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Thank you so much for your support. 14 00:01:34,599 --> 00:01:38,799 Well, now it is time for this week's episode of Dangerous Assignment. 15 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:45,079 The original aired eight October the twenty second, nineteen fifty two, and the 16 00:01:45,200 --> 00:02:15,280 title is The Butterfly Chasers Dangerous Assignment Trumscribe starring Brown von Laville Steve Mitchell. 17 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,439 Yeah, danger is my assignment. I get sent to a lot of places 18 00:02:22,439 --> 00:02:24,479 I can't even pronounce. They all spell the same thing, though, trouble. 19 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,719 But when I walk into the Commissioner's office, I don't realize that this 20 00:02:28,759 --> 00:02:38,400 assignment's going to wind up with my getting shot at morning. Commissioner, you 21 00:02:38,439 --> 00:02:40,400 sent for me, Steve, I want you to drop in on a group 22 00:02:40,439 --> 00:02:45,439 of butterfly chaser I think the word is lepidopterists, but I wouldn't bet on 23 00:02:45,479 --> 00:02:47,080 it. Go to the head of the class. At the moment, they're 24 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,240 somewhere in the jungles of Brazil, south of the Amazon. Now when I 25 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,039 say I want you to drop in on them, you mean just that? 26 00:02:53,199 --> 00:02:57,879 Uh I parachute? Okay, Commissioner, what's it all about? Recently, 27 00:02:57,879 --> 00:03:01,039 Steve, there was a meeting in Rio between you West representatives and diplomats from 28 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:06,919 several Latin American countries. Important decisions will reach, commitments made, and agreement 29 00:03:07,039 --> 00:03:09,879 signed. A copy of that agreement was dispatched in the United States by courier, 30 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:14,159 but had never arrived in Washington. The plane in which the courier was 31 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,479 riding crashed in a remote area of the Brazilian coast. All hands lost. 32 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:21,199 Yes, our investigators checked the region, but can learn little from either the 33 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,400 natives or the group of butterfly people who happened to be in the area at 34 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,400 the time. So we assumed that the courier and the document has been lost. 35 00:03:27,439 --> 00:03:30,479 We were wrong. See, we've just learned from contacts in Brazil that 36 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:35,360 the document has been put up for sale at the city of the lemb And 37 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,639 here's the joke of Steve, delivery guaranteed as of the first of next month. 38 00:03:38,759 --> 00:03:42,759 What does that suggest to you? The document is on its way there, 39 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,159 and hey, wait a minute, the butterfly chaser, right, They're 40 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:49,879 scheduled to arrive in the limb just about that time. My hunch is that 41 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,039 someone in that group has the document. Get down there, Steve. It's 42 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,960 vitally important we recover that document. Well, I said, you've got your 43 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:15,879 assignment. Good luck. The National Broadcasting Company is presenting Dangerous Assignment, starring 44 00:04:15,879 --> 00:04:20,160 Brian don Levy and the role of Steve Mitchell, colorful two fisted government agent 45 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:25,439 at all those places of the world where danger and intrigue walk hand in hand. 46 00:04:25,959 --> 00:04:30,160 There you will find Steve Mitchell on another dangerous assignment. Before we bring 47 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,560 you Tonight's dangerous assignment adventure, let me tell you about tomorrow's fine comedy on 48 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:39,839 the NBC Radio Network. Yes, Tomorrow you will hear the Bob Hope Show, 49 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,920 and Fiber McGhee and Molly and Eddie Cantor will bring you his show business 50 00:04:43,959 --> 00:04:47,480 show. There's always entertainment when Fibber and Molly open wide the doors at seventy 51 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:53,959 nine Wistful Vista And tomorrow from Palm Springs, California, Bob Hope will have 52 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:59,439 Bing Crosby, Marilyn Maxwell and Charlie Ferrell as his special guests, and Eddie 53 00:04:59,439 --> 00:05:04,160 Canter's Show Business Show will present a program of Italian entertainers Bob Hope, Liver 54 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:17,240 McGee and Molly Eddie Camper. Yes here all three tomorrow on NBC. Sure 55 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,360 I've got my assignment cat down to South America. Catchup to a group of 56 00:05:20,399 --> 00:05:25,040 waterfly chasers somewhere in the jungle of Brazil and find out which member of the 57 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:29,720 party is carrying a highly confidential document belonging to the United States. It's a 58 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,199 hunka political dynamite, and we want it back before it's sold to the highest 59 00:05:32,199 --> 00:05:36,600 bidder. It's early Friday evening when my plane lands in Belm, Captain Arcata, 60 00:05:36,759 --> 00:05:41,120 the local law hustles me into another plane, and a few minutes later 61 00:05:41,639 --> 00:05:46,360 we're airborne, heading west over the jungle. Manual contact when you reach your 62 00:05:46,399 --> 00:05:49,040 destination center. Mitchell is Sagan Romero. I send him out to pick up 63 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,600 the trailer of the group two days ago. Where are they now, Captain? 64 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:56,680 The last radio report I received from Romero a few hours before your arrival 65 00:05:56,879 --> 00:06:00,639 at the group camped at this point on the map almost direct me under us. 66 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,600 You mean we're there already? We are come, I would assist you. 67 00:06:03,079 --> 00:06:08,920 Yeah, there's this little matter is slipping into a parachute full number one, 68 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,920 Captain, when about to make a parachute jump. Don't forget the parachute. 69 00:06:12,959 --> 00:06:16,360 Eh, here we are in your Hey, there's a bright moon that 70 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,399 will help. I just assume it wasn't so bright, cap'n It too easy 71 00:06:19,399 --> 00:06:23,000 for someone on the ground to spot the parachute, see, of course, 72 00:06:23,399 --> 00:06:26,519 which means I'll have to drop a long way down as far as I dare 73 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,639 before I open the chute. Uh. The pilot is motioning classignor okay, 74 00:06:30,959 --> 00:06:34,600 what's their altitude? The instructions worth five thousand feet right, no circling. 75 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:39,399 We don't want to attract too much attention. See one pass over the area. 76 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:47,519 I bail out and see okay, cap'n open her up. It doesn't 77 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,439 take long to eat up five thousand feet of space, especially when you drop 78 00:06:50,519 --> 00:06:54,639 most of the way where the shoot flows. When my counferences out, I 79 00:06:54,720 --> 00:07:00,839 pull it forward, then a jarring choke if the shoe opens by slowly down 80 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,959 straight toward the river. I an the shrouds to change direction, so I 81 00:07:04,079 --> 00:07:08,439 miss the river, but my land on the top branches of a tree. 82 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,439 Next thing I know, I'm dangling at the end of the shoots. I'm 83 00:07:11,439 --> 00:07:15,399 fifteen feet above the ground. That's when it happens. First, this has 84 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,120 passed my ear. Thanks one chipsy hunk a tree trunk. This is no 85 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:25,199 place for me. I unfastened the harness and drop the ground, start crawling 86 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,199 on my hands and knees toward the river, and then suddenly I freeze. 87 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,680 Someone's coming up on the double. I wait. Then as he goes by, 88 00:07:32,759 --> 00:07:36,319 I reach out and grab Thanks, hold the butter. Take god gun. 89 00:07:36,439 --> 00:07:39,720 No wait, wait, wait, wait, you are the American Mitchell. 90 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:41,879 Yeah, big surprise, No, no, no, saying you're I 91 00:07:41,879 --> 00:07:44,800 am Sergeant Romero, the Captain Toling from Marrow. You. Yes, of 92 00:07:44,879 --> 00:07:47,040 course, I'll show you my identification here. I have it in my pocket. 93 00:07:47,079 --> 00:07:51,319 I'll reach for it if you don't mind it says you're sergeant from Arrow. 94 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:56,680 All right, from there, get down the shot. It came from 95 00:07:56,759 --> 00:08:01,360 dead directions. You're from the river. Yeah. You see someone now he's 96 00:08:01,399 --> 00:08:05,360 probably cut back into the jungle. See see how far are they camp from 97 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:09,680 here? Several miles down the river near a small dinage. Comes to you. 98 00:08:09,759 --> 00:08:22,720 I have a boat here nearby. It is not far from here, 99 00:08:22,759 --> 00:08:26,439 Senor Mitchell, just around the bend. How many a mother in camp? 100 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:31,399 In the row? There are four? The leader wow with Gray. Here 101 00:08:31,039 --> 00:08:37,759 is doctor Stanho and there are two assistance. One is called Auges and others 102 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:43,480 Williams and head. There's the doctor's wife wife. See very young, very 103 00:08:43,519 --> 00:08:50,720 beautiful saire. Ah. There is the clearing near the river bank. Yeah, 104 00:08:50,879 --> 00:08:54,360 it looks like someone sitting at a campfire alone. I think that it. 105 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:58,519 See that is doctor Stample. Let's pull in the shore here, man, 106 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,559 you better stay right to your other site for the time being. Stick 107 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:16,320 to the boat and keep your eyes open. I'll be back. See hello 108 00:09:16,519 --> 00:09:24,679 there, Hello, Hello, good evening. Welcome. This is the Stanhope 109 00:09:24,759 --> 00:09:28,240 camp. By any chance, has that's right? Natives up the river mentioned 110 00:09:28,279 --> 00:09:30,639 that you were in the region. My name is Mitchell. Oh, I'm 111 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:35,080 doctor Stanhope. How do you do? Sit down, don't you? Thanks? 112 00:09:35,279 --> 00:09:39,519 Don't find as I do. Had a hard journey. Yeah, you'd 113 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,360 think after being in this jungle for over a month, I'd get used to 114 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:46,679 these hikes. But hello on a holiday are yeah, well sort of. 115 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:50,679 I'm soaking up some local color doing a book. Ah. Really, I 116 00:09:50,879 --> 00:09:52,919 envie you. I always wanted to ride, but never seem to find the 117 00:09:54,000 --> 00:10:00,480 time. My work and the work what sort of research butterfly chases call it? 118 00:10:00,799 --> 00:10:03,799 Or traveling alone? Mister Mitchell. No, my camp's not very far 119 00:10:03,919 --> 00:10:09,840 away, going to be in the region for a while, it depends. 120 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:16,399 Ah, that's my wife. Hello, darling, have a nice stroll. 121 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,799 Yes, you're very nice. Sweet. This is mister Mitchell. How do 122 00:10:20,879 --> 00:10:26,639 you do, senor missus Stanhope. Mister Mitchell's a writer, soaking up a 123 00:10:26,919 --> 00:10:31,120 little local color, As he puts it the writer. How interesting. By 124 00:10:31,159 --> 00:10:33,919 the way, darling, have you seen anything of Hodges Hodges? No, 125 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,320 Well, I thought he might possibly be in the village. Well I didn't 126 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,879 go to the village. Haven't seen him for hours. Wonder what's happened to 127 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:46,039 him. He's probably with Williams. No Jim came back to camp a few 128 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,559 minutes ago and went out looking for it. Well, don't worry, darling, 129 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,279 he'll turn up now if you don't mind. I think I'll go to 130 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:54,320 my ten. And I'm rather tired, of course, my DearS. Good 131 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,200 night, Senior Mitchell, Good night Miss Stanhope. Well, doctor, I 132 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:01,559 think I'll be moving along too. Oh must you really? I thought we 133 00:11:01,639 --> 00:11:05,080 might chat a little. There have plenty of time for that in the morning, 134 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,360 that is, unless you'll be pulling out. Yes, we had planned 135 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,080 on leaving early. Might join forces with you tag along if you don't mind. 136 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:16,279 I'm headed for balm You we're also headed that way, mister Mitchell. 137 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,039 Of course you're welcome to join us. However we sort of poke along. 138 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,759 You know. We're in no hurry, and neither my doctor. I'm in 139 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:39,320 no hurry at all. Night Romeo Romero, Well i've met fifty percent of 140 00:11:39,399 --> 00:11:43,240 the troop. Doctor and his wife Williams wasn't around, and Hoidges hasn't been 141 00:11:43,279 --> 00:11:48,159 seen for hours. I don't like that Romero Hodges could have taken up power. 142 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:52,399 You're not think so, Senor. Look on the river bank. Hey, 143 00:11:54,279 --> 00:11:56,919 I pulled a body out of the river a few minutes ago. That 144 00:11:56,080 --> 00:12:15,960 is the man called Hodges. In just a moment, Steve Mitchell will continue 145 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:20,240 his dangerous assignment. We now bring you an important announcement for all Americans, 146 00:12:20,759 --> 00:12:24,480 particularly those of you who run your own business or are in a position to 147 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:31,240 hire employees. This country is now engaged in a gigantic defense program which must 148 00:12:31,279 --> 00:12:35,120 be kept on schedule. There's no time to lose. To win, We've 149 00:12:35,159 --> 00:12:41,480 got to use every ounce of strength industrial strength in this contest to protect ourselves 150 00:12:41,519 --> 00:12:46,159 and the free world. That means we've got to give jobs, productive jobs 151 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:50,679 to all Americans. We've got to hire the handicapped. Thousands of handicapped persons, 152 00:12:50,759 --> 00:12:54,039 veterans and non veterans alike, are ready willing and able to work. 153 00:12:54,799 --> 00:13:00,159 Thousands of others have proved on the job that when they're properly placed, they 154 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,120 do everybody as good a job as they're able bodied fellow workers. So, 155 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:09,080 mister employer, give these folks a chance to help you increase your productive capacity. 156 00:13:09,039 --> 00:13:24,320 Hire the handicapped, help them help your business. Help America. And 157 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:35,480 now back to dangerous Assignment and Brian don Levy as Steve Mitchell. You're sure 158 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,519 this dead guy is Hodges? Remember Oh, his papers were in his puppet. 159 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:46,159 He was struck on the head. Eh So one of doctors Stanhope's assistants 160 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,759 gets himself knocked off. I wonder if Hodges was the one who was carrying 161 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,320 the document in that case. Whoever killed him now has it? Or maybe 162 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,279 Hodges knew who has it. Let's see, when I was talking to doctor 163 00:13:56,320 --> 00:14:00,679 stan Hope, his wife returned to camp. She said she'd been out for 164 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,360 a walk. She had an opportunity to kill him. Yeah. Also the 165 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:07,559 other assistant, Williams, who was supposed to be out looking for Fidges, 166 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:13,000 and he also had opportunity. And there's a doctor Stanhope himself. What do 167 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,600 you mean that left them alone in camp? He could have slipped out here 168 00:14:16,639 --> 00:14:20,279 in the brush and killed IDEs. A right to keep under cover, Romeo. 169 00:14:20,519 --> 00:14:30,559 I'm going over to Stanhope's camp and break the news to them when I 170 00:14:31,039 --> 00:14:33,320 can't, Williams, the other assistant is there. I tell them I've stumbled 171 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:37,320 across Tiger's body, and they're all properly shocked. We threw back to the 172 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,440 river bank so they can have a look at it. Thing like this is 173 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,360 hard to believe, Mitchell. Pretty good friends of yours, Williams. Yes, 174 00:14:45,399 --> 00:14:50,720 you're the best, dreadful, perfectly dreadful. Poor such a brilliant career 175 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,600 suddenly cut off by a horrible accident like this accident. Of course, you 176 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,000 see, Hodges couldn't swim. He was wandering along those rocks on the river 177 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:03,600 bank looking for space smooths. Obviously he fell and struck his head and rolled 178 00:15:03,639 --> 00:15:05,799 into the water. Isn't that what you'd make of it, mister Mitchell? 