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(WHISTLING)

(DOORBELL BUZZING)

Hi, honey.
Hi, you ready?

Well, no, I'm not.
I had Jane Marcus

over for dinner
and we got talking

and I didn't get a chance
to fix my hair or anything.

Your hair looks fine.

Well, it feels kind of flat.

(CHUCKLING)
You don't have
to have high hair

to go to the picture show.

You sure it won't bother you?

No, it won't bother me.
I like... I like it fine.

All right, fine. Listen,
I'll go straighten things out
in the kitchen

and feed the cat.

Oh, wait, wait.
Would you do me a favor?
What?

Would you get that carton
down up there?
Mmm.

It's... It's full of papers
I brought from Kansas City.
Oh, okay.

I... I'm taking Miss...
Miss Fulcher's history class
for two weeks

and, well, I remember
I had this very good
history course outline.

Yeah.
And, well, it might
come in handy.

Would you... Would you
look for it?
Sure.

Uh, it's, uh, it's
in a green folder.
Okay.

I just threw
everything in
when I left.

I... I don't... I haven't even
looked at it for eight years.

I... I'll find it.
Thank you.

Yeah.

Who's Maynard Myers?
HELEN: What?

I say, who's Maynard Myers?

Oh, he's an old
sweetheart of mine.

What's that? His letters?
Yeah.

Well, what does he say?

(CHUCKLING)
You want me to read?

Sure, go ahead.

Well, let's see.

Here he says here, one time...

Says he didn't want
to live without you.

He lived.
He's got six children now.

I ran into an old sweetheart
of mine over in Mt. Pilot.

She's got a son as big as I am.

(CHUCKLING) It happens.

Yeah.

I found it.

Oh, good.
Would you put
the carton back up?

Sure.

All finished.

Oh, yes, that's it.

I-It, uh, it looked
like it might be.

Oh, yes, this'll be just fine.

You know, you never...
You never did tell me,

why... why did you
leave Kansas City?

Oh, I don't know.
Just an urge to travel,
I guess.

(CHUCKLES)

You sure wound up
in a hopping town.

(LAUGHING) Yeah.

I guess Kansas City
must be quite a place.

Oh, it's just a lovely city.

Big town like that, though,

I guess it can get kind of wild.

(CHUCKLES) I don't know
what gives you
that impression.

Oh, I don't know. Nothing.

This is going
to be just perfect.

I guess if you get in
with the right crowd, though,

there could be a lot of
action in a place like that.

Action? I... I don't think...

What is all this talk
about Kansas City?

Oh, I'm just...
The box and everything.

I thought you might
want to reminisce.

You want to reminisce.
I want to go
to the movies.

(CHUCKLING) Oh, yeah.

(CLEARING THROAT)

Sheriff Taylor!

Wallace Crenshaw just
backed his pickup truck

into Mr. Benson's
vegetable stand.

Sent tomatoes all over creation

and I think there's gonna
be a fight. Now, come on.

Okay, okay, okay.

I am telling you,
it is the truth!

No, it's not.
You don't get warts
from frogs.

I'll tell you one thing.

You are out of your mind,
out-out-out of your mind.

Goober, that's
an old wives' tale.

It's been disproven
by scientists.

I'm willing to wager
that when Andy...

Well, don't pretend
to get interested
in something else

just because
you're losing
the argument.

Wait a minute, Goober.

What is it?

(GASPING)

That's Helen with them police.

Well, I can see that.

Well, she's being arrested.

Would you both please
forget you ever saw that?

HOWARD: It's a shocker,
all right, Andy.

It appears as though
Helen's being arrested
and arraigned for something.

Now, I'm sure there's
a simple explanation

and I don't want this
to get around.

Do you both understand?
Right.

Well, I wouldn't
hold it against her, Andy.

Anybody can go wrong
once in a while.

Goober!
Well, even myself.

I remember,
once when I was a kid

my paw sent me to the store.

The man there
gave me too much change

and I didn't say
nothing about it.

Except, I went home,
I didn't sleep
for two nights

and then I brought it back.

We've all got a past.

Goober, I... I don't want
this even discussed

until I get more information.

W-W-What kind
of information
are you gonna get, Andy?

I'm gonna call this
Kansas City paper

and ask them to look
into their files

to see what else was
written under here
before it got torn off.

Well, you can be sure
I ain't gonna say
nothing about it.

Oh, me, either.

Good.
My lips are sealed.

Spit on my finger
and hope to croak.
Fine.

I'm gonna guard this secret
with my life.
Good.

Wild horses
couldn't get it out of me.

They... They can drip
water on my head,
they can try to starve me,

but I ain't gonna
say nothing about it.

Good, Goob, good, good,
good, good, good, good.

Good. Uh, Sarah,
uh, would you...

Would you get me,
uh, Kansas City?

Hello, Goober.

Oh, Miss Pendleton.

How are things with the PTA?

I came to talk to you
about a problem with the PTA,

as a matter of fact.

A problem?
Yes.

Well, I'm sorry,
I can't talk about it.

You can't talk
about what, Goober?

I can't say anything
about that teacher

or Andy'll get mad at me.

Oh, I see.

Well, that's not
why I dropped in, anyway.

I wanted to ask

if I might leave
some envelopes here
for the PTA Fund.

Some of your customers
might donate.

Oh, sure.
If you can't root
for the PTA,

who can you root for?

And I think, Goober,
that you are very wise

not to divulge
any information
about that teacher

if you've been asked not to.

Well, I'm that way.

If I was to go blabbing
about that picture

with them two cops
hauling her off,

I might cause a lot of damage.

That's why my lips are sealed.

Well, I hope everything
works out all right.

Well, Andy's looking into it

and I'm sure he's gonna
get it all cleared up.

Andy's looking into it?

Yeah. Him being
the sheriff and also having
a personal interest,

he'd be the one.

O-Oh, of course.

Well.

Thank you, Goober.

I... I mean about the PTA.

Good day, Goober.

Good day, Miss Pendleton.

And onward PTA.

Who's the other place for
out there, Aunt Bee?

Helen Crump.
She's coming for dinner.
Oh.

And we'll be eating just
a little later than usual.

So, you've got time to do
some of your homework.

Okay.
Mmm-hmm.

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

Kansas City?

Yes. This is Miss Blanchard
of the Kansas City Chronicle.

I'm returning
Sheriff Taylor's call
of two days ago.

Well, your operator
connected me with his home.

Apparently,
he's not in his office.

Well, he's not home, either.

I'm not sure where he is.

I see. Well, we finally got
the information he was after.

I believe he was
very anxious for it.

Well, you could give to me.
I'm a relative.

It's just this.

"Concerning the news photo
of August 3, 1959,

"the person being
taken into custody

"is a Miss Helen Crump.

"She was later arraigned
on a felony charge."

Felony charge?

Yeah. Well, that's all
the information we have
on the Helen Crump case

that this particular
edition provides.

Happy to be of service.

Helen Crump case?

Felony charge?

Aunt Bee, I heard.

Oh, Opie, you shouldn't have.

I couldn't help it.
I picked up
the other phone.

Well, it's... it's probably
somebody impersonating
Miss Crump or something.

Yeah.

Well, your father will have

a perfectly simple
explanation for
the whole thing.

Yeah, but I got a feeling
it's gonna be one of those
jittery suppers.

I'm, uh, sorry
I didn't get a chance

to change out of my uniform.

That's all right.

Now, Helen, we
want you to relax.

We don't want you
to do a thing. We're
going to get supper.

Are you sure I can't help?

No, thank you.
Andy.

Excuse me.

(SIGHS)

Sure is nice weather
we've been having.

Oh, it certainly is, Opie.

Yeah,
real nice weather.
Mmm-hmm.

Well, excuse me.
Aunt Bee might need me.

They said a Helen Crump
had been arraigned on...

On a felony charge.

Could that be our Miss Crump?

Did she say any more?

Well, she said that was
all the information

in that edition
of the newspaper.

It just can't be true,
can it, Paw?

It's too late to call
the newspaper tonight.

I'll have to do it
first thing
in the morning.

Oh, now... Now, listen,
both of you. Now, listen.

We're going to go back in there

and we're going to act
just as natural
as possible.

Just as if we didn't know
a thing about this.

Never came up.
Just as natural as possible.

You remember that, now.

How is everything, Helen?

Mmm. The stew
is just delicious.

Which brings to mind

the first time I ever
used this recipe.

I was standing
next to my mother
in the kitchen

and she told me
one of my great-uncles
used to rustle cattle.

What brought that up?

Well, I think it serves
to illustrate an
interesting point,

that anybody could have
something in their past

they want to forget.

Hmm, I suppose that's true.

I'd like to forget
some of the things I've done.

I remember, once Arnold and I

snuck into the back
of a movie theater

and we didn't pay or anything.

This is beginning to sound
like Mayberry Confidential.

Well, Opie, you are turning
into a fine citizen,

regardless of your past.

I mean, that's what
he's trying to say.

Yeah.

You know,
I saw this movie one time

and it turned out
that this guy's best friend

used to be sort of shady.

Well, the guy
was bugged at first,

but then he figured
he should judge his friend

on what he was now,
not what he used to be.

They were just two actors,
but I think I learned
something from it.

Eat your supper.

Well, it's good to discuss
these things, Andy.

Too much talk
can upset the digestion.

Andy, you've been
sort of edgy
the last couple days.

Is something bothering you?

What could be bothering me?

Hey, Andy.

Anything on Helen?

(STAMMERING) Miss Blanchard?

Uh, Sheriff Taylor.

It's been...
It's been two days now.

Do you have
that information for me?

Well, I'm sorry, Sheriff,
but our

(CHUCKLES)

old newspaper files
are in storage

and it just takes time.

Well, it's been two days

and I need the information now.

I know, but I... I... I just
came back from lunch,
you know, and...

Oh, wait a minute.

The boy must have left them
while I was out.

"Helen Crump case," yes.

Here it is.

"Miss Helen Crump
was arraigned
on August 4, 1959

"on three charges."

Let me know if
I'm underfoot, Andy.

Go ahead, Miss Blanchard.

"Number one: Miss Helen Crump

"was concealing a .38 revolver
in her purse.

"Two: Miss Crump
was dealing cards

"at an illegal gaming house

"and, three: Miss Crump was
in the company

of a known hoodlum,
Harry Brown."

Uh... Was there a conviction?

Mmm, I'm afraid
that fact doesn't appear

in this particular edition,
Sheriff Taylor.

You mean it's going to take
another two days to find out?

Thank you, Miss Blanchard.

Guns, cards, Harry Brown...

Phew.

Helen sure had
a wayward youth,
all right.

You gonna keep this secret?

Like I told you, not a word.

Wild horses can't
drag it out of me.

They can drip
water on my head,
they can starve me,

but they'll never
get it out of me.

Oh, uh, hello, Miss Crump.

Oh, hello, Mrs. Pendleton.

Well, how are things generally?

Just fine.

We at the PTA like
to keep up on our educators.

We teachers are aware
of your dedication,
Mrs. Pendleton.

I suppose we should
consider ourselves
very fortunate

to have someone
of your background

leading our children.

Well, thank you,
Mrs. Pendleton.

Not at all.
Good day, Miss Crump.

Good day.

(POPPING)

Boy, Goober!

(DEFLATING)

Well, it's one of them
defective inner tubes.

That's what you said
the last three times
you popped my tire.

Well, I'll patch it
in a minute, Hollis.

And watch your respect
around your elders.

Oh, never mind.

Boy, Hollis.

Hello, Goober.

Hey, Mrs. Pendleton.

Well, now, I'm not
going to take your time.

I just came by to see
how the PTA Fund is doing.

Oh, just fine.
We got $2.40
since Thursday.

Well, very encouraging.

Uh...

Uh, did Andy find out
anything more
about that other affair?

What affair is that?

Well, you know.

The teacher and the policeman?

You mean the deal
in Kansas City
with Helen Crump?

Yes.

Mrs. Pendleton,
that happens to be
classified information.

I better just find out
how much you know.

Well, I assume she was arrested.

But you don't know
about the revolver
in the purse?

No, I didn't know about that.

Did you ever hear
of Harry Brown?

No, what about him?

I can't tell you that,
Mrs. Pendleton.
No disrespect intended.

You either know he
was a hoodlum
Helen ran around with,

or you don't.

Well, I wouldn't want to pry.

Now, I wish I didn't have
to be so mysterious.

Well, I have to go.

(CAR DOOR SLAMS)

So, you won't know
for a couple of days, huh?

No, they have to go
back into their files.

I guess it takes quite a while

to find a nine-year-old
newspaper.

Yeah.

Well, if there's no record
of conviction,

that'll mean the whole thing
was a mistake, right?

Well... (SIGHING) Yeah.

Andy, I got here
as fast as I could.

What's the matter?
There's a leak
somewhere, Andy.

Mrs. Pendleton was over
asking all kinds of questions

about Helen and Kansas City.

The PTA Mrs. Pendleton?
Right.

And we all know we three
are the only ones
that knew about this thing,

and like I said,
my lips are sealed.

Are you accusing me, Goober?

Well, I know Andy
didn't say nothing.

Then you are accusing me.

I ain't saying I am and
I ain't saying I'm not.

But it sure narrows it down.

You're treading on
thin ice, Goober.

Now, look, fellas.

It's not important
how Mrs. Pendleton
found out.

She knows about it.
That's what's important.

That's right. That's right.

She not the kind
to let a thing
like this pass by.

What are you going to do, Andy?

I don't know,
but I've got to find out

the outcome of that
felony charge, and fast.

I wonder if Judge Branson
over in Mt. Pilot
could help me?

Oh, hey, yeah.
He's always been
a good friend of yours.

Yeah. He could certainly
get the court records.

I-I-I don't know
when I'll get back.

So, if anybody asks you
where I've gone,
you don't know, right?

Right.
My lips are sealed.

Hi, Aunt Bee.
Where's Paw?
He just called.

He went over
to Judge Branson's
in Mt. Pilot

to check on Miss Crump's case.

He better hurry.

What do you mean by that?

Nothing.
Opie!

What do you mean by that?

Well, there's a rumor
going around school.

But I don't know
if I ought
to say anything.

Opie, what is the rumor?

(SIGHS)
Miss Crump's gonna be
dismissed from school.

What?
It's just a rumor
so far,

but we heard Mrs. Pendleton
and the PTA's holding
a hearing against her.

Oh, no.

She's supposed to have
all kinds of evidence
against her.

They say Miss Crump
won't be able to get
another job in this state.

Oh, good heavens!

I don't care what kind
of evidence they have.

I don't believe she
did anything wrong.

(DOORBELL BUZZING)

Oh, hi.

Oh, hello, Helen.
Come in, come in.

How are you?
Just fine.

Is Andy home?

Andy? Uh... Oh... Oh,
he's in Mt. Pilot.

Just a pleasure trip.
Nothing official.

Gee, that's funny.
He didn't mention it to me.

Well, he left suddenly.

Well, I just dropped by
to tell him

I have to break
our bowling date
for this evening.

Oh?
School board meeting.

You never know how long
those things are gonna last.

Yeah.
Yes.

Well, tell him I'll call him

just as soon
as Mrs. Pendleton
adjourns the meeting.

Yes.
Fine. Thank you.
See you later.

Bye.
Bye.

You know,

I have a feeling
that everybody in town
knows about this

except Helen.

Hi, everybody.

Uh, your seat, Miss Crump.

Oh, am I late?

Helen, I want you to know

that if I weren't
on the school board,

I wouldn't be here.

Am I in the dark
about something?

I'll come right
to the point, Miss Crump.

Uh, we have gathered,
informally, if you will,

to decide whether your services

as a member of the faculty
of the Mayberry school system

are to be ended or not.

What?

My findings are the result
of an investigation

instituted by Sheriff Taylor.

Sheriff Taylor?
MRS. PENDLETON: Yes.

And I have become aware
of certain alarming facts.

Well, could you please tell me
what those facts are?

Well, Miss Crump,

they have to do
with a certain episode
which took place

some years ago,
when you were in Kansas City.

As I understand it,

a picture of you
being escorted to jail
by two policemen

somehow fell into the hands
of Sheriff Taylor.

Naturally, he's looking
into the matter.

Oh, he is?

Miss Crump,

none of the board members
here are...

Are aware
of the specific charges

that Mrs. Pendleton's
going to bring up.

We were reluctant
to embarrass you this way,

but Mrs. Pendleton insisted
that these charges
were incriminating.

But we'll... We'll try our
best to judge you fairly.

Miss Crump.

Were you or were you not
arrested for possession
of a revolver?

I was.

And were you also charged
with dealing cards

in an illegal gambling club?

I was.

Lastly, were you found
in the company

of a notorious hoodlum,
Harry Brown?

Yes, I was.

Miss Crump, knowing you
all these years,

I find these accusations
almost beyond belief.

Do you have a defense
for these actions?

We all feel
the same way,
Helen. This...

This just isn't like you.

Well, all right!
If you'd like...

(DOOR SLAMS)

Well, you've come
at an opportune time, Sheriff.

Miss Crump was just about
to answer our charges.

I'm sorry, Helen.

And I'd like to answer
the charges.

Yes, please do.

(SIGHING) Well...

The facts, as you probably
all know them, are true.

But what nobody knew
was the reason for it all.

I've just found out about that.

(SIGHING) You see,

when Miss Crump was in college

back in Kansas,
she was a journalism major.

And when she went on
for her Master's degree

she had to write a thesis.

And she decided
she'd write that thesis
on organized crime.

She also decided
that if she was gonna
do a good job,

she better know
what it was all about.

So, somehow, she managed
to make the acquaintance
of this Harry Brown,

and, through him,
she purposely got involved

in the gambling activities
that he was running.

It must have taken
an awful lot of nerve
to do that, but she did it.

And I think she deserves
a lot of credit for it.

By the way,
she was completely
cleared by the court.

Well,

Mrs. Pendleton?

Miss Crump,

I am so very sorry
about this whole thing.

I do apologize.

HOWARD: Helen, I knew
there had to be

some explanation
for all of this.

Miss Crump,
may I say that this entire
hearing is regrettable.

The board offers its apologies.

Yes, we do.

Accepted.

And, uh... (CLEARS THROAT)

(SIGHING) Again,
I apologize, too.

You, I want to talk to.

Uh, outside.

I just heard about this hearing.

Are y'all going to
send her back to prison?

Listen, Helen,
I know you can't talk now,

but when your trial comes up,
I'll be a character witness,

and after you've served
your time in the pen, well,

you come on back,
and I'll give you a job
at the filling station,

checking tires or something.

If worse comes to worst, well,

you can go
to another town
and change your name...

Oh, that was lovely, Opie.

Thanks. Did I get
that strum right, Paw?

Oh, yes. Good.

My, it's nice to have things
back to normal, isn't it?

Yeah, But we all seem to be
trying not to talk about it.

(SIGHING) Well, Ope,

I was wrong to take the news
photo in the first place.

It was all my fault, and

that's all.

You know what you could
have done, Paw?

What?

You could have just
asked Miss Crump about it.

It would've been that simple.

Why don't you play another song?

No! Opie's got
a very well-taken
point there.

Bring it up from time to time.