1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,920 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,880 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:18,520 Dragnet is brought to you by Chesterfield, made by Liggett and Myers. 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:26,160 First major tobacco company to give you a complete line of quality cigarettes. 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:34,320 You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to burglary detail. 6 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,440 An organized gang of thieves is working in your city. 7 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:42,040 Their method of operation is clever and fast. There's no lead to their identity. 8 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:51,640 Your job, stop them. 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It was warm in Los Angeles. 22 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,840 We were working the day watch out of burglary detail. 23 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,040 My partner is Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Bernard. 24 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,240 My name is Friday. We were on our way out from the office 25 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,640 and it was 9.46 a.m. when we got to the corner of Beverly Boulevard and Fountain Street, 26 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:11,640 the Brighton Arms Apartments. 27 00:02:11,640 --> 00:02:13,840 12-A, isn't it? Yeah. 28 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:16,840 What is it? 29 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,240 Wanna try it again? Yeah. 30 00:02:25,640 --> 00:02:26,640 Just a minute. 31 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,440 Yeah? Miss Anderson? 32 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,040 Yeah, that's right. Police officers. 33 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,040 This is my partner, Frank Smith. My name is Friday. 34 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:36,240 Oh, yeah. Come on in. Thank you. 35 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,240 Thank you very much, ma'am. 36 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,840 Sit down. I'll put some coffee on. All right. 37 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,040 That's the only way to do it, Joe. What? 38 00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:52,040 Coffee grinder here. Oh, that's what it is, huh? 39 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,440 Yeah. You buy the coffee beans and you grind them up 40 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,240 because you need the coffee real fresh. 41 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,240 I'm going to get Faye one of them. Great gadgets. 42 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,040 Yeah, I guess so. You never tasted coffee that fresh, Joe. 43 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,840 A whole different flavor. Well, if you say so. 44 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,640 Yeah. Wait till I get Faye one. 45 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:06,640 You'll be asked over for the first pot of coffee. 46 00:03:06,640 --> 00:03:09,040 That's nice. You got a match? 47 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,440 Yes, ma'am. Here. 48 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:15,840 It's about the burglary, isn't it? 49 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,640 Yes, ma'am. A couple of questions we'd like to ask. 50 00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:20,640 Go ahead. We've got the report you gave the officers last night. 51 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:21,840 Now, this list of stolen property. 52 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,040 I wonder if you'd look at it and see if it's right. Here you are. 53 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,040 Diamond watch. Yeah. 54 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,040 The mink. Yeah, that's it. 55 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,640 It's the mink that's important. 56 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:35,640 Took me three years working to get that. 57 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,040 Sure hope you bring it back. Yes, ma'am. We'll try. 58 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,040 Have you got any ideas as to what time the theft might occurred? 59 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,840 Well, near as I can figure, it must have been around midnight. 60 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:44,840 Why do you say that? 61 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:46,840 Well, I got home from work about 1130. 62 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,840 I'm a hostess in a restaurant downtown. 63 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:49,840 Go on, please. 64 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,640 Got home, the coat was still here. 65 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,440 I hardly ever come into the house without checking on it. 66 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,640 You know, it's the only real thing of value I got. 67 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:57,640 Yes, ma'am. 68 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,640 Well, there it was, hanging in the closet. 69 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,040 I went out to have a cup of coffee and pick up the papers before I went to bed. 70 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,040 Whoever took it must have been waiting outside. 71 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,640 He saw me leave and then came in. 72 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:07,640 Why do you say he? 73 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,640 Well, you said he must have been waiting. 74 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,040 Oh, I didn't mean anything special, you know, just a word. 75 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:13,040 I see. 76 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,440 Did you see anybody in the vicinity when you left the house? 77 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,840 No. Not that I can tell about now. 78 00:04:18,840 --> 00:04:20,640 The corner's a pretty busy place, Sergeant. 79 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,840 Lots of people around there, couple of restaurants. 80 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:24,240 Always a lot of people around. 81 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,040 Wonder if we could see how they got in, please. 82 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:27,440 Yeah, right back here. 83 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:34,040 Here, you see, they cut the screen on the porch door 84 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,840 and then just reached in and opened it. 85 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:37,640 Mm-hmm. Top half of the door. 86 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:39,040 You had it like this, did you? 87 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,240 Yeah, you see, you just flip these two little things 88 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,040 and the glass part of the door comes out. 89 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,840 Always take it out on warm nights. 90 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:47,040 Anything else in the apartment disturbed? 91 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:48,440 Not that I could tell. 92 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,040 Seems that they just went into the bedroom and took the coat. 93 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,240 That and the watch and the other stuff, but... 94 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,040 it's the coat that's important. 95 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,240 Yes, I understand. 96 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,040 I mean, coat means something special to a girl. 97 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,440 I told you it took me three years of saving before I could buy it. 98 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,640 It's a long time to do without things, Sergeant, an awful long time. 99 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:06,640 Yes, ma'am. 100 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,840 I only had the coat three days and this happens. 101 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:10,640 Just three days. 102 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:12,240 Hardly even had a chance to wear it. 103 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:13,640 Is the coat insured? 104 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:14,640 I think so. 105 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:15,640 Ma'am. 106 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,240 Well, I just got it. I think it's insured. 107 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:18,640 I have to check with the salesman. 108 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,840 I told him I wanted the coat covered. 109 00:05:20,840 --> 00:05:23,240 Boy, I just hope it's in effect. 110 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,440 Beautiful coat, just beautiful. 111 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:26,840 Silver blue. 112 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:29,640 Cost me almost $4,000. 113 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,440 Come right down to it, that's about $1,000 a day. 114 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,440 We have the serial number here for the watch. 115 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,640 Is there any way you could identify the coat for us? 116 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,040 Certainly, all I have to do is look at it. I can tell. 117 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,240 Well, yes, ma'am, but is there any mark, any type of label 118 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:42,640 that would help us in identifying? 119 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,440 Oh, yeah, I see what you mean. 120 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,640 Well, there's a store label. You could tell by that. 121 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,240 Oh, that's probably one of the first things the thieves will take off. 122 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,440 I know, I suppose so. 123 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,040 Well, there's my initials. They can't get those out. 124 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:54,640 Ma'am. 125 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,640 I got my initials on some of the pelts. 