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Finding life rather dull, dreaming again of exotic places, wishing you were somewhere else. We offer you Escape. Stay with us now to Western Europe and an exciting story about the most murderous group of men on earth as Anthony Ellis tells it in A Bullet for Mr. Smith. I've been asked to take the job because as a freelance correspondent in Europe I could travel anywhere and talk to anybody without arousing suspicion. I would be working for the French intelligence office and…

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In A Bullet for Mr. Smith, the listener is drawn into a world of espionage and danger as an American freelance correspondent, Alan Rogers, finds himself embroiled in a high-stakes mission in postwar Switzerland. Tasked by the French intelligence office, he is to track down and eliminate an enemy agent known only as Mr. Smith, who possesses crucial information about Western Europe's defense plans. The assignment is fraught with peril, as Rogers must navigate through a network of deceit and uncertainty, knowing that his life hangs in the balance.

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Escape, Episode 141

A Bullet for Mr Smith

Sunday, January 14, 1951 · 29:30

Escape, Episode 141

A Bullet for Mr Smith

Sunday, January 14, 1951 · 29:30

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  • 1951 — National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.
  • 1951 — First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins.

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