 I was a communist for the FBI. Starring Dana Andrews in an exciting tale of danger and espionage. I was a communist for the FBI. Many of the incidents in the story you're about to hear are based on the actual records and authentic experiences of mathematics. Who for nine fantastic years lived as a communist for the FBI. Here is our star Dana Andrews as mathematics. I spent nine long years living a lie. A lie called communism and it was a frightening experience. Many a time I wanted to rush up to you on the street Mr. and grab a hold of your coat and shake you and yell can't you see what's going on. Don't you realize what they're trying to do to our country and to you and your wife and kids. I didn't do it because I knew that at that time you wouldn't believe me. The lie had been told too well. You better believe me now though Mr. or you may wake up some morning living or dying that same lie. The lie called communism. In a moment listen to Dana Andrews as mathematics under cover man. Here is Dana Andrews as mathematics under cover man. This story from the confidential file is marked the kiss of death. Constant tension is the lowest price you pay for being a communist. Even a communist for the FBI. Wherever you go wherever you do you feel that you're being watched. Fight upon that the Central Committee is getting a constant stream of reports on what you do who you see even what you eat. It's party discipline self enforced by fear. I have a date with an FBI agent and as I walk to the meeting place I'm haunted by the sense of being followed for no tangible reason my heart beats faster and blood pressure pounds in my temple. I duck in and out of our cave checking my back. I see no one that I recognize. Still I'm out of breath when I round the last corner and find my FBI contact waiting for me in the car. After a last look over my shoulder I get in the car beside him and we take off. Think someone was following him that I always think someone's following me nothing new. Nothing spectacular anyway we had another cell meeting my last report getting more frequent I think yeah but nothing's happening nothing of any great importance at any rate but this last meeting we took in three new members and were notified of another special assessment. There have been a lot of assessments lately haven't there. Yeah they've all been ordered by the State Central Committee instead of by a national headquarters state. Any indication of what they're for. If they're building up a war chest they may be going to back some candidate against Senator Stewart. Oh he's too strong they wouldn't waste the money. The fact is they seem to have given up on Senator Stewart. Well the words come down to lay off the character assassination and they have a new idea they think is better. They never give up on any man in public office who has done them as much damage as Stewart had. Probably right. Check into the reason behind these special assessments Matt. Maybe there is something spectacular cooking. I asked Johnson to let me out of the car several blocks from home so that I can get some exercise walking. As I walk I think that no matter how much I think I can't connect the special assessments with Senator Stewart. Back in my room I give up thinking and stretch out on the bed I'm about to doze off when I knock at the door sent me to my feet. It's comrade Hobart my cell leader with a message that will eventually lead me to the reason for those special assessments. Sorry to disturb your red comments of any part I wasn't asleep. I'm eating at my house tonight. I hope it's more important than the last two or three comrade Hobart you are not tiring of party activity comrade. No I'm glad to hear that. I'm tiring of party inactivity. I should have known. There are plans in the making comrades of etiquette which should satisfy even your craving for action. What are they coming. I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to the vault of them even to you until they're complete. However. Yes I can almost promise that they will be complete before tonight's meeting. Be sure to be there. I'm at the meeting all right long before anyone else arrives except comrade Hobart and it's his house. I don't learn anything about plans strictly a routine meeting as far as I can see a couple of comrades report on their activities in various front organizations but I hear nothing that sounds like new activity and I don't until the meeting is adjourned and the members are leaving. I'd like to have you wait until after the others have left comrade Static. Okay it'll be a couple of minutes before they're gone. Why don't you wait for me in the kitchen. Anything to say. Comrade Corbin did you know that the others were leaving. I hope they were. I was asked to wait for comrades to make. Any ideas to what it's all about. More than you. Maybe not as much. I couldn't even guess. And wouldn't if you could. Others are gone comrades we can be on our way now on our way. Where are we going comrade Hobart. We're driving to the state capitol for a conference of the state Central Committee right now immediately comrade Static I received a phone call just before you arrived this evening advising me that the plans I mentioned to you are complete. Tell us what they are comrade sorry comrade Corbin I don't know the details. I know only that they involve senator Stewart and that once they're set in motion no one not even comrade Static will have cause to complain about lack of activity. All I can think of as we get into comrade Hobart's car and drive to the state capitol is that Johnson my FBI contact of that afternoon was right. I want to call him and congratulate him but there's no chance not even when we get to the capitol Nordstrom the chairman of the state central committee has waited up for us. He gives us the word and sends us back home that night. I still can't see why Nordstrom wouldn't let us stay overnight. There's less chance of our being spotted by the FBI at this time comrade Corbin but if the plan is to make it right comrade the essence of the committee's plan is timing premature exposure would ruin everything. You like the idea comrade Static. I think it can be very effective comrade Hobart very effective. However as you just said premature exposure would defeat us completely completely comrade. That is why the committee took the precaution of having us drive to the capitol at night and gave the details of the plan only to us three no one else will know no one but we're to use other party members we will tell them what to do not why they do it. In that case the details of the plans that leak out one of us must be guilty. Obviously comrade Static. Well why this side comrade relief I guess common knowing that we needn't worry about betrayal it would be extremely unpleasant for anyone who betrayed this plan comrade it is the perfect formula for giving senator stewart the kiss of death. If the central committee's plan works it is the perfect scheme for eliminating senator Stuart from public life. In fact if it is not exposed prematurely it can be used against any political enemy of the communist party and only three of us comrade Hobart comrade Corvin and I know the details as soon as we get back to our city I call the FBI and report but Johnson can give me no help the moment this is big math I know that too big for any snap play it by ear until we have a chance to try and formulate a counter scheme that can be used without exposing you any suggestions not except to redouble your usual caution I'll get back to you as soon as possible. When Johnson hangs up I feel more lonesome than ever I hang around my room hoping you'll contact me before I have to go to comrade Hobart's house for another meeting but he doesn't and the tension begins to build again only three of us know the plan not many to share the suspicion that the plan is upset I wonder if anyone saw me going to that phone booth or come out or overheard me talking to the FBI by the time I get to the meeting that night I'm jumping a shadow and the meeting is in progress and now comrades we come to the real purpose of this meeting consideration of senator john stewart in our efforts to eliminate this vicious enemy of the world's democratic and peace loving people we have suffered a serious defeat spurred by pandering editors of the captive capitalistic press the stupid bourgeoisie has closed their eyes and ears to any criticism of senator stewart now he is running for redomination facing his campaign almost entirely on his reactionary opposition to communism at the moment it appears to be impossible to defeat senator stewart in the usual way therefore our brilliant leaders have evolved the plan which will permit us to use senator stewart to this end our cell has been ordered by the state central committee to join forces with our enemy comrades comrades committee please join me here I want you to tell the comrades what it's expected of right if you quiet down I'll give you your orders in the first place we're not joining forces with senator stewart for the purpose of putting him in office but senator stewart belongs to one of the major political parties I don't see how we can possibly hope to capture an organization on that side it isn't necessary for you to see comrades in fact my advice is don't try better brains than yours or mine have worked out the details of this plan and if each of us follows his orders unquestioningly we cannot fail I accept the review comrades dramatic what are our orders so that's better the first thing each of you will do is to register as members of the senator's political party if you're registered in another party change your registration tomorrow your next move is to join the ward club of the senator's party in your ward and work hard for the renomination of senator stewart this will defeat sword comrades dramatic if you follow instructions and work hard enough comrade we'll not only defeat senator stewart we will have proved a weapon we can use successfully against any reactionary who opposes communism andrew starring as matt sabatic and I was a communist for the FBI and the second act of our story this point of a dictatorship is that it gets things done of course rights are obliterated property is confiscated citizens are imprisoned and executed without trial but things get done the dictatorship exerted over members of the communist party even here in america no exception to that rule two days after they received their orders every member of our cell had registered as a voter in senator stewart's party and meeting with comrade corvin and myself cell leader hobart reports that the state central committee is pleased the committee is satisfied with the manner in which we have executed the preliminary step of the plan comrades I now have orders for the next step the committee has furnished you with details comrade they gave us an overall plan comrade sabatic the details have been left to the three of us first there's a matter of timing the committee wants the exposure to be made on the day before the election that will allow every voter to hear that senator stewart has been actively supported by party members and there won't be time for them to hear his denial that's right now whenever pays attention to denials anyway people are much more interested in scandal some newspapers discovered that a long time ago the next point is perhaps even more important than the matter of timing the method of exposure I've been wondering how we were going to handle that without tipping the whole scheme the committee has a scheme brilliant in its simplicity if we can work it out that's your if for the committee's comrade hobart nine comrade corvin the committee permits no ifs what's the plan one of us is to establish contact with some important member of the group in senator stewart's own party opposed to his renomination after gaining this person's confidence will furnish him with documentary proof of senator stewart's communist support and permit him to make the exposure that's how we should establish this contact summit over that comrades of eddie is a detail that the committee has left to us I want the assignment of making this contact because this is the key to the whole plan but comrade corvin volunteers before I do I try to draw him out on how he intends to make his contact and with whom but he's too cagey and since there's nothing more to discuss the meeting breaks up and on my way home I phone the FBI I'm calling from a phone booth chanting the news is bad the documentary proof of stewart's red backing will be made public to a member of the senator's own party that'll take time to refute that's the plan who's a member of the senator's party he'll make the charges I don't know comrade corvin the unfriendly witness is going to make the contact oh that helps shouldn't be hard to prove what he's up to yeah once we know his contact I don't have an agent available tonight but I'll put a tail on corvin first thing in the morning that should do it in the meantime if there's even the slightest change in the situation phone johnson doesn't wait for me to phone him though the next day as I leave my place the car pulls up alongside me and johnson says get in math quick get chance of picking up so close to home math but this is urgent what happened we can't find corvin what I sent an agent over his place early this morning when corvin didn't show by noon the agent phoned his rooming us and learned that he checked out late last night he must have been suspicious of my questioning something happened under the circumstances mad I hate to ask this because you may be sticking your head right into the lion's mouth but we have to know where corvin is so that we can trail him to his contact yeah I'll see what I can find out johnson good has the bureau figured out its counter scheme yet not yet map it's a tough problem but I understand they're going to decide one way or the other sometime today I'll probably be able to give you the word when you report on corvin when you report on corvin what he meant was if you report on corvin then unconsciously I start thinking of ways to avoid seeing comrade Hobart but when you're a communist for the FBI there's no turning back though I go to Hobart's house he doesn't act suspicious so I leave the conversation around the corvin he's a valuable man comrades of eddy no question about them full of surprises apparently he has an acquaintance and senator stewart's party opposition who just fits our plan as he said so not in so many words however he called me this morning to report that he had his contract and it moved what he moved to when I asked him he said he'd tell me after he completed his mission right now he's developing his contact and avoiding all party members who is his contact obviously someone of importance but just who is comrade corvin secret he didn't tell me and frankly I don't want to know why not well I wouldn't care to share the responsibility comrades of eddy you and I will keep our necks let comrade corvin keep his secret let comrade corvin keep his secret that's the one thing I can't do later that night I meet johnson my fbi contact and while we're driving around the outskirts of town report my lack of progress concerning corvin have you anything else to report the money from all those special assessments made by the state central committee has come back to the cell with interest it's being contributed to stewart's campaign fund I don't miss a bet do they there are no amateurs at the bench at the bureau worked out their counter scheme yet yeah I don't like it and neither will you what is it well it looks as though you're stuck man go on it's a matter of political values if this scheme isn't exposed before the red set the national lose a valuable man from public life and I'm an expendable well I guess the military would call it that naturally we'll give you all the protection possible man when are you going to break the story late sunday from monday morning's papers that way we'll beat the commies by about eight hours on their release sunday thursday night gives me friday and saturday what are you figuring out corvin if I can find out who his contact is the guy he's going to break the story to I can break the story myself oh my phone I'll call the man and tell him that I'm corvin and give him the expose with all the details yeah there's only one thing wrong with the idea man what's that you don't even know where corvin is much less the name of his contact Johnson's right I don't know where corvin is and I don't dare ask Hobart again the tough part of it is I can understand the FBI's position particularly after talking with comrade Hobart's next morning everything is complete now comrade sovetic our workers are publicly identified with senator stewart we have receipts for more than two thousand dollars contributed to his campaign fund and comrade corvin reports that his contact in the opposition camp is beginning to take the base well I hope corvin plays his hand right if he puts out too much bait his fish may bite before we are ready I had that in mind when I told you that I wanted to know nothing about comrade corvin's operation if anything goes wrong he'll take the discipline if anything goes wrong corvin will take the discipline but only if it goes wrong before sunday on sunday it'll be mine I leave comrade hobart to make my check when our party members working for senator stewart and as I check I can fully understand why the FBI has to break the story immediately the workers themselves however don't realize how big a job they've done I still don't see how this can hurt so it comrade sovetic now how can this do him anything but good you'll be told at the proper time comrade sure that's what comrade corvin tells me every day I ask him what goes every day like you he tells me nothing you see comrade corvin every day like a calendar he calls on a fella lives two doors for me bring him into the party I guess like he did me sure uh you live on oak street don't you oak street see there 400 blocks south as quickly as I can without arousing suspicion I get away from the target of comrade and go to the 400 block south on cedar for five hours I wait to see nothing then in the middle of the afternoon I finally spot comrade corvin going into a house with another man they're far down the block though and I have to get closer to see the street number I keep my eye on the house as I walk so I don't notice anything around me until a heavy hand falls on my shoulder and a voice says what's your name what are you doing here well look officer whatever you have to say you can tell to the desk sergeant for what am I supposed to have done the neighbors complained about suspicious characters larger than around the neighborhood the other one seems to have got away but I'm taking you down to the station I try to break away and make a dash to where I can get the street number of the house corvin enters but the policeman is too fast for me thinking of the way I've had my only chance to save myself from the red snatched out of my grasp I blow my top and I try to fight my way free it's no use the cops a big man and he knows what to do with it beef the next thing I really know is that I'm locked in a cell soar and bruise finally hours later the cop comes back hey you cooled off any mister yeah I'm sorry I blew up can I use a phone well you're lawyer right no just a friend okay and back while I open the door come on out walk ahead of me that way I got over here as quickly as I could man I wasn't quick enough Johnson I kind of got roughed up I had it coming to me but I've forgotten the house I was looking for I haven't met huh after our talk last night I was afraid you might take some pretty desperate chances so I failed you today that cop said there was someone else hanging around who got away me I saw him coming anyway man I got the address and the name of Corvin's contact at a talk with a bureau chief madden he wants you to make the call and prematurely spill the story of the reds and senator stewart that's great Johnson except for one little detail oh what's that first you'll have to get me out of jail the party gave common Corvin full credit for the premature exposure of the plot against senator stewart I don't know for certain what happened to him I only know that he disappeared and that if I hadn't been lucky it would have been mass poetic so disappeared a communist for the FBI is a man on a tightrope and on a tightrope you walk alone Dana Andrews will return in just a moment this is Dana Andrews the technique of communism is the technique of conquerors and would be conquerors since the dawn of history it's the old technique of divide and rule don't let it happen here although to protect innocent persons the names dates and places in this story are fictitious the danger they warn you against is very real next week we'll bring you another strange adventure based on the fantastic experiences of math poetic join us then won't you