a cop killer. Harvey insists he had his face surgically altered by a doctor named Weaver to escape detection, but the operation went wrong and gave him Tate's appearance. Boston Blackie becomes involved when Harvey begs him to verify his true identity before the real Tate escapes justice.

City streets, police headquarters, Doc Weaver's apartment, and a taxi cab in an unnamed city during the present day. · Joe Harvey, Doc Weaver, Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Officer/Police

Listen for: The mystery of Joe Harvey's true identity and whether Doc Weaver will confirm Harvey's story before it's too late. Listen for Boston Blackie's investigation into Doc Weaver's apartment and his conversation with Mary Wesley about the case.

Boston Blackie: A Vase Leads To Murder (1946)

Boston Blackie investigates when a messenger boy is murdered at Mary Wesley's apartment after delivering a vase she purchased at auction. A man in a green hat had desperately wanted the vase and even threatened Mary with a gun to buy it, but the real mystery deepens when an x-ray examination reveals the vase appears to be empty.

Boston; Mary Wesley's apartment, an auction house, and an x-ray laboratory · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Inspector Faraday, The man in the green hat, A messenger boy, Mr. Danny

Listen for: The puzzle of why a man would commit murder over what appears to be a worthless factory-made vase with nothing inside it; Boston Blackie's clever use of modern x-ray technology to investigate the crime

Boston Blackie: Aggie Rogers Murder (1947)

Boston Blackie investigates the mysterious Rogers Mansion after hearing reports of moaning from inside the boarded-up house. When he and Inspector Faraday force their way through the cluttered interior, they discover the body of Aggie Rogers, the wealthy older sister who has not left the house in 25 years, killed by a blow to the head.

The Rogers Mansion, a famous eccentric house in the city with boarded-up windows and rooms filled with junk, boxes, barrels, and papers. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mrs. Crane, Aggie Rogers, Martha Rogers, Officer Dugan

Listen for: The eerie atmosphere of the cluttered mansion and the discovery of Aggie's body in a locked room full of accumulated junk.

Boston Blackie: Alibi Time (1948)

Boston Blackie is asked to provide an alibi for Jack Davis, a criminal who claims he couldn't have murdered the Barrows brothers because Blackie was with him at 9:25, five minutes before the shooting. Inspector Faraday investigates Davis's claim, examining whether Davis could have traveled the five miles to commit the crime in that time window.

City streets and police precinct, during a nighttime murder investigation · Boston Blackie, Jack Davis, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Mike, Tony, Blondie

Listen for: The clever details about Davis's alibi—the exact time, the five-mile distance, and the crucial question of how Davis could have reached the crime scene without a car stopping at the house.

Boston Blackie: Amnesia Victim (1945)

Boston Blackie encounters Arthur Burke, a man suffering from amnesia who was knocked unconscious three weeks ago and found with a murder weapon in the office of reformer George Dibby. Burke fears he may have killed Dibby and seeks Blackie's help to discover the truth before turning himself in to police. When a mysterious woman named Janet calls to claim she knows the killer's identity, Blackie finds himself caught between helping Burke, dealing with gangster Tom Roach, and unraveling the real circumstances of Dibby's death.

Boston, spanning Blackie's apartment, Dibby's office, the police station, the Ocean Hotel, and Tom Roach's establishment. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Arthur Burke, Inspector Faraday, George Dibby, Tom Roach, Janet Carrie, Peggy

Listen for: The key details of Arthur Burke's amnesia and his discovery with the murder weapon; the mysterious woman Janet's promise to reveal the killer's identity; Boston Blackie's plan to prove Tom Roach committed the murder.

Boston Blackie: Black Market Blackieaka-black Market Meat Ring (1944)

Boston Blackie is pulled into a black market meat smuggling ring when thugs threaten him to join their operation. Meanwhile, a legitimate cattle rancher named Miss Parker seeks his help getting her trucks through to customers, revealing that the same black market gang has been hijacking her shipments. Blackie decides to fight the black market operation.

A city with meat smuggling operations and police department; Blackie's apartment. · Boston Blackie, Shorty, Steve, Miss Parker, Inspector Faraday, Matthew

Listen for: The clash between Blackie's forced involvement in the black market scheme and his decision to help an honest rancher fight the same gang; his interactions with the skeptical Inspector Faraday.

Boston Blackie: Blackie And Mary Go To Canyon Dude Ranch (1949)

Boston Blackie and his companion Mary check into Canyon Dude Ranch under assumed names for a vacation, but discover the owners are running a lonely hearts racket. A young ranch worker named Tom has disappeared after threatening to blackmail them, and Blackie suspects foul play when he finds wedding rings hidden in the owners' cabin belonging to missing women from the past two years.

Canyon Dude Ranch, a resort in the mountains · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Henry Canyon, Agatha Canyon, Katherine Sloane, Tom, Slim

Listen for: Blackie's clever use of Mary's charm to gather evidence, the revelation of the hidden wedding rings, and Henry's confession under pressure when he believes Blackie is running away with Mary.

Boston Blackie: Blackie Framed For Killing John Cummings (1948)

Boston Blackie is arrested for the murder of John Cummings when a witness identifies his picture, though he claims he was in Central City at the time. Inspector Faraday locks him up to handle the case alone, but unknown to the police, criminals travel to Central City to silence the hotel clerk who can verify Blackie's alibi.

A police station and jail, with scenes at the Rex Hotel in Central City. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Lila, Sergeant Matthews, William, Eddie Manton, Spoke

Listen for: Blackie's claims of innocence and his alibi at the hotel; the criminals' plot to prevent the truth from coming out; Mary trying to help Blackie prove where he was.

Boston Blackie: Blackie Goes To Jail For Diamond Theft (1946)

Boston Blackie is arrested and convicted of stealing $100,000 worth of diamonds from Gotham's, based on evidence presented by Inspector Faraday who found him trying to sell the jewels. Sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison, Blackie maintains his innocence while his friend Mary Wesley vows to prove his innocence and find the real thief. Behind bars, Blackie encounters his cellmate Bill Jackson and learns of an escape plan being discussed among the prisoners.

