The Valentine Matter Ep 5

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Originally Aired: November 4, 1955Johnny Dollar #255, "The Valentine Matter Ep 5,"The investigation reaches a devastating climax as Johnny Dollar witnesses the murder of Terry Valentine, the fourth victim in this deadly case. Racing from the Valentine house, Johnny tracks down two killers, brothers Sisto and Darby Chianti from New York, resulting in a fatal shootout. As Johnny grapples with his feelings for Terry, Inspector Debaca works to understand why the Chianti brothers targeted the Valentine family. The brothers leave no answers, both dying from their wounds.The mystery begins to unravel when the Chianti brothers' father, Pietro, arrives to claim his sons' bodies. Through dogged investigation, Johnny discovers the shocking truth: Dan Valentine's wife was Pietro Chianti's daughter. The old man reveals he ordered the execution of the entire Valentine family himself. In a chilling confession, Pietro explains that when his daughter married the bad man Dan Valentine years ago, only evil could follow. He saw the deaths of his own daughter, granddaughter Terry, lawyer Conrad Webster, and Dan Valentine as necessary acts of a father's judgment.

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