Layer of the Mountains
We present episode 34 in Layer of the Mountains.
Into the peaceful law abiding atmosphere of England, there comes suddenly the startling
news of a gold robbery in the English Channel.
A story of unbelievable piracy in the 20th century.
Across Channel Boat, the Ibex has been stopped in mid-channel shortly after midnight.
Armed men hold up the offices and crew.
Two million dollars in gold bullion is taken from the ship's strong room, and the pirates
disappear into the night without a trace.
All England is ablaze with the incredible news.
Extra, extra, all about the gold robbery, extra, extra.
Miss Gess.
Yes, wait a minute.
I wish you'd shut that door.
All right.
You get that paper.
What is this robbery?
Just a minute.
Oh, here it is.
Good gracious listen.
What is it?
Daring robbery on high seas.
Ships seized by armed bandits.
Half million sterling in bar gold in transit from the English Channel.
The ship is in the middle of the sea.
The pirates are in the middle of the sea.
The pirates are in the middle of the sea.
The pirates are in the middle of the sea.
The pirates are in the middle of the sea.
The pirates are in the middle of the sea.
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... the boat missed which slowly
lighted Stirlook.
Concomitant suspects.)
He knew it all along.
over twenty men in the gang
but then carefully planned
that's getting away with it that
something else but who would want to steal all that gold
and where could they hide it
how could they dispose of it now that's a very sensible question this guest
it's what puzzles me if the report is true
and it must be
what organization the world could be big enough to handle such a job short of a
nation a nation
what do you mean
i don't know
wondering
hello
when women please
it's for you inspector
oh yes
i've been ten minutes
room forty eight
room forty eight
we must be getting important i don't know
naval intelligence number five my degree
but it's all of any any point is this good
looks like a job
all that is in the present i'll telephone if i have to go out of town alright
hello there
for being so proud
the down
you heard that you look up
you mean that gold robbery here
on the newspaper report
and the good deal more than that
the big thing we've had since the war
how they managed to stop that shit at the most astounding thing of all
the ship's engine field suddenly
he's a motor ship
the ignition went off
like went out
the ship was helpless doing before the robbery yet
something stopped at one of the hurt of the thing the funny thing is that it
happened once before what
four months ago
happened to the cruiser
he gets in the mediterranean
just east of mocha
pop suddenly the same way
the power came on again she proceeded on the call
but it was never accounted for
extraordinary yes
now the details of this i'd expect that the minute what is my standing in this
affair
all those are the employee with before
special investigation work
but satisfactory that night
the ebics is a small cross channel boat
passengers and mail
left south hampton at midnight
at about twelve fifty as i think
the engines failed mysteriously
the passengers were all asleep below
what's been on deck noticed a small group of men near the bridge steps
before he could give the alarm
was knocked out and again we're already aboard ship part of them apparently
when the board of ordinary passengers
to of the engine room crew were in it
there was a whistle signal from near the bridge
men all over the ship moved simultaneously
it killed the officer on the bridge and see if the quartermaster at the wheel
the officers and crew were locked in their rooms
and all exits from below a blocked within a couple of minutes and they
can't live and job
how they get the gold
credit treasury god on duty
they were overpowered
the bandits lowered three of the ship's boats
and open the and all of the lower deck
inside ten minutes the gold is in the boats
thirteen minutes after one of the officers broke out of their quarters and
found the boats gone
and the ship drifting on a stunning thing i quite sure that the finish
topping of the ship where he lives
acquitted thing of all
our people are working on it
it was some sort of influence that came from a point directly ahead of the
idea of you know that
because the free to lose and with
the man who directly a stand on the same course
she felt it slightly
another ship running parallel with the ibex notice nothing but he won't be to
do
tell me something
what do you know about a place known as grayscale manner and that was written
manner
why well
i'm asking you know it slightly
private state near cool feet in the end of the alright there
don't hesitate to talk of it
what we've gotten told me all about the job you did for him down there
but what the great manna to do with this affair it might have a good deal to do
with it
as i said
i know about that affair of grayscale hall and about
swat some and the deported well
the interesting thing is
but the new owner of grayscale hall is another all of the spirit character
his name is paul casar
every other thing yet of course big in on tuesday that the man
moved into grayscale hall soon after schwarz left the country
what nationality
he was set up in the marathona
a little bit
marathona
it won't quite
the balkan somewhere in the
that's not enough
anyway it's a little nation very progressive
the fascist the government that is very active in central europe
they have a good army in a magnificent air force
that's why the financial power behind the throne
they don't see any connection
here we go
we've been picking up a lot of shortwave messages in figure site on the play
here's one of them
where they come from
replaces
but three different stations sending this type of
the marathona embassy in london
a private station we located at grayscale hall
then last night
before and after the robbery we were picking up messages from a ship
somewhere in the channel
all in this type of
all one similar but still it might have nothing at all to do with the robbery
do you understand our method of locating a sending station not very well i know
that you can get the exact direction of bearing of a sending station in a lot
better than that
it perfectly simple
we have plenty of naval wireless stations all along the south coast
we were working on the site the messages before this i'd like to robbery happened
what do you get
we had all our stations
but the bearing of the ship that was sending
the directions all intersect in around the area where the ibex is stop you mean
the night of the robbery of the ship
sending me the message from the victims near the vessel that was
dot right
and why couldn't you find it will come out with it the best we could
we had five destroyed out within an hour of the report of the robbery
they all picked up the wireless signals and headed for location
the signal stopped
and they didn't find any ship
i think it was a submarine it could be of course
now the last point
after that robbery occurred as i said we got messages coming from a ship in the
channel
reported opposition on the map
steering a call for the damage of cold and cold even the net and that's right
the chief would like to get down there and see if you can find anything
you have full of body
found by the one and
and i have a copy of the other men's that you can have them all
but it's not very much use
we have some pretty good cyber experts
they take an outlaw
arbitrary code delamite some of it
good luck man
well if you're a better for cool seeking that you can get me care of dr cray
holland at the cottage the friend of mine
i'll be there this evening right
about that
and uh... keep your head down
okay
the other side the doctor said to make it up at home
separate already in half an hour good that give us time talking about it
i'm playing
but you think of it such means that there's been so much happening and i
got my bit of it
but i think that they have a great man
that's what i'm wondering sir
funny that they should come under suspicion again
you look around them
i was there this afternoon you feel nervous mr casson i he was there
showed me over the place
but i'm really would you find that it was pretty much i did not you see i've not been
to go on on the train we've got a time find something
the biggest thing since the war
intelligence people believe the greece and all
is the place from which this robbery was directed i'm maybe but that is not in the
short you inquire about those type of messages
i talked to mr cassero bottom he didn't conceal on them
says that messages and financial cold it might be too
i've gone over everything with a little people
they got my own along the coast and it would like to places
and i'll see what can't we have down here
they couldn't be the force of men agree to the whole without
well without showing some activity and that there's one thing that looks very
suspicious that
you mind when she wants a former owner of the whole with the country at
funny come over to this new man casserole report had to get on the
heavy he had much choice
the lumping in their both missing young at the guest and clean it not all
together so
swatches that same cycle for messages and
what how do you know that i took one of them when we arrested in that time
good lord you keep it certainly have it here
just a massive figures like the others no rhyme or reason to it
hold on what this in pencil beginning of the message
and just a couple of letters looks like o t
swatch must have made that notation himself
doesn't help any
no i was wondering if it might be a guy to the coding the message
o t
suggesting not a thing unless
missile testament
how does all things for to deal in
well how about in separate specter
it's getting late all right
who
well yes
all the lines of
expected lead
by a three-part wrong
another robbery
cut how much
waste and all
yes you
you can use
i think it
not a gold robbery liner altonia stopped off the coast of ireland
millions sterling this time taking just the same way
why is this anyway i don't know
working fast
monday read what's what's great manner it's funny
six the idea of the thing being direct from there
we've got a bite to eat and then get down there but it would
come on that's good for the fact that just a minute specter
keep still
that's something moving at the end of the property
through the big one
what is it
it can't be a man
the second part of the
ibex mystery will be heard in at the top
thirty five of
the out of the mountain