RD cassette

Going through a second-hand store in his town of Carderock Springs, Virginia, George Duffy came across a cassette tape that was labeled “RD - Destroy.” “RD” is short for Restricted Data and is used by the U. S. Department of Energy for materials related to atomic weapons, but George didn’t know this. He paid 12 cents for the cassette, thinking that he could record something on it and play it in his old VW bug, on the way home, he put it in his player. The cassette was deliberately planted by a CIA agent who had been watching George Duffy to test George’s curiosity and risk tolerance. Depending on how he reacted when he listened to the tape, he could have been recruited to work as a double agent for the CIA. However, the tape jammed in his player, so George didn’t get make the connection and lived the rest of his life watching professional sports. The moral of the story is that you should try everything, especially if you happen to live near the headquarters of the CIA.