 take one man who never learned to lie place him in the steaming jungles of South America and let him discover a secret he knew no one would believe that's the story of the unsuspected taken from the files of John Steele adventurer hello friends this is John Steele with another story of action and suspense designed to please those of us who can only dream of adventure the other day I happened to run across an article about the fabulous country of the Amazon basin well it brought back pleasant memories and the name of an old acquaintance Charles Maloney I've never been able to think of one without thinking of the other and of what happened that summer but here's Charles to tell you as only he can Charles I guess everybody has some kind of code they live by that's well if you don't get blinded by it you got to learn that there are times when the things you believe in have to be forgotten if you don't want to hurt someone it ain't easy not for me I guess it really started today I signed on to work as a surveyor on the Great Diagonal that's a projected direct air route across the Amazon jungles from Caracas to Rio de Janeiro my outfit was laying out an emergency airfield in the Madagascar country one night we were all gathered in the fetched heart that served as a bar Tony and Hans Jose and Alicia as usual Tony was rousing my buddy hunts about making more money than anyone and Jose was pestering me there you shall leave you will go no no why I told you why they but it is so little but a thousand time no why not you're not going with me huh why should I go on a wild goose chase in the jungles especially with you it is not the case besides I got work to do you can get off I'll get someone else those no because they won't do it is no same here you the only one of those days about time you accepted the truth about Bill Harris you know I've always told the truth to everyone no matter who they were I'm telling it to you now Bill Harris is dead no lay off me will you I don't believe until I see with my own eyes okay you see but I'm not looking for any dead man please don't hang on to me Alicia she would talk to you I've already told her the same thing you wait the table now you come over well we know you good guy Charlie yeah yeah yeah yeah and come here in a minute hey you got a yellow for some help from us are you see you you stick for my Alicia first thing you're yeah yeah all right then we're going to come over there please please please you already look I won't take about just the one of me knows the whole thing but what please I want to prove it before what points only we say that Hansa he's the same he's the money to go back to the United States and to make a marriage yeah yeah yeah I thought he's right so it's always to see Charlie who is why ask me well you're the only one who's going to town with Hansa when he sends that money makes it you know how she is it's never even been in the city really sends his money to his father in German what's the matter with him you don't know well they told him what they asked it would have been better to say they were right or it wasn't so it would have made them all happy if you say what they want oh why should I lie for anyone does not matter they asked for the truth I told them they will be having fun I'll walk out on it not me there was a plague or something let it sit down just don't get it something to matter with me Alicia no this isn't the first time they've acted like understand you you that is why I most want you to go with Papa you're honest no matter what happens but that trips ridiculous not to Papa you know as well as I do if there was any chance that Bill Harris's plane came down safely the search bodies would have found him but Papa was so great a friend of Bill also why can't you see how he was the way these two months yeah even if Papa do not find Bill at least he will be happier knowing he tried to well I'm not going on any jungle hunt with Jose yeah if you go with Papa it will bring your friends back to you yeah why they all have great respect for Jose you would like to you if you make him happy yeah and in the week you're gone they will forget tonight I think so and I'd be happy too maybe it wouldn't be a waste of trip far as I can say okay yeah I went back to my hut and the guys said anything they all just hit the bunks but I didn't go to sleep right away I wish I told Alicia what made me feel that he hadn't gone off when Tony and them had she was different by morning the news had gotten around everyone was wishing Jose luck while I loaded the boat and thought a lot of the old Spaniard because the devotion to Bill Harris shoved off at nine o'clock John steal our foreman handling the outboard midstream John looked at Jose we jerked his thumb toward the south upstream I knew he was crazy billard had his plane north toward my nose still followed orders late that afternoon we pulled into the bank and started to unload go hot you could actually see this we got a lot of stuff we're gonna bury part of it here no we can't carry it all I'll be crazy in this I didn't say anything about no two weeks maybe no beat the week never know I'll carry that that's all we see you maybe in a week what's your rush we must make start while still they lie and I have to get back to camp I know the row old matter I have to make another trip down river for four on Hans has made him the sanitary a British freighter I didn't know he was going there after last night I didn't know too late now see in a week was I right here he is not then one week more like two weeks later come on jelly yes sure we've got his way to me okay don't matter which way he goes you ask me here's the good spot to start in jungle animal trailer fifty miles out of the way to start where you think so bill was headed north no reports I saw him when he took off yeah he turned over jungle and had a breather you saw him head this way body so why didn't you tell him when they were searching I tried to put a nobile he was supposed to go north that's what everyone thinks today no different maybe you've got something oh they see a little not closer to think it was headed for a report me why don't know why didn't we just fight our opponent you not make it there not yet well then it didn't he went down in this territory we see man that'd be the same finding pills he set me up me to have not the same way he's fast running either we call him creature I come from we can wait and all that's not always he's filled with the run high and it will be maybe we find three fell over yeah yeah here's one Jose we know you got to sit down and senior course this won't unpack me to the bank of a quick and be slowly come on I'm rude yeah a lot break lost call that way to start then your black is gone fell off watch the way before I could grab the point 92 yeah hey you can't do it I'll better have to get back and come on you're gonna catch you before it gets away this is what Jose he's gone yeah yeah people quite a way down the river but still wasn't in sight I wanted to camp right there and wait for John's return the week make a raft and float downstream they wouldn't hear of it we couldn't go on these journals without quite a no arguing with Jose before days we hacked our way through the steaming jungle rain never stopped neither did the chatter of monkeys like we were caught in the nest of a thousand snakes hacking hacking at vine finally we worked our way under a bunch of broad leaf plants like umbrellas you're you want to eat nothing you are I don't care where I don't okay we eat now what this bird I shut before at least it's not hard to feel a couple of hours till night come so we eat then go not me I'm worn out me all the man and you but so what we stay sure rain rain rain too much yeah go up down sleep twice all I like when I was a kid ain't on the roof in your car then you're you would speak why don't we go back back there's a chance to find anything in this job no no go back only today so still comes back we just make it with luck no go back must land it'll you know you're not going to must you know I've been thinking those days if you tell Alicia what you're mean about bills turning his plane soft why I I just not do you really want to find Bill where you think I do these I've been wondering about that never knew you were such a close friend a day before this time we're much close yeah yeah should there isn't something else what do you mean surely it seems funny the only one who doesn't think Bill's dead maybe you think so much they are no one's going all this trouble unless it's more than friendship you want my brother I'll show you the way to get that I I shoot man who say I'll forget it forget you get on your high horse I didn't mean anything by no no don't get back he's got to stick together today if we both want to get back I can't think Bill Bill a little Alicia no one does fun tell me that's much Bill's life find your bill is it fine you're there is that fine you're there when you hey Jose wake up Bill I know you hate right wake up Jose and it's a challenge come on wake up you dream the meaning up what's the matter Jose you've got a fever nothing hilarious no nothing about going back after we lost the client I've got a fine bit of nothing wrong with Jose we're starting back no we are we're going now well I'm not okay you go back Jose going you can't do that see I do you're out of your head having a chance fighting malaria when we're wearing your son's out hacking through the jungle I find me look at it all cut up scratches getting ulcers already we're going back see you go all of us there was a trouble later I'm sorry I came as they started to you know go no no good for jungle and I don't want to be only reason I came was because of Alicia see when it's done otherwise make her happy I've got to stick by you take care of you for her so you go where I go yeah far as I'm concerned you could stay here in a lot you always say what he is on your mind yeah no no along what I thought of you maybe her days be the same way to well good the record straight get your back on are we going to eat good if I'm dry with first I had a cup of coffee right now I am down out there thinking milk for a few minutes once it is a lady with my dry with an open spot yeah I don't think she's a wrong thing you're on the tree in my head flat no kind of see would like it my gun on one you're going to be staying still your eyes are playing okay I'm all right I told you to stand still no departure didn't get my gun out of the seat sicker and I thought no burning up go away soon get up to that clearing and rest see come on I'll try to wrestle us up something to eat maybe a pamphlet steak I'm not hungry now you gotta eat keep your strength and try what then your colleague yeah yeah come and come in there just seems up my eyes they don't fool me no what look in valley over there yeah look for what wing tip of airplane there there were three types of record wait a minute yeah I think it is a way to find me if maybe we have a day we have to go you can't go now get to be sure you know be the dragon probably is Come on, I know. I hope so. Bill! Bill! Pulsing up yet. Sorry, okay. Bill! They're not there yet. Come on, put an umber out my shoulder. Leg hurt. Go on it. You'll lie if the bed shall leave. Lie? I don't lie about anything. You're not going to leave Jose here to die. Then you're making sense for once. Huh? Out of your mind for hours. What'd I say? Nothing, nothing. I think I see the plane now. Where are you now? Yeah, yeah, that's it. Now see Bill? Doesn't look like there was any fire, maybe. Maybe. He got out. Bill! Bill! He ran somewhere. Bill! No answer. Say it. No. Probably in the plane. Look for food. The message. We wait, yeah. Look in plane first. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Is there Jose? He. He. What's left of you? I know you're here, Bill. I'm not Bill. Jose, he is smart. Hey, snap out of it, Jose. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Jose was in a bad way. Larry, it can kill an old man like him quickly, especially in his weakened condition. I ripped a piece of metal off the plane and dug a grave for Bill Harris. And I got some things to prove we'd found him and started back with Jose. I had a half-drag, half-carry him, but at least the trail was easier. There's only three days left to meet Steele, the good five days' journey, the rate I was making. There wasn't any time to stop and look for food. Three days. I had to get back, get back to John Steele. On the next to the last day, Jose perked up a little. He was still delirious, but he could walk some. Maybe a little quiner in the plane was taking effect. Stuff that had broke to wash our faces. Didn't dare to drink no matter what. You better, Jose? See, Bill. Charles, see. I know what happened to Charlie. Oh, come on. We gotta get back. Jose, get back. Sure. Not you, Bill. Cut out the crazy. You're not for me, Bill. I'm not, Bill. You killed Charlie. What? Jose, no. I come right here. You think Jose asleep, but me see you buried, Charlie. You saw me. Charles burying Bill. Stay away. What are you doing? Get down. Oh. You, Jose. He didn't even like putting the gun down. Here you are. You're out of your head. I'm... Charles, not Bill. You want to go back now. Yeah, yeah. Don't you say that on me. There's nothing to tell. You want to go back and tell the police. Police? Well, what? I brought the Indian that died in camp. Lola? He died of... You only one who know I killed him, Bill. Everyone else thinks he died like natural. But you know not so. No one guessed. Now I kill you, too. No, you don't. You! Yes! Yeah, that's good. I got it. You're nice. Better when closed. I'm a child! Yes, someone gets you now. That's not tricky. That's not tricky. No! What was it? Huh? Have you heard? Yeah. How'd I get here? When you didn't show up the second week, I came after you. Jose, I buried him. He... I tried to... No one heard at all. You saw? I tried to stop him, but couldn't cut into the jungle in time. I couldn't help it. Yeah, I know. I had to... I'd never believed it if I hadn't heard. No. No one would. Makes it tough. What do you mean? Explaining what happened. No one will believe the truth. Well, they'll believe you? Not where Jose is concerned. They think too much of him. Yeah. I can fix it up with the rest of the camp. What are we worrying about then? Alicia. Alicia? Only you can handle that. Yeah, but I... It'll wreck her life. Why? You always tell the truth. When she finds her father was a murderer... I know what you mean. Well, that's your problem. Yeah, yeah. Almost there. What are you gonna do? I don't know. Yes. Oh, and he's better to the rescue party come. Not exactly. No? Alicia, your... your father, Jose... Si, si. He died on the way back. Sorry, Alicia, me. We all feel the same way about Jose. Yeah. Well, how did it happen? Your father died of malaria. I'll tell the rest of the camp. See you later. Malaria? Yeah. Oh. How could he? Well... He took quinine alone. We lost it. Lost? How? I was carrying it. You? Yeah, I fell under the stream and lost it. You lost it? I couldn't be helped. When? First day. And you didn't come back? No. You forced my papa to go on like that? No, he was... You should have come back then. I guess so. You make him die. Oh, listen to me. No. I don't never want to hear you again. Never. Never. He unsuspected the story of a man who told a lie and lost the only person he really cared for. But one piece of mind. If you like Charlie's story, friends, why not come back next week? I'll have a man who looked for sanctuary in a murky swamp and found the answer to his escape in a buried treasure chest. I like to call it quagmire. So until next week then, this is John Steele saying a life of adventure is yours for the asking wherever you find it. Only don't look for it. It may find you. Well, goodbye and good hunting. John Steele Adventurer is produced by Robert Monroe, directed by Elliot Drake and written by Roy L. Deeds. Ross Martin was heard as Charles. Also in the cast were Jim Bowles and Bryna Rayburn. John Steele is played by Don Douglas. Musical effects were created by Doc Whipple. Your answer is Ted Malley. Remember next week, mutual presents Quagmire. Another story of suspense and action from the files of John Steele. Adventurer.