July 2, 2025 • 38 mins
Original Release Date: July 19, 2023
Today's Mystery:On the French Riviera, the life of a key scientist, who wants to defect, depends on Steve solving the murder of a famous writer
.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 21, 1951
Originated in Hollywood
Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Betty Lou Gerson, Don Diamond, Hal Girard, Lynn Allen, Fitz Feld
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Today's Mystery:On the French Riviera, the life of a key scientist, who wants to defect, depends on Steve solving the murder of a famous writer
.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 21, 1951
Originated in Hollywood
Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Betty Lou Gerson, Don Diamond, Hal Girard, Lynn Allen, Fitz Feld
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(00:28):
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your support, Peter. Now it'stime for another episode of Dangerous Assignment.
The original air date is April thetwenty first of nineteen fifty one, and
the titles retrieve Goucheck Dangerous Assignment starringBrian Dodd Levy as Steve Mitchell. Yeah,
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danger is my assignment. I getsent to a lot of places I
can't even pronounce. They all spellthe same thing, though, trouble.
But when I walk into the Commissioner'soffice, I don't realize that this assignment's
going to prove that not only isthe pen mightier than the sword, the
ink bottle is mightier than the gun. Morning Commissioner Ruth said, you had
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an assignment for me? I do, Steve, when you're playing leaves in
an hour? Oh? Well,what uncivilized neck of the world do I
get sent to this time? TheFrench Revere? Hey, I must have
been living right lately. Hey tellme do they still wear those bathing suits
over their commission I'm afraid you won'thave much time to be looking at bathing
suits, Steve. I'm more interestedin looking at an elderly man. You
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want to bet? So who's theelderly man? Jan Bisco Oh, the
check author. Yes, he's beenliving on the Riviera since the War's tea.
He's been instrumental in smuggling quite afew worthwhile citizens out from behind the
Iron curtain. Oh, that newsto me. It should be. It's
a very closely guarded secret because obviouslycertain interests would like very much to know
whose mass to minding the operation that'sbeen a thorn in their side for the
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last four years. I still don'tsee what the deal is or where I
fit. And Steve Bisco has completedall the arrangements to smuggle out into free
Europe. The most important man yet, his name is Gocheck. He's an
atomic scientist and he can give usa firsthand account of the status of atomic
research behind the Iron Curtain. Isee enough said, where's this go Check
now? He's been hiding in Praguewaiting for Bisco to make the necessary arrangements.
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This morning, we've just received wordthat those arrangements have been completed.
Or go Check will arrive secretly atthe Riviera to morrow morning. You'll meet
Bisco at the pre arranged rendezvous,or I should say, he'll meet Bisco
and you, oh, I'm electedbodyguarder. Yes, and I'm sure you
realize the opposition would go to anylinks to prevent Go Check from getting to
us. Get over to the Riviera, work with Jan Bisco, meet go
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Check and bring him back here tothe state's safe and south and incidentally,
try to stay alive yourself. Well, I said, you've got your assignment.
Good luck. The National Broadcasting Companyis presenting Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian
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don Levy and the role of SteveMitchell, colorful two fisted government agent.
At all those places of the worldwhere danger and intrigue walk hand in hand,
there you will find Steve Mitchell onanother dangerous assignment. Sure I get
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my assignment. Flight of the FrenchRiviera, check with an author named Biscoe,
then meet a scientist named go Checkwho's being smuggled out from behind the
Iron Curtain. All of which soundsjust dandy, except that I've got an
uneasy hunch that the gents who operatethat iron curtain will be trying their best
to drop same on my neck.It's Wednesday night, a little before midnight
when my plane lands, and Iput through a telephone called a Bisco's Villa.
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Let's go No, oh, maybeI've got the wrong number. Is
this Jan Bisco's Villa? May Ispeak to him? Who is calling?
Please? Mitchell? Steve Mitchell,Nay, I am quite a way you
wish to speak to Miship Biscoe.Look, if you don't mind. That's
something I'll discuss with him. Now, is he there? Can I come
to the telephone at present? Butif you will tell me the nature of
your business, I will look Buster, Are you his official bouncer or something?
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Unser I do not understand that though? Why? Look, is bisco
going to be there for a while? If so, I'll come out.
We a good idea, and Bishipbisco he will be here. I'm Mitchell.
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You're the guy I was talking toover the phone. We pleased to
come in. Okay, Well didyou tell bestcolle that I was coming?
No? What now? Look,if you're a biscoll ist butler, he
could do a lot better. Believeme. Two items to correct Michelle.
In the first place, I amnutmanship biscost butler. And in the second
place, it was quite impossible toinform him that you were coming out here
to his build. Why was itimpossible? Because Monsieur Biscoe is in his
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library dead. What we a longand quite sharp letter opener buried in his
back? Now I'm misur. Whatgun in your hand says you're the boy
who stabbed him too? You arequite wrong, mis This gun in my
hand says that you are under arrest. Under arrest, say what is this?
I am, Inspector Marshaw. Oh, well, I guess that clears
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a couple of things up, butit does not clear you up and shoot.
No, well, maybe these credentialsare mine. Well, Marshall,
credentials. Take a look. Soit would appear we have been at cross
purposes. You see where you telephoned. I thought you might possibly be involved
in the killing, so I wishyou to come out here in order that
I might question you. Yeah,you say, the body is still in
the library this way. What timewas the killing? As near as we
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can place it around ten o'clock theSydney two hours ago. There is the
bodies seated behind the desk as youcan see. Yeah, files and papers
scattered all over the library. Mitchell. I am completely puzzled by one element
in this case, but that inspectormotive John Bisco was a universally irrespect the
daughter. Why would anyone wish tokill him? Who was his enemy?
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I guess he had quite a fewof them, you see, Bisco ahead
of an operation which smuggled people outfrom behind the iron curtain. Marshall.
Indeed, Oh, that explains itif there are political implications in the killing
a very important scientist named go Checkand the process of being smuggled out right
now, he's dud who arrived tomorrowmorning and Bisco was to meet him where.
I don't know, but I'm afraidBisco's killer. Does Mitchell? Do
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you mean that this the refuge signedis walking blindly into a trap that's about
the size of it. I guessthat means we've got to find out who
killed Bisco and trail him or herto the meeting with go Check and just
hope we get there in time largeorder. Yeah, we've only got about
six hours. Where do you wishto start with, Monsieur Bisco's secretary,
perhaps secretary? We Amzelle helm Noltsko, Polish girl. She lives here.
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It was she who reported the murderby telephone. I see, yeah,
I'd like to talk to her.Where is she? You're in the next
room. I will call her,Madamoiselle Norsko. Would you step in here
a moment? All right, thisis Monsieur Steve Mitchell, the government agent
from the United States. How doyou do mister Mitchell? Miss Natska,
Monsieur Mitchell wishes to ask you somequestions in connection with the murder of Monsieur
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bisco a United States government agent investigatingthe death of Yon Bisco. I do
not understand. Oh, you weren'taware of Biscoe's activities. Of course I
was aware of his activities. Hewas a writer. Anything else not that
I know of, I see.Now tell me about this evening very well,
mister Biscoe and I worked late thisevening here in the library. Yes,
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he was dictating to me to roundten o'clock. I went down the
hall to the kitchen to bare teaand cakes, which mister Biscoe always liked
when you worked nights. Go on. Well, I was in the kitchen,
I heard the front doorbell. Istarted down the hall to answer it,
but mister Biscowe called to me thathe would answer it. Oh did
you see who it was? No, About twenty minutes later I went back
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into the library. It took youthat much more time just to fix tea
and cakes. And I also foundthat strange mat As I explained to Inspector
Marshaw, I burned the first batchof cakes and had to prepare more.
Okay, so twenty minutes later youreturned to the library. Yes, to
find mister Biscowe dead. The letteropener in his back. It was a
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horrible sign. Was he expecting anyvisitors this evening? None? But of
course he had several friends who frequentlywould drop in on him. Oh,
just who are these friends? Hans, Alex Magda? Wait a minute,
nuts so fair, So let's havehim one at the time. Who's Hans
a pianist? He lives on thethird floor of the place next door.
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You can see his apartment from here. Oh, his window is dark.
He is either away from home ora sleep you see. He was a
good friend of Monsieur Biscoll. Yes, you see, Hans is not a
very prosperous pianist, and mister Biscowmore or less supported him. Okay,
we'll check Hans later. Who's next? Done the lesson Alex? What does
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he do? Nothing? Very much? I am afraid see. And there
was a girl Magda, Yes,a cafe singer. Okay, first I
want to talk to Alex, theboy who does nothing for a living.
Where is he live? It isa rather difficult place to find. Perhaps
I had better take you there.Thanks. Let me see person Gloves should
be in here somewhere. Those arethe ones over there on the table.
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Oh, yes, thank you.If you will excuse me while I freshen
up, I will be with youshortly. Oh sure, well, Mitchell,
it appears there is a long,nice work ahead. Yeah, what
is it? I just noticed somethinghere on the desk. Oh you mean
the pepper scattered around? No,this bottle of ink that's been spilled.
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We are noticed that. No reasonthat it had been spilled by the killer?
Is he or she searched the desk? But what about it? Part
of the ink stain the top ofthe desk and the rest dripped under the
floor. Look at the stain onthe top of the desk, A slight
smear in the middle. Yeah,killer, I could have got some of
that ink on his or her hands. It is possible, we observed,
Mitchell. This ink is the socalled indelible, which means it won't wash
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off easily, so that we willknow the killer when we find him.
Yeah, but first we've got tofind him. I am ready now,
mister Nutchell. Okay, Helen,did you check that pianist window again,
Hans, Yes, but it isstill dark. Okay, let's try this
boy, Alex then I'm always realinterested to meet people who do nothing for
a living. Just jealous, Iguess, looks like I'm specializing and guys
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who aren't home tonight. The doorit is unlocked. Yeah, come on,
let's take a look around inside.She's very dark in here. I'll
get the lights. Yea, brother, this isn't exactly what you'd call a
mansion. Is a cardboard over thewindows, pieces of tin over holes,
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and the walls, the works.Mister Mitchelly, it seems so very warm
in here. Yeah, yeah,I noticed that weight that pot belly'd stove
over in the corner. Why wouldyou have a fire when the weather is
so warm, that's a good question. A bunch of charred papers. Let's
see if I can salvat any ofit. What is it? Propaganda handout?
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Oh? Well, looks like Alexwas a party boy all right,
probably had a job passing this stuffout. But why Bernard, unless he
decided to take a powder, Steve, do you think that Alex could have
killed mister Bisco? Well, helooks like a pretty live prospect at the
moment. What do you know abouthim? Why he was an old friend
of mister Bisco's. They were bothin politics in Czechoslovakia and both got away
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together after the war. But well, lately Alex well, apparently he started
thinking he'd made a mistake. Whatdo you mean? He seemed to be
drifting toward the way of thought ofthe interests who who now control his country?
I see is a matter of fact. He and Bisco argued about it
quite frequently. Lately. You're makingAlex sound like a real interesting guy to
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me, Helen, But it's essentiallywon't find him by hanging around here?
Come on, where shall we lookfor him? I thought you might have
some ideas about, Hey, whatis he to get down? What down?
Gotta get those flights on? Threechimes mean good times On NBC,
(14:18):
there's Adventure for you tomorrow, Adventurein the modern day Wild West, as
Joel McCray stars in another exciting storyof the Texas Rangers. Today, as
in years gone by, the Rangersare a two fisted, courageous group keeping
law and order in the West.So for action, tune in tomorrow to
Tales of the Texas Rangers, andfor quiz fun on Sunday evening. Here
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Master of Ceremonies Phil Baker, ashe asks America's favorite question, the sixty
four dollars question, and I'll backto Dangerous Assignments, starring Bryan don Levy
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as Steve Mitchell. Steve Steve,Oh, thank heavens, Steve my head.
I am trying to stop the bleedingwith my handkerchief. It seems to
be only a scalp wound. Yes, I'm lucky and I deserve. What
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do you mean solo wedding us againstthat opened doorway with a light behind us?
Who is real smarter on me?Did you hear us see anything?
After I have the pavement? No, I was afraid to move, Steve.
I did hear someone running away,but that is all it could have
been Alex. Steve. As westarted to come outside, you were asking
me if I had any ideas asto where we might find Alex. That's
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right, there is a bar afew blocks from here where he frequently goes.
Okay, come on, you seehim anyway? No, No,
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he does not seem to be here. Okay, let's go. Wait.
What is it over there? They'reat the corner table. I mean that
guy with his head and his arms. Yes, that looks like Alex looks
at that empty bottle in front ofhim. He's headed Alex, Alex litting
alone? Come on, snap outof it, Alex. I don't know
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you and Helen, but I don'tknow. You know you're sure we didn't
meet a few minutes ago outside yourplace. I don't know what you talk
about, Steve. The condition he'sin. He's obviously been here most of
the evening. Maybe look, Alex, you keep talking when all I want
is sitting alone to agree for myfriend who's dead. Best go and the
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thing that I was in sympathy withhim? Then one true good? You
know? Who did the Who's they? When I hear about biscoy, go
home? My burn? All the'sthinking Lucky keeps saying they and them.
Let's be a little more specific.Difference does it make? Which one makes
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a big difference to me? Whowas it? I don't know how fine
the life well them life poor Alex. It's obvious he doesn't know anything about
its teeth. Either that or he'sputting on a pretty good act. What
shall we go now? Ask aminute. I want to look at his
hands, hands, Okay, let'sgo. I did not see anything on
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his hands, neither did I.What were you looking for in think.
