 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar, this is dr. Gory you left word for me to call yes wonder if I could see you sometime today doctor What about about the Abbott matter? No? I'm kind of busy today. I talked to you once mr. Dollar. What else can I say to you? That's up to you doctor entirely up to you I can tell you this I have reason not to believe what you said before now look here young man Reason to believe that Duke Red wasn't destroyed exactly the way it was reported. I'm not going to listen to any tall tales about a horse And maybe you'll listen to one about a man. What Thomas Warner Duke Red's trainer is missing. I've turned the matter over to the police. Oh Yeah, how about it dr. Gory? Do we talk? Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-pact expense account America's fabulous Freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar location San Pietro, California To the Universal Adjustment Bureau Universal Building Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Duke Red matter Expense account item 890 cents breakfast for me and coffee for constable Ted Polk San Pietro Police Department Yes, sir. I'm glad we could get together this morning mr. Dollar You know, I thought a long time about you reporting Tom Warner missing. Well, maybe I'm worried for nothing But I do know I don't like the circumstances of his disappearance. You using me mr. Dollar What you know, I got a police force for four man. We can't conduct any sizable investigation into a disappearance Just aren't equipped for and I thought it might be something like that I don't want to be spending civic money to satisfy some doubts in the mind of your organization It's not my province mr. Dollar look the man's missing nobody knows where he is He didn't leave a trace. He did leave a month's pay behind him. He left after an argument with Abbott Nobody saw him leave that farm constable. No one knows where he is now. Yeah, just hold on to your British boy I didn't say I wouldn't do anything about it. Huh? I'm going out and have a talk with Ben Abbott mr. Dollar I've known him for a long time. I think maybe I can find out something about this We'll see what happens there first then make some plans. That sounds fair enough constable Where can I get in touch with you in case I have to I'm going over to see dr. Gory this morning after that I'll be at my hotel fine Dollar yeah, you think something might have happened to Tom Warner Yeah constable. I sure do Expense account item nine two dollars and fifty cents one long-distance phone called a Hartford. I Explained the matter of Tom Warner and requested Niles Pearson to have a man at Baltimore start checking with Warner's parents there and the event Some lead as to his whereabouts might turn up there After that I drove out to see dr. Gory veterinarian You know you have a way of not being very nice on the telephone. What is it now mr. Dollar? I just talked to my home office in Hartford dr. Gory They aren't very happy with the way this case has been going. They're too bad about them in Hartford How does it affect me? Well, they're just about at the point where they might close it and call me back home Oh, there's fuss and they're going to pay the claim. Oh, no not at all. I don't mean they're going to pay it all Oh, what they can do one of two things they can appeal to the insurance commission for a judgment They'd have a point no reliable or cooperative witnesses saw the accident of the horse or the circumstances of it What's more? There's no carcass for all we know the horse may be down in Mexico now look here They can institute proceedings against Abbott charge him with attempt to defraud. That's ridiculous Why were the man with almost a million dollars worry about an insurance policy? Well, of course, it's ridiculous to you and me doctor But then legally it's not ridiculous at all. I Can pretty well put some things together Abbott didn't even want to file a claim for the loss of that horse as a matter of fact He fired his office manager Monroe for filing the claim Fired him and paid him a bonus to get out and stay out so Monroe wouldn't have to answer any questions true Possibly Abbott blamed the accident on Thomas Warner and fired him too Warner hasn't been seen or heard of since now you said on the phone. I didn't say it. Well, I'll say it now Abbott hated Warner because Warner was seeing his daughter I'll also say Abbott never struck me as a man who could control his hates. I'm one is nothing to me I don't know anything about him, but Ben Abbott is something to you now look doctor I spent some time checking you out because you're one of the parties who can help settle this thing You've been at practice around here for a good long time people seem to think a lot of you. I Hate to see a nice guy like you get the book. I think I can stop that if you cooperate now look here again I'm an insurance investigator. I'm just a guy giving you some information When I said my company's ready to turn the matter over to the insurance commission or file charges It means that Abbott will have to sue for settlement and that's just what we'd want him to do in court He'd have to produce Thomas Warner and prove his story of the accident. I Don't think he can produce Thomas Warner With what we have so far Abbott had lose the suit and the insurance company wouldn't fool around then There's no outfit tougher than an insurance company when somebody's trying to cheat them whether it's inadvertent or not You'd have to be in court too, doctor Do you see what I mean? Yes Well, how about it? Can you give me the real story now? I've been Ben Abbott's friend for 20 years and he asked you to lie for him. That's understandable to me in a court though. It's perjury What'll you do to him? That's up to the company. I'll have to hear your part of it first Duke Redd was dead when I got out there that night Ben had shot him Duke Redd hadn't had any accident Ben made me promise to tell you that he had Ben had just shot him But why Duke Redd wasn't the horse Ben countered I know I thought he was he had good confirmation, but He just wouldn't run Couldn't run. I think Ben got mad about that and shot him and Tom Warner saw it happen. Is that it? Yeah Ben told me Warner saw him shoot the horse. He gave Warner some money and told him go away I Don't know Ben's losing his mind. I think I've heard that about him before from who his daughter Terry poor Terry Yes, she'd have reason to say that No, I'll have to talk to Abbott sure One thing still worries me. What's that? I went over his bank record He paid out money to Monroe, but he didn't pay out anything to Thomas Warner. He told me that he did Okay, then I'll ask him about that too Expense account item 10 35 cents. I lost it in a payphone trying to get in touch with Ben Abbott No one answered. So I drove on out to the farm The short winter day was over when I got there darkness had already come over the fields darkness and loneliness Hey Hey in there open up open up open up somebody open up Mr. Dollar sir Good evening. Hello Kelly. Didn't you hear me? Mr. Dollar sir, maybe this isn't such a good time to be coming around as Mr. Rabbit here Yes, sir. He is but Constable Polk was out here this afternoon asking questions and he got power from that There's no telling what he might do. He's awful man. I'm a little mad myself. I'd like to see him. Tell him. I'm here All right, Mr. Terry, I'll find Mr. Abbott Hi. Oh, don't don't come any closer. What is it? Why is it so dark in here? I'd rather you didn't see me just now, huh? Terry Vanity woman always has that first they say John who did this to you that He's crazy. I just don't seem to do anything to please Johnny I said take your hands off her. I'll kill you with this No, don't touch me. That's a pretty heavy cane he uses. Who lies still? I'll phone a doctor. No, no, where'd he go? I don't know out that way Johnny, did you hear about killing someone else? He was talking about Tom Warner Johnny? I know it He was talking about Tom. I placed a call to Constable Polk's office told him what happened He said he'd start right away After that, I took a look around the grounds all the cars were still in the garages Then I heard some sort of disturbance down with the staples I have a gun too, Mr. Abbott go away from here The police will be here in a few minutes look this won't do you any good Abbott did you hear me? It'll be better for you if you're in the house ready to make a statement for them when they come. I Know the dr. Corey lied for you Abbott. I know that you killed that horse deliberately Abbott I told you get away from here. You said you'd kill someone you were talking about Tom Warner, weren't you? You killed him because of Terry last one and go away. I won't go away But you'd better throw that gun away and come on out here You're just being foolish Abbott like your word the day you smashed up a new car because some little thing on it didn't work The way you killed that valuable horse because you didn't like his running the way you killed Tom Warner without reason You're smashing your whole life now this way Put down that kind of come out Abbott Abbott Abbott oh You didn't have to do it this way Abbott lie still Warner's body under this floor all his things with You know about Duke red. I know don't try to talk Warner try to stop me from killing him He said I was crazy. Easy I'm not crazy Don't You're not crazy not anymore They found the body of Thomas Warner where Abbott had said it was he'd been shot to death Terry was still in the hospital when I packed up and left San Pietro Expense account item 11 65 dollars and 30 cents hotel and board at the San Pietro hotel And I'm 12 175 dollars airfare and incidentals back to Hartford Item 13 $43 even miscellaneous Expense account total 802 dollars and 65 cents No remarks yours truly Johnny dollar Remember, there'll be another intriguing story for you beginning next Monday night next week the flight six matter a Story involving a girl so beautiful that men were willing to kill for her 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 Barbara Fuller Barbara Eiler her Butterfield John Stevenson Parley Bear will write Robert Bruce and Forrest Lewis musical supervision by Amarillo Marino Be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking