06x01 - The Condemned

[bunniefuu]

[intense music]

Put that thing away.

[sighs]



Okay. Get moving.

Lock it up.

Do it.

Turn around.

Now walk.

You're wasting your time. That door won't open at 9:00.

It's set for 10:00 o'clock.

[chuckles] Didn't your daddy ever tell you it's a mortal sin to lie?

Right to the top, Mr. Manager.

[grunting]

That's one of the silent alarm systems, isn't it?

Get back over there with the others.

Pass me them keys.

Which one opens this?

Don't you mess with this, Arkie. Now which one does it?

I can't say. I broke my glasses.

I think it's one of the silver ones.

Just start chucking some cash out here then.

Fill it up for me, will you, darling?

[siren wailing]

Go, start and drive, Perry.

I know.

[theme music]

[male narrator] "The FBI."

A Quinn Martin production.

Starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Also starring Philip Abbott..

...William Reynolds.

With guest stars, Tim McIntire..

Joan Van Ark.

And special guest star Martin Sheen.

Tonight's episode, The Condemned.

On August 24, a brazen early morning holdup

of a Philadelphia bank, the third such robbery

in the area in as many weeks provided agents of the FBI

with photographic evidence of a man whose description

matched that of the suspect in the other robberies.

Can I see that last movement again, please?

'Notice how he favors his right leg.'

Doesn't seem to impair his mobility though.

Let's add that to the bank robbery circular.

We've compared this with other photos

from unsolved bank robberies, but we had no luck.

May we see a close-up of his hand, please?

He's holding a .38 caliber revolver.

I'll have the Philadelphia office start a check

of retail outlets and theft reports.

Uh, let's have the face, please.

Run that back a few frames, please?

Don't mess with this, Arkie.

- Arkie. - Arkie?

You're certain?

The witness' testimony had it as okey.

No, he couldn't have formed an O with his lips in that position.

Tom, get a summary teletyped off to Little Rock

and the other southern offices.

Complete the circular

'and give it the widest distribution possible.'

Yes, sir.

Now let's find him before he kills someone.

[train horn blares]

♪ She like beer and I like rum ♪

♪ I'll tell you head.. ♪

What's the matter with you? Are you crazy?

Here, have a look at yourself, ace.

Didn't I tell you that bank had cameras?

'Didn't I tell you where they were?'

Didn't I tell you how to bust them up?

Shepard, if I catch you not paying attention to me again

and see you flashing g*ns around like this--

- Perry, I-- - 'Shut up!'

What are you pouting for?

You injured my feelings.

I'm sorry, Shepard.

But look, when you hooked up with me to learn this business

uh, we made a deal.

We were gonna be a team, right?

My brains and your nerve.

And you gotta listen to me, Shepard

and do like I tell you.

- Anybody can make a mistake. - It's not just a mist..

Shepard, it's other things. Look at yourself.

I mean, you're nowhere. The way you dress, the way you talk.

You don't try to improve yourself. You got no class.

Well, you don't give any money to, to dress up or anything.

You, you hold on the earnings and you just dish it out to me

like I'm some kind of poor relation.

Shepard, if I were to give you your share of the money now

what will happen to it?

[chuckles]

I'll probably h*nky-tonk to death.

'And bring the law down on us five minutes later.'

Maybe.

Maybe not too. I mean, it could be

I'm not all so stupid as you figure.

I didn't say you were stupid, Shepard.

Well, I mean, maybe if I had a little more responsibility

somehow I might be a pretty fair hand at managing things.

Alright, you'll get your chance, pal

right after this next job.

Uh, what are you holding out on?

This next one could be the jackpot.

Half million dollars, maybe. Don't bother me about it now.

I'll fill you in when we get to St. Louis.

[train horn blares]

[sighs]

Oh, what's the matter now?

Nothing, nothing.

I was just listening to old Mr. Engineer up there.

My daddy hated the train whistle.

He said it was Satan's wife riding the night

looking for one of his kin to carry off.

Now what's that supposed to mean?

You don't think we're gonna make it?

I..

I wonder if we deserve to.

I mean, I wish we could just sort of roll along

with the world little more instead of trying to fight it

all the time like we do.

What did the world ever do for you or me?

We don't belong out there, Shep.

You talk like we're some kind of dirt.

Not me, they do!

I'm slum dirt, you're farm dirt.

The only thing that'll wash it off is money, brother, money.

Lots of it.

We'll fit in there and you'll see.

If we're still alive.

[chuckles]

Are you afraid?

Do you wanna back out?

There ain't no way back out, Perry.

We'll just make it together.

Our own down in the end of the old railroad track.

[chuckles]

It's Shep.

Would you study it again, Mr. Buford?

A friend of your son's identified it to our agency

here in Little Rock, but we'd like to be sure.

It's my boy.

He really do all the things it says in that paper?

Beginning to look like it.

When did you see your son last?

About a year ago. Give or take, a month.

The lardy was too proud for tending the land.

Fancied the big cities.

Packed all his trappings and left without a word.

Has he communicated with you since, Mr. Buford?

One letter. About a month ago.

'Shep's always hated me'

'cause I was hard on him as a child.

He didn't always feel like working.

He didn't understand we all had to work.

He didn't allow that a board across his back

was better than a bloated belly.

He mentions a man by the name

of Barry Lester that he met in Baltimore.

Uh, can you give us any more information about him?

Nothing beyond what he says.

Just some fella he took up within a machine shop back then.

We'd like to keep this if you don't mind.

If you should hear from him

Mr. Buford, we'd appreciate a call.

[Mr. Buford] 'Mr. Erskine?'

I'm ashamed for what Shep done.

It was not called.

The rest of my family died with nothing

but they died clean.

You'll be posting men around here

in case Shep comes back, won't you?

You'll have nothing to be afraid of, Mr. Buford.

I'm purely afraid, Mr. Erskine.

'Cause if he comes back

I'll be obliged to k*ll him.

Thought we was gonna get to stay down

in the middle of St. Louis in a hotel or something.

My friend Albers set the meeting here.

[chuckles] Blackjack.

Thank you.

Alright, I'll tell you, I'll, I'll flip you

'for-for all of your winnings'

'against the rest of my holdings.'

Alright, heads.

Alright, two out of three.

Alright, let's sweeten the pot.

That's sterling silver.

I won that three weeks ago.

You're holding your pants up on charity.

[car door shuts]

That's him.

Hi, Ev.

Ev Albers, Shep Buford.

- How are you? - What you got there, Ev?

[Perry] 'Woowie.'

Well, it looks like we got the fire power.

[Lewis] '"References made to your teletype this date."'

'"Requesting identification, Barry Lester.'

'"Bureau files disclose Lester'

"identical with Perry Allan Victor

"FBI number 102609H.

"Wanted for violation parole

"McNeil Island Penitentiary

"April 16 last.

"Warrant issued by US Board of Parole.

[telephone rings]

Victor described as.."

Marley.

Mr. Ward.

Yes, Arth.

[Arthur] 'Lewis, did you receive the teletype on Victor?'

Uh, it's just coming in now.

The Seattle office has come up with a close associate of his

a cellmate at McNeil Island.

'Everett Albers.'

'He was released after Victor and he's broken parole.'

A narcotics addict and a long record of armed robbery.

'The warden says he and Victor were close friends.'

Do we have any leads on him?

Yes, the St. Louis police report a g*n shop

was burglarized two days ago.

The suspect has been identified as Albers.

What'd he steal?

'Three automatic carbines'

'with a large supply of ammunition.'

- 'Get out there fast, Lewis.' - Right.

Over here, Shep.

You know what I think about Oregon?

Well, in the northwest, you hear tell

they got lot of mountains and rivers up there.

And they're building a dam on one. A big one.

Ah, yeah.

And that calls for big construction crews.

And big crews call for big payroll.

- Right. - How much?

Maybe a half a million.

[chuckles]

That means we better get these g*ns in working order.

When do we move?

Right after we finish a job here.

Here?

A currency exchange should be good for 20 grand.

'Oh, it's just sittin' there.'

We got this one in the oven. Why take chances?

Expenses.

- 'Hey, Mr. Albers?' - Yeah.

How do you load one of these things?

Through the muzzle.

I got an inside man at the dam.

An assistant super. Name's Ed Ramser.

Now he's in for a heavy payoff.

[Shepard] 'Hey, Mr. Albers.'

Think I got the hang of it now.

Shep, why don't you go out and blow off a little steam?

Thanks, Perry.

Just be careful.

Okay. Bye-bye.

Yeah, yeah, that's him.

Stayed a week and then moved out.

No forwarding address.

Lew.

'Looks like a sketch, a, a diagram.'

Let's get it off to the lab.

[car door shuts]

Now, you be nice to me now, Perry. I'm..

I'm a little drunk.

- Go upstairs and sleep it off. - No, no, listen.

I've got a surprise.

Perry, I'd, I'd like you to meet Miss Cynthia Scott.

Come on in. Meet old Perry, honey. Come on.

Come on.

Perry, I'm in love.

[chuckles] I truly am.

Why, I tell you, we is dancing that last..

[laughter]

[sighs]

You just wait a minute.

How much did you take him for?

I don't know what you're talking about?

Hit the road, girl.

There's a gas station about a half mile on.

You could phone a cab from there.

- Don't believe-- - Move!

- You never lay a hand on her. - Hey.

This ain't the liquor talking, Perry, it's me

and you best listen, you hear?

I'm sorry.

Sorry, I..

But I meant what I said about being in love, you see.

She's it for me.

And I didn't squeeze her out of no h*nky-tonk bar rag neither.

She's, she's a lady.

She's a pure fine lady.

And I expect to keep her just as long as she can tolerate me.

Now if, if you want us to leave..

...we'll go.

You can fix a place for her upstairs.

We sleep down here.

What did he tell you about him and me?

Everything.

Every job you ever hit.

I don't believe it. He's not that stupid.

He's in love.

And he's not stupid.

Just easily handled.

I see.

And you're figuring on doing the handling from now on.

I wouldn't dream of interfering in your partnership.

Don't unpack.

I'm fixing to get rid of Shep in the morning.

You can head out with him.

[chuckles] You won't let him go.

He told me about the arrangement you have.

Your brains and his nerve.

Something tells me you live through his nerve.

I still wouldn't unpack.

When he gets a squint of you in the morning

he'll be back rolling drunks by noon.

'Set your own odds.'

Thank you.

The lab is processing the paper specimen right now.

We should be hearing any minute.

Have the St. Louis police turned up any of those carvings yet?

Nothing.

Teletype from the Philadelphia office.

Western Sun streamliner booked two men

of Buford and Victor's description.

[indistinct] to St. Louis.

They arrive at 3 o'clock Friday.

Send a special squad. Put them on a standby alert.

Ready.

Aren't you taking the g*n, Perry?

What?

Oh, Perry don't handle g*n, honey.

He just drives.

Drives? You mean he sits safely outside

while you take all the chances?

- Why don't you shut your-- - Oh, come on. Let's go.

[Marley] 'Mr. Ward.'

Yes, Arth.

They brought out most of the diagram.

Research the block on superior

between Market and 5th streets.

I'm familiar with that area.

There's a restaurant, a few houses, a donut shop

and a currency exchange right across the street.

Arth, they may be going for a currency exchange.

- I'll get back to you. - 'Right.'

Notify the local police. I wanna set up a surveillance.

Right.

[Perry] Let's go! Get in the car!

[g*nsh*t]

Get in the car!

[g*nshots]

Wait a minute.

[siren blaring]

Where are Buford and Victor?

You find them. I'm out of it now.

You're not out of it if they're in a job you planned.

What job?

Yesterday morning, you bought

a first class ticket to Portland

for 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Buford and Victor reserved space on the same flight.

You didn't steal three automatic carbines

just to hold up a currency exchange.

What were you planning in Oregon?

You'll be implicated, Albers. You know that.

So what are you protecting them for?

Maybe they'd do the same for me.

Like running out and leaving you lying on the street?

Unit 6 reports they found the suspect's car.

It's been abandoned near Webster Groves.

They're processing it now.

Were there any reports of another vehicle

stolen in the immediate vicinity?

Yes, witnesses a couple blocks away said

they saw two men fitting Victor and Buford's description

jump into a blue-green sedan with a black vinyl top

and Missouri license number "DF6541."

The owner verified the number.

Said he left the keys in the ignition.

We notified NCIC

and the surrounding law enforcement officers.

Any report from the surveillance at the airport?

Victor and Buford never showed for the flight.

But agents working on an informant's tip

think they have a line on Buford.

They traced his movements last night

from a 4th Street bar.

Picked up a girl there. Here's the description.

They were seen together later in a couple of other nightspots.

Stewarts, you better bring the Portland office

up-to-date on this.

Tell them we're on our way and, uh, have Mr. Ward advised.

Slow down, will ya?

They got highway cops in Wyoming, too, you know.

Well, you said you wanna be in Oregon by tomorrow night.

Won't they be waiting for us?

- Won't who be waiting for us? - The police.

They got Albers.

Honey, he's probably dead by now.

Or shot up too badly to talk.

Is that why you drove off and left him?

Oh, quiet down.

Did you count that money from the currency exchange?

Yeah. Nearly 18,000.

Haven't we got enough money for now?

What do we need with Oregon?

We're going on. That's it.

Well, who's gonna help us with the job with Albers's gone?

[scoffs] Do you think I'd trust Perry?

He'll handle the car and I'll handle the g*ns

just like always.

And if he panics the way he did with Albers?

Why don't you shut your mouth?

I only asked.

- Just shut up! - Both of you, shut up.

Now I can't think with y'all picking at each other like that.

What's there to think about?

- Quite a bit. - Huh?

Why don't you make yourself clear about what you driving at?

You're thinking what I am, Shep?

That you should take over?

Maybe.

Why, you thick-headed cotton chopper.

How far do you think you'd get

trying to match them on a job on your own?

Maybe I ain't as thick as you figure, Perry.

Listen to me, Shep, we've been together a long--

Just settle back and keep your peace, will ya?

I'll handle it. Driver's seat from now on.

[Marley] 'It was just wirephoto.'

Agents in St. Louis located some of her acquaintances.

One of them was present at the bar the night she met Buford.

Cynthia Von Scott. Reported age 22. New York.

- Any arrest record? - Yes, sir.

Two by New York police, uh, for petty larceny

and possession of marijuana.

The suspect's car was spotted last night near Casper, Wyoming.

The patrolman tried to stop him for speeding.

He couldn't catch them, but he got their license number

sent it through NCIC and they were able to identify it.

St. Louis to Wyoming.

They're making a straight line here to Oregon.

You've been able to locate any associates of Albers

or the other subjects in this area?

Not so far.

We've brought all law enforcement agencies

in the state up-to-date on them.

What time were they seen in Casper?

[Tom] 'About, uh, 10 o'clock.'

Let's get that information off to all agents in Oregon.

It's a nice-looking car.

You borrowed it some place?

No, we bought this one legal right here in town

after we got rid of the other one.

Alright, fella, what's the setup?

Perry, I'm doing this.

How about it?

Payroll's gonna be airlifted in tomorrow.

It should hit the bank around 7 o'clock in the morning.

What's the security like in the bank?

Three guards with sidearms.

Got a contact in there?

There'll be an access door at the rear open for you .

Alright, uh. why don't you give him his down payment, Perry?

There you go.

You planning to cut me out altogether, Shep?

Oh, don't be stupid, Perry.

You're gonna be driving just like always

except I'm just calling the shots this time, that's all.

- Relax, Perry. - What'd you say?

I said relax.

And, uh, would you give me our savings, Perry?

'Cause I think it's about time

I learned to handle money, don't you think?

Give it to me, Perry.

Why don't you wait in the car, Perry?

The license number matches the one on the car

stolen in Missouri.

Where did they go from here?

There's no stolen car reported in this area.

We found these gasoline trading stamps under the front seat.

Well, call that company. Give them those serial numbers.

See if we can find the retail outlet they were issued to.

Thanks very much.

We're gonna have the car picked up.

Where's Shep?

He's checking the car. He'll be back in an hour.

And I want you gone by then.

There's a bus leaving in 15 minutes.

I'll help you pack.

[scoffs] You can't threaten me.

Then maybe I can buy you.

With what?

With this.

- That's Shep's money. - And mine!

He had it pinned in the inside of his jacket.

Now he's carrying around an envelope full of blank paper.

Here is $8000. You take it and get moving.

And if I don't?

If you don't, you won't be able to go anywhere.

I want more than 8000.

You're not worth it.

What do you think Shep's gonna do to you

when he comes back and finds me gone?

Don't worry about it, Shep's my friend

and I'm not gonna let you stay around and con him.

'And what about you?'

You've been conning him since the day you hooked up.

We're partners!

I was going to give him half of the money

but you wanted to take it all.

Well, I won't go.

Alright.

You asked for it.

He's got your money.

Sh-Shepard, wait, let, let me explain.

Look, here's $8,000. I got all the money.

I got it all right here, look.

Look, here's another $8000. That's $16,000..

No. Don't k*ll him.

Let's just get out of here, you and me.

[Shepard] 'We got that payroll job left.'

[Cynthia] 'No, we don't have to go through with it.'

- We got enough money. - It ain't the money this time.

You'll come along on the job all the way.

You don't know what it's like inside

when the heat's on, Perry.

Alright, thanks very much.

The stamps were traced to a gas station in Fawcett City.

It's here on the Columbia river.

I believe they're building a dam there.

- Get us a helicopter. - Yes, sir.

What time you got?

Uh, 7:22.

Alright, now you go in that back door.

And right at 7:30, I'll make a big fuss out here

and draw the guards off

and then I'll come in the front and join you.

Okay.

[chopper droning]

Well, he's got to be in place by now.

Are you kidding?

I bet he's halfway to Seattle by now.

Go look and then make it fast.

Erskine. Go ahead.

Inspector, we've discovered

what the suspects were probably after.

It was a large payroll delivered to the Fawcett City bank

at 7 o'clock.

We're trying to reach the bank now.

You notified the resident agent?

Yes, sir. He's moving in with his men and some local officers.

Good. We should be there in a few minutes.

- You alright? - Huh? Yeah.

- I'll see you at 7:30? - Right.

- He's gone. - He's what?

Gone. I saw him running out of the other end of the alley.

Come on, let's get out of here. Hurry up.

[c*ck g*n] Nobody move.

Alright, each of you, unbuckle your g*n belts

and give them to the man in the middle.

'Let's go. Make it snappy.'

Alright now, fellow, you put them in the vault.

'Alright, close the door to the vault.'

Come on, Shepard.

'Come on, come on, let's go.'

'Hurry up, let's go.'

Alright, you two, put all the money in the bag.

'Come on, let's go. Make it fast.'

What are you doing?

Well, I just thought I-I don't

need that little feather merchant.

I'm gonna go in there and pull this off myself.

No.

Shep, look, I lied.

He didn't run away. He's probably in the bank now.

No, look, I-I did it for your own good.

I didn't want..

Please, don't go back. They probably got him now.

Alright, go back over and sit down.

Now nobody moves for ten minutes.

I'm not kidding.

[g*nsh*t]

[tires screeching]

- Get out. - No.

Get out!

Can you give us a description of the car?

It's a bronze Ford Fairlane station wagon.

Oregon license, MEN875.

They're heading up the main access road to the dam project.

We're going to try a shortcut to intercept.



[c*ck g*n]

[g*nshots]



about 2 miles north of the main highway.

Move in to seal off all exists.

[groans]

Come.

- What's the matter? - Oh!

- I sprained my ankle. - Get up.

Alight, 10-4.

The exits are covered, Lew.

But I just got a word from the project engineer.

They've started a test flooding on all the feeder outlets.

It'll take 'em at least an hour to stop it.

We'll have to go in after them.

It's all blocked off.

We're gonna have to go back to the main tunnel.

No, I can't.

My ankle's k*lling me. I gotta rest.

Why did you come back to the bank for me?

Well, the girl, she lied and I--

So what? You had your money.

Why didn't you just get movin'?

You thickheaded redneck, I could never teach you anything.

Well, would you have done the same to me?

You know I would.

What are you waiting for?

Why don't get movin' before they cut off all the exits?

Don't wait for me. Move!

Hey.

You didn't mean what you said before

about runnin' out on me, did you?

How stupid can you get?

Can't you see? You were played for a patsy.

After this job..

...I was gonna drop you flat.

[thud]

[c*ck g*n]

This is the FBI. All the entrances are blocked.

'Come out with your hands in the air.'

You have to come in and get us!

That chamber is set to be flooded any minute.

There's no way to stop it.

Oh, we don't need any of your lies!

'Come on in and sh**t it out with us'

if you got the sand.

[g*nsh*t]

[water gushing]

- Anything else? - That's all for now.

All of this was my idea, you know.

I pulled every job myself. He had nothing to do with it.

That's not the way it looks to us.

What, what will I do? What do you want me to say?

Tell me, Perry.

You're on your own now, Shepard.

I'm sorry.

Perry Victor, Shep Buford and Cynthia Scott

along with Ed Ramser

and an employee of the Fawcett City bank

were convicted of bank robbery.

Everett Albers was found guilty

in state court of armed robbery.

All are serving sentences

in federal and state penitentiaries.

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