 From Hollywood it's time now for Edmund O'Brien as Johnny dollars. This is Carl Bush Johnny. Yeah, Carl. What's new? We've currently got a marine insurance headache down here. I don't know if you're interested, but your commission would be fat I called you because I had a feeling you know, Singapore That right I've been there on a case and it'll have to be a fat commission to get me back there The policy is for three hundred thousand dollars. It covers the cargo that's being delayed out there a time clause What reason do you have so far mechanical trouble on the ship one break down after another? Accidental sabotage or both? That's what we want to learn come on down after lunch and talk it over Edmund O'Brien in another adventure of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to tri-state insurance company Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Yankee pride matter Expense account item one a dollar and a half cab fare to your office Maritime insurance is a bad gamble at best dollar looks like we're on the short end of this one that I know about I bet on Notre Dame last Saturday You aren't alone This is the cargo of tin bound for a west coast plant that's under government contract armament bearings. I think Oh Well, that's where that time clause you mentioned fit, right? I got a deadline so they insured themselves The way it stands that that ship doesn't leave singapore in a week We start losing two percent a day on three hundred thousand You have an office in singapore? Yes, but we haven't gotten any satisfaction from them I don't know that far away. You're out of touch. What's your man's name? Here names elves vincent elves is he addressed? Yeah Well, I guess I can get the rest of the dope from him I'll get out of here as soon as I can get space good nice seeing you johnny. Let me know when your plane leaves I'll send you a bouquet of bourbon or something Expense account item two $1280 airfare and incidental expenses between Hartford and singapore In the perverse way of shipping airlines We arrived with one of melea's heavy muggy dawns coasting in over haze hidden native villages the island started harder finally I finished customs by nine Napt in my room at the hotel europe hotel and I was in tri-state's office by 1 p.m I'm happy to meet you mr. Dollar sit down. I trust you had a pleasant trip out Well, it's a little too long to be pleasant mr. Ells, but those airline people do everything they can Yes, you've uh, you've been in these before a few times now Then you know that the unexpected is more or less commonplace here Then what are you driving at it's possible that you've come on an extremely dangerous mission, sir On the other hand, perhaps it's only coincidence one of my adjusters has been killed He was working on this case. Yes, I'm afraid he was what have you done about it I turned the matter over to the police Did you mention the situation the delayed cargo? I did But I rather think that they categorized him as an individual rather than as an insurance adjuster Who was he a young chinese coup force soon an intelligent chap? I discussed the matter with him the morning previous to his death that was two days ago He told me he was going to visit the ship in question the yankee pride The men on board said he never arrived you don't think his death was a coincidence, do you Instinctively no, but it's true the death isn't where in some quarters here. So I've heard Hey, uh, this boy of yours leave a family anyone I can talk to His parents were killed in the last unpleasantness, but there's a brother they shared quarters I'd like to have the address of course it's in Then coolant street Here you are. I won't bother directing you any workshop fellow will know where it is But I believe he's employed by a dutch concern wouldn't be at home till evening. That'll work out I want to go talk to the chief engineer of that ship first anyway. Yes. I suppose you'll have to go I only beg of you to proceed with great caution the ship is down at the east docks I'm in attack. Come in. Sorry to bother you chief. I What's the matter with you? Blast and fever Seems like this climate brings it back. Alaria. Yeah What do you want aboard my name's dollar? I was sent out here by the company that's ensuring your cargo What about it? They're gonna start losing money if this ship doesn't get started home in a few days. Well There's nothing they can do and nothing I can do I have a bearing flown to me from Hong Kong When that gets here, I can pump water into the boilers and Not before What do you think about all this mechanical trouble you've been having? What do you mean? Well, has it all been legitimate or could it have been sabotage? sabotage Now who'd do that? I don't know. Well, it hasn't been sabotage Bearings go and generators fall up without any help Ask me. I've been nursing them for 15 years When do you expect the stuff from Hong Kong? It's hard to say People don't work the same out here as they do in the States I'll fly up there myself after your bearing if it'll get you out of here on time Look, mister. I'm not in any shape to figure out anything now. I'm sick I'll try and talk to the captain about it Come back tomorrow Oh, yeah Your chief I know that fever's rough After dinner that night I rickshawed towards the address of the dead chinese adjuster I crossed over the singapore river which winds through the city to separate the native and european quarters And entered ben coolant street Was jammed with its people outside to take advantage of the breadth of coolness that comes with night We're here to one good Which store? You've got some other place one. I wait. All right, you wait Are you mister cool? Who asked? I'm an american. I want to talk to you about your brother. I will not talk Why do you come here? I'm working with a company where your brother worked. I came all the way from america Why won't you talk to me? You speak the truth? Yes, I have no reason to lie You come then to heard in america about my brother Oh, but i'm here in singapore to do the same job he was doing when he was killed I wondered if there was some connection Connection? Was he killed because of what he was doing or for some other reason? I do not know. I did not know what he was doing. Are you telling the truth? Yes. What are you afraid of? Why did you tell me you wouldn't talk about your brother? I do not want to die Why would you die? Did someone tell you that you would if you talked about it? Yes I cannot tell anything because I know nothing That he will not believe who Come on, you can trust me. I promise you I won't mention a word of this He who came here before the police I told him that my brother and I speak of other things not work But he made promise that I'd die if I speak to police Who was this man? Did you know him? No, I have never seen him. Was he oriental or accidental? English He would do low work. I think the work of threatening people for some other And you're sure your brother didn't say anything about his work the night a day before he was killed Anything about a ship named the Yankee pride? Nothing I have spent many hours remembering his last words to me He spoke only of one new thing a woman We've for soon there was always a new woman With this one he was filled with pride and excitement She was Malayan Perhaps she brought him there The man that threatened you did he ask you about her? He asked me everything that had been talked of but I was frightened and did not mention her In our name or where I can find him You will keep the secret I won't even mention that I've met you What will you say? I'll lie about when I got here. I'll tell her I talked to your brother that night before he died Ah Her name is randy There's a place of an Arab in Malabar street. It is called Dili parka That is where he spoke of finding her. All right. Let's see if I can please Of course soon death is a very heavy sorrow But my death is in the future Do not come back To speak further or this would be to waste the future. I won't come back. Mr. Cole Thanks for the help you've given Good boy Yeah, I go other place Malabar street Dili parka, you know that I didn't bother to go back the crowd surging around the door. I'd come out was enough to tell me what had happened The future that mr. Coo had been so anxious to protect had just ceased to exist In just a moment we'll return to the second act of yours truly johnny dollar starring edmund o' brian But first are you ready to sing it again tonight? You'll find a whole hour full of the day's popular music sung by eugenie baird allen dale bob howard and the riddler You'll hear the tuneful riddle songs that lead to sing it again spant and voice treasure trove $5,000 in cash and 10,000 more in wonder prizes Be listening again to sing it again tonight when it comes your way on most of the same cbs station The phantoms are puzzler, but some cbs listener will win that five grand in cash And now with our star edmund o' brian. We've returned you to the second act of yours truly johnny dollar Telephones are still at a premium in the native quarters of singapore I wanted to report what had happened to vincent elves and tell them where I was going and why So I tried to find one but couldn't The joint called the billy parka Was a mixture of nationalities languages and tobacco smoke I spotted two occidentals as I went in they ignored me. So I ignored them and elbowed a place at the bar What are you doing any scotch? Oh, yes, sir. I've got good scotch. I'll take one. Don't mix it Hey, I'm looking for a girl named randy She hit a man randy You go devil. She's sure you boss you pay her right I'm glad you did sit down Why did you ask for me? Well a friend told me about you. You sound american. Are you that's right? I know some american They'd one teach you to speak english who speak very well No, they do not teach me that I learned from missionary school in penance. You are surprised. I didn't know it shows Everybody is surprised a randy went to school Some american fan told me about me. No, he was chinese. His name was kufo soon He is no friend of mine It's for clerk He told you about me a couple of afternoons ago Said he was coming here to meet you I wanted to meet me all right, but I did not want to meet him. He made fool of himself That would be easy What did he say about me? Oh, that That you were beautiful That he was looking forward to seeing you. He said that because he was lonely I know about men That's why you think of me tonight Because you are lonely As a matter of fact, I am What is your name? Dala, Johnny Dala You tease me. Well, I'll admit it has a ring to it. No I tease you I know the name I'm pronouncing my father workforce teamship line with that name Are you in shipping business? No relation Shall we get rid of the scotch? How do you say? Bottoms up Better now Because he told you about me I got tired of these people I like to talk to you Oh work, will you wait for me? Wait for you only a little while then I stop work. You come to my house. We can talk some more. Please you wait Randy are you lying to me or don't you really know that kufu soon is dead? He is dead I only knew him that one time Look as well as I know you How should I find out? Why should I lie to you because of the chances are that you're the last person to see him before he was killed How do you know that because he was on his way to meet you and he never came back There are many places to go in Singapore. Yeah, yeah, but it all keeps returning to you or that place Who's whom's brother was shot right after he told me about you? I did not know he had brother Do not want to talk to you like that I gave the name of the place to my rickshaw boy somebody overheard it And the shooting took place right after we left Why would somebody want to keep me away from you? Nobody wants to keep you away from you You are frightened. Ah, that's pass if they wanted to kill me they would have I now Why did you bring me here? I thought you understood You are in trouble Why don't you tell me Who listened to you? I would help you Hmm Forget it that would be better I will help you forget too I'll make a drink Hi, will I buy sure sure anything Do not think about your death You cannot help them now You think of me What else? Easy now easy sorry to interrupt. Hey, keep your pistol on him Roy. All right. Well. I find out if he's got one He's not on. Ah, well you should know, dearie Well now, aren't you going to get up? I don't see why I should because we're going for a little drive. That's why you should Are you coming like a gentleman or otherwise? Boy, yeah What do you make of me? You go to sleep in a river shack. You're not careful now say on your feet And you wake up on the threshold of a blasted mansion. They give me and Roy. You can't hold his feet yet All right You know you're an important man dollar, but don't get big headed is then that's more important. Thank you Here we are All right, you are go on straight ahead He uh, he was quite um violent sir. Yeah help him to the chair I'd hope this wouldn't happen mr. Dollar And let me look at you don't bother. You'll get a foot in the face if you get close enough I promise you that oh, I see It's obvious that you fancy yourself a difficult man to deal with But let me share a simple truth You'll accomplish nothing here until I allow you to Those are strong words. I have the power to support them I know all about you why you're here My chief engineer will see that the Yankee pride does not move until I give the word When will that be when I am ready to leave for mexico mech You're crazy that ship isn't going to mexico. Oh, yes, it is mr. Dollar Because I have paid well for passage there. You don't buy ships articles the Yankee pride say she's going to san francisco One can buy anything with sufficient funds The simplest are the petty official signatures needed to make these changes You'd be amazed at how easily eyes are blinded and ears deafened You don't agree with me up to a point I understand You think that I brought you here for the purpose of bargaining with you There's no need for that Why am I here because I enjoy my power And at the moment I'm fighting you and your Stumbling idiotic method. You're proud of your own What kind of power did it take to bring off the murders of the coup brothers? I'm not impressed. You will be I'm going to let you go on with your investigation Because you're a harmless pipsqueak Thanks How much money will your company lose by further delay? Two percent of three hundred thousand dollars for each day over schedule Well, please convey to them my thanks Until them I shall cover their loss They won't attempt to prosecute You may go Earl and Roy would drive you wherever you wish them to I retreated to my hotel room But I knew one thing about him and thought I knew something else His name is spotted on an envelope and the way out seemed to be major Ralph Dixon And I had a strong feeling that his weakness was as strength and vice versa The man was power mad Despite of my exhaustion frustration didn't let me sleep too well through the rest of the night This is dala. Well, I don't think for a minute that it didn't happen. What do you know about a major Ralph Dixon? Well, he boasts that he's the man behind our trouble. He's crazy and I really mean that He claims that he's bribed everybody concerned with the Yankee pride sailing