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Okay, thanks Johnny. He lives at 944 Sutton Place. I can leave in an hour The makers of Wrigley's Spear Mint chewing gum bring you John Lund and another adventure of the man with the action-packed Expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Here's truly Johnny dollar Friends the makers of Wrigley's Spear Mint gum present these weekly adventures of Johnny dollar Because they know that millions of you enjoy Johnny dollar. That's true of Wrigley Spear Mint chewing gum, too It's enjoyed by millions day in and day out People find that chewing on a smooth delicious piece of Wrigley's Spear Mint gum somehow makes the time pass more pleasantly Whether you're working driving shopping or just taking things easy that good tasty chewing gives you enjoyment and Satisfaction so always keep a package of Wrigley Spear Mint chewing gum handy and whenever you want a refreshing delicious treat Chew a stick. You'll like it. You really will Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to home office world insurance and indemnity company Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Howard Arnold matter Expense account item one twenty three dollars and fifty five cents trained fair and incidentals between Hartford and New York City Expense account item two a dollar and seventy five cents cab fare to the hotel Where I registered went up to my room and put in a call to the illustrious barrister mr. Howard Arnold Hello, is mr. Arnold home? Johnny dollar Mr. Arnold's not home. May I take a message? Just tell him I'm staying at the Ellsworth hotel Maybe I can reach him in his office. No, he's not there. I've been trying to reach him all morning But I'll certainly tell him you called. Thank you. I Unpacked my clothes had some lunch and waited around the hotel for the rest of the afternoon. I Called Arnold's office twice, but his secretary said she hadn't seen Arnold for several days presumed he was out of town on business I Went down to the bar had something cool and returned to my room Around seven o'clock. There was a knock at my door Mr. Dollar, that's right. Howard Arnold. Oh Come in my wife told me you'd call Yes, and I checked with your office several times. I haven't been to my office. I haven't been home even Sit down. Thanks You got a light Thanks, how much you know about me mr. Dollar Only what I've read in the paper and what Hanley Conrad told me over the phone I went to law school with Henry. That's what he said. You know about George Castro. Just what I've read He'd like to kill me Why because I know too much and he's afraid I'll tell someone I thought you were in pretty solid with Castro Solid as anyone gets with him our relationship's been getting thinner and thinner for the last year It finally stretched too tight and snapped. I Called Hanley right after it happened. I knew Castro's next step would be to try to liquidate me Well, I'm here to see that he doesn't yeah, Hanley mentioned you said you were capable But just to be with me in order to keep Castro's boys away isn't very practical Well, I didn't think so either If Castro wants you to take a lot more than me to stop it, but if you think so I really want you to keep something for me It's better insurance than 20 efficient bodyguards I'd have given it to Hanley the other night, but I didn't have it then That's why I asked him for someone like you someone who's capable of holding on to something as hot as this is just what is it? Has enough in this envelope to send Castro and the rest of the outfit away for a hundred years Couldn't you just leave me a bundle of dynamite? As long as I have this evidence and Castro knows that if anything happened to me to get to the police I'm safe Castro knows you've got it. He sure does. I told him my phone a half hour ago And all you want me to do is hang on to it. That's right for how long? Until I make some arrangements. I'll let you know then what do you want me to do with it? You'll give it back to me wherever I am. You'll get it to me Okay Right there you are Now if you don't mind, I'll use your phone my wife's probably worried I looked at the large envelope and thought about George Castro The big boy of the outfit One fourth man three-fourth rat if he ever found out where that envelope was Yours truly could stop planning for his old age. I Had dinner sat in the bar listening to a thin blue piano player for about an hour and went back up to my room Where I'd hidden the envelope in the dresser taped to the bottom of the second drawer Shut the door what the shot it what goes on must be a good little boy. I Get over there and sit down Okay, okay Hey, I know you good your Marty fleet one of Castro's happy little trigger men are ready for you sit down Now let's have it have what don't play games, huh a little while ago you had a visitor I did yeah, and he left something with you Let's have it have what? You're gonna make me go to all the trouble of tearing this joint apart I don't know if it's gonna make you grouchy if I spent a lot of time looking for it What are you gonna be doing? You want me to help you and now I do better by myself You're gonna tell me where it is if I knew what you were talking about I'd be okay Okay, so I waste my time and tear the joint apart Shall I turn my back? No, you just take a nap I finally got my eyes open and found myself alone in the middle of a pile of furniture The gorilla had departed and to my amazement. I discovered that he hadn't found the envelope. I called Howard Arnold Hello, is mr. Arnold there who's calling Johnny dollar well I think so, but I wouldn't swear to it until I find my head. What's wrong one of Castro's boys paid me a visit Obviously he wanted the envelope He was persistent in a physical sort of way, but I still have the ugly little thing that's bad you don't write it is He'll tell Castro. He couldn't find it Castro even thinks you got it. Well, let's relieve his mind. You take it back Where well any place you say, but if you think you're being watched Why all the way out there? Can't we just meet in a gas station or something? Oh, that's a long way It just doesn't make mr. Dollar. This is the way I'd like it Everything last place Castro think okay if that's the way you want it I rented a car and drove for a good 40 minutes till I spotted the turnoff I swung right hit a stretch of dirt road drove two miles and then my light picked up Arnold's car I pulled up in front of your time waiting 20 minutes. I had a come a little farther than you did I was at the envelope this place gives me the creeps. Yeah, sure Yeah Right there what oh, no Dollar do something who's got muscles Hello fleets aren't you a long way from home as your head free. Wait a minute. I shut up That Castro's been worried about that envelope At all time my daughter crossed my heart and hope to no no I take that back Can't we make a deal and that now please sweet up I'll give you 5,000 now 10 sorry 15 You got 15,000. No, but he has yeah 15. I'll make it 15 can't see it Then what do you want? Well first? I want to make mr. Dollar. Sorry for lying the way he did look turn around now Wait a minute. I said turn around go on the law knows about your fleet. They find me dead. I won't you gonna turn around okay Now what I said, I was gonna make you sorry for lying Well, there it was again that disgustingly familiar deep black hole the whole works I Don't know how long I was out this time, but when I slowly pulled myself back I thought at first that part of the dream had stayed with me I Got to my feet and made my way to the edge of the road the whole sky seemed to burn with a brilliant yellow light I looked down in the ravine and there was Arnold's car Resting on its side where it had rolled the flames roaring up around it the charred arm of a man hanging out of the window Friends this coming Friday or Saturday evening. 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It's a perfect treat for Halloween And Now with our star John Lund we bring you the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar I made it back to the road and flagged a car that drove me to a phone I called the police in the fire department 40 minutes later the fire department arrived and the wagon hauled what was left of Arnold down to the morgue I Explained what had happened to a lieutenant David of homicide and we drove back to the station where I made a statement I'm having Castro picked up now got a call out on Marty fleet, too I still can't figure how fleet got out on that road lieutenant followed Arnold now. He couldn't have Fleet worked me over and took my room apart and when I woke up. He was gone All in all I was out for about 10 minutes. Yeah Arnold it was a good 30 minutes from my hotel when I arrived Arnold said he'd been waiting 20 minutes It would be impossible for fleet to tail Arnold unless he had wings Everything he might have waited around tails you now. He was already there when I arrived Maybe somebody could have told him who how do I know? Maybe Arnold told his wife and she said something and she's down in the morgue now making an identification on the body Yeah, we've got George Castro downstairs the holding you got Castro downstairs. Yeah, I heard I want to talk to him Yeah She identified The body was Arnold all right pretty hard to tell with the ring in the watch clenched it Feeling pretty bad. I'll bring her in. Yes, sir. I'll come in mrs. Arnold This is mr. Dollar Hello sit down, please Thank you Now I'll try to make this as brief as possible. I'd appreciate it. I understand you identified the body Yes, it was Howard You could tell I'm certain That was the watch and the ring they belong to Howard Did you know your husband was going to meet mr. Dollar before he was killed? No He didn't say where he was going He'd been acting very strangely for the past few weeks. Did he tell you he'd been to see me earlier today? No, I didn't even know he knew you. Well, do you know why anyone would want to kill him? Lieutenant You know who my husband was what he did the people he represented see them All right, mrs. Arnold, I'll have someone take you home. Thank you, but I have my own car if you don't feel I'm all right Nice meeting you mr. Dump. Goodbye She's taking it pretty good. Uh-huh. Now you wanted to talk to George Castro. Yeah It's ending George Castro, I Think we'll be able to hold mr. Castro for a while this time one thing really bothers me what? Why didn't fleet kill me? Just knock me out Kill Arnold run him off a cliff Something really out of place in this one Well, how are you looking at aunt? Sit down Castro. Are you going to introduce me if it's important to you the name is dollar, okay? No, what's this all about how would Arnold was killed a couple of hours ago, huh? You don't say shot piled in his car and run off a cliff goes quite a fire such a shame Well, don't look at me. It's all right Castro. We've got strong stomachs this one of your cops David No, but I agree with it. That's too bad because I don't like him So I Guess I don't like you either. I'm getting all choked up that might be arranged to listen Castro You keep your mouth shut until I ask you a question you may throw a lot of weight around this town But you're on a diet when you're in this office One of your boys killed on I doubt that mighty fleet now swear to it in court fleet, huh? No, who pushed your face around funny man fleet on your orders. I Don't even know you you sent fleet to find something that Arnold had given to me Something that could put you away for a hundred years really You want to know something? I don't think I'll had anything like that Fleet said you sent him and that's pretty weak funny man. Let's see how weak it is when I test look boys You're not playing with no punk kid. Are you look your boy fleet came into my office drew a gun on me worked me over because he said you sent him Howard Arnold told me he was afraid you were gonna have him killed tonight. I met Arnold fleet showed up with his gun again He put me to sleep and when I Yeah Yeah, go on your orders. Huh? I Just thought of something Castro You say you had nothing to do with it That's what I said and tell me where I can find fleet. Oh, don't get me started laughing. I'm too tired Okay, then hang this guy's got a sense of humor look done it You should have him on the force for the rest of your funny cops. I don't think it's so funny Castro He's just telling you the truth. I'm gonna hold you this time. There's not going to be any writ Huh You're making any book on that I'm even giving odds. I got more than one lawyer. Yeah, and both of them have already seen judge Phillips You're not gonna get a writ from anyone the pressure's on Fleet's your boy and everybody knows it the DA's got an election coming up in the papers have been yelling for your scouts I'll stop it even if your lawyers show up with a writ you're not going to be here I'll move you to every jail in this district and I'll keep moving you I'm gonna nail you to the wall until you're convicted Go ahead. I had nothing to do with this and tell us where we can find fleet Yeah, go on Castro. You had nothing to do with the tell us Okay Okay Maybe you can find him over on 64th Street The orphan arms. I'll check it. Can I go now not till I check it While you're doing that I want to go over and talk to Mrs. Arnold. What do you got? Just a hunch Yes, oh I'd like to talk to you if I may Mrs. Arnold. I really don't feel much like discussing anything. Mr. Dollar. This is pretty important All right, come in Sorry, I have to disturb you so am I but if it's important, well, do you want to get your husband's killer, don't you? certainly We can go in here You know this happens so suddenly it's it's hard to really believe it Now mr. Dollar How can I help? Well, I'd like to know a few things about your husband He uh, he provided for you, didn't he? Yes, but I don't see how that can be of any importance. Well, I just want to know a few things Your husband made quite a bit of money, didn't he? Yes You got along You were happy very You know There's something awfully funny about this killing. What do you mean? Do you mind if I smoke? No, please go right ahead. Oh, thanks Would you like one? No, thank you What did you mean that there's something awfully funny about my husband's death well Man named fleet is supposed to have done it works for George Castro My husband was always afraid of Castro this fleet came to my room at the hotel said he was working for Castro Wanted some evidence your husband gave me in an envelope Fleet knocked me unconscious and then for a professional hoodlum did a remarkably poor job of searching Why haven't the police picked him up? Well, they're looking for him, but I doubt if they find him Why not? Why won't they find him? He met your husband and me out in the road knock me unconscious again And when I awoke it looked like he killed your husband and shoved the car over the cliff. Oh, please Can't this wait until tomorrow? I think you can help me But I don't know what you're getting at a fleet couldn't have followed me because he was already out there And he couldn't have followed your husband because there wasn't enough time Somebody told him where we were going to meet he had time to get there, but not to follow us Now fleet knew that I knew him could identify him Why didn't he kill me? I don't know and I don't know what you're getting at now if you don't one more question, Mrs. Arnold Yes, when I called your husband this afternoon, I talked to you didn't I? Yes at the station you said you didn't even know your husband knew me That's right, but when I told you my name over the phone, you knew who I was I did no such thing I'm afraid you did you said oh, yes, mr. Dollar the first time I called Well, that's not so unusual my husband has a great many clients Just a matter of diplomacy You know what I think Mrs. Arnold I'm really not interested in what you think mr. Dollar. I'd like you to leave I think someone wanted me to identify a fleet as your husband's killer. I Don't think fleet kills your husband well someone certainly did I think someone else wanted the police to think George Castro was behind it Might even have hired fleet unknown to Castro Told fleet to be sure and tell me he was doing the job for Castro How can I possibly help with all this your husband wanted me to hold the evidence until he could make some arrangements? What kind of arrangements? How should I know he was safe as long as the evidence was safe Castro wouldn't do anything Arnold could have put the envelope in a safety deposit vault with instructions to have the police open it in case of his death Mr. Dollar instead your husband gave me the envelope said he'd take it back when he'd made arrangements How could that help him I don't know he couldn't hide go to another country He knew you can't run away from a man like Castro and if he ever had the evidence on him Castro would kill him in a minute All right, you've said what you had to say no not quite You know what I think I? Think the arrangements had already been made. I think the best way for your husband to escape Castro was to Have himself killed you're insane if he was dead You'd have all his money and a half a million more in insurance get out of here But he isn't dead at all is he the man in that car was fleet get out your husband leaves the country Everyone thinks he's dead Castro stops looking for him and after you collect the money You'll meet him get out Get out How well hello mr. Arnold you don't even look cinched and what a lovely gun Howard what are we going to do? We're going to do just as we planned with one slight change Your cars and front isn't a dollar Yeah, get our car Beth. You're going to follow us where get the car Fleet was the body in the burning car Yes, you hired him to throw the blame on Castro, of course You're really a pretty messy guy, Arnold. You won't have to worry about it long the police now. I came here They're gonna wonder who killed me. What's the matter with Castro? Uh-uh, he's sitting in the lieutenant's office right now He has so many efficient assassins Okay Follow us All right dollar over to your car You drive Oh, hi lieutenant You've met mr. Howard Arnold holy He's alive. Yeah, but slightly unconscious Better get them both in the car right his target now. What's going on? I'll tell you all about it as soon as we can sit down in some nice loud saloon Okay, well, it's on the expense account Okay We picked up the not so honorable mr. Howard Arnold and took him back to the station along with his weeping wife I filled in some of the details on the way and later after I changed my shirt Lieutenant met me in the bar and I explained the whole thing from start to finish Between the start and the finish I ran up expense account items three through 25 $27.75 drinks and dinner for two Expense account item 26 $49.18 car rental and hotel bill item $27.21 and 43 cents train fare and incidentals back to Hartford expense account total $123.66 years truly Johnny dollar Remember friends Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum is a refreshing delicious treat you can enjoy just about any time Chew a few sticks of Wrigley's spearmint during the day and see how the good chewing helps keep you feeling fresh and alert The lively full-bodied flavor of Wrigley's spearmint cools your mouth Freshens your taste and sweetens your breath the chewing itself gives you a nice little boost helps you keep going at your best Millions of people get real chewing enjoyment out of Wrigley's spearmint gum every day and we know that you will enjoy it, too Get a few packages and always keep some handy and remember Halloween is coming So be sure to have plenty of Wrigley's spearmint gum on hand for the youngsters who come calling for tricks or treats That's Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum healthful refreshing delicious Yours truly Johnny dollar brought to you by Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum Stars John Lund in the title role and was written by Blake Edwards with music by Eddie Dunstetter Featured in tonight's cast were David Young, Jeanette Nolan, John McIntyre, High Everback, Frank Nelson and Bill Conrad Yours truly Johnny dollar is produced and directed by Jaime Delvalle The makers of Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum hope you enjoyed tonight's story of Johnny dollar and that you're enjoying delicious Wrigley's spearmint gum every day This is Charles Lyon inviting you to join us again next week at the same time when from Hollywood John Lund returns as yours truly Johnny dollar This is the CBS radio network