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It was warm in Los Angeles. 01:58.040 --> 01:59.840 We were working the day watch out of burglary detail. 01:59.840 --> 02:02.040 My partner is Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Bernard. 02:02.040 --> 02:04.240 My name is Friday. We were on our way out from the office 02:04.240 --> 02:08.640 and it was 9.46 a.m. when we got to the corner of Beverly Boulevard and Fountain Street, 02:08.640 --> 02:11.640 the Brighton Arms Apartments. 02:11.640 --> 02:13.840 12-A, isn't it? Yeah. 02:15.840 --> 02:16.840 What is it? 02:21.840 --> 02:23.240 Wanna try it again? Yeah. 02:25.640 --> 02:26.640 Just a minute. 02:29.840 --> 02:31.440 Yeah? Miss Anderson? 02:31.440 --> 02:33.040 Yeah, that's right. Police officers. 02:33.040 --> 02:35.040 This is my partner, Frank Smith. My name is Friday. 02:35.040 --> 02:36.240 Oh, yeah. Come on in. Thank you. 02:36.240 --> 02:38.240 Thank you very much, ma'am. 02:38.240 --> 02:41.840 Sit down. I'll put some coffee on. All right. 02:46.840 --> 02:49.040 That's the only way to do it, Joe. What? 02:49.640 --> 02:52.040 Coffee grinder here. Oh, that's what it is, huh? 02:52.040 --> 02:54.440 Yeah. You buy the coffee beans and you grind them up 02:54.440 --> 02:56.240 because you need the coffee real fresh. 02:56.240 --> 02:58.240 I'm going to get Faye one of them. Great gadgets. 02:58.240 --> 03:01.040 Yeah, I guess so. You never tasted coffee that fresh, Joe. 03:01.040 --> 03:02.840 A whole different flavor. Well, if you say so. 03:02.840 --> 03:04.640 Yeah. Wait till I get Faye one. 03:04.640 --> 03:06.640 You'll be asked over for the first pot of coffee. 03:06.640 --> 03:09.040 That's nice. You got a match? 03:09.040 --> 03:10.440 Yes, ma'am. Here. 03:14.640 --> 03:15.840 It's about the burglary, isn't it? 03:15.840 --> 03:17.640 Yes, ma'am. A couple of questions we'd like to ask. 03:17.640 --> 03:20.640 Go ahead. We've got the report you gave the officers last night. 03:20.640 --> 03:21.840 Now, this list of stolen property. 03:21.840 --> 03:24.040 I wonder if you'd look at it and see if it's right. Here you are. 03:26.440 --> 03:29.040 Diamond watch. Yeah. 03:29.840 --> 03:32.040 The mink. Yeah, that's it. 03:32.040 --> 03:33.640 It's the mink that's important. 03:33.640 --> 03:35.640 Took me three years working to get that. 03:35.640 --> 03:38.040 Sure hope you bring it back. Yes, ma'am. We'll try. 03:38.040 --> 03:41.040 Have you got any ideas as to what time the theft might occurred? 03:41.040 --> 03:43.840 Well, near as I can figure, it must have been around midnight. 03:43.840 --> 03:44.840 Why do you say that? 03:44.840 --> 03:46.840 Well, I got home from work about 1130. 03:46.840 --> 03:48.840 I'm a hostess in a restaurant downtown. 03:48.840 --> 03:49.840 Go on, please. 03:49.840 --> 03:51.640 Got home, the coat was still here. 03:51.640 --> 03:54.440 I hardly ever come into the house without checking on it. 03:54.440 --> 03:56.640 You know, it's the only real thing of value I got. 03:56.640 --> 03:57.640 Yes, ma'am. 03:57.640 --> 03:59.640 Well, there it was, hanging in the closet. 03:59.640 --> 04:03.040 I went out to have a cup of coffee and pick up the papers before I went to bed. 04:03.040 --> 04:05.040 Whoever took it must have been waiting outside. 04:05.040 --> 04:06.640 He saw me leave and then came in. 04:06.640 --> 04:07.640 Why do you say he? 04:07.640 --> 04:09.640 Well, you said he must have been waiting. 04:09.640 --> 04:12.040 Oh, I didn't mean anything special, you know, just a word. 04:12.040 --> 04:13.040 I see. 04:13.040 --> 04:15.440 Did you see anybody in the vicinity when you left the house? 04:15.440 --> 04:18.840 No. Not that I can tell about now. 04:18.840 --> 04:20.640 The corner's a pretty busy place, Sergeant. 04:20.640 --> 04:22.840 Lots of people around there, couple of restaurants. 04:22.840 --> 04:24.240 Always a lot of people around. 04:24.240 --> 04:26.040 Wonder if we could see how they got in, please. 04:26.040 --> 04:27.440 Yeah, right back here. 04:31.840 --> 04:34.040 Here, you see, they cut the screen on the porch door 04:34.040 --> 04:35.840 and then just reached in and opened it. 04:35.840 --> 04:37.640 Mm-hmm. Top half of the door. 04:37.640 --> 04:39.040 You had it like this, did you? 04:39.040 --> 04:41.240 Yeah, you see, you just flip these two little things 04:41.240 --> 04:43.040 and the glass part of the door comes out. 04:43.040 --> 04:44.840 Always take it out on warm nights. 04:44.840 --> 04:47.040 Anything else in the apartment disturbed? 04:47.040 --> 04:48.440 Not that I could tell. 04:48.440 --> 04:51.040 Seems that they just went into the bedroom and took the coat. 04:51.040 --> 04:53.240 That and the watch and the other stuff, but... 04:53.240 --> 04:55.040 it's the coat that's important. 04:55.040 --> 04:56.240 Yes, I understand. 04:56.240 --> 04:59.040 I mean, coat means something special to a girl. 04:59.040 --> 05:02.440 I told you it took me three years of saving before I could buy it. 05:02.440 --> 05:05.640 It's a long time to do without things, Sergeant, an awful long time. 05:05.640 --> 05:06.640 Yes, ma'am. 05:06.640 --> 05:08.840 I only had the coat three days and this happens. 05:08.840 --> 05:10.640 Just three days. 05:10.640 --> 05:12.240 Hardly even had a chance to wear it. 05:12.240 --> 05:13.640 Is the coat insured? 05:13.640 --> 05:14.640 I think so. 05:14.640 --> 05:15.640 Ma'am. 05:15.640 --> 05:17.240 Well, I just got it. I think it's insured. 05:17.240 --> 05:18.640 I have to check with the salesman. 05:18.640 --> 05:20.840 I told him I wanted the coat covered. 05:20.840 --> 05:23.240 Boy, I just hope it's in effect. 05:23.240 --> 05:25.440 Beautiful coat, just beautiful. 05:25.440 --> 05:26.840 Silver blue. 05:26.840 --> 05:29.640 Cost me almost $4,000. 05:29.640 --> 05:32.440 Come right down to it, that's about $1,000 a day. 05:32.440 --> 05:34.440 We have the serial number here for the watch. 05:34.440 --> 05:36.640 Is there any way you could identify the coat for us? 05:36.640 --> 05:39.040 Certainly, all I have to do is look at it. I can tell. 05:39.040 --> 05:41.240 Well, yes, ma'am, but is there any mark, any type of label 05:41.240 --> 05:42.640 that would help us in identifying? 05:42.640 --> 05:44.440 Oh, yeah, I see what you mean. 05:44.440 --> 05:46.640 Well, there's a store label. You could tell by that. 05:46.640 --> 05:49.240 Oh, that's probably one of the first things the thieves will take off. 05:49.240 --> 05:51.440 I know, I suppose so. 05:51.440 --> 05:54.040 Well, there's my initials. They can't get those out. 05:54.040 --> 05:54.640 Ma'am. 05:54.640 --> 05:56.640 I got my initials on some of the pelts. 05:56.640 --> 05:58.240 Had it done when I got the coat. 05:58.240 --> 06:00.240 Had it marked right on the skins under the lining. 06:00.240 --> 06:02.840 My initials, J.A. You could be able to tell from that. 06:02.840 --> 06:04.240 Could you draw the initials for us? 06:04.240 --> 06:06.040 Yeah, wait a minute, I'll get a piece of paper. 06:06.040 --> 06:07.840 Here, Miss Anderson, you can use this. 06:07.840 --> 06:09.040 Oh, thanks. 06:09.040 --> 06:10.040 Here's a pencil. 06:10.040 --> 06:12.040 Okay. 06:12.040 --> 06:14.640 Well, you see, it's sort of like this. 06:14.640 --> 06:16.840 J.A. 06:16.840 --> 06:18.240 Like that. 06:18.240 --> 06:20.840 Would you draw the coat and show us where the initials are? 06:20.840 --> 06:24.040 Sure. You see, here's the sleeves. 06:24.040 --> 06:27.040 Then the body part comes down like this. 06:27.040 --> 06:30.440 The hems here and the initials are right there. 06:30.440 --> 06:33.040 All right, Miss Anderson. This is exactly how the initials are. 06:33.040 --> 06:35.240 Oh, there goes the coffee. Can I give you a cup? 06:35.240 --> 06:36.640 No, thanks. 06:36.640 --> 06:37.840 Well, excuse me a minute, huh? 06:37.840 --> 06:41.040 Yes, ma'am. 06:41.040 --> 06:42.640 You really think you're going to get it back? 06:42.640 --> 06:43.840 We're going to try. 06:43.840 --> 06:46.040 Did the men who were here last night get any clues? 06:46.040 --> 06:47.040 Beg your pardon? 06:47.040 --> 06:49.840 The men who were here last night, did they find anything that had helped? 06:49.840 --> 06:51.240 Not a great deal, no, ma'am. 06:51.240 --> 06:53.840 I sure hope they find my coat. 06:53.840 --> 06:55.640 I just hate to think about it. 06:55.640 --> 06:56.640 What's happened? 06:56.640 --> 06:58.440 All that time. 06:58.440 --> 07:01.240 Three years working to save for a coat. 07:01.240 --> 07:03.640 Then just to have it three days. 07:03.640 --> 07:05.840 You know how the models in the magazines kind of 07:05.840 --> 07:09.640 drag a mink coat along the ground, you know, sort of over their shoulders? 07:09.640 --> 07:10.840 Yes, ma'am, I guess so. 07:10.840 --> 07:12.540 Well, I just had it three days, you know. 07:12.540 --> 07:13.440 Yeah. 07:13.440 --> 07:15.440 I didn't even learn how to do that. 07:20.440 --> 07:24.040 Reports of similar burglaries have been coming into the office for the past six weeks. 07:24.040 --> 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. 07:28.740 --> 07:31.040 All of the homes that were prowled were residences. 07:31.040 --> 07:33.440 The owners of the houses were always absent. 07:33.440 --> 07:36.440 Entrance to the places was made through a rear window. 07:36.440 --> 07:39.040 In those cases where the window was open, the screen was cut. 07:39.040 --> 07:43.440 Where the window was locked, the pane of glass was broken, and the entrance made that way. 07:43.440 --> 07:47.540 The classification of goods stolen was also the same in all of the burglaries. 07:47.540 --> 07:50.640 Pieces of jewelry, whatever money was found, and fur coats. 07:50.640 --> 07:53.940 The only room prowled was the one where the fur coats were kept. 07:53.940 --> 07:56.840 None of the valuables in the rest of the house would be touched. 07:56.840 --> 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. 08:02.140 --> 08:06.340 The MO had been checked by the stats office, and the possibles that they came up with were checked out. 08:06.340 --> 08:08.440 They failed to come up with a suspect. 08:08.440 --> 08:12.740 The investigation of the crime lab on the scene had produced no tangible evidence. 08:12.740 --> 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. 08:18.040 --> 08:19.940 None of the victims were acquainted with each other. 08:19.940 --> 08:22.140 They all lived in different parts of the city. 08:22.140 --> 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. 08:27.840 --> 08:29.440 Friends of the victims were checked. 08:29.440 --> 08:34.140 In most instances, we found that they didn't even know the victim had been in possession of the article stolen. 08:34.140 --> 08:36.840 On the night of May 6th, another burglary was reported. 08:36.840 --> 08:40.740 Among the stolen articles were a mink stole and a full-length natural mink coat. 08:40.740 --> 08:43.440 The coat had been purchased only three days before the theft. 08:43.440 --> 08:45.540 The victim had worn it in public only twice. 08:45.540 --> 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. 08:50.340 --> 08:52.940 Saturday, May 11th, Frank and I checked into the office. 08:53.940 --> 08:55.340 Another one that doesn't go anyplace. 08:55.340 --> 08:56.540 Yeah, you want to get the reports out? 08:56.540 --> 08:57.640 Yeah. 08:57.640 --> 09:00.940 You know, Joe, there's got to be something to tie them all together, something in common. 09:00.940 --> 09:02.940 Well, if we come up with that, maybe we got the answer. 09:02.940 --> 09:05.340 You see the bunch down at Chief Brown's office when we came in? 09:05.340 --> 09:05.840 Yeah. 09:05.840 --> 09:06.940 I recognize one of them. 09:06.940 --> 09:07.340 Yeah, who? 09:07.340 --> 09:08.440 Insurance man. 09:08.440 --> 09:11.340 They'll most likely be down here when they get through talking to Chief Brown. 09:11.340 --> 09:12.840 What's the figure the thefts have cost him? 09:12.840 --> 09:14.640 A little under $47,000. 09:14.640 --> 09:16.940 You stand at kind of loss, you'd do some yelling too, wouldn't you? 09:16.940 --> 09:19.540 Suppose. Funny none of the stuff's turned up. 09:19.540 --> 09:21.540 Well, it isn't doing them any good unless they sell it. 09:21.540 --> 09:22.440 I get it. 09:23.740 --> 09:25.240 Burgery Friday. 09:25.240 --> 09:26.240 Yeah, it is. 09:26.240 --> 09:27.140 Mm-hmm. 09:28.140 --> 09:29.140 What's your name? 09:29.940 --> 09:30.740 What? 09:31.440 --> 09:32.940 Well, where are you now? 09:32.940 --> 09:33.740 Mm-hmm. 09:33.740 --> 09:35.340 All right. Now, we'll be right over. 09:35.340 --> 09:36.540 Right. 09:36.540 --> 09:37.540 Well, maybe we got one. 09:37.540 --> 09:38.240 Yeah? 09:38.240 --> 09:38.840 Woman. 09:38.840 --> 09:41.040 Says she wants to talk to us about a stolen fur coat. 09:45.240 --> 09:47.240 The woman gave the name of Wilda Chandler. 09:47.240 --> 09:50.040 She said that she had some information for us and asked us to meet her in a bar 09:50.040 --> 09:52.740 at the corner of St. Andrew's Place and Las Palmas Avenue. 09:52.740 --> 09:54.540 It took us 23 minutes to get there. 09:54.540 --> 09:55.240 See her? 09:55.240 --> 09:56.540 No, we'd better ask the bartender. 09:56.540 --> 09:57.240 Yeah. 09:59.540 --> 10:00.040 Yeah? 10:00.040 --> 10:01.240 Is there Miss Chandler here? 10:01.240 --> 10:01.740 Chandler? 10:01.740 --> 10:03.740 That's right. She just called. Said to meet her here. 10:03.740 --> 10:05.040 Might be her in the back booth. 10:05.040 --> 10:06.740 Didn't give no name. Back booth. 10:06.740 --> 10:07.640 Thank you. 10:07.640 --> 10:08.440 Hey, women. 10:08.440 --> 10:09.540 Yeah? 10:09.540 --> 10:11.740 If it's her or your friend, will you do me a favor? 10:11.740 --> 10:12.440 What's that? 10:12.440 --> 10:13.640 Try to get her out of here. 10:13.640 --> 10:14.340 What do you mean? 10:14.340 --> 10:15.140 Get her out of here. 10:15.140 --> 10:17.740 All she's been doing is sitting back there playing that song. 10:17.740 --> 10:19.940 Playing the song, ordering doubles. 10:19.940 --> 10:21.740 We ain't got a girl in here this time of the morning. 10:21.740 --> 10:23.940 I gotta carry the orders back to her. 10:23.940 --> 10:25.140 Got a lot of other stuff to do. 10:25.140 --> 10:26.440 All right. We'll see about it. 10:26.440 --> 10:29.040 If you can't get her out, at least talk her into sitting up here at the bar. 10:29.040 --> 10:30.340 Says I don't have to walk. 10:30.340 --> 10:31.040 Yeah, sure. 10:31.040 --> 10:31.640 Thanks. 10:35.340 --> 10:36.340 Miss Chandler? 10:36.340 --> 10:38.840 Sit right down, boys. Been expecting you. 10:38.840 --> 10:39.540 Oh. 10:39.540 --> 10:41.640 This is my partner, Frank Smith. My name's Friday. 10:41.640 --> 10:42.940 I need to inspect you. 10:42.940 --> 10:44.440 Glad to meet both of you. 10:44.440 --> 10:45.840 Talked to you on the phone, didn't I? 10:45.840 --> 10:46.740 Yes, ma'am. 10:46.740 --> 10:48.340 Never forget a name. 10:48.340 --> 10:49.740 I bought a drink for you two boys. 10:49.740 --> 10:51.040 Oh, ma'am. Thank you. 10:51.040 --> 10:52.040 Should have a couple. 10:52.040 --> 10:53.240 Seems to make everything a lot better. 10:53.240 --> 10:54.440 I may have several more. 10:54.440 --> 10:57.140 You said something about some information on some stolen fur coats, that right? 10:57.140 --> 10:58.740 Yeah, and I got it. 10:58.740 --> 11:01.240 Old Max, he's gonna be sorry. 11:01.240 --> 11:02.740 Old Max? 11:02.740 --> 11:04.740 Hear that on the jukebox? 11:04.740 --> 11:06.840 Melancholy mood. 11:06.840 --> 11:07.640 Hear it? 11:07.640 --> 11:09.140 Yes, ma'am. 11:09.140 --> 11:11.240 Our song. 11:11.240 --> 11:12.140 Is that right? 11:12.140 --> 11:13.940 You just betcha. 11:13.940 --> 11:16.040 Old Max. Our song. 11:16.040 --> 11:17.940 Partner that goes, 11:17.940 --> 11:20.140 Gone is every joy and inspiration. 11:20.140 --> 11:21.840 Tears are all I have to show. 11:21.840 --> 11:24.140 No consolation. 11:24.140 --> 11:25.840 Old Max left me. 11:25.840 --> 11:27.540 Tears in his fur coat. 11:27.540 --> 11:29.340 Uh-huh. Who's Max? 11:29.340 --> 11:30.540 You follow, sure you don't want a drink? 11:30.540 --> 11:32.040 No, ma'am. 11:32.040 --> 11:34.840 Old Max. Just the tears in the coat. 11:34.840 --> 11:37.240 See? This is it. 11:37.240 --> 11:38.540 What do you think of it? 11:38.540 --> 11:39.240 Very pretty. 11:39.240 --> 11:41.540 That's all right. It's a lousy coat and you know it. 11:41.540 --> 11:43.240 You want to tell us about the stolen coat, please? 11:43.240 --> 11:46.540 Yeah, I've been working for Max almost two months and I just found out. 11:46.540 --> 11:48.240 You think that's pretty dumb, huh? 11:48.240 --> 11:49.540 Well, maybe if you'd tell us about it. 11:49.540 --> 11:51.040 Two months. 11:51.040 --> 11:53.240 Matter of fact, I just got the message last night. 11:53.240 --> 11:54.440 Friday, May 10th. 11:54.440 --> 11:57.440 1.22 a.m., if you want to be exact. 11:57.440 --> 11:59.340 That's when I got the message about old Max. 11:59.340 --> 12:02.140 Now look, Miss, you called us and said that you had some information on some coats. 12:02.140 --> 12:03.740 Now I wonder if you'd be kind enough to tell us about it. 12:03.740 --> 12:06.840 I just betcha. 12:06.840 --> 12:08.740 Would you put this in the jukebox for me? 12:08.740 --> 12:10.240 Play number B7. 12:10.240 --> 12:11.440 Huh? 12:11.440 --> 12:13.140 Yes, ma'am. 12:13.140 --> 12:14.340 B7, huh? 12:14.340 --> 12:16.940 Yeah, melancholy mood. 12:16.940 --> 12:19.640 Old Max and my song. 12:19.640 --> 12:21.740 You know what? 12:21.740 --> 12:23.040 These are no good. 12:23.040 --> 12:25.840 A real no good. 12:25.840 --> 12:27.840 Miss Max, has he got something to do with the burglaries? 12:27.840 --> 12:29.040 Just betcha. 12:29.040 --> 12:31.440 Old slick Max. He's a pistol. 12:31.440 --> 12:32.040 Yeah. 12:32.040 --> 12:33.240 Say, how about a drink? 12:33.240 --> 12:33.740 No, thank you. 12:33.740 --> 12:35.440 I didn't mean for you, for me. 12:35.440 --> 12:38.040 Suppose you'd tell us about Max and the furs, would you please? 12:38.040 --> 12:39.640 If that's the way you want it. 12:39.640 --> 12:41.140 Max is a thief. 12:41.140 --> 12:42.240 Yes, ma'am. 12:42.240 --> 12:43.240 Oh, you know him? 12:43.240 --> 12:44.240 I don't know. 12:44.240 --> 12:45.240 A thief. 12:45.240 --> 12:47.740 Worked for him two months, even thinking about marrying him. 12:47.740 --> 12:49.040 All the time he's a thief. 12:49.040 --> 12:50.240 What's Max's last name? 12:50.240 --> 12:51.840 Barrett. 12:51.840 --> 12:53.940 Thanks for playing the song. It's real nice. 12:53.940 --> 12:55.540 That's B7. 12:55.540 --> 12:56.640 What about this Max? 12:56.640 --> 13:00.240 Tell me how I was gonna wear mink, and this is what I end up with. 13:00.240 --> 13:02.840 Now look, Miss Chandler, if you have some information for us, we want to hear it. 13:02.840 --> 13:04.640 But we haven't got time to sit here and keep you company. 13:04.640 --> 13:06.440 You think it's all a gag, huh? 13:06.440 --> 13:08.140 You just think I'm lonely, so I called you. 13:08.140 --> 13:09.140 That's what you think, isn't it? 13:09.140 --> 13:10.140 Why don't you tell us? 13:10.140 --> 13:11.940 Well, that isn't a gag. 13:11.940 --> 13:14.240 I can tell you all about the coats, all about them. 13:14.240 --> 13:16.440 Yes, ma'am. That's why we're here. Would you go ahead? 13:16.440 --> 13:19.040 Well, I'm a hat checker on a restaurant out in the country. 13:19.040 --> 13:20.040 It's a good racket. 13:20.040 --> 13:21.540 Got the job about three months ago. 13:21.540 --> 13:23.140 Doing real well at it. 13:23.140 --> 13:25.740 Then I meet this Max, two months ago. 13:25.740 --> 13:27.040 Old Max walks in. 13:27.040 --> 13:27.540 Yes, ma'am. 13:27.540 --> 13:28.640 Gives me the big pitch. 13:28.640 --> 13:31.640 How he thinks I'm so pretty, all that kind of stuff, you know? 13:31.640 --> 13:32.340 Go ahead. 13:32.340 --> 13:33.840 Well, he really piles it on. 13:33.840 --> 13:36.040 How he's got a big deal cooking, and as soon as it comes through, 13:36.040 --> 13:37.740 him and me is gonna get married. 13:37.740 --> 13:41.540 Tells me that while he's waiting for the deal to gel, he's selling insurance. 13:41.540 --> 13:43.740 Old Max selling insurance. 13:43.740 --> 13:45.440 Pretty funny, huh? 13:45.440 --> 13:48.840 Well, he tells me that the hardest thing about selling insurance is the contacts. 13:48.840 --> 13:50.740 You know, getting to meet the people who need it. 13:50.740 --> 13:51.640 Contacts. 13:51.640 --> 13:52.140 Yeah. 13:52.140 --> 13:53.940 And that's where I come in. 13:53.940 --> 13:57.240 You see, old Max, he doesn't sell insurance on people, not like on their lives. 13:57.240 --> 13:59.340 He doesn't sell that kind. 13:59.340 --> 14:02.340 He sells what they call personal property insurance 14:02.340 --> 14:06.440 on things like rings and coats, stuff like that. 14:06.440 --> 14:07.440 You with me? 14:07.440 --> 14:09.440 Yes, ma'am. So far. Go ahead. 14:09.440 --> 14:11.740 Well, he tells me that if I'll help him with his contacts, 14:11.740 --> 14:13.340 he'll cut me in on his percentage. 14:13.340 --> 14:16.640 Says all I have to do is tell him when some woman comes in with a new coat. 14:16.640 --> 14:20.040 Her name and address, and you know, go see her and make the sale. 14:20.040 --> 14:21.140 Gets me simple. 14:21.140 --> 14:23.040 All I gotta do is get the names and addresses. 14:23.040 --> 14:24.140 Did you do it? 14:24.140 --> 14:25.440 Sure. 14:25.440 --> 14:26.840 How dumb can you get? 14:26.840 --> 14:28.240 I gave him the names and addresses. 14:28.240 --> 14:30.140 I knew there was something wrong. 14:30.140 --> 14:31.840 Can you tell us what names you gave him? 14:31.840 --> 14:33.140 I got every one of them. 14:33.140 --> 14:34.540 Got them at home. You can have them. 14:34.540 --> 14:37.140 Why don't you find out he wasn't an insurance salesman? 14:37.140 --> 14:39.940 Last night, 1 22 a.m. 14:39.940 --> 14:42.740 I wasn't feeling so good, so I took off from work. 14:42.740 --> 14:45.340 Went by his place. Old Max is just coming in. 14:45.340 --> 14:47.740 Got the car parked out by his garage. 14:47.740 --> 14:50.540 Backseat is loaded with fur coats, all kind of other stuff. 14:50.540 --> 14:51.940 Watches, jewelry. 14:51.940 --> 14:53.640 That's when I knew he was a no good. 14:53.640 --> 14:56.040 Old Max a pistol, a real no good. 14:56.040 --> 14:57.140 Yes, ma'am. What happened? 14:57.140 --> 14:58.840 I asked him about the stuff. We got it. 14:58.840 --> 14:59.640 Yeah? 14:59.640 --> 15:01.040 He told me all about it. 15:01.040 --> 15:01.940 How he'd been stealing. 15:01.940 --> 15:04.540 How all the names I'd been giving him were his sucker list. 15:04.540 --> 15:07.040 How as soon as I'd given the information, he'd lift the stuff. 15:07.040 --> 15:08.840 All that time. 15:08.840 --> 15:11.540 Two months, and I figured he was an insurance salesman. 15:11.540 --> 15:12.740 You know what he's doing with the coats? 15:12.740 --> 15:13.240 What? 15:13.240 --> 15:14.240 Well, is he selling them? 15:14.240 --> 15:16.240 Sure. He's got a regular order business. 15:16.240 --> 15:18.240 You call up and order a blue mink coat. 15:18.240 --> 15:21.240 If you want a platinum stole, just call Max. You'll have it. 15:21.240 --> 15:22.940 Is he disposing of it here in L.A.? 15:22.940 --> 15:25.240 Not old Max. He's too smart for that. 15:25.240 --> 15:26.440 Ships of stuff east. 15:26.440 --> 15:27.240 Is that right? 15:27.240 --> 15:29.040 Didn't I just tell you it was? 15:29.040 --> 15:30.340 You just betcha. 15:30.340 --> 15:32.740 Max gets an order and he goes out and he fills it. 15:32.740 --> 15:35.340 Then he gets a hold of some young kid and offers him a trip to the east. 15:35.340 --> 15:37.940 Maybe Chicago, Detroit, New York. 15:37.940 --> 15:39.940 Where were the deliveries supposed to be made? 15:39.940 --> 15:42.440 Gives the kid a plane ticket and sends him on the way. 15:42.440 --> 15:43.440 The carrier know what he's doing? 15:43.440 --> 15:44.240 I don't know. 15:44.240 --> 15:46.640 Max just gives him a suitcase and tells him where to deliver it. 15:46.640 --> 15:48.740 How'd you find out about the operation setup? 15:48.740 --> 15:50.440 Old Max, he told me. 15:50.440 --> 15:52.840 Said that since I found out, he'd have to cut me in. 15:52.840 --> 15:54.240 Gave me all a scoop. 15:54.240 --> 15:55.640 Barrett ever been arrested? 15:55.640 --> 15:57.140 I don't know. Maybe. 15:57.140 --> 15:58.740 Any close friends in town, do you know? 15:58.740 --> 16:00.740 I guess. Never saw none of them myself. 16:00.740 --> 16:01.740 You want to show us where he lives? 16:01.740 --> 16:02.840 Sure. 16:02.840 --> 16:06.040 I want to see him get his after the way he lied. 16:06.040 --> 16:08.040 Ain't nothing too bad for him. 16:08.040 --> 16:09.840 Old Max, pistol. 16:09.840 --> 16:11.240 He sell all the stolen goods? 16:11.240 --> 16:12.040 What do you mean? 16:12.040 --> 16:14.440 Well, do you know where the stolen coats are and the rest of the things? 16:14.440 --> 16:15.840 Must be in his apartment. 16:15.840 --> 16:17.840 Can't think of any other place it'd be. Got to be there. 16:17.840 --> 16:19.040 Do you know if he's there now? 16:19.040 --> 16:19.940 He should be. 16:19.940 --> 16:22.440 He don't ever get up before noon. Should be there. 16:22.440 --> 16:24.440 I just want to see you get him. 16:24.440 --> 16:26.440 Lousiest trick in the world, what he did to me. 16:26.440 --> 16:27.540 I know. What's that? 16:27.540 --> 16:29.840 Oh, that time him stealing those coats. 16:29.840 --> 16:31.540 Oh, that beautiful mink. 16:31.540 --> 16:32.640 Look at this. 16:32.640 --> 16:34.140 Yes, ma'am. That's a very pretty coat. 16:34.140 --> 16:36.940 I thought so, too. Take a close look. 16:36.940 --> 16:39.440 Old Max gave it to me to show he was on the level. 16:39.440 --> 16:40.440 Take a good look. 16:40.440 --> 16:41.440 Yeah? 16:41.440 --> 16:44.040 Oh, that mink and he gives me rabbit. 16:48.540 --> 16:52.840 Before we left the bar, we put in a call to R&I asking if Max Barrett had a police record. 16:52.840 --> 16:55.340 The office told us that there was none in our files. 16:55.340 --> 16:59.340 We asked that a teletype be sent to George Brereton at the C.I.I. office up in Sacramento. 16:59.340 --> 17:01.440 We also had the name Wilda Chandler checked. 17:01.440 --> 17:03.240 She had no record in Los Angeles. 17:03.240 --> 17:07.740 1120 A.M. We got Barrett's address from the Chandler woman and then we called a radio car. 17:07.740 --> 17:10.740 The officers took her to the city hall where she could make a full statement. 17:10.740 --> 17:12.740 Frank and I drove over to Barrett's apartment. 17:12.740 --> 17:16.440 Wilda Chandler had told us that the suspect drove a late model Pontiac sedan. 17:16.440 --> 17:19.740 We found the car parked in the garage in the rear of Barrett's address. 17:19.740 --> 17:24.040 A preliminary search of the garage and of the car failed to turn up any evidence of the thefts. 17:24.040 --> 17:27.040 1146 A.M. Frank and I went up to see Barrett. 17:27.040 --> 17:28.040 I'll get it. 17:31.040 --> 17:32.540 Probably still asleep. 17:35.040 --> 17:36.040 Who is it? 17:36.040 --> 17:37.040 I'd like to see you. 17:37.040 --> 17:38.040 Just a minute. 17:42.540 --> 17:43.540 Yeah? 17:43.540 --> 17:44.540 You Max Barrett? 17:44.540 --> 17:45.540 Yeah, who are you guys? What do you want? 17:45.540 --> 17:47.040 Police officers. We'd like to talk to you. 17:47.040 --> 17:49.040 Get out of here, Mr. Frank. 17:50.040 --> 17:52.040 All right, now come on. On your feet, Barrett. 17:52.540 --> 17:54.540 This is all about anyway. What do you got to say? 17:54.540 --> 17:58.040 This is all about anyway. What are you guys doing breaking in here like this? 17:58.040 --> 17:59.540 You want to check the closets, Frank? 17:59.540 --> 18:00.540 Right. 18:00.540 --> 18:02.540 You got no right to come in here and do this. 18:02.540 --> 18:04.040 What are you looking for? I got nothing to hide. 18:04.040 --> 18:05.540 You didn't act that way when we came in, did you? 18:05.540 --> 18:07.040 How'd I know you were real cops? 18:07.040 --> 18:10.040 You read all the time in the papers how guys say they're cops and then break in and rob people. 18:10.040 --> 18:12.040 That's what I thought you were. Only cops. 18:12.040 --> 18:13.540 We showed you our identification, didn't we? 18:13.540 --> 18:15.540 Well, how'd I know it was real? 18:15.540 --> 18:18.540 I've never been mixed up with the law before. How'd I know you were really cops? 18:18.540 --> 18:20.040 How about it? Place is clean? 18:20.040 --> 18:21.540 Sure, it's clean. What did you expect to find? 18:21.540 --> 18:23.040 All right, come on. Get dressed. We're taking you downtown. 18:23.040 --> 18:24.040 For what? 18:24.040 --> 18:25.540 We want to talk to you. 18:25.540 --> 18:27.540 Any talking you got to do, do it here. I'm not going anyplace with you. 18:27.540 --> 18:29.540 You just keep believing that, mister. Now get your clothes on. Come on. 18:29.540 --> 18:30.540 What are you arresting me for? 18:30.540 --> 18:31.540 Suspicion of burglary. 18:31.540 --> 18:32.540 Are you serious? 18:32.540 --> 18:33.540 Get dressed. 18:33.540 --> 18:35.540 Okay, you take me in. 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