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We will be 15 00:01:49,519 --> 00:01:55,280 playing episodes one and two today. If you want to listen to all the 16 00:01:55,359 --> 00:02:00,560 episodes together, you can wait until Friday. Just pause it right now and 17 00:02:00,599 --> 00:02:06,719 then come back and resume, and then immediately listen to episodes three through five. 18 00:02:06,879 --> 00:02:13,840 But now here are episodes one and two of The Pearling Matter from June 19 00:02:13,879 --> 00:02:23,159 eighteenth and June nineteenth, nineteen fifty six. From Hollywood. It's time now 20 00:02:23,439 --> 00:02:30,719 for Johnny Dollar. This is Martin Scotman, mister Dollar at Eastern Liability and 21 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:31,919 Trust. Oh yes, sir, got your message. I was just about 22 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,520 to call you back, mister Scottman. Would it be possible for you to 23 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,400 drop in seem's day? I think so, say in an hour, that 24 00:02:38,439 --> 00:02:42,479 would be excellent. What's it about, mister Scottman. David Perling Pearling. 25 00:02:42,719 --> 00:02:45,280 I understand he was killed in a boating accident a couple of days ago. 26 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,400 Read something about it in the papers. Bar a phrase, mister Dollar. 27 00:02:47,639 --> 00:03:00,280 That report was somewhat exaggerated. Mister Pearling is still very much alive tonight and 28 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:05,240 every weekday night. Bob Bailey, in the Transcribed Adventures of the Man with 29 00:03:05,319 --> 00:03:10,280 the Action Packed Expenser cout America's Fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly, Johnny Dollar. 30 00:03:23,319 --> 00:03:29,000 Expense account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the Eastern Liability and Trust 31 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,719 Company, Hertford, Connecticut. The following is an accounting of expended yours during 32 00:03:31,759 --> 00:03:38,319 my investigation of the Pearling Matter. Mister Scottman, you're a pretty good guy. 33 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,240 And I'll say this right at the top, since you were the one 34 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:45,039 who called me in. You're reading about the Pearling Matter and your newspaper right 35 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,759 now, but they haven't got the story rights. None of them will ever 36 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:52,199 have it quite right. Just remember that as you go through your newspaper and 37 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,919 this report. Mister Scottman, you look pretty worried when I met you that 38 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,400 afternoon about five o'clock and you led me into the top drawer offices of Eastern 39 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:02,479 Liability and Trust. I tagged you as a particular sort of man who knew 40 00:04:02,479 --> 00:04:06,039 when his laundry was coming back. I wasn't a bit surprised to learn that 41 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:11,240 you were vice president and chairman of the board. Why don't you sit down 42 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,800 there, miss Dollar, the best chair in place. Thanks cigar cigarette, 43 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:20,439 No, I have these thanks lighter right there too. Right. Thanks, 44 00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:24,839 you can run along for tonight. Evlyent no more to do. Thank you, 45 00:04:24,879 --> 00:04:30,360 sir. Good night, evlyent. I uh understand you've handled several matters 46 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,720 for our company, mister Dollar. Yes, sir, I was just going 47 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:38,639 over in my mind. I believe the last one was the san Antonio case. 48 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,360 Yes, Mark san Antonio. Yes, yes, you have that very 49 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,639 well, Miss Dollar. I want you to know I appreciate your reputation in 50 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,199 the field. Nice of you to mention it. I'm curious, mister Scotman. 51 00:04:48,399 --> 00:04:53,160 I rarely work directly with an insurance company. Usually I'm hired by the 52 00:04:53,199 --> 00:04:56,560 adjusting agency. And let's say, this is little idea on my own. 53 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,959 Only one person knows about it so far. You will be the second board 54 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,040 of directors. Might not exactly prove what I'm about to propose, but I 55 00:05:04,079 --> 00:05:08,920 feel some action should be taken. I have some good whiskey in that cabinet. 56 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,920 No thanks now, yes, well, this case involves David Perling, 57 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:16,000 who, despite what the newspapers reported yesterday, is still very much alive. 58 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,879 You say you saw the item in the papers, Yes, something about him 59 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:26,079 being killed in a boating accident in Florida. I think the story was erroneous. 60 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,360 It'll be retracted back to the matter is, mister Perling was already on 61 00:05:30,399 --> 00:05:33,000 his way back to New York save fan Sound when that report came out. 62 00:05:33,639 --> 00:05:36,680 The boat that he'd been fishing from did have a boiler explosion, but no 63 00:05:36,759 --> 00:05:43,240 one was killed. Yeah, these things sometimes happen, I guess. However, 64 00:05:43,519 --> 00:05:46,480 was printed all over the country. As you know, David Perling is 65 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,079 highly regarded in financial circles, and that is the reason I asked you to 66 00:05:49,079 --> 00:05:53,839 come in and talk to me. Did you see the stock exchange figures yesterday? 