 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny Duller Where you been Quintana? You were supposed to contact me again later last night What's complicated about it? I'm looking for a guy named Tom Chase you claim he's here in New Orleans under the name Tom James For 500 bucks. You'll tell me where he's hiding. I think you're stalling Yeah, it's Chase's handwriting all right Asus castle be there though, okay, but you'd better produce Quintana. I don't have much time 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 does 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 continues item 8 425 long-distance call to Pat McCracken at Universal Adjustment Bureau in Hartford Pat agreed that 500 was a small price to pay if it got us a man who'd embezzled 120,000 from a New York investment outfit Item 9 370 phone call to George Everson senior partner of the investment outfit in New York It was Everson who'd spotted a newspaper picture of a New Orleans bar with a man in the background who looked to him like Chase Everson had been afraid he was sending me on a wild goose chase and he was happy to hear his wild goose had just laid a golden egg Item 10 $2 assorted newspapers and magazines to kill time Yeah, there was nothing I could do until I met Freddy Quintana at Asus Castle at 10 p.m Pumps Harker the trumpet player at Asus Castle that told me Freddy was a bad one, but right now he was my only lead The day dragged on finally it got dark and I was just starting to think about dinner. Hello Johnny Lola Chase may I come in? Well, yeah, sure come on Well, what are you doing here? Lola? I I thought you were in New York George Everson told me about your phone call to him this morning That you think Tom is here in New Orleans. Well, yeah Everson said he hadn't told you about the newspaper picture before because he didn't want to get your hopes up I know he explained. I got a plane down here right away. Yeah Well, I'm not sure that was a good idea Lola. I Doubt very much if there's anything you can do. I thought if you do find Tom If I could just talk to him Maybe I could get him to see that the only thing for him to do is give himself up and return the money Oh, I wouldn't count on that Johnny. I had to come He's still my husband. Yeah George Everson didn't go into details about the newspaper picture. Oh, there was an article on New Orleans Jazz one of the New York papers a few days back and it showed a bar scene a place called aces castle And in the background sitting at the bar with his face turned away was a man George thought might be your husband So I came down here. Now you have proof he's here. I Think so. What kind of proof? Johnny, please tell me Okay But I'm not sure you want to see it Lola Go ahead Well last night an aces castle a carry-to-name Freddie Quintana contacted me told me he thought he had Tom peg that he was going under the name of Tom James James that's his middle name. Yeah the kind of alias a lot of people use That's not proof of anything. Oh, I know Then Quintana showed me a letter he'd stolen from Tom's room an unfinished letter. I Checked it against the sample of Tom's writing. I'd brought with me It looks pretty genuine. What kind of letter? To you Please May I see it? Yeah Lola When you get this I'll be far away Don't try to find me. It's better that way I don't know how to explain I'm sorry That's Tom's writing Johnny. Yeah What happens now? Oh, I'm supposed to meet Freddie Quintana at aces castle down on the quarter at 10 o'clock tonight I want to come with you. Please Johnny Expensive count item 11 a 20 dinner for Lola and me She didn't say much during the meal. I I guess there wasn't much for her to say Afterward we started walking through the quarter toward aces castle It's interesting around here Johnny. Oh, yeah the quarter hasn't changed much. You've been here before a couple years ago Funny, what is you in a job like this? Why you? Well, I don't know You just don't look like a person who spends most of his time looking for Fugitives and criminals it seems like such a strange job for you. Oh, that's a job. Do you like it? Oh, I don't know Sometimes I like it a lot Sometimes I don't like it at all like now like Thanks, Johnny for what for feeling that way Well, I guess it's my turn to say funny What about you're asking about? Well pops Harker seemed to think I was in the wrong job to who pops Harker an old fellow plays trumpet at aces castle You'll hear him. He's blind. Oh Yeah, that horn of his has to make up for a lot, but why did he think you're in the wrong job? Mostly because of the company. I sometimes have to keep like Freddie Quintana. Oh I hate to see things work out like this. What's that mean? I mean Finding Tom this way through a cheap information peddler like this Quintana If he'd only turn himself in I'm afraid that's a pretty remote possibility. I know He seems to have forgotten what sort of a person he was After his arrest he wouldn't even talk to me about it. I Guess he's forgotten a lot of other things too All right, come on Lola. Let's ace his castle right ahead You think Tom will be there. I doubt it probably just Quintana But he's supposed to tell me where your husband is hiding Here we are That must be pops Harker over there in the band with the dark glasses. Yeah, that's him. Come on that corner, too This is the place in the newspaper picture. Yeah Yes, I Can believe Tom's been here Love this kind of music Real nice pops Oh pretty good Johnny. I thought you said he is he recognized my voice Pretty Quintana free to have two pops. I'm not enjoying it particular thing You stick to the good ones daddy. Don't mess with the battles gossiping about me pops Oh Quintana. Oh, why don't you keep your face in that horn and out of the people's business it easy Quintana? Mr. Della still be blown away this year how long after some folks could breathe. Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure Who's the dame don't worry about it Freddy? Let's just say she's with me. Okay. Okay. Don't be so touchy Okay, talk go ahead. It's all set. Oh, yeah, I got this chase on ice for you He thinks I'm arranging passage for him on a boat out of here with no questions. That's cruel easy Businesses business. Where is he now? Let's not get noses sweetie. Cut this my talk Freddy My my you are in a pretty nasty mood tonight dollar. Yeah, so just stick to business. Okay. Okay here I here's the address of my rooming house tastes gonna meet me in my room at midnight You'll be there in a few minutes before and dollar be sure you bring a dough You'll be sure you bring chase he's in a bike see at midnight What a horrible person. Yeah, he's sure not the best Johnny. Let me go with you at midnight I don't think that'll be a very good idea. Lola. Please why? Just say I'm pretty foolish. I guess I I Just want to see him once more. Look, why don't you? I? Know it won't do any good, but after you Take him. I Probably won't see him again. He wouldn't see me before probably won't afterwards, but Just to see him once more. I don't know what I'd like to go back to my hotel and rest now, but Please pick me up before you go to Quintana's room Johnny Okay, what are this is the address Lola Quintana's rooming house It's an awfully shabby place the perfect spot for Quintana. What time is it? Five minutes to 12. All right. Let's go in number eight. Let's see. Oh, here it is Okay, we won't knock there's Nobody here Johnny. Well, we're a little early Okay, we'll wait so we waited Fifteen minutes went by Half an hour I think he was just playing some sort of fiendish joke on his turn. I've been stood up on deals like this before But Lola wasn't used to it pretty soon the strain got a little too much for please Johnny up. I can't stand this anymore Take me back to my hotel. So I did Now I was right back where I started from with no leads. I Decided to go back to Waces Castle. That's where the trailer started I sat there for a few minutes nursing and drink then somebody slid into the chair across from me You Janet dollar Yeah, that's right Who are you? Lieutenant Lafayette and Orleans, please. Oh What can I do for you lieutenant? How long you been here, sir a few minutes. Oh Weren't you in here early? Yeah What time you leave little after tan why Where'd you go to see somebody who didn't show up look lieutenant. What's this all about? You don't mind just answer the questions Who was this somebody went to see a character named Quentin? I was supposed to meet him in his room Well, you won't see him back. Well, well, that's a sort of a long story. Look, here's my car lieutenant Jones investigate You might come with me miss down. Oh where to back Was a woman with you early on yes, Mrs. Lola chase I took her back to a hotel before I came back here again I see Into the alley. What's this all about lieutenant? Go ahead down take look There were two policemen and a photographer in the alley over near a doorway. I moved in close a man was sprawled their face up Freddie Quintana and he didn't look mean and nasty anymore Just real tired Real dead now. Here's our star to tell you about the next exciting episode of this story Somehow I managed to parlay a scrap of burnt paper into a plane ticket for what almost turns out to be a one-way trip Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar the Johnny dollars 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