04x06 - The Enemies

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Mr. Hill..

Plant security. Would you mind rolling down your window?

I've got a message for you.

From whom?

Dr. Latimer.

Could I see your identification?

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Sorry to put you through all that bother.

No bother at all, Mr. Hill.

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[Marvin Miller] "The FBI."

A Quinn Martin production.

Starring, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Also starring, Philip Abbott..

William Reynolds.

With guest stars..

Jeffrey Hunter..

Cicely Tyson..

Al Freeman Jr..

Richard Anderson.

Tonight's episode, "The Enemies."

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[Marvin Miller] On August 27th

The Bell Dome Laboratory driver

was m*rder*d on a back-country road near Los Angeles.

He had been transporting a testing sample

of a new incombustible liquid known as TD4.

TD4 was vital to America's space program.

It had been hijacked.

Though the hijacker left no living witnesses

FBI men soon came up on several significant clues.

The Los Angeles agent in charge Bryan Durant

immediately contacted bureau headquarters in Washington DC.

Alright, thank you.

O'Brien, Lewis is here with me, he told me what happened.

Are you sure it was espionage?

[O'Brien on speaker] 'Yes, sir. I don't think there's any question about that.'

Now, where was the shipment going, Brien?

The US m*ssile testing site in Nevada.

Is this Bell Dome's usual method of transportation? Camper?

Well, no, the man in charge of the project

Dr. Earl Latimer suggested it.

He thought it would be more, uh, inconspicuous.

Well, I'll be out there at, uh..

...3 o'clock your time.

Set up an interview with Dr. Latimer, will you?

'Right.'

What do you know about the hijacker, Brien?

Well, he, uh, rode a motorcycle and he was, uh..

evidently wounded in the hold-up.

We found a considerable amount of blood

where the motorcycle had been parked.

I've alerted all the clinics and hospitals in the area.

I think a 24-hour surveillance in a code green consulate

would be a good idea too.

- 'Yes, sir.' - Alright, Brien, thank you.

Keep me informed.

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Ralph!

What happened? There's blood over the place!

Did you strip the bike?

Are you kiddin'?

Can't you do that?

Hey, Jim..

Have you got a cot where I could lay down for a couple of hours?

No. My orders were to give you a bike and a place to change.

You got it!

Oh, I'll be outta here by 6:00.

All I wanna do is make one phone call to the consulate..

...and deliver this stuff.

I don't wanna see it.

And I don't wanna hear about your contacts or your problems.

You understand?

[panting] Oh, come on now, Jim.

These are you problems too.

It's your cause even though you may not be

a member of the party.

I'm not asking you to man the barricades.

I just want a place to lay down for a while.

Your people didn't pay me to be nurse-maid.

Alright.

A $100 an hour.

I haven't got money like that, and you know it.

Okay..

Then go bleed on somebody else's basin.

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Do you mind? I'm in a terrible hurry.

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This man's sick. He.. I'll go for a doctor.

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And did Latimer have a look at this?

Yeah. He said the signature's close enough to be his own

but he, uh, didn't sign it.

Brien, who else in Belton knew

the time and road of the shipment?

No one.

Latimer made the choice himself this morning.

He called the driver into his office

gave him the necessary information

and, uh, driver left directly from his office.

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Yes? Oh, good. Ask him to come in.

It's Latimer.

Thank you.

Mr. Durant, have you found it?

No, sir. Not yet.

Dr. Latimer, this is Inspector Erskine.

- Oh, how do you do today? - Hello.

- Special Agent Colby. - Dr. Latimer.

- Please sit down. - Thank you.

Dr. Latimer, I understand that TD4 is a non-flammable oxygen.

- Is that right? - Hmm?

It's an oxygen supplementary, but, uh, that's close enough.

Has anyone else worked with you

on this project at any time?

I have a laboratory assistant, his name is Clark.

But you don't think Mr. Clark knew

the time and road of the shipment?

Oh, I'm positive, he didn't.

I didn't know it myself till 8:30 this morning.

I flipped a coin in my office.

What are you saying, there was a choice involved?

You see, I had two ideas.

Either to go by station wagon through Pasadena

or use the camper over the Angeles Crest Highway.

Clark and I both happen to live in Pasadena.

He picks me up, drives me to work everyday.

At first, we were, we were in favor of the Pasadena idea.

So somebody else knew the two plans at least.

Why didn't you tell us about this before, Dr. Latimer?

Mr. Durant, I discussed this with Mr. Clark.

He's a close business associate of mine.

I consult with him on a great many things.

But the fact is he didn't know my final decision. Nobody did.

Would they've had to?

Why couldn't hijackers have been posted on both routes?

No, gentlemen, no. It's out of the question.

This man wouldn't betray our country.

Well, someone was familiar enough with your signature

to have copied it almost exactly.

Well, there's a point in Clark's favor.

You see, I never sign my full name on company communications.

I just Latimer.

Simply Latimer.

Hmm.

Do you have a driver's license, Dr. Latimer?

- No, I don't drive. - Credit cards?

Yes. I, uh..

I have one.

How often do you use this?

Oh, I don't suppose I've signed for anything.

Except for drinks.

Clark and I sometimes stop at a bar

on Foster Street after work.

You keep the carbon copies of the slips you sign?

Exactly. I leave them there.

Anybody could pick them up.

What the name of this place, doctor?

It's called the Money Tree.

I'll check it out.

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Beg your pardon, Mr. Harmon.

You wouldn't be interested in buying a couple of $100,000

worth of insurance?

Hey, Ralphie.

What are you doin' down here in the middle of a business day?

I'm just tryin' to do a little business

with an old army buddy.

Oh, man, you got me so over-insured now

Judy starts pricing sports cars every time I catch a cold.

Hey, what happened to you?

I'm in a little bit of a trouble.

What kind?

Personal fight.

Well, can I call a doctor?

No, no. No, I don't want you to call a doctor.

I-I was just hoping that maybe you'd remember your medic days.

- Come on. - Where's Judy?

She's working. Come on.

Don't worry about it.

I'll just make a phone call, and then I'll be on..

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Yes, sir.

Hi, is the, uh, is the owner around?

That's me.

My name is Colby, mister, uh..

O'Brien.

FBI?

What's the problem?

Who's on duty here between say



I am. I have a relief man that comes down at 7:00.

I understand you have a customer

who comes in here fairly regularly.

Uh, about 5:30 in the afternoons.

- His name is Latimer. - Latimer?

Yeah, he's about, uh, 6'2", 185 pounds.

Dark hair, wears glasses.

Oh, yes. Mr. Latimer?

I'm sorry, I was thinking about something else.

Yes, I remember him.

He comes in with a younger gentlemen.

Why? What's he done?

Well, what booth do they generally sit in?

Booth?

Uh, it seems to me they always sit at the bar.

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You don't mind if I look around, do you?

Be my guest.

Do you recall anyone making any inquires

about Latimer or his friends?

His friend's name is Clark.

No.

Do any of your regulars ride a motorcycle?

A motorcycle? No.

Would you mind showing me around the rest of the premises?

Well, no.

I don't mind, but I've got a very technically oriented lawyer

and he always tells me t-to make sure

there's a search warrant.

I see.

Personally, I-I think it makes me

look kind of guilty, but, you know--

Well, thank you very much, Mr. O'Brien.

You've been very helpful.

Thank you.

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LA-40.

Go ahead, Tom.

[Tom] 'Well, this is where they could've picked up'

'the information from Latimer, alright.'

'One of the bar tables was bugged.'

'The owner acted very surprised.'

What kind of a device was it?

Uh, one of those code green specialties.

Very small, sophisticated, fairly wide range, I'd say.

Let me know if your visit causes any unusual activity.

I'll have a surveillance setup within 15 minutes.

[Tom] 'Right. 40 clear.'

LA-10.

LA-10. Go ahead.

[Lewis] 'How does it look?'

Couldn't be quieter.

'No code green movement here'

'or at any of their contact points.'

All staff's accounted for.

[Lewis] 'Stay with it, Bryan.'

Check. 10 clear.

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Yes, but you see, that is not the point, is it?

We understood here that you were going to be

a little more subtle about it.

That you intended to do away with a car, the body.

Listen, Fischer..

I was losing too much blood.

I...I couldn't waste any more time.

[Fischer] 'The important thing is that you're alive'

'and have the sample.'

'We must move more cautiously now.'

Well, in my mind, we're gonna have to move faster.

This friend I'm with is bound

to ask questions sooner or later.

I can't keep the stuff here indefinitely.

The picture has changed, Stuart.

If the newspapers know of the crime

then so does the FBI.

You can believe me if I tell you

that all my staff and all my messengers

and all my contacts are under the closest survelliance by now.

Colonel, you've got me in an impossible position.

I've gotta see a doctor.

I have contacted our embassy in Washington.

They're sending a new man.

Can you hold out for another 48 hours?

Another two days?

[Colonel] 'I will try to hurry them up.'

'Give me your number.'

It's okay. Judy's home.

Alright, here, 7931299.

Now, listen, I.. I've gotta go now.

Just do whatever you can, will you?

[Fischer] 'Yes. Certainly.'

'Don't worry about it.'

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- Hi, babe. - Hi.

- What's wrong? - Hmm? Nothing.

Why?

When did you ever close up the shop before 9 o'clock?

Well, it was a slow afternoon.

Well..

Do I look like a gal who is about to have a baby?

About to have a what?

Yeah.

It could happen any minute now.

Maybe tomorrow.

Definitely, next week.

The adoption bureau called you, right?

Better than that. They called me over.

They set out papers. We're in order.

They liked the looks of our bank account.

They asked me if I was ready to stop working now

and I said, "Yes."

And they said, "Well, then come on in, Mrs. Harmon

and meet your son."

- Are you kiddin' me? - No.

Oh, Alan, he's so beautiful

and so small and so loud.

What will we name him?

Uh, Cephas.

Cephas.

Cephas, yeah, well, yes. Yes, yes, yes. That's nice.

Yeah, yeah.

Oh, will you be careful?

Oh, yeah, right.

Yeah, well, I've gotta be dignified.

- About to be a parents. - Yes.

And don't you forget that.

One small little misstep and we can blow the whole bit.

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Well, now I don't mean we should get uptight about it.

Just so you don't go out and rob a bank or something.

Alan..

Ralph's here.

Stuart?

Hmm.

Well, that's good. What's the problem?

He's been shot.

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Hello, Judy.

Who shot you, Ralph?

You know...when I..

...knew I was gonna need some help

this was t-the first place I thought of.

I, I knew you two would understand

about...fighting the establishment

and needing a p-place to rest

when you're tired of running.

Who shot you?

It's okay, babe.

He just wanted to make one phone call.

Car's outside, Ralph.

Take it anywhere you want to go.

I can't, can't go yet.

Alan, I can't, I just can't go.

I'm gonna need about 48 more hours.

Of course.

Take all the time you want.

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O'Brien.

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Durant's right on it. Make a sharp left.

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LA-70 to all pursuit units.

Subject motorcycle preceding across

the north Broadway Footbridge.

Intercept East from College Street

West from Pasadena Avenue

and north across the Sixth Street bridge.

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Call an ambulance.

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I met him for the first time in '67. Summer.

He came in to my place to sell me some insurance.

I told him I didn't need anybody.

Kept it up. Kept it up.

Has he been informed of his rights?

Yeah, he phoned one of the lawyers

who represents the code green people here.

I told him I never heard of 'em.

So apparently he decided

that his best bet is to cooperate with us.

He admits that he put the listening device under the table

under instructions from a man he knows only as the Colonel.

Want to question him?

Mr. O'Brien, this is Inspector Erskine.

How did you get involved with the colonel?

Five thousand dollars.

Stuart introduced us.

Are you a member of the communist party, Mr. O'Brien?

No, sir.

I'm not.

Where did you get the uniform you were carrying?

It was Stuart's. I don't know where he got it.

Yesterday, a man came in to see me.

He had a pair of denims, shirt, jacket he left at my closet.

He said Stuart would need a place to change later.

And this afternoon Stuart himself showed up.

- In the uniform? - 'In the uniform.'

On my bike.

His shirt was bloody.

He had been shot.

- How bad was the wound? - Not very deep.

Seemed more painful than serious.

Would he have been able to drive the car?

He doesn't have a car.

He always used cabs.

I'll call the cab company.

They say Stuart lived in Brenham.

You know where he stayed when he came to Los Angeles?

He never told me.

But.. He used to talk about a..

an army friend, he had down here.

Do you know his name?

Hartford..

No.

Harmon.

What was Stuart's outfit?

I don't know, but...he was in Vietnam.

With his friend?

See what you can find in army records.

- Any code green activity? - Nothing.

He couldn't be playing it cooler.

Maybe we can do something about that.

Ask Latimer if he'd mind

dropping by the office again, would you, Brien?

Right.

[Alan Harmon] 'Two days, that's all he needs. Two days.'

[Judy] 'I don't care what you say.'

'Get him out of this house.'

'And I don't care whether he hears me or not.'

Alright, now, you listen to me, Judy.

Now, listen good, 'cause I'm not going to say this anymore.

That's my friend out there. He's hurt and I'm gonna help him.

You understand?

You're gonna help yourself to a lot of trouble.

Yeah, well, I was in a lot worse trouble

than that outside Saigon.

I don't recall him asking me any questions.

How long you gonna repay this man for saving your life, Al?

All my life. That's how long.

Okay.

It's your debt.

I guess the best help I can give is to

hope that whatever he did make sense.

'Cause if it doesn't

you're the one that's gonna be split right in two.

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Help? I'd be glad to help.

What can I do?

Well, our main problem now, Dr. Latimer, is time.

We're fairly sure of who's responsible for the theft.

An army colonel named Fischer

was brought into one of the consulates here recently.

And this kind of espionage

has been a specialty of Fischer's for 20 years.

But I don't think he was ready for the kind of publicity

the hijacking would cause, and I don't think

there was time for a transfer to be made.

And now, he seems to us to be waiting.

[Latimer] Waiting.

Why? Until when?

We're not sure.

Maybe until the wounded man's well enough to travel.

Maybe until a new courier can be brought in to contact him.

Someone unfamiliar to us.

There has been a lot more activity than usual

at Fischer's embassy in Washington.

In any event, if Fischer has decided to stay quiet

for a while

it seems obvious it's time for us to stir him up.

How?

Dr. Latimer, just how stable is TD4?

Oh, that's one of its strong points.

There's a certain amount of disintegration I would say.

There'd be some over a ten-year period.

But we haven't had any since we've been handling it.

Uh, is that true of liquid oxygen in general?

No, the opposite.

There's always a strong danger

of evaporation under storage.

[Erskine] 'How strong?'

Well, let's figure it out.

Properly insulated, the average container will lose roughly



But this isn't true of TD4?

No, it isn't.

Would it sound reasonable if you said it was true?

I see. You mean, if I..

- Announce to the newspapers? - Could you go further?

Could you say for instance that you always transport TD4

in temporary containers.

So that you're sure it will breakdown completely in..



Inspector, when you say that you want to shake somebody up

you don't...fool around, do you?

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Uh, never believe everything you read in the paper.

Yes, yes, of course, Excellency.

I understand.

But at the same time, I do not think

that we should all lose our heads.

Excellency, I did not mean to imply that..

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Yes, Excellency, I agree we cannot wait.

But if you will send the courier to me a little bit earlier.

Perhaps by tomorrow night.

Excellency, perhaps you did not understand.

The FBI agents are having all of my men

under very close surveillance.

It is impossible for me to send someone to pick it up.

Excellency, I..

Yes.

Yes, I understand, very well.

Right away.

Goodbye, Excellency.

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[phone ringing]

Hello.

[Fischer] 'Can you talk?'

Yeah.

[Fischer] 'Have you seen the papers?'

No. No, not yet. Why?

Belton has put out a story.

I do not all together trust it, but the ambassador does.

That's what matters.

At any rate, the TD4 may be unstable.

I have just been ordered to pick it up immediately.

Oh, good.

Not good. I think it is a very dangerous and foolish move.

Uh, but...there may be one way to have our cake and eat it too.

Yeah? How?

If you bring it here instead.

Oh, but...how am I gonna do that?

It'd be the same fellas outside.

Uh, they don't know who you are.

They will not stop you getting on to the grounds

and once you're in, we have the sample.

And then they'll have me.

No. No, no.

Look, how am I gonna get out of there?

They follow every American who comes in, you know?

[Fischer] 'You leave in a delivery truck.'

You'll never be seen.

And also, you, uh, may leave a little richer.

How much?

Ten thousand?

Alright.

Come as soon as you can.

We're on our way.

What's that all about?

Where's Al, Judy?

He'll be back in a minute.

Did he take the car?

Yes.

There's a black leather case

in that cabin over the refrigerator.

'Get it.'

"Get it?"

Who do you think you are?

'Who do you think..'

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I said, get it, Judy.

I got a delivery to make.

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No, no. I want a surveillance on everybody.

Anyone seen leaving the consulate from Fischer

on down to the gardeners and the cleaning women.

- That's right. - H-A-R..

- Right. - ...M-O-N.

Right. Thank you.

Much obliged, lieutenant.

Cab driver picked up a ferry yesterday afternoon

on Foster Street about a block from the Money Tree.

He remembers him very well because later he found some

blood in the back seat.

Levered him to 45th in Texarkana.

Is that a residence?

No. It's a business. A TV repair shop.

He doesn't remember the name.

We'll take a run out there.

Uh, you're looking for a man named Alan Harmon.

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Harmon.

Harmon.

You sure got a beautiful wife, but she's a trial to deal with.

How do you assist to get her to help me?

It's scary. Sorry.

Okay.

Now put the g*n down.

I will.

And I'll butt out of your lives

but first I got to ask you for another favor.

I want you to drive me downtown.

He..

He stole that thing in the leather case, Al.

I don't know what it is.

But it's important.

It's TD4 right, Ralph?

Where's the car, Al?

We talk about that later. Right now, put that g*n down.

I haven't got any more time to talk.

This is the total commitment.

Are you going to help me aren't you?

Ralph..

Maybe you give that stuff back or something.

Maybe I should have just left you in the mine field.

Is that why you picked me up

so you could present me with a bill later?

Oh, come on. You know better than that.

We were different then.

We've changed.

Yeah. I guess, you have.

Get off my back, Ralph, right now.

Are you gonna drive me downtown?

No.

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I already k*lled one man.

k*lling two more is not going to make any difference.

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LA-40.

[Erskine] 'Go ahead, 40.'

[Colby] 'Man with a leather case is coming out of a shop called'

'Harmon's TV Repair.'

'He has a g*n.'

'He's apparently holding two people as hostages.'

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They're getting into a car.

And they're now proceeding west on Texarkana.

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[Erskine] 'License?'

California plate.

Victor, Victor. Baker 340. 1960 station wagon.

Golden color.

A sign painted on the side.

Harmon's TV repair.

- What's their speed? - 'Moderate.'

Report any change in direction.

Call out a check point every two minutes and don't try to stop

them as long as the hostages are in danger.

Get me LA traffic control.

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Hey, now.

I know you like to hear a siren coming up right behind you now.

But this one time you're gonna obey every law in the books.

I can see the speedometer from here

and if it goes over 30 once again

I'm gonna pull the trigger.

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Alright, turn left at the next block.

Subject's car just turned north on Highland.

'Still proceeding in moderate speed.'

Uh, he's heading for the consulate.

Increase your reports to one every 30 seconds.

LA traffic control is monitoring.

We'll try to create a tie up at Wilshire and Highland.

Check. Subject car still proceeding at moderate speed.

Going north on Highland, six blocks to Wilshire.

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- Judy. - She's fine.

Don't worry about her.

Are you alright, babe?

I'm shaking. But it is not because I'm scared.

It's because I'm mad.

Passing Fitz Royal, one block to Wilshire

[honking]

What's wrong?

Traffic jam.

Might be an accident.

Alright.

Back up and go down Fitz Royal.

[car honking]

Well..

Pull over the curb and stop.

The consulate is only about a block from here.

Judy will walk with me.

Come by and pick her up after the intersection is cleared.

Everything's going to be alright, Al.

Just so long as you don't call the cops after I get inside.

[car honking]

Let me go with you if you need a hostage.

Judy can pick me up later.

You're behind the wheel. Stay right where you are.

Now, you stop pushing me, man.

I want Judy away from that g*n.

And you do it my way or everything stops right here

right now.

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Alright, Judy, get up front.

Subjects are now leaving the car.

Code green surveillance is standing by.

Report immediately if subject releases the hostages.

Straight ahead.

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[g*nsh*t]

Drop it! FBI!

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I should've locked the g*n up I guess.

But..

Well, never crossed my mind he'd try to use it on my wife and me.

Did you know he was a communist, Mr. Harmon?

Oh, I had a good idea.

We used to talk about things in Vietnam, but..

I don't think he belonged to the party then.

He didn't. He apparently joined in 1966.

Alright. I guess, that does it.

Thank you both very much.

- That's all? - That's all.

Thank you.

Oh, uh...except for a note that came in a few moments ago.

The adoption bureau called.

They wondered if you could stop by on your way home.

For your son.

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[Marvin Miller] Ralph Gordon Stuart was convicted of m*rder

in state court and sentenced to life imprisonment.

James O'Brien was found guilty

of conspiracy to commit espionage

against the United States government

and is now in a federal penitentiary.

Colonel Alexander Fischer was declared persona non grata

in this country, and has been returned to his homeland.

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