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Somewhere in the load is a half a million in our colleagues We want you to take the trip with it the makers of Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum bring you Edmond O'Brien in another adventure of the man with the action-pact expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar To make every day more enjoyable treat yourself often to refreshing delicious Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum Here's a taste treat you can enjoy indoors outdoors at work or at play The cool long-lasting mint flavor refreshes you the smooth steady chewing helps keep you fresh and alert Adds enjoyment to whatever you're doing Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum helpful refreshing delicious Expense account submitted by a special investigator Johnny dollar to Treasury Department Bureau of narcotics Washington, DC The following is an accounting of my expenditures during investigation of the London matter Friends account item one a dollar seventy five cab fare to Commonwealth Hotel I'll give you the background as briefly as I can dollar We allowed the entry of some narcotics from India into Seattle We've been trying to break up a big ring in the Pacific Northwest But the stuff didn't stay there. We followed it south into Beverly Hills Have you ever heard of Dorothy Rivers and Brottery Green the woman? I think so I saw her in a couple of plays in New York Didn't I yes? Yes, that's the one she's been out West for the past two years making movies Green's her husband a director The narcotics went to them well to their house at least they must have servants Yes, yes, they did but that doesn't do us any good. There were four of them, but three of them have been just charged They all had a hand in packing the trunks for this London trip So any one of them or all of them could have packed the narcotics. You're sure that's what happened We know they went into the house, but nothing has come out with the trunks and I searched the place myself just before I flew Why don't you want to stop it? We cable Scotland yard and they told us there's been a big increase in contraband over there in the past couple of years You think this could be part of a pattern Well, it's possible You see because they need our dollars British customs make it a point to extend a lot of courtesies to these visiting film celebrities The stars always arrive with a lot of belongings and usually with the servant or two In the case of green and his wife just one a confidential secretary a miss Miller Lorraine Miller She's traveling with the trunks Now I want you to get acquainted with that. Oh, that shouldn't be too difficult. Who's the policy with standard liability company? 20,000 for a two-week period. That's a short-term gamble. It had paid the company to keep an eye on it. Couldn't you use that? Well, it would depend on how young and susceptible this miller girl is She's young dollar. I got close enough to appreciate that Expense account item to 675 dollars passage to England on the SS Maristown Before boarding I received a few more bits of instruction by phone from team and Nelson Okay, what else Could happen Okay, I'll find him. Hey Nelson. Are you sure you trust me? Spencer count item three eight dollars bar bill. I Met Lorraine Miller in a small lounge on B-deck as we left New York Harbour She struck me as being young all right, but susceptible only when she wanted to be She had a face that didn't need much makeup an Auburn hair that didn't need much messing with a Hazel eyes were wide-spaced and seemingly candid But they didn't tell me whether or not she knew who I really was It must be an exciting job travel a lot meet interesting people and I once met a pig named Rallo who had eaten a diamond bracelet Really, mr. Dollar. Hey, how long you're going to be in England about a year I guess the greens are going to make a picture with somebody's frozen pound The smart thing to do, you know everybody who is anybody has some frozen pounds. You don't like these people If it shows it's because of this martini before lunch I'm glad you're here. You're traveling alone Yeah, but that's my line, isn't it? What do you have a cabin or a suite a cabin and it's my line I have a suite I'll go take a nap and tell when you meet me there at five Hmm, there's a little bar and I'll order some things You'll be able to get some music on the radio and have dinner there Oh, I really shouldn't hidden away from the rest of the people sound of the ocean outside You'll like it if I could only be sure that mother won't worry about The cocktails were good and so is the dinner, but the radio was full of static and as far as my assignment went the conversation was unsatisfactory I Learned a lot about Lorraine Miller and a little about the greens, but none of it tied in with the case The whole evening made it almost impossible for me to suspect that she could be mixed up with narcotics Until the fourth brand day What is