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Title:
The Missouri Kid
Plot:
Based on a real-life incident, this is the true tale of the investigation of the murder of a Pinkerton detective by his brother and another detective as they strive to bring the responsible bank robbers to court.
Episode:
0760
Air Dates:
First Run - December 28, 1977
Repeat - May 31, 1978
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This episode once again features "Pinkerton men" after a criminal, and reunites Ian Martin and Lloyd Battista as the good guys. This episode is based on actual files from the Pinkerton detective agency, and is about the capture of William Rudolph a.k.a. "The Missouri kid". Long story short. Rudolph and his crime partner used nitroglycerin to blow open a bank at Union, MO just west of St. Louis, and made off with a lot of money. C.J. Schumacher (sic?), a Pinkerton man, attempts to get the goods on the criminals at their hideouts and (the first time) amazingly escapes with his life, but is then killed in a shootout. Unfortunately for the crooks, his brother is also a Pinkerton "operative", and takes the case... Lloyd Battista voices both brothers, with his "C.J." voice being a reprise of his "hoarse Irish cop" routine without an Irish accent. Ian Martin is enjoyable in episodes like this as well.

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