The William Post Matter

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Originally Aired: September 22, 1953Johnny Dollar #181, "The William Post Matter," Johnny Dollar heads to New York City when his boss Ray Kemper informs him that an insured client, Mrs. Teresa Post, has been murdered. The wealthy banker's wife was found stabbed to death in her eighth-floor apartment by private detective Paul Sachs and her lawyer George Simon, who had both arrived for an evening appointment. The couple had separated just three days earlier after Teresa discovered her husband William's affair, and she was preparing to file for divorce. Lieutenant Roseman of the Fifth Precinct suspects William Post, despite his alibi from his mistress Jane Hughes, because the robbery appears staged—a cloth coat was stolen while an expensive mink remained untouched.Dollar begins interviewing the key players in the case. He meets the unsavory Paul Sachs, who had been hired to gather evidence of William Post's infidelity and displays a disturbingly mercenary attitude about his dead client. Next, Dollar speaks with the more refined George Simon, who confirms he spoke with Teresa that afternoon and found her body alongside Sachs after she failed to appear for their crucial meeting. As Dollar investigates the suspicious circumstances and questionable alibis, he must determine whether this is truly a husband's crime of passion or something more complex.

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