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Today, our Round Robin Crossover 10 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:26,359 continues as I and two other old time radio podcasters our guest on Andrew Rhin's 11 00:01:26,359 --> 00:01:33,200 Old Time Radio Westerns podcast with an episode of Challenge of the Yukon. And 12 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:38,879 tomorrow we'll have our second Christmas edition of the Old Time Radio snack Wagon over 13 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,599 at Snackwagon dot Net. Well, now let's get into this week's yours truly 14 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:47,319 Johnny do all or Cereal. Now, as always, if you are minded 15 00:01:47,359 --> 00:01:53,239 to listen to all five parts together, then I would encourage you to pause 16 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,439 the podcast now and return on Friday, when episodes three through five will be 17 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:05,519 posted, and listen to Everything Together now here from December nineteenth and twentieth of 18 00:02:05,719 --> 00:02:10,560 nineteen fifty five. Here now is the Nick Sher Matter, Episodes one and 19 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:22,599 two from Hollywood. It's time now for Johnny Dellar, JN Wilkins, Jenny 20 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,719 Prime, mutual Limity. Oh hi, don thanks for the Christmas present. 21 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:28,680 Well, just don't take out the cork near and open flame. Yeah. 22 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,039 See, do you know anything about a guy named mel Praanker? Nothing good 23 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:37,159 about him? Why got himself killed last night? Murdered? Franker was born 24 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,879 to be murdered? Maybe so, but not at our expense by holding one 25 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:45,479 hundred thousand dollars policy? Wow, what was the beneficiary? Is a partner? 26 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,120 Nick Shearn? Nick Shearn, you picked a fine pair of rats? 27 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,120 Yeah I know that. Now. The New York police are holding shirt, 28 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,960 but they've got no evidence. Come down there and check it out for us, 29 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,960 Jenny. If Nick did the killing, were of any witnesses? One? 30 00:03:01,479 --> 00:03:05,960 Apparently the hap Check girl in that night club of theirs? What's her 31 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,280 story? I wish I knew She's disappeared. We're gonna find her, Johnny 32 00:03:10,599 --> 00:03:23,560 coore some of Nick's foodlums finder don maybe they already have tonight and every weekday 33 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:28,560 Night Bob Bailey in the Transcribed Adventures of the Man with the Action Pact Expenser 34 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:43,680 out America's Fabulous Freelance Insurance Investigator, Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Expense account 35 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,520 submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the home office Primutual Insurance Limited, Hartford, 36 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:52,319 Connecticut. The following is the count of expenditures during my investigation of the 37 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:57,000 Nick Suar matter. Item one twenty two eighty transportation to New York tips and 38 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,960 incidentals and taxi fair to the Office of Lieutenant Ed Rafferty Side Division, the 39 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,680 man in charge of the case. Oh hi, Johnny, have you been 40 00:04:04,759 --> 00:04:08,879 that bad? An has a homicide business? Terrible if you look at that 41 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:13,240 teletype shoplifting five complaints right in a row the week before Christmas. That's all 42 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,959 we get. Shoplifters. Mel Pranker was in shoplifting. Oh you're working on 43 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:21,240 a Johnny. Yeah. The insurance angle. Nick Sharen's the beneficiary one hundred 44 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,439 grand policy. So you got a tough one boy. Sean killed him all 45 00:04:25,519 --> 00:04:27,800 right, but I don't think we're going to be able to stick him. 46 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,839 Come on in the office. Hey, you know what that kid of mine 47 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,240 went for Christmas? Marilyn Monroe? Oh, next year, Johnny. He's 48 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:39,800 only ten, you know, Go ahead, okay, man, Oh you 49 00:04:39,879 --> 00:04:42,639 want a motorbike? Can you tie that? Ten years old? And he 50 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,839 says he needs a motorbike? Have a chase? Okay, Well, look, 51 00:04:46,879 --> 00:04:48,480 I know a factory representative here. I'll make you a good deal on 52 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,560 one. And oh now, forget that, Johnny. Know, I was 53 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,680 fourteen before I even had a pair of roller skates, and then I had 54 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,240 to buy him his head. Yeah, kids are spoiled today. That's the 55 00:04:58,319 --> 00:05:01,279 half of what's wrong with him. Ah, there's the pile in the case. 56 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:08,279 What little we've got? Okay, mm hmm. How'd it happened? 57 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,560 Anne? I mean, how do I think it happened? That's good enough 58 00:05:11,639 --> 00:05:15,600 for me. Melt Priker and Nick Sheran were both in the rackets for years, 59 00:05:15,639 --> 00:05:17,759 as you probably know. I've heard rumors. Well, a while back 60 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:23,079 they teamed up and opened a string of supper clubs. That's where Priker got 61 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:27,800 it. In their main club, the Chess Colette strictlyttlegitleman, huh more or 62 00:05:27,879 --> 00:05:30,560 less. I guess they could afford to be the though they were making and 63 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,160 arguing over according to the word around, that's the reason for the killing, 64 00:05:34,199 --> 00:05:38,639 the way you see it. Sure, Nick figured if half was good, 65 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,759 all to take could be twice as good, and the insurance on top of 66 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,639 it. You're a fast one, Johnny. Anyhow, several people heard the 67 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,079 shots about two thirty in the morning, It was right after the club closed, 68 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,519 but none of them bothered to report it. The clean up crew came 69 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:55,800 in at three and found Praiker's body. He was lying in his office, 70 00:05:56,199 --> 00:06:00,360 shut twice gone on the floor beside him. No prince with his own gun, 71 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:01,879 and it was kept there in his desk. Where was Nick Sharan? 