The Long Shot Matter - Ep 4: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (June 28, 1956)

“The Long Shot Matter - Ep 4” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 28, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates the murder of Mrs. Palmquist, which has been pinned on Lonnie Miller, a prowler arrested with a confession. When police trace the murder weapon to Miller through a pawnbroker's identification, Dollar begins to suspect the evidence may be fabricated and Miller is being framed. Dollar interviews Miller in his cell and then travels to Long Beach to verify details of Miller's story about stopping for coffee with Dr. Palmquist.

Los Angeles and Long Beach, California; includes a doctor's office, police station, jail cell, and a taco stand.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Barry, Dr. Palmquist, Lonnie Miller, Irving Gonzalez

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's growing conviction that Lonnie Miller is being set up as a patsy for Mrs. Palmquist's murder; his investigation into inconsistencies in the evidence against Miller.

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.