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To give Fatima a much different, much better flavor and aroma than any other long cigarette. 9 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,000 That's why Fatima has more than doubled its smokers coast to coast. 10 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Enjoy extra mild Fatima yourself. Best of all long cigarettes. 11 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,000 It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. 12 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:25,000 It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. 13 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:39,000 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, 14 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:45,000 you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files. 15 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:52,000 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. 16 00:01:52,000 --> 00:02:00,000 It was Friday, March 16th. It was damp in Los Angeles. We were working the night watch out of homicide. 17 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:05,000 My partner is Ben Romero. The boss is Thad Brown, Chief of Detectives. My name is Friday. 18 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:10,000 It was 11.45 p.m. when we got to where we'd parked our car, second in Maine. 19 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:15,000 A couple of drops on the windshield. 20 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,000 Yeah, I hope it holds off. 21 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:22,000 I think we're going out to see the Cubs and Pirates play an exhibition game tomorrow. I guess maybe not alone. 22 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,000 You might be lucky. 23 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,000 What's the weatherman say? 24 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,000 I don't know. I'll get the radio on. 25 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,000 It's a slow night. 26 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,000 Yeah. 27 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000 Might not be tomorrow night. 28 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Why? 29 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,000 March 17th, isn't it? 30 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,000 Oh, yeah. 31 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:42,000 62A, call your station. 32 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:47,000 All units in vicinity of 102 South Virgil, 211 and shooting, code 3. 33 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,000 It's a hot one. 34 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:53,000 All units in vicinity of 102 South Virgil, 211 and shooting, code 3. 35 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,000 Unit 13, take the call. 36 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:01,000 Happy St. Patrick's Day. 37 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:07,000 11.58 p.m. We arrived at 102 South Virgil, the Botelan Hotel, a four-story building. 38 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:16,000 Sergeant Shimer met us in the lobby and informed us that the shooting took place at 11.40 p.m. in room 432, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore V. Benham. 39 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Mrs. Benham was the victim. 40 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,000 We went up to the fourth floor where Officer McCready was stationed outside the room. 41 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,000 Any witnesses? 42 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Only Benham says it was a thief. 43 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Did you talk to any of the people on this floor? 44 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,000 None of them saw anything. They're all in their rooms. 45 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Any other way out of here? 46 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,000 That stairway in the rear leads to the roof. I took a look. 47 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Nothing up there. 48 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,000 Where's Benham? 49 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 Across the hall, lying down. Cox is with him. 50 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:43,000 Okay. Let's look at the body. 51 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:48,000 We went into the room, a dreary place with a single light hanging from the center of the ceiling. 52 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,000 The carpet was faded and worn in spots. 53 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,000 On the north side were a closet and a bathroom. 54 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,000 Against the east wall was a dresser. 55 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:04,000 Across the room was a double bed and at the foot of the bed a window, looking out over the roofs of adjoining buildings and the marquee of a movie house down the street. 56 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,000 A stumer trunk was in the corner and a straight back chair was next to the door. 57 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,000 The mirror of the dresser was smashed and on the dresser a Gideon Bible. 58 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,000 On the bed was the body of a woman sprawled face down. 59 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,000 There were several splotches of blood on her coat. 60 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:25,000 In the chair was a.32-20 revolver which McCready said belonged to Benham, the husband of the murdered woman. 61 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:29,000 We asked McCready to put in a call to the crime lab and we went across the hall to question Benham. 62 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,000 This is an awful shock. 63 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,000 I'm not feeling well. I'm under doctor's care. 64 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,000 Hemophilia. 65 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,000 It's an awful shock. 66 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,000 Sit down, please. 67 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,000 Yes. 68 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,000 Hi. 69 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,000 I don't know what it'll do to me. I should be in the sanitarium right now. 70 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,000 What's the thing you're taking care of? 71 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,000 Lincoln Sanitarium and Eagle Rock. 72 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,000 Could you tell us what happened tonight? 73 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 Why, yes. 74 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,000 We, my wife and I, went out to the Sycamore Cafe over in Alvarado. 75 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,000 What time was that? 76 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,000 Oh, about nine thirty. 77 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,000 We had a cup of drinks and something to eat, listened to a piano play, then came home. 78 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:07,000 I unlocked the door and Elizabeth went in first and went over to the dresser. 79 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,000 I just walked over to her when a man stepped out of the closet in the back of us. 80 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,000 He had a gun. 81 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,000 Can you describe him? 82 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,000 I don't know, I don't know. 83 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,000 Did you see his face? 84 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,000 No. 85 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,000 He had a blue bandana over his face and he had a cap on, a blue and white check. 86 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 Did you notice his clothes? 87 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,000 No, no I didn't. 88 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,000 Anything else? 89 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,000 He seemed very nervous and he wasn't holding the gun still. 90 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:33,000 My wife was opening a purse and I said, well I haven't got very much but I'll give you what we have. 91 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,000 And he fired and hit Elizabeth. 92 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,000 I pulled my gun from my overcoat and started shooting. 93 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Are you in the habit of carrying a gun? 94 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,000 No, no, no. 95 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,000 I noticed suspicious looking men following me lately so I bought one. 96 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,000 Is this the gun here? 97 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:47,000 Yes. 98 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Then what happened? 99 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 Well, I fired all the bullets. 100 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,000 I don't know how I missed. 101 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,000 The room was small. 102 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,000 It kept moving around all the time. 103 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Uh-huh. 104 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,000 But I guess I did miss. 105 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,000 Then he ran out of the room. 106 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,000 But how old would you say this man was? 107 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Officer, I haven't finished. 108 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:05,000 See you a minute, Sergeant. 109 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,000 Sure. 110 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,000 We'll be back, Mr. Benham. 111 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,000 This has been an awful shock to me. 112 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,000 I wonder how his wife felt. 113 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:21,000 McCready told us that Sergeant Shimer had found a woman in the Nevada hotel next door who might know something. 114 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:28,000 When next door in question, Mrs. Caroline Cromwell, a resident of the hotel, she occupied room 415 on the top floor. 115 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:34,000 She told us that about 20 seconds after she heard the shots, she looked out the door of her room and saw a man come down the back stairs, 116 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:38,000 which leads to the roof of the hotel, and enter room 402. 117 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:42,000 She'd seen the man several times and was positive of her identification. 118 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:48,000 Sergeant Shimer said the man was registered as Jack Morrison, who went to room 402. 119 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Try it again. 120 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,000 What was that? 121 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,000 Police officers. 122 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,000 What do you want? 123 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,000 I'd like to ask a couple questions. 124 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,000 I was going to bed. 125 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,000 We'd like to talk to you. 126 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,000 Won't take very long. 127 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,000 All right. 128 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,000 What do you want to know? 129 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 How long have you been in your room? 130 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,000 About 10 minutes. 131 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,000 What? 132 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,000 Where were you? 133 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:16,000 To the movie. 134 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,000 Which one? 135 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,000 Right down the street. 136 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,000 Why are you asking me all these questions? 137 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,000 You been drinking? 138 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,000 A little. 139 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,000 Not much. 140 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Mind if we look around a little? 141 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,000 I was out all the time. 142 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,000 I didn't know nothing about a shooting. 143 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,000 Then you won't mind if we look around. 144 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,000 You won't find nothing here. 145 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,000 These are all the clothes you've got? 146 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,000 Yeah. 147 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,000 Is this your coat? 148 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,000 Yeah. 149 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,000 Yeah. 150 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,000 You were wearing this tonight, were you? 151 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,000 No. 152 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,000 You were only coating the closet. 153 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,000 What'd you do with the coat you were wearing? 154 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:53,000 Guess I was wearing that one. 155 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:54,000 Just spill it. 156 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,000 What? 157 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,000 The bottle of whiskey. 158 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,000 It broke. 159 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,000 How? 160 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,000 How do I know? 161 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,000 You got a hole here in the sleeve. 162 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,000 What did you do with the broken bottle? 163 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,000 Threw it away. 164 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,000 Where? 165 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,000 I don't know. 166 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,000 On the street. 167 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,000 Yo, I found something. 168 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:10,000 A shirt. 169 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,000 Stuck down between the wall and the bathtub. 170 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,000 Looks like blood on it. 171 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,000 Is this yours? 172 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,000 Where's the shirt you wore tonight? 173 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Take off your pajamas, Tom. 174 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,000 Why? 175 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,000 Take it off. 176 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,000 All right. 177 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:34,000 But I didn't have nothing to do with that shooting next door. 178 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,000 What happened to your arm? 179 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,000 Guy shot at me. 180 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,000 Who? 181 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,000 I don't know. 182 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:44,000 I bought a bottle and had a couple of drinks and went to the movie for a little while. 183 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Would you mind moving away from the bed, please? 184 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,000 No, no. 185 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,000 Thank you. 186 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,000 I came out of the movie because I was getting dizzy. 187 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,000 I went up on the roof here to get some air. 188 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,000 While I was standing there, a guy ran across the roof and shot at me. 189 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:57,000 What did the man look like? 190 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,000 I don't know. 191 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,000 He came from the roof of the hotel next door and ran into this place. 192 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,000 How big was he? 193 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,000 It was dark. 194 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:04,000 I couldn't see. 195 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,000 What did you do? 196 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,000 Well, after I was sure he was gone, I came down. 197 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,000 I was going to have my arm fixed in the morning. 198 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,000 Better get your clothes on. 199 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,000 Why? 200 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Well, you got a pretty bad arm. 201 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 You better have it fixed up. 202 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,000 We'll take you to George Street Receiving Hospital. 203 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:23,000 It's all right. 204 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,000 I don't have to go there. 205 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:26,000 Find anything, Ben? 206 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:27,000 No. 207 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,000 You got a clean shirt? 208 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,000 No. 209 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,000 Well, you better wear your pajama top in. 210 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,000 Here's something. 211 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,000 What did you say your name is? 212 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Jack Marston. 213 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,000 Here's a card I found in the closet. 214 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:44,000 It says, Tommy Kane, report for work, Joe's Cafe, 8 o'clock, March 1st. 215 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,000 Who's Tommy Kane? 216 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,000 That's me. 217 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,000 Where are you from? 218 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,000 Elgin, Illinois. 219 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:53,000 How old are you? 220 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,000 I'm 22. 221 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Why'd you leave Elgin? 222 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:57,000 No work. 223 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,000 I've been bumming around. 224 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,000 You ever been arrested? 225 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,000 I was picked up on a vague charge a month ago. 226 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,000 Here? 227 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,000 Yeah. 228 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,000 I don't know why you guys are balling with me. 229 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,000 When somebody gets shot, we bother. 230 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:14,000 1.30 a.m. 231 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,000 We took Kane to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital 232 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,000 where they found that a muscle in his upper right arm had been severed 233 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,000 and the right side of his chest was bruised. 234 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,000 Before taking him to Ward 1300 General Hospital for further treatment, 235 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:29,000 we took him back to the roof of the Nevada Hotel. 236 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,000 Still trying to rain. 237 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,000 Yeah. 238 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,000 Where were you standing when you got shot at, Kane? 239 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,000 Right over there. 240 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,000 I was leaning against the bricks. 241 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:40,000 Where'd the man come from? 242 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,000 Out of that door and the other roof. 243 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,000 The roof of the Bartlett Hotel? 244 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:45,000 Yeah. 245 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,000 Was he running when he shot at you? 246 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,000 Yeah, yeah, he was. 247 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,000 Where'd he run? 248 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Right across here where we are. 249 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,000 Then he went through this door here into the Nevada Hotel. 250 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,000 Did you notice anything unusual about him? 251 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:00,000 Well, his face was covered with a handkerchief and he wore a checkered cap. 252 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,000 But you said before it was too dark. 253 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,000 Well, I could see that. 254 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,000 I mean, you know, I could see that. 255 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,000 I couldn't see his face. 256 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,000 And you were standing over there with the paramedic? 257 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,000 Yeah. 258 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:13,000 So how about, uh, about here? 259 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Yeah, that's it. 260 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,000 Mm-hmm. 261 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,000 All right, let's get over the roof of the Bartlett. 262 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,000 It's a little high. Can I help you over? 263 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,000 No. 264 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:35,000 Come on, Ben. 265 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,000 Ever been in this hotel before, King? 266 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,000 No. 267 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,000 Everything all right, McCray? 268 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,000 Yeah. Crime lab's here. Checking the murder room. 269 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Is Benham awake? 270 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,000 I think so. 271 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Mr. Benham? 272 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,000 Yes? 273 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,000 Mind if we come in? 274 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,000 Of course not. 275 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,000 You ever seen this man before? 276 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Let me see. Can you stand over there in the light? 277 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,000 My eyes aren't as good as they used to be. 278 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:09,000 Okay. 279 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:10,000 Move over there. 280 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,000 How's that? 281 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:12,000 That's better. 282 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,000 Is this the man who shot your wife? 283 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,000 No, that's not the man. 284 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:24,000 We left instructions for another car to take Theodore Benham to the Lincoln Sanitarium on Eagle Rock. 285 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:27,000 We took Kane toward 1300 General Hospital. 286 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:34,000 2.42 a.m. We arrived back at the Bartlett Hotel where police chemist Ray Pinker had finished his examination. 287 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:42,000 Three slugs, 38 caliber and five slugs, 3220, were found in the mattress and the walls, all on the same side of the room. 288 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:47,000 On the floor of the room were found a piece of white cloth and some brown threads. 289 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:56,000 Ray Pinker returned to the crime lab while Ben and I made a search of both hotels, the incinerators, the alley and all likely places for the missing 38 was not found. 290 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:02,000 3.48 a.m. Ben went to the record bureau to check on any possible criminal record Kane might have had. 291 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,000 I went to the crime lab to see what Ray Pinker had found. 292 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,000 Nothing on this one. It's been a clean mess. 293 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,000 And nothing on these four 3220s. 294 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,000 What'd you find out? 295 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:18,000 I dug the 38 out of the window for him. 3220s are in the south and east walls. 296 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,000 How about the others here? 297 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:27,000 Well, on these two 38 slugs I found minute portions of threads. They compare with the dress and coat one of the deceased. 298 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:28,000 Hi. 299 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,000 Hi, Ben. 300 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,000 I checked Kane's record. He told the truth. 301 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,000 Nothing more than a vague charge, huh? 302 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,000 How's this come? 303 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,000 There's threads on two of the 38 slugs. 304 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,000 And on one of the 3220s. 305 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,000 Same kind of threads? 306 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,000 Same kind. 307 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,000 3220, that's the gun Benham used. 308 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,000 Yeah. 309 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,000 Did you check the cloth yet? 310 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,000 I will right now. 311 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,000 Benham must have been shooting off a while. 312 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,000 Where'd you find that 3220 slug, Ray? 313 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,000 On the floor near the bed. 314 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,000 Nothing on any of the other 3220s? 315 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,000 No. 316 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,000 Yeah, this piece of cloth matches the shirt. 317 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,000 How about the coat and those threads? 318 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,000 Got only a couple threads that might match. 319 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,000 Let me have a coat. 320 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,000 Here you are. 321 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,000 I'm gonna have Benham take another look at Kane, huh? 322 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,000 Yeah, I guess so. I could use a cup of coffee. How about you? 323 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,000 As soon as we get finished. 324 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,000 How about it, Ray? 325 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,000 You gotta make it. 326 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,000 All right. 327 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,000 Yeah, they match. 328 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,000 Now that's it, huh? 329 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,000 Oh, one more thing. 330 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,000 Yeah? 331 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:33,000 Fresh stains on the carpet of that room. 332 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,000 What kind? 333 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:35,000 Whiskey. 334 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:39,000 March 18th, we picked up Benham at Lincoln Sanitarium and drove him to the General Hospital. 335 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,000 Three times he asked us to stop someplace so he could have a drink. 336 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,000 We told him he'd have to wait. 337 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:48,000 We arrived at Ward 1300 at 1.40 p.m. and Kane was brought out. 338 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,000 Take a good look, Mr. Benham. 339 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,000 Now that isn't the man, I'm sure of it. 340 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,000 All right, Kane, tie this handkerchief over your face. 341 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,000 No, no, this way. That's right. 342 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,000 All right, you can go. 343 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,000 No, no, this way. That's right. 344 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,000 I'll put on this cap. 345 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,000 Kane, now stand over there, please. 346 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,000 Now a little further. 347 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,000 That's good. 348 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,000 All right, Mr. Benham. 349 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:21,000 You know, his eyes and forehead look a little familiar, but I don't know. 350 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:25,000 All my nerves are all shot. I can't be positive. I'm a sick man. 351 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,000 All right, Kane. 352 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,000 I wish I could help you, boys. 353 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,000 So do we. Come along, please. 354 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,000 You don't have to take me back to the sanitarium. 355 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 Just take me to your streetcar. I'll make it all right. 356 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,000 Good day. 357 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,000 Sergeant. 358 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,000 Yeah. 359 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:41,000 Can I see you a minute? 360 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,000 Sure. 361 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:45,000 Yeah. 362 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,000 Did you notice anything when you first brought Kane out of the ward? 363 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,000 No. 364 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,000 You must have been closing the door. 365 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,000 Yeah, I was. 366 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,000 And that man, Benham, he winked at you. 367 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,000 And that man, Benham, he winked at him. 368 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:12,000 You are listening to Dragnet, the case history of a police investigation 369 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,000 presented in the public interest by Fatima cigarettes. 370 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:22,000 If you smoke a long cigarette, it will be in your interest to listen to a typical case history of a Fatima smoker. 371 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:27,000 It's the case of Dick Hyland, sports columnist for one of the great Los Angeles newspapers. 372 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,000 This is his actual signed statement. 373 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,000 Do I smoke a lot when I'm reporting a close ball game? You bet I do. 374 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:37,000 Do I still enjoy smoking when the game's over? Right again. 375 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,000 Because I smoke a mild cigarette, Fatima. 376 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:44,000 No other king-sized cigarette tastes so good as is as mild as Fatima. 377 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:48,000 I agree it's wise to smoke extra mild, Fatima. 378 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,000 And so do more and more smokers every day. 379 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:56,000 Actual figures show extra mild Fatima has more than doubled its smokers coast to coast. 380 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:00,000 So enjoy extra mild Fatima yourself. 381 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:05,000 The king-sized cigarette, which contains the finest Turkish and domestic tobaccos, 382 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,000 superbly blended to make it extra mild. 383 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,000 You will prefer Fatima's much different, much better flavor. 384 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,000 You will agree. 385 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,000 It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. 386 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:19,000 It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. 387 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,000 The best of all, long cigarettes. 388 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:30,000 We took Benham back to his sanitarium. 389 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:35,000 On the way he asked if he could be excused from testifying at the inquest and preliminary hearing. 390 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,000 We told him it couldn't be done. 391 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:42,000 7 p.m. Ben and I returned to the general hospital and took Kane into a small room adjoining the prison ward. 392 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:46,000 After three hours of interrogation, he stuck to his story. 393 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:47,000 Cigarette, Kane. 394 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:48,000 Thanks. 395 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,000 How's the arm? 396 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:51,000 All right. 397 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:55,000 It hurts a little now. 398 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,000 When you guys going home? 399 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,000 When we get a straight story. 400 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:00,000 I've been telling you all I know. 401 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,000 Yeah, you've been telling us the same story for two days, but it doesn't hold water. 402 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,000 What do you mean? 403 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,000 How do you account for the fact that parts of your clothing were found in that room? 404 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,000 I told you before, you must have made a mistake. 405 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,000 No, no, it's no mistake. 406 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,000 Mr. Benham is starting to think he recognizes you. 407 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:13,000 What? 408 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,000 Why'd he wink at you? 409 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,000 He didn't wink at me. 410 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,000 We got somebody here who saw him. 411 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:21,000 He seems to think whoever did the shooting didn't take the gun with them. 412 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,000 When we drove him back to the sanitarium, he asked us if we found it yet. 413 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,000 He thinks we will. 414 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,000 How long has Benham lived in L.A.? 415 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,000 A long time. 416 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,000 How long? 417 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,000 Why do you want to know how long he's lived here? 418 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,000 Is a dead woman really his wife? 419 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:36,000 Well, certainly she's his wife. 420 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,000 Why? 421 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,000 Where's he been since the shooting? 422 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,000 In the sanitarium in Eagle Rock. 423 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:42,000 What's the matter with him? 424 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,000 Hemophilia. 425 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,000 You know what that is? 426 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:45,000 No. 427 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,000 You sure that was his wife? 428 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:47,000 Positive. 429 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,000 She wasn't a stool pigeon? 430 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,000 Stool pigeon? 431 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,000 Where'd you get that idea? 432 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,000 You guys never saw her before? 433 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,000 Never. 434 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:54,000 You never heard of her? 435 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,000 Kane, what's eating you? 436 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,000 Did you check on her? 437 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,000 We always do. 438 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,000 You don't make mistakes on anything like that, do you? 439 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,000 Not at all. 440 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,000 Look, she was a pretty nice woman from all we could find out. 441 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,000 Happily married for 30 years. 442 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,000 Something's wrong. 443 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,000 What, Kane? What's wrong? 444 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,000 Whole setup. 445 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,000 Yeah? 446 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,000 Yeah. 447 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,000 What Benham say about me? 448 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,000 We told you, he says you look a little bit like the man. 449 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,000 Did you say anything else? 450 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,000 He winked at you, Kane. 451 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,000 Why? 452 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,000 She wasn't a bad looking woman. 453 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:22,000 Wasn't she, Kane? 454 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,000 All right, now how about it? 455 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,000 You guys swear that was his wife? 456 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,000 Yeah. 457 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,000 Okay, I'll tell you where the 38 is. 458 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,000 Where? 459 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,000 The mattress on the roof of the Nevada hotel. 460 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,000 Benham cut a hole in it that day. 461 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,000 He told me to hide the gun there after the shooting. 462 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,000 All right, let's have a look. 463 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,000 I don't want anybody to know I'm telling you this. 464 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,000 Why? 465 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,000 Benham's a real smart guy. 466 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,000 He's got a gang. 467 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,000 He's in on it as much as I am. 468 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,000 Yeah? 469 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:52,000 He double crossed me. 470 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,000 He tried to kill me. 471 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,000 I'm going to jail. 472 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,000 He's going with me. 473 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,000 Maybe he will. 474 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,000 Kane told us that he had known Benham for about two months. 475 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:07,000 During that time, Benham helped him along by giving him a couple of dollars every once in a while. 476 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:13,000 On March 11th, Benham got Kane a room in the Nevada hotel and gave him $20 to buy a gun, which Kane did. 477 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:17,000 On March 15th, he gave Kane a blue bandana and a checkered cap. 478 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:23,000 On March 16th, he told Kane that he'd been sent by a gang in Chicago to kill a woman who was a stool pigeon. 479 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,000 He promised Kane $100 for his help. 480 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Early that evening, Benham told Kane how to enter their room and where to hide. 481 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,000 When they came home, Benham stood by the door. 482 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,000 Kane stepped out of the closet and, after a few words, shot the woman. 483 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,000 As he moved toward the bed, Benham started shooting at him. 484 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,000 Kane ran from the room and hid the gun in the mattress on the roof, 485 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,000 then went to his room and flushed the cap and bandana down the drain. 486 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,000 1115 p.m. Ben and I found the gun where Kane said it would be. 487 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:54,000 38 Special Detective Colt Revolver, 2-inch barrel, number 381327. 488 00:20:54,000 --> 00:21:00,000 1152 p.m. We checked and found no evidence that Benham belonged to any kind of a gang. 489 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:05,000 March 19th, 9 a.m. Ben and I reported into homicide and picked up Captain Steed. 490 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,000 We went over to Dr. Wagner to learn his autopsy report. 491 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,000 It showed that the deceased had been shot three times. 492 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:15,000 Two 38 slugs and one 3220 were recovered from the victim's body. 493 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,000 They were initialed for evidence. 494 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:24,000 8 p.m. Captain Steed, Ben and I went to the sanitarium and told Benham that there were a few angles we wanted to clear up before the inquest next morning. 495 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,000 Benham got dressed and we drove back to the Bartlett Hotel. 496 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,000 It was raining. 497 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:34,000 I'm still trying to remember what happened. I was very shocked that night. 498 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,000 Yeah, I suppose you were. 499 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,000 Sometimes my memory comes back for a little bit. 500 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,000 The red light? 501 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,000 Yeah, I see. 502 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:46,000 You know, the man who did the shooting knew you lived in room 432 and he knew you'd be gone that night. 503 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,000 How do you suppose he figured that out? 504 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,000 Well, I've been noticing a lot of men have been following me. 505 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,000 Suspicious looking men. 506 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,000 I told that to Sergeant Friday, didn't I, Sergeant? 507 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,000 Yeah, that's right. 508 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,000 Must have been one of them. 509 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,000 You ever give money to characters on the street so much they might follow you? 510 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,000 Yeah, that must be it. 511 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,000 Many times I used to do that. 512 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,000 I'd be nice to them and they'd try to make friends. 513 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,000 You remember any of them? 514 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:17,000 Yeah, I do. There was a young man, Dorsey, and Jolly Swanson, and a fellow named, uh, Mane, Blaine. 515 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:18,000 Kane? 516 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,000 Yeah, that's it, Kane. There you are. There you are. 517 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,000 The young man you took me to see in the hospital. 518 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,000 I'm, I'm thinking I believe that's Kane. 519 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,000 Are you sure? 520 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Quite sure. He's the burglar. 521 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,000 What makes you think he was a burglar? 522 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:32,000 Well, what else would he be? 523 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,000 He didn't rifle any of the drawers or steal anything, did he? 524 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,000 Must have got there just before us. 525 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,000 Did you have anything important there? 526 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000 Ah, yes. Some insurance policies. 527 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:43,000 And your wife? 528 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:44,000 Yeah. 529 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,000 How much? 530 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Oh, one policy for 4,000 and two for 2,500 each. 531 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,000 Who's the beneficiary? 532 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,000 Well, I am. 533 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:04,000 We took Benham up to room 432 where he got out the insurance policies on his wife and showed them to us. 534 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,000 Then Captain Steed asked him to reenact the shooting. 535 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Benham acted as the killer. I played Benham. And Ben acted as his wife. 536 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:17,000 Well, the man was over here in the closet. My wife and I came in that door and then my wife went over to the dressing room. 537 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,000 Oh, over here? Did you turn on the light? 538 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,000 Oh, yeah. And then I closed the door and went over behind her. 539 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,000 Like this? 540 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,000 Oh, she was closer to the bed. 541 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,000 Here? 542 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,000 Yeah. 543 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,000 Were you standing next to her? 544 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:31,000 Yeah. 545 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:32,000 You started to take off your coat? 546 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,000 Well, I was just going to when this man stepped out of his closet here. 547 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,000 How far? 548 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:40,000 Oh, here. Yeah, right here. 549 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,000 Then what? 550 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:45,000 Well, he held the gun in his hand and asked how much money we had. Elizabeth said we didn't have much. 551 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,000 From here? 552 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,000 Yeah, but she turned around. 553 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,000 Like this? 554 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,000 Yeah, that's it. 555 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,000 What happened then? 556 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:57,000 Well, then I said I haven't got very much, but I'll give you what we have. And he started shooting. 557 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,000 Yeah, but you said before that your wife started looking in her purse. 558 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,000 Yeah, that's it she did. I forgot. And that made him think she was going after a gun. 559 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,000 How do you know? 560 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:14,000 Well, I suppose that's what he thought. He shot and Elizabeth fell on the bed. I pulled out my gun and started shooting and the man ran out the door and that's all. 561 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,000 That's exactly what happened, huh? 562 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:20,000 Just as I remember it. Will I help you? 563 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,000 Not very much. 564 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,000 What's the matter? 565 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:28,000 Well, if you were standing where I am, there'd be bullet holes on that side of the room there, wouldn't there? 566 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,000 They're all on this side. 567 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,000 I see. I got it. Come with me. 568 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,000 Where are you going? 569 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,000 On the roof. 570 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,000 What for? 571 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,000 I want to show you something. It's raining. There are two umbrellas in the closet. I'll get them. 572 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Why do you want to go up there? 573 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:49,000 I think I know where that gun might be hidden. I'll bet it's there. Here, you take this umbrella. 574 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,000 Thanks. 575 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,000 We'll take this one, Captain. 576 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:57,000 Let's go. 577 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:10,000 I'll bet it's up there. We'll find it. 578 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:15,000 You got your flashlight, Ben? 579 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,000 It should be around here somewhere. 580 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,000 What? 581 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,000 A mattress. My wife used to take sun baths on it. 582 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,000 Where would it be? 583 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,000 Just about here. 584 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,000 I don't see any. 585 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,000 You sure it's up here? 586 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:32,000 I bet it's on the next roof. Didn't you say Cain lived in that hotel? He probably moved it. 587 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,000 There's a flashlight over there, behind that elevator shaft. 588 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,000 There? 589 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:39,000 Yeah, there. You see it? We have to climb over this pair, but to get on the other roof. 590 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,000 Watch it, Captain. It's pretty slippery. 591 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:51,000 Okay. It is slippery. 592 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,000 This mattress here? 593 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:53,000 That's it. 594 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:54,000 Take a look, Joe. 595 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:59,000 Right. 596 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,000 No, nothing here. 597 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:04,000 Did you look all around there? Did you look in the corners? 598 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:05,000 No. 599 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:09,000 That'd be a good place to hide a gun, don't you think? 600 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:13,000 Let me see. It might be a hole cut in one of them. 601 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:17,000 No. Maybe the other corner. 602 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,000 No. 603 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,000 Maybe this one. 604 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,000 Yeah. You see the mattress has been cut. 605 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:31,000 No. No. It's got to be here. 606 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,000 Where is it? 607 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:42,000 It's here, I tell you. It's here. I know it's here. 608 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:54,000 I'll find it. I'll find it. You wait. You see. I'll get it. I know it's here. 609 00:26:54,000 --> 00:27:04,000 I'll find it. You wait. I'll get it. I'll get it. 610 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,000 It's getting wet, Joe. 611 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,000 We got the 30-18 told us about it. 612 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,000 You ready to talk? 613 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:12,000 Yeah. 614 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,000 The insurance. That why you did it? 615 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:19,000 Yeah. 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