Another journey into the realm of the strange and terrifying.

I hope you will enjoy the trip that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little.

So settle back.

Get a good grip on your nerves.

Where are we going?

You'll find out when we get there.

From Hollywood, it's time now for Edmund O'Brien.

Johnny Dollar.

Mr. Dahlia, my name is Ed Best.

I'm in the investment department of the financial surety company.

Oh, sure. I've worked for the company.

Yes, Bruce Hardwick told me about you.

I have something I'd like to have you look into.

What is it?

Briefly.

A few years ago, he bought controlling interest in the Stanley Springs Company, an organization in the

Southwest that deals in cotton, and a couple of gin.

I just got a letter from out there to the effect that behind the seat, the company is carrying

on illegal traffic across the Mexican border.

How close a check do you keep on the outfit?

Our accountant goes out for a quarterly examination, and he certainly reported nothing suspicious,

but we businessmen aren't trained to handle smuggling organizations if one does exist.

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