Starring Andy Griffith...
With Ronny Howard.
Also starring Don knotts.
"The next thing, the guard was staring
"into the muzzle of a .38 pistol with a silen...
"...cer on it.
And he said..."
Sheriff Taylor here?
Huh?
Horton, state bureau of investigation.
You're not Taylor, are you?
Uh, no. I'm Barney...
That is, I'm Fife... deputy.
What's it all about?
I'm sure I can help you.
Thanks.
The sheriff's the one I'd like to see.
Well, of course, the way we're set up here,
why, the sheriff and me work in harness together,
sort of as a team.
Good idea.
When the sheriff ain't here, naturally I handle whatever...
I'll wait.
It's completely up to you.
Uh, pardon me.
You can probably tell better from there.
Is this hanging straight?
No telling when he'll be coming back.
He could be quite a while,
so I expect the best thing for you to do
would be to...
Just wait.
Excuse me.
Sheriff's office. Fife here.
This is art over at the grocery store.
Listen, I finally got the dog
that's been barking every morning,
waking up the whole neighborhood.
Oh, you have, huh?
Are you sure he's the one we're after?
Sure I'm sure. It's Sam,
the big brute that belongs to Floyd.
The big brute, huh?
We don't need the sheriff for this.
I'll take him single-handed.
And tell Floyd to keep him tied up.
Right. It'll be the rope for him.
I'll be right over.
What's the trouble?
Nothing I can't handle.
Hey, deputy.
Maybe you can help me.
Anything. Be glad to.
Perhaps the sheriff is at home.
You have the address?
24 elm street.
So that's one of the fellas
that robbed the furniture factory payroll, is he?
No question about it, that's him, "doc" Malloy.
And he's here in mayberry.
Came up on the morning bus.
I've got three men on his tail,
but we don't want to close in just yet.
You think he'll lead you to his partner
and the payroll money.
Right. We also figure they plan to rendezvous around here.
I'd like your cooperation.
Oh, glad to help. Yes, sir.
Good.
You see, actually the most helpful thing you can do
is see that we get a free hand on the case.
More or less stay clear of the operation.
That's what I came to ask you.
That's the way it will be.
Good. Good.
Say, the reason I make such a point of this
is that I understand the temptation.
If the local sheriff would barge in here and make an arrest,
grab a lot of newspaper space,
the voters would eat it up.
That's, uh... That's not the way we work.
Glad to hear you say so.
I suppose you've got plenty of other things
to keep you busy.
Chicken thieves
and whatnot.
Uh, yeah, that's... That's about it.
Chicken thieves and whatnot.
Then we can count on your complete cooperation?
No interference?
It'll be a pleasure.
Good.
One of the robbers is here in mayberry?
That's right. Andy, this is an all-points.
We'd better get right on it.
Let me see if I've got my bullet... yeah, I got it.
Okay, what do we do first now
form a posse and set up roadblocks?
Barney, the fact is we've been
kindly invited to stay out of the case.
Stay out? That's right.
They're following this fella,
hoping he'll lead 'em to his partner,
and they don't want anything upsetting the apple cart,
so they want to be left alone.
Left alone?!
Andy, they can't do that to us!
Well, I reckon they've got a right.
This is just the kind of case
that would be good for us.
Keep our instincts honed up razor sharp.
Maybe you could hone up a little
by seeing if Floyd will come and get his dog, huh?
And how about emptying the trash?
Andy, we ought to be in on this case.
I tell you, it's just plain robbery!
I didn't mean to make a Jo...
Andy, what do you say?
Empty the trash and tell Floyd to come get his dog.
Boy, a lot of police work we do around here.
Oh, Mr. Horton.
Sheriff, I'm going to have to use one of your cells.
What's the trouble? Malloy got wise and made a break for it.
We had to grab him.
I want you to lock him up.
We're going to make a check of the area,
see if we can spot his partner.
Oh, glad to oblige.
Bring him right on in.
Always glad to help out the state police.
And, say, uh...
Wasn't it lucky I was here
instead of out catching chicken thieves and whatnot?
All right, al.
Put him in.
A plainclothesman, I presume.
Keep a close eye on that bird.
We want to question him later.
He'll be here when you want him.
Sam! How'd you break out?
Now, look, you get back to that jail, you hear?
Come on. Come on, Sam.
Come on, dog.
Come on, Sam.
Come on. Come on, Sam.
Come on.
Sam...
Sam.
He must have broke out.
Well, he didn't exactly break out.
I let him go.
You what?
The state police just brought Malloy in.
Malloy is here in our jail?
Right. They want us to hold him
until they get a chance to question him.
Imagine, "doc" Malloy in the mayberry jail.
Listen, you keep an eye on him.
I'm going on patrol.
I don't much like the thoughts
of his partner running loose around here.
But, Andy, wait a minute.
I thought you'd agreed to stay out of this case.
I did, but I still got a duty
to protect the folks here in mayberry.
Wait a minute, Andy.
Don't you see?
This is our golden opportunity.
We can interrogate this bird ourselves.
Find out all about the rendezvous,
his partner, the money... Make him spill.
This fella don't take to conversing
with police officers.
Well, then we do what they do up at the big house.
We plant a stool pigeon in his cell with him.
He'll jabber his head off to another con.
A stool pigeon? Who would that be?
Me.
Now, Barney...
Well, why not? He's never seen me before.
I'd have him eating out of my hand.
Barney, no.
Now let's do it their way.
I'm leaving you in charge,
and you keep an eye on him
and keep your distance, you understand?
You'll get your chance another time,
but follow orders this time.
I'll be back in about an hour.
And don't take the dog back inside.
His hair is falling out all over everything.
Come on, Sam.
Come on.
Come on, Sam!
Hi, Barney! Paw here?
Hi, ope... no, that was him just drove off.
Oh. Hiya, Sam.
Hey, ope, would you do me a favor?
When you go by the barbershop,
would you see if Floyd's in
and tell him to come pick up his dog?
Okay... how about if I take Sam with me?
Afraid not.
It's all I can do to hold on to him.
You could never handle this brute.
Oh, we'll never get him back now!
Here, Sam! Here, boy!
Come here, pup.
See ya, Barney.
Say, how did you get in here?
You were sleeping pretty good
when they brought me in.
But they don't take me easy.
I got two of 'em.
Good. Good. Now simmer down, will you, pal?
I'm going to try to get a little sleep.
Go ahead.
You can rot in here if you want to,
but not me.
I'm busting out.
Oh
Come here.
See that lock?
Piece of cake.
And get that gat...
And out.
Say, uh... Who are you?
What's your name?
Puddin' tame.
Ask me again, I'll tell you the same.
Say, you really think you can spring out of here?
They don't call me "fingers" for nothing.
You know, I, uh... I been thinking
about building up the old gang.
I could use a couple of torpedoes.
You, uh...
You got a partner?
Maybe.
Well, and then we'll need some dough
for a hideout till we cool off.
Could you, uh...
Lay your hands on a bundle?
Maybe.
Now, look, Jack!
I need more than this "maybe" jazz!
You tell me where your partner is
and the money or you don't go!
I tell you, and you tell the cops.
Me
I been in the stir plenty.
Yeah, the bulls used everything on me...
Bright lights, rubber hose...
I never cracked.
Yeah, I been called plenty...
Everything from "chopper" to "mad dog"...
But one name they never called me...
"Tattletale."
You get me out of here,
and I promise you
you'll get everything that's coming to you.
Okay. We'll need something sharp.
Toothpick.
I know.
So far, so good. So far, so good.
Needles.
Say "pins."
Come on.
Pins.
Now to get your partner and the dough, right?
Right.
Okay, Malloy, you ready?
The coast is clear.
Barney?
Mmm! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!
Barney! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!
Barney, what happened?
All right, well, you keep your crew north of the city.
McGuinness is working south of the state line.
Triple check all roadblocks
and hang on that radio.
Three weeks on a job,
and everything bungled up by a rube sheriff
who can't even keep a cell door locked.
Mr. Horton, I've been trying to tell you that Andy here...
Now, look here, Mr. Horton.
We're sorry about this thing,
but it seems to me the important thing to do now
is to work together and recapture this fella.
Look, you stay out of this.
You understand? Stay out.
Just stick to the chicken thieves, okay?
Well, looks like
I really fixed it this time, don't it?
Let's see, he said he had a crew north of town.
I guess the best thing for us, then,
would be to start working
a little closer in.
Let's go.
No, Andy. No.
No, I really bungled it this time.
That's for sure.
I guess I better stay out,
just like the man says.
I'm going down to the cleaners
and put this suit in.
It's just full of dog hairs.
Now, Barney...
Hello. Sheriff's office.
Hello, Barney.
What could I do for you?
Suit to be cleaned.
Right. I'll clean her up good.
Always pays to look neat.
You, uh... You got a big date
for Saturday night, Barney?
No, no.
No?
Going out of town?
No.
Well, dark suit...
Wedding coming up?
Uh, christening?
Funeral?
Oh, I know... you're gonna get your picture took.
No, nothing.
You have to ask so many questions,
for heaven's sakes?
Okay, okay, if you don't want to tell me.
Barney, listen!
A call just come in for horton from the state police.
They just got a lead and they need
a couple of men down at the train depot... come on.
No, Andy, you better go on without me.
Now, Barney, listen...
Dog hairs. Full of dog hairs.
Where you been, Barney?
Barney, this is a chance to trap Malloy.
Second suit in a row to come in here with dog hairs.
Lady brought one in just like this earlier today.
Barney, you've got to quit carrying on like this.
You've got to forget about what happened
and we've got to get out there and see if we...
Hey, Gus.
Yeah?
What did you just say?
About what?
About a suit with dog hairs on it.
Oh, I said I've been getting suits with dog hairs.
Barney's the second one to bring in...
You say a lady brought in a suit with dog hairs?
Just covered with them.
Just picked it up... One of them three-hour jobs.
What kind of suit was it, Gus
it was blue. Blue with a stripe in it?
That's right, why?
Barney, Malloy was wearing
a blue suit with a stripe in it.
Andy, you don't think... you say a lady brought the suit in?
Yeah, yeah. Who was she? Ever seen her before?
No. A stranger in town. Why?
Where did she go when she left?
Well, I saw her go to the market across the street.
That's her car at the curb there.
Why
That's it. That's it.
A woman partner.
Malloy's girl is his partner.
And that's her car?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Who's she
you figure that's Malloy's getaway car?
It could be... hey, lookie there on the back bumper.
It's a trailer hitch.
That's it! The trailer camp!
That's where Malloy's hiding out.
I'd bet on it.
What, what, what... Who's Malloy?
We'll follow her as soon as she comes out of the market.
Doggone, it would be getting dark. That's all right.
We've got a pretty good idea where she's going.
We'll just give her a good lead.
Hey, boys, who's Malloy?
Hey, Barney... Here. Load up.
Yes, sir.
Boy, look at them babies.
Of course, I already got one.
Andy, horton said
we was to stay out of it.
Well, horton ain't here.
And what's to stop a sheriff and his deputy
from going out and looking
for chicken thieves and whatnot?
Hey, what is it? What's wrong
nobody ever tells me nothing.
You cover that road and I'll cover this 'un.
Andy, there's the car
she was driving!
We could be wrong.
I got to see if it is Malloy in there.
Let me go.
All right, go ahead.
Is it Malloy?
I better get on the radio
and put in a call for horton.
We got to have the state police.
What's the matter?
Won't do any good.
They got horton in there.
They got horton in there
trussed up like a hog.
If we rush him,
he won't have a chance.
We got to have some help.
You keep a eye on them.
All right, all right.
It's dark enough.
We ought to leave.
Are you sure?
Come on out and check it for yourself.
Yeah, we better pull out.
What about the roadblock?
I don't think they'll check the trailer.
But if they do, this cop is our free pass.
I forgot the cigarettes.
All right, Malloy, come on out!
You, too, sister.
Come on. Come on, let's move! Move!
Come on!
No funny business, now.
This baby's loaded with six bullets this time.
Come on, let's go.
Come on! Move!
Well, Mr. Horton,
I believe we've caught ourselves a chicken thief.
It sure was nice of Mr. Horton to give you
that toy detective kit, wasn't it?
Yeah, it's got all kinds of disguises.
Uh-huh. Just like the real detectives use.
Look at this, paw.
You'd never know who I really was, would you, paw?
I sure wouldn't... I wouldn't know you
from Mr. Sassafras hisself.
Course, you realize, ope, this is just a toy.
I mean, it's nothing like we'd use doing real detecting.
Something we can do for you folks?
Well, you see...
It's not that we want to be any trouble, sheriff.
We're staying down at the trailer camp.
The half moon. On river road.
The fact is, sheriff, there was a peeping Tom down there
last night, and we felt it should be reported.
Now, I got a good look at him,
and I'm certain I could identify the man.
And I'd sure like to get my hands on him.
Uh-huh... Barney, you want to take down the information
on this peeping Tom?
Can't now, I'm in the middle of something.