The Virginia Towne Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (May 5, 1951)

“The Virginia Towne Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 5, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by Plymouth Insurance Company to recover jewelry stolen from Roy Underwood. When Dollar tracks down Virginia Town, the alleged thief, he discovers she claims Underwood gave her the pieces as gifts. As Dollar investigates further, a romantic complication emerges and a crucial piece of evidence surfaces that threatens to destroy Virginia's defense.

New York City, including Roy Underwood's apartment, Virginia Town's apartment on Lexington Avenue, and various city locations

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Roy Underwood, Virginia Town, Frances Adams, Phil Kelly

Listen for: The conflict between what the evidence shows and Virginia's claims of innocence; the development of Johnny Dollar's personal involvement in the case; the revelation about the damaged diamond bracelet that changes everything

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.