The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968): Season 1, Episode 2 - The Manhunt - full transcript
The state police notify Barney about an escaped prisoner heading toward Mayberry and plan to use the courthouse as their headquarters for the big manhunt. Captain Barker and his men arrive, make their plans, which don't include Andy or Barney, and leave to set up their roadblocks. Not willing to be left out, the two spring into action and Barney is caught off guard by the criminal, who takes his gun and ties him up. Stung by Barker's words after reporting the turn of events, Andy comes up with a plan to capture the escapee, earn the respect of the state police, and regain the townsfolk's confidence.
STARRING ANDY GRIFFITH...
WITH RONNY HOWARD...
ALSO STARRING DON KNOTTS.
PA, WHAT KIND OF BAIT
ARE YOU PUTTING ON MY LINE?
WHY, THAT'S
FISH-CATCHING BAIT.
THAT'S THE IDEA, YOU
KNOW, TO CATCH FISH.
THAT LOOKS MORE LIKE
A PIECE OF HAM FROM OUR LUNCH.
IS THAT RIGHT?
WELL, NOW,
THAT'S PROBABLY
'CAUSE IT'S A PIECE
OF HAM FROM OUR LUNCH.
PA, YOU'RE S'POSED TO USE
FISH BAIT.
WELL, NOW, SON,
ALL THEM FISH EVER SEE
DOWN THERE ALL DAY LONG
IS OTHER FISH
AND THEY GET MIGHTY
SICK OF IT, TOO.
NOW, DON'T IT JUST
STAND TO REASON
THAT THEY MIGHT JUST PERK UP
AT THE SIGHT OF A PIECE OF MEAT?
AW, BUT, PA --
PA, I GOT ONE!
I GOT A BITE!
ALL RIGHT. NOW,
JUST SIMMER DOWN.
NOW, JUST TAKE IT EASY.
REEL HER IN
NICE AND EASY.
COME ON, THAT'S A BOY.
HEY, YOU GOT
A NICE ONE.
YOU WERE RIGHT, PA.
HE SURE WENT FOR THE HAM.
HE SURE DID.
LOOKIT THERE.
HE'S STILL SMACKIN'
HIS LIPS.
GOLLY, PA, YOU KNOW JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING, DON'T YOU?
OH, I DON'T EXPECT
I KNOW EVERYTHING.
I MEAN IT, PA.
YOU NOT ONLY KNOW EVERYTHING,
BUT YOU'RE THE SHERIFF
YOU'RE THE JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE...
YOU'RE JUST ABOUT
THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN
IN MAYBERRY, IN THE STATE.
WHY, I BET YOU'RE
THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN
IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
OH, WELL, NOW, IT COULD BE
A FEW FOLKS YOU MIGHT HAVE
TO PUT ON THE LIST AHEAD OF ME
LIKE THE PRESIDENT
AND THE QUEEN O' ENGLAND.
I BET THAT QUEEN DON'T KNOW
ABOUT PUTTING HAM
ON A FISHHOOK.
WELL, NOW, LET'S BE FAIR
ABOUT THAT THING.
SEE, WE DON'T KNOW
THAT HAM WOULD WORK OVER THERE.
SEE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND
OF FISH THEY GOT IN THEM MOATS.
UH-OH.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, PA?
GERTRUDE SPRUNG
ANOTHER LEAK.
I THOUGHT I'D CAULKED
HER UP GOOD ENOUGH
BUT I DECLARE,
IT SEEMS LIKE
AS FAST AS I FIX ONE
SEAM, TWO MORE OPEN UP.
PA, CAN'T WE PLEASE FISH
A LITTLE LONGER?
WELL, WE CAN IF YOU'VE
GOT A MIND TO SWIM BACK.
WE COME VERY NEAR
TO NOT MAKING IT.
I'LL SAY ONE
THING FOR HER.
ONCE SHE LETS
WATER LEAK IN
SHE DON'T LET IT LEAK
BACK OUT AGAIN VERY EASY.
CAN I HELP YOU, PA?
WELL, YEAH, YOU
CAN HELP ME STORE HER UP
OVER UNDERNEATH
THESE BUSHES HERE.
WE DON'T WANT
SOME STRANGER
TAKING A RIDE IN HER.
HE'D PROBABLY HAVE
A MIGHTY DAMP TRIP
BEFORE HE WENT MORE
THAN A FEW YARDS.
SHERIFF!
SHERIFF!
SHERIFF...
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS
WHAT'S HAPPENED.
SOMETHING BIG.
WELL, WHAT IS IT?
THE BIGGEST THING
EVER HAPPENED IN MAYBERRY.
REAL BIG, BIG, BIG BIG.
WELL, NOW,
JUST SIMMER DOWN, BARNEY.
WHAT IS IT?
WELL,
I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU.
WELL, SO FAR, ALL I KNOW
IS IT'S SOMETHING BIG.
OH, "BIG" AIN'T THE WORD
FOR IT.
WELL, FOR SOMETHING
IT AIN'T THE WORD FOR
YOU SURE ARE USING IT A LOT.
NOW, WHAT IS IT?
WELL, I JUST GOT IT
ON THE RADIO
DIRECT FROM THE STATE POLICE,
SPECIAL FOR US.
W-WELL, WHAT IS IT?
SOMETHING BIG.
BARNEY...
OH, I'M SORRY,
BUT THIS IS SO BIG.
I-I MEAN, WELL...
IT'S THIS FELLER, SEE?
HE ESCAPED
FROM THE STATE PRISON--
A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL--
AND THEY GOT REASON TO BELIEVE
HE'S ON HIS WAY HERE.
SO THEY WANT
TO SET UP A ROADBLOCK.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A REAL
FULL-SCALE MANHUNT, A DRAGNET!
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
ONLY ONE WORD I CAN THINK OF --
BIG.
OH, YOU TOOK THE WORD
RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.
I TOLD THEM THEY COULD EXPECT
100% COOPERATION
FROM THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES,
MEANING US.
OKAY, SHERIFF?
YOU DONE FINE, BARNEY.
I NEVER DID THINK
MY OWN COUSIN COULD MAKE
SUCH A FINE DEPUTY.
WELL...OH, MY GOSH,
I FORGOT TO SIGN OFF.
UH... UH,
MAYBERRY UNIT NUMBER ONE...
UH, OVER AND, UH,
AND ROGER...
ROGER AND...
OUT, OUT AND UNDER...
OUT... 10-- 10-40.
40...
UH, BYE.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY
OFF THE STREETS!
EVERYBODY OFF THE STREETS!
THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE!
BARNEY...
EVERYBOD--
BARNEY...AIN'T NO CAUSE
TO ALARM THE CITIZENS.
NOW, OPIE, YOU RUN ON HOME,
PUT ON SOME DRY CLOTHES,
AND HOW ABOUT CLEANING
THEM FISH, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY, PA.
YOU'LL CATCH THAT OL'
CRIMINAL EASY, WON'T YOU, PA?
WELL, I HOPE SO.
YOU'LL SEE, YOU TWO.
THIS IS GONNA BE BIG.
REAL BIG.
'BOUT TIME YOU GOT HERE,
SHERIFF.
PRETTY NEAR 12:00.
YEAH, YOUR 24 HOURS
IS ABOUT UP.
YOU CAN GO ON HOME NOW,
OTIS.
ANDY, YOU CAN'T LET OTIS GO.
WELL, I HAVE TO.
HIS SENTENCE IS UP.
BUT HE'S THE ONLY
PRISONER WE GOT!
WELL?
WELL, WHAT ARE
THE STATE POLICE GONNA THINK
WHEN THEY GET HERE AND
FIND WE GOT AN EMPTY JAIL?
THEY'RE GONNA THINK
THIS IS JUST A HICK TOWN
WHERE NOTHIN' EVER HAPPENS.
WELL, NOW,
YOU GOT TO ADMIT --
THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE
OF IT.
Otis:
SEE YOU LATER, ANDY!
I'LL SEE YOU, OTIS.
AND TRY NOT TO DRINK AT ALL.
UH, OTIS -- OTIS.
WAIT JUST A SECOND, WILL YA?
UH, LISTEN, OTIS --
YOU'VE GOT CIVIC SPIRIT,
AIN'T YA?
WELL, HOW 'BOUT JUST
STAYING ONE MORE NIGHT --
KIND OF LET THE JAIL
PUT ITS BEST FOOT FORWARD?
SORRY.
TONIGHT'S CHOIR PRACTICE.
DARN.
OH, NOW, SIMMER DOWN, BARNEY.
WE'LL BE A-FILLIN' UP
THAT CELL SPACE
SOON AS WE CAPTURE
THAT ESCAPED CRIMINAL.
YEAH.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT!
WE WILL, WON'T WE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH.
I BETTER CHECK MY ARMS.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I CAN'T FIND MY BULLET.
OH, WELL, HERE.
FILL 'ER UP.
"FILL 'ER UP"?
WELL, YOU CAN'T TELL.
THIS MIGHT CALL
FOR SOME SHOOTIN'.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
[ SIRENS WAIL ]
HOOEY!
LOOKY YONDER.
MUST BE A MIGHTY
IMPORTANT CRIMINAL.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE SENT
A WHOLE REGIMENT.
CAPTAIN BARKER,
STATE POLICE.
HOWDY. WELCOME TO MAY--
HOWDY.
HOW DO?
WELL, WE'RE, UH, GLAD...
GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT, OPERATOR.
I WANT THIS LINE KEPT OPEN
TO THE STATE CAPITAL.
CAPTAIN BARKER, STATE POLICE.
THAT'S WHO SAYS SO.
UH, UH...
UH, SARAH?
ME.
YEAH.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
ANY SHERIFF BUSINESS
COMES UP,
WHY, YOU CAN CALL
MY HOME PHONE.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, SHE'S FINE.
UH, CAPTAIN,
I'M-- I'M SHERIFF TAYLOR.
GOOD. GOOD.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT WE CAN DO...
WALTERS, THE MAP.
WELL, NOW, THAT'S
A NICE, SHINY, NEW MAP THERE,
BUT IT AIN'T
MUCH DIFFERENT
THAN THE ONE
WE HAD UP THERE BEFORE.
MEN, THIS IS WHERE
WE ARE -- MAYBERRY.
YEAH, THAT'S HER,
ALL RIGHT.
WALTERS, MARKERS.
WELL, NOW, THAT'S
A DANDY LITTLE ITEM THERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
LITTLE BUTTON THAT JUST STICKS
THERE AND DON'T FALL OFF.
WE'RE STILL USING PINS.
THERE AIN'T TOO MANY
OF THEM LEFT EITHER.
THE WOMAN'S CLUB,
THEY PUT ON A HALLOWEEN PLAY
AND THEY USED THIS
FOR THE DRESSING ROOM.
THEY DONE NEAR USED
EVERY PIN WE HAD
HEMMING UP COSTUMES.
OH, I'M SORRY.
WE INTERRUPTED YOUR LITTLE TALK.
YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
THANK YOU.
NOW, WE'LL HAVE
BLOCKADES HERE...
HERE...
HERE...
AND HERE.
NOW, ON EACH BLOCKADE,
I WANT A FULL COMPLEMENT
AROUND THE CLOCK
AND FULLY ARMED.
TOMMY GUNS, TEAR GAS, FLARES,
LOUDSPEAKERS, SPOTLIGHTS.
ANY QUESTIONS?
I GOT
ONE LITTLE BITTY ONE.
YOU?
YES, SIR.
YOU'RE GUARDING
ALL THE MAIN ROADS.
SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THAT?
WELL, NO, NOT IF YOU
EXPECTING THAT CRIMINAL
TO COME THROUGH HERE
ON THE BUS.
BUT YOU GOT TO GIVE
SOME THOUGHT TO THE IDEA
THAT HE MIGHT GET SNEAKY
ABOUT THAT THING --
COME DOWN
ONE OF THE SIDE ROADS.
WE GOT ONE ROAD
DOWN THERE BY THE LAKE
THAT AIN'T EVEN MARKED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT
VALUABLE SUGGESTION.
OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP
WE'RE AT YOUR DISPOSAL,
ME AND MY DEPUTY HERE.
OH, THIS IS,
THIS IS DEPUTY FIFE.
HELLO, FELLAS.
YOU MIGHT JUST WELL
CALL ME BARNEY.
WE'RE ALL IN THIS MANHUNT
TOGETHER.
WALTERS,
PASS OUT THOSE PICTURES.
THAT'S DEREKSON,
THE MAN WE'RE AFTER.
YOU MEMORIZE THAT FACE WELL.
LEARN EVERY LINE OF IT.
THAT'S A NICE SNAPSHOT
OF HIM.
HI, PA! DID YOU CATCH
THE CRIMINAL YET?
OH, HI, OPIE.
NO, NOT YET,
BUT THE CAPTAIN AND ME --
WE'RE TALKING OVER PLANS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY, SIR.
MY PA WILL CATCH HIM FOR SURE.
AW, NOW, OPIE,
THE STATE PATROLMEN
THEY'RE GOING TO DO
THEIR PART IN THIS, TOO.
THAT'S MY BOY, OPIE.
HE'S JUST
A LITTLE BIT PREJUDICED.
OH, AND THIS
IS MY AUNT BEE.
HOW DO, CAPTAIN?
ANDY, BEFORE YOU GO TRAIPSING
AROUND ON ANY MANHUNT,
YOU COME ALONG HOME
AND HAVE DINNER FIRST.
OH, WELL, THIS IS
KIND OF IMPORTANT, AUNT BEE.
I'M LIABLE TO HAVE
TO EAT A BIT LATER ON.
ANDY, DO YOU REALIZE
I HAVE A ROAST IN THE OVEN?
AND IT'S DRYING UP
UNLESS YOU COME AND EAT IT.
AUNT BEE, YOU'RE INTERRUPTING
OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
ANDY, YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE
WHEN YOU MISS A MEAL.
HE'S MEANER THAN A BEAR
BACKED INTO A BEEHIVE.
I DON'T ENVY YOU MEN
WORKING UNDER HIM.
AUNT BEE, NOBODY'S
WORKING UNDER ANYBODY.
BUT, PA,
YOU'RE THE SHERIFF.
HE'S ONLY A CAPTAIN.
YEAH, WELL, THIS IS KIND
OF A JOINT OPERATION
YOU MIGHT SAY --
STATE AND COUNTY
WORKING AS A TEAM.
GENTLEMEN,
SHALL WE GET ON WITH IT?
WHY DON'T YOU
JUST STAY HERE
AND HANDLE YOUR
LOCAL AFFAIRS?
WE'LL SET UP
THE ROADBLOCKS.
LET'S GO, MEN.
ANDY, THEY'RE LEAVING
US PLUMB OUT OF IT.
YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT.
DON'T THEY KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE?
YEAH, WELL, THEY'RE
PROBABLY SAVING US
FOR A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT,
LIKE WHEN THE BIG SHOWDOWN
COMES.
YEAH. YEAH, OF COURSE.
THAT'S IT.
WELL, WE'LL BE
READY FOR THEM.
[ GUNSHOT ]
MAN:
R.B.-one to R.B.-two.
R.B.-one to R.B.-two.
Come in, please.
MAN #2:
R.B.-two.
Any action?
Nothing here, sir.
Traffic's been light
the past hour.
Picking up a little now.
Okay, keep your eyes open.
DOGGONE IT, ANDY.
IT'S BAD ENOUGH US JUST
SETTIN' HERE HELPLESS.
WE CAN'T EVEN GET
INTO THE CONVERSATION.
YEAH.
MAYBE WE BETTER NOT
JUST SET HERE.
INSIDE WE CAN
AT LEAST LOOK BUSY.
HOW COME YOU'RE NOT TO BE
OUT ON THE ROADBLOCK?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IF A CRIMINAL'S HEADED
TOWARD MAYBERRY
THE SHERIFF OF MAYBERRY
CERTAINLY OUGHT TO BE
THERE TO STOP HIM.
YEAH. WELL, THAT'S STATE
BUSINESS, YOU MIGHT SAY
AND I STILL GOT A DUTY
TO KEEP ORDER HERE IN TOWN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL
MY PA ANYTHING.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
COME ON, OPIE.
NOW, OPIE, YOU KNOW
I MAKE IT A POINT
NEVER TO DISCUSS OFFICIAL
BUSINESS WITH THE PUBLIC.
NOW YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT, DON'T YOU?
BUT, PA, YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING?
THEY'RE SAYING
YOU'RE NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH
TO BE IN ON A MANHUNT.
CAN I JUST TELL RALPHIE
AND TOMMY
THAT THEY'RE SAVING YOU
FOR THE BIG SHOWDOWN?
NOW, POLICE BUSINESS HAS GOT TO
BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
YEAH.
BUT WAIT TILL YOU CATCH
THAT OLD CRIMINAL--
BAREHANDED MAYBE.
THEN I'LL TELL 'EM.
NOW, DOG, BARNEY,
I GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
A LAW OFFICER
JUST CAN'T SIT AROUND
AND LET HISSELF BECOME
A LAUGHINGSTOCK.
HERE.
PUT THEM BULLETS
BACK IN YOUR GUN.
NOW LISTEN, YOU KEEP
THEM 20/20 EYES OF YOURS
GLUED ON THIS ROAD
AND DON'T LET ANYTHING PASS
WITHOUT YOUR CHECKING IT.
YOU CAN TRUST ME, SHERIFF.
YOU'RE TALKING TO RELIABLE
BARNEY FIFE, YOU KNOW.
ALL RIGHT. IF YOU NEED ME,
FIRE THREE SHOTS.
RIGHT.
OH, UH, 10-4.
OH, HOWDY, CAL.
HI, BARNEY.
WHAT'S UP?
ROADBLOCK.
AIN'T YOU HEARD?
THERE'S AN ESCAPED
CRIMINAL ON THE LOOSE.
OH, YEAH, I HEARD ABOUT IT.
I HOPE YOU CATCH HIM.
HALT!
GET OUT, CAL.
WHAT FER?
I GOT TO FRISK YOU.
I GOT TO FRISK EVERYBODY.
WELL, I AIN'T
THE CRIMINAL.
WELL, YOU COULD BE.
YOU COULD BE THE CRIMINAL
DISGUISED AS YOU.
US LAWMEN
CAN'T TAKE CHANCES.
WELL, I NEVER HEARD
OF SUCH A...
NOW FACE YOUR TRUCK
AND LEAN AGAINST IT.
ALL RIGHT, I GUESS
THAT'LL DO IT.
BE SURE AND SAY HELLO
TO THE LITTLE WOMAN, MAYOR.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS
BUT US LAWMEN
CAN'T TAKE CHANCES.
BUT, BARNEY,
I'M YOUR MOTHER.
OH, WELL, AT LAST.
SOMEBODY I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S YOU!
HERE, LET ME
HELP YOU.
I'M GONNA ARREST YOU!
10-4...
BARNEY!
BARNEY, WHAT...?
WHAT IN THE WORLD
HAPPENED?
HE WAS HERE, ANDY.
DEREKSON?
YEAH.
HE GOT THE DROP ON ME.
YOU MEAN HE HAD
A GUN?
UH... WELL, HE...
HE HAS NOW.
I BETTER REPORT THIS.
MAYBERRY TO HEADQUARTERS.
THAT'S PA.
Mayberry to headquarters.
Come in, please.
THIS IS HEADQUARTERS, MAYBERRY.
GO AHEAD.
Deputy Barney Fife made contact
with the escapee.
HE HAS?
YEAH.
ONLY TROUBLE IS,
HE KIND OF GOT UN-CONTACTED.
What?
WELL, HE GOT AWAY
IS WHAT HE DONE.
WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE UP TO?
I TOLD YOU WE'D HANDLE THIS.
WELL, WE JUST THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL
IF SOMEBODY WATCHED THE OLD ROAD
DOWN BY THE LAKE.
IT NEARLY WORKED, TOO.
BUT I RECKON
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS
IN THE MANHUNT GAME --
SOMETIMES YOU BAG 'EM,
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T.
NOW, I, I... GOT A IDEA.
SHERIFF, WE'RE TRYING
TO APPREHEND
A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL.
PLEASE DON'T HINDER US
WITH YOUR BUMBLING IDEAS.
10-4.
BUT, CAPTAIN --
HEL-- HEL--
10-4.
I'M DOGGED IF IT DON'T MAKE
A FELLA FEEL RIGHT BAD
TO GET TEN-FOURED RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF A IDEA.
I'D BE GLAD TO LISTEN
TO YOUR IDEA, SHERIFF.
WHY, THANK YOU,
DEPUTY.
WELL, NOW,
MY IDEA IS THIS --
IF I WAS A CRIMINAL
AND I WAS HEADING
THROUGH THEM WOODS
I'D STOP OFF
AT EMMA BRAND'S HOUSE.
YOU WOULD?
FOR SURE.
YOU KNOW THAT THERE AIN'T
A DAY THAT GOES BY
THAT EMMA DON'T MAKE
A BATCH OF PIES
AND PUT THEM OUT
IN THE WINDOW TO COOL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY HARD
ON THE AVERAGE FELLA
TO PASS BY
WITHOUT SNIFFING
AND HUNGERING
FOR A SLICE OF PIE.
NOW YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE
WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO
TO A STARVING ESCAPEE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
WELL, LET'S GO ON OVER THERE.
HOWDY, EMMA.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOWDY, SHERIFF.
I'M FINE.
WE JUST STOPPED BY TO WARN YOU
TO KEEP YOUR DOORS BOLTED.
THANK YOU, SHERIFF.
THANK YOU. I WILL.
WAIT A MINUTE, EMMA.
I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHY.
OH. TH-THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, YOU KNOW THIS ESCAPED
CONVICT THAT'S ON THE LOOSE?
WELL, WE'RE STILL
LOOKING FOR HIM
SO YOU BE EXTRA
CAREFUL NOW, YOU HEAR?
UH, EMMA...
HOW'S YOUR SCIATICA?
O-OH, IT'S FINE.
JUST FINE.
GOOD-BYE, SHERIFF.
SHE'S THE SWEETEST
THING, AIN'T SHE?
UH...
BARNEY, THERE'S SOMETHING
CURIOUS GOING ON IN THERE.
DID YOU EVER KNOW
EMMA BRAND'S SCIATICA
TO BE JUST FINE?
OR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT HER
FOR THAT MATTER?
NO, SIRREE. SH-SHE IS
TRYING TO GET RID OF US
AND I BELIEVE I KNOW
WHO PUT HER UP TO IT.
YOU M-- YOU MEAN
YOU THINK
HE'S IN THERE?
YEAH.
WELL, WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?
WELL, I GOT A IDEA.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOU KNOW, SHERIFF,
I TOLD YOU THERE WAS
NOBODY HERE, A-AND...
YEAH, I-I-I-I KNOW IT,
EMMA.
I KNOW THAT.
I-I JUST WANTED TO
TELL YOU ONE THING
JUST IN CASE YOU WAS
TO SEE THAT FELLA.
NOW, DON'T SAY A WORD
ABOUT MY BOAT
BEING HID DOWN THERE
BY THE LAKE
UNDERNEATH THAT CLUMP
OF BUSHES --
YOU KNOW THAT CLUMP OF BUSHES
THAT'S SO VERY NEAR YOUR DOCK?
IF THAT FELLA
WAS TO FIND THAT BOAT,
HE COULD ROW CLEAR
ACROSS TO SANDY POINT
AND GET AWAY AS SLICK
AS A WHISTLE.
NOT A WORD ABOUT THAT NOW.
YOU PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING, LADY?
YOU GOT A MIGHTY OBLIGING
SHERIFF IN THIS TOWN.
REAL HELPFUL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ NERVOUS LAUGH ]
MAYBERRY PATROL TO CAPTAIN,
COME IN, PLEASE.
MAYBERRY PATROL TO CAPTAIN,
COME IN, PLEASE!
NOW, CAPTAIN, YOU MIGHT
AS WELL SAY HELLO
'CAUSE I'M GOING TO KEEP
CALLING TILL YOU DO.
CAPTAIN PARKER
TO MAYBERRY.
WHAT IS IT, SHERIFF?
OH, HELLO, CAPTAIN.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
LIKE TO KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR CRIMINAL.
WHAT?!
You meet me
down by the lake
near the old
Crystal Creek Road.
I BELIEVE WE CAN WIND
THIS WHOLE THING UP.
YOU'VE GOT HIM CORNERED?
LET'S JUST SAY WE'VE MADE
THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.
YOU'LL BE RIGHT
ALONG, WILL YOU?
WHERE IS CRYSTAL CREEK ROAD?
HOW DO I GET THERE?
WELL, YOU GO BY
THE OLD SUMMER PLACE...
OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO
GET THERE EITHER, DO YOU?
I tell you what,
tell you what.
You go by my house
and pick up my boy, Opie --
ANYBODY CAN TELL YOU
HOW TO GET THERE --
AND HE'LL SHOW YOU THE WAY.
THERE'S TIME FOR THAT?
OH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT.
10-4.
But, Sheriff...
I'M SORRY.
I ALREADY TEN-FOURED YOU.
KIND OF A GOOD FEELING
GETTIN' IT IN FIRST
FOR A CHANGE.
THERE HE IS.
DID YOU CATCH HIM, PA?
WELL, AS GOOD AS.
WELL, WHERE IS HE?
RIGHT OUT THERE'S
YOUR MAN, CAP'N.
WALTERS,
BINOCULARS.
YOU FOOL!
YOU LET HIM GET AWAY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOOT?
WELL, IN THE FIRST PLACE,
IF I'D HAVE SHOT
I MIGHT HAVE HIT HIM
AND I FIGURED
YOU'D RATHER HAVE HIM ALIVE.
IN THE SECOND PLACE,
HE MIGHT HAVE SHOT BACK
AND I'D RATHER HAVE ME ALIVE.
YOU THINK YOU CAN GET HIM
WITH A TELESCOPIC SIGHT?
YEAH, I CAN TRY, SIR.
WELL, THERE AIN'T
ANY REAL NEED IN THAT.
WHAT?!
THAT'S A PRETTY
FAR RANGE OUT THERE.
BESIDES, HE'LL COME BACK
PEACEFUL ENOUGH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT TO BE
A SHERIFF IN THIS STATE,
BUT WHEN THIS IS OVER,
I'LL SEE THAT YOU'RE THROWN OUT.
THERE'S NO PLACE
FOR SUCH INCOMPETENCE
IN A PEACE OFFICER.
THAT'S OUR BOAT,
AIN'T IT, PA?
YOU LET HIM TAKE IT
ON PURPOSE, DIDN'T YOU?
I SURE DID, SON.
LOOK!
IT'S SINKING.
Andy:
YES, SIR. IT SURE IS.
THAT'S 'CAUSE IT LEAKS,
AND PA KNEW IT ALL THE TIME.
CAP'N, IF YOU'LL
TAKE YOUR MEN
DOWN THIS LITTLE ROAD
DOWN THERE AT THE SHORE,
I IMAGINE HE'LL SWIM
RIGHT TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO, MEN.
YOU KNOW, THIS MORNING
WHEN WE WAS FISHING
I SURE DIDN'T ENJOY
HAVING A HOLE IN THAT BOAT.
I TELL YOU
THE TRUTH RIGHT NOW --
I WOULDN'T TAKE A DOLLAR
AND A QUARTER FOR IT.
SHERIFF TAYLOR,
I WANT TO SAY
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE
WORKING WITH YOU.
OH, IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
MY PA IS THE BEST SHERIFF
IN THE WHOLE STATE.
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED,
SON.
WHEN I GET BACK
TO THE STATE CAPITAL,
I'M GONNA SEE THAT THEY SEND YOU
A CITATION FOR THIS.
OH, THAT WON'T
BE NECESSARY.
'COURSE IF YOU COULD
SEE YOUR WAY CLEAR
TO SEND ME ONE OF THEM MAPS
WITH THE STICKY BUTTONS ON IT,
I'D APPRECIATE IT.
YOU GOT IT, SHERIFF.
BYE, AND THANKS AGAIN.
YES, SIR.
WELL, YOU AIN'T SO TOUGH NOW,
ARE YOU, WISE GUY?
YOU JUST BETTER STAY
AS FAR AWAY FROM MAYBERRY
AS YOU CAN GET,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
AIN'T GONNA GET
THE DROP ON ME AGAIN.
UGH!
[ GRUNTING ]
EASY. EASY.
NO, EASY.
MY FINGER'S PINCHED!
MY FINGER'S PINCHED!
10-4! 10-4!
WITH RONNY HOWARD...
ALSO STARRING DON KNOTTS.
PA, WHAT KIND OF BAIT
ARE YOU PUTTING ON MY LINE?
WHY, THAT'S
FISH-CATCHING BAIT.
THAT'S THE IDEA, YOU
KNOW, TO CATCH FISH.
THAT LOOKS MORE LIKE
A PIECE OF HAM FROM OUR LUNCH.
IS THAT RIGHT?
WELL, NOW,
THAT'S PROBABLY
'CAUSE IT'S A PIECE
OF HAM FROM OUR LUNCH.
PA, YOU'RE S'POSED TO USE
FISH BAIT.
WELL, NOW, SON,
ALL THEM FISH EVER SEE
DOWN THERE ALL DAY LONG
IS OTHER FISH
AND THEY GET MIGHTY
SICK OF IT, TOO.
NOW, DON'T IT JUST
STAND TO REASON
THAT THEY MIGHT JUST PERK UP
AT THE SIGHT OF A PIECE OF MEAT?
AW, BUT, PA --
PA, I GOT ONE!
I GOT A BITE!
ALL RIGHT. NOW,
JUST SIMMER DOWN.
NOW, JUST TAKE IT EASY.
REEL HER IN
NICE AND EASY.
COME ON, THAT'S A BOY.
HEY, YOU GOT
A NICE ONE.
YOU WERE RIGHT, PA.
HE SURE WENT FOR THE HAM.
HE SURE DID.
LOOKIT THERE.
HE'S STILL SMACKIN'
HIS LIPS.
GOLLY, PA, YOU KNOW JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING, DON'T YOU?
OH, I DON'T EXPECT
I KNOW EVERYTHING.
I MEAN IT, PA.
YOU NOT ONLY KNOW EVERYTHING,
BUT YOU'RE THE SHERIFF
YOU'RE THE JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE...
YOU'RE JUST ABOUT
THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN
IN MAYBERRY, IN THE STATE.
WHY, I BET YOU'RE
THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN
IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
OH, WELL, NOW, IT COULD BE
A FEW FOLKS YOU MIGHT HAVE
TO PUT ON THE LIST AHEAD OF ME
LIKE THE PRESIDENT
AND THE QUEEN O' ENGLAND.
I BET THAT QUEEN DON'T KNOW
ABOUT PUTTING HAM
ON A FISHHOOK.
WELL, NOW, LET'S BE FAIR
ABOUT THAT THING.
SEE, WE DON'T KNOW
THAT HAM WOULD WORK OVER THERE.
SEE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND
OF FISH THEY GOT IN THEM MOATS.
UH-OH.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, PA?
GERTRUDE SPRUNG
ANOTHER LEAK.
I THOUGHT I'D CAULKED
HER UP GOOD ENOUGH
BUT I DECLARE,
IT SEEMS LIKE
AS FAST AS I FIX ONE
SEAM, TWO MORE OPEN UP.
PA, CAN'T WE PLEASE FISH
A LITTLE LONGER?
WELL, WE CAN IF YOU'VE
GOT A MIND TO SWIM BACK.
WE COME VERY NEAR
TO NOT MAKING IT.
I'LL SAY ONE
THING FOR HER.
ONCE SHE LETS
WATER LEAK IN
SHE DON'T LET IT LEAK
BACK OUT AGAIN VERY EASY.
CAN I HELP YOU, PA?
WELL, YEAH, YOU
CAN HELP ME STORE HER UP
OVER UNDERNEATH
THESE BUSHES HERE.
WE DON'T WANT
SOME STRANGER
TAKING A RIDE IN HER.
HE'D PROBABLY HAVE
A MIGHTY DAMP TRIP
BEFORE HE WENT MORE
THAN A FEW YARDS.
SHERIFF!
SHERIFF!
SHERIFF...
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS
WHAT'S HAPPENED.
SOMETHING BIG.
WELL, WHAT IS IT?
THE BIGGEST THING
EVER HAPPENED IN MAYBERRY.
REAL BIG, BIG, BIG BIG.
WELL, NOW,
JUST SIMMER DOWN, BARNEY.
WHAT IS IT?
WELL,
I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU.
WELL, SO FAR, ALL I KNOW
IS IT'S SOMETHING BIG.
OH, "BIG" AIN'T THE WORD
FOR IT.
WELL, FOR SOMETHING
IT AIN'T THE WORD FOR
YOU SURE ARE USING IT A LOT.
NOW, WHAT IS IT?
WELL, I JUST GOT IT
ON THE RADIO
DIRECT FROM THE STATE POLICE,
SPECIAL FOR US.
W-WELL, WHAT IS IT?
SOMETHING BIG.
BARNEY...
OH, I'M SORRY,
BUT THIS IS SO BIG.
I-I MEAN, WELL...
IT'S THIS FELLER, SEE?
HE ESCAPED
FROM THE STATE PRISON--
A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL--
AND THEY GOT REASON TO BELIEVE
HE'S ON HIS WAY HERE.
SO THEY WANT
TO SET UP A ROADBLOCK.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A REAL
FULL-SCALE MANHUNT, A DRAGNET!
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
ONLY ONE WORD I CAN THINK OF --
BIG.
OH, YOU TOOK THE WORD
RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.
I TOLD THEM THEY COULD EXPECT
100% COOPERATION
FROM THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES,
MEANING US.
OKAY, SHERIFF?
YOU DONE FINE, BARNEY.
I NEVER DID THINK
MY OWN COUSIN COULD MAKE
SUCH A FINE DEPUTY.
WELL...OH, MY GOSH,
I FORGOT TO SIGN OFF.
UH... UH,
MAYBERRY UNIT NUMBER ONE...
UH, OVER AND, UH,
AND ROGER...
ROGER AND...
OUT, OUT AND UNDER...
OUT... 10-- 10-40.
40...
UH, BYE.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY
OFF THE STREETS!
EVERYBODY OFF THE STREETS!
THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE!
BARNEY...
EVERYBOD--
BARNEY...AIN'T NO CAUSE
TO ALARM THE CITIZENS.
NOW, OPIE, YOU RUN ON HOME,
PUT ON SOME DRY CLOTHES,
AND HOW ABOUT CLEANING
THEM FISH, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY, PA.
YOU'LL CATCH THAT OL'
CRIMINAL EASY, WON'T YOU, PA?
WELL, I HOPE SO.
YOU'LL SEE, YOU TWO.
THIS IS GONNA BE BIG.
REAL BIG.
'BOUT TIME YOU GOT HERE,
SHERIFF.
PRETTY NEAR 12:00.
YEAH, YOUR 24 HOURS
IS ABOUT UP.
YOU CAN GO ON HOME NOW,
OTIS.
ANDY, YOU CAN'T LET OTIS GO.
WELL, I HAVE TO.
HIS SENTENCE IS UP.
BUT HE'S THE ONLY
PRISONER WE GOT!
WELL?
WELL, WHAT ARE
THE STATE POLICE GONNA THINK
WHEN THEY GET HERE AND
FIND WE GOT AN EMPTY JAIL?
THEY'RE GONNA THINK
THIS IS JUST A HICK TOWN
WHERE NOTHIN' EVER HAPPENS.
WELL, NOW,
YOU GOT TO ADMIT --
THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE
OF IT.
Otis:
SEE YOU LATER, ANDY!
I'LL SEE YOU, OTIS.
AND TRY NOT TO DRINK AT ALL.
UH, OTIS -- OTIS.
WAIT JUST A SECOND, WILL YA?
UH, LISTEN, OTIS --
YOU'VE GOT CIVIC SPIRIT,
AIN'T YA?
WELL, HOW 'BOUT JUST
STAYING ONE MORE NIGHT --
KIND OF LET THE JAIL
PUT ITS BEST FOOT FORWARD?
SORRY.
TONIGHT'S CHOIR PRACTICE.
DARN.
OH, NOW, SIMMER DOWN, BARNEY.
WE'LL BE A-FILLIN' UP
THAT CELL SPACE
SOON AS WE CAPTURE
THAT ESCAPED CRIMINAL.
YEAH.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT!
WE WILL, WON'T WE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH.
I BETTER CHECK MY ARMS.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I CAN'T FIND MY BULLET.
OH, WELL, HERE.
FILL 'ER UP.
"FILL 'ER UP"?
WELL, YOU CAN'T TELL.
THIS MIGHT CALL
FOR SOME SHOOTIN'.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
[ SIRENS WAIL ]
HOOEY!
LOOKY YONDER.
MUST BE A MIGHTY
IMPORTANT CRIMINAL.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE SENT
A WHOLE REGIMENT.
CAPTAIN BARKER,
STATE POLICE.
HOWDY. WELCOME TO MAY--
HOWDY.
HOW DO?
WELL, WE'RE, UH, GLAD...
GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT, OPERATOR.
I WANT THIS LINE KEPT OPEN
TO THE STATE CAPITAL.
CAPTAIN BARKER, STATE POLICE.
THAT'S WHO SAYS SO.
UH, UH...
UH, SARAH?
ME.
YEAH.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
ANY SHERIFF BUSINESS
COMES UP,
WHY, YOU CAN CALL
MY HOME PHONE.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, SHE'S FINE.
UH, CAPTAIN,
I'M-- I'M SHERIFF TAYLOR.
GOOD. GOOD.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT WE CAN DO...
WALTERS, THE MAP.
WELL, NOW, THAT'S
A NICE, SHINY, NEW MAP THERE,
BUT IT AIN'T
MUCH DIFFERENT
THAN THE ONE
WE HAD UP THERE BEFORE.
MEN, THIS IS WHERE
WE ARE -- MAYBERRY.
YEAH, THAT'S HER,
ALL RIGHT.
WALTERS, MARKERS.
WELL, NOW, THAT'S
A DANDY LITTLE ITEM THERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
LITTLE BUTTON THAT JUST STICKS
THERE AND DON'T FALL OFF.
WE'RE STILL USING PINS.
THERE AIN'T TOO MANY
OF THEM LEFT EITHER.
THE WOMAN'S CLUB,
THEY PUT ON A HALLOWEEN PLAY
AND THEY USED THIS
FOR THE DRESSING ROOM.
THEY DONE NEAR USED
EVERY PIN WE HAD
HEMMING UP COSTUMES.
OH, I'M SORRY.
WE INTERRUPTED YOUR LITTLE TALK.
YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
THANK YOU.
NOW, WE'LL HAVE
BLOCKADES HERE...
HERE...
HERE...
AND HERE.
NOW, ON EACH BLOCKADE,
I WANT A FULL COMPLEMENT
AROUND THE CLOCK
AND FULLY ARMED.
TOMMY GUNS, TEAR GAS, FLARES,
LOUDSPEAKERS, SPOTLIGHTS.
ANY QUESTIONS?
I GOT
ONE LITTLE BITTY ONE.
YOU?
YES, SIR.
YOU'RE GUARDING
ALL THE MAIN ROADS.
SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THAT?
WELL, NO, NOT IF YOU
EXPECTING THAT CRIMINAL
TO COME THROUGH HERE
ON THE BUS.
BUT YOU GOT TO GIVE
SOME THOUGHT TO THE IDEA
THAT HE MIGHT GET SNEAKY
ABOUT THAT THING --
COME DOWN
ONE OF THE SIDE ROADS.
WE GOT ONE ROAD
DOWN THERE BY THE LAKE
THAT AIN'T EVEN MARKED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT
VALUABLE SUGGESTION.
OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP
WE'RE AT YOUR DISPOSAL,
ME AND MY DEPUTY HERE.
OH, THIS IS,
THIS IS DEPUTY FIFE.
HELLO, FELLAS.
YOU MIGHT JUST WELL
CALL ME BARNEY.
WE'RE ALL IN THIS MANHUNT
TOGETHER.
WALTERS,
PASS OUT THOSE PICTURES.
THAT'S DEREKSON,
THE MAN WE'RE AFTER.
YOU MEMORIZE THAT FACE WELL.
LEARN EVERY LINE OF IT.
THAT'S A NICE SNAPSHOT
OF HIM.
HI, PA! DID YOU CATCH
THE CRIMINAL YET?
OH, HI, OPIE.
NO, NOT YET,
BUT THE CAPTAIN AND ME --
WE'RE TALKING OVER PLANS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY, SIR.
MY PA WILL CATCH HIM FOR SURE.
AW, NOW, OPIE,
THE STATE PATROLMEN
THEY'RE GOING TO DO
THEIR PART IN THIS, TOO.
THAT'S MY BOY, OPIE.
HE'S JUST
A LITTLE BIT PREJUDICED.
OH, AND THIS
IS MY AUNT BEE.
HOW DO, CAPTAIN?
ANDY, BEFORE YOU GO TRAIPSING
AROUND ON ANY MANHUNT,
YOU COME ALONG HOME
AND HAVE DINNER FIRST.
OH, WELL, THIS IS
KIND OF IMPORTANT, AUNT BEE.
I'M LIABLE TO HAVE
TO EAT A BIT LATER ON.
ANDY, DO YOU REALIZE
I HAVE A ROAST IN THE OVEN?
AND IT'S DRYING UP
UNLESS YOU COME AND EAT IT.
AUNT BEE, YOU'RE INTERRUPTING
OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
ANDY, YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE
WHEN YOU MISS A MEAL.
HE'S MEANER THAN A BEAR
BACKED INTO A BEEHIVE.
I DON'T ENVY YOU MEN
WORKING UNDER HIM.
AUNT BEE, NOBODY'S
WORKING UNDER ANYBODY.
BUT, PA,
YOU'RE THE SHERIFF.
HE'S ONLY A CAPTAIN.
YEAH, WELL, THIS IS KIND
OF A JOINT OPERATION
YOU MIGHT SAY --
STATE AND COUNTY
WORKING AS A TEAM.
GENTLEMEN,
SHALL WE GET ON WITH IT?
WHY DON'T YOU
JUST STAY HERE
AND HANDLE YOUR
LOCAL AFFAIRS?
WE'LL SET UP
THE ROADBLOCKS.
LET'S GO, MEN.
ANDY, THEY'RE LEAVING
US PLUMB OUT OF IT.
YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT.
DON'T THEY KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE?
YEAH, WELL, THEY'RE
PROBABLY SAVING US
FOR A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT,
LIKE WHEN THE BIG SHOWDOWN
COMES.
YEAH. YEAH, OF COURSE.
THAT'S IT.
WELL, WE'LL BE
READY FOR THEM.
[ GUNSHOT ]
MAN:
R.B.-one to R.B.-two.
R.B.-one to R.B.-two.
Come in, please.
MAN #2:
R.B.-two.
Any action?
Nothing here, sir.
Traffic's been light
the past hour.
Picking up a little now.
Okay, keep your eyes open.
DOGGONE IT, ANDY.
IT'S BAD ENOUGH US JUST
SETTIN' HERE HELPLESS.
WE CAN'T EVEN GET
INTO THE CONVERSATION.
YEAH.
MAYBE WE BETTER NOT
JUST SET HERE.
INSIDE WE CAN
AT LEAST LOOK BUSY.
HOW COME YOU'RE NOT TO BE
OUT ON THE ROADBLOCK?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IF A CRIMINAL'S HEADED
TOWARD MAYBERRY
THE SHERIFF OF MAYBERRY
CERTAINLY OUGHT TO BE
THERE TO STOP HIM.
YEAH. WELL, THAT'S STATE
BUSINESS, YOU MIGHT SAY
AND I STILL GOT A DUTY
TO KEEP ORDER HERE IN TOWN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL
MY PA ANYTHING.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
COME ON, OPIE.
NOW, OPIE, YOU KNOW
I MAKE IT A POINT
NEVER TO DISCUSS OFFICIAL
BUSINESS WITH THE PUBLIC.
NOW YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT, DON'T YOU?
BUT, PA, YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING?
THEY'RE SAYING
YOU'RE NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH
TO BE IN ON A MANHUNT.
CAN I JUST TELL RALPHIE
AND TOMMY
THAT THEY'RE SAVING YOU
FOR THE BIG SHOWDOWN?
NOW, POLICE BUSINESS HAS GOT TO
BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
YEAH.
BUT WAIT TILL YOU CATCH
THAT OLD CRIMINAL--
BAREHANDED MAYBE.
THEN I'LL TELL 'EM.
NOW, DOG, BARNEY,
I GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
A LAW OFFICER
JUST CAN'T SIT AROUND
AND LET HISSELF BECOME
A LAUGHINGSTOCK.
HERE.
PUT THEM BULLETS
BACK IN YOUR GUN.
NOW LISTEN, YOU KEEP
THEM 20/20 EYES OF YOURS
GLUED ON THIS ROAD
AND DON'T LET ANYTHING PASS
WITHOUT YOUR CHECKING IT.
YOU CAN TRUST ME, SHERIFF.
YOU'RE TALKING TO RELIABLE
BARNEY FIFE, YOU KNOW.
ALL RIGHT. IF YOU NEED ME,
FIRE THREE SHOTS.
RIGHT.
OH, UH, 10-4.
OH, HOWDY, CAL.
HI, BARNEY.
WHAT'S UP?
ROADBLOCK.
AIN'T YOU HEARD?
THERE'S AN ESCAPED
CRIMINAL ON THE LOOSE.
OH, YEAH, I HEARD ABOUT IT.
I HOPE YOU CATCH HIM.
HALT!
GET OUT, CAL.
WHAT FER?
I GOT TO FRISK YOU.
I GOT TO FRISK EVERYBODY.
WELL, I AIN'T
THE CRIMINAL.
WELL, YOU COULD BE.
YOU COULD BE THE CRIMINAL
DISGUISED AS YOU.
US LAWMEN
CAN'T TAKE CHANCES.
WELL, I NEVER HEARD
OF SUCH A...
NOW FACE YOUR TRUCK
AND LEAN AGAINST IT.
ALL RIGHT, I GUESS
THAT'LL DO IT.
BE SURE AND SAY HELLO
TO THE LITTLE WOMAN, MAYOR.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS
BUT US LAWMEN
CAN'T TAKE CHANCES.
BUT, BARNEY,
I'M YOUR MOTHER.
OH, WELL, AT LAST.
SOMEBODY I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S YOU!
HERE, LET ME
HELP YOU.
I'M GONNA ARREST YOU!
10-4...
BARNEY!
BARNEY, WHAT...?
WHAT IN THE WORLD
HAPPENED?
HE WAS HERE, ANDY.
DEREKSON?
YEAH.
HE GOT THE DROP ON ME.
YOU MEAN HE HAD
A GUN?
UH... WELL, HE...
HE HAS NOW.
I BETTER REPORT THIS.
MAYBERRY TO HEADQUARTERS.
THAT'S PA.
Mayberry to headquarters.
Come in, please.
THIS IS HEADQUARTERS, MAYBERRY.
GO AHEAD.
Deputy Barney Fife made contact
with the escapee.
HE HAS?
YEAH.
ONLY TROUBLE IS,
HE KIND OF GOT UN-CONTACTED.
What?
WELL, HE GOT AWAY
IS WHAT HE DONE.
WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE UP TO?
I TOLD YOU WE'D HANDLE THIS.
WELL, WE JUST THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL
IF SOMEBODY WATCHED THE OLD ROAD
DOWN BY THE LAKE.
IT NEARLY WORKED, TOO.
BUT I RECKON
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS
IN THE MANHUNT GAME --
SOMETIMES YOU BAG 'EM,
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T.
NOW, I, I... GOT A IDEA.
SHERIFF, WE'RE TRYING
TO APPREHEND
A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL.
PLEASE DON'T HINDER US
WITH YOUR BUMBLING IDEAS.
10-4.
BUT, CAPTAIN --
HEL-- HEL--
10-4.
I'M DOGGED IF IT DON'T MAKE
A FELLA FEEL RIGHT BAD
TO GET TEN-FOURED RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF A IDEA.
I'D BE GLAD TO LISTEN
TO YOUR IDEA, SHERIFF.
WHY, THANK YOU,
DEPUTY.
WELL, NOW,
MY IDEA IS THIS --
IF I WAS A CRIMINAL
AND I WAS HEADING
THROUGH THEM WOODS
I'D STOP OFF
AT EMMA BRAND'S HOUSE.
YOU WOULD?
FOR SURE.
YOU KNOW THAT THERE AIN'T
A DAY THAT GOES BY
THAT EMMA DON'T MAKE
A BATCH OF PIES
AND PUT THEM OUT
IN THE WINDOW TO COOL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY HARD
ON THE AVERAGE FELLA
TO PASS BY
WITHOUT SNIFFING
AND HUNGERING
FOR A SLICE OF PIE.
NOW YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE
WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO
TO A STARVING ESCAPEE.
YEAH.
YEAH.
WELL, LET'S GO ON OVER THERE.
HOWDY, EMMA.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOWDY, SHERIFF.
I'M FINE.
WE JUST STOPPED BY TO WARN YOU
TO KEEP YOUR DOORS BOLTED.
THANK YOU, SHERIFF.
THANK YOU. I WILL.
WAIT A MINUTE, EMMA.
I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHY.
OH. TH-THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, YOU KNOW THIS ESCAPED
CONVICT THAT'S ON THE LOOSE?
WELL, WE'RE STILL
LOOKING FOR HIM
SO YOU BE EXTRA
CAREFUL NOW, YOU HEAR?
UH, EMMA...
HOW'S YOUR SCIATICA?
O-OH, IT'S FINE.
JUST FINE.
GOOD-BYE, SHERIFF.
SHE'S THE SWEETEST
THING, AIN'T SHE?
UH...
BARNEY, THERE'S SOMETHING
CURIOUS GOING ON IN THERE.
DID YOU EVER KNOW
EMMA BRAND'S SCIATICA
TO BE JUST FINE?
OR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT HER
FOR THAT MATTER?
NO, SIRREE. SH-SHE IS
TRYING TO GET RID OF US
AND I BELIEVE I KNOW
WHO PUT HER UP TO IT.
YOU M-- YOU MEAN
YOU THINK
HE'S IN THERE?
YEAH.
WELL, WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?
WELL, I GOT A IDEA.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOU KNOW, SHERIFF,
I TOLD YOU THERE WAS
NOBODY HERE, A-AND...
YEAH, I-I-I-I KNOW IT,
EMMA.
I KNOW THAT.
I-I JUST WANTED TO
TELL YOU ONE THING
JUST IN CASE YOU WAS
TO SEE THAT FELLA.
NOW, DON'T SAY A WORD
ABOUT MY BOAT
BEING HID DOWN THERE
BY THE LAKE
UNDERNEATH THAT CLUMP
OF BUSHES --
YOU KNOW THAT CLUMP OF BUSHES
THAT'S SO VERY NEAR YOUR DOCK?
IF THAT FELLA
WAS TO FIND THAT BOAT,
HE COULD ROW CLEAR
ACROSS TO SANDY POINT
AND GET AWAY AS SLICK
AS A WHISTLE.
NOT A WORD ABOUT THAT NOW.
YOU PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING, LADY?
YOU GOT A MIGHTY OBLIGING
SHERIFF IN THIS TOWN.
REAL HELPFUL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ NERVOUS LAUGH ]
MAYBERRY PATROL TO CAPTAIN,
COME IN, PLEASE.
MAYBERRY PATROL TO CAPTAIN,
COME IN, PLEASE!
NOW, CAPTAIN, YOU MIGHT
AS WELL SAY HELLO
'CAUSE I'M GOING TO KEEP
CALLING TILL YOU DO.
CAPTAIN PARKER
TO MAYBERRY.
WHAT IS IT, SHERIFF?
OH, HELLO, CAPTAIN.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
LIKE TO KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR CRIMINAL.
WHAT?!
You meet me
down by the lake
near the old
Crystal Creek Road.
I BELIEVE WE CAN WIND
THIS WHOLE THING UP.
YOU'VE GOT HIM CORNERED?
LET'S JUST SAY WE'VE MADE
THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.
YOU'LL BE RIGHT
ALONG, WILL YOU?
WHERE IS CRYSTAL CREEK ROAD?
HOW DO I GET THERE?
WELL, YOU GO BY
THE OLD SUMMER PLACE...
OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO
GET THERE EITHER, DO YOU?
I tell you what,
tell you what.
You go by my house
and pick up my boy, Opie --
ANYBODY CAN TELL YOU
HOW TO GET THERE --
AND HE'LL SHOW YOU THE WAY.
THERE'S TIME FOR THAT?
OH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT.
10-4.
But, Sheriff...
I'M SORRY.
I ALREADY TEN-FOURED YOU.
KIND OF A GOOD FEELING
GETTIN' IT IN FIRST
FOR A CHANGE.
THERE HE IS.
DID YOU CATCH HIM, PA?
WELL, AS GOOD AS.
WELL, WHERE IS HE?
RIGHT OUT THERE'S
YOUR MAN, CAP'N.
WALTERS,
BINOCULARS.
YOU FOOL!
YOU LET HIM GET AWAY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOOT?
WELL, IN THE FIRST PLACE,
IF I'D HAVE SHOT
I MIGHT HAVE HIT HIM
AND I FIGURED
YOU'D RATHER HAVE HIM ALIVE.
IN THE SECOND PLACE,
HE MIGHT HAVE SHOT BACK
AND I'D RATHER HAVE ME ALIVE.
YOU THINK YOU CAN GET HIM
WITH A TELESCOPIC SIGHT?
YEAH, I CAN TRY, SIR.
WELL, THERE AIN'T
ANY REAL NEED IN THAT.
WHAT?!
THAT'S A PRETTY
FAR RANGE OUT THERE.
BESIDES, HE'LL COME BACK
PEACEFUL ENOUGH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT TO BE
A SHERIFF IN THIS STATE,
BUT WHEN THIS IS OVER,
I'LL SEE THAT YOU'RE THROWN OUT.
THERE'S NO PLACE
FOR SUCH INCOMPETENCE
IN A PEACE OFFICER.
THAT'S OUR BOAT,
AIN'T IT, PA?
YOU LET HIM TAKE IT
ON PURPOSE, DIDN'T YOU?
I SURE DID, SON.
LOOK!
IT'S SINKING.
Andy:
YES, SIR. IT SURE IS.
THAT'S 'CAUSE IT LEAKS,
AND PA KNEW IT ALL THE TIME.
CAP'N, IF YOU'LL
TAKE YOUR MEN
DOWN THIS LITTLE ROAD
DOWN THERE AT THE SHORE,
I IMAGINE HE'LL SWIM
RIGHT TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO, MEN.
YOU KNOW, THIS MORNING
WHEN WE WAS FISHING
I SURE DIDN'T ENJOY
HAVING A HOLE IN THAT BOAT.
I TELL YOU
THE TRUTH RIGHT NOW --
I WOULDN'T TAKE A DOLLAR
AND A QUARTER FOR IT.
SHERIFF TAYLOR,
I WANT TO SAY
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE
WORKING WITH YOU.
OH, IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
MY PA IS THE BEST SHERIFF
IN THE WHOLE STATE.
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED,
SON.
WHEN I GET BACK
TO THE STATE CAPITAL,
I'M GONNA SEE THAT THEY SEND YOU
A CITATION FOR THIS.
OH, THAT WON'T
BE NECESSARY.
'COURSE IF YOU COULD
SEE YOUR WAY CLEAR
TO SEND ME ONE OF THEM MAPS
WITH THE STICKY BUTTONS ON IT,
I'D APPRECIATE IT.
YOU GOT IT, SHERIFF.
BYE, AND THANKS AGAIN.
YES, SIR.
WELL, YOU AIN'T SO TOUGH NOW,
ARE YOU, WISE GUY?
YOU JUST BETTER STAY
AS FAR AWAY FROM MAYBERRY
AS YOU CAN GET,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
AIN'T GONNA GET
THE DROP ON ME AGAIN.
UGH!
[ GRUNTING ]
EASY. EASY.
NO, EASY.
MY FINGER'S PINCHED!
MY FINGER'S PINCHED!
10-4! 10-4!