 From Hollywood, it's time now for Edmund O'Brien as Johnny dollar Hank Lason an intercommercial Johnny Say Jimmy here the collegial diamond and strike a chord worth about 200,000 on the open market It's insured and it's been stolen right. I can't say definitely that it's been stolen, but it's gone The owner's name was Benson lived here in Hartford. Why the past tense they found him last night in his study murdered Edmund O'Brien in another transcribed adventure 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 the intercommercial insurance companies of America home offices Hartford, Connecticut Attention Henry Lacey the following is an accounting of my expenditures during investigation of the collegial diamond matter Expense account item one one dollar and twenty cents taxi fare to the western part of town where the better homes are situated Mr. Charles Benson's home was back from the street and encircled with a high well-trimmed hedge The black reef was already on the door a young lady very pretty in a black dress received me in the study You're Mr. Dollar. That's right. It's Lason's phone and said you're on your way I hate a body will matter like this right now of miss Benson isn't yes It's quite all right Maybe if I go over it all again, it'll help me realize that it's happened the sad gone It's still like a bad dream The beginning was when dad bought the collegial diamond when was that about three years ago in Italy He bought it from a diamond trainer who just came into Florence from South Africa. Oh for that interest there No, he's just a tourist He'd heard about this diamond from a friend of his a collector He's a diamond to belong to a minor official to the Medici the man named collegial was given to him in return for favor Since then it's passed from hand to hand until dad bought it. What did he pay for it? You know about 200,000 or the Italian equivalent at that time and we were but Mr. Dollar the diamond has a strange history. I don't tell me there's a curse on it. No Well, I guess it amounts to the same thing Everyone who's owned the diamond has died with it in his possession died violent There's nothing particularly mysterious about that anything worth as much as that piece of glass is worth killing for They have who's living with you here now my mother just the two of it You have no idea how hard it's been for her. Mr. Dollar. She's hardly been out of her room since dad died Can you tell me about last night was meant to well, I Was out with Bob might he say we were out till about three Dad was home alone. He had a habit of reading very late in this room as a matter of fact The light in the study was on when we came in The only light on in the house Bob and I went in Dad's back was to the door Please go on He was slumped over in his chair facing the window His book had dropped to the floor The wall safe was wide open and on the desk was the velvet line box the diamond was kept in the diamond was gone Dad had a bullet hole in the temple He kept the diamond right on these premises always We warned him time after time not to we told him to keep it in his safety deposit box at the bank, but He refused always said that a diamond wasn't worth having unless you kept it in your possession and enjoyed it Who knew about the diamond miss Benson? Many people family of course myself Bob The papers were filled with the news and dad came back with it from Italy. I mean who knew where it was Who knew the combination of the safe? Nobody but dad. Of course mother. Oh Yes, and mr. Corrigan. Who's mr. Corrigan dad's lawyer Dad kept the will in there and a few other papers that mr. Corrigan would come and get every once in a while Corrigan came into the house and got papers out of your dad's safe anytime. He wanted to Anytime he wanted to I think I'd better talk to mr. Corrigan before I go any further now mr. Dollar mr. Corrigan wouldn't have probably not we'd better have a talk just the same. I'd like to have his address, please Expensive count item to 80 cents taxi fare to Main Street. Mr. Corrigan's office was located an elevator ride And a walk down a marble hall took me to the frosted glass door on which was printed Corrigan and Bishop attorneys at law I talked myself past the receptionist and the secretary and wound up refusing a cigar from Corrigan himself You're in the insurance business The investigation and I understand you were mr. Benson's lawyer. That's right. Mr. Benson at the atmosphere Yes No Vermont maple 45,000 is way too much Yes in board feet. I Have them ship it from Montpelier. That's the case Well, I haven't tried to get it down there. Yeah Yes, mr. Donald mr. Benson and I were associated for about 15 years in one way or another I went to school together. It was a terrible shock to learn of it Who oh put him on Harry what's the Chicago? No, no same thing No, she's in Arizona. I'll try this Well a little better you know it is Yeah, we'll do that and my love Danny Okay, you better. Yeah, you bet sure. Bye Now you're here about the diamond or about the life insurance policy the diamond Well diamonds a very rare item. We ever got into the safe new the combination I understand there weren't many who knew the combination. Well, that's true Mr. Mrs. Benson myself are the only ones I Suppose I'm the prime suspect But of course these safe crackers they use a stethoscope these days or you probably know more about that than I do Oh, oh, yes, put him on Yes, Jay's oh it is. Oh, well Yeah, yeah, it's a shame isn't it? Yeah, very young man Forty-five. Oh Yes terribly upset Well, yes, she's do hear it about well any minute now We're gonna make the arrangements. Oh I wouldn't let it go near the place. No, I Certainly tell her you bet You bet You bet. Yeah, right Well, exactly. What did you want to know mr. Dollar anything that would help us locate the diamond? Have you talked to the police? No, I thought I'd amble around among the persons involved first Well, as I say you probably know more about that than I do I wish there was something I could say but the last time I saw George Benson was about two weeks ago You think this was an outside job? That's my opinion, but it's your speculation Oh, she is well send her in lead. I hope you won't mind mr. Dollar. That's mrs. Benson I'm taking you down to the dress makers. Oh, I see. Why don't you go out that door? Fine. Oh, thanks, mr. Karrigan's quite all right anything else I can do you'll let me know you bet I Didn't leave I sit in the little outer room and sneak to listen through the door There was some reason why mr. Karrigan had rushed me out one door while mrs. Benson came in another one I heard some things that made the whole case of the collegial diamond a lot more interesting I pushed the door open a crack Oh Going out of my mind all those people calling having to act unhappy. Well, this is your opportunity to be a real actor I'm awful at tears. You're beautiful Dan what if somebody should see let them let them see is what do I care? We're as free as birds There's a little place down in Bermuda a resort. I got a fold of the other day Beautiful place to have you won't believe how beautiful and as soon as it's proper about kitty Well, I told her before I left it. I wanted a divorce. I told her and she knows it That's why she went to Arizona get away to think things over. I didn't want to hurt her, but I wanted her to know Darling, I can't believe it. It's too good to be true. We've got to be careful. Very careful Darling I Love you On that somewhat touching note I quietly closed the office door turned toward the door that would lead me out into the corridor Put my foot to a rough edge of carpet and promptly fell flat on my face This brought car again running. I thought you were gone. Mr. Dollar. I thought so too Do you consider it quite ethical listening at keyholes? Didn't you know? Investigation is just a very polite word for snooping. Mr. Cargum. What is it Sam? He's an insurance investigator He's got everything not everything Mrs. Benson just enough to tell me that black is not your color No, it isn't I love black it all your husband. I tolerated my husband Mr. Dollar, you don't have to explain anything to him darling. He's just an insurance man The police might be interested to know about this little relationship. There are a number of angles here Could be that you and Mrs. Benson killed mr. Benson and removed the diamond to make the whole thing look like robbery Yes, mr. Dollar. It could be I Welcome any police investigation fine. I'll go right over. Oh wait, I Don't think right now would be quite the opportune time Guilty or not guilty. I have a reputation in the light of that corny love scene you two just played I can't imagine why mr. Dollar. Sorry Well, what do we do all stand around embarrassed? Let's have it. Why did I get the rush act out of your office? And that's simple mr. Dollar. I was afraid that Diane would give away our relationship. He's right. I'm not a very good actress When did this thing start? Must you know everything? I think so About seven years ago the world you were pulling over Benson's eyes must be pretty worn by now We did nothing to be ashamed. I resent I resent the whole thing I don't think I want to tell you anything more mr. Dollar. I don't blame you and you know It's all kind of doll anyway. I'll go to the police. They'll probably have something much more interesting Don't worry Kargan. I'm not going to breathe a word of this unless I feel it necessary But I never made it to police headquarters I got out in the street when a very large very quiet man in a brown and white sports shirt stopped me Mr. Dollar. Yeah, you like some information about what the fifth atropical I never play the ponies these ponies you play up in thanks. No up in Is that dangerous that steel thing in your pocket? I'm very discerning of you to recognize the outline inside, right Okay, bunny Relax dollar. Where are we going? You're going to sleep. I Open a groan in my own apartment. Nobody was there, but nobody As soon as I could focus my eyes I tried to lift myself off the floor After five tries I managed to turn my head What I saw made