 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Oh What's the matter kid? I don't know. It's a feeling I get every time I hear your voice on the phone, Sam Now what does that mean? Well the last time you called I took a job and had to hawk my watch for cable fare in Hong Kong That's what it means. So I bought your new watch, didn't I? What's in your mind? Ed Julian so long saying This is important I need help if you're fooling around with somebody like Ed Julian you sure do need help go call a cop I'll see you after breakfast Sam tonight and every week day 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 Samuel Rubin and associates insurance brokers majestic building Hartford, Connecticut The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the salt city matter I didn't know it was going to be that salt city. I mean, but I didn't know the name Ed Julian Every policeman in the country knew that name My first impulse was to hang up the phone on Sam, but I didn't Instead I spent 85 cents. That's my first item on cab fare to get me to Sam's office Welcome Johnny long time no see come on in sit down have a smoke Sam Rubin looked about the same as I remembered him He acted about the same. He shook my hand pushed a cigar at me held up a hundred and sixty dollar lighter and smiled. Oh Johnny Johnny, I'd like to have you on my permanent payroll now. That'd be something are you making me an offer or just talking No, I suppose I'm just talking but you're good to look at you know, it gives me confidence No, a little outfit like I got here. I can't afford high-priced talent like yourself for a steady diet Why don't you sit down kid? You'll pardon me Sam, but I don't feel sorry for you You're right about every kind of insurance has ever been issued. Oh well, yeah Sure, but nothing like those big operations that you're used to this is all little bitty companies Yeah, so I make a living the man having his own company running it by himself and of his own companies So it's ten times as much trouble though Listen, what do you know about Ed Julian Johnny? He had quite a name in Chicago and Los Angeles Hoboken I thought he was in jail these days who had no got himself out of jail must have been three four years ago Sure went into enterprises in Florida, California Very legitimate fellow. Oh sure he is. Let's get to the point Sam, but you're working for me, aren't you? I don't know whether I am or not. I haven't heard what it's all about about it's about Ed Julian That's what it's about. All right. I'll lay it right out for you here look at this $50,000 I gotta pay his widow if something happens to him you'll pardon me again Sam But when you collected that first premium on him and I take it you sold him $50,000 worth of life insurance You should have thought of this part of it. What does something happen to him? No, nothing's happened to him I'm afraid something's gonna happen to him. I'd have to get this money up I'm just gonna listen to you talk because it doesn't seem to do much good asking you questions So go ahead Sam talk talk. Maybe something will come all right, but Johnny don't be shrewd with me Huh? Now the policy was issued maybe a month ago. I personally I Personally I wouldn't sell a man like Ed Julian life insurance any kind of insurance He's not a calculated risk. He's a lousy long-sighted bet Man like that the enemies he makes He's a bad fellow all the way around, but here it is. It's on paper. I'm stuck if anything happens to him Now Johnny the man's living in San Francisco now and all I want is you go to him and ask him to cancel a policy, okay? Sam, how did you ever get the insurance? No, no Johnny, please. Why don't you go to San Francisco? Handle it yourself. Johnny I'll tell you why Because you know and I know there's no way for me or you or anybody else to approach Ed Julian and ask him to cancel out this policy What it amounts to is that you want me to go there and keep an eye on them until you can break the policy, isn't that it? Not necessarily Johnny. What do you mean not necessarily? All right. All right. So you're right listen I heard through the grapevine as a large collection of Ed's old friends visiting in and around San Francisco just a few days ago It makes me very nervous. I have already a blood pressure friends who might want to shoot him down. Yeah, that's the kind of people yes $50,000 payoff would hit me very hard this week. All right next week. Maybe not so hot But this week. Oh boy the market are you playing with company funds? No, no, it's a calculated risk I'm entitled to take with company funds. They entrust all right. All right Now will you please sit down and study this thing out with me? What's I'm always asking you to sit down You never do I also never study anything with you Sam How much? Well expenses $500 bonus. Bye Sam. No, no wait, wait, wait Johnny you're so impatient I'll make it a thousand thousand dollars bonus. Take care of yourself. Listen Johnny look look Johnny All you have to do is keep them alive till I break the policy responsibility. My lawyers can do that They told me it'll take a couple of days. I don't have to do anything Sam How'd you get that policy? It was in a bundle of stuff came in from the coast Ed Julian took this out under his real name at water soccer Betty No, who knows it's Ed Julian skip the justice and tell me how you do now Well my broker out in San Francisco. Her name is I don't know Straub at Street or something like that She sold it to him later on. She found out who he really was. She sent me a wire So a thousand's okay, huh? No So how much 2,500 you're crucifying that watch you gave me never kept all right. All right. All right 25 25 Expense account item to $168 and 73 cents airfare and incidentals Hartford to San Francisco. I arrived at 8 in the morning On the way in from the airport the fog began to roll in from the bay From my hotel room