 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar This is dr. One closer returning your call. Mr. Dollar. Oh, yes, dr. May I ask who recommended me? I'm court about a good psychiatrist and it came up you Well, the first step is usually an office appointment for a preliminary check. That's what I had in mind today Oh, my schedule is quite full. Would tomorrow be suitable today would be better There should be ample time, but there isn't in fact. I'm running out of it fast Very well 11 o'clock just off your couch 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. That's truly Johnny dollar from special investigator Johnny dollar location, Los Angeles, California Do national underwriters Association 1180 River Road Hartford, Connecticut assignment the long shot matter Johnny dollar hypochondriac complete with assorted medical advisers I needed one of them before I even got down to the lobby of my hotel It was the house medic that's item five five dollars would patch me up yesterday after a thug It worked me over in the hotel garage Now came check-up time and the doctor was a fusser and he disapproved of me hold still now hold still yeah Yeah, but that's my head you're digging into. I wouldn't have to if somebody else hadn't split it open There Looks a little better. Don't sound so enthusiastic walking into a wall. It's the best I could think of at the moment likely story Hold still now. I want to redress that wound on the other side hold still temper temper Funny he was working on the outside of my head, but it was the inside that egg most There were reasons lots of them like the murder of a sick old woman the same day I'd arrived and the anonymous note that had warned of it Like the victim's husband and an ex-convict accusing each other of committing the crime It was a rough one real rough because the picture kept changing from minute to minute and my company was on the hook for a hundred thousand dollars At 11 o'clock I sat across the desk from dr. Hans van claus of psychiatrist in his Beverly Hills office He was small spectacular than charmingly Viennese more important He was the analyst who was treating Eric palm quiz the murdered woman's son And now mr. Dollar afraid I owe you an apology doctor. I deceived you a little bit I'm not exactly here as a patient everyone finds it difficult to begin mr. Dollar You're supposed to hear some of the medical history first. I'll tell you we're off on the wrong foot doctor And it's my fault here. Take a look at these my credentials. I See then you're hardly here as a patient about a patient. Let's say my dear mr. Dollar I think you know very well that I can reveal nothing which is told to me in this room. I know that Then the purpose of this visit. I just want answers from a competent authority about a certain illness I won't bring personalities into it It's important doctor and the particular illness something called circulatory lability You know that it's a form of extremely provoked hypertension. Yeah that much I do Hypertension is the result of anxieties The anxieties may be real or fenced But the hypertension is very genuine indeed and very dangerous dangerous to the extent that a man could turn to violence Maybe kill if sufficiently or else. Yes, it has happened. I see. Thank you Thank you very much Item seven tenths cents recklessly squandered on a phone call to my hotel to check for messages. There was one Lieutenant Barry of the LA police department would like to see me at my convenience. Would I I would you get practically nowhere ignoring police lieutenants He stared at the bandage on my head and my assorted cuts and bruises and his opening line was quite inspired No, what happened to you? Somebody was pretty fast with a gun barrel last night. Where did it happen garage under my hotel? It seems he didn't like my being in town. You got a look at him enough. I want to go through the mugbook No, I'll catch up with him someday Besides whoever was paying him is the interesting one. Have it your own way Well now you didn't call me all the way down here for laughs lieutenant anything special on your mind Lonnie Miller the guy we got sitting in cell number 8a the prowler who shot mrs. Palmquist so dr. Palmquist and sis. He isn't the only one Johnny not anymore. What yeah, we finally traced the murder weapon It was bought at a pawn shop in Burbank the pawnbroker positively identified amongst shot of the buyer Lonnie Miller Police identification evidence is a pretty tough thing to ignore But I was still what the lieutenant called a hard sale It wasn't stubbornness simply the fact that I'm very large for motivation It can be as wild as woolly as they come but it's got to be there somewhere and Somehow with so many good ones around the worn faded man and cell 8a didn't rate in that company I asked the lieutenant for a couple of minutes with Lonnie Miller He shook his head as though he felt sorry for me, but okayed the visit anyway Really You're angry about something mr. Dollar. I can tell it's in your face. Yeah about a story You told me the other day About dr. Palmquist giving you a lift keeping you around town then using you as a patsy so he could kill his