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That's Peelbox one five nine thirteen, Boise, 10 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:30,280 Idaho eight three seven one five. You can also become one of our 11 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,680 Patreon supporters for as little as two dollars per month. Just go to Patreon 12 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:41,640 dot Great Detectives dot neim and I want to thank Daniel for becoming our latest 13 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:47,879 Patreon supporter at the Master Detective level of fifteen dollars or more per month. 14 00:01:48,359 --> 00:01:53,040 Thank you so much for your support, Daniel. Now it is time for 15 00:01:53,200 --> 00:02:00,480 this week's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The original airedate November the fifth, teen 16 00:02:00,599 --> 00:02:20,080 fifty two, and the Tottle is the Smuggling Racket. Dangerous Assignment Transcribe, 17 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:40,960 starring Brian don Levez Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is my assignment. I 18 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,599 get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all spell 19 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,599 the same thing though, of trouble. But when I walk into the Commissioner's 20 00:02:46,599 --> 00:02:50,759 office, I don't realize that this assignment's going to show that sometimes the only 21 00:02:50,840 --> 00:03:01,599 way you can win is to let the whole deal go up and smoke worry 22 00:03:02,199 --> 00:03:06,080 You sent for me, Steve? Do you know anything about higher eye handball 23 00:03:06,159 --> 00:03:08,840 game Latin style? Isn't it fast and furious and pretty rugged? Especially if 24 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:12,560 you get conked with the ball, it'll kill you. Well, here's hoping 25 00:03:12,599 --> 00:03:15,879 you don't get conked, because you're going to attend the highlight games at one 26 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:17,879 of the arenas in Avana tonight, and you're going to bet on the team 27 00:03:17,879 --> 00:03:22,080 of Danniell and Scobol. Are they good? And the Frainers are there. 28 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,159 We're only interested in the man who is going to take her bet. What's 29 00:03:24,159 --> 00:03:28,199 this all about, Commissioner. Well, sometime now we've been trying to crack 30 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,439 down on a smuggling ring operating out of Avanner running a regular shuttle between Florida 31 00:03:31,479 --> 00:03:34,719 and Cuba. What are they running? You name it, everything in the 32 00:03:34,719 --> 00:03:38,479 book, including illegal entry. Now and then, we finally got a lead 33 00:03:38,479 --> 00:03:40,439 on the organization, Steve, from someone working on the inside at the boy. 34 00:03:40,479 --> 00:03:44,159 I'm the contact, the one who's going to take my bet. Right, 35 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,479 he'll be at the front on palace window three. You place your bet 36 00:03:46,599 --> 00:03:50,680 and when you open your wallet, let him have a glance at your credentials. 37 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,800 He'll take it from there. Get whatever information you can from him, 38 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,879 track down that organization and smash it. Well that said, Steve, you've 39 00:03:57,879 --> 00:04:16,959 got your assignment. Good luck. The National Broadcasting Company is presenting Dangerous Assignments, 40 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:20,879 starring Brian don Levy in the role of Steve Mitchell, colorful two fisted 41 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:26,120 government agent. At all those places of the world where danger and intrigue walk 42 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:30,720 hand in hand, there you will find Steve Mitchell on another dangerous assignment. 43 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,600 A sufficient supply of blood and blood plasma to save the lives of our wounded 44 00:04:34,639 --> 00:04:40,800 soldiers in Korea continues to be of the utmost importance. Now the reserve is 45 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:45,160 still at a critically low EBB and to give our wounded gis the blood they 46 00:04:45,199 --> 00:04:48,639 must have to save their lives and speed recovery. A minimum of three hundred 47 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:54,959 thousand pints a month is absolutely essential. Whole blood and blood plasma are the 48 00:04:54,959 --> 00:04:59,839 one treatment for which medical skill cannot provide a substitute. There is no sense 49 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,399 at all to the donor except the good feeling of knowing some wounded soldier will 50 00:05:03,439 --> 00:05:09,000 be thankful all his life for what the blood donor is giving. So remember, 51 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:21,519 make an appointment at once with your nearest Red Cross Blood center. Here, 52 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,040 I've got my assignment, Goddana Evan. I bet a couple of bucks 53 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,120 on a team of highlight players and hope it pays off with the information we 54 00:05:28,199 --> 00:05:30,839 need to nail a ring of smugglers operating between Cuba and the United States. 55 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,439 It's late afternoon when my plane sets down in Havana. I check in at 56 00:05:34,439 --> 00:05:38,800 my hotel, and that night I wander over to the fronton Palace, a 57 00:05:38,879 --> 00:05:44,279 large indoor arena used for highlight games. Thir teams on the floor are going 58 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,639 out. It hot and heavy and the cloud is building steam. I watch 59 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,639 him for a while and then I ease over to the window number three to 60 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:55,639 place my bed. I'll put a five spot on Donnie, Ellie and Scobee. 61 00:05:56,399 --> 00:06:00,240 That's quite a crowd here tonight to night and every night in your He's 62 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,680 a very popular sport in navana Ui. Thanks, here's your five. Actually 63 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:09,480 see your There is an alley in the back of the building. I will 64 00:06:09,519 --> 00:06:12,439 be working in my car half an hour, so you meet you. I'll 65 00:06:12,439 --> 00:06:24,319 be there. I get back to my seat and watch the players until about 66 00:06:24,399 --> 00:06:28,120 half hours up. Then I he is around to the alley in the back 67 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:34,240 about the ticket seller sitting in a parked car close by. He doesn't answer 68 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:38,800 when I come up. I reached in and he puffles over on the steering 69 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:55,040 wheel. He has worked at the front tone for the past two years in 70 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,959 Francisco, Rolas. No police record. That's all we have on the dead 71 00:06:58,959 --> 00:07:01,439 man. Huh. Hold on? Unfortunately, is you say he was involved 72 00:07:01,439 --> 00:07:04,439 with the smuggling ring, Senor Mitchell. So we were led to believe he 73 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:08,519 was going to fill us in and that only somebody with a knife got to 74 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,319 him first, someone obviously from the organization. They must have known he was 75 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,920 going to talk. Yeah, where was Rhodes's staying? According to his identification 76 00:07:16,079 --> 00:07:21,360 card thirty six Passel de BARACOA. Let's go over and shake it down. 77 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,480 The police send and and I house all over to the dead man's department. 78 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,759 Spend a good part of the knights giving it or going over nothing. See 79 00:07:35,879 --> 00:07:42,120 next morning he isn't alone when I walk into his office. This is what 80 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,759 said, dieah ago it dockworker, Senor all right, there was a story 81 00:07:45,759 --> 00:07:47,199 in the morning's paper or the murder back of the front tone last night, 82 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:51,560 Senor Mitchell Jose read about it and came straight to police headquarters. Ohse, 83 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:57,240 tell Senor Mitchell what you have just told me last night, Seno. I 84 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,800 was at the front tone to the games, you know AFT at ten o'clock. 85 00:08:00,839 --> 00:08:03,920 I live the arena. I had promised my wife I would be home 86 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,399 early. Go on. As I walked past the alley entrance in the back 87 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:11,079 of the building, a man come running out. We collided. He continued 88 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:15,120 to run, but as he passed under the street light, I see his 89 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:20,079 face. You recognize him? She He was Senor Carmody Armedy, an American. 90 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,279 He has lived in Havana a good many years. She myself. I've 91 00:08:22,319 --> 00:08:26,240 never met him, but I have seen him many times. He's well known 92 00:08:26,279 --> 00:08:31,120 here, shall we say a sportsman Senior Mateleie has a fondness for high speed 93 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:35,720 automobiles and motor boats. Also he owns an airplane and a yacht. Well 94 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:39,919 that sounds very interesting, Lieutenant, Yeah, very interesting. I also just 95 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,080 we pay a call on Senor Karmody, my second emotion. Well, by 96 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,320 the way, you mentioned you had placed a bed at the fronton and Danielle 97 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:58,240 and Scobo. That's right, don't tell me they lost. Armedy's place is 98 00:08:58,279 --> 00:09:01,320 a low rambling ranch house at the edge of town. He greets us at 99 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,320 the door wearing a black silk dressing gown and a white muffler. He's carrying 100 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,320 a tall glass at the Nato juice and an obvious hangover. We follow him 101 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:13,200 inside. You meet an old friend, Ralph Pauson morning, gentlemen, mister 102 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:18,279 Mitchell, Lieutenant Marino Utan well his department. Oh, don't ask me what 103 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,600 this is all about, Ralph, I wouldn't know. Sit down, James, 104 00:09:22,759 --> 00:09:26,039 thack it and let's get on with it. My mood is not getting 105 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,759 any better. I'd just like to ask you a few questions. Comedy, 106 00:09:28,879 --> 00:09:33,159 Sure, where were you last night? Last night? Brother? A lot 107 00:09:33,159 --> 00:09:35,440 of places, Mitchell. So they tell me go anywhere near the front and 108 00:09:35,519 --> 00:09:41,120 palace, Say around ten o'clock the frontone. No, no, I don't 109 00:09:41,159 --> 00:09:46,399 think so. Look what's it all about? Murder? Murder? A man 110 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:50,600 named Francisco Rhodis was murdered in the alley behind the building a few minutes after 111 00:09:50,639 --> 00:09:52,600 ten o'clock. Hey, there was something about that in the morning paper. 112 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:56,440 Say, what's this got to do with me? Someone saw you running out 113 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:00,159 of that alley shortly after the crime was committed. What now see here, 114 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,159 Mitchell? Are you accusing? Hands? Want to know what karmad he was 115 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,799 doing there? He was with me. We had dinner at the yacht club. 116 00:10:05,919 --> 00:10:09,000 Yeah, that's right. Still in the time. Now, we met 117 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,600 at the club around seven. You can check with the waiters. They'll tell 118 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,879 you what time did you leave? All around tenth thirty? Can I check 119 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:20,399 that with the waiters too, Oh of course. Look wait a minute, 120 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,000 Ralph, No, I need to stick your nick out on my account. 121 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,360 What he says is true, Mitchell. We had dinner together at the club, 122 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,919 but I left thirty hourly, a little before nine thirty. Ralph had 123 00:10:28,919 --> 00:10:31,840 a phone call to make I remember that much, not too much more. 124 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,399 I'm afraid have a rough night. Yeah. While I was waiting for Ralph, 125 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,759 I spotted some friends at the bar. I went over, had another 126 00:10:39,799 --> 00:10:41,360 couple of drinks, and the next thing I knew I was outside. Go 127 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,600 on, Well, there's not much more to tell. I remember walking down 128 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,200 the street. Do you haven't need a ruiz? It's a sort of big 129 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,279 After that, I finally got home around here about midnight. It's dead man. 130 00:10:50,279 --> 00:10:54,240 What was his name? Uh? Rhodis, Francisco Rhodis, Never heard 131 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,879 of him? What did you do? He was implied at the front thon 132 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:01,200 signor still doesn't register? Lieutenant, Perhaps it will send you on after you 133 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:13,399 have taken a ride with us to police headquarters. Come along. We take 134 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,120 Comedy down to the brig. The witness, hose A Diego, positively identifies 135 00:11:16,159 --> 00:11:18,799 Comedy as the man he saw running away from the scene of the crime, 136 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,679 and the local law books Comedy on suspicion of murder. A few minutes later, 137 00:11:22,759 --> 00:11:26,000 friend Pawson shows up with a lawyer, until the lawyer goes in to 138 00:11:26,039 --> 00:11:31,559 see Comedy and Pawson tags after me. As I walk out of police headquarters. 139 00:11:31,919 --> 00:11:33,440 I spend the next couple of hours with him as he fills me in 140 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,879 on Comedy, and the rest of the afternoon checking on names and addresses he's 141 00:11:37,879 --> 00:11:39,919 given me. It all adds up to a big nothing. Late in the 142 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,200 day, I wind up on the Avenida Rulers near the yacht club. I've 143 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:48,120 got a copy of the morning newspaper with me Comedy's picture on the front page. 144 00:11:48,399 --> 00:11:52,000 I showed around peddler's, shopkeepers, bartenders. No one remembers seeing Comedy 145 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:56,279 last night until I run into a cab driver several blocks down the street. 146 00:11:58,399 --> 00:12:03,919 These one send you say, see I remember him? Oh boy, ten 147 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,120 dollars American? He give me you sure this is the man? Jeez? 148 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,679 Could I forget ten dollars? Where did you pick him up? All right 149 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:13,399 here on this corner? What time? Oh? Early? I think, 150 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:18,559 Holy Joe story nine thirty or so, Jay say, it's possible, nine 151 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,919 thirty. Where did you take him to the front? On palace fronton? 152 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,559 No, sen No, I drive him to Sebastian's Casino. He's on the 153 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:45,039 other side of town. Oh, Lieutenant Morano speaking Steve Mitchell, Lieutenant, 154 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,679 I'm calling from Sebastian's Casino. See looks like maybe Comedy isn't our boy. 155 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,960 After all, what half a dozen employers of the casino remember seeing him here 156 00:12:54,039 --> 00:12:56,919 last night, including a couple of house cops who bounced him out of the 157 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:00,600 joint for creating a disturbance. What time was it that you arrived a few 158 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,720 minutes before at ten? Was given the bums Russia a half hour later, 159 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,639 which means it could not have been in the alley back of the front tone 160 00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:09,519 at the time of the morning. Right, looks like we'll have to start 161 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,879 all over, Lieutenant. You can start, you in your fingernails. I'll 162 00:13:11,879 --> 00:13:22,159 be over to join you. I hurry out of the casino, start down 163 00:13:22,159 --> 00:13:26,080 the narrow street, but I don't get very far. At car suddenly pose 164 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,720 away from the curve across the way. My dust, but not fast enough. 