 This is your FBI is next on ABC a whirlwind of laughter is heading your way meet Coralus Archer every Friday night on ABC America's favorite teenager has a hundred and one schemes in her pretty head to keep you in hysterics It's a screamingly funny trip back through time to your days of adolescence The pranks are the same the execution a bit different and it's that difference that makes meet Coralus Archer such a hilarious adventure into the realm of youthful misadventure and Every plan our lovable young miss makes turns into a situation comedy for a full measure of fun meet Coralus Archer tonight on ABC This is your FBI the official broadcast from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation presented transcribed as a public service by the American Broadcasting Company Tonight the subject of our FBI file auto theft its title The Divorce Child The number one problem facing every law enforcement agency in the United States including your FBI is juvenile delinquency That is a sobering fact for from the younger generation must come the men and women who will run the nation in a few years For that reason it is up to everyone to do his or her share in fighting the problem For we dare not leave the heritage of a morally corrupt generation to the world of tomorrow It is a sad but undeniably true fact that the basic reason for the prevalence of juvenile delinquency today is Delaxness of some parents Parents who believe that it is possible to allow their children to just grow up by themselves Nothing could be further from the truth Tonight's FBI file opens in a residential suburb of a large Midwestern city In a comfortable home on a quiet tree-shaded street Gloria Baker age 16 is sitting in her room her mother enters Gloria oh Hi, mom. I thought you were going to the bridge club. Well, I I am late, aren't you? Oh, it doesn't matter Gloria yeah, there's something I want to talk to you about dear look if it's the way I left the bathroom this morning I was no dear. This is really serious It's about your father and me Well, this trip. He's taken He didn't go away because of business What do you mean? We're getting a divorce Mom. Oh, I know this is a shock to you darling, but mom you You're kidding. No, I'm sorry to say I'm not. Oh No, no dear you can't do it mommy Don't you see you you just can't oh Gloria dear it won't be too bad Your father and I have arranged everything in a in a very friendly fashion. No Darling, we knew you had to be considered too So we agreed to share you What does that mean? You live with him six months of the year and with me six months of the year I want to live with both of you together. Oh darling. That's impossible. Why because? Because your father and I have finished Mommy, isn't there anything I could do no dear if you've had a quarrel or something I could patch it up honest. I could oh it's beyond that darling. Oh Now please darling. Don't carry on like that. You're only upsetting me Gloria look Maybe after a while you will have a new daddy What someone who'll take care of us both a lot better than your father has You mean you already have someone else in mind Mommy have you? Well Yes, oh No, he's a very nice man darling. I'm I don't want to hear anymore. Gloria. Where are you going? I'm getting out of here. Gloria Gloria With this jukebox busted. Oh, I can sing for you Wendy drop dead will ya? Hi there, Gloria. Oh Hello, Wendy. You got a private booth here. No sit down. Okay Want some my coke? No, thanks. I just had two frosted Hey, it's something to matter with you Why well, I've been watching you for the last ten minutes. You really look down girl. I Am well now just put your head on aunt Wendy's shoulder and tell all What is it sugar? Wendy, I'm just miserable man trouble. Oh, no It's my mother and father. What about them? They're getting a divorce Is that all that's bothering you Wendy, it's horrible you're so provincial, huh? It happens to everybody. Oh, no, Wendy Honey, my father and mother have been divorced for over two years They have sure When it first happened to me, I felt just like you do Really? Yeah, and then one day I figured something out I figured if they could divorce each other I had a perfect right to divorce them and that's odd everything What do you mean? Well from then on I've lived my own life and nobody's ever bothered me What about your mother? Oh? She's so busy going out all the time. She doesn't know what I'm doing Gee Gloria, believe me. You should do the same thing Look, what are you doing tonight? I I Don't know I'm not going home. That's one sure thing. Perfect. Let me get you a date who with Yeah, none of the squares around here. I know some older fellows more sophisticated types Would you would you like to meet them? Well? Sure, why not swell, but I'm not dressed for a date. Oh, you can wear something of mine Hurry up finish your coke and we'll go over to my house and call them up, but they're in the club someplace Gee, what a mom. Oh, there they are Marty Marty. Shall we go over there? Are you kidding make them come to us? He sees you. Uh-huh, and he's coming too, which is my day the tallest one He's cute. Hi. Hi. Hello, Wendy Hi, Mac. I want you both to meet a girlfriend of mine. Gloria Baker. This is Marty Powell and Mack Hanford. How do you do Marty? Oh, my well, how's about we sit down and go against a couple of beers, huh? You got a table. Yeah, right there Look, we're going to powder our nose. We'll be right back. Okay. Come on. Gloria. Will you please excuse us? Hmm. Oh, sure Order us a couple of beers while we're away. All right Well, Mac, what do you think my day? Yeah, I'm not bad. It looks a little square though Look if she's a friend of Wendy's, she's okay. Oh What do we do with them? We stay here a while and make the rounds. We ain't got no car We will have Fact I can take care of that right now. What do you mean? Still one. Oh What about the teams you stay here feed them some beer. I'll pick up a heap and be back in an hour In the nearby city at police headquarters FBI special agent Jim Taylor is seated with an old friend detective sergeant Charles Winslow This is kind of a dirty trick to play on you Jim. Why would he mean you're supposed to be having a night off So you wind up sitting around here listening to my troubles Glad to do it Chuck, you know that Well, come on. That's a story. Well As you know my assignment for the past few months has been juvenile delinquency. Yeah, it's a full-time job, believe me I'll bet it is one element. I've come across as an FBI angle. Oh, what is it stolen cars? Two of them were picked up here in the city this morning I've been stolen the suburbs and taken across the state line stolen by youngsters. Mm-hmm. It appears that way were they apprehended No, but I'm sure kids did the job. Oh, why'd sure of one thing. They weren't stolen for profit They've been used overnight and then abandoned and in both cars the upholstery had been slashed clocks broken acts of pure vandalism typical of misguided kids and The local police where the cars were stolen how many leads on the car thing. No Chuck have you had your dinner yet? No, I haven't well either of I Look, let's go get something to eat and we'll talk this thing over and figure out an angle Are you yes, Matt? How about another beer? Well? Yes How about you Wendy? Huh? How about another beer? I want something stronger than beer And what's more I want another date. No look Marty'll be here You've been saying that for the last hour. Oh, Wendy. You're being a very bad sport. We're supposed to be having fun That's what you told me remember some fun sitting here watching you. Hey, here. He is now Well, it's about time. I guess you've been you've got some now relax sweet. All right I'm gonna get into some transportation. You want a beer Marty? No, not here. Let's go someplace with us some real action I've got a good mind to go home. Look, I don't want no trouble with you Mack you paid up here. Yeah, and let's go come on Wendy Okay Where are we going Marty? Oh, we hit the river club first Wendy I'm having such a wonderful time. No more worries, huh? Oh, I should say not come on Hey, where's the car right over there? It's been convertible. Yeah, right? He's going What are we riding in this little job here? That's carbonated. I'll say where'd you get it stole it All right pile in girls. Oh Hello Chuck. No, what is it? Yeah, was it the thief along? Yeah, was he heading in here to town? Chuck has an alarm been sent out. You say you're headquarters, huh? Okay. I'll be right over. Do you want to go? Well, I don't want to go home. It's 4 a.m. Kid. Everything's closed I know a place. It's never closed. Where New York. Oh Silly, what do you mean silly? What's wrong with New York? It's a thousand miles away. So what's wrong with that? He's right. Let's go to New York. You mean that Wendy sure. Let's go right now Okay, wait what in detail money. We'll get money You're going to New York honest Wendy. Are we really going sure? Oh wonderful What what are you slowing down for pulling in this gas station? Oh, that's very smart of him Wendy We're going to New York. We had to have gas. He's it open Marty. Yeah, it's an all night. Oh, here's the guy What can I do for you? First I want you to check the right front tire Okay, shut up search him first Marty. You may have his dough on him. It's what I'm doing. What is this? What's happening? He hit him on the head. We got to get to New York. Don't we Gloria? Let the boys do this their way. I don't like this. I'm getting out All right, wait a minute. Where are you going? I'm getting back in there Let's get out of here In just a moment. We'll return you to tonight's dramatic case from the official files of your FBI It's nice every now and then to go back to the old school where you studied when you were young But if the schoolhouse of your childhood is still being used Perhaps you should ask yourself a few questions. Just how old is that building? What sort of shape is it in? How many more children are being jammed into it nowadays than when you were a youngster? Education is a tool and a poor tool can mean a dull life as our population increases We need more and better schooling facilities for the growing number of school-aged children each year Remember education molds our future better schools build a stronger America Join your local civic groups and school boards and work for those better schools And now back to the FBI file the divorced child In a past statement to the listeners of this program. Mr. J. Edgar Hoover director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Said that one prevalent reason for delinquent children is delinquent parents Tonight's case from the files of your FBI is ample proof of that fact Do you know the friends of your children? Do you know where your children are when they leave the house? Do you know how your children are getting along at school? Those are questions that you who are parents should be asking yourselves What the danger is not in the child who is occupied in healthy endeavor But the future juvenile delinquent is the child who has too much unsupervised time on his hands There are various agencies like schools and local youth organizations, which can help you guide your child But they can do only just so much They cannot do a complete job Because there is no substitute for parents Tonight's file continues at the gas station an hour has passed since the holdup The attendant has regained consciousness and is being interviewed by Detective Sergeant Winslow and special agent Jim Taylor You say that the car was a great convertible, huh? That's right. Were you able to get the license number? No, everything happens so quickly by the time they pulled away. I was unconscious. I'm sure it's a doctor's car Jim. Yeah Can you describe the young man who assaulted him? Well, I'd say he was around 18 or 19 years old He had dark hair is about my size wore a sport coat You think of anything else about him? No, who else was in the car? Well two girls and another fella. Well, could you describe them? No, sir. I afraid I couldn't go excuse me sure Chuck, where's that girl's car? I have it right here Are the attendants as he found this with a gas pump? Oh, that's right Could have belonged to one of the girls in that car. Yeah We ought to go That call is for you. Oh, thank you How's your head feel? Oh, it's not too bad You got a doctor look at that shit. Well, yes an ambulance was here I I'm gonna drop by at the hospital for an x-ray later. Oh good That scarf that you found you think it was dropped by someone in that car. Yes, I'm sure it was I just cleaned up around here ten minutes before they came How much money they get from you it's over to three hundred dollars Quite a bit. Yeah Chuck those headquarters stolen car was just found abandoned out on route 30. No trace of the occupant That's yet. They're going over the car now fingerprints Chuck, what time the laundry's open in this town? About eight o'clock. I believe why there's a laundry mark on this girl's scarf Now if we do a quick check with the laundry's we should be able to learn the identity of the owner Good morning. I said good morning, Gloria. Oh Oh Wendy, that's right Wendy my head it hurts. So I Feel awful. Well that figures why? Honey child you have what is known as a hangover. I hangover Darling you weren't drinking milk last night. Oh Where are we in a tourist cabin? What? How did we get here? We came here last night remember? Last night now, I do remember the gas station that man That man the boys robbed quiet. Oh, that was terrible when will you shut up Mack and Marty? Yes They dropped us off here. They went out to dump the car. Oh, thank heavens. What do you mean? We're rid of them rid of them. They're coming back here for us. They're what? Look, we're all going to New York remember Oh, no, Wendy the boys are picking up another car and and you want to go with them. Well sure why not? Well, I don't Wendy I want to go home to your mother. Yes, I Thought you couldn't put up with her getting a divorce anything is better than this. I'm not going with you Look, honey, you haven't got much choice. What do you mean? We were all in that Stick up last night. I didn't want any part of it. I even tried to get out of the car Don't you remember that doesn't make any difference. You're in this just as much as the boys are. Oh It's awful Look, Gloria Everything is awful because you've got a hangover Listen, there's a lunch wagon across the highway. We'll go over there and get some breakfast I'll guarantee you that after you've eaten something you'll feel all together different Mrs. Baker. That's right This is Baker. My name is Taylor. I'm a special agent of the FBI FBI that's right, ma'am. You're my credentials. I See may I come in please? Oh, yes, of course. Thank you, Mrs. Baker I've come here to talk to you about your daughter. You know where Gloria is you found her Well, she isn't here. Well, no, she didn't come home all last night Just about ten minutes ago. She called and she was crying and said she was in trouble and she was going to New York Before I could question her any further. She hung up. What did she say where she was? Oh, no Why are you here? Well, I'm sorry to say I have reason to believe your daughter was involved in a gas station Hold up at about four o'clock this morning. Oh that can't be you recognize this scarf Yes, it belongs to Gloria was found at the scene of the hold up one of the girls in the car dropped it But this is impossible Gloria couldn't be involved in anything like that. You just said man that she hadn't been home all night But this is the first time it ever happened Gloria is a good girl. She never stays out and she wouldn't have last night if if well if Yes, ma'am. Well yesterday afternoon. I had to tell Gloria that her father and I are getting a divorce It was a terrible shock to her and she ran out of the house That's the last time I saw her I see if she's fallen in with bad company and gotten into trouble Then it it could even be all my fault. Well, I'm afraid that doesn't help much at this point Well, what can be done? How can I find you say she called approximately ten minutes ago? Yes? Have you received any calls since then? No Possible the phone company will cooperate with us in helping us to trace that call. Oh, I hope I'll get to work on it at once I Like Jim I just talked to the manager of the diner you have any information no He just went on duty his night man went home about an hour ago. Hmm. He's the man to see that's right Don't you get his address? Yeah, I've got it right here. Let's go Well, I talked to the counterman what's the story I described the baker girl to him He remembers her all right. She came in with another girl about the two young men. I'll sign of them You notice if they drove up. Oh, I said they came on foot. I've got a hunch that tells us where to find them Hey Marty, you're gonna leave the car here. Sure. We'll be pulling right out. Let's go and get the girls. Okay, I Hope they aren't disappointed about this heap. Why should they be I don't got that class the other one had it'll get us to New York Just as good Go ahead. Right. Hi girls. Oh, hi your Marty. Hi What's the matter with her? Oh, she's just got a hangover that isn't it at all Wendy? Well, what is it? I don't want to go to New York. What's got any you I want to go home now. Don't start that again I've already told you why you couldn't come on. Let's get out of here Okay, come on Gloria. I'm not going. Oh look. We ain't leaving you here. I'm not going I sit What do we do Marty? She's coming if we have to drag her out now get up. No Stop your yellow Hey Marty, none of that you keep out of this stop pushing her around. I'll give it to both of you to play After that son. Hey, who are you? I'm a special agent of the FBI. I'll handle him Jim. I'm on you too Okay, sir. Oh now wait a minute. I'll get going young lady. Yes, you're the Baker girl Thank heaven. You're here. How did you find this? I traced your call to the diner across the highway miss I heard you'd come in there on foot. I knew you were somewhere in this neighborhood Then I remembered this tourist camp. Oh, I'd miss Baker. Let's get out of here Marty Powell and Mack Hanford was sent to a reformatory It will remain there until they are 21 years old their companion Wendy Price was placed on probation for five years Gloria Baker had no charges placed against her and Thus your FBI and the local police helped straighten out another delinquency problem If your child is headed for trouble He might be as fortunate as these and he might escape with only official censure But that would be a foolhardy gamble to take for not many juvenile delinquents are that fortunate Your FBI sincerely trusts that you will not depend on the chance that your child will be rescued from trouble Before that trouble develops and will be given a second chance Be a good parent and help your child grow up. So he'll never need a second chance Medical servants are among the most highly respected members of society with special regard for the nurse sterilizing instruments developing x-ray plates administering anesthesia calming the patient the ever-present nurse Though there are more graduate nurses in service than ever before Constantly increasing needs for nursing personnel have created a demand for still more the opportunity for a professional education with such interesting studies of psychology Sociology child care and physiology awaits thousands of alert girls who choose nursing as their career Airlines Red Cross public health hospitals these and many other fields await the graduate nurse if you're a young lady seeking a Future with meaning go to your nearest hospital to discover more about the career of a graduate nurse Next week we will dramatize another case from the files of the federal Bureau of Investigation its subject forgery its title Old lady larceny The incidents used in tonight's 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 places or persons living or dead Is accidental? Tonight the music was composed and conducted by Frederick Steiner your narrator was William Woodson and special agent Taylor was played by Stacey Harris Others in the cast were Irene Anders, Eddie Firestone, Lamont Johnson, Ronnie Liss, Alice Morse, Steve Pendleton, and Anne Whitfield, Bill Spargrove speaking This is your FBI is a very divine production Tuning again next week at the same time when over most of these stations The American Broadcasting Company will bring you another thrilling transcribed story from the files of the federal Bureau of Investigation Old lady larceny on this is your FBI Stay tuned for the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet this program came to you from Hollywood. This is ABC radio network