including port officials I believe them Look, you have better entree here than I have. Would you see that you can learn? Something about the ship's papers being changed to include a Mexican port. There was no Mexican port. I know that well He says there is and see what you can learn about his visas and passport and you might even check customs He's holding the sailing up for something. I say, uh, what are you going to be doing? Well, I'll start at the other end I know my way around the bottom You aren't afraid of me, but you will be Right now you're afraid of the major and I don't blame you Two men were killed to keep you and the rest of his pawns afraid You and one or two others are going to have to protect him by taking the blame for those two murders You know that don't you that there would be no trouble That was before I came to town. I say there is going to be trouble Because I'm going to turn you in And the major is so powerful that nobody will believe you when you tell the truth You will pay for it all I believe that Well, don't you want to help yourself if you can? Why? You know his power Not like you do and I don't want to I think he's crazy And if I have to I'll kill him What can I do? Tell me what's behind it Gold from an Indian sartanet who is afraid of invasion We send their gold out when they can The major is Making the arrangement How much do you know I've only heard Almost 100 million American standard. Yes, America That's been delayed in its journey here What can you do against our life back journey if we can get high enough we'll break him The man I'm working with on this is checking every official the major claims to have paid off How do you know that? What do you mean by that? You are speaking of mr. air. That's right He is only a human being He is as greedy as any of us I do not think he's asking a question He's been bought too, huh? Yes You a captain the engineer officials El you too, Charlie If you were wise Did they tell you to say that? It doesn't matter Yes, I did They told me to warn you I'm glad I hear that Why should you be glad? Because Amizi's afraid of me What else were you supposed to tell me? Only about mr. Elf Yeah Mr. Elves is as good a place to start as any A check on the tri-state office told me that Elves had left for home. So I followed him there It was a cottage set back from the street and answered my knock through the veranda window. I could see why Vincent Elves was sprawled on the floor a pistol just beyond his outstretched hand The way to major Dixon's I stopped at my hotel long enough to get an automatic out of my luggage His own life Perhaps you can profit from his act. I think I can What happened? Did he turn on you? Let us say that he didn't appreciate his position with me. He miscalculated my strength Naturally learned there was nothing left for him to live for How of you fair? I've done all right I've finally realized that there's only one way to stop you What is that? To kill you Have you thought of that? Obviously here. I'm a man of influence. You'd not be rewarded. You'd be prosecuted I think you're a man of influence only in your own mind your influences do partially to money, but What a fear Elves turned on you and you kill him the girl rondi would if she weren't afraid of what she is She wouldn't be if you were dead I want you to come with me And where would we go down to the police commissioner where I want you to list every bribe and killing you've been involved in Ridiculous I have an appointment at the club. You'll pardon me. I'm sure I know about the gold major Oh You do do you What do you propose doing about it? I'm going to stop it you Don't try to leave major major I didn't kill him as it turned out. I didn't have to police investigation of the shooting brought out all the truth The gold was confiscated when it arrived and after three days of questioning. I was released remarks You may lose two days on the yankee pride schedule But to balance that you also lost mr. L's an agent you can do without Expense account item four three hundred dollars miscellaneous expense account item five same as item two expense account total Two thousand six hundred and eighty six dollars yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar stars Edmond O'Brien in the title role and is written by gildowd with music conducted by alexander courage Edmond O'Brien may soon be seen in the paramount pictures production war path Featured in tonight's cast where virginia greg bob sweeney cuter oan bill johnstone walley mayor jack cruisin and ben right Yours truly Johnny dollar is produced and directed by heimey del valle This is bob stephenson inviting you to join us next week at this time when we'll again bring you edmond o'Brien as Yours truly Johnny dollar Their saturday night fun with the younger married set when lucille ball and her favorite husband come along later this evening on most of the same columbia station Now stay tuned for Vaughn Monroe's caravan which follows immediately on most of the same cbs station This is cbs where hop along cassidy rides every saturday night on the columbia broadcasting system