Chip Davis Commando 19xx.xx.xx Anniversary In Holland

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio – Chip Davis Commando: "Anniversary in Holland"

Main Theme and Purpose

This episode transports listeners to Nazi-occupied Holland during WWII, capturing the tension, fear, and bravery of ordinary Dutch citizens through the dramatized exploits of American commando Chip Davis. The episode "Anniversary in Holland" explores resistance, sacrifice, and hope on the third anniversary of the Axis invasion of the Low Countries, with a story focused on two elderly Dutch sisters and their role in the underground movement.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Breakdown

1. Opening Scene and Setting (00:30–02:36)

• The story begins in the old Dutch mansion of the Van Orden sisters, Gretchen and Wilhelmina, outside Nazi-occupied Nutsheld, Holland.
• Captain Bruts of the Gestapo visits, demonstrating both the fear and resentment felt by Dutch civilians.
  • Memorable moment: A tense exchange over stolen family silver and the sisters’ subtle yet firm defiance.
    • Gretchen (02:10): "When you Nazis first came to Holland, we were too foolish or too frightened to do anything but obey your orders. We have learned a great deal about it since then."
• The sisters commemorate a private tragedy: the birthday of their young grandnephew, Hans, killed by Nazi bombs.
• Bruts’ entitlement and callousness highlight the oppression under Nazi occupation.

2. The Incident with the Paratrooper (05:25–07:11)

• A commotion interrupts—Nazi officer reports a British commando (Chip Davis) was seen parachuting nearby.
• Bruts is called away to lead the search, warning the sisters he’ll return for Wilhelmina’s bridal veil as “compensation.”
  • Gretchen (06:16): "The brute. The brute... If only there were some way to strike back at these murderers."
• Emotional moment as the sisters resolve to be strong and help if given the chance.

3. Meeting Chip Davis: Allies in the Resistance (07:11–09:03)

• Chip Davis, the fugitive commando, appears, trusting the Van Orden sisters with his life.
  • He is carrying a mysterious "pack" (later revealed as a radio transmitter for the underground).
  • The sisters readily accept the risk to hide him, highlighting a shift from helplessness to active resistance.
  • Gretchen (09:03): "We are not afraid. We are afraid of impressions. Yes. We are old and the Nazis laugh at us. Until now there has been nothing we could do."

4. The Hideout and Gestapo Search (09:13–13:31)

• The sisters hide Davis in a chest, cleverly using the earlier scene (when Bruts rifled through Wilhelmina’s bridal chest) as cover, believing Bruts will overlook it.
• Bruts returns, suspicious due to new footprints and fresh mud, but the sisters stick to their story.
• The search fails; Davis remains hidden. The sisters’ quick thinking and courage shine.
  • Bruts (13:12): “You are still suspected of aiding an enemy of the third right to escape. Guten Marvin.”
• Once the coast is clear, Davis expresses his gratitude:
  • Davis (13:31): "All I can say is thanks."
  • Gretchen (13:56): “The truth is more explosive than dynamite.”

5. Chip’s Mission Revealed (13:41–15:17)

• The “explosive” cargo is revealed: a clandestine radio transmitter to spread Allied news and hope.
• Davis plans to rendezvous with an underground contact, Heinrich Ziem, to install the transmitter on a barge that will move up and down the canal, evading Nazi detection.
• The sisters insist on helping further by offering their horse and wagon to smuggle Chip safely.

6. Escape & Roadblock Confrontation (16:35–18:46)

• En route to the windmill rendezvous, they encounter a Nazi checkpoint.
• With quick improvisation, the sisters distract the guard, allowing Davis to subdue him.
  • Gretchen (17:46): (after being manhandled) “Let go. My sister. You will let go. Oh, no.”
• The stakes and tension are high, with patrols on their heels.

7. The Final Stand at the Windmill (18:46–22:51)

• As Nazi patrols close in, the sisters and Chip retreat into the windmill, defending themselves by firing at the approaching Germans.
• Empowering moment: Both elderly sisters arm themselves—firing to protect Chip and keep the Nazis at bay.
  • Gretchen (20:38): “Good for you. You ever shot a gun before?”
  • Wilhelmina (21:10): “Yesterday we were too helpless, all the women. I'm thinking of it every time I fire this gun.”
• Davis readies to escape to the barge, but the sisters insist he leaves, prioritizing the mission.
  • Gretchen (21:41): “The radio transmitter—to carry the truth... that is the important thing.”

8. Deception and Final Resistance (22:51–25:45)

• To protect the real escape, Gretchen and Wilhelmina stage a scene, tying themselves up and blaming a large commando group when Bruts bursts in.
• Their quick thinking misdirects the Nazis to “Garnsbruck,” causing confusion and buying time for the transmitter’s mission.
  • Gretchen (25:01): “You will never be able to kill the spirit of the Dutch people. There will be other radio transmitters to spread the truth among us. And that truth will prevail.”
• The episode closes with a broadcast from the “Voice of Holland,” relaying real Allied military achievements and affirming faith in eventual liberation.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Gretchen (02:10): "When you Nazis first came to Holland, we were too foolish or too frightened to do anything but obey your orders. We have learned a great deal about it since then."
• Davis (13:41): “No. Something a lot more explosive... It's a small radio transmitter... to broadcast United Nations news to the people in this part of Holland.”
• Wilhelmina (21:10): "Yesterday we were too helpless, all the women. I'm thinking of it every time I fire this gun."
• Gretchen (25:01): "You will never be able to kill the spirit of the Dutch people. There will be other radio transmitters to spread the truth among us. And that truth will prevail."
• Voice of Holland Broadcast (25:45): “We know that the day of liberation for our beloved land is not far off. But until that day comes, men of Holland and women and children too continue the fight against the Nazi tyrants.”

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Opening / Captain Bruts’ Visit: 00:30–03:59
• Death of Grandnephew Hans: 02:47–03:11
• Commando Spotted, Bruts Leaves: 05:25–06:16
• Chip Davis Arrives: 07:09–08:25
• Hiding Davis in Chest: 09:19–10:53
• Gestapo Search: 10:53–13:12
• The Mission Explained / Sisters Volunteer: 13:41–15:17
• Checkpoint / Guard Confrontation: 16:35–18:46
• Engagement at Windmill: 18:46–22:51
• Final Ruse / Broadsided Nazis: 22:54–25:01
• Voice of Holland Broadcast: 25:45–28:33

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Tone and Style

The tone is tense, heartfelt, and at times poetic, blending the suspense of a wartime thriller with emotional, human moments of courage and mourning. The sisters’ transformation from passive victims to active resisters is central, imbuing the episode with hope and inspiration.

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Summary for New Listeners

“Anniversary in Holland” is a stirring audio drama that brings to life the perilous climate of Nazi-occupied Holland. The episode balances suspenseful action with moments of deep humanity—highlighting how even seemingly powerless individuals can make pivotal contributions to a just cause. The Van Orden sisters, through their willingness to risk everything, embody the resolute spirit that, the episode asserts, can never be extinguished—even by the darkest oppression.

Listeners experience not just wartime adventure but a tribute to the ordinary people whose bravery made resistance possible, all rendered in the classic storytelling style of radio’s golden age.

Transcript

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[Captain Bruts]

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[Captain Bruts]

Night, grim shadows rise. The spiel of vengeance finds its mark. The commandos have struck again. Columbia presents Chip Davis Commando. The story of an American and his exciting adventures in Britain's famous fighting unit. Tonight's adventure anniversary in Holland. On the outskirts of the town in nuts held Holland, there stands an old Dutch mansion. In spite of its weathered appearance, the house retains within and without an air of gentility and dignity. An air reflected by its owners, the two Van Gordon sisters, Gretchen and Wilhelmina. They sit now in the front of the living room fire, drinking tea with a visitor, Captain Bruts of the local Gestapo, who smacks his lips appreciatively as he hands back his cup to give us good. Another cup please, Fraulein. Dressing?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

There is no more, Herr Captain.

[Captain Bruts]

Then make some more.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But we have no more feelings, Herr Captain.

[Captain Bruts]

Have you none hidden away? Come now.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

He hid nothing. But we would if we had to do over again.

[Captain Bruts]

Oh, would you, Fraulein? Yes.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

When you Nazis first came to Holland, we were too foolish or too frightened to do anything but obey your orders. We have learned a great deal about it since then.

[Captain Bruts]

Frulein, you frighten me.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Someday you will know what fear means.

[Captain Bruts]

You too, Fraulein Wilhelmina. Is it a rebellion you are brewing up? The elderly of an olden sisters against the might of the German Reich. That would be an amusing country. Very amusing.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I am glad you find it so, Herr Captain. But it is getting late and my sister and I would like to be alone. You see, this is a special evening for us.

[Captain Bruts]

How so?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Do you see that photograph on the console over there?

[Captain Bruts]

It's small boy, about the age of six.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I should say he was six. Hans Vincent van Organ, our grand nephew.

[Captain Bruts]

What about him?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

He would have been nine years ago old today, but he was killed. Killed by a nasty bomb on Rotterdam.

[Captain Bruts]

Regrettable, of course, but such things happen in war. The boy was probably near a military objective in the bomb struggle.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

No, he was playing in the schoolyard with other Small children, no tears. That will not bring his hands back. We must be strong. That is one thing we have learned from the Nazis. We must be strong when the time comes.

[Captain Bruts]

All this thought. You Dutch people are so stupid. Why can you not understand that the Nazis are your friends? If you could only resign yourself to that. Oh, by the way, Ferlein Gretzen, you remember the silver dinner service you gave me the last time I was here?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

If you mean the silver service you took from us, I remember it very well. It had been in our family for generations.

[Captain Bruts]

I was under the impression that it was a gift of gratitude. However, upon inspection, I found that one of the Platters was missing.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

You took everything here, Captain.

[Captain Bruts]

Nevertheless, there was a platter missing upon its arrival in Berlin. Now, under the circumstances, don't you think you should give me something to replace it? Let me see what is in this big box over here.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

You cannot open that, Herr Captain. That just belongs to my sister Wilhelmina.

[Captain Bruts]

It is lost.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Yes.

[Captain Bruts]

Unlock it.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

No, no.

[Captain Bruts]

Unlock it.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Yes, I will unlock it.

[Captain Bruts]

I thought you could. Now let us see what is inside. Well, look what we have here. These things will delight the heart of my little Anna back in Berlin. Linen sheets, brocade.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh, no, please do not take them out. Please, please.

[Captain Bruts]

What is this here? A white veil, hemmed round with lace.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

What was to have been my sister's bridal veil.

[Captain Bruts]

Her bridal veil?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Yes. And those clothes were to have been her trousseau many years ago. But he died two days before the wedding.

[Captain Bruts]

Wedding trousseau? Come now, Frole. You do not expect me to believe that anyone.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Stop that. Stop it, I tell you.

[Captain Bruts]

Arriving you will last. Frole. Who is that?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Someone is knocking. I will see.

[Captain Bruts]

No, I will open the door. What are you doing here? Why did you leave your post? Oh, come, come. Speak up. Speak up. Princess Commando has been discovered. The commando? Where am I? A south one here. You have seen coming down my parachute. What have you done with him? Where is he? The parachute picked him up too late. He was able to escape us. Stupid fool. Not a factor, Commandant. Immediately I will conduct a search for him personally.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

You are leaving now here, Captain?

[Captain Bruts]

Yes, but I will be back. Since this impudent commando is safely in our hands. And I will want that bridal veil, Frulein Wilhelmina. Put it back carefully into kettle. Couldn't happen.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

The brute. The brute. Cordelia. Mina. You're not crying anymore? No, you were right. This is no time for tears, even for one so timid as I. If only there were some way to Strike back at these serious murderers. Yes. Little Hans dead three years from the day he would be nine years old. The time may not be far off. Someday soon, British and Americans will strike from the west as the Russians are now striking from the east on that day. Oh, if only we were not so old and helpless. What is that? Somebody standing at the Franklin door. Captain Buck already? No, no. He would come by the front door. Who is this son of men? I had better open it to the castle. Question. Oh, who are you?

[Captain Bruts]

A friend. Can I come in?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

A friend.

[Captain Bruts]

A British commando.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh, commando. Come quickly. Thanks.

[Captain Bruts]

Just shut this window. I think I gave him the slip, but no sense of taking chances.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

You are the commando who just came down the parachute.

[Captain Bruts]

Who told you that?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

It's the captain. You see, he was here.

[Captain Bruts]

What captain?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Captain Rooster, the Gestapo.

[Captain Bruts]

Gestapo? Say, what is this?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Do not be alarmed, commando. The captain is no friend of ours. He came here tonight at the Orange Stuff to take from us what little we had left. Yeah, he left when one of his men came to tell him you had been seen. This is how we knew.

[Captain Bruts]

Oh, so that's how it is.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But why did you come here?

[Captain Bruts]

They were closing in on me. I saw your light and decided to take a chance.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I'm just glad that you'd be. Our name is Van Orden, Commando. This is my sister, Villanina. I am Greta.

[Captain Bruts]

I'm glad to know you ladies. I'm an American. My name is Davis. Tips to my friends.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Won't you come to the fire, Mr. Chip?

[Captain Bruts]

Thanks. I could do with a bit of heat. Get this pack off my back for a while.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Is it dynamite?

[Captain Bruts]

Is that what the hymies think I'm carrying? I don't know. I suppose that's what they think. Ms. Gretchen, how far is it to a canal to the east of here called Sarduchin?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

About five miles, I should say.

[Captain Bruts]

I see it's past midnight, but would you mind if I stayed here for an hour or so?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

You are welcome to anything we have. Stay as long as you like.

[Captain Bruts]

What's the matter?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I saw a light. Someone coming up. Flashlight coming up the road.

[Captain Bruts]

Slide behind these curtains and take a look.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Can you see anything?

[Captain Bruts]

Wait a minute. Yes, Hines coming up the road to the house. They're after me. I just got about. Time to get out the back way. Wait a minute.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

What is it?

[Captain Bruts]

Seems we found something. Yeah, this. Splitting up, sending men around back.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Then how can he leave?

[Captain Bruts]

I don't know. Some of them are coming up to the door.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Will be Ms. Hydro. Of course he Is.

[Captain Bruts]

You know what you're saying, don't you? If I'm caught here.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Yes.

[Captain Bruts]

Will mean death for both of you.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

We are not afraid. We are afraid of impressions. Yes. We are old and the Nazis laugh at us. Until now there has been nothing we could do.

[Captain Bruts]

Okay, if you feel that way, where'll it be?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

The attic?

[Captain Bruts]

No, that's the first place I look. That cellar. Maybe a closet up there behind clothes.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

The chest.

[Captain Bruts]

What?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

The chest. This big box over here. I'll take out some of the clothes. Would be the meanest. The captain's knock, Gretchen. Do you not recognize it? And he's already looked through the chest once this evening. Why should he search it again? You are right. I've put these clothes you have taken out into the closet. Get in, commando.

[Captain Bruts]

Right. Put my pack down there at my feet, dear. All right.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Come on in, Brookhave. And now my bridal veil on top. You suit it once open it to all creation. No, no, no, wait. Look. Those footprints. There was mud under command. You should write them as fast as you can. Quickly. I cannot delay any longer. All right. I've cleaned up some of them in my skull. Is there? Captain.

[Captain Bruts]

What took you so long?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Well, we were not expecting you back tonight.

[Captain Bruts]

I'm sure you were not. Bron and Gretz.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

My sister and I had already gone upstairs. That is why it took me so long to open the door for you.

[Captain Bruts]

I see. Strange that you left the lights burning down here if you had already gone upstairs.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Well, you see. But we often do that. Something for perfection.

[Captain Bruts]

Very likely. Now tell me where he is.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Who?

[Captain Bruts]

The British commander.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

The British what, Herr Captain? How should we know where he is?

[Captain Bruts]

I suppose you have not even seen him. Well then we shall have to search the house till we have found him. Franz. Your hair. Captain. Go upstairs and search the room. Pay particular attention to the attic. Your Herr Captain. Now search the cellar. Then the kitchen and the other rooms on this floor.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But what is the meaning of this? I do not understand.

[Captain Bruts]

The British commando is hiding in this house.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

That's ridiculous. What?

[Captain Bruts]

You have a freshly dug tulip bed outside your house, have you not? Yes, across by tulle bed. Fresh footprints lead to your window. And that window can only be opened from the inside. Therefore you must have let the commander in footwear.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Is that all you're worried about, Herr Captain?

[Captain Bruts]

It is enough, Roland Delhemina.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But all the stavas from the village made those prints. Do you not remember this? I called late this afternoon asking for work. I remember speaking to him sharply for walking through the tunnel.

[Captain Bruts]

Unfortunately for your story, Frulein, the footprints lead only one way through Florindo. There are none going back.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

True enough. Here, Captain. We were so sorry for Gustavus that we invited him in for a hot cup of soup. Then we sent him home. The vacuum.

[Captain Bruts]

Indeed. And you ask me to believe you permitted this villager to enter without cleaning his boots?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

What do you mean?

[Captain Bruts]

Look for yourself. Footprints on the floor.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Footprints.

[Captain Bruts]

Mud track. Now let us see where they leave. Someone tried to write them off.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But of course. This afternoon you must have overlooked those marks by the window. It was very careless of me.

[Captain Bruts]

France bring her cousin be searched powerlessly. And your cow no trace. What happens? That leaves only this room. So tracks for the window. You're quite sure the rest of them will wipe up this afternoon.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Br of corn. It was very careless of my sister. She should have been more sorrow. Please, Herr Captain, it is late.

[Captain Bruts]

Silent problem.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

What her Captain? You must see that there is no place here for one to hide.

[Captain Bruts]

Perhaps that chest her Captain? Yes. No, none. It would be large enough. It would be a fine place to hide in. Be still. I will give the order, sir. Your order, Captain.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I will open it if you like. The veil for your little armor is still there. I will unlock.

[Captain Bruts]

Never mind.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But it is no trouble.

[Captain Bruts]

Enough of this. Leave that test alone. It is quite clear what has happened. You heard us returning and sent the commando out by the back door before my men were posted there. Out that way, men. We will continue the search. As for you, Frulein, do not think this is the end of matter. You are still suspected of aiding an enemy of the third right to escape. Guten Marvin.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Is he a babe, Richard? Yes. He has won. His men. They are leading off toward the field. Then I can open the shutter? I did not think he would look here. He did not want his men to see those things. He planned this beautiful intestine. You can come out, Mr. Chip. They've gone.

[Captain Bruts]

Yeah, I heard him. I heard everything. All I can say is thanks.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

They did not find you. That is all that matters.

[Captain Bruts]

More important still, they did not find this.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Ah, yes, you mysterious pack that does not contain dynamite.

[Captain Bruts]

No. Something a lot more explosive.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

What?

[Captain Bruts]

It's a small radio transmitter, Ms. Wilhelmina. When it's set up, arrangements have been made to broadcast United nations news to the people in this part of Holland. Bring them the truth about what's going on in the world.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh, that is good. The truth is more explosive than dynamite, but right.

[Captain Bruts]

Because I wanted you to realize what you've done tonight. Not just Saving me? You've been two soldiers fighting to help free Holland. That's it, Ms. Wilhelmina. If it's all right with you now, I'll stay here a few more minutes and give those hineies a chance to quiet down.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

And then where will you go?

[Captain Bruts]

I've got to reach that canal before daybreak. Tomorrow at dusk I'm supposed to make contact with a barge operated by an underground worker named Heinrich Ziem.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

A barge?

[Captain Bruts]

Yes. The radio transmitter is going to be installed in Henrick barge. That way continually moving up and down the canal. It'll be hard for the Highness to locate it.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But then, I mean, after you have delivered this transmitter, how will you get back to England?

[Captain Bruts]

Don't you worry about that. I ride Henrietta's barge to the coast. Then the underground smuggles me out with a fishing fleet and a British destroyer picks me up in the North Sea.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But you say you are not going to meet this barge until tomorrow at dark.

[Captain Bruts]

No, but I've got to travel during the night and hide out through the day in an old windmill on the canal bank. I wouldn't have a prayer of covering that five miles in daylight.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

You would if nobody saw you. If you were driven to the windmill. Hidden in a conveyance, of course. In our horse and wagons.

[Captain Bruts]

What?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

It is too dangerous for you to go out tonight, Commando. It is not enough to waste prowling the countryside all night looking for you. Stay. Drive you to the canal tomorrow afternoon when it is safe.

[Captain Bruts]

Thanks. Discretion. But I can't let you.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Why not?

[Captain Bruts]

Too risky. You've already done enough for me. What?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Commando chief, as you told us yourself, we are not doing it for you, but for Holland.

[Captain Bruts]

Yeah, I know.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Gretchen is right. If you only knew what your coming here is meant to us. Giving us a chance to do something. You see that picture over there? The little boy?

[Captain Bruts]

Yeah.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Our grand nephew. The child we love most dearly in this world. Murdered by Nazi Barnes the day they invaded Holland.

[Captain Bruts]

That's tough.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

That was three years ago. Three years ago today and every night since then, Gretchen and I are sat here, two old women, helpless and alone with hatred in our hearts. Unable to fight or even to help those who do fight. Now you've given us the shadow. You think we care about the rest?

[Captain Bruts]

No. No, I guess not.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Then it is settled. Tomorrow afternoon we will. How many Nazis are on the road?

[Captain Bruts]

How much farther to the windmill, Ms. Willamere?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh, no, sir. We cross a small bridge and the windmill is beyond.

[Captain Bruts]

Okay. And the time is right. It's starting to get Quick, get back under the seat.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

We have come in sight of that small bridge and there is a garden.

[Captain Bruts]

Probably still on the lookout for me.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Then they will stop us.

[Captain Bruts]

Try to drive past him. He's got a search on his mind. There's only one thing to do.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

You mean.

[Captain Bruts]

Yeah, I'm sorry, but that's how it got to me.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

We understand. Is there anything we can't do to help?

[Captain Bruts]

I'd like to make it a quiet job. If you could distract his attention for a minute. Give me a chance to get out of here and ask.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Now we are coming up to you.

[Captain Bruts]

Piet, roll the horse up at the side of the road.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

What do you want?

[Captain Bruts]

I have orders to search all Vegas crossing this bridge. Get down from the carriage.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But what do you think we're hiding?

[Captain Bruts]

We have get down from the carriage.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Very well, sir. Are you satisfied? Come, Gretchen.

[Captain Bruts]

Come on. Come on. Get down out of there. You too.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

All right, but let go of my arm.

[Captain Bruts]

I joke when I tell you to get out. That's better.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh. Oh, my arm.

[Captain Bruts]

You are hurt.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Let go. My sister. You will let go. Oh, no.

[Captain Bruts]

You strike me with your umbrella. I'll teach you Dutch women a lesson. I that is kindress. You all right, Ms. Gretchen?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh, yes, I may.

[Captain Bruts]

Yes. Pull him over to the side of the road. We better hide him.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Yes, that's right. It would not be good if they found him there.

[Captain Bruts]

That'll be all right. It's too late to catch him now. Boy, did he pick a night time for.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh, no. What are we going to do? What are we going to do? It isn't far now to the windmill. Look, you can see it there across the field, high on the canal bank. Commando chips. You must hurry to it.

[Captain Bruts]

Wait a minute.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Listen. It's a patrol.

[Captain Bruts]

Yeah, they're on motorbikes. Okay, we've got to run for it. Across this field. Right. And listen, you two run ahead of me with your hands up.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

But why?

[Captain Bruts]

Because they've got to think you're my prisoners. Then if we get caught, you've got a story they might believe. No buts. Get moving.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

All right. Come, Wilhelmina. What will we do? Estimile?

[Captain Bruts]

Hold him off until we can think of something.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I hope at least the light is sailing.

[Captain Bruts]

Yeah, that'll help. Can you wait a minute? They get over that stile. Up you come.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

That's it.

[Captain Bruts]

Now keep your hands up. Come on. Walamina. That's it. They're after us. All right, keep going toward the windmill. I'll be right behind you. I'll Throw him up for a minute.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Call Mr. T. You're almost there.

[Captain Bruts]

I'm with you. Open the door. In you go.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

That's better.

[Captain Bruts]

Now let's get up to the second floor. Come on up. These days. Come on.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Come on.

[Captain Bruts]

At least get a break, Henry. Barge will be coming into sight soon, Lucy.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh, get on it.

[Captain Bruts]

I don't know if I play my cards right. The canal bank is high on this side. All we have to do is keep the Nazis back in the field so that they can't see over the embankment.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Yes, that's. That's right.

[Captain Bruts]

And if we can just keep them from the edge of the bank, they won't be able to see the barge or us when we get on it.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Can you see them now, Mr. Chips?

[Captain Bruts]

Wait a minute.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Yeah.

[Captain Bruts]

Yeah. They're crawling over that stile. Let's send them back again. That did it.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

That's it. Yeah.

[Captain Bruts]

Hold this gun a minute, Ms. Gretchen. We're gonna climb up to this window and see if Henry's barge.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Is it in sight yet, Mr. Chip?

[Captain Bruts]

No, but there's a bend in the canal just above. When it comes, it'll come quickly. For the Love of Mike McGregor.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Scratcher. You were shooting the commander's gun. I had to. There were two of them trying to sneak up to the canal.

[Captain Bruts]

Good for you. You ever shot a gun before?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

No, but I watched you closely. There seemed to be no more than pulling the trigger. But it hurt my shoulder.

[Captain Bruts]

Now you hold it tight. Up like this. Two more trying the same game.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I want to learn how to shoot two commandos now.

[Captain Bruts]

With a Tommy gun. Mr. Wilhelmina. Here. You take my automatic.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

How do I shoot this?

[Captain Bruts]

Brace it on the windowsill and pull the trigger.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I did it.

[Captain Bruts]

She finds you in. Both of you. I'm going up again. Look for the bar.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Gret. Yes, William. You think of it. Yesterday we were too helpless. All the women. I'm thinking of it every time I fire this gun.

[Captain Bruts]

It's coming. Henry's barge is coming down the canal, swinging him towards the high.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Good. Then you go down to it, Commando. We can't keep shooting until you are safely away.

[Captain Bruts]

What do you mean I'm safely away? I'm not going to leave you to.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

You must go. The radio transmitter. To carry the truth over the countryside, that is the important thing. And if someone does not keep shooting, the Nazis may see the barge.

[Captain Bruts]

But after what you've done, you must.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Not be afraid for us, two old women who have lived our lives. If we have to die, this would be the best day For Holland.

[Captain Bruts]

Nothing doing.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I. I said if we have to die. But I do not think we win.

[Captain Bruts]

What do you mean?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

That is a. Come. I. I will tell you while you go downstairs. If I convince you, then will you go? Yeah, but keep shooting. Yes, I will convince him. And I will resort. Come, commando. I will tell you my s. That will teach you to keep your distance. And you are not such good shots either. Oh, it's empty. Gretchen. Gretchen. Come.

[Captain Bruts]

On.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Lord, Be aware. He jumped aboard from the old landing stage with the radio transmitter. The bars does not even have to slow down. It is gone nowadays we'll never see it in the darkness. But why are you not shooting? The gun is empty. Oh, at least we have done something for Holland. There's nothing to do now.

[Captain Bruts]

But.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh yes there is.

[Captain Bruts]

But what?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Christian? Did you really mean it when you said you had a plan? What are you doing with that wrong? But what did you tell. They're wondering why the shooting has stopped up here. But Christian, why are you tying me up? This won't hurt you. Sit down at that spot. Now I'll throw the guns out the window into the canal. One, two. I'll pick myself up as well as I can now. But don't try to talk. They come in. Just support me in everything I say.

[Captain Bruts]

What is it done?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

The TR&G.

[Captain Bruts]

Yes, true. Release them at once.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Oh, your Captain. Your Captain. You came just in time.

[Captain Bruts]

What happened?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

The commandos. Those terrible commandos. They tied us up and threatened to kill us.

[Captain Bruts]

Commandos? But there was only one. And he was seen in your company.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Only one, you say? No, Captain, There were a hundred at least. Of br. Oh dear Da. It's all right now. The Captain has come to take care of us.

[Captain Bruts]

Tell me the truth, are there more than one?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Yes, Herr Captain. There was only one on the road. The one who killed your guard and dragged us out of our wagon. But when he drove us here, there were a dozen. At least a dozen left, perhaps six. I was so terrified. They were so horrible. They see many more.

[Captain Bruts]

Where did they go? Come to your senses, woman. Tell me, where did they go?

[Gretchen Van Orden]

I. I do not know that. They left us bound and we couldn't see. But I. I think they said something about Garnsbruck.

[Captain Bruts]

Garnsbruck? So that is why they came to dynamite the assembly plant at Garnsbrook. Nearest telephone. The Gunsbrook headquarters must be warned at once. Hello, Hackett, France. The rest of you come with me. They must begin at once to block the bridges and set our.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Block the bridges? Yes, search all you want to but you will never find him. He will escape and he will come again and again with others to help him. Yes, do what you like to us. In the end, it will not matter. You will never be able to kill the spirit of the Dutch people. There will be other radio transmitters to spread the truth among us. And that truth will prevail.

[Captain Bruts]

People of Harland, this is the Voice of Holland speaking. Tonight, on the eve of the third anniversary of the Axis invasion of the Low Countries, we have been put under police martial law by the Germans. Thousands of our fellow countrymen have been arrested. This is because the Germans are worried. They know an Allied invasion is coming soon. Today the Allied communique in North Africa with Poland reports that already 50,000 captured Germans and Italians have been counted. More are still surrendering. Three German divisional commanders and their staffs are now in Allied hands. This afternoon 400American planes carried out the heaviest daylight raid of the war in the Mediterranean war zone. They bombed Palermo in Sicily and caused very great damage. On land the Axis is still retreating as fast as possible. For Quebon, the Allied communite says it looks like the German air force has withdrawn from the battle. We know that the day of liberation for our beloved land is not far off. But until that day comes, men of Holland and women and children too continue the fight against the Nazi tyrants. Fight to the hour of sick telling. You have been listening to Chip Davis Commando, Columbia's weekly series about an American in Britain's famous fighting unit. Chip Davis Commando is directed by John beach with music by Charles Paul and is produced for Columbia by Robert Louis. Cheyenne. Join us again next Sunday at 7pm Eastern. War time for another story with Chip Davis and the men of the United nations who share his adventures in the commandos. The Adventure Convoy to America in which Chip Davis sees action on the Atlantic en route to the United States.

[Gretchen Van Orden]

Sa.