 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar wake you up Johnny. Oh Garcia. No, just finished breakfast. Oh, you special investigators do live Suppose that insurance company of yours could put me on expense account Maybe if you found that hundred grand worth of stolen furs Now you're talking like a police lieutenant How soon can you come down here to headquarters? Oh, what's up? Is the watchman talked? No, I want to know some more about that kid you mentioned on the phone last night. Eddie money. Yeah, I Don't know that was told to me in confidence. I mean well, I was knifed to death last night Another man is dying at the end of the angels so confidence or no confidence. I want to know about that kid All right, you're here. I'll be there in 20 minutes Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator was truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location, Los Angeles, California To the home office mono guarantee insurance company Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the silver blue matter Expense account continued Item 10 a dollar and 45 cents taxi from my hotel to the police headquarters office of lieutenant Garcia The early morning fog was starting to lift in the city sprawl beneath a slate gray sky The filtered Sun should have softened things, but didn't Gray Sun gray world drab and rury and a case to match Teenagers not a gang of hardened criminals a bunch of wild kids who've broken into a warehouse and stole an 80 fur coat silver Blue mink a night watchman had been slugged and laid dying in the hospital and a lunchroom owner named red Weller had been stabbed to death the night before So it couldn't be called kid stuff that term doesn't apply to murder Run those four cards through Joe. See what you can make Come on into the office Johnny this madhouse out here get too frazzled before you know Oh, you police detectives have it pretty softers here. That's news to me Teletypes photo files record cards crime labs. How'd you like to try working alone on your expense account? I could suffer the hardship And let's go in here Have a seat Johnny. Thanks Yeah, but I put the fear of the Lord in you on the phone. Hi, you were real impressive Yeah, the chief was breathing down my neck and I'll stop traveling getting a side Johnny I've got to know just how that Monday boy figures in this Did I say he even figured in it at all? No You just wanted some information on him But he figures all right You didn't come out here from Hartford to look up the nephew of an old friend. Oh, I've done crazier things in times He's got a record. You know that That is tough no convictions gang bros auto pilfering vandalism intoxication interrogative attitude sullen hostile anti-social Yeah, that's quite a nephew. You've got Johnny. I'm actually with a family. What's the story? How did you get on to this look or me go? I made a promise on this. I hate to break it. It's murder Johnny This kid sister worked for Red Weller and that lunch from across the street from the warehouse Her name is Carla money. She's five years older than he is they live together their parents are dead So so I put some pressure on her and she told me she thought her brother Eddie might know something about the robbery She took me to a pool room to meet him. How was he supposed to have known about it? Yes, eh? No, no, she admitted later that she suspected him of being mixed up in and himself things. He'd said the way he acted She asked me to help her try to keep him out of trouble. I think he's already in trouble Johnny Yeah, so do I and I think she does too. What did he have to say when you talked to him the pool hall? Several things but they added up to two words get out when I wouldn't he did Why do you think Red Weller was killed Johnny? Well, I think those kids use his lunchroom as a lookout post to spot the prowl car that was patrolling that area As soon as it passed they pulled the job figures all right I think red realized it when he thought back and knew who the kids were. I think that's what he was gonna Tell me so they found out what he was up to and knocked him off to shut his mouth. Yeah, it ends up Garcia Now tell me about her Carla hmm What's to tell? She's just a girl like millions of others decent hard-working and real sweet But it's something about her something special I I don't know what I don't know the words to use but Well, it's there you feel it And she's kept it somehow In spite of everything I guess I know what you mean Do you I told you once Johnny I grew up in that district. I know how rough it is Well, maybe it's even worse for a girl. It is I know I had a sister I didn't know that she was a lot like this girl Carla once Then the district got to her and she got to be more like Carla's brother What happened to her one to five possession of narcotics a couple of other pretty rough charges she She died in the hatchery prison seven years ago I'm sorry I don't want to see this girl Carla hurt any more than you do Johnny Maybe the hurt will break her make her lose that something special But I've still got to pick up her brother and bring him in for questioning Expense account item 11 a dollar and ninety cents taxi to the Weller lunchroom to see Carla Monty Lieutenant Garcia had a police detail checking known fences and borderline dealers specializing in furs But so far none of those contacted had been approached by any member of the warehouse gang Albert Christmas the night watchman who had been slugged during the robbery was still in a coma unable to talk So Carla remained my best in fact my only lead to the case The lunchroom was closed. I paid off the taxi walked three blocks to Carla's apartment house climbed the stairs and knocked on her door Johnny dollar I'd like to talk to you all right just a moment Come in Johnny. What were you expecting a major invasion? I don't know. I don't know what I'm expecting easy Easy, it's not the end of the world Eddie didn't come home last night. I tried Johnny I tried to be a mother and father both to him. What did I do wrong? Well, that's the kind of question that doesn't always have an answer Have you got a drink in the house? How about what got anything to drink? Well, there's some brandy. I think all right get it. I don't know if it's a good brand. It doesn't matter bring two glasses Pour out a couple of stiff ones. No, I don't go ahead and pour them two of them All right Is this a snapshot of Eddie when he was younger? Yeah He was in junior high school then it was taken at summer camp when he won a medal for swimming And that was the only year I could afford to send you Yeah, thanks All right, here's a go. Oh, I don't not drink it all of it. All right Good You needed that Where do you think he is Johnny? What's happened to him? Carla? You're gonna have to face it sooner or later and I kind of think now is the time What do you mean? You've been worried sick for fear your brother would get into some kind of trouble And you had reason to worry it's finally happened. No, he's in trouble. All right plenty of trouble You're not the only one looking for him. Who else is who do you mean Johnny the police? There's an APB out they want him for questioning in connection with the robbery and with a murder of Red Weller Oh, no Eddie wouldn't kill anyone maybe not but somebody did some member of the gang that robbed the warehouse And it looks very much as if Eddie is a member Yes, I Supposedly I look Carla. Is there anything you haven't told me about the robbery. I mean no, no, I Was just suspicious that's all because if there is let's have it It's too late to protect him now the sooner. He's taken into custody the less likelihood of his getting any even deeper He was out that night. He didn't come home until almost morning. I Was worried about it. I know it wouldn't do any good to ask. You know who was with him that night. No Who would be the most likely ones to go along on a deal like that? Any of them any of those He's been running around with lately any idea what they hang out mostly Just those two places I took you to last night that drive-in in the pool hall Look if they did pull that robbery, what do you suppose they take the first? I don't know Does Eddie have a car? No, but some of the other boys do Carlos would you mind if I look through Eddie's room? No, I don't mind. It doesn't matter. I guess nothing much matters now It's gone so far that It's a he he has his own key all right take it easy now be careful Johnny So this you're gonna have What the devil are you doing here working for you Eddie? Yeah, what for I think you know Eddie Eddie You've got to give yourself up. Shut up Because I got you to thank for this jam This insurance stick comes around romance is he up a little you sell me right down the river That's not true. How'd you know you were in a jam Eddie? I got friends in this neighborhood They keep me posted the same friends tell you red weller was about to make a deal to talk You're whistling in the dark dollar. Maybe I Imagine Garcia will find out though when he gets you down to headquarters get your hand off that phone Keep out of this move back against that wall dollar, but your hands fly against that while you're keeping there Give me some clothes Carla. Come on. Make it fast. What are you gonna do? I say get me some clothes All right You're wrong though You're making a big mistake It's no use running you're lonely yet Eddie was a matter down there in the street a police car just pulled up your lion So we are dollars Kill you Carla You're that one that brought I'm here trying to let him trap me I think I'll pull a bullet in you before I leave you'll fire one shot and you won't have a chance They'll be in here before you can get out of the hallway You better make up your mind Eddie while you're still got time. Stay where you are dollar I'm trying to come after me Eddie. Please give yourself off Eddie Stop him Johnny. I'm afraid it's a little late Why did you let him go? There was no choice color. He'd have killed you if I'd moved Why do you better give me that list of his friends the police will want it? Haven't helped him That's about all that can't help him now Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow a Policenet Titans and traps a frightened rat a boy sobs in a jail cell And an innocent man dies quietly in his sleep Join us won't you yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood Written by Les Crutchfield. It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of Yours truly Johnny dollar This is Roy Rowan speaking