From Hollywood. It's time now for Edmund O'Brien as Johnny Dolla. I received
a message. You'll call this is Roy Underwood. Oh yes, Miss down
Wood. I've been hired by the Plymouth Insurance Company to look into the jewelry
you reported stolen. That's what the message said. Light will do it to
me every time. From Hollywood, It's time now for Edmund O'Brien as Johnny
Dolla. I received a message. You've called this is Ry Underwood. Oh
yes, Miss down to Wood. I've been hired by the Plymouth Insurance Company
to look into the jewelry you reported stolen. That's what the message said.
I wondered when I could see you find out if you have any idea who's
stolen. I'll be in my popment for the rest of the night and I'll
tell you everything you need to know. I know stolen, and I think
I know where you can find it. Yeah, you make it sound very
simple, miss Undwood. I'll see you after dinner, say eight thirty.
Edmund O'Brien in the transcribed Adventure of a Man with the Action Packed Expenser car
America's Fabulous Freelance Insurance invest to get her Here is truly Johnny Dollar expense account
submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to Home Office Plymouth Insurance Company, Hartford,
Connecticut. The falcon is an accounting of expenditures. During my investigation of the
Virginia Town expense account, Eine won twenty dollars transportation and incidentals between Hartford and
the Hotel Bentley, New York City. I contacted the policy holder, Roy
Underwood, and at eight forty five that first night, I arrived at the
sixty third Street department. The meeting was not in private. We can go
in the study. Maybe I shouldn't have interrupted you tonight. Won't take long.
I'll be right back. A little business. But what am I going
to do with him? He just sits there with that character and ignore.
Oh sure, Allie, sure, I'll talk to you about it in a
minute. Now, excuse me. I hope you'll pardon Maya not introducing it.
I will gets a little out of hand. Sometimes I hear there's whiskey
on the table. If you wanted no thanks this jeury. You reported stolen.
I have a description. When you look at it, tell me if
it's right. Yeah, yes, this is correct. They were stolen by
a woman named Virginia Town. You're sure, then, yes, I'm sure
of it. She was here at a party very much like this one.
I saw leave with him. You didn't try to stop him, of course
I did. It's not my responsibility to place the thief under arrest. Did
you notify the police? No? I was going to, but I thought
better of it. Next morning, I wanted to give her a chance to
think twice too. She bring him back. I won't swear out and complain.
The pieces are all women's jewelry. Two bracelets and three rings. Yes,
I buy odd pieces when I can a reasonable price. How did she
manage to get hold of them? I were in my dresser drawer, she
put them on. I told her to take them off, She refused and
left. You mentioned on the phone that you thought you knew where I could
find this Virginia Town. I'm not sure you understand. I tried to foundered
her apartment, but she'd moved out. When I called her closest friend,
the girl called Francis Adams, and she said she didn't know where Virginia was.
But I think she was lying. I think Virginia was right there.
Where do I find this Francis Adams. Oh, were flats of Lexington there
fortieth. She's a check at the top hat and works till fall in the
morning. I'll give your address. Before I left, I was shown a
posed photograph of Virginia Town, inscribed to Roy with more thanks than I can
ever say. I didn't keep the photograph, but the vision of the face,
and it stayed with me. On Roy Underwoods hunch Virginia Town might be
I capped to the address of a friend on Mexican. That's the second till
didn't he take? Oh, miss Virginia Town. Who are you? My
name is Dolla. I'm an insurance investigator. I'm here to talk to you
about some jewelry owned by mister Roy under One. What I come in?
Please? Yes, Roy, sin't you here? I'm working for the insurance
company. Roy said, he thought you might be found here, and he
said the jewelry was here. That's right. He said, you stole it.
That's not true. He gave it to one of the bracelets for Christmas
last year, the other for my birthday, and the rings at other times.
You have proof of them. Proof he knows he gave them to me.
I said proof My instinct was that something like this might be the case.
But the people who hired me can't consider the personal angles. You've expected
something like this under its proof of ownership. He ensured the pieces to himself,
and he undoubtedly has bills of sale. You will have to give it
all back or he'll go to the police. I can't give it all back.
I sold one of the bracelets. You can buy it again, No,
I couldn't. Possibly. I sold it at a low price because I
didn't have any money and I had to live. You must have friends.
Can't you borrow enough to get it back? I have friends, I did
the ones I had before I met Roy. One's a hat check girl like
I was. And there's a cab driver. That's why I thought was at
the door when you knocked. You know the kind of people who can scrape
up fifteen hundred dollars at the drop of a hat. Is that what you
need? At least? That? Not much of a market for things like
that bracelet. I had to take a cut price that or wait months for
a buyer. But I had a right to sell it. It was mine.
I didn't he said you did. He said you took it and the
rest of the stuff out of his dress and drawer. It's not true.
Was a party going on? Yes? Did you go into his room?
Yes, to tell him that I didn't want to see him anymore. He
laughed at me and said I'd come back to him any time he wanted me
to. I guess this is what meant if you were in there alone with
him. It's his word against yours. As I said, he has proof
of ownership. I'm afraid you're really in trouble unless I crawl back. That'll
be Phil, just a second. Phil. I don't know how he's going
to take the news. There's nothing to do but tell him. Phil's last
name was Kelly, and that Matches' appearance. He was over forty, red
hair beginning to gray as he listened, His heavy, freckled hands started to
clench and unclench, and the look in his eyes convinced me more than her
words, that Virginia Town was telling the truth. The rest of his story
came out. Underwood had gotten her into a few chorus lines after he talked
her out of a job at a nightclub, not because she had any outstanding
talent except beauty, but because of his influence. When he stopped using that
to her advantage. There was more, Kelly, until I finally got it
through my empty head that the father in debt I got the more he enjoyed
it. So I stopped it the only way I knew how. I told
him it was finished, and it was. And she's no thief. She
sold only what was hers. She didn't steal him Geegauz, It's not what
I think, Kelly. That's what the police can pile up in the way
of evidence. Well, then the truth of it is I sold the bracelet.
I stole it from her. I stole it from her, and that's
why she can't give it back. Tell him, Matt and see what he
can pile up against me. I'll wait a minute, Kelly. Oh,
now you're being ridiculous. No, I'm not. There's no reason to bother
mister Dollar with all this. It's his job to return the jewelry if he
cares all You're not going to see Virginia arrested because of the personal feelings of
this scum. Now, no, I'm not. If I can help it,
well, it's better. What are you going to do with mister Dollar.
I'm going to give you some time to try to raise the money.
I'm overstepping my bound, but I think you deserve a break. I'll stall
Underwood for two days, tell him I haven't found you. It's tomorrow and
the next day. That's the best I can do. That'll be time enough,
and I'll deliver his blasted gigors myself with a slug and the teeth to
move. I don't know how to thank you, mister Daller. Forget it.
I'll check back with you tomorrow. I felt justified in letting personal feelings
rule me for that short time, at least because I was sure the company
wouldn't want to be used in any kind of blackmail scheme. I met Francis
Adams, the girl with whom Virginia was sharing the apartment, when I checked
the progress the following afternoon. When I went back that evening, a couple
of hundred dollars had come in and Kelly was out trying to raise more.
I stayed there alone with her, waiting for them to come back, and
I caught myself thinking less about my part of it, more about the way
she was facing what could be in her future. She was un complaining and
almost naively brave about accepting the possible results of the mistake she had made.
I knew I was on thin ice when I stalled Underwood one more day,
but it had to end that third night when she calmly gave me the latest
development. We couldn't buy the bracelet if we had five thousand dollars. Johnny,
I don't get it. It's been cut up. Even one of the
larger diamonds has been cut. When did this come out this afternoon? About
four? Why didn't you call me then? Cause I didn't want anybody else
to be here when I told you about it. That doesn't seem to make
my next move any easier. I don't have to go to Underwood tomorrow morning.
I know you will. That's why I wanted to tell you this way,
cause the next time I see you, you won't be my friend,
be just another man with some evidence. I've grown used to you as a
friend. Johnny. I'm sorry it had to happen this way. No matter
how it happened, I'm glad it. Did you think we could forget all
of it? How should take me someplace we can try? Where do you
wanna go any place? Just to have a couple of drinks? I don't
care. I just wanna go someplace with you. Come on, get up,
sure, Hey what joy? Hello Onwood? Come in? What was
this nonsense? You were talking on the phone when you thought the insurance company
would be willing not to prosecute if the loss was made up? Who was
going to make up the loss? Forget it? You think that's any way
to top Try and forget it? I certain intend to. I got your
stuff. I was willing to show some leniency. Everything was returned, but
I'd be a ful fumising pieces listed as worth twenty four hundred dollars. If
you will sign this claim, I'll turn it into the company. He's my
pen. Thank God. Can't afford to be taking advantage of by every beautiful
young thing that happens along. Hey wha, thanks well to thank you for
what you've done. Nothing with a job, under it, Nothing with a
job. It was a quarter after twelve when I left Underwoods apartment. I
had to make my own report on the matter to the police, and that
took him til two thirty. I then had lunch and went back to my
hotel. The pack planning to leave a hert Ford as soon as possible.
It wasn't very soon. Come it, yeah, Lieutenant Drinker homicide. MM,
what's up, Lieutenant? You made a report earlier this afternoon on some
jewelry owned by one Roy Underwood that had been stolen and then partially return I
did. I guess we need another statement from you. Stuff is missing again
and Roy Underwood has been shot. To there, come on on the way
to headquarters the Lieutenant Brinker. I learned it Underwood had been killed in his
apartment. The report had been phoned in by the building manager at two twenty
that afternoon when he heard the screaming of Alice Breen. She was the drunken
young woman I had run into the first night on the case. She was
being held as a material witness in spite of the fact that the jewelry was
again missed. The police took a dim view of her story that she'd entered
the apartment and found Underwood dead. As far as as far as I was
concerned, there were a number of things I wish As far as I was
concerned, there were a number of things I wish I hadn't done, and
a number of things I wish I hadn't said. In my first report to
the police, stated that After three days of searching, you found the suspect
in the original theft this morning, recovered the stolen property, minus one item,
and returned it to the owner. Do you think that between the time
you found this Virginia Town and started back to Underwood's apartment, somebody could have
learned about the jewelry and athology. I'm not sure somebody knew about it and
planned to steal it. I don't know why they didn't steal it from the
town girl. According to your report, this Virginia Town told you she considered
the property in question to be a series of gifts. That's what she said
that were true. Do you think she would have conspired to arm Ruby to
regain it. I don't know. I don't know. Why are you working
these possibilities over, Lieutenant. I'm trying to eliminate them as possibilities. This
Sallas Breen, we know she was involved with Underwood, told he was pretty
ruthless and getting rid of women. He was through with modial passion would be
easier to work with. I haven't heard her whole statement. She hasn't made
a decent one, but what she told the manager doesn't job with what she
told us Lieutenant, I can recheck the town girl's statements and maybe get something
if you'll let me do it alone. Why should we do that, Oh,
you don't have to. She knows my sympathies are with her. I
think she was getting a bad deal from under it, and she knows.
I think. So. You've got a good record here in New York Dollar
you think you might do better alone. I guess I can take a chance
on you. You've got quite a bit at stake yourself, haven't you.
What do you mean? By then? I sent some men to Virginia Town's
place. She wasn't there, but the girls she lives with was. But
she told my men. Makes it sound like you found her before you said
you're dead. You can still take a chance on me, Lieutenant, I
hope so, doll it. By the time I got to the Lexington Avenue
apartment, the roommate, Francis Adams, was gone too, but through his
cab company, I did locate Phil Kelly. I swear I didn't even know
about it. I was brought up to mourn the dead, but if you'll
excuse me, I can't bring myself to it this time. That's hardly the
point where's Virginia. I don't know. Where's France Adams. I don't know
that either. This is a work there, but on the go since morning.
Why would Virginia go? You must have an idea what I've seen?
Why would Virginia go? You must have an idea from what I've seen.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if she wasn't looking as hard for you as
you are for her. If you thought of that, why would she do
that? You don't know? Or come now? She has the strongest motive
for the killing so far. If I can't find her, I have to
tell the police that's why she's hiding. Now that isn't so at all.
What other reason would she have? He'll ask me that, and I'll have
to answer them. She's no murderers, and she's acting mighty like one.
Get into the cab. I'll take you to her. That's the door there.
I won't go in with her if you don't mind. I don't know
she's she's dead, Okay, I've got a check on you, Kelly.
Who is it? Felt? It's Dollar? I mean, why did you
come here? Who told you where I was? What are you doing?
None of your business? Did your job, didn't you. You told me
last night, no matter what your personal fe leaves were, you had to
do your job, so you did it. Why can't you leave me alone?
Though? If he was still alive, I couldn't still alive. The
police have been looking for you, so I Underwood stead you didn't know.
Of course I didn't know, Johnny. Why are you hiding because I because
I didn't want to be arrested. You told me Roy was gonna sweat out
a complaint you didn't have a chance to starting at about one o'clock this afternoon.
Wherever you're been here, Johnny? Please, how did you get here?
What difference does that mean? No? And how did he know where
you were? Johnny? I came here because you said Roy could swear out
a complaint and it was his word against mine, and that somebody in my
spot didn't have much of a chance. I wish you'd been as truthful with
me to me you've lied to me? Oh I haven't. Yes, now
I realized they were stupid, obvious, nice, and I believe them because
I wanted to believe them. Johnny, you told me Underwood gave you those
things as presents Christmas birthdays and so on. It's true. The police have
learned that he bought all of the pieces on the same day at an auction
a year before last. I didn't know that. I don't care what he
bought him. He gave them to me. You didn't tell me until last
night that the bracelet you sold it them cut up. The police learned that
the jeweler who bought it told you he was going to cut it up.
All right, I did lie. You offered me two days to try and
think of something to do. I gave you three, and I'm in trouble
because of them. Is that all they mean? Yeah? Now that's all
they mean, Johnny. How can you say that? Because your lies have
made you a lot less beautiful than I thought you were. Johnny, I
have to clear myself with the police, not only about robbery, but about
murder. Now. The only way I can do that is to take you
in. Let you clear up your lives if you can. I'm sorry,
Johnny about what, but it had to be this question. I'm sorry.
If you're ready to go, there's a camp waiting minute. It was a
silent trip the police headquarters in Kelly's taxi and Lieutenant Brinker allowed me the privilege
of being present while he questioned Virginia for two hours. When it was finished,
Alice Breen, the material witness, was released, and I walked out
of the building into a murcy New York Kee. Mister Dollar, you're still
here, Kelly? What else would that be? You want to drive me
back in my hotel? Sure, get in when she's coming out. I
don't think she is, Kelly? Why not? And building up quite a
case against her? What about not killing that scum? Yeah, she didn't
do it, and you know it. I don't know Kelly. Well I
do. I know where she came from, and I know what she is.
She had nothing for so long. The when that underwood gave her his
line and made his rotten promises, she thought it was heaven opening up to
her. I know because she told me so with her eyes shining. Can't
you see you just exposed her motive? Can't you see you've just exposed her
motive? She had nothing when he found her, and he was going to
send her back with less a prison turn. She didn't kill him. Why
do you keep paying that, Kelly? Because I killed him. The motive
you've given her was mine? Do you think I'd stand by and let him
send her a risen. Do you think I'd do that, knowing that since
she was a baby, the mother and father before, Kelly, do you
know where the jewelry is? Yes? I know where is it. I'll
tell you in good time. I want you to take me in there now.
The police said the jewelry, Kelly. They're lying to me. She
told them when she'd taken it after she killed him, and they found it
there. Maybe I'd better get another cab. H Expense a count Adam two
two hundred and thirty dollars miscellaneous Item three same as Adam one. Transportation back
to hot but expense a count total two hundred and seventy dollars. Remarks.
Please make the check payable to Charles Hagen, Attorney for the defense in the
case of the People Versus Virginia Town. Yours Truly, Johnny Dolla, Yours
Truly, Johnny Dollar stars Edmond O'Brien in the title role and is written by
Gil Todd with music by Wilbur Hatch. Edmond O'Brien's latest pictures, the Paramount
Pictures production. The Redhead and the Cowboy featured in tonight's cast were Ramsey Hill,
Gie Wood Virginia, Greg Jack Moyles, and Ed Begley. Yours Truly,
Johnny Dollar was transcribed in Hollywood by him do Vaier. This is Dan
cubberly inviting you to join us next week at this time when Edmond O'Brien returns
as Yours truly, Johnny dollars