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Well now it is time for this week's episode of Dangerous Assignment, the original air date

January the 6th, 1951, and the title is Operation Fishhawk.

Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell.

Yeah, Dangerous Assignment, I get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all

spell the same thing though, trouble. But when I walk into the commissioners office, I don't

realize this assignment is going to end up with me having somebody take a picture of my own murdered.

Morning, Commissioner. Ruth said you had an assignment for me. I do, Steve. You're playing

leaves for Haiti in one hour. Haiti? Well, guess I'd better brush up on Mavoodoo before somebody puts

the double whammy on me. Might be a good idea, Steve, because I'm setting you down there to put

the whammy on somebody else. What's the deal, Commissioner? Have you seen the current issue of this

picture magazine? No, what about it? We got a spread on Haiti. Yeah, take a look at it. This picture

in particular. Native jungle deep in interior of Haiti. So it's a native village. What am I

supposed to do? Go down there and check the plumbing? Take a look at those natives in the background.

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