The Orient Express

The Orient Express

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"The Orient Express" — a scene from the classic radio show “Escape”. Public-domain recording, real voices.

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Transcript

0:00 you. What? Mr. What? Wake up. Wake up. Who are you? I, sir. I am the brakeman. No. Tell

0:10 me. What happened to everyone? This coach was full. I got on at Austin. Dozens of people

0:15 got on at Austin. Oh, no, sir. This coach is empty. And it comes only from Wagensburg.

0:21 Wagensburg. No, it's from Austin, I tell you. Look. Compartment 8. This was mine. My bags,

0:28 my overcoat, they were here, and now they've disappeared. What was that? Oh, that is

0:34 the only switch engine. We're on the yard outside Vienna. This coach is a deadhead. It was put

0:39 on at the Orient Express at Wagensburg, and now we take it off. Deadhead? You mean... No,

0:46 it's not my coach at all. The regular coaches are... The Orient Express is in front of us,

0:51 sir. If you do not want to leave without you, you had better hurry, sir. Don't worry, I'll

0:55 make it. The Orient Express was just getting underway when I dropped off the front of the

1:01 deadhead. I had plenty of time to run up alongside and swing aboard. I made my way through the train

1:05 to my coach and knocked on the door of Sinner's compartment. Open up in there. Who is it?

1:13 Gregory Myatt, open the door. Coming, sir. Lying on the berth, bound and gagged was the reporter,

1:19 Miss Warren. And standing beside her, gun in hand, was not Dr. Sinner, but Joseph Brunlich.

1:26 You have a very tough skull, Mr. Meyer. I should have hit you a little harder, no?

1:32 Where is Carol? Where is Dr. Sinner? Why have you tied up this reporter?

1:36 No, please, please. Not too fast. First is to Miss Warren. I have tried her to prevent her

1:42 from interfering with Dr. Sinner. Had I allowed her to file her newspaper story, Dr. Sinner

1:48 would never get to Belgrade.