1 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:33,479 Welcome to the great Detectives of old time radio. From Boisier to Hold. 2 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:38,159 This is your host, Adam Grant. Let's get into the next episode of 3 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:45,479 Donny Dollar, where he solves a crime in Los Angeles from Hollywood. It's 4 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:52,119 time now for Johnny Doller. What are you doing lying around the hospital? 5 00:00:52,439 --> 00:00:55,320 This is Dave Blaine, Johnny, are you hearing Los Angeles? I'm in 6 00:00:55,399 --> 00:00:59,560 Boston. Still what happened? I was with missus Parsons this afternoon trying to 7 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,799 find out what happened to her husband. She missed a turn in the road. 8 00:01:03,159 --> 00:01:06,159 How is she? Is she all right? She was killed? Dave? 9 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,439 Good? Look Johnny? What can I do to hell? Nothing? 10 00:01:10,519 --> 00:01:14,719 Dave? Nothing much to do? Now Parsons is back, and well, 11 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,159 now he's back, I'll wrap it up, Johnny. What is it, 12 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:25,079 bou? She was a pretty nice person, Dave. I saw a die 13 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,799 tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey. In the transcribed Adventures of the Man 14 00:01:34,879 --> 00:01:40,920 with the Action Packed Expense account America's Fabulous Freelance Insurance Investigators, Truly Johnny Deller 15 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:59,200 Expense Accounts submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Doller to the Eastern Casualty and Trust Company 16 00:01:59,319 --> 00:02:02,640 number twenty five Yardley Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts. The following is an accounting 17 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:10,479 of expenditures during my investigation of the calocles matter. I had them three twenty 18 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,759 six cents for a package of cigarettes, which the night nurse at Saint John's 19 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,960 Hospital bought for me. She also brought in a sedative. That was the 20 00:02:19,039 --> 00:02:23,280 last thing I remembered until about five o'clock in the morning. God, look, 21 00:02:24,159 --> 00:02:31,039 looks got a bad dream. Yeah, yeah, I guess you just 22 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:36,360 lie down. You need some rest? Yeah? Can I think you want 23 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,360 to bring mister donners and water? No? No, sister, no, 24 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:45,759 no, thank you. What's your name? I'm sister Amada. You you 25 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,960 weren't here when they brought me, you know. Now you just go back 26 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:53,360 to a sister. Wait. Yes, I'd like to talk to you about 27 00:02:53,400 --> 00:03:00,360 it, of course. You mean the accident, Yes, yes, all 28 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,840 of it. I I'd feel better. Well, we want you to do 29 00:03:02,879 --> 00:03:08,199 that, certainly. I came to Los Angeles for an insurance company. Back 30 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:13,759 east, we had a report that a big executive in a stock firm out 31 00:03:13,759 --> 00:03:19,560 here was missing. A man named David Parsons, junior partner with his father 32 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,400 in the stock and bond business. Oh yes, I've heard of the Parson's 33 00:03:22,439 --> 00:03:27,199 family. I talked to a man named Ecker, old mister Parsons secretary. 34 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,759 Ecker took me out to see the old man. He was pretty nasty, 35 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:38,039 wouldn't talk much about his son being gone for ten days. Then I met 36 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:43,000 David Parson's wife. I told her I thought the matter should go to the 37 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,360 police. She agreed with me. But later on this afternoon, oply the 38 00:03:46,439 --> 00:03:52,639 ocean, she said she expected him to come back. She called the house 39 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:58,960 and they said David Parsons had come back. It was a strange afternoon. 40 00:03:59,039 --> 00:04:03,400 The sister. I mean, we sat in the sand and talked about these 41 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:10,319 things. I could have fallen in love with her. Maybe I did. 42 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,839 I'll never know, sister of a day Dollar, you're more shaken up than 43 00:04:16,879 --> 00:04:21,480 you think. Really, you should never get used to things like this. 44 00:04:23,639 --> 00:04:26,959 Now you just sleep, mister Dollar, go and I'll go to sleep. 45 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:42,759 The world becomes very heavy sometimes I just go to sleep. Ride them four 46 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,279 fourteen dollars and ninety five cents. One night in the hospital. When I 47 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:49,000 got back to the Beverly Hilton, I bought a copy of the Morning paper, 48 00:04:49,079 --> 00:04:54,600 ordered some lunch and sat down to read about my accidents. An unidentified 49 00:04:54,639 --> 00:04:59,319 woman was killed, an unidentified man was slightly injured in a car crash on 50 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,319 sunset full of bar the afternoon before. No names, no details, no 51 00:05:02,439 --> 00:05:08,639 nothing strange. But even stranger was the appearance of Robert Ecker, old man 52 00:05:08,639 --> 00:05:12,800 Parsons secretary at my door. Then I didn't know why his eyes were red 53 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:17,079 rammed. How do you feel? Oh, all right now, I guess 54 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:23,319 coming. This whole thing is pretty terrible. Dollar. I just stepped up 55 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,519 to see how you feel. Is Is there anything I can do for you? 56 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,519 No? No, nothing, Thanks, mister Parsons wanted you to know 57 00:05:29,639 --> 00:05:33,439 that he's concerned for you. Tell him I'm okay. How are thanks there? 58 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:38,120 Young? Mister Parsons is pretty broken up. He's really back then, 59 00:05:39,959 --> 00:05:44,519 well then I'm just about through out here. Could I see him? Mister 60 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:55,360 Parsons thought you'd want to Yes? Expensive con I'd have made one hundred and 61 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:59,600 seventy eight dollars airplane ticket back to Hartford, Adam, nine forty three dollars 62 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,360 hotel board for two days in Los Angeles. I had them ten six dollars 63 00:06:02,399 --> 00:06:05,879 cab fair. My plane was scheduled to leave at nine o'clock that night. 64 00:06:06,399 --> 00:06:10,160 I checked out about four in the afternoon and went directly to the home of 65 00:06:10,199 --> 00:06:13,759 David Senior. He looked a little ashen when I came in, but his 66 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,240 temper hadn't improved much. He pointed a crooked finger at me. I've got 67 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,160 this to say to you right now, a dollar. If you hadn't insisted 68 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:24,319 on talking to her, she'd be alive today. She wouldn't have been with 69 00:06:24,399 --> 00:06:28,040 you driving that car. If she hadn't been forbidden by you to see me, 70 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,160 we wouldn't have had to drive around in a car. You haven't drink 71 00:06:30,199 --> 00:06:34,279 around here right there. I didn't come here to argue with you anymore. 