 Mr. District Attorney, starring David Bryan, Mr. District Attorney, Champion of the People, Defender of Truth, Guardian of our Fundamental Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Now, tonight's story, The Case of the Park Murders. And now, here is our star, David Bryan as Paul Garrett, Mr. District Attorney. In this county's district attorney, I've seen crimes of many sorts. But in no case is it so vicious and shocking as when it's done by young hoodlums. Vicious hoodlums who have turned against the world, yet are not old enough to calculate the costs of evil. And many times the costs and fruits of evil can add up to even murder, as it did one night in Alden Park a few weeks ago. Come on, quick-dragging your feet. We want to get into position. No field, kid. Get off my back. Where's the bushes? That's cut over there. It looks like a good spot, Jay. Sure. I picked it, didn't I? Closer to the path of the last one. It gives us less distance to cover. Yeah. Here. Now, we can relax and wait. Yeah, relax. That's what I said. Don't say it again. All the good it'll do. Well, you got the jumps, Candy? Yeah, I got the jumps. Now, calm down. Eat one of your lousy candy bars. We got a job to do. Yeah. Here you want one? Nah. Candies for kids. Suit yourself. That should be over. Uh-huh. Hey, we better play down or... get set. Here comes a couple now. Yeah, figures. I'm not finished. Oh, go ahead and finish. It's just a couple of kids. You wouldn't even have two bucks between them. It's bad. I hope I get a live one tonight. I could use some extra dough. Who couldn't? I got me a gun or a lined up. A 38 special, practically new. I can get it for 50 bucks. If you get a gun, you're going to get in trouble. We do okay with these hunks of gas pipe. There ain't no serial numbers to be traced. Here comes another couple. Targets. Yeah. One of those guys I teach. Thank you, Doug, for the big role. All right, I'll take him. You take the game. Right. They're passed. All right, let's go. Handbag, I'll clean this. Hey, we're on the ring. Looks like a beauty. The way ahead of you. Hey, look out, Jay's coming through. Yeah, I got the answer for six stones like this. Hey, that's enough. Let's get out of here. Yeah, come on. Let's go buy ourselves some fun. This is the attorney's office. How are you doing, Miss Miller? Sheep there? Yeah, she's right here. So you're Mr. Garrett. Herrington's calling from the hospital. Well, I hope it's good news. Yes, Hayden? Make it murder. The man just died. Well, you say anything? Not a word. They came out of the coma. The girl's okay. Slight concussion and shock. She can talk now, but you don't have much to say. No identification at all? None. Hayden, nothing except a footstep behind her. Saw nothing except stars when she was hit. Man, that's her help. Well, no point in you staying on there. See if you can get a list of what was stolen. All right, Sheep, I'll be in with it in half an hour. Sounds like our party's graduated. Clear to the top. Then you do things the same day. Almost certain. The M.O.s are identical. Lab says the weapons used were round heavy rods, probably pieces of gas pipes. Same as before. Sounds like the work of a maniac. A maniac's don't work in pairs. No better guess is that our park robbers are young hoodlums. Gutterettes. Without any more sense and a risk of murder for what they could make in a few days' honest work. Today was clouds. Tomorrow was guns. Unless they're stopped now. Well, any word on that candy wrapper that was found in the bushes where they hid? The lab's still going over it. They promise to send a report as soon as they finish. Good. Make up a list of everything that was taken in all the robberies. Oh, and call Lieutenant Padway of Homicide. I want to sit down with him on this as soon as possible. Yes, sir. He's the store chief. Take a look. Yeah, let's see. Forty to fifty dollars in cash. Well, that's the girl's estimate. She sure wasn't anymore. Say fifty. Plus his gold watch. Five dollars in her purse and a ring. A dirt ton. That is about twenty dollars. Murder comes cheap these days. Murder is never cheap. These killers are going to find that out. How many can I watch it? Yes, Miss Miller? Lab report just came in on the candy wrapper, Mr. Garrett. Oh, what is it? Not much. Printed too smart. Plenty of lent, the usual stuff. Tobacco. Cotton fibers from a cheap skirt. Dirt that contains some chalk, probably cool chalk. The candy is a part of the brand of chocolate bar sold everywhere. That's all? One other thing. What? It has nuts. Thanks. Nuts. Sounds kind of good. Maybe I'll try it, Bob. Later. Right now I want you to get a list of the fences who would handle junk like zircon rings and gold watches. Hmm? Well, any pawnbroker would buy them. Sure, sure, but I want to know the ones who buy hot merchandise. Even the punks know better than to sell stuff to an honest pawnbroker. Robbery detail would pick them up in twenty-four hours. Yep. Now take this list. Take it with the most likely fences yourself. Right. Uh, Chief, only what would you say is the most likely? One that caters to young hoodlums. And work fast. We want to wrap these killers up before they play another one of their Saturday night games. I'm on my way. Yes? What can I do for you? Oh, it's you. Well, don't sound so happy, happy. We brought you presents. From you too, all I want is that. Lots of it. So beat it, both of you. You've got a bad memory, happy. We got a deal, remember? Candy and I lift the stuff and you buy it. I got no deal with murder on your way and please don't write. Show them the stuff, Jack. Yeah. Here, happy. Take a look. Solid gold watch and a diamond ring the size of your hat. Are you too crazy? These things are a one-way ticket to the death house. Now get out of here. I wouldn't touch them with a- Happy! Yeah. You're gonna touch them. In fact, you're gonna buy them? No. Now wait, just like always. Jay, Candy, put those pipes away. Now look, I was just kidding. We don't like kidding. Now listen, you sniveling old hypocrite. We got a good little business going and just because that jerk died ain't no reason to quit. But- I'm nothing. You're in and you're gonna stay in. Now take a look at that watch and ring. All right. Candy, you better stay by the door and make sure we don't have no interruptions. Well, the watch is gold. 17 jewels for this movement. I can give you a 40 bucks for it. 40? Boy, you creep. That ticket's worth at least 300. Retail, yes. It's worth a yard and a half if I could sell it here in my store. But as hot as this item is, I'll have to ship it out of town. I'll be lucky if I can get $50 for it. That means you'll get 100. We'll take 75. 55 and that's the limit. Okay, okay. What about the ring? Let's see. For that, I'll give you two bucks. What? For a dime in that size? It's a Zircon and not a very good one at that. You're a lion. I'll take it to a jeweler. Take it to another fence. If that would hold for more than 20 bucks, it was a robber. All right, I'll just do that. And if it's a diamond, I'll come back here and- It's not a diamond. And if you'll take my advice, I'll throw it down the nearest store. I don't like your advice. Let's have the dog. Sure. 20, 40, 45, 50, 55. Thanks. Now, I want to see that gun. The 38. Sure. There. Well, that just can kill lots of people. It sounds like a crack. He's getting brave again, happy. I was brave. I'd have kicked you both out here. That's a nice gun. Real nice. How much? Same price, 50. But I'll make you a bargain. You can have it for nothing if you don't come back. Here's the 50. I couldn't stand the thought of never seeing you again. How much? 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. 70. 50. 70. Please come in. I know you know but I know you rather your record car yeah awful isn't it name is Harrington district attorney's office so what's the day I want with me I'm clean I'd like to take bets on it I was a fencing business go polish your badge happy somebody's been buying the watches and rings stolen in the olden park robberies yeah there's a list of the stuff I mean up to last Saturday the fire was facing a short wrap receiving stolen merchandise from here on it'll be accessible murder year or two against 20 or maybe even life smart man would think about that you're good you're real good makes me almost sorry I'm not the French you're looking for you better try the next one on your list yeah yeah I'll do that but I think I'll keep you in mind happy you kind of peel to me thanks for coming by hiding no trouble chief it's Saturday and I thought you'd want to know that Padway as the park all sewed up in case the robbers are on schedule and good excuse me sure hot bang a bit of indigestion this will fix it up how many men there's Padway have on tonight's job all he could get all them parts pretty big it's too big take a thousand men to really cover it well Padway has about 60 20 covering the exits which the robbers will be crazy to use mm-hmm he has a half dozen at the desk and the rest are on the path from the position that's the best chance I mean there's two or three miles of that pass and then do excuse me oh yes speaking oh hello Padway once when yes yes I'll be right down what is achieved another robbery yeah one of Padway's men nearly caught them red-handed really you mean he just got away the officers on his way to the receiving hospital two bullets in him this Miller's prediction has come true it's tomorrow and our killers have traded in their clubs for guns Alden Park acres of beautiful trees a golf course a zoo dozens of picnic grows and shaved past it was a place of peace and happiness until two men decided to make it a place of robbery and murder to be exact for robberies one murder and a police officer badly wounded it wasn't a very nice score actually got anything new on the ticket no it didn't figure really they're local all right and back at our old dead end and this officer Kelly is able to give us a description all Padway just called in Kelly came to he's gonna be okay oh that's good news was he able to yeah he could talk but it won't be much help they were running away through the trees when he saw them and it was dark all he could say for sure is that they seemed young they were both white dark hair medium height one was a little heavy that would be our candy bar either boil it down and all we know for certain is that there are two young men whose descriptions would fit 10,000 others we're making great progress we'll get them keep and of course we'll get them and how many people will have to die I'll wind up like officer Kelly first come on I'm gonna call Padway what are you gonna do I'm going to organize the biggest drag net this time has ever seen we're going to grill every hoodlum who's between the ages of 18 and 30 yes and we're bringing every known fence as well that'll be some job sure it will but I want this town made white hot I want you to see to it that all the stool pigeons get leaned on hard right chief somewhere in this city there's someone with the answers we're going to put the pressure on until that someone cracks sorry I'm closing oh what's the matter happy you don't look very happy in fact you look like you've seen a goat to me you're worse and you're closing up emptying the register bags pack you taking a trip you bet your sweet life I'm taking a trip a long one tell the town cool bar oh and what happens to candy and me where do we sell our merchandise tell it to the devil you'll be with them soon enough wait a minute what you wait don't you get it your stupid gun for what towns on fire you can't brush your teeth without a cop check and to see what kind of toothpaste you're using well me I've had a sure or sure they pick me up too but it's all a bluff they don't have a thing blah blah your knucklehead of course don't have anything yet but how long do you think it'll take before some pigeon starts making good guesses about you and candy and me nut you're a worry ward happy the DA is gonna wrap you up in a nice pink ribbon and hang you with it you know what I'm gonna enjoy reading about it in Florida hold on get out of my way run out no maybe I could say goodbye goodbye punk give my love to the DA trying to make them I'm a plane had ways men are searching this place now I hope we find something so far all we have on him is that he wanted to go to Florida hello happy meet the guy I want my lawyer in good time oh and speaking of time you might save yourself some of you did some singing I'm not truly even if I was I got nothing to tell you could start by telling us why you weren't such a hurry to leave town I don't have to answer no questions until I see my lawyer true the attitude is a little foolish we put the pressure on every two-bit fence in town happy you were the only one who broke and ran part number one if you could prove I was a fence I'd be in jail so you don't have enough to book me on that's why you got me in this waiting room you must think I'm an officer yeah I'll tell you don't worry happy's not going any place for a long time that way find something I'll say you did you guys can save the act I'm not buying it no act this time happy the big country was found on the floor of your store no yeah taken from a girl and all in part two weeks ago in fact it was on the list of stolen items I showed you but it couldn't have been found in my store I didn't buy it I gave it back to whom come on happy let's have some names who happy nobody anybody it might have fallen from anybody's pocket just because you found it on the floor of my store doesn't mean that it means you're tied into robbery and murder I'll make it easy on yourself let's have some thought yeah I suppose I should make a lot of sense Mr. Gabbard but but what sorry no dice you know of course if you cooperate it's possible for me to recommend leniency I know if I don't you can hit me with a book the answer still no so for a pair of mad dogs you'll give up maybe 10 years of your life and we've been a breath Mr. Garrett yes I guess I am fine I'm Mr. Garrett yes thanks anyway yeah what oh hi Jay come on in yeah here we the paper this will wake you up happy's been arrested what worse than that the cops found that jerk on ringing his story fell out of my pocket oh brother what do we do now if happy talk if he talks we'd be in jail by now we're not going to take any chances of him changing his mind what do you mean I mean we're gonna blow this time on what we don't have 20 bucks between us we know where to get some don't we you mean the park yeah you're nuts after that cop shooting those no they won't expect us to try again so we will I don't know I don't like let's try some of this what others oh no we got the park all figured we'll pull up there just snap and if some dumb cock gets in our way to 38 I'll teach him the same lesson I did the other one last Saturday come on get some clothes on it I'll meet you at Nick's with some child the last one Mr. Garrett Mr. Garrett hmm oh thanks I'll sign them later we're not gonna help I know but today is Saturday I keep myself from wondering what will happen in Alden Park tonight we'll have it covered we had it covered last week too big miss Milan he just doesn't have enough men to do the job if only there wasn't so much of that part there was only some way we could localize our coverage anticipate where they were going to strike they say every time they hit they picked a couple with money or not too much maybe but the man's usually had a good roll of cash what does that mean that's easy a case to dance pick out a few of the best-looking prospects then on the path they wait for one of them pass by head of the class so what if we gave them a particularly good-looking prospect even I can get that one yeah might work you it has to work all we need is the right cup and I know just the two Harington would you like to take me to the dance tonight delighted miss Miller on our way miss Miller I wasn't suggesting look there are police women who would have to be briefed on the case would never work with Harington and it wouldn't be nearly as attractive but it's friendly I know all right all right miss Miller now listen carefully we don't have much time I'll arrange for a big roll of money for both of you and some expensive looking jewelry I want you to get out to the dance early and move around right if the concessions often flash the rolls every chance you get make sure the people around get a good look when the dance is overtake the path and walk slow like sweethearts preoccupied with each other exactly only keep your eyes and ears open particularly when you're passing a plump of bushes where they might hide don't worry now there'll be a policeman ahead of you and behind you and pacing on either side you'll be as well protected as possible but we can't be too near without giving the trap away so watch yourself we will oh and call henshaw miss Miller and haven't send up a lightweight 32 revolver yes what are we waiting for let a dozen marks pass us already it'll be worth it wait and see they're right he's the both got rolled big ones be a couple hundred or more to say nothing of the rocks the game was where you have to really hold a real don't worry she's one of them rich one she even had our own crazy French dresses you know the kind they want five hundred bucks for five hundred but yeah maybe a thousand someone coming down the path from another false alarm if we don't do something soon I'm them wow what a day never mind the game just get the rocks in that role she's trying I'll take the guy you know let's go wait miss Miller you all right sure sure chief we're okay this will try to pull a gun I had a nail on the shoulder some of us is this chubby one off my hand this is our collapse you've earned it miss Miller now all yours will turn them that way take them away well she should collapse we're close on the target and a good night's work having them here and I know a certain opposite Kelly is going to be mighty pleased to hear about it now to make them recover even faster oh now I can I think you'd better take miss Miller home that's a lovely dress but I'm sure she must be a little cold tonight hanging miss Miller okay chief see your money you probably read the story in your newspapers the young man we call Jay was tried and convicted of first degree murder his partner candy was convicted on four counts of robbery and assault as well as one charge of accessory to murder the fence happy is now serving a sentence for being an accessory after the fact of murder plus three counts are receiving stolen merchandise now this is David Bryan inviting you to join us when we present 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