The Simple Simon Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (May 14, 1961)

“The Simple Simon Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 14, 1961. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to Los Angeles to look into the death of Jerry Hilton, a man with a $16,000 life insurance policy whose car went off a cliff near Newhall. While police believe it was suicide made to look like an accident, an anonymous caller insists Dollar meet him in San Diego, claiming to have information that could prove otherwise and suggesting the insurance must be paid.

Los Angeles and surrounding areas in California; the case involves an accident scene near Newhall, about 35 miles north of LA

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Frank Francis, Jerry Hilton, Margery Hilton

Listen for: The anonymous phone call and what information the mystery caller has about Jerry Hilton's death; Johnny Dollar's decision to meet the stranger in San Diego despite police suspicions of suicide

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.