Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Boron 112 Matter 01/12/1958

Summary

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Episode: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Boron 112 Matter
Release Date: January 6, 2025
Host/Author: Choice Classic Radio
Description: Old-time radio enthusiasts are treated to a thrilling episode featuring Johnny Dollar, America's premier freelance insurance investigator, as he delves into the mysterious Boron 112 matter.

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Summary

Introduction

In this episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, host Choice Classic Radio transports listeners to January 12, 1958, where Johnny Dollar, the astute insurance investigator, tackles a peculiar case involving an enigmatic inventor and a highly sensitive invention known as Boron 112. The narrative unfolds through a series of phone conversations, office meetings, and field investigations, culminating in a dramatic revelation that intertwines government interests with personal motivations.

Act One: The Enigmatic Policy

The episode opens with Johnny Dollar receiving a call from his contact at Lloyd's of England, George Reed, who presents a case that piques Johnny's interest. The matter revolves around an inventor named Joseph Handler and his invention—a device for producing a boron-based compound critical for airplane and rocket fuels.

Notable Quote:

• Johnny Dollar [00:23]: "Extraordinary matters for us, George. They have been so wild, crazy, impossible."

George explains that the insured invention, Boron 112, is shrouded in secrecy, raising Johnny's suspicions about its true nature and Handler's intentions. Concerned by Handler's background and the potential implications of the invention, Johnny decides to investigate further.

Notable Quote:

• Johnny Dollar [00:56]: "Boron based? The government is vitally interested?"

Act Two: Uncovering Suspicion

Johnny proceeds to George Reed's office, where he meets Louise Larkin, George's secretary. Through their conversation, Louise reveals a connection between Joseph Handler and past subversive activities she and her boyfriend, Charlie White, were involved in. This association deepens Johnny's intrigue, suggesting that Handler might have ulterior motives beyond his scientific endeavors.

Notable Quote:

• Louise Larkin [04:33]: "Charlie and me, we said, sure, sure, we'll attend one of your meetings, you know, just for laughs."

Despite these red flags, Johnny remains cautious, debating whether to involve the FBI or continue his independent inquiry. Louise advises him to be careful, hinting at the possible danger surrounding Handler.

Notable Quote:

• George Reed [06:16]: "You may be dealing with far more than just this one man, so be careful."

Act Three: The Confrontation and Revelation

Determined to uncover the truth, Johnny and Louise venture to Joseph Handler's secluded laboratory. Upon confronting Handler, tensions escalate as Handler vehemently denies any association with government contracts or subversive activities. The encounter is abruptly interrupted by an explosion that destroys the laboratory, leaving Johnny injured but alive.

Back in Hartford, Johnny consults with Lee Hauck from the FBI, who dismisses Handler as a harmless yet unstable inventor with grandiose ideas. However, contradictions arise when Handler reappears, showcasing his invention and revealing that his work is, in fact, of immense value to the government’s rocket program.

Notable Quote:

• Joseph Handler [16:27]: "I want you to look. This final test was proof."

The revelation clarifies that Handler's intentions were misinterpreted, and his invention, Boron 112, is a controlled power source crucial for national defense. Consequently, the insurance policy is deemed unnecessary, and Handler renounces any claims, thereby absolving the insurance company of liability.

Notable Quote:

• Joseph Handler [17:15]: "I am a great man. Now I am above such petty things."

Conclusion

The episode concludes with Johnny Dollar reconciling the misunderstanding surrounding Handler and his invention. Reflecting on the case, Johnny acknowledges the importance of thorough investigation before drawing conclusions, highlighting the nuanced nature of his profession.

Notable Quote:

• Johnny Dollar [18:19]: "Well, I guess you and I have both learned a lesson about jumping to conclusions."

Key Quotes with Timestamps

• Johnny Dollar [00:23]: "Extraordinary matters for us, George. They have been so wild, crazy, impossible."
• George Reed [00:36]: "The insured himself who has me worried."
• Johnny Dollar [00:56]: "Boron based? The government is vitally interested?"
• Louise Larkin [04:33]: "Charlie and me, we said, sure, sure, we'll attend one of your meetings..."
• George Reed [06:16]: "You may be dealing with far more than just this one man, so be careful."
• Johnny Dollar [13:00]: "I have to see that machine of his. See how badly the insurance company stands to get took."
• Joseph Handler [16:27]: "I want you to look. This final test was proof."
• Joseph Handler [17:15]: "I am a great man. Now I am above such petty things."
• Johnny Dollar [18:19]: "Well, I guess you and I have both learned a lesson about jumping to conclusions."

Conclusion

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Boron 112 Matter masterfully blends suspense, investigative prowess, and unexpected twists to deliver a captivating narrative. Through Johnny's meticulous inquiry, listeners are reminded of the complexities inherent in uncovering the truth, especially when national interests and personal reputations are at stake. This episode exemplifies the charm and intrigue that made old-time radio detective stories so beloved.

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Cast and Production:

• Produced and Directed by: Jack Johnstone
• Written by: Jack Johnstone
• Cast:
  • Johnny Dollar: Bob Bailey
  • George Reed: G. Stanley Jones
  • Louise Larkin: Shirley Mitchell
  • Joseph Handler: Harley Bear
  • Lee Hauck: Frank Gerstle
  • Dr. Bernard Steiner: Lou Merrill

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Join us next week on Choice Classic Radio for another riveting adventure featuring Johnny Dollar, unraveling another of the Golden Age of Radio’s finest detective tales.

Transcript

[Johnny Dollar]

Welcome to Choice Classic Radio where we bring to you the greatest old time radio shows like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube and thank you for [e-mail] Johnny, darling, don't you read, Johnny?

[George Reed]

It's Lloyd's of England.

[Johnny Dollar]

George, every time I hear your voice on the phone I shudder.

[George Reed]

Well, I guess I have asked you to handle some rather out of the.

[Johnny Dollar]

Ordinary matters for us, George. They have been so wild, crazy, impossible. I sometimes wonder if you ever issue a normal type policy.

[George Reed]

Normal type policy that I'm concerned about now, Johnny. It's the insured himself who has me worried.

[Johnny Dollar]

Okay, tell me all.

[George Reed]

His name is Joseph, spelled with an F. Joseph Handler. He's an inventor, among other things. His invention is what we've insured. It's a device, I guess you'd call it, for making some kind of boron based compound.

[Johnny Dollar]

Boron based?

[George Reed]

The sort of thing the government is vitally interested in for its airplane and rocket fuels.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, no kidding.

[George Reed]

I. I think you better run over here and let me tell you about it. Can you right away?

[Johnny Dollar]

When you put it that way, George? Yeah, I think I'd better. I'm on my way.

[George Reed]

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action packed expense account.

[Johnny Dollar]

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, yours truly, Johnny Dollar. And now, act one of yours truly, Johnny Dol. Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar to Floyds of England American office, Hartford, Connecticut. Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Poron 112 matter expense account ad a $10 cab from my apartment at George Reed's office. As I walked in, he motioned me to a chair, leaned over to the intercom on his desk and pushed a key.

[George Reed]

Sit down, Johnny. Ms. Larkin? Yes, Mr. Reed, Mr. Dollar is here. Will you come in, please?

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, yes, sir.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, George, what's it about this time?

[George Reed]

Glad to see you, Johnny. I gave you most of the story over the phone.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, you only told me you issued a policy to this man. Handler, was it?

[George Reed]

That's right, Joseph Handler.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah. And that you've insured some invention of his. For how much did you insure it for?

[George Reed]

$20,000. It's a piece of apparatus, Johnny, that he has spent developing. Sit down, Ms. Larkin.

[Louise Larkin]

Thank you.

[George Reed]

Apparently it's a very complicated something or other. I never did know much about such things. For making borax or more specifically a compound he calls Boron 112 for use in high powered fuel.

[Johnny Dollar]

Sounds important.

[George Reed]

It is. At least so far as I'VE been able to determine.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah. Been all sorts of government tests and experiments with these super fuels, hasn't there? Exactly.

[George Reed]

Many things formerly used purely as explosives. Remember this, Johnny. Many things formerly used as explosives are now being developed as fuels.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, the perfect example is atomic fission and hydrogen fission or fusion or whatever it is.

[George Reed]

Exactly.

[Johnny Dollar]

All right, now let's get down to cases. You've insured some apparatus that's supposed to make Boron 112. What kind of apparatus?

[George Reed]

I've never seen it. It's all very secret.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, now, wait a minute. How do you know this machine, or whatever it is, even exists? Looks to me like you've insured a pig in a pulp.

[George Reed]

No, John.

[Johnny Dollar]

For $20,000. Wow.

[George Reed]

No, Johnny, I'm not that much of a fool. One man, a recognized physicist, has at my request. And mind you, this was before I'd agreed to issue the policy. Understand?

[Johnny Dollar]

Go on.

[George Reed]

His name is Dr. Hugo von Brauer.

[Johnny Dollar]

I've heard of him. Yes.

[George Reed]

Well, Handler permitted him to see enough to convince Von Brauer that he has something mighty important there. That he's on the right track to whatever it is he's out to accomplish.

[Johnny Dollar]

Okay, okay, I'll take your word that you were right in issuing him the policy on it. But now what's happened? The thing blow up in his face or something?

[George Reed]

No, as I told you over the phone, it's the man himself I'm worried about because of something I've just Learned.

[Johnny Dollar]

Like what?

[George Reed]

Ms. Larkin, this is Mr. Johnny Dollar. Now, will you please.

[Louise Larkin]

Yeah, I know. Gee, Mr. Dollar, this is a real thrill. I've heard so much about you.

[Johnny Dollar]

Hi, Ms. Larkin.

[Louise Larkin]

Gee, won't you just call me Louise?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, sure, Louise.

[George Reed]

Oh, gee, Ms. Larkin, will you just. Well, just tell Mr. Dollar what you told me this morning.

[Louise Larkin]

Yes, sir. Oh, gee. Well, it was like this Mr. Dollar a couple of years ago. Well, you know, when I was just a kid. Not very ma. What I mean.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, sure.

[Louise Larkin]

Well, some of the kids I traveled around with, some of them were awful immature. Compared to me, that is, Ms. Larkin. Well, a couple of them had some pretty funny ideas about the government. Things like that. You know what I mean?

[Johnny Dollar]

I'm afraid I don't.

[Louise Larkin]

Well, like, they used to think they were very smart, attending a lot of secret meetings. The kind the FBI likes to keep tabs on. Now you know what I mean.

[Johnny Dollar]

Go on, Ms. Ly.

[Louise Larkin]

Well, anyhow, this one night we didn't take all their talk very serious, mind you, and that's the truth. We didn't think There was anything in it, just a lie.

[George Reed]

Will you please get to the point?

[Louise Larkin]

I am, Mr. Reed. Well, anyhow, Charlie and me. That was my boyfriend, Charlie White. At least one of my boyfriends. I always have a lot of them. You know what I mean?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yes. Well, go on, please.

[Louise Larkin]

Well, Charlie and me, we said, sure, sure, we'll attend one of your meetings, you know, just for laughs, you know what I mean?

[Johnny Dollar]

And what kind of a meeting was it?

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, it was terrible. It was awful, Mr. Dollar. A bunch of people I never saw before making speeches, down with the government. Start the revolution, you know, that sort of thing. Oh, we got out a hurry, believe you me. And we were pretty lucky, too, because the police or the FBI or somebody came in after and busted the whole thing up. Maybe you read about it.

[Johnny Dollar]

That's all very interesting, Louise, but just what.

[George Reed]

Yes, Ms. Larkin, get to the point.

[Louise Larkin]

All right. Just this morning, when I was filing the office copy of this insurance policy and I saw the name on it. Oh, gee, Mr. Dollard hit me like a. Well, do you know what.

[Johnny Dollar]

What?

[Louise Larkin]

That name, Joseph Handler. It was the same as one of the fellas, an older guy that me and Charlie had seen at that meeting. Now, what do you think of that?

[Johnny Dollar]

$20,000 on a highly secret device. Yes, that might be to produce some kind of explosive.

[George Reed]

Exactly. Instead of a simple fuel additive. Exactly. The suspicion that came into my mind, Johnny. Of interest to the government, he had told me. But what government?

[Johnny Dollar]

We're. We're jumping to an awfully big conclusion, George. Have you notified the FBI?

[George Reed]

I suppose I should, huh?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah. No, no, not yet. We. We may be all wrong about that.

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, but Mr. John.

[Johnny Dollar]

May be all wrong about the man, his apparatus, his intentions, everything. Let me see what I can find out about him first.

[George Reed]

Whatever you say. But remember one thing, Johnny.

[Louise Larkin]

Yeah.

[George Reed]

You may be dealing with far more than just. Than just this one man, so be careful. Be very careful.

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, gee, you'd better, Mr. Dollar. You know what I mean.

[George Reed]

Act two of yours truly, Johnny Dollar. In a moment.

[Johnny Dollar]

Now, act two of yours truly, Johnny Dollar and the Boron 112 matter. Louise Larkin, secretary to George Reed at Floyd's of England, was certain she would recognize Joseph Handler, the inventor who had ensured a secret process for making Boron 112. If, that is, he were the same Joseph Handler she'd met at one time at a meeting of a subversive group expense accounted him 250 deposit on a rental car in it. Louise and I crossed the Connecticut river to East Hartford, went south to hockin on Route 2. Then south and east on a seldom used gravel road that took us a few miles to the edge of a stream called the Salmon Branch. There in a little grove of trees, we found a windowless concrete block building, the so called laboratory of Joseph Handler.

[Louise Larkin]

Gee, those directions Mr. Reed gave us were pretty good, weren't they?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, Handler certainly picked himself an isolated spot. Come on.

[Louise Larkin]

Boy, this is exciting.

[Johnny Dollar]

Now just remember what I told you. If this is the man you met at that party line meeting, don't appear to recognize him. Just give me a slight nod to say yes or no.

[Louise Larkin]

Yeah, but what if he recognizes me?

[Johnny Dollar]

We'll cross that bridge. Stop.

[Joseph Handler]

Stop right off. Do you not see the signs on the fence?

[Johnny Dollar]

Keep out.

[Louise Larkin]

Keep out. There, Johnny. It's him.

[Johnny Dollar]

You're sure?

[Louise Larkin]

Yeah.

[Johnny Dollar]

Gee.

[Joseph Handler]

Well, did you hear me?

[Johnny Dollar]

I'd like to talk with you. Mr. Handler.

[Joseph Handler]

It is Dr. Handler.

[Johnny Dollar]

Who are you? My name is Dollar, insurance investigator.

[Joseph Handler]

And who is this woman?

[Johnny Dollar]

Just a friend of mine.

[Joseph Handler]

So what do you want with me?

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, I want to see the machine. The apparatus that Floyd's of England has insured for you.

[Joseph Handler]

No, you may not. I am engaged in highly secret work here. Work that is worthy only of my own great talents as a physicist, chemist and inventor. Work for the government?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yes. What government?

[Joseph Handler]

What are you talking about? The United States government, of course.

[Johnny Dollar]

Suppose you let me see whatever contract you may have with them.

[Joseph Handler]

I let you see nothing. I have no contract.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh.

[Joseph Handler]

And I do not have any patent on my converter. And why? Because either one would reveal the secret of this amazing device before I can turn it over to the government of this fine and glorious country.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, yeah, sure.

[Joseph Handler]

So that is also why I will not permit either you or anyone else to see inside of my laboratory. So leave immediately. Go. Get out of here.

[Johnny Dollar]

Dr. Handler, if you'll just let us.

[Joseph Handler]

Do you understand me now, Mr.

[Louise Larkin]

Darling?

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, hey, now wait a minute. What's that thing for?

[Joseph Handler]

You are trespassing on my private property. If I shoot you, I am within my right. Now leave now. Do you hear me?

[Johnny Dollar]

Come on. Louisa.

[Louise Larkin]

Gee. Yeah.

[Joseph Handler]

And do not come back here. You hear me?

[Louise Larkin]

Never.

[Johnny Dollar]

Same man, huh?

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, he sure is. Gee, that gun he pulled you on you. I. I was scared. You know what I mean?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, I know what you mean.

[Louise Larkin]

Well, what are you gonna do, Mr. Dollar?

[Johnny Dollar]

You know something, Louise? I'm not sure. But I was sure by the time we got back to Hartford. I took Louise back to George Reed's office. George was out to lunch, but I stopped long enough to Telephone. An old friend of mine, Lee Hauck, at the local office of the FBI. Asked him to meet me for a bite to eat. Sure, Johnny. How about the Hearthstone? Anywhere you say.

[George Reed]

1:00.

[Johnny Dollar]

I'll be there.

[Louise Larkin]

Well, I know what I'd do, Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

What, Louise?

[Louise Larkin]

I'd tell the FBI.

[Johnny Dollar]

That's exactly now what we'll see.

[Louise Larkin]

I know what Charlie would do too.

[Johnny Dollar]

Charlie?

[Louise Larkin]

My boyfriend. I told you, Charlie White.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, yeah? Yeah. Well, I'd better be on my way.

[Louise Larkin]

He'd go out there and he'd kill that crazy old man. Well, Johnny, he just hates those people who are conspired to overthrow the government.

