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August 12, 2012 (WARNING: These Raw Notes Contain Spoilers)

7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
11/2-3/55 The Valentine Matter Bob Bailey, Lillian Buyeff, Betty Lou Gerson, Barney Phillips (Inspector Charles Debacca), Will Wright, Forrest Lewis, Marvin Miller, Jay Novello, Jack Moyles ; Writer - John Dawson ; Producer/Director - Jack Johnstone ; Announcer - Roy Rowan ; Expense Account Total - $1290.38 ; Johnny is sent to New Orleans to investigate a theft by Roy Vickers, New Britain Mutual Insurance Company, Hartford. However, he finds that the matter has been solved before he arrives. While in New Orleans he recognizes Dan Valentine, an ex-gangster from the 1920s who has just finished a 13 year stretch in prison and who is trying to go straight. He spends his time painting, and is leading an exemplary life, now. Valentine catches two bullets after talking to Dollar. It is not the kind of Valentine you would wish on your worst enemy. His life is insured by New Britain for $50,000 - so Vickers asks him to stick around. Valentine's estranged wife, going by the name of Ann Ward, and living in New England, comes to New Orleans to see her husband. Valentine skips out of the hospital. Word arrives that Valentine and his wife have been shot dead with .375 Rombero pistol bullet. Dollar meets their daughter Theresa Ward and falls for her. Her father had set aside a $50,0000 trust fund for her before going to prison. Valentine's attorney, Conrad Webster, is found shot to death with the same .375 bullet near Lake Ponchatrain. Later, as Dollar is walking with Theresa along a path two men shoot her to death. Johnny shoots back immediately killing one, Darby Cheanti, and mortally wounding the other, Cisco Cheanti. Their father, Pietro Cheanti, shows up at the morgue. He is Ann Ward Valentine's father. He had all four killed - because Dan Valentine had been a "bad man, who did bad things".
10:00 p.m. Box 13
9/12/48 #04 Actor's Alibi "Actor's Alibi" Program #4
Alan Ladd (Dan Holiday), Sylvia Picker (Suzy) ; Writer - Frank Hart Tossig/Hertosig ; Director - Ted Hediger ; Music Composer/Conductor - Rudy Schrager ; A Mayfair Production ; "The Radio Show Ticket Case", "Death with Chimes" ; "Box 13" starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, presents "The Radio Actress Murder Case". Fiction writer Holiday receives a ticket to a radio broadcast, which leads to the threatening of his life and the murder of a beautiful actress. Free lance adventure writer Dan Holiday , a former reporter for the Star-Times Newspaper, is behind in the chapters of his new book to his publisher. Suzy, Dan's secretary, who also used to work at the same newspaper, brings him the mail from Box 13. Dan is invited to an 8 PM radio broadcast at Federal Broadcasting Studios by actress Jean Blake. She claims she is in grave danger of being killed. Holiday then receives a phone threat that he will be killed if he attempts to help Blake. Later, when talking to over-the-hill actor Marvin Masterson, Holiday receives another call from a frightened Blake. A clock sounding Westminister Abbey chimes are heard in the back, and then Dan hears three gunshots that kill her. Dan rushes right over to Blake's place. She is dead. A guard has been near her door for 6 hours but heard no shots. Later the coroner tells Holiday that she had been dead over 12 hours when he received that call. It turns out to have been a recording that was used to provide an alibi for Masterson who was professionally jealous of Blake.(Synd) (26:18)

Here's an interesting website devoted to Box 13.