72 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:39,560 My job was to find your son. Evidently he wasn't lost. Ecker told 73 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,040 me I could meet him here about this time. You're pretty free with my 74 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,839 whisk you can afford it. No one. I got a jigger before every 75 00:06:45,879 --> 00:06:53,639 menial. It's all cheers, well, am I earlier? Why David will 76 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,920 be here anytime now? Have any arrangements been to me yet? You'll have 77 00:06:56,959 --> 00:07:00,079 to ask Ecker about that. I don't know. I liked the sense of 78 00:07:00,079 --> 00:07:04,519 flowers something that's all with a logical gesture there's mister Dollar. David. Come 79 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:11,720 in. That's my son, David. A man in a black suit. 80 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,920 Wasn't what I expected in the way of David Parsons Junior. Somehow he was 81 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,519 tall and rangy, almost athletic. He had a good sunburned, a pair 82 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:23,160 of square shoulders. I would have read him for an advertising man or a 83 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:27,519 pro ball player, certainly not for the investment prop riche business. We shook 84 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,199 hands. He smiled wanly and lit up a cigarette. Dad tells me you've 85 00:07:31,199 --> 00:07:34,079 been looking for me. That's right, mister Parsons, Where have you been 86 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,879 all this time? I took a freighter out of Los Angeles and wrote it 87 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:41,240 up to Oregon just a whim. Wanted to be alone and do some thinking. 88 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,319 I'll come. No word, that's a whim too. Are you trying 89 00:07:45,319 --> 00:07:47,439 to get into my personal life? No? No, just curious again. 90 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,399 Well, here's some reports I have to make out. If you'd sign them, 91 00:07:51,439 --> 00:07:55,079 i'd appreciate him. Go ahead, sign them, let him go? 92 00:07:55,439 --> 00:08:03,959 Sure? Sure, I have a pen? Okay, fine, thank you, 93 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:09,600 satisfied Dollar completely? What ship did you take up there? Ship? 94 00:08:09,959 --> 00:08:13,680 The boat to Oregon? Oh? The Loreen b Winner Maker Timber Company's ship 95 00:08:13,839 --> 00:08:18,120 oh, sure, Well, I'm glad you're okay. Thank you for your 96 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:26,120 co operation. I went back to my hotel, checked in once more, 97 00:08:26,279 --> 00:08:31,199 canceled my airline reservations, and put in a call to Robert Ecker. He 98 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,519 wasn't in his office. A little arguing got me his home number. No 99 00:08:33,519 --> 00:08:37,519 one answered. I went out and spent twenty five dollars. I had a 100 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,279 mate to rent a car. I drove it over to Ecker's apartment address. 101 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:43,799 He wasn't in, so I waited. Half an hour later, he drove 102 00:08:43,879 --> 00:08:46,200 up, ran into his apartment for about a minute and a half, came 103 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,279 back out and got into his car. When he pulled into traffic on Wilshire, 104 00:08:48,279 --> 00:08:52,320 I was one buik behind him. He finally stopped at a place on 105 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:56,879 Olympic Boulevard, the Parkway funeral Home. I waited five minutes and then walked 106 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,159 in. Robert Ecker stood in a semidoc roll, my hands folded before him, 107 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:05,480 as if at prayer. He was looking down at the body of David 108 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:15,440 Parson's wife. I don't like her. Hello, you can buy to pay 109 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:24,559 my respects? Sure? Sure, I wish she Ecker? Why was that? 110 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:28,279 Who's this girl? She isn't Dorothy Parsons. I know that much. 111 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:41,519 Who wish she? Mhm, we better talk about this, Yeah, yeah, 112 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:48,440 we better dock. Her name's Ellen. Her name was Ellen Myers. 113 00:09:50,279 --> 00:09:58,360 I'm going to be married. I'm sorry. She was one of those only 114 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:05,519 people that you finding this time. I mean she worked a bit in pictures 115 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:11,559 and drew and painted a little bit. I don't know how I met her. 116 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:16,559 I do know that she was fresh and lovely, and she'd do anything 117 00:10:16,639 --> 00:10:20,440 for me or for old man Parsons. For me, she was mine. 118 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:26,200 Everything else is his. She was mine. He blew up the other morning 119 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,720 when I called up and said, you weren't town looking for David junior. 120 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,440 He said, we had to steer you out here. Didn't want you talking 121 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,720 to anybody. Are you arranged that she'd be there posing as missus Parsons? 122 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:41,559 He asked me to get someone. She was delighted with the ideas and a 123 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:46,080 little game for where's the real Missus Parsons? Oh my guess I don't know. 124 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:50,960 I'll find that out now. Tell me who's the guy who shook hands 125 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,559 with us afternoon? He said he was David Parsons Junior. I don't know 126 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,120 his name. Is someone the old man hired to play the part for it. 127 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:01,679 Then David Parsons is still missing. Yeah, why all to cover up? 128 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:05,960 Why doesn't the old man want him found? He does want him found. 129 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:09,399 He wants him found in the worst way. He's been turning the country 130 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:13,159 upside down looking for him for a week now. It's something like twenty three 131 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,080 operators from a private detective firhim looking for him. But he doesn't want it 132 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,799 to go to the police. Wants it out of the papers at all costs. 133 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:24,440 Parsons is going to merge with Little in Tennis, and you've heard of 134 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:28,200 them. Yeah, the old Man's got to take it easy, heart attack. 135 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,559 Parsons Junior will get into the saddle when the merger happens. He'll take 136 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:35,360 over the whole play. That is, of course, with the old man 137 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,799 sitting down in Palm Springs dictating orders to him. In other words, old 138 00:11:39,799 --> 00:11:41,960 Man Parsons wants his figure had to be on dick, clean and unsullied for 139 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,799 the merger. That's it. What do you think happened at Junior? And 140 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:52,200 I don't have any idea what happens to any of us who worked for Parsons. 141 00:11:52,279 --> 00:11:54,440 We give him lip at first we get mad at him. In the 142 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:58,120 end he shakes out all the dignity and honesty you might have a habit. 143 00:11:58,159 --> 00:12:01,840 He makes you his own personal robin. Look at me, dollar. He 144 00:12:01,919 --> 00:12:03,360 got me to make my girl play all that out in front of you, 145 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:11,480 she said. And I'm still a robbit for take it easy. It's sure. 146 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,240 How did you get onto Junior? He didn't look broken up. He 147 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:22,399 was a pretty bad actor. He also gave some wrong answers about being off 148 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:26,159 on a shipping so on. Hey, look, you don't have to say 149 00:12:26,159 --> 00:12:33,159 anything about talking to me, but I will. I'll tell Parsons you pumped 150 00:12:33,159 --> 00:12:37,440 it all out of me. Worry, I'm a bit. You'll figure out 151 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:43,320 some other way to stop you. I told you once before dolling, he'll 152 00:12:43,360 --> 00:13:03,799 break your heart. Johnny Diller, ready with your quest few number, mister 153 00:13:03,879 --> 00:13:11,000 Dowler. Good yeah, mister Parsons, Johnny Doller, what are you doing 154 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,559 in tom Still looking for your son? Mister Parsons, you met him, 155 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:18,000 Yesterday's been found. He wasn't lost. I met the man you hired to 156 00:13:18,039 --> 00:13:22,000 convince me that he was your son. I know he isn't to make trouble. 157 00:13:22,039 --> 00:13:24,039 I will if I have to I have that guy's signature on two papers 158 00:13:24,039 --> 00:13:28,159 in my briefcase. It constitutes a witness forgery no matter how you look at 159 00:13:28,159 --> 00:13:31,639 it. I'd be willing to call up a lawyer and see what kind of 160 00:13:31,639 --> 00:13:33,919 noise I can make. What do you want, I'll be out to teny 161 00:13:33,919 --> 00:13:52,799 in twenty minutes. Expense accounts submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Doller to the Eastern 162 00:13:52,879 --> 00:13:56,559 Casualty and Trust Company, number twenty five Yard the Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts. 163 00:13:56,200 --> 00:14:01,159 The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Calicles Matter. 164 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,840 Expense account Item nine, one hundred dollars legal retainer. I hired an 165 00:14:09,879 --> 00:14:13,559 attorney named Robert Watson to arrange for a quote order and pounding all the records 166 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,600 in the Parsons Brokeragh house. I also turned over to him the Forge reports. 167 00:14:18,159 --> 00:14:22,480 After that, I drove out to see Parsons still laid up in PETTONI 168 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,519 to be you did. Mainly I didn't believe that guy here yesterday afternoon. 169 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,480 I didn't believe the woman who was supposed to be his wife. So let 170 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:33,240 it go at that. I'm here to find David Parsons juniors. Let's stop 171 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,879 playing games. Don't get fresh with me, boy, I've crunched money a 172 00:14:35,879 --> 00:14:39,279 loud talker just like you. You want me to walk out of here and 173 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:41,559 start jamming up your works right now? Or do you want to listen? 174 00:14:43,159 --> 00:14:46,840 You've watched up everything so far. Do I handle it? Or do we 175 00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:50,080 keep on like this? I'm gonna kill you when I get on my feet. 176 00:14:50,159 --> 00:14:52,120 In the meantime, you're gonna lie there and like it. I came 177 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:56,200 out here to find your son. You arranged to throw me off his trail 178 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,000 by hiring a woman to play his wife and a man to appear and pretend 179 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,960 he was your son. Let's take it from there. I understand you've had 180 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:07,120 private detectives looking for him all over the country. What agency? Universal Operators? 181 00:15:07,159 --> 00:15:09,279 Who's in charge of it? There? Man named Underwood? Have they 182 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:11,120 got any leads? Nothing? Nothing? For twelve days? Did he take 183 00:15:11,159 --> 00:15:13,879 anything? I don't know. We haven't made an audit. Well there'll be 184 00:15:13,919 --> 00:15:16,960 an audit. I've got the machinery started right now. Who do you think 185 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,480 that up? And lie down or you'll bust up. Blood vessel is missus 186 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:24,600 Parsons in town. I sent it out a palm spring, all right, 187 00:15:24,639 --> 00:15:26,240 it's ten fifteen. Now, if I remember right, there's a plane for 188 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:30,039 Palm Springs about noon. Call her there and tell her I'll be at her 189 00:15:30,039 --> 00:15:31,639 house at two o'clock. I want to talk to her. Are you giving 190 00:15:31,639 --> 00:15:35,559 me order? Sure? Am? I want everybody in that household there at 191 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,600 two o'clock. You arrange it. I'll arrange nothing for you. Now get 192 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:43,120 out of here. Call who you have to call two o'clock, mister Parsons. 193 00:15:46,759 --> 00:15:48,960 I left him fuming on the phone, and drove my rented car downtown 194 00:15:50,039 --> 00:15:54,720 to the offices of Universal Operatives Incorporated. Mister Underwood, the man in charge 195 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,799 of finding David Parsons Junior, shook my hand and told me he could report 196 00:15:56,879 --> 00:16:00,240 nothing to me about the case. I asked to phone all man Parsons, 197 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,799 which he did. That changed his mind. He broke down and gave me 198 00:16:03,799 --> 00:16:07,440 an hour long story on what they'd done to locate the missing man. When 199 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:11,399 he was finished, it came out the same way, they'd run into blank 200 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:15,879 walls everywhere. They had no idea where David Parsons might be. I told 201 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,200 Underwood he and his staff were fired, and that mister Parsons would confirm it. 202 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:26,759 I left him fuming on the phone expense account ATIM ten four dollars, 203 00:16:26,799 --> 00:16:30,399 two drinks and lunch all along. After that, I drove over to the 204 00:16:30,399 --> 00:16:36,039 residence of David Parsons Junior. Missus Parsons was a tall, graceful woman in 205 00:16:36,039 --> 00:16:38,480 her late thirties, settled on a sofa in front of the fireplace. The 206 00:16:38,559 --> 00:16:42,320 clothes she was wearing, the house itself, the appointments of the formal room 207 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:48,000 all suggested a well run, well kept sort of life. I've answered so 208 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,799 many questions from those private detectives. I'm sorry to put you through it all 209 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:56,240 again. You must operate in a rather high handed manner, mister Dowler. 210 00:16:56,919 --> 00:17:00,919 My father in law expressly told me, the point here is not to let 211 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,679 any of this get into the papers. The point here is to find your 212 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:07,359 husband, Missus Parsons. He's been missing twelve days now. Well, I 213 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,119 suppose I was the last one to see him. It was after dinner, 214 00:17:10,759 --> 00:17:14,559 he went upstairs. I didn't see him after that. This would be the 215 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:18,319 thirteenth, Yes it was. Did he sleep here that night? His bed 216 00:17:18,319 --> 00:17:22,160 had been slept in. Yes, then he really disappeared some time on the 217 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:26,039 fourteenth. I suppose that's accurate. He wasn't in his office that day. 218 00:17:26,279 --> 00:17:30,759 Did he take a car? No, but I know the private detectives checked 219 00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:33,200 the cab companies. He could have flagged one two blocks away? How about 220 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:37,200 close? Did he pack anything? Not a thing? Money? I don't 221 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:41,000 know. Okay. Can you think of any enemies who might want to harm 222 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:45,000 your husband? Enemies? Oh, dear, No, think a minute. 223 00:17:45,799 --> 00:17:51,200 Well, perhaps in his office, in his business, there's someone. But 224 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,880 he never discussed what went on there with me. Are you sure it was 225 00:17:53,920 --> 00:18:00,599 a rule. This is our home, that is David's business. We just 226 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,480 never talked about what went on in his office at all. How long have 227 00:18:03,519 --> 00:18:07,720 you and mister Parsons been marying? Eighteen years next July? Have you been 228 00:18:07,759 --> 00:18:11,240 getting along? Of course we've been getting along. We've gotten along always. 