The Alvin Summers Matter Ep 1

Originally Aired: October 24, 1955Johnny Dollar #246, "The Alvin Summers Matter Ep 1,"Johnny Dollar receives a puzzling assignment from Fred Wilkins at Northeastern Fidelity. Six months ago, Alvin Summers embezzled $75,000 and disappeared, leaving the insurance company on the hook for the bond. Now someone has called from Santo Tomas, a sleepy fishing village on the west coast of Mexico, claiming to have information about Summers. The catch? The mysterious caller's identity remains unknown after the phone connection abruptly cut off, leaving Johnny to travel to Mexico in search of a nameless contact.Upon arriving in the ramshackle town, Johnny checks into a dingy hotel and enlists the help of Benito, an enterprising bellboy who recognizes Summers' photograph. Just as Johnny begins pondering how to make himself visible to his anonymous contact while staying hidden from the fugitive embezzler, he receives a visitor. E. K. Carson, a traveling zipper salesman, bursts into his room eager for companionship and a cribbage game. Johnny assumes Carson might be his contact, but the lonely salesman seems genuinely interested only in card games and conversation, leaving Johnny back at square one.