Original subtitles

We have met Mr.

Ricardo the mind -reader.

Hello.

He's in charge of our floor show Still crazy to go on the stage.

Oh, it may sound crazy,

but I I am well as a matter of fact Ricardo's in need of a new assistant for

his own act.

I'm the great Ricardo.

Are you?

Well, I'll give it a try.

Oh,

it's very kind of you and it does sound awfully interesting But I run a dance

academy here in Liverpool I wish you'd look in it might amuse you and we could

discuss your future This is the address.

I think she make a good assistant come along tonight.

Won't you?

Oh,

I might now if you'll excuse me I've got an appointment We'll be looking out

for you Cheers Excuse me That'll be seven and six Oh What do you want now

company a few kind words and it's fair I've got no friends in Liverpool.

Are there you know where I've been?

Oh, yes.

I saw you come out Successful, not bad ring.

I was fond of but he gave me five pounds He gave you how much?

15 pounds.

Oh, did I say five one there slip of the towel?

You're very silent thinking so was I Hungry so you're a mind reader, too Well,

what are we waiting for?

I don't tell me you've lost it.

What my ring Was I so obvious no That's sweet.

Thank you.

I seem to spend most of my time saying that to you.

Shoot me.

I'll pay you back that 15 pounds.

So having the sea in your blood and two uncles in the merchant navy,

you decided to join the Rens.

That's why I came to England.

Well, now you know all about me.

Oh, dear, they always tell me at home I talk too much.

I've been talking the whole time.

Well, don't be too hard on yourself.

We have had dinner.

And a lovely one.

Thank you.

There I go again.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

And I'm very glad you broke down and told me everything.

It makes it easier.

I feel better, too.

There's one other thing, though.

It's too late now to ask you to keep part of this.

We seem to be in it together up to our necks.

But please, keep away from child and that lot.

Leave the dance academy to me.

Oh, you think it's dangerous?

For you, yes.

They think I'm just a passionate playboy.

They have no idea I have any connection with you.

So that's why you cut me dead every time that...

that blondes around.

What did you think?

Oh, I was furious.

Jealous?

Think it was that?

I hope it was.

Might have been.

Good.

There's one thing you haven't told me.

What?

Have you ever been in love?

Oh, yes.

Ever since I can remember.

Over and over again.

Passionately.

Oh.

Oh, but never with anyone I knew.

Ice hockey players and film stars.

Explorers and sailors and...

Sailors?

Good.

I'm glad.

I needn't ask you.

What?

Well, you've been in love.

I've tried.

And how?

You ask Mansaw.

But I've never succeeded.

You've tried and not succeeded.

That doesn't sound right, somehow.

What kind of a woman do you want?

Well, I'd want my woman to be very feminine.

I mean, I'd like her to be scabbed stiff sometimes,

but to be so determined that she'd rather die literally than give in.

I'd want her to think that she was being absolutely independent,

but sometimes to be just the opposite.

I'd want a woman who's sometimes a little suspicious of her best friends,

who loses her bag.

And who looks at you in the most adorable way when she doesn't know quite what

you're talking about.

Oh, yes, I do.

I said I'd tried to fall in love and never succeeded.

Funny thing.

No, I'm not trying at all.

I think I'm succeeding.

Oh.

Your bill, sir.

Hmm.

Much too cheap.

Sir.

There you go.

That's all right.

Bring to our happiness.

Oh, thank you very much indeed, sir.

No wonder she ran out on me.

And one.

And two.

And three.

And one.

And two.

And three.

And one.

and two and three and one and two and three and one and two and three and one

and two and three and stop.

He's here?

Grant?

Yes, standing by the door.

Now we can get on with it.

Tell George.

That's better, dear.

Welcome.

I'm very glad you were able to get here.

Oh, so, so very kind of you to ask me.

Besides, I couldn't help being intrigued by the chance of a job.

With Ricardo?

Yes.

Come on.

We'll see if he's arrived.

Between you and me, Ricardo will do exactly as I tell him.

Oh, that's wonderful.

Charlie, there's a man here.

This is Miss Verity.

Look after her, will you?

