1. Faster than a speeding bullet.
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2. More powerful than a locomotive.
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3. Able to leap tall buildings
at a single bound.
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4. - Look. Up in the sky.
- It's a bird.
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5. - It's a plane.
- It's Superman.
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6. Yes, it's Superman,
strange visitor from another planet...
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7. who came to Earth with powers
and abilities...
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8. far beyond those of mortal men.
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9. Superman, who can change
the course of mighty rivers...
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10. bend steel in his bare hands...
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11. and who. Disguised as Clark Kent...
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12. —mild-mannered reporter
for a great metropolitan newspaper.
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13. fights a never-ending battle for truth,
justice and the American way.
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14. And now, another exciting episode
in the Adventures oi Superman.
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15. - Looking for someone?
- I've been looking all over the boat for you.
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16. - Why didn't you knock?
- So I didn't knock. So sue me.
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17. - What do you want?
- Doc sent me to meet you.
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18. - Just what I thought.
- I got on at quarantine.
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19. - Is Doc meeting the boat too?
- You know he never goes out.
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20. He sent the bus and a couple of the boys.
They're waiting for us at customs.
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21. Never misses a bet, does he?
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22. You're not so slow yourself.
registering as “Madame Charpentier.“
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23. You should have let us know.
I could have missed you.
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24. How did you get away with it. madame?
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25. Is that the bus down there?
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26. That's it. How are you taking
your stuff through customs?
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27. You were right.
The gangplank is going down.
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28. Wait right here while
I line up the interview.
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29. - Do you see any sign of them?
- Nope.
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30. You think something went wrong?
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31. We'll have to wait and see.
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32. Don't wanna wait too long.
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33. - Hey.
- See something?
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34. Right by the entrance of the pier.
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35. That guy's got fed written all over him.
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36. Take a look over there.
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37. This place is crawling.
Must be some VIP aboard.
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38. Hey. we better get out of here.
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39. Wait. Give him a couple more minutes.
They're starting to come out of customs.
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40. Young man.
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41. - Who. me?
- Please.
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42. You are so kind.
And I do not know this country.
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43. And I must catch a train quick.
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44. And I have twisted my ankle.
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45. - You see that ambulance over there?
- Sure.
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46. You will give this box to them. No?
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47. It is serum for the doctor.
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48. They are most anxious to get it.
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49. - Sure.
- It is a matter of life and death.
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50. - It'll hurry it right over.
- Be sure to give it to the doctor personally.
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51. Sure thing.
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52. lam greatly in your debt.
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53. - My ankle.
- Let me give you a hand.
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54. You are so sweet.
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55. - You the doc?
- Why?
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56. I got some serum. A lady said
to give it to the doctor.
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57. That's what we've been waiting for.
The doc's inside.
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58. - I don't see any doctor in there.
- lnside.
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59. Jimmy!
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60. What's the big idea?
Where are you taking me?
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61. Just a little ride. Sonny boy.
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62. - Where's Fisher and the count?
- They never showed up.
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63. - Who's this boy?
- He's got what we were sent for.
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64. - Listen. Doctor—
- Where is the box?
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65. I guess that's what you want. Though
I still don't know what it's all about.
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66. Where did you get it?
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67. A French lady came out of customs
and gave it to me.
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68. She said she hurt her ankle or something
and had to make a train.
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69. I took it over to the ambulance for her.
That's all I know.
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70. - That's his story.
- Quiet.
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71. Did this French lady you mention give you
any inkling as to what was in the box?
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72. She said it was serum. And I was
to give it only to the doctor.
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73. That's why we brought him here.
It sounded fishy.
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74. Look. My name's Olsen. Jim Olsen.
I'm a reporter for the Planet.
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75. There's my identification.
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76. What were you doing on the pier?
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77. Waiting for a friend of mine to get me
an interview with a movie star.
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78. Sounds perfectly reasonable.
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79. Fisher and the count found
themselves in difficulty...
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80. so they passed the box to
the French lady he speaks of. and here it is.
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81. - Is something wrong?
- Nothing.
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82. Except that the box is empty.
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83. Hello. Yes, put him on.
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84. Yes. What is it?
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85. Dead?
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86. This is fantastic.
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87. Yes.
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88. Yes. of course. That's correct.
That's quite obvious.
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89. Well. Thanks for calling.
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90. Give me a moment to think
of our next step. Franz.
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91. It'll call you back.
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92. - Fisher is dead.
- What happened?
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93. They just found his body on the boat...
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94. in a stateroom which had been occupied
by a Madame Charpentier.
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95. Madame Charpentier? Who's she?
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96. I leave it to you.
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97. Fisher was dead.
He couldn't leave the boat.
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98. You say the count never appeared.
but out of nowhere...
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99. a French lady sends over a box.
an empty box.
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100. Nobody told us to be on the lookout
for a female impersonator.
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101. I have only myself to blame for this.
I have not yet learned my lesson.
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102. In this world. Trust no one.
Absolutely no one.
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103. I wish I knew what this was all about.
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104. - You know too much already. Young man.
- Maybe he hasn't told us all he knows.
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105. - That's right. Maybe you better find out.
- What are you gonna do to me?
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106. I can assure you
that is my least concern at the moment.
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107. Give me the overseas operator, please.
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108. - Take him inside.
- I'm not going in there.
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109. Get going-
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110. I want to put through a call
to Dr. Hans Schuman.
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111. Frankfurt. Germany.
United States Base Hospital 991.
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112. What's that? A delay of three hours
on all calls to Germany?
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113. Well. We'll have to wait.
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114. Should I turn on the current now. Doctor?
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115. No. not yet.
We may have to use him later.
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116. - May I come in. inspector?
- Come in. Kent.
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117. - Any news of Jim?
- No. and I'm really worried.
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118. From what Lois and that pier guard
saw from the gangplank...
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119. I'd say Jim's just up to a little
fancy ambulance chasing.
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120. - He'll turn up with a whale of a story.
- Wish I felt as easy about it.
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121. Any word on that ambulance yet?
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122. I guess I'd better let you in on the
whole story. It doesn't look so good.
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123. - What did the boys find out?
- Well. It was a rented ambulance.
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124. A phony name.
They put on their own driver...
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125. so we don't know where it went
or who or what it carried.
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126. Frankly. They didn't leave us
a clue to follow.
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127. I had a feeling from the first
there was a connection...
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128. between Jim's disappearance in that
ambulance and the murder in the stateroom.
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129. Did you identify the victim yet?
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130. He's the only one we know anything about.
Small-time confidence man named Fisher.
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131. Here's his picture.
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132. He used the health-officer gag
to get on at quarantine.
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133. What about Madame Charpentier?
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134. She boarded the boat
at Bremerhaven. Germany.
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135. Spoke to no one on the trip.
never left her stateroom...
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136. and completely disappeared
after clearing customs.
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137. Excuse me.
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138. Yes. Henderson speaking.
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139. I see.
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140. Yeah.
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141. Yeah.
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142. Thanks. Bob.
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143. Checkup on her passport just came through.
Forgery. As expected.
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144. We've got to find that woman. I'm sure
she's the only one who'll lead us to Jim.
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145. America's a mighty large haystack
to find one small needle in.
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146. Clearly. Fisher and the ambulance were
at the dock to meet Madame Charpentier.
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147. Probably escort her to
a prearranged rendezvous.
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148. - And she decided to double-cross them.
- It makes sense.
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149. There's one point to be explained.
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150. Why did the boys in the ambulance
let her get away?
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151. That's pretty easy.
They weren't expecting a woman.
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152. That's it. And the woman was no lady.
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153. The fingerprints in the stateroom
and on the gun were male prints.
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154. You didn't tell me about that.
Inspector.
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155. - Could I have a set of those prints?
- Pick them up at the lab on your way out.
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156. If you're thinking of checking with the
police in Germany. We've already tried.
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157. - They identify them?
- Unfavorable atmospheric conditions...
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158. reduced the telephotos to distortion.
We'll try in the morning.
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159. Tomorrow morning may be too late.
There must be another way.
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160. Well. If you happen to bump into Superman.
he might give you a hand.
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161. You never can tell. Col. Redding
in charge of Army Intelligence...
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162. is one of my best friends.
I'll see you. Inspector.
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163. If you come up with anything.
let us know.
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164. Those are the prints we found
in the stateroom.
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165. Those are the ones we took off the gun.
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166. Those are clear as a bell. Do you have any
identification on them in your files?
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167. Nothing remotely resembling them.
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168. We got a print of a full hand
from the top of the bureau.
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169. Leaned on it, fixing his hair
or making up in the mirror.
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170. - I'm getting a copy for you.
- These are all I need. Jake.
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171. Might as well take it along. Give me two
seconds in the darkroom. And I'll have it.
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172. This fixative dries in—
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173. Mr. Kent?
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174. Where the dickens...?
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175. - Hi. colonel.
- Clark. What are you doing here?
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176. - Just flew in on a little mission.
- Sure good to see you. Pull up a chair.
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177. - Good to see you. Mind if I sit here?
- Not at all.
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178. - Working kind of late. Aren't you?
- Plenty to do over here.
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179. Dr. Schuman to see you, sir.
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180. Have Dr. Schuman wait, corporal.
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181. - Jack. I need your help.
- Name it.
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182. These belong to a fellow who sailed
from Bremerhaven on the 9th...
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183. masqueraded as a Madame Charpentier.
Can you identify him for me?
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184. Let's take a look at our files.
see what we've got.
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185. Let's do it.
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186. - Looks like we're in luck.
- Let's see.
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187. That's our man. Without a question.
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188. “Otto von Kleben. 35.
formerly Count von Kleben.
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189. Lieutenant. Wehrmacht. Captured by
Russians. 1944. Repatriated in 1947.“
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190. Here it is. “At present. Employed as
orderly in U.S. Base Hospital 991.“
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191. Dr. Schuman might be able to help us.
Okay to check with him?
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192. Of course.
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193. Send Dr. Schuman in.
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194. Guten Abend. Colonel.
I have a kleine favor.
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195. I am sorry. I did not know you were busy.
I will see you in the morning.
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196. Oh. just a minute. Doctor.
I want you to meet—
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197. Anything wrong. Clark?
You look as if you'd just seen a ghost.
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198. I'm sorry.
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199. This unhealthy-looking character is an old
newspaper friend of mine from the States.
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200. Clark Kent. Dr. Schuman.
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201. - How do you do. Herr Kent?
- Nice to meet you.
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202. Sit down. Doctor.
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203. Clark's interested in talking to an orderly
you've got working here. Doctor.
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204. The name is von Kleben.
Otto von Kleben.
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205. Von Kleben. I am sorry.
but that is not possible.
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206. - Is something wrong?
- Von Kleben was discharged...
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207. - ... two weeks ago.
- Two weeks ago?
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208. I am afraid I have no information here as
to his present whereabouts. Gentlemen.
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209. Perhaps I can help you. He docked
in the United States this morning.
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210. So? Would I be out of turn in inquiring
what your interest in this von Kleben is?
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211. Not at all. Doctor. The police found
a man murdered in his stateroom.
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212. We have good reason to believe
the murdered man was sent...
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213. - ... to meet him and escort him ashore.
- I see.
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214. You know the identity
of the murdered man?
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215. Yes. He was a Nazi espionage agent...
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216. and small-time confidence man
named Fisher.
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217. - Fisher?
- Name strike a bell?
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218. There are so many Fishers
in Germany. Colonel.
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219. Doctor. You wouldn't. By any chance.
be able to tell us...
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220. what von Kleben's mission
in America was. Would you?
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221. Me? After all. Herr Kent.
he was just an orderly here.
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222. - We have a staff of nearly 1000 people.
- You haven't missed anything. Have you?
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223. - I mean. Anything of substantial value?
- What could he have stolen?
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224. An x-ray machine?
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225. We have no secret formulas that could
have been committed to memory either.
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226. I'm afraid von Kleben's business
had nothing to do with the hospital.
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227. Well. Colonel. Looks like we've reached
the end of another blind alley.
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228. Sorry I cannot be of more help.
Herr Kent.
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229. My business will wait till tomorrow.
Guten Abend. Gentlemen.
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230. - That Schuman's a dead ringer for Fisher.
- Fisher?
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231. The man murdered
in von Kleben's stateroom.
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232. Schuman's been working
for us a long while.
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233. He couldn't be here and dead
in the States at the same time.
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234. - Maybe he has a twin brother.
- We could check on it.
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235. They look so much alike.
There's a connection somewhere.
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236. - Who's head of medical supplies?
- Major Lee.
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237. - Okay if we drop in on him?
- By all means. He's just across the hall.
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238. - How are you. Colonel?
- Fine. Doc. thanks to your little white pills.
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239. - Major Lee. Clark Kent.
- Hello.
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240. How do you do? Major. Have you missed
anything in the past two weeks?
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241. - Anything of great value?
- No. I don't think so.
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242. Do you have anything of value?
Anything transportable?
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243. Well. We've got a million dollars
worth of radium. If that'll help you.
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244. - That's it.
- It's no bigger than a peanut...
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245. - ... but we keep it in a lead-lined safe.
- Have you used it in the last two weeks?
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246. No. I believe Dr. Schuman
was the last one to—
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247. Could we have a look in that safe?
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248. Of course. Come along.
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249. - What happened?
- Schuman. He's locked us in.
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250. - Any phone in here?
- No. and don't light any matches.
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251. - Anybody hear us if we shout?
- It's airtight and soundproof.
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252. We'll have to wait till someone
comes down for supplies.
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253. If neither of you moves or makes a sound.
I'll get us out. Deal?
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254. What you been doing.
reading up on Houdini?
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255. Absolute silence and no motion
for 10 seconds. Please.
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256. What's that?
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257. Gentlemen. On the count of three.
we'll all push the door. You ready?
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258. One. two. three.
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259. Well. If it is Schuman.
he won't be able to get very far.
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260. - Evening. Inspector.
- Hello. Kent. Where have you been?
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261. Oh. over the water and far away.
Any progress?
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262. Some. We've located the taxi driver who
picked up Madame Charpentier at the pier.
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263. Wonderful.
Where did they take her, or him?
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264. This is the answer to your question.
I hope.
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265. Henderson speaking.
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266. Oh. yes. Tobey. Great.
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267. Yeah. Well. Let's have them.
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268. Santa Fe Chief.
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269. Miami Red Arrow.
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270. Pennsylvania Limited.
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271. Good work. Tobey.
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272. Fine. Great.
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273. Send Johnson in.
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274. Madame Charpentier left Metropolis
on one of those trains at—
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275. Johnson. Find out the present location
of these three trains.
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276. They left Metropolis Central Station
at noon today.
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277. - I have to be going.
- Hey. wait a minute.
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278. You've got some explaining to do.
Listen to this. From Frankfurt. Germany.
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279. “Dr. Albert Schuman. Twin brother.
deceased Fisher, confessed that...
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280. million-dollar radium smuggled through
customs in earrings by Otto von Kleben.
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281. Radium consigned to Dr. Rudolf Albrecht.
444 Causeway Boulevard.
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282. Arrest at once. Credit Kent. Daily Planet.
with double play.
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283. Signed. J. Redding. Colonel. U.S.A.“
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284. - Well. How did you do it. Kent?
- Trade secret.
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285. Here's von Kleben's picture.
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286. So this is Madame Charpentier.
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287. - I know how you did it. Superman.
- You can credit him with an assist.
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288. I gotta run along. I'll see you.
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289. Gonna be in on the kill?
We're picking up Albrecht tonight.
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290. It'll be there.
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291. Great day in the morning!
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292. Who is it?
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293. Pretty smart. Hollow lead.
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294. Your passenger's returning east, by air.
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295. They've got the whole force out there.
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296. They'll never take me alive.
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297. If you don't drop that gun.
you're going to eat those words.
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298. Now. what have you done
with Jim Olsen?
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299. Perhaps you would like
to see for yourself.
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300. Give him the current.
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301. Not so fast.
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302. Thanks for a very helping hand.
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303. Superman. Do you know
how all this started?
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304. - No. Jim. How?
- I was waiting on the pier for Miss Lane...
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305. to interview Denise Darrieux.
the French movie star.
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306. Sorry you missed her.
They say she's very pretty.
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307. Right now you're prettier to me than
all the movie stars in the world. Golly.
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