[Johnny Dollar]

Hey, look, tell George when he gets back to the office.

[Louise Larkin]

Since we got drug into that awful meeting of those awful people, why, he hasn't even seen those guys that persuaded he and I to go there that night. Louise, he says if he ever does see any of them, he'll. Boy, what he'll do to them.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, I'm sure. Now, look, I gotta keep a luncheon date. Tell George Reed when he comes back that I'll see him later, huh?

[Louise Larkin]

Then I'll see you again, Johnny, Huh?

[Johnny Dollar]

Hadn't you better answer that phone, huh?

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Goodbye, Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

Ah, see ya.

[Louise Larkin]

Floyd's in England. Oh, Charlie. Hey, Charlie, what do you think Happening?

[Johnny Dollar]

Who?

[Louise Larkin]

I've been talking to my dream man.

[Johnny Dollar]

Item 3. 7:20 Lunch for Lee Haug and myself.

[Lee Hauck]

No, no, Johnny, you're off on a wrong tack. I'll bet on it.

[Johnny Dollar]

What do you mean by that? Lee?

[Lee Hauck]

Joseph Handler is just an old crackpot who thinks the world has done him wrong by failing to recognize his fabulous talents as a chemist, physicist, engineer, inventor, anything else he's claimed to be.

[Johnny Dollar]

But if he was attending meetings of a subversive group, a meeting.

[Lee Hauck]

We know all about that. A lot of innocent people have been sucked in on that sort of thing at one time or another. It doesn't mean that they belong or ever have.

[Johnny Dollar]

You can't blame me for being suspicious, though.

[Lee Hauck]

Isn't George Reed your contact at Floyd's of England?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, okay.

[Lee Hauck]

Even his kind of dumb little secretary named Louise Larkin.

[Johnny Dollar]

Another girl even.

[Lee Hauck]

She was at one of those meetings before we cleaned him out of town.

[Johnny Dollar]

How much gets by you boys with.

[Lee Hauck]

One of her boyfriends, Charlie somebody or other? He's the kind you have to watch out for, Johnny. Young hothead.

[Johnny Dollar]

An easy recruit for a group like that, huh?

[Lee Hauck]

More important, the kind who's liable to take the law into his own hands when it comes to fighting back at him.

[Johnny Dollar]

But you're sure old Handler is harmless?

[Lee Hauck]

Sure, he's an erratic old coot liable to blow your head off. He thinks you're interfering with one of his crazy projects. He'd probably rob a bank if he thought he could get away with it to further one of his crackpot inventions. That would feel entirely justified. But believe me, he'd have no part of subversive activity.

[Johnny Dollar]

Hey, you said crackpot inventions. George Reid tells me Dr. Hugo von Braun okayed this present project.

[Lee Hauck]

It's a real sad one, isn't it, huh? Von Brauer, one of the best minds in the country until that breakdown last fall.

[Johnny Dollar]

You mean that he's no longer sure?

[Lee Hauck]

Johnny, if George sold him insurance on Von Brauer's okay.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, how does Handley keep going? Does he ever sell anything he develops?

[Lee Hauck]

No, it probably lives off an old trust fund, something like that. Want me to check on it?

[Johnny Dollar]

No. Wait till after I've seen him again. Somehow I've got to see that machine of his. See how badly the insurance company stands to get took.

[Lee Hauck]

Yeah, Johnny, I think you better.

[Johnny Dollar]

Maybe he was right. Maybe the idea George Reid and I had cooked up that the old scientist was working on some kind of bomb or explosive was. Anyhow, my problem was to find out exactly what he was working on, what the company had blindly insured. So I drove out there again to keep Handler from barging out with his gun. I blew the horn a couple of times as I pulled up alongside the fence, but there was no response to it. Good. Maybe Handler wasn't there. Maybe I could somehow get into the place, see for myself what was up. But suddenly, from inside the building came a couple of dull thuds and then the whole thing began to bulge at the seam. Began to bulge.

[George Reed]

Act three of yours truly, Johnny Dollar. In a moment, three of yours truly.

[Johnny Dollar]

Johnny Dollar and the Voron 112 matter. Carefully, I dragged myself out from under what was left of my rental car where the explosion of the laboratory building had blown me. Pushing aside a few chunks of concrete, bits and lumb landed on me when I saw them coming down the road toward me from a car parked in the trees at the side. Louise, lacking a big, husky football player type who looked as though he could stand a good bath and a shave. Served him right. That's all I gotta say, Louise. Any guy plotting against the United States murder's too good for him.