229 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:17,319 Ever discussed the probability of divorce or anything like that? Certainly not. Can 230 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,759 you think of any reason why mister Parsons would just walk out and not come 231 00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:25,680 back? None whatsoever? Have the people in his office been worried about him? 232 00:18:25,759 --> 00:18:29,079 Well? I believe mister Eckers the only one who knows. The others 233 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,079 think he's away on a business trip in otherwids. The whole thing has been 234 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:37,640 kept quiet. Oh yes, of course, this merger's situation is quite delicates. 235 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:42,079 Parsons, Were you very close to him? I beg your pardon, 236 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,759 don't beg my pardon. Just answer the question. Everybody seems to be worried 237 00:18:45,799 --> 00:18:49,400 about a merger, not about a man. Did you spend time together? 238 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:53,720 Do things together? Of course? We entertained frequently, we traveled, We 239 00:18:53,799 --> 00:19:00,160 had common interests home of course. Else, I don't know what you mean. 240 00:19:00,279 --> 00:19:03,599 Did you enjoy each other? Go out together? Have fun? Really? 241 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:08,599 Did he have a hobby? But yes, sort of. David liked 242 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:14,039 to read and write a little. He fancied himself a scholar along some lines, 243 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:18,400 what lines literature? Of course? It was just an indulgence. Where 244 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:22,000 did he indulge himself. He had a small study upstairs. What'd be possible 245 00:19:22,039 --> 00:19:25,440 to look at that room? I? Yes, I suppose so. All 246 00:19:25,519 --> 00:19:29,319 right, I'll get to that in a minute, mister Parson, drink very 247 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:33,359 much, cocktails before dinner, maybe two or three after ever, any long 248 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:38,599 drinking jobs on the town. David never went off and drank. If that's 249 00:19:38,599 --> 00:19:41,839 what you're trying to find out, Oh, that's what I'm trying to find 250 00:19:41,839 --> 00:19:45,640 out. Is he in good health. Yes, perfect, I think. 251 00:19:45,759 --> 00:19:51,640 What's the name of his doctor, Stanley Warner? Doctor Warner? Okay, 252 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,400 how about his attitude? What do you mean? What kind of man? 253 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:59,720 Is he? Quiet? Loud? What I'd say, David is and always 254 00:19:59,759 --> 00:20:02,960 has has been a very quiet person. Like his work. Of course he 255 00:20:03,039 --> 00:20:07,599 loves it. I'm terribly afraid there's a great deal of insinuation in these questions. 256 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:12,240 You ask, mister Dollar, what have you been doing in Palm Springs 257 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:21,359 resting? Got a boyfriend, mister Dollar? I resent that very much naturally 258 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:25,359 with my husband here. I go out with friends there. David knows about 259 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,759 it. You have a girlfriend. You're being ridiculous. No, you're being 260 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:32,759 ridiculous. You sit here and describe the kind of association a man has with 261 00:20:32,799 --> 00:20:34,559 a drug clerk who sells some cigarettes, and you call it a marriage. 262 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,759 Your husband disappears from the face of the earth, and you romp off to 263 00:20:37,799 --> 00:20:41,640 Palm Springs forgetting all about it. You're in sullen When I ask you what's 264 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,960 wrong, you're hurt. When I ask you how common, you're annoyed when 265 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,119 I mention it, what on earth do you want me to do? Final 266 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:48,880 a missing persons complaint right away? Get some help in here. If it 267 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:52,599 isn't too late, too late, it could be, lady, it just 268 00:20:52,759 --> 00:20:57,759 could be you and your father in law have fooled around too long. She 269 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:02,200 made the call. A half an hour later. Two detectives and the Missing 270 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:06,920 Persons Bureau are out here gathering facts. I tagged along. They questioned Missus 271 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,119 Parsons, the servants. They examined the study as well as his bedroom. 272 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:11,839 From all they could gather, David Parsons had nothing but the clothes on his 273 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:15,880 back when he disappeared. By mid afternoon, the police had started on old 274 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,519 man Parsons and gone downtown to question the members of David Parsons office force. 275 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,279 The district Attorney moved in quickly and the gated my court owner, impounding the 276 00:21:23,279 --> 00:21:26,319 books and records for a careful audit to determine if any money or barns were 277 00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:30,920 missing. They promised to keep me informed. I went on on my own. 278 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:36,359 Come in, please. Doctor Stanley Warner had a four sweet office on 279 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,759 Wilshire Boulevard. He was a big, graying man who looked as though he 280 00:21:38,759 --> 00:21:41,799 played a lot of golf and drank a lot of whiskey when he had the 281 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,319 chance. I told him about Parsons being missing and asked for some details. 282 00:21:45,799 --> 00:21:49,119 According to my records, I examined him in the first of last month. 283 00:21:49,519 --> 00:21:53,359 He was in good health, excellent for a man of his age and responsibility. 284 00:21:55,319 --> 00:21:57,200 Could you explain that, doctor, No, I was thinking. I'll 285 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:03,400 look by comparison. David Parson's is forty years always held a position of tremendous 286 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:07,119 responsibility for many years for a lesser man, or for a frailer man. 287 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:14,519 The incidents of organic disturbance in this age are he increases considerably David Parson's case, 288 00:22:14,559 --> 00:22:18,319 that didn't seem to hold true. Doctor. Are you talking about the 289 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:23,000 pressure from his father, you know, the old man, I'm talking about 290 00:22:23,039 --> 00:22:26,680 that. Yes, it cracked up a lot of people. How do you 291 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:32,319 suppose David Junior escaped? He knew how to escape, at least for periods 292 00:22:32,319 --> 00:22:37,160 of time get a complete rest. Was there any indication or any reason whatsoever 293 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:41,079 when you examined him to suspect that he might suffer from some sort of mental 294 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:45,160 trouble. No, I'd say that when I examined him, he was an 295 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:49,839 excellent mental shape too. See did you ever meet him outside the office socially? 296 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:55,000 Yeah? Yes, both belonged to the same country club, led golf 297 00:22:55,079 --> 00:22:59,720 with him several times, seen him at dances other affairs. He and missus 298 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:03,279 parr and strike you as a happy couple. I might answer that by saying 299 00:23:03,279 --> 00:23:10,039 that happiness is intangible. I envied him, though not because of his wife. 300 00:23:10,039 --> 00:23:15,079 You understand, because with all the with all the requirements that were made 301 00:23:15,079 --> 00:23:18,519 of him, he was still a gentle, decent man. You ever appeared 302 00:23:18,519 --> 00:23:22,920 with other women, not that I know. Did you ever have occasion to 303 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:29,559 talk with him with his hair down? Once startled me. At first. 