 Ladies and gentlemen, we take you now behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city We're under the cold glaring lights for fast before us the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer This is the line-up Your victim show you still waiting smoke Room may I have your attention, please? Thank you. My name is grab sergeant Matt rev. I'll explain the lineup to you Each in a suspect you will see will be no sense of me sticking around here What do you know? Just in time mr. Chadwick sit down this is Sergeant Asher You could have used the jail line The officers who took your name will assist you their seated among you Please be prompt with your questions or identifications When the prisoners leave here, they are sent to the washroom and dressed back into their jail clothes It makes it quite difficult to bring them back after they leave here The questions I asked these suspects are merely to get a natural tone of voice So do not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie Bring on the line All right boys all the way to the end of the stage come on all the way to the end that's right Now turn in face front hands out of your pockets down at your sides and look straight ahead That's a ticket Now I'm gonna ask each of you some questions I want you to stand out talk up so the people in the back of the room can hear you It's a long way back there. So talk up Number one fully old Mahoney in our colleagues What is it Paulie? Oh Matinee or old Mahoney? Oh Mahoney's hatchet Well speak up. Come on. What's the address your game? The search is in captain South Africa. And that's my home, sir That's my address. Where's the last place you slept and aboard me ship sir the emerald queen She's at pier 14. You're a merchant seaman, right? Yes, sir. How long you've been in town? To die sir those the clothes you were in when you were arrested. Oh, yes That's my best my very best Anyone arrested with you. Yes, you're a top name Megan sir Megan. That's number 17 he in America. You know sir Australian. How long you know them? Well all my life, sir. We ship together What are you using now for the heroin cocaine morphine? What? Oh, sir. I'm not using only things Number two Edward Bible Grand Theft Auto Where do you live Edward? Oh me? Yes, you I live with my sister-in-law. You can't hear him sergeant They can't hear you out there Edward. You'll have to speak louder. Tell him where you live again 1550 Lafayette Lafayette 3 When the two officers signaled you to pull over to the side of the road Why didn't you stop instead of making them chase you? Well, like I told the old boy upstairs I didn't know that what they were policemen You didn't recognize their uniforms I have trouble with my eyes they go back on me just just like that sometimes Yes, Edward. I ain't never been in no trouble. Never except once once arresting on suspicious. That's all just like suspicious Suspicious, huh? That's right What about your conviction? Well, June 7 1948 two years for burglary. Oh, you know sergeant. I forgot all about that All right number three. I just heard that automobile from that man sergeant when I know it was a mess to my dog I don't know all right. All right. That's enough Edward slide down to the end of the line. Yes, sir. Just one of these folks You know, you know, all right Number three John Tynan robbery. Where do you live John? 4200 Laramus Creek. What's that? Silver moon motel. How long you live there three days? Where'd you live before to pick a Kansas keep your hands at your sides? How long you been in town got in last Sunday come by bus train plane or what I drove in with a man from Kansas City Who shared expenses and split the driving? What's your work John? electrician Were you carrying a weapon when the officers arrested you? Yeah revolver. What kind? 38 Who steal played it what nickel plated? How long you've had it? I bought it for the trip I didn't know the man I was traveling with and I thought I'd have something to protect myself with where'd you buy it from a man to peak it Okay, John Number four Karl powers are so good face frontal speak up Karl You live at 1601 Cherry Street. Yeah, how long you live there? Yeah The report says you were breaking furniture at that address. They ganged up on me who Mike and his wife Mike Who's Mike Mike well, well Some double-jointed name. I never could say Mike. Well, it is key. He's here, too. You know, I know Mike's got quite a shine a car. Oh, so is his wife So I may be all of you better lay off the hooch the next time you play cards Any questions or identification? Which number three fits the general description you gave any questions or identifications from the audience. I just don't think so lieutenant Lieutenant nothing sergeant. Okay, run them off bring on the next line Hi Crockett, oh good Number 16 Yeah, isn't that the pale Yeah, who knows You got anything yet? All right, let me know Hi. Hi, you finished already? Yeah, not many today Chadwick didn't come through, huh? No. Yeah, take a look at this All these places? Yep M. O is exactly the same They got a little neighborhood jewelry store. She stays on the outside. He goes inside and cleans the place They hit once and scrammed the next time Ben these descriptions are all pretty much alike Including the one we got from Chadwick Hey, what about that? I thought short time in was our boy. Well, let's keep hauling them in Okay Well, how'd you come out? 16 How about you? 33 I'll have to wait two more years for another exam Unless 32 sergeants quit the force You you get a chance. Oh, not much They've never made more than 14 appointments in the two-year period. That's the way it goes with civil service Well, at least the wait is over, huh? That's something Hey, haha some game, huh? What do you mean some game? Sorry Gathrey, yeah Denver Mm-hmm. Well, hold on Matt. What about Tynan back at the city jail going to be arraigned on concealed weapons this afternoon It's okay. Thanks, Brian Tynan may still be our boy Matt. Chief of police in Denver wants us to haul Jewelry store man there identified the picture we put on the wire last night Get Chadwick up here. He's down looking through the mug file Lieutenant I've been away from my store all morning. It won't take too long, Mr. Chadwick We just want to clarify a few matters You want us to get the man and woman who held up your store, don't you? Well, yes, of course Then why have you been wasting my time your time the department's time, Mr. Chadwick What last Saturday morning a man and woman stuck up your jewelry store happened approximately 11 30 in the morning Before you went to the bank now just a minute lieutenant Let me finish and then you can talk besides a sizable amount of jewelry stock You also reported that over 800 dollars in cash was taken from your safe It's a matter of routine our robbery division found out that you haven't deposited more than 400 dollars in cash On any Saturday morning within the last eight months, but we gave you the benefit of the doubt You seemed in good faith and anxious to cooperate with us Matt, hand me that Here you are, Ben Thanks This is a picture that went out over the wire last night. It's the man you saw in the lineup this morning. His name's John Tynan A victim in Denver identified this picture of the man Working with an unidentified woman who held up his store We're pretty certain he's the same man who held you up Well What have you got to say All right I guess I've caused you an awful lot of trouble It isn't the first time a victim hasn't identified a thief because of the money he hoped to collect on his casualty policy Well, mr. Chadwick Yes, he's the man who held me up Will I be booked or something? How much cash did he actually get 360 dollars? How much did you claim 800 plus give him a format so we can verify this identification, right? I don't understand people sometimes May hooman holler and cry for law and order and protection When they have an opportunity to do something active in the way of apprehending criminals, they pass it up Sign here, mr. Chadwick In this copy too You better call your lawyer, mr. Chadwick insurance companies don't like to be lied to either I got it too. And there's a couple of retirements coming up next month. Yeah, congratulations, pain. Thank you, Ben Boys, you've been sweating it out haven't we all Okay What's that book a number again 22689? Let me let him out for your lineup today. Uh-huh How's Molly? good Hey, hey sergeant. Hey sergeant. I gotta see him in just a minute. I got something to tell you later at later Hey, but it's important Oh, don't forget Hi, calm. Yeah, that's really how you've been lieutenant. Fine. Thanks yourself. Good. Hey lieutenant Why don't you get him to put radios in these places at least while the series is on? All right, right knock it off you guys knock it off Some people want to get some sleep around here, you know Tining Come on Now what? This way There's no phone in here, Ben. No, we won't need one. Thanks, bean Sure Sit down John smoke Sure Why the visit? You're identified john denver police wants you for the same thing we picked you up on here Mr. Chadwick here in towns identified you too Matt, show him Here Look, I'm over Well, son What's it mean? That depends on you Have we been in trouble before? No How old are you? 23 Well with or without a statement you'll be indicted for grand theft and robbery They can also throw in transporting stolen property carrying concealed weapons It'll be easier if you cooperate with us How long? Hmm. It's up to the judge of the superior court But we'll be there to tell him how much you helped us or how much you didn't Her name's Irene Oldham You can pick her up at the Albany Hotel She's registered under the name of Mrs. Dick McBride Get a stenographer man This Saturday night CBS radio catches up with the wandering caravan of Vaughan Monroe After a one month vacation Vaughan the moon maids the moon men and singing comic ziggie talent Will again make music in the Monroe manner over most of these same stations CBS radio beams their season premiere out to you this Saturday night. Don't miss it Can you use my desk? Smoke John Thanks We'll get some facts first. You can take these holy wait a minute. They pick up Irene yet. I'm doing it now Oh, I don't want to see when they bring her in lieutenant. We'll have to see you when you're a rain But I don't want to see her now Okay Well, let's go ahead How long have you known Irene Oldham? I met her two months ago. Where my hometown to pick it go on John We liked each other Irene and me Decided to pull some jobs together. Was it her idea or your idea? Both of us I guess But she figured out a way to do it the idea was to hit and run So we took her car and went on the road. We'd go in a jewelry store and pretend like we're gonna get married and wanted to pick Out a ring We'd wait until the store cleared if there were customers in there. Nobody suspected this Even though Irene's almost 30. We both look the same age. I guess Well, when we had our chance, I'd gun the storm and and Irene keep a lookout in front That's the way we planned it all the time. We'd stay in different places each town Where were you last Saturday morning at 1130? I was with Irene At a jewelry store in eastern avenue in this city named the store um The elite jewelry company we robbed it I used a gun 32 revolver that I bought in Topeka, Kansas My accomplice accomplice in robbing This robbery was Irene olden She looked out the front while I stuck with the man inside I took everything in the open cases in the store that looked valuable to me and then I forced the man to open the safe I remember it was 360 dollars because the man had it already deposited in the bank I went outside then and yeah, I'll hold it down Well checked out an hour ago. Just missed it Hotel manager reported a big nice looking guy came and got her bag and baggage Drove a cab to 51 Dorman thinks 62 are first on the license numbers further call him frank We'll see what you can do with license registration coin and get out of may pb on them. It can't get too far right All right, go ahead John Well, I gave the money and the jewelry to Irene like I'd been doing on all the jobs Irene was saving it all for us. This was our last stop We were going to get married and go to South America when we finished Through the moniker file on that frank anything. Well about 16 possibilities from the description being worked on Brent in her room matched up. She's a hometown girl Where'd she fall from this county first time january 1941 automobile theft R and I came up with this and names Irene Kingston alias Irene King Irene Kensington Irene Breiland Helen diamond Got a mother living here. Mrs. Edith Kingston You get a make-and-one on this Irene yet? Asher's holding it for you downstairs. She's got a red flag since 1948. What's the charge? murder Mrs. Kingston Yes, police. I'm Lieutenant Guthrie the sergeant Graham. We'd like to talk to you About Irene. Yes Sit down Just a minute. I'll turn this thing off What is it? This time Irene's in town, Mrs. Kingston Well, I haven't seen her she hasn't contacted you at all She hasn't contacted me since she was 16 sergeant You mean you haven't seen your daughter since she was 16 mrs. Kingston. I mean Yes, I've seen her She's lived here with me at different times when she wasn't running around Or in prison and when was the last time you saw her Three years ago She hasn't contacted you in all this time I said no before Lieutenant I can't help you. Maybe you can Mrs. Kingston Do you know any of Irene's friends here in town? I told you I haven't seen her for three years. Well, we mean some old friends She might have known when you were seeing her when she lived here with you I don't know any of them They'd come here now and then I I never wanted them in the apartment Some I remember some I don't I guess This is our job, Mrs. Kingston. If it weren't us it'd be somebody else Your daughter's wanted for robbery and murder We're trying to get a line on anyone. She knew it all Anyone she might see while she's in town any place she might stay Uh, have you got the list ma? Oh, yeah There's several names in her file downtown of people she associated with here Maybe you know some of them or can tell us where we can locate them I told you I can't help you Well, let's try anyhow A man named, uh, Paul Ames? No, I don't even recognize that name Louis Wenberg? No William Doyle Rosetta Maze Paul Frans Rosetta Maze She went to high school with Irene She died last year in childbirth And John Evey Leonard Ippwich You don't recognize any of those names, huh? No, no I'm not good at names at all Maybe if I saw the faces I could tell you something about them Mrs. Kingston hiring came in town last weekend with a boy named John Tynan We have him in custody already She was staying at the Albany Hotel calling herself Mrs. Dick McBride She checked out just before we got there The man she called Frank picked her up Do you know anybody she used to call Frank? No Our description says he's a big man over six feet around 200 pounds or better Dark hair, uh I can't help you a bit I've never been able to help Elise I've never been able to help Irene She got a Taste of the gutter once and she liked it And that's that Don't you understand? Don't you understand? Oh, thanks, Mrs. Kingston. Come on then Bye. Bye Let's get some men on this place 24 hours a day Three days now, man. Yep. I wish we could get something We will We had that apb out on her and that Frank less than an hour after they started We got all the roads covered airports bus stations And don't forget her mother's apartment Don't forget that Yeah, I hate to keep so many men tied up Hey there All right, Matt, Ben, how are you? Fine, Joe, 13 JN. Yeah, you want it? Yeah, sign here. All right Okay Parked about halfway down the line. I see her. Thanks, Joe. See you Joe. Yeah This baby could stand a pain job. You say I hold it Joe's waving What do you want, Joe? Oh, Klein's on the phone, Ben. I thought it'd save time instead of a 1041 Right You got three one Okay Thanks, Joe. Sure, Ben Klein's picked up Frank out of the airport. Let's go, man Any trouble, Klein? Now like a lamb bought two tickets for the five o'clock plane He used the name Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson. That was on his license, too, Frank Peterson Bring any luggage? Checked it through already What'd he say? Not a word. Asher's got them here Are you Frank Peterson? Well, let me tell you You are, Frank Peterson. You've already bought two tickets and checked your luggage You're gonna meet Irene Kingston here Now look, we'd rather pick her up where she's staying. Someone might get hurt around here Where is she, Frank? Where's Irene Kingston? All right, take him down and book him Oh, nothing. Asher and Klein are covering the main entrance Murphy and Carger, the parking lot Eul's at the cab stand and Blaker went over to the other terminal just in case she might have made a mistake Yeah, ten minutes to five. Something should happen pretty soon If it's going to happen You know, she might have been counting on a call from Frank or something She ran out on Titan when he didn't call Yeah, it's a chance Some gal Yeah On front Yeah She came in on a cab. I tagged her right after she pulled up, but she had a gun You all right? Ah, my leg. I was lucky She kicked off her shoes and ran for the field. Asher took out after her That way? Yeah Hey, you, you're there. Call an ambulance Come on, man Right Through the parking lot, then All right There's Asher Hey, you got her I figured why she was running for that field You're still alive Uh-huh How's Klein? Nick, you okay? Yeah I'll get an ambulance out of here Yeah Just five o'clock That must be their plane Wonder where they were going South America The lineup Where before you passed the innocent, the vagrant, the thief, the murderer Listen again next week when we again bring you the lineup People out there on the other side of the wire in the audience room May I have your attention, please Thank you. My name is Greb Sergeant Matt Greb, I'll explain the lineup to you Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered I'll call up and number their name and charge If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number assigned to the prisoner as I call his name And the end of each line when I ask the question The lineup, starring Bill Johnstone as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Wally Mayer as Sergeant Matt Greb was written by E. Jack Newman with music composed and conducted by Eddie Dunstetter Featured in tonight's cast were Peter Leeds, High Everback, Herb Butterfield, Howard McNear, Gil Stratton Jr., Ray Hartman, and Jeanette Nolan The lineup is produced and directed by Jaime Delvalle This Saturday, Joan Crawford stars in I Knew This Woman, a poignant drama of family life when stars over Hollywood launches its 11th big season of dramatic hits on CBS radio Stars over Hollywood is heard every Saturday in the daytime hours on most of these same CBS radio stations Dan Coverley speaking and remember it's two hours of music the nation's favorite songs every Friday evening on the CBS radio network