 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Toby of Ryan Johnny heard you had a run-in with Sheriff Doherty They say you gave a little sundown to resign his office. Yeah, I don't think he will though You'll have to do something close to it. I got some information on Richard Hobb the building inspector who was murdered Yeah, I'm deposited $20,000 in the bank last year. What's that now wait? Hobbs salary a city building inspector was 7,500 per annum 20,000 went in in four or five thousand dollar deposit. Holy and I'll wait there's more those deposit dates coincide with Okay, Hobb made on the school building. He was paid off after each inspection Johnny we got it on paper. We got some other things on paper to Toby. Hold on keep digging 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 yours truly Johnny dollar Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar location Clinton, Colorado To United Adjustment Bureau 418 West 61st Street, New York City The following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Clinton matter Expense account item 15 45 dollars for photostatic copies of deposit slips in the account of Richard Hobb building inspector lately murdered Furnished by one of my operatives Toby O'Brien. Yeah, okay I got a feeling this whole town's coming apart at the seams Johnny the sheriff threatened you openly Everybody who's anybody around here is trying to cover up the school burning down and the way it was built I think I can hurry up the process. You be careful. These people seem to play for keeps They've got to realize we do too these photos stanza the first real bit of presentable evidence that the building was constructed under fraudulent Circumstances hey take it easy now you keep the originals mail them out to the office the post office is still pretty honest Yeah, also let it out that we have the information wherever you go I want them to get worried and steamed up and start acting dumber than they already have been Okay, might scare dorky and Hanley a little bit that vicarie seems like a different proposition. I don't think he scares I Drove my rented car over to the home of his grieving widow She answered the door with tears in both eyes and bourbon over the rocks in one hand She wore a black dress black and satin and tight low-cut not exactly Emily post for morning But as I say it was black a black lace handkerchief waved in the air. Oh, mr. Dollar. I'm glad you came by I'm so unhappy and lost. Yeah, I can see that May I come in? Why not? The sheriff hasn't done anything about Richard's murder. I wouldn't rely too heavily on sheriff Dordy, Mrs. Hobb, I don't think he will do anything. No Well, no looks so surprised in your hour of bereavement Mrs. Hobb. You know, he won't do anything I don't know anything of the kind. Why don't you sit down and let's talk. I want you to help me I'm not sure I can't help you I'm I'm so broken up. Oh, no, if you're not careful you might drown in those tears. Are you trying to relax, Mrs. Hobb? All right So I can't really cry about Richard. I never have But I thought it was expected of me. Some people might expect it. I don't now look this set of creaks from top to bottom Your late husband made 7,500 a year and deposited twenty thousand dollars and six months here Figure I don't know anything about his money All I know is the bank told me he had only three hundred dollars left. What did he do with it? What do you think? He spent it on other women and why the tragic act? I'm not very good at it. I'm not the best and it's funny Johnny because I really mean it Oh, I know how foolish I look in these clothes. I Wanted to cry because well, I really loved him once and he loved me but We kicked it away because we both wanted more excitement than this town or his salary could give us He was always out spending his money on other women being a big shot What about the money he got it for falsifying the inspection papers, didn't he yes Who gave it to him, Mrs. Hub? I don't know probably Roy vickery. What do you think killed him? I don't know that either. What do you know Johnny? He didn't leave insurance and I have to live the best way I can If I stay in this town, I have to keep friends if I don't want to keep them I have no choice but to move and that takes money. I Wonder what could possibly be going on in your mind Your company handles insurance doesn't it two hundred and sixty-three different kinds Are you particular what kind of premiums you collect? Well, we pay off on a lot of things Just what kind of insurance were you thinking about? $2,000 endowment got your pen No, but my words go to the cashier's cage. What do you got? I'm trusting you Richard got that $20,000 from the Clinton gravel company for services rendered Know who owns the Clinton gravel company Roy vickery. That's close enough Last night after you were here Richard came back. I told him what you'd said to me He said vickery and the others were going to make a patsy out of him So he left to see you and got shot up Hey, wait a minute vickery was outside your house when I left he might have done it himself That's all I can tell you Now do I get my insurance if what you say is true, Mrs. Hobb, I'll have to check first you'll find out Say, where do you come from anyhow Hartford, Connecticut? Connecticut Say, I got an idea What's the housing situation in Hartford? rough For you, Mrs. Hobb, very rough I Finally tore myself away from the grieving widow and headed back for the hotel I'm a way down the main street of Clinton someone with a wrinkled coat and bourbon on his breath stepped out and stopped me David Baines the architect Well, hi, I told you I was gonna stick around do something brave. Oh Finally got up courage enough to do something decent decent for me Anyway, anybody else would be too low to talk about I wasn't I'm not much of a lawyer But they say there's a statute in the books It says a private citizen may commit a crime to prevent a greater crime from being committed and still go free that right? I wouldn't know. Well, I committed a crime two crimes Dishonored to my noble character Disappointing the trust of a young woman that was the first one then an engineering a theft. I'm a fagum That's what I am under the guise of loving a young female secretary eternally I have well Here the purchase orders from Roy Vickery's office the actual purchase orders for the school what she stole them for me For you with my best regard I looked at them they were as advertised purchase orders complete down to the last 10 penny nail Expense account item 16 48 cents postage not being a technical expert. I sent them down to Denver for perusal by the original brokers 14 hours later the verdict came back in a long telegram The materials used in the school construction were not passable the insurance company would never honor the claim of the city of Clinton This text I turned over to Frank Ibsen publisher of the Clinton Times He promised it would be in the late afternoon edition. There were other developments. I'll be a Brian again Yeah, Toby we located two witnesses to the hop shooting Vickery put a hob out of the way himself Get their statements and get them on a train to Denver right away Then you better gather up the rest of the boys and come over here right Expense account item 17 10 cents one newspaper the afternoon edition of the Times which carried a complete story of the insurance investigation up to date Naming Vickery is the perpetrator of the school fire and involving Sheriff Doherty and Chief Hanley iPhone Frank Ibsen and explained his next edition could carry the story of Hobbs murder by Vickery Ibsen said he'd make up an extra for that. I'd no sooner hung up the phone than I had visitors Come with us teller not particularly who are you deputy Egan? Sheriff Doherty wants to talk to you. I've already said all I want to say to him get out guys It was strictly no contest I walked out of the room with a deputy on each side of me and Egan behind me We were in front of the hotel when I saw Toby O'Brien Al Davis and John Newton coming toward the entrance I kicked out of the nearest man and yell for help a few of the local citizens joining the fight and Sheriff Doherty's Three deputies got the worst of it. We took them all back up to my room Sit down. All right, Egan You're gonna be arrested for this dollar. Why were you gonna take me? Why? Place in the edge of town Clinton gravel work why dirty dirty said to bring it back. He you wanted to see who's there with him. I I Don't know The Clinton gravel works was a large building and tall shaft set on the edge of a frozen lake Park near the entrance was a long black limousine such as a well-to-do contract in my drive a white supercharged sedan Such as a fancy Western sheriff might use and a red sedan unmistakably belonging to the fire chief We covered all the exits and Toby O'Brien and I went in the front way We were halfway up the steps when things began to happen. All right. Yeah, come on. Hello, darling All right lies still victory. I stayed still for you tool. I Should have put you out of the way the same as you put Hobb out of the way better ah This one's gone. Who is he fire chief Hanley? Vickery, where's door? He's out shooting his gun some more dollar. I hope he gets you too. He's back stairs Johnny Yeah, stay away from me dollar The place is surrounded Throw down the gun and walk out with your hands behind your head Toby I'll get on the front way get the guys to step around through the shanty right You coming out? Dirty you coming out Dirty you ought to go over a place good before you think you got a man trapped dollar your trap sheriff I'm in a way with you when you're the one I want. I told you I'd kill you I've still got my gun on my hand Vickery had his gun and so did Hanley look at them Yeah, you did pretty well made it look like they shot each other and now it's your turn dollar Okay, Johnny. Yeah, Justin Nick Hey get a doctor would you? Well sure if I guess I guess I kind of forgot some yeah, what's that? part of a About the fall enough Among thieves dollar that was sure if Jordy's last statement. He died on his way to the hospital Roy Vickery recovered and was arraigned on charges of murder conspiracy 28 council told chief Hanley was dead Expense account item 18 62 dollars board and room Item 19 58 dollars miscellaneous item 2164 dollars transportation back to Hartford total expense account $2,385 and three cents yours truly Johnny dollar Now here's our star to tell you about next week's exciting story next week the Jolly Roger fraud matter and Yeah, that means piracy of a kind that would have made captain kid look like a bungley amateur Join us, won't you yours truly Johnny dollar doors truly Johnny dollars starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood Written by John Dawson. It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Heard in this week's cast were Jeanette Nolan Lucille Meredith Carlton young herbellis Jack Petruzzi Bob Bruce her butterfield Paul Richards Edgar Berrier Russell Thorson Jack Moyles and Frank Gerstle musical supervision by Amarigo Marino Be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking