 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Doris Cole's room, mr. Alter. That's what you got We were simply discussing two headaches in the value of aspirin want to speak to her headaches like that. Oh, everything's fine I like to speak to you though. Sorry. It's late. I have a long day tomorrow. I'm afraid it's important Good night. Are you thinking of arresting me mr. Dollar? I'm not a policeman Miss Cole You act like one answering my phone sneaking into my room while I'm gone That evens the score then you had a quick look through mine earlier in the day. Mr. Dollar. Just what were you looking for miss Cole? 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 yours truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location Caracas, Venezuela to the home office worldwide mutual insurance company Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the Alder matter Expense account continued Back in my own room after saying good night to a sullen Doris Cole I didn't feel the slightest qualms about having invaded her room and lying about the reason for it Why should I? The people in the older house didn't seem too concerned with the truth In fact, the whole case seemed to be a question of why or saying nothing consider Billy Alder had been shot at indicating he had a good reason to change beneficiaries five times in a month and Still he was the original say-nothing fella Keep me alive was all I could get out of him His wife had lied his daughter had lied and Doris Cole an old friend of the family had just proved to be a walking lie The passport I found in her room had her photograph all right, but it said she was Dora Janssen An unsigned letter in the same drawer had stated simply that the Caribbean star would dock tomorrow I got into bed and another thought hit me if the Caribbean star didn't dock Would the steamship company have joined the liars Club to Expense account out of seven ten cents one newspaper bought on the lagara docks early next morning My Spanish is pretty nothing, but I could read the important thing that the Caribbean star was due at noon What time to kill I drove into Billy Alder's office in Caracas He hit the ceiling when I told him about Doris Cole's passport. I was suddenly glad I'd mentioned nothing about the letter Dollar, how dare you search the room of a guest in my house? How dare you just returning a courtesy? What mine was searched thoroughly That still isn't any reason for your behavior. Oh one way ethics, mr. I've told you repeatedly dollar. There's only one reason. I want you here I know keep you alive, but how with handcuffs on Suppose I told you to find some oil then refused to let you dig any holes in the ground you begin to smell a rat What are you talking about just about everything in this look? I have a very busy who is Dora Jansen mr. Alder and why does she call herself Doris Cole? You're making too much of nothing dollar. It isn't a crime to use another name that depends on the reason doesn't it? She's No friend. Oh, who was it dollar. Aren't you tired of that tune for a man who's afraid for his life You've got more old friends than anyone I ever knew Also, I haven't noticed anything particularly friendly between you as she's she's not a well woman dollar I don't want you bothering. You don't want me bothering anyone exactly even the one who fired that shot at you So I can't help getting an impression that you have a pretty good idea of who it might have been I told you I was busy dollar. Yeah, but it's what you haven't told me. I keep thinking about dollar did You find anything else in that room beside the passport why mr. Alder what's happened to your sense of ethics? There's still plenty of time before the Caribbean star would be docking and Billy Alder's reaction had dictated my next move The cable office in Marguerra suddenly seemed like a very important place to visit There were too many silent mouths in Caracas, and I needed one that had something to say Okay miss you take this now see senior how you like this to go don't spare the horses. Okay cable rush see Victor Kelly world No, my lousy handwriting here To Victor Kelly worldwide mutual Hartford, Connecticut USA see want all possible information Dora Janssen a.k.a. Doris Cole u.s. Passport 1 9 B 6 7 9 4 3 dash 1 1 sign dollar and your address for the answer I'll pick it up here as you wish and lady, please and no senior don't spare the horses It was still early when I reached the waterfront where the Caribbean star would soon be docking There wasn't much point of watching the incoming passengers. I didn't even know who I was looking for So I found a spot at the peer entrance where I could concentrate on those meeting the passengers Here I made a grudging concession to all movie detectives item 7 another 10 cents another newspaper to hide behind And you know some it works fine Doris Cole According to that passport Dora Janssen was nervous excited And there was no trouble to stay close behind her as she met a passenger a short nondescript man in his late 50s When they jumped into a cab and hurried away from the pier They were closely followed by a man clutching an unread newspaper me The trip was a short one about six or seven blocks away the cabin front pulled up at a cheap hotel on the waterfront I circle the block once got rid of my cab and wandered into the dismal lobby The fan sleepy clerk made a concession you open when I See you look for something. Yeah, that gentleman who just came in I had an appointment with him Yeah, oh darn it. I must have left the slip of paper with his name on my hotel I can't find it very stupid. You know the gentleman who just went up to room Yeah, yeah, you want me to say the number now When you think I ever been to a movie don't really you can save me a lot of embarrassment You've got it right there on the register. Yeah, mind if I have a look. I'm mine Look friend. When was the last time you got anything for free? friend, oh Why didn't you say so I was trying not to offend you here. Yeah, let me see You play black jacks and you know how you color 21 yeah, why? Like they say hit me again. Oh, you're rubbing and then see you want to do business or no Adam 910 bucks market smear schmooze are just playing grafts He pointed an oversized forefinger at a name on the ledger lost interest in me went back to sleep I'm the singer. It said roommates. I went up the stairway a few seconds later I moved as quietly as I could down the Grammy second for a hallway stopped at the door at number eight At first I heard nothing Then after a long minute the voices began angrily as though resuming an old argument Five minutes later, I was back in the cable office getting a second message off to Vic Kelly and Heifert It was a request for anything he could possibly dig up on Arthur Singer I didn't hope for too much because it would probably turn out to be an alias, but it was an angle I couldn't afford to overlook You're not back for answers so soon senior. Oh, no, I just want you to get this one off same fellow and same way No spare the horses. That's it. That's nice. It's not a Senior I want to ask you something shoot your business partner did I do something to displease him? He seems so angry my who seems so what? Well, he was so nice at first But after he read the man hold everything First of all, I have no business partner. Oh And I make terrible mistake just tell me what happened well this man He come in less than a minute after you leave was very nice So he was your business partner that he just leave you you will worry because you Forgot whether you say something in the message you just send then you ask him to check it for you He seemed to know what he was so you showed a job then That is when he got so angry. He just put it down and leave. What did he look like? A little less tall in you and he have gray hair eyeglasses see I guess See senior, please so you know him. I'm beginning to wonder if anyone really does. I am so sorry for my mistakes Oh forget it wasn't your fault. Just send that second message. See you about the answers Send her to me at William Alder's house as soon as you get him Maybe we'll read them together Sure Billy Alder was my new business partner Alder the original close mouth thought But it looked like there was nothing wrong with his brain or his eyesight Then suddenly I didn't mind that he'd read my message to Vic Kelly because a frightened man usually reacts at the extreme ends of the scale He'd been at the let's do nothing and maybe he'd now go the other way There was one more step I could make in the water front so I made it My credentials presented at the steamship offices got me a look at the passenger list at the Caribbean Star The name Arthur singer wasn't on it. I Started down the small waterfront street to where my car was parked My mind was full of Billy Alder and the pieces of this crazy puzzle tugging one way pulling another Trying to make sense out of it somehow use some sort of slide rule where logic could be a solid base No matter how I twisted it and I knew one thing it just wouldn't work. I didn't have enough yet to make it work I was just reaching for the door handle when I saw his reflection in the car window the man who'd sneaked up behind me blackjack raised high in the air The blackjack was just insurance. He was tough enough with us I finally worked up to the side of the car manage it a half Nelson and let the car door workers my blackjack Five seconds later an officer came rushing up in five minutes later. I sat in the office of hefe Velazquez chief of police You're feeling all right now amigo. Yeah, sure What did you get out of that blackjack artist? Just what I expected still won't say who hired him Understand this kind of fellow amigo. I do what I mean. He's Assassin of a Kenya, you know cheap hood For extra two boulevard, maybe three he would blackjack his mother He claims he does not know who hired him that he is to get his money in a letter That one I was spats. Okay. I say he's lying of course But he will stick to the story because he knows he will get the same sentence whether he tells or he does not That cheap hood won't usually cover for somebody else. This kind does amigo Otherwise, he would never be hired again. I'd I'd give a lot for a few minutes alone with him. Have a sorry Juanito But I like my job. Yeah, just wishful thinking not hard to understand. Well, you are leaving not getting anywhere sitting here Sure, you haven't got business somewhere else. I got an awfully big yander talk to that dog You know I got a hunch It's like I say if you ask him on a Monday, what is the day he must tell you Tuesday? You could beat him to death. He will still say Tuesday is the weather thing If a favor if I can't suppose I don't prefer charges Would you put a tail on him when he leaves Johnny look? I know it's a million to one against the hood doing a rough up without the money in hand But if he hasn't collected come on you go like you say million to one I know I'm grabbing at straws, but just in case if a come on, huh? Okay, thanks. Hey, what do you go back to the cable office? Oh, yeah And if a man in Harford has nothing to say I've got a permanent seat behind the eight ball Now here's our star to tell you about the final episode of this week's story tomorrow a puzzle never fits itself together You've got a snoop pry and juggle the pieces and sometimes people get killed that way Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dolly? Truly Johnny dolly starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by Tony Barrett 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 Rowan speaking