Have you done anything out of the ordinary recently . We bought a new washer and dryer from the Home Improvement store. Im afraid youre suffering from fobo. Fobo . Fobo. Fobo. Fear of better options. Cure fobo with black friday savings now at hhgregg. Get up to 40 off storewide. All with our low price guarantee. Appliances. Electronics. Furniture. Hhgregg let me help you, paw. I dont think you can lift it, op. I think i can lift it. Ong. Maybe in about 20 years. I appreciate you packin for me, aunt bee but its just a business trip for two days. I hope i didnt forget anything. From the feel of it you didnt forget nary a thing. Packed all my clothes and the chest of drawers. Careful i put a jar of piccalilli relish in there. Piccalilli relish . Well, youll be glad to have it with that hotel food. doorbell rings uh, let barney in, will you, op . Okay. Hi, barney. Hi, op. Yeah. Paw hooked her up to the doorknob and out she went. She sure did. Hey, listen, let me hear you say simple simon sells seashells by the seashore. Okay. Simple simon sells sheseashells by the seashore. chuckles thats pretty good. If you think thats something, you ought to hear me sing a song. Dont you look nice . Dont he look nice, though . I dont look too ivy league, do i . Youre in a league all by yourself. Feels kinda strange, you know bein used to wearin my uniform. Comin over here without my gun and belt i felt absolutely naked. Oh. Ii didnt mean to, uh, i mean. clears throat let me help you. Careful, theres a bottle in there. You thought of everything, didnt you . Its just a bottle of piccalilli relish. bye, aunt bee. Oh, no, wait a moment ill bet you a quarter she forgot a brown paper sack full of sandwiches. I never been on a trip in my life that i didnt have to carry a brown paper sack full of sandwiches. Well, whatd you forget, aunt bee . Just a sack of sandwiches to eat on the bus. Aw, a sack of sandwiches to eat on the bus. Bless her heart. Bye. Bye, op. Be good, now. Take care of aunt bee. Wdy. Wed like a room with twin beds. Yes, sir. Sign that . Mmhmm. knocking excuse me a minute. Boy, you wouldnt have to look far around here to find some felonies. Robbery i notice so far is what their askin for rooms seven dollars. This is where the action is capital city. Well, its different from mayberry no question about that. Yep. You know, andy, this is where i really belong. Barney fife. In the asphalt jungle. Now, barn, outside of that meetin weve got with the commissioner wewere really off duty, you know. Off duty . chuckles when is a lawman really off duty . Would you make certain everythings there . Oh, yes. Wouldnt they be better in the safe . Theres no point in having jewels if one doesnt wear them. Would you sign the receipt . clears throat andy . Hmm . quietly see that ice . Hmm . Mmmmm. Shes already gettin some attention. Hows that . Back there. clears throat back where . Back there. Where . Back there. A necklace like that anybodyd give it a second look. Look. Hmm . Hes stalkin his prey. Sorry, gentlemen. Have you both registered . No. You want to sign in . There you are, sir. Barney, you got to stop seein criminals everywhere you look. Andy, you. Now, barney. All right. Well get checked in and well go have our meetin with the commissioner. Ill submit these records to the Budget Department but i think any chances of your getting new equipment are pretty slim. Not very many arrests. Uh, what youre sayin is the only way we can get the equipment we need is to slow down our work a little and let the crime rate catch up to us. Is that it . Well, ii. No, but it would help if i had something to show. Its too bad you boys didnt make more arrests the kind that hit the front pages. People like that kind of flash, you know . Excuse me, sir. The committee is waiting for you. Thank you. Gentleman, you must excuse me. I have to get back to the meeting. Can do. Ill do everything i can i promise you. Goodbye. Well, he said hed do what he could. Ill tell ya whatd turn the trick just one good felony. Our name in the paper just once. Wed have everything we wanted just like that. I suppose you mean that fella at the hotel . Why not . Look, people come here to the city to shop for things they cant get back home. All right we do the same thing. K one up here. Well, lets go back to the hotel and eat supper and forget about our problems. piano playing quietly we better get us a waiter or somebody to tell us what these french words mean. All you have to do is point out somethin. That way you dont let out that you dont understand. Oh, no. Thats too chancy. You point outs bound to be good. Besides, you can learn a few new words. No. I dont like to gamble like that, barn. Besides, a little plain talk never hurt anybody. Uh. Dont do that, andy. Youll embarrass me. Hell think youre just a plain hick. Well, barney, theres worse things than bein a plain hick. Like bein a hungry one. Uh, have you got a nice steak on here somewheres . A steak certainly, monsieur. Good. Let me have a steak and, uh, uh, a baked potato and green beans. Thank you. Ill have that. Escargot. And that. Very good, monsieur. Thank you. Steak, baked potato, green beans. Snails and brains. Uh, well, barn you learned two newords anyway. Did ya see that . The emerald lady and the crook . Did ya notice how he left right after her . That dont have to mean hes followin her. Andy, i tell ya, hes closin in. Yeah. Shes got the necklace, all right. I got a good look at it. Its genuine, worth a bundle. I tell ya, that guy is no good. Utation on it. Im stickin on his tail till i see him behind bars. You know, its nights like this i wish i was back on the force again want to buy a hot necklace . Huh . Come on, andy. Im going down to Police Headquarters and browse around. You want to go . No. You go ahead. My place is here on the crime front. Wheres your man . Right over there. Eatin mints. Hes had eight so far. Oh. Ill see you at 12 00. Ooh oh, excuse me. My fault. I beg your pardon. Excuse me. Why not . Its a free country. Look, c. J. , i dont want any trouble. You seem to forget that i was acquitted of that last charge. Lack of evidence, i believe. Completely clean record. Well, make it stay that way. Keep your hands in your own pockets. Oh, relax, bardoli. Im as worried about the crime rate as you are. Its shocking. The papers are full of it. clears throat you a new arrival here at the hotel, are you . Yes. Yes, thats right. Id like to pass along a little friendly advice. Oh . Id be careful about talking to strangers around here if i were you. Uh. I dont understand. Well, this may be a bit of a shock to you but theres a jewel thief hanging around. A jewel thief . Dont look now, but hes right over there. Where . A jewel thief . I wouldnt expect you to know. Takes a pro to spot em. Mmhmm. And youre a pro . Deputy sheriff mayberry. Mayberry . And, and. You think that. And you spot. Oh, this is beautiful. But, um. What would a jewel thief hope to find around here . Could be a lot of things. Like, say. Uh. Emeralds. R has a necklace with emeralds as big as jawbreakers. Hes been trying to close in all day. Im all set to nab him the minute he makes his move. Look, uh. Id like to help you. Uh, im. Im c. J. Hoffman. I, uh. Uh. I own this newspaper. Sounds like it would be a great story but i have to know more. Our name in the paper thats what we need. C. J. , you stick with me. Youll get your scoop. Its a deal. From now on, its cat and mouse a waiting game till he makes his move. There he is the elevator oh, hes going up for the heist. I turn my back one minute. The stairs. Good. Okay, c. J. , get set for the big story. Thats right, sheriff. Its interesting. Sure is. Hi. Howdy. Andy, this is officer friendly. Dean, this is Sheriff Taylor of mayberry. How you doin . Handy little gadget there. We try to keep up. Andy, id like you to take a look at our file room. Its right out this way. Thats her door. Hes after the ice, all right. These books are pretty complete, sheriff racketeers, burglars, jewel thieves. Someone you know . Ive seen him somewhere. Hes leaving. He must have been scared off. Now, wait a minute. Maybe he already took the necklace. They work fast. We better take a look. Its locked. Well, ive heard that a nail file can open a lock. You know how that works . Well. You just. Slide it in there youre right you sure know all their gimmicks. Well, half the trick of winning is understanding the enemy. Ill look in the bedroom. You check around in here. Where do you think i ought to start . Sometimes they hide a wall safe behind a picture. You come on up to mayberry and well shoot some quail. It sounds good to me. Let me have the key to 920, please. Sheriff, id like to call the missus and tell her ill be a little late. Yeah, go ahead. Hey, sergeant. Who is that fella right over there just getting on the elevator . Oh, him . Oh, thats the house detective. Thats the what . House detective. Hes been here for years. Well, nothings missing it was a false alarm. Wed better get out. Wait. Whats that . Whats what . That box on the dresser. Its just a box. Looks like a jewel box. Thats the trouble with you amateurs. You wouldnt see that. Takes a pro to spot it. Its empty theyre gone the necklace is stolen come on lets get him whispering look. Whats the matter . Its him pounding on door great work. Now, if i can only get my photographers here take your picture making the arrest. Open up my place is right up the street. Itll only take about 20 minutes. Why dont we phone them . No, no. The hotel switchboard theyd tip off the house detective. Hed come up and take all the credit. Give me about 20 minutes. Wait a minute. Why dont i go with you . I could use the pay phone to call the police. Whats going on . Out of here andy, am i ever glad to see you. Do i have news this is c. J. Hoffman. I have to be going. That fella i spotted is a crook. He took the emeralds. C. J. And i found them gone. The fella you were following he took em . We locked him in the closet. C. J. s got to get his photographers to take my picture. Yes. So if youll excuse me. Grapher. They got a nice likeness of you down at Police Headquarters. Lookit there, sergeant. Great work, barney. You got him. Oh, Sergeant Nelson of the city police my deputy, barney fife. Congratulations, deputy. Oh, uh. Uh. Uh. Ill take him off your hands. Well, barn, you got your felony and you got your arrest. Yeah. Ying along. I knew all the time that, uh. Theres no use pretending, andy. I had it all wrong. Hey. Who. . Who what, barn . Whos the guy in the closet . Oh. Well, uh. This wont be easy, barney [horses whinnying]