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Go to cameo dot Great Detectives dot net. 10 00:01:19,879 --> 00:01:25,920 Now it's time for the first two parts of this week's Yours Truly Johnny 11 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:30,200 Dollar Cereal. Now. If you want to hear all five parts together, 12 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,799 then pause the episode now and then come back on Friday, when we will 13 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:40,239 have episodes three through five. Post it but here Now. June twenty fifth 14 00:01:40,359 --> 00:01:46,439 and June twenty six, nineteen fifty six are episodes one and two of the 15 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:55,799 Long Shot Matter. Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, 16 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,719 Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a 17 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:06,040 common and email it to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. 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If you want to hear all 26 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:55,039 five parts together, then pause the episode now and then come back on Friday, 27 00:02:55,159 --> 00:03:00,919 when we will have episodes three through five. Post it right here now 28 00:03:00,159 --> 00:03:07,000 June twenty fifth and June twenty six, nineteen fifty six, or episodes one 29 00:03:07,039 --> 00:03:20,560 and two of the Long Short Manner from Hollywood. It's time now for Johnny 30 00:03:20,599 --> 00:03:23,319 Dollar. Welcome to Hollywood, mister Dollar. This is Darryl Darryl Jim Darrel, 31 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:27,240 Daryln Clark Insurance. We wrote up the pom Quist policy. Oh that, 32 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,280 Darryl. For a minute, I thought maybe, yeah, yeah, 33 00:03:29,319 --> 00:03:32,439 everyone does about the policy. Understand you're worried about it. National Underwriters is 34 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,000 They asked me to take a look. Come on over and help yourself. 35 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,360 It's a simple enough policy. One hundred thousand dollars coverage on both doctor Kyle 36 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,639 palm Quist and his wife. It's that double indemnity clause I'm interested in. 37 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,120 Becomes effective at the end of this week, doesn't it. That's right? 38 00:03:45,159 --> 00:03:49,240 Why what's wrong? An anonymous letter is sent to underwriters kind of hints that 39 00:03:49,319 --> 00:04:00,599 somebody is going to try to collect tonight and every weekday night. Bob Bailey 40 00:04:00,639 --> 00:04:03,960 in the Transcribed Adventures of the Man with the Action Packed expens Account America's Fabulous 41 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:21,079 Freelance Insurance Investigator, Yours truly, Johnny Dollar, from Special Investigator Johnny Dollar 42 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:25,360 two, National Underwriters' Association, one, one Eighter River Road, Hartford, 43 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:29,759 Connecticut. The following is an accounting of expendit yours during my investigation of the 44 00:04:29,759 --> 00:04:35,199 long Shot matter Expense account Item one one hundred and seventy four dollars and ninety 45 00:04:35,199 --> 00:04:40,360 cents airfare and incidentals to Hollywood, California, a good night's sleep at the 46 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,879 Beverly Hilton Hotel, and in the morning sunshine. Hartford's slush was only a 47 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,160 clammy memory. Nobody walks in California, So when in Rome, I had 48 00:04:47,199 --> 00:04:51,199 them two two dollars even cave fair to Daryl and Clark insurance brokers, Beverly 49 00:04:51,319 --> 00:04:55,879 Hills. Where else, Come on in dollar We'll be a minute. That 50 00:04:56,199 --> 00:05:00,199 chair one. Look at the furnishings, and you knew a lot lot of 51 00:05:00,199 --> 00:05:02,959 insurance was sold here. It takes a flock of premiums to pay for the 52 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,240 really good matyor and the long, clean, functional stuff. Impressive. Jim 53 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,959 Darrell was even more so, and I'd have bet the ninety percent of his 54 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,759 policy holders with women. He seemed to be doing two things at once, 55 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,000 shaving and keeping track of passes by on the street. Outside. I watched 56 00:05:18,079 --> 00:05:21,040 him plants quickly out the window for the fifth time, smile happily, then 57 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:26,600 make a check mark on a Diskpay. I give up, what is it? 58 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,879 Electric shaver? I mean the bit outside the window. Oh, it's 59 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,519 this year's version of counting license plates. You playing alone with Clark, my 60 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,519 partner. You see, he takes charcoal gray suits and I take from you 61 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:40,639 to shorts based on strictly how many passed the window the other side of the 62 00:05:40,639 --> 00:05:45,319 street doesn't cont loser buys lunch, whereas Clark seeing prospect, we play on 63 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:50,279 the honor system. Uh yeah, mister Daryl, that's funny. Yeah. 64 00:05:51,079 --> 00:05:57,439 Palm Cliff policy, huh you want to know about it? You sound reluctant. 65 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:02,639 It's delicate, so is this letter. Look into palm Quist policy. 66 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,199 You may have to pay off soon. Nice corny touch there. Let us 67 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,959 from a magazine pasted on to form the message. Well, the style is 68 00:06:09,959 --> 00:06:12,519 a little old half, but the meaning's clear enough. You want to fill 69 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,439 me in the palm quis, mister Dollar, the last of one of our 70 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,800 oldest families out here, name, social position, money, They've got it 71 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,720 all. That's why I'm not too impressed with this little communicat you were telling 72 00:06:21,759 --> 00:06:26,199 me about the family palm quis. The doctor an important one six dish for 73 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:30,800 the manner born, complete with iron gray hair and distinguished bearing. He knows 74 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,920 what he wants. Type of man has tremendous practice and still finds time to 75 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,800 go hunting about two months out of every year. And his wife invalid confined 76 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,240 to the house, a huge house by the way out near the beach. 77 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,480 And there's a son, Eric twenty five who lives with them. That's a 78 00:06:43,519 --> 00:06:46,600 family about the policy, Daryl Simile, enough, one hundred thousand straight coverage 79 00:06:46,639 --> 00:06:50,480 on both doctor Palmquist and his wife and the beneficiaries only one, the son 80 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:56,279 Eric, for both, for both, it's pretty pointed, grunt. Why 81 00:06:56,319 --> 00:06:59,279 not? I was thinking of the double indemnity clause that'll be effective in a 82 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:00,920 few days. What I thought you were thinking? Well, let me have 83 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,839 a couple of addresses with you. The house of the beach in Palmquiss office. 84 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:10,439 Sure, office is only a few blocks from here. And dollar, 85 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,600 please be techful with those premiums. They're so lovely. The way to make 86 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,160 sure they keep coming is to keep people healthy. Yeah, I guess you. 87 00:07:16,759 --> 00:07:20,680 Hey, what do you know? Another one? Why? Now? 88 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:25,040 Bermuda shorts that puts me three up. Glas's gonna scream like an eagle when 89 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:31,199 he pays that lunch check. Today we did Roman office. I walked the 90 00:07:31,199 --> 00:07:34,800 four or five blocks to doctor Carl Palmquiz's office. It was easy to find 91 00:07:34,839 --> 00:07:38,839 you just look for the most expensive building and the most expensive part of Beverly 92 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:43,040 Hills, or as the natives sometimes call it, Lootville. As I turned 93 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,879 into the entrance, a young executive type brush past me on the street, 94 00:07:46,959 --> 00:07:51,519 suit charcoal gray. I hoped he wouldn't pass Darryl's window. Doctor Palmquis's office 95 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,319 was all it should be. Tasteful, quietly lush, the kind of place 96 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,199 that made you wonder why he didn't live right there. The nurse who came 97 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:03,079 forward did nothing to destroy the thought. Blonde complete with doll eyes, retrese 98 00:08:03,319 --> 00:08:07,160 knows and a figure that floated great medicine for the sick. May I help 99 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:09,879 you? I'd like to see the doctor. Do you have an appointment? 100 00:08:09,959 --> 00:08:13,639 Mister Dollar, Johnny Dollar, No, I haven't. Doctor Palmquist isn't in 101 00:08:13,759 --> 00:08:16,639 right now. Oh what time will he be back? Well, he has 102 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:20,319 a four thirty appointment. Suppose I show it five then, Miss Lund, 103 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:26,160 Steffie Lund, Miss Lunn five. I can't promise anything, but you might 104 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:33,639 try. Oh I will, I'll try. Like man. Expense account item 105 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,360 three thirty eight dollars even deposit in first days rental on a drive it yourself 106 00:08:37,399 --> 00:08:43,480 car and driving an out along Sunset Boulevard was delightful. I had no trouble 107 00:08:43,519 --> 00:08:46,320 at all getting into the California spirit. I pretended that I was a movie 108 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,720 producer going home to his starlet wife. I found the palm quiest house on 109 00:08:50,759 --> 00:08:54,759 a quiet, dead end street, high on the Palisades, overlooking the Pacific. 110 00:08:56,879 --> 00:09:00,159 Daryl was right. It's huge, a single story farmhouse that seem to 111 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:13,600 ramble endlessly. It was a long way to come for nothing. I walked 112 00:09:13,639 --> 00:09:16,840 around the side of the house and nobody tried to stop me. I moved 113 00:09:16,879 --> 00:09:20,480 through an open breezeway and wished that somebody had because suddenly I felt like an 114 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:24,399 intruder. Because of the woman sitting in the wheelchair, staring vaguely down at 115 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,000 the swimming pool it sparkled in the sunlight. Because of the way she poured 116 00:09:28,039 --> 00:09:31,279 a drink from the bottle beside her without ever looking at it. Because of 117 00:09:31,279 --> 00:09:35,159 the way she held the glass as though she wanted you to believe it was 118 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:43,559 sassprilla tea, not whiskey. It isn't really medicine, you know, I 119 00:09:43,639 --> 00:09:48,000 only pretend that it is. Yeah, sure, Look, I didn't mean 120 00:09:48,039 --> 00:09:56,840 to barge in like this. Missus Punquest. Victor says it's disgusting, called 121 00:09:56,879 --> 00:10:01,639 it a sign of weakness. Do you feel that way, young man? 122 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:09,600 Well, nobody does anything without a reason. My name is Dollar, missus 123 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,559 palm Quist. And while I'd like to talk to you for a little while, 124 00:10:11,639 --> 00:10:20,320 if if you feel up to him weakness. Oh I'm sorry, very 125 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:28,039 sorry, Victor wouldn't like that idea. Would you mind wheeling me into the 126 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:33,720 house, young man, I'm very tired. Oh yeah, sure thing. 127 00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:39,799 You just relax. She leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes. 128 00:10:39,919 --> 00:10:43,919 She wasn't sleeping, just somewhere off in thoughts of her own. I pushed 129 00:10:43,919 --> 00:10:46,519 the chair toward the house as gently as I could. It wasn't until we 130 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:50,399 almost reached it that I realized we had an audience. A good looking kid 131 00:10:50,399 --> 00:10:54,080 in his mid twenties watching us from a bedroom window, A kid who didn't 132 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,639 want to be seen. The way he jumped back from the window told me 133 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:05,120 that he was getting pretty weird out Inside the house, I wheeled Missus Palmquest 134 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:09,559 into a large living room gently, patiently. I tried to get her to 135 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,480 answer a few questions, but I got no wire. She wasn't rude, 136 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,200 just secreted, smiling and very far away. I was wondering how to get 137 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:20,919 out gracefully when I'm so very sorry. I'm afraid I haven't been very attentive, 138 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,600 have i. Mister Dollar suddenly just as clear and lucid as that. 139 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,039 I looked around to see what it made, this almost magical change, and 140 00:11:28,039 --> 00:11:31,799 he was standing just inside the room, the kid i'd seen watching from the 141 00:11:31,799 --> 00:11:37,559 window. Eric, Come here, dear, this is my son. Eric. 142 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:41,759 I'm afraid I've forgotten where you told me you were from, mister Dollar. 143 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:46,039 My mother's been idle, mister Dollar. She's not supposed to be disturbed. 144 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,000 Oh, I am sorry. I was just leaving good I'll show you 145 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:54,360 the way out. Oh maybe that would be best. You will come back 146 00:11:54,360 --> 00:12:01,320 again, mister Dollar, when I'm feeling Yeah, sure of course, Please 147 00:12:01,399 --> 00:12:07,039 make it soon. I don't seem to keep very good track of time. 148 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:16,320 Another sign of weakness, I suppose. When you show mister Dollar out, 149 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:22,480 please come back. Paul. Oh, yes, mother, you're a good 150 00:12:22,919 --> 00:12:37,600 son. Paul. This way, mister Della, what do you want here? 151 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,600 You can see she'sn't well. Yeah, yeah, it didn't take you 152 00:12:41,799 --> 00:12:46,320 long ago from Eric to Paul that she is not insane. You hear, 153 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,519 mister Dollar, I didn't say she was. Now why does she call you? 154 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,279 Paul? Paul was my older brother. He died three years ago. 155 00:12:54,759 --> 00:12:58,200 That's part of why she's like she is a small part. Oh, I'm 156 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:07,799 sorry, nobody's asking. Just don't come back here. I had plenty of 157 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,320 time to kill before five o'clock, and a lot of things would have been 158 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,080 pleasant, sopping up the Malibu son, watching the kids on the beach, 159 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,360 you name it. But instead I settled for a visit with an old friend, 160 00:13:16,399 --> 00:13:18,879 Lieutenant Berry, homicide. I wasn't just being social pretty sneaky. As 161 00:13:18,919 --> 00:13:22,759 a matter of fact, the anonymous note, which underwriters had received intrigued Berry, 162 00:13:22,799 --> 00:13:26,879 and he promised to have it gone over by the police lab. At 163 00:13:26,879 --> 00:13:31,120 five on the dot, I was back in doctor Palmquis's office. Hi. 164 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,759 You're a punctual sort of patient, mister Dona. Yeah, he used to 165 00:13:35,799 --> 00:13:39,960 get gold stars for it at school. I'm afraid doctor Palmquis doesn't get fun. 166 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:43,399 He called just a little while after you left this morning, said to 167 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,960 cancel all appointments for today, that he wouldn't be in I'm so sorry, 168 00:13:48,159 --> 00:13:50,279 Yeah, so am. I I would have called you, but I didn't 169 00:13:50,279 --> 00:13:54,679 know where to read. Oh sure, that's okay. What about tomorrow? 170 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:58,639 I can give you an appointment at ten. I'll be here, thanks, 171 00:14:00,919 --> 00:14:03,240 mister Dowler. Would you like to give me some information now, like what 172 00:14:03,799 --> 00:14:11,200 medical history, previous illnesses, complaints, the usual thing saves time in the 173 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:15,039 morning? Well, why don't we wait till tomorrow in case doctor palm Quest 174 00:14:15,039 --> 00:14:20,840 decides to play hooky again. There's one nice thing about this job. You 175 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:24,000 get around so much you learn to pick up local habits without even thinking about 176 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,720 it. For instance, that evening I had a leisurely dinner, then took 177 00:14:28,759 --> 00:14:33,960 in an endless double feature, all without ever once getting out of my car 178 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:37,799 drive engine. It was well after midnight when I got back to my hotel. 179 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,679 Feeling a kinship for bus drivers everywhere, I headed across the lobby ran 180 00:14:43,759 --> 00:14:48,559 smack into Jim Darrel as a rounded the cigar standard dollar. Where have you 181 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,440 been? Wow? Hi Daryl? Hey? Who wound up paying for lunch? 182 00:14:50,519 --> 00:14:52,279 Just and I've been trying to get hold of you all night? Where 183 00:14:52,279 --> 00:14:56,639 were you? Dinner? A movie The Wildlifeine? Well, don't look that 184 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:01,600 unhappy. I didn't do anything illegal. Somebody did? Why what is it, 185 00:15:01,679 --> 00:15:05,840 Daryl? What are you talking about? Missus Pomquist dead shot to death 186 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:28,519 a couple of hours ago, Johnny Dellar, Johnny, Lieutenant Barry Homicide, 187 00:15:28,559 --> 00:15:31,080 got messages from you three inches thick. Yeah, I've been trying to get 188 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,120 hold of you all morning. Hasn't exactly been a social tea around here, 189 00:15:33,159 --> 00:15:37,200 you know what with the murder of doctor Pomquist's wife and I come down there 190 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,639 to headquarters. Come ahead, and if you're a good boy, I'll introduce 191 00:15:39,679 --> 00:15:41,399 you to the man who did the killing. What. Of course, he 192 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:45,519 denies it completely, who wouldn't, But when you hear his story, it's 193 00:15:45,559 --> 00:15:48,039 a wild one. All that's your way ahead of me. You're saying you've 194 00:15:48,039 --> 00:15:50,080 got the killer there, That's what I'm saying. Well, who is he? 195 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,600 You wouldn't know him. Nobody seems to make a little sense. What 196 00:15:52,600 --> 00:16:04,759 are you, lieutenant? Look you coming down or not? Right now? 197 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:14,080 From Special Investigator Johnny Dollar location in Los Angeles, California to a National Underwriter's 198 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:25,240 Association Hertford, Connecticut assignment. The long shot matter Los Angeles traffic being what 199 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:26,679 it is, there was plenty of time to think on the way to Berry's 200 00:16:26,679 --> 00:16:32,639 office. But think about what an unsigned warning that someone was going to collect 201 00:16:32,639 --> 00:16:36,799 on one hundred thousand dollars policy, a frail, defeated woman who wasn't going 202 00:16:36,879 --> 00:16:40,960 to have to worry about weakness anymore. There was an awful lot to find 203 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,200 out before this whole thing had begin to make sense. That was pretty obvious. 204 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,840 The man I was going to see was anything but obvious. Big and 205 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:51,279 round. He was like a fat CB doll with a gun. He always 206 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:53,879 had the feeling his round little eyes were dreaming, passed you seeing an island 207 00:16:53,919 --> 00:16:57,679 where there was no jail cells. A lot of cons had made that mistake, 208 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:02,159 found out too late that he was as sharp as any homicide cobb alive. 209 00:17:03,079 --> 00:17:07,359 Life is like that, Johnny. Yesterday your visit was social. Today 210 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,359 it's business. Yeah, just one dead woman can make a lot of difference. 211 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,200 Sit on, Like I said, I'm way behind you. How did 212 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:18,839 it happen? Why sit down? I can't talk when you're standing, Okay. 213 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:22,039 Santa Monica Substation got the call about nine last night from doctor Palmquist. 214 00:17:22,039 --> 00:17:25,839 He was real excited, said he was holding a rifle and a prowler would 215 00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:27,599 come in and shot and killed his wife. Oh we got out there fast, 216 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,640 wait a minute, the doctor know, let me tell it my way. 217 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,319 Huh hopes you. We found missus Pomquist dead on the living room floor 218 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,960 and the doctor's still holding this guy at rifle point thirty eight colt lay in 219 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,519 a corner with nobody paying much attention to it. Ballistic says it's the murder 220 00:17:41,559 --> 00:17:45,319 weapon, all right. What's the doctor's story? Says he was out on 221 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,160 a house call, got home a couple of minutes before nine. On the 222 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:49,799 way to the front door, he glanced through the living room windows saw this 223 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:53,799 prowler holding a gun on missus Palmquist. The doctor got into the house quietly 224 00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:56,720 and was sneaking up from behind when the prowler heard him and got rattled. 225 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,319 Prowler fired and killed the woman just as the doc brought a paperweight down on 226 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:04,960 his head. Nice. Uh, a lot of left field funny. I 227 00:18:06,039 --> 00:18:10,400 always thought prowlers and gunmen are two different things. Nothing says it can't happen, 228 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,480 and the evidence says it did. What does that mean that this is 229 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:15,880 one prowler who's sewn uptight because everything checks out. The thirty eight is his 230 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,920 his prints are on it. Lab found the Lockey force to get in what 231 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:22,240 else? You want a moving picture? We don't get mad, don't get 232 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:26,640 mad. I'm just asking now that house call the doctor was out on. 233 00:18:26,759 --> 00:18:29,480 I'm a stranger in town. But isn't that kind of a late hour to 234 00:18:29,519 --> 00:18:32,960 see a patient unless it's a real emergency, not when they look like this 235 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,880 one. Oh. I checked with her this morning. She could make me 236 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,240 go to medical school right now, even at this age. Nice put it 237 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,079 this way. Her first name ought to be Marylyn. Oh, that's pretty 238 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:45,319 clear. Who is she? A missus? Laura Konstanty thirty five, widow 239 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:49,799 money and everyone. She'd look like that. She's been doctor Palmker's patient long 240 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:53,079 three or four years, and she backs up the story of the house call 241 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,720 completely. You sold. I want to know about the prowler? Who is 242 00:18:57,279 --> 00:19:00,799 x con drifter fifty seven years old? Got a record that goes way back? 243 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:04,359 What kind of record? I was afraid you'd ask, because that's the 244 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,960 fly in the ointment. It's a long sheet and it's veried buncle, con 245 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,400 game, badger, bad checks, pigeon drop, all small stuff, but 246 00:19:11,519 --> 00:19:15,599 not an ounce of violence anywhere. A killing's way out of pattern, isn't 247 00:19:15,599 --> 00:19:18,880 it. Yeah, this prowler, what does he claim. It's so wild, 248 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,519 I'm embarrassed to repeat it. Howse chances am I seeing him? Maybe 249 00:19:22,559 --> 00:19:30,480 he'll tell me. Barry took me upstairs to what they call the hotshot section, 250 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:34,680 A very exclusive floor, this one because the cells hold only prisoners suspected 251 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:40,440 of the big rap murder. You know something, I never had a place 252 00:19:40,559 --> 00:19:42,559 like this, But what an old fallacy comes bouncing back into my mind, 253 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,759 that bit about being able to tell a man's character by looking at him? 254 00:19:47,319 --> 00:19:51,240 What does a murderer look like? Go ahead, put yourself out on that 255 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:55,000 limb, but don't drag me out there with you. Because the man sitting 256 00:19:55,079 --> 00:19:57,799 quietly and sell eight A looked about his heart and dangerous as a Victorian Ada 257 00:19:57,839 --> 00:20:03,720 Macasser Lonnie Miller prowler and murder suspects Lonnie Miller, gray haired, tall and 258 00:20:03,839 --> 00:20:08,440 slam A man with good straight bearing even while he sat yet with a delicacy 259 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,559 about him. Or maybe it was just the natural good manners of the born 260 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:18,319 con man I didn't know. Yell when you want out, Johnny. Yeah, 261 00:20:18,799 --> 00:20:22,960 I'm not going to change the story. I'll tell it again, but 262 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:26,440 it'll be the same. Is that what you want of I'm not the police 263 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,480 Miller. My name is Dollar. I'm an insurance investigator. It's a little 264 00:20:29,519 --> 00:20:32,119 late for me to buy insurance, isn't it. Miller. You don't have 265 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:33,880 to talk to me if you don't want to. But you'd be helping yourself 266 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:37,640 if you told me the truth. They didn't believe me, not one word. 267 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,000 Why would you? My jobs are different. My interest is in the 268 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:48,680 insurance angle. Did you kill missus Palmquist. I'm nearly sixty, mister, 269 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,920 and I've done everything in the book, almost everything, But I never killed. 270 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,200 Never. I can't make them see that. Yeah, I know. 271 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:03,599 I told them a hundred times for words, step by step. They just 272 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,359 sit and look at me. What do I have to do to make them 273 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,519 believe I didn't do it? From what I hear, they've got an awful 274 00:21:10,519 --> 00:21:15,480 lot of evidence. It says you did. You too, Go away, 275 00:21:15,559 --> 00:21:21,160 mister. You may be a little different kind of cup. You're talking like 276 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:25,880 all the others, thinking like them. Let me alone. Yeah, haven't 277 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:29,160 got much chance, Miller, If that's your only answer to evidence evidence. 278 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:33,079 I know all about that stuff. You can buy it and sell it, 279 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:37,119 manufacture it, make it, stand up and do tricks the cops. You're 280 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:38,720 talking through your hat. You've been the route. Do you know one case 281 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,880 where the police ever manufactured evidence? And I don't mean can talk, I 282 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:47,880 mean one you actually know of what's the difference? Look, why don't you 283 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:52,480 tell me about it? I think you could listen without sneering. Nobody else 284 00:21:52,519 --> 00:21:55,200 can't try me. Huh? Now, how did you get into this? 285 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:04,160 I just finished doing time in San Diego and hitchhiking my way up from there 286 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:08,519 four nights ago. A truck let me off on the Pacific Coast Highway about 287 00:22:08,519 --> 00:22:12,680 fifteen miles south of La A few minutes later, a man in a big 288 00:22:12,759 --> 00:22:18,960 cat gave me a lift. Nice enough fellow, a little nosy about where 289 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:22,960 I was from where I was going, things like that, but nice. 290 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:27,119 Here go on. After about five minutes, he decided we needed coffee, 291 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:32,000 so we stopped at a little tacos joint. Ten minutes later we were back 292 00:22:32,039 --> 00:22:36,000 on the road. After about two miles, he said it felt like we 293 00:22:36,079 --> 00:22:37,799 had a flat, so he stopped. It was a flat all right, 294 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:42,680 left rear, so he had given me the lift. The least I could 295 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:47,319 do was to change his tire, so I did it. He was real 296 00:22:47,559 --> 00:22:51,119 friendly the rest of the way, told me to stick around town and he'd 297 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,680 see I got a job. He gave me a twenty, told me where 298 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,480 to get a room, and set to wait for him to phone. He 299 00:22:56,599 --> 00:23:03,599 said his name was Carter. What he said last night he called me said 300 00:23:03,599 --> 00:23:06,119 to be at his house at nine shop to meet a man who had a 301 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:10,680 job for me. An address in the Palisades. We'll go on. The 302 00:23:10,759 --> 00:23:14,240 house was dark when I got there, so I rang the bell. Someone 303 00:23:14,279 --> 00:23:18,880 opened the door. I took one step inside and got hit on the head. 304 00:23:18,759 --> 00:23:22,400 Next thing I know, I'm coming to on the living room floor as 305 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:27,839 a dead woman a few feet away, and my friend Carter's holding a rifle 306 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:33,279 at my head, threatening to blow it off if I move. Only when 307 00:23:33,319 --> 00:23:38,400 the cops got there, they didn't call him Carter, but doctor Palmquist. 308 00:23:38,839 --> 00:23:45,279 Palm Quist melody, You realize what you're saying? I know, and every 309 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,480 word of it's the truth. Now tell me this, mister, how do 310 00:23:49,599 --> 00:24:00,039 I get anyone to believe? Well? I sat there quietly, looking first 311 00:24:00,039 --> 00:24:03,759 at his burning cigarette. That would be. It was as though he didn't 312 00:24:03,759 --> 00:24:07,839 expect either one of us to believe it. I was glad to get out 313 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,440 of there. Well, I'll say this much for Miller. Johnny, he's 314 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:15,240 got that story down. Pat. He didn't tell you one word that he 315 00:24:15,279 --> 00:24:18,920 hasn't been telling us, Lieutenant. Does doctor Palmquist know what Miller claims? 316 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:23,240 We haven't discussed it? Didn't. I tell you the doctor's resting at Blair 317 00:24:23,279 --> 00:24:26,599 Hospital for a day or so shock of his wife's death. The intended tell 318 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:30,359 him. Look, I know you're a fellow who automatically roots for the underdog, 319 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,880 But face it, boy, what have I got an ex khan with 320 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:37,240 a wild story against a respected citizen with a perfect alibi. I look kind 321 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:41,880 of silly questioning Palmquist at the moment. At the moment, does that mean 322 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,839 you've got doubts about Pomquist? I doubt everybody to the last page. Boy. 323 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:52,000 That's how I got to be lieutenant. And that's where we left it. 324 00:24:52,519 --> 00:24:56,759 I had a long, thoughtful lunch which included two very dry martinis, 325 00:24:56,799 --> 00:25:00,839 aimed at helping solve a new problem, to which how best arrange a few 326 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:04,599 words with a hospitalized doctor Palmquist at such a delicate time. In the end, 327 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,480 I did the only thing I could. Walked into round nine thirteen at 328 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:12,799 Blair Hospital and introduce myself doctor Palmquist didn't seem at all surprised by the visit. 329 00:25:12,839 --> 00:25:17,039 He seemed annoyed, if anything, but the annoyance was with himself. 330 00:25:18,559 --> 00:25:21,359 I'm not a very good advertisement for my own profession at the moment, am 331 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,480 I, mister Dolla? I I'm sorry to intrude, doctor, or I 332 00:25:23,519 --> 00:25:26,440 probably could have picked a better time for a visit. You've been doing your 333 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:30,319 best. Which do you prefer, mister Dolla, my office or my home? 334 00:25:30,519 --> 00:25:33,480 Would you like the names of a few friends, Perhaps they can tell 335 00:25:33,519 --> 00:25:37,400 you whatever it is you're trying to find out about people. It's my job, 336 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,400 doctor, And just what is your job, mister Dolla? Insurance investigator 337 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:45,680 for the company that holds the policy on missus Palmquist and yourself. I see. 338 00:25:45,559 --> 00:25:48,240 Then you can stop running around, now, can't you. You can 339 00:25:48,279 --> 00:25:52,000 simply go to the police and they'll tell you anything you want to know, 340 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:59,319 doctor may I. I don't usually prescribe without a thorough examination, Bob very 341 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,359 well, I don't in California. Is your cup of tea? I suggest 342 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:12,599 another acclaimate entirely. The visit was over. Palmquist lay back against the pillows, 343 00:26:12,599 --> 00:26:17,519 no longer interested, and I turned to leave, just As I was 344 00:26:17,519 --> 00:26:19,240 reaching for the door, it opened and one of the most beautiful women I'd 345 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:23,079 ever seen started into the room. I think you have the wrong room met 346 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,680 him. For a moment, she just stood there, startled. Then without 347 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,720 a word, she turned and hurried out, but not before I'd gotten a 348 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:33,799 good look at the large block initials on the purse she carried LC. The 349 00:26:33,839 --> 00:26:37,079 two letters, plus the way she looked made Laura Constantine a pretty good bet. 350 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,240 Nice twist. Huh. The doctor is ill and the patient comes to 351 00:26:41,319 --> 00:27:00,119 call. You can't trust anybody these days, can you. Now Here's our 352 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:04,319 star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story. Tomorrow Own 353 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,519 beauty may be skinned deep, but fear goes a lot further down than that, 354 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:14,000 sometimes as far as death. Join us, won't you? Yours Truly? 355 00:27:14,519 --> 00:27:41,920 Johnny Dollar? Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, starring Bob Bailey, is transcribed 356 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:48,359 in Hollywood, written by Tony Barrett, It is produced and directed by Jack 357 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:53,079 Johnstone. Be sure to join us tomorrow night at same time and station for 358 00:27:53,160 --> 00:29:38,640 the next exciting episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Roy Roman speaking Welcome back. 359 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:44,920 Given that this aired in June, it doesn't seem likely Harpford is going 360 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,160 to be all that slushy in summer. Of course, this could have been 361 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:53,079 written with a different time of year in mind. Also, according to John 362 00:29:53,519 --> 00:29:59,799 Abbott's the who is Johnny Dollar matter? And and to Macassar is a cover 363 00:30:00,079 --> 00:30:06,359 used to protect the backer arms of furniture seems a bit florid for yours, 364 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:11,039 truly, Johnny Doller when trying to describe how suspect