 From Hollywood. It's time now for Bob Bailey as Johnny dollar Oh, Gloria, I'm sorry, baby. I've already had a date. What remember the big gorilla at the corner table downstairs in the Contina The one who kept staring at it. Sure. What about him? Well, he was waiting for me in my room just now He didn't like the way I parted my hair. I guess so he changed it with a gun barrel Aside from a lump or two sure I always do Tonight in 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 Santo Tomas, Mexico expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the home office northeastern Fidelity and bonding Hartford, Connecticut The following is an account of additional expenses during my investigation of the Alvin Summers and Bezelman case Item four three dollars American to Eduardo Moreno MD the doctor who dressed the assorted lumps and bruises I'd collected from the strong arm who seemed quite convinced that I should leave town For a moment. I figured he could be the man who was to contact me with information is to the whereabouts of Alvin Summers the investor But as it turned out all he wanted to say to me was goodbye and he said it very convincingly But Gloria was waiting for me. She definitely seemed to want to get better acquainted And although I didn't know what a wrangle was I figured it might be fun finding out I left the joint where I was staying and went up to the play of Del Mar the big expensive hotel We're looking to see there was a terrace with some tables and a flamenco singer wailing at the moon Gloria was at one of the tables Hi, Johnny what the world happened to you when I talked to you over the phone. I'm sorry. I'm late, Gloria You can see by my face. I ran into kind of a rough detour. You are right now. Yeah Johnny you said it was that man who kept staring at us in the bar where we met that's the one real charming fella muscles, too What happened? I went to my room to change before coming up here. He was waiting for me worked me over The general idea was I should leave Santa Tomas in a hurry, but why I don't know yet But somewhere along the line. I'm gonna make it a point to find out cigarette Well Looks like things are picking up a little. Oh, so I told you I'd found this place pretty dull so far But now that you're getting beat up and told to get out of town. It's beginning to sound a little more interesting Well, I could do with more dullness and a few less bruises believe me You must be down here on a lot more than just a vacation Johnny Well, I don't know a lot of people apparently come down here to this town just for a vacation That's why you told me you came here remember There's only one difference. What's that? I really am on a vacation and I don't think you are Oh You're not the Santa Tomas time. Why not Mexico City, maybe Havana, maybe but not Santa Tomas No, I think you came down here to meet somebody or to find somebody Okay, suppose I did Who would I be looking for if you don't know how would I looking for? You maybe Now that's the nicest thing that's been said to me all day If you are it's too bad. I didn't know it sooner. Why it would have made this town a little more bearable Waiting or maybe you've been looking for me Let's not be blunt here. I thought I was being so subtle you have been looking for me I must admit I've been looking for someone who's alive in this town Of course, what I should say is that I've always been looking for you that I okay. Okay I guess that leaves me right where I started from. Hmm skip it So we're just two happy people on a vacation Yeah Okay, John. Okay Hey that music that the flamenco singer you were telling me about Sounds pretty weird doesn't she I like it You know something Sounds even weirder from down below on the beach Like to see for yourself Yeah Yeah, I think I'd like to give me a minute What's the matter? Speaking of people staring at you that guy again. Where is he? No, it's a little man this time over at the end of the terrace See him. Oh That's Benito who the bellboy of my hotel. Excuse me a minute. Be right back. Sure Hi, Benito the desk clerk told me you'd come up here. What's on your mind? You told me you'd pay me money if I could get some information for you. That's right I want to know if anybody's been trying to contact me you turn up anything not about that You're but the picture you showed the one of Alvin summers. See I told you I thought I'd seen him here in Santo Tomas Now I'm sure of it. Good boy. Tonight. I talked to a friend of mine. I described senior summers to him He told me he used to work for him as a house boy. Good. Did he tell you where summers is now? No, he could not tell me that couldn't or wouldn't I Do not know senior but he told me where the house is that summer's leaving. Where is it? You could not find it in your it's in from the beach in the jungle a little way I would have to take you. All right. Let's go. Not now I'm supposed to be on duty buggy the hotel. I I must get down there at once before the hotel clerk finds out I'm gone. When do you get off duty on midnight? I'll come to your room then and thank you to senior summers house. Okay midnight. Good boy. Many no A real good boy, sir. Oh, yeah Here Now look I've already had one guy tell me to leave town tonight. Don't you start? No, I mean you should not have come here to Playa del Mar. Oh, why not? Because after you pay your check here, sir, you'll not have any more money left to pay me with Well, don't worry about it, but he now I'll bully it through somehow. See you later. Yes, sir Carson ek Carson remember sure the zipper salesman. What brings you up here? Oh same thing as you friend out doing a little stepping I thought you told me down at the hotel that you figured half the world was just waiting to be zipped up How can you afford to take the time off all work on no play friend? Haven't you heard? Yeah? Well, I I have a date see you later Carson I'm still waiting to get you into a cribbage game friend. Good. That's just what you do. You mean play cribbage No, I mean keep waiting When I got back to the table glory was gone. I looked around no sign of her this I didn't get and I didn't like Why would she pull a disappearing act on me now? Then I spotted her just off the terrace on the path that led to the cabanas on the beach I went over she was carrying a scarf and wearing a one-piece bathing suit The scarf looked bigger. Hi Wow, I thought as long as we were going down to the beach. We might as well go for a swim. Why not be right with you Item five on expense account seven dollars for one pair of swimming trunks five for the trunks and two bucks to get the Hotel shopkeeper out of bed to sell them to me After all I figured out how to stay close to Gloria. That's the way she seemed to want it and I wanted to know why She could have some information on the whereabouts of Alvin Summers. I could use Well, she might Yeah Come on. There's a place over against the rocks at the foot of the cliff. Okay What do we do now build a fire and rose marshmallows. Sorry. I didn't bring any marshmallows. Oh, it's just as well I'm strictly the hot dog and beer type anyway Here we are This is my place Johnny. I Come down here almost every night. Oh, it's nice. I Told you there was a moon tonight. Yeah, and the flamenco singer Music comes right down the rocks to us. Doesn't she ever get tired doesn't seem to what she's singing about. Do you know? Uh-huh It's about a man in jail in little town The sweetheart tosses a rose to him through the bars drives him crazy. It's your fault There aren't any walls around you Johnny. The only trouble is I Don't have a rose Well, who needs a rose? Darling Gloria look I you were saying you know something I Forgot what it was Let's keep it that way So who's thinking What is it there in the moonlight coming along the beach To man Take a good look at the one in front Johnny. Yeah, I want to work me over in my hotel room tonight Looks like he brought along a stooge with a machete They're looking for you. Look get around behind the rock here then back up the path of the hotel No, I'm not gonna leave you please Johnny. Please don't go out there and I'll stay out of sight They can't see us here in the shadows a sooner or later I got a little matter to settle with that big ape and might as well be soon. No, please I don't want you to get hurt again Johnny. I'm not gonna leave you Okay, okay, come on Let's shift her out of the other side of this rock and keep it quiet Can you see that? Keep your head down. That was close Too close. Yeah Johnny are you in some kind of trouble not yet You seem pretty concerned about me. I am You sure that was why you didn't want me to tangle with them You don't know the guy, huh? I told you I didn't why oh I was just wondering if maybe he was a friend of yours and didn't want me moving in on him Johnny You're you're talking crazy. I've never seen him in my life before today in the bar of your hotel. I Told you I didn't want you to get hurt again. I mean it. I Maybe this will prove it. Well, it's a pretty strong argument Look Gloria. I hate to believe me, but I've got to leave Must be almost midnight. So so there's something I got to take care of. Oh Fine, I know I'm sorry Pretty strange vacation you're on Johnny. Yeah So my timing was terrible But I had to meet Benito the bellboy in my hotel room at midnight to find out more about Alvin Summers Whereabouts I walked Gloria back up to a hotel and headed for mine. It was a couple of minutes after 12 when I got there I walked into my room and started to reach for the light switch and I froze The moonlight was streaming in through the lube or door to the balcony and I could see a silhouette against it Somebody was out on that balcony crouching against the door Slowly carefully. I eased over to it then suddenly jerked it over Bonito And I knew I wasn't gonna get any more information about Alvin Summers out of him After all you can't do much talking when your throat's been cut There'll be another exciting episode in our story of the Alvin Summers matter tomorrow tomorrow Well, there are some people you just wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley, but sometimes it can't be helped Jonas want you yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by Robert Reif 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 Roy Rowan speaking