 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar dollar my name's king Malibu Sheriff's station. Did you leave a message here? Oh, yes, sir. I understand you're looking for Lorraine Broderick Broderick or Bradley. We want her I'm looking for a tool What's your connection? I'm an insurance investigator. We've been trying to find her all the way from Hartford We have to pay off a claim. That's to her claim. Yeah, that's right. An old man left her fifteen hundred dollars I can't tell him that he's dead Pretty quick like to be in on it tonight in every weekday night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures 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 location Malibu Beach, California To the Eastern Trust insurance company claims division Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Broderick matter More expenses item fifteen thirty eight dollars even more transportation My trip here to Malibu Beach where I didn't even bother listening to another disgruntled hotel proprietor repeat a bad check story I knew only too well. I went directly to the Sheriff's station and deputy king Well, that's about the picture mr. Dollar Rain Bradley was at the end four days and checked out this morning use the name Bradley Lorraine Bradley She can't be too far ahead of you now I hope not this has been a long rough chase while she was at the end She took up with one of our local residents a man named Joe Tappan who lives over in the beach colony We know this much he drove her into town this morning when she checked out of the end Have you talked to this man Tappan yet? He hasn't come back yet. When did she leave the end? Oh about 10 this morning. I have to tune now. It gives him just about time Here's a house over in the colony. We've got a man there colony or down the road apiece They call it that because a lot of movie stars built beach homes there 25 or 30 years ago Movie colony right in the beach. Oh this tapin. Is he an actor? Yeah when he gets work, which isn't very often Mainly he keeps suntan Yeah, this king oh Good right away Tappan just drove up to his house. Let's go. I Went with deputy king to talk with Joe Tappan. He turned out to be a healthy muscular man in his mid 30s By the time we got there. He was in trunks and sunglasses sitting in a porch at the front of his house He was a little stunned by the news. We brought him What? The rain of phony But are you sure about this sheriff as the man at the seaside in? Oh No, no, I don't believe it is this Lorraine Go ahead look at it. Well, that looks like Lorraine Yes, but I can't be sure She's older Well, I mean the girl in this picture is pretty young. It's her all right Mr. Dollar's been looking all over the country for Hartford, New York City up and down this coast. Well Come on. Let's go up to the house. I Thought I knew her pretty well. How long did you know her mr. Tappan? Not long But I knew her and I really did when did you meet her the first night? She checked into the seaside in four days then yeah Want something to drink no, no, thanks. Well, I think I'll have No, no, no, I don't want to talk about her. Well, you have to talk about her mr. Tappan But I'm sure there's some explanation about the check she'd have to explain quite a few checks right dollar Yeah, that's about it Mr. Tappan I understand you drove her into Los Angeles this morning. That's right. I took her to the Beverly Glen Hotel Did she check in there? No, she just dumped her luggage. She told me she didn't know whether or not she'd have to go to Chicago tonight Something about a house she owned there that had to be rented or so Did you leave her there at the Beverly Glen? No, she made a phone call and said that she had to meet her lawyer Did she say where a bar in Hollywood that the topper? I think it was on Coenca Boulevard I drove her over there and left her when was this a couple of hours ago. I guess about noon. How was she dressed? black Strapless wore a first. Oh, did she mention any names tell you anything about herself? Oh, yes She told me that six months ago a little boy was killed in an automobile accident He was only two years old She said that was a thing that broke up her marriage to this Bradley. Uh-huh, and she told me that She needed to believe in something again There's someone And then she needed someone to believe in her Well, there wasn't any little boy or any husband mr. Tappan There have been a couple of men I've talked to a dentist in Hartford a businessman in New York who Felt the same way as you do about her. Well, even with what you told me. I believe what she said Why why she cried a little when she was telling me. Oh, I don't care how you look at me I I don't think that anyone could invent a story that tragic without some sort of basis a good liar I can see a story in a newspaper like that one and adapt it for his own needs But I am an actor sir and I can tell when other people are acting she wasn't she she Go on mr. Tappan. Look, I've got a suggestion for you. What's your name? dollar I've got a suggestion for you Try believing what people tell you sometime. It'll do something for that habit You have a bearing down with your eyes. Okay the next time I have two weeks off what see you mr. Tappan I drove into Hollywood with deputy King At the Beverly Glen Hotel a worried clerk was still wondering what to do with the 14 pieces of luggage Lorraine Broderick had deposited there earlier No, she was not registered at the hotel. No, she hadn't phoned in and given him any instructions Deputy King made arrangements for a man to cover the lobby in case she showed up to claim her things and we went into the Topper be gentlemen police Like to talk to the man who was on duty here at noon today. Oh, that's me sir. Is anything wrong now? This is mr. Dollar. We're trying to locate a woman who's been using the name Lorraine Bradley We were told she was in here around noon today Nope, I don't recognize that name sir about 5 5 dark brown hair brown eyes 24 years old or a black strapless summer dress and a stall No, no nobody liked that in all day now, so noon is a pretty slow time sir I'd noticed if anybody like that came in I think have you been in duty all that time I came on at 10 That's when we opened Are you sure this is the right place the top and this is the place? I wish I could help you sir, but I'm sorry excuse the William Well, we struck out one thing. What's that that luggage is the Beverly Glen? Yeah We'll keep an eye on it Lorraine Broderick did not return to the Beverly Glen hotel that day to claim her luggage the lobby was watched around the clock Her description was on the daily bulletin every policeman in Los Angeles was on the lookout for her. I Spend my time thinking about the little girl who had helped an old man sell newspapers one afternoon years ago Little girl with a face like an angel. I didn't feel good about this case But Joe Tappin felt worse when I went to see him again Well, hi mind if I come in What now mr. Dollar your girlfriend? What about her? I've been thinking about what you told us so So maybe you didn't understand what I told you not pushing my weight around Tappin But it seems to me you're a little stubborn in what you want to believe about her How old did she tell you her baby was that she lost in a car accident two years old all right? Two years ago. She was working for a dentist in Hartford, Connecticut. He was pretty much in love with her She left him flat to take up with a man in the brokerage business in New York She left him flat took sixty five hundred dollars when she did it There wasn't any baby in her life then her name was Lorraine Broderick. It still is Now would you like to see my file on her I brought it along. No, thanks. I thought I'd better prove that part was a lie So you proved it Mind if I sit down help yourself Thanks. Do you have anything else to tell me I? Suppose I do mr. Tappin since you don't seem to want to tell me anything. I'll just sit down, please I've heard every man who knew her describer and I think I can understand why they feel the way they do All I've got is a picture from a high school annual taken when she was 17. That was pretty good She's 24 now. She must be seven years better Anyhow you're my only hope now What? Lorraine Broderick can get away from the police for a while. Oh, yeah She's smart and clever and she can go right on doing the same thing. She's been doing all along stealing writing bad checks But that's police business My part is to find her and give her something one man left her an insurance bequest But it's become more than that now to find her and stop her maybe Look, they'll get her eventually Tappin Do you know what five years in prison can do to a woman like her? Do you because I know her and she passed a few bad checks doesn't mean that I'm responsible in any way You're right. It doesn't But you're involved just the same or you're different from just some hotel man who's been tilted. You're a boyfriend True just a four-day boyfriend But a woman like Lorraine Broderick can do a lot of damage in four days time Why are you here? What do you want? I'm here to disillusion you Tappin because I don't think you're disillusioned enough No, just you're a perfect stranger to me. I don't know you're from a Grand Rapids chair But I'm doing you a favor talking to you about Lorraine Broderick I'm doing you a favor telling you she's a crook and a thief and a forger and everything she ever told you was a lie Now and then a woman walks into a man's life that he'd sell his soul for But all she'll do in return is write you a bad check for it She's trouble in a great big way Tappin. You know it as well as I do Well, what do you want me to do? Apologize for meeting I'll be satisfied if you tell me where she is what and stop lying Not now look here. I've listened to all I mean broad rake never went to that bar in Hollywood You were talking about yesterday. You didn't drop her off there No one there has ever seen her and she's the kind who could walk around the polo grounds with 50,000 other people and still be seen Now where did you take her? Where is she now? Could it Could it be fixed so she wouldn't know I told you I suppose so She's at the Wentmore downtown Registered under the name of Evelyn Brady Oh this this beats me dollar. I just don't understand it. What do you mean? How what you told me is true. I know that But an hour ago She called me up here, and she said Joe. I love you Now that sounded true too And I told her that I loved her now. I'm turning her in What kind of crazy world do we live in? Expense account item 16 $14 cab fare from Malibu to downtown Los Angeles in the Wentmore Hotel a Second-rate old-timer on Figaroa Street a little different from the swank spots where Lorraine Broderick had lived so galey The clerk told me she was in 1302 I Walked down the hall to Lorraine Broderick's room the door was standing partially open all of the lights seem to be on Hello Hello anybody I'd found Lorraine Broderick at last only she was standing on a ledge outside the window All ready for a leap into eternity There'll be another intriguing episode of the Broderick matter tomorrow tomorrow the end of the trail for me and for Lorraine Broderick Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dolly doors truly Johnny dollars starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood Written by John Dawson. It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time in station for the next exciting episode of Yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking