01x29 - The Animal

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It's beautiful. Beautiful.

- You okay, baby? - Hanging tough, Earl.

Say, uh, porter.

Yeah, what's the trouble?

[Earl] 'I'd like to speak to you for a minute, sir.'

Back me up, Fred.

Looks like Jesse James went to bed early tonight, Doc.

Yes, sir. He's got it figured out how to take the US mint

before suppertime.

Think big.

What's the problem?

Well, that doggone sink it's all stopped-up.

Can't it wait until morning?

Yeah, I guess so.

But you know them marshals are gonna be

in a big hurry tomorrow.

And me and Roy was hoping

a good chance to wash up and shave.

Have a cigarette before they take us

up to the death house.

Rack open three, Fred.

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Beautiful.

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[male narrator] "The FBI.."

A Quinn Martin/Warner Bros. production.

Starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr..

Also starring Philip Abbott..

Stephen Brooks..

With guest stars, Charles Bronson..

Tim McIntire..

Tonight's episode, "The Animal."

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Yes, marshal.

Right. I'll get someone there just as soon as I can.

Good luck.

Hey, uh, Lewis.

Sorry to get you up in the middle of the night.

Have you ever interviewed either one of these men?

No.

That phone call was from the US Marshals

who quartered them at Las Casas.

They broke out with three other prisoners

a little past midnight, New Mexico time.

'They k*lled the deputy.'

[knock on door]

Any details on the escape yet?

'Apparently, they broke down some kind of a weapon'

'and hid it in the hollowed out bottom'

'of a pair of shower shoes.'

I want you two to catch the next plane to New Mexico.

Ed Brocton, SAC Albuquerque will meet you there

and drive you over to Las Casas.

The federal judge made a date for these two yesterday.

And you're going to see to it that they keep it.

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Not every pair of trousers you're going to find a wallet.

I want you to memorize everything

on the driver's license and credit cards.

You know, Roy's wife went through a lot of trouble

to get 'em.

- Here you are, Roy. - Yeah.

Hey, Pierce, you're gonna go with me.

Lambert and Doc, you go with Earl.

I was kinda wondering where we were going, Roy.

Not that it makes much difference.

That's right, baby, it don't make no difference

except to Earl and me.

That's what they call security in the army.

Right, Earl?

Uh, hey, Roy, you take the high ground, huh?

[chuckles]

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Something bothering you, Doc?

Oh-oh, no, no, no.

But I was wondering, uh..

W-what I mean is, Earl

I sure appreciate you taking me--

There's nothing to appreciate, Doc.

You're gonna open up that San Francisco

bank vault for me.

Well, that's what I want to do, Earl, but, uh..

...you know, the doctor's getting kinda old.

You mean, you aged some since you saw that dead deputy?

No, no, no, I don't mean that, but, uh, you know, it, uh

it isn't easy to handle nitro.

Well, well, I don't want, uh, you to have any trouble.

Yeah, I see.

So, uh..

Well, I figure we'll be, uh, going through Gallup in an hour

and, uh, well I thought

maybe you could, uh, just leave me outside.

You see, I got an old lady friend there

uh, who has a-a boarding house

and, well, I could just drop out of sight.

Well, sounds reasonable.

Well, you know what I mean, Earl.

A man in his 60s and..

Well, I don't know.

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- Earl. - Easy, Lam, easy.

Suppose they had picked him up in Gallup

with his old lady friend

'how long do you think he'd stay quiet'

'with all those policemen shinning lights in his eyes'

'and yelling at him?'

Anyway, it's misery growing old, I'll tell you that.

Nothing but false teeth and dying behind the walls.

Now look at him.

You see? It's all behind the old Doc now.

Let's go.

Come on, let's go.

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Rocket, huh?

That's the only name the coroner was willing

to give them, inspector.

That they k*lled my deputy and they left no slugs.

Apparently, just penetrated and exploded.

Brocton, forward these to the lab in Washington.

Yes, sir.

You say they were in the shower clogs, sheriff.

The jail register shows

that Spencer had only one visitor

all during the trial, his wife Aline.

Apparently she brought in the clogs.

And without a microscope.

Was she living in Las Casas?

No, she stayed at 12-12 Pedroza Drive-in

Albuquerque during the trial.

You know where she is now?

I heard her say she just wanted to get on the bus

and go someplace where nobody knew her.

Doesn't she drive?

She had a car.

But she said she was gonna sell it after the verdict.

Oh, what kind of car was it?

It was a beige station wagon, a 1962 model I think.

Had an Oregon license plate.

She and her husband both were from Oregon.

[telephone buzzing]

Wiley.

Inspector, state police bulletin just came in.

A trooper found a body on the secondary road

about 22 miles east of Gallup.

It looks like it's one of those five.

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Lou, look at this.

Looks like part of the rocket g*n.

Oh.

Keep looking for the rest of this

it's probably around here somewhere.

Must have figured they wouldn't need it anymore

'cause they use shotguns now.

Where do you think they are headed?

Direction still seems to be north and west.

Came from Oregon.

Maybe they are going home.

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Pierce. Pierce!

Oh, boy!

Oh, what do we do now? Huh?

Should we try these credentials?

Huh?

[tires screeching]

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Pierce, they're ahead of us too.

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- Inspector Erskine? - That's right.

I'm Henry Galva, Senior Resident Agent, Flagstaff.

Yes, Galva.

The report said there were only two men in this car.

Yes, sir.

Spencer's body is in the ambulance.

Pierce's been in the wreckage.

- How do you feel? - Hey, get lost, will you?

Where were you supposed to meet Clayton?

I told you get lost!

[Erskine] Now, look, I'm not gonna play around with you.

Two days ago, your only worry was a burglary wrap.

Now, you're gonna fall for two counts of m*rder

on the first, and that's a long fall.

Hey, I didn't k*ll them deputies.

No, but we can't ask 'em who pulled the trigger, can we?

Now you tell me where to find Clayton.

I don't know, I swear that him and Spencer wouldn't tell us

where we were goin'.

Alright, I figured it was to the mountains

because the last thing that, uh, Earl said to Roy

was, "Take the high ground."

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Got a relay from the Albuquerque office.

None of the local car dealers has a record

of having bought a car similar to Mrs. Spencer's.

They think she is still driving it.

So I said to pa

"You go in and probably see a doctor.

I'll take care of the pumps."

That's good advice, kid.

There's one thing a man should always think about

that's his health.

Well, I'd feel a little better about my health

if we get out of here.

No sweat on the back road like this.

[man on radio] 'We interrupt this program for a special news release.'

'The FBI announced this afternoon'

'that three of the five men'

'who escaped from the Las Casas, New Mexico'

'county jail last night have now been captured or k*lled.'

'Myron Pierce, 30, was captured today in a roadblock'

'near Winslow, Arizona.'

'His companion, Roy Jose Spencer was shot to death'

'while trying to escape.'

'Still at large are Lambert Hayes'

'21-year-old car thief'

'and Earl Clayton, sentenced to die'

'for the k*lling of a US Marshal.'

'Clayton, considered the most dangerous of the five'

'is five feet nine, 160 pounds.'

'He has black hair, brown eyes'

'a knife scar over his left temple'

'and is described as genial and extroverted.'

'Now, we return you to our regularly scheduled program.'

- What are you gonna do? - He recognized us.

- You're gonna k*ll him. - So don't look.

Earl, if you k*ll that kid, I'm through.

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Alright.

Alright.

Well, they have to get rid of the body anyhow

and it's a sure thing they wouldn't think

it was locust.

Let's go.

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- This is practically silent. - That's right.

Very handy little k*ller.

This would have to be specially made.

Yes, we are trying to run down the cellar now.

They are seven or eight novelty firms

that could have constructed a g*n like that.

[sighs]

What about the shower clogs?

- Any luck there? - No, sir, not much.

The soles are sliced apart, hollowed out and resealed

with a colorless liquid cement.

Same device they have used to smuggle narcotics

into various jails.

[telephone ringing]

Excuse me.

Firearms Identification.

Yes.

Yes!

Yes, hang on, please. We've got a bite.

Rock Press Novelty, San Francisco.

The owner remembers making up a g*n about two weeks ago.

Let me talk to him.

Put him on please.

- What's the owner's name? - Albertson.

Mr. Albertson, this is Mr. Ward.

I'm an assistant director with the bureau.

Yes, Mr. Ward?

I understand you may be able to help us.

Yes, sir. I have found the order form.

That particular item was ordered the 15th of March.

- In person? - No, on the phone.

Well, I didn't take the order.

But the consignee who was a Miss Alice Smith

general delivery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

And we received a US money order on the 20th

and we shipped the g*n out on the same date.

Didn't you consider this a rather...unusual order?

Well, I didn't think about it one way or the other.

Oh, but still.

Mr. Ward, I'm in the business of making and selling novelties.

Now, as far as I know, that isn't a criminal offence, is it?

Alright, Mr. Albertson, one of our agents

will be calling on you. Thank you for you cooperation.

Didn't think much about it one way or another.

How easy it is to k*ll somebody in this country.

The weapon comes in the morning mail.

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Goin' up again, huh?

Yeah, this is the high country.

You just feel that air.

It's good hunting here too, Lam.

Lots of deer...and cats.

I tell you, you look up on those rocks.

You'll be able to see a cougar sitting there

big yellow eyes shinin'.

And you better be huntin' it 'cause it might be huntin' you

I tell you.

Yeah, a cougar ain't normal, Earl.

Huh?

Well, I, I got busted once in San Bernardino

and I was still a juvie

so they sent me to forestry camp.

And we'd go up in the mountains lookin' for people

and fightin' forest fires and..

And then I picked me a real first class desperado

to keep me company.

[laughs]

What's that got to do with a cougar not being normal?

Oh, well, we ran on to a ranch once

where a cougar had been in around the stock.

I mean, most animals just k*ll to stay alive

No more than they can eat

but a cougar will just keep on k*lling

more than it can eat.

Just to be doin' it.

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American kids love cars.

They know the makes, they know the models.

We got a kid who just remembers

that Clayton's car was new and blue.

Yes, Arthur.

Yes, I understand.

I'll keep in touch.

Pressure. Where are Clayton and Hayes?

Galva.

Inspector.

- Washington again? - Albuquerque, Brocton.

Yes, Ed?

[Brocton] 'I think we may have something important, inspector.'

We found a grocer on Pedroza Street

who remembered a woman answering Aline Spencer's description.

Had to make change for her so she could complete

a couple of long distance calls.

Can the phone company help you there?

Oh, they already have.

The first one was to a novelties manufacturer in San Francisco.

Yes, we know about that.

But do you know about the cabin north of Klamath Falls?

- A cabin? - 'Yeah.'

'She talked to a realtor up there.'

We got in touch with him, and he told us

that a woman calling herself Alice Smith

had put a down payment on a cabin in February

and she wanted him to know she was sending

the rest of the money on immediately.

Where's this cabin located?

Uh, road route 12. RFD 37.



Call the senior resident agent in Klamath Falls

tell him we're on our way by jet.

Have him make up a raiding party meet us at the airport.

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Well, we're almost there, Lam boy.

You know, this road may be rough

but it's quicker than the [indistinct]

Sure wish old Roy was gonna be there to meet us.

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Look out!

[tires screeching]

We're not going anyplace in this.

[engine revving]

How far away is the cabin?

Uh, about eight, ten miles up the road.

We'll never make it.

I saw a sign back there about a mile

that said, uh, "Hunter's Place."

Alright.

Come on.

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Mrs. Spencer, my name is Erskine.

I'm with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Yeah, I knew it wasn't Earl.

I just couldn't move any further.

You're under arrest, Mrs. Spencer

for complicity and escape and m*rder.

You'll be transferred temporarily to a motel

along the main highway.

When we find Earl Clayton

do you think you'll be able to persuade him to surrender?

[scoffs] Persuade him?

I could never persuade him of anything.

He's the one that does the persuading.

'You won't be able to persuade him either.'

You'll have to k*ll him.

He's an animal!

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Jody.

Jody!

Honey, take these for the guests, will you?

Some guests.

Married couple fights all the time.

I'm not finished yet.

[knock on door]

I'll get it.

Hello?

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They, uh, left a pretty good trail, Lou.

Apparently they are hold-up in a little lodge called, uh..

- What is it? - Uh, The Hunter's Place.

About a mile back.

Do you know anything about it? You ever been there?

Yes, sir. Judd Conners' the owner.

He's a good friend of mine. Has been for years.

I dropped by there yesterday morning as a matter of fact.

Are there any guests there now?

Yes, there's two. Uh, Mr. and Mrs. George Walker.

And he was expecting another party of four.

Uh, and of course, he has his daughter, Jody with him.

'She's about 17.'

And his wife?

No, his wife left him years ago.

Jody couldn't have been more two or three.

So Clayton has four hostages so far.

You want me to take a run-up there, inspector?

I could say I'd seen the car, once I'm inside..

I appreciate the offer, but it's too risky.

If Clayton sees your uniform, he's liable to k*ll

a couple of those people.

We'll block off the roads leading in and out.

[g*n c*ck]

Hey, it's a fine g*n you got here.

Earl, the station wagon's working fine.

There's plenty of gas in it.

That's good, we'll take it.

Hey, looky here.

You were a real sure enough hero, huh, Conners?

I, I just did my best, that's all.

You don't have to be so modest.

If you are a hero, you are a hero.

My friend, Roy Spencer, he was a young..

No medals though..

No heroes in a stockade.

Hey, what's this? Another prize?

Just for hunting.

Well, we got something in common. I'm a hunter too.

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She ain't there yet.

She should have pulled in sometime during the night.

Maybe a carload of policemen were sitting there

waiting for her at that cabin.

Well, how could that be?

I mean, e-even if Pierce talked, he couldn't tell the FBI

where we were goin'.

Maybe, maybe she's..

She heard what happened to Roy

she just pulled over to the side somewhere

until she could go on.

That makes sense.

Well, we'll make it up to her.

We'll take up a collection for her.

Everybody on your feet. Line up against the bar.

Come on! Line up against the bar.

We're gonna take up a collection

for the stockade soldier's widow.

You first, hero.

The watch. The watch.

You keep it. Matches your hair.

Now, look at that.

Shame on you for holding out on a widow.

That was my mother's. What right have you got--

- Shut up! - Why you..

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No! No, please! Please!

Get off me!

[Lambert] 'Earl.'

Think it's time to pull out?

No, we'll wait till dark.

If we can't reach Aline, we'll take the wagon.

You gotta hold onto this. All of this.

I'm telling you right now, if anybody gets any wrong ideas

I'm gonna k*ll the whole bunch of you.

- What's your name? - Jody.

Well, Jody, I'm hungry, go and now get me something to eat.

And you, get me a drink.

Inspector.

These men are on the way up to Judd's place.

What's the trouble?

My name's Erskine, FBI.

You mind telling me your reason for going up there?

Well, to hunt.

Maybe play a little poker tonight

'that the wives don't know about.'

Do you have reservations?

Yeah, my secretary made them early this week.

We were gonna turn back on account of the storm

but, uh, it didn't materialize.

Two armed convicts in that lodge.

Well, thanks for stopping us.

I wonder, would you men mind waiting around

a half hour or so?

Not at all.

Hey, that's a pretty fair place to take an ace, Jody.

Pretty fair.

- Get you some more? - Oh, no-no, I had it.

I'll just take my coffee with me and send Lam boy out.

Take it easy.

I'm not gonna bite you.

How do you like your eggs?

Straight up.

Is your-is your mother away, Jody?

Been gone 14 years.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Looks pretty good, I mean, aren't you gonna have anything?

I'm not very hungry.

Do you like it up here, Jody? I mean, doesn't it get

kinda lonesome?

I get lonely sometimes.

But I get all the travel magazines.

Well, I've, uh, I've been just about everywhere in the country.

Up and down and back and forth.

- You have? - Mm-hmm.

Where've you been?

All over, you know, New York and New Orleans

San Francisco.

Back in '63, I grabbed a beautiful new convertible

'and I had about six to seven hours and then I get busted.'

And the cop asked me, you know

"What do you think you're doin'?"

And I told him, I said

"I want to see Hollywood and I, I didn't feel like walkin'."

[Lambert chuckles]

The probation officer about fell off of his chair

when he heard that.

[laughing]

You know, uh..

What?

Well..

...I was just thinkin' I..

Would've been nice if I could have kept that convertible.

Given you a ride in it.

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What's up?

Six feet, black hair, brown eyes, 180 pounds.

- That could fit me. - 180?

He outweighs you by 15 pounds.

So? I've been on a diet.

Look, Clayton's liable to drop you before you get within



He's liable to come out of there any minute with four hostages.

We just have to wave him goodbye.

- He doesn't know we're here. - I wonder.

And I wonder how long we can keep him from knowing.

Get inside there.

Do you have that sketch you made of the lodge?

Here you are.

Thank you.

I still think it's suicide.

You'll be armed, won't you?

No, but you will when you come after me.

Alright, we are all gonna change clothes with those hunters.

I was sent ahead to find help when the car broke down.

I'll try to get all the hostages in the game room here

out of the line of fire by, uh...uh, 4:30.

You watch this window.

On my signal, you move in.

We'll try to take Clayton and Hayes in here.

Alright.

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Well, it's gonna be dark in a couple of hours, huh?

Yeah, and I'll be glad to get on the road.

Hey, hero, poke that fire.

I called Aline about a half a dozen times

there's still no answer.

And it just ain't like her to be late.

Think they got her?

I don't know.

Hey.

You like that?

[chuckles]

Well, she's just a kid, I guess.

Well, you better do something about it

because she's not gonna get any older.

Earl..

Earl, not, not four people you don't even know.

Not a kid, 17.

Well, what we'll do is turn 'em free in a field someplace.

Let 'em make a run for it.

Hey.

I wonder how many I could get on the wing?

About two, three.

Maybe all of them.

[g*n fire]

What's the matter with you, Conners?

[Clayton] 'Shut up and stand still.'

It's Claude Bell.

Conners, come here. You know him?

Never, never saw him before.

Come on up here, Claude Bell.

Shut the door.

What's going on? Are you Mr. Conners?

Why?

Well, my secretary called in the beginning of the week

and made a reservation for four for tonight and tomorrow.

That's right. I do have a reservation for four.

I-I'll get the register.

Well, what's going on here?

You got a driver's license?

Yeah.

You don't look like no 180 pounds.

I lost some weight.

'It's here.'

He's telling the truth, it's right here.

Mr. Claude Bell and a party of three.

Where's the other three?

Down the road.

Car broke down, I came up here to call a garage.

Well, mister, your doctor's gonna be mighty happy

you barged in here

'cause you're gonna lose a lot more weight

before he sees you again.

Go ahead and finish eating, Conners.

Do you want some coffee?

You have some.

We're gonna go now?

Yeah, pretty soon, and, um, listen to me.

Earl's got no intention of turning anybody loose.

Yeah, so when you get outside, you watch me.

And if I tell you to split, you split fast, and don't look back.

Alright, just pour me a cup of coffee and act normal.

[groaning]

He's running a terrible fever.

I've got to get him to the hospital.

What happened?

Clayton slapped me.

George took a swing at him.

Funny thing, I..

I didn't even think he cared.

We came up here in desperation.

To get away from people, to see if..

...if we could go on living together.

Now..

Mrs. Walker, I want you to stay in this room

'no matter what happens, do you understand?'

- What? - Stay in this room.

Unless he orders you to leave.

- How is he? - He needs help.

- Well, are you a doctor? - No.

Then you can't help him, can you?

No.

Well, I get nervous when you people

get together like this.

Get back in there.

How was her coffee?

Pretty good.

Is that all you went in there for?

Relax, I'm only joking.

Watch these piggies while I have some.

We're about ready to go.

I'm ready.

Yeah, I see.

Skirt..

High heels..

Sure does something for your figure.

Hey, you know, I don't think that Lam boy even noticed.

I did.

Hey, maybe that's what you wanted, huh?

He's only a kid.

Maybe what you want is a full grown man.

'Easy now.'

'Easy.'

Sit down.

I, uh..

Can I take my plate in there?

Yeah, go ahead.

Clayton!

Clayton!

[indistinct chatter]

[g*nsh*t]

Oh!

- You stay there. - 'Get out of the way..'

Leave him alone, Earl.

Whose side are you on?

I'm on yours, Earl.

When it comes to getting away.

And afterwards.

I need you, Earl, and you need me.

But you're not gonna k*ll Jody's father.

Jody's father, is it?

Alright, Lam boy.

Like you say, I need you and you need me.

Get the old man out of there.

In the game room?

Anywhere.

[intense music]

It's 4.30.

I can't see anything

but we'll have to make our move anyway.

Lam?

How many do you make out?

Three.

I heard you mention three.

They must have got tired of waiting.

I was supposed to be back long ago.

Get back in that room.

Lam, I'm gonna have to to bring them all in.

We miss one, he'll run straight for the trooper.

You watch them.

Hey, what are you doing?

Shut up and listen to me.

We're guests of the lodge.

Drop your shotguns and step a good piece in front of them.

'Now hold it right there.'

You, with the big mouth. You come up here first.

Claude, what is this?

You got some kind of identification?

- Yeah, sure. - Never mind.

Just tell me where it is.

Shirt.

Put your hands behind your back.

- 'Oh!' - Oh, somebody help me!

'I think he's dying!'

[g*nsh*t]

- Your father? - He'll be alright.

I didn't k*ll the deputies.

I..

I don't think I could've k*lled anybody.

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