 Johnny Dollar, Paul Ferris here, Ferris. That's right. And where is here? New York City. Oh, yeah, worldwide mutual insurance Right. Well, hi Paul. I haven't talked to you since that little problem with Tony Valentine Are you kidding and that little punk found out I was on his trail He made a lot of big talk about getting me before I could get him Yeah, I know I finally turned him over to the police there in your fair city He started making with the threats all over again But as long as he's safely behind the bars now, why worry about him? What's the What did you say? I said Tony Valentine was behind bars But a few days ago he in a con named Sandy Reinhardt broke out of that little no kidding couple of nights ago The dark side street right here in the middle of the city Tony's old racket, huh? Yeah, Tony Valentine is not a killer One of them did it. Oh, I call on me Paul. Isn't this a police matter? Oh, I see a policy for close to seventy five thousand dollars. Okay I'll see what I can do CBS radio network brings you Bob Reddick in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar the worldwide mutual insurance company, New York City office Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the twos a crowd matter So Tony Valentine one of the original red light bandits was on the loose again The case I thought I'd solve a couple of years ago was far from closed Especially now with a killing involved Before getting into the old expense account Let me tell you the rest of my conversation with Paul Ferris of the insurance company No Paul in spite of his threats to me Tony Valentine never had a reputation as a killer Or he'd drive around at night flashing red light at expensive looking cars posing as the highway patrol When they stopped him he'd wave a pistol at them, but he was never known to pull the trigger What police Paul? Randy's singer 18th precinct. That's right. Well fine. He's an old pal of mine. I'll be able to get my right Paul I'm on my way Expense account item one eight dollars plane fare to New York Item two six fifty cab fare into 18th precinct police headquarters When I barged in on him lieutenant Randy singer raised his hands and mock horror No, no not you again. Hi Randy. You mind if I sit down? Well, I do if you're down here on the counter Tony Valentine How did you guess Johnny? Why don't you leave these things to us? Hmm? I mean just because you happen to be lucky in tapping Valentine once before and without getting your head shot off lucky Yeah, what else? How else did you ever solve any of those wacky insurance cases sheer luck? That's all Randy, maybe you have a point there sure sure I mean just because none of our boys could find them and you just Happen to stumble over and bring him in for you on a silver platter I wish you had Johnny all neatly stuffed with lead and we wouldn't have to be out hunting for him again Only Johnny the one we really want that is sandy rhyming because he did the kill him. You sure that absolutely He's the one that had the gun that helped him engineer their escape out of the pen I see and one of my boys found that gun down a sewer near the scene of the hold-up just a little while ago Reignet's fingerprints all over it. No prints of Tony any leads on either. I'm renting well a man answering Tony's description Is known to have taken a plane to Oklahoma City within a few hours of the capability man of his description Yeah, and when I showed this photo with Tony to the clerk at the airline. She was positive It was the same name so I formally requested that a warrant and a copy of this be sent out there So if they see him they can pick up. Oh, yeah, what is it Conroy? No, wait a minute when you said Oklahoma, that's well, what's the matter with you Randy plenty but that's beside the point No, listen, don't you remember that's where Tony was to go when I latched on to him before Overton, Oklahoma. Oh Yeah, and I still think that's where he stashed a lot of the loot from some of his earlier jobs Well, maybe I better get that out to him. I'll send him a full report All right, you send him a report Randy and you can also tell him that's where they'll find me You're going out to Oklahoma, right and I'm taking along this photo of Tony Now listen, if I'm lucky if I make good plane connections, I'll be there by the time you mail your report So Randy when you wait I look at this this note that Conroy Yeah, just listen, huh Johnny. Yeah Sergeant Mike Thomas and detective detail at the station ever heard of him. Well, you should have from your insurance company. Why? Because he's a nephew of that old man who was killed So he stands to share in the old man's will his insurance. What you getting at? Yeah, no, I don't know I don't know that's beside the point is it's the point is that Mike doesn't know Sandy Reinhardt's the killer that he's been picked up Yes, yeah, you see right here in this special Yeah, I see him. I mean time. What has he done a he being Mike the police sergeant He being Mike the police well taken a couple of weeks off and he's gone out to Oklahoma I mean following that tip from the airline. I'll get this Johnny Mike is one of the deadliest shots on the force and he's crazy mad about that murder You mean that if he gets out there and finds Tony before I do he'll kill him for sure I mean that Johnny Mike's a good cop But he's too worked up over this and if he still thinks Tony may have killed that uncle is Well, go ahead go on out there to save the life of the man. I'm gunning for is that what you mean? Yeah Okay, Randy. Why not? Hi, this is Dennis James to make a point about reliable effective Kellogg's all brand repeat after me, please What do you want when you need brand what do you want when you need brand? Reliability Now what do you get in Kellogg's all brand Right you see Kellogg's all brand is the reliable brand that millions depend on for the effectiveness They want it's the real battlecreek formula that brings you more brand bulk in every serving More of the vital brand bulk that helps you keep regular Kellogg's