 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Oh, thank you operator Hey Johnny dollar Jake Johnny So you found out I was right you left our fair state of Arizona and gone back to Hartford wrong You mean you're still at Lake Bahá'í resort. I sure am and I'm still betting that you haven't found anything to indicate Elmer Hobbs death wasn't back to dental drowning Jake So your expenses will have to come right out of your own pocket instead of the company listen as for that crew you talked about eating How do you want it cooked listen with you? What have you mailed in the insurance claim yet? I was just about to run it over to the post office when your call came in tear it up. What because jake Elmer Hobbs was murdered In the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account america's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Oh, it's truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by a special investigator Johnny dollar To the greater southwest insurance and liability company kingman, arizona office Following as an account of expenses incurred during my further investigation of the mojave red matter Expense account item 120 cents for the phone call to jake kessler and kingman I made that call in the office there at lake mojave resort and needless to say jake didn't quite believe me at first murdered Elmer hobbs was murdered jake. I'd bet my last buck on it They're investigating the coroner too and they all reported no evidence of foul play That's simply because they didn't know where to look. What do you mean? You know red barret the old fishing guide over here I've heard of it Well red found the boat that hobbs used that day it was lying on the bottom one of the coves up in the big basin Sure because of the storm that drowned elmer hobbs because somebody sank it that boat had a couple of air tanks on it That would keep it afloat even if it was swamped But jake those tanks were cut open by whoever killed hobbs Good lord. Yeah But who did it johnny? That's what i'm gonna find out. I'll call you later I hung up on jake kessler then walked on back to the dock where I found red barret and buster favor waiting for me Did you get your call to kingman too? All right, johnny. Yeah red Jake kessler is holding up the claim on elmer hobbs insurance. Good. That's good. Did you uh tell buster what we found up the lake? Yes, sir. Yeah johnny he did It's like I said in the beginning I just didn't see how a man like mr. Hobbs could ever get himself capsized up in the big base No matter how bad a wind came up buster was the only one that agreed with me johnny Well quite frankly, I don't see why everybody wasn't suspicious when hobbs boat wasn't found after the storm right johnny But now that you and red found it sunk in the bottom of that cove and with a flotation tanks cut open Yeah, it sure looks like murder. Oh, that's what I thought from the first buster That's why I telephoned all the way to heartford to get johnny out here But who could have wanted to kill him? Any ideas buster? No, sir johnny. I certainly haven't you sure there was nobody here at the resort who might have wanted him out of the way Johnny the other folks who were here at the time it happened But they didn't even know mr. Hobbs. You're sure that absolutely See he wasn't much of a mixer. He stayed by himself all the time That's right johnny the armor used to go out fishing first thing in the morning And he'd be the last to come in at night He'd go to his room cookie supper and then go to bed. All right, listen He was killed just before or during the big storm you had that's right Who else was out on the lake at that time? Nobody nobody from here that is all our people all our boats were back here at the landing They'd got the storm warning So don't you see johnny it must have been somebody from up the lake What do you mean from one of the other landings? What other landings cottonwood amry's any one of them Yes, sir somebody sank his boat and tried to sink his body with it But we found his body washed up on in the body. Sure. You found it red Yes, I did my best friend I dove down to that boat buster and I found not only the bashed inflotation tanks But where the anchor line had apparently been lashed around the body to hold it there And you remember buster the rope marks we found on elmer's body Yeah, but the police and sheriff and corner and the rest what did they say They probably just got tangled up in that rope when he was fighting the storm But they were wrong. Yeah, apparently. Well, why do you say that johnny? Well because so far this evidence of murder is well, it's all circumstantial That's for motive motive Well, I hadn't thought of that red Well, the main thing is that that cut and open the flotation tanks was done with with some kind of an act I was asking about motive and I know that elmer didn't have any acts on that boat Do you find the ax johnny? No, no, no red. I'll tell you what he had in his boat beside his clothes I mean, let's cover this motive thing. He had to anchor a course that went with the boat red He had a nice new cypher flex rod with a mitzvill 300 on it Yeah, but I'll look he had a long handled neck that he'd picked up somewhere in la And an old beat up mckinney tackle box full of plugs and spoons and a face hanging and that was all johnny No ax that was all he had red that bush you're beating around is getting pretty big Johnny, I don't know what you mean. Well, I asked you about possible motive and so far all you've done is evade the question Now, why should I do that? Well, that's what I want to find out Well, now johnny, you know of anyone who might have wanted mr. Hobbs dead You say you know him pretty well and I did yes, sir Well, no sir. No, sir. I certainly don't you're sure why elmer Well, he Well, nobody could want to kill a fine man like him johnny. He he was one of my best friends Yeah, at least while ever he was here. I mean, I never knew anything about him in la. I mean He was in business back there. I understand. That's right with the man. He called stew manly. Wait a minute What is it johnny? I'm going back to the office and call jay kessler again. Yes, sir Elmer was my best friend. Come on. Come on up to the office with me buster You can use the phone here on the dock johnny. Uh, no, no, come on, uh red. We'll see you later I'll be here, sir You look like you just got hit with an idea johnny Yeah, yeah, and I'm afraid it isn't a very pretty one. Oh, what is it johnny? Any of the early fishermen come in yet? Oh, yes, sir. Mr. Carson and they picked up some nice bass up above the power line crossing Good. I was thinking of going up that way myself. Yeah. Well, good luck Now what were you gonna say johnny? We're red and mr. Hobbs such really good friends Well, they were always together when he came here Of course, they were always fighting like cats and dogs over some silly thing or other but didn't mean it Oh now wait a minute johnny was red alone when he found hobbs body Yeah, he was and he brought it back here, but now look there went any of the boats up the lake Yeah, there were but red was searching that particular part of the shore alone But surely you don't think kessler told me something about hobbs insurance policy, but not quite enough johnny list Come on. Let's get to that phone No, if you're right that is no, let me handle this alone for the moment. Now listen jake Didn't you tell me that the insurance claim was filed by one of hobbs beneficiaries plural? That's right by his business partner in LA Who are the others just one other if you'd take time listen to it. You were so far enough when I drove you down Who is this other beneficiary jake? You're still sure hobbs was murdered, huh? I'll bet on it And now you're looking for somebody with a motive, huh the beneficiary jake like I told you One of them was his business partner jake and the other or is truly johnny dollar in a moment Our flag now numbers 50 stars And behind each star there stands yet another flag representing one of the 50 states Illinois state flag uses many of the symbols of our nation's great seal The ego the symbol of our national strength rests on a shield representing the states Indicating that the states and the nation are bound together for immunity their strength The arrows and the eagles talon indicate military preparedness And in his beak is a scroll which reads state sovereignty national union A reminder of the greatness of the state of Illinois and its pride in being a member of the united states of america Illinois state flag the flag of the 21st state to enter the union Was adopted on july 6 1915 And now act two of yours truly johnny dollar and the mojave red sequel Two people who I knew stood to gain by the death of el mojave's one his business partner chased to it manly in los angeles The other red barrett fishing guide at lake mojave resort who said he'd found his body Who professed to have been his best friend? I wanted I said as much to buster favors who sat there in the office of the resort Red do a thing like that. I won't believe it johnny But he's the one person who could have engineered the whole thing buster But why then would he lead us to the place where mr. Hobbes boat was sunk and point up the fact it was deliberately sunk and an attempt made to sink hobbes body with it Oh, there's a cover-up to make him look clean. Oh, no, johnny. Well, the boat would have been found in that cove sooner or later Anyway, I tell you you're wrong if you suspect red Look of hobbes business partner as a beneficiary too. Why don't you look him up? I fully intend to unless red did do it no and I can prove it no johnny Let's go back to the dock so I can talk to him again and see buster. I just oh, hello johnny I uh Suppose you've heard ham. Yes red told me you're quite short with murder. Yeah, I'm sorry Listen buster. Yeah, uh ham as manager of this resort. You know red pretty well I sometimes wonder that's what I came up here to ask you about buster. Uh, did you send him skiding out of here? What? We just left him down at the dock. You mean you didn't see him tearing out of here in the pickup truck a few minutes ago? Ham red. Where'd he go? I don't know but he's certainly left in the hurry Johnny Yeah No, I still can't believe it. What are you boys talking about nothing? I Ham is there a car on here. I can use oh, sure Take mine Keys thanks instantly buster I was poking around where red kept his fishing tackle trying to find that riggy barred for me last week Did you find ham? Well, I thought buster might know where the old kud got hold of that new spinning outfit silo flex rock Yeah, and a brand spanking new metro reel. Oh, yes. Oh, no All right ham buster. You just sit tight if red comes back here before I do comes back Yeah, say nothing to him about what we've learned just keep him here and tell him Tell him I'll return to talk with him later. Nothing else. Good john. No, no do as I say look boys. What's going on? I'll see you later. Well now Johnny Red was one of elma hobbs beneficiaries He was the one who found the body He had the fishing tackle that had belonged to hobbs And when it was discovered by ham prat, he'd left in a hurry all pretty incriminating Which is not why I took over ham's car West on 77 south on 95 and west again on 66 Item four a buck even for a sandwich in a coconut bar stone Item five four eighty for a tank full of gas at the sign of the flying red horse Then westward again and always with an eye out for red in the old pickup truck Finally as the sun was disappearing over the edge of the pacific. I pulled in the los angeles The real estate office of manly and hobbs was closed A directory at the nearest phone booth gave me j steward manly's home address 1308 pandora avenue in the residential section called westwood The neat white stucco house was dark the garage empty I let myself in through a back door by slipping the lock with the eight of one of my business cards It's hard to see inside But I didn't want to turn on any lights And that was a mistake Because as I quietly rounded a corner and started toward the den I guess wrong Somebody was at home wasn't that den behind an outclosed door And that's somebody knew that I was in the house There's only one thing to do try to blow my way through Well, mr. Manly you're just Red Johnny dollar it kind of kind of looks like I made a mistake doesn't it? Yeah red The biggest mistake of your life Johnny dollar in a moment a question that has been asked many times is At what age does a boy become a man? It isn't when he reaches the age of 21 But when the qualities of grit and determination within him make him face up to the responsibilities of a job to be done No matter what the difficulties On may 21st 1862 During the civil war battle at Corinth, Mississippi William H. Horsefall was serving as a drummer with company g of the first Kentucky infantry During the furious and deadly engagement. He saw his captain fall wounded between the lines Although as a non-combatant horse fall was supposed to stay out of the range of fire He rushed bravely forward at the risk of his own life to aid his wounded captain Ignoring the fact that they were in the midst of a continuing and deadly hail of fire from both sides The courageous drummer dragged the wounded officer to a place of safety There by saving his life Later on horse fall grabbed a gun and some ammunition and went into the fight But his commanding officer finally sent him to the rear recommended him for the Medal of Honor And gave him a furlough Gallant as the drummer's valorous actions were The officer felt that 14 year old William Horsefall was still too young for battle But horse falls personal code Had already proved him a man And now act three of yours truly johnny dollar and the mojave red sequel What common sense tells me red? What johnny that you and jay steward manley were in cahoots in the murder of elmer harps Oh, no, so you can't believe that you told us that harps had a silo flex rod a mitral reel in his boat Yes, sir. He did just like the reef found them red Among your things back at the lake or you found mine johnny that elmer gave me to match his Look Look what i found here in the manless closet This was elmer's rod and reel johnny What all strung up with a with a wobble right spoon on it just just the way he faced with it and he could cast so accurate You're sure this was his Well, here's his initials right on the butt and scratched on the reel to E h yeah, if you'd have looked you would have found my initials on the rod there at the lake But look look here look look what i found the corner of this closet all wrapped up like to hide it The axe and i'm no detective johnny, but just look at these marks like it was used to hack at some kind of thin metal The flotation tanks on that boat Maybe you are a detective red and a good one But why did you come tearing in here to la in the hopes johnny i'd find these things I thought from the first that manley might be the one My elmer never did really trust him. He told me that many a time But you didn't accuse him when i talked to you at the lake I wanted some proof manley'd not only get a hunk of hobs insurance, but a share of the business that's right sir No, oh i i pulled a little trick on him too. What do you mean? Well, i stopped along the way and i phoned him to make sure that he wouldn't be here for a while Well, what did you tell him i disguised my voice johnny real good that voice of yours I told him that this was a friend i said that i thought he ought to know that you were working on the case That if he'd left any evidence at lake mojave, he'd better get there and steer you away from it red And that that's the way i got him away from here so i could find this stuff But if he's gone to lake mojave, oh, I knew you could take care of him And if i did find these things like i did i was going to phone you there to be ready for him Well, then why did you attack me when i came in here? Sorry johnny, but i thought maybe he'd got wise and come back and maybe recognize my voice after all Exactly what happened red mr. Manley sir, that's right jay stewart manley and this is my wife mr. Deller red Shoot them kill them steward. They're burglars. Don't you see and we caught them robbing the house quiet mary I suppose that means we were right That you did kill your partner elmer hobbs that stupid old man fishing all the time instead of tending to the office Taking all the money mary, but now we'll have some money for a change on the business mary shut up I see you found old elmer's things. No, sir. This fishing rod is here. Not yours. No put it down Pretty foolish of you to bring that stuff here manley, especially the axe I'm sure any good police lab will find traces of aluminum from the boat on it kill him stewart They're robbers their fingerprints will be all over mary's right your prowlers ransacking my house And i can see the bulls of your pistol dollar so any court in the land will uphold my right to kill you and self defense And dollar You go first listen you think you can shoot as straight as I can cast a fishing plug like this. Oh, no Oh get back mrs. Manley I'd hate to have to sock a woman would you hurt him? Yeah, as badly as he hurt elmer harvester look that horrible fishing plug the hooks have ripped his hand open It's bleeding that red-headed old fool throwing those hooks at him Red that was a beautiful piece of casting you almost tore his hand off of that plug Well, johnny it was with elmer's own rig All right, I think maybe he would have liked that I hope so But you know what I hope the most johnny What red that the fishing That the fishing is real good up where elmer is now Manley and his wife Yeah, red had figured right The morning of the day that harbs was killed they'd rented a boat out of cottonwood landing a few miles up the lake Then ambushed him there in the big basin Bob coal at cottonwood had noticed the new rod and reel when they'd come back off the lake just before the big storm They noticed the axe too when he wondered about it Now he knows So from here on in it's up to the sheriff's office in the courts The expense account total including return of ham's car a few days of fishing and the trip back to hartford $307 even yours truly johnny dollar Our star will return in just a moment our flag now numbers 50 stars and behind each star there stands Yet another flag for each of the 50 states New mexico's flag is an ancient zia sun symbol a red circle on a field of yellow Radiating from four points which we might indicate as north east south and west our four parallel lines Four was a sacred number of zia the number most often used by the giver of all good gifts The earth had four main directions each with its own gifts The year had four seasons each with a different offering for mankind The day had four phases sunrise noon time evening and night life had its four divisions childhood youth manhood and old age Everything in life and nature was bound together in a circle the circle of life and love Without beginning and without end And in this great brotherhood of all things man had four obligations He must develop a strong body a clear mind and a pure spirit Fourth and most sacred. He must devote unselfishly body mind and spirit to the welfare of his people From this simple symbol the zia sun. We read the legend of a wonderful philosophy The flag's colors of flaming red and golden orange Represent the banners of ferdinand and isabella which were carried by columbus across the atlantic New mexico's state flag the flag of the 47th state to enter the union was adopted on march 19th 1925 Now here's our star to tell you about next week's story next week Some of the funniest old characters i ever meet And a 10-year-old boy solves the case Join us won't you yours truly johnny dollar Johnny dollar starring bob bailey originates in hollywood and is produced and directed by jack johnstone Who also wrote today's story? Heard in our cast were virginia greg harley bear forest louis barney phillips allen reed and russel thawson Be sure to join us next week same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly johnny dollar This is roye rohan speaking the united states armed forces radio and television service