Episode notes
Johnny Dollar, Insurance Investigator, receives a call from Joe McNabb of Northeast Indemnity Insurance Company. Johnny says "Oh, Hi Joe, what's up?" Joe says "At the moment, my blood pressure". Johnny says "Too much work?" Joe says "No, the prospect of having to pay off a hundred thousand dollar life insurance policy. It's a fellow I think you know, Johnny. It's Art Wesley". Johnny says "Sure, he's been a pal of mine for years. He's a reporter". Joe says "Yeah, apparently he's working on a story right now that somebody doesn't want him to report". Johnny asks "What do you mean?" Joe says "The night before last, he got beat up in an alley. Yesterday a car made a pass at him at high speed". Johnny asks "What about today?" Joe says "It's early, Johnny". He says "Yeah, sure, but let's hope it's not too late". Soon, Johnny travels to New York. Upon arriving, he makes a call to Art's newspaper, but no one seemed to know where he was. Then Johnny remembered a small bar named Tony's on Third Avenue. He took a cab to there and found Art in a corner booth. Art says "Sorry, Johnny, no body guards. My informants would take off fast if they spotted one". Johnny says "That insurance policy you have. Who is the beneficiary?" Art says "My wife. We split up a couple of months ago". Johnny says "Hey, look. This story you're working on ...." Art says "It's hot, Johnny, and big, real big. It's about a national gambling syndicate, and it's run by a guy right here in New York. I've got his name written down, plus the evidence in a safety deposit box".