165 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,480 If you want your child to have the best elementary schooling you can give 166 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,799 him once you got a pencil and paper to take down the address I'm going 167 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,600 to give you at the end of this message. Unless we start preparing now, 168 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,600 in a few years, our public schools will be as behind the times 169 00:13:58,639 --> 00:14:01,840 as the Little Red Schoolhouse. Because of the huge increase in our birth rate 170 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,879 during and after the last war. It's estimated that by nineteen fifty six, 171 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:11,080 there will be some seven million more children in elementary schools than there are now. 172 00:14:11,879 --> 00:14:16,320 We must start preparing at once. More equipment will be needed, textbooks, 173 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,039 playgrounds, and above all, more elementary school teachers. Now to help 174 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:24,480 assure your child of proper education, join and work with local groups and school 175 00:14:24,519 --> 00:14:30,720 boards, and for free information about how people in other communities are improving their 176 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:35,480 schools. Right to this address, National Citizens Commission for Public Schools to West 177 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:41,080 forty fifth Street. That's National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools to West forty 178 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:54,360 fifth Street, New York, nineteen, New York. Now back to dangerous 179 00:14:54,360 --> 00:15:07,480 assignment and plan. Don Laville, Steve Mitchell, So you are all right, 180 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:13,480 Lieutenant Moreno, I'm just dandy. Brother my head. There's calf one, 181 00:15:13,639 --> 00:15:16,080 the doctor, as you say, has bondages, and they get here. 182 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:20,600 The cob driver brought you in. What happened? I got shot at 183 00:15:20,639 --> 00:15:24,679 as I was leaving the casino after you telephoned me. The comody wasn't declared. 184 00:15:24,039 --> 00:15:28,039 Yeah, he must be. All of those witnesses there couldn't have lied. 185 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,879 They all swore Comedy was there at the time of the murder. I 186 00:15:31,879 --> 00:15:41,000 think we all have another talk with our obliging little witness. I swear to 187 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,879 you why I'm telling you truth. Look, how could you have seen comedy 188 00:15:43,919 --> 00:15:46,960 in the alley behind the front on palace and half a dozen people swear he 189 00:15:48,039 --> 00:15:50,639 was in the casino at the time. How do I know how such a 190 00:15:50,679 --> 00:15:58,240 thing would be? All I know is it was Lieutenant Morano's speaking. What 191 00:16:00,039 --> 00:16:04,200 very well, fingering that will be off for the president. Diego, you 192 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:12,639 will wed in the next room. See what now? An American woman is 193 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:15,480 saying, you're a Henderson insists on seeing me. She says it has to 194 00:16:15,519 --> 00:16:22,639 do the matter we are investigating. Oh, come in, Lieutenant Marina. 195 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,799 Yes, and may I present Senor Mitchell. How do you do missus Henderson? 196 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,759 What can I do for you? Senora? I'll be brief. My 197 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:33,720 name is Barbara Henderson. I'm from Miami. I arrived here in Havana two 198 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:37,600 weeks ago looking for my husband. Oh you see, he left me during 199 00:16:37,639 --> 00:16:41,600 the war. His name was Jim Henderson. We were married in Baltimore in 200 00:16:41,679 --> 00:16:45,360 January of nineteen forty four. I see, and you have reason to believe 201 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:49,360 your husband is not here in Hallana. Yesterday I found out without a doubt 202 00:16:49,399 --> 00:16:52,399 that he's here. Look, missus Henderson, this is all very interesting, 203 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,399 but I don't quite see what it has to do with the case we're investigating 204 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,440 right now. Justice see this picture in the newspaper. The man you're here 205 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,279 is the suspect. Sure his name is Carmody. No, you're wrong, 206 00:17:03,319 --> 00:17:15,519 mister Mitchell. That's my husband. Jim Henderson was kind of and I look 207 00:17:15,559 --> 00:17:17,960 at each other. All of a sudden, the whole case is busted wide 208 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:22,119 open again. We have Carmody brought in from this cell. Missus Henderson promptly 209 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:26,279 drapes herself on him. Jem, Hey, what is this, oh gym? 210 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,119 Please? Why did you leave me? Look? What gives here? 211 00:17:29,319 --> 00:17:33,000 Who is she? Mitchell? Missus Henderson, And she says, you're mister 212 00:17:33,039 --> 00:17:36,440 Henderson. What Jim, don't do this to me. Look, I've never 213 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:41,839 seen this dame before in my life. Why he's lyng Lieutenant. He is 214 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,359 Jim Henderson. We were married in Baltimore in January nineteen forty four, and 215 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,839 he deserted me. Yes again, I was in the army in New York 216 00:17:47,839 --> 00:17:51,079 in January nineteen forty four. I could have married this baby in Baltimore. 217 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,839 You were in the army, I sure was. You can check that, 218 00:17:52,920 --> 00:18:03,599 Mitchell. I don't worry, Carmody, I will missus. Henderson gives us 219 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,519 the name of her hotel and leaves. We send Comedy back to his cell 220 00:18:06,519 --> 00:18:08,920 and I get off a cable to Washington about him. Then we send for 221 00:18:10,039 --> 00:18:12,920 Porson, who promptly swears he was with Comedy in Europe during nineteen forty four. 222 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,920 The three of us waiting Lieutenant Marino's office for a reply from Washington. 223 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:22,839 Every time Porson finishes a cigarette, he methodically rips open the paper, scatters 224 00:18:22,839 --> 00:18:25,880 the tobacco flakes in the ash tray, and crumples the paper into a tiny 225 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:30,200 ball. Finally, Marino can't stand it anymore. Why do you do that? 226 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:33,279 Nerves? That's army, isn't it? Porson? Yeah? Yeah, 227 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:37,240 you ever had a police at campyard, you'd know why, Marino. The 228 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,519 tobacco flakes mingle with a dust, and the crumpled up paper is a lot 229 00:18:40,599 --> 00:18:44,279 less noticeable than a cigarette butt on the ground. Very sensible. Yeah, 230 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,720 Comedy taught me that when we were in together. Hey, look one, 231 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,519 are you guys going to lay off him? I told you we were in 232 00:18:49,559 --> 00:18:52,200 Europe together? How could he have married that woman. How could he have 233 00:18:52,279 --> 00:18:59,079 anything to do with any of this? Come in, ah, the answer 234 00:18:59,079 --> 00:19:06,119 to your cable, Mitchell, Yeah, well Harmody was in Europe in January 235 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:10,440 nineteen forty four. And now you're satisfied. Yeah, look, it's pretty 236 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,559 obvious to me that this guy Henderson is the one you really want. Look 237 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,960 sad way, come on, lieutenant, Let's check with missus Henderson again, 238 00:19:17,079 --> 00:19:27,440 see if she can give us any further information on her husband. We check 239 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:32,920 at missus Henderson's hotel, but she's not in the church expects her back momentarily, 240 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:37,039 so we decide to wait in the room. Very mystifying case. Mitchell, 241 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,799 Yeah, either there is a guy named Henderson and he's our man or 242 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,680 what I don't know. Something bothering me about this whole setup. What is 243 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,559 it? Can't put my finger on it. I know what you mean? 244 00:19:49,079 --> 00:19:52,359 Is Missus Henderson to show up? It has only been a few minutes. 245 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:59,119 You sick? I thanks? You know this whole deal has been one big 246 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:00,680 Murray go around. Of course, that's a lot of time right now. 247 00:20:02,079 --> 00:20:04,279 You're right, But what else can we do? That's a good question. 248 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:10,720 Hey, wait a minute, what is it? Ashtray? See what about 249 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:15,359 it. Take a look. Just a couple of cigarette butts with lipstick ands 250 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:21,720 Mitchell, yeah, lakes of tobacco and tiny bowls of cigarette paper. Paws 251 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,160 I said this deal had cost us a lot of time. It's just the 252 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:36,119 way it was planned. Come on, we head for Pawson's apartment. He's 253 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,039 not there. We do a fast check up on him and uncover a couple 254 00:20:38,079 --> 00:20:41,319 of very interesting facts, one of which sends us high tailing down to the 255 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:48,680 waterfront. This is the place, Mitchell, Yeah. Pawson's lawyer said he 256 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,519 owned that little cluster of fishing boats out there at the pier. If I 257 00:20:51,599 --> 00:20:53,039 will get your ten that he's on one of them right now, getting ready 258 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,359 to shove off. You take one side, I will take the other. 259 00:20:56,519 --> 00:21:00,240 We split up. I work my way along the row of boat, which 260 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,400 they're all dark except for small deck lights. Then suddenly I spot somebody climbing 261 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:07,200 aboard one of them. It's Missus Henderson. I slip aboard and grabb her. 262 00:21:08,599 --> 00:21:11,680 But just then something hard connects with the back of my head. I 263 00:21:11,839 --> 00:21:17,160 go on my knees. Sorry, Mitchell, I've been standing out here on 264 00:21:17,279 --> 00:21:21,000 taking the dark for several minutes, waiting for Barbara. You know, Pauson, 265 00:21:21,319 --> 00:21:23,039 you're giving this head of mine a pretty year off goal. First decrease 266 00:21:23,079 --> 00:21:26,839 it with a slug, and you massage it with a gun. But like 267 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,480 I say, I'm sorry, all right, lean against the rad You'll be 268 00:21:29,519 --> 00:21:33,799 okay, thanks, I guess I will. You've been leading Marino and me 269 00:21:33,839 --> 00:21:37,440 and Mary chasing the deal. First you hire Jose Diego to swear that he 270 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:41,279 saw Karmedy near the scene of Rhoda's murder. We find out that he couldn't 271 00:21:41,279 --> 00:21:45,799 have been. Then you hire your pal Barbara here to pose this missus Henderson 272 00:21:45,839 --> 00:21:48,559 with a phony story about her husband. Sounds to me like you've been working 273 00:21:48,599 --> 00:21:52,759 for a time, right, forty eight hours of it, to be exact, 274 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:56,640 It's taken me that long to convert my Havana holdings to cash. Sure, 275 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,079 I could have taken a potter right after I killed Rhodas, but I 276 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,319 had to leave broke. This way, I'm caring about one hundred grand with 277 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:06,319 me heading the smuggling ring. Must have been profitable. Oh yes, you 278 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:07,720 see, Mitchell. If I hadn't given you a bump steer right off the 279 00:22:07,759 --> 00:22:11,680 bat, you'd have probably concentrated more on the victim's background. You'd have discovered 280 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:15,519 it used to work for me in the fishing fleet here. That probably would 281 00:22:15,519 --> 00:22:18,559 have gotten you interested in me right off the bat. I had to stall 282 00:22:18,599 --> 00:22:19,759 that off until I got my money. Ah. You did a pretty neat 283 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:23,240 job of it too, if it hadn't been for those crumpled cigarette papers and 284 00:22:23,319 --> 00:22:27,839 barbers whom I might never have tumbled. Oh so that was it, Eh, 285 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:32,759 very careless of me. What are you waiting for a party? Killing? 286 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:34,319 Not here? It's too noisy. You're coming out with us on the 287 00:22:34,319 --> 00:22:37,480 boat, Mitchell, Oh, bully for me. Okay, let's get started 288 00:22:37,519 --> 00:22:41,440 hardly. I got if you came down here alone. Mitchell, your friend 289 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,440 Marina must be around. If we start the boat now, he'll flash a 290 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,319 warning to the harbor patrol. So we'll just stand here in the dark, 291 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,960 nice and quiet until he comes along, and we'll take care of him first. 292 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:56,759 Really, Senor, watch out, Marina, I've got him. Oh 293 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:02,240 sorry, Barbara, Oh girl, you're not leaving. Go relaxed, okay, 294 00:23:02,279 --> 00:23:04,279 Lieutenis. Yes, your shot was quite wild, and before I could 295 00:23:04,319 --> 00:23:07,119 return it, you had taken care of him quite effectively. Well, I 296 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,880 sort of felt I owed him, then, Marina know you were on this 297 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:15,200 boat, Mitchell. Your signal told me signal sure. Porson gave the idea 298 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,279 when he told me to lean on the rail. See that little black deck 299 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,160 light beside it. I was patching my hand back and forth in front of 300 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,400 it while I was talking to Porchon. My body screamed it from you. 301 00:23:23,759 --> 00:23:27,039 I figured the flashing light that bring Marina, which you did in the nick 302 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:30,480 of time. Yeah. I guess you might say you finally saw the light. 303 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:47,559 Huh. Our star Brian don Levy will return in just a moment. 304 00:23:48,759 --> 00:23:52,839 What did you do for your country today? Stand guarded some lonely outpost, 305 00:23:52,519 --> 00:23:56,240 stand watch on the cold, windswept bridge of a patrolling US maybe destroyer, 306 00:23:57,079 --> 00:24:00,400 No, but you can still do your park to guard peace. The piece 307 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:04,559 that is for the strong. Make today your d day. Buy an extra 308 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:10,119 bond for defense, and then keep buying them regularly. There's no safe for 309 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:15,000 sure investment than with United States defense bonds, and you build security not only 310 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,559 for yourself, but your country too. When you buy defense bonds, they 311 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:22,599 serve to combine America's economic strength with its military strength. And it's this combined 312 00:24:22,599 --> 00:24:26,319 strength that protects your town, your home, your right to work and prosper 313 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:32,279 in peace. And remember if you don't save regularly, you generally don't save 314 00:24:32,319 --> 00:24:36,960 at all. So join the payroll savings plan where you work, or sign 315 00:24:37,079 --> 00:24:41,799 up for the Bond a month plan where you bank. Make today your d 316 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:59,160 day. Buy defense bonds. Always remember defense is your job too. Next 317 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,480 week, Turkey, I nominate myself for a slab in the Morgue and that 318 00:25:03,559 --> 00:25:18,279 will be Steve Mitchell's Dangerous assignment next week in Florordon. Tonight's cast were Harry 319 00:25:18,279 --> 00:25:23,240 Bartell, Tony Barrett, Nest Piver, Herbellus and Kay Stewart. This is 320 00:25:23,319 --> 00:25:45,240 John Storm speaking Dangerous Assignments, starring Brian don Levy in the role of Steve 321 00:25:45,319 --> 00:25:49,319 Mitchell, with Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner. Is written by Bob Bryf and 322 00:25:49,319 --> 00:25:55,079 Adrian John Doe and is produced and directed by Bill carn be with us again 323 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,519 next week at the same time when Brian don Levy, starring in the role 324 00:25:57,559 --> 00:26:17,759 of Steve Mitchell, Will Bark got another transcribed dangerous assignment tomorrow. Here both 325 00:26:17,799 --> 00:26:33,160 The Judy Canova Show and Truth Are Consequences on NBC Welcome Back. This was 326 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:41,119 a really neat story. It made good use of the twenty five minute time 327 00:26:41,519 --> 00:26:48,400 and it was really quick and fast paced. And I like the twist of 328 00:26:48,839 --> 00:26:52,880 all of the red herrings being because the murderer was playing for a time before 329 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:59,200 he could convert his assets into something he could take out of the country. 