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Well, now it's time for this week's episode of the Silent Man, the original air date,

May the 7th of 1952, and the title is Missing Masterpiece.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in The Silent Man.

The National Broadcasting Company proudly presents Douglas Fairbanks' reduction of The Silent Man,

transcribed stories of the undercover operations of the special agents of every branch of

our federal government and their relentless fight against crime. Now here is Douglas Fairbanks.

The federal law enforcement agencies of the United States work in close cooperation with

similar agencies and foreign countries. For only in this cooperation is their hope for a

solid bulwark against international crime. This story tells how the French and American federal

authorities combined to solve a difficult and baffling case. It was told to me by one of the

commissioners of this year's day. In it I will assume the identity of the special agent Tom Manning,

the file case entitled Missing Masterpiece in which only the names and places are fictional.

The man beside me in the car was Mr. Andre Mondo or Mr. Tate. He was an architect.

This assignment he had the training and background. I had not.

Art is everything, lights and shadows, colors and brushstrokes. Masterpieces and murders.

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