 The Equitable Life Assurance Society presents this is your FBI This is your FBI the official broadcast from the Files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation presented as a public service by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and the Equitable Society representative in your community Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States nearly four million members are banded together to build better futures for themselves and their families their reasons for becoming Equitable Society policy holders are many but certainly among the most Unselfish and far-sighted Equitable Society members are those parents who have seen the wisdom of an Equitable Education Fund fathers and mothers in just 14 minutes the Equitable Society Will tell you how to make sure that your children get the funds necessary for the education you want them to have through an Equitable Education Fund Tonight's FBI file deadlier than the mail Keeping a record of America's army of criminals is an overwhelming job To give you some idea of the enormity of the task It is only necessary to tell you that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has on file in Washington, DC in its criminal fingerprints files The prints of more than seven and a half million Americans who possess arrest records Stop for a moment and think of what that figure means Purely in terms of statistics that means more than one in every 19 people in the United States If you believe that those figures will be of interest only to those who have daily contact with known criminals You are mistaken This current crime wave can affect everything you hold dear Including your personal freedom That is true because the basis of your freedom your individual share of our national liberty is Based upon our common regard and respect for the law For that reason it should be your selfish motive to aid yourself by doing your part in helping to end the current crime wave That's file opens on the main thoroughfare of a large eastern city It is mid-afternoon a tall attractive girl is walking along the crowded sidewalk when she hears someone call her name Oh Betty We're gonna say what are you doing in town? A few weeks ago. Oh, you busy right now. Come on. I'll buy you a drink. Okay. I was thinking about you the other day What I've been doing Betty. Oh, I'm still married to those three soldiers. You're married to three soldiers. Yeah That's patriotic. It's very profitable though. She's away prices are these days. The three allotment checks don't pay expenses Hold it honey wait for the light Betty how would you like to get some action I'm working for Helen Webster at the hi-hat time Y'all want me to see if she can use another girl all you have to do is sit around and drink with the customers Honey, were you in love with all the soldiers you married? I was very fond of every one of them. Can we cross now? 75 a week in a percentage not a bad want me to tell her about you Do you get to meet many interesting people sure I want me to talk to her Okay, maybe I'll get to meet some new husband A few days later at the local FBI field office police woman Sally Russell has just come in to see special agent Jim Taylor Hello Sally. Hello Jim sit down. Won't you thanks? SAC just called and said you were on your way in here He thought you might be the one who could give me some help the FBI is always ready to help a fair damsel in distress Why thank you kind sir Now what's your trouble Sally? There's been a series of robberies of couples who were in parked cars. You heard about them in the papers They've labeled them lovers lane stick ups. No, no, I haven't seen any of the local papers recently Sally I just got back from working on a case-up state. Well, they've been pretty much up in arms Running editorials again denouncing the police commission worse than that They've implied that every one of us on the force is just letting these stick ups happen without doing anything about them They should know better than that Well, tell me have you gotten any descriptions of the holdup men? No, they all wear masks Besides all of the male victims seem to have been drinking so heavily that they don't remember much I assume these male victims had girls with them. Yes, but we haven't found any of the girls How could that happen none of the victims knew the girl he was with each of them claims He picked up his female companion. Well, have you got a list of the places where they met? We don't need a list Jim why not in every case the victim picked his girl up at Helen Webster's nightclub Webster Webster and I named names on some media. She runs a hi-hat club Oh, you probably remember her name because she was in trouble for clipping service men during the war. Yes Yes, I do selling well as anybody confronted Helen Webster with this evidence. Yes, my inspector went serious today What'd she say? She was obviously prepared for the visit She claims she's running a legitimate nightclub and that it's impossible for her to stop her customers from mingling Could any of the girls be identified by the victims? No, the memories were too clouded with a drink. Hmm Sally I assume the SAC explained to you that there's nothing we can do about this situation unless it violates one of the federal Statutes over which we have jurisdiction. Yes, he did Jim. Okay. I'm afraid Webster is too smart to do anything like that But I think you might help me identify one of the girls involved. Be glad to we have a record on her. What's her name? I'm not sure take a look at the checks in this envelope. Okay US government allotment checks made out to Three different people that's right There was a stick up last night out by the lake this envelope with the three checks in it was found near where the car was parked I see it's possible that a girl who was picked up at Helen Webster's dropped that envelope I'd like you to find out what you can about those allotments I'll send them down to Washington immediately selling and as soon as I get any word I'll call you if I'm not at headquarters. You can probably find me at the hi-hat club How come I've been assigned to wear an evening gown and get a job as a hostess at the place If all goes well starting tonight, I'll be a pickup girl Like a beef it is What's with that girl you brought here Betty? Yeah What's the matter with it? She's your friend. Don't you know she's not very bright if that's what you mean Claire You know I usually have every girl who works here start out just being a hostess I made an exception in her case because of your recommendation. You mean letting her go out with customers. Yeah What did you do wrong she got out of the car with a guy just before the stick up you mean when they parked yeah Come in Betty Helen tells me when you parked with that guy last night. You both left the car You were told to stay in a car when you parked. It was such a nice night and Joey said let's take a walk So what could I say? Joey my date he was an awful nice fellow. I'll have to look for you for five minutes before he could stick Well, I first fell open and it took time to pick things up in the dark Look young lady. I got a big investment here I know that by the middle of November Fort Hopkins is going to be filled with young 19 year old soldiers There's a bundle to be made off of and I intend to make it But I won't if I get thrown a curve by a stupid slob like you what I did miss Webster honest That's a help. I promise you I won't do nothing like that again ever. I know she means that Helen give her another chance, huh? Okay, oh gee, that's awful nice of you miss Webster from now on. I'm going to be the smartest slob in the place Hello, Sally any news for a working girl. I just finished reading a report from Washington came in this morning's mail on the allotment checks That's right. What did it say the lab examined the endorsements and the previous checks had been paid on those three allotments Mm-hmm the handwriting experts at the document section say that all three endorsements were written by the same person now We're getting someplace or we've already opened up a file in this case This constitutes a fraud against the government comes under our jurisdiction fine, then we can work together. So yeah, how's the pickup business? Well, I've only been there one night. How are you doing better than I thought I would I ran into a girl a fellow worker She's a little on the dumb side. Oh, she's practically admitted to me that she's working for Helen Webster fine What's her name Betty Grant at least that's the name she uses there Oh, I may have something to report myself pretty soon like what I'm having the three husbands from those allotment checks contacted They're all still in the service. Hmm. I'm trying to see whether any of them can furnish us with a picture of his wife Oh, that would be a big help. It's gonna take a little while though. They're all overseas Oh, meanwhile, I'm gonna take an artist with me and make the rounds of the places where she cashed the previous checks I'm gonna have him make a composite picture from the various descriptions that we got good idea as soon as the artist completes It Sally I'll come to the club and show it to you This tool taken Not at all thanks Why a drink as soon as I finish this one like to dance Okay Glad to get away from that bar. They didn't look very bored. You're not allowed to miss Webster doesn't like it You know something I never knew police women dance this well is that a compliment certainly is and why are we stopping so soon? There's an empty table. Let's occupy it. Oh, I knew this wouldn't last Sally I've got that composite picture. We were talking about will you? Yeah Thanks, here's the picture It's a good likeness, you know that's a girl. I was telling you about a blonde who calls herself Betty Grant. She around here now Let me see No, I guess no can you find out where she went might be dangerous asking questions She'll be back in a little while anyway. How do you know that? That's the pattern. Oh, I see Want to wait around for oh, I have something to do down to police headquarters Sally she's the key figure in this case if we get her we also get miss Webster. So give me a ring at headquarters a minute She comes in Just a minute. Yeah, sure. Come on. You got a pan of hot water. Why I want to soak my feet So much in my whole life Walked where to the bus what bus the trolley after the trolley. I took a ferry across the river Talking about how I got here to your place. I finally took a cab from the family Betty Will you start from the beginning? Where have you been out in the country? How did you get there in a car whose car? Belongs to a fellow I picked up at the club Now I get it. You're on your way to a stick up. That's right. Why did you have to walk home? Because the stick up never happened didn't I'll show up. Oh, yeah, he was there He stuck a gun in the car just like he always does to the sucker grab the gun for him. No, the policeman did that What policeman the one who came up behind Al today? I'll get caught Well, I got out of the car and ran so I really couldn't say but I think he did why the policeman shot him Just a moment to tonight's case from the files of your FBI Next week from hundreds of famous and well-loved campuses the bells of our colleges will be calling to young America Nearly two and a half million boys and girls will respond to the call of those bells There's a boy in our town won't answer that Bell name of Tom Barton Head of his class last June in high school a natural for college But his dad died last spring and now he's had to go to work to help support his mother and his three younger brothers and sisters Every time I hear a story like that I'm more firmly convinced than ever that the equitable education fund is one of the finest of all the services performed by the equitable life Assurance society. What do you mean an equitable education fund? It's a plan offered by the equitable life Assurance society to make certain that your children get the funds necessary for the education you want them to have Regardless of what happens to you here are three things about the plan you should consider First you start when your children are young and spread their educational costs over 10 or 15 years Instead of taking a licking and four Second when your boy or girl is ready for education the money is ready and waiting for him right there in the equitable education fund Third this equitable plan works whether you live or die If you are totally or permanently disabled the fund continues to build up without any further payments If you die the educational fund becomes fully established immediately Well, that's the answer to my problem mr. Keating guess I'd better see a man from the equitable society right away Good idea Ned get in touch with an equitable society representative soon or send a postcard care of this station to the equitable life Assurance society Remember to start an equitable education fund right away is to make certain that when the college bells of the future ring out Your boy or girl will be able to answer the call And now back to tonight's FBI file Deadlier than the male It seems safe to say that there are very few people who are happy to see the foreign affairs of our nation in such a condition As to make it necessary for the young men of our country again to be donning uniforms However, as you have seen in tonight's case from the files of your FBI There are at least some to whom the current call to colors presents an opportunity for personal gain That there will be cheating and robbing of these youngsters is not a deterrent For in the curious lexicon of the criminal there is no such word as decency The criminal is an opportunist taking advantage of every circumstance which mitigates in his favor Unfortunately, no law enforcement agency can prevent these crimes from being committed All they can do is investigate afterwards and attempt to apprehend the criminal However, you who are listening to this program can do something to help prevent the commission of such crimes In fact, you are almost the only ones who can prevent them Your course will not be easy because there is no ready way to recognize the criminal Either physically or mentally if there were the current crime wave would not be the national concern. It is today Many of you are willing and anxious to help fight that crime wave if you are one It is only fair to tell you that your job will not be part time Because the price of freedom from crime is eternal vigilance Tonight's file continues at local police headquarters Jim, I've been looking for you Sally. So what are you doing here? I was invited to leave the club by whom? Ellen Webster. Oh, what did she say? She gave it to me straight She said one of her customers told her I was a police woman. How did the customer know that? Because I arrested him about three months ago. I see. Oh, well, by the way that grand girl never did come back Oh, I think I have an explanation for that. There's been another stick up happened about an hour ago and the FBI is in on this one How come it occurred in a government reservation? What's the story on same pattern? Man and girl in parked car bandit holds them up only this time he didn't get away with it What happened patrol car was cruising in the vicinity saw the stick up and moved in any arrest Yes, they got the gunman and was Betty grant the girl well from the description the victim gave us I think she was I gather she wasn't picked up. No, she jumped out of the car and disappeared Where's the gunman? He's over at Memorial Hospital. He's unconscious. Was anyone able to talk to him? No, but we have an agent in his room hoping you'll come to has this man been identified. Yes He's a petty larceny hoodlum named Al Nelson Sally tell me what's the pattern with these girls? Do they return the hi-hat club after a stick up? No, I believe so That means that Betty Grant could be there right now. Yes Wish I was still welcome there. Never mind about being welcome I've got warrants here in my pocket for the arrest of Betty Grant and Helen Webster. Let's go see if we can serve them What are you doing there what kind of trouble shooting what where you mean Al shot your date? Cops, where's Al now? How'd you get away? Was I'll dead if he's not dead. He might talk and ruin the whole setup You say you're at Claire's yeah, is she there? Yeah, what's that address? All right, I'll be right over Betty still here. Yeah, come on in knew I shouldn't have given you that second chance Helen I don't think it was Betty's fault. I'm not so sure about that Betty did you tell a dark brunette girl in a white evening gone where you were going? I didn't tell anybody where I was going Did you tell her anything? I talked to her at the bar for a little while. Who is this girl you're talking about? She's a new girl who's working as a hostess found out tonight. She was a police woman. Oh, damn D When you were at the bar with her Betty, what did you talk about? I don't remember I knew she was a new girl here and I would just be in friendly Betty, I think you better get out of town. I'll get your job with a friend of mine in Pittsburgh Oh, I've never been in Pittsburgh. I'll call Fred and have him drive you there. Oh, why don't mine take in the train? I don't want you around any railroad station. Al may have talked, but Helen if Al talks what happens to you If the cops don't find Betty, they got no case against me. Oh I see. Where's the phone Claire? I want to call Fred. Sooner we get Betty out of town the better Did he know where Helen Webster went? Yes, you got a phone call and went to see Betty Grant She must have heard about the arrest of Al Nelson. The bartender still thinks I'm one of the girls who works here. Hey, that's fine I wonder if he knows where Betty Grant lives. I asked him. He doesn't Anyone else around here who might have that information? No, I don't think so. I checked with some of the other girls I'm a doorman. Couldn't give me a thing Of course, you know it's possible. She isn't even at home as Webster could have just had a date to meet her someplace Do you say you talked to the drama? Yes, did he see Miss Webster leave? Yes, she took a cab. Well, he could have or heard her give the address to the cab driver I check that to Jim and he said she had an address written down on a sheet of paper when she came out He didn't hear her tell the cab driver anything. Well, does he remember which cab she took? No It's just about where we started And time may be running out. You mean for Betty Grant. Yes while you were asking questions I call Memorial Hospital Al Nelson died about 20 minutes ago Betty Grant is really our only witness now if Helen Webster can get her out of the way. We'll have trouble proving a case Do you know when Miss Webster got that phone call the bartender said she got it in her office in her office? Where's that through that door in the rear? Helen Webster had that address written down Let's go have a look in her office without knowing it. She might have left a copy for us I might as well tell you so you won't start screaming Tell me what? When Fred comes up here, he's gonna give it to your friend in the next room But you said you were going to get her a job in Pittsburgh I don't like to see anybody get killed Claire, but this girl's a menace this thing tonight wasn't her fault Whose fault is it if she talks to a police woman, but that police woman even had you fooled I didn't tell her anything your friend did Look, you can't do this Helen No, you'll never get away with it. Why not because I'm not gonna see her killed if Fred shoots her I'll go to the cops myself Thanks for telling me. I'll talk to Fred about you too Yeah, dear get your coat Coming that's Helen Webster Jim. Who are you a special agent the FBI? I have a warrant here for your arrest Well, what are you talking about find out lady? Betty she's a cop don't you remember oh The blonde girl is Betty Grant Jim the other girl works for Helen too. How did you know we were here? We examined the pad on which miss Webster wrote this address She wrote heavily enough to indent the next couple of pages with a very legible impression. Oh Sally it's getting late. I think we'd better get this trio down to headquarters Helen Webster was tried in federal court for robbery on a government reservation and given a 20-year sentence Betty Grant received a five-year sentence for violation of the Veterans Dependency Act Tonight's case from the files of your FBI was closed successfully because of two things The first was the close cooperation of your FBI and a local police force Cooperation without which your FBI would be unable to have built the spectacular record for success which it now enjoys The second factor which helped bring this case to a conclusion was the indented writing special agent Taylor found on the pad next to Helen Webster's telephone Anyone could have found the pad but knowing how to read indented writing is a skill Which has taught every special agent as a part of the course he takes to prepare for his job and thus The criminal careers of these women were halted Each year the number of women arrested grows larger and in the past 12 months almost 10 percent more women were arrested Than in any other year on record to make the distaste side of the crime picture even darker Almost 50% of the women arrested had previous arrest records Most of these crimes were local in nature so that you the listener can make a real Contribution toward the control of crime in your neighborhood You can do that by seeing to it that you have a strong local police force if that result is achieved Your FBI will feel very well repaid for having cooperated in bringing you this program tonight In just a moment we will tell you about next week's exciting case from the files of your FBI Now we have time for one more quick question on the equitable education fund. Have you got one Ned? Yes, mr. Keating suppose I start a fund for that boy of mine now then when he's 17 He decides he doesn't want any more education and what happens there Well, the fund is always your money Ned if your boy votes against going to college You can use the proceeds of the fund in any way you see fit the really important thing is to start one soon Get in touch with your equitable representative without delay or send a postcard Care of this station to the equitable life assurance society of the United States Next week we will dramatize another case from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation a dramatic depiction of the operations of a professional killer It's subject like to avoid prosecution. It's title the innocent fugitive The incidents 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 the author was Jerry Lewis Your narrator was William Woodson 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 this same time When the equitable life assurance society will bring you another thrilling story from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The innocent fugitive on this is your FBI This is ABC the American Broadcasting Company