 From Hollywood. It's time now for John Lund as Johnny Dallas, my name is the Franco. Mr. Dollar. I'm with the claims division of Eastern life and trust What can I do for you? Mr. Franco? Help me pay off a claim. I hope well, that's a new wrinkles Yeah, one of our new policyholders passed away last month. We can't seem to locate his beneficiary. Well, maybe he doesn't want the money It's a she everybody wants money, especially insurance money. Would you like to take a walk on it? What floor are you on, Mr. Franco? Fourth? Four-eighteen. Just have to get off the elevator. Turn to your left. Be there in an hour John Lund in the transcribed adventure of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Here's truly Johnny Dallas Expense accounts submitted by a special investigator Johnny Dallas Two claims office. Eastern life and trust company. This city The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Thelma Ibsen matter Expense account item one. Fifteen cents. Bus fare. From my apartment to Milton DeFranco's office Where we got right down to business. The deceased was a man named John Linden He made his living selling papers in front of the metropolitan building. Oh, on 3rd Street? Yes. You ever seen? Yeah, I guess I have. Somehow you never think of someone like that leaving insurance money. No, you don't but he took out two policies November the 5th 1940 both of them $500 life So he has an estate of a thousand dollars that we have to give to a person named Thelma Ibsen Is the daughter or something? No relation or just someone who stopped and talked to him one day You must have had quite a line. Yeah, he thinks so, but I doubt it. He was only ten years old at the time. Oh I got all this from the agent who wrote up the policy just to buy his papers from old John One day told the agent he wanted to take out some life insurance so he could do something nice for a little girl He'd met that afternoon and that's it Quite a profitable meeting for yeah, of course a thousand dollars isn't a lot of money these days But from him it's a lot. Yeah Thelma Ibsen must be 23 or 4 by now Like to see her face when she gets that insurance check and finds out who it's from and why Might prove something about something. Yeah, it could or maybe she isn't doing nice things for people anymore Let's hope she is They keep thinking that old man out there hustling papers every day to make his dollar fifty-two and premiums every week It gets me some huh? He only saw her that one day in his life the local address for Thelma Ibsen was 213 Brainbridge From neighbors I learned that Thelma's parents had been killed in an automobile accident in 1945 She'd moved crosstown to live with an aunt a mrs. Mary Sealy Mrs. Sealy died in 1950 Again Thelma had moved where nobody seemed to know But they did know where she'd been working at the time One of the girls there was brought into the manager's office Yes, she quit without notice a couple of years ago. She just didn't come back. Were you a friend of hers? Yes, we were good friends Used to have lunch together every day We started here together too. I see Have you heard from her? No, any idea where she might have gone New York, I think Closest place to go Probably she didn't write anybody or say anything when she left, don't you think? Yes, but Thelma was like that. Like what? Well Don't misunderstand me She was a real sweet girl, but There was something you could tell about her right away when you met her She had plans of her own and She just kept them to herself Mm-hmm Don't suppose anything's happened to her I'm just trying to locate her Did she ever talk about going to New York? No What did she talk about? Oh Meeting someone and getting married Was she going with anyone when she disappeared? Couple people around the office. Are they still around I think so You're going to talk to them. I'd like to They haven't heard from her either No one has She just plain left bag and baggage At the apartment hotel where she'd been living since her aunt's death I learned that Thelma Ibsen had suddenly checked out with all of her belongings around Christmas of 1950 No forwarding address The hospital jail and morgue records for the previous two years were covered nothing came up A high school annual provided a fairly good picture of a tall Smiling girl with a pleasant face looking out from under a miter cap The mortar vehicle bureau recorded a driver's license issued in her name A right thumb and forefinger print came with it The picture the prints and all available information went into a file Thelma Ibsen became a missing person Two days later the people of her office were re-questioned And then one of them recalled a man that she had been seen with just before her disappearance Spencer got item two 15 dollars transportation and incidentals Hartford to New York For the purpose of locating a mr. Floyd turnbull for possible information concerning Thelma Ibsen's whereabouts I made a list of the floyd turnbulls in the city directory and set out to interview each one The right man happened to be number five on my list Yes, of course, I know Thelma Ibsen was to dollar. Do you say you're from an insurance company? That's right, mr. Turnbull Can you tell me where she is right now? I'm afraid I can't Sit down, sit down Thanks Understand you knew her in Hartford That's right. I did. She came here to New York with me Oh Let me assure you there was nothing improper about it I met Thelma when she was working in one of the offices I do business with there And when I suggested that she'd ride from New York with me I did it with the understanding that we were to be married here I see no one could have been more surprised than I when she disappeared You mean here in New York? Yes Well, when was this It was christmas eve of 1950 Thelma was staying with my sister Edna in Westchester. I picked her up about six in the evening to go to a party And we stopped for gasoline somewhere between here and Long Island I left the car for a moment when I came back. She was gone. You haven't seen her since I haven't seen her since Well, did she leave a note in the car? Message of some kind nothing not a word and she hasn't gotten in touch with you at all. No She's never written I can't quite get with this You were going to be married and she disappeared in a filling station on christmas eve Did you argue or something? No, I don't think I would ever have argued with Thelma She was kind and sweet and gentle and all things to me Your appearance here and these questions bringing back the memory very strongly How long had you known her before you decided to get married? About three weeks Do you have any idea why she walked away? Yes But I doubt if it's of any practical value to you Well, any information I can get would be very helpful in locating her mr. Turnbull All right then I think she was frightened Of what? Of life as to dollar not people or circumstance, but life You say that with a lot of convictions. Yes Thelma had always been Well a poor girl she worked instead of going to college She lived with a rather dowdy aunt who died just before I met her Her parents had been killed in an accident a few years before I think I offered her happiness That she always longed for But she simply wasn't mature enough or adjusted well enough to accept it But this is a new value isn't it? Well, it might be Did you know of any ambition she had maybe she wanted to go on the stage She simply wanted to be my wife and live here Oh, I can see what you're thinking. I'm old enough to be her father, but That's not the reason she walked away from that car believe me mr. Dollar unless I'm terribly mistaken That girl was very much in love with me and wanted to marry me Tell me Have you tried to find her? No, I have not I waited around the filling station that night hoping she'd return But I didn't report them out to the police and tended to hire private detectives to locate her but I gave that up too Well, I don't understand If you loved her well, would this make it understandable mr. Dollar Thelma was a rational normal human being when I left her in that car No one forced her away from it or me The man at the station said she merely stepped out and disappeared down the street She left of her own free will for her own reasons Yeah, I think I can see your point. Thank you mr. Dollar I hope that one day she'd appear at my door Contact me come to me, but she hasn't Is there any way I can help you more concretely? Well, if you could tell me the exact location of that filling station, I believe I can do that, but why? Last place she was seen alive That word alive Just a word mr. Turnbull Tell me you suppose she had any money when she left Why do you ask? Well, she'd have had to go to work if she didn't Maybe she had she Yes, she had money quite a bit How much? $2,300 Oh, she stole it from me mr. Dollar. I left my wallet and my overcoat. She took it while I was gone I would have given her all this Everything that she had to steal it from me. She had to steal it like a common little thief There's truly no fool like an old fool is there mr. Dollar. Well, I left Turnbull. It struck me Here was the second elderly man in Thelma Ibsen's life One had given her money which she wasn't around to receive And from this one she'd taken money and didn't wait around to say thanks It spends a girl item three fifty dollars and fifty cents Car rattle and incidentals involved in checking Floyd Turnbull's story A major oil company owned and operated the filming station where Thelma Ibsen had been seen last Their payroll records named three attendants on duty Christmas Eve 1950 I located and interviewed all three Enclosed fine statement of Earl Camden Sure Sure, I remember that chick Better looking this picture. I'll tell you that Well, anyways, she drove in with the old guy. See he hadn't been away from the car more than 20 seconds Before she was out