 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny Duller Congratulations, Tim before I just had another boy seven pounds 12 ounces. Hey, you like cigars sure Come on down pick one up. Oh, maybe you better pack a suitcase too. I got one for you out in Culver, Montana Where is that? I just told you out in Montana somewhere. We have a debt policy holder. They're named Henderson Anderson Yeah, we don't know if he was murdered committed suicide or had an accident. What does it look like all three? Okay, Tim be there in an hour 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 investigators us truly Johnny Duller Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny Duller to Paramount insurance adjusters Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Henderson matter Whatever it's gonna be Expense account item one dollar and a quarter for a detailed map I had an idea that Culver, Montana was a place that only Rand McBally might know about they did I found it tucked up in the high northern corner of the state near Great Falls Hey, where's your bag home? I told you to pack it now look a cigar Tim. Tell me about the new boy in the new case Okay, have a chair There you are. I Wouldn't smoke it if I were you terrible cost me two bucks a box. Hey, you know something I'm thinking of naming the new boy John. Oh tough case, huh? Yeah Look look we're in the same sweet old spot Johnny same old problem One of our policyholders is dead and for looking into the circumstances of his death The insurance company is no longer a friend of the widow and orphan But a big bad monster trying to weasel out of a just claim all claims are just claims or are they well, of course They are no one ever tried to pull a fast one on an insurance company Well, the world's full of nice honest straight playing people Now tell me about getting sandbagged in a poker game Look, I want to get this out of the way and get back over to the hospital and see my wife Now John this claim came into the insurance office yesterday afternoon air mail special the insurance company turned it over to me today What company Western the policy is worth $25,000 face value double indendity if death was by accident no payment for suicide. Uh-huh. You say the man's name was Henderson Yeah, it says here George Walter Henderson Montana rancher last Thursday fell four stories out of a hotel window and Culver and died instantly At least that's what we have in this report here Somebody could have shoved him or he could have taken the leap now. We have to know for certain. Oh, what's on the claim report accidental There was no in-quest no police investigation and that's not good enough for us This Henderson prominent and he was big enough Johnny cattleman rancher It was also a major stockholder and the only newspaper in Culver so I doubt if his paper'd suggest suicide or anything else Do you I don't know Tim? I never met the editor. Well meet him if you like talk to him talk to anybody in Culver find out What was what this is a lousy cigar Johnny? You know how to handle these things we have to have more information than this if you try to do anything on it at all Yeah, I've phoned the sheriff's office long distance to talk to a man named Houghton if Houghton He said he'd be happy to cooperate. I want else I've phoned the beneficiary to get some information names Pauline Henderson his widow is she going to cooperate to I don't think so pal. Huh? She hung up on me We will continue with the Henderson matter in a moment Friends how'd you like to thrill your favorite juncture with some of the most exciting toys of the year? Picture the breathless excitement of any child surrounded by six galey-colored balloon like giant animals up to three feet long and All for the low low price of just one dollar first You get bounce over clown with round pot belly and funny nose next comes hoppy the Australian kangaroo third There's Rusco the roller skating bear. 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I took the train to Culver Sometimes when I'm having nightmares I dream about the smelter stack standing up against the cadaverous hills that lie to the south of town Everything including the three or four feet of snow covered with a uniformed Dingeness made Culver an ugly little town set in an ugly notch between two ugly mountains The only hotel in town was the Butte it happened to be four stories high It also happened to be the place where George Henderson had met his death Okay, just a minute Yeah, I'm Eve Holton sheriff here. Oh, you're from the insurance people aren't you? Yeah, that's right Been expecting that you'd be in sooner or later. Well, I'm glad to meet you Mr. Holton Call me if son everybody does And hey that drink on you and no, I haven't well I got one on me Nice and chilly too Well, I'll see if there's some glasses around here sure You didn't waste any time looking me up. No, I guess I didn't son thought it to save a little time this way New you'd be looking me up sooner or later Really thought we ought to have this drink together private may not have any more together while you're here Ah Health and happiness boy. Ah, same deal Now this drink we're having this is in your room And I'm just a fellow welcoming you to Culver in my office or on that street out there I'm a sheriff and I'm gonna be real official. All right. Go on. I want you to notice I'm not asking any questions of your son. I'm just answering anything that you might want to ask me right now All right You're gonna have to plow ahead yourself on this one pretty much alone Let me tell you what kind of plowing you got in store for you Give me Now first off this is a little burg like you ain't used to we got 3500-4000 people living here some of them working at mine You've seen on your way into town others hire out to work on the ranches around here some in business Very tight little place. We hardly ever fool around with anybody else Are you're here because your insurance company don't like to pay off on a policy without knowing why he's in where for it They don't like the word accident without knowing some of the details. No, they don't There's a lot of people here most people who don't care about those details as a matter of fact son They'd all just assume put old George Henderson down in the ground and said was an accident and let it go with that Well, maybe it was sure if I don't know But I'm gonna find out yeah Well now let me go on those people who don't like the details don't like detail getters. You understand. Ah, yeah Scary any not yet You do all right, son So maybe you'd kind of like to get your coat on and come to your funeral with me starts at three and the sins Yeah, give you a chance to look around get the lay of the land. Okay. Good idea. I Wondered what kind of bull workers insurance companies turned out I like you dollar. You're all right. You ain't bothered with any questions till you got some worthwhile asking You're tired a little well, this won't take too long A half hour later. I was standing beside Sheriff Eve Holden on a flant top hillside that served as a cemetery The snow was white and gleaming under the winter Sun of the mid-afternoon skies the air cold and crisp Things we commit the body of our beloved to die eternal care. I will be done Trusting ever in thy mercy, we've got the consolation of thy sheltering wing earth to earth Ashes to ashes dust to dust Ensure in certain hope of resurrection into eternal life The name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost Amen Oh That's that yeah poor George If hmm, which one is mrs. Henderson? Mara That's Pauline Henderson. Yeah, that's her. Well, she can't be more than 25 26 to be exact dollar. I went to her birthday party two months ago. Well, how old was George Henderson? 59 went to his party too Yeah Pretty thing. Hmm very Any other family? Nope. No other wife. No What a meter. No, not right now Suit yourself Kind of thought you might start thinking when you got a look at her. Hmm. Yeah, I just keep on the way you're doing You're doing fine when there's something you got to know you'll find out Well, if I already know one thing Yeah, what's that? 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