 Washington Calling Counter-Spy Washington Calling Counter-Spy Washington Calling Counter-Spy Counter-Spy Calling Washington Harding Calling Washington Phillips H. Lorde's Counter-Spy The work is proud to present Phillips H. Lorde's Counter-Spy A dramatization packed with thrills and adventure The fascinating portrayal of undercover agents working against enemy spies within our borders All over this great country tonight is an invisible army of men and women highly trained to protect us from professional enemy spies within our borders Imagine Chief Counter-Spy of them all as David Harding H. Lorde's Counter-Spy In Pittsburgh, Henry Hughes cultured, well educated and sophisticated entered his hotel suite on the seventh floor seated before a dressing table in the bedroom was his most attractive wife Hello Laura, are you fixing up a little? You're late Henry Oh uh, some matters down at the office I guess I'll send for a drink, want one? I already had one Oh, having a drink alone eh? Perhaps you weren't alone You swine! You insinuating pig! You come in with a faintly way you have and I know where you've been at the office Yes, the office with lipstick all over your collar Night after night, coming in thinking I don't know you think I'm a fool! Stop it you little hellion Hellion, I gave up every few decent family, money, position, honor I followed you every place of God for ten years you ischiam you fake traitor! What's that Laura? Oh, I can't cry I can't even do that anymore Why do I love yourself? I was a kid You've been great Sure, sure I've been seeing someone else But you know it's business Now as soon as I get all the information I'm after We can leave this country We'll be rich the rest of our lives Now I can't tell you the things I'm doing I'm not allowed to Just stop or it'll kill me They've promised that if I make good on this job It means a big job over there We'll get out of this country But this is my country Henry Can't you see what I've been through for years? Loving you Ready to die for you For cheating all the time on my country Which means more to you Your country Or me That sounds more natural Well alright I've got to go out for a while tonight Now you go to a movie or something I'll be back as soon as I can Where are you going? I've got to drive over the mountain It's about 90 miles You lie You're lying like you always do You're going with her You're letting me down I can see it in your eyes Well you can't You won't Now wait a minute Okay come along I'll prove it to you You need it You want me to go with you Yes I'll prove to you for this business You'll have some drinks Drive over and make a good time with it You need it Henry I'd rather have you with me Than anyone else Oh I'm so cool That I do love you so Here's the bottle Laura Have yourself another drink Oh it's so beautiful tonight Oh Henry you can see for miles Sure We're about 4,000 feet up Look Look how those clips drop right down from the side of the road What's the matter? Oh I thought I'd turn and drive right up to the edge You can sit for a few minutes and look out at the view Henry The front wheels are right on the edge Of course See how I can handle a car I didn't have a drink like you did It's exciting Have another drink Alright but I'm dizzy now Yeah Lean on my shoulder Henry I'm sorry What's the matter? Oh it's alright now but something Oh I'm like a needle Oh perhaps there was a pin or something in the cushion Oh it felt like a... Henry What's stuck into this? What was it? How should I know? You do know It was you, you've done it There was a hypodermic needle, you poisoned me You were getting too dangerous to have around you When you're a jealous person Get off, nobody will ever hear you up here You're going over the cliff I'll get you for this Oh no the injection was just enough to make you unconscious When it finds your body it will have Blood naturally An excellent, your stomach full of liquor Henry Henry Emergency braking Happy journey my dear How to get the front wheels over Back wheels over What's your report? Grove car while intoxicated Off mountain cliff Henry Hughes holds a rather important position In the Pittsburgh Bronze Casting Company Which is now doing war work exclusively What's the cat? She's supposed to have driven off the cliff while intoxicated But the ignition Wasn't turned on The key was in the lock Turned off Alright remarkable In defense worker Have a complete report ready I'm flying immediately J7 Pittsburgh J7 Pittsburgh Come in I just had a thought Check on the bookkeeper of the Pittsburgh Bronze Casting Company Find out everything about him We'll arrive in about an hour Now these reports Mr. Harding they're all on Henry Hughes You did well to get them this quickly Notice this sir Very well helped It's a matter of two years there There seems to be no record of Henry Hughes at all During that period Do you take that report Files? Yes Mr. Harding The Hughes left the country and re-entered He did so without leaving any record of it There isn't a thing here that finds suspicion In any way to Henry Hughes What about the bookkeeper Of the Bronze Casting Company Elmer Bruce 65 Small of stature Light hair Blue eyes Lives with wife Both regular church attenders She's a Sunday school teacher They have a daughter and two sons One grandchild Bruce is very well thought of by his neighbors He's a great lover of books Goes to the library At least four nights a week The library huh Quite a scholarly chap I think I'll go up over to the library What happens to be there? Were you through with this book? Oh yes, yes, I was just browsing through it Uh The book is down a moment I'd like to speak to you Well yes, certainly Aren't you Elmer Bruce? What? That's the most amazing thing I've ever heard about I've never seen you before Well this meeting isn't quite as accidental as it might seem Mr. Bruce For certain reasons I didn't want to go to your home Uh I'd like to have you look at my credentials Mercy There's nothing to be nervous about Have I done something wrong? I just wanted to ask you a question Mr. Bruce Do you happen to know a man Who works for your company by the name of Henry Hughes? Well yes Wasn't that a catastrophe? His wife's death Yes, it's a terrible thing Mr. Bruce Of course you pay all the employees Of the bronze casting company By check Oh yes, yes 462 Counting the two janitors at Night Watchmen That is the last counter I see Mr. Bruce, tomorrow your accountants Are going to call on you And Mr. Harold Lawrence, the president of your firm Oh yes Now these accountants are going to recommend That you pay the employees from now on Instead of by check Oh no I want you to call in with the accountants plan To pay from now on in cash But I couldn't I'd be untruthful I'm sorry Mr. Bruce But these happen to be government orders A great deal depends on them I'm sorry too Mr. Harding I respect my government But even for it I I couldn't lie Mr. Bruce It's very refreshing to meet a man and girl I don't wish To be an unreasonable prick I just want to do what's right Well Couldn't you say under the present day Circumstances You recommend paying by cash Now you wouldn't have to say what Circumstances Well Rather delicately Skirting the truth Well I might For my country Well that's fine Now You'll receive from the bank each week Some separate bills of different denominations Which we will have the numbers of Now you are to put these designated bills In the pay envelope Each week Of Henry Hughes Until notified of the contrary Oh yes No one under any circumstances That you have met or talked with me Oh my gracious It's a big responsibility I hope I'm a big enough person Mr. Harding After all I've always lived in my very small way And I'm not a broad or big person I know all about you Mr. Bruce You're considered a very Fine person Thank you Now I'll have to leave you I'm going back to Washington Any news? Quite a bit Mr. Harding Very interesting This report covers Two weeks Yes sir Henry Hughes has received two pay envelopes Each containing $125 All of that money was marked And the banks were instructed to watch for it And to make careful notes where the different bills were turned in from Hughes spent about $80 each week Got paid Saturday By Monday noon The bank had received $20 From the Berkshire clothing company $15 from the Red Moth That's a nightclub $30 from the hotel Where Henry Hughes has his apartment $5 of the money was received By the bank from a little cigar stand Around the corner He was evidently changed a bill there Let's take Tuesday A $10 bill From the gasoline station and garage Where Hughes keeps his car Let me see that Second week's report I think I know what you've noticed Mr. Harding Let's see Monday, Wednesday Friday Yes First week Monday, Wednesday Friday Yes sir Each week One of those marked bills was returned to the bank From the Revelero Moving Picture House How often does this Revelero Moving Picture House Change its feature pictures? Twice a week sir And yet Henry Hughes shortly after His wife's death over which he grieved greatly Goes to a certain movie house Three times each week Although they changed the feature picture Only twice a week Yes Mr. Harding He gets a job as usher ret In the Revelero Moving Picture House And have her contact me for further instruction Yes sir This case is beginning to look pretty big George I have a feeling that we're going into action War We'll continue tonight's case of Counter-Spy in just a moment But first Here is a message of vital importance To women and girls who want to take The active part in the war effort Your country needs you and needs you now As a student nurse The need is so great that 19,000 Student nurses will have to enter Mid-year classes in January and February Will you be one of them? You won't attack the enemy but you'll fight You'll fight pain, you'll fight casualties Even as a student You'll release some experienced nurse To help our fighting men on the fields of battle Here is a direct call from your country To answer it Women and girls between 18 and 35 Who are citizens and high school Graduates in good health Should write to student nurse Box 88 New York City That's box 88 New York City And they will give you full information Now back to Phillips H. Lord's Counter-Spy J-4 reporting the Harding From Pittsburgh J-4 reporting from Pittsburgh Harding speaking, proceed The man in question Entered theater at 410 Went down center aisle To row D Asked girl to remove coat From a seat And sat down next to her After a while Spoke to her and from then on They carried on conversation This happened Monday And Wednesday The same girl Each time Who is the girl? Phyllis Lawrence, daughter of the president Of the bronze casting company What? I'll contact you later I'm leaving for Pittsburgh immediately Tell J-7 I'm going to call on Mr. Lawrence President of the bronze casting company Mr. Harold Lawrence at home He is, sir Ask Chris Collins to kindly take in my card If you please Thank you If you'll wait, sir I'll take your car to Mr. Lawrence You're immediately Mr. Harding He's in the living room May I have your hat and coat, sir? I think I'll take it with me May I take your package for you, sir? No, I'd like to keep that with me, too Right this way, sir Mr. Harding, delighted to meet you, sir I'm very glad to meet you, Mr. Lawrence Sit down, sit down William should have taken your thing Well, I'm just starting for a moment Mr. Lawrence You have a daughter Why yes, Phyllis It's a little difficult for me to broach the subject, Mr. Lawrence But... What is it, Mr. Harding? Speak up, man Look, are you aware, Mr. Lawrence that your daughter is quite interested in a certain gentleman? I know Phyllis has many gentlemen friends I don't think she's partial to anyone especially I'm afraid, Mr. Lawrence, that I must tell you that she is just a moment, Mr. Harding I respect you in your position but whether my daughter is partial to any young man or not is none of your business Well, I don't blame you for saying that, Mr. Lawrence and believe me I'd never be here if it were not for a very serious purpose What is it? Well, the young man that your daughter happens to be interested in is in the employee of our enemies Germany Now, let me get this straight My daughter You mean Phyllis? Yes She's interested in the man who's a German spy I'm afraid so No, no, no, you're wrong This is a man employed by you Henry Hughes No, no, Harding, Hughes Hughes, why Phyllis doesn't even know him Besides, his wife was just killed Why, Hughes is a fine man I'm sorry, Mr. Lawrence, but Henry Hughes is a member of the German Gestapo He's lying, he's lying It isn't so, don't you believe him, Father Phyllis, have you been listening? Yes, and Henry isn't a spy He's a patriotic American, just as patriotic as you are Henry Henry, Henry, who Phyllis? Henry Hughes, if you've got to know I've loved him for months, but I wouldn't see him Then when his wife was killed I didn't see why I shouldn't see him He's honest, he's decent and I'm not ashamed I love him Phyllis, do you know what you're seeing? I can't believe... I'll leave, I think this is between you and your daughter Father, this man has tried to poison your mind Henry's fine and you know it He needs my sweetheart Phyllis, I want the truth How long have you been seeing this man, Hughes? How do you know he isn't what Mr. Harding said he is? How do you know? I do know, and he loves me Ask him, he didn't love his wife Anyway, he told me, ask him I'll ask him nothing You've been meeting him behind my back You've been lying to me about where you were going You haven't told me a thing about it Why should I? Is it a sin to love a man? It's a sin to love an enemy That man Harding must know what he's talking about I tell you, it's lies, lies, lies, a pack of lies I'll prove it, they're lies I can see under the shade Harding's driving off in his car Henry, that fool, that stupid ass I'd like to have my hands on him It's killing his wife that's had up to this I told him not to But he was afraid of her, she got so jealous We've got to get out Phyllis Things have gotten too hot No, it isn't all up yet Henry's driven over the mountains tonight The Countess by has evidently haven't arrested him yet and we can see that he doesn't talk On his way back here, he's found with a bullet Yes, yes Let's get the car, we'll drive and meet him Do you think Harding was suspicious of us? Of course not Harding thinks you're a respectable businessman and I'm your innocent daughter, let us trade It's a game of the war Let's say that we can do away with Henry before he talks What's that? That package by the chair Right there Oh, that's where Harding was hitting Must have been in such a hurry He's forgotten Wait a minute It's a short way, sir Oh, we're tricked Harding left that there to trick us He's heard everything we've said Quick, the car in the garage Don't stop for a thing, come on Oh, shut up, I'm starting this Prade it won't go Yes, the distributor cap is missing and I wouldn't move either one of you Two of my agents are in the back and I've you've covered Very clever The next time you go to a theater to meet a man, Phyllis if you ever do be sure and look around and see who's sitting in the seat behind you What my daughter has done is no bearing on me Why am I arrested? Oh, come, Mr. Lawrence You've been operating this factory on money supplied by Berlin You make parts for airplane motors so that your firm is close to many manufacturers and you have access to their plans And besides he's not your daughter He's Florian Groek Henry's responsible but fully ought to be shot That's just what he did He killed himself when my men went to arrest him Henry? Yes Henry Your father We'll be back in just a moment to tell you about next week's exciting counter spy case But in the meantime We wish to call your attention to the government's urgent appeal for the conservation of gas for cooking and heating Gas must be conserved for the following reasons It is used for fuel by many industrial plants which are now expanded to double or triple their normal peacetime size And it is used widely in the manufacture of armor plates gun barrels and similar equipment which must be hardened or molded at extremely high temperatures Because its flame is freer from impurities than the flame from coal or oil Gas is used almost exclusively in these processes And gas is in itself a raw material for certain products Synthetic rubber, for example and ammonium nitrate which is used in the manufacture of explosives That is the why And now here's the how of gas conservation Don't use the kitchen range to heat the house If you heat with gas keep your house below 65 degrees Cook with a low blue flame Use hot water sparingly Those are directions direct from Uncle Sam They may not sound as intriguing as an assignment to track down and capture enemy spies But the conservation of gas practiced by millions of soldier citizens on the home front will be echoed in cheers of victory from our fighting men Because the conservation of gas will help give them equipment and weapons they need Next week David Harding and Counter Spy will be back with you again at this same time for The case of the trail count The society woman who talked too much The highball glass served by waiter 37 The man at the zoo The long underwear at the railroad station And the ultra polite third degree That's next week's unusual Counter Spy 11 days till Christmas Give the present with a future The greatest gift of all A share in America Give war bonds and stamps