Operating from Bordeaux, Harry arranges a large counterfeit-currency deal while rival Baras closes in on him. To distract the opposition, Harry cultivates Baras's bride Sofia, while the endlessly helpful Professor Saint-Pierre keeps blundering into the scheme. Harry eventually flees with a suitcase full of bogus notes and is nearly stopped by police; Saint-Pierre's innocent testimony briefly convinces them Harry is only an eccentric scholar. Moments later an old man finds the spilled suitcase and displays the counterfeit money, sending Harry running from Bordeaux with the police siren behind him.

This The Lives of Harry Lime broadcast aired on October 19, 1951. It is listed as episode 12 in the archive. The cast includes Orson Welles and Anton Karas. Other credited names include Tig Roe as director and Harry Alan Towers as producer.

The surviving recording runs about 27 minutes. Characters credited in this version include Harry Lime.