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GEE, AUNT BEE, CAN'T I PAINT SOME?

NO. I LIKE TO DO IT MYSELF, OPIE.

BUT I PAINT GOOD.

I GOT AN "A" IN ART.

NO.

PLEASE, AUNT BEE. I LIKE TO PAINT.

SOME OTHER TIME, OPIE.

PLEASE, AUNT BEE. PLEASE.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

I'LL LET YOU DO SOME OF IT.

GEE, THANKS.

HOW MUCH YOU GONNA PAY ME?

OH, OH.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL GIVE YOU A QUARTER.

WHEN IT DRIES, YOU CAN DO THE INSIDE OF THE DRAWERS.

OKAY. HI.

HI, ANDY.

HEY, THAT'S COMING ALONG.

ISN'T THAT NICE?

I'LL THINK I'LL PUT SOME DECALS, MAYBE ROSETTES RIGHT THERE.

MM-HMM. THAT'LL BE PRETTY.

OH, ANDY, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

THE THINGS YOU COME ACROSS

WHEN YOU CLEAR OUT A DRESSER.

LOOK. AUNT MARTHA'S PIN.

OH, THAT'S PRETTY. I'D FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT.

WHO'S AUNT MARTHA?

AUNT MARTHA? WELL, LET'S SEE.

SHE'D BE YOUR GREAT-GREAT AUNT

IF SHE WAS REALLY AN AUNT, BUT SHE WASN'T.

SHE WAS THE BEST FRIEND OF MY GRANDMOTHER

ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE.

OH.

LATER ON, SHE DID BECOME FAMILY

BECAUSE HER DAUGHTER MARRIED COUSIN OLIVER'S STEPSON.

YOU GOT THE PICTURE NOW?

YEAH, I GOT THE PICTURE.

WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT

THAT HE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIS AUNT MARTHA.

CAN I PAINT NOW?

NO. WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE OUTSIDE DRIES.

ISN'T THAT A LOVELY PIN?

YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE REAL PEARLS.

THAT'S AN ANTIQUE. LOOK AT THAT WORKMANSHIP.

YEAH. WHY DON'T YOU WEAR IT SOMETIME?

I THINK I WILL.

I'LL GET IT.

HELLO.

OH, YES, CLARA.

WELL, JUST HANG ON AND I'LL GET HER.

AUNT BEE.

CLARA EDWARDS IS ALL UPSET.

SOUNDS LIKE IT'S SOME KIND OF CRISIS.

WHAT IS IT, CLARA?

OH, GOOD HEAVENS.

WHAT IS IT?

OH, MERCY ME.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

SARAH SMEDLEY HAS COME DOWN WITH THE FLU

AND SHE CAN'T HANDLE THE COOKIE BOOTH

AT THE BAZAAR THIS YEAR.

OH, FOR HEAVEN...

WELL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO, CLARA?

BEE, I KNOW IT'S AN IMPOSITION TO ASK YOU TO TAKE IT OVER

AFTER HAVING RUN IT THE LAST THREE YEARS

BUT OUR BACKS ARE TO THE WALL.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO IT, CLARA.

HOW MANY COOKIES DO YOU THINK WE NEED THIS YEAR?

26 DOZEN?

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

I GUESS I BETTER START RIGHT AWAY.

YEAH. BYE, CLARA.

OPIE, WILL YOU BRING DOWN THE PAINT AND THE BRUSHES?

I HAVE TO STOP NOW.

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA FINISH IT, AUNT BEE?

WELL, OPIE, IT'LL BE AT LEAST TWO OR THREE DAYS

BEFORE I CAN GET BACK TO IT AGAIN.

CAN I HAVE MY QUARTER IN ADVANCE?

OH, NO, I'M SORRY.

THIS FIRM ONLY PAYS ON COMPLETION OF WORK.

COME ON IN, CLARA, AND VISIT FOR A WHILE.

AND THANK YOU FOR DRIVING ME HOME.

WELL, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE THANKED, BEE.

I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BAZAARS

WE'VE EVER HAD.

YES, I THINK IT WAS, BUT I'M GLAD IT'S ALL OVER.

I CAN GET BACK TO MY HOUSEWORK

AND ALL THE THINGS I'VE NEGLECTED.

ME, TOO.

YOU KNOW, I LEFT MY DRESSER HALF FINISHED.

OH, CLARA, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING --

A PIN I CAME ACROSS.

I'D FORGOTTEN I EVEN HAD IT.

AUNT MARTHA GAVE IT TO ME.

IT'S GONE!

WHAT?

IT'S GONE.

WHAT... WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THAT ANTIQUE PIN I WAS GOING TO SHOW YOU.

IT'S GONE.

WELL, WHERE DID YOU HAVE IT LAST?

RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.

I WAS SHOWING IT TO ANDY AND OPIE.

WELL, IT MUST BE HERE SOMEPLACE.

THINGS DON'T JUST FLY AWAY.

OH, THAT'S A VERY VALUABLE PIN.

WHAT ON EARTH COULD I HAVE DONE WITH IT?

WELL, I'D HELP YOU LOOK FOR IT IF I KNEW WHERE.

THANK YOU, CLARA.

COULD ANYBODY HAVE TAKEN IT?

OH, OF COURSE NOT.

ANDY DOESN'T ALLOW THIEVES IN MAYBERRY.

WHERE IN THE WORLD...?

Opie: I FOUND IT! I FOUND IT!

OH, GOOD.

WELL, WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?

IN THE TOE OF MY TENNIS SHOE.

WELL, HOW IN THE WORLD DID IT GET THERE?

A SCOUT KNIFE?

I GUESS IT FELL OUT OF MY PANTS.

OPIE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR MY PIN.

OH. WELL, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AND I CAN'T FIND IT.

OH, OPIE, WILL YOU PLEASE KEEP ON LOOKING?

PLEASE.

OKAY.

COME ON IN. THESE REPORTS ARE RIGHT OVER HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, AUNT BEE --

SPRING CLEANING A LITTLE EARLY?

NO, ANDY, A TERRIBLE THING HAS HAPPENED.

I CAN'T FIND AUNT MARTHA'S PIN.

REALLY? YOU HAD IT JUST THE OTHER DAY.

DID YOU LOOK IN YOUR JEWELRY BOX?

YES, THAT'S WHERE IT'S MISSING FROM.

AUNT BEE, DOES THIS MISSING OBJECT HAVE ANY VALUE?

YES, IT'S AN ANTIQUE. THEY'RE REAL PEARLS AND GOLD.

CLARA SUGGESTED IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN STOLEN.

WELL -- IT COULD HAVE BEEN STOLEN. IT'S MISSING.

WELL, YES, IT IS.

WELL, NOBODY'S GONNA WALK RIGHT IN OUR HOUSE

AND STEAL SOMETHING.

ANDY, OVER 100,000 HOMES

ARE BURGLARIZED IN THIS COUNTRY EVERY YEAR.

YOURS COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THEM.

NOW, AUNT BEE, HOW MANY PEOPLE, OTHER THAN YOURSELF,

WERE AWARE THAT YOU POSSESSED THIS VALUABLE ANTIQUE?

NOW, WARREN, THAT PIN

IS PROBABLY RIGHT HERE IN THE HOUSE SOMEWHERE.

ANDY, THESE ARE ROUTINE QUESTIONS.

I'M ONLY TRYING TO GET THE FACTS,

AND I'M NOT RULING OUT GRAND THEFT.

WHO'S BEEN IN THE HOUSE LATELY, AUNT BEE?

OH, WELL, CLARA EDWARDS, OF COURSE.

THE EGG MAN STOPPED BY.

MM-HMM.

AND THE THOMPSON BOY TO COLLECT FOR THE PAPER.

YOU CAN MARK ALL THOSE OFF

'CAUSE NONE OF THEM WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT.

ANDY, EVERYBODY IS A SUSPECT

UNTIL SOMEBODY IS PROVEN GUILTY.

NOW, IF THE TWO OF US JUST PUT OUR HEADS --

NO.

NO? NO.

ANDY, A VERY VALUABLE ANTIQUE PIN

HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM YOUR OWN HOUSE, YOUR OWN AUNT BEE.

WARREN, RIGHT HERE ARE THE REPORTS.

JUST TAKE THEM ON BACK TO THE COURTHOUSE NOW.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT GONNA COOPERATE WITH ME ON THIS

AND SOLVE THIS CRIME THAT'S BEEN COMMITTED

RIGHT IN YOUR OWN HOUSE?

NO.

YOU ARE A VERY STRANGE MAN.

AND SINCE THE SHERIFF WON'T COOPERATE

ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE

I'M GONNA APPOINT YOU SPECIAL DEPUTY

FOR PURPOSES OF INVESTIGATION.

CAN I PUT THE CAP ON NOW?

I'VE BEEN WORKING THE CASE TWO DAYS NOW, GOOBER,

AND I AM GOING TO NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE AWARE

THAT A $275 PIN IS MISSING.

YEAH. AUNT BEE'S.

SHE MUST'VE PUT IT SOMEPLACE THAT SHE FORGOT.

LET'S LOOK AT THIS THING INTELLIGENTLY.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

AUNT BEE, EXPERT HOMEMAKER, NEAT, ORDERLY...

NOW, THIS TYPE OF PERSON

DOES NOT GO AROUND MISPLACING THINGS.

AM I RIGHT YEAH.

HUH? YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. THEN WHAT'S ANOTHER POSSIBILITY?

ANOTHER POSSIBILITY...

LET ME THINK NOW.

IT'S SO LOGICAL.

GOOBER!

WARREN, I'M THINKING.

SOMEONE GOT INTO THE HOUSE AND STOLE IT.

THAT'S OBVIOUS.

YEAH. THEN WE GOT THE CASE SOLVED, AIN'T WE?

CAN I STILL WEAR THE CAP FOR A WHILE?

GOOBER, THE CASE IS NOT SOLVED.

LOOK, CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE

WHO ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN IN THAT HOUSE.

CLARA EDWARDS...

YEAH?

GEORGE BARSTOW, THE EGG MAN,

AND THE NEWSPAPER BOY.

RIGHT.

GET ON IT.

THERE'S NO NEED TO SAY ANYTHING TO ANDY ABOUT THIS.

YOU KNOW...

YO.

OH, HELLO, GOOBER.

DON'T WORRY, AUNT BEE.

I'M WORKING ON IT,

BUT WE'RE NOT TELLING ANDY.

HELLO, WARREN. WHERE'S ANDY?

OH, HE JUST WENT DOWN TO THE CORNER, AUNT BEE.

HE'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

UH, AUNT BEE...

YES?

HAVE YOU, UH...

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A BLACKOUT

OR SUFFERED FROM LOSS OF MEMORY,

SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

CERTAINLY NOT!

WELL, YEAH. JUST CHECKING.

OH, HI, ANDY.

I'M GOING TO CHECK THE CROSSING.

OH.

WELL, I CAN SEE BY THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE

THAT YOU HAVEN'T FOUND THE PIN.

ANDY, I'VE SEARCHED THAT HOUSE FOR TWO DAYS

FROM ATTIC TO CELLAR

AND THE PIN IS JUST NOT THERE.

I'M ABOUT TO GIVE UP.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO SAY THAT.

THAT PIN'S INSURED

AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO PUT IN A CLAIM.

I'LL CALL ED JENKINS

AND ASK HIM TO COME OVER ABOUT THE INSURANCE.

WELL, DON'T BOTHER ED JENKINS ABOUT IT.

WHY NOT? HE'S OUR INSURANCE MAN.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MONEY FROM HIM.

IT'S NOT HIS MONEY. THE COMPANY PAYS FOR IT.

OH, ANDY, THAT'S NOT QUITE FAIR.

IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT.

AUNT BEE, WE'VE BEEN PAYING PREMIUMS ON THAT POLICY

FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS, AND WE'VE NEVER PUT IN A CLAIM.

I KNOW, BUT IT'S A SHAME TO SPOIL SUCH A GOOD RECORD.

YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.

THAT PIN IS LISTED ON THE SCHEDULE

WITH THE SILVER AND THE OTHER THINGS.

IT'S VALUED AT $275.

THE LOSS COMES UNDER THE HEADING

OF A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.

IT STILL MIGHT HAVE BEEN STOLEN.

WELL.

SARAH,

WOULD YOU GET ME ED JENKINS, PLEASE?

I'LL ASK HIM TO COME OVER TONIGHT.

UH, ED? ANDY TAYLOR.

I WONDER IF YOU COULD COME OVER TO OUR HOUSE TONIGHT.

YES, IT'S ABOUT OUR INSURANCE.

WELL... WELL, FINE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT TONIGHT, ED.

RIGHT. THANKS.

BYE.

HE SAID HE'D BE HAPPY TO COME OVER.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I STILL DON'T LIKE THE IDEA

OF TAKING MONEY FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

ANDY, I THINK I HEARD A CAR STOP OUTSIDE.

I GUESS THAT'S ED.

I THINK I BETTER LOOK FOR THAT PIN JUST ONCE MORE.

WILL YOU QUIT ACTING LIKE YOU JUST ROBBED A SUPERMARKET?

I'LL GET IT.

HI, ED. COME IN.

HOWDY, ANDY. HOWDY.

EVENING, AUNT BEE. HOW ARE YOU?

EVENING.

ED, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING OVER LIKE THIS.

ANDY, YOUR CALL WAS JUST LIKE A MIRACLE

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN THINKING

ABOUT YOU AND YOUR INSURANCE PROGRAM

THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

WELL, THAT'S NICE OF YOU, ED, BUT...

ANDY, JUST SIT DOWN RIGHT THERE.

AUNT BEE, SIT NEXT TO HIM

SO YOU CAN BOTH SEE THE PROGRAM

I'VE WORKED UP.

SIT DOWN, ANDY.

BUT, AUNT BEE...

SINCE ED'S GONE TO SO MUCH TROUBLE

IT WOULDN'T BE POLITE NOT TO LISTEN TO HIM.

THANK YOU, AUNT BEE.

NOW, I HAVE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED

YOUR LIFE INSURANCE PICTURE

AND I HAVE REEVALUATED YOU HEALTH AND ACCIDENT-WISE.

NOW, JUST A SECOND, ED.

JUST A MINUTE, ANDY.

WAIT TILL I GET IT ALL LAID OUT HERE.

BUT, ED...

MM-MMM. GO ON, ED.

AH.

THIS IS PLAN "A."

IT COMES TO MATURITY AT THE AGE OF 60.

THIS PLAN "B" TAKES YOU TO 70.

AND THIS ONE HERE IS PLAN "C."

MM. THAT LOOKS NICE.

IT COMBINES THE OTHER TWO.

I GUESS THAT TAKES ME TO 130, HUH?

ANDY, WE CONSIDER LIFE INSURANCE A PUBLIC SERVICE

AND A SACRED TRUST.

TELL US ABOUT PLAN "A."

THANK YOU.

NOW, PLAN "A" IS THE ONE THAT I WOULD MOST HIGHLY...

NOW, ED, ED, JUST A SECOND.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK

THAT YOU'VE GONE TO ON THIS,

BUT WE DIDN'T CALL YOU OVER

TO TALK ABOUT LIFE INSURANCE.

BUT YOU SAID IT WAS ABOUT INSURANCE.

WELL, YES.

YOU SEE, AUNT BEE LOST A VERY VALUABLE PIN

AND WE'D LIKE TO PUT IN A CLAIM.

A CLAIM?

WELL, YEAH.

WE HAVE A RIGHT TO ON OUR HOUSEHOLD POLICY,

DON'T WE?

WELL, YEAH, BUT --

A CLAIM?

WELL, MAYBE YOU INSURANCE PEOPLE HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME FOR IT.

BUT IT'S WHERE WE SEND MONEY TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY,

WE LOSE SOMETHING, WE TELL YOU ABOUT IT,

THEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY SENDS US MONEY.

YEAH, THAT'S A CLAIM, ALL RIGHT.

A CLAIM, HUH?

WELL, IF IT'S TOO MUCH TROUBLE...

IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

ED GIVES US A FORM AND TELLS US HOW TO FILL IT OUT

AND SENDS IT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY

AND THEY SEND US A CHECK, RIGHT, ED?

YEP.

I GUESS I GOT A CLAIM FORM HERE SOMEWHERE.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE MONEY.

I'M NOT SAYING IT ISN'T.

THEN DON'T.

BUT I STILL DON'T FEEL QUITE RIGHT ABOUT IT.

WELL, SPEND IT. GET RID OF IT AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

WHAT YOU GONNA BUY WITH IT, AUNT BEE?

WELL, THERE'S NOT A THING IN THE WORLD I WANT.

THERE IS, TOO.

EVERY TIME YOU PASS BY THE HARDWARE STORE

YOU JUST PRESS YOUR NOSE AGAINST THE WINDOW

AND LOOK AT THE GARBAGE DISPOSALS.

OH, I DO NOT.

BUT I DID HATE GIVING UP

THAT ONE I WON IN THE HOLLYWOOD CONTEST.

THEN THAT SETTLES IT.

GET THE DISPOSAL.

WELL, IF YOU SAY SO.

I BETTER GET BACK. I'LL SEE YOU.

BYE, PA.

NOW CAN I PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE DRAWERS, AUNT BEE?

OH, I DON'T KNOW, OPIE.

OH, PLEASE, AUNT BEE?

MMM, WELL... ALL RIGHT.

GO ON.

IF I DO A GOOD JOB ON THE DRAWERS

CAN I PAINT THE WASTEBASKET IN MY ROOM?

HMM? OH, YES. YEAH.

WELL, WE'LL SEE.

OPIE, I'M TOO EXCITED TO PAINT TODAY.

I'VE GOT TO GO DOWN AND SEE ABOUT THAT GARBAGE DISPOSAL.

OH, AUNT BEE...

OH, WHY DON'T YOU COME ALONG AND HELP ME PICK IT OUT.

I'LL BUY YOU AN ICE CREAM SODA.

OKAY. YOU SURE ARE EXCITED

ABOUT GETTING THAT NEW DISPOSAL.

WELL, I GUESS I AM.

AND JUST THINK, I WOULDN'T BE GETTING ONE

IF SOMETHING HADN'T HAPPENED TO THAT PIN.

NOW, YOU CHECKED 'EM ALL OUT, HUH, GOOBER?

THAT'S RIGHT-- CLARA EDWARDS,

THE NEWSPAPER BOY, AND THE EGG MAN.

YOU CHECKED THEM OUT TO SEE IF ANY OF THEM

WENT OUT OF TOWN MYSTERIOUSLY

OR SUDDENLY SEEMED TO COME INTO MONEY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I DIDN'T DO IT THAT WAY.

WHAT WAY DID YOU DO IT, GOOBER?

I WENT UP AND ASKED 'EM IF THEY STOLE AUNT BEE'S PIN.

THEY ALL SAID NO.

GOOBER!

CLARA EDWARDS SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

WELL, YOU DESERVED IT.

ANYWAY, WITH MY OWN INVESTIGATION

I'VE KIND OF RULED OUT THEM THREE.

YEAH, I'M SURE NONE OF THEM DID IT.

WELL, I'M WORKING ON ANOTHER THEORY NOW.

I'LL INVESTIGATE IT FOR YOU, WARREN.

YOU SEE, GOOBER, SOMEBODY ENTERED

THAT HOUSE UNBEKNOWNST TO THE OCCUPANTS.

WHO? WELL, IT'S, UH...

LET'S SAY MR. X.

I DON'T KNOW HIM.

GOOBER...

LOOK, WE'VE GOT SOME SNOOPING AROUND TO DO.

YO. LET'S MOVE OUT.

OKAY.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PLEASED I AM WITH THAT DISPOSAL.

WELL, AT LEAST IT WON'T DISAPPEAR LIKE THE PIN DID, HUH?

THERE'S YOUR TOAST, OPIE.

OH, BOY!

OPIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU PUTTIN' YOUR TOAST DOWN THERE FOR?

IF I PUT PLAIN BREAD DOWN IT, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY NOISE.

OPIE, THAT'S VERY WASTEFUL.

DON'T BE WASTING FOOD LIKE THAT.

I'M SORRY, PA.

WELL, I GUESS I BETTER GET DOWN TO THE COURTHOUSE

'FORE SHERLOCK HOLMES STARTS LOOKING FOR ME.

WELL, HAVE A NICE DAY. OKAY.

BYE, PA. BYE.

SAY, AUNT BEE,

WHEN ARE WE GONNA DO THAT PAINTIN'?

I WANT TO GET MY QUARTER.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO IT NOW.

IS THAT SOON ENOUGH?

I'LL GET THE PAINT AND THE BRUSHES.

YOU ABOUT READY?

MM-HMM.

ALMOST.

THERE WE GO. OUCH!

WHAT HAPPENED, AUNT BEE?

MMM.

WHAT IS IT?

NOTHING, OPIE.

NOTHING AT ALL.

BEE, THAT'S JUST TERRIBLE.

WHAT IN HEAVEN'S NAME AM I GOING TO DO?

I'VE ALREADY SPENT THE MONEY ON THE DISPOSAL.

I'VE ALREADY USED IT. I CAN'T RETURN IT.

HAVE YOU TOLD ANDY?

OH, HOW COULD I TELL HIM

THAT I FORGOT AND LEFT IT IN MY SMOCK?

HE'LL THINK I'M LOSING MY MEMORY.

WELL, YOU ARE A LITTLE, BEE.

WELL, I WAS RIGHT AT FIRST.

I NEVER DID LIKE THE IDEA

OF TAKING MONEY FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

I KNOW.

OH, CLARA, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO HELPFUL

ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS.

WHY, THANK YOU, BEE.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH...

DO YOU THINK I DID ANYTHING AGAINST THE LAW?

BEE, I'M NOT A LAWYER.

I'M JUST A FRIEND.

I FINISHED PAINTIN' THE INSIDE OF THE DRAWERS, AUNT BEE.

FINE, OPIE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO NOW?

OH, PAINT SOME MORE.

ALL THAT'S LEFT IS THE OUTSIDE

YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO PAINT THAT.

WELL, PAINT THE OUTSIDE, OPIE.

WHAT PART?

OH, OPIE, PAINT!

WILL YOU JUST PLEASE PAINT?

WOW!

HI.

OH, HI.

OH, ARE YOU HOME FOR DINNER?

WELL, YEAH.

I'VE BEEN GETTING MY DINNER HERE EVERY NIGHT

FOR A GOOD MANY YEARS.

I THOUGHT I'D TRY IT ONE MORE TIME.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A CREATURE OF HABIT.

WHY DON'T YOU PUT 'EM DOWN THE DISPOSAL?

NO, NO, ANDY. LEAVE THEM WHERE THEY ARE.

YOU'LL WEAR OUT THE DISPOSAL.

IT'S GOT A 5-YEAR GUARANTEE.

I KNOW, BUT TIME PASSES QUICKER THAN YOU THINK.

YOU GO INSIDE AND SIT DOWN.

I'LL BRING SUPPER IN IN JUST A MOMENT.

FINE.

OPE.

COMIN', PA.

PAINT?

YEAH.

HMM.

WELL, I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO TRYING SOMETHING NEW.

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW?

AREN'T WE KIND OF STARTIN' WITH THE DESSERT END?

OH...

SOMETHING HAPPEN TO UPSET YOUR AUNT BEE TODAY?

SOMETHING MUST'VE, PA,

'CAUSE SHE LET ME DO ALL THE PAINTIN' MYSELF.

THERE'S MORE MASHED POTATOES

IF ANYBODY WANTS THEM.

DON'T WE GET ANY MEAT OR PLATES OR ANYTHING?

ALL RIGHT, AUNT BEE, WHAT HAPPENED TODAY?

OH, ANDY...

I JUST FEEL TERRIBLE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU.

WELL, COULD YOU TRY?

OH, YOU FOUND AUNT MARTHA'S PIN.

ISN'T IT TERRIBLE?

YOU'VE BEEN LOOKIN' ALL OVER -- OH, THE INSURANCE.

WHERE'D YOU FIND IT?

IT WAS IN THE POCKET OF MY PAINTING SMOCK...

THE WHOLE TIME.

I'LL GET IT.

IT'S WARREN, PA.

HE'S GOT A PRISONER.

WELL, HERE HE IS, ANDY.

HERE WHO IS?

ANDY, WITH ME A CASE IS OPEN UNTIL IT'S CLOSED.

THIS IS THE MAN

THAT STOLE AUNT BEE'S PIN.

NO, HE ISN'T.

HE IS SO.

SURE, HE IS, ANDY. HE GAVE ME A CONFESSION, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I CONFESS.

I DID IT.

I PUT A LADDER UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE,

I SNUCK IN AND I... I TOOK THE PIN.

YEAH, AND WAIT'LL YOU HEAR

WHAT THIS CRIMINAL DID WITH THE PIN. GO ON, TELL HIM.

AFTER I FELT THE HOT BREATH OF THE LAW BREATHIN' DOWN MY NECK

I KNEW I COULDN'T GET AWAY WITH IT

SO I TOOK THE PIN AND I THREW IT IN THE RIVER.

OH, MY.

SHERIFF, I UNDERSTAND YOU RUN A PRETTY NICE JAIL HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE SPENDIN' A LOT OF TIME THERE.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT SUPPERTIME, AIN'T IT, SHERIFF?

HOW ABOUT BOOKING YOUR PRISONER AND FEEDING HIM?

WHEN WE'RE GOOD AND READY, BUSTER.

I WAS THE ONE THAT PUT THE HANDCUFFS ON HIM, ANDY.

YOU SEE, WHAT I DID, ANDY, I, UH...

STARTED NOSING AROUND DOWN BY THE HOBO JUNGLE THERE

AND MY INFORMANTS

DOWN THERE TOLD ME... WARREN.

GOOBER, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL TELL THE STORY.

MY INFORMANTS TOLD ME THE PRISONER HERE WAS...

WARREN... WAS...

Andy: IT WAS IN AUNT BEE'S PAINTIN' SMOCK THE WHOLE TIME.

THAT'S A LIE.

WANT TO RELEASE YOUR PRISONER?

I'M ENTITLED TO A FREE MEAL.

GET HIM OUTTA HERE.

RIGHT, ANDY.

WHAT'D YOU DO, LOSE THE KEY TO THE HANDCUFFS?

WELL, I GUESS I...

I GUESS I LEFT IT DOWN AT THE COURTHOUSE.

WELL, IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT PUTTING ME IN JAIL

I'LL BE DOWN IN THE JUNGLE.

OH, DEAR.

WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET THE MONEY

TO PAY BACK THE INSURANCE COMPANY?

OOH, IF ONLY THAT PIN

HAD STAYED LOST OR STOLEN OR SOMETHING.

WELL...

I GUESS I'D BETTER CALL ED JENKINS.

AUNT BEE, I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T WANNA ARREST HIM, AUNT BEE. IT WAS WARREN.

SARAH, WOULD YOU GET ME ED JENKINS, PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

IT'S A MESS, AIN'T IT, PA?

MM.

JUST PLAIN LOST.

THAT WAS MY IDEA RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING

BUT YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN TO ME.

HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THIS VAGRANT WAS GONNA LIE, HUH?

UH, ED, ED, WHAT I CALLED ABOUT,

YOU KNOW THAT INSURANCE CLAIM WE MADE ON AUNT BEE'S PIN?

YEAH, YEAH, WE GOT THE CHECK FINE. THANK YOU.

NO...

NO, NO, ED.

I'M STILL NOT INTERESTED IN ANY MORE LIFE INSURANCE.

I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.

A LOT OF YOUR CRIMINALS WOULD GIVE ANYTHING

TO GET THEIR HANDS ON SOMETHING AS VALUABLE AS THIS.

NO, ED, NOT EVEN PLAN "A."

WARREN, I CAN SEE IT IF I WANT TO.

I'LL HANDLE IT, ALL RIGHT?

WARREN, LET ME SEE...

GOOBER, NOW, STOP...

OH, NO!

[ GARBAGE DISPOSAL GRINDING PIN ]

OH!

NOW, WHAT I CALLED YOU ABOUT...

Warren: ANDY!

JUST A SECOND, ED.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

ANDY! THE PIN-- IT FELL DOWN THE DISPOSAL!

I TOLD GOOBER NOT TO... WARREN!

YOU MEAN THE PIN'S GONE?

IT'S GROUND UP!

WELL...

OUR INSURANCE COVERS ANY KIND OF LOSS.

OH, DEAR.

OH, MY.

OH, MY.

UH, ED...

NO, NO, NOTHING SERIOUS.

WELL, WHAT I CALLED YOU ABOUT, ED,

WAS TO THANK YOU FOR THE FINE, UNDERSTANDING, SPEEDY WAY

THAT YOU HANDLED THAT CLAIM.

AND THE DISPOSAL THAT AUNT BEE GOT WITH THE CHECK

HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A BLESSING.

RIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

YEAH, I EXPLAINED THE WHOLE THING TO ED JENKINS,

AND HE SAID A LOSS WAS A LOSS.

THAT'S GOOD. YEAH.

ONLY THING IS, WHAT WAS A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

JUST ISN'T MYSTERIOUS ANYMORE.

BUT, I MEAN, THE CLAIM IS STILL GOOD.

YEAH, THE POLICY COVERS IT.

UH, ANDY...

YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO TELL HIM

HOW THE PIN FELL IN THE DISPOSAL, DID YOU?

OH, NO, I DIDN'T SEE ANY POINT IN GETTING INTO PERSONALITIES.

SURE. WELL, YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. I'M GLAD YOU AGREE.

YEAH, I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE GOOBER GET IN ANY TROUBLE.

I KNEW YOU'D SEE IT THAT WAY.