 Johnny dollar so you've stayed on there in Miami. That's right good If I had any sense, I'd stick around in Florida the rest of the winter Why not going on back to the snow and cold of Connecticut, and who are you? Don Don it's nice to hear from you. How did you know I was down here from Pat McCracken at Universal Adjustment Bureau? So I told him I'd try to catch up with you before you head up on north again. I think I will Yes, sir nor rain nor sleet nor snow nor anything else. She'll keep this insurance investigator from heading home Getting away from here in one piece Well, you're still holding down the office of tri-state life and casualty aren't you? Well, I love you dearly done I've been paid a lot of nice fat commissions by that company of yours exactly and that's because of that very last two or three Cases I've handled for you have been so risky so dangerous and so darned unprofitable No, please darn. Let me duck this one. What all I need is five minutes with you Five minutes. That's right Well, what kind of a case could I possibly cover in five minutes? None at all that I know of well then did I say anything about taking on a case? Well, no, but I'll tell you this Five minutes with me over here may very well keep me from getting involved in something pretty serious Yeah, like what? Now you're kidding am I aren't you come on now don We're just five minutes with you. Yes, johnny Well, I still think you're kidding But okay, don I'll see you. I'm sure it's a gag has to be And yet Coming from don boom hour CBS radio brings you bob reddick in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-pact expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly johnny dollar expense account submitted by special investigator johnny dollar to the tri state life and casually insurance company office in sarasota, florida Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of The big date matter expense account item one 2020 playing fair tips and taxi In a little over an hour from the time I left miami I was in sarasota talking to don boom hour in his office near the foot of main street Sure johnny simply because I asked you to wrong don only reason I agreed to come on over here on my way back to harksford is because it means a little more time away from the snow up there Yeah, florida is pretty nice this time of the year, isn't it? Handle a jewelry store robbery there in miami, huh? Yes, and almost got my head shot off Which is why I'd like to be able to relax for a while But now What is this case you seem to think I can solve in five minutes for you? I told you I have no case for you Yes, I guess you did all I want you to do is to check over some uh Some of these figures for me Uh don you know the only kind of figures that I give a hang about I know I know the one's on pretty girl Why not after all it's because you're a state old married man. Don't knock it johnny How is francis by the way fine just fine. Do you give him my best do it yourself? I told him that if I could persuade you to come here at all I was sure I could get you to stick around for a few days. How about it? We'll see Now about those figures you mentioned oh, yeah Johnny have you kept any account of the monies we've paid you this past year in commissions I can tell you down to the last penny good because If it agrees with these figures here All you have to do is sign this statement and the bureau of internal revenue will quit threatening to send me up the river So that's what the big emergency is one of my part-time clerks balled up some of the paid out items a couple of months ago and The tax man just wants proof that we actually gave you this money. So If this figure agrees with yours And it does good good Well then take this pen A fixture lawful legal signature and try for once to make it legible sure Under the desk Johnny those shots are right outside on the street telling me move over so I Hey, why shots did you say? What's the matter with you? Can't you hear him? Just take a good look out there? Come on? Let's go and see my head's blown Hey, what the dick is sure it's that car out there with a pretty little blonde sitting in it backfiring son of a gun You're right, but I guess we're not the only ones who thought they were shots. Do you mean that mob? It's gathering Yes It looks like half the town has come to see what it's all about I hope they don't lean against my plate glass window and break it in. Look at that cross work out. Yeah pretty too, isn't she? Yes, come on. I'll see if I can give her a hand. Come on, Don. Oh, why not? Now I don't think I know her Johnny. Well, that's too bad But she might do anyway. I do for what? That's a date for you. What else a date? Sure That wingding that Francis and I are taking you two out at the art club on bird key tonight. Oh, sure She is kind of cute looking, isn't she? Nice looking car too brand new and after all you're going to need some transportation Come on. I'll see if I can find out what's wrong with that bus of hers. Sure. Johnny, you go right ahead Okay, I will and purely incidentally find out if she has a nice evening dress. She'd like to show off tonight Why not? A number of years ago It was said that in spite of the large population of this planet Men and women remain the most inaccessible things on it Today we see this lack of understanding among peoples of the world reflected in headline stories But it isn't because the people of the world are enemies All people want to be friends Long before the termination of world war two Reverend Eugene Wood the Methodist minister from Oceanside, California Went into a scotsdale, Arizona camp where german prisoners of war were interned and offered his services to the imprisoned men Among other things reverend wood taught the men English and he taught them about the united states of america During the following years after the men had been repatriated to their native germany Nearly half of the internees corresponded frequently with reverend wood Those men expressed a unique understanding of the people and the country of the united states of america This great feeling of friendship and understanding prompted the minister to make a pilgrimage to europe To seek out the men he had befriended in the prisoner of war camp in arizona This gesture on reverend wood's part gained him a fantastic welcome everywhere he went In all the places he visited he spread the gospel of love and friendship and had it returned to him There were no enemies Only men with the love of freedom The right of all men By the time i got outside the door of don boomhowers office it looked as though half the town was gathered there By the time i got in the car where the cute little blonde gal was fighting the ignition switch to cut the engine stop it from backfiring Three quarters of the town was present Including the merchants and customers from all the stores and cafes and hotels there on main street The folks had come to see the fun and of course offer all kinds of unhelpful suggestions Well don't just stand there please Can't you help me get this thing stopped can't you turn off that switch? I mean the ignition key. No, and i've already broken two fingernails Well, all right, then pull the release for the hood the wall under the dash there to the left of the steering post you see it That's it give it a pull so i can go around to the front and raise the hood Now what's gonna let do oh that awful no When i get the hood open i can pull a wire off the distributor and stop the engine distributor What's the distributor just pull on that little handle That one go ahead pull it Okay, now if i can get the hood open i excuse me. Excuse me And i surely would appreciate it right here now What the sam hill don't tell me this thing is stuck to And now it's your mind telling me what's the big idea around here officer. That's right But y'all think you're trying to do around here. I smell a few anyhow Now look help me get this hood open. It's stuck. You mean it isn't noisy enough for you as it is Okay fair now i'll take care of this man. You and the boys get the crowd moving along. Okay sergeant Now you look at everybody. Look will you help me get this hood open so we can stop the engine stop the engine Yes, sure now come on. Are you crazy or something all you have to do is get that galley Or is he in there behind the wheel to turn off the switch? I have been trying to I told you officer That's just a trouble. You told me nothing. Now i love this. No sergeant Well, that is the the ignition switch is stuck And I tell you if you all don't put out this there noise Plus I'm gonna haul you in the car and this gal friend of yours off to Yes, yes, it's stopped. Well, that's that oh it is, huh Young lady you get this car out of here and over to some repair shop for this happens again. You hear me now When I wait miss miss what you did is stop it from making that off. Oh nothing absolutely nothing, but now I Upset about it happening right here on the main street. Okay. Okay. Okay. Just get it out of here Fair enough. Yeah clear this crowd off the street right sergeant. Oh my pleasure and maybe I'd better go along with you to make sure it Doesn't do it again. Oh, it runs fine now, but thanks anyway, I'll tell you to get this thing out of here Yes, sir right away. Oh, no wait wait, please wait nothing you go on Listen listen, I want to I just want miss miss The only thing you want to do is keep out of jail officer The idea letting that thing backfire out here on main street. What do you think I had anything to do with it? If I had any sense, I'd lock you up right now. Oh, no, wait a minute officer Go on get on your way. I don't know who you are The only way I'm going to find out is by putting your name on the blot out headquarters for the statement of peace What and I'm going to do just that unless you make yourself might as scarce around here in a hurry Now go on. Oh now look here. Will you don't bother me? Yes, I can all go on but your regular beat again. Okay, sergeant. All right. You mean well, I guess that's that Well, it doesn't look as though you did too well, johnny Now I didn't really have a chance to talk to her. That's too bad Yes, it is She's a living doll. All right Are you sure you don't know who she is done? No, sorry But don't worry, johnny. I'll round you up some kind of a date for the affair at the club Now let's see maybe bill hall knows somebody nicer Forster harmer What's the matter? I said, what's the matter? Oh, um Nothing nothing. I um I was just thinking And I'll bet she dances like a dream I wonder what her name is. No, we'll never know. I'm afraid Now don't bank on that But now if you'll just sign this statement that you came over here to sign. Oh, sure Hey here Here use this pen. All right There you are Legible too Now I'll call francis and tell her that you're staying over with us Only I'd notice the license on her car Then I'll see what charming good-looking girl around this town is available I doubt if even the police and would like the famous johnny dollar for a date tonight Obviously that one cop didn't know her Hardly dare to ask him anyway, johnny Which means that probably none of the other police who were there would be of any help either What are you talking about that girl my date for tonight? Oh now johnny. I was only kidding about her Well, I'm not but you don't even know her. I will chances are that if if you should find her and Proposition her for a date. You'd get your handsome face slapped. I'll risk it. Yeah What if she turns out to be somebody's wife No wedding ring. Oh You did notice that I noticed that Among other things, but how are you going to find her? Well, if she's still here in sarasota if she lives here. Oh now johnny. This is all a little Okay, okay. Go ahead and find her How? Well I have an idea. Yeah, what may I borrow your car for a little while? Yeah, yeah Yeah, help yourself game When do I see you again? But just give me a little time all you want Up until dinner time when you'll have to pick me up here Now what yes, I see stopping at that jewelry store across the street. Here comes another proud car from the other end Uh-oh johnny. Yeah, I see him same policeman. You're arguing with a few minutes ago Only why is he coming in here? I'm sure I don't know officer All right now bust up what just put up your hand so I can slip these cuffs on you Sorry, mr. Boom. What are you talking about? You think I don't know now what you all were up to out there you and that girl What creating all that disturbance out on the street without backfiring car now officer So it's to draw the crowd so as your confederate could have a clear field to rob that jewelry store across the street Put out your hands. Oh now hold everything that store was robbed while the mob was gathered around the car Thanks to this man's diverse nerve tactics somebody walked out with must have been 60 or 70 thousand dollars With the watches and pins and rings and everything So they called us up. I wrote the insurance on that store. Now if you don't want to come along peaceful, mr Now whoa now Yeah, yes officer wait. What's that mr. Boom? How don't you know this man? This is johnny dollar Johnny dollar. That's right y'all mean That freelance insurer Well, you mean the friend of the lieutenant that comes down here now and then this is johnny dollar here officer My credentials. I've known him for years officer. He's johnny dollar. All right, and these papers all look Yeah, if he was out there by that car so don you insured that store, huh? Does that mean I'm on expense account as of now as of now? Yeah, well now fine fine and as long as I have the keys to your car Well, I'll see you later. Yeah. Now you wait a minute, mr Yeah, unless I can get lieutenant phillips to identify. Oh, he'll be glad to I'm sure yeah now you all wait You're the only suspect I got oh no, you haven't By the time the officer had recovered his wits enough to barge out the door after me I'd raced around to the back of his office and taken off in don boomhowers car Stop number one was the car agency that sold the same make the gorgeous blonde have been driving that backfired there on main street No, they hadn't seen either her or the car in the repair shop Well, yeah, one of our nice new models kick up and backfire like that. No, sir Then I made the rounds of every car agency in town nothing All right that clinched it for me. I mean the reason for that car acting up as it had But how to find it if that is it was still in Sarasota I drove aimlessly all over the place hoping and praying that somehow I just happened to spot it Yes, and hoping that don boomhowers been able to explain things so the police wouldn't track me down and cramp my style I racked my brain for some idea some idea how to find that girl in her car And I guess the strain on my so-called brain made me a little foolish Or I suddenly found that I'd driven way out of town way out on be rich road I started ahead into a little side road on the edge of the swamp to turn around and then Well, don't tell me there isn't luck in solving these cases Stole there a couple of hundred yards up that dirt road was the car. I'd been looking for And standing beside it Waving for somebody to stop and help her Was the luscious little blonde Somebody came along to help me get this old car started. Well, hi there Why it's you a nice man who tried to help me back in town none other Well, you're certainly my good Samaritan today. Now. What seems to be the trouble. I don't know. It just stopped another one I I don't know a thing about cars except how drive them Now maybe I should have gone along with you after that trouble back in town Well, somebody who knows something about these things should have Well, this time I see you got the hood released to work Yes, I just pulled out that little handle and it popped open. Yeah Well now let's see Just um, how did you happen to be coming out this way? No, maybe I was out looking for you Oh why Well, well, I first saw you there in town. I thought maybe I'd ask you for a date tonight And don't hand me a crack in the face for saying it. Why should I? Well, thanks You're cute What's your name? Johnny Johnny dollar You're Well, that's a funny name Gee Johnny, I I hope you can get this run again for me. Well, I'll take a look So I took a look with one eye watching her But she didn't make a move just stood there smiling I replaced the ignition cable at a jarg loose And then I saw it That simple little device that meant this car had been rigged for backfire deliberately Just like the old chicago mobsters did it in order to cover the sound of gunshots And then then I thought I heard a noise inside the car Somebody hidden behind the front seat maybe When I walked around and opened the back door I see yeah, that's right. Mr. Johnny dollar. You see a 38 and it's aimed straight at your belly Should I pick up a rock and slug him Jim? I just relax um and that's sacking there full of the loot from the jewelry store. What else did he fix the car south? Yeah, I think so Jim. Oh, it's fixed. All right, so if you two would like to continue on your merry way Oh Sure after I take care of you and sink you in that car of yours in a swamp Go ahead Jim and let's get out of here. Yeah, yeah sure turn around darling. Okay. Now Jim listen Turn around So I can be nice to you Give it to you in the back of the head so you won't know when it hits me. Oh, no, no wait, jimmy. Look what look That car that's come on what it looks like. They followed me after it. It's a foul car Uh-huh blast him jim come on too late, baby Hey, you okay, sir everything on the control mr. Dollar sure sergeant and I suppose I might have known you'd be tailing me Yeah, well, yes, sir. Thanks. Thanks very much Well, it's a pleasure mr. Dollar and now What about her johnny? Now listen johnny. Well, you see I kind of asked her for a date officer. Yes, he did But how about if she has a date with you instead? Say at headquarters So thanks to sheer luck and clean living of course I'll pick up a commission on the recovery of all that jewelry Expense account total only that 20 bucks or so for the extra plane ride What a life Yours truly Johnny dollar They say that clothes make the man A smart-looking uniform can do even more And oddly enough Military uniforms usually have been patterned after the civilian clothes of the day With some pretty fancy additions, of course The buxkin clad rifleman soldier of 1775 Was dressed the same as the frontier trapper The naval seamen the same as the merchant sailor It wasn't until the new american government was able to get enough money scraped together that uniforms Started to get fancy But the uniforms weren't really uniform The infantry had one color combination and the artillery had another Even most regiments were dressed differently Some uniforms were blue and white Some were red and white And others were red white and blue Oh, yes, it looked like a pretty patriotic army But each man also made an excellent target It was more than a hundred years before it was decided that all the frills and colors Plumes and gold braid would make a better dress uniform than fighting clothes As battle tactics and weapons changed So did the uniforms Today, the american fighting man has a greater chance of survival in a uniform that blends with nature And it's a uniform to be proud of for the great american heritage it represents Yours truly johnny dollar starring bob reddick is written by jack johnstone Produced and directed by bruno zirato jr musical supervision by ethyl huber Here to now a cast were madeline sure what is sally robert griden as the sergeant Carl frank as don boomhower larry hains as jim and larry robinson as the car dealer Be sure to join us next week same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly johnny dollar This is art hannah speaking Johnny dollar has come to you through the worldwide facilities of the united states armed forces radio and television service