Big Town xx-xx-xx (xxx) Teenage Terror (aka Teenage Drug Seller)

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Big Town – "Teenage Terror" (aka Teenage Drug Seller)

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Episode Date: November 17, 2025
Episode Theme:
An intense and cautionary drama from the Golden Age of Radio, this episode of Big Town centers on the threat of teenage drug trafficking and the efforts by courageous adults and law enforcement to expose and halt the criminal ring exploiting youths.

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Episode Overview

This gripping radio drama tells the story of Steve Wilson, editor of the Illustrated Press, and his team as they unravel a harrowing case involving teenage drug dealers in a sprawling metropolis. The episode dives deep into the emotional turmoil faced by a mother whose son, Johnny, becomes mixed up with a deadly gang, the operations of ruthless criminals, and the joint efforts of a brave editor and police inspector to dismantle a narcotics ring endangering local teenagers.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Setting the Stage: The Crime (01:01 – 02:32)

• The episode opens with suspense as a car crash in a city neighborhood results in the death of Mike, a teenage drug runner, and injuries to Johnny Mack.
• Revealed in street-side whispers: Mike had been selling marijuana to high school students and was using "Louie's" car with permission.
• Stress among the henchmen about how their boss, Gallery, will react to these events.

Notable Quote:

"He was our R.A. salesman... Mike must have been smoking some of those himself."
— Danny (02:23)

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2. Mother’s Plea and the Scope of the Problem (03:15 – 05:35)

• Mrs. Mack, desperate and ashamed, turns to Steve Wilson for help instead of the police after learning her son was involved in drug use and survived a crash.
• The dialogue unfolds the tragic progression of good kids getting pulled into the orbit of school drug dealers.
• First hints appear of a broader, systematic operation targeting high-schoolers, with older teens leading new recruits.

Notable Quote:

"Yes, yes, I'm sure Johnny started going around with the fellows that sell it... That's what I want to stop him from."
— Mrs. Mack (05:01)

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3. Inside the Drug Ring: Ruthlessness of the Boss (06:06 – 09:22)

• Danny and Louie are summoned before their boss, Gallery, at his club. Gallery lays out the cold, profit-driven logic behind the business and does not hesitate to use intimidation or threats, even against his own people.
• Gallery details the transition from "selling reefers" (marijuana) to pushing cocaine and heroin, explaining the gang’s evolving strategy to both increase dependency and profit.
• A chilling threat: anyone who harms the business, knowingly or otherwise, faces deadly consequences.

Notable Quote:

"This business we're in... profit we make off one single marijuana reaper is at least 10 cents... Only two things can interfere with this business: one, cops; two, stupidity. You've been stupid, Louie."
— Gallery, Gang Boss (07:07)

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4. Johnny’s Confession and Resolve (09:30 – 11:41)

• In the hospital, Johnny Mack admits his shame, regret, and desire to make amends. He agrees to help break up the drug ring.
• He identifies key suspects by appearance and nickname ("Louie" and a man with a "scar across the bridge of his nose"), providing valuable leads to Steve and the police.
• The risk becomes very real—"Louie" is found murdered, clearly a gang execution to silence leaks.

Notable Quote:

"Shame. I... I wish it had never happened. I wish I'd never bought any of that stuff off Mike. I think I know better now."
— Johnny Mack (10:07)

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5. The Sting Operation: Johnny as Bait (12:41 – 15:48)

• Despite the dangers, Johnny volunteers to act as bait at the drugstore to flush out the dealer with the scar, under heavy surveillance.
• Lorelei Kilburn, Steve's determined colleague, voices concern, but a plan is set with Inspector Callahan’s support.
• Johnny’s signal (brushing his hand against his nose) cues the adults to tail the suspects.

Notable Quote:

"You'll do nothing of the kind, Johnny... I won't permit anything that puts you in danger."
— Steve Wilson (12:55)

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6. Tense Pursuit and Disappearance (14:18 – 19:36)

• As Johnny is led away by the gang members, Steve and police trail them by taxi, their anxiety mounting.
• The criminals, aware they are being followed, use a cunning ruse: the car vanishes during the chase.
• The pursuers deduce the car trick—the gang loaded Johnny’s car into a moving van to escape undetected.

Memorable Moment:

"Where can that car have gone? ... No houses to hide by. No trees... All we can say is that that has disappeared. And so has Johnny."
— Steve Wilson, Lorelei, Inspector Callahan (19:15–19:36)

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7. Showdown with the Gang Boss (19:48 – 22:39)

• Johnny, now in the gang’s clubhouse, faces Gallery—who coldly contemplates killing him as a security measure.
• The tension snaps as police close in, surrounding the club before Gallery can act.
• Johnny and the team expose the entire operation, with Johnny bravely testifying against the criminals.

Notable Quote:

"Because I'm gonna shoot you. And I don't want you blubbering like a baby when I do."
— Gallery, Gang Boss (20:52)

"I predict, Gallery, that nothing your lawyer can say or do will protect you from the just verdict of a jury when they understand the horrible menace you and your kind are to the young people of our land..."
— Steve Wilson (23:12)

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8. Resolution and Moral Statement (22:39 – 23:54)

• The plan succeeds: the criminal ring is dismantled, and the mastermind Gallery is arrested.
• Steve concludes with a powerful declaration on the social evil of drug trafficking, especially when it ensnares youth.

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• “The power and freedom of the press is a flaming sword... Use it justly, hold it high.”
  — Steve Wilson (00:46)

• “Johnny's really a good boy, Mr. Wilson. Honest he is... But in the last few weeks, well, I could tell there was something going wrong.”
  — Mrs. Mack (03:49)

• “Our supply creates an even greater demand. Now, much money is tied up in this business, Louis.”
  — Gallery, Gang Boss (07:27)

• “You lie, little punk. Lies? My word against his.”
  — Gallery, Gang Boss (22:14)

• “Traffic in drugs is a despicable business, but when it involves teenage kids, surely there's nothing more hideous, more hateful.”
  — Steve Wilson (23:12)

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Memorable Moments

• The nervous tension as the car disappears during the chase, highlighting the criminals’ cleverness and the stakes involved.
  (19:15–19:36)
• The emotionally charged confrontation between Johnny and Gallery, illustrating both the ruthlessness of the gang and Johnny’s scared resolve.
  (20:52–21:32)

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode blends melodramatic Golden Age storytelling with a sincere social message. Dialogue is brisk, tinged with urgency and genuine concern, especially in Mrs. Mack’s desperation, Johnny’s shame and determination, and Steve Wilson’s righteous outrage. The villains are cold, businesslike, and menacing—raising the stakes for both the main characters and the listening audience.

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For listeners:
This episode is a prime example of classic radio drama’s ability to combine suspense, moral clarity, and vivid social warning—while also delivering action, character, and a sense of community resolve. The story’s central theme—that adult vigilance, brave intervention, and honest confession are all vital in confronting youth crime—remains strikingly relevant.

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Transcript

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[Narrator]

Another exciting adventure of fighting. Editor Steve Wilson of the Illustrated Press, whose newspaper creed stands for freedom and justice against the forces of violence and evil.

[Steve Wilson]

The power and freedom of the press is a flaming sword that it may be a faithful servant of all the people. Use it justly, hold it high.

[Gallery]

Go.

[Steve Wilson]

God is wealth.

[Narrator]

Now to Big Town and the dramatic expose of a crime endangering the youth of a great city. Headlined Teenage Terror Night in Big Town. And here is a crowded metropolitan residential section with its big apartment buildings rearing up into the sky. Here's a plot of lawn around a high school building, dark now in the night. Just beyond, there's a brightly lighted drugstore on the corner. A man, hat down over his eyes, stands in front of the drugstore. He's waiting. Another man comes running up to him.

[Johnny Mack]

That's you, Louie.

[Danny]

Hey, Danny. What's new, Louie?

[Johnny Mack]

Didn't you hear what happened, Louie?

[Danny]

You gotta listen. So talk. What happened? Listen, half an hour ago, your car was smacked up.

[Steve Wilson]

What?

[Danny]

I'm telling you, whoever was driving to try to get through a red light.

[Johnny Mack]

Zoom.

[Mrs. Mack]

Smacked by a truck.

[Danny]

Thought you was driving.

[Steve Wilson]

I hung around to see what would happen.

[Danny]

Then I seen him drag out some young guy.

[Steve Wilson]

I couldn't figure out his face.

[Danny]

You sure it was my car? Telling you think I don't know your car when I see it?

[Steve Wilson]

The license number is.

[Danny]

Daddy. What's the matter? Lou was in it. Was he hurt? The guy driving, was he hurt?

[Johnny Mack]

Right.

[Danny]

He's dead, Louie. It was some other young punk inside there. They hauled him away in an ambulance.

[Steve Wilson]

Why?

[Johnny Mack]

You know who it was, Louie?

[Danny]

Yeah, yeah, I know who it was. Who? I loaned a car to him. He must have been on a jacket.

[Johnny Mack]

Oh.

[Danny]

Who was it? Just the guy we got to sell the marijuana reefers to the high school kids, that's all. It was our R.A. salesman.

[Mrs. Mack]

Mike.

[Danny]

Yeah. Mike must have been smoking some of those himself. Why'd you have to give him the lender your car, Louie? Did I know he was gonna pull.

[Johnny Mack]

A crash, you dope?

[Danny]

No, but Louie. Yeah, when the boss finds out that Mike's been killed. I know that. Don't you think I've been thinking of that? We'll have to go tell him. He told us never to come to his joint, Denny. Yeah, but about this. You'll have to know about it, Louie. You'll have to know that Mike was killed and we ought to tell him.

[Steve Wilson]

What's the matter, Louie?

[Danny]

Nothing. I know, I know.

[Steve Wilson]

He's scared to think what the boss will do when he finds out Mike.

[Danny]

Was killed driving your car. That's it, ain't it, Louie? Come on. Come on, we'll go tell him.

[Inspector Callahan]

You're busy, Steve.

[Steve Wilson]

Not a bit. Not I. Press run began a couple of minutes ago. What can I do for you? You want to buy a supper?

[Inspector Callahan]

Thanks, Steve, but there's a woman outside wants to speak to you. She's in trouble.

[Steve Wilson]

Well, I was going to come in while I. We'll see if we can help her.

[Inspector Callahan]

She said she waited until she figured you'd be true work. Come on in, Mrs. Mack.

[Mrs. Mack]

Oh, thanks, Ms. Kilburn.

[Inspector Callahan]

This is Steve Wilson, Mrs. Mack.

[Mrs. Mack]

I hope you're not too busy, Mr. Wilson. But I'm just at my wits end. And I didn't want to go to the police, but still I just had to have help from somebody else.

[Steve Wilson]

Whatever I can do. Now, what's the trouble?

[Mrs. Mack]

This is my boy, Johnny.

[Steve Wilson]

Oh, sit down, Mrs. Mack.

[Mrs. Mack]

Johnny's really a good boy, Mr. Wilson. Honesty is.

[Steve Wilson]

Now, Mrs. Mac, you just get yourself comfortable. Now, how old is your son, Johnny, Mrs. Mac?

[Mrs. Mack]

He's 17. He's a senior in high school. And such a good boy. But in the last few weeks, well, I could tell there was something going wrong. It was Mike got him started running around with that bad crowd.

[Steve Wilson]

And who is Mike?

[Mrs. Mack]

Mike graduated out of high school last year. Johnny always looked up to Mike and got in with his crowd, but it worried me. And in the last few weeks, Johnny just hasn't been the same boy. I could tell. But I didn't know why until tonight.

[Steve Wilson]

Tonight? What happened tonight?

[Mrs. Mack]

Just the worst thing of all, Mr. Wilson. Tonight, Johnny and Mike, they. They went out in the car, see, and they smashed it up. Mike was killed.

[Inspector Callahan]

Oh, And Johnny?

[Mrs. Mack]

He wasn't killed, Ms. Kilburn. An ambulance came and took him away. He was hurt bad.

[Johnny Mack]

It's worse than that.

[Steve Wilson]

Oh, please, please go on, Ms. Mack.

[Mrs. Mack]

The doctor says it's obvious Johnny had been smoking marijuana. He said they found a leaflet in his pocket.

[Steve Wilson]

Oh, see, Mrs. Mac. Are you sure of that?

[Mrs. Mack]

Yes. Yes, I'm sure Johnny started going around with the fellows that sell it. Don't you see? Mike and the others. And that's the trouble he's been in. That's what I want to stop him from.

[Steve Wilson]

Just a moment, Mrs. Mack. You say that there are men selling school children these drugs on a regular basis?

