The Ricardo Amerigo Matter Ep 1

Originally Aired: January 16, 1956 Johnny Dollar #306, "The Ricardo Amerigo Matter Ep 1," Johnny Dollar travels to Philadelphia after insurance executive Harry Branson alerts him to a puzzling case involving a missing concert violinist and his priceless violin. Ricardo Amerigo, once a brilliant performer who graced the world's finest concert halls, has disappeared after his car crashed through a bridge railing and plunged into a river near Port Morris, New Jersey. While authorities recovered the car from the inlet, Amarigo's body and his $30,000 Amati violin remain missing. The case grows more suspicious when Dollar learns that Amerigo's sole beneficiary is Peter Corbin, his own booking agent, who stands to collect on both the life insurance and the violin policy. Dollar's investigation leads him to Corbin's shabby office, where the agent reveals he bankrolled Amerigo's career and bailed him out of debt after alcoholism destroyed the violinist's reputation. When Dollar suggests the arrangement looks suspiciously convenient, Corbin's violent reaction only deepens the investigator's doubts about whether this is a tragic accident or something far more sinister. Become a supporter of this podcast