The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 3: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (February 15, 1956)

“The Cui Bono Matter - Ep 3” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 15, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

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.

Characters: 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.

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.