All language subtitles for The FBI s02e29 The Extortionist

Carlos, stop them.

You hear what the government men say,
Maria.

A tosa turns the milk bad.

Little blisters in a cow's mouth. How
can that hurt the milk? I will buy

cow. How?

Los niños se vayan a la casa. Váyanse.

Váyanse a jugar.

Very good. Very good.

And my money, senor?

Yeah, in a minute, Pancho. My name is
Carlos.

What are you doing, senor?

Dry ice. Keeps the little bugs alive.

The hoof and mouth disease is a problem
everywhere, Pancho, even in my country.

Only thing is, the government doesn't
allow anybody outside to work on a cure,

so this has to be a secret just between
you and me.

Entiende?

Entiendo, senor.

You know, if you can find a cure for
Aptosa, think what it would mean to the

farmer like me and to the big rancheros.

It had to kill thousands and thousands
of cattle and goats.

Well, I hope you are able to find a
cure, senor.

Fifty dollars, right?

Si.

Here you go, Pancho.

Did you see him, Juana?

That was Senor Cray.

The young one.

He must not have recognized me. He would
have stopped.

Maybe.

The FBI, a Quinn Martin Warner Brothers
production,

starring Ephraim Zimbalist Jr., also
starring Philip

Abbott, Stephen Brooks, with guest stars
Barbara Luna,

Wayne Rogers, R .G. Armstrong.

Tonight's episode.

The Extortionist.

In Mexico, it is called Aftosa.

In the cattle country of Texas, it is
foot and mouth disease, the deadly

of the herds, for which there is no
known cure except extermination.

Decisive action by the United States
Department of Agriculture immediately

halted the spread of the disease at the
Avila Ranch.

But Ramon Avila and his wife Anita knew
that it went further than the

destruction of their $5 ,000 prize bull.

They knew this was only a down payment
on an extortion demand.

The phone call came the next day.

Two hundred thousand?

But I don't have that much money.

You can borrow it, senor.

Popular man like you.

What kind of foolishness is this?

Do you want to see every steer in the
state destroyed?

Well then, senor Avila, I tell you, you
better stop it before it starts.

Don't do this to me.

It'll take everything I have.

Now you listen.

You get the money.

You understand?

Then I'll tell you what to do with it.

Later.

Ardival police have determined that the
call was placed just over the border in

New Mexico.

It's a small town. The local operator
remembered it.

I don't get it, Art.

This country hasn't had a significant
outbreak of foot and mouth since 1929.

Where did the extortionist get the
virus?

The Department of Agriculture has
confirmed a report of a small outbreak

Mexico. Only one animal has been
infected so far, a cow belonging to

Perez. It's a farm 10 miles below the
border at El Paso, near Juarez.

Carterville is less than 200 miles from
El Paso.

Can they tell us where this virus came
from?

They're trying to classify it now at the
animal disease lab on Plum Island.

All right, do we have the extortion
note?

Just a photograph.

The note itself had to be burned.

Yes?

Oh, good. Put him on.

Here he is, Doctor.

I see.

You're certain?

All right. Thank you very much.

Well, that's the Department of
Agriculture.

The extortion virus is Class C.

Is that Mexican?

Positively.

Hello, Harler. How are you?

We don't get to see much of you around
here lately.

Well, people have been keeping me pretty
busy in town filling prescriptions for

their ales. Won't stop imagining it.

By the way, I was sorry to hear about
your hurt.

Yes, it's terrible.

You know, there's a rumor going around
that there's some hoof and mouth across

the border of Mexico, Salawari.

Some of your boys, they travel back and
forth, don't they?

No, I know every one of them personally.

Somebody else.

Well, I just dropped by to see Dan bring
his vitamins out.

He's at the Branding Corral, I think.

Nice to see you. Drop by again.

Putting a mark on them, huh?

Brought your pills.

Expected you a couple of days ago.

You're the one that wanted me to be a
pharmacist.

How you been?

Me? Oh, I'm fine, fine.

You don't look like I got here any too
soon with those pills.

No, I'm okay. Okay.

Just worried?

The extortion, huh?

$200 ,000, huh?

Ruin rate, he pays.

What do you mean, yeah?

Well, he hasn't said one way or another,
but all of his money is tied up in the

cattle. Raising that much cash will
break him.

So we're losing the herd.

It's not your herd, and it's not your
money.

You know, I used to stand here as a kid
and look out over that range and wonder

how come you did all this work for
nothing but a foreman's pay.

Forget house.

We rent.

Yeah.

Hobbyless house.

His ranch, his money, his herd.

All his.

None of a chore.

It never bothered you, huh?

Why should it?

Didn't bother you when he put you
through college, did it?

I don't know.

Most men, they just don't like to be
outdone by it.

About what?

About an old schoolmate.

Mr. Avila?

Yes, Dave.

How do you do? You're right on time.

I should be done now.

Grant, good to see you. Lou, this is Ray
Avila, Inspector Erskine, Special Agent

Rhodes. How do you do? Hello.

Any new developments?

No contact since phone call.

Well, we've got a starting point.

The Department of Agriculture has
identified the virus as a Mexican

What is?

You knew that?

Bad news spreads fast, Mr. Rhodes.

Some of my men come from that area.

Oh?

Did any of them visit Juarez over the
weekend?

I don't think so. They don't know.

Wait a minute. There was one.

Oh, but I know him, Inspector. He
couldn't... Mr. Avila, you're a...

dog.

How does he react to strangers coming
into your property?

He won't let them.

But in your report to Mr. Bates, he
stated he never made a sound Sunday

I know what you're trying to say,
Inspector.

That doesn't prove anything.

It does suggest that the extortionist is
someone the dog knows, someone you

know. Sir, we can't overlook anybody.

Well, I let him have Monday off.

So he could visit his brother in Juarez.

He came back late Sunday night.

His name is... Esteban Rodriguez.

Oh!

Senor Cray!

What is it, Pancho?

Hey.

Enjoy your trip to Juarez, senor.

Told Juana you didn't recognize me, or
you would have stopped.

The flat.

I was the one you passed on the road.

No, you, uh, you done made a mistake.

Oh, no, senor, no. I recognize your
face.

Maybe I was mistaken.

Hey, bud.

You, uh, you're on an alien registration
card, aren't you?

I mean, you'd have a tough time making a
living if you couldn't stay in the

country, isn't that right?

Senor, please, don't do this.

I won't tell, I swear.

Well, you see, I was down there visiting
a lady friend, and I just, I don't want

it advertised around.

You understand?

With foot and mouth disease, it will be
same with whole herd if you not pay

money to me.

You'll tell how much later.

Read me out of the statement about the
phone call again, will you? Yeah.

The voice was muffled, hard to
understand.

He called me senor, had a Spanish
accent, I think.

There was something strange about the
voice, but I can't put my finger on it.

was pretty upset.

Something strange about the voice.

It could be unconscious recognition.

The last thing in the world Avila wants
to believe is that it's a friend.

Bates. You should call the Washington.

Oh, thanks.

Arthur. Yes, Lewis? I'd like a fast
check on an Edward M. Cray.

C -R -A -Y. He's foreman of the Avila
Ranch.

We'll need his cooperation.

You thinking of an undercover
assignment?

Mm -hmm.

At the moment, the indication is that
the extortion is to someone close to

Avila.

All right. What'll you need?

A Mexican -American, good command of
Spanish, experience on a cattle ranch,

a wife might help his cover.

All right. I'll get it to the computer
section right away.

Was she Anglo?

Anglo?

Who? The girl you went to see in El
Paso.

That was business.

Then why couldn't I have gone with you?
Or didn't you know your store was closed

on Sunday?

What's the matter with you? Don't you
know how people talk around here? They

chop you to ribbons. They'd be wondering
whether you're spending more time

behind that counter upstairs in my
apartment.

Well, we can certainly do something
about that little problem, can't we?

I'm a very good secretary. You know, I
don't have to work here.

Let's see.

What time will you pick me up?

Seven?

We could, um... We could have dinner at
the roadhouse. They have very good food.

But, uh... I'm sure you've been there
before, too.

Of course not. No, wait just a minute.
Let me tell you something.

This building has four walls and two
stories. That's the exact size of our

world. And sweetheart, if you don't like
it, you're just going to... I like it.

Vega, I'm Inspector Iskett. This is Jim
Rhodes. How do you do?

Glad to know you.

Inspector, my wife, Terry.

Hello. We appreciate your help, Mrs.
Vega.

Oh, I'm delighted. It's not often I get
a chance to be with my husband on an

assignment. It's so exciting.

Well, we know you'll love your new home.

Okay, Bob, here's your registration
card. It's in your own name.

Now, both the car and the trailer have
Mexican plates.

Find all the clothes you need in the
closet.

Make your general appearance fit the
wardrobe.

Well, there goes a brand new hairdo.

And a manicure. You're a working girl
now.

Now, this has enough power to reach
either the cars or the office.

Now, will I have a contact on the ranch?

No, you'll be alone. But the foreman
will see to it that you're assigned to

with a man named Estevan Rodriguez.

Here they come. Jim, fill them in.

Okay, well, the foreman checks out okay.
Apparently, he's with his oldest and

closest friends. But at this point, we
can't take any chances.

Mr. Cray, we appreciate your
cooperation.

But one word of this to the wrong person
and we could lose everything.

Well, you won't lose on account of me,
Inspector. I'm a cattleman.

I'm not going to do anything to hurt
Ray.

Good.

Mr. Avila, if you could put on three or
four hands at the same time, ours might

go unnoticed.

I could see I need him to help guard the
cattle.

Good.

Now, come inside and meet Roberto Vega
and his wife.

Just up from Mexico and looking for
work.

I need to... Call Inspector Erskine.

Tell him I'll meet him at the same place
right away.

What if you've been watched?

The thing, I'm just going to the bank.

Follow me.

Esteban. Roberto Vega and Mrs. Vega.

Esteban Rodriguez.

Give him a rifle, Esteban. He knows
about the threats.

Okay? Muchas gracias, senor.

Esteban, do you have a wife?

Yes. A nice girl. Her name is Juana.

I will be happy to meet her. Soon, I
hope.

Excuse me.

You live around here all the time, I
guess, huh?

Just during the busy season.

You come from anywhere around Mexicali?

Juarez.

Juarez?

Senor, Craig told me that's where the
Azoza came from.

It's a good thing you've been around
here a long time, amigo.

They might think you brought it with
you, huh?

Yes.

Somebody could have brought it.

We'll have a check waiting for you in El
Paso. Right.

Can they tell who sent it from the
fingerprints?

If we have a suspect, we can make a
comparison.

Suspect?

Inspector, do you have any idea how many
people there are that can pat my dog on

the head?

Only one of them's the man we're looking
for.

Now, since I don't know which one, I
have to suspect all of them, don't I?

What kind of a friend does that make me?

How long have I been working here?

About ten months, if I reckon.

Have you ever wondered why I gave up my
job as a secretary in El Paso to work

here as a waitress?

You said you wanted to be near your
family.

Nobody around here needs a secretary.

The side of my county girl just got
through walking out on me.

I turned down five secretarial jobs in
this town.

I'm a conniving female. I decided to
make you fall in love with me.

I thought, well, I'll just have to make
him love me so much that he'll... he'll

forget to hate what I am.

Oh, boy.

Was I wrong.

It's always going to be the same.

That's right.

So why don't you just relax?

Enjoy. On your terms.

Your four walls.

And two stories.

Right?

That's right.

Wrong. Your counter girl has just walked
out on you.

Again. You come back.

You always do.

I love you, Ty.

But not as much as I pity you.

I got a splinter.

Open it for me, eh?

Gracias.

It's a beautiful herd, Esteban.

Be ashamed to see them all slaughtered
because of Aptosa.

Hey, do you think the one who demands
the money from Señor Avila will try?

What's the matter, hombre?

Nothing. Did I say something wrong?

When I was talking to you about Juarez
and the Aftosa, you, well, you look

funny. You look scared.

You said they might think I brought it.

I was joking, hombre.

I was in Juarez Saturday.

I came back the night Senor Avila's bull
got sick.

I'm afraid they will ask me about it.

You didn't do it, did you?

No. But you know something about it.

I don't know anything.

Well, if you do, you should tell the
foreman.

It's Anglo business, not mine.

Senor Avila is not Anglo.

He's the boss.

Same thing.

I don't want to lose my registration
card.

He's on his way now with a second note,
Art. He should be there any minute.

Oh, good.

Lewis, I just talked to our legal
attache in Mexico City.

He's been in touch with the Juarez
police.

Yes? They've been questioning the
farmer, Carlos Perez.

They think he knows something.

He just got a new cow with American
dollars.

They have a name for us?

No, not yet. Perez won't talk.

He won't even tell them where he got the
money.

You're running out of time, Art.

Not a nice Vegas getting somewhere with
Estevan Rodriguez.

Unit 1 to Central. Unit 1 to Central.

Go ahead, Juan.

I've lifted some latents from
Rodriguez's pocket knife, and I

The clear ones are the lip, thumb, and
forefinger. Now, I'm sending Terry into

town with the film and the lift.

Good. There's one thing more she might
do for us, Bob.

Yes, sir.

See if she can get Mrs. Rodriguez to
have lunch with you tomorrow.

Specify 12 o 'clock.

That shouldn't be difficult.

We'll see. That's the time set for the
money drop.

That will clear.

It's a good picture of the note.

Money at the end of Old Mine Road.

Where's that grant?

Well, it runs along here for about five
miles.

He's smart, Lou.

That's all wide -open country. He can be
sure he's not followed when he picks up

the money.

Are there any good hiding places you
know of there?

Well, there's a dry wash with a culvert
under it. A man could hide there.

I got almost 20 hours.

Maybe we can get the jump on him.

Let me see Rodriguez left.

Well, we can't make a positive idea on
the basis of these latents.

Hey, life's work, Anita.

All in one suitcase.

If this man gets away with it, it'll be
the end for us.

Absolutely the end.

We could start over.

No.

There'd be nothing to start with.

Cattle everything.

Unit 6 reporting in position.

Acknowledged.

Central to Unit 2.

Central to Unit 2.

Unit 2, go ahead.

Surveillance is completed.

Units 3 through 6 have taken up
positions on the perimeter, ready to

necessary. They're well concealed.

Unit 2, roger.

Central clear.

Unit 1 to Central. Unit 1 to Central.

Go ahead, Unit 1.

Rodriguez refused our invitation,
Inspector.

All right, keep trying.

Don't let him out of your sight,
especially around 12 o 'clock.

Inspector, I'm sure he's concealing
something that could be of help to us. I

don't think he's the man we're after. In
fact, I think he wants to talk to me.

All right.

If you get a stronger indication of that
effect, go ahead and identify yourself

to him.

Use your own judgment, Bob. Central
clear.

Bob, he's gone.

Lewis, our legal attache in Mexico
reports that Perez finally talked.

He sold the virus to a man for $50. An
Anglo in his 30s said he thought it was

for some scientific experiment.

Now, he doesn't know the man's name, but
he said the man insisted on calling him

Pancho, even though Perez told him his
name was Carlos.

All right. Thanks, Art.

Hey.

Huh? You didn't want to play cards. Why
didn't you say so?

Oh, I was just worrying about Ray.

Supposed to pay up today.

You think you're really going to do it,
huh?

Yeah, looks like it.

Looking for you?

I just wanted to be alone for a while,
you think?

Oh, now what kind of a friend are you
anyway?

My wife invites you to eat with us and
you say no.

You're trying to hurt my feelings.

No, Roberto, it's just that... Now look,
Teresa, I just went to the store and

bought some fresh chilies. And amigo,
let me tell you, my wife makes the best

chili rellenos you have ever tasted in
your life.

Well, what about it, huh?

Okay, I'm sorry.

We'll come, we'll come.

Twelve o 'clock?

Yeah.

Esteban.

When you were talking to me before, you
said something about your registration

card. Is that what you're worried about?

I could lose it. I think you're wrong
about that.

Oh, no.

They could take it away from me.

He said it. Who said?

Roberto, did someone threaten you?

Why are you asking me all these
questions?

Because it's my business, Esteban.

Now listen to me, please.

And try to understand that I want to
help you.

Mr. Rodriguez, if you have some
information that could help us in this

and you lie about it, well, that's
against the law.

On the other hand, if a man who's not an
officer of the law threatened to take

your registration card away, that man
was lying to you.

I had a flat tire near Juarez last
Sunday.

A car drove past and I saw who it was.

Who was it?

Senor Cray.

The foreman?

No, his son, Tyler.

He runs a drugstore up the street.

He was in the army. His prints will be
on file.

One thing more, Mr. Rodriguez.

Does this man ever call you by your
first name?

No, senor.

He calls me Pancho.

Thank you very much.

Grant, give this information to Mr. Ward
in Washington and call Avila. Maybe he

can catch it before he leaves. You two
come with us.

What are you looking for him for? What
has he done?

I'm sorry, we can't discuss it. Do you
happen to know where he might be?

Well, he sometimes visits his father on
Sunday.

Thank you.

Washington called. The Prince match.

Tyler Cray's your boy.

The U .S. Attorney's authorized a
warrant, but I am unable to reach Avila.

Nobody answers the phone.

Keep on it. All right.

Unit A to all units.

Subject has been identified as Tyler
Cray.

Repeat, Tyler Cray.

Whereabouts unknown.

He was last seen driving a beige station
wagon.

Well, I've got to go now. Look, if
anything goes wrong, Ray, try to get the

cattle. The boys are ready.

They're armed.

They're ready to shoot.

Maybe he'll keep his word.

If he doesn't put out the FBI's in on
it.

Ed, you were told not to say anything.

I don't get wiped out every day, you
know. I don't need any help.

I didn't think you meant Tyler. You know
very well what they meant.

I'm sorry, Ray.

You are sorry.

You've been sorry all your life.

Why don't you get down on your knees and
just suckle up the old poncho here,

huh? What's the matter with you?

Me? I'm not the one to knuckle down all
my life. You are!

I think you've said enough.

Why don't you shut up? You're not my
mother.

That's enough.

No one talks to my wife like that. Now
get out of here!

I don't know what to say, Ray.

Is Mr. Avila gone?

Yes, sir. He left just a few minutes
ago.

Why? What?

Are you Mrs. Avila?

I'm Inspector Eskin.

We've, um... We've identified the
extortionist.

Who is it?

Tell me, please.

I'm sorry, Mr. Cray. It's, uh... It's
your son.

Tyler?

Inspector.

He's after the cattle now.

He knows you're in it.

He must be out of his mind.

Where do you think he's gone?

Where he can't be seen. Follow me.

Rodriguez, you stay here.

I don't believe it.

Are you sure?

They seemed very sure.

They went looking for him.

That's me, Craig.

You're under arrest.

Tyler!

Put that gun down.

Why, Tyler?

I don't understand.

You couldn't have done it for the money.

You did it to destroy Ray, didn't you?

That's right, because the money never
should have been his in the first place.

Don't you understand that?

It's you that made this place go, not
him.

You were the brains, you knew the
cattle, not him.

You're wrong, Tyler.

Wrong. What's the matter with you? Don't
you get it? He used you. Used you!

Just like me! Why do you think he paid
me?

Go to college, huh? Because he felt
guilty, that's why.

Trying to buy us off.

Don't you get it? He used us.

We'd better notify the Department of
Agriculture as soon as possible.

Yes, sir.

action by the Department of Agriculture
prevented the deadly foot -and -mouth

virus from spreading to the rest of the
Avila cattle and necessitating their

slaughter. Tyler Cray was convicted of
extortion and is currently serving his

sentence in a federal prison.