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Will the delegates
please take their seats?

It would be very helpful
if the delegates

and the alternates
would please take their seats.

Will the... delegates
please clear the aisles?

Will the sergeant-of-arms
and the brain employees...

When a government ignores
the wishes of its people,

when it cloaks its actions
in secrecy and deceit,

saying one thing publicly,
and privately doing the opposite,

when it betrays our gallant allies

to seek accommodation
with our communist enemies,



then, my friends, it is time
for loyal Americans to act!

What can a person do
in America today?

If you think your vote
can change anything, you're wrong.

Your vote is meaningless.

You are given an empty choice
between two political parties

whose only real difference

lies in the names
by which they call themselves.

They're all a trap, my friends.

Our country's traditional means,

our political expression have
been used to render us impotent.

Impotence... inability to act,

inability to be effective.

This is what we must change.

This is what we shall change.



With the help of God
and by any means available to us.

James Wright made that speech
three months ago,

before the annual conference
of Americans for a Better Nation...

An extremist group
that he started and still runs.

It's a small organization

with little or no impact
on national politics.

However,
in the past three years,

Wright has poured $1.7 million
of his own money into its operation.

Money doesn't seem
to matter to him,

but the lack of impact,
the impotence...

matters a great deal.

Steven Graves has been
in charge of Wright's surveillance

in the San Diego area
for the past two months.

Steve?

The two points.

Number one, Eddie Trasker.

Eddie Trasker is a resident
of Las Vegas, 53 years old.

In the last two months, Wright
has seen him nearly every week,

mostly during
the early hours of the morning.

Trasker is currently
under indictment for grand larceny

involving hijacking
of interstate commerce shipments.

Two... Timothy Drew.

Ex-Army officer
with a background in computers.

Wright has also
been friendly with this man.

The meaning
of both these associations

is as yet unclear.

I arranged this meeting because
that condition no longer prevails.

Mr. Stark.

I've been in the Special Projects
Division the last six months,

checking call-up locations
through government databanks...

because we've discovered online thefts
of government information.

Now, in theory,
anyone with a knowledge of computers

and access to the proper code

could tap into the system and call out
any information he wanted.

Classified information.

- Timothy Drew.
- Exactly.

By a process of elimination,

we've been able to discover
that Timothy Drew,

posing as a computer repairman,

was the person stealing
Defense Department secrets.

The question
before this committee now...

is whether or not to authorize
the arrest of James Wright.

On what charge?

Conspiracy to steal
classified information.

Conspiracy?

You've shown me evidence
of an association, but not a conspiracy.

Well, I think we have ample reason
to apprehend Wright at this time.

I feel we should.

I don't like it.

Perhaps...

a discreet interrogation
wouldn't hurt.

What makes you think Wright is gonna
crack under a discreet interrogation?

I think we have to pick him up.

And after we release him
and he goes to the newspapers?

A private citizen,
needlessly harassed...

What do you accomplish?

What have you accomplished
under two months, surveillance?

Look, we know that James Wright
is surfacing, right?

We all know he's up to something.
You have to give me more time.

Steve, this isn't a game.

Now, you've gone out
on a limb before and lost.

If there was any other way,
we'd do it, but there isn't.

You have to give me more time.

All right.

You've got till 6:00 tonight,
but I want him in custody by 6:00.

You understand that?

Somebody better notify
the Federal marshals.

They've already been notified.
They'll be waiting for your call.

6:00, Steve.

You and your games.

Enthusiasm

and confidence.

It's 38 votes for the next
vice president of the United States.

The chair, it must... must...

The chair must follow the rules

of this proceeding,
of this convention.

The motion is not in order...

There seems to be
some trouble in the roll call.

Yesterday, this convention hall
had trouble with its microphones.

Today, either the delegates
aren't paying any attention,

or, well, I just don't know what.

In any case, this roll call
is going very slowly.

Federal marshals checked in
a half hour ago.

Ladies and gentlemen'
please take your seats.

When do we make the arrest?

I think I'll hold off for a while.

At least until this afternoon.

Of these United States.

The leaders of our party
stand head and shoulders

above the men who
are being offered by the opposition,

no matter who they are.

What time did Wright
quit last night?

Lights out at 9:00.

Pretty early for him, isn't it?

That's what it said
on the time clock sheet.

Ever happened before?

Well... let's see.

June 5th. He had the flu.

There he is.

Right on schedule.

He was looking right over here.

- Think he's on to us?
- No, I don't think so.

Been pretty careful. Different
cars every day, different clothes.

I don't think so.

- Ever hunt?
- Yeah, a couple of times.

My father was a hunter.

I just never cared much for it.

Used to take me with him.

I remember he'd track an animal

and talk about it
like it was an old friend.

He'd discuss the psychic state
of a moose or a deer.

What it was thinking.
Tried to figure it out.

He tried to figure out
how it would react...

where it would make its mistake.

I remember once he said,

"I've lost it."

I thought he meant the trail,
but the trail was there, very clear.

And then I realized
that what my father meant...

was that he no longer knew
what the animal was doing.

Plastics manufacturer
and a machine shop.

You manage to find out what he bought
at that other machine shop last week?

Two 12-foot lengths
of flexible stainless steel hosing.

Expensive and unusual.

Why unusual?

The guy told me nobody buys
that kind of hosing anymore.

You see, stainless steel's
only used for corrosive materials

like concentrated dyes and gasses.

These days,
most of the corrosive material

is pumped through glass piping.

But glass isn't flexible.

Has the wit of Lincoln,

the common sense of Lincoln,

the human compassion of Lincoln,

and the unusual ability
to relate common sense solutions

to the challenge of present-day...

Why's he doing this
all by himself?

In person?

- Why shouldn't he do it by himself?
- 'Cause he's too smart for that.

He's daring us to figure it out.

- What are you doing?
- Let's see what he's buying.

It's a little risky, isn't it?

That doesn't matter.
We have to arrest him today anyway.

You understand, this isn't
to your standard 72-cubic-foot tank.

It holds only
25 minutes of air, at best.

I'll need two of them.

I think we have another
in the stockroom.

- Was there anything in particular?
- I'm looking for a depth gauge.

You'll find them there.
I'll be with you in a minute.

Thank you.

You do a lot of diving?

No. A present for my son.

Diving's always seemed
a little too dangerous for me.

There's a certain thrill
in danger, though.

Not for me.

You prefer golf?

Poker.

Poker can be very challenging.

But it's like any other game.

When you get too good,
you're limited in your opponents.

Yes, I've found that.

Still, I admire the young with their
exuberance for physical sports.

It raises the stakes, so to speak.

You could get hurt,
severely injured, even killed.

You're in luck, Mr. Johnson.
Our last tank.

- Shall I put it in your car?
- That'll be fine, thank you.

I suppose you went
right up and talked to him.

No. He talked to me.

You're just toying with him, Steve.
Playing a game.

This is Graves. Over.

702 to 701.

Pick up Wright's limousine
on Avenue D and 13th Street.

Heading West on Avenue D.
Continue surveillance.

702 out.

Call the Federal marshals.
Have them meet me here.

We're going to arrest that man.

Is he somebody important?

That, my friend,
is Timothy Drew.

I wanna see my lawyer.

I wanna see my lawyer.

Who are you guys, anyway?

You got no right to come
busting in and bothering me.

Mr. Drew...

why did James Wright
give you $20,0007.

Who?

San Diego to Mexico City.

2:30 this afternoon,
first class...

one way.

Yes, of course.

My sister lives in Mexico City.

She's very sick.
That money's for her.

You don't have a sister.

You do have a brother
two years older than you

who lives in Salem, Oregon.

He's in the insurance business.

Your father's still alive,
lives in Michigan.

Your mother died three years ago
of a heart attack.

I wanna see my lawyer.

You advised him of his rights?

Yeah, well, you're gonna
need a lawyer, Mr. Drew.

'Cause you've been
arrested on a charge

of conspiracy to steal
confidential documents.

That carries a mandatory
prison term of 20 years.

No parole possible.

Now, you can do
one of two things.

You can try to beat that rap,

in which case, you'll be out of prison
by the time you're 54 years old...

or you can cooperate with me.

What information did you tap
out of that Defense data bank for Wright?

What information?!

It was in two... two areas...

The first was a Defense Department
supply routing for military transport.

Transport of what?

I don't know.

I swear I don't.

All I know is the code name.

- What was that?
- Binary 75!76.

- Binary.
- What's a binary?

It's a system composed
of two distinct interacting parts.

Like in binary stars,
binary numbers, binary gasses.

That's all I know about it, I swear.

Okay.

You said the information
was in two parts.

What was the second part?

The State Department.
Personnel file.

Yeah? On who?

Somebody in
the intelligence division.

Wright seemed particularly interested
in the psychological profile of this man.

What's his name?

Grayson, I think.

Something like that.

No. No, it was Graves.
Steven Graves.

Lock him up.

Operator,
this is mobile Q-WM-73234.

Have you put my call through
to Captain Morrison in Washington yet?

Are you sure you wouldn't like
the specifications

on our ABM sites
while you're at it?

I don't have time for hysterics, Malcolm.
Just tell me what it is.

Binary 75!76.
What, are you kidding?

This is an open line, Steven.

I'm not in the mood for sarcasm, either.
This is important.

You know, this sounds like a matter
that Defense oughtta look into.

As a matter of fact'
I'd be interested to find out

just how you got that coding
in the first place.

Look, suppose you forward us
a complete report

along with a requisition,
your AB-212 form, the little green one.

I may be able to release
that data to you in the next few days.

Look, in the future...

Hello? Hello?

I'm beginning to understand James Wright's
preoccupation with impotence.

702 to 701.

701.

We followed Wright to that
new apartment he rented on 15th Street.

He's moving a lot of
strange-looking stuff into the building.

701.

What did Wright buy this morning?

At the first place'
two vacuum-loaded plastic tanks,

six foot long,
one foot in diameter.

Very strong
and highly flammable.

What about the machine shop?

He got one stainless steel T-nozzle...
That's the kind of a coupling

that brings two hoses together
at a common outlet.

Two flexible stainless steel nozzles.

The last one doesn't have
any connection with anything.

What was that?

He got a custom-fitted wet suit.
It's the kind skin divers wear.

Doesn't make any sense.

Yeah. Well, it does to Wright.

- It's all set up inside?
- Should be.

What have you got?

Have a look.

Wright make any calls?

Yeah, just one.
289-1212.

San Diego weather.

Mostly fair today, with low clouds
and fog along the coast tonight.

Present temperature
is 85 degrees.

Did you notice the notches
in those two sawhorses?

Yeah, about 12 inches wide.

Wright cut those himself
just before you got here.

Yeah, two plastic tanks
six feet long,

12 inches in diameter.

Wright's coming back in.

- Anemometer.
- What's that?

Measures wind velocity.

Graves here.

Steven...

I just got a rather incoherent
and angry call

from Morrison at the Pentagon.

- What's going on down there?
- Nothing to get excited about.

I think I'll come down
on the next plane from Los Angeles.

Well, before you do, I want you
to find out something for me.

Binary 75!76.

It's a Defense Department
code designation.

That's 75!76. Binary.

Right.

Phillips is coming down.

- Is he nervous?
- Very nervous.

Wright's leaving.

Doesn't seem to believe
in curtains, does he?

That's the first thing he did
when he arrived... opened the curtains.

Yeah, well, he wants me
to see what he's doing.

Why would he do that?

A little game he's playing.

Didn't Wright run
for governor of California once?

He campaigned for the nomination.
Didn't even come close.

Who's this Dr. Wolff
you're having lunch with?

My psychiatrist.

There's really
nothing sinister about it, Steven.

He told me he was making
a routine security check.

His questions had to do with your ability
to hold a sensitive government job.

He had the proper identification.

Is this the man?

Yes. He said
his name was Johnson.

His name is James Wright.

He was only interested
in general things at first.

What brought you to me,
why you felt in need of therapy.

I told him about your concern

at having been transferred from
foreign to domestic intelligence.

And your consequent
lessening of self-esteem.

That you place a high value on...
problem solving.

You compete by solving problems
better than other men.

You compete in games.

You attach a status
to the successful solution of problems.

How did he take that?

He seemed pleased.

I'll bet he was.

He was especially interested in...

the psychological tests
we conducted.

What about them?

They showed high intelligence,
fear of failure...

Which goes along
with your competitiveness

and a certain amount
of impulsiveness.

Tell him anything else?

He wanted to know
if you were... reckless.

I said you were ruthless
but not reckless,

except under
one or two conditions...

Either when frustrated
by not being able to solve a problem,

or having solved it
through overconfidence.

Get the directional microphone.

Why's he doing that?

He cleared everybody out.

What are you getting?

I don't know. It sounds
like some kind of pump.

- 701 to 702.
- 702.

Follow both vehicles.

If the van and the limousine separate,
stay with Wright's limousine.

702 out.

How long was he
in there altogether?

About a half hour.

This is Lewis.

Yes, sir.
I'll tell him right away.

It's Phillips.
He's in San Diego.

He wants you to meet him
right away at the Hotel Cortez.

Not until we see
what's in that warehouse.

Milky and oily.

Take a look at this.

There's your pump.

Spray gun.

Two cans of paint.

Yellow and black.

Using the pump to spray paint.

Now the question is,
what was he spraying it on?

Whatever it was,
he took it with him.

Here's some more.

Wright bought two of these today.

Empty.

Look at that.

I haven't seen one of these
since I was a kid.

What would Wright want
with an old washing machine?

Milky and oily.

You know what this stuff
is a lot like?

What?

Something we used in Vietnam.
The army called it Compound C.

Compound C?

Yeah... plastic explosives.

Graves here.

Steven, this is Morrison.
Listen to me.

I want your information, I want it all,
and I want it right now.

What information is that?

Look, we got a shipment stolen
this morning at 0200 in Utah.

Now somebody's got themselves
500 pounds of ZV gas.

I wanna know who.

Captain, this is an open line.

I don't care if it's an open line!

ZV gas, you say?

That's correct.
That's Binary 75/76.

Well, I'll tell you
what you do, Captain.

You fill out
requisition form KL-950,

send it along to us, we'll try to get
that information to you in a week...

I think I'll go see Phillips alone.

Then you call
the Federal marshals,

have them
pick up Wright immediately.

Right.

Do you know what ZV gas is?

It's a nerve gas.

The city of San Diego,

called by its founding fathers
"the jewel of California,"

lies nestled around
an exquisite and delightful harbor.

Since 1703,
seamen have found refuge here,

and today, an active
onshore commerce exists as well.

From the glorious
Coronado Bridge to the south,

to the Point Loma Naval Complex
at Mission Bay,

San Diego offers residents
and vacationers alike

a myriad of treats, delights,
thrills, and activities.

ZN is so potent, it has never been
manufactured as a single gas.

It's a binary produced
as two separate gasses,

each in itself harmless,
but when mixed, lethal.

Dr. Peter Nordmann,
Steven Graves.

Dr. Nordmann is Professor of
Biochemistry at the University here.

These gasses are designated
as Binary 75 and Binary 76.

These binaries are generally stored
in yellow and black containers.

I brought this film back with me
from Eastern Europe last year.

It shows the effects of the binary
on a condemned prisoner.

Binary number one introduced.
No effects.

Second binary introduced.

In the early stages,
there is a tightness of chest,

coughing, running of the nose.

This is followed by cramps,
nausea, and involuntary urination.

Then comes staggering,
drowsiness...

and coma.

Cessation of breath...

death.

I think we'd
better call the marshals.

- Already done that.
- And the President?

You're the head of this section.
That's your job.

What would happen if 500 pounds
of that stuff were released here?

The lethal dose
is 1/10 of a milligram,

inhaled or absorbed
through the skin.

Gas masks and
traditional defenses are useless.

One-tenth of a milligram?

A droplet so small
you cannot see it with the naked eye.

