 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Jim Carter Johnny hi How'd you make out with Hilary Franks the agent who sold the policy? He's worried. He's scared and he's already doing everything wrong I left him about an hour ago to think things over Mrs. Kennedy's fighting back. What do you mean? Lawyers have noticed on us an hour ago to pay up on the policy or else just a bluff Yeah, but this wasn't she got a court order and made the coroner release her brother's body She took it right to the crematorium Next step is to contact the state insurance commission and have them order us to pay off for show cause Maybe I better go back to see Mr. Hilary Franks Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey and the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar location Tucson, Arizona To the Universal Adjustment Bureau home office Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Lansing fraud 50,000 and by now I was sure it was fraud Expense account out of number eight five dollars stenographic services. I Dictated a hastily composed letter to the state insurance commission advising them that worldwide was withholding payment on the claim of Mrs. Arlene Kennedy pending a complete investigation of the circumstances of her brother's death and Closed copies of the original physical examination and the coroner's autopsy findings Pointing out that in our opinion it was impossible for James Lansing to have successfully passed an insurance examination in the first place I enclosed copies of statements from the examining physician Dr. Mayhood and the members of his office staff All of home were unable to identify the body of James Lansing Expense account item 9 52 cents postage I sent the letter to the state capital special delivery and the hope it would arrive there before Mrs. Kennedy's lawyers took the anticipated action After that I drove back over to the office of Hilary Franks He was the same as I left him an hour before a little shaken, but still unable to realize quite what was happening Yes, mr. Dollar, mr. Franks. I wonder if you've got anything to say to me Nothing mr. Dollar. I was hoping you might want to make a statement. Oh about what? Mrs. Kennedy's attempting to defraud your insurance company. I don't know what you are talking about mr. Dollar I sold her brother an insurance policy. I don't even know Mrs. Kennedy There are a lot of things about this you say you don't know you want me to lay it on the line If you like all right Someone else had to take that physical examination for James Lansing two years ago I think you arrange for someone to do it. Are you help Mrs. Kennedy arrange it? I think James Lansing was insured on that basis. I think he was insured with a clean intent to defraud Lansing's health wouldn't permit that kind of insurance right now our Los Angeles men are looking into Lansing's activities there Somewhere along the line. They're going to turn up a medical history that'll show Lansing was already dying when he came to Arizona two years ago Now do you have anything to say mr. Franks No, I think you're being very foolish if it isn't clear how serious this can be with you It's noted that you arrange for Lansing's physical examination. There's nothing incriminating in that. How well do you know dr. Mayhood? Slightly the physician is supposed to be an impartial third party When a client has to be examined by a physician for insurance purposes. I send him to dr. Mayhood That's all dr. Mayhood sends me a Christmas card every year. I sent James Lansing to him Just like any other just like any other. Oh, you worry me mr. Franks You don't object to my questions or get ruffled when you're caught lying I've given you time to think and time to make a statement regarding your part of this matter. I Resent all this mr. Dollar I've been an insurance broker for a good long time and no one has ever questioned my integrity and I think that's what you've Been banking on mr. Franks your reputation Well, I've been questioning it ever since I got here and I still question it You couldn't have known James Lansing without being aware of his drinking habits I'm sorry for you Franks, but there had to be collusion here with a beneficiary mrs. Kennedy and you're the logical party Dollar arrange for someone else to take that examination for Lansing somebody who could pass it I've given you a chance to talk to me, but you refuse now We'll see how you like talking to the police about it. What I'm gonna swear out a warrant for your arrest dollar I'm gonna charge you with attempt to fraud and collusion and I'm gonna swear out a warrant for mrs. Kennedy to You're going to In the three minutes it took me to recover from the blow from the paperweight and get my breath inside of me my feet under me Hillary Franks was well out of the way and out of sight By that time Jim Carter walk in Hey, what happened to you? Hillary Franks he gets scared strong a paperweight at me and beat it. Well, if he's playing rough I don't want to take any chances. I'll put that phone down. He hasn't admitted anything yet Smacking you on the side of the head is admittance enough for me. No, I want a statement I think I can get one you have to find him first and he's running won't run far Jim What makes you so sure? Hillary Franks doesn't know how to run It was exactly three o'clock in the afternoon The 325 I was back out in Catalina Vista knocking on a familiar door And the same familiar things began to happen all over again What do you want? I'm here to tell you about the trouble you're in mrs. Kennedy. Hillary Franks gave it all away Gave what away? Who's Hillary Franks? What are you talking about about that insurance policy that was written up and issued in your brother's name? You're the one who stood to gain most by your brother's death after having someone else take an insurance examination for him But you had to have help to pull it off Hillary Franks helped you for what reason or how you got him to do it. I don't know But I do know a man with a 17-year record as insurance broker is ruined. You're crazy. I don't know anybody named Hillary Franks I'll stop it will you I told him how he stood in this matter a half hour ago and he socked me with a paperweight and beat it I've had about enough but he isn't gonna run far Principally because he doesn't know how to run mrs. Kennedy He'll cool off and he'll begin thinking about all this business in a new light a Few minutes to go adorned on him what he'd done. He kicked his whole lifetime right out the window He'd been found out. He's lost all around And he's gonna be mad about that and you're the one he's gonna be mad at because you got him into it I told you I don't know anybody named Hillary Franks. That's the last time. I'll say it. He'll probably want to kid you mrs. Kennedy What I said he'll think about all this and he'll probably want to kill you Do we talk now? I Don't see why I've done nothing wrong. Who did you get to take that physical for your brother? I don't know what you're talking about. You got your brother drunk enough to sign the insurance papers Didn't you I had nothing to do with my brother taking out life insurance and naming me his beneficiary That was his business now that he's dead. It's my position to receive the payment. That's all Okay, mr. Kennedy We'll get it all from Hillary Franks. Yes. Why don't you do that in the meantime? I? Hope you sleep well knowing what you've done. You'll never be able to prove any of these things. You're saying never And for 24 hours it looked as if mrs. Kennedy might have been right There was no way to involve her unless we had a statement from Hillary Franks, and he was still missing I Said of a watch on mrs. Kennedy's house and Jim Carter kept an eye on Hillary Frank's place About 10 o'clock that night Jim Carter go up any action. No Mrs. Kennedy has been in all the night. No one showed up. Mm-hmm. How about Frank's place? No No one there when I left an hour ago You're thinking come back for a suitcase or some money or something Yeah Hey Johnny mm-hmm. I Called in the police Name a worldwide I filed charges of attempted fraud and collusion against them they issued a war and a half an hour ago He's on an APB and all the local bulletins Well, I suppose you had to do it Jim. Yeah, we'll let the police handle this part from now on How about mrs. Kennedy look keep an eye on her too did you file any charges against her not yet? We need a statement from Franks Jim yeah, what would you do if you were Hillary Franks? Let's try to grab an airplane Maybe go down on a gallus cross the border Look up a friend borrow some money. They get out and keep traveling What he won't do anything like that morning You'll find himself a place to sit down and think in the end the cops won't find him You'll find us Want to bet? By the next morning the police it's still been unable to locate Hillary Franks I left him Carter in the room on a long distance called in the insurance Commission advising them of the events up to date Drove out to Hillary Frank's office. I noticed two police officers loitering across the street as I walked in the front door Yes, how do you do? Are you another policeman? No, no, I'm not Have they've been bothering you a lot if you aren't a policeman and you know all about this What do you want? I want to help mr. Franks if I can I'm Johnny dollar universal adjustment bureau. You're a secretary. Yes How long have you worked for him? 12 years Do you like him what? He's always been a fine man. I don't believe any of these things about him, and I don't see why name I think he said Maria Maria Vano Maria I'm not gonna ask you any questions about mr. Franks I know enough about him now for my purposes the rest he can tell me himself Maria I may be able to help him stay out of jail. I can do that if I talk to him My name's Johnny dollar. I'm at the pioneer hotel remember that but mr. Dollar whether he's phoned you yet or not a man like that It's going to need help money. I'm not asking you if he's contacted you But listen to me carefully if he does phone you or contact you in any way Ask him to phone me if you ever respected him or if you want to help him now Please ask him to telephone Thanks, I drove back to the hotel and waited for results Another 12 hours went by Gallery Franks was still missing and mrs. Kennedy was still refusing to admit anything Finally about 11 o'clock that night my phone rang Johnny dollar Hello, where are you? Yes I'd like to explain some things to you, sir. I'd like People back there to know why I did it You won't get far the police are looking for you. I can get away. All right, mr. Franks Worldwide doesn't want to prosecute the notoriety be bad for them. If you'd make a statement sign it I think I could talk them into driving the whole matter come on over I can find it in 15 minutes right Yeah It's right out in the open. I'll use a gun All right, mr. Franks There'll be another intriguing episode of the Lansing fraud tomorrow tomorrow $50,000 worth of murder Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood Written by John Dawson. 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