The Henry J Unger Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (July 20, 1950)

“The Henry J Unger Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 20, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar is framed when someone sends a wire in his name to his old flame Eileen, luring her to his apartment. Henry J. Unger and his associate Ferdy arrive and, after forcing Johnny to watch them work on Eileen, inject something into Johnny's arm before he loses consciousness. He wakes to find himself holding a gun, his arm punctured, and no memory of what happened.

Johnny Dollar's apartment in the city, and later Dr. Norwich's home

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Eileen, Henry J. Unger, Ferdy, Dr. Norwich

Listen for: A mysterious injection, a framing scheme involving a forged wire, and Johnny's determination to uncover who set him up and why

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.