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00:02:25At Your Excellence's request,
00:02:27I've applied for special leave from the Bureau in order to make an investigation in your state.
00:02:34My notes contain all the essential facts,
00:02:41but my injuries make this transcription into a presentable manuscript painfully slow.
00:02:51When finally completed, I will submit the following as a full report on parole conditions
00:02:59which resulted in the release of dangerous criminals who at once returned to their lives of crime.
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00:04:11Governor Mallinson?
00:04:13I'm glad you got here, Mr. Hendricks. Nobody saw you, I hope.
00:04:17I don't believe so, sir.
00:04:18Good. Gentlemen, this is Mr. Richard Hendricks, our host, the State's Attorney General, Mr. Whitmore.
00:04:24It's a pleasure, sir.
00:04:25Glad to meet you, Mr. Hendricks. My name is Hughes.
00:04:27Mr. Hughes.
00:04:28Our Commissioner of Metropolitan Police. Won't you sit over here, Mr. Hendricks?
00:04:32Let me take your hat. What can I get you?
00:04:34Oh, a little ginger ale, if you please.
00:04:36Right.
00:04:37You know, Hendricks, all this secrecy may seem a little ridiculous to you,
00:04:42but you realize, of course, your identity must not go beyond the three of us in this room.
00:04:47It's only fair to warn you that our two previous investigators fared rather badly.
00:04:52We found one of them with enough lead in him to start a pipe factory.
00:04:56The other simply disappeared.
00:04:58Thanks for warning me.
00:05:00Oh, thank you, sir.
00:05:01You're welcome.
00:05:05Well, gentlemen, I left Washington in such a hurry that I wasn't given a very complete briefing on your particular problem.
00:05:12But offhand, I would say the trouble is in your parole board.
00:05:15During the past six months, prisoners of such low character have been paroled.
00:05:20I now suspect criminal conspiracy.
00:05:23Well, do you appoint the parole board, Governor?
00:05:25Yes, I do.
00:05:27Well, why not replace them?
00:05:28You see, those appointments are made for a period of six years, and nobody, not even the Governor himself,
00:05:33can remove a board member for any reason other than proven malfeasance of office.
00:05:38I see.
00:05:40That kind of ties things up, doesn't it?
00:05:43Well, gentlemen, I've been figuring how to go about this investigation.
00:05:47Oh, forgive me for pacing, Governor.
00:05:49I think better this way.
00:05:51As I say, I've been figuring how to go about this investigation,
00:05:54and I've come to the conclusion that I must pose as a parole violator.
00:05:58Oh, incidentally, does the name Richard Murdoch sound familiar to you?
00:06:03Richard Murdoch.
00:06:04He was in that payroll stickup.
00:06:06His last job was the Milberg Trust Company holdup.
00:06:08Oh, yes, I remember now.
00:06:10Well, Murdoch was paroled and then quietly skipped the country.
00:06:14So quietly, in fact, that not even the grapevine has the information as yet.
00:06:18And you propose to assume the identity of Murdoch.
00:06:21That's right.
00:06:22Only I'll call myself Rick Carson, since Murdoch naturally would be using an alias.
00:06:28Now, as Murdoch, alias Rick Carson,
00:06:31I must become friendly with someone who has been through the parole mill
00:06:35in order to find out how his parole was engineered.
00:06:38Have you anyone in mind?
00:06:40No, but it should be someone whose parole was obviously bought.
00:06:44I figure that if someone pays for a parole, someone must receive the money.
00:06:49While you're working undercover as Richard Murdoch or...
00:06:53Rick Carson.
00:06:54Carson, you'll have to avoid any contact with the police,
00:07:00even in an emergency.
00:07:03Here's my private telephone number, where you can reach me any time, day or night.
00:07:09Metropolitan 6267.
00:07:12Metropolitan 6267.
00:07:15I'll remember it.
00:07:18Do you have anyone coming up for parole who fits our special requirement?
00:07:24Well, there certainly is.
00:07:25Convict by the name of Harry Palmer.
00:07:28Convict by the name of Harry Palmer.
00:07:31And when is the next parole board meeting?
00:07:34Let's see, next Tuesday at the state prison.
00:07:37Next Tuesday at the state prison.
00:07:43Let me see.
00:07:46You're now serving time for attempted murder, Palmer.
00:07:51Do you have anything to say about that?
00:07:53Yeah, it was a phony rap.
00:07:55A lot of things about my trial smelled plenty bad.
00:07:58So does your police record.
00:08:00Do you think you've learned your lesson during your time in prison?
00:08:03I sure have, ma'am.
00:08:04I found out that crime don't pay off.
00:08:07Besides, I realize the things I've done ain't fair to Glenda.
00:08:10She's my wife.
00:08:11If you are paroled, will you conscientiously try to live a clean and decent life?
00:08:17Sure.
00:08:18You can bank on that, Reverend.
00:08:22You think you can earn a living?
00:08:23Honestly, I mean.
00:08:25You bet.
00:08:26I'm promised a job as chauffeur to Miss Dumont.
00:08:28She owns a pastime club.
00:08:29It's all my application there.
00:08:31If you give me this one more chance, I promise I'll never step off the straight and narrow again.
00:08:36Why, he isn't sincere.
00:08:37He's merely playing on our sympathies.
00:08:40All right, Palmer, you may return to your duties.
00:08:43You'll be notified by the warden of the action of this board.
00:08:52And I feel in my heart that Palmer is sincere.
00:09:03The poor man has never had a fair chance to rebuild his ruined life.
00:09:07Therefore, for the wife's sake as well as his, I favor paroling him.
00:09:12And what about you, Mr. Jones?
00:09:15It seems to me that keeping a man behind bars when he can earn a living is a needless waste of taxpayers' money.
00:09:21I vote for his parole.
00:09:24And your decision, Reverend?
00:09:26As you well know, I usually bend over backwards to give the misguided unfortunate a chance.
00:09:33But in the case of Harry Palmer, my conscience compels me to oppose his parole.
00:09:40And your decision, Mr. Perkins?
00:09:42Palmer deliberately broke the law, not once but many times.
00:09:46Freeing a man like Palmer makes a travesty of justice.
00:09:49I am positively against paroling him.
00:09:52Well, it seems we're evenly divided.
00:09:54Two for and two against Palmer's parole.
00:09:57Consequently, as chairman of this board, it becomes my duty to cast the deciding vote.
00:10:02A decision like this must come from the heart as well as the mind.
00:10:07It must be tempered with humanity and understanding.
00:10:10I watched Palmer when he made his plea, and I'm convinced of his sincerity.
00:10:15In view of this, I must cast my vote with Mrs. Prescott and Mr. Jones in favor of Palmer's parole.
00:10:22This is an outrage, Holliday.
00:10:24At least a half a dozen times in the past few months you've done the same thing.
00:10:27I just don't understand.
00:10:29I'm entitled to my vote the same as you, Mr. Perkins.
00:10:33Now, Palmer will have served his minimum sentence on the 22nd of this month.
00:10:38His parole will become effective on that date.
00:10:43I learned that Palmer's wife, Glenda, was working as a waitress at the pastime club.
00:10:50So I decided to hang around.
00:10:53I'll delete that hang around.
00:10:55So I decided to drop around to the club to look the situation over.
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00:11:27The pastime club proved to be a not-too-popular combination gin mill and cheap cafe.
00:11:34A hangout for a lot of undesirable characters.
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00:11:52May I take your order, sir?
00:11:55Can't make up my mind.
00:11:57I'm a little undecided between a hamburger and a ham sandwich.
00:12:00Take the ham sandwich.
00:12:02You got a deal.
00:12:03Coffee, too?
00:12:04Yes, black, please.
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00:12:18It's quite a place you got here. Do you own it?
00:12:20You must be new in town. I only work here.
00:12:23Jojo Dumont owns the place.
00:12:25Oh, well, then Mr. Dumont's got a nice place here.
00:12:28Miss Jojo Dumont.
00:12:30In fact, there she is now.
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00:12:42I learned from Glenda that the owner of the place was Jojo Dumont,
00:12:46a woman of striking personality who had her own apartment in the club.
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00:12:59One group of hangers-on seemed to be tied in with Jojo.
00:13:03It was difficult to find out how.
00:13:06They were quite bold about it.
00:13:09The tie-in was a lucrative sideline which Jojo operated,
00:13:13an illegal punchboard racket.
00:13:15The three salesmen were Blackie Olson, Frank Mitchell, and Kid Redmond.
00:13:21They sold to the cooperative customers,
00:13:24who were always glad to make a dishonest dollar.
00:13:27Duke Vigili, another of Jojo's willing workers,
00:13:30spent most of his spare time trying to cheat a slot machine.
00:13:35During his working hours, he called on the less cooperative prospects.
00:13:39For these, he had three convincing arguments,
00:13:42two hard fists, and a .45 caliber revolver.
00:13:47The straw boss of the outfit, Charlie Newton,
00:13:50dignified the job by calling himself manager.
00:13:53He tried to appear a legitimate businessman,
00:13:56but the only thing legitimate about Newton was a long police and prison record.
00:14:03Such were evidently the pals of Harry Palmer.
00:14:07They didn't trust me from the very first.
00:14:10However, during the two weeks until Palmer's parole,
00:14:13I managed to strike up a casual acquaintance.
00:14:21Never mind the cream.
00:14:26I understand you've been around a little, Carson.
00:14:29A little, here and there.
00:14:31Stick around for a while?
00:14:33Maybe. It all depends.
00:14:35On what?
00:14:36Maybe it depends on you, Newton.
00:14:38I thought you might have something in mind.
00:14:40Not a thing.
00:14:41Howdy, boy.
00:14:43Besides, I'm only the manager. I don't own the place.
00:14:46Miss Dumont does all the hiring and firing.
00:14:49Uh-huh.
00:14:50Well, I guess I'll have to make it my business to get acquainted with Miss Dumont.
00:14:54Oh, that did it.
00:14:57Gin. That's three games.
00:14:59Never saw such luck.
00:15:00Ah, lucked up. You play like a dope, kid. Am I right, Duke?
00:15:03He always plays like a dope.
00:15:04Yeah, he always does.
00:15:07Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh. Five more. Fifteen dollars.
00:15:11I'll take you on, Carson.
00:15:12Okay, Mitchell. Deal.
00:15:14What do you think of this mug, Carson?
00:15:16I haven't decided yet. Got something in your mind, Duke?
00:15:19Yeah. Something very interesting.
00:15:21That'll keep.
00:15:24Kidding aside, though, I would like to make a connection.
00:15:27What kind?
00:15:28Oh, I'm not particular.
00:15:30I like the climate here. It's good for my health.
00:15:33What is your racket, Carson?
00:15:35Anything that pays off.
00:15:37Hey, Frank.
00:15:38Yeah.
00:15:39Harry Palmer's back. Come to Jo-Jo's apartment.
00:15:42I'll be right there.
00:15:44Keep the cars warm. I'll be right back.
00:15:45Yeah, I'll stack the deck while you're gone.
00:15:47I'll bet you would.
00:15:54I would have given a lot to know what was going on in Jo-Jo's room.
00:15:58I found out later from statements of various people concerned.
00:16:02Sure looks natural. Just like old times.
00:16:05Feeling better, Glenda?
00:16:07Wonderful. Seems like a hundred years since I saw you, darling.
00:16:10Yeah, me too.
00:16:12That's what I've been waiting for.
00:16:14Frank will be here in a minute.
00:16:16Well, let's call for a celebration.
00:16:18How about fixing some drinks, Frankie?
00:16:20Okay, Jo-Jo. Sure liquor.
00:16:27Well, what's on your mind, Charlie?
00:16:31How long are you going to keep Palmer on as your chauffeur, Jo-Jo?
00:16:33Are you kidding?
00:16:35What do you think I got him out for?
00:16:37Chauffeurs are a dime a dozen.
00:16:39The boys are all right fixing the boards.
00:16:41Palmer's the best collector we ever had.
00:16:44As long as he keeps his nose clean.
00:16:47The next time he gets in trouble pulling off side plays,
00:16:50I'll let him rot in the pen.
00:16:55Hiya, Harry. How goes it, Frank?
00:16:57It's great to see you, you old son of a gun.
00:16:59It's nice home, huh, baby? How does it feel?
00:17:01Feels grand.
00:17:02Glenda's been in a tough spot, but she came through okay.
00:17:05Yeah, but it's a lucky thing you got the parole just now.
00:17:08What do you mean by that, Crack?
00:17:10Oh, nothing, but there's been a guy named Carson hanging around the past few weeks,
00:17:13and he's been making a play for her.
00:17:15That's not true, Harry.
00:17:17Duke's the one who's been on the make ever since you went away.
00:17:19Me? Make a play for you? Ah, you're crazy.
00:17:22That'll be enough, Duke.
00:17:24I haven't met this character Carson yet,
00:17:27but I can tell you one thing.
00:17:29Glenda's been absolutely on the up and up.
00:17:31I knew that, but thanks for telling me, Jojo.
00:17:33Cork pop, folks. Help yourselves.
00:17:35I mean on Jojo.
00:17:37This bourbon? Uh-huh.
00:17:39Thanks, Sparky.
00:17:41Here's to you, sweetheart. Here's to us.
00:17:44What's Duke beefing about?
00:17:46He doesn't like Rick Carson.
00:17:48But I can truthfully say Carson never got fresher.
00:17:50Handed me a line.
00:17:52Forget it, sweetheart. Run along and change your dress.
00:17:54But hurry back.
00:17:57I won't be long.
00:17:59How do you feel, Harry? Pretty good.
00:18:01Hey, listen, Harry. I didn't mean any slur on Glenda, but...
00:18:03Forget it, Duke.
00:18:05Well, I've been keeping my mouth shut because I haven't got proof yet.
00:18:07But as sure as I'm standing here,
00:18:09that guy Carson's either a copper or a stoolie.
00:18:11I know every cop in the state.
00:18:13Well, he might be one of J. Edgar Hoover's boys.
00:18:16Carson's no more FBI than I am.
00:18:19That's all we need around here, a copper.
00:18:21Especially when business is just beginning to boom.
00:18:23He lives at the Colvin Hotel right down the street.
00:18:26Why don't we search his room?
00:18:28There must be something around to tip us off.
00:18:30I can get in. I know the night clerk.
00:18:32Sure.
00:18:34The kid in black he could investigate.
00:18:36Then we'd know exactly how things stand.
00:18:38JBI, that's me.
00:18:40JoJo's Bureau of Investigation.
00:18:44Hello, Mr. Carson.
00:18:46Oh, hello, Glenda.
00:18:48Hey, this looks like the beginning of a second honeymoon.
00:18:50You like my new dress?
00:18:52Pretty sharp.
00:18:54Oh, here he is now.
00:18:56Honey, this is Rick Carson.
00:18:58Glad to see you, Palmer.
00:19:00Glenda was telling me about you.
00:19:02I was telling Harry how polite you've been.
00:19:04That's a great deal more than I can say about most of the customers.
00:19:06Oh, thank you, Glenda. That's a real compliment.
00:19:08See you around.
00:19:10Glad to. Anytime.
00:19:12Good luck to you both.
00:19:16How long will it take to search Carson's room?
00:19:18Oh, it won't take over an hour.
00:19:20Only the clerk doesn't come on till 8 o'clock.
00:19:22Sometimes maybe a little later.
00:19:24Suppose I arrange to keep him
00:19:26occupied between 8 and 10.
00:19:28You haven't even met Carson.
00:19:30So, you'll introduce me.
00:19:34I think I can keep him interested
00:19:36for a couple of hours.
00:19:38Oh!
00:19:50Oh!
00:19:52No more of those fast turns, please!
00:19:56Oh!
00:19:58This is station WXNO.
00:20:00The time, 20 minutes before 10 o'clock.
00:20:02We continue with...
00:20:04What time is it?
00:20:06It's a 20 minutes to 10. I think I'd better be going, Jojo,
00:20:08before I wear out my welcome.
00:20:10Oh, no, no, no.
00:20:12It's evening, still young.
00:20:14Besides,
00:20:16I think you're swell.
00:20:18I think you're a wonderful guy. Really.
00:20:20If you think I'm swell,
00:20:22you ought to meet my pal, Monty.
00:20:24There's a real guy for you.
00:20:26Oh, I bet he ain't half as nice as you.
00:20:28What's his name?
00:20:30Monty. Monty Cooper.
00:20:32Oh, yeah. He said that.
00:20:34That's a nice name.
00:20:36Monty Cooper.
00:20:38Well, go ahead. Call him up. Tell him to come on over.
00:20:40Oh, well, I couldn't do that.
00:20:42You see, Monty isn't in town.
00:20:44Oh, that's a shame.
00:20:46When's he coming back?
00:20:48Well, that all depends.
00:20:50Confidentially, Jojo.
00:20:52Monty's in prison.
00:20:54That's a shame.
00:20:56Poor Monty.
00:20:58Locked up in the pen.
00:21:00Yeah.
00:21:02I hope I said anything. I talk too much.
00:21:04Oh, you can trust Jojo, honey.
00:21:06Yes, sir.
00:21:10Oh, fix another drink.
00:21:12I'll be right back.
00:21:14Yeah.
00:21:16Hello?
00:21:20Oh, hello, Mary.
00:21:22Oh, I'm so glad to hear from you.
00:21:24How you been getting along?
00:21:26Now, listen, Jojo.
00:21:28We got the lowdown on that bird Carson
00:21:30when we're on our way back.
00:21:32You better get rid of him.
00:21:34Oh, oh, that's fine.
00:21:36I'll do that.
00:21:38Yeah, goodbye, Mary.
00:21:44You don't have to be a G-man
00:21:46to know that that was Mary.
00:21:48Hmm.
00:21:52Oh, honey, you were listening.
00:21:54Yes.
00:21:56Oh, no, I want you more tonight.
00:21:58Uh-huh.
00:22:00I can feel it coming. I'm about to be tossed out.
00:22:02You don't mind, do you?
00:22:04I'm beginning to get a terrific headache.
00:22:06I'll probably have one in the morning, too.
00:22:08Want an aspirin?
00:22:10No, thanks. Just my hat.
00:22:18Well, goodnight, Jojo. It was a swell evening.
00:22:20I enjoyed it.
00:22:28Where'd you find out?
00:22:30Something very interesting.
00:22:32We got the dope on him all right.
00:22:34Oh, good.
00:22:40That is interesting.
00:22:46Hiya, Rick.
00:22:48Oh, Rick, hi.
00:22:50Hiya, Joan.
00:22:52How's everything?
00:22:54What's up, Duke?
00:22:56Good.
00:23:00Oh, hello, boys.
00:23:02Well, let's hear it.
00:23:04What's the dope on Carson?
00:23:06What do you think of that?
00:23:08His name ain't even Carson.
00:23:12Richard Murdock.
00:23:14Age, 32. Date of birth,
00:23:161915, 16.
00:23:18Detroit, Michigan.
00:23:20Occupation, mechanic.
00:23:22Yeah, it had me puzzled for a minute or two.
00:23:24Then it came to me.
00:23:26This guy Murdock and a pal of his, a fellow named Monty something...
00:23:28Monty Cooper?
00:23:30Yeah, that's it. Monty Cooper.
00:23:32Well, anyway, Carson or Murdock and his pal Cooper
00:23:34pulled that Milberg Trust Company hold up about a year and a half or so ago.
00:23:36Yeah, we found some newspaper clippings about that robbery.
00:23:38He had them hidden between the cushions of a chair.
00:23:40He hadn't figured on your JBI.
00:23:42Good for you.
00:23:44Well, I guess I was all wet about Carson being a copper or a stoolie.
00:23:46Why don't you give up, Duke?
00:23:48You're always beefing about something.
00:23:50Okay, okay, but don't say I didn't warn you guys
00:23:52if something goes wrong.
00:23:56Now get this picture.
00:23:58This is the Milberg Trust Company,
00:24:00a real old broken-down joint.
00:24:02There's the flight of stairs where we came up.
00:24:04This is the vault here, a real old-fashioned camp.
00:24:06Well, those stairs made it a little tough
00:24:08because we had to back down them
00:24:10and we couldn't see who was coming up anyway.
00:24:12We come in here and there's all kinds of desks
00:24:14and places where you write out checks and so forth.
00:24:16There's quite a few people.
00:24:18Well, I heard them all over here in the corner.
00:24:20Let's put it all together.
00:24:22Monty takes the cashier, forces him in over here,
00:24:24makes him open the vault.
00:24:26We open this little old-fashioned can,
00:24:28and what do you think we get?
00:24:3050 Gs.
00:24:32We back out of the joint and make for the car.
00:24:3450 Gs split two ways?
00:24:36Not bad.
00:24:38Mm-hmm.
00:24:40You see, Monty and I don't go in for big mobs.
00:24:42Hey, maybe you saw Monty up there.
00:24:44He was doing a heavy stretch.
00:24:46Yeah, I saw him almost every day
00:24:48a couple of times.
00:24:50But he didn't get overly friendly with anyone.
00:24:52Yeah, that's Monty, all right.
00:24:54Well, Harry, I'll tell you.
00:24:56I got another big job on tap,
00:24:58but I gotta get Monty out of prison
00:25:00before I can pull it off.
00:25:02Mm, that's tough to do
00:25:04unless you know the ropes.
00:25:06Besides, it takes two grand.
00:25:08How do you know?
00:25:10I just know.
00:25:12Harry, I figure naturally you just getting out
00:25:14you could kind of tell me
00:25:16why the parole was engineered.
00:25:18Now, I'm willing to cut you in for a third,
00:25:20and I'll pay all expenses.
00:25:22Yeah, I don't know.
00:25:24Well, what's the matter? Ain't my dough as good
00:25:26as the next guy's?
00:25:28No, it ain't that, Rick.
00:25:30Look, I'll let you in on a little secret.
00:25:32Maybe you noticed the boys got kind of friendly
00:25:34the last couple of days.
00:25:36So?
00:25:38Well, they checked on you, and you're okay with most of them.
00:25:40But Duke's still holding out.
00:25:42He ain't satisfied you're on the up-and-up.
00:25:44I'll let you do it.
00:25:46JoJo's the first step, and unless she's sure of her ground,
00:25:48no dice.
00:25:50All right, so there's no dice with JoJo.
00:25:52And who's the next step?
00:25:54Now, wait a minute.
00:25:56Not so fast.
00:25:58I'm no squealer, Rick.
00:26:00Oh, but you do know who the higher-up is.
00:26:02Maybe.
00:26:04But I ain't saying.
00:26:14Harry, let me ask you another question.
00:26:20Who put up the money for your parole?
00:26:22Why, JoJo put it up.
00:26:24Of course, the dealer's on to pay her back.
00:26:26Oh, so she didn't put it up.
00:26:28She just advanced it to you.
00:26:30Yeah, that's right, but...
00:26:32Well, why cut in JoJo when you can easily go around her
00:26:34and pick up a couple of Gs for yourself?
00:26:36I don't know.
00:26:38I don't know.
00:26:40I don't know.
00:26:42Well, pick up a couple of Gs for yourself.
00:26:44All right, later on, if you want to cut her in,
00:26:46that's your business.
00:26:48You might have something there, Rick.
00:26:50At least it's worth it.
00:26:52Glenda's home.
00:26:54Don't say anything to Glenda.
00:26:56Hello, darling.
00:26:58Hiya, baby.
00:27:00I am retired. We had such a busy day at the club.
00:27:02Rick, you're not leaving.
00:27:04Yeah, I think I'd better be going.
00:27:06Why don't you stay for dinner? It won't be very fancy, but you're welcome.
00:27:08Yeah, why not, Rick?
00:27:10You run along and get some dinner started, don't you?
00:27:12I'll come in and help you in a minute, huh?
00:27:14Okay. Sorry you won't stay, Rick.
00:27:20Can you get the two grand?
00:27:22Harry, whenever I need a few Gs,
00:27:24I don't let anything stand in my way.