all brand is also low in calories and mighty pleasant tasting you can trust Kellogg's for that The crisp toasted shreds have the kind of good brand muffin flavor that most folks are partial to so next time you're shopping Get Kellogg's all brand and you'll get reliability Maybe Randy singers alarm was uncalled for All he had to do was get the Oklahoma City police on the phone Tell them to pick up Tony Valentine to keep Sergeant Mike Thomas and away from him and then arrange for Tony's extradition back to New York and Thomason off-duty acting on his own couldn't do a thing about it if That is if Tony stayed in Oklahoma City And I didn't think he would I Thought he'd head for Overton far away from Oklahoma City's jurisdiction a mere pinpoint on the map But most likely wouldn't have a police department of its own If Tony were there if Mike were to find him there Nobody would ever see him again. Whatever know what happened to him unless somehow I could get to Tony Valentine first Okay, then expensive car item three is 650 for a cab to the airport item for 8950 plane fare Oklahoma City Center of the mad rush for free prairie land back in 1899 Where in one day some 10,000 people staked their claims in newly open territory Now It's a clean modern city Something over 300,000 with skyscrapers crowding its central business district and oil and gas wells crowding in around its edges a city of iron and steel plants Clothing furniture factories stockyards and meatpacking oil and cotton processing electrical equipment And the gamut of recreational and cultural facilities country clubs and fine homes But despite the change in time zone it was late afternoon when the plane set down at will Rogers Field And there I spent item five fifty bucks deposit on a rental car and I tore on the town the police had No, mr. Dollar We haven't turned up a single lead on this Tony Valentine. I Expect he must have just passed on through. Okay Now captain did you yourself talk to the tenant singer of the New York police department? Yep He told me about Mike Thomas and Sergeant Thomas has he been here. Have you seen him? Mrs. Dollar. He spent two solid days combing this town for Tony Valentine and well He's acting kind of unofficially isn't he sure is I Suppose you can't exactly blame him His own uncle getting murdered and of course is not knowing it wasn't Valentine who did it, but what about Mike? Well, let's see about 15 20 minutes ago He came in and told me that he was giving up around him But that he had some other ideas on Valentine's possible whereabouts. Oh And that he was leaving town to follow him up Leaving for where well that he wouldn't say no fine except that it's way outside our bellywick But if any other authorities needed to be notified He'd take care of such notification himself captain. How do I get to the town of overton? Overton the town well There's a kind of a railroad Simon Maybe a couple of sleeping cars for a section gang where maybe an oil loading rig in a water tank where? Oh, I'd say it's about 75 maybe 80 miles north north and west of here, okay It's an old abandoned oil well there too and a shack to go with it. Yeah, well, thanks bleeding heart number one. They called it What did you say? I said they got a bleeding heart a Valentine and his name is Tony Valentine You mean you think no wonder he picked it as a place to stash away some of his loot or Maybe it was owned by his family All right captain. Thank you very much. You think maybe his folks own that well Something like that. I'm thinking a lot of things. I headed north on 74 driving as fast as I dared And then a few miles after crossing the Cimarron River. I swung left onto a dirt road It was hard to navigate even with good headlights And finally after crossing seemingly endless miles of the barren prairie I saw the light in a railroad shack at one side of a huge water tank I looked through the window inside the shack Sleeping sprawled over a Lot of desk the telegraph instrument on it was an old man Then howdy Listen, I'm looking for a man You were the police or something would you like to see my credentials? Look at this this picture on the bottom here. It says New York police. That's right Well, have you seen this man around here? Yes, I have son when where is he now? Well seen him just about sundown heading over towards the old bleeding heart number one Where's that why anybody should want a monkey around that where is it? Oh Just follow that road alongside the tracks for about two miles and there you are all right now listen to me and listen carefully Yes, sir. Has there been anybody else around here asking about this fellow in the picture? No, sir, not that I know about you're sure of that That I am sir. Okay Now there is another man looking for him and he may come around here tonight Watch out for him He's a killer That's right Now he may show you credentials that look as though. He's from the New York police department Don't you believe him? Oh, you mean he's what you call a phone now You understand me don't believe anything. He tells you Okay, and above all do not under any circumstances let him know that you've seen the man in this picture around here Well, and now look here unless you want to be a party to a murder Okay, so now I'll do anything you say all right now. I'm going out there The tobacco the better it tastes and in commander the tobacco is vacuum cleaned My new king size Philip Morris commanders made on a new machine the mark eight that takes rich full-flavored tobacco and Gently vacuum cleaned it and the cleaner the tobacco the better it tastes noticeably better the cleaner the tobacco The better it tastes and in commander the tobacco is vacuum clean Obvious the man standing there at the door Covering us for the police 38 was not Tony Valentine It was also obvious that he didn't know who I was and I knew better than to tell him Once he realized I was there to keep him from finding Valentine Well put it this way. There was a bad look in his eye almost a mad look and he held the gun mine was to the my pocket What's more I knew better than to use it on a police officer when a hastily pulled shot might be a fatal one By seeming only to shift the weight on my feet I edged closer to the telegraph table with its old-fashioned heavy glass lamp on it Till I get used to the light in here and make sure just trying to relax. Yeah, yeah Okay, go ahead and relax. You're not the punk I'm looking for. Oh, thanks Now if you just put down that gun, you'll try and jump me that it Tell me this wise guy, you know who Tony Valentine is Valentine look, I'm new around here. You know just driving through yeah Won't you get here just a couple of minutes ago? That's who mr. That's who now. Yeah old man Well, do you know him Valentine? Yeah, yeah, Tony Valentine. Yeah, look Here's a picture Well, I said do you know him? No, no sir, but I know who you are. You're a killer What are you talking about and your name is sergeant Mike Thomas and what? Who are you? I? Said who are you come on wise guy talk? You're a killer. That's what you're a killer Come here with that gun to kill somebody Listen wise guy. Oh, no, you don't When he knocked down the old man, I pushed the lamp off the table Guy for his knees Those shots came far too close for comfort one of them graze the top of my head I locked his gun hand under my arm and shoved a fist into his midsection and then came up to his chin with everything I had After making sure the old man would recover I got into my car I drove out the road beside the railroad tracks Thanks to the moonlight I could see the oil Derek for the bleeding heart number one And the shack beside it in plenty of time So I turned off the headlights And I drove cautiously to within about 500 yards of it And I ditched the car in a gully And then quietly went the rest of the way on foot The little building was nothing more than a tool shed And there was a lantern burning somewhere inside Peering in through a dirty window. I could see Tony Valentine. He was on his knees replacing a plank on the floor Beside him was an open bag and it was loaded with money Slowly carefully I pulled out my gun Edged my way around to the door And then that's right Tony So this is where you hit away all your loot on Johnny doubt Guess I should have known you'd be after me again. Yeah, you should have known Got a gun. No, I never use no gun. All right now Tony and listen dollar Listen about that killing back in New York. I know Tony. I know all about it. Yeah, what do you know? I know Sandy Reinhardt did it. That's right and the cops have nabbed him for it And I'm clean and I'm all right You are well sure doll look don't you see how I was afraid they'd catch me and burn me for it It's a reason I come out here get everything I had so I could skip the country not a chance. What do you mean? Not a chance I'm gonna give up easy and go back to New York with you just because you're holding a gun on me You've got a choice. Oh, yeah What is it? Go on back with me and without any trouble Or I can leave you up to Mike Thomas. So who's Mike? Thomason That killer cop. That's right. That man was his uncle. He thinks you killed him Nothing you or I can tell him will ever convince him otherwise And he's out here Tony gunning for you. I don't believe it. So you have your choice Go back with me and take whatever they hand you for the jailbreak and hold up Or be shot down by Mike Thomas. Ah, you're lying You're trying to trick me. I knocked him out over at the railroad shack but not for long so we haven't much time As a matter of fact We haven't any time That is Mike Thomason You got a gun you got to stop him dollar to I look you can see him in the moonlight Without gun you can nail him. Would you like to be the cop killer? Oh, no, no Dollar he'll come in here and kill me this point. He might try to kill both of us. What do we do? He's coming over here shut up Tony and be quiet. You know, I'm in here with you unless you kill him face I told you who wants to be a cop killer, but I want to live so do I If I could reach that lantern knock it off the table under this oil-soaked floor without him Answer him no No, I do that you kill me now the lantern It's at the place on fire So now you've got a choice Stay in there and burn up with it or come out here and take a bullet In the way Valentine you're gonna pay for killing that man back in New York. That's only listening to me He doesn't know I'm here over there on that doorway. No, let him see you He won't pull that trigger unless you try to make a break for this fire as long as he sees you He won't see me go out through that back window. I hope this fire to smoke Over there where he can see There wasn't a second to waste because of that fire I'd run through the window into the nights I ran wide of the shed to get around and back of Mike hoping and praying his whole attention Would be on Tony inside and it was until I tore into him with a flying You again You knocked him out Hey, you're okay dollar. Sure. I know and Dollar here, I guess you better keep his gun. Oh Thanks Tony and you think maybe Maybe me and you better start on back to New York Before he comes to funny I never did think to find out if Mike Thomason kept his job on the force after that little episode Tony of course is back in the pen finishing out a somewhat extended term Expense account total including travel back for the two of us 37950 yours truly Johnny dollar There is our star to tell you about next week story for next week strange vengeance For an even stranger crime Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar? Starring Bob Reddick is written by Jack Johnstone produced and directed by Bruno Zirato, Jr. Musical supervision by Ethel Huber Here to now a cast were Bill Lipton as Tony Valentine, Larry Haynes as Randy singer Roger DeCoven as Mike Thomason Arthur Cole as the old man Mando Kramer as the police captain and Joseph Julian as Paul Paris be sure to join us next week same time and station for another Exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar. This is our Hanna speaking. This is the CBS radio network