and walking down the street as fast she could go Well, when he came back and that's what happened to her. I told him Well, he went back and sat in his car for maybe a couple hours just waiting for her I knew she was gone for good I felt sorry for the old geezer She shouldn't have run out like that Christmas Eve and all Edna Turnbull Spencer Westchester verified her brother's story Thelma Ibsen had left all of her clothes at the house Mrs. Spencer had not heard a word from her since Christmas Eve of 1950 The matter went to the New York police missing persons bureau A check on the Morgan hospital records was unsuccessful However, the police fingerprint files turned up an interesting leave Mr. Mina drunk disturbing the peace. She was fined 25 bucks a night court April 25th 1951 What's the address? Uh 12 12 Yardley 12 12 Yardley, okay At the address on Yardley, I learned that Thelma Ibsen had moved eight months before Again, there was no forwarding address The landlady turned out to be quite talkative. However, I'm glad too. She moved from here, Mr. I'd like to help you find her, but I'm awfully glad she moved from here. Oh, why do you say that mrs. No, I see parties all the time. I run a quiet place for quiet people, you know Yes, yes, I'm sure but I thought she was the quiet tag when she took the apartment or I've never given it to her She told me she was secretary that she worked downtown. She say where oh She didn't work how could she she was out every night and slept most of the day And then we used to come to see her Honestly Do you know any of them mrs. Brighton's? Oh No Just me All kinds all sorts The same Was she friendly with anybody in the building? No Did she go with any particular man? I couldn't say All I can tell you is I'm glad she doesn't give in anymore. I'm awfully glad The more people I talked to the more I learned about Thelma Ibsen and the less I liked what I heard I went back to the city hall It had occurred to me that hardly anyone has ever arrested for being drunk and disturbing the peace alone I was right The night court files revealed that Thelma Ibsen had been arrested with eight other people I took down their names and began to check them out Number six down the line was a man named Unger who was in the hosiery business Yes, he remembered Thelma Ibsen very well No, he hadn't seen her for six months But he could tell me where she lived He did And I went there Yes, sir. May I help you? I'm looking for miss Thelma Ibsen. Oh, I'll ring a room Is she expecting you? No, my name is dollar. It's a business matter. Mr. Dollar. That's right. Just a moment I'm ringing. Well, I don't understand that what she came in about a half hour ago I know she's up there. Well, maybe she came out again. No, I'd have seen her. I've been at the desk all the time Well, if that is the strangest thing, maybe she's visiting one of the other apartments Perhaps would you like to leave a message, mr. Dollar? Well, it'd be okay if I go up and camp on her doorstep I've been looking for her for a long time now. Of course I dropped to the 15th floor and walked down the hall to Thelma Ibsen's apartment The door was standing partially open all the lights seem to be on Miss Ibsen? Miss Ibsen? Miss Ibsen? Go back. Get away from this room. What? Get away, or I'll jump I've found Thelma Ibsen. Only she was standing on a ledge outside the window Already for a leap into eternity Turn to yours truly, Johnny Dollar, in just a moment We bring you the second act of yours truly, Johnny Dollar You don't want to do this I'm going to do it It's cold out there Don't you think you should come inside? I'm going to jump Stay away now. Don't try to grab me. I'll do anything you say, Thelma Okay I never saw you before How do you know my name? I've seen you. No, you haven't I remember people Watch Just gonna light a cigarette Do you want one? No Can I have one? Where did you see me? In a picture In your high school annual You went to high school in Hartford You don't know you. What's your name? Johnny Dollar. Are you from Hartford? Yeah Step over there. Let me see your face in the light No You aren't from Hartford. You're lying to me Mr. Dollar, I'm going to jump. I'll jump. Why miss Ibsen? Get out of here. Go ahead Call the police. Yes, of course, of course Why did you tell him to call the police? I don't care They can't stop me Nobody can stop me Maybe they won't even try Thelma. Oh, I know they will They'll talk to me just the way you're talking They try to get close enough to grab me. I wanted somebody to call the police I want them all down there waiting for me to jump And the crowd's big enough our jump right down there. I'm not afraid to do it Why do you want to jump Thelma? I have my reasons Look There's a couple of people down there who see me They'd like to see me jump I don't think they'd like to see that at all, Thelma. Oh, yes, they would They might say they wouldn't but they'll hang around and if I don't