 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar This is Connie mr. Dollar. Well, you're about the last person in the world I thought I'd be hearing from what do you mean? I waited for you last night at the trade winds bar, but you didn't show up No, I got delayed in the way by a hit over the head in the warehouse and appear Don't tell me that surprises you Look that whole routine of yours yesterday about telling me where Tom Chase is hiding was just a decoy So he could get me down there and try to finish me off If that night watchman hadn't come along when he did that still I don't know what you're talking about want to prove that By opening up and telling me what this is all about. Where are you now? I'll be right down 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 from special investigator Johnny dollar location Barbados, British West Indies To the Home Office Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the Phantom Chase matter expense account continue Item 21 two cents Exactly what I'd have taken at that point to chuck the whole deal Getting slugged on the head the night before was bad enough But when I got down to the lobby that morning and found that Connie was nowhere in sight I realized I was right back where I started from which was nowhere. I went over to the desk Yes, sir. Hey look a girl just phoned me from the lobby. Did you see her? Yes, sir. I'm most attractive young lady. Yeah, and and right now our most invisible young lady. Where'd she go? Why I don't know sir. Was she alone? Oh, it's quite alone She came in after we put through your room and after she'd hung up. She suddenly turned and walked out. Oh, well, that's just great You wouldn't happen to know her. I'm afraid that's a pleasure. That's been denied me, sir. Have you seen it before? Yes, once or twice around town. Was she with someone when you saw her? Sir a woman with such obvious charm is seldom alone. Yeah Well, you remember what the man she was with looked like Well, only in a vague sort of way. I'm afraid he was large rather handsome Athletic-looking I'd say could be chase. All right. Yes. Let's give it Well, that's that I guess Sorry, I didn't make connections, sir, but perhaps you'll come back. I'm not counting on A long time ago. I learned that in my job It's always a good idea to keep in contact with the local authorities So I decided to visit the colonial police as of the moment I needed a shoulder to do a little crying on The shoulder in this case turned out to belong to an inspector Whitsett. Let me see if I have this thing straight, Mr Dolly Miss chap you're looking for Tom Chase embezzled some money from the New York investment firm in which he was a junior partner That's right inspector. Ever since a chase was the firm a hundred and twenty thousand dollars was the amount a hundred Goodness chase must be rather clever Swindler. Yeah, I'm pretty speedy too He's kept two jumps ahead of me all the way and you think he's traveling under the name of Tom Jane I'm sure of it and you all in the man named Freddy Quintana told me Chase and James are one and the same and showed Me some handwriting to prove it, but they're chase eluded you in New Orleans Yeah, Quintana was going to turn him over to me for a price, but then he turned up dead in an alley So your friend Chase is dangerous as well as clever All right, you do have your problems. Don't you a bucket full of them inspecting And now you think that this chase or James is hiding here in Barbada Well, I'm pretty sure of it you see he left New Orleans in a hurry after Quintana's murder Understandably, but he burned some papers not completely and we found one with some numbers on it They turned out to be about a ship sailing I intercepted the ship at Haiti, but learned that chase had gotten off in Havana I see the Havana police found out for me that he'd bought a plane take it here to Barbados And so here you are well, I must say you're persistent. Oh, yeah, but so far it's got me one big nothing I Thought my luck a change when I met Connie last night, but apparently there was just a decoy Come here. Yeah here Here I've written down a description of her. I sure appreciate it if you could help me find him Oh, I say from this description. It sounds as though it would be a pleasure to find her wouldn't it? Oh, yeah inspectors. She's quite a dish. How does this Connie enter into the situation? Well pretty basically You see nobody ever knew York could figure out why chase it turned sour His senior partner George Everson was mystified and so was Chase's wife Lola But I guess the reason was pretty obvious right from the start Except nobody wanted to face up to it. I take it you refer to perhaps the classic reason another woman writes I Found out that Chase's new Orleans hideout had been arranged for him by a woman Then last night Connie told me she knew where Chase was and for enough money to get back to the state She'd tell me well then this Connie would appear to be the other woman Yeah, she said she wanted out but it turned out to be a trap. Oh, how so well? She set up a meeting for us last night, but on the way to it. I got slugged. Oh Apparently a night watchman came along right afterwards. Otherwise. I suppose chase would have finished me off One thing I don't get though. What's that? Well, why would Connie call me from the hotel lobby this morning then duck out before I could get downstairs Was she alone when she left according to the clerk? Yes. Oh, I know what you're thinking inspector Could be she still wanted to go through with a deal but spotted Chase closing in so she ducked out Something like that Well, mr. Dollar, it would appear you're stymied unless you can find Connie again stymied Inspector, I'm scuttled Mr. Dollar clerk has that girl been back the one you'll call Connie. Yeah, no, sir I've been keeping an eye out for her in the lobby, but I've seen her sign of her No calls or messages for me. No, sir. If I see her of course, I'll get in touch with you immediately You'll be in your room. No No, I'll I'll be at the trade wins bar the trade Well, that's one of the waterfront bars. Isn't it mr. Dollar? That's right None of my business, sir, but I would be just a bit carefully for you. Now. What's that supposed to mean? Well that part of town sir It's not the best. Oh, you're telling me I got hit over the head down in that part of town last night And are you going back there real glutton for punishment, huh? My thought was that the trade wins bar was as good a place to go as any at the moment Connie had wanted me to meet her there last night If she really was on the up enough, she might try to contact me there again The trade wins was a typical waterfront time through the swirling smoke I could make out sailors fishermen West Indians and tourists all rubbing elbows Item 22 50 cents to run punches. They came cheap there Halfway through the second one I spotted someone in the doorway Connie, but then she saw me and ducked out fast So she didn't want to contact but I sure wanted to contact her I went out the side door. My hunch was right. She was trying the alley. I Stepped in front of Baby just stay put please. I don't know what this is all about honest, mr. Look, this is no time to start playing coy. Where's chase? I don't know come on. Please you must believe me I Should never have come to you in the first place. I'm not Chase's girlfriend like you think I'll try again sister really I'm telling the truth mr. Dollar. I know I posed to you as his girl, but I'm really not look I was trying to work something for myself When you started talking about murder, I realized I was getting involved in things. I shouldn't what are you talking about? Honestly, I can explain everything to you mr. Dollar. Okay Inside that's just what you're gonna do Look, we'll take this table right here go on sit down All right now Connie let's have it Mr. Dollar, I want you to know I'm pretty ashamed of myself for what I was trying to do It was wrong. I should have realized it sooner less editorial or more news, huh? Well, I met Tom chase or Tom James as he calls himself here in Barbados a couple of days ago A couple of days ago. You mean in New York a long time ago. Don't you Connie? No, mr. Dollar, I wasn't Chase's girlfriend. I'd never seen him before two days ago right here Go on I had a date with him then I found out you'd been asking around town for him So I decided on a plan so I Found you and told you I knew where Chase was you thought I was his girl and so I went along with it I was supposed to have a date with him last night here at the trade winds But he didn't come he was too busy hitting me over the head at the time You're telling me the truth Connie. I swear it and there's one big question Why did you do it? Because I'm broke mr. Dollar. I'm stranded here in Barbados, and I want to go back to the States I thought you were gonna put the finger on them for enough dough to get back to the States, huh? I'm afraid that's better, and you don't have any idea where he is now none at all. Well, that's just fine My last lead out the window. I'm sorry, Mr.. Dollar. You're sorry Look did he mention his girlfriend to you? He did say he was expecting a friend down here. They probably had it rigged for her to meet him here later He didn't give you any indication where he was staying, huh? No, what his future plans were no There was one thing. What was it? Well, I don't know if it means anything Well, we were here at the trade winds night before last afterwards. We walked around the waterfront for a while. Yeah Tom stopped and talked to one of the fishermen there for quite a while. Oh Could you hear what they were saying? No, they left me and went off to one side. I wasn't Connie Do you think you'd recognize that Fisherman if you saw him again? Yes, I think so then come on We went outside it was sunset a few fishermen were scattered along the wars mending nets getting their gear in shape We gave each one of them the one soul and kept going Suddenly Connie stopped there. He is Johnny the one who's your okay? Thanks. You stay here Good evening. Good evening You don't sound very convinced. Oh, sure. It's a good evening Soon it will be a good night and then I can go to bed. Hey, look, I'd like to ask you a couple of questions Sure Mind staying awake a few minutes good. It's not done Plus night I work all night. Oh Fishing really must be good around here. It's not the fishing. It was the passenger Passenger who he don't give his name. Why'd you take him? Lagos Island was that three hours by boat from here. What's there? Nothing nothing a Small abandoned pier and old abandoned house nothing else. Nobody else You let him off there. Yes, but he should be comfortable He took much food with him. You mean he's there now then There are no boats there and nobody could swim so far. I see Okay, pardon me. Thanks a lot pleasant dreams At this point it looked real easy and I began to wonder if it wasn't a little too easy Chase sitting there on Lagos Island with no way to get off All I had to do was hire myself a boat and go pick him up. I looked at the Fisher He smiled at me politely I look back at Connie. She smiled too Yeah, everything could be on the up-and-up Or it could be a great big trap But one thing was clear. I was gonna have to go to Lagos Island to find out Oh, here's our star to tell you about the next exciting episode of this story getting to the island of Lagos easy But getting away from it in one piece. That's a different story Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar Johnny dollars starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood Written by Robert Reif. It is produced and directed by Jack John stone Be sure to join us for the next exciting episode of this story on yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking