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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From Hollywood. It's time now for Edmund O'Brien.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
As Johnny Dollan.
Speaker 3 (00:05):
Oh, oh yes, is this Inspector Sailor Scotland Yarn. Oh yes, Inspector,
thanks for calling back. I understand you've been assigned the
scott Jels have investigation. Yes, Inspector feel has been has
given the case this morning. A matter of fact, I
just received the file with your request to tell about
Oh that puts us about a breast. Then, Inspector, I
got in from the States last night. I'd like to
get together with you so we could compare notes. Yes,
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could you come to my office?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
That's your convenience?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Well, then why.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Don't you come right over?
Speaker 3 (00:34):
But first, miss Dollar, tell me does the insurance company
send you to London? And the belief that the yard
is no longer competant? What we've been reminded? You know
that a reputations full off bad laces, the stone of
scorn has stolen.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Perhaps you and I shall have better love, come.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
Edmund O'Brien in a transcribed Adventure of a Man with
the action packed expenser, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, truly.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Johnny Dall.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Expense account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to a
home office financial surety company, Hartford, Connecticut. The following is
an accounty of expenditures during my investigation of the Hatchet
House Theft matter expense account, I had one four hundred
and thirty two dollars and fifty cents afair and incidentals
between Hartford and London, England. I arrived in the evening
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and learned by phone that the original inspect assigned to
the case had been replaced. The next morning, I was
in contact with his replacement, and at ten point thirty
I was directed to his others.
Speaker 5 (01:48):
Yeah we are joh, inspector Sailors. Yeah, mister Dollars.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yeah, oh yes, coming mister Dollars. Thanks very much. All
right you are then, Ah pleasure, mister Dollar. How do
you do, Inspector? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:05):
He uh speaking to an acquaintance of yours a few
moments ago, Inspector Finch. Oh yes, yes, he worked on
a case with him over here last year. How is
he quite well?
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Thank you?
Speaker 3 (02:16):
He complimented you quite highly, sir. That's very nice of him.
But as I remember it, I think I was more
of a burden than I helped to him. I doubt that. Well,
I suppose we should face the situation at hend. Yeah,
I brought an accurate description of all the jury ensured
Nisis Scott oh splendid, but the cable that reported the
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theft wasn't quite clear as to which pieces were missing.
Inspector Finley's information on that scores quite accurate, I think.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Yeah, well, I'll thank you.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
And he's covered the methods used in the commission of
a crime quite fairly, I think, and went to Splindley
Afternoon Crime Index. I should probably be able to link
the method with a few loon criminals. Gentleman's investigation, huh,
I suppose so well? The tedious which quite awful successful.
I'd like to see missus Scott myself, if it's all
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right with you, of course, I should arrange a car
and a driver oil will early after noon.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Be sure?
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Well, thanks, But there's no reason to go to that
bother is here? Isn't she staying here in London?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
No?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
She left a place near seven Oaks from Surrey, about
twenty miles south of here. Quite an historic establishment. I'm
told it's called Hatchet House. Before I left London that afternoon,
Inspector sailors, and I pulled a few facts we had.
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I was able to tell him that missus Marcella Scott,
reputedly a wealthy Texas widow, was actually slightly on her
uppers as far as ready cash went. She had sold
some jewelry the previous year for considerably less than its
insured value. He gave me the news that Missus Scott
frequently had been seen in the company of another American tourist,
Norman King, and together we figured the loss at slightly
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over one hundred thousand dollars. Hatchibus was a medium sized
pile of ivy drape masonry just on the northern fringe
of Seven Oaks. In addition to history, it boasted some seclusion,
being set back from the road in the middle of
a walled garden. Missus Scott was in the village but
was expected back momentarily. And would I care to come
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in and wait?
Speaker 6 (04:27):
The library is quite comfortable if you'd care to go
in there.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
In a minute. Thanks. Your name is Garrett, Yes, sir,
you've been employed here during Missus Scottson's stay.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
Oh, yes, sir, she bought my services from the other side.
That I am not without recommendations in seven Oaks.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Sir, and you must know pretty well who's been in
the house at parties and so on.
Speaker 6 (04:46):
I'd say so, sir, But they've all been genuine people
class you know what.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
I wouldn't say that any of them would stoop to Thiebury.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
How many other servants are there?
Speaker 6 (04:55):
Two that live in. There's Milly Hankey, she's a maid.
There's old mister Willans, he's the gardener. He's got a
cottage off back.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
Missus Scott's entertaining night before. I asked when the jewelry
was stolen, had she hired any extra servants?
Speaker 2 (05:09):
No, sir, thanks Gary.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Oh there's Milly.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Milly, come here do here's an American gentleman to see you.
Speaker 7 (05:17):
How do you do, sir?
Speaker 6 (05:18):
A mis hanky, Yes, sir, he's come all the way
from the other side.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Milly.
Speaker 6 (05:22):
About Missus Scott's jewels being stolen, it's.
Speaker 7 (05:25):
A scandal, that's what it is. But I don't suppose
you'd say it's the only one. Watch your tongue, Milly
watching it.
Speaker 6 (05:32):
I'll be in the pantry, sir, if I can be
of any more service to you.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Thanks, Garl. I will want the names of the people
who are here the.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Other night, right, sir, I'll write them on a paper.
Speaker 7 (05:43):
He's got a nerve telling me to watch my tongue.
A scandal's a scandal. Genuine people are not and he
knows it.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Just what did you mean, Milly?
Speaker 7 (05:52):
I suppose the servant's paid to keep her eyes open
and her mouth closed. But I haven't been a servant long.
I'm only a village girl from Penrisbeth. I know right
from wrong.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
You don't approve of some of the things.
Speaker 7 (06:03):
No, I don't, and I'm going to leave when I
get married, maybe next month.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Mm. Congratulations, Thank you sir.
Speaker 7 (06:11):
He's a good man, I'm sure of that. So big
and strong. Lots of fun. We'll have an inn of
our own someday and I won't have to be a
servant in mesure a lot of luck, thank you, sir.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
And you to normally that anything you say to me
will be captain strict confidence.
Speaker 7 (06:27):
Yes, sir, you look like the honest kind.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Now what things? Especially? Didn't you approve of? Something that's
caught your eye? Could be important?
Speaker 7 (06:36):
I don't know. But one thing, being a widow at
her age, it's indecent, that's what. And I've seen the
making yokes in front of the photo of our poor
dead husband. He was older, you know, Yes, I knew then.
I can't say she hastened his end, but I can't
say she's sorry. He's buried and gone either.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Who made jokes in front of his photographs?
Speaker 7 (07:00):
King?
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Norlan King? He was here the night of the theft,
wasn't he the night of the theft?
Speaker 7 (07:05):
He's been here more than he's elsewhere. He's a filthy leech,
if you ask me, I'm only a country girl. But
there's a look in his eyes. I didn't mistake, not
for a moment. He's slimy.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
I wish you'd think about the party night before.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
I asked, Milly. You were here on the ground four
through most of it, weren't you, Yes.
Speaker 7 (07:24):
Sir, the whole drunken time.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
I wish you'd try and remember if anybody went upstairs
and stayed.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Long enough to have gone into missus Scott's room and
forced open the drawer and stolen the jewelry.
Speaker 7 (07:33):
I've tried.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Don't mistake me. We aren't sure that's what happened.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
It could just as well have been an outsider who
knew a party was going on and had a way
of entry, or even somebody passing by who found the
rear door unlocked.
Speaker 7 (07:44):
I'll try, sir.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
Thanks Milly, I won't keep you from your work any longer.
I'll just wait in the library for missus Scott. I
waited him now until the butler, Garrett, notified me that
Marcella Scott had phoned. She had met some friends in
the village, had driven to London with them, and wouldn't
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return until the next morning. I could find her anytime
after nine that night at Clarridge's Hotel. I spent another
twenty minutes with the servants and left for London and
Inspector Sailor's office. Oh well, I expect you to return
before this was to die.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
I hope.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
I didn't keep the car and driver till not at all,
especially if the time was well spent. Most of it
was wasted while I waited for missus Cotton Hatchet House.
She was on her way to London. Uh, she's here now, clarages.
She came in with friends. It was to be upset
over a loss, don't she nor the loss of her
husband either?
Speaker 2 (08:46):
I take it.
Speaker 3 (08:47):
Oh, I'm interested in the association between her and as
Norman King and she and you really ever talk with
miss Mildred Hanky to me, yes, I did? Why did
you no? Super finly did? What did he say about him?
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Well?
Speaker 3 (09:04):
She suffered from an insane hate or jealousy because of this,
Mister Kington.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
I didn't say it quite that way that.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
She'd berated the friendship shared by Missus Scott and him.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
This is uh what you jopped down.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
Investigate possibility of corrusion between Hanky girl and King As
I said, I didn't say it that way. Then maybe
he hit something. Yeah, Kings from New York. I'm like
a phone caurse that I can learn about his background.
In the meantime, I hope to meet him at least
I think he's here with Missus Katt. You're going to see.
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All that happens was that I could anytime after nine.
I planned to be available about two minutes after I
should be interested to hear did you get anything from
your files?
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Nothing? Dreadfully and absolutely nothing.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
At five minutes before nine, I arrived at Missus Scott's hotel.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
On the stroke of nine. I phoned her sweet and
at three minutes after.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
I met her, a striking honey blonde with tanned skin
and an athletic figure that dressed her clothes nicely.
Speaker 8 (10:14):
I'm sorry I missed you in the country, mister Dallas,
and I should have phoned. I suppose you're here to
say what money you can for the insurance company in
case my things aren't recovered.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
The insurance companies don't operate that way, missus Scott. They
can afford not to.
Speaker 8 (10:26):
Please sit down, thank you, it's the expected thing. I
guess that I suspect one of the servants had something
to do with it.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Do you have any special reasons in that suspicion.
Speaker 8 (10:36):
Oh, they're strange people. I don't know anything about them.
I've had them two months and I've never been comfortable
with them around me.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Anything else.
Speaker 8 (10:44):
Well, the more I thought of it, the more it
seems to make sense. The house was full of people,
to be suspected one of them could have taken advantage
of that.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
The men at Scotland Yare say that it took between
fifteen and twenty minutes to force that draw open the
way it was done. Did you miss Either of you
are servants.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
So that length of time not that I remember.
Speaker 8 (11:02):
It got a little confused by eleven is.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
So do you suspect anybody else?
Speaker 8 (11:07):
Any of your guests, good Lord, No, most of them
have a lot more than I.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Do you know Norman King in the States or did
you meet him here?
Speaker 8 (11:14):
Are you telling me suspect Norman?
Speaker 2 (11:16):
I asked when you met him?
Speaker 1 (11:18):
Why?
Speaker 2 (11:18):
I wondered if you knew him well enough to know
he is a record as a forger.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
I don't believe it checks he signed the name of
another Wuldow copy of the record as being mailed to me.
Speaker 8 (11:26):
I don't care. Doesn't make any difference. Norman didn't steal
my jewelry. He wouldn't do that to me.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
I don't know how many times the other would have said, then.
Speaker 8 (11:35):
You don't understand me. Norman and I are the same
kind of people. You don't think I married a seventy
year old Texan for love, do you? Norman's made up
his mind what he wants out of life too.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
He's talked about it.
Speaker 8 (11:50):
He doesn't care how he gets it, but he wouldn't
take it from me.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
Well, I wanted to meet you, mister Scott, and I have.
Norman King checked.
Speaker 3 (11:58):
Into the Dorchester yesterday, he checked out today, and now
Scotland yard can't find him.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
Have you hear from him? Maybe you had better let
us know.
Speaker 3 (12:25):
Johnny Dollar didn't speak for sailor.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
Oh, Hello, I'm say it takes a long answer. I
just got up to my room.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Yes, well, I spoke to the clock of the disk.
He thought you might be going up now, Scott.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Yes, I didn't learn much, but I don't think she's
mixed up in it.
Speaker 3 (12:40):
Now, perhaps I have some news for you.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
What's that?
Speaker 3 (12:44):
I just received a report of killing in Limehouse. We
constantble describe a piece of jewelry I found at the scene,
and it corresponds quite closely to the description of missus
Scott's Emerald Broke.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Oh who was killed?
Speaker 3 (12:59):
No identification yet? A man, I'm driving over.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
I wanted if you mean to pick you up?
Speaker 3 (13:05):
Yes I would. I'll be waiting in front of my hotel.
Speaker 4 (13:22):
We will return you to the second act of yours, truly,
Johnny Dollar in just a moment.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
What is the secret of doctor Walter?
Speaker 4 (13:28):
Sorry, we don't have the answer, but we know where
it can be found. Tomorrow night over most of these
same CBS stations with a tale well calculated to keep
you in suspense. The unique three Theater of Thrills calls
Suspense looks into the eerie matter of doctor Walter's private life.
Another thrilling CBS suspense.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Tomorrow Night Now at our star Edmond O'Brien.
Speaker 4 (13:56):
We return you to the second act of yours, truly,
Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
By the time we got to the dismal cold Water
flat near the Thames, the inevitable crowd had gathered in
the street. The body was one flight up in a
grubby room that showed plenty of signs that a struggle
had taken place. The man obviously had been killed by
a blow on the back of the head. He'd been
identified by the landlady as George Kenzie, the renter of
the room.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
It was a proof flat who discovered the body.
Speaker 5 (14:32):
Said this George Kenzie owed him some money and wouldn't pay.
Speaker 4 (14:36):
He came up here to night and found him. Did
I found the brushed myself just under the.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Chair there, said ah, yes, thank you. Comfortable all right, sir,
I'll be outside.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
He and ire.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
You people that can't belong here, don't crowd the corridor.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
Move along, now, come.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
Along, move is out. You're miamus dollars.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
This is missus Scott's brooch not at all. Look Jula's
mark on the back. Well, then we made some progress.
I hardly think it would be so Whartons is to
find the poor remaining pieces here now half hand, it
looks like there was trouble over dividing the loot and
the winner took the rest, don't you think quite possibly
Norman King.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
I feel better if he was found, So would I.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Matter of fact, I wish you'd keep your American criminals
in America. There's quite enough to keep us busy without
them going to.
Speaker 5 (15:26):
Win.
Speaker 7 (15:26):
And I don't need to tell us nobody not off.
Speaker 5 (15:29):
You don't, Miss Glory Stokes, inspector. She said she'd come
to pay a visit to mister Kenzie, but she made
off the.
Speaker 3 (15:36):
Other way when she heard the you, oh, come in,
miss Stokes.
Speaker 8 (15:39):
I will not not with him lying there like that.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Very well, Constable ask Miss Stokes if she'd please accompany
you to the yard, mister Dollar, and I I'll see
her there. I suppose it's understirred that when you're with
Scotland Yard, you'll do as Scotland Yard does. We didn't
search the place, but we learned it was empty of
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any more jewelry. After a crew of technical men collected
every possible bit of physical evidence in the room and
started towards the yard's various laboratories. The results of their
meticulous tests, comparisons and examination fell into place.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Later. We asked a few questions.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
There without getting anything, and then went back to the
inspector's office, where Glory Stokes waited for us times. I
trust we hadn't kept you eating too long, mister dollar
American investigator, honey Doon.
Speaker 7 (16:36):
What would he be injestic? I think that would concern me.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
We'll explain a whole thing to you.
Speaker 8 (16:40):
Miss too, it had missed up.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
Something tells me I'm going to wish it was.
Speaker 8 (16:49):
That's why I was going to George Kinsey. I haven't
seen me Abby for three days, and I.
Speaker 7 (16:54):
Was going to ask George if you knew where the
rotter was.
Speaker 3 (16:57):
What's your husband's name? I haven't seen him in three days.
Couldn't he give you any idea where he was going?
Speaker 7 (17:04):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Why should he?
Speaker 8 (17:05):
I don't care where he goes, and he knows it.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
But you said you were looking for it.
Speaker 8 (17:10):
I was if he's going to desert his poor washer's
got a right to know as, isn't she.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Yeah spoke, Yeah, I take it he spent quite a
lot of time with his George.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
Kensei, yeah, too much.
Speaker 7 (17:21):
If you asked me, George was no good.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
He was a face.
Speaker 7 (17:26):
I knew it end up, did not miss and if
I told him in at once, I told him a
hundred that he gets into trouble if he comes with him,
he is in trouble.
Speaker 8 (17:36):
Ain't he in trouble?
Speaker 2 (17:39):
We are sure it, missus jokes?
Speaker 8 (17:41):
What kind of trouble?
Speaker 2 (17:42):
Some jewelry was stolen from a woman in seven Oaks? Yeo.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
One of the pieces was found in George Kenzie's room.
There's still almost one hundred thousand dollars worth missing.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Him more than thirty thousand pounds, mister jokes, thirty versions
George did that? Looks like it. There's a possibility husband
was involved.
Speaker 7 (18:01):
Also, don't make me laugh, he wouldn't have the bride.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
The next morning, armed with pictures of both Stokes and
the dead man, Inspector Sailors and.
Speaker 2 (18:19):
I drove back to Seven Oaks.
Speaker 3 (18:21):
He dropped me at Hatchet House and went on to
cover the village himself. Missus Scott received me in the library.
Speaker 8 (18:27):
Good morning, mister Darling Scott.
Speaker 2 (18:29):
You must have left London early this morning?
Speaker 8 (18:31):
Yes, I did. Have you made me provs some?
Speaker 2 (18:33):
Yes? Have you heard anything?
Speaker 8 (18:35):
I was very unhappy after you left last night.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Why did you suddenly get lonesome for your jewels?
Speaker 8 (18:41):
I think you know why. I made a confession to you.
I'll let you see what I really am.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
I never do that, Jolan confidence. Forget it.
Speaker 8 (18:49):
I've been trying to. I got a radiogram from Norman
King had arrived here late yesterday afternoon.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
Do you know if I Scott on yar? No?
Speaker 8 (18:57):
I know you asked me to, but I didn't think
it was Say, he's on his way back to New York.
He wouldn't do that with stolen jewelry, would he.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
It would be stupid. But I don't want the name
of the ship.
Speaker 8 (19:07):
I'll give it to you. He inferred that he knew
his record would come to light because of the theft,
and that he feel better leaving England before he was
asked to leave. He's a stupid, irresponsible dun Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
I had some photographs, how much to look at? Yeah?
Spreading out on the table. Were they pictures of this man?
Speaker 3 (19:27):
May not be quite lifelike because he was dead when
they were taken.
Speaker 7 (19:31):
Who is he?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Name is George Kenzie was found beaten to death last night.
Your emerald brooch was on the floor near him, so
we're assuming he.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Was killed because of your jewelry. You never seen this
man out here?
Speaker 8 (19:44):
No, not that I remember.
Speaker 3 (19:46):
I want you to remember, one way or the other.
It's possible that this man just received the stolen property
from someone else. But if we can find somebody in
the house or in the village who recognizes.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
Him, and we will feel sure that he actually was
the thief.
Speaker 8 (20:00):
Them anyway, I'm trying to be sure.
Speaker 2 (20:02):
What about the other one?
Speaker 8 (20:04):
I don't think I've seen either of them.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
And if you leave the room, I'd like to talk
to your servants.
Speaker 8 (20:10):
You're going out of your way, nasty. You fairly despised me,
don't you know?
Speaker 3 (20:15):
What I dislike is the fact that the physical pot
wasn't matched up with some mental apparatus that deserved it.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
You asked me a personal question, missus Kottan.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
I want you to look at the photographs and think
it's important that we find out if you have ever
seen either of these men and seven.
Speaker 1 (20:44):
Oaks, which one is deceased, Sir.
Speaker 2 (20:46):
This one?
Speaker 1 (20:48):
How large?
Speaker 2 (20:49):
Was he? Little? Under six feet hanky?
Speaker 7 (20:53):
I don't like looking at them, Sir. I don't think
I've seen either one of them.
Speaker 4 (20:58):
Though.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
There's something thing about this one, Sir.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
George Kenzie.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
Was he plump?
Speaker 3 (21:05):
No, I don't think you'd say plump, He was heavy, stocky.
Speaker 6 (21:08):
There's something about him, Sir. Can't put my finger quite
on it, but there's something.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Could he have made otheries here?
Speaker 1 (21:17):
Who brought the luggage Milly?
Speaker 2 (21:19):
They?
Speaker 7 (21:19):
Oh, I don't think it was him or this one either.
They had their own Laurie with a sign on it.
Have you forgot.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
I'm sure of it, Sir.
Speaker 6 (21:28):
There's something about this one, but I can't remember what.
Speaker 2 (21:33):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Thanks very much, but if you do remember something, please
notify Scotland are in the village inspector sailors had found
the two people who thought they recognized George Kenzie and
two who were positive. None of them had recognized Leonard Stokes,
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so by the time we had left Seven Oaks, we
were fairly sure that Kenzie had been actively involved, but
since he was dead, sure didn't mean any privress. I
think further developed that day, although in London as stream
of suspects was questioned.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
The next morning. The situation hadn't changed, but I began
to feel that in the face of the movement of
Scotland Yard, a criminal would have to have more than
brains and more than luck to escape.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
At two that afternoon, a report was phoned in that
a man answering the description of Leonard Stokes had been
seen boarding a train in Waterloo Station.
