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1001 RADIO DAYS Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — Episode Show Notes 🎙️ THE QUEEN ANNE PISTOLS MATTER

Original Air Date: November 4, 1950 Starring: Edmond O'Brien as Johnny Dollar Series: CBS Radio — The Action‑Packed Expense Account

Episode Summary

A pair of rare Queen Anne dueling pistols, insured for a hefty sum, suddenly become the center of a suspicious refusal by the intended recipients. Johnny Dollar is dispatched to determine why these antiques — valuable, historic, and supposedly harmless — have triggered fear, secrecy, and a trail of evasive answers.

Johnny's investigation uncovers:

• A collector with something to hide

• A delivery that no one wants to accept

• A shadowy adversary determined to keep the pistols out of circulation

• And a motive buried in the pistols' past that may be worth killing for

This is classic early‑era Johnny Dollar: tight plotting, sharp dialogue, and a case where the truth is hidden behind polished walnut and cold steel.

Main Characters

• Johnny Dollar — Freelance insurance investigator

• Pat McCracken — Universal Adjustment Bureau

• The Collectors — Nervous recipients with secrets

• Unknown Adversary — The force behind the pistols' mysterious danger

🎙️ THE ADAM KEGG MATTER

Original Air Date: November 11, 1950 Starring: Edmond O'Brien as Johnny Dollar Series: CBS Radio — The Action‑Packed Expense Account

Episode Summary

Johnny Dollar is sent from Hartford to New York City to investigate a jewel theft involving Adam Kegg, a wealthy, abrasive man whose personality is as sharp as the stones in his collection. Kegg's jewels have been stolen and are being held for ransom — but the deeper Johnny digs, the more he realizes this is no ordinary robbery.

The Case Unfolds

• A bizarre ransom note

• A suspicious bellboy at the Park View Manor

• A frightened wife hiding more than she admits

• A husband desperate to avoid scandal

• And a trail that leads Johnny from Manhattan to Montclair, New Jersey

The Twist

Johnny discovers the theft was never about money. It was a revenge setup, engineered by a jilted former lover whose jealousy and rage turned into a deadly scheme.

Expense Account

Johnny closes the case with a final tally of $230.40, noting that the insurance company could have saved a bundle — if human drama didn't cost so much.

Main Characters

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

• Adam Kegg — Wealthy, abrasive victim of the "theft"

• Mrs. Kegg — Frightened, secretive, and central to the motive

• Bellboy / Accomplice — The first crack in the case

• Former Lover — The architect of the revenge plot

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