The Marigold Matter: A Snowfall of Lies and a Trail of Debt

Originally Aired: January 23, 1953 When small-town Marigold, Connecticut sees its first murder in years, freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called into the quiet valley to help solve the shocking death of Joe Hickey, a former colleague turned loan officer. What appears to be a simple homicide quickly twists into a tale of hidden motives, mounting debts, and long-buried secrets. As Dollar probes into Hickey’s mysterious final letter and the people he left behind—a bitter widow, a nervous secretary, and a volatile local—he uncovers a web of fraudulent loans and old grudges. But the case turns deadly once more when bullets fly, leaving a fellow investigator wounded and Dollar chasing a murderer through the snow. In a stunning finale, a disgraced ex-cop and a woman with a criminal past are exposed, revealing that Hickey’s killer was closer than anyone suspected. Justice comes with a price in this chilling winter episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.