72 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,120 He picked him up an hour later at another one of their clubs. The 73 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:11,800 manager was with him and oh, Benny's stark Now he was nna yeah, 74 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,480 no trigger man for nixt mob in the old days, fifteen years overdue for 75 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,680 hanging, that's our Benny. Anyhow, they both swear that Nick was there 76 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:23,720 from one thirty on. What about a perfect test and positive clear to the 77 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:26,639 elbow and you can throd it out the window what do you mean. Earlier 78 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:30,360 that evening, Nick spent two hours at a shooting gallery uptown hiring. Oh 79 00:06:30,759 --> 00:06:34,639 smart, he really planned for it, he really did. Without a witness. 80 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,959 We haven't got a chance. I understand there was a witness, some 81 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,519 girl who was mixed up in it. Easy, Johnny, you're talking to 82 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,279 a rafferty mm hmm. So the girl's Irish. Miss Kathleen O'Dare old country 83 00:06:46,319 --> 00:06:50,279 back three generations county killed there? Then, naturally, she says, innocent 84 00:06:50,319 --> 00:06:55,959 as a newborn babe. Naturally, Then how does she figure? A taxi 85 00:06:56,079 --> 00:06:59,360 driver knows her, said that he saw her leave the club five minutes after 86 00:06:59,439 --> 00:07:02,360 the shots. She denied it, said she left the clothing time. But 87 00:07:02,519 --> 00:07:06,120 now, in my book, she was lying, scared of talk, paralyzed 88 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:12,160 and with plenty of reason. You know Sharon's reputation. What about the cab 89 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,079 driver, Now I changed his story. He said it might have been some 90 00:07:15,279 --> 00:07:16,839 other girl. Oh no, I'll tell me, ed, let me guess 91 00:07:17,399 --> 00:07:20,680 that's right. These names, oh too, And I forgot to mention that 92 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:26,120 Kathleen's pretty. Naturally, anyhow, I let her go. I had too, 93 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,399 And when I went around to talk to her this morning, she'd flown 94 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,000 the coop. Any chance I'm her next boy's grambling, I don't think so. 95 00:07:33,279 --> 00:07:36,439 It looked more like she came home packed in a hurry, took her 96 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:42,720 kid and blew kidd eight year old daughter Irish and a mother too. I 97 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,439 was on sacred ground. He was fingering the gun. No, seriously, 98 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,680 Joy, would you find her? She may be able to break Nick's alibi, 99 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,160 and it's our only chance, and it might be her only chance. 100 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,040 Next. Sharan's not the boy to leave a loose end line around. I 101 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:01,240 know I've got thirty men checking bus depots hell and I'll luck huh this mess 102 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,519 this time of year, I'm a hard boiled cop, Johnny, I've got 103 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:07,279 no Christmas for it. I'm glad it only comes once per annum. Well, 104 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,480 there's not very much to go, and that's for sure. I'll see 105 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:13,120 what I can turn up and check with you later. All right, that's 106 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,920 fine. Oh by the way, Johnny, Yeah, about that friend of 107 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,399 yours, well, friend, the guy with the motorbikes. How would a 108 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,879 you be getting in touch with you? Oh? Yeah, his name is 109 00:08:24,959 --> 00:08:28,720 Ralph Sterner. He's in the phone book office in the MacLeay building. Hard 110 00:08:28,759 --> 00:08:33,519 boiled car the kids, only young ones. Yeah, sure, now you 111 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,240 find that oh there, good, find her, keep her alive and get 112 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,840 her to talk. How long have I got to find her? What do 113 00:08:37,879 --> 00:08:41,200 you mean, Nick Sharan? How much longer can you hold him? Johnny? 114 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:48,639 He was turned loose an hour ago? So that was it. A 115 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,480 lot of maybes, a lot of questions, and a lot of pressure a 116 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,960 John to be done and done fast. Find one Kathleen o there, former 117 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:01,360 hatcheck girl at the shake Collette keep Nick Sharen's hold lams from her and persuaded 118 00:09:01,399 --> 00:09:03,240 to talk. And three to one Nick was looking for her too. He 119 00:09:03,399 --> 00:09:09,200 was free now, on the loose, and he might be anywhere. Only 120 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,159 the way it turned out, he wasn't just anywhere. He was in one 121 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:16,039 particular place, Park writes, back in front of the precinct station, Jenny, 122 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,320 he was sitting in the backseat of a sedan and his trigger man, 123 00:09:18,399 --> 00:09:24,320 Benny Stock, was at the wheel. Been a long time, hasn't it, 124 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:28,360 Jenny? About five years? As I remember, Nick, it was 125 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,120 that warehouse robbery over in Queens when you got away with forty thousand dollars worth 126 00:09:31,159 --> 00:09:35,480 of furze. Ah, you've forgotten me? How was it quitted? On 127 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,279 that one. Oh yeah, I know, after they pulled the only witness 128 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,600 out of the East River, his feet in a bucket of cement. Just 129 00:09:39,879 --> 00:09:45,759 coincidence. I never seen him before. You've seen miss o'dair before? Sure 130 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,440 I have. She works for me. She's a good kid, Jenny, 131 00:09:48,519 --> 00:09:52,360 So I hear. I wouldn't hum a hell on that girl's head. She'll 132 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,879 be relieved when I tell her that. Get in, I want to talk. 133 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,200 Oh no, no, sorry, Nick, I like it fine, 134 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,600 just the way it is in the car, be outnumbered. You got me 135 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,279 all wrong, Johnny. I don't play that way anymore. What about Benny? 136 00:10:05,639 --> 00:10:09,679 Has he reformed too? Well, that's what Benny. You go take 137 00:10:09,759 --> 00:10:15,320 a walk? Yeah wash, I said, go take a walk. Okay, 138 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:30,159 get in? Johnny wants any of my nick You were working on this 139 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,360 case? Yeah, I'm on it. Why that's what I figured. I 140 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:37,399 was talking to my lawyer there. So you go to Rafferty's office. I 141 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,399 guess the insurance company's gonna try to welsh on that claim. At your party, 142 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:48,159 you talk, I had a better idea. What's that? You know? 143 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:52,159 It's real nice out in Las Vegas this time of year. Johnny the 144 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:56,200 man could have a lot of fun out there for the next month with maybe 145 00:10:56,399 --> 00:11:01,039 ten thousand dollars to play with? What Manny talking about you? I don't 146 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:05,759 have ten thousand dollars. You will eighty minutes from now if you say the 147 00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:07,960 word, Oh, Nick, You're lucky. We're not standing out there on 148 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,200 the sidewalk and a car seat. I haven't got room to swing. It's 149 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,639 still a fool. I don't know. Why don't you write me about it? 150 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,840 You'll have plenty of time up there in the desk. Cell. I 151 00:11:16,919 --> 00:11:22,600 suppose I didn't make any claim on that policy, and you wouldn't have any 152 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,320 reason to stay on a cake. No, say on, Nick, one 153 00:11:24,399 --> 00:11:28,399 hundred grand there's a lot of money. I'd want to find out why you 154 00:11:28,399 --> 00:11:31,039 didn't make a claim. You know why you're out to pennis on me and 155 00:11:31,159 --> 00:11:35,159 so the cops man with the wrecked hasn't got a chance. You should have 156 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:39,480 thought of that before you kill Milk Priker. Want to know something, Johnny, 157 00:11:39,399 --> 00:11:41,799 I didn't kill him, Well, I'm betting you did. What do 158 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:46,039 you care who killed him? You're not shedding any tears over it, no, 159 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,639 but I'd sure hate to see you get away with it, and I'd 160 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:52,360 hate it even more if anything happened to that girl, Kathy Odd, Now 161 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,519 what could happen to her? She just might fall in the river. She 162 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:58,759 probably thinks she's safe as long as she hides from the police and refuses to 163 00:11:58,799 --> 00:12:03,480 talk. She doesn't know you very well. Let me all wrong, Jenny. 164 00:12:03,519 --> 00:12:07,279 You know you hear a lot about peace on earth goodwill toward men around 165 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,559 this time of year. But I don't have much goodwill toward the kind of 166 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:13,440 rat you are, and I figured it'd be more peace on earth if you 167 00:12:13,519 --> 00:12:18,159 went on it. Push me, and maybe that's what will happen. At 168 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:20,759 least that's fair warning. Yeah, that's fair warning. I'm gonna tag you 169 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:28,600 for this, Nick. You can count on it. Expense account at him 170 00:12:28,639 --> 00:12:31,840 two two dollars and forty cents taxi to the east side roomming house of Kathy 171 00:12:31,919 --> 00:12:35,679 O Dare. I didn't have much hope of turning up anything. A Rapperty 172 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:39,440 and his men had already been through the place inch by inch, but it 173 00:12:39,519 --> 00:12:43,279 was the only starting point I had. The landlady was out in the uniformed 174 00:12:43,279 --> 00:12:46,240 policeman let me into Kathy's flat. I spent an hour and a half and 175 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,840 got nowhere. I went through her mail, bills, advertisements, casual notes 176 00:12:48,879 --> 00:12:52,159 for men she'd met at the club, nothing personal, not even a postcard. 177 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:56,559 There were no pictures, photographs if Kathy or her daughter anywhere in the 178 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:00,519 flat. She made a clean sweep, then left in a hurry. She 179 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,919 didn't mean to be found, but I had to find her and fast. 180 00:13:05,879 --> 00:13:07,960 It was dusk when I left. The street lamps were on and the colored 181 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,639 Christmas lights in the windows among the block. Snow was falling in big, 182 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:15,120 soft, gentle flakes, and it was a holiday feeling in the air. 183 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,000 It was neither the time nor the setting a murdering big contribution. Son, 184 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:24,600 You've do something to help pool. Oh sure, how's it going this year, 185 00:13:24,639 --> 00:13:26,879 Santa? It's better than usual, but it just seems never enough to 186 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:31,120 go around, no matter how well. Blake you son, Thank you Cat. 187 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:41,559 I'll mention good luck, Pomp, Thank you son. Wow. The 188 00:13:41,639 --> 00:13:46,000 city got to clean the streets better. I've been waiting for years. Sorry, 189 00:13:46,039 --> 00:13:48,000 Benny, it's not my day for punks. Get some friends want to 190 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:52,639 talk to you. Start walking, Johnny down the alley, had Stark down 191 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,440 there, start walking. This ain't just my hand in my pocket. Had 192 00:13:56,480 --> 00:14:01,039 better be Benny with two cops standing up there on the porch. Wat you're 193 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:05,120 talking about? There ain't no christ I smashed him in the mouth and knocked 194 00:14:05,159 --> 00:14:07,360 him flat, followed it up and kicked his gun, and he rolled over, 195 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:18,639 came to his skad and rushman. I was hoping he had that coming. 196 00:14:18,039 --> 00:14:20,519 He had a coming hand. Well, he sure did get it. 197 00:14:20,639 --> 00:14:22,759 Yeah. Hey, you know something, pop, I think Benny wants to 198 00:14:22,799 --> 00:14:28,879 make a contribution to help the poor. Well, oh, he's a good 199 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,279 boy at the moment. At least here you go that ought to help some 200 00:14:33,879 --> 00:14:37,080 five hundred dollars for the world, do the most good. Well, Merry 201 00:14:37,159 --> 00:14:41,080 Christmas Son, Happy New Years? Yeah, same to you, popping any 202 00:14:41,120 --> 00:15:03,440 more of them? Hey, taxi dollars goler speak and Kathleen Lansley. Oh 203 00:15:03,559 --> 00:15:07,200 yeah, that's word you wanted to talk to me. That's right. I'm 204 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,720 trying to find miss O'Dare. Do you know where she is? Friend of 205 00:15:09,799 --> 00:15:11,240 her? I think I will be once I meet her. I'm an insurance 206 00:15:11,279 --> 00:15:13,799 investigator. I want to help her. That's what the other one said. 207 00:15:15,679 --> 00:15:18,360 What do you mean? What other one? While go short? Mean? 208 00:15:18,679 --> 00:15:22,240 He shift the eye. Benny Stark was that his name? He didn't say 209 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,519 mister Dollar, I get you was too busy, busy doing what breaking my 210 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:41,960 good right arm. I'll be right over. From Special Investigator Johnny Dollar, 211 00:15:41,039 --> 00:15:46,440 New York City to the home office Trimutual Insurance Limited, Hartford, Connecticut assignment 212 00:15:46,519 --> 00:15:52,440 the Nick Sharan met her expense account continued, had him five two dollars and 213 00:15:52,519 --> 00:15:56,399 thirty cents taxi to Missus Gotler's rooming house, the place Kathy O'Dare had called 214 00:15:56,440 --> 00:16:15,679 home until she disappeared. Come in, get your hands. Look, I'm 215 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,080 Johnny Dollar. I talked you on the phone. It's all right if you 216 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:25,519 can put that gun down. Well, this is you all right, Sorry, 217 00:16:25,559 --> 00:16:27,799 mister DOLLI but I've only got one good arm left and I'm having to 218 00:16:27,919 --> 00:16:33,440 cheap it pull of a chair. Thanks kind of rough boy, Huh, 219 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,960 I'd showed him who was rough. If I could have got ahold of my 220 00:16:37,039 --> 00:16:41,399 gun, i'd a blasted him Christmas week or not, I'd have blasted him. 221 00:16:41,399 --> 00:16:44,279 Mister, do you feel me? With all these presents to wrap? 222 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:48,240 How can you wrap presence with one arm that's been a paper hanger. Well, 223 00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:52,080 I'll be glad to help out missus Gunler. I won't guarantee what they'll 224 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,200 look like I'm sure to appreciate it, and don't worry about their looks. 225 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,039 I got to get them wrapped, it's all. Let's see. You know 226 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:03,399 this paper goes on that one? All right? The water muffler for my 227 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,720 nephew over in Brooklyn. You know them terrible winters they have over there. 228 00:17:06,839 --> 00:17:08,680 Oh yeah, they're frightful. Of course. It may be better this year 229 00:17:08,839 --> 00:17:12,400 the Dodgers won the pennanty. Nothing but luck it won't happen next year. 230 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,079 They tell me something, missus Gottler, I'll come, Benny, worked you 231 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:21,680 over? Why did he break your arm? Here? Pick this card on 232 00:17:21,759 --> 00:17:23,440 it as soon as you get the ribbon tied. Okay, No time of 233 00:17:23,559 --> 00:17:29,000 year like Christmas. He wanted to know where Kathy went, and I said 234 00:17:29,039 --> 00:17:30,960 I didn't know it. Jumped on to me, said it was lying if 235 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,720 I could have got hold of that one? Where did she go? By 236 00:17:33,759 --> 00:17:38,200 the way, you aiming to break my other arm? Mister dollar with all 237 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:42,799 these packages to wrap hold your finger on that that I had tight? Now, 238 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:49,319 im postman in Brooklyn are always busting things open. That's one down. 239 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:53,440 Where did you say she went? It didn't? No, this one I'll 240 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:57,400 deliver myself, so I don't need to be wrapped to careful. Kathy lived 241 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:00,400 out of here in the middle of the night. You think I sit up 242 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,480 twenty four hours a day spying on my rumors. You might if the rumor 243 00:18:03,559 --> 00:18:07,119 happened to be one of your special favorites who told you that? What's the 244 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:11,119 difference? She was, wasn't she? Kathy was everybody's favorite. Anybody that 245 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:15,440 ever met her, Oh, you'll meet them as make remarks about a girl 246 00:18:15,519 --> 00:18:18,200 that works in a nightclub. But I'll tell you one thing, mister Dallar, 247 00:18:18,279 --> 00:18:21,079 Kathleen. No, there's a final lady as you'd ever cared to find, 248 00:18:21,319 --> 00:18:22,519 and I would care to find it. Good luck to get in, 249 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,720 and if you do, let me know where she is. You helped her 250 00:18:26,759 --> 00:18:29,920 pack, didn't you. Now? How did you do that? I thought, 251 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,440 as good as I can get it, be careful when you deliver it. 252 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,680 Though it was not time, very time. I didn't know, missus 253 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,039 Gottler. I was guessing, but it figured. Kathy was scared half to 254 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,319 death when she packed up and left here. All she had in the wind 255 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,440 was to run and hide. She wouldn't have thought of stripping that flat, 256 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,960 taking out every bit of personal identification. Somebody had to help her. How 257 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,240 would she go? I don't know. Look, you don't get the idea. 258 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,960 I'm on her side. She's up against a rough deal and doesn't even 259 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,240 know it. You've got a sample of the way those boys play, and 260 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,680 that was only a sample with Camp. He will be a whole lot worse. 261 00:19:02,519 --> 00:19:04,759 They're looking for her, and sooner or later they'll find her her only 262 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,839 chances for me to get to her first. So I'm not lying, mister 263 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:11,279 dogger. I don't know where she went, and that's the truth. To 264 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,359 help me, tried to get her to tell me, but she wouldn't. 265 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,519 She said, if I knew it would be dangerous for me, I helped 266 00:19:17,559 --> 00:19:21,839 her pack. Yes, but I don't know where she was going. Well 267 00:19:22,319 --> 00:19:26,279 that's sad, I guess I don't know where to turn next. She apparently 268 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:30,839 didn't have any other close friends. I don't even know what she looks like. 269 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,039 I've never even seen a picture of her. I was hoping you, 270 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:34,599 well, if that'll do you any good, I've got one right here in 271 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:40,079 my throwing back on what a picture? What did you think? Give it 272 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:44,079 to me? About a year ago. She's never had many taken but here 273 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,160 it is. Thanks really pretty good, don't you think so? Yeah, 274 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:55,400 she's lovely. Well at least i've even a right. When was this taken, 275 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,519 missus Gubler? Now, how should I know? Three or four years 276 00:19:57,519 --> 00:20:00,839 ago? I guess before she came here to this photographer's address. The name 277 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,200 of the town. Is that where she came from? Bramburry, Michigan, 278 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:07,720 Wall. Yes, that's her hometown, Bramburry. I'd forgotten the name of 279 00:20:07,759 --> 00:20:10,000 it, and she was just talking about it a week or so ago. 280 00:20:10,079 --> 00:20:12,359 She wanted to go home for Christmas, but she said she couldn't say, 281 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,160 mister dollar, do you think she might? Maybe it's the most likely place 282 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,319 a scared girl would run to home. Anyway, It's