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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — Episode Show Notes

🎙️ THE YANKEE PRIDE MATTER

Original Air Date: December 2, 1956 Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar Series: CBS Radio — The Five‑Part Serial Era

⭐ Episode Summary

The Yankee Pride, a cargo ship insured for a massive sum, goes down under suspicious circumstances — and Johnny Dollar is sent to investigate whether it was an accident, sabotage, or something far more profitable.

What begins as a routine maritime claim quickly turns into a high‑stakes chase involving:

• A ship that may have been deliberately sunk

• A cargo manifest that doesn't add up

• A captain with a questionable past

• And a trail of lies stretching from the docks to the insurance office

Johnny's investigation takes him into the world of shipping fraud, dangerous waterfront characters, and a scheme so bold it threatens to take him down with the ship.

This is Bailey‑era Dollar at its best — layered, tense, and packed with twists.

⭐ Main Characters

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

• Captain Bill Ramey — Master of the Yankee Pride, hiding more than he admits

• Tom Braden — Insurance executive desperate for answers

• Dockside Informants — The people who know what really happened

• Unknown Saboteur — The shadow behind the sinking

🎙️ THE VIRGINIA BEACH MATTER

Original Air Date: January 22, 1956 Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar Series: CBS Radio — The Five‑Part Serial Era

⭐ Episode Summary

Johnny Dollar heads to Virginia Beach to investigate the death of a wealthy man whose drowning may not have been accidental. The insurance company suspects foul play — and Johnny quickly discovers they're right.

The case pulls him into:

• A beachfront estate filled with tension

• A widow whose grief doesn't ring true

• A family divided by money, jealousy, and suspicion

• A local police force struggling to piece together the truth

• And a motive buried beneath years of resentment

As Johnny digs deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy involving inheritance, deception, and a carefully staged "accident" designed to cash in on a large policy.

The final reveal is classic Johnny Dollar — sharp, unexpected, and delivered with Bailey's trademark cool confidence.

⭐ Main Characters

• Johnny Dollar — Freelance insurance investigator

• Mrs. Laird — Widow with secrets

• Tom Laird — Son with a temper and a motive

• Local Police Chief — Helpful but outmatched

• Unknown Killer — The architect of the staged drowning

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