Oh, good evening.

Oh, good evening.

I'll go and hunt up Ricardo and get him to settle your business.

Will you have a drink?

Oh, thanks.

Not just now.

A bit quiet out there, Charlie.

Why not a Paul Jones?

Get things going.

Right.

Excuse me.

Yes.

Hello, Bill.

Hello.

Good evening, George.

Good evening, Bill.

Waiting with somebody?

Well, in a way, sailor, I was.

You walk out on a swell girl like you?

Oh, not exactly.

Join me in a drink.

Oh, that's nice of you.

I think I will now.

Good.

Call a B lady.

Oh, would a small sherry be in order?

Why not?

George, and the pint of the usual, please.

All right.

Better luck, please.

You waiting and he doesn't turn up?

Me not waiting for anybody.

And I turn up.

The luck of the navy.

Yes, to it.

Dance?

Oh, I'd love to.

Oh, no hurry.

Drink up first, eh?

Oh, what do those flags mean?

Signals.

Oh.

What do you do?

Oh, it's all very hush, hush.

Blue pencil secret.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Do you see?

I've just arrived from Canada.

Stay with my uncles.

There.

They're sailors, too.

You don't say.

Well, here's to them.

Oh, killing aren't fine, aren't they?

Sure, yeah.

Well, how about shaking your leg?

Mm, can't let the navy dance.

Oh, I don't know if you're clear.

Oh, what's the matter?

Well, we're all dizzy like.

I won't try and dance forever, if you don't mind.

Oh, of course not.

Come over here and sit down.

Sorry, but I'll...

I'll be all right in a minute.

Well, it's funny.

Oh.

George.

Hello, George.

He's got a doctor here.

Someone's here.

Can I help?

In the bar.

He's really ill.

We must find a doctor.

I'm a trained nurse.

Oh, good.

Oh.

Oh, where is he?

Who?

The sailor who was ill.

Bill Grant.

He's not ill.

He's passed us.

What?

Well, Blotto, tiddly.

Drunk, if you will have it.

Oh, he wasn't drunk.

It does happen, you know.

When you've seen as many as me, Miss, you know it takes him all sorts of lives.

Now, Bill Grant, he don't know when to stop him.

He's been mopping it up all the evening,

and he needed just that one more to make him pass clean on him.

Oh.

Where is he now?

Well, he's sleeping it off, so he won't get into no trouble.

Tucked away nice and quiet when no one will see him.

He's dead.

You give him too much.

The drug doesn't kill.

It only induces hypnosis.

Well, come on.

Get on with it.

Give him another shot.

Keep quiet.

Both of you.

I know what I'm doing.

Bill.

Bill Grant.

Can you hear me?

Yes.

Now, I want you to listen very carefully and answer some questions.

It is your duty to answer.

Lives depend on it.

You understand?

Yes.

The new flotilla leader, Dandelion.

What was the last signal?

Secret.

Bill Grant, I'm going to tell you to open your eyes.

When you do so, you will be in the staff office,

and I shall be your superior officer.

Open your eyes.

Repeat signal, Grant.

CNC'd Commander Dandelion.

Prepare to sail 2330 hours tomorrow, 17th.

Dandelion, who's in command?

Commander Lippincott, sir.

Lippincott!

Please, sir.

Destination of Dandelion.

Signal 0349.

Commander Dandelion to collect sealed orders in person.

But I must know the destination.

It's an important convoy.

I can only get what's in his mind.

All right, Bill.

Thank you.

Close your eyes.

You will awake in five minutes.

Dandelion sails 2330 hours tomorrow, 17th.

Lippincott commanding.

Distinctly worthwhile.

We're in luck.

Lippincott staying at our hotel.

I'll have this coded by Fay and Max to send out.

All we need now is the destination.

That's a job for Carter.

He must handle Lippincott.

Well, goodbye.

I'm going to the floor, sir.

Oh, no, you don't.

That very little girl's waiting for you.

Now, where?

Charlie's looking after her.

No, hurry.

She will not run away.

She's in the bag.

Come on, young lady, standing, staring.

Look as if you'd seen a ghost.

Come and dance.

I'll be right back.

APPLAUSE Surprise.

No, I'm standing on my...

Be careful.

We're strangers.

We've never met before.

Oh, but I'll...

I'll explain later.

What the dickheads are you doing here?

Well, I...

I came to say I was sorry.

Are you...

are you angry?

Yes, furious.

But our first dance must be so short.

What?

I have to send you home.

Oh, rather be taken than sent, mister.

I wish I could.

But my job's here.

Things may happen.

Something has happened.

Here, to you?

No, no, to a sailor, Bill Grant, signals.

Bill Grant?

In the bar.

One glass of beer, and he passed out.

Then disappeared.

They said he was drunk, but he wasn't.

So that's the answer.

Bless you.

And I...

I needn't go back to the hotel?

Now, more than ever, I've got to find Grant.

Find out other things, too, maybe.

I can't do my job if I'm worrying about you.

Please, darling.

Say things like that, and you can send me to Timbuktu.

Is...

is that all?

Don't miss it.

I'd love you.

What was that?

I love you.

I...

I couldn't quite hear.

I hate you.

Oh, my, look, there's Mansoul.

Several of his friends from my old ship.

I'm in command again tonight.

And that's your cue to disappear.

Good night, darling.

What's that?

It didn't quite catch.

Good night, Mr.

Blackstone.

Promise, Mama, I'd not be late.

You're not going.

Oh, I find I'm tentatively tired.

But, Mr.

Charles, fixed everything.

Ricardo's waiting to see you.

Oh, some other evening, thank you.

Good night.

Thank you.

I don't get it I just don't get it you don't need to get anything but the 24

notes listen dandelion sales 23 30 hours tonight that's the code groups of six

listen again I've got to break it up or it won't make musical sense break it up

as you like but stick to the code notes Ah, Miss Verity,

I look for you everywhere.

Mr.

Child speak to me about you.

He's waiting for us right now.

Come in.

Oh, not now.

I'm, uh, I'm just going home.

But you can't go home.

Child have arranged everything, and I have made up my mind.

You and no one else are my assistant.

I show you how to do, tonight.

Oh, tonight I, uh, I shouldn't do myself justice.

It will not take you a minute.

Ah, my dear Miss Verity, I've arranged everything for you.

She says you go home.

No, I'm afraid we can't allow that.

I tell you it will not take you a minute.

Come, Vela.

Oh, good evening.

Come into my room.

Come, please.

Sit down, will you?

Be a good little girl.

I'll leave you two together.

Ricardo will show you what to do.

As a matter of fact, you have very little to do.

It's almost entirely a passive role.

You're not afraid of me, are you?

Why, should I be afraid of you?

Many young women in your position would be a little nervous.

Now let's try it.

Cheers.

Yeah, what did you say to me?

What did I say?

I know what you said.

I said what I said.

Well, I won't have it.

Well, I will have it.

Well, have it!

Hey, honey!

I'll do that here.

Come on, boys, quiet.

Hey, you leave my mate alone.

Here, you keep running.

Do you really think you'd be safer in the other room?

Remind me of Blackpool.

Have us a jolly.

Well, thanks for the drink.

Thanks for the dance.

Hello.

Cheerio.

Hey, hey, hey!

What do you mean?

What is this?

What's what?

This.

What's going on here?

Quiet, will you please?

Stop making that row, can't you?

Nice thing when you can't have a drink in peace.

In what?

Peace.

Yeah.

Grant.

Petty Officer Grant.

Yes, sir.

Take it easy.

What happened, sir?

You tell me.

A girl there was and a glass of beer.

That's all I remember.

Nothing else.

You sure, Grant?

You slept a kind of dream.

Queer.

Like I was in the staff office and somebody asking questions.

Who?

The staff officer.

Only...

Only it wasn't, it couldn't have been.

What kind of questions?

Oh, about orders.

In code, secret, climby.

Oh, lucky it was just a dream.

Same thing ever happened before.

Afraid it has, sir.

Everything under control, Captain.

Now the black eye, Mansell.

The other one's all right, sir.

We'll keep that on petty officer grunt.

Very good, sir.

What do you got one to?

So far, we're quite easy.

Yes, sir.

So far?

All quite easy.

And now I come to the end of my turn.

And for the end, I use this.

Here.

Yes.

Now, what is this?

You asked to be my assistant.

I only want to show you...

Hello.

What's going on?

Having trouble, Ricardo?

I'm so glad you come.

Who's the hysterical young lady?

Why, you know...

Keep calm, will you?

I'll look after her.

You mustn't be late for your florsia.

Yes, I go.

Perhaps I'll rehearse her, my new assistant, too, holly.

Yes.

You'll be so good.

Thank you.

Why, you...

you...

Why didn't you hit him?

Tear him apart.

He was trying to strangle me, you...

You coward.

Well, why don't you...

Why don't you say something?

So won't you...

Toddle along...

Toddle along...

We've all got a little job to do.

Toddle along...

Toddle along...

Singing a song.

The world will be singing with you tonight.

And with a smile,

I'd be mild out the screen To read a song with child and light in your room

We've just begun to have the sun to wrap on singing As we go marching on to

ruin So why not toddle along,

join in the throng Tomorrow we'll have a little fun But now we've got to go on

Till victory's won, so we toddle, toddle along Yes, sir.

Tell Bobby I want to speak to her.

You want me?

Well, I've only just ordered my supper.

Bobby, remember one day I said I'd give you a break.

Well, this is it.

Oh, really, Mr.

Carter?

You see, that man in uniform sitting alone...

He's Commander Lippincott.

I can't trust you, can't I?

Oh, yes, Mr.

Carter.

I've just had word from the ambulance to say that he's in danger, grave danger.

I'm meeting you in on secret war stuff, Bobby.

You may sound absurd, but fifth columnists do exist, you know.

I'll go over and make friends with the commander.

Stick with him and report whatever happens to me.

Of course, he mustn't suspect.

Well, I'd like to help the War.

You must save his life and you'll be serving your country.

The Admiralty will be very great for him.

And I shalln't forget.

Well, all right, I'll do it.

Good girl.

Take this job, but this is war.

Oh, off you go.

Ta -da, ta -da, ta -da, ta -da, to -ma -da -da -da, ta -da -da -da, ta -da -da,

ta -da -da, ta -da -da -da.

And now we've got to go on.

Ta -da, ta -da, ta -da, ta -da, ta -da -da, ta -da -da.

But now we've got to go.

Hello, Larry.

Hi, big pardon.

Oh, dear.

You're not Larry Gray.

No, I'm afraid I'm not.

Sorry.

So am I.

I was all alone and saw you and thought you were Larry.

He's one of my best friends.

Oh, lucky Larry.

You're exactly like him.

He's the nicest man in the world.

And what?

Well, I was going to say, I'm terribly good looking.

Oh, really?

Do sit down, please.

Oh, well, I couldn't.

Of course, if you were Larry.

Well, I look like him and I might be the second nicest man in the world.

Might.

Are we going to have something to eat?

Hello, sir?

Yes.

This way, please.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

oh, oh, Oh, Lord.

What is it?

Don't look now.

Men, I don't want to be trying to track my attention.

I'd like to start with some oysters.

Yes, that'll be wonderful.

Good.

Excuse me, my dear.

Mr.

Carter wants you.

Does he?

Where?

Out in the lobby.

Sorry.

Back in a minute.

Larry.

I couldn't talk to you in front of the girl.

I'd rather not talk to you at all.

But you've got to listen.

Wait her.

Yes, sir.

When the young lady returns, please ask her to meet me in the bar.

I'll be alone.

Put this on 122.

I thought I made myself clear.

I don't want to talk to you.

Now, don't be a fool, Lemiska.

Don't be a fool.

Thank you.

Oh, now I get it!

Downstairs and in the corridor...

Oh, of course.

What a numbskull.

It's low on the uptake, I thought.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Then there's nothing I can tell you.

No.

You put a smile on your face.

You put us onto a few things, though.

Kept us hopping around a bit, too, to keep up with you.

Too bad we couldn't let you in on it, but...

Naturally not.

But then that trial of mine...

Camouflage.

You see, we had to have proof.

Not about you, but about them.

And we still want it.

I'm afraid all I've got jigsaw pieces that don't fit.

The agency and Blackpool, this Liverpool dancehall dive, Child and his crew,

the murder, Grant...

They're all part of it, somehow.

Yeah, we got some pieces, too.

Let's try and fit them together.

Oh, by the way, you'll be glad to know that, uh, That new girl of yours,

Miss Laura Verity, is beyond suspicion.

Quite a nuclear.

Well, we checked up on her, of course.

Quite unnecessary.

But about the gang, you could round them all up right now.

We could, of course, but that wouldn't give us the how of it.

You mean catching them in the goods, as it were?

Exactly.

And you, I suppose, are the cheese in the trap.

I resent that.

I prefer the innocent lamb of sacrifice.

Ruddy lion in lamb's clothing, that's what you are.

Perfect day to take a pretty go for a drive.

What's on your mind?

Well, after last night,

won't Bobby think it a bit strange if I come along with you?

I don't know.

I'll tell her that you didn't want to borrow any money after all.

Picking up your sealed orders from the control office?

Yes, that's why I want you with us.

I say you don't suppose to you that when dear little Bobby sees me get him,

that she'll run straight away and tell Carter.

I'm sure she will.

Yes, that's what I thought.

You know, she seems a darn nice girl.

Do you think she's one of the gang?

No, they're just using her, just as they did Mary.

So we use Bobby too and make sure the same thing doesn't happen to her.

Meet you outside.

My car.

Well, it's their next move.

You said it.

Ooh, I've got a bit stiff in the joint sitting there all night, Governor.

It turned down on the lower deck to loosen them up a bit.

That is if you're not in too much of our isn't it?

It's a very good idea.

Thank you, Mansel.

It's all right, sir.

Who is it?

Only me.

Oh, half a second.

Morning, Mr.

Blackstone.

Darling.

There's no time to start that again.

Oh, thanks for the flowers.

I'm not quite ready yet, but I will hurry.

Now, Brickford, sorry.

I've got to go out.

Oh.

Oh, is it that blonde again?

Not at this hour.

Two brunettes.

Mansel will keep his eagle eye on you till I get back.

Thanks.

Dick.

Once we've bagged our rats, I'll take over permanently.

God.

Oh.

I'm sorry, sir.

So am I.

Thank you.

Yes?

Yes.

Good morning, Mr.

Riccardo.

Oh.

For last night I must thank you very much, my friend.

It was a pleasure.

Hello there.

Hope I haven't kept you waiting.

Oh, worth waiting for.

Well, I hurried.

I didn't even stop for breakfast.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

Very thank you.

Where's child?

Well, that's all the excitement.

Bobby and Flippincott, they go in his car, all right.

But with them goes this Mr.

Blackstone.

And he's Commander Heritage, Heritage.

Yes.

And together in adjoining rooms, he and Lippincott, they sleep.

And in the papers of heritage, I find this.

That's not so good.

No, I don't like it.

Not one little bit.

I'm afraid.

Losing your heads won't help.

They don't know what we're doing.

They have nothing to get on to.

But this, this connects with Orchard Cottage.

And there they have something to get on to.

He's right, boss.

That's your job.

You'd better take care of it.

Yes, I go.

I make everything safe.

And the sooner the better.

What are you, a bunch of old women?

No need to panic.

I wonder if we're going to have much more use for that fella.

What about the better to go?

Lippincott and those orders of his are the big thing right now.

We'll take a chance with her.

She can't trip us up.

What's the big idea?

Oh, it's you, Lily.

I'm so glad.

Who were you expecting?

Oh, no.

Nobody.

Nobody at all.

Then why didn't you answer when I...

Going somewhere?

Lily, come with me.

We get away, both of us, right now.

Before my broadcast tonight, quit the show.

But that is not important.

Well, to me it is.

It's my job.

You're always raving about my voice and the great career you're paying for me.

And now you want me to chuck it.

Why?

You do not understand.

You're right.

I don't.

I've been wondering for months,

but I didn't bother about it because I was working and getting paid for it.

There's something screwy about the whole set -up.

Carter, child and that doctor guy, and you.

Forget about it.

You must come with me.

You're scared, Stiff.

What are the bunch of you up to?

Leave that alone.

Look, Ricardo, I've been pushed around and stood for it.

But there's one thing I won't stand for.

If this business has got anything to do with the war we're fighting, I'll...

Swine.

Oh, hello, Mansell.

What on earth are you doing here?

Just having a bit of a sit down, Miss.

Oh, really, Mansell?

This is ridiculous.

Are you going to follow me around like this?

Sorry, Miss.

Commander's orders.

I shan't up to it.

Just keep an eye on you.

Look.

I must follow him.

I'm sorry, Miss.

It can't be done.

Oh, it must.

I'm sorry, Miss.

Now, don't be a fool, Mansell.

You can come, too.

I promised the commander we wouldn't need the hotel.

I'm going to follow him.

No, sorry, Miss.

You'll get out of my way.

Sorry, Miss.

Oh, look.

That's a policeman.

Yeah.

He's after me.

No good, Miss.

You'll have to think up a better one than that to get rid of me.

Oh, but he is a policeman, and he is after me.

Are you protecting me, or are you not?

Yes, she's staying here.

I think I saw her coming down the stairs only a few moments ago.

Oh, there she is.

Here he comes.

Don't you let him get me.

Excuse me, no admittance.

What do you mean?

What I say, no admittance.

You were talking to Miss Verity.

I was?

She's in the restaurant.

She is?

I want to speak to her.

You can't.

Why not?

Because I say so.

Oh, no, you.

Never you mind.

Well, that's me.

Detective Inspector Burroughs and Miss Verity is wanted.

No, I'm in.

I'm sorry, sir, but we don't serve breakfast after half past ten.

Has a young woman been in here?

Just this minute, sir.

Where did she go?

Through there.

Come on.

I'm going to follow that car.

You're under arrest for abducting the police.

Shoot me.

Come on.

I'm going to follow that car.

I'm going to follow that car.

Oh, thank you, Blaine.

Ratford, take this to the ship.

I want the acknowledgment signal in the usual way.

Very good, sir.

Hello?

Yes.

Will you pass the information on?

No, Scratch.

Have you got the envelope ready?

Put this blank sheet on.

Get a paper in it.

Let's have your secret stamp on the outside.

Lovely, thanks.

Got him?

Hello.

May I look?

Secret.

Oh, how thrilling.

What's inside?

Ah.

You are nowhere there, isn't there?

Come on, out of it.

Thank goodness, it's you.

I thought it was one of the gangs.

Well done, Mansell.

It's splendid of you to have brought the policeman.

Well, I didn't exactly bring him, Miss.

He brought me.

You've got a packet of trouble coming to you, young woman.

Listen, I don't ride around in the back of cars on the rug for fun.

I followed the man who murdered that girl and hid the body.

I've had quite enough of that.

Come on, both of you.

But at least you might go and see for yourself what he's doing.

Oh, all right.

Come on, come on.

Good morning.

I must apologize for interrupting you.

This is purely a routine visit.

Just an ordinary wartime check -up.

Could I see your identity card?

Certainly.

Thank you.

Yes, that's quite an order.

I'm sorry to have trouble, Joe.

Oh, not in the lease.

Not at all.

I'm very happy the police are so careful.

Good morning, Mr.

Riccardo.

Oh, but I've seen you before this morning, haven't I?

Are you happy and energetic?

Dig in for victory.

Splendid.

And in someone else's garden, too.

I still don't know what your game is, young lady.

But I've seen all I want to.

It's time we were going.

Something's burning.

Look.

No, you don't.

You stay where you are, sonny.

For the next half hour in the forces programme,

we're taking you to hear the floor show at the Regal Hotel Liverpool with Lenny

Bernard and the melody makers.

So, over to the hotel.

Now, in coats and ciphers, this is where you do your stuff.

What's the leader in his solo bits?

He'll play certain groups of notes.

Yes, I know what to look for, sir.

If the boys don't recognise the code they're using, we're sunk.

Oh, I'll keep my fingers crossed.

🎵 Has he got his...

He's getting it, sir.

I hope so.

🎵 Well?

Yes, I've got it, sir.

Folds into four groups of six.

2G CAD, I think.

2G is right.

Makes it easy.

Dandelion sails 2330 hours tonight.

Lippincott's out there with Bobby.

She's done her stuff.

Fell from my patriotic river.

Have you got the props?

That'll do.

So much for HMS Dandelion.

Now, when you get the real one from Lippincott, slip it to me.

We've got to work fast, Faye.

Max must get the bearings over when he does his next turn.

Charlie and George are waiting for you in your apartment.

I'll see them later.

Dr.

Benson, Mr.

Carter, you're on.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Now, careful.

No slip -up.

All right, cut it.

Okay.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, those pretty...

The great Dr.

Benson, assisted by the inimitable Carter.

Ladies and gentlemen, I will now show you, with the help of my friend Carter,

Carter.

Carter!

Excuse me, Mother.

Thank you.

Shadows and life.

Come on, boys.

Come on, boys.

Ah, trick for you, sir.

With a mime, holding a trade?

Who's a Soviet?

Watch very closely.

One, two, three, four.

Two, three, all right?

Compliments of the management.

A trick for you, sir.

Would you mind holding your hands out?

Now, this is the wishing trick.

I want you to wish for something you like.

One, two, three.

Is that it?

Sorry, I did the trick wrong.

Would you mind just trying it once more?

Thank you very much.

Now, this time, wish hard.

That's right.

Keep your eyes on me.

One, two, three.

Is that better?

Oh, that's great.

Thank you.

Cheerio, sir.

Now, brown extra,

I shall require the assistance of a gentleman from the audience.

Would any gentleman oblige?

I will.

Would you kindly come this way, sir?

You got it?

Of course.

Well, I must say, I've got a very fine specimen.

Nothing wrong, as far as I can see.

One moment, sir.

Excuse me.

Oh, well, well, well.

Yes, sir.

However, I just say we can make use of them.

Now, I want to start by binding your eyes.

These will do as well as a handkerchief.

Don't worry.

You shall have them back, and the lady won't be disappointed.

Ah, let's see.

At least I want to be quite certain that you can't.

Games up, Carter.

I got the dandelion code message from the harmonica.

And I know what Benson took from Commander Libin Scott and what he put in its

place.

Ladies and gentlemen, you've tonight witnessed a very remarkable performance.

During this apparently harmless entertainment,

information of vital importance to the...

The enemy has been taken from a member of the audience.

A code message has been sent from this stage designed to sink one of His

Majesty's ships.

Secret orders have been stolen from a naval officer and fake one substituted.

I want to prove this.

I shall require the assistance of a gentleman from the audience.

Will you oblige?

Now, can you please thank yourself?

I'm afraid my sleight of hand is less subtle than yours, Herr Carter.

Now, have a sealed envelope in your pocket, I believe.

Yes.

Is that the envelope that was given you today at the Royal Naval Control

Office?

Of course it is.

Well, it looks like it, but I marked the one you mentioned.

And there's no mark on that one?

None.

Good.

That's all we want.

Burroughs?

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen,

no allied ships will be lost as a result of this enemy action.

The envelope they took from my friend's pocket was harmless.

Quite.

Just a blank sheet of paper, that's all.

And as far as I'm concerned, ladies and gentlemen, that is all.

Carry on, Burroughs.

Please keep your seats for a few minutes.

The place is surrounded by police.

There are several more members of this troop whose public appearances are now

over, permanently finished.

In the meantime, Miss Lily Bernard will entertain you.

Well, there they come, Miss.

All right, Mansoul.

I'll take over now.

Very good, sir.

Well, good luck, Miss.

Thank you, Mansoul.

Well, I got them in the bag.

Yes, ma 'am.

You've got me, too.

Oh, the most extraordinary thing has happened.

What?

To once, I...

I'm nothing to say.