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Don't miss it Tonight's FBI file the professional killer Your FBI not only pursues every criminal who violates a federal statute But it also makes a close keen analytical study of the field of crime all over the nation For crime is the business your FBI is engaged in And like every successful organization, it realizes that the more it knows about its business The better job it'll be able to do With that in mind your FBI recently completed a study of crime throughout the 48 states And the study brought forth one fact that is not only shocking But is also indicative of the self-evident fruit that the crime wave unless stifled quickly Will soon be out of hand That one single fact is That in the United States today and every day There are 36 people murdered In the past two hours Three people have been killed by criminals Tonight's FBI file opens in a small smart nightclub located in a large midwestern city In an office in the rear of this establishment Larry Mansfield the owner of the club is just greeting a visitor Sit down mr. West. Okay. You you cigars. No When did you get to town a couple of hours ago? Well, you you make good time. I want to get out just as quick Very well We'll get right down to business good Are you familiar with this town? Not very You know where the central hotel is now, but I'll find it. It's over on the west side. It's a small hotel You may have can a cab get there. Yes. You get the directions. Just give me the address Okay Here it is right The party I want taken care of lives in the central hotel room 819 Mm-hmm. Here's the key. What's the party's name? Sanford Sanford Get it West. Yeah How do you intend to handle the killing? Why well, I just thought in as much as this is a hotel you're going to let the man's fear. Let's get something straight, huh You own this night club, aren't you? Yeah, am I telling you how to run it? No It don't tell me how to run my business Oh Sorry What about dough? Now pay when the job is done. You come back here tomorrow night. I don't want to wait around that long. What's the matter with tomorrow morning? I won't be here. Oh, where do you live? I'll come there All right Here's my card Thanks Guess it's time and with the work Humble sweet out. Who are you? I don't matter Look, look I got a gun here. Let me ask the questions Go ahead You live in this room Yeah, what's your name? Sanford Well, was your husband? I don't have one Well, was your brother then your father? That's a blank too, mr Who else live in this room with you? Nobody You live here alone. Yeah This is no Where are you going? I'm getting out of here. Wait a minute. Out of my way. I want to ask you one question Oh Who sent you here? Nobody look honey. I've been around. I know a hired gun for when I see one. Yes. That is your touch, right? You're right Now tell me who paid you to come here. No dice. Was it a guy named Mansfield? Was it? We'd had my business. We always protect a claim. I know it was Mansfield, I should have figured he'd make this kind of a play. Look what difference does it make who it was? You come off lucky, didn't you? Yeah And forget it. Well, let me get out of here. Wait a minute one more question What now? You were paid to get rid of me Why didn't you do it? Look, I don't I want to know I don't kill dames By dames drink In the same city a bit later that evening in the fbi field office Special agent jim teller has just returned from an assignment jim Oh, yes, new the call came in for you less than five minutes ago. I took the message Oh, it wasn't in a state bus company. Oh, yeah the driver you wanted to see is out of town You'll come over to see you first thing in the morning. Oh good. What are you working on? It's kind of a strange assignment new. Oh, what's the story? Well, a thief named lou parma was convicted two years ago for sticking up a bank messenger Over seventy eight thousand dollars was stolen on that job And the money was never recovered. I see a few days ago Parma sent word to the warden at state's prison that he wanted to give some information as to the whereabouts of the money What brought that on? Well, it turned out to be revenge Parma revealed that he had two confederates on the job a man and a woman They evidently promised to take care of parma's family out of the loop When they reneged he talked. Who were these people? Well, a man's name was larry kent the woman she was kent's girl Her name was vise sanford and you're looking for them. That's right. What progress have you made? Well, we've established that kent and his girl were living in cleveland at the time of the robbery Immediately after it kent disappeared. What about the sanford girl or she stayed on there? Evidently kent had walked out on her She was living in a cheap room and working as a cashier in a restaurant kent apparently wound up with all the money That's it. Has the girl been picked up? No, she left cleveland two days ago believed to be headed for here And from what we could gather she's looking for kent. She'd been tipped off that he was here Jim, do you know where to find it? No, not yet. This bus driver I sent for may help us on that though She was on his bus. You alerted the local police? Yes, I gave them the girl's picture and they're starting a check on all hotels now We should get something on her very soon Well, I could go on for hours with all the details, but that's more or less the story Sounds like a nice guy charming Look, baby When he walked out on you, didn't he leave you any part of that 78,000? No How about the guy in the can? Did you do anything for him? Leap armor? Yeah, not a nickel's worth So can we have another drink? Yeah, sure. Waiter. Let's have the same thing. All right. Why? How did you tell him here? Well, like I told you I was a cashier in this joint in cleveland Yeah, an old-time grifter came in one night and slipped me a note when he paid his check A note said he'd seen camp in this town that he was using his old name That's man feel It also said he was doing what he always wanted to do Well, I knew that meant he was operating a nightclub So So I called enough joints till I finally nailed him He must have been real surprised huh plenty Well, did you ask him for your cut? Oh, of course He said he'd bring it to me tonight He said he sent you He did send you didn't he? Yeah I knew it. Are you sorry? Not now. Hey, I just set him down right Yeah, baby How much was he paying you? Well knocking you off Five bills Did you collect? No You know, he owes me a pretty good chunk My end of that job was over 20,000 Solid numbers If you'll take a marker How would you like to work for me? Baby, you just made yourself a deal Oh morning neil talk to the bus driver. Yes, he just left here to give you anything Well, I showed him the sanford girls picture and he definitely identified him Said she'd come in on his bus. All right. Did he have any idea where she went? Oh, unfortunately, he didn't these pictures just came in jim. No with any pictures of camp. Oh fun Washington also sent a copy of his records. Well, man, surely here you are Thanks I read it through there's nothing there at all indicate where he's been for the last two years No, I didn't imagine there would be After all, he wound up with that 78,000 and that's enough for a man to retire on for a few years at least You think he's gone into some legitimate business? Go ahead Well, even if he's here in town, he won't be easy to find probably changed his name even his appearance Yes, I know Jim I sent kent's pictures and the copy of his record to the local police. They might have something on him Fine. I sure hope so. Oh, I'll get it Special agent Taylor. Oh, yes, sergeant Yes, that's right Wait, I'll write that down Good work sergeant. Thanks a lot Goodbye Well, neil we're getting some action. What's your address police headquarters the sanford girl is registered at the central hotel I think I'd better get right over there You doing here waiting for you. How did you get into my apartment? He told me to come in not while I was out I don't like to hang around always. I don't like intruders. That makes us even. Did you go to the central hotel last night? Yeah Well Well, what? Did you take care of that party? No, huh Why not You didn't tell me it was a team. What difference does that make? That's out of my line Look, I made a deal with you. I got a better offer. What do you mean better? Let me tell him Why why? Where did you come from? Mr. West brought me here. What? He's in a brand new business Now he brings them back alive. What's this all about? Give me a rundown, baby Mr. West here is working for me now. I told him our whole story He figures that I'm a lot more reliable to do business with what are you talking about $78,000. Huh? That's the amount you ran out with Remember oh by in the first place the alibis. We haven't got time for this We haven't got time for any chatter. We just came here to collect select what my end I figured it out on the way over it comes to $26,000. This whole thing's ridiculous. I want my cut larry now You're not getting anything. Mr. You're in no position to talk that way. You'll keep out of this I gotta protect my interest. I'm on the pair. Get out of here both of you Show him we mean business, huh? 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No, not yet. I'll let you watch in this door. We're going to be a wall safety and I want you to pick this. Oh, this is full of nothing but letters. Why is that dirty cheese? These letters are from dames. That's nice. Look at this. This letter was written three years ago. I was still going with him then. My darling larry, our date last night will be remembered always. How do you like that guy? That being a female, we got work to do. Look, there's no day one in the desk. Where else can we... Wait a minute. She's coming too. You better watch him. Yeah, he'll be right beside him. Okay, how do we handle it now? You find out where his door is, otherwise he gets a full treatment. Good. What? What hit me? You were standing right on the track, wasn't it? Oh, next time you won't get off so easy. But can I get up? They were here. Larry, we want to continue our discussion. Before you left us, we were talking about $26,000. I don't know. That girl wants her money, Misty. But I tell you... Love, let me tip you off. I'm not wearing a music gun. I'll get it after. I... I haven't got it here. Where is it? In my office, at the club. Where in the office? In a safe. Okay. I want you to call the club. Tell them I'm coming over. Tell them I'm getting something out of that safe to bring back to you. Very well. How about the combination? I'll give it to her. Let me have it now. Now, Jim... Am I down here now? I've been looking all over for you. The hotel manager said you were on the floor below. Oh, did you get a search warrant? Yeah, I have it right here. Good. This is the Sandford Girls Room. I have a pesky. No sign of her, Jim. Oh, she left the hotel early this morning as we turned the sense. There was a man with her. He didn't answer the Kent's description. There we are. Go ahead, Neil. Right. I thought it might be a good idea to search your room and see if we get any leads. Yeah, there's a small bag over there. Oh, yeah, I'll take a look at it. I'll see what's in that closet. All right. Could the management give you any line on what she's been doing? No, not much. He said she'd made quite a few phone calls. He's getting the slips together now. We'll pick them up on the way out. Yeah, I had nothing in his closet. Wait a minute, Neil. I got something here. You know, what is it? It's a note. What does it say? It's addressed to her from a man who signs himself, Joe. Yes? It says that he saw Kent here. Kent is using his old name. Uh-huh. It also states that he's doing what he always wanted to do. Doing what he always wanted to do? That's it. Well, that really confuses things. All we have to do now is find out Kent's old name and what this thing is that he's always wanted to do. Yes. But Neil, the Sanford girl, must know both these things. Well, in that case, Jim, she's probably already found it. Yes, I know, which means she may never come back here. Neil will post somewhere to watch for anyway. Let's get on and pick up the slips of the telephone calls that she made. Yeah, why don't you put that gun away? It makes me nervous. I'd be nervous without it. You handled me quite effectively before without a gun. You didn't know the score, then? Tell me something, will you? What is it? Why did you double-cross me? What do you mean? You started out in this deal working for me. Why did you switch? I didn't like the way you operate. Is that the only reason? Yeah. I thought it could have been because you got a better offer. It had nothing to do with it. What does she promise you? What's the deal? I'd like to enter my bid. I don't get it. If I were to top her offer, maybe you'd come back to my team. Mister, that's just why I can't do business with you. Okay. Do we have a drink? Yeah, yes, sir. And there's some scotch in the cabinet there. Would you get it? Where? On the lower shelf. I don't see any. Well, that ties the score. Hey, Jim. Oh, yes, Neil? The warden in the state's prison just called me back. And? He questioned Lou Palmer about Kent. Did he come up with any? No, he had no idea what Kent's old name was. How about that business he always wanted to be in? He knew nothing about that, either. How are you making out? Well, I've combed through Kent's record. That didn't give us anything. Any word from the hotel? No, I just called there five minutes ago. The girl still hasn't returned. Excuse me, Jim. Yes, ma'am? Here's a report on those telephone numbers. Oh, thanks. Oh, Bob, they get a location on all of them? Yes, it's all left. That's well. Thanks, Bob. Are these the calls the girl made from the hotel? That's right. So she made, uh, 21 calls? Let's see them. Okay. Here's the first one. Nightclub called the Ace of Clubs. Next, Bar 8 Club. Next, The Angel Club. Are they all nightclubs? So far, they seem to be. Next, three, or? Jim, I think we've hit something. These four are clubs, too. This could be the business Kent always wanted to be in. Yes, all these calls were the nightclubs. Did the manager of the hotel give you those calls in the sequence they were made? No, we said they were all mixed up. Too bad. Obviously, the last call she made was where she found him. Yes, I know. Well, I guess we'll just have to go to each place and bring Kent's picture with us. That should be... Wait a minute, Neil. I don't think we'll have to do that. Why not? Look, all these clubs begin with either the letter A, B, or C. Uh-huh. She must have worked from a classified phone book, called each club in the order that it was listed. Right. In that case, the, uh, the Clover Club is the last place she called. Come on, Neil, that'll be our first place. Where's Till? He's in there. Did you get the money? Yes. Hope you didn't have any trouble. No. Thought you said Till was in here. There he is. Where? Right there on the floor. What happened? It's just my turn to hit him. Say, what is this? My party now, Vi. Let me have my money. Wait a minute. Give it to me. Hey, gather it's in that bag. Not your money. It belongs to me and you know it. Honey, we're not going into that again. Besides, you will have no need for it. Why not? One has to be alive to enjoy money. What are you talking about? I'm going to have to kill you, Vi. In fact, I'm killing you both. Nari, wait a minute. You'll all be very legitimate, too. I came in, found you rifling my apartment, and I had to let you have it. He'll never get away with it. You forget, honey. In this town, I'm an honest man. Now, would you like it first? Nari, don't. Don't put away that gun. Nari, Vi. Drop that gun. Go on, drop it, I said. How are you? Special Agent, the FBI. I'll pick up his gun, Jim. You heard him. You heard what he was going to do. Oh, yes, Miss Sanford. We know all about both of you. That's where the manager let us in the back way. All right, Neil. Let's revive that man on the floor and take them all down to the office. Vi Sanford was sentenced to serve 10 years in a federal penitentiary for bank robbery. Her former accomplice was given a 20-year term for the same crime. Phil West was turned over to the local authorities to be prosecuted on an old murder charge. Thus, your FBI sorted the plans of three criminals and also apprehended one for whom they had been looking for more than two years. Two years is a long time in the life of the criminal, but not to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for their patience never runs out. Your FBI never gives up in the search for a criminal, even if it takes two, 10, or 20 years. No file is ever closed, unless it is marked either convicted or dead. In just a moment, we will tell you about next week's exciting case from the files of your FBI. Mr. Keating, I've been thanking you. I certainly hope I can qualify for that equitable society, a short home ownership plan you were talking about. 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