The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 5 (6th of 6)

From Hollywood, it's time now for... Johnny Duller. Good afternoon, sir. This is Finney's crane. How are you, Mr. Crane? Highly perturbed, sir. Now, what's bothering you? My generation used to call it conscience. I want to talk to you, Mr. Duller.

Well, that's quite a change, isn't it, from your attitude last night? There have been a number of changes since last night. I can't bear the thought of that girl being imprisoned. She doesn't like it too much herself. All right, what's on your mind?

What's on your mind? I'd prefer not to discuss it over the telephone. Then you'll have to hold your horses. I'm waiting here for a call from Hartford. That's some information from the police. It might be the same information I'm ready to give you, sir.

I don't think so. You should have talked last night, Mr. Crane. I might have been willing then to make a deal of some kind. And now? No deal. I can guess what happened to the necklace.

And as far as the rest of it's concerned, I never make deals on murder. Tonight and every weekday night, Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly? Johnny Dollar. From Special Investigator Johnny Dollar, location Cranesburg, Ohio, to the home office Tri-State Guarantee Company Hartford, Connecticut, assignment, the Cranesburg meta, expense accounts, final page. Item 13, $28.65, phone calls to Cincinnati and Cleveland, and two prepaid calls to Hartford.

The wheels were spinning now and I spent most of the day just sitting back and waiting. Shortly after noon police chief had Durham phone then Hartford and then Durham again and finally the three black bars dropped into place and the payoff was Jack Pot. Item fourteen ten dollars and fifty cents second days rental on hired car. I left