The Silent Queen Matter - Ep 1

From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar Vic Carson Johnny State Unity life. Oh, what's in your mind Vick? Got a job for you if you're interested. I just received a report from our agent in Venice that Venice Oh, I love it soft nights along the canals in this California Johnny Okay, what is it murder Bernard Slade H 56 penny arcade operator in Ocean Park?

That's right right next door to Venice go on well The body was found in living quarters at the rear of an arcade in the amusement zone, Killer Unknown. And? Barney Slade must have been quite a movie fan.

The police found his apartment plastered with photographs of the movie Great's. Silent screen vintage, that is. At least a dozen of them were of Mavis Gale, a real queen in her day. Yeah, the vamp time I know.

Oh, it's just a vague recollection, you understand? Yeah. Well, the police also reported that somebody, the killer, probably had drawn a big question mark in Red Crayon over each of Mavis Gale's photographs. Interesting. If it means anything.

We think it does, Johnny, especially since Mavis Gayle is named as the beneficiary in Bernard Slade's insurance policy. 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. Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar. To state unity life, home office, Hartford, Connecticut. Following as an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Silent Queen matter.

Expense account item 1, $210.65, playing care fair and incidentals to Ocean Park, California. As soon as I checked into my hotel, I got in touch with homicide. Sergeant McKay, they said, would probably be down at the pier.