(male narrator) Tonight, Nancy Drew
in "The Mystery of the Fallen Angels. "
[children screaming]
?[music playing]
[people chattering]
(Nancy) Now.
[man chattering]
This is supposed to be a charity affair.
You're busting it all alone.
Oh, I'm gonna donate these to the Children's Hospital.
Three more, please.
[bell dings]
(George) Two.
Do it again.
[girl screaming]
[children laughing]
May I see your hand, please?
Oh, I see very serious problem.
What kind of problem? Where does it say problem?
It says right here that you are too masculine,
too dominating a man
for the average girl to handle.
Oh, that problem.
Your forcefulness must cause girls to run from your advances.
Oh, that's because of my forcefulness?
Trust me.
Go ahead. I can take it.
Time has run out.
I gave you $3.
It is for a benefit.
Whose?
You know, I have to hand it to you, Robert.
This is the most successful benefit you've thrown so far.
Oh, thank you, Carson.
Gives us a good excuse to hold on to the old place,
now that the kids are off on there own.
Robert, how could we possibly get along with less space?
We're already down to 18 rooms apiece.
[exclaims]
[people chattering]
Henry, in here.
(Clara) Darling, will you get me a glass?
[gasping]
We're gonna get caught, Henry.
No, we're not.
If only you could tell people who you are.
Shh.
Now come on.
[man chattering]
Look, I employ you to run a carnival, not go on joy rides.
Hey, Thelma, take it easy, take it easy. We got lost is all.
Why is it you kids always get lost when there's work to be done?
Hey, we're all sorry. Hey, say you're sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry, you see.
Oh, it's a chorus of angels. It's wonderful. Just wonderful.
All right, let's get back to work.
And you. If you're smart you'd go back home.
Oh, I'm having a ball.
Oh, yeah, some ball. You're a regular Cinderella.
You've been here two days, and you're beginning to look like her already.
What's wrong with the way I look?
Look, what are you ashamed of?
You got so much guck on that face,
that you look like you're wearing a mask.
[exclaims]
Look, I know it's tough,
but would you try to look like human beings out there?
Now, come on, let's move it.
Hey, look, I've had it. I'm cutting out.
Hey, you're cutting no place.
We got important business to take care of later. You know that.
I'm sorry. I was only kidding.
Thelma was right.
You ain't human.
Hey, loosen up.
I'm just not used to-
There's a lot you ain't used to.
But you're gonna learn, and tonight's your first lesson.
[child whooping]
I better go and see if things are running smoothly.
Oh, can I help you?
Uh, no. I-I just got lost.
You're Henry Salazar, aren't you?
Well, um, I got to be goin'.
What's he doing here?
You know him, don't you?
Why, that's the kid that used to work at Foster's Drugstore
until old man Foster caught him with his hand in the till.
That was never proved, as I remember.
Still I...
I don't like him wandering around my house.
What's he's doing here at a benefit in the first place?
(Robert) He wasn't even invited.
What should we do? Nothing.
But they saw you.
But they didn't see you with me.
Now you don't say a word, no matter what happens.
I mean it, Tina. You know nothing. You don't know me
or what I was doing here. You understand?
You could get into trouble.
That's nothing compared to what you'll be in
if you say anything. Now promise me.
Tina,
promise me.
I promise.
(man) Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry...
(Ned) So he comes back in the bar five minutes later,
and orders another drink and, uh,
a little time passes, and he says:
"Bartender, what's that picture over the bar?"
[Ann whistling]
What was that?
It sounded like a whistle.
No.
But, anyway, the guy, uh, comes back in the bar...
[whistling]
(man) The greatest show on earth to see. Hurry...
Have you got that?
We've got to get the prizes out of those ticket stubs.
(Ned) Yeah, I got it. I got it.
Ned, come on, let us help. You could drop it.
Just-just get out of my way.
[woman screaming]
It sounds like Clara.
What happened?
Empty. It's empty! Everything is gone.
I came up to put this pin away and I found it like this.
(Robert) Why, It's lucky you didn't come up any sooner.
At least no one was hurt.
We can always replace the jewelry.
How much was in there?
It isn't the quantity. It-it was insured for over $1 million.
Are you sure that the theft took place this evening?
(Clara) Oh, positive.
I-I-I took the jewelry I'm wearing out
just before I went down to the carnival.
[Clara sighs]
I'd better call the police.
Hey, take it easy, babe. You did fine, just fine.
They're gonna know.
No way.
I think I was seen.
Yeah. By who?
[siren wailing]
You've been here all the time. I'll back you up.
I know this 'cause I've been here all the time. Right.
There's nothing to worry about.
[police sirens wailing]
I told you.
Hey, no sweat.
Mr. Jordan. Mrs. Jordan.
There it is, Sheriff.
Oh, hello, Mr. Drew, Nancy.
Sheriff.
Well. Is this exactly the way you found it?
That's right.
Anybody touch anything?
Of course not.
Sorry. I forgot for a minute who I was dealing with.
(Sheriff} The forensic boys will be here in a while.
Oh, uh, do you have any ideas who might have done this?
Oh, there must be a couple of hundred people on the grounds.
(Robert) It could have been anyone.
(Sheriff} Well, Did you see anyone
acting suspiciously in the house or near it?
Well...
Well, what?
Now either you saw someone or you didn't.
Henry Salazar was here.
Henry Salazar.
Yes. And I asked him what he was doing here,
and he just said he was lost.
I tried to talk with him, and he just ran.
That's right, Sheriff.
You know, I've always liked Henry Salazar.
He was a schoolmate of Nancy's.
But, uh, he was acting very strange.
Well, maybe he was just acting strange
because he felt out of place here.
Mr. Jordan, was Salazar invited to your benefit?
(Robert) No, he wasn't.
(Sheriff} That's good enough for me. I'll pick him up.
Hello, Henry.
Nancy, what are you doin' here?
I work as a part-time investigator for your attorney.
What attorney? What are you talking about?
My father.
Mr. Drew is gonna take my case?
Mmm-hmm.
He was undecided about it at first.
He thought it might even be unethical
because he saw you at the Jordan house
at the time of the burglary.
But the Jordans talked him into it.
He's gonna come to see you himself.
But I wanted to talk to you first.
Yeah, well, uh...
I don't really have anything to tell you.
Henry. So talk to me. Let me help you.
What do you want to know?
Did you steal Mrs. Jordan's jewelry?
No.
What were you doing there last night?
[exclaims]
Henry, you've got to tell me that.
That's the first question they're gonna ask you.
I wanted to take a look at the house. I got lost.
I was on my way back to the carnival.
That's it.
You expect anybody to believe that?
It's what happened. I can't help what people believe.
[sighs]
Did it have anything to do with seeing Tina?
Tina who?
The Jordans' maid.
I thought you two knew each other.
I've never even met her.
Oh.
Now look,
don't involve an innocent party in this mess.
Let me wreck one life at a time, will you?
It maybe too late not to involve her.
I was in the house on my own.
I did not rob the Jordans.
And that's all I've got to say to you
or your father.
Just leave me alone.
You're frightened. I understand that.
But we're gonna help you. Both of you.
Tina.
Tina, I want to talk to you. It's very important.
I told the police all I know.
I know.
Did you notice anything out of the ordinary last night?
No, nothing.
No one was in the house?
I was in my room all evening.
I just left Henry Salazar in jail.
He's protecting you, isn't he?
I don't know him.
Well you know he's the one who needs protecting.
Please, if you know anything that would clear him,
that would prove it was impossible for him
to be in that room at the time of the burglary, you must tell me.
I can't tell you anything. I don't know anything.
Do you know what you're doing to him by not telling me the truth?
I'm sorry. I've got work to do.
Okay.
(Drew) I considered it very carefully and I,
I wanted you to know what my decision was, Robert.
Thank you, Carson. I'm delighted.
Hello, everybody.
Hi, Nancy. Hi.
I was just saying that I have decided to defend Henry Salazar.
