 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny Diller. Oh, hi Leonard. Yeah, I know listen Can you give me a hand? Two of them. I hope it's poison and that you can prove it for me Meet me here at the home of Eric Turnbull in Stanford, Connecticut Give you the address in a minute Because if they didn't I'm gonna go off my rocker because the only other possible cause of death could be a curse The curse of Kamishek an Egyptian king who died a couple of dozen centuries ago 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 yours truly Johnny dollar from special investigator Johnny dollar to winter allied life insurance company crutchfield square Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the curse of Kamishek matter Expense account continued. I called Dr. Leonard Sinclair an old-school chum because I knew him to be one of the foremost toxicologists in the country And I was telling the truth. I hoped it could be shown that some kind of poison killed Donald Cronin and subsequently his uncle Eric Turnbull Both apparently had believed in the curse of the old Egyptian pharaoh a curse that was to befall anyone who violated his ancient tomb on the banks of the Nile Donald had done this in excavating the tomb But his uncle here in Stanford had only touched the bones that Donald had airmailed to him He was opening the package that master Donald addressed his soul it master Donald had sent him just before he died there at the tomb in Egypt I Bought them in here to the library for him sir. Go on Haskins. Well, then you rang the doorbell I left him with it and You and I came in here From the curse of Kamishek mr. Dollar. Oh Haskins. I don't believe it a Friend of mine dr. St. Clair will be here shortly and he'll be able to shouldn't we notify the police? No, no, no later But but leave my poor employee's body just lying there for the time being yes Until dr. St. Clair examines it. Hey as you wish sir. That's what I wish Haskins one person in this confusing mess. I hadn't given a second thought to As it turned out there wasn't time for Lens St. Clair arrived a few minutes later in a car equipped like a miniature laboratory No doubt as a result of the police work. He was frequently called on to do First of course in his capacity as an MD made a thorough examination of Eric Turnbull's body for purposes of death certificate data Poison all right, Johnny. I'm sure of it at least as sure as I can be sure of making an autopsy But what kind of poison Len and how it ministered what the risk of making it sound like a dime novel? I'd say it was an extremely rare Well Well, what come on. Well, it's something I haven't heard of in years related to the old Indian arrow poison It's very difficult to detect. Can you make sure yes? If you'll help me drag some of my equipment in from the car including a cage of white mice what what yeah on which to Experiment with samples of the stuff samples from those old bones out of the tomb. That's right From what you've told me only two people have touched the bone since the minute they were discovered in the three a native carrier Donald Cronin and now the late Eric Turnbull and they've all died, but Johnny Yeah The poison I am thinking of would hardly have been put on those bones in the time of the pharaohs Oh, and by the way, I hope no one's touching here. No, I've left them just as they are and that mailing wrapper good Because it could be fatal I'll carefully scrape them when we get the equipment in here We brought in what land needed for his work including the white mice Then I closed him in the library and left him to his experiments To a bit of research too for he brought in a couple of thick books on toxicology As a matter of routine I found the local coroner and then tried to reach Dorothy Hartness My number didn't answer. I was about to drive over to a little apartment when Len came out of the library Rubber arsenium write the name of the stuff In its powder form absorbed into the pores of the skin and could be fatal almost immediately and listen to me Yeah Somehow between the time the bones of that old king were discovered and the time that Donald Cronin touched them Somebody put that poison on him how without endangering himself by keeping it an aqueous solution until the bones were sprayed with it Wait a minute. Yeah sprayed with it, huh a Doctor an Englishman who was on the expedition told me that the bones had been sprayed with some kind of preservative Even before the native carrier touched them. You're thinking what I'm thinking. Yeah, right Instead of preservative. It was the poison. Well, who sprayed them. I've got a wild idea Len But if it's right, it'll sew up this whole case. I Wonder who that is. Well while you're finding out I'm going back and recheck these tests But only the matter of routine because I'm sure I'm right Hey, thank you a pardon sir. Yeah, Haskins miss Dorothy Harkness is here, sir Huh and her young brother Walter shall I ask them in sir by all means Is that really the way you feel about it Dorothy? Well come right in Walter Because I have a sneaking suspicion you're the boy I've been looking for what your conscience finally begin to hurt you Would you like to sit down and write your confession now? What are you talking about? Or did you and Dorothy just come here to put on a front? You know as a cover-up? Tell me what you're talking about Johnny. What are you saying sit down both of you because I'm gonna be saying plenty look here, Mr. Don I said I'll sit down All right Dorothy will begin with you Johnny. I don't understand. Listen to me From what you told me and I've no other reason for believing it except that you told me Donald Cronin was in love with you It was true and I had any rate. He made you part beneficiary of his hundred thousand dollar life insurance policy half of it I believe a cool fifty thousand dollars Quiet mr. Dowling to you right now Walter You're working for the museum where your father is curator of archaeology The museum that has depended quite a lot not only on Donald Cronin scientific contributions, but his monetary help as well Museum the other beneficiary of Donald's insurance also fifty thousand dollars Mr. Dollar if you're implying that I had anything to do with Donald's death you know shut up to and let me talk This is the first chance. I've had to begin to tie this case up The first time any of the crazy elements that had made sense. No way. Tell me this Eric Turnbull was opposed to Donald's interest in the museum wasn't he? Sure, and I'll bet my bottom dollar that if something happened to both Donald and his uncle the estate worth nearly a million was Will by Donald to the museum. It's true Johnny, but no wonder Eric Turnbull was afraid for Donald's life Because he knew who would ultimately benefit most by his death No wonder he hated you Dorothy Johnny. Oh Johnny. You can't mean you think that I would no no no I think you were only being used as a tool Dorothy You told me yourself how your father opposed you're marrying him how his only interest was in getting money for the museum Is that true Walter? Yes, that is true, but if you mean to imply that I or any of us was involved in Donald's water The more I think about it the more I'm sure you are directly involved. I'll sit down. It's a lie. I swear to it Mr. Dollar, you're wrong. It's a lie. We'll see about that Because there's one thing you may have overlooked. I know what killed Donald Cron You do oh yes water just as well as you do but I don't I I haven't the least The curse of Camishek the curse of Camishek not by a long shot was it Walter? I told you I haven't the size and tell me this Immediately the pile of bones was found in Camishek's tomb before anyone touched them I refused to touch them be we all listen to me before anybody touched them somebody sprayed those bones with a so-called Preservative and I mean so-called I don't know why you should oh Let's come and practice these days in case you don't know it But I failed to see what was supposed to be a preservative was in reality a deadly poison Oh, come on now, Walter. You're wrong. You must be wrong. It's impossible. You know, you're very convincing. I must admit It's true. I applied that preservative mr. Dollar. Oh, you did yes Equious solution wasn't it of course, and I'll bet you washed your hands very carefully immediately after it didn't show Yes, of course. I did because I was told to by home by what is it? Holy Tell me Walter Walter Yes Do you know anything about a man who tried to intercept me on my way to Egypt to make sure I didn't get there until the bones of the Pharaoh was sent to Eric Turnbull and the Donald Cronin died No, no, I don't believe then answer me this one Did you make up the we'll call it preservative that you used over there? No Then who did and Who told you to be sure to wash your hands immediately after using it? Well Walter. Oh, no, I'm afraid so Tell me Walter. Thank you. Pardon. Mr. Dollar, but mr. Harkness senior is here, too. Mr. Dollar I'm Adam Harkness curator of archaeology at the museum. Well, well, mr. Harkness. I'm really glad to see you Dorothy Walter Mr. Dollar I've come to pick up the bones from the grave of kamashek that I understand Donald Cronin sent to his uncle instead of to me through some Misunderstanding. Oh, yeah, sure. I had a notion you'd want to pick up those bones. Dr. Harkness and I'll give them to you on one condition. Oh What is that? But you take them out of the package in which they arrived here with your bare hands That you carry them out of this house Also in your bare hands. Well, that's a strange will you Of course not. Why? because Such priceless relics are too fragile too full of a deadly poison that you had them sprayed with Kohlrabah arcenium. I believe it's called. I don't know what you Water, what have you been telling us? It's true. Isn't it father? Well, dr. Harkness. I don't know how you found out dollar But I'll tell you this you won't ever live what I'm gonna put that thing down father. Wait a minute You Stopped him all right linda, but I think he'll live good. I knew all the police work I've been doing would come in handy sometime Thanks for barging in at the psychological moment. I was only coming in to confirm the results of my tests But I guess dr. Harkness had already done it Yeah So I guess the museum will profit mightily from half the insurance and all of the estate of Donald Cronin The museum that is without dr. Adam Harkness Expense account total including transportation back to Hartford nine hundred eighty five dollars remarks Well, it doesn't mean a thing. I know but I Kind of wonder what I might have found if I'd been assigned to investigate the deaths of the people who Excavated some of those other old Egyptian tombs tombs that had a curse on them Interesting thought isn't yours truly Johnny dollar Now here's our star to tell you about next week's story next week a search for $80,000 that was never there and a body that was never there yet. Both of them had to be found Join us. Won't you yours truly? Johnny dollar yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone who also wrote this week's story Heard in this week's cast were Paul Dubow Allen Reed senior Dick Crenna Virginia Greg Ben Wright Forest Lewis Eric Snowden Barney Phillips James McCallion and Lest Remain Musical supervision by a marigold merino Be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking