Dead Cold Drop (3) - by James Wolner

Dakota Spotlight

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Part 3 (Chapters 12-16): As tension rises and new layers of uncertainty unfold, Doug Rolfstad pushes deeper into a world far beyond his quiet life as a Bismarck plumber. With paranoia mounting and unsettling discoveries piling up, Doug is forced to confront how much—and whom—he can really trust. Dead Cold Drop by James Wolner is told across five gripping episodes in the signature Friday Night Fiction style. About Friday Night Fiction: Written and narrated by James Wolner, Friday Night Fiction delivers original crime stories set in North Dakota and the Upper Midwest. Inspired by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Twilight Zone, and Dragnet, each episode blends atmosphere, moral complexity, and sharp storytelling—ranging from eerie one-shots to serialized suspense. New episodes released on select Friday nights. Check out the full catalog and everything Dakota Spotlight: ⁠⁠https://dakotaspotlight.com/⁠⁠ Get all episodes early, ad-free, and more. Subscribe to Spotlight PLUS: ⁠⁠https://dakotaspotlight.com/spotlight-plus/⁠⁠ Sign up for the Dakota Spotlight newsletter: ⁠⁠https://dakotaspotlight.com/newsletter/⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠@dakotaspotlight⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@dakotaspotlight⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@dakotaspotlight⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠@dakotaspotlight.bsky.social⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@dakotaspotlightpodcast4800⁠⁠ Friday Night Fiction is written and produced by James Wolner. All stories, dialogue, and creative content are original works of authorship and are © James Wolner. Reproduction, redistribution, or adaptation of any part of this podcast without written permission is strictly prohibited. Legal Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The author and publisher assume no responsibility for any perceived associations, misinterpretations, or unintended similarities. No real persons or groups should be inferred from this story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why not skip the wait? To hear all five episodes of this Friday Night Fiction story,
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0:12.1	You can sign up directly on Spotify in the Apple Podcast app or at dakotaspotlight.com.
0:19.4	This episode contains explicit content, including profanity and depictions of violence
0:25.9	and murder.
0:27.1	Listener discretion is advised.
0:35.7	Good evening and welcome back to Friday Night Fiction and part three of our story,
0:43.1	Dead Cold Drop.
0:45.6	If the previous episode of this story has slipped through your ears,
0:49.8	I heartily suggest you tiptoe back and eavesdrop.
1:00.0	Otherwise, tonight's revelations of the adventures of Bismarck's own Doug Rolstad, his daughter Mandy and Cowboy the Cat, may catch you quite off guard.
1:06.0	Now, let's return to the story and see how a city terrorized by murder might collide with our mild-mannered plumber-turned-gunslinger, Mr. Doug Rolston. Chapter 12
1:38.7	Ten minutes later he pulled into the Kmart parking lot and parked far from other vehicles.
1:45.8	He killed the engine and sat in silence, the only illumination in the cab trickling in from the parking lot lights atop tall poles.
1:52.9	He let out a long breath and ran his fingers through his hair. He unzipped his coveralls and pulled
1:58.7	out the envelope. He rolled it over in his hands a couple of times, twirling it from opposite corners, studying
2:05.6	its construction and Mandy's address written in the corner.
2:09.5	Who was behind it all?
2:11.2	Who put the money inside?
2:12.8	Who wrote Mandy's address in the corner?
2:15.4	Who are these people?
2:19.6	Shaking his head, he dropped it on top of the pistol, then fished out a coin from the cup holder. From his wallet, he extracted a scrap of paper,
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