May 14, 2024 • 35 mins
Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknights on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the Sears chain. Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season, the program offered a different genre of drama for each evening's broadcast.In January 1980, the program moved from CBS to the Mutual Broadcasting System and was renamed Mutual Radio Theater. The Mutual series broadcast repeats from the CBS run until September 1980, when a short season of new dramas was presented. Sears continued as a sponsor during the Mutual run.
The program turned out to be Mutual's final radio drama series. Mutual continued to broadcast repeats of the program (along with a few previously unaired episodes) until December 1981.Monday was "Western Night" and was hosted by Lorne Greene. Tuesday was "Comedy Night", hosted by Andy Griffith. Wednesday was "Mystery Night" with Vincent Price as host. Thursday was "Love and Hate Night" with Cicely Tyson doing honors as host. Finally, Friday brought "Adventure Night", first hosted by Richard Widmark and later by Howard Duff and finally by Leonard Nimoy.Several actors from the Golden Age of Radio were featured on the series.
Among the actors heard were Jim Jordan, Henry Morgan, Daws Butler, June Foray, Parley Baer, Mary Jane Croft, Howard Culver, John Dehner, Joan McCall, Don Diamond, Virginia Gregg, Janet Waldo, Vic Perrin, Hans Conried, Marvin Miller, Elliott Lewis, Jeff Corey, Lesley Woods, Robert Rockwell, Lurene Tuttle, Eve Arden, Keith Andes, Harriet Nelson, Alan Young, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Lloyd Bochner, Rick Jason, Frank Campanella, Toni Tennille, Arthur Hill, Dan O'Herlihy, Jesse White and Frank Nelson.[1] Veteran radio actress Peggy Webber was heard on 52 episodes.The program was produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis. The theme music was composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle
The program turned out to be Mutual's final radio drama series. Mutual continued to broadcast repeats of the program (along with a few previously unaired episodes) until December 1981.Monday was "Western Night" and was hosted by Lorne Greene. Tuesday was "Comedy Night", hosted by Andy Griffith. Wednesday was "Mystery Night" with Vincent Price as host. Thursday was "Love and Hate Night" with Cicely Tyson doing honors as host. Finally, Friday brought "Adventure Night", first hosted by Richard Widmark and later by Howard Duff and finally by Leonard Nimoy.Several actors from the Golden Age of Radio were featured on the series.
Among the actors heard were Jim Jordan, Henry Morgan, Daws Butler, June Foray, Parley Baer, Mary Jane Croft, Howard Culver, John Dehner, Joan McCall, Don Diamond, Virginia Gregg, Janet Waldo, Vic Perrin, Hans Conried, Marvin Miller, Elliott Lewis, Jeff Corey, Lesley Woods, Robert Rockwell, Lurene Tuttle, Eve Arden, Keith Andes, Harriet Nelson, Alan Young, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Lloyd Bochner, Rick Jason, Frank Campanella, Toni Tennille, Arthur Hill, Dan O'Herlihy, Jesse White and Frank Nelson.[1] Veteran radio actress Peggy Webber was heard on 52 episodes.The program was produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis. The theme music was composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle
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The quiet suburban town of Farrington isa typical bedroom community. It exhibits all
the trappings of the set small town, tree lined streets, solid break homes,
even an authentic nineteenth century town squareand write station wagons and manicured lawns,
and give it the air of pastlais and nor one house. The
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single story ramps down Home would appearto be the perfect example of the serenity
of this neighborhood. Usband standing justoutside the partly open front door, wife
within the house, saying her lastgood ride. But if we look closer,
the woman seems frightened, the manin assurance, and the door is
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held in place by a change.Please, Frank, don't make another scene.
I just want to come in andtalk this out on fastened chain tree.
No, it's that damn lawyer.He turns you adjustment. I'm not
going to rehack our myrtal problems atthe front door. No, I can't
trudge you, but after the lasttime, I promise not to start anything
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home. It's nice better that way, so you can record the conversations.
Don't get paranoid. Just talk withme for five minutes. Can't. I'm
linked in to the bank as itis. I should I won, but
there's still my house. Stop it. He locked up the children again.
Terrible it's said, hurry Molly,roll me sings. You holler me so
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hard? Off it now stop it. Don't drag them into our mess.
All I want to do is sitin my own living room and raising with
you instead of some attorney's officers notasking too much. We've been talking for
months, nothing changed. I'll nevergive you a divorce. I mean I
haven't asked the one what didn timeto think. I won't let you go.
I know you want to marry Brock. Just keep them away from this
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house. Rank, I don't wanthim touching you, holding you. You're
only making things worry. Warning you. If you see that Lawyer Brock again,
you live to regret it. Andthat's only the beginning of our story.
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Gerard, Aura, stars Virginia Gregg, Shepherd, Lincoln and Vic Perrin.
Uh In spite of her Carol Manher attorney arrived at the Bank Rises immediately,
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bright kid Brock Todry would come toher office. How are you this
morning? Mister in right? Neverbetter, mister Brock, Oh, you
can smell spring in the air.To go right in. Please missus Madison's
expecting you in her office. Thanks. I know the way I've been here
in us command. I came assoon as I could. Are you all
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right? I'm still shaking. Didhe get violent? No? I had
the chain on the door. Hedidn't get in. What about the children?
They didn't? He goes into schoolafter he left, Carol, Why
don't you and the kid spend afew days at our house? That he
would love it. The kids canuse the pool change would do you good?
That would be the final straw.Hedn't think there's something between you and
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me. He's gone completely mad.When Frank threatened you, you should have
called the police. It would havedone some good. How do you arrest
the police lieutenants? They wouldn't havebelieved me. There isn't a situation gone
far enough. You've given him everychance to pull himself together. He's not
gonna change. Please buy over theboard papers. I can have them ready
for your signature this afternoon. Oh, it's not terrified me because is what
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you'd do if I went through withit. I'll have him enjoined for seeing
you. That wouldn't stop him.We'll go to the police disciplinary board and
open up the whole case. Eventhe incident would jest. He has to
be a different way that could ruinhim. But too exhausted every remedy,
Carol, the marriage counseling was afiasco. You bag and pleaded. Haven't
you punished yourself enough? And youcan't subject the children to his rages?
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Why? I know, I know, but I still hope that he isn't
going to strick himself out. That'swish. We're thinking, Why spend the
rest of your life in fear?You're right, it's even affecting me here
at the bank. Sometimes I thinkhe's out there watching me, following me
home. Let me call Inspector Mesterand explain the situation. Maybe he can
reason with Frank, that's not fair. It might affect his efficiency rating.
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They might use it to deny hima captaincy. He's been pasted over a
trif, Carol. Other people seehe's disturbed too. You know, I
don't want to do it. Ican't understand you. This man has threatened
you and the children. He's almostfrankly. I don't want to hear it.
All right, I won't go intoit. I can't help you with
my hands tied. He's still yes, missus, master, and I'm sorry
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the boss. I told you Ididn't want to see anybody for a few
minutes. I understand, but thiscustomer insists on seeing the manager. Can't
you handle it for one No way, honey, I bother with a junior
execs. When you can talk tothe boss. You mind waiting outside.
I'll be with you in a minute. I'm sorry, lady, I happen
to prefer group meeting. Oh mygod, we've got a gun. Shot
gun. Don't point that at menow, everybody just stay nice and orderly,
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no fuss, no fun moves.Were mutching up front. This is
manager here, will instruct the cashhere to fill up my briefcase. If
everybody keeps cool, this whole thingwill be over in two minutes. Don't
anybody get roy now. I don'twant any blessings. Just take the money
and leave. That's good enough forme. Misters. We can't let him
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do this. He believe we havea son. Keep walking, don't show
the tellers anything wrong. It's gonnabe over it before you know it.
Let's keep in front of me.Sine, fine, but don't shoot.
It's just your gidden variety bank holds. It's not schoo Harry. Please,
we've got his arm. Give methere, don't go. Don't kill me.
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I didn't mean it. You miserablethree. You had to play hero,
no need to take you could diequiet to tell you. Everybody I'm
the deck except you lady. Youfill up that bag? Did you hear
me? Way to kill you?Give him everything but big quick? You
just stop? Pay for money.You're reading it much better now, nobody
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gets off this floor for the nextten minutes. You got a bright boy,
ye try so? That better bean ambulance. I'll take a look.
Damn it. Two squat cars writeback. Everybody gets behind the tops.
Now who tripped the silent alarm?Which one of you morons did it?
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Answer me? Or I'll blow somebodyhead off. I did. I'm
sorry, Don't kill me. Tellme I don't want to die. Cut
up. I've got to drink.This is the fly. The building is
surround us. Release all the peopletrapped inside, and come out with your
hands behind your hair. You see, you see, it's a real mysth
This one's had to get brave andhe had to bring him the cop.
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Now it's a real production. Youhad to make it complicated. Man needs
medical attention to bleed to death.That's tough. That's the price of trying
to be a hero. I can'tstop the bleeding. Make up pressure bandied.
Oh here, bright boy, wrapup your shirt. This guy's bleeding
all over the floor and he's thinkingI'm going far. But don't forget it.
Kid, here's my jacket. Ifyou die, it's Murder's no kidding.
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You're telling me the law. Lady, I'm a two time loser.
If I don't get out of thisone, it's all over. I'm gone
for good. Just throw away thekey, hire peace. The building is
surround us. There is no wayto escape. You don't want to hurt
anybody. Free all the people inthe bank and come out with your hands
in the air. He's crazy,you expect he let you go. We
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want answers in five minutes with him, I'm no one calling this shot.
You want an answer, sure,here's my answer. You know where you
can go. I'm calling the turn. You got that you might take it
out of this hole. I getout, then you get out. Otherwise,
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well hat better not be an otherwise, Jo, we'll do anything.
Pete. No, my shooting.That's more like this is your fault.
You know you had to protect somebodyelse's dog. Why was it worth it?
If they rush this place, you'reall dead. Think about that.
You get that bump? Yeah,I mean no, Carol, it's Franker.
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You are right, I think,so give me that. What do
you want? Who is it?Donald Duck? Don't try anything funny?
Not okay? Talk? Is thisun right? Sorry? He's with a
customer called him on. You're areal comedian. Hey, check with me
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some other time. I got acouple of problems right now. Yeah,
I know, I'm watching the wholething. It's ain't a spectator sport.
And keep out of it. Huh. You know you're in a whole lot
of trouble. Armed robbery, badnews, you know, Are you the
man? Yeah? Yeah, Idon't want to charge. Come on,
buddy, give it up. Don'tmake a tough run yourself. There's no
way out. But the provisions isOh, come out, huh. Don't
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make it any longer deal than itis. Are you're nuts? I got
all the aces, the manager,a couple of funkies, and some would
be hero. I'm calling the toons, not you. Okay, okay,
I got the message. Anybody hurtsso far? Yeah, captain he Roy
got it in the shoulder, gotall at least for now. Come on,
cooler, take your finger off thetrigger. I want to collaborate with
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you. We'll try it. Goaway. Oh you're gonna let me go
scott free? You know why don'tyou let the wounded guy out? No
way? The hero stage? Butwhat's his name? Hey? What's your
name? You got cold? Anybodyknow this joker? Everybody's taking their heads,
including the manager. Lady. Hey, let me talk to the manager.
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How about it? Forget it?Which is a one man show.
I may all the decision. Idon't get fant out of shape. I
just want to make sure the womenare all right, okay, and any
tricks and they buy it? Yeah, tough to the top. Tell him
everything's under consul. Hello, areyou listening on another line? No?
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All right? Played along? Don'tgeppredide yourself Okay, how many guns are
you carrying? The other two employeesare fine? Two? Two? You're
you're sure? Oh? Positively,crystols. We'll just play kidding. Shotgun.
No, no, it's just acombination of thing. Guy got it,
crystal and shotguns. That's right,lieutenant. Everything's fine. Don't worry.
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We're being treated well. Good girl, Good girl. I'm gonna get
you out of there, Carol,trust me keep the other's cop. I
know what to do, Carol.I love you, uniform. He's satisfied.
Hey, no, sweat, takeit easy, don't conn me.
Huh, listen, I forgot toget your name. No name, I
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don't once you're running a make onme all right, have it your way.
You need food or cigarettes? Oh? Blow it out your ear?
Save that guy for the amateur.How about a doctor for the wounded man?
Oh? Sure? Anything to geta copy? Hey, get easy.
You're holding all the high cards.I just don't want to see anybody
die. Make your trade, let'shear it. First, you clear out
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all the cop swat teams and everything. Then I send out the wounded guy.
Second, I get safe passage tothe airport and a plane to Cuba.
One time there I release the hostages. Uh, that's complicated. You
gotta give me time take it orelse I need authorization. Listen, get
the plane in a half hour,or I start throwing corpses out of the
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bank. Okay, okay, okay, it's a deal. But but it's
outside my authority. If I goout on a limb for you, you
gotta show me some good faith.Good faith. This isn't a union contract.
I need it. It shows mysuperiors. I can handle the situation.
I'll tell you. Just release thewounded man. There's no reason for
him to die, right yeah,okay, first, pull back the troop.
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You come, get him along andunarmed. Now you're talking, Okay,
broke. The hero is going tothe hospital and we're heading for Cuba.
Cuba. Need give you to outhere. Who hired this? Why
don't they bring a doctor in here? He's too to be moved. You
just get him on his seat.He can't get him up, now,
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won't I You didn't notice A knowhim his business man. He brought too
much plot to drag him to thedoor. Right, keep moving back?
Okay, Hi, everybody else backbehind the corner. Now I'm out here.
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My God, please help me.Well, I'll he s rock.
You've got a half hour to comeacross. Yeah, sure, you like
to me. I think you're anyyou met with her. I told her
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not to see you. I warnedher if he did it anyway, help
you could say away to each other. Could you had to put your suppy
hands on a stucker? Please?Oh, I hope you're in agony,
says your rank breaking up my home. Man. Jesu saved me for the
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last time. I told her Imeant business. Huh. I got her
now and she thinks I'm gonna saveher. Across the street from the Belita's
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Bank in the town of Farrington,Ted Brown, fat his face and awaking
at him. Lieutenant Frank Maxon,bullhorn in hand, is briskly supervising all
the activity out in the streets.All right on the bank. I kept
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my part of the deal for now. Yeah, just what I want,
Harry, come in. Pull themarksman back completely out of sight. Tell
us guys on the roof to getdown. Roger, Sergeant Loape has take
three men with riot guns and theSWAT team to the rear of the bank
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to wait on my orders. AndFox. When I give the word,
you go and blasting everything. He'sa wild one. But wait for my
word and Lopez, no screw uphere, Frank, you're in control.
We're gonna have to watch him,Commissioner. He's got automatic weapons. It
sounds like a tough monkey. Wantsto say that the area is roped off.
No tz no press, the placeis surrounded. Hanks set up a
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command post in the stationery store acrossthe street. There's a phone there up
front of the window. You cansee it clearly from the bank. Good
planting. Now I've got one guyout already, bad shoulder, but he'll
survive anybody else in there. Threeuh, one of them is my wife?
What Frank, Yeah, yeah,it's a rough one. How about
camping gardon tacon ss nuster my ballgameand that's my wife. Captain. I
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want to run the show. Let'sget him out of there in one face.
Just just let me alone and Ican do it all right. At
the man a planet that quee buttwo million dollars in release of all political
prisoners political for prisoners. He sellout of me. He sounds like an
extremes. All right, just thepunk hold this. His name is Claudio
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Nay. There's a claudio a lotof than connection with an attempt on the
German ambassador. Could be the sameguy, a radical throw hitman. Listen,
don't you make any moons yet.I'm gonna get the FBI in on
this creantime. Just stall tomorrow.Maybe that's what he wants us to do.
Why'd be a platform for him?Once we bring him the FED,
then I can't hold back the press. Let's hand it like a local man
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nursing. All right, I'll buythat. Treat him like a stick up
man. Play it a low key, keep it one on one for an
hour until we can force the issue. And Frank, this claudio is no
back alley suns. He's got afull sheet arsenal political. That's a nation
murder and right now, don't takeany chances in my situation. Look,
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I want my wife bounce alive.You need anything, I'll be at the
command book. I'm coming with you. I'm gonna use that phone in the
front window. You'll see I'm alone. No tap, no swat teams.
Good right, you pull this onoff and you'll make camping yet. Well,
we'll see about that later. Ohyeah, hey, everything's cool.
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I just got the word on yourplane, slow it down? Good?
No, Patsy s up? OhI know everybody gets hurt, right,
Hey did that guy make it?Oh? Sure sure, sure the paramedics
stopped up his wound. Be goodas new in a couple of weeks.
You did a smart thing, buddy. I won't forget it. Sure you'll
be a character witness. Let mespeak to the manager again, will you.
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She's good stuff. You got somethinggoing with her and your lady the
track. He wants to talk toyou, lady, get on the horn.
Hello, Carol ted Brock died,fled to death and the ambulance.
Oh no dead? Oh my dad, he is a train to help.
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It isn't sair. What the hellit's going on? Miss Nelson? What
happened? What did you do?I didn't do anything. I killed him.
I killed him because of me.He's dead. Who's dead? He
kills No? No, he murderedhim and he shot him killer. I
knew it. I knew it wereall at the jar. Everybody shut up?
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What is going on? That coptells you something? Death bron't the
way? Who's the hero? Yeah? What a cop told me? He's
alive. They patched him up.Hey, lady if this is dumb trick,
you'll be sorry. Let me go, please. I got a bad
heart. I'm sick. I'm singcoward. You let these duties stay here,
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wouldn't you. It's that bad handsomething? So stuff you better ship.
I want to say something. Therea lot of funny stuff going down,
but nobody knows the hero. Theneverybody does. The cop tells her
one thing. That feeds me anotherline. I just don't like the smell
of it. Too many bad vibes. That's talk to me and give it
to me straight. So Ted Madiswas Ted Brock, Missus Matheson's attorney.
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He was here to talk with herabout a first as the editorials. There's
a missing piece that makes me nervousand folks, that's bad news for all
of them. Yeah, yeah,set twenty five minutes. Maybe what you
mean? Maybe I had it allworked out. The plane stealing the carl'll
be in front of the banking inten minutes. That's stuff in the air.
The guy I stand out, what'shis name? Pat so Ted Brock?
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Yeah, Ted Brock, he boughtit. Hunh No, I told
you he's just a connie general.If he's stowed up manager says he's dead.
Hysterical women, what do you expect? Can't hear anything? Right?
Let me talk to her? Ittalk No yet on the phone now,
uh huh? Pull yourself together andtrying to rock. Isn't dead? Then
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he wanted to do because I wantedyou to feel what it's like to be
Oh, louis something? Oh?Please don't not now? Please? Haven't
I said please for months? Please? Let's see your family? Please?
May I see my children? Please, don't don't see a lawyer. Please
let me come home, mine home. I can't think. Please until I
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choke on. It wasn't that simple, but now it is. You want
me to get you out of there? Now you want me now, I'm
necessary. No, I've always wanted. I've always wanted it to be like
it was. Tree eat a liar, No, frank it for trough behind
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my back. You defied me forthe last time, Carol, understand the
last time. I just can't letthis pass. You have to be taught
a lesson. This is different.There are other than well, that's fair
problem. Don't blame my troubles.I'm in some people fair with you.
I knew what went on down there, even in writing you don't do this
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to me. Oh, please letsomeone help us. Oh, you'd like
that, But the commissioner says,it's my show. I could make captain.
Yet it's creating a situation. Idon't put us in his positions?
Please fair? Why isn't fair?I want to talk to him. Why
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are you funny thing me? He'sgot nothing else to say to you.
I want to talk with our friends. Oh, put us in what positions?
I want to tell you before mywife gets it all falls up?
What wife? The FBI won't gowith the plan? Are you crazy?
Tell them to get on the stickor they bought some dead people? Can't
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do it. They took it outof our hands. Well get it back
in the next five minutes or bringswill be all over the street. No,
no, no, no, no, don't get trigger happy. I
know you mean business. Do youthink I want to have my wife murdered?
What is this wife routine? Themanager is my wife? Oh?
Oh, I don't believe any ofyou. Listen to me, fella.
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I want to help you, andI want to get my wife back home.
Hey, we got two kids?Or take the corn high? Is
my wife? Keep your hands offher? Or I'll come in there and
flow your way. Do that,and she's the first one coming out dead.
Hum well, you try, andit's all over. The negotiations are
closed. We'll come in there withmore guns than an army, better than
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not. I'm holding the ashes,all three of them. And I don't
think this baby is your wife.You just give me a lot of smoke.
No oaks, buddy, it's alltrue, and I'll prove it.
She's got a small scar above herleft breast. Check it out. Okay,
Jimmy, I don't want to touchto him. Take off your blouse
now, Oh, I said,take it off, don't touch me.
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Hurry, okay, Now we gocorrect dinner, conrect dinner. What's going
on right? It's falling apart thewhole plan. Backfire and take it easy.
He's asked for my wife. Ithink he shot the teller. Where's
the what? Se carear of thebank. Let him rush him from the
rear and we'll open from the front. I'll lean a hang and hang on
and let's not turn this into amassacre. I don't want to see innocent
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people get killed. Oh sure,sure it's not your wife. It's gonna
be wrong. Get old yourself.I understand what you're going through, but
we've got to try and say whythis is no time. Don't understand.
We've got to get in there,rush him, and we lose everybody.
Okay, okay, then let's makeit a solo job. I can get
into the bank through the air conditioningducks. The main feed is in a
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room to the rear of the teller'scages. Uh. And we will start
a diversionary movement in front. Yeah. Yeah, pull some squad cars back
and forth. It should give meenough time to do it, all right,
Yeah, whatever gear you need,flat jacket, alment anything. Yeah,
well, all I need is mygun. Fine, what move?
We'll start the cars and three minutessure that'll get That will give me enough
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time to get into the shafts andstart down. Good luck, Thank you.
Start. Don't take too many chances, get it. I will,
I will. I'm gonna shoot tokill both of them. Here's the computing
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actor. Are you satisfied? Canyou see what this car looked like the
city, isn't it? I'm sorry, lady, but well I had to
make sure my husband tell you howI got that beautiful scar. No,
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no, of good not because hedid it in one of his rages me.
In fact, he was a stakeknight. I didn't mean to hurt
you, No, but in meinstead. There's too much stuff going down,
too many stories. I don't trustanybody who wants you to close that
face. Fat boy sug Oh,George, don't make it any worse.
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Yeah, why die angry? Don'tyou see what's happening. My husband's using
you. You're being set up.He's creating situations. He wants you to
kill me. Oh no, that'ssome story cop. Once wife's dead,
I don't buy it. If he'scoming, he's coming from me, both
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of us. Come on for mebecause I decided. The man he was
shot was my attorney. He's adivorced lawyer. My husband hated him,
threatened me if I saw him again. Charley said, I I have to
be God a lesson. That's screwy. Yes, that's why we were separated.
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He's unstable violence, he needs help. You know what, sixteen years
on the force stars to a manwhat he's seen murder, suicide, death,
insane, ugly side of humanity threwhim apart. He started screaming in
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the middle of the night, hekept carrying gun fire, sleeping with his
servants, revolver under the pillar.Ben to go into therapy, take a
medical retirement, but it was toolate. He had really started this paranoia.
I became his enemy. They wereplanning against him, even you,
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even her children. In one ofhis rages, he tried to strangle his
son. Wow, now he's planningto get rid of some more enemies,
me you, even though too hewants to kill me. That's a great
story, lady. Okay, you'rehis wife, but you're still a CoP's
wife. The rest of that routineis just too much to swallow. Ted
brockerfur Attorney. She was separated fromFrank. Everybody knows how he treated her.
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Maybe, but lady, I thinkyou're just buying time, enough time
for the FBI to get out ofthe act and pull the noose tighter.
But your husband's dumb. I've gotcomplete control. A CoP's wife is a
first class ticket out. You're wrong. It's a death warrant. I'm not
a hostage of a target. You'llkill us, both doesn't matter, or
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you will kill me. He thinkshe can't lose. If you don't give
up, I'm dead. We're alldead. Expect me to fall for that.
Give up. Just march out thereand say sorry, Hey, if
I don't get out of this,I'm gone for good. Armed robbery,
assault, kidnapping, even without aprior record. I'm away forever. So
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drop the routine. I don't believeyou. Okay, that's all up.
It's time to send him another present. Just bull, It's another trick quick,
that's all you can think about.He's got a weak heart for years.
What do you expect when a gunsaying? Do you help me?
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George? Doctor? Is this whatyou want? All right? All right,
get a doctor. Tell the copto call a parami. Yes,
this is the commissioner. I wantto drop the cladio the man who's holding
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a hostage. We need a doctorin here. Mister Enwright had a heart
attack. A doctor's impossible. Outof the circumstances so dangerous, we might
risk more hostile. He needs adoctor now. They warned me that morning.
Okay, it's over. The wholething's over. I don't want any
deaths. I'm giving up. I'mfinished. Send out the hostages. First,
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I said it's over. I'll geta doctor in here before this guy
dies. It ain't worth it.I'll toss out my hardware. You got
a deal here? Tell me you'rein fact? Is missus Mason, Carol
Mason. We're saved. It's allright. Let me speak to my husband.
That's impossible. He's trying a solorescue him. I guess he's somewhere
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in the bank. Oh, he'sgot to stop him. You've got to
stop it. No, no,no, don't worry, Missus Manson.
Frank won't take any chances. GetMadson on a two way tell him.
Claudio surrenders. We're trying to raisehim now, Curley please, oh hurry,
what do you mean he doesn't?Manson try it again. I think
he's turned off his set. Frankdoesn't respond. Missus Medson. He's probably
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there inside. Now, what thehell's going on? Give me that phone
if you're coming in here they die? Oh no, no, I've called
off the operation. Sure, I'mpulling everybody out. Okay, you can
have two of them, but themanager sticks with me until I'm positive that's
not our deal. Neither were aboon card. Now pull them out,
everybody, all right, all right, surrender to me. I'll meet you
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in the front of the bank.What an honor. Okay, chickens,
you're going home. Think you getme a doctor in my here letting me.
I think I can make it,Harry, Oh you didn't have a
heart attack. There was a fakerun her front bom struttute off this stunt.
You asy. I'll be damned thecowards, fake chicken box. Go
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ahead, mister Peter, I said, now go ahead, Now, I'll
be all right. No, whata screw up for a lousy couple of
please billion people on the outside orsomething. It's safer in the joint,
My lady, I've had it.We're coming out all that right there.
It was a trick, one moveand she gets it right in the head.
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Say I moved, killer, Areyou crazy? I'm I'm surrendering.
I don't want to do it.I'm closer, killer, lady. Tell
him I got nothing to lose.You haven't got the guts to pull that
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trigger. You're just a small timepunk. Or thank please, we worked
it out. He needs giving upin the crunch. These guys haven't got
it, no guts, no backbones. They can't pull it off. He's
hip. Do you stay right there? Cop, No way, Carol,
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I've got this. I'm right atyou. No one will ever know real
easy, It's all over. Ifwe had just been a second quicker.
Frank's dead. The robber children,I'm sorry. Fortunately our marchman shot audio.
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He's dead too. Read you werenext. It's wrong, it's wrong.
Know how you feel. Frank wasa devoted husband. All they could
think about was you. He wasa real brave guy. He tied a
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The quiet suburban town of Farrington isa typical bedroom community. It exhibits all
the trappings of the set small town, tree lined streets, solid break homes,
even an authentic nineteenth century town squareand write station wagons and manicured lawns,
and give it the air of pastlais and nor one house. The
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single story ramps down Home would appearto be the perfect example of the serenity
of this neighborhood. Usband standing justoutside the partly open front door, wife
within the house, saying her lastgood ride. But if we look closer,
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held in place by a change.Please, Frank, don't make another scene.
I just want to come in andtalk this out on fastened chain tree.
No, it's that damn lawyer.He turns you adjustment. I'm not
going to rehack our myrtal problems atthe front door. No, I can't
trudge you, but after the lasttime, I promise not to start anything
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home. It's nice better that way, so you can record the conversations.
Don't get paranoid. Just talk withme for five minutes. Can't. I'm
linked in to the bank as itis. I should I won, but
there's still my house. Stop it. He locked up the children again.
Terrible it's said, hurry Molly,roll me sings. You holler me so
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hard? Off it now stop it. Don't drag them into our mess.
All I want to do is sitin my own living room and raising with
you instead of some attorney's officers notasking too much. We've been talking for
months, nothing changed. I'll nevergive you a divorce. I mean I
haven't asked the one what didn timeto think. I won't let you go.
I know you want to marry Brock. Just keep them away from this
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house. Rank, I don't wanthim touching you, holding you. You're
only making things worry. Warning you. If you see that Lawyer Brock again,
you live to regret it. Andthat's only the beginning of our story.
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Gerard, Aura, stars Virginia Gregg, Shepherd, Lincoln and Vic Perrin.
Uh In spite of her Carol Manher attorney arrived at the Bank Rises immediately,
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bright kid Brock Todry would come toher office. How are you this
morning? Mister in right? Neverbetter, mister Brock, Oh, you
can smell spring in the air.To go right in. Please missus Madison's
expecting you in her office. Thanks. I know the way I've been here
in us command. I came assoon as I could. Are you all
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right? I'm still shaking. Didhe get violent? No? I had
the chain on the door. Hedidn't get in. What about the children?
They didn't? He goes into schoolafter he left, Carol, Why
don't you and the kid spend afew days at our house? That he
would love it. The kids canuse the pool change would do you good?
That would be the final straw.Hedn't think there's something between you and
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me. He's gone completely mad.When Frank threatened you, you should have
called the police. It would havedone some good. How do you arrest
the police lieutenants? They wouldn't havebelieved me. There isn't a situation gone
far enough. You've given him everychance to pull himself together. He's not
gonna change. Please buy over theboard papers. I can have them ready
for your signature this afternoon. Oh, it's not terrified me because is what
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you'd do if I went through withit. I'll have him enjoined for seeing
you. That wouldn't stop him.We'll go to the police disciplinary board and
open up the whole case. Eventhe incident would jest. He has to
be a different way that could ruinhim. But too exhausted every remedy,
Carol, the marriage counseling was afiasco. You bag and pleaded. Haven't
you punished yourself enough? And youcan't subject the children to his rages?
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Why? I know, I know, but I still hope that he isn't
going to strick himself out. That'swish. We're thinking, Why spend the
rest of your life in fear?You're right, it's even affecting me here
at the bank. Sometimes I thinkhe's out there watching me, following me
home. Let me call Inspector Mesterand explain the situation. Maybe he can
reason with Frank, that's not fair. It might affect his efficiency rating.
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They might use it to deny hima captaincy. He's been pasted over a
trif, Carol. Other people seehe's disturbed too. You know, I
don't want to do it. Ican't understand you. This man has threatened
you and the children. He's almostfrankly. I don't want to hear it.
All right, I won't go intoit. I can't help you with
my hands tied. He's still yes, missus, master, and I'm sorry
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the boss. I told you Ididn't want to see anybody for a few
minutes. I understand, but thiscustomer insists on seeing the manager. Can't
you handle it for one No way, honey, I bother with a junior
execs. When you can talk tothe boss. You mind waiting outside.
I'll be with you in a minute. I'm sorry, lady, I happen
to prefer group meeting. Oh mygod, we've got a gun. Shot
gun. Don't point that at menow, everybody just stay nice and orderly,
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no fuss, no fun moves.Were mutching up front. This is
manager here, will instruct the cashhere to fill up my briefcase. If
everybody keeps cool, this whole thingwill be over in two minutes. Don't
anybody get roy now. I don'twant any blessings. Just take the money
and leave. That's good enough forme. Misters. We can't let him
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do this. He believe we havea son. Keep walking, don't show
the tellers anything wrong. It's gonnabe over it before you know it.
Let's keep in front of me.Sine, fine, but don't shoot.
It's just your gidden variety bank holds. It's not schoo Harry. Please,
we've got his arm. Give methere, don't go. Don't kill me.
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I didn't mean it. You miserablethree. You had to play hero,
no need to take you could diequiet to tell you. Everybody I'm
the deck except you lady. Youfill up that bag? Did you hear
me? Way to kill you?Give him everything but big quick? You
just stop? Pay for money.You're reading it much better now, nobody
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gets off this floor for the nextten minutes. You got a bright boy,
ye try so? That better bean ambulance. I'll take a look.
Damn it. Two squat cars writeback. Everybody gets behind the tops.
Now who tripped the silent alarm?Which one of you morons did it?
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Answer me? Or I'll blow somebodyhead off. I did. I'm
sorry, Don't kill me. Tellme I don't want to die. Cut
up. I've got to drink.This is the fly. The building is
surround us. Release all the peopletrapped inside, and come out with your
hands behind your hair. You see, you see, it's a real mysth
This one's had to get brave andhe had to bring him the cop.
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Now it's a real production. Youhad to make it complicated. Man needs
medical attention to bleed to death.That's tough. That's the price of trying
to be a hero. I can'tstop the bleeding. Make up pressure bandied.
Oh here, bright boy, wrapup your shirt. This guy's bleeding
all over the floor and he's thinkingI'm going far. But don't forget it.
Kid, here's my jacket. Ifyou die, it's Murder's no kidding.
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You're telling me the law. Lady, I'm a two time loser.
If I don't get out of thisone, it's all over. I'm gone
for good. Just throw away thekey, hire peace. The building is
surround us. There is no wayto escape. You don't want to hurt
anybody. Free all the people inthe bank and come out with your hands
in the air. He's crazy,you expect he let you go. We
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want answers in five minutes with him, I'm no one calling this shot.
You want an answer, sure,here's my answer. You know where you
can go. I'm calling the turn. You got that you might take it
out of this hole. I getout, then you get out. Otherwise,
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well hat better not be an otherwise, Jo, we'll do anything.
Pete. No, my shooting.That's more like this is your fault.
You know you had to protect somebodyelse's dog. Why was it worth it?
If they rush this place, you'reall dead. Think about that.
You get that bump? Yeah,I mean no, Carol, it's Franker.
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You are right, I think,so give me that. What do
you want? Who is it?Donald Duck? Don't try anything funny?
Not okay? Talk? Is thisun right? Sorry? He's with a
customer called him on. You're areal comedian. Hey, check with me
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some other time. I got acouple of problems right now. Yeah,
I know, I'm watching the wholething. It's ain't a spectator sport.
And keep out of it. Huh. You know you're in a whole lot
of trouble. Armed robbery, badnews, you know, Are you the
man? Yeah? Yeah, Idon't want to charge. Come on,
buddy, give it up. Don'tmake a tough run yourself. There's no
way out. But the provisions isOh, come out, huh. Don't
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make it any longer deal than itis. Are you're nuts? I got
all the aces, the manager,a couple of funkies, and some would
be hero. I'm calling the toons, not you. Okay, okay,
I got the message. Anybody hurtsso far? Yeah, captain he Roy
got it in the shoulder, gotall at least for now. Come on,
cooler, take your finger off thetrigger. I want to collaborate with
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you. We'll try it. Goaway. Oh you're gonna let me go
scott free? You know why don'tyou let the wounded guy out? No
way? The hero stage? Butwhat's his name? Hey? What's your
name? You got cold? Anybodyknow this joker? Everybody's taking their heads,
including the manager. Lady. Hey, let me talk to the manager.
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How about it? Forget it?Which is a one man show.
I may all the decision. Idon't get fant out of shape. I
just want to make sure the womenare all right, okay, and any
tricks and they buy it? Yeah, tough to the top. Tell him
everything's under consul. Hello, areyou listening on another line? No?
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All right? Played along? Don'tgeppredide yourself Okay, how many guns are
you carrying? The other two employeesare fine? Two? Two? You're
you're sure? Oh? Positively,crystols. We'll just play kidding. Shotgun.
No, no, it's just acombination of thing. Guy got it,
crystal and shotguns. That's right,lieutenant. Everything's fine. Don't worry.
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We're being treated well. Good girl, Good girl. I'm gonna get
you out of there, Carol,trust me keep the other's cop. I
know what to do, Carol.I love you, uniform. He's satisfied.
Hey, no, sweat, takeit easy, don't conn me.
Huh, listen, I forgot toget your name. No name, I
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don't once you're running a make onme all right, have it your way.
You need food or cigarettes? Oh? Blow it out your ear?
Save that guy for the amateur.How about a doctor for the wounded man?
Oh? Sure? Anything to geta copy? Hey, get easy.
You're holding all the high cards.I just don't want to see anybody
die. Make your trade, let'shear it. First, you clear out
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all the cop swat teams and everything. Then I send out the wounded guy.
Second, I get safe passage tothe airport and a plane to Cuba.
One time there I release the hostages. Uh, that's complicated. You
gotta give me time take it orelse I need authorization. Listen, get
the plane in a half hour,or I start throwing corpses out of the
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bank. Okay, okay, okay, it's a deal. But but it's
outside my authority. If I goout on a limb for you, you
gotta show me some good faith.Good faith. This isn't a union contract.
I need it. It shows mysuperiors. I can handle the situation.
I'll tell you. Just release thewounded man. There's no reason for
him to die, right yeah,okay, first, pull back the troop.
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You come, get him along andunarmed. Now you're talking, Okay,
broke. The hero is going tothe hospital and we're heading for Cuba.
Cuba. Need give you to outhere. Who hired this? Why
don't they bring a doctor in here? He's too to be moved. You
just get him on his seat.He can't get him up, now,
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won't I You didn't notice A knowhim his business man. He brought too
much plot to drag him to thedoor. Right, keep moving back?
Okay, Hi, everybody else backbehind the corner. Now I'm out here.
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My God, please help me.Well, I'll he s rock.
You've got a half hour to comeacross. Yeah, sure, you like
to me. I think you're anyyou met with her. I told her
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not to see you. I warnedher if he did it anyway, help
you could say away to each other. Could you had to put your suppy
hands on a stucker? Please?Oh, I hope you're in agony,
says your rank breaking up my home. Man. Jesu saved me for the
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last time. I told her Imeant business. Huh. I got her
now and she thinks I'm gonna saveher. Across the street from the Belita's
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Bank in the town of Farrington,Ted Brown, fat his face and awaking
at him. Lieutenant Frank Maxon,bullhorn in hand, is briskly supervising all
the activity out in the streets.All right on the bank. I kept
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my part of the deal for now. Yeah, just what I want,
Harry, come in. Pull themarksman back completely out of sight. Tell
us guys on the roof to getdown. Roger, Sergeant Loape has take
three men with riot guns and theSWAT team to the rear of the bank
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to wait on my orders. AndFox. When I give the word,
you go and blasting everything. He'sa wild one. But wait for my
word and Lopez, no screw uphere, Frank, you're in control.
We're gonna have to watch him,Commissioner. He's got automatic weapons. It
sounds like a tough monkey. Wantsto say that the area is roped off.
No tz no press, the placeis surrounded. Hanks set up a
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command post in the stationery store acrossthe street. There's a phone there up
front of the window. You cansee it clearly from the bank. Good
planting. Now I've got one guyout already, bad shoulder, but he'll
survive anybody else in there. Threeuh, one of them is my wife?
