CLASSIC: Agent 355: Washington's Secret Spy
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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4.3 • 10.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2024
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Spies aren't just relegated to the Cold War and James Bond -- in fact, spycraft played a crucial role in the Revolutionary War. One of the government's most effective spies was so accomplished that, even in the modern day, their identity remains a mystery. Join the guys as they unravel the strange story of the enigmatic Agent 355.
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| 0:00.0 | In the 1980s and 90s, New York City needed a tough cop like Detective Louis Scarcell. |
| 0:09.4 | Putting bad guys away, there's no feeling like it in the world. He was the guy who made sure the worst |
| 0:16.1 | killers were brought to justice. That's one version. This guy is a piece of shit. |
| 0:23.0 | Derek Hamilton was put away from murder by Detective Scarcella. |
| 0:27.0 | In prison, Derek turned himself into the best jailhouse lawyer of his generation. |
| 0:32.0 | And the lawyer was my girlfriend. |
| 0:34.0 | This is my only way of freedom. |
| 0:35.6 | Derek and other convicted murderers |
| 0:38.1 | started a law firm behind bars. |
| 0:41.2 | We never knew we had the same cop in the case. |
| 0:44.0 | It's a car seller. |
| 0:46.0 | We gotta show that he's a corrupt cop. |
| 0:48.0 | They can go fuck themselves. |
| 0:51.0 | I'm Steve Fishman, and I'm Dax Devlin Ross and this is the burden. |
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