at the Fairmont I looked out in time to see the provision barge moving out toward Alcatraz before the fog closed in completely Somebody said the storm warnings were up all along the coast and somebody was right By 11 o'clock a light rain had begun to patter over the foreground Bay City Item 3 23 bucks one trench coat I was wearing it when I spent another buck item for kevver This time to get me from San Francisco's Fairmont hotel to Ed Julian's address on another part of San Francisco's knob hill There in the drizzling rain. I interviewed not Ed Julian But one of san francisco's older but more stable residents the uniform said he was a member of the property police Hey, hey you I just know that nobody lives there And I hope you're safe boy You ain't no jimmy artist because I got me a gun under this ring coat. I'm no jimmy artist I'm just trying to locate a man named Julian Julian. That's right Mr. Sarkavetti lived here. Well, according to my records, mr. Sarkavetti and mr. Julian are the same man Well, he ain't here now moved out back and back as a week 10 days ago. Whatever name you use Don't suppose you have any idea where he went to you. Nope. You having to see him move Yep, and his wife and their clothes left all their furniture, huh? Didn't have any to leave this place was furnished for him They're the kind of people who never own more than they could carry That's the way I figured them fast traveling and short acquaintances Now I once knew a fella up in king city. You see king city is about 45 miles north here That's how the adjunion matter stood on a rainy morning in san francisco Nothing out of the ordinary for adjunion Yet all around me. There seemed to be some sort of a dark threatening undertone that I couldn't quite put my finger on Whatever it was it troubled me standing on the rain talking to that old man It still troubled me when I made my way back down the hill and found to my surprise that the san francisco classified Telephone directory listed edward jr. Enterprises Expense account item 5 10 cents one phone call Hello, I'd like to talk to mr. Julian, please Secretary's out. Would you like to leave a message? Well, this is johnny dollar calling. He doesn't know me I'll leave the message for him. When do you expect him back? The rain was just starting up again as I stood in front of the floor level office at paul and hooker On the door it said edward jr. Enterprises incorporated and below it Said walk in I did Ed jr. He isn't around now. Maybe I can help you. Well, maybe you can I'd like to know something about his enterprises. Why? Why might want to invest some money Oh, what's funny about that you the guy that called me a little while ago. Yeah, I called I suppose you're the one I talked to what's your angle? I want to find jr. So do I so do a lot of people What's that name? Johnny dollar. I'm ray gumby. It's attorney. Come on in here. It's warmer I followed ray gumby to the back office of the two office suite Watched him as he stood in front of the gas heater medium-sized man 50 a soul wearing a tan sport coat a wool scarf eternal neck sweater Not exactly the conservative attire. I usually expected of members of the bar But then he looked happy about it Now sit down dollar have a drink. Thanks, mr. Gumby Cheers You ask about ed's enterprises Well, I'll tell you right now. They aren't much He has an oil field a piece of a gambling casino a piece of a racetrack and a part of a ship and part of a smelter works What does he do a couple of weeks ago? Yep, and unloads it all All right Had a little cold with all this weather we've been having Why do you want to find him to protect him that's cute Personally, I wish the bum would get pneumonia. He left me holding the sack here. How's that? And I formed these corporations for him and acted as chairman on all the boards Then he sold out from under me didn't even bother to say goodbye or pay me off You want to find him too then? You bet you I'm suing for proper fees think it'll do any good mr. Gumby No, I don't think so. I mean as far as me getting my money goes But if I can get him subpoenaed and he ignores the subpoenae the court will issue a warrant on contempt charges And throw his carcass in jail for a while If he was behind the bars and I went to visit him, maybe I could handle him The bars between us, of course, of course You want another knock? No, thanks. You go ahead That sounds pretty good. It is getting him in jail. Yeah, if I can get him served It's not gonna be an easy job getting those papers into his hands. Two of my regular boys have already tried and failed I'm a fool ever to accept such a man as a client never do such a thing again Well, if it makes you feel any better, mr. Grumpy the man I'm working for said practically those same words to me in Hartford yesterday. It doesn't make me feel any better. I wish it did and I wish you luck protecting him Hey, mr. Gumby Something just occurred to me. No, what's that? Well, no, maybe we could work this out together. Ah You want Julian to be served with a subpoenae so you can have the police pick him up I wanted to be safe and there's no safer spot than the city jail. Hey Where's that subpoena right here? And there's a fee in it if you can get it in his hands 200 maybe all right You say two of your men have already tried and failed to get to him. What happened to them? Been to his place on knob hill. How was there earlier today? He moved out I know But my men went up there to serve him both of them fell down two flights of stairs Seems like a myth Maybe it isn't living in such high places these days. I hope not for Your sake dollar Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow That's when I begin to find a myth can be stranger than fiction 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 john stone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly johnny dollar Roy roan speaking