Speaker 2 (22:29):
And followed to his compartment.
Speaker 3 (22:30):
Another call delayed the train so that Inspector Sailors and
I were able to get a board. Here we are,
if you don't mind strum, it's your island, Inspectors.
Speaker 2 (22:45):
Yes, thinking Scotland Yard. What are you? Leonard Stokes? Am
I now I'm not a wild answer?
Speaker 1 (22:58):
How you were right to come up?
Speaker 2 (22:59):
Sir? Identification?
Speaker 5 (23:00):
Let me see it for you, all right, I'm let
a Stokes osi.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
An American mister Dollar sends here to recover mister Scott's
stolen property.
Speaker 2 (23:12):
You know where it is? Stokes?
Speaker 1 (23:15):
Answer him, It's all right, right, I know when I'm beat. Yes,
I know where it is. But I didn't kill George.
Speaker 2 (23:22):
How did you know he was dead? Mister Stokes?
Speaker 1 (23:24):
I'll tried to telephon him. That's how I found out.
Speaker 2 (23:26):
He was killed because of the jewelry was miss Stokes.
Speaker 1 (23:29):
I don't know. I don't know why I was killed.
Speaker 2 (23:31):
And it was the last time you saw him, mister Jokes.
Speaker 5 (23:34):
Tuesday night he went to seven Oaks. I went to
seven Oaks. Yes, look, I'm willing to corperate, inspector. I'll
tell you my part of it.
Speaker 3 (23:41):
That'll make the great deal less difficult for all of us.
Speaker 5 (23:45):
Well, he asked me to go to seven Oaks room.
I didn't know what he was up to her. I
thought we were just going for a little drive.
Speaker 2 (23:52):
Out of five pieces missing Stokes, we found one in
Kensy's room. Now, if you know where the rest of
them are, you must have known what he was up to.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
I wouldn't have gone. Let's it's the truth. The fool
I knew it.
Speaker 5 (24:01):
He stopped off at this statue house and told me
to wait in the motor.
Speaker 2 (24:05):
He must have explained why he stopped.
Speaker 5 (24:07):
Well, he said he had a friend to see a
gardener gardener hedge house.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
That's what he told me. He came back in a
while and then we drove off.
Speaker 2 (24:14):
And you still didn't know what was happening, did you
when it.
Speaker 1 (24:18):
Was too late.
Speaker 5 (24:19):
On the road back to London, he told me. He
told me, whether I knew it or not, I'd just
stolen some jewels. Well, I thought he was joking. Then
he showed him to me and he says, I was
going to believe you, len boy, when you say you
didn't know nothing about it?
Speaker 1 (24:32):
Oh what could I do?
Speaker 2 (24:34):
What did you do?
Speaker 1 (24:35):
Or go back to London?
Speaker 3 (24:36):
Why was there only one piece of jewelry in Kensy's room?
Speaker 1 (24:39):
But that's all he took. Said he wanted to give
it to.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
A chum and you together the rest of it.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
Well, I was a fighter, do anything else, sir? He
kept telling me.
Speaker 5 (24:46):
I was complicated in it.
Speaker 3 (24:54):
Stike Senacens, as far as the ribrary was concerned, became
a little embarrassing even to him by the time we
got him off the train and back to Scotland Yard.
But his denial of any knowledge of Kenzie's murder was
born out a by an alibi that proved him innocent
and b the result of one of the laboratory tests
mentioned earlier.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
Traces of let Brouge found on the dead man's clothing
pointed the way to the murderer.
Speaker 6 (25:17):
Missus Scott is resting in her room and left orders
not to be disturbed.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
We want to serve a Garrett says here, she's in
the pantry, sir, did you show us this way?
Speaker 1 (25:26):
Please?
Speaker 2 (25:31):
Thank you? Gerrett.
Speaker 7 (25:32):
Oh, mister Darler, this.
Speaker 2 (25:36):
Is Inspector Sailors from Scotland Yard and Thanky.
Speaker 7 (25:40):
How do you do you've come after me, haven't you?
Speaker 2 (25:44):
Yes? I think we have.
Speaker 7 (25:45):
I don't mind. I don't care about anything.
Speaker 5 (25:48):
Now.
Speaker 2 (25:48):
You did recognize the photographs of George Kensie, don't?
Speaker 8 (25:53):
Yes?
Speaker 7 (25:53):
I suppose so. I remembered. I remembered the man I
fell in love with. I told you I was going
to marry, didn't I?
Speaker 2 (26:02):
Mister Dollar, you met him in seven Oaks.
Speaker 7 (26:05):
Yes. He told me he lived in London, and I
felt like a child. I'd never gotten to know any
one who lived in London. When you're born in Penrick,
you never do. He was so nice, he could talk,
so I could listen all night.
Speaker 2 (26:25):
Did he question you concerning missus Scott?
Speaker 7 (26:28):
He took me to London and he told me he
wanted to marry me, and I believed him. I wanted
a husband, the same as every girl. But he was lying.
He knew I was a servant, and he found out about.
Speaker 3 (26:48):
Things when inadvertent play you told him about the entertainment
Tuesday night, the party.
Speaker 7 (26:54):
He said it was going to come. I left the
rear door unlocked because I was going to give him
some refreshments. I thought he hadn't come, but he had.
He lied to me. That's why I killed him.
Speaker 2 (27:07):
He went to London last night.
Speaker 7 (27:09):
Yes, he told me to leave London. He told me
to go back to Penrith, and I knew that he'd
lied to me and that he had stolen the jewelry.
He called me a stupid country girl, and that's when
I hit him. I hit him and hit him because
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it was true. That's all I am, a servant. I
will never be anything else.
Speaker 3 (27:57):
Spends a count Adam too, miscellaneous three hundred and seventeen
dollars and seventy five cents. Adam three same as Adam one.
Transportation back to Hartford expense account total eighty two dollars
and seventy five cents.
Speaker 2 (28:08):
Remarks.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
The jewelry was recovered, but in spite of its value,
that didn't seem too important. The importance is I saw
it lay in the complete reversal of values. Mildred Hankey,
who only wanted goodness, had found badness, and Marcella Scott.
Speaker 2 (28:27):
Marcella Scott left for catpri the following day.
Speaker 4 (28:31):
Its Truly Johnny Downer, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar stars Edmund
O'Brien in the title role and is written by Gil
Dodd with music by it A done stuttery Edmond O'Brien
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can soon be seen in the Paramount Pictures production Warpath.
Featured in tonight's cast were John McIntyre, Ben Wright, Tudor Owen,
Jeanette Nolan and Virginia. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar is transcribed
in Hollywood by him do paye.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
This is Dan Coberly inviting you to join us.
Speaker 4 (29:10):
Next week at this time when Edmund O'Brien returns and
Yours Truly Johnny Dalla. Tonight's the last Bing Crosbie show
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of the season on CBS. What's more, Ken Murray is
Pretty Blonde, songbird Lorie Anders and book singer bur Lives
are all on hand to help the groner ring down
the curtain. Stay tuned for the Bing Crosby Show next
on most of the same CBS stations. This is CBS
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the Columbia Broadcasting System
From Hollywood. It's time now for Edmund O'Brien.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
As Johnny Dollan.
Speaker 3 (00:05):
Oh, oh yes, is this Inspector Sailor Scotland Yarn. Oh yes, Inspector,
thanks for calling back. I understand you've been assigned the
scott Jels have investigation. Yes, Inspector feel has been has
given the case this morning. A matter of fact, I
just received the file with your request to tell about
Oh that puts us about a breast. Then, Inspector, I
got in from the States last night. I'd like to
get together with you so we could compare notes. Yes,
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could you come to my office?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
That's your convenience?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Well, then why.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Don't you come right over?
Speaker 3 (00:34):
But first, miss Dollar, tell me does the insurance company
send you to London? And the belief that the yard
is no longer competant? What we've been reminded? You know
that a reputations full off bad laces, the stone of
scorn has stolen.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Perhaps you and I shall have better love, come.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
Edmund O'Brien in a transcribed Adventure of a Man with
the action packed expenser, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, truly.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Johnny Dall.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Expense account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to a
home office financial surety company, Hartford, Connecticut. The following is
an accounty of expenditures during my investigation of the Hatchet
House Theft matter expense account, I had one four hundred
and thirty two dollars and fifty cents afair and incidentals
between Hartford and London, England. I arrived in the evening
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and learned by phone that the original inspect assigned to
the case had been replaced. The next morning, I was
in contact with his replacement, and at ten point thirty
I was directed to his others.
Speaker 5 (01:48):
Yeah we are joh, inspector Sailors. Yeah, mister Dollars.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yeah, oh yes, coming mister Dollars. Thanks very much. All
right you are then, Ah pleasure, mister Dollar. How do
you do, Inspector? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:05):
He uh speaking to an acquaintance of yours a few
moments ago, Inspector Finch. Oh yes, yes, he worked on
a case with him over here last year. How is
he quite well?
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Thank you?
Speaker 3 (02:16):
He complimented you quite highly, sir. That's very nice of him.
But as I remember it, I think I was more
of a burden than I helped to him. I doubt that. Well,
I suppose we should face the situation at hend. Yeah,
I brought an accurate description of all the jury ensured
Nisis Scott oh splendid, but the cable that reported the
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theft wasn't quite clear as to which pieces were missing.
Inspector Finley's information on that scores quite accurate, I think.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Yeah, well, I'll thank you.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
And he's covered the methods used in the commission of
a crime quite fairly, I think, and went to Splindley
Afternoon Crime Index. I should probably be able to link
the method with a few loon criminals. Gentleman's investigation, huh,
I suppose so well? The tedious which quite awful successful.
I'd like to see missus Scott myself, if it's all
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right with you, of course, I should arrange a car
and a driver oil will early after noon.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Be sure?
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Well, thanks, But there's no reason to go to that
bother is here? Isn't she staying here in London?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
No?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
She left a place near seven Oaks from Surrey, about
twenty miles south of here. Quite an historic establishment. I'm
told it's called Hatchet House. Before I left London that afternoon,
Inspector sailors, and I pulled a few facts we had.
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I was able to tell him that missus Marcella Scott,
reputedly a wealthy Texas widow, was actually slightly on her
uppers as far as ready cash went. She had sold
some jewelry the previous year for considerably less than its
insured value. He gave me the news that Missus Scott
frequently had been seen in the company of another American tourist,
Norman King, and together we figured the loss at slightly
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over one hundred thousand dollars. Hatchibus was a medium sized
pile of ivy drape masonry just on the northern fringe
of Seven Oaks. In addition to history, it boasted some seclusion,
being set back from the road in the middle of
a walled garden. Missus Scott was in the village but
was expected back momentarily. And would I care to come
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in and wait?
Speaker 6 (04:27):
The library is quite comfortable if you'd care to go
in there.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
In a minute. Thanks. Your name is Garrett, Yes, sir,
you've been employed here during Missus Scottson's stay.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
Oh, yes, sir, she bought my services from the other side.
That I am not without recommendations in seven Oaks.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Sir, and you must know pretty well who's been in
the house at parties and so on.
Speaker 6 (04:46):
I'd say so, sir, But they've all been genuine people
class you know what.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
I wouldn't say that any of them would stoop to Thiebury.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
How many other servants are there?
Speaker 6 (04:55):
Two that live in. There's Milly Hankey, she's a maid.
There's old mister Willans, he's the gardener. He's got a
cottage off back.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
Missus Scott's entertaining night before. I asked when the jewelry
was stolen, had she hired any extra servants?
Speaker 2 (05:09):
No, sir, thanks Gary.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Oh there's Milly.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Milly, come here do here's an American gentleman to see you.
Speaker 7 (05:17):
How do you do, sir?
Speaker 6 (05:18):
A mis hanky, Yes, sir, he's come all the way
from the other side.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Milly.
Speaker 6 (05:22):
About Missus Scott's jewels being stolen, it's.
Speaker 7 (05:25):
A scandal, that's what it is. But I don't suppose
you'd say it's the only one. Watch your tongue, Milly
watching it.
Speaker 6 (05:32):
I'll be in the pantry, sir, if I can be
of any more service to you.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Thanks, Garl. I will want the names of the people
who are here the.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Other night, right, sir, I'll write them on a paper.
Speaker 7 (05:43):
He's got a nerve telling me to watch my tongue.
A scandal's a scandal. Genuine people are not and he
knows it.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Just what did you mean, Milly?
Speaker 7 (05:52):
I suppose the servant's paid to keep her eyes open
and her mouth closed. But I haven't been a servant long.
I'm only a village girl from Penrisbeth. I know right
from wrong.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
You don't approve of some of the things.
Speaker 7 (06:03):
No, I don't, and I'm going to leave when I
get married, maybe next month.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Mm. Congratulations, Thank you sir.
Speaker 7 (06:11):
He's a good man, I'm sure of that. So big
and strong. Lots of fun. We'll have an inn of
our own someday and I won't have to be a
servant in mesure a lot of luck, thank you, sir.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
And you to normally that anything you say to me
will be captain strict confidence.
Speaker 7 (06:27):
Yes, sir, you look like the honest kind.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Now what things? Especially? Didn't you approve of? Something that's
caught your eye? Could be important?
Speaker 7 (06:36):
I don't know. But one thing, being a widow at
her age, it's indecent, that's what. And I've seen the
making yokes in front of the photo of our poor
dead husband. He was older, you know, Yes, I knew then.
I can't say she hastened his end, but I can't
say she's sorry. He's buried and gone either.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Who made jokes in front of his photographs?
Speaker 7 (07:00):
King?
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Norlan King? He was here the night of the theft,
wasn't he the night of the theft?
Speaker 7 (07:05):
He's been here more than he's elsewhere. He's a filthy leech,
if you ask me, I'm only a country girl. But
there's a look in his eyes. I didn't mistake, not
for a moment. He's slimy.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
I wish you'd think about the party night before.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
I asked, Milly. You were here on the ground four
through most of it, weren't you, Yes.
Speaker 7 (07:24):
Sir, the whole drunken time.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
I wish you'd try and remember if anybody went upstairs
and stayed.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Long enough to have gone into missus Scott's room and
forced open the drawer and stolen the jewelry.
Speaker 7 (07:33):
I've tried.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Don't mistake me. We aren't sure that's what happened.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
It could just as well have been an outsider who
knew a party was going on and had a way
of entry, or even somebody passing by who found the
rear door unlocked.
Speaker 7 (07:44):
I'll try, sir.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
Thanks Milly, I won't keep you from your work any longer.
I'll just wait in the library for missus Scott. I
waited him now until the butler, Garrett, notified me that
Marcella Scott had phoned. She had met some friends in
the village, had driven to London with them, and wouldn't
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return until the next morning. I could find her anytime
after nine that night at Clarridge's Hotel. I spent another
twenty minutes with the servants and left for London and
Inspector Sailor's office. Oh well, I expect you to return
before this was to die.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
I hope.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
I didn't keep the car and driver till not at all,
especially if the time was well spent. Most of it
was wasted while I waited for missus Cotton Hatchet House.
She was on her way to London. Uh, she's here now, clarages.
She came in with friends. It was to be upset
over a loss, don't she nor the loss of her
husband either?
Speaker 2 (08:46):
I take it.
Speaker 3 (08:47):
Oh, I'm interested in the association between her and as
Norman King and she and you really ever talk with
miss Mildred Hanky to me, yes, I did? Why did
you no? Super finly did? What did he say about him?
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Well?
Speaker 3 (09:04):
She suffered from an insane hate or jealousy because of this,
Mister Kington.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
I didn't say it quite that way that.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
She'd berated the friendship shared by Missus Scott and him.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
This is uh what you jopped down.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
Investigate possibility of corrusion between Hanky girl and King As
I said, I didn't say it that way. Then maybe
he hit something. Yeah, Kings from New York. I'm like
a phone caurse that I can learn about his background.
In the meantime, I hope to meet him at least
I think he's here with Missus Katt. You're going to see.
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All that happens was that I could anytime after nine.
I planned to be available about two minutes after I
should be interested to hear did you get anything from
your files?
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Nothing? Dreadfully and absolutely nothing.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
At five minutes before nine, I arrived at Missus Scott's hotel.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
On the stroke of nine. I phoned her sweet and
at three minutes after.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
I met her, a striking honey blonde with tanned skin
and an athletic figure that dressed her clothes nicely.
Speaker 8 (10:14):
I'm sorry I missed you in the country, mister Dallas,
and I should have phoned. I suppose you're here to
say what money you can for the insurance company in
case my things aren't recovered.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
The insurance companies don't operate that way, missus Scott. They
can afford not to.
Speaker 8 (10:26):
Please sit down, thank you, it's the expected thing. I
guess that I suspect one of the servants had something
to do with it.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Do you have any special reasons in that suspicion.
Speaker 8 (10:36):
Oh, they're strange people. I don't know anything about them.
I've had them two months and I've never been comfortable
with them around me.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Anything else.
Speaker 8 (10:44):
Well, the more I thought of it, the more it
seems to make sense. The house was full of people,
to be suspected one of them could have taken advantage
of that.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
The men at Scotland Yare say that it took between
fifteen and twenty minutes to force that draw open the
way it was done. Did you miss Either of you
are servants.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
So that length of time not that I remember.
Speaker 8 (11:02):
It got a little confused by eleven is.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
So do you suspect anybody else?
Speaker 8 (11:07):
Any of your guests, good Lord, No, most of them
have a lot more than I.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Do you know Norman King in the States or did
you meet him here?
Speaker 8 (11:14):
Are you telling me suspect Norman?
Speaker 2 (11:16):
I asked when you met him?
Speaker 1 (11:18):
Why?
Speaker 2 (11:18):
I wondered if you knew him well enough to know
he is a record as a forger.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
I don't believe it checks he signed the name of
another Wuldow copy of the record as being mailed to me.
Speaker 8 (11:26):
I don't care. Doesn't make any difference. Norman didn't steal
my jewelry. He wouldn't do that to me.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
I don't know how many times the other would have said, then.
Speaker 8 (11:35):
You don't understand me. Norman and I are the same
kind of people. You don't think I married a seventy
year old Texan for love, do you? Norman's made up
his mind what he wants out of life too.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
He's talked about it.
Speaker 8 (11:50):
He doesn't care how he gets it, but he wouldn't
take it from me.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
Well, I wanted to meet you, mister Scott, and I have.
Norman King checked.
Speaker 3 (11:58):
Into the Dorchester yesterday, he checked out today, and now
Scotland yard can't find him.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
Have you hear from him? Maybe you had better let
us know.
Speaker 3 (12:25):
Johnny Dollar didn't speak for sailor.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
Oh, Hello, I'm say it takes a long answer. I
just got up to my room.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Yes, well, I spoke to the clock of the disk.
He thought you might be going up now, Scott.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Yes, I didn't learn much, but I don't think she's
mixed up in it.
Speaker 3 (12:40):
Now, perhaps I have some news for you.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
What's that?
Speaker 3 (12:44):
I just received a report of killing in Limehouse. We
constantble describe a piece of jewelry I found at the scene,
and it corresponds quite closely to the description of missus
Scott's Emerald Broke.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Oh who was killed?
Speaker 3 (12:59):
No identification yet? A man, I'm driving over.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
I wanted if you mean to pick you up?
Speaker 3 (13:05):
Yes I would. I'll be waiting in front of my hotel.
Speaker 4 (13:22):
We will return you to the second act of yours, truly,
Johnny Dollar in just a moment.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
What is the secret of doctor Walter?
Speaker 4 (13:28):
Sorry, we don't have the answer, but we know where
it can be found. Tomorrow night over most of these
same CBS stations with a tale well calculated to keep
you in suspense. The unique three Theater of Thrills calls
Suspense looks into the eerie matter of doctor Walter's private life.
Another thrilling CBS suspense.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Tomorrow Night Now at our star Edmond O'Brien.
Speaker 4 (13:56):
We return you to the second act of yours, truly,
Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
By the time we got to the dismal cold Water
flat near the Thames, the inevitable crowd had gathered in
the street. The body was one flight up in a
grubby room that showed plenty of signs that a struggle
had taken place. The man obviously had been killed by
a blow on the back of the head. He'd been
identified by the landlady as George Kenzie, the renter of
the room.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
It was a proof flat who discovered the body.
Speaker 5 (14:32):
Said this George Kenzie owed him some money and wouldn't pay.
Speaker 4 (14:36):
He came up here to night and found him. Did
I found the brushed myself just under the.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Chair there, said ah, yes, thank you. Comfortable all right, sir,
I'll be outside.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
He and ire.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
You people that can't belong here, don't crowd the corridor.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
Move along, now, come.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
Along, move is out. You're miamus dollars.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
This is missus Scott's brooch not at all. Look Jula's
mark on the back. Well, then we made some progress.
I hardly think it would be so Whartons is to
find the poor remaining pieces here now half hand, it
looks like there was trouble over dividing the loot and
the winner took the rest, don't you think quite possibly
Norman King.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
I feel better if he was found, So would I.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Matter of fact, I wish you'd keep your American criminals
in America. There's quite enough to keep us busy without
them going to.
Speaker 5 (15:26):
Win.
Speaker 7 (15:26):
And I don't need to tell us nobody not off.
Speaker 5 (15:29):
You don't, Miss Glory Stokes, inspector. She said she'd come
to pay a visit to mister Kenzie, but she made
off the.
Speaker 3 (15:36):
Other way when she heard the you, oh, come in,
miss Stokes.
Speaker 8 (15:39):
I will not not with him lying there like that.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Very well, Constable ask Miss Stokes if she'd please accompany
you to the yard, mister Dollar, and I I'll see
her there. I suppose it's understirred that when you're with
Scotland Yard, you'll do as Scotland Yard does. We didn't
search the place, but we learned it was empty of
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any more jewelry. After a crew of technical men collected
every possible bit of physical evidence in the room and
started towards the yard's various laboratories. The results of their
meticulous tests, comparisons and examination fell into place.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Later. We asked a few questions.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
There without getting anything, and then went back to the
inspector's office, where Glory Stokes waited for us times. I
trust we hadn't kept you eating too long, mister dollar
American investigator, honey Doon.
Speaker 7 (16:36):
What would he be injestic? I think that would concern me.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
We'll explain a whole thing to you.
Speaker 8 (16:40):
Miss too, it had missed up.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
Something tells me I'm going to wish it was.
Speaker 8 (16:49):
That's why I was going to George Kinsey. I haven't
seen me Abby for three days, and I.
Speaker 7 (16:54):
Was going to ask George if you knew where the
rotter was.
Speaker 3 (16:57):
What's your husband's name? I haven't seen him in three days.
Couldn't he give you any idea where he was going?
Speaker 7 (17:04):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Why should he?
Speaker 8 (17:05):
I don't care where he goes, and he knows it.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
But you said you were looking for it.
Speaker 8 (17:10):
I was if he's going to desert his poor washer's
got a right to know as, isn't she.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Yeah spoke, Yeah, I take it he spent quite a
lot of time with his George.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
Kensei, yeah, too much.
Speaker 7 (17:21):
If you asked me, George was no good.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
He was a face.
Speaker 7 (17:26):
I knew it end up, did not miss and if
I told him in at once, I told him a
hundred that he gets into trouble if he comes with him,
he is in trouble.
Speaker 8 (17:36):
Ain't he in trouble?
Speaker 2 (17:39):
We are sure it, missus jokes?
Speaker 8 (17:41):
What kind of trouble?
Speaker 2 (17:42):
Some jewelry was stolen from a woman in seven Oaks? Yeo.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
One of the pieces was found in George Kenzie's room.
There's still almost one hundred thousand dollars worth missing.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Him more than thirty thousand pounds, mister jokes, thirty versions
George did that? Looks like it. There's a possibility husband
was involved.
Speaker 7 (18:01):
Also, don't make me laugh, he wouldn't have the bride.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
The next morning, armed with pictures of both Stokes and
the dead man, Inspector Sailors and.
Speaker 2 (18:19):
I drove back to Seven Oaks.
Speaker 3 (18:21):
He dropped me at Hatchet House and went on to
cover the village himself. Missus Scott received me in the library.
Speaker 8 (18:27):
Good morning, mister Darling Scott.
Speaker 2 (18:29):
You must have left London early this morning?
Speaker 8 (18:31):
Yes, I did. Have you made me provs some?
Speaker 2 (18:33):
Yes? Have you heard anything?
Speaker 8 (18:35):
I was very unhappy after you left last night.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Why did you suddenly get lonesome for your jewels?
Speaker 8 (18:41):
I think you know why. I made a confession to you.
I'll let you see what I really am.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
I never do that, Jolan confidence. Forget it.
Speaker 8 (18:49):
I've been trying to. I got a radiogram from Norman
King had arrived here late yesterday afternoon.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
Do you know if I Scott on yar? No?
Speaker 8 (18:57):
I know you asked me to, but I didn't think
it was Say, he's on his way back to New York.
He wouldn't do that with stolen jewelry, would he.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
It would be stupid. But I don't want the name
of the ship.
Speaker 8 (19:07):
I'll give it to you. He inferred that he knew
his record would come to light because of the theft,
and that he feel better leaving England before he was
asked to leave. He's a stupid, irresponsible dun Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
I had some photographs, how much to look at? Yeah?
Spreading out on the table. Were they pictures of this man?
Speaker 3 (19:27):
May not be quite lifelike because he was dead when
they were taken.
Speaker 7 (19:31):
Who is he?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Name is George Kenzie was found beaten to death last night.
Your emerald brooch was on the floor near him, so
we're assuming he.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Was killed because of your jewelry. You never seen this
man out here?
Speaker 8 (19:44):
No, not that I remember.
Speaker 3 (19:46):
I want you to remember, one way or the other.
It's possible that this man just received the stolen property
from someone else. But if we can find somebody in
the house or in the village who recognizes.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
Him, and we will feel sure that he actually was
the thief.
Speaker 8 (20:00):
Them anyway, I'm trying to be sure.
Speaker 2 (20:02):
What about the other one?
Speaker 8 (20:04):
I don't think I've seen either of them.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
And if you leave the room, I'd like to talk
to your servants.
Speaker 8 (20:10):
You're going out of your way, nasty. You fairly despised me,
don't you know?
Speaker 3 (20:15):
What I dislike is the fact that the physical pot
wasn't matched up with some mental apparatus that deserved it.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
You asked me a personal question, missus Kottan.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
I want you to look at the photographs and think
it's important that we find out if you have ever
seen either of these men and seven.
Speaker 1 (20:44):
Oaks, which one is deceased, Sir.
Speaker 2 (20:46):
This one?
Speaker 1 (20:48):
How large?
Speaker 2 (20:49):
Was he? Little? Under six feet hanky?
Speaker 7 (20:53):
I don't like looking at them, Sir. I don't think
I've seen either one of them.
Speaker 4 (20:58):
Though.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
There's something thing about this one, Sir.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
George Kenzie.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
Was he plump?
Speaker 3 (21:05):
No, I don't think you'd say plump, He was heavy, stocky.
Speaker 6 (21:08):
There's something about him, Sir. Can't put my finger quite
on it, but there's something.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Could he have made otheries here?
Speaker 1 (21:17):
Who brought the luggage Milly?
Speaker 2 (21:19):
They?
Speaker 7 (21:19):
Oh, I don't think it was him or this one either.
They had their own Laurie with a sign on it.
Have you forgot.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
I'm sure of it, Sir.
Speaker 6 (21:28):
There's something about this one, but I can't remember what.
Speaker 2 (21:33):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Thanks very much, but if you do remember something, please
notify Scotland are in the village inspector sailors had found
the two people who thought they recognized George Kenzie and
two who were positive. None of them had recognized Leonard Stokes,
(21:54):
so by the time we had left Seven Oaks, we
were fairly sure that Kenzie had been actively involved, but
since he was dead, sure didn't mean any privress. I
think further developed that day, although in London as stream
of suspects was questioned.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
The next morning. The situation hadn't changed, but I began
to feel that in the face of the movement of
Scotland Yard, a criminal would have to have more than
brains and more than luck to escape.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
At two that afternoon, a report was phoned in that
a man answering the description of Leonard Stokes had been
seen boarding a train in Waterloo Station.
