 Bing Crosby has been on his summer holiday, but beginning October 3rd Bing and his crew will return to this their regular time So join in the fun with Bing Crosby at this time next Wednesday October 3rd From Hollywood it's time now for Edmund O'Brien as Johnny dollars Fine, what have you got for me? Mr. Benny wax was insured with Columbia when did he die and what's wrong with the way he did it? He's very much alive and his business is he owns a delicatessen, he insured that too, it's burned out When did it happen? Last night, we don't know whether waxman did it himself, but the fire department said it was started deliberately Police holding waxman? Not yet, I'll have it, let it get started and I'll give you everything we've got I'm yours after a shave and a shower Edmund O'Brien and the transcribed adventurer of the man with the action-fact expensive car America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollars Spence account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollars to home office Columbia all risk insurance company Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the protection matters Expense count item 13256 train fare and into that home between Hartford and New York City After I received from you the necessary information concerning Benny wax I arrived in New York 330 in the afternoon and made my way through a heavy rain to 1070 80 to 105 But I found Benny waxman in a small apartment Lieutenant Parkinson of the 15th precincts was there also Yeah, Mr. Waxman's then what do you want it for Johnny dollar? I represent Columbia all risk insurance on Waxman store I named dollar from the insurance company come on in dollar Yeah, you know the reason you started the fire I had nothing to do with it. I keep telling you over and over he keeps telling me and over and over I keep telling him He's a liar a liar. I'm not my name's Johnny dollars. How do you do? I can't turn it on him yet. I'm kind of a bomb. I ain't got no story Yeah, sure he ain't like the stuff I use in the war and not a big explosion. Nobody heard an explosion It went off it burned good and the area. Yeah, I don't know how he got it, but we'll trace it Of course you don't know how I got it. I didn't get it how much was the place insured 20,000 You're not gonna get it wax look lieutenant. I don't care no more. I don't care. Do you hear me? You will now make you care. I didn't start there was a man killed in that fire. What I didn't start it I didn't kill nobody I wouldn't people lived over the store three apartments an old man didn't get up Your company won't have to pay a red cent dollar because I'm gonna prove Waxman started it. Why why would I burn down my school? I'd make a good living tell mr. Dollar how much money you've gotten the fact You'll hear me Waxman $600 that's not much for a guy who makes a good living is it mr. Dollar? I told you I told you doesn't pine He told me he gave five thousand to his daughter. It's the truth check the daughter It's a little tough. We can't find it to live here with her papa But she's just disappeared and papa doesn't know where she went Do your papa? She she went on a trip mr. Dollar a vacation. Yeah, I gave it a 5,000 for a vacation And he doesn't have any idea where she I don't I don't know where she went He just gave her five thousand for a little vacation. It's broke him, but his daughter needed a little vacation Don't care anymore. I tell you I don't care Tell your company. I don't want the insurance money. You don't get out that easy I don't want out for nothing. You're on a spot. You figured it was a set so many guys like you Waxman figure It's a sentient forget about guys like me. I Want you for a fire and a killing and I'm gonna get you I'll say it forever I did not do it. I'll say it till they take me to my grave. It doesn't give you much time And I've got to be going. I'd like to look at that report lieutenant. Yeah, sure come along No, no, I'll check with you later. I want to talk to one sure 15th briefing I'll be around until they find out where he got that bomb, right? You're loose till I get something Waxman, but do me a favor What is it try and leave town? I'd love it Yeah Dollar go back and tell your company to forget it I don't want the insurance money if you didn't have anything to do with the fire. You're entitled to it I'm gonna leave this time when I can open a business somewhere else Another city if I'm lucky if you're not guilty. Why not take the money? Because I cannot prove I am innocent What are you afraid of? What I said, what are you afraid of pretty obvious you're afraid of something. I'm not afraid. I'm just Policemen the fire and everything that's my father for vacation is pretty weak Oh, please I let your company out of all the claims They don't have to pay me nothing up. Please don't ask me any