THE FAIRWAY MATTER and THE CELIA WOODSTOCK MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR

Summary

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1001 Radio Crime Solvers — Episode Summary

Episode: THE FAIRWAY MATTER and THE CELIA WOODSTOCK MATTER – YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR

Date: October 5, 2025
Host: Jon Hagadorn
Stories Featured: “The Fairway Matter” and “The Celia Woodstock Matter”

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Overview

This episode of 1001 Radio Crime Solvers delivers two full-length “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” radio detective stories, both starring John Lund as Dollar, the hardboiled insurance investigator known for his signature expense account narration and wry take on postwar American crime. “The Fairway Matter” explores a tragic airline bombing and its far-reaching consequences, while “The Celia Woodstock Matter” looks at the tangled disappearance of a woman with secrets and a dangerous past.

The show reflects the golden age of radio’s immersive storytelling, featuring suspense, procedural investigation, and stark, emotional exchanges—all typical of Johnny Dollar’s world, where insurance fraud, murder, and double lives intersect.

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“The Fairway Matter”

Main Theme

Johnny Dollar investigates a passenger plane explosion immediately after takeoff, leading to multiple deaths and the destruction of two homes. Charged with finding the truth for the insurance company, he faces grief-stricken survivors, tangled motives, and a classic whodunit with misdirection, false leads, and ultimately, a tragic twist.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Beats

1. The Scene of the Crime (06:00–09:00)

• Dollar arrives at a chaotic crash site: “The family of four living in it had been killed. The parents of one child in the first house were not expected to live...” (09:00)
• The crash was quickly determined to be the result of a planned explosion (nitroglycerin, probably with a timed detonator).
• Carl Reed of the airline is shattered: “Good Lord, this is hardly the time to worry about money, is it? I’m only an investigator. They hired me to help in any way I can to fix the blame.” — Carl Reed (09:12)

2. Early Leads & Suspects (11:00–15:00)

• Initial investigation focuses on Wilbur Wheeler, a ground crewman in love with the stewardess killed in the crash. He admits to jealousy and previous threats against the co-pilot, but his emotional breakdown and lack of evidence leave only suspicions.
  • “You wanted to know why you were here? I told you it was just routine, Wheeler.” — Captain Lenhart (12:40)

3. Interviews with Survivors and Families (13:05–14:51)

• Johnny and Captain Lenhart interview Mrs. Graham, widow of a victim, offering a glimpse into the personal devastation of the crime:
  • “No, I have talked too much. Only keeps in my mind the things I saw in that field and the women crying.” — Mrs. Graham (13:12)
• The human cost of tragedy weighs on both investigators.

4. The First Major Break—The Stewardess Angle (15:46–17:30)

• Analysis reveals the bomb was concealed in the stewardess’s first aid kit. Suspicion shifts to Wheeler.
• Wheeler’s background, psychiatric evaluation, and alibi remain inconclusive; he’s wracked by guilt but not necessarily guilt of action.

5. Second Crime Shifts the Investigation (19:10–23:45)

• Another stewardess, Alice Turner, is found shot to death. She’d originally been scheduled for the doomed flight, suggesting the intended target may have switched at the last minute due to a scheduling trade.
• This new murder points to a deeper motive or cover-up.

6. The Breakthrough—Confession and Motive (25:26–27:00)

• A narcotics-related informant comes to Dollar: Alice Turner was carrying drugs for a syndicate; when she attempted to inform federal agents, her handler arranged her murder. The crash resulted from an attempt to cover up the operation—tragically, because Turner traded shifts last-minute, Shirley Goodhue took the fatal flight.
  • “I can’t stand it anymore... I’m ready to give myself up. His name is Church—Arthur Church. He’s the chief pusher...” — Informant (25:26)
  • “The horror of the crime led to the solving of it.” — Johnny Dollar (25:16)

7. Resolution (29:00)

• Dollar, with information from the guilt-ridden informant, helps deliver justice and close the case, reflecting on the painful chain of consequences from a single criminal act.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Mrs. Graham’s grief:
  “No, I have talked too much. Only keeps in my mind the things I saw in that field and the women crying.” (13:12)

• Wilbur Wheeler’s confession:
  “I guess for me it was really over that. He ordered me around one day and I didn’t like it. That’s how it started... I told him I’d see the day his plane with him in it would be plastered all over some hill. I know what it sounds like now.” (12:14)

• Break in the case—informant’s confession:
  “Alice Turner was carrying the stuff for him. She wanted to get out. Church wouldn’t let her. So she got smart and set up a meeting with a federal man the other night. And that’s why she was killed. And all the rest of them, too.” (26:16)

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Key Timestamps

• Crash scene introduction & emotional impact: 09:00–10:30
• Wilbur Wheeler’s interrogation: 11:30–13:00
• Investigators visit Mrs. Graham: 13:05–14:51
• New evidence about the stewardess: 15:46–17:30
• Alice Turner’s murder discovered: 19:10–23:45
• Confession and motive revealed: 25:26–27:00

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“The Celia Woodstock Matter”

Main Theme

A seemingly straightforward missing-person case for Johnny Dollar becomes a web of marital decay, blackmail, and murder, with bigamy, secret pasts, and the risks of running from old lives all brought to light. The tone is noir and fatalistic, with Dollar navigating layers of deception between a domineering husband, a vanished wife, and a dangerous figure from the past.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Beats

1. The Disappearance and Setup (32:31–35:00)

• Dollar is brought in under the pretense of possible foul play, but Captain Lyle Woodstock admits to fabricating urgency:

  • “Through a delicate choice of words, I’m afraid I intimated that I was frightened for Celia's very life.” — Captain Woodstock (33:33)

• He’d previously hired a private eye, David Slater, who attributes Celia's disappearance to her running out on her husband, pointing out large cash withdrawals and suspicious phone calls.

2. Following the Trail—Dr. Masterson & the Nurse (35:15–45:42)

• Celia was seeing Dr. Masterson frequently, but Slater and the nurse, Janet Squire, both deny any romantic liaison.
• The name "Sprague" surfaces during one of Celia’s mysterious phone calls; Dollar and police begin to suspect a connection to her past.

3. Violence Erupts: Attack at the Woodstock House (41:30–43:00)

• Dollar is ambushed and locked in a closet by an armed man (later identified as Sprague) searching for Woodstock. Celia is found gravely injured.
• Dollar: “He’d given himself some more time by pulling out the phone wires. But it took less than five minutes for me to cover some 200 yards to the nearest neighbor and get through to the Bridgeport police.” (44:30)

4. Two Shootings, Two Calibers (45:10–47:10)

• Captain Woodstock is subsequently found shot dead elsewhere in the house, raising the possibility of shifting motives and culprits—there are two shooters, two weapons, two stories.

5. The Truth Unfolds—Celia’s Testimony (50:36–53:25)

• Celia survives and confesses: She is actually Mrs. Emil Sprague, still married to Sprague and bigamously wed to Woodstock. Sprague tracked her down for blackmail, forced her to share money, then shot Woodstock when he thought Celia was dead.
  • “Because I’m Mrs… You’re Mrs. Amel Sprague. You were married to Sprague. Your marriage to him was never ended, but you married Woodstock anyway.” — Johnny Dollar (51:12)
  • “I was wrong. I lied...” — Celia Woodstock (51:31)

6. Final Confrontation—Sprague’s End (53:29–56:10)

• Police surround Sprague at his apartment. Dollar calls him, revealing Celia is alive. Sprague, believing everything lost, tries to fight back and is shot dead.
  • “We just got a complete statement from Mrs. Woodstock. You're blackmailed. The works. She’s alive? Yeah. She’s gonna make it. I thought she was dead. I saw her fall. I killed him because I thought she was dead...” — Sprague (55:41)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Captain Woodstock’s deception:
  “I discharged the servants. All of them? Couldn’t stomach their attitude since Cecilia’s departure.” (33:33)

• Celia’s confession:
  “I didn’t know where he was in Mexico. Had to get away. And I married myself a husband. That’s all it matters.”—Celia Woodstock (51:40)

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Key Timestamps

• Woodstock’s setup & private detective findings: 32:31–37:00
• Ambush at Woodstock house: 41:30–43:00
• Celia’s testimony and confession: 50:36–53:25
• Sprague’s final call & death: 55:40–56:14

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Episode Tone & Style

Authentic to its original era, the stories blend procedural police work with noir angst and hard-edged emotion. The dialog is economical, evocative, and dripping with mid-century American idioms, lending a sense of urgency and gravity to each revelation.

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Conclusion

This double-feature episode demonstrates why “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” stood out among radio detective series: smart plotting, deep character motivations, and a sensitive touch in portraying loss and justice. Both stories paint a bleak but compelling vision of crime and the persistent pursuit of truth, led by a dogged investigator whose own conscience is often the final judge.

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Recommended Listening:

• "The Fairway Matter": 00:58–31:00
• "The Celia Woodstock Matter": 32:31–end

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Transcript

[Jeff Bridges]

Morning, Zoe. Got donuts.

[Dana]

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[Jeff Bridges]

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[Johnny Dollar]

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[Dana]

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[Jeff Bridges]

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[Johnny Dollar]

Nice.

[Dana]

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[Johnny Dollar]

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[Jeff Bridges]

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[Johnny Dollar]

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[Jeff Bridges]

So what are we having for lunch?

[Dana]

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[Johnny Dollar]

Data 182025 Visit t mobile.com for your listening enjoyment. John Lund as Johnny Downer that. That plane crashed. Johnny, did you hear? Yeah, I just turned off my radio. It's horrible. Who is this? Oh, I'm sorry. Sam Harris, Columbia. Oh, yeah, sure. Does your company carry the policies on that airline? Yes, but I'm not thinking of that. That crash was planned. Oh, they're definite about it now? Yes. An explosion, some kind of a bomb. There were 13 people killed in the plane and they don't know how many in the houses it crashed into. We've got to place responsibility. The company wants to do whatever it can. We've got to find whoever is responsible. Yeah, sure, Mr. Harris. You want me to go out there? Yes, we do. The airline representative is a man named Reed. Go out and do everything you can. Now, for just a moment, what do you say we take time out to talk about star routes? Never heard of them. Well, I don't suppose many of us have, but they exist all right. Now, those of us who live in cities or in other localities where regular letter carriers drop off our mail probably never wonder how mail is handled in places where almost no one lives, where there's hardly anything and not much reason for going there. But there is someone who thought about it and did something about it. Our Postmaster General. He saw to it that folks who live in these out of the way places received their mail. Of course, the post office doesn't operate regular mail routes to these places because there isn't enough mail to warrant a regular postman. But the people in isolated spots such as prospectors in the Nevada mountains or trappers in the Alaska wilderness or Louisiana bayous are entitled to their mail. That's why the post office department has set up a system of contracting responsible agencies to deliver mail to out of the way places. These special mailmen follow what are known as star route. Deliveries are made usually to mailboxes similar to RFD boxes that stand in the middle of some barren waste or along a rarely traveled river. Star route carriers use cars, horses, mules, rowboats, dog sleds or airplanes. Whatever they need to deliver the mail. Sometimes they even walk. Yes, the job of the star route postman is a rugged one. And our hats are off to these little publicized employees of our United States Post Office Department. Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar to home office Columbia Risk Insurance Company. The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Fairway matter. Expense account. Item 1, 250 cab fare to the scene of the plane crash, which, as you know, covered quite a bit of territory. The Fairway Airlines plane had taken off at 8:20pm had reached an altitude of no more than 600ft and then had crashed, setting two houses afire a short distance from the Springfield Hartford Airport. I got there a little after 9:30. One house had been partially saved, but the other had been completely demolished. The family of four living in it had been killed. The parents of one child in the first house were not expected to live and beyond. Twisted pieces of the plane were scattered across the field. Fragments still smoking, turned white by the foam from chemical extinguishers. Mr. Reed. Mr. Carl Reed. Mr. Carl Reed. Sarah, over here, please. Excuse me. At least don't wait in your car. We'll let you know as soon as we can. My baby. My baby. Yes, sir. What did you want? My name is Donna. The insurance company. Insurance company? Good Lord, this is hardly the time to worry about money, is it? I'm only an investigator. They hired me to help in any way I can to fix the blame. Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm so stupid. Oh, you'll have to excuse me, Mrs. Goody. There are some things I have to do. Come along, Mr. Donna. She doesn't know about the explosion. She thinks there's a chance the daughter wasn't on the plane. But she was. She was assured us. You haven't told her? I can let her hope for a couple More hours? Why shouldn't I? I've had to tell so many people. Well, it's horrible. Horrible. I think even worse than if it had been an accident when you know it was premeditated, when, you know, planned it. What kind of a person would you have to be to plan something like this? Yeah, it's hard to believe, but we have proof there was an explosion in an extreme after section destroyed all the control cables to the tail assembly. I don't suppose the civil aeronautics man is here yet? No, no, but he's on his way. They're sending one of their best SW Newton. Captain Lenhardt of the State police is here, though. Oh, I'd like to talk to him then. Do you have any idea where he is? Well, the last I saw him he was over there by that o. Where we see the group of men over by the hangar. Yeah, he might be there. They. They collected the bodies, then made as many identifications as possible. Look, I know it's bad, Mr. Reed, but don't you go to pieces. That wouldn't help at all. I'll be all right. I'll see you later. Yeah. I remembered Captain Jim Lenhart from a case we'd shared last year. And I found him in the group of silent men. Their silence and their expressions told better than words how they felt about the row of sheep draped bodies on the ground. I was Reid making out. I thought it was going to pieces a little while ago. Well, he's still in pretty bad shape. He's not alone, but it might have been worse. Plane could have been filled. Yeah, Well, I guess our approach will be to try to find out which victim was the planned victim. Well, what we have now, I don't see any other way to start, do you? No. The possibilities as I see them are murder with a motive, disguised suicide or a homicidal maniac. That must cover it. I have men covering the airport in a two mile circle around it. Their orders are to question everybody this spot and search every car. I think that's about all we can do tonight. Well, I'll see you in the morning then. Sorry. With you. Sure is glad to have you on the case. Meet you in my office at 9. Good. Here's another ambulance. We can get the rest of these four devils into the morgue and try to find out who they are. The next morning the official findings were released. The explosive had been nitroglycerin. It had been detonated by some electrical means which it was assumed was connected to a timing device that had not yet been found. Captain Lenhart's men had questioned a number of suspicious characters near the airport without result. But Lenhart himself had received an anonymous tip on a possible suspect, a Wilbur Wheeler, who was a member of the ground crew that serviced the plane just before its takeoff. Wheeler was shown to the Captain's office about 40 minutes after I'd gotten there. Why did you pick me to come up here? Why didn't you get Straker or Mills? They're over me. It's just routine, Wheeler. Routine. You must have a reason. I got a right to know if you got a reason, haven't I? Why do you think we started with you? Well, I'm asking you, aren't I? The stewardess who died in that cray. Shirley Goodhue. I knew her. We understand that she meant something to you. Weren't you in love with her? Yes. We understand you made quite a pest of yourself phoning her at home and waiting for her at the airport. And then a week or so ago, you learned she was going to marry the co pilot who was killed. What's his name? Bill Strand, wasn't it? Wheeler? Yes. You're saying that you think I caused that crash? Well, you wanted to know why you were here. I told you it was just routine, Wheeler. And it would have been if you'd acted differently. But it sounds as though you're trying to hide some facts from it. I won't anymore. I. I don't have any reason to. Well, then why did you? I don't know. I've been going crazy ever since I heard about it. Last night I was still at the field. I got sick and I had to go home. We heard about that. I got home and turned on my radio. Then I heard what caused the crash. The explosion. And I knew that a lot of things I've said and a lot of things I'd done were gonna make trouble for me. Even getting sick and coming home was bad. What were some of the other things? Well, I said some pretty bad things to Shirley when I heard she was gonna marry Strand. And I had a fight with him. You had a fight with him over the same thing? I guess for me it was really over that. He ordered me around one day and I didn't like it. That's how it started. Beat me up pretty bad. Said he'd have my job. And I told him that I'd see the day his plane with him in it would be plastered all over some hill. I know what it sounds like now, but it didn't mean anything. It was just talk it was plenty of that. All right. You heard enough, Dollar? I think so. And that's all. Wheeler. I can go? Yeah. Nobody'd be stupid enough to compromise himself the way you did and then pull a job like this. I sure made a lot of mistakes. I know that. Yeah. Just be around where we can find you if we want to talk anymore. I. I can't go back to that airport, sir. I was gonna call and quit if it's all right with you. Just be where we can find you, that's all. I will. I'm sorry. A lot of people are willing. Yes, sir. Oh, Collins. The man just leaving my office name is Wheeler. Wilbur Wheeler. Have two of the boys get on him and stay. I'll arrange to relieve them tonight. Yeah, thanks. What do you think? Well, I'd like to know what's in Wheeler's background. And I'd like to get a psychiatrist reaction, wouldn't you? We'll learn about him. Now, let's get on with this list of passengers and see what we can get from their survivors. We spent the rest of the day and the efforts of six more of Captain Lenhart's men preparing files on the 10 dead passengers. One file contained nothing but a name. Rupert Stone, gotten from the ticket office records is that of a man who had paid cash for space to Augusta, Maine. The Hartford address he'd given was non existent and the phone number rang. A bakery where no one had ever heard of a Rupert Stone. That one. We dropped until the identification of the bodies was complete. Lenhart and I started out to follow up a couple of the others that evening. This is rotten work. Yeah. Check. Mrs. Graham?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes.

[Johnny Dollar]

This is Mr. Dollar and I'm Captain Lenhart of the State police. We like to talk to you about the death of your husband.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

No, I have talked too much. Only keeps in my mind the things I saw in that field and the women crying.

[Johnny Dollar]

We know, Mrs. Graham, but it's our job to fix the responsibility. We only want to ask you a few questions. You'd want to help find whoever caused all those deaths if you could, wouldn't you?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

How can I help?

[Johnny Dollar]

May we come in?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

All right. But only a little while. I haven't slept.

[Johnny Dollar]

Thank you.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

No, no, Skipper. Be quiet.

[Johnny Dollar]

He knows, poor old dog.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

And very soon he will die. Then I will be alone. Oh, please sit down.

[Johnny Dollar]

Thank you, Mrs. Graham. Thank you. Mrs. Graham. Your husband?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes.

[Johnny Dollar]

He. He bought space to Boston, didn't he?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes. Martin's brother is buried there. Martin was a religious man and quite often he would go to Visit his brother's grave.

[Johnny Dollar]

I see. I think that's all we needed. Wasn't a dollar to recheck his plans. Yeah. Yeah, I think that was all. Then we better go. We're sorry we had to bother you, Mrs. Graham. And thanks very much for seeing us.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

All right.

[Johnny Dollar]

Thanks very much. Oh, don't bother to get up. You don't have to come to the door with us. Good night.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Good night.

[Johnny Dollar]

Good night, Mrs. Graham.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Quiet, skipper. He won't come back.

[Johnny Dollar]

I couldn't cut it. I think that dog did it. Sorry. Don't apologize to me. This hasn't happened to me since I was a rookie. Why don't we have a drink on the way downtown? Well, it suits me. You know Al's on Front Street? Yeah, that's fine. Any place. I'll phone in from there and have Collins check me off duty.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

There you are, sir. Oh, you friended me.

[Johnny Dollar]

No, he had a phone Here. I'll catch it.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

It's A$60, sir.

[Johnny Dollar]

That's good enough. Keep it.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Oh, thank you. Oh, here he comes.

[Johnny Dollar]

String up $. Guess I'll have to waste mine because it seems I'm not off duty. What happened? We're back to that stewardess again. The explosive has been checked to her equipment lab. Men say some twisted metal they found used to be a first aid box and that it was in her flight bag. That brings Wilbur Wheeler back again too, huh? He's being picked up now. You know, many great men have attained the highest office in our land. The presidency of the United States. Can you guess the name of this man? He was a president of several firsts. He was the first vice president to become president through the death of the chief executive, the first president to be married in office and the first president against whom impeachment proceedings were introduced. He graduated from William and Mary College at 17 and at 26, was elected to Congress. During his administration, a treaty was signed which opened the door to oriental trade for the first time. If you don't have his name by now, here's one more important clue. On the last day of his term, he signed a resolution providing for the annexation of Texas. Who was he? John Tyler, 10th president of the United States. His life is part of your American heritage. And now, with our star, John Lund, we bring you the second act of yours truly, Johnny Dollar. I don't like the idea of being loaded into a police car twice in one day with everybody in the block gawking at me. A lot of people have been loaded into police cars today. They were glad to come in and do anything they could to help clear this up. Well, I want to help, too. I didn't mean it that way. You're glad to hear that. How long have you worked for the Fairway Airline? About a year and a half, I think. What'd you do before that? I want to know why you're asking questions like that. Why did you bring me back here? Because some new evidence has turned up, that's why. What does it have to do with me? It has to do with Shirley Goodhue. I don't know what you mean. I don't know what you're talking about. I told you everything there was about her and me. Did you know that she carried a first aid kit aboard the plane last night? First aid kit? I don't know what you mean. You don't? After working there a year and a half. What did you do on the plane? Brought food on, checked the water. A few other things. Things that the stewardess would be involved in. She'd be there with you, wouldn't she? Yeah, but. I don't know what you're driving at. I don't know what you mean. Where did she put her first aid kit, Wheeler? Why do you ask me that? I don't remember. I didn't notice. They had a place they kept it, but I didn't notice. Was it open? I don't know what was in it. Well, if I knew what you meant. I don't know why you're asking me these things. Look, each stewardess has a kit. They take it off the plane when they leave and they bring it aboard when they report for work. I don't know what you're talking about. The explosive, Wheeler. The nitroglycerin that was hidden in her first aid kit. I didn't put it there. That's what you mean. But. But I didn't do it. I don't know anything about it. 13 people in the plane. Wheeler. Four people in. One of the houses had crashed. Probably two more in the other. I didn't do it. I didn't. I didn't do it. Wilbur Wheeler was turned over to the police psychiatrist. The web that was tightening around him was only circumstantial. And the question was, did he know that he could keep on saying he hadn't done it and that we couldn't do anything without physical proof? Or was he innocent? Our last move that night was to go to Wheeler's room. We were looking for a wire that could be checked to that used with the explosive. We didn't Find that or anything else that could be a definite help. But a couple of things we didn't find seemed strange. Hey, he said he came home and turned on his radio. There isn't a radio here. A newspaper's dollar see any? No, no, I don't. No. No, there aren't any. Unless he's got them out of sight someplace. Why would he do that? No, not in the waste basket. You'd think a man so close to this would want to find out what the papers were saying, wouldn't you? Guilty or innocent? Yeah, Well, I don't know $I'm bushed. Let's drop it for tonight. The next day, Lenhart and I talked to the psychiatrist who'd spent a couple of hours with Wheeler. The doctor said that Wheeler was definitely suffering from a severe guilt complex. But whether that meant he had actually committed the crime or had only wished secretly that harm would come to Ms. Goodyear wasn't clear yet. In terms of evidence, that meant nothing. The lack of a radio or newspaper in his room the doctor tossed off as meaning merely that Wheeler was hiding from actuality, as Captain Lenhart put it. If that doctor thinks he helped my mental condition, he's wrong. That afternoon, a development came from the Fairway office of Carl Reeve. He'd been unable to locate another of his stewardesses, and when finally he'd sent someone to her apartment, she'd been found shot to death. We met Mr. Reed, at the scene of the second crime. I simply had to get back on the job today. Two of our flights were delayed yesterday because of my going to pieces. You better watch it now, Mr. Reed. I. I don't know if I. Now, just take it easy. You tried to phone this girl and tell her to report for one of your flights, and when you sent somebody out here, she was found dead, huh? Yes, exactly. I. I hadn't tried to contact Alice before because I. Well, I. I knew that she and Ms. Goodye had been close friends and that she must have felt almost responsible for her death. Why, Mr. Read? Why? Well, she was scheduled for the flight the other night. I. I thought you knew that. No, no, we didn't. I wish we had. But I told you that night at the scene of the crash, I was talking to her mother, Mrs. Goodyear. Yes, I remember that. You said she thought there was a chance her daughter wasn't on the plane. But I told you the other girl was scheduled. No, no, Mr. Reed, you made it sound like Mrs. Goodyou thought her daughter was on a different flight. You didn't Say anything about another stewardess? Good Lord. It's all right, Mr. Reed. The human mind isn't infallible, but it can correct its mistakes. Tell us now. Well, that's all right with everything else, I suppose it didn't seem important. I. Well, I know our procedure is less. Thank you. Well, that's exact. Than the regular companies. You see, the girls often traded flights. When did you find out about this trade? Well, not until Mrs. Goodyear told me that her daughter had gone to work that night. You didn't discuss it with her, by any chance? No, I. I didn't discuss it that night and all of it. I. Then I think we'd better go see Mrs. Goodyou Dar.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Of course. Of course. I'll tell you anything I can.

[Johnny Dollar]

We've just learned that your daughter wasn't scheduled to be on that plane, Mrs. Goodhue.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

No, she wasn't.

[Johnny Dollar]

We understand that she and Alice Turner exchanged flights quite often. But do you know how it happened the other night?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

No. Shirley was here at home in the phone ran.

[Johnny Dollar]

What time was that, please?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Oh, I hardly remember. We'd had an early dinner and the.

[Johnny Dollar]

Plane took off at 8:25. How long before then?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Well, an hour at least. No, it was less than that because Shirley left in such a hurry.

[Johnny Dollar]

What did she say?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Well, she said that one of the girls was sick and she was going to take her place on the flight. Just up to Maine and back, she said. She said she'd be home soon after midnight. I've never liked rushed decisions. And I've always worried when Shirley left in a hurry like that.

[Johnny Dollar]

She did it quite often.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes, they. They all did it. Six of them live here in Hartford. I never liked it.

[Johnny Dollar]

Did she trade more often with Alice Turner than with the others?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

You know, I don't think so. It was an agreement. If one of them couldn't work, one of the others would fill in.

[Johnny Dollar]

Then it's possible that Alice Turner called some of the others before she called your daughter.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes, it's quite possible.

[Johnny Dollar]

The horror of the crime led to the solving of it. Late that afternoon, I'd gone back to my apartment building and in the corridor just outside my door.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Hey, your name, darling?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah. Can I help you? Hey, I want to talk to you. I think we better go inside. Well, I'm pretty busy. Yes, I know you are, but I want to talk to you about a plane explosion. Oh, all right. Come on in. I can't stand it anymore. I read about Alice Turner this afternoon. I just can't stand it, that's all. What do you know about it? I'll give it all those people kill for nothing. And I'm partly to blame too. And I'm ready to give myself up. Why did you come to me then? Why didn't you go to the police? You can talk to somebody like you. The police are always building the case for the estate. Okay. They'll get you anyway. But you know what I really said, See? All right, go ahead. His name is Church. Arthur Church. Who's Arthur Church? He's the chief pusher for a bigger narcotics outfit than you ever thought there was. We've had a few cranks in this case already. I know.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Crank?

[Johnny Dollar]

What do you mean? Ummak? Alice Turner was carrying the stuff for him. She wanted to get out. Church wouldn't let her. So she got smart and set up a meeting with a federal man the other night. And that's why she was killed. And all the rest of them too. Doesn't make sense. If she'd made this date, don't you think the federal authorities would have been in on this? Well, she didn't tell them who she was or what she did. How do you know? I'm the one that told her Church was onto her. I told her to drop it, sure, not to go. That's my part of it. I told her Church was onto it and that he'd stop her somewhere. I told her to drop it no matter what. I don't like it. Now why would she put Shirley Goodyear on the scene? Alice didn't know what would happen. I didn't know. Who could know that he'd do anything like this? Why did he? If what you say is true, we could have stopped her some other way. That's my doing too. I kept her out of sight, you see. And the other night I told her not to do anything. To stay where she was and not to go to the field. And then she believed me. And then she called Shirley Goodhue and told her she was sick. And that's why she didn't go. Do you know where the explosive was that wrecked the plane? Yes, as I read today, the first aid kit. That's where Alice carried the stuff. And it was her kit. How did the good you girl get it? Because she was called at the last minute, you see. And Alice had her things in the locker at the field. Look, Mr. Dollar, I wouldn't be here if I wasn't telling the truth. It's a peddling rap for me, don't you see? But I've been reading these stories about the people that got killed and the families that are left. And I couldn't take it. I knew the truth. And then when Alice was killed, there was no reason for me not telling what I knew. Are you ready to go to the police? You heard what I got to say. I'm giving myself up. So you know where this Arthur Church is? Yes, yes, yes. He. He and I live together. And you'll come with us? If I have to, yes. Yes, yes. I'll take you up there. There. This is it, Marin. This is where I left you. You go in, then. Tell him who's here. Just call him. Naturally. All right, all right. A warrant. Are you here? I'm here. Yet. Out of the way. I got him. Expense account, item 2. Miscellaneous $23.45. Expense account total $25.95. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar, for your listening enjoyment. John Lund as Johnny dollar. Is this Mr. Dollar, the insurance gentleman? That's right. Well, this is Captain Lyle Woodstock. I was given a message that you telephoned. Oh, yes, I did. Your insurance company wanted me to look into this trouble with your wife. I wonder when I could see you. That's your convenience, but it's not trouble yet. It's quite possible that nothing is wrong at all. Oh, Well, I understood that you were worried about her disappearance, that you hadn't heard from her in over a week. Isn't that it? Yes, but I'll explain it all to you. But as I said, in spite of her absence, it's entirely possible that nothing is wrong at all. All right, Captain Woodstock. I'll be out to talk to you this afternoon. While we take a breather from our program, I'd like to ask you a question. Do you know who Uncle Sam's lawyer is? If your answer is the Attorney General, you're absolutely right. But being legal advisor to the president and other governmental agencies is only part of his job. His main task is running the Department of Justice, which makes sure that the laws passed by Congress are carried out and that lawyers are available when the government must be represented in court. Let me give you an example. Suppose there is some question concerning the amount or kind of tax you should pay. Or suppose you and the government don't agree as to which of you own certain land. That's when the Department of Justice steps in to represent the government side of the case. If anyone is brought to trial for counterfeiting, smuggling, gold hoarding or passport forging, the Department of Justice prosecutes the case. It also handles all matters dealing with legal immigration and all of this activity is the responsibility of an important member of the President's Cabinet. The Attorney General. Just as it is the duty of the United States Government to protect each and every one of you, it is the duty of the Attorney General to protect the government of the United States. Mint is still $15 a month for premium wireless. And if you haven't made the switch yet, here are 15 reasons why you should. One, it's $15 a month. Two, seriously, it's $15 a month. Three, no big costume contracts.

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[Johnny Dollar]

Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar to home office, Washingtonian Life Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut. The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Celia Woodstock matter. Expense Account Item 1, $25.50 Car Rental and mileage to the Woodstock home. Off the highway just east of Bridgeport, there was a large frame house shuttered against the winter wind blowing across Long Island Sound. Captain Lyle Woodstock, please. Yes. You are Mr. Dollar? That's right. Come inside. Thanks. I am Captain Woodstock. It was nice of you to come out. Nasty wind, isn't it? Yeah. It wasn't blowing like this in Hartford quite often. Windy here on the Sound. I'm afraid you'll have to leave your coat here. That's all right. I discharged the servants.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

All of them?

[Johnny Dollar]

Couldn't stomach their attitude since Cecilia's departure. Come along. We'll talk in the library. Okay. After you, Mrs. Dallow. Thanks. I'm afraid I was guilty of a certain amount of deception When I spoke to your Mr. Miller. Through a delicate choice of words, I'm afraid I intimated that I was frightened for Celia's very life. Sit down. Why the deception? Why? Naturally, to interest them in the situation and with a purpose. Mr. Dollar, couldn't you afford to hire a private detective? My good man, I have wasted a considerable amount of money by doing just that. It was from the stumbling idiot of a detective that I received the news of Celia's disappearance. He was following her. He had been for a month, until he lost it. I had entertained certain suspicions about Celia. What's this Investigator's name? Slater. Mr. David Slater. He was recommended as the best in Bridgeport. Considering his dismal failure, you surely understand why I felt it Necessary to turn to someone else. My insurance company struck me as a wise choice since there is a large policy on her life. All right, I'll talk to this Slater. Now, will you give me everything you can on your wife, Description, so on? Yes, of course. They're on the table. I brought out a few photos. Hmm. How old? 27. Oh, yes, yes, that one was snapped on Mondego Beach. Very striking woman, isn't she? Yeah. And this one was taken while we were anchored off Hilo last summer. You get around. Travel has its advantages, Mr. Dunn. Monsieur? Both, yes. In dry dark at the moment.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

As a matter of fact, I met.

[Johnny Dollar]

Celia when I put into Las Cruces instead of Acapulco, and it seemed that she too wanted to travel. Where do you think she's traveling now? I haven't the faintest idea. As I started to tell you, I've been troubled by certain suspicions. She was seeing entirely too much of a young doctor in Bridgeport. His name is Masterson. Dr. Charles Masterson. You think he could have something to do with her disappearance? Is that what you mean? I shouldn't like to say. I believe that she is a quite perfect physical specimen. Yet she visited this doctor fellow at least three times per week. Yeah. Anything else? As a matter of fact, yes. We were in Acapulco two years ago when Hancock, Nelson, the rest of the story, wasn't too far from typical. Although I don't meet too many of the breed. A, the 55 year old Woodstock, captain because he owned a schooner, had dedicated his life to what he called adventure, And B, the 28 year old Celia had also dedicated her life to what she called adventure. The results were a number of voyages. And finally, Celia Woodstock's disappearance. I found the private investigator, David Slater, in a conservatively crummy suite of offices on Front street in Bridgeport. Well, you've met him, so you know what type he is. Yes, I followed his wife. What did she do? Got a report on every move she made for months. You want to see it? Not if you remember the highlights. What about this Dr. Charles Masterson? Well, doctors are hard to pin down. You know that. She went to his office three times a week, but she never met him anyplace else. Maybe she was sick. Her husband says no. Well, I didn't find out. I couldn't have talked to the doctor without letting out who I was. He had a nurse who quit the day before I left the case. You didn't talk to her? I was going to, but after I left, I didn't. Why should I You know who she is? Where I can find her? Yes, her name is Janet Squire. She went to work in the Red Cross Blood Collection center up on Union. Good. Thanks. Now, what about the day Mrs. Woodstock dropped out of sight? Was there anything special? I. Sure there was something special. I wouldn't have lost her. I'm no rookie in this business. She bought a ticket to New York city on the 345. So did I. I got in the same car that she did. I didn't see her, but I figured she was powered in the nose or something and she didn't show before the train left. I went through the rest of the cars, but I never picked her up after that. She knew you were tailing her, huh? She must have, once I got on the car and then right off. That and the money she drew out of the bank makes me think that she was running out on old Woodstock. And nothing else? No money was mentioned to me. Well, that's funny. Woodstock knew about it. $2,000 the morning she left, huh? I wonder what else that old renegade is holding out on me. The phone calls she made. No, he didn't say anything about phone calls. She made quite a few from public booth. I finally got into one next door. I couldn't get the number, but she talked to somebody named Sprague. She didn't say much but the name. And then asked, where do you want me to meet you? And when she was answered, she said, all right, I'll let you know when everything is arranged. Well, that's all. Well, that's enough for me. If he thinks he's got a free wife chaser, he's mistaken. You gonna drop it? Sure. That's the way it is. I gave up that kind of work a long time ago. I don't like it. It's dollar, Captain. Get in and close the door. What's this? Where's Woodstock? Close the door. If you do anything else, I'll kill you. Where's Woodstock? He's gone. Now walk backwards down the hall. Why? Go on or I'll shoot. Stop now and turn around. Open the door and get in the closet. Now, wait a minute. Please. Please, mister, do what I tell you. Won't make any difference if I kill you. Okay. When I heard the front door slam, I started kicking my way out. The paneling was heavy and it cost me a torn trouser leg and a scraped shin before I made it. Mrs. Woodstock? Mrs. Woodstock? Hello? Hello? Operator? Hello? He'd given himself some more time by pulling out the phone wires. But it took less than five minutes for me to cover some 200 yards to the nearest neighbor, explain myself and get through to the Bridgeport police. A short time after that, I met homicide lieutenant Al Jester. And with him, watch two ambulance attendants start Mrs. Woodstock toward the hospital. Oh, Joe, your end's on Lumber case. You keep her feet down. What's her condition, boys? Can you tell? It's bad, Lieutenant, or right lung. Yeah. No chance of a statement? We'll do what we can, Lieutenant. Well, I guess it depends on her how easy or how hard this is going to be. Yeah, but better not count on it. I've been disappointed too often. How did Slater's story strike you for? Well, I have no reason not to believe him. He said as far as he was concerned, the girl was running out on her husband. The more I saw of it, the more it looked that way to me, too. Then I came out here to drop the case and it blew up in my face. The man you described, could he have been the Sprague? Yeah, he could have. I didn't ask him. He was half crazy. If he was Sprague and I'd thrown the name at him, he'd have killed me. It was that bad. Could you describe the gun? Yeah, it was a cheap revolver, nickel plated with a short barrel. Caliber was.32. You sure of that? Well, I guess a smart lawyer could keep me from swearing it was a.32, but it was. I'll take that. I got only one definite thing out of him. He said Woodstock was gone. That's all he'd say. Then he put me in the closet. I didn't hear him drive away. I was kicking up some noise getting through that door. But the people in the house where I phoned said they saw the car leave.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

So.

[Johnny Dollar]

Next house, that way. Lieutenant Jester? Yeah. You better go upstairs. We're shooting up there, too. Where? In the hallway, toward the back. There's no question about this one. He's dead. You know, many great men have attained the highest office in our land. The Presidency of the United States. Can you guess the name of this man? As a statesman, he showed great strength. He was a defender of religious liberty and continually attempted to strengthen the national unity of the state. He influenced the writing of our Constitution, and with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, wrote the famous Federalist Papers. Considered one of the best analyses of the Constitution. He ran for the first United States Senate, but was defeated. Then he served an eight year term as Representative from Virginia. During the War of 1812, when the British attacked Washington, D.C. he and his wife were forced to flee for their lives. If you don't have his name by now, here's one more clue. During his administration, Louisiana and Indiana joined the Union. Who was he? James Madison, fourth President of the United States. His life is part of your American heritage. And now, with our star, John Lund, we bring you the second act of yours truly, Johnny Doll. Right back there, Lieutenant. Yeah. Yeah, I see it. Woodstock. Here, let me see. Yeah, that's who it is. Get some light on in the room, huh? Yes. Shot from behind. There's a gun on the floor, Lieutenant. That guy told you Woodstock was gone, Darling. He couldn't have been more right, could he? I guess not. Well, let's get out of here until the photographers show up. By the end of that first day, the description of the man I tangled with had been broadcast, along with a possible description of the car he was driving. Celia Woodstock hadn't died, but she hadn't regained consciousness either. I took a hotel room in Bridgeport that night where I'd be called if and when anything happened. Nothing did. The next morning, I went to the Red Cross Blood Collection center to talk with a nurse who had recently resigned from the office of Celia Woodstock's friend and or doctor.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Mr. Clark and Mr. Gibson, please.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yes, ma'. Am. I'd come in with my mind tossing motors for murder around motor of personal greed and selfishness and hate. And it was almost a shock to suddenly face a segment of this country. Citizens, old ones, young ones, men and women, quietly going about the business of helping the best way they knew how. I stayed to give my own blood after Janet Squire talked with me. And I knew it would go out of the center in the best of company.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

You can go in here, Mr. Dollar.

[Johnny Dollar]

Thanks. I'm sorry to bother you, Ms. Squire, but I was told you were in Dr. Charles Masterson's office until a short time ago.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes, that's right.

[Johnny Dollar]

I'm working with the police on a case. I'd like to learn as much as I can about Mrs. Woodstock.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Well, I'm afraid I know very little. She was a patient of Dr. Masterson's, but other than that, I know nothing.

[Johnny Dollar]

Her husband seemed to have the idea that she might be more than just.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

A patient, that there might have been romantic interest between them.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, Wasn't it?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Not that I know of. I make it a point to do very little prying into other people's affairs, Mr. Dallas.

[Johnny Dollar]

Sometimes I wish I could. Do you know anything about anyone named Sprague?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Sprague? No, I'm afraid I Don't. I'm sorry.

[Johnny Dollar]

So am I. I hope the results are better when you start working on a telephone. Check with Lieutenant Jester about an hour later added nothing. He'd been in communication with Mexican authorities but they were unable to come up with any leads on Celia Woodstock or even any proof that she'd been in the Acapulco vicinity two years ago when Woodstock told me he had married her. Homicide men were searching the captain's schooner and they were still working on the name Sprague. I played my last card and went to see Dr. Masterson. I was shocked when I read about it. It's tragic. But, Mr. Dollar, I'm sure you realize why my name mustn't be dragged into this. It won't be if it doesn't belong there, Doctor. Why? There was absolutely no basis for his suspicion. Whatever made him say anything like that? He had a detective following her. He had an idea that she came to your office too often. And why didn't he talk to her? He did. She said something about her sinus condition and heat treatments. That's precisely the truth. I resent your attitude, Mr. Dollar. Well, that puts us on a par. Your attitude doesn't set so well with me. Keeping your name out of this case isn't as important as clearing it up, no matter what you think. But I know nothing about it. You must have talked to the woman as often as she was here. You must have become fairly well acquainted. No better acquainted than with most of my patients. I don't ask for any more. What did she talk about? The conversations were unimportant. She talked about her travels. They'd come here from Florida to have some work done on their yachts. Did she talk about her husband? Yes, occasionally. General things. Never anything about unhappiness? About leaving him? No. They were planning on a trip to South America in a few months. Dr. Masterson, did she ever mention anyone named Sprague? Sprague? I. This is one of the strangest things that's happened to me in a long time. Why? The last visit Mrs. Woodstock made in the afternoon about a week ago, someone telephoned and asked for a Mrs. Emil Sprague. My nurse and receptionist called in and asked if Mrs. Sprague could answer the phone. Was the nurse Miss Squire? No, she had just left me. It was Miss hall, who didn't know my patients by name. But when Mrs. Woodstock heard the name Sprague, she went into hysterics. I gave her a sedative. When she was calmed. I wanted to ask about what had happened, but, well, I didn't. There was something about her that begged me not to. I decided to wait until she came back, but she never did. Well, so it's Emil Sprague now. I'm sorry I was hesitant, Mr. Doll. Well, it's in the works now. We'll see what we can make out of it. How is Mrs. Woodpecker? Still alive. Those chest things are bad, though. Here's how the shooting stacks up so far. She was wounded by.38 carbon slugs. Her husband was killed by.32s. So if you were right on your gun description, the man you ran into killed her husband. Now, what does that leave us? Woodstock killing his wife. He was shot from behind while he was going into the upstairs room. Apparently chased up there. He had a gun in his hand that he dropped when he was hit. That was the gun we found on the floor. The.38. California ballistics hasn't run any comparison tests yet. No, not yet. I'll let you know as soon as we get a report. Close to 12 that night, the lieutenant phoned me that Mrs. Woodstock was finally responding to treatment and would likely live. I was at the hospital at 12:30, but it wasn't until almost three that Lieutenant Jester and I were told that Mrs. Woodstock was conscious and able to answer questions. Good morning, Mrs. Woodstock. You feeling better? My name is Lieutenant Jester and this is Mr. Dollar. We're both interested in what happened at your house the other evening, Mrs. Woodstock. Do you understand what we're saying to you? Do you understand?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

My husband, Lyle, they told me he was all right.

[Johnny Dollar]

Is he well? He was shot. Did they tell you that?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes.

[Johnny Dollar]

Do you know who did it?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes, I know. I was there. I remember.

[Johnny Dollar]

We wish you'd tell us, Mrs. Woodstock. Amel Sprague?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes. Yes, Amos. No one else was there. He made me go.

[Johnny Dollar]

Made you go where?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

To my house. Talked to my husband.

[Johnny Dollar]

Amos Sprague Made you go? Why? How could he make you go? Because I'm Mrs. You're Mrs. Amel Sprague. You were married to Sprague. Your marriage to him was never ended, but you married Woodstock anyway.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes. I was wrong. I lied. I didn't tell him then it was money. He wanted money.

[Johnny Dollar]

Sprague?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes. I didn't know where he was in Mexico. Had to get away. And I married myself. Husband. That's all it matters.

[Johnny Dollar]

I'm afraid it isn't. Sprague followed you here in Florida.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

I begged him not to.

[Johnny Dollar]

That $2,000 you drew from your bank.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

I Gave it to him. But it wasn't enough. He made me stay with him. He made me go with him for more money. And my husband. I tried to make you understand. He wouldn't. He'd blame me, call me. Things run to the jar. Why didn't he shoot? Ammo did it me?

[Johnny Dollar]

Are you sure of that? Woodstock shot you?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Going to the drawer. I remember turning around with a gun. That's all.

[Johnny Dollar]

Do you know where Sprague would go?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Back to Florida?

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, we don't think so. We've got a good description of him and the car he was driving. We think he's still in Bridgeport someplace. You said you were with him. Where?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

We had a room on Commercial Street. 7 13.

[Johnny Dollar]

Is it a rooming house?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

No, big building. Apartments.

[Johnny Dollar]

Which one is spriggs?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

It's number 12 on the second floor.

[Johnny Dollar]

Does he have a phone in the room?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yes. Elmwood 42132. Thank you.

[Johnny Dollar]

We won't bother you anymore. Thanks, Mrs. Woodstock.

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

I want to help my husband. I'll do anything I can. I want you to know that.

[Johnny Dollar]

We'll tell him, Mrs. Woodstock. 3:30, lieutenant. Meant you'll be set at the back of the building. All right, Sergeant, you're going with me. It's that corner room up there. There's a door to another room right across from his. So we want to keep him from firing if we can. All right, let's go across. Good luck, Lieutenant. The window. He's onto us. He's been watching at the window. I saw him move. The devil. Hello? We better see what you can do on the phone, then. $oh, we thought if you couldn't catch him off guard, we'd try and talk him out. And there's a pay phone in the hallway. His room is just to the right at the top of the stairs there. That phone is right in line from up there now. We'll cover him. Okay. Dollar if you're it. He won't answer. It's ringing. I near it upstairs. He'll do something with it. Hello? Hello. Sprague?

[Mrs. Woodstock / Mrs. Graham / Other Female Characters]

Yeah.

[Johnny Dollar]

We just got a complete statement from Mrs. Woodstock. You're blackmailed. The works. She's alive? Yeah. She's gonna make it. I thought she was dead. I saw her fall. I killed him because I thought she was dead. If I'd have known, I wouldn't have killed you. I should have found out. You should have done a lot of things. What we want you to do right now is give yourself up without any trouble. Every door in the building is covered by police. We want you to come out of your room and down the stairs with your hands out where we can see them. You understand that? Are you listening to me? Come on, Sprague. Come on out and make it easy for down. Diana, stay there. Sergeant, Be careful. It's all right. Sprague. Sprague. He's dead. Lieutenant. Sergeant. Yes, sir. I'll go phone and keep the people away as best you can. Expense Account Item 2 $45.00 Miscellaneous Hotel, Meals etc Expense Account Total $73.60 Remarks I understand the lawyers for the Woodstock estate are already measuring ways and means to cut the bigamous wife out of the estate. Yours truly, Johnny Doll. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar stars John Lund in the title role and was written by Gil Dowd with music by Eddie Dunstetter. Featured in tonight's cast were Howard McNear, Victor Rodman, Ken Christie, Virginia Gregg, Bill Conrad, Edgar Barrier, and Jim Nusser. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar is transcribed in Hollywood by Jaime Del Valle. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar has been a presentation of the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

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