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Oprah: "Welcome and thanks for watching. In stories that we loved as kids, we always read about heroes that did good and got
to live happily ever after. But as we all know, things are diffrent in real life. In reality, not every hero is recognised
and this show is dedicated to them. This show is dedicated to people that did good deeds at great risk to themselves, but
were never rewarded or shown proper respect for it. Beacuse of that, the name of the today`s program is "Unknown Heroes" in
which we will introduce you to some of the heroic people we managed to track down. I would like to start here today with our
first guest. He is a British citizen who came to the US to follow his dreams of settling and making a family, only to find
himself in a nightmare which didn`t improve when he tried to do the right thing. Ladies and gentleman, please welcome
Martin Keynes."
*the crowd in the studio claps as a well-dressed young man comes onto the stage. He smillingly waves to the crowd, shakes
hands with Oprah and sits down onto the couch*
Oprah:"Waw, Martin, you look..."smashing", I think you would say.
Martin:"Thank you, Oprah. It feels really nice to be clean and shaved for a change."
Oprah:"Yeah, I can tell the diffrence. We literally found this man on the street and now look at him! I think we have a
picture how he looked like when we found him. Oh, there it is."
*the screen behind them reveals a earlier picture of Martin with a long beard, dirty clothing and a pink winter cap*
Oprah:"Do you see that? What a diffrence!"
*the crowd claps again*
Oprah:"So Martin, tell us about yourself. You were born in England, right?"
Martin:"Yes, I was born and lived in Dover, a port city in England."
Oprah:"It must be really nice to be born on the seaside. But how did you end up in the streets of New York? That`s quite a
long way from home."
Martin:"Well, when I was 19, I met an American exchange student named Jessica. We fell madly in love, or at least I did, and
preety soon we wanted to get married and have a family. But since we lived so much apart from one another, it was obviously
a problem *Oprah nods* and she really wanted to go back to the States. So against my parents wishes, I scrapped up all my
life savings and moved over here where we hastingly got married and I got my green card.
*Martin takes a small pause during which his face becomes obviously very grim*
But it ended preety soon and we got a divorce. But her uncle is a excellent lawyer and your law system is quite brutal. When
the whole thing was over, I was stripped of everything except the clothes on me."
Oprah:"Waw, that is sad. But didn`t you try to talk to the British embassy here in the States about possibly going back?"
Martin: "Yes, I have. Several times, in fact. The first time they said they would look into the matter. But after that, they
dismissed me as a beggar and their security guard asked me to leave."
Oprah:"I...I really don`t know what to say. How did you manage to survive?"
Martin:"As best as I could. It was hard, as I had nowhere to go and I could not find a job. Personally, I was always suprised
how some people like me managed to buy alcohol and drugs. Even without my morality, I was already hard pressed to find food."
Oprah:"So you managed to stay away from stuff like that. That`s great."
*the crowd claps yet again*
Oprah:"So you struggled to get through the day and this way your reality for quite a while. *Martin nods* But something
happened earlier this year in January, didn`t it?
Martin:"Yes. I was trying to find at least a somewhat warm place to stay for the night when I was approached by a man. I
remember being really shocked since everyone called me a "bum" and were far away from me as possible. He seemed like a
pleasant man with glasses and a ordinary black coat. He held a blue bag in one hand. In any case, he adressed me and said
that he was in a hurry, but really needed to deliver the bag, so he asked me to do it. I barely had a second to think about
it, but then he said he would pay me and I would get more when I delivered it. He took a nice leather wrapping out of his
pocket and gave it to me. I opened it and found in it 100 dollars in small currency. Since I was desperate and he seemed
sincere enough, I agreed."
Oprah:"So you took the money and the bag. Then what?"
Martin:"The man told me where I needed to go and I went to the subway. As I sat on the train, I really wondered what was in
the bag. I am immensly curious by nature and I really wondered what was so important that he needed it delivered immediatlly.
So when I went down at the station I was supposed to, I went to the nearest public bathroom and opened it just to ease my
mind. In it, I found several packages of cocain."
Oprah *shocked*:"Cocain?! Waw, that must have put you in a bad position."
Martin:"Indeed, it did. I really needed the money, but I...I just was not able to hold the though that I was helping people
destroy their lives or even kill themselves. My conscience just overburdened me. So I took the bag to the nearest police
station. I told them what I told you, but they did not belive me. They thought I was a dealer and wanted to arrest me."
Oprah:"Did they arrest you?"
Martin:"No. When they checked my pockets, they found my subway ticket. I have a habit to always save my receipts and
tickets. Anyway, it proved my story was true and they looked deeper into the matter. On the leather wrapping the man gave me,
they discovered his fingerprint and were able to track him down soon after that. It turned out that he was a man who got
rich by selling drugs and used beggars as a means of delivery. After that, I was released."
Oprah:"Well, Martin, I have to say that is one of the most remarkable stories I ever heard. What you did was great."
*the crowd loudly claps while Martin looks as if he felt akward*
Martin:"What I did was nothing special. I think many people would do the same."
Oprah:"Still, it was remarkable what you did in your position. And what are your plans for the future?"
Martin:"I...do not know. I hope to find a job and earn enough money to go back to Britain. I really miss my family and
friends back at home."
Oprah:"There is no place like home. Well, let me first say I am sorry it was so terrible for your here in the States. I hope
things will become better for you. Meanwhile, me and the cast have a little present for you. *a man brings Oprah an envelope
* When we find out about you, we figured it was time you got rewarded for your good deed. So here, I have a first class
ticket to London, so you can go and see your family again."
Martin:"That is...I...Oh god....."
*Martin covers his mouth as the crowd makes a great round of applause*
Oprah*excitedly*:"You`re going home, Martin! You`re going home!"
*a tricle of tears appear on Martin`s face as he exchanges a hug with Oprah and the crowd countinues to clap*
Martin:"I...I really do not know what to say. Thank you, I have been waiting for so long..."
Oprah:"No need to thank me, you earned it. Ladies and gentleman, another applause for Martin."
*the crowd makes another round of applause. Martin looks at the envelope red faced from tears of joy as Oprah turns to the
crowd*
Oprah:"This is why we have todays show! To show people that there are people out there that truly deserve recognision for
their noble actions. Thank you, Martin Keynes, for sharing your story with us and we wish you a safe trip. As for you, ladies
and gentleman, we will be back with more heroic tales after a short break.
*the crowd claps as Oprah engages in further conversation with Martin*
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