The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 2: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (November 8, 1955)

“The Lorko Diamonds Matter - Ep 2” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 8, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates the theft of diamonds from a murdered courier in Algiers. The Countess de Toulila, who received advance notice of the diamond shipment, becomes a prime suspect when Dollar discovers her financial desperation and a recent attempt to purchase expensive jewelry on credit.

Algiers, North Africa; a luxury hotel and the Countess's apartment in a fashionable residential district

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Countess de Toulila, Inspector Marcus, The courier (deceased)

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's tough interrogation of the Countess as he pieces together the details of her financial troubles and her knowledge of the diamond shipment; the mounting tension as the Countess becomes defensive and angry.

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.