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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From Hollywood. It's time now for John Lund.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
As Johnny Dollar, Missus Grover, American Consulate.
Speaker 3 (00:09):
Oh Hi, I'm back in my office. Do you know why? Why?
Speaker 4 (00:12):
Because Superintendent client of the Hong Kong Plas telephone me.
He's very upset over your attitude asked me to speak
with you. I told him I did speak to you
earlier tonight.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
One did it because I've been cautious, mister Grover. I
just scalped a two bit thug that William Meadow had
on me. The next one on my list is Meadow himself.
What do you think of that?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Look?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Meadows claim on his warehouse is no good. He hasn't
liked me peeking around proving it's no good. Louisa Vadus
was killed by him or one of his men because
they thought it was me, and something's got to be
done about it.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
I agree, But will you come over and talk first?
Speaker 3 (00:44):
All right, mister Grover, but don't try to stop me
tonight and every weekday night.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
John Lund in The Transcribed Adventures of the Man with
the Action Packed Expencer can America's fibulous freelance insurance investigator.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yours Trully Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Fifth day in Hong Kong expense accounts submitted by Special
investigator Johnny Dollar to Home Office, Corinthian Liability and Risk, Hardford, Connecticut.
The following is an accounting of additional expenditures during my
investigation of the trans Pacific Matter expense account Adam fourteen
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forty eight dollars American randall on thirty five packard.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
I got tired of Rickshaw's, but.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
I had a hard time driving through the Hong Kong streets.
Anybody would They were still jammed with humanity, humanity and
the virgin panic humanity living on the edge.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Of a war.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
The only thing I could say for that package wasn't
the horn work beautifully?
Speaker 3 (02:10):
And hardly anybody paid any attention to it.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Took me an hour to get the Grover's office.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
He gave me a drink and listened to my story.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
Are you sure this man who's been following you is
in the employee of William Meadow?
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Positive? He told me I'm an under a duress.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
He had a knife and a gun on him. Sure
I'd arrested him. I'd dress anybody with that kind of equipment.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Mister Grover, wouldn't you come down, Come down? You've got
a point, boy, have another.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Thanks? Oh what about Meadow? You say you're going after him?
What do you mean just that I'm going to get him?
He said that. Let me ask you something else.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
Is it for your insurance company or because of Louisa's death?
Speaker 5 (02:57):
This is for my own information. Dollar.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Louise and I got to know each other pretty well
during the first three days I was here.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
I don't quite know how it happened.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
This has been a bad job for the nerves, with
my mind on what happened to the man in Shanghai
and all m h. She got me the room at
her father's hotel. She was there when I came back
after a pretty bad day. I didn't know who was
following me, and I guess I needed somebody to be with.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
So she stayed for.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
A while, and she was there the next night waiting
for me in the room, And she was waiting for
me to come back the night she was killed. That
answers me, don't you see they killed her thinking it
was me. You're sure of that, of course, as sure
as if i'd had a camera and the whole thing.
But I can't move these police here. I can't get
them to do anything.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
Ah, you don't understand these people here, they have to
be going.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Why don't not anymore?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Look, I can't come into her life for two days
and be responsible for our death and then not do.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Anything about it. So you're going after Meadow. That's right.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
I promised I wouldn't try to stop you. Yeah, thanks,
but be careful.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
I'm glad he didn't say cautious.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
I had a big hate on for the word when
I crawled back into the Reddit packer and headed towards
the south part of town where Meadow lived.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Meadow, open up, somebody, open up, or I'll shoot this locker.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
Oh who is it?
Speaker 3 (04:44):
It's mister Dollar. I've been here before. Open the door,
let me in, hurry up, or you wait.
Speaker 5 (04:54):
Hello, mister miss to Metal, he not here, you'll come
back next week. Oh no, peer's where's wit? Miss Tormeto,
he's not here. I'll tell you.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Close the door.
Speaker 5 (05:02):
Oh, mister Mendo, you're not here. Mel Mel, you're not here.
You come back.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Where is he?
Speaker 5 (05:09):
Oh? He say he come back next week. You come
back then he's here.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Done.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
Now you go home.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Look I've got to find him. If you know where
he is, tell me he come back.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
Next week.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
I listen. I don't want to hurt you. Do you
understand what?
Speaker 5 (05:21):
Do not hurt?
Speaker 2 (05:22):
But I will hurt plenty if I don't find out
where he is. It's important. Now tell me where is he?
Speaker 5 (05:28):
Oh? You say not to tell anybody?
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Tell me?
Speaker 5 (05:31):
Oh, miss dormeto, you find me?
Speaker 3 (05:33):
Tell me all right?
Speaker 5 (05:35):
Oh he go kowloon, kowloon. Oh yes, carloon. You will
find him there.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
And you go with me. If he's not there, then
I hurt once more. Once more. I have to find him.
Where is he? All right?
Speaker 5 (05:50):
I tell you repulse by what? Repulse by?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Repulse by on the other side of the island where
the big hotel is?
Speaker 5 (05:58):
Well?
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Your he though? And I call him there on the
telephone you called? Is he at the hotel?
Speaker 5 (06:04):
No? No, here cottage numbers have on the last one.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Where's the telephone?
Speaker 5 (06:10):
Please? You will not tell how you learn he? Please?
Speaker 3 (06:13):
No telephone call the number. I'll talk.
Speaker 7 (06:18):
Go ahead, repost play hotel, oh.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
Mis metal cottage bruise, Okay, give it me? Uh hello?
Speaker 6 (06:44):
Hello?
Speaker 5 (06:45):
Oh you see I tell truth? Hey he do he did?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Fine?
Speaker 5 (06:51):
You go see? Yeah your hotels?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
No, I won't tell. It won't make any difference. Anymore. No,
that's not mister, you will houncomplished apartment. I want to
talk to the superintendent.