00:27:26Get the dough.
00:27:40I called the commissioner
00:27:42and told him I was all set to buy a parole
00:27:44for a pal of mine named Monty Cooper,
00:27:46but I had to have $2,000.
00:27:48He agreed.
00:27:50But as the boys were somewhat suspicious of me,
00:27:52and in order to gain their confidence,
00:27:54it ought to look like I had pulled a stick up.
00:27:56Go ahead. Read it.
00:27:58I'm sorry, sir,
00:28:00but I can't read it.
00:28:02I'm sorry, sir,
00:28:04but I can't read it.
00:28:06I'm sorry, sir,
00:28:08Go ahead. Read it.
00:28:10Philanthropist.
00:28:12Philanthropist.
00:28:14Philan...
00:28:16Well, anyway, robbed.
00:28:18Bandit ignores jewels.
00:28:20Gets $2,000 cash.
00:28:24Neil Ingersoll, civic leader,
00:28:26was held up last night
00:28:28and relieved of $2,000 cash
00:28:30by a bandit
00:28:32who claimed he was not
00:28:34interested in jewels.
00:28:36Ingersoll,
00:28:38returning home at a late hour
00:28:40from an auction of
00:28:42antiques... Antiques.
00:28:44What's a def?
00:28:46Which he had been attending,
00:28:48stepped out of his car
00:28:50outside his garage
00:28:52to find himself looking into the muzzle
00:28:54of a gun.
00:28:56That must have been Carson. What makes you think so?
00:28:58I don't think I know.
00:29:00The word passed
00:29:02through the grapevine that
00:29:04I'd pull that job.
00:29:06And the boys who hung out around the
00:29:08pastime club immediately
00:29:10started to accept me as
00:29:12one of the boys, as it were.
00:29:14I turned over
00:29:16$500 to Palmer
00:29:18and went with him to make the
00:29:20contact for Cooper's parole.
00:29:28When we reached the lobby
00:29:30of an office building, Palmer told me I couldn't
00:29:32go upstairs with him. This was
00:29:34disappointing. But I heard him
00:29:36tell the elevator operator to take him
00:29:38to the fifth floor. So I
00:29:40checked the names of all the tenants on that
00:29:42particular floor. There were over 20.
00:29:54Is Miss Dumont in their quarters?
00:29:56Yeah.
00:29:58Good
00:30:00jerk.
00:30:04Hello, Barney. Hello, Jojo.
00:30:06What's
00:30:08on your mind, darling?
00:30:12You seemed as cross as a bear when you phoned
00:30:14to say you were coming over.
00:30:16Somebody's talking too much around here.
00:30:18You mean me?
00:30:20I don't know whether it's you or Newton, but one of you is, and I don't like it.
00:30:22As a matter of fact, I won't stand for it.
00:30:24You've no reason to talk to
00:30:26me like this.
00:30:28I'm sorry, my dear.
00:30:30I don't mean to be discourteous,
00:30:32but I'm worried, for you as well as for myself.
00:30:34Just a little
00:30:36while ago, one of Newton's boys came over
00:30:38to my office and demanded that I get a parole
00:30:40for a fellow named Monty Cooper.
00:30:42Monty Cooper?
00:30:44That's the name he gave me, Monty Cooper.
00:30:50Carson or Murdoch,
00:30:52whatever his name is,
00:30:54he knows nothing about our parole arrangements.
00:30:56Who said anything about Carson or Murdoch?
00:30:58The fellow who came to see me
00:31:00was Harry Palmer.
00:31:02He's double-crossing you, Jojo.
00:31:06I can't believe it.
00:31:08You can't, huh?
00:31:10Well, less than an hour ago, he laid $500
00:31:12on my desk and gave me a long spiel
00:31:14about knowing that I was your lawyer
00:31:16and that you came to see me any time you wanted
00:31:18to get anybody out of the pen.
00:31:20Naturally, I told him that he got his numbers
00:31:22crossed, and I knew absolutely nothing
00:31:24about buying a parole.
00:31:28Did that shut him up?
00:31:30For the moment.
00:31:32But he left the money and suggested that I think it over.
00:31:34Well, anyway,
00:31:36here it is.
00:31:38Buy yourself that bracelet you've been talking so much about.
00:31:42Thanks.
00:31:44I don't know what to say, darling.
00:31:46I haven't mentioned our connections to a soul.
00:31:48Of course, the boys know
00:31:50that you do handle my legitimate legal matters,
00:31:52but...
00:31:54The important point is how Palmer or any one of them
00:31:56know about my connection with the parole board.
00:31:58It's dynamite.
00:32:00If one of them should talk out of term,
00:32:02there's no telling what might happen.
00:32:04You don't need to tell me.
00:32:08I'll talk to Charlie Newton about it.
00:32:10He'll throw a scare into Palmer.
00:32:12He won't forget.
00:32:18Four aces and two.
00:32:20Uh-huh.
00:32:24Harry Palmer just pulled a double cross on JoJo.
00:32:26Yeah?
00:32:28What'd he do?
00:32:30That's my business.
00:32:32JoJo says she doesn't want any rough stuff.
00:32:34But I'm running the boys, not JoJo.
00:32:36Yeah, but JoJo just got Harry out.
00:32:38So what?
00:32:40You're just as good a collector as Harry ever was.
00:32:42I should say I am.
00:32:44You name it, we'll do it.
00:32:46Okay.
00:32:48Tell you what we'll do.
00:32:50I'll call Harry on the phone, tell him to call me
00:32:52back from the corner drugstore.
00:32:54When he rings up here, I'll tell him to skip it,
00:32:56that I changed my mind.
00:32:58Now, when he's walking back to his house...
00:33:10Hiya, Harry.
00:33:12Hiya, Blackie. What's cooking?
00:33:14You'll find out.
00:33:44The killing of Palmer completely upset my plans.
00:33:48As I had now lost my only link
00:33:50to tie in JoJo with the higher-ups
00:33:52and the parole conspiracy.
00:33:54Well, how's the leg today?
00:33:56Oh, much better, thank you. Look.
00:33:58Take it easy.
00:34:00Okay.
00:34:02I'm a coffee lover.
00:34:04Oh, I see.
00:34:06Well, I'll come back for that later.
00:34:08All right, fine.
00:34:11Hunting around for...
00:34:13Now, delete that hunting around.
00:34:15Make it...
00:34:17Fumbling about...
00:34:19Fumbling about for a new lead,
00:34:21I looked up the grief-stricken
00:34:23and embittered Glenda,
00:34:25pretending to her that I wanted
00:34:27to avenge her husband's murder,
00:34:29which had cost me $500.
00:34:32I showed her the list of tenants
00:34:34occupying the fifth floor
00:34:36of the building to which Palmer and I
00:34:38had gone to,
00:34:40and only one name,
00:34:42a first name, sounded familiar
00:34:44to Glenda.
00:34:46And that first name was Barney.
00:34:48B-A-R-N-E-Y.
00:34:50Barney.
00:34:52Now, it belonged to a man
00:34:54whose full name was Barney Rodescu,
00:34:56R-O-D-E-S-C-U,
00:34:59who was a lawyer
00:35:01and sort of a man about town.
00:35:03Well, I decided to find out
00:35:05if he was the contact
00:35:07between the crook on the parole board
00:35:09and Jojo Dumont.
00:35:14You know, in a way, Palmer getting
00:35:16bumped off like that kind of put me in a spot.
00:35:18How come?
00:35:20Well, we, uh, we had a little deal together.
00:35:22You see, I figure if Palmer
00:35:24just getting paroled like that,
00:35:26he'd know the ropes.
00:35:28Remember me telling you about a pal of mine,
00:35:30Monty Cooper?
00:35:32Well, I wasn't as tired as I seemed that night, you know.
00:35:34Yeah, I, uh, I didn't think you were.
00:35:36You say, uh, Palmer was trying to help you
00:35:38get a parole for Cooper?
00:35:40Well, I didn't exactly say that, but that's the general idea.
00:35:42Go ahead.
00:35:44I can listen while I'm typing.
00:35:46Of course, you, uh,
00:35:48you know I had to pull a little job to get the money
00:35:50for Monty's parole.
00:35:52You mean the, uh, Ingersoll robbery?
00:35:54I don't know anybody named Ingersoll.
00:35:58No, but the point is, Jojo, I'd, uh,
00:36:00I'd like to get Monty out of the prison
00:36:02as fast as I can.
00:36:04You know,
00:36:06you should have come to me
00:36:08in the first place, Rick.
00:36:10You?
00:36:12Mm-hmm. I'm serious.
00:36:14I like to help my friends.
00:36:16Besides, I, uh,
00:36:18I have a lot of influence
00:36:20in the right places.
00:36:22Mm-hmm.
00:36:24Of course, we'll need cash.
00:36:26Yeah, I know. $2,000. Palmer told me.
00:36:28Did you, uh,
00:36:30did you give Palmer any money?
00:36:32Yeah.
00:36:34Yeah, I gave him $500.
00:36:36And for you,
00:36:38here's another $1,000.
00:36:40Thanks.
00:36:42I, uh,
00:36:44like to have a receipt.
00:36:46Oh, sure.
00:36:54Here's your receipt.
00:36:56Hey, you know, that's not bad.
00:36:58Of course, it's a little expensive at $1,000 a throw,
00:37:00but it's not bad.
00:37:02And, uh, what about the balance?
00:37:04The balance you get
00:37:06the day Monty's paroled from prison.
00:37:08What's the deal?
00:37:12Well, I guess that about
00:37:14winds up what I have to say.
00:37:16From here on,
00:37:18my future's in your hands.
00:37:20All I ask is
00:37:22that you give me a break.
00:37:24You needn't worry about not getting a fair break
00:37:26from this parole board.
00:37:28All right, you may return to your duties,
00:37:30and you'll be informed of our decision later.
00:37:32Thank you. Thank you very much, sir.
00:37:36That man should be put away for life.
00:37:38He's a habitual criminal.
00:37:40Why should the state have to support this man for life?
00:37:42That's the wrong attitude.
00:37:44I agree with Mr. Perkins.
00:37:46I'm opposed. The man deserves a chance.
00:37:48Every man deserves a chance.
00:37:50Once again, we seem to be evenly divided,
00:37:52thus making it my duty to cast a deciding vote.
00:37:54And you vote for Cooper to be paroled?
00:37:56It's my privilege.
00:37:58But, Mr. Holliday, it's obvious...
00:38:00It's the chairman's privilege to have his own opinion.
00:38:02The majority votes in favor of Monty Cooper's parole.
00:38:04He'll be released in two weeks
00:38:06to report for work at the Ainslie Farm,
00:38:08at Meadows.
00:38:10I move for adjournment.
00:38:14Because I couldn't understand
00:38:16why anyone would give a job
00:38:18to a multiple loser like Monty Cooper,
00:38:20I decided to check
00:38:22the county assessor's records
00:38:24about Vern Ainslie.
00:38:28From the beginning, I had suspected
00:38:30Ralph Holliday of accepting the bribe
00:38:32to put through the parole.
00:38:34But with the information
00:38:36I had now obtained,
00:38:38I felt certain it was Rodescu
00:38:40who had offered the job on the farm
00:38:42to Monty Cooper.
00:38:44Suspecting this setup, however, was not enough.
00:38:46I still had to obtain the proof.
00:38:48That afternoon, I worked out a strategic plan.
00:38:54AINSLIE FARM
00:39:10Hello.
00:39:12Commissioner.
00:39:14Commissioner, this is Hendricks.
00:39:16That's right.
00:39:18Hmm?
00:39:20Well, yes, naturally, Commissioner.
00:39:22I'm from the Ainslie Farm.
00:39:24Oh, incidentally, I told the boys
00:39:26at the pastime club that I would meet Cooper
00:39:28out at the farm.
00:39:30But, Commissioner, there's just one thing,
00:39:32and I hope you won't let me down on this.
00:39:34You see, unless Cooper is picked up
00:39:36at the prison gates when he's released,
00:39:38if he should happen to come out at the Ainslie Farm
00:39:40at the same time I'm there
00:39:42and get one good look at me,
00:39:44well, I'm afraid my career as Murdoch
00:39:46or Carson or Hendricks
00:39:48will come to a very sudden and painful end.
00:39:50There's nothing to worry about on that score, Hendricks.
00:39:52I've already notified four states
00:39:54of Cooper's impending parole.
00:39:56They'll be right there to arrest him
00:39:58the minute he steps foot outside the prison gates.
00:40:00Fine, Commissioner.
00:40:02I'll call you tomorrow afternoon.
00:40:04I think by that time I should have this whole setup
00:40:06in the bag.
00:40:08Yes, sir. Goodbye.
00:40:20♪♪♪
00:40:50Ainslie?
00:40:52Hey!
00:40:54You Ainslie?
00:40:56What do you want?
00:40:58Looking for Monty Cooper.
00:41:00Who?
00:41:02Monty Cooper. He's supposed to be working here.
00:41:04Well, he ain't. Nobody here by the name of Cooper.
00:41:06Now, look, Ainslie, I happen to know that
00:41:08Monty Cooper was paroled to work on this farm.
00:41:10Who told you that?
00:41:12Well, after all, I'm a pal of his.
00:41:14My name is Carson.
00:41:16Rick Carson?
00:41:18Well, I'm pleased to meet you, Carson.
00:41:20I'm glad to meet a real
00:41:22pal of Monty's, too.
00:41:24You know, confidentially, I'd put up the dough to spring him.
00:41:26Yeah?
00:41:28Well, I guess you'll be right glad
00:41:30to see each other again.
00:41:32Only thing is, I don't expect
00:41:34Cooper much before tomorrow.
00:41:36You see, there ain't no other bus coming this way
00:41:38before midnight tonight.
00:41:40You don't know Monty very well, do you?
00:41:42If there ain't no bus, he'll take a taxi.
00:41:44And when he gets here, he'll ask me to pay for it.
00:41:46Well, you're welcome
00:41:48to hang around if you want to.
00:41:50I guess the boss won't care.
00:41:52Well, I thought you owned this place.
00:41:54Oh, I sold out a couple of years ago
00:41:56to a fellow named Rodescu,
00:41:58a young lawyer from town.
00:42:00Well, tell me, does this
00:42:02Rodescu, does he come here
00:42:04very often?
00:42:06Mostly weekends, him and a lady friend.
00:42:08They do a lot of riding.
00:42:10By the way, I'm expecting
00:42:12them this afternoon sometime.
00:42:14Hey, you make yourself at home.
00:42:16I gotta get the horses ready.
00:42:18Luck to you, Carson. Yeah, yeah.
00:42:20I hadn't figured
00:42:22on Rodescu visiting the farm.
00:42:24I realized his presence
00:42:26might have set my plan,
00:42:28but I had to take the gamble.
00:42:30So I waited until Ainsley
00:42:32had disappeared.
00:42:34I had brought along
00:42:36an instrument which the commissioner of police
00:42:38had provided, and taking
00:42:40advantage of Ainsley's absence,
00:42:42I decided to make use of it.
00:43:12I quickly
00:43:14ascertained that no one else was
00:43:16near. I fixed in my mind
00:43:18the details of the room, and then
00:43:20found a suitable place in which to
00:43:22conceal the precious instrument.
00:43:30It was the latest
00:43:32type of sound recorder.
00:43:34Once set to operate, it needed no further
00:43:36attention, since it would automatically
00:43:38start when someone spoke,
00:43:40and stop again when the voice concluded.
00:43:42It could pick up voice frequencies
00:43:44within a radius of 50 feet,
00:43:46and could record continuously
00:43:48for four hours.
00:43:54Hello, get me Metropolitan 44244.
00:44:02Hello?
00:44:04Hello, Glenda. Glenda, this is Rick Carson.
00:44:06Oh, yes, Rick. I think I know
00:44:08who's responsible for what happened to your husband.
00:44:10You do? Who is it, Rick?
00:44:12Don't ask any questions now, because I've got to act
00:44:14fast. I'll do anything you say.
00:44:16Fine, now listen closely. You know
00:44:18that list of names and addresses of the
00:44:20parole board members that I left with you this morning?
00:44:22Yes, I have it
00:44:24right here. Fine. Now I want you to
00:44:26send each one of them the following telegram.
00:44:30Urgent you meet me at farm without delay.
00:44:32Drop everything else.
00:44:34Have you got that?
00:44:36Yes, uh-huh.
00:44:38Sign each one of those messages Barney.
00:44:40Barney.
00:44:42But I don't get it, Rick.
00:44:44What good are the telegrams?
00:44:46Well, Glenda, just a minute, Glenda.
00:44:54Okay, Glenda.
00:44:56What do you expect to accomplish by doing this, Rick?
00:44:58Look, I can't explain now, but there's just
00:45:00one more thing. When you phone
00:45:02that telegram into Western Union,
00:45:04tell them you're Miss Bruce.
00:45:06She's Rodesco's secretary.
00:45:08I understand. Fine, now don't lose
00:45:10any time. When I get back to town, I'll come over and
00:45:12explain everything. Yeah, goodbye.
00:45:34Oh, hey.
00:45:40How about a glass of beer?
00:45:42Oh, no thanks. Not right now.
00:45:44It's up to you. Thanks.
00:45:46I think I'll kill a little time and drive around the country.
00:45:48I'll stop back later and see if Marnie got here yet.
00:45:50Suit yourself. Yeah, okay.
00:45:52See you later. Yeah.
00:46:04See you later.
00:46:34So long, Cooper.
00:46:48Take it easy. Yeah.
00:46:50You too, screw.
00:46:52Good luck.
00:46:54Hey, Cooper, we've been waiting for you.
00:46:56Yeah, what for?
00:46:58We want to take you along with us.
00:47:00Who are you and what do you want with me?
00:47:02We're pals of Murdoch. Oh, that's different.
00:47:04Sure, we're taking you to see him.
00:47:06Oh, no, not me, boys. I've stated a report
00:47:08to a place called Ainsley's Farm in Meadows
00:47:10and I gotta go there before I do anything.
00:47:12That's just where we're going. Murdoch's waiting
00:47:14for you there right now. He is? And he's mighty
00:47:16anxious to see you. Well, I'm mighty anxious
00:47:18to see him. Where's your car? Over there.
00:47:20Okay, let's go.
00:47:22All right.
00:47:28He's out of town.
00:47:30Okay.
00:47:52Oh, I get such a kick out of this place.
00:48:16So peaceful.
00:48:18Why do you think I keep it, my dear?
00:48:22Oh, Frank,
00:48:34put Miss Dumont's luggage in her room
00:48:36and leave mine in here.
00:48:38I'll take it. Thank you.
00:48:44Darling,
00:48:46it's so good
00:48:48to be with you.
00:48:52Everything's okay.
00:48:54Oh, thank you, Frank.
00:48:56I'll have some beer on ice.
00:48:58Feel like something to eat?
00:49:00No, thanks. Just a cup of coffee
00:49:02a little later. How about a canter
00:49:04over the countryside? Oh, let's relax
00:49:06for a little while. Later, maybe,
00:49:08huh?
00:49:12Do you think the fellas
00:49:14could push enough punch boards to raise, say,
00:49:16an extra $20,000
00:49:18in the next few weeks?
00:49:20They might, by putting a little extra pressure
00:49:22on their customers. Then I think
00:49:24they should. A powerful
00:49:26anti-racket committee's being organized
00:49:28to run us, among others, out of business.
00:49:30And a little extra money
00:49:32wisely spent might help considerably.
00:49:36I'll see that Charlie Newton starts him out on it
00:49:38Monday morning. Good.
00:49:42In asking Glenda to send those
00:49:44telegrams to every member of the parole
00:49:46board, I assume that only the
00:49:48one member who was mixed up in the parole
00:49:50conspiracy would know what was meant by
00:49:52the farm and the signature Barney.
00:49:54Oh, just at dusk,
00:49:56I had the keen satisfaction of knowing
00:49:58that my plan had worked. I had
00:50:00sent those telegrams in the hope of tricking
00:50:02Ralph Holliday into exposing himself.
00:50:04Holliday was
00:50:06driving that coupe.
00:50:08But instead of trapping one member of the
00:50:10parole board, I had caught two.
00:50:12But Titus Jones arrived
00:50:14in the car with my primary suspect.
00:50:18I
00:50:28wonder who that can be.
00:50:30Probably one of your eager beaver clients.
00:50:32If it is, I'll throw him out.
00:50:34Excuse me,
00:50:36my dear. I'll make this short and sweet.
00:50:38Come in.
00:50:42Well, this is
00:50:44a surprise. Hello, Ralph. Hello,
00:50:46Titus.
00:50:48You gentlemen are quite a ways from home,
00:50:50aren't you? You're not joking.
00:50:52Holliday burned up the road getting here.
00:50:54Oh, I'm sorry. We didn't know.
00:50:56Oh, that's quite all right. Allow me,
00:50:58my dear. Ralph Holliday and Titus
00:51:00Jones. Miss Dumont, my
00:51:02fiancée. How do you do?
00:51:04You're on the parole board. I've heard Barney
00:51:06speak of you. Yes.
00:51:08Yes, we are, Miss Dumont. Parole board.
00:51:10Sit down, gentlemen. Sit down. Make yourselves comfortable.
00:51:12What brings you out here in such a hurry?
00:51:14Why, uh, we came
00:51:16in answer to your telegram.
00:51:18My telegram? I didn't wire you.
00:51:20What's that? You most certainly did.
00:51:24What does it say?
00:51:26Urgent meeting
00:51:28at farm without delay. Drop
00:51:30everything else. Signed, Barney.
00:51:32Somebody must have got on to our parole board deal.
00:51:34We'd better clear out. Hold on.
00:51:36Hold on. There's no use running off half-cocked.
00:51:38You'd better do a little checking first.
00:51:40I wish you would. How can you? And make it snappy.
00:51:44Hello, operator. Give me
00:51:46Ridgway 84428.
00:51:48If my secretary's at home, we ought to be able
00:51:50to find out pretty quick. But it's Saturday.
00:51:52She probably has a date. Hello?
00:51:54Hello, Miss Bruce. Um,
00:51:56did you send any telegrams today
00:51:58to either Titus Jones or Ralph Holliday?
00:52:00You did not.
00:52:02Did you authorize anyone else
00:52:04to do so? You didn't, huh?
00:52:06I knew it was bad news the minute
00:52:08I received that message. Uh, Miss Bruce,
00:52:10I want you to check with
00:52:12the Boston Union right away and find out
00:52:14if you can who sent those telegrams and to
00:52:16whose account they were charged.
00:52:18Yes. Call me back
00:52:20at the farm the moment you have the information.
00:52:22Right.
00:52:24She'll call me back.
00:52:26Someone's on our trail, Barney.
00:52:28Have you told anybody about giving Holliday and me the money?
00:52:30Oh, don't be an idiot. You don't think I'd tip
00:52:32anybody off that I've been bribing the parole board?
00:52:34Maybe it's Mr. Holliday or Mr. Jones
00:52:36accidentally. Ridiculous. That's absurd.
00:52:38It could have been that jackass
00:52:40Palmer you had working for you.
00:52:42He only knew the connection between you and me.
00:52:44He knew absolutely nothing of your
00:52:46time with Holliday and Jones.
00:52:48Whatever the answer is, I don't like it. I'm getting away from here.
00:52:50So am I. This farm is poisonous.
00:52:52Just a minute, gentlemen. We are remaining
00:52:54right here until Miss Bruce calls back.
00:52:56We are safer here than anywhere else for the time being.
00:53:00I was confident the recording machine
00:53:02was doing its work, but to make
00:53:04the record admissible as evidence in court,
00:53:06I would have to swear that I had seen
00:53:08the people inside that room and to
00:53:10identify their voices.
00:53:12There was only one way to do this.
00:53:16Who can that be?
00:53:18Where can we hide? Relax, gentlemen.
00:53:24Come in.
00:53:28Oh, I'm sorry to bother you. I'm looking for a friend of mine.
00:53:30What makes you think he's here?
00:53:32Well, I was told he would be.
00:53:34My name is Carson. Oh, it's Rick Carson,
00:53:36darling. Let him come in.
00:53:38You needn't worry about him. Come in.
00:53:46Hi, Miss Dumas. Hello, Rick.
00:53:48So you're Rick Carson, or Richard Murdoch,
00:53:50hmm? That's right.
00:53:52But I don't think I've had the pleasure.
00:53:54Who's the friend for whom you're looking?
00:53:56His name is Monty Cooper.
00:53:58I was told he was to be paroled today to work on this farm.
00:54:00This is Mr.
00:54:02Barney Rudescu.
00:54:04Mr. Rudescu. Pleasure, sir.
00:54:06Mr. Holliday. Mr. Holliday. Hello.
00:54:08Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones. How do you do?
00:54:10Tell me, Carson, how did you get here?
00:54:12I didn't hear you drive up. Oh, but I didn't
00:54:14drive up. I parked my car
00:54:16down the road. Why?
00:54:18Well, I don't like lengthy explanations,
00:54:20but... You can speak freely, Rick.
00:54:22Well, you see, folks,
00:54:24I'm not exactly on speaking terms with the law,
00:54:26and when I saw a couple of cars parked outside,
00:54:28especially with my friend Monty being wanted in other states,
00:54:30I... Okay. I guess you're all right, Carson.
00:54:32There's some coffee over there if you want any.
00:54:34Help yourself. Thank you.
00:54:40Hello?
00:54:42Yes, operator.
00:54:44Must be my secretary calling me back.
00:54:46Yes, Miss Bruce.
00:54:52Now, wait a minute.
00:54:54Wait a minute. Let me get that.
00:54:56The telegram was sent
00:54:58to Mr. Holliday, Mrs. Prescott,
00:55:00Titus Jones, the Reverend Adams,
00:55:02and Donald Perkins.
00:55:04That's the entire parole board. This is awful.
00:55:06It isn't good.
00:55:08Just a minute.
00:55:10Telegrams were charged to my account
00:55:12and purportedly telephoned in by Miss Bruce,
00:55:14but when she checked and raised cane
00:55:16with Western Union, they traced the call back to...
00:55:18What was that number again?
00:55:24Metropolitan 44244.
00:55:26Did you find out whose telephone number that was?
00:55:28You couldn't, huh?
00:55:30Well, keep on checking, Miss Bruce.
00:55:36I know that number.
00:55:38You do?
00:55:40Metropolitan 44244.
00:55:44That's Glenda Palmer's number.
00:55:48Dirty little double-crosser.
00:55:50What does she think she's trying to pull?
00:55:52Something mighty dangerous for all of us,
00:55:54if you ask me.
00:55:56What was that number at your club again?
00:55:58Ellsworth, uh...
00:56:0036097. What are you calling there for?
00:56:02Get me Ellsworth 36097, please.
00:56:04What are you going to do?
00:56:06You'll see. Hello?
00:56:08Is Newton there?
00:56:10Let me speak to him.
00:56:12Hello.
00:56:14Hello, Dr. Newton.
00:56:16This is Dr. Rudescu.
00:56:18I want you to call
00:56:20on Glenda Palmer.
00:56:22Please, Barney, let's not get any deeper than we are.
00:56:24I want you to give her the same treatment
00:56:26that you gave her husband.
00:56:28Yes, it is a matter of life and death.
00:56:30Thank you,
00:56:32Dr. Newton.
00:56:34Killing Glenda
00:56:36isn't going to help.
00:56:38I'll get rid of her
00:56:40or anybody else who double-crosses me.
00:56:42Yes,
00:56:44that's right.
00:56:46Those states were notified in plenty of time
00:56:48to pick up Cooper on his release from prison.
00:56:50Yet the extradition papers arrived
00:56:52to arrest him.
00:56:54Any report on Cooper yet, Captain?
00:56:56I'll hold it a minute.
00:56:58He was picked up by three men
00:57:00who took him away in a car.
00:57:02After that, there's no report.
00:57:04Cooper must be someplace.
00:57:06We've got to prevent him from reaching the Ainslie farm.
00:57:08Go ahead.
00:57:10I don't like this set-up.
00:57:12No trace of Cooper, not a word from Hendricks.
00:57:14He should have contacted us long before this.
00:57:16He seemed certain
00:57:18he could wind up this investigation
00:57:20soon.
00:57:22Well, if we don't hear from Hendricks
00:57:24pretty quick now, I suggest contacting that Palmer girl.
00:57:26I'd want that boy
00:57:28to be number three on our list of casualties.
00:57:30That's right.
00:57:50Hello, Glenda.
00:57:52Oh, hello.
00:57:54I was expecting somebody else.
00:58:02I'm surprised, Mr. Newton.
00:58:04You'd never called on me before.
00:58:06That's why I made my mistake.
00:58:20I'm sorry.
00:58:22I can't invite you to stay.
00:58:24I was expecting someone.
00:58:26He should have been here before now.
00:58:28Well, it's a shame he's late.
00:58:30Now when he gets here, he won't find you at home.
00:58:32What do you mean?
00:58:34You're going out, Glenda.
00:58:36With me.
00:58:38No, no, I couldn't.
00:58:40After all I told you, I'm expecting someone.
00:58:42Get your coat.
00:58:44Please go.
00:58:46Get your coat.
00:58:48Shut your trap.
00:58:50No!
00:58:52No!
00:58:54No way!
00:59:00Get out of here!
00:59:02Get back!
00:59:04No!
00:59:06Let me go!
00:59:08Let me go!
00:59:10Let me go!
00:59:12Let me go!
00:59:16Now listen to me.
00:59:18If you shut up and still help me,
00:59:20I'll kill you right here on the spot.
00:59:34Mrs. Palmer?
00:59:36What's the matter in there?
00:59:38This is Mr. Brown, the manager.
00:59:40But be careful.
00:59:42Come on.
00:59:44Are you all right, Mrs. Palmer?
00:59:48Thank heaven you're here.
00:59:52Are you all right, Mrs. Palmer?
00:59:54Stick your hands up and keep going.
00:59:56Drop that gun.
00:59:58You're the manager of the Pastime Club.
01:00:00Get him out of here. Book him on suspicion of attempted murder.
01:00:02Yes, Commissioner. Take him out.
01:00:06Everything's all right, Mrs. Palmer.
01:00:08Please get the lady a glass of water.
01:00:10Mrs. Palmer,
01:00:12I'm very anxious to get some information about Rick Carson.
01:00:14Now, it's all right.
01:00:16He's working with us.
01:00:18Oh, thank you. Here you are.
01:00:20He said you were helping him.
01:00:22But we're worried that something may have happened.
01:00:24Have you heard from Carson lately?
01:00:28He telephoned me this afternoon from Meadows.
01:00:30Meadows?
01:00:32Ainslie Farm is located near Meadows.
01:00:34That's right.
01:00:36Here are the telegrams they sent for you.
01:00:38Captain, notify the Sheriff's Office in Meadows
01:00:40to see if Carson is at the Ainslie Farm.
01:00:42Yes, Commissioner.
01:01:02JoJo's here.
01:01:04I think that other car belongs to him.
01:01:06Never saw it before.
01:01:08Well, say hello and show him you're okay.
01:01:10That'll take a run into town.
01:01:12Well, Dr. Newton ought to have finished
01:01:14his treatment of Glenda Palmer by now.
01:01:18Well, we picked up Coomber, and here he is.
01:01:20Hiya, gang.
01:01:22Well, where's that old son-of-a-gun Murdock
01:01:24or Carson, whatever he calls himself now?
01:01:30What's the matter, Monty?
01:01:32Don't you recognize your old pal?
01:01:34You know, I didn't at first, but I sure do now.
01:01:36You're the guy who shot it out with me
01:01:38and a pal up in Wisconsin.
01:01:40It was you who put a slug through it.
01:01:42You're a federal agent.
01:01:44That's right, I am a federal agent.
01:01:46And there's one thing they teach us,
01:01:48and that's how to use a gun.
