WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:07.000 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed 00:14.560 --> 00:21.560 to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned the burglary detail. 00:21.560 --> 00:28.560 During the last two weeks there have been a series of burglaries in the Valley Division. 00:28.560 --> 00:35.560 You haven't got a lead. Your job, find one. Dragmen, the documented drama of an actual 00:43.520 --> 00:49.040 crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you 00:49.040 --> 00:53.320 will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from 00:53.320 --> 00:59.580 official police files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story 00:59.580 --> 01:06.580 of your police force in action. It was Wednesday, September 9th. It was hot in Los Angeles. 01:06.580 --> 01:09.600 We were working the day watch out of the burglary division. My partner is Frank Smith. The boss 01:09.600 --> 01:13.680 is Captain Bernard. My name is Friday. We're on our way out to a recently completed housing 01:13.680 --> 01:17.480 project in the Valley. It was 10.13 a.m. when we got to the corner of Moore Park and 01:17.480 --> 01:24.480 Victory. Mayflower Homes. This is right here. Yeah. Two twenty four. I guess they haven't 01:26.800 --> 01:31.880 sold them all yet. Five hundred bucks down. Not too bad. Pretty nice houses. You thinking 01:31.880 --> 01:35.480 of getting a new place? I'm thinking. Kids are shooting up. We could use a little more 01:35.480 --> 01:42.480 room. Just what they always wanted. House nobody else has lived in. Someday maybe. Yeah. 01:42.480 --> 01:49.480 Yes sir. We're police officers. This is Frank Smith. My name is Friday. Oh how do you do? 01:49.680 --> 01:53.240 Somebody reported a burglary at this address. Are you Sam Bikler? Yes sir. That's me. Would 01:53.240 --> 01:56.720 you show us where he broke in please? Oh yes sir. It's in the front bedroom. Just this 01:56.720 --> 02:03.720 right here. That's it. Just off the hall here. This window here you can see where he jimmied 02:05.120 --> 02:09.240 it. I was careful not to touch it. You know fingerprints. That's good. Can you give us 02:09.240 --> 02:12.560 a list of the things he took? No sir. Not for certain. We were just getting moved in 02:12.560 --> 02:16.440 and we don't know for sure what's gone. A couple of silver trays and a pair of candlesticks 02:16.440 --> 02:20.800 they're missing. Any cash? About twenty, twenty five dollars. When I changed to go out to dinner 02:20.800 --> 02:24.160 last night I left it in my trousers. They were in the other bedroom on the back of a 02:24.160 --> 02:29.920 chair. Pretty dumb place to leave money. Your family live here with you? My wife. I see. 02:29.920 --> 02:33.400 We've only been married a couple of weeks. Things he stole they were wedding presents. 02:33.400 --> 02:38.160 That's too bad. Sure is a heck of a way to start out. Being married I mean. They wanted 02:38.160 --> 02:42.840 a house in the first place. Well it's their own fault. What do you mean? Sally's parents 02:42.840 --> 02:47.760 insisted on giving it to us. The down payment part. Sally will never be able to manage a 02:47.760 --> 02:52.360 big place like this. She's just a couple of years younger than I am. Just a kid. Apartment's 02:52.360 --> 02:57.800 what we ought to have. No point in arguing with in-laws though. I found that out pronto. 02:57.800 --> 03:02.800 Yeah. Any idea what time the burglary took place? Yes sir. Between six and ten last night. 03:02.800 --> 03:07.160 Must have been then between six and ten. We went over to Sally's folks for dinner. Our 03:07.160 --> 03:11.040 refrigerator hasn't been delivered yet. I see. The reason I'm so sure about the time 03:11.040 --> 03:15.520 is I wanted to find out how long it would take to drive there. I told Sally it wouldn't 03:15.520 --> 03:20.040 be more than fifteen minutes. First time she's ever been away from home. She kind of likes 03:20.040 --> 03:24.920 to feel that her folks are handy. I understand. Hollywood Hills. That's where they live. Off 03:24.920 --> 03:29.760 of Mulholland. Took us fourteen minutes. Left here six o'clock exactly. News was just coming 03:29.760 --> 03:34.440 on the radio. Got there six fourteen. I'm not so sure when we got home but it was right 03:34.440 --> 03:38.880 around ten o'clock. That's close enough. Of course I didn't know about the burglary then 03:38.880 --> 03:42.760 when we got home. We just went straight to bed. Didn't come in here. We used the back 03:42.760 --> 03:47.240 bedroom. Yeah. It wasn't until this morning when I started looking in my pants for cash. 03:47.240 --> 03:51.800 Is it possibly broke in while you were asleep? I might have slept through it but not Sally. 03:51.800 --> 03:55.400 At least little thing wakes her up. She'd have heard of it. Must have happened while 03:55.400 --> 03:59.680 we were out. Have you noticed anybody suspicious hanging around the last couple of days? No 03:59.680 --> 04:04.280 sir. Of course we're brand new in the neighborhood. Most of the houses aren't even sold yet. We 04:04.280 --> 04:08.560 wouldn't know who was suspicious and who wasn't. Be all right if we talk your wife? She couldn't 04:08.560 --> 04:12.720 tell you anything I haven't. Is she here now? Over to mother's. This kind of thing. Well 04:12.720 --> 04:17.240 it kind of threw her you know. You know how it is. It's just a kid. Yeah we understand. 04:17.240 --> 04:21.800 Wish it had been me that found out about the bird. The bird? Well didn't I tell you? I 04:21.800 --> 04:27.360 meant to. No. Darnedest thing. Parakeet. Somebody gave it to Sally when she was a girl. Taught 04:27.360 --> 04:32.200 her how to talk. Talk real good too. Why should a burglar do a thing like that? What did he 04:32.200 --> 04:40.840 do turn it loose? No sir he killed it. We talked to Mrs. Brighton at her parents home. 04:40.840 --> 04:45.080 She was unable to add anything to what her husband had told us. One fifteen p.m. The 04:45.080 --> 04:49.160 crime lab reported that there were no useful fingerprints on the Brighton window. Pictures 04:49.160 --> 04:53.840 were taken of the Jimmy marks. There was no other physical evidence. September eleventh. 04:53.840 --> 04:57.920 Two more burglaries took place in a new housing tract near Sepulveda Boulevard. The burglar 04:57.920 --> 05:02.520 had followed the same M.O. used on the Brighton house. One victim also told us that three 05:02.520 --> 05:07.520 pet canaries had been killed. The other victim had no pets. By the end of the following week 05:07.520 --> 05:11.280 four more burglaries had occurred in new housing developments. In each case where the home 05:11.280 --> 05:16.800 contained pet birds the bird was killed. Other pets were not disturbed. Circulars describing 05:16.800 --> 05:20.760 the stolen articles were sent to all pawn shops in the city. September twenty first 05:20.760 --> 05:27.360 eight oh five a.m. We checked in for work. Oh man. What's the matter? You still asleep? 05:27.360 --> 05:34.360 Yeah I didn't get a wink last night. Things happened all night. It's my fault Joe. Never 05:34.360 --> 05:38.160 should have told her about all those new houses going up nowadays. It was a big mistake. I 05:38.160 --> 05:41.960 thought you told me you were considering a new house. Yeah I changed my mind. We've got 05:41.960 --> 05:46.800 enough people staying with us as it is. Favre relatives. Brother-in-law Armand you know. 05:46.800 --> 05:51.320 Oh him huh? Yeah he's down here. As long as he has to sleep on the living room couch he'll 05:51.320 --> 05:55.440 take off after a day or two. Give him a real bed and he'll stay with us for the rest of 05:55.440 --> 06:04.200 his life. I get it. Burglary Friday. Yes sir when did it happen? I see. Just a minute 06:04.200 --> 06:11.960 please. I'll go ahead. That's two fourteen south. Yes sir I've got it. Right. Well we 06:11.960 --> 06:16.480 got another one. Yeah? Pet shop over near Lancashire Boulevard. The shop? Uh huh. That 06:16.480 --> 06:27.560 doesn't sound like our boy. Might be if they sell birds. We left the office and drove out 06:27.560 --> 06:32.080 to the Big's Pet Shop on a side street in North Hollywood. Nine oh seven a.m. We interviewed 06:32.080 --> 06:35.800 Jasper Biggs the owner of the store. He told us that during the night the back door had 06:35.800 --> 06:41.920 been forced open. Seventeen dollars was missing from the cash register. Money ain't important 06:41.920 --> 06:45.440 you understand. Not that anybody likes being robbed. Yes sir we understand. Besides it's 06:45.440 --> 06:48.680 happened before. That's why I keep this sign up here on the register. Tells them how to 06:48.680 --> 06:52.720 open it. I see. A couple years ago a fella broke in wrecked the machine trying to get 06:52.720 --> 06:59.320 it open. That cash register is worth a whole lot more than I keep in it. Shut up over there 06:59.320 --> 07:06.360 all of you. Dang much racket in here a person can't even think. Now where was it? Oh yeah 07:06.360 --> 07:10.760 about the money. Now like I said it don't matter the seventeen dollars. Yes sir. The 07:10.760 --> 07:16.160 birds is different they do matter. Sir. Well he killed all of them every last one. I see. 07:16.160 --> 07:20.960 Parakeets canaries parrots. Parakeets and canaries now they don't matter I can replace 07:20.960 --> 07:25.320 them. Insurance will take care of it anyway. Them parrots is another story it's a different 07:25.320 --> 07:29.360 story entirely. Yes sir. Two of them was on consignment worth over a hundred dollars a 07:29.360 --> 07:34.200 piece. A hundred dollars. Bet you never figured birds run that high did you? No sir. Well 07:34.200 --> 07:38.440 they do. Parrots anyway some of them. And once more my insurance don't cover birds on 07:38.440 --> 07:42.240 consignment how do you like that? Huh? Check with the fellow who sold me the policy right 07:42.240 --> 07:46.360 after I called the police. Says birds on consignment aren't covered loophole that's what it is 07:46.360 --> 07:52.280 loophole. Yes sir. Probably somebody wanting to buy them parrots be just my luck. Big spec 07:52.280 --> 08:03.680 shop. Who? Oh yeah yeah they're still here just a minute. It's for you. Thank you. This 08:03.680 --> 08:17.480 is Friday. Yeah. OK. I got. Right. We got another one tracked off Riverside Drive same 08:17.480 --> 08:26.640 routine one thing's different there some lady song. We ended our interview with Mr Biggs 08:26.640 --> 08:30.640 we drove out the address of a Mrs Nelly diver who had just reported a burglary Mrs diver 08:30.640 --> 08:34.360 told us her house had been entered shortly after she left to do her marketing she discovered 08:34.360 --> 08:38.240 she'd forgotten her grocery list and she came back for it when she returned the burger was 08:38.240 --> 08:41.440 in the dining room he had entered through a side window the M.O. appeared to be the 08:41.440 --> 08:45.520 same as in the other recent burglary. Every time such a surprise look on a man's face 08:45.520 --> 08:50.000 in my life he just stood there like he was frozen solid for a minute or more and then 08:50.000 --> 08:53.440 he let out through the back door and look at his flat. How long were you gone from the 08:53.440 --> 08:58.480 house man five ten minutes soon as I remembered about my list I started back. I don't know 08:58.480 --> 09:03.120 why I'm getting so forgetful old age must be catching up with me well it's a good thing 09:03.120 --> 09:08.120 you did forget the diary. Oh you mean so he didn't get time to steal anything. Nothing 09:08.120 --> 09:14.200 around here worth stealing. I happen to pick me if I lived up in Bel Air one of those 09:14.200 --> 09:19.080 things one of us who we think it is he satisfied with small homes I mean he pulled this kind 09:19.080 --> 09:24.720 of stunt before yes. You think you'd recognize the man if you saw him again I think I'm the 09:24.720 --> 09:28.760 man who broke in here you said you got a good look at him real good today in the dining room 09:28.760 --> 09:34.040 for a full minute maybe more than you'd recognize him would you I don't see why not it isn't 09:34.040 --> 09:39.040 the first time we met up you understand how to tell him once before when was that last 09:39.040 --> 09:44.080 week sometime I'm not certain when he was very few middle of the week and through there 09:44.080 --> 09:49.480 you sure it was the same man but the same came right up to my door what do you want I'm not 09:49.480 --> 09:54.160 certain of that either and back in my brain trying to remember the many fellows around 09:54.160 --> 09:58.480 here last week to three milkman trying to sign me up a couple of people wanting me to take 09:58.480 --> 10:03.440 newspapers three or four asking about dry cleaning somebody telling Rob and half my 10:03.440 --> 10:11.280 time running to the door to help me I can't remember which one he was. No sure fate you 10:11.280 --> 10:14.760 think you were just pretending to be a door to door salesman of some kind or other seems 10:14.760 --> 10:18.600 to me they were all trying to sell something but always happens when you settle in a new 10:18.600 --> 10:23.880 location where did mine coming downtown was for a while I wouldn't mind but I'd like to 10:23.880 --> 10:28.200 show you some photographs you can pick them out for right now if you could get me just 10:28.200 --> 10:32.600 give me a minute to get my hat and change Henry's water and Mike canary out in the kitchen 10:33.000 --> 10:39.000 and you notice the way he's been funny man he's usually thinking of a blue street this 10:39.000 --> 10:39.680 time of day. 10:44.840 --> 10:48.720 They went into the kitchen with Mrs Diver and we found the dead bird she agreed to accompany 10:48.720 --> 10:53.400 us downtown eleven oh five a.m. We pulled the mug shots of burgers who match the description 10:53.400 --> 10:57.800 that she'd given us and show them to Mrs Diver she identified one of the photographs Stanley 10:57.800 --> 11:02.520 a Bush and pushing it done time in the state penitentiary as a cat burger from his five 11:02.520 --> 11:06.240 times we learned his acquaintances in the places he was known to frequent three thirty 11:06.240 --> 11:13.360 six p.m. We located Bush in a bar on North Main. Stand by me yeah please often you don't 11:13.360 --> 11:17.480 say I talk to you Bush and be my guest come on let's go what's the matter with right here 11:17.480 --> 11:21.840 it's not don't get noisy until later on when I write here for you last night what time 11:21.840 --> 11:25.600 all night and this morning eight o'clock this morning why do you want to know I want to 11:25.600 --> 11:32.160 go well give me a chance to finish my beer will you. Look you boys want to know I was 11:32.160 --> 11:35.680 last night all right I'll tell you I just want to know why that's all you've been up 11:35.680 --> 11:40.680 the valley lately. Well come on how about that's why after me I think I've been pulling 11:40.680 --> 11:44.160 those house problems what do you know about what I read in the papers you know more than 11:44.160 --> 11:47.880 that I do there was another one this morning that's news to me that's so yeah I bought 11:47.880 --> 11:52.080 a paper yet today lady saw you right after you broke in me huh he says it's you what 11:52.080 --> 11:55.760 she needs glass we don't think so but you'll never make it stick going to try I'm clean 11:55.760 --> 11:59.240 not even on parole no more it won't be for all this time it won't be anything I'll come 11:59.240 --> 12:03.480 on Bush and quit stall but don't get yourself in the broad take it easy you live longer 12:03.480 --> 12:07.720 suppose I got an alibi I'll try for size for all night and this morning go on I was with 12:07.720 --> 12:11.160 friends we got a lady who says different I got a lot of friends yeah we know your friends 12:11.160 --> 12:15.200 will settle for the lady ten thirty last night till nine o'clock this morning with him every 12:15.200 --> 12:18.320 minute where you ain't going to like it where were you going to look pretty full on a tab 12:18.320 --> 12:29.840 of pushing grunt tank Lincoln Heights Jail. We verify Bush and alibi with a booking sergeant 12:29.840 --> 12:32.720 of Lincoln Heights and we learned he was in the clear as far as the previous night was 12:32.720 --> 12:39.400 concerned. Five or six PM we interviewed Mrs Diver again she wavered in her identification 12:39.400 --> 12:43.520 of Bush's photo and she said she couldn't tell us anymore. Tell a type of the suspect's 12:43.520 --> 12:47.400 description was set out the next day Tuesday September twenty second we had a meeting with 12:47.400 --> 12:51.600 a skipper Captain Bernard Well where do we stand just about where we did when it started 12:51.600 --> 12:56.240 it's not good is it. We thought we had him yesterday but it didn't pan out you got a 12:56.240 --> 12:59.960 description well she's no better describing him and she is an identification it doesn't 12:59.960 --> 13:04.600 mean much we figure he pretends to be a salesman of some kind that alley cases the house as 13:04.600 --> 13:09.040 far as we can tell you need a lot more than that you know it's got to be stopped it isn't 13:09.040 --> 13:13.760 just the burglaries seems half of the people in L.A. keep that bird and all my kids have 13:13.760 --> 13:19.200 a couple of canaries themselves you get attached to them like you do anything else. You've 13:19.200 --> 13:23.840 always seen the mail on this thing. Letters from all over not just in town here all over 13:23.840 --> 13:27.680 people are raising pain my own kids asked me when we're going to catch it and with any 13:27.680 --> 13:33.000 longer for a break we're going to make one you got any ideas. Just been working housing 13:33.000 --> 13:36.960 projects except for that one pet store you know well let's forget the store and see if 13:36.960 --> 13:41.840 we got a pattern out of the houses rather all new places folks are just moved in and 13:41.840 --> 13:45.040 tracks one or two in each development when he moves on so far he stayed in the Valley 13:45.040 --> 13:49.560 division when they're building up out that way he won't run out of target you know they 13:49.560 --> 13:54.560 open any new projects last week or so yeah couple he tapped him yet no we alerted the 13:54.560 --> 13:58.280 owners told him to warn anybody who moves in probably won't do much good though Mike 13:58.280 --> 14:08.600 if you do move. Wednesday September twenty third we go out to a new track just off Cold 14:08.600 --> 14:13.040 Water Canyon Boulevard was called White Manor homes we found the track office near the main 14:13.040 --> 14:19.240 entrance we went inside. I do for you interested in owning a new home for police officers Sir 14:19.240 --> 14:25.000 this is Frank Smith my name's Friday police that's right sir. I don't think I've had any 14:25.000 --> 14:31.160 parking tickets lately with murdering all about the bird man I suppose I think that's what 14:31.160 --> 14:35.240 they call them in the papers you know the bird man yes it's about him he hasn't been 14:35.240 --> 14:40.480 around here one else are not as far as we know well it's a relief after this makes much 14:40.480 --> 14:44.920 difference you're in charge of this project I assume there's a my name's simple for a 14:44.920 --> 14:52.800 simple I've got a card right here in the desk that's all right I own white man I see I guess 14:52.800 --> 15:00.040 I should say me and the bank we own it together. It's all going to belong to the bank though 15:00.040 --> 15:05.160 the way things are going and open their week now I haven't sold a single house I haven't 15:05.160 --> 15:10.800 even had a decent offer. What's the trouble sir? Now you know what's the trouble just 15:10.800 --> 15:17.360 as well as I do bird man that's a trouble folks just aren't going to move into any new 15:17.360 --> 15:23.080 developments under these costs. He sent me to the circular last week the police department 15:23.080 --> 15:29.200 I'm supposed to warn anybody who buys from me put them on their guard. Yes sir. Don't 15:29.200 --> 15:36.520 need any warning as scared off as it is. Three months ago I'd be house sold out by now. It 15:36.520 --> 15:41.120 seems to be you fellows are dogging it. I'm not telling you your business mind you but 15:41.120 --> 15:45.160 it seems to me you should have picked him up before this. Yes sir maybe you can help 15:45.160 --> 15:49.120 us. How's that? Well the sign out in front says that two of your houses are furnished 15:49.120 --> 15:53.920 is that right? Oh that's just more display. Westman's department store did it. Figures 15:53.920 --> 15:59.400 it's good advertising. Yes sir. Of course I don't sell them furnished just for display. 15:59.400 --> 16:04.400 We'd like to use one of them for a few days. Use one? Yes sir. I'm afraid I don't follow 16:04.400 --> 16:08.400 you. Well sir you've got a sold sign that you can put up in the front yard haven't you? 16:08.400 --> 16:12.960 Well I guess so. Well we'll see that nothing's disturbed. If anybody asks you tell them that 16:12.960 --> 16:20.480 a new couple moved in. Oh I get you. Decoys huh? Yes sir something like that. Well I don't 16:20.480 --> 16:26.000 know. The department store might not go for the idea. Well we'll clear it with them. Well 16:26.000 --> 16:32.640 it's all right mother. Thank you. How long you suppose it'll take? How long? To catch 16:32.640 --> 16:39.880 him. On your guess it's as good as ours. If it works at all. It better work. Pressure's 16:39.880 --> 16:43.920 building up. You fellas don't know what it's like being under pressure. Oh the bank a lot 16:43.920 --> 16:49.040 of money on this project. Figured I'd have at least half a dozen houses sold by now. 16:49.040 --> 16:55.080 Least half a dozen. Interest to be paid is the principal and the you know the bank expects 16:55.080 --> 16:59.680 it on time. You can't blame them for that. No sir. You know what it's like having the 16:59.680 --> 17:05.480 pressure turned on. We get a little every once in a while. Oh well that's different. 17:05.480 --> 17:10.960 Your boss rides you and tells you to get on the ball. You don't have to worry. He can't 17:10.960 --> 17:16.720 fire you. Cops are civil servants. Pressure from your boss? Well that's different. It's 17:16.720 --> 17:25.800 not coming from him. Well where is it coming from? Guy who kills birds. We telephoned the 17:25.800 --> 17:29.040 Wesley department store and we talked to the manager. He gave us permission to use the 17:29.040 --> 17:33.840 house that they decorated. At a neighborhood pet store we purchased a cage and two canaries. 17:33.840 --> 17:38.160 It was eleven thirty a.m. when we got back to White Manor Homes. Mr. Simple was putting 17:38.160 --> 17:49.480 up a sold sign in front of one of the houses. What you got there? Oh canaries huh? Yes 17:49.480 --> 17:57.320 sir. Well here's the key. In case you want to lock up. The door is open now. Thank you. 17:57.320 --> 18:01.840 Want me to spread the word? What's that sir? That I've sold this place? We'd appreciate 18:01.840 --> 18:13.720 that. Okay I'll see that it gets robbed. Thank you. Man some layout huh? Yeah it's very 18:13.720 --> 18:18.560 nice. Yeah great. You know anything about taking care of birds? I don't think there's 18:18.560 --> 18:24.960 much to it. There's water and sea. Hey Joe get a load of that couch. Yeah. Why is it 18:24.960 --> 18:30.840 eight feet long? Just about. If they ever see this place I'm dead. What'd you tell her? 18:30.840 --> 18:36.640 Oh we were on a job I certainly didn't go into detail. Wonder what it would cost? It 18:36.640 --> 18:41.600 takes a joint up like this how much it would cost? More than we make. Yeah. Yeah it probably 18:41.600 --> 18:48.560 wouldn't be very comfortable anyway. Not like having your own stuff you're used to. No. 18:48.560 --> 18:54.240 Boy they're really taking up the storm aren't they? Yeah. They're kind of cute too. Hey 18:54.240 --> 18:57.800 you know Joe Faye might like a couple of birds. They're good company for when the kids are 18:57.800 --> 19:01.920 in school. Well maybe you can have those. I never thought of that. If he doesn't get them 19:01.920 --> 19:11.640 first. No one came by the house that afternoon or that evening. At six p.m. Frank went home. 19:11.640 --> 19:15.920 I stayed through the night. Thursday September twenty fourth nine fifteen a.m. We had our 19:15.920 --> 19:20.120 first visitor. Frank waited in the bedroom while I talked to her. She was a young lady 19:20.120 --> 19:23.680 who said that she represented the local chamber of commerce. She told me her job was to welcome 19:23.680 --> 19:27.400 newcomers to the neighborhood. She gave me some maps and a book of coupons with the beach 19:27.400 --> 19:31.760 jeans for free introductory gifts at various stores in the vicinity. During the rest of 19:31.760 --> 19:35.520 the day we had four more callers. Two newspaper agents, a representative from a dry cleaning 19:35.520 --> 19:39.240 establishment and a charity worker. As far as we could tell they were all genuinely fond 19:39.240 --> 19:44.120 of birds. Four forty five p.m. A small old truck pulled up in front. Look coming up the 19:44.120 --> 19:49.680 wall. Pretty close to the diver's description. Yeah. Tell me to get out of here. I'm better 19:49.680 --> 19:57.560 if you want to. I. Want to. 19:57.560 --> 20:04.400 Have. What's it about. Why I take over your yard. 20:06.120 --> 20:10.600 Oh well I don't want to see about that. Ask a man for 20:10.600 --> 20:15.200 a gardening job he says he'll do it himself weekends and after work and understand how 20:15.200 --> 20:18.440 much work it will be wife knows better and knows the husband to who she's the one who 20:18.440 --> 20:23.160 hires me well maybe I'm never a pretty big yard but I'm spending my weekends on the back 20:23.160 --> 20:29.680 and I'm blaming one inside for me. How much would you charge for 20:29.680 --> 20:35.360 a yard this size. I'm going to have a watering to know I guess we can take care of the water 20:35.360 --> 20:39.400 well I come once a week then mow the lawn look after your flowers do we think planning 20:39.920 --> 20:43.560 well we're pretty well landscaped now you'll want some of your own plants could use a couple 20:43.560 --> 20:52.320 more roses alongside that possible. Man. 20:52.920 --> 20:58.880 Just looking around small place again how much for the artworks I find my. Big yard 20:58.880 --> 21:05.120 said so you know you'd only be here a couple hours a week you know. I find I can do you 21:05.120 --> 21:08.920 think it over I got to show them how about twenty times not worth me more than that if 21:08.920 --> 21:13.400 we're going to try you know how do you think I know the job is making the woods I have to 21:13.400 --> 21:19.480 drive all the way out here I get my finest and. I see how do you have to find us then 21:20.040 --> 21:24.960 I heard about this project I thought my movie so I'm going to go to the issue the only people 21:24.960 --> 21:30.960 who have been. Probably will be before all. I pick up any other customers and project 21:30.960 --> 21:34.320 I might come down twenty five and I'm ready to cancel what you think it'll drop back there 21:34.320 --> 21:40.920 so. I'm going to hear most of the time I got back Oh shut up what is. 21:41.760 --> 21:46.680 I wasn't talking to you on there and get crazy. What's wrong with them but I knew since 21:46.680 --> 21:51.440 they're always screeching to get on somebody's nerves. I guess you don't like birds well I 21:51.440 --> 21:56.000 could do without these. Why don't you get rid of them. Or say I. 21:56.760 --> 22:00.680 Cried enjoy you know he talks to him all the time baby talk yeah just like my only. 22:00.680 --> 22:07.320 Bird. The way to birds to. Oh you know when I was 22:07.320 --> 22:13.640 a kid cages all over the place. I had fifteen twenty birds I'm lucky to get you 22:13.640 --> 22:19.560 lucky. I had a dog once yeah that's the doubt is name is I'm not only dog ever had 22:19.760 --> 22:25.560 killed one of our parents I wasn't his father. I got loose. And I'm not very just 22:25.560 --> 22:31.080 playing with it to me and kill it sure. I got right around my mom did. And why. 22:32.400 --> 22:37.400 I don't want to. Have another dog at that. Let me just play. 22:38.720 --> 22:43.640 Just lay awake at night listen don't think that's what you call it. I mean. 22:44.720 --> 22:49.720 Couldn't cover them over that was cool to cover them over. As night long had a listen 22:49.720 --> 22:55.520 to them. I said get on the phone with. My like he's. 22:57.040 --> 23:01.880 Come on. I couldn't stay after that. 23:04.360 --> 23:06.840 Wish I could have stayed wish I could have seen her face next morning. 23:10.360 --> 23:13.680 Still keep hearing them. Keep coming over and over. 23:13.680 --> 23:22.080 And. Put them in a cage like my. I don't feel sorry for something just because it's 23:22.080 --> 23:23.480 like that you might. 23:31.160 --> 23:35.480 The story you've just heard is true the names were changed to protect the innocent 23:36.080 --> 23:40.400 on November 12th the hearing was held in Department 98 Superior Court State of 23:40.400 --> 23:52.960 California in and for the county of Los Angeles. Philip James Bortch was examined 23:52.960 --> 23:57.520 by six psychiatrists appointed by the court and found to be mentally incompetent he 23:57.520 --> 24:01.320 was committed to the state mental hospital at Mendocino for an indefinite period of 24:01.320 --> 24:10.640 time. 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