179 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:11,000 Yeah, yeah, I guess so, Williams. What do you think Dr 180 00:15:11,039 --> 00:15:13,000 Stanhol's right about Hodges not being able to swim? Beyond that, I wouldn't 181 00:15:13,039 --> 00:15:18,759 know. I'm no detective. I suppose there's a problem Hodge's body. You'll 182 00:15:18,799 --> 00:15:22,039 have to be taken to bell m or destination. Somebody should accompany the body. 183 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,519 I suppose it's leader of the group. It should be myself. I 184 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,360 disagree, Doctor Stanhope, quir Williams, what this expedition means a lot to 185 00:15:28,399 --> 00:15:31,960 you? I think you should continue your research. I'll take the body to 186 00:15:31,039 --> 00:15:35,120 Berlin. No, I'm afraid I cantliment you to go, Williams. If 187 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,399 I'm to continue my research, I certainly need your help. All right, 188 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,720 you're the boss. But in that case, perhaps I should go you I'm 189 00:15:43,759 --> 00:15:48,559 not needed here. Well that's a pretty disagreeable job for a woman, missus 190 00:15:48,559 --> 00:15:52,639 stan Hope, and a little dangerous traveling through the jungles like this. Yes, 191 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,519 I quite agree with you, mister Mitchell. Uh if I could make 192 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,440 a suggestion, Oh yes, we all means there's nothing any of you can 193 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,039 do for Hodges. Now why not let the natives take his body in? 194 00:16:03,679 --> 00:16:07,159 M Well, I suppose that would be the practical solution. Yes, I'll 195 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,879 have two bears carry it to the village if you like. I'll stay here 196 00:16:10,919 --> 00:16:12,559 with the body until you send them. Oh, that's very kind of you. 197 00:16:14,039 --> 00:16:15,919 Let me be a few minutes. Come along, my dear, very 198 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,320 well, good night, mister Mitchell, good night, missus stand Hope. 199 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:33,360 Thanks Mitchell, Sure see you later, William Romero. See my dear Mitchell, 200 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:37,200 you hear what went on. Indeed, I was getting a little worried 201 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:41,039 that one of them was going to get away from me. See see what 202 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,919 is your plan? Now? We'll move in closer and keep an eye on 203 00:16:44,039 --> 00:16:55,039 them the rest of the night. After the natives pick up Hodges's body, 204 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,399 Romero and I settle down in the underbrush where we can watch stan Hopes camp. 205 00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:02,440 I take the first while white Romero. At midnight, everything's quiet in 206 00:17:02,519 --> 00:17:06,559 the camp. Their fire has gone out. I doze off. The moon 207 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,079 is setting. When I opened my eyes again, I look at my watch 208 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,039 and realize I've been asleep a couple of hours. I roll over and looked 209 00:17:11,039 --> 00:17:15,240 toward Romero. Then I set up fast. Romero's gone. I scrambled to 210 00:17:15,279 --> 00:17:18,759 my feet and head towards stan Hook's camp, and I get my second surprise. 211 00:17:19,559 --> 00:17:23,119 Camp is dismantled. Everybody's gone. This is just great. I found 212 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,920 along the trail around the bend, and there stretched out on the ground in 213 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:33,920 front of me as a body Romero. Romero Fromearra. Oh, Mitch, 214 00:17:34,279 --> 00:17:41,599 here, that's what happened. Oh. I heard a noise from the camp, 215 00:17:41,759 --> 00:17:44,400 came to investigate, and somebody slipped up behind me hit me over the 216 00:17:44,519 --> 00:17:47,640 hiss. You couldn't see who it went. Oh no, I've cleared out. 217 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:56,440 I've got about a two hours start on us. We must have gained 218 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,759 on them substantially by now, Michu. Yeah, we've been traveling at a 219 00:17:59,759 --> 00:18:04,400 pretty good clip all morning. You down. Yeah, we're getting close to 220 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,160 them, all right. What do you tell where that shot came from? 221 00:18:07,279 --> 00:18:11,440 Over there at the left somewhere, I think, can you see anyone? 222 00:18:11,759 --> 00:18:17,720 No underbrush these thicket is not surprising. Whoever it was could be some distance 223 00:18:17,759 --> 00:18:19,640 away by now. Yeah, no, I hold it? What is it? 224 00:18:21,279 --> 00:18:22,559 Flash? A flight? Over there in the far edge of that clearing. 225 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:29,720 Hey, it's missus Stanhope, ah see walking through the clearing and now 226 00:18:29,759 --> 00:18:33,480 into the underbrush again putting you know, but she's not carrying a gun. 227 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:37,440 She could have ditched it. She seemed to know where she's going, probably 228 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:45,960 to their new camp. Come on, we'll follow her. Yeah, there's 229 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:49,000 their camp, all right, Missus Stanhope and Williams in front of the tent. 230 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:55,960 I'll introduce you as my guide. I'll fight well, mister Mitchell. 231 00:18:56,240 --> 00:19:00,960 I'm surprised to see me, Missus Stanhope. Why christ this is my guide? 232 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:06,640 Senior Romerow. Mister Williams Romero, say, how are you? Where's 233 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,799 doctor Stanhope? He's been down by the rever all morning looking for specimen. 234 00:19:08,839 --> 00:19:11,559 Next day, say, were you the ones who were doing the shooting a 235 00:19:11,559 --> 00:19:15,200 few minutes ago? Mitchell? Not exactly, Williams. Why I was working 236 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:18,640 around when I heard a shot. I decided if a hunter was nearby, 237 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:23,200 I should get back to camp. Let's see, Well it's mister Mitchell. 238 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,000 That's right, doctor Stanhope. Were you doing any shooting a short while ago, 239 00:19:27,079 --> 00:19:32,839 Philip shooting? Why no, I did hear the shot though? Where 240 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,599 glad to have you with us again, mister Mitchell? Why, of course? 241 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,720 Why you sort of pulled up stakes all of a sudden last night? 242 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:42,599 Did you forget you've invited me to tag along with you to Bill m by 243 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:48,640 George? I did forget excitement of Hodge's death and all that you know? 244 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,000 Oh see, when Kara suggested we leave during the night, it was your 245 00:19:52,039 --> 00:19:56,960 idea than missus Stanhope. Oh yes, he bothers me. It's cooler traveling 246 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,119 at night. I see we've planned the rest hear him til dark and then 247 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,200 resume our journey. Would you like to accomplanis this, Yeah, I would, 248 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,880 doctor stan Hope, and this time I'll try to keep up with you. 249 00:20:17,559 --> 00:20:21,519 The afternoon drags on towards sunset. Doctor Stanhope goes into his tent to 250 00:20:21,599 --> 00:20:23,599 rest up for the trip. After dark, Williams is working with a few 251 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,799 butterfly specimens. Missus Stanhope goes down by the river for his smoke. I 252 00:20:29,079 --> 00:20:32,079 tag along to keep an eye on her and leave Romero to watch things at 253 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:33,759 the camp. She makes small talk for half an hour or so, and 254 00:20:33,839 --> 00:20:38,759 then we wander back. She heads for her husband's tent. I suppose i'd 255 00:20:38,759 --> 00:20:44,160 better write, Philip. It's just about cool enough to start now. I 256 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,000 wonder where Romero is. The camp does look a bit deserted, doesn't it. 257 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:55,720 I don't see Williams. Are they Philip? Hey there on the ground, 258 00:20:56,440 --> 00:21:03,319 it's Williams. I'm unconscious, Williams. Williams, Oh, oh, 259 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:08,400 oh, mister Mitchell. But look at my husband's cot. Some blackts rolled 260 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,160 up to look like somebody's lying on it, and the back of the tent 261 00:21:11,279 --> 00:21:15,440 it slip from top to bottom. I don't understand, I think I do, 262 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:22,839 Williams, Oh, oh, Mitchell, what happened? I came in 263 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:26,240 here to ask doctor Stanhope something. As soon as I stepped inside, I 264 00:21:26,279 --> 00:21:29,880 got hit in the head, knocked me to my knees. I saw Stanhope 265 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:33,880 slash the wall of the tent and leave, and I blacked out. Romera 266 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:44,680 must be chasing him. I'll see you later. I take off from the 267 00:21:44,759 --> 00:21:47,920 back of stan Hope's tent and start crashing through the brush. Then all of 268 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:51,839 a sudden I stopped something which I noticed on the table and stand Hope's tent 269 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:56,319 and didn't pay any attention to suddenly registers Stanhope's knife in its sheath. I 270 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:00,000 doubled back fast. Sure enough, there's another tre leading through the brush in 271 00:22:00,039 --> 00:22:03,640 the opposite direction from stan Hope's tent. I follow it. I can hear 272 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,200 somebody ahead of me. Then the noise stops. I stopped too, but 273 00:22:07,319 --> 00:22:10,200 not soon enough. He's in behind me with a gun. Dub move Mitchell, 274 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:14,519 Hello Williams. They're a pretty smart boy. How'd you tumble to the 275 00:22:14,559 --> 00:22:17,160 fact that I was lying? You said? Stan Hope slashed the tent, 276 00:22:17,279 --> 00:22:21,599 but I remembered seeing his knife still inside in its sheath. I doubt if 277 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:22,960 he'd have used it, and then replaced it, he'd have been in too 278 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:26,480 big a hurry. He staged the whole deal to take me off your trail 279 00:22:26,559 --> 00:22:30,880 and give you a head start. Bright boy, how'd you get stan Hope 280 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,640 out of the way? It was simple. I told him you were missus 281 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,880 Stanhope taking off together. He charged down along the river like a bull, 282 00:22:37,039 --> 00:22:40,839 with Romero after him. Pretty neat Williams, I guess that makes you the 283 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,839 boy with a document. But what about the dead guy, Hodges? Where 284 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:47,119 deep it in? Well it started out as a two way split. I 285 00:22:47,279 --> 00:22:49,400 decided to change things. I see, okay, Mitchell, we're still a 286 00:22:49,400 --> 00:23:02,359 little too close to the camp. Start walking. I push on a head 287 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,160 of Williams, knowing that as soon as we get far enough away to suit 288 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,680 him, I'm a dead duck. Then I stopped my chance with a branch 289 00:23:07,759 --> 00:23:10,920 of a tree sticking out in front of me. I push it back out 290 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,359 of the way, and then suddenly I ducked with dover it hits him in 291 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:18,400 the face and sposed his name. Were at lash out with the lip show. 292 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,960 Thanks for the gun. Now just stand still while I find that document. 293 00:23:25,039 --> 00:23:27,960 Yeah, here we are, look at how about a deal? Sorry, 294 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,559 you left all your cards back there on the table with Stanhope's knife. 295 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,880 Our star Brian don Levy will return in just a moment. Let me tell 296 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:53,519 you about tomorrow's fine comedy on the NBC Radio Network. Yes, tomorrow you 297 00:23:53,519 --> 00:23:57,200 will hear of the Bob Hope Show and film. McGhee and Molly and Eddie 298 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:03,079 Kenner will bring you his show Business. There's always entertainment when Fiber and Molly 299 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:07,200 open wide the doors at seven to nine, Wistful Vista and Eddie Canter's show 300 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:11,880 Business Show will present a program of Italian entertainers Fibber McGee and Molly, Eddie 301 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:26,519 Canter. Yes, here all tomorrow on NBC. Next week, Havana a 302 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:33,279 Beautiful place to get killed. That will be Steve Mitchell's Dangerous Assignment next week. 303 00:24:42,599 --> 00:24:59,119 This is NBC the National Broadcasting Company. Welcome back. It's rare than 304 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,440 a show undermines one of its key lines as hard as Dangerous Assignment did in 305 00:25:03,559 --> 00:25:08,880 this episode. But really, if Steve Mitchell can say lepidopterist, is he 306 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:14,680 really going to struggle to pronounce any of the places that he visits. Other 307 00:25:14,799 --> 00:25:17,559 than that, though, it was a good, solid episode. Well, 308 00:25:17,599 --> 00:25:22,559 now we turn to listener comments and feedback. And Steven Halifax rights. Hi, 309 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:27,319 Adam, per your suggestion, I send my perfect weekly lineup Monday Nightbeat, 310 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:33,240 Tuesday, Rocky Jordan, Wednesday, The Saint, Thursday, The Adventures 311 00:25:33,279 --> 00:25:37,240 of Philip Marlowe, Friday, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, and Saturday Dragnet. 312 00:25:38,319 --> 00:25:42,039 Well, thanks so much, Steve. I kind of was asking for 313 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:48,759 like the favorite lineup we've actually had on the podcast. That one's a good 314 00:25:48,839 --> 00:25:52,839 lineup, but we've never quite done that setup. Although any listener or thinks 315 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:57,400 that's a good schedule to listen to shows can just use all our archive feeds. 316 00:25:57,839 --> 00:26:03,880 Listen through those, raise through start to finish on the day's chosen us. 317 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,079 Go over to big Less dot Great Detectives dot net to see all of 318 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:11,200 the programs we've done. Thanks for the email, and then we have an 319 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:18,039 email from Sarah Jane. She sent in a response to the survey and I 320 00:26:18,599 --> 00:26:22,079 also answered some questions she had for a project she was working on, and 321 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:26,440 she said, I'd love to hear more on the show about your process uncovering 322 00:26:26,559 --> 00:26:33,359 old episodes, archival work, and what has inspired you. These ted bits 323 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,960 always stand out to me. It's great to get to know you better as 324 00:26:37,559 --> 00:26:44,480 you also support the old Time programs with fantastic industry slash cultural context. Well, 325 00:26:44,519 --> 00:26:48,039 thanks for the question, Sarah Jane. Now, I guess I would 326 00:26:48,079 --> 00:26:52,440 say, first of all, just to address the archival part. Now, 327 00:26:52,519 --> 00:27:00,240 there is a very important function of transferring old time radio programs from reel to 328 00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:07,000 real tape or from transcription disc to digitize them. Now, I do not 329 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:11,799 actually do anything with that at all. I don't have the proper equipment, 330 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:17,559 and to be honest, it's kind of delicate work and I'm a big clumsy 331 00:27:17,599 --> 00:27:21,200 guy when it comes to things like that. I have to say that for 332 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:26,599 all of this, we do owe a debta gratitude to the folks who have 333 00:27:26,799 --> 00:27:33,079 those skills and make programs freely available. A big part is just keeping your 334 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:41,680 ear to the ground and seeing what new programs are coming into common circulation among 335 00:27:41,799 --> 00:27:45,880 collectors. So that's a big part of it. And of course I honor 336 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:52,680 whatever agreements are attached to a particular file. If it's a situation where they 337 00:27:52,759 --> 00:27:59,240 say do not share for the file for six months, you won't play it 338 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:03,319 for at least six months, don't share it for a year. I don't 339 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:07,319 play it for a year. That sort of thing and I guess beyond that. 340 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:17,400 Sometimes it just involves going down Internet rabbit holes and sometimes finding something interesting 341 00:28:17,599 --> 00:28:22,759 in some obscure corner of the Internet. For example, I found a couple 342 00:28:22,839 --> 00:28:29,200 of files that got posted on one place in the Internet but never got picked 343 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:36,000 up like into wider collections. And then there was a situation where someone posted 344 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:42,799 a bunch of old time radio programs with just AFRs Armed Forces Radio Services and 345 00:28:44,039 --> 00:28:45,920 the number of the post, and I kind of had to go through, 346 00:28:47,079 --> 00:28:52,599 like, you know, a hundred plus different pages on the Internet archive. 347 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:59,720 And I think during one of those, I found a previously uncirculated episode of 348 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:04,119 Police Blotter which started Bill Zuckert, and I was able to email his daughter 349 00:29:04,359 --> 00:29:10,759 and let her know before we even played it that that had been found. 350 00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:15,039 That sort of thing, just kind of going through a lot of different things, 351 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:22,079 you know, trying to find different websites where something might be posted somewhere, 352 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:27,960 because the Internet is a very big place, and sometimes I'll spend an 353 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,359 hour going through different things and be like, well, I did not actually 354 00:29:32,559 --> 00:29:37,680 find anything for all my searching and researching and what have you. But that's 355 00:29:37,759 --> 00:29:40,799 how it goes. It's you know, fun days. You just don't get 356 00:29:40,839 --> 00:29:45,200 a bite. But is that going to stop me next time I in searching 357 00:29:45,359 --> 00:29:52,680 the Internet for something and may find program I'm looking for or something entirely different 358 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:56,640 that I'll end up using in some other way. No, that's not going 359 00:29:56,720 --> 00:30:02,680 to stop me in terms of I guess for this series. You know, 360 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:07,319 I've talked about what got me started on Dragnet several times, but what really 361 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:12,680 inspired me with this series was one I had listeners to the Dragnet podcast who 362 00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:18,599 wanted me to do podcasts of different series, and I didn't think any of 363 00:30:18,759 --> 00:30:25,319 them were as well known or as sustainable as a podcast about Dragnet. And 364 00:30:25,559 --> 00:30:32,799 then then I started to listen to an old time radio radio station and I 365 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:37,200 listened to Let George do It, and it brought back all the good memories 366 00:30:37,319 --> 00:30:44,160 I had watching detective shows when I was a kid growing up and how much 367 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:51,880 fun I had. And they tended to do things on their radio station where 368 00:30:52,079 --> 00:30:57,160 what was played was based on what day it was, so if you were 369 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:04,599 listening to that station on October twenty fifth, you would hear programs within a 370 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:11,319 genre that were for October twenty fifth. The nice thing about the Internet is 371 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:15,480 if you hear people doing something one way and you think it could be done 372 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:19,000 another you can try and do it another way, and I thought it would 373 00:31:19,039 --> 00:31:26,000 be much better rather than here's this random program that was played on October twenty 374 00:31:26,079 --> 00:31:30,480 fifth, to play all the way through a series from start to finish, 375 00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:36,960 every episode so you can see how it develops and how the production changes and 376 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:41,640 what casting changes occur. I will say in defense of that approach, it's 377 00:31:41,759 --> 00:31:47,359 not necessarily a bad approach that they were doing. It's just not the one 378 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:51,319 I preferred. And so I decided to do a podcast or we'd go through 379 00:31:51,839 --> 00:31:56,480 each detective series from start to finish. And I also decided we'd be going 380 00:31:56,559 --> 00:32:01,559 through multiple detective series at the same time so that we could get as wide 381 00:32:02,039 --> 00:32:07,519 a spectrum of listeners as we possibly could, because some people might not like 382 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:12,079 one program, but then they could go ahead and listen to another, and 383 00:32:12,279 --> 00:32:19,319 we get the highest number of listeners. And what inspires me to continue to 384 00:32:20,119 --> 00:32:23,039 do the podcast, I mean, I think there are a couple of things. 385 00:32:23,119 --> 00:32:28,880 On a basic level, it's a matter of inertia. At this point, 386 00:32:29,359 --> 00:32:36,319 we've been putting out these podcasts daily for fourteen years. Tomorrow now I'm 387 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:42,440 doing something and I like what I'm doing. It's great to continue to learn 388 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:47,960 talk about things that I care about and that I enjoy doing. I get 389 00:32:49,039 --> 00:32:53,119 to learn new things and find out new things, not just from books or 390 00:32:53,880 --> 00:33:00,160 old newspapers, but sometimes from your emails. And I'm still hearing episodes that 391 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:04,240 I haven't heard, as well as episodes I haven't heard in many years, 392 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:08,680 which I think is effectively the same thing. And then honestly, it's a 393 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:16,319 response of listeners who love the program, and that really means so much when 394 00:33:16,559 --> 00:33:22,359 people tell you that what you're providing makes a difference in their life, that 395 00:33:23,599 --> 00:33:30,119 they enjoy your commentary, and those type of comments really have kept me going 396 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:35,799 over the years, because over the time we've done the podcast, there have 397 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:43,000 been a lot of moments of frustration because I've wanted to be doing this content 398 00:33:43,119 --> 00:33:49,160 creation as my full time pursuit. And I think what made it more frustrating 399 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:53,880 is based on the number of downloads, a number of listeners we had that 400 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:59,480 it should have happened, you know, years ago, and you start to 401 00:33:59,519 --> 00:34:04,079 feel a little guilty about doing it because it's like, Okay, you're working 402 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:10,559 your full time day job and you're not really enhancing the family's bottom line at 403 00:34:10,599 --> 00:34:15,599 all. You really need to go and do something that's going to make a 404 00:34:15,639 --> 00:34:19,239 lot of money. If you're going to be making that commitment of time, 405 00:34:19,599 --> 00:34:22,679 then it's not just the fact that I'm enjoying it, but that so many 406 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:28,440 people have let me know how much it means to them, and I don't 407 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:32,880 want to let them down. So we pressed forward and we continue to do 408 00:34:34,119 --> 00:34:39,360 that, and the fact the positive comments really get us through all of the 409 00:34:39,559 --> 00:34:45,000 challenges and certainly all the negativity. If you're going to do something on the 410 00:34:45,119 --> 00:34:51,199 internet that gains any notice, then yeah, you're going to have people just 411 00:34:51,519 --> 00:34:58,639 being awful. But for me, the positive support the encouragement really does help 412 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:02,519 me to keep going because truth be told, the people who really appreciate what 413 00:35:02,679 --> 00:35:07,960 we're doing are the ones that I'm making the podcast for. That really keeps 414 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:13,719 me going there because you know, I've tried a lot of experiments in terms 415 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:19,000 of different content, and there are some things that I have stopped because I've 416 00:35:19,079 --> 00:35:22,960 realized nobody is watching this, isn't connecting with anyone, and if anything, 417 00:35:23,159 --> 00:35:30,280 I'm just amusing myself and sometimes I'm not even doing that. But to me, 418 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:37,719 the idea that you're doing something that you love and that people care about 419 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:42,639 and enjoy and makes a difference in their lives. That right, there's all 420 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:45,400 the inspiration you need. So thanks so much for the question, Sarah Jane. 421 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:50,639 I hope it answered your questions and all the best on your efforts and 422 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,239 the project that you're working on. Well, now it's time to think or 423 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:59,760 Patreon supporter of the day. Thank you to Mike, Patreon supporter since July 424 00:36:00,039 --> 00:36:05,199 yet twenty fifteen, currently supporting the podcast at the rookie level of two dollars 425 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:07,639 or more per month. Thanks so much for your support, Mike, and 426 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:12,559 that will do it for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow 427 00:36:12,679 --> 00:36:16,639 us using your favorite podcasts offt. You're enjoying the podcast, please rate and 428 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:22,760 review it wherever you're downloading it from. We'll be back next Wednesday with another 429 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:27,559 episode of Dangerous Assignment, but join us back here tomorrow for Mister Chameleon, 430 00:36:27,679 --> 00:36:30,800 where don't forget. It was still fairly early last night when Laurel Madison died. 431 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:35,199 The colonel says, about eleven pm. She must have put up a 432 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:39,159 struggle and someone must have heard it. What is that cage over there? 433 00:36:40,199 --> 00:36:44,519 Oh? That's a petit cage. Miss Madison had a pettitt. She called 434 00:36:44,559 --> 00:36:46,800 it Whitey. Where the cage is empty and the pedica. There's no petit 435 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:51,639 here when you found the body, was there no, mister comedian, what 436 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,079 is it? But it must have gotten the way Miss Madison often let it 437 00:36:54,159 --> 00:36:58,599 out, and the bedroom window was open. Whitey must have flown out the 438 00:36:58,639 --> 00:37:02,719 window last night. You know, I think you are lying about that petrot. 439 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:06,320 But I'm not lying. I'll tell you I'm not communion. Yes, 440 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,400 Dave, I'm here. So I just heard the darnist story from the woman 441 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:13,119 who lives in the apartment next door. It seems miss Madison had a paris 442 00:37:13,199 --> 00:37:15,639 As we were just discussing that thing about a quarter to eleven at the time 443 00:37:15,679 --> 00:37:21,159 Miss Madison was murdered. This woman heard the parrot screaming hello, Evlyn. 444 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,599 I hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime, do send your 445 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:30,880 comments to Box thirteen at Greatdetectives dot NEP, follow us on Twitter at Radio 446 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:35,960 Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com slash Great 447 00:37:36,039 --> 00:37:39,960 Detectives from Boiseidohol. This is your host, Adam Graham, Sign and off.