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Goes twice as far. Pepsi's America's big, big favorite. And America's biggest cola value. So why take less when Pepsi's best? Whenever you reach for a refreshment, remember. Why take less when Pepsi's best? And now to counterspy. It is a scene truly out of the old west. A dance and gambling hall crowded with hard-riding, fast-shooting men enjoying themselves, but at any moment ready for action. Suddenly the swinging doors fly open. A tall, languid cowpoke stands framed in them. The crowd quiets down as the cowpoke ambles to the bar and stops in front of a well-dressed, shifty-eyed man. Well, dude, it's sundown and I'm still in town. You don't take advice easy, Steve Morgan. I'm choosy about whose advice I take, dude. I don't like yours. I give you five seconds to draw. Now look, Steve, you don't want to take it. Okay, okay, that's it. Cut, cut. Camera will print that take. All right, boys. We can do the fight scene next. Oh, Gary! Gary! Well, how did it go? I'm a great director, okay? Well, well, great, strong toss-up. Thanks. You've got a visitor, Gary. Dr. Hobart Whalen. This is Gary Marlowe. Steve Morgan in this picture we're shooting. Well, how do you do, Mr. Marlowe? It's quite a thrill meeting you in person after seeing you in so many films. Thank you, Doctor. May I present my assistant, James Dover? Oh, sorry, Mr. Marlowe. I can shake hands with my left. Get used to it after being without a right arm a couple years. Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't notice. Okay. Everyone spots a leg first. Mr. Marlowe, is there somewhere we could talk privately? Why, my dressing room. Just follow me. To get to the point, Mr. Marlowe, I'm heading the Institute for Disabled Workers. And we're embarking on a large fundraising campaign. Well, maybe I'd better save your time, Doctor Whalen. All my charitable contributions are handled by my business manager. We're not looking for charity, Mr. Marlowe. Why is it every time you guys see somebody without an arm or a leg, you think of ten cups and bacon? Well, I'm sorry. I thought... Sure, I know you thought we're looking for a handout. Charity, huh? Did you ever take any, Mr. Marlowe? It sticks in your craw. Jimmy, you better wait outside. Uh... I'm sorry, Doctor. Believe me, Mr. Dover, I didn't mean... My fault, Mr. Marlowe. I'd fly off the handle to least... Wait outside, Jimmy. I'll finish our business, Mr. Marlowe. All right, Doctor. I'm sorry again. I'm always being sorry. Doctor, I didn't mean to hurt him. No one does. You see, Mr. Marlowe, that's what my Institute is for. To educate the public to the abilities of disabled people. To accept a man minus an arm and a leg like Jimmy, for instance, as a man, not a cripple. Dr. Whelan, any way I can help you, I will. Well, thank you, Mr. Marlowe. You can, by contribution. Not of your money, but of your time. Yes. Month from now, we're holding a benefit in New York City. It's to raise money to set up a chain of industrial and liberal arts schools for the disabled so they can become self-employed. A month from now, you said? Yes. I'd like you, the famous western film star, to be our master's ceremony. We'll have a full program of stars and celebrities. Well, I think I can do it, Dr. Whelan. I'll have to clear it with my agent and my studio, but that should be simple. Splendid, Mr. Marlowe. Thanks for your cooperation. I'll have my secretary, Miss Vicki Brent, call you for a final confirmation. Good day, sir. Bounderspires, Washington, from United Stage and Screen Actors Union. Pursuant to Tax Bureau Memorandum. This is to notify you that members of our union are being solicited to appear at a benefit performance for the Institute for the Disabled. Dr. Hobart Whelan, director. We are notifying our members they may appear unless you notify us to the contrary. I'm counting the telegrams this came in for you. That's it, Peter. Oh, yes. What's it all about? Oh, that's right. You were out of town on the horn case when this Memorandum was issued. I must have been. I don't know what it refers to. Charity benefit performances. The Tax Bureau has been having trouble with them. Oh? How? Well, in some instances, the tax regulations allow entertainers to deduct contributions of their services to charity just as if they had donated cash. But there were a number of benefits last year that were nothing but highly organized rackets. Oh, I get it. The tax people wouldn't allow the deductions to play in those benefits. That's right. So we've worked out an arrangement with them in the various entertainers' union. They notify us of scheduled benefits. A routine investigation. Do the sponsors of the benefits know about it? Not if we give them the clean bill of health. And if we don't? No benefits. If they want to promote one for themselves in the penitentiary. Fine. Or once we get a chance to stop a crime before it's committed. That's about it. So put this institute and this doctor Hobart Whalen through a routine investigation and then we can forget it. Unless, of course, it turns out to be not routine. Yes, Mr. Marlowe? Well, this is Dr. Whalen's secretary. I'll give him your message just as soon as he gets back here to the office. And we'll see you in New York in a month. Goodbye. The great Gary Marlowe, Vicki. Yes, Jimmy. He says he'll emcee the benefit performance. Well... You're not very enthusiastic about it, are you, Jimmy? Sorry, Vicki, I've got the bluest. Vicki, Jimmy, I have splendid news. Splendid news. Splendid news. What is it, Dr. Whalen? Well, I've just talked to the management of Coliseum Hall in New York by Transcontinental Phone. They're going to let us have the hall for our benefit for just expenses. They're giving up their usual profit. Wonderful, Dr. Isn't it, Jimmy? Yeah, great. Well, what's the matter? Jimmy's a little down in the dumps today. Dr. It's just that I haven't been doing anything. Just hanging around, acting like a pitch to soften people up. When they walked in, they took a look at me and they go, was he? Well, I can't stand the pity in their eyes when they see what the war did to me. I know how you feel, boy. That's why your job is the toughest of all. Yeah. Because you've got to stand that pity. The misplaced pity of a lot of well-meaning people. You've got to do that so we can break the ground and educate them to know that you don't need pity. We've got to show people that a boy like you was well able to take care of himself. Show them in a dramatic manner that they'll never forget. Maybe you're right, Doctor. Of course I am. Now I just made train reservations to New York. You go down the station, get those tickets. On the double. And don't tell me that you can't do that with one leg. I know you better. Okay, Dr. Welles. Sorry. On the double. Now, Vicki, think I set the boy straight? No question about it. Funny thing is, every word I said was true. And you didn't mean a single one. The important thing is, he thinks I did. Yes, he does. Now, what's the matter with you, Vicki? Him. Him? You falling for that half man? Shut up. Now, wait a minute. I'm working this con game with you. That doesn't mean I have to like it. What about on this sudden distaste? I just got a metal picture of Jimmy when he finds out that you and I are phony. Really? Was he heartbroken? Why don't you? The tears were streaming down his face. Touching sight. Doc, what do you use for a heart? A pump composed of animal tissue like every other human being. Don't flatter yourself. All right, I'll change that. Like every other animal in the jungle, you call civilization. Doc. The survival of the fittest. The strong eat the weak. I'm strong, Vicki. The kid's a sucker. In fact, he's a cripple who doesn't change that. Simply makes him better bait to lure on the healthy suckers. Okay, Doc. No lectures. Whatever you say, Vicki. Just don't turn into a sucker yourself. It's a little late for me to change sides, I guess. That's right. So snap out of it, Vicki. Two more days? We head for New York. Who is it? Hey, Jimmy. You out, Miss? Sure, Jimmy. Sure, the door's not locked. I thought you'd be in the club car. Got my own club car. Right here in my own compartment. Oh. Well, I see you. Do you get trained sick? Is that why... No, I just like a drink now. Nothing wrong with that, is it? Of course not, Vicki. If you want me to go... Why should I want you to go? Sit down. Look at the scenery. It goes by. I've just been talking to Dr. Whalen. Dr. Whalen. That calls for another drink. You want one? Vicki, don't you think you've had enough? I've had enough of something. But it's not this. Okay. What you looking at? The countryside. Oh. Makes me kind of ashamed of myself. You're ashamed? Look at it, Vicki. It's wide and rolling. Those wheat fields. Pretty in the sun, aren't they? They look pretty. The doctor's right. The doctor? Oh, yes, Dr. Whalen. Vicki. Vicki, I've decided something. This country's big enough for everything. Everybody. The mountains we went through. The plains we'll be rolling over soon. There's room in it for every man. Even a guy like me. A half. Sorry, Vicki. The doctor told you that, huh? Yeah, but I added something in my own. Vicki, this country is big, but it needs me. I'm alive. I've got something to give it. Me and a million other men and women like me. The trouble is it's kind of slow to wake up to the fact. Sort of stupid. But I'm going to help smarten it up. You are. Sure, Vicki, and you too. You know something, Jimmy? You know who's stupid? No, Vicki, who? You. You're stupid. Stupid. And a sucker. Oh, what a sucker. You're not a strong one. You're not like the doc. You're not like me. Strong ones. That's me. Vicki, what are you talking about? And the doc. The doc. He couldn't even give you a prescription to buy a bandage and a drug. No, you listen to me. Tell you a beautiful story about a rat. A pretty rat. You think I'm pretty, don't you, Jim? No, Vicki, makes sense. I wish I didn't. I wish I didn't, but I do. Jimmy, our organization is a phony, and the doc is a phony, and I'm a phony. What are you saying? What am I saying? Down off that crutch of yours. And I'll tell you. Operator, I'm in a railroad station. I only have eight minutes. I don't know the number, but I've got to talk to Countess by headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. David Harding. Mr. Harding, right away. Mr. Peters, call Mr. Harding right away. Mrs. Peters, Dave. Yes, Peters. Has anything come in on the investigation of that benefit for the disabled? No. There's not routine anymore. Bring whatever you've got to my office. We've got to go to work. Fast. Back to Countess by in just a moment. But first... Pepsi Cola hits a spot. Two full glasses, that's a lot. Lots more value, lots more zest. Why take less when Pepsi's best? 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And now, back to counterspies. He brints her in a corridor of a large New York hotel. Jimmy raises his good arm to knock on the door of room 302. Then pauses. You sure you wanted to show us the city? I'm sure. Mr. Hardy? That's right, Mr. Dover. Come in. Sit down. Uh, this is Miss Vicki Brent. I told you about it. Yes. Won't you sit down, Miss Brent? Oh, yeah, thank you. Why not sit back, Miss Brent? You don't look very comfortable on the edge of that chair. I'm a little nervous. No, it's all right, Vicki. This is my assistant, Mr. Peters. Miss Brent, Mr. Dover. Hello. Now, Mr. Dover, let's listen to you. What about this phony benefit you called me about? Well, I told you about Dr. Whelan and my part in it. Uh, sketchily, yes. Well, we've already investigated Whelan. He has a long record as a confidence man and a chiseling promoter. Well, I think Vicki, I mean, Miss Brent can give you a better picture of the setup than I can. Well, Miss Brent? First, Mr. Harding, I want to get one thing straight. Yes. Jimmy's got a little blind spot about me. This isn't the first fake deal I've been in. The doc didn't con me into it. I knew what it was all about from the start. I'm glad you said that, Miss Brent. It's a good beginning. What? We've been looking you up, too, Peters. The courier Brent and his barrier and his brandon indicted for racetrack swindle, suspended sentence, indicted a suspect in fur theft, probation, and some more. I couldn't have hidden it if I wanted to. Well, the important thing is you didn't want to. Now, will you tell your story? Well, Doc Whelan got the idea to promote this benefit for disabled people. He called me in on the deal and I went for it. Jimmy was hired by the doc and the doc gave him a song and dance about useful work and what a great project it was. Make the people aware of the ableness of the disabled. And I went for it hook, line, and sink. No reason you shouldn't, Mr. Dover. It's a great idea. I'm keeping that in mind. Go ahead, Miss Brent. Well, with Jimmy to go around with them and soften them up, the doc promoted half the big names in Hollywood. They'd... Well... Say it, Vicki. They'd take one look at me and drown in their own pity. I'm sorry, Jimmy. And I was supposed to pull the same stunt with the stars, only I'm not supposed to know that's what it is. We'll come back to that, Jimmy. Go on, Miss Brent. The doc set up a phony outfit. The Institute for the Disabled. Chartered in some state out west. Yes, with himself as the sole trustee for the Institute. Yes, we've checked that. That's right. He was going to send a check for the proceeds of the benefit to the Institute, all right? And be there himself to receive it. You expected to get away with something that wrong? No, Mr. Peters, but he expected to be out of the country by the time it was found out. Well, how far has the organization gone? All the way. Tickets, advertising. He's even got a Coliseum Hall lined up. Now he just wants to line up some more names. I notice he's scaled the prices on the tickets from ten dollars up to a thousand. He's no pocket. Well, anything else, Miss Brent? No, that's it. I'm glad it's finished. Yeah, and I guess I'm kind of sorry. Well, at least somebody was interested in guys like me. Finding out that disabled guys can do lots of jobs as well as they did before they were cracked up. Jimmy, don't say that. You know, it's funny. The only guy interested was a crook. And now he won't be around. Jimmy, I think he may be for a little while. What? I don't get it, Mr. Harding. When we make an arrest, it's for the good of society. But I'm not sure this case is as simple as that. Well, I don't understand, Mr. Harding. Well, I may be sticking my neck out. But if we plan the how and when of Dr. Whelan's arrest, we'd be doing a lot more for society than we would by picking him up right now. How's that, Miss