I'm afraid I do not understand itpossible there's an indelible ink stain on the
killer's hand. I see, Well, let's check the next name on the
list. Mega, Yeah, cafesinger. I'm interested to know what kind
of a song she'll sing for me. So we head to the cafe where
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Magna works. She's just finished thenumber when we arrived, and one look
at her and I can see thereason for the ovations. Oh look,
Steve, she sees us. She'scoming over to our table. Yeah,
quite an out that she has onestrapless cown. It is beautiful. I
am a little more interested in thoselong black gloves that come clear up above
her elbow. You know, anysubtle way of getting a lady to take
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off her gloves, Helen, Youthink there might be an ink stain on
one of her hands. That's whatI'd like to find out, Helene.
Dear, I am so glad youstop back to Hello Magda, I would
like you to meet Steve Mitchell.Hello Steve Magna. Oh, Helen,
this terrible thing that has happened.I can think of nothing else. Best
goes murder, Yes, dear,sweet Yon dead. Oh it's so hard
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to believe you two should have comein sooner. Last song I sang it
in his memory. It was oneof his failures. Would you care for
a drink? Magna? No,no things. I can only stay a
moment. But is the guys perhaps? Oh? Sure, there you are.
Wait. I wanted to take offthese clumsy gloves. Hell, I
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thought it was going to be aproblem. Oh skip it. Would you
just look at my manicue? Isit not terrible? I should have left
my gloves on. I'm glad youdidn't know. Oh what do you mean?
What would gave me a chance tosee your hands? Oh? And
what about my hands? Why?Well? What I mean is they're very
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nice, thank you? Yeah?Nice and white. No, there aren't
any ink stains on either a Magna'shands. Pretty soon she has to do
another number, so Helen and Iwill leave. Near the door, Helen
spots a guy she says she knows. She stops to talk to him and
then joins me a couple of minuteslater outside. Sorry to keep you waiting,
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Steve, that's okay. That manI was talking to he's a no
friend I have not seen for sometime. Okay, Ellen, let's say
I've still got one name on mylist. Hands, the pianist who lives
on the third floor next door toBiscost Place. Yes, perhaps he is
home by now you may find Handsa little eccentric. Oh there you flowing
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tie and hair typeer. Yes,well, let's go talk to him and
see if we can find out ifone of his eccentricities, by any chance,
his murder A brother, These walkup apartments are for the birds in
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more ways than one. This isthe last flight. He isn't home after
this alp climb. Listen, nowI can hear the piano. He is
home all right here this is thedoor. Helen, my dear, what
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a delightful surprise. Hello Hans,Oh, come on, come in.
Welcome to my humble quarters. Thisis Steve Mitchell. Hans I, oh,
I'm honored to meet any friend ofHelen Sair. Helen, take off
your coat and gloves. I willmake some coffee. Oh, I don't
think we have time. Hands isn'texactly a social call. I do not
understand you. See, mister Mitchellwants to ask you some questions. He
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is investigating Bisco's murder. Well,wait a minute, what did you say
Bisco's murder, Helen, This isa bad thing to joke about. It
is no joke. Hands. Waita minute, you're trying to say you
didn't know Bisco had been murdered fromnoon. No, it isn't true,
Bunny. Everybody else in town seemsto know about him, but not I.
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Where were you this evening earlier?Oh? Outful? Walk? Wow?
Who gets this horrible thing? Whokilled Biscow? But I'm trying to
find out. Let's see your hands? My hands? What about them?
No inks? But well, hey, wait a minute, what is it,
Steve? I thought you said thisguy was a pianist. That's right,
of course I am. Yeah,you know I thought there was something
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strange when I first came in thisroom. I've just figured out what it
is. What do you mean there'sno piano in here, and being a
pianist without one is a pretty neattrick. Yes, you're right. I
saw it my piano six months ago. I needed money. But the piano
music we heard is we climbed upthe steps phonograph records. I've played some
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for Biscu's benefit. I'm ashamed tosay I have been fooling him for six
months with his records why. Oh, he loved the sound of the music.
He could hear it from his window. And I knew he was too
old ever to climb these stairs anddiscover my trick. You see, he
was like a father to me.He helped support me, and I suppose
it was pride that made me dothis to keep him from finding out.
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But I was a failure. Isee, Allen. This thing about Bisco
being like a father to Hinds,that is true. Steve Sko was very
fond of hands. Okay, Iguess we might as well go. I'm
thankful for one thing, Helen.What is that hands? This school never
knew he was being fooled. Oh, that reminds me. If you will
stop by in the morning, Hans, I have a present for you from
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Biscol A present, Yes, somenew phonograph records he bought for you.
He said he was tired of hearingthe same one's day after day, the
same Oh he knew, Yes,Hans knew all of the time. He
knew. Come, Steve, Isuppose it is silly of me asking you
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to see me home when it isjust next door, Steve, But I
am afraid my nerves are a littlejump here, sure, Helen, tell
me, Steve, what did youthink of hands? Look right now,
I'm not sure what I think ofanything or anybody. Everybody in this deal
is a character, a drunken abar, a cafe singer, a pianist
without a piano. Everybody tells mehow much they thought at Jan Bisco,
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and yet somebody killed him. Iknow it is very puzzling, brother,
Four o'clock in the morning, andI'm no farther along than before. Well,
thank you, Steve, that's okay. What is it? Nothing?
I thought I saw something in theshadows across the street. I'll turn on
the porch light. Know what inside? Quick, Steve, Steve, there
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was someone across the street. Whatare you doing taking a look out the
window? Do you see anyone?No, that was close, Steve.
You're telling me, Oh, andI needed worse by turning on the porch
light. I did not realize.Sure you didn't, Helen. What do
you mean? I mean? Maybeit's taken me a long time to catch
on? Catch on? I donot understand. Put it together this way,
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You're a boss Bisco ahead and anoutfit that smuggled worthwhile citizens out from
behind the iron curtain. What Idid not know that anyway he'd arrange to
smuggle out an important scientist name goCheck. I wanted to give us some
very valuable information. Some of thegents behind the curtain found out about it,
and of course it didn't set verywell with him, Steve, why
are you telling me of him?Miss finished? Helen go Check with schedule
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to meet Bisco in a couple ofhours. Whoever killed Bisco did it not
only to put him out of business, but also to find out where the
meeting was to take place so heor she could knock off go Check too.
But I do not understand what allthis has to do with me,
So you obligingly trot me around tolook at all the suspects. Outside Alex's
place, somebody takes a shot atme right after you'd opened the door.
They's silhouetting me in the doorway.Then, as we're leaving the cafe where
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Magnus things, you stop and talkto a guy. We arrive here,
you obligingly turn on the porch lightand silhouette me again. Bang bang.
If you are trying to insinuate thatI am involved in as you are crazy,
am I? You are a perfectspot to engineer the whole deal.
Helen, I tell you I didnot kill Bisco, and I am sure
I don't know whatever put such anidea into your head. It was something
that hunts. The so called pianistsaid, what do you mean? He
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told you to take off your coatand gloves and said he'd fix some cough.
You decline. So that made merealize that all through the evening you've
had your gloves on, and ifI have, what off it? And
all evening long I've been looking foran ink stain on somebody's hand. I
didn't find it on Alex's hand,or magnets or Hans, but I haven't
checked your hands yet. Helen,take off your gloves, Steve, take
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them off very well. I will, and you will see how serge your
suspicions of me. What's matter?This is strange? What's strained? These
gloves look black gloves? Are blackgloves? Yes, that is the point.
What are you talking? These arenot my gloves? Why now?
Look they look very much the same. They are the same size, and
they are the same color. Butthe stitching it is different. I did
not notice it until just now.But where did you get them? Now
I am trying to remember. Letme see, it was right here in
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this ghost study, don't you remember? Wait a minute, Yeah, we
were getting ready to start out totalk to the suspect. Yes, I
started looking for my purse and glovesand inspect the marshall and spotted them on
the table, picked them up andput them on without really looking at them.
Yeah, that means somebody else pickedup your gloves by mistake earlier and
left her own. That also meansit also means I had better claim my
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property then. Quite deal, bothof you. Well, looks like I
figured out the deal a little toolate, though indeed you did see,
and I figured that those attempts wereon my life. You were trying to
kill Helen because you knew sooner orlater she'd realize the gloves she was worrying
weren't hers, and we'd figure outthat you must have left them here earlier
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when you killed Bisco. Ye's quitegreat, But all of that does not
matter. Now. I suppose youfound out from Bisco warriors to meet go
Check before you killed him. Oh, certainly, certainly, And I will
even tell you since you will notbe alive when the meeting takes place,
it will be right here in onehour, you know, Magna. There's
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one thing that bothers me. Andwhat is that? This bottle of ink
here on Bisco's desk. Some ofit was spilled on the desk, and
there was a smear in it.I figured the killer had gotten his or
her hand in it, But lookslike I was wrong only as the location,
Stephen. When I took off mygloves in the cafe, you were
quite busy looking at my hands.If you had looked at my elbow you
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would have seen this thing. Ohthat's why you're wearing the arm length gloves
exactly because they do look effective withmy strap lis gown, don't you think?
Oh? Sure? Sure? Ialways say, if I've got to
be shot at, much rather havea girl in a white gown with black
gloves do it than anyone else.I admire human Stephen, And nah,
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sure, it'd be a pity ifanything happened at that gun when like the
spottle of it look too late,I'll take that gun. Thanks for reacting
like a woman, Magna. IfI'd thrown that ink at your face,
you probably wouldn't have better than I. But it really threw you off balance
when you saw the stuff flying towardsthat nice white gown. So now we
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can meet go check instead of magdown. Yeah, I'm sure he'll like our
kind of a reception much better thanif it hadn't been for that, you'd
probably be still on top. YEP, it was the ink that tripped you
up coming and going. I guessyou might say it's sort of put a
blot on your record. Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian don Levy as Steve Mitchell
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with her Butterfield as the Commissioner,is written by Bob Ryfe and Adrian Jondo,
with music by Robert arm Brewster,and is produced and directed by Bill
Karn. Others in the cast wereBetty Lou Gerson, Don Diamond, hal
Gerard Lynn Allen, and Fritz Feld. Be with us again next week at
this same time, when Brian donLevy, starring in the role of Steve
Mitchell, will embark on another DangerousAssignment. Three Times Mean Good Times on
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NBC. There's top dramatic listening thisThursday, when Screen Director's Playhouse presents a
one hour adaptation of the lighthearted motionpicture comedy Jack Pott starring in this Screen
Director's Production are Jimmy Stewart and MargaretTruman. Yes, Margaret Truman plays her
first dramatic role this Thursday with JimmyStewart on Screen Director's Playhouse. Here Herbert
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Marshall as the man called X onNBC Welcome back, Okay. I think
it's been close to three years sincewe had such a ridiculous gender based conclusion
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to a story. Last time itwas on something like Mystery Is My Hobby?
I mean, how did they comeup with this one? Were they
talking about it and concluded that itwould just be ungallant for Steve Mitchell to
throw a bottle of indelible ink ather face but not at her dress.
The idea that she wouldn't have caredif it had been directed at her face
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also seems a bit silly. Also, Steve saying I figured it out as
Martha emerged. I don't quite buythat. I mean, he had just
been accusing the secretary literally seconds beforehand. And given the way the show speaks
very non specifically about who the enemyor opponents are, it was kind of
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funny when Steve was pressuring that oneguy to say who specifically who for the
other side the other team. Youknow who who is supporting the other people,
you know the type of people whodon't support us. It's like the
series is playing that game Taboo ifyou've ever played it, The rules are
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that has a word on it,and you've got to communicate the word to
your partners without saying the word orfive related words that are on the card.
And you can't help but feel likeSteve Mitchell and the Commissioner each have
cards that say the Soviet Union onit and some of the words they can't
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say are the Russians or Communist.So that was amusing. But I also
did enjoy the episode overall. Ithought the characters were interesting. The writer,
even though he doesn't appear say like, he was a really nice guy
and it was sad he got murdered. So overall an interesting episode. Well,
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Markham? Why did you want mehere at exactly eleven o'clock at night?
I'm not sure this whole thing isn'ta gag of some kind, Vans.
But if it isn't, I canpromise you some excitement. Well, this
strict attorney is if famous for keepingtheir promises. I'm glad I came.
I hope you will be. What'sup, Vans? I found a message
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tonight that might save somebody's life.That's what we're waiting for. Oh that's
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after eleven though, perhaps somebody elsedid a little life saving. Well,
perhaps we'll wait a few old everythingman, Yes, of course is a
journey Markham speaking Markham. This isJohn Green with mirror apartments. You got
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your support, Peter. Now it'stime for another episode of Dangerous Assignment.
The original air date is April thetwenty first of nineteen fifty one, and
the titles retrieve Goucheck Dangerous Assignment starringBrian Dodd Levy as Steve Mitchell. Yeah,
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danger is my assignment. I getsent to a lot of places I
can't even pronounce. They all spellthe same thing, though, trouble.
But when I walk into the Commissioner'soffice, I don't realize that this assignment's
going to prove that not only isthe pen mightier than the sword, the
ink bottle is mightier than the gun. Morning Commissioner Ruth said, you had
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an assignment for me? I do, Steve, when you're playing leaves in
an hour? Oh? Well,what uncivilized neck of the world do I
get sent to this time? TheFrench Revere? Hey, I must have
been living right lately. Hey tellme do they still wear those bathing suits
over their commission I'm afraid you won'thave much time to be looking at bathing
suits, Steve. I'm more interestedin looking at an elderly man. You
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want to bet? So who's theelderly man? Jan Bisco Oh, the
check author. Yes, he's beenliving on the Riviera since the War's tea.
He's been instrumental in smuggling quite afew worthwhile citizens out from behind the
Iron curtain. Oh, that newsto me. It should be. It's
a very closely guarded secret because obviouslycertain interests would like very much to know
whose mass to minding the operation that'sbeen a thorn in their side for the
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last four years. I still don'tsee what the deal is or where I
fit. And Steve Bisco has completedall the arrangements to smuggle out into free
Europe. The most important man yet, his name is Gocheck. He's an
atomic scientist and he can give usa firsthand account of the status of atomic
research behind the Iron Curtain. Isee enough said, where's this go Check
now? He's been hiding in Praguewaiting for Bisco to make the necessary arrangements.
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This morning, we've just received wordthat those arrangements have been completed.
Or go Check will arrive secretly atthe Riviera to morrow morning. You'll meet
Bisco at the pre arranged rendezvous,or I should say, he'll meet Bisco
and you, oh, I'm electedbodyguarder. Yes, and I'm sure you
realize the opposition would go to anylinks to prevent Go Check from getting to
us. Get over to the Riviera, work with Jan Bisco, meet go
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Check and bring him back here tothe state's safe and south and incidentally,
try to stay alive yourself. Well, I said, you've got your assignment.
Good luck. The National Broadcasting Companyis presenting Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian
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don Levy and the role of SteveMitchell, colorful two fisted government agent.
At all those places of the worldwhere danger and intrigue walk hand in hand,
there you will find Steve Mitchell onanother dangerous assignment. Sure I get
(04:58):
my assignment. Flight of the FrenchRiviera, check with an author named Biscoe,
then meet a scientist named go Checkwho's being smuggled out from behind the
Iron Curtain. All of which soundsjust dandy, except that I've got an
uneasy hunch that the gents who operatethat iron curtain will be trying their best
to drop same on my neck.It's Wednesday night, a little before midnight
when my plane lands, and Iput through a telephone called a Bisco's Villa.
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Let's go No, oh, maybeI've got the wrong number. Is
this Jan Bisco's Villa? May Ispeak to him? Who is calling?
Please? Mitchell? Steve Mitchell,Nay, I am quite a way you
wish to speak to Miship Biscoe.Look, if you don't mind. That's
something I'll discuss with him. Now, is he there? Can I come
to the telephone at present? Butif you will tell me the nature of
your business, I will look Buster, Are you his official bouncer or something?
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Unser I do not understand that though? Why? Look, is bisco
going to be there for a while? If so, I'll come out.
We a good idea, and Bishipbisco he will be here. I'm Mitchell.
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You're the guy I was talking toover the phone. We pleased to
come in. Okay, Well didyou tell bestcolle that I was coming?
No? What now? Look,if you're a biscoll ist butler, he
could do a lot better. Believeme. Two items to correct Michelle.
In the first place, I amnutmanship biscost butler. And in the second
place, it was quite impossible toinform him that you were coming out here
to his build. Why was itimpossible? Because Monsieur Biscoe is in his
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library dead. What we a longand quite sharp letter opener buried in his
back? Now I'm misur. Whatgun in your hand says you're the boy
who stabbed him too? You arequite wrong, mis This gun in my
hand says that you are under arrest. Under arrest, say what is this?
I am, Inspector Marshaw. Oh, well, I guess that clears
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a couple of things up, butit does not clear you up and shoot.
No, well, maybe these credentialsare mine. Well, Marshall,
credentials. Take a look. Soit would appear we have been at cross
purposes. You see where you telephoned. I thought you might possibly be involved
in the killing, so I wishyou to come out here in order that
I might question you. Yeah,you say, the body is still in
the library this way. What timewas the killing? As near as we
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can place it around ten o'clock theSydney two hours ago. There is the
bodies seated behind the desk as youcan see. Yeah, files and papers
scattered all over the library. Mitchell. I am completely puzzled by one element
in this case, but that inspectormotive John Bisco was a universally irrespect the
daughter. Why would anyone wish tokill him? Who was his enemy?
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I guess he had quite a fewof them, you see, Bisco ahead
of an operation which smuggled people outfrom behind the iron curtain. Marshall.
Indeed, Oh, that explains itif there are political implications in the killing
a very important scientist named go Checkand the process of being smuggled out right
now, he's dud who arrived tomorrowmorning and Bisco was to meet him where.
I don't know, but I'm afraidBisco's killer. Does Mitchell? Do
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you mean that this the refuge signedis walking blindly into a trap that's about
the size of it. I guessthat means we've got to find out who
killed Bisco and trail him or herto the meeting with go Check and just
hope we get there in time largeorder. Yeah, we've only got about
six hours. Where do you wishto start with, Monsieur Bisco's secretary,
perhaps secretary? We Amzelle helm Noltsko, Polish girl. She lives here.
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It was she who reported the murderby telephone. I see, yeah,
I'd like to talk to her.Where is she? You're in the next
room. I will call her,Madamoiselle Norsko. Would you step in here
a moment? All right, thisis Monsieur Steve Mitchell, the government agent
from the United States. How doyou do mister Mitchell? Miss Natska,
Monsieur Mitchell wishes to ask you somequestions in connection with the murder of Monsieur
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bisco a United States government agent investigatingthe death of Yon Bisco. I do
not understand. Oh, you weren'taware of Biscoe's activities. Of course I
was aware of his activities. Hewas a writer. Anything else not that
I know of, I see.Now tell me about this evening very well,
mister Biscoe and I worked late thisevening here in the library. Yes,
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he was dictating to me to roundten o'clock. I went down the
hall to the kitchen to bare teaand cakes, which mister Biscoe always liked
when you worked nights. Go on. Well, I was in the kitchen,
I heard the front doorbell. Istarted down the hall to answer it,
but mister Biscowe called to me thathe would answer it. Oh did
you see who it was? No, About twenty minutes later I went back
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into the library. It took youthat much more time just to fix tea
and cakes. And I also foundthat strange mat As I explained to Inspector
Marshaw, I burned the first batchof cakes and had to prepare more.
Okay, so twenty minutes later youreturned to the library. Yes, to
find mister Biscowe dead. The letteropener in his back. It was a
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horrible sign. Was he expecting anyvisitors this evening? None? But of
course he had several friends who frequentlywould drop in on him. Oh,
just who are these friends? Hans, Alex Magda? Wait a minute,
nuts so fair, So let's havehim one at the time. Who's Hans
a pianist? He lives on thethird floor of the place next door.
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You can see his apartment from here. Oh, his window is dark.
He is either away from home ora sleep you see. He was a
good friend of Monsieur Biscoll. Yes, you see, Hans is not a
very prosperous pianist, and mister Biscowmore or less supported him. Okay,
we'll check Hans later. Who's next? Done the lesson Alex? What does
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he do? Nothing? Very much? I am afraid see. And there
was a girl Magda, Yes,a cafe singer. Okay, first I
want to talk to Alex, theboy who does nothing for a living.
Where is he live? It isa rather difficult place to find. Perhaps
I had better take you there.Thanks. Let me see person Gloves should
be in here somewhere. Those arethe ones over there on the table.
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Oh, yes, thank you.If you will excuse me while I freshen
up, I will be with youshortly. Oh sure, well, Mitchell,
it appears there is a long,nice work ahead. Yeah, what
is it? I just noticed somethinghere on the desk. Oh you mean
the pepper scattered around? No,this bottle of ink that's been spilled.
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We are noticed that. No reasonthat it had been spilled by the killer?
Is he or she searched the desk? But what about it? Part
of the ink stain the top ofthe desk and the rest dripped under the
floor. Look at the stain onthe top of the desk, A slight
smear in the middle. Yeah,killer, I could have got some of
that ink on his or her hands. It is possible, we observed,
Mitchell. This ink is the socalled indelible, which means it won't wash
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off easily, so that we willknow the killer when we find him.
Yeah, but first we've got tofind him. I am ready now,
mister Nutchell. Okay, Helen,did you check that pianist window again,
Hans, Yes, but it isstill dark. Okay, let's try this
boy, Alex then I'm always realinterested to meet people who do nothing for
a living. Just jealous, Iguess, looks like I'm specializing and guys
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who aren't home tonight. The doorit is unlocked. Yeah, come on,
let's take a look around inside.She's very dark in here. I'll
get the lights. Yea, brother, this isn't exactly what you'd call a
mansion. Is a cardboard over thewindows, pieces of tin over holes,
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and the walls, the works.Mister Mitchelly, it seems so very warm
in here. Yeah, yeah,I noticed that weight that pot belly'd stove
over in the corner. Why wouldyou have a fire when the weather is
so warm, that's a good question. A bunch of charred papers. Let's
see if I can salvat any ofit. What is it? Propaganda handout?
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Oh? Well, looks like Alexwas a party boy all right,
probably had a job passing this stuffout. But why Bernard, unless he
decided to take a powder, Steve, do you think that Alex could have
killed mister Bisco? Well, helooks like a pretty live prospect at the
moment. What do you know abouthim? Why he was an old friend
of mister Bisco's. They were bothin politics in Czechoslovakia and both got away
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together after the war. But well, lately Alex well, apparently he started
thinking he'd made a mistake. Whatdo you mean? He seemed to be
drifting toward the way of thought ofthe interests who who now control his country?
I see is a matter of fact. He and Bisco argued about it
quite frequently. Lately. You're makingAlex sound like a real interesting guy to
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me, Helen, But it's essentiallywon't find him by hanging around here?
Come on, where shall we lookfor him? I thought you might have
some ideas about, Hey, whatis he to get down? What down?
Gotta get those flights on? Threechimes mean good times On NBC,
(14:18):
there's Adventure for you tomorrow, Adventurein the modern day Wild West, as
Joel McCray stars in another exciting storyof the Texas Rangers. Today, as
in years gone by, the Rangersare a two fisted, courageous group keeping
law and order in the West.So for action, tune in tomorrow to
Tales of the Texas Rangers, andfor quiz fun on Sunday evening. Here
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Master of Ceremonies Phil Baker, ashe asks America's favorite question, the sixty
four dollars question, and I'll backto Dangerous Assignments, starring Bryan don Levy
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as Steve Mitchell. Steve Steve,Oh, thank heavens, Steve my head.
I am trying to stop the bleedingwith my handkerchief. It seems to
be only a scalp wound. Yes, I'm lucky and I deserve. What
(15:22):
do you mean solo wedding us againstthat opened doorway with a light behind us?
Who is real smarter on me?Did you hear us see anything?
After I have the pavement? No, I was afraid to move, Steve.
I did hear someone running away,but that is all it could have
been Alex. Steve. As westarted to come outside, you were asking
me if I had any ideas asto where we might find Alex. That's
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right, there is a bar afew blocks from here where he frequently goes.
Okay, come on, you seehim anyway? No, No,
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he does not seem to be here. Okay, let's go. Wait.
What is it over there? They'reat the corner table. I mean that
guy with his head and his arms. Yes, that looks like Alex looks
at that empty bottle in front ofhim. He's headed Alex, Alex litting
alone? Come on, snap outof it, Alex. I don't know
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you and Helen, but I don'tknow. You know you're sure we didn't
meet a few minutes ago outside yourplace. I don't know what you talk
about, Steve. The condition he'sin. He's obviously been here most of
the evening. Maybe look, Alex, you keep talking when all I want
is sitting alone to agree for myfriend who's dead. Best go and the
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thing that I was in sympathy withhim? Then one true good? You
know? Who did the Who's they? When I hear about biscoy, go
home? My burn? All the'sthinking Lucky keeps saying they and them.
Let's be a little more specific.Difference does it make? Which one makes
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a big difference to me? Whowas it? I don't know how fine
the life well them life poor Alex. It's obvious he doesn't know anything about
its teeth. Either that or he'sputting on a pretty good act. What
shall we go now? Ask aminute. I want to look at his
hands, hands, Okay, let'sgo. I did not see anything on
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his hands, neither did I.What were you looking for in think.
I'm afraid I do not understand itpossible there's an indelible ink stain on the
killer's hand. I see, Well, let's check the next name on the
list. Mega, Yeah, cafesinger. I'm interested to know what kind
of a song she'll sing for me. So we head to the cafe where
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Magna works. She's just finished thenumber when we arrived, and one look
at her and I can see thereason for the ovations. Oh look,
Steve, she sees us. She'scoming over to our table. Yeah,
quite an out that she has onestrapless cown. It is beautiful. I
am a little more interested in thoselong black gloves that come clear up above
her elbow. You know, anysubtle way of getting a lady to take
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off her gloves, Helen, Youthink there might be an ink stain on
one of her hands. That's whatI'd like to find out, Helene.
Dear, I am so glad youstop back to Hello Magda, I would
like you to meet Steve Mitchell.Hello Steve Magna. Oh, Helen,
this terrible thing that has happened.I can think of nothing else. Best
goes murder, Yes, dear,sweet Yon dead. Oh it's so hard
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to believe you two should have comein sooner. Last song I sang it
in his memory. It was oneof his failures. Would you care for
a drink? Magna? No,no things. I can only stay a
moment. But is the guys perhaps? Oh? Sure, there you are.
Wait. I wanted to take offthese clumsy gloves. Hell, I
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thought it was going to be aproblem. Oh skip it. Would you
just look at my manicue? Isit not terrible? I should have left
my gloves on. I'm glad youdidn't know. Oh what do you mean?
What would gave me a chance tosee your hands? Oh? And
what about my hands? Why?Well? What I mean is they're very
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nice, thank you? Yeah?Nice and white. No, there aren't
any ink stains on either a Magna'shands. Pretty soon she has to do
another number, so Helen and Iwill leave. Near the door, Helen
spots a guy she says she knows. She stops to talk to him and
then joins me a couple of minuteslater outside. Sorry to keep you waiting,
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Steve, that's okay. That manI was talking to he's a no
friend I have not seen for sometime. Okay, Ellen, let's say
I've still got one name on mylist. Hands, the pianist who lives
on the third floor next door toBiscost Place. Yes, perhaps he is
home by now you may find Handsa little eccentric. Oh there you flowing
(20:21):
tie and hair typeer. Yes,well, let's go talk to him and
see if we can find out ifone of his eccentricities, by any chance,
his murder A brother, These walkup apartments are for the birds in
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more ways than one. This isthe last flight. He isn't home after
this alp climb. Listen, nowI can hear the piano. He is
home all right here this is thedoor. Helen, my dear, what
(21:03):
a delightful surprise. Hello Hans,Oh, come on, come in.
Welcome to my humble quarters. Thisis Steve Mitchell. Hans I, oh,
I'm honored to meet any friend ofHelen Sair. Helen, take off
your coat and gloves. I willmake some coffee. Oh, I don't
think we have time. Hands isn'texactly a social call. I do not
understand you. See, mister Mitchellwants to ask you some questions. He
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is investigating Bisco's murder. Well,wait a minute, what did you say
Bisco's murder, Helen, This isa bad thing to joke about. It
is no joke. Hands. Waita minute, you're trying to say you
didn't know Bisco had been murdered fromnoon. No, it isn't true,
Bunny. Everybody else in town seemsto know about him, but not I.
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Where were you this evening earlier?Oh? Outful? Walk? Wow?
Who gets this horrible thing? Whokilled Biscow? But I'm trying to
find out. Let's see your hands? My hands? What about them?
No inks? But well, hey, wait a minute, what is it,
Steve? I thought you said thisguy was a pianist. That's right,
of course I am. Yeah,you know I thought there was something
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strange when I first came in thisroom. I've just figured out what it
is. What do you mean there'sno piano in here, and being a
pianist without one is a pretty neattrick. Yes, you're right. I
saw it my piano six months ago. I needed money. But the piano
music we heard is we climbed upthe steps phonograph records. I've played some
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for Biscu's benefit. I'm ashamed tosay I have been fooling him for six
months with his records why. Oh, he loved the sound of the music.
He could hear it from his window. And I knew he was too
old ever to climb these stairs anddiscover my trick. You see, he
was like a father to me.He helped support me, and I suppose
it was pride that made me dothis to keep him from finding out.
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But I was a failure. Isee, Allen. This thing about Bisco
being like a father to Hinds,that is true. Steve Sko was very
fond of hands. Okay, Iguess we might as well go. I'm
thankful for one thing, Helen.What is that hands? This school never
knew he was being fooled. Oh, that reminds me. If you will
stop by in the morning, Hans, I have a present for you from
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Biscol A present, Yes, somenew phonograph records he bought for you.
He said he was tired of hearingthe same one's day after day, the
same Oh he knew, Yes,Hans knew all of the time. He
knew. Come, Steve, Isuppose it is silly of me asking you
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to see me home when it isjust next door, Steve, But I
am afraid my nerves are a littlejump here, sure, Helen, tell
me, Steve, what did youthink of hands? Look right now,
I'm not sure what I think ofanything or anybody. Everybody in this deal
is a character, a drunken abar, a cafe singer, a pianist
without a piano. Everybody tells mehow much they thought at Jan Bisco,
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and yet somebody killed him. Iknow it is very puzzling, brother,
Four o'clock in the morning, andI'm no farther along than before. Well,
thank you, Steve, that's okay. What is it? Nothing?
I thought I saw something in theshadows across the street. I'll turn on
the porch light. Know what inside? Quick, Steve, Steve, there
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was someone across the street. Whatare you doing taking a look out the
window? Do you see anyone?No, that was close, Steve.
You're telling me, Oh, andI needed worse by turning on the porch
light. I did not realize.Sure you didn't, Helen. What do
you mean? I mean? Maybeit's taken me a long time to catch
on? Catch on? I donot understand. Put it together this way,
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You're a boss Bisco ahead and anoutfit that smuggled worthwhile citizens out from
behind the iron curtain. What Idid not know that anyway he'd arrange to
smuggle out an important scientist name goCheck. I wanted to give us some
very valuable information. Some of thegents behind the curtain found out about it,
and of course it didn't set verywell with him, Steve, why
are you telling me of him?Miss finished? Helen go Check with schedule
(25:10):
to meet Bisco in a couple ofhours. Whoever killed Bisco did it not
only to put him out of business, but also to find out where the
meeting was to take place so heor she could knock off go Check too.
But I do not understand what allthis has to do with me,
So you obligingly trot me around tolook at all the suspects. Outside Alex's
place, somebody takes a shot atme right after you'd opened the door.
They's silhouetting me in the doorway.Then, as we're leaving the cafe where
(25:33):
Magnus things, you stop and talkto a guy. We arrive here,
you obligingly turn on the porch lightand silhouette me again. Bang bang.
If you are trying to insinuate thatI am involved in as you are crazy,
am I? You are a perfectspot to engineer the whole deal.
Helen, I tell you I didnot kill Bisco, and I am sure
I don't know whatever put such anidea into your head. It was something
that hunts. The so called pianistsaid, what do you mean? He
(25:56):
told you to take off your coatand gloves and said he'd fix some cough.
You decline. So that made merealize that all through the evening you've
had your gloves on, and ifI have, what off it? And
all evening long I've been looking foran ink stain on somebody's hand. I
didn't find it on Alex's hand,or magnets or Hans, but I haven't
checked your hands yet. Helen,take off your gloves, Steve, take
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them off very well. I will, and you will see how serge your
suspicions of me. What's matter?This is strange? What's strained? These
gloves look black gloves? Are blackgloves? Yes, that is the point.
What are you talking? These arenot my gloves? Why now?
Look they look very much the same. They are the same size, and
they are the same color. Butthe stitching it is different. I did
not notice it until just now.But where did you get them? Now
I am trying to remember. Letme see, it was right here in
(26:41):
this ghost study, don't you remember? Wait a minute, Yeah, we
were getting ready to start out totalk to the suspect. Yes, I
started looking for my purse and glovesand inspect the marshall and spotted them on
the table, picked them up andput them on without really looking at them.
Yeah, that means somebody else pickedup your gloves by mistake earlier and
left her own. That also meansit also means I had better claim my
(27:03):
property then. Quite deal, bothof you. Well, looks like I
figured out the deal a little toolate, though indeed you did see,
and I figured that those attempts wereon my life. You were trying to
kill Helen because you knew sooner orlater she'd realize the gloves she was worrying
weren't hers, and we'd figure outthat you must have left them here earlier
(27:25):
when you killed Bisco. Ye's quitegreat, But all of that does not
matter. Now. I suppose youfound out from Bisco warriors to meet go
Check before you killed him. Oh, certainly, certainly, And I will
even tell you since you will notbe alive when the meeting takes place,
it will be right here in onehour, you know, Magna. There's
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one thing that bothers me. Andwhat is that? This bottle of ink
here on Bisco's desk. Some ofit was spilled on the desk, and
there was a smear in it.I figured the killer had gotten his or
her hand in it, But lookslike I was wrong only as the location,
Stephen. When I took off mygloves in the cafe, you were
quite busy looking at my hands.If you had looked at my elbow you
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would have seen this thing. Ohthat's why you're wearing the arm length gloves
exactly because they do look effective withmy strap lis gown, don't you think?
Oh? Sure? Sure? Ialways say, if I've got to
be shot at, much rather havea girl in a white gown with black
gloves do it than anyone else.I admire human Stephen, And nah,
(28:32):
sure, it'd be a pity ifanything happened at that gun when like the
spottle of it look too late,I'll take that gun. Thanks for reacting
like a woman, Magna. IfI'd thrown that ink at your face,
you probably wouldn't have better than I. But it really threw you off balance
when you saw the stuff flying towardsthat nice white gown. So now we
(28:53):
can meet go check instead of magdown. Yeah, I'm sure he'll like our
kind of a reception much better thanif it hadn't been for that, you'd
probably be still on top. YEP, it was the ink that tripped you
up coming and going. I guessyou might say it's sort of put a
blot on your record. Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian don Levy as Steve Mitchell
(29:48):
with her Butterfield as the Commissioner,is written by Bob Ryfe and Adrian Jondo,
with music by Robert arm Brewster,and is produced and directed by Bill
Karn. Others in the cast wereBetty Lou Gerson, Don Diamond, hal
Gerard Lynn Allen, and Fritz Feld. Be with us again next week at
this same time, when Brian donLevy, starring in the role of Steve
Mitchell, will embark on another DangerousAssignment. Three Times Mean Good Times on
(30:22):
NBC. There's top dramatic listening thisThursday, when Screen Director's Playhouse presents a
one hour adaptation of the lighthearted motionpicture comedy Jack Pott starring in this Screen
Director's Production are Jimmy Stewart and MargaretTruman. Yes, Margaret Truman plays her
first dramatic role this Thursday with JimmyStewart on Screen Director's Playhouse. Here Herbert
(30:44):
Marshall as the man called X onNBC Welcome back, Okay. I think
it's been close to three years sincewe had such a ridiculous gender based conclusion
(31:10):
to a story. Last time itwas on something like Mystery Is My Hobby?
I mean, how did they comeup with this one? Were they
talking about it and concluded that itwould just be ungallant for Steve Mitchell to
throw a bottle of indelible ink ather face but not at her dress.
The idea that she wouldn't have caredif it had been directed at her face
(31:34):
also seems a bit silly. Also, Steve saying I figured it out as
Martha emerged. I don't quite buythat. I mean, he had just
been accusing the secretary literally seconds beforehand. And given the way the show speaks
very non specifically about who the enemyor opponents are, it was kind of
(32:00):
funny when Steve was pressuring that oneguy to say who specifically who for the
other side the other team. Youknow who who is supporting the other people,
you know the type of people whodon't support us. It's like the
series is playing that game Taboo ifyou've ever played it, The rules are
(32:24):
that has a word on it,and you've got to communicate the word to
your partners without saying the word orfive related words that are on the card.
And you can't help but feel likeSteve Mitchell and the Commissioner each have
cards that say the Soviet Union onit and some of the words they can't
(32:45):
say are the Russians or Communist.So that was amusing. But I also
did enjoy the episode overall. Ithought the characters were interesting. The writer,
even though he doesn't appear say like, he was a really nice guy
and it was sad he got murdered. So overall an interesting episode. Well,
(33:07):
now we turn to lessener comments andfeedback, and we start out with
our listener survey, John from overin Seymour, Tennessee. Rights Johnny Doler
and Dangerous Assignment. Well scripted andactors do a fine job, and thanks
Johnny. I would agree in generalwith both, and even though I had
some issues with this script, everyshow is entitled to an off episode,
(33:32):
particularly when you're dealing with something likeDangerous Assignment, which was producing new episodes
all year long. Now, therewas one of the comment on here that
I wanted to address. I can'tread it, but the listener asked something
that was reasonable and that I couldhave answered either by email if they included
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that information, or on the podcast, but they chose to be anonymous,
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encourage folks to fill out the lessonour survey, but if you leave a
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and still share your comment. Andfinally we have a review in the Apple
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Rights. Adam is a wonderful hostand passionate about these shows. A huge
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Each episode uploaded in full and thesound quality is great. Thank you for
these little jams, Adam. Yourhard work and dedication is appreciated. Well,
thank you so much. I appreciateyour comment and taking the time to
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write that review. Well, nowit's time to thank our Patreon supporter of
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from. We'll be back on Wednesdaywith another episode of Dangerous Assignment, but
join us back here tomorrow for followVans? Where what's the big mystery?
(36:13):
Markham? Why did you want mehere at exactly eleven o'clock at night?
I'm not sure this whole thing isn'ta gag of some kind, Vans.
But if it isn't, I canpromise you some excitement. Well, this
strict attorney is if famous for keepingtheir promises. I'm glad I came.
I hope you will be. What'sup, Vans? I found a message
on my desk this evening indicating Icould expect a phone call at eleven o'clock
tonight that might save somebody's life.That's what we're waiting for. Oh that's
(36:37):
fine with me. I don't knowanything i'd rather do. It's one minute
after eleven though, perhaps somebody elsedid a little life saving. Well,
perhaps we'll wait a few old everythingman, Yes, of course is a
journey Markham speaking Markham. This isJohn Green with mirror apartments. You got
my message about saving your life?Why is just? What is all?
(36:57):
Is Green? What's in trouble?Man? I can't talk to you right
now? Goodbye? Vans? Didyou hear that? I certainly did?
Handed that phone book next year?Yeah? Thanks, said his name is
Green, John Green, Windmere Departments, Green Green. Oh, yes,
here we are, de'll Green.If he's in trouble, we can be
(37:22):
over there in ten minutes. Allright, Vans, Hello Green, this
is Marcom again. I listen Filo. Vans and I are on the way
over there. We'll be at yourhouse in ten minutes. Oh no,
don't come. If you tried GreenGreen, he doesn't Anser Vans, Let's
(37:42):
get over to his place right away. Apparently somebody shut him while he was
talking to you. Marcolm, you'vejust eavesdropped on a murder. I hope
you'll be with us then. Inthe meantime, do send your comments to
Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot nap, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives,
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from Boise, Idaho. This isyour host, Adam Graham signing off.
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