 Johnny Duller Harry McQueen Med Eastern Indomnity Corporation now. I'm glad you call Harry What I just been waiting for a chance to run down to New York has some fun taking a few shows and some nightlife Yeah, yeah expense account of course now look we'll pay the expense account But not for a lot of theaters and nightclubs spoils for it Johnny. Can you come down here right away? Sure? What's the trouble Harry then diamond? Dan diamond. That's right Well, nice talking to you. Oh, what's that me it means? I suddenly think I have an important assignment in Podunka Timbuk to you mean you're afraid to get involved with a friend mr. Diamond It's just that I relish the thought of maybe living to a happy middle-aged is all Don't you remember what happened on that bank job over in Amityville? Oh, I remember not only a bank guy, but a police officer and the investigator from the insurance company All of them suddenly turned their loving wives into widows. I know Diamond so he's still in business, huh? Apparently not and I use that word Apparently he's retired from his career of crime and is growing orchids at his little home in Long Beach, California Yeah, on the dough from that Amityville job. That is when he's out there. Oh, where's he now? Right here in New York City, and he just happens to have lifted some $75,000 from a small but expensive jewelry store then lock him up and throw the key away What's more we want that 75,000 back Sorry, Harry is what your commission would be on a 75,000 recovery And after all Johnny with an unlimited expense account to go on Okay, Harry, maybe I'll run on down there and see you The O brings you Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator goes truly Johnny dollar Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the mid-eastern and demnity cooperation New York City The following isn't a kind of expenses incurred during my investigation of the PO matter So who wants to tangle with a character like Danny Diamond? But that bait Harry McQueen dangle in front of me was too much to refuse Expense account and a one seven seventy for a train to New York and a cab to his office on Park Avenue Friday afternoon Johnny week before last they were about to send a pile of money over to the bank and Diamond simply walked in put a gun on the man at the vault They didn't crawl under a table and then scooped up to 75,000 and slipped out into the street before the vault man could hit the alarm button Easy as that. That's a lot of money to walk around with he was careful to take it mostly in fifty and hundred dollar bills The vault man didn't try to put up a fight against Danny Diamond and get killed for sure Well, how do you know who he was Danny told him He what just like he identified himself on that Amityville job you mentioned like he did on every job he ever pulls We were lucky that no one got killed on this one. You said he's here in New York. Where I Understand the PD is gonna release him sometime today Release him. That's right Thanks to a smart lawyer and alibi. They can't seem to break and well, let's face it lack of evidence You mean the money that's exactly what I mean, and of course it's that money that we're primarily interested in Well, Johnny Who's handling this for the police department? Man over at the 18th precinct Lieutenant singer Randy singer. Yeah, that's the one but he's in homicide I don't know about that, but I know he's the top man on this case. Why there's been no killing Johnny Why don't you ask him? Yeah, why don't I? Very previous job the dapper Danny pulled there was a killing I was assigned to him I got to know him and his routine his methods better than anybody else in town, but not well enough to nail him down Yeah, yeah, I'm afraid that's true Anyway, they made a special out of this one and put me on it And from the way you say that Randy you haven't got very far Johnny. I haven't got the first base Sure, we locked him up one suspicion got the d8 or really cloud up and rain all over him But thanks to that smart mouth piece he hired and an alibi so solid you couldn't smash it with a hydrogen bomb Plus no sign of the money. Yeah, that's right Anyway, they're letting him loose and he'll go back to California free as a bird and 75 G's of the good You sure it was Danny diamond pull this one, huh? Oh everything Johnny his perfect timing his modus operandi that Egotistical trick of identifying himself the description of him is doing it solo the fact he didn't stash it away in a bank I've checked every bank in town. Well Everything Johnny says it's him. You mean it's he mm-hmm. What's your English Randy? No English English to heck with it. Him's the I mean, he's the one that did it But unless we can lay our hands on that 75 found you checked out where he's been staying what are you kidding? I went over with a fine-tooth comb nothing in his hotel room his luggage no little package left in the hotel saved nothing Gave us a list of where he's been what he's done since he got in town and it all checked out to the minute It's somehow he managed to stash away that water money You find it Johnny and we'll nail him now What's to have stopped him from passing it to some power for safekeeping? No, no, no, no Johnny you sure that diamond works alone He'd no more let anybody else have a gander at that money Why Danny wouldn't trust it with anybody short of the United States government and I'm sure he isn't turning any of it Over to uncle Sam ask me ready. You got a pretty thin case against him Yeah, but I bet my own life that he did this job And if you or I or anybody can find that dough on them or anywhere near you'll nail it you said it You want to take a crack at him? mighty thin case though Johnny Okay, if you're so sure that he's the one Randy. Well, that's good enough for me. What are you gonna do answer your phone? Hmm. Oh singer Yeah Yeah Well, where'd he Okay, then all I can do is alert somebody out where he lives to Yeah They let him go Johnny is on his way to where who knows okay, then I'm on my way. Yeah, where what are you gonna do the coin? A real corny one California here. I come Feels like acting with a miserable cold. 