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, gee, Charlie, it sure looks like he's done for now. He must have went up with a building.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, and it served him right.

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, gee, there's not a thing left of this lap.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, hello, Louise.

[Louise Larkin]

That's your dollar.

[Johnny Dollar]

That's right. And I take it you're Charlie.

[Lee Hauck]

Yeah.

[Johnny Dollar]

Hiya, Dolly. What do you think of that? You did a pretty good job, didn't you? What? Yes siree. I. Huh? What are you talking about? Was he still inside? Did you murder Dr. Handler, too?

[Louise Larkin]

Johnny?

[Johnny Dollar]

Now, wait a minute. You think I done that?

[Louise Larkin]

Oh, no, Johnny. We just got here. Oh, sure, honest. Charlie was gonna have a showdown with him. He was gonna drag him out of that place and hand him over to the FBI.

[Johnny Dollar]

Sure. What'd you think?

[Louise Larkin]

Gee, I was worri. The old man's gun, remember?

[Johnny Dollar]

I remember. But if you think a lousy gun was going to stop me from handing a subversion guy like him over to the. Now, look, you don't mean you think I done this? What would you think?

[Joseph Handler]

No, no, no.

[Johnny Dollar]

I. I did it. Was it not wonderful, Dr. Hamper?

[Joseph Handler]

Yes, yes, Mr. Dollar. And I want you to look.

[Johnny Dollar]

You're still alive. Huh? You're okay.

[Joseph Handler]

I beg your pardon?

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, you won't be for long, because I'm going to take you in. I'm going to. Quiet. Quiet.

[Joseph Handler]

Ms. Dollar, my good friend, Mr. Dollop. I want you to meet this gentleman from the commission in Washington.

[Johnny Dollar]

Commission?

[Joseph Handler]

D.C. washington.

[Johnny Dollar]

Dr. Bernard Steiner. The Dr. Steiner? Yeah, but of course I've heard of you.

[Lee Hauck]

And now it's nice to meet you, Mr. Dollar.

[Johnny Dollar]

This.

[Joseph Handler]

This final test, it was proof.

[Johnny Dollar]

It was final, all right.

[Lee Hauck]

Yes, it was all the proof I need. We observed the buildup of the explosion from the top of yonder hill.

[Johnny Dollar]

The proof of what?

[Lee Hauck]

That Dr. Handler has finally come up with. With a controlled power source in his boron compound of inestimable value to the country's rocket program.

[Joseph Handler]

So I am a great man.

[Lee Hauck]

Oh, why he calls it Boron 112, I'll never know.

[Joseph Handler]

Well, because it was experiment number 112 with my wonderful converter process. What else?

[Johnny Dollar]

Hey, if you're from Washington, mister.

[Lee Hauck]

I. I am, young man. And I assure you the government will take over Dr. Handler's process immediately.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, I'll be doggone. I don't get this.

[Louise Larkin]

Neither do I, honey.

[Johnny Dollar]

What about the converter, as you call it? Did that go up with the building? Yeah, but of course.

[Joseph Handler]

And now I can build for the government a big one. Big enough to serve this glorious country of ours.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, sure. But you'll expect the insurance company to pay for the one you deliberately blew up. Me?

[Joseph Handler]

Dr. Joseph Handler?

[Johnny Dollar]

No, never.

[Joseph Handler]

I. No. I am a great man. Now I am above such petty things. I tear up that policy. I do not want her money because now, now I am a great man.

[Johnny Dollar]

There you are, George. Full report. Payment on the policy is up to you. And if you do pay, at least it's in a good cause also. Well, I guess you and I have both learned a lesson about jumping to conclusions. Expense account total, including incidentals, replacement of the rental car and Transportation back to Hartford, $2,431. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar, starring Bob Bailey.

[George Reed]

Originates in Hollywood and is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone, who also wrote today's story. Heard in our cast were Shirley Mitchell, G. Stanley Jones, Harley Bear, Russell Thorson, Frank Gerstle and Lou Merrill.

[Johnny Dollar]

Be sure to join us next week.

[George Reed]

Same time and station for another exciting.

[Johnny Dollar]

Story of yours truly, Johnny Dollar.

[George Reed]

This is Dan Cubberly, spe.

[Johnny Dollar]

This is the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.