 in the name of the law we bring you another of the thrilling stories in this exciting series taken from actual police case file our story begins on a perfect fourth of July morning in Fort Smith Arkansas as a happy family prepares for picnic to the accompaniment of sputtering firecrackers not those firecrackers you come and help me bring those chicken that ham out here on the porch rock and pack them in the back all right I'm bringing them oh gosh I hate these for the July picnic like a bear hate honey I hate them and now put those fried chickens here on the bench those chickens look good enough to eat man face what do you think a friend of four now Mary and the others will be here any minute we've got to hurry if we want to get the big clear quick in time for dinner but the crowd's on the road no gosh Julia I'd rather eat my vitals here at home on the porch get out where the ants begin that's what you always say Joe Barrett but we couldn't keep you away from a picnic let me put you in the street just a fugitive from a picnic that's me here you are and here's the ham and the cheese and the jelly and the coffee and the hey where's the tomatoes in your hand Joe it's usual I reckon up my wax paper Mary just loves nice ripe tomatoes oh say how about me Mary won't even think about food today the girls in love isn't it grand just think Mary and Harry engaged I've known them ever since they were babies Mary's a mighty fine girl you and Harry's a fine young man but oh Mary's a young she's only 15 and him to think of marrying wife well Mary's older and her ways and most girls are 15 I'm glad she's marrying a good boy like Harry where are my heart-boiled eggs now you know you shouldn't eat them they can make out with chicken and ham and chocolate cake oh shucks you can't have a picnic without heart-boiled eggs you know how I like them are not you you know I like it when you do can I help you do you and no thanks Mary you can at the picnic all right I shake you up a cocktail how about it Harry well whatever the other thing goes to me I make this up well before the July only comes once a year what do you say Alex well alone all the world seems to stop today here no time no anything just you and me and the flowers looking they're prettiest and all for you Mary oh you're lovely look at the water doesn't it look cool oh gee it's so warm now I wish I were any what's the photo July without a swim you're such a kid Mary I wish I had my bathing suit I duck right in that water Mary you're so impulsive sometimes I get scared oh scared of what scared something will happen before before we get married or marry kiss me hold me then I'll be sure you're really here where does that convince you what she does yes Mrs. Barber get some water your will be glad to my hand be turned hot yeah man was talking about a swing don't be too long Joe's yelling free zittles already I brought in some eggs and I'll be boiling them soon as I get that water else you'll never stop going I'll wait here for hours Harry you get the water for Julie yourself all right see you later honey all right thanks for waiting there oh well wish we could go in bathing why can't we well we didn't bring in what does that matter we go in you know step in oh I don't know somebody might see oh there's nobody around here and really like the bathing suits are just like step in come on Alice let's go big clear-freaking Crawford County icons are good enough for me well here I don't wash your analysis along it's good Julia and you'd better hurry up on your share Harry a dusty won't leave anything he's pitching it in just like it was a hey my brother's lost his appetite but nothing's the matter with my wish we waited for Mary and Alice seems kind of unsociable like to start dinner with Adams unsociable my eye we waited half hour I wonder where Mary and Alice are I think I'd better go hunt oh they're all right there's a dozen pairs from the creek down here you might miss him don't be so nervous all right don't write trusty but right now don't take on so we'll find her she's all right you and I search both sides of the creek Joe and Roy have beaten the woods now look the bull she fell asleep oh she's being a joke on it while Mary is full of you yes Roy what is it is it Roy look for that rock Mary's clothes it's a dress well kid she's drown and here's a flipper than a slip oh she's been drawn I know she has call the police stay here and do what you can sure sure well Roy no no hair we'll find this you'll be all right was up to something we'll find it we'll find a sure let's look alone the creek here oh Mary Mary big rocks in it mom yes out of the water is lovely this is called Big Clear Creek the water comes way down from the Ozarks the Ozarks thought I would only read about them in books mom I'm sure glad we could leave New York and have our case in here vacation also it was good of your father to send us here all this distance to Arkansas for a visit look mom look at that walk around the bend which rock oh I see now the one where the girl is taking a sun bath we can't be taking a sun bath mom her head's in the water why some so it is that is strange creek on these rocks what's the matter yet you look six inches all the water isn't enough current and Big Clear Creek at that spot to bring a body up on the rock that hard yeah that's my idea on you how far down the creek today finder 400 yards downstream from where she was last seen bathing current isn't that strong what does the corner say well he says the poor girls Nick she could have been diving was from a terrific blow with a club or a rock crushed her spine with any water and along for the bottle yes you saw the body girl was only 50 I know that's what makes it more horrible just the child and yet a woman on you I want you to get together all the people who are on that picnic all right chef you don't suspect any one of them do you they were all married me house friend friend or no friend one of them could have met you're barking up their own trees we were all together when this thing happened you're all of the last to see Mary me how a lot that's why you're here to tell me I must I do the talk or not and I'll do some questioning which of you saw her alive last I did I guess I was in swimming with it and tell us the whole story well it was warm so Mary and I went in Mary slam around the bin and after while I dressed and came back that's all I know I guess the last time you saw Mary then was when she swam around the bin yes that's the last time what did you do then I went back to the crowd they were eating and and then they asked me where Mary was I told them what I told you yes yes I know Miss Gray just a gilford here is your your friend isn't he Roy Joe he's my friend I've known him for years why didn't you go in swimming with him with Roy why I've just never thought of it that's why I guess that ain't the reason you had a date with someone didn't you you met someone at that creek now didn't I did not meet when you went in swimming nobody I tell you I was there with Mary nobody else you didn't see anybody else there either no nobody where were you gilford what do you mean you know what I mean where were you when the girls went swimming with the other oh no not all the time you won where did you go I didn't go any place yes you did you were away for a half hour before Miss Gray I remember I went for some words that's right we were going to build a fire and we needed some twigs and it took you half an hour to find a few twigs you expect us to believe that well I don't care if you believe it or not it's the truth you like Miss Mayhaw didn't you gilford no more than I did many other girls well you liked them more than you did Miss Gray didn't you well that makes no no I didn't marry with Harriet girl I didn't make any difference to you now did it what I mean chef ask your friend here what I mean he'll tell you don't believe him Harry he's only trying to make trouble we're only trying to find out who killed Mary Mayhaw now tell us what you know gilford or we'll tell you a few things and you may not like that for much all I have to say is that I didn't kill Mary and I don't know who did about that other thing I I did go out with Mary once or twice I don't see what that has to do with solving this case you went out with Mary why didn't you tell me Roy all it was nothing Alice I'll fix you for that Roy you'll be sorry you messed around with my girl how about you mr. Barrett what were you doing while the girls were in swimming I can answer that chair my husband here was interfering with everyone on account of those hard-boiled a hard-boiled who are they all you don't understand relayed for me Joe's crazy about them and he wants us to make some for him right in the middle of setting the table I see I see did you leave the party at all Barrett no but I should have so it's gone down for the July picnic give me a pain oh you gave Mary Mayhaw a drinking toxicating liquor before you went on this picnic didn't you what in the world you driving at you don't think I had anything to do with it do it so happens around the sheriff here Barrett now I'm asking the questions not you all right yes Mary Mayhaw had a drink before she left but so did we all what about it I'll say we ain't getting anywhere folks and a job which one share me and my brother you are the one who was engaged to marry aren't you yes when was the last time you saw when she went in swimming you see her go into the water no she said she'd like to go in alone but Mrs. Barrett called me to do something later I found out she went in with Alice you found out yes from Alice she came back and when we asked where Mary was she she said she thought Mary had come back then you were the last one to see Mary Mayhaw live miss Gray I guess so outside of the one who killed her Mrs. Barrett who was missing besides these two girls well I can't say for sure but near as I can remember Harry Jordan here was the only other one he went for some water off any all the others was there with you I think so but I can't be sure sure Joe here was making such a fuss about what about guilt oh he was there oh yes yes later he left for a little while they get some twigs yeah he said or Jordan and me share no no no not this time your brother now dusty yes I share what is it were you away from the party at any time while these girls were swimming not that I remember well that's the yes you were come to think of it I I was for a little while I I went for some water oh so you went for some water to yes Mr. Barrett here one of some hard-boiled eggs so I figured I'd surprise him and get some water and but Mrs. Barrett sent me for the water yes I know that was that I thought just a minute you went before your brother did I don't know that is I might have I really don't remember you went for water what you expect to carry them I had the only bucket I but why you remember Harry I had a canvas bucket in my motorcycle kit I was going to get I remember now I remember what's the matter Miss Gray I just recall something something that might be important oh yeah well come on what is it but you remember asking me if I saw anybody when Mary and I went in swimming yes I remember now did you know I didn't see anybody well I'll say what's the idea you playing with us or something no but but I heard something something that I just thought he did well come on tell us what was it well when Mary swam around the bend I heard a motorcycle coming down the road it stopped and then I heard a boy a man for it they must be fun in that and then he said something else but I couldn't understand what it was just a ride the motorcycle but I don't know what I'm trying to get away you can't make it happen you're my own brother Harry wait a minute I didn't mean I didn't mean to kill her it was an accident I was I just made it come on Jordan talk and talk straight well I knew the girls were going for a swim I had them talking about it so I took my motorcycle and I rode up to the bend in the creek must be fun and I must be want to sing a rap well come and get one I dare you will not don't be silly I'm going to stay right here behind this bush oh come on I dare you what are you afraid of come on here it is Mary give us oh no we're not don't please don't death I wish I hadn't come out come on give me a little kiss Mary oh no come on now don't be stingy Mary please don't come on come on give me the news you have heard the verdict of the jury guilty of man's order in the first degree man's order of the girl your own brother intended to marry hereby sentence you to seven years in the state prison