 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Mr. John dollar. Yes, Western Union. I have a message for you from New York. Oh Please proceed Northern Hotel Clinton Colorado as soon as possible. Yeah building irregularities suspected affecting several insurance companies Will advise regards signed Albert Davies chief investigator United adjustment bureau New York, New York Would you like that mail to you, Mr. Dollar? Oh, no, no, don't bother. Can you take an answer go ahead? To Albert Davies chief investigator United adjustment bureau you have the address Confirming exact time of arrival to follow sign that Johnny dollar Tonight and 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 accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the United adjustment bureau, New York City, New York The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Clinton matter or maybe racket is a better word Expense account first item one hundred and five dollars and sixty-three cents transportation by air Hartford to Denver item two 2850 Denver to Grand Junction a place busy and bustling with uranium hopefuls Third expenditure one hundred dollars deposit and rental on a car Which I used to drive the hundred and five miles through the rugged mountains due north of Grand Junction to Clinton Colorado a Place that the rental agents had described as a sleepy little mountain town When I got there everybody was running in the direction of what was very shortly not going to be the new school building Like everybody else in Clinton, Colorado I spent the next three hours or so helping to try and get the fire into control Then finally I left the scene and located the northern hotel where the clerk was standing by waiting for me Mr. Dollar. Yeah operator 18, New York City has been calling you for the last four hours Mr. Davies, I believe. Oh, yeah, could you put the call in for me? Certainly? I'd be glad to I'll take it up to my room I want to change my clothes certainly Boy take Mr. Dollar's bags up to 310. I shaved and showered change clothes and unpacked From my window. I could see the still glowing embers of the fire red against the winter nights The school building was completely destroyed beyond the snow-covered Rockies rose all about the town of Clinton Which I had yet to see Johnny dollar. Oh good. Thanks Johnny I'll say I've been trying to get to you all day I thought you're gonna let me know the minute you got into town. Well, there was a fire here I'll I had to pitch in and help along with everybody else Well as Osburn contacted you yet about this case Osburn, who's that Julian Osborne? Look, I talked to him in Clinton last night. He said he'd wait around the hotel until you showed up He lives there Johnny He drove into Denver two days ago and told the insurance broker He thought of building the great eastern fidelity covered was in real bad shape now what building well a new school that they just put All it wasn't bad shape were shape now it fell down about four hours ago That was the fire out in for $200,000 Look Johnny contact Julian Osburn and see what he has to say right and call me back when you find out what's what so long Yes, mr. Dollar may I help you? Yeah, do you have a city directory here in Clinton? We aren't that small Right here good after all we have 14,263 people. Okay. Thanks. I know most of them mr. Dollar, what do you want to get in touch with a man named Julian Osburn, but Julian Osburn? Yeah, know him I didn't know him, but it came over the radio a little while ago. They found his body in the fire He burned to death a Four-block walk down the icy streets of the town took me to the sheriff's office and face-to-face with a heavy set Cowley shulking man named dirty Sheriff Paul dirty He smiled professionally and until I got around to inquiring about Julian Osburn. Oh Well, uh you his family. No, no, I I made the trip here to Clinton to see him especially though I just heard he was killed in the fire. Yes. Yes, too bad about mr. Osborne. I don't quite understand about it though. He was school janitor. Oh what What was your business with him mr. Dollar insurance investigation? Oh Yeah, Osburn reported the possibility of something wrong with the new school. He did To who to our brokers in Denver. That's why they sent me out here. Well Your trip was for nothing then maybe you think if he had anything like that on his mind He'd have come to me wouldn't he yes Did he no no used to pass him on the street never said a word Where's the body morgue? I I wouldn't go over there son. I want to contact some of his family's friends. Yeah, that might be hard to do No family here and no close friends Used to prospect for a living until he got kind of old and he took the job janitoring Lived right there in the basement of the school City will bury him. I see How long had he worked at the school? Six months since the place was built mm-hmm Who hired him? Principal flurry Hawkins flurry Hawkins. Where can I find her lives on Pearson Street? That's one block over and two blocks to your left number 326 326 Pearson them. That's right And son hmm bad night to go calling on it I'd like to see mrs. Hawkins, please. I'm miss Hawkins Well, I'm an insurance investigator. My name is Johnny dollar insurance. Yes Why do you want to talk to me? Well, I'll be frank with you miss Hawkins. I came to Clinton to talk to Julian Osborne. Oh You heard he died in the fire Yes, I heard tragic I'm so thankful school wasn't in session today Come in thank you. I know this has been a pretty grueling day for you for everyone in this town miss Hawkins Losing your school and all I wouldn't call on you except. I feel it's important. I Excuse me sure Right now there's just a couple of questions. I'd like you to answer about Julian Osborne so I can get it I can't help you with anything mr. Dollar What you'll have to go now. Well, look now wait a minute if if you don't eat I Don't want to be impolite, but I'm tired very tired Yeah, sure That phone call were you up? Please all right. All right. I'll go miss Hawkins But I think you should know why I came here. I can assure you mr. Dollar whatever the reason I'm Simply not interested I was sent here because Julian Osborne advised the insurance company that he suspected certain building irregularities had gone into the new school Miss Hawkins did mr. Osborne ever mentioned anything like this to you. No Now would you have an idea to whom he might have confided such information here in Clinton? No, I Rather think he was Imagining things you notice nothing irregular yourself No, of course not With that called you just had from Sheriff Dougherty cause you not to notice anything. Is that all I'm dreadfully tired Thanks for your time Almost Hawkins. Yes If Sheriff Dougherty calls again Tell him I'm at the Northern Hotel Northern Hotel Good night, mr. Dollar Expense account item for ten dollars and eighty cents one long distance call to New York. I Got out Davies out of bed and told him the fate of Julian Osborne Davies requested me to stay on and Clinton to see the matter through About 11 o'clock that night. I walked over to the site where the new school had once stood a few Firemen and policemen were still around searching the ashes by the light of lanterns and spotlights One of them told me the cause of the fire had not yet been determined. I Started back to my hotel turning a corner by an alley two men in dark clothes. We're holding a third man in the sheepskin Fourth man was giving him the words Hey You need some help Everybody needs help Let me tell you who I am before you help me. Maybe you won't want to easy. Just take it easy I'm David Baines You're from out of town, aren't you? Yes, I thought so I Architected that school that isn't anymore Well, don't you understand Samaritan Don't you see that group of citizens who are working me over just now have kids The kids could have been in there when the fire broke out I'm afraid I'm afraid they feel I don't design especially good buildings. I Took David Baines over to my hotel room still half unconscious from the beating I Sent the bell boy out for bandages. I had iron and something to take off the chill While I was patching him up. I was thinking how he'd stood there and taken that beating Stood there in sight of half a dozen policemen and firemen and let them do that to him Try a little more Thanks Who are you Johnny dollar insurance investigator? I came here about the school. I see You want to beat me up to Company you're working for will be liable want some more of this Would you say your name is dollar Johnny dollar Mr. Dollar I'm in a curious position. I Designed a school. I planned every feature of it, but I had nothing to do with the building You don't believe me. I wish you'd explained that a Week before they broke ground a very important thing happened to me mr. Dollar. I Went to Europe. I couldn't pass it up. It was a chance to study for another year under some men I'd admired all my life Considerate a scholarship mr. Baines. That's what he said who said the man who paid my way to Europe His name was Roy Vickery So I went to Europe and I studied I came back and my building was all built Now it's burnt down I'm a local boy who's made bad very bad Who's Roy Vickery the contractor who built it? I better talk to him. Yes talk to him by all means You represent a rich and powerful company mr. Dollar But in Clinton you're wasting your time You'll learn no facts no information nothing helpful from anyone here Particularly Roy Vickery You're in a tight-heart mean little Berg mr. Dollar All right, let's have it Why is that building fired on purpose? I just told you you won't find out anything in this town Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow Well, there's a lot of information to be had in a town that won't talk and there are times when the silence screams all over the place Join us won't you yours truly Johnny dollar Yours truly Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood written by John Dawson It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking