March 25, 2025 • 14 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From Hollywood.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
It's time now for.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Ray Roland.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Johnny, Oh hi, Ray.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Just got your message. What are you doing in Philadelphia? Oh?
Speaker 1 (00:12):
A case for filling Mutual Liability and Casualty and I
may need your help. What do you know about laired
Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Why he's one of Scotland's finest Wait a minute, that's your.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Case, yep, insurance and bodyguard. How's about lunch, Johnny?
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Have you met the Have you met his lairdship?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yeah? And I nearly lost a leg doing it. Oh
then you know, yeah, I know.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Oh shut up? Tonight and every weekday night. Bob Bailey
in the Transcribed Adventures of the Man with the Action
Packed Expense Account, America's Fabulous freelance Insurance investigator.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Yas true Johnny Dollar expense account semented by special Investigator
Johnny Dollar to the Philadelphia Mutual Liability and Casualty Company
in connection with my investigation, or rather, my involvement in
(01:20):
the Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscope matter and I wish
I'd had some idea of what I was getting into
before I ever left Hartford. But it's too late now
expense account item three thirty nine fifty one pair of
slacks for Within a few minutes of my arrival in Philadelphia,
Harry Branson, a Philly mutual, button holed me and dragged
(01:41):
me up to his office to meet two important clients
he had. First was missus Peter Malcolm Kelly van Pythen.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Oh, wonderful, wonderful man, I am so glad that you've
agreed to take on this assignment. Laird Douglas Douglas beams
everything to me, and I have the utmost confidence in you.
I'm sure Douglas will too.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
And then came well, Missus van Pyiten made the introduction.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
Laiir Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote. This is mister Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Huh oh no, holy jump, Oh no, you mustn't do that.
Oh my god, oh dear, good heavens you know your own. Dear,
hurry this mistaken sorry John, Sorry.
Speaker 4 (02:30):
Down Douglas, down there, dear, that's the boy. That's a
nice boy.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
That is Laiir Douglas Douglas of Headscope.
Speaker 5 (02:37):
Yes, isn't deardorable? He's so playful. He was really just
playing you know where, Dear, come out.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Verry, John, this is the clients you call me all
the way down from Hartford to see.
Speaker 6 (02:46):
Yes, John, Yes, seven to fifty a week, practically unlimited
expense account.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Oh dear, just.
Speaker 5 (02:51):
Look at your trousers, mister Donna.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
I don't need to thanks, I can feel a draft.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
But you need new ones here, and I insist you
let me pay for down Douglas.
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Down here, mister Dollar. Will one hundred dollars be enough?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
No?
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Here, one hundred and fifty. I can see those are
very very nice?
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Well what I mean, John, yere?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Please?
Speaker 5 (03:09):
Now I insist you take it.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
And if it is, no, no, no, no thanks, that's funny.
But now, Harry, you listening, John, I know what you're
going to say, but as I explain to you on
the way up, you'll explain funny but not nearly enough.
But I tried, I really you and I had better
have a quiet little talk, Harry, and the sooner the better.
Speaker 5 (03:23):
Oh boys, please, can't you do that another time?
Speaker 4 (03:25):
Please come down from those chairs so mister Dollar can meet.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
Douglas and we can make all the arrangements.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Please, missus Van Piden. That's precisely what I want.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
To talk about.
Speaker 5 (03:35):
You really look very funny up there.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
And see Douglas does want so much to be friends
with you.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Yeah, he's sure. It isn't a piece of my legg
he wants.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
Oh no, of course, not here, mister Dollar. Just give
him one of these biscuits. I have them especially baked
for him, and he'll be your friend for life. Really,
uh here, now, just come down and hand it to here.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
He'll love you, It's true, John, I know. Yeah, then
what are you doing up on that chair? I forgot?
That's all nice, Douglas, he's mister Dollar. Well, all I
hope is he doesn't forget.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Just handy to and he knows which his biscuit and
which is my hand?
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Yo.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Here boy, here, boy, take it easy.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
You see now your friend is in that sweet sure
is well?
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Well, i'd better get back to my hotel and change
and Harry are called you?
Speaker 4 (04:36):
Oh but we haven't made the definite arrangements yet, and
I want you staying out at our.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Place in Germantown, the Maples. It's a lovely little place,
mister Donna.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Well, much as I hate to say it, and I'm
not quite sure about taking all.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
I know the money, Well, don't you worry about it,
not at all, not one bit. If you'd rather have
a thousand dollars a week, that's what we'll make it.
And I do wish, missus, do more about these poor trousers.
I know, why don't you go straight over to Watermaker's
men's door and have them tailor you a whole suit.
Speaker 5 (05:04):
Wouldn't that be nice? You'd look lovely.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
You've already given me more than enough bias that.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
Now just forget it.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Now you have them make you anything you want and
just charge it to me. Oh look, Douglas tear is
licking your hand.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
I knew you'd like you.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Never underestimate the power of a woman, somebody once said,
or maybe they should have said, never underestimate the power
of a fast buck or a thousand bucks. Anyhow, Missus
Peter Malcolm Kelly van Pipon had set her heart on
my handling this whole affair, and she simply wasn't to
be denied. Couple that with a chance to pick up
enough loot in a few days to well what would
(05:51):
you do? And the darn mutt did take a liking
to me. So with Larid Douglas Douglas in my lap,
oh he's a.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
Scottie by the way, Scottish chair, mister Dalla, your pardon
my correcting, your sorry. And it's all because of the
show at Bala Kinwid on Friday, Delaware b.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
A la c u y nwy day job.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Yes, Bala kinwid Leird.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
Douglas Douglas simply must win not only Best of Class
but Best of Show, and he will if somebody doesn't interfere.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Oh you you think somebody might might do something to Douglas.
Speaker 5 (06:27):
I'm sure of it because been tried before.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
You mean, poison him or something like that?
Speaker 4 (06:31):
Worse all dope poison would let him die a hero,
a martyr, but drugs would keep him from winning the show.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Oh well, what makes you suspect somebody might try it?
Speaker 4 (06:45):
As I said, it's been tried before, huh last year
and again a few days ago. And if Harrison R.
Kenworthy thinks he can do it again, he's mistaken.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Then you know who did it before.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
I refuse to divulge any names, but you just mister dollar,
I will not tell you. All I ask is that
you watch over Lair Douglas Douglas until he has won
the show. Oh and if he does Win as I'm
sure he will. I'll insist that you accept a nice
bonus so you can see I'm very.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Very sick.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
And so it went on for another half hour or so,
and finally she left after I promised to pick up
my bags at the hotel and move out to her
join and fashionable German town. I talked a few minutes
longer with Harry Brant.
Speaker 6 (07:32):
I'm so glad you've agreed to take this on, John.
As I told you, Missus van Pien is the most
important individual policyholder we have, and doing this paper, Harry,
It's not the mut show at Bella Kinwood or laired Douglas,
or missus Kelly van Pyten or you.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
I'm doing this for. It's purely love of the green stuff.
Hw That old dame must be really loaded.
Speaker 6 (07:50):
John, she has so much money. Well she doesn't know
how much she has, industrial empire, that.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Sort of thing, all right, all right, But Harry, if
word ever gets around on the trade that I came
down here to play by guard to a much so
help me, I'll have your head. Yes, But now, hadn't
you better go on out to the Maples. Well, first
I want to know about this, Harris and r Kenworthy.
She mentioned all that, yeah, that she accused him of
doping up her scotti.
Speaker 6 (08:11):
Well, she really doesn't know, and it's really quite complicated.
What do you mean ken Worthy owns a beautiful Kerry
Blue Terry lady O.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
Diddy's rolling on me? Holy cats and no pun. Why
can't they give an honest dog an honest name. Look,
well call her Mimi, go ahead, Ray, just in time, Meat,
Harry Branson, Ray Rolling. Oh we know each other, Hello,
Harry boy. Mister Roland.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Sure Harry called me in last year when these two
dogs were at each other.
Speaker 6 (08:35):
So she doesn't mean that literally, John. You see, mister
Roland is quite an authority on show.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
I've held it against him for years, ever since school. Well,
there's no need to hold it against him. But I
don't mean that literally.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
Oh well, John boys, So you came down to help
yourself to a handful of deer missus Kelly Ryan Piton's car,
More power to you. I knew Harry would call you
in on the case. Felt it in my bones, and brother,
you may be in deeper than you think.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Uh, what's that supposed to mean? Ray?
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Harry told you about the villain of the piece, Harrison
are Kenworthy, I.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Was just starting to when you're so rangy.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
Yeah, well, Johnny, the whole setup is a riot. But
just remember one thing.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
A lot of people have been killed in riots.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Now what's that supposed to me? I'll tell you what
he means.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Let me tell it, Harry. It would take you all day.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Sorry, no offense, all right, go ahead, okay, bellakin wit
is the biggest event of the year. And the dog
he said, Okay, all right, missus. Kelly van Piden owns
Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote, real fine Scott.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Yeah, good tea. See hey, those.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
Pants are really gone anyhow.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
Harrison Kenworthy owns Lady O Diddy's Rollamar Meme Kerry.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Blue mem I'd get into gestion trying to say that
other name.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Okay, me me.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
They're two pretty good dogs, especially Meme International Championship, blood
and all that, But Mimi's the better dog. Douglas won't
stand a chance. I've tried to tell her this, but
we'll go on, go on, okay.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Harrison Kenworthy loves Kelly van.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Piten see oh, loves her money him. He's loaded too. No,
I think the old coot really loves her, and I
think she he loves him, right.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
Harry, Yes, I think I'm inclined right.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
But now get this, Yeah, she won't marry him until
her laired Douglas beats his lady old diddy Mimi Foreign
Square at the Ballykinwood Show.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
How do you like that?
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Are you kidding?
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (10:14):
No, Jihanet's an accepted one, right, So.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
What happens for over a way?
Speaker 1 (10:18):
Wait a minute, If he really wants to marry her,
why doesn't he just let her dog beat his and.
Speaker 2 (10:23):
Let her be one up on him right from the start. Never, no, boy,
he'd never live it down. You don't know these people.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
This is about the craziest thing I ever heard of.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
You and me, sure, But to them it's deadly serious.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
Are they in love with each other? Or were their dog?
Speaker 3 (10:35):
Well, it's not just love where the dogs are concerned,
but pride, which is just about all a lot of
these old, lonely millionaires have to think about to live for. Yeay,
sometimes even under the fifth and sixth generation.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
Yeah, okay, okay, I'll take your word for it. But
now she said something about her dog being doped at
the show last year. Oh yes, Johnie.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
See, it was just a couple of right just before
the finals.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
It was an attempt to murder the dog with poison,
but emergency care both times pulled laired Douglas through.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
She told me it was only some kind of a
dope the pore.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Sure, we kept the truth from it.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
You don't realize it, boy, But if that dog were
to die, she.
Speaker 6 (11:06):
Would fact Oh no, ray, Oh yes, John, and the
insurance company must keep that dog alive in order to
obviate having to pay off right.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
After all, her policies amounts to a righte.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
It may sound absurd to you, Johnny, but it's no joke.
As I said, you don't know these people.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
But look, it still doesn't make any sense.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
You just have to take my word for it. And
it's happened right here in Philadelphia.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Yes, John, and we held the policy. It was an
old lady, right.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
So there you have it.
Speaker 1 (11:33):
Okay, Okay, I'll believe you. And so the finger points
at Harris and r. Kenney.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
Well, she might like to think that, especially since she
does know that poison was used both times, but I don't.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
What's more, the police feel the same.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Oh now, if you say police dogs, I'll slug you, John.
There are times when the sense of dead right.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
And I do mean dead no, in all seriousness, Johnny,
if I were you on duck out of this assignment.
Speaker 6 (11:56):
Now, don't say that, Ray, unless John, go go ahead
and say it.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Something on to start to make sense around all right.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Listen, the reason I'm sure Harrison R. Kenworthy had nothing
to do with the attempt at poisonings, the reason the
police were called in the reason I think you wanted
to get on each occasion, missus Kelly Van Python had
a bodyguard attending Laird Douglass in addition to the dogs, governess,
medicos and so on. Get to the point each time
in order for the poisoner to get to that Roy, please,
each time the bodyguard was murdered.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
Still want this case, Johnny.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing
episode of this week's story.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
Tomorrow. Well, the joke's no longer a joke, especially when
a killer trains his sights on me, Joe Nice, won't
you yours truly? Johnny Dollar?
Speaker 2 (13:06):
Yours truly?
Speaker 1 (13:07):
Johnny Dollar is starring Bob Bailey.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
Is transcribed in Hollywood.
