Operation_Fleur_De_Lis

Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense (a sister program that often used the same actors and scripts), it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run.

The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with this introduction, as intoned by William Conrad and later Paul Frees:"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!"Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add:"Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!"

Episode Transcript

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Escape. Escape Tonight to Occupied Franceand the Underground, A Columbia Broadcasting System
and its affiliated stations presents Escape,a new series of programs, of which
this the second is Operation Fleur deLys, written and directed by William N.

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Robeson today, the fourteenth of July, the people of a free France
celebrate the anniversary of their escape fromthe tyranny of the Kings of Versailles.
One hundred and fifty eight years ago. Today, the people of Paris stormed
the Bastille and laploose the French Revolution. The torch of liberty set a fire

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that day never burned more fiercely thanduring the years when France was occupied by
We escaped Tonight too, occupied Francefrom which three years ago there was no
escape. You can call me Duke, but don't use my right name.

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I might want to go back toFrance someday, And there are a lot
of people in the world that wouldn'tunderstand that what I did was justified in
the war. No, I don'thave any regrets, moral ones. That
is, it isn't what I didto Renee that keeps me awake at nights.
It's just the memory of her thereisn't much a body in my official
report on Operation Flirtily, But thenit doesn't customary to include descriptions of slim,

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sunburned legs and wide, deep browneyes and a military document. And
anyway, she was only an incidentin the operation, even if she became
somewhat more important to me. OperationFlorida Lee began, like all the others,
in the grubby undistinguished house in London, which was the headquarters of the
OSS, the Office of Strategic Services, otherwise known in various parts of the

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world as screwballs, cutthroats, spies, cloak and dagger boys and American underground
agents gentlemen. Operation flirt de Leshas planned to assist the advance of our
forces once they've secured a beachhead ofNormandy. Is that where we're going in
major That is one of the possibilities, Lieutenant, Yes, sir, you
will jump over Grandma in northern France. Here on the map. You are

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to set up roadblocks on these threestate highways, here, here, and
here. There is an underground contactnear Grandma's. Yes, Al Sine Dutton,
he's leader of the local my keysexpecting you. In addition, you
are to block these railroad lines enteringand leaving Grandmont. These operations are to
coincide with the advance of our groundforces if they land in Normandy. If
they land in Normandy, you willin Plain tonight at twenty one hundred hours

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and will drop over your objectivet Ishould think approximately twenty two hundred and thirty
Any questions, No, I don'tthink so, sir. Well, yes,
sir, I have a question,Yes, lieutenant, how many of
us are going on this mission?Just the two of you? Just the
two of us, And all wehad to do was organize an underground army,
disrupt the supply lines of a halfa dozen Nazi divisions, and give

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support to the entire light invasion.Just the two of us. But that's
the way the USS worked. Butnobody ordered Hill and me into it.
We'd volunteered. I don't know why. Maybe for moments like this one,
when you get a BE twenty fourassigned to you as a personal taxi and
there's lots of room to sprawl aroundafter the bombay, How you feel fine?

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Scared? Of course, I'm scared, aren't you me? Nah,
there's a walk. You forget howtough it was when we were at paratroops
school at BENNI yeah, I wasreal rugged. If the wind wasn't right,
you might land in the Chattahoochie andget all wet. And it was
always the chances you'd sprain your anklecoming down too hot and the sun was
so bright on some of those daylightjumps, whereas we got none of those

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things to worry about. Here,a nice pitch black night over France,
no sun to blind us, noChadahoochie river to fall into. Yes,
Sergeant Skipper wants to talk to youon the intercom. Thanks, here,
use my cans thik you do here, Lieutenant, And when we're objective,
any signal from the ground, Yes, the one arranged or duds two dashes
green? Very well, You andLieutenant Hill move into the bombay cut open

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bombay doors in thirty seconds, Roger, good luck. Thanks, Sergeant stand
by to demp those supplies as soonas we're clear. Yes, sir,
come on it. This is someonehas said, is it? So assume
just as I was settling down agood book, Bombay dodge are opening,
sir? Okay, Sergeant all righted, Let's check your hardness. It's
a frightful mess. I just can'tseem to do a thing with it.
I know, but this is thelast party you'll have to wear it on.

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Okay, am I well, don'tlook now, but your shoot showing
tack it in. Let's get outon that catwalk. Whoa freshing breeze and
all up France on our feet.You see the signal, That's what I'm
looking for there it is over tothe left. You got it, got
it? Let's go, your kid, Sure, your kid? It helps?

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What for those ten seconds that's whileyou fall free? Nothing helps.
You hang onto the rip cord andyou count off the second, so you're
trying not to count too fast.Your hand on that rip cord is the
only certain thing in the world.You tumble, hit over teacups with a
wind tearing sound from your ears,and there's only one thought, always the
same thought, whether it's your firstor your fiftieth jumper. Will the shoot
open? It does, yanking atyour armpits, knocking the breath out of

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you, slowing you down, andyou swing there like a rag doll,
trying to get your bearings. First, you make out the horizon. That's
where the black becomes darker black,where the stars stop and you wonder about
it, ed, but you can'trisk calling out. And now that you're
located with the stars a right,you look for the signal light and there
it is slightly to the left,so you tug at your shroud lines,
spelling a little air to guide youtoward it, and it's coming towards you

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awfully fast, and you hope thisparticular French patriot has picked out a field
free of trees and church steeples.And then you try to remember all the
things they taught you about hitting theground and rolling with the wind and collapsing
their shoot, because it's always likethis, You always feel like you've never
hit the silk before. And thenyou're down and you roll just right collapse
your shoot, and it's second natureto you after all. And then you

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hear footsteps running towards you, andyou remember another important instruction, your whip
on. You're automatic, and youhope your friends is good enough to get
you buy kivah? Who is it? Elsine? Here? Where? Okay?
Elsceine? Come on lest you havearrived, Lieutenant. So it seems
you have no idea how long we'vewisher for this molded. That's my partner
come on, yeah, ed othe hair dupe. Okay, my ump

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and eyes just slightly damage otherwise.Okay, this is al scene our contact
hel see Lieutenant Hill or el scene, Lieutenant. It is a great pleasure
to make your acquaintance and on behalfof my country. Now one, let's
get these shoots buried and blow thisplace. Where's your transportation? El scene?
We haven't any wh where's this safehouse? You might be able to
stay at my hands? I don'tthink she'd talk. I don't think.
Aren't you sure? Oh? Yes, I'm supremely confident that we are the

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Germans. They're everywhere, and thatis why I'm so glad you're here.
Now we can fight again. Withyour help, we will kill many bush
Wait a minute, how many arethere? Then? You're a marquis,
myself and two others, just threeof you? Oh my aching bag.
But now that the Americans are here, we can do anything. Oh why
don't they get these things straight inLondon? How can we block roads with

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a three man my key? Threemen in an ant who perhaps will not
talk. Well, let's get cracking. Duke. You're not going through with
this mad adventure? Are you?What would you suggest well as for me,
I'm all for taking the next planeback to London another lieutenant, No,

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thank you, ma'am. This bonechicken is delicious. How do you
call it? Kay rastion supreme?If we've had nothing like it since the
bosh came, no way you getused to it. And cigarettes, Tom
Mally cigarettes made of real tobacco.Ah, you Americans have everything, madam.
I'll scene. You're kind, you'rehospitable, but the comforts of k

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rash will not block roads. Weneed men. We must form a my
key. But we have a makeysI my a'l scene. And there are
three of you and two Sure,we've got guns, and we've got ammunition
and supply shoots somewhere out in thatfield where we landed. We've got arms
for fifty men. But if wehad those men, we still couldn't go
to war against the German division.And you said to yourself, is at
least a division garrison? And Grandma, what must we do? First?

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We must organize a my key.We need men, can you get them?
I can go into the village andtalk to my friends. You'd have
done that a long time ago,Falcine. That would be most unwise why
didn't you know Arcine is a patriot, he's a deserter from the vic army,
so he's wanted by the Gestapo.Oh great, and there's a Gestapo
headquarters in Grandma. Of course.Of course Arcine is not run to run
from danger. Quite the Countrary.I can get Renee to help. Who's

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Renee? As seen sweetheart, alovely girl from Paris for the things.
She had to come down to thecountry because her house was bummed out.
Leave her out of this, ButLieutenant, she would be most happy to
help. Alsine, You've got alot to learn about guerrilla warfare. You
might as well study your first lessonright now. It's shortened to the point,
no, dames. Well, well, the next day we collected the

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supplies which had been dropped with us, and we set up a camp deep
in the woods. Hill and Iwere loaded with French money, so we
were able to buy food from thefriendly farmers. Maybe it was a food
as much as patriots, and itbrought us recruits. Anyway, after a
week we had nearly thirty men.Our marquis wasn't big enough for the job

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we had to do, but itwas growing in the right direction and then
one night, as I was windingup a report to London. Well,
what do they say? What dothey ever say? Message acknowledged? Carry
on? What about new batteries forthe radio? What about extra ammunition for
the buck Rogers guns? What arethey gonna get another drop to us?

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Why don't you ask him? Yeah? I know they do the best they
can. I guess, after all, we're not the only boy scouts in
this chambourine. Hey too, Yeah, there goes out scene again, off
toward the road. Hey, I'llsee yes, hell me on a minute,
Yes, lieutenant, where are yougoing? I was just taking a
stroll. You're on night guard,not tonight. You weren't on night guard

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last night, ware, No,lieutenant, or the night before, no,
sir. But you weren't in campall night, were you? No,
sir? What's the matter? Don'tyou like the camp rather sleep at
your ants? It's a two ruggedout here for you, No, sir.
Then where were you in the village? You know the orders no one
is to go into the village,yes, lieutenant, but I only go
in at night. It makes nodifference, but it does, you see,

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Lieutenant. I'm so in love.Oh great? The girl from Paris.
Yes, you should see her,Lieutenant. She's the most beautiful,
the most charming, the mon's Youknow you're endangering the whole my key by
disobeying my orders. Oh no,sir, there's no danger with right now.
Hey, she hates the bush.What why she wants to join us?
You've told her about us? Oh? Yes, sir? Are you

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out of your mind? How doyou know? She's all right? I
just know, that's all. She'sthe most wonderful person in the world.
She's a real patriot. I toldyou. Rule number one is no dames.
Yes, but Renae is different.Yeah, well you better marry her
before you bring around here. You'llhave to share with the rest of these
walls. Lieutenant, Do I understandyou? It's just an American figures speech.

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May I tell Rene she can joinus? Well, not quite yet,
later maybe, yes, lieutenant?Is that all? Yeah? That's
all? If you gotta take ital scene, take it easy. I
do not understand. Just another Americanidiom el singe. Good night, good
night, sir. Hey duke,you're gonna let him get away with that?
Well, what are we gonna do? Slap them another garden house for

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thirty days only? This isn't theAmerican Army and we haven't any guardhouse.
Yeah. Stinks from a security standpoint. I know, we try to keep
these boys from sneaking off home everynow and then. We're not gonna have
any monkey. Ah, he's French, an immoral race. I don't know
about that. Remember Phoenix City,Alabama? Yeah? Oh, yes,

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what you mean. There wasn't anythingwe could do. If we'd ordered all
scene to stay in camp, he'dhave sneaked off anyway. He had that
dreamy, far away look that's baffledparents, teachers, and first lieutenants since
the beginning of time. I didn'tworry too much about it because our my

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key was growing and ed Hill andI were breaking our backs pushing those French
kids through an airsot's basic in threeweeks. Headquarters in London didn't tell us
much, but we did know fromthe BBC that the boys had landed at
Omaha Beach and it wouldn't be longbefore they'd be needing our roadblocks. And
then one morning, about de plusfour, I think it was, I
was out in the woods running asquad through concealment. B Oh no,

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no, hit the dirt, don'twaiter, you're dead when you see the
signal hit the dirt right now lithuh oh, I'll see. Have you
been all that as though I didn'tknow, Lieutenant, I've got to talk
to you. Okay, I'll bethrough here in a half hours, so
I've got to talk to you now. Huh. All right, Elsing,
Okay, boys, take five,come along, Elsing. What's on your

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mind, Lieutenant? My family's beenkilled. Oh no, yes, by
the Gestapo. He set fire tothe house. My mother and my father
and my two sisters. They ranout, the Gestapo shot them. You're
sure this, yes, I heardit this morning from the neighborhood. Saw

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it happened, poor kid. Whencan we attack, lieutenant? When can
we stop this? Endalyst training andfight the Bush? No? I wanted
only to kill and to kill andkill until I paid them back for my
father, my mother, my twosisters. Yeah, I know you'll get
your chance at el Sing, butnot yet. We gotta wait. We're
not ready yet. I'm ready.Before I wanted to fight the Bush for

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my country. Now I want tokill him again and again for them,
I know, But you gotta bepatient. Happened to me now only last
night Rene said she'd marry me,come to live here with me in the
camp. I was so happy,And this morning I learned this news.
Why did you hear from your motherlast? Not for a month since we

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began to work, But I've writtenher every week. Yeah? Who mailed
the letters? And they mailed themfor me? She's so kind and thoughtful.
She offered the mail letters home forthe other boys too. That was
nice of it. Did they takeadvantage of her offer? A couple of
them? Who Paul them? Sean? I told them about and they wrote
their families and Renee mailed the letters. She's a wonderful person with tendant.
You're going to love her, Yeah, I think I am. She's all

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I've gotten the world now two andtwo make four and occupied France just the
same as anywhere else, And sometimesit's just as hard to prove. But
one thing was sure now. Iwanted to meet Renee in the worst way.
But I had to postpone the pleasurebecause early that afternoon one of the
outposts broke the camp out of bread. Yes, Paul, they're coming down

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the road through the forest. Howmany I did not stop to count them,
Several truck clothes to be sure.Pass the words to Lieutenant Hill,
ask him to bring his detail inthe camp on the double. Yes,
Lieutenant als, yes, take twomen and go down to the road and
see what the ruck do. Yes, sir, just reconnoiter. Don't fire
at them, but this is mychance for event. Listen to me.
Don't fire at them. That's acommand. Yes, they may not be
after us at all. I getgoing immediately, Lieutenant. What's the order

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of the day, Duke plans Graham, it looks like it. All your
men here, President of the countedfor all right, boys, now gather
around, will you and get this. There's a convoy of Germans coming down
the forest road. I'll wait aminute. We're not going to fight him.
You know what our job is roadblocks. We got tanks, artillery and
airplanes. It will be along soonto do the killing. Ho lock.

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Our security has been pretty good,and those crowds may be on a routine
patrol. Chances are they don't evenknow we're here. They do now listen,
Yeah, well, life doesn't allright? Your man got your weapons
good, and you know the procedure. Get a law before you leave the
forest, bury your weapons, ammunitionand equipment rendezvous at the home of Alcene's
at at twenty two hundred hours tonight. Good luck, Come on, ed,

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let's scram Well. He who doesn'tfight and runs away lives to fight
another day. There's something like himwho tipped them off. I'm not sure,
but I got a pretty good idea. Who's down there at the road
al Scene. He's fighting a privatewar, the poor jerk. The basic

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rule of three and guerrilla warfare issurprise, kill vanish. However, one
year surprised the only rule is vanish. Than we did. There were about
fifty Germans and a half a dozendogs to track our scent. They spent
the day thrashing through the woods,firing into the underbrucs and finding nothing.
It was a classic withdrawal and Helland I were proud of our little army,
with the exception of Al Scene,It's self appointed hero. When we

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arrived at his aunt's house that nightfor the rendezvous, a half a dozen
of the boys were already there.Julie, a lieutenant, Come in,
good evening, Madame. I've seenhe's already here. I'm so proud of
him, Oh, Lieutenant, Iwas just telling Tom Mally and the boys.
It was magnificent. I got twoof them. I killed two bush.

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Your orders were not to shoot,But Lieutenant, what would you What
happened to the other boys that werewith you? Jean was wounded and captured.
Antoine became frightened and ran away.It blows the Marquis. They'll get
the full particulars from John. Theyhaven't got him already. I'm sorry,
Lieutenant, but quiet answer it,madame? Who is it? Julie opening,
Good evening, madame, Come in, boys, run in any trouble

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boys, as you see, weare here. Yeah, not for long,
Lieutenant, Yes, Paul and Iwish to withdraw up in the Marquis
quite why the risk is too great? You're afraid for myself? No?
But after what happened to John,he was wounded and captured, well we
all take that risk. Yes,But last night the Gestapo got Jean's family
like they did all scenes. Istood them up in front of their house

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and shot them. Who knows willbe next? My mother, Raul's sister,
al Scene's aunt. I wish towithdraw right, I'll wait a minute.
I don't blame you for being worriedabout your families, but whose families
do you think The British and Americanarmies up in Normandy are fighting to liberate
their own no yours. Now,this thing isn't as bad as it looks.
There's been a leak in our security. Somebody's been putting a finger on

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us, so we lay low untilthe leak's plug. But the Germans are
everywhere, Spies, perhaps two areeverywhere. I think I know who's responsible
for these murders. I'll make adeal with you. Give me a couple
of days to work it on.Well less you you boys some money,
and all you've got to do isto get lost until Saturday night and then
meet me back here. If Ihaven't patched up our security by then,
you can all quit the marquis andbecome collaborating. No one wishes to collaborate,

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but one must think of one's family. Okay, Dad, Yeah,
dude, give the boys a thousandfrancs apiece. Right, Come and get
a boy a scene. Lieutenant,I'm gonna have a little time on my
hands for the next couple of days. You think you could arrange to introduce
me to your girlfriend. Oh butof course, Lieutenant, maybe if she's
okay like you say we can lether sign up. I am desolated with

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happiness, Lieutenant, one thing,none of that lieutenant business around here,
and until I make sure she's allright, very well, you think,
my friends, she's good enough topass as a native. But of course,
Lieutenant, all right, and passme off as a friend of yours.
Let's see, I'll need a name. Let's call me Jacques deu Fran,
Jacques du Frane. Good. Iwill make the arrangements immediately. I
thought you'd like an excuse to getinto town to me the next afternoon,

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i'll see. Brought the girl outto the woods near his aunt's house.
I stood behind a tree to watchand make sure they weren't being followed.
She was all right, tall,long, sunburned legs, her hair caught
in a blue ribbon like a littlegirl's. I let them walk by,
and then I stepped from behind mytree. Oh hey you guys. Jacques,
Hello, elsie Renee. This ismy good friend, Jacques deu Fran.

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He's from Paris too, Jacques,this is an adency boy. Glad
to meet you, Ma'amiselle, andI'm honored to meet you, monsieur.
Where do you live in Paris,neither Port Duli La. But my home
is no longer there. It wasbombed out alas so smiled. My family
remain with friends, but I've comeout into the country to fight with the
resistance. Jacques has much influence withthe commander of our marquis. I hope

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you will be able to persuade himto let me join you. Monsieur,
I shall do what I can.Twould be a privilege and an honor to
work with a patriot like you.See, Jacques, I told you Renee
was all right. He didn't tellme the half of it. Mademoiselle,
you understand that we must be cautious. There are questions I must ask of
a confidential nature. Why don't wemeet again alone? Why not say tonight,

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I have a little car, wemight take a drive. Fine,
But Renee, you promised me thatsee you some other time. I share
Remember Franz comes first. Oh,we just drove that night. She was

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wearing a white ribbon in her hairand a loose white dress and no stockings.
We just drove around in her littlecitrou ron with the top down and
the wind blowing her hair like agirl in a magazine. Had then We
came back about midnight and parked witha bridge, and I felt like I
was back in high school in Illinois. Look at those stars, Shack.
Yeah, so many of them,so close you can almost reach out and

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touch them. Yeah, I hadthem all once, Shack. I reached
out and gathered them all in myarm swamps. Yeah, I want you
to know all about me, Shack, I want to. Don't think it's
wrong of me, but I've beenin love. There's nothing wrong in being

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in love. He was a soldier, most everybody is these days, a
German soldier. Oh don't you thinkthat love is bigger than war or hate
or anything? Yeah, I guess. So he's dead. No, that's
good. Ah, I'm sorry.I mean, I didn't mean to hurt

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you. I'm not sorry. He'sdead, Shack. I'm so confused.
I want to understand things. Iwant to be intelligent about things, and
everything gets so mixed up like now, like now, Yes, Shock,

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I've never been so happy as Iam to night, not even with the
German, not even with him.Why does it have to win? Why
do those blessed stars have to goout one by one to make way for
another day of war? Why can'twe stop time you and I gather all

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the stars together just for us.I don't know, baby, it's never
been done before. Awake and tryto shut my shell shell shut? Yeah,

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yeah, to morrow night, sametime, same place, forever if
you say the word sure, whynot? Who knows how long forever is
in this crazy world? Why nothave it together? Why not get married?
Why not? My most see youtomorrow night. I'll only be half
alive until then, Sherry. Ifyou want to write your family in Paris,

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give me the letter tomorrow night andI'll mail it for you. All
right, Drop that rock and graba sock, rise and shine a love
a boy. I brought your cupof chocolate. Figured you want breakfast in
bed this morning. How'd you makeout last night? Okay, details,

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let's have the details. Nothing muchto report. We drove and then we
parked for a while and talked.Did you give anything away? No information.
She's a funny kid, her dialoguesas corny as a Bobby socks,
and she knows she's pretty, soshe wants to be admired for her mind.
But I'm sure she's our mana hai, I'll come. She offered a
mail a letter to my family.Mmm, it's consistent. I asked her
to marry me. What if shedidn't believe me, but she pretended like

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she did. I don't know whyshe's doing what she's doing thrills. Maybe
French juvenile of lakewater. Maybe tonight'sthe night, the night you get married,
now the night we get her.The boys are meeting us here at
midnight. You know what's the plan. Well, I'll take another ride with
her, and about midnight we'll beback in park with the bridge and you'll
be there out of sight. I'llhave some brandy along and i'll slug her
drink with a capture pill. Whenshe's passed out, I'll give you the

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come on and you join me here, Baby, have another jogees. I
shouldn't shut Brandy always makes me sleepy. What of it? This is a

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celebration of our engagement. Kiss meshut again and again? Sure, shock
the stars and nearer nearer than they'veever been, Nearer than you think,
Baby? I love you? ShallI do love you? Kiss me?

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You can't do it a care?I can't really, baby, I guess
sleep your collaborationist, pig. Canyou hear me? Okay? And alright,
she out. It's like a redlight in the narrating. Here's her
person. Start to throw it whileI untangle myself. When I'll take a

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look at this. What is it? A let her from Gestapo headquarters confirming
receipt of three addresses. Let mesee that. Well, I had one's
Elsin's family, and that one's genre. And here's a good STOPO identification card.
Flash her light over there. Lookat her? What a dish Look
at that kisser. And she's responsiblefor the death of six people whose only
crime was being born French. She'dwrecked our marquis snapp food, our mission

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and turned me over to the Gestapowith her lipsticks still in my collar.
That gorgeous hunk a double cross.Now we got the proof. Let's get
on with it. Okay, Iguess you'd rather right know, this is
my job. Gee, she's gorgeous. Yeah, so long, honey,
thanks she it's so gorgeous. Nowreleasa had handbreak, got it? Come

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on, shove not yet, keepthat steering real straight. The river's deepest
right at the center of the bridge. Yeah, now high right on the
wheel. You know something ed eh? I think she finally did gather that
armful of stars. Sure the operationwas successful. When the time came our

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roadblocks, I had a three Germandivisions while patent rolled on to the east.
But I still lie awakeed night thinkingI should have married that dame.
Yeah, the operation was successful,but the patient died. Operation Florida Lee

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was written, directed, and producedby William N. Robeson, with Jack
Webb as Duke, Elliott Lewis asHill, Peggy Webber as Renee, and
Harry Bartel as al Scene. OperationFlorida Lee was based on an incident from
the files of the OSS recorded inSabrosa by Stuart Alsop and Thomas Braden.
A special musical score was conceived andconducted by Cypure. Escape is presented by

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