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02:57.000 --> 02:58.000 Nothing. 02:58.000 --> 02:59.000 How's the bug working? 02:59.000 --> 03:00.000 Better. 03:00.000 --> 03:02.400 One of the fellows in the crime lab came out and fixed it last night, went next door and 03:02.400 --> 03:04.000 replaced the microphone. 03:04.000 --> 03:06.800 I'm getting real sour on this detail, Joe. 03:06.800 --> 03:08.800 Well, you know, let me take over for a while, huh? 03:08.800 --> 03:09.800 Yeah, you betcha. 03:09.800 --> 03:10.800 Here. 03:10.800 --> 03:16.120 My ears feel like a couple of baked califlours. 03:16.120 --> 03:19.320 Two solid weeks hold up in this place with a pair of earphones on. 03:19.320 --> 03:21.600 What have we got to show for it? 03:21.600 --> 03:26.320 That woman next door hasn't even mentioned narcotics in two weeks. 03:26.320 --> 03:28.560 All she does is eat, sleep and play solitaire. 03:28.560 --> 03:31.400 Goes out for groceries once in a while. 03:31.400 --> 03:32.600 Hold it. 03:32.600 --> 03:33.600 Somebody ringing the buzzer next door. 03:33.600 --> 03:34.600 First visitor in a week. 03:34.600 --> 03:35.600 Yeah. 03:35.600 --> 03:36.600 Just a minute. 03:36.600 --> 03:37.600 Yes? 03:37.600 --> 03:38.600 Your name is May Washburn. 03:38.600 --> 03:39.600 That's right. 03:39.600 --> 03:40.600 What is it? 03:40.600 --> 03:41.600 I talked to a friend of yours, George. 03:41.600 --> 03:42.600 Thought it might be a good idea if I looked you in. 03:42.600 --> 03:43.600 What do you want to see me about? 03:43.600 --> 03:44.600 Well, it's business, Miss Washburn. 03:44.600 --> 03:45.600 Could we, could we talk inside? 03:45.600 --> 03:46.600 All right. 03:46.600 --> 03:47.600 Come on in. 03:47.600 --> 03:48.600 Let me plug in these earphones, Joe. 03:48.600 --> 03:49.600 Yeah, go ahead. 03:49.600 --> 04:09.600 I'd like to introduce myself, Miss Washburn. 04:09.600 --> 04:11.520 My name's Howard Scully. 04:11.520 --> 04:13.880 You and George were former associates, I understand. 04:13.880 --> 04:14.880 We worked together a little. 04:14.880 --> 04:15.880 What can I do for you? 04:15.880 --> 04:16.880 Well, George and I are old friends. 04:16.880 --> 04:19.880 We were in business in Hong Kong before the war. 04:19.880 --> 04:20.880 That's a nice fellow, George. 04:20.880 --> 04:21.880 You know, I have a date downtown in half an hour. 04:21.880 --> 04:22.880 I don't have much time to talk. 04:22.880 --> 04:23.880 Sorry, I didn't realize you were in such a hurry. 04:23.880 --> 04:24.880 I'll get right to the point. 04:24.880 --> 04:25.880 Yeah. 04:25.880 --> 04:33.480 My business partners and I just came up from Mexicali a few days ago, and we have some merchandise 04:33.480 --> 04:35.480 that's ready for the market, and it's good quality. 04:35.480 --> 04:36.480 That's what I hear. 04:36.480 --> 04:39.680 I contacted George thinking he might introduce me to some prospective buyers. 04:39.680 --> 04:43.080 Said he didn't want to handle any merchandise at this time. 04:43.080 --> 04:44.080 Why not? 04:44.080 --> 04:46.080 Oh, it's something about the police. 04:46.080 --> 04:47.080 They seem to be watching him. 04:47.080 --> 04:48.080 He just didn't want to take any part in any business ventures. 04:48.080 --> 04:49.080 Well, I'm just getting it. 04:49.080 --> 04:50.080 And George gave you a bum steer sending you to me. 04:50.080 --> 04:51.080 I can't help it. 04:51.080 --> 04:52.080 Well, you haven't heard my proposition. 04:52.080 --> 04:53.080 I don't have to hear it. 04:53.080 --> 04:54.080 Count me out. 04:54.080 --> 04:55.080 I don't fool around with junk, any of it. 04:55.080 --> 04:56.080 It's a tough rap out here. 04:56.080 --> 04:57.080 Well, if you'll just listen to my proposition, Miss Washington. 04:57.080 --> 04:58.080 No. 04:58.080 --> 04:59.080 I'm not, no, please. 04:59.080 --> 05:00.080 I'm not asking you to be involved. 05:00.080 --> 05:01.080 I'm perfectly safe and legitimate transaction in mind. 05:01.080 --> 05:02.080 You'll be well paid for your time and effort with no risk whatsoever. 05:02.080 --> 05:03.080 Yeah, I know. 05:03.080 --> 05:04.080 All you big connections make it hard to get a job. 05:04.080 --> 05:05.080 I'm not asking you to be involved. 05:05.080 --> 05:18.080 I'm not asking you to be involved. 05:18.080 --> 05:20.080 George tells me you're acquainted with the right kind of people. 05:20.080 --> 05:21.080 People with money hands. 05:21.080 --> 05:22.080 The kind of people that my partners and I want to meet. 05:22.080 --> 05:28.080 Now, all I'm asking you to do is introduce me to a few such persons for our mutual benefit, 05:28.080 --> 05:29.080 and then you just leave the rest to me. 05:29.080 --> 05:30.080 Yeah, it's still too much. 05:30.080 --> 05:32.080 If I gave you an office to a buyer and you were caught, they'd get me for conspiracy 05:32.080 --> 05:35.080 and I've seen too much of it, so it's no sale. 05:35.080 --> 05:36.080 Well, you'll just have to believe me, Miss Washington. 05:36.080 --> 05:37.080 No one's going to be caught. 05:37.080 --> 05:38.080 Now, we work in an entirely different manner. 05:38.080 --> 05:39.080 The police haven't any idea of our method of operation. 05:39.080 --> 05:40.080 We've tested it in six big cities in the Orient, and not once did it fail us, and I tell 05:40.080 --> 05:41.080 you, it's not going to fail us here. 05:41.080 --> 05:42.080 It's your story. 05:42.080 --> 05:43.080 Well, it's... 05:43.080 --> 05:44.080 I'm not chanting a rap to prove you're wrong. 05:44.080 --> 05:45.080 Well... 05:45.080 --> 05:46.080 Here, do you want a cigarette? 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That information was to be passed on any of her friends or business acquaintances who 08:48.320 --> 08:52.960 might try to contact her. After that we took Mae Washburn back to the office. After being 08:52.960 --> 08:58.240 questioned thoroughly she was detained for further investigation. At 2 p.m. Ben and I met with Captain 08:58.240 --> 09:03.040 Kearney, Central Narcotics and Inspector Virgil Beckner, State Narcotics Bureau, Southern Division. 09:03.040 --> 09:06.720 Hundred thousand dollar buy, is that what they have in mind? That's the word around town Skipper. 09:06.720 --> 09:11.120 Washburn girl told us the same thing. Washburn woman was approached for an office huh? Yes that's 09:11.120 --> 09:15.440 right Beck. She was ready to go when we picked her up. Pushers Howard Scully, you remember him? 09:15.440 --> 09:20.800 About nine years ago wasn't it? The Tijuana deal? Eight or nine years yeah. That big heroin buy, 09:20.800 --> 09:25.360 they tagged every one of the gang but Scully. Yeah he's no amateur. He's got every narcotic 09:25.360 --> 09:29.600 law in the book memorized. He sets the deals, takes the gravy, but he never gets tagged. How 09:29.600 --> 09:33.360 about the federal narcotics men Romero? They've been briefed on this deal? I called Harry Stonor 09:33.360 --> 09:37.440 that this morning. They've been following it too. Said he'd be over this afternoon. The setup of 09:37.440 --> 09:42.960 this McMillan guy. What do you think? Clear sailing there Beck as far as I can see. Scully set up to 09:42.960 --> 09:47.840 meet with May Washburn. Ben and Joe grabbed her before she could contact McMillan. Unless Scully's 09:47.840 --> 09:52.480 got a Ouija board, he still must figure everything's Jake. Then we could have a man meet with Scully 09:52.480 --> 09:56.400 tonight and pass himself off as McMillan. Well shouldn't be too much trouble from the way he 09:56.400 --> 10:01.040 talks. Scully's never seen McMillan. Has no idea what he looks like. It's just a guess. Neither one 10:01.040 --> 10:05.600 of you are known to Scully are you? I never met him or his friends. I worked that case last February 10:05.600 --> 10:09.600 when we grabbed Ray Mordick. He used to be a mule for Scully. That's as close as I've been. 10:10.240 --> 10:15.600 I'm afraid that's too close. You know how many hype friends Murdock has in this town? If any of 10:15.600 --> 10:21.200 them spot you and pass the word to Scully, the whole deal is choked off. Joe? You think you could 10:21.200 --> 10:26.480 pass yourself off as McMillan for a couple of days? I'd like to give it a try. Beck what do you think? 10:26.480 --> 10:31.840 Good with me. If we can help with the tailing. Only one possible hitch I can see. Yeah. But not 10:31.840 --> 10:36.480 positive this guy McMillan's a total stranger to Scully. Sure sounded like it didn't it Joe? The way 10:36.480 --> 10:40.000 Scully and the Washburn girl were talking. It's possible Scully might have seen a picture of 10:40.000 --> 10:43.840 McMillan. Maybe he knows something on his background, his habits, how he does business. 10:43.840 --> 10:48.160 Well it's possible yeah. Suppose Scully starts asking the questions Joe. How you gonna cover? 10:48.960 --> 10:52.800 Well we could talk to the Washburn girl again. She might brief us. Now if we need the guy's 10:52.800 --> 10:56.000 life history let's pick it up firsthand. How do you mean? Cat McMillan. 10:56.000 --> 11:00.320 Late that afternoon Stanley McMillan was located at a small restaurant out in the valley and quietly 11:00.320 --> 11:04.640 placed under arrest. He was booked at one of the outlying stations on suspicion of violating the 11:04.640 --> 11:09.120 State Narcotics Act. We questioned him and got all the necessary information on his background that 11:09.120 --> 11:13.920 we needed. He told us that he had never seen or had any dealings before with Howard Scully. 11:14.800 --> 11:19.840 7 30 p.m. I went home changed my clothes put away my gun, ID card and the rest of my identification. 11:19.840 --> 11:25.440 An hour later I checked in at a small hotel near 5th and Main Streets. 11 15 p.m. I left the hotel 11:25.440 --> 11:29.040 and started for 7th and Alameda Street so the scheduled meet with Howard Scully was to take 11:29.040 --> 11:35.040 place. As in most cases there was one all-important rule that I had to work by. If the suspects were 11:35.040 --> 11:40.000 to be arrested and successfully prosecuted we had to get them with narcotics in their possession or 11:40.000 --> 11:44.480 under their control. And one of the first things that the working detective learns is that dealers 11:44.480 --> 11:50.000 such as Scully rarely do the actual handling of narcotics except at the actual moment of sale. If 11:50.000 --> 11:53.840 the officer fails to make an arrest at that moment the odds are stacked heavily against the 11:53.840 --> 11:59.840 conviction of the narcotics criminal. 11 30 p.m. I got to the corner of 7th and Alameda Streets. I 11:59.840 --> 12:04.880 walked up to a man standing by a lamppost. He was short, heavily built, dark hair, dark eyes and a 12:04.880 --> 12:10.880 small scar on his chin. He had on a gray coat and carried a book under one arm. He was wearing a 12:10.880 --> 12:19.760 gray coat and carried a book under one arm. I put out my hand. Yes? My name is McMillan. Oh, 12:19.760 --> 12:25.520 glad to know you Mr. McMillan. My name is Scully. Why? I understand we have mutual friends, is that 12:25.520 --> 12:31.920 correct? That's what I'm told, yeah. You're from Louisiana originally, New Orleans? No. Oh, 12:31.920 --> 12:37.600 that's so. I thought you were from Louisiana. Oh, Missouri, St. Louis. Oh, I see. I suppose we go 12:37.600 --> 12:43.120 for a drive. My hotel is down on 5th. We can talk there. Oh, I think my car would be better. I 12:43.120 --> 12:46.800 can't afford to waste time. I got customers waiting. You can believe me, this won't be a waste of time. 12:46.800 --> 12:49.440 I'm prepared to do business. All right, let's go. All right. 12:54.640 --> 12:56.400 No, go ahead, McMillan. All right, thanks. 12:56.400 --> 13:06.880 Oh, will you raise that handle on the other side so I can get in? Yeah, sure. Fine, thank you. 13:09.120 --> 13:15.040 You can't be too careful in L.A., I hear. That's right, there's a lot of heat. Oh, I hope none of 13:15.040 --> 13:22.480 it's on you. Don't worry, I'm clean. No tumbles. Would I be here if there were? I got customers to 13:22.480 --> 13:30.320 protect good customers. Fine. You know, maybe we can do business. How much can you handle? 13:31.040 --> 13:35.600 How much you got? Oh, about 10,000 worth, standard rate, full measure. Hard to cut it off. 13:36.560 --> 13:43.440 Sounds fair. We drove three more blocks and then Scully pulled the car to a stop underneath 13:43.440 --> 13:48.000 a row of spreading palm trees on a deserted street. He pulled the emergency brake on, 13:48.000 --> 13:50.640 then he turned to me, clamped my arms to my sides, and shook me down. 13:50.640 --> 13:57.200 Oh, what's the pitch here? What's the idea? No offense, McMillan. Simple precaution in 13:57.200 --> 14:01.440 case you had a gun. What do you take me for, mister? I'm not used to doing business this way. 14:01.440 --> 14:05.680 That might go real great in the East, but it's nothing out here. I said no offense. This is a 14:05.680 --> 14:09.760 hot town. You could be a fuzz. You can't be too careful, you know that. Yeah, well, 14:10.960 --> 14:14.720 you don't have to pull that careful stuff with me. Who set up this meat anyway? 14:14.720 --> 14:17.840 May wash. All right, if you can't trust her, you can't trust me. 14:17.840 --> 14:21.040 Now, maybe I'm not in the mood for business. Come on, take it easy, Mac. 14:21.040 --> 14:25.040 We worked this right and we both got a good deal. Let's get to the point. Where's this stuff? 14:25.040 --> 14:29.040 You bring the money, we'll bring the merchandise. Wait a minute. The car that pulled up behind us, 14:29.040 --> 14:33.840 let's get out of here. You're nervous, Mac. Relax, that's my partner. Come on, I'll introduce you. 14:33.840 --> 14:35.040 All right. 14:42.000 --> 14:44.560 Hi, Jim. Jim, this is McMillan. 14:44.560 --> 14:48.240 My partner, Jim Road. Who are you? Yeah. 14:48.240 --> 14:52.240 Do we do business, Howard? Yeah, he's all right, Jim. He's ready to score. 14:52.240 --> 14:56.240 How much do you want? Whole bundle. We can start with 10 Gs worth. 14:56.240 --> 15:00.240 Can you handle that, McMillan? I'd say so if I couldn't. I don't give it away. 15:00.240 --> 15:02.240 You get the money, you get the stuff. When? 15:02.240 --> 15:06.240 10 Gs worth tonight, rest next week. 15:06.240 --> 15:09.440 Midnight now. What do you expect me to do? Bring the money with me? 15:09.440 --> 15:12.240 Howard will pick you up at 3 a.m. Same quarter. 15:12.240 --> 15:14.640 Sure. It doesn't give me much time, does it? 15:14.640 --> 15:18.640 It's enough time if you're really looking. If you're just shopping, we'll forget about it right now. 15:18.640 --> 15:22.240 A lot of my customers live out of town. That's interesting. 15:22.240 --> 15:25.440 10 grand is no geezer. 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I had two and a half hours to raise $10,000. 17:12.440 --> 17:16.440 The narcotics dealers, Howard Scully and his partner Jim Rhodes, had laid it out for me. 17:16.440 --> 17:19.440 Either I had the money by 3 A.M. or there was no deal. 17:19.440 --> 17:24.440 If it failed to come off, our plan to trap the narcotics gang would be worth nothing. 17:24.440 --> 17:27.440 Rhodes and Scully could possibly find another buyer without our knowledge, 17:27.440 --> 17:30.440 make a deal, and flood the market with their store of narcotics. 17:30.440 --> 17:34.440 I knew it would be impossible to get the $10,000 together. 17:34.440 --> 17:37.440 We had only one alternative. Fake our way as best we could. 17:37.440 --> 17:40.440 I went back to the hotel, put a call through to Captain Kearney at the office, 17:40.440 --> 17:43.440 and told him what had happened. He went to work on it. 17:43.440 --> 17:47.440 From the Narcotic Details Emergency Fund set up for such purposes, 17:47.440 --> 17:52.440 we got together $600. From Chief of Detectives Thad Brown, Deputy Chief White, 17:52.440 --> 17:54.440 the State Narcotics Bureau, and anyone else available by phone, 17:54.440 --> 17:57.440 we succeeded in rounding up another $350. 17:57.440 --> 18:03.440 2.30 A.M. The money was tied in two small bundles with hundreds, fifties, and twenties on top. 18:03.440 --> 18:06.440 One dollar bills were sandwiched in between. 18:06.440 --> 18:10.440 The two bundles were placed in a briefcase and delivered to me at the hotel on Fifth Street. 18:10.440 --> 18:15.440 The gun was also in the briefcase. I took it out, put it in my pocket, closed the briefcase. 18:15.440 --> 18:19.440 2.45 A.M. I left the hotel with the money and started for the big meet. 18:19.440 --> 18:22.440 3.00 A.M. Seventh and Alameda. 18:26.440 --> 18:27.440 McMillan, how are you? 18:27.440 --> 18:28.440 Scully. 18:28.440 --> 18:29.440 We're down this way. 18:33.440 --> 18:34.440 You have the money? 18:34.440 --> 18:37.440 Well, your pal said all or nothing. I got it. 18:38.440 --> 18:39.440 Let's have a look. 18:39.440 --> 18:40.440 How about the merchandise? 18:40.440 --> 18:45.440 We can check it in the car. It's right down here. 18:47.440 --> 18:48.440 Rhodes? 18:51.440 --> 18:53.440 All right. You got the money? 18:53.440 --> 18:55.440 Yeah, that's right. I got the money. 18:55.440 --> 18:58.440 Now, how about a look at this stuff? I'd like to know what I'm buying. 18:58.440 --> 19:00.440 We can stop on the way for a sample. 19:00.440 --> 19:01.440 Okay, Howard. 19:01.440 --> 19:02.440 Here you go. 19:09.440 --> 19:10.440 Care for something, McMillan? 19:10.440 --> 19:11.440 What do you got? 19:11.440 --> 19:13.440 Cashew nuts. Have some. 19:13.440 --> 19:14.440 Thank you. 19:17.440 --> 19:21.440 There's lots of heat in this town. The cops are thick as flies. 19:21.440 --> 19:24.440 Yeah, that's right. Rough time. I gotta be careful. 19:24.440 --> 19:26.440 What's the reason, anyway? When did it start? 19:26.440 --> 19:31.440 Well, about six weeks ago. The Bulls tagged some high school kids. 19:31.440 --> 19:32.440 Half dead now. 19:32.440 --> 19:33.440 Huh? 19:33.440 --> 19:34.440 Or four. 19:34.440 --> 19:38.440 Well, they were regular hypes. Just punks, 18-year-olds. A couple of them were 17. 19:38.440 --> 19:39.440 Young squirts. 19:39.440 --> 19:43.440 Yeah, and the heat's gonna get worse. One of the punks cast in yesterday. 19:43.440 --> 19:45.440 Read it in the paper. Overdose. 19:45.440 --> 19:46.440 Not gonna help business. 19:46.440 --> 19:51.440 Well, I'll tell you one thing. I'm playing close. I got good customers, and I'm not gonna risk my neck. 19:51.440 --> 19:54.440 How much stuff you think you can handle a month, McMillan? 19:54.440 --> 19:55.440 No thanks, no more. 19:55.440 --> 19:59.440 Oh, I got about 30 main liners. They're regular and they're sure. 19:59.440 --> 20:03.440 Eight, ten ounces a week, but they like good stuff. No alley hype junk. 20:03.440 --> 20:05.440 Howard must have told you that's all we handle, good stuff. 20:05.440 --> 20:08.440 If it goes right, we could make it a permanent connection with you. 20:08.440 --> 20:10.440 I'd like to see what you're offering first. 20:10.440 --> 20:11.440 I'll have a good look. 20:11.440 --> 20:13.440 All right, Howard, you know where to pull up. 20:13.440 --> 20:14.440 Yeah. 20:21.440 --> 20:23.440 You stay in the car, McMillan. 20:23.440 --> 20:25.440 All right. 20:40.440 --> 20:42.440 All right, Mac, you can get out. 20:42.440 --> 20:44.440 Yep. 20:46.440 --> 20:50.440 There you go. Some of the best white stuff you've seen in a long time. 20:50.440 --> 20:52.440 Satisfy yourself. 20:52.440 --> 20:54.440 Okay. 20:56.440 --> 20:58.440 All right. 20:58.440 --> 21:00.440 Okay, standard. 21:00.440 --> 21:03.440 It's all good, not just that sample. 21:03.440 --> 21:05.440 Okay, I'll go. 21:05.440 --> 21:07.440 Okay, now how about the money? 21:07.440 --> 21:10.440 All right, have a look. 21:10.440 --> 21:12.440 There you are. 21:12.440 --> 21:18.440 One stack, two stacks, hundreds, twenties, tens, a few fives in there. 21:18.440 --> 21:20.440 It's ten grand. Satisfied? 21:20.440 --> 21:22.440 Okay. Jim? 21:22.440 --> 21:24.440 Right. 21:24.440 --> 21:27.440 Excuse me, Mac, just a minute. 21:27.440 --> 21:28.440 I'm just checking. 21:28.440 --> 21:30.440 What do you think you're doing? Get your lousy hands off of me. 21:30.440 --> 21:33.440 Now, no offense, McMillan, these are simple precautions. 21:33.440 --> 21:35.440 Precautions? Nothing, we're doing business, aren't we? 21:35.440 --> 21:37.440 You shook me down once tonight. Now how many times are they going to take you? 21:37.440 --> 21:39.440 No offense, Mac, you just check them, that's all. 21:39.440 --> 21:41.440 All right, then, suppose I fan you two down. 21:41.440 --> 21:43.440 I got the dough, how do I know this isn't a hijack deal? 21:43.440 --> 21:45.440 Now, come on, this business works both ways. 21:45.440 --> 21:47.440 Either we have a deal or we don't. 21:47.440 --> 21:49.440 We play ball on both sides or not at all. 21:49.440 --> 21:51.440 I'm getting sick and tired of taking second place. 21:51.440 --> 21:53.440 Okay, Mac, okay, take it easy. 21:53.440 --> 21:55.440 Forget it, Howard, let's all go back to the car. 21:55.440 --> 21:57.440 Sure. I'm sorry, Mac, no offense. 22:04.440 --> 22:06.440 Okay, let's close the deal. 22:06.440 --> 22:08.440 Where are we going to go? 22:08.440 --> 22:10.440 Don't worry, it's a safe place. 22:10.440 --> 22:12.440 Okay, Howard. 22:12.440 --> 22:17.440 3.35 a.m. 22:17.440 --> 22:19.440 In another hour it'd start getting light. 22:19.440 --> 22:22.440 I knew they'd planned to have the buy take place before then. 22:22.440 --> 22:24.440 According to our plan, Ben and Sergeant Hunt, 22:24.440 --> 22:27.440 along with the other team of men from the State Narcotics Bureau, 22:27.440 --> 22:29.440 they were to tail us to the place of the meet 22:29.440 --> 22:32.440 and move in on a signal from me when the buy was actually in progress. 22:32.440 --> 22:34.440 3.45 a.m. 22:34.440 --> 22:37.440 Scully drove out North Figaro onto Pasadena Avenue 22:37.440 --> 22:39.440 and turned right onto Avenue 43. 22:39.440 --> 22:41.440 We headed up Montecito Drive. 22:41.440 --> 22:43.440 The area became more deserted. 22:43.440 --> 22:46.440 There were no homes around, no buildings of any kind 22:46.440 --> 22:49.440 to provide cover for anybody that might be following. 22:49.440 --> 22:51.440 Somewhere below we could hear the rattle of a freight train 22:51.440 --> 22:53.440 on its way to the Southern Pacific Yards. 22:53.440 --> 22:55.440 Off in the distance I could see the lights of the city. 22:55.440 --> 22:57.440 They looked pretty far away. 22:57.440 --> 22:59.440 Scully finally pulled the car to a stop 22:59.440 --> 23:01.440 on the crest of the highest hill in the area. 23:01.440 --> 23:03.440 We got out. 23:03.440 --> 23:06.440 What do you think, Mac? 23:06.440 --> 23:07.440 Well, a nice view. 23:07.440 --> 23:10.440 Yeah, I spent a long time finding this spot. 23:10.440 --> 23:11.440 It's foolproof. 23:11.440 --> 23:12.440 Yeah? 23:12.440 --> 23:14.440 Bring him over here, Jim. Let's show him. 23:14.440 --> 23:15.440 Come on. 23:18.440 --> 23:19.440 See there? 23:19.440 --> 23:21.440 Clear view of everything down below. 23:21.440 --> 23:23.440 At least half a mile in every direction. 23:23.440 --> 23:25.440 No chance of getting trapped up here. 23:25.440 --> 23:27.440 Pretty smart. 23:27.440 --> 23:29.440 That's the way I like to deal. 23:29.440 --> 23:31.440 I'm glad you're here. 23:31.440 --> 23:33.440 That's the way I like to deal. 23:33.440 --> 23:34.440 If there's any cops following us, 23:34.440 --> 23:36.440 we can see the lights before they get here. 23:36.440 --> 23:38.440 Find any time to cover up any evidence. 23:38.440 --> 23:40.440 Cops ask questions, why, we tell them 23:40.440 --> 23:42.440 we're just looking at real estate up here. 23:42.440 --> 23:44.440 It's pretty good, huh? 23:44.440 --> 23:46.440 Well, I gotta hand it to you. 23:46.440 --> 23:48.440 You can't be too careful. 23:48.440 --> 23:49.440 What do you do for lookouts? 23:49.440 --> 23:51.440 Let me show you. 23:51.440 --> 23:52.440 Swede? 23:52.440 --> 23:53.440 Oh, Swede! 23:53.440 --> 23:55.440 Who's that? 23:55.440 --> 23:56.440 My friend. 23:56.440 --> 23:57.440 Yeah, Jim? 23:57.440 --> 23:59.440 Well, what's the pitch? Who is this guy? 23:59.440 --> 24:01.440 Business pal of Howard and me. 24:01.440 --> 24:02.440 Swede, this is Mr. McMullen. 24:02.440 --> 24:04.440 What do you say? 24:04.440 --> 24:06.440 I do. 24:06.440 --> 24:07.440 Look, how many people do you need 24:07.440 --> 24:09.440 to make a buy of Rhodes, huh? 24:09.440 --> 24:11.440 Swede, you'll look at it. 24:11.440 --> 24:12.440 It's a big fella, I mean. 24:12.440 --> 24:14.440 We got enough people here for a Sunday picnic. 24:14.440 --> 24:15.440 We need a lookout. 24:15.440 --> 24:16.440 You just got finished saying it. 24:16.440 --> 24:18.440 We can't be too careful. 24:18.440 --> 24:19.440 Well, come on, let's wrap it up. 24:19.440 --> 24:20.440 Where's the stuff? 24:20.440 --> 24:21.440 Swede, you want to go? 24:21.440 --> 24:23.440 Okay, Howard. 24:25.440 --> 24:26.440 How far does he have to go? 24:26.440 --> 24:27.440 Close by. 24:27.440 --> 24:29.440 The stuff was put away down in the tall grass. 24:29.440 --> 24:31.440 Nobody ever found it. 24:31.440 --> 24:33.440 That's a good idea. 24:33.440 --> 24:34.440 I like the way you operate. 24:34.440 --> 24:37.440 Swede will have the stuff for you in a minute. 24:37.440 --> 24:39.440 How about the money? Should we count it? 24:39.440 --> 24:41.440 Rather wait till Swede gets back. 24:41.440 --> 24:42.440 Okay. 24:42.440 --> 24:44.440 Let's wait by the car. 24:44.440 --> 24:46.440 Can't beat this spot, can you, McMullen? 24:46.440 --> 24:48.440 No, it's good. 24:48.440 --> 24:51.440 You've got no idea how much time we spent looking for it. 24:51.440 --> 24:53.440 You did real good. 24:53.440 --> 24:55.440 Yeah. 24:55.440 --> 24:57.440 Here you go. 24:57.440 --> 24:59.440 Okay, thanks. 24:59.440 --> 25:01.440 Now the money. 25:01.440 --> 25:03.440 How about counting it out here? 25:03.440 --> 25:06.440 I'd feel better keeping an eye on that road down below. 25:06.440 --> 25:08.440 Okay, good idea. 25:08.440 --> 25:10.440 Well, let's count it, Mac, huh? 25:10.440 --> 25:12.440 Yeah, all right. 25:13.440 --> 25:15.440 Here you go. 25:15.440 --> 25:17.440 There's one bundle, and there's the other. 25:17.440 --> 25:19.440 I'll count it, Jim. 25:19.440 --> 25:21.440 Yeah, snap it up. We've been here long enough already. 25:21.440 --> 25:23.440 Okay. 25:23.440 --> 25:25.440 Well... 25:26.440 --> 25:29.440 There's quite a few one dollar bills here. 25:29.440 --> 25:32.440 Well, there's a few of them, but it's all there, Tim Gray. 25:32.440 --> 25:34.440 Well, see how it could be with all these ones. 25:34.440 --> 25:36.440 Don't bother, Rhodes. 25:36.440 --> 25:38.440 Here, what are you trying to pull? 25:38.440 --> 25:39.440 Get away from the car, Scully. 25:39.440 --> 25:40.440 You too, Swede. 25:40.440 --> 25:42.440 Put the gun down, Mac. You won't get away with it. 25:42.440 --> 25:44.440 Get your hands behind your head. That means you too, Rhodes. 25:44.440 --> 25:46.440 Nobody's hijacked us, McMullen. You're not going to be the first one. 25:46.440 --> 25:48.440 It's no hijack, mister. This is a pinch. 25:48.440 --> 25:50.440 He's a fuzz. He's a... 25:50.440 --> 25:52.440 He's a lousy fuzz. I knew I should have found him again. 25:52.440 --> 25:54.440 You know we can square this with you, Mac. 25:54.440 --> 25:56.440 Five grand, cold cash, no questions. 25:56.440 --> 25:58.440 You're talking to yourself, Rhodes. 25:58.440 --> 26:00.440 I'll make it ten. 26:00.440 --> 26:02.440 Ten grand cash. Now you can't afford to pass that up. 26:02.440 --> 26:04.440 Come on, how about it, Mac? You're human just like we are. 26:04.440 --> 26:06.440 You can use the dog. 26:06.440 --> 26:08.440 You keep your hands behind your head, mister. 26:08.440 --> 26:10.440 Use some sense, copper. Swede's as strong as a horse. 26:10.440 --> 26:12.440 I could put him on you, he'd break every bone in your body. 26:12.440 --> 26:14.440 You're going to have to get past this gun first. 26:14.440 --> 26:16.440 You're not going to stop all three of us. 26:16.440 --> 26:18.440 How do you think you're going to get back to town? 26:18.440 --> 26:20.440 Don't worry, you won't have to walk. 26:20.440 --> 26:22.440 If I break you in half, he'll kill you. 26:22.440 --> 26:24.440 You just gave me an idea, Rhodes. 26:24.440 --> 26:26.440 You're pretty tough. Shouldn't bother you. 26:26.440 --> 26:28.440 I'll kill the Swede right now. 26:28.440 --> 26:30.440 You and Scully can carry his body in front of me. 26:30.440 --> 26:32.440 We'll start walking down that road until we get the nearest place with a phone. 26:32.440 --> 26:34.440 I think that'll take care of it, won't it? 26:34.440 --> 26:36.440 He hasn't got the guts, Jim. 26:36.440 --> 26:38.440 Turn around, Swede. 26:38.440 --> 26:40.440 Look, don't kill me, mister. 26:40.440 --> 26:42.440 I'll go away, don't you? 26:42.440 --> 26:44.440 Turn around. Stay where you are, Scully. 26:44.440 --> 26:46.440 Don't kill him, copper. Don't kill Swede. 26:46.440 --> 26:48.440 We'll do anything you say. 26:48.440 --> 26:50.440 Look, Mac, we'll give you every dime we own, 50,000 bucks. 26:50.440 --> 26:52.440 Tell him nothing's happened. 26:52.440 --> 26:54.440 Ben, over here. 26:54.440 --> 26:56.440 50 grand, Mac, you can't lose. 26:56.440 --> 26:58.440 Right, Joe. Back. 26:58.440 --> 27:00.440 Back over this way. 27:00.440 --> 27:02.440 The three of them, Ben. 27:02.440 --> 27:04.440 Okay. All right, behind you, back. 27:04.440 --> 27:06.440 Come on. 27:06.440 --> 27:08.440 Couldn't get here any sooner, Joe. 27:08.440 --> 27:10.440 Had to park at the bottom of the hill, are they the same? 27:10.440 --> 27:12.440 Stand still, mister. 27:12.440 --> 27:14.440 We circled around on foot, climbed up through the grass. 27:14.440 --> 27:16.440 I was beginning to think I lost you. 27:16.440 --> 27:18.440 Get him behind you, back. 27:18.440 --> 27:20.440 Back. 27:20.440 --> 27:22.440 There's the junk right here. 27:22.440 --> 27:24.440 These two packages. 27:24.440 --> 27:26.440 That ought to sew it up. 27:26.440 --> 27:28.440 Look, talk it over with your partners. 27:28.440 --> 27:30.440 50,000 bucks, you do the right thing. It's all yours. 27:30.440 --> 27:32.440 How about it, 50 grand, you can't lose. 27:32.440 --> 27:34.440 What are they talking about, Joe? 27:34.440 --> 27:36.440 They got a big deal. They'll give us 50,000 if we let them go. 27:36.440 --> 27:38.440 How about it, Tex? You could use the dough, new car, new house. 27:38.440 --> 27:40.440 Just forget you ever saw us. 27:40.440 --> 27:42.440 He's here, he's there. 50,000 cash. 27:42.440 --> 27:44.440 What do you say, Tex? 27:44.440 --> 27:46.440 You're the wrong man. What? 27:46.440 --> 27:48.440 My name ain't Tex. 27:54.440 --> 27:56.440 The story you just heard was true. 27:56.440 --> 27:58.440 Only the names were changed to protect the innocent. 28:00.440 --> 28:02.440 In a moment, the results of their trial. 28:02.440 --> 28:04.440 Now, here is our star, Jack Webb. 28:04.440 --> 28:06.440 Thank you. 28:06.440 --> 28:08.440 In his training, the working detective has taught the importance of thoroughness. 28:10.440 --> 28:12.440 He has learned never to overlook even the smallest detail. 28:12.440 --> 28:20.440 What may seem unimportant to the novice may well be the one thing to help the working detective successfully culminate his case. 28:20.440 --> 28:22.440 So, with a cigarette. 28:22.440 --> 28:26.440 The people who make Fatima are well trained and thorough in the manufacture of their cigarette. 28:26.440 --> 28:30.440 Fatimas contain the finest Turkish and domestic tobacco superbly blended. 28:30.440 --> 28:34.440 And pack after pack, Fatima is extra mild. 28:34.440 --> 28:36.440 If you're a long cigarette smoker like I am, smoke Fatima. 28:36.440 --> 28:40.440 They cost the same, but in Fatima, the difference is quality. 28:40.440 --> 28:42.440 Smoke Fatima. 28:50.440 --> 28:54.440 May Washburn, Howard Lewis Scully, James Henry Rhodes, and John Swede Nelson were tried and convicted. 28:54.440 --> 29:00.440 They received their sentences as prescribed by law and are now serving their term in the state penitentiary. 29:00.440 --> 29:06.440 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases, portions transcribed from official files. 29:06.440 --> 29:10.440 This is NBC, the national broadcasting company.