Speaker 3 (13:11):
It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone, who also
wrote tonight's story, be sure to join us tomorrow night,
same time in station for the next exciting episode of
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Roy Rowan speaking
From Hollywood.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
It's time now for.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Ray Roland.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Johnny, Oh hi, Ray.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Just got your message. What are you doing in Philadelphia? Oh?
Speaker 1 (00:12):
A case for filling Mutual Liability and Casualty and I
may need your help. What do you know about laired
Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Why he's one of Scotland's finest Wait a minute, that's your.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Case, yep, insurance and bodyguard. How's about lunch, Johnny?
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Have you met the Have you met his lairdship?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yeah? And I nearly lost a leg doing it. Oh
then you know, yeah, I know.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Oh shut up? Tonight and every weekday night. Bob Bailey
in the Transcribed Adventures of the Man with the Action
Packed Expense Account, America's Fabulous freelance Insurance investigator.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Yas true Johnny Dollar expense account semented by special Investigator
Johnny Dollar to the Philadelphia Mutual Liability and Casualty Company
in connection with my investigation, or rather, my involvement in
(01:20):
the Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscope matter and I wish
I'd had some idea of what I was getting into
before I ever left Hartford. But it's too late now
expense account item three thirty nine fifty one pair of
slacks for Within a few minutes of my arrival in Philadelphia,
Harry Branson, a Philly mutual, button holed me and dragged
(01:41):
me up to his office to meet two important clients
he had. First was missus Peter Malcolm Kelly van Pythen.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Oh, wonderful, wonderful man, I am so glad that you've
agreed to take on this assignment. Laird Douglas Douglas beams
everything to me, and I have the utmost confidence in you.
I'm sure Douglas will too.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
And then came well, Missus van Pyiten made the introduction.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
Laiir Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote. This is mister Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Huh oh no, holy jump, Oh no, you mustn't do that.
Oh my god, oh dear, good heavens you know your own. Dear,
hurry this mistaken sorry John, Sorry.
Speaker 4 (02:30):
Down Douglas, down there, dear, that's the boy. That's a
nice boy.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
That is Laiir Douglas Douglas of Headscope.
Speaker 5 (02:37):
Yes, isn't deardorable? He's so playful. He was really just
playing you know where, Dear, come out.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Verry, John, this is the clients you call me all
the way down from Hartford to see.
Speaker 6 (02:46):
Yes, John, Yes, seven to fifty a week, practically unlimited
expense account.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Oh dear, just.
Speaker 5 (02:51):
Look at your trousers, mister Donna.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
I don't need to thanks, I can feel a draft.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
But you need new ones here, and I insist you
let me pay for down Douglas.
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Down here, mister Dollar. Will one hundred dollars be enough?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
No?
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Here, one hundred and fifty. I can see those are
very very nice?
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Well what I mean, John, yere?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Please?
Speaker 5 (03:09):
Now I insist you take it.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
And if it is, no, no, no, no thanks, that's funny.
But now, Harry, you listening, John, I know what you're
going to say, but as I explain to you on
the way up, you'll explain funny but not nearly enough.
But I tried, I really you and I had better
have a quiet little talk, Harry, and the sooner the better.
Speaker 5 (03:23):
Oh boys, please, can't you do that another time?
Speaker 4 (03:25):
Please come down from those chairs so mister Dollar can meet.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
Douglas and we can make all the arrangements.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Please, missus Van Piden. That's precisely what I want.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
To talk about.
Speaker 5 (03:35):
You really look very funny up there.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
And see Douglas does want so much to be friends
with you.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Yeah, he's sure. It isn't a piece of my legg
he wants.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
Oh no, of course, not here, mister Dollar. Just give
him one of these biscuits. I have them especially baked
for him, and he'll be your friend for life. Really,
uh here, now, just come down and hand it to here.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
He'll love you, It's true, John, I know. Yeah, then
what are you doing up on that chair? I forgot?
That's all nice, Douglas, he's mister Dollar. Well, all I
hope is he doesn't forget.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Just handy to and he knows which his biscuit and
which is my hand?
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Yo.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Here boy, here, boy, take it easy.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
You see now your friend is in that sweet sure
is well?
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Well, i'd better get back to my hotel and change
and Harry are called you?
Speaker 4 (04:36):
Oh but we haven't made the definite arrangements yet, and
I want you staying out at our.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Place in Germantown, the Maples. It's a lovely little place,
mister Donna.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Well, much as I hate to say it, and I'm
not quite sure about taking all.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
I know the money, Well, don't you worry about it,
not at all, not one bit. If you'd rather have
a thousand dollars a week, that's what we'll make it.
And I do wish, missus, do more about these poor trousers.
I know, why don't you go straight over to Watermaker's
men's door and have them tailor you a whole suit.
Speaker 5 (05:04):
Wouldn't that be nice? You'd look lovely.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
You've already given me more than enough bias that.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
Now just forget it.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Now you have them make you anything you want and
just charge it to me. Oh look, Douglas tear is
licking your hand.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
I knew you'd like you.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Never underestimate the power of a woman, somebody once said,
or maybe they should have said, never underestimate the power
of a fast buck or a thousand bucks. Anyhow, Missus
Peter Malcolm Kelly van Pipon had set her heart on
my handling this whole affair, and she simply wasn't to
be denied. Couple that with a chance to pick up
enough loot in a few days to well what would
(05:51):
you do? And the darn mutt did take a liking
to me. So with Larid Douglas Douglas in my lap,
oh he's a.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
Scottie by the way, Scottish chair, mister Dalla, your pardon
my correcting, your sorry. And it's all because of the
show at Bala Kinwid on Friday, Delaware b.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
A la c u y nwy day job.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Yes, Bala kinwid Leird.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
Douglas Douglas simply must win not only Best of Class
but Best of Show, and he will if somebody doesn't interfere.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Oh you you think somebody might might do something to Douglas.
Speaker 5 (06:27):
I'm sure of it because been tried before.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
You mean, poison him or something like that?
Speaker 4 (06:31):
Worse all dope poison would let him die a hero,
a martyr, but drugs would keep him from winning the show.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Oh well, what makes you suspect somebody might try it?
Speaker 4 (06:45):
As I said, it's been tried before, huh last year
and again a few days ago. And if Harrison R.
Kenworthy thinks he can do it again, he's mistaken.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Then you know who did it before.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
I refuse to divulge any names, but you just mister dollar,
I will not tell you. All I ask is that
you watch over Lair Douglas Douglas until he has won
the show. Oh and if he does Win as I'm
sure he will. I'll insist that you accept a nice
bonus so you can see I'm very.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Very sick.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
And so it went on for another half hour or so,
and finally she left after I promised to pick up
my bags at the hotel and move out to her
join and fashionable German town. I talked a few minutes
longer with Harry Brant.
Speaker 6 (07:32):
I'm so glad you've agreed to take this on, John.
As I told you, Missus van Pien is the most
important individual policyholder we have, and doing this paper, Harry,
It's not the mut show at Bella Kinwood or laired Douglas,
or missus Kelly van Pyten or you.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
I'm doing this for. It's purely love of the green stuff.
Hw That old dame must be really loaded.
Speaker 6 (07:50):
John, she has so much money. Well she doesn't know
how much she has, industrial empire, that.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Sort of thing, all right, all right, But Harry, if
word ever gets around on the trade that I came
down here to play by guard to a much so
help me, I'll have your head. Yes, But now, hadn't
you better go on out to the Maples. Well, first
I want to know about this, Harris and r Kenworthy.
She mentioned all that, yeah, that she accused him of
doping up her scotti.
Speaker 6 (08:11):
Well, she really doesn't know, and it's really quite complicated.
What do you mean ken Worthy owns a beautiful Kerry
Blue Terry lady O.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
Diddy's rolling on me? Holy cats and no pun. Why
can't they give an honest dog an honest name. Look,
well call her Mimi, go ahead, Ray, just in time, Meat,
Harry Branson, Ray Rolling. Oh we know each other, Hello,
Harry boy. Mister Roland.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Sure Harry called me in last year when these two
dogs were at each other.
Speaker 6 (08:35):
So she doesn't mean that literally, John. You see, mister
Roland is quite an authority on show.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
I've held it against him for years, ever since school. Well,
there's no need to hold it against him. But I
don't mean that literally.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
Oh well, John boys, So you came down to help
yourself to a handful of deer missus Kelly Ryan Piton's car,
More power to you. I knew Harry would call you
in on the case. Felt it in my bones, and brother,
you may be in deeper than you think.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Uh, what's that supposed to mean? Ray?
