1 00:00:05,679 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. 2 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,759 This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we 3 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,920 are going to bring you this week's episode of Counterspot. 4 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,199 But first I do want to encourage you, if you're 5 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,440 enjoying the podcast, to follow us using your favorite podcast 6 00:00:27,559 --> 00:00:32,039 software and our listener support and appreciation campaign continues. You 7 00:00:32,079 --> 00:00:35,520 can become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters far as 8 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,320 Little last two dollars per month at Patreon dot Great 9 00:00:39,399 --> 00:00:46,719 Detectives dot net. But now, from March first, nineteen forty three, 10 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,200 here is the case of the illegal radio station. 11 00:00:51,359 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: Rossington calling Counterside, Washington calling. 12 00:01:03,799 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 3: Counterpi Arting counter by calling, Morgigan arting counter by calling Washing. 13 00:01:28,519 --> 00:01:50,959 Speaker 2: The Blue Network prevent Ni Sateward counter By. Germany has 14 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,400 its Gutapo, Italy and Doga and Japan and Black Dragons. 15 00:01:55,959 --> 00:01:59,239 But Max against all of these legreid enemy agents al 16 00:01:59,359 --> 00:02:04,239 nco Fan, I'm a highly trained counter fire visualized haight 17 00:02:04,439 --> 00:02:19,360 countered fire them all as David Pardy in Washington, Regadier 18 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,199 General Whitcomb that in his private office, but a large 19 00:02:22,199 --> 00:02:26,039 oak death standing in front of him was First Lieutenant 20 00:02:26,479 --> 00:02:32,159 John O'Brien. Lieutenan O'Brien, Yes, sir, I have another mission 21 00:02:32,159 --> 00:02:36,680 for you, the most important mission. Yes, General, let's see, 22 00:02:37,319 --> 00:02:42,520 you've been my official messenger for seven years, Greg nine years, 23 00:02:42,599 --> 00:02:48,840 nine years. M Well, Lieutenant, you've been most methodical, resourceful 24 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:49,400 and diligence. 25 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 4: Thank you, sir. Now, this envelope contains certain very important documents. 26 00:02:55,879 --> 00:02:58,919 They concerned changing some of our heavy artillery on the 27 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:04,319 west coast. Carry it inside your uniform. Now, I want 28 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,159 you to deliver these to the commander of the San 29 00:03:06,159 --> 00:03:11,639 Franoiscal Fortifications. Deliver them right into his own hands and 30 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:17,680 no other living person. Yes, so I write to No, 31 00:03:18,159 --> 00:03:20,120 I don't want to call attention to your mission in 32 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:23,360 any way. Just quietly get on the train. So you 33 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,400 were carrying nothing about importance. There's a transcendental train tonight 34 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,039 at ten o'clock, Reid, Yes, sir, there is. All I've 35 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,080 got to do is go back to my hotel room 36 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:50,319 and cancel several engagement sciences at all and all. Oh, 37 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:57,240 this is the Penan O'Brien calling. No, No, I can't 38 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,479 take you to the pad of the night. No, I'm 39 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:07,879 not foolish, you address. Honestly, I'm awfully sorry, but I've 40 00:04:07,919 --> 00:04:12,879 just received instructions at leave of San Francisco. Yeah, san Francisco. 41 00:04:15,159 --> 00:04:16,680 Well I'll be back in about a week, and then 42 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:40,480 i'll see you every night. Yeah big it please? Oh yay, conduction. 43 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,560 Oh going to San Francisco with Kevan. 44 00:04:45,399 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 5: Don't you want to have birth in the sleepers? 45 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 4: Got you have a vacancies? No, thank you, I guess 46 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:52,120 I'll sit up. 47 00:04:53,319 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 6: Oh, San Francisco is a long way to ride in 48 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,000 the day, coach. No, I'm your still. 49 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 4: Because it's I'm the nine as much. 50 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 5: Oh, it's see I see what nine know about halving 51 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:12,879 all lad Thank you well, Bend, and I hope you don't. 52 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:31,199 Speaker 7: Get what's your arm over your life? Don't want to 53 00:05:31,319 --> 00:05:31,720 go out. 54 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,759 Speaker 4: It may have something to do with the tom madam. 55 00:05:37,079 --> 00:05:37,959 Speaker 8: I'm affected. 56 00:05:39,319 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 7: It's so tough. 57 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 6: Oh yo, take your hand off me. 58 00:05:46,480 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 8: Oh oh, conductor A something that canable has happened? 59 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 4: What happened about? 60 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,079 Speaker 8: We had the fire a glass of bread. 61 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 5: Were about three or fourth seats. 62 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 7: A front of me. 63 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,879 Speaker 8: I'm telling your question like the play. 64 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,759 Speaker 5: We tacked the lights on, somebody's cut the words come 65 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:18,399 out to death. 66 00:06:18,519 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 6: See where the glass is broken off and blood that's. 67 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 7: What the army officer. What didn't you. 68 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 6: Must have been told out the window. 69 00:06:28,399 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 4: Hold on, everybody, I'm going to pull the. 70 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 9: Emergency calling in E eight falling in Lister Harding Lisard 71 00:06:50,759 --> 00:06:55,680 Harding go ahead, located placed by tracks where Lieutenant O'Brien's 72 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,040 body landing. It was a great deal of blood. We 73 00:06:59,199 --> 00:07:02,480 trace footprints from there one hundred yards to the main road. 74 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:06,839 Somebody had a car park there. There were some treadmarks 75 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:08,800 of car in church beside roads. 76 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 4: Are you making plaster casts of footprints in the car, 77 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,839 tred Yes, sure they'll be ready by morning. Chirt good 78 00:07:15,279 --> 00:07:16,560 stand by it for the instruction. 79 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 10: Selling O'Brien off that train was setting me a carefully 80 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,199 planned job, mister Hunting. 81 00:07:23,439 --> 00:07:26,879 Speaker 4: Yes, David, there was no ordinary job. The only ones 82 00:07:26,879 --> 00:07:30,040 who knew about those plans being sent with a higher up. 83 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,959 I made every move with nat O'Brien made checked carefully. 84 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,040 The job has all the ear marks of a high 85 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:43,120 clients sophisticated plot. David, I want somebody to do some 86 00:07:43,279 --> 00:07:46,959 special work for me who travels in high Washington circles. 87 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 6: Couldn't we get one of our own operators into that 88 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:51,839 settle as we could? 89 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,959 Speaker 4: But I want somebody already there, some prominent person who 90 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,560 wouldn't be suspected of working with us. I'm going to 91 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,399 talk to Lady Ashton. He's helped you before. She's a 92 00:08:03,519 --> 00:08:22,240 social leader and she can be trusted. Oh, Lady Ashton, 93 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:27,759 I need a woman who is fairly young, beautiful, sophisticated, worldly, 94 00:08:28,439 --> 00:08:31,160 who travels in Washington, hires social effect. 95 00:08:32,039 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 11: I see, have you any run socially in mind, mister Hardy, Yes. 96 00:08:38,519 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 4: Norma Brayley. She's a French refugee. She's invited everywhere. She's 97 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,039 condon evil. 98 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 11: I'm very beautiful. Yeah, yeah, sure, everything's all deepness. 99 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 4: Mister Hardy. She is attractive. But if missus Brayley would 100 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,559 be willing to work with me and follow my instructions, 101 00:09:00,159 --> 00:09:01,679 he could be of great help. 102 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:04,639 Speaker 6: You wish me to give a dinner so that you 103 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:05,120 may meet. 104 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,879 Speaker 4: I'm working in near Lady Ayston. I'm often watched very carefully. 105 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,120 I like to have a meeting appear to be a 106 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:11,960 chance one. 107 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 11: How about dinner Friday. I'll see that you meet miss 108 00:09:17,039 --> 00:09:17,960 Brayley socially. 109 00:09:18,039 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 4: Then that would be fine, Lady Ashton. 110 00:09:20,759 --> 00:09:38,519 Speaker 12: I'll be there, Yes, that you might have some opinions 111 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,320 and how the war is going to darting. 112 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:45,279 Speaker 4: I know how it's going to go, Miss Brayley. Walk 113 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:46,759 to the other side of the room for me. 114 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 13: You know, I think Lady Ashton gives the most entertaining 115 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,519 evenings of any hosses in Washington. 116 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:03,919 Speaker 4: He's a very charming person. Ms Brayley. Yes, I don't 117 00:10:03,919 --> 00:10:06,159 want to be seen talking to you too long, so. 118 00:10:06,399 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 6: I'll come right to the point down days. 119 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:13,879 Speaker 4: He isn't hiding. You're a French repugy, Miss Brayley. You 120 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,480 prayer fled in Paris just before it fell. Your entire 121 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,480 family is still there. Well, how did you know that 122 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:25,879 more people are investigated nowadays than they think? I'm as Fraley? 123 00:10:27,799 --> 00:10:30,519 Would you take some risks if you thought you really 124 00:10:30,639 --> 00:10:33,720 could be of help against some mutual enemies. 125 00:10:34,279 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 6: I do anything in the world, everything's a risk nowadays. 126 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,240 I need someone who travels in Walkington the best society. 127 00:10:42,639 --> 00:10:45,039 I need someone who's never been connected with counterspying in 128 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:52,080 any way. I one who courage insights to education. Yes, 129 00:10:53,759 --> 00:10:57,679 on a very hard and difficult case right now. I 130 00:10:57,919 --> 00:10:59,679 need someone just like you. 131 00:11:01,519 --> 00:11:03,919 Speaker 11: In Thank you today. 132 00:11:05,279 --> 00:11:08,279 Speaker 13: I don't think I'm qualified for such an important, indicating 133 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:12,279 me to Hardy, I've never had any trained. 134 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 4: You want me any, misady, If you'll do exactly as 135 00:11:14,279 --> 00:11:16,759 I tell you, and you really think I can help 136 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,639 very definitely, then I'll do anything to us. 137 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 11: It's the loot that I can do. 138 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 6: You will be endangered. The ring I refer to as 139 00:11:24,879 --> 00:11:26,399 just murdered one army officer. 140 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 13: I'm not usingly frightening me to Hardy. I went to 141 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,639 a good deal before I escaped to the United States. 142 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:38,279 Speaker 4: Then it's agreed. Now I believe something very important is 143 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,159 going to break later tonight. Now, any calls I made 144 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:42,840 to you, they made me put a way that they 145 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,799 can't be traced out of my morning. 146 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 6: At ten thirty, go to the phone with a drug 147 00:11:49,399 --> 00:11:52,799 store on Middle Street. There's three telephone booths there. Go 148 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,279 into the middle booth, makes ever telephone call so you 149 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:57,799 can hold the boot so no one else will be 150 00:11:57,879 --> 00:12:03,320 using his phone. Hang up the receiver at exactly eleven thirty. 151 00:12:04,519 --> 00:12:05,600 Now I have that phone number. 152 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 4: I'll do the same thing in the element town, so 153 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,639 that my call to you will be from one telephone 154 00:12:10,639 --> 00:12:13,879 booth to another, so the call can't be traced. 155 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,159 Speaker 13: A Hearty rights to the second and be. 156 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 6: Sure and don't call me by name over the phone. 157 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:47,919 Speaker 13: Hello, Oh, I'm in a telephone booth by appointment for 158 00:12:48,039 --> 00:12:50,480 a call at exactly eleven city. 159 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 4: I listened carefully. Sir Harold Palmer arrived Lake last night 160 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:01,360 and walking in from Ontario, Canada. We've been wucking him 161 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,039 up there for over three months. He's not really of 162 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:08,159 the nobility. We believe he's credentials are fault, but we've 163 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:09,639 not been able to make sure. 164 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:10,039 Speaker 7: Ye. 165 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 4: Well, this is the first time that Sir Harold is 166 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,919 left Canada, and it's so close to that event which 167 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,159 happened on a train four nights ago. We believe there 168 00:13:20,279 --> 00:13:24,159 may be some connection. I have rank the Lady Action 169 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,080 to give a ball and it's coming in the evening. 170 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:30,080 Somehow it will be a range, so Sir Harold will 171 00:13:30,159 --> 00:13:34,559 be there. I want you to meet Sir Harold's Palmer 172 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:38,080 at that ball. Lady Action will introduce you to him. 173 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,639 Fatter get annoy him. 174 00:13:40,919 --> 00:13:41,759 Speaker 13: I'll do my best. 175 00:13:42,639 --> 00:13:45,399 Speaker 6: You have a small automatic one you can carry in 176 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:49,000 your purse. Yes, keep it with you at all times. 177 00:13:49,879 --> 00:13:50,799 That's all for enough. 178 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 11: The hell were so delighted to claim even very. 179 00:14:12,399 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 6: Kind of you invitin lardy action. I'd just come down 180 00:14:15,519 --> 00:14:18,679 from Canada. I'm really got a saying what's the herald? 181 00:14:20,279 --> 00:14:25,279 Speaker 10: I want you to be there, Estimie, it's really Oh 182 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:32,120 how do you do with I've been admiring its lairly 183 00:14:32,159 --> 00:14:34,960 all evening, hoping I might have the opportunity of meeting. 184 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:39,039 Speaker 6: Then men gave up sing things like that to me 185 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:45,679 years ago. They didn't Lady action, when you when you 186 00:14:45,799 --> 00:14:46,639 dance the sum with me. 187 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:53,279 Speaker 11: I'd love you to have I ad now you are branding. 188 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:13,639 Speaker 9: Pah reporting gentleman in questions and lady spent evening at 189 00:15:13,679 --> 00:15:17,720 the theater, later attended Breton Club, and he has just now. 190 00:15:17,679 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 6: Taking her own plays. Operator seven has made on his 191 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:22,519 floor hotel. 192 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 4: That is all. 193 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 9: Eight reporting Gentleman in questions and lady went for a 194 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:37,240 drive out of Washington, stopped at Mayflower Club on Highway 195 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:41,000 three for dinner and dancing, and just returned to Washington 196 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:42,360 a gentleman. 197 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,519 Speaker 6: Out of theaters. They get took play opening Friday to 198 00:15:45,879 --> 00:15:49,480 get two and sets in fourth row under aisle. 199 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:51,279 Speaker 4: That is all. 200 00:15:55,279 --> 00:16:01,039 Speaker 9: Eight reporting. Operators six followed couple in questions. Morning he 201 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:05,960 went shopping and he accompanied her overheard conversations indicating they 202 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,720 are climbing to leave to see me in his hotel room. 203 00:16:16,799 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 13: You know, sat rather than usual in this country for 204 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,559 a young woman to go up to the hotel room 205 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:28,080 with a man, and that's selling Joe, I con it's. 206 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 6: Very interesting. Well, continuing, we had our in our. 207 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:36,519 Speaker 4: Home for many years what I could call a final 208 00:16:36,559 --> 00:16:39,720 collection of pactful obbists, really outside of a museum. 209 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,519 Speaker 6: He was very seldom a daughter of a meeting. 210 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 4: And he pained deep beautiful landscaping of all time. 211 00:16:45,639 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 5: So yeah, I see my boy. 212 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 4: Knew was a long dissertational halfman. 213 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 13: Is just the question, Julior, Oh, certainly not continue, tell 214 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:03,440 me more about I see the oil paintings in Dorchester. 215 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 4: You shouldn't have come here. Come here. 216 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 13: I'm trying it to hiding, but I didn't know what 217 00:17:30,519 --> 00:17:30,680 to do. 218 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 4: I know, but it's two o'clock in the morning, or 219 00:17:32,839 --> 00:17:34,680 some of my hotel rooms support those who might be 220 00:17:34,799 --> 00:17:36,640 watching me. Why the fact that you're working with. 221 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 13: Me, It's something terribly important to happen to me to Harding. Well, 222 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,519 So Harold kept talking and talking about art so late 223 00:17:43,559 --> 00:17:45,920 that I asked him to order some food, and when 224 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,519 he ran into the journing room to telephone room service. 225 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,559 I had a chance to look in several drawers and 226 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:52,839 I found these papers. 227 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 4: Help me see them. 228 00:17:54,839 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 13: I had this little gun with me and my guys, 229 00:17:57,039 --> 00:18:02,319 but no woman would ever have to show it to Harold. Yes, 230 00:18:04,599 --> 00:18:07,279 you look at these, Yes, their reports, and they say 231 00:18:07,559 --> 00:18:11,119 very clearly they can send confidential information between the United 232 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:12,200 States and Canada. 233 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 4: Yes, and this one even goes so far as to 234 00:18:16,759 --> 00:18:18,160 mention certain fortifications. 235 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 13: But then it's it's the information you want. 236 00:18:20,559 --> 00:18:24,519 Speaker 4: Not the exact information. But it very definitely shows sir 237 00:18:24,599 --> 00:18:27,000 Harold is working against the interests of the United States 238 00:18:27,079 --> 00:18:30,119 and Canada. But you should not have come here norma. 239 00:18:30,519 --> 00:18:32,039 In fact, you shouldn't have taken these papers. 240 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 13: It's now you've got proofs against to help. 241 00:18:35,559 --> 00:18:37,279 Speaker 4: Yes, but he'll miss these papers and you'll know you 242 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:38,279 could him and disappear. 243 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 13: Then I haven't helped. 244 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:42,519 Speaker 4: Oh, yes, yes, you have helped. 245 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 13: You see that someone who's fly come up to your room. 246 00:18:46,559 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 4: Had I caused you more trouble as I miss my 247 00:18:49,559 --> 00:18:52,200 guess as a report that Sir Harold has already left. 248 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 14: Hello this morning, Sir Harold has checked out a hotel 249 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:04,440 disordered car from nearest garage shall I replace your first No? 250 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,359 Two dangerous at this point drop a trail Tel operator 251 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:10,279 thirty seven to. 252 00:19:10,279 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 4: Pick it up. 253 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 13: Yes, I never feel so badly in my life me 254 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:17,599 to Harding. I feel that I've done through the whole thing. 255 00:19:17,839 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 4: I don't feel that way. No, man, get the company 256 00:19:21,079 --> 00:19:23,039 so much more than I expected. I wasn't ready for it. 257 00:19:23,799 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 13: You're not just saying no, I mean it. I'd rather 258 00:19:29,799 --> 00:19:33,319 hear you say something like that and you anyone else. 259 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 7: Now. 260 00:19:36,039 --> 00:19:39,599 Speaker 4: Of course, the artillery plan which was stolen from Lieutenant 261 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,759 O'Brien have already been changed, a new set of plans 262 00:19:42,759 --> 00:19:45,119 that is being sent to California Saturday night by plane. 263 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,119 We're waiting to see if they get Stoppo makes an 264 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:52,039 attempt to get those new plans Saturday night. But what 265 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,000 can I agree with me to Harding out of Moorrow 266 00:19:54,079 --> 00:19:58,440 night rest very simply take the bus, the Maryland bus 267 00:19:58,519 --> 00:20:00,880 at the end of the line, get off there and 268 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:05,279 wait for me. Things have taken a pretty serious turn. 269 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:07,960 Tomorrow night should tell us a lot. 270 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,599 Speaker 13: Will you hiding? Can you tell me now where we're going? 271 00:20:36,279 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 6: A little farm house about ten miles further down the road. 272 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 12: Well, are we going there? 273 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 4: We have a short wave listening set there. There's nothing 274 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:45,960 here the farm house, but it's up to echel And 275 00:20:46,039 --> 00:20:49,039 do you still think I can be a very definitely, 276 00:20:50,079 --> 00:20:52,079 but I can't tell how until we're here. This short 277 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:56,519 wave broadcast tonight. See every Tuesday and Saturday night from 278 00:20:56,559 --> 00:20:58,720 one fifteen to one thirty in the morning, there's a 279 00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:03,319 short wave broadcast by a bootleg station to Germany. We've 280 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:07,440 been listening in on it for several weeks. But yees 281 00:21:07,599 --> 00:21:10,799 operating like we're both with in tonight. 282 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 13: Oh that EXAs a methodectical equipment. Need to home. 283 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:27,759 Speaker 4: Now you sit down here beside met on. 284 00:21:27,839 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 14: Ah taking here for him. 285 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 4: I'm calling another short wave station of run. One of 286 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:47,960 my men's operating forty two BE forty two BE come 287 00:21:48,039 --> 00:21:55,920 in on twenty four point five megacycles. Come in. The 288 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,680 signal is weak and I can get it. Come in 289 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:04,960 proceed according to schedule. That will be three minutes and 290 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:09,759 twenty seconds. Then meet me an appointment. You get it 291 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:15,839 exactly three minutes ten seconds and we'll contact. That is all. 292 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,839 Speaker 13: Is that a short way station in another farm? 293 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,839 Speaker 4: No, it was a portable sending and receiving set in 294 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,440 a car. That's why I didn't have too much power. 295 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:29,160 Now you don't understand Germany? You know, no, I don't. 296 00:22:29,319 --> 00:22:32,440 Then I'll interpret for you broadcast. We should be picking 297 00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:39,119 up right now now, taking herephones, making contact. 298 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 6: In a minute and just you questions. 299 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 13: You're here and it's operating illegally and let's contact with the. 300 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, but we've got it spotted. 301 00:22:51,519 --> 00:22:56,039 Speaker 15: I've been a few and twenty thousands important spelling, don't 302 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,559 I'm buried from cruise to bistic guys. 303 00:23:00,079 --> 00:23:03,559 Speaker 4: Saying you got some real notes tonight a belap here. 304 00:23:03,519 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 15: And spansy thousands prim founded not blans the plainness to 305 00:23:08,559 --> 00:23:11,519 professic goo, Dan Logan, the North American javest Ustens with 306 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,440 tidy Gum since I'm games stolen ball. 307 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 4: Talking about the West Coast fortification table from. 308 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 15: Titi repond the Bay leagues and documented did the room 309 00:23:22,039 --> 00:23:24,640 visit telling blas the guitar or handler blab But the 310 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,480 question is how to get them out of the country. 311 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:31,400 Uber Days and Woman's in Sheffston Cibava Ray with dear 312 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:35,039 plainer Felt and son Avant and the best Christopher Fruch is. 313 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:39,319 Speaker 4: On now he's saying revised land of the West Coast, 314 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,920 take Saturday night flame Yna as. 315 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:43,839 Speaker 9: In Monday to seven. 316 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 15: That quick, get out of here, you make them move 317 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,039 on the United States counts by I did you hand them? 318 00:23:52,559 --> 00:23:54,319 Speaker 4: Who is my broadcasting microphone? 319 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:59,519 Speaker 15: This is Jordin Amateurs sending yeah, put the cups down 320 00:23:59,559 --> 00:24:02,279 in frank We've already got the cups in a three pounds, 321 00:24:02,319 --> 00:24:04,000 but two downstairs, one in the other rooms. 322 00:24:05,079 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 6: Take him out, boys. 323 00:24:07,079 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 13: Remember these four are the ones who murdered Lieutenant O'Brien. 324 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 11: The short wave set won't be used any modern nights 325 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:14,079 or any other nights. 326 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 4: Well you really heard something that time, the really puppy 327 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,160 Dionian they were right now they're being taken away, so 328 00:24:22,319 --> 00:24:23,480 fans they don't know what's happening. 329 00:24:24,519 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 13: Happened just like room. 330 00:24:25,839 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 4: That was a message I sent out the first thing 331 00:24:28,039 --> 00:24:31,000 I came into this room. We had everything steps come on, 332 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:33,119 I want to drive back and face them. 333 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:45,519 Speaker 6: Where are we going nowadays? 334 00:24:46,319 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 4: We've got a place where we hide people like them 335 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:52,519 away for a while. I couldn't more over a private prison. 336 00:24:53,039 --> 00:24:55,599 There are steel bars and escape proof dividers. That's what 337 00:24:55,759 --> 00:25:12,640 you mean. After that, it's the firing squad. All these 338 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,359 people in these cells. Oma, our agents is the Gestapo 339 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:20,359 or the Japanese Black Dragons. That's win to this cell. 340 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:21,039 I'll wait. 341 00:25:23,759 --> 00:25:28,519 Speaker 13: Oh, oh, it's horrible. It's pretnant just to look at it. 342 00:25:29,599 --> 00:25:33,039 He didn't see him arise. They know they're going to 343 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:33,519 be shot. 344 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 4: Oh God, tack and see if a sir held palmers 345 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:42,839 we brought in yet, if he has bringing to this cell, yeah, 346 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,960 sit down on this card, Norma. We may have quite 347 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:46,519 a little week. 348 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 13: Dave, how did you catch the hell? 349 00:25:52,039 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 4: We'll let him do the dogging when he gets here. Ohma, 350 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,400 let me tell you something, because something very startling about 351 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:06,359 to happen. Lieutenant John O'Brien was a confidential messenger for 352 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,559 the Army. On his last mission, he was murdered in 353 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,039 the train while the lights were out. The window was 354 00:26:12,079 --> 00:26:16,200 broken and his body thrown out to help interest minute 355 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:22,200 messidim Oh gud Alona. We checked O'Brien, the movement, everything 356 00:26:22,279 --> 00:26:26,160 he did. After he received those confidential instructions, O'Brien went 357 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,160 back to his hotel room and the only thing he 358 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:32,440 did besides packing, was to put in five telephone calls. 359 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,119 Three were calls to the Army department, one was a 360 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,119 call to his mother, and one was a call to 361 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:42,079 a girl. We traced that call. It shows the hotel records. 362 00:26:42,839 --> 00:26:46,880 We immediately started investigating that girl, and it gradually showed 363 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,680 up that her background wasn't quite what she claimed it 364 00:26:49,759 --> 00:26:53,480 to be. In other words, she'd found out that Lieutenant 365 00:26:53,519 --> 00:26:56,559 O'Brien was a trusted government messenger. He'd become acquainted with 366 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,279 him and started seeing a good deal of him. And 367 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,880 when he own her on a certain night and said 368 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,599 he was going to San Francisco, she knew it must 369 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,960 be on important business, and as he was a confidential 370 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:12,200 government messenger, she knew he'd probably have the papers with him, 371 00:27:13,759 --> 00:27:17,359 so she passed the word on, gave orders for the 372 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,799 two men to board the train, and after a little 373 00:27:19,839 --> 00:27:22,880 while cut the electric light wires in that car. Murder 374 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:27,839 O'Brien throw his body off. At a certain pre arranged time. 375 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:30,880 Two other men in an automobile were waiting and carried 376 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:34,000 his body away because they were afraid he might have 377 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,519 important papers on his personal well. 378 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 13: Were those men who were running the short rail station 379 00:27:39,559 --> 00:27:40,119 the one. 380 00:27:40,039 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 4: Who murdered his n of the brand, Yes, but they 381 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:47,400 received their instructions from the woman to do it. The 382 00:27:47,559 --> 00:27:50,839 woman was the real murderer, did you turn to me. Yes, 383 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:58,559 I believe you know, Miss Brilly. Oh yes, I've. 384 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 6: Had that privilege. That's right. So held are you, Miss Brayley. 385 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:08,279 What a counter spire to me, George Davis. 386 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 13: But he's a Canadian. He's getting me to walk. 387 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:13,599 Speaker 4: He's the one. 388 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 13: I saw the papers. 389 00:28:14,519 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 6: Then the very good job of skeealing them you did too, 390 00:28:19,079 --> 00:28:19,680 Miss Brayley. 391 00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 4: You were under arrest by the United States government. No 392 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:30,480 take it away from Davis. While you were stealing the papers, David, 393 00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:32,519 he was putting blank Cottridge in the gun you had 394 00:28:32,559 --> 00:28:35,519 in your handbag. Killing comes pretty easy to you, doesn't 395 00:28:35,559 --> 00:28:39,880 it you. I wasn't absolutely positive that you were the woman, 396 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,680 Miss Brayley. So we heard that broadcast tonight and your 397 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:47,319 expies passed on word about the revised fortification papers being 398 00:28:47,359 --> 00:28:50,960 sent to the coach Saturday night. Then I knew that 399 00:28:51,119 --> 00:28:54,759 you were the one we wanted, because that was just 400 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,319 a made up story, and you and I were the 401 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:03,039 only two in the whole world. Hold put it into me. 402 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,160 You're very unobserving. You should have noticed that this is 403 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,759 a woman section, and half an hour before we arrived, 404 00:29:10,839 --> 00:29:14,559 this very cell was reserved for you. This is the 405 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:19,519 place that you're going to stay. Come on, David, you. 406 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 13: Friend, do you understand how. 407 00:29:24,039 --> 00:29:26,759 Speaker 4: France refugee right from Berlin? You never saw France in 408 00:29:26,799 --> 00:29:29,640 your life. We checked your family. They live on Connection 409 00:29:29,759 --> 00:29:30,599 Strappa Hamlet. 410 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 6: He's about the most icious I was taken infant toward 411 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:39,160 started hunting. 412 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 4: I have a feeling she's responsible for a lot of 413 00:29:42,559 --> 00:29:48,400 important information leaking out David. The one thing certain he 414 00:29:48,519 --> 00:29:49,119 won't get. 415 00:29:49,039 --> 00:30:04,319 Speaker 1: Up welcome back. The sound quality wasn't the best, and 416 00:30:04,559 --> 00:30:09,519 the title, which can be confirmed from newspaper reports, is 417 00:30:09,599 --> 00:30:12,599 a bit in apt for what the story is about. 418 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:17,799 Certainly there's a radio station involved, but that's not even 419 00:30:17,839 --> 00:30:21,720 the central point of what's happening in the episode. But 420 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:27,079 those are my two complaints. I really found myself impressed 421 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:33,200 with this episode and what is interesting and what happens 422 00:30:33,359 --> 00:30:36,920 I think all too rarely is you had a story 423 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:43,400 where the protagonist actions don't make sense. But I love 424 00:30:43,519 --> 00:30:48,839 the twist that the lady Harding recruited or seemed to recruit, 425 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:53,039 was actually the head of the spir ring. It is 426 00:30:53,279 --> 00:30:57,799 such a great reversal and it flips us so much 427 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:01,559 that happened in the episode on its head because he 428 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:05,920 did this at the very least strongly suspecting that she 429 00:31:06,319 --> 00:31:10,079 was an enemy agent, so we can't actually trust much 430 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:14,319 of what he may have said about the operation of Counterspy, 431 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:19,480 things like calling her from the phone boath in case 432 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:23,200 that Gestapo had tapped the line of the head of 433 00:31:23,319 --> 00:31:27,680 Counterspy may have just been for show. But I really 434 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:34,039 do love this twist of Hardy putting the likely enemy 435 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:39,279 agent by making her his operative. Just a really masterful 436 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:43,240 move by Harding. A listener comments and feedback now, and 437 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,720 we have some comments starting with Spotify, and we have 438 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:51,079 some comments regarding the case of the gasoline barge. Mechanic 439 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:55,079 sixty six says giving out weather conditions is now prohibited, 440 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:58,880 but there was a bad storm tonight. I'm fairly certain 441 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:02,559 a bad storm is a weather condition, and that's a 442 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:08,599 good point. And again, I do think that the implementing 443 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:14,839 the ban on forecasting weather about a fictional location at 444 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:18,680 a fictional time was a silly concedant. I guess that's 445 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:23,799 another part of it. Harrison said, Bud Bixby and Baxter 446 00:32:24,359 --> 00:32:27,759 and Baxter Boy couldn't throw in a mister Smith or 447 00:32:27,839 --> 00:32:32,319 mister Morris to make it easier on multitasking, modern listeners. 448 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:37,640 I digress, Well, this isn't mister Keanes racer of Lost 449 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:42,000 Persons or of wartime version. I guess mister Keanes racer 450 00:32:42,079 --> 00:32:46,000 of Lost Spies. I actually thought of mister Kean recently 451 00:32:46,599 --> 00:32:54,039 when I heard the news that Matt Damon, as I believe, 452 00:32:54,279 --> 00:33:01,799 said that filmmakers are being pressured by Netflix to have 453 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:07,119 people repeating the names of characters over and over again 454 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:12,759 for folks who are passively listening to Netflix while they're 455 00:33:12,799 --> 00:33:17,880 doing other things, so trends come around. Harrison also added 456 00:33:19,119 --> 00:33:22,359 my favorite bit of comedy was I'm afraid this gas 457 00:33:22,519 --> 00:33:26,279 is being obtained by counterfeit coupons to be used to 458 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:32,240 refuel enemy submarines, and Harrison quotes, you think it goes 459 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:36,359 that deep? Honestly, that is such a good catch. I 460 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,240 didn't miss it. All the lines were delivered in a 461 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:44,359 very straightforward way, but that one, that one had to 462 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,559 be the writer deciding, yeah, there's a war going on, 463 00:33:48,079 --> 00:33:52,359 but I could work in a little joke over on YouTube. 464 00:33:52,759 --> 00:33:57,720 Regarding the Loganberry point spot, Alan Riot's a favorite episode 465 00:33:57,759 --> 00:34:01,759 of mine, Ryan Sir Riots Up get me the super 466 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:06,440 secret headquarters of counter Spy in Washington, d C. I'd 467 00:34:06,519 --> 00:34:09,719 read your comment Ryins, and I couldn't help but think 468 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:14,679 for most of the episode, given how hard hard he 469 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:20,079 was describing his job in terms of being able to 470 00:34:20,199 --> 00:34:25,679 do recruitment, it seems like either he should not be 471 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:29,360 a public face of the agency, or if he is 472 00:34:29,519 --> 00:34:32,159 going to be the public face, somebody else had better 473 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:36,039 be doing all of the top secret work, because being 474 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:39,119 is well known as he apparently is is a bit 475 00:34:39,199 --> 00:34:42,599 of a detriment. And finally, Mark writs, try the movie 476 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,840 The Russians are Coming. The Russians are Coming. Well, thanks 477 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:50,119 so much, as always appreciate the recommendations. 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