 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 Money seems to be the hardest thing in the world to get hold of and the easiest thing to get rid of That's because most of us don't know how to handle money If that's your problem, then why not consult a neighbor of yours who can tell you how to use your money to build a more secure future? He's your local Equitable Society representative You can count on him to see your problem from your point of view and see that you get the most for your life insurance dollar In about 14 minutes I want to tell you more about this friendly, helpful man and how he can help you enjoy the many advantages of membership in the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States Tonight, the subject of our FBI file, Homicide It's titled, The Astrological Breakout From time to time on these programs, your FBI discusses the criminal mind Perhaps you have wondered why You may have said to yourself, I don't know any criminals and I'll certainly do my best never to meet one It is sincerely hoped that you will always be able to say that But the point is that, unknown to you there may be criminals who want to meet you and will That's why it seems important to put you on guard Unfortunately, criminals aren't labeled as such They don't look like the colorful thugs you see in the movies or illustrated in magazines They vary up to have extremely pleasing personalities Can even look you straight in the eyes when talking with you That's why it's necessary to warn you that behind all this may lurk a twisted mind In tonight's FBI file, you will meet a person who once again proves the truth of the old saying Appearances are deceiving Tonight's FBI file opens in a small, dimly lighted room Ralph Stark, a slight, studious-looking man is seated in one corner of this room, busily writing A companion nervously paces the floor Ralph Yes, Charlie? Got a cigarette? There's some in my jacket there, help yourself Okay You want one? No thanks Ralph, does this bother you? What? My talking like this while you're working Oh, no, not at all You mind if I maybe watch you while? No, go right ahead Not that I'd understand any of it Astrology is really quite simple Not the way you work it What do you mean? All them charts and things Oh, they just look complicated, Charlie Actually, when you understand what the position of the stars mean what relation they have to the individual then it's not involved at all To me it is If I want to know what my fortune's going to be I'll invest a penny and get my correct weight besides You'd be wasting a penny Why? This is a very exact science Look here Here you see the planets as they are at the present time The accompanying graph is their relationship to me This is determined, of course, by the year and day of my birth I've been working on this chart for a very specific reason Trying to determine what the immediate future holds in store for me How are you doing? Fine What'd you find out? This coming Wednesday will be a most favorable day for us to break out of this jail Two days later in a large city some 50 miles away from the jail holding the two astrology-minded criminals FBI Special Agent Jim Taylor is just entering the office of his agent in charge Mr. Jackson Yes, Jim I see you for a minute, please Come in Thanks What's on your mind? Well, I was going down to Elton County Jail this afternoon to interview a man named Charlie Wallace The local police picked him up down there but we have a detainer on him He was involved in the Scobie extortion case Well, yes And we never recovered the money he collected That's right, sir That's what I was going down to question him about Why do you say it was going down? I received a call from the warden in the jail about 20 minutes ago Wallace and another convict just escaped How did that happen? Two men were cellmates They complained of feeling ill so they were given permission to see the prison doctor Once they were in the doctor's office they overpowered him used his keys to get out and what's more, they even stole his car I see When did this break occur? Oh, about an hour ago Any trace of them yet? No, the warden hadn't received any word and I spoke to him Local and state police have been alerted, I imagine Yes, sir, they have Well, we have an interest in finding Wallace, too Send out an alarm on our teletype, Jim I've already done that, sir Good Let me know as soon as something breaks Relax, Charlie Relax and enjoy the scenery Are you kidding? Look, as long as we stay on these back roads we're perfectly safe believe me, nothing can happen to us I know Is there so in the start? Exactly Look, Ralph I don't want to put the whammy on your astrology deal but I'd feel a lot safer if we were holed up someplace right now Well, we will be shortly You mean if your mother done like you told her? I'm certain she has When did you give her the word? Last week when she came to visit me What'd you tell her? That she should find a cabin in some isolated spot How do you know she got it? Charlie, I told you she sent me a note describing the place Said she'd wait there for company Company, meaning us How far is it from here? Oh, about another 30 miles What's the name of the place? Pineville I've never heard of it It's about 10 miles from Quincy Oh You know Quincy, don't you? Oh, yeah In fact, I seem to recall you're telling me that you hid that extortion money somewhere near there That's right, 20 grand Quite a sum What good does it do me? Can't pick it up while I heat some Say, Charlie I just thought of something What? Perhaps my mother could help you out Oh Just tell her where the money is, let her pick it up I couldn't have anybody's mother do a job like that Well, mine is quite exceptional Just wait and see Hey, what are you turning here for? I see a car parked down on the road there There's no one in it So? Charlie, this doctor's car is pretty hot by now I think we should work out an exchange Special Agent Taylor Oh, hello, Sergeant I worked with you last year on the Milford Cave Oh, sure, Sergeant I remember you very well What's on your mind? That's right, we are We have a detainer on him Well, we're not skirts of Quincy Oh, abandoned? Yes Any sign of Wallace and the other convict? No, but a second car You evidently decided to change cars and take some of the heat off, huh? Yes Has an alarm been sent out on the second car? It has, but any time within the last four hours I see If we come up with anything, Jim, I'll call you immediately Well, thanks, Sergeant Well, here we are This is really hidden away I'll get out on your side Okay What'll we do with the car? Just leave it here for now Ma That lamp in the window That's Mother's touch She's such a sentimentalist You mean wandering boy stuff? Exactly It's I, Mother Ralph Hello, Mother Oh, son, it's so good to see you Come right in Sure Come ahead, Charlie Okay Oh, I'm so glad you're here Mother, this is Charlie Wallace Hello, Charlie Hi, Mrs. Stock I've heard so much about you You were Ralph's roommate, weren't you? Well, yeah Now tell me, how did everything go? Very well No trouble at all? Just with the doctor Goodness, I hope you didn't use any guns No, I just slugged them Oh, fine I owe a great deal to Charlie, Mother Really? If it hadn't been for his muscular skill we'd still be cooped up in that cell Stop, will you? But your brains have got us out of there Don't forget the astrology Oh, yeah, the stars Oh, now don't get him started on that Sit down, both of you I've had dinner on the stove for hours Hey, that sounds okay I'm real hungry I'm sure you are I can remember once when Ralph's father broke out of jail the poor man was starved Some more pie, young man No, thanks, Mrs. Stock How about you, Ralph? No, thank you, Mother I'm full Well, I'll just clear the table Ah, what a dinner Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it I'm afraid that roast will have to go along Why's that, Mother? Well, son, I spent practically everything I had on getting here and renting this cabin Oh I'm afraid one of you is going to have to do a job real soon if we're going to go on living here Why, no, ma'am? What? I got plenty of dough Really? How wonderful Mother, Charlie is referring to some loot from a former job He has it hidden away over in Quincy Oh Well, look, didn't you say before that your mother had a job Well, yes, but I didn't know if you wanted her to Oh, sure I do if it's okay with her What do you say, Mother? What? I'm afraid I don't quite follow you Charlie has $20,000 buried over near Quincy Yes I can give you the directions where it's at I see How would you feel about going over tomorrow morning and getting it? Where did you get this money, young man? On a job What kind of a job? Extortion How clever Well, I'll get it the very first thing in the morning You busy, Mr. Jackson? Oh, no, come in, Jim I'd like to give you the latest report on that escaped convict, Wallace What's happened? Well, as you know, the state trooper called me yesterday He reported that Wallace and his companion had stolen a second car Well, they've set up roadblocks for it, but nothing turned up all night And they've evidently gone under somewhere in that neighborhood? Would appear that way It's too large an area, though, to do any house-to-house checking Have you gone into the background of these men, Jim? See if they have any friends or relatives living in the vicinity? Yes, sir, I have As far as I could learn, Wallace has no known friends or relatives near where the car was stolen I see I checked on the man who escaped with him His name is Ralph Stark Yeah Now, he has a mother who has a criminal record herself They've always worked very closely together I put a tracer out on the mother, found that he had a criminal record I put a tracer out on the mother, found that she had moved from the last address just a week ago Have you learned why she had gone? Well, I talked to her landlady She said that her daughter had bought the Stark woman a bus ticket to some place in the vicinity of where the car was stolen Well, that sounds like a lead, Jim That's what I thought See, your landlady's daughter was out when I talked to her so I'm going over there later in the interviewer Ralph? I'm in here, mother Oh How did you make up? Just fine Did you get the money? Of course Oh, good for you It was the funniest thing I went... Well, goodness, what happened to him? Your friend Charlie, he's tied up in that chair That's right Who did that to him? I did Oh Where's the money, mother? Well, I have it right here in my shopping bag Now, let's see, I'll... Ralph? Yes, mother Why did you tie him up? Well, to begin with, mother According to the stars, his future was very dark indeed Oh, poor boy Then there was a selfish motive, too Money This money I have here? Yes I see Did you have any trouble getting to Quincy? No, I found a bus that took me right there You made very good time Didn't I, though? A son? Yes What are you going to do with your friend here? Well, I've just been thinking about that I'm afraid I'm going to have to kill him Oh, goodness He seems like such a nice young man I know, mother, but twenty thousand dollars can make life very pleasant for us Yes, that's true Look, I think I'll get this over with now It may not be very pleasant, mother You'd better leave the room Oh, don't mind me, son I'll just stay here and count this money We will return in just a moment to tonight's exciting case from the official files of your FBI But right now, I'd like to ask you a personal question Will you be enjoying life on a comfortable income when you are sixty or sixty-five? Will you be able to live where you want? Go and come as you please? That was the problem confronting Mr. Robert Grange before he became a member of the Equitable Life Assurance Society That's true, is it not, Mr. Grange? 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I told you I was going to check up on Stark's mother That's the man who escaped with Wallace That's right sir I went to the place where she last lived and interviewed her landlady's daughter I said she bought a bus ticket for the old woman to a place called Pineville I see Pineville is only 10 miles from Quincy Sounds like she's involved all right I'm sure she set up the hideout It's logical I contacted the state trooper I know down there and I gave him a description of Stark's mother I asked him to check with real estate men and tourist camps to find out she's been seen Good Mr. Jackson, I think I should get down to Pineville I agree with you Jim, get going right away Ralph Yes mother What are you doing? Working on a chart Oh What do the stars have to say today? They're quite favorable mother Isn't that nice They seem to indicate that a trip's in order Good heavens son, I wouldn't need the stars to tell us that They seem to point to either a boat trip or the seashore Please let's make it the seashore I don't like boats Very well That's where it'll be Did you finish counting the money? Yes How much was there? Exactly twenty thousand just as your poor friend said Fine By the way Ralph What are we going to do about his remains? We'll bury him How sweet When do you intend to leave here son? As soon as possible Well are we going to use the car you came in? No mother, that's too hot I want you to go into town and buy one Go to a used car lot Buy one? Yes Well it's against my principles But I'll do it Sergeant, Sergeant Hampton Yes I've been looking all over for you Oh, hello there Jim Hi Had quite a job finding you First a headquarters, headquarters to a real estate man He sent you here That's right Too bad we both didn't arrive a little sooner Why what do you mean? It's the hideout all right But two of our birds have flown Stark Stark and his mother Wallace is still here My gun Not so good Jim He's dead Oh I just discovered the body a few minutes ago Is it in the cabin? No he was buried out back I noticed a fresh mound of earth that's how I found him Have you searched the cabin you? Oh just gave it a quick go on over Let's go and look around Surely How's Wallace killed Sergeant? He was stabbed Knife was buried with him I'm holding him for prints Evidently killed by his confederate Looks that way Go ahead Jim Thanks There's just two rooms here Jim Stark's mother ran it a just week ago Well let's have a look around Right Couldn't have left here too long I know I didn't take the second car they stole either That's still parked up Sergeant Yes Look here What is it? It's a newspaper dated last May 17th Now if I remember correctly May 17th was the day that Wallace's Extortion victim paid him off Really? You notice the way this newspaper is folded? Uh huh At least I've been wrapped around a package of money Yeah You know if he recovered that money That could be the motive for his murder You mean Stark and his mother used it for a getaway? That's right Something else might be elated What Jim? Writing pad See indentations or something is written on here Well I'll get it to our library Jim I know the FBI has no jurisdiction on this paper But we do want to recover that extortion money Sergeant So we're still very much in this case I've been waiting for you Sergeant I've got a reporter from our laboratory It's on that indented writing we found on that pad Yes Report states the writing was a letter Stark sent to a book company Requesting they send some astrology books To an enclosed address An enclosed address Ah that kind of stymies us We can contact the book company though They should be able to help us Sergeant Yes Jim That book company just called me back Yes They recall getting the order It was sent to Ocean City General Delivery In Stark's name? Yes I'll check General Delivery down there at once Well we've kind of hit a stone wall Sergeant How's that Jim? They contacted the Ocean City Post Office Package was picked up yesterday Ah that is a tough break Yeah Well at least we know where they are We can get the local police down there To help us look for them Give them general descriptions Wait a minute Wait a minute Sergeant There may be a quicker way of getting to them I've got an idea Who is it? It's me son Oh just a minute Come in mother Thank you I had such a wonderful morning shopping I brought some of the things home with me I'm having all the groceries saved I see Son are you working on one of those charts again? Yes mother Don't you think you should quit that for a while After all we're at the seashore Mother please Son what's wrong? It's this chart I'm quite worried about it Why? Well it's right on the cusp I don't know if we're about to be very lucky or Unlucky Oh now don't you go worrying over some little cusp Put those papers away like a good boy and relax Mother I'd rather Oh that must be the groceries I'll answer it Just a minute Yes Mrs. Stark That's right The grocery store sent me over here Oh well where are the groceries? Oh I'm not the delivery boy I'm a special agent of the FBI What? What's wrong mother? He's from the FBI Close that door just a minute How did you get here? Well that money you took from Wallace was Extortion money and all the bills were marked So you see you let me hear yourself Ralph Stark was turned over to the local authorities Tried convicted and sentenced to be executed For the murder of Charles Wallace His mother was prosecuted as an accomplice His mother in a state court And was given a life sentence And so another file was marked closed Because of the facilities that are available To law enforcement agencies today Like the FBI laboratory And also because of the fact that the Special agents of your FBI have trained minds Minds that remember things like the fact That the extortion money was marked Those things are not accidents Your FBI did not win its international Reputation quickly or accidentally It attained the status it now holds Because it is made up of men who have Dedicated their lives to public service To the protection of every one of us Every minute, every hour, every day If you worry about the future Then the chances are you haven't made the right Plans for the future Building the right plans are simple When you know how Now there is one man who really knows How to help you build for the future He is your local equitable society representative If you have an average income He can show you how to protect your wife And family, provide for your children's education Own your own home, retire on a comfortable income Why not get in touch with him today? Consult your local telephone directory For the name of your local representative Of 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 Its subject, bank robbery, its title The Dimer Dance Stick Up 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 Harley Bear, Ted DeCorsia, Jeanette Nolan, John Stephenson And Tom Tully 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 transcribe story From the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The Dimer Dance Stick Up on This is your FBI