What happens
Johnny Dollar, a freelance insurance investigator, is hired by Harry Branson of the Philadelphia Mutual Liability and Casualty Insurance Company. Herbert James Larson, known as Bertie, has been receiving threats after agreeing to testify before a special investigating committee on narcotics and gambling. His home and life are insured with the company for a large sum, and Harry worries the company will have to pay out. Johnny goes to Larson's house in Penfield, West Philadelphia, to look into the matter. He finds the home quiet, notices the smell of gasoline near the garage, and encounters Larson and the police. The episode is set in Philadelphia and follows Johnny's investigation of the insurance claim and the threats.
Philadelphia and Penfield, West Philadelphia, 1959
Characters: Johnny Dollar, Harry Branson, Bertie Larson, Sergeant Verdi, Mrs. Larson
Listen for: Listen for Johnny's suspicions about the gasoline smell and the shot-up garage, and Bertie's explanations to the police.
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.