The Burma Red Matter
“The expense account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to mono-guarantee insurance company Home Office Hartford, Connecticut. Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of... the Burma Red Matter. Expense account item 1.”
“There's just no de-dying in the clothes he'll be buying. Deskron is a man's best friend. Expense account item two. 65 cents for a cab to police headquarters where, after some inquiries, I ended up talking with Sergeant Holly Holcomb.”
Johnny Dollar, a special insurance investigator, is hired by Jimmy Bartell of Mono Guarantee Insurance to recover a valuable ruby called the Burma Red, which was stolen from a wealthy woman's home.
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