 By transcription, we take you now behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city. We're under the cold, glaring lights. We'll pass before us, the innocent, the vagrant, the thief, the murderer. This is the line-up. I go through spells like that. I lie and kick and toss and smoke a dozen cigarettes. Oh, thanks. See you later. I just got here a few minutes ago. Well, I've got the man. He just need an identification. That's what the officer said. That officer over there. Oh, Sergeant Quine. You people on the other side of the line. Thank you. My name is Cogger, Sergeant Pete Cogger. I'll explain the line-up to you. Each of the suspects you see will be numbered. I call off the number, their name and charge. If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number, sign of the prisoner as I call his name. If you're sure or not too sure of the suspect, have him held. Questions are asked. These suspects are moving to get an extra tone of voice. Those do not take too much attention to their answers as they often lie. Okay, bring on the line. Okay, keep it moving. Head over here at the end of the stage. Face-front. Call out your number, step out and talk up. There's a big room out there, and I want everybody to be able to hear you. Number one, Steve Walker. Robbery. Stand up straight, Steve. Okay. What do you list, Steve? 464 South Lake Street. Is that a house or a hotel, or what? House. Who do you live with? My brother. What do you work, Steve? I ain't been. Over a year, I guess. At least over a year, I ain't been. How do you play the red? I don't. Your brother plays it? Well, he works, and somebody's got a pet. You own a car? No. Were you in a car when you were picked up? Yeah. Whose car was it? Friends. Who's a friend? Who? Yeah, who's a friend that owns a car? Well, I guess I can't remember. I guess your friend's pretty easy. I guess so. Any weapons? Yeah. What? 38? Well, what kind? Automatic? Revolver? 38. Revolver. Smith & Wesson. Anyone arrested, would you? No, I was alone. Step back. Step back? Oh, OK. OK, number two. Put them. Assault. What do you live, Jack? 299 West Adams. At a house? Yeah. Who do you live with? My wife. At all? Yeah. Doesn't your mother-in-law live with you? Not anymore. She's in the hospital. What did you hit her with? A footstool. She's hurt pretty bad. Well, it really just meant to scare. See, she got the nagging again, and her current thing. She doesn't even duck. She has a pretty bad concussion. Yeah, I figure we're even. How do you figure? 20 years of nagging and giving me a neighbor's stomach. Ulster's insomnia. Nearly breaking up my home at certain times. OK. Turn to some of my best friends against me. Making me lose the job. OK, sir. Nearly grabbing me into an institution. I figure we're even. Step back. OK. I'm a free Harry Molenski robbery. That looks like the man. Parkway Hotel. Where is that, Harry? 106 in Madison. Where do you work? That's him. Any weapons? That's the man who tried to hold me up. Yeah, sir. Yeah, 32 on a mountain. Sergeant Cogger. Yes, Lieutenant? All number three for interrogation. You can save us all a lot of time. Who is the guy driving the car? What guy? Why don't you make it easy? I was alone. You walked into the Brenner's grocery store and tried to stick it up. OK, there was a guy waiting in a black mercury sedan. I walked in. I wasn't in no black mercury sedan. The clerk identified you in the line. I'd met a walk into the store and tried to stick up. The clerk says he saw you get out of the black mercury. He's crazy. When the officer showed up, you ran for the car and the guy driving pulled away before you could get to it. I would just run it. I didn't run for no car. Even the officer says you didn't. Look, maybe there was a car there. Maybe it was a black mercury sedan, but I wasn't running for it. Why hold out? The guy driving ran out on you. Why try and protect you? Look, I tell you, I was alone walking. I wasn't... Three other robberies this week have identified that black sedan. I'm telling you... Who is the driver? I don't know. We got a lot of time to find out. I reckon find out. I don't know. You were in that car when it drove up? I was walking. Where'd you walk from? You walk from some place to that store? Yeah. Where? I was on Lincoln. What were you doing on Lincoln? Walking. Just walking? Yeah. Planning to stick up? Yeah. Where were you before you started walking on Lincoln? At home. You lived a hundred and six in Madison? Yeah. And where on Lincoln were you walking? Where? What block? I don't know. I was just walking close to the store, I guess. And that would make it about the eleven hundred block. Yeah. You walked all the way from a hundred and six in Madison to the eleven hundred block on Lincoln? Well, not all the way. What'd you do? Take a street car? Yeah. I took a street car. What car? What car? That's right. The Lincoln car. From a hundred and six in Madison? No, I walked to Lincoln. Why did you pick the Brenner's grocery store? Well, I cased it. It's a good setup. Come on, Melinda. I'm telling you, you took the Lincoln street car. Yeah. You're walking a hundred and six in Madison. That's right. What time was that? What? What time did you catch the Lincoln street car? I don't know. An hour before the stick up? I don't know. I don't remember exactly. How long would you say it took you to get to eleven hundred Lincoln? Look, what difference does it make? Well, we just like to know. We're going to keep finding out things until you tell us who was in that black Mercury sedan with you. What time did you get off at eleven hundred Lincoln, Lensky? Ten and four East Orange. Right? I'll take it. Well, what's the matter? A guy driving that black Mercury sedan just held up a gas station on East Orange. Shot the attendant. So what do you want me to do about it? Tell us who's driving that car. I don't know. The attendant's pretty bad. Well, I can't help it. I didn't blow him up. I didn't stick up the station. You know who did? No. Okay, Lensky. Let's go, Pete. Bad shape. Any witnesses? The other attendant, he was across the street having dinner. He's in the station. Did you get the license number? No. A lot of people heard the shot, but nobody got the license number. Bill? Yeah. This is Bill Phillips, Ben. Oh, Bill? This is Lieutenant Guthrie and Sergeant Carger. Hi. Hi. Tell us about it. Everything you told me. Well, there really isn't much. I was across the street in the diner. Right over there, the Dixie barbeque. Uh-huh. Well, I finished and started for the station. I heard the shots and looked over and saw some guy jump into a black merc sedan and drive away. I didn't get it at first. Where was your parking? The harp was stumbling out the door. That's when I got it through my thick skull. It's something that happened. I ran across and harp was unconscious. Yeah, this guy who jumped into the black merc. What did he look like? I don't know. It happened so fast. I wasn't sure anything was wrong at first. You know how fast things can happen? Yeah. Well, he was tall, I guess. Oh, I don't know. What's the use of trying to describe him when I can't? I'd like to be able to, but really, I can't. Nobody else saw it happen? Ashley's out trying to find somebody, but I don't think he's going to have much luck. There wasn't anybody else in the station, and this isn't a particularly crowded section. What direction did the merc go, Bill? West. Okay. Come on, Pete. Let's go back and talk to Malensky. I don't know. I don't know. How can I tell you when I don't know? Look, I told you, I wasn't with nobody. I was alone. I walked to Lincoln. I called a streetcar. I was in Lincoln from 106th Street? Yeah, yeah. You might get off with a lighter sentence if we know who drove you to that store. Look, I told you I took the streetcar from Madison. Yeah, Madison runs parallel with Lincoln. I mean, from 106th Street. If we pick that guy up and he says you were with him in that car, we'll nail you for withholding evidence. Are you kidding? How long did you walk on Lincoln? How long? How long did you walk on Lincoln before you tried to stick up the grocery store? I don't know. Maybe a half hour. I don't know. I don't remember. You just walked? Yeah. Yeah, I walked. I walked. I told you. Which way? I don't know. I was getting ready to pull the stick up. How do I know which way? Can you take the streetcar? Yeah. Yeah. You got it right? Yeah. Yeah? Okay. That guy, your friend in the black merc shop. I told you. I don't know nobody in the black merc. The guy he shot in the gas station just died. Yeah. Go up and cover the hall. All right. Are you the manager? Yeah. Yes. Okay. What do you want? I'm a tenant, Guthrie. Okay. What do you want? Your name, if you don't mind. Hi. You have a tenant here? Which one? Mr. Dan Walker. Number 10. What's he done? We just like to talk to him. Number 10. Don't make a lot of noise. Mr. Simpson and I work tonight. Well, I'd like the key, please. I can't do that. I have a warrant. Why don't you just go up and talk to him if he ain't done nothing serious? I just like you to cooperate. Look, mister, the last time you copped with me, you hauled some guy out, and there was a lot of trouble. My tenant... We'll try not to make any trouble. Well, if Walker ain't done nothing serious... Mrs. Hirsch, do you want us to break down the door? You can knock, can't you? Mrs. Hirsch, I... Well, who's this? Sergeant Quinn. About the car in the garage, ma'am. Oh, you're looking for Mr. Walker's car? Yes, and we'd like to go upstairs and see if Walker's in his room. Okay. And we'd like the key. Okay. But please, they try to keep it as quiet as possible. We don't try. He doesn't like cops. Seems the last time the law was here, a tenant's complaining. I should stick out the garage, ma'am. This one's for number 10. Thanks. I suggest you stay in your room. You don't have to suggest nothing. Charmy, you better stay down here and cover the front door. Right. I went down and listened to 10. Didn't hear anything. Well, let's go in and take a look. Snoring up a storm at nine. Mr. Simpson works night. Can't get over on the other side. Well, let's see what we can find. Let's see if he's down in here. Isn't it if we don't find anything? Let me go check where that blonde Malensky told us about. Nancy Shelton? Yeah. Walker was seeing her as much as Malensky said. She might know where we can find him. Oh. Hey. Huh? I just noticed. The guy at number nine quit snoring. Probably rolled over on the stomach. Well, he's small. Well, he should be. Oh, there he is. Hi, Ben. A girl in the room? There's a girl in the room, all right, but it isn't Walker's girl. It's a roommate. Well, where's Nancy Shelton? This clerk said she went out about an hour before I got here. Doesn't own a car. It takes taxing. Oh. And what's her roommate's name? Bernice Eddington. I saw her when she came down to get a paper. A pretty girl. You haven't talked to her? I said good morning. He'd have to do that. I was trying to match her over at Walker's. Wasn't there? Uh-uh. They got a call here of Walker's shows. I'll let you know. That's the room. 104, second one at the head of the hall. No, OK. Uh, Bernice? Yeah, Eddington. Uh. Yes? Miss Eddington? That's right. And we're the police. Police? I'm Lieutenant Guthrie. This is Sergeant Coggin. How do you do? Police. I would like to talk to you, please. Well, I was just getting ready to go off. Meeting Nancy Shelton? Nancy? I know she went out early this morning. You mind if we come in? All right. What's the matter, Nancy in trouble? Why'd she go so early this morning? I don't know. I was asleep. I woke up just as she was leaving. What's wrong? What did she do? You know Stan Walker. Stan Walker? Yes. You know it? I knew it. What? Stan got himself in trouble. I knew it. How did you know it? He's no good. I never did like him. I told Nancy she shouldn't ought to go running around with him because he's no good. Good. Nancy, you've gone out to meet him this morning? I don't know. I guess she could. Oh, look, Nan's a nice kid. If Stan did something, she didn't have nothing to do with it. How long has she known Walker? I guess about six or seven months. I didn't like him when he first came here. You know Harry Molenski? Harry Molenski. Molenski. Does he understand? Yeah. Short, dark, kind of mean looking? That's right. I met him. He's been up here a couple of times. Nan tried to fix me up with a date, but I didn't want to. I didn't want to go out with no friends at Stan's. I just never liked Stan from the beginning. And I didn't want to go out with nobody who was a friend of his. Nancy didn't say where she was going? No, honest. Watch Stan down. He's in a lot of trouble. I know it. I know it. Look, fellas, Nan's really a great girl. I've lived with her. Maybe that's her now. You better ask her. Harry. Yes? Lieutenant. What's up, Small? A blonde girl just drove up to Walker's apartment in a black merc. She went up to Walker's apartment, and a keen took out some of his clothes. Quite an ass you're killing her. Oh, gosh. I told her to stay away from him. I told her. She should've listened. Do you know what train he's taking? Uh-uh. I hate to take him in the middle of all this crown. We can do it fast. Four of us. I don't think you'll try to use his gun. You and Asher stay behind us. When we do it, step in them and get the girl, all right? Oh, hold it. There they are. Heading for the trains. Where's Asher? Well, he might be just as well. Pick him up on the train away from all this crown. All right. Don't stick together. Follow him right on the train. Yeah. Oh, your ticket, please. The Westbound train. No one has to. I wonder if she's going with him. Hasn't got a suitcase. No, come on. 514, bedroom B, ram bay. Thank you. Next. Excuse me, let us through. Uh, wait a minute. You'll have to show you. Please. Oh, let's go. Don't be tough. There are many people in there. You take the girl. Oh, he was in trouble. Getting Jim? No, Anna. She just told me to pick up his car. I can use him here at the station. Why didn't he pick them up? I don't know. Anna, he said he was in a hurry and he couldn't. How'd you get his car? He needs it to me. But he couldn't get his own clothes. Okay, so I knew he was in some kind of trouble. But I didn't know it was this serious. I didn't have nothing to do with this. Miss, one of the things that makes our job tough is people like you. Pick it, please. No, go to jail. Uh, 1-0-4-M today. Thank you. Let us through, please. Oh, yes, come on through. Is everything all right? Yeah. Oh, Miss, did Walker buy us a ticket under his right name? Uh-uh. Williams. Uh-uh. And there's a reservation that's not going to be used, coach 4-0-3. And the name? Williams.