The Burning Carr Matter

From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny Dollar Earl Porman here Porman? He branch office manager down here Oh, sorry Mr. Porman, but the answer is no Well, this is an arson case dollar and we're already having to make one pay off money I'm sorry, but it'll have to wait. I'm gonna get as far away from this New England winter as I can

Well, for that I don't blame you, but there's no reason you shouldn't come out Look, I've had a rough year of it. I'm tired and I'm cold Unless I can get down to where the warm balmy breezes waft in No, I have got to have you on this case.

There's a lot at stake. Now, my office is down here. No, sir, I'm sorry. You see. That year in Sarasota. I just can't do it, Mr. Foreman. I've already made a plane reservation for Sarasota, Florida.

And this is one time I'm going to, where did you say your branch office is? Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures of a 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 the Tristate Life and Casualty Insurance Company Home Office Hartford, Connecticut following as an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the burning car matter. Expense account item 1, which I thought I was going to have to absorb myself.

A hundred twenty-nine dollars, transportation and incidentals to Sarasota, Florida. It was nearly five B.M. when I got there, so instead of checking into a hotel, I'd taxied, that's item two, a dollar even. I'd taxied to Earl Foreman's office in the Conroy building.