 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar George Everson. Oh, yes, mr. Everson You mean about the newspaper picture of the bar in New Orleans That's what you told me last night Well, I've been on plenty of them believe me but I've been thinking to mr. Everson Tom Chase embezzled a hundred and twenty thousand dollars from your firm New Orleans would be as good a place for him to hide as any Besides which his wife told me was very fond of jazz and there's certainly plenty of that down there My plane leaves for New Orleans in an hour 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 yours truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location New Orleans, Louisiana to the Home Office Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the Phantom chase matter expense account continue item five three fifty cab fare to the airport George Everson was waiting for me at the passenger ramp I'll tell you mr. Dollar before I came out here to the airport I called the insurance company you represent in this investigation I told him if this trip to New Orleans did turn out to be just a wild goose chase that I would assume your expenses Oh, well, that's very considerate of you mr. Everson, but it is necessary Now an investigation's an investigation My company's willing and anxious to exhaust all the possibilities and from what you tell me It's a good possibility that Tom Chase is hiding a new audience Well, I hope so say look I've still got a minute or two before my plane loads I want to make sure I've got all the facts straight all right Tom Chase was your junior partner He began to specialize in those clients of yours who made long-term investments right one of them decided to sell out suddenly And you discovered there was a lot less in his account than they should have been He ordered an audit and found that other accounts of Tom's had been juggled to to the tune of a hundred and twenty thousand dollars Roughly he was arrested but wouldn't talk he got on on bail and jumped his bail and disappeared. Yes. All right His wife Lola says that for some time before that he was moody intense Well, look I didn't mention this to her, but I will tell you Do you have any reason to think that Chase was interested in another woman? No no reason at all Good Lord mr. Dollar with a wife like Lola a man would be out of his mind to even think of anyone else Well, I'm just mentioning a possibility mr. Everson. Yeah, I know and I suppose that always is a possibility in embezzlement cases But I certainly hope not in this one the whole thing's been hard enough on Lola as it is Did you tell her about the newspaper picture and that I'm going to New Orleans? No, I decided not to mention it to her for the present I didn't want to get her hopes up Although heaven knows she doesn't have much to hope for under the circumstances. Yeah. Oh Well, my plane's loading for so long mr. Everson if best of luck mr. Dollar I'll be waiting for word from you. Don't count how much oh people have hit the jackpot on the first nickel I know but often or the night they turn up three lemons instead Expense item six a hundred and fourteen dollars transportation and incidentals to New Orleans I checked in at a hotel and headed for the quarter. It hadn't changed much Maybe a little more neon here and there But the same streets the same lattice work the same noises Then as I was walking along the sidewalk something came hurtling down through the air at me. I jumped to one side It was a basket at the end of a rope a man from a little grocery store came out put some food in the basket and the lady in The upstairs window hold it up again No, the quarter hadn't changed much It was after dark when I located aces castle the bar that had been shown in the New York newspaper There were many people inside a few couples scattered around a singular to at the bar the bartender And over in one corner a small band making slow sad music. I went over to the bar Evening sir. Hi Scotching soda please okay Little slow tonight, huh? Yeah, thanks This is the bar that was in the New York newspaper picture isn't Yes, sir. This is the place. I must have been good for business Tourists this isn't a tourist spot. What kind of a spot is it? People from around the street here come in have a drink or two Nurse their own private troubles or forget them and listen to pops pops Harker the old man over there with the trumpet. Oh He plays ladies he does Do you mind taking a look at this newspaper picture? So what about it? Well, this guy in the background sitting at the bar. Yeah, no him Not particularly What do you mean not particularly a lot of guys come in here? Should I know all of them? All right here. Here's a front view of the man. I'm looking for recognize him Afraid not sir afraid. I can't help you ever hear the name Tom Chase Chase Not that I remember This man in the newspaper picture is his name Tom Chase. Well could be I'm not sure Well, if he's around the street somewhere you probably run into him sooner or later How do you think people on the street? Don't leave it much. Oh well of its own, huh? I suppose Sort of an upside-down world, but a world I guess Seems to be what they want. So you think if my friend Tom Chase is here on the street somewhere He's liable to stay here most of them do Then it looks like you're gonna have a steady customer for a while. We can always use them Why don't you go talk to pops the old boy playing the trumpet there? He's got quite a memory Maybe he could help you. Thanks. I will Pop was way off and never never land He looked as old as African He wore dark glasses And the horn he was blowing looked like he'd either found it or made it real cool Thank you, daddy Me and the boys just warming up that was a warm-up. What ain't what it used to be We'll still hold up for a while. I guess I Think it will. Yeah, you talk to that horn real pretty It went on talk back to counts daddy Hey look, maybe you can help me pops You got troubles in a way. I'm looking for somebody. Oh, that's people got troubles daddy. No, that's not quite what I mean It's a Well, it's a fellow named Tom Chase Have you hear the name around here? Chase If there was a side man Chicago once named Tom Chase no in the 20s It was not sorry wrong chase the one I'm looking for is under 40 only Tom chase. I remember was door one You've been around here much when you looking for maybe What kind of voice he got? I don't know why I remember boys Fired his maybe I remember well look I can do better than that pops. I got a picture of right here. I Don't do me no good Why not? I'm blind Basin Street boys. I Think I knew now why he could blow the kind of music he did It had to make up for a lot of things. I Guess it was the only way he could see Adam 7 $2 drinks for me. I sat there an aces cancel for a couple of hours waiting Waiting for Tom Chase to show up or for the guy who looked like it to show up So I know for sure whether this was a wild goose chase But nothing happened a few people slowly drifted in an hour Mostly they huddled around pops harker nursing the drinks and listening It got to be midnight and I just about decided to give up when a man with a face like a weasel Swit into the chair across the table for me. You're nine dollar Johnny dollar. That's right. Who are you pretty Queen Tana? So so you should be glad to see me. Should I any particular reason Quintana? Oh It's around the street. It's you're looking for somebody dollar news travels fast. Yeah, and it's really interesting news like that Oh, it's so interesting about it whenever I smell though. It is always interesting. Maybe your nose is too sensitive or too long There was no mention of money. Look, I've been around dollar. Oh, I don't doubt that's yeah A lot of people who float around the street and the quarter don't want to be fine Oh, so guy comes looking for somebody it usually cost him a little money to find him I see and you're looking for a guy named Tom chase So so I think I got him pig. Where is it? Not so fast dollar not so fast first. We talk money, huh? You're wrong there for you. What do you mean first? We make sure you know what you're talking about now. Look now you look I bumped into a lot of characters like you and more than a fair share of them We're just trying to ace into a deal for a fan's buck without I tell you I tell you I got a guy pigs describe him Yeah, it's all good deal probably a good-looking guy when he shaves curly hair brown eyes How am I doing not bad, but I take a lot of convincing look you looking for this guy You just want to talk about I just want proof Okay, I'll get bring him here. That'll be proof enough you kidding. Hmm. It ain't that easy and you know it This guy don't want to be found. I know that the minute I spot him. He's going under the name of Tom James Tom James. Yeah, I'd ring a bell. Maybe His full name is Thomas James Chase He could be using the first two names as an alias sure. Yeah, it's a familiar pattern. Sure. Okay, Quintana Suppose you do give me some proof. What do you want 500 bucks? Oh, that's a lot of money I think you want chase her. I'd have to get an okay for my company. You could arrange it. Maybe maybe And that brings us back to the question of proof again. I'll be back in our dollar with proof Yeah Yeah, what is it boss? He's a bad one. Oh I can tell in his voice daddy. Yeah, I know what you mean You don't want to mess around with a bad one like that Unfortunately, he could have something I need That's the reason. Oh, well, maybe not a good one, but it's part of my job Maybe you got yourself the wrong kind of job then gladi You know pops sometimes I think you're right Freddie right back on time. Yeah, yeah with the goods too. Yeah, take a look. It's all crumpled up What is it? I'll smooth it out. I think it's a letter. He started writing and threw it away. Where'd you get it? I paid a little visit to his room when he was out. I'd fish it out the waist back Lola when you get this I'll be far away. Don't try to find me. It's better this way I don't know how to explain but ends there. Well, what you think is he your boy? I can tell you in about 10 seconds. I Fished the sample of Chase's handwriting out of my pocket and compared it to the half finished letter I'm no expert, but I didn't have to be There was no doubt about it. It was Chase's handwriting So it looked as though my trip was going to pay off after all Tom Chase was right here in New Orleans Here's our star to tell you about the next exciting episode of this story There's a little game of chance called dealer's choice fine until the dealer gets dealt out the hard way Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar? Yours truly Johnny dollars starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by Robert Gryff 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 dollars Roy Rowan speaking