 From Hollywood, it's time now for Edmund O'Brien as Johnny dollar Oh swell take some warm milk to be asleep in an hour. I'm sorry to wake you up, but this is important Okay, how fast can you get to New York pretty fast? You let me get out of bed and slip on some clothes I might make in a couple of hours Unless I get a 40-mile tailwind you're gonna be an awful liar. What's this all about double indemnity man named farmer burned to death He has a wife. She gets a hundred thousand dollars unless she likes fires. Okay. I'll get out of bed Edmund O'Brien and another adventure of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator George truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to home office great Eastern life insurance company Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditure during my investigation of the George farmer matter It's been scouting item one five dollars and eighty cents for gas in the cup of coffee between Hartford and your New York office This morning five o'clock said you'd be here. He called me at five thirty. He must have been very sure you'd take the job He's familiar with my bank account Here the briefs on the case Farmer was on his vacation to the Catskills place called the sportsman's retreat. Mm-hmm. This is the correct address on the way Yeah Yes, oh Put him on Yeah, hello, Dr. Evans Yeah Farmer George farmer Yes, that's right investigators here now All right. I'll have him come right over sir Dr. William Evans one of our insurance doctors. He says he has some information on the farm Okay, huh? He was the one that okayed farmer for the policy. He's in the equitable building. You better go on over This is rather important Expense account item to a dollar for cab fare and tip to the equitable building You may ask why I didn't use my car in which case I may ask if you've ever been absurd enough to wheel your own car As my cab pulled up the entrance to the equitable building I spotted a large crowd several police cars and an ambulance All right, just keep it back. Okay you what do you think you're going what happened some guy jumped a floor Dr. Evans, I don't know Makes you think it was this doctor. I haven't had an easy case in two years. What are your bed is names Evans? Hey Jake any identification The graduate out of bedding man, so I'll wait just a minute. Oh, yeah, hey, Jake. Come here. Where is it? This guy knew who the guy was who jumped. Yeah, knew who it was before he ever saw him Didn't even know the guy had jumped till I told him He just up and bet me it was this dr. Evans. What's your name Johnny dollar? I think you better come up and see a little chance I think I better to Jake followed me into the building and took me up to the 8th floor where I met lieutenant William Briggs A nice guy who worked for homicide and had done me a few favors in the past. Hi, darling Hello, you know this guy lieutenant. Yeah, why what you find him with a guy who jumped I made a guess Evans called my office on insurance matter who pushed him What makes you think he was pushed? Oh, I call me then take an 8-4 dive. I don't know. You got any ideas? Anybody see him jump a couple of people came out of the window feet first. They didn't see anybody give him a hand Well, let me know if you find anybody who might have heard I'd appreciate the information. I'd appreciate some too Expense account item three a dollar fifty for another cab to the home of Mrs. George Farmer on the way older I tried to put the first pieces together a man named Farmer burned to death The doctor named Evans had examined him and had some information Evans winds up dead on the sidewalk answer. Maybe Mrs. Farmer had it Come in mr. Dollar. Thank you It's going to be another hot day. I think everybody should have air conditioning. Don't you definitely Just make yourself comfortable. Can I get you something cold? No, thank you. I'd like to ask you some questions, Mrs. About my husband's death. Yes, I've already talked to mr. Arthur from your office, and I've told the police everything I know. Do you know a dr. Evans? Dr. Evans? No, no, I don't know any dr. Evans. Yeah, husband never mentioned it. No What's he got to do with my husband? He examined him for his policy. Do you know who sold your husband his policy? I thought you were from the company late hunch thought you might save me the trouble of checking No, I don't remember who's sold in the policy. All right, Mrs. Farmer. Thank you very much. Is that all? Yes, Mr. Farmer, that's all for now Expense account item four one dollar and fifteen cents for another cab back to the offices of great eastern insurance But I looked up the name of the agent who sold for him his policy He was Martin Ames and he lived on the east side Item five ten cents by subway to the east side not conscience-stricken just tired of cabs Yes, what is it? I'm looking for Martin Ames Hey, hey, easy. What's wrong? I miss you James. I was just on my way to the hospital Martin's been in an automobile accident Expense account item six eight dollars for a cab past the necessary three dollars for the necessary five to the tip to make it fast I miss is a I was told my husband. Oh, yes, if you just have a seat who's in charge of the case dr. Gerson, I'll call him but I want to see my husband. Can't I see him you'll have to see dr. Gerson first I want to know how serious it is I should be with my husband if it's just be patient for a moment I'll get dr. Tully Let's sit out over here Everything is going to be all right, Dr. Gerson Hello, darling Hello, Bill. Dr. Gerson. No, this is lieutenant Briggs, Mrs. Ames police officer just a friend nothing about my husband Dr. Gerson's the man you want to see now. Can I talk with you darling? Yeah, sure Excuse me, Mrs. Ames, of course. You'll be all right. I'll be all right. Okay lieutenant This is far enough Our husband. Yeah died five minutes ago Accident hit and run Before he died he told us a car ran him off the road He went down a 20-foot embankment and right into a cement retaining wall Wall stopped him from going any further but it broke his neck any lead on the other car I'll only stretch of road no one else saw it and it happened too fast for Ames to see much One of your company salesman wasn't he? Yeah That's dr. Gerson. I don't envy him Come on Briggs. This is turning into a rotten mess Good afternoon, Mrs. Farmer. This is lieutenant Briggs More questions. Pray so. Come in. Sit down. Thank you Mrs. Farmer two men have been killed today both of the new year husband. What are you getting at lieutenant? I'm not sure Why were you at the time of your husband's death? Right here right in this apartment. Why didn't you go with him to the Catskills cuz I didn't feel like it this year He's been going to Catskills every year for the past 15 years, and I was getting tired of it Are you trying to imply that my husband's death was not an accident? We're just trying to find out why two men were killed What if these two men got to do with my husband? Who are they? One was the doctor I mentioned this morning Told you I never heard of him the other was the insurance man a soldier husband this policy I don't know anything about him I never met him your husband started the fire by smoking in bed and then falling asleep I guess so. How would I know was he in the habit of doing there? We've done it once or twice over a period of 15 years Mr. Dollar it seems to me your company is trying its best to get out of paying the money that's due to me We're always allowed a certain time for an investigation a Representative from your company went up to the lodge and made an investigation. What more do you want? You were here in time at the time of your husband's death. Yes, and I can prove it now if you have any further questions I suggest you take them up with my attorney. I'm sick and tired of this whole thing. You've had absolutely no consideration for me My husband is dead and you persist in foolish tiring questions Now please leave I I can't stand much more. All right, Mrs. Farmer. They don't bother showing us to the door I'm entitled to that money, Mr. Dollar. I hope it won't be necessary to take legal action Want to take a run up to sportsman's retreat lieutenant why I'm just interested in knowing how Mrs. Farmer knew one of our investigators had already been up there He will return you to the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar in just a moment a Brilliant orchestra leader and a rising young singing star will be found at CBS the star is addressed starting tomorrow Kyle Lombardo and his famous orchestra are taking the place of Jack Benny and Mario Lanza the sensational tenor of records and films will be heard on most of these same stations in place of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy you listening for their programs every Sunday, won't you? Now with our star Edmund O'Brien we return you to the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar Briggs and I climbed into the squad con started the long drive the Catskills Around seven in the morning. We turned off the main highway and onto a dirt road sign reading sportsman's retreat two miles Pointed the way and 20 minutes later. We were pulling up in front of the main line. I Got a stiff neck Man coming out of the line police car. Yeah, I'm a lieutenant Briggs. This is mr. Dollar. Oh, Mr. Well, howdy, you up here about mr. Farmer's death. Yeah, unofficially you run the place Well, do your ass and the foreman names pop pop throne everybody just called me pop We thought we'd stay a while pop. Can you put us up? Sure, how long you feel on being around? Not long Well, come on in Breakfast is an hour of the old if you're hungry. I can have a cook rustle up some old some any bacon Sounds good. Many people staying here part. Oh about 14 14 the same crowd comes up every year Sort of a club you might call it. How many years did George Farmer come up? 15 years I guess who owns the place I Mr. Cam Phillips in here now the phone said it mean some time this afternoon say how How come you fellas are interested in mr. Farmer's death? We had the sheriff investigate some sure as fellow was up here for three days. You're late, ain't you? A few things we haven't cleared up sure appreciate some help I'll give you all my help I can go get some breakfast for you Pop went back to the kitchen and we relaxed in a couple of big leather chairs in front of a large window That looked