01:01:50And the first one that makes a move gets it.
01:01:52I warned you, Mitchell.
01:01:54Anybody else?
01:01:56You see, the reason Coomber knew
01:01:58I was a federal man is because
01:02:00I once put him in prison,
01:02:02the very same prison that you very loyal citizens
01:02:04got him out of today.
01:02:06Looks like I'm going to have to put him back in again.
01:02:08But this time, I'm going to give him a lot of company.
01:02:10I'm going to put you all in with him.
01:02:12But right now, ladies and gentlemen,
01:02:14I'm afraid I have to leave you.
01:02:16But I'll make you a promise. I'll be back again.
01:02:22Nice work, Ainsley, just in time.
01:02:24I heard the shot. I figured something was wrong.
01:02:26Shut up.
01:02:28Stop it!
01:02:32Put him in the chair.
01:02:36He'll be more comfortable here.
01:02:40Hey, Carson,
01:02:42here's some water for you.
01:02:44Now speak.
01:02:46All right, Carson.
01:02:48Who put you on our trail?
01:02:52Well,
01:02:54I suppose we'll have to teach him how to speak.
01:02:58That's lesson number one.
01:03:00He's stubborn. He'll need more than that.
01:03:02Ready to talk yet?
01:03:06Hit him again.
01:03:10We'll make him talk.
01:03:12Why don't you shoot him and get it over with?
01:03:14Just a minute.
01:03:16We'll try once more.
01:03:18If he doesn't talk this time,
01:03:20he'll get a one-way ticket to the bottom of the river.
01:03:24All right, Carson,
01:03:26this is your last chance.
01:03:28Tell us just how much you know.
01:03:30You better talk fast and to the point.
01:03:32Sounds like police sirens.
01:03:34It is the police. What can we do?
01:03:36Don't let them find him here.
01:03:38Duke, Blackie, kid,
01:03:40take Cooper and Carson to the storeroom.
01:03:42Use the back way.
01:03:44Holiday and Jones, you better go along.
01:03:46Hurry up.
01:03:48Now, you and I will be taking care of Frank, Jojo.
01:03:50All right.
01:03:52And remember, he was hurt in a hunting accident.
01:03:54Oh!
01:03:56Oh, shut up!
01:04:04Come on, fellas.
01:04:06All right, where do we go?
01:04:08In that room.
01:04:10Make it snappy, boys.
01:04:12There's no time to lose. Fight him here.
01:04:20Quiet, now.
01:04:24Lock it, boys.
01:04:54Tom, you and Al go with me.
01:04:56The rest of you look those cars over
01:04:58and see if you can find anything out here.
01:05:00Come on.
01:05:06You'll soon feel better, old man.
01:05:12Oh.
01:05:14What's the trouble here?
01:05:16My guest was hurt in a hunting accident.
01:05:18We called a doctor.
01:05:20Oh. Well, we're looking for a man named Carson.
01:05:22Carson? I don't know him.
01:05:24There was someone here earlier today,
01:05:26before you came home, dear.
01:05:28His name was Carson.
01:05:30He said he was looking for a friend.
01:05:32Was his friend named Monty Cooper?
01:05:34That name doesn't mean anything to me, either.
01:05:36He was just paroled from prison.
01:05:38He's supposed to report here for work.
01:05:40We haven't seen him.
01:05:42If you have no objections, we'll look through the house.
01:05:44Help yourself.
01:05:46Thank you. Let's look in here, then.
01:05:48Oh.
01:05:50Jim, you go up there.
01:05:58Shut up, you.
01:06:00One peep and I'll bust your mouth wide open.
01:06:06Thanks for your cooperation.
01:06:08I hope the doctor gets here soon. Good night.
01:06:10Good night.
01:06:16That setup does look right to me.
01:06:18Yeah, Monty Cooper's supposed to go to work out here,
01:06:20and nobody seems to know anything about him.
01:06:22Kind of funny, isn't it?
01:06:24Keep him in there.
01:06:26We'll go around and see what the rest of the boys are doing.
01:06:32We haven't been in here yet.
01:06:34Open it up, mister.
01:06:42All right, boys, look it over.
01:06:44Kind of stuffy in here.
01:06:48Find anything?
01:06:50No sign of Cooper or Carson so far.
01:06:52I'll make up to her and say.
01:07:04You see, I told you there ain't nothing in here.
01:07:08Ah, that just about winds it up.
01:07:10Well, if Cooper shows up, I'll be glad to let you know.
01:07:12Well, if Cooper shows up, I'll be glad to let you know.
01:07:14Well, if Cooper shows up, I'll be glad to let you know.
01:07:16Well, if Cooper shows up, I'll be glad to let you know.
01:07:18Well, if Cooper shows up, I'll be glad to let you know.
01:07:20Okay, let's go, men.
01:07:30Boy, was I sweating. That was a close one.
01:07:32I thought sure they had us.
01:07:34Hey, Duke, how long do you think we're gonna be in here?
01:07:40What's that?
01:07:42Hey!
01:07:44What?
01:07:48Grab that man.
01:07:50Clear this stuff out.
01:07:52Take that cabinet away.
01:07:54In here!
01:07:56You stupid fool!
01:07:58Where's your brain?
01:08:00Shut up or I'll put a slug through you, too.
01:08:02I'd like to do that myself.
01:08:04I didn't like their kisses when I saw them on the parole board.
01:08:08Here they are, Sarge.
01:08:10Good. Mike, take the gas gun.
01:08:12You take this. Pick up those people in the house.
01:08:14Okay, Sarge.
01:08:16All right, you fellas in there. Come out with your hands up.
01:08:18You want us covered, you'll have to come in and get us.
01:08:20Now listen to me.
01:08:22If you don't come out, we're gonna give you a dose of gas.
01:08:24You've got just 30 seconds to make up your mind.
01:08:26You've got just 30 seconds to make up your mind.
01:08:28Let's give up, boys. We can't beat them.
01:08:30Please, please don't fight. They've got gas, and I've got sinus trouble.
01:08:32Please, please don't fight. They've got gas, and I've got sinus trouble.
01:08:34That'll cure it.
01:08:36They're too many for us for Jilly.
01:08:38Yeah, why, get ourselves killed?
01:08:40What's the matter, Joe Yeller?
01:08:42No, but we're not all fools either.
01:08:44Come out one at a time with your hands up.
01:08:46I'll count to five.
01:08:48If you aren't out by then, we'll open up on you.
01:08:50If you aren't out by then, we'll open up on you.
01:08:52One, two, three, four.
01:08:54One, two, three, four.
01:08:58All right, you, get going.
01:09:00Come on, get going, get going.
01:09:02Move along, come on.
01:09:04Come on, step out of there.
01:09:06Come on, move along, move along.
01:09:08Now, let's see if there's anyone else in there.
01:09:10Right.
01:09:14Mr. Hendricks?
01:09:16Who shot you?
01:09:20Duke Vigili.
01:09:22We'd better call an ambulance. He's badly hurt.
01:09:24Give me a hand here. I can't make it.
01:09:26Sure.
01:09:38Just a minute.
01:09:42Well, Duke,
01:09:44I told you I'd see you again.
01:09:46And the next time I see you,
01:09:48you're going to be a very old man.
01:09:58Oh, yes.
01:10:00Get me a cup of coffee.
01:10:02I'll be right back.
01:10:04Oh, yes.
01:10:06Getting along real fine.
01:10:08Another week or so, I'll be able to go out dancing again.
01:10:10That's wonderful.
01:10:12Here you are, Mr. Hendricks.
01:10:14Oh, thank you, Mary.
01:10:16Mary's my favorite nurse. I can believe that.
01:10:18If it wasn't for her, I'd probably still be lying in bed.
01:10:20Thank you, Mr. Hendricks.
01:10:22God bless you.
01:10:24Well, here's my completed report,
01:10:26Mr. Whitmore.
01:10:28It took quite a long time to finish it,
01:10:30but I hope it accomplishes what the governor desired.
01:10:32Well, I'm sure it will be, Carson.
01:10:34I mean, Murdoch.
01:10:36You mean Hendricks.
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