The Bennet Matter - Ep 3: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (February 22, 1956)

“The Bennet Matter - Ep 3” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 22, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

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

Characters: 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.

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.