 Ladies and gentlemen 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 will pass before us the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer This is the line up Things like this really I do you ever been in a line up before Miss Larkin? I should say not I feel like such a fool lieutenant. How long will it take? That'll depend in which line the suspect appears. Well heavens. Can't they put him in the first line or something? Well, maybe they will I want you to tell me Well That disinfectant I smell. Mm-hmm certainly strong Be glad when this whole thing's over. May I have your attention, please? You people out there on the other side of the wire in the audience room. May I have your attention, please? Thank you. My name is grab sergeant Matt grab. I'll explain the line up Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll call off a number their name and charge If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number assigned to the prisoner as I call his name At the end of each line when I ask for questions or identifications call out the number If you're sure or not too sure of the suspect had him held The officers who took your name will assist you there seated among you The questions I asked these suspects are merely to get a natural tone of voice So do not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie Bring on the line Alright keep it moving boys right over to the end of the stage Come on. That's right all the way over to the end Take your hands out of your pockets turn and face the front When I call your number, I want you to step out and talk up stand up straight Answer my questions of a good loud voice so the people in the back of the room can hear you When I ask you where you live, I want the address you slept that last night okay All right number one Connie Bush burglary Where do you live for 17 West 99 for how long since Tuesday where'd you live before that the white planes, New York? What do you do for a living Connie? I'm a wood finisher. You have a car. Yeah Well, what kind what color? 49 Chevy convertible blue Anyone with you when you were arrested? Yeah, Vivian Johnson. Have any weapons on you? No Alright number two Dale Gagan murder Where do you live Dale? Come on Darkers well a place on second street where they have rules. What's the number Dale? I don't know. I just know the place when I see it It's a sort of a white building how long you live there on and off maybe three years Where'd you live before that prison? State correction home Bonneville Okay, Dale Number three cliff barry open charge Where do you live clip? Did you hear the question I heard it sergeant? I understand that I'm not compelled to answer your questions I'm not compelling you. I'm asking you to cooperate the questions you asked might intimidate me Look the public defender happens to be standing in the back of this room if I get out of line He'll let me know clip now. Come on. Tell the folks where you live. I can't see anything out there take my word for it I want to know where you live what kind of work you do who you were arrested with if anybody Whether you had any weapons or whether you own a car, okay? I'd rather not answer you sergeant Okay, number four Florian Barth for jury. Where's 16 47 Ray Street apartment 3. I'm a salesman. Well, thank you. Yeah No guns no car, okay, anything else you'd like to volunteer. No, I got my rights haven't we all Any questions or identifications? All number three out for me sergeant number three number four. That's him I think Florian bars. I'm not sure but I anyone else hold number four sergeant Yes, lieutenant that all Okay, Bob and Gigan stay here the rest of your back where you came from I'm not exactly sure but it certainly looks like where we'll find out. All right up to the center Florian Come on right out into the light That's it. Now do a quarter turn now a full quarter turn Hold it. Hold it sure looks like him from the side, too Could you ask him to say Chesapeake have him say Chesapeake Matt? All right, Florian. They want you to say Chesapeake. Yeah, Chesapeake About say it louder Chesapeake. What is this anyhow? Never mind. Could I hear him say? I've got to be in Cedar Rapids tomorrow night. Have him say I've got to be in Cedar Rapids tomorrow night Say I've got to be in Cedar Rapids tomorrow night. Well, I gotta be in Cedar Rapids tomorrow night Once more I got to be in Cedar Rapids tomorrow night any marks or scars on him sergeant Well, there's a mole on his left cheek, sir Turn your head here That's about it lieutenant almost like him. That's him lieutenant. That's the man who gave me that bum check Thought I was all finished and you are practically just want you to fill out a verification card Yeah Do you like it? Hmm? Do you like being a policeman? Oh, yeah I just fill out your name and address the date in the time Okay. Yeah, I think this has some ink in it This about uh, am I willing to appear in court? Yes in case there's a preliminary hearing You'd be asked to appear before a magistrate and testify at the same time we present the complaint Chances are you won't be called at all. Oh You'll probably wave his right and plead guilty from there on it'll go straight to superior court for decision Well, that's the way it works. That's the way it works Yeah, thank you. I want to thank you for coming down tonight, miss Larkin I know you took time off from your work to do it. We certainly appreciate it. Oh, it wasn't so bad as a matter of fact very interesting Besides, I should have my head examined for letting that guy give me a bad check Well, don't feel too badly a lot of people have been taken in just like you in the last three months It's been passing bad checks all over town Something like forty two hundred dollars worth last month alone what they all as dumb as I was Well nicely dressed man runs up a bill and wants to pay for it with a legitimate looking payroll check He has what seems to be proper identification and that's about it. You forgot that smile. He flashed around. Oh Well, I'm gonna call your cam. No, no, I've got my own car in the law Oh You know that old man in the lineup tonight the one up for murder I'm curious. Who'd he kill another old man? How beat him to death with a shovel You got an an argument over a game of checkers Sound world some world Good night. Good night Hi, man, I got a report from handwriting Mm-hmm Checks, huh? Mm-hmm Hey, Ben Molly sister's going to be in town this weekend. Which sister Nelly her youngest one You've never met her Ben. Is she from Muncie, too? Mm-hmm. She's been living in Detroit works for an advertising agency She's on her way to New York on business a coggers single. Oh Ben Molly asked me to ask you Nelly's a real nice girl, Ben. You like her honest you ever met her No, but I've seen pictures of her and Molly says she's Just in time I have a turn hello boss grab a chair. Thank you Well, Florian you've been identified You want to make a statement get this over with in a hurry. Oh you kidding your handwriting's been identified in your face It's been identified so you can see I'm not kidding, Florian. I can explain anything you want to explain just ask me Okay, let's start with that nice apartment of yours. I'm a good salesman Not according to that sewing machine company. They say you hardly turn over one machine a month Yeah, I got other sources. I do a mail-order business, too. How much do you make enough? How much is that? No, sometimes four or five maybe 600 a month depends on how hard I work who printed up your checks What checks the checks you've been passing all over town wrong guy Where were you the night before you were arrested? What time say about 10 30 home doing what reading the book what book from here to eternity How far you get? Oh, maybe a hundred pages Where'd you get the book? What do you mean where'd I get the book? I bought it where some bookshop downtown? That night a couple of months ago How late did you read? Most midnight I guess Then you went to bed. Yeah Doesn't exactly check miss Larkin the cashier at the peacock restaurant says you were in there from 10 30 to 12 Handing her a bad check miss Larkin's a liar. I don't even know where the peacock is It's out on federal boulevard a nice place your kind of place Florian Well, I'll drop out some time and look it over. Thank you. How about a smoke? No Okay, I'll get along without it. What do you think at Jones book? Huh from here to eternity Man named Jones wrote it Do you like sergeant Pruitt? Yeah How about private warden? What do you want me to do give you a book review? No Just correct me Florian Pruitt's a private warden's a sergeant in that book detail. What? What did you have for dinner that night? Oh, how would I know if you don't who would I don't they have a specialty of the Peacock crack-cram Everybody gets I hate crab miss Larkin said you had crab that night. You already know what I think of what miss Larkin says Gotta make a statement if I didn't have a sense of humor. I'd be yelling for a lawyer Now you better start yelling. Hmm. I'm presenting a complaint first thing in the morning You've got five days to get a lawyer. Take them away, man Hello, Bill Yeah I'm holding this complaint on Florian Barthes end upstairs this morning I wasn't there enough stuff with the handwriting and identification. It seemed to be Ben But I just want to make sure we can get an indictment This bird's been passing wallpaper all over town. What's the cake? Captain Waldo Put him on okay Okay Okay All right, send it over to Ben Guthrie's office. Bye. Bye That's it Ben handwriting just verified a new check turned in this morning by a victim named Karisti They say it's Florian Barthes signature You've had him in custody almost a week, haven't you? Yeah check was passed last night What do you think? Bates me It's time for everyone to do some important fall house cleaning house cleaning which may save your home and the lives of your family You can eliminate the causes of home fires by cleaning out all debris by repairing all worn or frayed electric wiring Immediately and by putting matches out of the reach of children and be sure to do your cleaning with non-inflammable fluids UAR 315 17 J a mental case at 2837 Clyde place see the woman 33 a 5 8 Why the national still questioning bar. Yeah, see the man 1516 there it has been I've been here before They used to have a pretty good piano player Harry Harry something can you see anything not much Coming out of the sun What's it gonna be? We're looking for a mr. Karisti karista. I'm a pretty karista you the police Yeah, the sergeant grab on the tonic. Guthrie glad to meet you. Come on down to this end. It's much quieter Would you like something? No, thanks me neither can't stand the drink in the daytime. What about a smoke? Yeah, thanks? Thanks, I don't know whether I have much to tell you or not You see came in a couple of nights ago. He seemed like a nice fellow said he was an insurance business How long was he here almost an hour? Well, then you got a good look at him good look sure I did he sat right there on that stool Well, tell us about the check. Well, when he asked me to cash a check I told him I don't cash personal checks for anybody. He said there was a commission check And he pulled it out of his pocket Well, it was issued by some insurance company on a local bank had his name on it his social security and deductions They looked good to me. They looked good to a lot of people. Did you ask him for any further identification? No, no, I didn't did he endorse the check right here. Yeah, are you sure? Come to think of it. Do you think it was already in dust when he took it out of his pocket? Well, it could have been tell us what he looked like Nice looking as I said tall, maybe six feet or better. How old? 35 how much would you say weight? Not over 160 What was the color of his hair? I couldn't say for sure. He kept his head on all the time I imagine with dark brown or black he was the dark complex What color were his eyes? Dark, I guess Any marks of scars? No Anything else? jewelry cufflinks a watch a ring Might have been wearing all of those but I'd be right back Well, that could be Barth But it's a since he wasn't here drinking the scotch two nights ago. It sounds like a sister egg Maybe the handwriting guys are wrong. I don't stick with him So will I sorry I kept you waiting now. Is there anything more I can tell you well This is a picture of a man. We're holding now ever seen before No, no that isn't him but it could be him a sort of that's what we thought Can you get away from here for a while? Well, you mean right now? Yeah Well, I guess I can call my brother and let him take over this afternoon calling To early no three more just came in that makes 12 men couldn't get a hold of any more 12 will be enough This is mr. Karisti sergeant coin. Hello. How do you do mr. Karisti's number 13? You're hired superstitious. Are you? You can just grab a chether anyway, mr. Karisti. This won't take long I thought Matt was with you, man. He's across the hall with Asher. Oh there Hi, Tom. Oh, hello Ben Kline. Hi here. We got ourselves a problem looks like a time you ready to go to work. Yep All right Ladies and gentlemen I'm sorry to bother all you people by having you come down here again But you've all been stung with bad checks and we want to bring you up to date on what's happening We're holding a man now who's been identified as a check passer. Our handwriting department has confirmed it He's the same man some of you were unable to identify when we asked you to pick him out of the line this week However, we're pretty sure there's more than one man involved The general description of both men is just about the same That's why mr. Thompson's here. This is mr. Thompson. I Suppose all of you know that a composite picture is drawn from detailed information about the facial characteristics of a person Well, that's mr. Thompson's job in our department. He's pretty good at it, too But he needs the cooperation of every one of you He'll sit and listen for hours to what you have to say about the man who gave you those bad checks That right Tommy. It's about it. Lieutenant Okay, all yours. Now all of you people who saw the suspect within the last two weeks Coffee man, let's go in here first. Okay We know you've been working with someone Come on, come on, who is this other guy? Oh, you're all wet. No, oh you want something then no Did you make the checks up in batches and then take turns passing what checks these checks these checks right here in my hand I never saw before my life. Who's the other guy? There isn't any other guy. Look, I haven't had a drink of water for two hours Neither have I come on. Tell us about the other guy I can last as long as you two or anybody else you got down here in this crummy place How much did you pay for that apartment 185? How long have you lived? Okay, I'm still quiet It's been going on all day. You know, I don't think that guy's gonna say much. I'm afraid not Well, maybe it won't make any difference Hi Well, she gets in tonight Oh Nelly Molly sister. Oh Ben This is my night for the fights Ben she's only gonna be in town one night. You might like her Tommy finish it. Hey, he said he called me Barth isn't making things very easy. You look beat three hours with that guy and I was asking myself question He's not gonna be easy Ben. That's why we're doing things the hard way Yeah, kind I'll crack it pin out a type of machine used on those checks good turned out to be a local Manufacturing outfit called the make-piece printing company. You talk to him. Yeah, I was after this morning They make all sorts of printing equipment. The general manager is quite an expert He says those checks were all done up on what he calls them of a 41 model What's a little portable checkmaking machine that made them for about two years now They sell them the firms that have small payrolls Hey, it might be somebody in an accounting department who could do it, Ben No, no, at least it'll be pretty hard Matt the make-piece people set them up for the individual firm type and all They'd be hard to change the type and every one of those checks has a different company name on it You get a list of all the people in town who bought those machines. Uh-huh a hundred and eight firms Hi, Asher you finish. Mm-hmm. Just got him out of photographic Well, this is what they say he looks like Hmm Gosh think it's dream stuff. No You sure got it all over Barth. Wouldn't you say Ben? Maybe Let's get him and find out It's a very handy little outfit says a lot of time I would have bought their big model right in here gentlemen, but the little one's good enough for my office And we just want a sample off the machine. We're glad to help in any way. Oh, uh, mr. Blair These two gentlemen from the police department lieutenant got three Sergeant Greve isn't it? Yes, Greb Would you mind showing them our checking machine? Well, this is it right here. Would you mind running one off for us? Oh, it's all right, mr. Blair. Just cancel the number when it comes out, you know All right, sir. Well, it's it's electric and all you do is set the amount here like this And then you run it off like this That's all there is to it and may we keep that sample. Oh sure Anything else I can do. Do you have a man working for you who looks something like this? No Mr. Blair does he resemble anyone you know no Anyone who might have worked here mr. Hastings at one time or another No, no, no, sir. All right. Thanks for your cooperation Yeah, fine Mr. Kendrick's in your office That's a man from the printing company. Uh-huh. He's been working with us all day looking at samples in those machines Mr. Kendrick's this is Lieutenant Guthrie and Sergeant Greb. Hello, glad to meet you both It's nice of you to give us a hand. Mr. Kendrick glad to do it My company feels a little a vast that one of our machines is involved in all this Did you see all the samples we brought in mr. Kendrick's? Yes, I did sergeant I was just explaining to sergeant quine that I don't think any of those bad checks were printed on any of the machines in town Oh, of course, that's just after a hasty survey of the situation But there's nothing outstanding on any of the samples brought in to tie them up with the same machine that printed the bad checks You've gone over all of them everyone I'm sorry. Lieutenant. I wish I had better news for you. I'll go over them again if you like and we want to be sure of course There were only a hundred and eight of them sold in this city. We rechecked our sales department on that. Yes and No others that you might not have a record on no other What about samples? Samples, well, you know salesmen have samples don't they when you first put them on the market Just happened to think there is one machine that's not accounted for We had a man on our sales staff two or three years ago name of Fisher Ed Fisher Seemed like a nice chap, but he didn't work out. He got in an argument with a customer and we had to let him go He never did return the sample machine we issued to him man. Yeah, mr. Kendrick's would you remember the salesman of your sign? I think so Is this him mr. Kendrick's boy? Why yes? Yes, that's him Mr. Fisher, that's right. I'm lieutenant Guthrie police. Oh Well, yes, I've had quite a time finding you I suppose so yes Did Florian tell you Florian didn't say a word about you you want to get a coat? Yes Come here. I'm sort of surprised if Florian didn't say anything. We'll tell you all about it Will I have an opportunity to come back here before? I mean Well to close my house and take care of some personal matters. You'll probably get out on bail Well, I guess I'm ready Okay in there. I Really never thought I'd be caught Didn't you know I I didn't I really didn't well now, you know The lineup or before you pass the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer Listen again next week when we again bring you the lineup You people out there on the other side of the wire in the audience room may I have your attention please? Thank you, my name is grab sergeant Matt. Grab. I'll explain the line of Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered I'll call off a number the name of charge If you have any questions or identification, please remember the number of sign of the prisoner as I call his name At the end of each line when I ask for questions or identification call out the number If you're sure enough to sure of the suspect have The line up starring Bill Johnstone as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Wally Mayer as Sergeant Matt Grabb was written by E Jack Newman with music composed and conducted by Eddie Dunsteader Featured in tonight's cast were Jeanette Nolan high ever back her Butterfield Gil Stratton, Jr. Howard McNear Peter Leeds Ray Hartman and Jnavello the lineup was transcribed in Hollywood by Jaime Delvalle Almost three and a half million young men and our armed forces have given up a lot for you They've given up a way of life. 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