April 30, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: May 3, 2023
Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Europe to clear the U.S. of having stolen a cutlass that's a powerful national symbol. The problem? A U.S. Navy officer's wife is in possession of one of the jewels from the cutlass.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 10, 1951
Originated from Hollywood
Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner
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Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Europe to clear the U.S. of having stolen a cutlass that's a powerful national symbol. The problem? A U.S. Navy officer's wife is in possession of one of the jewels from the cutlass.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 10, 1951
Originated from Hollywood
Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner
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Well, now it's time for thisweek's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The original
air date is February tenth, nineteenfifty one, and the title is the
Kroner Cutlass Dangerous Assignments Storrying Brian Ddletyas Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is
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my assignment. I get sent toa lot of places I can't even pronounce.
They all spell the same thing,though, trouble. But when I
walk into the Commissioner's office, Idon't realize this assignment's going to involve my
trying to hold an Eastern European countrytogether with my finger ring. Morning Commissioner
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Ruth said, you had an assignmentfor me. I do, Steve,
where do I go this time tojail? Let's have that again. You
heard me, I'm sending you tojail. Oh look, so maybe I
did pad my expense account a littlelast month, but that isn't enough.
Reasoneriously, Steve, there's sumone injail. I want you to talk to
a woman. Well, you're soundingbetter by the moment. I'm afraid you
don't get the point. Okay,what is the point? The point is
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on the end of the crona cutlass, and it's a shop one. Look
jail sword points. I think you'dbetter start at the beginning. Commissioners.
Take a look at this map,Steve. See this little country in Eastern
Europe. What about it? Politically? It's on the fence right now.
As you know, that country hashad a history of violence stretching back hundreds
of years. Later a minute,the chronic cutlass, isn't that regarded as
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a sort of symbol of unity inthat country. Whoever has had it in
his possession has always been able torally the country behind him. Yes,
the chronic cutlass has been a symbolof unity, or rather was What do
you mean was just before the endof the war, the chronic Cutlass was
given to a US Army lieutenant forsafekeeping by one of their national leaders.
Shortly after that, the lieutenant wasreported missing in action, and neither he
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nor the sword has ever been located. I still don't see what all of
this has to do with my talkingto a lady in jail. Commissioner.
That lady is the missing army lieutenant'swife. This morning the police got an
anonymous tip that she hadn't her possessiona jewel from the handle of the chronic
cutlass. What that's right, Steve. They picked her up and brought her
in the jewels in her purse.You trying to tell me that the army
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lieutenants really alive and has been sendingjewels from his sword back home one of
the time for his wife to sell. I'm only giving what facts we have
at this time, Steve, butI think there's a lot more to it,
and appears on the service. Forinstance, maybe this whole thing's a
frame. I think it is,but thinking it and proving it are two
different things. Naturally, that countryis clamoring for the return of that sword.
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Well, we've got to find itbefore we can return it, right,
And I think you know there areinterests in that country who would prefer
the the sword not be returned,or if it is that, they're the
ones who return it. Yeah,that figures all right. The most important
newspaper over there is hooked up withthe same interest. Steve. The story
of this woman's arrest is already leakedout and they're making capital of it.
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That's why we got to act fast. Now, Steve, get down to
the jail, talk to lieutenant's wifeand get her story. Then go anywhere
and do anything you have to findthat sword and deliver it to the proper
officials. And I said, you'vegot your assignment. Good luck. The
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National Broadcasting Company is presenting Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian don Letty and the role
of Steve Mitchell, colorful two fistedgovernment agent. At all those places of
the world where danger and intrigue walkhand in hand, there you will find
Steve Mitchell on another dangerous assignment.Sure, I've got my assignment, just
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a simple matter of trying to locatean old, beat up sword. But
the difference is that this particular swordcould determine the fate of an entire nation.
And I know that somewhere along theline I'm sure to tangle with an
outfit will be trying their best togive me that sword right in the neck.
So I'm mosey down to the jailand talk to the army lieutenant's wife,
Missus Rogers. I'm glad you came, mister Mitchell. Maybe you will
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believe me. Nobody else around hereseems too well. Suppose you start from
the beginning, Missus Rogers. Allright, five years ago, my husband
was reported missing an action. Iwas convinced that he'd been killed. I
still I am go on. Inthe last letter I received from him,
he mentioned something about having a valuablesword in his possession, the Kroners something
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or other Chroner cutlass. Yes,he said that it had been entrusted to
him so that it wouldn't be capturedby the enemy. That was the only
thing he said about it. AndI never heard from my husband again,
and how do you account for havingone of the jewels from that sword in
your possession? This morning, aman came to my door. He handed
me a small box and said itwas from my husband. Before I could
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recover from the shock, he'd gonein that box was a jewel. I
see. I didn't know what todo. Finally I decided to go to
the police. But on the wayhere I was arrested. I guess they
didn't believe I was coming here togive it to them. Later they told
me that that jewel had come fromthe handle of the sword. Yeah,
you believe me, don't you.I'd like to look. You say,
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a man came to your door andhanded you that jewel this morning. Had
you ever seen him before? No? Never? Can you describe him?
Well, he was short and dark. Well that's about all I remember.
That's not much to go on.Can't you remember anything else about him?
I'm afraid not. Wait, hisclothing, what about it? He was
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wearing a pea coat and dungarees.It could have been a sailor. Well,
that's still not very much to goon, but I'll guess I'll have
to do with it. Thanks forthe information, missus Rogers. I'll see
what I can find out. Well, at this point, I don't know
whether missus Rogers is telling it thetruth or not, but there's only one
way to find out, so Istart checking. Then twenty three cab drivers
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later, I find one who rememberspicking up a sailor from Missus Rogers address
and taking him to the waterfront justin time to catch a freighter that was
pulling out the Golden Star. Icheck further and find that the Golden Star
is now in route to Liverpool,England. So I fly to England and
I'm waiting on the dock in Liverpoolwhen the Golden Star pulls in. It
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is some people can't learn stay athome and mind their own business. Look,
hell, my old friend Inspector Barrett. Hello Mitchell, I'll Scotland yard
these days still doing business is thesame address? Thank you? What are
you doing here in Liverpool? Whojust drop down to see what you were
doing here? Last time? Hecame over as I remember you were looking
for a micro film. Yeah,this time it's a sword. By my
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you should have quite a collection oftrophies when you finally round out your last
year's career. Due anything I cando to give you a hand, old
boy. Thanks, but I doubtit unless you want to stand here and
watch every seaman who comes off thatfreighter. That's just darking. All I
know is that the one time afteris short and dark. What's is gonna
make it pretty tough? Oh?Not rarely tough at all, Mitchell.
