The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 2: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (May 22, 1956)

“The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 2” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 22, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates an insurance claim for Mrs. Wendover following her husband Noah's death. Mrs. Wendover is haunted by the belief that she carries a curse, having lost her father, brother, and now husband. As Johnny prepares to recommend honoring the claim, he's forcibly taken by a thug named Frank Scanlon to meet Sam Costigan, a man kicked out of Chicago, who has business concerning Mrs. Wendover.

Miami Beach, Florida, primarily in Hillary Fuchs' office and surrounding areas

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Wendover, Hillary Fuchs, Teddy Dave, Frank Scanlon, Sam Costigan

Listen for: The mysterious appearance of Sam Costigan and his interest in Mrs. Wendover; Johnny's growing sense of danger despite believing the insurance case to be nearly closed

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.