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I arrived at the International Airport at 11 a.m Hired a car and drove directly to Santa Monica where I registered at a hotel Shortly after that I drove to the Santa Monica police station and introduced myself to sergeant James Dodd I've been expecting you your company sent a teletype. I understand. This isn't the first of this type of robbery No, I've been three others same M. O always knows the setup of the house goes directly to whatever he or she's after Why you think it might be a woman? Uh-uh, but you never know Each time it's been wealthy families twice people in the picture business Here's a list of the article stolen Hmm quite a list Any of the stuff shown up yet? Not yet, but it will miss Shaw was robbed night before last Sunday Maid's night out each one's been like that always the maid's night off All was the people are out to dinner or something whoever it is very well informed I've got a run out and talk with miss Shaw nice girl. You'll like her Malibu number 9 15 Straight out the highway turning the gates at the colony I'd better call and tell her you're coming down or you'll never get past the patrol patrol Yeah, the association that protects the homes in the colony they check everybody that comes in the gates What about the thief then? I think he parked on the highway down from the colony walked down to the beach and busted in the Shaw place from the back way Well, thank you sergeant sure anything else happy to help out Took me about half an hour to reach the colony at Malibu where the patrol at the gate stopped me Ebony miss Shaw had informed them of my coming because they passed me through I Drove slowly down a narrow street front it on one side by beautiful homes that faced a long white strip of beach I was met at the door of number 9 15 by a maid Who showed me through the attractively furnished home to a glassed-in cabana overlooking the ocean? Nancy Shaw one of the biggest stars at the box office rose to greet me She was wearing a white Sun suit and as she walked toward me. I had the sensation my hair had caught on fire Mr. Dollar Yeah How do you do miss Shaw? Sergeant Dodd called said you were coming down. I just left him nice cup Sit down make yourself comfortable I'll try Something wrong It's a little warm. How about a drink fine fine Bernice What'll it be anything with a thermostat in it chin and tonic? That'll do it Yes, ma'am Bernice bring mr. Dollar gin and tonic and I'll have the same yes It's a wonderful house. Thank you. I Wouldn't live anywhere else, but isn't it quite a drive to the studio. Oh, well when I'm working I'm generally up around six hardly any traffic. I get there in 25 minutes Cigarette no, thanks Tell me about your work mr. Dollar. Well is now much to tell I'm a freelance investigator Insurance companies got a job. They call me and you investigate. That's about it Like your work. Well, it has its compensations For instance. Well, for instance Nancy Shaw in a Sun suit Well, thank you Says on your insurance report that You've never been married. Is that so unusual in your case? I'd say it was I've come close what changed your mind men. Oh, sorry. I mentioned it. Oh, I'm not I think men are wonderful But marriage isn't under the right circumstances. It's great You married mr. Dollar Why not let's talk about the jewels that were stolen, huh? All right Have the police found out anything now not much Michelle. Oh, yes, Bernice. Mr. Escher just calls He was on his way down. Oh, thank you. Uh, tell the gate man to let him in, huh? Yes, ma'am. Thank you The patrol at the gate isn't generally this cautious, but since the robbery they're checking everyone According to my report you were robbed of a ruby pin two diamond rings a pearl choker four gold bracelets two diamond watches Three well, here's the list. Is it correct? Yes. Yes, it's correct The items were stolen night before last. Yes Mr. Dollar, yeah Do you have to ask me a lot of questions? Well, it's the usual procedure If you're expecting company or something I can come back some other time. Oh, no, no, no, I Just thought as long as we've got to spend some time together. We might as well be comfortable We can go out and sit on the beach. Well, it sounds fine, but don't you like the beach? Oh, I love it, but I'm not exactly dressed Oh, there's plenty of trunks in the guesthouse Should be some your size. I Met her on the beach. She changed from the Sun suit to a red bathing suit She was stretched out in the sand her face turned up to the Sun and her blonde hair spread out around her shoulders Hi Hi Here Spread out this towel get yourself some Sun Okay You're a little white more of a pearl gray. I'd say Trunks look fine. I hunted high and low for a pale on the shovel gonna dig in the sand I don't think I've been out in the beach like this since I was eight. I had a pale and shovel then Seemed only fitting proper Might be fun at that. Oh sure Didn't you used to build castles with moats around them at the ocean come in and fill them up No, I didn't get to the beach much before I came to California then I was a little old for building castles Oh, you're never too old to build castles But then there's always some guy who comes along You know running as though he was in training for a four-minute mile never sees your castle and plump runs right over it Yeah, yeah Yeah, I've had it happen But you said you never built castles not in the sand, but I've built And they've got stepped on can always build another I did another and Another and now you're living in one a big beautiful one right on the beach Mm-hmm What's your castle look like mr. Don? Oh, I design all kinds Sometime when I've got a pale in the shovel. I'll show you and the name is Johnny All right, Johnny Sometime you build me a castle sure Hey, you've got a visitor Guy just came out of your house. He's headed this way Tall dark looks like an ad for strength and health exactly Dave Asher old friend. Nope. We're engaged. Oh Hello Dave didn't Bernice tell you I was coming down. Yes. She told me this is mr. Dollar. How do you do? This is Dave Asher mr. Dollar He's happy to meet you really. I don't suck Dave till mr. Dollar. You're happy to meet him. Why? Because it's too nice a day to put up with one of your moods Is this guy the reason you haven't been available for the last few days? I only met mr. Dollar an hour ago, then you won't miss him. Goodbye mr. Dollar. Goodbye. Have a nice trip I don't think you get the point. Oh sure. I do you're unhappy, so you're leaving mr. Dollar Maybe you don't know it, but miss Shaw and I are engaged. I know it Dave for once in your life Try to I drove all the way down here to see you I haven't seen you since Sunday night, and there's a few things I like to settle in private Now maybe you get the point mr. Dollar. I'm not leaving you are. Oh now. This is really too much Wait a minute. Maybe I'd better go stay right where you are Johnny. Oh Oh, it's Johnny. Yes, it's Johnny my family thought it up. You're a pretty funny man Now you listen to me you just go right back out to your car and drive yourself away from I'm not leaving until he does I beg your pardon. You're leaving and you're leaving right now and I'll turn around You're serious. I was never more serious in my life now get off the beach With rule fine I'm sorry Johnny Cigarette thanks rather It's rather unpleasant You want to borrow my shoulder? Oh, it's been coming to this for a long time. I Don't know why I didn't stop seeing him sooner except that I Really didn't know him for the first few months, you know party manners impress the lady with a well oiled line. I Guess I was being as insincere as he was It's the town for insincerity Johnny It's like the first house I bought beautiful Lived in it for six months before I discovered the termites have eaten away half the foundation Who is he? Just a rich young man spoiled disposition He was with you the the night you were robbed. Yes We had a big fight. He took me home It was over then I knew it And I have to admit I was a little dewy-eyed over having made one more mistake When I discovered the jewelry was missing I Was just too much. I must have cried for two whole hours. I have to go to a party tonight Johnny Dave and I were invited What'll I do have a headache? No, it's too easy. He'll be there with someone What are you doing tonight Johnny no plans will you take me to the party? Gonna show him. You don't care. 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That's wriggly spearmint chewing gum healthful refreshing delicious And Now with our star John Lund we bring you the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar I Guess it wasn't a very big party by Hollywood standards, but it frightened me But 150 guests producers stars and some odds and ends that always show up at a party like that Dave Asher was there guzzling champagne as though the Texas drought had hit Beverly Hills But midnight the party was under full steam and Nancy led me outside Where a long walk stretched out over half an acre of lawns and wound around a big lighted swimming pool Having fun. Well, I'm a little out of my element I thought being together might make the difference being with you is the nicest thing that's happened in a long long time But I'd rather be sitting on the beach Yes That would be nice Johnny Kiss me. What was that for? Did have to be for something Well, doesn't it I Guess so I wanted you to kiss me. I thought it might be nice It was Let's get out of here. All right Hello Dave. Goodbye Dave going someplace. Yes, we were Why don't you be a good boy I want to talk to you funny man Dave, please let him get it off his chest Yeah, yeah, it's good for one to get something off one's chest, right? If you say so I do I do I say so It's all right Sure, Nancy. It's all right funny man can handle himself Catch your funny man. Look, sonny Whatever it is. You've got to say say it and get out of my way. I don't like you great I'd hate to be your first friend and I don't care much for your date the little glamour gal Big movie star miss Nancy Shaw. Be careful. Yeah, please Johnny. Okay Get out of my way, mr. Asher. I Don't think so. Well, and it's about time. You got your first lesson Occasionally you're bound to run into guys like me and what do I learn to wish you hadn't Can he swim like a fish let's go sit on the beach We left while young Asher was pulling himself out of the pool and drove back to the beach Turned out to be a lovely evening after all We sat on the beach and talked about things and till we couldn't think of anything else to say I Left as the Sun was rising behind the Malibu Hills and drove back to the hotel and crawled into bed I'd promised to see Nancy for dinner. So I set the alarm and fell asleep It was about four in the afternoon when the phone rang Johnny Tyler Oh, oh, how are you? I just got you a little snooze. Have a big night last night. Well, I don't know nothing special Why you mean, huh? Yeah says here. You knocked some young socialite into a swimming pool. Oh I better get up Anything new on the case. No, I thought maybe you might have something. What do you know about this guy? You belted last night. He didn't drown. Did he know we've been doing some checking on him any particular reason Well, we're checking everyone that's even remotely connected with miss Shaw or any of the others who've been robbed Well, all I know is that he used to be engaged in that to miss Shaw His name is Asher Dave Asher and Oh, yeah, she said he's got a lot of money oil wells. Yeah, not a one What do you mean? I mean he looks like a phony. Nobody's ever heard of me. Certainly not in oil Does he have money? Yeah, but not as much as he pretends three months ago. He didn't even have a bank account He was living in a $7 a week room Huh, just thought you might be able to tell me something more No, I can't but I'll see what I can find out. Okay. Give my regards to miss Shaw. I'll do that seems like a real nice girl Yeah, a half hour later. I pulled up to the beach house got out went down the steps to the front door and rang the bell It had been a long time since I'd felt like that. I was really looking forward to seeing her again Miss Shaw isn't in mr. Dollars. Well, she's expecting me miss Shaw isn't seen anyone for the next few days She told me to tell you she was sorry. Oh, wait a minute. Please mr. Dollars. What's the matter with you? What's wrong? There's nothing wrong, sir. Please. Let me close the door your aprons torn. You've been crying What's happened Bernice? Nothing and I'll find out for myself Nancy Nancy Nancy Nancy are you in there? Johnny open the door. What's wrong? Nothing's wrong. I'll call you open the door Nancy Are you gonna open the door? Do I break it in? I didn't want to see you. I didn't want any more trouble Honey Who did it? Please? Please don't do anything. Don't say anything about it. Please the publicity would be awful Come on sit down. Oh Have you seen a doctor no Bernice called him you should be here any minute. He won't say anything. Who did it Johnny? Please forget it. Yeah, sure All right, come on you stretch out You got any sleeping pills or anything is in the cabinet Here take a couple come on Now you just relax till the doctor gets here You'll be all right You just take it easy Okay Okay Is she all right mr. Dollars who beat her up? Was it mr. Asher? Yes, yes, he got here about an hour gore. I tried to stop and he hit me. He was crazy He kept hitting her. I Found this on the floor after he left Quite a diamond Yes, sir. I'd cut About two carrots He yells screams like he was crazy. He was just terrible. Is she all right? Yeah. Yeah, I want to use the phone Yes, I Didn't want to keep you out mr. Dollars But Michelle was scared you do something somebody's got to do something Bernice. You're going to call the police Yeah, I Guess you have to Sergeant dad, please. Thank you. This is Johnny dollar. Oh, yeah, you got that list of stolen goods handy All right in front of me. Why check it and see if there's a two-carat diamond Ovo pretty deep Wait a minute Bernice, yes, sir, you know those people that have been robbed in the last three months Yes, sir. Michelle and me was just talking about it this morning. Were they all friends of Michelle's? Yes, sir. Michelle was saying how funny Wait a minute, Bernice. Yes, sergeant. There's no single