I don't understand how you can be so concerned
about a man who wipes you out, Mr. Jordan.
If he's guilty, the law will take its course without my direction.
If he's innocent,
[Robert exclaims]
I don't wish to be responsible for destroying anyone's life.
Now, there were a lot of people here last night.
I'm more interested...
[footsteps approaching]
I'm more interested in someone
who's been around here awhile.
Who do you mean?
That maid of yours. Tina.
How long has she been here?
About three months. Mmm-hmm.
Has she ever given you any trouble?
Oh, none at all.
I mean, Tina's become like one of the family.
Sheriff, what are you getting at?
That's a pretty old safe.
Has a very tricky combination.
Or maybe Salazar has some talents that we don't know about
but the chances are he had an accomplice on the inside.
Was Tina ever in this room when you opened that safe?
Well, I believe she was in here once or twice
bringing in something or taking something out.
I'm sure she wasn't watching the numbers.
You were watching her all the time?
I-I-I guess not.
You see, if we can establish a link between Salazar and Tina
then I think our case is airtight.
Aren't you forgetting one thing, Sheriff?
What might that be?
Well, as Mr. Jordan pointed out,
there were 100 people here last night.
(Nancy) Any one of them
could have entered this place at any time.
Now you say you checked the safe.
Before the carnival began, was anybody in the house at all?
Well, yes, I, I was going over some last-minute instructions
with some of the carnival staff.
Isn't it possible that one of those people
could have sneaked up and watched you opening the safe?
Now that's pure supposition, Nancy.
Well, it's no more circumstantial
than the evidence you have against Henry Salazar.
He has a record.
(Nancy) Well, carnivals attract all sorts of people.
Men escaping from the police, and drifters, teenage runaways.
Can't you check out any of those people?
The carnival is gone, Nancy. It's in another county.
It's out of my jurisdiction.
I have to go.
Oh, I'll be wanting to talk to that maid of yours later on today.
Don't worry, she'll be here, Sheriff.
I simply don't believe that Tina had anything to do with this.
Now don't worry, Clara, we'll look into it.
I'll be in touch, Robert.
Thank you.
I do believe that Henry and Tina are involved.
But with each other, not with the robbery.
I'm just gonna have to check into that carnival myself.
You heard what the Sheriff said. The carnival's gone.
Well, it's a nice day for a ride.
That may not be too safe.
Oh, I'm just gonna poke around, ask a few questions.
Nancy, people don't like to have their lives pried into.
I'm not gonna pry.
I'm just gonna observe.
[laughs] Observe?
Well, while you're observing, you be careful, okay?
Let me know if you find anything out.
I will.
(Nancy) Stop here, Ned. I don't want anyone to see us.
(Ned) I still don't think this is a very good idea.
(George) Yeah, he's right, for once.
This could be really dangerous.
It's no more dangerous than it is
for all the other runaways out there.
You don't look like a runaway to me.
Why not?
You look, uh,
vulnerable.
That's even better.
Look, you guys better be going.
Why?
Runaways aren't often dropped off by two close friends.
We'll make contact again when the carnival's in full swing.
Nobody will notice us then.
You know, I still don't like the idea of your being here on your own,
without me to protect you.
That does worry me, Ned. But I'll be thinking of you.
If I get into trouble, I'll just do what you would do.
That's good thinkin'.
Bye-bye.
We'll leave, be careful.
Excuse me. Uh...
Wow, that's a nice-lookin' bike.
Think so, huh?
Yeah.
I got one just like it back home.
Where's that?
Wherever.
Does it handle good?
Why don't you try it out?
Seeing as how you got one like it at home.
Sure.
Hey, get off that!
[motorcycle engine revving]
[motorcycle engines revving]
Hey, you!
(Vince) Hey, get off!
Hey, that's my bike!
You're gonna dump it.
Hey!
If you wreck that bike I'll break you in half.
[screaming]
Help!
Your bike handles real good.
[Mary laughing]
What happened? Decided to take a swim?
I was after her. You nearly wrecked my bike.
(Gar) I'd say she handled her bike a lot better
than you handled yours.
If you ever, ever touch my bike again...
Hey, take it easy, Vince. I told her it was okay.
(Gar) Besides, she didn't exactly push you in that lake.
It's all right. No harm done.
Circulation will return eventually.
(Vince) Who are you? What are you doing here?
I'm just looking for a job, and nobody will tell me where to go.
Why don't you point out the boss,
and I'll get out of your hair.
It's the Sherman tank over there. She's the boss lady.
Thanks.
Sorry about the bike.
And the lake.
It's all right, honey. There'll be another time.
[chuckling]
You shut up, all of ya.
I don't believe it.
You two guys just standing there looking at this.
Now come on, fix it.
I don't care how you fix it. Just fix it.
Excuse me.
What were you doing on that bike? You're disrupting my workers.
We have a carnival to set up here.
Oh, I'm sorry. I was just trying it out, you know.
Look, um, I need a job.
What are your qualifications?
Qualifications?
Yeah, what can you do?
I mean, can you drive a stake, make cotton candy?
Can you run that Ferris wheel? Can you drive a 3-ton truck?
What? What can I hire you to do?
Well, none of those things. But I'm sure there's something I could do.
Yeah. Why must there be?
I mean, You kids leave home and you figure that the world owes you a livin'.
Who says I left home?
You don't have to. What is wrong with you kids, anyway?
You're nothing but trouble.
The carnival just draws you like flies.
Look. You look like a nice kid, so listen to me.
Beat it. Go home. Straighten things out back there,
no matter what went on.
And take it from an old-timer who knows: Show business stinks!
Vince, I got to talk to you.
Anymore cracks about me taking a swim-
That girl over there.
Yeah. What about her?
She was at the benefit the other night.
At the mansion in River Heights.
Where have you been? We haven't got all day.
Look, I've got brains.
I mean, just show me anything and I'll learn it.
I just need a place for a couple of days. I don't care about money-
Look, look, look! Will you get off my back?
I'll give you a place for a couple of days.
No, don't thank me. Let's see how you work out.
Go on over to the shooting gallery.
and probably Jake could use some help.
Okay.
By the way,
Vince was pretty angry back there.
I like the way you cooled him down.
Oh, it was just an accident.
[snickers]
Sure.
(Vince) Hey, how you doing?
Oh, look, I'm sorry about what happened.
Hey, that's okay, It's okay. Forget it.
How did you do?
Great, she gave me a job.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, terrific. Doin' what?
The shooting gallery.
Oh, great, I'll show you where it is.
Okay.
Hey, Gar.
Yeah?
The little lady's gonna be staying on with us.
Is that right?
Guess she saw me and, uh, couldn't stay away.
[scoffing] Yeah.
Guess she was at that, uh, that benefit we played in River Heights.
I like carnivals.
You do, huh?
You could be a spy.
For who?
What's your name?
Joyce.
Yeah? Joyce what?
Marlowe.
Where are you from?
Wherever.
Wherever, where's that?
It doesn't really make any difference, not even to me.
Why didn't you ask for a job back in the last town, huh?
Look, what difference does it make?
Will you stop giving me the third degree
and just show me where the shooting gallery is?
Come on. Where?
We're going for a little carnival ride, honey.
I didn't come here for a ride. I came for a job.
Hop in, little lady.
No.
All right, pull out the governor. Pull out the governor.
(Nancy) Let me out of here. Help!
Somebody, help!
Okay, honey. Here we go.
Help!
[Nancy screaming]
Stop!
Let me off this thing!
[Nancy continues screaming]
Let me outta here.
I've had enough.
[Nancy screaming]
Stop. Please!
What are you guys doing?
We're just trying to find out if we caught ourselves an undercover lady cop.
(Vince) Faster, Gar.
(Nancy) Please stop this thing. You can stop it.
Let me off this thing!
(Ann) Vince, you'll break her in two!
(Nancy) Help! Somebody help!
[screams]
(Nancy) Hey, you guys. Please!
Help!
What's going on here?
Ah, wait, wait, wait, wait, here it is.
Yeah, the governor, you know.
Gar said somethin' was wrong with the ride.
All right, fix it and let's get to work.
We're never gonna get this carnival up by this afternoon.
Yeah, yeah. Sure.
Well, looks like she's had enough.
All right, stop it.
Okay, hey, you're ready to talk now?
(Vince) You're gonna tell us what you're doing here
or do we take you for another little ride, huh?
[gasping] I've got to sit down.
Now this is the last time I'm asking you.
Who are ya?
I know who she is.
What?
I know her.
She sent you after me, didn't she?
Well, what makes you think so?
Why else would you be here?
Hey, just who is she?
llene Burton.
She's, uh, from my hometown, St. Paul.
(Ann) A friend of my sister's.
That's why you're here, isn't it?
Look, don't try and fool me. It's Ann you're talking to.
Ann, listen, I'm not trying to get you to go back.
I ran away from home myself.
(Nancy) I heard you were here,
and I thought you could help me get a job.
Yeah, then why didn't you come right out
and ask for her in the first place, huh?
Well, I thought I might get her into trouble because,
if she was using a different name...
Honey, it ain't even close to the trouble you nearly got yourself into.
[snickers]
I won't tell your sister.
Okay. You can bunk in with me. I'll show you the ropes, okay.
Thanks.
Hey, ah...
No hard feelin's, huh?
No feelings at all.
What do you think?
We watch her.
[sighs]
I owe you one.
A big one.
Why did you help me?
I'm not sure myself.
What are you doing here?
I'm just looking for a job, just like I said.
Look, you can lay that on the others, but not on me.
(Vince) Ann!
Come on, let's go for a ride.
Look, I'm warning you.
Get out of here. And I mean fast.
I'll make up some excuse why you left, okay?
Why?
You know why.
What did you have to do with the robbery in River Heights?
Nothing.
Why are you so frightened?
Be out of here on your own by the time I get back.
Come on.
(Nancy) Step right up. Three shots for 50 cents.
Get a bull's-eye. Take home any of these prizes.
Try your luck, sir.
She's good.
Yeah, at lyin'.
Try your luck, sir.
Oh, yeah, sure.
I used to be a crack shot,
but, uh, I'm a little out of practice.
[gun fires]
You ever get out of this booth?
I've been trying to.
I have some bad news, Nancy.
(George) Tina's being held for questioning.
Your father's afraid she'll be arrested as an accomplice.
Uh, Henry was released or jumped bail.
Does anybody know where he is?
No.
Have you found out anything yet?
Well, the carnival looks legit.
But I want to check out my welcoming committee.
Who's that?
I'll explain later.
Can I take a break?
Thank you.
Anything new on the case?
The jewelry's still missing.
Yeah, along with, uh,
a color TV, videocassette recorder, tape player
and other sundry small appliances.
What are you talkin' about?
This morning, after the storm calmed down,
the Jordans found all that stuff missing, too.
Well, it doesn't make any sense.
If Henry is guilty of stealing the jewels,
why on earth would he bother to walk out with a bunch of appliances?
I don't know.
There it is.
Whose van is it?
His name's Vince.
He was very worried that I might be a "spy".
I wanna see why he was so worried.
(Ned) Hurry.
(Nancy) Okay.
(Nancy) Ned.
(Ned) It could have happened to anybody.
[exclaims]
Bingo! We've hit mother lode country!
Oh, we can't be sure this is stolen.
Gonna check these serial numbers. Get this down, Ned.
Yeah, hurry, Ned.
W-T-4-6-2-4-N-W.
(George) W-T-4-6-2-4-N-W.
1-7-2-500-H-L.
O-O-H-L.
0-0-H-L!
W-A-X-3-5-7.
Seven.
[man chattering]
We'd better hurry.
I've got to get back to work.
Back to work? We should be calling the police.
We've found the thief.
We found a thief. We don't know if he's our thief,
until you check those serial numbers.
(Nancy) Dad should have a record on that.
We should have searched for the jewels.
I don't think those jewels are in there.
It just doesn't make any sense.
What doesn't?
The two thefts.
What two thefts?
The jewelry and the appliances.
Now if somebody's gonna steal $1 million in jewels,
why are they going to walk out
with $100-worth of television sets?
(Nancy) I don't think the robberies are connected.
Now wait. There were two separate burglaries that night?
I don't like the coincidence,
but it's better than the alternative.
Well, then Henry may still be guilty.
Wait minute. Let's just solve one crime at a time.
You guys go back and check out those serial numbers and see if they match.
You've got to be careful, Nancy.
Yeah, I will.
Don't forget.
I'll do just what you would do.
Right. Lets go.
Ned.
Nancy.
Henry, what are you doing here?
Ned told me you jumped bail.
Yeah. Well, they arrested Tina as my accomplice.
I've got to prove I didn't rob the Jordans.
Your father told me you'd followed the carnival-
Don't you realize that jumping bail
is like an admission of guilt?
I-I've got to find the thieves.
I've got a line on what's happening, but I'm gonna need more time.
I haven't got time, Nancy. I have to prove my innocence now.
Well, then help me! For the last time,
what were you doing at the Jordan house that night?
Were you there to see Tina?
Yes. Yes, I was.
But I can't let the police investigate her.
Why? What are they gonna find? A record?
I can't tell you. You've got to trust me.
We've got to find the answers together.
Look, I've established a cover here.
But if I'm seen talking to you I'll blow it.
You've got to go back to River Heights and talk to my father.
He'll protect you. I've got to go.
[sighs]
[children whooping]
(Nancy) Two shots.
Three shots for only 50 cents, six shots for a dollar.
Somebody broke into Vince's van today.
Do they know who it is?
They think they've found us an undercover cop among us.
Look, I don't know who you are, but...
Go ahead.
Don't let me interrupt.
Why would anybody be investigating Vince?
Suspicions, accusations.
Happens all the time to carni people.
But, uh, we know who was in the van.
Let's go.
Where do you want to go?
To see how we deal with spies.
Hey, come on, come on. Join the party.
We're gonna find out what this here little, uh, spy was looking for.
Who says I was looking for anything, man? I was just lost.
Oh, sure. Sure you was, man.
That's why you broke into my van, right?
You was, uh... You was lookin' for road maps.
I didn't break in. I...
So you admit you was in there?
I was just hungry. I was lookin' for somethin' to eat.
I wasn't gonna steal nothing.
Yeah, fine. Now you've admitted that,
let's take it from the top, huh?
Who are you?
Henry Salazar.
What was you doin' looking in my van?
Like I told you, I was lookin' for somethin' to eat.
Hey, you expect us to believe that?
(Gar) You give us some straight answers,
or we're gonna give you a real special ride.
Get on!
(man) Hey, get that off my foot, man.
Come on, move it, will you?
Get off of me.
(Gar) Hey, look, we're gonna lose 'em.
Come on, let's go!
[tires screeching]
[police sirens wailing]
(Ned) Nancy!
You all right?
Oh, I'm all right now.
You risked your life for me, Nancy.
I haven't kept you out of jail, and I won't be able to,
until I find out who really stole those jewels.
I don't believe it was the motorcycle gang.
Did you call the police?
(George) We called your Dad.
The serial numbers that we found on the stereos,
they match the ones that were stolen from the Jordans.
That's when your father and I decided
we should get the police out here. And fast.
Ned, you are without a doubt the smartest, neatest, most-
Most forceful?
...forceful man I know.
Hey, you know, she was with us.
Do I have to go with them?
I'm afraid you do, Ann.
Did you have anything to do with the robbery?
No! They made me.
Everything's gonna be all right.
When my father hears the whole story, he'll be able to help you.
I should have never run away in the first place.
It's the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life.
[people chattering]
Thanks for everything.
Thank you for everything.
Miss Drew, they'd like a statement from you.
Of course.
I wanna know something.
Forget it. I don't deal with cops.
You mean you didn't deal with cops.
(Nancy) It's a question of whether or not
you go up on minor burglary charges or a $1 million-jewel theft.
Jewel theft? What are you talkin' about?
I don't think you committed both crimes.
You better believe I didn't.
You're gonna cooperate with us, aren't you?
(Drew) Nancy, what's this big discovery?
What about my jewelry? When will it be returned?
That's why I asked you to bring us up here, Mrs. Jordan.
Would you mind if we looked inside your safe?
Of course not.
I'll give you a hand with the painting.
Thank you.
Uh, not you, Mr. Jordan.
Mrs. Jordan. I'd like her to open it.
What's the difference who opens the safe?
None. If she can open it by herself.
I don't like your insinuations, young lady.
Nancy, what are you talking about?
The carnival thieves admitted stealing your appliances, Mr. Jordan,
but they denied stealing your jewelry.
And I believe them.
Henry Salazar couldn't get into the safe without the combination
and I don't think Tina gave it to him.
You're the only other people who had access to this room.
That accusation is absurd.
Carson, we've been friends for over 20 years.
Are you going to stand by and let your daughter accuse us of theft?
I'm sorry, Bob.
I'd like to hear what she has to say.
Go ahead, Nancy.
Mrs. Jordan, would you please tell us again
what happened the night of the robbery.
Well, I...
I-I came up here and, uh, opened the safe
and the jewels were gone.
Open it for us now, okay?
I can't.
I know.
Tina said she'd never seen you open it.
That you'd once said the safe was too difficult to handle.
And that means the safe was already open and the jewels were already gone.
Then someone else must have burgled us.
A third set of burglars?
Mr. Jordan, that's highly unlikely.
But the alternative...
I know.
You stole your own jewels.
What made you suspect us?
Ned and George checked into your finances
and found out that things hadn't been going so well for you.
Some bad investments and problems at your plant.
There were a lot of other reasons, too.
They don't matter now.
You started selling your jewelry one piece at a time.
I was so sure that things would turn around
and I'd be able to put us back on course.
When you ran out of jewels, you decided to fall back on the insurance
and claim the gems had been stolen.
Yes, I-I-I waited till the night of the benefit,
so there'd be a large crowd here.
A carnival, where people might be suspect.
And that's when you really lucked out when you found Henry Salazar in your house.
A boy with a record,
who wouldn't come up with an alibi
for himself to protect his sister.
We didn't plan it that way. It just happened.
We were hoping that no one would be caught.
When-when the boy was arrested,
we didn't know what to do.
We couldn't come forward and say that we'd stolen our own jewelry.
It was too late.
(Robert) We kept hoping the case against the boy
would be dropped for lack of real evidence.
Then when he jumped bail,
I knew they would take that as an admission of guilt.
But you'd let him be tried and convicted
and go to prison from one to five years.
I'd have come forward before that.
(Clara) Carson, we even asked you to defend him.
You must believe me.
I do.
Carson,
You don't have to ask that, Bob.
We've been friends for over 20 years,
and you've been my lawyer, Carson.
Will you stick it out with me?
Of course.
I don't have the money to pay your fee.
Well...
We'll think about that.
But, uh, I think perhaps you'd better go see the Sheriff.
Yes.
Henry, you know, it would have helped us a lot
if you'd told us about Tina in the first place.
Yeah, I know. Well, I would've, but she was here illegally.
See, I-I was trying to figure out some way
to get her sponsored in this country.
She was a registered nurse back in Mexico.
And I figured she could do that here,
if I could get her a green working card.
And maybe then, some day, become a citizen like me.
But now I don't know what's gonna happen to her.
Well, Dad's agreed to take on the case
and speak with the immigration authorities.
She's highly trained.
And there is a shortage of nurses.
She should have a good chance.
And I know Dad.
Well, now don't build me up too high, Nancy.
(Drew) But I agree, I think there is a good chance.
Well, I'm very grateful, Mr. Drew.
Nancy's the one who deserves your gratitude.
So do I, in a way.
After all, I've got four clients from just this one case of hers.
But, you see, the thing is I-I have no money to pay you.
That's all right. Neither do any of the others.