He Walked by Night (1948)
No renewal found Free in the US since 1 January 1977, on the registry's reading: registration LP2291 of 1948 by Pathe Industries, Inc was not renewed in the volumes searched. Record.
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208 shots over 1:18:42, read from the Internet Archive copy He_Walked_By_Night.avi (He_Walked_By_Night.mp4, 640×480, 23.98 fps). Shot boundaries by PySceneDetect's adaptive detector; each frame links to the Archive's player at that second. Registry dossier: He Walked by Night No renewal found. JSON
Measurements: black-and-white film on its keyframes (0 of 208 shots judged colour), average shot 22.7s long, a frontal face detected in 38% of keyframes. Shots are detected automatically and each is represented by its midpoint frame.
Released 1948 (Internet Archive).
122 beats in 76 sequences, cut automatically at shot boundaries scored on picture change, pauses in speech, topic shifts, on-screen text and cutting rhythm (each beat says why it starts where it does). Each is annotated by a vision-language model from four sampled frames and the transcript lines in it, as observations with evidence; anything the frames and lines do not support is left null. Machine annotation (Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct), checked automatically: quotes must be verbatim, names must be spoken, "visible" events are sampled to a second model. 122 of 122 beats annotated, 120 passed the checks, 2 flagged.
Beats
Passages cut at shot boundaries and annotated by a machine from four sampled frames and the transcript lines in them. Each beat says why it starts where it does and what was checked; sequences are visual groups, not scenes.
1:041 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: The beat opens with a wide shot of a busy police station interior, cuts to a close-up of a man in uniform, and ends with a night view of a city. The transcript identifies the setting as Hollywood Division headquarters at 1 a.m. on a June morning and introduces Officer Robert Rollins.
- A wide shot shows a busy police station interior with officers at desks. [frame:1]
- A close-up shows a man in uniform looking off-camera. [frame:2]
- A wide night shot shows a cityscape with scattered lights. [frame:3]
Named: Robert Rollins (t:2:40). 3 people observed.
“Watson, Wilshire, and West Los Angeles.” 2:22 · “is never done. That's true.” 2:30
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Model synopsis: A man walks on a sidewalk at night, then is seen in a close-up near a sign. The transcript includes a brief utterance and a statement of intent to leave.
- A man walks away from the camera on a sidewalk at night. [frame:1]
- A man in a hat is seen in close-up near a sign. [frame:2]
1 person observed.
“Oh.” 3:20 · “I'm going to go.” 3:21
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4:371 of 1 shots sampled
5:421 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man at a switchboard speaks into a handset while a woman at a typewriter listens; the transcript indicates an emergency call about a shot officer. The setting is an interior office with switchboard equipment and a typewriter visible.
- Man speaks into switchboard handset [frame:1]
- Woman listens while seated at typewriter [frame:2]
2 people observed.
“Just a minute.” 6:09 · “Receiving hospital, operator two.” 6:11
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7:261 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: Police respond to an officer shooting at 5057 State Street; Captain Breen directs a dragnet and interviews witnesses. A civilian reports the officer described the suspect as a white male, 26-27, 5'10"-11", 155-165 lbs, with brown hair, regular features, and a mustache, and noted he 'looked like such a nice kid.'
- Captain Breen and witnesses stand on a crowded street at night among parked cars and police officers. [frame:1]
Named: Captain Breen (t:6:55), Bob (t:8:21). 5 people observed.
“An officer shot, code three.” 6:30 · “Instruct homicide to throw out a dragnet and pick up all suspicious characters in the area of the shooting.” 7:00
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9:161 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: Police officers conduct a citywide dragnet following a shooting, interrogating suspects at headquarters and rounding up individuals from the streets. A man in a suit is seen in a police station and in a vehicle, while officers question civilians and process detainees.
- Men in suits are seen in a car, one pointing forward. [frame:1]
- A police officer stands near a car with a 'DETECTIVE' sign, escorting a man. [frame:2]
- Men in suits and police officers are in a crowded room, some seated, some standing. [frame:3]
- 1 more under Evidence and details.
8 people observed.
“Good morning, Marty.” 10:12 · “Captain, I wish you'd let Chuck and me handle this case.” 10:24
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Model synopsis: A man in a police station is questioned by officers; he admits to being dead and makes a theatrical reference. The setting is an interior room with blinds and a desk, consistent with an interrogation.
- A man in a cap smiles faintly. [frame:1]
- Three men sit around a desk in a police station; one is being questioned. [frame:2]
- A man in a light suit is confronted by officers; a police officer sits behind him. [frame:3]
Named: Ralph Henderson (t:12:17). 5 people observed.
“You say your name is Ralph Henderson?” 12:17 · “So I'm dead.” 12:29
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Model synopsis: A man is shown in close-up with shaving cream on his face; transcript lines describe a physical description of a suspect. No named individuals appear, and the setting is not visually identifiable.
- A man is shown in close-up with shaving cream on his face. [frame:1]
- The man’s face is still visible, with shaving cream on his cheek and jaw. [frame:2]
1 person observed.
“Oh, my God.” 14:08 · “A white male American.” 14:18
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Model synopsis: A man in a white shirt is shown in a dimly lit room with tools and a dog; he appears to be assembling or modifying a device. The voiceover questions his motives and refers to him as someone who has taken a life.
- A man in a white shirt stands over another seated man, holding a device. [frame:1]
- The man in the white shirt stands at a table covered with tools and parts. [frame:2]
- The man leans over a device, working with his hands. [frame:3]
- 1 more under Evidence and details.
1 person observed.
“This was no frightened fugitive.” 14:33 · “Why had he set his hand against his fellow men?” 14:37
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15:061 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a light shirt stands indoors near a machine with a curved handle. The room has a chandelier and a doorway visible in the background.
1 person observed.
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15:321 of 1 shots sampled
16:011 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: Three men in suits and hats stand close together indoors, looking down at something out of frame. The lighting is high-contrast and the setting appears to be a dim interior with shelves in the background.
3 people observed.
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16:101 of 1 shots sampled
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Model synopsis: Three men in hats are gathered around a table in a dimly lit interior. One man leans forward toward the table while the other two stand beside him, looking on.
3 people observed.
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16:211 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A hand holds a small metallic object against a dark background. No people, dialogue, or location context is visible in the frame.
1 person observed.
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16:261 of 1 shots sampled
16:311 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A single arm is visible holding a small object in a dark, indistinct setting. No people, dialogue, or identifiable location are shown in this one-second beat.
1 person observed.
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17:161 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: Three men in hats gather around a table with equipment; one speaks. The setting appears to be an interior room with a hanging light.
- Three men stand around a table with equipment. [frame:1]
3 people observed.
“Take a look.” 17:19
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19:101 of 1 shots sampled
20:241 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man is visible inside a vehicle at night, leaning forward over the dashboard. The scene is dimly lit, with light reflecting off the car’s interior surfaces.
- A man leans forward inside a vehicle, looking down at the dashboard area. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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20:281 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man sits inside a vehicle, looking down at something in his hands. The lighting is dim and focused on him, with the background dark.
1 person observed.
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20:371 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man sits inside a vehicle, handling an object under dim lighting. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
1 person observed.
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21:031 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A sign for Reeves Electronic Laboratories is shown, listing sound equipment, radio, public address, and radar. A radio broadcast announces the cancellation of a suspect's arrest and a greeting to Mr. Martin is heard.
Named: Mr. Martin (t:21:13), Mr. Rees (t:21:14). 3 people observed.
“All units.” 20:47 · “Cancel the cancellation.” 20:52
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21:331 of 1 shots sampled
21:511 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: Two men discuss equipment and a potential business arrangement in an indoor setting; one man, referred to as Roy, declines an offer to join a lab and insists on maintaining his current setup. The conversation includes mentions of experimental electronics and a plan, but no visible action beyond talking and handling equipment.
- Roy holds a piece of equipment while Mr. Reeves leans over a desk. [frame:1]
- Mr. Reeves looks down at equipment, possibly adjusting it. [frame:2]
- Roy and Mr. Reeves stand facing each other, hands near equipment on a desk. [frame:3]
Named: Roy (t:22:05), Mr. Reeves (t:22:44). 2 people observed.
“There's plenty of these around, Roy.” 22:05 · “I'd like to see you devote yourself entirely to experimental electronics.” 22:24
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Model synopsis: Two men in suits are in an office; one departs after a brief conversation about equipment rental and a television projector. The setting is an interior room with office furniture and a doorway visible.
- A man in a suit stands in an office next to a piece of equipment. [frame:1]
- A man with glasses and a mustache sits and speaks. [frame:2]
- A man in a suit stands in a doorway, preparing to leave. [frame:3]
Named: Mr. Reeves (t:23:11). 2 people observed.
“Mr. Reeds?” 23:11 · “You've already got five pieces of my equipment.” 23:14
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24:001 of 1 shots sampled
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Model synopsis: A man stands behind a desk in a dimly lit room while off-screen voices call out and negotiate. No names are spoken that identify the visible person, and no time or place is established beyond the interior setting.
- A man stands behind a desk in a dimly lit room. [frame:1]
2 people observed.
“Is that you, Roy?” 29:41 · “Where are you, Roy?” 30:07
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30:471 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A silhouetted figure wearing a hat stands in front of a bright doorway. The scene is dark with high contrast lighting, showing only the outline of the person and the door.
1 person observed.
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31:171 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A silhouetted figure is seen from behind in a dimly lit interior space, with a distant doorway visible. No dialogue or action beyond the exclamation 'Oh!' is provided in the transcript.
- A silhouetted figure stands in a dark room facing a distant doorway. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“Oh!” 31:40
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31:541 of 1 shots sampled
32:201 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a light shirt is visible in a dimly lit interior, pointing forward with his right hand. A round mirror is visible to his right, and the lighting suggests a studio setup.
- A man points forward with his right hand. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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33:031 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A shirtless man is visible in a dimly lit interior, holding an object near his chest while a small mirror stands nearby. The transcript includes brief spoken lines: 'Okay,' 'Amen,' and 'Hey.'
- A shirtless man holds an object near his chest while looking forward. [frame:1]
- A small round mirror is visible on a surface to the man's right. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“Okay.” 32:46 · “Okay.” 33:00
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35:571 of 1 shots sampled
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41:341 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a suit stands in a dark room looking at a projected sketch of a face. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
1 person observed.
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41:401 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a suit stands beside a projected sketch of a head while others watch; dialogue suggests they are refining the sketch's hair details. The scene is dimly lit, with the projection as the main light source.
- A man stands beside a projected sketch of a head. [frame:1]
- Three women are seated, watching the projection. [frame:2]
- The man looks at the sketch again. [frame:3]
- 1 more under Evidence and details.
4 people observed.
“Is that any closer?” 41:47 · “No.” 41:49
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42:061 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a suit stands in a dark room looking at a projected sketch of a face. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
- A man stands looking at a projected sketch of a face. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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42:151 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a suit stands beside a projected sketch of a face while others watch; a close-up of the sketch shows grid lines. The transcript includes fragmented dialogue about eyes and a name, Lee.
- A man stands beside a projected sketch of a face. [frame:1]
- A group of people sit and watch the presentation; a clock on the wall reads 7. [frame:2]
- Close-up of two women watching intently. [frame:3]
- 1 more under Evidence and details.
5 people observed.
“I'm sorry.” 42:24 · “One minute, please. Wait.” 42:28
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43:031 of 1 shots sampled
43:221 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a suit stands beside a projected sketch of a face while another figure in uniform stands in the doorway. The scene is dimly lit with the projection as the main light source.
2 people observed.
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43:251 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a shirt and tie holds a bright spherical object in a dark setting. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
- A man holds a bright spherical object in a dark room. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A woman speaks to a man identified as Captain while others observe; a projected sketch of a man's face is shown. The dialogue includes a comment on the nose of a victim and a request to try another sketch.
- A projected sketch of a man's face is shown on a screen. [frame:1]
Named: Miss Montalvo (t:43:34). 5 people observed.
“I'm going to go.” 43:30 · “Señor Capitán.” 43:34
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Model synopsis: A man in a suit and glasses is shown in close-up, then a group watches a projected face in a dark room, and two men in suits converse. A voice identifies someone as 'Mr. Reeves' and addresses a 'Captain'.
- A man in glasses looks forward. [frame:1]
- A group of men watch a projected face on a screen. [frame:2]
- Two men in suits face each other in conversation. [frame:3]
Named: Captain (t:44:45), Mr. Reeves (t:44:41). 7 people observed.
“That's him.” 44:37 · “Oh, come in, Mr. Reeves.” 44:41
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44:521 of 1 shots sampled
45:041 of 1 shots sampled
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49:491 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man stands in a dimly lit interior space, partially obscured by shadow, as a voice says they will get away from him. The scene is shot in black and white with high contrast lighting.
- A man is seen standing in a doorway or near a lamp in a dark room. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“I get away from him.” 49:54
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49:561 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A dimly lit interior with a person standing near a patterned curtain, illuminated by a lamp on a table. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
1 person observed.
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51:301 of 1 shots sampled
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54:281 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: A man in a suit stands while a seated man and a woman in a nurse's cap look on; dialogue suggests a character named Mr. Jones is present and that someone is being asked about their case status. No explicit time of day or period is established.
- A man in a suit stands while a seated man and a woman in a nurse's cap look on. [frame:1]
Named: Mr. Jones (t:54:29). 3 people observed.
“He's the one I've been telling you about.” 54:15 · “Mr. Jones.” 54:29
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55:471 of 1 shots sampled
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58:381 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: Three men in suits are in an office, looking at documents on a desk. One man speaks about a former worker who did not return to his job after the war, and another finds a relevant file.
- Three men stand around a desk in an office. [frame:1]
- A man in a fedora looks intently at another man. [frame:2]
- The three men examine papers on the desk. [frame:3]
3 people observed.
“I don't remember.” 59:10 · “Try the death files.” 59:13
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Model synopsis: A man in a suit and fedora examines a letter with a Hollywood postmark and return address. The scene is indoors, with a water cooler visible in the background.
- A man holds and reads a letter. [frame:1]
- The man continues to examine the letter while standing in an office. [frame:2]
1 person observed.
“Hmm?” 59:38 · “postmarked Hollywood.” 59:40
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59:461 of 1 shots sampled
Model synopsis: Three men are in a room with one leaning over a desk while another sits and a third stands beside him. No dialogue is present in this beat.
3 people observed.
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Model synopsis: A person rides a bicycle on a wet street while a white van is parked nearby; a voice shouts 'Hey!' at 60:56. The scene is outdoors on a street with trees and buildings visible.
- A person rides a bicycle down a wet street [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“Hey!” 60:56
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Model synopsis: A man in uniform stands beside a milk delivery truck while another man inside hands him a bottle. The transcript includes casual dialogue about chocolate milk and the weather, suggesting a routine transaction.
- A man in uniform stands beside a milk truck as another man inside hands him a bottle. [frame:1]
- The man inside the truck leans forward to hand the bottle to the man outside. [frame:2]
2 people observed.
“You got any chocolate milk?” 61:00 · “Sure have, buddy.” 61:01
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Model synopsis: A woman stands outside a house, looking upward with her hand near her mouth. No dialogue or other actions are visible or audible in this beat.
- A woman stands outside a house, looking upward with her hand near her mouth. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A man in light clothing walks along a porch railing in front of a house. The scene is outdoors, in daylight, with other figures visible in the background.
- A man walks along a porch railing. [frame:1]
2 people observed.
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Model synopsis: A man stands in a cluttered room with blinds on the windows, facing away from the camera. The transcript contains two short utterances: 'Mm-hmm' and 'All right.'
- A man stands in a room with his back to the camera. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“Mm-hmm.” 62:39 · “All right.” 62:41
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Model synopsis: A single frame shows a partially open window with horizontal blinds. No people, objects, or events are visible beyond the window frame and blinds.
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Model synopsis: A man is seen through a doorway and window, speaking about an accident and insisting he will clean it up himself. A dog is visible near a lamp in a separate shot.
- A man is seen through a doorway, looking toward the camera. [frame:1]
- A man in a hat is seen from behind, facing another man in a doorway. [frame:3]
- A dog stands near a lamp and a book on a surface. [frame:4]
2 people observed.
“I had a little accident.” 62:55 · “Got a mop, I'll clean it up.” 62:56
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Model synopsis: A man in a light uniform and cap stands on a porch step outside a house. The scene is shot in black and white with a medium shot framing.
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A man stands near a window with blinds in a dimly lit room; another person is seated on the floor in the foreground. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
2 people observed.
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Model synopsis: A man stands with his back to the camera in a dimly lit room, facing a window with blinds. The room contains a bed and a desk with equipment, suggesting a private space.
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A person is seen from behind looking through window blinds at an outdoor scene with figures and stairs. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: Two men in suits examine a document and a map in an office; one identifies a suspect's location at Bellevue Court, cottage number seven. The team prepares to move out after confirming the suspect's identity and location.
- A man in a suit stands holding a rifle while another man looks at a map. [frame:2]
Named: Margaret (t:63:40), Morgan (t:64:17). 6 people observed.
“The place is called Bellevue Court.” 63:33 · “Captain, I couldn't go wrong on that face.” 63:42
Flagged: visible event not seen (A man in a suit stands holding a rifle while another man looks at a map.)
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Model synopsis: A man lies in bed with his eyes closed, appearing to be asleep or resting. The scene is dimly lit and confined to the bed area.
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A man is seen reclining in a dimly lit room with a lamp and a desk visible. A single line of dialogue, 'Oh,' is spoken during this interval.
- A man is reclining in a chair in a dimly lit room. [frame:1]
- The man is shown in a closer view, still reclining. [frame:2]
1 person observed.
“Oh.” 65:06
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Model synopsis: A dog is visible in a dimly lit interior space with slatted shadows. No people, dialogue, or on-screen text are present in this beat.
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Model synopsis: A man in a light shirt holds a pistol while seated indoors under a bright overhead light. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
- man holds a pistol in his right hand while seated [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A man stands near a window with blinds while another person is seated; a second frame shows a close-up of someone lying down. A voice says 'Hello?', 'Come on.', and 'Oh.' during this interval.
- A man stands near a window with blinds while another person is seated. [frame:1]
- A person is lying down, viewed from above. [frame:2]
4 people observed.
“Hello?” 65:25 · “Come on.” 65:29
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Model synopsis: A person is seen from behind in a dimly lit interior, with a lamp visible; dialogue indicates urgency and coordination of a blocking maneuver. No names are spoken, and no time of day or period is established.
- A person stands in a dim room with a lamp visible. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“Hey.” 65:47 · “They're out on time.” 66:04
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Model synopsis: A person is seen inside a vehicle at night, then leaning over a prone figure in a dimly lit room, and finally two silhouetted figures are shown outdoors at night. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in these frames.
- A person sits in the driver's seat of a vehicle at night. [frame:1]
- A person leans over a prone figure in a dimly lit room. [frame:2]
- Two silhouetted figures stand outdoors at night. [frame:3]
5 people observed.
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Model synopsis: A man is visible in a dimly lit interior with blinds casting shadows; a dog is also visible in the same space. No names are spoken, and no time of day or period is established.
- A dog is visible in the room, looking toward the right. [frame:2]
- A man is visible in a dimly lit room with blinds casting shadows across his body. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“Hey!” 68:04 · “Oh, oh.” 68:05
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Model synopsis: A solitary figure stands under a streetlamp on a wet, foggy street at night. The scene is dimly lit with high contrast and deep shadows.
- A lone figure stands under a streetlamp on a wet street. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A dark vehicle with headlights on is parked or moving slowly at night near a building with a lit streetlamp. No people are clearly visible, and no dialogue or on-screen text is present in the frames.
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Model synopsis: A person stands beside a parked car at night with its headlights on, illuminating the street. The scene is dark and lit only by the car's lights and a distant streetlamp.
- A person stands beside a parked car with headlights on. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A dark, low-lit interior scene shows silhouetted figures; one voice says 'Come on.' No names, objects, or specific place are identifiable from the frame or transcript.
4 people observed.
“Come on.” 75:12
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Model synopsis: A single frame at 4558s shows a dark, smoky industrial interior with vertical structures and diffuse light. A voice says 'I'm out' at 75:56, but no person is visible in the frame.
- A dark, smoky industrial scene is visible. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“I'm out.” 75:56
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Model synopsis: A silhouetted figure runs through a dimly lit, smoke-filled space holding a long object. The scene is dark with backlighting, showing only the outline of the person and the environment.
- A silhouetted person runs through a smoky, dimly lit space while holding a long object. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A man is shown in a close-up, looking upward with his mouth open, in a dark, confined space. The transcript includes fragmented lines: 'I'm sorry,' 'So,' and 'Gas gun.'
- A man is seen in a close-up, looking upward with his mouth open, in a dark space. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
“I'm sorry.” 76:56 · “So” 77:31
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Model synopsis: A single frame shows a bright, irregularly shaped object against a dark background with scattered specks. No people, dialogue, or identifiable location are visible in this beat.
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Model synopsis: A close-up shows a man’s face tilted upward, partially obscured by smoke or steam. No dialogue or location context is provided in this beat.
1 person observed.
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Model synopsis: A person is seen holding a gun in a dark, smoky interior. Another person is visible in silhouette against a bright light, and a third figure appears in a close-up with a hat and coat.
- A person is holding a gun. [frame:1]
- A figure is silhouetted against a bright light. [frame:2]
- A person is seen holding a gun in a close-up. [frame:3]
- 1 more under Evidence and details.
3 people observed.
“Come on.” 77:54
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Model synopsis: A person is seen floating underwater in a dark, murky environment. No dialogue or on-screen text is present in this beat.
- A person is floating underwater, face-up, in a dark environment. [frame:1]
1 person observed.
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Transcript
Machine transcription of the Archive copy's audio with Whisper large-v3-turbo (temperature 0); the model heard it as en. 974 segments kept, 351 dropped as the kind of hallucination the model produces over music and silence. Each timestamp links to the Archive's player at that second. This has not been checked against the film and can be wrong.
- 0:00 Music Music
- 1:07 This is Los Angeles, Our Lady the Queen of the Angels, as the Spaniards named her. The fastest growing city in the nation.
- 1:16 It's been called a bunch of suburbs in search of a city. And it's been called the glamour capital of the world.
- 1:22 A mecca for tourists, a stopover for transients, a target for gangsters, a haven for those playing from winter, a home for the hard working. It is a city holding the hopes and dreams of over two million people. It sprawls out horizontally over 452 square miles of valleys and uplands.
- 1:41 of foothills and beaches.
- 1:43 Because of that vast area, and because of a population made up of people from every state in the Union, Los Angeles is the largest police beat in the country, and one of the toughest. We're going to take you into the City Hall where police headquarters are located. Here in communications are the ears and voice of the police.
- 2:04 The lights on the complaint board flash 24 hours a day. Citizens reporting a prowler, a lost child, a man molesting a woman.
- 2:11 an auto accident, a wild party.
- 2:13 Spend an hour or two here and you will think the whole city has gone berserk.
- 2:18 Minute by minute, the orders go out to the radio cars in the far-flung divisions.
- 2:22 Watson, Wilshire, and West Los Angeles.
- 2:24 Hollywood and Hollenbeck Heights in North Hollywood.
- 2:27 The work of a police like that of woman...
- 2:30 is never done. That's true.
- 2:32 This is the case history of a killer, taken from the files of the detective division.
- 2:38 The facts are told here as they happen.
- 2:40 The story properly starts here in Hollywood Division headquarters at 1 o'clock of a June morning last year. Officer Robert Rollins had finished his tour of duty and signed out. It had been a tough day. He'd be glad to get home. His wife would be waiting up for him, as she always did.
- 3:20 Oh.
- 3:21 I'm going to go.
- 4:46 Hey, fellas.
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- 4:48 Come here.
- 4:52 What were you doing back at that radio shop?
- 4:54 Miss Logan?
- 4:55 I was on the way home.
- 4:58 Live around here?
- 4:59 A couple blocks down.
- 5:02 Let me see some identification.
- 5:03 Sugar.
- 5:05 Uh-huh.
- 5:07 Yeah, I guess I forgot my wallet.
- 5:10 Look ahead.
- 5:11 I've got to see some identification.
- 5:13 How about my army discharge? I got it right here.
- 5:54 Police Department, operator 27. I want to report the shooting of a policeman.
- 5:59 Hold on, please. Give me that again, please. I'm calling to report the shooting of a policeman.
- 6:04 What's the address? 5057 State Street, just west of Santa Monica.
- 6:09 Just a minute.
- 6:11 Receiving hospital, operator two.
- 6:13 Operator 27, 5057 State Street.
- 6:16 50 57 State Street. An officer has been shot. Send an ambulance. All unit.
- 6:21 All units in the vicinity of State Street and Santa Monica Boulevard.
- 6:25 Proceed at once to 50 57 State Street.
- 6:28 5057 State Street.
- 6:30 An officer shot, code three.
- 6:55 80K to Control-1. Control-1 to 80K, go ahead. This is Breen.
- 7:00 Instruct homicide to throw out a dragnet and pick up all suspicious characters in the area of the shooting.
- 7:05 Also notify Sergeants Marty Brennan and Chuck Jones to report to me at the scene of the crime.
- 7:10 Control 1 to 80K.
- 7:11 Roger.
- 7:14 All right.
- 7:24 I see. Well, what have you got so far? Well, not much, Captain Breen. A couple of cartridge cases. Good, good.
- 7:32 Hello, Mario, Chuck.
- 7:33 Thank you, Captain.
- 7:34 Eyewitnesses?
- 7:35 Who was first on the scene, reported it? I was. I was.
- 7:38 I live here, I'm a light sleeper, but
- 7:40 My hearing is good.
- 7:42 Mike, did the office say anything before he collapsed?
- 7:44 Yeah, he gave a description to the fellow.
- 7:47 On the shooting of the officer.
- 7:49 suspected of white male Americans.
- 7:51 age 26 or 7
- 7:53 5 feet 10 are 11.
- 7:55 155 to 165 pounds.
- 7:58 Brown hair.
- 8:00 Regular features.
- 8:01 and for mustache.
- 8:04 Repeat broadcast.
- 8:07 Is that about it? Yes, sir, exactly.
- 8:09 And the officer kept saying,
- 8:11 He looked like such a nice kid.
- 8:13 He looked like such a nice kid.
- 8:15 As if he couldn't believe what had happened to him.
- 8:19 I see it, that all.
- 8:21 Yeah.
- 8:21 Thank you very much. Yeah, well, anything else I can do, I'd be glad to help you. We may call you. Get his name and address for you, Bob.
- 8:28 Okay.
- 8:31 Has the door been checked, Lee?
- 8:33 Yeah, it's okay, Kevin.
- 8:39 Find anything?
- 8:40 Nothing but some smudges so far.
- 8:42 Found this in the glove compartment.
- 8:44 I think it's nitroglycerin.
- 8:48 Doesn't look quite right.
- 8:49 Well, check it out to laugh.
- 8:51 Right.
- 8:59 Open this up, Joe.
- 9:00 No key, Captain. Try it open.
- 9:03 Give me that bar, Frank.
- 9:06 Come on.
- 9:11 Oh, my God.
- 9:20 Hmm.
- 9:21 Regular arsenal.
- 9:23 Yeah, get a load of that.
- 9:25 What is it?
- 9:26 I don't know. It looks like some kind of an electrical device.
- 9:29 United States Navy.
- 9:32 Try the stool and the more surplus.
- 9:35 Send all this stuff down to the lab and check the serial number on that Navy equipment. Okay.
- 9:40 Captain Breen.
- 9:41 We found these in the weeds over by the radio store.
- 9:44 Hmm.
- 9:45 What do you got?
- 9:46 A pair of quark gloves, Captain.
- 9:48 Well, he thought of everything, didn't he?
- 9:51 All right, give them to one of the technicians.
- 9:52 Yes, sir.
- 9:53 Marty, you and Chuck come along with me. Let's go downtown and see what they've picked up in the dragnet.
- 9:58 Right.
- 10:01 Welcome back.
- 10:03 Oh!
- 10:12 Good morning, Marty.
- 10:14 Yeah.
- 10:16 I know his wife, too.
- 10:19 ever since high school.
- 10:24 Captain, I wish you'd let Chuck and me handle this case.
- 10:30 All right.
- 10:32 I don't want any dead heroes.
- 10:35 Just want the man who shot Rawlins.
- 10:39 The suspects began to arrive at headquarters in droves.
- 10:43 The police tossed every motel and hotel and many private homes in a four-square-mile area around the scene of the shooting.
- 10:49 Every available radio car and patrolman and detective was out on the drag net.
- 10:54 The strings were being drawn tighter and tighter...
- 10:57 Many a man returning from a date or a late party or a poker game...
- 11:00 surprisingly found himself in a squad car.
- 11:03 Its siren screaming as it brought him to the detective bureau.
- 11:07 The dragnet gathered in some strange fish.
- 11:10 And many ordinary ones.
- 11:12 All the rest of that night, the detectives probed.
- 11:15 Needle.
- 11:16 Question. Quiz.
- 11:19 Everything was checked.
- 11:20 I don't
- 11:20 Fingerprints, names, addresses, stories.
- 11:24 Every face in the net was examined. Most of them thrown back into the sea, not worth keeping. Except the fuel parole violators and slightly shady characters whose stories needed a lot of verifying.
- 11:36 I wasn't prowling no cards. Just taking a walk. You know, getting in condition. You were running when the radio car picked you up.
- 11:43 Yes.
- 11:44 Maybe that's why the guys call me Punchy.
- 11:46 He's got a point there.
- 11:48 Two felony convictions, no warrant, no warrant.
- 11:50 He's on parole.
- 11:51 Book them, violation of parole. Let's have the next one, Joe.
- 11:55 What were you doing in that vacant lot?
- 11:58 The vacant lot.
- 12:00 Lots.
- 12:01 What were you doing at that time of night?
- 12:04 You don't want to ask me so much.
- 12:06 I've been in the city for a long time. I've been in the 30th century, and I've been in the 60th century.
- 12:11 Good.
- 12:13 I was in prison and I was in prison.
- 12:17 You say your name is Ralph Henderson?
- 12:19 So what?
- 12:20 Well, you know, it's a funny thing, Ralph.
- 12:22 There's a guy around this town that's been wearing your fingerprints.
- 12:25 Only his name is Pete Hannan.
- 12:27 Okay.
- 12:29 So I'm dead.
- 12:31 So what's one more confession in my life?
- 12:34 Now, you're talking, Hamlet. Okay, Andy.
- 12:39 Hello, Harry.
- 12:40 What have we got here?
- 12:41 Oh, some robbery suspects.
- 12:43 candidates for Sam Clements.
- 12:45 Handsome here is the big shot.
- 12:47 He runs the outfit.
- 12:49 Have a gander at his record.
- 12:52 Car theft.
- 12:53 escape from reform school,
- 12:55 Robbery.
- 12:56 Assault with a deadly weapon? Not bad.
- 12:59 Look at the heater we found on him.
- 13:01 German Luger, fully loaded.
- 13:03 Redhead here tried to carve up one of the arresting officers with this pretty toy.
- 13:08 Mm-hmm.
- 13:09 Nice boys.
- 13:10 By dawn, many minor wrongdoings had been uncovered, and a few incipient felonies.
- 13:15 The checking of the suspects had been thorough, painstaking and tedious.
- 13:19 But all the work was for nothing.
- 13:21 The man who had shot Officer Rollins was not among them.
- 13:24 He remained no more than a description, a shadow of a man.
- 13:28 Mysterious, elusive...
- 13:30 Deadly.
- 13:31 hidden away somewhere in the vast city.
- 13:37 As for Rowlands himself...
- 13:39 He couldn't help.
- 13:41 He was in a coma at receiving hospital.
- 13:44 Mrs. Rollins waited out the long tense hours while her husband fought to live.
- 13:49 Many another officer's wife had so waited...
- 13:51 Many another will.
- 13:53 The word came shortly after summer.
- 14:05 Oh!
- 14:08 Oh, my God.
- 14:15 I'm going to go ahead.
- 14:18 A white male American.
- 14:20 26 or 7.
- 14:21 5 feet 10 or 11.
- 14:23 155 to 165 pounds.
- 14:27 Brown hair.
- 14:28 Regular features.
- 14:29 and the mustache.
- 14:33 This was no frightened fugitive.
- 14:35 What went on in his mind?
- 14:37 Why had he set his hand against his fellow men?
- 14:40 Taken the life of another.
- 14:42 of a stranger.
- 14:43 Of a man who is merely doing his duty.
- 14:46 He must have some plan.
- 14:48 Some goal that called for sudden death to anyone who got in his way.
- 14:57 Oh, my God.
- 15:02 Oh, my God.
- 15:25 Oh, my God.
- 15:27 - Mm-hmm.
- 15:29 just the right thing you're having.
- 15:33 Oh, my God.
- 15:39 Good morning, boys. Morning, Lee.
- 15:41 Hi, Professor.
- 15:45 Well, I thought this was safe cracker soup.
- 15:47 You gonna drink it, I hope?
- 15:49 I'm really a nice guy.
- 15:51 Stick around. I'll prove it.
- 15:54 Come over here.
- 16:15 Hold this for me, will you, Chuck?
- 16:23 Now if you'll hand me that hammer, Marty.
- 16:34 BANG!
- 16:37 Yeah.
- 16:39 Nitroglycerin.
- 16:40 I didn't ask for a collection of fingers, just fingerprints.
- 16:44 All those nice fingerprints on the car belong to the man who was stolen from, Captain.
- 16:48 Nothing on the guns or pick locks.
- 16:50 Not even an interesting smirk.
- 16:52 The gloves.
- 16:53 Common type, born by undertakers.
- 16:57 I'll check on it, but it won't show anything.
- 16:59 What did your scientific test show?
- 17:01 Couple little things.
- 17:03 tool identification on these pick locks.
- 17:06 I got one under the scope. You want to take a look? Yeah.
- 17:19 Take a look.
- 17:23 I see.
- 17:25 Well, it seems to tie the tool up with the lock.
- 17:29 That microscope would only tell us who did it.
- 17:32 I'm working on it.
- 17:35 Only an amateur would carry that liquid dynamite in a car. This boy's no amateur.
- 17:40 took the precaution of desensitizing it so it'll take normal shock.
- 17:44 Took a lot of other precautions, too. No fingerprints, no identification, nothing definite.
- 17:49 Except it was scientific.
- 17:52 Knows electricity.
- 17:55 This invention?
- 17:56 And
- 17:57 and happy on the trigger.
- 18:03 This is Captain Breen. Get me Captain Stevens of Burglary, will you?
- 18:07 I hate to disappoint you, Lee, but I think you've come up with something.
- 18:11 Uh, hello, Steve?
- 18:13 How are you?
- 18:16 Did your daughter's marriage come off all right?
- 18:19 Good.
- 18:19 Look, Steve, on those burglaries of electrical equipment lately...