out on a row of cabins Now that last cabin must have been farmers. Yeah, I think much left of it Beautiful up here isn't it Johnny? We're those trees with a sun shining through them Lieutenant yeah, your soul is showing it was beautiful All right, the cabins stood in a clearing fronted by well-kept pads and backed by tall trees Pop came in with enough bacon and eggs to feed a platoon of tapeworms and we talked Where is everybody pop? Fishin get up about four it's about four thirty around here. Many of the men bring their wives bring their wives Some of them farmer used to bring his up every year He was the most good-of-hours fine-looking woman miss farmer didn't come up this year though Too bad, too. All right. Why why? Might have saved him. Maybe she'd have been here She might have caught him with the city rate before he went to sleep. Well, who discovered the fire? Who did? Well, we all saw it was it was too late and we got there the whole place was burning By the time we got the water hoses going there wasn't much left. You say you all saw it. Where were you? Well, why we were just the will peak cooking out about four or three miles from camp See it right from here. You see the tall peak there to the left side of the left Yeah, yeah, how come farmer didn't go along? He never went on many hikes. It's a couple of these legs Anyone stay here in the camp besides farming. Yeah, everybody was up at will peak who examined the body Well dark Combs from Everton come up and look to the body. Where is Evanston? Well, ever since there's about 50 miles East But if you want to talk to the dark you have to wait until it comes in for fish. He's up here now Yeah, come up last night. It's going to stay awake with a patient Oh, good morning, mr. Phillips. They didn't expect you to this afternoon. This is mr. Phillips the owner. How are you? More police Mr. Thomas there Johnny dollar. Yeah, I'm an insurance investigator. This is lieutenant Briggs. He's the policeman I thought you both I've got some bags in the car pop. Would you get them, please? We just want to ask a couple of questions, mr. Phillips. I thought the authorities were satisfied Where were you when the accident occurred mr. Phillips? I was on my way here from the city. I arrived about an hour later. You live in the city I have a house there. I divide my time between there and the lot Tell us something about farmer mr. Phillips. What kind of a man was he? You fellas want any more breakfast? No, no, thanks farm. Go ahead, mr. Phillips Well, there really isn't much to tell. Farmer was a nice sort of guy quiet Do you have any trouble with them smoking in bed before? Several times nearly started the fire two years ago Wouldn't that make you watch him a little more closely? His wife came up with him every year, but this one He was usually near enough to prevent any trouble Isn't your company satisfied mr. Dollar routine? How long did farmer usually stay here all week ten days? However long his vacation lasted he was in the advertising business, wasn't he? I believe so. How much did it cost him to come up here every year? Oh anywhere from two to three hundred He was tight as the devil known for it This was the only luxury allowed himself tell everyone he'd save all year just to come up here and relax for the week Here comes our coals You interested in talking to the doctor? Yeah, pop tells us he was the one who examined the body What's it? Good for you Phil pop said you weren't doing till this afternoon. I'm fine dark. This is Lieutenant Briggs and mr. Dollar. All right, I got Please I want to ask you a few questions All right, thanks, what I will clean up those fish pop I don't think I could tell you much more than I've already told the sheriff did you know George Farmer prior to his day Yes over a period of Ten years did you identify the body well not at first it was pretty badly burned not at first Well, how are you able to identify it later? Well when they told me that George had a broken wrist I found the broken section of bone and identified it broken wrist. Yes, mr. Dollar when George arrived his lower arm was in a cast He told us that he'd broken his wrist the week before What day did he arrive at Tuesday at last week? Which wrist was broken all right? Would you say he could move his fingers well enough to write depends on how recently accident what are you getting at dollar? Do either of you know where farmer had his wrist treated no dollar would you mind letting me know eggs? Can you call the precinct have a man check and find out where farmer had that wrist treated sure But I don't see why George Farmer had to sign that insurance policy didn't he only could have done it with his left hand Go find out when he broke that wrist. I think I can show you that George Farmer was murdered We all waited while Briggs put in a call to his precinct and sent a man out to check on where George Farmer had his wrist treated Around noon the call came in George Farmer broke his wrist on the 26th of last month That tears it was treated at the olive hospital three weeks ago stayed one night at the hospital and went home What date did he arrive here mr. Phillips out the fourth two weeks after the accident died on the 