What happens
Johnny Dollar, a freelance insurance investigator, is recovering in Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, after a fall from a fishing boat that he believes was no accident. Meg McCarthy, who runs a local cafe, and several of the men on Captain Billy Morgan's boat become suspects as he questions them about the incident and the threatening notes sent to Meg. Tim Beasley, the local official, and his cousin Clem Harris, who runs a rival cafe, also come under suspicion. Johnny follows a lead to Barnsboro, where Charlie Montgomery, a young crewman, lives with his sister. The series is Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the episode aired on CBS Radio on September 27, 1956, and Bob Bailey stars as Johnny Dollar.
Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, and nearby Barnsboro, 1956
Characters: Johnny Dollar, Meg McCarthy, Dr. Champion, Captain Billy Morgan, Charlie Montgomery, Tim Beasley, Clem Harris
Listen for: Johnny's questioning of the crew and Meg about how the fall happened, and the trip to Barnsboro to find Charlie Montgomery.
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.