67 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,680 Well, I don't pay too much attention to the mister Scotland, I 68 00:05:57,759 --> 00:06:01,680 do if we do as an insurance company, that report of Peerling's death affected 69 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:06,480 several commodities listed on the New York Exchange, companies in which he holds varying 70 00:06:06,519 --> 00:06:11,959 positions, positions that would, if stay the report of his death were engineered 71 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,439 for that specific purpose, allow certain people to risk very little money and make 72 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,360 a great deal of money in just a minute, sir, certain people are 73 00:06:18,399 --> 00:06:21,360 you talking about Peerling? And I don't know who I'm talking about. Really, 74 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,279 I'd like you to find that out. Find out, among other things, 75 00:06:27,319 --> 00:06:30,079 if the situation has been taken advantage job in any way. This isn't 76 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:33,279 exactly in my line, mister Scotman, I think it is, mister Dollar. 77 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:39,160 I'll come right out with it. Eastern Liability has considerable investment in some 78 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:43,360 of the commodities that could be affected. We or let's put it this way. 79 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,879 I want to know where we stand. I want to know if we've 80 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:55,240 been cheated or are about to be cheated. I had dinner with Morton Scotman 81 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,399 at his club. He acquainted me with the several companies involved in the matter 82 00:06:58,439 --> 00:07:01,759 and supplied me with stock exchange information that would be valuable in making comparisons in 83 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:09,040 case the action he anticipated ever happened. An hour later, I was at 84 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,399 the airport expencer count item one one hundred and twenty three dollars and sixty nine 85 00:07:12,439 --> 00:07:15,560 cents airfare and incidentals from Hartford to key West, Florida. I arrived at 86 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,399 four o'clock in the morning, found a hotel, and had six hours sleep. 87 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,839 At eleven thirty I was standing in the office of a bluff red faced 88 00:07:21,879 --> 00:07:28,439 man named Peyton. He happened to be the managing editor of a newspaper all 89 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,439 the way from Hartford, Connecticut. An welcome to Key West. What can 90 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:36,800 I do for you Tell me about this story, eh, a Perling story? 91 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:41,519 Huh yeah, you lawyer. No, you're here to make trouble. 92 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,199 Just find out something about how that story got into print. That's song we're 93 00:07:45,279 --> 00:07:48,680 retracting today. What do you want us to do? We're sackcloth and ashes. 94 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,360 I'm not here to file a suit. I just want some information about 95 00:07:53,360 --> 00:08:00,639 the story. You can sit down if you want to. Thanks. Find 96 00:08:00,639 --> 00:08:05,319 Gracie Edwards, will you? Right? Heh. But I'd like the newspaper 97 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:09,480 story except for the mistake. That was a pretty good science mistake. Mister 98 00:08:09,519 --> 00:08:15,560 Peyton Berlin was here for a week to ten days, had an idg. 99 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,480 He catched him tarp and a sailfish. He charted a boat called the yacht 100 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:24,439 Watcher day before yesterday, just heading in for the landing. Somehow the fuel 101 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,800 ignited and she blew up. Everybody thought Peerlin was still aboarder. Who was 102 00:08:28,839 --> 00:08:31,559 a boarder, mister skipper. He came out of her all right, harbor 103 00:08:31,639 --> 00:08:35,799 patrol boat picked him up, go on. Everybody thought Perlin had been aboard 104 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:39,519 as usual and was lost. The skipper wasn't in any shape. Tell it 105 00:08:39,639 --> 00:08:43,960 differently, then, After all, Perland had been going out on her every 106 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,240 day. We all knew that. Where once Peerlin. He's sleeping in his 107 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,840 room when all this happened, got up about three o'clock, checked out, 108 00:08:50,919 --> 00:08:54,159 took a train back New York. Story come out in the evening edition. 109 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,039 Your reporter, the one who wrote it up. I'd like to see him. 110 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:00,600 It's a her. Well, how did she get the star? It 111 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,799 was right there right where? What do you mean, down at the salesface 112 00:09:03,919 --> 00:09:07,480 landing when the watcher come in at a regular beat. No, town the 113 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,360 sides, we don't have beats. But your reporter was there when the boat 114 00:09:11,399 --> 00:09:16,320 caught fire. Yeah. What's her name? Gracy Edward? How long has 115 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,960 she been a reporter? A couple of years? Did you ever take a 116 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,480 month? I hope you didn't come down here to run her over the colough. 