 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Joe Rastelli at homicide Johnny I was out when you called anything new on the Harvey stone killing Joe not a thing But maybe we've already got all we need meaning Helen Barrett. We're still holding her Joe. I don't think she did it No, oh, I know it all adds up to her, but we'll just call it a hunch I'm sure they're fine Johnny, but facts are better. You want to hear some facts? I'll be right over 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 investigators truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the home office northeast and dem to the associates Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the imperfect alibi matter location New York City Expense account continued Item 8 a dollar 40 cab fare to police headquarters from my hotel to talk to lieutenant Joe Rastelli Sit on Johnny. Thanks Facts you said facts number one Harvey stone was shot in the left side of the forehead at closed range with the 38 caliber Smith and Wesson the gun was near the body Any prints on it? No, it was clean, but Helen Barrett had gloves with it Helen says she left Harvey's apartment and went to her own to pack up They were going to a lope when she got back to his apartment. He was dead, so she told me Johnny I'd like to believe her too. She seems like a pretty nice kid, but but what not enough facts in her favor Who saw her leave stones apartment? We can't find anyone who did what time she leaves. She can't remember Did anyone see her return? What time? That's a lot of questions not to be able to answer Johnny Yeah, yeah, I know What was the time of death medical examiner figures at somewhere between 1130 and midnight? Well Helen told me she thought it was about 11 when she left Harvey's apartment and about midnight when she returned Yeah about Even if she did leave she only lives a few blocks away. It's a lot of time unaccounted for it Johnny. Yeah Better fill me in on what you know Well as I get it Harvey stone took over the management of his father's corporation when old E.J Took to a wheelchair about a year ago. Yeah. Yeah, I know Two years ago old E.J married an ex chorus girl named deaf. Yeah. Yeah Well, she's about Harvey's age The two of them were apparently pretty friendly and the old man was bothered by it occasionally Incidentally he and Daphne are joint beneficiaries on Harvey's insurance policy 150,000 worth sounds like you're trying to tie the old man into the killing Be quite a stretch Johnny from his wheelchair up in westchester county to harvey's apartment on east 57 I know but right now i'm more interested in Daphne. Oh I told you last night. I thought dutch kreger was mixed up in this I went to his office afterward and spotted a picture of Daphne stone on his wall Inscription all my love Signed Daphne You think Daphne got dutch to do her and himself a favor, huh? That's a possibility, isn't it? Sure sure it's a possibility Trouble is there are all kinds of possibilities Right now. I got a stick with a probability. Helen Barrett. Uh-huh How are you doing on motive for her? Not good. Not bad We know there was some question as to whether they were going to be married or not Helen says the hesitation was on her part But suppose it was the other way around harvey decided not to go through with a marriage. Yeah Getting cut out of the stone money would hurt some girls plenty Maybe this was her way of getting even with him for breach of promise You know joe for a guy who loves facts seems to me you're edging over into hunches, too I admit it isn't a closed case by a long shot So let's get back to facts Harvey was shot in the forehead with a 38 smith and wesson sometime between 11 30 Excuse me rostelli speaking who What about Oh, we'll send him in Somebody wants to see me about the killing. Oh Your lieutenant rostelli that's right Your hand on the stone killing trying to I want to talk to you about it. Sit down. Thank you. What's your name? Gentry alvin gentry. So what about the stone killing? I killed harvey stone. What? Let's have that again I said I killed stone. I want to make a statement. Why did you kill him? He's making a play for my girl. I didn't like it your girl. You mean helen barrett Who helen barrett harvey stones fiance. No, I don't know her. I mean my girl daris a hatchet girl at barnes. Go on go on The stone was on to make for her every time he came in barnes. He'd make a play for her I told him to lay off and he wouldn't He asked her to go away with him I went to his apartment. I killed him. How'd you kill him? I shot him where I told you in his apartment. I mean where did the bullet hit him? Oh In the chest. What kind of gun do you use? 45 cold. What'd you do with the gun? I threw it in the river Okay, gentry get out What I said get out But I told you yeah, you told me all right now. I'm telling you get out Look, I don't understand. I'll tell you what you do You just go on out of here and think it over when you come back with a few facts straight facts Yeah, like the caliber of the gun and where stone was shot in the location of the gun You get the fact straight and I'll be glad to listen to you now get out Okay Confessing sam number one. Yeah, there's always a string of them That's one reason we don't usually release the caliber of the gun to the papers to help weed out these confessing sands Wonder why they do it Ah, psychiatrist was explaining it to me once something to do with repressed feelings of guilt. I think he said Next one will probably say he stabbed harvey stone with a letter opener. Yeah Well, I'm gonna run on to have a talk with Daphne Stully speaking All right Now look mike you take the statement, huh? Thanks Well, I was wrong about the letter opener johnny. Oh We got a guy now who claims he used a razor on harvey slittest throat from ear to ear As I left I spent about three minutes feeling sorry for rostelli and his crank confessions But then I dropped that routine and started feeling sorry for my own problems The case against hellen barrett looked pretty bad, but I still kept thinking of daphne stone's picture in dutch kreger's office Expense account item 9 320 transportation to the stoner state in westchester coddy I was shown into the king size drawing room again to wait for daphne But then I saw a very interesting site that wiped daphne out of my mind for a moment It was old ej's wheelchair at the door to the solarium And what was unusual about it was that it was empty I edged toward the door then I got a glimpse of ej puttering around his orchids He spotted me though and hobbled quickly to his wheelchair With an abrupt wave he wheeled into the hall and out of sight A couple of minutes later in came daphne Hello johnny daphne You said it was important that you talk to me, but I really don't feel much like talking after What's happened? I'm sure you understand. I think so How's ej taking it my husband is reacting as I suppose any father would who'd just lost his son Be well and hurt You didn't tell me ej could navigate without his wheelchair I saw him a minute ago inspecting his orchids The wheelchair was parked near the door I I didn't think it was important johnny It's true. He can be out of his chair for short periods, but it's rather uncomfortable for him out of his chair for how long Not long enough to get into new york and back if that's what you're wondering Thanks You told me was ej who was opposed to harvey's plans to mary ellen barrett But I found out that you were the one who was fighting it I suppose it was foolish of me to pretend otherwise I guess I just didn't want you to get any wrong ideas about what about the reason I opposed it. What's the right idea? The name of stone means something johnny Dignity tradition breeding I doubt if someone like ellen barrett an entertainer nice as she is Could keep that tradition alive Are you kidding? I'm completely serious Something like this happened once before with harvey secretary martha winters And you stopped it just like you were trying to stop him from marrying ellen. I don't like the way you put that I merely persuaded him to think of the family name You know you kill me deafney What do you mean by that this dose of blue blood you've picked up aren't you a deafney come later yourself? How dare you save it Ej told me he lifted you out of a chorus line when he married you Now how about it? Yes, it's true. So where do you get off with this? I don't suppose you'd ever understand this johnny But there are chorus girls and chorus girls This I know I had to support my mother somehow But all the while I knew that life wasn't for me And when I got a chance at this life, I took it And since I married edward I've lived the way anyone with the name of stone should live I've put my past behind me Even dutch crigger dutch. Yeah Yeah, I saw your picture on his office wall He was part of the past it doesn't exist anymore Isn't it kind of a coincidence? He tried to worm his way into one of harvey's business deals I had nothing to do with it And harvey acted correctly in refusing to have anything to do with dutch. I see Then you opposed harvey's marriage to ellen to protect the family name, huh? Just as I opposed the previous attachment to his secretary Sure, it wasn't because you didn't like the idea of Competition It's a pretty low thing to say under the circumstances. Well, just what are the circumstances It's It's very simple I've lost someone who was Very dear to me Even though I was harvey's stepmother. We were practically the same age Sure I know people talked about it made crude jokes about it, but I didn't care Because I found in harvey something I'd never had in my life before. Oh, what was that? A friend johnny a real friend I went back into the city If I could only find somebody to establish the time period helen had been away from harvey's place I went over to her apartment house figuring there's always one tenant who knows everybody else's business Five doorbells later. I found the one I had to come in late, but I don't remember just what time I was watching a program on the tv There was this old man and woman Yes, yes, uh, you're sure it was helen barrett who came in Well, how to be sure she lives right under me besides he was waiting for him They had a talk. I couldn't quite hear what they were saying. She kept telling him to quiet down Well, I mean I well, I wasn't really paying any attention. It was no no, of course not You said he was waiting for who do you mean? Friend of hers lisa used to be she used to go with him Happen to remember his name sure gentry alvin gentry Alvin gentry It was alvin gentry who'd made the fake confession in rostelli's office At the time there'd been nothing to time into the case But now according to mrs. Carson. He was a friend of helens My hunch about her innocence took a nosedive Yeah, that confession he tried to make could be his way of trying to protect her And that would add up to just one thing helen was guilty after all Here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's episode of this week's story Tomorrow up pops an eyewitness and drives the final nail Into the wrong coffin Join us won't you Yours truly johnny dollar Yours truly johnny dollar starring bob bailey is transcribed in hollywood Written by robert rife. 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