 As number one adventurer K7 former United States secret agent who operated in 22 countries on land on sea and in the air brings you a story of today We take you to secret agent K7 headquarters. This is K7 speaking Send in agent M for assignment. Special agent M reporting for duty. Agent M during the past year there have been countless attempts to overthrow this government and make this country a protectorate of one of the aggressor nations Attempts have been made on the life of the king. Within recent months certain leading statesmen have died apparently by their own hand Now it is charged that these deaths have all been political murders. Tonight you are to interview the man who is responsible for our being here A certain high ranking government official. The car will call for you at nine. Act with the utmost secrecy. Keep me informed That night a black sedan with drawn curtains carried agent M to a castle some distance outside the city He was led into a great chamber where an elderly man awaited him You are expected. You will enter here Mr. Your host waits inside. Thank you Good evening. Will you come over here and sit down? Of course sir. I will not introduce myself before the time I prefer to remain nameless An introduction is not necessary sir So you recognize me Well I suppose I should have known that you would Sit down agent M. I have a story to tell you. Thank you I'm ready sir I am about to tell you of a great plot A plot that is slowly but surely wrecking my country Taking its leading citizens Its patriots I don't know how much K7 has told you or even how much he knows Well I know only that there have been certain political murders sir Yes Yes there have been murders Last week one of my old friends died agent M If these murders are not stopped my country will fall into the hands of a mad group who would give it to a totalitarian state This man who is behind the deaths of our patriots has been promised power and wealth if he succeeds He will become a dictator Already he is powerful You know who he is? Yes I know But let me tell you how he started We once thought him to be a patriot He was one of us He even formed the society called the Chosen Band I've heard the name The Chosen Band was formed to preserve our nation Our way of living Each man who joined was told that belonging would be dangerous That we might even have to give our lives for our country You are a member of the group? Yes I joined All of my friends joined We believed we acted for our country We were ready to face danger And we signed letters What kind of letters? Here is a copy of the one I signed I have made this from memory I am tired of life and do not wish to carry my burdens any longer I leave this world by my own hand You wrote and signed that letter? Yes agent M I told you we were warned that belonging to the Chosen Band would be dangerous Each of us signed a letter similar to this So that in the event we were called upon to give our lives for our country There would be no investigation that would reveal the secrets of the band I see I think I understand the plot As soon as this man who organized the Chosen Band Had all of your letters in his procession He began killing those who opposed him Yes agent M Ten great men have already died I know now that unless something is done All of us will die Then there will be none to oppose him He will murder the king And turn this country over to the world's mad dog All of us who joined the Chosen Band Live in the shadow of death It was nothing but a trick To cover the murder of Patriots Who is the Chosen Band's leader? His name is Your hit sir Here let me help you It's too late Tell K7 that Tell him the man is Is Herank Agent M returned to his rooms a little after midnight By that time the morning papers had already printed An account of the old banker's death And despite the fact that he had died before M's eyes It was claimed he had taken his own life A few minutes later, Ivan entered Ivan did you follow my instructions? Yes M I followed the car that took you to the old castle While you were inside I looked the grounds over carefully Did you see the murderer? Yes I saw him as he was running away Oh if we could only gotten to him in time I was sure that sooner or later they would find out That we were here But I didn't expect that they would select a knight I only wanted you to follow me Because I wanted to establish a guard around the old man Would you recognize the man who shot if you saw him? Yes wait M let me finish I succeeded in following the man When he left the grounds Then you know where he went He reported to Ferenc Miers Ferenc Miers Ivan you've discovered the key to this plot Miers that's the man You've heard of him M Yes Ivan The old banker died as he was trying to tell me that name His last words were Tell K7 the man is Ferenc And he stopped there without ever giving me the last name Do you know where Miers is now? Yes he's at home M The man who shot the old banker reported to him and left And a short time later Miers retired When I left his home was in darkness Take me there Ivan We're going to call on him tonight The garden behind Ferenc Miers' home was dark Not a light burned in the great house as agent M and Ivan climbed to a small balcony Let me have your hand Ivan Now careful You're sure this is the room? Yes I washed from behind those rose bushes under us I could see through the French doors There's a desk just inside And I want to see what's in that desk I'm going to Jimmy these doors Don't use your flashlight All right I'm ready Now let's hope it doesn't make too much noise Well I hope Miers didn't hear us No I don't think he did Throw your flashlight around the room There's the desk in Yes there's a heavy lock on a two Look a steel cabinet Ivan I think we'll find the papers we want in that cabinet If I can get the Jimmy behind the steel door Careful M Someone will hear us It's got to be done I'm going to try it again All right Now put your light out and listen I don't hear anything No Perhaps we were lucky These are big rooms the sound would be deadened Switch on your light again I want to look in this cabinet Yes Here are the papers we want I no longer enjoy life Ivan Here are the letters that were signed by the patriots who were tricked into joining the chosen band There must be twenty or thirty of them Look at the names M There's Miers' own letter Yes He probably showed it to others to get them to write their own Yeah they're all here We'll take these with us I think not my friend Don't fight to move You might as well put your gun down Miers I notified the police before I came here You're lying But it makes no difference The police would not dare move against me Don't fight to reach for your gun Get down Ivan Quick Get his gun He dropped it It's on the floor near his hand I've got it M He's dead Yes Ivan The master plotter will never order another man killed Wait Find his letter It's in that pile under desk Here it is M What are you going to do? Wipe the fingerprints off my gun and put it beside him We'll put his letter on his desk There Now the authorities will think that he too died of his own hand There'll be no investigation Two days later The letters which statesmen and patriots Had been forced to sign when they joined the chosen band Were returned to the men who had written them The chosen band passed out of existence A great plot had failed Listen for my next story This is K-7 speaking