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🎙️ THE HAROLD CALDWELL MATTER Original Airdate: September 30, 1950 Length: 28:49 Episode #: 65 Podcast Summary (Spoiler‑Safe) Johnny Dollar is hired by Britannia Life Insurance to investigate the disappearance of Howard Caldwell, a young artist who vanished after sending his mother a cryptic letter hinting at danger. Dollar's search takes him from Hartford to San Francisco, where he uncovers empty apartments, dated match folders from dozens of bars, and a portfolio of sketches of a mysterious brunette. The trail leads Dollar into the orbit of a murdered mob boss and a woman caught between fear and loyalty. As the pieces fall into place, Johnny discovers a tragic love story entangled with crime — and a young man who may have been pushed beyond his limits. Themes A mother's fear versus a son's secrets

THE STORY OF THE TEN‑O‑EIGHT Original Airdate: April 18, 1950 (CBS Radio) Runtime: ≈ 30 minutes Star: Edmond O'Brien as Johnny Dollar Production: Norman Macdonnell (Producer/Director) • Music by Leith Stevens Summary: When a luxury train—the Ten‑O‑Eight—becomes the scene of a mysterious death, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in to determine whether the tragedy was accident or murder. His search through passenger lists, baggage records, and conflicting eyewitness accounts uncovers a web of deceit stretching from Chicago to Denver. Dollar's trademark mix of dry wit and relentless logic drives the story toward a tense showdown aboard the speeding train, where every clue rattles like the wheels on the rails. Tone & Themes: Classic "locked‑room" mystery on rails

⭐ Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar THE NORA FAULKNER MATTER Original Air Date: June 28, 1959 Starring: Bob Bailey Writer/Director: Jack Johnstone Supporting Cast: Virginia Gregg, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen Summary Johnny Dollar is called in when Nora Faulkner, a young woman with a modest life‑insurance policy, disappears under troubling circumstances. Her aunt fears she may have fallen victim to a dangerous crowd, and the insurance company suspects the disappearance may be tied to fraud or foul play. Johnny's investigation uncovers a trail involving a manipulative boyfriend, a forged signature, and a scheme designed to cash in on Nora's policy. As he digs deeper, Johnny discovers that Nora is caught between fear, desperation, and the influence of people who see her only as a payday. The case becomes a tense search for a missing woman whose life is worth more dead than alive to the people around her — and Johnny must find her before the worst happens.

⭐ Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar THE ALVIN'S ALFRED MATTER Original Air Date: July 19, 1959 Starring: Bob Bailey Writer/Director: Jack Johnstone Supporting Cast: Virginia Gregg, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen Summary Johnny Dollar is assigned to investigate the suspicious death of Alvin Alfred, a quiet, seemingly harmless man who was found dead under circumstances that don't add up. Alvin carried a modest life‑insurance policy, but the company believes foul play may be involved — and that someone close to him may have engineered his death for profit. Johnny's investigation uncovers a tangle of deceit involving a manipulative woman, a forged signature, and a carefully staged accident designed to look natural. As he digs deeper, Johnny realizes Alvin Alfred was targeted precisely because he seemed like the last man anyone would murder. The case becomes a study in how greed can turn the most unassuming life into a deadly opportunity.

⭐ Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar THE BOLT OUT OF THE BLUE MATTER Original Air Date: July 26, 1959 Starring: Bob Bailey Writer/Director: Jack Johnstone Supporting Cast: Virginia Gregg, Carlton G. Young, Ralph Moody, James McCallion Summary Johnny Dollar is dispatched to the storm‑swept Massachusetts coast after Thelma Jane Weatherby reports that her uncle, retired sea captain Amos Weatherby, is in mortal danger. She believes her former fiancé, Roger Burton — a man Captain Amos once exposed as a "wife killer" — has returned to make good on his threat of revenge. As a violent storm rolls in, Johnny discovers Burton's elaborate murder setup: an old stone blockhouse once used as a sailing‑ship jail, now housing power company transformers. Burton plans to lure the captain inside and electrocute him by throwing a remote switch that energizes a metal railing. But nature intervenes. A lightning bolt strikes the tower's rod, surges down the wire, and detonates the installation — killing Burton instantly and leaving Johnny shaken but alive. With the threat ended, Johnny files his expense account (totaling $171.50) and signs off with his trademark closing: "End of report… Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar."