 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar. Oh, thanks Hi Pat Johnny Sure did and I'm getting ready to leave for South Bend right now in the company of a beautiful charming lovely Charming lovely girl named Bonnie Lamar That's right Thomas Renee Lamar's daughter Telegram for her arrived at the same time I received yours Didn't show her my wife. No, she doesn't know yet that you think it might be murder And every week day night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigators cause truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford Connecticut attention. Mr. Patrick McCracken Following as an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Lamar matter or Was it murder? Expense account item one. I'm calling it item one Pat because it's really the first tab on the Lamar case Previous expenses here in La Jolla were charged against the Jolly Roger case Expenses for the vacation you promised me and I'm now so rudely interrupted Item one nine dollars sixty cents for that long distance called a Pat McCracken in Hartford Vacation same as I was trying to take and tell me something Pat As a claim already been filed on Lamar's million and a half dollar policy Well, and how'd you know about his death so quickly? Oh sure none of them for years good man So was he actually there when Lamar died? Look, you keep referring to him as the old man. Just how old was he the doctor's name on her telegram was Wilson You know his first name. No, I don't okay. Yeah. Well, that's flattering. Okay. It looks like I am but tell me something Yeah What makes Larry think the man was murdered our plane leaves in about an hour Pat. That's the one thing I don't want it at all. I hung up leaving Pat to ponder over that last remark Why Larry Comstock that I was coming and finish my packing for the trip back east When I finished I paid my bill at the fancy motel and all I can say is thank goodness It was on expense account and I knocked on the door of the cottage next to mine. Hi, Vani Any way I can help you more than you have You've been wonderful Ranging the flight back for me for us taking care of the things here Johnny that's right for us. I'm making the trip with you, but you I thought you said Hartford, Connecticut And your vacations all the vacations all over Wouldn't be any fun for me to stay around After this all done and South Bend is along the way I'd feel better if I kind of took you home rather than let you make the long trip alone under the circumstances Maybe I have some business or something to attend to there Darling, I don't know what easy You made it so wonderful when daddy couldn't get here these last few days and Now that this terrible thing has happened Stick by me this way. It's the only way I'd have it you You're so wonderful Come on now. Come on. Get your things together. I've called for a cab to the airport in San Diego. Thank you, darling. I Love you for this Sure. I can't say I exactly relish thoughts of the flight back east much as I hoped I could be of some small comfort to the girl Much as I genuinely wanted to Such things can be pretty rough particularly in this instance But I am an insurance investigator And in a matter of this sort a million and a half dollars at stake the possibility of murder Well, it's up to me to suspect everyone whether I like it or not Yeah, I sometimes think it's a pretty rotten racket to be Johnny sleep on a sleep You'll need all of it. You can get before you have to face things at home. I wasn't sleeping. I was just thinking Being so thankful that you're here with me Honey, I wired ahead for a hotel reservation. What? Yeah, I'm gonna stay in South Bend a few days You're wonderful. Oh, no, I'm gonna be honest with you. I I also wired a friend of mine Well a fellow with whom I do business now and then so I Well anyhow, I'll be there for you for a few days and maybe more and as long as I can be of any help to you It's funny. Hmm You know, you still haven't told me what you do Well Don't worry about that now, but I'm curious Tell me It'll give us something to talk about Did you wire anyone at your home about your arrival? Yes Harris in the butler Johnny. Well, how about the doctor who telegraphed you? Yes, Dr. Wilson to honey Wilson Edward T. Wilson Not tell no no now you you stop talking and try to get some rest I'm going back to the lounge in the tail section so that you'll have nothing to do but get some sleep Then you won't tell me no tomorrow Sleep no, I can maybe very rough. I Felt like a traitor to her Well, we landed in Chicago at 10 a.m. And took a cab from the airport to the Lamar home on the outskirts of South Bend. I Never before realized that the big industrial city with all its huge dirty sprawling factories had such a wealthy residential section and The Lamar home on parody Lane was one of the most impressive of all Set far back and what must have been an acre of well-kept lawn In addition to Harrison the butler we were met at the door by the housekeeper cook upstairs and downstairs maids and a couple of other servants all of them obviously in deep sorrow over the passing of the master of the house and May I most humbly for all of us express our deepest sympathy in this hour of this It's all Thank You Harrison Thank You all I'm going to my room and we'll call you when yes miss This is mr. Dollar. Mr. Dollar. He's to be admitted to the house Anytime he I'll be here funny as soon as possible. You know where to reach me. Yes Johnny, thank you And now to get to work whether elected or not I took the cab to the townhouse dump my bags Then back to Chicago in the office of Lawrence Comstock try mutuals representative. He was waiting for me Well, Johnny, you sure walked into something this time thick one Larry You don't know you don't know the half of it the million and a half of it You gave Pat McCracken back in heart for the idea that Lamar's death might be murder. I think it is I really think it is Johnny. Why Tom Lamar was one of the best friends. I ever had Should have been your commission on the insurance. He was carrying was enough to set you up for life Oh, no, Johnny, don't talk like that Tom was a good friend of mine quite aside from business I sold him his very first policy years ago And he was just a bookkeeper for Atlas processing company earning $70 a week and when he married delice release his wife Who died five years ago? Oh that policy was only for 2,500 straight life So, you know how little my commission was on that but I liked him I saw that he had a spark about him and with the proper kind of encouragement he could go places and he did Yeah, so I understand I understand the Lamar metal products is a really big thing general metal fabricators just bought them out Oh, yes, and Tom was getting all ready to retire Spend the rest of his days having fun gall fishing winters in California and summers in Minnesota that sort of thing and Taking care of Vani his adopted daughter Yeah Kind of worth taking care of too Hey I know her Larry Met her in La Jolla, California. Oh Then you brought her back here to face the sad fact of her father's death. Why I didn't oh Yes, of course the family doctor Ed Wilson. I should have realized he sent a telegram to Vani to the same place You were in La Jolla She's a wonderful girl John You're telling me But Larry Yes, something you told Pat McCracken back in Hartford has led him to think that possibly Thomas Lamar was murdered John Johnny in the years. I've known Tom Lamar. Yeah, I've not only known him, but I've known his family Well and much of his affairs personal as well as business Well, his wife Delice I would have married her long ago if I'd been able to get to the point Larry Oh, yes, of course and his daughter La Vaughn Vani I wish she'd been my daughter my child. Come on Larry. Come on get out. She's a wonderful girl. You said that oh Yes, of course Well, there were things in her past Vani's past that even her mother and later her father didn't know about But I did for heaven's sake man get to the point You too. Yes me too Yeah me the confirmed bachelor take them and leave them have fun forget to make a big Listen Johnny now listen carefully Dr. E. T. Wilson Ed Wilson an old friend of mine as well as Tom. Yes It was Ed who made the last insurance examination four months ago Thomas Renee Lamar wasn't better health than you are after all he was only 59 and he'd lived a careful life taking good care of himself Well, go on we were sure of his physical condition sure of it. That's why I let him add to his already large policy Larry you've told Pat McCracken and you've admitted to me that you think Thomas Lamar was murdered. Yes, John Because of one man who the one man who shared his Confidences business in person. Yeah, who was closer to him than even Ed Wilson or me well who one man who alone could be sure of Benefiting by Tom Lamar's death. Oh look Larry that bush you're beating around is getting bigger and bigger. It's so simple John So just scourgingly simple. All right. All right, Larry. All right taking any way you like I'm here for two reasons because I'm a sign of this case and because of Vani Yes, I know now Who is it you suspect? The man Vani is really in love with I'm sorry John Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow some stuff I didn't want to hear but I had to Join us, won't you yours truly Johnny dollar It's truly Johnny dollars starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone who also wrote tonight's story Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking