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Now Tonight story Operation Europa Transcribed Adventure of George Valentine. George Valentinous,
Claire, you are highly recommended by all American correspondents as men who can handle
very important and confidential matter involving quarter million dollars. Have air meal advanced payment
check in two plane tickets flight to eight six leaving International Airport, New York,
Wednesday afternoon. See you and missus Brooks in our Paris office. Rudy
Field sent to Mark five Maurice LeBlanc Europe for insurance company. Hey, we're
getting up in the world, brooksly Transatlantic cables no less free. I don't
want to sound stuffy, but we do have a business obligations, and this
cable doesn't ask. It takes this for granted, Harris in the Spring.
So I think we'll just crumble up this little billy do throwing in a way
paper bast Harris in the Spring and get started packing. Come on, angel,
Sorry, it's not for working. It is for whole nuns. You
want to be the organ gushot in the street, then shouldn't do not please?
And mister LeBlanc, we came thousands of miles in a matter of a
quarter of a million dollars, among other things, and you will not be
disappointed, mademoiselle. Not yes to business, of course. The nun who
is about to cost you a whole pie and shoe once two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. It's not even party. He he isn't No, he's in
the Stanbul istanbul Ta Key. But that is only a few hours by airplane.
Everything is only a few hours away these days. That is why we
could afford to get you in the Sieur Valentine. Thanks. Our client's name
is are too, a very respectable diamond dealer. I spoke to him a
short while ago by telephone and we make plans or you are to meet him,
or I mean how to meet him. He wants to make sure that
you are not seen talking to him, because it might be important that the
seed does not know that thief? What tief? The man who stole the
Romani diamonds, theater, a glass school, the Romania. Hey, hey,
whatever, hold on? Even you know who the thief is? And
what's the problem. Why can't he be arrested? He just cannot believe me,
Miss you too, will explain. He wants to meet you, Understandbule
bridget ten tonight he will drive in his carn't pick you up. Here's his
picture. You will have a description of you. Sounds like a poll blown
intrigue. Oh it is that, yes, indeed it is. Oh,
Joey, have you have a check for expenses and two airplane tickets on flight
number one ticket. I think I'll leave you here in Paris Brooks and get
in touch with you at the hotel when I find out what this is all
about. Paris in the spring. Remember, enjoy an engine, and it
will be my privilege to be your personal guide. Mademoiselle Blown America risk sweet
votre servis. Oh see, yeah, I'll take that ticcond and auvoirs fifteen.
I wonder if Turkish cops took you off for loitering. Come on,
muster, come on, come on. You're of a one m Asian another
quite a bridge. And according to the guide book, those lights over there
should be the old Sultan's place. We should valentine. Oh hello, what's
the tour? Yes, come in quickly, please shorry to eat sobist areas
we should valentine. But believe me, it is necessary. Whatever you say.
Where are we going? And there was a little coffee shopping the latter
we can talk clear, Let me get this arrangement between you and there's Peter
Iglascue, clear, mister tour It was not a very unusual arrangement, not
here in Europe. And I let's say the Romany diamonds have been in the
Eglascue family for a hundred years or more. You took them on a sort
of consignment to sell them, and you protected mister Eglascue by giving him your
personal note for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. That's right, of course,
I am insured with Europa, that is where they come in. And
when did you find the diamonds gone? Almost a week ago? Iglesque and
I are both staying at the Hotel Metropol. I was ready to show the
stones to a visiting prince from Indian and they were gone. I would swear
that only Egolescue knew where I kept him. Did you accuse him? No?
In fact, I told him nothing about the theft. Why you would
only deny it? And where would you look for four small stones? Let's
see, in four days, according to our agreement, I will either have
to return the stones to Egolescue because I was unable to sell them, or
pay him the money. What did you think I'd be able to do for
you, mister tour? I really do not know how. I am rush
the best, right man? It's one thing I am sure about. What's
Iglescue still has the diamonds here somewhere in Istanbul. It's a big place.
Their Romani diamonds are too well known to the dealers. He could never sell
the stones to them. And if he tries to, yes, you say,
fence them, he would get practically nothing. So her friend will sit
time until he gets the money from you, then later get rid of the
stones somewhere else in Paris, England. And marya baby. Yes, yes,
well, I'm sure enough. Change has appealed to his better as you.
He hasn't believed me. He is charming and punished, but he is.
