Originally Aired: April 17, 1956
Johnny Dollar #372, "The Shepherd Matter Ep 2,"
Johnny Dollar finds himself caught in a dangerous web of conflicting stories when insurance agent Richard Porter asks him to investigate further before writing Dr. Shepherd's hefty $80,000 life insurance policy. The doctor remains adamant that Paul Forbes has threatened to kill him over marital advice given to Forbes' wife, yet he refuses to involve the police, claiming it would harm his patient Mrs. Forbes. Johnny remains skeptical, believing only half of what the nervous doctor tells him.
When Johnny decides to approach Paul Forbes directly at his upscale colonial home, the situation explodes violently. Forbes attacks him with a gun, pistol-whipping him and fleeing in his Plymouth before Johnny can even introduce himself. As the household servant Upton and the distressed Mrs. Forbes tend to Johnny's injuries, the situation grows more complicated. Mrs. Forbes insists on calling Dr. Shepherd to treat Johnny's wound, drawing all the key players closer together in this increasingly puzzling and dangerous matter.

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