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For just one minute, you know, and I know, it would be impossible actually to take a microphone right into the New York underworld and to interview who's who. But if we could, there's one character we certainly wouldn't want to miss. Bugs Gornier. Bugs, come here a minute. That's my nickname, Bugs. I don't think I ain't known. Chicago, St. Louis, Almyra. That's a good fan, Almyra. Bit and stir much, Bugs. Hmm... So far, hmm... Hmm... What a strange laugh you have. Delay off the criticism. When I was with the Hogan gang, I took for a ride. My throat cut, left for dead. It's done something to my larynx and give me a funny laugh, I'm sensitive about it. How'd you get so powerful, Bugs? Mostly brained. Double-cross here, a little double-cross there and maybe having a guy being took for a ride. I got the biggest racket now in the country. Hey, Lollibell. Yeah? Come here. She's that folly. I was as good as the folly's ever had. I was the coast of Broadway. You're about, uh, 38? Twenty-six. Hmm... It's your card. I taught her everything she knows. Now this guy, Diamond, he works for me, too. Hey, Diamond. Who's the big shot? You are, Bugs. Tell them what I learned here. We've organized the Young Defenders Club. The idea is race-hating. Kids join the Young Defenders, and we sell them uniforms and thousands of badges for $5 each. We make four bucks a bag. I make speeches at the meetings, get them excited against other races. So they'll smash store windows for rocks and so forth. Now tell them how I use you, Lolli. Well, I go to stores run by the races we work up paid against. And sell them protection from the kids. Nobody but Bugs Goneer could have sunk up a double record like that. That's big money in selling hate. You'll have to pardon me now, U3. I got a return to the broadcasting studio. But I, too, hate. Hate U3. And the things you stand for. MUSIC Now, after that make-believe, we're back in the radio studio ready to start our counter-spike case for tonight. It starts three weeks ago in the overly furnished, expensive apartment of Bugs Goneer in New York. Bugs was talking to his henchman, Diamond. Lolli Bell was discordantly playing the piano. Lolli Bell plays the piano like I play marbles. Hmm, hmm, hmm. Good joke, huh? Bugs, tonight I'm gonna begin speaking to the Young Defenders on Long Island. We should get 500 new members. That's 5,000 bucks. Hey, Lil, lay off the piano. Come here. Next week, the kids out on Long Island will be all worked up, smashed in windows. Lolli Bell, you work Long Island next week, too. If Diamond can bring in 5,000 bucks for dues, you should get 5,000 for selling protection to the source. And the phone is for me. I'll get it. Diamond, keep still. We've got to tell Bugs sooner or later. Not now. But if Bugs finds out. It's curtains for both of us. Give me a week on Long Island, and I'll bring him back a bag of dough. You'll feel good. Then maybe we'll tell him the big secret. Next corner, Billy. Which side, Bugs? The left. The matter, Billy. You scared? No, I just want to make sure nobody's around. Get the paint. We ain't got all night. Maybe we shouldn't paint a store spot. You are good. Suppose that costs you. Hello, Billy. We joined the young defenders to show guys like old man Green. We don't want them in this part of town, right? Yeah, I guess so. Well, then come on. Whole store window with paint. And then we'll put the rest of it in the doorway. This old uncle he can't mess around with the young defenders. And let's start painting quick. Yeah. Now give me the small brush. I'm going to make a picture of it. Here you are. I'm painting my store. It's old man Green. I've got you. Yeah. You come in the night to spoil an old man's store. Shut up, guys. Car, I ripped it. Don't worry, Papa. I'll sew it. Even your mother, when she was alive, couldn't have sewed up a rip in your coat that bad. Knock, knock, knock, knock. Visitors? This leaf? Don't answer it, Pop. Don't answer it? No, Pop. Please. Knock, knock, knock. Well, they'll knock down the door if I don't. Don't open that door. Don't. Yes, who? Troy, I've got to come in. What's the idea of walking in here with a gun? That you're a boy. Yes. Come here, boy. Well, now look, what's happened? What's he done? Torn jacket. Now, fit this piece of cloth. We'll fit that torn jacket. Look, my boy's a good boy. Now, why do you do this? Pop, please. What's he done? Killed a man. Killed a man. My boy. Killed a man. To local police officials, that information pertaining to young defenders of America, be forwarded to you. Two members of that organization have just been arrested in New York. This is Harding speaking. This young defender's organization, which is spreading racial hatred, is top priority. Mr. Peters and I will arrive in New York in three hours. Sorry about all this, Mr. Glenn. My boy killed a man. I'll be outside if you want me, Mr. Harding. Been quite a mess. I know it, sir. How'd you get mixed up with these young defenders? Well, all the guys were joining it. Just seemed like the thing to do, to defend something. I see. You read the newspaper, which is published for the young defenders? Yes, sir. Agree with it? Well, I didn't think too much about it, sir. I just read it. Did you ever hear a man named Vincent Diamond speak? Yes, he's a national leader. I know. He speaks to all our branches and members. Tell me, Billy, didn't it ever occur to you to question this bigotry, this hate of minorities and races that he was preaching? I don't know, Mr. Harding. You get so