What Frank, Yeah, yeah,it's a rough one. How about
camping gardon tacon ss nuster my ballgameand that's my wife. Captain. I
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want to run the show. Let'sget him out of there in one face.
Just just let me alone and Ican do it all right. At
the man a planet that quee buttwo million dollars in release of all political
prisoners political for prisoners. He sellout of me. He sounds like an
extremes. All right, just thepunk hold this. His name is Claudio
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Nay. There's a claudio a lotof than connection with an attempt on the
German ambassador. Could be the sameguy, a radical throw hitman. Listen,
don't you make any moons yet.I'm gonna get the FBI in on
this creantime. Just stall tomorrow.Maybe that's what he wants us to do.
Why'd be a platform for him?Once we bring him the FED,
then I can't hold back the press. Let's hand it like a local man
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nursing. All right, I'll buythat. Treat him like a stick up
man. Play it a low key, keep it one on one for an
hour until we can force the issue. And Frank, this claudio is no
back alley suns. He's got afull sheet arsenal political. That's a nation
murder and right now, don't takeany chances in my situation. Look,
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I want my wife bounce alive.You need anything, I'll be at the
command book. I'm coming with you. I'm gonna use that phone in the
front window. You'll see I'm alone. No tap, no swat teams.
Good right, you pull this onoff and you'll make camping yet. Well,
we'll see about that later. Ohyeah, hey, everything's cool.
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I just got the word on yourplane, slow it down? Good?
No, Patsy s up? OhI know everybody gets hurt, right,
Hey did that guy make it?Oh? Sure sure, sure the paramedics
stopped up his wound. Be goodas new in a couple of weeks.
You did a smart thing, buddy. I won't forget it. Sure you'll
be a character witness. Let mespeak to the manager again, will you.
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She's good stuff. You got somethinggoing with her and your lady the
track. He wants to talk toyou, lady, get on the horn.
Hello, Carol ted Brock died,fled to death and the ambulance.
Oh no dead? Oh my dad, he is a train to help.
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It isn't sair. What the hellit's going on? Miss Nelson? What
happened? What did you do?I didn't do anything. I killed him.
I killed him because of me.He's dead. Who's dead? He
kills No? No, he murderedhim and he shot him killer. I
knew it. I knew it wereall at the jar. Everybody shut up?
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What is going on? That coptells you something? Death bron't the
way? Who's the hero? Yeah? What a cop told me? He's
alive. They patched him up.Hey, lady if this is dumb trick,
you'll be sorry. Let me go, please. I got a bad
heart. I'm sick. I'm singcoward. You let these duties stay here,
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wouldn't you. It's that bad handsomething? So stuff you better ship.
I want to say something. Therea lot of funny stuff going down,
but nobody knows the hero. Theneverybody does. The cop tells her
one thing. That feeds me anotherline. I just don't like the smell
of it. Too many bad vibes. That's talk to me and give it
to me straight. So Ted Madiswas Ted Brock, Missus Matheson's attorney.
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He was here to talk with herabout a first as the editorials. There's
a missing piece that makes me nervousand folks, that's bad news for all
of them. Yeah, yeah,set twenty five minutes. Maybe what you
mean? Maybe I had it allworked out. The plane stealing the carl'll
be in front of the banking inten minutes. That's stuff in the air.
The guy I stand out, what'shis name? Pat so Ted Brock?
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Yeah, Ted Brock, he boughtit. Hunh No, I told
you he's just a connie general.If he's stowed up manager says he's dead.
Hysterical women, what do you expect? Can't hear anything? Right?
Let me talk to her? Ittalk No yet on the phone now,
uh huh? Pull yourself together andtrying to rock. Isn't dead? Then
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he wanted to do because I wantedyou to feel what it's like to be
Oh, louis something? Oh?Please don't not now? Please? Haven't
I said please for months? Please? Let's see your family? Please?
May I see my children? Please, don't don't see a lawyer. Please
let me come home, mine home. I can't think. Please until I
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choke on. It wasn't that simple, but now it is. You want
me to get you out of there? Now you want me now, I'm
necessary. No, I've always wanted. I've always wanted it to be like
it was. Tree eat a liar, No, frank it for trough behind
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my back. You defied me forthe last time, Carol, understand the
last time. I just can't letthis pass. You have to be taught
a lesson. This is different.There are other than well, that's fair
problem. Don't blame my troubles.I'm in some people fair with you.
I knew what went on down there, even in writing you don't do this
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to me. Oh, please letsomeone help us. Oh, you'd like
that, But the commissioner says,it's my show. I could make captain.
Yet it's creating a situation. Idon't put us in his positions?
Please fair? Why isn't fair?I want to talk to him. Why
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are you funny thing me? He'sgot nothing else to say to you.
I want to talk with our friends. Oh, put us in what positions?
I want to tell you before mywife gets it all falls up?
What wife? The FBI won't gowith the plan? Are you crazy?
Tell them to get on the stickor they bought some dead people? Can't
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do it. They took it outof our hands. Well get it back
in the next five minutes or bringswill be all over the street. No,
no, no, no, no, don't get trigger happy. I
know you mean business. Do youthink I want to have my wife murdered?
What is this wife routine? Themanager is my wife? Oh?
Oh, I don't believe any ofyou. Listen to me, fella.
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I want to help you, andI want to get my wife back home.
Hey, we got two kids?Or take the corn high? Is
my wife? Keep your hands offher? Or I'll come in there and
flow your way. Do that,and she's the first one coming out dead.
Hum well, you try, andit's all over. The negotiations are
closed. We'll come in there withmore guns than an army, better than
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not. I'm holding the ashes,all three of them. And I don't
think this baby is your wife.You just give me a lot of smoke.
No oaks, buddy, it's alltrue, and I'll prove it.
She's got a small scar above herleft breast. Check it out. Okay,
Jimmy, I don't want to touchto him. Take off your blouse
now, Oh, I said,take it off, don't touch me.
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Hurry, okay, Now we gocorrect dinner, conrect dinner. What's going
on right? It's falling apart thewhole plan. Backfire and take it easy.
He's asked for my wife. Ithink he shot the teller. Where's
the what? Se carear of thebank. Let him rush him from the
rear and we'll open from the front. I'll lean a hang and hang on
and let's not turn this into amassacre. I don't want to see innocent
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people get killed. Oh sure,sure it's not your wife. It's gonna
be wrong. Get old yourself.I understand what you're going through, but
we've got to try and say whythis is no time. Don't understand.
We've got to get in there,rush him, and we lose everybody.
Okay, okay, then let's makeit a solo job. I can get
into the bank through the air conditioningducks. The main feed is in a
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room to the rear of the teller'scages. Uh. And we will start
a diversionary movement in front. Yeah. Yeah, pull some squad cars back
and forth. It should give meenough time to do it, all right,
Yeah, whatever gear you need,flat jacket, alment anything. Yeah,
well, all I need is mygun. Fine, what move?
We'll start the cars and three minutessure that'll get That will give me enough
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time to get into the shafts andstart down. Good luck, Thank you.
Start. Don't take too many chances, get it. I will,
I will. I'm gonna shoot tokill both of them. Here's the computing
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actor. Are you satisfied? Canyou see what this car looked like the
city, isn't it? I'm sorry, lady, but well I had to
make sure my husband tell you howI got that beautiful scar. No,
(27:14):
no, of good not because hedid it in one of his rages me.
In fact, he was a stakeknight. I didn't mean to hurt
you, No, but in meinstead. There's too much stuff going down,
too many stories. I don't trustanybody who wants you to close that
face. Fat boy sug Oh,George, don't make it any worse.
(27:34):
Yeah, why die angry? Don'tyou see what's happening. My husband's using
you. You're being set up.He's creating situations. He wants you to
kill me. Oh no, that'ssome story cop. Once wife's dead,
I don't buy it. If he'scoming, he's coming from me, both
(27:56):
of us. Come on for mebecause I decided. The man he was
shot was my attorney. He's adivorced lawyer. My husband hated him,
threatened me if I saw him again. Charley said, I I have to
be God a lesson. That's screwy. Yes, that's why we were separated.
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He's unstable violence, he needs help. You know what, sixteen years
on the force stars to a manwhat he's seen murder, suicide, death,
insane, ugly side of humanity threwhim apart. He started screaming in
(28:42):
the middle of the night, hekept carrying gun fire, sleeping with his
servants, revolver under the pillar.Ben to go into therapy, take a
medical retirement, but it was toolate. He had really started this paranoia.
I became his enemy. They wereplanning against him, even you,
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even her children. In one ofhis rages, he tried to strangle his
son. Wow, now he's planningto get rid of some more enemies,
me you, even though too hewants to kill me. That's a great
story, lady. Okay, you'rehis wife, but you're still a CoP's
wife. The rest of that routineis just too much to swallow. Ted
brockerfur Attorney. She was separated fromFrank. Everybody knows how he treated her.
(29:27):
Maybe, but lady, I thinkyou're just buying time, enough time
for the FBI to get out ofthe act and pull the noose tighter.
But your husband's dumb. I've gotcomplete control. A CoP's wife is a
first class ticket out. You're wrong. It's a death warrant. I'm not
a hostage of a target. You'llkill us, both doesn't matter, or
(29:51):
you will kill me. He thinkshe can't lose. If you don't give
up, I'm dead. We're alldead. Expect me to fall for that.
Give up. Just march out thereand say sorry, Hey, if
I don't get out of this,I'm gone for good. Armed robbery,
assault, kidnapping, even without aprior record. I'm away forever. So
(30:12):
drop the routine. I don't believeyou. Okay, that's all up.
It's time to send him another present. Just bull, It's another trick quick,
that's all you can think about.He's got a weak heart for years.
What do you expect when a gunsaying? Do you help me?
(30:33):
George? Doctor? Is this whatyou want? All right? All right,
get a doctor. Tell the copto call a parami. Yes,
this is the commissioner. I wantto drop the cladio the man who's holding
(30:53):
a hostage. We need a doctorin here. Mister Enwright had a heart
attack. A doctor's impossible. Outof the circumstances so dangerous, we might
risk more hostile. He needs adoctor now. They warned me that morning.
Okay, it's over. The wholething's over. I don't want any
deaths. I'm giving up. I'mfinished. Send out the hostages. First,
(31:15):
I said it's over. I'll geta doctor in here before this guy
dies. It ain't worth it.I'll toss out my hardware. You got
a deal here? Tell me you'rein fact? Is missus Mason, Carol
Mason. We're saved. It's allright. Let me speak to my husband.
That's impossible. He's trying a solorescue him. I guess he's somewhere
(31:38):
in the bank. Oh, he'sgot to stop him. You've got to
stop it. No, no,no, don't worry, Missus Manson.
Frank won't take any chances. GetMadson on a two way tell him.
Claudio surrenders. We're trying to raisehim now, Curley please, oh hurry,
what do you mean he doesn't?Manson try it again. I think
he's turned off his set. Frankdoesn't respond. Missus Medson. He's probably
(32:04):
there inside. Now, what thehell's going on? Give me that phone
if you're coming in here they die? Oh no, no, I've called
off the operation. Sure, I'mpulling everybody out. Okay, you can
have two of them, but themanager sticks with me until I'm positive that's
not our deal. Neither were aboon card. Now pull them out,
everybody, all right, all right, surrender to me. I'll meet you
(32:28):
in the front of the bank.What an honor. Okay, chickens,
you're going home. Think you getme a doctor in my here letting me.
I think I can make it,Harry, Oh you didn't have a
heart attack. There was a fakerun her front bom struttute off this stunt.
You asy. I'll be damned thecowards, fake chicken box. Go
(32:51):
ahead, mister Peter, I said, now go ahead, Now, I'll
be all right. No, whata screw up for a lousy couple of
please billion people on the outside orsomething. It's safer in the joint,
My lady, I've had it.We're coming out all that right there.
It was a trick, one moveand she gets it right in the head.
(33:14):
Say I moved, killer, Areyou crazy? I'm I'm surrendering.
I don't want to do it.I'm closer, killer, lady. Tell
him I got nothing to lose.You haven't got the guts to pull that
(33:37):
trigger. You're just a small timepunk. Or thank please, we worked
it out. He needs giving upin the crunch. These guys haven't got
it, no guts, no backbones. They can't pull it off. He's
hip. Do you stay right there? Cop, No way, Carol,
(33:59):
I've got this. I'm right atyou. No one will ever know real
easy, It's all over. Ifwe had just been a second quicker.
Frank's dead. The robber children,I'm sorry. Fortunately our marchman shot audio.
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He's dead too. Read you werenext. It's wrong, it's wrong.
Know how you feel. Frank wasa devoted husband. All they could
think about was you. He wasa real brave guy. He tied a
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hero. You've been listening to SearsRadio Theaters Talk to You five nights a
(35:10):
week by Sears, Roebuck and Couples. Spears Where America Shops Hostagers was written
by Ken Gerard, produced and directedby Fletra Martin. Your host was Vincent
Price. Our stars were Virginia Gregg, Sheppard, Lincoln and Vic Perrin.
(35:30):
Also heard were Sarah Selby, NormanAlden, Tyler McVeigh, and Olan Soulett.
The music for Sears Radio Theater wascomposed and conducted by Nelson Riddles,
Mark Gilmore Speak. The Elliot Lewisproduction of Spears Radio Theater is a presentation
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