 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar What is all this Johnny? Who's this? Roy Vickers new Britain mutual. What happened to Valentine? He was gunned down last night going into a hotel with his wife No, the police here are turning the city upside down trying to get a line on two unidentified gunmen Well, couldn't you keep him alive? I couldn't even find him. Well, this is no time to be yelling at each other I just left his daughter. Huh? She filed claim already through that lawyer Webster No, no, she didn't even know anything about him until the papers broke the story Well, I I'm sorry. I got annoyed for a second. Do what you can Johnny. I don't want a full report. Sure, Roy. Sure Tonight in every weekday night Bob Bailey and the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yes, truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the new Britain mutual insurance company Hartford, Connecticut The following is a further accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Valentine matter Item nine seven dollars for dinner. I had it with Inspector Charles de Baca, New Orleans police He was a haggard tired-looking man about that time all of us were You want some more coffee? No, no, thanks Two men both about six feet one dark suits and hats medium to slide bills one possibly 35 Yeah, they're possibly 40 a lot about ties up with the description of the two men who plug Valentine earlier and earned him a place in the hospital Yeah, we got more of a chance this time. Oh be some other witnesses Somebody has to tell us what kind of a car they had and what direction they went one thing They weren't using silences anymore. No, but they did a professional job I think Valentine knew him climbed out of that hospital bed to go out looking for him sounds reasonable How do you figure the rest of it inspecting? Valentine saw the newspaper story and knew his wife was in town He went over got her and I take it they were going to check into a new hotel when their friends showed up She just happened to get in the way. Sure. Why did anybody want to shoot her? Why would anybody want to shoot him? Well, because no matter what he was now I was playing it. He still lived pretty hard way back then Man who's lived the kind of life he has and done the things he has is bound to make few enemies to remember Now I think it has something to do with his family. I agree with you that Valentine probably made enemies all over But he wasn't the kind of man to get excited about any of those kind of people He pretty well knew how to take care of himself and handle trouble. That's why he was out looking for you sound pretty certain It seems to me that a Valentine had been expecting trouble from some of the old timers. He'd have carried a gun You got a point But then again, he was pretty gentled up You know how they spend most of his time painting huh at that house He bought out in Jefferson parish has covered with pictures. He's done since he's been out oils pretty good, too When he wasn't painting as he was listening to music You'd hardly think of Danny Valentine taking up the arts. I live well Gonna make call and get busy. Yeah Inspector yep, any objection to me going out and looking around that house. It's your privilege Personally, I'm gonna look around town for a couple of gunmen anyone out there now his cook. Name is your chino nice woman Okay, I'll keep in touch with the inspector do that dollar now I You forgot to tell me you looked up the old family lawyer Conrad Webster the other night No, I was trying to find Valentine the same as you Well, if you happen to run into Webster again, you tell him to drop in and see me, huh? He's missing I Didn't know what to say to that So I left him standing there and went back to my hotel and shaved changed clothes and tried to go over the whole thing in my mind I Did phone into the police station and find out that the slugs that had killed Valentine and his wife were from an Italian Make pistol a rumbarrow 37.5 caliber so far untraced Expense account item 10 cost of cab from my hotel to Danny Valentine's house and Jefferson parish How do you do are you Mrs. Yachino? My name is Johnny dollar Mrs. Yachino. I'm from New Britain Mutual Insurance Company. I'd like to talk to you if I may Mr. Valentine yes, not right now. Mr. Dara some of the time Well, if you prefer it that way Mrs. Yachino, but it's been a hard day here I mean mr. Valentine's death and his wife being killed with him all of these policemen in and out of here and now Miss Warden Miss Warden his daughter. Yes, she's here arrived two hours ago. She's stay here. Could I see her? You come tomorrow mr. Dollar, please and tomorrow Mrs. Yachino. Yes, mr. Ward. Who is it a mr. Dollar? He's from the insurance company insurance company. Yes, I'd like to talk to you Teresa Ward stood at the base of the iron grill stairway tall and dark-eyed And I saw that like her mother. She had a quiet intensity about her face that made it beautiful At the same time Ageless She smiled politely at me. I could only stand there without speaking for a long moment looking at her Then Mrs. Yachino excused herself and we were alone. I Wanted to talk to someone who might be able to give me a little more information about all this It's all quite new to me. I'll tell you what I can miss Ward My name is Valentine isn't it? Really Valentine. Yes, it is Well, suppose we correct that mistake right now. Sure. There's nothing wrong with Valentine From what a mr. Vickers from the insurance office in Hartford told me I had to be quite well off because of this man That was murdered you mean Dan Valentine. Yes, Dan Valentine Tell me he was my father who told her Oh reporters at home and your insurance company Mother told me my name was Ward Poor thing must have been difficult for her over the years keeping the secret from me. Yes, she told me she thought it was the best thing She well the same as he did Tell me about my father Was he a bad man? Oh As good or as bad as the Volstead Act made people I only met him a couple of times Awakened one morning and discovered that you're the only daughter of a famous racketeer who's been murdered Look miss Ward if he had anything to do with the way you turned out With what you seem to possess within yourself. I'd say offhand that whatever he was or did He thought of you Are you flattering me? I'm not trying to You seem like a very nice person and so do you mr. Dollar Will you tell me all about this, please? Well, let's see you're 21 isn't that right? Yes Just about 15 years ago or so your father was on trial for income tax evasion Just before he was convicted. He set up a trust fund with my insurance company to provide for you It's been paying money for your support in education ever since According to the terms of the trust all of the money becomes yours now that your mother and father are dead It comes to well over $50,000 I That's all there is to it. Mm-hmm. I suppose I'm grateful to him. I suppose I should be grateful I Can't say that I'm particularly sorry about his death any more than I would be if any other human being died violently somewhere But about mother's death I Miss her very much already She was holding up pretty well until that point then she let go I Held her in my arms and I talked to her I told her what I knew of her father's life and death She told me how she'd been reared so far removed from anything that might have been connected her in the least way with a Valentine name All together it was a revealing conversation for both of us. Mrs. Iachino brought us some food and wine How long will you be in New Orleans? Until all of this is straightened out you mean until they find out who killed my mother and father. Yes How about you? Oh? I really don't know After the funeral, I suppose I'll go back But I wanted to see him to see what he looked like what kind of life he led He was just an ordinary man, wasn't he? You've seen these pictures before no, this is my first time in the house look like Italian landscapes to me Very good Must have been something he had with mother. Hmm. She was from Italy May I ask you something? Yes How do you feel about him now? This is for your report for myself Since you've been here these last two hours, I I began to think of him for what he was Father I mean I'd like to know why he was killed and who did it. Will I see you again? I hope so Terry yes, I Hope so very much So do I Johnny I left her at the door that night with a warm sensation inside of me Something I certainly hadn't expected in the business at hand The next morning I was back at the house talking to Mrs. Yachino She gave me all the information she could remember about Valentine's activities All of it accurate but lacking in any possible clue is to the identity of the two men who had killed him and his wife I Had breakfast with Terry there and helped you with funeral arrangements Then I spent a solid 12 hours with Inspector de Baca who had still not located or identified the two mysterious men However, there were other developments This may be something Johnny. Oh Conrad Webster's been found huh up my lake punch train just identified him Who shot to death with a 37.5? Italian gun. Yeah, just like the one that killed Dan Valentine and his wife It later developed that the slugs taken from Webster's body when compared with those that had killed the Valentine's were fired from the same weapon The case took on proportions Every available bit of information regarding the two ex-big shots of the 20s was located red and reread It meant activity in cities like St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit and New York But no new information as to the identity of the killers. I went back to the house Here what is this you're shaking I suppose I'm being a terrible full amount of all Johnny, but they've been after me all day Chief little things Newspaper syndicate wants me to write my exclusive story as the shadow daughter of Dan Valentine Fairy princess of a racket take it easy. Take it easy even Hollywood calls a producer Oh Johnny, I shouldn't have come here at all and what would I have done Terry? And what would I have done? Make yourself a drink Johnny. I'll go put on a new face It had become apparent to me in the short time. I'd known her that she'd grown to love the memory of her father Also that the pressure of all that had happened was beginning to take its toll on her We were walking down the gravel path away from the house. She was quieted down. I Suppose I was thinking how nice it would be to kiss her I twisted trying for the gun inside my pocket, but there was nobody to shoot at the two men who had fired the guns We're already out of sight. I was alone with Terry Valentine who was hanging on the gate I caught her before she fell She was dead before I could answer There'll be the final intriguing episode in our story of the Valentine matter tomorrow tomorrow a sober lesson in how long How far and how deadly one man's hate can be? Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar? Yours truly Johnny dollars starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by John Dawson It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for another exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking