1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:05,039 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:06,679 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,199 [David] Tonight on "Secrets Declassified," 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,399 the ingenious disguises and elaborate ruses 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,399 used by governments everywhere to deceive the enemy, 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,359 from the decoy army created by some unlikely tricksters... 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,079 - Army chiefs turned to an industry 8 00:00:21,080 --> 00:00:23,479 where the nation leads the world-- 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:24,839 show business. 10 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,519 [David] To the luxury dive resort 11 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,159 that's really a secret spy base. 12 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,079 [Sami] The scuba diving tourists 13 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,839 wake one morning to find that the entire senior staff 14 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,479 have deserted them. 15 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:37,439 - And the Allied agent who takes on the Nazis 16 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,079 by baking the perfect camouflage. 17 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,479 - He's carrying a bomb disguised as lunch. 18 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:47,359 - These are some of the strange and terrible schemes 19 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,879 created throughout history by governments 20 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,439 and the people who work for them. 21 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,799 It's time to bring them to light. 22 00:00:53,800 --> 00:01:00,720 ♪ ♪ 23 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,239 The bigger the mission, the bigger the disguise. 24 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,199 In the 1950s, when the CIA needs to hide 25 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,439 its covert operations across all Southeast Asia, 26 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,959 it secretly purchases one of the world's 27 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:15,759 biggest airline companies. 28 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:20,599 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,759 [Dan] In the early 1950s, the French military 30 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,879 is fighting Communist rebels for control 31 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,799 of their greatest Southeast Asian colony, Indochina. 32 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,319 ♪ ♪ 33 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:33,879 But it's a battle that they're losing. 34 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:35,599 ♪ ♪ 35 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,599 [Sami] By 1954, much of the French army, 36 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,679 just over 10,000 troops, are holed up 37 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,399 in this mountainous valley named Dien Bien Phu, 38 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,719 surrounded by enemy troops. 39 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,319 - The French don't have the air power 40 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,719 to actually resupply their troops. 41 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,079 [David] Outnumbered, outgunned and out of options, 42 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,439 the French make a desperate appeal for aid 43 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,639 to the Americans. 44 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,919 [Sami] President Eisenhower sees the French 45 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,159 as a major ally in fighting Communist expansion 46 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:07,399 across the globe. 47 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:08,919 - The president realizes, though, 48 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:11,119 that the American public has no appetite 49 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,959 for another ground war. 50 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,519 [Mark] We recently had World War II and the Korean War, 51 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,319 and he doesn't wanna write the French a blank check. 52 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:20,719 So Eisenhower is more interested 53 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,119 in covert assistance to the French 54 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,119 than in sending the Marines. 55 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,719 [Hakeem] To keep the U.S. support under wraps, 56 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:32,439 he's gonna need a major smoke screen. 57 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,359 [David] The answer could be an extraordinary air service 58 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,439 with a very inconspicuous name-- 59 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:43,919 Civil Air Transport, or CAT for short. 60 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:47,839 [Sami] CAT was formed in 1946 by combat veteran pilots 61 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,999 flying supplies to anti-Communist forces 62 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,759 fighting in the Chinese Civil War. 63 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,279 Weapons, people, livestock, 64 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,239 no cargo was too wild 65 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,319 and no route is too hazardous for CAT's pilots. 66 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,279 [David] Their gung ho reputation 67 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,719 catches the attention of the CIA, 68 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,719 who start using CAT to help supply 69 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,559 their overseas operations. 70 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,479 - Soon, CAT is flying 71 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,399 hundreds of covert missions for the U.S., 72 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,599 and by 1950, the CIA have bought 73 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,519 the entire airline using a shell company 74 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,479 called the Airdale Corporation. 75 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,999 [David] And CAT has the perfect disguise. 76 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,719 They become an actual legitimate business, 77 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,399 flying regular passengers all around Asia. 78 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,959 - In fact, their work ends up making them 79 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:35,639 the second largest air transport company in the world. 80 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,679 ♪ ♪ 81 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,559 - CAT is a ready made solution to secretly funnel supplies 82 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:42,959 to French troops. 83 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,839 But there is a problem. 84 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,199 This mission is so politically sensitive 85 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,639 that the CIA worries CAT's cover might not be enough. 86 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,719 So they add a whole new level of subterfuge. 87 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,879 ♪ ♪ 88 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,999 - The U.S. government wants to be 100% sure 89 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,359 that these airdrops are never traced back to them. 90 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,279 So they begin working with the CAT pilots 91 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,039 to make sure that this entire operation 92 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,599 looks like a French enterprise. 93 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,159 [David] Overnight, a fleet of CAT's finest planes 94 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:17,079 and pilots get a French makeover. 95 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,679 - All the planes are repainted in French colors 96 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,439 to make them appear to be 97 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,639 regular French military flights. 98 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,159 [David] Some of their aircrews 99 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:30,759 even use French language commands over the radio. 100 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:35,439 In March 1954, the supply drops begin. 101 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,239 ♪ ♪ 102 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,079 Disguised as French airmen, CAT pilots risk it all, 103 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:45,279 flying ammo and equipment through hostile skies. 104 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:48,039 [Hakeem] These are incredibly dangerous missions. 105 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,199 Two pilots die. 106 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,919 Among those who survive, 107 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,639 they say that the anti- aircraft fire they receive 108 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:59,399 is as intense as the worst they faced during World War II. 109 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,279 ♪ ♪ 110 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:05,399 - For two months, CAT pilots run a deadly gauntlet, 111 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,199 flying almost 700 missions to supply besieged French troops. 112 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:11,999 ♪ ♪ 113 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,879 [David] Despite Eisenhower's top secret aid mission, 114 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:18,399 the French forces are defeated in May 1954. 115 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,879 Even so, CAT's adventures in the region are far from over. 116 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,999 ♪ ♪ 117 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:29,359 [Sami] In the late 1950s, CAT is rebranded as Air America. 118 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,199 And as the Vietnam War heats up, 119 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:35,359 it flies thousands of covert missions in Southeast Asia, 120 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,039 until 1975, when the conflict ends 121 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,359 and its doors are closed for good. 122 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,639 [David] In 1979, journalist Christopher Robbins 123 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,199 publishes a best-selling book called "Air America." 124 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,159 ♪ ♪ 125 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,199 And the truth about this amazing airline... 126 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,679 ♪ ♪ 127 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,359 Is finally revealed. 128 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,559 The CIA goes to extreme lengths to protect CAT's cover story. 129 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,039 This next spy does, too, but his disguise 130 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,959 doesn't hinge on what's in his papers 131 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,679 but what's in his pants. 132 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:14,319 ♪ ♪ 133 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,519 [Hakeem] In the late 1950s, Egypt's President Nasser 134 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,119 is determined to turn his nation 135 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,719 into an unshakeable power in the Middle East. 136 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,599 One of the ways he wants to do this 137 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,239 is to launch an Egyptian ballistic missile program. 138 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:29,639 [Andrew] The problem is that he doesn't have 139 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,199 the expertise inside the country 140 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,919 to be able to launch this program. 141 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,199 So he turns to German rocket engineers 142 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,239 who were actually part of the missile program 143 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,039 during World War II. 144 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,599 [David] For Egypt's neighbor, the state of Israel, 145 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:47,199 the rocket program is a major red flag. 146 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,119 - Israel is alarmed by the idea of the dictator 147 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,879 of an unfriendly country having long-range missiles. 148 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,079 If Egypt perfects these missiles, 149 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,159 it could strike Israel with no warning. 150 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:03,319 [David] Israeli intelligence decides to send in a spy. 151 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,039 That means finding a Jewish agent 152 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,959 who can operate amongst Nazi engineers undetected. 153 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,639 One man fits the bill. 154 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,279 [Andrew] Wolfgang Lotz is an Israeli spy who was born 155 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,479 in Germany to a Jewish mother. 156 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,399 He's blond haired, blue eyed, and speaks fluent German, 157 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,039 which makes him the perfect fit to go into Cairo 158 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,599 to cozy up to some German rocket engineers. 159 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,959 [David] In December 1960, Mossad deploys Lotz to Egypt, 160 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,799 armed with an extravagant cover. 161 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,879 - Lotz's cover story is that he's a fabulously wealthy 162 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,239 ex-Nazi officer who has an unquenchable thirst 163 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,119 for champagne. 164 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,439 [David] To find his marks, Lotz begins wining and dining 165 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,319 Egypt's high society. 166 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,079 [Paul] Lotz is a fun guy. 167 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:48,519 He's really good at parties. 168 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,719 He's great at cocktail conversations. 169 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,239 He quickly becomes the drinking buddy 170 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,479 of a lot of high-ranking Egyptian officers, 171 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,359 including in particular General Osman. 172 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,919 - This is the very general who oversees security 173 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:03,479 for the rocket bases that he's here to spy on. 174 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,399 [David] But Lotz's party is cut short 175 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,319 when Mossad sends an urgent report. 176 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,079 - Israeli reconnaissance identifies what it believes 177 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,079 to be a rocket base in the desert east of Cairo 178 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:14,879 in a place called Shallufa. 179 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,879 - They want to send Wolfgang Lotz in 180 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:21,599 to basically see whether or not this is an active base. 181 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,879 If it turns out to be the real deal, 182 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,999 Mossad will probably recommend that 183 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,119 the Israeli Air Force bomb the site. 184 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,479 ♪ ♪ 185 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,599 [David] Lotz heads into the desert to investigate. 186 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,839 He brings his wife along so they can pose as tourists 187 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,319 visiting a nearby lake. 188 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:40,719 - At a crossroads, they identify 189 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,919 a lone track and a sentry box. 190 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,039 No barriers and a single guard, and that one guard 191 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:47,879 steps away for a bathroom break. 192 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,519 So the two of them jump on the accelerator and charge down 193 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,479 the track past the barrier. 194 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,239 [Paul] This is a terrible idea. 195 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,519 They haven't thought through the ramifications 196 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,199 of what they're doing. 197 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,639 Lotz and his wife are intercepted by a Jeep load 198 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,799 of heavily armed Egyptian military troops. 199 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:05,959 [David] Inside the base, the commanding officer 200 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:07,839 interrogates them. 201 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:09,519 [Andrew] Lotz makes up a tale about how they were 202 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,199 trying to find a place to picnic, and they just got lost. 203 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,559 So he tells the base commander to call his friend, 204 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:16,559 General Osman, to prove his identity. 205 00:09:16,560 --> 00:09:19,759 - A few minutes later, Lotz is chatting with Osman, 206 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:23,599 who even unknowingly teases him about his spy mission. 207 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,999 Osman has no idea how close to the truth he really is, 208 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,039 and the pair is set free. 209 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,279 [David] But just as Lotz's operation is gaining momentum, 210 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,679 his plan falls apart. 211 00:09:35,680 --> 00:09:37,759 - Lotz has been secretly communicating 212 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:41,079 with the Israelis using a covert radio transmitter, 213 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,319 and the Egyptians pick up on his transmissions. 214 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,079 - In February of 1965, Lotz and his wife 215 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,319 return home, and it's filled with Egyptian agents. 216 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,399 They find the radio transmitter. 217 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,279 Lotz knows at this point the game is up. 218 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,999 - Lotz and his wife are accused of being Israeli spies. 219 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,479 The punishment for that is execution. 220 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:04,919 To save them both, this smooth-talking spy 221 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,359 must spin his greatest lie of all. 222 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,199 [Hakeem] Lotz insists that he's a German patriot, 223 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,559 and he only agreed to spy for Israel 224 00:10:13,560 --> 00:10:15,439 because he needed the money. 225 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,399 And they threatened to expose his SS background 226 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:19,919 if he refused. 227 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,479 [David] The problem is, Lotz's interrogators 228 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,479 aren't convinced. 229 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,239 - They press him with the same question over and over. 230 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,599 Is he Jewish? 231 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,319 [David] Luckily for Lotz, he has one ace left to play-- 232 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,439 a bold move that could put their doubts to rest. 233 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,759 - Lotz's father wasn't Jewish, and his Jewish mother 234 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:46,079 wasn't particularly religious, so he'd never been circumcised. 235 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,959 - Lotz decides that his best form of evidence 236 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:53,039 is to pull down his pants. 237 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,359 - Faced with this incontrovertible 238 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,639 physical evidence, his interrogators 239 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,599 finally buy his story. 240 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,959 [David] Lotz is imprisoned for spying, 241 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,279 but he escapes execution. 242 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,039 Three years later, he's returned to Israel 243 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,759 in a prisoner exchange, yet the details 244 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,839 of his mission remain secret. 245 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:16,799 Then, in 1972, Lotz breaks his silence 246 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:22,079 by publishing an explosive memoir, "The Champagne Spy." 247 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,279 The book finally reveals how this silver-tongued spy 248 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:28,760 fooled Egypt's military by baring it all. 249 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,519 - In the lead up to D-Day, the Allies are scrambling 250 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:38,839 to knock out a key Nazi armament factory in France. 251 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,039 To blow it sky high, one young agent cooks up 252 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:43,999 an ingenious deception. 253 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,799 3 cups flour, 2 cups water, 254 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,639 and 40 pounds of plastic explosive. 255 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:54,079 [dramatic music] 256 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,919 [Hakeem] It's April of 1944, and D-Day is just weeks away. 257 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:00,919 The Allied commanders are working overtime 258 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,759 to weaken the German defenses that they're gonna face 259 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,679 when they invade Normandy. 260 00:12:06,680 --> 00:12:08,159 [Martin] An important target 261 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:09,999 is the national munitions factory 262 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,559 that's located in Saint Medard-en-Jalle 263 00:12:12,560 --> 00:12:15,999 just outside of Bordeaux. 264 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:20,519 [David] The Allies drop 268 tons of bombs 265 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,279 in an attempt to raze it to the ground, 266 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,959 but it's back up within days. 267 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,479 - Knocking out a factory is not as simple 268 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,159 as it seems from the air. 269 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,239 [Sami] So Britain's wartime sabotage unit, the SOE, 270 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,479 devise a black op-- 271 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:41,279 send someone behind enemy lines to blow it sky high. 272 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,719 [David] It's a black op at its boldest. 273 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,839 High reward and high risk, 274 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:51,039 which is why Britain calls on an unlikely recruit-- 275 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:54,839 a 20-year-old French aristocrat. 276 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,759 [Hakeem] Robert de La Rochefoucauld 277 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,879 is a young count from one of France's oldest noble families. 278 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,279 He flees to Britain once his father 279 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,999 is imprisoned by the Germans. 280 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,199 While in Britain, he learns of a new covert unit 281 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,999 known as the SOE, or the Special Operations Executive. 282 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,359 They were formed by Churchill for the purpose 283 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:20,599 of carrying out sabotage missions in occupied Europe. 284 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,879 [Sami] Robert arrives in Britain at the perfect time 285 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,239 for the SOE. 286 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:25,719 Their operatives on the continent 287 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,079 keep getting caught because they're given away 288 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:28,879 by their school boy French. 289 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,719 So they're looking to recruit eager French exiles 290 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,439 to carry out sabotage missions. 291 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,159 ♪ ♪ 292 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,279 [David] Rochefoucauld is the perfect fit-- 293 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,799 gung ho, willing, French, 294 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,799 and desperate to avenge his family. 295 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,359 He's given the mission to take out the munitions factory 296 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,759 at Saint Medard-en-Jalle. 297 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:55,639 ♪ ♪ 298 00:13:55,640 --> 00:14:00,199 - On May 7, 1944, Rochefoucauld and another SOE agent 299 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,759 head to Southwestern France in two Halifax bombers 300 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:08,359 loaded with weapons, ammunition, and explosives. 301 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:10,639 [Sami] The two men parachute into the countryside, 302 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,479 where they link up with the local resistance 303 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,519 and begin plotting how to take down the Saint-Medard plant. 304 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:18,119 [David] Early surveillance reveals 305 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,399 the scale of the challenge. 306 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,599 [Hakeem] The place is crawling with guards 307 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,279 who run regular patrols, 308 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,719 and they stop the workers at random 309 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:31,479 to make sure that none of them are smuggling in explosives. 310 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,359 [David] Then the team spots a way 311 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:38,159 for a native Frenchman like Robert to just walk right in. 312 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,399 [Martin] Rochefoucauld observes that the workforce 313 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,039 in the factory, they're French civilians. 314 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,359 And what that means is that he has an opportunity now 315 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:47,919 to blend in. 316 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:51,599 He can pass for French because he is French. 317 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,119 [Sami] To convince the guards at the gate, 318 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,679 Robert has to look like a real employee. 319 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,279 So the team scour the workers and eventually find 320 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:02,799 a close match who, desperate to stop the Nazis, 321 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:04,559 hands over his ID. 322 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:06,399 It's a major risk for both men, to be sure, 323 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:10,319 because being caught would almost certainly mean death. 324 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,719 - Getting Robert inside is one thing. 325 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,879 Disguising 40 pounds of explosives 326 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:16,959 is a much bigger problem. 327 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:22,199 So the team looks for a cover no guard would question. 328 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,159 - They notice that most workers come into the plant 329 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,719 each morning carrying a baguette. 330 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,639 [Martin] It might be possible to smuggle 331 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,559 small amounts of plastic explosive inside baguettes. 332 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,239 [David] In France, nothing raises less suspicion 333 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,319 than the humble baguette. 334 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:43,919 But how can you engineer it into the perfect secret bomb? 335 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,119 [Sami] Robert needs a baguette with the right structure 336 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,319 for concealing explosives. 337 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:48,799 So it's not as simple as just 338 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,679 popping over to the local bakery. 339 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,599 Any ordinary baguette might be too dense to hollow out, 340 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:55,079 too brittle to hold a charge, 341 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,439 or too dry to seal up convincingly. 342 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,359 - The team starts baking. 343 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,759 They shape dough around a cavity, 344 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,799 bake it firm but make it pliable, 345 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,199 then load it with plastic explosives 346 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,799 and seal it with a flour and water paste. 347 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,399 ♪ ♪ 348 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,439 [David] It's black ops by baking. 349 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,159 ♪ ♪ 350 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,399 Now it just needs to fool the guards. 351 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,879 ♪ ♪ 352 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,319 [Hakeem] Robert starts out with a small amount 353 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,839 of plastic explosives, which he smuggles past the guards, 354 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,399 knowing that if anything looks out of place, 355 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,439 the entire operation is over. 356 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,279 ♪ ♪ 357 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,159 [David] He slips away just long enough 358 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:38,599 to plant the explosives at critical points 359 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,399 around the factory, including fuel tanks 360 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,119 and munitions stores. 361 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,599 [Paul] Once one artillery shell gets detonated, 362 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,559 it has enough explosive power to detonate 363 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,799 all of the shells around it. 364 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,919 [David] To trigger this chain reaction, 365 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:58,439 Robert needs to plant a network of hidden explosives. 366 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,679 This means returning to the factory every day 367 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,279 for an entire week. 368 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,239 [Sami] Each baguette can only hold a limited amount 369 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,919 of explosive, so Robert repeats the mission 370 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,679 over and over again. 371 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:13,599 And each visit carries the very real risk of being caught. 372 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,159 By the end of the week, he's planted 373 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:16,879 eight baguette bombs in total, 374 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,479 enough to blow the factory to pieces. 375 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,039 ♪ ♪ 376 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,479 [Martin] It's May 20, 1944. 377 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,879 As thousands of workers begin to exit the factory, 378 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:33,079 Rochefoucauld hides under a piece of machinery. 379 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:35,279 [Hakeem] Robert moves quickly, 380 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,119 and he begins attaching timers to the bombs. 381 00:17:38,120 --> 00:17:40,879 But he knows that this is incredibly dangerous 382 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,319 because these devices don't always work as predicted, 383 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:49,639 and they sometimes set off the bombs early. 384 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,279 - By 7:30, the last charge is armed, 385 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,999 leaving Robert less than 10 minutes to escape. 386 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,679 - Robert finds himself trapped inside the factory grounds 387 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,279 by an 18-foot wall. 388 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,639 But the resistance throws him a ladder, 389 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,959 he climbs up over the wall, and disappears into the night. 390 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,599 ♪ ♪ 391 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,799 [David] At 8:00, the explosions begin. 392 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,359 ♪ ♪ 393 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:21,439 They are incredibly effective, 394 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,919 leveling the factory and stripping the Germans 395 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:27,999 of crucial munitions in the run-up to D-Day. 396 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:31,719 - This secret mission remains secret for decades 397 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,519 after the war. 398 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,519 It's not until 2017, when a journalist 399 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,999 named Paul Kix publishes a book that describes 400 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,999 the baguette bomb incident. 401 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,279 [David] The full story is finally revealed-- 402 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:48,199 how a young Frenchman pulled off one of World War II's 403 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,679 boldest black ops with nothing more than nerve, 404 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:56,600 ingenuity, and a handful of baguettes. 405 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,359 - In World War II, the U.S. Army creates 406 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:06,239 a top secret unit whose sole job is fooling the enemy. 407 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:10,399 It calls itself the Ghost Army, and for a very good reason. 408 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,039 Nothing about this army is real. 409 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,919 [dramatic music] 410 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,679 It's 1944, and the United States 411 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,599 is preparing to take the fight to Hitler 412 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,799 by invading Nazi occupied Europe. 413 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,919 - America needs to leverage any advantage they can find. 414 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,879 So army chiefs turn to an industry 415 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,239 where the nation leads the world-- 416 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:34,999 show business. 417 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,879 [Martin] The Pentagon creates the Ghost Army. 418 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,319 They're not using rifles and machine guns. 419 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:42,319 This unit will ultimately use Hollywood stagecraft 420 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,439 to fight the enemy. 421 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:48,239 - The purpose of the Ghost Army is to create diversions 422 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,559 and feints and deception. 423 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,359 [David] Officially known as 424 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:55,799 the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, 425 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:59,759 the Ghost Army is made up of just 1,100 men. 426 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,759 - The concept is that you're engaging 427 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,999 in force multiplication by having 428 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,719 a small group of soldiers 429 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,079 pretend and give the enemy the impression 430 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:09,679 that they're actually a very large group of soldiers, 431 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,359 up to two divisions. 432 00:20:11,360 --> 00:20:14,559 So you have a unit with about 1,000 people in it 433 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:19,359 that is able to make the enemy think it's 30,000 strong. 434 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:23,719 [David] In June 1944, the Ghost Army Vanguard 435 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,719 Task Force Mason gets an airlift 436 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,759 onto the battleground in France. 437 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,119 Here, their mission is to support 438 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:33,159 the U.S. 928th Artillery Division 439 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:37,559 by providing an attractive target for German gunners. 440 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,399 - The Ghost Army inflate a series of rubber howitzers, 441 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,679 matching the real guns. 442 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,679 [Jack] The idea is to draw in the Nazi fire 443 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,399 to get them to focus on that area 444 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,599 where these inflatable weapons are, 445 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,199 as opposed to where American soldiers actually are. 446 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:57,079 ♪ ♪ 447 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:00,279 [Sami] The Ghost Army has to keep their inflatable guns 448 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,239 ahead of the real artillery for almost a month, 449 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,199 taking as many hits as possible themselves. 450 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:09,039 So these guys are either just 451 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,719 really, really brave or really crazy. 452 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:13,999 Possibly both. 453 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,319 ♪ ♪ 454 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:20,199 - Over the next 12 months, the Ghost Army supports the Allies 455 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:24,439 in some 20 operations before this wartime Hollywood team 456 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:27,919 gives their finest performance on the banks of the Rhine 457 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,879 in March 1945. 458 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,999 - The biggest obstacle that we had to confront 459 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,959 after the Normandy landings 460 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,999 was crossing the Rhine. 461 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,479 [Sami] General Patton and his Ninth Army 462 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,839 are trapped behind the river, which blocks them off 463 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,359 from the path to Berlin. 464 00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:48,679 - Rivers are a natural obstacle, 465 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:52,519 especially to heavy treaded vehicles like tanks. 466 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,119 ♪ ♪ 467 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:56,599 You have to bring in army engineers, 468 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:57,679 start erecting bridges. 469 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,759 It turns into a big mess. 470 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:01,119 [Sami] Meanwhile, German forces 471 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:02,559 are waiting on the other side, 472 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,319 and they're just poised to rain hell 473 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,719 on any Allied troops that try to make 474 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,559 that difficult river crossing. 475 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:09,999 ♪ ♪ 476 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,519 [David] The Ghost Army is ordered 477 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,879 to divert German defenders' attention 478 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,399 from Patton's crossing point 479 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,799 to draw the fiercest German fire. 480 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,639 [Don] The first phase is to generate 481 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,479 sneaky signals traffic. 482 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,719 Ghost Army communications teams fill the airwaves 483 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,879 with bogus radio chatter, creating the illusion 484 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:34,159 of a huge army on the move. 485 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,879 [David] But that's just the beginning for the Ghost Army. 486 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:39,879 - During the day, sonic teams 487 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:41,519 play the sound of heavy construction 488 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:45,039 through 500-pound speaker systems. 489 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,999 - To the Germans on the other side, 490 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:51,799 it sounds as if pontoon bridges are being constructed. 491 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,919 [Martin] The enemy would then be led to believe that 492 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,639 I'm about to be attacked by this very powerful force, 493 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,039 when in actuality, all that was over there 494 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:01,679 were a couple of Jeeps with loudspeakers on them. 495 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,159 [mechanical roaring] 496 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,319 [David] The supporting cast plays its part 497 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,199 behind the lines, but the key part 498 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,439 of the operation is yet to come. 499 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,919 - The Germans are conducting daily photo reconnaissance 500 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,919 sorties over Allied lines, measuring what our strength 501 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,359 looks like across the river, so that if there's any 502 00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:26,719 noticeable build up, those photo reconnaissance aircraft, 503 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,199 they will detect it. 504 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:30,919 [David] To fool these pilots, 505 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:35,359 the Ghost Army creates an entirely fake front line. 506 00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:37,479 [Martin] 600 inflatable Sherman tanks 507 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,839 and field artillery pieces are moved into position 508 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:45,079 purposely so that an aircraft can photograph them, 509 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:48,399 and the enemy can then be left to wonder, all right, 510 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,759 it looks like there's a build-up here. 511 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,999 [David] The Nazis react as intended, 512 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,239 pounding the Ghost Army's position with artillery fire. 513 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:02,479 Three of the unit lose their lives, but the ruse works. 514 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,759 [Don] Patton's army crosses the Rhine miles up the river, 515 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,679 facing only scattered Nazi resistance. 516 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,679 They take only minimal casualties. 517 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:13,199 This is a critical victory for the Allies. 518 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,199 [helicopter buzzing] 519 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,439 ♪ ♪ 520 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:23,639 [David] In 2024, the Ghost Army is presented 521 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:27,919 with the Congressional Gold Medal for heroism. 522 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,119 - It can be quite difficult to quantify 523 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:33,479 psychological operations, but it has been estimated 524 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,959 that the Ghost Army saved tens of thousands of American lives 525 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,520 during the war. 526 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,999 - Desperate times demand daring deceptions. 527 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,719 In 1941, when one American singer 528 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,919 wants to save her husband from the horrors 529 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,239 of a Japanese internment camp, 530 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,919 she deceives hundreds of enemy troops 531 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,879 and puts on the performance of a lifetime. 532 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,279 [dramatic music] 533 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:04,039 [Martin] On December 8, 1941, 534 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,079 the Japanese begin an amphibious landing operation 535 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,879 on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. 536 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,479 - These islands host key U.S. military bases, 537 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,399 and Tokyo is determined to stop them 538 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,159 from becoming a launch pad for future American counterattacks 539 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:19,679 in the Pacific. 540 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,199 [David] U.S. forces beat a hasty retreat 541 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:25,039 out of the capital, Manila. 542 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,319 Fleeing with them is a young American couple in love, 543 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,279 Claire and John Phillips. 544 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:32,719 - Claire is a singer from Michigan 545 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:33,919 who's been performing in the Philippines 546 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:35,319 for the last two years. 547 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,559 John is a young and handsome sergeant 548 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,239 that she met while working there. 549 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:43,479 [David] Despite the war, Claire and John marry, 550 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,799 tying the knot in a makeshift chapel. 551 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,039 But these newlyweds are torn apart 552 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,559 when John is sent to the front line. 553 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:55,439 Five months later, Claire gets the news she's been dreading. 554 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,039 [Greg] Claire learns that John has been captured 555 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,319 by Japanese forces and sent to a prison camp 556 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,399 called Cabanatuan, 557 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,359 roughly 60 miles north of Manila. 558 00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:07,319 - This is one of the most infamous prisoner of war camps 559 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,159 in the Philippine Islands. 560 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:13,559 [Greg] Meals are mainly basic rations of rice. 561 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,279 Sanitation is all but non-existent, 562 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,959 and dysentery and malaria are everywhere. 563 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,839 [David] The thought of her husband suffering 564 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,919 is unbearable, so Claire dreams up an audacious scheme 565 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:28,279 to help him survive, one that will call on all her skills 566 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:29,759 as a performer. 567 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,039 - Claire's idea is to open a high-end nightclub 568 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,959 in the heart of Manila that she'll run and star in. 569 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,599 She'll pack it with paying Japanese officers 570 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,679 and use the profits to help her husband and other POWs 571 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:47,399 by smuggling money and medical supplies into the camps. 572 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,159 - Claire's grand plan has just one problem. 573 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,279 She's an All-American girl. 574 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:54,519 To run the hottest nightspot in Manila, 575 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,119 she needs an entirely new identity. 576 00:26:57,120 --> 00:26:59,919 So Claire Phillips disappears, 577 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:04,119 and Dorothy Fuentes, a Filipino-Italian showstopper, 578 00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:06,119 steps into the spotlight. 579 00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:07,839 ♪ ♪ 580 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,559 [Sami] Dorothy's persona is perfect for Claire. 581 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,719 Claire is already an accomplished performer, 582 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,159 and although she doesn't speak Italian, 583 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,439 she knows most Japanese troops won't either. 584 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:17,999 [Martin] She persuades someone who 585 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,039 used to work in the Italian embassy 586 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,119 to cook up some fake documents to support 587 00:27:22,120 --> 00:27:25,359 the Dorothy Fuentes cover story. 588 00:27:25,360 --> 00:27:27,319 [David] Now Claire gets to work opening 589 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,639 the best cabaret in town. 590 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,119 - She pawns her jewelry, including her wedding ring, 591 00:27:32,120 --> 00:27:34,319 and pours every dollar she has 592 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,439 into leasing a modest dance studio. 593 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:38,639 Then she painstakingly transforms it 594 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:42,319 into one of the city's most glamorous nightspots. 595 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,279 - To appeal to Japanese clientele, 596 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,479 she names it Club Tsubaki, 597 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,359 named after a delicate Japanese flower. 598 00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:51,919 [David] On October 15, 1942, 599 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,039 Club Tsubaki finally opens its doors. 600 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,559 - Japanese officers are treated to dazzling dance routines 601 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,319 and very overpriced drinks. 602 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,879 The liquor is flowing. The music is hot. 603 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,159 And at 10:00 p.m. on opening night, 604 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,279 they're already turning away customers. 605 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,119 [David] Her grand opening is the talk of the town. 606 00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:13,119 But before Claire can funnel any profits to help John, 607 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:15,799 her world is turned upside down. 608 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,959 - Claire receives word that John caught malaria 609 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,239 and has died at Cabanatuan. 610 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,559 [Kavita] Claire is devastated by the news, 611 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:24,719 but she realizes that 612 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,479 while she couldn't save John, 613 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,199 she can press on to help other prisoners. 614 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,399 [David] Driven by Claire's grief, 615 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:35,119 Club Tsubaki is soon raking in thousands of dollars a week. 616 00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:37,559 Now Claire needs to get this money 617 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:42,319 and the aid it can buy to the prisoners inside Cabanatuan. 618 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,879 - She links up with a Filipino allied guerrilla network, 619 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:46,919 and they quickly devise an ingenious way 620 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:48,759 to slip goods past the guards. 621 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,759 [Kavita] They have sweet-faced young women 622 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,319 pose as street vendors, and they sell bags of fruit 623 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:57,039 to prisoners on work detail for just a few centavos. 624 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,159 [Sami] The bags look completely innocent, 625 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,799 but inside are hollowed out bananas 626 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:03,999 stuffed with medicine or secret messages, 627 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:05,919 while some bags have false bottoms 628 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,439 that hide hundreds of pesos. 629 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:10,439 [David] Soon, Claire is funneling the equivalent 630 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:14,399 of $20,000 U.S. a week into the camps, 631 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,799 money that's used to buy vital rations 632 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,359 at the camp's commissary. 633 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:23,319 Thanks to Club Tsubaki, countless lives are saved. 634 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,159 But after almost two years, the curtain finally 635 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:29,599 comes down on Claire's daring act. 636 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,719 - In early 1944, incriminating resistance letters 637 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,679 are discovered inside Cabanatuan 638 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:36,599 that point directly to Claire. 639 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,279 - Soon after, armed policemen storm the club, 640 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,119 and Claire is arrested. 641 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,439 Japanese military police subject Claire 642 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:46,799 to weeks of brutal interrogation and torture. 643 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:48,839 - She displays incredible resolve, 644 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,839 refusing to reveal the names of co-conspirators 645 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:53,999 who could be targeted and keeps the details 646 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,039 of her operation completely hidden. 647 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:59,679 [David] In November 1944, Claire is tried 648 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,479 in a military court and sentenced 649 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:03,519 to 12 years in prison. 650 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,599 - Claire endures brutal conditions. 651 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,359 She's starved and forced to do hard labor. 652 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:10,639 Her weight drops to a mere 85 pounds, 653 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,599 leaving her on the brink of death. 654 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,919 ♪ ♪ 655 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,599 [David] Her rescue comes in the nick of time 656 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:22,599 when, in February 1945, U.S. troops retake Manila. 657 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,639 Two years later, she shares her story with the world 658 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,359 in a sensational memoir. 659 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,599 Shortly after, the United States government 660 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,919 awards the singer-turned-spy the Medal of Freedom 661 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,880 for her truly heroic wartime deception. 662 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:43,559 - Imagine relaxing at a five-star beach hotel, 663 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:45,439 then waking up one morning to find 664 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:47,439 every member of the staff has left. 665 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,239 That's exactly what happened 666 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,599 to the guests of Arous Dive Resort, 667 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,519 a luxury vacation getaway in Sudan 668 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:56,759 where nothing was what it seemed. 669 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,759 [dramatic music] 670 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,359 ♪ ♪ 671 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,679 [Martin] As a result of the Ethiopian Civil War 672 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:06,359 and the famine that was produced 673 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,119 as a consequence of it, Ethiopian Jews by the thousands 674 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,839 fled Ethiopia into Sudan. 675 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:13,759 ♪ ♪ 676 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,679 [David] In total, 16,000 end up packed 677 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,799 into refugee camps in this neighboring country. 678 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:22,039 ♪ ♪ 679 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,079 [Andrew] Sudan is an Islamist country 680 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:25,799 and hostile to Judaism. 681 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,159 So the problem for the Ethiopian Jewish refugees 682 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:30,319 is that in Sudan, they're not safe. 683 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:31,719 They are actively being hunted, 684 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:34,319 and they are a target for killing. 685 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,559 So Israel has to find a way to exfiltrate their Jews 686 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:39,519 out of the refugee camps in Sudan 687 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:41,239 and smuggle them to Israel. 688 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:42,919 ♪ ♪ 689 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,239 [David] The Sudanese government won't help. 690 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,399 Time for Mossad to come up with a plan. 691 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,319 ♪ ♪ 692 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:52,559 [Andrew] Mossad identifies an officer, Dani Limor, 693 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:54,079 to go to Sudan to try to find a way 694 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,839 to bring these Ethiopian Jews back to Israel. 695 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:58,519 ♪ ♪ 696 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:00,479 - Well, he knew from the start that he needed something 697 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,399 on the sea because these evacuations 698 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,399 would have to start on the coastline. 699 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:09,239 The rat line would lead them over water directly to Israel. 700 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:10,679 ♪ ♪ 701 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:14,679 So he starts shopping for a location, 702 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:17,839 when he finds the perfect cover story in the form 703 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:21,119 of this abandoned Italian dive resort 704 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,479 right on the water's edge. 705 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,679 [David] The resort is called Arous. 706 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:29,119 For most, it's a collection of crumbling buildings. 707 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:31,719 For Limor, it's an opportunity. 708 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,399 Nobody would ever suspect a luxurious dive resort 709 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,119 on Sudan's Red Sea Coast 710 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,759 could ever disguise a secret spy op. 711 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,999 So he does a deal with Sudan's government to lease the resort 712 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,159 for $1/4 million. 713 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:47,519 [Andrew] Mossad rebuilt the resort at Arous 714 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:50,439 to turn it into a functioning vacation destination 715 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,159 that Europeans would want to go to 716 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:53,759 and that the Sudanese government 717 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,159 would not want to interfere with. 718 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,959 [David] Mossad would use the resort as a cover story 719 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:05,079 to slowly and secretly exfiltrate Ethiopian Jews. 720 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:09,479 During the day, the plan is for Mossad to host guests. 721 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:12,959 Then at night, they will drive over 500 miles 722 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,319 to collect the refugees. 723 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:18,999 A two-night truck convoy will then take them to the coast, 724 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,559 where Israeli special forces will ferry them 725 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:25,279 via Zodiac dinghies to a naval ship offshore 726 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,679 bound for Israel. 727 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:29,839 - The mission is highly classified. 728 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,119 All involved are well aware of the mortal danger 729 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,439 that they face, not only to themselves, 730 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,559 but all the fleeing refugees. 731 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:41,159 - Mossad agents are convinced that anyone who's uncovered 732 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:46,039 participating in the operation could be hanged in Khartoum. 733 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:48,999 [David] By spring 1982, this luxury resort 734 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:53,879 has been rebuilt, and Mossad's escape route opens. 735 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,359 - The refugee camps that were holding the Ethiopian Jews 736 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:59,159 were about 500 miles from the coastline. 737 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:02,079 But under cover of darkness, the actual agents on the resort 738 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:04,999 would go to the refugee camps and literally wake up 739 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,839 the Ethiopian Jews to smuggle them by truck. 740 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:10,839 [Martin] And then by night, they take the refugees out 741 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:13,399 and deliver them to the Israeli Navy, 742 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,719 who then takes them back to Israel. 743 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:17,359 ♪ ♪ 744 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,239 [David] The rescue resort operates 745 00:34:19,240 --> 00:34:21,919 for more than two years. 746 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:26,319 A thousand refugees escape to a new future in Israel, 747 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,239 until political chaos in Sudan 748 00:34:28,240 --> 00:34:31,359 makes it impossible to continue the mission. 749 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:33,679 ♪ ♪ 750 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:36,119 [Sami] The scuba diving tourists wake one morning 751 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:39,599 to find that the entire senior staff 752 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,919 have deserted them. 753 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,799 [David] The mission stays secret for more than 20 years, 754 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,439 until a British journalist hears rumors 755 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:50,559 that lead to Dani Limor. 756 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,159 - And Limor, feeling comfortable that enough time 757 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:55,679 had passed, reveals details about the way 758 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,999 that the Mossad operated a fake dive resort. 759 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:05,159 ♪ ♪ 760 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,519 - This is why Mossad has the reputation that it has, 761 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:11,359 because it is willing to rebuild a resort 762 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:14,319 to smuggle Jews across 500 miles of desert 763 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:16,199 to take them back to Israel. 764 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:19,960 The scale of this operation is absolutely mind boggling. 765 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:26,039 - Cover stories can fool the enemy. 766 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:28,319 They can also ensnare the innocent. 767 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,759 In the hunt for Osama bin Laden, 768 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,719 the CIA tricks thousands of ordinary people 769 00:35:33,720 --> 00:35:35,199 to catch one man. 770 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:38,559 [dramatic music] 771 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:40,359 [Sami] The United States has been hunting 772 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,879 for Osama bin Laden for well over a decade, 773 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:44,759 but he's been like a ghost. 774 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:47,039 But then in August of 2010, 775 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,559 an operation tracking an al-Qaeda courier 776 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:54,439 leads the CIA to a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. 777 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,559 - Satellite imagery shows a man taking 778 00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:00,559 regular walks through the courtyard of this compound. 779 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:04,319 And visually, it looks like a match to Osama bin Laden, 780 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,519 but it's not a certain match. 781 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,719 And if you're going to undertake a mission like this 782 00:36:09,720 --> 00:36:11,839 in a foreign country, then you need to be 783 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:16,279 100% certain, or at least as close as possible to that. 784 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,439 [Jack] Pakistan is a nuclear power, 785 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,799 and a raid like this risks destabilizing the government. 786 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,999 We have to be absolutely sure that Bin Laden is there 787 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:26,599 before we decide to launch. 788 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:30,759 We can't just rely on some grainy satellite photos. 789 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:32,199 [David] The race is on to verify 790 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:35,719 Bin Laden is inside the compound. 791 00:36:35,720 --> 00:36:38,279 Then the surveillance team spots something, 792 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:41,759 which leads to a brilliantly devious bit of deception. 793 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,079 - Teams watching the compound have observed 794 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:47,199 that very few people are allowed in, 795 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:48,999 but one group that is allowed in 796 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:53,679 is health workers administering polio vaccines. 797 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:56,399 So the thinking is, one way the CIA can get inside 798 00:36:56,400 --> 00:37:00,319 is to set up a fake inoculation program. 799 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:03,679 - If they can get medical professionals into the compound 800 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,519 and collect blood samples, 801 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,159 they're probably not gonna get his blood, 802 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:10,479 but they might be able to get blood of his relatives. 803 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:11,879 [David] The plan is hatched, 804 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:15,199 but then they discover a critical flaw. 805 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:18,479 - There is no historical sample of Bin Laden's blood, 806 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,719 so we don't actually know what his DNA 807 00:37:20,720 --> 00:37:22,879 specifically looks like. 808 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,799 - The CIA does some digging and learns that Bin Laden 809 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:28,599 has a sister who died in Boston of brain cancer, 810 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,599 and there is some of her genetic material 811 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,559 still in the United States. 812 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,279 Because she's a close blood relative, 813 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:37,519 they can use this sample to make a DNA match. 814 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:39,439 [David] With the DNA secured, 815 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:43,719 now they need to find a local accomplice to run the scheme. 816 00:37:43,720 --> 00:37:47,239 [Dan] The CIA identifies Dr. Shakil Afridi 817 00:37:47,240 --> 00:37:49,119 as a man who might be able to help them 818 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,839 set up this healthcare scheme without arousing suspicion. 819 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,879 He's a leading physician in the Khyber tribal district 820 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,239 who's already overseen a number 821 00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:02,039 of U.S.-funded vaccination programs in Pakistan. 822 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:07,279 [David] Even better for the CIA, Afridi needs cash. 823 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:08,919 [Sasha] Afridi was recently kidnapped 824 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,079 by a local Islamic warlord. 825 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:14,799 His family paid $10,000 for his release, 826 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:16,959 and that was money that they didn't have. 827 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:21,799 So the agency offers him about $60,000 to set up 828 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,359 this covert vaccination scheme. 829 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:26,479 [Amy] Afridi accepts the CIA's offer, 830 00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:29,359 and to maintain total secrecy over the operation, 831 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:33,359 he's not even told who the prime target is. 832 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:34,959 [David] With their doctor signed up, 833 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,079 the CIA starts devising a program 834 00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:39,559 to get health workers into the compound. 835 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:42,399 - They pick a hepatitis B vaccination program 836 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,839 for their cover because it requires a drop of blood 837 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:50,199 be taken from the subject and blotted on rapid test strips. 838 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:54,679 And then the blood can be later tested for DNA. 839 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:57,559 - But ethically, it's quite dubious 840 00:38:57,560 --> 00:39:00,439 because the vaccine needs three rounds to work. 841 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:03,959 And here, they're only planning to do one. 842 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:06,119 - They're leaving an entire community 843 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:07,919 thinking they're immune to hepatitis B, 844 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:10,479 when really, they're not protected. 845 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:11,959 [David] Ultimately, Bin Laden 846 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:14,239 is considered such a high-value target 847 00:39:14,240 --> 00:39:17,039 that the CIA decides mass subterfuge 848 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:20,959 is a price worth paying. 849 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:24,799 In March 2011, the CIA roll out the scheme. 850 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:28,719 After administering 1,000 jabs, the time comes 851 00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:32,959 to enter Bin Laden's suspected compound. 852 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,439 [Dan] In late April, one of Afridi's nurses 853 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,799 is sent to the compound. 854 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:39,959 If she's denied entry at the door, 855 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:45,639 the entire scheme, months of work, could come crashing down. 856 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:47,439 [Jack] The stakes are incredibly high. 857 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:50,159 This might be their one shot to confirm that Bin Laden 858 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:52,359 is actually on the compound. 859 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:56,759 And then the door opens and she's allowed in. 860 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,279 [Sasha] Exactly what happens next within the compound 861 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,599 is fiercely debated. 862 00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:04,079 A nurse tells a local journalist 863 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:07,239 that she was able to enter and take a sample 864 00:40:07,240 --> 00:40:10,079 from a young woman whose description 865 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:13,399 matched Bin Laden's daughter, Mariam, 866 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:15,599 but she later retracted that statement. 867 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:17,999 But according to Pakistani intelligence, 868 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:22,279 the nurse hands over the hep B blood test to Afridi. 869 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,519 - As far as the results from those blood samples, 870 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:26,439 it's still a bit of a mystery today 871 00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:30,239 as all the Bin Laden files haven't been declassified. 872 00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:33,039 - Tonight, I can report to the American people 873 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:34,399 and to the world. 874 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:36,839 - What we do know is that just a few days 875 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:39,799 after those blood samples were reportedly taken, 876 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:43,599 President Obama gave the okay to a mission 877 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,279 to go into the compound and either capture or kill 878 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:47,999 Osama bin Laden. 879 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,159 [David] That's not quite the end of the story. 880 00:40:51,160 --> 00:40:52,759 - Three weeks after Bin Laden's death, 881 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:55,279 Afridi is arrested by Pakistani authorities 882 00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:58,559 for colluding with U.S. intelligence. 883 00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:01,239 [David] A British newspaper investigates the arrest, 884 00:41:01,240 --> 00:41:04,319 revealing the CIA's clandestine operation 885 00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:07,439 to the world. 886 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:10,159 From phantom armies to fake doctors 887 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:12,479 and exploding baguettes, 888 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,919 the most powerful weapon in covert warfare isn't force. 889 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:17,439 It's deception. 890 00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:20,119 But no matter how dark a disguise is, 891 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:23,599 it will always be revealed in the end. 892 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:26,040 ♪ ♪