November 15, 2023 • 29 mins
Cloak and Dagger is an NBC radio series, a foreign intrigue adventure adapted from the book Cloak and Dagger by Corey Ford and Alistair McBain. Ford also was host of the series. Cloak and Dagger was broadcast from May 7 to October 22, 1950, as part of "a mystery block with several other shows of far inferior quality". The program was sustaining for all 22 episodes
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Are you willing to undertake a dangerousmission behind the enemy lines, knowing you
may never return alive. What youhave just heard is the question asked during
the war to agents of the OSSordinary citizens who, to this question answered
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yes, this is cloak and dagger, black warfare, espionage, international intrigue.
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These are the weapons of the OSS. Today's story the Trojan Horse is
suggested by actual incidents recorded in theWashington files of the Office of Strategic Services,
a story that can now be told. August nineteen forty two report to
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OSS headquarters in Casablanca from agent HenriFontaine. In France, contact with girl
Gabrielle Monet was made in the BluebeardCafe in Paris. I went her alone
on the evening of the fifteenth andsent her I'm not with a waiter,
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asking her to come to my tablewhen she'd finished her song. Then I
sat and waited. German officers werespread about the room, as they were
spread about all of occupied France.I wondered what they would say if they
knew why I had come here onher? Why I don't her? You
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send me the snorter? Women?Will you join me? Why not I
drink with anyone these days. Okay, what will you have? What have
you let me teast from your glass? This is very bad wine. You
are right. The only time agirl make a good wine nowadays is when
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she drinks with the bulls. Inever mind, I'm not thirsty. I
enjoyed your son. Is that whatyou wanted to tell me? I think
you are wasting your time here inPeris. Perie is wasting her time on
Parie these days. I can offeryou a better position in Casablanca. What
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did you say? Who are you? My name is Alreay Fontaine. I
too have a good position with theAmerican or s s in North Africa.
What are you saying? Before theGermans came to France, I was a
poor poet. They did me aservice. Now I'm a rich spy.
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You sit here in a room fullof Germans and tell me this. What
makes you think I will believe you? What makes you think I won't turn
you over to the Germans if Ido? I'm said, I am not
such a brave man. Neither Iam a fool. We have kept you
under observation for months. We knowyou better than you know yourself. Is
there anything you'd like to know aboutyour saying, what do you want of
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me? On our side, wehave only the very best forgerers, counterfeiters,
cut throats and spies. Will youjoin us? Ah, just tell
me what you want me to do. M h. Agent Andre Fontaine in
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France to Agent Steve Lettel in Casablanca. Arrangements have been made to transport the
girl Gabrielle Monday to the south ofFrance and then to Casablanca, waiting for
the instructions over Bonjoux. The horseswill bloom early this year, I think
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we but not too early, Ihope, good good. I have been
waiting for you. It is dark, I can't see you. Well is
the girl with you? She ishere, Gabby says something so often,
will know you are here. Iam tired. Did you have difficulty reaching
my safe from Paris? And toomuch with swarms of displaced persons all over
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France to mingle with and a slightbit of help along the way from the
underground It was not too bad?Good good, Now follow me. I
will take you to the fishing school. But I know, I know you're
tired. Cheer up, Gabbie.You'll have a nice long trip by water
to rest up. And then anothernice long trip by otto to Casablanca.
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Oh. I like automobiles in theold days. I like nothing better than
a pleasant ride. But Gabbie didnot like the automobile trip to casablancre it
was probably nothing like the old days. I had up front alone while she
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was fitting the trunk of the carbehind gasoline drums. There were gunnisecs in
a Moroccan rug thrown over her Acost everything a heavy can discover lash down
with just enough air left for herto breathe. We drove that way over
rough roads for several hours. Whenit got dark, I pulled over to
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a side lane and let her handgibby, come out, come out.
Oh, oh, my back itis broken. I will gladly massage it
for you. You are too kind, not at all, no thank you,
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pity. Why did we stop togive you a chance to stretch your
legs and a cigarette? I woulddie for one. Give give, give
you. I have onet lit heremel mercy. You see. I tried
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to be gentle. I tried tomake up for the inconvenience I am because
said I remember what another poet oncesaid a German by the way, But
nothing Nazi his name was Gert.What did he say? He said,
be gentle with women. Remember theywere made from a broken rib. I
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am not amused. You are alwayssmiling. Do you enjoy the war?
I am a poet. There ispoetic excitement in being behind the lines,
working underground. I enjoy being aspy where I am. No matter how
you will do, you still havetold me nothing. Why did they send
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for me? You remember a Germannamed Paul Vogel. What do you know
of him? Tell me that timeis but I must know what did you
mean said later? We have along journey ahead. If we passed the
border post, I will tell you. If we do not, the words
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and minutes would only be wasted.All tell that, hm. I thought
I would never reach the border.It's been a long tripe. Where you
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headed Casablanca? Do you anything todeclare? No? Nothing me see your
passport? Here you are. Allof a sudden they scutting, a small
black dog, sniffing and winding atthe trunk of the car where Gabrielle was
hidden. The customs officer had notnoticed him, and I knew I had
to find somewhere to keep him fromnoticing. Ah one becomes stiff after so
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long a ride. While he lookedover my passport, I went to the
area the car, picked up thedog by the scuff of the neck and
started to pat. Yes, yourbeast bird seems to be in the door.
But what's the matter with Jeff Nothing? Perhaps he does not like to
be picked up. If he did, he wouldn't try to bite you.
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But you put him down. Iknow if I could shove down, he
go back to sniffing around that trunk. I felt like strangling that cute little
black puppy. Hell, put himdown. I have taken a fancy to
him. How do you feel aboutselling him to me? Eh? Huh,
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you you are serious, monsieur.We I like him? Come come
how much? Oh? Take him? There two more like him around somewhere.
Thank you. He will liven upthe journey. Wait before you go,
Yes, what is in your trunk? I said, what is?
He's in your trunk? Let meput the dog in the car and then
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I will show you the tongue.I will show you. You see gasoline
drums? Yes, they see anywhere. Louise the trunk and they go,
of course, Thank you again forJoff. August twenty seventh, nineteen forty
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two report to OSS headquarters in Washingtonfrom Agent Steve light Tel and Casablanca,
Fontaine, and the girl arrived.I knew as soon as she walked in
that Paul Vogel could not have forgottenher. I only helped her. Memories
of him weren't too strong. Now, as you know, miss Money,
this is an international zone. Weare and effect neutrals in Casablanca. We
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pass each other in the streets.Germans, Americans, vishy and free French.
You can imagine what a hotbed ofinternational intrigue we have here. I
know nothing of that kind of intrigue. Then perhaps we can broaden. You'll
call it Henri. Now listen tome, Yebbi. The head of the
German Armistice Commission in Casablanca is aman named Paul Vogel. Does that name
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mean anything to you? We kneweach other once before the war. Knew
each other. He was an attachshade of the German consulate in Paris.
You almost married him once, Isn'tthat so? That is my business?
I'm afraid we've made it our business. Gebby. We've kept close watching you
these past months, and we're surethat you're no Nazi or vishy sympathized.
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I hate them all for what theyare doing to Pods Vogel. What are
your feelings toward him? I haven'tseen him in years. He's not answering
my question. If he is aNazi, I have no feelings. Told
him all right, then, theopen secret here in North Africa is the
planned American invasion. The close secretis where and when? Now that's what
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Paul Vogel wants to find out forGerman headquarters. I still don't understand what
you're to tell him, Sherry.Here's right. You're to take up this
friendship with him once more. Givehim all the information he wants. You'll
get a direct from us. Look, I'm just assured it'll be the wrong
information. You understand now, I'mbeginning to good. We have a job
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for you at the Three Lanterns Cafenow starting tomorrow. Agent Henri Fontaine and
I were at the Three Lanterns Cafethe next night when Gabriel opened there.
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Cafe was packed, crowd around thebar, officers with ribbon chests, waterfront
riff rap and black marketeers. Allof them were quiet. When she sang
she was wearing a red dress,and the spotlight, her face looked smaller
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and whiter, and her hair lookedblacker. There was my man in the
room who could take his eyes offher. I wondered how soon it would
be before Paul Bogel came in andsaw her too, and girdled. That
could make you forget the wall,I steve, I've got a wife by
a Syracuse Can she wear red legs? That my wife can be trusted?