- 18:24 Were there any where picklocks were used to gain entry?
- 18:30 Good.
- 18:31 Well, let me know if there's another report of one, will you?
- 18:34 I've got an idea the Rawlins killer may be tied in with those.
- 18:39 Fine. And, uh...
- 18:40 Give my regards to the newlyweds, too.
- 18:43 So long, Steve.
- 18:46 Well...
- 18:47 What are you waiting for? You've got a job, haven't you? Good building.
- 18:50 Yeah, let's go, Junior.
- 18:52 Hold this for me, will you, Lee?
- 18:58 And so with no fingerprints and only a vague description to go by, Sergeant Brennan turned to the modus operandi file.
- 19:04 A criminal, like any human being, has his own habit patterns, unconscious traits that can lead to his downfall.
- 19:16 There you are, Junior.
- 19:18 List of burglars who use pick locks for entry. Oh, great. This narrows it down to just a couple of hundred suspects in this area.
- 19:25 Give me a minute, will you?
- 19:29 That may not be so bad.
- 19:31 This guy's improved on the system. Maybe he left his trademark on some other job.
- 19:35 Well, here we go, legging it all over town, asking a million questions.
- 19:39 What you paid for, isn't it?
- 19:40 Am I paid to associate with you too, Junior?
- 19:43 He could do worse.
- 19:44 Not this year.
- 19:45 Come on, please.
- 20:00 Car 12, car 1-2, in the 10,000 block on Mississippi.
- 20:06 A 394-15 disturbance.
- 20:13 Car 80K, code 1.
- 20:47 All units.
- 20:48 on the broadcast of the suspect arrested in the shooting of Patrolman Rollins.
- 20:52 Cancel the cancellation.
- 20:54 Suspect released from custody.
- 21:09 Amen.
- 21:13 Oh, hello, Mr. Martin.
- 21:14 You find Mr. Rees in the machine shop.
- 21:33 Hello, Roy. Glad to see you.
- 21:36 How are you, Mr. Reeves? Fine.
- 21:37 I was hoping you'd drop in.
- 21:43 Don't go on.
- 21:45 All right.
- 21:51 Oh, what have we got this time?
- 21:59 A syllograft.
- 22:05 There's plenty of these around, Roy.
- 22:08 Not like this one.
- 22:11 Yes, I see.
- 22:13 I suppose, as usual, you'll add it your own improvements.
- 22:18 You know, it seems wrong that a man of your talents should bother consigning equipment for rentals.
- 22:24 I'd like to see you devote yourself entirely to experimental electronics.
- 22:30 I'll come one day.
- 22:33 I'll live a place like this.
- 22:34 Why wait?
- 22:36 I've got a pretty good setup here.
- 22:38 They have modern equipment to work with.
- 22:40 A lab?
- 22:42 and my confidence...
- 22:44 Thanks, Mr. Reeves.
- 22:46 I've got a plan.
- 22:47 But, Roy, you can't tell where it'll lead.
- 22:50 Might even work your way around to a...
- 22:51 percentage of the business.
- 22:55 I like it this way.
- 22:57 You just ran out my equipment.
- 22:59 All right, Roy. All right.
- 23:01 What if you should change your mind?
- 23:03 I'm not likely to change my mind.
- 23:06 I suppose you want me to set this up for Rebel, too.
- 23:11 Mr. Reeds?
- 23:14 You've already got five pieces of my equipment.
- 23:16 You'd like to know what results I've had from the rental so far, hmm?
- 23:20 Well, I can't see as I blame you.
- 23:23 I think you'll find this satisfactory.
- 23:27 Satisfactory.
- 23:30 Goodbye, Mr. Reeves.
- 23:31 And you'll come back again soon, won't you?
- 23:33 Sure.
- 23:34 Oh, incidentally.
- 23:37 How's that television projector coming along? The one you said would reflect a 12-foot image.
- 23:41 Still working on it.
- 23:42 I just wanted you to know I've already set up a rental on it.
- 23:46 In fact, I think they'd like to buy.
- 23:49 He'll come very high.
- 23:50 Oh, my God.
- 23:51 Money is no consideration with this customer.
- 23:58 Tell him he can pick it up tomorrow.
- 24:00 I thought you said it wasn't finished yet.
- 24:02 They don't be finished.
- 24:11 It uses an image fixer and then projects by ordinary incandescence.
- 24:16 Rui?
- 24:19 This is the best television projector I've ever seen.
- 24:23 Let's hope that your customer thinks so. He will.
- 24:29 Yes?
- 24:32 Send him right in, Charlotte.
- 24:34 There, you see, our customer is here.
- 24:38 begging for the privilege of buying.
- 24:41 Better be running along. I'm not much good at business. Oh, but Roy, he'll want to congratulate you.
- 24:47 Just see that the price is right.
- 24:49 All right, Roy.
- 24:51 I'll get you a good deal. So long.
- 24:54 See you.
- 24:59 Well, Mr. Dunning, come in.
- 25:05 Isn't it a beauty?
- 25:19 It's a beauty, all right.
- 25:20 You like it?
- 25:21 I certainly do like it.
- 25:23 You see, it's mine. What do you mean? Let me have the police.
- 25:28 Hi, builders.
- 25:28 Spent years on it. Oh, you must be crazy. Roy built this machine himself. Your friend's a crook, Paul. You've been taken in. Hello.
- 25:36 Give me the burglary details.
- 25:39 They're dimmed.
- 25:41 Regarding your inquiry on a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson, Barber, sir, you... Oh, come in, boys.
- 25:47 Burglary detail just sent this report through.
- 25:50 A man named Dunning reports tracing a stolen television projector to the...
- 25:54 Reeves Electronics Lab.
- 25:57 Think it's a tie with the Roland's case?
- 25:59 Well, take a look at this fellow Reeves and see what gives.
- 26:01 I'll notify burglary we're following up on it. Right.
- 26:05 Come on, Junior.
- 26:09 What else did he place with you for rental?
- 26:11 Oh, a number of things.
- 26:13 All war surplus that he bought on his veteran's ring
- 26:16 Oh, is this more of his equipment? Yes. Yes, he left it here on consignment.
- 26:21 I'm sure that Roy can explain everything.
- 26:24 Well, maybe he can, Mr. Reeves, if he'll tell us where he lives.
- 26:27 But I don't know.
- 26:28 Mr. Martin's on the phone, sir.
- 26:32 I'd better talk to him.
- 26:33 I think so, Mr. Eames.
- 26:35 I'll take it in the superintendent's office.
- 26:45 Tell him that you sold the set. His money's waiting for him here. Find out what time he's coming by.
- 26:54 Put Mr. Martin on.
- 27:00 Hello, Roy.
- 27:04 Yes, yes, I've sold it.
- 27:06 Your money is waiting here for you.
- 27:10 Yes, I'll be working late tonight.
- 27:12 What time will you be by?
- 27:14 First thing in the morning.
- 27:16 Well, maybe you better come in tonight, Roy. A couple of things I want cleared up.
- 27:21 Like what?
- 27:23 All right.
- 27:24 technical
- 27:24 Thanks, sir.
- 27:25 Besides, I don't like to leave the money in the plant overnight.
- 27:32 About 8.30.
- 27:34 All right.
- 27:34 Fine.
- 27:35 I'll see you then.
- 27:37 I'll leave the front door unlocked.
- 27:44 He'll be here at 8.30.
- 27:54 Well, I'll just run along home and get some dinner.
- 27:58 We'd like you to stay too, Mr. Reeves.
- 28:00 Why? For companies.
- 28:02 You want to cooperate, don't you, Mr. Reeves?
- 28:04 Certainly. Good.
- 28:05 How? You just wait in your office. We'll be around.
- 28:09 Very well.
- 28:11 This way, gentlemen.
- 28:32 All right.
- 28:33 The end of the day is a very good day.
- 29:36 Freeze.
- 29:41 Is that you, Roy?
- 29:50 outside and block that alley door.
- 30:07 Where are you, Roy?
- 30:14 Who's in here?
- 30:16 No one.
- 30:18 I'm alone.
- 30:24 Come on in. I've got your money for it.
- 30:27 Bring it out here.
- 30:32 All right.
- 30:35 Just a minute.
- 31:40 Oh!
- 31:46 BANG! BANG!
- 31:50 Oh, my God.
- 32:46 Okay.
- 33:00 Okay.
- 33:01 Amen.
- 33:07 Hey.
- 33:30 Mm-hmm.
- 33:40 Okay.
- 33:42 All right.
- 33:49 Uh-huh.
- 34:06 - Mm.
- 34:21 No.
- 34:23 None of them even looks like Roy Martin.
- 34:27 We had such a
- 34:29 fine-faced
- 34:31 Didn't keep you from carrying a gun.
- 34:33 argument you know that
- 34:35 No, I didn't.
- 34:37 I told you all I know, all he ever told me.
- 34:40 What about his friends? Didn't he have a girl?
- 34:44 No.
- 34:45 No, I don't think so.
- 34:47 He had no interest in anything but electronics.
- 34:50 Where do you pick up the subject?
- 34:52 Books?
- 34:53 magazines?
- 34:55 Mostly from the signal core. He was attached to a radar unit.
- 35:00 Get a teletype off to the War Department.
- 35:02 That might help.
- 35:03 PHONE RINGS
- 35:05 Yes?
- 35:06 ready on your call to receiving hospital captains.
- 35:09 Hello, this is Captain Breen.
- 35:11 What is the latest report on Sergeant Jones?
- 35:19 I see.
- 35:22 Well, let me know if there's any change, will you?
- 35:31 Chuck's in pretty bad shape, Marty.
- 35:34 He's paralyzed.
- 35:35 They never walk again.
- 35:43 Oh, I'm sorry.
- 35:45 Funny that Martin showed up at 7:00 when he told you he wouldn't be there late 30.
- 35:49 I don't know why.
- 35:51 Except he was always unpredictable.
- 35:54 I'll tell you why. Because you warned him. That's why he came early. That's why he came in the back way. But you heard me tell him the front door would be open. And the key didn't let him in the back way? He must have had one made. Why don't you tell us the truth? Marty.
- 36:13 Now look, Paul.
- 36:16 You can make it a lot easier for us to believe your story if you'll just give us some facts.
- 36:20 Something that might help us.
- 36:22 I told you all I know.
- 36:26 I've been gullible, all right.
- 36:28 Letting him make a fool, Rodney.
- 36:31 I'd do anything.
- 36:33 and make up for what he did to Detective Jones.
- 36:36 Sure.
- 36:37 Sure you like.
- 36:39 You can go now.
- 36:47 My friend, Slick. Ouch, my character. That's good. We'll call you for nature. Thank you very much.
- 36:55 I think he's telling the truth, Marty. I think he's just gullible like he said.
- 36:59 What about the stolen stuff he was trying to peddle for Martin? Really? You did for bait.
- 37:03 Maybe Martin will come back for it. Then we can ask him.
- 37:07 Here.
- 37:08 Nevertheless, I want a 24-hour tale put on Reeves, and I want to watch on his home and his factory.
- 37:13 Right.
- 37:15 You can keep those.
- 37:17 Okay, Captain.
- 37:24 And now the killer changed his tactics, his modus operandi.
- 37:28 It would baffle the police.
- 37:30 They always expected burglars to remain burglars, not go in for stick-ups.
- 37:34 They never tie this up with him.
- 37:37 So wearing a variety of disguises, coming and going like a shadow,
- 37:41 Ready to kill a corner, he struck the bottle stores in a one-man blitz that had the robbery detail dizzy.
- 38:06 The killer, always resourceful, always thinking along lines that would baffle his hunters, had discovered an ideal avenue of escape.
- 38:14 Under Los Angeles is a vast and intricate system of huge storm drains built to siphon off the flash floods of the rainy season.
- 38:22 Many of the tunnels are large enough for two cars to drive abreast.
- 38:26 Here were 700 miles of hidden highways. Ideal for the use of someone who needed to hurry from place to place without being seen. Ideal as a hiding place for guns and supplies in case of emergency.
- 38:42 please.
- 38:43 Well, the reason I asked you to come over is I think I've hit on something. An identification?
- 38:47 No, not quite, but it's higher.
- 38:49 No.
- 38:50 These are the shells from the gun that killed Rollins.
- 38:53 These were fired and the liquor store had a hold of them, which the bandit got away.
- 38:57 and these were fired at Chuck.
- 39:00 Now, as you know...
- 39:01 Every ejector, even in guns of the same model and caliber, is different.
- 39:05 Each one leaves its own markings on the cartridge casing.
- 39:10 Now, look at these...
- 39:11 Fine, Sir Agent.
- 39:13 this deep garbage.
- 39:16 The same on all three.
- 39:17 Okay.
- 39:20 Hmm...
- 39:22 In other words, the man who killed Rollins...
- 39:25 The man who shot at Jones and Brennan...
- 39:27 The stick-up who's bits in the liquor stores are all the same man. Right.
- 39:31 All we need to know is what that man looks like.
- 39:38 Get me Chandler and robbery, will you?
- 39:41 I've got an idea about that.
- 39:43 Also, it'll give us a chance to see if Reeves is on the level with us.
- 39:47 Uh, Steve.
- 39:48 Breathe.
- 39:49 About those blitz hold-ups you're on.
- 39:52 Round up all the victims and have them down here tonight, will you?
- 39:56 Oh, it's just a little scheme.
- 39:59 Thanks, Steve.
- 40:04 Hmm, that's good.
- 40:05 And I'll sketch another one of the same type, only this time thin it out a little, huh? All right.
- 40:09 Hi, Lee. How's it coming? Be ready for tonight? We'll be ready.
- 40:12 Think it'll work?
- 40:13 You should.
- 40:15 When did you get the idea?
- 40:16 from a kidnapping case in Chicago.
- 40:18 I thought these slides might be an improvement over the method they used.
- 40:22 Could be.
- 40:23 Captain thinks so.
- 40:29 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. May I have your attention for more, please?
- 40:33 You've all been asked to sit in on a little experiment tonight.
- 40:37 We're gonna try to build a picture of a face.
- 40:40 The face of a man who's cunning,
- 40:43 resourceful and deadly.
- 40:45 He's a man who killed the police officers.
- 40:48 Now, some of you he held up at the point of a gun.
- 40:52 You may have seen his face.
- 40:53 remembered something about it.
- 40:55 And we want you to tell us
- 40:57 Exactly what you remembered.
- 41:00 whether it's his hair,
- 41:01 Eyes, nose, or mouth.
- 41:04 And we're going to try to put those pieces together
- 41:07 so that they add up into a picture of the face of the man we want.
- 41:12 Now, you can see how we're defending on him.
- 41:15 Lights?
- 41:18 Now, first...
- 41:19 We're gonna concentrate on the type of hair our man had.
- 41:22 And if the picture looks anything like his hair,
- 41:25 I want you to speak right up.
- 41:27 All right, the first slide, please.
- 41:36 His hair had waves in it.
- 41:37 Well-groomed.
- 41:39 That's the idea, Miss Smith.
- 41:47 Is that any closer?
- 41:49 No.
- 41:50 It was parted on the sides.
- 41:57 Oh, that's more like it.
- 41:58 Except it was thicker.
- 42:08 Oh, that's very close.
- 42:10 He has liked the way his forehead looked.
- 42:12 It was broad.
- 42:13 Fine.
- 42:14 All right, hold that slide.
- 42:16 Now the next series of slides will take into account his eyes.
- 42:24 - I'm sorry.
- 42:28 One minute, please. Wait.
- 42:29 One minute.
- 42:31 His eyes were a little like that.
- 42:33 Maybe a little smaller.
- 42:35 Like bees.
- 42:37 Go on, Lee.
- 42:42 Yes.
- 42:46 Now, now you've got it.
- 42:48 Now, hold that slightly.
- 42:51 Anyone else?
- 42:54 That looks like him, only a little madder.
- 42:56 He had a patch over one eye when he come into my diet, my place of business.
- 42:59 I remember noticing that the one showing
- 43:01 It's blue.
- 43:02 Well, the guy that stuck me up had on horn-rimmed glasses.
- 43:05 He was wearing a band-aid across his nose when he knocked me over.
- 43:08 Mm-hmm.
- 43:10 All right, hold that, Lee.
- 43:13 Well, so much for the eyes.
- 43:18 Go ahead.
- 43:30 I'm going to go.
- 43:34 - Señor Capitán.
- 43:35 Yes, Miss Montalvo?
- 43:37 I...
- 43:38 How do you say it in English? It's a good sign, sir. Ah, good.
- 43:42 In this victim, the nose was a mess.
- 43:45 like that
- 43:46 but a little bit more flat and wider.
- 43:49 Like that, Captain, but more snub, wider.
- 43:52 Try another one, Lee.
- 43:58 ...like that.
- 43:59 Almost the same
- 44:00 She said that's about it.
- 44:02 Thank you very much, Miss Montalvo.
- 44:05 It reads...
- 44:07 Any more comments?
- 44:09 That's pretty close, all right. Pretty close. Perfect. All right. Now we'll start on the mouth and chin.
- 44:14 The next series, please.
- 44:19 I think his lower lip stuck out more.
- 44:22 The mouth was thin and mean, like it never laughed.
- 44:27 Go ahead.
- 44:29 Something like that.
- 44:30 but thicker lips.
- 44:35 There.
- 44:36 That's it.
- 44:37 That's him.
- 44:38 All right, I'll hold that right early.
- 44:41 Oh, come in, Mr. Reeves.
- 44:45 Good evening, Captain.
- 44:47 You ever see that face before?
- 44:52 Why, it's Roy.
