The_Ohio_Kid

Episode Transcript

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Harrington. What time is it.It's just ten o'clock, sir. You're
due in the grand jury meeting.Yes, I go in in just a
minute, but close that door please, Radio friends, this is your district
attorney speaking. A group of racketeershas moved into the city and taken over
the restaurant racket. We've been gatheringinformation on them, but every restaurant owner

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has been so terrified he's been afraidto testify. But now we've got to
start. One restaurant owner, misterTony, was broken by the racket and
sent to prison by them to keephim from talking. But we finally heard
of Tony's plank and went to theprison and got him out. Now he's
anxious to help us smash these racketeers. If you'll excuse me, I've got

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to go into the Grand Jury,which is meeting in the room right next
to my office here. The grandJury is composed of twenty three outstanding citizens
who meet behind closed doors and heartestimony decide whether that testimony warrants there issuing
an indictment for the arrest of thesuspect. What goes on inside the grand
jury is strictly private, but Ido want you to hear this one?

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Excuse me when I go in.Well, i've seen good evening, gentlemen,
and mister district attorney, we've justbeen going over this information you've gathered
about the restaurant racketeers. You sayhere that mister Tony is willing to work
closely with you. Mister Tony willtell me everything he knows. Well,

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do you consider his life will beendangered by doing so? None at all?
And we've set his family away toa little cottage down south. No
one but my immediate staff and myselfknows where they are. We even change
Tony's own personal appearance, and Idoubt if even his own wife could recognize
him. Now we've done everything possibleto protect mister Tony and his family.

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Oh there you're higher, kid,Come they hurry up. I couldn't get
here before, duke what he sawabout? Sit down? Want some peanuts?
An what took you? Salong?Oh? I had a date with
a girlfriend. You're playing around withthat dame too much. Now listen,
kid, you got a job todo. Well, name it. You

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know Tony, that restaurant owner wehad sent away. Sure he's safe.
You had him put in solitary sohe couldn't talk, didn't you, eh?
But he ain't there now? Whatdo you mean? He ain't there
now? And he put up somesong and dance and he was a murderer.
They kept him in solitary, buta member of the Prison Commission was
going through the prison and heard abouthim, yelling that he wanted to see

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the DA and confess a murder.This guy made the warden teller DA,
and the DA went down to seeTony. Do you think Tony sang to
the DA must have told him everythingor watching the DA remove him from the
pen. The DA's got Tony outand he's got him hit away, and
you gotta find way a kid.Yeah, but can't you give me a
steer at least? There's an awfullot of guys in this world? You

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know your job? What do youthink I've been paying you for for getting
guys out of the way, butnot finding them in the first place?
Your door, as I tell you, see, okay, and get him
before he spills everything he knows.And another thing, that dam of yours,
she knows too much. Ah,she's all right, that's what they
all think. I tell you,she ain't all right. I'm telling you

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she'd up and quit you for thefirst good looking guy that came along.
What's the matter with my looks?I'm telling you to watch her that day.
Makes any trouble, you're responsible fora kid. Just remember if there's
any trouble because of her, I'mholding you responsible. You have got a
gripe dude. Don't you worry aboutme. I've seen too many guys get
double crossed by a damon in thehome. Mob suffers with him. I

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get rid of a kid. Maybethe lay off dude, you're just gripey
today. She's all right for awhile, and I'll get Tony for you,
and you get Tony, and Iwon't say nothing about the dame.
Go ahead and get Tony. Rightnow. The grand jury meeting, and
I wouldn't be surprised if they wasworking on some of the step Tonias filled.
Then we would like to have youarrest them immediately, mister District Attorney,

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this grand jury has decided they wantyou to arrest the men who are
going around making collections from these restaurants. You say in your report here that
mister Tony will be able to pointthem out to you. Pardon me,
gentlemen, but I believe that willbe the wrong approach. The hirelings of
a group of racketeers are merely weakcharacters who do what they're told. They

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would be harmless the one for thebig bosses of a racketeer gang. But
if you don't get the big boss, the gang will be operating again within
three months. I see. Iguess your reasoning is right, mister district
attorney. You can arrest and arrestand arrest a small fry, but you
haven't got anything when you get through. Just be patient, gather the right

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information, and with one stroke,you can smash the entire set up.
I see, Well, good luckto you. Do just what you think
is based. I'm going out withTony now to several of the restaurants he's
told me when the collections are usuallymade, and I hope we'll be able
to bump into the collectors. Butinstead of going out with a warrant for

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their arrest, we're going out witha camera. Feel nervous at all,
Tony, pau Nurs. I'll pointout the collectors the minute I see them.
I think you recognize them, allright, Oh yes, mister district
attorney. I paid him enough money. Just call me Da Tony. We

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know each other pretty well, butnow I wish I had known you better
before I lost my restaurant. Iwas a fool at the top. So
this restaurant is Carlos. Yes,he's a friend of mine. He wanted
to hire me when I lost myrestaurant, but he was afraid. Terry,
as it's close enough, we canlose you. Where those two men
going in the restaurant. Now they'rethe collectors? Shall I snap them?

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Dah? Wait until they get insidethe Harrington and then go into action.
If you can get some good picturesof them while the owner is paying them
off, and forget you one ofthose camera fee. Just get as many
pictures as you can, in orout of focus. They both carry guns,
the heavy set. Fellow hit meover the head with a black jack
one time. Look through this oneto Harrington. There's better Like the owner
is getting an envelope in the cashregister. This will make a cooking picture.

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Keep snapping, Harington, snap Hardy. Can I've got them square in
the lens. I'm taking so manyit'll almost be like movies. Let's get
back into the car before they comeout. Come on, we'll visit a
couple of more restaurants with Tony.Now, Tony, you've been talking about

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one of the racketeers, Lucky Lynch. Do you think that he's the boss,
the top man of the racket.Nod. There's another one they call
the real boss, But I neverheard them mention his name. See.
Did you ever hear Lynch refer toa boss? Yes? And I heard
the Ohio Kid talk about one too, the Ohio Kid, the gunman.
Yes, the Ohio Kid always cameto my restaurant with Lynch before they took

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it over. They'd come in andforce me into a deal. And then
those two collectors you took the picturesof back there would come in and collect
every month. I say, Tony, do you have any idea where the
gang leaders could be found? Perhapsa restaurant that they may have mentioned as
a meeting place and I don't know. Yes, Yes, I heard them

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talk of the Harwitz restaurant several times. Yeah, the Harwitch restaurant. No
where it is? Oh, yes, sir, oh I do tell Harington
where it is, Tony. I'dlike to get a good look at it.
Keep headed just the way you aremister Harrington. And then we'll turn
to the right a couple of blocksdown. So this is a well Harward's

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Restaurantan Harrington, get one of ourinvestigators a job, and here as a
waiter. Yes, sir, ifthe racketeers drop in here, we ought
to be able to pick up somethinggood. Tony, take a look into
that window and see if you cansee any of them in there. Now,
they probably ain't corn at her.Wait, yes, sitting at that
table near the bar. The manwith the blonde girl. Who are they?

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What? That's the Ohio kid andhis girlfriend. They used to come
in my restaurant sometimes, the fellowwith a black hair. I'll sleep down,
d'yea. The girl's getting ready toleave, shall have a trail,
No, not yet, and beeasy enough to pick her up. I
want to have a little talk withthe Ohio kid, though, Oh don't
do it, sir. He justas soon kill anybody's not. You go
back to the car, Tony,and drive her up to the next corner

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and wait for us there. Hang, come the kids alone. Now,
let's go in and sit down atthe table with him. Why don't you
go with Tony? De eh andI'll talk with him and join you in
a few minutes. You don't wantto bother with the likes of him.
I've got a little idea and I'dlike to do it just for the fun
of it. I'll see you later, Tony. Let's gwen hang him.

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Isn't hello? Kid? Who areyou mind? If we sit down?
Chase yourself. I want to bealone. We don't sit down anyway.
Have a seat, Herrington. Itold you I want to be alone.
I don't know you guys. You'llknow us soon enough. Kid. If

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you guys are cop as, you'rewasting your time. See don't jump to
conclusions. Kid. Don't you knowit's bad luck to drink alone? Is
it? Hey? Listen, youget out of that chair or I'll blow
you out. He's threatening us,Herrington. He wasn't expected from such a
well dressed gentleman. That's a niceflower you wearing. Kid. In about

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one second, you'll get plenty offlowers. What do you want, kid?
This is Inspector Herrington. I'm thedistrict attorney. Does that mean anything
to you? Not a thing?You got nothing on me? Of course
not kid. We just saw youhere and to introduce ourselves. What are

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you drinking, honey, you havebusiness. I'll discop the remark when he
said drink, kid, don't letus have stopped you in particular who I
drink with? I said, finishthat drink. What's this all about to
you? I said, pick upthat glass and drink. Okay, you
don't have to get nasty. Nah, he is satisfied. That's all kid.

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I'll beat it. You can't tellme what to do. I said,
beat it. I'll give you justfive seconds, okay, but I'll
be seeing you again, dya.He never said a truer thing in his
life. For a while, Ididn't get what you were up to.

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I'll see. Hold on, well, the kid didn't Kenring didn't have the
kids glass on a napkin and putit in your pocket. I was watching
how he held it. There oughtto be some good fingerprints on this.
We'll go back and have the princechecked. I have a feeling we'll find
the kid has quite a history backof him. Hello, mister Harwich,

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Lillian, how about little kids?Came? As soon as I could told
the Ohio kid, I had someshopping to do, so I left him
at the table, walked around theblock and came in the back door.
I know I was watching you.How could you see? Hey, I
don't manage this restaurant for nothing.Lots of times I like to sit in

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my office here and see what's goingon with the diners. Now look see
this piece of frosty glass. Yeah, I straped a little off so I
could sit here and see what's goingon outside. And you saw me haven't
dinner with a kid? Yeah?And I saw plenty of other things too.
Hey, you're pretty smart. That'swhy I like you so much,
mister Harwich. Yeah, suppose thekid finds out our eyes wouldn't be worth

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two cents, Lillian, I canhandle him. Well, perhaps you won't
have too much longer. You knowwhat happened after you left that table?
How could I? Two men cameover and sat down with him. Who
were they? The district attorney andone of his assistants. Did the kid
know who they were? I thinkso. They talked a few minutes.
Then the kid got up and left. But that isn't half of it.

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After he left, the district attorneyand his assistant picked up the glass the
kid had been drinking from. Idon't care it. Why did they do
that fingerprints. Oh see, they'llcheck and oh year is quick enough,
go and tell it. Well waita minute, Wait a minute. Remember
your boyfriend and his racketeers have beenbleeding this restaurant and I happened to be
a restaurant man. Yeah, butthey're apt to catch him now I'm send

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him to the chair. Suppose theydo. He deserves it. Oh,
I can't let him do that.Look, you said you were kind of
stuck on me, didn't you.Oh I am mister Harwich, honest,
Diane. Well what why go andtell the kid about district attorney getting his
fingerprints? Oh you know, ifthe kid found out you kind of liked
me to kill you, perhaps metoo. Yeah, and if I didn't

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say anything here, you may getwhat's coming to him. Yeah. Well,
okay, you coming up to seeme tomorrow. Well, I don't
think I ought to take a chanceto go to your place, Lidian.
Suppose the kid found out, Ohhe won't. I promise bring up some
other girl with you or something.You've never had a chance to sit down
and talk as two human beings.I've just seen in the restaurant here,

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and we don't dare go any placetogether because the kid might find out and
do something. Well, if youthink it's all right, I'll come up.
Please come up tomorrow afternoon. Allright, if you say so,
I'll see the kid doesn't know athing about it. And mister Harwich,
yeh, I won't say anything aboutwhat you just told me. Thanks Lillian,
I'll be seeing it tomorrow. Thereare thousands and thousands of men in

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this country today who have been crushedby the rackets. There are thousands of
homes which have been broken, thousandsof men and women who have been killed
or injured for life. Organized crimeis responsible for more deaths and more money
losses than a great war between nations. Each year. In this country alone,

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the crime bill exceeds fifteen billion dollars, more than one hundred and fifteen
dollars for every man, woman,and child in the United States. The
names of all characters in Mister DistrictAttorney are for obvious reasons, fictitious.
Mister District Attorney dramatized by Philips H'sLord will be with you again Monday.

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