The Long Shot Matter - Ep 3: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (June 27, 1956)

“The Long Shot Matter - Ep 3” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 27, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates the death of Mrs. Palmquist, an insurance matter with puzzling angles. A mysterious anonymous note triggered a policy claim, and Johnny discovers that Dr. Palmquist's son Eric and a young woman named Stephie are secretly married. When Johnny is summoned to Dr. Palmquist's office, he finds Eric in psychological crisis, gripped by overwhelming fear of his father.

Los Angeles, California; the Barclay hotel and Dr. Palmquist's office

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Barry, Stephie, Eric Palmquist, Dr. Palmquist

Listen for: The revelation of Eric's secret marriage and his severe psychological distress; clues about why Eric fears his father so intensely.

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.