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It's a Reynolds Jerry Reynolds Minute I thought there was something familiar I guess I was wrong, but Haven't I heard about you somewhere? Oh, I don't know why not Danny Diamond dapper Danny. They call me You probably read about me in the papers lousy bunch of New York cops hang that jewelry store heist on me Yeah, something like 75,000 wasn't it? Yeah It's gonna keep somebody real happy for a long long time, mr What'd you say your name is a Reynolds Jerry Reynolds? Yeah It's right a pin that on Danny Diamond. I'd like to see him pin anything on me and not because they haven't been trying Trying for years Johnny. It's sherry Yeah Yeah, that's what I meant But they're wasting that time Just like they're wasting their time trying to find that 75 cheese. Hey look don't get me wrong mr. Diamond Call me Danny, but the way you're hanging on to that dispatch case. You'd think it was loaded with yeah Yeah, what about it? Nothing just forget I mentioned it Yeah, and don't you get me wrong Maybe you'll stay a lot happier. Let's say if you forget that you mentioned it too when I look Danny. I just forget it Sure. Why not? You uh, you live in Los Angeles. Oh Long Beach Why why just? Yeah What are you gonna lay for oh Just to spend some time with an old pal of mine. Yeah. Oh Oh Was he look section of LA called Westwood Village. It's out beyond Beverly Hills. Yeah, I know I know what's his name All that look doesn't make any difference. Maybe I know maybe we got mutual friends. What's his name Johnstone? Johnstone, that's right. Jack Johnstone What do you do always a writer among other things? Radio television radio I hardly thought you would something kind of familiar about that name See, I listen to radio. You know what I mean, that's an everybody So look, I'm going back in the galley. See if I could try not to drink out of that blonde stewardess Well, I doubt if you'll have any luck, but go ahead and leave it to me. You want me to bring you one Why not if you can't leave it on me? He carefully set the dispatch case in the seat But as he swung back up the aisle he kept half looking over his shoulder If I picked it up and tried to open it. He'd know exactly what I was doing Even as he stood there talking to the stewardess trying to force some money on her he kept his eyes on me But I had to find out what was in that case And what I could do was keep looking out the window and with one hand open the class son That much he couldn't see and when he came back to his seat with his hands full all I'd have to do How dumb can they be? Chicks to make a lot of extra dough make a lot of friends, too They forget the rules and then with that liquor they got back. Well, sit down. Don't worry about it Hey, wait a minute Two seats up that guy sneaking a bottle out of his coat Bet you a tense bottle get that for you and me wait and see Again he kept his eyes on me even while he passed over the money and part of the other man from his half pint bottle in the Small plastic cup he had But this time as he came back to the seat his hands were full see You got brains little money. You get anything you want. Yeah Hey here. I'll move this case out of the way so you know What The little case was loaded the papers that fell out that he quickly shoved back into it were not money Now they were clippings from the New York newspapers. Yeah news items about the robbery. That was all Wait, though. Was he using them in the dispatch case for a decoy or just a fan that ego of us You dumb clumsy fool. Sorry. Sorry. Sure. Of course. I listen I thought maybe you've done that on purpose. Yeah Well, I get it Sure about that little drink you promised sure Why not? Try camels the camel blend of costly Turkish and domestic tobaccos has never been equal for rich flavor Easygoing mildness real smoking satisfaction every time you light up the best tobacco makes the best smoke Johnny dollar and the PO matter There wasn't much conversation with Danny Diamond during the rest of the flight At LA International Airport after watching him pick up his luggage I spent on him three fifty bucks to pass it on a rental car and drove on down to Long Beach Hoping not to see him along the way. I didn't I got myself a room at the Villa Riviera and checked with Western Union Whatever that means New York police department. Would you read it to me, please? Yes, sir. I'll be glad to get it That was a typo should have been PD. Oh sure, but go on That's all Okay, thanks Just ten cents for that phone call then I wasted no time in getting over to police headquarters into a huddle with sergeant Raleigh One dollar we knew all about Danny Diamond What he is where he got his money for that house of his on phone drive and for living But unless he tries to pull something around here, there's And there's nothing we can do I know what you mean, sir But if you can get something on him and make it stick This whole town will love you dearly Something like that 75,000 robbery in new york All lieutenant singer told me on the phone. That's what you're on here for that sir That's a pretty nice things about you too There's anything we can do if there is I want to look at not only Danny's home But the luggage he just brought him in the plane I'm not already get out of search. No, no search warrant I look can you get him over here for a couple of hours before he has a chance to one pack and settle down I made real time driving here. He ought to be arriving just about now Let me think hey call him up. Tell him you want to see him here at headquarters. Can you get him down here? Sure, sure. He loves to sit around here and shoot off his big mouth and try and make fools out of us What excuse oh Tell him there are some prowlers around his place while he was away. Tell him anything Now look dollar if you're planning what I think and without a search warrant sergeant So far as you know all i'm going to do after I leave you here is take a nice long walk along the beach Well, okay Okay, dollar I drove quickly out to Danny diamonds address on fern drive A rather nice modern little home by the way in a very pleasant residential section Long beach has a lot of nice homes and this was one of I'd parked a couple of blocks away and as I sauntered as casually as possible toward his place A taxi pulled up in front of it out came Danny and his luggage He paid off the driver went in and I waited Praying that sergeant wyman would call him before he had a chance to Wyman must have done all right Within three or four minutes Danny came out the back door went into the garage then pulled away in a fancy little sports car I went over to the back door and found much to my surprise that it was a really easy job to jimmy it open Danny's handbags were still sitting by the front door I not only went through them but through every inch of that house slowly carefully overlooking nothing And that's exactly what I found Nothing Except that is for a large floor safe under one of the rucks But I knew he hadn't had time to get to it and besides the dust around it showed it hadn't been open recently No, randy singer was wrong If Danny did take that money, he must have stashed it away somewhere or left it with somebody probably back in new york Despite what randy had said about his operating alone trusting no one not even the banks about trusting no one short of the united states government the government Wait a minute. Wait a minute I beat it back to police headquarters and sergeant rolly wyman I kept him here just as long as I could Danny only left a couple of minutes ago a couple of minutes ago Dollar do you find anything? No I mean during that Well during your walk along the beach. No no no now listen That telegram randy sent me telegram. Yeah. Yeah make contact with p o he said P o well, it was a typo. He meant to say pd to contact you Oh, well, it was a lucky mistake because sergeant. I may be nuts completely nuts But I'm betting that p o is the answer to this whole thing To how he got that money out of new york out here where he could use it Trust nothing short of the u.s. Government. Huh feeling all right p o of course Hey, listen, you know this town where everything is for sure Then there's just one building around here. I need to know the location and I hope I can get there before he does The p o the post office I drove to was only a few blocks from Danny's home Danny's car was parked in front I slipped inside and waited behind a post One of the windows he was second in line behind a ragged-looking whiner who was counting out pennies to buy a stamp says There's three says Come on. Come on you drunken bum. Hey Clark. Oh, hello, mr. Diamond. I have a package for you That's what I come for I've been wondering when you'd call for it It's uh from new york city. Just sign here, please. Yeah, yeah Okay. Thank you, mr. Diamond. Here's your package I want his stamp I came out from behind the post bumped into the drunk and tore at the wrapper of denny's package Hey, what's a big idea? You're sorry It's you it's you and here in the package you mailed yourself to 75 000 bucks. Get away get back Oh, no Danny Okay Now on your feet I'll drop that Danny. Maybe the state will take care of that About that money forget it. Just take a look at that poor old drunk who was in front of you that wild shot you pulled off Murdered Danny Now it's murdered From here on in of course, it's in the hands of the law the courts As to credit for solving this one Well, actually it all goes to a simple typographical error Funny Expensive outtotal including hotel on the trip back to harford 397 70 yours truly Johnny dollar our star will return in a moment Constipation is something people don't talk about much But it can be a problem for anyone even doctors And when constipation occurs It's interesting to see just what doctors consider important about a laxative. 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Won't you yours truly johnny dollar Good and is written produced and directed by jack john stowe Heard in our cast where virginia greg harry barthel herb vigren james mccallion stacey harris and gill stratt Be sure to join us next week same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly johnny dollar This is john wall speaking Next a modern mystery classic agnes moore has eight suspense performance of sorry wrong number on the cbs radio network You are invited to attend barony birth fifth annual sports night cosponsored by gideon lodge number 140 and the albany olympic committee Admission is free. 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