The Molly K Matter Ep 2

Originally Aired: October 11, 1955Johnny Dollar #237, "The Molly K Matter Ep 2," Johnny continues his investigation into the suspicious sinking of the freighter Molly Kay in San Francisco Harbor. When he receives a mysterious phone call from a woman asking him to meet her at Pier 29 after dark, Johnny keeps the dangerous blind date. As he approaches the Brawley Shipping Company office on the foggy waterfront, he's jumped at gunpoint by Dean Sutton, an exporter whose cargo went down with the ship. The tense encounter is interrupted by Ellen Brawley, daughter of the ship's captain, who reveals she's the one who arranged the meeting.Inside the plush office, Ellen and Johnny spar verbally over drinks while she tries to convince him her father is innocent. Johnny has uncovered that Captain Brawley mortgaged the Molly Kay seven months ago, with the note held by Shanghai Lu, a Chinatown nightclub owner. The atmosphere grows charged as Ellen attempts to use her charms to influence Johnny's investigation, but he's already learned she's engaged to the jealous Dean Sutton, complicating matters further as everyone involved seems to be hiding something.