117 00:09:22,519 --> 00:09:24,720 She's had enough of a dollar for me. It's my job, not 118 00:09:24,799 --> 00:09:28,519 your, Okay, okay. Where do you lunch around here? Loof and 119 00:09:28,639 --> 00:09:33,440 Bard Grill about a half block down this side of the street. Dip beef 120 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,639 from the apple pie if you like that kind of thing. Oh, hi, 121 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:41,399 Gracie, this is Johnny Dollar. Gracy Edwards. Well, mister dollar, 122 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:45,039 mister dollars, come all the way from Hartford to ask you some questions 123 00:09:45,039 --> 00:09:48,759 about the Pearling story. Gracie, you want to talk to him? Do 124 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:52,759 I have to up to you? Ronny? Who are you? What do 125 00:09:52,759 --> 00:09:54,519 you want to know? I'm an insurance investigator. I want to know how 126 00:09:54,519 --> 00:09:58,120 the story got into print without being verified. Well, that's a straight enough 127 00:09:58,159 --> 00:10:03,720 answer. Who do you investigate your insurance for Eastern Liability and Trust company at 128 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,919 the moment? Hey, you got business card and everything. Yeah, he 129 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,240 looks like he might do that kind of work. Oh, if you're going 130 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,840 to talk to him, find someplace else. I've got work to do. 131 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:20,240 How about some lunch, miss Edwards? How about that all get out expense 132 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,039 account item too? Two dollars two lunches for Gracie Edwards and myself at the 133 00:10:24,039 --> 00:10:28,679 Blue Finn Bar and Grill. She was a short, stocky woman in the 134 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,960 early thirties. She had a fresh looking face and fiery red hair. She 135 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,919 didn't strike me as the kind of reporter who would make a bad mistake. 136 00:10:35,879 --> 00:10:39,600 I did it the way any cub would have, only worse. I had 137 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,000 a three o'clock deadline. I wanted to make it. I could have waited 138 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:46,840 till the skipper came to said Pearling wasn't aboard. I could have contacted Pearling's 139 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:48,399 hotel found out he was safely there. I didn't do any of that. 140 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:52,000 I just phoned in my story. You know the rest. Every wire service 141 00:10:52,039 --> 00:10:56,840 in the country picked it up. I guess I was lucky I wasn't fired. 142 00:10:58,799 --> 00:11:03,919 You want another glass of beer? No, off, You've been pretty 143 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:09,360 nice. I'm sure you're not all insurance investigator. Notice I haven't asked you 144 00:11:09,399 --> 00:11:13,679 exactly what you're investigating. Yeah, I noticed that. You're gonna tell me 145 00:11:13,879 --> 00:11:18,000 possibly right now. Something worries me. You were down at the landing when 146 00:11:18,039 --> 00:11:22,159 the boat caught fire. Yeah, you go down there often. It's more 147 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:26,159 or less my beat. Oh what, I didn't think a reporter have a 148 00:11:26,159 --> 00:11:30,879 beat in the town this size, I said, more or less. I 149 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:33,519 like to go down there in mid afternoon when the boats are coming back. 150 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:39,039 The water's blue and fresh, usually a good offshore breeze blowing. Have they 151 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,559 caught any big fish? The flags are up. It's a place to go. 152 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:48,240 I'm romantic. Good, suppose we go there two point thirty. Now, 153 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:58,000 I ought to see some of those boats come in expense account at them 154 00:11:58,039 --> 00:12:01,679 three one buck one cab transporting myself and Gracie Edwards Reporter to sale fish Landing, 155 00:12:01,799 --> 00:12:05,759 or as near as we could get. The last five hundred yards we 156 00:12:05,799 --> 00:12:13,080 had to walk on the planking between the slips. Now, tell me where 157 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,000 was the out watcher? Once? She blew up over there? Not there? 158 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:20,440 Where were you right here? I was sitting right there looking out to 159 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:24,159 see. How long had you been here? Oh? An hour or so? 160 00:12:24,799 --> 00:12:28,679 That was day before yesterday. Yeah, she blew up there. You 161 00:12:28,799 --> 00:12:33,000 phoned in your story before three o'clock? Yeah, right before three. Where's 162 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,679 the out watcher? Now? They raised her this morning, told her over 163 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,919 the repair docks. That's around the point. That's kind of funny. What's 164 00:12:39,919 --> 00:12:45,240 funny? Well, I guess I didn't hear it right you? You saw 165 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,360 her get in trouble. You were right here, Then you went and phoned 166 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,440 in your store. It's right Here'd you phone it in? What last phone 167 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:56,279 I saw was at the tavern before we came in. The ducks high heels 168 00:12:56,320 --> 00:13:00,480 running over these slips take quite a while to get to it. I used 169 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,559 a phone in town. How'd you get there? Cab? You had one 170 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:07,320 waiting? Look suppose I did. Suppose you didn't miss Edwards. Suppose you 171 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,279 weren't even here. If you were, where's the sunburn? Every redhead on 172 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:15,240 Earth burns up in an hour when the sun's like this, unless you're an 173 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,720 exception. I don't think I like this. I don't like it much myself. 