WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.080 --> 00:00:06.000 Bet up with the everyday grind, tired out by the 2 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:09.880 dull routine, you want to get away from it all. 3 00:00:10.599 --> 00:00:14.480 We offer you Escape. 4 00:00:16.559 --> 00:00:19.960 Escape Transcribe to free you from the four walls of 5 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:22.559 today for a half hour of high adventure. 6 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:28.239 You're aboard the Orient Express, rushing through the European night, 7 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:32.280 bound for Istanbul, and in your compartment with you a 8 00:00:32.399 --> 00:00:36.560 gun pointed at your head, A small, mysterious stranger. It's 9 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:40.079 about to take your life. 10 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:48.560 Today we escape from reality to the tense world of 11 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:52.240 Balkan intrigue, as Graham Green pictured it in his famous 12 00:00:52.280 --> 00:01:03.520 novel Orient Express. 13 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:08.239 My name is Gregory Myatt. In nineteen thirty two, I 14 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:10.799 had to go to Istanbul on business and I decided 15 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:14.319 to take the Orient Express. After an uneventful trip across 16 00:01:14.359 --> 00:01:17.280 the Channel, I found myself at the station in Austin, Belgium, 17 00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:20.599 where the Orient Express began. The porter took my bags 18 00:01:20.599 --> 00:01:23.120 an overcoat to my first class compartment while I lingered 19 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:27.159 on the platform, and inevitably somebody bumped into me. Oh 20 00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:29.319 I'm sorry, Oh, that's quite all right. 21 00:01:29.519 --> 00:01:32.319 Which way are the second class coaches passed that way? 22 00:01:32.319 --> 00:01:36.640 I think your suitcase looks heavy, may I? Oh? 23 00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:38.159 No, thanks, I can manage your right. 24 00:01:39.359 --> 00:01:42.879 She had a very nice figure, trim and erect. I 25 00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:47.760 wondered whether she was going as far as Eton Bull Express. 26 00:01:50.359 --> 00:01:52.359 I made my way down the platform to my coach. 27 00:01:53.439 --> 00:01:55.719 But there was a stranger in my compartment going through 28 00:01:55.719 --> 00:01:58.280 my overcoat. Young man, you have the wrong compartment, and 29 00:01:58.359 --> 00:02:01.480 you have the wrong overcoat. Quote is mine? Also this 30 00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:04.519 compartment number seven, it happens to be number rates eight. 31 00:02:05.239 --> 00:02:08.039 I have made a mistake. Ay, thousand apologies, sir. 32 00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:11.199 That's all right, thank you. 33 00:02:11.199 --> 00:02:12.319 You are going to Belgrade. 34 00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:16.240 P No, no, I'm for resta bu so allow me. 35 00:02:16.560 --> 00:02:19.000 My name is Richard John. Are you doing? My name's 36 00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:20.000 mayat Greg remined. 37 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:22.520 I am grateful you are a fellow countryman. These little 38 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:25.360 mistakes can be so difficult to explain fellow countrymen. 39 00:02:26.159 --> 00:02:27.039 But I'm American. 40 00:02:27.240 --> 00:02:30.479 I also I am a naturalized American all these many years. 41 00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:31.879 But the accent remains. 42 00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:33.759 Yes, I suppose it does. 43 00:02:34.719 --> 00:02:40.800 Well. We are under way. I will go to my compartment. 44 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:44.400 A most pleasant journey, sir, and again a thousand apologies. 45 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:52.240 I looked at the landscape for a while, and then 46 00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:54.039 got out of book and settled on to read, and 47 00:02:54.080 --> 00:02:56.240 at that moment, of course, we run into a string 48 00:02:56.280 --> 00:02:59.280 of tunnels, all of them pitch black. I was just 49 00:02:59.319 --> 00:03:00.960 about to ring for the guard who asked to have 50 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:04.759 the lights switched on, but the train was crashing to 51 00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:08.039 a stop. We were on a tonnel. I got up 52 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:11.120 and broke for the door and went into the corridor 53 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:15.319 just as the lights went on. Lying on the floor 54 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:19.240 was the girl who had bumped into me. Excuse me, please, 55 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:23.599 one side, please excuse me, please, madame. 56 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:27.000 Conductor madity to inform you it is not allowed for 57 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:28.520 a passenger to stop the orient. 58 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:32.000 Explain mister, if you will allow me, please, Oh, mister John, 59 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:33.520 had we better get a doctor. 60 00:03:33.599 --> 00:03:37.840 I am a doctor. Mister Mayott allow me. So. There 61 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:40.439 is nothing wrong with this young lady. She has only fainted. 62 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:44.000 Oh good, good, give me a hand, mister John. Let's 63 00:03:44.039 --> 00:03:45.240 get her into my compartment. 64 00:03:55.439 --> 00:03:57.520 I'm all right now, really I am. 65 00:03:57.759 --> 00:04:01.719 Here's a courser. Hey, yeah, drink this, it's brandy. 66 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:03.400 Drink it, young lady. It will help you. 67 00:04:04.439 --> 00:04:08.000 Good. Hello. Why I fainted? I never did before. 68 00:04:08.319 --> 00:04:10.159 When did you last have a decent meal? 69 00:04:10.479 --> 00:04:11.039 Yesterday? 70 00:04:11.360 --> 00:04:12.039 The day before? 71 00:04:12.080 --> 00:04:14.800 I suppose it was the day before. That's my affair. 72 00:04:15.479 --> 00:04:21.399 You have no money. No, how would you like to 73 00:04:21.439 --> 00:04:23.600 have dinner with me? Well, please say yes. 74 00:04:23.920 --> 00:04:24.759 I won't say no. 75 00:04:25.160 --> 00:04:27.600 Fine, fine, will you join us, mister John No, I 76 00:04:28.160 --> 00:04:29.920 prefer to remain in my compartment. 77 00:04:34.680 --> 00:04:37.319 As we dined, I learned her name was Carol Musker. 78 00:04:37.839 --> 00:04:39.600 She was a chorus girl and she had a job 79 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:43.279 waiting for her in estable. I felt a bit sorry 80 00:04:43.319 --> 00:04:46.759 for her, but well, more than that, I I remembered 81 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:49.120 how she felt in my arms when I carried her 82 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:52.040 under my compartment, and I wanted to hold her again. 83 00:04:53.959 --> 00:04:55.879 I hate a lot, mister May. I hope you can 84 00:04:55.920 --> 00:04:56.600 afford the check. 85 00:04:57.319 --> 00:05:01.000 I think I can do. Now, how about to breakfast 86 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:04.519 tomorrow and all the rest of your Mailst will rich estanbo. 87 00:05:04.480 --> 00:05:07.639 Mister myatt, I hope you don't have any ideas about me? 88 00:05:08.920 --> 00:05:13.360 Well, of course I have. You're very attractive. 89 00:05:13.879 --> 00:05:16.399 Well, I don't know anything about you. For all I 90 00:05:16.439 --> 00:05:18.160 know you're married and have six children. 91 00:05:18.319 --> 00:05:19.920 I am not, and I haven't. 92 00:05:21.319 --> 00:05:22.839 How about you, I have no one. 93 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:26.160 Well, then there's no reason why we shouldn't have ideas 94 00:05:26.199 --> 00:05:28.759 about each other, is there? And by the way, my 95 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:33.360 first name is Gregory H M. Coffee? What does it wow? Then? 96 00:05:33.399 --> 00:05:35.720 As soon as I paid it to myat. Oh, mister John, 97 00:05:36.160 --> 00:05:40.839 excuse me, is this yours right? That's my pocket book. 98 00:05:41.079 --> 00:05:43.920 I found it in the corridor outside my compartment. You 99 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:46.160 must have dropped it when you lifted this young lady. 100 00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:51.759 He gave me my pocket book and left the dining car. 101 00:05:52.439 --> 00:05:54.920 All my money was there. But one thing I knew, 102 00:05:55.120 --> 00:05:58.439 I had not dropped my pocket book. Mister John had 103 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:01.959 taken it. Carol and I started through the train. It 104 00:06:02.079 --> 00:06:04.360 was about nine o'clock and the lights were already dimmed, 105 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:07.720 and the second class coaches people were asleep sitting up 106 00:06:07.759 --> 00:06:09.199 in the crowded compartments. 107 00:06:09.879 --> 00:06:13.319 Mister myatt, here's my compartment. Thank you for dinner. 108 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:17.800 It's h very early. You have to go in. 109 00:06:18.079 --> 00:06:18.959 Oh I'm tired. 110 00:06:19.079 --> 00:06:23.000 Oh it's too crowded in there for comfortable sleeping. And besides, 111 00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:24.279 you never know who's next to you. 112 00:06:24.560 --> 00:06:27.839 But I do a little fat mancy. His name is 113 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:30.360 Joseph Grumlich. He introduced himself. 114 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:31.480 Oh he did, did he? 115 00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:32.600 You're not jealous? 116 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:34.959 No, but what do you know about him? He might 117 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:37.600 be a thief or a bigger mission ridiculous? 118 00:06:38.560 --> 00:06:40.839 Well, good night, mister Mighttt Gregory. 119 00:06:42.240 --> 00:06:49.240 Carol, Yes, you might kiss me good night. No one 120 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:51.519 will notice, all right. 121 00:06:54.199 --> 00:06:58.079 Well, oh, mister Grumley. 122 00:06:58.120 --> 00:07:00.720 If you're going somewhere, sir, don't you go ahead? 123 00:07:00.800 --> 00:07:03.160 Do not be angry, please, I was not spying. 124 00:07:03.399 --> 00:07:05.879 Mister Mayer, how do you know my name? 125 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:08.920 We all heard of the gentleman gallant enough to take 126 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:11.480 miss Muscart to dinner at the good doctor's suggestion. 127 00:07:11.920 --> 00:07:15.879 Doctor or doctor mister John. He's a doctor, is he not? 128 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:18.720 Now, if you'll please excuse me, I must get some water. 129 00:07:18.920 --> 00:07:19.920 I'm quite chirsty. 130 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:24.879 I don't think I like that guy, Carol, how about. 131 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:26.560 Taking my compartment your compartment? 132 00:07:26.879 --> 00:07:29.079 All right, I'll get you another one. We'll speak to 133 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:41.360 the conductor right now. 134 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:39.560 A first class compartment for young lady. Monsieur, you must 135 00:07:39.560 --> 00:07:42.800 wait until I arrived at Cologne. No tickets are sold 136 00:07:42.800 --> 00:07:46.360 board the Orient Express. We arrived in Cologne in let 137 00:07:46.399 --> 00:07:56.360 me see precisely fifteen minutes, mcbam direct, you are next 138 00:07:56.399 --> 00:07:57.800 press living in tute. 139 00:07:58.000 --> 00:07:59.839 As we walked up to the first class ticket when 140 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:01.639 a woman elbowed us out of the. 141 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:03.800 Way, please excuse me. You don't mind if I go first, 142 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:06.160 or you might train for Paris leaves any minute, and 143 00:08:06.199 --> 00:08:09.519 that case go right ahead, thank you, or Hans Haunts petition. 144 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:11.920 One. 145 00:08:13.279 --> 00:08:14.120 My editor has got me. 146 00:08:14.360 --> 00:08:17.439 She was a reporter. Apparently, while waiting for her change, 147 00:08:17.519 --> 00:08:21.160 her eyes went past me to the Orient Express. Suddenly 148 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:25.240 they widened. I followed a glance. Mister John was just 149 00:08:25.279 --> 00:08:26.759 stepping back into his compartments. 150 00:08:26.920 --> 00:08:29.439 One moment, Haunts, change this ticket for us sleeper on 151 00:08:29.519 --> 00:08:31.600 the Orient Express. Make it Bellgrad. 152 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:34.960 You are lucky, miss Warren. There is only one accommodation 153 00:08:35.120 --> 00:08:38.919 on the Orient Express. Just a moment there, wait, wait here, 154 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:41.120 First I thought you were going to Paris. 155 00:08:41.240 --> 00:08:43.600 Not when I see doctor Zinner on the Orient Express. 156 00:08:43.639 --> 00:08:47.840 Doctor Zenner. The man you were looking at was Richard John. 157 00:08:48.080 --> 00:08:48.960 That the name is using. 158 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:52.720 Now okay, thank you, Hans. Just a moment there. I'm 159 00:08:52.759 --> 00:08:55.519 taking that ticket mine Hell, I regret, but the lady 160 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:57.480 asked for it before you did, and she is an 161 00:08:57.519 --> 00:09:13.879 old customer. Here, here's the ticket, Miss Warren. Who is 162 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:18.320 it Gregory? Remind mister John. I'd like to talk to. 163 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:21.480 You for a moment. May we come in by yes? Yes, 164 00:09:21.519 --> 00:09:25.240 of course you are feeling better, Miss Musker. You are 165 00:09:25.240 --> 00:09:26.000 getting an oppress. 166 00:09:26.200 --> 00:09:30.360 Yes, that's why we're here. Miss Musker is taking my compartment, 167 00:09:30.440 --> 00:09:32.399 and I'm staying in here with you. 168 00:09:32.600 --> 00:09:35.559 I wish I could oblige, but I prefer my privacy. 169 00:09:36.279 --> 00:09:37.840 Why is that, doctor Sinner? 170 00:09:38.320 --> 00:09:40.960 My name is Richard John Where did you hear otherwise? 171 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:43.039 I'm a newspaper reporter who saw you in the station 172 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:45.240 at Cologne. I don't know what it's all about, and 173 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:47.240 I don't much care, but miss Musker is going to 174 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:48.960 have my compartment, and I'm going to move into this 175 00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:52.279 one with you. Any objections, or in fact, both of 176 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:54.600 you shall stay here with me. What the devil? 177 00:09:54.720 --> 00:09:58.320 Gently mister Meyert, Yes a gun, I am an excellent shot. 178 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:03.279 Believe me, we shall all stay. I insist lock the door, 179 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:09.919 mister Mayatt. That's fine. Now, just who are you? Mister Mayatt? 180 00:10:10.279 --> 00:10:13.000 Who am I police spy here to keep me from 181 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:15.960 getting to Belgrade? Let's you surely don't expect me to 182 00:10:15.960 --> 00:10:18.159 believe your story about some time? 183 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:21.799 Mister Day, that sounds like the reporter from Cologne. 184 00:10:22.080 --> 00:10:25.279 Tell her she has made a mistake. Tell her Mayatt. 185 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:30.320 Go away. You've got the wrong compartment. My name is Myatt. 186 00:10:30.440 --> 00:10:31.159 I'm a reporter. 187 00:10:31.679 --> 00:10:33.799 Maybe warret mon Aglaria Myatt. 188 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:36.919 Put your arm around this, Muska open the door pathway 189 00:10:37.080 --> 00:10:39.279 just enough for her to see both of you. I 190 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:47.360 shall be behind the door, and remember I have a gun. I. 191 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:49.919 Oh, you're not the man I'm after all you. 192 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:53.240 My name is myatt. I haven't the slightest idea where 193 00:10:53.240 --> 00:10:55.639 you can find your mister John Well. 194 00:10:55.480 --> 00:10:59.080 I'll find him. He's on the Orient Express somewhere. Excuse 195 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:04.559 me for interrupting you. Rah, excuse me for interrupting you. 196 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:06.600 Good night, mister Miat. 197 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:14.480 Both the door please. Ah. Perhaps you really are only 198 00:11:14.519 --> 00:11:17.919 an American businessman, mister Mayott. In that case, I owe 199 00:11:17.919 --> 00:11:19.759 you an explanation. Sit down. 200 00:11:24.080 --> 00:11:27.320 He told us a fantastic story. He was a political 201 00:11:27.320 --> 00:11:29.639 exile from his own country. He'd been forced to leave 202 00:11:29.759 --> 00:11:31.879 five years ago, and now he was going back to 203 00:11:31.960 --> 00:11:34.960 lead a rebellion to overthrow the government by a kudattar. 204 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:38.240 And to me it made very little sense. Had it 205 00:11:38.279 --> 00:11:40.360 not been for the gun in his hand, I might 206 00:11:40.399 --> 00:11:41.639 have laughed in his face. 207 00:11:42.240 --> 00:11:45.120 If I am captured before this train gets to Bergrade, 208 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:49.000 I will be executed once in Blgrad. However, I am safe. 209 00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:51.519 I am very popular. I know the city. There are 210 00:11:51.559 --> 00:11:52.840 thousands ready to hide me. 211 00:11:53.159 --> 00:11:57.000 And that's very interesting, eh. Now that you believe we're 212 00:11:57.039 --> 00:12:00.159 who we say we are. You could put that gun away. 213 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:02.639 I'll bump here with you, and miss Musk can go 214 00:12:02.720 --> 00:12:03.519 to my compartment. 215 00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:06.879 I cannot allow that. Among the passengers and distrainer many 216 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:09.279 of my countrymen. Some would be loyal if they knew 217 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:10.519 about me, but others would not. 218 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:12.200 Doctor Zinner will tell no one. 219 00:12:12.360 --> 00:12:15.120 I am sure you would not intentionally, but it might 220 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:18.919 slip out. No, I cannot permit you to leave this compartment. 221 00:12:19.200 --> 00:12:21.120 I'm warning you. If I can, I am going to 222 00:12:21.159 --> 00:12:22.360 take that gun away from you. 223 00:12:22.519 --> 00:12:23.960 Don't try it, my friend. 224 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:28.799 You're older than I am, Doctor Zinner. You're tired. Just 225 00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:38.240 how long can you stay awake? I sat with Carroll 226 00:12:38.279 --> 00:12:40.399 on one seat. He was across from us, the revolver 227 00:12:40.440 --> 00:12:44.679 in his hand. And it got later and later and later. 228 00:12:45.480 --> 00:12:51.759 I'm tired, Gregg, I disclosure eyes that Carroll. Are you sleepy? 229 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:55.960 Doctor Zinner not yet asked. 230 00:12:55.720 --> 00:12:56.000 That my. 231 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:04.960 Carol was asleep on my shoulder. I thought to keep 232 00:13:05.000 --> 00:13:08.840 my eyes open. I dozed off, and then somehow I 233 00:13:08.879 --> 00:13:11.799 came awake. I lifted my head. Doctor Zenna was asleep. 234 00:13:12.279 --> 00:13:16.200 I reached a cross and grabbed the gun. Aw it's 235 00:13:16.200 --> 00:13:19.600 all right, Carol, I've got it well, doctor Zenner. 236 00:13:21.039 --> 00:13:23.440 You are right, sir. I tried to stay awake. 237 00:13:23.519 --> 00:13:25.519 But stay here, Carol. I'm going to locate the conductor. 238 00:13:25.559 --> 00:13:26.759 I'm going to tell him what's been going on. 239 00:13:26.840 --> 00:13:28.879 No, you must not. I shall never get the bell cluk. 240 00:13:29.879 --> 00:13:32.399 No, we're still outside his country. He won't be hurt. 241 00:13:33.360 --> 00:13:35.480 But if you report me to the conductor, I shall 242 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:36.360 be put off the tray. 243 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:39.320 Allan shot, No harm done. I'll be back soon, Carol. 244 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:46.600 I left the compartment and started down the corridor. I 245 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:48.440 heard a noise behind me, and as I turned, I 246 00:13:48.480 --> 00:13:51.000 caught a glimpse of a shadowy figure. One arm raised 247 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:53.480 high above my head. And then the arm swung down 248 00:13:53.480 --> 00:13:57.519 and something hard and heavy crashed against my skull and 249 00:13:57.639 --> 00:14:00.919 I fell into a pool of blackness. Yes, and I 250 00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:12.000 knew nothing more. In just a moment. 251 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:17.159 We will return to escape, but first. The blazing billboard 252 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.399 for CBS's ten Great Sunday Night Shows has an especially 253 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:22.480 big blaze of lights near the top of the list. 254 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:25.360 That's where the names of Spike Jones, Jack Benny and 255 00:14:25.519 --> 00:14:29.480 Amos and Andy are found in succession. Spike Jones, Jack Benny, 256 00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:33.200 Amos and Andy. 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I 268 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:23.679 dragged myself to my feet and stumbled down the corridor 269 00:15:23.720 --> 00:15:26.480 back to a compartment number seven. But it was empty. 270 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:31.919 Perhaps they moved to my compartment, I hurried to it. No, no, 271 00:15:32.000 --> 00:15:34.080 there was nothing in my compartment. My bags were gone, 272 00:15:34.080 --> 00:15:37.840 even my overcoat. Inside I began to feel a strange, 273 00:15:37.919 --> 00:15:42.639 unreasoning fear. Why was it so quiet? What were all 274 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:47.840 the other passengers along the entire corridor. I opened every 275 00:15:47.879 --> 00:15:54.759 door in the coach them was completely empty. I felt 276 00:15:54.759 --> 00:16:09.440 as as if I were going crazy. I lost consciousness again. Yeah, 277 00:16:10.000 --> 00:16:16.159 here you, mister wake got we got Who are you? 278 00:16:16.759 --> 00:16:21.480 I sha, I am the rakeman. No tell me what 279 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:24.600 happened to everyone? This coach was full. I got on 280 00:16:24.679 --> 00:16:28.279 at Austin. Dozens of people got on at Austin. Oh no, sir, 281 00:16:29.080 --> 00:16:32.320 this coach is empty and it comes only from Wagensport 282 00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:35.720 wagons man. No, it's it's from Austin, I tell you, 283 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:40.000 But compartment eight. This was mine, My bag's my overcoat. 284 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:44.480 They were here and now they've disappeared. What was that? 285 00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:47.120 That is only the switch engine. We're on the yards 286 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:50.679 outside Vienna. This coach is a deadhead. It was put 287 00:16:50.720 --> 00:16:53.320 on at the Orient Express at Reagan's broken. Now we 288 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:57.559 take it off. Dead head? You mean no, it's not 289 00:16:57.679 --> 00:17:01.240 my coach at all. The regular coaches the Orient Expresses 290 00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:03.399 in front of us. If you do not wanted to 291 00:17:03.480 --> 00:17:06.400 leave without you, you had better HORIZI don't worry, I'll 292 00:17:06.400 --> 00:17:11.640 make it. The Orient Express was just getting underway when 293 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:13.039 I dropped off in front of the dead head. I 294 00:17:13.039 --> 00:17:15.440 had plenty of time to run up alongside and swing aboard. 295 00:17:15.880 --> 00:17:17.640 I made my way through the train to my coach 296 00:17:17.720 --> 00:17:23.079 and knocked on the door of Center's compartment. Open up 297 00:17:23.119 --> 00:17:29.319 and there Gregory Meyer opened the door. Please, lying on 298 00:17:29.359 --> 00:17:32.400 the berth bound and gagedos the reporter Miss Warren, and 299 00:17:32.480 --> 00:17:36.319 standing beside her gun in hand was not doctor Zinner 300 00:17:36.440 --> 00:17:37.720 but Joseph Grundlish. 301 00:17:38.440 --> 00:17:41.599 We have a very tough skull, mister Mayer. I should 302 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:42.880 have hit you a little harder. 303 00:17:43.000 --> 00:17:47.920 No, where is Carol? Where is doctor Sinner? Why have 304 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:48.839 you tied up this reporter? 305 00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:50.319 Please? Please not so fast. 306 00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:53.759 First, as to Miss Warren, I have tied her to 307 00:17:53.880 --> 00:17:57.599 prevent her from interfering with doctor Sinner, and I allowed 308 00:17:57.599 --> 00:18:00.839 her to file her newspaper story. Doctor Sinner would never 309 00:18:00.880 --> 00:18:04.759 get to Beograd. I happen to be anrd and follower 310 00:18:04.759 --> 00:18:08.000 of doctor Zinna. I was standing watch last night when 311 00:18:08.000 --> 00:18:11.079 you dashed into the corridor. Mister myatt you had this 312 00:18:11.319 --> 00:18:14.440 very gun in your hand. You had obviously broken away 313 00:18:14.519 --> 00:18:18.079 from doctor Zinna. Fortunately I had a black chain. 314 00:18:18.160 --> 00:18:20.960 Whereas Carol and doctor Senner, do. 315 00:18:20.960 --> 00:18:24.000 You promise to do nothing to interfere with doctor Sinna's plan? 316 00:18:24.160 --> 00:18:25.640 I promise nothing, no bit. 317 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:28.640 Reason of the Orient Express will soon cross the border 318 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:31.839 into my own country. It makes only one stop at 319 00:18:31.839 --> 00:18:36.359 the border for passport identification. After that you are involved 320 00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:37.839 no longer By be stubborn. 321 00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:41.519 All right, grunleichh, I want to. 322 00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:45.119 Say, mister Mayett, I think you may go now. Doctor 323 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:48.279 Zinner and miss Moscow our next door in your compartment. 324 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:55.319 Doctor Zenna was seated on one birth dozing, and Carol 325 00:18:55.359 --> 00:18:58.680 lay on the opposite berth, fast asleep. Traces of tears 326 00:18:58.680 --> 00:19:02.359 on her cheeks. She shivered. I covered it with my 327 00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:03.680 overcoat and she woke up. 328 00:19:04.880 --> 00:19:08.880 Gregory, Gregory, I didn't know where you wish go back 329 00:19:08.920 --> 00:19:09.319 to sleep? 330 00:19:09.359 --> 00:19:09.480 Oh? 331 00:19:09.519 --> 00:19:11.960 I searched every wheel. I didn't know what to do, 332 00:19:12.440 --> 00:19:13.480 and I came back here. 333 00:19:14.200 --> 00:19:14.359 Oh. 334 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:17.519 I was so tired. Doctor's dinner made me go to sleep. 335 00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:20.559 Everything's all right. In a few hours, everything will be fine. 336 00:19:21.200 --> 00:19:29.000 Now close your eyes and go back to sleep. I 337 00:19:29.079 --> 00:19:31.440 left the compartment and went to the second class coach. 338 00:19:32.079 --> 00:19:34.799 With both Carol and grundlich Gon. There was space for me. 339 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:38.519 I slept until I was awakened by a Hungarian passport inspector. 340 00:19:39.119 --> 00:19:42.160 The train had stopped in a town named Schubotica, just 341 00:19:42.240 --> 00:19:45.519 inside the border. I assured him my passport. Then I 342 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:48.839 went to the dining car. The breakfast rush was just starting, 343 00:19:48.880 --> 00:19:50.559 so I gave a waiter a pound note and had 344 00:19:50.640 --> 00:19:53.319 him get me breakfast for two. By the time the 345 00:19:53.359 --> 00:19:56.440 Orient Express was ten minutes out of Schobotica. We were 346 00:19:56.480 --> 00:19:59.759 going down the corridor. The loaded tray tinkling is the 347 00:19:59.759 --> 00:20:04.319 way followed me. We arrived at my compartments, but it 348 00:20:04.400 --> 00:20:07.440 was empty. No sign of Sinner, no sign of Carol. 349 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:10.319 A torn piece of paper was tucked under the cuff 350 00:20:10.319 --> 00:20:14.440 of my overcoat. It was a note I have left 351 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:19.720 the doctor Zenna. I'm afraid this is goodbye. Sign Carol 352 00:20:19.799 --> 00:20:21.599 musk see the breakfast. 353 00:20:21.640 --> 00:20:23.559 Where shall I put the tray? 354 00:20:24.400 --> 00:20:29.440 The breakfast? Oh? Take it back, I don't want it. 355 00:20:32.440 --> 00:20:35.480 I sat near the window and watched the landscape drift past. 356 00:20:36.640 --> 00:20:40.400 My suspicions had been right all along. Doctor Zenna had 357 00:20:40.440 --> 00:20:46.079 played me for a fool, and so had Carol. After 358 00:20:46.160 --> 00:20:49.240 a while, I became conscious of a tapping sound on 359 00:20:49.319 --> 00:20:52.279 the wall of my compartment. It kept on, and suddenly 360 00:20:52.279 --> 00:20:54.279 I realized that it was coming from the compartment next 361 00:20:54.319 --> 00:20:57.279 to mine, someone's heel banging against the wall. It took 362 00:20:57.319 --> 00:20:59.640 only a minute to get next door. It was miss 363 00:20:59.720 --> 00:21:02.119 Waring and the reporter, while tied and gagged. 364 00:21:02.640 --> 00:21:06.200 Oh thank goodness, I thought you'd never hear me Wes Grundley. 365 00:21:06.359 --> 00:21:06.960 Where are the others? 366 00:21:07.000 --> 00:21:09.039 You mean you don't know what's happened. Zenna's going to 367 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:11.400 be executed, executed where they took him off the train? 368 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:14.279 At Supportica Gonlik arranged the whole thing. He's a government spy. 369 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:15.400 He can't be fully is. 370 00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:18.000 They're probably holding a drumhead court martial on doctor Zenna 371 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:19.400 back in Suportica this minute. 372 00:21:19.680 --> 00:21:24.599 I see, and Carol Musker's a government spy too. The girl, no, 373 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:27.000 she must be. They took her off the train, well. 374 00:21:26.839 --> 00:21:28.720 They had to. They couldn't have any witnesses. 375 00:21:28.880 --> 00:21:29.799 What will they do with her? 376 00:21:29.839 --> 00:21:32.319 Probably kill her? Hey here, what are you doing? You 377 00:21:32.359 --> 00:21:34.559 can't jump off? The train's going sixty at least. 378 00:21:34.799 --> 00:21:36.440 I'm going back there to Supportica. 379 00:21:36.680 --> 00:21:37.359 You're insane. 380 00:21:38.200 --> 00:21:39.880 Look there's a small tin up ahead. I saw it 381 00:21:39.920 --> 00:21:41.839 when I leaned out. Some cars aparked to the station. 382 00:21:41.960 --> 00:21:44.400 I saw them. I'm going to pull the emergency cord. 383 00:21:44.680 --> 00:21:45.559 Take one of those cars. 384 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:47.240 Can you possibly do in supporta car? 385 00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:48.400 I don't know, but I'll do something. 386 00:21:49.279 --> 00:21:51.359 Go ahead, mister Meyer, I'm going with you. 387 00:21:52.119 --> 00:21:54.759 I pulled the emergency cord and in a matter of seconds, 388 00:21:54.759 --> 00:21:57.200 the Orient Express was screeching to a halt. Right at 389 00:21:57.200 --> 00:21:59.400 the station, I flung open the door, and with the 390 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:02.359 miss war close behind me, I ran toward the parked cars. 391 00:22:04.359 --> 00:22:08.960 Here you you come here, you speak English? 392 00:22:09.319 --> 00:22:11.240 Car gentleman's a car very cheap? 393 00:22:11.359 --> 00:22:15.440 I want to go to I'll give you twenty pounds. 394 00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:17.240 Yea King, General mons Getty. 395 00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:23.559 We were at Stabotica inside of an hour. I had 396 00:22:23.599 --> 00:22:25.559 the driver stopped just before we got into the center 397 00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:28.000 of town and told him to wait. Ms. Warren and 398 00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:34.440 I started down the main street. Mister Miat look in 399 00:22:34.519 --> 00:22:36.920 the doorway of a small restaurant. His back to us, 400 00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:42.039 talking to a chef was Joseph Grundlish. Just keep walking. 401 00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:44.000