The Whistler - Not If I Kill You First

The chief of detectives was making a statement to the press about a jewel robbery from one of the stately homes out on the hill. The chief says "Fifty thousand dollars worth of diamonds were stolen, but there doesn't seem to be any mystery about it. We knew it was an inside job, because there's no sign of forced entry. And not only that, but we found a screwdriver under a chair. It matched up with the marks on the jewel drawer where he jimmied it open. That screwdriver came out of one of the family cars. So, we started our investigation by looking at those who were employed at the home. There is a maid, a cook, a chauffeur, and a gardener. After looking up their records, we found out the chauffeur is an ex-con. He served two terms for burglary. It was as simple as A-B-C". Unfortunately for the chauffeur, who was trying to go straight, the crime was not that simple. In a small room over on First Avenue, young, tough, Sammy Copeland is pacing the floor, waiting for a business partner, Albert Easley, to return. When he shows up, Sammy says "It took you long enough. Where you been?" Albert says "Relax, Sammy. You're in the big time now. You can't just dump 50,000 dollars worth of hot diamonds like you pawn a watch. It takes a little time, some diplomacy. You have to sit down and chat with the fence for a while". Sammy asks "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, look at it. 50,000 clams". Albert says "50,000? That shows your inexperience, son. There's only 30,000 here". Sammy says "30?, but you said those rocks were worth 50". Albert says "Sure they are, but you don't think the fence will give you the full value on hot rocks? He's taking a risk too. He's got to have some profit. We got 30 from him". Sammy says "Oh yeah? How do I know that?" Albert says "What do you mean?" Sammy says "How do I know you ain't got the other 20 cached out somewhere?" Albert says "Because you trust me, that's how you know. I'm going to count out your 15 thousand". Sammy says "I want more than that. I want 25 thousand".