 Johnny dollar dollar thank goodness for what the trouble I've had getting this number of yours. I'll come That's right was I did I All right, but what's it for and who are you? What are you talking about and who are you sir? Beckham. Yes. Yes, of course Western indemnity. That's Mr. Beckham investigation They're in Fort Worth Yeah, Texas. Yeah, Mr. Beckham Yeah, the only case I handled last week was right here in Hartford before I was in Little Rock, Arkansas Before that I was also here in Hartford Before that in LA, California That's me. I'm not Now look, Mr. Beckham, I look would you please listen? This bird's off his rocker Me impersonating Yeah, the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the Western indemnity company To the greater Southwest insurance company and maybe to Universal Adjustment Bureau Anyhow the following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the who's who matter from Texas From a man a company. I'd never even heard of accusing me of impersonating myself. I Was about to pick up the phone again call him back and demand an explanation with the phone beat me to it Hello, well, he certainly did. Who is he? Western indemnity company. I see And well, I certainly do West insurance office Al Pinker. Yes regarding an arson job there in Dallas A pat something is going to tie you don't give it a second thought that I'll handle them both good Yeah, I'll kill two birds with one stone did I say kill? But who knows why that I'll be in touch Al Pinker in Dallas Ted Beckham and Fort Worth expense account item one 9805 airfare The plane set down at the Amon Carter Field in Fort Worth It was late in the afternoon An item 2 is 10 bucks even for a taxi for the 19-mile drive into the city into the Western indemnity building It was brand-new very modern very small and located on East Lancaster Avenue over the protest of a pretty young blonde secretary with pale blue eyes and Well, I I bullied my way into Beckham's office. All right now. Mr. Beckham. Let's get a few things straight Oh, wait a minute. I asked you young man who my name is dollar Johnny dollar Joe Credentials including photograph and fingerprints. Yeah, look I'm over. Well now this Well You are Johnny dollar You were Johnny dollar. That's right and your voice the same one I talked to over the phone early this morning, right? But I made that call to Hartford. That's right. Oh, you you were in Hartford then Yes, but I am here now and I would like to know what this is all about. Well that That other young man who's been working with us did a couple of investigations for us. You better tell me about him He said that he's Johnny dollar. Oh, he did on and with that unusual name there couldn't be two Johnny dollars. It's not likely But no one all about you and you find work over the years Well, when he came here and offered on to take the two investigations and there's a third one that and he did Do a good job for us miss dollar. He didn't and yet when I got his expense account Well, that is that when I looked it over again after talking with you on the telephone Well, it kind of made me suspicious The size of it. I mean you see Yeah That expense account of his tell me this mr. Beckham. Just why did you call me this morning? Well, that was it about the expenses for your what I mean for his job on that refinery investigation Now he said he'd pick up the money here. He never had given me his address and Well, I'd okay the account and the money was here waiting for him and But then no one's so much about you as I said and and contemplate in the The amount of his expense account Well, you tracked down my number in Hartford and called me. Yeah, I have me pick up the money Yes, and because I suddenly had a small suspicion I I mean because of the total of that expense account mr. Dollar. All right, mr. Beckham All right, excuse me Yes, miss Carol, there's a mr. Albert pinker here to see you pinker send him in carol Hello Who is Albert pink greater Southwest insurance company? I'll just happens to be the other reason I came all the way out here to, Texas Hi, I'll meet said Beckham heads up this office. Oh, glad to meet you. Hi, I'm a pinker Pat McCracken said you might come here first Johnny But listen is whatever you're here for something that can wait well now I'm not exactly sure because if you can come on over to Dallas of me right away this department store All right, I'm at the the Geary Brothers department store mr. Pinker. Yeah, that's right. You know about it I certainly do you see we hold part of that insurance, too As a matter of fact this other Johnny dollar why he's what Beckham perhaps side better go on over there with Al Yes, but now dollar there. Yeah. Well, I just don't get yourself all lathered up I'll check up on our little affair later. Well, good, but what did Ted mean about another for that is well Al it seems that I've come here to run down two people to that's right Your firebug for one yeah, Johnny and the guy named Johnny dollar February is observed as American Heart Month for the sobering good reason that heart diseases take more lives than any other cause of death This month is set aside for an appeal for funds to support a growing research program and listing top medical and scientific minds in the battle to Overcome untimely death the results of past Generosities have already been felt in hospitals and doctors offices and in live saved New techniques in surgery now save countless lives daily here and elsewhere Because you gave for experiment into the then mysterious area of heart penetration The money you give this year may be directly instrumental in raising the annual quota of people made whole of live saved of Families spared tragedy when your heart fund volunteer calls be generous for this is a moving pressing cause Give to help your heart fund help your heart and the hearts of those you love During the 30-odd mile drive from Fort Worth to Dallas I told Al Pinker about my own little problem About this somebody who is impersonating me It was highly amused which is more than I was And then he told me about the arson job at Geary Brothers Department Store and quite frankly it sounded like something the police and a couple of private investigators working on We've been able to solve in short order However, I agreed to look into it for him He got me settled at the Statler Hilton brought me cocktails and dinner and then left me his car Suggested I have a good night's sleep and contact the police department first thing in the morning I could have used the sleep all right But instead after he'd left I decided to have a look see at the remains of the department store before getting anyone else's opinion on the direct cause of the fire It was in one of the new development efforts that I've been working on It was in one of the new development areas far on the edge of town There was nobody about watching the place so I proceeded to look around and seems the building is a two-story affair Fired and pretty well contained on the second floor A lot of damage had been done to the furniture section household goods and appliances that sort of stuff Most of the roof was gone and I found I had to be careful not to fall through several badly charged spots on the floor Foolishly I'd forgotten to bring along a flashlight And although there was a moon I had a problem locating the exact spot where the fire started or rather where it was sets But as I shoved aside a piece of fallen timber it locked my way into what was obviously a storeroom for bedding materials Who's there? I did have my gun with me Who's there? It was clumsy I Don't put the floor behind some kind of a box of packing case But all I could hear was the roar of traffic out on the highway That is until whoever it was So there you are. I couldn't see him Or more important what sort of protection he had I only knew that if he came around a little more to my left This packing case would be no protection for me at all Then nothing not another sound but because he had come around to the side He obviously knew more about the geography of the store than I did So unless I got out of there On some better protection Clearly outlined against the sky was something another packing case Maybe there was bigger heavier than the one that now gave me a scam protection If I could feel my way over to it Hey, you're coming out of there? Came to. If it only had been seconds later I found myself lying painfully on the concrete level below the hole in the burned out flooring above My gun was gone And yeah, so was everything else that I'd had in my pockets I tried to get to my feet, but I couldn't quite make it It wouldn't have done me any good if I had There he is, right over here Put your light on on Mackenzie Just to make sure he don't start shooting again Oh, now listen to me here And in commander the One size Philip Morris commanders made on a new machine the Mark 8 That takes rich full flavored tobacco and Gently vacuum cleans it and the cleaner the tobacco the better it tastes Noticeably better The cleaner the tobacco the better it tastes And in commander the tobacco is vacuum cleaned However commander Then when I came to it was on a cart in a small bare room at police headquarters It was morning A patrolman sat with his chair cocked across the narrow doorway I played possum for a while to get my strength and senses back But then a few minutes later when he saw me move a bit Sergeant, looks like he's come too Okay Mackenzie Well I just brought in the stuff we missed last night His gun, the papers that were lying around him Go take a look at them, let me know what you're planning Yes sir, I'll take a look Right now mister What were you doing out there in the geariest store last night? I'll listen to me here A little looting maybe Listen to me will you? Sure, I'll listen I'm a special investigator Oh sure, just like all the risks we've had to keep chasing away from that place No, now listen sergeant The only investigator we got any use for Is that young fella from the insurance company That found the clue last night to pin that arson job on Jerry Springer You mean you found out? Yep, professional torch man from up north Now look Now I hate to admit it, but it was this young investigator Found it out for us So what happens? Just when he's about to come in and report to us You sneak up on him and try to blow his head off What's the name of that investigator? Well not that it's going to make any difference to you By the time we get through with you mister But his name is Johnny Doller Sergeant, hey sergeant What's the matter Mac? This stuff we missed out there in the dark last night What about it? Somebody pulled him out of this man's pockets Full of what? Look here, these credentials, picture of him and everything Sure, this man, this man's Johnny Doller Doller? That's right Well that other man, he told us he was Johnny Doller We had no reason to So maybe he took you in as well as the insurance company Well, mister Doller Maybe I had better run him down for you Yeah, and for me too Something I'd learned the day before Gave me a pretty good idea Or I might find my impersonator But only if I got there fast About the time the insurance office back in Fort Worth Opened up In the car I'd borrowed from Al Tinker I made the 34 miles in 34 minutes The front door of western indemnity was locked But slipping a latch on it Turned out to be a cinch The door of an insurance company yet I parked myself in the chair of the receptionist Who had brushed me off the previous afternoon And then I noticed the envelope There on the desk A dress to Johnny Doller Inside of it was a check For expenses on a job that I had never done I tucked it back into the envelope and then Soon as I turn on the lights We'll be ready for business There You're awfully early though Are you going to wait and talk to Mr. Beckham? You That's right Now you listen here, Mr. Whatever your name is How did you get in here? And Mr. Beckham isn't here yet But when he comes in and finds out that you Oh, here Mr. Doller, here's your check That's fine, thank you Now if you'll excuse me Mr. Doller, did you say your name is Doller? That's right Yes, Mr. Whoever you are This is Johnny Doller, the famous investor No he is And if you think you'll get away with breaking into this office Johnny Doller Now listen, buddy You should have taken a better look at me last night What? You mean Yeah, I mean You mean that you Carol, thanks for the check I got to go Don't know you don't Oh, don't I I knew that gun That's right Now get over there beside him, Carol What? And don't try any tricks, Doller Don't Are you forgetting the police? Know who I am now Know who you aren't He called you Doller The police Over there in Dallas Do you think they'll waste any time Telling the department here in Fort Worth? By the time those cops get the word I'll be far, far away now Will somebody please tell me what's going on You made a big mistake In leaving my credentials here beside me last night No, I made a mistake Because the cops were coming But I'm not making any this time Now listen to me Do you mind telling me why you decided to pose as me Please, somebody explain How long you thought you'd get away with it Doller I suppose you solved a couple of cases for this company Got yourself in good with them Because you planned the crimes, whatever they were Okay Maybe even pulled them off yourself Okay, okay You're stalling for time But it's no good And tell me this Quiet, both of you Now Now both of you walk into that coat closet There beside you You lock us into that stuff Now listen, mister Go ahead Our dollars to help me out Pull this trigger Go on Oh, look Yeah, look behind you And I'll try that old gag Oh, my goodness What's going on What's going on in here? This, Mr. Beckham Oh I missed a dollar You You found Yeah, Mr. Beckham I found him Will somebody please tell me what this is all about? And the next time somebody barges in And identifies himself as me But I try to tell you, Mr. Doller I try to tell you yesterday You tried to tell me what? I suspected this man from the minute I got his expense account on those jobs He presumably did for us Well, that was one of the reasons For calling you in Hartford What do you mean, Mr. Beckham? Well, no one all about you In spite of never having met you And then seeing the amount of his expense account He ended in a pretty heavy one, huh? Well, that's just the point No What's that? Well, it was so small I just knew that he couldn't really be you Okay, then, Mr. Beckham On the strength of that last remark I will not expect you to question this Expense account total including hotel Transportation back to Hartford And all the incidentals I could possibly cook up 306.25 Yours truly, Johnny Doller This is our star to tell you about next week's story Next week, a fireman The dangerous kind That carefully sets fires Instead of putting him out Join us, won't you? Yours truly, Johnny Doller Produced by Jack Johnstone Produced by Bruno Zirato Jr Directed by Ed Oates Musical supervision by Ethel Huber Heard in our cast were Ian Martin as Ted Beckham Phil Sterling as Al Pinker Lawson Zerbe played Pat McCracken Bill Lipton was the police officer Rosemary Rice was Carol Roger Dick Coban was the sergeant Leon Janney was the man Be sure to join us next week Same time and station for another exciting story Of yours truly, Johnny Doller This is Art Hanna speaking How many times do you drive along the highway At a pretty fast clip and come upon a policeman At the side of the road writing out a ticket For some unfortunate traffic law violator What happens? Almost automatically you slow down To a sensible speed and pay more attention To driving safely Nobody likes to get a traffic summons But it's only by even stricter law enforcement That we're ever going to cut down On the shocking and shameful death Of our great and our highways That's why we should all get behind Local and state safety programs And support any measures that will make Driving a pleasure instead of a risk A proper safety program includes Not only more rigid enforcement of traffic laws And stiffer penalties for violating them But also better public education On safer, saner driving habits And the elimination of dangerous stretches Of highway The surest way to cut down on accidents though Is for all of us motorists And pedestrians alike To be more careful and more sensible About how we drive and walk