wife You want to change any of it? You're asking if I lied mr. Is that it? That's it Is it figured to be like this sooner or later? Goodbye, mr. Come on Miller talk to me lie Think I'd lie to the only man who even looked like he believed me. You still have an answer mr Mr.. Don't you think I know I haven't got a chance, but I'm dead. I don't even care anymore But I didn't lie Not one word a bank pawnbroker says you did says you bought the murder gun from him I've never even been in Birdbank. I swear to you. How could I have bought the gun? He identified a picture of you says you showed your driver's license as identification Where is your license billy in my wallet downstairs? They took everything when they booked me mr. Dollar Tell it to me all over again Miller from the minute doctor Palmquist gave you the lift step by step Every single detail tell it to me He began slowly haltingly the words just kind of fell out of his mouth in a tired hopeless fashion It was the same story. He told so many times now I had reason for making him go through it some small hazy idea that was tugging at the back of my brain jagged undeveloped, but an idea When I left the cell I had Miller's permission to look in his wallet the police custodian showed it to me five minutes after that The license wasn't there Expense account item 810 cents an LA newspaper three days old One which played up the palm quiz killing big contained pictures of both dr. Palmquist grieving husband and Lonnie Miller suspected killer purpose to be used in backtracking The drive down a long beach could have been pleasant sun ocean a relaxing type day, but not for me Not with what was going on inside my head Even the soft breeze coming in off the Pacific couldn't sweep the pieces together for me Sure for a few seconds everything would make sense Then a moment later some small fact would make the whole theory collapse I knew one thing though if this whole deal was a frame it was a great one a work of art something to be admired Provided your name was neither Lonnie Miller or national underwriters About six miles the side of Long Beach I found what I was looking for the little tacos joint where Miller claimed he and dr. Palmquist had stopped for coffee You like some tacos sure sit down won't be a minute On our own you look an animal amigo Irving Gonzalez owner Irving sure I had a change Nobody could pronounce Plutarco Gonzalez See a point don't pay to make problems for your customers in business. Yeah, yeah, when are you gonna work up to asking the questions, amigo? Well, I Could make tacos blindfolded and I can tell a cop the same way Well, you're not too far wrong want to take a look at this newspaper either of these men have ever been in here Dr. Victor Palmquist and Lonnie Miller I read about that killing Very interesting. Yeah. Well, what about it Irving? What about what these men have they ever been in here alone together any time? Look kind of familiar, but maybe it's only because I see me in the papers Do you know about the best you can do? Look amigo, you stand behind a counter all day and everybody looks like everybody else You wouldn't want me to make a guess and that's all I'd be doing guessing No, I wouldn't want that Nice and hot eat your tacos amigo. Thanks. Anyway, I'll skip in this term here You know something I don't blame you Look at this pills pills pills I eat him by the dozen. Do you know why amigo? There's this about the racket you try you strike out you can't waste time thinking about it You get on to the next step the step Laura Considine dr. Palmquist lovely alibi the night of his wife's death Her house was only a few miles out of Long Beach. It seemed logical to head for it I reached it about 20 minutes later a large old-fashioned and seemingly deserted house in a promontory that jutted out in the Pacific Strike out number two the hostile iron fence that circle it made its point keep out so I did trespassing applies to everyone From where I stood I couldn't identify the car that suddenly roared away from the back of the house But one thing was obvious the driver was in a hurry and I was getting nowhere I decided to head back to town It happened five minutes later as I rounded a curve on my way back to the Pacific Coast Highway Choice the Pacific on one side granite cliffs on the other I picked the clips Funny what your mind does at moments like that I Remember looking at the mashed inside of the car and wondering which company carried the insurance policy Then I thought of how good a marksman a man must be to pick off a tire from any of those cliffs And then I remembered still another thing Hadn't I been told about someone who was a great shot who made it a rule to hunt two months out of the year no matter How busy was sure a highly respected citizen named Dr. Victor Palmquist Now here's our star to tell you about the final exciting episode of this week's story tomorrow You want to hide something put it in plain view only don't go overboard on the system if you're hiding a murder Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is Transcribed in Hollywood written by Tony Barrett. 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