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The Chief of Detectives is giving the reporters a statement about the fifty thousand dollars worth of jewels stolen from a house in the Hollywood Hills. The Chief says "It was a simple as ABC. We knew it was an inside job, because there's no sign of forced entry. Whoever did it, got in the house with an ordinary house key, and not only that, but we found a screwdriver under a chair that matched up with the marks on the jewel drawer where he jimmied it open. We know that screwdriver came out of one of the family cars, so we started looking around. There's a maid, a cook, a chauffeur, and a gardener. We looked up their records, and found out this chauffer is an ex-con who served two terms for burglary. There you are. He wasn't very smart". It seemed very simple. It made no difference that the chauffeur swore that he had nothing to do with it, and that he'd been trying to go straight. Meanwhile, in a little room over First Avenue, a young, tough, Sammy Copeland is waiting for his business partner, Albert Easily, to arrive. Sammy is pacing the floor, and peeking out around a drawn blind. and getting nervous. When Albert finally arrives, Sammy says "It took you long enough. Where you been?" Albert says "Relax, you're in the big time now. You can't just dump fifty thousand in hot rocks like you pawn a watch. It takes a little time and some diplomacy. You have to sit down and chat with the fence for a while, be sociable. Here, pull up a chair". Sammy says "Nuts. The main thing is did you get it?" Albert says "It's all here, right in the briefcase". Albert opens it up and says "How do you like it?" Sammy says "Yeah, yeah. Look at it. Fifty thousand clams!" Albert says "Fifty thousand? That shows your inexperience, son. There's only thirty thousand here". Sammy says "Thirty? But you said those rocks were worth fifty!" Albert says "Sure they are, but you don't think a fence will give you the full value on hot rocks. He's taking a risk, too, and got to have some profit". Sammy says "Oh, yeah? How do I know you ain't got the other twenty cached out somewhere?"