The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 2: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (July 31, 1956)

“The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 2” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 31, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar traces a suspicious boat wreck in Nicaragua. A woman named Connie Landfear claims her husband perished when the Sea Legs sank near the Bodero Islands, but Johnny suspects her overwrought expressions of grief may mask guilt. When Johnny arrives in Bluefields to investigate, a colorful local character named Oscar Patrick Vladimipusquero offers his services as guide and fixer, claiming the wreck was a crime and offering crucial knowledge of the remote region.

Nicaragua, principally in the city of Bluefields and surrounding areas; Johnny begins in Dallas and travels through Mexico City before arriving in Nicaragua to investigate a maritime incident.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Connie Landfear, Patrick, Mr. Donner, Oscar Patrick Vladimipusquero

Listen for: Johnny's growing suspicion that Connie's sudden decision to follow him to Nicaragua may not be coincidence; the comical yet cunning Oscar's pitch for employment and his mysterious knowledge of the wreck case; details about the Sea Legs and her sinking between the Bodero Islands.

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.