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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.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE HIGH HAIR

TO GO TO THE PICTURE SHOW.

ARE YOU SURE IT WON'T BOTHER YOU?

NO, IT WON'T BOTHER ME.

I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT FINE.

LISTEN, I'LL GO STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT IN THE KITCHEN,

FEED THE CAT.

OH, WAIT! WAIT. WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

WOULD YOU GET THAT CARTON DOWN UP THERE?

IT'S FULL OF PAPERS I BROUGHT FROM KANSAS CITY.

OKAY.

I'M TAKING MISS FOSTER'S HISTORY CLASS FOR TWO WEEKS,

AND WELL, I REMEMBER

I HAD THIS VERY GOOD HISTORY-COURSE OUTLINE.

AND, WELL, IT MIGHT COME IN HANDY.

WOULD YOU LOOK FOR IT? SURE.

IT'S IN A GREEN FOLDER. OKAY.

I JUST THREW EVERYTHING IN WHEN I LEFT.

I HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED AT IT FOR EIGHT YEARS.

I'LL FIND IT. THANK YOU.

WELL...

WHO'S MAYNARD MEYERS?

WHAT?

I SAID, "WHO'S MAYNARD MEYERS"?

OH, HE'S AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE.

WHAT'S THAT, HIS LETTERS?

YEAH. WELL, WHAT DOES HE SAY?

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.

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.

YOU SURE WOUND UP IN A HOPPIN' TOWN.

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 KINDA... WILD.

WELL, 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 LOTTA... ACTION IN A PLACE LIKE THAT.

ACTION? I-I DON'T THINK...

WHAT IS ALL THIS TALK ABOUT KANSAS CITY?

OH, JUST... THE BOX AND EVERYTHING.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO REMINISCE.

YOU WANT TO REMINISCE.

I WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIES.

OH, YEAH.

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! COME ON.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

I AM TELLING YOU, IT IS THE TRUTH!

NO, IT'S NOT.

YOU DON'T GET WARTS FROM FROGS.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING:

YOU ARE OUTTA YOUR MIND, OUT-OUT-OUTTA 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 SOMETHIN' ELSE

JUST BECAUSE

YOU'RE LOSIN' THE ARGUMENT.

WAIT A MINUTE, GOOBER.

WHAT IS IT?

THAT'S HELEN WITH THEM POLICE.

WELL, I CAN SEE THAT.

WHY, SHE'S BEIN' ARRESTED.

WOULD YOU BOTH PLEASE FORGET YOU EVER SAW THAT?

Howard: IT'S A SHOCKER, ANDY.

IT APPEARS HELEN'S BEING ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED.

I'M SURE THERE'S A SIMPLE EXPLANATION,

AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO GET AROUND.

DO YOU BOTH UNDERSTAND?

RIGHT.

I WOULDN'T HOLD IT AGAINST HER.

ANYBODY CAN GO WRONG.

WELL, EVEN MYSELF.

ONCE WHEN I WAS A KID

MY PA SENT ME TO THE STORE.

THE MAN THERE GAVE ME TOO MUCH CHANGE.

I DIDN'T SAY NOTHIN'.

I WENT HOME, DIDN'T SLEEP FOR TWO NIGHTS

THEN BROUGHT IT BACK.

WE'VE ALL GOT A PAST.

GOOBER, I-I DON'T WANT THIS EVEN DISCUSSED

UNTIL I GET MORE INFORMATION.

WHAT INFORMATION ARE YOU GONNA GET?

I'M GONNA CALL THIS KANSAS CITY PAPER

AND SEE WHAT ELSE WAS WRITTEN UNDER HERE

BEFORE IT GOT TORN OFF.

WELL, YOU CAN BE SURE I AIN'T GONNA SAY NOTHIN'.

OH, ME, EITHER.

MY LIPS ARE SEALED.

SPIT ON MY FINGER AND HOPE TO CROAK.

WILD HORSES COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF ME.

DRIP WATER ON MY HEAD

BUT I AIN'T SAYIN' NOTHIN' 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 P.T.A.?

I CAME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE P.T.A.,

AS A MATTER OF FACT.

A PROBLEM?

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 P.T.A. FUND.

SOME OF YOUR CUSTOMERS MIGHT DONATE.

OH, SURE.

IF YOU CAN'T ROOT FOR THE P.T.A.,

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.

IF I WAS TO BLAB ABOUT THAT PICTURE

WITH THEM TWO COPS HAULIN' HER OFF

I MIGHT CAUSE A LOTTA DAMAGE.

THAT'S WHY MY LIPS ARE SEALED.

WELL, I HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT ALL RIGHT.

ANDY'S LOOKIN' INTO IT

AND I'M SURE HE'S GONNA GET IT ALL CLEARED UP.

ANDY'S LOOKING INTO IT?

HIM BEIN' THE SHERIFF AND HAVIN' A PERSONAL INTEREST,

HE'D BE THE ONE.

O-OH, OF COURSE.

WELL...

THANK YOU, GOOBER.

I MEAN ABOUT THE P.T.A.

GOOD DAY, GOOBER.

GOOD DAY, MISS PENDLETON...

AND ONWARD P.T.A.

WHO'S THE OTHER PLACE FOR?

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.

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?

Blanchard: 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 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 GONNA GET SUPPER.

ARE YOU SURE I CAN'T HELP?

NO, THANK YOU.

ANDY...

EXCUSE ME.

SURE IS NICE WEATHER WE'VE BEEN HAVING.

OH, IT CERTAINLY IS, OPIE.

YEAH, REAL NICE WEATHER.

MM-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?

THAT WAS ALL THE INFORMATION

IN THAT EDITION OF THE NEWSPAPER.

JUST CAN'T BE TRUE, CAN IT?

IT'S TOO LATE TO CALL THE NEWSPAPER.

I'LL DO IT IN THE MORNING.

NOW, LISTEN, BOTH OF YOU...

WE'RE GONNA GO BACK IN THERE

AND WE'RE GONNA 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.

WELL, IT 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.

MMM, I SUPPOSE THAT'S TRUE.

I'D LIKE TO FORGET SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE DONE.

I 'MEMBER 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.

YOU'VE BEEN SORT OF EDGY THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.

IS SOMETHING BOTHERING YOU?

WHAT COULD BE BOTHERING ME?

HEY, ANDY.

ANYTHING ON HELEN?

UH, UH, 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...

OLD NEWSPAPER FILES ARE IN STORAGE

AND IT JUST TAKES TIME.

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 GONNA 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, HELLO, MISS CRUMP.

OH, HELLO, MRS. PENDLETON.

HOW ARE THINGS GENERALLY?

JUST FINE.

WE OF THE P.T.A.

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.

BOY, GOOBER!

IT'S ONE OF THEM DEFECTIVE INNER TUBES.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID THE LAST THREE TIMES

YOU POPPED MY TIRE.

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 P.T.A. FUND IS DOING.

OH, JUST FINE.

WE GOT $2.40 SINCE THURSDAY.

VERY ENCOURAGING.

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?

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. NO DISRESPECT INTENDED.

YOU EITHER KNOW HE WAS A HOODLUM HELEN RUN AROUND WITH,

OR YOU DON'T.

WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TO PRY.

AND I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE SO MYSTERIOUS.

WELL, I HAVE TO GO.

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.

IF THERE'S NO RECORD OF CONVICTION,

THAT'LL MEAN THE WHOLE THING WAS A MISTAKE, RIGHT?

WELL...

YEAH.

ANDY, I GOT HERE AS FAST AS I COULD.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THERE'S A LEAK SOMEWHERE, ANDY.

MRS. PENDLETON WAS ASKING QUESTIONS

ABOUT HELEN AND KANSAS CITY.

THE P.T.A. MRS. PENDLETON?

RIGHT.

WE THREE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT KNOW ABOUT THIS.

LIKE I SAID, MY LIPS ARE SEALED.

ARE YOU ACCUSING ME?

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.

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?

OH, HEY, YEAH.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD FRIEND OF YOURS.

HE COULD CERTAINLY GET THE COURT RECORDS.

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 OUGHTA SAY ANYTHING.

OPIE, WHAT IS THE RUMOR?

MISS CRUMP'S GONNA BE DISMISSED FROM SCHOOL.

WHAT?

MRS. PENDLETON AND THE P.T.A.'s HOLDING A HEARING.

SHE HAS 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.

OH, HI.

OH, HELLO, HELEN.

COME IN, COME IN. HOW A YOU?

JUST FINE.

IS ANDY HOME?

ANDY? UH...

OH, HE'S IN MT. PILOT.

JUST A PLEASURE TRIP.

NOTHING OFFICIAL.

THAT'S FUNNY. HE DIDN'T MENTION IT.

WELL, HE LEFT SUDDENLY.

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.

YOUR SEAT, MISS CRUMP.

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.

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?!

YES.

AND I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF CERTAIN ALARMING FACTS.

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.

WE... 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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE, TOO.

YOU, I WANT TO TALK TO.

OUTSIDE.

I JUST HEARD ABOUT THIS HEARING.

ARE Y'ALL GONNA SEND HER BACK TO PRISON?

I KNOW YOU CAN'T TALK NOW,

BUT I'LL BE A CHARACTER WITNESS.

AFTER YOU'VE SERVED YOUR TIME

YOU COME ON BACK

AND I'LL GIVE YOU A JOB AT THE FILLING STATION

CHECKING TIRES OR SOMETHING.

IF WORSE COMES TO WORST

YOU CAN GO TO ANOTHER TOWN...

THAT WAS LOVELY, OPIE.

THANKS. DID I GET THAT STRUM RIGHT, PA?

OH, YEAH. IT WAS 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.

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 HAVE 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.