The James Clayton Matter

From Hollywood, it's time now for John Lund as... Johnny Dollar. Hi. Chet Graham, Johnny. Who? Wake up, boy. Chet Graham claims New York Mutual. Oh, hi, Chet. How are things? Bad, Johnny. I have to make a little trip out to the coast on a phony claim.

I'll be gone about four days, but I need someone to hold on my office while I'm away. Can you do it? That's not my line, Chet. You know that. Well, make it your line, Johnny. Somebody has to be here.

Look, you can live in my apartment. You can use my tickets to wish you were here. You can even take my girl if you want. New York swell this time of year. Had you got anybody there?

Oh, everybody's got the flu or busy or something. When do you want to leave for the coast? Like to get out on the noon plane today. Well, I can be down there by 11. Good. We'll probably miss each other, but just walk right in the office and make yourself at home.

I'll call you from LA. Have a good trip. By the way, what does your girl look like? Even your best dream was never that good. Just leave our phone number on your desk. John Lund in the transcribed adventure of the man with the action-packed expense account.

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Here is truly Johnny Dollar. Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar to New York Mutual Underwriters Limited Rockefeller Center in New York City. Attention Mr. Chester Graham claims and adjustments.

Dear Chet, you probably read some of this in the Los Angeles papers, but they don't have the whole story. Maybe they'll never get it all. I hope not. I've found out part of it stumbled into the rest of it and I'm trying to forget all of it.