The Czech Spy Who Stole a Son | The Kidnap | 1
The Spy Who
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🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
When a teenager is made to give up her baby, Czechoslovak secret police service the StB spot a chance to create a rock-solid fake identity for one of its deep-cover 'illegal' spies. But its spy is about to end up on a collision course with a mother seeking her long-lost son.
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| 0:10.4 | A note to listeners. |
| 0:12.8 | This episode contains a depiction of sexual assault and isn't suitable for everyone. |
| 0:18.7 | Please be advised. |
| 0:19.6 | Thank you. isn't suitable for everyone. Please be advised. |
| 0:32.6 | May 1987, Communist Czechoslovakia. A man sits in a blue van parked on a side street in a residential area of Prague. |
| 0:39.6 | His earpiece crackles to life. |
| 0:42.3 | Target is out of way. |
| 0:44.7 | The man man man man man man man man man man man, |
| 0:46.2 | the rearview mirror so he can see himself clearly. |
| 0:50.3 | He studies his own wrinkled face, trying on a softer expression, smoothing down his moustache. |
| 0:58.0 | Then he pulls on an old corduroyd jacket. |
| 1:01.0 | It's frayed at the elbows and heavily patched. |
| 1:05.0 | He grabs the walking stick resting on the passenger seat and opens the door. He leaves the van and closes the door, taking care to not make too much sound. |
| 1:17.6 | He walks with a slight limp. |
| 1:21.6 | Rounding the corner, he sees a brunette woman in late middle age. |
| 1:26.6 | She is glancing between the building |
| 1:29.4 | she stands in front of and the scrap of paper in her hand, as if checking the address. |
| 1:36.2 | The man hobbles towards her, wearing a kind smile. Hello, are you lost? Oh no, not lost. I'm looking for an apartment, but I can't seem to find it. |
| 1:51.5 | Are you local? The man peers down at the note she is holding. Oh, I'm sorry, you're about 20 years too late. They pulled that whole row down when they dug |
| 2:04.7 | the metro. Rather than look despondent, the woman's eyes twinkle. You know the place. I've been |
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