 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny tell her Hi, I don't see why I'm in the only available room for rent here in Cod Harbor That's where I am rooms right above the place Not only that by but whoever's behind the attempts to get her out of the way is threatened to get me Yeah, yeah, I want you to send me something by truck soon as possible And I want to be sure it arrives here quietly at night so that nobody in this little fishing village knows it arrives Listen carefully by and I'll tell you Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-pact expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location Cod Harbor, Massachusetts To the intercoastal maritime and life insurance company Boston assignment the makes palace matter expense account continued Expense account item Well, since you're paying for and sending that batch of fire extinguishers Byron and I can hardly charge them to my expense account Can I but I have a sneaking suspicion they might be mighty important a Cursory inspection of this tiny fishing community has revealed no sign of a firehouse nothing in fact But some hose connections for cleaning off the docks and after the threats make McCarthy has received plus a couple of attempts to fire up This disreputable looking establishment of hers. Well, I guess I still have some Boy Scout blood in my veins In view of the threat to me. I figured it might be a good idea to consult the local authorities I learned a long time ago that it's a good plan to enlist their cooperation working in a strange small community Inquiries from some of the fishermen Mending their nets spread out in the long wharf led me to a small shabby unmarked frame shack That stood about a block away from the waterfront mr. Beasley. What's your name Johnny dollar dollar? Okay, what do you want? Well, you're the chief of police. I understand acting chief of police Oh acting mayor to an acting judge acting town clerk acting just about anything else you could want I don't get it. Well, I don't know why not Officially, I guess Cardi harbour just a part of Barnsboro a couple of miles inland We're so small and we're not incorporated like most towns So we just have to be kind of self-sufficient under ourselves. You see what I mean And you know something it works out pretty good. Yeah, well, I guess it's as chief It's acting chief of police that I've come to see you. Yeah, what about the makes palace cafe Yeah, I mean you take any stock and makes talk about somebody threatening to burn up that cockroach loaded dump She calls a respirant. I'm representing the insurance company that holds $15,000 insurance on it never come to your mind mr. Dollar that make your own self might have set the fires To collect that insurance and call for help as a cover-up. Yeah. Yeah, the thought has entered my mind Just crazy enough to do a thing like that, too. Hasn't she been to you for help? She told me Oh, what sort of evidence one way or another have you turned up? I haven't looked for any Yeah, what the less I meddle in their affairs the less trouble I'll have with the folks here in Cod Harbor Oh, hey now wait a minute for a mayor and police chief and so on you don't seem to be very concerned about these people of yours Oh, maybe I'm not what's the difference? Well look here if you yeah, you know unless something serious happened like a murder or Or a fire that destroyed Meg's Palace and maybe half the docks Don't you think that sort of thing is serious? Well, yeah, if it happens Then I'd probably have to call in the regular point of authorities over to Barnesboro But there hasn't been any fire yet. Not any real one. So boy get your dander up. Well, I'll be Look with so little concern about the place. How did you ever get all those jobs? Easy lost my school right on the banks last fall so for one or something better I just took it. It took them all why not the town feeds and bores me and I like it so Real soft lazy good for nothing life, huh? Sure Now why don't you be a good boy dollar and leave things be around here stop wasting my time? Well, just let me take enough of your valuable time to ask a couple of questions Sure, go ahead. No harm in asking I want to know about some of the people here in Cod Harbor like who? Clem Harris for one careful boy. That's my cousin. Oh Who else Ernie Turner and Tony Fortuno? Oh? Account of M's the three that run the other dirty bites along the dock, huh? Yeah, I'd like a rundown on all three of them easy Yeah, yeah, go talk to them. Oh now wait a minute. You're just way I know up for you to find out all about them You're a lot of help Dollar like I said, we're kind of self-sufficient under ourselves around here We like it that way and that's just another way of saying we don't like strangers coming here and messing around in our affair Well, that was pretty definitely that I Was getting quite late and I decided I'd better postpone any interviews with makes business rivals until the following morning Besides as I walked along the wharf. I noticed that they were closed Then I remembered somebody else I wanted to talk to the beneficiary of make McCarthy's life insurance policy the master of the fishing boat Lillian captain Billy Morgan But the Lillian tied up at her birth was dark and empty Well, if anyone knew where captain Billy was it'd be mega self so I walked the boards back to makes palace What greeted me as I opened the back door of the place was truly a sight to behold Standing in the center of the floor brandishing a more beaten feather duster as if it were clubs to a camper Billy Morgan Shouting orders to three men who are cleaning up the mess of pots and pans and broken crockery Left over from make McCarthy's temper tantrum a short while earlier when she'd be labored the same captain Billy for a little Celebration he and his crew had had in their place the night before The labor it looked like she must have thrown one of everything in the joint Adam Hey Seeing you here earlier today when they throwed me out looks to me like you weren't all she threw Yes, sir. Oh, she's a living dog Say ain't you the insurance hands you tell her phone to help her find out who's trying to burn her out of here Names Johnny dollar ain't it? Yeah, that's right. Captain. I'd like to ask you a favor Don't throw that crash in the corner Sorry, mr. Dollar, but I guess the boys don't like working the night when they got to be up in the board Liliana and headed out for the fishing banks by 3 a.m. In the morning. Don't blame them We couldn't leave makes place in the mess like this now, could we After all that he's gonna have to serve us coffee and sinkers before we go. Why is she? upstairs has been for the last hour in a room in that room She's ranting out to you figure like maybe a consensus and cleaning up and debugging. I guess you know something She figured right Can't you see the message left on them? What can I do for you mr. Dollar? Look, why don't you and I go into the kitchen captain where we can hear ourselves thing? Oh, sure. Why not? All right. Now you keep on it. You're so building long-term And if the joint ain't clean and tidy when I come back, I'll bless you all over the least uppers Really fine bunch of boys I got there ain't they howl pie. Do they You bet your sweet living life. They are finest crew on any boat in the harbor charlie ole in Montgomery now What was it you wanted mr. Dollar? You found out anything about who's causing all the worries to my lover girl not very much yet. Well, I hope you do to you Don't get you I'm gonna be honest with you lay all the cards right on the table. Well, that's the only way I always say all right. I'm just as concerned about mega self as I am about this cafe sure He are me too. What do you like it or not? I have to consider the fact that you are the beneficiary of makes $25,000 life insurance policy If anything would have happened to her Sure, I see what you mean You bet your life. I see what you mean why you blasted landlubbin son of a dirty young sculptor I hurt one single hair make my cut dollar you may crash like that I'll swab the decks with that own rehire to yours and feed you put them up put them up dollar You want to talk to me? I said right down captain. Let's talk sense a minute. Talk sense. Yeah, but don't you go implicating it? I didn't imply a thing yet. Well, I word you What do you think you're talking to like that the guest of me humblest I'm sorry make darling, but he ain't you and their head up in those poor boys of yours with a clean it up But they're almost finished up make me darling besides unless you already get out of here and get your sleep You'll not be worth your salt on the boat. I'd like to talk to captain Billy tomorrow Go out on the boat with him in the morning, and you all have plenty of time to talk Well, I want to talk to me boy get out with them go on. Oh, yes, ma'am I'll see you at the docket three in the morning So Johnny boy you go out with him He'll give me a chance to fix your room up real nice for you like it should be for a gentleman like yourself Okay, make come to think of it. I was promised a fishing trip on this case Anyways, I'll not be worrying about any fires tonight with you stay in here So if you don't mind I'll retire to my bed and see you at breakfast time Okay, maybe I can help Billy's crew finish cleaning up in there. Oh, don't you lift a finger? It was a twilly boy. I thought them plates and things so him and his crew can clean it up Good night, Johnny boy There's food in the icebox in your beds. I Stood there for a moment smiling after her Then I decided I'd take her advice that instead of helping the men clean up the cafe I'd get a breath of fresh air before hitting the sack The moon was just a thin sliver in the eastern sky and the stars Twinkled merrily in the broad clear expanse overhead The cottages of the peaceful little fishing village were dark Along the docks at the waterfront the fishing boats playfully nudged each other as they slowly and quietly swung and rolled on the gently heaving water Their mass and rigging formed an intricate ever-changing pattern against the occasional beam from the lighthouse and the point as it lazily swept across the night Somewhere far out on the land with breeze an occasional seabird It was also peaceful and serene that I couldn't help wondering how trouble could ever come to a Then I saw it a slight movement at the front corner of the old building a silhouette hunched over tensely watching the front door waiting But waiting for home Slowly as quietly as possible I crept up on whoever it was hoping in the dim light to recognize him or her before I was discovered Softly I passed the side door. I could still hear the members of the crew inside of their work But in my concentration in the person out front I was too slow in my reaction when that side door suddenly opened behind Very suddenly it got very dark Now here's our start to tell you about tomorrow's episode of this week's story tomorrow a trip to sea in the Lillian That starts out like an ordinary fishing trip But somewhere on board lurks a man with murder in his heart and his next intended victim me Join us won't you yours truly Johnny dollar a Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood It is produced and directed by Jack gemstone who also wrote this week'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