The Ricardo Amerigo Matter Ep 3

Originally Aired: January 18, 1956 Johnny Dollar #308, "The Ricardo Amerigo Matter Ep 3," Johnny Dollar faces mounting pressure from all sides as his investigation deepens. After retrieving what he believes to be Ricardo Amerigo's priceless Amati violin from a South Jersey swamp, Dollar brings it to Harry Branson at Philadelphia Mutual for authentication. When the supposed expert Foresto Sherniero confirms its authenticity based on little more than a label visible through the F-hole, Dollar grows suspicious. A conversation with a hotel orchestra musician reveals that thousands of violin forgeries exist, leading Dollar to question whether the instrument is genuine and why it was left in the swamp with a piece of Amerigo's monogrammed shirt. Dollar confronts booking agent Peter Corbin, who claims he was also searching the swamp for clues about his client's disappearance. Corbin insists he's innocent, pointing out that as both insurance beneficiary and executor of Amerigo's estate, he would have no reason to abandon a thirty thousand dollar violin. But when Dollar reveals that someone deliberately sawed through the steering mechanism of Amerigo's car, the case transforms from a suspicious accident into something far more sinister. Become a supporter of this podcast