His hardest is one of those diamonds he stored. He doesn't know other
thefts, and he too lives at the metrophor what is it and listening allah,
that's all. I may be brighter in the morning. That's right,
Le Blanc. You heard me, But the detective, hotel detective at the
Metropol. And if your influence goes that far, let the manage your actors.
Though I've been a hotel detective there for quite some time. I shall
not ask any more questions. I shall do what you are. Fine,
Fine, it's just a hunch, but there's nothing to lose. Is there.
Yes, I can hear some imitation. Roman need diamonds ready by tomorrow.
Of course they will not fully real. Expect they don't have to.
I don't look pretty close to the real thing, and I'll be satisfied,
mister Tour. I see. But then you also say I shall have to
play a power exactly like an ector. I can act. But don't worry,
mister Tour. I'll coach you very thoroughly. Speak a little lot.
I can hardly hear you. I want you to come to Istanbul and register
at the hotel Metropole. You got that Metropol all right? You can use
your real name, but I'm afraid you'll have to do a little acting acting.
Yeah, you're a flipped globe American show gal on the make, on
the make, especially for a wealthy, fat little frenchman named Ari Torre.
Now, when you come to the lobby at the mine, the tall,
dark gentleman over there is Peter Egles Brooks. Yes, George, Okay,
let's start walking. And remember I wanted to see me in my job as
hotel detective. I know and see me making a fight for mister Tour.
But I tell you, I must find Siecie. She's not just my job,
she's my good luck. Joe. Oh yes she has indeed, Miss
Brooks and all of us here at the Metropole. She'll do our best to
help you. Siecie always like men more than women. The other girl from
the show always says she takes after me. This man. Maybe this gentleman
here is a fie. Oh well, let me ask you. I beg
your pardon, sir. Oh yes, mister Glescue, I'm the house detective.
This is Miss Brooks, one of our guests. Hello, Miss Brooks.
Yeah, Miss Brooks was wondering whether you'd seen her little black French poodle.
The name is Fifi. It seems Fife is lost. Oh I'm afraid
I have not seen her, and it is a shame. I cannot be
of service to such a charming young lady. That's sweeter you just say that.
Well, sorry, the body is said, Oh quite all right.
Oh there's a distinguished looking now. Maybe he can help me. Oh that's
mister two or miss Brooks. And if you'd like me to ask, never
mind, I'll ask you myself. I've always been partial to the older and
like I said, the sting voice type the very attractive girl show girl,
mister Glescue. Oh, didn't have much trouble getting to talk to mister Tour.
No, no, indeed, I can't tell how they do it,
but they can spot money in a man a mile away. Well she went
lost, Phoebee, but she show found mister Tour. Sorry to have bothered
you, mister Glascume. Just part of my job, that's right, mister
Tour. Sleep soundly pleasant dreams. What are those dons? Oh? Yes,
they are nice, very nice. That will set the stage very nice.
Ah, yep, that doesn't Good night, mister tor Good night,
Monsieur Valentine. Hint, good law. Oh this is terrible, less cute,
terrible. I certainly think you've treated me very badly too. What difference
does it mcnow? Gentlemen please please yes, here's Monsieur Valentine. I am
sorry. Look at my room. It has not been disturbed. I tell
you I was robbed by a professional jewels. If to the diamonds, the
romany diamonds are gone, I shall report that to the police. Do not
want it, I want more publicity. It will only make deceive Hight.
You are the detective Pacret of hotel You can hlp me. You should have
called on me last week. It did not even tell me what happened.
And the diamonds are really mine. But I explained it. Those diamonds last
week for invitations cheap ought to carry around them to pay extra insurance prims.
That is why I did not worry. And you are protected by that noted
less cue, so I did not have to tell you anything. I still
think you might at least just wanted you want me to tell must I understand
you've been here in Easternbul long time. I am well, yes, and
you will. You have had dealings with all sorts of people, all sorts.
I want those diamonds pick. I will pay reward. I will ask
no questions. Wow, that's always easier said than done. If someone stole
the imitations, you should have been warned by that tour, but I was
sure no one knew that I still had the real diamonds. You must help
me find the Missieur Valentine. I'll certainly try. How can you even start
to go about something like this, mister Valentine, If it's impossible, No,
no, not impossible, mister Glascow. It's mostly a matter of beating
a trap. Then you sit back and wait. In just a moment,
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to Istanbul to try and recover a fortune in stolen diamonds. It's an unusual
case because you are quite certain who the thief is, but how do you
get him to give up the priceless loot. Well, if your name is
George Valentine, you think the only chance is to set a trap with greed
is the bait. So far, you've built only the first part of the
trap, and even as sharp a gal as Brooksie can't quite figure out what
the trap is supposed to be. I'll make your back at Paris as soon
as I can imaginate you this. There's no place within your girl, not
even with a charming guide like Monsieur LeBlanc. Especially not with a charming guide
like Monsieur LeBlanc. George, I still having the faintest notion of what you're
trying to do here. I thought we were supposed to be seen together,
and now you're right here in the open with me. Now it's important that
i'd be seen talking with you. It'd be very helpful if I were seen.
Okay, maybe I'll find out what this is all about some other time.
Oh, Brooks. He did a fine job, if its purpose is
a little vague. Remember, I'm fumbling around in the dark myself. Yeah,
I know, darling. The only thing I have been able to accomplish,
I hope, is to put the first shadow of a down into a
Glascue's mind. The real diamonds were stolen last night. He's going to wonder
what he stole last week dollars. That's right, mister Glascue, and you're
getting the bargain of the century. No, of course, you know.
I can tell all of this to mister Thule, and the least that will
happen to you then is that you will lose your job. You're not going
to tour, are you. You see, it's an economically sound proposition.
If I sell you these diamonds, you can have them and the money you'll
get from mister tour and not notic is no, but that that girl,
the American show girl. You didn't have to pay anything to her, Oh
no, no, Now, she was very grateful that I letting get on
that plane to Paris without calling the police. Yeah, I told her.
I even did that because she was a fellow American. Oh, very decent
of you. I'm afraid miss Brooks is not a professional criminal. She just
succumbed to temptation at once. It was quite a hunch I had that she
was our mysterious mis raffle. Now, how do I know that you have
the diamonds? You'll have to take my word for it. Not good enough?
All right? Yeah, no, I did not mean to doubt you.
Look, I probably get a reward from Tour, but it wouldn't be
anywhere near thirty thousand. So oh, I gain, and it's a good
deal for you. Thirty thousand and American dollars isn't a deal. I will
get the money. I will meet you at six near the Muscari, that
is the musk with a large silver dome. So you really think you have
him, as you say under hook, mischaur belint. At least there's a
chance, mister Tour if you checked all the banks here and he's down boom,
there are only a few large ones. I have friends in must of
him. I know I Glescue account in them, and certainly no thirty thousand
dollars transactions of any sort today. O God good, find right. I
do not understand I think mister Iglescue needs one final bit of convincing that what
I have here are the real romany diamonds, and I have an idea.
He's going to try and convince himself. Yeah, I would gladly change places
with you, brother boy up there on a minaret safe. What this place
needs is more electric lights. Basic lesque could have chosen a meeting place and
Lada Oh could have what's hey? Hey you? Oh, you're not gonna
run away leaving at night? There are you? Take another throw? I
mean fast boy. You know he's not a handy words. I know,
but it's not gonna help you. Hey suck Oh that's great. Sure,
don't want to chase him. Run back to the man who hired you,
fezz boy, Metropole, Tell metrop we understand nobody, Okay, I won't
worry. Just get this cab there quick. You're American hockey yankee fuck dash
your fine me and name for Pukovitski puko Itallian fits rushed ste bullish, which
all makes me Greek boy. Hooky kid. Yeah, change your preacher,
Hey, what our going? No? Maybe engine go free me? Look,
okayn, make it snappy? You help yankie boy, you can't cut
it out you. He knocked you the hair. You'll need more than I
k than a monkey runch you. You know who would think a glass you
would playing a double chance to knock me off? You fail to keep your
appointment at the musque carry mister in Gleskull. A bad failing of mine.
A couple of your friends sort of pinch hit for you didn't pay, And
I do not know what you're talking about anyway. You should know that you
can't get anything without paying for you. Cannot blame me for trying to save
myself some money. Oh it's done every day and the best of circles.
I just came by to tell you that you've missed your chance by staying.
The deal for the diamonds is off good. Oh no, let us not
be too haste it. Oh I haste it all. I'm just being prudent.
I don't like the way you play, so I'm going to turn the
diamonds over the tour and settle for the reward. Cannot do that. They
want to bet I'll pay you the money. No treat too late, thirty
five thousand, not interested being a fool, A very bad feeling of mine.
All right, you can come with me while I get the money.
There will be no more tricks. I value my life too much. Friend.
Besides, I already told mister Tour i'd be able to a Sweden an
hour that I had a wal surprise. No listen, mister, but you're
welcome to be there for the farrale. Did you get thenish of Valentine?
How did you get them pick so quickly? Remember the agreement with the tour,
No questions. Let's just say I was very lucky. I would look
at those diamonds very carefully too. I will certainly demand to know they are
the real ones before I give you back that note for two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars or they are the real one. Oh make sure, by all
means was the tour? After all, you yourself said there are some funny
ones somewhere in Istamboul, the ones who were stolen a week ago. Yes,
yes, I know. I am not an expert. I do not
know the fine points of the stones, but I am not a fool.
Well, I am almost sure, But of course I have an eyeglass in
the other room. Why don't you get Yeah, let's get it. By
all means, these diamonds are safe here, and I wouldn't want any sort
of reward for something I don't deserve anything, you say, Monsieur Valentine,
we will be right backing Gillescue. You cannot blame me of to be sure,
of course? Not okay? That was fine too or fine? Did
you see him snap for the big Do you think he must possibly work now?
I gave it a funny, elaborate build up. You should have heard
him actually begged me to take his money for the diamonds here I give the
eyeglass, and I better give him enough time, not too long, not
too short, just the right amount of time. You say, when we
should go in? Do you hear anything in it? I think that's it,
yes, in case he's easy. Did you get it too? Yes?
Here it is the big moment is at hand for both of us.
Say again that is right? He let me see now here his first one
mm hm h h Well it is good or right? Fine? You'd better
make very certain to these others mhm yes, yes, or if them are
the real romany diamonds, no question at all. Well, as I said
before, I shall have to have other expert opinion. With all due respect
to your knowledge. You won't mind it, will you too? No,
No, I will not mind the toll, And if I were you,
i'd take that smug smirk off your facing less cue. It happens that he's
right and you're wrong. But even though you think that the diamonds you've switched
on us make those on the table phony, and the ones somewhere in your
pockets are the good one. I do not know what you're talking. Maybe
I can show you. Let's go pick your hands off me. What are
you doing? Just building up to something that'll make you kick yourself all over
the place where you stop that? No, you're struggling. Giscu Monsieur Valentine
is a very determined young man behind. Yeah, here we are. Oh
well those are these are the phony diamonds. I was carrying the ones you
just took off the table when you put the good ones back on it.
No, No, the ones eye stole from miss a tour with his complete
cooperation. Oh but he is not. He's telling nothing but the tour.
After all, since you had the real Romani diamonds all the time, we
had to get him back somehow, and busting you obliged us sort of cheating,
cheating, thanks a lot. You're not going to get away with it.
This is the right, Ralah. I owe you something for all acute
tricks you tried to teach that Fez boy in the cave, and here it
is all splenty money fee. Now I have something else I must attend to
in Paris. That guy le Blanc has too done good looking, and maybe
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all the things they say about Paris. I never saw you quite as
radiant as you are. Now as loving me or you can actually feel it.
Laura's a shining monbland about I thank you abro point he will simply,
you know so much about love and marriage and all the wonderful things it can
mean. Who and he talked together? He's so young, but do you
know that he's been married for over ten years. He has six children?
Is another one on the way. He says children make any marriage happy.
He wants me to write to him and telling you just how the two of
us are coming along. He says he can give me all sorts of good
advice. George, let's call him Darling. Yeah, ask him if this
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the mutual Don Lee Broadcasting system. Welcome back, Well. The interesting Valentine
Brooksie dynamic continues as George is not quite ready for commitment, but doesn't want
anyone else to h to get Brooksie's affections either. So Yeah, as for
the episode itself, I like this one. This was just a great change
of pace. Of course, you have to acquire a bit of a scent
of suspension, of disbelief about George being called in on this job, even
though Bob Bailey in a few years would start playing Johnny Dollar. George Valentine
wasn't Johnny dollars, so it's hard to imagine why he'd be called into this
big South South American or not South American but international case. But once you
get past that, it's it's a great episode and just a great of setting
up this stick. This was just a great example of a battle of wits
with a criminal. Just absolutely well done. When we turned down a listener
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