 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Johnny dollar J-O-H-N-N-Y D-O-L-L-A-R That's not right you forgot to capitalize. Hey, you're right honey. Let me hear you spell your name Capital J-I-L-L Jill capital O apostrophe Never can say that capital D. A. R. E. Oh dare Of course my last name is actually something else. I forget but my mother says I'm really an O dare not the least out about it I could see it in a minute. I Like you Johnny dollar and I kind of like you too. Jill O dare Think my mother's pretty. I Think she's lovely. Why don't you get married to her so I can have a daddy? Well, that's certainly something to think about and not a bad idea Now I'll be quiet before you wake her up. I'm already away with a plot like that being hatched I think I better stay away. Is there coffee Johnny? Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-pact expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator goes to Lee Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location a small cabin in the timber outside Brambury, Michigan To the home office tri-mutual insurance limited Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the next shurn matter expense account final page Item 15 one million dollars for a certain feeling. I Realize of course that the amount of this item is somewhat unusual and maybe cause for mild criticism by your accounting department Unless the accompanying report includes an adequate and detailed explanation Therefore to avoid unnecessary correspondence and delay. I'm attaching said explanation here with Here's your coffee Kathy. Thanks How long did I sleep Johnny? All a couple of hours. It's around four in the morning. The storm hasn't let up at all Has it? Oh, it's worse if anything Jill honey, it's four o'clock in the morning and your eyes are just about to fall out Now you go back there and go to sleep. Do I have to you have to Mr. Johnny dollar and you were having a lot of fun till you woke up. Well, that's life sweetie night now. Good night. Jill Proud of her. I'm crazy about her. That's what you mean. She's a great little girl She's the only thing I ever did in my whole life. It turned out right That bad Johnny It's no good. I know why you're here. I know what you expect from me and the answers. No, you're jumping the gun I haven't asked you anything you will you haven't done all this for nothing You're going to ask me to come back to New York and testify against Nick Sharon. I might ask you to tell the truth Is that just another way of wording it? I didn't see anything hear anything I don't know anything about it and I have nothing to say so Nick Sharon gets away with another murder. I Wouldn't know anything about that and sooner or later, of course, he'll kill you too He sent Benny Stark out to do it and Benny missed, but he's got other boys or he might even handle the job himself By now you ought to know that I'm not going to tell but there's always that chance you might change your mind and Nick's a gambler But he likes the odds on his side. He doesn't take chances whenever he can he stacks the deck. I wish I could help you Johnny But I don't know anything about it. I left before it happened How long have you worked for Nick Sharon known him two years? I'm not wide-eyed about him Johnny. I've heard what he's been What he may even still be a gangster hoodlum racketeer, but That's none of my business The club was legitimate. My job there was on the level and he never got out of line once and no doubt He's always been kind to his mother and loves dogs and children. I wouldn't know except children He's crazy about him. He was always buying something for Jill Asking about her and he also shot and kill milk riker. I couldn't say I see Well, you're letting a lot of people down People here in Brambury that you grew up with people that love you your father Dan Martin They got to do with it. You know, it's a great country up here I'd like to spend more time on it and it's big country big and beautiful and dangerous Like that blizzard outside there It's not the kind of country that turns out cowards Cowards your father said something yesterday That some people belong in cities and some don't and that you're one of the second kind He was right. The city's made a coward of you. You don't understand. They know it whole Mike Dan all of them Of course, they'll never mention it But you're letting them down and they know it and you know it Kathy. They don't have a daughter to think of It's not her fear. We're talking about it yours. All right. I'm scared I've got reason to be it's easy for you to talk. You don't know what fear is what it can do to you I don't it can push you and drive you and make you do things you hate yourself for and it can destroy How would you know? How would any of them know who haven't felt it who haven't been there? I think you're not alone. We've all been there. It's not the fear. That's important It's the courage you bring up to fight it. I've tried I've nearly gone crazy trying to think it out, but it always comes back to one thing Jill She's what counts. Nothing else matters And if you love her teacher to grow up without fear sacrifice anything if you have to even your life, but teach her courage There's nothing greater you could do for her. It's all right. I knew what was right Johnny. I Knew all the time. Sure course. She did all you need. It was a little push. Want to tell me about it now I was there at the club that night When it happened I stayed after closing had some presents for Jill and I wanted to wrap them before I took them home Nick and Mel Pryker were upstairs in the office. Nick was there. Yes. I could hear them arguing They didn't know I'd stayed and then go on I Heard Mel yell out. He said no Nick. No, and then I heard the shot. Yes I didn't even think I ran up to the office Mel was lying on the floor and Nick was standing there with a gun He told me to get out and to keep quiet I wanted to keep on living That's it. Yes, would you make a statement to the police testify at the trial? Well, you help me Johnny Will you stand by me? You know I will Because I'm scared I'll be scared all the way, but I'll do it if you'll help I'll help you Kathy all the way Why don't you curl up here and get some sleep? Come on. Maybe now I can It's gonna be all right Thanks Johnny Giving me the push. Oh You know something Johnny I'm with Jill I Like you too She went to sleep with her face against my chest And after a while little Jill came tiptoeing in and curled up on the other side And I sat there holding them both Thinking and waiting for the dawn So that's what I mean about a million dollar feeling True it wasn't my little girl or my big girl either But for the moment at least well that item still goes I'll still tag that feeling at one million dollars And I was sorry when the storm was over and a rescue party came up from town Because I felt I'd had one moment in a lifetime And I'd never find again The big event of the year in Brambury was the Christmas Eve show in the town hall There was music and a pageant and singing and everybody took part in it from the youngest kid in town to the toughest old grizzled Lumberjack from the back hills Jill was in the children's chorus and all Mike was to operate the spotlight so they went on ahead I took Kathy and Since she wasn't quite ready to face people yet. We made a point of getting there late I didn't care when we got there as long as I was with her We slipped in quietly and took seats at the back of the room The spring group from the high school orchestra was playing and no one noticed us not even old Mike Gabby's father was working spotlights. I Hope Jill does all right. She hasn't had any time to practice with us. She'll do all right We've been there about 10 minutes when somebody else came in and slid into the one seat between us in the door I didn't look around until I felt Kathy stiffen beside now. It was Nick sharing nobody gets excited now All makes any sudden worse. We just sit here quiet like he slid his hand over to feel inside my coat under my arm I'd left my gun at Kathy's house old Mike had been devious about it But with Benny dead, I'd seen no reason to carry it and after all it was Christmas Eve All right now. We're gonna ease out of here now without a track. No attention from anybody crazy And just don't forget one thing And that's gonna you See him right at the middle of Kathy's bank Let's go No choice. Can they come on Back of the room was dark. Nobody paid any attention. Somebody was always leaving or coming back in Come on. I got a car over at the side here Johnny We'll be right back Mike just gonna get some air. All right, Johnny But don't go running out before I give you your present. Huh here And don't uncork that until you're ready for some serious business. All right, I'll I'll read Thanks, Mikey. Thanks a lot. Don't mention it. Good luck Johnny Yeah, come on. Let's get away from here Johnny he's gonna get easy Cathy Joe go back Listen Look Jill you run along now Dan Martin he's a deputy sheriff and he's a dead shot better do like she says Nick take your hand out of your pocket and pick her up All right reaching my pocket Johnny take my gun Later Kathy and I walked around outside. We could still hear the children's car is singing inside Jill They bow live No, she saved Nick's life. What do you mean? That present your father gave me up there at the spotlights. He could see what was happening and he thought real fast That present was a gun then you I had Nick covered from the time we stepped off the porch. I'm glad he didn't move I'm glad it happened like it did. Yeah, so my I Thought we'd never see those stars up there again. You kept holding yourself Kathy You showed a lot of courage But maybe I can learn to show it I was just thinking Johnny looking at the stars up there There was fear in the world then 2000 years ago He had courage Expense account item 16 $230 and 40 cents incidentals in Brambury and transportation for two adults and one child Brambury to New York Expense account total $486 and 20 cents end of account end of report remarks Merry Christmas Merry Christmas to all of you from all of us here on the program and God bless you Yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by Les Crutchfield It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Heard in this week's cast were Virginia Greg Peggy Weber Don Diamond Ben Wright Jack Krushen Barney Phillips Sam Edwards and Ken Christie Musical supervision by Amarigo Marino be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking