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03:01.520 --> 03:02.960 Surely, through that door over there. 03:02.960 --> 03:03.960 Follow the stairway straight up. 03:03.960 --> 03:04.960 Can't miss. 03:04.960 --> 03:05.960 Thank you. 03:05.960 --> 03:14.960 Sure has been a long time. 03:14.960 --> 03:15.960 What's that? 03:15.960 --> 03:16.960 Climbing stairs to a choir loft. 03:16.960 --> 03:17.960 I sang a lot in church when I was a kid. 03:17.960 --> 03:18.960 The boys were brown. 03:18.960 --> 03:19.960 All right. 03:19.960 --> 03:20.960 They finally threw me out. 03:20.960 --> 03:21.960 The boys changed. 03:21.960 --> 03:22.960 Yes, did you want something? 03:22.960 --> 03:23.960 Are you Mrs. Ernestine Matthews? 03:23.960 --> 03:24.960 Yes, did you come about the new choir books? 03:24.960 --> 03:25.960 No, ma'am. 03:25.960 --> 03:26.960 Police officers. 03:26.960 --> 03:27.960 Oh, can I help you? 03:27.960 --> 03:28.960 It's about your husband, Miss Matthews. 03:28.960 --> 03:29.960 Bert, what about him? 03:29.960 --> 03:30.960 Has Bert done something? 03:30.960 --> 03:31.960 He was hurt, ma'am. 03:31.960 --> 03:32.960 Well, I don't understand. 03:32.960 --> 03:33.960 Bert's working at store. 03:33.960 --> 03:34.960 What do you want? 03:34.960 --> 03:35.960 I want to know. 03:35.960 --> 03:36.960 I want to know. 03:36.960 --> 03:37.960 I want to know. 03:37.960 --> 03:38.960 I want to know. 03:38.960 --> 03:39.960 I want to know. 03:39.960 --> 03:40.960 I want to know. 03:40.960 --> 03:41.960 I want to know. 03:41.960 --> 03:46.960 He was hurt, ma'am. 03:46.960 --> 03:47.960 I don't understand. 03:47.960 --> 03:48.960 Bert's working at store. 03:48.960 --> 03:49.960 What do you mean he was hurt? 03:49.960 --> 03:50.960 There was a hole there. 03:50.960 --> 03:51.960 Dear God, my husband. 03:51.960 --> 03:52.960 Was he hurt bad? 03:52.960 --> 03:53.960 Yes, ma'am. 03:53.960 --> 03:54.960 Where is he? 03:54.960 --> 03:55.960 I've got to go to him. 03:55.960 --> 03:56.960 Is he in pain? 03:56.960 --> 03:57.960 No, ma'am. 03:57.960 --> 03:58.960 What are you trying to say? 03:58.960 --> 03:59.960 Dear God, tell me the truth. 03:59.960 --> 04:00.960 Which hospital is he in? 04:00.960 --> 04:01.960 They took him to Georgia Street. 04:01.960 --> 04:02.960 They helped him all they could. 04:02.960 --> 04:06.720 You're not trying to tell me Bert's dead? 04:06.720 --> 04:11.720 You're not trying to tell me that, are you? 04:11.720 --> 04:17.960 In the past 16 days, seven armed robberies had been committed, apparently by the same 04:17.960 --> 04:18.960 man. 04:18.960 --> 04:22.600 The suspect was described by victims as tall, heavily built, and very nervous. 04:22.600 --> 04:24.240 He was armed. 04:24.240 --> 04:28.480 It's cold logic that every suspect who's armed in the commission of a robbery is a potential 04:28.480 --> 04:29.480 killer. 04:29.480 --> 04:32.600 It's a fact that's been proved a hundred times over. 04:32.600 --> 04:35.120 The man we were after had proven it again. 04:35.120 --> 04:39.400 We'd used every means at our disposal to identify him through the stats office, the record bureau, 04:39.400 --> 04:42.120 and fingerprints, through informants and witnesses. 04:42.120 --> 04:46.200 We'd gotten out an APB on him, containing his description and his method of operation. 04:46.200 --> 04:48.120 We'd maintained stakeouts. 04:48.120 --> 04:50.280 We hadn't reached him in time. 04:50.280 --> 04:53.000 Early that evening, a downtown grocery store had been held up. 04:53.000 --> 04:57.280 One of the clerks, 31-year-old Bert Matthews, failed to empty the cash register quickly 04:57.280 --> 05:00.680 enough and the bandits shot him three times through the chest. 05:00.680 --> 05:03.120 He died almost instantly and the holdup man escaped. 05:03.120 --> 05:07.440 There was only one witness, another clerk who had been on duty in the store with Matthews 05:07.440 --> 05:08.440 at the time of the holdup. 05:08.440 --> 05:09.840 His name was Jess Tallman. 05:09.840 --> 05:12.800 He was brought to the city hall where we questioned him further. 05:12.800 --> 05:14.400 Did you see Bert's wife? 05:14.400 --> 05:15.400 Does she know? 05:15.400 --> 05:17.880 Yeah, we dropped off at the church on the way in. 05:17.880 --> 05:19.560 He was over to her sister's place. 05:19.560 --> 05:20.960 Still can't get it through my head. 05:20.960 --> 05:23.520 One minute I was talking to Bert, next minute he was dead. 05:23.520 --> 05:26.080 It's kind of hard to take, you know? 05:26.080 --> 05:29.360 I'd like to go over that description of the holdup man. 05:29.360 --> 05:30.840 You were pretty upset out there at the store. 05:30.840 --> 05:32.080 Do you feel up to it now? 05:32.080 --> 05:33.080 Yeah, I'm okay. 05:33.080 --> 05:34.640 All right, now you just take it easy. 05:34.640 --> 05:37.040 Tell us everything you remember and take all the time you need. 05:37.040 --> 05:40.960 Well, I know he was a big guy, over six foot anyway, I'm sure of that. 05:40.960 --> 05:42.600 He had a good build too. 05:42.600 --> 05:43.600 Wasn't skinny. 05:43.600 --> 05:45.160 How about his face, Jess? 05:45.160 --> 05:46.440 Did you get a good look at it? 05:46.440 --> 05:47.640 Yeah, I did. 05:47.640 --> 05:50.800 It was thin and he kept working it around, you know, twitching like guy. 05:50.800 --> 05:51.800 I was bloody nervous. 05:51.800 --> 05:54.520 Can you tell us anything else about it? 05:54.520 --> 05:56.880 He was young, about 21 I'd say. 05:56.880 --> 05:59.360 He had dark-colored eyes. 05:59.360 --> 06:00.960 That's about all I'd swear to, Sergeant. 06:00.960 --> 06:03.200 He had a hat on, I know that. 06:03.200 --> 06:04.760 How about the rest of his clothing? 06:04.760 --> 06:06.440 I wouldn't be sure about it. 06:06.440 --> 06:09.680 Could have been a gray coat, blue coat, I don't know. 06:09.680 --> 06:10.960 I wouldn't want to give you a bum stare. 06:10.960 --> 06:12.600 Did you get a look at the gun? 06:12.600 --> 06:13.600 I couldn't miss that. 06:13.600 --> 06:14.600 It was a big one. 06:14.600 --> 06:17.360 It wasn't shiny, it was kind of dark blue color. 06:17.360 --> 06:20.840 I could see the guy now walking in the store and pointing at Bert. 06:20.840 --> 06:23.760 What time was that again, Jess, when the bandits showed up? 06:23.760 --> 06:24.760 Just about 7.30. 06:24.760 --> 06:28.280 Bert was behind the counter, I was in the back stacking the shelves. 06:28.280 --> 06:30.880 The guy just walked in, pointed the gun, said, give me the dough. 06:30.880 --> 06:32.280 I heard him say that. 06:32.280 --> 06:33.280 Mm-hmm. 06:33.280 --> 06:34.280 Bert was kind of surprised. 06:34.280 --> 06:38.000 He just stood there for a minute and the guy said, hurry up, give me the dough. 06:38.000 --> 06:39.880 And Bert said, okay, you can have everything. 06:39.880 --> 06:43.360 And he reached to get the dough from the cash register. 06:43.360 --> 06:44.360 That's when the guy did it. 06:44.360 --> 06:45.840 He hit Bert right in the chest. 06:45.840 --> 06:47.200 What happened then? 06:47.200 --> 06:49.720 Bert moaned a little and fell down on the floor. 06:49.720 --> 06:53.440 I got so mad I started running for the guy, but he swung around at me with a gun and said, 06:53.440 --> 06:54.440 stay where you are. 06:54.440 --> 06:55.440 Oh. 06:55.440 --> 06:57.240 I didn't want to get killed, I stopped. 06:57.240 --> 06:59.240 You can't blame me for that, can you? 06:59.240 --> 07:00.720 Did you follow the man when he left? 07:00.720 --> 07:04.160 Well, you see, he backed out of the store and when he got to the sidewalk, he jammed the 07:04.160 --> 07:06.720 gun in his pocket and ran down the street. 07:06.720 --> 07:09.800 I ran out after him, saw him jump in a taxi cab and take off. 07:09.800 --> 07:10.800 Did you get the cab's number? 07:10.800 --> 07:15.040 Well, he was too far away for that, at least halfway down the block. 07:15.040 --> 07:16.840 I know somebody else must have been driving it, though. 07:16.840 --> 07:17.840 How do you know that? 07:17.840 --> 07:20.240 The cab was already moving when the holdup guy jumped in. 07:20.240 --> 07:21.240 He got in the front seat. 07:21.240 --> 07:23.760 How do you know it was the front seat and not the back? 07:23.760 --> 07:28.120 The way those cab doors open, you know, front doors swing out to the left, back ones swing 07:28.120 --> 07:29.120 out to the right. 07:29.120 --> 07:30.120 That ties in, Joe. 07:30.120 --> 07:32.760 He used the same M.O. on those holdups last week. 07:32.760 --> 07:33.760 Yeah. 07:33.760 --> 07:34.760 You got anything else to add, Jess? 07:34.760 --> 07:36.360 Anything you think we ought to know? 07:36.360 --> 07:39.040 It's about the size of it, Sergeant. 07:39.040 --> 07:40.040 You don't think I'm yellow, do you? 07:40.040 --> 07:41.040 Well, how do you mean? 07:41.040 --> 07:44.360 I mean, because I stopped when he pointed the gun at me. 07:44.360 --> 07:47.200 Guess I should have grabbed him, but that gun looked as big as a cannon. 07:47.200 --> 07:49.520 Let's face it, I'm not that much of a hero. 07:49.520 --> 07:51.520 Well, I'll put in with you, Jess. 07:51.520 --> 07:52.520 Neither am I. 07:52.520 --> 07:59.760 Along with a team of men from Homicide Detail, we continued our investigation of the holdup 07:59.760 --> 08:00.760 and killing. 08:00.760 --> 08:04.280 The ballistics reported that the slugs taken from the body of Burt Matthews had possibly 08:04.280 --> 08:07.600 been fired from a.38 caliber Colt revolver. 08:07.600 --> 08:10.720 The slugs were in good condition for identification. 08:10.720 --> 08:14.200 All the possible suspects picked from the mug books by the victims had been checked 08:14.200 --> 08:15.200 out. 08:15.200 --> 08:16.480 All of them had been cleared. 08:16.480 --> 08:20.160 Fingerprints left by the bandit at the scene of his latest crime were checked out. 08:20.160 --> 08:21.480 No make. 08:21.480 --> 08:23.880 We tried to check the taxi cab used in the escape. 08:23.880 --> 08:25.320 We got nowhere. 08:25.320 --> 08:28.680 The morning after the Matthews killing, we got a call from Sheriff's Homicide. 08:28.680 --> 08:31.920 We went across the street and checked with Inspector Bowers. 08:31.920 --> 08:36.560 Either one of you remember that case about six months ago, the Harry Solomon killing? 08:36.560 --> 08:37.560 Oh, yeah, Inspector. 08:37.560 --> 08:40.000 It's pretty vague right now. 08:40.000 --> 08:41.400 Your men handled it, the Connick case? 08:41.400 --> 08:42.400 Yeah. 08:42.400 --> 08:43.400 Let me lay it out for you. 08:43.400 --> 08:46.080 It's just possible that Mike tie in with that killing you fellas had last night. 08:46.080 --> 08:47.240 And what's the angle? 08:47.240 --> 08:49.880 Harry Solomon was a taxi cab driver. 08:49.880 --> 08:53.680 The night of February 26th, somebody saw him pick up a fare at Sunset and Highland about 08:53.680 --> 08:55.400 10.30 p.m. 08:55.400 --> 08:56.680 That's the last time he was seen alive. 08:56.680 --> 08:58.360 Yeah, I think I remember. 08:58.360 --> 09:01.760 The next morning, we found Solomon's body in a ditch out in the valley. 09:01.760 --> 09:03.240 Two 38 slugs in his head. 09:03.240 --> 09:06.480 Found his cab a few yards up the road, abandoned. 09:06.480 --> 09:07.640 Killer used a 38. 09:07.640 --> 09:09.720 Same kind of gun used on last night's job. 09:09.720 --> 09:11.320 Here's something else that ties in. 09:11.320 --> 09:12.320 Yeah? 09:12.320 --> 09:16.960 A description of the passenger Solomon picked up at Sunset and Highland the night he was 09:16.960 --> 09:17.960 murdered. 09:17.960 --> 09:19.640 The last fare he ever handled. 09:19.640 --> 09:22.160 White male American. 09:22.160 --> 09:24.160 Over six feet tall, heavy build. 09:24.160 --> 09:26.320 Age, 20, 21, dark eyes. 09:26.320 --> 09:28.320 Had a dark suit on and a hat. 09:28.320 --> 09:30.360 Patches up all the way down the line. 09:30.360 --> 09:32.920 You had a robbery motive figured on the Solomon killing, didn't you? 09:32.920 --> 09:33.920 That's right. 09:33.920 --> 09:37.240 Except for a five dollar bill hidden in his wallet, Solomon didn't have a penny of his 09:37.240 --> 09:39.040 receipts for the night. 09:39.040 --> 09:41.480 Might have been another reason behind the killing besides that. 09:41.480 --> 09:42.480 Yeah? 09:42.480 --> 09:46.640 It's just barely possible Solomon might have known the holdup man, the guy who killed him. 09:46.640 --> 09:47.640 How do you figure? 09:47.640 --> 09:51.640 Solomon had been a cabbie for 14 years before he was murdered. 09:51.640 --> 09:57.120 From this holdup man's M.O. using cabs for a getaway car, it's possible he might have 09:57.120 --> 09:58.920 been a cab driver at some time around it. 09:58.920 --> 10:03.680 You mean if the killer got in the cab and told Solomon Solomon recognized him, was suspicious 10:03.680 --> 10:04.680 of him? 10:04.680 --> 10:05.680 That's right. 10:05.680 --> 10:07.440 Could have been reason enough for him to kill Solomon. 10:07.440 --> 10:11.600 I know there's a lot of coulds and ifs and maybes in it, but I thought you might be interested. 10:11.600 --> 10:13.520 Well, we'll check it out first thing. 10:13.520 --> 10:15.440 How are your men coming on the Solomon case? 10:15.440 --> 10:16.440 Progress is pretty slow. 10:16.440 --> 10:18.640 Well, we'll keep you posted on anything new. 10:18.640 --> 10:19.640 Fine. 10:19.640 --> 10:20.640 If we can help, let me know. 10:20.640 --> 10:21.640 Right. 10:21.640 --> 10:30.120 Two sets of 38 slugs. 10:30.120 --> 10:31.120 What do you think? 10:31.120 --> 10:34.120 Let's ask the crime lab. 10:34.120 --> 10:40.240 We put in a request to Russ Camp and Ballistics to check the 38 slugs found in taxi driver 10:40.240 --> 10:44.200 Solomon's body against those found in the body of grocery clerk, Burke Matthews. 10:44.200 --> 10:47.520 Then we contacted the special agent at the taxi cab company. 10:47.520 --> 10:51.720 We asked him for pictures of all their drivers employed by the company during the past year 10:51.720 --> 10:54.280 who were six feet in height or over. 10:54.280 --> 10:57.040 He told us that they'd have a file ready for us the following morning. 10:57.040 --> 11:00.880 We drove back to the office and checked in with Russ Camp at the crime lab. 11:00.880 --> 11:04.760 He was examining the 38 slugs under the comparison line. 11:04.760 --> 11:05.760 Just a few more minutes, fellas. 11:05.760 --> 11:06.760 Have a chair. 11:06.760 --> 11:09.360 Yeah, all right. 11:09.360 --> 11:11.560 Not much luck so far. 11:11.560 --> 11:12.960 No. 11:12.960 --> 11:14.360 No. 11:14.360 --> 11:18.040 Well, that's it. 11:18.040 --> 11:19.040 Yeah. 11:19.040 --> 11:20.040 No make. 11:20.040 --> 11:28.920 These slugs come from two different guns. 11:28.920 --> 11:31.520 That night, two more armed robberies were committed. 11:31.520 --> 11:33.680 One at a liquor store, the other at a cafe. 11:33.680 --> 11:37.120 In both cases, the holdup man escaped in a taxi cab. 11:37.120 --> 11:40.360 The description of the man who robbed the liquor store matched that of the bandit who 11:40.360 --> 11:42.640 shot and killed Burke Matthews. 11:42.640 --> 11:45.040 The big switch came when we checked the cafe holdup. 11:45.040 --> 11:49.280 There, the victims described the suspect as short and fat with dark blonde hair. 11:49.280 --> 11:52.240 He had a deep scar on his chin. 11:52.240 --> 11:55.400 During the robbery, this suspect had become so nervous that he'd dropped his gun, but 11:55.400 --> 11:59.640 he'd succeeded in getting outside and escaping in a taxi cab before it could be apprehended. 11:59.640 --> 12:02.280 The gun was taken back to latent fingerprints and checked. 12:02.280 --> 12:03.280 Was clean. 12:03.280 --> 12:05.680 Russ Camp checked it through ballistics. 12:05.680 --> 12:06.680 Some days are like this, fellas. 12:06.680 --> 12:07.680 What do you mean? 12:07.680 --> 12:09.720 That cab driver, Solomon, was shot with a.38. 12:09.720 --> 12:10.720 Yeah. 12:10.720 --> 12:12.840 The Matthews was shot with a.38, a different one though. 12:12.840 --> 12:13.840 Mm-hmm. 12:13.840 --> 12:14.840 It's got a bandit drop tonight. 12:14.840 --> 12:15.840 It's a.38 too. 12:15.840 --> 12:16.840 Yeah, we know that. 12:16.840 --> 12:17.840 What are you getting at? 12:17.840 --> 12:22.080 Doesn't match either case. 12:22.080 --> 12:25.520 The next morning, we started working one of the few leads we had left. 12:25.520 --> 12:28.880 We drove down to the taxi cab company and collected the pictures of all the drivers 12:28.880 --> 12:32.080 that they employed during the past year who were six feet in height or over. 12:32.080 --> 12:34.200 There were 87 of them. 12:34.200 --> 12:35.480 We started checking them out. 12:35.480 --> 12:37.840 It's what the working detective calls legwork. 12:37.840 --> 12:41.320 It's slow and it's tedious and you're not sure it's going to amount to anything even 12:41.320 --> 12:43.400 by the time you finish. 12:43.400 --> 12:47.720 Two nights later, the taxi cab bandit hit again, his first repeater, a restaurant on 12:47.720 --> 12:48.720 South Figueroa. 12:48.720 --> 12:51.480 He'd robbed the same place less than three weeks before. 12:51.480 --> 12:53.280 Ben and I interviewed the manager, a Mr. Cavallo. 12:53.280 --> 12:56.240 Tell you, Sergeant, I can't take any more of it. 12:56.240 --> 12:57.240 Twice in one month. 12:57.240 --> 12:58.240 Yes, sir. 12:58.240 --> 12:59.520 Could we talk back there in one of the booths? 12:59.520 --> 13:00.520 Oh, yeah. 13:00.520 --> 13:01.520 Come on. 13:01.520 --> 13:04.720 You got a good look at the man, did you, Mr. Cavallo? 13:04.720 --> 13:08.000 Two feet from him, memorized his face from the first time. 13:08.000 --> 13:09.600 It's no joke, you know. 13:09.600 --> 13:10.800 So I have no time for the customers. 13:10.800 --> 13:13.280 I'm too busy opening the cash box for that thief. 13:13.280 --> 13:15.720 Here, sit down. 13:15.720 --> 13:18.440 Thanks, sir. 13:18.440 --> 13:20.840 When you're positive, it's the same man who robbed you before. 13:20.840 --> 13:22.120 There's no question there, huh? 13:22.120 --> 13:23.120 None, I'm positive. 13:23.120 --> 13:25.120 And he used the same M.O. too. 13:25.120 --> 13:26.120 Yeah, sure. 13:26.120 --> 13:27.120 M.O.? 13:27.120 --> 13:28.120 What's that? 13:28.120 --> 13:29.120 Oh, excuse me. 13:29.120 --> 13:31.720 I mean, he used the same approach, the same method of operation. 13:31.720 --> 13:32.720 Everything was the same. 13:32.720 --> 13:34.600 The man, the gun, the taxi cab, everything. 13:34.600 --> 13:36.040 You didn't get the number of the cab. 13:36.040 --> 13:37.040 I looked for it. 13:37.040 --> 13:38.040 I didn't see any. 13:38.040 --> 13:39.040 Must cover it up some way. 13:39.040 --> 13:40.040 Mm-hmm. 13:40.040 --> 13:41.880 We've got some pictures here, Mr. Cavallo. 13:41.880 --> 13:43.240 I'd like to have you look at them. 13:43.240 --> 13:45.120 Just tell us if you recognize any of them. 13:45.120 --> 13:46.120 I won't do any good. 13:46.120 --> 13:47.120 Hmm? 13:47.120 --> 13:48.120 I already did that. 13:48.120 --> 13:49.120 They showed me pictures the last time. 13:49.120 --> 13:51.120 This is a different lot, sir. 13:51.120 --> 13:53.560 Oh, all right. 13:53.560 --> 13:55.040 Quite a few of them. 13:55.040 --> 13:57.480 Like to have you check each one of them carefully, if you would. 13:57.480 --> 13:58.480 Just take your time. 13:58.480 --> 14:00.280 Yeah, we can't sit here without coffee. 14:00.280 --> 14:01.280 Natalie! 14:01.280 --> 14:02.280 Well, I wouldn't... 14:02.280 --> 14:03.280 Natalie! 14:03.280 --> 14:04.280 I don't care for any of that. 14:04.280 --> 14:05.280 I'm just gonna sit here and... 14:05.280 --> 14:06.280 Natalie! 14:06.280 --> 14:07.280 Yeah? 14:07.280 --> 14:08.280 Coffee, three cups. 14:08.280 --> 14:09.280 Okay. 14:09.280 --> 14:10.280 Now, where do I start? 14:10.280 --> 14:14.280 Well, these right here, if you'd just check these over, please. 14:14.280 --> 14:15.280 Uh-huh. 14:15.280 --> 14:19.280 Uh, no, not him. 14:19.280 --> 14:21.280 Uh-uh. 14:21.280 --> 14:25.280 Mm, not him either. 14:25.280 --> 14:28.280 Oh, thank you. 14:28.280 --> 14:31.280 Thank you. 14:31.280 --> 14:35.280 Oh, it's hot. 14:35.280 --> 14:40.280 Uh, no, not that one. 14:40.280 --> 14:41.280 No. 14:41.280 --> 14:44.280 Is that all? 14:44.280 --> 14:49.280 No, I have some more here. 14:49.280 --> 14:50.280 Oh. 14:50.280 --> 14:55.280 Hey, that's an ugly-looking guy, huh? 14:55.280 --> 14:56.280 Look at that scar. 14:56.280 --> 14:57.280 Do they look familiar? 14:57.280 --> 14:58.280 No. 14:58.280 --> 15:00.280 Better check with a skipper when we're finished here. 15:00.280 --> 15:02.280 Yeah, it's been a couple hours, hasn't it? 15:02.280 --> 15:04.280 You're a lousy, no-good thief. 15:04.280 --> 15:05.280 Sir? 15:05.280 --> 15:06.280 Right here, this one. 15:06.280 --> 15:07.280 That's the guy. 15:07.280 --> 15:08.280 You're sure? 15:08.280 --> 15:09.280 I opened my cash box twice for him. 15:09.280 --> 15:12.280 I'd know his face in a million. 15:12.280 --> 15:16.280 Morris Copley, age 21, description matches. 15:16.280 --> 15:17.280 Let's go, Ben. 15:17.280 --> 15:18.280 Thanks, Mr. Colala. 15:18.280 --> 15:20.280 It's only 40 minutes since the robbery. 15:20.280 --> 15:22.280 He's probably not even home yet. 15:22.280 --> 15:23.280 What can you do? 15:23.280 --> 15:24.280 We'll wait up. 15:24.280 --> 15:27.280 Ten-thirty p.m. 15:27.280 --> 15:30.280 We parked down the street from 527 Dayton Avenue, 15:30.280 --> 15:32.280 a two-story white stucco apartment house. 15:32.280 --> 15:34.280 We checked the names on the mailboxes. 15:34.280 --> 15:36.280 Morris Copley's wasn't on any of them. 15:36.280 --> 15:37.280 We rang for the manager. 15:37.280 --> 15:38.280 Copley? 15:38.280 --> 15:40.280 Morris Copley, no. 15:40.280 --> 15:41.280 He doesn't live here. 15:41.280 --> 15:43.280 Never heard of him. 15:43.280 --> 15:45.280 I wonder if you'd take a look at this, ma'am. 15:45.280 --> 15:46.280 Hmm? 15:46.280 --> 15:47.280 This picture, ma'am. 15:47.280 --> 15:49.280 You ever seen this man before? 15:49.280 --> 15:53.280 Well, let me get over here in the light. 15:53.280 --> 15:56.280 Let me see now. 15:56.280 --> 15:58.280 No, he doesn't live here. 15:58.280 --> 16:00.280 And you've never seen him before? 16:00.280 --> 16:01.280 No, I didn't say that. 16:01.280 --> 16:03.280 I just said he doesn't live here. 16:03.280 --> 16:04.280 And you have seen him before? 16:04.280 --> 16:06.280 I believe I might have, yes. 16:06.280 --> 16:08.280 Matter of fact, I'm sure of it. 16:08.280 --> 16:11.280 It's a friend of Mr. Tobin's, Apartment 5. 16:11.280 --> 16:13.280 Comes to visit Mr. Tobin every now and then. 16:13.280 --> 16:15.280 Is this Mr. Tobin in now, ma'am? 16:15.280 --> 16:16.280 We'd like to talk to him. 16:16.280 --> 16:18.280 No, I'm afraid not. 16:18.280 --> 16:21.280 He works nights, never comes home for 2 a.m. 16:21.280 --> 16:33.280 He's a cab driver. 16:33.280 --> 16:35.280 You are listening to Dragnet, 16:35.280 --> 16:41.280 authentic stories of your police force in action. 16:41.280 --> 16:46.280 Oh, no. 16:46.280 --> 16:48.280 Ah, that's different. 16:48.280 --> 16:49.280 Yes, what a difference. 16:49.280 --> 16:51.280 There's a difference you can hear, 16:51.280 --> 16:52.280 there's a difference you can see, 16:52.280 --> 16:55.280 but the difference in Fatima is quality. 16:55.280 --> 16:58.280 Yes, friends, when you compare long cigarettes, 16:58.280 --> 17:02.280 you'll find that in Fatima the difference is quality. 17:02.280 --> 17:04.280 Quality of tobaccos, 17:04.280 --> 17:07.280 the finest Turkish and domestic varieties, 17:07.280 --> 17:09.280 extra mild and superbly blended, 17:09.280 --> 17:13.280 to give you a much different, much better flavor and aroma 17:13.280 --> 17:15.280 than any other long cigarette. 17:15.280 --> 17:19.280 Quality of manufacture, smooth plump cigarettes, 17:19.280 --> 17:22.280 rolled into the finest paper money can buy. 17:22.280 --> 17:26.280 Quality even to the appearance of the bright, clean yellow package, 17:26.280 --> 17:29.280 carefully wrapped and sealed to bring you Fatima's rich, 17:29.280 --> 17:32.280 fresh, extra mild flavor. 17:32.280 --> 17:35.280 Fatima's cost the same as other long cigarettes, 17:35.280 --> 17:37.280 but your first puff will tell you... 17:37.280 --> 17:39.280 Ah, that's different. 17:39.280 --> 17:47.280 Yes, in Fatima the difference is quality. 17:47.280 --> 17:52.280 Ask your dealer for Fatima, the quality king-size cigarette. 17:52.280 --> 17:54.280 Best of all, long cigarettes. 17:54.280 --> 18:04.280 Start enjoying Fatima tomorrow. 18:04.280 --> 18:05.280 Ten forty-five p.m. 18:05.280 --> 18:07.280 In the presence of the manager, 18:07.280 --> 18:10.280 we went in search of the apartment registered in the name of Ralph Tobin, 18:10.280 --> 18:13.280 the man who was supposed to be a friend of the suspect, Morris Copley. 18:13.280 --> 18:17.280 We found nothing that would tie either of them up with the robberies and the killings. 18:17.280 --> 18:19.280 Before the manager returned to her apartment, 18:19.280 --> 18:23.280 we instructed her to say nothing about our being there in case Tobin or Copley returned. 18:23.280 --> 18:27.280 We called the office and told them we'd received an identification on Morris Copley. 18:27.280 --> 18:29.280 They checked them both through R&I. 18:29.280 --> 18:31.280 Neither had any criminal record. 18:31.280 --> 18:33.280 They got on an APB on Copley. 18:33.280 --> 18:34.280 We waited. 18:34.280 --> 18:36.280 Midnight came. 18:36.280 --> 18:38.280 Nothing happened. 18:38.280 --> 18:40.280 One a.m. 18:40.280 --> 18:41.280 One thirty. 18:41.280 --> 18:43.280 Still no sign of either man. 18:43.280 --> 18:46.280 One forty-five. 18:46.280 --> 18:48.280 Somebody's coming around back, Joe. 18:48.280 --> 18:54.280 Kitchen door. 18:54.280 --> 18:56.280 Maury, you back already? 18:56.280 --> 18:57.280 Hold it right there, mister. 18:57.280 --> 18:58.280 Police officers. 18:58.280 --> 19:00.280 Oh, Fanny. 19:00.280 --> 19:01.280 Who are you? Is this a stick-up? 19:01.280 --> 19:02.280 Police officers. 19:02.280 --> 19:03.280 I'm just cleaning, Joe. 19:03.280 --> 19:04.280 What's it all about? 19:04.280 --> 19:05.280 What do you want? 19:05.280 --> 19:06.280 You're looking for Ralph Tobin? 19:06.280 --> 19:07.280 That's right. This is my apartment. 19:07.280 --> 19:09.280 You know, Morris Copley? 19:09.280 --> 19:10.280 Copley? 19:10.280 --> 19:12.280 Yeah, I know him. You're looking for him. He's not here. 19:12.280 --> 19:13.280 I know that. Where is he? 19:13.280 --> 19:16.280 Wish I knew. I'm looking for him, too. He owes me money. 19:16.280 --> 19:18.280 Copley's a pretty steady visitor here, is that right? 19:18.280 --> 19:21.280 He was, till I lent him that sixty-five dollars. 19:21.280 --> 19:23.280 I haven't seen him since. He took off. 19:23.280 --> 19:24.280 When was that? 19:24.280 --> 19:26.280 When? About two weeks ago. 19:26.280 --> 19:28.280 Yeah, just about. 19:28.280 --> 19:30.280 Look, you mind if I sit down? I'm a little nervous. 19:30.280 --> 19:31.280 Go ahead. 19:31.280 --> 19:34.280 Kind of upsets me, you know. 19:34.280 --> 19:35.280 Why are you looking for Maury? 19:35.280 --> 19:38.280 I'd like to have you repeat what you said when you came in that door. 19:38.280 --> 19:41.280 What I said? I asked who you were, didn't I? 19:41.280 --> 19:42.280 No, I mean before that. 19:42.280 --> 19:45.280 I said, I don't think I know what you're getting at, officer. 19:45.280 --> 19:48.280 You said Maury? You're back already? Isn't that what you said? 19:48.280 --> 19:52.280 Yeah, I guess I did. I guess I thought Maury came back to pay me the sixty-five he borrowed. 19:52.280 --> 19:56.280 You didn't make it sound like that, Tobin. I got the idea you were expecting. 19:56.280 --> 19:57.280 Expecting him? 19:57.280 --> 20:01.280 I haven't seen Maury in two weeks. Maybe three. He took me for sixty-five dollars. 20:01.280 --> 20:05.280 All right, that's enough small talk, mister. Now, Copley's in deep. You're gonna match him if we don't get a straight story. 20:05.280 --> 20:08.280 There's some cans of beer in the refrigerator. Let's have one around, huh? 20:08.280 --> 20:10.280 Skip the beer. Where's Copley? 20:10.280 --> 20:13.280 I'll swear on the Bible if you want me to. I don't know. 20:13.280 --> 20:15.280 Look, if Maury pulled anything heavy, I'm not in on it. 20:15.280 --> 20:18.280 Ben, you want to check with the manager. Ask her when's the last time she saw Copley here. 20:18.280 --> 20:19.280 Yeah, right. 20:19.280 --> 20:24.280 Now, wait a minute, officers. I want to cooperate. 20:24.280 --> 20:27.280 Maury's in deep. That's his fault, not mine. That's right, isn't it? 20:27.280 --> 20:29.280 That's right. Now, where is he? 20:29.280 --> 20:32.280 I don't know. That's the truth. I'll tell you something else. 20:32.280 --> 20:35.280 I wasn't squaring. I saw Maury early tonight, six o'clock. 20:35.280 --> 20:37.280 Came here and borrowed another five from him. 20:37.280 --> 20:39.280 But you don't know where he is now. 20:39.280 --> 20:42.280 No. I said, sure, like a can of beer, if you don't mind. 20:42.280 --> 20:44.280 All right, sit still. I'll get it for you. 20:44.280 --> 20:46.280 You sure you won't have one? 20:46.280 --> 20:47.280 No, not me. 20:47.280 --> 20:49.280 No, thanks. I don't want any. 20:51.280 --> 20:52.280 There you go. 20:52.280 --> 20:54.280 Good cold beer. 20:54.280 --> 21:01.280 I like it when I get nervous. It always calms me down. 21:03.280 --> 21:04.280 Hey, Tobin. 21:04.280 --> 21:05.280 Yeah, officer. 21:05.280 --> 21:07.280 You haven't taken your hat off. 21:07.280 --> 21:11.280 Oh, I was nervous. I guess I forgot. There. 21:11.280 --> 21:13.280 Your hair always been dark blonde? 21:13.280 --> 21:15.280 Since I was a kid, yeah. Why? 21:15.280 --> 21:19.280 How about that scar on your chin? It's a pretty deep one. 21:19.280 --> 21:21.280 The beers sure are good. 21:21.280 --> 21:24.280 I asked you about the scar. 21:24.280 --> 21:26.280 It's kind of embarrassing. I got a little high one night. 21:26.280 --> 21:29.280 I fell off a merry-go-round. Big night. 21:29.280 --> 21:30.280 Now I've heard everything. 21:30.280 --> 21:32.280 We had a robbery report a couple nights ago, Tobin. 21:32.280 --> 21:34.280 Hold-up man was just about your height and weight. 21:34.280 --> 21:35.280 Yeah? 21:35.280 --> 21:37.280 Dark blonde hair. Had a scar on his chin, too. 21:37.280 --> 21:39.280 I'm afraid you got a wrong slide, officer. 21:39.280 --> 21:42.280 I work my cab every night of the week. It wasn't me. 21:42.280 --> 21:44.280 Mind if we have a look at your car, son? 21:44.280 --> 21:45.280 How'd you know I had a car? 21:45.280 --> 21:47.280 We didn't. Let's give it a look, shall we? 21:47.280 --> 21:48.280 Why do you want to look at it? 21:48.280 --> 21:49.280 You ever need anything to hide, have you? 21:49.280 --> 21:52.280 Of course not. I don't like more A's, O's, and trouble. 21:52.280 --> 21:54.280 O's and the lamb. 21:54.280 --> 21:58.280 You'll probably think it's funny when you check the glove compartment in my car. 21:58.280 --> 21:59.280 Will we? 21:59.280 --> 22:00.280 Yeah, you will. 22:00.280 --> 22:01.280 Why is that? 22:01.280 --> 22:02.280 I keep a gun in there. 22:02.280 --> 22:05.280 You know how many cab drivers get shot. A guy can't be too careful. 22:05.280 --> 22:06.280 What kind of gun do you have, Tobin? 22:06.280 --> 22:08.280 Revolver. Regular revolver. 22:08.280 --> 22:09.280 What caliber? 22:09.280 --> 22:10.280 38. Why? 22:10.280 --> 22:13.280 2.30 a.m. 22:13.280 --> 22:16.280 We searched his car, picked up his 38-caliber revolver, 22:16.280 --> 22:20.280 and then we drove Ralph Tobin back to the office where he was detained for questioning. 22:20.280 --> 22:22.280 We had a stakeout placed on his apartment. 22:22.280 --> 22:25.280 Russ Camp and Ballistics checked Tobin's gun against the slugs 22:25.280 --> 22:28.280 which had taken the lives of Harry Solomon and Burt Matthews. 22:28.280 --> 22:32.280 It was found beyond the question of a doubt that his gun had been used in the Solomon killing. 22:32.280 --> 22:34.280 We confronted Tobin with the evidence. 22:34.280 --> 22:36.280 He started talking. 22:36.280 --> 22:39.280 He told us that Copley was responsible for the murder of both Solomon and Matthews, 22:39.280 --> 22:42.280 that Copley had borrowed his gun for the Solomon job. 22:42.280 --> 22:45.280 In all the robberies except one, he described himself only as the accomplice. 22:45.280 --> 22:47.280 He drove the getaway taxi cab. 22:47.280 --> 22:50.280 The only occasion he tried to handle the actual holdup was at the cafe 22:50.280 --> 22:53.280 where he became so nervous that he had dropped his gun. 22:53.280 --> 22:59.280 Before he was booked on suspicion of murder, Tobin told us that Morris Copley still had two 38 revolvers in his possession. 22:59.280 --> 23:02.280 He insisted he had no idea where Copley was. 23:02.280 --> 23:05.280 Ben handled the questioning while a stenographer took Tobin's statement. 23:05.280 --> 23:09.280 I contacted Inspector Bowers and informed him of our progress. 23:09.280 --> 23:15.280 11 a.m. I got back to the squad room. 23:15.280 --> 23:18.280 Hi. Did you check back through that personnel record we got from the cab company? 23:18.280 --> 23:20.280 Yeah, I got half an idea, I think. 23:20.280 --> 23:21.280 Yeah? 23:21.280 --> 23:24.280 See here on Copley's application for the job? 23:24.280 --> 23:27.280 Well, I'm sure we checked out all those references. They don't go anywhere. 23:27.280 --> 23:32.280 No, I mean this right here. Married? Yes. Children, one daughter. Age, four months. 23:32.280 --> 23:37.280 When this application is dated May 6th, that means his baby was born in February. 23:37.280 --> 23:41.280 Yeah, sure. Copley was working here then, so it's 10 to 1 the baby was born in a local hospital. 23:41.280 --> 23:46.280 That's what I mean. If we find the right hospital to the doctor, they could lead us to him. 23:46.280 --> 23:50.280 There's the phone book. Let's go. 23:50.280 --> 23:55.280 From noon until 4 p.m. we called every hospital, sanitarium, clinic, and rest home listed in the book. 23:55.280 --> 24:00.280 The answers were the same. No record of confinement for a Mrs. Morris Copley. 24:00.280 --> 24:03.280 That seemed like a good idea. Who are you calling now? 24:03.280 --> 24:10.280 We've got one more in the county hospital. 24:10.280 --> 24:14.280 Well, this is Sergeant Friday, police department, robbery detail. Yes. 24:14.280 --> 24:18.280 I'd like to find out if you have any record of confinement for a Mrs. Morris Copley. 24:18.280 --> 24:22.280 No, that's Copley. C as in Charlie. Yes, thank you. 24:22.280 --> 24:24.280 He might have sent his wife out of town to have him, baby. 24:24.280 --> 24:32.280 That's possible. Yeah. Mm-hmm. 1118. Thank you. 1118 Rochester, Copley's aunt. 24:32.280 --> 24:36.280 Let's go. 24:36.280 --> 24:43.280 430 p.m. Together with Olson and Thaxter from homicide detail, we drove out to 1118 Rochester Avenue in the Crenshaw district. 24:43.280 --> 24:47.280 The house was vacant. From a neighbor, we learned that Copley's aunt had moved two weeks before. 24:47.280 --> 24:53.280 We got her address from one of her friends in the neighborhood and finally located her at work in a beauty shop on Melrose Avenue. 24:53.280 --> 25:01.280 We posed as traffic investigators. The aunt told us she thought we could find her nephew Morris at home, an address on East 13th Street. 25:01.280 --> 25:05.280 6 p.m. We located the house and parked the cars a half a block away. 25:05.280 --> 25:10.280 As we approached the house on foot, we saw a light burning in one of the windows on the left side of the house. 25:10.280 --> 25:19.280 Thaxter and Olson covered the back. At a given signal, they entered the back door. Ben and I went through the front. 25:19.280 --> 25:21.280 It's empty. Yeah. Thaxter. 25:21.280 --> 25:24.280 Nothing back here, Joe. Empty. That's great. 25:24.280 --> 25:29.280 Looks like somebody passed him a tip-off just in time. Look at the mess this place is in. 25:29.280 --> 25:31.280 We got out in a hurry, all right? 25:31.280 --> 25:33.280 Hey, what's going on here? What do you men think you're doing? 25:33.280 --> 25:35.280 Police officers. Your name? 25:35.280 --> 25:38.280 Silvera, one of the neighbors. You looking for the Copleys? 25:38.280 --> 25:39.280 When did they leave? 25:39.280 --> 25:42.280 Twenty minutes ago, I guess, in an awful hurry. What's the trouble? 25:42.280 --> 25:43.280 You know where they were going? 25:43.280 --> 25:47.280 No, but you might try Mr. Copley's aunt. She lives over in Rochester. 25:47.280 --> 25:48.280 They're not there. 25:48.280 --> 25:50.280 Well, have you tried his sister's house? 25:50.280 --> 25:59.280 Six forty-five p.m. The neighbor Silvera directed us to the home of Morris Copley's sister, a small frame cottage on the edge of Beverly Hills. 25:59.280 --> 26:02.280 The lights were on in the living room, but the shades were drawn. 26:02.280 --> 26:07.280 Thaxter and Olson made their way quietly around to the back. Ben and I went up the front steps and rang the bell. 26:15.280 --> 26:17.280 Yes? What do you want? 26:17.280 --> 26:18.280 You, Miss Copley? 26:18.280 --> 26:20.280 Yes. What is it? 26:20.280 --> 26:22.280 Police officers, ma'am. I'm sorry. 26:22.280 --> 26:24.280 Oh, he isn't here. Maury isn't here. 26:24.280 --> 26:25.280 We know he's here. 26:25.280 --> 26:27.280 The living room's empty. He must be in the back, Joe. 26:27.280 --> 26:31.280 You can't. He's in the bedroom with the baby. He's got a gun. You can't go in there. 26:31.280 --> 26:32.280 Where's the bedroom? 26:32.280 --> 26:36.280 At the end of the hall, at that door. He was sleeping. I think he's awake now. 26:36.280 --> 26:37.280 The baby close to him? 26:37.280 --> 26:42.280 In the same bed. She's propped up on pillows right next to him. He's got that gun with him. Don't go in, please. 26:42.280 --> 26:44.280 Where's the bed situated in the room? 26:44.280 --> 26:49.280 It's right inside the door to the left. Please don't go in. He won't care what happens to the baby. 26:49.280 --> 26:53.280 Ben, I'll open the door. You hit the light switch and cover me. Watch the baby. 26:53.280 --> 26:55.280 You'd better stay here, Miss Copley. Your baby won't get hurt. 26:55.280 --> 26:56.280 Let's go. 27:02.280 --> 27:03.280 All right. Let's go in. 27:04.280 --> 27:06.280 All right. Drop it, you. 27:06.280 --> 27:08.280 Drop the gun, Ben. 27:08.280 --> 27:09.280 You good? 27:09.280 --> 27:10.280 All right. Come on. 27:10.280 --> 27:14.280 I got it, Joe. All right, Copley. Get him up. Come on up. 27:14.280 --> 27:15.280 Joe? 27:15.280 --> 27:17.280 My baby. My baby. 27:17.280 --> 27:19.280 Just a little frightened, ma'am. She's all right. 27:19.280 --> 27:22.280 I'll kill you, Mary. You tell them where to find us, didn't you? I'll kill you for that. 27:22.280 --> 27:24.280 I swear. I didn't just swear. 27:24.280 --> 27:27.280 Lousy dame. Nobody else knows she's the one who told you, didn't she? 27:27.280 --> 27:28.280 No. 27:28.280 --> 27:29.280 Then who did? Who told you? 27:29.280 --> 27:30.280 You're looking at her. 27:30.280 --> 27:31.280 What do you mean? 27:31.280 --> 27:32.280 Your baby. 27:32.280 --> 27:34.280 The story you have just heard was true. 27:34.280 --> 27:37.280 Only the names were changed to protect the innocent. 27:37.280 --> 27:40.280 On December 16th, trial was held in Superior Court, 27:40.280 --> 27:42.280 City and County of Los Angeles, State of California. 27:42.280 --> 27:44.280 In a moment, the results of that trial. 27:44.280 --> 27:47.280 And now, here is our star, Jack Webb. 27:47.280 --> 27:48.280 Thank you. 27:48.280 --> 27:52.280 The working detective knows that there is one mark of identification that never changes. 27:52.280 --> 27:54.280 A man's fingerprints. 27:54.280 --> 27:57.280 The suspect may change his identity, but he's not a suspect. 27:57.280 --> 27:58.280 He's a suspect. 27:58.280 --> 28:02.280 A mark of identification that never changes. A man's fingerprints. 28:02.280 --> 28:06.280 The suspect may change his appearance in many ways, but his fingerprints always remain the same. 28:06.280 --> 28:09.280 A mark of identity that cannot be changed. 28:09.280 --> 28:13.280 When you compare Fatima with other long cigarettes, the difference is quality. 28:13.280 --> 28:15.280 A mark of identity which never changes. 28:15.280 --> 28:17.280 And Fatima is extra mild. 28:17.280 --> 28:21.280 If you're a long cigarette smoker like I am, smoke Fatima. 28:21.280 --> 28:25.280 They cost the same, but in Fatima the difference is quality. 28:25.280 --> 28:32.280 More than half the stone. 28:32.280 --> 28:38.280 Morris John Copley and Ralph Edward Tobin were tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, two counts. 28:38.280 --> 28:43.280 They were both sentenced to be executed in the lethal gas chamber of the State Penitentiary, San Quentin, California. 28:43.280 --> 28:50.280 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. 28:50.280 --> 28:54.280 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department. 28:54.280 --> 28:57.960 Department. Fatima cigarettes, the best of all long cigarettes, has brought you 28:57.960 --> 29:02.280 Dragnet portions transcribed from Los Angeles. Coming up, We the People. 29:02.280 --> 29:25.280 Tomorrow enjoy the life of Riley on NBC.