 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, transcribed as a public service by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and the Equitable Society's representative in your community. There are two ways to look at the future with fear or with confidence. Now if you know that your wife and children are protected against any eventuality if you feel sure that your old age will be independent and comfortable if you are sure your children will enjoy a college education if you can plan to own your own home free and clear if you know these things then you can look at the future with confidence. Now there is one man, a neighbor of yours who has helped many others enjoy this feeling of confidence. He's your local representative of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. In about 13 minutes I'd like to tell you more about this friendly, helpful man and how freedom from worry may be yours with membership in the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Tonight the subject of our FBI file, Kidnapping it's title, The Evil Samaritan. It is the business of your FBI to investigate crimes within its jurisdiction and in the carrying out of that business it is necessary that your FBI know as much as possible about the habits of criminals because crime prevention is also of definite interest to the Federal Bureau of Investigation a recent study undertaken by your FBI revealed a fact which will seem odd to those of you who are law-abiding citizens but there are seasons in crime just as there are seasons in every other business during the fall and winter months the criminal generally concentrates on crimes against property crimes like auto theft, armed robbery and burglary but in the spring and summer months the criminal's fancy turns to people and the fashion is to commit crimes against the person crimes like felonious assaults and murder tonight's FBI file opens in a small private plane that is flying over the desert wasteland of one of our southwestern states a young man seated at the controls of the plane he calls out to a girl who sits beside him Alice, see that mason down there on the left? Yes That's our landmark 20 minutes more and we're at the ranch I'm kind of sorry to hear that I really enjoyed this flight very much I hope you'll enjoy the ranch too Of course I will Dick There's something I think I better tell you right now Yeah? It's about your mother and dad Dick, I'm scared to death about meeting you Are you kidding? I know the sweetest guys you'll ever meet I know old man, you're their only son We're engaged And they'll love it I hope so Alice, baby, will you please? Hey Trouble, honey? I don't know Yeah, we got trouble What do we do? Just say where you are, honey I will I think this motor's coming back We're now at about 800 feet I'm going to try to set it down easy You've got plenty of land in the field Miles and miles of desert Business flat as it looks from here If we're lucky, we'll get a good spot Tighten your safety strap, Alice Sure I'm afraid we're losing altitude too fast I'm going to try to set it down right Just level it up a little more Oh, Dick, if we're going to crash Easy, baby Oh, Dick Oh, boy I've seen it fall Yeah Let's take a look Loud under the sand pretty deep, huh? Yeah You think there's people in it, Mike? We'll find out right now Look, see Stayed in one piece anyway Anybody in there? Anything else in there? Just looking around Wait, here's some bags I'll pass them on out to you Okay Here you are Here's the other I got it What about them people? What about them? Aren't you going to search them before we go through the bags? No, I ain't Why not? I'm thinking of lifting the people out too What for? So as we can tend to them What's got any? Nothing Why don't we take what we can here and just leave them be? Take a look at them bags They cost plenty So does a private airplane Well, so what? These here folks must be worth plenty cash We'll get lots more out of being nice to them Well, I don't go along with that Nobody's asking you to, Hank Well, that's how we're going to do it Now, give me a hand Some 50 miles away from the scene of the plane crash In an FBI field office Special Agent Jim Taylor is about to leave on an assignment Say, Jim Yeah, Bill Forget we have an invitation to try out the new police rifle range this afternoon Oh, I'm afraid I won't be able to go out there today, Bill Oh, why not? He came in from the Indian agent done in movie What about? Well, there was a murder committed on the reservation last night Man's body was found early this morning What's the story? The victim was an archaeologist His name was Adams He came in from the east about three weeks ago Planned to spend the summer on the reservation I see Did he work alone? Yeah Well, how was he killed? Stabbing In a fight? Well, I don't know, Bill There hasn't been much evidence collected to date When was he last seen? Yesterday afternoon He was believed to have been in the company of two other men Any idea who they were? Not yet, but I think we have the motive for it What is it? Robbery I understand it was generally known that this man, Adams, carried quite a bit of cash When his body was found, his effects were pretty well ransacked But ironically enough, the thieves never found his money How was that? Well, he wore it in a belt around his waist His assailant didn't search him that closely Oh, Jim, these two men that Adams was riding with sound like pretty good suspects Yeah Yeah, but I can give you a better answer to that after I've been down there Take it easy, mister Huh? Just lies still Oh, where? Where am I? In the cabin Oh Grand leg I think it's busted No How did... Wait Where's Alice? Where's she? Gal who's in the plane with you? Yeah, yeah She's right in the next room How is she? Still passed out What's wrong? Is she injured? What is it? Don't know Help me up I'll go in I told you the leg was busted Who's with Alice? Anyone taking care of her? No Well, why not? Now look We took you both from the airplane Wasn't that enough? I didn't realize that, I'm sorry Very grateful to Okay Is this your cabin? Nope But we're staying in it Oh, where's my plane? About 30 miles Huh? How far from a town are we? About 30 miles Who else is here beside yourself? My brother, Mike Your car? Nope How's it? Oh, could... Why don't you go to town at once? What for? A doctor Young lady who was with me must need one Like so I do too Well, see what my brother say Where is he? Outside Please, would you call him in here? I'll talk to him first Tell him I'll pay him well for his trouble I'll tell him I'll be back That you, Hank? Yeah How they doing? Well, fellas come too Yeah? Ask me to come out and talk to you How come? He wants a one of us should go into town for a doctor You tell him how far it is? Yeah Said he'd pay you good for your trouble How much? Didn't ask You finished going through their bags? Yeah Find anything? No cash, but I've been reading these letters This fella's family is real rich folks They got a ranch 20 odd miles from here You gonna talk to him by getting a doctor? Yeah, I'll talk to him Don't forget He said he'd pay Hank, he's gonna pay plenty Bill, how things go on the rifle range? I didn't get there I've been working on an assignment with myself Pick up anything down in Moby? Well, I think I have something to work on I was lucky enough to find the knife the killer used Several good prints on the handle What about the two men on horseback? I just got a general description of them Nothing really worthwhile I'm gonna get the knife off to the library right now I say, I'm sending out a set of prints myself Oh, what on Bill? Right after you left this morning, a family named Reed They have a ranch about 20 miles out of town A reporter that their son had left Denver yesterday in his own plane The fiance was with him The plane was to arrive at the ranch early last evening After it was several hours overdue, searching parties were sent out Earlier this morning, the plane was spotted from the air Pilot landed, examined young Reed's plane and found it empty There were blood stains in the cabin and numerous prints of horseshoes around the plane Some clothing was strewn around the ground Would you say that Reed's plane landed? In the Indian Reservation That's why the family called here Did you go out and look it over? Yeah Find anything? Just the fingerprints Well, Bill, I wouldn't say either one of us had an easy assignment Go on in, Hank Okay Hey, where is he? He was stretched right out there and I'd bunk He couldn't have come out, he was right by the door Yeah, but I don't He was probably in the next room with his girlfriend But he couldn't walk, that leg of his would... Look, I told you Yeah Oh, mister, this here's my brother Hello I thought you couldn't walk I dragged myself in here Look, what about a doctor? She's still passed out Yeah, well, you got a doctor? Well, that sort of depends, mister On what? On what you figure it's worth Well, that's unimportant, name your price Okay, ten thousand dollars What? You heard me Ten thousands? You don't have to pay, but we don't have to get no doctor Look, you can see for yourself this girl needs help She's your girl, mister Why don't you have her? Sure, you go get the doctor What? You know that's impossible, you know I can just barely move Then I figure you better pay I haven't got it You can get it easy enough Just write a note to your folks No I happen to know their ranch is right close Tell them to put up the money Hank here can deliver the note They wouldn't stand for that Yeah, then guess the girl don't get no doctor Look, you have horses here I'm going to tell them myself You just stay put No, I told me, let me out No, no And he comes too, Hank You're right to us, folks We will return in just a moment to tonight's exciting case From the official files of your FBI But right now, let's discuss your own case Let's say your income is average Let's suppose you have social security Would that be enough to keep your wife and children in comfort If something should happen to you? 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Surely What do you want? Well, this report just came in from the laboratory On the fingerprints you sent? On the prints we both sent them, Bill They're identical What? Yeah, they both belong to the same man Well, what do you know? Who is it? A man named Michael Harvey, also known as Mike Harvey What's his background? Well, he was arrested about 12 years ago For a bank job He's also been in trouble with local police Several states I see He's always worked with his brother His name is Henry Harvey, also known as Hank Well, they could be the two men Who were seen with Adams that afternoon Before he was murdered I would think so, yeah Well, I have a complete description Here on both of them Here, here Oh, thanks You know, they must have come across That disabled plane Yeah And the undoubtedly took young reading His girlfriend along with them That's right You know where they can be found, where they live No, but they're from these parts originally Local police can probably help us on that Yeah Bill, I'll send on an alarm on these men Good, I'll run over and talk to the police How is he, Mike? Coming around Hand me a dipper water Yeah, sure His girlfriend was just moaning a little I think she's coming around, too Leave her in there I don't want him to see her again Until he writes the note Okay Give me the water Yeah, yeah Well done Nice I don't It was still here That's right Where's Alice? She moved out of her room Is she still unconscious? Yeah You still want the $10,000 That's right You feel like writing that note now, mister? Times passing, you know Okay All right, good boy Got a pencil, Hank? Yeah No paper, though Uh, there's a bag over there Go get it All right, I'll get it What I say in the note I'll tell you There you go Here's a bag All right There you are You can write it right there on the floor Here Dear folks Some good people saved my life I'm staying with them Got that okay? Staying with them Uh-huh What's your girl's name? Alice Alice All right Say, uh, me and Alice is okay I want to pay these good people for helping me Yeah Give the man who brings this note $10,000 Wait, wait, wait Come on, come on You will let you know where we are You got all that? There we are Uh-huh And I then say Don't tell the law about this And mark your name What about a doctor? And they pay the cash, you get one The whole purpose of writing this note Is to get a doctor now Look, just mark your name Special Agent Taylor Hello, Jim, this is Bill Oh, hi, Bill How'd you make out? Well, I spent out Well, then they have no home here Well, someone reported seeing them Down here in the movie The day before yesterday Yeah And they do have horses We say they know the desert country Like a book Yeah Well, then they must be hiding out In the wasteland somewhere Mr. Taylor Uh, excuse me, Bill Yes, Miss Brown A message for you Oh, thanks very much Bill Yeah Hold on a second Will your message just came in? This is from Reed's parents They just received a phone call From a man who claimed he has a note From their son He told them he'd be right out to see them Bill, I'd better get over to their ranch What happened, Jim? Well, I've had a busy two hours You gonna have to Reed's ranch in time? In time to wait What do you mean? The man who called him Never showed up Oh, that's too bad It was one of the Harvey brothers, all right How do you know? Well, when the man didn't appear I questioned the Reed's About the phone conversation They recalled that he said He was telephoning from a drugstore Yeah Well, there's only two drugstores In the village I went to both of them I showed the storekeeper's pictures I see The proprietor One of them recognized the picture The brother called Hank Said that he had made a phone call There earlier And had inquired about a blacksmith shop He'd come on horseback Yeah Yeah, went over to the blacksmith shop The drugist had sent him to Blacksmith told me That Harvey had left his horse There to be shod Said he'd be back in an hour When was all this? Oh, I'd say about two hours ago Did Harvey return? Yeah, he came back in five minutes Blacksmith said he seemed very nervous Urged him to finish the job up quickly And as soon as it was done He rode away Did the blacksmith learn Where he was going? No, but he did say He had a 30-mile ride Well, that doesn't tell us much Well, it could If he hasn't had too much of a head start Bill, I've got an idea This is what I mean Alice Alice, it's all right, baby I'm right here with you Huh? I'm right beside you, darling Oh, Dick Dick, where are we? I'm gonna be okay, honey But the plane, what happened? After we cracked up Two men came along Took us here to this cabin Oh You passed out for a while That's all What happened to you? Why are you stretched out on the floor? Oh, I hurt my leg a little Oh, Dick There's a doctor coming soon We'll both be tended to Oh, what about your leg? Wait, wait, wait She come too, huh? Yeah What about your brother? He's coming back I just seen him riding down the hill Alone? Yeah No doctor? Look, that happens after the payoff, remember? What's he talking about? Nothing, honey What does he mean, pay off? I'll explain it all to you later Mike! Mike! I'm in here Well, how'd you make out? No good What happened? Wouldn't the pay? Did you deliver the note? I'll come Because I seen this newspaper before I went there Look, I picked it right on the front page What for? Knocking that guy off The FBI found out we'd done it But how? I don't know how We gotta blow out of here, Mike, fast Yeah What about them? They stay here Dick, what's this all about? These men wanted money $10,000 Why? For you to leave here alive, lady And we didn't get it You still can't leave us here like this I ain't gonna But you just said I said I was leaving you here I didn't say how Come on, Mike, we're wasting time I know Wait a minute What are you gonna do? What do you think? Put away that gun Only after I'm done with it Dick Shut up Drop that gun, huh Drop it All right, now raise your hands Both of you Who are you? I'm from the FBI How'd you get here? We knew you had a 30-mile ride In as much as planes travel faster than horses We circled in a 30-mile radius Until we picked up your trail And you stupid All right, Bill Let's get these people out of here Tried in federal court For the murder on the government reservation Both Mike and Hank Harvey were convicted and received the death penalty The manner in which the criminals In tonight's case From the files of your FBI were caught Illustrates how little chance the criminal has Competing against the forces of law and order Or in this case The criminals used horses And your FBI employed an airplane With every field of science at their disposal The various agencies of law enforcement Your local police Your state troopers And the special agents of your FBI Have cut the chances for criminal success Down to the barest minimum Have proved again and again That crime is always an unprofitable career There are two ways to protect your family First, safeguard your health Second, safeguard their future Your doctor is the man to see at least once a year To safeguard your health Your local Equitable Society representative Is the man to see to safeguard your future You may be concerned about security For your wife and children You may want to enjoy an independent And comfortable old age You may want to own your own home free and clear You may want to assure your youngsters A college education Whatever your problem Your local Equitable Society representative Is the man to see He's helpful, friendly, and he knows the answers Get in touch with him today Consult your local telephone directory For the name of your local representative Of the Equitable Life Assurance Society In the United States Next week we will dramatize another case From the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Its subject Flight to avoid prosecution Its title The Frivolous Sisters The incidents used in tonight's Equitable Life Assurance Society'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 Anthony Barrett Ted DeCorsia Lamont Johnson John Stevenson And Kay Stewart 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 And let me remind you that in this national election year One obligation of citizenship Heads all the rest The obligation of every qualified voter To choose his or her candidate To register and to go to the polls and vote Tune in again next week at the same time When the Equitable Life Assurance Society Will bring you another thrilling transcribe story From the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The Frivolous Sisters on This is your FBI Stay tuned for the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet There's fun for the whole family When Ozzie and Harriet come your way next This program came to you from Hollywood