 Johnny dollar George read here Georgie house Floyd's of England holding up this hot weather No, I can't sit on a wait wait Even the World War one fighter pilot who made such a name for himself came from right here in Hartford That's the one. Oh sure one of my boyhood heroes. Yeah, Frankie the flying fool I call them big black over at the library about the couple of dozen enemy planes He brought down which was quite a record in those days Yes, something of a legend too because he gets shot down one day be right back in a year the next Yes, just didn't know when to quit Well, he isn't still alive. Is he no, well, I think so. No Johnny. Mr. Franklin died a few days ago Only a few leaving a considerable amount of life insurance with our company, of course Oh, I see over a hundred and ten thousand dollars That's to be divided equally between his two sons Randolph and Philip or of course the survivor Oh, what's your problem? Randolph is no problem. He lives right here in Hartford As a matter of fact he buried his father Now what do you mean by that? Sure, why not? CBS radio brings you Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigation. Yours truly, Johnny Duller Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny Duller to Floyd's of England North American office Hartford, Connecticut Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the twisted twin matter Floyd's of England hands me some pretty screwy cases But I love them because they always put money in my pocket sometimes plenty So expense account item one a dollar ten for a taxi over to George Reed's office in the big new building on the square Yes, Johnny as you mentioned over the phone Franklin Franklin was one of the wildest most daring aviators in all of World War one Yeah, from what I've heard and read about him flying and fighting was a kind of obsession with him That's exactly what it was an obsession. It was more than that. It was a mania Yeah, they simply couldn't keep him down They could blast his plane out of the sky fill him full of lead, but within a day or two he'd be back up there fighting again Yeah, I must have been a real nut about it, huh? That's almost an understatement. So what about him George? Well a few days before that war ended flying through a storm on the way back from a mission over Germany He crashed into a mountaintop not from enemy fire mind you he'd shot down three folkers that day single-handed But because of his own wild miscalculation, but it didn't kill him. No, but he was badly injured Very badly didn't regain consciousness for days when he did when they told him he'd never be able never be allowed to fly again. Well Johnny the man literally went out of his mind No kidding that hadn't been for his family's money Franklin would probably have spent the rest of his days in a mental hospital Kind of a shame for a man like that. Well, you must remember that even from childhood. He was a pretty erratic Well anyway after a few years of expensive medical and psychiatric care He apparently recovered both physically and mentally. He was able to manage the estate His parents left him and marry and raise the two sons I mentioned the twins Randolph and Philip now his sole heir. What about his wife? Their mother Grace Franklin died when they were born. I see twins you say yes identical absolutely identical in appearance What do you mean by that? Well, Johnny? They both inherited some of their father's Instability now you'll see what I mean when you meet them That is if you do meet them both. Yeah, Randolph living here in Hartford as a salesman He's on the road for a big machine tool manufacturer and so far as we know doing all right and Philip From what little we know about him Philip the stupid one Well, the last we heard he was a Henchman I guess you'd call it the man named Carlo Fazzetti Fazzetti. Yes the mobster up in Chicago. Yes That's a money unpleasant dealings with Fazzetti one time Well, have you contacted him ask him what he knows about Phil? No Carlo Fazzetti. Yes. Oh, that's bad medicine. I realize that but if the company's wanting to pay good money for it I'll try to make contact with him see if I can elicit his help for a change So it may not be necessary. Oh and your important contact will be Randolph Okay, because according to him Philip died about a year. Okay, then I oh Yes Well in that case George, but he hasn't been able to give us any proof and that of course is what we must have proof one way or the other Well, John, there's a fee on this one I mean after all if I should end up having a tangle with Carlo Fazzetti your usual commission on the face value of the problem and expenses and Reasonable expense. Oh, okay, Georgie. Here we go again. I'll act to of yours truly Johnny dolly Charlie the dominant Randy Franklin's apartment might better have been named gimpy because it is mental limp Mr. Franklin cheese, I don't know you don't know how should I well he does live here, doesn't he sure a part of the time Huh, sure. He's a traveling salesman some tool. Yeah, we'll ring as a mister He's out of town just as much as in sometimes a couple of days sometimes a month away. Okay now Will you please man? What a life. That's what ought to get me a job like that traveling all around Ring his apartment, please. I like this this standing around his fancy dump in his hot uniform You think it ain't hot this kind of weather. I'm sure it is now boy You'll just when I think how I could be traveling around all over seeing the sites meeting a lot of good-looking Dames Showing them all a big time Charlie. Will you ring mr. Franklin's apartment and see if he's in you think I ain't Responsible enough to get as good a job as mr. Franklin or anybody yet Huh? Bring up his apartment. That's right. I can't do it. Can't do what I mean A phone got busted a couple of days ago, and I forgot the ball repairman What's the number of his apartment a four a in the fourth floor, but like I said, okay, thanks. Yeah, well like I was saying Randy Franklin was in He was mid-30s maybe tall rather good-looking with black hair gray eyes But there was something about the way he used those eyes a funny Shiftiness about them and he was nervous terribly nervous with a trick of twitching his head so quickly I almost expected his neck to snap His handshake was warm and friendly enough though, but his hands trembled He drummed his fingers on the arm of his chair and kept adjusting his tie Touching his forehead running his fingers down the edge of his jacket Of course, I wish you could find Philip as a dollar, but you can't are you seem pretty sure that Franklin I am absolutely sure Philip is dead it happened about a year ago, and Mr. Dollar was my fault Now why do you say that Philip lived in Chicago he worked for he worked with a man named Carlo Vizetti So I've heard you were you know who does that he is I've met him. Oh I see yeah, then you understand why dad was dad was very disappointed in Philip and when it became sick and Philip couldn't come Here to see me well was about that time I had to go to Chicago on business I ran into Philip and I told him that Mr. Dollar I told him that unless he came back here and squared things with dad got himself a legitimate job and settled down Dad would cut him out of his will out of the insurance. Oh, is this true? Yes. I believe that might have cut him off Well not serious to me that would have been to your advantage Thank you, but I prefer to get along on my own which is why I wish you could find Philip now But you can't are you said that before of course the share and dad's estate Of course, I'd welcome that but not all of it if it meant cutting off my own brother and You look as though you don't believe oh, I'll just just keep talking Randy The point is the threat of losing some of the estate is weighted Philip Lie back here with me See dad But then then Mr. Dollar. Yeah well Mr. Dollar, I look are you are you always this nervous Randy? No, it's just when I think about what happened And then with such a frightening such a terrible such a shock to me. I I Don't think I'll ever get or when what happened probably probably accounts for these these lapses these Blackouts occur when I can't remember things lose track of things Weeks at a time when what happened Randy the airplane Unscheduled we ran into a storm of the Alleghenies. We crashed into a mountaintop. Oh I see Do you? Do you really do you know what it meant the same kind of a crash that years ago cause dad goes cause my dad Yeah, I'll lose his sanity for a while. No You mustn't say that he was the same as you and I it was just the fear the terrible uncontrollable fear and shock at Only three of us so far as we know managed to crawl away from the wreckage the pilot little girl and myself Even we and we were badly injured We didn't know about each other until much later because we all crawled away in a different in different directions When I was found I'd been unconscious for for several days Like your father after his crash during the war. No Please don't Please I'm sorry They found Phil's remains in the wreckage the wreckage of that plane burned completely That is why the morbid-minded men at your insurance company can never have this sort of proof. They seem to want Poor Phillips buddy. Oh, I see In any event though, it looks as though you're the sole beneficiary of your father's insurance And I tell you I don't care. Don't you understand that? If you like I'll give Philip share to some some charity Randy give me the name and address of the company you work for him. It's in New York at the oh Why because I've suddenly got a real crazy hunch real crazy don't Don't use that okay, then I got myself a real wild hunch How's that huh? Yeah, instead of going on back to the insurance company and telling them to pay off this policy to you the sole survivor Yes, yes, mr. Dove already. I'm gonna continue my search for your brother search Fulfill it after all I just finished Are you serious mr. Dove? I sure am but I told you you told me just stick around Randy And now act three of yours truly Johnny dollar and the twisted twin matter Expense account item to 30 a 20 for a day in New York Locating and checking with the machine tool company that Randy worked for Well by the time I got back to heart for the next morning. I'd learned plenty about him He'd been a good salesman forum for years, but not lately not since the plane crash And he never had a satisfactory explanation for long absences from his job They were seriously considering dropping in from the sales force Now in other words, he had plenty of use maybe me for his father's insurance money all of it despite what he told me So maybe if Phil was still alive But when I went over to Randy's apartment again, he wasn't there Okay, then item three on the expense account is 52 10 plane fare to Chicago and his four five and six are 30 cents for telephone calls to my old underworld contact on well an ex arsonist by the name of smoky Solomon Item seven a hundred bucks cash to smoky when he dropped me off at Carlo Fazzetti's hangout Which as might be expected was an exclusive apartment out near the Ambassador East What I didn't expect was the man who opened the door Yeah, I want to see Carlo Fazzetti. My name is Randy huh So this is the answer What are you talking about mister? Oh, don't give me that Randy So you've been playing it both ways You ain't making no sense buster, so go on get out of here get lost just a minute there Randy What's this Randy stuff? My name's Phil Phil Franklin. Oh, you know no get out Should I know bosses jerky comes in here My dear old friend Johnny dollar, huh? Oh friend Why of course since you can't possibly be trying to tie me in with some of your insurance trouble for once Come in dollar. Come here. Yeah, sure Yeah, Phil there boss make an extra one of them drinks for mr. Dollar here my old friend Johnny dollar Now wait a minute, I want to talk Sit down That's uh, that's Phil Franklin. Yeah, don't be Phil Frank You sure that course, I'm sure he's been with me for years off and on off and on One of my good boys once but now I don't know why I keep him around See listen, did I say keep him around? Half the time he's here doing odd jobs around the place serving the booze helping himself to it Half the time I get the boys are looking for him. Sometimes he's gone today. Sometimes for weeks Yeah, he used to be one of my good boys. There was somebody knock him on the head about a year ago Yeah See he cracked up in an airplane. Oh, he did huh? I know what would dopey Phil be doing aboard a airplane, huh? Thanks, boss. Yeah, that's the boy Dollar why'd you come here to see me up out? Only a drink up first here color Just there this drink to yours, but if you don't mind I'll hang on to this glass Sorry, I gotta get going see you next time. I'm here in Chicago. Maybe I Rant the highball glass carefully in my hand just stuffed it into my pocket then spent item 8 490 for a taxi Item 9 another 52 10 for a plane ticket back to hyper item 10 a buck and a half for cab to my apartment Well, there I picked up my car and drove over to Randy's place. He wasn't there Item 11 $10 to the doorman Charlie to keep his eyes open for once in the phone me when Randy came in and to keep his mouth shut Well, as I might have expected Charlie's call didn't come until five days later Item 12 485 for tank for the gas At police headquarters. I picked up lieutenant Tim Waverly who spends most of his time in the lab not in uniform I gave him the highball glass some instructions then together we drove over to Randy's apartment and this time he was in Yes, oh Mr. Dollar. Yeah, that's right. You've been away right away. Oh Well, yes, I guess I have I guess so oh Tim Waverly a friend of mine Randy Franklin. Hi, Mr. Franklin How do you do just uh? Just where were you Randy? What does it make any difference where? Well, I miss a dollar. I I don't know. No, I'll bet you don't know All right, let him sit. Sure Mr. Franklin Have you ever seen this glass before here take it what I said take it here. All right Well, have you No, I can't say that I have okay. Thanks. Let me have it back Of course here want to take it back to the lab Tim the lab. No need to Johnny These prints are identical. All right, Mr. Donald. What's this all about? Randy Franklin, huh and Phil Franklin true What yeah, so ever since that plane crash, huh, please don't talk about that again. Oh, oh, sorry Fridge you'll get all nervous all upset again. Yes. Yes. Don't you see this this last blackout was right after you were here before I got huh? Yes, you expect me to believe you don't know where you went where you've been ever since then It's true. Mr. Dollar. Are you kidding? I saw you in Chicago posing as Phil. No, what do you mean? No, it's not true Those identical fingerprints on this highball glass prove it. I don't know what you're talking about. Why what kind of a racket Were you trying to pull darling? You have some wild some crazy idea that maybe no don't talk like that I Like that. Do you hear? You just keep your hands to yourself. No because you're trying to upset me again But I won't let you get out get out of here. Just a minute. I'll show you coming here this way You hear me? All right now Randy. Oh, please please take it easy Johnny. You hit him pretty hard and that isn't all Tim Let me have your gun my gun. Yeah, give me now. Wait a minute. Thanks. All right now Randy Johnny You're out of your mind. I'm I stand back. No Johnny. No, please If I didn't know you okay, okay, it was a shock that knocked him out Tim. I know You not only didn't hit him you didn't try to but that's right Now let's get him over to old Doc Parsons. Dr. Parsons. Yeah, the psychiatrist. Yeah, come on. Give me a hand with him And doctor it was a guilt complex that ordered all about huh this condition of his plus shock mr. Dollar You see Randolph had built up this complex as a result of his brother's death in the plane crash Mm-hmm, and you must remember that Randolph felt responsible for Phillips death And afterward during his blackouts he I really thought that he was Phil exactly Of course, you were taking a big chance mr. Dollar This new shock might have killed him. Oh, don't I know a duck? But you know when I suddenly realized what it was all about. I know fortunately it worked his intense excitement which Ordinarily might have resulted in another one of his blackouts sent him back into the Phil personality Well that excitement plus the shock and pain when you struck him Then his overpowering fear when you stood over him pulling that trigger apparently trying to kill him Well dollar they were a perfect match for the pain and the terror that existed during the plane crash That made him the way he was But now doctor Well, I believe I'm convinced that with proper care Randolph will now be all right will be himself entirely good Just don't you ever try anything like this again young man Yeah, dr. Parsons was right After this I'll leave the shock treatment bit that people like him really know what they're doing Let's see now expense account total comes to $196.55. They'll Be no fee on this one Yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey Originates in Hollywood and is written produced and directed by Jack Johnstone heard in our cast where G Stanley Jones Frank Gerstle James McCallion Jack Moyles Herb Ellis and Russell Thorson 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 Johnny dollar has come to you through the worldwide facilities of the United States armed forces radio and television service