- [first lines]
- [as a soldier catches man running away and is about hit him with butt of rifle]
- Colonel Alex Kohler: No. That's far too easy for him. Put him on his feet. Your name?
- John Darcy: John Darcy, from Lonnaville. I'm a school teacher.
- Colonel Alex Kohler: School teacher? Maxfield, what is it you suppose he teaches?
- Captain Maxfield: Disobedience, subversion.
- Colonel Alex Kohler: Oh, very good, Maxfield. Yes, I think so. Teaches and practices.
- Person on Tape: [voice on tape] Good morning, Jim. This is John Darcy, code name Kitara, leader of a liberation movement in the African nation of Bocamo, which for over a century has been ruled by a colonial minority practicing severe racial segregation. Darcy has been captured by Colonel Alex Kohler, a provincial Governor and a ruthless tyrant. If Kohler succeeds in torturing Darcy into revealing his true identity, the liberation movement, deprived of leadership and inspiration, will be destroyed. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to free Darcy and end Kohler's tyranny. As always, if you or any member of your IM Force is caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck, Jim.
- John Darcy: How long will Kohler stay black?
- Doug Robert: About a week. After which, both he and Maxfield will probably turn very red.
- [last lines]
- Captain Maxfield: Colonel Samos!
- James Phelps: Yes, Captain?
- Captain Maxfield: I just received a teletype. You are to take the gold back to the capital with you.
- James Phelps: Very well. But hurry it up, please.