it? Oh, no portal somebody pushed it open Somebody pushed it you saw him you started to call out his name My mind was a thousand miles away in that Come over here and sit down Sorry, Johnny. That was ridiculous. Why don't you want to tell me who it was? I saw him too And who you afraid of don't ask me any more Johnny, but I want you to tell me all right I want to spoil everything with your stubborn crime With my ex-husband he followed me before Now if you'll please leave Johnny, I won't be able to see you again Selfishly I was sorry it had to happen, but it meant progress I knew it had been a brother outside the porthole and she was covering up for him The portly balding ships detective Clarence dawn was sporting a well-worn flannel bathroom and congress gators when he Let me into his cabin a half hour later Welcome aboard dollar They told me about yeah, I look for you up in the ballroom I never bother with the ballroom first night out the con merchants are just picking their marks the Slick gamblers are softening the suckers by letting them win Nothing you can get your teeth into first night out tomorrow. I go to work Customs told me you might contact me always glad to help again. Thank you There's a passenger aboard name of miles fanning fanning. I got a duplicate Fanning miles deep fanning 22 and see yeah, that's the name. You know anything about him Name of some of the hot ones that make the crossing Well, he's not here don't know anything about what's especially Well, this trip he's using for its papers fanning is not his real name I'd rather report that had no no the federal man want him left alone. He could be oh Yeah, can't let me in on it. I know how it is. I wish you'd pick him out tomorrow. I keep your eye on him for me You are absolutely glad to have anything special you want. I'd like to know if he meets the girl in number 12 a deck Lorraine Miller Orburn hair hazel eyes about five feet four got it I'd like to know if he sends any cables ahead to London like to see copies if I could I'll get word to the radio Operatives right now. Thanks for the cooperation don't I'll check back with you tomorrow night, right? I Checked back with him on the following five nights, and he had nothing to report The days and evenings I spent as casually as I could and never once saw the Miller girl According to dawn. She had her meals in a cabin and never left it Her brother was pointed out to me and I felt his eyes on me now and then so I knew he recognized me Then the night before we were due to dark in Southampton I was surprised in my cabin by an unmistakably feminine knock on the door. I think I owe you an apology Well, I didn't expect it I'm sorry Janice. I wish I hadn't blown up. Why did you I don't know I guess Well, it was hardly the time for an ex-husband to come prowling around it was too bad The trip that started out to be a loss. This one is turned into a big flop Do you enjoy it? I've been a lot of those interesting people bridge players deck tennis players kind of ass the players fat old gossips with jewels Nothing like Yes Oh, yes, Mrs. Johnson. Yes, that's right. I'm awfully sorry, Mrs. Johnson I couldn't make it tonight a previous engagement, but thanks for calling Hope you find somebody tonight I was one of them could I feel in it contract mr. Johnson We can get together in London. I think we can work it out. I hope so I really do Now I have to go. I want to get everything packed tonight. I Poured myself a nightcap after she'd left a big one because I was confused I didn't know why she'd come or how much she knew about the narcotics Or how much she thought I knew It was the first drink I'd had in my cabin out of my own bottle and it was the last I Felt at the minute it was down. There was nothing I could do about it But it was painless the ship seemed to roll more heavily and I pitched forward toward my bunk after that The ship could have sunk and I wouldn't have known about it To make every day more enjoyable treat yourself often to refreshing delicious Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum The lively full-bodied real mint flavor cools your mouth Moistens your throat Freshens your taste and the chewing itself gives you a little lift helps you keep going at your best So for real chewing enjoyment, that's refreshing and long-lasting Always keep Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum handy Healthful delicious Wrigley's spearmint gum will make every day more enjoyable And now with our star Edmund O'Brien. We return you to the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar Of course, thank you, dr. Mr. Dollar. Mr. Dollar. Can you hear me, sir? You must try to stay awake. Can you open your eyes? Chief Inspector Finch of Scott and Judd the girl I'm afraid miss Miller has disembarked He's being followed by one of my men. Mr. Dollar your system received a large amount of opiate enough to render you unconscious for almost 12 hours Do you know who administered it? Well in Southampton. Yes, the girl Come to my cabin and there's a phone call a phone call sir Yeah, the ship's detective has been giving me a hand keeping his eye on fanning. I wasn't watching it You must have drugged the whiskey while I was talking. I shouldn't worry if I were you the situation is nicely under control The drunk all route to the green residence However, the men in the lorry with it is from Scott and Judd. They're unpacked them and I assure you nothing will pass under this tomb, sir We like to try Now if you could raise yourself and drink some of this coffee Shouldn't be this hard Okay, let's have the choice Linda When you feel strong enough, we'll have an ambulance move you to my flat. You may rest there and we should wait Took a lot of coffee and a lot of time But by early afternoon, we were in the inspector's flat waiting for word came at 430. Are you quite positive? See you see very well sergeant. We turn to the yard. I found you there if I need you Mr. Dollar, is it possible that a narrow was committed on the other side of the narcotics never left there? They didn't find them. No after meticulous search Treasury is not gonna make a mistake like that with a half million dollars worth the narcotics left the states All right, perhaps they're still on the ship may have got the wind up since you were aboard and this car to the original plan No, I suppose it's absorbed right. I'll arrange for a search party at once inspector Who in London would be able to buy this amount of narcotics that question had occurred to me the answer shouldn't be too difficult to find Perhaps you'd care to accompany me to my office while we try You're not a pride ourselves upon our efficiency Ten minutes after we got there the ponderous machinery that is Scotland yard Started grinding our files on criminals. They were indexed according to every possible feature or characteristic In the space of two hours, we had the name of every known narcotics suspect in London and flying squad men had been sent out to cover them But the first report that came in was negative The ship had been searched without success Then the phone rang again Oh Good have you heard about the mess? Yes, you're on all right, but the stuff got through it's loose someplace here in London Unloaded and searched by Scotland the odd man nothing He's being watched Everything on miles manning. Well the odds telling him to They know some are you sure the narcotics were put aboard the ship? I'm staying at the Empire call me if something breaks. All right Treasury man. He's gonna check the states either this left good Half a million dollars Yes Mm-hmm. See there's a driver and a radio cars at the main entrance. We want to stay in touch. Thank you What was it any progress? Yes, most unpleasant progress The constable I signed to follow the chap who calls himself panning It is shot to death. Oh Progress lies in the fact that your ship detective fellow Clarence dawn Killed at approximately the same time dawn. Yes You have a pistol mr. Dollar We won't bother going there. I'll have to issue to us before we leave Both the constable while before he died sir He said he heard shots and ran into the house by the time he reached the corridor This fanning bloke was leaving his room. He tried to stop him. I see and fending He bolted out the back way sir. Did he say if he was carrying anything? No, sir. He Hold on a minute That's what he was trying to say port. He said before he died. He was trying to say portmanteau It's still expensive progress. That's the room sir Yes He conspire to hop down to the car like a good chap and ask the sergeant to radio in in addition to the fending description The fact that he's carrying a traveling bag. Yes, sir, and I guess the answer to a few things Then dawn carried the contraband here from the ship called a fending forward vision with spoils It was then shot by fending. Yes, that's exactly what I'd say Then fanning's our man would have to find him right Now I'd like to go to the green place talk to the miller girl inspector You know I thought the green residence was dark when we arrived and there was no response to either the doorbell or our shouts We pulled up a few yards and while we waited we listened to the nervous talk between the radio cars that were combing the city for the man We called fending that's three and a half hour. We've been here must be a million men in London to answer his description So we should have to question a million men Cut it sergeant cut it Sergeant switch off the receiver. Oh, yes There's a car looks like it's stopping Taxi there she is Come on inspector, but let me do the talking with you Where is he Lorraine happen to you? I look for you when we were docking. I came to your cabin and not stop at where is he your brother? Come on. Where is he? What has he done this time? What did you say? What is Jim done? You know what he's done. No, I don't he wouldn't tell me After everything that's happened after you've lied to protect him you're asking me to believe that you didn't know what he was doing You don't have to I Haven't known anything about Jim since the war Wasn't my brother who came home with somebody else Somebody to be ashamed stranger. I gave money to so he'd leave me alone But he never did it was the war What has he done this time? Tell me Lorraine. He knew you were coming to London. Yes, you saw him while you were getting ready to leave needed money I had him to help with the packing Where is he Lorraine? I've got a right to know what he's telling the truth. It doesn't make any difference the man's a criminal He has to be taken I Want you to tell me where he is? Not my brother anymore. So it doesn't matter He's going to 10 years how on a ship or a plane which one I don't know. I don't know He's leaving at night in the morning If he doesn't he'll drag me into whatever it is what complices him. What do you think of it inspector? I don't think she was lying. We've had the same trouble here in England Young boys who found themselves fighting a war as children But no more than grown-up children and one day they were told they'd wanted I've seen They can't cope with our rather sorry victory and they simply don't care loyalties mean nothing They want money, and they don't care what they do to get it Perhaps you an American and I an Englishman Yeah, I guess the war is still with us inspector after you sir. Thanks Sergeant yes, sir. I want to know which ship is sailing for town here tomorrow morning at nine Right, sir when you find out where she's docked ask the yard to contact mr. Nelson appear the empire the hotel empire Yes, I mean time sergeant you might drive towards world Albert doc, right you are The ship turned out to be the city of Bombay before we drew to a stop at Royal Albert doc We passed through what must have been half of the mobile police force of London. That must be Nelson's car. Yeah, there he is Come along sergeant. We want you to stand guard at the gangway, right, sir I was beginning to wonder if you'd ever get here. It's only been 10 minutes. Nelson. Uh, this is inspector Finch It's got on the iron later, sir. How do you do? Well, mr. Dollar As you're so quaintly put it on the other side this is it you're sure he's there Oh, quite sure. Yeah, we got a radio report and we hope they've cleared the ship of everybody else No You might as well go like you are. I'm ready. It's a dollar It's up to you. You there. Just mr. Fennig aboard. Hi. He's a board Right there. You received word from Scotland job. I did then you'll allow us to come aboard after him He knows you've come he's got a gun. Where is he he went for it on deck everything below is closed off very good They can find him up this way. That's the way There's a wind so for it good protection. Don't be on that you whatever you call yourself Come on out. We've got the Treasury Department and Scotland yard here. So come on out. He won't dollar it's too late for I'm gonna cross over the other side while you cover me may draw him out Are we ready wait your head Miller come on out half million dollar contents was just inside Fanning's door Expense account item for same as item to transportation back to the States and Hartford. I Saw Lorraine Miller once before I left and I made her a promise. I hope Inspector Finch will be able to keep But only the name Fanning would make the official records in the front page Because then a Miller had already gotten more than it deserves Expense account total fifteen hundred eighty dollars and twenty cents yours truly Johnny dollar friends to make every day more enjoyable treat yourself often to refreshing delicious Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum. There's lots of cooling real mint flavor in every stick and chewing Wrigley's spearmint Helps keep you feeling fresh and alert you feel better work better get more fun out of doing things So indoors outdoors wherever you go keep some helpful refreshing Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum handy To make every day more enjoyable treat yourself often to delicious Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum Yours truly Johnny dollar brought to you by Wrigley's spearmint gum Stars Edmond O'Brien in the title role and is written by Gildow and David Ellis with music composed and conducted by Leith Steven Edmond O'Brien can soon be seen starring in the Columbia Pictures production 7-11 Ocean Drive Featured in tonight's cast were Wally Mayer Virginia Greg Herb Butterfield Dana Hurley he cuter Owen Ben right and Alec Harper Yours truly Johnny dollar is produced and directed by Jaime Del Valle The makers of Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum Hope you've enjoyed tonight's story of Johnny dollar and that you're enjoying delicious Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum every day We invite you to join us again next week at the same time when from Hollywood Edmond O'Brien returns in another adventure of yours truly Johnny dollar Bob Stevenson speaking This is CBS the Columbia broadcasting system