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The Lonely Hearts Matter - ep 1

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · April 23, 1956 · 14 min · 2,219 words

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From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Oh, hi, you Dave. How's the family? I guess not it's been a long time say yeah, you've read the moment Johnny. There's nothing going on here except a rent What's on your mind? I don't know exactly maybe smoke maybe you fire. I got a girl here. You executives really live

Well, she's pretty enough to say why don't you come on over here and meet her social or do I get paid for it? You get paid. Jay Dollar, he's a little personal attention to lonely heart special rates Why'd you say that say what lonely heart? I don't know why is it a code of some kind?

You could call it that I guess what's it mean? Johnny if this girl is telling the truth it means murder Tonight and every weekday night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action packed expensive card America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yes, truly? Johnny Dollar. From special investigator Johnny Dollar to the home office, Northwest Shorty Company Hartford, Connecticut. The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Lonely Hearts matter. Item one, $1.60, taxi fare from my apartment to the Northwest Shorty Building in the office of Dave Elwood, executive claims adjuster.

A hard-working little man with thinning hair, who even after 20 years in the game, still couldn't help making every claim a personal matter. He met me in the outer office and led me off to one side.

She's waiting inside there, Johnny. I wanted to brief you before you met her. How is she, Dave? Her name is Norma Wells. She's from Chicago. She flew in from there this morning. Hasn't had any sleep and she's pretty upset.

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