WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:03.000 The story you are about to hear is true. 00:03.000 --> 00:06.000 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 00:13.000 --> 00:15.000 You're a detective sergeant. 00:15.000 --> 00:17.000 You're assigned the homicide detail. 00:17.000 --> 00:20.000 A six-year-old girl has been taken from the streets of your city. 00:20.000 --> 00:22.000 There she is. 00:22.000 --> 00:24.000 She's been taken to the police station. 00:24.000 --> 00:26.000 She's been taken to the police station. 00:26.000 --> 00:28.000 She's been taken to the police station. 00:28.000 --> 00:30.000 She's been taken from the streets of your city. 00:30.000 --> 00:33.000 There's no lead to her whereabouts or to the identity of the kidnapper. 00:33.000 --> 00:35.000 Your job, find them. 00:39.000 --> 00:41.000 It was Monday, May 1st. It was warm in Los Angeles. 00:41.000 --> 00:43.000 We were working the day watch out a homicide detail. 00:43.000 --> 00:45.000 My partner is Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Warman. 00:45.000 --> 00:47.000 My name's Friday. 00:47.000 --> 00:50.000 I was on my way back from the business office and it was 728 p.m. when I got to room 42. 00:50.000 --> 00:52.000 Homicide squad room. 00:52.000 --> 00:55.000 No, the hair was a little thicker. You know, more of it. 00:55.000 --> 00:56.000 More like this? 00:56.000 --> 00:59.000 Yeah. Yeah, that's about it. Short, real short. 00:59.000 --> 01:01.000 Now, what about the eyes? 01:01.000 --> 01:03.000 Well, they were kind of close together. 01:03.000 --> 01:04.000 Hi, Joe. 01:04.000 --> 01:05.000 Hi, where'd Frank go? 01:05.000 --> 01:07.000 Chief Brown called. He went down there. 01:07.000 --> 01:08.000 How you doing? 01:08.000 --> 01:10.000 Good. Hey, take a look at yourself. 01:10.000 --> 01:13.000 Yeah, yeah, that's it. Right on the old button, yeah. 01:13.000 --> 01:16.000 A couple more eyebrows. 01:16.000 --> 01:17.000 What? 01:17.000 --> 01:19.000 More eyebrows. A couple more. 01:19.000 --> 01:21.000 Yeah, yeah, that's it. Yeah. 01:21.000 --> 01:23.000 Say, this fella's pretty good. 01:23.000 --> 01:24.000 That better knows guys at the beach. 01:24.000 --> 01:25.000 What's that? 01:25.000 --> 01:29.000 At the beach. You know, they draw your picture while you wait two bits, something like that, and they draw your picture? 01:29.000 --> 01:31.000 This looks just like the guy that took the girl. 01:31.000 --> 01:32.000 All right. 01:32.000 --> 01:33.000 Sure feel bad about that. I really do. 01:33.000 --> 01:34.000 Sir? 01:34.000 --> 01:37.000 I was just sitting there, you know, folding up the papers for morale, just sitting and folding. 01:37.000 --> 01:39.000 All of a sudden I see this thing happen right in front of me. 01:39.000 --> 01:40.000 Yeah. 01:40.000 --> 01:42.000 The car just pulled up to the curb and they grabbed the girl. 01:42.000 --> 01:43.000 It was more than one? 01:43.000 --> 01:44.000 Huh? 01:44.000 --> 01:45.000 You said they grabbed the girl. 01:45.000 --> 01:47.000 No, no, no, I just said that. 01:47.000 --> 01:50.000 You know, an expression. It didn't mean there was more than one. Just said that. 01:50.000 --> 01:51.000 You know how you do. 01:51.000 --> 01:52.000 Yeah. 01:52.000 --> 01:54.000 Just one. 01:54.000 --> 01:55.000 Kid. That's what he was. Young kid. 01:55.000 --> 01:56.000 Mm-hmm. 01:56.000 --> 01:58.000 No fart. Just like a fart. 01:58.000 --> 01:59.000 Mm-hmm. 01:59.000 --> 02:00.000 Jump. 02:00.000 --> 02:01.000 Yeah. 02:01.000 --> 02:06.000 I just talked to Chief Brown. He wants to know how the picture's coming. 02:06.000 --> 02:07.000 Not finished. Why? 02:07.000 --> 02:08.000 Looks like we might need it right away. 02:08.000 --> 02:09.000 Huh? 02:09.000 --> 02:11.000 The family just got a ransom note. 02:16.000 --> 02:22.000 The suspect was described as WMA, 26 years old, 5 feet, 8 and a half inches in height, and weighing about 140 pounds. 02:22.000 --> 02:29.000 At approximately 310 that afternoon, he'd approached a private school in the Hollywood area and forced Grace Marsha and age 6 into his car. 02:29.000 --> 02:36.000 The only witness to the kidnapping had spread the alarm, and in a matter of minutes, every police officer in the area had the description of the man and the car he was driving. 02:36.000 --> 02:42.000 Word of the crime had gone out to all policemen in Southern California, and we're all looking for a little girl. 02:42.000 --> 02:46.000 Units from Juvenile Division working under Captain John Powers joined in the search. 02:46.000 --> 02:54.000 A roundup of known deviants was started. All available information sources were tapped, but in spite of our efforts at the end of four and a half hours, the child still hadn't been found. 02:54.000 --> 03:03.000 8.02 p.m. Frank and I drove out to the house. We parked our car in the next block and walked to the Marshand residence, where we met with Captain Powers and the missing girl's parents. 03:03.000 --> 03:06.000 I thought we could talk in here. Marshands are pretty upset. 03:06.000 --> 03:07.000 Yeah. What about that note? 03:07.000 --> 03:10.000 It's downtown. Leighton Prince are going over it. How'd he get here? Kid brought it. 03:10.000 --> 03:11.000 What about him? 03:11.000 --> 03:13.000 16 years old, lives in the neighborhood. 03:13.000 --> 03:14.000 Where'd he get it? 03:14.000 --> 03:18.000 Says a man approached him in the drug store at the corner, asked him to deliver a letter. 03:18.000 --> 03:21.000 Gave the kid a buck, boy didn't know what was in the letter. 03:21.000 --> 03:23.000 What'd it say? Got a copy on it. 03:23.000 --> 03:24.000 Here. 03:24.000 --> 03:33.000 You want to see your kid alive, get $50,000 in small and mark bills ready, and you'll get a phone call. Don't tell the police, don't tell anyone. If you do, forget about your daughter. 03:33.000 --> 03:34.000 How was it written, Captain? 03:34.000 --> 03:37.000 Words were cut out of the evening paper and placed on a plain white sheet. 03:37.000 --> 03:38.000 Anything there? 03:38.000 --> 03:41.000 We don't know yet. Soon as Leighton Prince are through with it, Larry Sloan is going over it. 03:41.000 --> 03:44.000 What about this Marsh Hand? Can he swing that kind of money? 03:44.000 --> 03:45.000 Yeah, I guess so. He says he will. 03:45.000 --> 03:46.000 Are they going to go along with it? 03:46.000 --> 03:49.000 I'm not sure. Mrs. Marsh Hand would like us to get off their side. 03:49.000 --> 03:50.000 How about him? 03:50.000 --> 03:51.000 He wants his daughter back. 03:51.000 --> 03:52.000 I know. 03:52.000 --> 03:53.000 Aren't you going to talk to him? 03:53.000 --> 03:54.000 I guess we better. 03:56.000 --> 03:57.000 What about the phone? 03:57.000 --> 03:59.000 Did you make arrangements to have it covered? 03:59.000 --> 04:05.000 Oh yeah, there's an extension in the study. You can use that. It's close enough to the one in the master bedroom so we can talk to the Marsh Hand while they're on that one. 04:05.000 --> 04:06.000 Okay. 04:06.000 --> 04:08.000 Anything new turned up downtown? 04:08.000 --> 04:10.000 No, still questioning deviants. 04:10.000 --> 04:14.000 Well, we've taken a kid who brought the note downtown. We're going to have him check the mug books. 04:14.000 --> 04:15.000 And we better let him see that drawing too. 04:15.000 --> 04:16.000 Yeah. 04:16.000 --> 04:17.000 What about the house you got it covered? 04:17.000 --> 04:20.000 Pretty good, yeah. There's a team from Hollywood across the street and another one out in the back. 04:20.000 --> 04:21.000 Where are they? 04:21.000 --> 04:24.000 One across the street is in a neighbor's house. The other one's in a car up back. 04:24.000 --> 04:26.000 Okay. Let's go, huh? 04:26.000 --> 04:27.000 Yeah, they're in the living room. 04:27.000 --> 04:29.000 All right. How are they taking her? 04:29.000 --> 04:31.000 Rough. There you go. 04:33.000 --> 04:36.000 We've got to get them out of the house, Ken. I know they're going to ruin everything. 04:36.000 --> 04:39.000 No, no. Just calm down, dear. How are you, Captain Powers? 04:39.000 --> 04:42.000 Mr. Marsh Hand, this is Sergeant Friday and his partner, Frank Smith. 04:42.000 --> 04:43.000 How are you, sir? 04:43.000 --> 04:44.000 How do you do? This is my wife. 04:44.000 --> 04:45.000 How are you, Miss Marsh Hand? 04:45.000 --> 04:47.000 Is there anything new? Have you found her yet? 04:47.000 --> 04:48.000 No, ma'am. Not yet. 04:48.000 --> 04:51.000 I told you they're going to get her back. All this mess is going to make it worse. 04:51.000 --> 04:53.000 Now, now, take it easy, dear. 04:53.000 --> 04:55.000 I'm not going to wait. I don't want to. 04:55.000 --> 04:56.000 It'll be all right if I take her upstairs. 04:56.000 --> 04:57.000 Yeah, sure. 04:57.000 --> 04:59.000 Come on, honey. Now, why don't you lie down and try to get some rest? 04:59.000 --> 05:00.000 I'm not going to bring her back. 05:00.000 --> 05:02.000 That's fine. It's not going to do any good. Now, come on. 05:02.000 --> 05:06.000 I'll take you guys in out of the house. I'm not going to get in. 05:06.000 --> 05:09.000 Maybe it might be better if you wait it out in the kitchen. I'll try to get her come. 05:09.000 --> 05:10.000 All right, sir. 05:10.000 --> 05:11.000 I'm sorry. 05:11.000 --> 05:12.000 Yes, sir. 05:12.000 --> 05:13.000 Come on, dear. 05:13.000 --> 05:14.000 Yes, I did. 05:14.000 --> 05:15.000 Let's go. 05:15.000 --> 05:17.000 I'm not doing anything. 05:20.000 --> 05:21.000 She's taking it pretty hard. 05:21.000 --> 05:22.000 Yeah. 05:22.000 --> 05:23.000 Have they called the doctor? 05:23.000 --> 05:24.000 He's on his way. 05:24.000 --> 05:25.000 Have they gotten the other children? 05:25.000 --> 05:26.000 Yeah, boy, 10. 05:26.000 --> 05:27.000 Where is he? 05:27.000 --> 05:29.000 His sister, Miss Marsh Hand, took him over there this evening. 05:29.000 --> 05:32.000 Well, there are 16 of them in the metro standing by, four from our detail. 05:32.000 --> 05:34.000 How about the sheriff's department? 05:34.000 --> 05:37.000 I talked to Dick Teren. They're with us all along the line. 05:37.000 --> 05:38.000 Good. 05:38.000 --> 05:40.000 This season's bad. I hope the doctor gets here pretty quick. 05:40.000 --> 05:41.000 Is there anything we can do? 05:41.000 --> 05:43.000 You know the answer to that one. 05:43.000 --> 05:44.000 I don't. 05:44.000 --> 05:45.000 You like some coffee? 05:45.000 --> 05:46.000 No, thank you. 05:46.000 --> 05:47.000 No, thank you. I'm going to make some anyway. 05:47.000 --> 05:48.000 All right. 05:48.000 --> 05:50.000 I'm sorry about my wife. 05:50.000 --> 05:51.000 That's all right, sir. 05:51.000 --> 05:53.000 Taking the whole thing pretty hard. 05:53.000 --> 05:55.000 Have you made any arrangements to get the money, Mr. Marsh Hand? 05:55.000 --> 05:58.000 Yes, I called my brother. There's nothing to do about it tonight. 05:58.000 --> 05:59.000 The first thing in the morning, we'll get it together. 05:59.000 --> 06:01.000 We'd like to be with you. 06:01.000 --> 06:02.000 What? 06:02.000 --> 06:04.000 We'd like to help you prepare the money. 06:04.000 --> 06:06.000 I don't know quite how to say this. 06:06.000 --> 06:07.000 What's that, sir? 06:07.000 --> 06:10.000 Well, I know you men are trying to help, but I don't want you interfering with the payoff. 06:10.000 --> 06:11.000 That's going to make it a little difficult. 06:11.000 --> 06:13.000 Maybe so, but that's the way it's got to be. 06:13.000 --> 06:14.000 All right. That's the way you want it. 06:14.000 --> 06:15.000 Well, it is. 06:15.000 --> 06:17.000 You know, it's not going to make much difference. 06:17.000 --> 06:18.000 What do you mean? 06:18.000 --> 06:20.000 Well, the kidnapper probably knows we're working on the case already. 06:20.000 --> 06:22.000 He's counting on the fact that you won't go along with us. 06:22.000 --> 06:24.000 What is it you want to do? 06:24.000 --> 06:27.000 Well, we'll help you get the money ready, take the numbers of the bills, and prepare the package. 06:27.000 --> 06:29.000 We don't want to endanger your daughter's life. 06:29.000 --> 06:32.000 As far as we're concerned, you can go right ahead with the payoff when you're contacted. 06:32.000 --> 06:35.000 But if we can help now, it'll make it easier after the money's been paid. 06:35.000 --> 06:36.000 On who? 06:36.000 --> 06:38.000 Who is it going to be easier on, you or Grace? 06:38.000 --> 06:40.000 You going to make sure we get her back? 06:40.000 --> 06:41.000 You willing to write insurance on that? 06:41.000 --> 06:42.000 There's no answer to that question. 06:42.000 --> 06:44.000 That's the whole point. We want our daughter back. 06:44.000 --> 06:47.000 I don't care what we have to do or how we do it, as long as Grace is back. 06:47.000 --> 06:48.000 That's all that's important. 06:48.000 --> 06:49.000 We can understand that, but you've got to... 06:49.000 --> 06:51.000 I know what you're trying to do, and I appreciate it, but this is our problem. 06:51.000 --> 06:53.000 I don't want to take any chances on something going wrong. 06:53.000 --> 06:56.000 As soon as we hear from the man who has her, we'll do what he says. 06:56.000 --> 06:59.000 Then you're not going to let us help her? 06:59.000 --> 07:01.000 No. And I think it might be better if you called your men off. 07:01.000 --> 07:03.000 You're making it hard for us. 07:03.000 --> 07:05.000 I'm not trying to, but can't you understand? All we want is our girl back. 07:05.000 --> 07:08.000 It doesn't make any difference how it's done, as long as she's home. That's all that counts. 07:08.000 --> 07:10.000 What about the man who took her? 07:10.000 --> 07:13.000 That's your problem. As soon as Grace is home, I'll go along with you on whatever you want to do. 07:13.000 --> 07:15.000 But until then, I don't want you meddling. 07:16.000 --> 07:17.000 I thought you said they'd gone. 07:17.000 --> 07:19.000 They're just leaving. 07:19.000 --> 07:21.000 You're not going to be happy until she's dead, are you? 07:21.000 --> 07:22.000 That's not true, ma'am. 07:22.000 --> 07:25.000 Well, it looks like it. All these policemen, the whole thing, a lot of noise, nothing more. 07:25.000 --> 07:27.000 You're not doing any good. Why don't you get out? 07:27.000 --> 07:28.000 They're leaving, dear. 07:28.000 --> 07:31.000 When? After they throw Grace up on the front lawn? 07:31.000 --> 07:32.000 Is that when they'll go? 07:32.000 --> 07:34.000 All right, honey, now. All right, ma'am, we'll leave. 07:34.000 --> 07:36.000 Get out! Go on! Don't stand around! 07:36.000 --> 07:38.000 All right, now that's enough, ma'am. They know it. 07:38.000 --> 07:40.000 She's my baby! 07:40.000 --> 07:42.000 All right, now calm down, will you? This isn't going to do any good. 07:42.000 --> 07:46.000 I'm going to run you around! You haven't done anything to make me cry! 07:46.000 --> 07:49.000 What am I going to do? 07:49.000 --> 07:51.000 I'm afraid you better leave. 07:51.000 --> 07:53.000 All right, sir, we'll talk to you later. 07:53.000 --> 07:55.000 As soon as we get Grace back, I'll... 07:55.000 --> 07:57.000 What was that say? 07:57.000 --> 07:59.000 I said, as soon as we get Grace back, I'll call you. 07:59.000 --> 08:00.000 Yes, sir. 08:00.000 --> 08:02.000 You're sure you won't let us help? 08:02.000 --> 08:04.000 No, you better go now. 08:06.000 --> 08:07.000 Well, now what? 08:07.000 --> 08:09.000 I guess we wait. 08:09.000 --> 08:12.000 Yeah. What about the surveillance? Are you going to call it off? 08:12.000 --> 08:14.000 No, I don't think so. We'll check it with the skipper. 08:14.000 --> 08:15.000 Yeah. 08:15.000 --> 08:17.000 It'd be a lot easier if the Marshands had let us help them. 08:17.000 --> 08:19.000 At least we know what was going on, gives us a chance. 08:19.000 --> 08:20.000 Yeah. 08:20.000 --> 08:22.000 This way we're in the cold, nothing we can do. 08:22.000 --> 08:24.000 I wonder if it makes any difference. 08:24.000 --> 08:26.000 Maybe we lost already. 08:31.000 --> 08:33.000 We contacted the office and talked with Captain Warman. 08:33.000 --> 08:35.000 We told him what had happened at the Marshand home. 08:35.000 --> 08:37.000 He instructed us to keep the place under surveillance, 08:37.000 --> 08:39.000 but not to interfere with the movements of the family. 08:39.000 --> 08:42.000 Officers in the area were asked to stay away from the house. 08:42.000 --> 08:45.000 If the kidnapper wanted to make contact, we would do nothing to stop him. 08:45.000 --> 08:48.000 8.46 p.m. Captain Powers stayed on at the scene, 08:48.000 --> 08:50.000 and Frank and I went back to the office. 08:50.000 --> 08:52.000 Captain Warman, Chief Detective Staff Brown. 08:52.000 --> 08:54.000 You can't count any cooperation from the family then? 08:54.000 --> 08:55.000 No, I don't think so. 08:55.000 --> 08:58.000 The father might go along with us, but Ms. Marshand is dead against it. 08:58.000 --> 08:59.000 Mm-hmm. 08:59.000 --> 09:01.000 How are you going to handle it, Warman? 09:01.000 --> 09:04.000 Keep their place under surveillance, wait for them to make a move. 09:04.000 --> 09:06.000 Mm-hmm. Important thing is not to burn them. 09:06.000 --> 09:07.000 Yeah. 09:07.000 --> 09:09.000 When are they figured to pick up the money, Joe? 09:09.000 --> 09:10.000 Marshand said tomorrow morning. 09:10.000 --> 09:11.000 What business is he in? 09:11.000 --> 09:13.000 Contractor. Got a company with his brother. 09:13.000 --> 09:15.000 I do a lot of work in developments. 09:15.000 --> 09:17.000 Just finished a big section out in the valley. 09:17.000 --> 09:19.000 You won't have any trouble raising the money then? 09:19.000 --> 09:20.000 No, I won't bother him. 09:20.000 --> 09:22.000 What are you going to do about that? 09:22.000 --> 09:23.000 The money? 09:22.000 --> 09:23.000 Yeah. 09:23.000 --> 09:26.000 Well, first thing in the morning, we'll try to get in touch with his bank, 09:26.000 --> 09:28.000 make arrangements to have the serial numbers on the bills noted. 09:28.000 --> 09:30.000 Cram lab able to do anything for you? 09:30.000 --> 09:31.000 Well, we'll check with them. 09:31.000 --> 09:33.000 Should be some way we can make it easier. 09:33.000 --> 09:35.000 The important thing is to get the girl back. 09:35.000 --> 09:37.000 Once we know where she is, we can move a lot faster. 09:37.000 --> 09:38.000 Well... 09:40.000 --> 09:42.000 Homicide alarmant. 09:42.000 --> 09:43.000 Yeah. 09:43.000 --> 09:44.000 Mm-hmm. 09:44.000 --> 09:46.000 Want to give me that address? 09:46.000 --> 09:49.000 Yes, sir. Right away. Give me. 09:49.000 --> 09:51.000 Maybe it's coming over to our side. 09:51.000 --> 09:52.000 What do you mean? 09:52.000 --> 09:53.000 There was Mr. Marshand. 09:53.000 --> 09:54.000 Yeah? 09:54.000 --> 09:55.000 He wants to see you right away. 10:00.000 --> 10:04.000 Frank and I left the office and drove over to the address Mr. Marshand had given us on the phone. 10:04.000 --> 10:06.000 It was an all-night rest ground on Hollywood Boulevard. 10:06.000 --> 10:08.000 We found him in a booth at the back of the place. 10:10.000 --> 10:11.000 Hi, Mr. Marshand. How are you? 10:11.000 --> 10:12.000 Sit down, will you? 10:12.000 --> 10:14.000 You heard anything new? 10:14.000 --> 10:15.000 No. 10:15.000 --> 10:17.000 The reason I called, I got to thinking after you left. 10:17.000 --> 10:19.000 The way we acted isn't going to help any. 10:19.000 --> 10:21.000 It's not going to make it any easier on anybody. 10:21.000 --> 10:22.000 That's right. 10:22.000 --> 10:25.000 Mabel and I talked it over. She still isn't too hot on the idea. 10:25.000 --> 10:28.000 And I'd appreciate it if you could do what has to be done without her knowing too much about it. 10:28.000 --> 10:30.000 We'll do what we can. 10:30.000 --> 10:34.000 I don't like to have to put this kind of restriction on you, but right now that doesn't seem to be any other way. 10:34.000 --> 10:35.000 We understand. 10:35.000 --> 10:36.000 Have you heard anything else from the kidnapper? 10:36.000 --> 10:37.000 Not a word. 10:37.000 --> 10:38.000 Mm-hmm. 10:38.000 --> 10:40.000 Don't imagine you'll try and contact me. 10:40.000 --> 10:43.000 Don't imagine you'll try and contact me before I've had a chance to get the money. 10:43.000 --> 10:45.000 No, sir. When do you figure on getting it? 10:45.000 --> 10:48.000 I'll call my bank at nine, try and make arrangements then. 10:48.000 --> 10:50.000 We'd like to be there when you talk to them. 10:50.000 --> 10:52.000 All right. What do you plan on doing? 10:52.000 --> 10:55.000 Well, first we want to get the serial numbers and all those bills. 10:55.000 --> 10:56.000 I'm sure they'll cooperate. 10:56.000 --> 10:58.000 We'll check with our crime lab. 10:58.000 --> 11:01.000 Maybe something we can use to prepare the money so we'll be able to recognize it a little better. 11:01.000 --> 11:04.000 They'll probably want you to make up a special package, too. 11:04.000 --> 11:07.000 Well, I'm not going to try and tell you your business. I guess you know what you're doing. 11:07.000 --> 11:08.000 Well, we hope so. 11:08.000 --> 11:10.000 I'd like to ask a question, though. 11:10.000 --> 11:11.000 What's that? 11:11.000 --> 11:13.000 You think she's still alive? 11:13.000 --> 11:14.000 Well, there's no way of knowing that. 11:14.000 --> 11:17.000 You've handled this kind of thing before. You know what the odds are. What do you think? 11:17.000 --> 11:19.000 I don't know. 11:19.000 --> 11:21.000 I think it's so much easier if we knew. 11:21.000 --> 11:22.000 Yes, sir. 11:22.000 --> 11:26.000 It just seems like she has to be alive. I can't imagine anyone would hurt a little girl. I just can't imagine it. 11:26.000 --> 11:27.000 Yes, sir. 11:27.000 --> 11:30.000 First time she's ever been away from home. 11:30.000 --> 11:33.000 She doesn't get along with strangers too well. 11:33.000 --> 11:35.000 Poor little kid. 11:35.000 --> 11:38.000 I'm sorry. I'm acting like an idiot. 11:38.000 --> 11:41.000 Oh, sure. More like a father. 11:48.000 --> 11:51.000 We took Mr. Marshand back to his home and then Frank and I checked out for the night. 11:51.000 --> 11:56.000 The next morning at 7.30 a.m., Henry Marshand, Frank and I met with Ray Pinker in the crime lab. 11:56.000 --> 11:57.000 Have you talked to the bank yet? 11:57.000 --> 12:00.000 No, we figured we'd check with you, find out what you were going to want. 12:00.000 --> 12:01.000 How's the money going to be paid? 12:01.000 --> 12:03.000 We don't know yet. There's only been the one contact. 12:03.000 --> 12:04.000 Yeah, I saw that yesterday. 12:04.000 --> 12:06.000 What's the best way of working the deal, Ray? 12:06.000 --> 12:07.000 You're going to get the numbers on the bills? 12:07.000 --> 12:08.000 Yeah. 12:08.000 --> 12:11.000 Well, the notes said to get the amount in small ones. I guess that means five tens and twenties. 12:11.000 --> 12:12.000 Probably. 12:12.000 --> 12:13.000 Quite a few to work with over. 12:13.000 --> 12:14.000 Doesn't make a lot of difference. 12:14.000 --> 12:15.000 What are you going to do? 12:15.000 --> 12:17.000 We can dust the package and the money with silver nitrate. 12:17.000 --> 12:18.000 What'll that do? 12:18.000 --> 12:22.000 In a matter of time, the moisture from the suspect's hands will combine with the silver nitrate and turn him white. 12:22.000 --> 12:23.000 How long will it take? 12:23.000 --> 12:24.000 Depends on his body chemistry. 12:24.000 --> 12:25.000 Well, about how long? 12:25.000 --> 12:29.000 Could be three to four hours. I wouldn't count on it happening that fast, though. 12:29.000 --> 12:31.000 Well, how easy is it going to be to spot? 12:31.000 --> 12:34.000 Not too hard. Stuff looks almost like a white topping powder. 12:34.000 --> 12:35.000 Will it wash off easy? 12:35.000 --> 12:37.000 No. Should last around three to four days. 12:37.000 --> 12:38.000 Mm-hmm. 12:38.000 --> 12:42.000 Depends again on how easily he sweats, how often he washes his hands, and how hard he tries to get it off. 12:42.000 --> 12:44.000 Yeah. Is there any chance he'll spot it? 12:44.000 --> 12:46.000 Can't miss it once it starts to show. 12:46.000 --> 12:49.000 Well, I don't know if there's something wrong. He might try to do something to Grace. 12:49.000 --> 12:55.000 Well, we might as well face it, Mr. Marsh, and if she hasn't been returned in three or four hours, it's probably because he doesn't mean to give her back. 12:55.000 --> 12:56.000 I suppose so. 12:56.000 --> 12:59.000 As soon as you get the instructions on wrapping the money, let me know right away. We'll get it ready. 12:59.000 --> 13:00.000 What are you going to do? 13:00.000 --> 13:02.000 We'll mark the paper the money's supposed to be wrapped in. 13:02.000 --> 13:03.000 Why? 13:03.000 --> 13:07.000 So we can identify it. If he wants the package out of the newspaper, we got some on hand. 13:07.000 --> 13:10.000 We've got some new brown wrapping paper, too. I think we're pretty well set on that score. 13:10.000 --> 13:12.000 I don't understand why you're doing all this. 13:12.000 --> 13:15.000 Well, if the suspect gets away from the meeting place, we've got to have a way to pick him up. 13:15.000 --> 13:17.000 Well, how's the special package going to help? 13:17.000 --> 13:21.000 We'll be able to prove it's what the money was wrapped in. Make it easier to be sure we got the right man. 13:21.000 --> 13:23.000 I'm sure he was as confident as you seem to be. 13:23.000 --> 13:24.000 How do you mean? 13:24.000 --> 13:25.000 That we're going to catch the man. 13:25.000 --> 13:27.000 Well, once he picks up the money, we've got everything on our side. 13:27.000 --> 13:29.000 You're going to have the pickup area staked out? 13:29.000 --> 13:31.000 As much as we can. Depends a lot on where the contact is made. 13:31.000 --> 13:32.000 Mm-hmm. 13:32.000 --> 13:35.000 Right after the payoff, we'll secure the area. Nobody will get out. 13:35.000 --> 13:37.000 Ray, is there any way we can mark the car? 13:37.000 --> 13:39.000 Hard to say. We could use paint. 13:39.000 --> 13:42.000 A lot of things we don't know about the setup. It'll be easier to figure them after we've got all the information. 13:42.000 --> 13:46.000 If somebody can get close enough to the car, we can drop a capsule of paint on top of it. 13:46.000 --> 13:49.000 Put a copter in the area, and you shouldn't have any trouble picking it up. 13:49.000 --> 13:50.000 Dr. Friday? 13:50.000 --> 13:51.000 Yeah. 13:51.000 --> 13:52.000 Phone for you, sir. I'll call for you. 13:52.000 --> 13:53.000 Thank you. 13:53.000 --> 13:54.000 Take it over there, Joe. 13:54.000 --> 13:55.000 Okay. Which line? 13:55.000 --> 13:56.000 Three. 13:56.000 --> 13:58.000 Thank you. 13:58.000 --> 14:00.000 Friday Speed. 14:00.000 --> 14:02.000 Oh, yeah. 14:02.000 --> 14:03.000 Uh-huh. 14:03.000 --> 14:04.000 What? 14:04.000 --> 14:06.000 We'll be right over. 14:06.000 --> 14:07.000 Now it's beginning to go. 14:07.000 --> 14:08.000 What do you mean? 14:08.000 --> 14:09.000 The kidnapper just called. 14:09.000 --> 14:10.000 Yeah? 14:10.000 --> 14:11.000 He's ready for a meet. 14:11.000 --> 14:20.000 The second contact by the kidnapper had been made by telephone. 14:20.000 --> 14:25.000 He talked to Mrs. Marshand and instructed her to tell her husband to have the money ready by 6 p.m. that evening. 14:25.000 --> 14:29.000 They went on to say that another call would be made giving instructions for payment of the ransom. 14:29.000 --> 14:35.000 Mr. Marshand, Frank, and I talked with her about the call, and then we had a meeting with Captain Warman and Chief Detective Stad Brown. 14:35.000 --> 14:38.000 It was decided to go ahead as the kidnapper had ordered. 14:38.000 --> 14:41.000 At 9.02 a.m., we got $50,000 from the bank. 14:41.000 --> 14:44.000 We went back to the city hall and talked to Captain James Fisk. 14:44.000 --> 14:47.000 He assigned six girls from the record section to aid us. 14:47.000 --> 14:53.000 We divided them into three teams of two each, one calling the numbers on the bills, the other typing a list. 14:53.000 --> 14:55.000 At 3.45 p.m., the job was finished. 14:55.000 --> 14:59.000 The money was taken to the crime lab and dusted with silver nitrate powder. 14:59.000 --> 15:02.000 Because we didn't have the final instructions on the delivery of the ransom, 15:02.000 --> 15:06.000 Ray Pinker gave us a supply of plain newspapers and brown wrapping paper. 15:06.000 --> 15:09.000 Both types were marked so they could later be identified in court. 15:09.000 --> 15:14.000 They also gave us pellets of dark and light paint in the event we had an opportunity to mark the kidnapper's car. 15:14.000 --> 15:19.000 4.30 p.m., we got in touch with Dave Robart at the sound lab and made arrangements for three-way radio equipment. 15:19.000 --> 15:25.000 Chief of Detective Stad Brown contacted Army authorities and with their cooperation, we had a helicopter standing by in the event it was needed. 15:25.000 --> 15:29.000 Teams of men from Metro Division and Homicide Detail were planted in the area around the Marshand home. 15:29.000 --> 15:35.000 And at 5.15 p.m., Frank and I, along with Marshand, drove out to his house to wait for the third contact from the kidnapper. 15:35.000 --> 15:39.000 Red one to red six. Red one to red six. Come in, please. 15:39.000 --> 15:42.000 Red six to red one. Do you read me? 15:42.000 --> 15:46.000 Yeah, Jack, you're coming in fine. Who's riding with you? Over. 15:46.000 --> 15:49.000 Holden, you got any word yet? Over. 15:49.000 --> 15:53.000 No, nothing. We'll talk to you later. Red one out. 15:53.000 --> 15:55.000 Well, that's it, Joe. They're all in position. 15:55.000 --> 15:58.000 Yeah, now we got the tough part. Yeah, wait here. 15:58.000 --> 16:01.000 Say, all these cars, isn't there a chance a kidnapper might see them? 16:01.000 --> 16:04.000 No, sir, they're scattered all over the area. Matter of fact, none of them can even see the house. 16:04.000 --> 16:06.000 Hope it works out. 16:06.000 --> 16:09.000 Well, everything's going with us so far. Keeps up and we shouldn't have any trouble at all. 16:09.000 --> 16:11.000 Yeah. 16:11.000 --> 16:13.000 Is your wife all right, Mr. Marshand? 16:13.000 --> 16:16.000 Yeah, I guess so. She's upstairs. The doctor gave her something to make her sleep. 16:16.000 --> 16:19.000 I see. Didn't want it, but he figured it was best. 16:19.000 --> 16:20.000 Yes, sir. 16:20.000 --> 16:23.000 Wasn't anything she could do to help. This whole thing's been pretty hard on her. 16:23.000 --> 16:27.000 Maybe when it's over, we'll take both kids and go out of town for vacation. The rest will do her good. 16:27.000 --> 16:29.000 Yes, sir. It's been pretty rough on her. 16:29.000 --> 16:32.000 I'll get it. Just a minute, Mr. Marshand. Give us a chance to get that other phone. 16:32.000 --> 16:34.000 Well, you can use the one in the breakfast room through that door. 16:34.000 --> 16:36.000 All right. Now, don't pick up a receiver until you hear me say now. You got it? 16:36.000 --> 16:38.000 All right. Any way you say. 16:38.000 --> 16:42.000 Can't I answer it now? He might not wait. Just a second. 16:42.000 --> 16:44.000 Now. 16:44.000 --> 16:47.000 Hello? What? 16:47.000 --> 16:49.000 Oh, yes, Sam. 16:49.000 --> 16:51.000 No, no, no. I can't right now. 16:51.000 --> 16:54.000 No. Yeah. Uh-huh. 16:54.000 --> 16:58.000 Look, Sam, I'm expecting an important call. Can I talk to you tomorrow? I'm sorry about it. 16:58.000 --> 17:00.000 Yeah, sure. 17:00.000 --> 17:02.000 No, no. It's nothing else. 17:02.000 --> 17:05.000 Yeah. All right, Sam. I'll talk to you tomorrow. 17:05.000 --> 17:08.000 Okay. Bye. 17:08.000 --> 17:11.000 Sam Nicholson. Wonder if I could play golf with him in the morning. 17:11.000 --> 17:12.000 Yes, sir. 17:12.000 --> 17:14.000 Thought at first it might be the kidnapper. 17:14.000 --> 17:15.000 Yeah. 17:15.000 --> 17:17.000 Wasn't. 17:17.000 --> 17:20.000 Thought sure it was him. 17:20.000 --> 17:22.000 Well, I wish something would happen. 17:22.000 --> 17:25.000 Just wait and it'll drive me crazy. 17:25.000 --> 17:27.000 You know, if we just knew she was all right, that's all. If we just knew. 17:27.000 --> 17:29.000 Yeah, sir. 17:29.000 --> 17:31.000 All right. Give me just another phone. Wait, let's see now. 17:31.000 --> 17:34.000 I know it's him this time. 17:34.000 --> 17:37.000 Now. Hello? 17:37.000 --> 17:39.000 Yeah, that's right. 17:39.000 --> 17:42.000 No, no. I was in the back of the house. 17:42.000 --> 17:43.000 What? 17:43.000 --> 17:45.000 No, the line isn't tapped. 17:45.000 --> 17:48.000 No, no, it isn't. Give me my word. 17:48.000 --> 17:52.000 Yeah. What about Grace? Is she all right? 17:52.000 --> 17:55.000 Yeah, I got it. 17:55.000 --> 17:57.000 No, it's here in the house now. 17:57.000 --> 17:59.000 That's right. Fifty thousand dollars. 17:59.000 --> 18:04.000 Yeah. Wait a minute. I better get a pencil. 18:04.000 --> 18:06.000 All right. Go ahead. 18:06.000 --> 18:07.000 Yeah. 18:07.000 --> 18:10.000 No, I know where it is. 18:10.000 --> 18:12.000 Yeah. 18:12.000 --> 18:14.000 All right. I'll try and find something. 18:14.000 --> 18:16.000 No, I'll find something. 18:16.000 --> 18:19.000 Yeah. All right. I'll leave as soon as I can. 18:19.000 --> 18:22.000 No, I won't bring anybody. I swear. 18:22.000 --> 18:24.000 Yeah. Will you have Grace there? 18:24.000 --> 18:27.000 Hello. Hello. 18:31.000 --> 18:32.000 You heard it. Yeah. 18:32.000 --> 18:34.000 We better get started. You got the map? 18:34.000 --> 18:35.000 I'll get it. 18:35.000 --> 18:37.000 He said Grace was all right. Did you hear him say that? 18:37.000 --> 18:38.000 Yes, sir. I did. 18:38.000 --> 18:40.000 He said she was okay. Well, I hope he was telling the truth. 18:40.000 --> 18:41.000 Yes, sir. So do we. 18:41.000 --> 18:44.000 You know, it's been a long time, Sergeant, but I guess you never forget how. 18:44.000 --> 18:45.000 What's that? 18:45.000 --> 18:46.000 To pray. 18:49.000 --> 18:55.000 The man on the phone had instructed Mr. Marchand to attach a piece of white material to the front of his car and to drive north on Highway 101. 18:55.000 --> 19:00.000 He said that near Zuma Beach he would indicate his presence by flashing the headlights of his own vehicle. 19:00.000 --> 19:04.000 Marchand was to pull over to the side of the road and walk halfway to the kidnapper's car. 19:04.000 --> 19:08.000 As we were waiting for the car to leave, the suspect would approach Marchand and take the money. 19:08.000 --> 19:11.000 At that time, he'd give us information on the girl's return. 19:11.000 --> 19:15.000 610 PM. All the cars in the operation were told of the latest developments. 19:15.000 --> 19:20.000 We decided that I would hide in the backseat of Marchand's car with a walkie talkie and keep contact with the other officers. 19:20.000 --> 19:24.000 Frank and Captain Powers would be directly behind us in Unit 1K80. 19:24.000 --> 19:28.000 As soon as we made contact with the kidnapper, they would try to take the suspect into custody. 19:28.000 --> 19:33.000 The money was wrapped in the brown wrapping paper and at 614 PM, Marchand and I went out to his garage and got him the car. 19:33.000 --> 19:36.000 He drove out Sunset Boulevard at the Pacific Coast Highway and turned right. 19:36.000 --> 19:40.000 We drove for about 40 minutes. There was no sign of the kidnapper. 19:44.000 --> 19:49.000 Red 2 to Red 1. Red 2 to Red 1. Red 1 to Red 1. 19:50.000 --> 19:52.000 Red 1 to Red 2, over. 19:52.000 --> 19:55.000 How's it going, Joe? Any sign yet? 19:55.000 --> 19:58.000 No, we're approaching Zuma Beach. Should be pretty quick now. 19:58.000 --> 20:00.000 Friday, there's a car up ahead. I can just make it out. 20:00.000 --> 20:03.000 Stand by, Red 2. I think we made contact. 20:03.000 --> 20:05.000 How about it, Marchand? 20:05.000 --> 20:07.000 Yeah, yeah, I'd say he just flashed his lights. 20:07.000 --> 20:10.000 Frank, we just made contact. Better take it easy. 20:10.000 --> 20:13.000 Okay, Joe, keep him posted. 20:13.000 --> 20:15.000 Can you see us? 20:15.000 --> 20:19.000 We can just barely make out your lights. We're about a half a mile behind you. 20:19.000 --> 20:22.000 Right, Red 1 out. 20:23.000 --> 20:24.000 Now how about it, Marchand? 20:24.000 --> 20:26.000 Let's see him. He flashed the lights again. 20:26.000 --> 20:28.000 Okay, do what he said. Approach slowly. Try to get as close as you can. 20:28.000 --> 20:30.000 All right. 20:30.000 --> 20:33.000 Do exactly what he says. Give him the money and try to find out where your daughter is. 20:33.000 --> 20:35.000 Yeah. 20:35.000 --> 20:36.000 He's driving off. 20:36.000 --> 20:37.000 What? 20:37.000 --> 20:39.000 He's leaving. He isn't going to wait. 20:39.000 --> 20:40.000 Stop him. I'll stop him. 20:40.000 --> 20:41.000 What are you doing? 20:41.000 --> 20:43.000 Hang on. We're going to hit. 20:49.000 --> 20:51.000 You all right, Marchand? 20:51.000 --> 20:53.000 Yeah, I guess so. I guess I'm all right. 20:53.000 --> 20:56.000 The door's stuck. Can you get the front one open? 20:56.000 --> 20:59.000 I think so. I'll try. I think I can get it open. 21:00.000 --> 21:02.000 Right here. Let me through. 21:06.000 --> 21:08.000 You all right in there? 21:09.000 --> 21:10.000 Hey, is he hurt? 21:10.000 --> 21:12.000 I had to stop him. There wasn't any other way he was going to leave. 21:12.000 --> 21:13.000 All right, give me a hand with this door. 21:13.000 --> 21:14.000 Yeah, sure. 21:14.000 --> 21:16.000 There wasn't any other way he was going to leave. 21:17.000 --> 21:18.000 All right, come on. 21:18.000 --> 21:20.000 Leave me alone. Get away from me. 21:20.000 --> 21:21.000 Come on. Get out of there. 21:21.000 --> 21:24.000 I can't. I think my leg's broken. I can't move it. 21:24.000 --> 21:26.000 All right, give me a hand with him. 21:26.000 --> 21:27.000 When you tell where Grace is, make him tell. 21:27.000 --> 21:28.000 Leave me alone. 21:28.000 --> 21:29.000 All right, come on. 21:29.000 --> 21:32.000 Please leave me alone. I can't stand it anymore. 21:32.000 --> 21:33.000 Where's Grace? Where's my daughter? 21:33.000 --> 21:34.000 When do we get him away from the door? 21:34.000 --> 21:35.000 I want to know where she is. 21:35.000 --> 21:37.000 If you don't make him tell me, I'll do it myself. 21:37.000 --> 21:39.000 I'll kill him if he's hurt or I'll kill him right here. 21:39.000 --> 21:40.000 All right, come on. Give me some help. 21:40.000 --> 21:43.000 Kill him. Just leave me alone with him. That's all. Just leave me alone. 21:43.000 --> 21:44.000 That won't make it any better. 21:44.000 --> 21:46.000 Why'd you do it? Why'd you run into me? 21:46.000 --> 21:48.000 You tried to take off, didn't you? 21:48.000 --> 21:51.000 I got scared. I wanted to get out. I didn't want to go through with it. 21:51.000 --> 21:54.000 Is the girl all right? You're going to get me a doctor? 21:54.000 --> 21:57.000 You're going to do something about my leg. You've got to do something. 21:57.000 --> 21:58.000 All right, we'll take care of it. 21:58.000 --> 22:00.000 How about the girl? Is she all right? 22:00.000 --> 22:02.000 Come on, mister. Don't make any ruff on yourself. 22:02.000 --> 22:03.000 What about the girl? 22:03.000 --> 22:04.000 I'll make him tell. 22:04.000 --> 22:06.000 I don't know. I don't know anything about it. 22:06.000 --> 22:08.000 Come on. Now, where's the girl? Is she all right? Answer me. 22:08.000 --> 22:09.000 Where is she? 22:09.000 --> 22:12.000 All right. All right. 22:12.000 --> 22:14.000 She's okay. I didn't touch her. 22:14.000 --> 22:15.000 I didn't hurt her at all. 22:15.000 --> 22:16.000 Where is she? 22:16.000 --> 22:18.000 Hotel downtown. 22:18.000 --> 22:19.000 She's okay. Hotel downtown. 22:19.000 --> 22:21.000 What hotel? 22:21.000 --> 22:23.000 The Piedmont, room 506. 22:23.000 --> 22:24.000 You in this alone? 22:24.000 --> 22:26.000 Yeah. There's nobody else. 22:26.000 --> 22:27.000 All right. 22:27.000 --> 22:28.000 Yeah? 22:28.000 --> 22:29.000 Yeah. You all right? 22:29.000 --> 22:30.000 Yeah. How about the kid? 22:30.000 --> 22:33.000 Piedmont Hotel, room 506. Better get a call out on it right away. 22:33.000 --> 22:34.000 I'll take care of it. 22:34.000 --> 22:35.000 Okay, Captain. 22:35.000 --> 22:36.000 Hey, Joe, you got a bad cut in your fart. 22:36.000 --> 22:38.000 Yeah, I must have hit something when we crashed. 22:38.000 --> 22:40.000 You know, we saw it from back there. We didn't know what was happening. 22:40.000 --> 22:41.000 You got to call an ambulance for me. 22:41.000 --> 22:42.000 We'll take care of it. 22:42.000 --> 22:45.000 You better do it fast. I don't know how much longer I can stand it. 22:45.000 --> 22:48.000 Maybe it's broken. I'll never be able to fix it. Never. 22:48.000 --> 22:49.000 All right. Let's go. 22:49.000 --> 22:51.000 You've got to carry me. I can't walk. 22:51.000 --> 22:53.000 Probably won't be able to walk again. 22:53.000 --> 22:54.000 You won't have to. 22:54.000 --> 22:55.000 Huh? 22:55.000 --> 22:56.000 You're not going anyplace. 23:03.000 --> 23:05.000 The story you have just heard is true. 23:05.000 --> 23:08.000 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 23:08.000 --> 23:11.000 On September 16th, trial was held in Department 89, 23:11.000 --> 23:13.000 Superior Court of the State of California, 23:13.000 --> 23:18.000 in and for the County of Los Angeles. 23:24.000 --> 23:27.000 Martin Francis Langer was tried and convicted of kidnapping 23:27.000 --> 23:29.000 for the purpose of obtaining ransom 23:29.000 --> 23:31.000 and received sentence as prescribed by law. 23:31.000 --> 23:33.000 On recommendation of the jury, 23:33.000 --> 23:36.000 he was sentenced to the state penitentiary at San Quentin, California, 23:36.000 --> 23:43.000 for the rest of his life. 23:47.000 --> 23:49.000 You have just heard Dragna, 23:49.000 --> 23:52.000 the authentic story of your police force in action, 23:52.000 --> 23:53.000 and starring Jack Webb, 23:53.000 --> 24:07.000 a presentation of the United States Armed Forces Radio Service.