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That's one great life insurance plan So naturally I know that this is your FBI is sponsored by the Equitable Society and in just 15 minutes I'll give full information about the Equitable Society's plan for men and women on the way up tonight's FBI file the wayward brothers It is the business of your FBI to investigate crime And in the carrying out of that business it is necessary that they know as much as possible about the habits of the criminal Because crime prevention is also a part of the work done by 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 There are seasons in crime Seasons just as there are in every other business During the winter months the criminal concentrates on crimes against property Crimes like auto theft armed robbery and arson But in the spring and summer months in this season of the year The criminals fancy turns to people and the fashion is to commit crimes against the person crimes like extortion kidnapping and murder The night's FBI file opens in a small private plane that's flying over the desert wasteland of one of our southwestern states The young man is seated at the controls of the plane. He speaks to a girl who sits beside him So, yes honey see that maser down there on the left. Yeah, that's our landmark. Oh 20 minutes more and we're at the ranch. I Kind of sorry to hear that. I really enjoyed this flight so much. Well, I hope you'll enjoy the ranch, too Well, of course I will Ned There's something I think I'd better tell you right now Well It's about your mother and dad Ned I I'm scared to death about meeting Are you kidding? Why they're the sweetest guys you like? I know all that but well, you're their only son We're engaged and they'll love it. I hope Susie baby. Will you please? Hey trouble I don't know Yeah We got trouble. What do we do? Oh, just stay where you are, honey keep calm. I will I don't think this motor's coming back We're now at about 800 feet I'm gonna try to set it down easy. Well, you've got plenty of landing field Miles and miles of death. It isn't as flat as it looks from here Well, if we're lucky we'll hit a good spot Tighten your safety belt so sure I'm afraid we're losing altitude too fast I'm gonna try to set it down right If I could just level her off a little more Ned we're going to crash easy, baby Pain I told you I'd seen the fall. Yeah Let's have a look at it cloud in to the sand pretty deep Yeah, do you think there's people in it Chuck? I Don't know Well, let's have a look. It's stayed in one piece anyway Yeah, this looks like the door right here. I'll try it anybody in there Man and a female alive and breathing That's those the female anything else in there Wait Okay It is one of them right Is the other I got it What about the people? What about them? Don't you want to search them before we go through the banks? No, why not? Well, I'm lifting the people out to what for so as we can tend to what's gone into you Nothing, why don't we take what we can here and just leave them be take a look at them bags slim They cost plenty so does a private airplane so what? Well, these folks must be worth money We'll get lots more out of be a nice to them. I don't go along with that Nobody's asking you to slim. That's just how we're doing 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. Hey, Jim. Oh, yes, but where are you going? Allowing up a report that just came in from the Indian agent down in Tevis What about although there's a murder committed on the reservation last night man's body was found early this morning What's the story? Well, the victim was an archaeologist. His name was Adam He came in from the east about three weeks ago. He planned to spend the summer on the reservation Did he work alone? Yes. How is it killed stabbing was he in a fight? I don't know Pratt. 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 movie for it. What is it robbery? I understand that it was generally known that this man Adams carried quite a bit of cash Oh, and when his body was found his effects were pretty well ransacked But ironically enough the thieves never did find his money. How was that? Well, he wore a belt around his waist and his assailant didn't search him that closely Well, Jim these two men that Adams who was riding with sound like pretty good suspects fat I can give you a better answer to that after I've been down there Take it easy mister Just lie still where Where am I in a cabin my leg? I think it's busted How did wait Where's Sue? Well, where is she a gal who was in the plane with you? Yes, she's right in the next room How is she still passed out? What's wrong? Is she injured? What is it? I don't know Help me up. I'll go it Told you that leg was busted Who's with Sue? Is anyone taking care of her? No Why not look? We took you both from the airplane Wasn't that enough? I didn't realize that I'm sorry I'm very grateful too Is this your cabin? No, but we're staying in it Where's my plane? About 10 miles from here How far from a town are we? About 30 miles Who else is here besides yourself? My brother Chuck Have you a car? No, horses Could one of you go into town at once? What for? A doctor A young lady who is with me must need one It looks as though I do too Well, I'll see what my brother says Where is he? Outside Please 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 Did you swim? Yeah How are they? The fellas come too Oh He asked me to come out and talk to you What for? He wants that one of us should go in town for a doctor Did you tell him how far it was? Yeah He said he'd pay you well for your trouble How much? I didn't ask You been going through the bag? Yeah Find anything? Well, no go, but I've been reading these letters These fellas' families, real rich Where they located? On a ranch, 30 odd miles from here You gonna talk to him about getting a doctor? Yeah Yeah, I'll talk Don't forget, he said he'd pay you So then He's gonna pay Plenty Hello, sir Hi, Jim Pick up anything done, Tethers? Yes, I was lucky enough to find the knife that the killer used There were several good prints on the handle What about the two men on horseback? Got a general description on them Had nothing really worthwhile I'm gonna get these prints off to the laboratory at once Hey, wait a minute I'm setting out a set of prints myself No, what on? Well, a call came in right after you left this morning A family named Robinson They were ranched about 20 miles out of town They reported that their son had left Denver yesterday In his own plane, his fiance was with him Yes The plane was to arrive at the ranch early last evening After it was several hours overdue, searching parties were sent out I see At that point, the plane was spotted from the air The pilot landed, examined young Robinson's plane and found it empty He noticed, however, that there were blood stains in the cabin And numerous prints of horses hooves around the plane He returned and reported this to the boy's family Where did Robinson's plane land? On the Indian reservation, that's why the family called here Did you go out and look it over? Yeah You'll find any? Just a fingerprints I mentioned before Well, Pat, I wouldn't say that either one of us had an easy assignment So let's go to work Go on in, Slim Okay Hey, where is he? Huh? He was stretched right out there on that bunk He's gone Well, now, he didn't come out We was right by the door Yeah, but... Oh, he's probably in the next room with his girlfriend But he couldn't walk That leg of his Yeah, he got in here all right See? Huh Mister, this here is my brother Oh Hi I thought you couldn't walk I couldn't I sort of dragged myself in here I knew my fiance would need me She's still out? Yes What about a doctor? Will you get one? Well, that sort of depends, mister On what? On what it's worth to you That's unimportant Name your price Okay Uh, $10,000 What? You heard me What? That's sheer robbery That's how you feel, mister You don't have to pay We don't have to get no doctor Oh, now look You can see for yourself This girl is desperately in need of help Mm-hmm Please be reasonable She's your girl, mister Why don't you help her? Sure Go get the doctor yourself Oh, you know that's impossible You know I can just barely move Then it looks like you better pay I haven't got it You can get it easy enough Just write a note to your family I happen to know their ranch is nearby Tell them to put up the money Slim here can deliver the note They wouldn't stand for anything like that Then I guess the girl don't get no doctor Look, you have horses here I'll go into town myself No, you just stay put No, let go of me Let me get out Oh, no No When he comes to Slim You'll write his family We will reopen tonight's FBI file in just a moment Now a special message to people on the way up To the man who will soon phone his wife To tell her good news like this Listen, honey I've just seen the ACME company They've offered me the job And boy, what an increase in salary Yes, that's one of the great moments of life And when it happens to you When you finally achieve the success You're working and planning for Make sure you have life insurance Designed to order for you Right now investigate the equitable society's Special life insurance plan For men and women on the way up A plan for people of all ages Who expect to be earning more money Three years from now than they are today Does that mean that this equitable plan is flexible? 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Oh Pat! Yeah Jim? Come on in here a minute will you? Charlie What do you want? Take a look at this report That just came in from the laboratory On the fingerprints you see? On the prints we both sent them They're identical Pat What? Yes, they both belong to the same man Well what do you know? Who is it? A man named Charles Elgin Also known as Chuck Elgin What's his background? He was arrested about 12 years ago For a bank job He's also been in trouble With local police in several states I see He's always worked with his brother His name is John Elgin Also known as Slim Then they could be the two men Who were seen with Adams That afternoon before he was murdered I would think so, yes I've got a complete description Here on both of them They must have come across The disabled plane Yes And they undoubtedly took young Robinson And his girlfriend along with them Right Say, does that report have anything On where they can be found? Where they live? No, but they're from these parts Originally The local police can probably Over some men Yeah Pat, I'll send out an alarm On these men Good, while you're doing that I'll run over and talk to the police How is it, Chuck? Oh, coming around Hand me that dipper of water Sure His girlfriend was just moaning a little I think she's coming around too Leave her alone in there I don't want him to see her Again until he writes the note Okay, give me that water Here Please, please Eh, that done it Oh, I'm still here Eh, that's right Where's Sue? We moved her out of her room Is she still unconscious? Yeah Look, won't you listen to reason? Please go and get a doctor I told you before We'd be glad to You still want $10,000? That's right Feel like writing that note now, mister? Look, I... Time's passing, you know Okay I'll write it That's better You got a pencil slim? Yeah, no paper though Well, there's a bag over there Go get it Right What will I say in the note? I'll tell you what to write Well, here's the bag Okay Now, you can write it right there on the floor Here Go ahead Uh, dear folks Some good people saved my life I'm staying with them Got that okay? Uh, what's girl's name? Sue Then say, uh, me and Sue are okay I want to pay these good people For helping me Give the man who brings this note $10,000 You got all that? This note $10,000 Uh-huh Then say, uh, he will tell you Uh, let you know where we are And don't tell the police about this Then sign your name But, what about the doctor? When they pay to go, you'll get one But the whole purpose of writing this note Is to get a doctor now Look, just sign your name Special Agent Taylor Hello, Jim, this is Pat Oh, yes, Pat, how did you make out? Well, I spent most of the afternoon Here at police headquarters Been trying to get some line On the Elgin Brothers Any luck? Well, someone reported seeing them Down near Tevis that they before yesterday I see And they do have horses The police say they know the desert country Like a book Well, then they must be hiding out In that wasteland somewhere Oh, excuse me, Pat Yeah Hold on a second When your message just came in Right Hey Hey, Pat Looks like we may be getting some action What is it? This message is from Robinson's parents They just received a phone call From a man who claimed he's got a note From their son Really? Yes, he told them he'd be right out To see them Pat, I'd better get right over To their ranch What happened, Jim? Well, I've had a busy two hours Did you get out to Robinson'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 One of the Elgin Brothers, all right How do you know? Well, when the man didn't appear I questioned the robin Things about the phone conversation They recalled that he said He was telephoning from the blacksmith shop Yeah Well, there was only one blacksmith In their village, so I went over there Yeah, I see The blacksmith told me That Elgin had left his horse there To be shot And said he'd be back in about an hour What was all this? About two hours ago Did Elgin return? Yes, he came back in five minutes The blacksmith said he seemed Highly nervous Elgin urged him To finish the job quickly And as soon as it was done He wrote away Did the blacksmith learn Where he was going? No, but he did say Well, that doesn't tell us much Pat it could If he hasn't had too much of a start I've got an idea Now, this is about it Sue Sue, darling What? It's all right, baby I'm right here with you Huh? I'm right beside you, darling Oh, man We're gonna be okay, honey But the plane... Well, after we cracked up Two men came along Took us here to this cabin Oh You... You passed out for a while That's all What happened to you? I... I hurt my leg a little That's all Oh, man There's a doctor coming soon We'll both be tended to But what about him? Oh, wait She comes too, huh? Yes What about your brother? Oh, he's coming back I just seen him riding down the hill Alone? Yep 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 Chuck Chuck I'm in here Where are you? No good What happened? Wouldn't they pay? I never delivered the loot Why not? I've seen this newspaper before I went there Look What is it? Our pictures right on the front page Before? Knocking that guy off The FBI found out we've done it Oh We gotta blow out of here, Chuck Fast Yeah, yeah, yeah What about them? They stay here What is all about? These men wanted money $10,000 Why? So you could get out of here alive, sweetheart And we didn't get it You still can't leave us here like this I ain't going to But you just said I said I was leaving you here I didn't say how Chuck, we're wasting time I know Wait a minute What are you going to do? What do you think? Put away that gun Only after I'm done with it Couldn't it? Shut up Get it over with, will ya? Okay Drop that gun, olden Stupid I'll raise your hands, boy Who are you? I'm from the FBI Who are they, Kevin? 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 All right, Pat Let's get these people out of here Chuck Elgin and his brother Slim Were both tried and found guilty of murder On a government reservation And sentenced to execution The manner in which these criminals were caught Illustrates how little chance The criminal has competing against the forces Of law and order For in this case, the criminals used horses In 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 In just a moment, we will tell you about Next week's exciting case from the files Of your FBI If you're what President Thomas I. 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