The Pearling Matter - Ep 5: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (June 22, 1956)

“The Pearling Matter - Ep 5” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 22, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar comes to town to verify a claim about Jean Pirling's death, but discovers the body is actually that of Janice Floyd, a dying woman who agreed to be buried under Jean's name. Jean, who faked her death to escape her wealthy father, has been living in hiding with con man Al Britt, who was originally hired to locate her for the inheritance money.

A town where Jean Pirling has been hiding, including Janice Floyd's apartment and Johnny's hotel

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Jean Pirling, Janice Floyd, Al Britt, Jean's father

Listen for: Johnny's discovery of the switched identities and his confrontation with Al Britt, who reveals he fell in love with Jean despite his original scheme to exploit her for money.

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.