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I plan for their dad Do you wonder I'm proud to be a representative of the equitable life assurance society in approximately 14 minutes I'll be back to give the whole story of the equitable education fund an important contribution to American education Made by the equitable life assurance society of the United States Nice FBI file dead man's tale this morning a graduation ceremony was held in Washington, DC a graduation ceremony at the FBI National Academy a school operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the dissemination of knowledge to members of local police organizations throughout the country If it seems strange to you that these local police officers the men who form your first line of defense against crime Are going to school to learn the latest methods of waiting that war And you are guilty of old-fashioned thinking Yesterday's blue uniformed minion of the law who took his tribute in fruit from the corner stand has been replaced by the Modern police officer a younger man who in every respect is better equipped to do his job is Better equipped to safeguard your precious freedoms Each day as more of these well-trained young men take their places as members of your local police Law enforcement becomes even more established as a recognized and honorable profession This FBI Academy is a young school 14 years old But already its graduates are in every state in the union soon. We hope they will be in every city For when that time comes the war against crime will not automatically have been won But a tremendous stride will have been taken in the right direction in the direction of victory for the people over the common enemy the American criminal Tonight's file opens late at night in a large frame dwelling located on the bank of a river running between two Midwestern states a Man stands alone in the front room of this establishment. I'd lay throwing dice on the table a second man enters Money's all counted. I would do the night when thirty six hundred. That's not bad What's with those guys trying to win a mind bet. They'll watch them. They're loaded Now all craps you want to use them in a joint you ever seen me use a gimmick George No, I'm not gonna start now Tell that to the guys who try to sell me these things around the game's honest here I get from three to sixteen percent running for me every time a bet's made So instead of eight G's a night I make thirty six hundred Give a little take a little that's it Look at the guy in the gray suit tonight. He walked out a two hundred dollar winner Tomorrow, we'll tell everybody that he beat the joint for two thousand Everyone he tells us a new customer answer that joint. Yeah, so we're closed for the night. All right Hello Yeah, Frank. Yeah He is this late Yeah, yeah, we'll close tight Just timing me Yeah, you sure Okay, Frank it ain't so Frankie down at the hole. What do you want that cup? It's been given us trouble On his way out here Scott. Yeah, just get a warrant But not the slaughter joint He's gonna try and put the collar on you what for That Hamilton guy signed a statement for him saying that you threaten his life if he didn't clean up his tab out here What we do well same what I'll make him one more offer to come over and if he turns you down We'll fix it so it on ballers again A few days later at local police headquarters FBI special agent Jim Taylor is greeting an old friend It's good to see you same here. What are you doing in this make of the woods? Oh, I came down to investigate a stolen car ring Oh, oh, you're not working on the case. Hey, no, I'm still on traffic control. Oh, hey, is that Carl Scott around? No, Jim. I heard he got an appointment at the Academy. I wanted to congratulate him. He won't be using it No, what do you mean? Carl's dead, Jim He's what come on the locker room. I'll tell you the whole story Yeah, Jim. Thanks. I gotta get in the uniform Dave what happened to Carl? Hey, fished his body out of the river early this morning They what? Yeah Karna's preliminary report says drowning was no sign of any physical injury. I'd be willing to bet that he was murdered By home man named Tom Coldwell. Oh, who's he local coupon? Trolls gambling and just about everything else Been arrested about 30 times on various charges But no one's been able to make any of them stick. Oh, why not political protection? Hand me that shoot for you there. What do you mean? Yeah What makes you think he killed Scott? The car dropped by my desk late Monday night and said he was gonna arrest cold well and this time it would stick Do you know what he meant? Yeah, he told me that a customer named Johnny Hamilton Oh, it called well a lot of money Call them a given him credit at the gambling house and when Hamilton didn't pay his life was threatened by call. Yeah Hamilton had given Scott a signed statement. Who is this Hamilton? Oh, son of a wealthy local family. Yes, welcome to him Yeah, he denies that he ever gave any statement to Carl Scott or that he owes car one any money sounds like car Well got to him first Jim Carl Scott had two big ambitions One was to go to the FBI Academy and the other was to put Carl a lot of business I've asked to be transferred from traffic control. So I can work on the call will file. I Think the chief will approve If he does I'm not only gonna prove murder. I'm gonna solve it You seen a paper not much in it the coroner's office this afternoon declared after a complete examination At a body of policeman Carly Scott that the cause of death was accidental drowning You already heard Oh, I just been to see Johnny Hamilton to collect. No, why not wouldn't pay Did you tell him about the cup? Yeah, what he said? He's left So I said to him what's so funny the same thing could happen to you and He kept laughing You want me to get some muscle to collect for us? No, we'll collect Think I know just how to do it Oh Dave, hi Jim brings you up to this end of the state. I'm on my way to Washington Oh, remember that Carl Scott was supposed to go to the session of the Academy starting next week Yeah, he's presenting me in stand. All right. That's great. Good luck. Jay. Thanks. I'll sure need it I haven't done any concentrated studying since it was in school. I keep a good notebook study a lot You'll make it you taking the plane now on the bus. That's a long job I know but it's cheaper and every bucket to go a long way. I bought on my car to finance adventure I'll it'll be worth it. I know that you only regret. I have this Stopping on that call well far out of the plenty of time to call when you get back if we don't catch up to him first You're working on him too. Well, I don't know Dave We've got a complaint from the chief of police across the river from you about some slot machines being in candy stores next to school That sounds like all right. That's what this chief of police thought and if we can prove that he transported them across in a State line and a stolen car that the police found we may be able to give the US attorney enough to prosecute Surely hope so Hey time for my bus. Look, I'm gonna be at mother McCartwright's in Washington, Jim and the address I know it Well, good if you get anything on call. Well, let me know I will Dave. I hope when you get back You can visit him in a cell You Yeah, George look Johnny Hamilton just walked into John is he gambling? No, what he come for see you always waiting outside now Bring him in. All right Hey, Mr. Hamilton Oh, I am mr. Cowell Okay You're doing good business tonight. We'll break even want me to stick around to him as well You come to pay up Hamilton No, look if you want to settle for less than you're on the rim. I don't want to settle What are you bothering him for? He's a busy man. I don't know the church Why'd you come here? I came to collect five thousand. Why you owe us five I know I want you to call that square and give me a bonus Are you daffy? No I figure it's worth five thousand you to avoid being tried on the charge of murder What are you talking about remember the night that cop came out here to see you the night? I gave him the statement about you threatening me. Uh-huh. I drove out here with him I was at the window when you killed him. I see that's worth five thousand to you and your friend here, isn't it? Well, it's worth something like what like Thanks, George We will return to tonight's exciting FBI file in just a moment now for another type of thrill One that you may experience tomorrow afternoon as you watch your favorite college football team battle it out with some traditional rival Here's the play a John 6 the passing center. He's fading back. 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That's right We learn what new scientific advances have been made by the lab we exchange ideas with agents from other officers And we get a series of lectures. I see well say you get anything on your investigation of course Not a no one was willing to testify against him And so far your concern call was untouchable. I wouldn't say that we haven't given up entirely yet Dave didn't you tell me that a man named John Hamilton was Carl Scott's informant That's what Carl told me the night he was killed. Why well Hamilton's disappeared. How do you know now? His parents reported his disappearance over two months ago. They were hysterical. They wanted immediate action Well since we felt it might give us the key to a federal violation we went to work on the case We traced Hamilton's movements in the night of his disappearance Alleged Tom Caldwell's did you arrest Cole? No just about that time Hamilton's parents withdrew their support and asked that everything be called off But why I don't know Dave. He didn't turn up I said they were satisfied that he just run away come back when he was ready Well, that'll be something else for me to work on. Yeah, well when you graduate day this week and I'm going home I'm going to keep working till Tom Caldwell goes to the camp of Carl's murder To one mate, huh? Yeah, go down to the hall and see Frankie. Okay. Find out if he knows anything about a guy named Dave Mitchell Who's he? The cop. He was just here. I think he'd like to make some trouble for us. Why? Yeah, that other cop was his pal. Oh, I think he suspects we killed him. Yeah, but he can't prove nothing Maybe able to prove something on Hamilton. Why? It's in the river any his body ain't turned up yet. Has it early ask a lot of questions about Hamilton. Have we seen him? Where was he, you know? You want me to see Frankie about have him check see if they have anything on this guy If they have we'll get him bounced off the floor What'll be screen and we'll bounce him ourselves In the river got a few minutes Jim. Oh, Dave. I just gonna call you on by why I just got back from Washington this morning Yes, they see put me on a case. It's down in your section. What kind of a case? I live in several hijackings recently on the highway outside of Hawthorne. I'm going down. See if I can spot on it All right, tell me how you doing with call. Well, I think he's responsible for Hamilton's disappearance Jim Oh, any proof? Well, I went over the microfilm at our local bank to see what checks Tom Caldwell deposited the day after Carl Scott disappeared and well, you see lots of the people who gambled at Caldwell's and lose pay by check I felt those checks could tell me who had been at the gambling house that night. It's good idea That's an investigative angle. I learned at the Academy and paid off. Yes, sir I interviewed the writers of every check and finally I came up with one who was stalled in the parking lot after the place closed You saw a policeman knocking the door and someone let him in that would be Scott Yes, and also we saw a man that night who answers the description of Hamilton Oh, where driving the car that brought Scott out to Caldwell's He says the man stayed in the car and waited. That was exactly three o'clock The coroner's report says that Scott drowned at 315 No, that's a real solid fact today. Yeah. Oh, well, this is what I came up for Jim will you send this sheet of paper to your lab and see if they can read it? Sure. Sure. What is it? It was found on Carl Scott's body. It didn't mean anything to any of us on the force then but the knowledge I gained in document examination at the Academy made me take it to an x-ray lab in Hawthorne and they put it under black light Glorescent showed up all over it on the watered washed away most of the ink But the pigment remained enough to read any of it No, but I'm hoping they'll be able to read it by using infrared photography at the lamb Okay, Dave. I'll air mail it right away. Thanks Jim and as soon as I get it off We can leave and go back to Hawthorne together Just finished talking to your office. They gave me a report from the lab They find enough to read on that paper. Yes, the infrared did the trick. Hey great It's sad. I'm giving this statement the policeman Carl Scott voluntarily and of my own free will I do hereby swear that within the past ten days one Tom called Well the owner of a gambling establishment Threatened and that's all there was on that sheet of paper. Obviously. There was a second sheet that wasn't found on Scott Oh, there's a no signature at all on that page. I know but from what Scott told me the night He disappeared Hamilton had to have been the writer. Why was there one way to learn what was on that second page, Dave? Find young Hamilton alive Hello Jim, I set up surveillance on the Hamilton's father any luck there. Yeah, you went to Western Union I followed Washington through the window. I saw him take a pad of money order blanks right out on order and give it to the clerk You find out who he sent the money to know I couldn't but I've got the pad. See you back at headquarters Jim I making progress what happened? I used a parallel beam on the Western Union money order blanks Did you read the intended writing? Yes, Mr. Hamilton sent the money to someone named Mr. Harvey W. Morton. Oh, who's he? I don't know, but I'm going back to the bank and examine. Mr. Hamilton's cancelled checks. That might give me a lead Have there been any calls from me Jim? No, there. I was hoping I'd hit from the police at Fultonville That's where the money order was sent. Aren't you going to Hamilton's checks? Yes, several of them were cashed by this Harvey W. Morton Excuse me Hello What's that? Fine Yes, hold him. Well, it looks like a luck is turning Jim. Oh, why that was the Fultonville police They've located Harvey W. Morton and they're holding him for us and Jim. Yeah, Morton is really John Hamilton That's right Well Come in. You don't mind if I come along. Do you call room? What's this cop doing here? He came with me You know what I came for. No, I don't Hamilton told me a story. What story I told him about the night you killed that cop I don't know what you're talking about We have a witness who saw Hamilton drive Carl Scott out here that night Who's your witness? You can find that out later Right now I've got a warrant here for your arrest on the charge of murder I've got one for your friend George Walker to him. Where is he? Right here. Well, keep your hands above your head copper This gun goes though. That's what George. What do you want me to do with him? Finish the job on Hamilton and give the cop the same treatment Glad he's done taking. Right. Oh you Special agent of the FBI. I've got a federal warrant here charging you with theft from interstate shipping But I think we'll turn you over to officer Mitchell here and let you face the charge of murder All members of the Caldwell gang were turned over to state authorities prosecuted for murder convicted and executed In the dramatization of tonight's case from the files of your FBI You have seen the solid values received by those local policemen who go to the FBI National Academy Values in training which enable them to solve a tremendous number of cases through the increased knowledge of science And through their own sharpened natural talents and now This is your FBI Brings you a message from Washington DC from the office of the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. J. Edgar Hoover. Mr. Hoover's message is and I quote Tonight this official radio program of our organization has given you an insight into part of the job done by the FBI National Academy For you have seen a local policeman use his newfound knowledge to improve his efficiency The rest of the job is done by the local law enforcement officer when he passes along the benefits of his training to his fellow officers As of this date the knowledge gained by the graduates of the academy has been made available to more than a hundred thousand other officers In every state in the union and as each succeeding class is graduated that knowledge is spread even further The Federal Bureau of Investigation Conducts this school because it believes that brain science and hard work are the most effective weapons against criminals and Because it teaches every special agent to use those weapons It is now our hope that ultimately through the FBI National Academy Every local policeman will learn to use those weapons too and so will be better equipped to perform the job of every law enforcement officer To protect you the American people In just a moment we will tell you about next week's exciting case from the files of your FBI But first let's hear briefly from an equitable society representative on the subject of an equitable education fund I'd like to leave this one thought with our audience Mr. Keating The sooner a father starts an equitable education fund after his youngsters birth the lower the monthly payment will be So don't delay The man whose words you have just heard speaks for 6,000 equitable society representatives from coast to coast We're always ready to give you friendly help and counsel If you do not know the name of the equitable man in your community Send a postcard care of this station to the equitable life insurance society of the United States Next week we will dramatize another case from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Another factual report on organized crime its subject kidnapping its title The meticulous mobster The incidents used into night's equitable life insurance 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 Stein the author was Jerry D. Lewis Your narrator was William Woodson and special agent Taylor was played by Stacey Harris Others in the cast were Tony Ballet, Bill Conrad, Ed Gargon, Peter Leeds and Bill Johnstone This is your FBI is a very divine production This is Larry Keating speaking for the equitable life insurance society of the United States and the equitable society is represented in your community and inviting you to tune in again next week at the same time When the equitable life insurance society will bring you another thrilling story from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The meticulous mobster on this is your FBI This is ABC the American Broadcasting Company