 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Jonas parks, mr. Dollar the Flint Rock bang Yeah, I know the man who warned me You said it would be tough to get into the Gremly Ranch Well, I got rained on shot at threatened outsmarted by a 16 year old girl and I still didn't see Mrs. Gremly you aiming to give up for the night. Yes I'm busy trying to dry out my bones over the heat from a triple brandy I'll try to fix something up. Yeah, do that. Well, yeah, and something else, mr. Parks That auto accident three years ago when Susan's parents were killed What about it, mr. Dollar? You know, what about it? You go see Will Connors there in Las Vegas he runs the Ford County weekly Tribune tell him I sent you and be careful Once again, mr. Parks careful of what I still don't tonight and every week Day night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance Investigator goes truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location Las Vegas, Nevada To the home office American Northern Trust Company Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the matter of reasonable doubts expense account continued Item four seven dollars and a quarter a triple wasn't enough So I bought the whole bottle and took it up to my room I was bushed and not just from being caught out in the desert cloudburst Mrs. Grimley elderly widow owner of the Flint Rock Ranch wanted to set up an insurance trust and convey all her holdings over to a 16-year-old granddaughter Susan Her only other heirs were her nephew Walter who managed the ranch and his wife Hilda Jason Parks my client's local representative and respected president of the Flint Rock Bank had started proceedings Then got cold feet and dropped them Why he didn't know Just a hunch something was wrong. He'd call for help and I was that help Total result so far zero. I put the cork in the brandy bottle and went to bed The weekly tribute like a thousand other weekly tribunes across the country not competing with the big daily is not even trying to Printing the little things homey things and hanging on One man office editor publisher reporter proofreader and at the moment line a type operator I guess of course, but the man at the line of type looked as though his name just had to be will Connor My name is will Connor. What can I do for you? I'm Johnny dollar. Mr. Connors Jonas Parks out at Flint Rocks Oh, yeah, yeah Jonas called me this morning said you'd probably be in glad to know you thanks name here He said you'd most likely be asking all sorts of crazy questions. I was to Well Humor me or you might put it that way said I was to answer them if I could but mr. Parks tell you who I am Nope didn't ask him Jonas and me been friends for 20 years and if he says you're all right, then that's good enough for me Wow, thanks to both of you. Just one thing though, mr. Dollar. They're gonna be a story in this maybe any chance given me a scoop on it scoop I Haven't heard that word in years. I ain't had one in years In fact, I ain't never had one always have to get my front page story by reading these here Las Vegas dailies Yeah, but you're smart Alex getting telegraphs from Moscow and Paris and France and all them places Anybody can get scoops that way, but me I got to get out and scratch for what I print Well, it sure do me good to put one over on them dudes I'd get me out an extra a big banner headline on it got the type for a two never been used Exclusive right across the top And I'd knock them back on their byline. All right, mr. Connors. All right if there is a story you get it That's a promise a scoop a live and breathe in scoop God yeah now about the question. Yes, sir young fellow. What do you want to know? Anything you can tell me about mrs. Graham Lee and the Flint Rock Ranch Mrs. Graham Lee. Well now there is a woman for you, son. They don't make that kind these days Notice any change in her lately? Well, I Wouldn't want this to go any farther. I understand and I guess it depends on what you mean by lately I ain't seen her but twice in the last year. They don't allow no visitors out there anymore So I found out yesterday her nephew took a shot at me with a rifle. You don't say my they are getting punished Do you know of any reason for him acting that way? Yeah, he sucked in funny going on out that ranch What for instance couldn't say but like I was telling you I've only seen her twice and She was different somehow. It was like she was well breaking up sort of scared of something maybe I don't know Have a nephew by any chance Walder. Well, I'd say he acts about as scared as she does or as upset at least Maybe they're both scared of something. What about the granddaughter Susan? Is she scared too? Yeah, no tappin Oh, she's strange enough all right, but the old Nick himself wouldn't scare her none. What do you mean? She's strange enough you met her mr. Dollar for about three minutes yesterday afternoon. That's long enough How'd she strike you? Was one of the most honest kids I've ever met Or else the cleverest. Yeah, that's about the size of it. What do you think? Beats me. I've known her since the day she was born Yes, sir. It's quite a family including that fancy wife of Walder's Hilda. What about her? Well, let's just say she's too much for him. You follow me son Yeah, I think so. Yeah, they're all worried on edge either about the same thing or different things They're pushed they're driven you can you can feel it. There's a pressure out there and anything can happen Maybe it already has hmm Maybe it happened three years ago What do you mean? There was an auto accident three years ago and Mrs. Greenlee's son and his wife Susan's parents They were killed in it. Well, I've got the morgue files here. I wrote it up pretty complete when it happened Yeah, I want to look through those files later But right now you want the story behind the story if there is one now if there is I don't know it I think you would if anybody would being a newsman Of course, I know just an accident. How'd it happen? Well, it was on the road to the ranch Up there where it winds through the bluffs. It was rain pitch black There'd been an argument back at the house and they had a lot of arguments I guess but anyway Hilda got mad and left took her car and headed for town and While afterward Ed had all he could take and he run out to and jumped in his car Susan tells me that was a habit of her father's whenever he lost his temper on an argument Yeah, he'd always get in his car and drive like a demon till he got over She also made a kind of a stranger mark. She said they knew about it What you mean by that? I guess you'll have to ask Susan what she meant So we had jumped in his car that night and then Mary went with him trying to calm him down, I guess Oh, he he come around that curve. He must have been doing 60 skidden half out of control And there was Hilda's car parked on the curve right square in his headlights Just smashed right into it at full speed Both cars roll over the bank caught fire and burned up him and Mary were dead before the car stopped Had it hill to get out of it. He wasn't there. He had a flat and left her car parked and started back on foot. I See he was lucky. That's all She sure was mr. Connors real luck I Took a bag file of the Tribune into the outer office and went over the news stories on the deaths of Ed Greenley and his wife. I Found nothing that will Connors hadn't already told me shocking loss fine people sudden accidents. I Kept hanging up on that word Accidents I kept wanting to put a question mark after I was so absorbed. I didn't even notice her come in until she spoke to me Well, well, are you following me Susan? Nope got some copy for mr. Connors I write articles for him sometimes. You know clever kid and all that sort of Hmm. I see you took me seriously How do you figure you didn't close that paper fast enough? Now why would an investigator from the Kalamans Association be interested in an auto accident three years back? Suppose you tell me because you're not an investigator for the Kalamans Association Who are you mr. Dollar? I've got half an ocean of level with you Susan then I'll go the other half by leveling with you and He'll to call the Association office in Reno this morning. They said they never heard of you. I imagine that Mr. Parks was out at the ranch just before I left she asked him about you to he said he'd never seen or heard of you I see He was lying though. I can always tell when people are lying and they know it too That's why they're uncomfortable around me Yeah, I know what you mean Hey, look Susan did mr. Parks talk to your grandmother? No, he was supposed to arrange for me to see her about the accident Maybe I'm not sure yet. I'm shooting in the dark It's time somebody did where are you staying mr. Dollar at the Common Manor? Okay, I'll get it set up and call you there later Get it set up sure fix things so that you can get in to see my grandmother. That's what you wanted, doesn't it? Well, all right I went back to my hotel room and settled down to wait If a 16 year old kid could manage what a bank president couldn't then me for the juvenile lead What happened a couple of hours later though wasn't exactly juvenile Yeah, come in Hello, you busy mr. Dollar not too busy come in. Thanks. I Don't believe I'm a dream Lee. I imagine you've heard of me during your cattle investigation Well somehow you don't seem to fit with cattle a compliment Observation, what do I fit with? I don't know yet. Mrs. Gramley Hilda Now I'm beginning to know Cigarette. Thanks. I'll stick with my own brand. It usually works out better that way Thanks Nice cigarette. Yes gift. I'm always getting gifts Including a wedding ring. Oh, I've got one. It's around someplace Just so you don't forget where you left it. I couldn't if I wanted to You wouldn't have a drink for a lady, would you Brandy I love Brandy and gifts and a lot of other things Like money. Oh money's real nice. It's next to the best Now what's the best? excitement I See don't you think it's best Well, that depends At least you're in the right spot for it. I hope so look I Haven't got any money And I never give gifts. You've got Brandy though Pour us a drink Johnny and then we'll talk What about excitement Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow a worried old lady shows her Metal a gambler shows his hand and the game gets tense tight and a little bit frightening join us. Won't you yours truly? Johnny dolly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by Les Crutchfield It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking