What happens
Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar looks into the affairs of Tony Tarantino, a young boxer whose manager, Ralph Martinez, has arranged a risky bout in a small town across the Mexican border. Tony's doctor has warned that another blow to the head could kill him, and his wife Angie fears for his life. Dollar travels from New Orleans to the border town to find Tony and try to stop the fight. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a radio series, and this episode aired on CBS Radio on March 12, 1961, with Bob Bailey in the title role alongside Edmond O'Brien, John Lund and Charles Russell.
New Orleans, Louisiana, and a small town just across the Mexican border from Brownsville, Texas
Characters: Johnny Dollar, Don Pinkley, Tony Tarantino, Angie, Ralph Martinez, Pancho Gutierrez, Jose
Listen for: Johnny Dollar tracks Tony down across the border and confronts Martinez before Tony's bout with Pancho Gutierrez.
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.