Counterspy: The International Intrigue (A0132)

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But now, from October 20th, 1949, here is the International Intrigue.
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Washington calling David Harding, Counterspy.
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Washington calling David Harding, Counterspy. Harding, Counterspy, calling Washington.
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United States Counterspies.
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Especially appointed to investigate and combat.
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The enemies of our country, both at home and abroad.
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Tonight, the case of the international intrigue. Another counter-spy report
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And now, to Counterspy.
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Early one evening, in the glass and steel railroad terminal
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in the lovely Swiss city of Lucerne, a train chugged
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busily to a stop at the platform. Among the crowd
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waiting at the platform was a tall, swarthy man in
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a dark gray chauffeur's uniform. Half hidden behind the post,
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his eyes scanned the faces of the disembarking passengers. As
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a dignified gray-haired man stepped from the train, the chauffeur
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smoothed down his uniform and approached the gray-haired man deferentially.
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Dr. Brewster, the American scientist?
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Yes.
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The car you ordered is over here, sir. Just a
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few steps. Good, good. Tell me, this cottage up the
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valley I'm going to, is it quiet, secluded, well-hidden? Oh, yes, Dr. Brewster.
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Once you are there, you will believe yourself to be
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in another world. Driver, you're slowing down. Are we near
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the cottage already? No, Dr.
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Brewster.
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But the young lady up ahead on the road seems
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to be having difficulty with her car. I thought I
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might see if I could help her.
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Old world courtesy, of course. Of course. Mademoiselle, can I
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be of some assistance?
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For starters, something seems to be wrong.
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Allow me.
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Everything is going well, Carol. Have you contacted the agents
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of the nations that might be interested?
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Yes, Valère.
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They are eager to see you, particularly that young one,
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Victor Modesto.
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I'll be ready to talk to them in 48 hours. Dr.
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Bruce and I should have reached an understanding by then.
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Very well.
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48 hours. There you are, mademoiselle. It was just a
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loose bolt.
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Thank you.
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I fixed it now so that nothing can go wrong. Karen,
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as many times as I've been here, I never cease
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being amazed.
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Really, Victor?
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To think that this chateau, the most impressive in all
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of CERN, in all Switzerland, belongs to such a scoundrel
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as Belair.
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If you feel that way, why do business with him?
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Unfortunately, my profession compels me to deal with swine.
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Such as I?
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You are the exception, Karen.
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Not be too sure, Victor. Shall we go in?
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Tell me, what is it Belair has to sell this time?
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I act only as his messenger. He does not share
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his secrets with me.
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What does he share?
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His leisure hours.
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Sounds delightful, Karen.
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That depends.
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Ah, Karen, you've brought it.
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Yes, Belair.
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Hello, Belair. So formal, Victor. We know each other better
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than that. I'm afraid we do. Um, Karen. Yes, Bernard?
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They are performing a particularly fine ballet at the opera
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house tonight. I thought we might go there and follow
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it with a late supper and a little gambling at
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the casino.
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As you wish.
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Then, um, hadn't you better return to your hotel so
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you can change and perform whatever mysterious rites you must
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to keep yourself so attractive?
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Oh, of course. Goodbye, Mr. Modesto. I may see you
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at the casino later, Karen. Come, Victor, my study. It
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is the only place in this chateau I permit business
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to be transacted.
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A moment.
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I close the doors. Drink, Victor? Brandy?
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Aquavit?
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Vodka?
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Or did you pick up a taste for scotch during
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your years as diplomatic attaché in the United States?
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I never drink well on duty, Belair. You're something to sell.
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What is it? Ha, ha, ha.
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That is why I'm so fond of you, Victor. So
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correct and so direct. Why did such a prim young
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man as you ever enter his country's espionage service?
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For a reason you would not understand, Belair.
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Patriotism.
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I not understand patriotism. Don't be ridiculous, Victor.
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I make my living from selling secrets to patriots so
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that they may kill other patriots.
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It is a matter of honor I prefer not to
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discuss with one such as you. Oh, so righteous. Get
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to the point, Blair.
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Not only do you speak English like an American, but
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you do business the same way with the same directness.
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Very well.
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I offer you a most valuable article. In fact, to
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your country, to any country, it is priceless.
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Be more specific. I will, when we have talked price.
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Oh?
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What did you figure? One million dollars, American. That is
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the starting price for this knowledge. Starting price? What does
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that mean?
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There are other nations besides yours who could use this information,
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and I'm not particular.
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You are making this offer to others, too.
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You are the fourth representative of as many nations that
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I have talked to.
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Have you no sense of honor, Belair? I have a
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good sense of business.
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Four possible buyers mean a better price than just one
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possible buyer would.
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And that is the lowest price you will consider? Yes,
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but I'm sure there will be higher ones.
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So return to the aged diplomats at your embassy. Let
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their watery blood run thicker at the thought of what
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I offer. The secret of American know-how in the field
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of modern miracles.
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This information, Belair, is it on film?
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On paper?
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What is it?
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It is imprinted on a human mind. You see, I'm
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selling not secrets and papers, but a human being. A man.
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The most experienced atomic scientist in the United States.
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Clear Channel 12.
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Clear Channel 12. Channel 12 clear.
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Use.
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Counter spy headquarters, Washington. Flaherty, chief of communications speaking. Code
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7-2 revised. Code 7-2 revised.
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Are you ready, code division?
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Go ahead, Flaherty.
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Go ahead, Q-8.
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To David Harding, chief of counter spies from Archer codes division.
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Here follows decoded message from Switzerland, Q-8.
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Man named Belair, leading espionage operator living in Switzerland, claims
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to hold American scientists informed all phases of American atomic progress.
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Belair acting as agent for scientists to sell his.
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Services and knowledge to highest bidder among spy services here.
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End of message. Thank you, Archer.
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Dave, that message means big trouble.
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Maybe, Peter.
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Maybe.
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With someone selling us out on our atomic secrets? If
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they fell into the wrong hands.
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As long as they're a secret, anyone's hands are the
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wrong hands.
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Who could that scientist be?
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I have no idea. But I think this is important
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enough for you and me to move to the actual
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point of operation.
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Switzerland?
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Call the airfield, Peters, and have our C-54 made ready
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for transatlantic flight. And take care of all the necessary
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clearance routine.
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Right, Ted.
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Not so fast, Peters.
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All right.
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We'll be operating in alien territory without our usual facilities.
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You better have one of our portable laboratories transferred.
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To the plane.
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Flying lab.
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Good idea.
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Now you can put on speed, Peter.
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Right. I'll call you as soon as everything's set.
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If I'm not here, try the communication room. I want
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to get right to the business of ferreting out the
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identity of that scientist in Switzerland.
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Good evening, Karen.
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Ah, Belair.
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I've known you only four months, my dear, but you.
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Continually amaze me.
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Good.
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You grow lovelier each.
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Day and make me wonder more about your life before
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we met.
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Belair, did you finish your business with Victor this afternoon?
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Yes.
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He made an attractive offer.
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How does fortune favor you at the gambling tables tonight?
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She smiles pleasingly since I have adopted this charming gentleman
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as a lucky piece. Oh? Well, let me present Monsieur Fulda.
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Fulda?
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I've heard that name, monsieur. And I the name of Belair.
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It's not strange, since we are in allied fields. But
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it is strange we have never met before. I have
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dealt with representatives of your government.
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Yes, they submit very flattering reports on you.
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Gentlemen, gentlemen, am I to be completely ignored?
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Karen, I am sorry.
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But it is not every evening one meets such a
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notable foreign agent as Monsieur Poulter.
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I return the compliment, Belair.
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Um.
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You will be here in Lucerne for some time pulled up?
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Quite some time. Lisbon, where I've been until now, is
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not quite the beehive of information it once was. Now,
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you may find Lucerne has taken its place.
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Gentlemen, this was to be an evening of pleasure.
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I am sorry, my dear. I apologize too, sir.
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However, if Belair has something of interest to me, perhaps
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we can arrange an appointment.
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I was just going to suggest that. You will bring
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your credentials? Naturally.
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Then come to my chateau tomorrow at four. Where is
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your chateau, Belair? I will send Karen for you.
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Ah, my good fortune continues.
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And I have stopped with all this talk. Can we
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return to the table?
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With pleasure, my dear.
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Some success at gambling might well be a forecast of
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larger stakes yet to be won.
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Long time, Peters.
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Pretty good, Dave. The weather holds we should be in
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Lucerne by early evening.
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Conway and Washington to C-54H. Conway to C-54H. Washington calling, Walt. Yeah,
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I'll take it. C-54H to Washington, receiving clear. Go ahead, Conway.
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We've checked passport records, Mr.
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Harding.
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Five atomic scientists have European travel permits. What countries are
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they in now? Sweden, France, Switzerland, and Italy. I've wired
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the counter-spy attachés in the various cities to verify their presence.
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Good.
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Radio photo was complete identification on the men involved.
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That's all.
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Peter, let's see if we can raise Agent Q8 in
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Switzerland on the code transmitter, so our arrival won't be
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too unexpected. We may get more news of the man Belair.
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You find my chateau attractive, Mr. Fulda? Very much so, Mr.
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Belair. But to business.
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These offers you've had from other nations, what is the highest?
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Two and a half million, Fulda.
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But I want more.
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Shall we say $ 250, 000 more? Fulda, let's not quibble over
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a quarter of a million dollars. There's only the money
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of the taxpayers of your nation. Let's say around some.
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Three million dollars. Of course, I would first have to
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know who the atomic scientist is and have material proof
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that you can deliver him.
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Naturally. And if he is not as important as you say,
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I withdraw the offer. The gentleman of whom I speak
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is Dr. Simon Brewster. Brewster?
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In some respects, the foremost atomic research physicist in all America.
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It's incredible. It's unbelievable. Why should Dr. Brewster betray his country?
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Men betray only institutions that have been unjust to them. Dr.
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Brewster feels the injustice of the rewards he received from
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the United States.
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I'll have you material proof I can submit to my government.
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You shall see him this evening. From a distance. He
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does not wish to be bothered until the transaction is complete.
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My eyes could be deceived. You shall have his fingerprints.
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They could be obtained fraudulently in many ways. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
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I'm so glad I'm not dealing with a fool.
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The final identification will be a plaster cast of his teeth.
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You can compare that with a dental chart. Where would
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I get such a chart? Surely your agents in America
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could obtain it. That would take time, Belair. I'm in
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no hurry. Neither is the Dr. Brewster. He withdrew from
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the atomic project a few months ago. He's enjoying his rest.
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What about that glimpse of him you promised me? He's
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at a cottage in the mountains. You can leave immediately. Good.
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Hold on.
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I'm afraid I must be melodramatic and ask you to
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submit to a blindfold as we approach the car.
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I understand. All right. Monsieur Belaire. Ah, Victor. Back into
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that room. Was this a polite way to come calling
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at my chateau? With a gun in your hands? You too, monsieur. Certainly.
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Thank you.
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Victor, you will give my guest a bad impression of
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my friends. Belair, I want to know the name of
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the scientist we talk about. The price you offered was
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not high enough, this gentleman's watch. You take my price
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for my bullet. I do not bargain for my country's welfare. Now,
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how can one do business on such a basis? You
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see what I must put up with, Fulda? A gun
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can be very persuasive, Belair. But such evidence of bad faith.
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Victor, I think you better drop your gun, or Karen
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will shoot you in the back.
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Through the door from the garden behind you. That trick
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would not fool a child.
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It is not a trick, Victor, and you are not
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a child.
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Put her up there.
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You see, Fulda, these patriotic fools, always violence.
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I say something else, too.
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Mademoiselle Karen is much more than decorative.
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Much more. Shall we go?
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What about Victor?
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When he regains consciousness, Karen, slap him on the wrist
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and send him on his way. He will undoubtedly kill
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himself for failing in his duty to his country.
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Unless he has more sense than I give him credit for.
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Once again, Fulda. Shall we go?
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Listen to an amazing special offer. Think of it. A
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genuine super speed candid style snapshot camera that takes wonderful
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clear sharp pictures for only 50 cents and one bottle
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top from Pepsi-Cola. Did you ever hear anything so amazing?
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Here's what a high quality camera it is. Genuine plano
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convex double element lens. Beautiful black plastic case. Take 16 pictures,
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not just 8, on every reel of film. Standard size
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film that you can get at your nearby camera store.
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Pictures are 1 1⁄4 inches by 1 5⁄8 inches. So
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clear you can have them enlarged. Instant eye-level viewfinder. Instantaneous
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1 25th of a second speed shutter. Needs no adjustment.
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Just the thing to take to the beach with a
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carton of Pepsi-Cola. In fact, this is such a wonderful camera,
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it's guaranteed for one year against mechanical defects. The same
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type of camera David Harding uses to catch criminals. Now,
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here's all you do. Send only 50 cents in coin
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with your name and address. And only one Pepsi-Cola bottle
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top to... Now, please print your name and address clearly.
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And be sure to enclose 50 cents. Your camera will
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be sent to you post-paid, but don't delay. This offer
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will not last. Send for your camera now, tonight. I'll
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repeat that address later. And now, back to Counterspy.
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On a small side street in Lucerne, Switzerland, Counterspy Harry
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Peters stops at the doorway of a watchmaker's shop. He
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looks at the window display briefly, glances up and down
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the street, and then, certain that no one has followed him,
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he enters the shop.
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Quite a collection of clocks you've got here.
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I only wish they were mine. The shopkeeper has stepped
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out for a moment.
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Oh? Okay, Peters, it's safe to talk.
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You sure?
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Mr.
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Fulda?
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Positive, and skip the Fulda. Okay, Mallory. Well, you do
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that accent wonderfully.
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Practice.
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The chief's in Switzerland? Yes.
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He's staying undercover, living in the plane out at the airport.
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That's a good idea. This town's a hotbed of spies.
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Someone be sure to recognize him. That's why he wants
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fast action on this case, Mallory.
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He's got it.
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Valera's got hold of something really big.
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He told you?
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Yes, believing me to be the real Fulda. I know
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it's risky, but I'd like to report to Mr.
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Harding direct. That big? Yep. Okay, Mallory. You leave this
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shop first.
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I'll cover you.
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If you're clear, I'll give you a high sign and
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head for the plane. You can meet us there. Hello, Mallory.
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Come on on the plane.
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Mr.
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Harding's waiting.
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Mr. Harding?
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Yes?
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Oh, hello, Mallory.
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Good to see you.
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Hello, Mr.
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Harding.
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Peter says you're getting action.
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Too much.
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You mean Belair's suspicion?
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On the contrary. Posing as Fulda, I've made a deal
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for the scientist involved. Three million dollars. Who is he? Dr.
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Simon Brewster. Brewster? You're kidding. I've seen him.
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You talked to him?
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No.
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Belair only let me see him from a distance. He's
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hiding in a cottage in the mountains. I was blindfolded
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and taken there.
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Brewster, a traitor. I can't believe it.
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You saw him from a little distance there, Mallory. It
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could have been an imposter.
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It must have been.
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I doubt it.
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Here are his fingerprints. I made Belair get them on
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this sheet of paper I gave him.
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And one thing more.
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This dental cast to check against Brewster's chart. My agents
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are supposed to obtain it from America.
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Yes, we've got it. A radio photo. Peter, check this
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right away in the laboratory compartment of the plane.
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Well, Peter?
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No doubt about it, Dave.
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The prints and the dental chart check exactly. Then it
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is Brewster. What do we do now?
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Well, there's one point in our favor. Brewster's been off
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the project for quite a while now, and a lot
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of new progress has been made. But still, I'd rather
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gamble $ 3 million than the atomic information.
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Brewster does have. I might be able to locate that cottage, Mr.
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Hunter.
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No.
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No, Mallory, that's too much of a chance to take. No, instead,
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contact Belair again tomorrow. Make final arrangements to complete the deed.
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I'll see that the money's transmitted to you from our
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export bank. Dave, why don't we at least try to
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find that cottage? No, no, we'll cover Mallory on the money.
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I want him to get Brewster actually into his possession.
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If there's a slip-up, I'd rather lose the money than
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the man.
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Okay, Mr.
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Harding, I'll take the money to Belair and his chateau
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right away. Well, Belair, my part of the bargain satisfactory?
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Perfectly, Fuller.
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I have not realized how big a package the money
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would make, even in large denominations.
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And now, Dr. Brewster. Of course. I have him rightfully. Come.
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This is Dr. Brewster. You do?
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Shall we go, Dr.
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Brewster? Yes. A drink, first gentleman. To celebrate a most
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profitable transaction for all. Uh, not that. I insist. Very well.
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To your health, Fulda. Thank you. And yours too, Dr. Brewster.
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Thank you. Um... Hold on. Yes?
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I am Dr. Brewster's banker. If any attempt should be
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made to regain this money, part his, part mine, he
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will lose his power of speech as far as atomic
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information is concerned.
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Correct, Dr. Brewster?
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Yes.
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Come along, Dr.
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Brewster. I want to get you into jurisdiction of my
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government as soon as possible. Goodbye, Billet. Goodbye, fool, though. Karen! Karen,
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are you upstairs?
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Yes, Billet.
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Then pack up quickly. You must move fast. We're going
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to take a vacation. A very long one. Worth three
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million dollars. Sit down, Dr. Brewster. I... I don't understand, Mr. Fool.
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The plane isn't even warming up. There's someone I want
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you to meet.
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All right, Chief.
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Hello, Dr.
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Brewster.
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Hello.
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Don't tell me you've forgotten me.
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Why, no, you're... What's the matter? Hold him, Mallory. What's
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the Sam Hill?
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His pulse, Mallory.
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Feel it. Right now. He's dead.
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What's the matter, Dave?
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I've heard a scuffle. Brewster's dead of a heart seizure. Brewster?
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I wouldn't bet on that.
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What?
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This man is not Dr. Simon Brewster. Look at him closely.
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The features are generally the same, but here. Along the
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chin and the side of the nose. Faint scar tissue.
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See?
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Plastic surgery. An imposter, as we thought.
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The fingerprints, the dental chart. You checked them. They were Brewster's.
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What's happened to him? I'm afraid of the answer to
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that question. We can get it out of Belair.
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I think you're right, Peters. It's time we came out
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in the open. Mallory, you'll come with me to Belair Chateau.
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Peters?
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Yes?
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We'll take the pilot and the co-pilot along for additional support.
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You'll cover us from outside. Let's get going. Oh, Fulda.
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Yes, sir. Where's Belair?
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Why, I do not... All right, gentlemen, and his companion, too.
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Come in, gentlemen.
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Why the gun, Belair?
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You seem angry, Fulda, and you bring strangers to my house.
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I think it advisable to have a gun. Very discreet,
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particularly since I came to take back the money I
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paid you.
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With this other gentleman to assist you? Yes.
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Why?
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Dr. Simon Brewster is dead.
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How unfortunate. But, Fulda, I kept my part of the
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bargain I delivered him to you.
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I want that money, Belair. My country cannot afford to
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waste dollars. Ridiculous.
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Your country wastes more than any other in the world,
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doesn't it, Mr.
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David Hardy? What do you mean? Don't be foolish, Fulda,
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whatever your real name is.
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It's Mallory, Belair. Thank you, Mr.
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Hardy.
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You think that I, a dealer in espionage, would not
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recognize the head of the largest counter-spy organization in the world?
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Karen.
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Yes, Belair?
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We'll leave them of any weapons they may be carrying.
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Certainly.
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So, I was dealing with the United States all the time, Mr.
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Harvey.
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You didn't suspect it, did you?
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Give this agent of yours credit. He was very clever
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to assume the identity of a known spy. What about Dr. Brewster?
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Of course, you soon realized the man I delivered was
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an imposter. A fool I hired.
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To impersonate the doctor.
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But the real doctor?
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Like the fake one. He's dead, too.
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Can you prove that, Belair?
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That's how I got his dental cast and fingerprints. I
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thought I could persuade him to talk. Unfortunately, his heart
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was not as strong as his conviction.
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You're lucky with heart trouble, aren't you?
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You mean the gentleman who died on your hands? That
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wasn't heart trouble, Mallory. Definitely not.
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It was poison.
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The drink he took before you left Boulder.
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Mallory. Now, Mr. Harding. I have no doubt you have
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other agents outside. But I, too... have an ace. There
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are many exits from the chateau. I shall leave by
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one and leave you two here dead. Your first shot
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will bring our men in.
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And you're not going to fire it, Belair. I have
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a trump ace to play yet. The agent who informed
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me of this in the first place.
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All right, Belair, drop your gun.
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Drop it, Belair.
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That's right, Belair. Meet Miss Karen Delphus, counter-spy. My Trump 8.
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But the dead one.
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You all right, Karen?
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I'm okay, Mr.
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Harding.
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He missed by just enough.
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I didn't think he'd try that, Mr.
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Harding.
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Not just as well. A little stable. A lot of
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explanation all around. It's all right, Peter. Everything's under control.
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An agent you haven't met. Meet Karen Delphus, codename Q8.
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Glad to meet you at last, Mr.
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Peter.
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Glad to meet you.
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Mallory, stay here with the body. Call the Swiss police.
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I want to report everything to Washington. Peter, you can
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escort Karen to her hotel. She'll probably fly back home
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with us. That'll be a pleasure, Dave. Yes, that's what
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I'm afraid of. Let's go.
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Now, everybody, act immediately. Send only 50 cents with your
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name and address clearly printed and only one Pepsi-Cola bottle
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top for a genuine, candid-style camera. Send to Counterspy Headquarters,
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Box 12, New York 8, New York. And remember... Pepsi-Cola
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hits the spot.
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Truthful glasses, that's a lot.
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Lots more value, lots more zest.
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Spy takes less when Pepsi's best. Tune in every Tuesday
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and Thursday, same time, same station, to Counterspy. Listen next
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Tuesday for the exciting Counterspy case of the beefy buyer.
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Millions in merchandise vanished into thin air. A master criminal
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with one tiny failing. And a weakling who turns strong
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in the face of death. These were some of the
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memorable facts in an action-packed investigation we're going to dramatize
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next week. Be sure to be listening for Case of
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the Beefy Buyer on Counterspy. Tonight's Counterspy program originated in
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New York, was directed by Mark B. Lowe, dramatized by
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Palmer Thompson, and featured Don McLaughlin and Mandel Kramer with
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music by Jesse Crawford.
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Bob Shepard speaking. Counterspy is a Phillips H. Lord production
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for Pepsi-Cola. Enjoy some Pepsi ice cold tonight.
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Welcome back. I can't believe it. They got me. Totally
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took me by surprise. This is this whole thing with
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the camera to me felt like David Harding was real
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and ran Pepsi's marketing department. I've heard this done before,
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but generally on kids programs, Superman. There was also a
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serial with Dick Tracy where he had a decoder ring
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and then, you know, you could get the decoder ring.
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But I always imagine Counterspy as more of an adult
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or family program. I wouldn't expect to see this type
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of promotion. Of course, there are other types of promotions.
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Certainly.
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That is something that was leveraged in radio quite a
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bit at the end of the 1940s. They had a
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giveaway on Nick Carter in the late 40s where, you know,
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you entered a contest and the grand prize was a car.
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But this is the.
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Sort of giveaway that you might hear about more often
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on a kid's program. But what I liked is they
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were a lot more subtle than you would be on
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a kid's program. And they really gave this whole camera
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thing its own arc. Because it starts out with Hardy
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mentioning it would be nice... if all our agents had
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these mini cameras. That would make our jobs a lot easier.
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Then a week later, it gets introduced into the plot.
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And then we get this special promotional offer. And this
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also does explain why the Minox wasn't mentioned or something
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like that acknowledged as being in existence. And this is
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somewhat illustrated by this comment from Saysoft, who writes regarding
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the episode, The Genuine Counterfeit. I just checked on eBay,
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and they have plenty of Minox cameras that are priced
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at about $ 100 each. I also found a vendor that
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sells fresh Fuji cameras. film for them that was custom
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made by a camera store in Japan. The film price
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is $ 119 for three rolls, and the Minox did have
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a special type of film that you couldn't get at
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a normal pharmacy, say, in the 1940s and certainly can't today.
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You didn't want to have a camera that would require
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the special type of like spy camera film for it.
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And so what they were promoting and hinting at was
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a camera anybody could use that could be mass produced
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and obviously could take standard film. only other point I
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would add to what Saysoft said, and I do appreciate
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the research, is while $ 100 isn't bad for a camera,
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any camera that costs, I'm now convinced, any camera that
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costs more than 50 cents and a Pepsi bottle cap
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is too much. In all seriousness though, it's a clever promotion. Now,
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while this is the first time I've heard this sort
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of thing on Counterspy, It may not have been unique.
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I did find some internet sources that stated that Counterspy
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often offered various promotional items that were tied into the program.
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So perhaps the wary listener, particularly if he or she
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had kids, heard he's going to see about making this
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available to everybody, had the thought, well, I guess it's
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time to buy some more Pepsi. And it might be
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a challenge to explain to folks who were born the
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turn of the 21st century how much kids would want
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this sort of camera. as digital photography has been ubiquitous
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throughout most of their lives. But I'll tell you that
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as a child in the 80s, having my own camera,
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even a cheap little model, and being able to try
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to take pictures was such a thrill. And certainly it
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would have been 1949 as well. particularly with it being
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the same type of camera used on Counterspot. And these
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sort of promotions were great for a couple reasons. For
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the brand, it kept the public engaged with the brand,
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and it also measured how much audiences were listening to
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and following Counterspot, the level of success that you would
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have with these sort of promotions. I do wish that
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we had further episodes in this line. But alas, this
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is the end of our, I think, 22 straight episode
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streak of episodes. And the next available episode we have
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isn't until February of 1950, by which, you know, three
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months later, the promotion would obviously be over. But it's
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neat that we had this episode, because without it, we
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never would have known what the payoff was for what
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was being dropped at, or even what was being hinted.
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It's kind of interesting that the last program was about
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this modern trail of breadcrumbs that Harding was leaving. And really,
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we had a whole trail leading us over the radio
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to this promotion. Now, a little bit about the plot.
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Of the episode.
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I think Blair's plan was incredibly nervy. In practicality, what
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intelligence agency on the face of the planet in 1949
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that could give you two, two and a half, three
661
00:37:15.130 --> 00:37:18.699
million dollars are the type of people that you want
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00:37:18.780 --> 00:37:23.480
to try ripping off by giving them an imposter. who
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dies before giving any secrets and then saying, sorry, no refunds.
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And effectively, his entire information broker career would be over
665
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because you can be an amoral cutthroat, but you have
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00:37:40.630 --> 00:37:45.050
to be an amoral cutthroat who delivers the goods. Although
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00:37:45.050 --> 00:37:48.969
$ 3 million was a lot to cash out with back
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in 1949, still a huge risk. And speaking of that,
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the troubling questions that Harding would have to deal with is,
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why did you bring an operational team to conduct an
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armed operation in a neutral country? And this might be
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a case where Dangerous Assignment and the man called X
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have a little bit more realism in how these sort
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of things occur. Because With many of their missions, there
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can be a degree of plausible deniability. It's a little
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bit harder when you send in David Harding. You can't
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just say, well, he was acting on his own. He's
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the director. I will also say that the confrontation where
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Harding and Blair were each, you know, countering each other
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with revelations, It is the type of thing that they
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parodied quite often on Get Smart, so it's nice to
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hear the inspiration for that, or one of them anyway.
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Now we turn to further comments and feedback. Dawn had
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a comment on Spotify regarding the episode The Society Swindler.
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Dawn writes, Ouch! but I feel more like defending Pepsi
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than the plot, so I'm not certain I can disagree
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with you too much. Thanks so much, Dawn. All right, well,
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now it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day.
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Thank you to Shannon, Patreon supporter since January 2023, currently
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supporting the podcast at the shawmest level of $ 4 or
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more per month. Thanks so much for your support, Shannon.
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And that will do it for today. If you're enjoying
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with another episode of Counterspy, but join us back here
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tomorrow for the final Landini murder case omnibus on The
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Great Detectives Podcast. and then returning to our regular schedule
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