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A man in a suit speaking into a vintage microphone in a dark, wood-paneled recording studio with old equipment and film reels.

A man in a suit speaking into a vintage microphone in a dark, wood-paneled recording studio with old equipment and film reels.

(0:00:00) From Hollywood, it's time now for... Johnny Dollar. Pat McCracken, Johnny, Universal Adjustment Bureau. Hi, Pat. What's on your mind? Ever heard of A, B, and C? Well, yeah, back in the first grade. Oh, look, I'm not talking about the alphabet. I'm talking about an advertising agency. Oh, what about it? Well, the A stands for Appleton. Alfred Appleton, 55 years old. Eastern Trust has his life insured for $100,000. So? (0:00:27) It's annuity. It starts paying off at the age of 65, and we'd like to see them collected. Looks like somebody else has different ideas. What do you mean? (0:00:34) He thinks somebody's trying to kill him. I see. You want me to run down to New York and talk to him? He's up at his weekend place now, about 100 miles up the coast, overlooking the sea at Skeleton Point. You can talk to him there. Skeleton Point? Now, that's a cheerful name. I know. Johnny, make sure it stays just a name. The End (0:01:01) Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. And now, act one of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. (0:01:33) Expense account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the Eastern Trust and Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the 11 o'clock matter. Expense account item one, $8.40, gas and mileage on my car to Skeleton Point through a drenching Voir plus