Speaker 2 (22:29):
And followed to his compartment.
Speaker 3 (22:30):
Another call delayed the train so that Inspector Sailors and
I were able to get a board. Here we are,
if you don't mind strum, it's your island, Inspectors.
Speaker 2 (22:45):
Yes, thinking Scotland Yard. What are you? Leonard Stokes? Am
I now I'm not a wild answer?
Speaker 1 (22:58):
How you were right to come up?
Speaker 2 (22:59):
Sir? Identification?
Speaker 5 (23:00):
Let me see it for you, all right, I'm let
a Stokes osi.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
An American mister Dollar sends here to recover mister Scott's
stolen property.
Speaker 2 (23:12):
You know where it is? Stokes?
Speaker 1 (23:15):
Answer him, It's all right, right, I know when I'm beat. Yes,
I know where it is. But I didn't kill George.
Speaker 2 (23:22):
How did you know he was dead? Mister Stokes?
Speaker 1 (23:24):
I'll tried to telephon him. That's how I found out.
Speaker 2 (23:26):
He was killed because of the jewelry was miss Stokes.
Speaker 1 (23:29):
I don't know. I don't know why I was killed.
Speaker 2 (23:31):
And it was the last time you saw him, mister Jokes.
Speaker 5 (23:34):
Tuesday night he went to seven Oaks. I went to
seven Oaks. Yes, look, I'm willing to corperate, inspector. I'll
tell you my part of it.
Speaker 3 (23:41):
That'll make the great deal less difficult for all of us.
Speaker 5 (23:45):
Well, he asked me to go to seven Oaks room.
I didn't know what he was up to her. I
thought we were just going for a little drive.
Speaker 2 (23:52):
Out of five pieces missing Stokes, we found one in
Kensy's room. Now, if you know where the rest of
them are, you must have known what he was up to.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
I wouldn't have gone. Let's it's the truth. The fool
I knew it.
Speaker 5 (24:01):
He stopped off at this statue house and told me
to wait in the motor.
Speaker 2 (24:05):
He must have explained why he stopped.
Speaker 5 (24:07):
Well, he said he had a friend to see a
gardener gardener hedge house.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
That's what he told me. He came back in a
while and then we drove off.
Speaker 2 (24:14):
And you still didn't know what was happening, did you
when it.
Speaker 1 (24:18):
Was too late.
Speaker 5 (24:19):
On the road back to London, he told me. He
told me, whether I knew it or not, I'd just
stolen some jewels. Well, I thought he was joking. Then
he showed him to me and he says, I was
going to believe you, len boy, when you say you
didn't know nothing about it?
Speaker 1 (24:32):
Oh what could I do?
Speaker 2 (24:34):
What did you do?
Speaker 1 (24:35):
Or go back to London?
Speaker 3 (24:36):
Why was there only one piece of jewelry in Kensy's room?
Speaker 1 (24:39):
But that's all he took. Said he wanted to give
it to.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
A chum and you together the rest of it.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
Well, I was a fighter, do anything else, sir? He
kept telling me.
Speaker 5 (24:46):
I was complicated in it.
Speaker 3 (24:54):
Stike Senacens, as far as the ribrary was concerned, became
a little embarrassing even to him by the time we
got him off the train and back to Scotland Yard.
But his denial of any knowledge of Kenzie's murder was
born out a by an alibi that proved him innocent
and b the result of one of the laboratory tests
mentioned earlier.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
Traces of let Brouge found on the dead man's clothing
pointed the way to the murderer.
Speaker 6 (25:17):
Missus Scott is resting in her room and left orders
not to be disturbed.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
We want to serve a Garrett says here, she's in
the pantry, sir, did you show us this way?
Speaker 1 (25:26):
Please?
Speaker 2 (25:31):
Thank you? Gerrett.
Speaker 7 (25:32):
Oh, mister Darler, this.
Speaker 2 (25:36):
Is Inspector Sailors from Scotland Yard and Thanky.
Speaker 7 (25:40):
How do you do you've come after me, haven't you?
Speaker 2 (25:44):
Yes? I think we have.
Speaker 7 (25:45):
I don't mind. I don't care about anything.
Speaker 5 (25:48):
Now.
Speaker 2 (25:48):
You did recognize the photographs of George Kensie, don't?
Speaker 8 (25:53):
Yes?
Speaker 7 (25:53):
I suppose so. I remembered. I remembered the man I
fell in love with. I told you I was going
to marry, didn't I?
Speaker 2 (26:02):
Mister Dollar, you met him in seven Oaks.
Speaker 7 (26:05):
Yes. He told me he lived in London, and I
felt like a child. I'd never gotten to know any
one who lived in London. When you're born in Penrick,
you never do. He was so nice, he could talk,
so I could listen all night.
Speaker 2 (26:25):
Did he question you concerning missus Scott?
Speaker 7 (26:28):
He took me to London and he told me he
wanted to marry me, and I believed him. I wanted
a husband, the same as every girl. But he was lying.
He knew I was a servant, and he found out about.
Speaker 3 (26:48):
Things when inadvertent play you told him about the entertainment
Tuesday night, the party.
Speaker 7 (26:54):
He said it was going to come. I left the
rear door unlocked because I was going to give him
some refreshments. I thought he hadn't come, but he had.
He lied to me. That's why I killed him.
Speaker 2 (27:07):
He went to London last night.
Speaker 7 (27:09):
Yes, he told me to leave London. He told me
to go back to Penrith, and I knew that he'd
lied to me and that he had stolen the jewelry.
He called me a stupid country girl, and that's when
I hit him. I hit him and hit him because
(27:33):
it was true. That's all I am, a servant. I
will never be anything else.
Speaker 3 (27:57):
Spends a count Adam too, miscellaneous three hundred and seventeen
dollars and seventy five cents. Adam three same as Adam one.
Transportation back to Hartford expense account total eighty two dollars
and seventy five cents.
Speaker 2 (28:08):
Remarks.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
The jewelry was recovered, but in spite of its value,
that didn't seem too important. The importance is I saw
it lay in the complete reversal of values. Mildred Hankey,
who only wanted goodness, had found badness, and Marcella Scott.
Speaker 2 (28:27):
Marcella Scott left for catpri the following day.
Speaker 4 (28:31):
Its Truly Johnny Downer, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar stars Edmund
O'Brien in the title role and is written by Gil
Dodd with music by it A done stuttery Edmond O'Brien
(28:51):
can soon be seen in the Paramount Pictures production Warpath.
Featured in tonight's cast were John McIntyre, Ben Wright, Tudor Owen,
Jeanette Nolan and Virginia. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar is transcribed
in Hollywood by him do paye.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
This is Dan Coberly inviting you to join us.
Speaker 4 (29:10):
Next week at this time when Edmund O'Brien returns and
Yours Truly Johnny Dalla. Tonight's the last Bing Crosbie show
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of the season on CBS. What's more, Ken Murray is
Pretty Blonde, songbird Lorie Anders and book singer bur Lives
are all on hand to help the groner ring down
the curtain. Stay tuned for the Bing Crosby Show next
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