 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Look auto I'm at the little hotel down in the village No, no, listen. I want you to do me a favor. Have you seen Jeffrey Harris? Then keep a sharp eye out for him. Yeah, and the minute he gets back to the end call me But don't let him know you're calling me Plenty this man named Gruner I've been looking for I've found him all right dead And it looks like his killer is here at this hotel 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 Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar location Clibach, Switzerland to the Home Office Global Casualty Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the picture postcard matter expense account continued The murder of Gruner meant that I had lost the one-sided lead I had on the whole case Unless of course I could round up whoever put him away Item ten one dollar to the desk clerk for watching the rear entrance of the hotel in case the killer should try to get out that way What are you going to do Johnny go upstairs and take a look? I'm coming with you. No, no stay here I won't I'm coming with you. All right. I don't have time to argue Now tell me again just what happened also You realized we were being followed along the street you decided to wait in that alley and I was to cut through to this Street and go back to the inn. Yeah. Yeah go on When I got to the street, I heard a man cry out then I saw Gruner fall from an upstairs window He was dead he fell from a corner room. Yes. Well, that'll be this door over here. Okay? Get back against the wall also Be careful Johnny. Yeah Empty maybe one of the other rooms Johnny. Yeah Somebody just locked up that was down the hall. Yeah, come on the room at the end Get back else gone Yeah, oh great. I'll fire escape. Oh, oh you see someone just a flash as he disappeared around the corner Could you recognize that wasn't much light? But it looked like the big boy who jumped me back in Zurich Then it was he who killed Gruner could be and Gruner was my last lead to those stolen diamonds You think that man who got the way now has that? I don't know if he does and tries to leave town and specter, honey, this man will pick him up at the railroad station Well, let's go back to the inn We did But only because it meant being someplace where I could quietly sit down and think try to put together and make sense out of What meager information I had But the more I thought about it the more I realized that I was starting More coffee Johnny No, no thanks, no What's the matter Johnny? Oh, what's the matter is I'm beat the stolen diamonds the stolen diamonds Unless I can figure out the meaning of those picture postcards Gruner sent to Sebastian. I'm licked and so far I've drawn nothing with big blanks on them postcard. You didn't say anything to me about postcard. I know also Well, look, you may as well know it right now You're about my last hope you claim you weren't involved in any of this that you want to help me Oh, yes, Johnny, and I mean it. Okay. Here's your chance to prove it. How? Take a look at these postcards. They're all addressed to your dead pal Sebastian Sent to him by Gruner that's right a picture of the cryback in here and the picture of the ski hut on the ridge Do they mean anything to you? You're staying here at the end and I have seen the ski hut on the ridge Beyond that nothing. Yes, sure. Yes What is it all about Johnny the postcards? I mean Sebastian and Gruner were together in the diamond robbery back in Zurich then they split up Gruner hid the diamonds and sent these postcards to Sebastian they're supposed to be the key to the location of the diamonds now both Sebastian and Gruner are dead Which means that if I can't figure out this key I'll probably never recover those stones. You told me this morning. You thought there were others after the diamonds Yeah, and they probably knocked off Sebastian and Gruner trying to get them these postcards The in and the ski hot Have you searched this in as well as I could in the ski hot when I got there the place of Enrans act Somebody beat me to it. I saw Jeffrey Harris in the vicinity on my way up to the hot English. Yeah He could be my boy Maybe whoever knocked off Gruner in the village is working for him Maybe mr. Harris already has the diamonds in I hope to find out if and when he comes back here to the end I Somehow doubt that he's found them though They went after Gruner after the ski hut was ransacked and that would indicate they are still looking for them Yes, the in and the ski hot wait, honey Perhaps the diamonds are somewhere on a line between the two places. I thought of that But it doesn't work. You can't see the ski hut from here at the end a ridge cuts it off and We're on a line between the two. They're about five miles apart Hold it. Yes. What is it Jeffrey Harris just coming in. See you later. Oh, son Well, well, well, it's the dollar chap. Yeah, that's right. Harris the dollar chap enjoying your stare at Clyde back home Well, let's say it's been interesting delightful place really. I think that of a mountain climber, you know Yeah, I know. Oh, you do. I didn't think my reputation has spread that much Oh, I'm really just an amateur but it's great fun. You did some climbing today. I believe yes matter of fact I did splendid face of rock up there It gave me quite a workout and you were down in the village this evening. Yes, I Say old chap you seem to be rather an inquisitive sort while all the questions are Well this morning I got shot at up on the ridge What's that this evening a man was murdered in the village Both times you were in the vicinity. Oh now look here darling. Let's not be absurd, right? I'm sorry that someone was potting away at you this morning But I assure you I had nothing to do with it and I didn't even know about the murder in the village Plus the fact you've been pretty interested in me ever since I arrived here at the end. Yes, but I've explained all that I thought at first that you might be my old friend bunny dollar from London Look, let's quit talking about old bunny dollar and start talking about that rifle of yours with a telescopic sight We jump in ridiculous. Oh boy. I don't have any right for well I just happen to have found one in your closet today. I say you are a snooper, aren't you? But you must have gotten to the wrong closet. I tell you I don't own a rifle It was there all right, and it was your closet when somebody left it there by mistake now Look here dollar I haven't the slightest idea what you're driving at, but I assure you I am in no way involved And I must say I don't care for your attitude or behavior You'd have think I had you confused with old bunny. Well, you're not in the least like him No prowling in my closet. I guess I drew a blank there Elsa What is your dollar? Oh auto what it was ago? I do not know. She was sitting there a few minutes ago Perhaps she went up to her own. Yeah Yeah, dollar this man you were looking for goona. I'm not looking for him anymore I don't like I told you over the phone. He got himself killed in the village this evening I know and that is what made me think you might be interested in this Hey another postcard what you get it it arrived today It was addressed to the man called Sebastian in care of my in that means Groner didn't know Sebastian was dead Hey, hey, this could be the missing part of the key key a Picture of the village square. Does that mean something to you her dollar? I'm sure it means something all right But I'm not sure what I Want to my room and put the three postcards side by side In the ski hut on the ridge in the village square The trouble was I couldn't be sure this was all there was to the key Maybe Gruner had planned to send more cards, but he wouldn't be sending any now Yeah Yeah, from any point of view. I was getting nowhere Then I stopped cold point of view. I looked at the cards again You couldn't see the ski hut from the in and you couldn't see the in from the village But maybe just maybe there was some point from which you could see all three I Went downstairs and outside. It was a moonlight night. I started walking slowly toward the village keeping me in in sight behind me Finally I came to a point in the world where I could see both the in and the village square in the distance But I still couldn't see the ski hut. There was a ridge in the way. I started cutting across a field It looked like a little deserted farm a shed loomed up in front of me a small broken-down barn and Then just as I got to the barn and the ski hut on the ridge came into view. I stopped and checked Yeah, yeah, I could see the in the village square and the ski hut And this was the one point from which the scenes on all three postcards were visible. This had to be it I went inside The barn was empty except for some straw in one corner. I ran my hands through it And I pulled out a leather case The moonlight streaming through the broken roof told me I finally found the uncut diamonds Somebody outside I froze against the wall in the shadow he came in and I didn't get close Then I dove at him I gave him a couple of the midsection of the crumpled and dragged him to his feet. No, let's go off. Well My old friend who jumped me back in Zurich. Who are you? Come on. No, don't No, I am Anton your outfit was trying to get the diamonds away from Sebastian's boys Yes, when you jump me in Zurich, you thought I had them then you follow me here to Kleibach and you kill Gruner trying to make him talk Okay, who are you working for spell it? No, nobody. I am working alone Don't give me that you haven't the brainstorm mastermind a deal like this now. Who's the boss? I can't tell you open up I'm trying Stand very still Well So the little innkeeper is Anton's boss you stupid fool What could I do I didn't know he had had me approaching one blunder after another but I think I get it now auto It was you who shot at me up at the ridge this morning Then you planted the rifle in the Englishman's room. I realized after I had missed that perhaps it was tossed as well Sure, sure you realized I might be able to help you You couldn't figure out the location of the stones. Although you had one of the postcards But you knew I had the other two and might be able to figure out the three of them Why not so you gave me the third card hoping I'd lead you to the diamonds, which you very Obligingly did you have to meet the diamonds dollar. I will take them stand back Anton What are you sure? You don't think he's really gonna split with you. Do you Anton what you mean? What they were your aunt on you have served your purpose after all I have done for you what you And on started for Otto who took his eyes off for a second. That's what I was waiting for. I dove at him just as his gun went off Anton crumpled after a fist in his face out of it likewise. I knelt down and picked up his gun All right, I'll just hold it where you are, but my shoulder. I'm hurt Don't worry Anton. There's enough of you left to talk to the police and you know, I got a hunch You're gonna be a real cooperative witness Expense account 14th and final item $678.50 transportation and incidentals home total expenses $1723 even remarks Otto and Anton were turned over to police inspector Hanninger. The diamonds are in safekeeping about Otto Well, greed is one of the seven deadly sins. It sure turned out to be the deadliest one for Otto about Elsa well Please consider me available for any future assignments in Switzerland end of report Yours truly Johnny doll Now here's our star to tell you about next week's story Next week. There's uranium. They say in the Arizona Hills There's also a killer with three victims behind him and he's looking for another Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar doors truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood Written by Robert Reif it is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone heard in our cast we're Lucille Meredith Victor Perrin Forest Louis Stan Jones and Ben Wright Musical supervision by a marigold marino. Be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours Truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking