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Well, now it's time for this week's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The

original air date November the 25th 1950 and the title is The Football Play.

Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian Dunlabe 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 commission's office,

I don't realize this assignment is going to end up with my saving three lives by calling

the right football play.

Morning, Commissioner. Ruth said you wanted to see me. I do, Steve. You're playing

Lisa in the China one hour. In the China. Look, can't you send me to some nice

peaceful place sometime? You'd probably die of boredom. Or shock. Well, okay. What's

revealed? Think back three months ago today, Steve. Three months ago. Yeah, yeah. She

was a redhead. What about it? What a memory. For certain things. That's not what I mean.

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