 From Hollywood it's time now for Hello Johnny dollar Johnny you sound surprised Jan. I thought you were going over to police headquarters. I changed my mind Then you didn't need my car after all no Are you coming back here to my apartment? Johnny after I take a little walk as I told you I've got to think this case out And I can't very well do it wrapped up in your arms. Oh Can I why don't you take a drive along the shoreline in my car want to come along Jan Yeah See in a little while Much sooner than you think baby 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 investigators cause truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar location, San Diego, California To universal adjusters bureau Hartford, Connecticut assignment the jelly Roger fraud Including the loss of a palatial yacht and a couple of murders Expense account item 12 phone call and one thing I didn't tell Jan Penny was that I was calling her from a booth right on the ground floor of her own apartment building Another was the reason I changed my mind about borrowing her car to drive to headquarters for a talk with Sergeant Franklin Oh, I'd gone out to the parking lot and climbed into her car. All right But as I was about to insert the key to start it I noticed the hood wasn't closed down tight That saved my life For wired to the ignition. I found a booby trap that would have blown me to kingdom come if I'd even turned the key After hanging up on Jan. I hopped upstairs to her apartment and pressed an ear against the door Because he just won't make me somewhere outside, but he said he's coming back here, and I tell you you'd better come over here No, no, he just said he's going for a walk Of course I can handle All right, I went back to the first floor to the phone booth and call Sergeant Franklin Tell you this. I don't like what I think look Sergeant. I'm going back upstairs to talk to her again Yes talk I'm gonna lay it all out to her tell her what I suspect and why if I can break her down Okay, if I can't well, I misjudged lucky stiff, huh? I've seen her Johnny boy. What's that supposed to mean? I hope you have misjudged her for your sake what? Reconciliation with a lovely way to spend the rest of the evening. Look you dope go to it boy and happy hunting. That was a short walk But I'm glad are you? Are you sorry? I didn't stay away longer so you could get some help help sit down Sit down. Jan. I want to talk to you. Oh I'm masterful Here as you know, I didn't borrow your car after all next to me darling Let's continue from where we left because fortunately somebody goof left the hood partly open Oh, sir Johnny, that's why I discovered the booby trap that would have gone off as I turned the ignition key. Oh, sir Johnny. I booby What are you talking about? That's why you didn't hear the expected explosion right after I left you Then they are after me to the warning over the phone if I didn't stop helping you in this case. They Johnny would like to For one thing take your arms back to yourself and move over to your own corner of this couch so I can pull a gun if any of you pal So Megan I feel it's too late Artis here will pull the trigger if you so much as move a hand toward your gun. He's an excellent shot Yeah, I'm sure he is awkward coming in the service entrance But I was concerned lest your phone call in the lobby might have been to the police I hear now permit me to take charge of your god just a minute son again. I sure yeah, thank you Oh, yes, this is artist the man. I've had following you since your arrival here in San Diego You don't recognize him dear boy. I keep him from seeing me. I never know I follow him. Oh, yeah Yeah, our teeth you've been pretty good at it, but as long as we've been introduced now Why don't we shake hands? And he would my boy and the I believe you call it a silencer would obviate any undue noise Wouldn't you be happier if he did pull the triggers and again, but I wish to talk with you dear mr.. Dahl I don't think we have anything to talk about. Oh, but we have You see dear boy. I'm curious to know why you suspected Jan here of complicity in our little plan Lovely girl, isn't she pretty obvious isn't it now? Oh forgive me I realize in a situation like this It is usually the detective or in this case the insurance investigator who at the point of a gun extracts a confession from the Shall we say cream? How are we okay? Okay, I'll tell you apart from the threatening phone calls Which nobody of a chance seemed to know a terrible story for her to make you warn me in the beginning You'd have somebody tailing me while I was here in San Diego to make sure I didn't spoil your plan to collect some 460,000 shares and that yacht you burned and sank out near the Coronado quite right quite right But I must ask you to be brief in case that phone call you made was to the police You see with only artiste and John left of my stuff and crew. I Can't very well a fuller that call was to the police. That's why I'm trying to stall you with a lot of talk Thank you for if that were true dear boy, you would never admit it, but do continue all right I've been followed before I know or at least I hope I do every trick in the book for dodging a tail Arties you shouldn't admit he got away from you. Yeah, too good, but now I make him son Arties please I wish to hear more for mr. Daller and I wish to speak to him as a matter of fact dear mr Dollar, there is really no need for you to continue. You are a very intelligent young man Thanks, you realize that no one but our little Janet could have provided me with all the information I had You're coming out here to investigate the sinking of the Jolly Roger You're touching death bed scene with mr. Parker your conversations with lieutenant Smith of the Coast Guard and oh She did dispose of him quite well. Didn't she? Jen who else Johnny who else could have run down bird Parker without leaving you have your Arties, please I wish to talk with mr. Dahl. No wonder you insisted I drive you a booby-trapped car tonight Really darling. I'm glad that you didn't because if you'll listen. Yes, dear boy listen to me You are intelligent as I said before you even learned why I am in immediate need of funds So that I may finance a return to Europe and free the money of mine that has been frozen there Millions dear boy and as the lovely Janet will attest those who work with me share with me It's true Johnny Regardless of his reputation when it comes to the people who will work with him like the crew of that yacht and whoever else was working with him He admitted that only you and this trigger happy carry to here were left tools my dear boy Quite unlike the the intelligent colleagues such as yourself and Janet whom I wish to to keep close Artist boy that means you better watch your step what do you mean? Nothing art is nothing nothing my dear mr. Dollar. Yeah. Yeah, I get it. I get it All I do is report that your claim should be paid And I'm on your team and you will never regret it not only money more than you ever dreamed of but Janet Janet my pearl you do like our mr. Dollar. Do you know you dirty? You admit you sank the Jolly Roger yourselves and again, but of course all the men are went down with it what had to be done You're a little cabin. Oh, yes. Yes, dear boy. Yes Both he and the crew on the Jolly Roger were in danger of upsetting my plans. They had to be eliminated But you dear man, please do not stand in my way Much as I like and respect you if you do you will leave me no choice But to eliminate you even as I had to read myself of Parker the lieutenant Smith the cabin boy looks and again What if I were to say okay? I'll go along To say the least it would get me out of this present pickle. I'm in high and much more I still wish that gorilla yours would aim his gun the other way. Oh Arties I think you might relax a bit for the moment, but I've watched you Go on dear boy. Okay What kind of assurance do you think you'd have that I wouldn't double-cross you? There is the factor of fear fear. Oh my dear dear man Don't you see the choice is as simple as this and the choice is yours You either accept my offer now or you accept a bullet from art is gone And at the latter I would regret exceeding they not only because of you. I like you But because it would mean temporary interruption of my plans a quick trip across the border to avoid being found when your body is discovered and the necessity of devising some other means for attaining passage to Europe but Far more formidable Problems have been overcome many times Dear mr. Dollar. I do not wish to have to discuss this further. So tell me again I have good news. Yes for me not for you You mean you refuse no dear boy I mean you aren't going to have to discuss this any further you won't be able to but my dear I'd like to tie up this case with a big fancy ending a real dramatic tagline I do not understand all of you long-winded confession a minute ago My just as well have been stated in court well as a matter of fact You'll probably hear it in court word for word. I do not understand this homely trigger man of yours Aren't the only ones who know about the service entrance to this apartment. What do you mean? You may as well give up quietly because the gentleman standing in the doorway directly behind the sergeant Franklin of the San Diego Don't Sergeant what a mess Better tie up this gorilla boys I'm glad you took the hint and came over you know my call was being listened to I kind of thought so Well No more as an egg in dead last slug from this big monkey's gun if I known he was that bad a shot I'm gonna try to jump him earlier Come on out of suck up And the way you hit him in sleep for a long time Well Johnny Johnny listen to me oh Shut up Expense account item 14 217 50 hotel in San Diego incidentals and plane fare back to New York and Hartford Expense account subtotal 523 23 I'll give you the rest when I finish my vacation in La Jolla the one you promised me Remarks The fabulous crooked Empire of Paulus and Aegean as kaput The same way it happens when every man who tries to break the rules of international law and order You might almost have called it death by his own hand though, of course little arty will be made to pay for it Jan same thing I guess Why do they do it? Yours truly Johnny dollar Now here's our star to tell you about next week's exciting story next week Vacation and a beautiful romance that turned out to be a prelude to murder Join us. Won't you yours truly? Johnny dollar doors truly Johnny dollars starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone who also wrote this week's story Heard in the cast were Virginia Greg, Forrest Lewis, Paul Freese, Jane Avello, Harry Bartell, Don Diamond and Victor Perrin Musical supervision by Amarigo Marino Be sure to join us on Monday night same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly Johnny dollar This is Roy Rowan speaking