worth a chance, 283 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:32,480 Missus Gottlerton, I love you. What mister dollar? Mister dollar expense account 284 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:36,240 item six eighty eight dollars and thirty five cents, hotel in Nincinental's in New 285 00:20:36,319 --> 00:20:41,119 York and transportation to Bramburry, Michigan. Bramburry turned out to be a lumber 286 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:45,960 village half hidden among the pine covered hills. It was a little bigger than 287 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,240 a wide spot in the road, but not much bigger a foot of new 288 00:20:48,319 --> 00:20:52,319 snow had fallen within the past twenty four hours. A fluffy white blanket lay 289 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:56,799 softly on the trees and the housetops and filled the deep hollows in the frozen 290 00:20:56,839 --> 00:21:00,680 ground. Men in bright red plannel shirts drove horse drawn logging sleds through the 291 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:07,079 forest trails, and their shouts sounded sharp and clear. Crystalline tinkled in the 292 00:21:07,279 --> 00:21:11,319 icy air. Branberry looked like the place where Christmas was invented. It was 293 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:17,559 beautiful and very quiet. When it came to putting out information, I found 294 00:21:17,599 --> 00:21:23,880 it out first when I tried the local telephone operator number. Please, I 295 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,319 just checked in here at the hotel operator. There doesn't seem to be a 296 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:32,200 phone book, so steal them. That's why traveling people going through, Oh, 297 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:34,680 souvenir hunters. I suppose that. Look, I wanted to call the 298 00:21:34,759 --> 00:21:38,119 O dairs. Could you put on o'dares? There ain't but one that's old 299 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,400 Mike. Oh, and that's the one I want to call. Would you 300 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,440 mind ringing? Oh? Do no good, he ain't there. He's slabbing 301 00:21:44,519 --> 00:21:48,279 up a number four meal today. Well, actually it's his daughter I want 302 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:51,960 to talk to. Yeah, that's right. Kathleen. Do you know just 303 00:21:52,039 --> 00:21:53,240 growed up with hers? All? Oh, well, would you mind? 304 00:21:55,319 --> 00:21:57,960 No, I've never met her, but from I came here from New York. 305 00:21:59,039 --> 00:22:03,680 But Johnny Dollar, now, would you please ring Kathleen live here in 306 00:22:03,759 --> 00:22:06,240 New York City. I know where she lives. And what give you the 307 00:22:06,319 --> 00:22:10,599 idea she'd be up here? I'm psychic? You what law? Where can 308 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,279 I get in touch with her? I wouldn't know anything about it, mister 309 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,079 Dollar, and I can't give out that kind of information. You better go 310 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:18,480 on back to New York and writer a letter. Let me talk to your 311 00:22:18,519 --> 00:22:23,440 supervisor. Supervisor. Well, I'm all there is so I guess that's me 312 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:33,079 started talking. I got it. You're welcome. I got the same kind 313 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,279 of run around from the hotel proprietor. As soon as I mentioned Kathy, 314 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:40,000 he suddenly forgot his own name age in the time of day. One thing. 315 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,599 Sure, this town took care of its own. I wondered if the 316 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:47,400 law in Branburry would take the same attitude. I decided I'd better go find 317 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:51,960 out. As it happened, I didn't have far to go. On the 318 00:22:52,039 --> 00:22:55,480 sidewalk in front of the hotel, the law came to me just a second 319 00:22:55,559 --> 00:22:59,119 there, and I said, Mmm, I'd like to have a little talk 320 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,880 with you, if you don't mind for the change to find somebody here who 321 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:07,079 wants to talk. I understand you just got in from New York. Here 322 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,960 own business. Look, you know why I'm here, But now everybody in 323 00:23:11,079 --> 00:23:15,720 town knows got any identification on you? Yeah? Have you? My name 324 00:23:15,839 --> 00:23:19,799 is Martin, Dan Martin. I'm the deputy sheriff in charge of this part 325 00:23:19,839 --> 00:23:22,039 of the county. Oh, then you're just the man I was looking for. 326 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,359 Is that so? I'm Johnny Dollar insurance investigator. I'm looking for a 327 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:30,640 girl named Kathleen O Dare Do you know where she is? What do you 328 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,000 want with her? I'm working on a murder case. She's a witness. 329 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,440 Is there any kind of a charge against her? Oh? I just want 330 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:41,839 to talk to her. What makes you think she's here? Are you a 331 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,960 friend of hers? Mister Martin? I've been in love with Kathy since we 332 00:23:45,039 --> 00:23:48,799 went to grade school. I'd be willing to die for a Does that answer 333 00:23:48,839 --> 00:23:52,599 your question? All right? Let me put it this way. You think 334 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,200 you're helping her by hiding her out. All of you think so, But 335 00:23:55,319 --> 00:23:59,920 you're wrong. You're helping her right into her grave. Kathy doesn't figure it 336 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,200 that way. She's scared. She doesn't know what she thinks. I know 337 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,960 these boys who were after her, they don't play kid games, and sooner 338 00:24:07,039 --> 00:24:10,119 or later they're gonna find her. So if you love her, and if 339 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:11,359 you know where she is, you better take me to her before it's too 340 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:17,920 late. I don't know. I don't know what it is. Kathy's mixed 341 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,640 up, and I didn't want to ask her, but I know it isn't 342 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,200 the police she's afraid of, and I don't think it's you. No. 343 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,559 At the time she ran out, I wasn't even in the picture. I'm 344 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:30,039 on her side too, mister Martin, and I've got to see her. 345 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,720 Go talk to her father. Oh, Mike, see what he thinks. 346 00:24:34,519 --> 00:24:37,799 He's not at home right now. Yeah, I know he's out at number 347 00:24:37,839 --> 00:24:41,359 four mill. How do I get there? The County pickup trucked his park 348 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:53,240 down the block. The tire chains bit into the packed snow and pushed the 349 00:24:53,319 --> 00:24:57,319 four miles of logging road behind us. It was late afternoon and the sun 350 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:02,160 had dropped behind the timbered slopes, throwing a pale sheet of cold yellow against 351 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:07,119 the western sky. Here and there, a few scattered lights were coming on 352 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,680 in the windows of the village, in the bunk houses of the lumber Champs 353 00:25:11,559 --> 00:25:18,400 right twice smarts against the darning shadows, emptiness, loneliness, and somewhere in 354 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:22,359 it a frightened girl and hiding a girl who'd run away from the city of 355 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:33,119 one hundred million lights and from an unsolved murder. Michael Dare was winding up 356 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:36,799 a job working at the Big slabbing Song, and I stood by and waited 357 00:25:36,839 --> 00:25:40,200 for n to finish. Good night, ridd you, mister Diller. This 358 00:25:40,319 --> 00:25:55,759 is the last one. Okay, it's a last year it now? Who 359 00:25:55,799 --> 00:25:57,960 leftter Christmas? Yeah, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Not sorry, 360 00:25:59,039 --> 00:26:02,880 mister O'Dare my name John my mind. I know all about you. Dan 361 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:07,440 Martin phone said you was on your way out, mister Dollan. The answer 362 00:26:07,559 --> 00:26:12,319 is no. I see. I've had it over since Dan called. Before 363 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:17,759 i'd have anything happened to Kathy. I'd rather see ten murderers going home now. 364 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:19,599 Look, hiding out won't help. As long as Nick sher And is 365 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,559 free, Kathy's in danger. He can't hurt her if he can't find her. 366 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:27,119 I found her mister o'dair. Just by luck, there's not one chance 367 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:33,680 in a million of sounds like a car. Oh, the carnation had drive 368 00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:37,359 out here this time of the evening. We walked over to the big doors. 369 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,599 The car had stopped about twenty yards away. A man got out and 370 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,119 turned toward us. I was standing under the dock light, so he recognized 371 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:45,799 me. Before I got a good look at him. He jumped back in 372 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:51,079 the car and went for his gun. Then he stuck Get back, mister 373 00:26:51,279 --> 00:26:56,400 dare. It was too dark to get a decent shot. I tried once 374 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:03,759 more and missed, and the car disappeared behind the trees. We got one 375 00:27:03,799 --> 00:27:22,920 of them. That's right, Mike, the found her. There will be 376 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,720 another intriguing episode in our story of the Nick Sharon matter tomorrow tomorrow. A 377 00:27:26,799 --> 00:27:30,920 lonely vigil in the snow, a killer prowls the night, and a lovely 378 00:27:32,039 --> 00:27:47,880 lady vanishes. Join us, won't you yours truly? Johnny Dollar? Yours 379 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,960 truly? Johnny Dollar is starring Bob Bailey, is transcribed in Hollywood, written 380 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:56,519 by Les Brutsfield. It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone. Be sure 381 00:27:56,559 --> 00:28:00,119 to join us tomorrow night at same time and station for the next sixt n 382 00:28:00,160 --> 00:29:11,920 think episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. This is Roy Rowan speaking welcome back. 383 00:29:12,559 --> 00:29:18,079 What a strong start a good mystery, and despite any ideas you might 384 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:22,599 have about Christmas stories having to be light and sentimental, it's pretty clear from 385 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:26,920 the word go that Johnny isn't playing up to this point. I don't think 386 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:32,559 we've heard Bailey's Johnny Dollar get as angry as he was at Sharon, but 387 00:29:32,839 --> 00:29:37,039 that was definitely understandable. At the same time, Johnny is also a font 388 00:29:37,119 --> 00:29:41,200 of goodwill, both to Santa Claus in the first episode and the Landlady in 389 00:29:41,279 --> 00:29:47,079 episode two. I think that Tom and Tom again in these first two parts 390 00:29:47,119 --> 00:29:52,839 were having the general atmosphere of goodwill at Christmas being contrasted with the cruelty and 391 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:56,720 greed of Sharon and Benny, and that's what drives his anger. It's an 392 00:29:56,839 --> 00:30:03,240 interesting dynamic. Only a few statements have aged as poorly as Old Mike, 393 00:30:03,319 --> 00:30:07,119 who didn't even get to say no one would find Kathleen before he was proven 394 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:11,920 wrong. Also, I said, finally, but I will throw this in 395 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:17,359 some solid sound effect work so far. I particularly love what we heard at 396 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:22,559 the meal. Well listen are comments and feedback. Now, and we have 397 00:30:22,319 --> 00:30:27,160 some comments regarding the Open Town Matter, and we start with this from Emmett, 398 00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:33,880 who writes over on Spriaker. You can leave comments directly on Spriaker. 399 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:41,720 This was definitely one of those cycled stories we get now and then when I 400 00:30:41,839 --> 00:30:45,839 heard the final episode, I was amazed so little had happened yet we were 401 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:52,039 at the conclusion, which was no big surprise since the guilty party essentially had 402 00:30:52,079 --> 00:30:56,759 a neon sign on her forehead saying I am really up to no good. 403 00:30:56,359 --> 00:31:00,799 But as is always the case with Johnny doll Or, the strength of the 404 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:04,160 acting made the entire set of five stories while worth listening to. It's just 405 00:31:04,319 --> 00:31:07,960 so well done that for me, it could have been stretched to ten episodes 406 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:12,960 and I'd still love it. Contrast that with, for instance, mister Chameleon, 407 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:19,880 who's half hours sieve was just over thirty minutes. Well, thanks for 408 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:23,160 the comment, EMMITTT, And I guess that's certainly a perspective to take, 409 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:29,720 and I would agree that the acting on this is solid, and sometimes solid 410 00:31:29,799 --> 00:31:36,440 acting can save media ocre stories. Met Us emailed in Hey, Adam, 411 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:41,640 I was writing to agree with you about the Open Town Matter being a subpar 412 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:45,599 serial, although for a different reason I found it to be a very thin 413 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,640 man sque case where you wait until the last ten minutes think about which character 414 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:53,960 had lines and no motive, and that's your killer. I will say I 415 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:59,200 enjoyed it more than a serial from a couple months ago that was so padded 416 00:31:59,279 --> 00:32:02,799 that the first episodes were just Johnny interviewing a different person for ten minutes. 