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over at patreon.greatdetectives.net. Well now it's time for this week's episode of Dangerous

Assignment. The original air date December the 2nd of 1950 and the title is The Empty Matchbook.

Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Dunlavy as Steve Mitchell.

Yeah, Dangerous My 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 that this assignment's going to involve my trying to prevent a revolution with just two

weapons and old beat up railroad timetable and an empty matchbook.

Morning commissioners. Bruce said you had an assignment for me.

I do, Steve. You're playing a South American. Oh, well, what do I do when I get there?

I don't know. You don't? Hey, let me have that again. You heard me. I don't know. It's a very

nasty mess. That's why I'm sending you. I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or not.

Okay, what's the deal commissioner? Take a look at this map of South America, Steve. Yeah,

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