me want to go back to sleep again. The place was a mess There wasn't one inch that hadn't been gone over with what must have been attractive Every drawer in the place had been turned upside down The problem was reaching the phone. It was all of 10 feet away, but it might have been 10 miles I started to crawl about halfway to it. I grabbed hold of the court. I Pulled the phone toward me until I got my hands on the receiver Yeah, Johnny. Yeah, I can understand it Well, what you find out about the collegial diamond? You were right. It's gone. I don't know Well, what are you doing to find out right now? I'm just lying around somebody gave me a tumble Say are you drunk? You better send a doctor. I think I'm gonna pass out again. I can't talk to you now I'm not on the phone. I'm here. Huh? Oh You look funny with four heads I'll put this phone on. Oh, come on. Come on. Stop that nonsense. Now. Look, I hate to bother you with business But what happened to you? I'll tell it all to the police. You think I want the police in on this Oh, I keep them out publicity for the company. I want the public to think intercomersional is able to take care of itself Now come on. What happened? Somebody asked me for a ride. I mean ask me if I wanted a ride and they gave it to me Looks like they were looking for something Did you have something they might been looking for if I had something they were looking for I wouldn't know it But they must have thought I had something they were Look, I'm going round and round already asked me no question. Have you got any idea what it might be they were looking for? Maybe the diamond See that's right that could be now go away Well, we'll take you off the case and put someone else on so you can have a nice rest Oh, no, you don't well I thought that would tap you up money always does not get out of here. Let me pass my head back on you want something Yeah Get me an ass. Oh Yeah, yeah, sure. How are you? What happened? They found the gun that killed dad. Oh good Where was it in my purse into the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar in just a moment For an hour of rapid-fire entertainment the show goes on is the show for you these Friday nights on most of these same CBS stations it's an intimate glimpse into a fascinating angle of backstage life a series of honest to goodness auditions for jobs in theater and nightclubs and radio The singers and comedians you hear our face-to-face with managers agents and bookers ready to hire them on the spot Take an option or turn thumbs down be sure to hear the show goes on and its latest act this Friday night Now with our star Edmond O'Brien we return to the second act of yours truly Johnny dollar Expensive on item three taxi fare again one dollar and thirty cents to the Hartford City Jail We're an old buddy of mine by the name of Lieutenant Parnell was quizzing miss Benson with the nastiest bunch of leading questions I've ever heard Now why did you kill your father miss Benson? Oh come on come on. We'll make it much easier for you Come on give her a break I wondered when you'd be over Hey, what happened to your head when I find out I'll let you know I'll let him talk you into a thing Betty get a good lawyer Well for one thing Corrigan is on his way over for another the best lawyer in the world couldn't do it any good The gun had her prints all over it would I put a murder weapon in my purse with my fingerprints on it? Lieutenant now would I if you didn't have time to get rid of the gun? Why not? You're getting woozy lieutenant Why don't you take a break? They've got the Giants game on the radio out there I might go out and see how they're doing. No, no, no, I might miss something dolly Maybe you can do better with it than I can I'll just sit down over here and listen Okay, now Betty how did the gun get into your purse? I don't know mr. Dollar the lieutenant was searching through my room and found this purse There it was, but I didn't carry that purse tonight dad was killed I haven't used that person a long time somebody put the gun in there and you prove it Well No, nobody saw you that evening. It's nobody but Bob Bob your boyfriend. All right now. I've got the necessary paper. You leave her alone Dollar, what are you doing here? I just came over to add to the confusion. It's Betty. Are you all right? Looks like Grand Central Station. Come on Betty. We'll have you out of here in jig time This is Bob Gorman my fiance mr. Dollar and lieutenant pineal. Oh, yeah, that was nice like a Washington hostess Now, let's try to wind this thing up Mr. Corrigan Were you anywhere in the vicinity of the Benson home the night mr. Benson was murdered absolutely not? Oh, yes, you were you are visiting Betty's mother. That's a deliberate lie. I was nowhere near I Don't know why I'm submitting to intimidation from you Gorman seems to be a little difference of opinion here lieutenant You were quite a comfort to mrs. Benson during the period of her bereavement weren't you Corrigan? I refused to answer on the ground that it might incriminate me you're darn right It would incriminate you the way you've been carrying on with mrs. Benson everybody knows about Bob no I'm gonna get it off my chest Betty's father was no sooner dead than he was hustling mrs. Benson this place and why are you young? Temper temper mr. Corrigan. I'd say that for the jury. He can't make accusations like that They aren't just accusations mr. Corrigan. They're true Nobody had a better reason to kill dad than you did love huh say anybody in this room happen to know where the collegial diamond is No, I didn't think so I just wanted to say goodbye, okay now go ahead Expensive on item for twelve dollars and twenty cents miscellaneous taxi fares all over the place I went on a little visit to Corrigan's apartment and found something of interest little flip of paper on which was written in the highest form of legal language Of course, I owe you two thousand dollars George Benson. I worked my way into Bob Gorman's apartment There I found a bill from the Garant Detective Agency Then to police headquarters again where I found a picture of a man who was tall and thin and had a little well-trimmed Moustache and I went home where I found a man who was tall thin and had a little well-trimmed moustache Who's drinking my bourbon You're drinking my bourbon Look what you did to my head Improvement. All right. What do you want the diamond? What else? I don't have it. I don't believe it the search the place I already did Well, I guess that does it. I'll see you later. Don't go I said don't go Okay, drop the gun Sit down and finish your drink. I didn't come here alone I'm not downstairs in three minutes. You'll come up. I'm all the merrier. Who do you work for myself? That's right friend. I want all the excuse. I can get to beat the pulp out of it on not now cut it Who do you work for? Corrigan, what's the deal? You wanted me to get the gun. Oh, you planted it in Betty's purse I didn't and I didn't kill Bench neither I Went to get the gun, but it was gone and I thought you had it But you didn't have it though. You were working for Corrigan. Yeah Okay, now let's start all over again What do you work for I told you Corrigan this isn't gonna be much fun for you friend I'll listen lay off of me. I'm telling you the truth. I tell you the truth and you keep on hit me now That ain't fair. Oh do your work. Okay. What's the deal? She hired me to get the time why she killed her husband so she'd get away with Corrigan She wanted me to break in and get the diamonds so it looked like robbery see robbery and murder. See here. We go again Will you leave me be I can keep this up all night if I have to why don't you tell me Who you think I work for then instead of beating up on me I want to hear it from you. Look chum since you knocked me on the head. I get spells of bad temper. All right The guarantee take you now we're getting some place How did you know my name? Well, it's a byword in every precinct police station from here to Ishpeming You were hired by Bob Gorman. I was hired by Bob. You killed Benson. I don't know who killed it What were you hired for to get the diamond? Bob's got it. Here's a partner. I start working on you Don't don't act so tough now. Who's got the diamond Corrigan? Look if you've got all the answers. What are you asking me for pick my boy? I'm amazed I've seen liars in my time, but I've never run across anything like you How can you do it with such a straight face, huh? I'll tell you the truth as you see it. Don't you hit me no more now Bob Gorman hired you That's the truth all right me hide you to get the diamond, but you didn't find the diamond there You found Benson dead. I walked in there. I'm telling you I was never more surprised in my life There was Benson in that chair I hired out to do a lot of things but murder that's not for me There ain't money enough in the world to make me commit murder slugging you do For good money they can not interested in who killed Benson personally. I don't think you know I want to know where the diamond is Why know where the diamond is it was gone when I got there. I thought you had it. That's why I slugged you very I'm tired. I got a splitting headache. Finish your drink and get out of here. No, thanks It really is lousy burger Things were as dark as ever Vic was no help I knew Bob hired him but that was all on you The next stop seemed to me to be Bob himself. I called him and told him to come over He was very accommodating a half-hour later. He was tapping gently at my door Mr. Dollar on in Don't mind the dirty glass and the table there. I just got through entertaining one of your employees one of my employees I believe he said his name was Vic Vic Hastings never heard of him. Come on, Bob You can be yourself with me Vic talked to me like a brother. I never heard of you may not be conscious of it Bob but you're in plenty of trouble. The police are looking for the diamond. They're sure whoever has the diamond killed Mr. Benson I'm just an insurance investigator. I have nothing to do with the police department All right, Mr. Dollar. I did hire Vic Hastings. I