The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 2: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (March 20, 1956)

“The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter - Ep 2” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 20, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in San Diego to investigate a suspicious claim on the yacht Jolly Roger, which burned and sank near the Coronado Islands. When the insurance company's local representative Bert Parker is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and threats are made against Jan Penny, an office worker, Johnny suspects the yacht's owner Paulus Zinnagian—an international crook and shipping magnate—is behind the violence to force a quick settlement of his claim.

San Diego, California, including Johnny's hotel, Jan's apartment, police headquarters, and Zinnagian's penthouse suite at the Largemont

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Jan Penny, Bert Parker, Detective Sergeant Joe Franklin, Paulus Zinnagian

Listen for: Johnny confronts Zinnagian about the suspicious yacht loss and his obvious desperation for quick payment; Zinnagian admits to having Johnny watched and makes veiled threats while offering bribes, confirming Johnny's suspicions about the case.

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.