 From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar This is Robert Ecker mr. Parsons secretary you telephone this office for an appointment with mr. Parsons. That's right I'm an investigator mr. Ecker. I was sent here by Eastern casually in trust We understand David Parsons is missing. I want to talk to mr. Parsons senior about it Well, mr. Parsons senior isn't in the office today. He's home ill. This is pretty important mr. Ecker, maybe I better call him at home. Why don't you come to the office? I'll try to arrange to take you out there I don't want to be a lot of trouble Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey and the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance Investigator ours truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny dollar to the Eastern casualty and trust company number 25 Yardley Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts The following is an accounting of expenditure is during my investigation of the Calakley's matter Expense account item one two hundred dollars five cents airfare in incidentals Hartford, Los Angeles Arrived at midnight once straight to the Beverly Hilton had a good night's sleep and woke up to an early spring heat wave By 9 o'clock. I had placed my call to Parsons stocks and bonds at 10 o'clock. I met Robert Ecker in person He was a man about my age with a thin face and good clothes Judging from his office the job of secretary was a pretty responsible one. I don't quite understand this mr. Dollar what made you think that mr. Parsons junior is missing Is he around you mean is he in town? Yeah, is he in town is he around can I see him? Well, none of us exactly knows where he is, but he's not what you'd call missing Well now that depends on how you look at it, mr. Ecker we understand David Parsons hasn't been seen for 10 days. Is my information wrong? Well, no, no what you say is true You mean you're here to look into the matter. That's about it. May I say something sure? When you're speaking of David Parsons in front of his father mr. Parsons senior I Suggest that you don't use that word missing. I'll try to remember that the connotation might upset him I'm certainly doesn't regard mr. Parsons absence in the missing sense. Maybe you can tell me how he does regard it I'm afraid I can't Mr. Parsons senior doesn't confide in me. How about David Parsons wife? Sorry How about your own opinion? I'd rather keep my opinions to myself mr. Dollar. There's nothing personal, but Mr. Parsons senior is very adamant about certain matters in other words mr. Parsons senior does all of the thinking for Publication so to speak. Yes What concern does the eastern casualty interest company have in this matter? Yes, so what is the bonding company's concern a hundred thousand dollars? It was an automatic write-up on David Parsons junior when he entered the firm. I still don't understand David Parsons had access to great amounts of money and transferable bonds here That's where we're responsible mr. Ecker Is that an inference? If it sounds like I'm worried that David Parsons might have walked off with some money or some bonds It's an inference. It's rather ridiculous isn't I don't know whether it is or not mr. Ecker I regarded that way mr. Parsons is worth a considerable amount of money a Million dollars would be a conservative estimate of his fortune His father of course is well mr. Parsons senior. Yes, where well aware mr. Parsons holding But sometimes things aren't what they seem you know what I mean No, I'm afraid I don't know exactly what you mean mr. Dollar. Well now Take these for instance. Take these here these copies of eastern casualty's policies on your desk, mr. Ecker Now let's see you call me about nine. It's a little after ten now That gave you an hour to dig them out study them over and answer for yourself the exact questions You've been making me answer. Isn't that about it? mr. Ecker Yes Yes, I'd say that's just about it mr. Dollar Robert Ecker drove me out to the Bel Air home of David Parsons senior On the way he spoke of the weather the situation and now jeers the trouble He had making reservations for weekends and Palm Springs and the low-fuel consumption of his new student Baker Golden Hawk He avoided very carefully any further mention of David Parsons, Jr. The missing son I put a couple of direct questions to him which he answered indirectly by referring me to mr. Parsons senior So I let her go at that Jenny Jenny Somebody must be around you said your phone. I did Jenny. Oh Hello, hello Robert nobody around no one so far. They must be upstairs. He's been at it today Called me over here an hour ago. Oh, I'm Mrs. Parsons. I'm Johnny dollar. How do you do? I beg your pardon? You shouldn't Robert. It was purposeful and Mrs. Parsons. I'm the one you're not supposed to meet mr. Dollar I'm David's wife. I Just received orders from upstairs that this matter will be handled upstairs. Is that so? Oh, yes That's quite so My father-in-law feels that he has extraordinary competence in this matter as in all matters all Robert We'd better get along mr. Dollar. How do you feel? I feel fine. I mean about your father-in-law handling it That makes very little difference mr. Dollar. It's my husband who's missing but his son You're a policeman or a detective, aren't you in a way? Yes. You look like a very charming man mr. Dollar I Just a moment mr. Parsons You may have to practice some charm on him. Thank you for the tip Mrs. Parsons. Not at all. It's nice to have met you Good morning Robert. Good morning Mrs. Parsons We'd better get up there Robert Ecker let me upstairs into a massive bedroom that could only have been decorated for a massive old man Which is exactly what David Parsons senior turned out to be Six and a half feet tall I guessed at it since he was stretched out in bed He had a pair of cold black eyes and white hair liberally