 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Oh, hi Pat Southern, California my vacation on expense account. I love it now wait a minute you promise full expenses Soon as I clear up the Lamar case one. Okay expenses on it now Yeah, Pat. This is a case that'll make your hair curl Tonight in every weekday 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 Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expended yours during my investigation of the Lamar matter Expense account forget it. I'm on vacation as far from Hartford, Connecticut Center of the insurance business as I can get Yeah, I'm in La Jolla, California, and I'm staying in a big ritzy motel called El Crescenta alone. Oh There is a girl down here a lot of them in fact, but one in particular Bonnie Lamar her name is Sounds like somebody in show business doesn't it? But she isn't tall five feet eight brunette pretty as the devil And I gave her the line that my so-called business back east consists of nothing more exciting than running a filling station How can you afford to come all the way out here to California for a vacation? To say nothing of staying at the El Crescenta rich uncle Vani died and left me a couple of thousand to do with as I see fit This is the way I see fit only a couple of thousand Gee, that's too bad Couple of hundred thousand I might really fall for you. How can you? Here I thought these last three days and evenings with you were due solely to my Overwhelming personal charms your charm has nothing to do with it Kiss me again anyhow with Vani around Who needed a couple a hundred grand? Yeah, the gal was just about all anyone could ask for and I don't mean for just a quick vacation time romance I'd spotted her the minute I'd landed here at this hotel More like a guest ranch by the seashore Beautiful modern cottages set around the big green lawn with a swimming pool in the center big enough for the Olympics Carports beside the cottages loaded with El Dorados Continentals and a handful of foreign sports jobs and a beautiful big dining room and a building set up to look like an old clippership and Food and service worthy of Oscar of the Waldorf And what was I doing here on expense account remember? I'd spotted Vani the night I arrived from San Diego after clearing up the Jolly Roger matter and set my sights for her immediately Naturally, I wondered what's so attractive a girl was doing alone here. She cleared that up for me at dinner the second night. I Still don't understand why daddy hasn't arrived yet. Oh, he's supposed to join you on this vacation We always spend our vacations together at least we have since mother died a few years ago. You're an only child. Yes Really a foster child Just as we were about to take our plane some crisis or other arose at the plant We made me come along wait for him Lamar metal products Lamar. Oh, yeah Aircraft components, isn't it South Bend, Indiana? Yes You know how crisis can arrive in a business like that. Sure. I imagine so government orders That sort of thing. Yeah Well, you'll probably hear from him before oh Oh, yeah, wait, would you like to get us in your seniority a telegram for the lady? Oh Excuse me, John sure Dear what's the matter? It's from my father and I don't like it. Listen Must delay departure a few more days. Drs. Orders nothing to worry about stay there in La Jolla until I join you love daddy But doctors orders There's nothing wrong with daddy he had a new insurance examination just a month ago They gave him a clean bill of health What company? Try mutual something or other, but what difference does it make? There's something wrong about this. I'm sure of it. Oh, why don't you phone him? Yes? Yes, I will my cottage is right next door here. Come on It was none of my business, but the name of try mutual rang an old familiar bell. Yeah, I'd handle a lot of cases for them Anyway, she wasted no time and putting through a call to her father's private number in South Bend. Yes operator Thank you. I don't know why I didn't go to my own cottage to make this call my pleasure I guess I'm a bit upset by this wire. I don't blame you. There's nothing wrong with daddy They can't be well, maybe just made the mistake of mixing too many oysters with too many martinis. Hello Hello Daddy, what's this telegram you sent me? Oh I see. Oh Will you had me scared for a few minutes? Oh Yes, fine Mm-hmm Mm-hmm Yes, if you must know the truth I have Johnny dolly Very careful girl. Oh, he says he runs a filling station, but I don't believe him. I'll tell you all when you get here and hurry darling, please All right, daddy. Good night dear Thank goodness, you don't know how close your guess was Johnny. Oh, it was just a slight case of indigestion Plus the fact he wanted another day at the plant. Well, good Now let's go back to the dining room and see what kind of indigestion we can accumulate Three days and nights and as much fun and relaxation as I've had in years a Wonderful place to stay a private beach that I'll wager a second and on on the Pacific coast Swimming water skiing skin diving sailing everything This was it or so I thought Why make any bones about it? I'm a sucker for romance And believe me it wasn't hard to be serious with money Yeah This is nice, isn't it? Mm-hmm I I don't believe in love at first sight Do you uh No No, I um But it is nice, isn't it Hey Oh gal It'll be much too easy to fall in love with you, honey And I mean the forever kind Well, would that be so terrible? You've got one big strike against you, you know Johnny what? M-o-n-e-y money You lose I have nothing Except what my father gives me, you know allowance and for clothes and things and You know So you see I'm just as poor as you are Only you aren't You wouldn't be staying at a place like this another thing, you know absolutely nothing about me I know you don't make a living by running any old filling station Johnny dollar at the sign of the flying red horse Stop it. Well for all you know, I'm a I'm a gangster a safecracker a jewel thief Or worse still playboy sign of a wealthy family who never did a lick of work in his life In other words a worthless bum. Don't say that Johnny even in fun Had to fill him up Yes, they're mothers Oh dowager's trying to marry them off to another wealthy family Add the name Lamar to their end of the social register listing Ensure the fortune with another fortune. I thought you said you were poor. You know what I mean Bunch of worthless pops. That's all they are I've seen better men among the servants and chauffeurs the little mexican boy who helps one of the gardeners And the young businessman there in south bend in other cities Maybe earning just enough to make ends meet but but men Ambitious hard-working willing to get somewhere on their own merit and Well, you know what I mean Why don't you marry one of money? It isn't as easy as that Johnny. You know it Maybe I was waiting for someone like you to I still don't believe in love at first sight. Good Let me snuggle again Right before we started this horrible discussion The sun's going down though, honey. This little mission the rocks is going to get cold Yeah, look everybody else has left the beach once now go. I like Kiss me And I thought I'd have to ask for it Johnny What do you do? Well, I'll tell you I live in Hartford as I told you and I'm really Listen He's calling you Yeah, you too. Oh this spoilsport. Well, maybe it's worth me a dad here. Have you come? Oh, I hope so Come on, Johnny Pedro Pedro Over here. Here we are here What's up? Oh, senor senorita telegrams telegrams, but they went for the senor was mark rush So I rush your boy Pedro here No, I'll tip you when we get back to the motel stop on my cottage. Johnny It's what's wrong, honey. It's from our family doctor. I'm afraid Here you read it. Sure. I'll be glad to regret having to inform you Your father died a few hours ago Suggest you return to south band immediately It was a few minutes before vani could pull herself together enough to walk from the beach up to her cottage Where she could pack her things for the trip back to south bend I told her I'd make the necessary plane reservations for her But what I didn't tell her was the contents of the wire. I'd received the one mark rush It was from pat mccracken at universal adjustment bureau a request to call him at his home in hartford immediately I put through the call Well killed joy. What's on your mind? Johnny? That's right. Hey, you got my wire. Why else do you think I'm calling? I tried to get you her. Well, that was my doing they might have spoiled a beautiful romance Well, what's on your mind? Johnny you've got it. Oh, no, you don't and you've got to come back to hartford right away. What now listen I'm just south band. That's right Oh, I get it. This is a gag or did you know I'd figured maybe on stopping over there anyhow How much million now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow A set of circumstances arise that are enough to keep a man from trusting even himself Join us. Won't you yours truly? Johnny dollar Truly johnny dollar starring bob bailey is transcribed in hollywood It is produced and directed by jack john stone who also wrote tonight's story Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of Yours truly johnny dollar roi roan speaking