Today’s Mystery: After receiving a cryptic phone call from an Elderly fan who fears for her life, Johnny Dollar flies to the California coast to investigate. What begins as a seemingly confused plea for help soon leads him into a dangerous operation involving smugglers, heroin traffickers, and a determined old woman who knows far too much.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 31, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.

Also starring Peggy Weber, Virginia Gregg, Bartlett Robinson, Joseph Kearns, and Russell Thorson.

Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone. 

Announcer: Dan Cubberly.

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