 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar What and you're pitching Johnny boy Bert McGraw What's in your mind bird you in a job you didn't finish a job I didn't what are you talking about the Mason Dixon matter remember for sure Ruth Dixon's body was found on Newport Beach But you didn't find out who killed it Johnny. I figured that was a job for the police They want to talk to you about that and so do we oh Dixon was insured with our company for how much a thousand dollars one thousand You don't expect me to go back to Newport for the commission. I'll make off that to you No, but if you'll go we'll put the bill. Oh, how come? Yeah now Oh Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-pactic fence account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar And now act one of yours truly Johnny dollar Oh Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar To the providential assurance company 393 Dewey Avenue Hartford, Connecticut The following is the kind of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Dixon murder matter Expense account I don't want a dollar and 20 cents taxi from my apartment to the providential building Along the way I did some thinking A week ago a girl's body had been found on Newport Beach The Mason's and the Dixon's had each identified it as the body of their missing daughter. I Managed to locate the Mason girl That meant that Ruth Dixon was the girl on the beach Who had killed Ruth? Well, I didn't figure that was my job But evidently the branch of providential did why well, I hope Bert McGraw would tell me Johnny come in come in Yeah, morning Bert. How about this Dixon matter? I suppose you're wondering why I was so anxious for you to go back to Newport Well, I am kind of curious Bert. Well, I told you Ruth Dixon was insured with our company But for only a thousand dollars you'd save money by paying it off and forgetting it maybe But it isn't that easy. Oh, why not because of the Newport police for one thing Oh, what do they got to do with their insurance? Not a thing, but they have got plenty to do with our company and its representatives and last week you were one of them So so the Newport police a captain Lewis of homicide to be exact called here this morning Oh, it's Lewis Miller was the man I worked with a Lewis took over because Miller didn't follow up on you And he's very unhappy with you Johnny. I can't imagine why now Well, Captain Lewis says you left Newport without giving his office all the information you had on the Mason girl The Mason girl what she got to do with the Dixon investigation. Well, how should I know? Stella Mason didn't even know Ruth Dixon. Lewis says different, but that's beside the point We can't afford to have any police department in this country feeling the way the Newport boys do about our investigators Oh, come on now Bert. It isn't at all that serious Johnny We have to have police cooperation and we can't force them to cooperate So we try to build up a sufficient amount of goodwill but Bert Oh, it's too late to apologize Captain Lewis chewed out my boss my boss did it to me and I have orders to do it to you. Okay, so get it over with well I I'm almost through Except that no matter what it costs us. It's gonna be worth it to have goodwill restored You understand sure and whatever you do in Newport Please keep Captain Lewis informed see if you stumble on to something that might lead to the Dixon girls killer Tell Lewis about it. Okay, Bert. Whatever you say. Oh, no hard feelings Johnny. No, no, no everything's just fine Oh, good boy. Glad to see you understand For an expensive count like the one you're going to get I could understand the theory of relativity I took a cab back to my apartment that's item two item three eighteen dollars and fifty cents transportation of Newport, Rhode Island After checking into the Ogden Hotel, I called headquarters Captain Lewis wasn't in so I left a message asking him to call me Then I called the girl in question. Darla mason Hi, what are you doing back in Newport? Oh Just winding up a little unfinished business No, I'm a thing Darla If you're not busy tonight, why don't you meet me for dinner? Well, Johnny, I'd love to fine you say where Well, how about the yacht club today? I can take the cruiser for my dog and After dinner we can go for a ride on the bay. Oh sounds great See you at 8 10 Johnny Bye Bye Expense account item for $15 worth of American Beauty roses for Ruth Dixon's mother I Rendered a car and drove out to the Dixon home The moment I stepped into the house I could smell the heavy sweet odor of Oriental incense While Mrs. Dixon put the flowers in water. I located the source of the incense It came from an ornate burner on the mantel in the living room Behind the burner draped in black was a large photograph of Ruth Dixon And on each side of the photograph were two lighted candles Oh, mr. Darla These are the most beautiful roses I've ever seen Well, I uh, I'm glad you like them Oh, yeah, Ruth will too Thank you pardon. I said Ruth will like them too. I'll take them to her in the morning. That is if you don't mind Oh, no, no, not at all. Mr. Darla. I don't know how you feel about such things But I believe those who are fast on Never really leave us What do you think? Well, I uh I haven't given much thought to the subject But you should Ruth will appreciate these roses as much or more than she ever would have Do you believe that? Well, I um Well, I I didn't know Ruth when she was a lot Once she was here, mr. Dixon. Oh, that's right. You didn't well She's still here And if there's any doubt in your mind why you just come with me and visit madam desal Madam desal. Yes, she's been such a help and comfort to me these past few days Well without her and her teaching I'd have been completely lost This madam desal What is she? She's just an ordinary person But she has wonderful occult powers She can see Beyond the veil mr. Darla And she's promised to let me speak to Ruth as soon as the conditions arrive Do you know when that will be? In here Henry Oh, excuse me, mr. Darla. I have to put out this scandal. Henry doesn't believe like we do Why you've been at it again, haven't you woman now Henry open the windows Get the smoke and the smell out of Oh, mr. Darla Have an illness Dixon. What are you doing back in Newport? He's trying to find the man that caused our girl to pass on Oh, she didn't pass on Lucille. She died Henry really. Well, anyway, I wish you luck, mr. Darla I have a hunch i'm going to need it mr. Dixon mr. Darla. Wouldn't you like to stay to dinner? We aren't having anything fancy just left no missing boiled cabbage head Oh my Now what why I just remembered why I burned that incense And it wasn't what you thought Henry Dixon. It was on the count of the cabbage. It covers the smell That's not the truth and you know it. Oh now Henry look at that mantle mr. Darla She's made a regular shrine out of it looks like a heathen altar Henry Well, it's the truth and I wouldn't blame mr. Darla if he was afraid to stay to dinner with a woman like you around You aren't afraid to stay are you mr. Darla? No, of course not, but I do have another engagement Oh, well any time you can come you just let us know. Yes. Thanks. I'll remember well now if you men will excuse me You will and you open the windows in the back. Yes Henry Oh, mr. Darla. Yes When madame disall arranges that's odd When madame disall arranges for me to talk to Ruth, I'll let you know what she says Good evening Oh dear She hasn't been the same since Ruth's body was found on the beach mr. Dixon According to the medical examiner Ruth's body was in the ocean for approximately six weeks. That's right Do you remember if Ruth was going with anyone in particular just before the time she disappeared? The police asked me the same question I couldn't answer it. You mean you don't remember? I mean that Ruth wasn't the girl to be tied down to one man and Anymore and she's content to live like she had to after my health failed Did she date very often? Well, you know, she worked as a hostess at the yacht club. Yes, sir And she met a lot of rich young men there And if you ask me she dated too much Of course, her mother took Ruth's side said she had to if she was ever going to get herself a husband But she went with no one in particular No She never settled down enough Oh, what about her friends mr. Dixon was there someone she might have confided in She didn't have any girlfriends like men a lot better But um, oh there was somebody Well, I expect you could say he was her friend Too old to have been a boyfriend besides he doesn't have enough money. Who is he his name is sam hood He runs a small craft repair shop down by viking beach Viking beach is on the Atlantic side of newport approximately a mile from land zen Where the Dixon girl's body even washed the shore Once there I didn't have any trouble locating sam hoods repair shop. It was on the end of a large war For a moment, I thought the warf was deserted then I heard it But all the warf sitting on the water with an old converted pt boat and standing on deck tinkering with the controls With a heavy set man wearing thick glasses and greasy dungarees I was about to call him when he looked up Hi Can I help you? Yeah, I hope so. I'm looking for sam hood He ain't here. I'm going on his fake cake Oh fine Can I do anything for you? I'm his brother leroy Wow. Yeah, leroy. Maybe you can You want me to come up or you gonna come down? I'll come down. But uh, how do I do it? Stabs over to your left there. Oh, sure You're a stranger around here, ain't you? Yep. That's right. Well, I'm always glad to meet up with a stranger This is such a little bitty place. Most everybody along the waterfront's heard everybody else's stories A minute of time till they're sick of it What'd you say your name was it's dollar johnny dollar. Well, welcome aboard the carnival mr. Dollar Carnivore That's an odd name for a boat. Sure is ain't it? But I found it in a book Sure fits her and me too What's your line mr. Dollar? I'm an insurance investigator. Well, now that must be mighty interesting work Yeah, sometimes Um, you gonna get you to back them? Oh, thanks. Oh, well, I got a brand new plug around you here Need to head it out of the rapid. So if you want some no, no, thanks, right? You sure missing something? Yeah Yeah, oh Madam, I'll take a look around. You go here Of course, sir. Carnivore ain't no fancy yacht. Excuse me. What did you say? I said The carnivore ain't no fancy yacht, but she's all mine and sam's and I'm proud of it Now, where did you say your brother was Leroy? Um sam or he's visiting our folk down in august I would have gone too, but somebody had to stay in mind the store Yeah, you know what he'll be back. No, I'm not for sure But anything sam knows about soda. I we got real runny mouths in our family Tell me Leroy. Did you know a girl named Ruth Dixon? No one just to tip my hat to But sam did yes, sir That gallant sam they used to sit up there on the wall looking out to a booster island and they talk talk talk You know what about nope You're fat ramming you like what? Leroy you told me a moment ago sam couldn't keep a secret Well, he said she was full of dreams Man, you asked me she wasn't nothing but another two time and Just like all of them. Oh, that's not a very good opinion of her Leroy. I can't help it Sam was crazy for but she didn't even learn what she knew it How did your brother take the news of his death? Oh, just awful that way in left town. Yep The sam on a 38 revolver Leroy Oh sure most everybody who has a boat on something like that Hey, wait a minute. You getting ideas? No, just asking questions. Oh Well sam couldn't kill the I know it what makes you so sure Well, of course, he's my brother and how he was so broke up when he heard about the roof Why would you suppose anybody'd want to put a bullet in a pretty gal like that? I don't know Leroy I don't know I asked him a few more questions Watched him chase the seagulls off the raining once more than left At 7 45. I was sitting in the art club bar waiting for dala mason At 8 30. I was still waiting and at 9 30. I gave up and went back to my hotel I hadn't been in my room 10 minutes before someone started pounding in the door Yeah, yeah, who is it captain rule is open up Oh, good evening captain Nothing good about Fine thing you pulled you come over here to help then you go gallivant and off where nobody can find I called your office as soon as I hit town because the people you're working for in heartford told you to Now look that insurance agent said you were skeptical about there being a connection between the mason and the dixon I still am you won't be when I tell you what happened earlier this evening. Okay, so what happened? Dala mason was shot and the bullet came from the same gun that killed Ruth Dixon Act two of yours truly johnny dollar in a moment It is a very well known fact that symbols are important to men everywhere Whether they be symbols of country religion or honor They're a cherished part of the culture and tradition of all people As in almost all countries of the world the people of spain are very religious And in the spanish town of vendrell the people were having difficulty with a symbol A 300 pound angel sitting on top of 154 church steeple The angel had been there since 1784 and needed repairs to keep it from falling down on the heads of the parishioners But 150 feet is a long way up And 300 pounds are a lot of weight to bring down Well, there was a great deal of head scratching over the problem Until someone casually mentioned the problem to someone else Who happened to be stationed at the united states air force base in Zaragoza spain? It wasn't long before visions of a helicopter came to mind Because americans like to help other people everywhere The air force whirly bird lifted the angel from the church steeple Brought it down for repairs And later returned it to its perch So grateful were the people of vendrell for this active Friendly cooperation that they held a mass celebration of american day to show their appreciation Television and newsreels carried the story of kindness so that the newspapers and magazines throughout spain This gesture on the part of the united states air force created a new symbol A symbol of friendship and understanding That became a symbol of freedom The right of all men everywhere Now act two of yours truly johnny dollar and the dixon murder matter Expense account item 6 20 cents for two cups of coffee at the eat right cafe near my hotel Where captain louis proceeded to give me the details surrounding the shooting of jala mason She had been on her way down to the mason boathouse where she planned to take the cruiser across the bay to the yacht club As she neared the boathouse someone had fired at her and the bullets that wounded her came from the same gun that killed roof dixon So there was a connection between the mason dixon girls and if you want more proof i have like what Well, they both spent a good deal of their time at the yacht club. Yeah, but for slightly different reasons Ruth worked there before she was killed, but she must have known diala mason. No, no, that's not good captain You go to the district attorney with that kind of evidence and he'll throw you out of his office He'll want proof. They knew each other and how well. Yeah, I suppose What about darla, what can we see her and the doctors tell us we can she still hasn't regained consciousness Hey captain Do you know where the masons have the work done on their cruising? Yeah, and that's another thing that's sam hoods place. Have you questioned him? Never had a chance to According to his brother. He's way on some sort of vacation down georgia Left the day the dixon girls body was identified. Are you sure he's still on georgia? Well, I can ask the augusta police to check up on him if he is Have them tell him about darla being shot up and find out if he knew her. Okay Well, you ready? Yeah No one was seen prowling around the mason place tonight. Nobody else was down at the boat house Thanks, johnny Sure, and stop being so formal. My name is pete. Okay, pete. Well, I guess we've done all we can for a while I'm not so sure You know, what do you mean? I'm not sure about that either But I have an idea Or maybe I ought to call it a hunch about what? Well, I I like to sleep on it first If it's all the same to you. Have I anything to say in the matter? No, not a bit It was late and I was tired so I did the obvious thing and went to bed Early the next morning I called the hospital Dalla mason had regained consciousness and would recover But she couldn't be questioned for another two or three days. So I finished dressing and went down for breakfast I was crossing the lobby when someone called me Mr. Darla Oh, mr. Dixon, I've been waiting to see you. Well, you should have called I'd have come right down Oh, no, I was afraid I'd wake you up and I didn't want to do that. That's very thoughtful of you Mr. Darla, is there someplace we can go and talk? Well, is my room? Oh, no, I mean, well, it wouldn't look right, you know Oh, well, and uh, how about over here? Looks like a nice quiet quiet. Yes, this this will do nicely Mr. Darla remember, I told you about maddened assault. Yes. I remember Would you like to sit down? Oh, no, I'm too excited to sit excited about what? Well, I've been trying to tell you About maddened assault and what happened last night? What did happen? The conditions were right I think about the conditions They were right Remember, I told you maddened was going to let me speak to Ruth when the conditions were right. Well, they were last night Oh Well, aren't you interested in what Ruth had to say? Oh, yes. Yes. I am mrs. Dixon She told me who killed her mr. Darla What? Yes, sir. Just as plain. I heard it from Ruth and there's no doubt about it. It was her voice. All right Mrs. Dixon exactly what did Ruth say about the person who murdered her? Oh, Ruth described her to a T She said it was a woman young dark hair Brown eyes and a big red scar on the back of her left hand I see You seem disappointed mr. Darla I guess I was doing a little wishful thinking mrs. Dixon Well wishful thinking or not Ruth told me who it was that killed her or her name too Well, she didn't know her name But that big red scar now you find a woman who has a thing like that on the back of her left hand And you'll have the guilty party. Yes. Well, I'll look for someone like that today mrs. Dixon Now come on. I'll buy you some breakfast An hour later back in my room. I put in a call to camp in Lewis Morning Johnny morning Pete. How do you know? Well, we heard from the Augusta, please. Yeah Sam hoots in Augusta. All right in there for over a week Did they ask him if he knew the mason girl? I said he did Said the mason's used to let him and his brother service a cruiser. Uh-huh Johnny When are you gonna stop playing games and tell me your idea? Aren't you mean Pete and I'll tell you just as soon as I get back from the library The library when while you're waiting call back to Augusta police. Have them get hold of sam hoot again What for ask him who named his boat? What yeah, ask him if it was his idea to name his economy or his brother Johnny are you feeling all right never felt better and I'll see you in about an hour I found what I was looking for in the library Then went back to captain Lewis's office and told him what I was now beginning to believe While I was there sam hoot called from Augusta with the answer to the question the police had asked him Then I went alone down to the work on Viking beach Roy hoot was sprawled lazily over the deck of the connoisseur trying to sleep and at the same time keep an eye on a fishing line He tossed over the side I started down the steps toward the boat Well door's gone. Hi there mr. Dollar. Ah, morning Leroy Man, I sure didn't think you'd be back down here so soon You know sam he's back here. Yeah, I know You haven't any luck. Hmm. No, no, no just making believe a real fishing. You got to go out beyond gooseberry island How about taking me someday? Why sure Man, you just say the word and we'll go right now. Oh, no. No, I'm afraid I couldn't do that this morning Learod. Well, you just let me know anytime Yeah How fast this boat cruise 25 knots. I ain't that something Fastest boat queen here in the navy station. How long would it take you to get over to the mason home and back again? Why wouldn't take no time at all I come yes, sir. Did you know darlin mason was shot last night? Heard something about it. Yeah Do you know darlin mason learoy? How could I know somebody like that? I don't know But if you didn't know her Why did you try to kill her last night? You joking no, not a bit. Oh come on now, man What do you mean? I tried to kill her last night. That's what I said. That ain't funny. That ain't one bit funny But it's a truth, isn't it the truth Now who told you that dollar what? What she couldn't know why not Because the paper says she's still unconscious Besides she couldn't see nobody around that boat house last night. It was too dark because it was the night she killed Ruth Dixon You know, you're beginning to get me riled dollar. That's it. It's your whistle Coming around here with all kinds of lies saying I killed Ruth Dixon. I didn't say it your brother did Sam Oh, man, now you're really lying Sam's in august and you ain't seen we talked to him on the phone this morning He told us about you and Ruth Dixon and the mason girl and every other woman who comes around here Well, just because I try to make a little time with them. That don't mean I killed nobody Sam told us differently Roy He told us that you can't stand to have a woman laugh at you every time a girl has you've tried your best to make a sorry for it He really You really did talk to sam What do you think? I But why would he tell on me? Why? He never has before he didn't want to leroy. That's why he left here when he did he needed time to think Decide what to do about his brother About you What's going to do about it? What I have to do Take you in No, nobody's taking me anywhere. I don't want to go and anybody cries. They're gonna be sorry. Where are you? Where are we come out of there? I'm coming You look out dog. You look out. You don't pass stopping me Where are I come back? No, Johnny You all right. Oh, yeah, I'm just fine Come on up all over Yeah captain, I know Tell me something if I can what put you on to him in the first place Two things You see he liked the girls wanted to be a lady killer But they'd only laugh at him and he couldn't stand that I see but the big thing is What do you name this boat? I don't get it Well a man like Leroy not much education He'd have to have a real reason for wanting to name it that but why what's so special about that? You over here a bluebeard a lady killer sure who hasn't Well conno more was his real name I saw mrs. Dixon late that same afternoon I'm afraid she was a bit disillusioned Having been so sure that the person who had killed her daughter was a woman But there was one funny thing On the bank of Leroy's left hand with a long red scar Expense account total including car rental hotel bill and transportation back to Hartford 968 dollars and 20 cents yours truly Johnny dollar Now here is our star to tell you about next week's story next week a case that couldn't be solved because there was no solution And yet Well, join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar? Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey originates in Hollywood written by Charles B. Smith It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Herdinar cast were Jean Tatum, Jeanette Nolan, Frank Nelson, Russell Thorson, Sam Edwards and Austin Greene Musical supervision is by Amarico Marino Be sure to join us next week same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar This is Dan coverley speaking