 The National Broadcasting Company presents COUNTER SPY Harding counter spy calling Washington especially appointed to investigate and combat the enemies of our country both at home and abroad These COUNTER SPY reports to the American people are brought to you each week at this time Now, the case of the infiltrating agents What is Washington? Urgent attention, Mr. Harding personally to all Southern field offices 24-hour alert ordered until further notice and flying to Laredo, Texas will make specific assignments upon arrival They're okay, Pepita Plenty okay How many times I have to tell you my name is not Pepita Who is this Pepita? Some other girl you like better, huh? No, no, Pepita, you're the only girl in the world in the way of Laredo Well, bottoms up Harry, I think you have too much already No, no, it's never too much Bottoms up Harry, you take drink too all of a sudden Oh, come on, Harry, sweetheart baby, we go Go? Where? What's the matter with this place? We go home Oh, no, no, Pepita I'm having too much fun I like Mexico I don't want to go back to Dallas There's not as much fun in Dallas You don't go back to Dallas I'm in my home Oh Wait a second, sir Hey, wait a minute Mausoleum It's in yours Give me the account $7 Okay, here you are, buddy Keep the change, keep it, I'm a sport Thank you, sir Come, Harry You know, you're a sweet kid, Pepita You're an awful sweet kid The name is not Pepita You're still a sweet kid Come, you lean on me I will open at the door That's a good girl You open at the door Yes Okay, come You know, Pepita I'm gonna miss you when I go back to Dallas Well, you don't go back till tomorrow I'm gonna miss you anyway Yeah, here's my car Oh, we don't have to drive to my house No, I leave right next door to the saloon That's nice That's convenient, too Right here, we go in That's good Come in, Harry It's dark It's dark in here, Pepita I will turn it on the light That's better Much better Hey, look at nice little Comfortable chair Isn't that a wonderful size Nice little old Easy chair Harry Good night, Pepita Harry Harry, wake up Okay, sleep Is it all right? Yes, yes, all right I wonder if he doesn't have much money with him He should Never mind how much money he's got Leave it We'll leave him money alone All right, but it's a shame Ah, here Here are the keys to his car Good The car is big Oldsmobile Right outside License Texas JW360 Stay here I'll be back in a little while Mr. Sanderson Mr. Sanderson Yes, here Come on, Carl, get out Mustn't we drive the car to the garage? That has been the usual procedure Get out Yes, all right, get out We do everything fine for months and months Perfect Now comes word from Buenos Aires Everything has changed Nothing is good Why didn't you remain in Buenos Aires? Because our superiors believe This is too important for you to handle Too important for me to handle What have I been handling that was not important? Yes, but not as important as this In five or six hours the man will wake up We must have the car back by then So he can be on his way If we must take off the tires And put the stuff inside as usual We'll have to get it to the garage quickly No, no, the merchandise does not go into the tires What's the matter with the tires? We're putting it in the tires all along I don't like what you've been doing all along, Carl Please, you forget my contribution Is that so? That is so It was me, me, Carl Who thought of finding these tourists Having them innocently smuggle the material Across the border in their car It was me, me alone No, this job is too much for you No, not something big comes along It's too much This is no bigger than usual Ha, you weren't sent from Buenos Aires For something no bigger than usual, I know Do you? Of course I know What, for instance? It is plans in microfilm To the organization To infiltrate the area of the new hydrogen bomb Planned in South Carolina Plans for our people to establish themselves As residents And get employment in the construction work And later, when construction is finished In the plant itself Isn't that right? Very right, you see, I know That's too bad, Carl Oh, Mr. Sannison, no I'm sorry, Carl No, please, I didn't know I only guessed You guessed too well Please, don't kill me, please A little later or a little sooner It didn't make any difference, Carl You were not to be trusted Yes? Here, here are the keys The car is ready Put the keys back in his pocket Who are you? What is Carl? Carl has been transferred Transferred? Yes, transferred to another area Put the keys in the man's pocket Everything is ready To Brayden, counters by headquarters, Washington Advise you handle Honolulu And San Francisco matters yourself Don't know how long I'll be here Case still requires my personal attention Harding Yes, I'll be right with you Sign David Harding, counters by temporary field office Laredo, Texas That holds mobile with the Texas plates JW360 Just left the Mexican side And started across the international bridge Good You want to step over to the window, chief? Here it comes, Mr. Harding I think it ought to have a regular Customs examination right down the line Okay, I'll take care of it myself Make it look regular Just in case we're being watched, right? Here it comes I'll wait inside Tell the driver I want to see him, right? Good morning, sir What's good about it? Rough night, rough It was brutal My bag's in the trunk I've got nothing to declare I didn't buy anything Nothing at all to declare? Nothing except what I ate and drank I'll open it up Give me the keys, mister I'll open it The man inside wants to see you Not what? Well, you'll have to ask him One standing right inside the door All right Did you want to see me? Hello, Mr. Harding Hello, Peter How'd it go? As expected This girl, Papita, picked me up in the café We had a few drinks When she thought I was loaded She took me to her place When it looked like I passed out She called in a friend named Carl They lifted the car keys off me And Carl left Five or six hours later She returned my car keys So our suspicions are confirmed I think that's been the pattern All the while, chief What do you think they hid in the car? I don't know I didn't want to make too close An examination Well, we ought to be able to find it Anything you want, Sanderson? Nothing other than we're afraid He slipped into this country So start out for Dallas, Peter And make those stops we talked about For lunch, for gas, anything Well, some place between here and Dallas They should try to lift the car from you And that's when we nailed them I hope so Now, as insurance We'll use the alternating method And staying with you Somebody in front, somebody behind All the time I'll try to be in contact with you From time to time All right, sir Everything's okay Thanks Here are your keys They pulled out the upholstery patting in the back Rest of the rear seat, chief Found the role of microfilm Microfilm? So that's it Did you substitute it in the car? Yes, sir Good Well, Peter, I think you've spent enough time here All right So long Thanks So long He's got a dangerous job You don't know how dangerous Those people are just as soon Kill him as look at him We've been after this ring for a year now We haven't made a dent yet That isn't till now That's a pretty clever gimmick of theirs Storing the films and tourists' cars Yeah, it's clever But it's up to us to be a little more clever Let's find out what's in those microfilms Yes, sir, fill her up Yep How's the oil water? They're okay Just fill her up Any sign of them, Peter? I didn't see a thing, chief I just heard from both your follower And your leader They didn't see any sign of them either We developed that microfilm We found in the car Big stuff? Bigger than we figured That 400 square mile tract of land Up around Aiken, South Carolina That's where the government just announced It's going to build a hydrogen bomb plant Exactly Microfilm has orders to agents To a dozen or more states To get routed around that project Even before it started When the call goes out for workers Those agents will be right among them So I don't think they'll let your car Get too far out of their sight, Peter It must be around someplace Maybe they have the setup spotted I don't think so Do you think they're waiting till I get closer to Dallas? Are you getting a customer? Yeah Just a minute, ma'am Be with you a minute All right Well, there you are Fill her up Okay You sure they all want her, okay? Yeah, they're okay I'm in an awful hurry Well, but this gentleman here These ladies in such a hurry Go right ahead I've got plenty of time Okay Fill her up, ma'am No, I don't need any gasoline There's something wrong with my car And I've just got to get to San Antonio Well, we'll take a look It's hot all right It's boiling What is it, the fan belt? No, the fan belt seems to be okay I was just driving along And it started to steam all of a sudden Let's check the water Oh, that's it No water? Can't see any You got a leak all right A bad one, man See how it's dripping down on the pan there Oh, will that take long? Well, long enough Got to find the leak Then I got to fix it Oh dear, I've got to be in San Antonio by one o'clock Well, with this car you won't I've got two other jobs Sitting in the garage back there It'd be at least one thirty four And get to it Is there a bus or something? Well, not one that'll get you to San Antonio One o'clock Oh, sir, could you take me Are you going to San Antonio? Me? Yes, I've just got to be there I've got an appointment And I can't miss it Why don't you get the lady a lift, mister You've got an empty car Sure, sure, it'd be a pleasure, miss Oh, thank you very much You don't know what a favor this is I've got to be there I'll come back tomorrow for the car Is that all right? Sure, I'll be ready anytime tomorrow Ah, that'll be 206, mister Yeah, sure Here you are Thanks There's no leak in that radiator The water was drained out Peter's list may be it You are listening to the case Of the infiltrating agents on Counter Spy Have you met our new baby yet? I mean NBC's new baby, The Big Show And what a baby it is The biggest baby you ever heard And he's not crying either Why should he with stars like Tallulah Bankhead Jimmy Durante, Clifton Webb, Mindy Carson Meredith Wilson, and a host of others To make him radio's greatest spectacle ever This Sunday and every Sunday meet The Big Show An hour and a half of comedy, music and drama All this and Tallulah too No wonder it's The Big Show And Sunday evening over most of these Same NBC stations also means The Phil Harris Alice Fay Show With Frankie, Julius, and the entire cast Now, back to Counter Spy Now this is Harding Peter stopped at point 14, Filling Station Car drove up with a steaming radiator And a girl, 5'4", 120 pounds, 25 years old Got out and hitched a ride to San Antonio With Peter's and his car That looks like it Check on the license of the car she left here The 1949 Plymouth 2-door painted maroon Texas license 3-T-1-5-2 Okay, Mr. Harding Now get that information out to all cars If she's one of the rings, she might try to pull a gun on Peter Between here and San Antonio Take over his car Right I'm turning the filling station back to the owner right away And joining the parade But keep shooting out bulletins over the air We're getting close What would a pretty girl like you Pay in such a hurry to get to San Antonio for, Miss White? I've got an appointment What kind of an appointment? Just an appointment Okay You thought maybe I'd be entitled to know Well, you are, but I'm not going to tell you All right I'm on my own business You're sweet, Mr. Peters Very sweet Harry Where do you live? In Dallas Where do you live? In San Antonio Too far apart? Dallas and San Antonio I guess they are Oh, there's a nice lunch stand coming up Would you like to get some coffee? I thought you were in a hurry to get to San Antonio Well, I am, but a few minutes won't hurt It won't hurt you, it won't hurt me It's really a very nice place I've been there before Must be, it's kind of busy I've got a lot of people who travel Between San Antonio and Lorraine and Noah Oh Yeah Thank you You know, I was kind of hoping you'd want to stop I thought that you went too much for a hurry Oh, well, I'm never in too much of a hurry for a cup of coffee Good Let's sit at the counter, it's quicker, shall we? Okay, you're the boss It's all right Oh, this is fine Yeah, folks, what's your pleasure? I'll have a cup of coffee and, um... Oh, do you have a menu? Menu's on the wall, ladies Oh A sweet roll, a cup of coffee and a sweet roll All right Mr? I'll have the same Draw two Hey, Mr. Pair What do you do, Mr. Peters? The name is just plain Harry, and I do find it I mean, what do you do for a living? Oh, I'm in the dairy business Oh, that's nice Here you are, folks Your coffee is a couple of sweet rolls Thank you Would you like some, sir? Hey, buddy What's the matter? Do you drive up here in the black Olds reveal? Yes, one Well, somebody's driving off in it, and it ain't you This is Gloria Let me talk to Mr. Sanderson Oh, Harry Did you get hold of your father, Gloria? Well, they're calling him to the phone Oh, good I'm really terribly sorry Oh, here you are, Father Excuse me, Harry Hello, Mr. Sanderson Well, how's it going, Gloria? Oh, very well Like clockwork Did Jimmy get the car? Yes, he drove it off about five minutes ago You don't think the man has any knowledge? Oh, he doesn't know a thing Can you, uh, lose him? He's already lost A very convenient truck driver Offered me a ride into San Antonio Good, very good I'll see you in about an hour Goodbye Well, there Your father isn't worried, I hope Oh, no, he's not worried You know, I don't like the idea of you Riding the San Antonio in a truck Well, I've got to get there some way And the man was kind enough to... Why don't you come along with us, Harry? Oh, I'd love to But the state police said wait here until the highway Until it comes So I guess I'd better wait for a report on the car Oh, yes, I forgot all about that Hey, lady If you want to ride with me, you'd better come on I operate on a strict schedule Yeah, I'll be right with you Goodbye, Harry Well, wait a minute Look, uh, where can I find you in San Antonio? Oh, you don't want to find me, Harry Yes, I don't No, you don't There's something I didn't tell you It wasn't my father on the phone It was my husband Oh Goodbye, Harry Peters Hello, Mr. Harding You got the whole story, Peter Yes, I phoned in Was someone able to stay behind my car? Michael stuck with it all the way I reported a short curly-haired man about 30 He grabbed it I didn't get a look at him I only drove up the highway to a few miles north of Divine Pulled off on a side road He apparently lifted the stuff out of the back seat And five minutes later a Ford drove up Michael reported the curly-haired man got in Headed for San Antonio Their timing is perfect Now, what about the girl? Well, Jones' truck pulled into the restaurant He put on a big act of sympathy And offered her a ride to San Antonio And she took it Good for Jones We'll hear from him just as soon as he drops her She won't get out any place near where she's going Oh, there's an agent behind Jones, isn't there? Yes, he'll pick her up on foot We checked on the car that she left behind At the filling station It was rented at San Antonio Well, I guess we're getting right on top of it, Peter We sure are, Dave And we better nail them this time We'll get them This is their last trip Who is it? It's me, Gloria Well, hello, Gloria Mr. Sanderson Come in, come in Well, how'd you like that for turning a trick? It came off very well The poor man never knew what hit him You'll find his car in a few hours You'll go on back to Dallas And write the whole thing off as a streak of bad luck Where did the truck driver leave you? Well, I told him I wanted to get out near the guns there He pulled that big 10-10 truck right up in front of the hotel and dropped it Now, you're a positive No one was behind you Oh, no one I walked three blocks hopped the cab And here I am Good, good work Could Jimmy bring the package in all right? Oh, yes Yes Here it is Oh, that's wonderful We'll get the films moving east by tonight By Monday they'll be spread to every agent of ours in the country We're a step ahead of these people every foot of the way Nothing will stop us, Gloria Nothing I never doubted anything would All right now, let's get ready to move out I want to be on our way east in an hour She was the kind of girl who would fool anyone, chief She could pull that stump twice a week and never be... San Antonio to car C5 I'll take that Martin San Antonio, go ahead Meeker reports curly-haired suspect who took car Trailed the following address in San Antonio 1842 Del Rosa 1842 Del Rosa That's right, Mr. Harding Suspect entered the house with a suitcase Apparently containing contraband Left house five minutes later without the suitcase What kind of house is it, San Antonio? Two-story house, frame affair Front and back entrance Suspect entered first floor door Second floor has apparently unconnected occupant Yeah, the house covered Meeker's on the spot, I'm heading there, too Okay, good Now tell Meeker It's just a minute, Mr. Harding I wonder what's up to you Listen, just checked in He followed the girl from the Gunther Hotel to the same address That's more than coincidence, chief Okay, San Antonio Keep all agents on the spot We're headed there right away All right, Peter See if you can get some speed out of this thing There's Jones, Mr. Harding Now, Jones Hello, chief, Peter That's it The yellow frame house across the street They're on the first floor Where you got the man posted? Meeker and Johnson are back in the alley I got a pair up on the street in the car Evans is standing in the doorway on this side Any idea who the occupant is? Yeah, we checked around Couldn't get much of a line on him He moved in about a week ago The neighbor says a big man Haven't seen him much Is he in there, Jones? Yeah, he opened up the door For both the curly-haired suspect and the girl All right, let's go You go up to the door with me, Peter You follow us up, Jones Okay Give the boys a high sign We're gonna move in Okay They got it, and they're ready All right, Jones Come up behind us Yeah, I'll do that Okay You knock, Peter I'll cover you All right I'll be glad to wind this one up So will I Knock again Yes, who is it? It's me You? Hello, Miss White Surprise Harry, how did you... I did We're United States Congressmen What? We know that there's a man... Oh, yeah You hit me You hit me Get me a doctor with you All right, Sanders And take it easy We'll get you a doctor I'm hit I'm hit Bad, I... I need a doctor Anderson's all right, ladies He's not hurt bad There are the films, chief All ready to go Yes, and the only place they're going Is where we're taking them The only place these people are going Is where we're putting them Come on All of you, let's go This is David Harding Here's a statement By the Honorable J. Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation The President of the United States In restating the responsibilities Of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Has called upon all law enforcement officers, Patriotic organizations and individuals To report information pertaining to espionage, Sabotage and subversive activities To the FBI The following suggestions are made to assist Patriotic organizations and individuals In complying with the President's request Be alert Learn to know the enemies of the American way of life If you suspect sabotage, espionage Or subversive activities Communicate with the nearest office of the FBI And furnish all facts in your possession Once you have reported your information to the FBI Do not circulate rumors Or endeavor to make private investigations Leave the investigations to trained investigators Who have access to data acquired over the years On individuals engaged in subversive activities The internal security of the United States Can best be assured with the cooperation, The aid and assistance of every law-abiding person In our nation Tune in every week, same time, same station To counter-spy Listen next week for the exciting Case of the Invisible Insurrectionist Behind the nationwide headlines of a recent murder attempt Lies a strange story of a certain organization To whom misery was a necessity And treason a way of earning a living How your counter-spies answered this challenge By proving that charity doesn't always begin at home Will be revealed for the first time next week In Case of the Invisible Insurrectionist On Counter-Spy Tonight's Counter-Spy program originated in New York Was directed by Marks B. 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