330 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:03,799 Overall, just thank a really well written, in fun story. Well, 331 00:27:03,839 --> 00:27:08,720 we turn now to listener comments and feedback and Francis along with her checks and 332 00:27:08,799 --> 00:27:15,920 along a question bold venture in the future perhaps, Well, thanks so much, 333 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:22,359 Francis. I appreciate the donation and the question slash reminder about bold Venture. 334 00:27:22,799 --> 00:27:30,039 Currently, the plan with bold Venture is that we will present it when 335 00:27:30,079 --> 00:27:37,440 we launch the Adventure series in twenty twenty five, and that will remain the 336 00:27:37,559 --> 00:27:41,720 plan as long as there aren't any complications, which I don't anticipate there will 337 00:27:41,759 --> 00:27:47,079 be. Thank you so much for the question of Francis. Then we go 338 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:53,839 to YouTube your comment about a henchman speaking up and telling his boss he's sick 339 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:59,759 of him calling him stupid or unintelligent. In the recent Philip Marlow movies, 340 00:28:00,319 --> 00:28:03,279 Liam Neeson, the henchman actually does that. Oh good to know it. 341 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:11,240 I guess that's another point for seeing it. Angel rites in regarding dangerous assignment 342 00:28:11,319 --> 00:28:15,480 when he walks into the boss's office. Brian don Levy never knows up he'll 343 00:28:15,599 --> 00:28:22,279 end up redacted, right up to the time he walked into the sponsor's office 344 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:27,519 and found he'd end up period. Though I'm a constant listener and try at 345 00:28:27,599 --> 00:28:33,240 least everything old time radio, Dangerous assignment is just too wooden for me. 346 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:38,559 It's on a path with the man called X, but the latter is, 347 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:45,759 if not lifted at least eleven by Leon Malasco as pegon Zelschmidt. Dangerous Assignment 348 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:52,400 rolls tediously and painfully on shot bearings. Did I mention I'm an auto mechanic? 349 00:28:53,240 --> 00:29:00,559 Dangerous assignment is a you go puffing behind the man called X, a 350 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:06,400 dour trebaut the police procedurals, both of these fitting a broadcast of the style 351 00:29:06,519 --> 00:29:11,240 run the gammut as do all the styles with many entrants? What's wrong with 352 00:29:11,359 --> 00:29:15,559 a dangerous assignment and the man called X? Listen to Nightbeat and Dragnet whatever 353 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:22,839 Steve Mitchell and Ken Thurston Lack, Randy Stone and Joe Friday have got. 354 00:29:22,359 --> 00:29:26,799 I'm also an imp. I'd like to have heard Richard Diamond or Sam Spade's 355 00:29:26,799 --> 00:29:33,240 rendition of any Man called X or Dangerous Assignment storyline. Thanks as always for 356 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:37,920 presenting all well, thank you so much, angel I appreciate the comment. 357 00:29:38,119 --> 00:29:44,759 It's kind of interesting. In the last few weeks we've gotten this comment, 358 00:29:44,839 --> 00:29:48,599 and then we also had one or two saying I don't get mister cameleon. 359 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:55,400 And of course, back when we started the podcast, I knew that in 360 00:29:55,519 --> 00:30:00,440 order to get the most people listening, not have to have a pretty broad 361 00:30:00,559 --> 00:30:03,640 range of shows, because a lot of people who would love Pat Novack for 362 00:30:03,759 --> 00:30:08,960 hire would have no interest in the Sherlock Holmes and I guess this is the 363 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:14,559 same sort of thing now. I think you can enjoy a series and still 364 00:30:14,559 --> 00:30:19,160 see it shortcomings, and I think with Dangerous Assignment there can be a situation 365 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:25,440 where it kind of just becomes Steve goes out in search of the mcguffin of 366 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:30,279 the week. And I can also get how the opening might seem a bit 367 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:34,799 repetitive, and it's interesting in a way. It made the Dangerous Assignment TV 368 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:42,039 program, and after a few episodes, the series started to vary its opening. 369 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:47,920 Not all of the episodes began with Steve in the Commissioner's office, Now, 370 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:53,279 some of this might have been an actor availability issue with per Butterfield, 371 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:59,160 they had other episodes where he did meet with someone. In that case, 372 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:03,000 it tended to be like a deputy played by Lyle Talbot. But they had 373 00:31:03,039 --> 00:31:10,480 episodes where Steve had already got in his assignment and they were starting in mid 374 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:15,640 action, and there seemed to be a recognition with a TV show that it 375 00:31:15,119 --> 00:31:21,400 made sense have some variety in how the show opened, but in the radio 376 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:26,720 program it didn't change, even though by this point in the radio program history 377 00:31:26,799 --> 00:31:33,440 all the episodes of Dangerous Assignment on TV had been released. So it's interesting 378 00:31:33,519 --> 00:31:40,480 how that creative direction didn't seem to transmit back from television to radio. But 379 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:45,680 that said, I think there are some things that really do make Dangerous Assignment 380 00:31:45,839 --> 00:31:49,480 appealing to me. I love the sort of globe trotting nature of the series, 381 