 From Hollywood. It's time now Johnny dollar This is Ben Stacy partner. Oh hi Stacy. We'll be docking a day car in an hour or so now. Yeah, I know Don't forget. I'm gonna show you and Helen around the town. Okay. I'll be ready The board ship last night, huh? That's Stewart who fell overboard. That's putting it politely. Oh, what do you mean? I think he got pushed Tonight 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 investigator yours truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location at sea on the southern Empress our route Cape Town to Dakar To the home office tri-eastern indemnity Associates assignment the star of Cape Town matter expense account concluded Item 1250 cents room service on two aspirins Right from the start this whole deal had been a series of headaches headache one Andrew Forbes international playboy an owner of the star of Cape Town insured for a hundred and fifty thousand bucks For's was tossing that stone around like it was a cheap toy. He wound up murdered the diamond missing Forbes's probable killer Julio B. Ock was in a Cape Town jail at the moment, but his confederate was still on the loose The Stuart who could have told me who the confederate was had been fished out of that drink dead last night Now we were going ashore at Dakar and whoever had that diamond could make it hard for me to find It could be Stacy the boy from the wide open spaces It could be Helen traveling companion to Agatha Forbes and I knew if it did turn out to be Helen it'd leave me kind of sick inside Worst of all it could be somebody I didn't even know about Hence the aspera Stacy had asked us to meet him at the gangway at 10 o'clock But he was nowhere in sight when I showed up pretty soon Helen and Agatha Forbes came along Hi Helen Forbes good morning, mr. Dollar Helen just told me about what happened last night somebody trying to seize her on deck Dreadful perhaps. I shouldn't have told you miss. No. No. I'm glad you did anything happened during the night Helen No, I kept my stateroom door lock. Well, here you are. Sorry. I'm late. I guess I over slept already already Say now I'm mighty glad to see you with us miss Forbes. I was hoping you'd come I won't be going with you. I'm going to stay aboard and rest. Oh come on now miss Forbes Do you good to let your hair down and frisk around a bit really mr. Stacy? I assure you I don't feel like frisking around a bit See you when you get back Say no, I guess I put my foot in my mouth talking that way. Oh, well, I usually do anyway. It's sure big enough Well one thing I had to give Stacy credit for he was a good guy He threaded us through street after street in the native quarter of the car narrow passageways crowded with people in stalls Where native hawkers were peddling all sorts of merchandise This is fascinating, isn't it like I told you Helen day cars quite a place I love it. I wonder if it isn't about time. We started back to the ship. See just a minute Helen I think there's a shop around here. You'd be interested in silks perfume stuff like that. You interested Sure. Well, let me get my bearings a minute. You need more perfume Johnny doesn't bother you that I still wear this perfume Andy Forbes gave me if it does I won't yeah Yeah, the shop I had in mind is right down the street. Come on Stacy led us to the shop Helen began trying on dresses and robes this I didn't like If she had the diamond, this was a golden opportunity to pass it along There wasn't much I could do about it Then all of a sudden I realized that Stacy was nowhere in sight. I went outside and started along the street looking for Then I spotted a man following me a native in a vernoose So I ducked down the next alley to shake him, but he didn't shake Then I noticed that this was a blind alley the native was closing in and what he had in his hand looked strangely like a knife Suddenly a door beside me. Come on in daughter. I said come on in a gun in front of me a knife behind me I guess I don't have much choice So you had your stooge steer me here. I Figured sooner or later. You'd start looking for me. So I just thought I'd make it easy for you Thanks stick around Hassan. I may need you very well Hassan's a pretty effective persuader dollar a jolly So you're the boy. I've been after Stacy correction. You're the boy. I've been after dollar What are you talking about a diamond called the star of Cape Town? Let's have it. Oh look Don't give me that routine Fores was knifed by your buddy Julio B. I can Cape Town You killed the steward aboard ship to keep him from telling me it was you who sent the cable ground to Julio Right boy dollar that should mean you've got the diamond smart enough boy You think I'd have a range this little reception for you if I already had the stone wait a minute You're the one who was doing all the room searching aboard ship. I'm the one now. Let's have it. I Don't have it Stacy, and I don't know where it is. Oh, you got a real sense of humor dollar So as Hassan, why don't you show him Hassan very well? Hey look this isn't gonna do you any good. It's not gonna do your face any good either Hassan Look you don't try it dollar. I guarantee you'll get yourself shot Now look so you're a nice brave boy, but you're being foolish. It's no good trying to snow me I got it all figured out just what have you got all figured out that isn't in her state room It isn't in yours. I searched them both again this morning before we came ashore. That's why it was late You're talking about Helen who else that's why I steered her to that shop to try on dresses Little lady who owns it is a friend of mine. She have found a diamond if Helen was carrying Helen Yeah, Helen, how do you know she had it process of elimination buddy? She was the only one with Forbes before Julio got to him I've been watching you and Helen like a hawk dollar. There's only one time She could have given you the stone that was during that tender little clinch on deck last night right under my nose right under What's the matter dollar Nothing Yeah, what Stacy had just said popped the whole deal into place suddenly right under my nose Right where it had been all the time I tell you what dollar you got just five minutes to tell me where that diamond is Hassan will be here with you and he's gonna start persuading again if you don't talk I Had to get back to the ship somehow That meant I'd have to do some fast-talking. I looked at his end I couldn't tell which was glittering more as black eyes of the knife He held against my throat one wrong word and I knew he'd start carving How's that what do you want um you come from the desert don't you why you're a long way from home Have a good homesick What do you mean? Oh, I was just thinking with half the money from that diamond You could buy yourself an oasis with all the trimmings do not worry Stacy will pay me well when we get the jewel What's it giving you for this job three goats and a new Bernouse dollar. Hey easy with that knife It's just that everybody who works for Stacy seems to wind up getting paid off the wrong way Wrong take holy obiac for one the guy is Stacy hired to get the diamond in the first place He's roosting in the Cape Town jail right now. You lie you can check on it Then there's the steward who sent Stacy's message to be a he got shoved overboard. You can check on that too But I'm sure a thing like that would never happen to you Go on dollar okay, I Know where the diamond is How do I know I can trust you you can come with me to get it? I don't know At least he was thinking about it and it's all I wanted his eyes got that far away look That's what I was waiting for I whipped my arm up and knocked his knife I've buried my fist in this mid-section. He checked. I've a rabbit punch finished him off I dove for the wall just as Stacy came charging in I took the gun out of his hand Stacy was rugged, but I finally made it I Got that the car police to put Stacy and Azan on ice patched up my face and headed back to the ship But there was something else hurting me a lot more than my face Helen Johnny yeah, Johnny you've been I was Face what happened? Skip it. I have to hand it to you Helen That was a real class a snow job. You pulled on me. You're talking about yeah It was right under my nose all the time The perfume Forbes gave to you Now where's the bottle on my dressing table? Okay? They're pretty fancy bottle solid base Or maybe not so solid In the base of the bottle Star kept I'll bet you a real surprise. Don't you Johnny? I didn't know it was there. I didn't have any idea I swear it she's telling the truth. Mr. Dara. Miss Forbes Wow Well, I guess then That gun looks sort of out of character I won't hesitate to use it if necessary. I don't understand Was cruel of Andrew and me to use you like this Helen, but we saw no other alternative wait a minute You and your brother rigged this whole deal right from the beginning didn't you? sure Sure because you slipped yesterday Agatha when you told me you discussed your brother's party with him But back in Cape Town he told me it was a surprise party for you Johnny I still it's simple Helen that bottle of perfume would have turned up missing when you got to New York Agatha would have appropriated it One big question Agatha Why all this? Have you any idea what it means to see somebody drag the family name through the dirt Time after time with his wild escapades and have you any idea what those escapades cost your brother wasn't dead Terribly, we were pressed to the wall. Oh, why didn't you sell the diamond? We were bound by the will not to But arrangements were made with someone in New York what we could get for the diamond plus what we could collect from the insurance It would be enough. Oh nice little scheme But you didn't figure on who do you'll be trying for the diamond in Cape Town and killing your brother in the process No First I didn't know what to do But soon became clear that more than ever I had to go through with a plan My brother's creditors began to make trouble right after his murder The diamond, please Now look don't you get it Agatha? You're licked. What do you mean? You've done all this to protect the Forbes name. Of course you failed the story's out. No, it's known only to the two of you How are you gonna keep us from talking? I'll do whatever is necessary. Privis kill us Sorry, neither one's gonna work. Mr. Dollar. Do not force me trapped Agatha By the same thing that got you into all this the Forbes name Are you going to brand it with murder? No, I don't think you are I don't think you could I don't I don't know please mr. Dollar I'll take the gun Agatha Thanks. Oh I guess I I Had failed haven't I all the way Expense account item 13 375 dollars and 50 cents transportation and incidentals from Dakar home expense account total 1283 dollars and 60 cents. I Turned the diamond over to the authorities for safekeeping and Agatha Forbes to face charges of fraud Holy Obliac and Ben Stacy were indicted for the murder of Andrew Forbes remarks about Agatha Guess she did what she did because she thought the end justified the means which is one of the oldest sucker traps of them all about Helen Well now that she's no longer a suspect Could be I'm no longer building up to a big letdown with her At least it hasn't come yet, and I'm still waiting and the waiting is real pleasant yours truly Johnny dollar Now here's our star to tell you about next week's story Next week a yacht that wasn't there and a man who wasn't there they never were But that's where I found them join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood It is written by Robert Reif and produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Heard in this week's cast with Jean Tatum Virginia Greg Harry Bartell Chester Stratton Marvin Miller and DJ Thompson Musical supervision by Amorigo Marino Be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking