Experiment in Terror Page #5

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So she's scared.

There's more to it.

Well, maybe the lady's in love.

How can anybody be in love with

a man that's killed three women...

- ... and threatening to do it again?

- lf she is in love with him...

...she didn't know about him.

Now she knows.

Not easy being in love one minute

and find out the man's a murderer.

It's a pretty big adjustment.

All right, I'll bet she's not

just in love with him...

...and I'll bet she's not just scared.

Subject just entered

the Kaiser Foundation.

- Hello, Joey.

- Hello.

- Where's your mother?

- She went to phone.

I'll go see if I can find her.

There's a phone in the visitors' room

at the end of the hall.

Joey, this is Mr. Ripley.

- Hello, son.

- Hello.

Joey was born without a hip socket.

So we gave him one.

Other boys have ordinary, old-fashioned

ones, but Joey's is brand-new plastic.

Well, now isn't that something?

Well, I have to get back to work.

I'll leave you two men alone.

- Are you a doctor?

- No, I'm from the FBl, son.

Here, I'll show you. You see this?

- Are you a G-man?

- That's right.

You don't look like a G-man.

Why, I don't? Well, I am one.

- Honest?

- Honest.

- You been in the hospital long, Joey?

- I don't know.

Well, I suppose you have

a whole lot of visitors.

My mommy comes to see me.

My mommy comes to see me

every night.

- You have a gun?

- Yes. Yeah, I have a gun.

- Can I see it?

- Oh, I can't.

We're not supposed to show the gun.

Guns are very dangerous.

I know, but couldn't I just see it, please?

Well, I don't suppose it'll

do any harm to show you.

Okay?

- Does your father come to see you?

- I don't have one.

- Did you ever shoot anybody?

- Oh, no.

How come?

Never had any reason to.

Who else comes to see you, Joey?

Only Uncle Red.

Do you know Uncle Red?

- Yeah, I know him.

- Mommy, he's a G-man!

Yes, I know, dear.

He's got a gun and everything.

But he's never shot anybody.

I have to talk with Mr. Ripley,

then I'll be right back.

Now, it's late, and you've got to try

and get some sleep.

- Would you mind coming out to the hall?

- Will you come back?

Yes, I'll be back, son.

You get some sleep now.

Okay.

Now, you get out of here.

I don't ever want to see you

around my son again.

- I'm sorry, but I have a job to do.

- A job?

What kind of a job when you sneak

around and interrogate a 6-year-old?

Look, I have to catch a man

who's killed three women.

- That is not true.

- lt is true and you know it.

Now, in order to catch Red Lynch...

...I'll interrogate Joey

anytime it's necessary.

Did you know he paid the bills?

Thousands and thousands of dollars.

Did you know that?

Red Lynch, the man you said is a killer.

Why, I can't even begin to tell you

the things he's done for my son.

The kindness, the affection.

He's like a father to Joey.

- Come on, now--

- No! You can go straight to hell.

We can't let a murderer go loose

just because he's been kind to your son.

Well, you'll get no help from me.

All right.

But you think about this:

If you don't help us find Red Lynch...

...somewhere, sometime, a woman

is going to die because of you.

Now, how do you think your Joey

is going to feel about that?

I don't know who she was calling.

She hung up just as I got there.

Why are you crying, Mommy?

It's nothing, dear. Go to sleep.

Hello, Kelly.

I don't have much time.

You take the money Friday afternoon...

...put it in your purse and just walk out.

Go straight home...

...and I'll get in touch with you.

Is that clear?

And you'll call me

as soon as I get home?

I didn't say when.

You just stay put.

And don't get any ideas...

...or you'll regret it.

Excuse me.

Do you feel all right?

Oh, sure.

He knows she'd have access

to this kind of money only on Fridays...

...when the big commercial accounts

bring their deposits in.

- Does the bank ever examine purses?

- What's the point?

If somebody wanted to embezzle,

he could find a way.

Miss Sherwood.

I was just telling Mr. Ripley,

I was talking to the trustees...

...and they appreciate your cooperation

in this matter...

...and when it's over,

they'll see you get a promotion.

- That'll be nice.

- Now...

...about the money.

I'd let her have it if I were

handling the matter, but I'm not.

And a hundred thousand!

- lf it got away from us--

- No, I wouldn't want that responsibility.

Could we make up a dummy package?

Yeah, we'll take care of that situation

when we get to it.

I know very well he's gonna keep me

until he examines that money.

And if it's fake....

But even if it's real,

he's not gonna let me go.

Well, that's not necessarily so.

Look, we've got 28 hours

before the bank closes tomorrow.

In the meantime,

we'll just wait for a break, huh?

If there's nothing else

you want me for....

No, thank you very much.

If there's anything, Miss Sherwood.

Anything at all.

Thank you, Mr. Burkhardt.

Well, as I always say, you meet the

strangest people in the ladies' room.

Yeah, I guess so.

You'll have to brief me about tomorrow.

Well, suppose we wait until tomorrow.

Do you think we have a chance?

Yes.

Now, I want you to do something for me.

I want you to take Toby swimming

today after work.

If she wants to bring her boyfriend along,

that's all right.

Whatever you say.

- Afternoon, Mr. Ripley.

- Well, I'm glad you could make it.

- I want to show you something.

- All right.

- Moreno says you have a big story.

- That's right. Yes, sir.

- And that you might not sell it to us.

- Well, you do have a little competition.

- The newspapers, huh?

- Well, I'd rather not say, sir.

There are certain ethics involved.

You understand.

But you know something, Popcorn?

I've known a lot of newspapermen.

Good ones, bad ones.

- The good ones are the ones with ethics.

- Yes, sir.

I've yet to meet a good reporter

whose only concern...

...was getting a story

and keeping that source secret.

What else would he be concerned with?

Well, the people involved in the story.

The effect that story

might have on their lives.

Now, take a look over there, Popcorn.

See at the end of the pool,

that girl in the green bathing suit?

The attractive one.

The one with the brown hair.

Well, that's Kelly Sherwood.

That girl with her,

that's her younger sister, Toby.

And by this time Saturday...

...Kelly Sherwood may be dead.

That is, if Red Lynch's plans work out.

As a matter of fact,

she might be dead before Saturday...

...if the story gets to the newspapers and

he figures she's double-crossed him.

And if he doesn't get her,

he'll go after the sister.

I just wanted you to see them, that's all.

You're asking me

to suppress a news story.

I'm not asking you to do anything.

FBl.

One moment.

- Yes?

- I've got a call.

- Says he wants to talk to an agent.

- All right, I'll take it.

This is Agent Ripley speaking.

I've got some information to give you

about one of your cases.

- Trace Ripley's call.

- What's your name, please?

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