 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Johnny Don Taylor are you here in LA with Mrs. McLean? Why didn't you meet my plane dr. McLean's been shot what Teresa Corbett's boyfriend a guy named Riley pump three slugs in him this afternoon He was afraid McLean might get off McLean still alive. He's hanging on, but they don't give him much of a chance I'm on my way to the hospital right now LA general meet you there 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 Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to tri-state insurance underwriters International Building Hartford, Connecticut the following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the McLean matter Expense account item 13 $10 rental for a tape recording machine, which I took with me to the hospital room of Dave McLean Don Taylor met me in the hall. Hey, where's Mrs. McLean? I turned her over to the police. You know about this Who's this man Riley? Oh, just a lonely guy who lost his girlfriend. Let's go. Wait a minute There's something else isn't there Johnny? Oh, I don't know. I think there is Don I'm gonna try to get it from McLean now. That's why I brought this thing What'll happen to Riley? He's being held for assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill if McLean dies It'll be changed to murder Mr. Dollar. Yes, you can go in now. This is mr. Taylor. I'd like him to come in too It's all right this way, please The nurse led us down to the end of the hallway and into McLean's room Transfusion equipment was rigged up on one side of my intravenous on the other He watched us walk in without a word until he saw me set up the recording equipment. What do you think that's for you McLean? That's statement. We were talking about What's that? You know how bad off you are. It doesn't make any difference now Who's this man? My name is Taylor Police I'm with dry state underwriters Oh You must be close friend of Doris. She came out here with a McLean Always Doris these days she's made her statement Squeeze play how about you? I'm not gonna say a thing. Oh no McLean Tell you what I'll do We'll talk about it later. There may not be a later. I think there will be I'm gonna bet on it that way stuff doll You struck out again. There's always your wife. She won't die anymore. She's got her own troubles. I Think you'd better lead now mr. Dollar. Yeah McLean's chances for recovery were one in ten. That isn't very good odds But as he said he was gonna bet on himself and he won Three days later. He took a turn for the better within a week. He was walking around the hospital The trial date was set for and to answer charges of defrauding an insurance company Mrs. McLean was named co-defendant. All set. When do you take off done about five minutes? Good night for flying. Yeah What's the matter? Oh, I don't know this whole case the people in it. I I just don't know you ought to be satisfied You've certainly done your job. McLean's are going to stand trial and there's no doubt They'll be convicted you testify in court and that's about it. I know Don yeah, there's more to it. Why I know there is there has to be McLean slick enough not to open his mouth. He hasn't admitted anything his wife's done all the talk Oh, that's true, but what she said was enough for us wasn't well wasn't it not for me Don Johnny What is it? Riley I suppose and that poor girl Teresa Corbett a couple of little people walked into it Riley suffering worse than the McLean's than they'll suffer He lost somebody he loved she died naturally would have lost her sooner or later McLean's had nothing to do with that didn't they know I've been thinking about it Just go in and testify in court and come home and try to forget about it. Will you maybe you're right? Seen a few days Johnny, okay one thing down. Yeah, suppose Teresa Corbett had been my girl It's a long kid Don Taylor went back to Hartford and left me to wrap up the details and testify in court The day before the trial I went over to the county jail to interview Mrs. McLean just wants more The uniform isn't too attractive, but they say it's a very healthy life in here I mean the regular hours and all I suppose I should try to get used to it. Yeah How How long will I have to go to prison? Well, that's hard to say exactly Mrs. McLean Well, my lawyer said not over three years if they convict us Three years isn't too long. No Sit down Where's my husband? Where's Dave? He was transferred to the county jail today. Is he all right seems to be getting along fine. I Haven't seen him, you know, you'll see him in court. I wish it were all over. So do I But it isn't isn't Practically not at all. Well, what do you mean so far? We have enough evidence to prove conspiracy against you and your husband and we'll prosecute to the limit on that There'll be some other charges against him the business with the body and so on. Let's not go into that now There's something else here. I want to get straightened out This is your statement. Yes, let me read you this a Girl whom we later found out to be Teresa Corbett walked into the office on the night of February 1st 1954 and complained of feeling ill she had been drinking my husband took her into the examining room where she died a few minutes later of a heart condition Those are your own words on this sworn statement, Mrs. McLean. Yes. Let me go on. I Had never seen or heard of Teresa Corbett until that night I was with my husband when he placed a call to her residence in Jersey City He spoke with a man there who managed an apartment house and so on Mrs. McLean that call was never made. I Was in the room when Dave made it the phone company has no record of it no bill for it I mentioned this to you because we are going to mention it at the trial tomorrow You have my statement. Are you trying to make a liar out of me the fact remains that call wasn't made Were you in the examining room when Teresa Corbett died? No, I was in the front office Isn't it a fact that she was a patient of your husband's before that night? No, I found out I'll tell you Teresa Corbett was one of your husband's patients. Why she came here to live in Los Angeles because of a heart condition She had he was the doctor. She went to see she just didn't walk in that night and drop dead If that's true, I didn't know it that night you said you were acting as a receptionist in your husband's office When Teresa Corbett walked in she must have given you her name when she asked to see the doctor She didn't frankly. I thought she was just a little drunk. She she'd been drinking I could smell it and you just took her right on back to your husband without asking a name where she lived Anything about her? Yes. Now look Mrs. McLean a lot of things. You've told me and put into this statement a true They've all been checked and rechecked. That's my job But some of them just don't make sense What are you trying to do you wouldn't have known anything about it if I hadn't come to the insurance company? Maybe that's so Maybe it would have just gotten by but you did come to us and whether you knew it or not We have to know everything now Everything Mrs. McLean Why do you think we've gone to all the trouble and expensive checking all this? I'll tell you Because your story was too good to be real It couldn't happen that way even though the facts seem to say it could a girl alone and friendless in Los Angeles dying of a heart attack in a Doctor's office a doctor who needs money and has a wife who's heavily insured. That's too much for me to take Teresa Corbett was a patient of your husband. She had been for several months She came in like anybody else you or your husband took her personal history And you noticed that she had only one living relative a mother in Jersey City Will you please tell me what you're talking about? I'm talking about premeditated carefully planned Murder, that's what I'm talking about When Teresa Corbett's mother died suddenly there was nobody left to worry about her nobody to ask questions about her anymore, right? That's what you thought anyhow But there was a man George Riley, but he didn't know where to go or who to ask you didn't know about him Alright Teresa came in several times and you and your husband got to know more about her. She was the patsy right from the beginning Wasn't she? Wasn't she? Yes Do you want to tell me about it? She had been in to see Dave several times He knew all about her where she was from what family she had That night when she came in the office, she wasn't drunk. She hadn't even been drinking. She'd had a telegram She just received word that her mother had died suddenly. She was terribly upset about it. She She asked Dave for something to help her sleep go on He took her in the examination room and He came out a few minutes later to get some drugs and and he said something about her case being a terminal terminal You mean it was hopeless. Well, that's what he said He said he didn't give her more than six months It wasn't true. Mr. Dollar. She wasn't that sick then what? Well, Dave went back to the examination room. I I just sat there and waited I Guess I knew what he had in mind Had you talked about it? Well, we talked. Oh, no, not about what happened then Few minutes later. He buzzed me to come back to the room. I Went back there and Teresa was lying on the table. She was dead. I Knew it when I walked in there Dave looked very strange He said that she had had a sudden heart attack and died before he could do anything to help her You know it wasn't so well. There was a hypodermic on the stand. He'd given her something. I Just didn't think he'd go that far Are you sure you hadn't discussed this before I? Swear he hadn't said a word to me before that night But he had it all planned That is what to do and everything when I came back to the room He called dr. Reed Dave showed him Teresa and Said it was me Reed signed the death certificates. Yes When did you leave town same night Dave made me he said he'd handle everything I Accused him of killing her and and he said that she just died there Well, I guess I was kind of hysterical, but but then he said all right. I did kill her She didn't have long anyhow. I killed her and you helped me kill her now Get out of here and stay out of here. If you ever open your mouth about it You'll go to the gas chamber with me Do you want a cigarette? Yes, please Thanks, I Told you that story. I mean about the phone call and all to get back at him. I Never thought that I'd tell you this part, too. Oh, I'm glad I did I'm glad it's all over Expense account item 14 85 dollars and 40 cents hotel and board while in Los Angeles Item 15 205 dollars plane fare back to Hartford expense account total 798 dollars 60 cents remarks Murder charges have been filed against the McLean's and they stand trial next month George rally received three years and a suspended sentence for assault with a deadly weapon. I Was wrong about practically everything in this case all the lies came true, but so did the facts Yours truly Johnny dollar Remember there'll be another intriguing story for you beginning next Monday night next week Kui Bono. That's Latin for Who benefits and believe me it isn't the killer in the case? Join us. Won't you? Yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by John Dawson It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Heard in this week's cast were Lucille Meredith Betty Lou Gerson John Stephenson Bob Bruce Victor Perrin Tony Barrett and Herbellis Musical supervision by a marigomarino be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking