 For your listening enjoyment John Lund as Johnny Donna That's right Oh, yes, I did Your insurance company wanted me to look into this trouble with your wife wonder when I could see you Well, I understood that you were worried about her disappearance that you hadn't heard from her in over a week Isn't that it yes, but I'll explain it all to you But if I said in spite of her absence, it's entirely possible. All right, Captain Woodstock. I'll be out to talk to you this afternoon While we take a breather from our program, I'd like to ask you a question Do you know who uncle Sam's lawyer is? If your answer is the Attorney General, you're absolutely right But being legal advisor to the president and other governmental agencies is only part of his job His main task is running the Department of Justice Which makes sure that the laws passed by Congress are carried out and that lawyers are available when the government must be represented in court Let me give you an example suppose there are some question concerning the amount or Kind of tax you should pay or suppose you and the government don't agree as to which of you own certain land That's when the Department of Justice steps in to represent the government side of the case if anyone is brought to trial for counterfeiting smuggling gold hoarding or passport forging the Department of Justice prosecutes the case It also handles all matters dealing with legal immigration And all of this activity is the responsibility of an important member of the president's cabinet the Attorney General Just as it is the duty of the United States government to protect each and every one of you It is the duty of the Attorney General to protect the government of the United States Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to home office Washingtonian life insurance company of Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Celia Woodstock matter Expensive account item one twenty five dollars and fifty cents car rental and mileage to the Woodstock home off the highway just east of Bridgeport There was a large frame house Shuttered against the winter wind blowing across Long Island sound a captain Lyle Woodstock, please give You are mr. Dollar. That's right come inside. Thanks Captain Woodstock it was nice of you to come out Master winners. Yeah, I wasn't blowing like this in Hartford quite often windy here on the sound I'm afraid you'll have to leave your coat here. That's all right I discharged the servants all of them couldn't stomach their attitude since the Celia's departure come along Okay after you mr. Dollar. Thanks. I'm afraid I was guilty of a certain amount of Deception when I spoke to your mr. Miller Through a delicate choice of words. I'm afraid I intimated that I was frightened for Celia's very life Sit down Oh, why the deception by naturally to interest them in the situation and with a purpose mr. Dollar Couldn't you afford to hire a private detective my good man? I had wasted a considerable amount of money by doing just that It was from the stumbling idiot of a detective that I received the news of Celia's disappearance. He was following her He had been for a month until he lost it. I had entertained at the certain Suspicions about Celia. What's this investigator's name? Slater. Mr. David Slater He was recommended as the best in Bridgeport Considering his dismal failure you surely understand why I felt it necessary to turn to someone else My insurance company struck me as a wise choice since there is a large policy only life Alright, I'll talk to this later Now would you give me everything you can on your wife description and so on yes, of course There on the table. I bought out a few photos How old 27 oh Yes, that one was snapped on the Mondego Beach Very striking moment. Yeah, and this one was taken while we were anchored off here. Oh last summer you got around Travel has its advantages mr. Donald this year about yes and dry dark at the moment as a matter of fact I met Celia when I put into Las Cruces instead of a capulka And it seemed that she too wanted to travel. Why do you think she's traveling now? I haven't they faintest idea if I started to tell you I've been troubled by a certain Suspicions she was seeing entirely too much of a young doctor in Bridgeport. His name is Masterson That's a Charles Masterson. You think he could have something to do with her disappearance. Is that what you mean? I shouldn't like to say I believe that she is a quite perfect physical specimen Yet she visited this doctor fellow at least three times per week. Yeah Anything else as a matter of fact? Yes We were in a capulka two years ago when The rest of the story wasn't too far from typical although I don't meet too many of the breed Hey of the 55 year old Woodstock Captain because he owned a schooner had dedicated his life to what he called adventure and B the 28 year old Celia had also dedicated her life to what she called adventure the results were a number of voyages and Finally Celia Woodstock's disappearance. I Found the private investigator David Slater in a conservatively crummy suite of offices on Front Street in Bridgeport Well you've met him so you know what type he is. Yes, I followed his wife What did she do got a report on every move she made for months you won't say it's not if you remember the highlights What about this doctor Charles Masterson? Well doctors are hard to pin down You know that went to his office three times a week, but she never met him any place else Maybe she was sick her husband says no. Well, I didn't find out. I couldn't talk to the doctor without letting out who I was He had a nurse who quit the day before I left the case. You didn't talk to her I was going to but after I left I didn't why should I you know who she is before I can find it Yes, her name is Janet Squire. She went to work in the Red Cross blood collection center up on Union. Good. Thanks Now what about the day Mrs. Woodstock dropped out of sight? Was there anything special? I showed it was something special. I wouldn't have lost her I'm no rookie in this business She bought a ticket New York City on the 345 so did I I got the same car she did I didn't see her but I figured she was part of the nose or something and she didn't show before the train left I went through the rest of the cars, but I never picked her up after that She knew you were tailing her huh, and she must have once I got on the car and then went off That and the money she'd do out of the bank makes me think that she was running out on old Woodstock and nothing else No money was mentioned to me. Well, that's funny Woodstock you bought it $2,000 the morning she left Huh, I wonder what else that old Renegade is holding out on me the phone calls. She may No, he didn't say anything about phone calls. She made quite a few from public booth Finally got into one next door. I couldn't get the number, but she she talked to somebody named Sprague She didn't say much, but the name and then asked that Where do you want me to meet you and when she was answered she said the All right, I'll let you know when everything is rain Well, that's all well that's enough for me He thinks he's got a free wife chaser. He's mistaken. You're gonna drop it Sure. That's the way it is. I gave up that kind of work a long time ago. I don't like it Where's Woodstock close the door you do anything else. I'll kill you where's Woodstock. He's gone Now walk backwards down the hall Why go on or shoot up now and turn around open the door And get me closet now. Wait a minute. Please please mr. Do what I tell you won't make any difference if I kill you Okay, I heard the front door slam I started kicking my way out the paneling was happy and it cost me a torn trouser leg and a great shin before I made it This is Woodstock. This is Woodstock. He'd give themselves some more time by pulling out the phone wires But it took less than five minutes for me to cover some 200 yards to the nearest neighbor Explain myself and get through to the Bridgeport police a short time after that I met homicide lieutenant Al Jester and with him watch two ambulance attendants start Mrs. Woodstock toward the hospital Okay, but what's the condition boys? Can you tell it's bad? Let's have another right lot and no chance of a statement We'll do what we can look at all this show. Well, I guess it depends on her how easy or how hard this is gonna be Yeah, but better not count on it. I've been disappointed too often How did the slaters story strike it? Well, I had no reason not to believe him He said as far as he was concerned the girl was running out in her husband the more I saw of it the more I looked that way to me too Then I came out here to drop the case and it blew up in my face as a man You described could he have been this break? Yeah, he could have I didn't ask him He was half crazy if he was sprig and I've thrown the name at him. He'd have killed me. It was that bad Could you describe the gun? Yeah, I was a cheap revolver nickel plated with a short barrel Caliber was 32. Yeah, sure of it. Oh, I guess the smart lawyer could keep me from swearing It was a 32, but it was I'll take that I got only one definite thing out of him He said Woodstock was gone. That's all he'd say Then he put me in the closet. I didn't hear him drive away. I was kicking up some noise getting through that door But the people in the house where I phone said they saw the car leave So next house that way Yeah Where Question about this one dead You know many great men have attained the highest office in our land the presidency of the United States Can you guess the name of this man? As a statement, he showed great strength He was a defender of religious liberty and continually attempted to strengthen the national unity of the state He influenced the writing of our Constitution and with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay wrote the famous Adrenaline paper considered one of the best analysis of the Constitution He ran for the first United States Senate, but was defeated then he served an eight-year term as representative from Virginia During the war of 1812 when the British attacked Washington DC He and his wife were forced to flee for their lives If you don't have his name by now, here's one more clue during his administration Louisiana and Indiana joined the Union Who was he? James Madison fourth president of the United States His life is part of your American heritage And now with our star John Lund we bring you the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar Yeah, yeah, I see him would suck yeah, let me see Yeah That's who it is get some light on in the room, huh? Yes Shot from behind It had been on the floor lieutenant that guy told you Woodstock was gone, but we couldn't have been more right. Could he I guess not? Well, let's get out of here until the photographer show up By the end of that first day the description of the man I tanged with have been broadcast Along with a possible description of the car. He was driving Celia Woodstock hadn't died, but she hadn't regained consciousness either I took a hotel room in Bridgeport that night where I'd be called if and when anything happened nothing did The next morning I went to the Red Cross blood collection Center to talk with a nurse who had recently resigned from the office of Celia Woodstock's friend and or doctor I'd come in with my mind tossing motors for murder around Motors of personal greed selfishness and hate and it was almost a shock to suddenly face a segment of this country Citizens old ones young ones men and women Quietly going about the business of helping the best way they knew how I Stayed to give my own blood after Janet Squire talked with me and I knew it would go out of the center in the best of company You can go in here mr. Dollar. Thanks I'm sorry to bother you miss Squire, but I was told you were in dr. Charles Masterson's office until a short time ago Yes, that's right. I'm working with the police on a case I'd like to learn as much as I can about mrs. Woodstock. Well, I'm afraid I know very little She was a patient of dr. Masterson, but other than that I know nothing Her husband seemed to have the idea that she might be more than just a patient that there might have been Romantic interest between them. Yeah Wasn't it not that I know of I make it a point to do very little prying into other people's affairs, mr. Dollar Sometimes I wish I could Do you know anything about anyone named spray spray? No, I'm afraid I don't I'm sorry So am I I hope the results are better when you start working on me a Telephone check with Lieutenant Jester about an hour later added nothing He's been in communication with Mexican authorities But they were unable to come up with any leads on Celia Woodstock or even any proof She'd been in the Acapulco of its entity two years ago when Woodstock told me he had married her Homicide men were searching the captain's schooner and they were still working on the name spray. I Played my last card and went to see dr. Masterson I was shocked when I read about it. It's tragic, but mr. Dollar I'm sure you realize why my name mustn't be dragged into this. It won't be if it doesn't belong there doctor Why there was absolutely no basis for his suspicion whatever made him say anything like that He had a detective following her he had an idea that she came to your office too often And why didn't he talk to her he did She said something about a sinus condition and heat treatments. That's precisely the truth. I Resent your attitude mr. Dollar. Well, that puts us on a par your attitude doesn't set so well with me Keeping your name out of this case isn't as important as clearing it up no matter what you think But I know nothing about it But you must have talked to the woman as often as she was here. You must have become fairly well-acquainted Well, no better acquainted than with most of my patients. I don't ask for any more What did she talk about? I the conversations were unimportant. She talked about her travels They'd come here from Florida to have some work done on their yachts. Did she talk about her husband? Yes, occasionally General things never anything about unhappiness about leaving him. No, they were planning on a trip to South America in a few months Dr. Massison Did she ever mention anyone named spray? Spray I This is one of the strangest things that's happened to me in a long time. Why? The last visit mrs. Woodstock made in the afternoon about a week ago Someone telephoned and asked for a mrs. Emile spray My nurse and receptionist called in and asked if mrs. Spray could answer the phone was the nurse miss square But no, she had just left me it was miss Hall who didn't know my patients by name But when mrs. Woodstock said the name spray, she went into hysterics I gave her a sedative and she was calmed. I wanted to ask about what had happened, but Well, I didn't there was something about her that begged me not to I decided to wait until she came Back, but she never did Well, so it's a mole spray now, right? I'm sorry. I was hesitant It's in the works now. We'll see what we can make out of it. I was mrs. Woodstock still alive those chestings are bad though His other shooting stacks up so far. She was wounded by 38 caliber slugs. Her husband was killed by 32s So if you were right on your gun description the man you ran into killed her husband Now what does that leave us Woodstock killing his wife? Well, he was shot from behind while he was going into the upstairs room apparently chased up there He had a gun in his hand that he dropped when he was hit that was the gun We found on the floor the 38 caliber. Well, let's fix that run any comparison test yet. No, not yet I'll let you know as soon as we get a report Close to 12 that night the lieutenant told me that mrs. Woodstock was finally responding to treatment and would likely live I was at the hospital at 12 30 But it wasn't until almost three that lieutenant Jester and I were told that mrs. Woodstock was conscious and able to answer questions Good morning, mrs. Woodstock you feeling better My name is lieutenant Jester and this is mr. Dollar We're both interested in what happened at your house the other evening mrs. Woodstock Do you understand what we're saying to you? Do you understand my husband? They told me he was all right Well, uh He was shot. Did they tell you that? Yes. Do you know who did it? Yes? I know. I was there I remember we wish you'd tell us mrs. Woodstock Amel's break Yes No one else is there. He made me go made you go where? Talk to my husband. Amel's break made you go. Why how could he make you go? Cuz I'm missing Your mrs. Amel's spring You were married to spring Your marriage to him was never ended, but you married Woodstock anyway. Yes I was wrong. I lied. I didn't tell him Then it was money. You wanted money scraped it I didn't know where he was in Mexico Had to get away And I married my husband That's all I'm afraid it isn't spraig followed you here Legged him not to that $2,000 you drew from your bank. I gave it to him But it wasn't enough He made me stay with him. He made me go with him for more money My husband Tried to make you understand. He wouldn't He'd blame me call me things Once the jar Why didn't he Shoot him This is me. Are you sure of that? Woodstock shot you To the door I remember Turn around with a gun That's all Do you know where spraig would go? Back to Florida. Well, we don't think so. We've got a good description of him in the car He was driving. We think he's still in Bridgeport someplace You said you were with him Where? We had a room Commercial Street 713 is it a rooming house? No big building Apartment which one is sprigs? Number 12 on the second floor. Does he have a phone in the room? Helmwood four two one three two Thank you. We won't bother you anymore. Thanks, mr. Goodman I Want to know that we'll tell it this is what cut meant to be said at the back of the building all right sergeant You'll go on with me. It's that corner room up there There's a door to another room right across from his so we want to keep him from firing if we can He's on to us. He's been watching at the window. I saw him move We better see what you can do on the phone then dollar. Oh, we thought if you couldn't catch him off guard We'd try and talk him out and there's a payphone in the hallway One was just to the right at the top of the stairs there That phone is right in line from up there. Now we'll cover it. He'll do something with it. Hello spray We just got a complete statement from mrs. Woodstock your blackmail the work. She's alive. Yeah, she's gonna make it I thought she was dead. I saw her fall. I killed him because I thought she was dead But I know I wouldn't have killed him. I should have found out you should have done a lot of things Well, we want you to do right now is give yourself up without any trouble every door in the building is covered by police We want you to come out of your room and down the stairs with your hands out where we can see him. You understand that Are you listening to me? Come on spray. Come on out and make it easy for there It's all right spray Spray He's dead Sergeant yes, sir, I'll go phone and keep the people away as best you can Expense account item two forty five dollars miscellaneous hotel meals, etc. Expense account total seventy three dollars and sixty cents Remarks and who stand the lawyers for the Woodstock estate are already measuring ways and means to cut the bigamest wife out of the estate Here's truly Johnny dollar or truly Johnny dollar stars John London the title role and was written by Gil Dowd with music by Eddie Dunstetter Featured in tonight's cast for Howard McNear Victor Rodman Ken Christie Virginia Greg Bill Conrad Edgar barrier and Jim Nussar Yours truly Johnny dollar is transcribed in Hollywood by Jaime Del Valle Yours truly Johnny dollar has been a presentation of the United States Armed Forces radio and television service