The_Robbery

Episode Transcript

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In the name of the law,we bring you another of the thrilling stories
in this exciting series. Take intromactual police case files. Our story begins

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in the town Treasurer's office of HighSprings, Fluorida Town cut Office. Mccollins
speeches, Oh, yes, misterBrittain, for that tax payment is due
for the fifth of the month.Not at all, goodbye? Is it

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the police, ma'am? No,it's down the hall on your right at
mister Burton's a yes, Alsor Breton, chief of Police. Oh, thank
you, ma'am. That's all right. How about it? It's something you
Oh, it's this job. Whodo you expect being town for some treasurer?
All in one? I'm getting ajob as waitress. That'll satisfy me.
Now what are you doing? Oh, I've got to fire up the

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store before I go out to lunch. See hear up? Maybe you're get
an appropriation for an oil burner.Yes, maybe this town is still too
poor to afford that's luxury. Ijust have to use this enormous wrench and
break my own coat and back Iget yay, come on, how about
it's having lunch together. I'm sorry, Helen, but I promise mother that
i'd go home and have lunch withher. Well, come on and walk

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the corner with me. Then,I'm sorry, I can't. I I've
got to make a phone call.It's very important. Well, i'll see
you to night. How long?So long? Cherry? Two four?
Three? Please? Yes? Twofour or three? What was that?
There's no answer? I operated?There must be an answer. It's very

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important, doesn't it? Oh mygodness? What can I do? Hello?
Operator? Will you try name threeeight eight? Please? Hello?
Hello? Is this name? Threeeight eight? Isn't a hunter there?
Oh? When do you expect you? In half an hour? No?

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No message? That would be toolate. Oh what are you doing?
Oh? Don't do? What's goingon in here? Got that cash box?
Got that cash box? I'll getyour ompire funny money? Look at
me? Oh but I I gothim, Bunny, I got him for

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you? Help? Help, helpquick? What's the matter? I ain't
tell you the gun? I Ijust shot a strange colored man. He
was murdering buying collars. Yes,Bunny, heysh? She dead? I'm
afraid so, but maybe she hasn't. Come on? Willna help me get
a doctor? Come on? Arethey now? I suppose you tell us

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again exactly what happened. Well,all right, corner, now wait to
see it. Man. We've markedthe spot where the victim fell right over
here by her dead. And here'sthe body of Lee Walker. This as
he fell by the county here.Now are they you? You were on
duty in your office next door whenthis happened. Yeah, that's right.
I heard kind of commotion in here, and I jumped right up and ran
down the hall. When I openedthe door there, Yeah, go on,

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Artie. When open the door,saw a man's backwards to me,
but I saw he was beating Bonniecons over the head with that wrench there.
Now a man. You see thiswrench, it's a heavy re rench
used here in the office to breakup lumps of coal for the stove.
Going, Artie. When I sawthis man hitting Bunnie over the head with
that wrench, and I saw acash box open there, it looked to
me like Bunnie had been putting upa fight to keep him from that money.

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Then what happened, Artie. Bonniefell and this man reached for the
cash box. I yelled him todrop it, and he ran for the
window there and I shot him twicein the back and go on here.
I knelt down by Bonnie for aminute. I saw she was hurt pretty
bad. Then I ran out.I got lamby Chew and hab de Loach,
and they came back with me andhelped me to get a hold of
doctor good victim take him to Surehospital. All right, I say,

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now, when did the first knowedLee Walker you'd shot? Well? After
we first looked after Bonnie. Whywe turned this feller over so we saw
his face surprised by his Lee Walker, I sure was one of the best
natured fellows everyone would meet. Whyhe'd want a murder town clerk and treasure
for a few dollars? And inmind, did I know how he feeled?
He saw hold up murder going on? Man? See? Please?

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Did you do now to figure itout? Well? Man's corners, Joey,
are you prepared to render verdict?Mister Chew wats your verdict? And
Bonnie Collins met desert the hands ofLee Walker in the commission of a robbery.
Verdict death at the hands of LeeWalker doing the commissioner Robert Corner.

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The boy has been talking over andwe'd like it to go into the records
at the corner. Jury congratulates Chiefof Police art Barking where his prompt action
and killing a man who murdered BonnieCollins. And we'd like you to know,

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Chief Burton, that the citizens ofHigh Springs consider your prompt action most
praiseworthy. Oh shucks, mister Johnson, I only did my duty. That's
telegrams. Rity. Well, don'topen them now. Oh quite the contrary.
We are going to open them now, hearay, do help me,
Come on, boyd, help usopen these telegraph let's see. Congratulations to
you and your community. Our herohas been as a police throw of honor.

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If Florida should be proud of Chiefof Police Arthur Burton, do you
consider position trade and candidates pregious justiceI've ever known? Congratulations? What do
you think? What do you thinkof that? Artie? Shucks? I
toold you I was only doing myduty. You're too mardy starty. Now
what do you think about it?Missus Burton? Well, I'm mighty sorry
about Bonnie Collins, but I'm gladauthor was there to see that she got
quick jump. You know, MissusBurton, I wouldn't be surprised if they

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made your husband mayor before long.Oh go on, lady, what do
you I'm not one for politics,but I can tell you you would get
a good honest man from mayor andmy husband. Let well, boys,
I guess we ought to be going. Let Artie and his missis see something
in their own home. Did youhear what they said? Maure mayor?

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Gee? Sure? Why not?I got no more call to be maor
this too, that's the door.More telegrams, I suppose now you sit
right down more? Now answer whatdo you mean? See the police Burton?
That's me, Come in chief.I'm John Logan of the State Ulleran's
Bureau. Oh yeah, a chance, Miss Slogan. I sit down,

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thank you? Excuse us with himall this is a little business. All
right on here. I'll just straightenoff the kitchen and what can I do
for you? Why to hear?Miss Slogan just been down to town hall.
Glad you locked up Bonnie Cohn's officeafter the murder. Yes, I
thought it might be best, sinceshe was city treasure and all that.
He would you like to have thekey? Yes? A matter of fact,
that's why I came here tonight.Sorry to bother you. Oh not

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at all not at all. Herehere's the key. Thanks. Oh,
congratulations on solving a murder case soquickly. I don't deserve any credit to
just happened to be there. Youdidn't recognize this murderer of the stee walker
at first, did you know?I just saw a man beating Bonnie Callers
to death and I let him haveit. Look you were there, shot
him twice on the back. Iunderstand, that's right. It was the

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only place I could get a crackat him. You see, well,
mister Burton, I beginning along,I'll probably see you what town hall tomorrow?
Old, sure, sure, anythingI can do to help? Why
just sound off? Well? Audlingbooks from there isn't such a nice job,
but anyhow we'll balance the accounts allright. Oh I'm not sorry,

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that's all right. Come on in. My name is Logan. I'm from
the state. Out of this office, just going over to miss Collins Books.
Oh, I see, well,I'll be getting on. Wait wait
just a minute. Yes you workaround here. Yes, I'm a janitor.
You see what's your name? ThomasSmith? You know we order there
sometimes I have to ask a lotof questions, sure, and not about
the murder Oh no, no,no, it's just a little money matter.

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You see, there was one hundredand twelve dollars and thirty three cents
of miss collins cash book. Uhhuh. Now this colored fellow, Lee
Walker, who was killed while robbingand beating Miss Collins zero on town hall.
Here a good bit. You're LeeWest kind of a town character show.
Dam foodoo, charmes, conjuror booksand dream tickets on the numbers.
Sure he's played lucky too. Didmiss Collins play the numbers? I don't

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know by any of those conjure books? Or who do charm I don't know.
Tom. Did you help carry thebodies out of the office here?
Yes, sir Resa, both ofthem helped you get Miss Collins in the
ambulance and help carry out Lee Walkerafter the coroner's door. He gave verdictie
murdered Bunny. Which way was Walker'sbody lying ride almost flushed with this side

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of the counter. Which way hisfeet right near that doorway? And Bunnie
Collins's body was lying around the cornerof the counter by this desk? Is
that right? Tell me you theTom Smith who's down here on the pyroll
for twelve dollars a week at me. Did you notice Lee Walker? Very
well? Shore known him for years, Say mister Logan, do you think
that you could get me arraised?We'll try to get something for you,

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Tom. I won't promise you whatit'll be, but it'll be something.
Well here already, Logan, Oh, sure I it. Here's a seventh
morning. You know what these auditsare, and all official jobs like that,
I guess. So later on Ithought, how about some lunch?

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Sure, I know a good place. It's about two blocks from here.
Fine, that's fine. How's theexamination come along? Logan? Looks like
they might be a little shortage,not much, but otherwise everything seems in
order. Well, I'm glad tohear it. Bonnie was a fine girl,
regular homist. Yes, I know, but I haven't been hearing such
nice things about Lee Walker. Iunderstand he was a gambler, sold chances
and a number lottery and all thatkind of thing. Yes, that's right,

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but I always thinking he was aharmless sort of guy. I never
thought he'd tried to steal you.Just wondering if this Collins girl was mixed
up many of these lotteries. Bonnie, all right? Stake my head on
it. Why she was absolutely aboutsuspicion. I think praid to be positive
now, aren't you? Oh comeon, let's see it. I'm start

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anything else, Mittere Burton, howabout you? Logan? Want some of
dessert? No the hanks, I'vehad an that'll be You want one check,
mister Britain, Sure my treat day? Oh no, I think,
but I want that check? Heregive it no, sir, No,
sir, e its on me today. Here's the money, girly, and
uh bring me the change to quarters? There? I know I'd like to

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have a few quarters in my pocket. Ye, mister Burton, here's to
see. Oh thanks, allow youjust watch how I make these quarters work
for me? What are you goingto do? Play the slot machines?
I guess I guess that every day. But mister Burton isn't as lucky as
mister Hunter. Mister Burton never wins. He doesn't expect to, does he.
One of the odds are a millionto one against him? Yes they
are? Oh who ows mister Hunter? Him? Oh? He owns most

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of the slot machines in town.He's a gambler, you know, mister
Burton. Well, oh, sure, gives me the shivers when I think
that I spoke to Bonnie on thein five minutes before it happen. Oh
you do, yes, And Ithink Bonnie had a feeling something had happened
to her. Why do you saythat. Well, I tried to get

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her to go to lunch with men. She wouldn't go. First, she
said she had an appointment for usswith him mother, and then she said
something about an important telephone call.Hey, Kenny Slogan, Yes, yes,
just waiting view. Come on,let's go. I have plenty to
do yet this afternoon. Oh howdo we go? Oh? No,
luck? As usual, these slotmachines don't believe in giving you a break.

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I guess you're right about that,so now, mister hunter, Yes,

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mister Hunter, I'm going to getright to the point. My name
is Logan, Stayed Aft Ofice Bureau. I'm down here because I've got to
examine the books that Ms Collins kept. Well, I've got nothing to do
with this office, Yes I know, but I just heard about something that
does connect you with her death,connect me with her death. Yes,
I understand that Ms Collins tried tophone you a few minutes before she was
killed. According to the records ofthe telephone company. She called Cherry two

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for free. That's your number,isn't it? Yes? Says what if
it is? And that's what I'mtrying to find out. There's no answer
at that number. And Miss Collinsthen called nine three eight eight that's my
office. Yes, I know thatnow, mister Hunter. Do you know
why Miss Collins was so anxious toreach you? Oh? I don't.
Where were you at that time?I don't know. Besides what businesses of
yours? Where I was? It'sthe hunter? What is your business?

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I'm a merchant? Did you knowLee Walker? Sure everybody know him?
He worked for you, didn't they? Yes? In the way and it's
oh, hello Burton, Hello Hardy. I'm glad they came down. He
who wears this guy? Anyway?What does he want? He's ordered in
the books they got so Well?What in the places he make me?
Come down here? And what businesses? That is what I do? Or
where I was when Bonnie was killed? I told you, mister Hunter,

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I've got to make a full report. Of course, if you don't want
to cooperate with me, I can'tforce you to. Sure Logan is right,
you don't have to tell them anythingyou don't want, and I'm leaving.
I'd like that's hall been at onebear. Looks like a friend is
annoyed with me, doesn't it?Sure it does. He's a pretty powerful
man in this town. Know whatdo we do? Well? He's a
gambler, runs the number game intown home slot machines, and he has

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the right connections. I see weWalker worked for him, and yes it
did so lovery tickets for him.Oh, Burton, you can do me
a favor. I'm going to bethrough with my examination tonight and i'd like
to present it to the town comfoopercertification before I leave. Will you notify
them? Sure? What time youwant them? Eight o'clock? I guess.
Oh, they'll be there if youwant me. I'll be in my

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office across the hall. Thanks,button an operator, get me long distance?
Hello, hello, long distance?I want the Governor's office. Yes,
that's right. Hurry please, well, hello, I'd like to speak
with the governor. This is gaskit is that's right? Wello hell governor.

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Yes, this is a just cause? Is that the way I have
deplete a report? Tonight's the night? Yes, tonight positive. Practically the
whole town will be here tonight,and I'm going to break the news to
them. Yeah, bombshell is rightnow. Governor, if you want me
this afternoon, I'm going under thename of Logan. Yes, that's it,

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John Logan. What wellcious, Yeah, but don't worry. Oh sorry,
I can't speak any more now,goodbye. Yeah, all right,

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people know Will you please give meyour attention. Yeah. I've called all
your people here tonight for a veryunusual reason. I was sent here by
the governor of the state to investigatethe columns and Lee Walker. Lee.
Please in the first place, Iwant to introduce myself. My name is
Gas Buddy Gas, and I haveno connection whatsoever with the State Autiors Bureau.

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Now, for obvious reasons, Iuse the name of Logan. For
obvious reasons, I concealed the identityof my position. I am a special
state investigator. I shall ask someof you certain questions tonight. I expect
truthful answers. If any of youdo not cooperate with me, I have
the authority the place you want toarrest. Oh, missus Clark. Please,

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Miss Clark, you told me thatyou spoke to miss Collins just a
few months before she was murdered.Yes, sir, that's right. She
told you something about making an importantphone call. Yes, sir, I
wanted her to take lunch with me. That she said she had to telephone
somebody. She didn't say who itwas to thank you. Now, gentlemen,
I checked the phone calls made fromthis office, and I learned that
Miss Collins called two numbers. Onewas the number of mister Hunter's home and

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the other Hunter's office. Mister Hunter, well, what do you want to
know? Where were you at thetime Miss Collins phoned you? I don't
remember. You earned your money gambling, don't you? I added, honestly,
if that's what you want to know, wille Walker worked for you?
Was that right? Did you sendhim here to see Miss Collins the day
she was killed? I don't remember? Uh huh? How well did you

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know miss Collins, mister Hunter,doctor friend, that you ever gambled her
knowledge? Else? Or never?Bonnie Ms Collins a fine girl? All
right? Doctor Turner, doctor Turneror Carner? This colony? Is that
right? That's right? In corner? For twenty eight years? Have you
examined the victims? Yep? That'sright. This is your report, isn't
it? Right, get it.According to this, your findings indicated that

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Ms. Collins was killed by thatwrench over there. Is that right?
What it says? And Walker wasshot twice that's the cause of his death.
Correct, Yep, that's right.Oh, that'll do. And now,
uh, but you shot Walker whenyou saw him hitting Miss Collin.
Yeah, he was running tall thatwindow when I came in, I shot

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him. You didn't wanted to escape? Is that it? H that's right?
And then you called mister Chew andmister de Luch, Yeah, that's
right. They helped me get thedoctor. Did you see anybody in the
corridor and they ran out? No, sir, nobody. Are you sure?
Did you see miss Clark or misterHunter anywhere? Well, I'm not
sure, but I don't think so. I guess I had recognized him if

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they were there. You knew Walker, didn't you? Oh? Sure he
hung around there. Ah, Butwhen you shot him, you didn't know
was he did you? He wasrunning away from me when I came in,
and his back taught me in.I just plugged him, all right,
Burton, thank you? Uh,mister Chew, Yes, hey,
mister Chew. You were outside thebuilding when missus Collins was killed. Well
you not, yes, sir,I was talking head de Loach. And

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when you heard the shot, youran in to see what happened. Yes,
hey, mister Chew, did yousee him just a moment? Oh,
Burton, will you please open thatwindow? It's very hot in here,
mister Chew. Did you see anybodyin the corridor or outside when you
heard the show? Oh? Don'tbelieve the deed, you know, mister,
it's a matter of Burton jobs.No, it's nail pair. Well,

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all right, we'll be through soon. And now, mister Chew,
you knew mister Hunter, didn't you. Yeah, yes, sir, I
knew him, all right, ButI didn't see him around here. And
tell me this. After the shotswere fired, you ran in here with
mister Burton. Is that right,Yes, sir, he told you that
he had shot someone. Is thatright? Yes? He said he shot
a strange man, and then youturned him over and saw that the man
was Lee Walker. That's right,Thank you, mister Chew, thank you

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very much. Just the gas theyinvestigator and not. You have no right
to embarrass, he said. Besides, we have our own chief, and
please here who caught Walker red handedand killed him. Our investigation disclosed,
and Walker robbed and murdered Bonnie Collinsfive but work for the Chief Burton,
Walker might have got away to turnher out. Get to the point immediately,
Bonnie Collins was not murdered by LeeWalker, but the person who did

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kill her. Us here in thisroom, right now, off of Burton.
You're under arrest for the murder ofLee Walker and Bonnie Collins. Are
you crazy? You must be mad, guys. Chief Burton's one of the
most running down. Quiet, quietly, quiet, all of you. I
know what I'm doing. Before I'mthrough with you, every single one of
you will be convinced quitting as gillyof murder. I understand, and I'm

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going to prove it. That governoris gonna hear that gas. You can't
come into our shot. Shut up, every one of you. I'm doing
the talking now, really really,yeah, Roy, you're gonna stand at
that door and then one tries topass a shoot. Oh of you listen.
Every person I've spoken to is insistedthat Ms Collins was absolutely honest.

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Orders of her accounts in the pasthave also indicated that very thing. After
checking her books since her death,however, I find that her accounts were
approximately one hundred and fifty dollars shortwalk around her, I've do your talking,
Dardan Walker robbed her. What happenedto the money? He told us
that you shot him just as hewas putting his hand into the cash box.

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Is that right? I want achance, Tomy. Burton also said
that you shot Walker because he triedto run away through that window. Gentlemen,
my investigation yesterday this closed that thatwindow cannot be opened. You recall

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I asked Burton to open it alittle while ago. You all heard what
he said. It's nailed. FatWalker was as familiar with this office as
any of you are. All ofyou know that if he knew that that
window couldn't be opened, why shouldhe have tried to escape that way that
you have through Gasiotomy? Well,i've finished, doctor journalists, Let me

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finish. Walker never tried to runthrough that window. Now the next step
that really happened simply this Walker facedthis door and Burton shot him. And
I know because Lee Walker was notshot in the back. That's how I
know Burton faced him and shut himdown in cold blood. That's why Burton

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was careful to say that he shota strange man. Strange man, get
it until he puts you off thetrack. Now why you asked Burton want
Walker kills? I'll tell you yourpolice chief is a gambler. I myself
saw him lose several dollars in theslot machine this afternoon. I can prove

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that your honorable chief of police losesas much every day. You know the
salary he received. Figure it outyourselves, saving and afford any losses on
my modest salary. You pay him. Now for the next point, what
happened to the money that was stolenfrom Bunny collins cash box. I'll tell

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you Curtain stole that money because hewasn't able to put it back. He
planned what he thought was a perfectcrime ry. I'm hello, hello record,

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give me the death. Hello Joe, this is Briham. Yeah,
on a Burton case. That's asthat buddy Gas said. And listen to
this. Gas dug up a surprisewitness. The guy testified the Burton offer
to get him Bonnie Collins's job forfifty bucks, said it was going to
be vacant. I shouldn't have offeredthat job a month before he killed him.
It showed premeditation. Today, hesaid. And here's something else.

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That's howp the governor sent Gas down. Met this crack investigator because Bonnie Collins's
mother wrote him and said her daughter'sdeath was suspicious. Yeah, and another
thing. Hunter admitted that he knewBurton was a big gambler. Seems that
Bonnie was friendly Will Hunter and toldhim that the big shot police chief was
wiping dough. Yeah, nice guy, and that isn't all either. Gas
found a witnesses off. Burton motionedthe walker to come into Bonnie Collins's office.

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He cracked Bonnie in the head ofthe ranch and and shot Walter to
make it look like a perfect crime. Yeah, that's right, perfect for
a Gas Kennedy. Hey. Andafter the jury rut and the berthect guilty.
You should have heard that judge goto town and he sentenced him.
Yeah, live for sure. Inotes too good for him? Who want
me to do? And I We'regonna make that guy mare? How do
you like that? What? Pleakeep killing you? Murder? What please

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keep you? Please give me bewith us again when truth and justice triumph

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in the name of the law,