Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The S.S. Malay Trader Ship (Encore) (EP4955)

In this encore episode of *Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar*, Edmund O'Brien stars as the resourceful insurance investigator Johnny Dollar, who infiltrates the SS Malay Trader under the guise of a seaman to uncover a conspiracy involving the fraudulent destruction of insured crude rubber. The plot hinges on a timely economic twist: the devaluation of the British pound made it more profitable to destroy the rubber than sell it, prompting a scheme to stage a shipwreck and claim insurance. Johnny, working alongside his fellow investigator Al Roder, uncovers inconsistencies in ballast readings and displacement ratios, leading him to suspect foul play. After Roder is murdered with a pen knife, Johnny must outwit the ship's chief officer, Holstaff, and the ship's owner, Mr. Peeler, while racing against time to expose the truth. Using forensic insight and a clever ruse involving floating rubber, Johnny proves the cargo was never lost at sea. He ultimately apprehends the murderer, clears the innocent owner, and brings the fraudsters to justice. The episode showcases the gritty realism and nautical authenticity that defined the O'Brien era of the series.