Originally Aired: January 30, 1956
Johnny Dollar #316, "The Flight Six Matter Ep 1,"
Johnny Dollar is pulled into a high-stakes investigation when Pete Codley of Guaranteed Transport summons him to Mexico City. Flight 6 of the Aztec Caribbean line, traveling from Mexico City to Havana, has exploded in mid-air and crashed into the mountains, killing all seven passengers and three crew members. Three passengers purchased flight insurance at the airport, leaving the company liable for $75,000. Pete is convinced this was no accident—someone deliberately sabotaged the plane—and he needs Johnny to find out who and why.
Upon arriving in Mexico City, Johnny meets Mac McLean, the colorful Chicago-born Inspector General overseeing the investigation, who confirms that a bomb in the baggage compartment likely caused the tail to blow off. The investigation takes a personal turn when Ramon de Lagos appears at the office, desperate for information about his wife Maria, one of the victims who purchased insurance. Strangely, she named her brother Don Serrano as beneficiary rather than her husband. As Johnny prepares to head up the mountain to examine the wreckage with investigator Gino Romero, the pieces of a cold-blooded murder plot begin to emerge.