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It's time now for Johnny Dillar Tom Wilkins of 18 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,599 Amalgamated Life. Johnny, Oh, hi, Tom, what's up at the 19 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:16,080 moment? Fifty thousand bucks worth of life insurance? Oh yeah, we got 20 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,759 a policy for that. I'm out in the life of one Edward Russell. 21 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,560 Russell never heard of him. It's just the trouble, Johnny. Right now, 22 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,639 nobody else has either. Three days ago, his wife Leona over in 23 00:02:24,719 --> 00:02:29,639 Denver found a missing person's report see the beneficiary, right, So what do 24 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,479 you want from me? Find out what happened to him? Well, how 25 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:35,240 do you know anything did? Maybe he just walked down on his wife. 26 00:02:35,319 --> 00:02:37,759 Now, for what I can gather, Russell was a hothead, could be 27 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,800 he had one argument too many. That still could be just a guy getting 28 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,479 away for a while. And why would he abandon his car and his storage 29 00:02:44,479 --> 00:02:49,560 garage in Colorado Springs? Oh yeah, it turned up this morning with part 30 00:02:49,560 --> 00:03:00,400 of his luggage in it. Interested I'm on my way tonight and every weekday 31 00:03:00,479 --> 00:03:05,199 night. Bob Bailey in the Transcribed Adventures of the Man with the action Pact 32 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:23,240 expensercout America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator horse Truly Johnny Dollar. Expense account submitted by 33 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:29,360 special Investigator Johnny Dollar to Amalgamated Life Associates Home Office, Hartford, Connecticut. 34 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,120 Following is an accounting of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Crystal Lake matter 35 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,719 expenser count adem one one hundred and twenty dollars and fifty cents, plain fair 36 00:03:39,719 --> 00:03:45,080 and incidentals to Denver. Tom Wilkins hadn't given me much to go on, 37 00:03:45,199 --> 00:03:47,240 so I figured the logical place to start was with the missing man's wife, 38 00:03:47,319 --> 00:03:53,520 Leona Russell. Their house was in a moderately prosperous suburb of Denver, a 39 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,439 white ranch house with a shake roof. Everything looked neat and well kept, 40 00:03:58,039 --> 00:04:01,319 but somehow a forlorn feeling came through to me about the place. Then the 41 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,280 door opened right away. I was sure something pretty bad had happened to Edward 42 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:10,000 Russell. You don't just walk out on a wife who looked like that, 43 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:15,280 Yes, missus, Leona Russell. Yes, I'm Johnny Dollar, insurance investigator. 44 00:04:15,639 --> 00:04:18,040 Oh yes, mister Dollar. Mister Wilkins sent a telegram about you. 45 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:24,600 Won't you come in? Thanks? Hm, cooler in here. I try 46 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:28,800 to keep the house shut up during the day. It helps. Please sit 47 00:04:28,879 --> 00:04:31,639 down, Oh, thank you. I've already told the police what little there 48 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,040 was to tell when I file the missing person's report. Oh sure, this 49 00:04:36,199 --> 00:04:41,720 is just a routine investigation. Missus Russell. You probably don't feel too much 50 00:04:41,759 --> 00:04:45,319 like talking about it, but if you wouldn't mind going over what information there 51 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:50,920 is? Again, Well, it was just a week ago that Ed mister 52 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:55,519 Russell left. You were here when he left. Yes, he told me 53 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,800 he was driving up the Boulder on business, that he'd only be gone overnight. 54 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,399 What sort of business he's in? Real estate Boulder? Huh? But 55 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:08,480 his car was found in Colorado Springs. I know. I can't explain that. 56 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,759 When he didn't come home on time, I got worried. I'd call 57 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,480 the hotel and Boulder he never checked in there? Yes, I see. 58 00:05:15,199 --> 00:05:19,560 Did he know anyone in Colorado Springs? Just business contacts? As far as 59 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:24,079 I know, he might have decided to go there instead of Boulder, but 60 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:30,319 he would have called me, but he didn't. No, I haven't heard 61 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:32,759 a thing from him since he drove away from here a week ago. Missus 62 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:38,160 Russell. Do you happen to know if your husband had any well enemies? 63 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:44,399 No, it was pretty impulsive, you might even say hot headed. But 64 00:05:44,439 --> 00:05:47,480 I just can't believe that anyone would hate him enough to do anything to him. 65 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:54,399 Well, we don't know that anyone has. I know, funny things 66 00:05:54,399 --> 00:05:59,480 that runs through your mind at a time like this, what sort of things. 