The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 2 (3rd of 6): Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (August 28, 1956)

“The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 2 (3rd of 6)” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 28, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to the Crane mansion in Kranesburg, Ohio to investigate the theft of a $20,000 pearl necklace stolen from socialite Melba Crane. He meets the victim, her fiancé Dean Sellers, and learns that a jewel thief named Smiley Prell has contacted the insurance company offering a deal. As Dollar gathers information about the crime, he uncovers troubling secrets about the household and makes a startling discovery.

The Crane mansion in Kranesburg, Ohio, during an approaching storm.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Melba Crane, Dean Sellers, Smiley Prell, Uncle Finneas, Betty (the maid)

Listen for: The discovery of a recently fired revolver hidden by the maid, and hints of deeper mysteries involving the engaged couple and the family's financial troubles.

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.