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Don't you think you ought to come up for some air?

I know it's a lot of fun, but I don't have as much time as you do.

What do you want?

Whatever it is, honey, I say you've got it.

The car.

Boyfriend who'll change clothes with me.

And some money.

You're a prisoner.

I was a prisoner.

Lewisburg's a nice place to visit, but not... All right, mister. We'll do

anything you say.

You're holding all the shots.

It's not the truth.

Get out of the car.

You know, it's too bad.

Could have picked one more my size.

Wears cheap suits, too.

All right.

Start undressing.

And you, uh, you be a lady. Turn around.

Oh, you know, Sonny, you and I got a lot of Pennsylvania miles to log tonight.

I'll start undressing.

The FBI.

A QM production.

Starring Ephraim Zimbliss Jr.

Also starring Philip Abbott.

Stephen Brooks.

Lynn Loring.

With guest stars Jeffrey Hunter.

Estelle Winwood. And special guest star Dina Merrill.

Tonight's episode, The Monster.

Arthur, aren't you up a little late?

Lewis, open your eyes.

What's that?

The sun, Lewis. It's a new day.

Oh. Oh, I see your point.

Well, the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons hopes that you see his

point, too.

The friend?

Right. Let's hope you can keep it that way.

Why me?

Because he's asked for our help.

He has a problem, and I've suggested that you're the one to solve it.

Well, I have two friends.

You won't have any friends at all if you don't find an extortionist by the name

of Francis Jerome and get him back to Lewisburg as soon as possible.

Do you escape?

Right.

I'll meet you at the bureau in 25 minutes.

Fine. Oh, Lewis.

Huh? I forgot to say good morning.

It's awfully nice of you to carry my things for me like this. You know what?

think it's nice. I think it's nice that you chose this particular time to get

homesick, and even nicer that you chose this particular flight to get on in

Philadelphia. Well, thank you, Mr. Johnson.

Oh, now, Fred, that's not a hard name to remember, is it?

It's a lot easier than Parma, isn't it? Hey, Parma, I've got an idea.

Why don't I call a cab, and then we'll go have some lunch.

Then I'll drop you off.

Unless... Oh, no, I'm not that homesick.

But there is one problem.

If we take a cab, what on earth am I going to do with my car?

In valet parking.

Well, ask the Lewisburg office for all the information they have on Jerome's

escape. And have them forward anything new to Castle City.

Are we boring you?

Huh?

Are we boring you?

Oh, no, no. It's just that I've been up since the crack of dawn.

A friend called me.

Well, Jerome's been up a lot longer than that. As a matter of fact, his escape

wasn't even discovered until after morning bed check, so, uh... Wake up.

It's just that my blood's a little short of oxygen.

Well, you can hang your head out of the window on the way to Castle City.

That is, if you can manage to stay awake long enough to get us on a flight.

Yes, sir.

Don't you think you're being a little hasty, Lewis, heading for the Midwest?

Hasty? I thought that was the order of the day.

Well, you might save some time if you wait until Lewisburg at least picks up a

trail on Jerome.

gone from Lewisburg, Arthur. He's probably out of Pennsylvania by now.

That's very likely.

Just because he was apprehended and tried in Castle City and because he was

there does not mean that he's heading back there now.

But his file indicates he used to turn up there repeatedly, Arthur, even though

his face was known and it was dangerous for him.

Castle City held some attraction for him. Maybe it still does.

And then there's a girl he was engaged to. Jean, what's her name? Davis.

But he was just setting up another extortion victim.

Don't forget, she's the one that turned him in. But he doesn't know that.

At the very least, to him, Gene Davis is unfinished business, and that's another

thing that might bring him back there.

Well, if we get to Dulles Field in 45 minutes, we've got two seats on a plane.

Good. Ask Thelma to call Haynes in Castle City and tell him we're on our

I had her send a teletype.

Haynes will get a line on Gene Davis and put a surveillance on her home and all

Castle City highways and terminals.

He's awake.

I just hope you were awake when you picked Castle City.

There's only one way to find out, Arthur.

All right.

You're never going to make that plane if you stand around here. Good luck.

There are much better spots on Lake Michigan than this, you know.

Who cares about the lake? I'm looking at you.

I really ought to call home.

They'll begin to wonder what's happened to me.

What has happened to you, partner?

I'm afraid to think.

Hey.

Hey, what did you do? Buy this instead of going to college?

No, my father gave it to me on my 21st birthday.

The most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

What? Must have cost your father thousands.

No, really.

What did it cost?

Can't we talk about something else? Well, tell me.

Fred, for heaven's sake, I'm disappointed in you.

I mean, honestly, if that's all you're interested in.

What's this?

New hairstyle?

Fred?

Right over Castle City.

And right over Jerome, I hope.

He's not going to be easy to find.

Very smart.

Six charges, one arrest.

Always the same pattern.

Cons a girl out of her money or her jewelry.

Resorts to extortion if he has to.

No record of any failures.

Maybe he... kills the failures.

Jim, what's the psychology? Can you tell me?

You start warning a daughter about the Francis Jerome's from the time she's old

enough to walk.

You think she understands?

Then... Then what?

Don't be so self -conscious.

I don't equate you with Jerome or Barbara with Jerome's girls.

If I hadn't done a better job than that, I'll quit.

You've done a fantastic job.

But, uh... Why don't you quit anyway?

Lou, you remind me of a painter.

A da Vinci.

A Mona Lisa.

Except that Leonardo knew when his masterpiece was finished.

You've done your job.

You've given Barbara all the tools she needs for good, solid judgment.

Let her use them.

Let go.

Let me tell you something.

This is Captain Penderton.

We will be landing in approximately four minutes. We hope you enjoyed your

flight. Thank you.

Speaking of portraits, we might improve our picture of Jerome if we have a talk

with his former victims.

Let me get in touch with the field officers involved and put it on the line

we land. Right.

Let's start with Gene Davis.

Stop by at the right time, Inspector. There she is.

Very pretty.

Yes, sir.

Jerome always did pick the pretty ones.

They got a call from Lewisburg, Inspector.

Jerome held up and robbed a young couple, dumped them in the country about

miles west of Philadelphia.

They identified his picture after a long walk back.

There's no trace of the car yet.

I think they'll find it in Philadelphia.

He'll lose himself in the city, change his mode of transportation, and he'll

probably turn up here.

You might be right about that.

Lewisburg agents have turned up an apparel store robbery just outside

Philadelphia, Norristown.

It might fit Jerome.

Stolen clothes woods, complete outfit, just his size.

Store owner said the thief had excellent taste.

That's our boy.

At least we know that much about him.

Well, maybe Gene Davis knows a little more.

We'll check with you at the office, Haynes. Yes, sir.

I won't be a minute. I just don't want this to burn.

Please, sit down.

Thank you.

What's the subject, Inspector?

I beg your pardon?

You said you wanted some information.

Yes, about Francis Jerome.

Alias Frank Jacobs, wasn't it?

I think I'd rather try for another category, if you don't mind.

Sorry, he's the name of the game. We're looking for him.

Did you think of trying the federal prison?

He escaped last night.

Escaped?

Oh, that's just fine. That really does it. Of all the incompetence, what

earthly good does it do to catch a man if you can't hold him?

Miss Davis, the FBI investigates. It doesn't... I suppose I should have gone

down and stood guard over his cell myself.

I did everything else for you.

I was the one who got suspicious about him in the first place, you know.

I was the one who found out that he wasn't the local director of the

of Defense the way he claimed. I was the one who told you about it.

All you had to do was look in your little alias file and find out what his

name was and then arrest him, that's all.

Just arrest him, put him in jail, and keep him there.

But even that was too big a job for you. And now you have the audacity to come

here and ask me to help you look for him.

Well, you can put this in your file and smoke it. I wouldn't be caught dead in

Francis Jerome's company. Yes, we're aware of that.

What did you say? We know that Jerome isn't the kind of company you normally

keep.

How do you know that?

As I said, Miss Davis, the FBI investigates.

I'm sorry. I don't know why I had to fire my cannon at you two.

Well, I guess we lit the fuse.

Well, why don't we start all over again from the beginning?

Meet the real Gene Davis.

And not the pleasure. I hope you don't think I'm a shrew just because I acted

like one.

Believe me, Miss Davis, the thought never crossed my mind.

Spoken like a true diplomat.

Thank you. You must, um...

Meet all kinds of people.

Yes, I suppose so.

I'll bet you have some stories to tell your wife when you get home at night.

Well, my wife died some years ago.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Uh, Miss Davis... You introduced yourself as inspector. What do you

Uh, field offices.

Oh, is that what you're doing now?

No, not exactly. I also go out on special cases. And speaking of that, you

the last person Jerome contacted before he went to prison.

We'd be interested in anything you might be able to tell us about him.

Well, he's handsome and he has a way with the ladies.

Unfortunately, I can vouch for that.

Told you I don't get off till nine. What you hanging around making me nervous

for?

Oh, I was just wondering.

You get your hair caught in that thing.

What do you do, ring up a no -sale?

It worries my boss a little, too.

Someday I'm going to take the scissors and whack it right off. I don't care

the style is.

Oh, don't do that.

I'd rather see you live dangerously.

I'll see you tonight.

In the park.

We know that Jerome was orphaned when he was a baby and raised by his maternal

grandmother, address unknown.

Did he ever mention her to you?

I didn't really know him long enough to learn much about his past life.

I thought you were engaged to be married.

Well, we did talk about it, but... You know, it's odd. I don't usually make

mistakes like that.

I'm the manager of an office with over 100 employees, Mr. Erskine.

And I didn't get there by misjudging people.

You don't have to explain.

No, I'd like to. I want you to understand.

You see, when you lose someone that's very close to you, you're vulnerable to

kindness and sympathy.

And Frank Jerome gave me both.

He'd moved in across the hall a few weeks before, and when...

Peggy died. He was there.

Friend, counselor, sympathizer.

Who's Peggy?

My sister.

More than that, my charge.

My sweet, wonderful charge.

You see, our parents died when she was 13, and I looked after her.

How did she die?

She fell in the bathtub. She was drowned.

Did Jerome know her?

No, I don't think so.

But after she died, he did everything. He was wonderful.

I guess I mistook gratitude for love.

Then one day, he asked to borrow money from me.

It seemed so out of character that I checked up on him.

One last question.

Do you think he might try to see you again?

No, I don't think so. Why should he?

Well, thanks for your help, Miss Davis.

We'll keep your apartment under surveillance, just in case.

If there's anything more I can do, please call.

We will.

Either here or at the office.

Hubbard Enterprises.

But, uh, I guess that's in your files, isn't it?

It is, yes.

You know, it's really not fair.

You know everything about me.

I know absolutely nothing about you.

Why?

Well,

why don't you say what's on your alleged mind?

Lou, do you realize that she managed to get more information about you and to

give more information about herself than we ever got about Jerome?

Maybe you should have spent more time listening.

Or didn't you find it informative that Jerome was living there when the sister

had her accident?

22, 22, come in, please.

22, Erskine.

Mr. Haynes for you, Inspector.

Go ahead.

Inspector, I'm back at the office.

Miss Davis wants to see you again.

Again? Why?

Thanks, Lee. I'll take care of it.

You think you can find your way back there?

Yes.

Curtis Street.

I don't remember the number, but I'm sure if you just prove Curtis, I'll

recognize the house.

Jerome didn't say he lived there.

No, and he never went inside.

He just parked across the street one night and stared at the house.

He had the strangest expression on his face.

And he wouldn't talk about it.

Then he drove me straight home. That's why I remember it.

I'm glad you do.

Are you two always together?

Usually when we're on duty.

Are you always on duty?

It's just our way together.

I'll stay with Miss Davis. I'll be right back.

Gentlemen, is there some kind of an FBI rule against calling me Jean?

After all, we'd met through a mutual acquaintance.

Now, why did I say that?

I keep hearing these things come out of me and I can't stop them.

What things?

You know what things.

So does he.

I'm not like this. I'm not...

Forward?

Ever since I've met him, I keep acting like some nutty dame who waited till she

was 30 years old to meet the right guy.

And couldn't wait another two seconds to tell him so.

Not kidding, eh?

When a girl admits her age, Mr. Rhodes, she's not kidding.

Yes, what is it?

Sorry to disturb you, but does the name Francis Jerome mean anything to you?

You know my Francie.

Well, in a way.

Oh, you're a friend of Francie's.

Please, come in, come in. I'm his grandma, Mrs. Norbert. Thank you.

It's been so very long since I had any word from Francie.

I can't tell you what it means to me just to hear his name again.

Well, then you haven't seen him, Mrs. Norbert, in the last few hours?

Hours?

I haven't seen him since they took him to prison. Is that where you knew my

grandson?

No, I'm Inspector Erskine, Federal Bureau of... No need to say the whole

Inspector. I know what FBI means.

ones who took Francie away.

Your grandson has escaped from prison, Mrs. Norbert.

Escaped?

Francie got away?

Yes. I came here to ask you if you'll cooperate with us by notifying the

if you see him.

For goodness sake, no. I couldn't do a thing like that. You'll just take him

away from me again.

Inspector, the FBI was wrong about Francie.

He'd never think of doing those things they said.

If you could just have known what a perfect little boy he was.

Do you see that picture?

Prouncy was like that, the perfect boy.

If you could have seen him in his little velvet suit and tarched collar and silk

tie.

And those beautiful curls.

Curls? Clear to his shoulders. He wore them until the day he first left me.

How did he get along with the other boys in school?

Oh, I never allowed him to go to school. I taught him everything he needed to

know right here.

How to read and write and add numbers and manners.

He had perfect manners.

And how could I allow a lovely child like that to play with the boys in the

neighborhood while they were nothing but hooligans?

Never understood why Francis left, though. We were so happy here.

But then he always came back to see me every few months. Oh, such a wonderful

boy.

The FBI did wrong in taking him away from me.

shouldn't have let you come in.

I can't honestly say I like you.

I think you should leave.

Yes, Will.

Goodbye.

Do you think I'm terrible, Jim?

No.

No, as a matter of fact, I think...

I think Lou needs someone like you.

He certainly doesn't act it. He can't.

FBI rule.

No personal relationships with anybody involved in a case.

That leaves the whole thing up to me, doesn't it?

Well, we found the grandmother.

Could she tell you much about Jerome?

More than she knew.

No wonder he went sour.

The house is like a page out of Hawthorne.

Let's drive around the block and park up the street. I want Haynes to keep this

place under surveillance.

Fancy.

Oh, Francie.

Oh,

you came home.

They wouldn't let me out, Grandma.

They had bars on the doors and windows, but I got out anyway, and I came home,

Grandma. I came home.

I didn't hear you come in.

I came in the back door.

I was waiting for you in the kitchen.

Then you must be hungry.

I'll fix you something to eat. No, Grandma. Supper, Francie. Grandma, I

Good, solid food. That's what a boy needs.

Good, solid food.

Yes, Grandma.

Anything else, Lee?

I got a report from Philadelphia.

The car Jerome stole was found at the airport, but we won't know what plane he

took, if any, until we get an identification on his picture.

Most of the early shift airline personnel have gone home.

Take time to round them up.

All right, thanks. We'll wait here till your men arrive.

By the way, Jane, I'd like to say that I appreciate all the help you've given

us. Enough to invite me to dinner?

You interrupted mine, you know.

Well, I, uh... That's right.

We did.

I realize you can't fraternize with the natives when you're on duty, but how do

you know I won't come up with another gem like Grandma Norbert?

You know this is blackmail?

Not at all. It's just that I think better on a full stomach.

Besides, I'm a taxpayer and I insist on another interview.

All right.

If you don't mind a stop at police headquarters on the way.

Then dinner?

Then dinner.

The three of us, I presume?

If you insist.

It's quite a resemblance.

It's reasonable. They were sisters.

They could be twins.

If it weren't for the age difference and the long hair.

Jean's hair's long, too. She wears it up.

You notice that?

Jim, why do I keep getting the impression that you'd like to see me

with Jean Davis?

Maybe I would.

Why? Because it might take my mind off you and Barbara?

Not necessarily.

What, then?

You've been alone too long, Lou.

This is a first -class lady.

Sorry I had to leave you, Inspector, but the roof over my head is a little

shaky.

I had a missing persons on this girl earlier, and we just found her in the

strangled.

Name's Parma Houghton, and her father happens to be one of the most powerful

roof -shakers in the city.

Too bad murder isn't within the jurisdiction of the FBI, Inspector.

Right now, we could use all the help we can get.

Well, we certainly appreciate all the help you've given us, Captain.

David's file do you any good?

I don't know what I was looking for. I thought I might find something in here

that would match up with an idea I had.

Abrasions on the head, water in the lungs.

No unidentified prints, an accident.

Let me know if there's anything further we can do.

Thanks, and good luck with your manhunt.

Whoever it is, I hope we catch him before he makes a habit out of it.

Yeah.

I thought I heard you up.

Interview reports?

Hmm. Now, what did Jerome's victims have to say about him this time?

Not a thing.

Played a different part with each girl. Never tells any two the same story.

No regular habits.

Uh -oh.

Looks like Captain Herman's roof lost a few more shingles.

Fishing boat pulled another one out of the lake last night.

Hello, who's this?

Jean?

Yes, who's this?

How does the name Frank Jacobs grab you?

Frank? Jean, look, I've got to see you now.

Don't say no, please.

It's just for a few minutes.

That's all I want, just a few minutes. You can forget about what happened

for a few minutes, can't you? What can it hurt?

Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt.

Where shall I meet you?

You meet me?

With the FBI?

Don't be silly. Why should I call the FBI?

I don't know. Maybe you did before when they arrested me.

And yesterday, there was a girl with them at Grandma's house.

Was that you?

Well, is that what you think? Because if it is, we'll just call the whole thing

off. No.

No, now, Jean, I've got to see you just for a few minutes, please.

I'll call you back.

I can understand why he preys on women. He's raised in a feministic world and

he's getting even.

Something else. Something that just stays out of reach.

Like a mosquito when you're trying to sleep.

Erskine. Lou.

Two things.

First, I got another jam for you. And second, last night's dinner was lovely.

A little crowded, but lovely.

What's the gem?

Well, there's a price. You'll have to hear it in person.

Jean, I don't have time for games.

I don't have much time either, Lou.

I'm leaving for my office in 30 minutes. I'll meet you in the parking lot.

He said he'd call me later.

Better get on the horn and let Haynes know. Okay.

Lou, let me help.

I could set up an appointment with him, and then you could take him.

He's armed. You could be heard.

Are you trying to tell me that you care what happens to me?

I care what happens to every citizen.

It's my job.

When you catch Jerome, you'll go back to Washington, won't you?

Even if I don't want you to.

Jean, please.

Lou, help me.

I don't know what you want from a girl unless it's to be conventional and wait

for you to do the asking.

Is that it?

Have I struck out by swinging too hard?

No, of course not.

Well... Jean.

My wife died in an ambush from a bullet that was meant for me.

You must have loved her very much.

What was that all about?

You're an investigator. You figure it out.

I

don't

ordinarily like men tramping through, but I suppose you think you know what

you're doing.

You won't find him here.

You're too late.

You mean he was here?

When you were waiting in the kitchen for you to leave.

But he ran away again.

Because he was naughty, I suppose.

He always loved that picture, sir.

Sat by the hour and looked at it.

He was ashamed of what he did.

That's why he ran away.

Lee, call Captain Herman and ask him for protection for Gene Davis.

And you get a hold of her and tell her not to move without a police escort.

Police are pretty busy looking for their own murder suspect.

He's also our escapee, the same man.

Jerome? That's the way I see it. Gene Davis may be next, so get on it.

Yes, sir.

Long hair.

Right there in front of us.

Every picture we saw.

Jerome's been killing himself over and over.

22, 22.

Haynes.

Erskine, go ahead, Lee.

Inspector, the Davis girl's office claims she left shortly after coming in,

our surveillance reports she hasn't come home.

Oh, and her office also said she was upset about something. Does that mean

anything to you?

Yes, it does.

I want that girl found, Ains, right now.

Herman's got his whole force out there, so have I.

We'll try the waterfront. He seems to like the lake.

Have you got our license number?

Yes, sir.

B as in boy, 2 -0 -0 -4 -4.

All right, Jamie, this will do it.

Pull off into this vacant lot up here on the right.

I don't know what you're so upset about.

I'm the one who got all cramped up back here waiting for you.

Now, just what is it that you think so important that we have to talk about,

Frank?

Oh.

Cabbages, King?

Frank! Stop it!

I like it now.

Frank, I like it now.

It's just... like hers.

Like Peggy's.

You knew Peggy?

Go ahead, Lee.

The car has been spotted, Inspector.

The police have just relayed a report from a motor officer. It's parked on the

waterfront, end of Macy Street.

Two people in it.

That's close.

We're on our way.

Stop! Fred!

Stop! Fred!

One of a kind original.

Not a print like Blue Boy. A genuine masterpiece created by Grandma Norbert.

You all right?

I guess I ought to cry, but I really did that today.

You did a lot more than that today.

Why don't we start all over again tomorrow?

Jean.

I have a daughter.

I don't want her to marry an FBI man either.

Jean, I almost saw it happen all over again, right there.

But I'm not your wife.

Your investor's dead.

Maybe someday you'll find out who else died in that ambush.

You know, if you hadn't made Jim stay at the office to do those reports, I'd

have somebody to talk to.

What are you thinking about so hard?

The past.

I'm wondering if it isn't a mistake to hang on to it too tightly.

Daddy, what happened to you in Castle City?

So a terrible power a parent can wield.

And how destructive hanging on to a stubborn idea can be.

I've always been pretty strict with you, Barbara.

I'm glad you were.

It's been my security.

Proof that you love me.

I hope so.

Daddy, I've learned to be self -reliant from you.

Because you were a good father.

And when the time does come for me to make a decision and stand firmly on my

two feet, I'll do it.

And because you still are a good father, you'll accept it.

I will?

Of course you will.

Won't you?

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