Money to Burn
When Sir Barling, a banknote printer, is tricked into printing 5 million pesos that will be used to destabilize a government, Manfred is called to help.
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"Enrique Vidal (Frank Thornton) has duped Sir Walter Barling, an esteemed banknote printer to produce 5 million pesos for the fictional South American country of Gueron. It is all a ploy by General de Santos to destabilise his country's currency. The waltz in as the saviour and establish a dictatorship. Barling's wife calls in Ben Manfred MP. He is a co director of the company and tasked to save their reputation and save Gueron. The story was made at a time when many central and south American countries were banana republics. This story demonstrates how fragile democracy can be. H..."
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This episode is based on a real case in which a man fooled an official of a company printing the currency of a South American country into printing bills for his own personal use. The man was not a national of said country, though, and his plan was to inflate the currency of a neighboring country.
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When Sir Barling, a banknote printer, is tricked into printing 5 million pesos that will be used to destabilize a government, Manfred is called to help.