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Harry told you about the villain of the piece, Harrison
are Kenworthy, I.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Was just starting to when you're so rangy.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
Yeah, well, Johnny, the whole setup is a riot. But
just remember one thing.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
A lot of people have been killed in riots.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Now what's that supposed to me? I'll tell you what
he means.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Let me tell it, Harry. It would take you all day.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Sorry, no offense, all right, go ahead, okay, bellakin wit
is the biggest event of the year. And the dog
he said, Okay, all right, missus. Kelly van Piden owns
Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherscote, real fine Scott.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Yeah, good tea. See hey, those.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
Pants are really gone anyhow.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
Harrison Kenworthy owns Lady O Diddy's Rollamar Meme Kerry.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Blue mem I'd get into gestion trying to say that
other name.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Okay, me me.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
They're two pretty good dogs, especially Meme International Championship, blood
and all that, But Mimi's the better dog. Douglas won't
stand a chance. I've tried to tell her this, but
we'll go on, go on, okay.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Harrison Kenworthy loves Kelly van.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Piten see oh, loves her money him. He's loaded too. No,
I think the old coot really loves her, and I
think she he loves him, right.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
Harry, Yes, I think I'm inclined right.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
But now get this, Yeah, she won't marry him until
her laired Douglas beats his lady old diddy Mimi Foreign
Square at the Ballykinwood Show.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
How do you like that?
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Are you kidding?
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (10:14):
No, Jihanet's an accepted one, right, So.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
What happens for over a way?
Speaker 1 (10:18):
Wait a minute, If he really wants to marry her,
why doesn't he just let her dog beat his and.
Speaker 2 (10:23):
Let her be one up on him right from the start. Never, no, boy,
he'd never live it down. You don't know these people.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
This is about the craziest thing I ever heard of.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
You and me, sure, But to them it's deadly serious.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
Are they in love with each other? Or were their dog?
Speaker 3 (10:35):
Well, it's not just love where the dogs are concerned,
but pride, which is just about all a lot of
these old, lonely millionaires have to think about to live for. Yeay,
sometimes even under the fifth and sixth generation.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
Yeah, okay, okay, I'll take your word for it. But
now she said something about her dog being doped at
the show last year. Oh yes, Johnie.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
See, it was just a couple of right just before
the finals.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
It was an attempt to murder the dog with poison,
but emergency care both times pulled laired Douglas through.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
She told me it was only some kind of a
dope the pore.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Sure, we kept the truth from it.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
You don't realize it, boy, But if that dog were
to die, she.
Speaker 6 (11:06):
Would fact Oh no, ray, Oh yes, John, and the
insurance company must keep that dog alive in order to
obviate having to pay off right.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
After all, her policies amounts to a righte.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
It may sound absurd to you, Johnny, but it's no joke.
As I said, you don't know these people.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
But look, it still doesn't make any sense.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
You just have to take my word for it. And
it's happened right here in Philadelphia.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Yes, John, and we held the policy. It was an
old lady, right.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
So there you have it.
Speaker 1 (11:33):
Okay, Okay, I'll believe you. And so the finger points
at Harris and r. Kenney.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
Well, she might like to think that, especially since she
does know that poison was used both times, but I don't.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
What's more, the police feel the same.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Oh now, if you say police dogs, I'll slug you, John.
There are times when the sense of dead right.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
And I do mean dead no, in all seriousness, Johnny,
if I were you on duck out of this assignment.
Speaker 6 (11:56):
Now, don't say that, Ray, unless John, go go ahead
and say it.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Something on to start to make sense around all right.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Listen, the reason I'm sure Harrison R. Kenworthy had nothing
to do with the attempt at poisonings, the reason the
police were called in the reason I think you wanted
to get on each occasion, missus Kelly Van Python had
a bodyguard attending Laird Douglass in addition to the dogs, governess,
medicos and so on. Get to the point each time
in order for the poisoner to get to that Roy, please,
each time the bodyguard was murdered.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
Still want this case, Johnny.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's intriguing
episode of this week's story.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
Tomorrow. Well, the joke's no longer a joke, especially when
a killer trains his sights on me, Joe Nice, won't
you yours truly? Johnny Dollar?
Speaker 2 (13:06):
Yours truly?
Speaker 1 (13:07):
Johnny Dollar is starring Bob Bailey.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
Is transcribed in Hollywood.
Speaker 3 (13:11):
It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone, who also
wrote tonight's story, be sure to join us tomorrow night,
same time in station for the next exciting episode of
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Roy Rowan speaking
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