What happens
In Ankara in 1944, a mysterious spy known as Cicero, a valet at the British Embassy, offers secret British documents to the German embassy aide Moisach for a large sum in English pounds. Moisach accepts and arranges to buy the film of the papers. Meanwhile, Cicero visits his former employer, the Countess Anna Staviski, who has lost her fortune to the Nazis, and tries to win her trust and her help. Series: Lux Radio Theatre. Original air date: February 1, 1955. Starring James Mason and Pamela Colino.
Ankara, Turkey, 1944, during World War II
Characters: Cicero (D.L.), Moisach, Countess Anna Staviski, Ambassador Franz von Papen, Colonel von Richter, Sir Frederick Stonehouse, Mr. Travers, Mr. Clutter
Listen for: Cicero's bold scheme to photograph British secrets and sell them to the Germans, and his tense dealings with Moisach and the Countess.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.