 The equitable life assurance society presents this is your FBI 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 is representative in your community Perhaps you are one of the thousands of men and women who has recently received a postcard or a telephone call from your equitable society Representative, please be sure to listen to the middle commercial on the equitable program Friday night your equitable representative told you It's an important message for men and women who want to continue to be self-supporting after their 60 years old That's why the equitable life assurance society calls it the independent 60s plan I'll give you further information in about 14 minutes Be I file the Hollywood horseman at least one respect Nations are like children for the growth of either depends on the combination of things Ours is a young growing country, but its continued growth may very well be dependent upon our conquering the crime wave In the minds of many who have studied our social structure There is grave doubt that a nation can long continue healthy which sees a major crime committed within its borders Every 18 and 9 10 seconds Every hour throughout the past year has seen the commission of crime after crime until At the years end the total showed that an average of 12 felonious assaults or murders Took place every 60 minutes Those are figures to give pause to the most carefree among us For if it was true when Abraham Lincoln said that this nation could not long exist part slave and part free Then it is even truer today that we cannot long continue with the army of criminals growing larger every hour Of the mountains that have run through our western states a young man and woman are riding horseback along a lonely trail as storm clouds gather threatening the overhead Real soon and we'll get what up your hands. I didn't expect to be seeing you this soon I made a lucky plane connection hard Your wire said that you spotted one of those drafters. We have listed in a circular. Uh-huh Charlie Baker We're looking for his brother Pete to you know, I know But they weren't in town together Charlie Baker was spotted by the Marshall yesterday coming out of a liquor store Baker pulled a gun shot the Marshall and fled into the hills was the Marshall badly wounded. No, he'll be okay You're sure of the identity. Yes, the Marshall was positive. I see We chased him as long as we could but we had to stop when it got dark It's hard enough finding somebody in these woods when it's light Jim at night. It's just about impossible The search resumed this morning. Yes, every trooper we could spare is out But they're not enough manpower for a job like this. I'm afraid have you been with the searchers hard Yes, until about noon today, then I had to go over to a place called the bar easy dude ranch They reported that a young girl who's staying there and one of the hired hands are both missing So I had to set up a searching party for them Looks like you're in the searching party business. I think it was all right All right, do you suppose the Baker brothers have been hiding up in those hills since the middle of the war could have been That's a long time to stay in those woods. Well, if they had enough ammo, they could get plenty of food to keep them going Sergeant Wood speaking. Yes, Clayton You have Where? uh-huh Uh-huh. All right, keep searching report back in an hour That was one of our men Jim. He's found the missing ranch girl's purse in a cave up in the mountains No, he also reported there were signs of a struggle inside the cave. No trace of the girl No Howard if she was with one of the hired hands, I'm not worrying about him Jim My concern is that the cave is in the direction the Charlie Baker took after shooting the Marshall wake up What time is it? four o'clock in the morning No afternoon Oh Where'd you get home? Sometime last night. I had trouble Somebody see you. Yeah What in town? When? Yesterday afternoon. I told you never to go into town during the day. I needed whiskey. You could have waited. I was thirsty What happened? Cop spotted me. I shot him Kill him I don't know. I think so. You didn't I'll be looking for us real good Where's the whiskey? Left it in the cave After all that trouble? I didn't mean to get into trouble Pete. Oh, you never mean it And there's something else What? I brought back some folks. Huh? a guy in a den You brought him here? Yeah Why? I chased out a town. I really dig for it. I headed for one of the caves on Plain Slope He was hiding there and they come in. I thought they were the law so I stuck him up But why did you bring him back here? Couldn't let him go could I? Why'd you kill him? I was afraid to make too much noise. Oh Oh Where are they? Not in a shed and they're tied up You know where they are? I didn't ask them Should I kill them now? No Let's eat something first If you could untie my hand Then I could let you lose can't move my fingers that much man. Well, where's your knife? Correcting. I don't have one. I never heard of a cowboy without a knife. You have now man Look how would this work? And that man comes back I'll get him over on one side of the room and you could sneak up behind him and knocking down that man carries a gun ma'am. I Know it's her cowboys weren't afraid of guns. You heard wrong But you could look I ain't a hank when to get my brains beat out none. I uh, I Guess I might as well drop it what this act. I'm no cowboy I'm a movie cowboy What are you talking about? I'm an actor all this shucks ma'am, and I reckon that's all phony I never talked like that till I got the Gower Street in Hollywood You were just a cowboy in the movies. Mm-hmm. I was an 11 of those outdoor epics. Oh You never heard of me. I wasn't a star. I was just the guy who said they went that away sheriff How come you're working at the dude ranch? It's a job. I Wasn't going any place in pictures, and I'm not getting any younger So I decided to see if I could sell my acting experience to people like you Wouldn't know the difference between me and a real cowboy. That's just dandy. I'm sorry No, I guess we'll have to stay here forever. No, we'll get out How I don't think this guy is as tough as he pretends to be how do you know? It's a matter of type casting He looks too much like the villain. Oh look girl. This is real life not a Hollywood I think wait You come to let us out. No Just just want to see if he's still tied up. We are I'll see for myself Look, when are you gonna let us out of here? Can't rightly say I Be willing to pay if you let us go I'd be willing to give you a hundred dollars. I have to talk to my brother about that Well, when will you talk to your brother? My business I'll see you later But the cave I had the feeling Baker might have killed a couple all the prints on the bottle might not be beggars That's bigly brews an unusual brand Jim That's the kind of liquor store man said Baker bought off. I didn't know that Well, it seems to me that a baker was going to kill him. He'd have done it at the cave Maybe Hey, tell me Could we spot anything in these words from the air? Not very much I flew over this part with a forest service ranger a couple of weeks ago All you can see is the top to tree They picked a real cozy hideout for themselves Isn't it logical to assume that anybody building a cabin or a shack in these words to build it near the trail Yeah, that's right. Well, then maybe we could send one man up each of the trails Every get a lead that way we're riding on the only trailer is Hey, maybe this is a way We're right in the middle of the hunting season, aren't we? Uh-huh Can anybody hide here or you have to get a license cost you two dollars down at the county court out Well, suppose we asked every hunter who gets a license to keep an eye out for the bakers or for the missing couple They'll all be armed won't be like asking somebody to take a chance without a gun that might be a help Jim that's the best I can come up with at the moment Soon as we get back to town, let's stop by the courthouse You think the man's ever coming back? Sure. He'll let us out, too I wish I felt that confident you would if you worked in as many pictures as I did these Western things always have a happy ending You just wait and see here is This here is my brother. Oh Oh Hello, well, did you talk to him? Uh-huh Did you tell him I pay a hundred dollars? Uh-huh Well, will he let us go? Uh-huh. What did I tell you miss? Oh, my brother wants to talk You go ahead Pete. You say you give a hundred dollars if we let you go. That's right If you can pay a hundred you can pay a lot more. Oh, she can't shut up. We want to get out of here, too We need some money to get where we want to go. Well, I'll give it to you We want three thousand dollars You heard him But look, I haven't got that much money Then think of where you can get it. You better think fast, too late. Look, why don't you two jokers stop? You're just like the villains in a bad beat picture I've been in movies where they throw you two bums out for being hammy. Now come on untie these ropes If ain't no movie mister We made business Turn in just a moment to tonight's file which shows how your fbi helps promote national security Now let's talk briefly about another kind of security security for men and women who want to look forward to independent 60s Independent 60s. 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Yeah, I'm afraid you're right Oh, uh, mr. Phillips is giving every applicant for a hunting license a set of pictures of the baker brothers So that maybe we'll get a lead that way Oh, excuse me. Sure Sergeant wood speaking Yes You have We'll bring you back here immediately That was one of our men jimmy's out at the dude ranch Earl Douglas the missing hired hand just rolled in a couple of minutes ago So long Charlie and his brother came in to see us. They said they were in trouble They won three thousand dollars to let me sedgwick go. They crossed the state line. That's kidnapping jim. That's right I'm going please. I told her not to pay and they slugged me And they weren't so anxious to fight when they were drafted. Mr. Sedgwick promised to pay them So this morning they blindfolded me and charlie led me and my horse partway down the mountain Then he took off the blindfold and told me to go ahead Where to back to the dude ranch to get the money from mr. Sedgwick's parents I see Then i'm supposed to meet charlie tonight the fork in the trail near the cave Was that all no sir I heard them say last night that they weren't going to release mr. Sedgwick They're just going to take the money and run You say you couldn't lead us back up to that kevin. No, sir. I couldn't I was blindfolded when we got there and blindfolded when I left Have you spoken to the girl's parents yet? No, sir Soon as I got back to the ranch a trooper got me and brought me in here. I see I would the first thing we've got to do is see mr. Sedgwick's parents. All right jim We can't make a move now without their permission They have to be advised of everything we know and then they've got to make up their minds about the ransom But even if they pay Mr. Sedgwick won't be returned. We'll tell that to them and see what they say Well, come on. Let's get out there and find out what they want us to do Just was in to see the girl Well, well, she's beefing About what not eating That's too bad. She said she ain't at nothing since yesterday morning She'll live I should have told that guy to bring me back a bottle of whiskey When you get the cash, we'll get whiskey if we get the cash. We'll get it That guy might not come back He'll be there Maybe he never went back to the ranch I tell you he'll be there. Well, suppose he ain't You come back here. We'll take off anyway What about her? I got that figured too We'll kill her I just spoke to Mr. and Mrs. Sedgwick She's in pretty bad shape. I cannot understand that. Doctor had to give her something to put her to sleep Mr. Sedgwick said for us to do whatever we thought was best. Is he willing to pay the money, Mr. Taylor? Yes, sir. I explained the whole thing to him I told him the FBI policy was to ensure the safety of the victim before trying to arrest the kidnappers I also told him what you told us. You mean about them not releasing her even after they got the money? That's right. Mr. Sedgwick wanted us to make all decisions All we can do now is keep him posted on development. What do we do, Jim? You got any notions? I don't know how well it'll work, but I've got an idea Earl, where are you supposed to meet Baker? In the meadow just beyond the cave. He was hiding it when at nine tonight We can surround that meadow at night. Jim and Baker never know it. I know Howard, but that wouldn't get Miss Sedgwick back That's our main objective right now Earl, you go out and meet Baker tonight Now I never saw you in a movie So I don't know how you were, but this is going to be the biggest role you ever had and if you're good at it You can save Miss Sedgwick's life It's a matter. Are you scared? Pete told me to leave the horse a little way up the trail just in case you come with a cop Where's the money? I haven't got it. Here Pete told you what had happened to the girl if you didn't bring the dog I know but her family don't believe she's still alive Sure, she's alive. I seen her myself just before I left. They want some proof How are we gonna prove she's alive without me bringing her back? They want a letter from her in her handwriting And then they'll pay Pete ain't gonna like this. I can't get the money for you without the letter What happens after you get the letter? I come down give it to mr. Sedgwick and get the money That means I got to come down here again Tomorrow to meet you. They said to tell you either you do it this way or you get nothing Pete told me to get the money and bring it back to the house Now you ain't got the money I guess I got to bring you back Go ahead Hey Okay, charlie Now let me take that blindfold off. I didn't think you'll be Hey, what's she doing here? I didn't bring the money Why not they want she should write a letter saying how she's okay. They don't believe she's alive Didn't you tell them she was I didn't know whether you'd kill her after I left or not Now we got to wait another whole day. Do I get the letter or do I go back and say she can't write? I don't like this. I told you Pete wouldn't like it. Didn't shut up a minute charlie Try to figure out what kind of a game this guy's playing What's the answer, huh? I'm not playing any game You're a liar My what is it? My hands weren't tied. I left you Lift them up charlie. I'm gonna work this hard both of them Who are you special agent of the fbi? I'll get warrants here for your rest You stupid dope. You let him tell you here. Nobody tailed. He's right baker. We didn't tail you We didn't have to And peter baker were convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for draft evasion and violation of the federal kidnapping act Special agent jim taylor was able to follow the trail of charlie baker and earl douglas Because as that pair made their way up the mountain to the cabin Douglas dropped bits of phosphorus and paper which had been given to him by taylor Upon reaching the cabin they found the sedgwick girl unharmed And thus your fbi was able to close another file a file which had been on the books for five long years While it is the hope of the federal bureau of investigation to close every case as soon as possible Time is never the deciding factor Every file remains open as long as the criminal remains free Even if that period stretches as it did once to 16 years There are still more criminals at large this very evening who have violated some federal statute under fbi jurisdiction But wherever they may be They can be certain of one thing Your fbi is still searching for them And before too long a time elapses There will be a knock on the door A knock whichever criminal has learned of fear The knock of an fbi special agent with a warrant for arrest We will tell you about next week's case from the files of your fbi Now three final questions on the equitable society's independent 60s plan Well, mr. 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Your equitable society representative will give you the exact figure Either get in touch with him soon or send a postcard care of this station to the equitable life assurance society of the united states We'll dramatize another case from the files of the federal bureau of investigation A story describing the relentless pursuit of two professional gun runners its subject Interstate theft its title The curious cargo 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 for the names of persons living or dead is accidental Tonight the music was composed and conducted by fredrick steiner The author was jerry louis your narrator was william woodson and special agent taylor was played by stacey harons 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 society's representative in your community And inviting you to tune in again next we get 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 curious cargo on this is your fbi This is abc the american broadcasting company