more questions Cops out to get you look the law. I believe it if they convict me of something. I did not do then Perhaps it is in payment for something. I did to break the law What I can't explain up. Please mr. Dollar Okay Look, Mr. Waxman. Good day, mr. Dollar. I hadn't noticed I left the building and went out of the street Rain was coming down harder. So I turned up my collar and started to walk I Couldn't stop thinking about Benny Waxman in this crazy mix up story a guy who burned down his store with an incendiary bomb It's not enough to have a better story 5000 he's given his daughter the vacation that was wrong Making himself look guilty by telling me to forget the claim that was wrong He was scared not of Parkinson on me, but of something that was mixing up his reason Maybe I was wrong too, but I was going to find out The 15th precinct was on Madison lieutenant Parkinson's in his office. Oh You look wet. I walked. I'll take off your coat Sit down. Thank you Did you have a talk with Waxman? I couldn't tell you in five seconds. Yeah, what do you think? I'm surprised and what? Didn't come here to insult him. You think he's innocent I think there's a lot more to it than just a fire and a killing. Isn't there always I think he scared stiff Otherwise a guy who starts a fire has a better alibi. You want some coffee? Yeah My wife gave me the electric pot so I could have my coffee on duty Says I drink too much of it, but she gave it to me Yeah, yeah Waxman didn't start that fire It's a strong enough Guys who burn down their business do it two or three different ways not with an incendiary bomb I've got to write him. I try to be nice to him try to get it out of him, but he's too scared. I want Now I have to guess There's a protection racket here that covers every interdependent store in the city It's the tightest best controlled organization. I've run up against So tight that we've been trying to break it for a year Two other stores have gone up this way, but the owners are so scared. They won't say a thing there for their families It's the best thing to be scared for Waxman's daughter. Yeah, I don't know how she fits I don't know how the five grand. What do you expect to gain by making him look guilty long shot? He won't say anything, but maybe one of his friends will They'll say something if they've been scared this long got one friend a very close from Angelino Giuseppe business Yeah, a delicatessen like Waxman Angelino hasn't got a family, but he got beat up last year wouldn't make a complaint He's scared too But he's only got himself to worry about maybe if he thinks his best friend is in line for a murder rat He'll give us something to go on. Why don't you arrest Waxman make it look like he's really in trouble I'll do that when I have to I Think his daughter is mixed up in it some way. Most of her clothes are still in the apartment Maybe Waxman will be contacted I want to be around when he is kidnapping. I don't know darling But a gang that can put this much fear into people might do anything Waxman's been beat up a couple of times himself never pressed charges, but he's been pretty indignant What I can find out about him. He's not the type to pay for protection became a citizen two years ago and Believed in what he had to learn to become a citizen Maybe the five thousand went to the gang that's possible daughter only got in town a month ago Before they could only work him over He paid them the five thousand why burned down his door. I've only been guessing I haven't got the answers Yeah Yeah, I know you Okay, how do you like that? Why it paid off that was Angelina Giuseppe? He wants to see great. You want to come along? Yeah, sure Hey, you make pretty good coffee lieutenant. I get lucky sometimes We left the precinct and grabbed the cab Parkinson didn't want an official car in case somebody should be watching Angelino We cut across town and 20 minutes later We were walking through the front door of Angelino's delicatessen Small broad little man with a bald head moved around the counter and walked up to see Hello, little planet. Hello Angie No, ma'am Johnny dollar insurance investigative. Mr. Dollar. Hello, Mr. Giuseppe. What do you want to see me for Angie? Well, it's it's it's about to bet me now. What about that? You you you're gonna arrest him. That's right You think he burned down his own store. I know he did What about you mr. Dollar? Do you think Benny burned down his store and killed that man upstairs? I've seen the evidence of Giuseppe. I think so You bring me all the way over to west me there Angie. No, no, no Look if I tell you something if I tell you something that maybe shows you that Benny don't burn down his store What? Well, it's maybe gonna make a lot of trouble for a lot of nice people. They'll get protection. I could get killed That's why I'm around Angie well Come on Angie if you got something give it to me. I was on my way over to pick up Benny Now if you've got anything that can save him Let's have it. Well, I can't prove that Benny did not burn down his place, but I think I can tell you who did Them guys them guys who come around once a week and a collected dough tell me about them Well, you remember when I got beat up last year them guys have done it They make us all pay them protection and if we don't we get a beat up or off. I'm Lisa. Who are they Angie? Well, I don't know their names. I What's the matter? You better get out two guys crossing three. Yeah, that's the damn you better get out They got the guns those the guys who beat you up. Yes. Yes, the police. Oh, look who better get out right now Listen to me Angie act like with us, but they got the gun what I tell you darling. I'm all right They come try to act like nothing's wrong Angie. Okay. I try you'll need it and Give me about eight slices of the Swiss there. We're all right. All right. Oh, yeah, I'd be right to with you Hello red No What about anything I told you I told you get an ambulance ambulance the phone you idiot step on it. Come on. All right. All right How is it? How is it the bed? Parkinson's the bed. I can't feel much must be let me look What about the two? Listen one with red hair. Yeah Name's Dylan is to work with that's Return you to yours truly Johnny dollar in just a moment Beginning next week listen for Edmond O'Brien as yours truly Johnny dollar Saturday nights on most of these stations At this time next Wednesday the great Bing Crosby show returns to most of these same stations With Jane Wyman as things first guest of the season Another premiere next Wednesday the Red Skelton show will also be back on CBS radio Remember starting a week from tonight being Crosby returns to a usual time and Red Skelton moves his lunacy to Wednesday on CBS radio Now with our star Edmond O'Brien, we bring you the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar We're still raining when they carried the lieutenant out I explained everything to a nice young cop named Brenna's Angelina and I got into Brenna's car 15th precinct Long as you know We've been trying to crack this protection record for a year looks like maybe we started the hard way I'll need you statement. I'm scared. I'm a really scared. I don't need to worry about Mr. Steppy will give you all the protection protection. I guarantee it for me Well, what about all the other people all of my friends? What about to Benny Parkinson didn't think Benny started that fire. I know I was assigned to check on the bomb Why do you think we're into setting up things before huh because they threaten us they threaten my friend They tell them if they say anything they're gonna hurt their family. What about the bomb nothing didn't have much to go on first place You're lying the lieutenant alive. He told me Benny was gonna be arrested That's why I was gonna tell him about those guys that beat me up. Somebody had to talk. Oh sure I talked and look what happened. What do you think is gonna happen to Benny now because I thought huh? They got his adult I ain't gonna tell you nothing more what about Benny's daughter Angie No, no, I ain't gonna get to nobody in a moon no more trouble the troubles happen Angie Well, I don't care if they're gonna make it tough on Benny They'll do it now just because I call the lieutenant just because I I want to help Benny the only way you can help Benny Now is to tell us what you know no There's too many other people my friend and we can save them tell us what you know We'll get the people who make the trouble No, okay when they drag Benny's daughter out of the river. I hope you think about it Are you think I want it you think I want to see Benny's a little girl Look, I got a thing about all the awesome Listen you think this won't happen again if we don't get them in behind this I don't know look Angie you've got beat up last your Benny got beat up twice doors have been ruined Benny's place was bombed and an old man burned to death upstairs We're at a Parkinson and two killers are on the way to the morgue every one of you kept your mouth shut for a year And look what's happened. You think it's gonna get better Okay, okay, what about Benny's better? They got her though. I don't know the only ones I ever saw with the two guys who got the killed a little while ago Then he came over to my place one night. He was in an awful condition. It was a crime He said they had to tell somebody they got his Louisa He say why they got it Benny hated them He didn't ever pay them any money, so they beat him up twice, but he still didn't pay them He said they didn't have no right, but he wouldn't go to the police because he was scared for me And and my friends then Louisa came here from Detroit, Michigan They took her and made him pay five a thousand dollars to get her back. Why did they burn down his door? To teach you the rest of us a lesson those two guys who were killer That's what they said they said if I didn't pay them every week That would happen to me and anybody else that didn't look paid them. Did they send Benny's daughter back to him tonight? Tonight they were supposed to send her back to him Will they do think that they will now? I don't know Over the wet pavements that reflected the sun as it sank into the river behind us At the precinct Brenner's got our statements and took me down at the mug file to look at pictures of red Dylan as partner That's Dylan Six arrests two convictions one in this state Kansas City important yeah most of the arrest that city That boy The only thing about the other guy. I think he's new when will you get a report and that shouldn't go on? Parkinson's that Dylan used to work for Dutch Fisher. Yeah, which is package. Mm-hmm. He's still doing time Yeah, I've looked at June 1943 something to state prison July same year 10 to 20 armed robbery Blue Fleischman Okay FBI kickback Thanks That's the other one no fleshman that names on fishes card. Yeah convicted with Lou Fleischman Wait a minute both Fleischman convicted 1943 5 to 10 released July 26 1951. No wonder. I thought he was a new boy. Looks like they're getting stuck together There was somebody else in that hole. I've had an alibi a fire over never pinned it on them might be our boy I can't remember it. It should be easy to check. Yeah, let's find out Beginning to fit the two strong armed boys who worked together in Kansas City for a man named Dutch Fisher Who is still doing time and there was a fourth member of the gang still unaccounted for In a half hour Brenner's had the information. His name is Bill Lottie. I remember now George Bill Lottie He took the information down to the mud file and dug out the package on George Bellotti the fourth member of the Dutch Fisher gang Brenners took one look at his picture and his mouth fell open Well, I'll be what's wrong George Bill Lottie about him. He's in the city. I know now. Let's go talk to him No, now look Benny's daughter is still missing that remark I made about the river could become a fact George Bill Lottie is George Bivens That's the name I know him by came to this town about seven years ago runs a respectable night and pick him up On what suspicion he's clean in this town. Well, you've certainly got enough in this record. I have a talk to him There isn't much time if we pick him up that girl won't live five minutes Yeah Where's his night club 52nd Street the yellow parrot why somebody's got to talk to him and in your official Capacity you'd never get the answers you wanted what makes you think you'll give them to you because I kind of liked lieutenant Parkinson Yeah, George Bivens got an appointment. No, were you Johnny dollar? Tell Bivens. I want to see him Sorry, you gotta have an appointment. I'm gonna spoil if I stand around much longer Spoiler rotten for all I care you ain't gonna see Bivens. You get excited like this all the time. Yeah, we're on your stomach I don't think so Skeptic hey, you're at the piano. Which way do I go to find Bivens? Thanks names dollar What do you want? How'd you get by Ziggy? He's tied up with a stomach ache. Oh, follow the fist. Okay, you get rough. What else do you do? Find out things cop. I'll make this quick better than because I have to read Dylan and Lou Fleischman a pretty dead Yeah, who are they you worked with him in Kansas City in 43 I did I forget Dylan Fleischman and Fisher together you pulled a fancy payroll robbery the law didn't think so Lieutenant Parkinson was shot to death by Dylan. Is that all not quite? Well get it off your chest. I'm busy Dylan and Fleischman were working a protection racket. Look you are you were just the collectors. I've had about enough of this I'm gonna throw you out. That's just what I want Now get up. What do you think you're doing? I'm gonna show you you've got Benny Waxman's daughter What are you talking about do me if I made a mistake? You've got his daughter. You're crazy. I You you're two boys killed Parkinson and burned down Benny's store. I don't know what you know Stand up. Didn't I know we've been beating up a lot of nice little people for a year now That nose is just a down pain if you take it and bust in here and go You know you keep falling down Better sit in a chair Now listen to me bevins. I'm in a nasty mood Besides all the other people getting pushed around your boys tried for me, too You're crazy. I'm behind schedule the cops can't book you and I'm not gonna let you kill that girl the savior dirty neck now Where is she? I don't know where she is. Please believe me bevins Look, I got friends They'll take care of you who's gonna tell him to do it. I am Your mouth swollen shut Come on bevins. Where is she? No, where? Where 14th Street top what where? All right, so no Rogers and son Big big sign on the top police department, please Don't you know, it's not polite to listen bevins. What do you want me to do go to sleep? I Gave Sergeant Brenner's what I had and he told me he'd meet me at the warehouse In the meantime, he'd send over for bevins He was as good as his word for in less than three minutes radio patrolmen were taking charge of bevins in his entourage The place looked like a police lineup when I left and headed for the warehouse It was getting late when my cab pulled up near the river and a cold wind was moving in from the Atlantic Brenner's got there a few minutes later and he staked out his men The girl isn't married. He's going on the front door. That's going to window. I'm a second-story man at heart Anyway, that's a good business to talk. He'll tell you about it. He's bound to it make a lousy cut When it gave his men orders then we went looking for a weak window We found one in the back roll through and drop down in the dark cold pavement inside the warehouse I can hear a radio from somewhere towards the front of the building So we picked our way along the wall until we found a flight of stairs and climbed up to the main floor We opened the door and listen We kept going moving as quietly as possible until we saw them two men sitting in a small storeroom The door was open. We could see the girl tired and gagged It wasn't gonna be easy You get out of this size so we get them between us and we're gonna shoot into that office Give it about 10 seconds and then push one of those crates over Tell her who to relax. I didn't hear nothing get much jobs. We've been in this dump for three days now. What was that? You're gonna tell me I'm here. Thanks now somebody's out there. Yeah killer like what we do shut up What this game kidnap and that's shut up. It's not maybe a cat or a rat or something Let's get out of here. Let's forget the damn and get out. I told you to keep your face shut Now come on. Let's see what it was. Maybe maybe it's a cop. That was wrong. Bivens with a car, wouldn't he? Well, maybe he could. Maybe they got him. Come on. I don't say nothing. It's too dark Drop him boys. Go! This one's dead. Yeah, the other one's on his way. Well, let's go get the girl. Benny's worried enough We took Benny's daughter back to her father and he confirmed the story that Angie had told us Angie was sent home and the last I heard the store owners who had been paying protection to Bivens Were planning the biggest block party since the Boston tea caper Expense account item two twenty dollars and eighty cents for two dinners Brenner's as nearly as hungry as I was item three Sixteen dollars flowers for Lieutenant Parkinson's funeral and item four same as item one fair and incidentals between New York and Hartford Expense account total one hundred and one dollars and ninety two cents and the next time you send me out on a simple little Insurance fire make sure it's really simple. I don't mind helping people out occasionally But I'm too old and too underpaid to go back to being a boy scout yours truly Johnny dollar yours truly Johnny dollar stars Edmond O'Brien in the title role and was written by Blake Edwards with music by Eddie Dunstetter Edmond O'Brien can now be seen starring in the Paramount Pictures production Warpath featured in tonight's cast were Joel Samuels Bill Conrad Sydney Miller Jane Avello and Ray Hartman Yours truly Johnny dollar is transcribed in Hollywood by Jaime Delvalle Beginning next week October 6 Johnny dollar will be heard on Saturdays at a new time This is Dan Cumberley inviting you to be with us on Saturday October 6 when Edmond O'Brien returns as yours truly Johnny dollar Our country needs the help of every citizen defense bonds provide that help they help to make America strong financially they help to curb inflation they make the individual family more secure Defense bonds strengthen the military front the production front and the economic front and just as important Buying United States defense bonds helps you by providing you with a safe sound profitable investment Don't forget defense is your job to buy United States defense bonds today Strike a blow for freedom Join the crusade for freedom to get the truth to people behind the iron curtain As long as they're kept in ignorance the 10th world situation may not improve Support the crusade for freedom with funds for freedom Stay tuned now for the Virgil Akins Freddie Dawson fight which follows immediately over most of the same station DBS Be for the best Yes, yes, yes The stars that dress is CBS Remember Wednesday night has been Crosby night on the CBS radio network