 Donny dollar Danny Nixon Johnny Mono guarantee insurance. Hi Danny. What's up remember Amos Crutchfield? Sure former city attorney right retired in the blaze of glory a couple of years ago after he claimed to live on the policy Racket while he's also the one who had skimpy dingles sent up Johnny about four years ago Dingle yeah, Peter form and dingle sure. I remember him well He's out board let him off early felt for that good behavior bit. Oh too bad You bet it is because you know what it means do I well Oh look Danny not one of those courtroom threats in a Crutchfield thanks and you asked me I agree with him and what's more Johnny? Yeah, we just happen okay CBS radio network brings you Mandel Kramer and the exciting adventures of the man with the action tax expense account Fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by a special investigator Johnny dollar to the Mono guarantee insurance company home office Hartford, Connecticut Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the skimpy matter Expense account item one four eighty for a tank full of gas from my car Instead of heading straight from Mr. Crutchfield's home over in Lakewood I made a slight detour to the local parole office and you know something I'd have been perfectly content to stay there and forget all About Amos Crutchfield because the parole officer I talked to turned out a little different than I'd expected We got the official notice of Peter form and Dingles released just this morning, Mr. Dollar It's a Johnny Miss Barlow sure my name's just plain old Mary. Well now the name may be plain, but Perhaps we better talk about the skimpy Dingle first Well, there isn't really too much to tell you because he hasn't reported into it. You have no local address for him No, it's too bad. That was really my reason for stopping by Speaking of addresses though, Mary. I'll be glad to let you know as soon as he does check in good and meantime Johnny Yes, be careful, huh? Why do you say that because of what he said in court? That could apply to you as much as to Mr. Crutchfield, you know, oh, I doubt it Would you like to act as my bodyguard? You know something Johnny? You're pretty fresh my mother. Oh, I know But did she tell you how come a man like skimpy Dingle got out so soon I mean after all the parole board is a pretty intelligent group his older brother Johnny Hmm Percy Dingle. He's a Psychologist of sorts the bookworm type. Oh, it's Percy who kept skimpy out of jail in a lot of earlier lesser charges I see him and you think he convinced the parole board. I'm sure of it a man like that Who can toss around seven syllable technical terms can be pretty convincing apparently it's worth before maybe Do you have his address? Yes, here it is the Kingston Plaza on Walnut Avenue good, but why bother with him you won't like him a couple of reasons Mary If skimpy is in these parts Percy ought to know where that's true. What's the second reason Johnny? Well, if Perseus psychologist has any influence over him and apparently he does Maybe together we can show him the light Thanks, Mary. I'll see you again Some 20 minutes later. I pulled up in front of Crutchfield's home in the pretty little community of Lakewood Parked in front of it was one of the new compact cars I should have taken a better look at it or at least let the air out of the tires instead Who did this who did this to you? Oh You have to stay alert don't let drowsiness slow you down per cup per cup with no-dose The safe way to stay alert without harmful stimulants remember when you're driving working studying and Monotony makes you feel drowsy Per cup per cup with no-dose Not just Amos Crutchfield was still alive Whoever done it had broken into one of the windows there and then fired the shots and left by the window all in a matter of seconds One of the bullets had creased the old man's skull But how the other missed his heart I'll never know as I carefully lifted him up onto a couch I heard the car. I'd seen pull away I cussed myself for not having made note of its license But I hadn't and to try to pick it out from all the hundreds perhaps thousands like it in that area would be Impossible and come on operator come on operator. Listen, my name is Johnny dollar. Oh, yes, I'm at the home of mr Amos Crutchfield and we need a doctor here right away. It's an emergency All right, call him get him over here and then get hold of the police Yes, tell him to get here immediately a few minutes later. Dr. Franklin Edwards arrived looked over mr. Crutchfield Bandaged him up gave him a tetanus shot and a sedative while the old man remained unconscious I feel confident he'll recover mr. Dollar good now dr. Edwards. I must say the wing was very lucky Another inch to the left and that one bullet would have snuffed out his life. I don't doubt it now listen doctor Yeah, I've told you exactly what happened. Yes, would you stick around until the police when they get here? Well, yes, of course, I'd be glad to but well, are you leaving now mr. Dollar? You bet I am inadequacy of the police force and that queen quite ordinarily peaceful little town I realized it was up to me to find skimpy dingle and fast and his brother Percy back in Hartford Was the one who might be able to give me some information But exactly two blocks later as I approached an intersection with a stop sign on the cross street a car came barreling out of it And heading straight for me The devil's a matter with you and to see the stop sign Skimpy put down that gun. Oh, yeah. Well here's for you Don't like it skimpy sent four shots at me at close range before I could even make a grab for my own gun There's the magician that put somebody inside a basket and ran swords through it My son miracle only one of the slugs grazed me took a bite out of my left arm enough to draw blood I tore a piece off my shirt Improvised a pad to stop the bleeding and drove back to my apartment in Hartford After a quick cleanup on the arm and a Boy Scout type dressing I hope to stop any chance of infection. I put on a clean shirt and reach for the telephone Just a minute be right there I get this jacket on Coming coming Who is it? That's a dollar. That's right. Oh, you my name is Jingle Dingle Percival Dingle. All I have to say is you better be alone. Mr. Dingle. Hey, what come inside? Okay, so you're Percy Dingle. Yeah, I Can see that my brother was right. Oh that gun you're holding you're a killer, aren't you? I am are you kidding? This is completely unnecessary strong. I'm welcome into your apartment. Let's take it easy, Mr. Dingle Take it easy after this sort of treatment I had hoped you might be the sort of person with whom I could ration it You'd be surprised at how reasonable I can be when the occasion warrants it and I assure you this one All right, then sit down. Mr. Dingle sit right there. Thank you Won't you put that gun away, please? Oh, sorry Until I could be certain that you'd come here alone, Mr. Dingle You were expecting someone with me. Well, I wasn't expecting you now. What's it all about? When you speak gently as now you do appear to be a man of intelligence Well, I thank you and I hope that I can reason with you, Mr. Dollar awaken some Understanding in your heart some well-deserved sympathy for one who has been less fortunate than yourself Like home is if I need to ask Peter my younger brother Skimping I don't know if you choose to call him by that rather disparaging sobriquet I choose and I'm afraid you're not going to get much sympathy out of me, Dingle That brother of yours is writing for a fool about as hard and as fast as he can He was a hot-blooded hot-headed young tough when he got himself in trouble a few years back And I have good reason to think that he hasn't changed one bit Now if you'll excuse me will you listen to me, please afraid I won't do any good or him Peter has been in trouble more than once. I know it just as well as you do But do you know why? All right, suppose you tell me Simply because of his lack of the education that you and I were fortunate enough to receive and the guidance the constructive Behavioristic influences that inevitably are a part of sure the social adaptability in relationships That are so necessary to confirmation with our scheme of living didn't skimpy have just as good a chance for an education of some kind as You did yes, but he rebelled against it And who was to tell a child what the lack of it would do to him the social and emotional Instability with engender in him the hatred of such as you who were contributory to his incarceration in that prison Well his incarceration Apparently it didn't do him much good Why do you say that what about his hatred for the lawyer Amos Crutchfield you and he mr. Dollar Well, you and mr. Crutchfield the particular two people he feels have persecuted him You two are the ones and the only ones who can help him now. You must be joking. I'm very serious I'm a psychologist mr. Dollar. That's all I understand. I know the human mind More important. I know Peter's mind Oh, you do then why haven't you made some attempt to get him off of this crime kit all of his earlier offenses Relatively minor little more than mischievous pranks of any youngster. Oh, they were But this last one that sent him to prison Mr. Dally must believe me because I know what I'm talking about Well, that was the fulcrum that finally provided me with enough leverage That enabled me to convince him of the error of his ways. Oh, you think he's convinced now Well, isn't the fact that he was released for good behavior sufficient proof that he's made definite progress Isn't it proof that with a little help the kind of help and understanding you can give him mr. Dollar I Yes, you particularly you Because up until now mr. Dollar you have been a symbol of only one thing to him persecution I'd see and what about Amos Crutchfield that doddering old fool. You must be joking Do you think that he could understand that a man so narrowed in his regard for a boy who made a mistake That he persuaded the judge to impose a completely unjust sentence on Peter You think that a prejudiced bigoted old man like him could be of any help unjust sentence. Hmm. Yes, Mr. Dollar It was utterly unjust I'm called for it's right instead of five to seven with time off the judge should have given him 20 solid or maybe 30 You can't mean that look I've known his kind before mr. Dingell I've known a lot more of them than you ever have or ever will only you were a psychologist Mr. Dollar maybe I am just the purely practical kind not with any head up in the clouds full of lovely impractical theories the way yours seemed to be Or is it What or is all this just a bluff now wait sir because the more I think about it per se the more convinced I am that one your brother is rotten clear through no that to we got out of prison only because a smart pitch like this when you're Handing me caught the parole board in a weak moment. No, they saw the wisdom of what I told them I think you're all wrong in what you say about skimpy about any chance of his ever straightening out and I think you know it I Know that if you will see him We'll talk to him I'll come off and tell me the truth Isn't all of this just a little stunt that you've dreamed up to lead me to him to get me in range of his gun so that It can polish me off the way he tried to kill mr. Crutchfield What? You are saying that he Peter who skimpy whatever you wish to call him Is he actually tried to kill a man? No, I don't believe it. You go and see Crutchfield in here. Have a look at this I can get my sleeve up move this bandage a bit here. There you are Mr. Delphi. Yes, one of his bullets just a few minutes ago What do you think you're poor misguided little brother now? All right. All right It it happened simply because he feels that you not only have but will continue to persecute sure But once he learns otherwise Finds out that you were on his side of willing to help him. Oh Please mr. Dal to see him talk with him believe me sir if you do that Will you please? You know where he is where I can find him. Yes, and we'll do as I ask I'll see him for only one reason mr. Dingell. Yes to turn him over to the police. No No, mr. Dollar. I couldn't do that to him So unless you agree to talk to him first with least try to understand him I won't tell you where he is. All right, then we'll have to find him ourselves, and we will goodbye mr. Dingell Mr. Dollar, let Let me do this. Yes I'll go to him. I'll tell him that you're willing to see him I'll tell him why and then if his reaction is the right the proper one I'll telephone you where he'll be waiting for you to listen to you You really honestly believe there's a cure for him, don't you? Yes. All right, then go ahead and contact him. We'll see A new port remember this hint coolness of men fall freshness of mint Could have tried a tail prissy dingle when he left the bullet wound in my arm was really kicking up And I felt kind of groggy Maybe that's why I let him talk me into a pointless meeting with his brother But was it possible that it hadn't been skimpy who tried to kill mr. Crutchfield that it was somebody else? No, no And I was sure absolutely sure that it was skimpy there in the compact car who'd taken the shots at me yet But I was groggy and I I wasn't thinking straight So after napping for a couple of hours, I got a port myself a drink and ordered some dinner sent over from a nearby restaurant That's item two by the way six dollars plus a dollar tip by then I began to feel a little better You think so? I'm sorry how Betty is Okay, mr. Dingle. I'll run on over and see him and mr. Dollar. Yeah 1217 north chulla Apparently skimpy who is the only one home in the rather decrepit looking old boarding house Through the open window of his room. I could see him slowly pacing the floor His head down Thoughtfully a finger to his lips the perfect picture of a repentant man Nonetheless after entering the building before knocking on his door from well at one side of the door frame I drew my gun Yes, who is it? Johnny dollar. Oh, yes. I'm glad you've come Just in case No, no No, you didn't need to to kick it open mr. Dollar. You blame me for taking no chance at skimpy No, sir. I guess I can after what I oh look you can uh You can put your gun away too honest sure. Why not? I just remember that it'll still be handy Look, you got to believe me. You got no worries mr. Dollar You see my brother was here all afternoon and he Well, he he told me about talking to you well then Listen dollar and I mean it I was wrong. See I was all wrong I mean when I tried to shoot you there in your car and I'm I'm awful glad I missed honest Well, I'm kind of glad you said you're lousy sharp, but uh, what about mr. Crutchfield? Oh, I only hope and pray the old guy will live Don't you see dollar. I was wrong. I mean all along too, but I didn't know it. You see I mean I couldn't believe it until I seen you come in the door here just now and And to to help me just like my brother promised you would skimby I promised him only one thing, but if he'd tell me where to find you I'd turn you over to the police No, no, no, no. Oh look you don't you understand? I understand your brother's living in a dream world. No, no, dollar that That isn't what I mean. What do you mean? Well, I mean he is sure sure he is you better bang up your mind Well, I mean that's why the dope was stupid enough to get you here Right here where I can't miss You're still a lousy That was a big mistake skimby. Okay Okay, so I So I missed you get up on your feet. Okay. Okay you You win I guess get on over there a chair against the wall. Okay. Okay What else can I do not a thing your little act wasn't good enough and I'll stay there while I pick up this gun of yours Don't bother dollar what don't move another step you hear me don't move I said yeah You see But now face around the other way go on I had a feeling you might get rough when I pulled that gun So I had this other one see And dollar it's aimed right for the back of your head This person oh mr. Dollar. I how did you? Oh Then you You saw me outside this window. That's right And you knew that I would pull this trigger before he Before he could after you'd seen what he was up to after hearing what he said Pussy, I hoped you would My own brother did I kill you mr. Dollar? No pussy Just like him. You're a pretty lousy shot And without his brother's support anymore, he'll be lucky if he ever gets out of the pen Pussy well, I hope he never forgets his lesson in practical psychology expense account total 10 dollars and 80 cents He always truly johnny dollar Here's our star to tell you about next week's story next week a very bad case of not knowing enough about your friends Join us. Won't you yours truly johnny dollar? Do you like a car with plenty of pep? A car with reserve power for safe passing Most good drivers do but they don't like to pay extra for premium gasoline Listen in three out of five cars regular price Sinclair dyno gasoline matches performance of premium gasoline Save up to four cents a gallon almost anywhere. 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