stone on the list But there's a ring platinum setting with two small rubies square cut on the side and a two-carat diamond that fits the description oval deep Yeah Look dad Dave Asher just beat up miss Shaw. She's a mess doctors on his way over now Wait a minute, Bernice. What were you gonna say? You said that miss Shaw She said how fun it was that all of them people who were robbed that she was over there to their house just before it happened Dodd yeah, I think I sure as our boy I think he went to those houses with miss Shaw and cased him good Found out what night the maid was off and anything else that might happen Asher was with her the night of the robbery and he's working with someone he gets the layout someone else does the job Well, we can certainly run over and pick him up get him on an assault charge anyway. Yeah, I want to see mr. Asher again Sergeant Dodd gave me Asher's address in Santa Monica Canyon and said he'd meet me there I looked in on Nancy who was getting drowsy Then I told Bernice I checked back to see what the doctor's report would be and then left for Asher's place Yeah Get up. I said get up You're out of shape Dave you should train on men for a while. You're broke my nose. You're lucky What did you get this ring? Where did you get it? I bought where I'm a guy what guy just a guy. I don't know me. He wanted to sell it and I bought it Anything to matter with that? Yeah, you're lying Now listen to me. I want some answers first Where did you get this ring? I told you Can you hear me? Yeah, you've been going to parties with miss Shaw Casing the house and someone else has been doing the jobs, right? Okay, no wait wait a minute. Wait a minute. Am I right? Yeah, yeah, you're right. Who you're working with? Names Fisher Stanley Fisher, where is he? He uh, he lives at the Shelton Hotel on Ocean Drive Where's the loot? He's got it. Why did you beat up miss Shaw? I don't know I just got mad Don't know why why I did it Don't you ever do anything and and you don't know why oh, yeah, sure But this isn't one of those times. Well, I guess I should have knocked. Oh Hello Sergeant He's your man. All right. I heard Works with some guy named Stanley Fisher. Yeah, we know him small-time thief. I'll have him picked up I'm sorry about the mess Asher and I had a slight difference of opinion. We get it Why don't you get back to the beach and see how miss Shaw is doing? I'll take care of things here. Thanks Miss Shaw was fine Took her a few days to get up at around So naturally I stayed in town until Dodd put the finishing touches on the case Then I went down to the beach and gave her a full report And now you've got to leave Afraid so I don't particularly want to I guess it's better why I Don't know Do you sure? So I can come back The next time my expense account brings me to California. I will personally rob every house in the neighborhood you do that Well, I've got to catch a plane Johnny Come here Nancy Are you sure my hair isn't on fire? That was that Expense account item two hundred and fifteen dollars hotel bill and incidentals items three and four two hundred ninety five dollars eighty five cents car rental plane fare and incidentals back to Hartford expense account total six hundred and four dollars and sixty five cents yours truly Johnny dollar Remember fans for refreshing taste plus chewing enjoyment treat yourself to delicious Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum The taste of fresh spearmint is cooling and delightful and there's lots of it in every stick of Wrigley's spearmint gum It freshens your mouth helps keep your throat moist and sweetens your breath besides You'll enjoy the good chewing too because Wrigley's spearmint is so smooth and pleasant to chew on There's nothing else quite like it next time you're at the store Stop at your friendly merchants display of chewing gum and get a few packages of good tasting Wrigley's spearmint gum Always keep some handy for refreshing taste plus chewing enjoyment. That's Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum healthful refreshing delicious Yours truly Johnny dollar brought to you by Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum stars John Lund in the title role and was written by Blake Edwards With music by Eddie Dunsteader featured in tonight's cast where Mary Jane Croft Thelma Johnson Peter Leeds and Vic Perron yours truly Johnny dollar is produced and directed behind me Del Valle The makers of Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum hope you enjoyed tonight's story of Johnny dollar and that you're enjoying delicious Wrigley's spearmint gum every day This is Charles Lyon Inviting you to join us again next week at this same time when from Hollywood John Lund returns as yours truly Johnny dollar This is the CBS radio network