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Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Wanna get away from it all? We offer you Escape. Escape, designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure. You stare down from the height of your plane and your brain keeps whispering. It's Masafuera, that's all it is. Just an island 300 miles off the coast of Chile. But both you and the beautiful girl beside you know it's more than that. It's the last stop, the last t…

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In Escape: The Target, Vic Kennedy is on a relentless quest to find Arthur Matson, an American fugitive who has stolen a staggering $100,000. The story opens with Kennedy in a bar on the remote island of Mas Afuera, off the coast of Chile, where he waits for an informant named Perez. The tension is palpable as Kennedy reflects on his year-long search for Matson, feeling the weight of his failure and the pressure from his employer to deliver results.

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Escape, Episode 227

The Target

Saturday, September 18, 1954 · 29:27

Escape, Episode 227

The Target

Saturday, September 18, 1954 · 29:27

Summary

A man searches for Arthur Matson, an American fugitive hiding on the remote island of Mas Afuera, while navigating a web of deceit and danger.

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  • 1954 — Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin.
  • 1954 — The Moomin comics, created by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, is published internationally in the London newspaper The Evening News.
  • 1954 — Marilyn Monroe's iconic skirt scene is shot during filming for The Seven Year Itch.

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