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The Grand Canyon Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · April 29, 1962 · 22 min · 3,101 words

The transcript of “The Grand Canyon Matter”, an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar first broadcast April 29, 1962. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar plays Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Johnny Dollar. Let's want it to. Oh, why don't you? At this time of year, isn't that usually on the summer run? Hey, you've made the pitch. What's the trouble out there, Bill? Ted Arloff, LA officer of Western Indemnity.

I wish it were, Ted. Why? Okay, Billy, why not? Dean Dell Kramer, in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, yours truly, Johnny Dollar.

He'll investigate a Johnny Dollar to Northeast Indemnity Associates, New York office. Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Grand Canyon matter $10.12 for a mid-afternoon flight to New York for cab in the Billy Walker's office in the salmon power building at that well-known corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

And Bill didn't waste any time getting to the point I've arranged room for you at the Waldorf Johnny. Oh and a seat on the plane to Phoenix few minutes after eight tomorrow morning Mm-hmm meantime cocktails and dinner and the show tonight will be on me. Of course unless you have other plans Oh, no, no plans at all.

But why the royal treatment bill? Oh, it's the least we can do, considering what's at stake on this one, which is what? I mentioned Kristi Orloff. Yeah, and I told you I never heard of him.

A lot of people haven't. But do you remember the summit meeting back in November 57? Summit meeting? Yep. Let's see. That was before Khrushchev grabbed his top spot, wasn't it? Well, Nicky had nothing to do with this one.

I'm talking about a meeting that took place from a little town of Apalakan, New York. Oh, yes. That gathering of 60 or 65 alleged top men of the underworld. Mm-hmm. And among those present was our little old friend, Christy Orloff.

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