A city courtroom and state penitentiary · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Bill Jackson, The Judge, The Warden

Listen for: The dramatic trial verdict, Blackie's stoic response to his sentence, Mary's determination to clear his name, and the beginning of a prison escape plot

Boston Blackie: Blackie Jilts Mary (1945)

Boston Blackie breaks off his romance with Mary, leaving her confused and hurt. When she discovers a mysterious address in his apartment, she becomes determined to find out what is really going on. Meanwhile, two criminals plan to use Blackie as a patsy for a bank robbery by framing him for a candy store holdup.

Boston, various locations including Blackie's apartment, a criminal hideout, and a candy store · Boston Blackie, Mary, Shorty, Bernie, Leach, Joe

Listen for: The criminals' scheme to frame Blackie for a robbery they plan to commit, and how Blackie manages to escape from the ropes binding him

Boston Blackie: Blackie Kidnapped (1945)

Boston Blackie is kidnapped from his apartment by a group of criminals who force him to write a note claiming he's gone to Chicago on a case. While his friends search for him, Inspector Faraday investigates a connection to Carolyn Johnson, a woman in jail who may know the location of stolen money from the Eggetsville Bank. Blackie's captors keep him imprisoned and try to extract information from him about the money.

Boston; Blackie's apartment, police station, and jail · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Shortie, Tony, Mary Wesley, Sergeant Rowan, Carolyn Johnson, Pete

Listen for: The kidnapping of Blackie and the mystery surrounding stolen bank money and Carolyn Johnson's connection to it

Boston Blackie: Blackie Loves Helen (1948)

Boston Blackie falls in love with Helen Carver and breaks up with his longtime girlfriend Mary Wesley. When Helen asks Blackie to prove his devotion by opening a safe for her, his loyalties and judgment are put to the test as mysterious complications emerge.

Boston, various indoor locations including Blackie's place and Johnson's residence · Boston Blackie, Helen Carver, Mary Wesley, Joe (the tail), Inspector, Johnson, King

Listen for: Romantic tension between Blackie and Helen, the surprise introduction of Helen to Mary, a mysterious safe containing valuable papers, and blackmail involving fifty thousand dollars.

Boston Blackie: Blackie Shoots A Watchman (1947)

Boston Blackie approaches a criminal named Fredericks with an offer to join his robbery gang, claiming he needs money. Fredericks agrees to let Blackie participate in a job that night as a trial. Meanwhile, Mary Wesley has hired a detective agency to follow Blackie's every move, and Blackie himself has arranged for Inspector Faraday to be informed of the job so he can arrest Fredericks and his gang.

A city with criminal underworld operations and police detective agencies; various locations including an office, streets, and a building used for a robbery. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Fredericks, Tommy, Bill, Inspector Faraday, Dick Colmer

Listen for: Blackie infiltrating a criminal gang while secretly working with the police; tense moments during a nighttime robbery where Blackie must shoot a watchman to maintain his cover.

Boston Blackie: Blackie Steals Necklace For Charity (1945)

Boston Blackie is approached by elderly Mrs. Van Devere with an unusual request: she wants him to steal a valuable family heirloom necklace from her own safe so she can sell the diamonds and donate the proceeds to charity, since the necklace cannot be legally sold or given away. Blackie agrees to help with the theft, but when Inspector Faraday arrives to investigate the robbery, complications arise.

Boston; Mrs. Van Devere's home and Inspector Faraday's office · Boston Blackie, Mrs. Van Devere, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Maggie

Listen for: A clever theft conducted for charitable purposes, and the complications that follow when the police investigate the missing necklace.

Boston Blackie: Blackie47-02-181107Years Bad Luck For Florence Wells

Florence Wells, the temperamental star of a musical comedy show, calls Boston Blackie to her dressing room claiming she's in desperate trouble and fears something will happen to her soon. Blackie arrives for their 7:30 appointment, but before he can speak with her, Florence is found dead in the street, eight blocks away from the theater, despite having been seen entering her dressing room just minutes before.

A theater with dressing rooms and backstage areas, and the surrounding city streets. · Boston Blackie, Florence Wells, Barbara, Tom, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Joe, Mr. Brown

Listen for: The mystery of how Florence Wells left her locked dressing room and ended up dead in the street; the tensions between Florence, Barbara, and Tom that set up the motive for murder.

Boston Blackie: Blackie49-02-0921350000Dollars In Bonds To Be Divided

When Paul Martin mysteriously disappears from a rooftop where he's waiting with his girlfriend Marge and two criminal associates, Whitey and Gabel Conant, Boston Blackie is called in to investigate. Blackie quickly deduces that Paul staged an elaborate vanishing act using a rope to impress his reluctant girlfriend, but the truth proves far darker when Paul is found dead with five bullets in him.

A rooftop in the city, and later a farmhouse basement · Boston Blackie, Marge Stanton, Paul Martin, Whitey, Gabel Conant, Terry Thompson, Dick Palmer

Listen for: The clever misdirection of Paul's staged disappearance and the discovery of his murder; Boston Blackie's deductive reasoning as he unravels the truth behind the vanishing act.

Boston Blackie: Blackies Car Kills A Woman (1945)

Boston Blackie's car is found at a garage by police investigating a hit-and-run death. A woman named Karen Forbes was killed the night before, struck by a black convertible. Blackie insists his car couldn't have been stolen and is taken to police headquarters, where Captain Faraday reveals he actually believes Blackie is innocent and encourages him to investigate the real culprit. Blackie visits the Forbes family home to uncover the truth.

A garage, police headquarters, a car, and the Forbes family home in the city · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Captain Faraday, Paul Forbes, Tom Wellington, Carolyn Forbes (deceased)

Listen for: Blackie's clever reasoning as he questions the Forbes family about who might have used his car to commit the hit-and-run, and his tense verbal sparring with Captain Faraday who secretly wants him to solve the case.

