The Alma Scott Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (December 29, 1951)

“The Alma Scott Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 29, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

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

Characters: 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

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.