 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar What are you doing lying around the hospital? This is Dave Blaine Johnny. Are you here in Los Angeles? No, I'm in Boston still what happened? I was with Mrs. Parsons this afternoon trying to find out what happened to her husband She missed a turn in the road. How is she? She all right? She was killed Dave Johnny what can I do to help nothing Dave nothing much to do now Parsons is back and Well now he's back. I'll wrap it up She was a pretty nice person Dave. I saw her die 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 investigators truly Johnny dollar Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the Eastern Casualty and Trust Company number 25 Yardley Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Caligly's matter Item 3 26 cents for a package of cigarettes, which the Nightmares at St. John's Hospital bought for me She also brought in a sedative That was the last thing I remembered until about five o'clock in the morning Yeah You What's your name? I'm sister Amadea you you weren't here when they brought me Sister wait I'd like to talk to you about it. You mean the accident. Yes. Yes all of it. I I'd feel better. Well, we want you to do that certainly I Came to Los Angeles for an insurance company back east We had a report that a big executive in a stock firm out here was missing Man named David Parsons Junior partner with his father in the stock and bond business. Oh, yes I've heard of the Parsons family. I talked to a man named Ecker. Oh, mr. Parsons secretary Mm-hmm. I could took me out to see the old man. He was pretty nasty Wouldn't talk much about his son being gone for ten days Then I met David Parsons wife. I Told her I thought the matter should go to the place. She agreed with me Later on this afternoon out by the ocean She said she expected them to come back She called the house and they said David Parsons had come back It was a strange afternoon sister. I Mean We sat in the sand and talked about these things. I could have fallen in love with her Maybe I did I'll never know sister. I'm a dad You're more shaken up than you think really you should Never get used to things like this Now you just sleep mr. Dollar Go on now go to sleep The world becomes very heavy sometimes Right on for $14.95 one night in the hospital When I got back to the Beverly Hilton, I bought a copy the morning paper ordered some lunch and sat down to read about my accident and Unidentified woman was killed An unidentified man was slightly injured in a car crash on Sunset Boulevard the afternoon before No names no details. No nothing strange Even stranger was the appearance of Robert Ecker old man Parsons secretary at my door Then I didn't know why his eyes were red-rimmed Oh, all right now I guess come in This whole thing is pretty terrible dollar. I just stepped up to see how you feel is there anything I can do for you No, no, nothing. Thanks Mr. Parsons wanted you to know that he's concerned for you. Tell him I'm okay How are things there young mr. Parsons is pretty broken up. He's really back then Well, then I'm just about through out here, but I see mr. Parsons thought you'd want to Yes Expense account item eight one hundred and seventy eight dollars airplane ticket back to Hartford item nine forty three dollars Hotel and board for two days in Los Angeles Item ten six dollars cab fare My plane was scheduled to leave at nine o'clock that night I checked out about four in the afternoon and went directly to the home of David senior He looked a little ashen when I came in but his temper hadn't improved much. He pointed a crooked finger at me I've got this to say to you right now dollar if you hadn't insisted on talking to her. She'd be alive today She wouldn't have been with you driving that car if she hadn't been forbidden by you to see me We wouldn't have had to drive around in a car. You haven't drink around here right there I didn't come here to argue with you anymore. My job was to find your son evidently. He wasn't lost Hacker told me I could meet him here about this time. You're pretty free with my whisk you can afford it One one. I got a jigger before every meal. That's all cheers Well, am I early or what David will be here anytime now have any arrangements been made yet You'll have to ask Ecker about that. I don't know I like to sense of flowers something. That's all with the logical gesture This is mr. Dollar David come in My son David man in a black suit wasn't what I expected in the way of David Parsons Jr. Somehow He was tall and rangy almost athletic. He had a good sunburn of Paris Square shoulders I would have read him for an advertising man or a pro ball player Certainly not for the investment brokerage business. We shook hands. He smiled wanley and lit up a cigarette Dad tells me you've been looking for me. That's right, mr. Parsons or if you've been all this time I took a freighter out of Los Angeles and wrote it up to Oregon just a whim wanted to be alone and do some thinking I'll come no word. That's a whim too Are you trying to get into my personal life? No, no just curious again Well, here's some reports I have to make out if you'd sign them I'd appreciate it go ahead sign them Let him go sure sure I have a pen Okay, fine. Thank you Satisfied dollar completely What ship did you take up there ship the boat to Oregon? Oh the laurine bee winner-maker timber company ship. Oh sure Well, I'm glad you're okay. Thank you for your cooperation. I Went back to my hotel checked in once more cancel my airline reservations and put in a call to Robert Ecker He wasn't in his office a little arguing got me his home number. No one answered I went out and spent $25 item 8 to rent a car I drove it over to Eckers apartment address. He wasn't in so I waited I Have an hour later He drove up ran into his apartment for about a minute and a half came back out and got into his car when he pulled into Trafficking on Wilshire. I was one Buick behind him He finally stopped at a place on Olympic Boulevard the Parkway funeral home. I waited five minutes and then walked in Robert Eckers stood in a semi-dark room hands folded before him as if in prayer He was looking down at the body of David Parsons wife. Hello, Ecker came by to pay my respects Sure. Who is she Ecker? What was that? Who's this girl? She isn't Dorothy Parsons. I know that much Who is she? We better talk about this. Yeah, we better talk her name is Alan Her name was Alan Myers I'm going to be married I'm sorry. She was one of those only people that you find in this town. I'm I mean she worked a bit in pictures and drew and painted a little bit. I don't know how I met her I just know that she was fresh and lovely and She'd do anything for me Or for all men Parsons for me She was mine everything else is his she was mine He blew up the other morning when I called up and said you were in town looking for David, Jr. Said we had to steer you out. He didn't want you talking to anybody. So he arranged that she'd be there posing as Mrs. Parsons He asked me to get someone She was delighted with the idea was And a little game for her. Where's the real Mrs. Parsons? Oh my guess. I don't know. I'll find that out Now tell me who's the guy I shook hands with this afternoon. I said he was David Parsons, Jr. I don't know his name to someone the old man hired to play the part for him. Then David Parsons is still missing Yeah, why all the cover-up? Why doesn't the old man want him found? He does want him found he wants him found in the worst way He's been turning the country upside down looking for him for a week now That's something like 23 operatives from a private detective firm looking for anybody doesn't want it to go to the police What's it out of the papers at all costs? Why? Parsons is going to merge with little antennas and you've heard of them. Yeah The old man's got to take it easy heart attack Parsons junior will get into the saddle when the merger happens. He'll take over the whole play That is of course with the old man sitting down in Palm Springs dictating orders to him In other words old man Parsons wants his figurehead to be on dick clean and unsullied for the merger. That's it What do you think happened to junior? I Don't have any idea What happens to any of us who work for Parsons? We give him lip at first we get mad at him in the end. He shakes out all the dignity and honesty You might ever have any makes you his own personal robot Look at me dollar. He got me to make my girl play all that out in front of you She's dead and I'm still a robot for it. Take it easy. I'm sure how did you get on the junior? He didn't look broken up. He was a pretty bad actor He also gave some wrong answers about being off on a ship and so on. Hey look You don't have to say anything about talking to me. Oh, but I will I'll tell Parsons you pumped it all out of me. We'll worry him a bit He'll figure out some other way to stop you. I Told you once before darling He'll break your heart Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of the Calakles matters tomorrow We find out that Calakles was a Greek Maybe the greatest one of them all Join us. Won't you? Yours truly Johnny dollar or is truly Johnny dollar 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 and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking