 From Hollywood, it's time now for Bob Bailey as Johnny dollar Hello, Pat I got your wire. What's all this? What happened? We're still trying to find out the man calling himself Frank Bowers was killed an hour ago George Hanley one of the operatives. I had watching him was killed too. We've got a vague description of the killer Are you all right? Yeah, but I'm gonna be tired of with the police here Thanks, Pat Yeah, he was a good guy. I want to find out who killed him Tonight in every weekday night Bob Bailey and 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 Universal Adjustment Bureau Baltimore, Maryland The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Chesapeake fraud matter Expense account continued item 13 a quarter for some aspirin it turned out to be a long night Several homicide officers arrived at the double murder scene within a matter of minutes and got right down to the business at hand Frank Bowers had been shot to death George Hanley had been shot to death Lieutenant Tom O'Neill was in charge a big blonde man who seemed to know what he was about Okay, let's see that idea again. There you go Insurance investigator, that's right. Okay. What was your business here with these two men? My home office in Baltimore had reason to believe that Frank Bowers was really a man named John Reardon Reardon was supposed to have died five years ago I was sent out here to investigate it since there had been a $20,000 claim in the matter sure sure I hired George Hanley to help me out. He was keeping an eye on Frank Bowers I came out earlier tonight to give my hand in the shooting began any idea who did it a big man in a top coat and a hat I really didn't get a look at him lieutenant. I was busy with George Hanley. Sure you carry a gun Sometimes I didn't have one tonight. You tried to chase the killer. I said I was busy with my friend. That's right. You did Well, how was your investigation coming along? Frank Bowers fingerprints didn't match the samples I had for John Reardon, but it didn't satisfy me There were a lot of things about him personally. I couldn't accept I Harvest him a little last night and he got pretty excited and slugged me This was after I found out he'd been trying to call Baltimore who in Baltimore. I don't know Tell me about this harassing you'll make a check with the phone company Well, I needled him purposely trying to scare him into a blunder. I think I was doing pretty good I'll never know now What else you got say about your case? Well, that's about it lieutenant. It is Yeah, that's all I got to say because that's all I know about it next time be careful with your needling tactics I was doing what I thought best on the case. Sure you were you were doing swell You let a friend of yours get shot down in front of your eyes not to mention the other guy You can't give us a description of the killer or a hint at the motive Maybe George Hanley wasn't a friend of yours at that. Why you dad take it easy kid. I'll take it easy. I'm gonna blow the bell I'm sorry. You've had quite a night Nobody in your business or mine knows what's behind the door when he kicks it in I'm just a cop trying to get straightened out. So I push too hard sometimes. We'll get it taken care of Nobody walks in a man's house and shoots him down without somebody here and something or seeing something I mean somebody beside you my mental covering every house in the block in this whole area if we have to Bound to be somebody somewhere The dog at Lieutenant O'Neill turned out to be 100% correct. In fact, he turned out to be 300% correct Or by 11 o'clock the following morning his men had located three different people who had information about the brutal murders of Frank Bowers and George Hanley The first was a man named Randall who had lived across the street. He had seen Bowers open his front door and admit the unknown killer He said he wore glasses the second was a paper boy who had come to collect while the killer was there He stated that the killer and Bowers were arguing when he came up to the door The third witness a housewife gave the most important information as to the man's description He was a good deal taller than mr. Bowers. How much taller three four inches at least I saw him standing in the doorway from here. He had on a brown tweed topcoat. My husband has one just like it How old would you say he was? 45 have you ever seen him before no would you know him if you saw him again? Yes anywhere you got that good look at him, huh? Yes the porch light was on here's something dollar Lieutenant O'Neill had issued an all-points bulletin based on the combined descriptions given by the witnesses In the meantime his men had checked the local cab companies and found out that one of the drivers had carried a fare to Frank Bowers home at eight o'clock in the evening The cab driver verified the housewife's description of the suspect and added the important information that he'd picked up the man at the Airport when that was checked it was found the man had come in on a plane from the east at 545 in the afternoon He had used the name Orrin Williams Expense account item 14 $8.95 another long-distance phone call to Baltimore and Pat Kelly her Of course, I have to stay here I'm a material witness not to mention the fact that a Palomine was shot down Well at the moment. I'm just sure a guy named Orrin Williams flew in shot up two people and beat it If we had Williams, I'd give you the whole thing on a silver platter Well, this thing has gotten on a hand It's our business until it's cleared up. Hold it Pat. Yeah answer from Washington on your wire. Yeah Here you see Pat yeah, it is our business after all The lieutenant here sent a hurry up request to Washington on some of Bowers fingerprints I mailed a couple of days ago. They check out. I don't get it Bowers was John Reardon at the samples of Reardon's prints that didn't check out from Hugh Bryan Reardon's attorney Don't you dare don't open your mouth. I'll handle it when I get there Tell me about this fella Hugh Bryan According to the phone company. That's the man Bowers was trying to call in Baltimore. I told him all I knew and Lieutenant O'Neill listened thoughtfully It became apparent from that point on since Bowers true identity had been established through army records At the bulk of the case could be concluded not in Denver, but in Baltimore Expensive count out of 16 $216 plane fare and incidentals Denver to Baltimore I arrived at 10 15 in the evening checked with the Baltimore police who had been informed of the case by Tom O'Neill in Denver At his request, they'd taken no action as yet from the police station I went directly to Hugh Bryan's residence the house was English conservative and expensive the fire in the living room looked cheerful when the door opened Elizabeth Reardon did not look so cheerful Hello, Johnny. Hello, Mrs. Reardon Didn't expect to find you here. No, I suppose not. I never expected to see you again Elizabeth I have something to tell you don't tell me now. It's about your husband All right, I want to tell Mr. Bryan too. He's upstairs in his study wait Look, I've done what I thought best about all this and I'm trying to do what's best now It doesn't make any difference Johnny. I'm a married woman again. Huh? Yes Hugh and I were married this morning Excuse me. I walked in and watched John Reardon's widow alias Frank Bowers widow Now Hugh Bryan's bride disappear of a column stairway The news that she had married Hugh Bryan cleared up some of the small doubts in my mind When Brian came back down the stairs with her he looked anything but the happy bridegroom Hello dollar You're a late caller. Yeah, I'm sorry about that Congratulations. Thank you How did you come out and done for everything? Okay? No, everything's not okay. Well, what's the matter? Do I have to tell you? I'll run along upstairs Hugh. It's getting terribly late. All right, dear Good night, Mr. Dollar. Good night, Mrs. Bryan There'll be some men out to see you pretty soon Brian policeman Liz I think you'll be interested in what mr. Dollar has to say I don't understand you. I Wasn't in Philadelphia yesterday Liz. I was in Denver, Colorado I flew there to see John He's been alive and living there all this time You I'm sorry This is only for her benefit dollar. I'll tell it just once when it gets into court. It'll be different How did it happen Brian? John Reardon didn't die in that boat. No He was picked up in a day by a fishing boat on his way to Florida and they didn't have a radio on the fishing boat The first port they came to was Charleston John phoned me from there and told me all about it And this was 10 days after we all thought he was dead That part was all accident for sure. The rest of it was a little different Liz It was his idea you've got to believe that What was his idea? Not showing up ever again Letting everyone think he was really dead making you a widow. I Don't believe it. He hated his life here. Yes, everything about it. He was in debt right up to his ears Of course, there was your money, but he well, I flew down to Charleston to talk to him He was like a crazy man kept saying there was a way out. I Didn't know what he meant at first then he came right out and said it was his chance to get away from all the things He hated he knew how I felt about you then how I feel about you now He said I could have you for a price. What was the price? Those checks he got every week from a New York bonding concern. Yes. What did they come to? 25,000 a year regular weekly payments. I could afford it. I could afford anything for you, Liz Did he come right out and tell you he hated me? He just said he wanted to get away from everything It went that way for five years. I believe I asked you to marry me every six months. Yes, but that didn't work out either and then one day Long game Johnny dollar How does it feel to be so efficient mr. Dollar? We don't have to go into that to we know I'll admit you did everything to throw me off and it threw me off Especially the fingerprints you provided didn't John reared and insist his name was Frank Bowers and do everything He could to make you believe that was true. He did too much to make me think it was true Where is he now? Where's John? He's dead, Mrs. Brian. Oh Truly dead now. He was shot to death last night by mr. Brian Mr. Brian also shot a friend of mine didn't you Brian? Yes John got scared called me said he was going to tell everything to dollar blow the whole thing Hugh All I wanted out of this was you Liz He didn't want you I did Last week you decided to marry me. It took you five years to do that And it took him one afternoon to decide he was going to come back The proof that John Reardon's widow is guilty or not guilty of a fraudulent insurance claim is a matter for Eastern Fidelity to decide The matter of Hugh Brian and two murders is matter for the courts Expense account item 17 same as item one expenses from Baltimore to Hartford item 18 $89 even car rentals miscellaneous, etc Expense account total $1124 and 98 cents Yours truly Johnny dollar Remember, please there'll be a new exciting story on Johnny dollar beginning next Monday next week a quiet sleepy little town in Mexico and a beautiful senior reader that Well, things didn't stay quiet and sleepy for long Jonas 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 Heard in this week's cast where Gene Bates DJ Thompson Hi, ever back will write John Daner Tony Barrett Paul Dubov and Forrest Lewis Be sure to join us on Monday night same time in station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking