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Welcome to the Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho.
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This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're
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going to bring you this week's episode of Counterspy. But first,
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But now, from October 11th, 1949, here is The Society Swindler.
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Pepsi-Cola, P-E-P-S-I, that's your smartest cola buy. Pepsi-Cola presents Counter Spy.
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Counter Spy.
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Washington calling David Harding, counter-spy. Washington calling David Harding, counter-spy.
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Harding, counter-spy. Calling Washington.
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United States counter-spy. Especially appointed to investigate.
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And combat the enemies of our country, both at home
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and abroad.
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Tonight, the case of the Society Swindlers. Another counter-spy report
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to the American people. Brought to you each Tuesday and
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why take less when Pepsi is best? Whenever you reach
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for refreshments, remember... Why.
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And now, to Counterspy.
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Counterspy 22.
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Stories above the streets of Manhattan, in the paneled library
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of a penthouse, a well-groomed man in a satin smoking
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jacket sits at a heavy oak desk. His eyes are
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fixed impatiently on the sweet second hand of his unique
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alarm wristwatch as a dark-haired woman reads from a list.
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General and Mrs.
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Ralph C.
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Maxton.
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Doctor and Mrs. Charles Nestor. Commissioner and Mrs. Stephen W. Otis. Oh,
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by the way, Alfred, Mr. Otis has just been elected
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chairman of the Board of General Oil.
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I know all about Otis. Please continue, Carlisle.
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Mr.
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And Mrs.
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George R. Pace. Ambassador and Mrs.
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Victor.
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Ambassador and Mrs. Victor Pagano.
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Mr.
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And Mrs. Lance.
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That'll be all, Carlisle.
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Alfred, I haven't finished the list.
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You heard my alarm watch. Time is up. Three and
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a half minutes.
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You're a strange man, Alfred.
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Time is money, Carla. How about that list? See to
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it that the guests appear at Mrs. Grayson's party for
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the World Refugee Fund.
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With my name on the invitation as co-hostess, no one
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will dare.
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Refuse to appear.
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They're all deadly afraid of what I may write in
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my weekly column.
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One unkind word from Countess Carlo Maroni, and they're in
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hot water. That title pays you real dividends, doesn't it?
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Thanks to your cleverness in organizing the World Refugee Fund.
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Ah, dear sweet charity. What a blessing to mankind.
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Mr.
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Batson.
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What is it, Zero?
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Olsen's here.
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He's 20 seconds late, Zero.
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Yeah, I know, boss. I kept him out in the
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hall like you said.
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Let's see. It's two minutes to eight. One minute and
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30 seconds. That's enough time to give Olsen.
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Alfred, you'll be back?
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In one minute and 45 seconds. All right, Zero. Go
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down the hall. Jerome, did Paulson walk up from the
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20th floor as I ordered?
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Yeah, boss.
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Everything's set.
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Good evening, Paulson.
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Hiya, Mr. Babson.
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You wanted to see me?
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Paulson, you've worked the room, that table for me, at
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11 of our charity parties. You're an excellent group, yeah?
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And I pay you well.
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No complaints, Mr.
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Babson.
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Then, Paulson, why did you withhold some of the money
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from your table at last night's party in Philadelphia? I
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give you... exactly... Twenty seconds to explain.
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I don't get you.
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I was watching you, Paulson. You cut yourself a nice slice.
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You got me wrong, Zero. I wouldn't do a thing
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like that to Mr.
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Babson. You're a liar.
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Zero, let him go.
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Okay, boss.
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I can explain, Mr.
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Babson.
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There's no time left to explain. You wasted it lying.
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Please, just give me a.
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You heard the boss. Time's up. Get moving.
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Zero, open the elevator door for Paul. With pleasure. That's
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the way out for you, Folsom.
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The elevator's not there.
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It's 22 floors below, and you're going down to meet it.
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What?
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You're taking a suicide dive, Folsom. That's why I had
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you get off at the 20th floor and walk the
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rest of the way up to be sure you wouldn't
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be traced to my penthouse. All right, zero.
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So long, chiseler.
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One minute and 30 seconds on the nose for Paulson.
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Time to kiss right, Mr. Babson.
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Of course, zero. That's the way to treat time.
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Exactly right.
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Good evening, Countess Moroni.
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Why, Alfred Babson, charming of you to come.
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I hope this party will provide you with plenty of
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material for your society column.
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Oh, yes.
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And the roulette table's just piling up money for the
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World Refugee Fund.
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Ah, sweet charity.
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I got your signal, Alfred. Anything wrong?
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Come into the study column. I've a minute and a
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half for you. Carla, I heard something this afternoon that
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may mean trouble.
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Oh?
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About a man called George Walsh, the cleverest and biggest
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fake charity organizer on the West Coast. I've just learned
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that Walsh is headed here to begin operations in East
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Coast society circles.
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Alfred, we have that big affair at Vera Ashton's home
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outside Washington next month.
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Are you afraid of trouble over that?
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That you can leave to me. More important, Carla... Yes?
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You are a valuable asset in this business. If Walsh
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should try to buy you away from me.
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Don't you trust me?
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You know about Poulsen's suicide. The same thing could happen
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to anyone else who double-crossed me. Ah, my watch tells
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me our time is up. I have to be going.
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See you soon, Carla.
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To David Harding, Chief, United States Counterspies, Washington. Copy of
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report from Counterspy Attaché Paris. Investigation of United States Charity Organization,
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World Refugee Fund, reveals that monies forwarded here from United
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States are deposited in Paris banks.
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Under name of Jean Lebut.
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There is no evidence of monies being used for.
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Relief of refugees.
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I beg your pardon, madam.
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Is there any way I can help you?
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This is counter-spy headquarters, is it not? I wish to
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see David Harding, and I don't need your help for that,
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young man.
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Madam, you shouldn't be in this corridor at all.
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You'll have to be announced. That's the rule.
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Rule.
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Government by bureaucracy. It wasn't this way when Grover Cleveland
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piloted our ship of faith.
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Who shall I say is calling?
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I'll say who's calling when I get in there.
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Very sorry, madam, but I can't lie.
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Young man, remove your hand from my arm or I'll
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slap your face.
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Very well.
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Ruffian.
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An organization of ruffians.
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So there you are.
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David Hardy.
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Well, be right. For a moment I thought a tornado
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hit the building.
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We have an appointment, I think, David.
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Vera, you haven't changed a bit. Now sit down and
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cool off that temper of yours.
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David, I have a good mind to send a letter
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to the president about the way you run this office,
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and I would.
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If I didn't love.
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You so darn much.
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You're a sweetheart.
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Oh, you're not fooling me with that sugar talk, David.
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Why did you ask me to come and see you?
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Vera, I see by the columns that you're giving a
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charity party next week out at your place in Chevy Chase.
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It'll make every other affair this season look thick. Countess
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Carla Maroney is my co-hostess.
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And the proceeds are to go to the World Refugee Fund. Now, Vera,
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as a favor to me, I want you to switch
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your sponsorship to another charity instead.
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Of World Refugee.
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Jesus, are you mad why Countess Moroni is making all arrangements?
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Her name on the invitation is a guarantee of success.
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My agents, Vera, have been investigating all organizations sending money
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overseas for relief. Most of them are worthy groups, but
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we've uncovered a few exceptions. The World Refugee Fund is
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one of them.
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Ridiculous.
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Here's a cable report from our attaché in Paris. The
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World Refugee Fund is a phony front for a charity record.
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Countess Moroni should be told about this.
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Our records show that every charity party sponsored for a
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world refugee was arraigned by her.
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You mean she.
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Then she should be arrested.
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Oh, no, no.
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Just now.
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She's of much more value to us on the loose. Now,
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I'm interested in getting at the big brains behind this
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sleazy racket. And I've already started a trick to smoke
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him out.
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You want to help?
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David Hardy.
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That's the silliest question you ever asked.
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Then I'll let you in on a secret.
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A big West Coast charity racketeer, George Walsh, is coming
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east to operate in Society Circle. His assistant, a fellow
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named Ralph Harrison, will be with him. And he's going
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to call on you, Vera.
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Oh, David, is this another of your techniques?
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Bill can't fool you, can I? But seriously, Vera.
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I hope to trap that unknown racketeer behind Countess Moroni.
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And there's nothing like the assumed threat of gangland plane
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jumping to bring an unknown criminal out.
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Into the light.
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But, David, what is a fight between criminals to do
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with me?
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Vera, I'm making your charity party next week the battleground.
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Mr.
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Harding, I found this memo from you on my desk. Oh, yes, Peter.
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Mr.
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Ralph Harrison has a five o'clock appointment tomorrow in the
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solarium of Mrs. Vera Ashton's home. What's it supposed to mean?
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Just what it says. You will keep that appointment as scheduled, Mr. Harrison.
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And now, Mr.
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Harrison, allow me to present you to my dear friend,
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Countess Carla Maroney.
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How do you do?
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Carla, darling, as I told you on the phone, Mr.
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Harrison is Assistant.
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Director of the Federation of European Charities. Do sit down,
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both of you.
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Thank you.
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Some tea, Carla? I can only stay a moment, Mrs.
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Ashton.
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You said you wanted to discuss something with me about
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our party here on Friday.
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Yes, I.
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Well, you.
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See, Carla, darling, Mr.
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Harrison's been showing me amazing figures of the work of
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his organization in the rehabilitation of war orphans.
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And he has convinced.
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Me that the proceeds of our party should go to
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his group instead of.
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Mrs.
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Ashton.
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Our party was arranged for the World Refugee Fund. Besides,
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the invitations are all out with my name on them.
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I'm sure the Countess won't mind lending her name to
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another worthy cause.
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I certainly do mind.
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Mrs.
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Ashton, unless you go through with our original plan, I'll
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have a great deal to say about it in my
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newspaper column.
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Good afternoon.
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Just a minute, Countess.
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May I see you here, Countess?
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Excuse us, Mrs.
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Ashton.
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This way, Countess. Countess, I want to talk to you
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about George Walsh.
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Walsh?
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Mm-hmm.
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He likes the way you work the angle. He's my boss.
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And he's ready to offer you double the percentage.
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You get now.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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Countess, we know you're in the racket.
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Racket?
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What impudence.
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I'm at the Crescent Hotel, Countess. You can call me
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when you decide to accept Mr. Walsh's offer. Hello, Mr.
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Harding.
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Peters.
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How'd you make out, Peters? So far, so good. Then
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don't come back here to headquarters. Meet me in half
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an hour at Pennsylvania and 18th.
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Okay? Okay, Dave. Hello?
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Hello? Carla, this is Alfred Babson.
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Oh, it's last. When did you get into Washington?
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About 20 minutes ago with Zero and the other boys.
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I'm stopping at the Hotel Newton.
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I've got to see you at once.
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What's wrong?
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That trouble you anticipated. It's here in Washington.
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Hey, mister.
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Got a light?
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Yeah, here you are. The car in the corner, Peter. Mr.
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Harding's waiting for you. Drive over the fire deck.
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Right, Chief.
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Now, Peter, the New York field office has just come
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up with some interesting information. It may be the tie-in
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we're looking for.
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Shoot.
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Three weeks ago, a man named Steve Polson was killed
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when he fell or jumped down an apartment house elevator shaft.
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It turns out that Polson was a croupier at the
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charity parties for the.
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Any evidence of murder?
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No, but the penthouse of that apartment building is leased
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by an Alfred C.
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Babson. Any dope on him, Dave?
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No, Babson's a society playboy, and a checkup shows he's
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been an invited guest to all the parties. And he's
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right here in Washington. Arrived less than an hour ago.
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Harding, car one, go ahead. J-12 reporting, Mr.
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Harding.
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Countess Maroney just went into room 907 at.
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The Hotel Newton.
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Register shows room occupied by Alfred C.
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Babson.
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Thanks. Peters, get back to your room at the Crescent.
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Now, if Countess Moroney's with Babson now, I think you
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can expect a phone call from her very shortly. I'll
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be most interested to know her proposition.
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In just a moment, we'll return to Counterspy, brought to
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you by Pepsi-Cola.
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Pepsi-Cola hits the spot. Two full glasses, that's a lot.
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Lots more value, lots more zest. Why take less when
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Pepsi's best?
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More and more among fellows and girls, among mothers and dads,
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you hear that sane and sensible question, why take less
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when Pepsi is best? No budget, no allowance ever had
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a better friend than tangy, sparkling Pepsi-Cola. Because one big
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12-ounce Pepsi bottle gives you two delicious drinks. That's twice
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as much tangy taste, twice as much delicious Pepsi to
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go just twice as far. That's why more and more
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families say, why take less when Pepsi is best? Yes,
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families like yours and mine, families all over America, they're
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all saying, why take less when Pepsi is best?
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Pepsi-Cola hits the spot. Tastes terrific when you're hot. More
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and better than the rest.
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Why take less when Pepsi's best?
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Today, tomorrow, always. Get America's biggest cola value. Take home
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a carton of six big, big Pepsi bottles. Insist on
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Pepsi at the store. And say Pepsi at the fountain.
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Say Pepsi at the stand. Say Pepsi. Whenever you reach
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for refreshment, remember... Why take less when Pepsi's best?
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And now, back to Counterspy.
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In a Washington hotel room, charity racketeer Alfred Babson and
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Countess Carla Maroney are discussing George Walsh's offer.
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See, Carla, Walsh's offer is double whatever I'm giving you.
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Alfred, I told you I can be trusted.
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Boss, we better pull out of this caper.
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Yes, Cyril.
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Why?
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We heard Walsh is a tough customer with a mob
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of gorillas.
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Maybe, but I'm not letting this plum fall out of
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my hands into his lap. Carla, the first step is
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for you to call this man Harrison and arrange a
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meeting right away.
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You take him for a drive across the river. Why
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park here, Countess?
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I want to talk to you alone, Mr.
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Harrison, about the offer you made me on behalf of Mr.
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Walsh.
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You ready to switch over to the smart money?
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I've been thinking about it seriously.
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Can I tell Mr. Walsh it's all set?
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Yeah, you can tell Walsh it's all set.
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Hello, stranger.
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Okay, Countess, go take a walk.
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Yes.
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All right, you.
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Nice dame, the Countess.
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Look, Harrison, my boss has a proposition for you, Mr. Walsh.
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And what's the gun for? Just to make sure you listen.
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And my boss figures there's plenty for two outfits in
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this territory... If your Mr. Walsh wants to play nice, okay.
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If he don't, then there's a lot of shooting and.
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And that means the law. And none of us makes out.
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And it's a deal? I'll have to talk to Mr.
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Walsh.
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What's his cut?
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He and my boss can talk that over.
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Where and when?
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You bring Walsh to the Ashton Dames' big party tomorrow night.
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My boss will be out on the terrace. There'll be
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a white carnation in his buttonhole so you can spot him.
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A white carnation?
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You two show out on the terrace at 11, on
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the nose. Do you think Walsh will go for a
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set-up like that?
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Mrs.
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Ashton's party at 11.
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Chief meets your boss.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, zero. I guarantee you my boss will go for
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a set-up like that.
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All right, Zero, get going.
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What took you two so long? Boss, I told you
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on the phone I closed the deal with Harrison. Then
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I took him to where he could get a cab
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back to Washington.
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And Zero had to pick me up again. After all,
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this is my car.
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Very well. Keep driving around a while, Zero. This is
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the safest place to talk.
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Has something new gone wrong, Alfred?
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No, but I'm sure Walsh will try everything to put
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me out of the way. But this time, Carla, he's
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meeting his master.
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No, Alfred. No more murders. I want to get out
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of this.
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Carla, there's only one way out of this for you.
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The way Paulson took. Now, Zero, about the plan. This
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is to be timed to the split second. At Mrs.
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Ashton's house, there's a set of French windows which lead
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from the drawing room out to the terrace. Carla, at
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exactly four minutes before 11, you will go into the
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drawing room and switch on the lights.
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Yes.
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I want Walsh and Harrison silhouetted plainly against those French windows.
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I see.
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There's a row of bushes at the rear of the garden,
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a hundred yards from the terrace. I'll jockey Walsh and
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Harrison into position in front of the window. At 11.01,
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I light a cigarette.
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Yes.
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Zero, that will let you know you have exactly two
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minutes to get ready.
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I'll be ready.
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At 11.03, my alarm will go off. You won't hear it, Zero,
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so keep your eyes on your own watch. At 11.03,
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you fire with the telescopic sight. One shot for Walsh,
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one for Harrison. And remember, both of you, timing is everything. Dave,
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I've got something that could have helped us on this case.
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What is it?
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Well, I took our specifications for a miniature camera to
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one of the best manufacturers in the country. Told him
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the camera was to be used as standard equipment for
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all counter spies. Their production engineer gulped a couple of
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times and put our camera on a priority basis.
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Well, here's a dummy model. Hey, Peter. This certainly is
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a honey.
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Mm-hmm.
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Simple to operate, sturdily built, and films can be bought anywhere.
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The factory really did himself proud. He's even going to
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use a faster lens, for one thing, and the camera
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will be lighter in weight. When can we get these
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in quality?
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I'll phone him.
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You're okay.
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He'll start deliveries right away. Do it.
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Too bad we couldn't use one of these cameras tonight
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on this Babson case, Chief. It'll be just the thing. Yeah,
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I'm sorry, Peter.
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But make your phone call and let's go. We've got
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a bit of a ride out to Mrs. Ashton's house
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in Chevy Chase.
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What's the time, Peter?
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One minute of 11, Dave. There's the countess coming out
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of the drawing room. Now, Vera, your cooperation is of
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the utmost importance.
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David, I'm worth any ten of your agents. I'll keep
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that miserable countess creature away from the terrace, all right.
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I'll talk her deaf, dumb.
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And blind.
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Vera, I love you.
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Well, I'd better get started.
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Come on, Peter. Let's go out on the terrace.
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All right.
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Down there by the French windows, Dave. That must be
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our man. White carnation in his lapel.
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Pardon me. You have the time?
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Oh, yes.
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Just eleven.
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We're on the nose. Zero said you wanted it.
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You, Harrison?
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That's right. This is my boss, George Walsh.
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Walsh!
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It's a pleasure. My name's Alfred Babson.
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Babson, the pleasure's all mine. Chief's been looking forward to
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this meeting, Mr. Babson.
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Yes.
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And now, Babson, I'm sure I'm going to get just
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what I came for.
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Walsh, haven't I seen you someplace before?
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I've been seen a lot of places before.
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Cigarette, Walsh?
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No, thank you.
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Allison?
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Thanks.
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Lyons?
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Mm-hmm. Well, Walsh, we'll have everything settled in less than
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two minutes. We both know what we want, and I'm
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a stickler for time.
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I noticed that wristwatch of yours, Babson. Alarm on it.
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Nice gadget.
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No, thank you. I had it made especially. Now, Walsh,
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let's hear your plan. Okay, Babson.
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Here's my plan. Don't try to get out of it, Babson.
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My arm.
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00:26:16.349 --> 00:26:19.269
The more you struggle, the more it'll hurt. That's a
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00:26:19.309 --> 00:26:21.509
hammer hole that she's got on you, Babson. Keep it
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00:26:21.529 --> 00:26:22.589
up and you'll have a broken arm.
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00:26:23.990 --> 00:26:24.289
Why?
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00:26:25.670 --> 00:26:26.170
That's better.
518
00:26:26.190 --> 00:26:29.369
What's the idea of this, Kaper?
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00:26:29.390 --> 00:26:31.349
Go on, Babson. Over to the French window.
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00:26:31.369 --> 00:26:31.690
Oh, wait.
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Move.
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00:26:32.430 --> 00:26:34.309
I said move.
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00:26:35.170 --> 00:26:38.829
But, French, we can't stand here.
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00:26:39.009 --> 00:26:39.269
No?
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00:26:40.190 --> 00:26:40.509
Somebody.
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00:26:41.539 --> 00:26:44.559
You'll see us. We'd better go inside.
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00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:48.119
We'll talk right here, and you've got only 60 seconds left.
528
00:26:48.119 --> 00:26:50.579
60, Babson, only 60. You're right in front of me, Babson.
529
00:26:50.599 --> 00:26:52.880
When Zero shoots from those bushes down there, you get
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00:26:52.920 --> 00:26:53.380
it first.
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00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:55.539
Well, you know.
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After the Countess made the appointment to meet my assistant,
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00:26:57.940 --> 00:27:01.039
I had her car wired for sound. What I heard you, Zero,
534
00:27:01.079 --> 00:27:03.299
and the Countess say sounded very interesting.
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00:27:03.660 --> 00:27:05.200
Babson, 45 seconds left.
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00:27:05.559 --> 00:27:09.049
I'll be killed. Tell him not to shoot.
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00:27:09.089 --> 00:27:11.430
Forty seconds, Stanton. Now you're getting just what you gave
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00:27:11.450 --> 00:27:12.160
Steve Poulsen.
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00:27:12.299 --> 00:27:12.819
Well, I.
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00:27:13.960 --> 00:27:17.480
I had killed Poulsen. I couldn't trust him.
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00:27:17.519 --> 00:27:18.799
Thirty-five seconds left.
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00:27:19.339 --> 00:27:21.839
Don't let Zero shoot.
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00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:26.720
Stop him. Walsh, I'll give you anything you want. Sounds
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00:27:26.779 --> 00:27:29.619
as if you have an offer for me. Twenty-five seconds, Stanton.
545
00:27:30.019 --> 00:27:33.880
Walsh, I'll clear out of the charity racket. You take
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00:27:33.940 --> 00:27:34.880
over the whole operation.
547
00:27:35.220 --> 00:27:35.569
Everything.
548
00:27:36.279 --> 00:27:38.500
The countess goes with it. You can have it all.
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00:27:38.539 --> 00:27:39.859
Fifteen seconds to go.
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00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:43.380
Didn't you hear me? I'm giving you everything. Ten.
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00:27:43.400 --> 00:27:43.460
No!
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00:27:43.460 --> 00:27:48.289
Don't shoot!
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00:27:49.470 --> 00:27:50.130
It's me!
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00:27:50.170 --> 00:27:50.849
Don't shoot!
555
00:27:50.950 --> 00:27:52.789
Now exactly three minutes past eleven.
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00:27:52.809 --> 00:27:54.670
It's me now!
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00:27:54.690 --> 00:27:55.410
Don't shoot!
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00:27:56.130 --> 00:27:57.279
Don't shoot!
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00:27:57.359 --> 00:27:58.460
Don't shoot!
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00:27:58.619 --> 00:27:59.640
Don't shoot!
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00:28:07.819 --> 00:28:09.480
I wasn't, sir?
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00:28:10.460 --> 00:28:10.759
No.
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00:28:11.859 --> 00:28:13.519
But that shot.
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00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:15.539
Fired by one of my men as a signal to
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00:28:15.579 --> 00:28:18.059
let me know that everything down there was under control.
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00:28:18.079 --> 00:28:18.900
But zero.
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00:28:19.140 --> 00:28:22.269
We got zero. And with your confession, Babson, the government
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00:28:22.309 --> 00:28:23.269
closes this case.
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00:28:23.410 --> 00:28:23.890
Government?
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00:28:23.950 --> 00:28:26.269
Babson, while your mouth is open in that stupid gate,
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00:28:26.309 --> 00:28:26.990
keep it that way.
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00:28:27.009 --> 00:28:27.069
Mr.
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George Walsh here is David Harding, chief of the counter-spies.
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00:28:30.769 --> 00:28:33.230
That's right, Babson, and I can guarantee you personally when
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00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:35.779
the time arrives for your trial, the jury isn't going
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00:28:35.819 --> 00:28:37.240
to show you any charity.
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00:28:48.680 --> 00:28:51.809
When your friends drop in, be generous, but be thrifty, too.
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00:28:52.269 --> 00:28:56.670
There are plenty of delicious Pepsi-Cola. Pepsi's big 12-ounce bottle
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00:28:56.950 --> 00:28:59.569
gives you not just one sparkling glass full, but two.
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00:29:00.130 --> 00:29:04.359
Get a carton of six and serve 12 delicious drinks. Yes,
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00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:07.680
Pepsi is America's biggest cola value. You get twice the
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00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:11.920
tangy taste, twice the refreshment, twice the Pepsi. So why
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00:29:11.960 --> 00:29:17.390
take less when Pepsi is best? Whenever you reach for refreshments, remember...
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00:29:17.309 --> 00:29:19.130
Pepsi-Cola hits the spot.
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00:29:19.150 --> 00:29:22.680
Two full glasses, that's a lot. Lots more value, lots
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00:29:22.740 --> 00:29:25.359
more debt. Why take less when Pepsi's best?
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00:29:25.779 --> 00:29:28.759
Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday, same time, same station,
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00:29:28.779 --> 00:29:33.029
to Counterspy. Listen on Thursday for the exciting Counterspy case
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00:29:33.529 --> 00:29:35.210
of the high-class hijacker.
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00:29:35.950 --> 00:29:40.519
Bottle of chloroform, drops of green oil, and I... without
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00:29:40.579 --> 00:29:44.200
a body. The result is unpredictable. Add these ingredients to
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00:29:44.259 --> 00:29:48.140
a clever and dangerous underworld operation, and the result is action.
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00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:51.769
That's our case for next Thursday, day after tomorrow. I
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invite you to be listening for.
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Case of a High-Class Hijacker on Counter-Spy. Tonight's Counterspy program
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originated in New York, was directed by Leonard L. Bass,
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00:30:06.910 --> 00:30:10.730
dramatized by Edward J. Adamson, and featured Don McLaughlin and
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00:30:10.769 --> 00:30:15.109
Mandel Kramer, with music by Jesse Crawford. Counterspy is a
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Phillips H. Lord production for Pepsi-Cola. Enjoy some Pepsi. Ice
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00:30:20.049 --> 00:30:20.930
cold tonight.
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00:30:26.529 --> 00:30:27.910
Welcome back.
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00:30:28.089 --> 00:30:30.589
Okay, there are a few things that I really loved
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00:30:30.609 --> 00:30:35.819
about this episode. First of all, Vera. I have no
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00:30:36.019 --> 00:30:40.680
idea if Vera was a recurring character on Counterspy, but
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00:30:40.839 --> 00:30:44.730
she ought to be. The way she handles Harding and
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00:30:44.990 --> 00:30:49.990
everyone else is just absolutely a treat to listen to. Yeah,
607
00:30:50.109 --> 00:30:52.990
and I think we had an episode a few months
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00:30:53.109 --> 00:30:58.779
back where Harding dealt with a society matron, and she
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00:30:58.819 --> 00:31:02.059
was just, she was okay. It's just a generic character
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00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:06.940
but man, Vera showed that you really could do a
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00:31:07.259 --> 00:31:12.880
lot more with a character like that, and so absolutely
612
00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:18.700
loved Vera. I also liked the ending where they turned
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00:31:18.920 --> 00:31:22.500
Babson's watch on him, and he used this as this
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00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:27.930
sort of instrument of terror, and now he was subject
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00:31:27.970 --> 00:31:31.309
to the judgment of the clock. I mean, that was
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00:31:31.369 --> 00:31:36.609
just poetic justice on behalf of David Harding. Now, it
617
00:31:36.690 --> 00:31:40.809
is worth noting that this watch, a form of it,
618
00:31:40.910 --> 00:31:47.779
did actually exist. In 1947, Volkane released the Cricket, which
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00:31:47.859 --> 00:31:52.660
was the first wristwatch with an alarm on it. And
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00:31:52.700 --> 00:31:58.690
by 1951, there's actually a photo of Dwight Eisenhower, not
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00:31:59.170 --> 00:32:04.970
yet president, but Eisenhower had this wristwatch. Now, of course,
622
00:32:05.089 --> 00:32:10.779
Babson said he had had it made especially. wouldn't necessarily
623
00:32:10.900 --> 00:32:14.619
be required because you could buy it from a watch
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00:32:14.680 --> 00:32:18.059
store if you were as wealthy as he was portrayed
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00:32:18.099 --> 00:32:22.339
to be, but paying extra to get your own model
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00:32:22.420 --> 00:32:27.240
rather than getting an off-the-assembly line model, I could see
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00:32:27.339 --> 00:32:32.230
Babson doing that. The Countess plays an interesting role, and
628
00:32:33.619 --> 00:32:37.319
I was thinking about that as I was listening to it.
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00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:43.349
It does reflect a very different time when certain individual
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00:32:43.440 --> 00:32:48.349
voices were quite powerful and could make or break you.
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00:32:48.849 --> 00:32:54.450
And there are so many fictional examples of this throughout
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00:32:54.549 --> 00:33:00.549
the years. Waldo Loddicker, in Laura, or Paul Girard in
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00:33:00.569 --> 00:33:04.960
the Columbo episode Murder Under Glass. And then you had
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00:33:05.019 --> 00:33:11.480
the power of real-life gossip columnists like Walter Winchell or
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00:33:11.569 --> 00:33:12.630
Luella Parsons.
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00:33:12.950 --> 00:33:15.769
These were individuals.
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00:33:14.950 --> 00:33:20.339
Who had a reach and an authority in this mass
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00:33:20.480 --> 00:33:24.460
media age they lived in that's really gone by the
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00:33:24.500 --> 00:33:29.180
boards as media sources have become more diffuse and the
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00:33:29.259 --> 00:33:34.910
reach of any individual columnist or host is quite limited.
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00:33:34.930 --> 00:33:38.640
I think in many ways, This was even the case
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00:33:38.680 --> 00:33:40.980
when I was growing up where a lot of people
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00:33:41.039 --> 00:33:47.299
held these prominent columnist posts. Perhaps others had in past
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00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:50.839
generations but did not have nearly the reach or the
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00:33:50.900 --> 00:33:56.400
power of their predecessors. The way that wealthy people were
646
00:33:56.480 --> 00:34:00.640
scared of what might be in the countess column, her
647
00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:05.289
closest modern-day equivalent, would be the fear that so many
648
00:34:05.390 --> 00:34:10.170
have of having social media come after them. So we've
649
00:34:10.510 --> 00:34:15.400
changed from a world where a few people held this
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00:34:15.460 --> 00:34:19.800
inordinate power because of their position in the mass media
651
00:34:20.119 --> 00:34:23.719
to a world where people are essentially afraid of a mob.
652
00:34:23.920 --> 00:34:26.699
Whether that's a good thing or not, I'll leave to
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00:34:27.389 --> 00:34:30.940
everyone else to think about. Well, I also have to
654
00:34:31.239 --> 00:34:34.840
offer a brief casting note, as Zero was played by
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00:34:34.980 --> 00:34:40.420
Ken Lynch, who many listeners might remember from The Adventures
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00:34:40.480 --> 00:34:43.920
of the Falcon. Well, now it's time to thank our
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Patreon supporter of the day. Thank you to Todd, Patreon
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supporter since July of 2025, currently supporting the podcast at
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so much for your support, Todd, and that will do
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it for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow
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We'll be back next Saturday with another episode of Counterspy,
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but join us back here on the Great Detectives podcast
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tomorrow for a special Sunday encore, and then Monday we
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return with the Adventures of the Saint, and then on
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the Great Adventurers podcast, we'll be back Tuesday with Tarzan.
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In the meantime, do send your comments to box13 at greatdetectives.net,
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this is your host, Adam Graham, signing off.
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Welcome to the Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho.
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This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're
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going to bring you this week's episode of Counterspy. But first,
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But now, from October 11th, 1949, here is The Society Swindler.
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Pepsi-Cola, P-E-P-S-I, that's your smartest cola buy. Pepsi-Cola presents Counter Spy.
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Counter Spy.
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Washington calling David Harding, counter-spy. Washington calling David Harding, counter-spy.
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Harding, counter-spy. Calling Washington.
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United States counter-spy. Especially appointed to investigate.
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And combat the enemies of our country, both at home
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and abroad.
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Tonight, the case of the Society Swindlers. Another counter-spy report
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to the American people. Brought to you each Tuesday and
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Thursday by Pepsi-Cola.
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Pepsi-Cola gets a spot. Two full glasses, that's a lot.
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That's right, you heard what they said. Two full glasses
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of sparkling Pepsi from one big 12-ounce bottle. You're getting
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an extra glass full. And what a delicious glass full.
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The most refreshing, delightful cola that ever tickled your taste.
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You can't top Pepsi's tangy flavor, and that big, big
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bottle saves you money, goes twice as far. Pepsi is
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America's big, big favorite, and America's biggest cola value. So
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why take less when Pepsi is best? Whenever you reach
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for refreshments, remember... Why.
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Take less when Pepsi's best?
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And now, to Counterspy.
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Counterspy 22.
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Stories above the streets of Manhattan, in the paneled library
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of a penthouse, a well-groomed man in a satin smoking
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jacket sits at a heavy oak desk. His eyes are
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fixed impatiently on the sweet second hand of his unique
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alarm wristwatch as a dark-haired woman reads from a list.
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General and Mrs.
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Ralph C.
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Maxton.
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Doctor and Mrs. Charles Nestor. Commissioner and Mrs. Stephen W. Otis. Oh,
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by the way, Alfred, Mr. Otis has just been elected
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chairman of the Board of General Oil.
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I know all about Otis. Please continue, Carlisle.
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Mr.
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And Mrs.
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George R. Pace. Ambassador and Mrs.
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Victor.
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Ambassador and Mrs. Victor Pagano.
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Mr.
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And Mrs. Lance.
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That'll be all, Carlisle.
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Alfred, I haven't finished the list.
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You heard my alarm watch. Time is up. Three and
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a half minutes.
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You're a strange man, Alfred.
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Time is money, Carla. How about that list? See to
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it that the guests appear at Mrs. Grayson's party for
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the World Refugee Fund.
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With my name on the invitation as co-hostess, no one
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will dare.
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Refuse to appear.
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They're all deadly afraid of what I may write in
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my weekly column.
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One unkind word from Countess Carlo Maroni, and they're in
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hot water. That title pays you real dividends, doesn't it?
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Thanks to your cleverness in organizing the World Refugee Fund.
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Ah, dear sweet charity. What a blessing to mankind.
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Mr.
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Batson.
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What is it, Zero?
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Olsen's here.
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He's 20 seconds late, Zero.
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Yeah, I know, boss. I kept him out in the
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hall like you said.
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Let's see. It's two minutes to eight. One minute and
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30 seconds. That's enough time to give Olsen.
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Alfred, you'll be back?
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In one minute and 45 seconds. All right, Zero. Go
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down the hall. Jerome, did Paulson walk up from the
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20th floor as I ordered?
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Yeah, boss.
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Everything's set.
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Good evening, Paulson.
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Hiya, Mr. Babson.
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You wanted to see me?
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Paulson, you've worked the room, that table for me, at
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11 of our charity parties. You're an excellent group, yeah?
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And I pay you well.
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No complaints, Mr.
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Babson.
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Then, Paulson, why did you withhold some of the money
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from your table at last night's party in Philadelphia? I
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give you... exactly... Twenty seconds to explain.
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I don't get you.
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I was watching you, Paulson. You cut yourself a nice slice.
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You got me wrong, Zero. I wouldn't do a thing
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like that to Mr.
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Babson. You're a liar.
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Zero, let him go.
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Okay, boss.
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I can explain, Mr.
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Babson.
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There's no time left to explain. You wasted it lying.
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Please, just give me a.
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You heard the boss. Time's up. Get moving.
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Zero, open the elevator door for Paul. With pleasure. That's
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the way out for you, Folsom.
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The elevator's not there.
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It's 22 floors below, and you're going down to meet it.
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What?
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You're taking a suicide dive, Folsom. That's why I had
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you get off at the 20th floor and walk the
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rest of the way up to be sure you wouldn't
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be traced to my penthouse. All right, zero.
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So long, chiseler.
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One minute and 30 seconds on the nose for Paulson.
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Time to kiss right, Mr. Babson.
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Of course, zero. That's the way to treat time.
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Exactly right.
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Good evening, Countess Moroni.
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Why, Alfred Babson, charming of you to come.
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I hope this party will provide you with plenty of
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material for your society column.
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Oh, yes.
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And the roulette table's just piling up money for the
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World Refugee Fund.
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Ah, sweet charity.
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I got your signal, Alfred. Anything wrong?
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Come into the study column. I've a minute and a
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half for you. Carla, I heard something this afternoon that
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may mean trouble.
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Oh?
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About a man called George Walsh, the cleverest and biggest
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fake charity organizer on the West Coast. I've just learned
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that Walsh is headed here to begin operations in East
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Coast society circles.
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Alfred, we have that big affair at Vera Ashton's home
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outside Washington next month.
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Are you afraid of trouble over that?
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That you can leave to me. More important, Carla... Yes?
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You are a valuable asset in this business. If Walsh
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should try to buy you away from me.
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Don't you trust me?
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You know about Poulsen's suicide. The same thing could happen
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to anyone else who double-crossed me. Ah, my watch tells
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me our time is up. I have to be going.
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See you soon, Carla.
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To David Harding, Chief, United States Counterspies, Washington. Copy of
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report from Counterspy Attaché Paris. Investigation of United States Charity Organization,
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World Refugee Fund, reveals that monies forwarded here from United
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States are deposited in Paris banks.
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Under name of Jean Lebut.
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There is no evidence of monies being used for.
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Relief of refugees.
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I beg your pardon, madam.
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Is there any way I can help you?
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This is counter-spy headquarters, is it not? I wish to
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see David Harding, and I don't need your help for that,
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young man.
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Madam, you shouldn't be in this corridor at all.
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You'll have to be announced. That's the rule.
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Rule.
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Government by bureaucracy. It wasn't this way when Grover Cleveland
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piloted our ship of faith.
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Who shall I say is calling?
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I'll say who's calling when I get in there.
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Very sorry, madam, but I can't lie.
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Young man, remove your hand from my arm or I'll
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slap your face.
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Very well.
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Ruffian.
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An organization of ruffians.
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So there you are.
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David Hardy.
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Well, be right. For a moment I thought a tornado
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hit the building.
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We have an appointment, I think, David.
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Vera, you haven't changed a bit. Now sit down and
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cool off that temper of yours.
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David, I have a good mind to send a letter
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to the president about the way you run this office,
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and I would.
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If I didn't love.
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You so darn much.
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You're a sweetheart.
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Oh, you're not fooling me with that sugar talk, David.
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Why did you ask me to come and see you?
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Vera, I see by the columns that you're giving a
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charity party next week out at your place in Chevy Chase.
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It'll make every other affair this season look thick. Countess
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Carla Maroney is my co-hostess.
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And the proceeds are to go to the World Refugee Fund. Now, Vera,
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as a favor to me, I want you to switch
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your sponsorship to another charity instead.
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Of World Refugee.
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Jesus, are you mad why Countess Moroni is making all arrangements?
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Her name on the invitation is a guarantee of success.
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My agents, Vera, have been investigating all organizations sending money
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overseas for relief. Most of them are worthy groups, but
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we've uncovered a few exceptions. The World Refugee Fund is
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one of them.
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Ridiculous.
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Here's a cable report from our attaché in Paris. The
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World Refugee Fund is a phony front for a charity record.
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Countess Moroni should be told about this.
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Our records show that every charity party sponsored for a
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world refugee was arraigned by her.
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You mean she.
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Then she should be arrested.
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Oh, no, no.
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Just now.
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She's of much more value to us on the loose. Now,
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I'm interested in getting at the big brains behind this
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sleazy racket. And I've already started a trick to smoke
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him out.
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You want to help?
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David Hardy.
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That's the silliest question you ever asked.
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Then I'll let you in on a secret.
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A big West Coast charity racketeer, George Walsh, is coming
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east to operate in Society Circle. His assistant, a fellow
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named Ralph Harrison, will be with him. And he's going
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to call on you, Vera.
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Oh, David, is this another of your techniques?
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Bill can't fool you, can I? But seriously, Vera.
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I hope to trap that unknown racketeer behind Countess Moroni.
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And there's nothing like the assumed threat of gangland plane
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jumping to bring an unknown criminal out.
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Into the light.
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But, David, what is a fight between criminals to do
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with me?
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Vera, I'm making your charity party next week the battleground.
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Mr.
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Harding, I found this memo from you on my desk. Oh, yes, Peter.
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Mr.
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Ralph Harrison has a five o'clock appointment tomorrow in the
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solarium of Mrs. Vera Ashton's home. What's it supposed to mean?
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Just what it says. You will keep that appointment as scheduled, Mr. Harrison.
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And now, Mr.
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Harrison, allow me to present you to my dear friend,
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Countess Carla Maroney.
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How do you do?
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Carla, darling, as I told you on the phone, Mr.
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Harrison is Assistant.
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Director of the Federation of European Charities. Do sit down,
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both of you.
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Thank you.
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Some tea, Carla? I can only stay a moment, Mrs.
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Ashton.
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You said you wanted to discuss something with me about
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our party here on Friday.
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Yes, I.
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Well, you.
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See, Carla, darling, Mr.
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Harrison's been showing me amazing figures of the work of
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his organization in the rehabilitation of war orphans.
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And he has convinced.
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Me that the proceeds of our party should go to
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his group instead of.
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Mrs.
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Ashton.
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Our party was arranged for the World Refugee Fund. Besides,
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the invitations are all out with my name on them.
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I'm sure the Countess won't mind lending her name to
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another worthy cause.
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I certainly do mind.
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Mrs.
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Ashton, unless you go through with our original plan, I'll
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have a great deal to say about it in my
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newspaper column.
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Good afternoon.
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Just a minute, Countess.
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May I see you here, Countess?
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Excuse us, Mrs.
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Ashton.
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This way, Countess. Countess, I want to talk to you
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about George Walsh.
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Walsh?
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Mm-hmm.
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He likes the way you work the angle. He's my boss.
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And he's ready to offer you double the percentage.
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You get now.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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Countess, we know you're in the racket.
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Racket?
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What impudence.
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I'm at the Crescent Hotel, Countess. You can call me
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when you decide to accept Mr. Walsh's offer. Hello, Mr.
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Harding.
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Peters.
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How'd you make out, Peters? So far, so good. Then
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don't come back here to headquarters. Meet me in half
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an hour at Pennsylvania and 18th.
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Okay? Okay, Dave. Hello?
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Hello? Carla, this is Alfred Babson.
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Oh, it's last. When did you get into Washington?
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About 20 minutes ago with Zero and the other boys.
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I'm stopping at the Hotel Newton.
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I've got to see you at once.
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What's wrong?
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That trouble you anticipated. It's here in Washington.
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Hey, mister.
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Got a light?
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Yeah, here you are. The car in the corner, Peter. Mr.
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Harding's waiting for you. Drive over the fire deck.
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Right, Chief.
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Now, Peter, the New York field office has just come
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up with some interesting information. It may be the tie-in
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we're looking for.
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Shoot.
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Three weeks ago, a man named Steve Polson was killed
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when he fell or jumped down an apartment house elevator shaft.
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It turns out that Polson was a croupier at the
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charity parties for the.
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Any evidence of murder?
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No, but the penthouse of that apartment building is leased
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by an Alfred C.
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Babson. Any dope on him, Dave?
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No, Babson's a society playboy, and a checkup shows he's
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been an invited guest to all the parties. And he's
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right here in Washington. Arrived less than an hour ago.
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Harding, car one, go ahead. J-12 reporting, Mr.
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Harding.
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Countess Maroney just went into room 907 at.
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The Hotel Newton.
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Register shows room occupied by Alfred C.
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Babson.
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Thanks. Peters, get back to your room at the Crescent.
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Now, if Countess Moroney's with Babson now, I think you
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can expect a phone call from her very shortly. I'll
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be most interested to know her proposition.
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In just a moment, we'll return to Counterspy, brought to
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you by Pepsi-Cola.
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Pepsi-Cola hits the spot. Two full glasses, that's a lot.
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Lots more value, lots more zest. Why take less when
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Pepsi's best?
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More and more among fellows and girls, among mothers and dads,
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you hear that sane and sensible question, why take less
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when Pepsi is best? No budget, no allowance ever had
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a better friend than tangy, sparkling Pepsi-Cola. Because one big
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12-ounce Pepsi bottle gives you two delicious drinks. That's twice
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as much tangy taste, twice as much delicious Pepsi to
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go just twice as far. That's why more and more
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families say, why take less when Pepsi is best? Yes,
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families like yours and mine, families all over America, they're
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all saying, why take less when Pepsi is best?
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Pepsi-Cola hits the spot. Tastes terrific when you're hot. More
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and better than the rest.
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Why take less when Pepsi's best?
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Today, tomorrow, always. Get America's biggest cola value. Take home
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a carton of six big, big Pepsi bottles. Insist on
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Pepsi at the store. And say Pepsi at the fountain.
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Say Pepsi at the stand. Say Pepsi. Whenever you reach
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for refreshment, remember... Why take less when Pepsi's best?
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And now, back to Counterspy.
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In a Washington hotel room, charity racketeer Alfred Babson and
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Countess Carla Maroney are discussing George Walsh's offer.
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See, Carla, Walsh's offer is double whatever I'm giving you.
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Alfred, I told you I can be trusted.
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Boss, we better pull out of this caper.
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Yes, Cyril.
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Why?
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We heard Walsh is a tough customer with a mob
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of gorillas.
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Maybe, but I'm not letting this plum fall out of
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my hands into his lap. Carla, the first step is
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for you to call this man Harrison and arrange a
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meeting right away.
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You take him for a drive across the river. Why
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park here, Countess?
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I want to talk to you alone, Mr.
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Harrison, about the offer you made me on behalf of Mr.
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Walsh.
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You ready to switch over to the smart money?
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I've been thinking about it seriously.
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Can I tell Mr. Walsh it's all set?
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Yeah, you can tell Walsh it's all set.
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Hello, stranger.
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Okay, Countess, go take a walk.
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Yes.
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All right, you.
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Nice dame, the Countess.
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Look, Harrison, my boss has a proposition for you, Mr. Walsh.
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And what's the gun for? Just to make sure you listen.
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And my boss figures there's plenty for two outfits in
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this territory... If your Mr. Walsh wants to play nice, okay.
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If he don't, then there's a lot of shooting and.
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And that means the law. And none of us makes out.
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And it's a deal? I'll have to talk to Mr.
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Walsh.
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What's his cut?
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He and my boss can talk that over.
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Where and when?
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You bring Walsh to the Ashton Dames' big party tomorrow night.
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My boss will be out on the terrace. There'll be
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a white carnation in his buttonhole so you can spot him.
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A white carnation?
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You two show out on the terrace at 11, on
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the nose. Do you think Walsh will go for a
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set-up like that?
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Mrs.
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Ashton's party at 11.
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Chief meets your boss.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, zero. I guarantee you my boss will go for
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a set-up like that.
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All right, Zero, get going.
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What took you two so long? Boss, I told you
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on the phone I closed the deal with Harrison. Then
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I took him to where he could get a cab
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back to Washington.
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And Zero had to pick me up again. After all,
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this is my car.
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Very well. Keep driving around a while, Zero. This is
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the safest place to talk.
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Has something new gone wrong, Alfred?
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No, but I'm sure Walsh will try everything to put
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me out of the way. But this time, Carla, he's
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meeting his master.
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No, Alfred. No more murders. I want to get out
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of this.
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Carla, there's only one way out of this for you.
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The way Paulson took. Now, Zero, about the plan. This
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is to be timed to the split second. At Mrs.
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Ashton's house, there's a set of French windows which lead
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from the drawing room out to the terrace. Carla, at
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exactly four minutes before 11, you will go into the
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drawing room and switch on the lights.
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Yes.
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I want Walsh and Harrison silhouetted plainly against those French windows.
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I see.
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There's a row of bushes at the rear of the garden,
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a hundred yards from the terrace. I'll jockey Walsh and
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Harrison into position in front of the window. At 11.01,
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I light a cigarette.
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Yes.
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Zero, that will let you know you have exactly two
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minutes to get ready.
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I'll be ready.
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At 11.03, my alarm will go off. You won't hear it, Zero,
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so keep your eyes on your own watch. At 11.03,
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you fire with the telescopic sight. One shot for Walsh,
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one for Harrison. And remember, both of you, timing is everything. Dave,
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I've got something that could have helped us on this case.
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What is it?
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Well, I took our specifications for a miniature camera to
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one of the best manufacturers in the country. Told him
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the camera was to be used as standard equipment for
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all counter spies. Their production engineer gulped a couple of
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times and put our camera on a priority basis.
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Well, here's a dummy model. Hey, Peter. This certainly is
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a honey.
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Mm-hmm.
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Simple to operate, sturdily built, and films can be bought anywhere.
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The factory really did himself proud. He's even going to
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use a faster lens, for one thing, and the camera
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will be lighter in weight. When can we get these
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in quality?
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I'll phone him.
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You're okay.
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He'll start deliveries right away. Do it.
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Too bad we couldn't use one of these cameras tonight
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on this Babson case, Chief. It'll be just the thing. Yeah,
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I'm sorry, Peter.
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But make your phone call and let's go. We've got
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a bit of a ride out to Mrs. Ashton's house
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in Chevy Chase.
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What's the time, Peter?
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One minute of 11, Dave. There's the countess coming out
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of the drawing room. Now, Vera, your cooperation is of
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the utmost importance.
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David, I'm worth any ten of your agents. I'll keep
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that miserable countess creature away from the terrace, all right.
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I'll talk her deaf, dumb.
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And blind.
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Vera, I love you.
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Well, I'd better get started.
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Come on, Peter. Let's go out on the terrace.
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All right.
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Down there by the French windows, Dave. That must be
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our man. White carnation in his lapel.
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Pardon me. You have the time?
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Oh, yes.
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Just eleven.
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We're on the nose. Zero said you wanted it.
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You, Harrison?
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That's right. This is my boss, George Walsh.
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Walsh!
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It's a pleasure. My name's Alfred Babson.
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Babson, the pleasure's all mine. Chief's been looking forward to
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this meeting, Mr. Babson.
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Yes.
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And now, Babson, I'm sure I'm going to get just
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what I came for.
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Walsh, haven't I seen you someplace before?
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I've been seen a lot of places before.
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Cigarette, Walsh?
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No, thank you.
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00:25:40.859 --> 00:25:41.299
Allison?
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Thanks.
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00:25:45.039 --> 00:25:45.359
Lyons?
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Mm-hmm. Well, Walsh, we'll have everything settled in less than
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two minutes. We both know what we want, and I'm
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a stickler for time.
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I noticed that wristwatch of yours, Babson. Alarm on it.
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Nice gadget.
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00:26:05.569 --> 00:26:08.529
No, thank you. I had it made especially. Now, Walsh,
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00:26:08.589 --> 00:26:11.690
let's hear your plan. Okay, Babson.
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Here's my plan. Don't try to get out of it, Babson.
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My arm.
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The more you struggle, the more it'll hurt. That's a
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hammer hole that she's got on you, Babson. Keep it
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up and you'll have a broken arm.
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00:26:23.990 --> 00:26:24.289
Why?
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00:26:25.670 --> 00:26:26.170
That's better.
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00:26:26.190 --> 00:26:29.369
What's the idea of this, Kaper?
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Go on, Babson. Over to the French window.
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Oh, wait.
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Move.
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00:26:32.430 --> 00:26:34.309
I said move.
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00:26:35.170 --> 00:26:38.829
But, French, we can't stand here.
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00:26:39.009 --> 00:26:39.269
No?
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Somebody.
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00:26:41.539 --> 00:26:44.559
You'll see us. We'd better go inside.
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00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:48.119
We'll talk right here, and you've got only 60 seconds left.
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00:26:48.119 --> 00:26:50.579
60, Babson, only 60. You're right in front of me, Babson.
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00:26:50.599 --> 00:26:52.880
When Zero shoots from those bushes down there, you get
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it first.
531
00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:55.539
Well, you know.
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After the Countess made the appointment to meet my assistant,
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I had her car wired for sound. What I heard you, Zero,
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00:27:01.079 --> 00:27:03.299
and the Countess say sounded very interesting.
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00:27:03.660 --> 00:27:05.200
Babson, 45 seconds left.
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I'll be killed. Tell him not to shoot.
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00:27:09.089 --> 00:27:11.430
Forty seconds, Stanton. Now you're getting just what you gave
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Steve Poulsen.
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00:27:12.299 --> 00:27:12.819
Well, I.
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00:27:13.960 --> 00:27:17.480
I had killed Poulsen. I couldn't trust him.
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00:27:17.519 --> 00:27:18.799
Thirty-five seconds left.
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00:27:19.339 --> 00:27:21.839
Don't let Zero shoot.
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00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:26.720
Stop him. Walsh, I'll give you anything you want. Sounds
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00:27:26.779 --> 00:27:29.619
as if you have an offer for me. Twenty-five seconds, Stanton.
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00:27:30.019 --> 00:27:33.880
Walsh, I'll clear out of the charity racket. You take
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over the whole operation.
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Everything.
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00:27:36.279 --> 00:27:38.500
The countess goes with it. You can have it all.
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00:27:38.539 --> 00:27:39.859
Fifteen seconds to go.
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Didn't you hear me? I'm giving you everything. Ten.
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No!
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00:27:43.460 --> 00:27:48.289
Don't shoot!
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00:27:49.470 --> 00:27:50.130
It's me!
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00:27:50.170 --> 00:27:50.849
Don't shoot!
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00:27:50.950 --> 00:27:52.789
Now exactly three minutes past eleven.
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00:27:52.809 --> 00:27:54.670
It's me now!
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Don't shoot!
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00:27:56.130 --> 00:27:57.279
Don't shoot!
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00:27:57.359 --> 00:27:58.460
Don't shoot!
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00:27:58.619 --> 00:27:59.640
Don't shoot!
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00:28:07.819 --> 00:28:09.480
I wasn't, sir?
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00:28:10.460 --> 00:28:10.759
No.
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00:28:11.859 --> 00:28:13.519
But that shot.
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00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:15.539
Fired by one of my men as a signal to
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00:28:15.579 --> 00:28:18.059
let me know that everything down there was under control.
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00:28:18.079 --> 00:28:18.900
But zero.
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00:28:19.140 --> 00:28:22.269
We got zero. And with your confession, Babson, the government
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00:28:22.309 --> 00:28:23.269
closes this case.
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00:28:23.410 --> 00:28:23.890
Government?
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Babson, while your mouth is open in that stupid gate,
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keep it that way.
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00:28:27.009 --> 00:28:27.069
Mr.
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George Walsh here is David Harding, chief of the counter-spies.
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00:28:30.769 --> 00:28:33.230
That's right, Babson, and I can guarantee you personally when
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00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:35.779
the time arrives for your trial, the jury isn't going
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00:28:35.819 --> 00:28:37.240
to show you any charity.
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00:28:48.680 --> 00:28:51.809
When your friends drop in, be generous, but be thrifty, too.
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00:28:52.269 --> 00:28:56.670
There are plenty of delicious Pepsi-Cola. Pepsi's big 12-ounce bottle
579
00:28:56.950 --> 00:28:59.569
gives you not just one sparkling glass full, but two.
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00:29:00.130 --> 00:29:04.359
Get a carton of six and serve 12 delicious drinks. Yes,
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00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:07.680
Pepsi is America's biggest cola value. You get twice the
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00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:11.920
tangy taste, twice the refreshment, twice the Pepsi. So why
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00:29:11.960 --> 00:29:17.390
take less when Pepsi is best? Whenever you reach for refreshments, remember...
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00:29:17.309 --> 00:29:19.130
Pepsi-Cola hits the spot.
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00:29:19.150 --> 00:29:22.680
Two full glasses, that's a lot. Lots more value, lots
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00:29:22.740 --> 00:29:25.359
more debt. Why take less when Pepsi's best?
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00:29:25.779 --> 00:29:28.759
Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday, same time, same station,
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00:29:28.779 --> 00:29:33.029
to Counterspy. Listen on Thursday for the exciting Counterspy case
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00:29:33.529 --> 00:29:35.210
of the high-class hijacker.
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00:29:35.950 --> 00:29:40.519
Bottle of chloroform, drops of green oil, and I... without
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00:29:40.579 --> 00:29:44.200
a body. The result is unpredictable. Add these ingredients to
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00:29:44.259 --> 00:29:48.140
a clever and dangerous underworld operation, and the result is action.
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00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:51.769
That's our case for next Thursday, day after tomorrow. I
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invite you to be listening for.
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00:29:53.250 --> 00:30:03.720
Case of a High-Class Hijacker on Counter-Spy. Tonight's Counterspy program
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00:30:03.769 --> 00:30:06.730
originated in New York, was directed by Leonard L. Bass,
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00:30:06.910 --> 00:30:10.730
dramatized by Edward J. Adamson, and featured Don McLaughlin and
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00:30:10.769 --> 00:30:15.109
Mandel Kramer, with music by Jesse Crawford. Counterspy is a
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00:30:15.130 --> 00:30:19.970
Phillips H. Lord production for Pepsi-Cola. Enjoy some Pepsi. Ice
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00:30:20.049 --> 00:30:20.930
cold tonight.
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Welcome back.
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Okay, there are a few things that I really loved
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about this episode. First of all, Vera. I have no
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idea if Vera was a recurring character on Counterspy, but
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she ought to be. The way she handles Harding and
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everyone else is just absolutely a treat to listen to. Yeah,
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and I think we had an episode a few months
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back where Harding dealt with a society matron, and she
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was just, she was okay. It's just a generic character
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but man, Vera showed that you really could do a
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lot more with a character like that, and so absolutely
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loved Vera. I also liked the ending where they turned
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Babson's watch on him, and he used this as this
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sort of instrument of terror, and now he was subject
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to the judgment of the clock. I mean, that was
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just poetic justice on behalf of David Harding. Now, it
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is worth noting that this watch, a form of it,
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did actually exist. In 1947, Volkane released the Cricket, which
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was the first wristwatch with an alarm on it. And
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by 1951, there's actually a photo of Dwight Eisenhower, not
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yet president, but Eisenhower had this wristwatch. Now, of course,
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Babson said he had had it made especially. wouldn't necessarily
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be required because you could buy it from a watch
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store if you were as wealthy as he was portrayed
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to be, but paying extra to get your own model
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rather than getting an off-the-assembly line model, I could see
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Babson doing that. The Countess plays an interesting role, and
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I was thinking about that as I was listening to it.
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It does reflect a very different time when certain individual
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voices were quite powerful and could make or break you.
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And there are so many fictional examples of this throughout
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the years. Waldo Loddicker, in Laura, or Paul Girard in
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the Columbo episode Murder Under Glass. And then you had
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the power of real-life gossip columnists like Walter Winchell or
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Luella Parsons.
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These were individuals.
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Who had a reach and an authority in this mass
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media age they lived in that's really gone by the
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boards as media sources have become more diffuse and the
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reach of any individual columnist or host is quite limited.
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I think in many ways, This was even the case
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when I was growing up where a lot of people
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held these prominent columnist posts. Perhaps others had in past
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generations but did not have nearly the reach or the
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power of their predecessors. The way that wealthy people were
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scared of what might be in the countess column, her
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closest modern-day equivalent, would be the fear that so many
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have of having social media come after them. So we've
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changed from a world where a few people held this
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inordinate power because of their position in the mass media
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to a world where people are essentially afraid of a mob.
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Whether that's a good thing or not, I'll leave to
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everyone else to think about. Well, I also have to
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offer a brief casting note, as Zero was played by
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Ken Lynch, who many listeners might remember from The Adventures
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of the Falcon. Well, now it's time to thank our
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Patreon supporter of the day. Thank you to Todd, Patreon
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so much for your support, Todd, and that will do
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it for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow
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We'll be back next Saturday with another episode of Counterspy,
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but join us back here on the Great Detectives podcast
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tomorrow for a special Sunday encore, and then Monday we
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return with the Adventures of the Saint, and then on
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In the meantime, do send your comments to box13 at greatdetectives.net,
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