11th In here about a week dollar would you mind telling me just what you're driving at the insurance policy went into effect the 22nd of last month My name on George Farmer's policy was the double indemnity clause not an accident claim for a broken wrist Come on Briggs. Let's go back to town talk to Mrs. Farmer What is it this time? We'd better talk about it inside. I promise you mr. Dollar if you continue coming in why? Well, all right We think your husband was murdered murdered. That's ridiculous. We feel that you were an accomplice Mrs. Farmer Are you serious very? We just had the lab make a check on the insurance policy the signature and the fingerprints were from the right hand Of course they were so your husband didn't have a broken wrist at the time. No, we did that sometime later Would you swear it's his signature on the policy? Of course. It's his signature. I went to the doctor with him I thought you said you didn't know dr. Evans. I don't he was the insurance doctor Well, I'd never seen him before since how could you expect me to remember your husband didn't turn in a claim for his broken wrist That was his business wasn't it? Don't you think it's rather strange to take out an accident policy and not turn in a claim on your first accident? I don't know. I didn't bother with my husband's affair. Is this your husband's driver's license? Yes, where did you get that motor vehicle department the signature on his license is not the same as the one on the insurance policy What do you mean? He means that the signature on the policy is a very clever forgery who forged it Mrs. Farmer I don't know what you're talking about into that doctor's office representing your husband No one why in the world would anyone do that? Why would someone represent my husband for a hundred thousand dollar insurance claim? That's awful Get out of here. That's not true. I'll sue you for saying that your husband wouldn't take out a large policy on himself So with someone's help you took one out for him and planned his death Who was in on it with you? Who killed your husband up at the large? Get out! Get out! It had to be someone at the large who knew what cabin he was in. No, no, no, no! The insurance salesman and the doctor were both killed because they could identify the man who took out the policy as not being your husband No! Your husband was going to take this trip so you planned his death and stayed home for an alibi A man killed the doctor and the insurance agent. Someone strong enough to run a car off the road and lift an unconscious man out of a window feet first Who killed him Mrs. Farmer? I did. Phil! Good evening Mr. Phillips Why did you come out? Why didn't you stay in the other room? They live on you down sooner or later. The car's in the back. Hurry up. You did some fast driving. Left the large right after you did. Go on, Lona. All right. Stay right where your arm is Mrs. Farmer. I don't think you're in any position to be giving orders, Lieutenant. Sure he is. We expected you. Told you where we were going gave you enough time to get here. What are you going to do about it? Take you. Phil! You're forgetting my gun. You're forgetting ours. I think you can shoot both of us before we get them out. I can try. Phil! No! Get out of the way! Just a little scared. Girls hit. Phillips is pretty dead. Mrs. Farmer? You want to tell me about it? All right. Don't make any difference now. Phillips killed your husband and the other two men? Yeah. We fell in love three summers ago. But he planned it. The whole thing was his idea. Sure I know. The state is pretty narrow-minded about those things, honey. A guy like that gets ideas and gets dead for it. If you like his ideas, you just have to get into some kind of trouble along the way. Account item 6, $11, dinner for two. The good Lieutenant Briggs deserves all the stroke in our P-8. Item 7, $5.10 for gas, back to Hartman. Expense account total, $33.65. Remarks? Mrs. Farmer will probably get second degree for complicity. Great Eastern can cancel payment in accordance with the specification set forth and set policy. Additional item, $12.00 good salad sleep for yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Truly, Johnny Dollar stars Edmund O'Brien in the title role and was written by Blake Edwards with music by Wilbur Hatch. Edmund O'Brien can soon be seen in the Paramount Pictures production, Warpath. Featured in tonight's cast were High Everback, John McIntyre, Herb Butterfield, Harry Lang, Jeanette Nolan and Virginia Gregg. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar is produced and directed by Jaime Delvalle. This is Dick Cutting inviting you to join us next week at this time when Edmund O'Brien returns as... Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. It's the case of the uninvited guest that will bring you true police adventures on gangbusters this evening. Your narrator will be San Francisco's police chief. Gangbusters is heard every Saturday on most of these same CBS stations. Stay tuned now for five minutes of the latest news which follows immediately over most of these same CBS stations. This is CBS where you meet adventure with Charlie Wilde Sunday as the Columbia Broadcasting System.