I rate this episode ★★★★★ for EXCELLENT. James Agate, Jr. never ceased to amaze me when wrote CBSRMT episodes based on true events such as #0760-THE MISSOURI KID, #1266-THE WHITE RABBIT, and #1355-ADOLPH AND EVA. Another way to title this WW-I story would be “Make Friends, Make Observation, Make Hasteâ€ which is exactly what our leading characters did. SPECIAL NOTE: This episode that plays on the CBSRMT website, the last several minutes were cut short. Fortunately, I got to download all 1,399 episodes from the ARCHIVE website: https://archive.org/details/cbs_radio_mystery_theater and I got to hear how this story ends. E.G. Marshall as Host was outstanding and informative. In his Prologue, he brings up the topic of the Love of Liberty and the greatest helping hand is chance. In ACT-1, our story begins in WW-I where our 2 main characters are trapped in Germany’s Scharnhorst Prison and they plan to escape. He informs the fans that in WW-I it was one’s duty to escape. In ACT-2, he informs us again about prayers that go out to lovers hoping they’ll return and the war will be short. Best of all, he quoted Napoleon who said, “We are doomed forever to repeat our follies; for War is the business of barbarians.â€ In ACT-3, after the 2 make it to the climax in this story, our Host gives us the resolution about their deaths. But finishes the final Act with words of wisdom by saying, “To try when there is little hope is to risk failure. Not to try at all is to guarantee it.â€ Now here’s the missing Epilogue: E.G. Marshall explains that CBSRMT’s concern is to delve into the mystery of what makes people tick. And he ends it by saying that courage is not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it and conquering it. Nicely done! The music had the right tunes in this war story. Music themes that expressed danger, suspense, agony, melancholy, tension, fear, and paranoia. And great sound effects as well: engine of the plane, aircraft fire, howling wind, storeroom keys, soaking the coats, board cutting, moving the medal stone, doorknob locked, opening the window, taking the silverware, opening the barriers, walking on the footbridge, train whistling, dogs barking, climbing the ladder to the attic, opening the trapdoor, the rooster, the cow, breaking of the door, dumping the bodies in the water, bell ringing at 11 o’clock, cathedral bell at 1 o’clock, river flowing, gunfire, and the whistle signal. Made it felt like you were there, nearly a hundred years ago. And an outstanding job to our cast: Paul Hecht (as Anselme Marchal), Robert Kaliban (as Roland Garros), Bryna Raeburn (as Renata Maya) and Ray Owens (as Niccoli & the Colonel). All 4 of them were terrific in playing roles with different accents. They were so good; these 4 actors should’ve played these roles on stage or on film. CBSRMT listeners, who are history buffs, should really listen to this WW-I story. If you get the chance to download it from the ARCHIVE website, it has radio commercials of The Jeffersons, Alice, The Price Is Right on CBS-TV, Preparation H, C.A.R.E. box 576 NY 10156, constipation & laxatives ads, True Value Hardware stores, March of Dimes Foundation, Whitman’s Sampler of Valentine’s Day chocolate candy, Dom Deluise with Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, Kenny Rogers’ anti-smoking tips from the American Heart Association, Whitman’s Sampler again, Buster Crabbe’s pain reliever cream, and Minute Maid orange juice. Until next time…pleasant dreams. =^D