several episodes would begin with "the third man theme" being played, abruptly cut off by an echoing gunshot. then welles would speak: "that was the shot that killed harry lime. he died in a sewer beneath vienna, as those of you know who saw the movie "the third man". yes, that was the end of harry lime ... but it was not the beginning. harry lime had many lives ... and i can recount all of them. how do i know? very simple. because my name is harry lime."