 Johnny Dollar. This is Harvey Weller and Troy Easton and them are the associates here in New York. I think I know what you're calling about, Mr. Weller. You do. A little matter of a hundred thousand dollars in diamonds that disappeared from Macbillby's jewelry outpid down your way. Yes. It's just got the word over the radio. Well, tell me, are you free to work on it? Have you thought of what my commission on that stuff will be if I manage to recover it for you? No, I hadn't, but now let me see. All right, you figure it out while I grab a plane. CBS Radio Network brings you Mandel Kramer and the exciting adventures of the man with the action-tact expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Submitted by a special investigator, Johnny Dollar, to Troy Easton and them the associates in New York City office. Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the hot chocolate smatter. Pense account item one, 1645, taxed at Bradley Field and a plane to New York's Isle Wiles. Item two, five, twenty for a cab to Macbillby's house at Jules on Madison, near 57. A sign on the door said closed, so I walked in and joined a sad-faced mob of clerks and cops. Now, just a minute, sir. Didn't you see that sign? Johnny! Hi, Randy. I might have known the indomitable Lieutenant Randolph Singer with the insurance. Yeah, here I am. But how'd you find out about it so soon? It only happened two, three hours ago. Ah, never underestimate the power of radio, Randy. Now, what's the plot? Well, Johnny, here it is, Lieutenant Singer, huh? Oh, right, Mr. Macbillby. Thank you. If we find anything else missing, that is not on that list. Yeah, you'll be sure and let me know. I certainly shall. Oh, here, meet Johnny Dollar, he's a special investigator. Mr. Dollar! I am very glad to see you, sir. How are you? Johnny's a special investigator for the insurance company. I know all about him, Lieutenant. Mr. Dollar, you can count on me as a great admirer of both you personally and the fine work that you do. Well, I thank you, Mr. Macbillby. No, perhaps we'll be able to get to the bottom of this. Now, if that's the force to mean you didn't expect us to get to the bottom of it, Macbillby... You heard the man, Randy? No, no, no, of course not, Lieutenant. But I am glad that Mr. Dollar is here to work with you. Oh, oh, sure, sure, he'll be a lot of help. If you don't get in my way, if I don't... Now, that's about how much do you figure the total loss, Mr. Macbillby? Uh, first, I'm afraid it's close to $104,218. $1.51 approximately. Approximately. Yeah, that's what it comes to on this list. Tell me, are there any witnesses to the robbery? I... have you had any work done for Mr. Macbillby? Yeah, I checked with Belleville Hospital just before Johnny got here. And? Well, they ain't dealt very much of the old man who pulled through. Ah, terrible, terrible. My heart is filled with grief to hear that. Poor as Macbillby, the old knife watchman. Whoever did this job came in just before opening time, tore him up with a 38 and then just helped himself. Hey! To approximately $104,200. Yes, do what you told me. How did he get in, Randy? I mean, after all, if there was a night watchman on duty... Hey, he's a good one. Macbillby was not only a personal friend, but an old and very very faithful employee. Well, there was no sign of tools on the doors or windows, Johnny, and the burglar alarm was still on, so either he somehow got hold of a key or Macdougan let him in. Somebody that Macdougan knew then? Possibility, all right. But now it looks like you'll never be able to tell us. Terrible. Now, who came in here and found out what had happened? You, Miss Macbillby? No, sir. It was Miss Tavish. That Mackey clerk who always opens up the store. Would you like to have a word with her? Later, maybe. Are these people here? Are they all your employees? Yes, sir. Only one that's missing is Daniel Fairling, cleaning boy. Oh? Oh, don't worry, Johnny. I've already ordered a rundown on all of them and put on an APB on young Fairling. Why are you improving, Randy? Well, thanks, pal. Now, does anybody beside you know the combination of the safe, Miss Macbillby? No, sir. But the safe wasn't a touch. Do you mean that you left over $100,000 worth of stuff lying around out here in the showroom? Ordinarily, no, sir. But we closed up so late last night after a special sale we were having and was MacDougan on the job? MacDougan's in Bellevue. Right, but now listen, Johnny. I'll see you later. $3 even for a cab to Bellevue Hospital. And I stepped off the elevator at the fourth floor and sounded toward the door of MacDougan's room. A familiar young policeman was trying to hail a pretty young nurse to the other end of the corridor who misunderstood his intentions and was pointedly ignoring him. Oh, listen, baby, I'm not trying to make a pass on it. I'm busy, Buster. Look, I only want you to... No, dollars. Listen, am I glad to see you. Hi, Rogan. What's the trouble? Listen, the doctor's left and he says MacDougan's got himself conscious again. Oh? Yeah. Only for a little while, see, though. Till a couple of minutes, maybe. Don't be curtain-sform. Just about done. Have you notified Lieutenant Singer? Oh, no, no, no. He gave me orders to stay right here. I tried to call that nurse. She thought, uh... Well, you know, she thought that maybe, uh... Sure. Look, Rogan, I'll tell you what we'll do. Yeah? This is the first floor to the main desk. That's telephone there. I'll keep an eye on this room while you call the Lieutenant and tell him to get over here. Yeah, yeah. Good. Good. Well, there ain't any phones on this floor. Well, the stairway's over there at the far end of the car. Do you want to have to wait for an elevator? Yeah. Oh, okay. Thanks a lot. Now, let's see. Mr. MacDougan, can you hear me? I... Ask. Yes, ask. Ask somebody something. Who? Don... Donny. He did this to me. Ask. Doctor, in here quickly. Riding down a long highway or working late, and then monotony makes you feel drunk. No-dose keeps you alert with the same safe refresher found in coffee. Yet no-dose is faster, handier, more reliable. Absolutely not habit-forming. The safe way to stay alert without harmful spending. No-dose. Randy Tinker. Yeah, yeah. Lieutenant's coming right over, but... Yeah, that's old man MacDougan alone. You get on back to him and hope he lives until Randy gets here. Oh, yes, sir. Look, I found only one Daniel Farrelling listed. Item four, another dollar for another cabin who was shot in the apartment building and a section the other side of the Williamsburg Bridge, not too far from the dock and that line that side of the East River. The push button beside the ring found at the front door was open. Mrs, he moved out. Oh, to where? It looks like they're going to patch things up again like they always do, and then he'll be back. Fancy delivery boy was here a while ago delivering a box of fancy chocolates to her. That's what I mean. So if you ask me... You know where I can find him? Well, he works to one of them fancy jewelry stores up in Madison Avenue. But why'd you ask her? Well, I did, but there's no answer to it. Well, I didn't see her go out, so knock some off. Well, I'll try, but I don't know... Who's that? What was it? Inside the apartment. Do you have a key? No, sir. In the land lady, she's out. What was that? I don't know. While I break in the door, get to her phone. Will you and call the police? Are you going to break down the door? Yes, go on. Will you please, go on. Coming right over. All right, good. Will you stay here until they arrive? Yeah, but did you find out what the... That's the only one thing to me, Randy. Yeah. When that cleaning man met Mac, he'll be mentioned to us this morning. He said about him was... Well, then we're in luck. We're ready in luck. Why do you say that? You... Look, Randy... You'll see, Johnny. You'll see. Now come on over here. Come around here, Johnny. The first rundown we made was on that fairling. Well, we found out that Danny boy had a record. A record? As long as your arm. Don't match. We put out the word on it. Do you know when the boys downtown picked him up? When, Randy? About the same time you and I were talking. They're in MacDilby's shop. No. Where'd they find him? Oh, some of his woman house, way downtown. They didn't try his apartment? Well, sure. But his wife said he and she were on the out and told them where to find him. If they hadn't left, they might have saved their lives. What? A box of candy blew up in her face, Randy, when she opened it. Don't worry about it, though. It's out of your belly. Oh, not just a minute, Johnny. Come on. I, um, I want to talk to this Danny. But listen to the police and that precinct. You know about his wife? Yes, I know. There's nothing you can do about it from here. We'll see. Here's our boy. At least that's what I demand to know about your homies. What kind of grounds have you got? Fairling, I demand to know what you did with all those goodies you took from your boss's jewelry store, and the quicker you start talking, the better for you. That's a fact. Yeah? Who are you? My name is Johnny Dollar. Well, Johnny Dollar, huh? The big insurance eye. Well, if you think I made that heist, you're just as dumb as the cops. I'd like to see them prove it. They'd like to see them prove anything on me. Now, when are you going to let me out of this stinking place? It'll take the best lawyer in town to get you out of here, Fairling. Now, don't you worry, then. Don't you worry about that. When the time comes, I'll have a lawyer. I'll have a lawyer that'll make a monkey out of you guys. Can't prove a thing on me. If you didn't pull the heist, Danny. Oh, not Johnny. How come you didn't show up at the store this morning? Because I was late getting there. And when I saw the mob and heard what happened, well, if you think I was going to hang around and beg for a pinch, me? With my record? Did MacDilby know about your record when he hired you? You mean I should go around blabbing about it. Oh, you're a real cute dollar. Danny. Now, look. I'm fed up to hear with you guys. Why don't you leave me alone, huh? Or else, let me out of here. Think a bit about it. Why bother, Johnny Dollar? Don't you, Randy? What? What'd you guys say? Danny, if you didn't pull that job, do you have any idea about who might have? Well, sure. Like maybe everybody who works from that joint. You know anything? No. That's all now. You're all through with me. It's a standard offer that I'm authorized to make. If you can and will furnish information, it will lead to the arrest and conviction of the newly party and recovery of the merchandise. The insurance company will give you the best legal assistance possible. Now isn't that sweet of them? All right, Randy. Let's go. OK, Johnny, but the boys from that precinct are going to want to be asking them a lot of questions about it. Well, just don't let them know that you haven't yet. Not until I have time to check this a little bit more. Yeah? Why? Because if Danny is guilty of that robbery and the murder of the robbery, maybe the shock of finding out about his wife will open him up if it's used at the right time. Which is when? Let me worry about that, Randy. In the meantime, we'll be finding out if your boys have uncovered anything new back at the shop. Johnny. Yep. Are you holding back some learning? Like what? Like what maybe old man McDuggan said to you there at Belleville? All he said was, ask Danny. Ask Danny Fairling. And to me, that says we're holding the right man. Well, I wouldn't bank on it, Randy. You have a better idea, Johnny? For both the robbery and the murder? Yes, I have an idea. And I don't like it. People who want to get away from harsh row that the one to switch to is Kent. And there's a very good reason why. Kent, with the micronite filter, refines away harsh flavor. Refines away rough taste with a mildest taste of all. Yes, that's your reward for smoking Kent, the cigarette that made the filter famous. So when you want to get away from harsh, rough-tasting cigarettes, remember, they'll finer the filter or milder the taste. And you decide to treat your taste kindly with Kent. Treat your taste kindly with Kent's most cancer, the micronite filter cigarette. Mr. Dollar, and my loss is just exactly as I stated to you previously. Is it permissible to open up no for what liquid is left of the day's business? Well, I don't see why not. Let's wait a little, Randy. A couple of things I'd like to check on. Oh, no, Johnny, you know that my voice has covered everything. Do you have any, uh, notions, Mr. Dollar? Well, we sure have. That cleaning boy of yours, Danny Fairling. Young Danny, do you think like this? Young Danny. Awful snore. I can't believe it. And that ain't all he did. Aw, but he couldn't. And yet, perhaps. What do you mean, perhaps? That crook and killer now has a record a mile long. Aye, then perhaps it was, Danny. But can you prove it against him? It might be a little harder to prove than the lieutenant thinks. You mind if I look around a little? Oh, I'll be glad to show you anything and everything. Well, there's no point in taking your time if you're getting ready to open up again. No, no, he's perfect. Fairly armor. Miss, perhaps you can help me. Yes, sir. Uh, Miss Tavish, this is Mr. Johnny Dollar. Oh, how do you do, Mr. Dollar? You'll be kind enough to show him anything that he likes. That'll be a pleasure, Mr. Dollar. All right. Then let's get to work. I was sure that Randy's men had done a good job, but I had to follow through on this idea that was bugging me. That meant looking for something. Anything to back it up. And then I found it in a small cleaning closet on the bank. Ah, how did this box of chocolates get in here? Oh, well, you know, chocolates were the young Danny's weakness, Mr. Dollar. They were, weren't they? Simply lost in Nibble on chocolate candies all day long. I see. And so whenever he'd do an errand or a special favor for one or the other, we'd buy him a box of them. Those French ones are his favorites. The sauce, he couldn't really afford. Any address on this box? Yeah. All right, Mr. Tavish. Thank you very much. You're very welcome. You've been more helped than you may realize. Why not anything, Johnny? Plenty. I'll see you later. Where you going? To Candy Shop over on Fifth Avenue. Candy Shop? Then, with your permission, Randy, I want to see Danny failing again. Well, sure. Alone. May we? You sure? We did deliver a box of our Hitchling chocolates to that address this morning. Just chocolates? I don't remember. Where are you sure? Now, tell me. Because the gentleman who made the purchase last season took them with him. But then came back later and asked that we deliver them today. How much later? Oh, perhaps an hour. Plenty of time to open the box, take out some of the candy. Tell me this. That customer, was he a small, tough-looking young fellow? Oh, no, Mr. He was a well-dressed English or a Scottish gentleman. Thank you, my friend. You just helped me solve the murder. Murder? Or I should say, too. You can say you don't know all you like, but I'm convinced that MacDilby himself killed MacDuggan and pulled that robbery. Oh, you are, huh? Yes, I thought of that as a possibility. The minute I learned a place hadn't been broken into, that it had to be somebody MacDuggan knew and knew well and let in there. And just how are you going to prove that? I'm also sure that you were part of the plan. Ah, you're not. That instead of getting there late, you got to that shop early this morning that you saw MacDilby, saw what he did. And because you knew what he was up to, you were there to give yourself a handle for some blackmail if he didn't come through for you. Because he told you to stay away this morning, to stay at home. That would put you on the spot, Danny, wouldn't it? Because of your record, and immediately remove any suspicion from him. Am I right, Danny? All right. Don't say it not yet, but that was the deal, wasn't it? Neither you nor anybody else have got a thing on me. I know. I know there's no direct evidence against you, Danny, any more than there is against MacDilby. That's the reason he promised that if you play along with him, he'd not only give you a cut of a loop to make sure that you had legal help, it would keep you out of the pen. Isn't that what he promised you, Danny? All right. Well, come on, you can't deny that, can you? Do you think for a minute he was going to keep any such promise when you and ex-con made such an easy whipping boy where nobody cared what happened to you? No, Danny, MacDilby had other plans for you so that you'd end up like MacDuggan did on a slab. You haven't thought of that, have you? No, no, no, no. You're crazy, Tony, you're crazy. Am I? What about your wife, Danny? What do you mean about my wife, huh? What do you mean about her? What's the little family argument got to do with this? Maybe a lot. So what if maybe I did walk out and pearl for a couple of days? It wasn't the first time I did that, but I was going back to her like I always do. Because I love her, you see? So what about her, huh? Now, why are you bringing her into this? You, um... You like chocolate, don't you, Danny? Yeah, yeah, sure, sure, I do. So what, especially the French kind? Okay, okay, so what? And MacDilby didn't know that you'd moved out on your wife. So why should he, him or anybody else? So he thought that you would be there at the apartment this morning, didn't he? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, maybe so. But so what? What's that got to do with pearls? Now look, start making sense now. That's the reason he sent the box of chocolates there. Huh? The box, Danny. All right, so that makes him a crook of me and accessory? Danny, the box had a bomb in it. What? Yeah, short one because of his testimony. And my testimony. Splint scout total, including the ride back to Hartford. 49.35, and, uh, don't forget the commission. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. To tell you about next week's story. Next week, high adventure in the colorful romantic gold rush country that can also be very deadly. Join us, won't you? Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Do you like a car with plenty of pep? A car with reserved power for safe passing? Most good drivers do. But they don't like to pay extra for premium gasoline. 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