The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 3: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (July 18, 1956)

“The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 3” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 18, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar chases a stolen diamond called the Star of Cape Town aboard the ship Southern Empress after its owner, playboy Andrew Forbes, is murdered in Cape Town. Dollar helicopters out to the ship to investigate, suspecting the diamond is hidden aboard by Forbes's probable killer. Once on the vessel, Dollar interviews Forbes's sister Agatha and begins piecing together clues involving several suspects who were close to Forbes.

Aboard the Southern Empress ocean liner, sailing from Cape Town, South Africa; earlier scenes in Cape Town

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant, Andrew Forbes, Agatha Forbes, Helen, Sheila, Ben Stacy

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation unfolds as he questions the people around Forbes and discovers suspicious details like his stateroom being disturbed and the scent of Sheila's perfume appearing in unexpected places.

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.