 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Hi, did you check on dr. Shepherd? Yeah Well, that's up to you, mr. Porter. Dr. Shepherd's life has been threatened That's according to him and the man who threatened his life has definite homicidal tendencies also according to dr. Shepherd Porter, I think dr. Shepherd's a liar Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey and the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator cause truly Johnny dollar Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to Richard Porter 480 Webster Boulevard Providence, Rhode Island The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the shepherd matter More expenses item 326 cents one bottle of aspirin for mr. Porter. I felt he was going to need it I hope you aren't trying to be funny, mr. Dollar. I'm not mr. Porter I think you've got a tough decision to make I I know that the commission on $80,000 worth of insurance would be high Sit down. Oh, thanks Mr. Porter dr. Shepherd told me he bought or tried to buy all that insurance because he thought a man named Forbes was going to kill him He bought it. He said to make certain his mother is well-provided for He was carrying a 32 colt Now he spoke of treating Forbes's wife and of advising her that divorce would settle her health problem Mr. Forbes didn't like that and accused shepherd of trying to wreck his home and well, that's about it Now what have we got? Well, your dr. Shepherd is either nuts or an idiot or the cleverest man alive. I don't know I Do know I believed about one half of what he told me maybe less what reason would he have to lie? It's me if someone threatened your life or mine we'd turn to the police for help Now shepherd won't do that Insist that it would probably be hazardous in the case of his patient mrs. Forbes I don't want to write up this policy of what he says is true, but I don't want to pass up the commission if it isn't true Can you stick around town for another day or two and find out about it? I'll do what I can mr. Porter Go ahead have an aspirin He had an aspirin and I had a car ride once again out to the offices of dr. Shepherd the same things are more or less going on in the same way his nurse mistreat her appeared as distraught as ever Once she recognized me there was a quick dabbing at the eyes a straightening of the hair before she spoke Good morning, mr. Dollar. Hello. I'd like to see the doctor again. He was calling mr. Porter's office trying to locate you buzz him Mr. Dollar Do you have anything to do with why doctors been carrying a gun? No, that's his business In other words, I should mind my business. Well, I'm being honest. I've advised him what to do on the matter What matter he'll have to explain that to you mistreat her. It doesn't make much sense to me You can go back now. Okay, thanks Hello, mr. Dollar. Hello, dr. You were pretty insulting yesterday. I'm sorry about that But we both have a problem to solve and I get paid sometimes for deliberately insulting people You're a stranger you want to change your story about all this I wish I could change it. It's still a mess a bad mess I thought it all out last night, and I still must hold to my original thinking I have to place my concern for my patient mrs. Forbes before anything else in other words You won't call the police and tell them your life's been threatened. No, and you're very stubborn about that part I don't think you comprehend the situation at all. Look, wait a minute. Let's understand each other doctor If this man Forbes is all you say he is and you say you're the expert on homicidal tendencies Then the best thing for you to do is to prefer charges against him for threatening your life and have him locked up Now you could do that according to what you've told me about mrs. Forbes and a servant in their home witnessing his threats I will try to explain again. I can't do that for mrs. Forbes sake. I just can't She's been through a shattering ordeal. I must attempt to resolve this quietly I'm true. I can generally anticipate a man's actions inside my office under clinical conditions, but I Well Forbes is different. That's why I tried to contact you today Someone like you could approach Forbes and possibly persuade him to discard his ideas of violence Probably do it in a quiet way too What does mr. Porter pay you well? What's that got to do with it? I'm willing to pay you I mean you and I don't seem to get along very well, but I foam porter and he tells me you're one of the best men in your line of business I'll pay you to go to paul forbs and talk to him as I've described I can't figure you doctor now let you and I not get into any personality arguments Will you do this for me for your regular fee? I was going to do it anyhow for mr. Porter and the fee He pays me. I just wanted to check you first I'll do it, but I still think it's a matter for the police. All right. Let's leave it this way You go talk to Forbes if you think he means to kill me Then I'll call the police and prefer charges against him patient or no patient. How's that? That sounds a little more sensible doctor I took down the home address of paul forbs and climbed to my rented car and drove over to his home in the gilded edge of the city A story and a half colonial with all the termings lawns trees plimoth convertible a push button station wagon in the garage It was a nice warm spring day and some flowers were blooming and smelling up the area in a very nice way flies buzzed Bees drawn birds sang And I went up and pressed the doorbell I should have gone butterfly catching or taken a plane to spoke can Yeah, I'm looking for paul forbs. Does he live here? Yeah, he sure does. I'm forbs. Mr. Forbs My name is johnny dollar. Yeah, and I came over to talk to you get out of my way The front of his gun snapped against the side of my head and I went down to my knees The door slammed somewhere and someone ran away. I twisted around trying to see what it was all about And then I managed to get to my feet and time to see paul forbs plunging the plummet out the driveway and heading I don't know where Good goodness, what happened here? Where's mr. Forbes? You heard? Oh miss Forbes miss Forbes Oh, let me help you sir. Yeah, give me y'all. We'd better sit you down over here. Okay. Oh my goodness Goodness gracious. How did this happen? Mr. Forbes swung a gun at me. Oh, no, sir. No, sir. Oh, no, sir. No easy, sir Easy, let's sit down here What happened here, I'm afraid mr. Forbes attacked this gentleman miss Forbes call the doctor Then go to my medicine chest and get some swabs and a pan of cold water Wait, the doctor isn't necessary. It just made me dizzy. You're cut. It might be deep Well, get the first aid things and some brandy up and right away. This is unforgivable. Just unforgivable contact Please. I don't know who you are. Are you friend of paul? No, I'm johnny dollar I wanted to discuss with your husband and something I I take it you're a mrs. Forbes. Yes Oh Right here. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am You feeling a little better, sir. I don't know yet Hey, let me try some of that. Yeah, certainly sir. Certainly There we go, sir Easy now easy Thanks How does it look to you upton? Well, I believe it's not too deep mrs. Forbes How's it feel mr. Dollar? I don't think it's very deep. I'll be all right in a minute Upton go telephone doctor ship it and tell him to come over here immediately. Yes, ma'am Mr. Dollar, I can't tell you how sorry I am for this you You can bring suit against us. You can do anything you want to mr. Dollar Paul's temper is just ungovernable these days. He could have killed you He took the car and ran. Yeah I don't know what's gotten into it Two nights ago. He attacked my personal position Trying to kill him and now he's attacked you for no reason at all any idea where he might have gone Heaven only knows Mad That's what he is mr. Dollar. He's mad Pauline Forbes had a right to be scared from what I'd seen of her and from what I'd seen of a husband He was an angry man with a gun in his hand slugging at anyone in sight She was a distraught woman with a darkening spot underneath her right eye, and it wasn't mascara I began to wonder who needed more looking after dr. Shepherd mrs. Forbes or johnny dollar I still know sir I guess you kind of fainted a little bit Is there anything I can get you sir? No, no, just tell me about mr. Forbes I beg your pardon sir. Look, I'm an insurance investigator. I came here today to talk to mr. Forbes about threatening dr. Shepherd's life Oh Well, I I wouldn't want to talk out of turn. So you you'd better discuss that with mr. Forbes Now just one question did mr. Forbes threatened dr. Shepherd's life Yes, sir. You heard him. I did sir He attacked a dr. Shepherd here two nights ago. Did he also attack mr. Forbes? Mr. Dollar This is an unhappy house Things have gone all wrong here the last few months mr. Forbes changed mr. Forbes Oh, I don't know I But please don't ask me to speak up against anyone. I'm just trying to find out the best thing to do for everybody concerned What can you do sir? Well, I didn't think anything like this Terrible this about that was it now. I want you to go up your room and lie down There's no sense in you're getting any more excited. I want to see about mr. Dollar first. Oh, good morning, dr. Hello after Let's have a look at this dollar get that line. Yes, sir How is it? Well, I don't think it's anything worse than a cut How do you feel darling? Oh and as for it might straighten me out. I hope so Yes, I'll get some Dollar I should have taken your advice yesterday. I'm going to take it now I'm going to call the police and have this man arrested. He might kill somebody next time. Yeah, am I all right? Sit up Dizzy you're a little that'll wear off. What will they do to paul? They'll take him into custody and probably talk some sense to him. This is awful. You go up to your room now, mrs. Forbes We'll handle this Oh up to take mrs. Forbes upstairs. Yes, you just come along Thank you She is not a well woman. She looks all right to me. I wish she were I don't want to get an x-ray on that head. Can you come by the office this afternoon? Yeah, I guess Give me the police I doubt if it's concussion or anything like that, but it's best to play safe You're a safe player all the time. Aren't you doctor? What does that mean? I don't know. Now look here. I'm not good. Hello Yes I want to talk to somebody about a threat on my life. I My name is shepherd. Dr. Charles shepherd When I left him he was reporting paul forbs to the police He gave them Forbes description and the license number of the Plymouth Forbes was driving I didn't stay beyond that Maybe I should have Maybe I should never have left that house I'm not sure but If I hadn't left I might have saved a life Here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow Well, the big lie is as true as little green apples Join us, won't you when I bite into one and spit out a bullet 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 john stone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of Yours truly johnny dollar Roy roan speaking