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Basically, that's it, gentlemen.

The stock is our collateral.

200 shares of Hastings Electronics, valued at the close of yesterday's

was $175 ,000 against a bank loan from you. That should get us started.

With any kind of luck, the Collins plant will be converted and in full operation

before the year's out.

Well, Harvey, this whole thing seems to have you a little injured, doesn't it?

How long will the plant be in receivership till its conversion?

Six months, maybe less.

That'll put holes in a lot of pocketbooks.

I mean, the Collins plant employs over 500 men.

Gentlemen, I know I'm an outsider here, and I don't want to appear calloused,

because it's true.

Some people are going to be hurt during this conversion period.

But ultimately, we'll be employing twice as many men.

We're not going to ruin this town, gentlemen.

We're going to make it.

Yes? Just a moment. It's for you, Harvey.

Yes. Gentlemen, then I take it we're in business.

We're in business.

Thank you, Mr. Hunter, for your help. It was a pleasure.

What's the matter, Harvey? Are you all right?

Just a moment, please.

I've been doing a little investigating on my own.

And I've come up with something I think the rest of you should know.

Harvey, relax.

Don't take the edge off everything.

No, no, let him talk. Let Harvey have his day in court.

If anybody's going to court, Mr. Fry, it's not going to be me.

All right, Harvey, what is it you think the rest of us should know?

Amongst other things, that your industrial relations firm is a phony.

I checked with the bank in Minneapolis.

They'd never heard of you.

Well, Harvey, if you'd checked a little further, you would have found out that

our parent company moved to Chicago over three years ago. As a matter of fact,

all you had to do was ask me.

But that's not the issue here, gentlemen. Harvey's rudeness and

Harvey, why don't you face it?

You're scared to death of this deal. You're against any kind of progress, any

kind of development, and you'll do what you can to sabotage it, correct?

You're pretty quick on your feet, Mr. Fry.

But you're a fraud.

Your collateral is phony.

That was the stock issuing officer from Hastings Electronics in Ohio I was just

talking to.

I gave him the serial numbers of the stock you pledged, and he says they were

stolen.

Something tells me that the FBI is going to be interested in you, too.

The FBI.

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Starring Ephraim Zimbalist Jr.

Also starring Philip Abbott.

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With guest stars Gene Raymond.

Ray Danton.

And special guest star Suzanne Plachette.

Tonight's episode.

The inheritors.

Because of the alertness of a bank official in the small town of Miles

Montana, a major confidence operation had been uncovered.

And within an hour, the FBI had been notified and was able to make a positive

identification of both subjects involved.

Both men definitely established Hunter as Fry's accomplice. But it was Fry who

was carrying the ball.

Do you have a description of the car?

No. The stocks were reported stolen on July 3rd from Harcourt and Bryce, a

brokerage firm in Columbus, Ohio.

They were entered in the NCIC the same day.

And this is the first report we've had of any attempt to pledge them as

collateral.

We're circulating photographs of Fry and Hunter.

You suppose they'll try again?

I doubt it.

They're both old hands, and they've been burned.

They'll go underground now until they think it's safe to come up again.

Isn't this a new wrinkle for Fry?

In the past, I thought he always used a woman accomplice.

He used to work with his wife until he ran out on her and left her to be

arrested for a confidence operation they were running.

Maybe she'll be more cooperative with us now that she's had a chance to think it

over. Where's she living?

Since her release from prison, she's been working for a private sanatorium in

Baltimore.

I can't get out there right now. I'm dictating the final report on the Anders

case.

Tom, I wonder if... I'm on my way.

As soon as we're out of the state, we'll sell the car and split the difference.

Yeah, well, I'll even throw in these stocks.

Thanks.

See, we're that close, you know, that close.

Forget it. It's over.

I know I could have sold that Harvey if I just handled him right.

Well, you wake up, Glenn. You got to realize there's some people in the world

who just can't be conned.

Couldn't have fooled Harvey even if you'd been legitimate. We blew the

We blew it.

What a bust out.

What are you going to do now?

I'm going to San Francisco to collect an old debt.

I'm gonna miss you, Les.

You're not too bright, but you got a big heart.

Now, what's that?

What's the matter?

Feels like we, uh, gone flat in the rear tire, one of the rear tires.

I don't feel anything.

All right, better stop and check it.

This one's okay.

Well, you better check the other side.

I'll be right back.

Mr. Fry?

I'm with the FBI.

I'd like to talk to you about your husband.

What do you want to know?

When was the last time you saw him?

Before they collared me for the rap I served.

Ben took off and let me take the fall.

Have you heard from him since then?

You're kidding.

Any idea where he might be now?

Not the slightest.

He's probably still trying to catch up with Temple.

Temple?

Yeah, the girl he dumped me for.

But you gotta give the devil her due.

She took him. She took him good.

$10 ,000 worth.

She got him to get her some front money for some con they were working.

And she took off.

What's her full name?

Temple Alexander.

And you say your husband is following?

Well, it's not just for the money.

That's an ego thing.

He was in love with her.

What's the name of that character, the one who sold his soul for eternal youth?

You're probably thinking about Dorian Gray.

Dorian Gray.

Well, Temple is the female version.

There's a feeling about her. I mean, it's not just beauty. She's got a kind

innocence. You wouldn't believe to look at her that she could do the things

she's done.

Glenn isn't even in the same league with her.

Temple is pure evil.

Embarrassing me.

Padre, isn't she everything I said she was?

Yes, she is.

You'll keep our engagement a secret, won't you? I want to announce it at the

harvest party.

Not to even tell George.

Oh, especially not George.

If he knew I was going to marry Temple, he'd say, don't be a fool.

Afraid you underestimate him.

Well, I love my son, Father, but I also know his limitations.

You will respect our confidence, won't you? Of course.

Thank you for everything, Father. Not at all. I'm so happy to have finally met

you.

Goodbye, Father. Goodbye.

Are you happy?

I'm delirious.

Darling,

are you sure you really want to do this?

Oh, Harlan, you keep asking me that question like you expect me to change my

mind. Because if you did change your mind, I wouldn't be angry. I'd

Now, I'm not insensitive to the difference in our ages.

But for the first time in my life, I'm happy.

I mean, I'm really happy.

That someone who cares about me, about the way that I feel.

I think that's the difference between two people being in love and two people

trying to take love from each other.

Have you been in love often?

Well... Often enough to know the difference.

I never thought there could be a new beginning for me.

But I'm not deluding myself.

We're not young kids running away starting fresh.

Wait a minute, hear me out.

I know you're not marrying just me.

But a style of life I can give you.

I understand that.

I thank my lucky stars that I'm able to give it to you.

You know, my father lived to be 78 years old. Now, I'm not guaranteeing I'll

live that long.

But whatever years are left, we'll make the most of them.

Hi, how do you feel?

Oh, just fine, thanks. Good.

You know, it's almost worth the $10 ,000 just to see your face, Temple.

Well, I don't have it, if that's why you're here.

I went to a lot of trouble to find you. Now, don't spoil it.

It's gone. I'm sorry. Where is it gone?

The stock market.

I was hustling a mark. He gave me a tip. The stock market fell. I wiped him out.

He wiped me out, too.

What?

That is so beautiful.

How much are you going to knock him over for?

A couple of thousand. Things are slow, you know.

I met him in that gallery where I was cataloging in San Francisco.

I sold him a few antiques. I'm going to decorate his apartment and sell him a

few more antiques. You mean some fake antiques that Barry's been making for

Oh, that's how you found me. That's right. Barry said you'd be delighted to

me.

Well, I kind of am, in a way, even though it's going to cost me $10 ,000.

Why don't you save that for the old man, dear?

Hey, tell me something.

This, uh, this old man, what have you got in mind for him, really?

Well, then would I con you?

Only once, sweetheart.

Only once.

Beautiful woman, all right.

But her background belies her appearance.

She was serving a term for assault before she was 20 years old.

She met Glenn Frey shortly after she was released from the women's reformatory.

He taught her everything that he knew about the confidence game, and she

improved on that.

Got anything on this New York address?

No, she had studied art at the Pratt Institute for a couple of years, was

working as a cataloger at one of the best art galleries in New York.

Uh, she left for lunch one Thursday three months, uh, ago and, uh, never

back. Oh, Lewis.

We may have a breakthrough in the Fry Hunter case.

Kirby Green called a few minutes ago from Chicago.

An informant saw Lester Hunter leaving an exclusive men's shop on Michigan

Avenue. So I want you to get out there right away.

Right. I'll phone Kirby and have Hunter's photographs circulated in all

better hotels and restaurants.

Call you from Chicago. Good.

background check on Miss Temple Alexander.

I believe she's staying at the hotel.

She surely is.

How long is she planning to stay?

Who's doing the asking?

Oh, private investigator, huh?

I might have guessed.

Well, can't blame George.

If I was Francisca's son, I'd be asking questions, too, if somebody was trying

to cut in on my inheritance.

I don't know what old man Franciscus has taken, but maybe there's hope for us

all.

How long is she planning to stay?

Well, I ain't say she's going to be here a long time.

You got a good lead on Hunter before you landed him. That's why I thought you

better come straight out.

He's in that restaurant over there right now.

Is he with someone, Kirby?

A woman.

If he's running true to form, he's probably working on another victim.

Remember me, Ronald Ames, the phony stock.

You've got the wrong guy, buddy.

Oh, no, I haven't. Call the cops. Somebody call the cops.

After you, Hunter.

That's where you are.

All right, step back.

Is there something wrong?

No, why?

Because if there is... Harlan, I need $10 ,000.

I can explain.

Don't.

You know, a marriage should be built on trust.

What do you want to bet that he announces his marriage at the Harvest

tomorrow?

That's his privilege.

I can't deny him his happiness.

It's so obvious what she's up to. Oh, and what is she up to?

I'll tell you what she's up to.

She's moving in on you.

Cutting your inheritance right out from under you. Did it ever occur to you that

she might really be in love with him?

Boy, oh boy.

You really are naive.

Well, it's been known to happen.

Who is she, anyway?

What do we know about her? Where does she come from?

And it's not just the money, either.

Your father's a proud man.

When it finally dawns on him, it will, that he's been had, it'll destroy him.

I've hired a private detective.

At least then, if he comes up with something, I'll be able to go to father

facts, not empty accusations.

Well, that's something.

But why wait? Go to him now. No, not till I know what the facts are. Now,

the end of it. You hear me?

Oh, look.

I didn't mean to snuff at you.

When you give your report to Mr.

Franciscus, I want you to give Temple Alexander a clean bill of health. Do you

understand that?

You can't frighten me. I can't, can I?

A clean bill of health for Temple Alexander.

Well, my friends and I will know where to find you.

be a con man, but one man I never con is myself.

There's no way I can beat this rat.

Where's Fry now?

Well, the last time I saw him was when he left me high and dry in the

Guess I should have expected that.

But he didn't exactly leave me with a good feeling toward him.

What kind of car was he driving?

Light green country sedan, 1970, license number 283950.

I have a feeling he sold it before he got where he was going.

Where was that?

To San Francisco to collect an old debt.

That's what he said.

From whom?

He didn't say.

Thank you.

That was very quick.

I almost get the feeling that you can't wait to get rid of me.

Waiter. Another glass, madame.

Well, it's not that. You said you were in trouble. I tried to get it for you as

fast as I could.

I guess this settles our old score, doesn't it?

What are you going to do now?

I don't know. This may have done it, or maybe I...

and squeeze a few more dollars out of him.

I've been doing some checking on Mr.

Franciscus.

He's one of the largest wine growers in the state of California.

Now, you wouldn't turn your back on that, would you?

Well, he's been burned before.

Nobody's going to get close to him.

Not the way his son hovers around.

I'll bet on you.

No.

I don't think so.

I'll be moving on to greener pastures soon.

Why don't you come with me?

Well, now.

That is tempting. Very tempting.

But we tried that before. It just doesn't work.

How about this one thing?

I think the Pinot Noir is holding enough sugar to be picked.

I just tasted the Cabernet Sauvignon. It's ready to be bottled.

Oh, by the way, this letter came for you.

George?

I had a call from a Mr. McDaniel.

Before he realized he was talking to me, he let it slip that his investigation

of Miss Alexander was finished.

And so far as he could determine, there was nothing out of character in her

background.

I assume your interest in Miss Alexander was motivated out of concern for that

$10 ,000 check I gave her. No, I've already written that off.

No, my interest in Miss Alexander was motivated by my concern for you.

Well, if you were so concerned, why didn't you come to me first? Because I

didn't want to interfere.

But you did interfere in the worst possible way.

I'm sorry, Father.

George.

What's troubling you?

Are you sure this girl's in love with you?

Is that so difficult to believe?

That a woman might find me still attractive?

No matter what I say, it'll still come out mean and petty.

Say it.

There's more at stake here, Father, than your ego.

We're talking about the biggest winery in the country, a tradition that's

on from generation to generation.

We're talking about what may be my last chance for happiness.

Why does it have to be either or?

You don't have to forfeit one for the other.

No.

I wouldn't begin a marriage by cutting my future wife out of a proper right.

She'll be taken care of for the rest of her natural life. I don't want to talk

about it. Well, we must talk about it.

I've given body and soul to running this winery, and I'm going to protect it

from...

Of what?

From irresponsibility.

I thought you'd be happy for me.

But your only interest is self -interest. You still haven't answered my

question.

Does she love you?

Look, son, only children have to be loved.

She needs me.

Don't you understand that it's more important for me to be needed than

George.

Here's that $10 ,000 check back.

There's a little note with it.

I won't need this after all.

Temple.

I hope this doesn't foul up your books.

Yes?

Oh, good. Put him on.

Hello, Lewis.

Yes, Art.

Agents in Denver have located Fry's car.

He sold it to a used car dealer there.

So it looks like Hunter was telling the truth.

A car lot manager identified the seller as Fry from mug shots and reported that

he took a cab from the car lot to the airport.

Found for San Francisco, I suppose.

And Temple Alexander, she's there.

And, Lewis, there's a new wrinkle here.

It seems that when Miss Alexander walked away from that gallery in New York

where she was working, she also walked away with two of their Picasso etchings

worth thousands of dollars and substituted two frauds.

The gallery just discovered the frauds yesterday.

Art, call Bennett in San Francisco, would you? Ask him to circulate her

to the art galleries.

We'll be out in the next flight.

All right. Keep me informed, Miss. Right.

Do you have a moment to talk?

Yes. Can I get you something?

No, thanks.

Oh, George.

You and I always seem to beat each other's throats, don't we?

That's true.

I've... I've doubted you.

May I be frank with you?

Oh, Lord.

Every time somebody says, may I be frank with you, I know I'm in trouble. Oh,

you're not making it easy for me.

I owe you an apology.

You do?

My father is a wealthy man.

And there have been other women.

They're always out for what they can get.

You think I'm out for what I can get, huh?

It did cross my mind.

But you're different. You're genuine.

What made you change your mind?

When you returned the check.

Uh, I think.

See, I've been selfish.

But I really do care about my father.

Well, that's understandable, George. Nobody can fault you for that.

You see, what I'm trying to say is that I've been wrong.

And that I hope that you and my father will be very happy.

And now that you'll be coming to stay with us, I hope I have the chance to

you another side of myself.

George, I'm sure you and I are going to be very good friends.

I must say, gentlemen, you rocked me.

I consider myself to be a fairly good judge of character.

That's why I hired her.

But Miss Alexander fooled me.

You told a lot of people, Mr. Russell.

Did she give you any idea where she might be going? No, sir, just that she

leaving and that she was sorry.

Did she mention any names, friends of hers?

No, not really.

Say, there was one.

He did some restoring for us, some frames, antiques, that sort of thing.

Barry.

Barry Hanson.

See what you can find out, Alan.

Mr. Russell, where was her desk? Right this way, Inspector. Right over here.

Do you mind if we look through it? Not at all.

How long has she been gone?

Oh, two and a half weeks, maybe.

We haven't had a chance to clean her desk yet, so you may still find some

of her in it.

Hello?

14th of July is missing from this desk calendar.

There's some indentation of writing on the page below it.

14th. She was working here then.

Yes, she was.

Mr. Russell, do you mind if we take that with us?

Why, no, of course not.

Well, thanks very much, Mr. Russell. Be a cooperation.

And now I want you all to meet the future of Mrs.

Franciscus. Thank you.

Thank you, Ben.

This is some

of our

finest champagne.

We laid it on its side a good many years back.

Little did I know then I'd be using it on such a happy occasion.

Oh, that's very sweet, Barton. Thank you.

Temple, you've been holding out on us.

Your brother's arrived.

Temple, you didn't tell me.

Congratulations, Mr. Franciscan.

It looks as if I'm just in time for the harvest.

Bennett checked on Barry Hansen.

He's wanted here in San Francisco for interstate transportation stolen

In a case where he passed off some bogus artwork for $10 ,500 to someone who

thought they were getting a bargain.

Agents, the cannabis, the antique restores, and came up with this address.

There is a Barry Hanson working here. From his description, he sounds like he

may be our man.

All right, Alan. Take some agents and cover the other exits.

Take it easy, will you? That stuff's fragile.

And that piece comes too.

You the manager?

Yes.

I'm Inspector Erskine with the FBI. This is Mr. Colby.

Would you like to talk to Barry Hanson?

Barry?

Barry?

Barry?

I just saw him a second ago.

He must be around the corner.

Thank you.

Barry Hanson, FBI.

We'd like to talk to you.

Fire escape.

Hold it right there.

Drop the gun.

Raise your hands. Very slow.

Turn around.

Slowly.

We're going to take a walk right out the front door.

Beautiful setup, Temple.

What do you want?

Well, someone's got to look after you.

Protect your interests.

See if there's insurance in case something happens to the old man.

See that something's settled on you right from the beginning.

What's the trouble with you, Temple? You don't have the killer instinct.

You know how to set the mark up, but you don't know how to put him away.

It's not going to be that way.

Oh, yes, it is.

We're going to ride this for a long time.

You should be thankful to me.

I set it all up.

I sent the check back. I took care of the detective.

What detective?

Don't worry. I got rid of him.

Why are you being so good to me?

For old time's sake.

I'm warning you, Glenn, don't louse this one up. You're not threatening me, are

you?

Don't be greedy, Temple.

There's plenty here for everybody.

All of my life, I wanted something like this.

You ever see where I live?

No, you never did.

It was dirty and ugly.

And lonesome.

I'm 26 years old, Glenn.

The youth doesn't last very long.

One day you're necking in the back seat of a drive -in and... Next day you're

pulling the gray hairs out of your head.

I've got my looks now, but how long is that going to last? What, five years,

years?

Take it easy, baby.

The old man isn't going to live forever.

Neither can I.

I'm tired.

I had enough sour notes in my life. I want some peace.

Glenn, let me off the hook.

All right.

All right, I'll go away.

Disappear for a little while.

Till everything gets settled here.

The only thing is,

I'll need a little traveling money.

Do you have Inspector Erskine for me?

I'll put him on.

Yes, Art.

Now, Lewis, the lab used side lighting on that calendar page you sent us.

And the message reads, Harlan Franciscus, Guerneville.

One Betamar commode.

one Louis XVI writing table and chair with Ormolu, one iron and wood Spanish

chandelier with five branches, called Barry.

And that's it.

Did Hanson tell you anything?

Not much. Before he asked to see his lawyer, he did mention that Fry had been

see him.

He said he may have caught up with Miss Alexander already.

All right, Lewis. Well, I hope this helps.

Thanks, Art. I'll be in touch.

Does that name, Harlan Franciscus, mean anything to you?

He's one of the largest wine producers in California.

He lives outside Guerneville.

Well, when we get back to the office, call the resident agent there and tell

we'll be coming up. We're radio instructions en route.

Hello? Glenn?

Yes, it's Temple.

I have what you wanted.

Uh... Yes, how about the restaurant at 3 .30?

Temple?

Is everything all right?

Yes. Fine.

Is there anything I can do for you?

Yes, you can help me get those three bolts of fabric into the car so I can

the upholsterer before we leave.

All right.

Inspector? Ron. Ovi? I called the house, but Franciscus wasn't in. He's expected

back shortly.

Well, let's get over there.

That's Francisco's car.

This place is closed today.

I know.

Why don't you give us a chance to talk?

What have we got to talk about?

Well, isn't this a little out of character for the future Mrs.

Franciscus?

Future Mrs.

Franciscus is only protecting her interests.

You're bluffing, Temple.

Maybe I am.

I told you to get out. I'm not going to let you blackmail me.

All right, all right.

I'll clear out.

Pick and clean.

I don't care.

You'd come back.

No, no, I wouldn't.

You're cunning, Glenn.

You don't know any other way.

You'd come back, you couldn't help it.

So I was wrong after all.

Harlan!

Harlan!

Turn us in.

B .I., drop the gun.

wouldn't have turned you in.

I guess there's no fool like... Strangely enough, I don't feel foolish.

I remember something my wife said a long time ago.

She said it to our son who was going through the torments of first love.

If you can't afford to be hurt, she told him, you can't afford to love.

I guess that proves I'm still vulnerable.

We're all vulnerable, Mr. Franciscus.

I feel sorry for Temple.

She was reaching out for something.

I don't know much about these things, Inspector, but I think Temple turned a

crime because she thought the only way to stop people from using her was to use

them first.

Does that make any sense to you?

I think you know it doesn't.

Well, I may be deluding myself, but I think in time I could have made a real

contribution to her life because she was reaching out.

For help.

Anyway, thanks for everything, Inspector.

Goodbye, Miss Franciscus.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

Glenn Frye recovered from his wounds and with Lester Hunter was convicted of

interstate transportation of stolen property.

Temple Alexander and Barry Hanson were found guilty on similar charges.

Frye, Hunter, and Hanson were also charged with assaulting federal officers

sentenced to a penitentiary.