Detectives on the Air

In The Byron Hayes Matter , insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to New York to unravel the mysterious murder of Byron Hayes, a respected businessman found dead outside the apartment of a glamorous woman named Rita Cobb. The prime suspect, ex-con Roy Corona, contacts Dollar with a risky lead that implicates a network of wealthy men, all potentially ensnared in blackmail. As Johnny digs dee...

Originally Aired: July 4, 1951 When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles, he’s greeted by the shocking news of Alonzo Chapman’s murder—gunned down in an alley after a chance meeting with a blonde named Norma Sayle. What looks like a crime of passion quickly unravels into something far more sinister. Chapman’s estranged, much younger wife is strangely unemotional, and the onl...

Originally Aired: June 27, 1951 When a $100,000 jewelry heist shocks the historic Hatchet House estate in the English countryside, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to London. The prime suspect is Marcella Scott, a glamorous Texan widow living far beyond her means, and her smooth-talking American companion Norman King, whose charm conceals a criminal past. But the trail of missing...

Originally Aired: June 20, 1951 When Dr. Malcolm Wish vanishes after a mysterious late-night call, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to San Francisco to look into the matter. Wish’s wife insists she only wants to know he’s safe, but his daughter hints at hidden truths. Soon, Dollar finds himself shadowed by a skilled blonde-tailed man, and a cryptic lead points to a possible suici...

Originally Aired: June 16, 1951 When Arthur Boldrick is found clinging to life after a backyard shooting, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is brought in to unravel the mystery. At first, Boldrick claims he was attacked by a stranger demanding his car keys—but the story doesn’t add up. With conflicting witness statements and mounting suspicion, Dollar digs deeper, uncovering a bitter love trian...

Originally Aired: June 9, 1951 In The George Farmer Matter , Johnny Dollar investigates what appears to be a tragic accident—a man burned to death in a cabin fire during a solo vacation in the Catskills. But when two key witnesses—the insurance doctor and the policy salesman—are murdered, Dollar’s suspicions ignite. As he follows a trail of falsified signatures, a forged identity, and a convenient...

Originally Aired: June 2, 1951 In The Soderbury, Maine Matter , insurance investigator Johnny Dollar journeys to a quiet New England town after the murder of Gordon Soderberry, a wealthy industrialist and divisive figure. As Dollar untangles the threads of suspicion, he discovers a community gripped by resentment over a wartime factory’s reopening. The clues point to a local man with a tragic past...

Originally Aired: May 26, 1951 In The Lillis Bond Matter , insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to Chicago to trace the mysterious disappearance of Henry Lillis, a young bank messenger who vanished along with $80,000 in cash. As Dollar digs deeper, he crosses paths with veteran private eye Pat Shade, who’s also working the case on behalf of the bank. What begins as a routine investig...

Originally Aired: May 5, 1951 In The Virginia Towne Matter , Johnny Dollar is called to New York by Plymouth Insurance to recover a stolen collection of women’s jewelry, allegedly taken by a former showgirl named Virginia Towne. The case, however, quickly tangles into a complicated story of love, revenge, and sacrifice. Roy Underwood, a manipulative theater patron, claims Virginia stole the jewelr...

Originally Aired: April 28, 1951 A daring $250,000 armored truck robbery after a month-end sale at the Andover department stores sends insurance investigator Johnny Dollar to Kansas City, where violence has already claimed two lives. As Johnny and Lieutenant Arneson sift through a tangled web of suspects and sketchy witnesses, the case quickly becomes personal—a dying driver, a heartbroken widow,...

Originally Aired: April 21, 1951 When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to the Virgin Islands, he expects to unravel the mystery of a missing couple and a deserted boat. Willard South and his wife Georgina have vanished during what was supposed to be a routine evening cruise, leaving behind bloodstains, a bullet hole, and a host of local resentments. As Dollar interviews a cast of...

Originally Aired: April 14, 1951 When beloved Hartford beat cop Mickey McQueen calls Johnny Dollar late at night, his words are heavy with dread: “There’ll be murder before it’s finished.” By morning, Mickey is dead—apparently by suicide, but Dollar suspects foul play. As he investigates, Dollar uncovers the hidden heartbreak of a good man forced off the street after twenty years of service, and t...

Originally Aired: April 7, 1951 When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Chicago, he’s tasked with looking into the disappearance of Edward French, an American who vanished while managing a tea plantation in British Malaya. What begins as a standard missing person’s case quickly spirals into a labyrinth of danger, suspicion, and betrayal. Dollar arrives in a land under siege by bandits...

Originally Aired: March 31, 1951 When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by a West Coast adjuster to locate Jackie Cleaver, the beneficiary of a $40,000 policy, he quickly discovers she’s more than just hard to find—she’s a woman living in constant fear. What begins as a routine search for a missing claimant unravels into a tense manhunt involving syndicate hitmen, false identities, and...

Originally Aired: March 10, 1951 When Johnny Dollar is dispatched to the isolated desert town of Stanley Springs, he expects to quietly investigate a suspicious letter accusing the Stanley Springs Company of illegal activity across the Mexican border. What he finds is a company town under tight control, where strangers are viewed with suspicion and secrets are buried deep beneath the dust. With th...

Originally Aired: March 3, 1951 When Celia Woodstock vanishes without a trace, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is drawn into a maze of deception, jealousy, and hidden pasts. Captain Lyle Woodstock, her much older and adventurous husband, insists there’s no trouble—despite hiring both a private detective and Dollar to find his missing wife. As Johnny follows the trail from an icy estate on Lon...

Originally Aired: February 24, 1951 When Johnny Dollar arrives in Farmington, New Mexico to investigate the killing of rancher Jarvis Wilder, the case seems cut and dried—his widow, Alma Wilder, has confessed. But something doesn’t sit right with the seasoned insurance investigator. As he probes deeper into the case and the sinister Wilder family dynamics, Dollar begins to suspect Alma may be cove...

Originally Aired: January 20, 1951 In The David Rockey Matter , insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to the remote Nicaraguan port of San Juan del Sur to locate seaman David Rockey, the unexpected heir to a million-and-a-half dollar estate left by his adoptive father, Titus Morgan. But when Johnny arrives, he discovers Rockey jailed and charged with murder—accused of stabbing a local...

Originally Aired: January 13, 1951 When three San Francisco branches of the Port-O-Call Loan Company are robbed in a coordinated morning spree, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched by Great Eastern Insurance to track down the culprits behind the $47,000 theft. As he delves into the case, Johnny discovers that witnesses recall a mysterious figure with a falsetto voice and stage makeup...

Originally Aired: December 16, 1950 When Johnny Dollar is dispatched to Charleston to investigate the murder of fellow insurance investigator Gene Reimer, he uncovers a deeper web of deceit tied to an old Southern family. Gene had been looking into the brutal bludgeoning of Leland Blackburn, a respected broker with hidden secrets. As Johnny delves into the genteel world of the Blackburns, he faces...

Originally Aired: November 25, 1950 In The Woodward, Manila, Matter, Johnny Dollar travels to the Philippines to investigate the theft of $75,000 from an American-owned hardware store. The trail leads him through the bustling streets of Manila and out to the mysterious reaches of Tayabas Bay, where the main suspect, clerk Dan Blake, is found dead under suspicious circumstances. As Dollar digs deep...

Originally Aired: November 18, 1950 When a woman named Nora Faulkner tries to take out a $200,000 life insurance policy in Los Angeles, the sales agent’s unease prompts the company to call in insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. What begins as a routine inquiry quickly spirals into a tangled web of suspicion, family drama, and danger. Dollar uncovers a fractured household, a domineering mother-in...

Originally Aired: November 11, 1950  In The Adam Kegg Matter , insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to New York to quietly investigate a $125,000 jewel theft involving the wealthy and abrasive theatrical producer Adam Kegg. Though the theft initially appears to be a standard break-in, a bizarre ransom note disguised within a newspaper ad and the mysterious resignation of the maid add int...

Originally Aired: November 4, 1950 In The Queen Anne Pistols Matter , Johnny Dollar is assigned to escort a pair of antique pistols from Hartford to Boston—simple enough, until he’s ambushed in a web of lies, blackmail, and international murder. What begins as a routine protection job quickly spirals into a complex case involving a forged delivery, a woman driven to hysteria, and a failed blackmai...

When a young woman’s body is found beneath a quiet bridge in Boston, Johnny Dollar is sent to determine whether her death was suicide or something more sinister. Joan Sebastian, only 21 and recently freed from the burdens of caring for her invalid mother, had been living fast—too fast for some. As Johnny uncovers secrets from her troubled past, he finds a trail of jealous lovers, a mysterious gold...