 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Can't it wait all morning Are you talking about an arrest I might be dollar I'll make it out of my own steam pal 15 minutes room 203 city hall, okay I may take 16 minutes if I feel like and maybe you'll be sorry about Paul Forbes a better one than you've told so far Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the band with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to Richard Porter 480 Webster Boulevard Providence, Rhode Island The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the shepherd matter Swindle sheet item 7 10 cents one newspaper It carried the story of dr. Shepherd's murder and told how his life had been threatened by Paul Forbes earlier in the week Obviously dr. Charles Shepherd had been lured to his death by Forbes who had telephoned him Pretended to need a physician waited until the victim appeared and then shot him down The police had an APB out for Paul Forbes all parties concerned were notified the deceased was survived by his mother Mrs. Clara shepherd at Paw Tuckett. Amen. There were about six people in Crosby's office among them Richard Porter Who had hired me to investigate shepherd because of a suspicious insurance application a Uniform officer from the Harbor Patrol who had discovered shepherds body and two other men from Crosby's staff. I Told them how I had been hired that I didn't believe all of shepherd's story about the threat on his life I told them about Forbes slugging me for no apparent reason. I also mentioned the insurance matter had never been satisfactorily explained Well, it's never going to be explained as far as I can see duller. Oh, I'll find an explanation Phil you solve your murder And I'll do what I have we've got it solved all you have to do is pick up forb. You know that I don't know anything You get huffy with me on the phone and you start talking about arrest and I don't know anything You said that when you went to see shepherd yesterday morning, he waved a gun at you at 32. That's right It wasn't on his body. He knew Forbes hadn't been picked up. His life was in as much danger as ever Why didn't he carry the gun? You know, that's a pretty good question for all. Yeah, what else he allegedly went out on an emergency call tonight No, little black bag in his car. No little black bag by his body what doctor goes out on any call without his bag Oh, I wouldn't let that worry me so much I'd find out if it was an emergency or he knew who was going to meet him when he went out I thought you might have some ideas. Have you talked to mrs. Forbes course I've talked to her he hasn't any idea where her husband might be hiding She's sure he killed dr. Shepherd that servant in the house is sure he told me about shepherd being threatened by Forbes Shepherd told you about being threatened Forbes slugged you slugged mrs. Forbes been running around town like a madman all day But everything you say and every way you say it it comes out shepherd was lying. I did it on purpose I wanted to worry you to death Every officer in this town has Forbes description and the license of his car. We ought to get him before the night's out He's the boy. Good luck Phil He was a good policeman with a lot of doubts and he was mad about them And that's what it generally takes to get matters straightened out I found kareen streeter at the morgue standing beside the marble slab on which a late employer had been laid She looked pale and wan and her stiff white uniform and blue nurses cape Her eyes were red with tears. No sound escaped her Then she looked up at me once side and started out of the place Wait Well, I'd I'd like to help you I Can you help him? No No, you can't No one can I tried Who did it? Well, the police say paul forb shot him. It looks that way if I'm all they can get it over mrs. Ford. Yes They're looking for my suppose. Yes well There's something of a policeman mr. Dollar Why aren't you out helping them with something please mr. Streeter? I know we've had words that question you asked me earlier today What? You asked me if I loved dr. Shepherd Yes, mr. Dollar. I loved him I loved him more than my whole life When she said that and for some reason I don't know I had a feeling that I was hearing the first bit of unembroidered truth. I'd heard in two days It didn't make me feel any better But it did clear up something that had been in the back of my mind working its way to the front Expense account item eight six dollars and seventy cents a steak three martinis in an order of sliced tomatoes I finished eating at 2 30 in the morning. I really didn't want it, but I did want to sit down and do some thinking After that I climbed into my rented car and drove out to dr. Shepherd's office building Expense account item nine five dollars even bribe for watchman I shouldn't be doing this, you know might lose my job over it But since you're from the insurance company, I guess you're all right. I sure appreciate it Too bad about dr. Shepherd nice fella. Yeah, very nice What is it you think you'll find? Police been here almost an hour ago poking around. You know if they found anything. Oh sure doctor's emergency kit Heard him say he didn't take it with him when he went out in that last emergency. Uh-huh. Well, I won't be long I'm going to come right in and watch you Shepherd had been a thorough man and from all evidence he and mistreater kept and operated an efficient file system in the office However, he had kept no medical history of his prime patient pauline fords As a matter of fact in checking over both the patient's files and the card files There was no evidence to indicate that mrs. Forbes had ever been a patient of shepherds Which seemed strange in view of the fact that he told me he treated her for 14 months or better And ended the treatment by advising her to divorce her husband What's more he had never mentioned that paul forbs had been one of his patients But an entry dated some two years before disclosed the fact that dr. Shepherd had examined treated and discharged paul forbs as a patient These two developments supplied me with all of the curiosity I'd need for a while Nurse corrin streeter's home address was duly noted on dr. Shepherd's phone book Oakdale house surprisingly enough on oakdale street special rates for nurses room 205 Yes Oh, mr. Dollar. How do you feel? Not too good. Mr. Dollar. I got home about 15 minutes ago. They kept me down there pretty long Then dr. Shepherd's mother came Do you want to come in? Yes, thanks Isn't much of a place is it? I mean, I haven't straight Things things like tonight aren't easy. I know but Look mistreater. I wish it helped me and tell me who dr. Shepherd was intending to marry Mary Oh, I know I I was in the office a half an hour ago. He'd already made arrangements for a honeymoon reservations on the eel de france for next june Any ideas? Please go. I can't look. I'm not here to hurt you. I'm here to help I mean Was it mrs. Forbes what look mistreater things are all wrong about your doctor's death about what happened before it It'll all come out sooner or later It's awful to say this mr. Dollar But mrs. Forbes was the only person doctors saw socially this last year And she of course is married how'd they meet when her husband was dr. Shepherd's patient. Yes, that's right They became quite friendly Mrs. Forbes was never a patient but mr. Forbes was And what can you tell me about mr. Forbes? Well, he came to see dr. Shepherd a year or two ago and stopped coming in I believe he requested a copy of his medical history to be sent to another doctor in Baltimore, I think it was uh, but dr. Shepherd kept right on seeing mrs. Forbes. Yes All right Do you have any idea why I was called in by the insurance broker? At first I didn't But I don't understand what you're trying to do the police want mr. Forbes. What does it all mean? It'll sicken you mr. Neum Tell me if you know Tell me please It means the wrong man was killed tonight I was pretty sure of what I meant when I said that And I was also pretty sure that phil cross me and the police department had recognized the setup It so happened I had a head start on the way of information and though it was six o'clock in the morning by that time I decided to use it Mr. Darrell. Hello mrs. Forbes. I'd like to come in. What is it? I should have tumbled to it right away, but your husband fit the part too well Look here I've been through quite enough today with the police and all out looking for paul and dr. Shepherd being killed Stop looking pained and tired. I'm the guy that's tired I'm the one who was going to be the star witness when the state tried shepherd for killing your husband Why not get a star witness for free? Why not make a suspicious insurance move so an investigator would be called in An investigator who'd back up a self-defense plea for your doctor and get him off on justifiable homicide Get out of here. I'll call the police and you and the doctor sailed to france and june and live happily ever after What's the matter? Wouldn't your husband give you a divorce? Go ahead If you say it's that way mr. Dollar and you know everything that it must have been that way only it got fouled up Your husband did shoot your boyfriend after all just as he threatened to get out of here You can't prove any of it not one word of it. Oh, you're right about that mrs. Forbes I can't prove anything not a thing Shepherd's dead and they want your husband for it. He threatened shepherd and they'll get him for it and that's that But you have something to live with for the rest of your life Your doctor is gone. He'll never come back Or maybe you can just have a cup of coffee and forget all about it. Get out Get out leave me alone leave me alone. Yeah, that's it phil That's what was supposed to happen Shepherd had it planted all over town how Forbes had threatened his life. He had witnesses. He had me even All he had to do was go out and shoot forbs any place any time but Forbes got him first Can people get by with this kind of thing in our courts of law? If and when you get your hands on paul forbs, will he have any kind of defense? Oh, he'll get him dollar the other I can't answer but you just told me can't be proven I don't see how a lawyer can do much for a guy who threatens another man's life and then finally guns him down Do you but it was Forbes who was the mark man all this time? He was supposed to die if it could be proved that forze was a patsy that the doctor intended to gun him down The judge and jury johnny when we get Forbes, he'll be arraigned and indicted for first degree murder Don't worry about that part. The rest is up to the court out of our hands After all we're pretty sure Forbes shot and killed dr. Shepherd Hang up that phone dollar. You still on the wire johnny. Hang it up. I'll blow your head off Paul Forbes looked the part of a fugitive His coat was ripped in several places. The knuckles on his left hand were torn and raw There was mud on his shoes and pant legs His eyes told the rest of the story. He was blazing mad. He had a gun And he wasn't afraid to use it Oh, here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story Tomorrow, I find out how hard it is to kill a lie Sometimes you have to kill it twice Join us, won't you yours truly johnny dollar a johnny dollar starring bob bailey is transcribed in hollywood Written by john dawson. 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 roi roan speaking