- 44:54 except for the hair being a little lighter and the eyebrows heavier.
- 44:59 It's Roy.
- 45:00 You're sure?
- 45:01 I'm positive I'd know him anywhere.
- 45:06 Lee, I want a retouched photograph.
- 45:08 Now lighten the hair.
- 45:10 and give more body to the eyebrows. Right.
- 45:12 Lights.
- 45:15 That's all.
- 45:17 Thank you very much. You've been a great help. It's positively amazing how you found out what he looked like. Well, we're looking for an amazing criminal, Mrs. Johnson.
- 45:25 Thank you and good night. Good night, Captain.
- 45:28 And so the face of the unknown killer, built up from fragments of evidence, was sent out all over the country.
- 45:35 to chiefs of police, to sheriffs, to county constables and county jailers.
- 45:40 To the wardens of prison.
- 45:43 to all postmasters and postal inspectors.
- 45:48 to the agents of the Treasury Department.
- 45:51 to the FBI.
- 45:54 They showed that picture to the inmates of jails and prisons.
- 45:57 to men with a wide acquaintance among the cat burglars and the violence boys.
- 46:01 Informers and con men and sharpshooters were quizzed.
- 46:05 Those on the fringe of crime and those deep in the rackets.
- 46:08 Many wanted to help.
- 46:10 Nobody could.
- 46:11 No one in the underworld recognized that mysterious face.
- 46:15 He was as unknown as if he had lived in the 16th century.
- 47:20 I'm sorry.
- 47:53 Breathe
- 47:54 Roy! Listen carefully, Vegas.
- 48:00 Control yourself. I know you're alone in the house. I'd like you're alone.
- 48:08 Cops are watching every move you make.
- 48:11 The police here?
- 48:12 I got you staked out like a muskrat hide, watching you around the clock. Here at your plant, tailing your car.
- 48:21 Sit in that chair.
- 48:26 pick up three books
- 48:33 Don't look up and don't answer me.
- 48:37 Mm-hmm.
- 48:39 for Grinsen.
- 48:47 Pick one of them.
- 48:52 Okay.
- 48:54 Now that's the book you want to read before you go to bed.
- 48:58 No.
- 49:00 Get up and turn off the lights.
- 49:09 Come in.
- 49:19 Go in the den.
- 49:28 Pull those grapes back.
- 49:54 I get away from him.
- 50:00 What do the cops know about me?
- 50:04 Not very much, Robert.
- 50:06 No fingerprints. They haven't even got a picture of you. They're trying to make one.
- 50:15 How much cash you got in the house?
- 50:18 No, I never keep any cash in the house.
- 50:20 It isn't good business.
- 50:22 I suppose you've been with good business. Let me walk into that shop. No, my.
- 50:26 Don't do anything you regret. Now listen to me.
- 50:28 It isn't too late.
- 50:29 Give yourself up. Come to your senses before you kill someone else.
- 50:40 What do you mean?
- 50:41 someone else.
- 50:43 - What do you mean? - Nothing.
- 50:44 The two officers, they said one of them might die.
- 50:49 He's still alive, isn't he?
- 50:53 Reese?
- 50:54 I thought you were stooge for the police.
- 50:59 You almost got me killed. DeProy, you know the police are right outside. You'd never get away with it.
- 51:10 Don't you bring it?
- 51:12 I think it makes sense.
- 51:18 I know this money here.
- 51:20 What is it? Don't worry.
- 51:22 I'll get it.
- 51:43 It's not enough.
- 51:44 Except you've got a mind that's worth thousands, Mr.
- 51:47 Get more.
- 51:48 to do.
- 51:49 Get it.
- 51:51 Keep it handy.
- 51:52 I'll be back next week and next month.
- 51:54 But get it.
- 51:55 Have it ready. Just give me time.
- 51:58 I'm going to go.
- 52:07 Look.
- 52:09 I don't want policemen outside my house following me around.
- 52:12 That's what made Roy suspicious.
- 52:15 I'm leaving this morning.
- 52:17 I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Paul.
- 52:20 Unfortunately, you're our base.
- 52:23 I won't do it.
- 52:24 I've done enough.
- 52:26 Look, no one's done enough.
- 52:28 till we find this killer.
- 52:32 I asked you to keep a sharp lookout on this house, Marty.
- 52:35 I did.
- 52:36 Two of the best undercover men of an apartment were assigned here.
- 52:39 I didn't keep Martin from getting in.
- 52:42 What's the matter? You tired?
- 52:53 You got any idea how long you've been on this case, Marty?
- 52:56 Months.
- 52:58 long enough to have come up with something by this time.
- 53:03 Do you know any more about the Rawlins killer than you knew the first week?
- 53:07 Yeah.
- 53:08 He's about the toughest nut I've ever had to crack.
- 53:12 That's what I told the chief when he called me in this afternoon and wanted to know why the case hadn't been broken.
- 53:19 Look at them.
- 53:20 Rowlands was a friend of mine.
- 53:23 So's Chuck.
- 53:25 I've got a bigger stake in this than the chief knows.
- 53:28 I'm doing everything I can.
- 53:32 I'm afraid it's not enough, Marty.
- 53:37 Maybe you're too close to it to see it clearly.
- 53:41 Maybe it needs a fresh team, a new viewpoint.
- 53:45 I think you've got to take a couple of weeks off, Marty.
- 53:49 starting tomorrow.
- 53:53 Anything you say, Catherine?
- 54:09 Hiya, Marty. Hiya, Chuck. Meet Miss Scanlon, my new bodyguard.
- 54:15 He's the one I've been telling you about.
- 54:16 Oh, you mean the one with the steel trap brain?
- 54:19 How do you do? Hello.
- 54:20 - Has this guy been behaving? - After a fashion. See, she takes me out in my go-kart, puts me to bed, wakes me up, dresses me.
- 54:26 You're perfectly capable of dressing yourself now.
- 54:29 Mr. Jones.
- 54:30 I'll be back in a few minutes.
- 54:34 Well, how's it been going, Junior?
- 54:37 All right.
- 54:38 Pretty good, Chuck. Pretty good.
- 54:41 Is that why you're off the case?
- 54:43 Adieu now.
- 54:44 Green was in to see me this morning. Oh.
- 54:48 Suppose he also told her they'd put a new team on the case.
- 54:50 He told me everything.
- 54:52 Yeah.
- 54:52 Let's see what his new boys pick up.
- 54:54 Well, maybe they'll examine the facts of the case a little more carefully.
- 54:58 What facts?
- 54:59 And I'm in shop.
- 55:01 An intelligent works alone?
- 55:03 And he has no record, never leaves a fingerprint in those every move we make.
- 55:06 Sure, plenty of facts, only they add up to nothing.
- 55:08 Sure, forget it. You got yourself a ten-day vacation. Go on down to the beach, get a suntan.
- 55:13 By the time you get back, the case will be broken.
- 55:16 Isn't that what you want?
- 55:17 You know better than that. All I know is what I hear. You sit there batting your gums about how the old man let you down.
- 55:23 Maybe he's trying to wake you up.
- 55:24 He's got a funny way of showing it.
- 55:26 There you go, flying off the handle, always taking things for granted.
- 55:29 I wish I could get up and boot some sensor, dear.
- 55:32 He knew what this case meant to me. He still does. That's why he's trying to get you mad enough to do something about it.
- 55:39 You don't really figure that's his idea, do you?
- 55:42 I know it is.
- 55:45 Ah, tough case, Chuck.
- 55:47 Not an angle. Nothing to go on.
- 55:49 You'd know what I meant if you were out working with me.
- 55:51 I have been working with you.
- 55:53 That's all I've had to do lately, just sit around studying what little facts we have, trying to figure out who we might be.
- 55:59 You know, the kind of a guy we're up against then.
- 56:02 I tell you, Chuck, this guy's a genius the way he operates.
- 56:06 Debbie were right there with us every time we go out after our lead.
- 56:08 Oh, sure. Breen's been tipping him off just to make you look bad. I almost like that.
- 56:14 He'd beat us to the punch every time.
- 56:16 at your angle.
- 56:18 You just hit it on the head, but you don't see it. Look. Start at it. One. One.
- 56:22 He's unknown to the underworld.
- 56:23 Two. He beat you to the punch, right?
- 56:26 And three, it's almost as if they were with you. Isn't that what you said?
- 56:29 Yes? Well, tie that up with a lot of other little things, like the fact that he uses a police gun.
- 56:33 and the accuracy of the shooting.
- 56:36 Anybody could buy a police gun or the army could have taught them how to shoot. Yeah, but who taught them how the police operate?
- 56:44 I know what you're driving at, Chuck.
- 56:47 But a cop.
- 56:48 Those things happen.
- 56:51 Yes.
- 56:52 Now, if I were still in the case, I'd start with our own department first, then Santa Monica, Culver City.
- 56:56 Burbank, Pasadena.
- 56:57 See you later, Junior. Hey! Don't let him out of your sight, beautiful. It's the first time in years he's used his head.
- 57:12 But you get a print of every mug we take. We always send LA a copy, Sergeant. It's the personnel photos I want. You mean of our boys?
- 57:22 That's Rowland's killer, isn't it? That's right. You've checked your own department. We did that first.
- 57:33 And so the tedious quest went on. Sergeant Brennan wore out his shoes and his patients, going from police station to police station.
- 57:41 checking photos until his eyes were blurring.
- 57:44 For police work is not all glamour and excitement and glory.
- 57:47 There are days and days of routine.
- 57:50 of tedious probing.
- 57:52 of tireless searching, fruitless days.
- 57:55 Days when nothing goes right. When it seems as if no one could ever think his way through the maze of battling trails of criminal leaves.
- 58:03 But the answer to that is persistence. And the hope that sooner or later something will turn up. Some tiny lead that can grow into a warm trail and point to the cracking of a tough case.
- 58:29 Well, that does it, boys.
- 58:31 Can't say I'm sorry you didn't find him in here.
- 58:34 I hate to think it was a cop.
- 58:36 Doesn't seem to be anybody.
- 58:38 There's a lot of pieces of a face that never existed.
- 58:41 Would you mind if I see that again?
- 58:43 Sure, Raymond.
- 58:45 Put it on your dresser.
- 58:47 Wait a minute.
- 58:48 He wasn't a cop.
- 58:50 It was a radio technician right here in our dispatch office.
- 58:53 What did you say? I'm saying he worked here in '42.
- 58:57 Well, come on, give.
- 58:58 I remember the kid well.
- 59:00 Sort of strange, never bothered with anyone in the department, just kept to himself.
- 59:05 He was in line for promotion when he was drafted.
- 59:08 Where was he living at the time?
- 59:10 I don't remember.
- 59:13 Try the death files.
- 59:19 Never asked for his job back after the war. I remember writing to him about it, though. Yes.
- 59:23 An excellent worker.
- 59:24 Oh, yeah, here we are.
- 59:26 Yeah, this is it.
- 59:28 It took a while before he answered, but like he said in the letter, he wasn't interested.
- 59:38 Hmm?
- 59:40 postmarked Hollywood.
- 59:43 A return address.
- 59:49 Remember, he was a civilian employee.
- 1:00:01 Well, how about it? Anybody recognize it?
- 1:00:04 Not on my route.
- 1:00:07 I never saw before.
- 1:00:10 Okay, fellas. Thanks very much.
- 1:00:16 I'd start for a minute.
- 1:00:21 And yet that face...
- 1:00:25 Yes?
- 1:00:26 Well, this may not mean anything, but he looks like a guy that's on my route.
- 1:00:29 He never gets any mail, but I see him around me all the time.
- 1:00:33 He lives in one of the courts.
- 1:00:34 Where?
- 1:00:35 I'm out of choice.
- 1:00:37 It's not that easy.
- 1:00:39 What time does your route take you past those courts?
- 1:00:42 About nine o'clock.
- 1:00:43 Why?
- 1:00:45 Just like it.
- 1:00:56 Hey!
- 1:01:00 You got any chocolate milk?
- 1:01:01 Sure have, buddy.
- 1:01:04 Yeah.
- 1:01:07 with your pocket.
- 1:01:10 Right on back.
- 1:01:13 Second in a yell.
- 1:01:16 Number seven.
- 1:01:18 Right.
- 1:01:18 Amen.
- 1:01:19 Had a warm today, huh?
- 1:01:21 Oh, it's not too bad for this time of the year.
- 1:01:30 Morning.
- 1:01:31 You're new and you're out, aren't you?
- 1:01:33 He had a substitute. What happened to the other substitute?
- 1:01:36 Six.
- 1:01:37 Oh, what's the matter with me?
- 1:01:38 I don't know.
- 1:01:40 I can't help it.
- 1:01:41 Hear about it on the radio next morning, I got it.
- 1:01:44 Too bad.
- 1:01:45 You aren't nice, don't you?
- 1:01:47 The regulars are always stopped and talked to them.
- 1:01:49 Sorry, lady, I'm a little late this morning. I was hoping maybe you could help me.
- 1:01:55 There's something very funny going on in this court.
- 1:01:58 Yes.
- 1:01:59 I was scared to go to the police with him.
- 1:02:00 I thought maybe I might be poisoned.
- 1:02:03 What?
- 1:02:04 Martha.
- 1:02:05 I'm the manager. She's a witch.
- 1:02:08 Is a white owl witch.
- 1:02:10 She put poison in my milk.
- 1:02:12 Oh, I see.
- 1:02:16 Look.
- 1:02:17 Switch the bottles once she isn't looking.
- 1:02:20 Drink hot milk.
- 1:02:21 and you'll be safe, right?
- 1:02:39 Mm-hmm.
- 1:02:41 All right.
- 1:02:54 What?
- 1:02:55 I had a little accident.
- 1:02:56 Got a mop, I'll clean it up.
- 1:02:59 Leave it be. I'll clean it up myself.
- 1:03:02 Hey.
- 1:03:03 Okay, mister.
- 1:03:33 The place is called Bellevue Court.
- 1:03:35 I drew this to memory, but it's pretty close.
- 1:03:37 That's where he's hiding out, right there.
- 1:03:40 Are you sure he's our man, Margaret?
- 1:03:42 Captain, I couldn't go wrong on that face.
- 1:03:44 He's our man.
- 1:03:51 Now, there are five cottages in this area.
- 1:03:53 And two...
- 1:03:55 six and seven in the L at the end of the row.
- 1:03:57 Our man lives in number seven.
- 1:04:00 The building department plan will show you the whole layout.
- 1:04:03 founded on three sides by Fuller, Santa Monica, and Fuenzebio.
- 1:04:06 Now, the court is partly surrounded by a high wall.
- 1:04:11 Green homicide.
- 1:04:14 You keep your eyes open till we get there.
- 1:04:17 Morgan has just gone into his bungalow alone.
- 1:04:20 Any questions?
- 1:04:22 All right, you all have the instructions. Let's go.
- 1:05:06 - Oh.
- 1:05:25 Hello?
- 1:05:29 Come on.
- 1:05:32 Oh.
- 1:05:47 Hey.
- 1:05:48 Woo!
- 1:05:49 Oh, my God.
- 1:06:04 They're out on time.
- 1:06:05 Wait five minutes.
- 1:06:07 Go around and block the site entrance.
- 1:06:09 Keep your lights off.
- 1:06:18 Oh!
- 1:06:19 I'm going to...
- 1:06:21 - I'm so.
- 1:06:23 - Mm-hmm.
- 1:08:04 Hey!
- 1:08:05 Oh, oh.
- 1:08:08 Hmm?
- 1:08:49 All right.
- 1:08:51 - Yeah.
- 1:08:55 Oh, my God.
- 1:09:11 Ah!
- 1:10:01 He's loose. I want a radio car in a hurry.
- 1:10:32 All units. All units in the vicinity of Santa Monica and Fuller. The murder suspect in the Rawlins killing is at large.
- 1:11:02 I'm going to go.
- 1:11:08 I want a map covering the storm drain system in this area. Get it? Meet me at Venice and Garfield.
- 1:11:15 Jones, Miller, you stay here in case he comes up for air. I want a man at every other drain entrance along this line. You've got to come up somewhere. Come on, Marty. You're driving.
- 1:11:44 Oh, my God.
- 1:11:50 Keep this drain covered.
- 1:11:51 Live will pop out anywhere.
- 1:12:07 Come on.
- 1:12:11 Ah!
- 1:12:16 Why Venice and Garfield, Captain? It's the main intersection of the system. We can head him off that way.
- 1:12:20 80K to Control-1.
- 1:12:22 Air frequency seven, this is an emergency. Control one to all cars on frequency
- 1:12:26 7, stand by.
- 1:12:28 Control 1-2-80K. Go ahead. Notify Homicide. Send the following to Venice and Garfield.
- 1:12:33 Four squads? Battle lanterns?
- 1:12:36 Gas mask tear gas urgent.
- 1:12:38 This is a code three. Control one to 80 K.
- 1:12:41 Roger.
- 1:13:04 And he'll probably head down this main drain to where it comes out of the Rio Hondo. Now, you take your squad and cover that exit.
- 1:13:09 Right.
- 1:13:09 He bought spare radio cars cruising back and forth along this main street.
- 1:13:12 Watch the curb in it.
- 1:13:14 We'll go in here.
- 1:13:20 *crickets*
- 1:13:28 Any sign of them? No. We searched every foot between here and the Rio Hondo outlet. Yes.
- 1:13:33 And he must be up ahead.
- 1:13:35 Let's go.
- 1:15:12 Come on.
- 1:15:56 I'm out.
- 1:16:56 I'm sorry.
- 1:17:31 So
- 1:17:33 Gas gun.
- 1:17:54 Come on.