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And this girl, she and Boglewere pretty close in the old days,
kind on my own kind, shecan be trusted. I hope you're right.
The success of the whole American invasionmay end on it. A lot
depends on how hard vulgar and falls. While that little bit up there on
the bandstand still boggles. Just comein, That's all I wanted to say.
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Come on, let's get out ofhere. Excuse that baron this table
is free. Waiter, We aregoing. You wish to see the way
list? Oh that girl, howlong has she been here? The singer?
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You mean she started only tonight?Tell her to come to this table
when she's finished. You understand,I understand, No, you don't,
You only think you do. Gotell her what I said, and bring
a bottle of your best wine.Ah, And I had no idea it
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was you, Paul, when thewaiter came to me. I'd like you
to walk back into my life soquietly after making so violent an exit.
Ah. The world is small afterall, Gabby. I'm amazed to find
you in Casablanca. I can saythe same of you. What are you
doing here? I arrived here afew days ago, but I've been in
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North Africa for months. Twangier tunissinging. How were you able to leave
France after the occupation? You shouldknow how well I always got along with
Germans. You don't seem angry withme any longer? Live him after that
last time six years ago. Lifeis too shocked to be angry for too
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long at anyone. Besides, Iwas a fool who have been jealous of
that silly bland with the bad legs. I've even forgotten her name, Susan.
Oh huh, I see you havenot forgotten. Oh that's a wine,
Gabby. How good it is tobe with you again, How good
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it is to be with you foryou, for me? Now we will
drink too. What is to be? You could have no better guide through
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Casablanca than I Gubby. Come,what else would you like me to buy
you from the marketplace? A scoff? Perhaps a gold scoff to put around
your hair? Yeah? Have youtaken many girls to the marketplace? Will
you be forever jealous of me?What is it the French in you?
It is a woman in me.I imagine you are in great demand by
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the women here. The chief ofthe German Armistice Commission. How did you
know that? I know more thanyou think? What did interest you to
know the name of one of themost important American agents in North Africa?
Who Steve Lighteil? What do youknow him? I know him and he
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knows the details of the planned Americaninvasion Common I will buy you a gold
scarf. Well, have you nothingto say what I just told you?
I knew that already, I toohave agents. However, thank you for
telling me. I can promise youmore than a gold scarf if you find
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out additional information for me. That'sjust possible. It might be very possible.
Agent like telling Casa Blanca to Ossin Washington. The girl Gabrielle money
has been in the paid employee ofthe German government here for several weeks according
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to our plan, and we'll transmitto them the back Guard cover project in
September nineteen forty two. Report toOSS headquarters from Agent Money. I had
a feeling that things were going toosmoothly. I seemed to be holding my
breath waiting for something to go wrong, and on the night of the twenty
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ninth it did. Paul Vogel wasin my room above the cafe. We
were listening to my record of ourfavorite song, who You will have to
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Go soon? It is late forgetthe time. I would think it would
come to this again after that dayin Paris. I remember that day we
showed poor judgment to argue out ofdoors. It was raining. I got
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a terrible cold in the nose.Let me kiss that poor nose. You
really must go, But before youdo, I I have a paper for
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you in my purse dates when highofficials will be in Casablanca. I get
it. I want to talk toyou. You're hurting my arms because it's
playing you well for this information disease. Some of it is useful information,
but none of it is as importantas I would like. I will try
to do better. You had betterdo better. You know what what happened
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gonna be? If I found outyou were crossing me, I would not
cross you. Twist your arms likethis, such a small arm. Then
what I could do if I reallytried to hurt you? You hurt me
now because you don't trust me?What do you want? You claim to
know this American like that? Youclaim you get your information from him?
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Is that all he gives you?What about his love? Does he give
you that too? Had the shoeis on the other foot? No?
Is you who are jealous? Howfoolish of you? I think? Would
I lie to you? M coming? Comy, oh comy, if you
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ever lied to me, I wouldrather see you dead at my feet than
standing looking at me and lying.You'll hear what I say? Yes,
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yes, I hear, I hearno, no, no more wine.
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I must keep my head clear tothink of what you have just told me.
Now, are you satisfied that I'mearning my money? Bacca? So
the Americans will land in a fewweeks at Daka very likely? Very likely?
Dacca is strategically important. It willbe more important if the German fleet
is there to stop the invasion thatBungled attempted a landing under the gold leadership
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failed, so the Americans probably figurewe would not dream that they would try
it again in the same place.One American, Steve Lightell, does not
dream. You know all this?Are you going to tell German headquarters?
But of course this is something theywill want to know. He believes it's
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every word of it. The Germanfleet is being said to stop the invasion
at Daka. Good Gabby, goodwork. Still reading your report just in
from Gibraltar. What is it?And then I'll let me tell you Joff.
General Clark will rendezvous on October twentyfirst at Point a Grade near Algaier.
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You know what that means, finalpreparations for the Iran invasion. Nothing
must go wrong now nothing. Novemberfour, nineteen forty two, something very
wrong happened. Paul came to myroom just before I was ready to go
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downstairs to the cafe. Paul,Gabby, god friend, like tell has
been playing you for a fool.You hear what I say. I don't
understandation. It's not the car.I just learned myself. It's to be
Oran Oran, and the German fleet, on my suggestion, is waiting in
the car for not Paul, andwill continue to wait it can't you do
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what this will mean to me?Do you realize what a high command will
do to me for this? Please? Perhaps perhaps your latest information was wrong
about a wrong No, no,no, no, all t s they
the Americans wanted me to believed.Gabby, What did you do with this?
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Now? What are you saying?I'm getting tired of your suspicions.
One day you trust me, thenext day you don't. You're French?
What kind of French? Instead ofquestions, ask yourself this would I betraying
you, Paul, not Germany?But you think look at me, look
at you, old Gabby Ann answerhy No, of course not not you.
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You wouldn't dare There may still betime to stop the Americans at Iran.
I must get back to headquarters andlet them know by radio. I
should have done that right away insteadof coming here. Have a drink first,
no later. It will not beeasy for you to tell the high
command this. A drink will fortifyyou. Mmm. Yes, perhaps perhaps
you're right one drinking Paul sat onthe edge of the couch, his head
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in his hands. I remember thinkinghow very blonde was his hair, how
loude his It was not difficult forme to drop half the eld tablet from
my purse into his glasses. Ipalled the litter over it. Here you
are, poor Paul, poorful pooty. You look so tired. Change.
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Where are you going? You puton the record you like? We played
it so often lately, Paul,In one of these days it will just
rise up in protest. You're tired, Mama. No, no, why
should I be tired? I musthear my record through then you will go.
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No. Oh, now that's so. His head had fallen on his
arms and rested on the table.The tablet had begun to work as I
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knew it would. I got theautomatic pistol that had been given to me
by the Americans and shot him twicethrough his very blonde head. Report Gabriel
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money, I don't got to comeany minute now. News of the invasion.
I've had word that Eisenhower and Clarkwere in your brother and November the
eighth. I'll let you both knowas soon as something comes through in the
radio. Are you all right?DEMI me, don't concern yourself. You
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did what you had to do withyour courage. If I had thought about
it, longer. Perhaps I wouldnot have had the courage. You cannot
know, I think I do.He meant a great deal to me a
long time ago. I killed him. Listen to me, and I told
you something once that the poet Getasaid. He also said, this,
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give up what perished long ago,and let us love what's living. Do
you hear Gabbi? Do you hearecute? Ecuta? Yankee? Thank him?
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Bit wait Eco? Oh? Thathappy? Oh? The code name
Roberts arrived, the impatience Gandhi?Here did you hear Geddy? Did you
yes? Yes, yes? Andonce again the report of an OSS agent
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is closed with the words mission accomplished. A further adventure in Black Warfare is
next week. Cloak and Dagger Heardin today's story were Jane White, Barret
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Bruger, Leon Janney, Joseph Julian, Carl Weber, Raymond Edward Johnson,
Guy Sorel, and Bernie Gored.Script was by Winifred Woolf, music under
the direction of John go. Today'strue OSS adventure was based on the book
Klockndagger by Cory Ford and Alistair McBain. This has been a Lewis g Conn
production under the supervision and direction ofSherman Marx. Stay tuned for the second
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Big Mystery High Adventure on NBC
Are you willing to undertake a dangerousmission behind the enemy lines, knowing you
may never return alive. What youhave just heard is the question asked during
the war to agents of the OSSordinary citizens who, to this question answered
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yes, this is cloak and dagger, black warfare, espionage, international intrigue.
(00:48):
These are the weapons of the OSS. Today's story the Trojan Horse is
suggested by actual incidents recorded in theWashington files of the Office of Strategic Services,
a story that can now be told. August nineteen forty two report to
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OSS headquarters in Casablanca from agent HenriFontaine. In France, contact with girl
Gabrielle Monet was made in the BluebeardCafe in Paris. I went her alone
on the evening of the fifteenth andsent her I'm not with a waiter,
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asking her to come to my tablewhen she'd finished her song. Then I
sat and waited. German officers werespread about the room, as they were
spread about all of occupied France.I wondered what they would say if they
knew why I had come here onher? Why I don't her? You
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send me the snorter? Women?Will you join me? Why not I
drink with anyone these days. Okay, what will you have? What have
you let me teast from your glass? This is very bad wine. You
are right. The only time agirl make a good wine nowadays is when
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she drinks with the bulls. Inever mind, I'm not thirsty. I
enjoyed your son. Is that whatyou wanted to tell me? I think
you are wasting your time here inPeris. Perie is wasting her time on
Parie these days. I can offeryou a better position in Casablanca. What
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did you say? Who are you? My name is Alreay Fontaine. I
too have a good position with theAmerican or s s in North Africa.
What are you saying? Before theGermans came to France, I was a
poor poet. They did me aservice. Now I'm a rich spy.
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You sit here in a room fullof Germans and tell me this. What
makes you think I will believe you? What makes you think I won't turn
you over to the Germans if Ido? I'm said, I am not
such a brave man. Neither Iam a fool. We have kept you
under observation for months. We knowyou better than you know yourself. Is
there anything you'd like to know aboutyour saying, what do you want of
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me? On our side, wehave only the very best forgerers, counterfeiters,
cut throats and spies. Will youjoin us? Ah, just tell
me what you want me to do. M h. Agent Andre Fontaine in
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France to Agent Steve Lettel in Casablanca. Arrangements have been made to transport the
girl Gabrielle Monday to the south ofFrance and then to Casablanca, waiting for
the instructions over Bonjoux. The horseswill bloom early this year, I think
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we but not too early, Ihope, good good. I have been
waiting for you. It is dark, I can't see you. Well is
the girl with you? She ishere, Gabby says something so often,
will know you are here. Iam tired. Did you have difficulty reaching
my safe from Paris? And toomuch with swarms of displaced persons all over
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France to mingle with and a slightbit of help along the way from the
underground It was not too bad?Good good, Now follow me. I
will take you to the fishing school. But I know, I know you're
tired. Cheer up, Gabbie.You'll have a nice long trip by water
to rest up. And then anothernice long trip by otto to Casablanca.
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Oh. I like automobiles in theold days. I like nothing better than
a pleasant ride. But Gabbie didnot like the automobile trip to casablancre it
was probably nothing like the old days. I had up front alone while she
(05:53):
was fitting the trunk of the carbehind gasoline drums. There were gunnisecs in
a Moroccan rug thrown over her Acost everything a heavy can discover lash down
with just enough air left for herto breathe. We drove that way over
rough roads for several hours. Whenit got dark, I pulled over to
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a side lane and let her handgibby, come out, come out.
Oh, oh, my back itis broken. I will gladly massage it
for you. You are too kind, not at all, no thank you,
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pity. Why did we stop togive you a chance to stretch your
legs and a cigarette? I woulddie for one. Give give, give
you. I have onet lit heremel mercy. You see. I tried
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to be gentle. I tried tomake up for the inconvenience I am because
said I remember what another poet oncesaid a German by the way, But
nothing Nazi his name was Gert.What did he say? He said,
be gentle with women. Remember theywere made from a broken rib. I
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am not amused. You are alwayssmiling. Do you enjoy the war?
I am a poet. There ispoetic excitement in being behind the lines,
working underground. I enjoy being aspy where I am. No matter how
you will do, you still havetold me nothing. Why did they send
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for me? You remember a Germannamed Paul Vogel. What do you know
of him? Tell me that timeis but I must know what did you
mean said later? We have along journey ahead. If we passed the
border post, I will tell you. If we do not, the words
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and minutes would only be wasted.All tell that, hm. I thought
I would never reach the border.It's been a long tripe. Where you
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headed Casablanca? Do you anything todeclare? No? Nothing me see your
passport? Here you are. Allof a sudden they scutting, a small
black dog, sniffing and winding atthe trunk of the car where Gabrielle was
hidden. The customs officer had notnoticed him, and I knew I had
to find somewhere to keep him fromnoticing. Ah one becomes stiff after so
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long a ride. While he lookedover my passport, I went to the
area the car, picked up thedog by the scuff of the neck and
started to pat. Yes, yourbeast bird seems to be in the door.
But what's the matter with Jeff Nothing? Perhaps he does not like to
be picked up. If he did, he wouldn't try to bite you.
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But you put him down. Iknow if I could shove down, he
go back to sniffing around that trunk. I felt like strangling that cute little
black puppy. Hell, put himdown. I have taken a fancy to
him. How do you feel aboutselling him to me? Eh? Huh,
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you you are serious, monsieur.We I like him? Come come
how much? Oh? Take him? There two more like him around somewhere.
Thank you. He will liven upthe journey. Wait before you go,
Yes, what is in your trunk? I said, what is?
He's in your trunk? Let meput the dog in the car and then
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I will show you the tongue.I will show you. You see gasoline
drums? Yes, they see anywhere. Louise the trunk and they go,
of course, Thank you again forJoff. August twenty seventh, nineteen forty
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two report to OSS headquarters in Washingtonfrom Agent Steve light Tel and Casablanca,
Fontaine, and the girl arrived.I knew as soon as she walked in
that Paul Vogel could not have forgottenher. I only helped her. Memories
of him weren't too strong. Now, as you know, miss Money,
this is an international zone. Weare and effect neutrals in Casablanca. We
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pass each other in the streets.Germans, Americans, vishy and free French.
You can imagine what a hotbed ofinternational intrigue we have here. I
know nothing of that kind of intrigue. Then perhaps we can broaden. You'll
call it Henri. Now listen tome, Yebbi. The head of the
German Armistice Commission in Casablanca is aman named Paul Vogel. Does that name
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mean anything to you? We kneweach other once before the war. Knew
each other. He was an attachshade of the German consulate in Paris.
You almost married him once, Isn'tthat so? That is my business?
I'm afraid we've made it our business. Gebby. We've kept close watching you
these past months, and we're surethat you're no Nazi or vishy sympathized.
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I hate them all for what theyare doing to Pods Vogel. What are
your feelings toward him? I haven'tseen him in years. He's not answering
my question. If he is aNazi, I have no feelings. Told
him all right, then, theopen secret here in North Africa is the
planned American invasion. The close secretis where and when? Now that's what
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Paul Vogel wants to find out forGerman headquarters. I still don't understand what
you're to tell him, Sherry.Here's right. You're to take up this
friendship with him once more. Givehim all the information he wants. You'll
get a direct from us. Look, I'm just assured it'll be the wrong
information. You understand now, I'mbeginning to good. We have a job
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for you at the Three Lanterns Cafenow starting tomorrow. Agent Henri Fontaine and
I were at the Three Lanterns Cafethe next night when Gabriel opened there.
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Cafe was packed, crowd around thebar, officers with ribbon chests, waterfront
riff rap and black marketeers. Allof them were quiet. When she sang
she was wearing a red dress,and the spotlight, her face looked smaller
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and whiter, and her hair lookedblacker. There was my man in the
room who could take his eyes offher. I wondered how soon it would
be before Paul Bogel came in andsaw her too, and girdled. That
could make you forget the wall,I steve, I've got a wife by
a Syracuse Can she wear red legs? That my wife can be trusted?
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And this girl, she and Boglewere pretty close in the old days,
kind on my own kind, shecan be trusted. I hope you're right.
The success of the whole American invasionmay end on it. A lot
depends on how hard vulgar and falls. While that little bit up there on
the bandstand still boggles. Just comein, That's all I wanted to say.
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Come on, let's get out ofhere. Excuse that baron this table
is free. Waiter, We aregoing. You wish to see the way
list? Oh that girl, howlong has she been here? The singer?
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You mean she started only tonight?Tell her to come to this table
when she's finished. You understand,I understand, No, you don't,
You only think you do. Gotell her what I said, and bring
a bottle of your best wine.Ah, And I had no idea it
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was you, Paul, when thewaiter came to me. I'd like you
to walk back into my life soquietly after making so violent an exit.
Ah. The world is small afterall, Gabby. I'm amazed to find
you in Casablanca. I can saythe same of you. What are you
doing here? I arrived here afew days ago, but I've been in
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North Africa for months. Twangier tunissinging. How were you able to leave
France after the occupation? You shouldknow how well I always got along with
Germans. You don't seem angry withme any longer? Live him after that
last time six years ago. Lifeis too shocked to be angry for too
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long at anyone. Besides, Iwas a fool who have been jealous of
that silly bland with the bad legs. I've even forgotten her name, Susan.
Oh huh, I see you havenot forgotten. Oh that's a wine,
Gabby. How good it is tobe with you again, How good
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it is to be with you foryou, for me? Now we will
drink too. What is to be? You could have no better guide through
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Casablanca than I Gubby. Come,what else would you like me to buy
you from the marketplace? A scoff? Perhaps a gold scoff to put around
your hair? Yeah? Have youtaken many girls to the marketplace? Will
you be forever jealous of me?What is it the French in you?
It is a woman in me.I imagine you are in great demand by
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the women here. The chief ofthe German Armistice Commission. How did you
know that? I know more thanyou think? What did interest you to
know the name of one of themost important American agents in North Africa?
Who Steve Lighteil? What do youknow him? I know him and he
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knows the details of the planned Americaninvasion Common I will buy you a gold
scarf. Well, have you nothingto say what I just told you?
I knew that already, I toohave agents. However, thank you for
telling me. I can promise youmore than a gold scarf if you find
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out additional information for me. That'sjust possible. It might be very possible.
Agent like telling Casa Blanca to Ossin Washington. The girl Gabrielle money
has been in the paid employee ofthe German government here for several weeks according
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to our plan, and we'll transmitto them the back Guard cover project in
September nineteen forty two. Report toOSS headquarters from Agent Money. I had
a feeling that things were going toosmoothly. I seemed to be holding my
breath waiting for something to go wrong, and on the night of the twenty
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ninth it did. Paul Vogel wasin my room above the cafe. We
were listening to my record of ourfavorite song, who You will have to
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Go soon? It is late forgetthe time. I would think it would
come to this again after that dayin Paris. I remember that day we
showed poor judgment to argue out ofdoors. It was raining. I got
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a terrible cold in the nose.Let me kiss that poor nose. You
really must go, But before youdo, I I have a paper for
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you in my purse dates when highofficials will be in Casablanca. I get
it. I want to talk toyou. You're hurting my arms because it's
playing you well for this information disease. Some of it is useful information,
but none of it is as importantas I would like. I will try
to do better. You had betterdo better. You know what what happened
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gonna be? If I found outyou were crossing me, I would not
cross you. Twist your arms likethis, such a small arm. Then
what I could do if I reallytried to hurt you? You hurt me
now because you don't trust me?What do you want? You claim to
know this American like that? Youclaim you get your information from him?
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Is that all he gives you?What about his love? Does he give
you that too? Had the shoeis on the other foot? No?
Is you who are jealous? Howfoolish of you? I think? Would
I lie to you? M coming? Comy, oh comy, if you
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ever lied to me, I wouldrather see you dead at my feet than
standing looking at me and lying.You'll hear what I say? Yes,
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yes, I hear, I hearno, no, no more wine.
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I must keep my head clear tothink of what you have just told me.
Now, are you satisfied that I'mearning my money? Bacca? So
the Americans will land in a fewweeks at Daka very likely? Very likely?
Dacca is strategically important. It willbe more important if the German fleet
is there to stop the invasion thatBungled attempted a landing under the gold leadership
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failed, so the Americans probably figurewe would not dream that they would try
it again in the same place.One American, Steve Lightell, does not
dream. You know all this?Are you going to tell German headquarters?
But of course this is something theywill want to know. He believes it's
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every word of it. The Germanfleet is being said to stop the invasion
at Daka. Good Gabby, goodwork. Still reading your report just in
from Gibraltar. What is it?And then I'll let me tell you Joff.
General Clark will rendezvous on October twentyfirst at Point a Grade near Algaier.
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You know what that means, finalpreparations for the Iran invasion. Nothing
must go wrong now nothing. Novemberfour, nineteen forty two, something very
wrong happened. Paul came to myroom just before I was ready to go
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downstairs to the cafe. Paul,Gabby, god friend, like tell has
been playing you for a fool.You hear what I say. I don't
understandation. It's not the car.I just learned myself. It's to be
Oran Oran, and the German fleet, on my suggestion, is waiting in
the car for not Paul, andwill continue to wait it can't you do
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what this will mean to me?Do you realize what a high command will
do to me for this? Please? Perhaps perhaps your latest information was wrong
about a wrong No, no,no, no, all t s they
the Americans wanted me to believed.Gabby, What did you do with this?
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Now? What are you saying?I'm getting tired of your suspicions.
One day you trust me, thenext day you don't. You're French?
What kind of French? Instead ofquestions, ask yourself this would I betraying
you, Paul, not Germany?But you think look at me, look
at you, old Gabby Ann answerhy No, of course not not you.
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You wouldn't dare There may still betime to stop the Americans at Iran.
I must get back to headquarters andlet them know by radio. I
should have done that right away insteadof coming here. Have a drink first,
no later. It will not beeasy for you to tell the high
command this. A drink will fortifyyou. Mmm. Yes, perhaps perhaps
you're right one drinking Paul sat onthe edge of the couch, his head
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in his hands. I remember thinkinghow very blonde was his hair, how
loude his It was not difficult forme to drop half the eld tablet from
my purse into his glasses. Ipalled the litter over it. Here you
are, poor Paul, poorful pooty. You look so tired. Change.
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Where are you going? You puton the record you like? We played
it so often lately, Paul,In one of these days it will just
rise up in protest. You're tired, Mama. No, no, why
should I be tired? I musthear my record through then you will go.
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No. Oh, now that's so. His head had fallen on his
arms and rested on the table.The tablet had begun to work as I
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knew it would. I got theautomatic pistol that had been given to me
by the Americans and shot him twicethrough his very blonde head. Report Gabriel
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money, I don't got to comeany minute now. News of the invasion.
I've had word that Eisenhower and Clarkwere in your brother and November the
eighth. I'll let you both knowas soon as something comes through in the
radio. Are you all right?DEMI me, don't concern yourself. You
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did what you had to do withyour courage. If I had thought about
it, longer. Perhaps I wouldnot have had the courage. You cannot
know, I think I do.He meant a great deal to me a
long time ago. I killed him. Listen to me, and I told
you something once that the poet Getasaid. He also said, this,
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give up what perished long ago,and let us love what's living. Do
you hear Gabbi? Do you hearecute? Ecuta? Yankee? Thank him?
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Bit wait Eco? Oh? Thathappy? Oh? The code name
Roberts arrived, the impatience Gandhi?Here did you hear Geddy? Did you
yes? Yes, yes? Andonce again the report of an OSS agent
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is closed with the words mission accomplished. A further adventure in Black Warfare is
next week. Cloak and Dagger Heardin today's story were Jane White, Barret
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Bruger, Leon Janney, Joseph Julian, Carl Weber, Raymond Edward Johnson,
Guy Sorel, and Bernie Gored.Script was by Winifred Woolf, music under
the direction of John go. Today'strue OSS adventure was based on the book
Klockndagger by Cory Ford and Alistair McBain. This has been a Lewis g Conn
production under the supervision and direction ofSherman Marx. Stay tuned for the second
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