304 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,359 I was aware that he was a man of education and culture, but I 305 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:37,759 was quite taken aback by his ability to quote the classics. Seemed incongruous somehow. 306 00:23:37,799 --> 00:23:41,680 I remember this day we met in the club. We had a drink. 307 00:23:41,279 --> 00:23:45,680 I don't think anyone was there except the waiters. I was talking to 308 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:49,000 him, and suddenly he dropped off the conversation. He stared ahead, and 309 00:23:49,039 --> 00:23:55,279 then he began to quote a Greek Calicles Calocles. Yes, I was so 310 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,440 impressed by the passage. I took the trouble to look it up myself and 311 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:03,839 write it down. I have it. Yes, I can still see him 312 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:08,519 quoting that word for word. Read it. But if there were a man 313 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:15,039 who had sufficient force, he would shake off and break through an escape from 314 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:19,799 all this gone? Would you? He would trample underfoot all our formulas and 315 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:26,519 spells and charms, and all our laws which are against nature. The slave 316 00:24:26,559 --> 00:24:32,160 would rise in rebellion and be lord over us, and the light of natural 317 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:40,640 justice would shine forth. When did persons quote this to you, doctor Monday, 318 00:24:41,000 --> 00:25:00,960 the day before he disappeared? Any dollar, David Parsons? Did you 319 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,599 read the morning paper? Yep? It's spread all over them. My son 320 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:08,000 missing, I met called from the York all the morning long. The business 321 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:12,319 marchers jeopardize is that you're doing anything else to say? When I finished with 322 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,119 you and your liability company, they won't be enough left to burn for jump, 323 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,799 mister Parsons, before you shoot off any more steam. Do you want 324 00:25:18,839 --> 00:25:21,519 me to give the papers the other half of the story, the one about 325 00:25:21,519 --> 00:25:25,200 you arranging for people to impersonate your son and his wife. Are you threatening 326 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:40,359 me? I guess I am? Why are you? By expense accounts submitted 327 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:44,799 by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the Eastern Casualty and Trust Company, Boston, 328 00:25:44,799 --> 00:25:48,599 Massachusetts. The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the calicicles 329 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:53,400 matter at AM eleven ten cents one newspaper. I lied to Parsons about seeing 330 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,480 the paper. I hadn't seen it at all, but I can guess what 331 00:25:56,559 --> 00:26:00,079 had happened when they got hold of the story that a prominent broker I have 332 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,839 been missing some fourteen days. It was all there, spread over the front 333 00:26:03,839 --> 00:26:07,480 page. I waited a couple of hours before I took old man Parsons on 334 00:26:07,559 --> 00:26:11,920 again. You'll think you're pretty smart, don't you. You should have given 335 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,519 this matter to the police in the first place. I gave it to a 336 00:26:14,559 --> 00:26:17,200 detective agency. And what do you mean by fire? Oh? They were 337 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,400 just spending your money and you're losing it for me, we'd all listening to 338 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:23,480 papers. I'm still trying to find your son, mister Parsons. Remember you 339 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,200 aren't going to find him here. Something's come up. Maybe you're gonna explain 340 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:30,000 it. The DA's office and Pound of the Books yesterday finds thousand dollars was 341 00:26:30,039 --> 00:26:33,480 withdrawn from your son's personal account. What do I have to explain about that? 342 00:26:33,559 --> 00:26:37,039 Wait? It was taken out the morning he disappeared. Do you have 343 00:26:37,079 --> 00:26:41,440 any idea why he'd withdraw some of money that size. No, you sure 344 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,759 somebody could have been standing at back him with a gun threatening to blow his 345 00:26:45,799 --> 00:26:48,319 head off. He might have had a date to go to a wedding and 346 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:52,640 eat it some tip money. What can you add? You're getting mad? 347 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:56,279 Dollar, Go find your answers someplace else. You don't care if he's ever 348 00:26:56,319 --> 00:27:00,559 located, do you, Dollar? Let me tell you something. My son 349 00:27:00,599 --> 00:27:04,160 means that to me no more. He's never had brains enough for energy enough 350 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:08,400 to do anything by himself. I do everything, always have the only reason 351 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,000 I want him back is to affect the merger with a little in Tennyson. 352 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:14,720 You knew that right away, I suppose so. I just wanted to hear 353 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,119 it said to believe it. Well, now you've heard me say it. 354 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:22,279 You know one reason why I always run the show. Dollar. My face 355 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:29,119 never looks like yours over anything. I got out of there fast. I 356 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,599 went downtown with the tall police were named Jerry Angle to interview a bank teller. 357 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,839 I'm Sergeant Angle, is mister Dollar, Oh yes, you phoned me. 358 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,319 It's about mister Parsons. You took care of him when he came in 359 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:41,160 here last Tuesday week ago. Is I right? I handled a withdraw Yes, 360 00:27:41,319 --> 00:27:42,759 we'd like to see the slip on that. Yes, I looked it 361 00:27:42,839 --> 00:27:45,759 up. I have it ready for you. Have you known mister Parsons very 362 00:27:45,799 --> 00:27:48,759 long? Well I don't know him. Well, really, look at this 363 00:27:48,839 --> 00:27:52,400 picture. This man is the same who signed the withdrawals slip last Tuesday morning. 364 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,960 Yes, that's mister Parsons. Okay, tell us what happened. We 365 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,599 just came up to the cage and handed me withdrawal slip. That's I see. 366 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,839 Weren't you a little surprise when he made out a withdrawal slip for five 367 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:07,200 thousand dollars. That's a lot of money. Well, maybe I was a 368 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:11,200 little surprised, but mister Parsons has withdrawn large sums from his personal account several 369 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:15,200 times. I always assumed it was some sort of speculation where he needed cash 370 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:18,079 on hand. When he came up to the cage to you, what exactly 371 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:22,799 did he say, Oh, just good morning or something like that, and 372 00:28:22,839 --> 00:28:26,000 then will you please take care of this? Didn't he stipulate how he wanted 373 00:28:26,039 --> 00:28:27,279 the money? Oh? Yes, yes he did say that. I'm sorry. 374 00:28:27,319 --> 00:28:30,359 He took it mostly in hundreds and fifties, any of these bills having 375 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:36,720 to be recorded, No such anything else you can remember about the transaction that 376 00:28:36,799 --> 00:28:42,400 might help? Sorry, nothing, well maybe, well you both know the 377 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,480 kind of business mister Parsons is in. I mean, it seems like a 378 00:28:45,559 --> 00:28:49,079 hurried sort of business. Always phone calls, rushing and so on. He 379 00:28:49,119 --> 00:28:52,039 was always always liked that. It seemed to me he'd come in here, 380 00:28:52,079 --> 00:28:55,079 do what he had to do, and rush out very brisk, you know. 381 00:28:56,079 --> 00:28:59,200 But that morning he didn't seem in a hurry at all when he lived. 382 00:29:00,319 --> 00:29:03,519 I mean, I had the distinct feeling that mister Parsons didn't particularly carry 383 00:29:03,559 --> 00:29:11,240 in what direction he went. A rechecked with Missus Parsons, and the house 384 00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:15,640 servants established that Parsons had not left the house with the described money bag. 385 00:29:15,359 --> 00:29:18,680 The police went to work on that angle, trying to find out where he 386 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:22,440 had purchased it. A supplementary bulletin went out with the news about the bay 387 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,119 that this big attorney's men were trying to find out if he was involved with 388 00:29:25,119 --> 00:29:29,160 another woman and if so whole. Parsons was reported to be in Toledo and 389 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,519 Detroit, the Virgin Islands, in Boston. All the reports were untrue. 390 00:29:33,559 --> 00:29:36,400 Yeah, so that's him. That's the guy who was in here that night. 391 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:40,720 You're sure. I'm positive that's his picture. Was he with anybody? 392 00:29:40,799 --> 00:29:41,960 I was all alone, he said, over there, and that's too. 393 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,920 How long was he here? Oh? Is here? We closed the joint. 394 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,759 Did you happen to see where he went from here? And what guy 395 00:29:48,759 --> 00:29:49,680 of shape? Was he? In? Drunk? No? No, he 396 00:29:49,839 --> 00:29:53,480 was real sober and quiet. Drank all night, but he seemed to hold 397 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,759 his stuff. Okay, did you talk to him at all? No, 398 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,319 just took a order for drinks. He didn't even want to talk to anybody. 399 00:29:59,559 --> 00:30:02,000 I see. Did you happen to notice if anybody who was in here 400 00:30:02,039 --> 00:30:04,000 went over and talk to him? I think a couple of people tried, 401 00:30:04,119 --> 00:30:07,079 you know, you get that sort of thing at a joint like this, 402 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,000 but he didn't say much to any of them, so they just left him 403 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,640 alone. He just settled on a drink. No, he was making a 404 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:15,400 phone call the time he was here, a long distance call from the booth 405 00:30:15,519 --> 00:30:17,319 over there, he said, at the end of the bar, so he 406 00:30:17,319 --> 00:30:18,920 could hear the phone ring. How do you know he was making a long 407 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:23,920 distance call in twenty onces and asked me to change at the quarters for him, 408 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:29,799 all the quarters I had about what time was this? I don't know 409 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:33,079 exactly, but it took him two or three hours. Anyway, do you 410 00:30:33,079 --> 00:30:34,960 know if he ever completed his call? He poured a lot of dough into 411 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:38,400 the phone. I guess he didn't. Finally, did he have anything with 412 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,200 him while he was here? What do you mean? Was he carrying a 413 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:48,799 little black bag? Maybe nothing, but his over coating what he did say 414 00:30:48,839 --> 00:30:53,200 something to me at that He asked me if I knew CALLI please CALLI clea, 415 00:30:53,599 --> 00:30:57,119 Yes, sergeant. He was about three bourbons along with them. I 416 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:02,839 mean anything I've heard about that before? Kellickles was a Greek. Parsons quoted 417 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:07,680 him to his doctor once, something about a man breaking through and shaking off 418 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:11,279 his chains. A pretty piece of poetry. Poet. I thought he was 419 00:31:11,319 --> 00:31:15,359 a bookie. Oh excuse well, Jerry. One thing for sure, we 420 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:25,920 know he was alive. That night Jerry Engels started a check with a telephone 421 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:30,359 company. There records disclosed that David Parsons had place to call from the papers 422 00:31:30,319 --> 00:31:33,000 from the bar on the night in question. It had been a person to 423 00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:36,680 person called to a Kenneth Temple in San Francisco. We tried to place a 424 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,920 call to the same number, but there was no answer. We waited another 425 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:41,640 two hours trying to complete the call, and the operators were still trying. 426 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:45,799 When we drove out to the Parsons residence once more, Missus Parsons gave us 427 00:31:45,839 --> 00:31:52,680 a cool greeting. I certainly don't appreciate any of this. You're responsible, 428 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,240 mister Dollard for all this publicity. We don't have to go into that, 429 00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:57,200 Missus Parsons. We need your help now. We found out that your husband 430 00:31:57,240 --> 00:32:01,519 called a man named Kenneth Temple and San Francisco the night he disappeared. That 431 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:06,119 name Kenneth Temple. Does it mean anything to you, No, I've never 432 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,359 heard it before. Mister Parsons never mentioned it to you. Oh. I 433 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:12,039 can't say for certain, but it's not familiar to me at the moment. 434 00:32:12,319 --> 00:32:16,119 Have you ever been to San Francisco? Yeah, twice, going to and 435 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:20,519 coming back from a y two years ago. As mister Parsons ever been to 436 00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:23,799 San Francisco, he was on the same trip. This name Temple. Maybe 437 00:32:23,799 --> 00:32:27,480 it was someone you met while you were there. No, I don't recall 438 00:32:27,559 --> 00:32:31,519 meeting anyone there at all. Sergeant All, this has been quite upset and 439 00:32:31,599 --> 00:32:36,200 quite nerve wracking. Really, I don't know what progress you people are making, 440 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,960 but I do wish it would all be handled sooner. Excusingly, sure 441 00:32:42,039 --> 00:32:45,880 this isn't getting us very far. I don't get it. Hello. Who 442 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,920 oh oh, yes operated, just a moment's for you, sergeant, Oh 443 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:57,240 thanks, probably San Francisco Operating. Thank you as Sergeant Angle. Yeah, 444 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,200 all on its temple, Sergeant anglem in Person's division. Was I was, 445 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:06,319 please, we're trying to locate a man named David Parsons. Huh, all 446 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:08,799 right, he's there now are you going to put him on? David? 447 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,920 Let me talk to him now? Just about at that an extension? Oh 448 00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:20,160 yes, please let me talk hollow a minute, miss Parsons. I'm pretty 449 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:23,039 worried about you. Yes, yes, she's all right, she's right here. 450 00:33:24,079 --> 00:33:30,000 Okay, missus Parsons here taking David. Oh are you? It's so 451 00:33:30,119 --> 00:33:34,960 good to hear your voice, David. When are you coming home? Your 452 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,240 father and I've been I read about it in the papers. Now I want 453 00:33:37,279 --> 00:33:40,839 you to listen to me, Dorothy. Dad's going to ask you, so 454 00:33:42,039 --> 00:33:46,359 listen, but listen to me. I'm listening David, do you remember all 455 00:33:46,359 --> 00:33:51,200 the times that I've asked you to talk to me, the times during these 456 00:33:51,279 --> 00:33:55,480 years when I wanted companionship, warmth, a home that was lived in. 457 00:33:57,519 --> 00:34:00,799 Each time I asked for these things, you were always too busy to taken 458 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:05,160 up with things outside my life. Do you remember all that? But yes, 459 00:34:05,279 --> 00:34:07,000 yes, David, I remember all that. Well, this is the 460 00:34:07,159 --> 00:34:12,360 end of you and me. But your father had a father and me too, 461 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:15,440 Dorothy. You tell him that. He probably won't believe it, but 462 00:34:15,519 --> 00:34:20,599 you tell him the merger is all his. You'll have to get another figure 463 00:34:20,679 --> 00:34:25,480 hit. I'd be so angry. What I'm trying to say is his anger 464 00:34:25,559 --> 00:34:32,840 doesn't worry me anymore? What about me? I never worried you. But 465 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,639 I'm going away a long sea voyage with Temple. You don't remember him, 466 00:34:37,639 --> 00:34:39,880 but he was a sailor. I used to talk to a board ship when 467 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:44,440 we went to Hawaii. He has a boat. Now I'm shipping on it. 468 00:34:44,639 --> 00:34:47,000 When will you be back? I won't be back now? Will you 469 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:52,800 put that police officer on? How long? Mister Parsons that my name's Johnny 470 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,760 Doller. I've been trying to find you for two weeks. I'm an insurance 471 00:34:54,800 --> 00:35:00,239 investigator. Oh, I've found out quite a lot about you. To make 472 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,199 sure I'm talking to the right man. I won't answer a lot of questions. 473 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:08,519 Just one that's not even a question, Calicles, Oh, I mean 474 00:35:08,639 --> 00:35:14,119 anything. I don't know who you are. I didn't even get your name. 475 00:35:14,199 --> 00:35:21,320 But you did find out. If there were a man who had sufficient 476 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:25,960 force, he would shake off and break through and escape from all this. 477 00:35:28,159 --> 00:35:35,039 He would trample underfoot all our formulas and spells and charms, and all our 478 00:35:35,159 --> 00:35:43,079 laws which are against nature. The slave would rise and repickon and be lord. 479 00:35:45,519 --> 00:35:49,039 So far as the police were concerned, there was nothing more to do. 480 00:35:50,119 --> 00:35:52,360 So far as the insurance company is concerned, We'll have to sit on 481 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:57,039 a hundred thousand dollar bond and hope that David Parsons will return to his life 482 00:35:57,039 --> 00:36:01,320 at Los Angeles when he gets whatever it is out of system. Expense account 483 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:07,480 total eleven hundred dollars and fifty nine cents remarks just missus Parsons to me. 484 00:36:07,159 --> 00:36:12,199 She asked why he never talked about this to her. I told her he 485 00:36:12,239 --> 00:36:16,000 did. No one ever listened. She didn't understand that either yours truly, 486 00:36:16,559 --> 00:36:32,760 Johnny Dollar. No, here's our star to tell you about next week's intriguing 487 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:37,119 story. Next week, one of the most heartless, most vicious rackets and 488 00:36:37,159 --> 00:36:44,039 insurance investigator ever had to face join us. Won't you Yours Truly? Johnny 489 00:36:44,079 --> 00:37:07,800 Dollar? Yours Truly Johnny Doller, starring Bob Bailey, is transcribed in Hollywood. 490 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:12,880 Written by John Dawson, It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone. 491 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:16,719 Heard in this week's cast were Virginia, Greg Harry Bartel, Lilian Bayeff will 492 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:21,880 Write, Geen Bates, Carlton Young, Lawrence Dubkin, Bert Holland, Marvin 493 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:27,480 Miller, and Herb Bigran. Musical supervision by Amrigo Marinho. Be sure to 494 00:37:27,559 --> 00:37:31,400 join us on Monday night, same time and station for another exciting story of 495 00:37:31,559 --> 00:39:10,239 Yours Truly Johnny Doller, Roy Rowan speaking play play Welcome back. Well, 496 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:16,559 first things first, some listeners may have wondered about the intro, and I 497 00:39:16,639 --> 00:39:22,199 will confirm that, yes, I was impersonated, and here's the young man 498 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,119 who did it. Hi, Adam, my name is Lucas. I live 499 00:39:25,199 --> 00:39:30,719 in Centennial, Colorado. I'm eight years old and I'm a really big fan 500 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:35,199 of your podcast. Well, thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed 501 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:40,760 the podcast, and I appreciated the impersonation. I actually received this from Lucas's 502 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:45,159 father, Ray back in June, and he said I could use it as 503 00:39:45,199 --> 00:39:50,199 I would. I decided to hold onto it until we came to an episode 504 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:54,159 that was actually set in Los Angeles. And I also decided to play it 505 00:39:54,239 --> 00:40:00,840 without any explanation at the start, because all the pertinent information is in the 506 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:05,559 show notes, and this program was from May second to the fourth and nineteen 507 00:40:05,639 --> 00:40:08,679 fifty six, and so I thought this was the best way to play Lucas's 508 00:40:08,760 --> 00:40:15,519 introduction without being too extraneous. Now as to the episode itself, one thing 509 00:40:15,559 --> 00:40:21,119 you have to appreciate about this era is the literacy of the writers of Johnny 510 00:40:21,159 --> 00:40:25,280 Dowler. They had a knowledge of the classics, the Bible, and history 511 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:30,480 that I don't see reflected in most of our modern writing. Yeah, they 512 00:40:30,519 --> 00:40:35,400 managed to pull out ideas and themes that were relevant to the story and never 513 00:40:35,519 --> 00:40:40,119 shot over the audience's head as some radio writers could. But I think resonates 514 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:47,119 with many people either listening in nineteen fifty six or today. Is the idea 515 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:52,960 of living a life that someone else set out for you, that's not really 516 00:40:52,159 --> 00:40:57,840 who you are or who you want to be, and continuing as long as 517 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:01,679 you can, living to keep others happy until you reach a breaking point and 518 00:41:01,719 --> 00:41:07,840 then you're done. Now, whether how he chose to respond to this was 519 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:15,119 the right thing is another matter altogether, but you can definitely relate to where 520 00:41:15,119 --> 00:41:22,639 he's coming from. The confrontations between Johnny and Parsons Senior were delicious. Parsons 521 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:28,760 arrogance and expectation that Johnny would jump at his every whim or met with Johnny's 522 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:34,280 calm, confidence and refusal to put up with parsons nonsense or be intimidated by 523 00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:38,320 his threats. The only time that Parsons got the better of Johnny was their 524 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:44,800 final conversation, and that was because of the confirmation of the type of person 525 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:51,079 that Parson was, someone who viewed people as nothing more than tools to be 526 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:55,159 manipulated to serve his ends. Parsons is the type of Billain that Johnny Doller 527 00:41:55,320 --> 00:42:00,480 Riders love to hate, the dominary tyrant who pries to run the lives of 528 00:42:00,559 --> 00:42:06,079 others. What is it about that sort of character that makes him the perfect 529 00:42:06,079 --> 00:42:10,320 foil for Johnny? I think it may be the writing coming from the post 530 00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:17,239 Wars perspective and the views of democracy. In a democratic society, no one 531 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:23,719 should be able to control another adult to the degree these characters do other than 532 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:29,719 criminal methods. The way these characters managed to rule others is through bullying and 533 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:34,000 threats, or, as we saw a few weeks ago in The Laird Douglas 534 00:42:34,039 --> 00:42:38,719 Douglas of Heather Scope Matter, through manipulation. This sort of deprivation of freedom 535 00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:43,679 is something that Johnny has to fight. He calls it out and all the 536 00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:50,360 hypocrisy and dysfunction it brings. His conversation with Missus Parsons in episode three was 537 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:55,119 pure fire, with the line that she talked like she was Parson Junior's drug 538 00:42:55,159 --> 00:43:01,000 store clerk rather than his wife Johnny's nightmare and episode three was poignant. His 539 00:43:01,119 --> 00:43:08,719 statement that you never get used to sort of tragedies he encounters reflects why his 540 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:15,679 character is so loved. Johnny faces a lot of evil, sickening and heartbreaking 541 00:43:15,679 --> 00:43:22,280 things, but never gives into a cynical latitude and holds on to his humanity 542 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:27,760 and decency, regardless of the pain that comes with that. I also love 543 00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:34,239 the Sisters lines. It was simple but beautiful. The world becomes very heavy 544 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:43,000 sometimes. I don't think we discuss enough or appreciate enough how talented the company 545 00:43:43,119 --> 00:43:50,280 of actors surrounding Bob Bailey was. Virginia Gray gets some credit, but really 546 00:43:50,559 --> 00:43:59,719 each one of these recurring actors were immensely talented and capable of delivering powerful performances. 547 00:44:00,559 --> 00:44:06,440 And I think Harry Bartel in episode three just breaks your heart in the 548 00:44:06,519 --> 00:44:14,519 scene where Eckers explains that the fake Missus Parsons had been his fiance. Finally, 549 00:44:14,559 --> 00:44:17,840 I do want to note that this was based on a nineteen fifty three 550 00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:23,599 John lunscript, The Brisbane Fraud Matter. Well, now we turn to listener 551 00:44:23,719 --> 00:44:30,000 comments and feedback, and we go to YouTube where a listener rights regarding the 552 00:44:30,079 --> 00:44:35,119 first two episodes of The Laird Douglas. Douglas of Heather Scope matter. For 553 00:44:35,199 --> 00:44:39,639 me, the comedy just isn't working at all cringe level. In fact, 554 00:44:39,679 --> 00:44:45,159 if there's anybody out there who is tuning into Johnny Dowler for the first time, 555 00:44:45,519 --> 00:44:51,880 this is not a typical episode, and please don't judge the series based 556 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:57,400 on what you just heard. Harry is the most annoying character we've heard so 557 00:44:57,519 --> 00:45:01,039 far. I guess it will take a darker turn on Friday and we can 558 00:45:01,079 --> 00:45:06,719 get back on track. Well, it did take the darker turn on Friday. 559 00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:13,639 It is interesting that I've had a couple of negative comments on Harry Branson, 560 00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:16,840 which wasn't something that I recall hearing the first time we went through the 561 00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:24,559 series. Harry is definitely a unique character. He's very fastidious, cautious, 562 00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:31,960 detail oriented, and sometimes struggles to get to the point. I've always enjoyed 563 00:45:32,039 --> 00:45:37,599 him, and he is a recurring character, both in the serials and later 564 00:45:37,679 --> 00:45:43,280 on in the half hour stories. And of course he's also played by Harry 565 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:47,760 Bartell, who gave such a good dramatic performance in episode three of this story. 566 00:45:49,039 --> 00:45:52,800 But it's interesting to hear different perspectives as we go through the series for 567 00:45:52,920 --> 00:45:59,239 a second time. Now it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, 568 00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:01,800 and I want to go ahead and thank Emily. Emily's been one of 569 00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:07,840 our Patreon supporters since February of twenty twenty one, currently supporting the podcast at 570 00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:13,079 the rookie level of two dollars or more per month. Thank you so much 571 00:46:13,119 --> 00:46:16,880 for your support, Emily, and you can join our Patreon supporters at Patreon 572 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:22,519 dot Great Detectives dot net for as little as two dollars per month. But 573 00:46:22,679 --> 00:46:25,960 that will do it for today. If you are enjoying the podcast, please 574 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:31,079 follow us using your favorite podcast software. And if you're enjoying the podcast on 575 00:46:31,119 --> 00:46:35,639 YouTube, be sure to lock the video, subscribe to the channel, and 576 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:40,119 mark the notification bell. We'll be back next Tuesday with another episode of Yours 577 00:46:40,159 --> 00:46:46,159 Truly Johnny Dollar. But join us back here tomorrow for Dragnet where no, 578 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:51,280 gentlemen, I did not kill Helen Claude. You gave your seeing lessons, 579 00:46:51,320 --> 00:46:53,599 mister Ostrander. You know we're pretty well. Yes, I gave up voice 580 00:46:53,639 --> 00:46:57,960 coaching. Everybody get and a half. Helen. You had a little promise, 581 00:46:58,119 --> 00:47:01,679 not a great voice bad. You knew her pretty well. Why do 582 00:47:01,719 --> 00:47:06,000 you say that, mister Ostrander. Didn't you used to take her out last 583 00:47:06,039 --> 00:47:08,119 in a while. No, no, I didn't know Helen socially at all. 584 00:47:08,199 --> 00:47:12,039 We know you had dates with her, That's not true. Only times 585 00:47:12,039 --> 00:47:14,199 I saw he was funce. You came here to the studio for lessons. 586 00:47:14,199 --> 00:47:16,559 You better tell the truth, mister Ostrander. We can prove that you've been 587 00:47:16,599 --> 00:47:21,960 out with her afraid of the publicity is the certainly I'd say I have a 588 00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:24,239 successful business here. I spent years billion. Anything like this is ruined. 589 00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:28,599 Then you have been out with her only a few times, nothing serious. 590 00:47:28,599 --> 00:47:30,679 I had nothing to do with her murder. No, that's the true. 591 00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:34,000 Don't you know that we'reholding information about a thing like this can go kind of 592 00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:36,960 hard for you. Yes, I know them. What else could I do, 593 00:47:37,079 --> 00:47:38,800 mister Ostrander. Somewhere in this city right now, there's a guy who 594 00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:42,519 beat a young girl to death. He crushed her skull with a piece of 595 00:47:42,519 --> 00:47:45,039 steel pipe. We need every bit of information we can get to track them 596 00:47:45,039 --> 00:47:46,719 down. I know that you could have come to us. We wouldn't run 597 00:47:46,760 --> 00:47:50,280 to the newspapers with it. If the information is confidential, that's the way 598 00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:52,079 we treat it. Most of the time. It's the people who run to 599 00:47:52,119 --> 00:47:53,760 the newspapers first, then they come to us. That's right, mister Ostrander. 600 00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:57,360 People are their own press agents. Sargeant. I'd like to know what 601 00:47:57,480 --> 00:48:00,000 right you have to invade my privacy and let me on my city. Joe, 602 00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:01,679 all right, I'll tell you what right, o stranger. We want 603 00:48:01,679 --> 00:48:04,920 the man who murdered Helen Corday I got as much right as he had. 604 00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:07,000 At twelve fourteen this morning, I hope you'll be with us then. In 605 00:48:07,039 --> 00:48:14,360 the meantime, do send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, 606 00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:19,480 follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, 607 00:48:19,519 --> 00:48:24,760 Instagram, dot com, slash Great Detectives From Boise, Idaho, This 608 00:48:24,840 --> 00:48:28,320 is your host, Adam Graham's son and Off