174 00:13:18,159 --> 00:13:20,320 But I have to find out something. I'd like to find out from 175 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,279 you. I hope I can. If I can't, I'll have to find 176 00:13:24,279 --> 00:13:26,159 out from someone else. Maybe the man who owned the boat, the man 177 00:13:26,159 --> 00:13:30,759 who ran It's someone around here. I'm going wait a minute, I'm not 178 00:13:30,799 --> 00:13:33,919 just throwing words around. The boat was probably in short and it'll probably have 179 00:13:33,919 --> 00:13:35,200 a claim on it, and I'll probably know the adjuster who was sent to 180 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:39,039 work the claim. I'll talk to him and tell him what I'm thinking. 181 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,919 I'll find out about this one way or another, miss Edwards, but I 182 00:13:41,919 --> 00:13:45,399 think you can help me. Now. You're a good reporter. You would 183 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:46,679 have waited to see if Perling was a board. You would have checked his 184 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:50,240 hotel. You would have, in spite of a three o'clock deadline, you 185 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:54,360 would have made sure he was or wasn't a board that boat. All right, 186 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:58,639 miss Edwards? Did somebody pay you to file that story? I just 187 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:07,399 want to oh that somebody paid me. Yes, okay, I'll take you 188 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:11,279 back now. We don't have to mention this again. Yeah, okay, 189 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,799 in case it comes up though, Yeah, mister Pearling paid me, paid 190 00:14:16,799 --> 00:14:39,720 me to print the story he was dead. Johnny Dollar ready with your call 191 00:14:39,799 --> 00:14:45,559 to Hatford. Hello, Hello, mister Scottman. Johnny Dollar. Hope I 192 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,240 didn't get you up. No, no, no, I've been very anxious 193 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,559 to hear from you. Well, I thought i'd better call mister Scottman. 194 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:54,399 I just found out that David Perling paid a reporter here in Key West to 195 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:58,639 print that story about his death. I see I can be in New York 196 00:14:58,639 --> 00:15:01,080 at seven tomorrow morning. Could you meet me there sometime? I can meet 197 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:18,240 you at idlewhile my plane comes in at seven twenty. From Special Investigator Johnny 198 00:15:18,279 --> 00:15:22,240 Dollar to the Eastern Liability and Trust Company, Hartford, Connecticut. The following 199 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:33,000 is an accounting of expended yours during my investigation of the Pearling matter. Expense 200 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:37,279 account continued item three ninety eight dollars and nine cents airfare and incidentals, including 201 00:15:37,279 --> 00:15:41,000 board in Rome, Key Western, New York City. Mort Scottman was in 202 00:15:41,039 --> 00:15:43,279 the airport coffee shop having tea and toast and the best tradition of a vice 203 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:48,320 president. He looked shaved, rested and fresh. Would you like some breakfast, 204 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,639 mister Dollar, Just coffee for now, Thanks, a cup of coffee 205 00:15:52,639 --> 00:15:56,879 please. Well we seem to have made nice connections. Not to seven thirty 206 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,879 yet, Yeah, mister Scottman. The reporter in Key West to print it 207 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,200 that story about David Perling was paid one hundred dollars in cash to do it. 208 00:16:04,799 --> 00:16:07,879 Peerling paid her to file an erroneous story that he had been killed in 209 00:16:07,879 --> 00:16:11,240 a boating accident. You said, cash. That's right, cash, no 210 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:15,399 check, No way to prove it one way or another, just the reporter's 211 00:16:15,399 --> 00:16:18,120 word. And she said she denied it. If anybody else asked her, 212 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,399 disclaim the whole thing. Yeah, where does that put us? Well, 213 00:16:21,399 --> 00:16:25,039 look, Pearling had to pay somebody to fire that boat, probably the skipper, 214 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:26,679 I don't know, but it's an angle. If you're thinking about legal 215 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:30,720 lines, it's very good. Of course the boat would demand explanation. Oh, 216 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:34,159 let's let it go for the moment. I noticed a retraction disclaiming the 217 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,399 story of Pearling's death is in every paper this morning. It was in all 218 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:41,039 of last night's papers too, Now, if the story could affect the stock 219 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:45,200 market, when would it show up today at the latest. There was no 220 00:16:45,279 --> 00:16:48,840 action yesterday, not on the exchange. No, how do you feel about 221 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:52,679 this whole thing now? In view of the fact you've ascertained that Perling himself 222 00:16:52,759 --> 00:16:55,919 arranged for his own death report to be published, I can only assume that 223 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,919 he did it for one reason, take advantage of some brisk trading that would 224 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,320 kerb because of such a report. But there's been nothing of that so far. 225 00:17:03,599 --> 00:17:07,200 Tell me, mister Scottman, in the event this does happen, what 226 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:11,759 would you do? I don't know exactly. Possibly report the meta to the 227 00:17:11,759 --> 00:17:15,640 exchange and see if Perlin could be prosecuted for manipulation. Well, let's go 228 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:21,759 over there and see what's what? I had him four or five dollars cab 229 00:17:21,839 --> 00:17:25,559 fair for myself and Morton Scottman to Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. 230 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:27,880 Since I didn't understand too much about the board, I simply sat and 231 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:32,480 kept an eye on Scotland. The pinstripe suited, the Hamburg, the tie, 232 00:17:32,559 --> 00:17:36,200 the shirt, the glasses. Somehow he tickled me. I was beginning 233 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,759 to like the guy. About fifteen minutes before the place closed, he cleared 234 00:17:38,799 --> 00:17:44,680 his throat and touched my arm. I suspicioned, wronged dollar, there's been 235 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:48,319 no manipulation on the exchange. I thought, certainly if there had been any 236 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:52,559 would appear in that Alabama company. I was wrong, and I apologize for 237 00:17:52,599 --> 00:17:56,960 taking up your time. You're paying for it. Besides, I'm glad you 238 00:17:56,039 --> 00:18:00,559 did. Shall we go, eh, Claire? Well, we know he 239 00:18:00,599 --> 00:18:03,440 didn't have the story printed a cheat on the market, but we still have 240 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:07,000 the same old question. What's that? Why did Perling pay that reporter to 241 00:18:07,039 --> 00:18:11,480 say he was dead? The reporter lied to you. You've been lied to 242 00:18:11,599 --> 00:18:15,039 before, I'm sure, Oh sure, and by experts. But she wasn't 243 00:18:15,079 --> 00:18:18,480 a good one, not even halfway good. So I still believe her story. 244 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:22,480 You believe that board up there, I believe that too. Well. 245 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:26,559 Then Perling had a reason for getting such a story printed. I want to 246 00:18:26,559 --> 00:18:34,759 find out about it. Expenser con Adham five four dollars lunch for Morton, 247 00:18:34,839 --> 00:18:40,240 Scotman and myself. After lunch, I checked into the New Western Adam six 248 00:18:40,319 --> 00:18:44,440 fifty dollars deposit car rental. A phone call to the offices of David Perling 249 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,240 gave me the information that mister Pearling was at his home on Long Island. 250 00:18:47,319 --> 00:18:51,079 I drove out there, a small estate greened up with all the lush things 251 00:18:51,079 --> 00:18:53,039 that happened there this time of the year. As I reached the place, 252 00:18:53,039 --> 00:18:56,799 I noticed a group of people in white flannels and dark blue jackets mixing cocktails 253 00:18:56,799 --> 00:19:00,799 on the terrace. One of them I recognize from previous newspaper pictures is David 254 00:19:00,839 --> 00:19:04,519 Perling. A middle aged woman with iron gray hair and the figure of a 255 00:19:04,559 --> 00:19:08,400 sixteen year old girl opened the door. She looked from behind dark glasses, 256 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,759 disapproving me. Yes, how do you do. I'd like to see mister 257 00:19:11,799 --> 00:19:15,000 Pearling if I may, I'm Missus Pearling. May I help you? Well, 258 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,440 this is a business matter, Missus Parling. My name's Dollar, Eastern 259 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,240 Liability and Trust Company. Well, he's not in now. I suggest you 260 00:19:21,319 --> 00:19:23,759 Caley's office and explain the nature of your business to his secretary. Good day, 261 00:19:23,759 --> 00:19:26,640 mister Dollar. Look I know he's here. I saw him as I 262 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,519 drove up. You are both impertinent and rude. I'm sure you'll see me 263 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:33,119 if you give him my name and tell him I just came back from Key 264 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:37,200 West and that I had a long talk with a newspaper reported down there. 265 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,079 Since you saw so much as you drove up, you might have noticed that 266 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:45,920 we're entertaining guests, mister dollar. Oh, I noticed that wait here. 267 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,839 I stood there a moment in a wide colonial porch and wondered what made me 268 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:56,000 such a social outcast. A man who was tending in the grounds walk by 269 00:19:56,039 --> 00:19:59,359 and turned on the sprinkling system. He waved at me, and I waved 270 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:03,400 back. I felt better on the terrace. I could hear the tinkle of 271 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:07,759 glasses and a little laughter on man. Finally, David Perling showed up. 272 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,920 He was a tall man with a hairline that started about an inch above the 273 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,799 heaviest eyebrows i've ever seen, two toned shoes, white flannels, and the 274 00:20:14,839 --> 00:20:18,039 Mexican sports shirt fitted in with the broad shoulders and wide mouthed grin that came 275 00:20:18,079 --> 00:20:22,079 off just briefly when he looked at me. My wife told me to throw 276 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,079 you out. Can you think of any reason why I shouldn't. I'm about 277 00:20:25,079 --> 00:20:27,160 ten pounds lighter than you, but I might be a good fifteen years younger. 