 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny Duller Hello, Pat Hold it boy. I've already packed Yep, take it off in about an hour first play now. They can get it. How'd you know I've been planning it for months How could you don't happen last Thursday? Pat yeah, I'm going on a vacation far far away the sunny southern, California Little town of Ohio and to help me keep out of sight from such as you I'm taking along all my skin diving outfit Bye wait Johnny. That's right next door. That's a what the case. I want you to handle for us in San Diego Just change my plans Pat. I'm going to Florida. No listen. Why don't you drop in on me before you take off? Okay What just talking to myself? I'll see you 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 yours truly Johnny Duller Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford, Connecticut Following as an accounting of expenditure is incurred during my investigation of the Jolly Roger fraud Expense account item one taxi for myself and my vacation luggage to the offices of Universal Adjustment 436 Parley Street Hartford in the hope I could argue both Pat McCracken and myself out of taking on the case The last two cases I'd handle for Pat it almost cost me my life and I was beginning to be a bit superstitious about anything He had a hand in But trying to talk him down is like trying to talk down your mother-in-law Maybe your skin diving trick will help you crack the case But the main thing is you're going to California anyhow this way you can put your whole vacation on expense account Pat And baby if I know you you run down the case in about two days Come up with a swindle sheet for a couple of weeks Pat to say nothing of the commission I mentioned over the phone listen with you. You see the Jolly Roger was insured by Southwest Maritime Insurance and Liability For four hundred and sixty G's Bert Parker in their San Diego office can give you all the dope on it bird Parker Sure, you remember him handed you the Molly K matter a few months ago a very profitable case for you, wasn't it? Well, wasn't it? Yeah Even a lot. Oh, you'll clean up on this too the Jolly Roger You know it was one of the finest sea-going yachts on the West Coast. No, I didn't know but Pat Diesel job a hundred and ten feet long floating palace probably the most luxurious wooden hull job built since the wooden hull 110 foot diesel job. Yeah, and that unfortunately is why she burned to the water line before the weight of her engines carried her down to Davy Jones's locker Total loss, huh total four hundred and sixty thousand bucks gone. It's too bad Well, Pat it was nice seeing you again Now I got to get my plane to New York to get my plane for the coast But I haven't even told you why we want you to look in on this thing Pat I am going to the coast on a vacation remember, but I told you I told Bert that you were on your way You told what sure phoned him right after I talked to you. Are you dog? Sure? He's promised to contact the Mexican authorities that you may need to help you and have everything How are they involved all now look Pat enough of this I got to get sure my car's right downstairs And I can tell you the rest I know no no no tell it to somebody else You can't let me down on this one look we haven't got any regular man out there only a couple of part-timers like Bert Parker You know sell the policies with one hand and actors adjusters with the other I gotta go sure you see here I'll take that back and this one you see that works out all right on small accounts, but on these big ones Wow, what do you got in here case of Scotch have will you shut up a minute? Let me tell you life that it give you a chance to change your mind about taking on it here Here's the elevator excuse me lady. Sorry now. I still haven't told you why we smell something wrong in this whole case It's simply and clearly this Yeah, it's simply and clearly this The diesel yacht Jolly Roger was owned by one Paula Saganian ex rum runner ex gun runner ex shipping magnet Suspected spy through two world wars and generally undesirable character despite the millions he'd made During the last war he cleaned up by scaring some of the smaller countries into buying a lot of obsolete military equipment That was hardly fit for the scrap pile and in more than one place around the world There was anything but a welcome mat waiting for him and in a lot of places a lot of countries the minute He landed his seagoing palace the gendarmes would stick to him like flies to a molasses barrel just to make sure he behaved himself Anyhow trying to argue with Pat was useless. So I agreed to take on the case Expense account items two three and four $190 four cents plane fares and incidentals Hartford to New York New York to Los Angeles LA to San Diego Or I hope to grab a cab to loyale before Bert Parker to find out I'd arrived But I was met at the airport but not by Bert Parker Yeah, I thought you were by the description don't tell me they've got me on those wanted posters out here, too Oh silly I'm Jan penny mr. Parker's office, you know Southwest insurance and liability Maybe I'll take the case after all I'm going to work with you on it Oh, no, I'm sure I will you see mr. Parker's in the hospital when he received mr. McCracken's wire about your time of arrival He asked me to meet you here hospital. What's the matter with him? It's supposed to have been an accident hit and run. What do you mean supposed to be Bert thinks they tried to run him down deliberately who I Think he'd better tell you about it. Yeah, I think somebody better We picked up my luggage dropped it off at a hotel I phoned the place I've made a reservation in La Jolla and told them I might be a day late and Jan penny and I went on over to the Queen of Mercy Hospital to talk with Bert Parker On doctors orders. I went into his room alone Bert looked terrible So glad you couldn't make it Johnny Hey, you sure you want to be trying to talk Bert Look, why don't we Bert Bert take it easy. Would you look the doc said you have to take it easy Why can't your gal Jan tell me all I need to know on the case? Yeah, she said she thought it wasn't an accident She thinks Yeah threatening phone calls threatening about what very because Because of holding up on this claim Somehow somebody found out I'd I called Hartford after investigation who And they came to nice that he the honor of the Johnny Roger. Yeah Denies knowing anything about the calls, but they weren't kidding Johnny. That's why I'm here Then they probably know I was asking about Johnny Johnny better go back Drop this one over if they do know they know you're here. They may try Nurse Three hours later while Jan penny and I paced the quarter Bert Parker died The only thing I'd learned from him was that I'd better be careful mighty careful I Took Jan penny to the roughest toughest dive I could find Ray Kemper's cat club I hope we could both drown a sorrow or two. Why Johnny? Why did it have to be Bert? You liked him didn't you? I loved him. I loved Bert Another drink hey, Jan. Don't you think maybe Waiter Waiter two more. No, this is no way to Face it Johnny. Sorry to I Came out here like everybody does Every young female kid who's been told she's prettier than the rest, you know Get the movies Hollywood glamour all that stuff. Yeah, but it was rough was too rough And I couldn't play the game. They seemed to want to play out here I was all set to go back to the farm country and settle down to the same dough But then I met Bert instead of giving me just a lot of fast talk. He said he wanted to help me. He did Johnny really did Took me into his office here in San Diego, and we made this office Johnny. We did And he still didn't try to make any advances because he knew I wouldn't want that What he didn't know was that I loved him for I loved him Now he's gone Hey, look Chan, there's nothing we can do about it except try to finish the job. He started on the case that Well that put us here drinking too much and trying not to think of them and thinking of nothing else, but Thanks, but Here keep the change Johnny Yeah You're like Bert You're straight I'm glad easy. Yeah, maybe you didn't know him as well as I did but you cared about even after Well to do this and I Listen Jen. Yes Grab your coat. I'm taking you home. I'm all right. Really. I am you've got a double job to do tomorrow Here's as well as yours How can you talk? I know I know I'm out here I'm out here to knock off the Johnny Roger make sure the payment of the claim is okay At least that's why I came out here Now I've also got to find out who Yeah, and I'm gonna need your help All right, Johnny Come on. You grab your coat. I took her home to her little apartment on East Drive. I Didn't go up for the usual nightcap because it didn't want to And I knew Jan didn't want me to I Dropped into police headquarters homicide first and then traffic detail to see if they'd been able to dig up anything on a hit-run driver Who'd killed Bert? nothing Apparently the threat he'd received just before the so-called accident was something that only he and Jan had known about The expense account. Oh, I don't know call it ten bucks a couple calves couple drinks or maybe six or eight or I'm kind of tired tonight Bert was a nice guy Jans a nice girl In the morning, I'll call the hotel in Ohio and delay my reservation. They're another day meantime. I'll get some sleep I guess Maybe I'll even cook me up a dream or two about skin diving and sunning on the rocks of loy after all this whole rotten case is cleared up Get myself a good winter tan to take the place of this high eastern pallor. I've been trying to get off Hello Hello Hello Hello, I can't Jan. Yes, John. I don't Jan any friend you how who was it Jan? Listen, Jan. Oh, here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow Well, it may sound corny, but where they smoke this fire Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone who also wrote tonight's story Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking