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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — Episode Show Notes

🎙️ THE BLOOD RIVER MATTER

Original Air Date: July 9–13, 1956 Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar Series: CBS Radio — The Five‑Part Serial Era

⭐ Episode Summary

Johnny Dollar heads deep into the Louisiana bayou country to investigate the suspicious death of a man whose life insurance policy has suddenly become very valuable — and very contested. The case centers around Blood River, a remote, swamp‑choked region where secrets sink faster than bodies.

Johnny finds himself navigating:

• A hostile, tight‑lipped community

• A grieving widow who may not be grieving

• A local sheriff who knows more than he's saying

• And a dangerous family feud simmering beneath the surface

As the investigation unfolds, Johnny uncovers a web of deceit involving land rights, hidden relationships, and a motive soaked in jealousy and revenge. The final confrontation in the swamp is one of the most atmospheric and suspenseful sequences of the Bailey era.

⭐ Main Characters

• Johnny Dollar — Freelance insurance investigator

• Mrs. Thibodeaux — Widow with secrets

• Sheriff Pete Saunders — Local law with divided loyalties

• The Thibodeaux Family — At the center of the feud

• Unknown Killer — The shadow lurking in the bayou

🎙️ THE HARTFORD ALLIANCE MATTER

Original Air Date: February 6–10, 1956 Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar Series: CBS Radio — The Five‑Part Serial Era

⭐ Episode Summary

Johnny Dollar is called in to investigate a suspicious fire involving the Hartford Alliance, a charitable organization whose finances suddenly don't add up. What begins as a routine audit quickly turns into a case of arson, embezzlement, and murder.

Johnny's investigation uncovers:

• A charity director with a spotless public image — and a dirty private one

• A missing set of financial records

• A burned‑out building hiding crucial evidence

• And a trail of fraud that leads straight to a deadly confrontation

The deeper Johnny digs, the more he realizes the Alliance has been used as a front for a scheme involving stolen funds, forged documents, and a killer desperate to keep the truth buried.

This is one of the most tightly plotted and satisfying cases of the Bailey serial era.

⭐ Main Characters

• Johnny Dollar — The man with the action‑packed expense account

• Charles Brett — Alliance director with a polished façade

• Martha Brett — Wife caught in the middle

• Lt. Danbury — Hartford police investigator

• Unknown Arsonist — The person behind the fire — and the murder

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