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What took you so long? Let's get to work.

Bye.

The FBI.

A Quinn Martin production.

Starring Ephraim Zimbalist Jr.

Also starring Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, with guest stars

Ed Nelson, Lee Meriwether, Kaz

Garris.

Tonight's episode, End of a Hero.

Shortly before 9 a .m. on September 14th, two men posing as city employees

seized a valuable assortment of diamond jewelry from a store window in St.

Louis, Missouri.

The vehicle used in the brazen robbery, a light truck stolen from the Public

Works Department, was left at the scene.

A second stolen car, used in the getaway, was discovered a short time

Illinois. Because the subjects had crossed state lines, the FBI immediately

entered the case.

As the first step in a major theft investigation, sources in the diamond

industry were alerted about the stolen jewelry.

Good morning, Inspector.

Bill.

They must have had this location picked out. They seem to head right for it.

Have you found any evidence of another car?

No, something a bit different.

I'll show you.

Yeah, markings look fresh.

We have a report of sighting at about 9 .15 this morning.

Mailman who was on his route spotted a small copter going north at treetop

level. He didn't by any chance get the registration number? No, but he noticed

that it was white and had an open framework fuselage.

Why don't you show him some pictures of different model helicopters, see if he

can identify this one.

We've measured the skid markings. That should help us narrow it down.

Fine. Check with the FAA and begin cancelling local airports.

I trust you're impressed?

Yeah.

Very. Okay, let me lay something in for you.

As far as we're concerned, this is only a starter.

Working capital for our next caper, which is like large.

Say three, maybe 400 G's worth.

Too rich?

No, no, no. I could handle it.

All right.

Stretch a little on this deal and you'll be our boy.

crazy, but I'll go 45.

Big ones.

Yes, that is.

Okay, you call it, Vic. He's your friend.

Hey, no strain. It's the Red Baron.

Hey, you came at the right time, Richie.

Just like a dating.

How'd you make out, Richie?

Any trouble returning the chopper?

No.

Hey, relax.

We're in the clear.

We're 300 miles away and 45 grand to the good.

45? Is that all?

I went through all that for a lousy 20 %?

9 ,000. What's so bad about that?

It's not enough.

Considering that it was my license that got us the chopper, it was my name that

was used, and it was my neck.

Hey, you're forgetting one thing. Your neck was on the safe side of the river.

Size. Got a new job lined up. A fat one.

Yeah, where?

Denver.

I don't know.

Hey, he ditched himself.

Can always get Vinnie.

What would he say?

Yeah, I'll stick.

Beautiful.

We're not through with it.

Hey. I'm taking a full share.

Fifteen grand.

I'm entitled to it.

I think you're right.

He's just convinced.

Yeah, no hard feelings. Not on my part, anyway.

Looks a different case, of course.

Did he wipe us out? He only took a third. We got off easy.

Now we've got to hustle and find another bird man. Yeah, yeah. Who?

Well, first we give the old war hero a try.

What do you mean, Vinnie?

He's a lush.

He wasn't always a lush.

He turned us down before.

His spells were newer then. Come on, move it. We've got to get out of here.

Mr. Maitland?

Yes?

FBI. I'm Inspector Eskin. This is Special Agent Colby.

What's this about?

I understand your helicopter is the only one of its kind in this area.

As far as I know.

Why? We have reason to believe a G2 was involved in a crime yesterday morning.

Wait a minute. Yesterday I didn't take her up. I rented her.

To who?

Oh, some guy who stole my card on the board back at the hangar.

I have his name and address here somewhere.

It's all legal.

Sign all the insurance papers. License was in order.

There it is.

Richmond Tate.

He said he had a very some big shot from the Dwayne Dragner Corporation.

You know what time he took off?

About 7 .30.

I was there.

I wanted to make sure he wasn't some kind of cowboy.

Was anyone with him?

He was alone.

How about when he landed?

Alone.

Well, thanks very much for your help. You're welcome, Inspector.

Okay, 10 -4.

The office checked with the Duane Corporation.

None of their executives hired a helicopter yesterday morning, and none

ever heard it safe.

What address did he give?

Well, a downtown hotel, but he checked out early yesterday morning and left no

forwarding address.

10 -5.

5, go ahead.

The Bureau is gone.

That's it. You're in your ward. Thank you, Hersey.

Yes, Arthur.

Lewis, the Cincinnati office has come up with some information on the stolen

jewelry. An informant said our local fence is trying to unload the stones

from Dauphin's.

We'll get over there right away.

Well, that was a good job, Billy. Great landing. We'll work on the stalls

tomorrow. See you tomorrow.

Hey, Billy.

How you doing? Remember Vic?

Yeah, sure.

Hi, Vic. How are you? So what's it doing, pal? Anything moving along?

Never better. Never better.

Hey, this is old Del you're talking to.

Hey, let me give you a hand.

Hey, let's level.

You're down to giving lessons now, right?

What do you mean, the kid?

I'm just helping a friend out with him, that's all.

You still on the charter service, Vinnie?

No, as a matter of fact, I sold it last week. I got a terrific offer for it.

I've staffed it up like that. Hey, try that story on somebody else.

Odell does not buy it.

Just between us. You need some cash.

How much? Five hundred?

Thousand.

Come on.

No strings attached. You can pay me back when you're ready.

I appreciate it, Bill. Really, I... I'm okay, honest.

Finney.

Hey, I know how you can have all of this to keep.

You guys never let up, do you?

I'm not exaggerating.

At least this much.

Yeah, that's enough, Dalton.

Okay, okay.

This six bucks an hour routine doesn't cut it for you. Pick up the phone.

We're at the Benchmark Hotel.

Good to see you again, Inspector.

Tom? Howard.

We've identified the fence.

His name is Cy Remick. He's a local who had lived here for several years.

Do you know if he still has the jewelry? Yes, he does.

The informant says he's planning on getting rid of it sometime tonight.

Do you have him under surveillance?

We haven't been able to find him yet, Inspector.

You've talked to the U .S. Attorney?

He's authorized the arrest if the by -goes are planned.

We'll be ready.

to keep him awake till I got home.

He gets tired.

Did Caesar's father one day a week. What kind of a relationship is that?

It's better than ours.

Oh, honey, please give me a break, will you? I just touched down.

You've got to talk, Vinnie.

And it might as well be now.

Some men came here today from the finance company.

They took the car.

They took it, but honey, you told me you mailed them a check.

I did.

It bounced.

Well, that's ridiculous.

No, it's humiliating.

Honey, look, I went by there Friday. I deposited over $500. Don't you lie.

do it anymore.

All right, all right. Look, you're upset.

I'll go down to the bank first thing in the morning. I'll straighten everything

out. I promise you.

Honey, look, this is the bank's fault. You can't blame it on me.

Hey, wait a minute. You know what I just thought of? I just had a great idea.

Why didn't I think of this before?

Let him have the car.

Well, sure, we didn't have that much in it anyway.

Let them take the loss.

And we can get ourselves a new car.

Well, come on. Does that make you feel better?

No.

All right.

All right, tell me what will.

Tell me what you want.

The truth.

What do you mean, the truth? That's what I've been telling you, the truth.

I know you think you've been telling me the truth.

You've been lying for so long you don't even know you're doing it anymore.

All right, look, you want me to just walk out of here?

You don't have to.

Jimmy and I are leaving.

We're going to live with Mother and Dad in Colorado Springs. Daddy's going to

pick us up on Saturday.

Okay.

Okay, if that's the way you want it.

It's not the way I want it, and you know it, Vinnie.

But I finally faced something.

You were never meant to be married or to have responsibilities.

Well, if you say it's so, then it's got to be so.

Because you can never be wrong, huh?

Come on, Vinnie.

When I first met you, you were the happiest guy I'd ever known.

But you're not anymore.

I know a lot of it has got to be my fault, but... You've been miserable for

eight years, Vinnie.

I mean, from the day we got married, that... That's when it started.

All the lying and the drinking.

Now, wait a minute. Look, I haven't had one drink in two months.

Why don't you wash up?

Get to your supper.

Honey, look.

Don't, Dad.

Don't leave me.

Honey, don't leave me. Don't leave me. I don't know what I'd do if you left me.

You've got to believe me, don't you?

Things will turn around for us now.

You'll see, they'll turn around.

Don't you believe me?

You've got to believe me.

You've got to believe me, honey.

Honey?

Inspector, Remick came in less than a minute ago. He's gone into the lounge.

Has he made contact yet?

Another man followed him in. Our informant talked to Remick less than a

hour ago. He said the buyer had set for the lounge at 8.

All right, you and your agents cover it.

Excuse me, please. It's occupied.

I think you'd better step aside. We're with the FBI.

FBI, run it.

They were laying there on the street. I swear I...

And you have the right to an attorney.

Oh, I had a hunch this deal would go sour. I just had a hunch.

Okay.

I didn't find the stuff.

I bought it.

From?

A con I used to know years ago.

Big Hines. I can tell you plenty about him.

He called from out of nowhere.

Told me what he had.

So we got together.

Where? In a motel right here, the Cypress.

Anyone else there?

Yeah. Del somebody. I didn't catch the last name. He did most of the talking.

Then, when they were about to leave, a third guy came in.

We weren't introduced.

Do you recognize any of these men?

Yeah.

Yeah, this one. How'd you know?

Where is he now?

Oh, they all split. There's, uh... Got some new action planned.

How do you know that?

Well, this Del, he was blown off about it.

We're trying something real big, like 300 or 400 Gs worth.

Where?

That, they didn't say.

Yes.

We'll put him on.

This way, please.

Well, Lewis, the Albuquerque office has a line on Richmond Tate, the helicopter

pilot. They think he's staying with his sister there. Her landlady reported

seeing a man answering his description.

We'll get out there.

Did Relic tell you anything?

He mentioned a man named Hines.

He said they're planning another robbery.

Much larger.

What else did he tell you about Hines?

We're getting at now.

When we do, we'll ask the U .S. Attorney for warrants.

All right, Lewis.

Keep me advised.

Fast, simple, and short.

A one -shot, one -way commuter run.

By chopper.

We need the chopper right here.

The three of us get in the car, and away we go.

No, you didn't say anything about where we start.

Showed me.

Tallest building, you say?

You know what it is?

Yeah, sure, that's the Peterson Tower.

Anything special about it?

Well, there's a heliport on top. That's your answer.

That's where we start.

Except, of course, the victim aisle is down a little bit lower.

On the 10th floor.

Well, there must be a lot of security in a building like that, huh?

Once somebody presses a button, bells go off, doors go bang, everything locks up

tight. Except the roof.

Well, that would need precision timing, huh? Yeah, just like your old combat

days. Here's a present for you. A new pilot's license with a new name on it.

Your job is to rent the bird.

Well, I'll have to go outside of town, someplace where they don't know me.

How about Boulder?

Yeah, Boulder would be all right.

After we're through, pal, you're going to be a whole new kind of hero.

A rich one.

No sign of him so far, Inspector.

Which building is it?

The one over there.

What about his sister? Is she at home?

No, she left about 4 .30 this afternoon to go shopping and hasn't returned yet.

Hello?

Richmond Tate, FBI.

You have a warrant for your arrest.

Honey, are you home?

For me, lady.

I'm sorry I missed you. I found your note. And also for me, lady, your

waits in yon courtyard.

And you'll be pleased to know I also took care of that medieval finance

for you.

Where'd all the money come from? What's the new deal I made?

It's wonderful.

What is the deal, Vinnie?

I'll be out there in a sec.

I'm sorry, honey. I'm going to be gone overnight. I should have given you more

warning, huh?

Is this what you're looking for?

I found it when I was putting away your shirt.

Oh, yeah. Thank you, honey.

This isn't your pilot's license, Vinnie. Why can't you use your own?

Well, honey, there's a very simple reason for it, really. Look, this is a

deal. This involves maybe $50 million, you know?

It has to be kept under glass till the final moment, huh?

I mean, it's a very hush -hush thing. It involves the biggest mining company in

the entire country.

In what way?

Well, I mean, the word came out that there was some new mining claims.

If the news comes out now that we're looking at it, the prices will soar.

You're just going to be flying over the sites, and nobody's going to even know

you're up there.

That's what it amounts to.

So why can't you use your own license?

You never stop, do you?

Look, I'm not lying. Sure, I've told some little ones before.

But this is the truth, I swear it. Vinny, stop it. Your whole life is a

even this.

What are you talking about?

Now go on, say it.

Didn't want to hurt your feelings.

That night that you came back from pub crawling with Roddy O 'Neil. What?

He told me.

He told you? He told you what?

Look, every medal on there I won. Every star, every cluster, every ribbon on

that board. Not in combat. You won it in a poker game.

You do your intervention.

It's something illegal, isn't it?

What is it?

I fly a couple of guys in a chopper.

It's a short hop. I pick them up downtown and take them out of ways.

Where? Near Castle Rock.

So they can get away from the police?

Is that it, Finney?

Finney, please, don't go through with it. I'm in it now. I took some of their

money.

I can't back out now.

You can.

Well, then I'm not going to.

Penny, don't you see?

I got to make up for everything.

For failing you.

You're talking like a fool. Listen to me. I love you. You don't have to do it

for me. All right, then I have to do it for myself. Don't you see?

Don't you see? I don't want to be like everyone else.

Penny. No.

No, I've been kidding myself.

That's what I've been doing all my life.

There are going to be no more lies, you see.

But it takes money.

Please, don't go through with it. When I come back, I'll have so much money,

I'll make your head spin.

Then I'll show you what I can do.

I'll start my own company.

We'll move away to Alaska.

There's some tremendous opportunities in Alaska.

There's a lot of fortunes to be made there.

But you have to act.

You see, you've got to make your move.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used against you, and you can call a lawyer if you

On the morning of March 14th, did you rent a helicopter and pick up some

near East St. Louis?

Yeah, two guys.

You see them here?

That's one of them.

Keller, Del Keller, he set the whole thing up.

They hit Doe France for over $100 ,000 worth of jewelry.

You knew about that, didn't you?

Yeah.

We have reason to believe they're planning another robbery.

What do you know about that?

Just that it's going to be around Denver somewhere, and it's going to involve an

aircraft again.

Were you asked to go along on the job?

Yeah.

I was stupid once, that's enough.

How are they going to do it without you?

They already lined up another pilot, or so they said.

I think it's someone in Denver.

Who? A guy named Vinnie. They mentioned him a few times.

Vinnie... Packer, I think.

I take.

Ed, call Denver.

See if they can identify Packer.

Mrs. Paquette?

Yes? We're with the FBI.

I'm Inspector Erskine with Special Agent Colby.

We'd like to talk to your husband.

I'm sorry, he's not here right now.

Why do you want him?

The name of a pilot has come up in one of our investigations.

Vincent Packer.

As far as we can determine, there is no such person.

We thought it might be your husband.

I'm sorry, he's not here right now.

Well, where can we find him, Mrs. McCatlin?

He's out of town.

It's extremely important that we talk to him.

Do you know where he is?

I have no idea.

It's obvious something's bothering you.

Why don't you tell us about it?

Good morning gentlemen.

What can I do for you?

All right, that one down.

For your own good, let me warn you, you'll never get out of the building.

Hey!

Hey!

Move!

Hold on.

Lou, the office alerted the police.

The police reported to them there's a robbery in progress downtown at the

Peterson Tower.

The police believe they have the suspects trapped inside.

Do you know the tower?

Does it have a helipad?

Yes.

I'd advise the police to what we've learned and get us a helicopter.

Thank you.

Here's one to unit two.

Go ahead.

We're on a heading of 174.

There's still no sign of the helicopter.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

We've spotted their helicopter.

Right, 10 -4.

Maybe it's nobody.

Maybe it's a man.

Yeah.

I'll get an ambulance.

As of the roof.

I don't know why you want me, Inspector. I just came out here to appreciate

nature.

Come on, Vinnie, tell the man.

I'm not going to lie anymore.

I'll tell you anything you want to know.

Del Keller, Victor Hines, and Richmond Tate were convicted in federal court of

interstate transportation of stolen property and interstate car theft.

Keller, Hines, Tate, and Cy Remick were also convicted of assaulting federal

officers. Remick and his contact were found guilty of receiving stolen

Keller, Hines, and Vincent Paquette were also convicted in state court of armed

robbery.