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Yeah, what's this? Just aphotograph the man you're after, old boy?
Huh hey, how did you getthis? Quite simple? Really?
Your commissioner told us you were coming, and why the Golden Stars a British
freighter. Joe. He sent awireless to the skipper asking for the name
of the seaman who almost missed theship in the States. He sent us
the name, and we nosed aroundin the hiring whole files and got this
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picture chap named Perkins. Really nothingto it, Oh, I got a
hunch it wasn't quite as simple asyou're making it sound. But thanks.
Anyway, they look coming down thegangplank, right, Joe Perkins himself,
and he looks to be in abit of a hurry. Want to have
him? No, not yet,I'm more interested in seeing where he goes
and whom he reports to. Let'stake along after him and find out.
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We follow Perkins off the pier.He grabs a cab and starts taking side
streets, obviously trying to shake offanyone who might be tailing him. But
Barrett and I stick. Finally,perkins cab pulls up in front of the
railroad Deepot. He disappears inside.We jump out and follow him, but
when we get inside, Perkins isnowhere inside. Well, quite your disappearing
act. The lad pulled him asMitchell. He's got to be around your
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somewhere, Barrett. Yes, butwhere he may try to get on that
train that's pulling in. You haveto be pretty speedy to do that.
That's a through train, doesn't stophere. I look that crowd over on
the platform. Yes, I gota glimpse of the blighter too. Come
on, Mitchell, he's trying toget through that crowd seems to be running
from someone. Brother, hell rightinto the part of the train. Got
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push tightly. I came back.I got a very pretty sight, is
it. No, it looks likewe're a bit too late. Well come
along, I say, Mitchell.Oh okay, okay, praying over the
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blighters, Oh very well, ButI wasn't exactly praying Barrett. Well,
well, I saw your lips moving, and I'm quite sure you weren't carrying
on a conversation with him. No, I wasn't, but someone from a
distance might think I was. Isee the chapter Bush Takens for instance.
For instance, I say, aren'tyou sticking out the well known nick?
If the killer thinks you have anyinformation, he's liably to take a try
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too, Well that might give mea lead, and right now I'm fresh
out. Strikes me as rather agrim way of getting a lead. Well,
where does all of this lead you? Now, Mitchell, right in
the middle of nowhere. Looks alittle embarrassing for your government at this point,
isn't it? It? Sure does. A United States Army lieutenant gets
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a symbolic sword and trusted to himand disappears. Then a jewel from the
sword turns up in his wife's possession. Not exactly conducive to good relations between
our country and theirs, particularly whenthe leading newspaper of their country is hooked
up with the interests which would liketo take over. Yes, I imagine
that paper is making quite an issueof the incident, you all. Perkins's
murder just now convinces me more thanever, that this whole deal is a
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frame. Perkins was probably hired todeliver that jewel to missus Ford. He
outlived his usefulness and was killed toshut his mouth. Nice theory if you
can prove it. Oh incidentally,where is that jewel in my pocket?
What? I'm going to turn itover to the Royal Museum. That's where
the sword used to be kept.I guess that's the next stop. When
can I catch a plane across thechannel? Whether it's a bit thick for
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flying? Right now? Mitchell,better take the channel boat? Okay,
Well, thanks for everything better?Yeah, oh it was really I know
it was really nothing. I'll seeyou later, I hope. So I
board the channel boat. It's darkand foggy, and as usual, the
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crossing is rough, and I standout on deck at the rail pretty soon
as sad looking little gently standing besideme. Oh, a little hard on
stomach. Oh fifteen times I crossedthis channel fourteen times? I am c
sik, what happened to fifteenth timeI fly a cross? Oh? Better
that way? Know that time Igot a sc He wanders down the deck
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and disappears into the mist, andI stand there a few minutes more then
suddenly I hear a little noise meand I start to turn. Then I
hear someone running at me. Idropped to one knee. A knife flashes
down at me. I grab arisk on here he goes by, and
I don't even get a look atthe knife. Artist. My hunch is
that it was C six Sam,but at this point it doesn't matter,
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except that having missed me once,they'll probably try again. I get to
Paris and take a plain east ofthe country that the sword belongs to,
and I head for the Royal Museum. In the curator's office, Good morning,
What can I do for you?Well, hello, I was expecting
to find someone with a long graybeard. This is quite an improvement,
thank you. But I'm not thecurator, Doctor Marzak is im miss assistant
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Anna Anna Steve Mitchell from the UnitedStates. Oh yes, mister Mitchell.
We have been expecting you. I'msupposed to turn over the jewel from the
coroner cutlast to the curator. Iknow, a very unfortunate incident, isn't
it It sure is, mister Mitchell. I'm convinced that this is a deliberate
plot on the part of those interestswhich would like to create a riff between
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our two countries. Well, it'sgood to hear someone else say that,
Annah. Doctor Maizac is quite anxiousto talk to you, but he's busy
right now. If you care towander around the museum and look at exhibits,
I will call you when he's free. So I knows around the museum.
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It's a typical collection. A fewfig leaf characters and a bunch of
spears and crossbows on the walls,and a plaster statue of a general on
horseback holding a sword in the air, one of our heroes, mister Mitchell.
Oh, I couldn't hear you comeup. His name is General Kruper.
He lived two centuries ago, andhe was as devoted to our country
as I am. Oh. Well, speaking of names, what's yours?
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I am, gay boy, theeditor of the newspaper here. Oh yeah,
I have heard of your paper,gay boy. And let me assure
you I have heard of you,mister Steve Mitchell from the United States.
Thank you se him too, Soyou're news papers devoted to the welfare of
this country, completely sure? Andhow is your interventionist government sent you overhearing
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the people attempt to explain away thisdefamation of our national symbol, the chroner
cutlass. You know, I'll betyou took those words right out of one
of your editorial. Effect remains thatyour noble army lieutenants feel so little respect
for our country that they steal oursymbol and sell the jewels from me,
Lord gay Bar. According to ourinformation, the army lieutenant to whom that
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sword was entrusted was killed in actionseveral years ago. Obviously he is alive
and in hiding. You could haveeasily falsified the records. Oh sure,
tell me, is there by anychance in election coming up in this country
soon? That has nothing to dowith it? Of course. Now,
I was just asking a lot attemptto cloud issue. The very fact that
you have in your possession a jewelstaken from the chrona curtlass is proof of
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our suspicions. Yeah, and mustadmit it does look sort of bad for
us. You pretend to be concerned, yet I see you ring in your
hands with nervousness. But you haveindeed a good coast to be nervous.
You're all right, Gayboard, misterMitchell, Doctor Marsac Miste you now,
thanks, Anna see you around youwill, mister Mitchell. I intend to
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give your visit here the widest policy. I'm sure right, can't here,
mister Mitchell. Ah, mister Mitchell, doctor Marsac, I am happy to
make your acquaintance, although I wishthese circumstances were more pleasant. Sit down.
Thanks. Doctor Marsac agrees with us, mister Mitchell, that this could
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be a plot. That is whatI would like to think, Annah,
But we cannot close our eyes tofacts. I know. And here is
fact number one, the jewel fromthe chronic Couples. Oh wait, what's
the matter? Huh? Let mesee that jewel, mister Mitchell. This
is the jewel who brought with youfrom the United States. That's your why.
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But this is just a piece ofcheap ONYX. What it's true,
doctor MADEX. If you're safe,this jewel was not taken from the chronic
Cutlass. You are listening to DangerousAssignments starring Brian don Levy as Steve Mitchell.
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But are you sure this stone didn'tcome from the chronic Cutlass? Of
course, I'm sure. Let mesee it here, you are, doctor
mask Why Anne? Is it right, mister Mitchell? My theory is that
this deal is a frame, butI hardly think the interest behind it would
be stupid enough to give us aphony jewel. Wait a minute, where
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are you going? I've got alittle errand to do, doctor Marzak.
I'll check with you two later.A chill, Hello, gay boy,
good thing you're still hanging around.What do you mean going into doctor Marzak's
office. I'll bet he's got aninteresting story for you. Thank you.
I'm certainly has its amitter effect.I have this story little set up in
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don't count on it. Gabor disappearsinto Marzak's office looking like a cat after
a seven course dinner. I getover behind the statue of the sword holding
General on horseback, because if myhunch is right, if gay bar ends
outfit are behind this deal, he'sgonna come out of Marzak's office in a
hurry, looking like a sick chicken. And two minutes later he does.
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I follow him outside to a phoneboofore he puts in a quick call.
Then he heads for a little bar. He downs three drinks in a hurry,
looking more nervous by the moment.Ten minutes later, a fat gent
comes in and waddles over to myslip depart under a buck and learn that
the fat guy's name is Kratz,the publisher of the paper The Gay Boar
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edits. I stroll over to them, Hello gay Boar, Oh Mitchell,
this is Steve Mitchells from the UnitedStates. That's right, mister Krattz.
You know my name. We allhave our sources of information. You published
Gayboys newspaper, don't you. Yourinformation is quite accurate? And how is
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your mission coming? Mitchell? Imagineyou're having great difficulty explaining this incident.
Oh you mean Gaybar hasn't told youyet? Tell me? Is a metter
offing told me? Who that jeweldidn't come from? The coroner cutlass?
A very feeble joke. It's nojoke, asked doctor marzag or his assistant.
They ought to know you. Seehow I was going to tell you?
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Why hadn't the time yet? Youperhaps felt it was much important that
this whole thing is a thick misterkratch I'm sure of it. You don't
sound very sure to meet gay Bor. You know, without mentioning any names,
it could go together something like this. Someone hires a merchant seaman to
deliver a jewel from the chronic couplestto a woman in the States, but
the seaman posed a double cross andswitches jewels, keeping a real one.
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That make any sense to you,gay bar of course not. I don't
know what you're talking about. Youknow, there could be some heads rolling
for a deal like that. Ithink this whole thing is a thick mister
Klux excuses, mister Mitchell. Ibelieve Gabriel and I should have a little
talk. Mister sure, sure,it go right ahead, see you letter
gentlemen. Oh, mister Mitchell,Hello Anna, but doctor Marsa began to
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think you were not coming back.He left a few minutes ago. I
sorry, my errand took longer thanI thought, but it was worth it.
It's nice to have the pressure onsomebody else for a change. I'm
not sure I understand you. Itdoesn't matter. Would you like a ride
home? Well, yes, thankyou very much. I'll be with you
as soon as I finished. Stopin my hands work around these old relicxies
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not conducive to a good manicure,I can imagine. Yeah, your hands
are all what I'll get the phone, never mind trouble. Hello, Hello,
Hello, what's the matter. Idon't know nobody answers. I'll take
it. There you are. Hello, Hello, it's probably a home number.
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Oh, I wonder what do youmean? I think I know where
that call came from. Anna.I could hear a balataika playing in the
background. It could have been fromthe bar I just came from. There
was a balatika there too. Twocould be calling me from a bar.
That's a good question. Well,come on, it's very thoughtful of you
to take me home, Steve.Yeah, alternate lights dark here in the
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main hall. Yes, be carefulnot to bump into General Cooper's horse.
Do you think you might tick me? If he did, it would be
I didn't event turn to the righthere. Okay, I guess you have
every square foot of this place.Memorize just of that. Oh, why
I left my gloves in the office. It'll only take me a minute.
Wait here, I stand there inthe dark waiting. Several minutes go by,
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and I'm just about to go backto the office to see what happened
to Anna, when I hear afaint creaking sound to one side of me
the floor. Something plucks into thewall over my head. I get to
my knees and start circling in thedark. But the room is empty except
for a heavy cross bowl lying onthe floor. See over here on it?
Oh wait, I turn on thelights. Are you all right?
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What happened? Somebody took a potshot at me with a cross bowl that
surprised you? Oh? Yes,of course? What do you mean?
You know it took you a longtime to find those gloves on it?
What are you talking about? Longenough way to come back here in the
dark and gotten that crossbow down offthe wall? Stee whatever? What such
a ridiculous idea into your head?Let it go for the time being.
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Come on, let's go. Thisis my apartment. Just a head steep.
Okay, Ah, you Steel issuspicious of mistea. I guess right
now I'm a little suspicious of everything. Anna. Perhaps if you were to
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come up and let me mix yourdrink steep, you might find out that
your suspicions were completely unjustified. Imight that, Okay, I what is
it? Nothing? Look, Idon't think I'll be able to make it,
honna. Oh, but just rememberedsomething I have to take care of
right away. I'll be seeing it. What's changed my mind? As a
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glimpse of a figure standing across thespeed in the shadows. I get in
my car and drive around the blockand come back. The guy has gone.
I look up at Anna's window.The lights are out. Suddenly it
hits me. I pound upstairs anddown the hall to a door. There's
a faint smell of gas. Istarted throwing my shoulder against the door.
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Windows are closed, the gases onpoll tilt and on is lying on the
bed. I turn off the gasand opened the windows. An Annah here,
I'll get you over to the window. Don't try to talk at you.
Get some fresh air in your lungs. Yeah better, Oh, yes,
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yes, much? What happened?Oh, someone knocked on my door,
and when I opened it to whoeverit was hit me. I didn't
get a chance to see who.That is all I remember. Well,
at least this attempt on your lifesort of takes you off my suspicious list.
But why would anyone want to killme? Sty? I don't know
unless, hey, wait a minute, put it together this way. Only
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three people outside the enemy's camp knowthat the jewel is a phony, you,
doctor Marzac and myself. So firstan attempt is made on my life.
That crossbowt gag at the museum.Then an attempt is made on your
life just now. Sort of lookslike the opposition is trying to keep that
jewels switch a secret, doesn't itstive? It means that means they'll probably
try next to the third name onthe list, the guy who has that
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phony jewel Right now, to Marzach, do you know his home phone number?
Oh yes, I'll call him rightaway. Tell him to lock himself
up in a hurry. These babieswere up against believing moving fast, I
know they Hello, let me speakto doctor mars At please, what how
long ago? Do you know?How are you went? I see an
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appointment? Oh? Thank you?Where is he? According to the butler,
doctor Marzak at a ten o'clock appointmentat the museum with someone who telephoned
him earlier in the evening. Thebutler doesn't know who someone who phoned him.
Yeah, could be the same guywho called the museum when I answered
the phone and then my book.That adds up the gay board. Gaybor
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will try to kill doctor Marzak.It looks that way. What time is
it? Ten minutes or ten?It gives us just ten minutes to get
there. Come on, let's go. You've got to keep to the front
door of this train. Anna,Yes, right here. Good, I
haven't got any time to waste.I was that gent roosting in front of
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the door, don't know. I'venever seen him before. What do you
want? Get out of the way. We want to see doctor Marzach.
A curator does not wish to bedisturbed. Oh who told you that doctor
Marzach or gay board get away fromhere before I sorry, Boston, come
on, Anna took the store open. Yes, yeah, probably in doctor
Marzak's office. I hope we're intime to prevent gay Bar from killing him.
Where is that turn in the hallthat's right here? Oh yeah,
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Look the crack of light under Marzak'soffice door. There was a crack of
light. I mean the lights justwent off. Shall I turn them on
out here? No, I don'twant us to be silhouetted when I opened
that office door. Well there weare, now get down. Here goes
my ear, and then I heara backdoors slam. I opened it,
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flight of stairs. I start up. Then I see a figure coming down
at me. I dropped one kneeand four shoulder and goes flying gar He
hits the bottom and the lights still. There's enough light to tell me that
the stairs I'm on lead to abalcony which overlooks the main hall of the
museum. I start up them again. Then a voice from above stops me.
Steve Mitchell, where are you,doctor Marzach above you on the balcony?
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Are you okay? Yay, I'mquite all right. Thank you.
Once lets me in the shoulder andbounce me back against the wall. Now,
at last I know who the realleader of the opposition is, doctor
Marzak. I flattened myself against thewall and inch up the rest of the
stairs. He's shooting blind and ifI've counted correctly, as gun is empty
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by now. I reached the balcony. Then I see a glimp of metal.
She's coming at me with a battleaxe. I ducked just in time.
Axe cuts of the air, andthen she put my head and I
let him have a le brother.Okay, yeah, he just winged me.
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You can turn the lights on now, Steck. Yeah. That statue
of General Croupa. Marzak must havefallen right on top of the sword in
the general's hand. His weight brokethe sword off and he fell to the
floor on a very pretty side,is it? Oh? No, let's
keep wait, what's the matter?That's sword? That is the crona cutlass.
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What Yes, there's a code ofplaster all right, but some of
it cracked away. It is theown cut this. Well, how about
that? Marzak must have had ithidden right here all the time in the
General's hand. Well, I gota hand it to him. He couldn't
have picked a better hiding place,but twice he Oh, it's pretty simple.
Marzach and his outfit probably figured it. After thoroughly discrediting my country with
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that stolen jewel gag. They producedthe sword along about election time and win
enough votes with it. But Idon't understand why Marzak was stupid enough to
use any imitation jewel. He wasn't. What do you mean, here's the
real jewel from the coroner cut theSunnah, I've had it right here in
my pocket all along, that jewel. You should ask that when I pried
out of my fingering. You see, when I was talking to Gabel outside
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Marzak's office, I realized he wascounting pretty heavily on the fact that the
jewel I had came from the sword, so I figured it might put the
pressure on him a little if Isubstituted a phony stone. It did.
I hope doctor mar Zach realized beforehe fell on the sword the treacherous plans
did not succeed. I'm sure hedid. Anna matter of fact, you
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might say that doctor Marzach finally gotthe point. Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian
don Levy as Steve Mitchell, waswritten by Bob Rife and Adrian Jondo,
music by Robert arm Brewster, andwas produced and directed by Bill Carne.
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a good job here finding a wayto really put pressure on his enemies and
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Although that pun at the end,he got the point. Really that
was the type of criminal, abad punting you could get away with.
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One? Just one and it gotStewart in the heart. I think
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The wall I was looking at there'sa bit of plaster and fresh paint
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Fans, you're incredible. Maybe years, Maybe he ain't. Maybe there won't
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My reasoning was purely hypothetical. Bythe way Markham found the body Hartley
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scraping away, say, Mains calledheadquarters immediately. Well, maybe so.
But while I was talking to himdownstairs, I noticed a strong odor of
turpentine. Could that be associated withthis murder? Vents? Perhaps I may
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I heard what you just said.Vance you think this Mains guy killed his
boys, fired a bullet into thewall, and then plastered up the hole.
No, I don't, Heath.I don't really think mister Maines did
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Well, now it's time for thisweek's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The original
air date is February tenth, nineteenfifty one, and the title is the
Kroner Cutlass Dangerous Assignments Storrying Brian Ddletyas Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is
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my assignment. I get sent toa lot of places I can't even pronounce.
They all spell the same thing,though, trouble. But when I
walk into the Commissioner's office, Idon't realize this assignment's going to involve my
trying to hold an Eastern European countrytogether with my finger ring. Morning Commissioner
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Ruth said, you had an assignmentfor me. I do, Steve,
where do I go this time tojail? Let's have that again. You
heard me, I'm sending you tojail. Oh look, so maybe I
did pad my expense account a littlelast month, but that isn't enough.
Reasoneriously, Steve, there's sumone injail. I want you to talk to
a woman. Well, you're soundingbetter by the moment. I'm afraid you
don't get the point. Okay,what is the point? The point is
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on the end of the crona cutlass, and it's a shop one. Look
jail sword points. I think you'dbetter start at the beginning. Commissioners.
Take a look at this map,Steve. See this little country in Eastern
Europe. What about it? Politically? It's on the fence right now.
As you know, that country hashad a history of violence stretching back hundreds
of years. Later a minute,the chronic cutlass, isn't that regarded as
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a sort of symbol of unity inthat country. Whoever has had it in
his possession has always been able torally the country behind him. Yes,
the chronic cutlass has been a symbolof unity, or rather was What do
you mean was just before the endof the war, the chronic Cutlass was
given to a US Army lieutenant forsafekeeping by one of their national leaders.
Shortly after that, the lieutenant wasreported missing in action, and neither he
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nor the sword has ever been located. I still don't see what all of
this has to do with my talkingto a lady in jail. Commissioner.
That lady is the missing army lieutenant'swife. This morning the police got an
anonymous tip that she hadn't her possessiona jewel from the handle of the chronic
cutlass. What that's right, Steve. They picked her up and brought her
in the jewels in her purse.You trying to tell me that the army
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lieutenants really alive and has been sendingjewels from his sword back home one of
the time for his wife to sell. I'm only giving what facts we have
at this time, Steve, butI think there's a lot more to it,
and appears on the service. Forinstance, maybe this whole thing's a
frame. I think it is,but thinking it and proving it are two
different things. Naturally, that countryis clamoring for the return of that sword.
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Well, we've got to find itbefore we can return it, right,
And I think you know there areinterests in that country who would prefer
the the sword not be returned,or if it is that, they're the
ones who return it. Yeah,that figures all right. The most important
newspaper over there is hooked up withthe same interest. Steve. The story
of this woman's arrest is already leakedout and they're making capital of it.
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That's why we got to act fast. Now, Steve, get down to
the jail, talk to lieutenant's wifeand get her story. Then go anywhere
and do anything you have to findthat sword and deliver it to the proper
officials. And I said, you'vegot your assignment. Good luck. The
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National Broadcasting Company is presenting Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian don Letty and the role
of Steve Mitchell, colorful two fistedgovernment agent. At all those places of
the world where danger and intrigue walkhand in hand, there you will find
Steve Mitchell on another dangerous assignment.Sure, I've got my assignment, just
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a simple matter of trying to locatean old, beat up sword. But
the difference is that this particular swordcould determine the fate of an entire nation.
And I know that somewhere along theline I'm sure to tangle with an
outfit will be trying their best togive me that sword right in the neck.
So I'm mosey down to the jailand talk to the army lieutenant's wife,
Missus Rogers. I'm glad you came, mister Mitchell. Maybe you will
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believe me. Nobody else around hereseems too well. Suppose you start from
the beginning, Missus Rogers. Allright, five years ago, my husband
was reported missing an action. Iwas convinced that he'd been killed. I
still I am go on. Inthe last letter I received from him,
he mentioned something about having a valuablesword in his possession, the Kroners something
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or other Chroner cutlass. Yes,he said that it had been entrusted to
him so that it wouldn't be capturedby the enemy. That was the only
thing he said about it. AndI never heard from my husband again,
and how do you account for havingone of the jewels from that sword in
your possession? This morning, aman came to my door. He handed
me a small box and said itwas from my husband. Before I could
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recover from the shock, he'd gonein that box was a jewel. I
see. I didn't know what todo. Finally I decided to go to
the police. But on the wayhere I was arrested. I guess they
didn't believe I was coming here togive it to them. Later they told
me that that jewel had come fromthe handle of the sword. Yeah,
you believe me, don't you.I'd like to look. You say,
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a man came to your door andhanded you that jewel this morning. Had
you ever seen him before? No? Never? Can you describe him?
Well, he was short and dark. Well that's about all I remember.
That's not much to go on.Can't you remember anything else about him?
I'm afraid not. Wait, hisclothing, what about it? He was
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wearing a pea coat and dungarees.It could have been a sailor. Well,
that's still not very much to goon, but I'll guess I'll have
to do with it. Thanks forthe information, missus Rogers. I'll see
what I can find out. Well, at this point, I don't know
whether missus Rogers is telling it thetruth or not, but there's only one
way to find out, so Istart checking. Then twenty three cab drivers
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later, I find one who rememberspicking up a sailor from Missus Rogers address
and taking him to the waterfront justin time to catch a freighter that was
pulling out the Golden Star. Icheck further and find that the Golden Star
is now in route to Liverpool,England. So I fly to England and
I'm waiting on the dock in Liverpoolwhen the Golden Star pulls in. It
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is some people can't learn stay athome and mind their own business. Look,
hell, my old friend Inspector Barrett. Hello Mitchell, I'll Scotland yard
these days still doing business is thesame address? Thank you? What are
you doing here in Liverpool? Whojust drop down to see what you were
doing here? Last time? Hecame over as I remember you were looking
for a micro film. Yeah,this time it's a sword. By my
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you should have quite a collection oftrophies when you finally round out your last
year's career. Due anything I cando to give you a hand, old
boy. Thanks, but I doubtit unless you want to stand here and
watch every seaman who comes off thatfreighter. That's just darking. All I
know is that the one time afteris short and dark. What's is gonna
make it pretty tough? Oh?Not rarely tough at all, Mitchell.
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Yeah, what's this? Just aphotograph the man you're after, old boy?
Huh hey, how did you getthis? Quite simple? Really?
Your commissioner told us you were coming, and why the Golden Stars a British
freighter. Joe. He sent awireless to the skipper asking for the name
of the seaman who almost missed theship in the States. He sent us
the name, and we nosed aroundin the hiring whole files and got this
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picture chap named Perkins. Really nothingto it, Oh, I got a
hunch it wasn't quite as simple asyou're making it sound. But thanks.
Anyway, they look coming down thegangplank, right, Joe Perkins himself,
and he looks to be in abit of a hurry. Want to have
him? No, not yet,I'm more interested in seeing where he goes
and whom he reports to. Let'stake along after him and find out.
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We follow Perkins off the pier.He grabs a cab and starts taking side
streets, obviously trying to shake offanyone who might be tailing him. But
Barrett and I stick. Finally,perkins cab pulls up in front of the
railroad Deepot. He disappears inside.We jump out and follow him, but
when we get inside, Perkins isnowhere inside. Well, quite your disappearing
act. The lad pulled him asMitchell. He's got to be around your
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somewhere, Barrett. Yes, butwhere he may try to get on that
train that's pulling in. You haveto be pretty speedy to do that.
That's a through train, doesn't stophere. I look that crowd over on
the platform. Yes, I gota glimpse of the blighter too. Come
on, Mitchell, he's trying toget through that crowd seems to be running
from someone. Brother, hell rightinto the part of the train. Got
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push tightly. I came back.I got a very pretty sight, is
it. No, it looks likewe're a bit too late. Well come
along, I say, Mitchell.Oh okay, okay, praying over the
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blighters, Oh very well, ButI wasn't exactly praying Barrett. Well,
well, I saw your lips moving, and I'm quite sure you weren't carrying
on a conversation with him. No, I wasn't, but someone from a
distance might think I was. Isee the chapter Bush Takens for instance.
For instance, I say, aren'tyou sticking out the well known nick?
If the killer thinks you have anyinformation, he's liably to take a try
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too, Well that might give mea lead, and right now I'm fresh
out. Strikes me as rather agrim way of getting a lead. Well,
where does all of this lead you? Now, Mitchell, right in
the middle of nowhere. Looks alittle embarrassing for your government at this point,
isn't it? It? Sure does. A United States Army lieutenant gets
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a symbolic sword and trusted to himand disappears. Then a jewel from the
sword turns up in his wife's possession. Not exactly conducive to good relations between
our country and theirs, particularly whenthe leading newspaper of their country is hooked
up with the interests which would liketo take over. Yes, I imagine
that paper is making quite an issueof the incident, you all. Perkins's
murder just now convinces me more thanever, that this whole deal is a
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frame. Perkins was probably hired todeliver that jewel to missus Ford. He
outlived his usefulness and was killed toshut his mouth. Nice theory if you
can prove it. Oh incidentally,where is that jewel in my pocket?
What? I'm going to turn itover to the Royal Museum. That's where
the sword used to be kept.I guess that's the next stop. When
can I catch a plane across thechannel? Whether it's a bit thick for
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flying? Right now? Mitchell,better take the channel boat? Okay,
Well, thanks for everything better?Yeah, oh it was really I know
it was really nothing. I'll seeyou later, I hope. So I
board the channel boat. It's darkand foggy, and as usual, the
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crossing is rough, and I standout on deck at the rail pretty soon
as sad looking little gently standing besideme. Oh, a little hard on
stomach. Oh fifteen times I crossedthis channel fourteen times? I am c
sik, what happened to fifteenth timeI fly a cross? Oh? Better
that way? Know that time Igot a sc He wanders down the deck
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and disappears into the mist, andI stand there a few minutes more then
suddenly I hear a little noise meand I start to turn. Then I
hear someone running at me. Idropped to one knee. A knife flashes
down at me. I grab arisk on here he goes by, and
I don't even get a look atthe knife. Artist. My hunch is
that it was C six Sam,but at this point it doesn't matter,
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except that having missed me once,they'll probably try again. I get to
Paris and take a plain east ofthe country that the sword belongs to,
and I head for the Royal Museum. In the curator's office, Good morning,
What can I do for you?Well, hello, I was expecting
to find someone with a long graybeard. This is quite an improvement,
thank you. But I'm not thecurator, Doctor Marzak is im miss assistant
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Anna Anna Steve Mitchell from the UnitedStates. Oh yes, mister Mitchell.
We have been expecting you. I'msupposed to turn over the jewel from the
coroner cutlast to the curator. Iknow, a very unfortunate incident, isn't
it It sure is, mister Mitchell. I'm convinced that this is a deliberate
plot on the part of those interestswhich would like to create a riff between
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our two countries. Well, it'sgood to hear someone else say that,
Annah. Doctor Maizac is quite anxiousto talk to you, but he's busy
right now. If you care towander around the museum and look at exhibits,
I will call you when he's free. So I knows around the museum.
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It's a typical collection. A fewfig leaf characters and a bunch of
spears and crossbows on the walls,and a plaster statue of a general on
horseback holding a sword in the air, one of our heroes, mister Mitchell.
Oh, I couldn't hear you comeup. His name is General Kruper.
He lived two centuries ago, andhe was as devoted to our country
as I am. Oh. Well, speaking of names, what's yours?
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I am, gay boy, theeditor of the newspaper here. Oh yeah,
I have heard of your paper,gay boy. And let me assure
you I have heard of you,mister Steve Mitchell from the United States.
Thank you se him too, Soyou're news papers devoted to the welfare of
this country, completely sure? Andhow is your interventionist government sent you overhearing
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the people attempt to explain away thisdefamation of our national symbol, the chroner
cutlass. You know, I'll betyou took those words right out of one
of your editorial. Effect remains thatyour noble army lieutenants feel so little respect
for our country that they steal oursymbol and sell the jewels from me,
Lord gay Bar. According to ourinformation, the army lieutenant to whom that
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sword was entrusted was killed in actionseveral years ago. Obviously he is alive
and in hiding. You could haveeasily falsified the records. Oh sure,
tell me, is there by anychance in election coming up in this country
soon? That has nothing to dowith it? Of course. Now,
I was just asking a lot attemptto cloud issue. The very fact that
you have in your possession a jewelstaken from the chrona curtlass is proof of
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our suspicions. Yeah, and mustadmit it does look sort of bad for
us. You pretend to be concerned, yet I see you ring in your
hands with nervousness. But you haveindeed a good coast to be nervous.
You're all right, Gayboard, misterMitchell, Doctor Marsac Miste you now,
thanks, Anna see you around youwill, mister Mitchell. I intend to
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give your visit here the widest policy. I'm sure right, can't here,
mister Mitchell. Ah, mister Mitchell, doctor Marsac, I am happy to
make your acquaintance, although I wishthese circumstances were more pleasant. Sit down.
Thanks. Doctor Marsac agrees with us, mister Mitchell, that this could
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be a plot. That is whatI would like to think, Annah,
But we cannot close our eyes tofacts. I know. And here is
fact number one, the jewel fromthe chronic Couples. Oh wait, what's
the matter? Huh? Let mesee that jewel, mister Mitchell. This
is the jewel who brought with youfrom the United States. That's your why.
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But this is just a piece ofcheap ONYX. What it's true,
doctor MADEX. If you're safe,this jewel was not taken from the chronic
Cutlass. You are listening to DangerousAssignments starring Brian don Levy as Steve Mitchell.
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But are you sure this stone didn'tcome from the chronic Cutlass? Of
course, I'm sure. Let mesee it here, you are, doctor
mask Why Anne? Is it right, mister Mitchell? My theory is that
this deal is a frame, butI hardly think the interest behind it would
be stupid enough to give us aphony jewel. Wait a minute, where
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are you going? I've got alittle errand to do, doctor Marzak.
I'll check with you two later.A chill, Hello, gay boy,
good thing you're still hanging around.What do you mean going into doctor Marzak's
office. I'll bet he's got aninteresting story for you. Thank you.
I'm certainly has its amitter effect.I have this story little set up in
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don't count on it. Gabor disappearsinto Marzak's office looking like a cat after
a seven course dinner. I getover behind the statue of the sword holding
General on horseback, because if myhunch is right, if gay bar ends
outfit are behind this deal, he'sgonna come out of Marzak's office in a
hurry, looking like a sick chicken. And two minutes later he does.
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I follow him outside to a phoneboofore he puts in a quick call.
Then he heads for a little bar. He downs three drinks in a hurry,
looking more nervous by the moment.Ten minutes later, a fat gent
comes in and waddles over to myslip depart under a buck and learn that
the fat guy's name is Kratz,the publisher of the paper The Gay Boar
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edits. I stroll over to them, Hello gay Boar, Oh Mitchell,
this is Steve Mitchells from the UnitedStates. That's right, mister Krattz.
You know my name. We allhave our sources of information. You published
Gayboys newspaper, don't you. Yourinformation is quite accurate? And how is
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your mission coming? Mitchell? Imagineyou're having great difficulty explaining this incident.
Oh you mean Gaybar hasn't told youyet? Tell me? Is a metter
offing told me? Who that jeweldidn't come from? The coroner cutlass?
A very feeble joke. It's nojoke, asked doctor marzag or his assistant.
They ought to know you. Seehow I was going to tell you?
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Why hadn't the time yet? Youperhaps felt it was much important that
this whole thing is a thick misterkratch I'm sure of it. You don't
sound very sure to meet gay Bor. You know, without mentioning any names,
it could go together something like this. Someone hires a merchant seaman to
deliver a jewel from the chronic couplestto a woman in the States, but
the seaman posed a double cross andswitches jewels, keeping a real one.
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That make any sense to you,gay bar of course not. I don't
know what you're talking about. Youknow, there could be some heads rolling
for a deal like that. Ithink this whole thing is a thick mister
Klux excuses, mister Mitchell. Ibelieve Gabriel and I should have a little
talk. Mister sure, sure,it go right ahead, see you letter
gentlemen. Oh, mister Mitchell,Hello Anna, but doctor Marsa began to
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think you were not coming back.He left a few minutes ago. I
sorry, my errand took longer thanI thought, but it was worth it.
It's nice to have the pressure onsomebody else for a change. I'm
not sure I understand you. Itdoesn't matter. Would you like a ride
home? Well, yes, thankyou very much. I'll be with you
as soon as I finished. Stopin my hands work around these old relicxies
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not conducive to a good manicure,I can imagine. Yeah, your hands
are all what I'll get the phone, never mind trouble. Hello, Hello,
Hello, what's the matter. Idon't know nobody answers. I'll take
it. There you are. Hello, Hello, it's probably a home number.
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Oh, I wonder what do youmean? I think I know where
that call came from. Anna.I could hear a balataika playing in the
background. It could have been fromthe bar I just came from. There
was a balatika there too. Twocould be calling me from a bar.
That's a good question. Well,come on, it's very thoughtful of you
to take me home, Steve.Yeah, alternate lights dark here in the
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main hall. Yes, be carefulnot to bump into General Cooper's horse.
Do you think you might tick me? If he did, it would be
I didn't event turn to the righthere. Okay, I guess you have
every square foot of this place.Memorize just of that. Oh, why
I left my gloves in the office. It'll only take me a minute.
Wait here, I stand there inthe dark waiting. Several minutes go by,
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and I'm just about to go backto the office to see what happened
to Anna, when I hear afaint creaking sound to one side of me
the floor. Something plucks into thewall over my head. I get to
my knees and start circling in thedark. But the room is empty except
for a heavy cross bowl lying onthe floor. See over here on it?
Oh wait, I turn on thelights. Are you all right?
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What happened? Somebody took a potshot at me with a cross bowl that
surprised you? Oh? Yes,of course? What do you mean?
You know it took you a longtime to find those gloves on it?
What are you talking about? Longenough way to come back here in the
dark and gotten that crossbow down offthe wall? Stee whatever? What such
a ridiculous idea into your head?Let it go for the time being.
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Come on, let's go. Thisis my apartment. Just a head steep.
Okay, Ah, you Steel issuspicious of mistea. I guess right
now I'm a little suspicious of everything. Anna. Perhaps if you were to
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come up and let me mix yourdrink steep, you might find out that
your suspicions were completely unjustified. Imight that, Okay, I what is
it? Nothing? Look, Idon't think I'll be able to make it,
honna. Oh, but just rememberedsomething I have to take care of
right away. I'll be seeing it. What's changed my mind? As a
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glimpse of a figure standing across thespeed in the shadows. I get in
my car and drive around the blockand come back. The guy has gone.
I look up at Anna's window.The lights are out. Suddenly it
hits me. I pound upstairs anddown the hall to a door. There's
a faint smell of gas. Istarted throwing my shoulder against the door.
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Windows are closed, the gases onpoll tilt and on is lying on the
bed. I turn off the gasand opened the windows. An Annah here,
I'll get you over to the window. Don't try to talk at you.
Get some fresh air in your lungs. Yeah better, Oh, yes,
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yes, much? What happened?Oh, someone knocked on my door,
and when I opened it to whoeverit was hit me. I didn't
get a chance to see who.That is all I remember. Well,
at least this attempt on your lifesort of takes you off my suspicious list.
But why would anyone want to killme? Sty? I don't know
unless, hey, wait a minute, put it together this way. Only
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three people outside the enemy's camp knowthat the jewel is a phony, you,
doctor Marzac and myself. So firstan attempt is made on my life.
That crossbowt gag at the museum.Then an attempt is made on your
life just now. Sort of lookslike the opposition is trying to keep that
jewels switch a secret, doesn't itstive? It means that means they'll probably
try next to the third name onthe list, the guy who has that
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phony jewel Right now, to Marzach, do you know his home phone number?
Oh yes, I'll call him rightaway. Tell him to lock himself
up in a hurry. These babieswere up against believing moving fast, I
know they Hello, let me speakto doctor mars At please, what how
long ago? Do you know?How are you went? I see an
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appointment? Oh? Thank you?Where is he? According to the butler,
doctor Marzak at a ten o'clock appointmentat the museum with someone who telephoned
him earlier in the evening. Thebutler doesn't know who someone who phoned him.
Yeah, could be the same guywho called the museum when I answered
the phone and then my book.That adds up the gay board. Gaybor
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will try to kill doctor Marzak.It looks that way. What time is
it? Ten minutes or ten?It gives us just ten minutes to get
there. Come on, let's go. You've got to keep to the front
door of this train. Anna,Yes, right here. Good, I
haven't got any time to waste.I was that gent roosting in front of
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the door, don't know. I'venever seen him before. What do you
want? Get out of the way. We want to see doctor Marzach.
A curator does not wish to bedisturbed. Oh who told you that doctor
Marzach or gay board get away fromhere before I sorry, Boston, come
on, Anna took the store open. Yes, yeah, probably in doctor
Marzak's office. I hope we're intime to prevent gay Bar from killing him.
Where is that turn in the hallthat's right here? Oh yeah,
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Look the crack of light under Marzak'soffice door. There was a crack of
light. I mean the lights justwent off. Shall I turn them on
out here? No, I don'twant us to be silhouetted when I opened
that office door. Well there weare, now get down. Here goes
my ear, and then I heara backdoors slam. I opened it,
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flight of stairs. I start up. Then I see a figure coming down
at me. I dropped one kneeand four shoulder and goes flying gar He
hits the bottom and the lights still. There's enough light to tell me that
the stairs I'm on lead to abalcony which overlooks the main hall of the
museum. I start up them again. Then a voice from above stops me.
Steve Mitchell, where are you,doctor Marzach above you on the balcony?
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Are you okay? Yay, I'mquite all right. Thank you.
Once lets me in the shoulder andbounce me back against the wall. Now,
at last I know who the realleader of the opposition is, doctor
Marzak. I flattened myself against thewall and inch up the rest of the
stairs. He's shooting blind and ifI've counted correctly, as gun is empty
(28:04):
by now. I reached the balcony. Then I see a glimp of metal.
She's coming at me with a battleaxe. I ducked just in time.
Axe cuts of the air, andthen she put my head and I
let him have a le brother.Okay, yeah, he just winged me.
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You can turn the lights on now, Steck. Yeah. That statue
of General Croupa. Marzak must havefallen right on top of the sword in
the general's hand. His weight brokethe sword off and he fell to the
floor on a very pretty side,is it? Oh? No, let's
keep wait, what's the matter?That's sword? That is the crona cutlass.
(28:53):
What Yes, there's a code ofplaster all right, but some of
it cracked away. It is theown cut this. Well, how about
that? Marzak must have had ithidden right here all the time in the
General's hand. Well, I gota hand it to him. He couldn't
have picked a better hiding place,but twice he Oh, it's pretty simple.
Marzach and his outfit probably figured it. After thoroughly discrediting my country with
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that stolen jewel gag. They producedthe sword along about election time and win
enough votes with it. But Idon't understand why Marzak was stupid enough to
use any imitation jewel. He wasn't. What do you mean, here's the
real jewel from the coroner cut theSunnah, I've had it right here in
my pocket all along, that jewel. You should ask that when I pried
out of my fingering. You see, when I was talking to Gabel outside
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Marzak's office, I realized he wascounting pretty heavily on the fact that the
jewel I had came from the sword, so I figured it might put the
pressure on him a little if Isubstituted a phony stone. It did.
I hope doctor mar Zach realized beforehe fell on the sword the treacherous plans
did not succeed. I'm sure hedid. Anna matter of fact, you
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might say that doctor Marzach finally gotthe point. Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian
don Levy as Steve Mitchell, waswritten by Bob Rife and Adrian Jondo,
music by Robert arm Brewster, andwas produced and directed by Bill Carne.
(30:22):
Be with us again next week atthis same time, when Brian don Levy,
starring in the role of Steve Mitchell, will embark on another dangerous assignment.
Dangerous Assignment came to you from hollywoodsRadio City. Enjoy the man called
X next and later it's Dennis Dayon NBC Welcome Back. While Steve does
(30:55):
a good job here finding a wayto really put pressure on his enemies and
force him to make a mistake.And I think it's very well handled here.
Although that pun at the end,he got the point. Really that
was the type of criminal, abad punting you could get away with.
I guess well, now it's timeto think our Patreon supporter of the day,
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Dangerous Assignment, but join us backhere to morrow for follow Vans were fouto
Mark's heath? Nope, none thelights her out. The murderer must have
(32:07):
fired in the dark. Quite alovely bedroom. This what's over at that
side of the room? Vans thebeds on this side? Yes, I
know, Oh, Sergeant Heath.How many bullets would you say were fired?
One? Just one and it gotStewart in the heart. I think
you'll find there were two. Thatone is embedded in the wall over there.
(32:28):
The wall I was looking at there'sa bit of plaster and fresh paint
in one small spot. I thinkyou will find a bullet underneath it.
Fans, you're incredible. Maybe years, Maybe he ain't. Maybe there won't
be any bullet under that plaster.I'm gonna look. Don't take any boughs
yet, Van, I won't,and perhaps there won't be any bullet there.
My reasoning was purely hypothetical. Bythe way Markham found the body Hartley
(32:53):
Steward's secretary, Gregory Mains, hecalled headquarters right away. There goes heat
scraping away, say, Mains calledheadquarters immediately. Well, maybe so.
But while I was talking to himdownstairs, I noticed a strong odor of
turpentine. Could that be associated withthis murder? Vents? Perhaps I may
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be able to tell you as soonas Sergeant Heath tells me something. Well,
if it was a bullet in thewall, somebody coverted with plaster.
I heard what you just said.Vance you think this Mains guy killed his
boys, fired a bullet into thewall, and then plastered up the hole.
No, I don't, Heath.I don't really think mister Maines did
all three of those things. Justone. I think he plastered the bullet
(33:37):
hole offhand, I can't understand why. I hope you'll be with us then.
In the meantime, do send yourcomments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives
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