Speaker 8 (07:07):
Yes, hold on, Superintendent Clyde.
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Yeah, will you believe a confession from William Meadow?
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (07:16):
Who is this, mister Dollar?
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Yeah?
Speaker 8 (07:19):
What is this about?
Speaker 3 (07:20):
A confession?
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Meadow is going to make one. See here, he's at
Repulse Bay, Cottage seven. I'm going there now if you
want that confession, have some men there outside in an
hour and quiet till it's finished.
Speaker 6 (07:32):
I warn you, Dollar, any illegalities on your part will
be answered for you.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Now, mister do Yeah, I go now.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
The packer got me there in forty minutes and I
was in front of Cottage seven when the police car
slid in with lights and motors turned off.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
Dollar. Yeah, let's get away from the house, old Dollar.
Speaker 6 (08:11):
We came here not because of what you said on
the phone about getting a confession, but to see to
it that nothing happens here that would better be prevented.
Speaker 3 (08:19):
Thank you.
Speaker 6 (08:20):
Oh wait, now, I have no reason to arrest you
right now, but I will, and I mean it if
you do anything.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
Out of line and then keep an eye on me.
Speaker 8 (08:27):
You're a hot headed, impetuous man.
Speaker 6 (08:28):
My department, and I have stood for all the insults
and badgering we will from you.
Speaker 8 (08:32):
I thought mister Grover made that clear to you.
Speaker 3 (08:34):
Mister Grover told me you had to be cautious.
Speaker 5 (08:36):
And we do.
Speaker 6 (08:38):
Your case against William Meadow is nothing but notarized statements
from people who could have said most anything. Your accusations
as regards the murder of that poor girl bear consideration,
but they also are very inconclusive.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
But you haven't done anything about either.
Speaker 6 (08:52):
We do things our way, mister Dollar, in spite of
your insurance company, there is no case against it.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
And why did they have me followed?
Speaker 7 (09:01):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Did he some pug who was waiting for a chance
at me?
Speaker 2 (09:04):
I shook him down two hours ago and found out
Metal hired him.
Speaker 6 (09:07):
Oh it doesn't seem reasonable, Dollar, in light of what
you said previously. If Meadow assumed you were the one
shop behind the screen in your hotel room instead of
the girl, No.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
It doesn't, except he found out the wrong person was killed.
Doesn't any of this mean anything to you people?
Speaker 8 (09:22):
We'd have to interview the man you were shook down?
Speaker 3 (09:25):
Where is he in an alley on sing Wong? For
all I know? I left him cold.
Speaker 8 (09:31):
I'll make your play.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
We're back you up, go ahead.
Speaker 8 (09:35):
All of us seemed to be flying blind. This might
flush out some truth.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
I don't understand.
Speaker 6 (09:41):
I checked on you as investigator quite thoroughly. You have
a reputation in your United States, an enviewable one. I
can't disregard that any Well, we wait here and do
what you can.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Well, you put up a lot of fights, Superintendent. I'll
tell you good luck. Who is it? It's Dollar?
Speaker 5 (10:10):
Who?
Speaker 3 (10:11):
Dollar? You know I'm still alive. You know that girl
was shot instead of me at the hotel room. I
don't know anything, Meadow. I want you to go back
to town with me and make a statement of the police.
Speaker 2 (10:23):
Ah you crazy? Oh no, I'm not crazy. I'm here
to clear up two things, her murder and that fire.
And you know I'm gonna do it.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
Do I.
Speaker 2 (10:32):
I stopped that man you had following me. His statement
will put you in plenty of hot water.
Speaker 3 (10:37):
Go away. I said I wanted you to come with me.
Speaker 5 (10:39):
I heard you.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
Will you come down or shall I come in?
Speaker 9 (10:43):
Come on in, we'll talk about him. It'll be a pleasure.
Medo Meadow, Meadow, you you should have.
Speaker 10 (11:18):
Known you wouldn't take me down. H I hated you
when you.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Ah what.
Speaker 8 (11:34):
I hate you?
Speaker 3 (11:34):
Didn't I? Oh, justiny, It'll be all right.
Speaker 8 (11:38):
Should have been your stomach.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
You're catching in, Meadow? How about it a statement? No,
tell it matter how you fired the warehouse and about
the girl. It can't hurt you an now, I'll tell
you nothing.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
No, you're all right, Yeah, Meadow, Medow.
Speaker 8 (11:58):
Should have.
Speaker 5 (12:00):
It.
Speaker 8 (12:08):
Oh my dollar, you better have that arm taken care of.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Expense account Item fifteen forty three dollars, even medical fees
and hospital charges. I don't suppose it could be called
hewing to the niceties of jurisprudence, since Meadow was dead
and he refused before dying to speak or write his confession.
But there were two police carloads of expert witnesses who
took the fact that he had opened fire as an
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acceptable admission of guilt for the crimes accused. The same
thing cleared me legally on the grounds of self defense.
I'd hoped it would clear my mind, but it hasn't.
Louisa address is still there. I guess she always will be.
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Nothing good came out of this assignment except saving your
company some money. And didn't know it had Item sixteen,
same as Item one plain fair back to the United
States expense account total forty five hundred and fifteen dollars
end of fifth day, Your's Truly Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar stars John Lund in the title
role and was written by E. Jack Newman with music
by Eddie Dunstutter. John Lund can currently be seen in
the Universal International picture Just Across the Street, featured in
Our Cast where Joe Barnes, Lillian Baief, Robert Griffin, and
Bill Johnstone. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar is transcribed in Hollywood
(14:06):
by himI del Via. This is Dan cubberly inviting you
to join us next Monday when John Lund appears.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
As yours too late, Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
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