126 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,240 Had it done when I got the coat. 127 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,240 Had it marked right on the skins under the lining. 128 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,840 My initials, J.A. You could be able to tell from that. 129 00:06:02,840 --> 00:06:04,240 Could you draw the initials for us? 130 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,040 Yeah, wait a minute, I'll get a piece of paper. 131 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,840 Here, Miss Anderson, you can use this. 132 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:09,040 Oh, thanks. 133 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:10,040 Here's a pencil. 134 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,040 Okay. 135 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,640 Well, you see, it's sort of like this. 136 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,840 J.A. 137 00:06:16,840 --> 00:06:18,240 Like that. 138 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,840 Would you draw the coat and show us where the initials are? 139 00:06:20,840 --> 00:06:24,040 Sure. You see, here's the sleeves. 140 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:27,040 Then the body part comes down like this. 141 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,440 The hems here and the initials are right there. 142 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,040 All right, Miss Anderson. This is exactly how the initials are. 143 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,240 Oh, there goes the coffee. Can I give you a cup? 144 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:36,640 No, thanks. 145 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:37,840 Well, excuse me a minute, huh? 146 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:41,040 Yes, ma'am. 147 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:42,640 You really think you're going to get it back? 148 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:43,840 We're going to try. 149 00:06:43,840 --> 00:06:46,040 Did the men who were here last night get any clues? 150 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:47,040 Beg your pardon? 151 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,840 The men who were here last night, did they find anything that had helped? 152 00:06:49,840 --> 00:06:51,240 Not a great deal, no, ma'am. 153 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,840 I sure hope they find my coat. 154 00:06:53,840 --> 00:06:55,640 I just hate to think about it. 155 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:56,640 What's happened? 156 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,440 All that time. 157 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,240 Three years working to save for a coat. 158 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,640 Then just to have it three days. 159 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:05,840 You know how the models in the magazines kind of 160 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:09,640 drag a mink coat along the ground, you know, sort of over their shoulders? 161 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:10,840 Yes, ma'am, I guess so. 162 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:12,540 Well, I just had it three days, you know. 163 00:07:12,540 --> 00:07:13,440 Yeah. 164 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,440 I didn't even learn how to do that. 165 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,040 Reports of similar burglaries have been coming into the office for the past six weeks. 166 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:28,740 In each one, the method of operation was similar enough to let us know that we were dealing with the same thieves. 167 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:31,040 All of the homes that were prowled were residences. 168 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,440 The owners of the houses were always absent. 169 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,440 Entrance to the places was made through a rear window. 170 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,040 In those cases where the window was open, the screen was cut. 171 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,440 Where the window was locked, the pane of glass was broken, and the entrance made that way. 172 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,540 The classification of goods stolen was also the same in all of the burglaries. 173 00:07:47,540 --> 00:07:50,640 Pieces of jewelry, whatever money was found, and fur coats. 174 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,940 The only room prowled was the one where the fur coats were kept. 175 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:56,840 None of the valuables in the rest of the house would be touched. 176 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:02,140 Bulletins had been gotten out to all of the pawn shops in the area on the stolen pieces, but there'd been no replies. 177 00:08:02,140 --> 00:08:06,340 The MO had been checked by the stats office, and the possibles that they came up with were checked out. 178 00:08:06,340 --> 00:08:08,440 They failed to come up with a suspect. 179 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,740 The investigation of the crime lab on the scene had produced no tangible evidence. 180 00:08:12,740 --> 00:08:18,040 Frank and I had gone over the burglary ports time and time again, trying to find something that would tie the thefts together. 181 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,940 None of the victims were acquainted with each other. 182 00:08:19,940 --> 00:08:22,140 They all lived in different parts of the city. 183 00:08:22,140 --> 00:08:27,840 The coats were bought from different retailers, and yet within a week of the time the coat was purchased, it would be stolen. 184 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,440 Friends of the victims were checked. 185 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:34,140 In most instances, we found that they didn't even know the victim had been in possession of the article stolen. 186 00:08:34,140 --> 00:08:36,840 On the night of May 6th, another burglary was reported. 187 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,740 Among the stolen articles were a mink stole and a full-length natural mink coat. 188 00:08:40,740 --> 00:08:43,440 The coat had been purchased only three days before the theft. 189 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,540 The victim had worn it in public only twice. 190 00:08:45,540 --> 00:08:50,340 After going over the physical evidence at the scene and talking with the woman, we were no further than we had been. 191 00:08:50,340 --> 00:08:52,940 Saturday, May 11th, Frank and I checked into the office. 192 00:08:53,940 --> 00:08:55,340 Another one that doesn't go anyplace. 193 00:08:55,340 --> 00:08:56,540 Yeah, you want to get the reports out? 194 00:08:56,540 --> 00:08:57,640 Yeah. 195 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,940 You know, Joe, there's got to be something to tie them all together, something in common. 196 00:09:00,940 --> 00:09:02,940 Well, if we come up with that, maybe we got the answer. 197 00:09:02,940 --> 00:09:05,340 You see the bunch down at Chief Brown's office when we came in? 198 00:09:05,340 --> 00:09:05,840 Yeah. 199 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:06,940 I recognize one of them. 200 00:09:06,940 --> 00:09:07,340 Yeah, who? 201 00:09:07,340 --> 00:09:08,440 Insurance man. 202 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,340 They'll most likely be down here when they get through talking to Chief Brown. 203 00:09:11,340 --> 00:09:12,840 What's the figure the thefts have cost him? 204 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:14,640 A little under $47,000. 205 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,940 You stand at kind of loss, you'd do some yelling too, wouldn't you? 206 00:09:16,940 --> 00:09:19,540 Suppose. Funny none of the stuff's turned up. 207 00:09:19,540 --> 00:09:21,540 Well, it isn't doing them any good unless they sell it. 208 00:09:21,540 --> 00:09:22,440 I get it. 209 00:09:23,740 --> 00:09:25,240 Burgery Friday. 210 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:26,240 Yeah, it is. 211 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:27,140 Mm-hmm. 212 00:09:28,140 --> 00:09:29,140 What's your name? 213 00:09:29,940 --> 00:09:30,740 What? 214 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:32,940 Well, where are you now? 215 00:09:32,940 --> 00:09:33,740 Mm-hmm. 216 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:35,340 All right. Now, we'll be right over. 217 00:09:35,340 --> 00:09:36,540 Right. 218 00:09:36,540 --> 00:09:37,540 Well, maybe we got one. 219 00:09:37,540 --> 00:09:38,240 Yeah? 220 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:38,840 Woman. 221 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,040 Says she wants to talk to us about a stolen fur coat. 222 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,240 The woman gave the name of Wilda Chandler. 223 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,040 She said that she had some information for us and asked us to meet her in a bar 224 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,740 at the corner of St. Andrew's Place and Las Palmas Avenue. 225 00:09:52,740 --> 00:09:54,540 It took us 23 minutes to get there. 226 00:09:54,540 --> 00:09:55,240 See her? 227 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:56,540 No, we'd better ask the bartender. 228 00:09:56,540 --> 00:09:57,240 Yeah. 229 00:09:59,540 --> 00:10:00,040 Yeah? 230 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,240 Is there Miss Chandler here? 231 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:01,740 Chandler? 232 00:10:01,740 --> 00:10:03,740 That's right. She just called. Said to meet her here. 233 00:10:03,740 --> 00:10:05,040 Might be her in the back booth. 234 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:06,740 Didn't give no name. Back booth. 235 00:10:06,740 --> 00:10:07,640 Thank you. 236 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:08,440 Hey, women. 237 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:09,540 Yeah? 238 00:10:09,540 --> 00:10:11,740 If it's her or your friend, will you do me a favor? 239 00:10:11,740 --> 00:10:12,440 What's that? 240 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:13,640 Try to get her out of here. 241 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:14,340 What do you mean? 242 00:10:14,340 --> 00:10:15,140 Get her out of here. 243 00:10:15,140 --> 00:10:17,740 All she's been doing is sitting back there playing that song. 244 00:10:17,740 --> 00:10:19,940 Playing the song, ordering doubles. 245 00:10:19,940 --> 00:10:21,740 We ain't got a girl in here this time of the morning. 246 00:10:21,740 --> 00:10:23,940 I gotta carry the orders back to her. 247 00:10:23,940 --> 00:10:25,140 Got a lot of other stuff to do. 248 00:10:25,140 --> 00:10:26,440 All right. We'll see about it. 249 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,040 If you can't get her out, at least talk her into sitting up here at the bar. 250 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:30,340 Says I don't have to walk. 251 00:10:30,340 --> 00:10:31,040 Yeah, sure. 252 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:31,640 Thanks. 253 00:10:35,340 --> 00:10:36,340 Miss Chandler? 254 00:10:36,340 --> 00:10:38,840 Sit right down, boys. Been expecting you. 255 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:39,540 Oh. 256 00:10:39,540 --> 00:10:41,640 This is my partner, Frank Smith. My name's Friday. 257 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:42,940 I need to inspect you. 258 00:10:42,940 --> 00:10:44,440 Glad to meet both of you. 259 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:45,840 Talked to you on the phone, didn't I? 260 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:46,740 Yes, ma'am. 261 00:10:46,740 --> 00:10:48,340 Never forget a name. 262 00:10:48,340 --> 00:10:49,740 I bought a drink for you two boys. 263 00:10:49,740 --> 00:10:51,040 Oh, ma'am. Thank you. 264 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:52,040 Should have a couple. 265 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:53,240 Seems to make everything a lot better. 266 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:54,440 I may have several more. 267 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,140 You said something about some information on some stolen fur coats, that right? 268 00:10:57,140 --> 00:10:58,740 Yeah, and I got it. 269 00:10:58,740 --> 00:11:01,240 Old Max, he's gonna be sorry. 270 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,740 Old Max? 271 00:11:02,740 --> 00:11:04,740 Hear that on the jukebox? 272 00:11:04,740 --> 00:11:06,840 Melancholy mood. 273 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:07,640 Hear it? 274 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,140 Yes, ma'am. 275 00:11:09,140 --> 00:11:11,240 Our song. 276 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:12,140 Is that right? 277 00:11:12,140 --> 00:11:13,940 You just betcha. 278 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:16,040 Old Max. Our song. 279 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:17,940 Partner that goes, 280 00:11:17,940 --> 00:11:20,140 Gone is every joy and inspiration. 281 00:11:20,140 --> 00:11:21,840 Tears are all I have to show. 282 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,140 No consolation. 283 00:11:24,140 --> 00:11:25,840 Old Max left me. 284 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:27,540 Tears in his fur coat. 285 00:11:27,540 --> 00:11:29,340 Uh-huh. Who's Max? 286 00:11:29,340 --> 00:11:30,540 You follow, sure you don't want a drink? 287 00:11:30,540 --> 00:11:32,040 No, ma'am. 288 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,840 Old Max. Just the tears in the coat. 289 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,240 See? This is it. 290 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:38,540 What do you think of it? 291 00:11:38,540 --> 00:11:39,240 Very pretty. 292 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,540 That's all right. It's a lousy coat and you know it. 293 00:11:41,540 --> 00:11:43,240 You want to tell us about the stolen coat, please? 294 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,540 Yeah, I've been working for Max almost two months and I just found out. 295 00:11:46,540 --> 00:11:48,240 You think that's pretty dumb, huh? 296 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,540 Well, maybe if you'd tell us about it. 297 00:11:49,540 --> 00:11:51,040 Two months. 298 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,240 Matter of fact, I just got the message last night. 299 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:54,440 Friday, May 10th. 300 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,440 1.22 a.m., if you want to be exact. 301 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,340 That's when I got the message about old Max. 302 00:11:59,340 --> 00:12:02,140 Now look, Miss, you called us and said that you had some information on some coats. 303 00:12:02,140 --> 00:12:03,740 Now I wonder if you'd be kind enough to tell us about it. 304 00:12:03,740 --> 00:12:06,840 I just betcha. 305 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,740 Would you put this in the jukebox for me? 306 00:12:08,740 --> 00:12:10,240 Play number B7. 307 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:11,440 Huh? 308 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,140 Yes, ma'am. 309 00:12:13,140 --> 00:12:14,340 B7, huh? 310 00:12:14,340 --> 00:12:16,940 Yeah, melancholy mood. 311 00:12:16,940 --> 00:12:19,640 Old Max and my song. 312 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,740 You know what? 313 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:23,040 These are no good. 314 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,840 A real no good. 315 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,840 Miss Max, has he got something to do with the burglaries? 316 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,040 Just betcha. 317 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,440 Old slick Max. He's a pistol. 318 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:32,040 Yeah. 319 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:33,240 Say, how about a drink? 320 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:33,740 No, thank you. 321 00:12:33,740 --> 00:12:35,440 I didn't mean for you, for me. 322 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,040 Suppose you'd tell us about Max and the furs, would you please? 323 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:39,640 If that's the way you want it. 324 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,140 Max is a thief. 325 00:12:41,140 --> 00:12:42,240 Yes, ma'am. 326 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:43,240 Oh, you know him? 327 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:44,240 I don't know. 328 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:45,240 A thief. 329 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,740 Worked for him two months, even thinking about marrying him. 330 00:12:47,740 --> 00:12:49,040 All the time he's a thief. 331 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:50,240 What's Max's last name? 332 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:51,840 Barrett. 333 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,940 Thanks for playing the song. It's real nice. 334 00:12:53,940 --> 00:12:55,540 That's B7. 335 00:12:55,540 --> 00:12:56,640 What about this Max? 336 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,240 Tell me how I was gonna wear mink, and this is what I end up with. 337 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,840 Now look, Miss Chandler, if you have some information for us, we want to hear it. 338 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,640 But we haven't got time to sit here and keep you company. 339 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:06,440 You think it's all a gag, huh? 340 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,140 You just think I'm lonely, so I called you. 341 00:13:08,140 --> 00:13:09,140 That's what you think, isn't it? 342 00:13:09,140 --> 00:13:10,140 Why don't you tell us? 343 00:13:10,140 --> 00:13:11,940 Well, that isn't a gag. 344 00:13:11,940 --> 00:13:14,240 I can tell you all about the coats, all about them. 345 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,440 Yes, ma'am. That's why we're here. Would you go ahead? 346 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,040 Well, I'm a hat checker on a restaurant out in the country. 347 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,040 It's a good racket. 348 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:21,540 Got the job about three months ago. 349 00:13:21,540 --> 00:13:23,140 Doing real well at it. 350 00:13:23,140 --> 00:13:25,740 Then I meet this Max, two months ago. 351 00:13:25,740 --> 00:13:27,040 Old Max walks in. 352 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:27,540 Yes, ma'am. 353 00:13:27,540 --> 00:13:28,640 Gives me the big pitch. 354 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,640 How he thinks I'm so pretty, all that kind of stuff, you know? 355 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:32,340 Go ahead. 356 00:13:32,340 --> 00:13:33,840 Well, he really piles it on. 357 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,040 How he's got a big deal cooking, and as soon as it comes through, 358 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:37,740 him and me is gonna get married. 359 00:13:37,740 --> 00:13:41,540 Tells me that while he's waiting for the deal to gel, he's selling insurance. 360 00:13:41,540 --> 00:13:43,740 Old Max selling insurance. 361 00:13:43,740 --> 00:13:45,440 Pretty funny, huh? 362 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,840 Well, he tells me that the hardest thing about selling insurance is the contacts. 363 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,740 You know, getting to meet the people who need it. 364 00:13:50,740 --> 00:13:51,640 Contacts. 365 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:52,140 Yeah. 366 00:13:52,140 --> 00:13:53,940 And that's where I come in. 367 00:13:53,940 --> 00:13:57,240 You see, old Max, he doesn't sell insurance on people, not like on their lives. 368 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,340 He doesn't sell that kind. 369 00:13:59,340 --> 00:14:02,340 He sells what they call personal property insurance 370 00:14:02,340 --> 00:14:06,440 on things like rings and coats, stuff like that. 371 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:07,440 You with me? 372 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,440 Yes, ma'am. So far. Go ahead. 373 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,740 Well, he tells me that if I'll help him with his contacts, 374 00:14:11,740 --> 00:14:13,340 he'll cut me in on his percentage. 375 00:14:13,340 --> 00:14:16,640 Says all I have to do is tell him when some woman comes in with a new coat. 376 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,040 Her name and address, and you know, go see her and make the sale. 377 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:21,140 Gets me simple. 378 00:14:21,140 --> 00:14:23,040 All I gotta do is get the names and addresses. 379 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:24,140 Did you do it? 380 00:14:24,140 --> 00:14:25,440 Sure. 381 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:26,840 How dumb can you get? 382 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,240 I gave him the names and addresses. 383 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,140 I knew there was something wrong. 384 00:14:30,140 --> 00:14:31,840 Can you tell us what names you gave him? 385 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:33,140 I got every one of them. 386 00:14:33,140 --> 00:14:34,540 Got them at home. You can have them. 387 00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:37,140 Why don't you find out he wasn't an insurance salesman? 388 00:14:37,140 --> 00:14:39,940 Last night, 1 22 a.m. 389 00:14:39,940 --> 00:14:42,740 I wasn't feeling so good, so I took off from work. 390 00:14:42,740 --> 00:14:45,340 Went by his place. Old Max is just coming in. 391 00:14:45,340 --> 00:14:47,740 Got the car parked out by his garage. 392 00:14:47,740 --> 00:14:50,540 Backseat is loaded with fur coats, all kind of other stuff. 393 00:14:50,540 --> 00:14:51,940 Watches, jewelry. 394 00:14:51,940 --> 00:14:53,640 That's when I knew he was a no good. 395 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,040 Old Max a pistol, a real no good. 396 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:57,140 Yes, ma'am. What happened? 397 00:14:57,140 --> 00:14:58,840 I asked him about the stuff. We got it. 398 00:14:58,840 --> 00:14:59,640 Yeah? 399 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,040 He told me all about it. 400 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:01,940 How he'd been stealing. 401 00:15:01,940 --> 00:15:04,540 How all the names I'd been giving him were his sucker list. 402 00:15:04,540 --> 00:15:07,040 How as soon as I'd given the information, he'd lift the stuff. 403 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:08,840 All that time. 404 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,540 Two months, and I figured he was an insurance salesman. 405 00:15:11,540 --> 00:15:12,740 You know what he's doing with the coats? 406 00:15:12,740 --> 00:15:13,240 What? 407 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:14,240 Well, is he selling them? 408 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,240 Sure. He's got a regular order business. 409 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,240 You call up and order a blue mink coat. 410 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,240 If you want a platinum stole, just call Max. You'll have it. 411 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:22,940 Is he disposing of it here in L.A.? 412 00:15:22,940 --> 00:15:25,240 Not old Max. He's too smart for that. 413 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:26,440 Ships of stuff east. 414 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:27,240 Is that right? 415 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,040 Didn't I just tell you it was? 416 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:30,340 You just betcha. 417 00:15:30,340 --> 00:15:32,740 Max gets an order and he goes out and he fills it. 418 00:15:32,740 --> 00:15:35,340 Then he gets a hold of some young kid and offers him a trip to the east. 419 00:15:35,340 --> 00:15:37,940 Maybe Chicago, Detroit, New York. 420 00:15:37,940 --> 00:15:39,940 Where were the deliveries supposed to be made? 421 00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:42,440 Gives the kid a plane ticket and sends him on the way. 422 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,440 The carrier know what he's doing? 423 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:44,240 I don't know. 424 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,640 Max just gives him a suitcase and tells him where to deliver it. 425 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,740 How'd you find out about the operation setup? 426 00:15:48,740 --> 00:15:50,440 Old Max, he told me. 427 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,840 Said that since I found out, he'd have to cut me in. 428 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,240 Gave me all a scoop. 429 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:55,640 Barrett ever been arrested? 430 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,140 I don't know. Maybe. 431 00:15:57,140 --> 00:15:58,740 Any close friends in town, do you know? 432 00:15:58,740 --> 00:16:00,740 I guess. Never saw none of them myself. 433 00:16:00,740 --> 00:16:01,740 You want to show us where he lives? 434 00:16:01,740 --> 00:16:02,840 Sure. 435 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,040 I want to see him get his after the way he lied. 436 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,040 Ain't nothing too bad for him. 437 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:09,840 Old Max, pistol. 438 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,240 He sell all the stolen goods? 439 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:12,040 What do you mean? 440 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,440 Well, do you know where the stolen coats are and the rest of the things? 441 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:15,840 Must be in his apartment. 442 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:17,840 Can't think of any other place it'd be. Got to be there. 443 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:19,040 Do you know if he's there now? 444 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:19,940 He should be. 445 00:16:19,940 --> 00:16:22,440 He don't ever get up before noon. Should be there. 446 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,440 I just want to see you get him. 447 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,440 Lousiest trick in the world, what he did to me. 448 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:27,540 I know. What's that? 449 00:16:27,540 --> 00:16:29,840 Oh, that time him stealing those coats. 450 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:31,540 Oh, that beautiful mink. 451 00:16:31,540 --> 00:16:32,640 Look at this. 452 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,140 Yes, ma'am. That's a very pretty coat. 453 00:16:34,140 --> 00:16:36,940 I thought so, too. Take a close look. 454 00:16:36,940 --> 00:16:39,440 Old Max gave it to me to show he was on the level. 455 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:40,440 Take a good look. 456 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:41,440 Yeah? 457 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,040 Oh, that mink and he gives me rabbit. 458 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:52,840 Before we left the bar, we put in a call to R&I asking if Max Barrett had a police record. 459 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,340 The office told us that there was none in our files. 460 00:16:55,340 --> 00:16:59,340 We asked that a teletype be sent to George Brereton at the C.I.I. office up in Sacramento. 461 00:16:59,340 --> 00:17:01,440 We also had the name Wilda Chandler checked. 462 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,240 She had no record in Los Angeles. 463 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:07,740 1120 A.M. We got Barrett's address from the Chandler woman and then we called a radio car. 464 00:17:07,740 --> 00:17:10,740 The officers took her to the city hall where she could make a full statement. 465 00:17:10,740 --> 00:17:12,740 Frank and I drove over to Barrett's apartment. 466 00:17:12,740 --> 00:17:16,440 Wilda Chandler had told us that the suspect drove a late model Pontiac sedan. 467 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,740 We found the car parked in the garage in the rear of Barrett's address. 468 00:17:19,740 --> 00:17:24,040 A preliminary search of the garage and of the car failed to turn up any evidence of the thefts. 469 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,040 1146 A.M. Frank and I went up to see Barrett. 470 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:28,040 I'll get it. 471 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:32,540 Probably still asleep. 472 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:36,040 Who is it? 473 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:37,040 I'd like to see you. 474 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:38,040 Just a minute. 475 00:17:42,540 --> 00:17:43,540 Yeah? 476 00:17:43,540 --> 00:17:44,540 You Max Barrett? 477 00:17:44,540 --> 00:17:45,540 Yeah, who are you guys? What do you want? 478 00:17:45,540 --> 00:17:47,040 Police officers. We'd like to talk to you. 479 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,040 Get out of here, Mr. Frank. 480 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,040 All right, now come on. On your feet, Barrett. 481 00:17:52,540 --> 00:17:54,540 This is all about anyway. What do you got to say? 482 00:17:54,540 --> 00:17:58,040 This is all about anyway. What are you guys doing breaking in here like this? 483 00:17:58,040 --> 00:17:59,540 You want to check the closets, Frank? 484 00:17:59,540 --> 00:18:00,540 Right. 485 00:18:00,540 --> 00:18:02,540 You got no right to come in here and do this. 486 00:18:02,540 --> 00:18:04,040 What are you looking for? I got nothing to hide. 487 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:05,540 You didn't act that way when we came in, did you? 488 00:18:05,540 --> 00:18:07,040 How'd I know you were real cops? 489 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:10,040 You read all the time in the papers how guys say they're cops and then break in and rob people. 490 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,040 That's what I thought you were. Only cops. 491 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:13,540 We showed you our identification, didn't we? 492 00:18:13,540 --> 00:18:15,540 Well, how'd I know it was real? 493 00:18:15,540 --> 00:18:18,540 I've never been mixed up with the law before. How'd I know you were really cops? 494 00:18:18,540 --> 00:18:20,040 How about it? Place is clean? 495 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:21,540 Sure, it's clean. What did you expect to find? 496 00:18:21,540 --> 00:18:23,040 All right, come on. Get dressed. We're taking you downtown. 497 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,040 For what? 498 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:25,540 We want to talk to you. 499 00:18:25,540 --> 00:18:27,540 Any talking you got to do, do it here. I'm not going anyplace with you. 500 00:18:27,540 --> 00:18:29,540 You just keep believing that, mister. Now get your clothes on. Come on. 501 00:18:29,540 --> 00:18:30,540 What are you arresting me for? 502 00:18:30,540 --> 00:18:31,540 Suspicion of burglary. 503 00:18:31,540 --> 00:18:32,540 Are you serious? 504 00:18:32,540 --> 00:18:33,540 Get dressed. 505 00:18:33,540 --> 00:18:35,540 Okay, you take me in. 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