 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Johnny, this is Ellie. I've been worried to death about you You might be even more worried when the papers come out. I'm wanted for murder Listen to me. I don't have a lot of time to explain it to a policeman. I didn't kill anybody Ellie But I need help. Where can I meet you if I remember right there's a coffee shop over on looking for you all over town Yeah, I suppose so Yeah Tonight and every week day night Bob Bailey and the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expensive card America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yes, truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to Samuel Rubin and associates insurance brokers majestic building Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Salt City matter Expense account item 19 25 cents car fare to Fisherman's Wharf Standing there in the light rain that occurred to me that 48 hours had gone by since I'd last close my eyes I might have been reading a little when Eleanor Strauber showed up Same old sport. What have they done to me? Oh easy kid easy. Hey, look, maybe we better get out of here Yes This way all right fine. Johnny, what can I do to help didn't I tell you on the phone? I was wanted for murder Yes, aren't you gonna ask me about that you'll tell me if you want to Johnny Oh, I'm gonna tell you all right, and I want you to go to Inspector Dan Walsh the Hall of Justice and tell him Go on. Well, some of it. You know some of it. You don't know I know I'm the cause of a lot of it I hadn't been so dumb as to sell that big policy to Ed Julian. You had no way of knowing My job was to protect him get him alive keep him alive until the company could break their responsibility And I've been trying to do that, but I had to find Ed Julian first sure one of my best leads was an attorney named Ray Gumbay He hoped to get Julian into custody one way or another in jail That seemed a pretty good way for me to protect him I got a tip from a hotel clerk that Ed was in Salt City with Jim Reno and some others Gone Johnny. Well, I took the train over to Salt City with a subpoenae to find Ed. He was there All right, but Jim Reno found me first He drugged my coffee and when I went out to see Ed at the smell of works the drug began to work I saw Ed and chilly winters. They were drug too Reno came in a little while later and shot them with my gun. I got away from Reno He was gonna haul me down and let the Salt City police charge me with murder I think he owns the Salt City police force to I Managed to get back here early this morning. I called the police and tried to explain all this here But they wouldn't listen. I went over to see Ray Gumby Ellie Gumby was dying when I got there. He'd been shot twice. I don't know if the police know about him yet or not Then I called you Who shot Gumby? There was those two thugs I tangled with over at Ed Julian's apartment Swifty and Luke only names I know them by Reno killed Ed Julian and chilly winters. Yeah Anything else? One place the police won't be looking for you as my office. There's a nice couch there You need some rest She drove me over to her office and ten minutes later. I was asleep About seven o'clock. I woke up and for the first time in days my head was clear Clear enough to think of a man with a pencil mark mustache who'd sold me information about Ed Julian being in Salt City I found him in his rooms. Oh, yeah, we got business. What are you? Please my lapel you worry about them good and hard. I'm worried about the two men I saw murdered in cold blood in Salt City yesterday I'm worried about the man who died in my arms early this morning. Most of all, I'm worried about myself Look when you came to my hotel two days ago, you were taking a big chance about telling me where Ed Julian was But it didn't make sense Because you're kind don't take chances. What do you mean? I mean somebody paid you to look at me and tell me Julian was in Salt City. Oh, no, Mr. Dollar Ed's wife didn't know he was there. The police didn't know he was there No one but you Now once again Who paid you to tip me off that Ed Julian was in Salt City this limit the dollar I'm just a clerk there. It was just as I explained I happened to be working the switchboard and a call came in for mr. Julian, and I just happened to over here lying Please I was an Ed Julian's apartment. His calls don't come through your switchboard downstairs He's got a private line. Please once more Who paid you to tell me that Ed Julian was in Salt City? No one paid me Who was it? Who is it? Mr. Julian's What? Honestly, Mr. Julian Before he left town two nights ago He told mr. Swift and mr. Luke all of us to make it difficult for you And then he sent me a special delivery letter with $50 in it and told me to go to you and tell you he was in Salt City Okay, okay, relax What I don't want you to make a move. I just want you to stay where you are for the next half hour clear Expense account item 20 20 cents phone call to Eleanor Stober Johnny are you all right? I'm getting better every minute. Did you talk to the police? Yes. They want to see you very badly I'll go to see them as soon as I clear up some other business Johnny be careful. Don't worry about me Did you tell him about Ray Gumby? Yes Now look I got another pickup for them what not a body just a hotel clerk He's in his room at 412 Turk Street. I think I'd be out cold for another 10 minutes I just conked him well phone the police and tell him to send somebody out to pick him up He's part of my story and he'll tell it and tell him to be sure and pick up Swift and Luke for Gumby's killing got all that See you later. It was dark by the time I arrived at the skyline apartments and took the elevator to the fourth floor The place looked quiet and deserted it was for the most part except for Lorraine Julian She looked about the same tired sad Johnny dollar Isn't that your name? Yeah What are you doing here? Didn't you ever expect to see me again? No, you better go wait. You shouldn't be in here. Head walk in here. It isn't going to walk in Mrs. Julian What do you mean? I dropped by to tell you you've been double-crossed Where's it? Chilling wonders was gunned in Salt City Ed Junion was shot to death too. I saw it happen. Mrs. Junion I'm kind of a trick. It isn't so not Ed. You haven't seen the papers or listened to the radio then They all have the story by now. Yeah. Yeah, all of it Ed told you to keep me guessing when I came around looking for him, right? Yeah, sure Maybe you didn't know but you were helping Jim Reno put the finger on him I believe you Ed can't be dead. Maybe they can chili wonders, I know It was chilly. They want it out of the way. They want it chilly out of the way Well, chili and Ed are out of the way now and Jim Reno's in command What a fool What a fool I've been I'd have done anything for him He asked me to get you get you to go over to Salt City There's no way to bring him back But you can't help me get Jim Reno How would you sign a statement anything get some paper? I? Wrote it while she sat there and helped me fill in the details How Ed Junion and Jim Reno plan to get rid of chilly winters How Ed Junion took chilly over to Salt City with him How before he left he knew that Ray Gumby had a subpoena out for him and that I if tipped off would eventually wind up in Salt City and be a patsy for the killing of chilly winters Only Jim Reno decided he'd be better off if Ed and chilly were both out of the way Do you think this will do any good? Can we get Reno for killing Ed in a salt city court? No, but it stands a good chance in this town. How about Gumby? Luke and Swift I know why Mr. Gumby knew all about the enterprises There'd been any kind of investigation so they just put him out of the way Yeah nice people You never usually ask about the people you fall in love with You just go ahead and do it We better find another republic. I have to turn myself into the police A lot of things have to be explained to them I think you better get over to salt city and explain some things there Donna Mr. Reno. Yeah Lorraine That's tricks you killed Ed didn't this insurance man tell you that he shot Yeah Well, don't you worry You got $50,000 coming to you now You want to thank him? 50,000 a lot of money. Why are you easy sugar. I'm liable to blow your head off. You killed Ed Well, I did it for this fella I do kid Only room for one guy in our business and that's me And I figured you'd be here darling a tough man You and me we're going back to salt city The police say I want to talk to you I'm still your patsy, huh? You're still it brother They want you as bad as ever where I run things This thing might go off Is he Dead no how am I still I'll call a doctor once Once you said I look like a nice girl Tell me that again Please a nice girl Expense account item 21 $1,000 legal fees to get a lawyer to explain formally what had happened Item 22 $130 Roman board 23 135 plain fare to Hartford and uh Johnny bye Johnny by Lee The next time I sell an insurance policy. I'm going to ask for character recommendations Then I won't get a nice fella like you and Will you be back? Well, I'll have to appear as witness against Jim Reno when his case comes up Item 24 two bucks two drinks. Yep for Eleanor and me Expense account total $3,262 remarks none yours truly Johnny dollar Remember there'll be another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar beginning next Monday night next week Proof that a dog's life sometimes isn't so bad A case that starts out like a lark just one big joke But isn't funny for long Join us once you yours truly Johnny dollar Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by John Dawson It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Hurt in this week's cast were Barbara Fuller Jean Tatum Barbara Eiler Lawrence Dobkin Dick Ryan Jack Edwards Barney Phillips Junius Matthews and Tony Barrett Musical supervision by Amarigo Marino Be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking