The San Antonio Matter (Network): Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (April 28, 1953)

“The San Antonio Matter (Network)” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 28, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar is called to St. Petersburg, Florida to investigate the murder of Mark San Antonio, a former bootlegger shot twice in his home. Dollar teams up with Lieutenant Benjamin to uncover who killed the man, while also meeting San Antonio's estranged daughter Edith, who has inherited a substantial trust fund now that her father is dead.

St. Petersburg, Florida; San Antonio's house on the south end of town

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Ed, Lieutenant Benjamin, Mark San Antonio, Cook Mrs. Olsen, Edith Randall

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into San Antonio's murder, his interviews with the police and household staff, and his initial meeting with the mysterious daughter who stands to inherit a large sum from her father's death.

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.