 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar hi a fancy. What's in your mind? Nope, and I don't think I want to the last time it came true Well, this madam Gaga went into a trance or whatever you call it and Yeah, anyhow, she told me I was gonna become an insurance investigator and I've been stuck with it ever since Sure, what do I do? I'm on my way tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the Man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator goes truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford, Connecticut Following as an accounting of expended yours during my investigation of the matter of the medium well done Expense account item one one fifteen taxi to the office of Pat McCracken at Universal I hadn't seen Pat since he'd run my Southern California vacation by insisting I tied in with the Jolly Roger matter in the Lamar case where my expense account for some Strange reason came out to a right nice figure I've even included the case of VO that I'd sent him for having handed me those investigations So I didn't know whether he was gonna be nice to me or to rub my nose in the dirt as it turned out He didn't know either I don't quite know whether this is going to be another soft touch for that expense account of yours or a completely crazy one or real Tommy Green seems to think the latter. I don't see why particularly was Tommy green Mid-eastern life down in New York. Oh, but just bill me as usual sure okay Tommy says he's run into this sort of thing before But not on so big a scale. That's why he's worried about it Pat. You still haven't told me what oh Now one of his clients happens to be a sweet young thing named Carol sharp 26 or 7 beautiful badly spoiled love in that way. What nothing go on. Go on. Yes She lives alone in a swank penthouse in the East 50s down there in New York playgirl Tommy holds a hundred and ten thousand dollar policy on him straight life beneficiary her family mother and a couple of kid brothers No father. No the others live over in my chunk PA That's where her father made the dough that keeps her in the penthouse and keeps the others living well in the old family man So what's the problem somebody threatening her life? I don't know Johnny. It depends on what you mean by threatening She just requested Tommy to change beneficiaries. What's so unusual about that? Well, one of them is to be a man named Tony Ricardo for 30 So she's fallen for the guy and is making the nice gesture. Maybe we don't know yet The other is a so-called medium Madame Celia something. Oh, I've heard it before Turn the family fortune over to me and I'll get in touch with dear departed papa. That's what it looks like from here She's being took. How could it be any of our business? Yeah, last time Tommy was requested to change a beneficiary to a medium his hail and hearty young clients suddenly turned up dead And they pinned it on the medium. Mm-hmm apparently this sort of thing goes on quite a bit So it has Tommy worried. So he asked for you All right, just what's he want me to do? What do you want to do? Break out the old crystal ball pattern. We'll see Expense account item to transportation Hartford to New York and the offices of mid-eastern where Tommy Green turned out to be a mild mannered Thoroughly likable successful insurance broker Come in mr. Dollar glad you could make it. How do mr. Green sit down. Won't you? Thanks. I Suppose Pat McCracken's told you which on my mind only that you think one of your clients is being taken for the proverbial sleigh ride by some Spiritualist as you no doubt know mr. Dollar Spiritualism is a recognized well-established religion sure of course However, as in any other there are charlatans in some of these mediums as they call themselves take literally millions of dollars every year from people by Trickery by producing weird manifestations that appear to be genuinely supernaturally. I know what you mean My own mother took a beating from one of those phonies when I was just a kid You know promised messages from father after he died and a 25 bucks a try Wow, I wonder you're suspicious of them and especially of one madam Celia Morgana Morgana Have you seen this madam? No, but I believe you'd better. Mm-hmm Have you changed? What's the name? Carol sharps policy yet? No, but I'm afraid I can't stall her much longer and you're afraid that once you do change it Carol ain't gonna be long for this world. It's happened before dog Well, I I can't just barge in on this madam Morgana Morgana announced that I'm an insurance investigator and then another Hey, wait a minute. What's the name of this other beneficiary Tony Ricardo? Yeah, who is he? Well, I know is what carols told me love affair. Yeah, he sounds like a playboy. They do a lot of nightclubbing together money I don't know family No, no, no that either but he's in for 30 of the hundred ten thousand if anything happens to her if we change the policy How are you gonna start? Well, if this Carol sharp is all Pat McRaggan says she is this case could have a very pleasant beginning I stuck around with Tommy Green long enough to listen to him verify what Pat had said about Carol's family wealth Etc. Take a look at a snapshot of her and get her address Item 3 180 taxi to the bell towers at 614 East 52nd Street a Magnificent modern apartment hotel at the edge of the East River real swank the place even had its own private docks with several Well-kept cruisers tied up and even a small sea plane and I warn you this expense account ain't gonna be small Yes, may I help you sir? Yes, you can I'd like a small apartment for a few days. Are you alone, sir? Yes Well, we still have a small five-room penthouse suite for fifteen hundred dollars a month With complete maid service, of course. Oh, of course and on a minimum one-year lease, of course Look, all I want is a bedroom living room type of thing and I may be here only a week or so Well in that case, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do for you unless Tell me sir. Do you have any recommendations from any of our tenants? Look, I'm an insurance investigator here my card Oh, and I want something as close as possible to Miss Carol sharps apartment But I don't want to have to rob for a private investigator. Did you say that'll do oh dear surely miss sharp can't be in any kind of Think what it would mean to our reputation. I missed her. Oh, mr. Dollar. Stop worrying. Well, yes She isn't any kind of trouble yet But for reasons that well, they don't particularly concern you I need to be as close to her as I can Oh, what a pleasant thought if the same reason I don't want her to know what my business here is Of course, believe me mr. Dollar. I'm the very soul of discretion. Good. See that you stay that way now Have you got a room or two for me? Oh, let me see now. She's in penthouse a on floor 12 There is a two-room on 10 very nice at 325 a week With the complete service of course, okay, I'll take it very well. Just sign this card, please and oh dear I'm afraid I must have a week in advance. Oh sure sure. What's a measly three hundred and twenty? 25 bucks When the two bellboys who carried up my two bags at a bucket piece settled me in 1013 I must admit the place looked almost worth a tag Tastes refurnished spittin polish clean with a plate blast panor on my view of the bustling East River Yeah, I wish for a moment that I could afford this sort of lodging first thing I did was telephone to an old pal Detective division Hey, look son, I need a rundown on a dirty crook. Who's speaking, please? He's going around acting like an insurance stick, but he's a crook Dollar Johnny dollar and I tell you that punk is That copper I can give you Hi, you'll reprobate I'm at the tower is he's 52nd the town, huh? How'd you guess I want to see you and exactly from 1013, right easy boy Give you any encouragement. You want to name the brand of scotch? Item 41220 one bottle of scotch and setups for two When I was doing the nightclub beat and she's lived in town for quite a while Yeah, a couple of years at least how much do you know about her Randy? Hmm not much She's loaded throws her money around like it's confetti. Yeah, I figured that when I found her staying here Finally left it to her. Hmm coal miner, wouldn't he own a big colliery in Frankville, Pennsylvania somewhere near Machunk Well, I must have paid off good in the old days, but tell me what's uh, you want to give me a refill Yeah, sure Every hair of a madam senior Morgana Morgana, huh? I've chased that blouse the old phony from one end of the island to the other I looked enthused the crystal ball and I see enthused he passed the present see future and into your pocket book Yeah, man, she could I think she's operating somewhere around the Jersey side now. Yeah, thanks But she's still operating operating with real class last time we picked her up and kicked her out How do you mean nice apartment over here in the east side classy clientele? Hey is Carol sharp hook by her purse. So just how does she work? Well usual way the phonies do goes into a trance Rithes around like a seasick rattlesnake then gives with the voices voices, you know speaks with the tongues of the departed Hey, look, where's the money angle miss? Well, she makes like the trances cause her a great agony of body and mind Starts with the pitch about Dr. Bills and the more clients can afford the more they pay and they don't get wise Yeah, she's smart works it like a serial story, you know continued next week. No, I don't know brief me Well at each say-on she tells them just enough to what their appetite for more leads right up to the next hot bit of information Has him hanging on every word then bingo to trances over Oh, however, if you come back next week when I recover my strength So they pay her off in the back a week later to play games with her again I don't know seems pretty obvious to me. Well, that's because you've never attended a say-on's run by an artist at it Hey, why don't you I think I will I see what I can dig up for you. You mean there are still some going on around Dozens hundreds probably kick them out of one place. They move to another unless you can tie a serious wrap on them Which reminds me Tommy Green told me I handle that one myself and madam Gabor Chernarsky got a sweet old man to sign over his fortune and had him knocked off It's a dirty wreck. Yeah, religion science the professions. They all even open door to the rank of tears. I guess Okay, set up a say-on's for me. Randy and meantime, yeah, run me a make on Tony Riccardo. Well, yeah Yeah, he's the other one Carol Sharp wants the name as a beneficiary besides the medium. Yeah Beneficiary of a whopping big life policy. Okay. Good Johnny. I'll call you later When I took my time showering and changing clothes I racked my brain trying to cook up a smooth way to meet Carol Sharp Under no circumstances did I wanted to suspect the reason behind my interest in her at least not for the present Requisite number one then meet the gal. I was just tying my time on the phone Johnny dollar Randy Johnny. Oh, hi, Rand set up a date with a medium. Yeah for tonight But that's not what I'm calling about Johnny. I could write a book for you Huh, I'm telling you Riccardo, and I don't think you'd like it. You seen him yet? No, but I will soon so I can locate him Fine. Yeah, just be sure you see him first Thanks, Randy Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow Well, sometimes the best laid plans can take a terrible beating when a lovely girl steps into the picture 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 tonight's story Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking