The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 2: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (May 29, 1956)

“The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 2” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 29, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives at the remote Flint Rock Ranch to look into a trust arrangement for widow Mrs. Gramley, who wants to leave her holdings to her 16-year-old granddaughter Susan. When the local banker who initiated the proceedings suddenly backs out, Dollar begins investigating and discovers that everyone at the ranch—Mrs. Gramley, her nephew Walter, his wife Hilda, and even Susan—seems frightened and on edge. A connection emerges to a fatal auto accident three years ago that killed Susan's parents.

The Flint Rock Ranch and the town of Las Vegas, with scenes at the Ford County Weekly Tribune office.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Jonas Parks, Mrs. Gramley, Susan, Walter, Hilda, Will Connors, Ed Brimley

Listen for: The details surrounding the auto accident three years ago that killed Susan's parents, and why everyone at the ranch appears scared; Susan's unusual ability to detect when people are lying.

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.