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Williams short and fat with a prissy little mouth that smiled and sparkling eyes his daughter looked all right there were the two other men with them I didn't like that though strangers in Central America particularly these days can mean trouble and that was something I didn't want my deckhand Sam was standing by the cast of captain hook I should like you to meet mr. Baxter and mr. Gordon gentlemen they're staying at the El Spendido missed you last night when we made the charter they're coming with us now wait a minute mr. one wonderful day it should be great for fishing look mr. Williams my charter calls for only two you and your daughter well my dear fellow mr. Baxter and mr. Gordon are my guests you'll be paid accordingly now that's settled shall we uh shovel okay all right Sam cast off see it's beautiful isn't it captain it's all right miss Williams that's because you're used to it I've never seen water like this before your deckhand you call him Sam what about him Sam he is Spanish isn't it what rest is Nicaragua why do you call him Sam is that really his name no but it's easier the other one's too long he calls you Jaco it's Jonathan but he can't pronounce it strange to find a man like you down here running a charter fishing boat and with a name like captain hook it's very romantic I'm glad you like it oh am I annoying you no no of course not miss Williams it's my job to answer questions I see captain captain captain that dark patch of water over there they see yeah it seems to be moving it is Manta raya Manta raya a giant manta ray we stay away from him it's healthy my camera I must get a shot can you get closer I can but I won't well now look here there's no need to use that tone with me I'm hiring you I want to get a picture of the beast I'm sorry I'm charted for fishing this is a 46 footer your beast is about 35 feet across and he's bad tempered too nothing doing huh oh very well Jaco what I'll be coming where of the poor ball I see it we got your Manta ray mr. Williams look Albuquerque tell your friends to get ready better let me try for the first one if we lose him the rest will get away what's those are bigger Sam mr. Williams break out your gear this is it it was a school of fish you see once in a lifetime when you tie on to one of those babies you got something I turned the wheel over to Sam and got set the Albuquerque took the feather jig like a crazy horse only ten times faster I knew that if I lost him it was goodbye school that's the way Albuquerque come on get those lines wet over on the other side of me back to right no back to look out you're crossing my line sorry don't get around me here not that way you fool you're following me under me under me that did it there goes the line I'm sorry captain forget it well you want see Albuquerque again today mr. Williams there they go too bad oh well that's luck come along back to it we'd better have a beer good idea after all that excitement I could almost feel the fight in them it's really too bad but accidents will happen all right Sammy I'll take the wheel see a jockel perhaps we catch something else later yeah you're angry aren't you captain but no oh yes you are mr. Baxter hadn't been so clumsy we would have caught Albuquerque that's right now tell you something else what I don't think that either Baxter or his friend Gordon a fisherman they are hotel last night they said so don't catch yourself not the way Baxter handles a rod but they say other thing he's carrying two guns and shoulder holsters oh yeah and I guess it's their business minds to find fish you're not afraid of very much are you listen why don't you go and sit up forward are you afraid of me look I've taken too many spoiled dames on these trips like smallpox I'm immune and I'm bored you talk like a bad movie now go cut up mullet or something I'm not expendable we cruise for another couple of hours sighted one Marlon tied into another that is mr. Williams did but he lost it Baxter and his quiet friend didn't fish much they watched I didn't like that any better we landed a few barracuda big nasty devils that could rip the meat off your arm in a second and it was hot sun bounce back from the glassy water and made you wish you were somewhere else and then it was afternoon those two guys just sat they were making me nervous Williams drank beer and perspired while his daughter kept casing me I figured she was getting ready for another try when we saw the boat it was a fisherman flying the Honduran flag not very good sport today captain it may get better too bad I missed that Marlon there'll be another I hope so first the albacore and Marlon okay on your right what sort of craft is that it's commercial fishermen quite large isn't she they take a lot of fish of course I would like to get a picture if I may I thought you wanted to fish I do right then I'm headed down the coast would it take long to get close enough for a picture no it wouldn't be worth it huh she's Honduran I don't want trouble trouble captain in case you haven't heard Honduras is ripe for another revolution we're under the Nicaraguan flag I'm not