With 500 pounds...

This is Phillips.
I'm calling from San Diego.

And in a city of this density,

you could easily kill a million people.

All forms of animal life
would disappear in the area.

- Well, is Barney there?
- Nothing would survive.

- No. Pay attention.
- Except certain kinds of cockroaches.

For some reason, they resist.

This is an extremely urgent message.

I want it gotten through
to the President at once.

Write this down carefully.

ZV.

That's Zebra Victor.

No, it is not Russian.
It is American.

An army shipment of it
was stolen yesterday.

I don't care if you
don't know anything about it.

Just get the message to him.

Yes, it would be a very good idea

if he canceled his trip
to San Diego today.

Just tell him!

Yes. Yes.

Phillips.

You have?
Oh, good. Excellent.

They've picked up Wright.

They arrested him in front
of his apartment

just as he stepped out of his car.

Mr. Wright?

That's not James Wright.

Take it easy.

Wright must've made
the switch at the warehouse.

The wrong man went with the limousine.
He went with the van.

So what? We know the plot,
we know how it goes together.

Yeah, but we may be
too late to stop him.

Sometimes, I don't think
you learn from experience.

I'm still working for you.

You almost hit that lady.

What's he doing?

Well, that's it.

- Let's go get him.
- Are you serious?

Yes. Yes, I'm serious.

He's there.
We've seen him connect the hoses.

Exactly. There's no way we can
break in and gain control

before he opens the valves.

You think he'll commit suicide?

You wanna gamble a million lives
that he won't?

- We can't just stand here and watch.
- There's not much else we can do.

Interesting.

Interesting?

You and he
really make a fine pair.

Phillips speaking.

Well, keep trying, please.

It is essential that we reach him.

Yes, I'll be right here.

The chauffeur didn't know a thing.
Neither did the other guys.

Wright's gardener thought
it was all a big joke.

They have not been able
to reach the President.

That's right, miss. Phillips.

I want people
from the Chemical Corps.

Yes, I think he'll talk with me.

I don't care where you find them,
just get them.

Make sure they have
gas-protective clothing

and make sure at least one of them
knows a lot about ZV gas.

Dr. Nordmann?

Phillips.

If we could, sir, yes.

Yes, as I told you before.

Wright just took off his wet suit.

I don't know
what he's doing now.

What's that box for?

Must be a control system.

Some kind of triggering device.

Couldn't be anything else.

Nordmann's on his way over.

- Good.
- Look at this.

What is that?

It's a microphone.

He's won.

Maybe not. Take a look.

Do it.

Do it.

Do what?

He's gonna do it.

He did it.

Did what?

He plugged the whole thing
into a wall socket.

This may be our first break.

Yeah... we can have the electricity
in that apartment turned off.

You call the gas
and electric company.

You call the police,
have the whole area cordoned off.

Wright's leaving.

What's he gonna do now?

Let's go ask him.

You have the right
to remain silent.

You have the right
to speak with an attorney

and have the attorney
present during questioning.

If you so desire
and cannot afford one,

an attorney will be appointed for you
without charge before questioning.

Dr. Wolff told me
you were ruthless, Steven.

You don't mind
if I call you Steven, do you?

It feels as though
I've known you a long time.

By the way, how did your son
like his present?

The depth gauge, Steven.

It's always a good thing to have
when one is in over his head.

You made a mistake
in not arresting me this morning.

But I knew you wouldn't.

It's your next mistake
I'm counting most on, though.

What's that box
on the table upstairs?

A direct question?

You disappoint me, Steven.

Answer the question!

And if I do, Mr. Phillips,
how will you know if I'm telling the truth?

That's my job.

Actually, there are three boxes.

I had to get an extension cord

in order to place one
in clear view of the window.

Go on.

The box you saw is a timer.

It controls
a number of triggering devices.

If one fails, another takes over.

Go on.

The second box

is an impedance
and vibration sensor.

There are contact points
placed all over the room.

Any vibration... a man walking
on the floor, for example,

will set off the gas.

And the third?

That is a battery.

After all, I wouldn't want
to be dependent

on the electricity
in the apartment, would I?

That could be turned off remotely.

Why did you close the window?

I was wondering when
you were going to ask me that.

I closed the window
because the device in that room

anticipates some action you will take.

Dr. Nordmann's here.

Good idea, Steven.

He's the best.

Well, there's a theoretical antidote

if a person were exposed
to a mild dose of ZV.

It's possible to inject chemicals
that may block the effects of the gas.

Can you get hold
of any of these chemicals?

I brought what I could.

They're not available
in much quantity.

Have the police
evacuate this block... both sides.

And get rid of these newsmen.

I presume Dr. Nordmann
informed you

the antidote to ZV gas is only theoretical
and not to be had in any quantity.

I assure you, Steven,
there's no way now

for anyone to get
into that room alive.

What's the microphone for?

Now you're being naive.

You expect me to hand you
everything on a silver platter?

I will tell you this much, however.

The microphone is
a part of a triggering device.

It depends on one external system.

Is that what you meant when you told me
that it anticipates some action I'll take?

When I became aware of your
interest in my activities,

I decided I'd either have
to abandon the project

or turn that interest
to my advantage.

That's why I included you
in the scenario.

You might say you're
the final cog in the machine.

But you have the gas on a timer.

Correct.

- When is it set to go off?
- 5:00 p.m.

One hour from now.

Well, we'll just keep you here.

You'll die, too!

Yes... a lot of people will die.

You might've noticed,
weather conditions are ideal.

There's an inversion layer
over San Diego.

The gas will be trapped here...

lingering.

One more question.

Why?

You're a poker player.
You tell me.

What do you do when the cards
have been going against you too long?

I ask for a new deck.

Precisely.

We're going to get a new deck.

You are insane.

One of us must be.

Now, if you gentlemen will excuse me'
I have a plane to catch!

Don't shoot him!

Where does this door lead?

Stop him!
That's James Wright!

Getting a reading on that sniffer?

Yeah, some oxygen, nitrogen,
and traces of phosphorous.

- Meaning?
- Plastic explosives.

- Near the door?
- Probably on the other side.

- What is it?
- Explosives.

- What do we do now?
- What time is it?

4:20.

Wright said the whole thing
depends on some action I take.

What we do is figure out
what that action is and not take it.

Nobody goes near that door.
Not even you.

You have any idea
what this is all about?

Not a clue.

Federal fuzz give me a pain.

There have been rumors all day
about the President,

but we still don't have
any word about his intentions

or, well, even if he plans
to address the delegates here at all.

We can treat two people
for exposure, that's all.

Is it hard to administer?

No...

but you need somebody
alive and well to do it.

The time is now 4:30.

We know most of the equipment
in that room is defensive.

Designed to keep people out of there
until that gas is released.

I think some of those defenses
are meant to be penetrated.

I think you're right.

Get the electric company
on the phone.

It's time to make a move.

- Electric company's standing by.
- Steve... you're taking a big chance.

Have them turn off the power.

Shut it down.

- You hear something?
- Yeah, it came from that room.

Maybe we
shouldn't get too close.

Those two policemen.

This is Graves. Over.

This is Graves.
Do you read me?

This is Graves. Over.

Do you read me?

This is Graves. Over.

Are they dead?

Probably.

It wasn't a full release.

The valve turned off again.

It was just a short burst
to fill the room with gas.

Now we really can't get in there.

Any contact with
the Chemical Corps people yet?

Nothing.

If you filled me full of that antidote,
could I survive in that room?

- I don't know.
- Is there a chance?

A chance, yes.

That room is wired
with plastic explosives.

You just can't walk
in the front door.

I'm not thinking of the front door.

What time do you have?

4:45.

Hold that.

When do I inject?

Just before
you're exposed to the gas.

If you're exposed before you inject,

you only have five
or ten seconds of consciousness.

So do it before.
Just before.

There.

You afraid of heights,
Mr. Graves?

Terrified.

Has it occurred to you
that this may be

exactly the action
James Wright wants you to take?

The microphone in that room

could be tuned
for the sound of breaking glass.

