Jack Webb credited as playing...
Sergeant Joe Friday
- Officer Bill Gannon: Might have been looking for the combination, how many people know it ?
- Charles Edwards: Just the two Lederman and Mrs. Maskel
- Officer Bill Gannon: Where they got it written down ?
- Charles Edwards: I don't know why would they need to they unlock it several times a day ?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: A lot of people keep their safes on day comm Edwards, one dial turn opens it
- Officer Bill Gannon: Just in case they forget the combination they sometimes have it written on a card on the side of a drawer under a desk someplace like that well
- Charles Edwards: I could see the place was torn up but i didn't think that's what he might be looking for
- Officer Bill Gannon: It's known as burglary made easy
- Charles Edwards: Sounds sloppy to me suppose he went through all the trouble of breaking into a place and then couldn't find the combination
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Then he has to work pal --Drill job
- Officer Bill Gannon: Neat looks like he's a pro
- Sergeant Joe Friday: He only drilled two holes
- Officer Bill Gannon: Snake eyes
- Sergeant Joe Friday: He's no plumber is he --We instructed Officer Edwards to remain at the scene to ensure evidence preservation then we called the office and requested a print man and a safe expert
- Officer Bill Gannon: I thought for a minute we might have gotten a break.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: No not this time .
- Officer Bill Gannon: They never go down easy do they.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Well if they do we don't seem to draw them
- Officer Bill Gannon: Department of Employment Referral Card. Probably applied for a job here no
- Claire Reavis: No he did not. If he had i'd have remembered the name and then there would have been a record of it in my Personnel File I've already looked there's never been an Arthur Tyson here for any reason
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Well now couldn't this card have gotten into the file box by accident
- Claire Reavis: No indeed, I maintain all the files here.
- Claire Reavis: There's no date on it
- Sergeant Joe Friday: There's no address either or you could go and arrest him
- Claire Reavis: I'm sorry about that officers,i'm only the secretary here but i do know my job
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Yes ma'am
- Claire Reavis: There's not a letter invoice,bill of lading, or scrap of paper coming into this office that i don't personally see and record I assure you my files are correct and up to date
- Officer Bill Gannon: Yes Ma'am. Well thank you very much Mr. Maskel
- Claire Reavis: Hard to believe any burglar could be that stupid yes ma'am still I don't know why i say that man plenty of it going around these days
- Sergeant Joe Friday: 1 pm, we ran Arthur Tyson through R&I. We turned up one name the clerk pulled the package we signed it out. According to the CII Make sheet. Tyson had three priors he had been released from San Quentin in november last year. After serving three years and 11 months.
- Officer Bill Gannon: For what ?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Are you ready for this ?
- Officer Bill Gannon: Burglary -- safe burglary well I should have figured it
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Is that right ?
- Officer Bill Gannon: After all Joe, that's his bag and he's good at it a real artist
- Sergeant Joe Friday: That he is.
- Officer Bill Gannon: So proud of his work he even signs it. if he didn't drop that card out at Lederman's how did it get there
- Sergeant Joe Friday: That's a good question pal. Let's see if we can find the answer to that one... .2:30 p.m i contacted the Department of Employment but they were unable to supply any information on Arthur Tyson. He could have been given a referral card without any record of it being issued. Meanwhile Bill called the State Parole Office and talked with Robert Doan, Tyson's Parole Officer.
- Officer Bill Gannon: Tyson hasn't reported for two months quit his job and changed his address. Doan's ready to violate him.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Has he got a want out.
- Officer Bill Gannon: No, he was gonna check out one lead first.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Yeah what's that ?
- Officer Bill Gannon: Tyson's girlfriend, Claire Rivas, beauty operator out in West Olympic. Doan talked to her on the phone a couple of weeks ago.
- Officer Bill Gannon: What she have to say?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Well, claimed she didn't know where Tyson was. Now Doan thinks she was covering up.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Why's that ?
- Officer Bill Gannon: Asked for a five-day leave from where she works hasn't been heard from since
- Claire Reavis: Oh he's in trouble again isn't he.
- Officer Bill Gannon: He, hasn't reported to his parole officer for two months.
- Claire Reavis: I know that but if that's all there was, Mr Doan would be here not the police.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: No, Ma'am once he's been reported as having violated his parole it's our job to pick him up
- Fred Hinckle: Do you have to pick them up in here
- Officer Bill Gannon: We try to keep it quiet
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Just don't mention it to Tyson.
- Fred Hinckle: Oh no chance. That's one thing i never want to be.
- Officer Bill Gannon: What's that ?
- Fred Hinckle: The bearer of bad news
- Officer Bill Gannon: Where'd you get all the money Tyson ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: Earned it
- Officer Bill Gannon: Doing what?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: I got a trade. Learned in the joint. i'm a wood lathe operator.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Where do you work?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: Sarkale industries, First-class wood turning: handles, knobs, spindles, newel, columns. If it's wood, we turn it
- Sergeant Joe Friday: You haven't worked there for a month, Fella ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: That's right i quit is that illegal
- Officer Bill Gannon: Not reporting to your parole officer is
- Arthur Leo Tyson: It slipped my mind and I sick a while. I can square it with Mr. Doan Anything else
- Arthur Leo Tyson: Why how would i know i haven't seen it for months. Hey look you didn't bust me just on account of that did you ?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: The card, your MO, a roll of money you can't account for oh come on Tyson. There's only one thing open here.
- Arthur Leo Tyson: What's that?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: How many other safes you've punched ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: Cute, real cute, you know, never punched a safe in my life.
- Officer Bill Gannon: Always use a drill Arthur ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: When i was in the business that's the way i worked but i quit you got nothing to prove any different.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Well now i'll tell you fella you just sit right there for a minute and try to convince yourself
- Arthur Leo Tyson: i'm already convinced i'm trying to sell you
- Sergeant Joe Friday: No way fella
- Officer Bill Gannon: We like -- Joe.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Maybe
- Officer Bill Gannon: Oh it's a good arrest but even if the D.A. buys it I don't think he'll be able to answer. We've only got two points
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Yeah, I know
- Officer Bill Gannon: His record and that card and they cancel out. Who's gonna believe a pro would make a mistake like that?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: We don't know it was a mistake
- Officer Bill Gannon: Then, who put the card there
- Sergeant Joe Friday: He did
- Officer Bill Gannon: All right Joe why?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: I don't know just a hunch he's had three convictions.That adds up to almost eight years in prison people have gotten institutionalized on a lot less
- Officer Bill Gannon: Yeah that might explain it but he doesn't act like a man who wants to go back up
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Well if i'm right there's one way to change his act isn't there.
- Officer Bill Gannon: Yeah
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Make him think he's not gonna go back up
- Sergeant Joe Friday: All right Tyson, where's the rest of the money
- Arthur Leo Tyson: Well that's all there is
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Oh no, there's more. You got more than that from Lederman's. You haven't had time to spend the rest. Now where is it ?
- Officer Bill Gannon: You give it to Claire Rivas?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: No
- Sergeant Joe Friday: You know,that makes her an accessory don't you ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: Now you can forget her right now I haven't seen her for a month and that's the truth
- Officer Bill Gannon: Could be Joe ?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: No he's lying about the money.
- Officer Bill Gannon: Yeah, but if he won't cooperate i don't know how we're going to prove it. Do you ?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Well, what do you want to do?
- Officer Bill Gannon: The D.A. is never go into court with the evidence we've got.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: No, I guess we'll have to kick him loose
- Officer Bill Gannon: Might as well be realistic.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: You want to pick up your stuff Tyson
- Arthur Leo Tyson: Now, just hold it up a minute. I'll make a deal with you guys How about it ?
- Sergeant Joe Friday: We don't make any deals
- Arthur Leo Tyson: You, just leave my girl leave Claire out of it and i'll cop out, but she's all the way out okay ?
- Officer Bill Gannon: All right, Tyson if she's clean she's out.
- Arthur Leo Tyson: Okay, I did the Lederman job but that's all the only one so don't try to load me down with a lot of jobs you haven't busted yet
- Officer Bill Gannon: Tell us about it ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: I went in through a window on the freeway side the off ramp covers it nobody could see you even in broad daylight i walk through to the office and look for the combination just in case it's lying around. Okay?
- Officer Bill Gannon: You're doing fine
- Arthur Leo Tyson: No combination, so I plugged my drill into the wall socket and I had that box open in under five minutes
- Officer Bill Gannon: How much did you get ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: 1900.
- Sergeant Joe Friday: Why did you leave that referral card ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: I want to go back to the joint. First I thought, my P.O. would violate me for not reporting but i guess he was too busy or maybe you're just giving me a chance to check in he's a nice guy
- Sergeant Joe Friday: All right, go on
- Arthur Leo Tyson: So I decided one more job one big farewell party before you guys put the arm on me
- Officer Bill Gannon: Why do you want to go back to the hotel, Tyson ?
- Arthur Leo Tyson: I just can't hack it on the outside. I don't know why it is it's just too much