 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Al Sintelet police headquarters Johnny yeah You hear what happened at the criterion theater after the show last night I was off-duty when you called but Sergeant Rogers gave me a fill in this morning So somebody tried to drop a sandbag on Amy Bradshaw backstage. Yeah a real near miss You still think these attempts on our life are publicity stunts. Oh, it looks like your hunch was right I'll have a couple of my boys keep an eye on Amy. Thanks Johnny You wanted to know the whereabouts of this guy Bill York the husband Amy separated from what have you got on them? I'll seven six eight West 4th Street down in Greenwich Village. Thanks. I'll check it 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. It's truly Johnny dollar New York City expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the home office Northwestern and demnini alliance Hartford, Connecticut. The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Amy Bradshaw matter Expense account item eight two seventy five taxi from my hotel to Greenwich Village to try and locate a writer named Bill York Who had separated from Amy six months ago? Amy was a good actress, but she couldn't hide the fact. She was plenty scared by the attempts on her life in the last three days My hunch was it was someone close to Amy and Bill York was very much on my list After all he was the beneficiary on our life insurance policy. I Hadn't been to this part of the village in two or three years But from the looks of it it hadn't changed a bit Divinely shabby and run down a few beards here and there a few gals with long straight hair Bookstores and bars side-by-side. I checked at the address Al Centella had given me It was a beat-up old rooming house famous riders something like that not exactly too bad here I thought you wanted to carry my message to America. No, I'm afraid that's a little out of my department, Mr York Amy did mention that you were a right and tell you exactly what she said She said, you know Bill's a rider Sword on right well as a matter of fact Amy always felt it necessary to apologize for me That was one thing about our marriage that was always so charming. Well, look, I didn't come here to discuss your marriage York, I don't know what you're so bitter about it's none of my business What do I have to be bitter about? Here I am an artist living an unfettered life of freedom in Greenwich Village. What more could I ask? I guess I haven't read any of your books. Don't worry about it. You're in good company. You won the publishers That's too bad. Must make a little problem in the grocery department. Oh, that doesn't worry me You see one can always manage to live comfortably in Huck. Oh And if one is willing to Huck his soul, of course the returns are much greater. I don't get you That's not surprising because nobody else but me would call it my soul It's just the manuscript for an unpublished novel Three years of work and sweat and pain But my clever porn broker mr. Pomeroy has a fair idea what it means to me Mike Pomeroy Amy's agent Tomming champ quite trued in other words if you could raise some money you could get this brainchild of yours out of Huck from him Tell me How long has it been since you've seen Amy? Several months why you haven't been uptown near her apartment the last few days, huh? No, you sure of course Anything else? No Not for now We will continue with the broad jaw matter in a moment Friends, how'd you like to thrill your favorite youngster with some of the most exciting toys of the year? 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What about Amy Bradshaw? I Wanted to ask him if he knew of anyone who might want to harm Amy for any reason Oh, I could answer that better than emory. There is someone there certainly is who me why Would you like it if your husband was knocking himself out for your work for a younger woman well now isn't that part of the business is it? That's not all Amy's hurt plenty of people getting where she is. Do you think your husband's one of them? I hope not Who has she heard Mrs. Taylor? Do you know Dave Coleman her director? He was very much in love with Amy a few months ago. I see I Don't like to see someone. I like get the way he was One night here. He had a couple too many said If he couldn't have her Funny how quick he got over it though never says anything about it anymore, huh? Not a word What about Porta Cain? Oh You've met him. Is he one of them that Amy's hurt? No, no, he's not in that category. Whatever happened to hurt him Must have happened at about the age of five. What do you mean? Oh, isn't that when most of our troubles start? I wouldn't know I once paid a psychiatrist $500 to tell me that's when mine started your troubles Can't you tell Mr. Dollar? I'm the mixed-up type aren't we all Mrs. Taylor I left her still sitting behind the bar and somehow I felt sorry for her But she had given a new lead David Coleman Amy's director who'd had it bad for Amy just a few months ago And it now completely recovered maybe I Made a mental note to have a little chat with Coleman that night then I put in another call to Mike Pomeroy This time he was in and I finally talked him into meeting me at a little bar on West 44th near the theater But when I got there I could see that he wasn't feeling very cooperative Look dollar I suggested once before nice and polite that maybe you should try minding your own business I got the message all right Pomeroy, and now I've got one for you. I am minding my own business This is what I was hired to do the insurance company I represent holds a pretty hefty life insurance policy on Amy and if she's in any danger they want to know about I told you before I think this whole thing's pretty silly. I had a talk with Bill York the writer this morning Even though he and Amy are separated, you know, he's still the beneficiary on her policy so so he says he's in hock to you He's a bum he wasn't doing Amy any good. She was worrying about him when they split up I told him as long as he stayed away from her didn't try to see her. I'd keep him in groceries I see but naturally I wanted some security the manuscript of his book for instance, so great unborn American novel Well, apparently that manuscript means a lot to me. That's why I figured it'd be good security It's a matter of dollar you look like you smell something bad do I what am I supposed to be a philanthropist? Let me make one thing clear Pomeroy as far as the kind of loans you make I agree with you It's none of my business Maybe I just got a sensitive no, yeah Anyway, now I want my dough back is anything wrong with that. I don't think I've got a play land up I know we'll go over big I want to produce it York's tab has run up to several thousand bucks now I could use the money I see the stupid part of the whole deal is that York could pay me back within a couple of months If he wanted to sure It's a lot of dough floating around to be made in television these days, but that Primadonna thinks he's way above that sort of thing This play you want to produce Pomeroy will it star Amy? No She'll imagine. Well, thanks for the information Be seen I doubt it on my way over to the criterion theater. I thought about Pomeroy a rugged customer And I felt he was one more who wouldn't let anyone stand in the way of anything he wanted to do After the show I picked up Amy backstage and took her back to her apartment She looked very tired and didn't say much We said good night at the front entrance and I started walking along the sidewalk Then I spotted somebody in the shadows across the street again watching I could tell from his hat and coat He was the same one who'd been there the night before last I Kept on walking until I reached the corner then circled halfway around the block to an alley and edged up on him from behind He didn't see me until I dove at him Well, Bill York What are you doing here so you haven't been here Amy for a long time, huh? 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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 Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking