1 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:34,600 Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boys the Idaho. This 2 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:39,000 is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it 3 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:44,640 to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. Follow us on Twitter at 4 00:00:44,759 --> 00:00:49,079 Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com, 5 00:00:49,119 --> 00:00:53,920 slash Great Detectives. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your 6 00:00:54,039 --> 00:00:58,759 favorite podcast software. Today's program is brought to you in part by the financial 7 00:00:58,799 --> 00:01:02,560 support of our listener, who can support the show on a one time basis 8 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:07,040 using the Zell app to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net and become one 9 00:01:07,079 --> 00:01:11,760 of our ongoing Patreon supporters for his little last two dollars per month just by 10 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:17,400 going to Patreon dot Great Detectives dot net. Well, now it is time 11 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:22,680 for this week's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The original aired eight December thirty first, 12 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:42,000 nineteen fifty two, and the title is Streetcar seventeen Dangerous Assignment Transcribe starring 13 00:01:42,079 --> 00:02:04,480 Brandna This Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is my assignment. I get sent 14 00:02:04,519 --> 00:02:07,200 to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all spell the same 15 00:02:07,239 --> 00:02:09,240 thing though, trouble. But when I walk into the Commissioners office. I 16 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:13,639 don't realize that this assignment's going to show me that sometimes the only way to 17 00:02:13,719 --> 00:02:23,000 let a little like in on a deal is through a bullet hole. Morning, 18 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,360 Commissioner, you said for me, Steve, you have a rendezvous and 19 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,400 tries tomorrow night at eight o'clock. You'll be waiting on the southeast corner of 20 00:02:29,439 --> 00:02:31,400 the Piazza Damu, waiting for what, Commissioner, A street car exactly? 21 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:35,360 Huh. The number of the car a seventeen when you bought that street car. 22 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,919 You'll be carrying the addition of the London Times in your left hand. 23 00:02:38,199 --> 00:02:40,800 You'll be contacted by a man named Suetoc. What's this all about? A 24 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:46,080 report on stolen US atomic secret Steve describing how much is known about them behind 25 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,560 the Iron Curtain, A report smuggled out by the underground and Suittoc has the 26 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,879 report, No, but he can probably tell us where it is. What 27 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,400 do you mean The man carrying the report was murdered in trees last night. 28 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,840 Short time later, sue Tac called our embassy in Belgrade and said he was 29 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:01,120 certain the courier had managed to hide the paper before he was killed. Okay, 30 00:03:01,159 --> 00:03:04,840 so I checked with Sutac. But why on a street car. I 31 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,800 don't know, but those were the instructions he gave. Get over that, 32 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,919 Stephen, talk to Sutac. It's vitally important we recover that report. Well, 33 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:29,560 I's say it. You've got your assignment. Good luck. The National 34 00:03:29,599 --> 00:03:34,120 Broadcasting Company is presenting Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian don Levy in the role of 35 00:03:34,159 --> 00:03:38,520 Steve Mitchell, colorful, two fisted government agent. At all those places of 36 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,080 the world where danger and intrigue walk hand in hand, there you will find 37 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:46,319 Steve Mitchell on another dangerous assignment. A new year is almost upon us, 38 00:03:46,319 --> 00:03:51,479 and tonight across the nation, NBC will present an all star parade of bands 39 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,520 to welcome in Young nineteen fifty three in all of our country's time zones, 40 00:03:55,039 --> 00:04:00,280 Yes, from New York City's Times Square to San Francisco's Golden Gate, ring 41 00:04:00,319 --> 00:04:02,759 out the old and ring in the new, with such famous orchestras as Guy 42 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:08,800 Lombardo, Freddie Martin, Charlie Speedback, Harry James Stam, Captain Duke Ellington, 43 00:04:09,039 --> 00:04:13,719 and Woody Herman, all playing for you tonight on the NBC Radio Network. 44 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,839 So wherever you are across this great land. This NBC station will broadcast 45 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,360 music and merriment to welcome in the new year at your home. So let 46 00:04:20,399 --> 00:04:34,519 the familiar three charms be your invitation to New Year's Eve entertainment. Sure, 47 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,279 I've got my assignment. Get over to trees, check with a gent named 48 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,399 Soutac, and hope he can help us recover a report that will tell us 49 00:04:41,399 --> 00:04:45,319 which of our atonic secrets it's so secret. It's late Friday afternoon when my 50 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,439 plane lands, I check in at a hotel, and at h sharp that 51 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:53,120 night, I'm standing on the southeast corner of the Piazza Dharmo. A't exactly 52 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,800 two minutes past eight, the street car number seventeen pulls up. I hop 53 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,240 aboard, grab a seat, settle down. The wait car rolls on block 54 00:05:00,319 --> 00:05:03,959 after block, and I start giving the passengers the once over. There are 55 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,639 an even dozen the board, and I'm trying to pick out my man when 56 00:05:06,639 --> 00:05:11,639 a small, beady eyed gent sitting next to me leans in bous in me, 57 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,600 May I travel you for a match? Will a lighter do Papa car? 58 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,759 Thank you? I am Zagres. We will get off at the next 59 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:25,480 corner. Will we you have jack? I'd feel better about it if you 60 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,360 took your hand out of your coat pocket. Sorry no. I get up 61 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:42,680 walk to the rear of the car slowly. When the street shart grinds to 62 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:45,600 a stop at the corner, I step down and we're suddenly and grabbed. 63 00:05:45,639 --> 00:05:47,920 Eat ducks under and the gun bar. The slugs whistle passed my ear and 64 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,360 I fall back against the car. By the time I've regained my balance, 65 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:54,920 the little gender sprinting across the street. I took after him, guy with 66 00:05:54,959 --> 00:05:57,319 short legs. He covers a lot of ground, and two blocks later I've 67 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,879 lost him. I head to the nearest telephone and in a call to our 68 00:06:00,879 --> 00:06:08,519 embassy and Steve Mitchell, Sam, Steve, where are you Trieste? Oh? 69 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:13,360 Sure you make up with I didn't. He didn't contact no, but 70 00:06:13,439 --> 00:06:16,480 somebody else did. Some character named Zagrev bums me for a cigarette and then 71 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,759 tries to blow my brains out. Are you okay? Yeah? Look Sam, 72 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:25,199 about that phone call suetoc made to the embassy. Took it and he 73 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,079 had the call traced. If that's what you're impested, I am. The 74 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,399 call was made from a shop six oh three via Maggiori there and tries I'm 75 00:06:31,439 --> 00:06:44,519 on the way number six oh three via Maggiori is a small tobacco shop at 76 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,959 the end of a narrow, crooked street near the waterfront. The shades are 77 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:56,399 drawn and the shop is dark. But I pound on the door. Yes, 78 00:06:57,079 --> 00:07:00,959 what is it to see you? I'm looking for Joseph Sutoc. Who 79 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,839 are you? What do you want with him? My name is Mitchell. 80 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:09,720 Here are my credentials? Oh yes, yes, I see. I'm his 81 00:07:09,839 --> 00:07:13,959 friend. Ghiddo. You the man he wasn't to meet. That's right, 82 00:07:14,079 --> 00:07:16,120 only we missed connections. Do you know where he is, ghiddo? But 83 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:21,759 of course he's walking where the street car he runs it? He runs the 84 00:07:23,319 --> 00:07:27,120 Oh great, no wonder that's where we were to meet. How is it 85 00:07:27,199 --> 00:07:30,879 that you did not to meet somebody with that gun? He's me off the 86 00:07:30,879 --> 00:07:33,560 street car before we could a guy named Zagreb. Ever hear of him. 87 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:38,279 No where did this happen? I don't remember the street, but it was 88 00:07:38,319 --> 00:07:41,519 near a large cathedral. Oh yes, yes, I know from there. 89 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,560 It is at least an hour right to the end of the line. Joseph 90 00:07:44,639 --> 00:07:46,720 always has a coffee at the depot. If you hurry, you can probably 91 00:07:46,759 --> 00:07:57,319 catch me there. I grab a cab and follow the car tracks to the 92 00:07:57,399 --> 00:07:59,680 end of the line on the outskirts of the city. I checked with a 93 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,680 gent behind the coffee counter, but he hasn't seen Joseph Suetoc or a streetcar 94 00:08:03,839 --> 00:08:07,199 number seventeen. All evening, as I leave the depot, I noticed half 95 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,879 a dozen would be passengers stomping up and down on the platform, and a 96 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,160 couple of them are muttering a sort of dire threats about suing the company. 97 00:08:13,199 --> 00:08:16,040 I double back in. Half an hour later I arrived at the other end 98 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:20,959 of the Lion the car barn. Joseph sutok. No, he's not here. 99 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:24,240 Where is he? Who? Well, two hours ago he took his 100 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:26,120 car out number seventeen. He is somewhere along the line. You sure that 101 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:30,920 unless he has decided to take his seatcar across the Adriata. It could be 102 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,240 buster. Eh, I've just come from the depot at the other end of 103 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,799 town. He didn't show up. Why that's right, No sign of Suetoc 104 00:08:37,919 --> 00:08:41,159 or the street car. What foolishness is this? He must be on the 105 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,519 route somewhere he isn't either is a streetcar. You're positive he hasn't come back 106 00:08:45,519 --> 00:08:50,240 into the barn. If I've been sitting here for uh wait, this is 107 00:08:50,279 --> 00:08:52,440 some kind of a joke. It's no joke, believe me. Why don't 108 00:08:52,480 --> 00:09:01,879 you check it? They excuse me? He grabbed the telephone, and then 109 00:09:01,879 --> 00:09:05,559 as Adam's apple, starts bobbing up and down like a yo yo, and 110 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,519 then makes a frantic call. Finally, he hangs up, leans weakly against 111 00:09:09,519 --> 00:09:11,919 the desk for support. A second or two later, the door of the 112 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,639 office hangs open and a short ball added man comes pouncing into the room. 113 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,879 He looks a little tale too. What is this all about? You yet? 114 00:09:18,919 --> 00:09:22,799 How are you drunk? I warned you about the Merslad fantastic nonsense about 115 00:09:22,879 --> 00:09:26,919 losing a street car. It's your Merslade? And who are you? Dave 116 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:31,679 Metchel here? Mi credentials? Could oh? An American agents? I see? 117 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,120 I am the supervisor here? Watch is it jewish? I'm looking for 118 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,519 Joseph Sutok. Seems he has disappeared, So this injured dispatch armango was telling 119 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:43,039 me impossible, But mister Merslag, I've called the repair shop, the watchmen, 120 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,840 the people knowing a thing. There must have been a breakdown, then, 121 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:48,320 exident, but I've had an a report. Who then? What do 122 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,679 you think a sap. What do you want me to believe suetok has managed 123 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:54,879 to do to their street car to when I come quiet, Come along, 124 00:09:54,919 --> 00:10:11,279 mister Mitchell. We'll get to the bottles disc Merslag and I head out in 125 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,600 his auto. We follow the car tracks through town. We meet half a 126 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,919 dozen street cars along the route, but there's no sign of SUTAC or number 127 00:10:16,919 --> 00:10:20,960 seventeen. Finally, we pull up at the end of the line. Mercelock 128 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:24,600 stairs down the length of the deserted track. His mouth opens and shuts a 129 00:10:24,639 --> 00:10:26,840 few times, but nothing comes out. He looks like a man who's about 130 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:31,759 to slid his throat. We turn around and head back toward town. It 131 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,759 isn't until we roll into the warehouse district that he manages to say something fantastic. 132 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,960 It is absolutely fantastic. Wait, this is all a dream the nights, 133 00:10:41,399 --> 00:10:43,799 Yes, that's what it is. A night man, vent yourself, 134 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:48,720 Merslog and learn the horrible truth. You've just lost yourself a streetcar. And 135 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,279 if you don't mind, my sake, so it's a pretty sickening way to 136 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:54,120 run a business. One years I have been his supervisors. Never wants have 137 00:10:54,159 --> 00:10:58,679 I ever lost the car? Never wants have I ever I thought you said 138 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,840 there were no other branching track off the main line. That is right? 139 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:07,559 What do you call that? Up ahead? Oh? Hey, for stop 140 00:11:07,639 --> 00:11:11,840 the car. This this teck is no longer used, you see. It 141 00:11:11,879 --> 00:11:16,320 belonged once to the railroad company. Where does it lead to? It runs 142 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:20,720 along the building here, Yes you see? Yeah, come on, mister 143 00:11:20,879 --> 00:11:22,799 Mitchell. Do you think it is possible we'll find it here? Could be? 144 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:28,679 Looks like the tracks run right into the warehouse. Yes, I take 145 00:11:28,759 --> 00:11:33,639 you're right, of course, we can roll up this door that's locks. 146 00:11:33,879 --> 00:11:37,679 Well, there must be another door, perhaps along the side of the warehouse. 147 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:39,000 We're on the back. Yeah, you take the side of the building 148 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:48,960 and I'll door around the other way. I'll meet you round back. Merch 149 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,080 Lock disappears into the shadows and I slip around the side of the warehouse. 150 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:56,240 Halfway down the length of the building, I find the door. This one's 151 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:01,360 locked too. I try my shoulder to it, it doesn't budge. I 152 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,120 move along, hugging the side of the building, and then I spot something 153 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,399 up ahead, someone moving in the shadows. I start to ease around a 154 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:11,759 huge scrap pile, a stack of junk automobiles broken down, bat doad sinks 155 00:12:11,799 --> 00:12:16,159 and boilers, and I hear something rattle close by. I look up in 156 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,240 time to see the top of the stack start to topple my duck. But 157 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:39,919 I do Steve Mitchell will continue his dangerous assignment. In just a moment. 158 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:45,200 Once again, we celebrate the coming up a new year. Millions of cars 159 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,480 will crowd the streets and highways of the mission, and in every car there 160 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:52,559 will look an unwelcome stranger, a grim menace, who will turn pleasure into 161 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:56,879 tragedy if he can. That menace is death or injury in a traffic accident. 162 00:12:56,799 --> 00:13:01,559 This menace has no conscience and recognizes your authority except complete control at the 163 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:07,759 steering wheel. Control, of course, means obeying all traffic regulations, staying 164 00:13:07,799 --> 00:13:11,519 within lawful and common sense speed limits, and refraining from drinking if you drive. 165 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,360 Now, when you drive, keep in mind the traffic accidents have been 166 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,320 piling up totals of more than thirty thousand deaths and over a million injuries each 167 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:26,960 year, and holidays always take an appalling toll of fatalities and injuries. So 168 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,559 keep on the alert every instant, not only for yourself, but for the 169 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:37,799 other fellow. Be extra careful won't you drive as if your life depended on 170 00:13:37,879 --> 00:13:50,440 it? Because it does. Now back to dangerous assignment and Brian don Levys, 171 00:13:50,440 --> 00:14:01,639 Steve Mitchell, mister Mitchell, mercy lag. What happened? I heard 172 00:14:01,639 --> 00:14:05,799 the clutter and Kim Nannie, somebody shoved the pilot jump down at me? 173 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:09,799 Hey, how about getting this thing off my chest? Oh? Of course? 174 00:14:11,039 --> 00:14:15,039 Oh brother, Now I've seen everything. Who during my time, I've 175 00:14:15,039 --> 00:14:18,600 been hit by everything but the kitchen sink. So so now I've been hit 176 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:22,320 by the kitchen sink. Oh yes, and a good sized one. Fortunate 177 00:14:22,399 --> 00:14:24,960 it did not strike a direct glow. Come on, I still want to 178 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,960 take a look in that warehouse. You see a small window up there? 179 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,679 Yeah, I can climb up. Please, Crates, be careful, careful 180 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:41,600 Mitchell. Now, well great, the warehouse is empty. What Yeah, 181 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:46,399 we drew a bline, Mitchell. This whole thing is utterly fantastic, you're 182 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:50,879 telling me, STEETI Number seventeen starts on it's regular run today, just as 183 00:14:50,879 --> 00:14:54,360 it had been doing for weeks, months, years. You are right down 184 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:58,200 it. You are forced off at gunpoint. Then it disappears. We searched 185 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:03,320 the tracks from one to the other. No streetcar no streetcard. Indeed, 186 00:15:03,519 --> 00:15:07,000 then we find this abandoned spur line which leads into the warehouse, but again 187 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:11,440 no streetcard. Minute. Maybe the streetcar was in the warehouse, but you 188 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,639 just so for yourself it was not. I know. But maybe whoever hit 189 00:15:13,679 --> 00:15:16,559 me on the head did it to knock me out so he could move the 190 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,039 street car out of here. But that is impossible. You forget. I 191 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:24,240 was in the vicinity on the other side of the warehouse. Surely I would 192 00:15:24,279 --> 00:15:28,759 have heard the street car being moved. Yeah, I'm sure you would. 193 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:41,039 Merzlag, mister Merla. What Oh, oh, Armando, I'm so glad 194 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:45,039 you're back. Any signed the streetcar? Amando? No, none at all. 195 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,360 Oh, you'll fool to waste your time. I have been upcoming every 196 00:15:48,679 --> 00:15:50,320 frank, mister morslat. Have all the other cars checked in? Yes? 197 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:54,759 Everyone, but number seventeen? Is it for yourself? Number one? Number 198 00:15:54,759 --> 00:15:58,360 two? All right? All right, all right, all right enough? 199 00:15:58,799 --> 00:16:00,960 In all my years, is this that or such a thing? Yet, 200 00:16:00,039 --> 00:16:03,840 what have you got to complain about? If you are only the dispatcher, 201 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:10,440 I am the supervisor. Such a team could ruin my entire career, which 202 00:16:10,519 --> 00:16:12,519 reminds me, mister mur Sluggi, one of directors is waiting in the office 203 00:16:12,559 --> 00:16:22,120 to see gious flud. Oh jen yeah, yes, said broken man. 204 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,759 Okay, Amando. Is there any chance that that car number seventeen could have 205 00:16:25,759 --> 00:16:30,480 gotten back here without being checked in? Impossibly? Huh remember me, you 206 00:16:30,559 --> 00:16:34,519 know, at the tobacco shop. Oh sure, Suoktok's friend? Did you 207 00:16:34,559 --> 00:16:37,480 find me? No? Not only I did not find him. We can't 208 00:16:37,519 --> 00:16:42,759 even find a streetcar. What you are joking? Some joke? But how 209 00:16:42,799 --> 00:16:45,279 could such a thing be? It couldn't, but it is. Look, 210 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,720 you know, you better get back to your tobacco shop. Supac may try 211 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,159 to contact you there, and if he does, let me know right away. 212 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,840 Very well, come on, Amando, I want to take a look 213 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,519 around this car barn. Very well, but it's a waste of time. 214 00:16:57,759 --> 00:17:02,039 You won't find number seventy. Hey see the cars I lined up according to 215 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,160 number? Yeah, I gather that big gap over there is where seventeen should 216 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,640 be. Yes, yes, this line is complete except for that. See 217 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,599 that the monument is just back number twenty five into place here at the end, 218 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:17,000 and the other lines of cars are what's the matter, mister Mitchell? 219 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:21,039 Oh nothing, Armando, I guess you're right, this is a waste of 220 00:17:21,079 --> 00:17:27,039 time. You might as well go back into the office. What stopped me 221 00:17:27,039 --> 00:17:30,960 in my tracks as a little hole in the side of our car twenty five, 222 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,279 and it looks very much like a bullet hole. I remember Zagreb throwing 223 00:17:33,319 --> 00:17:36,799 a shot at me after he eased off the street car, and the shot 224 00:17:36,799 --> 00:17:40,359 had plunked into the side of the car. I wait until Armando leaves and 225 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:44,559 I eezed casually around to the front. Number twenty five is painted right on 226 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,359 the wood like all the other cars, but when I look closer, I 227 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:51,119 see a few small nail holes. A plaque with another number could have been 228 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:55,119 put over it, number seventeen, for instance. Part of the deal starts 229 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:56,799 adding up now, but I still need a lot of answers. One thing 230 00:17:56,839 --> 00:18:00,640 is sure. If a switch was made and of this car is involved, 231 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,240 I keep an eye on him. He signs in and goes out the back 232 00:18:04,279 --> 00:18:07,400 of the car bar and I tail him. He heads into the big junkyard 233 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:11,480 where they keep the broken down cars another equipment. He goes in a small 234 00:18:11,559 --> 00:18:15,160 shack in one corner. I use up and peek through a crack. She's 235 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,000 standing over a guy who's tied up on the floor a guy who figures to 236 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,119 be Sue Tac. I start toward the door, but stumble over a piece 237 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,160 of strap metal. The motorm comes sharking out the door. I'm ready for 238 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:30,799 him. They go inside and pull a gag. Also talksmiles mature. Yeah, 239 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,039 I'll get you untied, Sue Tack. What happened there? Kid me? 240 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:37,559 Yeses this morning, trying to make me tell them where the document is 241 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:42,200 put out of here before any of this pals show up. A lot of 242 00:18:42,319 --> 00:18:45,839 junk stack all over. We are to be able to keep under cover. 243 00:18:45,039 --> 00:18:48,559 Yes, look about the document? Where is it? I'm not sure what? 244 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,000 Wait a minute, you're the guy who telephoned our embassy in Belgrade, 245 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:56,599 aren't you. Of course, you see the member of the underground to smuggle 246 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,279 the document out. He's a friend of mine. He came to me for 247 00:18:59,319 --> 00:19:02,079 help. They were to him. He said they would do anything to get 248 00:19:02,079 --> 00:19:06,240 the document back. That it had to do which stolen atomic secrets? Right, 249 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,000 there's a list of information stolen from us. Go on. He wanted 250 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,359 me to hide him. My car number seventeen was in the repair shop at 251 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:17,880 the time. I hid him there and telephoned your embassy when I came to 252 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:21,559 get number seventeen this morning, I found my friend in the alley wounded. 253 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,640 He mumbled something about the street car, and then he died. Before I 254 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,960 could do anything, Zagreb and the other motorman ran up. They knocked me 255 00:19:29,039 --> 00:19:33,559 unconcious and brought me here. Come or two over there in the other corner 256 00:19:33,559 --> 00:19:37,279 of the yard. It must be over there somewhere car number seventeen. Yes, 257 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,720 they brought it back here and then searching it for the document, which 258 00:19:40,759 --> 00:19:42,960 they believe is hidden somewhere inside. But how did they pull the switch? 259 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,759 I heard them discuss their plan. You see, each car is checked out 260 00:19:48,759 --> 00:19:52,279 of the barn at the beginning of the shift and back in at the end 261 00:19:52,319 --> 00:19:56,200 of the shift. So the first thing this morning they moved Car seventeen back 262 00:19:56,240 --> 00:20:00,920 here. Carl twenty five departs before Carl seventeen, so this morning it went 263 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,839 out as usual. When if they turned in the middle of the shift, 264 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:08,839 they put on a plate with number seventeen. Sure it gets checked out now 265 00:20:10,079 --> 00:20:14,000 seventeen, And after I get eased off it, they ripped the flat off. 266 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:18,079 It gets checked back in under its right number twenty five. So according 267 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:21,599 to the cards to one day, if I've checked out, and in seventeen 268 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,880 checked out but did not check in, And all the time seventeen was roosting 269 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,720 back here in the junkyard, a pretty neat way to stall for time while 270 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:32,920 they searched it. Quit that car over there, Yeah, by slight moving 271 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:38,640 around and a command, we lease up to it the front. Then it's 272 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:44,480 smashed in boards pride loose. Sure that figures they'd want to get that number 273 00:20:44,519 --> 00:20:48,559 off it and make it look like a junk car. This stall of the 274 00:20:48,680 --> 00:21:00,599 light went out inside. Somebody is coming. Get down now, drop the 275 00:21:00,599 --> 00:21:03,680 gun, Zagreb, No get back, I shaid, drop it nights, 276 00:21:03,759 --> 00:21:07,559 I'll take it, Mitchell. Well, well, what's the piece of paper 277 00:21:07,559 --> 00:21:11,400 in your hand? Zagrev. I'll take that too, Come on hand it 278 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:15,160 over anyway. Thanks glad you finally found it in that street car. I 279 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,920 came a long way to get this paper, Zagrev. And it looks like 280 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,559 I got here just in time. Not quite, Mitchell, drop the gun. 281 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:27,400 It is g Yeah, your friend from the tobacco shop. Ghiddo, 282 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,799 what does this mean? You offered me a place to hide so I could 283 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:33,799 stay close to you, hoping you'd lead him to the document. It did 284 00:21:33,839 --> 00:21:37,759 not work out. Quite that way, of course, But there is of 285 00:21:37,839 --> 00:21:48,319 no matter. Now hand over the document, Mitchell, I know as soon 286 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,759 as I do. Soutac and I are cooked, and I spot something on 287 00:21:51,759 --> 00:21:55,160 the ground with the other junkets and length of pipe about ten feet long. 288 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:57,079 I hold out the document as if to hand it over. Then I drop 289 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,880 it to the ground. Mitchell, He did it deliberately. Sorry, I'll 290 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:06,559 pick it up. Oh no, I won't fall for that drink you Bendo, 291 00:22:06,599 --> 00:22:07,400 will pick it up and then grudy, you've gun on the ground. 292 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:11,400 Uh, step back, I would pick it up. He says, just 293 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:15,200 what I want him to say. I take a step back. Gito bends 294 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,480 over to pick up the document. Suddenly I kick it one end to the 295 00:22:17,519 --> 00:22:18,960 pipe. The other end swings around and clips him on the ankle. If 296 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,240 you throws him that belt, he shot goes wild. Before I can try 297 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:26,759 again, I nail him. He crumples up and his gun flies out of 298 00:22:26,759 --> 00:22:30,000 his hands. I grab Dieves for it. Don't flatten him. Oh well, 299 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,880 the most effective meto. Maybe I should have said one of them for 300 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:37,759 you, so talk after the beating they gave you. I'm glad to happy 301 00:22:37,839 --> 00:22:41,519 this way, Believe me, that was very quick thinking on your part. 302 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:45,559 Well, it's lucky I spotted that length of pipe. After that it was 303 00:22:45,599 --> 00:23:00,960 a breeze, or I guess I should say a lead pipe cinch. Our 304 00:23:00,039 --> 00:23:04,839 star Brian don Levue will return in just a moment Tomorrow, New Year's Day. 305 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:10,240 This station of the NBC Radio Network will broadcast two classic football Bowl games 306 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,160 from Dallas, Texas, home of the famed Cotton Bowl. NBC will broadcast 307 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:18,440 the game between the University of Texas Longhorns and the University of Tennessee Volunteers. 308 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:22,279 Mike's Side for NBC at Dallas will be Lindsay Nelson and Bob Murphy to bring 309 00:23:22,319 --> 00:23:27,279 you every exciting play as Texas Southwest Conference champions and Tennessee, one of the 310 00:23:27,279 --> 00:23:32,240 fine teams of the Southeast, clash in this traditional New Year's Day Bowl game. 311 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:37,359 Then, following the Cotton Bowl game, NBC will switch controls to Pasadena, 312 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:41,559 California for the Granddaddy of all bowl games, the Rose Bowl. Al 313 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,480 Helfer and Braven Dyer will handle the Rose Bowl play by play broadcast between the 314 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:49,680 Trojans of Southern California and the Badgers of Wisconsin. So here's our invitation to 315 00:23:49,759 --> 00:23:55,759 you to be set side tomorrow when NBC broadcasts both the Cotton Bowl and the 316 00:23:55,839 --> 00:24:00,400 Rose Bowl football games. Remember NBC brings you the top sporting events the year 317 00:24:00,519 --> 00:24:15,200 round. Next week, South Pacific, I add a new tune Some Enchanted 318 00:24:15,279 --> 00:24:25,079 Clay Pigeon Me, and that will be Steve Mitchell's Dangerous Assignment next week. 319 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:33,880 Included in tonight's cast were Paul Freeze, Dan Riss, Tony Barrett, Paul 320 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:41,079 Duboff, and Herb Bellas. This is John Storm Speaking. Dangerous Assignment starring 321 00:24:41,079 --> 00:24:45,720 Brian don Levy as Steve Mitchell with Herb Bellis as the Commissioner, is written 322 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,240 by Bob Bryce and Adrian John Doele and is directed by Bill carn b Wills 323 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,400 again next week at this time when Brian don Levy, starring in the role 324 00:24:52,440 --> 00:25:02,519 of Steve Mitchell, will embark on another transcribed dangerous assignment tomorrow. They're both 325 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:19,160 Truth or Consequences and Father Knows Best On NBC. Welcome back, a good 326 00:25:19,279 --> 00:25:25,720 mystery that really did a solid job holding my attention. I think that this 327 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:30,599 twenty five minute format causes the stories to move really fast, and I love 328 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:37,000 the whole missing Train mystery personally. I think that Steve ought to be given 329 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:41,519 some award for finally being hit with the kitchen sink. But I don't think 330 00:25:41,519 --> 00:25:45,599 the commissioner goes in for that touchy feely recognition stuff. Speaking of which, 331 00:25:45,799 --> 00:25:52,880 the announcer misspoke when he stated that herb Ellis played the commissioner. Well, 332 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,279 herb Ellis was in the story. I went back to the start and confirmed 333 00:25:56,279 --> 00:26:02,400 that the commissioner was indeed played by her Butterfield. With the announcer, it 334 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:07,400 was a case lock with the cook who meant to grab cayenne but instead put 335 00:26:07,559 --> 00:26:12,160 bay into the recipe. He reachs for the wrong herd. Already in twenty 336 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,440 twenty four, I'm working on my dad quota. What can I tell you 337 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:22,240 well? Listener comments and feedback. 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If you're enjoying on YouTube, be sure to lock the 363 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,079 video, subscribe to the channel, and mark the notification bell, all those 364 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:22,400 great things that help YouTube channels to grow. We'll be back next Wednesday with 365 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:27,519 another episode of Dangerous Assignment, but join us back here tomorrow for mister chameleon 366 00:28:27,599 --> 00:28:33,920 ware go off me, I didn't do anything, and come along quiet and 367 00:28:33,039 --> 00:28:37,160 to take a side to none. Dave, what's up? I caught her 368 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,200 trying to sneak out of the house, mister commnion. She says her name 369 00:28:40,279 --> 00:28:42,920 is Gertrude Matthews and that she works here as a maid for the islands. 370 00:28:44,039 --> 00:28:47,599 Did work for them? You mean you don't think I'd go on working for 371 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:51,640 a murderers? Be quiet, No, I won't. You're a nice woman, 372 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,720 Missus Hayward, and you love your daughter just like I did mine. 373 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:59,559 But Missus Allen is a murderous Well then she must have had a reason for 374 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:03,279 me and her husband? What was that reason? In your opinion, Grude, 375 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:07,720 it wouldn't give her a divorce. She wanted to marry Philip Wilkes, 376 00:29:07,759 --> 00:29:11,119 and mister Allen wouldn't let her go. How did you know that? Well, 377 00:29:11,119 --> 00:29:15,440 how do you know it? Gotrud? I heard him quarreling last night, 378 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:19,160 mister cameleion. It was a terrible fight. He said he'd never set 379 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,720 her free. He said she'd have to go on living under the same roof 380 00:29:22,759 --> 00:29:26,440 with him and put up with his ways for the rest of her life. 381 00:29:26,519 --> 00:29:29,759 I hope you'll be with us then. 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