Boston Blackie: Blood On Blackies Sleeve (1945)

Boston Blackie is warned by Carol Williams that Fred Olin, just released from prison, intends to kill him as revenge for sending him to jail. When Blackie learns that Fred has been murdered at a hotel, Inspector Faraday suspects Blackie of the crime. As Blackie investigates, he discovers that multiple people—including Fred's brother John, Fred's business associate Bill Andrews, and Carol Williams herself—had motives and opportunity to kill Fred.

A city hotel and surrounding locations · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Carol Williams, Fred Olin (deceased), John Olin, Bill Andrews, Suzanne

Listen for: A mystery with multiple suspects, each with strong reasons to want Fred Olin dead, and Blackie working to uncover the truth while under suspicion himself.

Boston Blackie: Boxers Murder Case (1945)

Boston Blackie confronts boxer Bob Johnson about throwing his fight against Hollister after being pressured by gamblers. When Johnson unexpectedly wins the fight anyway, Hollister disappears from his own victory party, and Blackie must uncover what happened to him.

A boxer's dressing room and training area, a boxing arena during a fight, and a victory celebration party · Boston Blackie, Bob Johnson, Inspector Farraday, Jackie, Hollister, Carolyn Smith, Joe

Listen for: The exciting play-by-play of the boxing match in the sixth round, and the revelation of what becomes of the gambling syndicate's man Hollister after Johnson's unexpected victory.

Boston Blackie: Burning His House Behind Him (1947)

Sue Adams comes to Boston Blackie in fear for her life, confessing that she helped Joe Lang bury his murdered wife Sally in the basement. She believes Lang plans to kill her at his mountain cabin. When Inspector Faraday arrives with an accusation based on a call from Sally's brother Billy Wilson, Blackie reveals the truth and heads to Lang's house to investigate. As the fire suddenly breaks out, Blackie finds himself trapped inside with flames spreading rapidly.

Boston Blackie's apartment, then Joe Lang's house during a fire · Boston Blackie, Sue Adams, Joe Lang, Inspector Faraday, Billy Wilson, Sally Lang

Listen for: Blackie's clever handling of the murder case and his narrow escape from the burning house; the revelation of Billy Wilson's blackmail scheme; the tense confrontation between Blackie and the murderers.

Boston Blackie: Carl Browning Cleaning Shop (1946)

Carl Browning, owner of a cleaning shop, is visited by extortionist Jerry Buck demanding $100 a week or he'll destroy the business. Carl seeks help from his friend Boston Blackie, who promises to help. That night, Carl goes to the gym and dinner with his friend Randy, then returns home early the next morning to find Carl dead in bed with no apparent marks or signs of struggle.

A city with a cleaning shop, gym, and restaurant; Port Smith is mentioned as a nearby location · Boston Blackie, Carl Browning, Randy, Jerry Buck, Mrs. Brown, The Doctor

Listen for: An extortion scheme and a mysterious death that appears natural but Boston Blackie suspects is murder

Boston Blackie: Clyde Winston Photographer (1948)

Photographer Clyde Winston is shot dead in his studio at four o'clock. Boston Blackie investigates when a model named Evelyn Anderson, who had an appointment with Winston just before his death, becomes a suspect. A sawed-off shotgun hidden in the car of Evelyn's boyfriend Bill Jackson complicates matters as both face police suspicion.

Winston's photography studio and the Harry Conover model agency in the city, with scenes at a restaurant and police headquarters. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Evelyn Anderson, Bill Jackson, Clyde Winston, Joe King, Harry Conover

Listen for: The clever detail of how the shotgun was smuggled into the locked studio in a model's hat box, and Boston Blackie's reasoning about the crime's impossibilities.

Boston Blackie: Cobbs Trucking Company (1948)

When a murdered body is found in Johnny Vail's car trunk, he's arrested for killing his partner Erwin Cobb. But Boston Blackie believes Vail is innocent and investigates the trucking company office to find the real killer before Vail takes the fall for a crime he didn't commit.

A city with a trucking company office; police headquarters · Boston Blackie, Johnny Vail, Inspector Farthe, Mary, Mr. Roberts, Frankie, Joe, Harry

Listen for: Boston Blackie's investigation into a murder framed on an innocent truck driver, with Roberts emerging as a suspicious character with a motive.

Boston Blackie: Cover Up For Mary (1945)

A man named John Richards is found dead in his house, which has been set on fire. Boston Blackie is discovered to have written a threatening letter to Richards, and Inspector Faraday believes Blackie murdered him and set the fire to cover it up. Blackie insists he wrote the letter to protect his friend Mary Wesley, who had also threatened Richards after he refused to leave her alone.

A city with police headquarters and the burned house of John Richards at 571 Munden Street. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, John Richards, The Rook, Shorty

Listen for: The confrontation between Boston Blackie and Inspector Faraday as Faraday pieces together what he believes happened, and Blackie's explanation of why he covered up for Mary.

Boston Blackie: Crooked Carver Brother (1947)

When stolen money and a murder weapon are found in his dresser drawer, Donald Carver is arrested for a robbery and double murder at his brother Kenneth's employer's office. Boston Blackie doubts the guilt of a man careless enough to hide such evidence so obviously and begins his own investigation into the deaths of Mr. Williams and his secretary Miss Holloway.

Boston; a business office and the Carver family home · Boston Blackie, Donald Carver, Kenneth Carver, Mrs. Carver (Donald's mother), Inspector Faraday, Mary, Mr. Williams, Miss Holloway

Listen for: The tense family dynamics between the lazy Donald and his hardworking brother Kenneth; Boston Blackie's reasoning about why the evidence seems too convenient; the discovery of the footprints in the mud around the Carver house.

Boston Blackie: Death Comes To The Harmonica Man (1947)

Henry Peterson, a harmonica player new to town, becomes caught between Sally Rogers, who has abandoned her boyfriend Bill Foster for him, and Foster himself, a dangerous racketeer who threatens violence. When Sally's jealous threats drive Henry to leave, a wounded man appears at Bill Foster's apartment claiming to be Henry and accusing Sally of shooting him.

A city apartment building; Boston Blackie's office and apartment · Boston Blackie, Henry Peterson, Sally Rogers, Bill Foster, Inspector Faraday, Mary

Listen for: The mystery of the shooting victim's true identity and whether Henry Peterson is really alive; the harmonica as a means of verification

Boston Blackie: Death Wish (1947)

Boston Blackie locates Jimmy Wells, a salesman who has apparently decided he wants to be killed by the underworld. Despite Wells' insistence on being left alone, Blackie becomes convinced something sinister is afoot and takes Wells into police custody for protection. Blackie then investigates to discover who wants Wells dead and why.

Boston, including Jimmy Wells' home, police station, streets, and Blackie's apartment building · Boston Blackie, Lucky, Jimmy Wells, Dorothy Wells, Inspector Faraday, Walter Branch, Tommy, Mary

Listen for: Boston Blackie's determination to protect a man who doesn't want to be protected, and the revelation that Jimmy Wells owes gambling debts to Walter Branch

Boston Blackie: Diamonds Stolen From Kingston (1948)

Boston Blackie and his gang steal diamonds from Kingston's office, but a dispute over the split leads to gang member Danny Morris being shot dead. When police arrest Blackie and his associates, he must convince Inspector Farley of their innocence while pursuing his own investigation into who really killed Morris.

Boston, a police precinct, and Kingston's office · Boston Blackie, Joey Sometimes, Mike Graves, Danny Morris, Inspector Farley, Charlie Kingston, Mary

Listen for: Boston Blackie's clever scheme to prove his alibi and outwit both the police and his own gang members.

Boston Blackie: Dolly Preston Calls For Help (1949)

Boston Blackie receives a mysterious phone call from a woman claiming she's about to be killed at a specific address. When Blackie and the police arrive, they find the house supposedly empty for three years. A woman matching the description of the caller is found at a nearby candy store, but she's identified as Dolly Preston—who supposedly died three years ago. Blackie investigates the house and discovers dangerous secrets connected to a missing $600,000.

A city neighborhood featuring a vacant house, a candy store, and various locations including an apartment building and a real estate office. · Boston Blackie, Inspector, Mary, Dolly Preston, Roger, Bud Blake, Mrs. Nogra

Listen for: A mystery involving a supposedly dead woman who reappears, missing money, and the dangerous criminal Bud Blake who seems connected to the case.

Boston Blackie: Eva Cronin Is Stalked (1947)

Eva Cronin has been stalked for two weeks by a mysterious man who appears everywhere she goes, staring at her from windows and across streets. Boston Blackie learns from Inspector Faraday that this stalker may be a serial killer who watches his victims before striking, and he takes on the case to catch him before Eva becomes his next victim.

Boston, including Eva Cronin's apartment building on Elm Street, a restaurant, police headquarters, and a house on Eastern Road · Eva Cronin, Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Bob, Eva's father, Officers Eddie and Marty, William

Listen for: Eva's growing fear as the stalker continues to appear; Boston Blackie's explanation of the killer's psychology; the police stakeout and Blackie's arrival at the house where Eva is waiting

Boston Blackie: Farady Shot (1946)

Inspector Faraday is shot and hospitalized after criminals attempt to kill him in retaliation for his work on a case. Boston Blackie visits Faraday in the hospital and vows to solve the case independently, much to the inspector's annoyance. Blackie confronts the man he believes is behind the shooting, only to be beaten and thrown out into the street.

A city hospital and the office of a crime boss; the story begins with Inspector Faraday leaving police headquarters and being shot, then moves to his hospital room. · Inspector Faraday, Boston Blackie, Mary, Rollins, Tony, Barker, Rocky Baldwin, Mrs. Atley

Listen for: The familiar dynamic between Boston Blackie and Inspector Faraday; a violent confrontation in the crime boss's office; discussion of who ordered Faraday's shooting.

Boston Blackie: Framed By A Film (1947)

Boston Blackie is framed for a warehouse robbery and murder when incriminating film footage shows him at the scene with a gun. Inspector Faraday knows the evidence is too convenient to be real, but Blackie confesses to the crime anyway, drawing police attention while he attempts to infiltrate the criminal gang responsible for the actual theft and killing.

Boston; a police precinct, a warehouse on Front Street, Blackie's apartment, and the waterfront near a cafe · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary (Miss Wesley), Billy Boy, Joe, The Boss, Dick Colmer

Listen for: The clever use of fake motion pictures as evidence, Blackie's calculated confession to attract the real criminals' attention, and the interplay between Blackie and Inspector Faraday who understands the frame-up but must pursue him anyway.

Boston Blackie: Fred Palmers Dock Racket (1949)

Boston Blackie investigates the suspicious death of Chuck Sloane, a dock worker found crushed under a crate at a warehouse run by Fred Palmer. When evidence suggests the crate was deliberately cut, Blackie becomes convinced that Palmer is operating a protection racket and may be behind Sloane's murder.

A dock warehouse and surrounding locations in the city, including Maggie's restaurant and Palmer's back room office. · Boston Blackie, Fred Palmer, Spogarn Morton, Sam, Inspector Faraday, Maggie, Voghorn Martin, Chuck Sloane

Listen for: The investigation into whether Sloane's death was an accident or murder, Palmer's protection scheme demanding payoffs from workers, and Blackie's confrontation with Palmer over the illegal racket.

Boston Blackie: Grannys Witchcraft (1946)

Boston Blackie attends a costume party where an old woman claiming to be named Granny warns him that death is coming for him, specifically mentioning a blue limousine. When a blue car nearly runs Blackie down the next day, he takes the warning seriously and visits Granny's address to learn more. He discovers that Granny appears to be a young woman in disguise who seems to know details about the attempt on his life.

Boston, at a costume party and various locations around the city including Granny's house at 50 Lincoln Lane · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Granny, Lucky, Inspector, Mary (party guest)

Listen for: The mystery of Granny's true identity and how she knows about the murder plot against Blackie; the significance of the blue limousine

Boston Blackie: Harry Walker Murdered (1948)

Harry Walker is murdered in the street, and Inspector Farady brings the case to Boston Blackie for help. With a murder gun traced to a stolen firearm and only a vague description of the killer—a large man with a crooked nose—the investigation widens as Walker's frightened wife goes into hiding after witnessing something she shouldn't have.

The city streets and Blackie's apartment; also a drugstore phone booth where Mrs. Walker makes a desperate call to her brother. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Farady, Mary Wesley, Harry Walker, Mrs. Walker (Roger's sister), Roger, Jim Delaney, Sergeant Matthews

Listen for: The clues pointing to Killer Carson, a former heavyweight fighter; Mrs. Walker's terrified phone call revealing she witnessed something; the murder weapon's stolen registration leading nowhere obvious.

Boston Blackie: Hypnotic Murder (1945)

When cigarette girl Joan Thompson is found with a murdered man and blood in her car, she's arrested for killing Henry Bryson. But Boston Blackie suspects she's covering for someone else and investigates at the Boulevard Club where she works, discovering that hypnosis may hold the key to the real killer's identity.

The Boulevard Club nightclub and surrounding locations in the city. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Joan Thompson, Mary, Flaky Frankie, Dr. James Harris, Mr. Williams

Listen for: The mystery of who really killed Henry Bryson and what role hypnosis plays in the crime. Pay attention to what Boston Blackie learns about Dr. James Harris and the hypnotist's act at the club.

Boston Blackie: Insurance And Wrecked Cars (1948)

When Carl Pettit calls Boston Blackie for help with a scheme involving insurance fraud and a wrecked car, Blackie heads to meet him. But he arrives to find Pettit murdered, and the police suspect Blackie of involvement. Blackie begins investigating the insurance scheme that seems connected to the killing.

A city apartment building and surrounding areas; a mountain road where a car went over a cliff · Boston Blackie, Inspector, Carl Pettit, Frankie, Johnny, Charlie, Wilson, Harry

Listen for: A clever insurance fraud scheme involving a wrecked car; Blackie's investigation into Pettit's murder; confrontations with the criminals involved in the racket

Boston Blackie: Jack Small Alias Bill Bigelow (1947)

Boston Blackie and Charlotte are sent by Shorty to collect a $500 debt from Jack Small, who is now hiding under the alias Bill Bigelow and working at a quarry. When Blackie and Charlotte arrive at Small's apartment to confront him, they discover he has been killed in a dynamite blast at the quarry that morning.

Boston, including a candy shop near a quarry and Small's apartment building, with scenes at police headquarters and a work quarry. · Boston Blackie, Charlotte, Inspector Faraday, Detective Waterman, Jack Small (alias Bill Bigelow), Shorty, Eddie Carter, Barbara

Listen for: The ironic twist where the criminal Boston Blackie seeks to collect a debt just as his quarry is killed before he can reach him; the suspicious timing of Small's death during a quarry blast.

Boston Blackie: Jacques Pierre And The Diamonds (1947)

Boston Blackie takes on an insurance case involving two stolen diamonds. When a French buyer named Jacques Pierre arrives to purchase the stones from a fence named Dalton, Blackie infiltrates the meeting in disguise to recover the gems before the sale is completed.

A fence's office in the city where stolen diamonds are being sold to a foreign buyer. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Ernest Harvey, Shorty, Dalton, Jacques Pierre, Jerry, Bob

Listen for: Blackie's clever impersonation of a Frenchman and his attempt to outmaneuver the thieves and fence in a tense negotiation over the valuable diamonds.

Boston Blackie: Jailbirds Murdoch And Dawson (1947)

Boston Blackie is drawn into a dangerous situation when radio singer Duke Collins calls for help after being threatened by an unknown man, only to be violently attacked before Blackie can reach him. Meanwhile, two escaped convicts named Murdoch and Dawson are hiding out and waiting for a coded message through the radio that will tell them when and where to meet their accomplice Sam for their getaway.

A city with a jail and detention facility; various indoor locations including an apartment building and a hideout room. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Murdoch, Dawson, Mary, Duke Collins, Professor, Sam

Listen for: A coded radio message that will signal the criminals when to make their escape, and the connection between the threats to Duke Collins and the escaped convicts' plans.

Boston Blackie: Jerry Williams Fixed Court Case (1946)

Jerry Williams walks free from court after witnesses fail to appear against him in a murder trial, thanks to intimidation by his gang. Boston Blackie is set to testify against Williams in an upcoming trial, but the gang visits Blackie with threats involving an innocent woman named Mary Wesley, forcing Blackie to make a dangerous deal with Detective Faraday.

A courthouse and Boston city streets; later Boston Blackie's office and apartment · Boston Blackie, Jerry Williams, Judge, Detective Faraday, Mary Wesley, Bozo, Mac, Buzz

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Blackie and the Williams gang as they threaten an innocent woman to keep him silent; the clever negotiation between Blackie and Detective Faraday as they work out a risky plan

Boston Blackie: Jewelry Store Owner Is Killed For A Watch (1949)

A jewelry store owner is found dead in his shop with no apparent motive—nothing was stolen. Boston Blackie becomes entangled in the case when his own gun and wristwatch, left at the jeweler for repair, turn up next to the body of a man named Danny Chico. Inspector Faraday suspects Blackie of both murders.

A city jewelry store and Boston Blackie's apartment, late evening into night. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Danny Chico, The Jeweler (Mr. Stone), Christine Nelson (Cora Neal), Mary

Listen for: The mystery of why Mr. Stone was killed when nothing was stolen, and why Blackie's personal effects connect him to Danny Chico's death.

Boston Blackie: Joe Adams Drowned (1947)

A woman named Valerie Johnson calls looking for Joe Adams, but discovers he has been murdered by criminals who drowned him in a bathtub. The killers plan to dispose of his body, but it ends up in the sea lion pool at the zoo where Boston Blackie and his friend Mary Wesley discover it while watching the animals being fed. Inspector Faraday arrives to investigate the death, initially believing it a suicide, but Blackie suspects foul play.

A small town and the city zoo, primarily at the sea lion pool where the body is discovered. · Boston Blackie, Tiny, Frank Horton, Plank, Joe Adams, Valerie Johnson, Smitty, Inspector Faraday

Listen for: The criminals' casual conversation about drowning Joe Adams and deciding where to dump his body; Blackie's deduction that the death was murder rather than suicide; the discovery of the corpse during the sea lion feeding time at the zoo.

Boston Blackie: Joe Crain Hired Killer (1947)

When hired killer Joe Crane is called to Peterson's house for a mysterious job, Peterson claims he wants to stage a robbery by having Crane tie him up and gag him. But Boston Blackie soon finds himself caught between a desperate businessman desperate to borrow money and a suspicious murder that may not be what it appears to be.

Boston, various locations including Peterson's house and Blackie's office · Boston Blackie, Joe Crane, Arnold Peterson, Bill Smith, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Sally Peterson

Listen for: The twist involving Joe Crane's true connection to the Peterson family; Blackie's telephone conversations as he investigates the case; Inspector Faraday's discovery about Mrs. Peterson's maiden name.

Boston Blackie: Joe Delivers The Goods (1947)

When Joe Barton, a young man working at his parents' tourist cabin motel, disappears without explanation, his worried mother and father seek out Boston Blackie for help. A mysterious phone call told Joe's girlfriend Sylvia that he was buying a bus ticket, but when Blackie investigates, he discovers no ticket was sold and begins to suspect someone is deliberately misleading them about Joe's whereabouts.

A small town with a tourist cabin motel on Highway 19, a filling station, and a bus terminal · Boston Blackie, Joe Barton, Sylvia, Martha Barton, John Barton, Miss Wesley

Listen for: The mystery of Joe's disappearance deepens as Blackie discovers the bus terminal ticket story is false, and learns that Joe was frightened and said he was in some kind of jam before vanishing.

Boston Blackie: Joe Gates Murdered On Sightseeing Tour (1949)

A murder victim is discovered on a Chinatown sightseeing tour, stabbed to death in broad daylight. Boston Blackie becomes entangled in the case when he visits an auction house run by a suspicious character named Harry Slocum, uncovering a web of blackmail and hidden identities.

San Francisco's Chinatown and surrounding areas, including a sightseeing tour bus, an auction gallery, and a boat on the water · Boston Blackie, Mary, Harry Slocum, Joe Gates, Beasy, Cleft, Homer, Matilda

Listen for: The contrast between the cheerful tour guide's patter and the grim discovery of a corpse; the killer's confession about using a knife; Blackie's clever deduction that the body's complete lack of identification is itself a clue

Boston Blackie: Joe Nelsons Pet Shop Gambling Scheme (1947)

Boston Blackie investigates the murder of reformed ex-convict Joe Nelson, who ran an honest pet shop. When Nelson's body is found in Blackie's apartment, Blackie must clear himself while uncovering who really killed Nelson and why they framed him for the crime.

Boston, including Blackie's apartment and Joe Nelson's pet shop · Boston Blackie, Joe Nelson, Frank Nelson, Mary, Faraday

Listen for: A mysterious killer reveals he murdered Joe Nelson over a dispute about using the pet shop as a front for gambling, then attempts to coerce Frank Nelson into partnership in the scheme.

Boston Blackie: John Frawley Reads That He Is Dead (1949)

John Frawley returns from seven years in Africa to claim his inheritance, but his brother Edward has declared him dead to keep the entire fortune. When Frawley seeks out Martha Blake, the family's former servant who can identify him, he discovers she has been murdered. Now Frawley must find another way to prove his identity before his brother can consolidate his claim to the family's two million dollars.

A city in America, including Frawley's apartment building and Kay Morton's apartment · Boston Blackie, John Frawley, Edward Frawley, Martha Blake, Inspector Faraday, Kay Morton

Listen for: The mystery of who killed Martha Blake and whether John Frawley can prove his identity despite his brother's scheme

Boston Blackie: Kidnapped Murderer (1949)

Boston Blackie springs Bugs Martin from police custody, convinced of his innocence in Joe Williams's murder. But Martin is immediately kidnapped by Williams's associates, who believe Martin killed their boss and stole from the organization. Blackie must uncover the real killer before Martin is silenced permanently.

Boston, primarily at police headquarters and various locations around the city · Boston Blackie, Bugs Martin, Detective Faraday, Happy, Mary Wesley, Luke

Listen for: The tension between Blackie's maverick methods and official police procedure; the revelations about Joe Williams's death and the criminal underworld's involvement; the jealous confrontation at the episode's end.

Boston Blackie: Kids Killing (1948)

A young boxer is shot and killed in the ring during a fight with Tony Fresco in front of thousands of spectators, yet no one admits seeing the shooting. Boston Blackie investigates the murder, uncovering tension between the boxer, his trainer Duffy, and a man named Grant who had pressured the kid to throw the fight.

A boxing arena and surrounding locations in the city; the present-day narrative includes a televised boxing match. · Boston Blackie, the Kid (young boxer), Tony Fresco, Grant, Duffy (trainer), Mary, Mr. Cooley (sports writer), Dorothy

Listen for: The dramatic moment when the boxer is revealed to have been shot during the live boxing match; Boston Blackie's investigation into who had motive and opportunity to commit the murder.

Boston Blackie: Killer Lightning (1948)

Doctor Carson calls Boston Blackie to investigate the mysterious death of Donald Archer, who was found dead in a meadow after being struck by lightning in an unusual manner. Blackie begins to suspect murder, but Archer's body has disappeared from its original location, only to be discovered again in a roadside ditch bearing fresh bullet wounds.

A city and surrounding countryside during a violent rainstorm, including a laboratory and doctor's office · Boston Blackie, Doctor Carson, Donald Archer, Martin, Hester, Mr. Crane, Sergeant Magus, Inspector Carraday

Listen for: The clever murder scheme using a lightning strike as cover, and Blackie's investigation into the suspicious circumstances surrounding Archer's death

Boston Blackie: Kingston And The15-story Disappearing Office Building (1948)

Charlie Kingston purchases a 15-story office building for a million dollars from real estate dealers Henry Driggs and Jim Blaine, but when he returns the next morning, the building has vanished and only a vacant lot remains. Boston Blackie investigates the swindle, confronting the dealers and uncovering a murder connected to the scheme.

Boston, at various locations including a real estate office and the corner of Oak and Smith Street where a vacant lot stands. · Boston Blackie, Charlie Kingston, Henry Driggs, Jim Blaine, Inspector Faraday, Peggy Driggs

Listen for: A clever real estate swindle involving a disappearing building, a shooting, and Blackie's interrogation of the con artists as the plot unravels.

Boston Blackie: Larry The Kid Vs Savinni (1947)

A young boxer named Larry the Kid is approached by a man offering him ten thousand dollars to throw an upcoming fight against Savini. When Larry refuses, Boston Blackie advises him to go to the police. Blackie works with the authorities to trap the fixer and protect the honest fighter.

Boston, including Blackie's apartment, a police station, and a boxing gym. · Boston Blackie, Larry the Kid, Savini, Larson, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Charlie Kingston, Bernie

Listen for: The confrontation between Larson and his mysterious boss, where Larson is pressured to take the fall for the fight-fixing scheme; Inspector Faraday's interrogation of Larson; Boston Blackie's advice to the kid to trust the police.

Boston Blackie: Lighthouse Ghost (1947)

When a ship crashes on the reefs near Rocky Island lighthouse, losing valuable cargo and killing three crew members, the ship's captain claims they were north of the lighthouse but somehow ended up on the rocks to the south. Captain Ross mentions a mysterious "ghost light" that may have misled them. Boston Blackie investigates the lighthouse and discovers a dead body at the top of the tower.

Rocky Island lighthouse and surrounding waters in 1947 · Boston Blackie, Charlie, Mary, Mr. Kingston, Captain Ross, Frank Carla, Lena (lighthouse keeper's wife), Merton

Listen for: A shipwreck mystery involving a ghost light, a dead body in the lighthouse tower, and questions about whether the accident was truly an accident or something more sinister.

Boston Blackie: Ma Vie Perfume (1949)

A woman purchases a cat because she claims it will save her life. Meanwhile, Boston Blackie investigates a perfume company scheme involving fake sales and stolen goods, uncovering a criminal operation where empty bottles are refilled and sold fraudulently.

A perfume company office and a criminal hideout in the city · Boston Blackie, Pierre, Miss Bertrand, Rose Barton, Mr. Francois, Mr. Jackson, Pete, Jack

Listen for: The mysterious woman's claim about needing a cat to save her life, and Boston Blackie's investigation into the perfume fraud scheme

Boston Blackie: Madame Zina Fortune Teller (1949)

At a carnival, fortune teller Madame Zina predicts that Boston Blackie will soon be involved in a death. When a woman in a monkey suit is found shot dead, Blackie investigates to discover that the killing was no accident and that the carnival's owner may not be who he claims to be.

A traveling carnival with various attractions, tents, and midway games · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Madame Zina, Pop, Rhoda, Cooper, Inspector Faraday, Flint

Listen for: A fortune teller's cryptic prediction that sets events in motion; the revelation of a false identity; Boston Blackie's deduction based on geography and Australian knowledge

Boston Blackie: Marked Money (1948)

Boston Blackie finds himself at a bank during a robbery where a man is shot and killed. The dead man, Gatling, was standing in front of a woman named Mary Wesley, and Blackie was standing behind Gatling. Inspector Faraday realizes that Mary Wesley might be able to identify the actual robber who was behind Gatling, putting her in danger when the criminals learn she could describe them.

A bank in the city, later the morgue and police station. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Weaver, Gatling, Bart

Listen for: The clever setup where Blackie's position at the bank makes him a suspect, and the dangerous realization that Mary Wesley could identify the real robber.

Boston Blackie: Mary At Sea (1945)

Boston Blackie boards an overnight ship to Westfield with his friend Mary, only to discover a dead woman named Charlotte Haken in their cabin. Inspector Faraday arrives to investigate, and Blackie becomes the prime suspect simply because he found the body. As the ship prepares to set sail, Blackie must uncover the real killer while dealing with Faraday's suspicions and a mystery surrounding why the body was found in a different cabin than where Mrs. Aiken was supposed to be staying.

An overnight passenger ship sailing from Westfield, in and around the ship's cabins and captain's quarters. · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Captain Randall, Charlotte Haken, Martha Vale, Bob

Listen for: Witty banter between Blackie and Mary about ship accommodations, the discovery of the body, and Blackie's clever observations that hint at the real mystery of why the victim was found in the wrong cabin.

Boston Blackie: Millicent Bromley Kidnapped (1947)

Millicent Bromley, a 22-year-old girl, has been kidnapped and Inspector Faraday leads a desperate police search to find her. When Shorty, an associate of Boston Blackie, claims to have the girl in his room, the police rush to investigate, only to discover she's been taken again by a mysterious professor who plans to use a trained dog to collect a $50,000 ransom.

The city police homicide department, Shorty's room, and a mysterious hideout where the kidnapped girl is being held. · Inspector Faraday, Shorty, Boston Blackie, Millicent Bromley, Professor, Tommy, Bill, Mr. Bromley

Listen for: The ingenious ransom scheme involving a specially trained dog that will carry the money through terrain impassable to man, and the tension between Inspector Faraday's determination to catch the kidnappers and Mr. Bromley's fear of endangering his daughter.

Boston Blackie: Mrs George Trillings Maid Is Murdered (1948)

A maid named Sarah Jeffery is found murdered in the bedroom of wealthy widow Mrs. George Trilling's apartment. Inspector Faraday investigates what appears to be a case of mistaken identity, with Sarah possibly killed in an attempt on Mrs. Trilling's life. Boston Blackie, initially on vacation, becomes drawn into the case when he learns the police are baffled by both motive and clues.

Mrs. Trilling's apartment in the city; police homicide department; Boston Blackie's residence · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mrs. George Trilling, Sarah Jeffery (the maid), Mary, Eddie Blake, Mr. Downey

Listen for: The opening confrontation between Mrs. Trilling and her maid Sarah about housekeeping duties; Eddie Blake's kitchen set sales pitch at the door; the revelation that Blake is part of a criminal scheme involving the maid as a contact; the admission that the maid was killed by mistake.

Boston Blackie: Murder At The Movies (1945)

Boston Blackie agrees to serve as a technical advisor on a movie studio's safe-cracking scene. While watching the filming, an actress named Gladys Ronson is found dead inside a prop trunk during shooting, and Blackie must help Inspector Faraday unravel the mysterious circumstances of her death.

A movie studio during the filming of a motion picture, including the sound stage and police laboratory. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mr. Smith, Miss Westin, Mary, Gladys Ronson, Jack Winters, Johnson

Listen for: The puzzle of how Gladys Ronson was killed inside a locked trunk with no bullet hole and no gun fired from inside or outside of it.

Boston Blackie: Murder In The Music Room (1945)

Boston Blackie visits music publisher Joe Hendrix to ask him to consider publishing a mediocre song written by Blackie's friend Mary's cousin. While Blackie is there, Dick Altman, one of Hendrix's contracted songwriting team, is found dead in the music room. Blackie and Mary discover the body, and Inspector Farraday quickly suspects them and the other songwriter, Bill Rutley, whose wife was also present.

Joe Hendrix's music publishing office in the city, where songwriters and composers work in a piano room. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Joe Hendrix, Dick Altman, Bill Rutley, Mrs. William Rutley, Inspector Farraday

Listen for: The awful song "In a Blue Canoe with You" that Mary's cousin wrote; the revelation that Dick Altman and Bill Rutley had taken out a hundred-thousand-dollar partnership insurance policy; the discovery of Dick Altman's body in the music room and the initial investigation.

Boston Blackie: Murder Of John Austin (1947)

John Austin, a fabulously wealthy landowner, is found dead in the middle of an open field on his estate with a blow to the back of his head. The puzzle deepens when investigators discover no footprints, tire tracks, or signs that anyone followed him into the field or that his body was carried there. Boston Blackie joins Inspector Faraday in unraveling the impossible crime.

An exclusive private estate with a mansion, private golf course, airport, and 400 acres of forest on the outskirts of the city. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mr. Austin (stepson), Alice Austin (stepdaughter), Jim Saunders (Alice's fiancé), Mary, John Austin (deceased)

Listen for: The ingenious method of murder using an airplane, and Boston Blackie's deduction that solves the seemingly impossible crime.

Boston Blackie: Murdered Show Dog Owner (1946)

Boston Blackie finds two champion show dogs that have run away from the Lawrence estate and calls their owner, Linda Lawrence. When Linda and her sister Beatrice arrive to collect the dogs, Blackie learns that their aunt, Marilyn Lawrence, was murdered the night before. Intrigued, Blackie offers to help find the killer, setting events in motion at the Lawrence household.

Boston; the Lawrence estate; Boston Blackie's home · Boston Blackie, Mary, Linda Lawrence, Beatrice Lawrence, Marilyn Lawrence (deceased), Mr. Wellington, Mrs. Lawrence

Listen for: The champion show dogs Angel and Spartan; the mystery of Marilyn Lawrence's murder; Beatrice's strange hostility and sudden takeover of household control.

Boston Blackie: Nobody At The Door (1949)

Boston Blackie finds a mysterious empty envelope slipped under his door, which sets off a chain of events involving a crooked senator named James Martin. A small-time criminal named Johnny steals incriminating papers from his boss Charlie Evans and attempts to frame the senator by placing evidence under Blackie's door, but the plan goes dangerously wrong when Johnny demands a position in the senator's organization.

A city apartment building and surrounding urban locations including the senator's office. · Boston Blackie, Mary, Mike Faraday, Senator James Martin, Charlie Evans, Johnny, Ginger, Dallas

Listen for: A mysterious empty envelope, stolen evidence against a corrupt senator, and Blackie's involvement in uncovering a criminal conspiracy.

Boston Blackie: Only One Way Out For Me (1946)

Boston Blackie reads about textile manufacturer Ralph Burton's apparent suicide and dismisses it as straightforward. When creditor Charlie Kingston visits Blackie and expresses guilt over pressuring Burton, he asks Blackie to investigate whether Burton's death was truly suicide. Despite Inspector Faraday's certainty and a handwriting expert's confirmation of the suicide note's authenticity, Blackie decides to reopen the case against the inspector's orders.

Boston, including Blackie's apartment, police headquarters, and Tony's establishment · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Charlie Kingston, Ralph Burton, Mrs. Burton, Joe Flynn, Tony

Listen for: The tension between Blackie's instincts about Burton's death and the official conclusion of suicide; Mrs. Burton's evasive responses when confronted by Blackie; the developing mystery of what really happened to Ralph Burton

Boston Blackie: Open Season On Henry Williams (1947)