67 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,839 It sounds funny, but I've almost been wishing it was in an accident 68 00:06:02,879 --> 00:06:06,160 or something like that, in a hospital where he might not have a chance 69 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:10,560 to call me, but at least was safe in the line. You've checked 70 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:15,000 the hospitals, all of them. I did that before I filed the missing 71 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:19,800 person's report. Tell me, had your husband been unusually depressed before he left? 72 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:27,560 If you're suggesting that Ed did away with himself, that's just not possible, 73 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,160 mister Dollar. That's one thing he'd never do. He just wasn't built 74 00:06:30,199 --> 00:06:36,800 that way. Everything was fine between you two. Yes, of course we 75 00:06:38,079 --> 00:06:42,199 had disagreements arguments in the six years we've been married. Who hasn't, But 76 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:47,199 nothing serious. I guess I'm not being very helpful to mister Dollar. Well, 77 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,319 I'm sure that's not your fault. You've no idea at all. Where 78 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:55,720 he could be then or what could have happened? No, none at all 79 00:06:56,279 --> 00:07:00,600 except except what Well. I don't know if it means anything or not, 80 00:07:00,639 --> 00:07:05,600 but I found this under some of Bill's papers on his desk just this morning. 81 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:12,959 Travel for Dr Crystal Lake. Where is that? It's a resort up 82 00:07:12,959 --> 00:07:15,000 in the mountains. As I say, I don't know whether it means anything 83 00:07:15,079 --> 00:07:17,519 or not. Has he ever been there before? Not that I know. 84 00:07:17,639 --> 00:07:23,240 I'll mention it to you. No, I don't. I'm sure he hasn't. 85 00:07:23,839 --> 00:07:26,839 Well, I'll check it out, thanks, missus Russell. Oh, 86 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,480 just one more thing. Yes, you're the beneficiary of his life insurance policy. 87 00:07:31,399 --> 00:07:36,920 Yes, I know what you're thinking, mister dollar. I'm not thinking 88 00:07:36,959 --> 00:07:43,639 anything. I'm just asking questions. It's my job, I know. But 89 00:07:43,759 --> 00:07:47,360 let me ask you a question, mister dollar. Do you think fifty thousand 90 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:59,600 dollars or any amount of money could possibly make up for for read one thing 91 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:05,439 about my job? You have to ask such nice questions sometimes. After Leona 92 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:07,759 Russell's answer, that didn't seem to be much left to say, so I 93 00:08:07,759 --> 00:08:09,120 told her I'd let her know if I found out anything, and I left. 94 00:08:09,959 --> 00:08:15,959 I looked at the travel folder again, Crystal Lake. Pretty slim lead, 95 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,959 but when you have nothing to go on, anything at all looks promising. 96 00:08:18,959 --> 00:08:22,839 Expense account item two forty five twenty cents. I rented a car and 97 00:08:22,879 --> 00:08:31,959 drove to Crystal Lake. It was a beautiful spot, seven thousand feet high, 98 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:35,759 clean thin air, fragrant pines, and the clearest water this side of 99 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:39,879 the Jackson Hole country. I parked a moment and looked out over the lake. 100 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:45,120 Great place to drop a hook, But I had a strong hunch that 101 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,759 the fishing I'd be doing was of a little different variety. One thing was 102 00:08:48,799 --> 00:08:52,000 obvious. There was a lot of money up here. Most of the cabins 103 00:08:52,039 --> 00:08:54,960 would be insulled to be called cabins, and had their own boat landings. 104 00:08:54,919 --> 00:08:58,759 The village was nestled at one end of the lake, a colorful collection of 105 00:08:58,759 --> 00:09:01,600 Swiss shellets. I had it for the office of the local law deputy sheriff 106 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,559 named Ansel Garrett, tall, thin, rawbone lad in his early thirties, 107 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,240 who looked like he'd spent all but the first few hours of his life in 108 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:13,519 the open, clear keen eyes that showed he had his wits about him. 109 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:18,679 Have a seat dollar, thanks, eh Edward Russell you said, Yeah, 110 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:22,120 Yeah, that's right. Disappeared about a week ago, left home in Denver, 111 00:09:22,279 --> 00:09:26,320 hasn't been heard from since, so he could have come here. His 112 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:31,200 wife found a travel folder about Crystal Lake in his papers. It's supposed to 113 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,080 prove something. No, it doesn't prove anything ants, but it's my only 114 00:09:33,159 --> 00:09:41,320 lead. Yeah, take a look at this picture. You recognize him? 115 00:09:41,399 --> 00:09:43,919 Yeah, looks sort of familiar. You've seen him up here at Crystal Lake? 116 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,519 Yeah, I think so, four or five days ago. Oh, 117 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:50,480 what do you know, looks like my luck's changing. I hit the jack, 118 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,360 one of my first nickel. Well, it depends on what jack. 119 00:09:52,399 --> 00:09:56,159 But you're talking about Jenny. What do you mean? Well, for one 120 00:09:56,159 --> 00:10:00,279 thing, I could be wrong about the identification. I guess you have wrong 121 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:01,879 about many of them in your time. I suppose he was the guy, 122 00:10:01,919 --> 00:10:05,360 So what why are you looking for him? Anyway? May need to find 123 00:10:05,399 --> 00:10:11,120 out if he's still alive. What makes you think he's not? Nothing definite, 124 00:10:11,879 --> 00:10:16,279 but a hunch that's getting stronger by the menu. Oh, insurance investigators 125 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,759 are operating on hunches these days. Huh Once in a while, just like 126 00:10:18,799 --> 00:10:24,600 deputy sheriffs stands all right, So hunches sometimes do pan out. But you 127 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,960 could be way out in the pasture, Johnny. Maybe the guy just had 128 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,600 an argument with his wife and he walked down. Oh sure, yeah, 129 00:10:30,639 --> 00:10:33,840 I thought of that, But then I saw his wife. Nobody in his 130 00:10:33,919 --> 00:10:39,559 right mind would walk out on her like that like that. Look, ants, 131 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,399 Can you give me any dope on this guy? No, not much. 132 00:10:41,399 --> 00:10:45,000 He came to see me about five days ago. Why you mainly to 133 00:10:45,039 --> 00:10:48,840 ask me a silly question. Silly. Yeah. He asked me if there 134 00:10:48,879 --> 00:10:52,320 was a guy named Bill around Crystal Lake somewhere. Huh, I take it 135 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,919 there's more than one fistful of Johnny, Bill Cullen, Hutan's bar at the 136 00:10:54,919 --> 00:10:58,519 hotel, Bill Jensen, who runs the boat house, Bill Pickens, who 137 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,080 clerks at the hardware. Okay, I got the idea, I take it. 138 00:11:01,159 --> 00:11:05,519 Russell didn't know which Billy wanted. Huh. Well, at least I 139 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:09,440 know he was here at Crystal Lake. Now you you haven't seen him since? 140 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,360 Yeah, just once. That same night he was in the bar at 141 00:11:13,399 --> 00:11:18,679 the hotel talking to Betty Norton, who she heirs to the Norton estate mining. 142 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,080 She's got a big place on the other side of the lake in your 143 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:24,399 lookout point know anything about him, for all I want to Oh, she 144 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:30,159 travels at a pretty good clip. I see, Well, thanks for the 145 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:31,519 information, as you know. What are you gonna do now? Try to 146 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:37,840 find Edward Russell alive or otherwise? Is that the hunch of yours still operating? 147 00:11:37,919 --> 00:11:39,919 It hasn't gotten any weaker. Oh, just one thing, Johnny, 148 00:11:41,799 --> 00:11:45,080 this is a pretty high grade resort here. Things are nice and peaceful. 149 00:11:46,919 --> 00:11:50,039 I like to keep it that way. Sure, So don't go off half 150 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:54,720 cocked, huh. For instance? For instance, don't start accusing anybody of 151 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,519 murder unless or until you find a body. And if I do find a 152 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:03,159 body, oh, then looks like we'll have to start doing a little accusing. 153 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,840 I left Ansel Garrett's office and walked around the village. All I knew 154 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,639 so far was that Edward Russell, or somebody who looked like him, had 155 00:12:11,639 --> 00:12:16,559 been in Crystal Lake several days ago inquiring about a man named Bill, and 156 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,120 then he'd been at the bar with a dough heavy girl named Betty Norton. 157 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,840 There were a flock of Bills in town, but there was only one Betty 158 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,200 Norton, so I decided to start with her. I drove around the lake 159 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,360 to her home, an elaborate lodge type place that sprawled along the shore. 160 00:12:30,039 --> 00:12:31,360 Betty was down on her boat dock in a bathing suit, and she was 161 00:12:31,399 --> 00:12:35,559 a pretty elaborate looking job herself. I was just going for a swim. 162 00:12:35,919 --> 00:12:39,519 Come on join me. I'm sorry, miss Norton, I'm not eclipped at 163 00:12:39,519 --> 00:12:41,799 the moment. Oh, there's some trunks in the dressing room. Yeah. 164 00:12:41,799 --> 00:12:43,799 Well, look, I'd like to talk to you about something, but I 165 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,039 don't feel like talking right now. I feel like swimming. But this is 166 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:50,240 important. It's about it. Oh is swimming. If you want to talk 167 00:12:50,279 --> 00:12:54,200 to me, you've got to go swimming first. Okay, we'll play it 168 00:12:54,279 --> 00:13:00,519 your way. That's the only way I ever played mister dollar. So he 169 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:05,240 went swimming and I swam hargh. But mainly they came from freezing to death. 170 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,879 The water should have been accused by the feel of it, but Betty 171 00:13:07,919 --> 00:13:11,320 seemed to think it was normal. After a while, we climbed back onto 172 00:13:11,399 --> 00:13:18,039 the land. Wonderful, here's a towel. Ooh, it's great, sure, 173 00:13:18,399 --> 00:13:24,000 only about twenty degrees too cold makes the sun feel better. Hot and 174 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,000 cold, Johnny contrast, that's what puts the charge in line. I wouldn't 175 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,120 know. Hey, look, do you mind now if I ask you a 176 00:13:31,159 --> 00:13:35,919 couple of questions? Go ahead? You know a man named Edward Russell? 177 00:13:35,879 --> 00:13:39,279 I don't think so. I think you do. You had a drink with 178 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,759 him at the hotel several nights ago, So this I do once in a 179 00:13:41,799 --> 00:13:45,840 while? Am I supposed to remember all of them? This one might have 180 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:50,120 mentioned he was looking for a guy named Bill. Oh, I remember now? 181 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,799 He thought the bartender might be the one he was looking for, Bill 182 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,840 Collins. So what happened? How should I know? I left? You 183 00:13:56,919 --> 00:14:01,919 haven't seen Russell since? Nope, haven't missed him. Oh great, And 184 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,879 for this kind of information, I practically freeze to death. And the ice 185 00:14:03,919 --> 00:14:09,799 trough you laughingly call a lake. Maybe your trip wasn't a waste of time 186 00:14:09,879 --> 00:14:15,120 after all, Johnny, Oh we met? Well, what do you do 187 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,759 with your spare time? Well? A, I don't expect to have much 188 00:14:18,759 --> 00:14:22,919 And B isn't that sort of a leading question? I'm pretty good at leading. 189 00:14:24,559 --> 00:14:26,960 You must have trouble finding guys to dance with? Huh? Why didn't 190 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:33,960 you say at some time? Huh? I laughed on that, feeling like 191 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,519 a fly who spotted the web at the last moments, and right now I 192 00:14:37,559 --> 00:14:41,240 was feeling just about as useless as a fly too. I wasn't getting even 193 00:14:41,279 --> 00:14:43,919 close to locating Edward Russell. Went back to my room in the Foremans. 194 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:52,039 Right now, Johnny Dollar, Man Scarrett, Johnny Sheriff's office, you can 195 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,240 quit looking for Edward Russell. We found him. Well, that's good news, 196 00:14:54,480 --> 00:15:00,799 is it? He's dead? What? Yeah, been dead three days? 197 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,360 Where'd you find him? In a cabin on the other side of the 198 00:15:03,399 --> 00:15:07,320 lake. Your hunch was good and expensive? What do you mean it'll cost 199 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:26,600 the company? I represent a cool fifty dollars expense account submitted by special investigator 200 00:15:26,679 --> 00:15:33,080 Johnny Dollar to Amalgamated Life Associates home office, Hartford, Connecticut, assignment the 201 00:15:33,159 --> 00:15:41,519 Crystal Lake matter. The expense account continued it, I'm three two dollars and 202 00:15:41,559 --> 00:15:46,080 fifty five cents telegram to Tom Wilkins of Amalgamated Life Associates notifying him of Edward 203 00:15:46,159 --> 00:15:50,159 Russell's murder. I was reasonably sure the telegram wouldn't make Tom sleep any easier. 204 00:15:52,279 --> 00:15:54,960 I had it for the office of Ansel Garrett, Deputy Sheriff in charge 205 00:15:54,960 --> 00:16:00,919 of the Crystal Lake substation. Sit down, good Johnny, No, not 206 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:03,879 good, not good at all. Who found the body? Answer full On 207 00:16:03,919 --> 00:16:07,480 named Bixby's waiting next door, So you'd want to talk to him? Thanks, 208 00:16:07,519 --> 00:16:11,919 I do. First, though, I'd like you to run over what 209 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:15,240 you know about this deal again for me. I want to know just where 210 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,120 we stand in it. People at this resort pay a lot of money for 211 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,480 peace and quiet. I don't want to disturb it anymore than I can help. 212 00:16:21,559 --> 00:16:25,840 Good luck meaning meaning, if you know where you stand in this deal, 213 00:16:25,919 --> 00:16:27,360 you're a lot better off than I am. And I've got a strong 214 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,720 hunch a lot of peace and quiet's going to get disturbed before it's wound up. 215 00:16:30,919 --> 00:16:34,039 I don't like your hunches, Johnny. You got a way of proving 216 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:38,519 out, like the one about Russell being dead. I suppose you give me 217 00:16:38,519 --> 00:16:41,679 the rundown, Okay, okay, and I can make it short because there's 218 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:45,919 not much to tell. The company I represent holds a fifty thousand dollars policy 219 00:16:45,919 --> 00:16:49,000 on Russell. About a week ago he disappeared, his wife filed a missing 220 00:16:49,039 --> 00:16:53,120 person's report, Yeah Leona Russell over in Denver. She said her husband had 221 00:16:53,159 --> 00:16:56,639 told her he was going on an overnight business trip to Boulder. He never 222 00:16:56,679 --> 00:17:00,320 came back. His car was found in a garage Colorado Springs. His wife 223 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,680 couldn't account for it. No, she said she was completely in the dark. 224 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,599 I take it she's his beneficiary. Oh yeah, sure, I thought 225 00:17:08,599 --> 00:17:11,599 of that too. I asked her about it. What kind of an answer 226 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:15,519 did you get? Tears mostly had a pretty withering look. Either she's completely 227 00:17:15,559 --> 00:17:19,319 clean or she's one of the best actresses I've ever seen. The rest of 228 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:23,119 the story. You told me how Russell came into your offices several days ago 229 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,359 looking for a guy named Bill, last name and description unknown. Like I 230 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,559 said, there's a flock of Bills in this neck of the woods. Yeah, 231 00:17:29,599 --> 00:17:32,119 no, the bartender, the man who runs the boat house, or 232 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:36,440 clerk in a hardware store, a few assorted others. I told you I 233 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,160 saw Russell having a drink with Betty Norton the same night he came to see 234 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,759 me. You check her out? Yeah yeah, I had to go swimming 235 00:17:41,799 --> 00:17:45,839 with her and that sub zero lake before she'd answer any questions. Though. 236 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:49,160 Then when I got from her was nothing. She said she'd met Russell at 237 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,920 the hotel, had a drink with him, then left. That's all you've 238 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:56,279 got huh, that's it. That's precious. A little to go on. 239 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:02,240 I'll let you talk to mister Bakesby. Oh, mister kes Me, would 240 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:07,480 you step in here please? This is Johnny Dollar insurance investigator. Mister Clarence 241 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:11,000 Bixby. Hi, how are you not too good? At the moment? 242 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:17,519 You got troubles? Whereas my cabin the body was in. Oh the pad 243 00:18:17,599 --> 00:18:23,599 luck had been changed Johnny. Here it is no fingerprints other than Bixby's. 244 00:18:23,799 --> 00:18:26,680 I monkeyed with it for a while until I realized my key wouldn't fit, 245 00:18:26,759 --> 00:18:30,759 and I pried it upen with a big screwdriver. Mister Bixby, would you 246 00:18:30,759 --> 00:18:33,720 mind showing me your cabin and just what happened? I guess that doesn't matter 247 00:18:33,799 --> 00:18:37,559 much now anywhere? What do you mean? I was going to show the 248 00:18:37,559 --> 00:18:40,799 cabin to a guy when we found the body. He wanted to buy the 249 00:18:40,839 --> 00:18:48,279 place. But who'd want to buy it now? Bex Me and I drove 250 00:18:48,319 --> 00:18:51,359 halfway around the lake. This cabin was a couple of hundred feet from the 251 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,880 edge and had a good view of the water. A nice spot here, 252 00:18:55,920 --> 00:19:00,559 mix me, it was you used the cabin much. I've been able to 253 00:19:00,599 --> 00:19:03,440 regularly for the last couple of years, I got to figure and when I 254 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,480 keep on paying for taxes and up keep on it? So I decided to 255 00:19:07,519 --> 00:19:10,440 sell it. Did you advertise it in the papers? I did? First 256 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,160 crack out of the box. I got a hot prospect. He's the one 257 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,240 you brought up here to show the cabin too. That's right, his name's 258 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,920 Putnam Puttnham. I'd like to talk to him and me staying at the hotel, 259 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:27,920 probably looking for another cabin to buy. Let's see, this is where 260 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:32,119 the padlock was. Huh. That was the first thing I noticed that the 261 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:36,599 padlock had been changed. One I had on there was better webber? Did 262 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:41,119 it probably pride the first one off? Yeah? Right, here's where I 263 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:45,359 pried off the lock this morning. Then what and I opened the door? 264 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:52,640 My body was on the floor right over here. Bullet hole in the fort. 265 00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:57,599 See Puttnam turned green and I not a very pretty sight of finding your 266 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:04,279 own cabin. No, well, let's go sit outside the dead man Edward 267 00:20:04,319 --> 00:20:08,279 Russell. Did you happen to know him? Bixby? No, I never 268 00:20:08,319 --> 00:20:12,960 set eyes on him before. Why did they have to pick my cabinet? 269 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,119 That's a good question. Hey, that cavin about one hundred yards away. 270 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,599 Who lives there or that one owned by the Butler family. They spend their 271 00:20:19,599 --> 00:20:22,799 summers up here, or maybe they saw or heard something. The deputy sheriff 272 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,119 questioned them. They arrived here three days ago. He figured that was the 273 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:33,880 morning after the killing. Had a cigar. No. I don't think what 274 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,160 does it add up to, Darling, But at the moment, mister Bixby 275 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:48,559 not much. I sat there and watched Bixby tie his cellophane cigar wrapper into 276 00:20:48,599 --> 00:20:53,079 a neat, little knot, and I realized that was exactly my situation at 277 00:20:53,079 --> 00:20:56,960 the moments. The whole deal was a knot, and I didn't know how 278 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:02,359 to run times back to the hotel. I had him for an expense account 279 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,559 of dollar seventy five. Telephone call to the dead man's wife, Leonner Russell, 280 00:21:04,559 --> 00:21:08,720 over in Denver. It was very considerate of you to telephone, mister 281 00:21:08,759 --> 00:21:14,799 Dollar. The authorities notified me of what happened. They want me to come 282 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:19,519 up there and confirm the identification. I see you don't think it could be 283 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:26,440 somebody else. I'm sorry, missus Russell. I'm afraid not. I guess 284 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:30,400 i'd really given up hoping all the time I was trying to tell my Sylvia 285 00:21:30,519 --> 00:21:34,200 was alive. Yes, yes, look, missus Russell, have you ever 286 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:40,759 heard of a man named Clarence Bixby? Bixby? No, your husband was 287 00:21:40,799 --> 00:21:45,160 found in Bixby's Kevin. Did you ever hear him mention the name? No? 288 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:51,839 Okay, thanks anyway, I'll keep in touch. I hung up and 289 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:55,880 sat there. I'm thinking her over. She stood to benefit to the tune 290 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,599 of fifty thousand dollars by her husband's death. She seemed on the up and 291 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:03,440 up and expense of cont item five. Another call to Denver, to the 292 00:22:03,559 --> 00:22:07,680 police department. I wanted them to check on her, but I found out 293 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,440 that they and Ansel Garrett working together, were a couple of jumps ahead of 294 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,799 me. It'd already checked on the owner and established the fact that at the 295 00:22:12,799 --> 00:22:15,440 time of her husband's murder here at Crystal Lake, she'd been in Denver. 296 00:22:17,599 --> 00:22:19,920 I decided to look up Putnam, the man who'd wanted to buy Russell's cabin. 297 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,119 I found him in the bar at the hotel. Yes, I tell 298 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,279 you, it was quite a shock, mister Dollar. When Bixby opened his 299 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:33,759 cabin door, a body sprawled down in front of a sit Yes, quite 300 00:22:33,799 --> 00:22:37,640 a shock. Yeah, how come you decided to buy Bixby's cavin, mister 301 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:41,240 Putter, Well, my wife and i'd been on the lookout for a cabin 302 00:22:41,319 --> 00:22:44,640 for some time. When I saw Bixby's ad in the paper, it sounded 303 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,240 like just the sort of place I was looking for. I see, so 304 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,160 I answered the ad, made the arrangements with Bixby to come up here and 305 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,160 have him show me the place. Mm hm, you still interested in buying 306 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:56,400 a cabin up here? Possibly? I've always wanted a place where I can 307 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,599 come for rest now and then, But after what's happened, I don't think 308 00:22:59,599 --> 00:23:03,640 i'd beato happy in Bixby's place, mister Putnam. The dead man's name was 309 00:23:03,759 --> 00:23:07,519 Edward Russell? Did did you have it on? Of course? Not? 310 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,799 Why ever heard of him before? Do you hear them at the Dollar? 311 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,799 What is your reason for asking questions like that? Surely you don't think I'm 312 00:23:12,839 --> 00:23:17,680 involved in this routine, mister Penner, Well, I don't care for the 313 00:23:17,759 --> 00:23:22,279 routines. Dollar Look, I skip it, see you later. But what 314 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:26,480 pulled me into actually was a glimpse. I caught it the bartender. I 315 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,279 started remembering a few things. Number One, Edward Russell had been looking for 316 00:23:30,319 --> 00:23:33,920 a guy named Bill number two. The bartender was one of several guys by 317 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,960 that name here at Crystal Lake number three. Something I saw on the bartender's 318 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,480 face made me think he could be the Bill that Russell been looking for. 319 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,599 I left Putnam's table and stood under a stew with the bar. Hi, 320 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,400 Hi, we'll it be? Is? Is that w Harvey there? Yeah? 321 00:23:48,559 --> 00:23:53,799 And got it up sort of quiet the sevening. Yeah. Yeah, 322 00:23:53,799 --> 00:23:57,279 I've done a little slack this season so far. I made a little pick 323 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:06,279 up later on the summer here are Thanks. Must have been quite a fight. 324 00:24:07,039 --> 00:24:10,359 Come again. You're wearing what looks like the tail end of a black 325 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,799 guy. Oh no, I've been down to pick up a bottle of mixia 326 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,799 today and I bumped my face on the corner of the bar. You're sure 327 00:24:18,839 --> 00:24:22,480 that's the way it happened. Where you getting that path? Better take a 328 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:29,400 look at my car now, insurance investigator. Yeah, a guy named Edward 329 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,880 Russell was in here a few nights ago with Betty Norton. He was looking 330 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:36,920 for someone named Bill. By some strange coincidence, your name is Bill, 331 00:24:37,599 --> 00:24:41,559 and by an even stranger coincidence, you've got a black eye okay, So 332 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,119 Russell did give me the black guy. I traded him a split lip for 333 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,680 it. What happened? I still haven't figured it out. He'd been in 334 00:24:48,759 --> 00:24:52,599 here drinking. He started talking to miss Noyton. She called me by my 335 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,279 first name, and suddenly, if Russell heats up, he comes up to 336 00:24:56,319 --> 00:24:59,839 me, stitches ask give me a bunch of questions. What kind of questions? 337 00:25:00,039 --> 00:25:03,240 Oh? Mainly had I ever lived in Denver? I told him no, 338 00:25:03,559 --> 00:25:06,759 but he didn't seem to believe me, got pretty insultant, and we 339 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:10,960 ended up outside. He pasted me first, and I let him have one, 340 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:15,079 and I spotted the hotel manager and broke it off. They laughed right 341 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,720 after that. Why they cover up about hitting your face on the bar? 342 00:25:18,279 --> 00:25:21,240 You kidding? Look, how long do you think a bartender would last in 343 00:25:21,319 --> 00:25:22,880 a hotel like this if the management knew he got in a fight with a 344 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,440 customer, particularly if the customer winds up dead. Huh? I heard about 345 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:32,559 the killing this afternoon. Tough, But I must say that guy was asking 346 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,440 for trouble. I don't know what was eating him, but something sure was. 347 00:25:34,839 --> 00:25:38,039 You didn't see him after that night. No check on me if you 348 00:25:38,079 --> 00:25:42,039 want. I don't worry. I well, hey, wait a minute, 349 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,920 what's the matter. You said something a minute ago that just rang a bell. 350 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:51,440 You said they left together after the fight? Who's they? Russell and 351 00:25:51,559 --> 00:25:53,839 list Nighton? You sure about that? You sure she was with him when 352 00:25:53,839 --> 00:25:57,160 he left? Sure, I'm sure you don't miss any tricks about a guy 353 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:02,440 like that. Hey, look, if she told you different, die. 354 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,160 I don't want to get nobody in trouble. That's where you and I differ. 355 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,960 Bill. There's one person I want to get in trouble, real bad. 356 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:12,319 Oh, the person who killed Russell, And right now, Betty Norton 357 00:26:12,319 --> 00:26:17,359 looked like an interesting possibility. I went outside and started walking along the lake 358 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:21,240 shore on the moonlight, thinking about it. She told me she left alone 359 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,599 after one drink with Russell, but according to the bartender, she'd lied, 360 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:29,480 she and Russell had left together. The motives stumped me, though, as 361 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,119 far as I could figure, Leona Russell was the only one who could profit 362 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:36,079 by her husband's death, yet she didn't kill him. But Betty Norton, 363 00:26:36,559 --> 00:26:40,559 the girl who always had to play everything her way. I decided to have 364 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:41,839 another talk with her and turned to go back to the hotel, and I 365 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,279 stopped out of the corner of my eye. Had seen a movement near a 366 00:26:45,319 --> 00:26:48,039 tree on the slope above me, a shadow where there shouldn't have been a 367 00:26:48,039 --> 00:26:53,839 shadow. I scrambled up the slope. There was nobody inside, so somebody 368 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:57,759 was keeping an eye on, somebody who knew this area pretty well. A 369 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:03,240 nasty thought started picking away at me to wit and getting closer to Russell's killer. 370 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:22,039 I might be getting closer to something else too, a bullet. Now 371 00:27:22,079 --> 00:27:26,960 here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story. 