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The Picture Postcard Matter - Ep 2

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · October 2, 1956 · 14 min · 2,181 words

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From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Oh, yeah inspector. I talked to one of your men last night Yeah, any line on this killer Then I think I can supply Sebastian apparently had information about the robbery of some uncut diamonds here in Zurich Yeah, and he was willing to sell his information

Information but somebody called off the sale permanently so find the man who lifted the stones and we'll have Sebastian's killer Perhaps you don't sound convinced he'd appear quite possible That Sebastian was killed by a woman 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 has truly Johnny dollar Expense accounts submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the home office, Global Casualty Hartford, Connecticut. Assignment, the picture postcard matter. Locations are ex-Switzerland.

Expense account continue. Item six, $1 even. Care fair from the Poto Hotel to police headquarters. Inspector Hannegger was a big man who moved and talked slowly. But when a look at his very cold, slate gray eyes told you his brain was moving a lot faster.

Here, dollar, I believe you told my lieutenant last evening that you were an insurance investigator. That's right Inspector. And that you are in Zurich to investigate loss of a hundred thousand American dollars in diamonds at the airport a few days ago.

Right. Well, perhaps you had better supply me with such background as you may have. Gladly. The robbery itself, of course you know. A fight broke out at the airport. We know that it was, as you say, raped to create confusion.

Yeah, and in the confusion, the courier who was carrying the stones was slugged. His briefcase was cut away from his wrist. Whereupon the assailants quickly melted away into the crowd. The exactness of their timing suggests that they were well organized and had planned a robbery in some detail.

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