Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Latin Lovely Matter 12/29/1957

Summary

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Episode Summary: "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Latin Lovely Matter"
Release Date: December 23, 2024
Original Air Date: December 29, 1957

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Introduction

In the episode titled "The Latin Lovely Matter," listeners are plunged into the intricate world of Johnny Dollar, America's premier freelance insurance investigator. Set against the backdrop of the bustling streets of New York City, the story unfolds with Johnny receiving an unexpected and emotionally charged call from Carmela Hocaras, a beautiful Latin American dancer entangled in a convoluted insurance predicament.

Initial Contact: The Mysterious Call

[00:54] Carmela Hocaras: "That does not please you?"
[00:55] Johnny Dollar: "Oh, pleases me. Fine. Now why don't you and I get together and we'll be able. Well, just name the time and the place and... Hey, wait a minute. Who are you?"

Carmela reaches out to Johnny with an urgent plea for assistance regarding her insurance matters. Unlike the typical dull insurance issues Johnny handles, Carmela's situation hints at deeper complexities and possible dangers.

Understanding the Insurance Entanglement

[05:09] Johnny Dollar: "Where do I find Carmela? Her address."
[05:11] Pat McCracken: "You see, you're already emotionally involved with her. You haven't even met her. Emotional relationship in our business should be entirely objective..."

Pat McCracken, Johnny's contact at the Universal Adjustment Bureau, provides insight into Carmela's erratic behavior concerning her insurance policy. Carmela frequently changes her policy's beneficiary, causing administrative chaos and raising suspicions about her true intentions.

The Investigation Begins

Johnny decides to take on Carmela's case, intrigued by her request and the potential complexities involved.

[07:01] Johnny Dollar: "Yeah, you, huh?"
[07:05] Pat McCracken: "Yeah."
[07:06] Johnny Dollar: "Oh, no, you don't. Not me."

Determined to uncover the truth, Johnny travels to Carmela's address in New York City.

Confrontation at Carmela's Apartment

Upon arriving at Carmela's residence, Johnny encounters a cautious doorman who informs him that Carmela is not in the apartment at that moment.

[08:39] Johnny Dollar: "She is in, isn't she?"
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With Carmela unexpectedly present, the tension escalates when she is found unconscious on her apartment floor, indicating a possible assault.

The Attack Unveiled

[12:24] Carmela Hocaras: "He struck me."
[12:25] Johnny Dollar: "Oh."
[12:38] Johnny Dollar: "Who was he? Do you know?"

Carmela recounts the incident where a mysterious man attacked her, leading Johnny to suspect foul play tied to her ever-changing insurance policies. As Johnny delves deeper, it becomes evident that Carmela's actions have far-reaching consequences beyond mere administrative issues.

The Antagonist Emerges: Federico Gomez

During his investigation, Johnny encounters Federico Gomez, the vengeful father of Armando, Carmela's latest victim.

[17:08] Federico Gomez: "I will kill you before I let you help that woman ruin my son."
[19:15] Federico Gomez: "With Jimenez, with Pedro, with angel, with. With all the rest? These were young men, amigo, like my son. Unwise to the world, unwise to a woman like this."

Federico reveals Carmela's pattern of seducing young men, leveraging her insurance policies to manipulate and ultimately ruin their lives. His personal vendetta sets the stage for a climactic confrontation.

Climactic Showdown and Resolution

As tensions peak, Johnny faces off with Federico, striving to protect Carmela from further harm while unraveling the mystery behind her motives.

[20:12] Johnny Dollar: "The scene with Carmela back in her apartment was not a pretty one. She not only admitted to having used the insurance, among other things, to further her shaky career at the expense of those young and better dancers."

Carmela confesses her manipulative actions, leading Johnny to take decisive action against her deceitful schemes. In the end, Carmela vows to rectify her wrongdoings, and the insurance policy is securely amended to prevent future exploitation.

[22:04] Johnny Dollar: "Yours truly, Juanito Peso."

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Conclusion

"The Latin Lovely Matter" showcases Johnny Dollar's relentless pursuit of truth amidst deception and emotional turmoil. Through meticulous investigation and unwavering determination, Johnny not only resolves Carmela's insurance issues but also brings justice to those affected by her manipulative endeavors. This episode underscores the complexities of human emotions intertwined with professional duties, highlighting Johnny Dollar's exceptional skills as an insurance detective.

Notable Quotes:

• Johnny Dollar [05:09]: "Where do I find Carmela? Her address."
• Pat McCracken [05:11]: "You see, you're already emotionally involved with her. You haven't even met her. Emotional relationship in our business should be entirely objective."
• Federico Gomez [19:15]: "With Jimenez, with Pedro, with angel, with. With all the rest? These were young men, amigo, like my son. Unwise to the world, unwise to a woman like this."

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This episode masterfully blends suspense, emotional depth, and intricate plot developments, making "The Latin Lovely Matter" a standout installment in the "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" series.

Transcript

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[Narrator]

It's time now for.

[Johnny Dollar]

Johnny Dollar.

[Carmela Hocaras]

I love you.

[Johnny Dollar]

Hello?

[Carmela Hocaras]

I said I love you.

[Johnny Dollar]

Uh, yeah.

[Carmela Hocaras]

That does not please you?

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, pleases me. Fine. Now why don't you and I get together and we'll be able. Well, just name the time and the place and. Hey, wait a minute. Who are you?

[Carmela Hocaras]

Carmelo Hochares. Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, let's get down to earth, Carmilla.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Yes, Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, I. Well, usually when my phone rings this way on a Sunday night.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Well, I know you expect some dull insurance agent to be calling you. Yeah, with a dull insurance matter for you to worry about, no?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, that's usually the case.

[Carmela Hocaras]

But this one does not need to be dull.

[Johnny Dollar]

You mean you have an insurance problem on your mind?

[Carmela Hocaras]

Of course. So maybe you will help me.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, just name the company, any company. And I'm on my way.

[Carmela Hocaras]

The Universal Adjustment Bureau would be interested.

[Johnny Dollar]

So who cares if they're interested? Come on, Carmela, get to the point, huh?

[Carmela Hocaras]

Come see me, Johnny. Tell your friend Pat McCracken at the Universal.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, sure. Tell them what?

[Carmela Hocaras]

That I called you, will you, Johnny?

[Johnny Dollar]

Are you kidding?

[Carmela Hocaras]

Goodbye.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, well, where can I. Hello? Hello.

[Narrator]

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[Johnny Dollar]

Expense accounts submitted by Special Johnny Dollar to the home office, Universal Adjustment Bureau, Hartford, Connecticut. Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Latin Lovely matter. Expense account items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. 50 cents for phone calls early Monday morning trying to reach Pat McCracken. Item six, a dollar taxi fare to the offices of Universal Adjustment.

[Pat McCracken]

Oh, hi, Johnny. Stop in the morning to you.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah. Where the Sam hill have you been all morning, Pat?

[Pat McCracken]

All morning? You kidding? Look, the clock on this desk is exactly 9:02. For me, that's the crack of dawn. Now, what's bothering you?

[Johnny Dollar]

Carmela.

[Pat McCracken]

Oh, Carmela.

[Johnny Dollar]

Joe cares. Yeah. Only it's Hokari's.

[Pat McCracken]

Oh, well. Might have known she'd call you direct. I should have warned you, Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

You know her, Pat.

[Pat McCracken]

She's threatened to come down here and camp on my doorstep any minute.

[Johnny Dollar]

Can you think of a nicer ornament to have around? If she's anything like she sounds on the phone. Oh, she is.

[Pat McCracken]

She is, Johnny. Yeah. That's why I should have suggested that special investigator Martha Mayberry Balderdale help her.

[Johnny Dollar]

Balderdale? How could an old battle ax like her know how to deal with a young, charming, beautiful dancer like Carmilla? Dancer? Is that what she is?

[Pat McCracken]

Yes, yes. Not very good, but she's just as beautiful and seductive. No, no, no. Maybe I better sic old lady Balderdale out.

[Johnny Dollar]

All right, Pat, quit the kidding and tell me what it's all about.

[Pat McCracken]

Who's kidding?

[Johnny Dollar]

Where do I find Carmela? Her address.

[Pat McCracken]

You see, you're already emotionally involved with her. You haven't even met her. Emotional relationship in our business should be entirely objective. Johnny, how can I possibly expect you to look at Carmela's insurance problem with an unbiased. All she'd have to do is bat those lovely big brown eyes at you a couple of times.

[Johnny Dollar]

Look, look, will you stop baiting me and tell me what this is all about? Emotion. All right.

[Pat McCracken]

I got involved with this little Latin lovely as a favor to the company that issued her the policy.

[Johnny Dollar]

What kind of a policy?

[Narrator]

Retirement.

[Pat McCracken]

Pays her 50,000 when she's 45. Meantime, if she dies, her beneficiary gets the 50 grand.

[Johnny Dollar]

So, what's the matter with her?

[Pat McCracken]

Well, like I told you, Johnny, she's a dancer. Nightclubs always has a partner. Some good young kid who can make up for her shortcomings. Only a different partner every month or so.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, what's that have to do with her insurance?

[Pat McCracken]

Well, she has the company name her partner as beneficiary.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, I see. And if she keeps changing her policy.

[Pat McCracken]

Right. And by now it has so many riders attached to it, the company's running out of filing space. And what's more important, the cost of servicing this one lousy policy and the time that's been wasted on it. And the last time? Well, she's been so insistent, you'd think she was planning to die tomorrow.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, maybe she is. Why doesn't the company just stall on making some of these changes?

[Pat McCracken]

Well, they've tried that. So, what happens? She's on the phone every day, two or three times a day. Nobody has any peace. That's why they finally turned to me, in desperation.

[Johnny Dollar]

And you said you'd have me talk to her.

[Pat McCracken]

I did not. She asked for you.

[Johnny Dollar]

Why? How'd she even know about me?

[Pat McCracken]

Newspapers, some of the radio programs about the cases you've handled. Johnny, you're her idol. You're her dream boy.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, yeah, sure, but what to do about this?

[Pat McCracken]

Well, you get her to settle with one beneficiary. Get her married, Something like that. So our policy will stay set for a while.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah.

[Pat McCracken]

Married. Even if you have to.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah. You, huh?

[Pat McCracken]

Yeah.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, no, you don't. Not me.

[Pat McCracken]

Oh, no, no, no. It's a great idea, Johnny. Her address is 624 East 47th Street, New York. Now, you look, just remember one thing. Universal Adjustment Bureau will not pay for your defense in the breach of promise suit. John, it's all away or nothing.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, yeah, sure. Call me up sometime when you have a case for me. Sucker me. That is because of item 7, 1940 plane fare and incidentals to New York City. Taxi from the airport to 624 East 47th Street. A nice modern apartment building, complete with a uniform dormer.

[Doorman]

Ms. Hocaras?

[Johnny Dollar]

That's right.

[Doorman]

Can I have your name, sir?

[Johnny Dollar]

Johnny Dollar.

[Doorman]

Oh, yes, of course.

[Johnny Dollar]

So if you'll just give me her apartment.

[Doorman]

And may I see your credentials, please?

[Johnny Dollar]

My credential? Sure, why not? Here. Take a good look.

[Doorman]

Seems all right. Thank you, sir.

[Johnny Dollar]

Now, look, she's expecting me.

[Doorman]

I know, sir.

[Johnny Dollar]

Then what's all this fuss about?

[Doorman]

Will you step in the lobby, please?

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, sure. Now, what's the number of her apartment.

[Doorman]

One moment, please.

[Johnny Dollar]

She is in, isn't she?

[Doorman]

Yes, she is. I don't understand about answering this house formal.

[Johnny Dollar]

You certain that she's in?

[Doorman]

Absolutely, sir. Why? She doesn't answer?

[Johnny Dollar]

Where's her apartment?

[Doorman]

It's number seven, up the stairs.

[Johnny Dollar]

Come on, show me the way.

[Doorman]

Yes, sir. She only came in a few minutes ago.

[Johnny Dollar]

And nobody else has called on her?

[Doorman]

No, sir.

[Johnny Dollar]

Were all those precautions of yours on her orders?

[Doorman]

Yes, sir. She seemed to be fearful of something lately.

[Johnny Dollar]

Fearful?

[Doorman]

Right here, sir. Number seven.

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[Johnny Dollar]

That's funny. The socates. The Socates. Camila, listen. Now what?

[Doorman]

That sound inside. There must be somebody here.

[Johnny Dollar]

You got a pass key?

[Doorman]

Well, yes, sir. Or no?

[Johnny Dollar]

Come on, give it to me quick.

[Doorman]

But unless you have some authority, mister.

[Johnny Dollar]

I have all I need. Carmela.

[Doorman]

Mr. Dollar, she's been killed.

[Johnny Dollar]

No, no, she's alive all right. But that's.

[Narrator]

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

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[Narrator]

And now act two of yours truly, Johnny Dollar and the Latin lovely matter.

[Johnny Dollar]

Carmelo Hocares, beautiful Latin American dancer who kept changing the beneficiary of her insurance policy to the point where the company was going crazy. Who demanded another change. This time, almost desperately. We'd found her unconscious on the floor of her apartment. Bill the doorman discovered how her Assailant.

[Doorman]

Had got in through the service entrance into the kitchen. Siddalla. He must have run away when he heard us at the door.

[Johnny Dollar]

Any brandy? Anything like that around here? Bill?

[Doorman]

Yeah? There's a little bar there in the corner.

[Johnny Dollar]

Okay, I see it. Do you know a doctor you can call?

[Doorman]

I have a list on my desk in the lobby.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, then go on down and call him.

[Doorman]

Isn't this a matter for the police?

[Johnny Dollar]

I'll worry about that. You get a doctor up here. Yes, sir. Camila. Camilla. Camila. Here, see if you can drink this.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Oh, Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

That's right. Come on, I'll drink this. That's good. A little more now. Come on.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Oh, no, no. I'm all right now. Help me to the sofa.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, sure. You. Hey, how's that?

[Carmela Hocaras]

Thank you. Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

Darling, are you badly hurt? What happened?

[Carmela Hocaras]

He struck me.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh.

[Carmela Hocaras]

He knocked on the back door. I thought it was Billy to deliver something, so I opened the door and he struck me before I could. Oh, Johnny, it was terrible.

[Johnny Dollar]

Who was he? Do you know?

[Carmela Hocaras]

No, darling. I'm still so afraid. Hold me, please. In your arms.

[Johnny Dollar]

Carmilla. Do you know who it was?

[Carmela Hocaras]

No. It was then he heard you and Billy at the front door.

[Johnny Dollar]

And you have no idea who it could have been?

[Carmela Hocaras]

Well, he was short and dark and. Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah?

[Carmela Hocaras]

The man who has been calling me first from Mexico and then from here in New York. Threatening me.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, who?

[Carmela Hocaras]

I do not know, darling.

[Johnny Dollar]

Threatening about what?

[Carmela Hocaras]

You have done it once too many, he would say. Now you will be sorry. And he would hang up.

[Johnny Dollar]

Done what once too many or too often, or whatever he meant.

[Carmela Hocaras]

I do not know, Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, I know darn well the insurance company would never carry things this far.

[Carmela Hocaras]

The insurance. Johnny. Johnny, you can't do it for me, can't you, darling?

[Johnny Dollar]

Do what?

[Carmela Hocaras]

I only ask them to make a little change, but all I do is delay. Delay?

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, now, look, we have more important things to think about now.

[Carmela Hocaras]

More important than the insurance? Oh, you do not understand. Please, my sweetheart, how can I work unless Armando is.

[Johnny Dollar]

First we find out who attacked you and why.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Billy, darling, the doctor says he'll be.

[Doorman]

Here in 15 or 20 minutes.

[Carmela Hocaras]

No, not the doctor. I love you, Billy, but you are a nice boy. But. But not the doctor.

[Johnny Dollar]

Why not?

[Carmela Hocaras]

Because. Because I am all right now.

[Johnny Dollar]

You're sure about that, Carmela?

[Carmela Hocaras]

Yes. Yes, I am all right.

[Johnny Dollar]

You know, you recovered pretty fast. No marks on you.

[Carmela Hocaras]

What do you mean?

[Johnny Dollar]

I wonder just how much of a beating you really took.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Johnny, my darling. My love, surely you do not think.

[Johnny Dollar]

I'm not sure what I think. Okay, Billy, call off the doctor until I can find out what's what.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Thank you, my sweet. You do care about me. I love you.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, yes, you are. And, Billy boy, you stay here until I get back.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Yes, my Juanito. Where are you going?

[Johnny Dollar]

You know something, Carmela? I wish I knew. I know where I was going. All right. To 18th Precinct Police Headquarters. My old friend, Randy Singer. If anybody could get me a rundown on Carmela in any of her contacts, he could. If Carmela's attacker left any fingerprints, his boys would find him cutting through the alley beside the apartment building. Headquarters would only be a couple of blocks away. But all that alley was a mistake. I didn't see the man step out of the doorway behind me. But I did feel that old familiar poke in the small of my back.

[Federico Gomez]

No, keep walking, senor, to the next doorway.

[Johnny Dollar]

Now, look, if you'll take that gun out of my back.

[Federico Gomez]

Walk.

[Johnny Dollar]

What is this, a hold up?

[Federico Gomez]

Now, in here. Well, I am Federico, senhora, only for you.

[Johnny Dollar]

So what?

[Federico Gomez]

I could hear you from the back stairway of her apartment.

[Johnny Dollar]

So you would help her, eh, Carmela? Maybe.

[Federico Gomez]

No, you will not. Because I will kill you first.

[Narrator]

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

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And now, act three of yours truly, Johnny Dollar and the Latin lovely matter.

[Federico Gomez]

You hear me? I will keep.

[Johnny Dollar]

Do you mind telling me why I.

[Federico Gomez]

Will kill you before I let you help that woman ruin my son?

[Johnny Dollar]

Your son?

[Federico Gomez]

You are from the company for the insurance, are you not?

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, that's right.

[Federico Gomez]

To make her the change in the policy. To change what you call the benefit.

[Johnny Dollar]

The beneficiary. Yes, that's what she's asked for.

[Federico Gomez]

But I will not let you.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, I haven't said I. Oh, look, put away that gun, will you?

[Federico Gomez]

No.

[Johnny Dollar]

Okay, Chief.

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[Johnny Dollar]

But be careful, this man is armed.

[Federico Gomez]

What, are you calling the police here?

[Johnny Dollar]

Just averting your infection. No. Give me that gun. No.

[Federico Gomez]

No, I.

[Johnny Dollar]

All right, now we're on even terms. Just who are you and what's this all about?

[Federico Gomez]

I'm Federico Gomez, the father of Armando.

[Johnny Dollar]

Who's Armando?

[Federico Gomez]

Armando, my son. He would be the next fly in the web of this spider.

[Johnny Dollar]

The what?

[Federico Gomez]

That Woman, Carmela Hokaris. It is my boy, my fine son, that she would make her victim like all the others.

[Johnny Dollar]

Like all what others? Look, Mr. Gomez.

[Federico Gomez]

He is a dancer, my son. A fine dance with the toast of all Mexico. And she would do with him what she did with the rest. Charm them, make love to them, bring them here to the city to dance with her. Unless I stop her.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, I fail to see anything particular.

[Federico Gomez]

And like the others, my son would fall in love with her with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his mind.

[Johnny Dollar]

Yeah, I'm sure, but she.

[Federico Gomez]

Oh, of course, she would prove her love for him with all the big insurance benefit.

[Johnny Dollar]

You mean that naming those lads in her insurance policy? Oh, now, wait a minute.

[Federico Gomez]

You do not know what 50,000 of your American dollars can mean to a young man fresh in his, what you call career. Mr. Gomez, is it not true?

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, yeah, it's a lot of dough to hold up in front of a young fellow. But there's a big difference between that much cash and just a promise of insurance money.

[Federico Gomez]

The eyes of a young man are easily blinded by this beautiful woman, amigo. She has blinded so many. They have danced with her and given her their money because they loved her, all right. But when she got their money, she was. When they begged her to marry them, she spit on them. She turned them out. Pedro Fernandez, you know of him?

[Johnny Dollar]

No, I'm afraid I don't.

[Federico Gomez]

Because of this woman, he killed himself. So it was with Jimenez, the son of my friend. But she will not do this to my son.

[Johnny Dollar]

And you honestly think the mere fact of a big insurance policy, was it not true?

[Federico Gomez]

With Jimenez, with Pedro, with angel, with. With all the rest? These were young men, amigo, like my son. Unwise to the world, unwise to a woman like this.

[Johnny Dollar]

Suicide.

[Federico Gomez]

I will do anything to keep her from using that insurance to ruin my son. Senor.

[Johnny Dollar]

The more I live in this world, the more amazed I am at some of the things that happen in it. Things that are implausible, impossible, but that sometimes do happen.

[Federico Gomez]

I can only beg of you humbly.

[Johnny Dollar]

All right. Look, Mr. Gomez, I'm keeping this gun. By rights, I ought to have you locked up for poking into my back for your attack on Carmilla. But I. Where are you staying?

[Federico Gomez]

At the Hotel de Glen Arms.

[Johnny Dollar]

I want you to go back there. Stay there until you hear from me.

[Federico Gomez]

You will help me, senor?

[Johnny Dollar]

If you'll do as I say.

[Federico Gomez]

Gracias, senor. Gracias.

[Johnny Dollar]

The scene with Carmela back in her apartment was not A pretty one. She not only admitted to having used the insurance, among other things, to further her shaky career at the expense of those young and better dancers. But was quite proud of the broken hearts and broken minds she may have left behind. Until I tore into her. And believe me, I did murder.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Oh, no, Juanito.

[Johnny Dollar]

Now, you look. If you didn't murder those two young kids, well, you might as well have plunged in the knife yourself. I don't know. I don't know what laws, what legal action may be dragged in to make you pay for what you've done. But there are moral laws too. Laws of decency. I'll tell you this, Carmilla, that from now on, the police of this town and of anywhere else you may go. Believe me, they'll be gunning for you. And if anything like this ever happens again.

[Carmela Hocaras]

No, Johnny. Johnny, please, you must believe me. I did not think. I was thinking only about myself. I did not realize.

[Johnny Dollar]

Well, it's high time you did your insurance. Oh, baby, that's gonna be canceled. Unless you can think of someone far away from your career to leave your money to. Someone you can't hurt.

[Carmela Hocaras]

Johnny, I promised. Don't you see? Never before has anyone made me realize what I was doing. I have only had to think of myself.

[Johnny Dollar]

By the time I left her, she was sobbing her heart out. Promising that she'd spend the rest of her life making up for the things she'd done. And who knows? Maybe. Well, who knows? Expense account total, including incidentals. And transportation back to Hartford. Johnny Dollar, Pat McCracken.

[Pat McCracken]

Johnny.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh, hi, Pat. Well, I just got around to finishing up my report and expense account on that Carmelo Hokare's thing last week.

[Pat McCracken]

You can just forget the expense account part of it.

[Johnny Dollar]

I got what, for the life of.

[Pat McCracken]

Me, I don't know how you did it.

[Johnny Dollar]

What are you talking about?

[Pat McCracken]

The company just sent me a copy of the rider, Johnny. The last and final rider on her policy.

[Johnny Dollar]

Oh.

[Pat McCracken]

Naming the new beneficiary. And absolutely, irrevocably can never be changed again.

[Johnny Dollar]

Whom did she name? Pat? Some old childhood.

[Pat McCracken]

Are you kidding? You.

[Johnny Dollar]

What?

[Pat McCracken]

You slide dog.

[Johnny Dollar]

Hello? Hello? Well, I'll be. Yours truly, Juanito Peso.

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[Johnny Dollar]

Next week, some priceless jewelry, a beautiful girl and believe me, they add up to trouble. Join us, won't you? Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.

[Narrator]

Yours truly, Johnny Dollar, starring Bob Bailey, originates in Hollywood and is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone, who who also wrote today's story. Heard in our cast were Lucille Meredith, Larry Dobkin, Jimmy McCallion and Harry Bartel. Be sure to join us next week, same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly, Johnny Dollar. This is Dan Cubberly speaking.

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