Terry and the Pirates 41-11-19 (033) Radio Device Missing

Summary

Summary of "Terry and the Pirates 41-11-19 (033) Radio Device Missing"

Podcast Information:

• Title: Harold's Old Time Radio
• Episode: Terry and the Pirates 41-11-19 (033) Radio Device Missing
• Release Date: April 8, 2025

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Introduction

"Terry and the Pirates" transports listeners back to the adventurous escapades characteristic of the Golden Age of Radio. In episode 41-11-19, titled "Radio Device Missing," tensions escalate as Terry Lee and his allies confront new challenges involving the elusive radio transmitter vital to their mission in China. This episode intricately weaves themes of trust, betrayal, and strategic alliances, all set against the backdrop of wartime intrigue.

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Plot Overview

The episode begins with Terry Lee and his companions, including Pat Ryan, Jude Hennig, April Kane, and Burma, having just escaped from the Dragon Lady's stone room with the assistance of Big Stoop and a clever invention known as the Terry Scope. Their immediate concern centers on the potential theft of a critical radio transmitter, which could jeopardize their operations against invaders.

As the team regroups near Jude's plane, they confront Mr. Keel, the Dragon Lady's assistant, suspecting him of attempting to steal the radio device. The confrontation unravels layers of deceit, leading to a tense negotiation with the Dragon Lady herself, who is determined to retain control over the transmitter for her own purposes.

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Key Events and Discussions

Confrontation with Mr. Keel (02:23 - 04:57)

• Pat Ryan and Terry Lee question Mr. Keel about the whereabouts of the radio invention.

  Pat Ryan [02:28]: "We want that radio invention. Even if Brother Keel isn't keen on helping us."

  Mr. Keel [02:32]: "I do not know where it is. I've told you that before."

• Mr. Keel's denial leads Pat Ryan to accuse him of lying, highlighting his involvement in a supposed plot to steal the transmitter.

  Pat Ryan [02:45]: "Yeah, I know. I caught you and Spur and you were both sneaking in here for one thing."

• As tensions rise, the introduction of the Terry Scope allows the team to observe the Dragon Lady approaching, prompting a strategic response to confront her.

  Terry Lee [03:02]: "I thought you were the Dragon lady's right hand man."

Negotiation with the Dragon Lady (05:19 - 08:32)

• Pat Ryan engages in a face-to-face negotiation with the Dragon Lady, attempting to broker a deal for the radio transmitter.

  Pat Ryan [05:24]: "It's a little early in the day to talk, but. You want some explanations, I'm sure."

• Throughout the dialogue, Pat Ryan leverages past interactions and the threat of Big Stoop to persuade the Dragon Lady to collaborate.

  Pat Ryan [06:09]: "And I don't blame him. It was Big Stoop who broke in here and let us out."

• The Dragon Lady ultimately agrees to assist the Chinese army with the transmitter, but retains the right to produce similar devices for her use.

  Dragon Lady [08:32]: "I shall accompany you to the headquarters of the Chinese Army. We shall submit the radio transmitter. If accepted, any money received shall go to the girl, April Kane. However, I shall have the right to produce these small transmitters for my own use."

Revelation of the Missing Transmitter (08:50 - 10:08)

• Upon attempting to retrieve the transmitter, the team discovers that it is missing from the designated cabinet, leading to further suspicion towards the Dragon Lady.

  Pat Ryan [09:34]: "What kind of a game are you trying to play? You know where the radio device is, you know what's in this cabinet."

• The Dragon Lady responds ambiguously, hinting at deeper layers of intrigue and setting the stage for future confrontations.

  Dragon Lady [09:54]: "Very well. If you didn't take the Invention. And if I didn't? You have my word for that. Then suppose you tell me who did."

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Pat Ryan on Determination:

  Pat Ryan [02:28]: "We want that radio invention. Even if Brother Keel isn't keen on helping us."

• Mr. Keel's Deception:

  Mr. Keel [02:32]: "I do not know where it is. I've told you that before."

• Terry Lee on the Terry Scope:

  Terry Lee [03:19]: "Yeah, right here."

• Pat Ryan's Threat:

  Pat Ryan [06:24]: "If he ever gets his big hands on you, it's goodbye."

• Dragon Lady's Resolve:

  Dragon Lady [08:32]: "I shall accompany you to the headquarters of the Chinese Army."

• Terry Lee's Direct Appeal to Listeners:

  Terry Lee [10:42]: "Hello, all of you kids over there at home. Golly, I'm glad to have the chance to talk to you because I sure have some news for you."

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Character Interactions and Development

Pat Ryan and Terry Lee

Pat Ryan emerges as the tactical leader, orchestrating confrontations and negotiations with a blend of assertiveness and strategic foresight. His interactions with Terry Lee demonstrate a partnership built on mutual respect and complementary skills.

Dragon Lady

The Dragon Lady is portrayed as a formidable antagonist with her own agendas. Her negotiation with Pat Ryan reveals her intelligence and resourcefulness, as she seeks to balance her interests with the looming threat of external forces.

Mr. Keel and Big Stoop

Mr. Keel serves as a complex character caught between loyalty and deceit. His interactions hint at underlying tensions and possible double-crossing. Big Stoop, although silent, plays a crucial role as the enforcer for Terry's team, embodying unwavering loyalty.

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Conclusion

"Terry and the Pirates 41-11-19 (033) Radio Device Missing" masterfully blends suspense, dialogue, and strategic maneuvering to advance the overarching narrative. The episode delves deep into themes of trust and betrayal, while introducing pivotal plot devices like the Terry Scope. As the missing radio transmitter remains a central mystery, listeners are left eager for subsequent episodes to unravel the tangled alliances and hidden motives of the characters.

By employing rich character development and engaging dialogue, this installment not only entertains but also immerses the audience in the high-stakes world of espionage and adventure that defines "Terry and the Pirates."

Transcript

[Nicole Byer]

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[Narrator]

Wayfair Every style, Every home. Listeners who have discovered the nation's number one transcribed adventure story, a newspaper strip that has come to life on the air. Terry and the Pirates. Terry and the Pirates is brought to you by the makers of Libby's Tomato Juice, one of Libby's hundred famous foods. Well, kids, today's the big day. The day of the super special feature I promised you last night, right after the show, you're going to have the thrill of a lifetime. We fix things up so Terry himself can talk direct to you. And, boy, has he got news. Yes, sir. You'll sure get a wallop out of the surprise Terry's going to tell you about. Not to mention the thrill of hearing direct from him way over there in China. So keep your ears glued to the radio, boys and girls. The minute the show is over, the big news will break. And now, Terry and the Pirates.

[Pat Ryan]

Well, well, well.

[Narrator]

Things have taken a turn for the better as we join Terry and his friends in the dragon lady's hideout in the Chinese mountains. With the help of the powerful servant Big Stoop, all our adventuring friends have been freed from the stone room. Yes, and with the help of a peculiar periscope, really called a Terry Scope, our friends have made prisoners of the Dragon Lady's assistant, Mr. Keel, and the cook, lawyer Spur. It's a cold, gray, misty morning now. Jude Hennig, the plane pilot, has released April, Kane and Burma from their cell and has taken them back across the field to his plane. He hopes to get it set for a takeoff. So let's join Pat, Ryan and Terry, the huge, silent big stoop is with him. He holds Mr. Keel by the collar.

[Terry Lee]

Well, Pat, what's our next move? Dude's taking the girls to plane. He's gonna try to fly them away from here.

[Pat Ryan]

We want that radio invention. Even if Brother Keel isn't keen on helping us.

[Mr. Keel]

I do not know where it is. I've told you that before.

[Pat Ryan]

Yeah, I know.

[Mr. Keel]

I've told you. I followed Mr. Spell to this building. I saw him force a window and enter. I followed him a few Moments later. You know the rat.

[Pat Ryan]

Yeah, I know. I caught you and Spur and you were both sneaking in here for one thing.

[Mr. Keel]

It is a lie. I did not come to steal the radio invention.

[Terry Lee]

Well, if you followed Mr. Spurr here to stop him from stealing that little radio transmitter, then you must know where it is.

[Mr. Keel]

I was mistaken. I only thought I knew where it was.

[Pat Ryan]

I thought you were the Dragon lady's right hand man.

[Mr. Keel]

I am employed by the lady. That is all.

[Pat Ryan]

That's enough.

[Terry Lee]

Say, what's become of Connie was standing here a moment ago.

[Pat Ryan]

And if that word twisting Chinese boy does anything more to get us in hot water, I'll skin him alive. Say, you got that Terry Scope with you?

[Terry Lee]

Yeah, right here.

[Mr. Keel]

Ah, so that is how you look down into the room below, eh?

[Terry Lee]

That's right. We saw the dragon lady take the portable transmitter out of a cabinet.

[Pat Ryan]

You know, Keel, I think the Dragon lady would like to know that you and Mr. Spirit planned to steal the radio invention from her.

[Mr. Keel]

That's the lie.

[Pat Ryan]

Now look, Bristletop. Did the Dragon lady know you came over to this building just before dawn today?

[Mr. Keel]

No, I. I saw no reason.

[Pat Ryan]

Okay, she want an explanation. And I'm just a little old fellow who can give it to her.

[Mr. Keel]

She won't believe you.

[Pat Ryan]

I think I can do business with your boss.

[Terry Lee]

What are you gonna do, Pat?

[Pat Ryan]

Well, we just caught Lawyer Spur and Mr. Empty and Keel. Both of them trying to steal the radio device.

[Narrator]

That is not so.

[Pat Ryan]

You be quiet. I'll have big scoop shake your eye teeth out. Where was I? Oh, yes. The Dragon lady doesn't like her helped double crosser.

[Mr. Keel]

She will not believe that I did that.

[Pat Ryan]

Then what are you so nervous about? Now look, Terry, it's daylight now. We can't go outside, at least not yet. Use the periscope and take a look around, will you?

[Terry Lee]

Yeah, sure. See, I can open its small window and stick the cherry scope out just far enough to look through this end of the terrace to open.

[Pat Ryan]

Well, what does the wide world look like outside?

[Terry Lee]

Pap, she's coming this way. I can see her. She just came out of a doorway.

[Narrator]

The Dragon Lady?

[Mr. Keel]

Yeah.

[Terry Lee]

We can't stay here. She'll open this door and come in.

[Pat Ryan]

Yeah. Now look, you, Stupor, take him bad fell in that room. Hold him mouth, no talkie savvy? And you, Terry, go a stoop and keel. Oh, here. Here, you take this gun and hold the door open just wide enough to see out here with a periscope.

[Terry Lee]

Well, what are you going to do?

[Pat Ryan]

I don't know, but I want to talk to the lady. We can't make a deal with her. Well, she's right here and I can handle her. Go on now. Get out of sight. Well, good morning.

[Terry Lee]

How did.

[Pat Ryan]

You're just in time to have breakfast.

[Dragon Lady]

Oh, good morning, Mr. Ryan.

[Pat Ryan]

It's a little early in the day to talk, but. You want some explanations, I'm sure.

[Terry Lee]

Be up and be quick.

[Pat Ryan]

Now, hold on. I don't like that tone of voice. You sound like you were still cracking the whip.

[Dragon Lady]

Well, well. What is the meaning of all this? Who dared to let you out of your room? I gave no orders.

[Pat Ryan]

Never mind that. I have other news for you.

[Dragon Lady]

Speak quickly then.

[Pat Ryan]

Now, listen. I caught two of your crooked playmates last night in this building. They came here looking for the radio transmitter. Did you know that?

[Dragon Lady]

Whom do you mean?

[Pat Ryan]

Lawyer Spurr and Mr. Keel. Of course. If you sent them here to break in by way of a window, then it's different.

[Dragon Lady]

How can I believe what you tell me?

[Pat Ryan]

Now, stop acting like a prima donna. You and I have tangled before, and we've always taken each other's word.

[Narrator]

Right, Mr. Ryan?

[Dragon Lady]

What is it you wish?

[Pat Ryan]

Well, I figure it this way. You. You stole that radio transmitter. But I'll make a deal with you. After all, those two gents, Spur and Keel, were going to steal it from you.

[Dragon Lady]

They couldn't do that.

[Pat Ryan]

They could try.

[Dragon Lady]

I should like to question those men.

[Pat Ryan]

Plenty of time for that. Now, what about you and I?

[Dragon Lady]

What is the plan you have?

[Pat Ryan]

I don't want that radio transmitter for myself. I want it for the Chinese army. They can use it against the invader.

[Dragon Lady]

I shall not give that invention to you. I need it for myself.

[Pat Ryan]

Okay, okay. But why prevent the Chinese army from using it? Let him have it, too. I don't want any money. Nothing. The invention belongs to the girl, April Kane. Whatever money comes from, it goes to her.

[Dragon Lady]

Then I should talk to her, not you.

[Pat Ryan]

You'll talk to me and like it.

[Dragon Lady]

And if I refuse to listen to you any further?

[Pat Ryan]

Then I'll tell you something else you won't like. You had a servant once. A huge man, mountain, strong as a couple of oxen. A disposition as sweet as a baby's smile. You remember him. We call him Big Stoop because he can't talk. Well, he can't talk because you fixed it so he couldn't. He hasn't forgotten that, and I don't blame him. It was Big Stoop who broke in here and let us out. And he's not very far Away. If he ever gets his big hands on you, it's goodbye. See what I mean? I don't want him to break you up in little pieces. But stupor is hard to control when he gets mad, and he's sure real mad with you.

[Dragon Lady]

I can walk out of here.

[Terry Lee]

Oh, you can't, lady. Don't turn around. And don't try to use a gun.

[Pat Ryan]

Dragon lady doesn't happen to have a gun up her sleeve. Terry.

[Dragon Lady]

The Ryan is correct. I have no gun.

[Narrator]

Now, Terry, come on out.

[Pat Ryan]

That big stoop's staying there with his pal Stooper.

[Terry Lee]

You stay here with bad fellows. Hold him tight. Hello, Dragon Lady. Kinda early in the morning, huh?

[Dragon Lady]

Terry Lee, you will not live long in this country. You have a charmed life, but good luck cannot follow you forever.

[Pat Ryan]

That's a very pretty speech, but let's stick to our knitting. Do we make a deal?

[Dragon Lady]

I have no objection to assisting the Chinese army. I bear the army no grudge. But I shall not give up the radio transmitter.

[Pat Ryan]

All right. What will you do?

[Dragon Lady]

I owe you a debt. It prevented Keel and Spur from making off with the invention. I shall repay that debt.

[Pat Ryan]

Fair enough.

[Dragon Lady]

I shall accompany you to the headquarters of the Chinese Army. We shall submit the radio transmitter. If accepted, any money received shall go to the girl, April Kane. However, I shall have the right to produce these small transmitters for my own use.

[Terry Lee]

Is that clear?

[Pat Ryan]

Yes. The deal.

[Terry Lee]

Well, let's get the transmitter and get started.

[Dragon Lady]

Very well. Follow me.

[Narrator]

Where are you going?

[Dragon Lady]

Into the large room across the hall. I placed the invention in a small cabinet against the wall, but it isn't there. What is that?

[Terry Lee]

You say it wasn't there last night. Pat and I looked. We broke open the cabinet.

[Pat Ryan]

Lady, do you think the radio gadget was still in there?

[Dragon Lady]

Come. We shall see. I placed it in this cabinet last night. Mr. Keel was here with me. Go.

[Mr. Keel]

Go.

[Terry Lee]

We knew it wasn't in this cabinet, but we thought you'd taken it away and hidden it someplace else.

[Dragon Lady]

So you and I have both been treated, eh? Now neither one of us have the device.

[Pat Ryan]

Just a minute, lady. Just a minute. What kind of a game are you trying to play? You know where the radio device is, you know what's in this cabinet. And now you're trying to pretend it's been stolen from us. No, I don't swallow that line. You can't make me believe a third person took the radio from here. This cabinet was locked when we broke in and the cabinet was empty.

[Dragon Lady]

Very well. If you didn't take the Invention. And if I didn't? You have my word for that. Then suppose you tell me who did.

[Narrator]

Transmitter. Transmitter. Who's got the transmitter? Well, it looks like the dragon lady and Terry and Pat will work together yet. But let's not forget the Terry Scope because it's going to play a big part in this next adventure. Attention, boys and girls, for the big moment, your friend Terry Lee is going to speak to you. Yes, we fixed things up so Terry himself can talk direct to you. Now hold on while we cut him in. All right. Terry, are you there? Shoot.

[Terry Lee]

Hello, all of you kids over there at home. Golly, I'm glad to have the chance to talk to you because I sure have some news for you. News with a capital N. You know that Terry Scope I figured out? The one I made with some cardboard and pieces of mirror the girls dropped to the wall. Say, that good old terriscoper sure got Pat and Connie and all of us out of plenty of tight places. Well, now, look, here's the big news for you. Every one of you kids can now get a Terry Scope of your own. That's exactly like the one I made. How's that for a swell surprise? Of course, in a way your periscope will be better than mine because I'd just have to use what I could find. Broken Pieces of mirror and a piece of old cardboard Connie found stuck in a window. But your Terry Scope will be brand new and beautiful. Take it from me, kids, a Terry Scope like mine's a keen thing to have. Why, you can see around corners with it and see what's going on behind you and over your head. Well, golly, I guess you remember how many times that Terry Scope has saved the day for us. Of course, I'll be real pleased to think of all of you kids getting a periscope like mine. So I sure hope each of you sends for one right away.

[Narrator]

Quick.

[Terry Lee]

I guess the folks at the other end are going to give you the dope on just how to get it. So I'll sign off. Goodbye now. And I hope you'll send me a Terry Scope soon.

[Narrator]

Thank you, Terry. Thanks a lot for telling the boys and girls over here about this wonderful surprise. Say, kids, isn't it marvelous to think you can actually have a Terry Scope just like Terry's for your very own? And you can get it so easily. All you do is take a label from a can of Libby's Swell tasting Tomato juice and one from Libby's Hawaiian Pineapple Juice and print your full name, age and address on the back of one. Then put the labels in an envelope along with 10 cents and mail to Terry Care of Libby's, Chicago, Illinois. You got that address, Terry TarofLibby's spelled L, I, B, B, Y S in Chicago. First thing you know, the mailman will bring you your Terry Scope. And boy, will you have fun. You know, that Terry Scope is really even more exciting than Terry told you because it not only lets you actually see around corners and in back of you, but it also gives you the secret Chinese code that Terry taught Connie and Big Stoop. Yes, and it gives you the Morse code, too. And furthermore, it's got a treasure hunt panel with a swell game and also a trick you can play with a picture of Big Soup. Well, all in all, kids, this Terry Scope has eight extra special features. Now remember, you send just two Libby labels and a dime. One label from Libby's Tomato Juice, one from Libby's Pineapple Juice. Mail them with your full name, agent assess, and 10 cents to Terry care of Libby, Chicago, Illinois. So get going. Be the first in your gang to get a Terry Scope. Now join us for a laugh and a surprise and a thrill way over in China, because that's where this newest and most exciting transcribed adventure takes takes place tomorrow. And you'll always know this program because it opens like this.