Originally Aired: December 13, 1955
Johnny Dollar #282, "The Lansing Fraud Matter Ep 2," Johnny Dollar continues his investigation into the suspicious death of James Lansing, a man who died of malnutrition just two years after passing an insurance physical examination with flying colors. Dollar pressures Dr. Mayhood to view Lansing's body at the morgue, hoping the physician can confirm whether this corpse is the same man he examined. The increasingly belligerent doctor claims he cannot recognize Lansing after two years, and when Dollar brings Mayhood's entire office staff to the morgue, none of them can identify the body either. The investigation takes a strange turn when the possibility emerges that someone else entirely might have taken Lansing's physical examination.
Meanwhile, Dollar's colleague Jim Carter prepares to notify the State Insurance Commission about the potential fraud while investigating Lansing's beneficiary. Dollar visits Lansing's apartment building, where manager Anita Regan immediately recognizes the body at the coroner's office. Just as she begins to explain something peculiar about having seen Lansing lying down frequently, the episode ends on a cliffhanger, suggesting she may hold crucial information about the case.

Originally Aired: December 12, 1955
Johnny Dollar #281, "The Lansing Fraud Matter Ep 1,"
Johnny Dollar receives an urgent call from Jim Carter at Universal Adjustments about a suspicious death in Tucson, Arizona. A man named James Lansing, who held a $50,000 life insurance policy, has died under bizarre circumstances—he starved to death. According to the coroner's report, Lansing died of malnutrition despite being wealthy enough to afford substantial life insurance just two years earlier. The post-mortem also reveals chronic heart condition and lung problems that shouldn't have been present in someone who passed a standard insurance physical examination so recently.
Dollar and Carter rush to Tucson to investigate before the state insurance commission starts asking uncomfortable questions. Lansing's sister, Arlene Kennedy, a woman of considerable wealth and influence, is pressing for payment of the claim. The case grows more mysterious when Dollar learns that Lansing died unidentified in a jewelry store doorway, with no witnesses to his death. Dollar begins interviewing key figures including Sergeant Younger of the Tucson Police and Dr. Carl Mayhood, the physician who conducted Lansing's original insurance examination, searching for answers to explain how a healthy man deteriorated so dramatically in just two years.

Originally Aired: December 9, 1955
Johnny Dollar #280, "The Cronin Matter Ep 5,"
As dawn breaks after a violent storm, Johnny Dollar faces a grim reality: both Jason Prell and the beloved Dolly Cronin are dead. When Dr. Bigby arrives at the estate, Johnny reveals his shocking discovery that Mrs. Cronin was murdered by Prell himself, who substituted deadly pills for her prescription before being killed during the storm. Johnny also exposes the web of deception surrounding the Cronin estate, including the revelation that Dolly's famous Circle of Fire necklace, which she willed to young Sylvia Atherton, is merely a copy worth a few hundred dollars. The real necklace was broken up years ago by her own husband Barnaby, who worked with Prell to systematically steal from Dolly's million-dollar estate while she remained blissfully unaware in her dream world.
However, the case takes another dark turn when Dr. Bigby makes a haunting confession about the night Barnaby Cronin died. The remorseful doctor admits he was drunk when he signed the death certificate years ago, leaving Johnny to wonder what other secrets lie buried in the Cronin family's troubled past.

Originally Aired: December 8, 1955
Johnny Dollar #279, "The Cronin Matter Ep 4,"
Johnny Dollar finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse as a violent storm rages around the Cronin estate. When someone cuts the phone line, trapping Johnny and handyman Shorty Weber inside with no way to call for help, Jason Prell reveals his true intentions by taking shots at them through the darkness. Armed and desperate, Prell knows Johnny has figured out his scheme involving the half-million dollar necklace. Johnny ventures out into the storm-soaked grounds, using the thunder and lightning as cover while Shorty provides suppressing fire. As Johnny closes in on Prell's position near a tall pine tree, the confrontation reaches its violent climax.
Back at the house, Johnny retrieves the hidden necklace and checks on the elderly Dolly Cronin, who remains blissfully unaware of the night's deadly events. She reminisces about her late husband Barnaby and speaks warmly of her trusted friend Jason Prell, creating a poignant contrast with the grim reality Johnny now faces. As Dolly admires her precious necklace one last time before drifting off to sleep, Johnny is left contemplating how the truth will shatter her cherished memories.

Originally Aired: December 7, 1955
Johnny Dollar #278, "The Cronin Matter Ep 3,"
Johnny Dollar finds himself stranded at the isolated Cronin estate as a storm approaches from the mountains. With Mrs. Cronin seriously ill and needing medical attention, Dollar discovers that the only local doctor, the disgraced Dr. Bigby, refuses to come to the house. When Dollar mentions the patient is Mrs. Cronin, Bigby's reaction is immediate and ominous: he urges Dollar to get her out of the estate before it's too late. Unable to secure a doctor or medicine locally, Dollar sends business advisor Jason Prell to Tupper Lake while he questions the austere housekeeper, Miss Atherton.
Miss Atherton reveals disturbing information about the estate's dark history. She explains that Dolly Cronin, once a small-town girl who worked alongside her as a waitress, married wealthy Barnaby Cronin and had this mansion built. Most chillingly, she reveals that Barnaby himself died alone in this very house during a similar storm, suffering a fatal heart attack. As the current storm intensifies and the isolated guests pass a tense evening, Miss Atherton's cryptic warning echoes through the mansion: Dolly has come home to die.

Originally Aired: December 6, 1955
Johnny Dollar #277, "The Cronin Matter Ep 2," Johnny continues his investigation into protecting the priceless Circle of Fire necklace for former Broadway star Dolly McLean Cronin's Roaring Twenties party in the Adirondacks. Jason Prell, Mrs. Cronin's longtime business manager and trust fund administrator, urgently warns Johnny not to retrieve the half-million-dollar necklace from the bank, expressing deep concern about Mrs. Cronin's mental state. Prell reveals that the aging Dancing Darling lives in a fragile dream world where she believes all her old friends are loyal, when in reality most were opportunists who would do anything for money. Despite Prell's warnings that someone will surely try to steal the necklace and shatter Mrs. Cronin's illusions, Johnny has already collected it.
As the chartered train departs for the Adirondacks, only six guests board out of the hundreds of friends from Mrs. Cronin's glory days. Among them are magazine writer Sylvia Blake and the mysterious, overly enthusiastic Laura Dean. Johnny begins to wonder about the true motives of each passenger on this isolated journey with a fortune in jewels.

Originally Aired: December 5, 1955
Johnny Dollar #276, "The Cronin Matter Ep 1," insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is summoned by Joe Parker to protect an extraordinary prize. Dolly McLean, the legendary "Champagne Dream Girl" of the 1920s, is emerging from ten years of seclusion following her husband Barnaby Cronin's death. For her grand finale party in the Adirondacks, she plans to wear the Circle of Fire, a spectacular diamond and emerald necklace worth half a million dollars. Dollar visits the reclusive widow in her modest New York apartment, where he encounters Sylvia Blake, a magazine writer who specializes in jewel thefts and seems unnervingly confident that someone will steal the necklace during the party.
The situation grows more suspicious when Shorty Weber, an old-time song and dance man from Dolly's past, arrives with a party invitation. While saying his goodbyes, Dollar catches Weber rifling through Mrs. Cronin's desk, clearly searching for something specific. With hundreds of invitations sent to people from Dolly's glamorous past and a fortune in jewels about to be displayed at a champagne-soaked celebration, Dollar faces a weekend where everyone seems to have their eye on the Circle of Fire.

Originally Aired: December 2, 1955
Johnny Dollar #275, "The Henderson Matter Ep 5,"
Johnny becomes convinced that George Henderson's death was not accidental and that his young widow Pauline lied under oath about her husband drinking the morning he died. When Johnny's supervisor Tim Connors flies in from Hartford, Johnny argues forcefully for denying the insurance claim and even filing a murder complaint, but Connors remains skeptical, demanding more evidence than just the missing bottle. Sheriff Holton joins the investigation, and together they begin uncovering troubling details about Pauline Henderson's background.
Their investigation leads them to question servants at the Henderson ranch, who reveal that Pauline made mysterious trips out of town to visit an unnamed man, trips that caused heated arguments between the Hendersons. As Sheriff Holton's team identifies three men who've been seen with Pauline, attention focuses on Noah Baxter, a wealthy local rancher who owns the hotel where Johnny is staying. When Johnny and the sheriff confront Baxter at his ranch, he admits to being friends with both Pauline and George, but denies any improper relationship. The tension builds as they prepare to question Baxter's employees about Pauline's visits.

Originally Aired: December 1, 1955
Johnny Dollar #274, "The Henderson Matter Ep 4,"
Johnny arranges to meet the widow Pauline Henderson at the elegant Bighorn Lodge restaurant to discuss her late husband's death. On his way there, he encounters Maddie Knickerbocker, a gentle schoolteacher in her mid-forties, visiting George Henderson's snow-covered grave. Johnny is startled to recognize her name, as insurance agent Thurber had told him that George named Maddie as his beneficiary shortly before his death, only to change it back to his wife minutes later. Maddie speaks warmly of George, remembering him fondly as someone who never quite grew up, and she seems aware of Johnny's true purpose in Culver.
At the Bighorn Lodge, Johnny confronts Pauline Henderson directly about the policy change and the circumstances surrounding her husband's death. She reveals that she and George were headed for divorce and had already drawn up a property settlement through their Great Falls attorneys. Pauline suggests that if Johnny wants answers about the beneficiary change, he should ask Maddie Knickerbocker, though she maintains she didn't kill George for his money since the divorce settlement was already generous.

Originally Aired: November 30, 1955
Johnny Dollar #273, "The Henderson Matter Ep 3,"
Johnny Dollar faces mounting resistance in his investigation of George Henderson's death after the coroner's inquest officially rules it an accident. The local hotel manager, Porter, suddenly demands Johnny vacate his room, claiming it's reserved for a convention, though Johnny sees through the transparent attempt to run him out of town. Sheriff Eve Holton arrives and privately agrees the inquest was inadequate, offering to help Johnny continue investigating despite the official closure of the case.
As Johnny digs deeper, he learns more about the complicated relationship between the deceased and his much younger widow, Pauline Henderson. The former Pauline Underwood was raised by George from age fourteen after her father died, and their marriage was troubled from the start. With divorce papers already drawn up and suspicions swirling about suicide, accident, or even murder, Johnny begins connecting dots between Pauline, local rancher Noah Baxter who owns the hotel, and the various parties who seem determined to shut down his investigation before it really begins.