372 00:27:26,039 --> 00:27:33,319 Tomorrow a girl who lied and a padlock that didn't join us? Won't you 373 00:27:33,319 --> 00:27:47,039 yours truly, Johnny Dollar? Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar starrying Bob Bailey is 374 00:27:47,079 --> 00:27:51,920 transcribed in Hollywood, written by Robert Rife. It is produced and directed by 375 00:27:52,039 --> 00:27:56,279 Jack Johnstone. Be sure to join us tomorrow night at same time in station 376 00:27:56,519 --> 00:28:03,920 for the next exciting episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. Roy Roman speaking, 377 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:07,000 welcome back. This is another story where I don't honestly remember the solution from 378 00:29:07,119 --> 00:29:11,480 last time, so I'm taking down potential clues. I'm not going to say 379 00:29:11,519 --> 00:29:18,480 too much about them because I don't want to have my subconscious memory of the 380 00:29:18,599 --> 00:29:25,160 previous episode lead to me spoilering the conclusion. I will also say that I'm 381 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:32,240 aware at Crystal Lake was the name of a location in the Friday the Thirteenth 382 00:29:32,279 --> 00:29:36,039 films, but as I've never seen those, just make up your own joke 383 00:29:36,119 --> 00:29:41,119 er line about that, because that's a bit beyond me. I did appreciate 384 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:47,720 the way that they made the Part one cliffhanger the Part two opening. Now, 385 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,319 I've not always enjoyed that in the past, but I didn't mind this 386 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:56,160 time because they actually did a good job making them match up and making it 387 00:29:56,200 --> 00:30:03,039 so. It wasn't like the sheriff's deputy hold back a second time or something 388 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:07,920 like that. It flowed rather naturally. One thing I found fascinating about this 389 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:12,319 episode is the more things change, the more they remain the same. If 390 00:30:12,319 --> 00:30:18,640 a guy like Edward Russell were to disappear today and couldn't be tracked by our 391 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:22,759 modern methods such as a cell phone or credit card, and the only clue 392 00:30:22,799 --> 00:30:26,000 was a travel folder for a resort town, the detective would drive up just 393 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:30,720 like Johnny. He might have had his initial talk with the Sheriff's office over 394 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:36,599 the phone and emailed a picture. But even if the deputy hadn't seen Russell, 395 00:30:36,759 --> 00:30:40,960 that would not have been the final word. Johnny would have had to 396 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:45,079 come down in person to ask a lot of people. You know, while 397 00:30:45,119 --> 00:30:51,079 technology may cut down on the need for leg work, it certainly hasn't eliminated 398 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:56,839 it entirely. Well, now we turn to lessener comments in feedback, and 399 00:30:56,079 --> 00:31:03,599 we start with an email from Miranda writes, Hi, Adam, first, 400 00:31:03,759 --> 00:31:07,319 just want to say that I love the podcast. I grew up listening to 401 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:11,960 the old time radio shows on Serious XM with my family. My favorite was 402 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:18,359 always Dragnet, but I also love Johnny Dollar and Boston Blackie. Hint hint. 403 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,000 Now I drive a ton for work, so it's great having the podcast 404 00:31:22,039 --> 00:31:26,200 to listen to. I look forward to my Dragnet day and my Johnny Dollar 405 00:31:26,799 --> 00:31:33,000 days every week. Thank you for reviving these old detective shows. I also 406 00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:37,079 wanted to comment on the nixt Scharn matter. I grew up and live in 407 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:42,039 the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which is where I chose to think Branberry is 408 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:48,079 mostly because of the references to the logging camps and the snow, and because 409 00:31:48,119 --> 00:31:52,720 we tend to get overlooked in entertainment. The writing of that serial was phenomenal 410 00:31:52,839 --> 00:31:57,000 and the setting was on point. I was driving through some snow early in 411 00:31:57,039 --> 00:32:00,960 the morning while listening to the part where john he meets Benny Stark in the 412 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:06,519 blizzard, and when Benny came up out of the darkness to confront Johnny, 413 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:10,839 I jumped. I liked the part where Michael Dare asked Johnny why Benny would 414 00:32:10,839 --> 00:32:15,400 go into town since staying in the woods would be safer, because I was 415 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:21,880 wondering the same thing. There's also a moment where they reference Chippewaw Canyon, 416 00:32:22,079 --> 00:32:25,400 kind of a throwaway line. But although I've never heard of a canyon by 417 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:32,119 that name, there are Chippewa Counties and Chippewa River up here in the Upper 418 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:37,720 Peninsula, so I'm wondering if that's where they got it. All that is 419 00:32:37,799 --> 00:32:44,319 to say that I guess things haven't changed much here in rural Michigan since the 420 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:50,000 fifties, especially the opinions and personalities of US locals, and that the writers 421 00:32:50,039 --> 00:32:53,599 of the show did a great job making the shows accurate and the characters believable. 422 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:59,839 Merry Christmas, and thanks again for bringing us the Detectives of Old Time 423 00:33:00,119 --> 00:33:04,839 Radio. Well, thank you so much. Miranda really appreciated your email, 424 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:10,160 and it's the type of email that can really only come from someone who happened 425 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:15,440 to live in that area, and it's a fascinating insight. And really, 426 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:22,799 when it comes to these sort of small town portrayals, there are essentially two 427 00:33:22,839 --> 00:33:30,359 different sorts of fictional small towns. The first is almost completely fictitious. It's 428 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:40,880 imagined based on media portrayals, based on the author's prejudices and preconceived notions, 429 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:47,640 rather than an actual place. I mean, there are writers whose portrayal of 430 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:54,279 what a small town is wouldn't change a whole lot whether the location was supposed 431 00:33:54,319 --> 00:34:00,759 to be up in Vermont or over in eastern monte Hanna. Even those those 432 00:34:00,799 --> 00:34:06,880 are very different fields of towns. And then there are those that fight to 433 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:14,880 capture and tie into real places, capture that sort of authentic culture and authentic 434 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:20,840 field. And if the writer is good at crafting a story, you're not 435 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:27,400 going to know the difference unless you're from that specific region. So getting an 436 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:34,400 email from someone who comes from that Upper Peninsula region in Michigan is just incredibly 437 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:39,119 helpful. I wish I could find some insight as to how for what might 438 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:45,360 have inspired crutch Field. I looked into it and he was from Kansas, 439 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:51,960 with no specific ties to Michigan and certainly not to that region that I could 440 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:57,719 find. Was it a place he vacation once? Was it someone he knew 441 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:02,480 from that region of Michigan. I'm not certain, but to learn that it's 442 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:08,800 got that actual authenticity took place, it really does add a little bit more 443 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:14,400 to what is a really solid ceial. So thanks so much for that, 444 00:35:14,559 --> 00:35:20,239 Miranda. Now as to your hint, we did actually go through the entirety 445 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:27,559 of the Boston Blackie series in season seven through eleven, and you can find 446 00:35:27,599 --> 00:35:32,639 those episodes over at our archive at big Less dot Great Detectives dot net. 447 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:38,679 And then we have a couple of positive comments over on Spotify. A listener 448 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:45,760 their rights what a treat, thanks for your commentary and also another rights, 449 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:51,400 great story. Merry Christmas everyone, And then we had a couple of comments 450 00:35:51,800 --> 00:36:00,039 regarding the sea Legs matter and the first listener comments regarding episode one and two 451 00:36:01,519 --> 00:36:07,920 great breakout character and Oscar, and then another comments parlely Bear does a good 452 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:13,880 job playing Oscar. It's a good example of how versatile he was as a 453 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:19,320 voice actor, and I would agree it's probably one of the best of the 454 00:36:19,639 --> 00:36:23,960 one off Johnny Dollar characters that we hear during the Bailey era. And then 455 00:36:24,199 --> 00:36:31,119 finally we have this comment from Michael, who writes one to thank you for 456 00:36:31,199 --> 00:36:37,159 introducing me to several old time radio detectives I'd never listened to before, Richard 457 00:36:37,199 --> 00:36:40,159 Diamond, Johnny Dollar, just to name two of my favorites. I'm new 458 00:36:40,159 --> 00:36:45,360 to the old radio detectives, though I've been listening to some of the old 459 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:49,239 Western shows a while. I really appreciate your work in putting these out. 460 00:36:49,679 --> 00:36:53,599 I've made myself a note to donate here pretty soon when I get over the 461 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:59,360 hit from the holidays. Well, thank you so much. Appreciate your comment. 462 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,559 Michael and I I think we are all or well, not all, 463 00:37:01,639 --> 00:37:06,960 but a lot of us are dealing with that same hit right now. So 464 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,159 thanks so much for listening, and I hope we continue to introduce you to 465 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:15,679 other programs that you're going to enjoy. Well, now it's time to thank 466 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,360 our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to go ahead and thank 467 00:37:19,559 --> 00:37:23,519 Doug. 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Where 475 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:01,760 at dunking I got in the lily pond gave me an idea, Jim. 476 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:07,119 According to Jarvis's letter, Chan and mister Bigg had never met before. So 477 00:38:07,599 --> 00:38:10,679 I become Colonel Chan and go on to meet the big shot. What why 478 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:15,239 not? Well, Chan was on his way to meet the big shot, 479 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:19,400 only we don't know where exactly. What was Chan's position when he crashed. 480 00:38:19,679 --> 00:38:23,039 According to the Navy reported appoint some thirty miles off San Cristobal Island. He 481 00:38:23,119 --> 00:38:28,199 was headed south, probably for the New Hebrides group. Okay, so I 482 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:30,920 take a dunking in the Coral Sea just off the islands. Ship headed in 483 00:38:31,039 --> 00:38:35,639 that direction takes me in. Go on, if the news gets around the 484 00:38:35,679 --> 00:38:38,519 grapevine that the notorious Colonel Chan had crashed and was picked up and was now 485 00:38:38,559 --> 00:38:42,639 stranded on one of the islands, sure, I get it. If you 486 00:38:42,679 --> 00:38:45,519 can't go to mister Big, he'll come to you. I hope you'll be 487 00:38:45,599 --> 00:38:50,159 with us then. In the meantime, do send your comments to Box thirteen 488 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:55,480 at Great Detectives dot NTT, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detactives, and 489 00:38:55,719 --> 00:39:01,840 check us out on Instagram, Instagram, doc home slash, Great Detectives from 490 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:07,199 Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham signing off.