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Tuesdays at five pm Eastern time if you want to 28 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:30,560 be on live with the chat and otherwise should be available by eight pm Eastern 29 00:03:30,599 --> 00:03:34,879 time most days. Well, now it's time to get into this week's yours 30 00:03:34,919 --> 00:03:39,520 truly. Johnny doll or Cereal actually recorded myself saying as always, but then 31 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:44,400 I remember that this week is going to be a little bit different because we've 32 00:03:44,439 --> 00:03:49,960 got a six parter. So we will be playing the first three episodes of 33 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:57,400 this serial today, then we will play the final three episodes of this serial 34 00:03:57,639 --> 00:04:02,400 on Friday. Now, if you are did listen to all six episodes together, 35 00:04:02,759 --> 00:04:08,680 then go ahead and pause the podcast now, then come back on Friday 36 00:04:08,879 --> 00:04:13,840 and listen to the whole thing in one block. But now we're going to 37 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:19,240 bring you the first three episodes, which are labeled not one, two, 38 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:24,879 and three as you might expect, but one, one, A, and 39 00:04:24,959 --> 00:04:29,160 two. So we're going to be playing episodes one, one, A, 40 00:04:29,639 --> 00:04:34,759 and two of The Cranesburg Matter from August twenty fourth, twenty seventh, and 41 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:43,079 twenty eighth of nineteen fifty six. Let's go ahead and take a lesson from 42 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:50,720 Hollywood. It's time now for Johnny Dellar Bob laughter, Johnny Trinch state guarantee. 43 00:04:50,759 --> 00:04:54,040 Oh yeah, I've been a long time. I wish it were a 44 00:04:54,079 --> 00:04:57,439 longer time. Nothing personal in that is he no, no, just bad 45 00:04:57,519 --> 00:05:00,160 tamper. I'm on the prize, Johnny. We had a pearl next the 46 00:05:00,199 --> 00:05:02,079 swipe and it's got me irritated. Does the same thing to an oster the 47 00:05:02,079 --> 00:05:05,279 way I hear yeah, but in reverse. If an oyster gets irritated and 48 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:09,680 he makes a pearl, I lose a pearl. I get irritated right now, 49 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:14,759 I'm irritated. Thirty eight pearls worth saying money twenty thousand clams. Ever 50 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,160 hear of smiley pearls smiley pew oh sure, small time jewel thief. A 51 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,560 couple of raps haven't heard him lately, though, Well you're here now. 52 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,839 He boned us from Ohian hour Goal says he's got the necklace, wants to 53 00:05:25,879 --> 00:05:28,879 talk a deal. Who is your client? Girl named Melbur Crane, a 54 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,000 real snooty tuty. The way I get it, owns a town or something, 55 00:05:31,319 --> 00:05:34,839 anyhouse named after her family, Greensburg, Ohio. Well, if I 56 00:05:34,879 --> 00:05:38,160 can find it on the map, I'll see aim by the plane reservation, 57 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:48,959 by the Johnny you already got one tonight and every weekday night. Bob Bailey 58 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:54,079 in the Transcribed Adventures of the Man with the Action Packed Expenser, cout America's 59 00:05:54,120 --> 00:06:14,519 Fabulous Freelance Insurance Investigator Truley Johnny Dollar from Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the home 60 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,879 office Tri State Guarantee Company, Hartford Connecticut. The following is an accounting of 61 00:06:17,959 --> 00:06:26,319 expenditures during my investigation of the Cranesburg matter. Item one one hundred and five 62 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:30,600 dollars and thirty five cents incinn nettles in Hartford and transportation to Cranesburg, Ohio. 63 00:06:30,399 --> 00:06:33,439 I checked into the hotel, the Crane Hotel, incidentally, and per 64 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:39,839 instructions waited for contact by one Smiley Prowl jewel thief. That Crane name was 65 00:06:39,879 --> 00:06:42,360 beginning to run out of my ears. So for the moment at least, 66 00:06:42,399 --> 00:06:46,480 I postponed calling on the family itself. As it happened, though the family 67 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,839 came to me, or at any rate, one of them did come in. 68 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:57,480 My name is Phineas Crane. Mister Dollar, Oh sure, sure, 69 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:01,079 come on in, mister Crane, thank you, sir. You're related to 70 00:07:01,079 --> 00:07:05,399 miss Melbury Crane. Melbury is my niece and the necklace belonged to her. 71 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:10,319 That is correct. It was her own personal property, not a part of 72 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:14,040 any family holding. Oh I see well, sinner, I want you miss 73 00:07:14,079 --> 00:07:19,439 Crane. Oh thank you. Just two constitutes the family you mentioned well. 74 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:24,040 As a matter of fact, mister Dolla, only Melbourne myself. Now we're 75 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:29,279 the last remaining survivors. Oh, now I see your unpacking. So you 76 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,800 just go right ahead and forgive my intrusion. Well, yeah, it did 77 00:07:31,879 --> 00:07:34,839 catch me a little by surprise. I just got in town a few minutes 78 00:07:34,879 --> 00:07:39,600 ago, and I wasn't expecting for listeners. Mister Lawder of the insurance company 79 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,160 wired that you were coming, and I was waiting here at the hotel. 80 00:07:42,279 --> 00:07:46,920 Oh, I understand the thief has approached you. Well no, not me 81 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,639 personally. No, he falled the main office in Hartford and talked to Lawder. 82 00:07:50,959 --> 00:07:56,600 I see, I'll probably hear from him sometimes afternoon. Now you say, 83 00:07:56,879 --> 00:08:01,519 he mister Dollar, are you certain the hall was from a man? 84 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,040 Laughter? Was certain? Do you have some reason to data? Oh? 85 00:08:05,079 --> 00:08:11,199 No, not at all. I just wondered. The name he gave is 86 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:16,800 a known jewel thief, several previous convictions, sminally pre and the call was 87 00:08:16,839 --> 00:08:22,319 made from here in Cranesburg. Yeah that's right. Well that's very remarkable. 88 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,439 Why so, Well, this is quite a small town, as you've no 89 00:08:24,519 --> 00:08:30,160 doubt noticed. Now, a strange you would draw attention, be somewhat conspicuous. 90 00:08:30,319 --> 00:08:33,039 Oh not necessarily. Smiley may have come here some time ago to establish 91 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:37,360 himself. You may even have met him, mister Crane. Oh, oh 92 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:41,720 no, I'm quite sure that I was utterly impossible. Did later we are 93 00:08:41,759 --> 00:08:43,960 you a description? No, no, of course not. And how can 94 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,600 you be so sure? Well? I just have met any strangers in the 95 00:08:48,639 --> 00:08:54,279 last few months, not a one, I see. Well, I am 96 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:58,519 now at home. Can I can I, alady have something from the bar, 97 00:08:58,639 --> 00:09:00,480 mister Crank? Oh no, no, no, thank you, No, 98 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:01,840 I really have to run on. I only stopped in for a minute. 99 00:09:03,279 --> 00:09:05,840 Did you have anything special in mine? Oh no, no, no, 100 00:09:05,919 --> 00:09:11,919 nothing at all. I don't believe you, mister Crane. I beg 101 00:09:11,919 --> 00:09:16,759 your pardon. Well, I just don't believe you care for cigarette? Oh 102 00:09:16,799 --> 00:09:20,080 no, no, no, thank you. I never smoked, and I 103 00:09:20,759 --> 00:09:24,000 must say I failed to understand your implication. You understand it all right, 104 00:09:24,279 --> 00:09:28,080 mister. I want to leave, mister Crane. Is there something funny about 105 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,960 the loss of that necklace? Certainly? And what's up? I merely came 106 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,720 here to offer my help, and Melbourne too. Of course, I wanted 107 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:39,919 you to know that we'll be glad to cooperate fully in any action you may 108 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:45,519 choose to take. That's very generous of you and your niece. My niece 109 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:50,759 well, she's a very remarkable girl, Melby. Oh, yeah, she's 110 00:09:50,799 --> 00:09:56,120 a trifle headstrong times course, and not always inclined to use the best judgement. 111 00:09:56,799 --> 00:10:01,360 How has she shown this lack of judge mister cran, Oh, there's 112 00:10:01,399 --> 00:10:07,080 nothing specific at all. But I did want you. I did want to 113 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:11,240 see you before you talk to her, you understand, and let you know 114 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,440 kind of what to expect. As you might say, Well, naturally, 115 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:18,679 she's very upset over the loss of her necklace. I imagine you don't have 116 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:22,120 any hope I suppose of recovering it. Well, as a matter of fact, 117 00:10:22,159 --> 00:10:24,200 I have a lot of hope of recovering it, possibly within twenty four 118 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,840 hours. See. Oh, well in Melbourne. Be very happy to hear 119 00:10:28,879 --> 00:10:33,240 that it was an engagement gift, to understand, and from her fiance Dean 120 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,919 Sells his name. Oh, she was quite broken up when he was stolen. 121 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:41,000 Well, a twenty thousand dollars necklace is a pretty fair loss, now, 122 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,679 mister Crane. Oh, it's not the intrinsic value at all. Mister 123 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,000 No, I suppose not, since that part of it is covered by the 124 00:10:48,039 --> 00:10:50,279 insurance. Yeah, oh, it's quite so. But I was referring to 125 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,519 the sentimental attachment, you understand, all natural and of course to the sheer 126 00:10:54,799 --> 00:11:00,039 beauty. Oh it was lovely, mister. You've seen the necklace, I 127 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,240 suppose it. No, but I've got photographs of it. Oh yes, 128 00:11:03,279 --> 00:11:05,360 of course, yes, from the insurance company. It's quite an unusual ornament, 129 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:09,840 with each pearl set individually in a platinum morning and the whole thing is 130 00:11:09,159 --> 00:11:16,320 a part Johnny Dollar. This is you know who mister dollars are right to 131 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:20,240 talk? Yeah, go ahead, shoot all right, you know where the 132 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,320 green Lion bar is, I'll find it. Well, meet me there then 133 00:11:22,399 --> 00:11:26,480 in a hour and a half check and I won't have it on my dollars. 134 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:30,519 So don't go smarty pants on me or you'll be holding the sack. 135 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,000 You. I just want you and me, you understand, no cops. 136 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,600 Huh. I've been in this game a long time. Yeah. Yeah, 137 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:41,159 that's what I'm counting on. So I'll see you later. That was the 138 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:46,840 thief, I presume. So he says, well, I have got to 139 00:11:46,879 --> 00:11:48,480 be running alone now. If there's anything I can do, well, you 140 00:11:48,519 --> 00:11:52,279 can finish what you were saying about your niece if you will. Oh no, 141 00:11:52,279 --> 00:11:56,240 no, it was nothing, really not. It's just that Melbourne is 142 00:11:56,279 --> 00:12:03,240 a bit too impulsive, time headstrong. You know, she's young, she's 143 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:09,200 foolish, but she never means any actual harm by it. I no, 144 00:12:09,279 --> 00:12:13,879 not really now, I'm sure you understand that, mister Dollar. So a 145 00:12:13,879 --> 00:12:22,919 good day, sir, item two twenty six dollars even deposit in first days 146 00:12:22,919 --> 00:12:26,720 rental on a hired car. I checked on the location of the Green Lion 147 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,440 fifteen minutes in the center of town, so there was plenty of time to 148 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,279 follow up another angle before I went to meet Smiley Pewl. I parked the 149 00:12:33,279 --> 00:12:37,639 car in front of the Cranesburg Bank, went inside and presented my credentials in 150 00:12:37,639 --> 00:12:41,120 the letter of introduction to Milton Berkley, President step inside. The off was 151 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:45,559 mister Dollar, we have a little privacy at least, thanks mister Parkney. 152 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:52,519 I have a sheet all right. Thanks any any recommendation that Bob Laughters is 153 00:12:52,519 --> 00:12:56,720 good enough for me? He handled a lot of investments for Tristate. You 154 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:00,240 find company, nice company to work for. Now what can I do for 155 00:13:00,279 --> 00:13:03,480 you, mister Dollar. Oh, it's just the usual routine check in cases 156 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:07,039 of this kind. The general financial status of the Crane Bunch. You mean 157 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:11,320 the Crane Chemical company or the Crane family. Well, I assume the two 158 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:15,600 went together. No, no, not for several years now. Melburn's father 159 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,559 sold the last of the family stock a while before his death. Neither Phineas 160 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:22,279 nor Melba have one cent of ownership in the company. I see now. 161 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,480 The company, of course, is in excellent financial connits the family we're concerned 162 00:13:26,519 --> 00:13:31,120 with. Well, there the picture is a little different. The fact is 163 00:13:31,159 --> 00:13:35,120 that although they're the social leaders of the town and everybody figures they're rolling in 164 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,600 it, the Cranes are broke, flat broke, have been for a couple 165 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,840 of years now. But as I understand that, they live at quite a 166 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:43,279 fancy estate out on the edge of town. Sure, and it's mortgage. 167 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:48,720 Did they help? That's very interesting. Of course, lately old Phineas seems 168 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:52,360 to be going around with a pocket full of money. I don't know where 169 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:56,320 he got it. It is a funny thing, how lately, since the 170 00:13:56,360 --> 00:14:01,279 necklace was stolen before, oh long before two or three months. The robbery 171 00:14:01,399 --> 00:14:05,799 was only last week supposedly at least. No, I see what you mean, 172 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,320 but it's not the answer. Melville wore those pearls with the country club 173 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,799 lands just a few days before they were taking. Well, it was an 174 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:16,879 idea. I'll give you a piece of advice, mister Dollar, have more 175 00:14:16,919 --> 00:14:20,799 than just an idea before you get too rough with Melbourne Crane or her uncle. 176 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,440 Oh eh, if money or no money, they're still top society here, 177 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:28,759 the local aristocrats, and the town kindly takes care of his own. 178 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:31,399 Well. As I said, this is only routine. I don't have the 179 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:35,679 slightest bit of evidence that the Cranes are trying to pull an insurance swindle. 180 00:14:35,399 --> 00:14:39,200 But I get paid to be suspicious, that's all. Well, I wondered 181 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,440 myself where Phineas were getting the money? Any ideas about it? No, 182 00:14:43,519 --> 00:14:46,600 old unless he's been borrowing from his prospective son in law, Dean Sellers, 183 00:14:46,879 --> 00:14:50,399 the land who gave miss Crane the pearls. Yes, how is he fixed 184 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:56,879 financially? A man who can afford a twenty thousand dollars engagement gift. Yeah, 185 00:14:56,120 --> 00:15:00,720 we can assume he's eating regularly. I suppose. Well, Actually, 186 00:15:00,759 --> 00:15:03,159 I don't know too much about him. He's an out of towner, came 187 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:07,320 here about eight months ago. Doesn't bank with me, I say, but 188 00:15:07,399 --> 00:15:09,879 I will tell you one thing. If he doesn't have money, now, 189 00:15:09,919 --> 00:15:13,039 he's hurt me world had before long. He's a go getter, that boy. 190 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,639 He must be here eight months and engaged to the town bell. Oh, 191 00:15:16,679 --> 00:15:20,080 he's a whirlwind, keep six or eight projects going all at once, 192 00:15:20,279 --> 00:15:24,440 for instance, real estate, business promotions, one thing and another. So 193 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,399 busy even had to postpone the wedding they were supposed to get Hits three weeks 194 00:15:28,399 --> 00:15:35,159 ago. Of course, I hear that that may be due to well two 195 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:39,200 to what, mister Dollar. This whole thing is odd enough. Just on 196 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:43,639 the basis of facts the rumors, I think we'll skip. I'm sure you 197 00:15:43,879 --> 00:15:56,320 understand. That was the second time I was supposed to quote understand unquotes. 198 00:15:56,159 --> 00:16:02,360 Phineas Train was sure I could understand about his niece, and banker Milton Borkley 199 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:06,200 was equally certain about the rumors. As a matter of fact, I understood 200 00:16:06,279 --> 00:16:07,639 less about the whole thing than I did when I first got in town. 201 00:16:08,039 --> 00:16:12,679 I wasn't getting anywhere. I was losing ground. I had them three a 202 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:17,279 dollar forty two dry martinis in the Green Lion Bar when I waited for Smiley 203 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,720 pro He was twenty minutes late, but he finally showed up, slipped into 204 00:16:19,759 --> 00:16:26,320 the back booth across from me. You are your dollar right, have a 205 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,360 drink? No summer a time? I have only got about one minute, 206 00:16:29,399 --> 00:16:32,120 all right? What's your price? No price? Not now? Oh look, 207 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:33,799 Smiley, A minute is not long enough to do much bargaining. I 208 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:37,480 didn't come here to bargain. Well I did. And we assume from the 209 00:16:37,519 --> 00:16:40,320 way you talked on the phone to Hartford you felt the same way. Jes 210 00:16:40,679 --> 00:16:42,360 keep your shirt on, chum. We'll make a deal, all right, 211 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,679 but later, not right now? Why not? Because sums come up. 212 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:51,320 I gotta get it straightened out. What never mind? And look, you 213 00:16:51,559 --> 00:16:57,759 remember this address and fourteen twelve North Oak Street, Room six boarding house. 214 00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:02,840 Are you meet me there at nine o'clock tonight? What's this all about? 215 00:17:02,879 --> 00:17:04,799 I haven't got time jumped, don't. You'll get your beads back one way 216 00:17:04,839 --> 00:17:07,440 or another. What do you mean? I mean that somebody's trying to hand 217 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:12,640 old smile a real quick shuffle, first class double cross. And I'm going 218 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:17,200 to see to it that somebody gets it right in the neck. Who's the 219 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,200 somebody? Ever? Mind? You just sit tight and meet me at nine 220 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:23,319 o'clock, and I think I'll be in a position to give you a lot 221 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,480 more than just the necklace. You understand, frankly, Noah, you will. 222 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:33,880 You're gonna understand real good before you're through. So stick around dollar, 223 00:17:52,599 --> 00:17:56,039 Johnny Dollar, I guess dollar. Yeah, apparently. Now who did you 224 00:17:56,079 --> 00:18:00,799 say Bartlett? You mean you work for mister Barton? I mean I am 225 00:18:00,839 --> 00:18:03,640 mister Bardott. I mean miss Bartlett. Oh, now you've got me all 226 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,240 confused. You're confused. Look, mister do the only J. D. 227 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,720 Bartatt in town is me. I'm him? Ever heard? I mean, 228 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,960 now you see what you've done. I'll never forgive myself. Well anyway, 229 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,400 I'm the try State guarantee agent here in Cransburg. This seems at least you 230 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:18,359 could have done was to look me up. We'll give me time. I 231 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,839 just got in town. You had time to rush out there at that south 232 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,039 side bar and started lushing it up. I came out here to this joint 233 00:18:25,079 --> 00:18:29,000 to talk to what jewel thief you want? Juelsye, it's the guy who 234 00:18:29,039 --> 00:18:32,440 phoned Hardford and offered to make a deal on the crane necklace. He claims 235 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,279 he's the one who stole it. That for a slight consideration, I can 236 00:18:34,279 --> 00:18:37,279 get it back. And what do you think I think I've walked in on 237 00:18:37,319 --> 00:18:41,240 the nuttiest case in the month of Sundays. Hey, look he's waiting for 238 00:18:41,279 --> 00:18:44,279 me at the bar. Suppose I ain't dropped by later? And are you 239 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,240 sure J. D. Bartlett is a woman. You're the first man who 240 00:18:47,240 --> 00:19:03,880 ever doubted it. I'll see you later, mister Dollar. From Special Investigator 241 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,799 Johnny Dollar to the home office Tri State Guarantee Company, Hartford, Connecticut. 242 00:19:08,279 --> 00:19:12,440 The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Cranesburg matter. 243 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:25,599 Expense account continued when I told her the case was nutty I met it. 244 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,319 The start of it had been fairly ordinary. A pearl necklace in short for 245 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,440 twenty thousand dollars had been stolen from a wall safe in the home of its 246 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:37,559 owner. Local socialite Melbur Crane Sminy prell And owned small time jewelsy at Ponds, 247 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:41,359 claiming to have the necklace, and Smiley offered to talk a deal. 248 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,400 But before I'd been in town ten minutes, things began to crumble and change 249 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:49,279 shape. Melburgh's featherheaded uncle Phineas had called my hotel to warm me that his 250 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:53,359 niece was headstrong and impulsive, or at least he said that was why he 251 00:19:53,519 --> 00:19:59,960 called when I tagged the rumor that the aristocratic cranes were flat broke until recently. 252 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,400 And now at the Green Lion in Swinley, pre a burglar by admission, 253 00:20:04,519 --> 00:20:11,359 was turning skittish and climbing up. Look, dollar, I got no 254 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,400 time to talk now. Oh relax, what do you? Smiley man? 255 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,920 And your profession can't afford to develop a case of nerves. Oh very funny, 256 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,799 But I gotta blow this joint. I told you before you went to 257 00:20:21,839 --> 00:20:23,400 get that phone call. I got things to do. Yeah, I know 258 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,079 what you're talking. All right? Then you meet me later at that place 259 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:32,079 and time I told you about it. Now you try pushing me, You're 260 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:33,359 never going to get them beads back. You ever think of that? I 261 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:37,880 don't know, I am anyway, I told you, And an hour before 262 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:38,920 on the phone, you told me to meet you here. We talk a 263 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,559 deal, all right, and so we will. We'll talk later. What's 264 00:20:41,559 --> 00:20:45,559 the matter with you? Now? How many times I gotta tell you something's 265 00:20:45,559 --> 00:20:48,279 come up? And then I got to get it straightened out? Like what? 266 00:20:48,559 --> 00:20:51,160 For instance? Like what? Never mind, it's none of your business, 267 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:55,799 it's it's like personal. So later Uh, you said you were being 268 00:20:55,799 --> 00:20:59,400 handed a double cross? Now what kind of a double That's exactly what I'm 269 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:02,839 trying to figure out. Who did it? Who crossed you? Never mind 270 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:06,119 who crossed me, it's only your business. Did you have a partner on 271 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,119 this job? Oh? Look, don't try to kid me. You checked 272 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:12,039 my m before you ever left Hartford. If you did, then you will. 273 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,559 You know I always work alone. Well, there can be a first 274 00:21:15,559 --> 00:21:18,079 time or anything. No, I got no time. Have somebody on the 275 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,960 inside smiling, somebody in the crane house who tipped you off, briefed you? 276 00:21:22,599 --> 00:21:25,759 Yeah, you want to know too much? Is that where the double 277 00:21:25,799 --> 00:21:29,640 cross came from? I got nothing more to say more, you haven't said 278 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,880 anything. Well, you meet me tonight where I said do dollar at nine? 279 00:21:33,039 --> 00:21:37,279 You know something? Smiling? I don't think you've got it? What 280 00:21:37,319 --> 00:21:40,519 are you talking about the necklace? I don't think you had anything to do 281 00:21:40,559 --> 00:21:42,799 with the robbery. I don't believe you've got it, or that you've ever 282 00:21:42,839 --> 00:21:47,279 even seen it. You don't know. No, No, I think you're 283 00:21:47,279 --> 00:21:51,119 trying to pull a con of some kind, but it's not gonna work a 284 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,400 dollar. You know what the things look like? Yeah, I got photographs 285 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:57,119 of them? All right, then check me out. There are thirty eight 286 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:03,240 pearls. Yeah, and they're pink match color, match size, and are 287 00:22:03,279 --> 00:22:07,440 nut pierced like they usually are. Each one said in a fitted platinum mount 288 00:22:07,559 --> 00:22:11,359 and the mounts are fastened together with those you know, those little links. 289 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:17,440 What kind of a stone in the clasp in the class? Righty stone in 290 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,839 the hey? What are you trying to do? Okay, okay, all 291 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,440 right, you've got it, or at least you've seen it. So how 292 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,440 much do you want? Meet me tonight at nine o'clock and I'll tell you 293 00:22:27,519 --> 00:22:32,599 fourteen twelve North Oak Street, Room six, and no copy, not if 294 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,480 you want them beats back? Do you understand? Not anymore than I did 295 00:22:34,519 --> 00:22:37,960 when I walked in, But you will, so just keep your shirt on, 296 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,599 smiley. If you can talk tonight, you can talk now. There's 297 00:22:40,599 --> 00:22:44,200 no reason. Now. Look, I got things to do and not much 298 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:48,480 time to do them in so go find yourself a cool pad somewhere and simmer 299 00:22:48,519 --> 00:23:00,000 down. Huh, so long? Don light them four to seventy five. 300 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:03,880 I was stuck with the check, naturally, so I paid it and strolled 301 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,160 toward the door. I stopped just outside and the entrance way to the roadhouse 302 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:11,400 and watch final across the parking lot toward a trechiated taxi stand, where a 303 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:15,279 couple of waiting hacks had parked out of the sun. A few yards away 304 00:23:15,279 --> 00:23:18,839 from me stood another cab, this one occupying it. I stepped out of 305 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,559 the entrance and walked over to the taxi because I'd recognized the passenger in the 306 00:23:22,559 --> 00:23:30,680 backseat. Afternoon, miss Crane. I'm sorry if I started it. Oh, 307 00:23:30,079 --> 00:23:33,079 oh, not at all, don't. I just didn't hear you walk 308 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:37,440 up. Yeah, I noticed you seem pretty concerned with something across the lot, 309 00:23:37,599 --> 00:23:41,960 cross lot. I'm afraid it wouldn't be that fella getting into the taxi, 310 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:45,839 wouldn't what, fellow, I don't know what you mean, mister Dalla. 311 00:23:45,039 --> 00:23:48,799 Oh I could be wrong. I hadn't even noticed the man as a 312 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,400 matter of fact. Oh well, then of course you won't mind if we 313 00:23:51,519 --> 00:23:53,920 just stand here and watch him drive off. I really should get back into 314 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,039 town. Good, I'm going that way myself. I've got a car here. 315 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,640 Be glad to tell you, but I've already I'm off. We'll get 316 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,119 going. Give us a chance to talk on the way in. You might 317 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:07,960 as well mister Crane, the other taxi is already out of sight, and 318 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:17,480 I hadn't noticed very well, do you driver keep the chimn My car is 319 00:24:17,519 --> 00:24:23,519 over this way. I pray there may be a misunderstanding of some sort. 320 00:24:23,599 --> 00:24:29,960 Mister You seem to bender, the misapprehension that I was interested for some reason 321 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,319 in that stranger who lift I said, I could be wrong, and I 322 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:44,319 can assure you that you are. Here's the car. For the best of 323 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,319 my knowledge, I have never seen the man before in my life. Well, 324 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:52,720 there'll be days like that sometimes. What's a colloquialism of the common man, 325 00:24:52,759 --> 00:25:04,079 mister Crane. What what were you doing out at the Green Lion by 326 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,640 the way, Miss Grank Well, I was just killing time, were you? 327 00:25:07,839 --> 00:25:11,160 As a matter of fact, sir, I was waiting to talk with 328 00:25:11,319 --> 00:25:15,400 you. We don't say I was afraid I may have left the wrong impression 329 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:19,400 when I talked with you at your hotel earlier today in what way, mister 330 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:26,279 gran But I mean about my niece Melmo. Well, you said she was 331 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:30,759 headstrong, impossible, but not a bit more so than any other normal average 332 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:34,559 girl. Mister Dollan, I see, I don't really know why I considered 333 00:25:34,599 --> 00:25:38,480 it's so important. At the time, it must have been a little upset. 334 00:25:38,759 --> 00:25:41,559 Yeah, well, that's understandable. You don't have a jewel robbery in 335 00:25:41,599 --> 00:25:45,559 the family every day. In the family, I mean stolen from the family. 336 00:25:47,559 --> 00:25:52,480 Apparently we're both giving wrong impression. Yes, I did say there as 337 00:25:52,519 --> 00:25:56,079 I'm glad that everything is cleared up. Now I wish it were. Nothing 338 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,599 has been cleared up yet as far as I can see, the necklace is 339 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,200 still But of course that isn't what I mean. It's what I mean. 340 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,880 It's the only reason I'm here in Cranesburg to recover that necklace, one way 341 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:11,200 or another. What do you mean by one way or another? Either by 342 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,880 tagging the thief and getting it back through police action, or if necessary, 343 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,000 by making a deal. I just talked to the man who claims to be 344 00:26:18,039 --> 00:26:19,519 in possession of the pearls, as you know, of course, but he 345 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,519 was I make your pardons here, but I do not know, of course. 346 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,519 Well, and let's say may have guessed you were in my hotel room 347 00:26:26,519 --> 00:26:30,039 when he phoned. You heard me arranged to meet him. I didn't really 348 00:26:30,079 --> 00:26:33,599 pay much attention to that phone call, all right. Anyway, when I 349 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,079 flew in here, from Hartford. I expected this to be a cut and 350 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,400 dried matter of routine. I'd meet Prell, make a quick deal to get 351 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,960 the pearls back and catch the next plane out. Only it's apparently not going 352 00:26:42,039 --> 00:26:45,160 to be that way. It is. What what do you mean by that? 353 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,599 I mean I've stumbled onto a whole ness full of question marks, and 354 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:52,359 nothing seems to add up quite right. Prell, for one thing, I 355 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:56,519 think he's got himself into a spot of some kind. His attitude doesn't make 356 00:26:56,519 --> 00:27:00,759 sense. And what else, mister dolla, little thing rumors I picked up 357 00:27:00,799 --> 00:27:06,440 around town, hints, and of course the biggest question mark seems to be 358 00:27:06,519 --> 00:27:18,240 right close to home. Which one is that you, mister Crane. When 359 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:22,200 I dropped him off at the center of town, he was still fumbling with 360 00:27:22,319 --> 00:27:26,240 vague phrases, trying to clear up the misapprehensions, as he put it, 361 00:27:26,039 --> 00:27:30,599 but actually saying nothing. He was sure, however, that I would understand 362 00:27:32,279 --> 00:27:36,200 he was wrong. I didn't even my mistake about J. D. Bartlett, 363 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:37,480 tri State's local agents seemed to fit in with the rest of them. 364 00:27:37,519 --> 00:27:41,440 Mixed up case. I'd assume from the name that Bartley was a man. 365 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:47,359 But when I walked into the office A few minutes later. I was suddenly 366 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:55,559 happy that I was wrong. Your dollar, I presume that's right, miss 367 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:59,440 Bartlet just make a JD. I've spent a lot of time and effort getting 368 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:03,359 those initials pounded into the skulls the local inhabitants. Why it's good for business? 369 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:07,319 Makes me one of the boys, you might say, I kind of 370 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:11,400 doubt it somehow, As you mentioned on the phone, you are unmistakable. 371 00:28:14,039 --> 00:28:17,480 But that I'm going to drop the dollar and call you Johnny. Pull up 372 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:21,319 a chair. Yeah, thanks, JD. Can you get anywhere with that 373 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:25,440 character who snatched the queen's rocks? How come? Oh? He stalled, 374 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:29,519 postponed the whole deal until nine o'clock tonight. Why uh? He was nervous? 375 00:28:29,519 --> 00:28:33,400 I guess well, that's about the only reason I can figure between him 376 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,880 and old Phineas Crane. I'm getting a little nervous myself. How did Phineas 377 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:38,880 get into the act? Good question? I wish I had a good answer. 378 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,440 What about these cranes, JD? What makes them tick? Beats me? 379 00:28:45,359 --> 00:28:48,799 Well, you sold them the insurance policy. You must know something about 380 00:28:48,839 --> 00:28:52,240 that. I didn't sell the policy. I just permitted it to be bought 381 00:28:52,279 --> 00:28:56,559 from me, So meil the crane came snooping into the office one day, 382 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,759 dropped the pearls under my plebeian nose, and one of them insured. Why 383 00:29:00,759 --> 00:29:03,720 do you dislike her? She's a good looking dame and I'm pretty well favored 384 00:29:03,759 --> 00:29:08,440 myself, I'd answer your question roughly, yes. So what happened? So 385 00:29:08,559 --> 00:29:12,519 I got Jim Markley, local jeweler in here to appraise him, issued the 386 00:29:12,559 --> 00:29:18,000 policy, and that was that. I understand that the necklace was an engagement 387 00:29:18,039 --> 00:29:21,640 gift from some newcomer in town. Yeah, Dean Sellers. She had him 388 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:25,599 hook for even got his bags unpacked. That's scart. Has the ethics of 389 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:29,759 a boa constrictor and about as much personality as a face painted on an egg. 390 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,960 Somehow, I don't feel I'm getting an unbiased opinion. You won't at 391 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:37,960 this address. Why can't she climb down off her petties still and play ball 392 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:41,480 with the rest of us? The Crane name, the Crane tradition, the 393 00:29:41,519 --> 00:29:44,799 Crane social position. The only thing they are not so high and mighty about 394 00:29:44,839 --> 00:29:48,519 is the Crane bank account, because there isn't one. Yeah, except lately, 395 00:29:48,079 --> 00:29:52,319 as I understand that Old Phineas has been flashing money around pretty freely the 396 00:29:52,359 --> 00:29:55,519 last few months. Yeah, so I've heard. Don't ask me to explain 397 00:29:55,559 --> 00:29:59,440 it. I can't even explain Phineas. What do you mean he's a rare 398 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:03,480 one. That'll oh boy, old school time, mouthful of mush, that 399 00:30:03,559 --> 00:30:07,359 sort of thing. But you know, it was a matter of protecting the 400 00:30:07,359 --> 00:30:30,720 family name. I actually think he'd commit murdered Johnny Dollar. This is Melbourne 401 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:33,160 Crane, mister Dollar. Oh, yes, miss Crane. I phoned a 402 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,799 little while ago and your maid said you were out. She told me, 403 00:30:36,279 --> 00:30:40,240 was there something new? You've had a twenty thousand dollars pearl necklace stolen. 404 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,839 I thought you might want to talk about it. I have talked about it. 405 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,720 The local police were quite thorough. Mister Dollar. Well, let's say 406 00:30:47,759 --> 00:30:51,480 there have been some new developments. Like what that's what I want to see 407 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,279 you about. I suppose you want to come out here. Oh, thank 408 00:30:53,319 --> 00:30:56,680 you? Will a half hour from now be convenient? Couldn't we talk about 409 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:59,960 this over the phone. If forty five minutes will be better for you, 410 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:03,839 I'd be glad to cooperate. You seem to be a very persistent man. 411 00:31:03,039 --> 00:31:07,920 I usually get what I go after. Know something mister Dollar, So do 412 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,799 I old, and this might turn out to be interesting. See you in 413 00:31:10,799 --> 00:31:29,200 a half hour. From Special Investigator Johnny Dollar, location, Cranesburg, Ohio 414 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:33,000 to the home office Tri State Guarantee Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Assignment the 415 00:31:33,079 --> 00:31:47,000 Cranesburg Meta expense account continued. Item twenty thousand dollars the face value of the 416 00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:51,559 policy on a pearl necklace stolen one week ago from Miss Melbury Crane, young 417 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:55,799 socialite, one of the last two surviving members of the town's most aristocratic family, 418 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,799 and, according to her own statement, a girl who always got what 419 00:31:59,839 --> 00:32:05,000 she went after. Well, I'd almost got what I'd gone after. I'd 420 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,359 at least made contact with Smiley Prell, a jewel thief who had phoned Hartford 421 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:12,200 and offered a deal. But that was all. Smiley had clammed up, 422 00:32:12,279 --> 00:32:15,039 started to stall and implied the whole thing was blowing up at his face, 423 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:20,680 and now the victim herself was trying to stall, and on top of everything 424 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:24,799 else, a storm was coming up. I left my hired car near the 425 00:32:24,839 --> 00:32:29,279 coach house and walked down a long arbor toward the entrance to the Crane mansion. 426 00:32:30,079 --> 00:32:32,799 It had been quite an estate once still was but the buildings needed a 427 00:32:32,839 --> 00:32:37,599 touch of paint here and there, and the gardens needed a gardener, just 428 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,799 a hint of wear and tear. It fit with what I'd learned at the 429 00:32:40,839 --> 00:32:45,000 bank. Those still tops in local society. Melbourn Crane and her uncle Phineas 430 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:50,200 were flat broken. I was reaching to ring the doorbell when I saw the 431 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,359 couple in the sunroom, a man in a business suit and a girl in 432 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:57,720 a maid's uniform, so busy with each other they didn't even notice me At 433 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,920 first. It wasn't intensely room scene, and I started to feel like a 434 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:06,559 peeping tom. The girl was still a little red faced when she answered the 435 00:33:06,559 --> 00:33:12,119 door a few seconds later. Good afternoon, sir, my name is Johnny 436 00:33:12,119 --> 00:33:15,920 Dollar. I'd like to see missus Doller. You're the investigator about the robbery. 437 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:20,720 Laughter must have wired everybody in town. I'm sorry, sir. I 438 00:33:21,119 --> 00:33:22,599 didn't mean to blurt it out, though. Oh I found it interesting. 439 00:33:23,759 --> 00:33:27,359 You know we're going to get a little wet if that rain starts. Oh 440 00:33:28,079 --> 00:33:34,200 won't you come in, mister Dolls. Thanks? You'll want to see miss 441 00:33:34,279 --> 00:33:37,160 Crane? I imagine, yes, I think she's expecting me. If you 442 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,599 will wait here, please, oh, by the way, I I didn't 443 00:33:39,759 --> 00:33:47,519 interrupt you. I hope I'll tell her you're here, mister Dallas. Thanks. 444 00:33:54,519 --> 00:34:00,160 Oh hello, you must be the insurance fella. Did you get a 445 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:05,079 why? No, Melbourne told me you were coming out. I'm a friend 446 00:34:05,079 --> 00:34:07,559 of the family, mister Dalla Dean Sellers? Are you Sellers? Melbourne? 447 00:34:07,559 --> 00:34:10,960 I are engaged? You know, congratulations? What's not recent? Yeah? 448 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:16,199 I know, so You're hard to figure out. I'm a complete enigma, 449 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:21,119 mister Sellers. I believe you're the chap who gave miss Crane the necklace, 450 00:34:21,199 --> 00:34:24,320 right, yes, it's an engagement present. Do you have any lead on 451 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:28,920 it? Yet? Nothing definite. I understood you'd been contacted by the thief 452 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,800 who stolen That's right. Well, I haven't actually seen the necklace yet, 453 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:35,960 and until I do, I can't be positive this man, ever, well, 454 00:34:36,079 --> 00:34:38,280 even has it, it wouldn't be the first time a professional jewel thief 455 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:43,639 has tried to pull a swindle. I see. Tell me something, mister 456 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:47,119 Dollar. Suppose you do get hold of the pearls. What happens to them? 457 00:34:47,159 --> 00:34:52,480 Then? Well that depends if Miss Crane's claim hasn't been paid at the 458 00:34:52,519 --> 00:34:54,920 time they go to her, if it has been paid, and she refuses 459 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:59,760 to reopen negotiations. Then we sell the necklace to recover our losses, and 460 00:35:00,079 --> 00:35:01,599 till now, as I understand, the claim hasn't been paid. That's right, 461 00:35:02,119 --> 00:35:06,639 I see. Well, I hope you get it back quick. Then 462 00:35:06,679 --> 00:35:13,280 the insurance won't cover the sentimental value. Sentimental value to whom mister Sawry's to 463 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:19,400 both of us. Oh, I know I saw you outside the sun room 464 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,039 there strictly unintentioned. What I mean is his appearances can be deceiving sometimes. 465 00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:25,719 I wouldn't want you to misunderstand. Oh, I think I understand perfectly. 466 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:30,480 Mister Seller's good. Whether Miss Crane would or not may be something else again, 467 00:35:30,559 --> 00:35:34,920 Oh, Melboe's very understanding. She must be. Well, I've got 468 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:37,519 a run on. She'll be down in a minute at My office is in 469 00:35:37,519 --> 00:35:39,079 the Ridley Building. Drop in it. There's any way I can help. 470 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:47,880 Thanks, I may just do that. I'm sorry to keep you waiting to 471 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:52,000 dollar. Oh, that's all right. It gave me a chance to meet 472 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:57,039 your fiancee. Oh were you talking with Dean? We exchanged a few pleasantries. 473 00:35:57,199 --> 00:36:01,280 Isn'ta darling? Wow? He's a little head strong sometimes and impulsive. 474 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:06,840 But he never means any harm by it? How did you know? Personal 475 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:12,280 observation and also by an odd coincidence, that's exactly the way you were described 476 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:16,760 to me. Oh, instead of beautiful, glamorous, seductive. I imagine 477 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:22,320 it was assumed that I could see those qualities for myself. I wonder if 478 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:24,840 I should buy that as it is or analyze it face. I warn you, 479 00:36:25,159 --> 00:36:29,679 I'm dangerously subtled. I think you may be at that. Would you 480 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:31,880 like a drink? Or are you one of those always stick to business types. 481 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:35,360 I'm even worse. I could bind the two. I'll have Scotch in 482 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,880 the rocks. That's my drink. I don't know we found something in common. 483 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:44,760 We already had something the robbery. Yeah, you want to talk about 484 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:47,920 him? Why not? I want that necklace recovered as much as you do. 485 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:52,960 Yes, I understand it has a high sentimental value. Who told you 486 00:36:52,039 --> 00:37:00,920 that your fiance? Oh, here's your drink? Thanks to pearls the frozen 487 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:07,159 tears from the eyes of Allah. A poetic cop More cynical and poetic the 488 00:37:07,159 --> 00:37:10,719 man I heard call them that had just knifed a British colonial administrator and blown 489 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:15,239 up a sampan with six Chinese fishermen aboard. Why nine pearls? He one 490 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:20,760 of them? There were thirty eight in that nightlace of yours. This man 491 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,079 did he get away with it? Not exactly? He was shot to death 492 00:37:24,079 --> 00:37:31,239 on the Hong Kong waterfronts. This is good, Scotchy. It is another 493 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:35,960 thing, wass Crane. I am not a cop, poetic or otherwise. 494 00:37:36,239 --> 00:37:39,159 It amounts to the same thing, doesn't it. In some ways, I'm 495 00:37:39,159 --> 00:37:45,480 not professionally concerned with identifying and capturing criminals and bringing them to justice. My 496 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:49,199 obligations on that score are no more nor less than those of any other private 497 00:37:49,199 --> 00:37:53,320 citizen. So I'm hired by the insurance company to protect their interests. Usually 498 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:59,920 then involves trying to recover stolen property or looking for evidence of insurance fraud. 499 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:07,280 I'm afraid I don't quite. Sometimes I make deals, miss Crane, meaning 500 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:13,079 exactly what, meaning that if somebody should start something and get in over their 501 00:38:13,119 --> 00:38:16,599 head, I might listen to reason, try to work something out. A 502 00:38:16,639 --> 00:38:22,320 cop, wouldn't he's not permitted to. Well, that would all be very 503 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:25,800 interesting, I'm sure to the person who stole the necklace. Yeah, you'd 504 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:30,000 think so, wouldn't you? What about that person mister Dollar, the jewel 505 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:34,280 thief who phoned the insurance company Smiley prone. I talked to him a couple 506 00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:37,039 of hours ago, briefly. Does he have the pearls? I don't know. 507 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:42,840 Do you mind if I have another drink? Go ahead? What do 508 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:45,119 you mean you don't know? That's why you came here. Wasn't it to 509 00:38:45,159 --> 00:38:49,880 meet him and get them back? He may not have them. He may 510 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,920 just be trying to swindle the insurance company. That's not too uncommon a game, 511 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:57,679 you know. No, I wouldn't know. Oh yeah, it's tried 512 00:38:57,719 --> 00:39:02,320 every now and then the nicest people. Sometimes he's looking at you. It 513 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:07,639 seems to me you're taking this whole thing pretty calmly. Well, that's merely 514 00:39:07,639 --> 00:39:10,199 a front inside him, a seating volcano. Now they tell me something, 515 00:39:12,119 --> 00:39:16,400 Why did you postpone your wedding? I didn't. Dean was the one who 516 00:39:19,199 --> 00:39:22,000 Now what difference does it make? What's that got to do with it? 517 00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:27,800 Do you think he's changed his mind about marrying you? Suppose we leave mister 518 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:30,800 Cellars out of it. Can't He's already in it. He's the one who 519 00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:35,079 gave you the necklace in the first place, an engagement gift. Has he 520 00:39:35,159 --> 00:39:38,079 called off the engagement, Miss Crane, He hasn't, and he won't, 521 00:39:38,599 --> 00:39:43,639 regardless of any rumors you may hear to the contrary. Now does that answer 522 00:39:43,639 --> 00:39:47,559 your question more or less? Then suppose we leave my personal life alone and 523 00:39:47,599 --> 00:39:52,039 talk about the robbery, that is, if you're at all interested in it. 524 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:57,079 Where is the safe, miss screen safe? Oh that the necklace was 525 00:39:57,119 --> 00:39:59,800 in. It's there behind that painting. Do you want to see it? 526 00:40:00,039 --> 00:40:02,800 You don't mind, all right? You and your uncle live here alone, 527 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:07,679 as I understand it. My maid, of course, Betty Well, there's 528 00:40:07,679 --> 00:40:12,719 the safe. I doubt if you'll find any fingerprints or anything. The police 529 00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:16,320 spent hours on it. That's a real old fashioned one. Our family has 530 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:20,519 been around quite a while, mister Donner. Wouldn't be much of a job 531 00:40:20,599 --> 00:40:23,679 for a professional safecracker, You mean, even without the combination, even without 532 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:28,199 How did the thief get into the house? Force a window somewhere? Door? 533 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,880 No, with a key? I guess you see. It happened in 534 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:36,239 the afternoon. I'd gone out and Uncle Phineas was out somewhere as usual. 535 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:39,000 The house was empty at the time. What about your maid, Betty Well? 536 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:43,119 After I left, she decided to go into town to do some shopping 537 00:40:43,199 --> 00:40:47,679 or something. They couldn't possibly have picked a better time, apparently not. 538 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:52,480 Would you like to look around the house? No, no thanks. I've 539 00:40:52,519 --> 00:40:57,159 got a pretty complete story from the police reports. Mostly I came out here 540 00:40:57,199 --> 00:41:01,719 to take a look at you and what's your Maybe i'll do better with Smiley 541 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:07,360 pro meeting him later. Oh and is he going to produce the necklace? 542 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:10,400 I don't know. He talked about a double cross, said he might give 543 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:14,880 me more than I was bargaining for. He was pretty upset why, I 544 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:19,360 don't know. Incidentally, mister Dollar, there's someone else you'll no doubt be 545 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:22,519 talking to, and I want to warn you about him. Who's that Uncle 546 00:41:22,519 --> 00:41:25,079 Phineas? Of course he means all right? Is he had? Strong? 547 00:41:25,119 --> 00:41:32,039 And impulsive too. He makes up things sometimes, and he's well, just 548 00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:37,320 a little bit vague Bomby I mean, mister Dollar. With people of our 549 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:52,320 class, it's referred to as eccentric. I'm sure you understand. I left 550 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:57,440 the house filled with understanding and with some brand new questions about the cranes that 551 00:41:57,519 --> 00:42:01,280 needed still more understanding. The lowering storm clouds had brought an early dusk, 552 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:04,719 and it was nearly dark when I reached open the door of my car. 553 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:07,880 Then suddenly I caught a flash of white at the corner of the coach house. 554 00:42:07,239 --> 00:42:10,480 Somebody had seen me and tried to duck out of sight. I walked 555 00:42:10,559 --> 00:42:14,519 quickly across the driveway and moved quietly up to the corner of the building. 556 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:21,840 How are you ready? Can I help you with that? No? I 557 00:42:21,880 --> 00:42:23,960 mean I was just going to burn some trash. Well, let me put 558 00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:28,400 it in the incinerator for you here. No, please, sure you sorted 559 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:30,920 these papers. There seems to be something heavy here. Let me have it. 560 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:35,519 Please. You won't understand why, missus Craine thought I was very understanding. 561 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:37,800 You'd better run on. She sounds impatient. I'll take care of this. 562 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:45,559 No, please, you only oh. I watched a disappear into the 563 00:42:45,599 --> 00:42:49,239 shadows, running toward the house. Then I unwrapped the package she'd been trying 564 00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:52,400 to hide in the incinerator. It was a thirty two caliber revolver, and 565 00:42:52,519 --> 00:43:13,480 one chamber had been fired recently. Now here's our star to tell you about 566 00:43:13,519 --> 00:43:19,239 tomorrow's episode of this week's story. Tomorrow, A strange disappearance, a grim 567 00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:22,159 cry in the night, and a quarry is run to earth in Rome three 568 00:43:22,159 --> 00:43:42,920 point thirteen Join us, Won't you Yours Truly? Johnny Dollar? Yours Truly 569 00:43:43,079 --> 00:43:47,239 Johnny Dollar is star rying Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood. Written by Les 570 00:43:47,239 --> 00:43:52,239 Crutchfield. It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone. Be sure to join 571 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:58,639 us tomorrow night, same time and station for the next exciting episode of Yours 572 00:43:58,760 --> 00:44:37,159 Truly Johnny Dollar. Lloy Rowan speaking welcome back. So far, this is 573 00:44:37,199 --> 00:44:45,519 a relatively slow moving story. It feels like the sixth part is being used 574 00:44:45,559 --> 00:44:51,159 to pad things out. It's worth noting, even though thanks to us playing 575 00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:54,360 three episodes at once, you didn't hear it, the actual ending of a 576 00:44:54,400 --> 00:45:01,800 couple episodes were altered intentionally or unattention to create the illusion that there might be 577 00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:08,239 a seventh episode of this story. It's also worth noting that in twenty twenty 578 00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:15,320 there was an FRS version of the serial Uncovered Now. While the domestic version 579 00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:21,280 of the story was going to be six parts, the AFRs schedule allowed no 580 00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:28,199 such deviation, So what they actually did is cut episode two. While the 581 00:45:28,239 --> 00:45:31,079 discovery of the maid with the gun at the end of that part was important, 582 00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:36,519 the entire second episode takes a while, and I do wonder whether the 583 00:45:36,599 --> 00:45:39,840 serial would be better without it. When I do the omnibus version of the 584 00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:45,599 story, I wonder whether we should try the AFRs version or the network version 585 00:45:45,639 --> 00:45:50,360 of the serial. Probably my favorite part of the story so far was JD. 586 00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:57,800 I really appreciate how unimpressed she is with the cranes and her overall sassy 587 00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:02,199 attitude. Again, really was the highlight of these first few episodes. Well, 588 00:46:02,239 --> 00:46:07,480 now we turn to listener comments and feedback, and we start out with 589 00:46:07,639 --> 00:46:15,880 a comment regarding the older matter from Rosala, who writes on Facebook, despite 590 00:46:15,079 --> 00:46:24,519 your strong American accent, and then she has a emoji of two pink gloves 591 00:46:24,639 --> 00:46:30,360 clapping. Well, thank you so much, I think. Now some comments 592 00:46:30,599 --> 00:46:37,000 on the Nick Shern matter and from YouTube. Rynsa writes, Adam, I 593 00:46:37,039 --> 00:46:40,960 agree with everything you said about the cereal, but you missed one of the 594 00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:49,119 greatest features. Barney Phillips made a great sidewalk Santa. I imagine he and 595 00:46:49,360 --> 00:46:52,199 Bob Bailey had a ball doing that scene. Well, thanks so much for 596 00:46:52,280 --> 00:46:57,119 the comment, Ryan. So there is so much good to say about the 597 00:46:57,239 --> 00:47:00,679 Nick Shern matter. It's hard to cover at all. Plus I tend to 598 00:47:00,679 --> 00:47:06,320 be a bit light on my commentary on the first half of the serial. 599 00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:10,199 But I think Bartey Phillips as a sidewalk Santa, it really was a nice 600 00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:21,039 highlight. Much like Ken Christie playing Mike Odare, Bartey Phillips as the sidewalk 601 00:47:21,159 --> 00:47:25,599 Santa is really different from the typical roles we hear them in, particularly in 602 00:47:25,679 --> 00:47:30,800 these Johnny Doller serials. And I think that one other thing I forgot to 603 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:37,639 mention now that you mentioned it. It was Virginia Gregg who played the landlady 604 00:47:37,079 --> 00:47:44,920 in episode two and then played Kathy o'dair in episodes four and five. It 605 00:47:45,079 --> 00:47:52,760 really is remarkable just the high quality of her output and how she's really able 606 00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:59,920 to seamlessly play two characters like that. And then I received another comment. 607 00:48:00,039 --> 00:48:05,079 I made this comment before, this is my favorite radio episode. The exposition 608 00:48:05,199 --> 00:48:09,840 is perfect and the scenes are so descriptive that I can easily visualize what's going 609 00:48:09,880 --> 00:48:16,000 on, and Mary says marvelous, simply marvelous. And then we have a 610 00:48:16,119 --> 00:48:22,639 comment regarding the long shot matter. This one comes via Spotify. Susan Wrights 611 00:48:22,960 --> 00:48:29,119 love Johnny Dollar, thank you. And then we have a brand new review 612 00:48:29,360 --> 00:48:36,039 in the Apple podcast Store and DMB writs love Johnny Dollar started listening to him 613 00:48:36,079 --> 00:48:39,719 with my mom on car rights. Takes me back to an era long ago 614 00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:45,400 and in a time in America when things were simple and wholesome. Well, 615 00:48:45,519 --> 00:48:47,760 thank you so much for the review. Now, I know there are some 616 00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:52,440 people might hear review like that and say, well, things back then, 617 00:48:52,599 --> 00:48:58,320 we're not that simple and that wholesome. And then you know, point out 618 00:48:58,440 --> 00:49:04,159 that various things were going on, and I think that there is a point 619 00:49:04,199 --> 00:49:08,639 in that that there were some serious issues in the past and some stuff that 620 00:49:08,840 --> 00:49:16,159 really needs acknowledged. But I also feel that there was an attempt, an 621 00:49:16,239 --> 00:49:23,440 effort at being wholesome that a lot of people tried to practice that we've kind 622 00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:29,519 of just given up on even trying. And I'm of the mind that because 623 00:49:29,599 --> 00:49:35,599 ideals weren't lived out perfectly is not a good reason to give up on the 624 00:49:35,639 --> 00:49:39,480 ideals totally. But any rate, thank you so much. Appreciate you taking 625 00:49:39,519 --> 00:49:45,320 the time to leave a review in the Apple podcast or it really means so 626 00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:49,920 much to us here. Now it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the 627 00:49:50,039 --> 00:49:53,519 day, and I want to go ahead and think Bailey. Bailey has been 628 00:49:53,639 --> 00:50:01,280 one of our Patreon supporters since April currently supporting the podcast at the Sharmus level 629 00:50:01,320 --> 00:50:06,280 of four dollars or more per month. Thank you so much for your support, 630 00:50:06,360 --> 00:50:10,280 Bailey, and that will actually do it for today. If you're enjoying 631 00:50:10,320 --> 00:50:15,519 the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software and be sure to 632 00:50:15,599 --> 00:50:21,440 rate and review the podcast wherever you download it from. We will be back 633 00:50:21,559 --> 00:50:25,719 on Friday with the conclusion of the Cranesburg matter, but join us back here 634 00:50:25,880 --> 00:50:31,199 tomorrow for dangerous assignment where Frida you say, Well, now that's going to 635 00:50:31,239 --> 00:50:35,079 take a bit of thinking. I'm afraid you don't keep a record of your 636 00:50:35,119 --> 00:50:39,000 borders, Missus Farland. Never bothered too, of my diophia. Little nip 637 00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:44,320 of something, I always have a small glass before supper, the eppitite, 638 00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:45,840 you know. Thanks, but I'll skip this around if you don't mind. 639 00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:51,639 Also take the chill out of one's bones, nasty with it out. So 640 00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:54,880 it is now about this advertisement, Missus Farland. It appeared in the Deliverate 641 00:50:54,960 --> 00:50:59,679 Times on April twenty ninth, nineteen forty five. No, I don't seem 642 00:50:59,719 --> 00:51:01,639 to call it at the moment, which if you say so, here's a 643 00:51:01,679 --> 00:51:07,159 copy of the paper. Oh yeah, so I see so I see nineteen 644 00:51:07,320 --> 00:51:10,199 forty five, Hey, we did it proper, if you know what I 645 00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:15,719 mean. Forty one was a nasty year. It was dreadful him Nazi bombers 646 00:51:15,800 --> 00:51:20,639 over a day night. I'm trying to locate a man who might have answered 647 00:51:20,679 --> 00:51:23,960 this ad Missus Farland that was more than seven years ago, did he? 648 00:51:24,239 --> 00:51:28,519 I know? I hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime, 649 00:51:28,639 --> 00:51:35,079 do send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow us 650 00:51:35,159 --> 00:51:39,079 on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, 651 00:51:39,199 --> 00:51:45,960 dot com slash Great Detectives From Boise, Idaho. This is your host, 652 00:51:45,159 --> 00:51:46,880 Adam Graham's son and Off