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Oh naturally I know that this is your FBI is sponsored by the Equitable Society in about 15 minutes I'll be back with full information about the Equitable Society's fact-finding chart for fathers and mothers Tonight's FBI file the sorrowful safecrackers in crime just as there are in any other field and While there are some who go against the trend most criminals like most legitimate citizens follow the current fashion religiously Some years ago for instance If a criminal wanted a quick reputation among his fellows or if he wanted the biggest possible loot He planned to rob a bank In those days bank robbery was almost a common crime For banks were poorly protected but today all that has changed Few criminals will undertake the tremendous risk involved in robbing a bank In one six-month period last year for instance, there were only 21 bank robberies attempted thieves have turned to attacking easier targets that is most of them have Despite the overwhelming odds against them There are still some criminals who believe that they can succeed where so many others have failed Who believe that they are smarter than the law? The night file open to the small furnished room located in the downtown district of a large western city Harry Wheeler a lean hungry looking young man is reading a book when there is a knock at the door What are you doing reading? Yeah I ain't wasting my time. This is very special reading Well, I don't know quite now how to tell you this cranky, but For the last couple of months. I ain't been getting no fun out of my job Sure, but in the beginning every time I cracked the safe I got a big job now It's not maybe a don't to you Frankie, but it does to me That's what made me go to a psychiatrist What You mean like that guy in a picture with England boatman. Yeah, that's right What do you need with with one of those guys? You go crazy. Oh, of course not. I went home because I needed to get straightened out. I did What about tomorrow No, look Harry we got my mind's made up, but what about tomorrow doc says I should never been a thief in the first What if he wants you to do get a job in a grocery store? Oh, he thinks I ought to get away from the city I'm gonna you're gonna what? Take his advice and get me chicken fun. Oh look Harry the job is all set for tomorrow Where is rip gonna get another guy that quick the job is gotta be done on a holiday when the bank is closed You know that Frankie I made up my mind no more job Another drink with you What is it? The most beautiful gathering suit with a long skirt and those narrow shoulders. You'd love it on me All right, you just got a new dress and to know How much wait a lap to the job tomorrow, then will you get it for me? I don't know yet Answer that will you What kind of trouble Harry is pulling out of the job one What did that happen just now? The matter with him a want a bigger cut He went to some doctor and a guy told me shouldn't do no more jobs. What kind of a doctor is that I don't know He told me but I don't remember I better go talk to him talking do no good if he says he's finished. All right Don't get excited. Don't we have to do the job tomorrow. We'll do it tomorrow And we'll do it with Harry And I'm telling you if you're talking or do no good with him. It's mine. Wait a minute Nora You want to get that jab at me? Oh, honey First you got a job Harry wheel has always been a little strong for you. Don't con me honey. This is important. So he has a yen for me It's not my fault. I'm not blaming you I just want you to throw some charm Nora Harry wants to pull out of the job tomorrow You get him to go along with us And you got your soup Honey, you just made a deal Later in the local FBI field office special agent Jim Taylor is seated at his desk when agent Don Brooks approaches When did you come back to work I checked in this morning. How do you feel? Well, I'll be all right. It was three weeks in the hospital straight me out fine. You look great What are you working on it? The boss asked me to work with you on that bank job that was pulled yesterday Glad he did it tough one. What's the story? Well, the robbers whoever they were rented the store next to bank months ago I mean like a tunnel from the store on to the bank and into the bank's basement How come they didn't set off the alarm the trap wires don't run underneath the vaults and I guess they knew it You think they might have had some inside help That's all if they'd had inside help. They probably wouldn't have had to rent the store and dig the tunnel How much they get about $55,000 orbit and care. Yes, they didn't touch any of the barns of in the ball Once they got inside, of course, they turned off the alarm. That's right Then they had an expert who blew that safe. I was down there this morning and whoever did that job really know what he was doing Now what time was the job during the day according to the clock on the fault blown at 1114 How come there wasn't anybody in the bank at that time in the morning clothes remember the mayor declared a holiday yesterday because of the city's 100th birthday Whoever planned this job planned it to happen just as the parade was passing a bank I spoke to some people we're standing in front of bank. They didn't hear a thing. Well, how do they get away? Imagine they came back through the tunnel and out of the store after that they could melt into the crowd Any fingerprints on the ball not only no fingerprints, not a single clue Who rented the store man who gave his name as William Adams paid cash for first two months, right? I guess William Adams is not available. Correct. He gave the landlord a fake address So it probably isn't his right name either any description on it. No, the running agent couldn't remember much about him You were right when you said this was a tough one Jim What do you think we ought to do for a start well down? I think the best thing to do is get out the file of known bank robbers and take their pictures out of that running agent If he recognizes any of them as Adams we start to look for it And if he doesn't he doesn't we'll try somewhere else. But for now, let's get those pictures and go to work Okay, okay, hold it a minute. Hello Frankie Yeah, of course, I told you the little me trouble Where's the dough? I rented the safe deposit, but what it led this morning at the bank yard Well, we get ready to blow we take it out. Mm-hmm When do you think you want to be moving? Oh, I don't know a week ten days, then we go back east to another job It's okay stuff. Yeah What kind of a job same thing a job? Hey, who do we get to fill in for Harry? We don't need anybody Every day, but he told me he was going to take the move from this job and pay for that chicken How can he pay for the farm if he ain't got the dough? Well, his hand will be more than the farm court I'm not giving him a dime. Oh What'll that prove didn't he'll only get so I never do another job. Yes, he will he'll be back Norah, oh After we went to the bank this morning, I sent her down to see Harry. He's gonna throw some Charm and they make him stay with us. That's the idea Then with Harry all we got to do is four or five more jobs like this. We can all quit with plenty of money in the bank Yes, Jim we got a break. Yeah, take a look at this picture Well the blow up of a section of yesterday's parade the newspaper photographer who took it just brought it in Take a look at that background see the bank. Mm-hmm and the store next to the bank. Hey There are three men coming out of that store. That's right. Yeah, take a look at this through this class It was fun. We'll be caring. I must be the money Unfortunately only one place shows up in that picture. He's been identified though as a thief named Joe Stewart What are these other pictures? Oh, those are a gallery of everyone who has ever arrested this story You know to come in handy say you notice the suit on the one who's holding the door open for the other two Well, the one who's back is turned to the camera Pretty loud striped to show up so clearly in a picture taken at that distance Who took the picture to one of the regular photographers in the morning dispatch He just went up to the second floor of a building to get a better angle on the parade has it appeared in the paper. Mm-hmm I Mean because it'll warn the bannets that we know who they are. Mm-hmm. They'll really go under By the same token, we also have a whole city full of helpers now if anybody sees this man any place they'll call the police And if they stayed in town thinking they had been a perfect job They'll have a tough time getting transportation out every bus line railroad station and airline ticket counter has been alerted Good. What do you think we ought to do now, Jim? First thing to do is find Joe Stewart Let's take another look for his record and see if we can get a lead Oh Rip what's the matter with you? I'm glad you're still here. Why don't you know what happened? What are you talking about? You ain't seen the paper yet. No, they got a story about the job a story nothing They got your picture what yeah, let me see that paper. Yeah That's the trim. Yeah, but your face is the only one that shows you're the one who takes the wrap How do you like that? What do we do now? We can't blow town if you're looking for me on the rocks, but we can't stay here rip One of these bell boys is somebody turning in for sure. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah Hello It's Nora Joe let me tell you All right. Yeah, just do it Harry. Uh-huh. You better get back here right away. Can't show why not That's all off now I know I didn't I don't care about the farm now get up here as fast as you can. We got to make a quick move But then get back here we got to go under Nora and Harry That double-cross miss Franklin they're gonna go to Florida to get it What do you lose just another stupid day? Just another stupid day, huh? That stupid game happens to have the other key to my safe deposit box and all our dough is in that box We will return in just a moment to tonight's file which shows how your FBI promotes security for the nation Now let's bring this question of security closer to home a year ago on this program the equitable life assurance Society offered a special fact-finding chart for fathers and mothers The response was overwhelming Thousands of charts were distributed by equitable representatives and the supply was quickly exhausted So this year the equitable society has prepared a new and enlarged edition of the fact-finding chart for fathers and mothers It's ready now. That's what does this chart do that makes it so popular mr. Heating but Tom it was designed to open your eyes to what your family's financial needs would be if you should die Fill in this fact-finding chart and you'll know within a dollar or two How much money would be required to keep your wife and children well fed well housed and well-closed? That is something I ought to know Tom with this equitable society chart You'll have the answer in five minutes flat look you're guided every step of the way by easy to understand pictures Which illustrate the rock-bottom expenses your family will have to meet and when you finish you'll have a clear Actual and complete picture of just what income your family would need during the critical years hold on a bit mr. Heating just what are these critical years the years before your youngest child finishes high school Years during which the home must have a minimum income to keep it together. You saw me mr. Heating where do I buy one of these fact-finding charts? You can't buy them Tom They're free the equitable society representative in your community will be glad to bring you a copy Sit down with you and your wife together There's no obligation and get a true picture of where you stand Phone him tomorrow to bring you an equitable fact-finding chart for fathers and mothers Or send a postcard care of this ABC station to the equitable society that's EQ you I TA BLE the equitable life Assurance Society of the United States And now back to the FBI file the sorrowful safe tracker Okay from the files of your FBI Graphically proves one important points about the alleged loyalties of one criminal for another It proves that these loyalties are entirely legendary The criminal who pursues his livelihood outside the common decency does not have any loyalty nor anything else That is not for sale You may hire his talent his mind or his muscles But only for the money never for anything else By the very nature of his chosen career Sentimentality to the point of loyalty would be a liability Because while it is true that a criminal may plan his every action There is no way of his foretelling one important thing And that is Who is going to double-cross him next? The only more important element in his plans is Who can I double-cross next myself? Mike's file continues in the hotel apartment of Joe Stewart He's seated in an upholstered easy chair running his fingers nervously through his hair How could she do this? It's been every time I had on it Why would you want to leave a guy like me for a moax like Harry? Well, even if they have they're not gonna swing with my dough In case I get into a jam and I couldn't go get the dough myself And if I figure she double-cross me How can we move without dough you carry? Yeah, buddy yard. I got 200 Hey rip, I know where we can go where out to Harry's chicken farm. You know where it is. Yeah, okay? Let's pack and blow out the back way Don here I am Look at this hotel recognize Stewart's picture and call the office before I let that note for you His steward living here. He was but by the time the clerk called Stewart had already sneaked out of his room We didn't miss him by much though. I found a cigar button one of the ashtrays It was still warm and he leaves it all on where he might have gone I'm glad you gave me this list Oh, what is it the list of the phone calls Stewart made for the past two weeks? That might give us a lead. I was there anything at all left in Stewart's apartment No, I cleaned it out pretty well the only thing in the place for Library books. What are they? How to raise chickens and this other one is those golden eggs. What was Stewart doing with books like that? I don't know but it kind of ties into something I picked up at the switchboard Oh, what was that operator told me she cut her in the Stewart's last phone call by mistake and heard some woman mention a chicken farm Was that all she heard? Yeah You know maybe Stewart is using that farm as a hideout could be with a library books taken out in his name I don't know. There's no card neither one of them. I don't suppose we can check with anyone from the library This oh no, I tried from the phone up in Stewart's room There won't be anyone there until night in the morning remember that time Stewart can be wherever he's headed for Well, the only thing we can do now is go back to the office and start checking these phone numbers They don't give us anything we'll check with the library the first thing in the morning I can get up Come on get up I haven't been to bed yet. Why not Those chickens they drive you dancing. I kind of like it. Are you kidding? Look, I've been thinking how we can get our dough Yeah, I remember the whenora called me yesterday afternoon I looked at my watches it was exactly four fifteen well Bank close at three o'clock. That means they couldn't have gotten a dough yesterday. Hey, that's right Noro go to the bank as soon as it opens this morning. What did you say? I said noro will go to the bank as soon as it opens this morning I want you to get dressed for me, huh? Will you get dressed and get out of here? Oh, it won't take us a little 10 minutes to get the money once we get to the bank We'll have this cab wait for it Happy gosh, yes Will you you miss that doctor? I should say not You're just what the doctor ordered. Oh Harry that's Do we go much farther? No the bank's right ahead. That ought to be open by this time. Sure. That's the building driver on the right hand side Come on Let me help you out Franky, what are you doing here? Joe sent me away for you. Where is Joe? You'll find out Let's go in and get that dough first Don't rumble this gun in my pocket might go off Here Jim, I don't know but he's the one who took those books out of the library I came over here right from the library, but we were gone landlady said you didn't know when he was coming back Oh, that's why you wanted this search warrant. That's right. Let's go in and take a look around his room Go ahead Don. The wheeler's room is on the ground floor. It's first door down there on your right This one Jim? Yeah, yeah, that's it number three. Have you got the key? Yeah right here I don't know how much to search in here. It doesn't look that way Jim, how does this harry wheeler fit in anyway? I don't know Don This is the only lead we've got right now. I see Hey Jim, I think I found something. What is it? Uh, it's a lease and a poultry farm Looks like we're getting to the right place. Well, it still doesn't hook wheeler into the bank job though The only proof is that there's some connection between wheeler and steward on command. Huh? What is it Jim? Look in this closet. I think this is all the proof we need How's that did you nail them? Yeah, shut up Frankie, what'd you bring him back here for? What else could I do knock him off in the bank? He brought us here against our will Lord me wanted to go away. That's not so I didn't want to go away with you at all You got me into this Joe. You made me force my attentions on him. I did it all for you Joe, she's breaking my heart. You stay out of this Joe, honey I was fully doing like you asked me to do Frankie. Let's get out of here. Joe. Come on Frankie, right? Don see if any of them are loaded right? Cops, huh? Special agents of the FBI Frankie. You let him tell you here. We didn't have to We found the lease to this place in wheeler's room. We also found the suit that he wore when you three did the bank job That suit with a loud stripe? That's right The next suit for all of you will have stripes too. And now come on. Let's get back to town Patience to 25 years his confederate Frankie 20 years harry and the girl 15 years each on charges of bank robbery And thus because of careful investigation and the determination to follow every clue to its logical conclusion Your FBI was able to check the careers of four criminals And also was able to return the stolen money Stolen money that formed part of an aggregate total of more than 36 million dollars, which was returned to you The citizens of america After it had been stolen That too is part of the protection which you receive from your local law enforcement agencies And from your FBI We will tell you about next week's exciting case from the official files of your FBI Now for a moment. Let's get back to the equitable societies fact-finding chart for fathers and mothers I've been looking over that chart mr. Keating the way I figure it. It's going to take a load off my mind From now on I'm going to stop taking chances with my family's future And as a first step I'm going to get one of these charts for myself Well, Tom the man who'll see that you get one of these fact-finding charts is your equitable society representative No charge or obligation, of course Make a note to phone your equitable society representative soon Or send a postcard care of this abc station to the equitable life insurance society of the united state Next week we will dramatize another story from the files of the federal bureau of investigation The dramatic story of a cunning killer's attempt to outwit the law its subject extortion its title The unwilling hostess the incidents used in tonight's equitable life insurance societies broadcasts 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 steiner the author was jerry lures Your narrator was william woodson and special agent taylor was played by stacey harris 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 week at 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 unwilling hostess on this is your fbi This is abc the american broadcasting company