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The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · October 26, 1955 · 14 min · 2,254 words

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From Hollywood it's time now for Bob Bailey as Johnny dollar Oh yellow tenant I have been trying to reach you for some time. Sorry. I was out making some funeral arrangements Fire away lieutenant what's on your mind?

Question I was about to ask you. What do you mean? You certainly don't but I've already told one of your cops the whole story. I suggest that you come to see me so that we can discuss it further.

Is that an invitation or an order? Let us call it an implonic set. Tonight and every weekday night, Bob Bailey and the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

It was truly Johnny Dollar. Santo Tomas, Mexico, expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar. To the home office, Northeastern Fidelity and bonding Hartford, Connecticut. The following is an account of additional expenses during my investigation of the Alvin Summer $75,000 embezzlement case.

Item 6, $25 American. Funeral and burial expenses for Benito the Bell Boy. Somebody had to do it and he apparently had no family. After I made the arrangements with the town's undertaker, I went back to my room and received Lieutenant Gomez's polite but firm invitation to drop in on him.

So I went on down to police headquarters. Sit down and say hello, la. Thanks, Lieutenant. So? So the autopsy has confirmed the fact that Benito's cancer died from life wounds. I didn't need an autopsy to tell me that it was obvious.

But what is not obvious is your part in all of this. Look, the story hasn't changed a bit since I told it to your Sergeant Romero. I went back to my room at midnight. I opened my balcony door and enrolled Benito.

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