 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar What's up, honey Dave the Wells girl was right her father was murdered. We just got the autopsy report He died from a dose of ground glass Something else Dave a man died in st. Louis about two and a half years ago I wonder if you'd have mutual records service check and see if he was insured his name was Walter Maberly Burke Yeah, I know Jonathan Wells widow was previously married to Burke They were married at the time of his death and he also died suddenly and mysteriously Oh, you have met her Dave She's just a sweet old lady who's had a little bad luck now and then and she regards death as the doorway to a greater and more Glorious life They would if she didn't keep slamming the door 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 Australia Johnny dollar From special investigated Johnny dollar location Chicago to the home office Northwest insurance company Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the lonely hearts matter expense account continued item eight seven dollars and sixty five cents dinner for normal Wells myself It was brought up by room service, and we ate alone in my suite. No, I didn't feel like facing the dining room. I Was still trying to figure her out When she'd come to me with a claim that her father had been poisoned by her stepmother for his insurance I'd tagged her for a jealous hysterical kid, and that's still what But now with the autopsy report in it was more than that. She was right Jonathan Wells had been poisoned And again when she told me someone was hanging around her apartment. I only half believed her But by now I was about ready to believe anything Well, you needed it you've been going on nothing but nerve Till this is all over well it shouldn't take long now that autopsy report gives us the green light The police will move in now and we can put the pressure on it's it's such a terrible thing But why six months ago when she married him? She was planning this right then it looks that way all right father was always so good to her Yes into that worthless nephew of hers Burton Creeley What kind of a mind does a person have mr. Dollar? Do a thing like she did well it hasn't been proved yet that she's the one who did it miss Wells no but Who else could have I don't know more coffee Well, whenever you're finished will take a taxi over to your apartment and pick up whatever you need and then get you a room here at the Hotel I don't think you're in danger, but I imagine you'll feel a lot less nervous here I will and and I do appreciate your your help and kindness. Mr. Dollar. I got it. It's part of my job Only this time when you check in you go to your room and stay put What do you mean? When I came back from talking to Mabel Burke Max Lancer from the DA's office was waiting for me down in the lobby Said he'd phone here to the room five or six times got no answer. I was here I heard the phone, but I didn't know if you wanted me to answer. He sent a bellboy up to knock on the door I must have been in a shower. I Was here all the time Don't you believe me? Any reason I shouldn't believe you Are you through eating? Yes, okay, let's go Expense account item nine a dollar and eighty cents taxi from the hotel to normal Wells apartment Night had fallen over the city in the tall buildings of the loop shimmered above the noisy blaze of lights Laughing groups of early dinnergoers jostled through the scrambling packs of late shoppers Auto horns blaring jazz newsboys traffic whistles hurry hurry hurry yesterday never was tomorrow's only a dream and today's nearly gone So hurry it up and let's get going. We'll sleep when we're dead Like Jonathan Wells on his cool marble slab in the city more It's apartment C the next door on the left right Have a key here somewhere sure you like it. Oh, yes. I always It's not long Well, you were scared when you left and maybe no Remember locking the door You sure yes Now it's back. What is it? Mr. Dollar? Come on in Looks as though you've had visitors miss Wells. Oh, please turned upside down Why would anyone want to do that looking for something probably? But what I don't know suppose you look around see if you notice anything missing Mr. Dollar I've gone through the whole place twice now and I'm certain that nothing's been taken But they had to have some reason to break in here go through everything this way Well, I'm positive. There's nothing missing. All right, there isn't the reason Well, do you suppose that coffee's ready now? Oh, I think so Come on in the kitchen. I guess you'll believe me now Somebody was hanging around here earlier today Just wish I could figure what they're after Hmm looks plenty strong There's sugar there on the table. I'll get some cream from the refrigerator. Don't bother on my account I don't get black. Well, not me. I use plenty of both lots of cream Two heaping spoons of sugar They must have had a reason to break in here It wasn't to steal something then what was the reason sugar looks funny doesn't make sense at all I guess I ought to keep it covered The sugar I was saying it looked funny Well, wait a minute Maybe they broke into leave something leave something. Yeah Give me that cup and the spoon. What are you doing? Look Didn't even dissolve the sugar dissolved. All right. Well, then what's that in the spoon brown glass I? Phone Max Lancer and had him send over a police woman to accompany normal Wells back to the hotel get her checked in and stay with her overnight Then I call the Wells residence the old lady answered the phone herself and I asked for her nephew Burton Creely She said he wasn't it So on and off chance. I took a taxi to the office of the rendezvous club lonely hearts unlimited There was no light showing behind the transom over the door. The door was unlocked fumbled around for a light switch Somebody beat me to it. Get your hands up Wow, at least I found you in this time. What are you doing here? How are you? Put that gun away Creely or if you're gonna use it you'd better take the safety off first safe. What are you doing? All right, let's go over clearly. Thanks You'll get away with this mister. You're crazy. My mistake the safety was off Sorry to rough you up, but I don't like people who go around pointing guns at people without any reason for it You broke in here. That's illegal entry. I'll have you arrested. Why not why not the phones right behind you Who are you anyway, shiny dollar? I'm a special investigator for the Northwest insurance company What I imagine the name is familiar to you since they're holding a $50,000 life insurance policy on the late Jonathan Wells With your aunt Mabel named as beneficiary What are you doing here looking for you as a matter of fact? What for? I wanted to ask you why you sneaked out through the door there the other day in the office when I was here earlier I don't know what you're talking about. I'll knock it off Creely. You got in such a hurry You left your cigar burning there in the ash tray the same brand you're smoking right now I thought you were a bill collector. You knew who I was. You were listening there at the door while I talked to your secretary Now why'd you run out? All right. All right. I did know you were mr. Dollar, but Well, you're a misinterpreting thing. No kidding in what way I was Late for an appointment. I didn't want to get tied up. I figured you could find out anything you wanted to know from my aunt I I saw no necessity for talking to you. I see Where have you been since then right here most of the time and the rest of the time What difference does it make? You went over at normal well's apartment by any chance Like you're kidding I'd test that girl why so because she's a Small self-satisfied little phony. She's too big for a britches What makes you think I'd be hanging around her somebody was I don't get it somebody broke into her apartment this afternoon or this evening and turned it upside down She hasn't got anything. I want they didn't take anything. They broke in to leave something I found some ground glass planted in her sugar bowl Ground glass sound familiar What are you getting at? You mean you haven't heard about the coroner's report on jonathan wells No, why? What has that got to do with mr. Wells died from a dose of ground glass You mean he was killed murdered. I don't imagine he ate the stuff intentionally to you I can't believe now all the police aren't having that trouble I just can't imagine anybody He's such a nice guy. He always got along fine with everybody including you. Yes We got to be good friends. What about his daughter norma? I don't really know she Blew atop and moved out a month after aunt mabel and jonathan were married. Why? Jealous, I guess she couldn't stand it to see her father pay any attention to anybody but her they quarrel much Jonathan never quarreled with anybody No, she just seemed to go around with a mad on most of the time She's a rare one that girl. What do you mean? Oh, she seems to think of herself as a princess or something I understand you made quite a play for it first. I suppose she told you that did you I tried to be friendly to her That's all I don't know what she chose to call it To doll. I'm engaged to miss tetler the girl that works here in the office What do you do for a living mr. Creely? all right Take care of this correspondence club for aunt mabel. I've Got sort of a hard condition. I can't work too hard. I see You know might be a good idea if you checked in with the police. They'll probably want to talk to you Or who do they think did it? Well, they haven't arrested anybody yet, but there are a lot of straws pointing in one direction What direction towards your aunt mabel? I'm afraid but that's ridiculous Now she may be a little vague not quite all with it. Maybe but she wouldn't do a thing like that They're out to frame her that's what they're doing her wells had a motive mr. Creely Well, what about his daughter she stands to gain by all this she inherits the estate Maybe she faked that burglary planted the ground glass in her apartment herself Have you thought of that mr. Dollar? Yeah Yeah, I thought of it Now here's our start to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow Another murder comes to light another link in a long chain And an old lady weeps for the wasted years Join us once you yours truly johnny dollar Yours truly johnny dollar starring bob bailey is transcribed in hollywood Written by less crutchfield. 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