The Alder Matter - Ep 3: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (August 8, 1956)

“The Alder Matter - Ep 3” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 8, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

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.

Characters: 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.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.