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Dangerous Assignment: Assignment Ghost Hunters (Australia)

Dangerous Assignment · March 10, 1952 · 24 min · 3,829 words

The transcript of “Assignment Ghost Hunters (Australia)”, an episode of Dangerous Assignment first broadcast March 10, 1952. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Gumshoe plays Dangerous Assignment free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Dangerous assignment. Transcribe starring Brian Don LaViere, Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is my assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all spell the same thing, they'll trouble. But when I walk into the commission's office, I don't realize that this assignment's going to wind up with my life being saved by a handful of cigars.

Alright, Commissioner. You sent for me? Steve, you're going ghost hunting. Ever here of Eli Bryant? Eli Bryant sounds familiar. World War II, American trader, collaborated with the Japanese in the South Pacific. in the South Pacific.

Oh yeah, a fingerman first class. He was killed in 1944 during one of our raids, wasn't he? So we thought Eli Bryant is still very much alive, Steve. Been in hiding ever since. According to our information, he's in Australia.

Had a plastic surgery job done on his face. One of our boys get a line on him? No, a man named Walt Cooper claimed he recognized Bryant and Darwin two weeks ago. He contacted us and said we'd hear from him again.

What's his angle? It looks like he's trying to make some sort of deal. the squeeze on Eli Bryant and if that doesn't work he's going to try see how much he can get from us.

That looks like it. Have we heard from him again? I've just heard about him. Cooper's body was found in a ditch on the outskirts of Darwin three nights ago. Ah, looks like he tried to pull the blackmail bite on the wrong man.

Steve, get over there. Find a man who killed Cooper and I think you'll find Eli Bryant. Well that's it. You've got your assignment. Good luck. The National Broadcasting Company is presenting dangerous assignments starring Brian Don Levy on the role of Steve Mitchell, colorful, two-fisted government agent.

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