taking any chance I don't understand it depends who's side the fishermen are on if they're Honduras government it's all right if they're not they might like to have my boat it's happened before incredible yeah revolution well that ship she seems to be sick no what about it Mr. Gordon knows a little about signal penance does him like he knows how to fish I think it's a distress signal yes you ought to find out distress is that so captain hook could be could be a trick I don't understand a very in distress it's our duty when we first sat under there wasn't any signal now she very conveniently runs one up I don't like it we're putting back to Puerto Morizan we better take a look not on my boat Sam we're through for the day taking the outriggers I'm sorry Mr. Williams but I don't like this you'll get your money back but you can't do that I of course nuts I insist captain mr. Baxter what are you doing with a gun are you crazy walk over here slowly hook come on come on I mean it all right Gordon take over right I've been wondering about you ever since you boarded I have you and now you know mr. Baxter really you have no right to endanger us all this is going too far keep out of this mr. Williams you're pretty interested in that trawler aren't you yes that's why we've borrowed your boat if you give us any trouble I'll shoot you in the leg and throw you overboard I imagine you would make excellent sport for the shark and but a cuter they have an extraordinary ascent for blood captain hook did you know that today's motor car is the most powerful ever built but it needs gasoline to match it needs gasoline containing xylene xylene a great discovery of modern science puts a new dynamic wallop in gasoline that's because xylene is one of the highest antinox gasoline components ever discovered a super component to give your car new higher antinox performance today every gallon of richfield gasoline contains xylene try richfield gasoline on a gear shift hill press down on the gasoline pedal feel your car leap forward that's what xylene and richfield gasoline does you get new high antinox new power new mileage economy what's more you have a choice of two great richfield gasoline's with xylene the richfield dealer offers richfield ethyl ethyl at its best for best results in highest compression motors our richfield high octane at regular price for the average car stop where you see the richfield eagle on the cream and blue pumps get richfield gasoline containing xylene and now we return you to escape well it was nicely done one minute I was the skipper of my boat the next day was waiting to see if Baxter wasn't going to put a bullet into me I knew he wasn't kidding about those shark and barracuda so I decided to play along Gordon may not have been a fisherman but he knew how to run a boat and he had it straight for the fishing trawler what does it mean captain hook you tell me mr. Williams how long did you say you've known those guys we met them last night Jonathan yeah well certainly well you don't for one minute suppose that I would have invited them and I know this is going to happen whatever are they up to I've never heard such a thing is rather exciting I've got an idea oh I told you they're right for a revolution and on jurors yes that trawler might be carrying guns guns but why I mean what's the point of taking over your boat unload guns put them aboard us for the revolutionist what but Baxter couldn't have known we were coming out here oh I don't believe it sure he could how you could have told him I that's right last night I told you I'd run out from Puerto Morizan for about two hours you remember even told you the direction south southwest yes yes yes you said we'd have a chance at Marlin and possibly tarpaulin oh oh yes I guess I did mention it to them okay that's why Baxter didn't want us to stop for those Albuquerque he and his pal made a deal with a skipper of that boat to meet him somewhere around here and about this time oh it's only a guess but it'll do for now and it was a good guess 10 minutes later we tied up alongside the trawler she was filthy enough but she wasn't fishing and she wasn't in distress the crew was right out of a sabbatini novel they didn't have cutleresses but they had plenty of guns and not the government kind either a skipper had a few words with Baxter while Gordon covered us then a package changed hands and they began to put the boxes on our deck couple of the deck hand store them below and in the cabin we had quite a arsenal aboard when we pushed off captain hook you wanted to put back into Puerto Morassan so we shall are you kidding not at all if those are guns how do you think you're going to get them into Nicaragua nobody said anything about guns I shouldn't worry about the contents of the boxes we shall wait until night then put into Point Maria we'll put the cargo shore there just like that just like that you'll get paid off and somebody else worries about getting them over the border and the Honduras and that sounds familiar if that is my plan you have described perfectly and captain remember it's pointless for you to attempt any heroics our stakes are rather high and we should prefer not to kill you you won't kill me don't worry your boat will be returned to you and they'll be a bonus for your rather unusual charter well thanks a lot well I'm going to join Gordon at the wheel now and keep in sight captain chuckle Sammy stay down they can't see you chuckle they think I am below I behave very scared they did not trouble to search me carefully I have my knife good boy not now they'll stay out of the way if we get a chance of duck here comes the day well where's your father miss Williams you talking to just now me talking oh yes you were I know that your deck hand Sam isn't it keep your voice down sorry haven't they missed him probably not Sam can look like a real scared Indian when he wants to he isn't scared is he no you've got a plan maybe I could help now just tell the way that I want to help what can I do what's your first name Dana that's no name for a girl well it doesn't matter I am a girl yeah I can see that what do you want me to do go over to the wheel Gordon hasn't got a gun on his hand Baxter's the one to watch get him talking and if you can move him in front of me cut him off for about five seconds right you haven't got a gun what can you do not me Sam they forgot his knife he can do tricks with one just give him time to get a good throw that's all when I yell duck where is he inside the big tank behind me all right I'll take care of Gordon you still game course all right go on Sam see Jocko get set did you hear what I told her make it good boy if you miss I won't miss Jocko now she's talking to him now Sam you haven't got much time I'm ready I'm going for Gordon we'll get him off guard if you miss with a knife rush him okay Jack all right now Sam Sam Sam Sam I'm sorry Jocko I was not passed with a knife I'm sorry oh come on Sam yeah you'll be all right there we go we have one good fine time together sure sure we do Sam and lots more put him overboard captain what put him over the side he's dead less than your mother I want no dead bodies in this boat might be difficult to explain if anyone came aboard before we reached land put him over this side picked him up in my arms he was very light the little mestizo who had been with me for three years was dead Sam was dead he looked like a sleeping child except for the blood stain creeping over his wet shirt I stood at the rail for a moment then I let him go he fell a stern of us and I had to watch I I knew what was going to happen but I had to watch so did Baxter I could feel that murderous fascination as he waited then there was a swirl and another the water boiled with triangular fins and Sam was gone after that I just waited Williams and the girl didn't show it was just me and those two at the wheel and they began to get dark like it does down there we didn't show any lights Gordon was still at the wheel and I could see the glow of Puerto Moroza and off the Port Bar there was no moon just sudden blackness must have taken Carter by surprise because when he called to me I wasn't sitting by the bait tank any longer it was around the other side with a big gaff hook at my hand captain why didn't you watch him never mind that he's still aboard hook I'm coming to get you now be a full hook this is your last chance I swear I'll shoot I cut side of his figure for a second against the glow of the town then it was gone but I was ready I could hear him just a couple of more steps one two three look you're a fool I'll put on the lights now now now now they'll see us from shore then I could hear him breathing and I hit out with a gas and I caught next to her in the throat he went down hard dying fast I grabbed his gun and move quietly taught Gordon at the wheel did you kill Baxter can't hear you Gordon is dead all right drop it drop it I got away from the wheel okay Williams Williams get out here it's all right I've got him captain hook oh well done mustn't have taken a lot of nerve to do that it it's wasted sorry it was dark again when I came around I could hear voices up forward I'd been a sucker and I knew that the four of them had been in it together I can't take it any closer thanks to you these waters I don't we could hit anything rock we wouldn't have a chance to shock you hadn't been so careless this never would have happened what's the use of talking we've got to do something look isn't that a point over there on your left yes yes that might be point Maria now I understood why Sam had died the girl must have told Baxter what was going on then fake the routine we'd worked out that's why she got so cozy with me just to make sure she'd know what I was up to and it was quite a setup it's a lot of dough and running guns and it takes all kinds to do it and I decided it was about time to let them know I was awake oh well well captain feeling better yeah I didn't mean to hit you quite so hard I'm sure you didn't you caused us quite a little inconvenience yeah I'll bet Sam sorry for you too that's a nice kid your daughter she pulled wings off of flies when she was younger not my daughter captain Dean is well so we say a partner in the enterprise and we have a proposition to put to you oh frankly we need your help mr. Gordon is unable to discern the landmark we have chosen Baxter might have found it but well captain we need to go into that I offer you a thousand dollars if you would take us in to point Maria we should be able to see the signal sorry two thousand find it yourself shoot him he'll only give us more trouble yeah do that then explain how salmon I disappeared when you get back to Puerto Morrison by the way have you checked the fuel it's almost empty that's right all right captain what do you want look Williams suppose I take you win and we decide on a fair deal when we get there very well you have my hand on it captain yeah gentlemen's agreement are you sure this point Maria I'm sure do you want me to signal no we'll wait we had to pick up the guns at 1030 the boats will put out from shore it's half past 10 now we'll wait it's okay with me five minutes went by and we heard the sound of muffled oars from out of the blackness riding up to us on the swells came three boats I was at the rail when the first man lumbered heavily over the side it was the owner of Joe's cocktail bar Miguel Pereira still fat and still happy four others followed well armed stood waiting ah captain who my good friend and senior will yes but I did not know that you are acquainted captain was kind enough to assist in delivering your consignments in your Pereira so now I understand you and the captain have become partners and you use these both for the task very good not partners Mike these are my guns come now captain hook you're getting a little out of your depth aren't you you might as well start unloading Mike but there is only one consignment that's right mine Williams wasn't able to pick his up wait a minute are you and in us to you captain you're running gun yeah it wasn't nice of Mike not to tell you about me and it wasn't nice of him not to tell me about you but would have been simply to let us do the whole thing instead of splitting it up Mike never mind what was nice I know what I'm doing it was safer this way one of you were caught the other would get through mr. Williams said he arranged for a boat and would pick up his guns this afternoon from the trawler and bring them here the evening and you my dear friend were to pick up yours tonight as I told you that's right you've got them now look here if you think I'm going to be double cross like this you can go ahead there's a load of guns waiting for you out on that Honduras fisherman pick them up this one's my deal when I tell you senior Pereira these are mine we must have the other shipment of guns tonight looks like you're not going to Mike unless I can get them for you're not going to get away with this captain hook you you will return to the trawler tonight captain sure you'll have to pay me first for these it is done oh no we made a deal for her I am not you did not keep your bargain senior obviously these are the captains got please no violence my men are nervous that is better it is the money my friend thanks Mike I'll give it to Sam's wife they won't make a feel any better about Sammy but it may help a bit well captain hook you've done quite well haven't you where does all this leave us out mr. Williams if you're smart right out of Central America and if I were you I'd do my fishing in a lake from here on it's healthier did you know that just the motor of a modern car has as many moving parts as a whole car did only a few years ago that means your motor oil has a bigger than ever job to do that's why it's more important than ever to use rich lube all-weather motor oil rich lube is refined 100% from the costliest Pennsylvania crude it protects moving engine parts with a tough elastic oil film that stands up under the hardest driving conditions rich lube keeps your motor cool by carrying excess heat away from vital engine parts in addition it cleans your motor of harmful deposits as you drive rich lube the Pennsylvania premium motor oil saves you money by protecting your motor under all weather all-driving conditions yes it's much cheaper to use rich lube than to pay the cost of motor repairs change to rich lube all-weather motor oil tomorrow keep your motor clean keep your motor young escape is produced and directed by William and Robeson and tonight has presented shark bait by Anthony Ellis featured in tonight's cast where Bill Conrad is captain hook Mary ship as Dana will gear as Williams John Dana as Baxter Steve Roberts as Gordon Harry Bartell as Sam and Paul Freese as Miguel special music was arranged and played by Ivan de Mars next week you're standing on the deck of a whaling ship about to put out from San Francisco when a stranger suddenly appears to inform you that he is just murdered your first mate a stranger from whom you realize there can be no escape next week at this time the Richfield Oil Corporation of New York invites you to escape with the story of intrigue and violence aboard a whaling ship of a hundred years ago as Bud Nelson tells it in his exciting tale yellow wake be listening goodbye then until the same time next week when once again we offer you escape Tom Hanlon speaking this is CBS the Columbia broadcasting system