[Mrs. Mack]

That's right, Mr. Wilson. That's why I came down here. I didn't want to go to the police because it's my son.

[Steve Wilson]

Do you have any idea who these men are?

[Mrs. Mack]

No.

[Steve Wilson]

Does your son Johnny know who they are, Mrs. Mac?

[Mrs. Mack]

Maybe he does, Mr. Wilson. I don't know. I hope he's not too close to them. Will you help me, Mr. Wilson? Will you help Johnny?

[Steve Wilson]

I certainly will, Mrs. Mac. And in the process, we must do something about finding these despicable men. And I mean despicable.

[Danny]

Mr. Gallery says you may come in. Oh, thanks. Go straight across the floor. His office is over there.

[Steve Wilson]

Just walk right in. Okay?

[Johnny Mack]

Thanks, buddy.

[Gallery]

Danny, Louie. Come in, both of you. Close the door behind you.

[Danny]

Thank you, Director.

[Gallery]

What do you mean by coming to my club? How many times have I told you I don't want you around here? Don't want to see you within 20 blocks of here.

[Mrs. Mack]

Hmm?

[Gallery]

How many times we had to come, Gallery?

[Danny]

It's important. How, Louis?

[Gallery]

Oh, sit down, both of you.

[Danny]

Like he says, boss, it's important.

[Gallery]

What is so important you disobey my instructions?

[Danny]

Hmm? So tell him, Louie. Yeah.

[Gallery]

Yeah.

[Danny]

Well, you know Mike, the kid was selling stuff at Central High School. He took my car and smacked it up. Tonight. He was killed.

[Gallery]

Oh, he took your car? With your permission, Louis?

[Danny]

Well, no, I didn't exactly.

[Gallery]

Was he on stuff, Louie?

[Danny]

Maybe later, boss, but I don't think he was when he took the car.

[Gallery]

Where was the registration of the car, Louie?

[Danny]

I. I keep it in the glove compartment.

[Gallery]

Oh, Louie.

[Danny]

Yeah, boss?

[Gallery]

This business we're in. The profit we make off one single marijuana reaper is at least 10 cents.

[Steve Wilson]

You know that. Yeah, yeah, sure.

[Gallery]

I pay you, Danny, a dozen others like you, 10 times what you can make anywhere else. Why? Because we sell enough of those reapers to make it worth my while.

[Steve Wilson]

Right, Louis?

[Danny]

Yeah. Boys. First, marijuana.

[Gallery]

Later, to the same young customers, we sell more expensive items. Heroin, cocaine. Our profit is higher, demand greater. Our supply creates an even greater demand. Now, much money is tied up in this business, Louis.

[Danny]

Yeah, I know it, boss. That's why I came down here.

[Gallery]

Only two things can interfere with this business which is so profitable, Louis. One cup's two, stupidity. You've been Stupid Louie.

[Danny]

Well, now, boss, listen, I.

[Gallery]

Some days you can't do anything right, eh, Louis?

[Danny]

Yeah, that's right, boss.

[Gallery]

One, you'll loan him your car. Two, when he's on the stuff. Three, you leave the registration in the car. Four, this means the cops know it's your car.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

It's backed up. Five, you come down here, maybe tying.

[Gallery]

Me up to the whole thing. In six, one of our best salesmen is killed. Six mistakes, Louie.

[Danny]

Six mistakes, all in one night. Now, boss, wait. No, Listen, Gallery, you can't.

[Gallery]

Oh, yes, I can, Louie. Yes, I can.

[Danny]

I told him it was a mistake, Gallery. I told him.

[Gallery]

Danny.

[Danny]

Yeah?

[Gallery]

You will throw this body in an empty lot somewhere. Was there anybody in the car besides Mike?

[Danny]

Yeah, A kid, A girl? No, the boy. It's just a kid, Gary.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

He don't know from nothing.

[Gallery]

Make sure of that, Danny. You make sure of that. It'll be stupid to let that kid live if he knows too much.

[Steve Wilson]

You know what I mean?

[Danny]

Yeah.

[Mrs. Mack]

Yeah, I know.

[Gallery]

If he knows anything, kill him, Danny. If he knows anything and you don't kill him, Danny, I'll find out about it. So will you.

[Narrator]

And to Steve Wilson and Lorelei Kilburn, who together with Mrs. Mank, are now in the big town hospital standing beside Johnny Mack's bed.

[Mrs. Mack]

Are you okay, Johnny? You hurt bad, Johnny? I'm okay, Mommy, but the bandage isn't.

[Johnny Mack]

I'm okay. Let me out an hour or so. Oh, no kidding. I'm just gonna whack it around. No bones busted.

[Mrs. Mack]

Johnny, I brought Mr. Wilson and Ms. Kilburn with me because they wanted to ask you some questions. You don't mind, do you?

[Johnny Mack]

You don't mind anything except for how awful I feel about my kid getting in that wreck and all of them in.

[Steve Wilson]

We know about the marijuana, Johnny.

[Johnny Mack]

Yeah, that's what I meant. That's what I feel awful about.

[Inspector Callahan]

How do you mean you feel awful, Johnny?

[Johnny Mack]

Shame. I. I wish it had never happened. I wish I'd never bought any of that stuff off a mike. I. I think I know better now.

[Steve Wilson]

For your sake, I hope so, Johnny.

[Johnny Mack]

I just want a chance to prove.

[Mrs. Mack]

I'm through with it.

[Johnny Mack]

Mr. Wilson. I'm not asking anybody to give me a chance. I'm gonna make a chance for myself.

[Steve Wilson]

I'm glad you're thinking straight now, Johnny. You say you've been buying reefers from your friend Mike?

[Johnny Mack]

Yes, sir, that's right.

[Steve Wilson]

You weren't the only one in the school to buy them.

[Johnny Mack]

No, sir. There were others. Oh, listen, anything I can do to help break the ring up? Believe me, I want to do it, sir.

[Steve Wilson]

Good, Johnny. Now first, do you know where your pal Mike got the reapers he sold here?

[Mrs. Mack]

Mike.

[Johnny Mack]

Get this mouth shut about all that.

[Danny]

Mr. Wilson.

[Johnny Mack]

All I know is that Mike sold the stuff.

[Steve Wilson]

Can you remember the names of any of his friends?

[Johnny Mack]

Remember the name of one guy. You see, Mike used to hang around with two guys in front of a.

[Steve Wilson]

Drugstore about a block from school.

[Johnny Mack]

I never knew who they were, but I could recognize him. I think there wasn't a scar across the bridge of his nose right here. The other one, he was a guy Mike called Louie.

[Inspector Callahan]

Louie?

[Johnny Mack]

Yeah, he's the guy that loaned Mike his car last night.

[Mrs. Mack]

Isn't that a help, Mr. Wilson?

[Inspector Callahan]

Not much, I'm afraid, Mrs. Mack. You see, the police found Louis body in an empty lot near the river early this morning. He'd been shot.

[Steve Wilson]

Shot?

[Inspector Callahan]

The police are sure his murder is tied up to the fact that Johnny and Mike were in his car last night.

[Mrs. Mack]

But won't that mean. Or maybe they'll go after Johnny too.

[Steve Wilson]

Don't Worry about that, Mrs. Mac. Johnny's in no danger. He'd be in danger only if he knew about this dope ring and his operations, his personnel. Just the fact that he knows nothing keeps him safe.

[Johnny Mack]

Hey, Mr. Wilson.

[Steve Wilson]

Yes, Johnny.

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[Johnny Mack]

Gives me an idea. Look, I. I could hang around that same drugstore, see, until I run into the guy with a scar on his nose. Then I. Well, look, I make out I know.

[Mrs. Mack]

A lot more than I do.

[Johnny Mack]

That I got a little black book.

[Mrs. Mack]

Maybe that that Mike used to write.

[Johnny Mack]

Names and phone numbers into.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Sir?

[Steve Wilson]

Absolutely not. Johnny. You'll do Nothing of the kind.

[Johnny Mack]

Yeah, but maybe they take me right to the head of the gang.

[Steve Wilson]

Mr. Wilson, I won't permit anything that puts you in danger, Johnny.

[Gallery]

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[Mrs. Mack]

Johnny gets pretty stubborn sometimes, Mr. Wilson. And if you're there to help him, how can he be in danger?

[Inspector Callahan]

It might work at that, Steve. After all, if you and I are.

[Johnny Mack]

Watching the whole thing, what can happen? Sure, I meet these guys and maybe they take me right to the guy you're trying to find, Mr. Wilson.

[Steve Wilson]

Johnny, you're right. We do want to get to the top men in this vicious dope r but we're not willing to jeopardize your life to do it. You can't do this thing alone.

[Johnny Mack]

All right, then will you help me, Mr. Wilson?

[Steve Wilson]

More than that, we'll have the help of Inspector Callahan of Homicide and all his men. We'll make a thorough plan, Johnny. Now, first, where do you think you can contact the gang?

[Johnny Mack]

At the drugstore up at the high school, I think. Now look, there's a restaurant across the street from there, see?

[Danny]

You could be sitting there.

[Steve Wilson]

Then when you see this man with the scar, when you start talking to him, you make us a signal.

[Johnny Mack]

Right, Mr. Wilson. I'll. I'll brush my hand against my nose like this.

[Steve Wilson]

Then we jump in the car and follow you wherever he takes you.

[Johnny Mack]

All right. And now from now I'm getting out of the hospital. I'll go right up and hang around the drugstore this afternoon.

[Steve Wilson]

Right, Johnny. In the meantime, we'll line up Callahan and his men. Then we'll go up to that restaurant. We'll be watching and waiting for you and the man with a scar. We have a little tough.

[Narrator]

Where'd clock your taxi, Harry?

[Lorelei Kilburn]

It's on a side street Porsche right in the corner for a quick getaway.

[Inspector Callahan]

No danger. Some other fair trying to get you to drive them somewhere, Ms.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Kill Point. Even a hacky got the right to drop in, muzzle a cup of coffee.

[Steve Wilson]

Every now and then. I guess we're set then.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Harry, is that the kid that went across the street there?

[Steve Wilson]

That's right.

[Inspector Callahan]

Just waiting. He's been waiting there now for over an hour.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

I don't know about these kids. You sure you can trust them, boss?

[Steve Wilson]

Oh, we have to now, Irene. Steve. I see him.

[Danny]

Well, what's that?

[Inspector Callahan]

The man with the scar across his nose.

[Steve Wilson]

And there's Johnny's signal loyal eye. That's the man, all right.

[Inspector Callahan]

Oh, this is when I begin to get nervous, Steve.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

I sure hope everything works out okay.

[Steve Wilson]

Plenty of gas in your hat, carrying.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

I told you, boss.

[Inspector Callahan]

What's he telling him? And what's Johnny saying? I wish we could be closer where we could hear just what it is they're saying to each other.

[Gallery]

What's that you said, kid?

[Johnny Mack]

I said I'm waiting to see you come hanging around here waiting to talk to you. Yeah?

[Steve Wilson]

What's on your mind?

[Johnny Mack]

You know Mike, didn't you?

[Danny]

Mike?

[Gallery]

Like who?

[Johnny Mack]

I used to see you around with him. So I figured you were a pal of his. Maybe you'd want to help me with something.

[Steve Wilson]

Keep talking.

[Johnny Mack]

Oh, I thought maybe before the cops got too interested in Mike.

[Gallery]

Yes.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Why cops?

[Johnny Mack]

Come off it. You know as well as I did about how Mike was selling the stuff in the school. And don't try to kid me. Either way I figured it was before the cops start getting too interested in Mike or any papers he may have left around that I'd better see if I can't get myself fixed up in Mike's job. Say, pay.

[Steve Wilson]

Of course, you know quite a lot for a little pun, don't you?

[Johnny Mack]

Plenty. What Mike told me. And the names and numbers in Mike's little address book too.

[Danny]

Yeah, yeah, you know quite a lot. Now I want you to take over as John, don't you?

[Inspector Callahan]

Yeah, sure.

[Johnny Mack]

That's what I figured.

[Gallery]

Say, look, my car is right up the street there.

[Mrs. Mack]

Uh huh.

[Danny]

Come on, you and I are going for a little ride. Hello.

[Steve Wilson]

There they go. Harry. Quick, let's get your cab.

[Inspector Callahan]

Don't let them out of your sight, Harry.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Don't worry, Ms. Kelpain. I'm still wondering, Mr. Wilson, how much you can trust that kid. Maybe he's playing in the old Dove across.

[Steve Wilson]

You know he's turning in that corner.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

I see him.

[Inspector Callahan]

You. You don't think you could hurt Johnny right there in the car, do you Steve?

[Steve Wilson]

Alone with him. He's got to pay attention to his driving. At least I hope so.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Ask me, Mr. Wilson, I don't think he's going much of anywhere right now. He's tying and twisting, taking about 20 blocks to go. Swell.

[Steve Wilson]

Ah, that's bad.

[Inspector Callahan]

You mean you think he suspects he's being followed?

[Steve Wilson]

I was hoping he wouldn't suspect that. Aren't I?

[Lorelei Kilburn]

He's pulling over, pushed by the candy store.

[Steve Wilson]

Drive halfway down the bl. Pull up yourself, Johnny.

[Inspector Callahan]

Staying in the car, Steve? Just his scarf faced man that got out.

[Steve Wilson]

You'll just have to wait, Lar and I wait for his next move.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Here he comes, Porson. In a hurry.

[Inspector Callahan]

I'll bet he went in to make a phone Call Steve.

[Steve Wilson]

That's what I was hoping, my lovely. Let's go, Harry. They're almost around the corner.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Hi, boys.

[Inspector Callahan]

What do you mean, Stephen?

[Steve Wilson]

I'm hoping that the man with a scar went into that candy store to phone to his boss, Laura and I to send up an appointment. If that's the case, then this is no wild goose chase.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

He's calling somewheres now. All right, Mr. Wilson. I'm fast.

[Steve Wilson]

Keep with him, Harry.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Beats me, Mr. Wilson. He must know by now we're following him.

[Inspector Callahan]

I can still see Johnny beside him. So he's all right.

[Steve Wilson]

Uh, he's going across the bridge. He's leading us out of town.

[Inspector Callahan]

No law against his boss living out in the country, I guess.

[Steve Wilson]

Oh, you sound worried.

[Inspector Callahan]

L don't pretend to me, Steve. You know as well as I do that the road he's taking off the bridge leads east to the marshes, not to any place where his boss might live.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Hey, boss.

[Steve Wilson]

What is it, Harry?

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Now that he's getting on this him open country, I ain't sure I can keep too close to him.

[Steve Wilson]

Do your best, Harry. We've got to keep that boy in sight.

[Inspector Callahan]

Steve rides the car.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

There's a C down there, Ms. Killpoint. I wouldn't run that C. We'll be seeing it again in a minute.

[Steve Wilson]

Less than a minute, I hope, Harry.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

I've been over this road before, Mr. Wilson. It straightens out again.

[Mrs. Mack]

See, we.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

We go around this cave like this, and when we get back onto the straight again, we should see. Hey, Steve.

[Steve Wilson]

It's gone.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

But where could it have gone?

[Inspector Callahan]

There's not a car in sight. Nothing but that truck coming toward us. And you can see for at least two miles down the road.

[Steve Wilson]

Stop the cab.

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[Inspector Callahan]

Look.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Hey, this is eerie.

[Steve Wilson]

Must be a side road. Did we pass one?

[Lorelei Kilburn]

I take my oath, Mr. Wilson. There's no side road off of this highway while we're in these marshes.

[Inspector Callahan]

Should we stop this truck coming toward us? Dave, Ask the driver if absolutely we've got to.

[Steve Wilson]

Lana.

[Inspector Callahan]

I'll wave him down. Hi. Lie there.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Hi, you, lady. Nice day, ain't it?

[Steve Wilson]

G and L Moving Van Company.

[Inspector Callahan]

He just waved back.

[Steve Wilson]

Where can that car have gone?

[Lorelei Kilburn]

No houses to hide by.

[Steve Wilson]

No trees.

[Inspector Callahan]

Poor Johnny.

[Steve Wilson]

Harry, it isn't possible for that car to have covered the two miles of highway ahead of us in the time we took to round that curve, is it?

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Course, that car ahead of us can't go 200 miles an hour. At least, I don't think.

[Steve Wilson]

And all we can say is that that has Disappeared.

[Inspector Callahan]

And so has John.

[Steve Wilson]

Hello, Gary.

[Danny]

There he is.

[Gallery]

Good work, Danny. So this is. Little punk.

[Johnny Mack]

Hey, what's the matter? What's going on here? Talk to this guy about a job, and the first thing I know. Shut up.

[Gallery]

Don't try your imbecilic adolescent fibbing on me.

[Johnny Mack]

But listen.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Shut up.

[Gallery]

You listen. Trying to finger Gallery a little punk like you, still wet behind the ears, following Danny around. Having a taxi follow him through the streets like in some dime novel.

[Steve Wilson]

I knew he was following me from the first block, Ellie.

[Gallery]

Naturally. So you shake them off. Your trail according to our prearranged plan. Good. Now we have our young mastermind here. So we shoot him.

[Johnny Mack]

No, no, no. Wait, Dan. Now, listen, mister. Hey, Gary.

[Gallery]

Yes?

[Steve Wilson]

He was telling me something about some.

[Gallery]

Little book his pal Mike kept. Tell us. Got names and addresses. Nonsense. A lie. Now children are trying to outwit Gallery. How old are you?

[Steve Wilson]

17.

[Gallery]

Tell me, do you still cry like a baby?

[Johnny Mack]

No.

[Danny]

No.

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[Gallery]

Because I'm gonna shoot you. And I don't want you blubbering like a baby when I do.

[Johnny Mack]

Oh, wait, mister.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

For what?

[Johnny Mack]

Nothing, I guess. If you're gonna do it, we're gonna do it.

[Gallery]

That's right, punk. If I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it. If it makes you feel any better, I'm sorry. I have to do it. It's a businessman's protection for his investments. Are you ready?

[Johnny Mack]

Sure.

[Danny]

Fine.

[Gallery]

Then we. Just a minute.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

Yes?

[Gallery]

What is it?

[Danny]

The police, Mr. Gallery. The police.

[Steve Wilson]

They're all around the club.

[Gallery]

What?

[Johnny Mack]

I said the police.

[Steve Wilson]

Now they're coming, right?

[Johnny Mack]

No.

[Lorelei Kilburn]

I'm gonna talk.

[Gallery]

You, kid. You keep your mouth shut.

[Johnny Mack]

Don't worry about me. Gallery.

[Mrs. Mack]

Open up.

[Danny]

Gallery.

[Gallery]

Gallery. You wanna shut up?

[Danny]

Shut up.

[Gallery]

This is your fault. You must have let them hear. Open that door. You think we can fight it out against the cops here?

[Steve Wilson]

Where's the boy, Gallery? If you hurt that boy.

[Johnny Mack]

Okay, Mr. Wilson.

[Inspector Callahan]

Oh, Johnny, you're.

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Keep your hands over your head, Gallery.

[Gallery]

You think I'm crazy, inspector? My club is surrounded by blues. What have you got on me? I run a respectable club. Would right have you to come in here?

[Steve Wilson]

I don't think you can bluff your.

[Johnny Mack]

Way out of this, Gallery. He was gonna shoot me, Mr. Wilson.

[Gallery]

He lies a little funky. Lies? My word against his.

[Narrator]

I wouldn't get excited about that, Gallery.

[Gallery]

We'll have a look to see if.

[Narrator]

Your gun wasn't the one that was.

[Gallery]

Used to shoot your mobster, Louie. You'll never prove that.

[Steve Wilson]

I think we'll prove just that, Gallery. And what is more important, I think we'll be able to prove to the satisfaction of any big town jury that you're the rat and brains behind this whole drug ring.

[Johnny Mack]

I can testify, Mr. Wilson. What he said before you got here.

[Steve Wilson]

Good job, Johnny. Now, how did you tie it up to Gallery, Steve? When the car with Johnny had disappeared, Callahan, Lorelei and I decided there was just one place where it could possibly have gone. It was a chance, but we took it. We called the police station on the bridge in a big town and told them to keep their eyes out for the big G&L company moving van. We figured a meeting was prearranged and the car drove right up into the truck. There was no other place it could have gone.

[Narrator]

I've heard of that trick before.

[Inspector Callahan]

And all we had to do was tail the truck. And that brought us here to Gallery's club.

[Johnny Mack]

Boy, our plan almost didn't work. Mr. Wilson.

[Gallery]

I want to talk to my lawyer. I'm saying nothing more till I talk to my lawyer.

[Steve Wilson]

I predict, Gallery, that nothing your lawyer can say or do will protect you from the just verdict of a jury when they understand the horrible menace you and your kind are to the young people of our land. Traffic and drugs is a despicable business, but when it involves teenage kids, surely there's nothing more hideous, more hateful.

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