 proudly we hail New York City where the American stage begins here is another program with a cast of outstanding players public service time has been made available by this station for your army and your Air Force to bring you this story they were two American wax on leave in Paris two girls with 24 hours in which to meet the most beautiful city in the world one of them met the music of Paris met merriment and romance the other met adventure in just a moment our story but first have you noticed the new trim whack uniform worn by the young women who are serving in the women's Army Corps this new uniform not only stamps the wearer as being smartly dressed it also indicates that she is doing her part to keep America strong if you're a young woman between 18 and 34 and can qualify you are urged to do your part in making unity strength freedom a reality go to your nearest United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station and enlist in the women's Army Corps today remember you'll be doing your part in keeping America strong and now your army and your Air Force present the proudly we hail production once upon a leave next station stop is Paris next station stop is Paris we're coming into the station Anne Dixie stop shaking me I'll make Reveille Reveille are you kidding and we're in Paris are satisfied with this room oh it's a lovely room from this window one can see the Champs Elysees and from the balcony over there the Eiffel Tower looks like it looks on the postcards the Mademoiselles wish anything else no everything is just wonderful how much do I tip him well since you're so in love with Paris why don't you just give him a big kiss a lot of help you are here you are boy if we need anything we'll call oh thank you thank you so very much a bonnouin mademoiselle and made Paris treat you as generously as you have treated me what a sweet thing to say and just because I tipped him a couple of Franks yes he was being just darling I'm sure oh Dixie hand me that small suitcase I think I put my nightie in with my other uniform and Dennis you can't be serious you're not going to bed not now you care to make a bet on that point but and we only have 24 hours 24 hours and then it's back to London back to Reveille and inspection and morning reports and Paris just like on the postcards hand me that suitcase well maybe you're going to bed but I'm not I'm going to enjoy my leave I'm going to have onion soup and see Paris from the Eiffel Tower maybe I'll go to the opera house or maybe I'll sit at a table at one of those darling little street cafes and a tall dark handsome man will come up and toss a handful of diamonds in your lap no thanks Dixie not tonight anyway I'm still going to bed all right go to bed sleep 24 hours for all I care that's the trouble with you and you don't know how to enjoy yourself you never have any fun nothing exciting ever happens to you and nothing ever will good night Dixie we'll go sightseeing in the morning sightseeing how exciting how very exciting someone trying to get into the room there's that light switch nice place to leave a suitcase wait just a minute I'm trying to get the door open Valjean chase chase Valjean all good tonight they go tonight tonight what goes tonight what are you trying to say please no no please I did not know I did not know this shirt 71st MP headquarters Sergeant McDonald speaking yes who corporal and Dennis huh what did you say yes we'll be right there no we'll take care of everything what was the name of that hotel again corporal lame is a rabble yeah I got it stick died we're on our way this is Lieutenant Gordon corporal how do you do corporal and maybe you'd better tell him exactly what happened well I I was in my room asleep I was suddenly awakened by somebody knocking at the door I thought it was my roommate I opened the door and a boy stumbled into the room it was the bellhop would carried up our bags this afternoon he tried to tell me something and I get you some water corporal no no I'm all right he tried to say something and then he suddenly gave a sort of choked cry and fell to the floor at my feet I looked down and the back of his shirt was soaked in blood I didn't dare touch him but I'm sure he was dead I think you better take us up to your room now yes it's this way at the top of the stairs oh sergeant go through the downstairs and see if you can collect the owner of this place we'll go on up locked my door when I came downstairs to phone you always read about no one being allowed to touch the body and mysteries good girl your roommate hasn't come home yet oh no I don't expect her for another hour so Dixie loves having a good time and ever we're stationed near a new city she can't wait to go out and explore it from stem to stern let me help you with that I think I've got it now there we are corporal Dennis you sure this is the right room of course I'm sure there's my suitcase that's my raincoat on the chair my things on the dresser there seems to be only one thing missing the body but when I left he was lying right there by that chair it his arms were stretched out and his fingers almost touched the legs of the chair lieutenant you must believe me there was a boy in this room and he was dead I saw him die you said the back of his shirt was blood soaked seems strange that there wouldn't be any stains on the rug just don't understand it look you certainly don't think that I'm trying to play a trick on you and it just couldn't have been a dream it was too real it was much much too real well I think you better come down to headquarters of me corporal Dennis we'll make a full report of exactly what has happened yes yes I'll get my coat lieutenant feeding what the boy said corporal I want to make sure I have it correctly as I told you before I can't tell you exactly because he was in such pain that he couldn't speak very clearly but I heard the word Valjean and something about going tonight and then he seemed to be remembering the moment when he'd been shot he screamed please don't I didn't know and that's when he fell to the floor anything else sergeant I think we've got everything now lieutenant you still don't believe me do you what is a rather fantastic story corporal I'd like to believe you I seen a reason why you'd lie but no corpus delicti isn't that the term they use if the boy doesn't show up at the hotel in the morning we'll go to work I only know why his body disappeared and how I went directly to the lobby nobody passed me either way while I was phoning the back door the place was locked and bolted from the inside very neat problem corporal Dennis well we'll send some men over in the morning and go through the place of the fine-tooth comb maybe they'll be able to turn up something but tomorrow may be too late he said they're going tonight since we don't know who's going or where I think everything will wait until morning corporal what sergeant McDonald will you drive the corporal back to a hotel no thank you it isn't far and I'd much rather walk I think the fresh air might do me some good it's a little late for walking corporals almost three o'clock I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself I I must admit that I must confuse as you by the entire situation corporal Dennis let's hope we can clear it up in the morning my leave is up tomorrow night I'll be leaving for London in the afternoon I'll talk to you before then you can be sure wonder what Dixie you'll say about all this good night corporal oh corporal yes Paris is a very old city over 2,000 years old you've seen a lot of good times and a lot of bad times she's heard the tumbles rolling through the streets carrying the aristocrats to the guillotine she's heard the German boots and American tanks she has a lot of hidden secrets which a lot of people would like to know but she keeps them to herself for all we know what happened tonight was one of those secrets I didn't mean to wax poetic but you see I was born in Paris and as much as I love her she's much too tricky for me well I guess she is for me too sir well thanks and good night good night mademoiselle corporal yes we are looking for an hotel and we are lost oh I'm sorry I don't know about any other hotels I've only been in Paris a few hours this hotel is called the miserable I've never heard of that hotel I'm afraid you have my own advice you're not for cry anything now get in the car you can't do this the American authorities will have no idea of what has happened I can assure you since you will not be here to tell them can't force me into that car you can't very sorry mademoiselle and get going we have very little time left everything must go to the proudly we hail production of once upon a leave we'll return to our story in just a moment young woman how about your future does it include an interesting and important job a job that'll take you to the exciting places of the world places where tomorrow's history is being made today right now young women like yourself are urgently needed here's an opportunity for you young women of America an opportunity to get in step with the smartest today the rapidly expanding women's Army Corps proud newcomer on the team of defense needs qualified young women between the ages of 18 and 34 this is your chance to do an important job the pay is good with excellent prospect of rapid advancement why not check with your local United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station today you'll find that it's easy to get in step with these proud American women who are serving their country in the women's Army Corps and now your Army and your Air Force present the second act of the proudly we hail production once upon a leave now come in Gordon sir something on your mind sergeant it's about that girl lieutenant the whack corporal yeah well I've been thinking about what she told us about the body and all I have to sergeant she seemed like such an intelligent girl I just can't believe she just dreamed up the whole thing I was trying to pull a gag on this oh I don't do that I'm a little worried lieutenant I think I should have gone back to the hotel with her maybe hung around the lobby until morning for all we know the murder she told us about maybe just the beginning of a lot of trouble even danger to her suppose we check the hotel and make sure she's all right she left me the number it's on this slip of paper let me have it a minute will you this is lieutenant Gordon when you get me a hotel called Les Miserables the number is a lee say 45 87 yeah I'll hold on something so fishy about this whole thing what happened to the body how was the boy killed and why at the moment sergeant I'm more concerned about corporal Dennis she's our responsibility the murdered boy belongs lock stock and barrel to the French police oh yes hello Les Miserables this is lieutenant Gordon 71st MP headquarters as corporal Dennis returned to the hotel oh how long oh fine fine no no don't disturb her now I'll call again in the morning thank you she came in about 10 minutes ago and went directly to her room well that's one worry off our shoulders there say lieutenant have you got a copy of Les Miserables I could borrow for a little while yeah I believe I do wait a minute see yeah yeah here's an English translation a condensed version but it'll give you a whole story of the whole book why what's on your mind nothing much just a little idea let me look through that story I want to find out a few things about Les Miserables and this Joker val giant sit down madam was there and be advised not to try anything fully what is this place it smells and it's wet you are obviously not very well acquainted with Paris we are in an abandoned tunnel which runs directly under the hotel my hotel shall be say our hotel Michelle what does he mean he'll be down soon he's minding the desk we have not much time we must leave before dawn otherwise somebody might question the convoy I think we should wait after what happened earlier tonight the police may be on guard I think not the American MP did not call them we must go tonight I have promised delivery push back the doors Michelle you see something familiar there are me trucks how did you get them we shall we just say we borrow them from your most generous transportation for their stolen trucks you're taking them out of Paris to sell them on the black market madam with their ads two and two great you'll never get away with it they'll catch you do you take me for a fool the boy got cold feet he was afraid he didn't want to be caught by the police he thought we only had one truck we have free and he would have to drive with us and that's when he tried to run away like John Belgium he tried to escape Iran and then suddenly he stumbled and fell you shot him he crawled through a small air shaft and got back into the hotel he went to your room for help he knew you would call the military police and while I was downstairs you carried his body back through the shaft and changed the rug with the blood stains and we will dispose of it and the body when we reach the outskirts of Paris you shot that boy you will not talk to the police Michelle go get Amy we will leave now and give me that rope I'll make sure that we have no trouble from our little friend everything is understood I will drive the first truck I will keep our guests with me in the front seat if we should pass any American MPs they will think we are authorized civilians and that the corporal is in charge and a mademoiselle do not to be so foolish as to scream you want me to take the second truck we and a meal the third stay very close within 40 yards I will take us through the city and on the road to Leon our rendezvous is at 8 in the morning 700 kilometers from the village of bullage it is 345 we will leave now Amy is ready start your engines and let them warm up I hope you are comfortable mademoiselle now we will go from the MPs find I haven't returned to my hotel that will not be before 10 or 11 as they called and a meal informed them that you will sound asleep he is so considered my roommate and she is sound asleep too if I could just mademoiselle sit still we're moving off follow me closely through the tunnel most educational tour you will have mademoiselle it is as though we were stepping back through the years to the time of the misery a very romantic thought is it not they had very effective prisons too in those days and still do such a shame that I won't be able to see them mademoiselle pick up the speed now in just a few minutes we will be out to the tunnel and into the open streets and then go that wheel you pull up turn into the wall let go that wheel I warned you it is entirely the sergeant's idea corporal Dennis he thumbed through my copy of lame he's robbed and decided that must be tunnel under the hotel then everything was simple we got one of the old men in the neighborhood to show us the tunnel entrance and just as we started down we heard the trucks coming I'm certainly glad you arrived when you did I think Andre fully intended to add a second murder to his list for the night I'm sure he did well it's been a long night I think we should all try to get a little sleep you turn the other men over to the French police yes we found the missing body in one of the truck lockers look lieutenant if you don't mind I'd like to drive the corporal home this time and this time the corporal accepts there's nothing like a nice quiet 24-hour leave in Paris I was going to wake you up last night when I came in and tell you everything that happened but I was so tired I just fell into bed and dropped on Dixie it's two o'clock our train leaves in an hour and I had the most divine time if only you could have been with me I went into the Red Cross Columbia Club for donuts and a sandwich and I bumped right into a boy from my hometown I always thought he was a stick but you should see him now on the chair oh just throw it into your bag for me like a sweet child anyhow this boy name is Bill something and he's a sergeant in the Air Force and we almost fell into each other's arms we had dinner at such a wonderful little cafe and then we went dancing my other glove Dixie and we walked through Paris and climbed the Long Hill to Sacré-Cœur isn't that your glove on the Bureau and the church was ghost white in the moonlight and absolutely ghost white why can't our leave last longer we might just as well go downstairs and check out now well maybe we can come back again soon at least before bills transferred again oh but and you've let me chatter along without letting you get a word in edge why are you sure you have our tickets right in my bag oh and I'm sorry you didn't have a better time looks like I had all the fun and excitement well but at least you had a good rest you did sleep well last night didn't you well as a matter of fact I didn't what you probably won't believe this I was in bed and asleep it was around 2 o'clock and I suddenly heard somebody knocking on the door I got up opened it and oh skip it let's go get a taxi for the station of course if you don't want to tell me what happened you don't have to I was just interested that's all it was nothing Dixie believe me nothing at all come in hi and oh sergeant can I give you a lift to the station and are you sure nothing happened last night to young women why not get an early start with a job that gives you the feeling of being of real service to your country you'll enjoy that feeling in the women's Army Corps and you'll be doing a job that'll be a little different every day you'll be getting the finest technical training in the world in the career field in which you are best qualified so don't let opportunity pass you by remember today young women between the ages of 18 and 34 can best serve their nation by working side-by-side with the men of the services visit your nearest United States Army and United 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