 Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission behind enemy lines knowing that you may never return alive? What you have just heard is the question asked during the war of agents of the OSS Ordinary citizens who to this question answered yes This is cloak and dagger Warfare espionage international intrigue these are the weapons of the OSS In today's adventure windfall the part of McAllister is played by Lester main Jan Minor plays Jen and Mike Slade is played by Bill Quinn The story is suggested by actual incidents recorded in the Washington files of the office of strategic services a Story that can now be told We had three new guests at the Lodge at Noirmont that day The first one blew in just after lunch and I recognized him right away. At least I thought I did I Had no who he was you understand, but I thought I knew what he was a fellow American for one thing and Probably a member of the diplomatic mission at Baron. I Wish now that that was all he had been you have a reservation for me the name is your heywood Frederick heywood one moment, sir I made a mental note of that name as I shuffled my cards and dealt myself another hand of solitaire I was sitting in a lobby close to the desk and not by accident either I made it my business to catch the names of new arrivals if you know a man's name He's Usually more willing to sit down at the card table with you and if the guests at Noirmont didn't play cards with me How could I eat? Well, clerk, do you have the reservation or not? Yes, it is monsieur. It was phoned in yesterday from Berm your room is being prepared now, sir Let me know what it's ready. I'll be in the bar. I Went to work then I followed him into the bar I was sure by then that I'd size him up right a secretary or a file clerk who'd come to the lodge to ski and relax He was right for picking I figured I Found him at a table by the window looking out over the mountains of snow and ice and down into the green valley where Switzerland became France Nazi occupied France Welcome to normal mr. Heywood who are you name slave Mike Slade? I heard you ask for your reservation. I Couldn't help overhearing your name. You're an American. That's right You might if I sit down. Thanks I'll be able to do a little skiing I suppose perhaps Planning to stay long. That depends. Oh on what a number of things none of which are your business Relax mr. Heywood. You don't have to be afraid to talk to me. I'm not on the enemy side. In fact I'm not on anybody side. I'm just a Plain ordinary private citizen. Oh, and what are you doing in Switzerland? He asked so I told him a whole sad story How I shipped out of San Francisco when I was 15 how I jumped ship in Shanghai How I'd spent the next 25 years gambling my way around the world till I hit it big Knocking over a roulette wheel in Paris for a million Franks. So you're up here blowing your million Franks, that's late No, not exactly didn't last long enough to blow Week after I won it the Germans marched into Paris and my money wasn't worth a thin dime I got away and landed up here at Noir more and Been waiting ever since waiting for what life for someone to win this war, of course someone Anyone you mean? Oh, I'm not too particular mr. Heywood. Like I say, I don't play sides I'm I'm what they call a neutral I guess Neutral American well, it's been a long time since I was in America. I Just want him to get the war over with somehow so Jen and I can get out of here Jen My girl Winston Heywood. She's one of the skiing instructors here at the lodge When I go she's promised to go with me. I see Now go see if my room's ready. Oh, wait a minute. How about another drink? Oh, thanks. Well, look if you're not doing anything tonight, and you'd like a little game of study No, thanks. No, it's as good a way as any to pass the evening up here Maybe but I'm rather particular about the kind of men I gamble with slave Especially the kind of Americans Oh, I'm I forget some guys couldn't help being paper. It's me. I had other things to worry about Not enough money in my jeans to pay for my room at the end of the week and no stud game in sight Hello Mike Jen, how are you baby? I came into the bow a few minutes ago, but you're talking to somebody here Who was a guy named Heywood an American just checked in from Bairn from Bairn with Mike. He couldn't have What do you mean? Well after that heavy snow last night He couldn't have come by automobile and you know perfectly well the train from Bairn doesn't arrive for another three hours Hey, I forgot about that And how the devil did he get here? There's only one way he must have walked walked all the way from Bairn Of course not. He walked from down there in the valley. He came across the French border Baby, you're forgetting there's a war on there aren't any Americans touring France these days No, but there are some fighting for France fighting with the French marquee. I don't know what you're talking Intelligence agents Mike Hey, wait a minute. Maybe you've got something there That would explain why Heywood brushed me off that way He must be one of those OSS guys we heard about It was the only answer. I didn't think much of it. I figured an OSS agent just out of occupied France Wouldn't have enough money to finance a game of studs. So I went looking for someone who would Crowds were crowds and you didn't have to be a patriot like Heywood not to like But I figured of these two guys at the