The Blooming Blossom Matter (AFRTS)

From Hollywood it's time now for Jenny dollar Paul Brennan Inter allied insurance company John. Oh hi Paul. How's the world doing by you? Oh, I got troubles Paul like what like Albert W. Winkler Winkler. Who's he maybe you mean who was he?

Well, what is it? Well, that's a trouble Johnny. We don't know huh? Well, he's disappeared and with him a hunk of emerald worth exactly 100,000 clams well Well... Sure. Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures of a man with the action-packed Expense Account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator...

Yes, truly... Johnny Dollar. Expense Account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the Inter-Allied Insurance Company, Dawson Building, Hartford, Connecticut. Following us in account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the blooming blossom matter.

Expense Account, item 1, $1 even, taxi from my apartment to the offices of Inter-Allied, Well, I'd wear Paul Brennan wasted no time in getting to the point. Albert Winkler was a partner in a small jewelry firm down in New York.

Real exclusive type place. Load and Winkler? Yeah, that's the outfit. Well, a few days ago they got hold of an emerald. It's called the Green Eye of Calcutt and Johnny the darn things big enough to choke a horse.

Okay, Paul, okay. I don't think you need any for it. No, wait. They planned to put it on in exhibition at the big international jewelry show in Chicago next month. And Winkler took it home to work on it.

In short for a hundred thousand, you said. Yeah, and Winkler's insured for ten. Okay, so who killed him and stole the rock? Listen, will you? Go ahead. Well, Sunday morning his partner Blue had tried to phone him at his apartment.