look. Otherwise, though, 365 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:17,400 this is an intriguing first two episodes with a lot of mysteries to investigate, 366 00:30:17,599 --> 00:30:22,359 and so I'll withhold more comment until we get to Friday. Now onto 367 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:29,960 listener comments and feedback. Received an email here from Jim regarding the laughing matter, 368 00:30:30,799 --> 00:30:34,960 and he writes, while John Dayner may not have pulled it off as 369 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:41,359 a comedian, Harry Bartel talking in Spanish and Spanglish was well done and almost 370 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:48,720 comedic. Another listener over on Spotify wrights regarding the laughing matter, and this 371 00:30:48,839 --> 00:30:55,960 is John's CIGT seven to seven says very good quality, interesting episode, maybe 372 00:30:56,039 --> 00:31:03,680 one of the best. And over on YouTube Electric Tofu Muffins Rots of the 373 00:31:03,799 --> 00:31:10,079 Matter of Reasonable Doubt pretty good. And then I also received this comment regarding 374 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:23,160 the Christmas Radio Detectives playlist over on YouTube and the listener Maloca Rits fabulous podcasting 375 00:31:23,319 --> 00:31:30,200 channel. I was so pleased to see a playlist featuring Christmas Detective shows. 376 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:33,720 Such a delight. It's a bit early, but happy Holidays to you and 377 00:31:33,759 --> 00:31:37,200 yours. Thank you so much for curating these old time gems. Well, 378 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:41,200 thank you so much. I appreciate the comment, and I'm always glad to 379 00:31:42,279 --> 00:31:48,160 have that playlist. And we also do have a podcast feed just off our 380 00:31:48,279 --> 00:31:55,559 Christmas programs, and it's interesting. Most months, over the last nine months, 381 00:31:55,599 --> 00:32:00,519 we've had about one thousand or more downloads from our Christmas Detective feed. 382 00:32:00,559 --> 00:32:06,039 I don't have a way of tracking how it goes on YouTube. There might 383 00:32:06,079 --> 00:32:08,359 be a way, and I just don't know it. But there's definitely an 384 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:16,759 interest in these programs year round. And while I would prefer that corporate celebration 385 00:32:17,119 --> 00:32:22,839 or recognition of Christmas dot come so early in the year, I'm happy to 386 00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:28,440 provide Christmas programs for people to be able to listen to any time of the 387 00:32:28,519 --> 00:32:31,240 year. They need a little bit of Christmas. So thank you so much 388 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:37,559 and appreciate your listening. Now it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the 389 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:42,319 day. Thank you to Sean, Patreon supporter since June of twenty eighteen, 390 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:47,000 currently supporting the podcast at the Detective Sergeant level of seven dollars and fourteen cents 391 00:32:47,079 --> 00:32:51,319 or more per month. Thank you so much for your support, Sean, 392 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,119 and that will do it for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, please 393 00:32:54,160 --> 00:33:00,839 follow us using your favorite podcast software and be sure rate and review the podcast 394 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:06,440 wherever you download it from. We will be back on Friday with the conclusion 395 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:10,119 of this week's Yours truly johonnied all or Cereal, but join us back here 396 00:33:10,319 --> 00:33:16,880 tomorrow for dangerous assignment Where you sound like USA or so not really? Although 397 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:20,480 I spent many many years in the States, I was raised there all really 398 00:33:20,559 --> 00:33:22,799 Yeah, New York City, sixtieth Street just off Broadway, are sure not 399 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,680 far from Columbus Circle? Yeah, in Central Park. Had a lot of 400 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:29,880 fun there as a kid. Later we moved out to California, Los Angeles 401 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:35,279 correction Los Angeles, huh yeah, soft g it's official now. So I 402 00:33:35,359 --> 00:33:40,599 heard Chamber of Commerce that they're voting or something. Well, let's have a 403 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:44,519 drink sometime, huh. Sure, be good to talk over the good old 404 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:53,839 USA. Good night tonight. I see that I've met that friend. Yeah, 405 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:58,640 he almost caught me listening at his door, drobo. He just got 406 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,319 a phone call. Did you hear what? He No? I couldn't get 407 00:34:01,359 --> 00:34:06,200 any of the conversation that might have been the tip off. So hey, 408 00:34:06,039 --> 00:34:07,840 he just ease out the side door. Come on, Hope you'll be with 409 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:14,280 us then. In the meantime, do send your comments to Box thirteen Great 410 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:20,239 Detectives dot nett, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us 411 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:25,920 out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com slash Great Detectives from Boise, Idaho. 412 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:30,320 This is your host, Adam Graham signing off.