00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:53,920 even though I don't like that we have so many episodes that happen in 382 00:31:55,119 --> 00:32:00,839 non specific cities and non specific countries. I think the mysteries, just like 383 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:07,519 in uh this week's episode, are generally pretty solid, and I also love 384 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:13,759 these sort of adventure and action elements that work into the whole story and then 385 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:20,200 also into the big finales. I also think that Steve has an approach to 386 00:32:20,319 --> 00:32:25,319 solving problems that's kind of interesting and different from other detectives. So I enjoy 387 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:30,720 the series, and you know, I appreciate though that other people's opinions can 388 00:32:30,839 --> 00:32:37,319 vary. Now there is no case I'm aware of of script rereuse from Dangerous 389 00:32:37,359 --> 00:32:45,039 Assignment or the Man Called X to another detective series. The closes I have 390 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:52,119 is that there is a script for The Silent Men that became an Beat story, 391 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:58,759 and there's also a Sam Spade script that became a Mister Moto story, 392 00:32:59,039 --> 00:33:06,079 which was actually the first sort of espionage spy detective series we played. So 393 00:33:06,519 --> 00:33:13,079 hopefully I'll eventually do those as some of the twice told stories that we do 394 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:17,079 at a listener support campaign time. But again, thank you so much appreciating 395 00:33:17,079 --> 00:33:22,599 the comment, Angel. And then I have a comment on Spotify from de 396 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:30,200 Glossia regarding the Stars on the Air episode of House on ninety second Street we 397 00:33:30,319 --> 00:33:37,039 played as a four two hundred episode special the Person Rights, This was a 398 00:33:37,039 --> 00:33:39,960 good episode. More from this series plays Adam, Well, thank you so 399 00:33:40,079 --> 00:33:46,160 much. We've got a few episodes of Stars on the Air that are circulating 400 00:33:46,519 --> 00:33:53,000 but most don't fit in the detective genre. I think the only one that 401 00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:58,839 did was The House on ninety second Street. However, stars in the Air 402 00:33:59,119 --> 00:34:05,039 and Hollywood Soundstage. Really, we're just screen Gold Theater by another name, 403 00:34:05,359 --> 00:34:08,800 and I think you'll definitely hear some more Screen Guild Theater episodes as we go 404 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:13,880 along. Thank you so much for the comment. Well, now it's time 405 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,840 to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to go ahead 406 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:23,239 and thank Marla. Marla has been one of our Patreon supporters since January twenty 407 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:29,079 eighteen, currently supporting the podcast at the Shawmas level of four dollars or more 408 00:34:29,119 --> 00:34:31,800 per month. Thank you so much for your support, Marla, and that 409 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:37,199 will do it for today. If you are enjoying this podcast, please follow 410 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:42,599 us using your favorite podcast software. And if you're enjoying the podcast on YouTube, 411 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,880 be sure to like the video, subscribe to the channel, and mark 412 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:51,760 the notification bell all that great stuff that helps YouTube channels grow. We'll be 413 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:57,840 back next Wednesday with another episode of Dangerous Assignment. But join us back here 414 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:04,960 tomorrow for mister Chameleon, well missus Slowbell, who survives him besides yourself, 415 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,679 his niece and a nephew. That is Harper. Well, there are two 416 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:14,320 other nieces, one in New Zealand and one in California. And of course 417 00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:17,239 cousin Lucy Billingsley, she's an orphan. She lives here in New York. 418 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:22,400 And who are Silas Harper's as we are? Mister Camellion. That is to 419 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:25,280 say, my wife, Harriet, is you are his soul? Lair? 420 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:31,280 Missus Flowbell. Yes, Uncle Silas himself gave me his will last night. 421 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:37,360 It's right here. He gave it to you last night, just before he 422 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:42,480 was murdered. Very convenient. What do you mean by that? I mean 423 00:35:42,519 --> 00:35:45,360 I want to know exactly where you and your husband were last night at the 424 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,679 time your uncle was murdered. I was in bed that when I was here 425 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:51,199 too? Is that correct? Miss Slowbear? Your husband was here with your 426 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:53,760 I don't know where he was. I was asleep. What are you trying 427 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:57,599 to do to me? Harriott? Tell this man Chameleon the tooth how you'll 428 00:35:57,639 --> 00:36:01,000 be with us then in the mean hands. Send your comments to Box thirteen 429 00:36:01,079 --> 00:36:07,280 at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and 430 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:12,480 check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com, slash Great detectives from 431 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:16,119 Boiseido. This is your host, Adam Graham signing off.