The Henderson Matter - Ep 5: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (December 2, 1955)

“The Henderson Matter - Ep 5” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 2, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

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

Characters: 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.

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.