Johnny Dollar. Matt McCracken, Johnny, Universal Adjustment Bureau. Well, how are you, Pat? One, two, three in a row. Now, what's that supposed to me? Mysterious disappearances. Three weeks ago, you were out looking for the beneficiary of a big policy for the name of Jonathan Joe. Yeah, so what happened? He turned out to be a man who never existed. I know. And then last week it was Elmer Luma. Find him, find his body, find out who murdered him. Only his disappearance was rigged by himself to get away from his wife. Not very cleverly done, however. Well, this one was, Johnny. Which one? Everybody at first. Where? Curse Ferry, New York. Little town along the Hudson over near Yonkers. Well, if you know it was a fake, what do you want me to do about it? Find him. Bring him in so we can prefer charges against him. What kind of charges? Perpetrating fraud against the insurance company. What else? What if he hasn't collected? I'm afraid I don't get it. You will. Come on down near the office. I'll tell you about it. Is policy a big one? Very. Then you won't quibble over the size of my expense account. I didn't say that. Of course, that's what you meant. Johnny. Okay, pass. I'll be over in a few minutes.

And now, act one of yours truly, Johnny Dollar.

Yeah. Expense account by special investigator Johnny Dollar to the Universal Adjustment Bureau Home Office, Hartford, Connecticut.

Following his the count of expenses incurred during my investigation of the little man who was there, matter.

Three mysterious disappearances in a row.

I almost wish somebody'd set fire, rob a bank for a change.

But, expense account item 1, $1.20 for a cab to the Office of Universal Adjustment Bureau.

As usual, Pat McCracken got straight to the point.

Plain as day, Johnny, Howard L. Edwards ensured his life for $50,000, double damage.

So? Beneficiary, his wife, Mary Lewis.

In other words, if he was accidentally killed his wife

would collect a cool 100,000 but he wasn't he wasn't you're sure oh the police down there in

curst ferry but otherwise at first you know when they discovered the way his car had toppled over

into the hudson river just above sound that's the way he said to him? Uh-huh.

But when they found out that Edwards and his wife was stony broke and had been for months, that if it wasn't for the finance company that is starred by now, well, that's what wise them up. But, Pat, if they haven't found him or his body... Uh, him, Johnny, him. According to the police, his wife finally broke down and confessed that they had planned a disappearing act for some time.

Ah. Uh, him, Johnny, him. According to the police, his wife finally broke down and confessed that they had planned a disappearing act for some time.

Ah.

Oh, sure.

They figured when his car was found, they'd think his body had washed down the Hudson through the narrows into the ocean, and the company would pay off.

Yes.

Then once she got the money, well, pack up and leave and meet him wherever it was, they'd plan to meet. Would the company have paid off without a body, without absolute proof of death? Well, that might depend on the court on how smart a lawyer to get older. But what if they didn't have to wait for seven years with the statute of limitations to run out?

Yeah, 100th century.

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