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What's the trouble? You stuck?

Yeah. I got a broken axle.

Could you take my patient to Crowley? Sure. Good.

Get back to the truck, Mac.

Now, who says we're trying to get rid of you?

We're just glad you found the right guy.

Huh?

Oh, no. Oh, no. You don't get a look at it until after the wedding.

But I think you'll like it.

Yeah.

Yeah, okay, baby.

Tell Mom I'll be home in an hour, okay?

Yeah, I love you, too.

What is it, lad?

What's this?

Take a look.

You, get that box off the truck.

Get the box. Osmond, give him a hand.

Open it.

Electric typewriters, calculators, office machines, all the very finest.

Total manifest, $200 ,000.

I told Brokaw I was through dealing.

He didn't tell us.

What happened to the driver of this rig?

Relax, he's all right.

Show him.

He gave us a little argument. We had to knock him out.

Don't give me that look, dealer.

You set yourself up in this business, and Brokaw says you fence, you fence.

And you keep on fencing as long as we need you.

The FBI.

A Quinn Martin production.

Starring Ephraim Zimbalist Jr.

Also starring Philip Abbott.

William Reynolds.

With guest stars Edward Binns.

Vincent Beck.

Paul Mantee.

And special guest star Nina Fosch.

Tonight's episode.

The dealer.

On November 18th, a freight truck en route from New Orleans to Kansas City

reported long overdue at its destination.

When the truck was found abandoned in Galveston, Texas, with its cargo missing

and its driver in a coma from a concussion, the FBI entered the case

provisions of the Theft from Interstate Shipment Statute.

The truck belongs to New Orleans Interstate Freight Company. Its

Kansas City. It stops at Lake Charles in Shreveport.

And it ended up in Galveston.

Well, it seems likely it wasn't unloaded there, at least not where it was found.

There were no tire impressions of a transfer vehicle.

If the truck driver kept to his itinerary, the furthest point west where

could have been hijacked would be Lake Charles.

What's the distance between New Orleans and Galveston?

About 370 miles.

Well, according to the company, it traveled, um... Traveled...

Nearly 500 miles since departing New Orleans.

That leaves 130 unaccounted for.

Well, it looks as though it was unloaded within this general radius, then.

Taken to Galveston and dumped.

Any news on the truck driver?

He's still unconscious.

The doctors feel he'll recover, but they have no idea when it'll be coherent.

We'll start an immediate investigation of all known fences in this area.

The identification division come up with any latents on that truck?

Yes, they're still being processed.

This represents points where trucks have been hijacked during the past six

months. The New Orleans office feels that the merchandise is being diverted

the same fence.

Well, I knew who that was.

Any other common denominators?

Well, most of the stolen trucks belong to the same company.

The president has agreed to give us full cooperation.

What's your approach, Lewis?

New Orleans Interstate Freight has been shifting personnel since the hijackings

began.

I'd like to request that Colby be pulled off the Villanueva case.

It'd be a chance to get him into a sensitive position.

ripe for an approach by any inside people the hijackers may have.

With a background that would make him vulnerable to them.

I'll give him a criminal record.

This is going to have to be handled in such a way that the hijackers will be

able to ferret out that information.

We've already started on it.

You're home before midnight.

What a treat.

Well, if she had me here all the time, he wouldn't appreciate me. Oh, that's

true. Where's Bobby? She's out shopping. You've got a visitor.

Who? Some salesman. He said you were expecting him.

Build me a tall one while I get rid of him.

Hello, Barney.

Broco, I told you never to come here.

Why not?

It's a very nice house.

Much better than the hutch I have in New Orleans.

You live well, dealer. What do you want?

I have some information.

Not interested.

Oh, that's right. You're retired.

You're old, rich, and fat.

You've stolen enough.

Time to get out and live respectable.

What about the rest of us, dealer?

We're not so rich.

You can't just pick up your chips and cut out.

Are you threatening me?

Of course not.

I'm only offering the opportunity for all of us to leave the game rich.

I just got the word.

A shipment of Isoto watches will be coming in next week to be transported to

Chicago.

Two dozen gross.

Isotos. You know what they're worth?

Maybe three quarters of a million.

Does that make the blood run a little faster, dealer?

The old war horse getting the scent?

It'd be hard to push.

But you might know some outlets where you could push them for a third of the

value.

In which case, you'll actually be getting half and telling us that you

for a quarter.

Let's not cheat this time, dealer.

Let's share evenly and all go home happy.

Daddy, I bought the whole bridal sermon. You're going to have to... Oh.

I'm sorry. I didn't know you had company.

It's all right. We were just finishing.

Uh, my daughter Barbara, this is Frank Brokaw.

Well, I better be going.

I'll call you on that matter when I get more details.

You know why I love you?

Tell me again.

Because of what you are.

Because you're so fine and wonderful and great.

And most of all, because you're my father.

I suppose you found out that I wasn't so fine and wonderful and great.

That'd be the day.

Let me take a look at those waybills you're working on.

You the new dispatcher?

That's right.

Tom Erickson.

Doug McKenzie.

You've been transferred from another division, huh?

Yeah, a few days ago.

I see.

Then you're not from around here, huh?

No.

Better not keep you from your work.

You see the new man?

Mm -hmm.

What do you think?

He's not much of a talker.

Get hold of the personnel record.

Let's find out more about him.

Barney?

Terry, what are you doing here?

I got lonesome.

Aren't you ever coming home this evening?

Where does the time go? This inventory... Why don't you give this up,

Maybe I'll be through in an hour.

Barney, I mean for good.

Well, you've got enough money. You've worked enough years. Why don't you do

of those things you've always wanted?

Buy that property in Florida.

Buy the fishing boats you've always been looking at in the catalog.

Go after the big ones?

I'll cook them.

Baby, you don't eat marlin. You mount it.

Okay, okay, wall -to -wall fish.

Anything that'll make you happy.

I just can't see you driving yourself like this. You've got to stop it.

I can't stop. Not right now.

Why not?

Well, I don't know.

Maybe it's the past, the early years.

You know, Terry...

My father, the old man, he... He loved children. All the kids in the

neighborhood, but... But they were afraid of him because he was a deaf

So they used to taunt him.

Throw things at him.

You know, sometimes on the way home from church, he would have to go into an

alley and clean the mud off himself that they had thrown on him. And I couldn't

do anything but watch.

And then... And then they gave me his handle.

Dummy! Even though I was brighter than any of them.

Well, I made up my mind that I was going to be better than they were, too, and I

was going to have a lot more, a lot more, and I didn't care how I got it.

Doesn't the fact that you have a family that loves you mean anything to you at

all?

Oh, yes.

Yes, so much.

So much.

Terry?

Go home now, please.

I'd like to be alone for a little while.

But...

Relax You

got

a good mind lob too good to be working for me

You don't owe me anything.

I knew you were a good worker when I first met you. That's why I hired you.

you have been.

You've been loyal.

Bob.

How many years did you spend in prison?

I know.

Life is never fair to people like us.

Your help There's a

ferret

Yeah? Evening, Mr. Erickson.

Brokaw? Mm -hmm.

Speak to you for a minute?

Oh, what is this?

Just a visit, Mr. Payne.

Your name's Erickson?

That's not what they called you in Leavenworth.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I think you'd better leave.

If I've made a mistake, I'll apologize.

But I think the police might like to hear about it.

Or maybe your parole officer in Topeka.

He's been missing you.

That was a clever move you made, switching identities.

Now, that's a nice family, isn't it?

Lovely wife.

They planning on joining you if the job works out?

Maybe they'll catch the same plane as the Kansas cops.

Wait a minute.

How'd you find out?

I paid for my mistake.

Five years.

This system is very unfair.

I don't have any money.

What do you want?

We want a pipeline.

You have full access to information about cargo manifests and incoming

shipments. There's an item we'd like to know about.

It's supposed to be arriving next week.

What is it?

You'll know when the ship docks.

We'll be in touch with you.

a nice contract.

Maybe too nice.

How many ex -cons do you suppose are in this town?

I don't know. Enough.

See whether you can find me one that's recently graduated from Leavenworth.

Call out of town if you have to.

We matched his prints with the latents on the photograph he picked up in

apartment. Norman Clark Whitehead served a term in Joliet for armed robbery.

Five years in Auburn Prison, New York for hijacking.

Some of his known associates.

What do we have on Brokaw?

Our files show no arrests.

This is his background from his Army service record.

Francis Brokaw.

Born in Camden, New Jersey.

Good family. College two years.

Entered the Army in 1950.

Honorable discharge.

The Army had to debate that one.

He was suspected of being in collusion with a civilian ring. They were

and selling commissariat supplies.

Nothing could be proved and the matter was dropped.

Whitehead and Brokaw are both under surveillance.

And they're Confederates.

I've brought the New Orleans office up to date.

What's the latest from Colby no development since they first approached

Thank you We might be getting a lead on that fence more quickly

than we thought The Chicago office has identified a fence who may be holding a

shipment of office equipment hijacked on November the 18th You'd better get out

there Louis, right

received a manifest on this cargo?

Should be here in a few minutes.

I want a copy.

Look, Brokard, I want to get into this.

Let me off the hook.

Please.

A copy.

By this afternoon.

Recognize him?

Well, there was over 2 ,000 cars at Leavenworth. I didn't get to meet all of

them.

You had a talk with him.

You think you could connect what he was like?

Easy.

I'm sorry I didn't get to see one on display, but the shipment just came in.

If you're looking to buy a really fine typewriter, this will do it.

Want to try it?

No, that won't be necessary.

Let's see.

Is that another one in there?

Yep.

Well, at these prices, I think I'd better take both of them.

Besides, it'll prevent a fight between two jealous secretaries.

I'll talk to the bill. Excuse me for a moment.

It matches the serial number of one of the models hijacked from New Orleans

Interstate Freight.

Call the Chicago office.

Tell them to ask the U .S. attorney for a warrant on the owner of Chicago

Commercial Products. Tell them I'll need a search warrant, too.

Mr. Ward, we've just received a teletype from the New Orleans office.

The surveillance team covering Brokaw reports he's made contact with an ex

-convict named Ernest Edward Maxwell. Here's his file.

Arrolled one month ago from Leavenworth.

Has Colby been notified of this?

Yes, sir. The New Orleans office got word to him a short time ago.

Contact the Bureau of Prisons.

I want a complete summary on Maxwell's prison background.

See to it that Colby gets it immediately.

Over here.

I just checked the inventory.

I saw the watches are ready to go.

Routing number is R12.

Did you get a copy of the way bill?

No, it won't be ready till morning, but the truck's been assigned 412.

It's a Kansas City run.

Leave at 10 in the morning?

Yeah. Intermittent stops?

No, it's an express.

Good work.

I'll see you get a present.

Ernie?

Ernie Maxwell, Tom Erickson.

Ernie's going to be working with us.

Yeah, I hear you did a nickel at Leavenworth.

A guy who just pulled five, you look pretty good.

Did Newley take it easy on you?

Can I go?

He asked a question.

I wasn't under Newley.

I was in cell block 12 under Lieutenant Rush.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I think I remember you now.

Didn't you work in the foundry for a while?

I worked in the metal shop. I was a cutter.

You didn't work in the foundry either.

You remember me, huh?

No, your soulmate, Larry Adamshack.

He'll be there for another ten.

I don't know. I guess she's all right.

Is everybody ready?

Yes.

If anybody laughs, the wedding is off.

Well?

You look gorgeous, doesn't he, Mother? You really do, Daddy.

You don't think the coat is a little too big. I still have plenty of time to

have it altered. No, it looks absolutely perfect.

I'm careful, careful.

Hello?

Just a moment, please.

That's it.

It's for you, Daddy.

Oh.

All right, I'll take it in there.

The merchandise has just left.

You should have it by 8 o 'clock.

All right. We'll be waiting.

I'll be in about the same time.

So have my down payment ready.

What's the matter? You afraid we're going to grab the stuff and run?

We won't be able to run, dealer.

I'll be too close by.

Like a Siamese twin from now on.

From now on? Wait a minute.

You said this was the last operation.

Did I?

That was stupid.

We can't break up a winning combination.

Now, how are you going to stop it? And don't threaten me with any muscle.

No need to.

Just one phone call to the cops.

You go down with me.

Wrong, dealer.

I'm free and unattached.

And it's just a short, sweet hop to the border, and I love Mexico.

But you, dealer, how are you going to run?

With a family, house, mortgage?

Look. Kind of destroys your family's image of you, doesn't it?

I can just see your daughter's write -ups from her wedding.

The bride looked lovely.

But unfortunately, her father couldn't attend.

He was being indicted on charges of receiving stolen property.

All right, all right.

All right, that's enough.

I think so.

I'll see you in a couple of hours.

He won't let me off the hook.

He's... He's coming to the warehouse tonight.

Were you able to find out where they plan to hijack the truck?

No, I tried every way I could think of, Lou, but no luck so far.

Well, now, the retail dealer we arrested in Chicago admits buying the equipment

through a middleman in Houston.

He can't tell us who he is.

So if this present cargo is to be diverted to Houston, they'll probably

their move before the truck reaches Baton Rouge.

We'll have discovered some more of...

Brokaw's people here on the dock. He's got the company pretty well infiltrated.

Personnel department, loading section, harbor.

Good work, Tom.

You'd better stay on there right through the operation.

Yes, sir.

Thanks Ed.

These men will drive you back.

That'll take this.

Erickson?

Yeah. I didn't mean to be so tough on you the other night.

That's all right.

No hot feelings?

Forget it.

I told you I thought there was something funny about that girl.

Come on, I gotta get going.

Look, I don't think he was ever in Leavenworth.

Why?

I knew there was something phony about him, but it didn't connect until just

now.

His hands.

His what?

His hands.

When I shook hands with him just now, I just noticed there's no marks on them.

Look, he never worked in any prison sheet metal shop.

Look, a few days in a place like that, your hands are cut to shreds. You raise

calluses like rivets.

Why would he lie about working there?

Unless he's lying about everything.

Now, you try to get to Oswald in time.

Tell him the truck heist is off.

What about Erickson?

Maybe he's a cop.

Maybe not.

But he's got too much on us.

Unit 1 to Unit 4.

Go ahead, 1.

We're approaching Lafayette.

Situation's still normal.

That's a 10 -4. We're two miles behind you.

Leapfrog pattern will take effect as soon as you leave Lafayette.

Louisiana Highway Patrol reports pickup on Ernest Maxwell, just south of

Lafayette. He was heading your direction.

Was he alone?

Yes, sir.

He'd been charged on speeding and resisting arrest.

Inspector, we have a message for you from control.

Yes? They've received information that Tom Colby's been injured in an accident

at New Orleans Interstate Freight.

Inspector, do you read?

Do they know his condition?

No information on that yet, sir.

Where's Brokaw now?

Surveillance reports he left New Orleans a few minutes ago.

Heading west on Route 61. Repeat, west on Route 61.

He's made no contact with anyone.

All right, maintain surveillance and keep me advised. One out.

One to all units, we've made contact.

Out.

In the back.

down just as soon as I heard.

They found out.

I don't know how.

I'm sorry.

That's all right, Tom.

I'm feeling fine.

I'm going to be all right.

Well, of course you are.

Not yet.

You get some rest, Tom.

We'll, uh, we'll be nearby.

Surveillance on the hijacked truck reports they're about ten miles from

Houston office has all available units ready to assist.

What, uh, what's on the surveillance on Brokaw?

He's running about a half hour behind the truck.

Stopped in Lake Charles and picked up Whitehead and they spent some time there

in a bar talking.

We better get back to the office. We'll stand by in the radio room.

Open it.

Where's the dealer?

In the office?

All right, start unloading that cargo. Let's go.

Hello. Osborne?

Yeah. This you, Brokaw?

Where are you?

Edge of town.

Everything all right?

Yeah, we just got in.

Dealer ain't here. Nobody here but Lob.

Did the dealer leave any messages?

No. No, nothing.

Brokaw, what's going on? I don't like it.

want, dummy.

This is Unit 1 to all units.

It's the eye. Hold it.

Don't mind your head.

Wait here.

Why weren't you the warehouse dealer?

Inspector Erskine advises U .S. Attorney has issued warrants for Norman

Whitehead, Francis Brokaw, Bernard Sims.

Maintain your surveillance.

Inspector Erskine and other units will be arriving momentarily.

Osborne doesn't answer.

Now, what's going on?

Maybe he's on the dock.

No, I don't think so.

I think he's the end of the line.

Too many things going wrong.

Why don't you give it up and go away?

I'll get a new deal someplace else.

I'll get in touch with you.

No, no.

No, I told you, no more. No more for me.

You don't really think you could get rid of me that easy, did you, dear?

We're still going to work together for a long time.

I want my money, all of it.

I've only got a few thousand. It's in the safe.

What is it?

Mrs. Sims?

Yes?

I'm with the FBI.

Is your husband in?

Well, yes, I think so, but... Will you please wait here? We have a warrant for

his arrest.

Rocco.

You tried to destroy me,

my family, my whole life.

Sheila, look.

No, you look. I'm tired of it.

Don't be a fool.

We received word from the New Orleans office.

Tom Colby's going to be okay.

Good.

All right.

Looks like I won't be making the wedding.

Daddy.

Bobby.

Try to remember me.

The way you thought I was.

Barney Thames, Frank Brokaw, and the other members of the hijacking

were tried and found guilty in federal court of theft from interstate shipment

violations.

Brokaw was also found guilty of assaulting a federal officer.

They were sentenced to terms in the federal penitentiary.