 Johnny dollar. This is Jack price Johnny corpus Christy, Texas. That's right Brian Western life insurance company. No, no No, Johnny. I've just taken over the office of providential property insurance down here. That's a good company. Jack I'm not beginning to wish I had. Oh, what's the matter less than a week heading up this operation And I get presented with a claim for four hundred and sixty five thousand dollars. Wow But maybe I hope you could keep us from having to pay it I don't know about that And now let me see my commission on four hundred and sixty five thousand Tell me all Jackson. Are you fly on down here? And I'll be glad right I'll grab the first win. I can CBS radio brings you Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigate yours truly Johnny dollar Accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the providential property insurance company corpus Christy, Texas office Following as an account of expenses incurred during my investigation at the can canary matters After hanging up on him. I realized that Jack price hadn't told me a single thing about the case He wanted me to handle but who cares when it means a commission on nearly a half a million bucks So I don't want on the expense of $128 plane fare and incidentals Hartford to corpus Christy, Texas Price met me at the cliff miles airport. We piled into his car and head of a town Johnny at meet a reservation for you at the Driscoll hotel on north Broadway Oh, you get yourself a good night's sleep and you can start on this matter first thing in the morning What's the matter with right now? At least you can tell me what it's all about Well, the canary diamonds canary. Yeah, you mean there for the bird. Oh now way Matter of fact Johnny They happen to be the most perfectly matched set of yellow diamonds in the world a necklace a brooch and a solitaire in a ring Call the canary diamonds because their color no They were stolen from mrs. Clara barns Smithwick Tyson brown. Oh brother. That's a mouthful now Oh, it's me the reason she so loaded the jewels about everything else. No lady could want is a Tyson made a few million dollars in oil And when he died about four years ago He left her a considerable fortune mostly in the stock market Tyson JR I thought you said her string of names ended in Brownfield about a year ago She married young Augustus Brownfield. Oh, oh, I see Brownfield loaded to he's been up and down over the years Mostly down until he married the rich with her Tyson. What yet? How old is he ten or fifteen years younger than she is about 45? So that's it Johnny you and that suspicious mind of yours. What Jackson you make a suspect out of your own mother Look where there's nearly half a million dollars involved. You're wrong if you think he had anything to do with the loss of these jewels I'm sure of it. Yeah, we'll see. I've known Gus Brownfield for years. I'm sure he's on the level That's why in spite of all his wife's money He's trying so hard to make a go of his little canary business canary. It's just a small operation for the luxury trade What do you mean? Conquat squabbles leeching out things like that for the fancy restaurants real expensive stuff I see his customers are mostly places like And wands and oilians Roman Alps in Beverly Hills of the Shambore, New York Even some of the fancy cafes in London Paris and Rome But now how and when and where did these canary diamonds disappear? Well, it was several weeks ago. They've gone out to the evening. No servants Only the death will cook in her little room in the basement. The others were all off duty out of the house And when they got home she went to the wall safe to put back a pair of earrings When she opened it she found the canary diamonds were gone anything else taken no in spite of the fact There were other valuable things in the safe. They call them the police. I hope What did they find? No fingerprints Whatever prints may have been on the dial of the safe been carefully wiped off the only thing the police are sure of is that it was a professional job Only the two of them Yes, sure that but she told me when she reported the loss or she reported it. Yes And he was the only other person who knew that combination Johnny. They were out together that even where did they live? Let's go over and see him at this hour. Sure. Well, besides I told them I'd bring you over in the morning So what and if they don't expect us well, who knows maybe we'll learn more than when they do Johnny If this is because you suspect us Brownfield, did I say that it's what you mean it come on Jackson. Let's go see him Well All right, whatever you say Home was a mansion a beautiful place worth plenty of money Mrs. Clara Barnes Smithwick Tyson Brownfield was about 60. I'd say She was a lady in every sense of the word with a sort of quiet dignity that goes with wealth and good reading her husband Gus was at least 10 years younger and Well, he seemed like just an ordinary hard-working nice looking guy sincerely devoted to his wife Yeah, I must admit I liked him immediately, but then sometimes that's a danger sign Anyhow, he pretty much repeated what Jack Price had told me including the fact that police had gotten nowhere So if there's any way I can possibly be of help to you, Mr. Dollar It's not so much the money Mr. Dollar though heaven knows the diamonds do have monetary value That is the understatement of the week Well, yes, I suppose it is But when I think of some thief taking those beautiful stones out of their lovely mountains to dispose of them Mr. Brownfield you and your wife were together all the time the night they were stolen. Yes, we were attending a party at the home of No way. Yeah, I guess dear you've left us for a few minutes to go over to the gallery. He is why Well, when we passed it on the way to the party. Yeah, well, I'd noticed that someone had left the lights on probably someone who'd worked late Oh Frankly, I don't know Well, go on please. Well, the party had been rather dull. So I used that as an excuse to leave for a while Yeah, I drove on over to the cannery Took care of a few odds and ends at my desk turned out the lights and then drove back to the party Then we came home and found that the diamonds Mr. Dollar. Yes If you're thinking what I think you are that your husband had plenty of time to come here during his absence from the party Well now look here. That's the fact that he knows the combination of the safe young man. No But no, this is brownfield. I was thinking of something you said a minute ago About the thief disposing of those jewels, but dollar if you think for one minute I just uh hold your horses, please mr. Brownfield. Yeah, man. This is outrageous. I Refuse to listen to anything more from you. Yeah Yes, well, I think it better mrs. Brownfield if you want the canary diamonds back Next time you refresh enjoy your frosty ice-cold Pepsi Cola Sociability Charlie. All right, K. How's this Pepsi is light refreshes without filling you like to refresh have a Pepsi right now Well, offer it to everybody Charlie. I will enjoy Pepsi at the fountain. It's delicious at home, too Have one at lunch or with a snack At the beach Wherever you go wherever you're thirsty Pepsi is there. It's here, too The sociable song For the weekend have plenty of Pepsi around pick up an extra carton today CK. I'm sociable with Pepsi Everyone is and now act two of yours truly Johnny This is ridiculous as a mr. Brownfield and I suppose the fact that my canary business is not particularly profitable Oh, I didn't know about that. I suppose you've decided that that's a motive for the theft of the diamonds Why I suppose it could be couldn't it? I'll listen Johnny. This is ridiculous. Take it easy Jack. This is not only ridiculous It's insulting. I Must ask that you gentlemen leave this house immediately, mr. Price. Of course, now just no I've had enough of this Did I say I suspected your husband mrs. Brownfield did you need to know because I didn't mean to But that's right But I did say that your talk about how a thief might dispose of the stones gave me an idea You mean about how someone else might have taken them and we'll try to get rid of them something like that Jackson But who Johnny here's though young man I still resent your implication the liberator otherwise on the other hand mrs. Brownfield since your husband might seem to be the one Logical suspect young man perhaps I'd better play a little hunch I have before talking any further with you folks young jack take me over to my hotel My snide suggestion that Gus Brownfield at least could have taken the stones had got a reaction All right, but it only convinced me that he was in the clear the police had decided the whole thing was a professional job and it would have taken a pro to crack that wall safe and The pro would have since enough not to try to suppose in such distinctive stones in this country in or other the original settings I am pro would have some way of getting them out of the United States But to where and heavens knows he'd had plenty of time to get them almost anywhere So there are my hotel room still acting on a hunch. I was about to make a transatlantic phone call But I didn't not that Yeah, Johnny. Who's that? Chuck Johnstone Come in come on He couldn't stay away from our fair city. Yeah, how hard you know, I was here. Hey, yeah, sit down. Oh Why I just happen to run into Jack Jack price told me just dropped you off and told me why you'd come on I knew that if I didn't step in and give you a hand why That other Jack had never forgive me the other Jack Yeah, Jack Johnstone that wayward brother of mine out in LA Dramatizes all these wild cases of yours puts them on the air. Hey, you know something I've often wished I could drag that brother yours into some of these cases to see what it's really like You know all he does is write them up and put them on tape if he'd help me figure some of them out for a change Won't I do huh matter of fact? I have figured this one out. Oh, so now I have competition and Hey, you're serious. That's right. Johnny the man who stole the canary diamonds is now resting comfortably in a local who scout You're kidding then Oh sure Okay, Johnny Gus Brownfield is an old friend of mine So when the stones were stolen and looked as though Brownie might be suspect Well, I decided to play detective. Yeah, well keep talking dog And I hope you haven't let me out of business. That's right. Who knows maybe I have Anyhow, I'm pretty familiar with Gus's canary and the people who work in it. Yeah, and there was one man in his shipping department Well, when I heard about the robbery I started digging through old newspaper files down at the library Took me a week Johnny, but I knew I'd seen that guy's face before and sure enough I found this picture alongside the story of a jewel ice that took place 15 years ago. Who is he less Murdoch? That means something Fingers Murdoch safe man for that international gems gang back in 45s the guy, but I thought he got 20 years A good behavior got him off nearly two years ago, and he was working in Brownfields County in the shipping department Told the police about it. We descended on him a couple of hours ago gave him a cock-and-bowl story about having found some of his fingerprints around and He confessed well good good work. I'll not I've solved the case for you You can buy me a drink and be on your merry way back to Hartford sure and the jewels The jewels well Well, Johnny the police tried every trick in the book on him He won't say what he's done with them In other words my end of this case is only beginning What do you mean bring the dirty criminal to justice? That's for the police not me What I'm hired to do is get those diamonds back Johnny if Murdoch won't say what he's done with the man believe me Believe there's nothing in the world that's gonna make him You got any bright ideas What do you do? Well, you want to know something Doug you get a good question Smoking more now But enjoying it less So good So rich so Here's the reason why You can say that again Enjoying it less then change to camels the best tasting cigarette of all start to really enjoy smoking again Now back to yours truly Johnny dollar and the canned canary matter I went down to the corpus Christi central jail and wasted an hour trying to get something out of fingers Murdoch Dollar get out of here. Let me sleep Murdoch And don't give me this bull again about going easy with me if I tell you where the rocks are because I don't better Look listen to me. What is that? I'll just serve another stretch and then when I get out if you live that long Then I'll pick up the dough for them live on easy straight then you pass them on to a fence, huh? Did I say that down there? Now go on get out of here. You bother me Then I remembered about some of Murdoch's earlier activities about his international connections About the impossibility of successfully disposing of the canary diamonds anywhere in the United States Item 210 cents for a phone call to mr. Brownfield Yes, there had been a shipment of canned goods the day after the robbery to an outfit in Paris called Imperial import company The shipment was supposed to arrive there late today Item 312 bucks for a transatlantic phone call to Paris to a wormy little character named Louis Dumasack Who had another name for himself? Oh Devoted friend, huh? You mean as long as I keep forking over good American dollars for information Sure, somebody else came along with a bigger bankroll you'd sell me out in a second Sure, I mean All right now tell me just one thing What do you know about canaries? Canaries that's right That's not a very funny thing. I've just said oh very funny. So what about the canary diamonds? I've never heard of them, but I'm sure that for a slight consideration If I can I can find out all about them for you see for Now listen your old pal Francois Dubois on the fence. Yeah, I love him dearly. Now. What's that mean? Millions his maids modeling jewelry and paintings into this country from your United States now with your help at times But now what is it done? What is he done? Shop that he used as a font for his operations. You mean he skipped the country Doing what Should turn to a legitimate business Under another name what kind of business Produce from Russia cheese from parlor find sausages from Germany and can't tropical fruit from here in the States Any calls at the imperial import company that show then tell me where I can find him and I'll cable you a hundred bucks 488 dollars transportation to the airport to Chicago to Paris France Then a cab to the little warehouse called the Imperial import company and Somewhere along the way. I picked up a 39 cent kitchen item that just might help solve this case for me Francois Dubois on was more than a little surprised to see me surprise and What are you doing here in Paris, sir? Well, I want you to help me find some stolen jewel Oh, I help you After the trouble you have made for me in the past it is to laugh You go right ahead and laugh, but maybe I can persuade you By waving that pistol in my face I want to look at your latest shipment of canned goods from the United States can canned goods Come on now where do you store the stuff for this phony import business you're using as a front now if you will put down the gun Maybe do this door huh? Well, we see Wow How about this will you kindly explain what you mean by this introduction? Yeah Ten cases of fancy tropical fruits from the Brownfield cannery in Corpus Christi, Texas and why not it? Only one of these cans doesn't contain fruit. I beg you pardon As if you didn't know All right. Here you are take this and we'll get to work and just what is this? Well, now the buzzer. That's a fine old American institution. It's called a can opener Yeah, I'll I'll pry open the cases and you open the can miss you huh until we find a canary down All right, you know we'll start with this case right here You are going to wheel that can opener until you do miss you to layer 24 cans to a case ten cases That shouldn't take you too long though. You might raise a handful of boosters There you are get started brother. Have you forgotten you have no authority here in Paris? Oh, you've forgotten this 38 might give me all I need and Of course, I can always call in the police What I I won't unless you make me do the song I I would not like the police. I know I know if you want the truth when it happens I'll kind of hate to see them catch up with you Sure with you in the clink I wouldn't know where to turn when I'm over here looking for something smuggled in from the states Then I'm interested in at the moment is watching you get to work with that candle there well Go ahead to the song No, no, what do you mean by that it will not be necessary I Shall show you the case the very can that contains the canary diamonds That easy huh? We miss you each of them bears mark no no need to me And of course to the unfortunate fingers murder who stole them Too bad to be some man. Well, I'm really kind of sorry to hear that You are sorry. Yeah, I kind of hope to stand here and watch you sweat some of the rottenness out of your system Thanks to its Paris representative the company was able to arrange for getting the stones back to the US As for do the song well, I suspect he was long gone when the police arrived at this place Expensive out total including the trip home eleven hundred and twenty-one dollars even and Don't forget my commission on this one yours truly Johnny doll You'll recall this tuneful reminder of times past The Dennis James with something else worth remembering it's this You're so right to stay regular with Kellogg's all-brand see it's the normal natural way to useful regularity The whole brand content of Kellogg's all-brand Supplies your system with all the bulk forming food that you need every day. There's only one all brand It's Kellogg's all-brand So relieve a regularity from lack of bulk as millions do with a bowl full of Kellogg's all-brand each morning a double L hyphen B R a n it's Kellogg's all-brand Now here's our star to tell us about next week's story next week a wild flight across the country after a beautiful girl and Possibly a murder join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar in Hollywood that is written produced and directed by Jack Johnstone heard in our cast where Virginia Greg Jack Edwards Russell Thorson Stacy Harris Jack Krushen Boris Lewis and Tony Barrett Be sure to join us next week same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Greed for gold promises doom from a suspense on the CBS radio network, you know do only I've been leading up on hypnosis come here And let me tie it on you. I'm an officer of the law and don't approve of making a man to bulge his secrets However, I'll stand by in case there's criminology involved. I just want to clear up some of these problems officer sons They haven't got any problems. I'm the soul of contentment. Maybe that's your trouble You're too contented lie down Dooley. You're going to sleep. I feel so good He's under my influence. Now little tight get up go straight to the beer of your choice Astounding he's heading for Utica club Cuz you took a club will still take the trouble to age beer the natural way You took a club you see he's got no problem. He's a happy well adjusted beer mob Brewed by the West End Brewing Company of Utica, New York. You're tuned to 590 W. R. O. W. New Albany 530