Dangerous Assignment: Forged Papers 09/29/1950
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
29 min
8 speakers
8 chapters
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What are the initial events leading to Steve Mitchell's assignment?
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Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell.
Yeah, danger is my assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all spell the same thing, though. Trouble. But when I walk into the commissioner's office, I don't realize this assignment's going to wind up with me staking my life on a bluff and then finding out, much to my surprise, that I wasn't bluffing at all.
Morning, Commissioner. Ruth said you wanted to see me.
What is the significance of the forged papers in the plot?
Steve, last night three men landed in Miami by plane. They were picked up in a limousine. The local police chased them and the car crashed, killing all three men.
So what's all this got to do with us, Commissioner?
One of those men was a well-known foreign agent.
Oh, I see.
How about the other two? A check was made on their identities. Phony, both of them. Oh, you mean they were carrying phony identification papers?
How does Steve Mitchell's investigation unfold in Miami?
No, the papers were legitimate enough, but they didn't belong to the men who were carrying them. We believe those papers were stolen from U.S. citizens who were traveling abroad. And in each case, those citizens were traveling alone and unattached.
Five will get to ten that also, in each case, those U.S. citizens are dead right now.
Exactly. Steve, it looks like we're up against a clever and vicious scheme to get foreign agents into the States.
Yeah. They grab one of our tourists, bump him off, take his papers, and then slip one of their boys into the States with those papers.
What leads Steve to suspect a connection with Trinidad?
We've got to work fast. We don't know how many times they've pulled this trick so far... But we've got to keep them from continuing. Get down to Miami, Steve. Backtrack their operation until you find out who's behind it. Then smash it once and for all. Well, I said, you've got your assignment. Good luck.
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How does Steve's encounter with Susan Gray impact his mission?
Dangerous Assignment
Well, ordinarily, there's nothing I'd like better than a trip to Miami, but from the look on the commissioner's face, I've got a strong hunch I won't be spending my time water skiing through a blue lagoon with a beautiful doll perched on my shoulder. My plane lands there on Friday morning, and I head for the immigration office. Oh, Mitchell, we've been expecting you. I've got some luggage here you might be interested in looking through. This stuff here? Yeah, just help yourself. This is the stuff that originally belonged to the tourists that we think these foreign agents murdered and then impersonated. Hmm, routine stuff. Clothes, curios.
What challenges does Steve face during his undercover operation?
Yeah, that suitcase that you're going through now belonged to a Harold Davis. Yeah, according to my information, three guys landed here in Miami and were whisked away in a limousine. Yeah, that's right. When their car crashed, they were all killed. And that's where we recovered this luggage and those identification papers. But it didn't take us long to discover that the men in the car didn't belong to this stuff. Oh. What kind of a plane did they land in? Regular passenger plane. Caribbean Airlines.
What is the danger lurking on San Miguel Island?
From Trinidad. Hmm. Hmm? What is it? Hey, there's a picture here in the suitcase. Is this the real Davis? Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's Davis, all right. Well, maybe you should say it was Davis. Hey, that girl with him in the picture, that's not bad.
How does the episode conclude with Steve's fate?
Not bad at all. You say the guy who was impersonating Davis flew in from Trinidad, huh? Yeah, that's right. You think that this picture was taken there? I know it was. I recognize the hotel in the background. Oh. Well, in other words, this picture shows that the real Davis was in Trinidad. But the man who flew up here from Trinidad wasn't Davis. Well, that means that... That means that Trinidad is my next stop.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the initial events leading to Steve Mitchell's assignment?
0:00–1:10
2
What is the significance of the forged papers in the plot?
1:10–1:30
3
How does Steve Mitchell's investigation unfold in Miami?
1:30–1:57
4
What leads Steve to suspect a connection with Trinidad?
1:57–2:46
5
How does Steve's encounter with Susan Gray impact his mission?
2:46–3:18
6
What challenges does Steve face during his undercover operation?
3:18–3:41
7
What is the danger lurking on San Miguel Island?
3:41–3:55
8
How does the episode conclude with Steve's fate?
3:55–29:31
Speakers
8 identifiedMore from Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
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