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The Church Without a Cross

Top Secret · August 20, 1950 · 29 min · 3,756 words

The transcript of “The Church Without a Cross”, an episode of Top Secret first broadcast August 20, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Gumshoe plays Top Secret free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Next Sunday at this time, the American album of familiar music returns to the air, bringing you the finest in light classical music. It's tops for refreshing Sunday evening entertainment. Your favorite soloists return with the orchestra on the American album of familiar music, Sunday, August 27th over most of these NBC stations.

Beginning September 1st, top secret will be heard Friday evenings. Top secret, starring gorgeous Ilodhamassie as the Baroness Karen Geza, in transcribed stories of a woman who pitted beauty, brains and courage against the forces of evil.

Tonight, as assignment 11, the Church without a cross. Assignment 11 was a fight against death. Death that came silently without warning. I had to find a place, a pinpoint on the coast of Europe.

It was in Belgium, north of Brussels, and was known as Location RX. Many men had looked for it, suffered for it, died for it. An old friend had warned me, told me what to expect.

That location RX had to be found, and found quickly, otherwise London would perish. Accordingly, I asked permission to enter Belgium by parachute. I made my request to Sir Eric Hamilton, head of London's Department of Civilian Defense.

My dear Baroness, what you ask is impossible, quite impossible. Please Sir Eric, let me try. No. Please. It's too dangerous, Baroness. I am used to danger. And besides, if I should die, there is no one who would...

Listen. Windows rattling. One of them's hit. I don't see... No one ever does. Oh, there it is. That crowd of dust. Get away from the window, Baronis. Get away from the window! Oh! Oh! You're hurt.

Pitten glass, it's all right. You cheek is bleeding. I'm all right. Really, Baronis. Please let me find us where they are coming from. Hmm. If they ever learn to aim them accurately, London is finished.

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