The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 1: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (April 9, 1956)

“The Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote Matter - Ep 1” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 9, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar is called to Philadelphia by Harry Branson at Philadelphia Mutual Liability and Casualty Company for an urgent case involving someone named the Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote. Upon arrival, Johnny learns the case involves protecting a four-year-old child who is insured for $5,000 through a policy written as a favor to an important client, Mrs. Peter Malcolm Kelly Van Piteen. Johnny must discover why this young child requires such urgent attention and protection.

Philadelphia, including the Benjamin Franklin Hotel and the offices of Philadelphia Mutual Liability and Casualty Company on Walnut Street

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Harry Branson, Mrs. Peter Malcolm Kelly Van Piteen

Listen for: Johnny's growing confusion about why a four-year-old child warrants such urgent attention and such a generous retainer fee of $750 per week; Harry's cryptic references to the child's short life expectancy and the importance of Mrs. Van Piteen as a client

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.