278 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,960 Tell me what you want, kiddo, and then get out of here. 279 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,160 I want you to tell me why you paid Gracie Edwards one hundred dollars 280 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:37,519 to print a story about you being dead. Who are you anyway, Johnny 281 00:20:37,519 --> 00:20:41,599 Dollar insurance investigator? What's all this to you? An investigation? There's no 282 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,079 way you can prove I paid that girl to print that story. I know 283 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:48,039 that I was telling a friend of mine today that something probably could be proved 284 00:20:48,039 --> 00:20:51,519 about the boat if it had to be, then the reporter thing had come 285 00:20:51,519 --> 00:20:55,839 out. I don't know you. See, Eastern Liability had an idea that 286 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:57,640 you might have had that story printed to cause a little action on the stock 287 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:03,079 market. Who at line Ability? I'll keep that to myself. Well, 288 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:07,000 doesn't make any difference anyhow. They're way off base? Or can't you figure 289 00:21:07,039 --> 00:21:10,000 that part? That's why I'm here. I figured that part. Suppose I 290 00:21:10,039 --> 00:21:11,559 told you I don't know what you're talking about, I'd ask you all over 291 00:21:11,599 --> 00:21:15,519 again. Tell you about a reporter and a boat. Tell her you've gone 292 00:21:15,519 --> 00:21:18,079 this far and it's probably as far as you're going. I'm not going to 293 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:22,200 tell you anything, at least anything specific. I will tell you this much. 294 00:21:22,559 --> 00:21:26,319 I paid the reporter in cash. I paid the boatman the same way. 295 00:21:26,799 --> 00:21:29,599 Whatever reason I had, it was a good one. Meant to harm 296 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:33,440 no one. You're sure about that, mister Perling, as sure as I'm 297 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:41,000 going inside right now and make another batch of Martinez for the second time in 298 00:21:41,039 --> 00:21:44,359 a matter of minutes. I was standing on a porch feeling like typhoid Mary. 299 00:21:45,319 --> 00:21:48,759 Somehow, I halfway believe David Perling. I also halfway believe that whatever 300 00:21:48,799 --> 00:21:52,359 reason he had, meant something to me. All halfway. Thank you. 301 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,880 If you want to be left alone, you don't slam a door once or 302 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,640 even twice. You invite the asker of the question in, give him a 303 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,000 drinking, introduce him to your friends, slap him on the back, and 304 00:22:02,039 --> 00:22:04,519 lie through your teeth. You don't tell a man to leave, because that's 305 00:22:04,559 --> 00:22:07,680 the best way in the world to make him keep coming. So I waved 306 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,839 at the friendly gardener once more, climbed into my rendit car, drove back 307 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:18,599 to the New Western and sat down with a magazine. Johnny Dollar, This 308 00:22:18,799 --> 00:22:22,920 is Celia Pearling, mister Dollar. Hello, missus Sperling. I think I 309 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,720 should like to talk to you, mister Dollar. David told me why you 310 00:22:25,759 --> 00:22:30,880 were at the house. I'm downstairs in the lobby. I'll be right down, 311 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:37,920 Missus Perling. I had to drive some friends in tonight, and I 312 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,759 thought i'd stop and have this chat with you. I'm glad you did. 313 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:44,079 Somewhat embarrassing, I mean, after the way I acted at the house. 314 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,799 Oh, I'll suppose we forget that part, Missus Sperling. Does mister Pearling 315 00:22:47,839 --> 00:22:49,200 know that you're here? No, I'll tell him when I get home. 316 00:22:49,839 --> 00:22:56,000 There's something I must know. What's that? You aren't just a sensation seeker 317 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:00,000 something like that, are you, Missus Pearling? Let me answer you this 318 00:23:00,039 --> 00:23:03,920 way. You came to me. How you found me I don't know, 319 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,960 but you did. You also found out I'm a legitimate investigator interested in facts. 320 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,960 Am I right? David called a friend of his or the Allied Bureau, 321 00:23:11,039 --> 00:23:15,839 and they told him you were an insurance investigator. And they also told 322 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,319 you that when I work at Case in New York, I generally stay at 323 00:23:18,319 --> 00:23:21,240 the New Western. Is that about it? I'd like to ask you a 324 00:23:21,319 --> 00:23:23,880 question. Are you going to continue with this matter? The one you discussed 325 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,519 with my husband this afternoon? I suppose I am? You mean? You 326 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:32,839 believe there was something ulterior and David having that story prinded Well, let's say 327 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,640 I believe his answers about it were unsatisfactory. I'm the fellow who's supposed to 328 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:41,160 find out why why, that's my job. I can assure you there wasn't 329 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:45,079 anything wrong about it at all. It was a rather personal matter and certainly 330 00:23:45,079 --> 00:23:48,440 could harm no one. I'm glad to hear that. I heard it once 331 00:23:48,519 --> 00:23:52,039 before, though. Your husband said it to me today and practically the same 332 00:23:52,039 --> 00:23:56,319 words. Would you like to buy me a drink? Sure? Come on. 333 00:23:57,279 --> 00:24:02,000 We walked through the lobby to the cocktail without a word. We sat 334 00:24:02,039 --> 00:24:03,720 down without a word, and I ordered a couple of bourbons and water. 335 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:08,960 Still no word. All around this people for drinks laughed and talked. I 336 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,599 glanced at missus Perling from time to time and wore the blankest expression. I 337 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:18,400 knew how finally it worked. She began, in a small voice. We 338 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:22,440 have a daughter, mister Dollar. Her name's Eugenia Genie. We call her 339 00:24:22,559 --> 00:24:26,920 mmmmm. She's the reason for that story in the papers. Tell me about 340 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,599 it. It's not easy, you know, it's I mean, it's it's 341 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:37,799 admitting a prominent defeat to explain it. We're David and myself considered quite capable 342 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:45,519 people, capable at most everything business, home, capable of everything. You 343 00:24:45,559 --> 00:24:48,200 set raising a child into a woman. I'd rather not go into the forts 344 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:52,799 that we have, mister Dollar, no need to. I didn't mean that. 345 00:24:52,839 --> 00:24:56,359 I just mean it seems painful you to even discuss this. I'll say 346 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,680 it this way. We've had too much money and too little time to put 347 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,319 it on on Genie. Now we're suffering for it. How do you mean 348 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:10,640 Genie got sick and tired of being alone and unattended and not understood. She 349 00:25:10,799 --> 00:25:14,200 left home a year ago and we haven't seen her heard from hers since. 350 00:25:14,799 --> 00:25:18,160 She left a note saying that we never would I suppose we deserve it. 351 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:22,440 Well, I wouldn't try to judge that. We have no idea where she 352 00:25:22,599 --> 00:25:26,519 is, what she's doing, even if she's with someone. We just know 353 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:32,680 she's gone. It's really quite ridiculous. Now the Genie's gone. We know 354 00:25:32,839 --> 00:25:36,960 how much we wanted her around. What about the police, Well, we 355 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,400 we didn't go to the police. I think you can understand why. I 356 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:44,079 mean the publicity. Oh did you go to the am Well agency? They've 357 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:47,200 been working on it. Of them, any luck, not a sign of 358 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:51,519 her. Do you understand now? Well, I don't understand everything. I'm 359 00:25:51,559 --> 00:25:55,960 sorry she's missing. But about the story in the paper. Davy arranged that, 360 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,400 I mean, that his death would be reported. It was a crazy 361 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:03,400 thing to do, I suppose, but we've tried everything else. He thought 362 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:08,599 that if he were reported dead, Jeannie, wherever she was, would see 363 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:15,519 the story and possibly contact me. You see, it's unbearable knowing she's alive 364 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:22,640 somewhere hating us this way. We wanted another chance. No luck, no 365 00:26:22,759 --> 00:26:44,559 luck, not a word, not a word. Now here's our star to 366 00:26:44,599 --> 00:26:48,640 tell you about tomorrow's intriguing episode of this week's story. Tomorrow, the tramp 367 00:26:48,759 --> 00:26:52,599 is all baited, and guess who walks in join us? Won't you Yours 368 00:26:52,599 --> 00:27:00,240 truly? Johnny Dalla. Yours Truly, Johnny Doll. You're starring Bob Bailey 369 00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:03,880 is transcribed in Hollywood. Written by John Dawson. It is produced and directed 370 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,319 by Jack Johnstone. Be sure to join us tomorrow night at same time in 371 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:12,039 station for another exciting episode of Yours Truly. Johnny Dollar. Roy Rowan speaking 372 00:28:51,519 --> 00:28:57,640 welcome back, Well, I really loved the scene with the reporter when Johnny 373 00:28:57,799 --> 00:29:03,559 was just able to use deduction in common sense to tear apart her story and 374 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:11,400 get her to tell him what really happened. Now there's an interesting continuity point, 375 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:15,079 as John Abbott notes in his book that who is Johnny Dollar matter? 376 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:22,240 Mister Scottsman tells Johnny that he had worked for them on the San Antonio matter, 377 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:27,480 And of course the San Antonio matter was actually a John Lunn story, 378 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:34,880 and on that case he worked for Great Eastern Fidelity and Life Insurance Company, 379 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:41,559 not the Eastern Liability at Trust as noted in this case. And of course 380 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:48,119 Bob Bailey did essentially the same story, although there were some elements of other 381 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:56,599 episodes included with the Valentine matter, but on that particular case the company was 382 00:29:56,759 --> 00:30:02,119 the New Britain Life Insurance Company. Now, given that, I would say 383 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:07,400 that that is evidence in support of the different Johnny dollars being in alternate universes. 384 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:14,359 The San Antonio matter, for Bob Bailey is a story that was just 385 00:30:14,559 --> 00:30:21,400 not aired and had very different circumstances in his universe and a company with a 386 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:27,640 slightly different name. That makes more sense than Johnny having two cases with similar 387 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:34,759 extreme outcomes. Now back to the current episode, you know you might wonder 388 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:44,960 why this investigation is continuing, Like the insurance angle might be debatable given that 389 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:52,400 the company did not detect any manipulation, and that's why Johnny was called in. 390 00:30:53,079 --> 00:30:57,440 But I think Johnny's right in this case. Just because there's no obvious 391 00:30:59,039 --> 00:31:04,480 manipulation doesn't mean that you can rule out something that might harm the insurance company's 392 00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:11,519 investment interest until you figure out exactly what's going on. Now we turn to 393 00:31:11,839 --> 00:31:19,279 listener comments and feedback, and we have some comments regarding the Indestructible Mock Matter 394 00:31:19,519 --> 00:31:25,200 over on Facebook. Greg, I enjoy Johnny Dollar, but I've got to 395 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:29,400 say I really enjoyed this story. Keep up the great work. And then 396 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:33,759 we have a comment from Will on Instagram, writing, first, mister Graham, 397 00:31:33,799 --> 00:31:38,359 thank you for delivering these tales gratis. Second, I'm sorry that I 398 00:31:38,519 --> 00:31:44,599 listened to a few of these. But while you critique this episode, I 399 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:49,000 love this yarn, this charming bomb wouldn't die, and the production values as 400 00:31:49,039 --> 00:31:52,440 a tangent I miss listening to not be well. Thanks so much. I 401 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:59,000 appreciate the comment, and I will be clear that I definitely enjoyed The Indestructible 402 00:31:59,119 --> 00:32:04,640 Mock Matter more this time through and overall, I thought it was pretty good. 403 00:32:06,079 --> 00:32:10,079 My opinion of it has improved over the years. I will definitely second 404 00:32:10,119 --> 00:32:15,400 your thought about Not Beat. It was such a wonderful series. It was 405 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:23,640 great a couple years ago when we had a previously uncirculated episode of not Beat 406 00:32:23,759 --> 00:32:28,400 Town and we're able to share that with you, and I really would love 407 00:32:28,559 --> 00:32:34,279 more or just some great stories, some pretty unique ideas that ended up being 408 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:38,519 told on that series you don't tend to hear on a lot of other programs. 409 00:32:38,559 --> 00:32:45,319 Although their wre cases were not Beat scripts were used elsewhere after some heavy 410 00:32:45,359 --> 00:32:51,559 rewriting. But it was such a great role for Frank Lovejoy. There were 411 00:32:51,680 --> 00:33:00,000 actually Australian and South African versions of Not Beat. I've not listened to them, 412 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:07,319 somewhat skeptical that they could match that same level of quality. So I 413 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:10,920 definitely agree about not being and I would love for us to be able to 414 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:16,920 play more. And then David has a comment regarding the matter of reasonable doubt 415 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:22,839 have to say that this set of episodes had some of the more interesting female 416 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:29,599 characters, especially Susie and Nicky, not to mention the grandmother and Hilda, 417 00:33:29,759 --> 00:33:35,319 the classic fan fatale. That's a good point, David, because most of 418 00:33:35,359 --> 00:33:43,960 these serials have one or at most two really good female parts. To not 419 00:33:44,279 --> 00:33:49,519 have more functional roles or something like that, but generally just one or two. 420 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:54,440 So to have four of those parts running an age gammut is something that 421 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:59,799 we don't hear a whole lot of on this series, so not something I 422 00:34:00,079 --> 00:34:02,359 notice, but I think you're absolutely right. All right, Well, now 423 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:07,279 it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to 424 00:34:07,319 --> 00:34:12,159 go ahead and thank Jonathan. Jonathan has been one of our Patreon supporters since 425 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,639 March of twenty twenty, currently supporting the podcast at the shamous level of four 426 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:20,679 dollars or more per month. Thank you so much for your support, Jonathan, 427 00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:23,440 and that will do it for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, 428 00:34:23,519 --> 00:34:29,599 please follow us using your favorite podcast software and be sure to rate and review 429 00:34:29,639 --> 00:34:34,199 the podcast wherever you download it from. We'll be back on Friday with a 430 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:40,039 conclusion of this week's Johnny Dollar Cereal join us back here tomorrow for dangerous Assignment 431 00:34:40,119 --> 00:34:45,119 where he has worked at the front Ton for the past two years in Francisco. 432 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,519 Roll As no police record. That's all we have on the dead man 433 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:52,320 hold unfortunately, is you say he was involved with the smuggling ring Senor Mitchell. 434 00:34:52,599 --> 00:34:54,920 So we were led to believe he was going to fill us in on 435 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:59,639 it. Only somebody with a knife got to him first. Someone obviously from 436 00:34:59,679 --> 00:35:02,039 the augization. They must have known he was going to talk. Yeah, 437 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:09,320 where was Rhodes sting? According to his identification card thirty six Paseo de Baracoa. 438 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:13,480 Let's go over and shake it down. Hope you'll be with us then. 439 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:17,920 In the meantime, do send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives 440 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,880 dot net, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us out 441 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:30,000 on Instagram, Instagram, dot com, slash Great Detectives from Boise Idahold. 442 00:35:30,119 --> 00:35:32,960 This is your host, Adam Grahamson and Off.