The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 5: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (July 20, 1956)

“The Star of Capetown Matter - Ep 5” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 20, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates the theft of the Star of Cape Town diamond aboard the Southern Empress. The stone was supposedly stolen by Julio Beak and is now missing, but Johnny discovers the real culprits are Andrew Forbes and his sister Agatha, who planted the diamond in a perfume bottle given to Helen, their traveling companion, planning to recover it when the ship reaches New York.

Aboard the Southern Empress ocean liner en route from Cape Town to Decar, and in the native quarter of Decar

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Stacey, Helen, Agatha Forbes, Andrew Forbes, Julio Beak, Hassan, The Steward

Listen for: Johnny's clever persuasion of Hassan using psychology about the fates of Stacy's other employees, and the revelation that a perfume bottle contains the hidden diamond

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.