Harding? I've got an idea that might work if Jimmy and Vicky will cooperate. Oh, anything you say, Mr. Harding. There'll be some risk. Vicky? I've gone along with you this far, Jimmy. I'll go all the way. Good. Now make yourselves comfortable. I'll tell you my plan. What a crowd, Jimmy. I never figured they'd turn out like this. The collar seems jammed. But I'm wondering where's Dr. Whelan? He'll be here. I'll stop worrying. Well, Mr. Harding's too swell about this. I'd hate for him to get in a jam. So you don't think Dr. Whelan's wise, do you? Jimmy, you don't think I tiptoe? Oh, no. No, I don't. I know you couldn't. What I... What I think about you... Well, a guy like me should. Jimmy? Mm-hmm. How do you know I couldn't cross out? Tell me. Oh, Vicky... Oh, there's Dr. Whelan. I guess he just came in. I'm looking so happy. Hello, Jimmy and Vicky. Splendid crowds. Where were you, Doctor? We were getting worried. I'm just checking up at the box office, Jimmy. Don't you think it's time Gary Marlowe started the program? Yeah, sure, Doc. I'll tell him. He's right over there. Say, Mr. Marlowe. Oh, yes, Jimmy. You want me to begin? Yeah, right away. Oh, and, uh... Mr. Marlowe, don't forget that first guest. He'll be kind of a surprise for everybody. How could I forget him? Well, here I go. Good luck, Mr. Marlowe. Start, Jimmy. Yeah, right away, Dr. Whelan. Let's sit here close and enjoy the show. I intend to. We've put a lot of work in it. We've all put a lot of work in it, Doc. Before we begin the show, there's a special guest I'd like to introduce right now, as he has to leave shortly on urgent business. In fact, this gentleman is always on urgent business. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to present the Chief of the United States Counter Spies, Mr. David Hart. Jimmy, how did this happen? Special guest, Dr. Whelan. I thought it was great we could get him. He doesn't make many public appearances. Oh, yes. Great. Great secret. In those Western films of yours, how do you get 50 to 100 shots out of one six-shooter revolver? He's a beautiful citizen. The whole key position of the President's Committee on National... Colleague, Mr. Harding, that was wonderful, wasn't it? It certainly was. How's Whelan? He's unhappy there. Two of our agents are taking Vanua Field office to be booked. Well, then that winds up things there, Jimmy. Except for me, Mr. Harding. What about Vicki, Mr. Harding? Well, she'll have to testify against the doctor, of course. What will that mean? That means jail as a material witness. Jail. Of course, if someone would accept responsibility, Vicki could be paroled in his custody. Oh, I'll choose that, Mr. Harding. We've stuck together this long. I can stand it a little longer if you can. Okay, Mr. Harding? Okay, Jimmy. In fact, from the sound of things, I'd say very okay. And by the way, when you find time, get in touch with me about becoming a regular counterspire. Will you, Jimmy? Ladies and gentlemen, it's an honor to present the following message, especially prepared for this Counter-Spy broadcast by the Honorable Albin W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States. Today's disabled veterans and handicapped workers have the full support of the United States government in their quest for suitable employment opportunities. The President of the United States has established a special civilian committee to lend assistance in discharging this national responsibility of providing work for qualified handicapped men and women. The response by businessmen, industrialists, and labor officials has been highly gratifying. But we must intensify our efforts so that a war wound or an industrial accident is not a one-way ticket to the sideline. I ask your continued interest in those handicapped workers presently employed and added opportunities for those seeking work. I urge all Americans to remember that ability is much more important than disability. Thank you very much, Mr. Vice President. Next week's Counter-Spy case deals with the teenage terrors who worshiped a heel, the stolen loop that was paid for with a wet handkerchief and hard cash, and the underworld mobster who pulled a switch and continued to be a right guy. Be sure to tune in next Tuesday to the case of a Flatbush Fagan on Counter-Spy. And remember, when your friends drop in, be generous. But be thrifty, too. Serve plenty of delicious Pepsi Cola. Pepsi's big 12-ounce bottle gives you not just one sparkling glass full, but two. Get a carton of six and serve 12 delicious drinks. Yes, Pepsi is America's biggest cola value. You get twice the tangy taste, twice the refreshment, twice the Pepsi. So why take less when Pepsi is best? Whenever you reach for refreshment, remember... Pepsi Cola hits the spot. Two full glasses, that's a lot. Lots more value, lots more zest. Why take less when Pepsi's best? 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