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 jewelry, while she insists they were gifts from a past affair.
As Johnny investigates, he meets Virginia’s fiercely protective friend, Phil Kelly, a loyal cab driver who tries to shield her from Underwood’s vengeance. Virginia’s desperate attempt to repay the value of a sold bracelet takes a dark turn when Underwood is found murdered. With suspicion pointing in all directions, Johnny must navigate a web of deceit to discover who’s lying—and who’s willing to kill for someone they love.
A tale of damaged trust, twisted generosity, and tragic consequences unfolds in this poignant episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

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, and an underworld informer with secrets to sell. When a string of murders rips through the city, all signs point to a betrayal rooted in jealousy and a love affair gone wrong.
In a dramatic showdown by the river, Johnny uncovers how a parolee’s desperate bid for redemption collides with his wife’s deadly scheme, triggering a chain reaction of murder and betrayal. As Kansas City’s criminal underworld erupts and police close in, Johnny must untangle the human motives behind a crime that’s more than just a grab for cash. A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful case unfolds in this gripping episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

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 suspicious islanders—from Willard’s estranged family to a secretive local guide—he uncovers a web of betrayal and vengeance. The case takes a dark turn when Georgina is found alive, adrift in a skiff, with a harrowing story of murder and robbery. But nothing is quite as it seems. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, Dollar exposes a shocking confession that shakes the entire island community. In this suspenseful episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the line between justice and revenge blurs beneath the tropical sun.

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 the complicated home life Mickey kept from his friends. The trail leads Dollar into a tangled web of ex-cons, Chicago gunmen, and a brewing heist targeting the city’s wholesale jewelers. As secrets unravel, Dollar learns the truth about Mickey’s mysterious wife Thelma, her criminal past, and a desperate plot that threatens to blow Hartford sky high. In a pulse-pounding climax, vengeance and sacrifice collide on the city’s midnight streets. “The Mickey McQueen Matter” is a moving tribute to a loyal policeman, a gritty tale of loyalty, blackmail, and the cost of conscience—classic storytelling from Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

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, where every journey is a risk and every ally might be a foe.
On the isolated French estate, Johnny encounters Catherine French, a wife dressed for a cocktail party but living in fear, and Keith Stewart, the charming manager of the neighboring plantation whose secret relationship with Catherine is impossible to ignore. As guerrilla violence rages through the night, Dollar suspects the key to the mystery lies closer to home than anyone admits.
In a tense night of gunfire, confessions, and personal reckoning, secrets unravel: a love triangle, a presumed murder, and a shocking revelation that Edward French may not be as dead as everyone believed. In the shadow of the jungle, motives blur and survival is never guaranteed.
Join Johnny Dollar for a suspenseful tale of love, jealousy, and the high price of a cup of tea in “The Edward French Matter”—an unforgettable episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

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 a deadly West Coast secret. As Dollar follows a trail through small Connecticut towns and shadowy hotel lobbies, he learns that Jackie was the key witness in a major syndicate trial—and the mob hasn’t forgotten.


With violence erupting and an old case coming back to haunt everyone involved, Dollar must navigate lies, double-crosses, and a final deadly confrontation just to get the truth. In this suspenseful episode, the real story behind Jackie Cleaver’s disappearance comes to light: a brave woman forced into hiding by the criminals she helped bring to justice, and a relentless investigator determined to do the right thing—even when the line between ally and enemy blurs.


A taut web of suspense, loyalty, and danger—this is one of Johnny Dollar’s most personal cases yet.

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 the help of Anne Salazar, a club singer with her own reasons to be afraid, Johnny uncovers a smuggling ring trafficking narcotics hidden in cotton shipments. But as he closes in on the truth, an informant is found dead—his murder staged as suicide—and Johnny himself becomes a prisoner, watched by men who will do anything to keep him silent. In a tense standoff with the company’s ruthless manager, Norman Steger, Johnny risks everything to save Anne and bring the operation to justice.
“The Stanley Springs Matter” is a gripping story of corruption, courage, and the high price of telling the truth in a town where the law serves those in power—and no one leaves without permission.

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 Long Island Sound to the bustling streets of Bridgeport, he uncovers cryptic phone calls, secret bank withdrawals, and a mysterious name: Sprague.


The investigation quickly spirals into violence when Johnny is ambushed in the Woodstock home, leaving Celia gravely wounded and her husband dead. As the police and Johnny race to untangle the web, the truth emerges: Celia is a bigamist, still married to the dangerous Emil Sprague, who has hunted her down for money and revenge. In a gripping climax, Johnny and the police corner Sprague in a desperate standoff, while Celia, fighting for her life, confesses the tragic secrets that doomed her new happiness.


A tale of double lives, blackmail, and a past that refuses to stay buried—this is one of the most suspenseful cases in the Johnny Dollar files.

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 covering for someone—or something—far more dangerous. With the victim’s twin brother issuing threats, a loyal ranch hand withholding the truth, and Alma herself seemingly at peace behind bars, the real story behind the fatal shooting begins to unravel. Meticulous forensic work and sharp questioning lead to a shocking revelation: the shot that killed Jarvis was not fired by the woman in custody. As the truth emerges, Dollar must navigate a tangle of cruelty, fear, and twisted loyalty in this haunting tale of control and desperation in the Old West. A dark and emotionally powerful episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

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 foreman during a drunken night that Rockey claims he can’t remember. With a corrupt and hostile police force, elusive witnesses, and conflicting accounts, Johnny fights to uncover the truth. As he pieces together a hazy night of rum and rage, a crucial clue—a hidden knife with a single set of fingerprints—brings a tragic clarity. Caught between a new life of unimaginable wealth and a grim past mistake, Rockey’s fate hangs in the balance. A gripping tale of memory, guilt, and the high cost of justice unfolds in this unforgettable episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.