Dangerous Assignment: Tokyo 10/06/1950
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
29 min
4 speakers
8 chapters
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What is the premise of Dangerous Assignment: Tokyo?
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Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian Dunleavy 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 involve my racing to crack a case before the killer pulls the trigger on me. Then having that race end up in a dead heat. Good night. Good night. You seem to be specializing in making me squirm this morning. Why, Steve, seems to me I can remember a time when that name was sweet music to your ears. Sure, pre-war Vienna. Just a sweet young doll, I thought. It wasn't until later that I found out she was a red-hot Nazi, but... What's the point in opening old graves, Commissioner? This grave isn't old, Steve.
What do you mean? Marta dropped out of sight after the war.
What assignment does Steve Mitchell receive in Tokyo?
We all figured she was dead.
I know, but she's very much alive, Steve. One of our agents spotted her in Tokyo three days ago. Tokyo?
What's she doing there?
Steve, as you know, there are two things that always go together.
Matagalba and trouble. Trouble? What kind of... Hey, wait a minute. What? There's been a lot of sabotage in Japan recently.
Exactly. Trains derailed, bridges blown up, the works. And it's hampering our efforts in Korea.
You think Marta is mixed up in the deal?
That's exactly what you're flying to Tokyo to find out. You know how some ex-Nazis have a habit of selling out to the highest bidder.
Now, look, Commissioner, wouldn't it be better to send another agent? After all, Marta and I were kind of friendly in those days... When I found out about her, it sort of left a bad taste in my mouth.
Well, Steve, you ought to know by this time that personal feelings can't interfere with assignments. That's precisely why I'm sending you. In the first place, Martha was interested in you. In the second place, in those days, you were a foreign correspondent. That's probably all she knows about you.
Okay, okay. What's my contact in Tokyo?
The agent who spotted Martha, a man named McCloskey. He's staying at the Kura Hotel. Now, Steve, get over there. Talk to McCloskey and try to get a line of Martha Gelber. And if she's behind this operation, smash her. The sabotage has got to be stopped. Well, that's it. You've got your assignment. Good luck.
The National Broadcasting Company is presenting Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian Dunleavy in the role of Steve Mitchell, colorful, two-fisted government agent. At all those places of the world where danger and intrigue walk hand in hand, There you will find Steve Mitchell on another dangerous assignment.
Sure, I've got my assignment. And on the surface, it sounds great. Take a little trip to Tokyo and renew my acquaintance with an old flame. But I've got an uneasy feeling that before the deal is through, that old flame is going to turn into a grade-A blowtorch. It's Thursday when my plane lands in Tokyo and I head for the Kura Hotel and McCloskey. The situation here isn't good, Mitchell.
Whoever's behind the sabotage that's been going on has been running the deal real smart. They've apparently got up-to-the-minute information on troop and train movements. They're causing a lot of trouble for us.
You think Marta Gilbert could be behind the deal, McCloskey? That's a good guess, but the trouble with guesses is there's never any proof.
Who is Marta and what is her connection to Steve?
You know the way Marta operates, when she operates. Uh, yeah, slightly. Well, I'll give you all the dope I have on Marta, but it isn't much. She's apparently been living here in Tokyo for about two years. But last week was the first time any of us had spotted her here. She lives in a very swank apartment.
Yeah, that would be Marta, all right.
Always has two or three guys on the string. Likewise. And according to my information, has been throwing plenty of dough around.
Sounds like she hasn't changed a bit.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the premise of Dangerous Assignment: Tokyo?
0:00–1:52
2
What assignment does Steve Mitchell receive in Tokyo?
1:52–4:15
3
Who is Marta and what is her connection to Steve?
4:15–6:14
4
What is the significance of the sabotage happening in Japan?
6:14–8:05
5
How does Steve's investigation lead to danger?
8:05–9:30
6
What clues suggest Marta's involvement in the sabotage?
9:30–11:54
7
What is revealed about Sergeant Bill Duncan's murder?
11:54–14:19
8
How does the episode conclude with Steve and Marta's confrontation?
14:19–29:33
Speakers
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