Bunco Squad Page #4

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Hello Steve.

Well, looks like old-home week.

Something on your mind, Sergeant?

Yeah... the Rama Society.

The Rama Society is a

religious organization.

Supported solely by love-offerings.

Which is entirely within the law.

Well, you certainly

know all the angles.

You in charge here?

Princess Liane is our leader.

You? Who are you trying to kid?

The three of you never had enough

cash for a layout like this.

Which brings me back to you

again. I just work here.

With who's check-book?

Mr Johnson, your intrusion into

a private home is unpardonable.

So unless you have a warrant ..

Oh, now you're not going

to get technical, are you?

Show him out.

Never mind, never mind.

I'll find my way out.

After you.

This way, please.

What's up?

We had a visitor from the

Bunco Squad. Anything wrong?

No, but Mrs Royce showed up as the

Cop left. He took her license number.

I warned you that if

anything went wrong ..

The cop didn't tell me he was coming.

It isn't my fault he knows Liane,

Drake and Annie. You picked them.

This deal is going through and nobody is

going to mess it up. You stay with him.

Okay.

Hello Traffic... Steve Johnson.

Hey, what did you find on

that license number, Mike?

Who?

What address?

Right... get a load of this, will you.

Jessica Royce. She on her finals?

No. She's in "Who's

Who." And worth plenty.

Better have a talk with her. Right.

See you Mac. Bye.

But you've got to believe me.

I have definite proof that Princess

Liane... Has been in prison.

Is that what you were

going to say, Mr Johnson?

And that her friends Mrs Cobb and

Mr Drake also have Police records?

Well, if you already

know, there's no point ..

I do. Princess Liane told me.

She told you?

She told me of her

mistakes in the past.

Of how she prayed for

forgiveness in her prison cell.

And as, if in answer to prayer she

discovered her strange psychic power.

Well, certainly you don't

believe that Mrs Royce?

My belief in Princess Liane

is complete and unquestioning.

Nothing you can say can shake my

faith in her... or the Rama Society.

They're helping me.

And they're helping

themselves to your money.

I have made one contribute of $50

which the Society refused to accept.

They refused money? ...

Well this is a new switch.

I understand you have your

duty to perform Mr Johnson.

But the Rama Society has

given me the will to live.

Didn't get very far, did I?

I've tried to tell her too.

There are thousands like her. That's why

psychiatrists are doing such good business.

She goes to a Consulting

Psychologist, a "Dr Largo".

Dr Largo, huh?

Well, there's not much

more I can do around here.

She's happy... and it hasn't

cost her anything... yet.

Give me a ring if anything

comes up, will you?

Thank you. Goodbye.

I know you've been worrying when we begin

separating Mrs Royce from her bankroll.

We start today.

How much do we go after? All of it.

I happen to know she's very

grateful to our Society.

So, we'll allow her to mention us in

her will. Now start playing that angle.

Just hint at a will, without

mentioning it by name.

Play it so she believes

she thought of it herself.

And the Society will bring comfort and

consolation to humanity for years to come.

All because of her

and her contribution.

And most of all her son will

be very happy if she does it.

Now you've got it.

We've been putting out for weeks

Tony, but nothing is coming in.

We need cash right now.

What to you want me to do,

Liane? Paint you a picture?

I just told you how

we're going to get it.

But when? ... The old dame's

liable to live forever.

After she signs a will

in our favor? Uhuh.

But the minute we start to collect,

the cops will be on our necks.

That's been covered too. The Rama

Society is a registered co-operation.

Our names will never appear. All we have

to is be patient, sit back and collect.

Doctor, what about Mr

Johnson in room 102?

He's okay for discharge.

Steve. Hi honey.

What are you doing out of bed?

The Doctor says I'm okay.

I've got to get back to work.

But you've been in an

accident, a bad accident.

I know, I know dear. I was lucky.

Just when I was close to an answer to

this case, something happens to my brakes.

I just had them checked last week.

Steve, please be careful.

You would decide to

fall in love with a cop.

Hi Mac, I got news for you.

New York just reported on Reed.

For two years he worked with Tony Weldon,

alias Thomas Whilton, alias Wells Anthony.

Tony Weldon. he worked with Weldon in

Denver and got three years. He got away.

Why yeah. She worked with Weldon in

Denver and got 3 years. He got away!

He's still missing. Let's

go. I've got to talk to ..

Steve.

All right, go have your

talk, but I'm going with you.

Yes dear.

And when you're through, I'm going

to see you go straight home to bed ..

Yes dear. I mean it.

I tell you it's a set up.

This guy Weldon has got a record

that goes back 15 years in 20 states.

And yet nobody has ever

been able to catch him. Why?

Because he's always been smart enough to

have someone front for him and take the rap.

This way we smoke him out and we get

Mrs Royce off the hook at the same time.

I tell you it will work

Captain. I don't know.

Who'd you get to do

it? A police woman.

She could be recognized.

Yeah, you're right.

Hey, wait a minute.

I got an idea.

Ready to leave?

Do you want to be an actress?

Do you want the chance of a lifetime?

Wait a minute. Are

you a cop or an agent?

Both.

Steve, I think I'd better get you

home. On the level darling.

The department wants your help.

And a detective by the name of

Steve Johnson needs it badly.

How can an actress help

the Police Department?

Don't ask questions now. All I

want to know is will you do it?

If it will help, I'll do

anything you say, Steve.

Ah, that's my girl.

No-one will take that for a police

car. Should be a good stake-out.

Pretty nice setting for your act, huh?

Hello Steve. Hi.

So this is the young lady.

Grace, this is Mr Dante.

Miss Bradshaw. You know Mac?

Sure, I know Mac... this way please.

Now, when you're ready, this

will be your Sance Room.

Your instruction starts below.

How did you get here?

A trade secret.

He's known professionally

as "Dante The Great".

A magician?

Retired now.

Now I only perform for friends,

and to help out the law.

Try to save people from criminals who use

tricks of my trade to fleece the public.

I consider it part of my work

to expose any impostor who ..

We're wasting time.

We've got a lot to do.

You have a record of

all that is set upstairs?

The microphones are concealed in

the foyer and the Sance Room.

Please sit Miss Bradshaw.

You've got a big job ahead of you.

You've got to learn all the

Medium's tricks in a very short time.

I had a crystal around here someplace.

You can't afford a single mistake.

So you must concentrate

on what you see and hear.

I said "concentrate".

Well, I didn't know

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