jump they'll be disappointed Nobody wants you to jump Thelma. I'm sure they do Those people down there would love to see it happen You'd like it too. If I wanted to see you jump I'd be waiting on the street with those people But I don't want to see you do that And neither do they I want you to live Thelma That's more people down there now Getting the big lights up here, God Thelma, look If you're broke if you need money Look how many closer I told you before I want to help you Thelma. Nobody wants to help me Nobody's ever wanted to help me You're wrong about that Floyd Turnbull wanted to help you Floyd Turnbull You met him Yes And he's still very much in love with you After I stole money from him and walked out on him The money meant nothing to him He still loves you Thelma Thelma I don't love him I never loved him He thought so He was just nice Why did you leave him that way? I'm no good Never have been you know I've never been any good to anybody Would you like to talk to Floyd? No I don't want to talk to him or anybody I know But after I jump I want you to tell Floyd something Sure Tell him I meant to send the money back to him I didn't think it was that much Tell him I Never was any good at all But I left him because of that All right You can tell him I loved him He'd feel good I think All right Go back I'll jump right now Wait Close that hall door Do you want to see me jump you'll have to watch from the street down there with the others Is he a policeman? I suppose so I don't know He looks foolish We all look foolish at one time or another It passes Do I look foolish? Yes Thelma you do You're not going through with this In the end you'll come back into this room And everybody down there will go home That isn't true You know that for the first time in my life I know exactly what I want to do How I want to do it I'm going to jump From what I know about you I thought you always knew pretty much what you wanted out of life I never knew anything And it's all botched up I'd be happy one minute and crying the next Things kept happening all the time That's so tiresome Mom and daddy died I should have died too Then I wouldn't be here making all those people down there have bad dreams for weeks to come I should have been with them when they were killed in that car Won't be long I won't be tired anymore pretty soon Thelma wait Wait for what? They say you've talked to people who've known me Who know what I was and what I am I didn't turn out the way they wanted me to did I I mean you turned out the way I wanted to be look at me Why should I wait? One man I didn't talk to Had more faith than you than anybody else He was an old man who sold newspapers in front of the metropolitan building His name was John Linden Old John Thelma Old John You met him one day when you were a little girl It meant a lot in his life an awful lot Do you remember old John? Down town after school looking the windows I had a nick on I bought a paper from this old man I talked to him He said I was a very nice girl and he asked me my name and where I lived What did you talk about Thelma? About school About growing up He told me I'd grow up someday Be a lovely woman Sit Lovely woman He was very nice What else did you talk about? School He asked me what grade I was in You see I guess I was in the Fifth grade or maybe the sixth It was such a long time ago But you remember it Of course I remember it now Where's John now? He died a month ago Thelma He left you all his money What money? What money would that poor old man have? Insurance money Comes to a thousand dollars You're lying No I'm not Thelma That's why I've been looking for you It's my job to see that you get the money that he left for you He wanted you to have it I didn't know him only got after noon But he wanted to help you You're making all this up It's all a lie No, no look What? These prove I'm from the insurance company Here Draw them over You see He wanted you to have something Expense account item four Three fifty Martinis I needed them It was my first My last experience with an intended Suicide The psychiatrist who examined And treated Thelma Ibsen Believed that she would make a complete recovery In time They say it'll take months to determine The exact cause of her breakdown But as far as we're concerned The case is closed Claim filed Expense account item five Same as item two Transportation back to Hartford Dollars in fifteen cents Yours truly, Johnny Dollar Yours truly, Johnny Dollar Stars John Lund in the title role And is written by E. Jack Newman With music by Eddie Dunstetter John Lund can currently be seen In the Universal International Picture Just across the street Featured in tonight's cast Were Tom Telley, Jeanette Nolan, John McIntyre, Joe Kearns, and Virginia Gregg Yours truly, Johnny Dollar Transcribed in Hollywood by John Lund This is Dan Cumberley inviting you To join us next week at this time When John Lund returns as Yours truly, Johnny Dollar