 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Yeah, Larry police crime lab find out anything more about the stuff from here. They took in for examination. Yes Yes, they certainly did well They found traces of that poison Dameron on the toothbrush that Thomas Lamar was using just before he died. Are you kidding? Oh, no, no indeed John Not a bit. There's a murder weapon for you toothbrush Larry send the cops out here. I think I've just about got this case sewed up Tonight and every week day 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 Expense accounts are vetted by special investigator Johnny dollar location South Bend, Indiana To the Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford, Connecticut The following is my final entry of expenses incurred during investigation of the Lamar murder and Murder, it most certainly was It was in La Jolla, California during my so-called vacation that I met and I must admit kind of fell for Vani Lamar It was from La Jolla that I flew her back to South Bend, Indiana when we both received news of a foster father's sudden death All the clues I've been able to dig up seemed to point to one Walter Marson who had been Lamar's personal secretary And who lived at the Lamar mansion That is Rome there in the house I found the one book in the world that described the poison pirate dameron that had killed Thomas Renee Lamar Poison derived from a pretty little yellow flower once raised on an island near Greece a flower was sudden death in its pollen Your Johnny dollar aren't you Harrison the butler said you were up here, and you must be Walter Marson What what are you doing in my room? Let me ask the questions Just a minute look mister you may as well know it. I'm an insurance investigator Harrison said but I don't believe it right here my credentials I see but I thought you thought I was just a boyfriend that Vani Lamar met in La Jolla And who just came back here with it a comforter over the loss of a father. Yes. Yes, that's right. You were wrong mister Partly so The main reason I'm here is to find out who murdered Thomas Lamar and why and I think I found out you have Well, who mr. Downer interesting book you've been reading here flora exotica Mediterranean Stolen from the central library over in Chicago wasn't it well. Yes. Yes, it was found a poison in it Didn't you Marson pirate dameron? Deadly quick and hard to trace So rare that the chances were pretty good. It wouldn't even be recognized, but it was Where'd you get it Walter as you said? I'm talking about the poison the pirate dameron that killed Thomas Lamar. Oh, no, no, no, you're all wrong Am I who besides Vani would benefit from the million and a half insurance on Lamar's life? Well, what makes you think that I know you want because I know you're married Avani No, you tried to unveil your way into Lamar's business, but he wouldn't have it all your chiseling and conniving and phony stock Transactions got you nowhere So you did the next thing you could think of you got something on Vani and forced it to marry you So you thought you'd at least be sure of a big hunk of the insurance money over my dead Oh, no, look dollar. Maybe I was married to Vani But found out about her big gambling debts got her off the hook by some fancy manipulation of her foster father's investments No doubt threatened to tell him all about it unless she did marry you and thereby guaranteed yourself a prosperous future Oh, and you timed the whole thing beautifully when she was emotionally upset over the death of Mrs. Lamar No, dolly you you don't know what you're talking about. Couldn't wait for him to die a natural death Mr.. Sure, go ahead speak up and make it good. I was married to Vani I'm not now I did want a place in Lamar metal products, and I thought I could get it by showing mr. Lamar how clever I was Well instead of throwing me out. He gave me another chance I'll be forever grateful to him The turning point my life I give you my word mr. Dollar I've done nothing since that time that's been anything but completely honest and above board pretty speech. No, no, it's true It's it's true. I swear it never the less you married Vani in the whole divorce Yeah, what was the only honorable thing I could do Would you like to see the final papers Vani mailed them to me from Reno before she went to La Jolla You mean she Yeah, let me see him here death Don't try to pull a gun out of there Marcell. Don't believe me Then would you like to tell me who did murder Thomas Lamar? I Wish to heaven I knew that's why I got this book hoping to find some clue as to Where the pirate dameron might have come from but you sneak this book out of the because I was afraid of the very kind of Suspicion that you show want to know something. I'm still sure and I tell you you're wrong at ask Vani She'll tell you where is she Harrison said you two had gone out together to make arrangements for the funeral Yes, we did and we came back together, but when Harrison told her that you were here to see her she Well, she she said she'd be back in a few minutes. What did she go? Oh, she's still in the house somewhere I think Martin just what is your relationship with Vani now? There never was any love between us or Marriage was only on paper. Yeah The foster daughter of the man to whom I oh so much It's my duty to do what I can for her in spite of her Remember what oh Even to the end we we kept from him any knowledge of her dissipations drinking and gambling I thought that was all over. Oh, she's more deeply in debt now than she's ever been I'm thankful. Mr. Lamar died Well, I'll be but with the insurance, of course, she'll be able to pay off Marcin you're a dirty rat and your accusation isn't very well-fated. Are you trying to say that I'm accusing Vani of the Yeah, go on This book According to this the plant from which pirate Dameron is derived is now extinct unless somebody somewhere managed to salvage some seas That we're then planted exactly well for a purpurist calendar's found only on a small Grecian island. I I Wonder if Demetri would know Demetri. What's this sudden switch? Who's Demetri? He's the old gardener. He's he's here on the estate Come on, Marcin and bring that book Before going out to the gardener's cottage I asked Harrison where Vani had gone and he told us he only knew that she was somewhere in the grounds that a car was still in The driveway I phone Larry Comstock again, but he'd left his office presumably to come out here And I called the man I talked to earlier at the library Yeah, yeah That's enough Thanks, I Tried not to show Marston how I felt as we walked out to the cottage of Demetri the old gardener Could be nothing too nice for mr. Lamar So I always try keep things nice. Yeah, I can see Demetri mr. Dahler is here to investigate the circumstances of mr. Lamar's death invest I Hope you find who do this terrible thing to such a fine. I want you to look at this book here Did you ever see a flower like that? Oh? Yes, yes, where in old country in Greece. It used to be but no more. They never saw it in this country Yes, well, which is it you should not say because in all countries against the law I Don't know why well, I do why come on Demetri But I keep many of my nice seeds anywhere and some of them were for this flower. Yes You don't mind it is very pretty flower. Did you ever plant any of them? Oh, no, no not I somebody else She was always so nice to me funny mr. Lamar look sir She even sent me gift on her trip last week. It's a meter. Look look you call it toilet case He did have soap and toothbrush and comb dollar Dollar look look that that took brush. I am looking the yellow stain on the bristles the same color as the flower on this deadly plant So so pretty she said her father one of these two are A dollar I'm sick sick food so corny and so obvious It would never be noticed and she was safely a couple of thousand miles away beyond any possible suspicion when the Demetri Did she plant any of these seeds you gave her she often plant many kinds where sure us In the morning, maybe he's getting pretty dark now now now come on come on Marson You must not tell her I show you she always keep her little garden secret She not even think I know She's very sweet girl. Yeah very but now Wait She there now Cultivating With a shovel Demetri go back to your cottage and stay there. Oh, you want come on Marson She's taking taking I think I know why She sees us go back go away both of you stay here. I want to talk to you Vani. What are you doing? Little personal things Johnny that I grew with my own hands for him alone Now that he's gone This would be only one more bit of memory Please leave me Johnny to finish wait Vani Before you turn under that little yellow flower Here, I'll show you don't tell me don't touch it Source of a poison called pirate dameron. How did you know? You don't Help I hate you All right, if you hadn't come along I hate you Million dollars million and a half Believe me, this is one case I wish I'd never seen Or sure you the company are all right You won't have to pay off a million and a half and insurance your game But me I've lost something Faith Faith and I'm sick over the whole thing Expense account. I'll add it up later Right now I'm going out and get roaring get some flowers some clean flowers and just Sit and look at them Yours truly Johnny dollar now. Here's our star to tell you about next week's exciting story next week Tell me Did you ever wake up from a pleasant dream to find a smoking gun in your hand and two bodies at your feet? Well, I have Join us next week and I'll tell you about it yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone who also wrote this week's story heard in the cast were Virginia Greg Lawrence Dobkin Harry Bartell Eric Snowden Howard McNair John Boehner Jean Tatum Joseph Kearns Paul Richards and Jack Moyles Musical supervision by Amarigo 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