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- Lee Marvin - Host: [narrating] Chicago, Illinois - famous for many things, among them one of the largest and most advanced law enforcement agencies in the world. Headed by Superintendant O.W. Wilson, the Chicago Police Department is equipped to act instantly when any crime is committed including the most terrifying crime of all. This is a copy of the Congressional Record dated February 6. A kidnapping occurred in Chicago and the police action that followed was so outstanding that a detailed account of the case was read into the Congressional Records of the United States.
- Lee Marvin - Host: The legal history of kidnapping goes all the way back to the 16th Century It's no more successful today than it was then. Not one kidnapper in 700 ever succeeds in his crime, yet every now and then someone is foolish enough to try it.