Well, we're damned if we do
and we're damned if we don't.

Inject. Inject!

Phony.

It's all right!
Everything's shut down.

Just give it a few minutes
for the gas to air out.

Hello?

Good afternoon, Mr. Johnson.
It's 5:00.

Yes, I know.

Wright's answering service.

Well, that's it.
That was the one external system.

The President
will address the delegates.

He's on his way to address
the delegates at this moment.

Our mobile cameras should
pick up the presidential motorcade.

There. There it is now,

still several miles
from this convention hall,

with the President
in his traditional limousine

and the motorcycle escort.

All right, let's get
these tanks out of here.

One at a time!

I won't be satisfied until
they're a mile away from each other.

Be careful!
This is no time to get reckless!

I told him you were ruthless
but not reckless,

except under one or two conditions...

Either when frustrated by not being
able to solve a problem,

or, once having solved it,
through overconfidence.

It's not working.

Hold it.

Graves here.
What's wrong with the elevators?

We checked the circuit breakers
in the basement, sir.

There was a timer wired in
to knock it out at 5:00.

We'll never make it
down the stairs with that tank.

Why 5:00? It was all
supposed to be over by then.

There's no point to it.

There's a point
to everything Wright does.

The tanks are now
trapped on this floor.

So what?

Inside that limousine'

with its bulletproof glass
and electronic equipment,

the President is protected against
everything except a major disaster.

Wright knew we'd call you in.

He also knew you'd
supply me with the antidote,

which means he was sure
I'd break into this room.

That hardly matters anymore.
We disarmed the mechanism.

Have we?

How long will it take one of those tanks
to discharge all its gas?

- Ten, fifteen minutes.
- Wanna know exactly.

All right, what is this, Steve?
Another one of your games?

If Wright wanted the gas
to spread throughout the city,

he wouldn't close the window,

unless he was sure someone
or something would open it up again.

Sixteen minutes.

At normal discharge rates,

it should take this tank
16 minutes to empty.

That's it, then.

At exactly 5:16,
a bomb will go off in this room...

rupturing the tanks
and releasing the gas.

We have no reason to believe
that there's a bomb here.

Plastic explosives.
Remember?

- You have that sniffer?
- Downstairs.

Get it fast.

- What's going on upstairs?
- Where's the sniffer?

I put it in the car.

- I don't see any explosives.
- It's plastic.

It could be molded
into any shape.

Probably in plain sight.

We need that sniffer!

Getting closer, the President
now is just a few blocks

from the Downtown Convention Center.

In a few minutes, he'll be entering
the hall to address the delegates...

- Getting any readings?
- No, nothing.

Nothing.

Nitrogen, oxygen,
traces of phosphorous.

Those plastic explosives
were here before.

That's not metal.

Fresh paint.

Of course.

The spray can. The pump.
The washing machine.

Must be the other tank.

Bring the sniffer!

The President is here.
He's in the hall.

He's making his way.
We'll see if we can get a glimpse of him,

but that crowd is clustered
all around him.

The Secret Service men
are trying to hold back the crowd,

but that's difficult.
Let's switch now to...

Nitrogen, oxygen,
traces of phosphorous.

Wright used that wringer
to roll those plastics out thin.

He needed the paint
to cover them up.

All right, let's separate these tanks.
Help me get it out the window.

Come on!

Clear the streets.
Get them out of there.

Clear the street!

Clear the street!
Everyone inside!

It is my high honor to present
the President of the United States.

There are reports of an explosion
not far from this convention hall.

The meaning is not yet clear.

We're waiting for confirmation
and some further word.

There apparently was
no serious damage from that explosion.

I still find it difficult to believe
that a private citizen

could actually steal nerve gas
from the U.S. government.

Well, it's not really
all that difficult, I'm afraid.

Even with all the safeguards,

any clever person with enough money,
enough time, enough determination

could do the same thing.

That goes for nuclear weapons, as well.

Well, you're the expert.
What are you gonna do?

I don't know about you, but I know
what I'm gonna do about it.

What's that?

Worry.

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