The Todd Matter - Ep 5: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (January 13, 1956)

“The Todd Matter - Ep 5” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 13, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar recovers in a hospital after being shot during a confrontation with William Charles, a burglar and killer. Charles dies from his wounds but refuses to reveal where he hid stolen goods or how he originally met Gloria Tierney, the woman he murdered. Dollar continues investigating, suspecting Mrs. Stromberg of being involved in setting up Gloria's fatal encounter with Charles.

A city hospital and police precinct, with flashbacks to an apartment building and Stromberg's residence

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Sergeant Mapes, William Charles, Gloria Tierney, Melva Charles, Mrs. Stromberg

Listen for: Johnny Dollar pieces together the connections between a stolen mink coat, a burglary ring, and a murder, while confronting Mrs. Stromberg about her suspicious behavior the night Gloria was killed.

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.