The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 4: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (May 24, 1956)

“The Tears of Night Matter - Ep 4” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 24, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates an insurance claim for Mrs. Wendover involving a cursed necklace called the Tears of Night. He discovers the necklace was pawned to gambler Sam Costigan and learns Mrs. Wendover may be wearing a forgery, leading him into a dangerous web of deception involving a jeweler, a business manager, and ruthless enforcers.

A hotel, Mrs. Wendover's apartment building, and various locations in the city at night and early morning.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Mrs. Wendover, Hillary Fuchs, Sam Costigan, Frank Scanlan, Teddy Davis, Hannibal Mortuis

Listen for: A violent confrontation in a parking lot, strange dream sequences, and Mrs. Wendover's cryptic references to people Johnny has encountered and her emotional state.

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.