417 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:08,880 Give me a seal full of diamonds in a day. But it's kind of 418 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:15,359 interesting here because Emmett said that the killer was obvious, and Matt said it 419 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:20,480 wasn't obvious, and it wasn't somebody that you would have expected. And I 420 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:25,640 guess it comes down to the question of whether you view the Mayor or Marty 421 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:32,519 as the ultimate villain of the story or the ultimate responsible party, because Marty 422 00:32:32,759 --> 00:32:37,920 was obvious and the Mayor, I think, particularly to modern listeners, was 423 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:45,319 a little less so As to the one with the episodes where Johnny was interviewing 424 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:52,680 multiple people, I think that was referring to the Broaderick matter, and I 425 00:32:52,319 --> 00:32:59,880 liked it because I can really enjoy and get into multiple different types of stories, 426 00:33:00,119 --> 00:33:06,440 and the Broaderick matter was really about really coming to grips with who this 427 00:33:06,759 --> 00:33:12,000 character was, and you learn that through all of the interviews that Johnny did, 428 00:33:12,359 --> 00:33:16,519 so it was building towards a mystery. But you know, different people 429 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:22,640 obviously have different castes, so I can respect your perspective on that. And 430 00:33:23,559 --> 00:33:31,079 then we have a common This one comes from Facebook, and Preston writes regarding 431 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:37,359 that the plot of this one is kind of ponderous compared to others in the 432 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:43,039 series. Also, what is a wide open town? Well, Preston, 433 00:33:43,519 --> 00:33:49,039 that's actually a good question, and that's one of those phrases. You asked 434 00:33:49,119 --> 00:33:52,640 that question and I had a picture in my mind of what it meant. 435 00:33:53,039 --> 00:33:57,200 But it's one of those things where you know what it means, but it's 436 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,799 kind of hard to put into precise ways. And the best thing I could 437 00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:06,279 do, because I couldn't find like a dictionary definition what makes a wide open 438 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:12,440 town is find a town that was described that way that explains why it was 439 00:34:12,599 --> 00:34:17,599 viewed that way. And I found a book description for a book on Amazon 440 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:29,519 about Kansas City during Prohibition and what's known as the Pendergast Era, which threatst 441 00:34:29,639 --> 00:34:37,440 essentially from the turn of the century to nineteen forty and the book description says 442 00:34:37,599 --> 00:34:45,960 during the post war era, political boss Tom Pendergast reigned and Kansas City was 443 00:34:45,039 --> 00:34:52,639 said to be wide open. Prohibition was rarely enforced, the mob was ascendant, 444 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:58,400 and urban vice was rampant. So in essence, in this town you 445 00:34:58,639 --> 00:35:05,639 had a situation where there was a lot of organized criminal activity, rackets, 446 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:13,079 public vice, operating illegally but without any effective opposition from the law. Now, 447 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:17,719 I did mention that mayor may not have been seen as an obvious suspect 448 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:24,079 to modern listeners, but I think many who heard that original listeners who knew 449 00:35:24,119 --> 00:35:30,000 what an open town was, would not have been shocked that some of the 450 00:35:30,119 --> 00:35:36,000 political corruption included the mayor being in on it. Then we go to YouTube 451 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:40,400 where we had a comment on the Perling matter where Eugene writes, Johnny's a 452 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:49,079 social worker, He's a people problem solver, to quote the immortal mister Peevy. 453 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:52,360 Regarding the first part, I would say, well, now I wouldn't 454 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:58,800 say that, but people problem solver Johnny will do that if he can help, 455 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:05,159 we'll certainly do that. And regarding the Academy Award Theater adaptation of the 456 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:12,039 multi Falcon Tz three to one eight rites crazy and convoluted plot, but who 457 00:36:12,159 --> 00:36:15,280 cares? Thanks well, Thank you so much, appreciate your comment. Now 458 00:36:15,519 --> 00:36:20,719 it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to 459 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:24,360 go ahead and thank Lisa. 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Yes, that little girl who just left my office was Ilsea, 469 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:12,719 a playmate of his. I've been questioning her, but she has no idea 470 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,519 where he is. I'm worried, sick. When did he disappear? I'm 471 00:37:15,559 --> 00:37:19,719 not sure? Really, what do you mean when last evening, a woman 472 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,280 came to see Kirk. She told me she was his arm Kurt's father told 473 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:25,199 me Kurt had no other relatives. How was I to know that? She 474 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:29,000 said she was his aunt? And I saw no reason to doubta go on, 475 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:34,400 I sent her to his room. I believe she left when regular visiting 476 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:37,719 hours were over. That would be at turn nine o'clock last eating. What 477 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:39,480 do you mean you believe she left? Aren't you sure? Well? As 478 00:37:39,519 --> 00:37:43,519 a matter of fact, I turned in rather early last night. Had a 479 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:46,760 splitting headache. Sounds like a pretty careless waiter on a boarding school. Doctor 480 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:50,400 Wakefield, I resent that, mister Mitchell, and I hope you'll be with 481 00:37:50,559 --> 00:37:53,440 us then. And as I mentioned at the top of the podcast, the 482 00:37:53,800 --> 00:38:00,320 Round Rob and Christmas crossover that I'm doing with three other old time radio podcasters 483 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:07,079 continues on Andrew Ryn's Old Time Radio Westerns podcast, where we are going to 484 00:38:07,159 --> 00:38:10,840 be listening to an episode of Challenge of the Yukon. Will include a five 485 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:15,559 minute sample after I sign off. If you want to listen to the rest 486 00:38:15,639 --> 00:38:19,239 of the program, as well as our commentary, you can check us out 487 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:22,480 at the Old Time Radio Western In the meantime, do Send your comments to 488 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:29,400 Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, 489 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:35,719 and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com slash Great Detectives 490 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:39,679 from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham, sign and 491 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:51,159 off hw was gunshots echo across the wind swept, snow covered reaches of the 492 00:38:51,199 --> 00:39:01,480 wild Northwest. Quaker popwheek Quaker pop right rex for cereal shot from gun Sergeant 493 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:20,679 Preston off the YU car. It was an hour before midnight on Christmas Eve. 494 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:25,920 Large drifting flakes of snow fell softly and lay in shimmering whiteness on the 495 00:39:27,039 --> 00:39:31,760 trail as Sergeant Preston and a young Maudy recruit drove along the main road from 496 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:37,519 Dawson towards Silverton ten miles so instead of the usual dog team and sled, 497 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:44,039 the two Maudis drove a horse drawn sleigh known as a cutter. The great 498 00:39:44,119 --> 00:39:47,320 dog King seemed to enjoy the unusual experience as he lay on the edge of 499 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:52,239 the fur lap robe at their feet. The young Maudy was saying, I 500 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:55,840 appreciate your invitation to go to Silverton with you to night, Sergeant. I 501 00:39:55,960 --> 00:40:00,719 don't know what it's all about. But I don't think it it'll change my 502 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:05,840 opinion that once someone passes the Santa Claus stage, Christmas says little meaning. 503 00:40:06,079 --> 00:40:09,639 Tom. I invited you to come with me tonight because you expressed that opinion 504 00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:14,519 when I asked if you were going to the Barracks Christmas party tomorrow. I 505 00:40:14,639 --> 00:40:19,039 think Santa Claus is a symbol of the spirit of Christmas, represents kindness, 506 00:40:19,159 --> 00:40:23,119 generosity, and good fellowship. I'm hoping Tom, you'll find out tonight the 507 00:40:23,199 --> 00:40:28,880 real spirit and meaning of Christmas. Why are we going to silverton Sage? 508 00:40:29,039 --> 00:40:30,840 What's this all about? I think I have just time enough to tell you 509 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:35,039 a story, Tom, to care to hear it? Of course, you've 510 00:40:35,079 --> 00:40:37,559 heard of mister Sawyer who came to Silverdon above eight months ago and bought the 511 00:40:37,639 --> 00:40:42,119 mining company there, haven't you. Yes, Yes, Iagin. I was 512 00:40:42,159 --> 00:40:46,320 in the general store there last summer when his boy, a young upstart about 513 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:51,079 ten and twelve, was boasting about his father's wealth. That boy, Jerry 514 00:40:51,159 --> 00:40:54,559 Sawyer, is part of my story. About three weeks ago, Bill Hawkins, 515 00:40:54,679 --> 00:40:58,920 manager at the mine, went to mister Sawyer's office in Silverdon to get 516 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:07,199 the payroll and take it back to the mine headquarters. Very, good morning, 517 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:12,480 Good morning with Sawyer. Is the pay roll money ready? He keeps 518 00:41:12,599 --> 00:41:15,519 the bank a sure time ago? I'll count it. Knock at him the 519 00:41:15,559 --> 00:41:17,760 bag for you to take out of the cashi at the mine. By the 520 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:21,639 way, how's old Marlow getting along? As a matter of fact, Sir 521 00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:25,199 Marlo resigned, took a job at the bank and das well. I took 522 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:29,800 on a new man last week, my young cap who was recommended by Marlin. 523 00:41:30,559 --> 00:41:34,639 I understand he was a bank teller and sell kirk are about six months 524 00:41:34,639 --> 00:41:37,920 ago. Where did he leave the bank? Cashier's job at the mine pays 525 00:41:38,039 --> 00:41:43,360 more and he needs money badly. An invalid wife and an eight year old 526 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:46,920 girl. That's too bad. What happened to the wife to cause the condition? 527 00:41:47,239 --> 00:41:51,400 Thrown from a horse two months ago? I haven't been able to walk 528 00:41:51,519 --> 00:41:53,960 since. Bentley hopes to earn enough money some day to pay a good the 529 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:59,480 surgeon to examine her bad leave. He's at the new man's need. That's 530 00:41:59,599 --> 00:42:05,079 right. David Sadley and his family live in that rather dilapidated little cottage at 531 00:42:05,079 --> 00:42:09,000 the east end of town. David Bentley, you see right, didn't see 532 00:42:09,119 --> 00:42:14,400 Kirk about six months ago. That's ractor came here from Seattle. He handles 533 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,559 the cash. Here's job at the mind very well, good, well, 534 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:22,280 I'll get the money from the save. I hope that new fellow is trustworthy, 535 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:25,239 considering the thank he'sa family need the cash. Oh, I'm sure he 536 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:31,159 is, mister Sawyer, he's a cash Hit the bag on my desk and 537 00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:37,079 open it, all right, sir, Yes, the cash he's usual. 538 00:42:37,239 --> 00:42:40,360 He's in bundles of five hundred dollars each. You're eleven bundle used to make 539 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:45,719 the necessary five thousand, five hundred for the p rule and put them into 540 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:53,360 the bag and to dream. And I say, by the way, Bill 541 00:42:53,480 --> 00:43:01,760 makes sure I love to see if yes, sir, miss Sawyer. Good. 542 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:06,960 At least he's ready for him. You better get started. Back to 543 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,719 the mine man, all right, new cash here. They will need time 544 00:43:10,760 --> 00:43:16,079 to make out the envelopes. Heyya, I'll start back right away. Bentley 545 00:43:16,079 --> 00:43:22,400 will be able to have the envelope fuilled and ready by noon later. Bill 546 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:25,239 Hawkins arrived at the mine headquarters and turned the locked bag over the cash here 547 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:30,320 David Bentley and went out, leaving Bentley alone in the office to make up 548 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:37,000 the envelope. Short time later, Hawkins returned to the headquarter's office. Mister 549 00:43:37,079 --> 00:43:40,440 Hawkins, I was just coming to find you. The payroll is short. 550 00:43:42,079 --> 00:43:45,480 Look here, only ten bundles when there should be eleven. It's five hundred 551 00:43:45,519 --> 00:43:49,239 dollars short. As to Sawyer, must have made a mistake. Oh no, 552 00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:52,159 I saw him put eleven bundles of cash in that bag. He locked 553 00:43:52,199 --> 00:43:54,760 it at the town office. And you're the only other person who has a 554 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:58,840 keat unlocked. When I unlocked the bag, there were only ten bundles in 555 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:01,159 it. Lesten David Well, the man rode back from town with me, 556 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:05,880 and that bag was locked. Only you and the boss have keys to it. 557 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:07,639 And I know for certain he put in eleven bundles of keg. There 558 00:44:07,679 --> 00:44:08,639 are only ten now