From the first interview I had the intuition that I was in the presence of a person in the pay of our enemies.

From that time I had but one thought to unmask her.

The French interrogator, who uttered these words, was reflecting on his interview with a remarkable

woman, Matahari, known to the world as a Jarvan princess who had used exotic dancing to seduce

untold men in the midst of World War I.

I have been taught from my earliest childhood the deep meaning of these dances which constitute a cult a religion

Only those born and bred there become impregnated with their religious significance and can

embark to them that solemn note to which they can lay claim.

The dastardly mastermind, the void of scruples or moral compass, was known to her German painmaster simply

as Agent H21.

She had caused the deaths of tens of thousands of men. It was a crime she must pay for with her life.

A century later, she's become the post-a-gogne, the James Bond-esque honey trap spies, a wicked seductress,

no man can resist and one able to outwit and betray the greatest minds in the military.

But is any of this true?

I think in her mind she sees herself as somebody who could make some money through doing espionage work.

In this episode, I speak with an expert on the subject.

Tammy Proctor of Utah State University, an author of female intelligence, women and espionage in the First World War.

Her research passed the delight on how misogyny, moral judgment and political sensitivities helped an opportunist

and ineffectual information gatherer become the symbol of 20th century espionage. You're going to.