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The Crystal Lake Matter - Ep 2

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · August 14, 1956 · 14 min · 2,390 words

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From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny Dollar and scared Johnny sheriff's office Well, that's good news What yeah been dead for three or four days Where'd you find him in a cabin on the other side of the lake your hunch was good and expensive It'll cost the company. I represent a cool $50,000

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. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar.

To amalgamated life associates, home office, Hartford, Connecticut. Assignment, the Crystal Lake Matter. Expense account continue. Item three, $2.55, telegram to Tom Wilkins of amalgamated life associates, notifying him of Edward Russell's murder. I was reasonably sure the telegram wouldn't make Tom sleep any easier.

I headed for the office of Ansel Garrett, Deputy Sheriff in charge of the Crystal Lake substation. Sit down. That's good, honey. No, not good. Not good at all. Who found the body, answers? You don't follow me in Bixby's for waiting next door.

I figured you'd want to talk to him. Thanks, I do. First, though, I'd like you to run over what you know about this deal again for me. I want to know just where we stand in it.

People at this resort pay a lot of money for peace and quiet. I don't want to disturb it anymore than I can help. Good luck. You mean it? Meaning if you know where you stand in this deal, You're a lot better off than I am, and I've got a strong hunch a lot of peace and quiet

It's gonna get disturbed before it's wound up. I don't like your hunches Johnny. Get away of proven out Like the one about Russell being dead I suppose you give me the rundown. Okay, okay, and I can make it short because there's not much to tell The company I represent holds a $50,000 policy on Russell about a week ago. He disappeared his wife file a missing persons report

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