desk were a couple of jokers on a holiday They'd be well-heeled Welcome to Noir more gentlemen. I don't believe I quite caught your names gentlemen If you please my friend they are trying to get accommodations I am sorry her title all I can give you and her you and her fish that is a double room There are no single ones. No, sir the American who arrived today took the last one. Oh An American alive today. I'm an American to slaves my name Mike slave, but it was not you who just came Oh, no, no, I've been around for nearly three years. The new guest is mr. Heywood mr. Heywood a and his room 18 I'm in 27 myself gentlemen if you'd be interested in a friendly game of stud poker the same thing I'm afraid we are going to be busy this evening So that took care of my last chance to put some meat on my thin bank roll Jen and I had dinner at the lodge that night then I walked her back to her cottage above the hotel The moon was bright dry snow squeaked under our feet Was the same as any other night at Muammal Seemed the same anyway Even the things we talked about were the same. You must be patient Mike. We will leave Muammal someday Yeah, but when and how we'll never get out until I lay my hands on some dough big dough I mean Not the kind I can win from a bunch of yokels who don't know to pair from a straight your government would send your home Yeah, sure sure and shut me in the army Only they don't have any use for a guy my age and that makes it mutual Besides they wouldn't let you go with me, but I would wait and when the war is no dice kid when I go you go So the answer is still money Somebody's been hurt. Come on honey Down this way Mike. There's something lying. Yeah. Yeah, that must be him My it's the American mr. Hayward It was Hayward all right, but it didn't look much like him anymore His nose was broken and the rest of his face was pushed out of shape. Lord knows what else they've done to him You All right, take take it easy fella. We'll get the doctor at the lodge No Sure slave Sure, you want to stand on Jack. It sounds as if he's saying sure Left the heel of his left shoe back what what was that? McAllister He's painted. I'll get dr. Gunther Mike. Never mind dr. Gunther Jen He's dead No How could it have happened? You think you fell from the rock up there? No, baby. He didn't fall from any rock Fell into the hands of a couple of Germans Was all clear by then Hey would had been an OSS agent and The only winter sports the crowds have come to Noir more for was torturing and beating him Was tough plenty tough, but then I still had problems too. I Unlaced Haywood's left boot and slipped it off his foot. What are you doing? Finding out what Hitler's happened his boys were after look the heels lips right off the shoe and something inside it It's a little seal under looks like a bullet. That's no bullet, baby. It's a cylinder of microfilm microfilm Pictures of what I don't know whatever it is. It's important Whatever's important is valuable. What are you thinking Mike me? I'm thinking about you and me sweetheart Nevermind now look you take this film and get back to your cottage and hide it as far as anybody's concerns You weren't with me when I found Haywood's body. I don't understand. You will get going, baby But what are you going to do not a thing? Just sit around and cool my heels and Wait for a guy named McAllister Of course, I had to report Haywood's death. I reported it to dr. Gunther the house physician at the lodge This is terrible Such a tragic accident. I didn't say it was an accident doctor, but it was of course now wait a minute I said so and I'm the doctor. Yeah, but you can hear Haywood slipped and fell from a rock We will all do our best to see that there's no another such tragedy Really not her sleep. It gives the larch a bad reputation So Gunther had already been briefed by his fellow crowds and Haywood's death was an accident Well, I was all right with me. It didn't hurt my ankle a bit The next morning Gunther got all the guests together in the lobby and broke the sad news And I know my friends that you've been all want to pay your last respects the victim of this unfortunate accident Services for her he would will be held in the chapel at three o'clock this afternoon Turned away enough a little sick Sometimes these Nazis made it hard for a guy to stay strictly neutral. I was thinking Then a hand clapped me on the shoulder Good morning. I'll slid. Hello, Kyle. This is very sad this news about your fellow countryman. Yeah You're all broken up about it. Aren't you dr. Gunther informs me it was you Who found the body in you and dr. Gunther keep each other pretty well informed. I was wondering how slayed yeah, I Was wondering if by any chance you also found something else Were you? Will you keep right on wondering here Kytle? I? Spent most of that day playing solid here at my favorite table near the desk I wasn't listening for the names of poker prospects anymore. I was listening for another name McAllister, but I didn't hear it At three o'clock I went down to the chapel I figured I ought to pay my last respects to hey would do was the least I could do considering how much I was going to oh The accidental death of a passing stranger may seem like a trivial thing Believe me my friend it was almost over when a big blonde guy sat down next to you're Mike slain Yes, that's right You found Heywood's body last night What was left of him he was here with us. He was still alive wasn't he his spirit moving slightly Did he say anything? Not much Mention a name McAllister Maybe I'm McAllister Okay He gave you something for me. Yeah good When can I get it when can you pay for it? Pay for it. That's what I said. Well, you dirty easy bow I went 25,000 Frank's dollars of all the filthy double I'll watch it. Is that a way to act at your buddy's funeral? And now dear friends Let us all bow our heads in prayer The minister's sermon wasn't the only one I've heard that day on the way back to the lodge McAllister preached on to when you call your flag McAllister, you've got my proposition take it or leave it You know what's on that microfilm You realize what what do you think I could get that kind of money? You might try the embassy at Baron if they won't buy Then maybe Berlin will Berlin You'd actually sell that film to the Nazis Sell out your own country. I haven't had a country for a long time. You were born in America sure But I've lived in Switzerland for quite a while Some of its neutrality has rubbed off on me Stayed away from Jen all that day because I didn't want to attract any attention to her But as soon as it was dark, I started out for her cottage. I didn't get very far Good evening house lead We're starting I wish to talk to you You guys pick funny places for conversation on the contrary. This fits our needs admirably We ever saw a law and we had another conversation last night in a similar place They would regret to have this one ending the same way that one did Okay, what are you after the microfilm of course? Please give it to us. I swear. I don't know what you're talking about. And I suppose we will have to instruct you His arms. We are shut There's that pin my arms behind me kind of let me have it square on the face with a fist as hard as a sledgehammer Where's the microfilm slate? You'll never get it this way. You think not you didn't get it away from hay with this way, did you? Why don't you meet heads get smart? Kill me and you'll never lay hands on that film and if we don't kill you and you might have a chance How much would the chance cost us slade? Are you catching on how much? Well, I would have let you have a cheap before you started to push me around the price has gone up. I Want 50,000 50,000 marks dollars Think it over boys They must have seen some logic in it because they stopped slugging me and went away to talk it over I didn't go to Jen's cottage after all I didn't want them following me So I went back up to my room and when I got there On my door unlocked the room was a shambles Somebody'd gone through it like a cyclone. Come on in slave You OSS boys now how to take a room apart. Don't you Macalester? Did you have to do this? Oh, I came up to do it for those guest stopper agents saved me the trouble It was already done. I was afraid they might have found what they were looking for How do you know they didn't buy the condition of your face? They've been working you over haven't they whatever they wouldn't have bothered if they found the film You're quite a brain aren't you Macalester? You're not slayed If you were you wouldn't be playing this game. You're gonna wind up just where Haywood is. I'll take my chances You don't know what the dough means to me. You'd understand You don't know what these films mean to the allies or maybe you'd understand Those are pictures of German maps slayed maps showing the location of every Nazi v2 rocket launching site on the French coast They couldn't mean the saving of thousands of lives. They could even mean winning the war or losing it Does that make any impression on you? My price is still the same All right Let me tell you what Haywood went through to get those films. You'll be wasting your time. My price is still the same Okay You're the guy who has to look in the mirror at yourself when you shave. I'll be around if you Oh, I Got about this what this picture was on the floor. I accidentally stepped on it and broke the frame Let me have that I noticed the inscription to Mike with all my love Jen. Okay. Okay. Let's have it. She's the skiing instructor, isn't she? beautiful girl Be ashamed if anything happened to that face Is that a threat Macalester? No No, the OSS doesn't go in for torturing women. Maybe we're too sentimental Why would anybody want to torture her because she's helping you play your little angle? What makes you think so just to guess? And if I can guess it so can Kytle and Verstatt And they're not a bit sentimental Took me a while to fall asleep after that, but I managed it finally Couldn't have been much later when the phone beside my bed woke me up Yeah Mike Jen Baby, what's the matter? I've got to talk to you like I was scared then all the way over McAllister's words kept ringing in my ears, and I was scared to look at her face, but There was nothing to matter with it when I got there The only marks on it were the marks of worry and a guilty conscience. I couldn't sleep Mike I had to call you. I've been thinking about it all night about my new business enterprise I suppose you mean yes trying to make money out of those microphones. It's wrong darling We can't go through with it to bed says McAllister was here. Yes. Yes. He was waving the flag all over the place What he said made sense. He told me what was on the film He made me see how Hayward had suffered to get it. I'm surprised you didn't turn it over to I wouldn't do that You know it, but I want you to turn it over to him. I will For 25 grand For nothing because they belong to him rightfully and because they'll help the allies win the war no dice, baby Mike do you want those vile murderous Nazis to win all I want is my 25 G's Then you and I can get out of here Not you and I What I won't go with you under those conditions You don't mean I do I do I Love you Mike, but I couldn't go on loving you if you did a thing like this. I come to hate you Jen. I'm sorry darling. It's true Well Mike I've waited 25 years for break like this. I'm not gonna let it run down the drain Not even for you You don't want to go Okay, I'll be traveling alone. I Don't think you'll be traveling anywhere just yet Slade It was kind of just behind it was Verstatt and both of them carried Lucas before I could move Verstatt had used his The butt of it clipped me on the head Remember hearing Jen scream and feeling myself crumbling toward the floor When I came to I couldn't move my arms and my legs Took me a minute to figure out why I was tied to a chair Slowly the room came back in focus and I saw the two Gestapo agents Then I saw Jen what they've been doing Get your hands off her you filthy rats. Don't touch her again There will be no need to touch her her slave You will cooperate with us better than she has been doing. Where is the microfilm hair slave? You still think you're gonna find out for free, huh? Yeah, we think so. Where is the microfilm hair? Alone you then tell us where it is. All right. All right stop it. I'll tell you stop it We have stopped her slave now, please tell us, okay The microfilm is It came from outside through the window that revolver shot Verstatt let out a groan and drop to the floor a cattle drop to the floor too But he hadn't been hit he flicked the light switch as he went down the room went black The advantage was all his now. He was in the pitch-black room Whoever was outside was moving around in the bright moonlight made even brighter by the snow. I saw a Kytles gun spit the gun outside answer I was still tied hand and foot to the chair There wasn't anything I could do or was there I remember that the light switch was just over my head I worked until I got my chair turned around so I was facing the wall I Started butting up it at the switch with my head three times. I missed it fourth time it clicked the room was flooded with light Kytle was outlined at the window like a sitting duck Wasn't a great surprise when a tall blonde guy walked in a minute later and started to untie me Looks as if you had to choose signs after all slain. Yeah looks As if maybe I did McAllister You all right Jen. Yes, I'll be fine now sure, baby. Yes, Mike Thank you, Mr. McAllister. I should have said that too McAllister Thanks, that's okay. Mike. Yeah, I don't you see now. Don't you understand? I don't know what you're talking about. You do you must the difference between him and those horrible brutes It's the whole point Mike That's why you can't hold on to that microfilm. Oh, yeah. Yeah the Microfilm I've been thinking about that You've decided to give it to me No, I haven't McAllister I'm a gambler and gamblers don't give things away All they do give is a sporting chance. What do you mean? I'll cut cards with you for the microfilm Double or nothing if I get the high card you'll give me the film right if I get high card You pay me 50,000 It's a deal slave, okay here Shovel McAllister you cut first one card doesn't six Not so good fellow go on slate cut Well for there you win Get him the film Jen All right, Mike Now both sides in this war of course me money Yeah, it is mr. McAllister Thanks, and good luck to you with his luck. You'll win the war single-handed these microfilms will help Good-bye, Jen He's saying it's late. Yeah He's saying him again Mike why did you do it to what? He is your card One you cut He wasn't a fool it was a 10 Yeah, I know You You had him beaten He would have paid the 50,000 That's right What did you do it? I don't know baby I Guess some guys just can't help being suckers. I guess some guys just can't help being Patriots So we were stuck in Switzerland for a couple of more years Jen and I There were times when I could have kicked myself for being a sentimental chump lots of times Until a day came after the war when I ran into McAllister again. I Felt better about it then I guess you know what the Allied Air Forces did to those Nazi rocket launching sites along the French coast Couldn't have been done without the microfilm slain So you can take some credit for it You were the toughest ally the OSS ever had brother but you did the job and Once again the report of another OSS agent closes with the words mission Accomplished today's story was based on actual incidents recorded in the Washington files of the OSS and was brought to you on cloak and dagger Heard in today's cloak and dagger adventures McAllister was last remain Mike Slade Bill Quinn Jen Jan minor others were Grant Richards Raymond Edward Johnson Carl Weber Charles Irving Stefan Schnabel Boris Aplan Paul Arnold and Jerry Jarrett The script was written by Ken Field and the music was under the direction of John Gart sound effects by Jerry McGee engineering by Joe Silva Today's OSS adventure was based on the book cloak and dagger by Corey Ford and Alistair McBain This program was produced by Louis G. Cowan and Alfred Hollander and under the direction and supervision of Sherman Marks