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This is Case Closed. One hour of mystery and crime from the golden age of radio. Every Wednesday@ Relicradio.com. our first story comes from Crime Does Not Pay. This week we'll hear kangaroo court from February 27, 1950. After that, it's Gangbusters in the case of the Smoke Ring. That story aired October 10, 1953. Crime does not Pay. They're gonna give it to Spieler. I know they are. That's the thanks I get. Am I your lawyer or ain't not sure. Sure you are. And do I do the worrying or don't I? What's a mouthpiece for? To do the worrying? Take that ache I do for a belly ache. From lead or an ice pick. Cut it out. Never. Do something for me, Spieler, will you? Huh? Sure, Charlie. Natch. What? Make him give me the rope. I'll black out first thing. I'll never feel nothing. That's the easy way. Make him do it that way, Spieler. Make him. You gotta. That's all you gotta. In the interest of good citizenship and law enforcement, we present Crime Does Not Pay based on the famous Metro Goldwyn Mayer series of short subjects. In just a moment, you will hear Kangaroo Court, starring Richard Durr. Now Crime Does Not Pay, starring Richard Durr as Charlie the Traveler Thompson in Kangaroo Court. Organized crime is a vast hierarchy. From the remote leaders on the top down through the district bosses to the everyday hoodlums at the bottom. Any organ as huge as this must be governed by law. There is law in organized crime. Organized law with a code. With lawyers, courts, judges and executioners. Punishment follows conviction swiftly. Certainly, Charlie the Traveler Thompson knew the law of this underworld in which he lived. But the night Charlie and his best pal, Jack Spieler Riley visited the store on the corner of 6th and Main, the law was far from Charlie's mind. You sure this is the joint, Charlie? Sure as I know my name. This rat trap don't look like nothing Ernie'd be interested in. Wait. The old man will be out in a minute. He lives in the back. Anything you say, Bunny. Gentlemen, what can I do for you? Oh, for one thing, you can open the cash register. Please, I am an old man. I have so little money. I should slug him now or later. Charlie, please. Please. Wait. I opened the register. Okay, Spieler, enter the till while I keep him covered. Chicken feed. What a nickel joint this is. Okay, I got it all week I work for. What is in that drawer? Save it. Now show us the board. In the floor in the back room. Board in the floor. You heard me. Give at. Now I get it. No board. You want more? Start moving. I. I have nothing. Nothing. Got it. The boss knows this joint. He knows what's been going on here for years. I have nothing. Nothing. I'm sick of hearing you. Wine. Go to work. It's about time. Now take your medicine. Foxy Grandpa talk one way or the other. No, no, no, don't. Don't hit me. Not with a blood jack. No. Don't hit me. Back room. Spiller. Count three boards on the right hand. I got it. Hey, it's loose. You betcha it's loose. For crying out loud. Look at that roll. The old boy didn't believe in banks. He's got two houses he rents up in the west side. Ernie says there must be 25 GS in that roll. Had the joint case. Let's go. Right. Come on, Spieler. Let the old bum alone. He ain't breathing. Must be dead. Okay. So what? So you hit him too hard. He don't need his dough no more. A good job, boys. Too bad you had to kill the old boy, though. He was a real character. He lived too long. Anyway. He wasn't having any fun except maybe counting his kale. Right, Ernie? Could be some of these cops have a way of getting fond of bums like that. Heat on, boss? Not exactly. Nobody knew about the role except the old man and us. Even the cops know he never had much in a register from the papers and sodas. Oh, well, it's okay then, huh, if you left the place clean. Sure we did. Wore gloves the whole time. Yeah. Yeah. I told Spieler he shouldn't get no splinters from the floor. He didn't know what I was talking about till I told him to pry up that floorboard. Everything's copacetic then. Ernie? Sure there were no slips? Positive. Absolutely. Okay. Then in about five years, the sunny papers will run the story at a dead soda Jake. Another unsolved crime. Well, what's next, boss? Nothing urgent. Good. You know, I think maybe a change of climate would do me good. What, again? Yeah. Yeah. I ain't never seen California. Charlie the traveler. What could you do in California you can't do here? Get a sunburn in February. Okay, Ernie? Sure. Only why not Florida? I was in Florida last year. I want to see if the California oranges is better. Oranges or tomatoes, Charlie? No oranges. Tomatoes is all I like. Any place. Yeah. Charlie Thompson talking. This is Joe Walker. California Walker. Nobody else but want to see you, Charlie. When can you come over? Anytime you say. Glad you called. I've been wondering when some of the boys would say welcome to sunny Cal. Welcome to sunny Cal. How about three this afternoon? Sounds great. Good, good. My place is on the Sunset Strip. You can't miss it. It's called Joe's place. Neon's 10ft high. I'll be there. See you later, Joey. Boy, quite a layout you got here, Joe. Yeah, nothing better. You know Cash Liggett. Hi A Cash. Hi fellas. This is a place for a vacation. Another two days and I'll join the local chamber of commerce. Good, good. Glad you like it. Well, Charlie, I. I have a job for you. Me, Nicks, I'm on a vacation now. It needs your slick touch, traveler. Yeah, pineapple job. Look fellas, I'm on vacation and when you're in my territory, you take orders from me. You know the law? Sure. Same like I was back in 9 ease district. Then he's got control over me. But I need a rest. I've been working all year. Yeah, one job will just keep you in training. I don't want it. Well, you'll do it. That's an order. We need a guy from out of town and you're it. You understand? Okay, okay, don't get sore. Where and when? Tonight's as good as any. I have to borrow a piece. I didn't bring no tools for a vacation. Cash. We got a dozen. One will do the trick. What about a car? We got a Butte Cash stole the day before yesterday. Was it that hot? It won't be missed too much. Owner has two others. It's all gassed up and waiting now. Take a moment to see it, Cash. And if he's a good boy and does his job right, maybe we'll let him drive it back east. Think of the plane fare you'll save, Charlie, my boy. This bus stolen too? No, no, registered. All legal and proper in Joe's name. Good. I'm always a little nervous riding a hot car in broad daylight. Ah, we got so many cars out here nobody notices. Once in a while some rookie couple try to make a name for himself, but that's about all. Much farther to your drop. Drop? Where you got the car for me? Oh, next block after the traffic light. I don't see nothing but a parking lot. Nothing else to see. We don't have to worry about freezing radiators out here. Ain't you taking an awful chance? What about the plates? Ah, we don't worry about details like that. All right, come on let's go, chum. I got the parking ticket. And after you drive her out, I'll take this one back to the boss. I'm with you. You see, you gotta learn how we operate. No sense fooling with fancy plans around here. Oh, so I see. Good afternoon. Come for your car, gentlemen? Right. We left it here a couple of days ago for safekeeping. Jesse. Jesse, your ticket, please. What'd you do, change your system? You used to ask for the tickets as we drove out. Cash. Watch yourself, Cash. Here's the ticket, son. Thank you. If you take your car, I'll stamp the ticket and you can pay me as you leave. That's our new system, sir. It won't delay you. I like it, Cash. The character knew the ticket. And there's somebody watching us from the gatehouse. Hey, the car's gone. Was a 46 Caddy. I left it over there. Scram, Cash. It's cops in the gatehouse waiting for us to move further inside. Yeah, Lousy. Copy, mister. Spotted the bus. Set a trap. Come on. Get in the car, quick. Poor brother. I ain't run like that since the last time I swiped apples from a fruit dealer back home. Lose ourselves in traffic, they'll never catch us. And they won't dare shoot. Won't they? Well, once I hit the boulevard. Now, hang on. Here we go. Now all we gotta watch out for is red lights and traffic cops. Phew. We're close. Well, I'm sorry, Charlie. Thing like this hasn't happened in years. Believe me, Cash, it never happens back East. We'll get you another car, Charlie. Now, don't worry about that. Yeah, I know you got a million of them. Ah, cut that out, will you? Why should I risk my neck? And I'm a vacation too. Okay, wise guy. How would you do it? Well, first I'd get a drop. What is this drop thing? You said that before. A small private garage outside town's best. Go on. Then I'd swipe the car and stash it in the drop for a couple of weeks. Yeah, and then? Then I'd swipe the plates on Monday from a weekend driver's bus someplace, put them on the hot car and drive any place I please for five days. And nobody'd know the difference. Oh, fancy, ain't they back East? Hey, boss. Yeah? We lead a simple life out here. We'll get your car, give you the rod and a pineapple. You'll do the job, Thompson. Our way, you got another thing coming, Walker. Not me. You want me to bash him, boss? No, no, no, no. You'll do it. Let him yell first. I'm getting the next plane back East. Don't try it, Thompson. You know the law. So what? Sell plenty. You walk out on me, you'll never get away with it. Won't I? I'm walking, ain't I? I don't see nobody trying to stop me neither. In just a moment. Crime does not pay. We'll continue with Kangaroo Court. Now we continue with Crime does not Pay. Starring Richard Durr in Kangaroo Court. Charlie the traveler headed straight for the airport from Joe's Place with a trip big 10 foot neon sign and took the first plane possible for the East. A ruined vacation behind him. Charlie knew there might be trouble ahead, so he holed up quietly and advised only his pal Jack the Spieler of his exact whereabouts. Who is it? Me, Spieler. Let me in, Charlie. Anybody with you? No, of course not. Let me in, will you? Okay, okay. Hold everything. Hey, why all the bolts and stuff? You afraid of mice, Fred? No, of lice from out west. Didn't think you were afraid of anything. Sit down. That California walker has a nasty temper. You can't tell that bum anything. No, he wouldn't dare send anybody here to get you. Not unless it was all legal. He might. What's new in town? Nothing much, except you're in Dutch upstairs with Ernie. I didn't do nothing to him. Oh, not Ernie, especially. Look, pal, what are you trying to tell me? Well, here it is straight. Ernie told me to bring you in. Bring me in? What for? How should I know? I don't ask questions. I do like I'm told. Yeah, I know. Well, get your cold, fella. We're going downtown. Hey, get that. Me making noises just like a co. Have a nice vacation, Charlie? It was good and lousy. Came back awful fast. I didn't like the people at that resort. They don't like you either. That squares everything, then. Only it doesn't. Why not? Because you broke the law, that's why. Because you had to be a wise guy and tell a district boss how to run his business. Because when he wouldn't let you do things your way, you ran out on him. They're nuts out there. Honest, dirty nuts. The way they tried to do things makes no difference. You refused an order from the boss in whose territory you were operating. I was on vacation. You know that. I'm told you disobeyed orders. You broke the law. You're up on charges, Charlie. Me on charges? At last something's penetrated your thick skull. I get this. Spieley here's your lawyer. He'll defend you. Joe Walker's coming on to press the charge himself. Rick Carson is coming in from Chicago. Phil Jackson from Pittsburgh, Mike Davis from Boston. Bill Kinhoy from Louisville and Don Welch from Cleveland. The five of them and myself are the judges. Charlie. The trial is set for one week from Tuesday. All right, Walker, is that your evidence? That's it. And that's all I need. Any questions from the court? If I may, Ernie? Of course, Rick. What penalty do you want if we convict Thompson? Joe, nobody crosses me that way. I want a cement jacket on him. You're pretty rough, aren't you? Well, it's my grievance. Carson, what would you do if he behaved this way in Chicago? All right. No further questions. Anybody else? All right, Walker, sum up your case. The summations don't take place until the defense witnesses speak to pieces. You're rather familiar with court procedure, aren't you, Walker? Yeah, what if I am? Never mind. Only we set the procedure here. Start your summation. May it please the court, I want this man, Charlie Thompson. I intend to have him. You heard my witness. Cash Liggett was present in my office when the defendant refused an order. Moore, the defendant deliberately walked out of my office and out of my territory in direct contradiction to my orders and completely against our law. The very fact that his counsel failed to cross examine my witness is, well, to me at least, admission of guilt. Defense counsel knows that my witness is telling the exact truth. I ask this court to find the defendant guilty and suggest a sentence of death at the hands of the injured party. The defense will proceed. All right, Speaker. Thank you. Gentlemen of the court. I'm here in this job on account of being both Charlie Thompson's best pal and a fellow who knows the circumstances of the case. Let me say from the beginning, the first of all, I didn't call no witness for the defense on account of the fact that the only such witness is dead. Thanks, boss. But more about that a little later. Second of all, I didn't waste your time and mine cross examining a Cash ligot on account of if he's telling the truth, he'll stick to what he says. And if he's lying, he'll stick to what he says. No joke, Spieler. It's no joke, boss. Not to Charlie, it isn't. But to get on with the case, it's a fact that my client went out to the coast for a vacation. While he was there, he tried to obey the orders of Mr. Walker. But it's a fact, too, that he almost got a dose of lead when the operations of the prosecution witness led him right into a trap the cops set over a hot car. Is this true, Riley? So help me, it's the truth. And after it happened. Only after it happened, my client tried to show Mr. Walker a safe way to operate, the way the defendant has been operating for a long time. But no, Mr. Walker wanted it all done his way, and the defendant felt he had to refuse. Are you admitting guilt, counselor? Yes and no, Mr. Carson. That's a really legal answer. You should have been a lawyer. They don't call me the Spieler for nothing, Mr. Carson. Get on with it. Spieling. Yes, boss. Now, let me say this. The defendant would never have walked out and probably would never have refused the orders if he hadn't been under a terrible mental strain. You see, there's outside things in this case that Mr. Walker don't know about. What he don't know, and what you don't know is that just that morning, the defendant, he had a telegram from home. His old mother was dying. She's the dead witness I spoke about, gentlemen. Because when Charlie Thompson walked out of Mr. Walker's place, he went straight to the airport, flew straight home and had the final satisfaction of making his mother happy in her last moments on this here right. Yeah, sure, my client acted out of turn, but he had a reason. And this is the truth, gentlemen, and more. I'll promise you myself, if you lets him off this time, that I'll see to it personal that he toes the mark from here on in. Charlie's too good a man to dump in a river for one mistake outside his own district. And when he was under such a terrible mental strain. That's our defense, gentlemen. That's all it is. The truth. And a promise to obey in the future. Thank you for listening. They're out too long, Spieler. Too long don't mean nothing. They probably start a friendly game anyhow. When a legit jury is out like this, they're generally hung. And it's a new trial. The only thing that's hung around here is going to be me. Get me a piece, Spieler. Get me a piece so I can get them before they get me. Trouble is, if it's guilty, I'll have to do you. That's the law, Charlie. Oh, you wouldn't, Speeder. Not me, not your pal. Think of the jobs we've done together. You wouldn't. You couldn't. I Get told I got it. You'll understand. Charlie, stop walking up and down like that. You act like it was stir crazy. Yeah, I'm going nuts. Why don't they come out? Why don't they make up their minds? I gotta get out of here. Sit down, will you? Shut up. They're gonna get me to a speeder. I know they are. Nobody ever gets off of one of these courts. That's the thanks I get. Am I your lawyer or ain't I? Sure. Sure you are. Do I do the worrying or don't I? What's a mouthpiece for? To do the worrying. Take a headache. I'm due for a bellyache from lead or an ice pick. Cut it out. Never. Do something for me, Spieler, will you? Huh? Sure, Charlie. Knights. What? Make him give me the rope. I black out first thing, I'll never feel nothing. That's the easy way. Make him do it that way, Spieler. Make him. You gotta. That's all you gotta. Turn it out, will ya? Verdict ain't in yet. Jury's still out. Yeah, some jury. The judges are the same guys. Ernie will fight for you. You should have heard him take down Walker. Too bad the law don't let you hear your own trial. It'll be five to one against Ernie. Five to one against him and me. Five to one. I'm going out, Spieler. I gotta get some air. Don't try no run out now. They'll find you. You know that. Will they, Spieler? No matter where. Will they? Don't try nothing smart, Charlie. Just want some fresh air, that's all. I won't be long. You'll find me again, Spieler. I'll be back. If I stay here, I'll. I'll go all together next. But I'll be back, Spieler. Don't worry. Where's the defendant, Spieler? Yeah. We rather like the idea of having him hear the verdict in person. He's gone for a walk, gentlemen. But I'll represent him. Get on with it. I want to catch a plane. We're all leaving before night. All right. Should we go ahead, gentlemen? Sure, Mr. Carson. You might as well. One way or the other, he'll find out. Yeah, he'll find out. As presiding judge of this court, it's my duty to announce the verdict. After due deliberation and taking into consideration the. The extenuating circumstances of the case, this court finds the defendant not guilty. What? Yippee. What was it, Spieler? What'd I get? Not Gilly, they found you. I got off. I got off. Get off this rap, Thompson, but your pals won't get off their ass. Cut it out, all of you. Don't try anything. We got enough tommy guns to cut down our regiment. What'd you do, Charlie? For the love of Pete, what'd you do? I figured I was a gone pigeon, so I spilled my guts to the cops and brought him here. Why, you dirty, filthy. Shut up, you, for that lousy stoolie. I saved his life. How do you. If I'd only known. If you'd only come back sooner. It's your fault, not mine. I couldn't stand it. I just couldn't stand it. All right, on your feet, all of you. The wagon's waiting. And all the time it was not guilty. All the time it was not guilty. It was all the time you were not guilty. Crime does not Pay. Richard Durr, who has starred as Charlie Thompson in Kangaroo Court, will be back with you in just a moment. Now, here in person is Richard Durr. It is a fact that every organization must have a set of rules or laws by which its members are governed. Lawbreakers, even the underworld of organized crime, are tried and if found guilty, are punished swiftly. The law is always upheld. But it is a fact as well that there's no reason to wait for the gangs to punish their own offenders or for informers to assist society in the administration. Administration of its own law. All decent citizens, once they make use of their free voices in civic affairs, can ensure that society's laws are upheld, that crime of all kinds is punished. That, in the end, crime does not pay. Thank you, Richard Durr. Crime Does Not Pay is written by Ira Marion and directed by Marx B. Loeb, with music composed and conducted by John Gart. Technical advisor is Burton B. Turkish. The events, characters and names used in the story you've just heard are fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental. And now, in cooperation with police and federal law enforcement departments throughout the United States, CBS Radio presents Gangbusters. Gangbusters, the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories, has asked Mr. Lewis J. Whiteman, former Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, to narrate tonight's case by transcription. Mr. Whiteman, thank you and good evening, Gangbusters listeners. Suppose we opened a knight's case not too many months ago in the city of Washington, D.C. in a small tailor shop on a side street near the Union Station. A young man was pressing the trousers of a customer who waited behind a partition. How about it, kid? Yeah, just a second, Wes. I'll have the pants ready. There you are, Wes. Here's your pants. You're fast, kid. Yeah, thanks. All right, now, make it snappy with the jacket, will you? I got a big operation on Wes. Yeah, kid, how about taking me along on one of those big operations? I could be a lot of help, you know, you stick to your job here, you're better off. How about that coat? Yeah, right away. And don't put any creases in the sleeves. No, no creases in the sleeves. Wes, I'm going to use a phone. Hello, baby. Wes? Oh, I. Tommy, if he buys me wears. Look, baby, we'll have to make it some other night. Some other night, Wes. I went out and bought a new dress and everything. Well, I can't see you tonight. I got a business deal on. Oh, the dress will keep. You'll get to wear it. How about tomorrow night? I don't know about tomorrow night. I'll call you. Wes. Honey, should I call you? So on, baby. How you doing on that coat? Yeah, in a second, Wesley. Boy, I never seen anybody handle women like that and have them come back for more. It's all on the approach, kid. You treat them nice, they got you. You keep them hanging, they're worried. Technique. You ought to take me in, Wes, show me the ropes. I'd be a valuable guy, you know. I done time, Wes. Where'd you do time? I was at the district jail, that junior college. Oh, can I help it where they sent me? I'm sick of pressing pants. How about it, Wes? I can do you some good. I'll tell you what, kid. Hey, what's your name, anyway? Duke. They call me Duke. Duke? Yeah. All right, Duke. When the time comes, I'll keep you in mind. You'll hear from me. Well, where is he? You told him 7 o' clock. He'll be here, Eddie. Take it easy. I don't like standing on street corners waiting. Vic, Wes should know. When you say seven o' clock, that means seven o' clock. We got plenty of time, Eddie. We should know. Yeah, maybe he should. Hey, look, Eddie. Yeah? You know, Wes is a little too easy going for our type of operation. I mean, everything with him is dames, Dames, Clothes, clothes. You know, maybe it'd be a good idea to check him out of the deal. Yeah, I'd feel a lot better with. Hey, but we need three guys, at least three guys in this caper tonight. Two to handle a driver, one to drive the truck to the driver. Yeah, I know. We do it, Eddie. We'll let Wes help us. If we're gonna cut him out, we ought to cut him out now. After all, he takes a pretty big slice. Oh, he'll get cut out of the slice, too. How can we manage that if he knows we got the stuff? If he helped us get it? Use your head, Eddie. We'll knock the truck over. You drive it to the drop. Wes and me, we'll handle a driver. Now what do we tell Wes? The truck wasn't loaded with cigarettes. It was running late. What kind of comeback has he got? You want to see the truck? Sure. You want to see the truck? We'll take him out to the drop in the morning. Show it to him. It'll be empty. We'll work all night unloading, moving the cigarettes. Okay? Sure, Vic. Why not? What's Wes mean to me? Always late and running around. Hold on. Here he comes. Hiya, boys. You all said. What's the idea, Wes? Can't you ever make a meeting on time? What are you complaining about? I got here, didn't I? All right, let's go. Vic, what are we waiting for? It's a long ride to Baltimore. Yeah, let's go. I got the car parked around the corner. All right. You sure the truck's going to be there? Like you said, Vic, I hate to run up to Baltimore in a wild goose chase. Oh, it'll be there. The driver stops at that diner every night, goes for a waitress, and I just want to be sure. I passed up something pretty sweet myself tonight. I don't want it to turn out to be a dud altogether. Vic says there'll be some load on that truck. We ought to do great. I'll wait till I see it around the corner. Another cup of coffee, big boy? Nah, honey, I can't. I gotta drag that truck into Wilmington. Oh, that's too bad. You ever get into Wilmington? On occasion. If it's an occasion. Do you have a night off? Sure. Thursday. Well, how do you like that? Thursday's my night off, too. Suppose we get together, huh? Well, if I got to. Hey, great. How about a little service down this way? All right. All right, I'll be there. I'll stop in tomorrow night and we'll talk about it. Okay, honey. Okay. All right. What's my bill, huh? Coffee and pie at 35 cents. Hey, honey, I'll see you. See you tomorrow night. All right, buddy. I'll take those keys. Listen. Listen to yourself, buddy. This is a heist. We want that truck. Get in the Keys. Yeah. Okay, pal. Here you are. Out in the truck. Get going. But I'll be seeing you. Take care of that load. Come on, buddy. So where you taking me? You'll see. Get going. There's a car. He said get going. All right. That's better. All right, pull up the road here. Yep. Listen, guys, be quiet or you'll get hurt worse. Okay, come on. Come on. Get out of here. Go on, get out there. But listen. Go on, walk in the brush. She did walk. Yeah. Okay. This is fine. Up, fellas. Give it on. Why? Don't shoot me. Who's gonna shoot you? This is gonna be worse than shoot. Stop playing with him. Lay him out. Yeah, I know. They keep him quiet. Okay, let's get moving. Rick, how much do you think we can net out of that load? That depends on how many cases there is I get in. Yeah, okay. All right, move out of here. You sure that Eddie jerk knows the way to the drop? He's only seen it once, you know. I hope he got the truck there. He got it there. I'm nervous. Maybe he drove it over a bridge. He got it there. I told you. Maybe we ought to go check up on him. Listen, the safest and best thing we can do is get back to Washington. Yeah, I guess you're right. I mean, Eddie's a good will man. About all I can say for him. Hey, Wes. Yeah? And what do you say we. We cut Eddie out of this deal all together? All together? I'd cut the score two ways instead of three, wouldn't it? It sure would. You think you can manage it? With Eddie, I mean? Sure, I can manage it. Oh, well, I'll tell him the truck was loaded with dog food instead of cigarettes. Suppose he looks inside the back after he gets it to the drop? I told him not to break the seals. He won't. Okay, Vic. You got a deal. Good. Glad to catch you in. All right. Look, you don't mind if I make some time going back, do you? It's early yet. Maybe I can still see this tomato. Yeah, okay. Make some time, Wes. Just don't get us stopped by any law. Well, that's how this hijacking of a truck carrying goods in interstate commerce was staged. And as a direct result of the robbery, there was considerable activity in the Baltimore field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as agents were summoned from their homes and from other assignments. Hello, Mac. What do we got? Maryland State Police just called Gordon. The driver of a Richmond Wilmington truck reported he was hijacked. Oh? Where? Outside of Baltimore. Three guys stuck guns on him as he was coming out of a diner. Two of them took him out in the woods and slugged him. Third drove off in a truck. What was in the truck? Cigarettes. Well, they know they're trucks. Invoiced at about 30,000. Here. This is the name of the driver and the outfit he works with. Mm. He's being treated for a cut head. And they got him on the way to the state police barracks. As soon as he gets there, take a run out and talk to him. Yeah, sure. I'll take out a few pictures with me. Maybe one will click with the driver. Meantime, see if you can get some of it in that trucking outfit on the phone. Find out who shipped the goods and who they were consigned to. Okay. Did you put out a description on the truck? I did. Those boys looked like operators. They probably got it stuck away by now in some drop. I wouldn't doubt if the fences are bidding on the merchandise already. Eddie. Come here. Hello, Wes. How you been? Fine. What are you doing here? I thought all your babes were in Washington. Oh, I don't know, Eddie. You thought maybe I'd run into somebody interesting, huh? Well, I got a date. Wes. I got to hurry. I want to talk to you. Sit down. I got this date, Wes. All right, let her wave. How's Vic? Vic? Yeah. Look, Wes, I didn't have nothing to do with. It was all Vic's idea, honest. What was all Vic's idea? Cutting you out of your end. I was against it. Honest, I was. I didn't want anything to do with it. How do you like that? Believe me, Wes, I was really against it. He forced me into it. Big Dick. Okay. Come on over here out of the crowd. Come on within. Yeah, but I didn't mean no harm, Wes. You know I didn't. I know you didn't. Sit down. Listen, it was all Vic's idea. I know it was. Oh, good. And I'm glad you realized it because he gave me the same proposition to cut you out. He did? Yeah. And I fell for it. No kidding. I knew I should have smelled something. How long has it been since you've seen him? Not since the job. We stayed up all night taking a good off the truck. And he said, lay low. He'd have a story for you. Sure. And he told me he'd have a story for you. He'd bring around my door as soon as he got rid of us. What do you think it all means? Weighs your head. It means he's cutting Us both out and keeping it all himself. He knows we get wise sooner or later. So who couldn't skip town with all that dough and be comfortable? He's gone. Either gone or fixing to leave. What do you say we go find out? I don't know, Wes. Maybe he was just joking, the two of us. These things you don't joke about. What are you gonna say to him? There ain't gonna be much talking, Eddie. You mean. Don't you think he's got it coming? Yeah, but listen, Wes. What's the use us getting in any deep. Listen to me. I'm gonna kill him, Eddie, and you're gonna help me. Look, let's just talk with him. Maybe we can put him right. We put a right. Don't you worry about that. He left town already anyway. Come on. We'll find out whether he has. We'll find out. You see? I told you. Blue Town West. Knock again. Knock again, will you, Eddie? Yeah. Ah, come on. It's no use. Let's get out of here, will ya? Hello, Vic. Oh, hi, boys. What's on your mind? Hiya, Vic. We want to talk to you, Vic. How about what? Invite us in. We'll tell you about one. Sure. Come on in. Thanks. Yeah, thanks. What are you packing? Suitcases, Vic. Where you going? On a vacation. A business trip to New York. Go ahead. Sit down in the living room. I'll fix your drink. Sure. We don't need no drink, Vic. This is what we want to talk about. Hey, Wes. Go on, drop. All right, now let's find that dough. Dough? Yeah. It's ours, ain't it? Listen, we should have looked for the dough first. Get it now. Come on. Let's get out of here. The whole building must have heard them shots. All right, go ahead. It probably ain't in the house anyway. Take your time. It's all clear. All right. As soon as we get out of here, get lost. Get yourself a story and stick to it. Get on in there, Eddie. All right. Don't sh. Take it easy. I'm gone. Here he is, Mac. Sit down, Eddie. Uncomfortable? Stander, Sit down. Okay. All right, Eddie. We know you're a good friend of Vic's. That may be so, but I didn't push him. I was dancing at the time in a dance hall. I got a dozen witnesses. It's not our case whether you kill him or not, Eddie. The detectives are on the way over to talk to you about that. But before they do, we want to know all about those truck hijackings. Listen, if I Give you an inch, you'll want a mile. I don't know anything about anybody hijacking trucks. I don't know anything about anybody killing Vic. I got a dozen witnesses. He's got a dozen witnesses. All right, Mac. Just my own information. Who did kill Vic? How should I know? I was dancing. Who are his friends? I didn't know he had any friends. How about you? Except me. And you've got no idea who put four bullets into. I told you, I was dancing. And you've got a dozen witnesses. At least a dozen. All right, take them upstairs. Let those city detectives happen when they get here. No creases in them sleeves, kid. Yeah, Wes. No creases. Hi, baby. Wes, where have you been? Oh, busy. I gonna see you tonight? Sure, why not? I'll be around. Well, don't stand me up. Hey, did you hear? What? What? Your friend Eddie got picked up. He did? Yeah, with the FBI. How do you know? I didn't see anything in the papers. Papers have to have everything he picked up. He was with Lois when a couple of them nailed him. All right, now listen to me. I can't see you tonight. I'm gonna be busy. Oh, where then? I'm gonna leave town. Now, you'll hear from me. Do you understand? Yeah. Where? But nothing. You'll hear from me. So long. Why, Wes, you sure do handle. Listen, kid, you wanted me to take you along on something, right? Yeah. Okay. You're coming along. Something big, Wes. Big enough. I need some do, Lamb. That jerk Eddie's probably screaming his head off right now. About what, Wes? About nothing. You know how to pick up a car? Sure, I can get a car. All right, get one. Be by for me by 9 o' clock. Where, at your house? No, not at my house. You know where Huckabucks is? Yeah, yeah, I know, Wes. All right, pick me up in front of there and be ready for a little action. Now, go on, finish up my coat. Come on, kid, get in the stove. Yeah. Keep your eyes open. Watch in the back of the counter. Yes, gentlemen, can I help you? Yeah, you can help us pound a baloney and all your dough. Now, get him up. Get him up. Oh, please, please don't shoot me, please. I won't shoot you if you behave. Go on, kid. Get behind and get the dough. Yeah, get the dough. Hey, you slowed it. There must be a hundred bucks. Just get it all. Please, just take the money and get out. Will you shut up, please? All right, See if this don't shut you up next time they'll be aimed at you, not the wall. Yes, sir. What you want to do that for? Just get the dough. I got it. Let's go. All right. Now you stand here, sister. Don't move till you count to 500, you understand? Yes, I understand. Stop counting. One, two, three, four, five. Let's go. Six, seven, eight, nine. All right, kid, get to the car. I think we did okay, Wes. Let's see what we counted. Go on, get in. There must be plenty. Get this crate moving. Yeah. Well, did I do okay? Yeah. Yeah, kid, you were fine. How about it? Can we work together? Partners? Maybe, kid, when I get back to town. Little heat on right now. Maybe when things cool off. Hey, you did all right picking out the car, too. It's perfect for the job. Yeah, that's what I thought when I saw it. Where'd you get it with keys and everything? I rented it. You what? I ranted. I told you to swipe a car. You didn't say that. You said, get one. You don't think anything's wrong. You don't think anybody got the license. But you didn't give your right name. Well, shouldn't I have? Oh, you dumb little. No, it's all right. Nobody saw the license. Good. I. I thought for a minute I'd done something wrong. Ah, you're okay, kid. Just drive a couple of blocks. Let me out of your Union Station. I got a train to make. Don't you want to split the money? I'll split the money. Give it here. I'll cut it up while you drive. Yeah, Wes. In my pocket. Thank you. Special Agent McKay. Hello, Mac. Gordon. The detective bureau just called. Yeah? Couple of hold up men shot up a store last night. They say the bullets they took out of the wall match up with those that killed Vic. They came in the same gun. Have they got any information on the stick up men? Yeah, a license number, a rented car. It was rented in Arlington, Virginia. Have they checked with the car agency yet? They're doing it now. All right, Gordon, you get with them. If it leaves any place, let me know. Come on in, fellas. I'll be right with you. You do quarters? Yeah, I'm just 41. Oh, cops. We're special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Yeah. You got yourself some trouble again, Andrew. What do you mean trouble? Holding up a delicates in Baltimore. Oh, I want to talk to you about it. I got you right, kid. Like Wes said, I shouldn't have rented the car, huh? Yeah, he was right. You shouldn't have rented the car. Look, Fellas, I'm glad to go with you, but there's nobody to mind the story. Not until the boss comes, huh? Was Wes with you on the job? Yeah, he took me. He fired the shots? Yeah, he fired the shots. Where is Wes? I don't know. He did the job to get through to Lambtown. I guess he must have lammed his gun. He had good reasoning. Did you know Vic, the one that got shot? Yeah. No. He was shot with the same gun. Wes's gun. No kidding? No kidding. You don't know where Wes went? I told you I didn't. You know where he lives? Yeah, but he ain't there. I left him off to catch a train. For where? I told you, I don't know for where. All right, Duke. You're in a lot of trouble, you know that? Look, I. I didn't have nothing to do with this killing thing. Robbery is still plenty of trouble. You know any of Wes's friends? Girls? You mean you didn't start with girls? Oh, Wes has got a million girls all over town. All right, Duke, let's hear about them. And don't skip any. We want to know about them all. Well, this second suspect was turned over to the local authorities for prosecution on charges of robbery. The search for the final suspect went on. He was now wanted both in connection with a series of truck hijackings and for murder. Finally, after several weeks had elapsed, a warrant was filed by the United States Commissioner charging that he had fled across a state line to avoid prosecution for the crime of murder. Special Agent McKay. Hello, Mac. Gordon. I'm at Union Station. What's doing there? You said look up this Angie gal again. I did. As I was talking to the landlady, she went out the door with a suitcase. I followed to the station. She bought a ticket to Pittsburgh. Where is she now? On the train, waiting for it to pull out. You want me to still follow her? She'll probably lead you right to west. That's what I'd say. All right, Gordon, get on the train. I'll fly to Pittsburgh and meet you. Meanwhile, I'll get hold of Pittsburgh Field office. Yeah, I'm gonna have to run for the train to make it. Go ahead, Gordon, run. I'll see you in Pittsburgh. Wes is anxious to meet her. He sure doesn't show it. I checked the long distance records. Before I left, I was at Pittsburgh Co Op. Where? Must have been a set up a meeting, eh? But you don't know for sure it was. No, it came from a public phone. She's got to meet someone. Right off the train and into a bar she goes. You don't think he suspects a trap? Could be. At least we're pretty sure he's in Pittsburgh. We suspected a trap. He'd get out as fast as he could. Yeah, let's get over that, too. I sure hope this doesn't turn out coming through that door. Is it him? Sorry to make him from the picture, but here. It's him, all right. Watch your step. We don't want anybody hurt. Sorry, I believe. Worried, lad? Well, I still got a hard time finding my way around this time. Rush me up from washing. At least you could be on time. I told you, baby, I was sorry. Did you bring the dough? Yeah, I brought it. All right. Let's have it. I'm nearly broke. Give it to you if you tell her what this is all about. Give me the dough. Never mind what it's all about, Wes, I. Okay, come on, let's grab me. Yeah, hurry up, will you, Angie? Okay, Wes, on your. No, you don't. Watch him. What's this all about, Angie? Come on, Wesley. Yes, on your. What are you? Pittsburgh cops? Special agents of the FBI. What did it when I phoned an. Was that the sucker move. Go back a little farther than that, Wes. When you shot Vic, that was the sucker move. Now go on out that way. You too, Angie. All right, I'm going to. Well, Gang busters, listeners, these two men were indicted and tried for the murder of their accomplice. They were found guilty and are now serving terms of life imprisonment. Indictments charging theft from interstate commerce are still pending against them in federal court. Thank you, Mr. Lewis J. Whiteman. Now Gangbusters Nationwide Clues broadcast every week as a public service to assist American police in their war against the underworld. Attention, all citizens. Watch for Lloyd Reed Russell, One of the 10 most wanted men in the country. Wanted by the FBI for unlawful flight to avoid confinement for the crime of assault. Listen carefully to his official description. Lloyd reed Russell, age 31. Five feet and a half inches, 147 pounds, small build, brown hair, bald on top, brown eyes, medium complexion. Basic work as fireman or farmer. This man has two prominent scars. One 3 1/2 inch ragged laceration in center of forehead and one 3 inch cut on forehead above right eye. He also has noticeable scar on left eyebrow near nose. He has a very broad nose. Caution. Russell is probably armed and he is considered dangerous. He has escaped from custody twice and once shot and wounded a police officer in fleeing from prison. Attention, all citizens. Be on the lookout for Jose Desadoro Hernandez, wanted by the FBI for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for the crime of robbery. His official description Jose Desadoro Hernandez, alias Skelly Age 265ft 9 inches 130 to 50 pounds. Slender build, black hair, brown eyes, dark complexion. May seek work as a bobber or plumber. This man has a cut scar on the left side of his face from temple to jawbone and a small scar on his left wrist. He has a stoop posture Caution. Hernandez may be armed with a gun or knife and should be considered extremely dangerous. If you have any information concerning these fugitives, notify your local police, the nearest office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Gangbusters at once. 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