 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny tell her Morning lieutenant anything new on the Freddy Quintana murder. Oh, oh you what you said you with Quintana last night on business Lieutenant what kind of business well, it's a long story. I'm sure I think you better tell it to me Okay, I'll be right over 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. There's truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location New Orleans to the Home Office Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the phantom chase matter Expense account continued item 12 a dollar 20 cab fare from my hotel to police headquarters where a detective lieutenant Lafave was waiting for me Now what's it all about lieutenant? It's mainly about Tom Chase alias Tom James chase James who's a former junior partner in the investment firm of Everson and Chase in New York City? Chase embezzled a hundred and twenty thousand dollars from the firm It's not very easy to do. I know but he was real smart about it George Everson the senior partner explained how chase had done it. You see he specialized in long-term investments People at buying hold on. Yeah, that's right chase juggled the accounts and over what must have been a period of many months He siphoned off a total of 120,000 How'd Everson find out about one of their clients suddenly decided to sell out his count wasn't as fat as it should have been That's right Everson immediately ordered an audit the total shortage was discovered in the DA's office moved in did chase make any kind of statement No, no none at all. He just climbed up Everson tried to get him to explain and so did chase his wife Lola But he wouldn't say anything Everson raised bail for him and chase promptly jump bail and disappeared You know, I've heard stories like this before dog. Yeah, sure open and shut embezzlement anybody find a motive Well, we're just guessing at that could be any one of the standard ones. I guess gamblin. That's me Oh, I don't know as far as we can determine chase didn't do any gambling Course you never really know What about a woman? Well, that's probably closer to it. Although. I'm like George Everson if it was a woman. I don't get it why not You should see Chase's wife Lola. Oh Like that like that still the woods are full of men who've run out on good wives. Oh, yeah There was something wrong in the happy home. All right, but I guess it was all on Chase's part Was he Lola told me he'd been moody intense for some time before the embezzlement became known He was away from home a lot at night Told her he'd been working late. That too sounds familiar. She asked George Everson about it and George told her wasn't so There was the matter of the vacation vacation. Yeah, the last moment Tom Chase told Lola he couldn't get away But insisted she go anyway, so she went to Martha's Vineyard alone Well, certainly has all the earmarks of another woman. I know I Asked George Everson if he knew of any other woman. He said no, I Haven't had the heart to ask Lola chase that yet But I got a hunch. That's what she's afraid it is too. Well, it's all very interesting dollar But what's he got to do with Freddie Quintana's murder here in New Orleans? Yeah, here's a New York newspaper Last week Take a look at it Article on New Orleans jazz. Yeah, that's a picture of aces Castle down in the quarter George Everson spotted this picture the fellow in the background sitting in the bar I looked at him like Tom Chase and Chase was crazy about jazz and that's why you come down here to knowledge Freddie Quintana contacted me night before last and told me Tom Chase was in New Orleans under the name of Tom James You haven't approved to show you a letter chase. It started to Lola then threw away Quintana stole it from Chase's room a handwriting genuine. Mm-hmm. I checked it against a sample of Chase's writing that I'd brought with me Yes, it's all right. Oh Well Quintana told me to meet him in his room at midnight. He'd have chased there Apparently he was pretending to negotiate with Chase for passage out of the country Oh, so Lola and I went to Quintana's room at midnight, but he didn't show And I took her back to a hotel then I met you and you showed me Freddie Quintana's body in the alley It sure looks like Tom Chase didn't want to get found So now if we get Tom Chase, we got Freddie Quintana's killer. That's about the size of a lieutenant. I Don't know. What do you mean? Dollar quarters been my bait for a long time. So Freddie Quintana was a real bad boy. That's what I meant. So when a bad boy gets himself killed Isn't always easy to tag the man who did it Meaning there are a lot of them would like to have done it, huh? Freddie's case long line up. I don't doubt it. Well, we give it a whirl Tom chase out is Tom James. I get out bulletin on him. He's the one though He probably skipped time by now could be what's your next move, Jenny? One that I don't look forward to believe me Breaking the news to Lola chase Just won't believe it Johnny. I know it was hard enough to think that Tom wasn't in Bessler, but He isn't a killer Johnny He couldn't be a nice guy can get twisted up then when he's on the run he sometimes acts like an animal He'll destroy anything or anyone who is between him and his freedom But what kind of freedom can a man have who's I guess you were right Johnny? Yeah, what about you said? I shouldn't have come down here from New York That there was nothing I could do Except get hurt no, I can understand your feeling you had to come but well Johnny, I wish you were working for me right now. Hmm. This investigation. I mean I just call it off Pray that isn't that simple? Your husband's still a fugitive. He's got to be found that hundred and twenty thousand dollars or what's left of it Has to be recovered and if he is responsible for Quintana's murder. I know it was just a wish Excuse me Hello, oh Yes, just a moment It's for you Johnny. Oh, thanks Johnny darling I thought I might find you there anything new lieutenant. Yes, Tom James Alice. He gave us the Tom Chase paid off Oh, just located his room where the room and house in the quarter a couple doors from where Freddy Quintana live I'll meet you there in 10 minutes Expense account item 13 $3 cab fare from Lola's hotel to the rooming house in the quarter $2 for the fare a dollar extra for speed the driver earned it Eight minutes later. I met lieutenant LeFevre at the rooming house a dilapidated two-story building He took me to a room at the end of the hall on the first floor There's it No sign of chasing no Keeping a stake out on room just in case but I doubt if it'd be back clothes ago Looks like he left in a hurry LeFevre. Yeah, take a look over here Well some charred pieces of paper we'd fish them out of the wastebasket That's a mistake amateurs usually make burning stuff in a wastebasket. No draft. That's right Some of it's not completely burned. See if any of it makes sense to you. Well, this one looks like part of a letter This one Yeah Yeah, this one takes chase. All right, looks like a little piece of a envelope. Mm-hmm Could be he brought part of the money down here in it. You see you can still read part of the letterhead in the upper corner Everson and the full name is Everson and Chase. That's the name of the firm Chase was the junior partner. Yeah Well, that makes it pretty clear that Tom James and Tom Chase are one the same Did he rent the Roman to the name of Tom James? That's right. Haven't got any of the details yet There's no manager here vacancies are handled by a rental agent on the street. I see Here's another charred fragment. I can't forget Yeah, take look. It's right in here And there's some numbers Looks like a 12 and a 23. Mm-hmm mean anything to you 23 And a dress maybe possibly but there's not much help what a dress. Oh, well if I get any bright ideas I'll call you I'm gonna pay a visit to that rental agent Are you the agent for that roaming house down the street? That's right, sir. Collis is the name Roger Collis You'd like a room, maybe no thanks. I want some information What about well you run at a room sometime ago to a man named Tom James? I believe well, let me see I have to look it up Keep all the rentals in this your book and it often Yeah, here it is. Oh Yeah What do you mean? Oh, yeah, was there something special about that rental? Oh, indeed. There was my friend A little over a week ago it was yeah, that would figure and the months rent paid in advance Is that what was so special about it? Oh, no, no, that's happened before it was who rented it was so special Well, I thought Tom James it was rented for mr. James By a friend of these oh I sure wish I had a friend like that. Oh man. What a woman The motive for Tom Chase's investments It was a woman after all He probably stayed undercover while she rented the room for him. I thought of his wife. Lola. I didn't want to see her get hurt anymore Expense account item 14 care fair to Lola's hotel Is there something new Johnny you left in such a hurry Lola do yourself and me a favor. What is it go back to New York now? Why? Well, I just think it'll be better all around. That's all Something's happened. You found out something Johnny Please don't hold anything back. Look Lola. It is. I have a right to know Yeah, I guess you do Okay, I'm sorry to tell you this but It looks like Tom isn't traveling alone. Oh I guess I always knew that was it It had to be I'm sorry You're right Johnny The only thing for me to do now is go back to New York and forget Try to forget Thanks for everything Johnny Item 15 three dollars even drinks for me But they didn't take the bad taste out of my mouth Lola heading back to New York alone and Chase Hitting who knew where with a hundred and twenty grand and not alone. I Thought of that scrap of charred paper with the numbers on it the one we found in this room 1223 they can mean anything or nothing Finally, I gave up trying to make sense out of it and picked up the evening paper New section not much of interest sports the comics the weather harbor news that Harbour news Ship arrivals into parches 12 23 Could that be the time of departure of a ship in the pier number from pier 23 at 12, maybe Sure, it sounded like a long shot But I had a strong hunch the trail might not be as cold as I thought Now here's our star to tell you about the next intriguing episode of this story It's about a trail that heats up and a girl who doesn't exactly help to cool things off Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar? 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