 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Niles Pearson Johnny at Universal Adjustment Bureau. How are you Niles worried at the moment? Can you help me out? I don't know. What's on your mind? $65,000 worth of horse flesh Have a here of Duke Redd. Yeah, I think so the futurity last year. That's the horse Johnny Columbia indemnity is going to have to settle a claim on him. Why Duke Redd was seriously injured and had to be destroyed Did you say 65,000? Yeah, no wonder you're worried Niles Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey and the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yes, truly, Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the Universal Adjustment Bureau Universal Building Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Duke Redd matter Expense account item one one hundred and ninety-seven dollars and eighty cents airfare and incidentals getting me from Hartford to San Francisco And a town about 40 miles south of there called San Pietro At the San Pietro hotel I learned that the Abbott ranch was some five miles outside of town But that the Abbott stables maintained offices in San Pietro. I'd like to get in touch with mr. Abbott My name's Johnny dollar. Oh, mr. Abbott's never here. He's mostly out at the ranch. You'll have to see him there Well, is there any place in town I can rent a car not that I know of bus afraid not What's your business with mr. Abbott insurance? I'm here to adjust a claim of his oh Yes, Duke Redd could I see mr. Abbott's business manager? Mr. Monroe Mr. Monroe isn't with mr. Abbott's office any longer. Well, that's funny He was with mr. Abbott's office three days ago when he notified us that a claim was being filed in this manner Got it right here on paper. Oh Well, you might as well know mr. Abbott and mr. Monroe Ended things mr. Abbott let him go. I see Who's in charge now? No one at the moment Maybe I can put you in touch with mr. Abbott at the ranch good Nine four three three please Smoke no, thanks Hello, Cully. This is Judy at the office is mr. Abbott there When do you expect him? Thanks Out for the day mr. Dollar I'm not doing very well. Am I I wish I could be more helpful Maybe you can this man Monroe if you can tell me where I can get in touch with him. I'd appreciate it Didn't you understand he doesn't work for mr. Abbott any longer? Yeah, I know I know but he did notifies about the claim Evidently, he's aware of the circumstances in the matter and that's what I'm here to talk about I See well Mr. Monroe isn't in San Pietro any longer. He moved out of town on Tuesday, but where he didn't leave a forwarding address mr. Dollar Where's the laundry gonna send their bills? How about the finance company? He just left and that's it You want to know something? I don't get it She dropped her eyes Mumble something about having work to do and we left it at that I Put it in the back of my mind and asked someone else about this mr. Monroe Then I got busy solving one of my immediate problems Expense account item two fifty dollars deposit on a 1940 terraplane station wagon I managed to rent from a man who ran a filling station Idea was ten dollars a day plus gas item three five dollars and eight cents a tank full of gas The terraplane booked a little but it got me outside of town about four miles to the office of a tall Lanky man who never took his hat off dr. James gory veterinarian All the way from Hartford, Connecticut. Yes, that's right and having sunshine like this back there now. I'll bet you You hear about the Duke, huh? Duke red. Yes, the people who wrote the policy want me to look into the matter Hope there's nothing wrong Is there no matter of procedure doctor mr. Abbott's filed a claim for sixty five thousand dollars indemnity the loss of his racehorse Mr. Monroe who handled these matters for mr. Abbott is no longer around Yes, I understood they quarreled. Yeah Mr. Abbott isn't around at the moment either so I came to you. I don't believe I understand this If Ben Abbott's bought that much insurance, he sure got a right to file a claim for damages Well, it's just good business to get the facts dr. Gory. That's all Quite a bit of money involved here. Yes, that was worth lots more than that though That horse would have won over five hundred thousand dollars in my opinion full racing terminal. Yeah, that's too bad about all this I understand for mr. Monroe's correspondence that you treated the animal doctor. Yeah Yes, I take care of most of Ben Stark when they're here when he's not on the road racing Uh-huh. I'd like to know exactly how the accident happened doctor. There was Something about a piece of machinery a tractor with the blades up. Huh Duke red stumbled back into it hard Got through his right hamstring all the way to the bone. I see Do you make out a report in a case like this in any case mr. Dollar? Animals just like a human This one more valuable than most I guess Any of them liable to get sick or hurt sometime Here's a reporter. Thanks They're pretty careful out there with all those animals Naturally, they constitute a considerable investment on Ben Abbots part. Yeah, sure Most of the tenants cutter. Yes, there was wasn't severed or rupture What well there's a notation about the carcass Cremated on the premises. Yeah Let's see the accident happened Sunday night cremated same night Why so fast dr. Ben Abbott wanted it that way can't blame him again. Maybe not But it'll make my job a little more complicated Unless some x-rays were taken of the injury there was no need for me to go into x-rays Paralysis had already set in by the time I got there. Yeah, but that doesn't help me much does it? Hmm. What do you mean? No carcass no proof of the extent of injury to the animal Lord man The animal was in a bad way. It was a mortal injury How was he destroyed shotgun? Could he have lived I mean long enough for me to you don't understand mr. Dollard had been wrong not to destroy him with injuries like that Mr. Abbott called you in right after the accident happened. Did he yes? I got out there maybe 15 minutes later Ben was alone with the horse the minute I laid eyes on that animal I knew he was finished that he'd have to be destroyed He would vise mr. Abbott the horse had to be destroyed. I didn't have to he knew it He knows horse flesh as good as any vet alive. What did you consider calling in someone else? Why another doctor for consultation? I tell you man There was no use in going into anything like that. Did mr. Abbott ask you to call in another vet? No, he did not who else was there nobody No stable hand no member of mr. Abbott's family. No, well who saw the accident mr. Abbott who else? I don't know mr. Dollard like I said just Ben was there when I got there I Haven't any proof that the animal was injured you just read my report I've got sixty five thousand dollars to worry about dr. Gorry. I'll need more than just to report young man I've been in business here over 30 years I've done business with Ben Abbott over 20 years you come here asking me if I called in another vet if I did this If I did that there isn't a man around here won't take my word Why don't you part of my job dr. Gorry, huh? I can't take anybody's word for anything Mr. Donner I'd be obliged if you'd get out of here. I Have lunch dr. Gorry. I got out of there Driving back to San Pietro on my tariff line. It struck me as odd that Gorry certainly aware of the value of the injured horse had not taken so much as a photograph to verify the story of the accident For that reason I decided to verify dr. Gorry himself Well, hello, hi, how you doing? Oh, I don't know Maybe you can help me. All right try me. Well, let's dr. Gorry is he new around here? No, I'm not he's a fixture He's been in this part of the country 30 or 40 years They say he's the best vet this side of Lexington, Kentucky That takes him quite a bit of real estate is he loaded? I think he could retire and give advice over the phone These horse racing people make new parents look like indifferent vegetables. They do you don't know a horse sneezes once And they're ready to call the Mayo brothers. Dr. Gorry's practically the whole Mayo clinic in horsey circles How did you know about him insurance report? Oh, of course Well, I suppose you'd want to talk to him. Look, I'm driving out that way. I'd be glad to give you a lift Oh, that's mine out there That yeah rented it from a filling station man down the street Oh Well, you just drive right on past the filling station for about three miles and you'll see dr. Gorry's place. Oh, thanks But I've already been there. Yeah, just left him. Well, then why are you asking me about him heavens? Just asking You're a funny one What's your name Judy Brown about finished here for the day as a matter of fact. Yes Well, Judy Brown let you and I go get something to eat and drink. How do you know I haven't got a husband? I don't Have you? No Well, how about it? Give me five minutes You're gonna get right to the point How long have you worked for mr. Abbott a year and a half? Why you're from San Pietro? No, San Francisco. I answered an ad. I wanted to get out some country for a while away from the city life Mm-hmm All right, what happened between Monroe and Abbott? They had a quarrel a loud loud quarrel. Mr. Abbott's very good with a quarrel. Oh, is he? Yes You know even I've wondered about that. What mr. Monroe quarreling with mr. Abbott and then just leaving all of a sudden Probably went to San Francisco. I don't know where else he What's the matter Judy? That looks like mr. Monroe now Not at all. Yes, end of the bar. I thought he was away It's him. All right. I'd like to talk to him. You'll have to hurry looks like he's getting ready to leave Excuse me Hey, hey just a minute Yes, mr. Monroe Yes, Johnny dollar universal adjustment bureau. I'm in town about the claim on Duke red, but I heard you left town I had You've talked to mr. Abbott about that claim. Well, you had power of attorney for him and signed the claim I wonder if I could talk to you. I'm leaving town again Right away. Well, look, can I just have a minute of your time? It wasn't my horse belong to Ben Abbott talk to him Now get out of my way. Hey, wait a minute. Let him handle his own dirty business. Mr. Monroe get out of my way Oh, here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow There's proof the things are just about as wrong in this case and as dangerous as they can get join us. Won't you? yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly 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 This is Roy Rowan speaking