 From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Lola, why are you at a hotel over at Marisol Beach Marisol Beach you're here in Barbados Look when I left you in New Orleans you promised to go back home to New York. I know but I just couldn't stay there look It's my husband. You're after Johnny. He's an embezzler and according to you. He's even a Murderer, but he's still my husband If there's anything I can do to help you Lola the best you can do is to stay away Sorry, I just can't Johnny. Please don't try to make me Lola I'm coming over to see you 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 yours truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location Barbados British West Indies To the Home Office Universal Adjustment Bureau Hartford, Connecticut assignment the Phantom Chase matter expense account continued Item 23 a dollar 20 American cab fair to Lola's hotel at Marisol Beach. She was waiting for me on the terrace I'm not mad Lola. It's just that I hate to see you keep leading with your chin It's the best way. I know of to get kicked in the face. I know after all chase is done. You still I've discovered something about me. Yeah, what do you mean? It does hurt to get kicked in the face. It hurts plenty but you know After a while you get over being hurt. Oh When you found out it was a woman who arranged Tom's hideout in New Orleans, I thought Well, it seemed like the end of the world for me up to that point I kept trying to tell myself that the reason Tom had embezzled the money was because he was in trouble of some kind And I could help him But I guess down deep I knew right from the start It had to be another woman And that's why I wanted you to go back to New York Lola. I don't want to see you get hurt anymore. I know But Johnny, I don't think I can be hurt anymore. Yeah, well, I wouldn't count on it. I mean it When I found out there was another It ended a lot of things for me And one of them was the way I used to feel about Tom You're over it now Not completely of course, but Things are different with me now, then I still don't get why you came down here I still want to help Tom if it's humanly possible. Don't you see? Let's say I feel obligated to because of the way things used to be Does that make sense Johnny? Yeah, I guess Well, I gotta be going now Lola it looks like your husband has holed up on an island about three hours from here Is he all right? I wouldn't know I haven't been close enough to find out except once And that once got me a lump on the head. What do you mean? Oh, I ran into a girl named Connie He thought she was Tom's friend. She offered to locate him for me I guess he was following and caught up with me down at the waterfront. He attacked you? Yeah Then it turned out the girl was only trying to promote herself a trip back to the States She knew I was looking for chase. She'd had a date or two with him So she saw a chance to make some money, but how did you find out where Tom's hiding the girl heard him talking to a fisherman? She pointed him out to me. He told me he'd taken chase to Lagos Island That fisherman's on the level it looks like the case is just about wound up and if he isn't it could be another trap But with luck, I should be back by dark with your husband Expense account item 24 915 long distance call to chase a senior partner George Everson in New York I Figured he ought to know that Lola was down here in Barbados Now she just arrived this morning She says she's over that part of it. You don't know Lola. I don't think she'll ever be over Tom chase It's a dollar. I'm going to take the first plane to Barbados and bring Lola back to New York with me Yeah, I think that's a good idea. Mr. Everson this time. Maybe you can make her stay Things could get a little rough around here, and I just assumed she was somewhere else Johnny you've located Chase. I think so Maybe if I came down right away, I could persuade him to get himself afraid It's a little too late for that Mr. Everson. It looks like Chase is holed up on a deserted island I'm leaving in a few minutes to pick him up. He doesn't know you're coming. That's what I'm gonna find out see you when I get back I hope Item 25 30 bucks rental on a power cruiser. I wanted one I could handle a loan and one with a radio After I'd arranged for it. I told the owner to get it ready. Well, I paid a visit to Inspector Whitzett at Colonial Police headquarters Larger silence, sir. That's where this chap chase is hiding. Yeah, it looks like it According to this chart I have it's about three hours out. Yes, that's about I should think How'd you find out that Chase was there? Well, I finally located that girl Connie who pulled the disappearing act on me good Not good turns out. She isn't Chase's girl after all. Oh, at least I don't think she is But she'd heard him talking to a fisherman. She pointed out the fisherman and he told me he'd taken Chase to Lagos Island I wonder Mr. Donna. Hmm. Oh, doesn't the whole story sound just a wee bit pat to you? Yeah, and that's just what's worrying me This whole deal could be a trap Connie gets still be Chase's girl and that fisherman could be in on the deal, too In which case you could be in for a bit of trouble at Lagos Island. Well, there's one way to find out inspector Well, let's hope it's not the wrong way. What do you know about Lagos? Well, it's a fairly flat pretty heavy underbrush The small cove with a rickety pier and an abandoned house on the other side of the island anyone living on the island I mean other than Chase. No, not that I know of or they used to be rather good sport fishing out there But that died down a couple of years ago. Oh, I doubt that anyone's been near the place in quite a while. I see Look inspector. I'd like you to do me a favor. I said, well, I've got a radio on the boat. I run it my call letters are 6x3 Now here's a description of the fisherman in this boat I'd appreciate it if you could have one of your men keep an eye on him and radio to me if he puts out to see After I do very well, of course, even if he did put to see it wouldn't necessarily prove that he was working with Chase Was going after you do you might just be going fishing? Oh, sure. Just one thing though inspector. Hmm. I don't want to be the fish I Went down to the waterfront my boat was all ready. So I went aboard and shoved off Once out of the harbor I set my course for Lagos out The boat was equipped with a rig for lashing the wheel in position sort of an automatic pilot So I snapped it in place and started down into the cabin and then I saw the cabin was occupied Lola Hello, John. Oh Great for two cents. I knew you'd turn back and put me sure but please don't I can't but only because I can't afford to take the time I'm glad but if you think I like the idea of your stowing away. You're crazy Give I tell me why you did it for a very good reason. Well, that's happened Tom Obviously doesn't want to be found. I think he's made that clear enough and you will you're the kind who doesn't stop until you finish your job, so That being the way things are Johnny somebody could get hurt And I couldn't stand that I thought that maybe if I came there There wouldn't be any violence. Oh, look Lola Chase isn't gonna get hurt if you'll just be sensible. I I wasn't only thinking of Tom. I Wouldn't want you to get hurt either Johnny. Oh, I've thought Thought about your lot But how wonderful you've been to me It's funny. What is oh? Just that if things were different, maybe you and I Maybe But things never are different alone. I know Are you sure that's the reason you came along? What do you mean? It wouldn't by any chance be because you want to help Tom Chase help him I told you Johnny if there's anything I can do to help you. I want to That's why I came I mean Help him get away from me Thanks for your very charming opinion of me It's wonderful knowing that's the way you feel look Lola whatever my own private opinions and feelings are or might be sometimes I have to file them away and concentrate on the way things look When the time comes Johnny You'll see that that isn't the way it is at all. I hope so because the time could be pretty soon That's a 6x3 go ahead. This is inspector with that dollar. Oh, yes, Inspector The fisherman in question left the harbor about 20 minutes after you did you may be following you Be careful. I'll try believe me. Thanks inspector over and out What does that mean Johnny? It means that this Lagos island deal could be a trap. Oh, what are you going to do? Find out what else we kept going a couple of hours later. We started the There's no sign of life and I headed to the rickety pale. There was nobody in sight. So we went ashore Inspector Whitsitt had said the house was on the other side of the island. So we started through the underbrush Dance How far is it across the island Johnny? Oh a lot of mile. I think Is there anything over there a deserted house, although it's probably not deserted now Easy through here. This stuff is pretty rough for me Look Tom won't give himself up Will you let me talk to him? Oh, I don't know. I'm not gonna take any chances with you Lola You mean you still think I might try to help him escape. I mean he could be pretty dangerous right now Well, he'd never turn on me Johnny. Don't count on it. I remember a guy named Freddy Quintana who tried to turn him in back New Orleans Freddy wound up dead. No, I still can't believe Tom had anything to do with that. He's not the type You were saying Lola Who knows in this underbrush come on down in the gully he's shooting wild you mustn't be able to see us What do we do? Work a way along the gully and keep as quiet as possible Maybe we can spot him from the other end You're gone you're you're not going to try to To shoot him. You think he's trying to shake hands with us. Oh, but be quiet Can you see anything at all? Oh nothing Hold it a minute. Not a sound Now look you better stay right here. Lola. This is a fairly shallow spot. You'll be safe. What are you gonna do track him down Johnny? How do you know it's Tom? I don't I don't but whoever it is is sure not hanging the welcome man out for us I'm funny that way Lola. I don't like getting shot at now. You stay here. I say Still wild came from a different direction that sounded there from behind us toward the beach. Well, they must have circled around us Hey, what's the matter beach? Oh Brother is this a sucker play? What do you mean? He's heading for our boat. Come on We took off through the underbrush heading for the beach. It was slow going lines kept grabbing our legs the footing was bad Then we finally came out into the opening. I saw my hunch was right He'd started the boat was pulling away By the time we got to the pier he was heading out to sea out of range He turned and looked back at us over his shoulder Johnny. It's Tom. It is Tom Here's our star to tell you about the next exciting episode of this story next a friend of the rescue and an Unfriendly phone call from a killer join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed In Hollywood written by Robert Reif it is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Be sure to join us for the next exciting episode of this story on yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking