What happens
Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Lake Mojave resort to look into a suspected jewelry theft connected to a party of wealthy Los Angeles guests. His old friend Buster Faber runs the resort and has asked for his help, because Gordon Hatch, a former confidence man, is staying nearby. Dollar spends an evening with Hatch, who talks only about fishing and claims he has reformed. The next morning the guests discover that their jewelry and cash have vanished, and the search of Hatch's belongings begins. The broadcast's first part sets up the suspicion around Hatch and the resort's tense atmosphere. The series is Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, first aired April 20, 1958 on CBS Radio, with Bob Bailey in the lead role.
Lake Mojave Resort near Davis Dam, Mojave Desert, California
Characters: Johnny Dollar, Buster Faber, Gordon Hatch, Ham Pratt, Mrs. Fellows, Mr. Fellows
Listen for: Hatch's claim that he has turned over a new leaf, and the morning discovery of the missing jewelry and money
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.