sent him after the time you thought I had it Yes, when he found out you didn't he came back and threatened me. He wanted money I didn't have any but I told him I'd give him a cut when I got it Is this a regular business of yours dealing diamond? Look, Mr. Dollar, I didn't kill Mr. Benson. I didn't ask you that I asked you about the diamond. I heard about the diamond when Mr. Benson bought it. I had to have it I wasn't going to sell it. Not then. I just wanted it I crashed a party at the Benson house about four or five months ago I met Betty and I started to date. That's as good a way as any. Well, you've got it wrong, Mr. Dollar Sure, I wanted to get at the diamond. That's that's why I started taking Betty out, but things are different I love her. We want to get married. Very sweet Only you didn't hire Vic to get the diamond four or five months ago, Gorman to get that pleading look out of your eyes You don't do a thing to me. You're not going to the police Put it down Gorman. Stay where you are. Don't try to follow me or I'll blow your head off This is Dala, Lieutenant. Better send out a code one on Bob Gorman Well, you can call it suspicion of murder Ben to count item five one twenty taxi pad at the Benson home I found Mrs. Benson in a sad state upstairs due to her husband's death and her daughter's incarceration Hi, Mr. Pester me about a thing like this now, Mr. Dollar. Haven't you any consideration? Sorry, Mrs. Pester, but it's a job. Soon we get over this hurdle the better off we are now I know all about your relationship with Clark. All of that has nothing to do with the case Well, perhaps not. I know who killed my husband and I know why and I know who has the diamond I can't prove it. I couldn't take it into a court of law. Let me worry about that. What's your idea, Mrs. Benson? Bob Gorman Why do you think he did it? He has a violent temper. He hated George. Hated him like poison George never wanted him to marry Betty. Sorry that motive doesn't click with me Now let me tell you who killed your husband you and Carrigan. You wanted to get rid of him You two are the only ones who knew the combination of the state You took the diamond and killed Ben and you planted a gun in Betty's purse Do you mean to suggest that I would try to make my own daughter out to be a murderer? Not just what you hoped the police would think. That if anybody were framing your daughter it wouldn't be you You knew the police would clear Betty because she was nowhere near the house when the murder occurred And you thought they'd assume that Bob Gorman planted the gun in Betty's purse That's a lie Come on, Mrs. Benson. It's all out in the open now Stay where you are, darling. Carrigan. I was expecting you You're pretty good at this business of investigation, aren't you? It's a shame to have to end such a brilliant career That's the way it goes Good day, Gondemara. You aren't going to mess up Mrs. Benson's pretty bedroom, are you? Not at all. We'll just go out the back way Open the door, darling Glad to After you He's all right, Mrs. Benson Come on, get up, Carrigan. The lieutenant is waiting In case you should ask how did you know Mr. Dollar that Carrigan and Mrs. Benson killed George Benson The answer? I took a big guess I told them my guess and with the authority of an Illinois judge They swallowed it and they confessed To wind it all up, I might add the following They got Bob Gorman He's being sent up along with Vic Hastings His police record makes Vicks look like a bad report card Which means Betty is going to have to look for a new boyfriend The insurance company has saved a good deal of money Everybody bad goes to the penitentiary Everybody good stays free Which proves that bluff is better than logic This time anyway Expense account item 6 Dr. Bill and Mr. Laney for my sore head amounting to 25 dollars Expense account total, 65 dollars and 34 cents And that's pretty cheap. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar Yours truly, Johnny Dollar stars Edmund O'Brien in the title role Is written by Gil Dowd and David Ellis With music composed and conducted by Leith Stephen Edmund O'Brien can soon be seen in the Columbia Pictures production 7-Eleven Ocean Drive Featured in our cast this evening were Wally Mayer, Jane Webb Bill Johnstone, Virginia Gregg, Stacey Harris Bill Boucher and Harry Bartell Yours truly, Johnny Dollar is produced and directed by Jaime Del Valle Join us again next week at this same time When from Hollywood Edmund O'Brien returns In another transcribed adventure of Yours truly, Johnny Dollar Expense account on Friday night With two of CBS's top thrillers Broadway is my beat and up for parole Heard over most of these same CBS stations The gay white way is the scene for many An exciting criminal chase with Danny Clover On Broadway is my beat The actual files of parole boards across America Come the stories of men and women Who are up for parole For a thrill and a chill Broadway is my beat and up for parole Bill the Bill Welcome to Gangbusters, every Saturday night The Columbia Broadcasting System