excited, you just join in. I see. Pardon me. Yes? This gives me an idea, Peter. Keep that information secret. Yes. I want to talk to Mr. Glenn. Now, Billy, I want you to leave it for a few minutes. Yes. Kiss my father first. Mr. Harding said. These boys committed this crime themselves, but the poison propaganda peddled by diamonds stirred them up. However, that isn't going to convict him. But why should the counterspies be called in on a thing like this, Mr. Harding? Which, Clinton? We keep an open file on all crackpots and subversive organizations. You see, these hate organizations break down into two types, the ones led by mentally upset neurotics or crackpots and the ones that are just crooked racket. What class are the young defenders? Indications are it's a crooked racket. And I want you to help us break it. It's too late now to save my boy. It's never too late to try anything, Mr. Clinton. Besides, there are other dads and other boys. All right, Mr. Harding. I'll do anything. Back to counter-spy in a moment. Pepsi cola, hit the spot, two full glasses, that's a lot. Lots more value, lots more zest. Why take less when Pepsi's best? More and more among fellows and girls, among mothers and dads. You hear that sane and sensible question, why take less when Pepsi's best? No budget, no allowance ever had a better friend than Tangy's sparkling Pepsi Cola. 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Listen, you windbag, when I was in the chorus, no man ever... Is this the office of the young defenders? Yes. Where's this diamond man who goes around making the speeches? None of your business. It is my business. You know who I am. Must I? I'm Mr. Clinton, the father of Billy Clinton. They arrested for killing that storekeeper. Oh. Now I want to see that man diamond. He isn't here. Where does that door lead? Just to another office. I'll take a look. I told you, Mr. Diamond isn't here. Well, Diamond's been going around talking to the boys at these young defenders' meetings. He's in this just as deep as my son. But Mr. Diamond wasn't with you, son. Well, he aroused Billy so he did it. And I want to see him. I demand to see him. Oh, demand, sir. Oh, you. I don't like that laugh. I didn't ask if you did. I'll get out and go away. I'm not going anywhere. Let's see that man Diamond. This is Billy Clinton's father. Billy was the boy who was painting you Mr. Green's store and killed the old man. He's been banging all around the office. And I demand to see Diamond, or there's going to be plenty of trouble. Now we've all got to protect each other. The same kind of undesirable diamond is preaching about they're going to persecute my boy in court. Wait a minute. I'm getting this wrong. What do you want? I want some money to hire defense in court for my boy. Oh, man, I haven't got any money for his defense. Now, he's a member of the young defenders. The organization should defend him. Are you all right? Yes, you're sure. Sure, the young defenders will defend your boy. But we can't defend him if he's... Quiet a little bit. We'll hire the best lawyers money can buy, Mr. Clinton. The young defenders will not allow your boy to be crucified. Oh, well, thank you, sir. Thank you. Sure, sure. We'll pack the office in a week, you see. Oh, well, that's wonderful. Now, wonderful. We'll all hang together. Yeah, well, let's not use that word. We'll stick together. Right out that way, Mr. Clinton. We've got to defend my boy. Well, be seeing you. Goodbye. Fogs, I ain't very polite, but... Don't you get it, stupid? A defense fund. We'll raise money from every sucker on Diamond's list. He's been first secured because he's a young defender. We must really do his defense. Oh. Who'd ever think of that but me, bug goneer? You think if Diamond was in town, he'd think of it? We'll raise the bill by letter. Diamond will be your store taking over his end of the racket. Yeah. It's a good time to show Diamond who's got the brain. We'll collect a hundred thousand bucks by next week. The young defender's organization has sent out about 200,000 letters, Mr. Harding. Asking for money to defend Billy Clinton. Yes. Oh, and Mr. Green is better. Good. But don't let that news get out. Right. Peter, who does this Diamond live with? He has a room by himself. But somewhere, he's hooked up with a gangster called Bugs Goneer. Anything on Bugs? A long past record, but no reason to pick him up now. There's also an ex-Folly's girl mixed up somehow. Well, do some more checking on them. And just as soon as the money starts coming in for that defense fund, we'll have some legal reason for moving in on Diamond. Oh, Bugs didn't have any right to mix in on my end of the racket while I was gone, Lily. Take it easy, Diamond. He's right in the next room. He'll hear you. I have a good mind to tell him about us anyhow. Oh, cut it out, Diamond. Come on, I'm going in to see him. Promise me you won't tell him the secret. Okay, okay, come on. How I hate that man. Well, I don't like you messing with my end of the racket. Listen to him, Lily. Soar, because in one week, I'll rig it up to make money in three months. Everything I've done has been inside the law. They couldn't touch it. So what? A law could get us now. So what? For fraudulent use of the mail. We can get a couple of years in a pen through your stupidity. Yourself, Diamond? Please, Diamond didn't mean it. Oh, yes, I did. Stop it. Stop it, both of you. Well, forget it. Go on back to your room, Diamond. You go get dressed, Lily. You and me are stepping out tonight. Wait a minute, folks. Diamond, Diamond, you promised. You promised what? What did he promise? How much will you sell me the young defenders for, folks? I'm selling nothing. Stop laughing that way. Come on. Come here. Why you... Get that book hand, Lily. The book hand. Bugs. You tried to hit me on the head. You missed and hit Diamond. No, I didn't. I'm honest. You two were moving so fast. If I thought you did... Why would I want to hit you? Look at me. Don't, Bugs. Look at me. Right in the eye. Diamond, what are we going to do? It's murder. You hadn't done that, I would. Now we just got to get him out of here. How? All right. If you pretend he's had too much to drink, we'll walk him out between us. I'm scared, Bugs. I'm awful scared. Hey, I got me another big idea. Another like this, I suppose? We leave him alone in the woods. In a couple of weeks, he's found. And who killed him? The undesirable that the young defenders have been working against. You'll get us a lot of new members. Come on. We've got to get rid of them. Yes, Mr. Harding, we're checking the money that's coming in on that defense fund. How much? About 3,000 a day. And we're going into action. Come into my office. Yes, sir. A commission to check on the money being sent into the young defenders by mail. A vicious racket, Peter. I haven't been able to dig up anything more on that Bugs gonier that Diamond is someway connected with. Peter, before we take Diamond, let's go up and pay Bugs a little social call. I've checked and the girl is there with him now. Cut it out, Lily. I'm sick of it. You're going crazy. Will you miss Diamond? Maybe I do. Maybe you're sore. I won't let you go no place. Suffocate into death. You sitting there, looking at me, looking at me. And maybe hating you. You do hate me, don't you? I hate everybody. And you hate yourself. It's all over your face. And stop that freak laugh. Shut up. One word to the cops and you'd get that chair. I'm sick and fed up with it all. This last racket is the roughest yet. Who? Answer that door. Morning, sir. Who wants to know? What's the idea coming here this time of night? I think we'll walk in. You got your nerve. I'm harding of the United States counter-spies. This is Mr. Peter's my assistant. You, Bugs, gonia? Go ahead. Have a seat. At two, you have two seats. Where's Diamond? I don't know. Maybe he's gone on a honeymoon. Bugs? Nothing. Does Diamond work for you? Nah. We're just passing the quaintances. What do you know about this hate racket, Bugs? Stirring up racial hatred among ignorant people. Diamond does that? You're Lily Bell, aren't you? Yeah. That was the name in the follies. You know Diamond pretty well? No, not very well. I'm known by sight. Come from Wisconsin, don't you? Yeah. Falls, Junction, Wisconsin? Yeah. You recently got a copy of your birth certificate, didn't you? Where is it now? I... I don't know. Did you want to show it to someone at the little town of Wellington? Over in Jersey? Stop it. Stop it. I've stopped. Shall I go on? Now, what's the idea for all this? Your birth certificate wouldn't still be at the marriage bureau in New Jersey, would it, Lily? I don't know. Where is your husband, Lily? Oh, that's the youth. I'll tell everything. Lully. I did marry Diamond. He's dead. He was killed in a fight right here in this apartment. You won't, sir. Jump in, Peter. I tried to hit Bugs over the head, and I hit Diamond by mistake. I have nothing to do with it. You know all about this hate racket, Lily? Yes. Yes, every bit of it. I was in on it, too. I've had everything, everything. All right, Peter, get the cops on Bugs' goner. Murder and accomplice to murder. And a whole list of federal offenses. Insighting race prejudice and hatred. The crime of intolerance is the worst of all. We'll do everything in our power to help wipe it out. When your friends drop in, be generous, but be thrifty, too. Serve plenty of delicious Pepsi Cola. Pepsi's big 12-ounce bottle gives you not just one sparkling glassful, but two. Get a carton of six and serve 12 delicious drinks. Yes, Pepsi is America's biggest cola value. You get twice the tangy taste, twice the refreshment, twice the Pepsi. So why take less? When Pepsi's best. Whenever you reach for refreshment, remember... Pepsi Cola hits the spot, two full glasses, that's a lot. Lots more value, lots more death. Why take less when Pepsi's best? Now, here again is David Harding. It so happens that tonight's case is very timely. This is Brotherhood Week. So let's all spread the word. Don't listen to or spread gossip about any group of people. Instead, stand up and talk against that kind of talk when you hear it. Not only this week, but all year round. That's being a real American. Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday, same time, same station, to Counter Spy. Listen next Tuesday for the exciting Counter Spy case of the School for Spies. The beauty parlor cover-up for a sinister operation. The bad penny, Black Egypt, who turned up at the wrong time. And the murdered passenger standing at the rail of the Staten Island ferry. The case of the School for Spies shows how an innocent word can be fitted like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle into a larger picture, which means trouble to our nation. The exciting way your Counter Spies get on the trail of a menacing spy syndicate who pray on Uncle Sam's Boys in Blue will be exposed next Tuesday. Be sure to listen to the case of the School for Spies on Counter Spy. Tonight's Counter Spy program originated in New York. It was directed by William M. 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