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They have safeguarded their homes provided secure futures for themselves So for a carefree vacation for a worry-free holiday better get in touch with your Equitable Society Representative before you go Tonight's FBI file the unhappy hijacker Last year There were more than a million and a half major crimes committed in the United States But the people arrested for those crimes more than half had previous arrest records and Some of those arrested had records which covered many pages many states and many years They are the professional criminals The ones to whom a previous sentence is merely an interruption of their careers They're driven on by many complex Usages, but the basic ingredient behind their continuance as criminals is that they are sure they won't make the same mistake again The mistake that resulted in their previous capture arrest and imprisonment They're confident that their experience has made them smarter than all the police in the world And we have achieved that state of illusion No crime is beyond them armed robbery Arson or even murder Tonight's FBI file opens in a comfortable frame house located in the large city in one of our Midwestern states One of the occupants of this dwelling and this is Johnson is just answering the front doorbell Yes, hello, Mrs. Johnson Hello, I'm noted Phelps. Remember me Yes, I am I talked to mr. Johnson before I made an appointment to see him. I know What can I commit? Come ahead. Thanks He's out from the greenhouse Follow me. Okay, I Haven't seen you for a long time. This is Johnson. I know how he's been My husband's in here George yes mama, here's your company. Oh Go ahead Hello, Mr. Johnson. Hello there, milled it This is really a layout the greenhouse. Yeah, look at those orchids. I have over a dozen species here This is my hobby. I spent a great deal of time with them. No wonder nobody sees you anymore Well, I'm pretty much out of action these days Completely out. No, excuse me a second. Oh, this is all that needs a little attention Mr. Johnson, I have something I think will interest you. What is it? Do you read this morning's paper? Oh, hmm. Is he the story about a truckload of whiskey being hijacked? Yes. Yes, I did That's why I'm here. What's the story? I know who knocked it off And I know where it's stored. Well If I told you how you could get it How much would the information be worth? You want me to take it from the person who hijacked? But it wouldn't be the first time would it George? No It's 300 cases high-grade scotch What's my cut? Well in the past. I've always paid $10 a case You've got a deal. Oh wait a minute. I want to find out a few things first. Where is the stuff? How do I get it? I'll call you this afternoon give you all the dope. Who am I taking it from? Does that matter? Yes Look, I'd rather not tell. Oh Mildred. I have to know who did the job Okay, it's Paul Carter. What? Well, he's your boyfriend. He was my boyfriend. Oh So that's it Yeah dirty pool Mildred. He deserves it. Does it bother you? Not at all In fact, I'd like to hand Paul one myself. I figured Well, how about it? I'll be glad to do business with you Well Paul, that's the story and the sucker fell for it, huh real big good Now suppose you tell me what this is all about. Well the coin of phrase. I'm killing two birds with one stone What do you mean that truck I hijacked was awful hard. I got to get rid of it So I'm gonna let mr. Johnson take it off my hand, but honey. What about the whiskey? I've already taken that out, but I've left the empty cases. Oh Where is the stuff? I took it to that building I rented over on 12th Street. I see What's the other bridge you killing? George Johnson, I have owed him one for a long time But how are you getting even he still winds up with a truck? He winds up with trouble. I know pretty much how he operates When he gets this truck tonight he'll drive it right to his house It'll be too late for him to unload it until morning. Hmm by that time. I'll have to call the cops Oh, and they picked him up for the hijack, right? Very cute What do I say to the guy when I call him I give him the address where the truck is They can get in through a window at the back Tell him nobody'll be there between 10 and 12 tonight. Okay. Oh And one other thing. Yeah He promised you ten bucks a case. That's right. Say you'll come around his place at midnight to collect Wait a minute. Suppose he finds out the truck is empty. I mean, it's all locked up. Believe me won't find out till the morning Meantime he pays us three grand for the privilege going to jail In the same city at a nearby FBI field office Special agent Jim Taylor is just entering the office of the agent in charge May I see you mr. Morgan? Yes, come in Jim. I've been waiting for you to come back to the office. Well, I've been caught all day What's on your mind? I don't imagine you've had a chance to read the report on a hijacking that occurred last night No, I haven't a liquor truck was way late just across a state line just one man did the job He overpowered the driver when he stopped for a traffic light on a lonely stretch of road I see the driver was severely beaten and left for the side of the road However, he managed to make his way to a nearby filling station and report the crime Well, what time did all this happen? Well, the hijacking occurred at approximately 12 30 a.m The driver reported it to the police about two hours later any leads. Yes, sir The police checked with the toll booth on Midway Bridge as soon as they received the report and and they remembered the truck It had passed through about an hour before then it came here to the city Yes, sir, so they immediately sent out an alarm on it here any results Well a truck very much like it was spotted driving through the West End about 3 a.m It disappeared however before it could be picked up any report on it since no sir But we've set up a procedure that may bring some results What's that? Well the section where the truck was last seen is at the tip of that peninsula that juts out into the river Yeah, now going on the theory that it found cover there someplace We've blocked out the whole area fine the police are cooperating with us and we're going to search every building good Good. Oh, what about the driver? He's in the hospital. Could he give any description of the hijack? No, not too bit of one please brought some pictures down the hospital to him for him to look at fine That's fine. I'll let you know sir if we get any results George yes mama are you getting ready to go out? Yes You promised to take me to the movies tonight. Oh That's right. I did Well mama I'm afraid we'll have to make it some other evening Why well tonight I have to go out on some business. I have a chance to make a very nice score Mm-hmm. I heard of a truck full of liquor. It's been hijacked. I was tipped off how to pick it up I gotta go over there right now. Wait a minute Who tipped you off? Milted Phelps. How did she know about it? Well Paul Carter did the job. She goes with Paul Carter She used to mama. That's all over. She's very mad at him. That's why she gave me the information now I have to go wait Sit down but mama sit down. I said very well Now listen to me. I don't like that Mildred Phelps And I don't trust her. Let me finish Paul Carter has been an enemy of yours for years Sounds to me as if they put their heads together and have come up with some scheme to get you in trouble Well, how can that be she told me where the truck is I know whether what can be wrong George take my word for it They're up to something mama. I've got to go over there. This is too good to pass. Very well. Go ahead be stubborn But do me one favor what's that? Check every detail of her story before you take that truck Jim. Oh, hello, mr. Morgan I didn't think you'd be here this late and report on a hijacker. No, sir. Not yet What have you got there? Oh, this detailed map of the peninsula where the truck was last seen Those white pens indicate every possible building in which the truck could have been stored I see and the blue pins here indicate places that they've already been checked by the police How many men have they got on the job a detail of over two dozen? They've been calling in every hour all evening getting their reports. Well, you're certainly doing a thorough job, Jim Thank you, sir. Oh say yeah, the driver look over those pictures of suspect Yes, sir, you picked out five men that might possibly have been his assailant the police are rounding them up Excuse me Special agent Taylor. Oh Hello there sergeant Yes, I'm good work. Will you let me have that address got it. Thanks a lot. I'll be right over So they found the truck fine in a small garage on West Street. I'm going right over there. Oh, Mrs. Johnson Come in. Thanks Mr. Johnson get home here. Yes, he's here George accompanies here again George. How'd everything go? That's fine. No trouble. No trouble at all Well, you can pay me off then and if you will and I'll be on my way. What's your hurry? Oh Well, it's pretty late. You know, let's have the dough, huh George? I'm afraid I have some bad news for you Mildred What there isn't gonna be any payoff What are you talking about? You got the truck, didn't you? No, I Thought you said everything went okay. It did But not the way you planned What is this? Well Before I went over for the truck tonight. I told my wife the whole story Oh, I don't like to say this but at times mama has a very suspicious nature She didn't believe your story now. Look finish She warned me to proceed very cautiously. So when I went to the garage I decided to examine the truck before I moved it out. Tell her what you found There was no whiskey the truck was empty Like I don't understand that I think you do Tell her the rest George. Well, I realized then that mama was right Something was wrong Look, I don't want to hear any more of this. He hasn't I don't care. I'm getting out of here. Just stay with you Now George Finish your story very well You see I decided to wait around the garage I figured that it was a trap that Paul might drop by later to see if the truck was gone That's just what he did Paul came in. Yes. What happened? We discussed the matter and I left him there Left him and what he means is Your boyfriend Paul is dead We'll reopen tonight FBI file in just a moment Did you ever hear of a professional worry lifter? What in the world is that I mean a man whose life work is lifting the burden of worry from other people's shoulders Not just a man who says cheer up everything is going to be all right But a man who actually does something about sounds like a man worth knowing he is he's your equitable society Representative you'll find that if you have fears about your family's future your equitable society Representative will leave no stone unturned to do a complete job of worry lifting For instance lots of husbands worry because no one ever told them about readjustment income Readjustment income. 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Good morning. Mr. Morgan. Oh morning, Jim You complete your investigation on that hijacking case last night. Well, no, sir. I'm sorry to see I didn't what happened I thought the police had located the truck. Well, they did. Well, I'd only led to further complications How do you mean? Well, let me give you the whole story When I arrived at the garage I learned that the police had found the body of a man named Paul Carter in the back of the truck Paul Carter Yes, he was a small-time racketeer and thief one of the five suspects that the truck driver had identified from those pictures Obviously, he was the right one. Yes, but that only complicated case. How's that? The whiskey had been removed from the truck. Now we searched the premises completely, but couldn't find any trace of it Any lead on who killed Carter? No, sir. Not yet We found a window in the back of the garage that had been jimmied open That was evidently how the killer came in. I think there was a peculiar matted substance on the windowsill It appeared to have come off the intruder's shoe. A matted substance? Yes, it resembled moss. I sent it onto the laboratory last night We should have a report on it soon Say this killer could have taken the whiskey and that would keep us in the case. Yes, I know Have the police checked on Carter's associates or enemies? Well, they're doing that now They're also trying to learn where Carter lived and as soon as they have any information, they'll get in touch with us Do you have a good night? Now what do you think? Pretty uncomfortable. You can say that again Why are you keeping me here? Well Mama and I had to have a little talk. We had to decide what we should do with you Well, we're gonna let you leave here. Oh, I'm one condition What's that if you tell us what Paul did with that whiskey? I I don't know He didn't tell me anything about it now, please tell the truth You'll only make mama mad at you. Mama. Mama. Haven't you got anything to say around here? I haven't noticed it everything you do is in order for mama. That's not George. Yeah, why do you let her run your life? Why don't you get smart? You're clever attractive. Why don't you act like a man? I mean it? Look, baby, if you just let me leave here, I'll give it on somebody your own size Mama, I just been asking her about the whiskey leave me alone with her I'll get the information Yes, you report just came in from the laboratory on that substance I found at the scene of the killing. Oh, what was it? Well, they describe it as a plant called fern root species of moss I see they also said that it's not native to this section. It's found mostly in the eastern states strange You say you believe it came from the killer shoe. That's right, sir There was a suggestion of a heel imprint on it. That's where I got that idea You keep coming up with puzzlers on this one, don't you? Well, by the way, a list of poor Carter's enemies just came in 22 names aren't quite a roster. It won't be easy to pick any individual out of that Place a cooperating with our agents checking up on the men Finding out about the backgrounds when they saw Carter last Morgan speaking. Yes, he is. Yeah Yes, Jim had copied down this address. They go ahead Two to eight north Adams Street I haven't we have it. Yes. Yes, he will. Good. Bye That was police headquarters Jim now that address. I just gave you is where Paul Carter lived. I told the police you'd be right over there Good for you Never mind found out where the frisky is where Tell him. Tell him I said Give him the address Number seven forty one three hundred cases of that look at her Isn't so pretty now is she mama? I never thought she was pretty you could have I hadn't come in Oh, stop. I'll go get the stuff right away. That's a good idea. What about me? Can I go now? No But you said I'm staying here until my husband gets back with a whiskey. I Want to be sure you told us the truth A little ashamed to be coming in like this again. What do you mean, Jim? I have to report another failure What is it this time? Well, I went to the place where Carter lived a small apartment downtown now the police had already arrived there They'd searched his effects. They found a rental receipt for a small building over on 12th Street in Carter's name That's right, sir. We went over there and found that it was the place he had used to store the liquor ad use Yes, by the time we got there it was gone Well, how did you know it had been there? Well, there were several boxes and a few broken bottles of the same brand that Carter had hijacked Well, does that mean he moved it to another place before he was killed? I don't think so. Why not a truck had just recently been driven into the Building we could still smell the exhaust fumes Mr. Morgan, I have an idea that whoever killed Carter is the same person that came and took away the whiskey What do you base that on Jim? Well, I found several particles of what appeared to be that same matted substance that I picked up on the windows Back at the garage the turn route. Yes. I dropped it off the laboratory. They're going to make a quick comparison You say a truck was used. That's right. Were there any tire impressions? Oh, sir. There weren't was a concrete floor. No moisture They're coming Excuse me, sir. And what is it done? I have a report from the laboratory. It's a gym. Oh, let me have it. Hey, thanks, Tom right Is that a report on the second Fern route sample Jim? Yes, sir. It's the same substance Something else to what? Laboratory says that Fern route is used in the growing of orchids Hey, wait a minute. What are you looking for that list of Carter's enemies? I think it'll tell us where the killer is How many cases were there 300 just like she said What'd you do with it? It's not back. Oh shit busy day. Yeah, she keeps up before me. It's all ready. Good Where's Mildred next room? Well, I guess you can let her go now Are you serious? Well, that's what you promised it only to find out where the liquor was And let her go. She tell the police about your killing Paul Oh, that's right What else can we do? That's pretty obvious, isn't it? Kill her too. I see when Right now before supper Yes very well Set out the food this won't take My green house someone broke a window My orchids from of my orchids Oh look the glass door is broken. I had to break it Johnson. Who are you special agent of the FBI? Well, I want to talk to you about a case of whiskey and murder Johnson was turned over to state authorities Convicted the first degree murder and sentenced to be executed Mrs. Johnson was given a life sentence as an accomplice Another cluster of criminal careers was brought to a close Mainly because of the fine work done by your FBI's special laboratory 1947's crop of criminals includes those who have taken advantage of modern inventions And no law enforcement agency could cope with them unless it too used the aid of science in its investigations The night's case involved the use of the spectroscope One of the many machines which are at work even now at Washington DC in the laboratory of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at work for you and for your FBI Just a moment. We will tell you about next week's exciting case from the files of your FBI Now mr. Keating Let me see if I have this equitable society Re-adjustment income plan straight as I understand it this plan would give my wife extra income during the first two years after my death That's right Jim extra cash every month for two years to give her time to adjust her expenses to a new standard of living Knowing my wife was going to get that would surely take a load off my mind Then let me suggest that you get in touch with your equitable society Representative without delay let him show you how little it costs to provide your wife with equitable readjustment income Call your equitable representative soon or send a postcard care of this station to the equitable life assurance society of the United States Next week. We will bring you another colorful story from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The redheaded used in tonight's equitable life assurance societies broadcast are adapted from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation However, all names used are fictitious and any similarity thereof to the names of persons living or dead is accidental Tonight the music was composed and conducted by Frederick Steiner your narrator was Dean Carton and special agent Taylor was played by Stacy Harris This is your FBI is a Jerry divine production This is Larry Keating speaking for the equitable life assurance society of the United States and the equitable societies Representative in your community and inviting you to tune in again next week at the same time When the equitable life assurance society will bring you another thrilling story from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The redheaded blackmailer on this is your FBI This is ABC the American Broadcasting Company