 The anchor-hawking glass cooperation brings you crime photographer Applebird oh hello Casey Tony Marvin worrying about over there why he's right in a holiday poem And he stuck for something to rhyme with Christmas stocking but Applebird are you kidding certainly not oh You mean anchor Hawking Gee fellas, that's wonderful anchor Hawking a great name in glass Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this is Tony Marvin every week at this time the anchor Hawking glass cooperation of Lancaster, Ohio And it's more than 10,000 employees Bring you another adventure of Casey crime photographer ace cameraman who covers the crime news of a great city Written by Alonzo Dean Cole our adventure for tonight Christmas shopping Late afternoon a crowded aisle in one of our city's largest department stores Making slow headway through the jostling shoppers are Casey. I've never seen the store so crowded And we say that every year during the week before Christmas Annie. Where were you taking me now? Well, you haven't anything to your aunt Harriet yet So I thought we'd look at umbrellas there on this side of the store somewhere Yeah, Annie look you can pick up a much nicer umbrella for Aunt Harriet that I care I trust your judgment absolutely Annie So suppose I shop for all the uninteresting items while you go up to the toy department and watch the electric trains again Well, you know, I've still got to pick up a few more things for my sister's kids Hey, Annie, wait a minute hang on to your pocketbook Keep an eye on that little guy in the black overcoat just ahead of us who that's fingers Fogarty One of the best-known dips in the city Big pocket. Yeah Show through this model a little faster, honey. I'll keep him in sight. I Think he's closing in on a prospect. You mean he's made up his mind about whose pocket He's going to pick sure smart dips like fingers don't dive into just anybody's pocket They hang around bars and wait for some kind of flash a roll and they tail him if he gets into a crowd like this Look, Fogarty's doing his stuff now, honey. No, yeah, that big fat guy He just bumped into fingers took a wallet from his inside pocket I didn't see him neither to the fat guy fingers as a smooth worker. Come on You'll feel very badly when we stop his special brand of Christmas shopping, but pocket-picking is considered anti-social I've got to get Mr. Fogarty. Well, he squeezed through the crowd. I can't see him anymore Neither can I look Casey yell out for somebody to stop me. Well, I yell stop thief. Well, you can't let him get away You won't get away. Uh-uh every cop in this precinct knows fingers He'll be picked up quick after a charge is brought against him I'll help that guy who lost his wallet bring the charge. Yes, if you appear as a witness, I will There's a fat man. Excuse me, mister. Huh? Something happened to you a minute ago that I don't think you know about what do you mean your pocket was picked my pocket Yeah, a little guy bumped into you and as he did I saw his hand go into your inside pocket and come out with a wallet I happen to know who he is and when you report your loss to the cops, I'll be glad. You're mistaken, mister I didn't lose my wallet. Huh? I'm sure I'm more sure I tell you I saw him and the guy sees something that couldn't be seen. He's either goofy or drunk On your way, fella. Well, I'll be Good thing you didn't get your hands on fingers for goody. We could have plastered you with a nice suit for false arrest And I know he took a wallet from that fat guy's pocket I was watching every move that fingers may well I was watching him too and I didn't see him take anything and that fat man says he didn't lose a wallet Okay, I'm goofy or drunk. Maybe you only need glasses Well, I do after this several glasses. Let's head for the blue note You and Casey get your Christmas shopping done this afternoon miss wins Well, I accomplished quite a lot as a bird but not Casey He got sore and after that nothing would please him. What'd you get sore about pal? Nothing. Oh, he had a little eye trouble Oh, gee, that's too bad. Did you see spots floating in front of your case? My eyes are okay I'll fill that glass up again. Albert. Don't ask me silly questions Mine too Oh now Casey, don't you think it's about time you snapped out of your grouch? It's pretty silly to get yourself all burned up just because you made a mistake I didn't make a mistake Annie fingers folkity took a wallet from that fat guy's pocket What burns me up is I didn't find out why the fat guy denied it How could you found out? I don't know but I'm supposed to be a newspaper guy, Annie Well, we may have missed a story with pictures. Here's your refreshment folks. Oh, thanks. That's a bird Say, have you stopped into your office since you finished shopping? My tender. Who's the boss here? Well, what do you want? You want to buy a nice to Christmas tree? You got some nice one a wagon full of fresh from Nova Scotia. Hmm. Let's see one. I'll be right back say Casey, have you two stopped in at your office since you finished your shopping? Certainly not. This is our day off. Then you ain't heard the big news yet. What big news? One of your police reporters Jake Birkin was in a few minutes ago and tipped me off about it. She was all excited What happened? About half an hour ago the cops arrested the kidnapper and murderer of Gregory Walters. They did Where'd they get him? Well, like you know before the Walters family paid over that $50,000 ransom to the kidnapper. Yeah, the FBI made a list of the serial numbers on the bills Which they circulated all over the country. Of course. We know all that How's this tray, mister? Nice and pushy, huh? Let's see one a little taller F-O bird, will you tell us about that kid now? Well, I'm getting to it. Come on. Come on. Well a guy walks into a Tavern over on 36th Street tonight orders a drink and hands a barkeep a 20-buck bill with one of them hot numbers on it The barkeep checks the number calls a cop and when the cop searched the guy He found about 500 bucks more of the ransom dough in his pocket. Well, Ethelbert Who is the guy who had the ransom dough of the cops identified him? Well, they knew him as soon as they laid eyes on you. But Ethelbert, who is he? This tray big enough, mister. Oh, let's see Well, let's see one a little thicker around the bottom. Thicker around the bottom. Ethelbert, will you please tell us? Casey and I know him. He's always been a small-time crook and I was surprised to learn He was mixed up with anything so big as kidnapping and murder say will you tell me I am telling you It's that little runt fingers Fogart fingers Fogart. Yeah, the tip. He had Walters ransom dough on him about 500 bucks just like I said Naturally fingers denies having anything to do with the kidnapping He said he lifted the dough out of the pocket of a guy who was Christmas shopping and SJ Frank's departments Round four o'clock this afternoon And that fat guy denied he's been robbed. Do you think he was I can't see fingers as a kidnapper He's always been just a slimy little sink. Hey, what's this about a fat guy? Can he any come on? We're gonna tell Logan what happened in Frank. Well, what did happen? Well, never mind you'll hear it later Hey Hey, is this one big enough for you, mister? I tell them to a whole complete news story in two short words Then they run off and leave me out on a limb what limb too big hmm. Oh You oh, no, we've got to have a really big tree So you think fingers Fogarty may be just the victim of circumstances Casey circumstances peculiar to his profession Miss Williams and I have told you what happened Logan. You can add it up captain Have you got anything on Fogarty outside of the five hundred dollars found in his pocket and I did miss Williams The joint he lives in is being searched But we don't think he was chump enough to hide the rest of the ransom money there But if he lifted the five season that fat guy, he has no rest of the dough to hide. Oh, look Casey Fingers Fogarty knows you pretty well doesn't he sure he knows me certain Hasn't it occurred to you that he may have put out an act for your benefit? Hmm. Well, don't get you Let's assume that fingers is the real kidnapper It's been over a year since the ransom money was paid Fingers has been careful Hasn't tried to pass any of the 50 grad because he knows it's red hot But now he figures the heat has died down. So he sends up a trial balloon. How do you mean trial balloon? Oh, he's got a record as the dip miss Williams He figures if he gets caught passing that dough will believe that he lifted the money from a guy's pocket And to cinch it he acts like he's lifting it from a guy's pocket while Casey is watching him He picked you for his star witness pal Logan Hasn't it occurred to you that the fat guy might have been sending up that trial balloon? Huh? What do you mean? Assume the fat guy is the real kidnapper and he wants to know how safe it is to pass those ransom bills He knows that fingers is a pickpocket Well, he goes to one of the little runts hangouts and flashes a roll in front of him And then he leaves the joint Saunders into a crowded store where it'll be easy for fingers to work and Fingers does exactly what's expected of him. Oh That's a reasonable theory captain sure if fingers gets caught passing that dough The kidnapper learns about it from the papers and continues to let the money cool off Also fingers has a long record you cops won't believe anything. He tells you you'll tag him as the Walters kidnapper Which will leave the real one sitting pretty The only thing the real kidnapper didn't figure was that someone might see fingers take his wallet Well Maybe you've got something there Casey You and Miss Williams have never seen that fat guy before no no, but we'll know if we see him again though Definitely your description might fit a thousand guys in this town I want you two to go up to the record room and look at some pictures. We've gotten the fire. Oh Great, that'll only take us about four or five hours. Oh Casey and this was to have been our night off Perhaps you'll forgive this last-minute reminder, but there are now exactly four more shopping days until Christmas That means a very real problem to those of us who like to put things off as who doesn't is there anyone? 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I'm gonna have nightmares looking at pictures of so many ugly men You should see the women Logan, you know, there's one picture here that bothers me It resembles the guy a lot, but but look at the description that goes with it Nick Spencer World Stock prison discharge 1944 armed robbery Age 30 height 5 feet. Well, you said your fat guy was a six-footer and at least 45 years old Yeah, he weighed a good 250 plus to This Nick Pence's weight is given as only a hundred and thirty five. Well, they can't be the same man No, no no no chance Funny though, there is a resemblance. Oh, we need more than that It's all go home and get some sleep. Yeah for that me too. I'm so tired. I can't think I'm falling over I'll murder anybody who wakes me up before noon tomorrow Hello morning, Annie. Who's this wake up kid is Casey. Oh Casey yeah, you remember me, don't you? Yes, I do and it's only nine o'clock. And what is the big guy do you look? I think I know where to look for that fat guy. You do I certainly do the old bean wasn't working last night But when I woke up a few minutes ago, I had it the strong resemblance between that young half-point crook Nick Spencer and our big fat 45 year old guy can't be just coincidental Annie. They must be relatives maybe brothers I've looked in the phone book and found only one pencilist at John Spencer contractor who lives and does business out on Dudley Road I thought you might like to drive out there with me and see what John Spencer looks like Why don't you have the cops go out and look at him? Annie? You're not awake yet Only you and I can identify that fat guy Besides if you and I find him any we get we get an exclusive the cops are in order every paper and towel Well, I'm awake now. All right. Where'll I meet you? I'll be outside your door with a car in 15 minutes Casey, I've got to dress. Oh, I'll make it a half an hour then. We'll make it a full hour and no sooner Well, what do you got to dress yourself for a Christmas tree? Listen Annie, I can bathe shave and get into my clothes in 10 minutes. I put on underwear. Good. Bye We're getting close to that address any This isn't a very attractive neighborhood John Spencer contractor can't be much of a concern and John Spencer contractor Maybe no relation whatever to the Nick Spencer in the police files. The name's very unusual and I have a hunch There's the place. Yep. I'll stop here so we can look the joint over Well, there's a concrete garage attached to the house for the good-sized truck inside and room for another Concrete mixer in the work yard. Oh Casey a staffish businessman. Don't go in for kidnapping I think we're on a wild goose. Annie that guy coming out of the garage. What about him? He's just a skinny little any you need glasses and a more photographic memory. He's the man of that police picture, of course Nick Spencer now I know my hunch was right. He's looking over here. He's never seen this before and I'll get rolling anyway Now how can you find out if he had the fat brother? Drop into one of these neighborhood stores make a few inquiries then what how can I tell him till I find out what? I hope to find out Annie. You're the turn this girl for asking questions. You're Stop there and we'll stop here. We're going to this little drugstore right here Drugist usually knows everybody in the neighborhood. Come on Okay, but I think it would be simpler and more sensible to make inquiries at the precinct police station I don't want the cops in on this until we know where we stand Yeah, let me do the talk. It's your party wise guy. You handle everything What can I do for you young people? Oh, hello pop We're gonna have fun. Oh, what kind of ice cream soda do you want Annie? If I must have an ice cream soda chocolate chocolate same for me to chocolate soda. That's right By the way, I'm looking for a party in this neighborhood for the name of pence. I imagine you know the family well Yeah, never heard the name before you never heard it change my order to raspberry. Yes, miss one raspberry I'm just a stranger here come down from upstate to handle this place while my son's away hunting Maybe my granddaughter can tell you what you all know Hey, Katie. Yes, come here. I was looking for a party by the name of Penner No, not Penner. Pencer. Oh, you do that's well Down street over his office. He's a contract. What's he look like is he is? Mr. Pence is short and skinny and his first name is Nick. Well Nick Pence is not the contract Ever since he got out of prison couple years ago say somebody's gone to prison Katie. No, that shows him right then That's bad very bad. Oh grand-pops a little dance. Yeah, I can see that Sister, I I understand that my friend Nick has a brother or a cousin. No Maybe an uncle. No Here's a soda. He'll get your eyes buried. He does. Hey, you are mr. Thanks, and mr. Casey you have earned it Says do you mean mr. Nick? Pencer has no relatives at all. He's got a sister and a nephew. That's a great help How's the nephew about 10? No, ma'am. He's the funniest thing Mr. Gut's pen says a lot older than his uncle. Huh, mr. Guss is mr. Nick's partner, I think What does mr. Guss Pencer look like? In the face he looks like mr. Nick Annie give me that chocolate you take the raspberry Oh Is that so you recognize us Casey? Yeah, wasn't it lucky I dropped in here when I did to find friends of Nick's Grandpa go back to your back room and put me up two bits worth of turpentine Two bits worth of turpentine. I go along and help him sissy. He can never find anything So you two were asking about me you've been told that we were and noticed a car outside with a press sign on it yours Yeah, and you were looking for me because of what you happened to see in Frank's yesterday. I Said no you wouldn't believe me right this hand in my pocket has a gun in it. Mr. So do exactly as I tell you okay Remember and don't pull anything There's a bottle of turps. Thanks grandpa. Here's your two bits. Come on with me folks You said you wanted to pay Nick a visit We got no choice any right So long grandpa. Hey ain't you folks gonna finish the sodas? No, we lost our appetite That's what you think sister It ended your car both in the front seat you drive fella. I'll sit them back with this gap Well, I drive to Down the street the next place mine You know your partners and everything and he'll be tickled to see your old friends And into the work yard and park in our garage and next to the truck there, okay That's fine Now what do we do you and your boyfriend don't do anything lady and to make sure you don't Yes, Casey with your gun and you get the shape That'll keep the two you're quiet for a while Nick Nick Come into the garage quick Whose car you got in there you'll see come inside and help me close these doors, okay? What's the idea take a look inside this car Was a guy in a dame and the two I told you about last night saw that dip take the hot dough from my pocket They got wise to the layout and located this hey police. No these two are newspaper mugs I figure they were making this play on their own so we got to take care of them Yeah, we can't bump them off here. We can we do it nice clean and quiet Get those big spools of adhesive tape from the house. What are you gonna do? You'll see get that tape Yeah, got the girl all tied up guys and help me with this guy. Yeah, perhaps some more tape around his ankles, okay Yeah, yeah He's fixed now and solid all right I climb into that truck and start the motor Nick. Oh The carbon monoxide treatment. Yeah Nice clean and quiet. You just lock him in this closed garage to breathe the gas tonight when it's dark We get rid of their bodies in that car Start the motor And I Work the tape off my mouth against that fender Not your head if you're okay, kid I'm gonna try to pull the adhesive tape off your wrist with my teeth Getting like headed gas beginning to work. I got the tape Now pull and turn your wrists Pull more any and I did it your hands are free pull the tape off your mouth now Keep your head down low kid try to hold on I will pull this tape off my hands Let me free my ankle first so I can Get to that truck and shut off them. No, no, no free my hands those two guys Maybe just outside where they can hear yes, but but but if it keeps on running We'll if it doesn't keep on running. We'll have no second chance like this free my hands Pull now unwind your ankles. I'll I get this stuff off of mine. What what good will it do? We can't get out of here. We'll get out. Don't breathe to get out. It's a solid country And I heard them lock those heavy doors when they went out. I've got my ankles free. Hang on kid. I'm picking you up What are you gonna do? I'm putting you in this truck It's taking us out of here keep your head down. I'm driving through those doors Can't go through your hair. Wait a minute. Look also those two pencil guys. They hurt us They have guns to step on the gas case he drives pass them. Let's get away. I can't you can't Why are they running away? They're getting into that car. They're gonna try to get away I can only get this motor started again That did it now come on Casey don't drive toward their car. They were driving into their car This 10 ton truck does a nice job when it hits a tin can like oh My nerves will never be the same again. I'll never recognize mine either Come on. Let's call city desk Get the cops out here so we can get to the blue note. 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How about the ransom money? Did the cops find it? Yeah? Yeah, Gus the fat guy confessed the Walters kidnapping and told where he and Nick had hidden the dough Gee and all because you and miss Williams did some Christmas shopping Say what happened to the little dip fingers Fogarty? Well in trying to clear himself of a kidnapping murder charge at the word fingers made so many admissions about his own specialty that the cops can keep him in jail until 1999 Good heavens Casey, what's that coming in the door? What on earth? What do you say, mister? That's the biggest tree I got on the wagon, okay? Yeah Yeah, now that's what I call a real Christmas tree But what are you gonna do with such a big tree? Well, you couldn't get a little tree in that big room Prime photographer starring Stott's Cotsworth is Casey is brought to you each Thursday at this time by the anchor Hawking glass cooperation makers of fire king oven glass anchor glass containers Inclusion all products of the anchor Hawking glass cooperation a great name in glass I John Deets is written by Alonzo Dean Cole and is based on the fictional character of Casey created by George Harmon Cox The original music is by Archie Blyre and the program features miss Leslie Woods as Anne and John Gibson as Ethelbert Herman Chittison is the Blue Note pianist Thursday night on CBS is the biggest show in town So stay tuned for exciting dramatizations on readers digest radio edition which follows immediately over most of these stations Now for our sponsor the anchor Hawking glass cooperation and all of us on the show This is Tony Marvin wishing every one of you a joyful and happy holiday at this Christmas time