Get this and get it straight.

Crime is a sucker's road.

And those who travel

it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you were about to hear is true.

Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints,

starring Vincent Price.

Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures

of the man with the action-packed expense account.

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator...

Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.

... Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Hello. Hello and welcome to Down These Mean Streets.

We're back today with another bonus installment in our spotlight on the serialized adventures of Johnny Dollar.

Last time we traveled south of the border, but this week we're back in the States, in New Orleans, to be precise, for the Valentine Matter. This one

originally aired on CBS between October 31st and November 4, 1955. It's a unique storyline for a few reasons. It marks the first instance where

Johnny stumbles into his adventure. He begins episode one, dispatched to the Big Easy to investigate

a burglary, only to discover that the crime was solved while he was in transit. And as he explores the city,

he happens upon Dan Valentine, one of Prohibition's most notorious bootleggers. Now an old man

who's tried to leave his criminal life behind him, Johnny's charmed by Valentine, and an unlikely

friendship is about to begin when someone tries to kill

...