sprinkled with gray He spilled a briefcase full of papers and documents off the bed punched his pillow around and glared hard at me What's his name? This is mr. Dollar mr. Parsons. You see we had any credentials. No, sir We'll find out Mr. Dollar sure sure Here look these over. I looked them over hand them to me. Yes, mr. Parsons. They could be forgeries It could be a newspaper reporter something like that Go downstairs and use the whole phone call this company and see if they have anyone named Johnny dollar working for them Hurry it up. Yes, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Those credentials are genuine. You know it and I know it mr. Parsons I'm not waiting around here while you call Boston and talk to someone there. You won't believe either Now I'm at the Beverly Hilton you call me when you've made up your mind to talk about this matter fine Now get out. I got in town last night and contacted your office first thing I wanted to talk to you about it first for several reasons One you're David Parsons father. It's your company not his that can be jeopardized in a situation like this To you seem the logical man to see to clear up the matter easily Now that I've seen you I'm not so sure of that I'll have to go to somebody else. Wait a minute. What do you mean go to somebody else? I mean, I'm not going to sit in the hotel room cooling my heels waiting for you to call me I have to find out about this and there are other people to talk to your son's wife the whole household They wouldn't let you in the police if I have I'd break you I'd break you in half Then I'd get pretty mad and both halves of me and figure this thing out if it took a million years and a million dollars Ecker yes, sir get out of here. Yes, sir You've got five minutes I've got five minutes and 10 minutes and a million minutes if I need them We have a report your son's been missing for 10 days now One of our brokers reported it. He happened to be one of your son's clients missing All right, where is he? How would I know I take that to mean you don't know Do you have any ideas? Of course not Have you had an audit of your books since he disappeared? What have you had an audit? Is there anything missing bonds cash in the company? Ecker, Ecker Throw this bum out of here and make sure he bounces a couple of times Throw him out. I've got you by a good 25 pounds. Ecker Maybe you'd better leave mr. Dollar. I think I'll stay Oh, if I could get out of this bed. I'd do it myself. Ecker run along mr. Ecker He'll calm down. I can wait him out. You leave without throwing him out and you're fired throw him out I'll wait for you downstairs All right sit down What days today friday it is a week ago tuesday David left the house according to his wife and that's the last anyone saw him no word nothing since then no police Of course not no police. I can hear you. I can hear you. Why you know why as well as I do An investment broker missing what the papers wouldn't do with that. What's been going on nothing We've been waiting to hear from him. No one's done anything What is there to do that won't bring out the press? Look, I'm not worried about the press. I'm worried about your son Mr. Parsons Whatever happened to him has had a 10 day start and nothing's been done about it Now how about the books? What about them? Have you had an audit now? Look here you young boy now, will you? I ask you a simple question. Have you found anything missing? I haven't looked Where are you going? What you say is true. No one's seen or heard of david parson's for 10 days Then i'm gonna get some help what help police. I don't want any police in on this How much does your responsibility come to a hundred thousand dollars? I'll post it in cash You what I'll post that amount of money and assume your liability if there is a liability You'll never get a fair offer than that. I don't want this matter to get into the papers Well Look, mr. Parsons. We have assumed liability and we can't transfer it at this date. It's it's out of the question So let's start our planning from there I met mrs. Parsons downstairs. I understand. She's not supposed to meet me or see me now. Is that right? Yeah Well, you better fix up that part of it. That's so yeah Suppose I don't I'll see her anyhow Get out of here He was looking for something to throw when I stepped out the door and walked down the hall to the stairway At the foot of the stairs. I looked around for robert eckard who wasn't around I found my head by the door and then I ran into mrs. Parsons again, mr. Dahle Yes, what's been decided? What's he gonna do about david? Well, it's pretty hard to say what he's gonna do about anything. What are you gonna do? I was gonna drive over to your house this afternoon and ask you to go to the police making a missing persons report If you refuse to do that. I was going to the police myself and asked their help Do you think that's the thing to do? I mean a missing person report. Yep. I think that's the thing to do I'll be home later this afternoon. You might hear it. All right Say two o'clock fine He cool off. Oh for a second or two Some museum piece he is Be careful of him, mr. Dahle. He'll break your heart He's your kind You're his dish of meat I didn't pay much attention to that remark from robert ecker I thought about sven golly and rasputin and a couple of fellas like that I didn't link a parson senior in the same class with them But I should have guessed it ecker's trying to tell me, but I just wouldn't listen Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story tomorrow Some more facts about how the earth swallowed a man Join us. Won't you yours truly johnny dollar Johnny dollar starring bob bailey is transcribed in hollywood written by john dawson It is produced and directed by jack john stone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly johnny dollar Roy rowan speaking