Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 18 - The Emerald - full transcript

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

DETAILS OF A PLAN
BY AN UNFRIENDLY COUNTRY

TO FORCE DEVALUATION
OF U.S. CURRENCY

WERE CONCEALED
BY ONE OF OUR AGENTS

ON THIS 41-KARAT EMERALD
FOR TRANSIT TO US.

THIS IS VICTOR TOMAR,

AN INTERNATIONAL ARMS DEALER
WHO SELLS TO ANYONE.

BY MISTAKE, THE EMERALD
HAS FALLEN INTO HIS POSSESSION.

WITHOUT QUESTION,

IF HE BECOMES AWARE OF
THE INFORMATION ON THE STONE,

HE WILL USE IT
TO HIS OWN ADVANTAGE.



THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, TOMAR,
WITH THE EMERALD,

WILL BOARD
THE S.S. QUEEN OF SUEZ

AT BACOCIA
EN ROUTE TO TANGIER.

ALSO ABOARD THE SHIP
WILL BE YORGI PETROSIAN,

A TOTALLY RUTHLESS RED AGENT.

HIS ORDERS ARE
TO GET THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN

ANY WAY HE CAN.

YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO GET THE EMERALD
AND DISPOSE OF PETROSIAN.

AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE

BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,

THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN 10 SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.



IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

MM-HMM.

IT'S AN EXACT DUPLICATE
OF THE ONE WE'RE AFTER.

THE PLAN IS ON
A TINY PIECE OF PLASTIC

THAT'S BEEN LAMINATED

TO ONE OF THE BOTTOM
FACETS OF THE REAL STONE.

IF WE DON'T TRY TO BUY IT,
PETROSIAN WILL.

I THINK THAT WILL BE
HIS FIRST MOVE,

UNTIL YOU STOP HIM.

IS THAT
THE DIPLOMATIC POUCH?

RIGHT.

AND THE PROPER CREDENTIALS.

THAT SHOULD FORCE THEM TO
COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN.

WHICH WE WILL GIVE THEM.

DEAL OUT A HALF DOZEN
CARDS, HMM?

KING OF HEARTS.

10 OF CLUBS.

4 OF SPADES.

9 OF HEARTS.

Cinnamon: THE BACKS
ARE MARKED?

NO, TOO RISKY.

ACE OF DIAMONDS.

QUEEN OF CLUBS.

HOW COULD YOU KNOW
EVERY CARD?

I CAN'T. BARNEY DOES.

THAT TABLETOP OVER THERE
HAS BUILT-IN SENSORS.

READS THE METALLIC
IMPREGNATIONS OF THE CARDS.

WHEN THE CARD HITS THE TABLE,
THE IDENTITY LIGHTS UP HERE...

AND I TELL JIM
WHAT IT IS

THROUGH THE RECEIVER
IN HIS GLASSES.

LET'S SEE THAT AGAIN.

THE ONLY THING IT CAN'T DO
IS DEAL A WINNING HAND.

AND WHEN WE NEED THAT,
I GET IN THE GAME.

IT'S A LITTLE DEVICE
I ALWAYS USE

WHENEVER I...
I WANT TO WIN AN EMERALD.

Man over public address:
ATTENTION, ALL PASSENGERS,

THE MAIN SALON
WILL REMAIN CLOSED

UNTIL THE SHIP SAILS.

JUST THIS WAY, PLEASE.

UM, WE'RE GOING UP
TO THE PURSER'S OFFICE.

WILL YOU SEE THAT MY
LUGGAGE GETS TO MY SUITE?

GO UP THERE.

RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

I WOULD LIKE THIS PLACED
IN THE VAULT, PLEASE.

CERTAINLY, SIR.

WILL THAT BE ALL, SIR?

YES, IT WILL.
THANK YOU.

PURSER...

YES, SIR?

ARRANGEMENTS
HAVE BEEN MADE

TO LEAVE THIS POUCH IN
THE VAULT UNTIL WE DOCK.

I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

THE MASTER-AT-ARMS

WAS TO GUARD THE VAULT
AROUND THE CLOCK.

I'LL SEE TO IT, SIR.

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

ATTENTION, PLEASE.

ATTENTION. SECOND CALL.

THE QUEEN OF SUEZ
WILL BE SAILING IN 20 MINUTES.

[ SPEAKING IN FRENCH ]

IT'S IN THE SAFE.

GOOD.

HE REFUSES TO SELL US
THE STONE,

WE KNOW JUST WHERE
TO FIND IT.

HE BETTER SELL IT

BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO GET INTO THE SAFE.

A DIPLOMATIC COURIER
PUT HIS POUCH IN THERE

AND ASKED THAT
AN ARMED GUARD BE ON DUTY.

GIVE HIM A FEW MINUTES
TO GET SETTLED,

AND THEN MAKE YOUR CALL.

OFFER HIM AS MUCH
AS YOU HAVE TO.

YES, THIS WILL
DO VERY NICELY.

THANK YOU, STEWARD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN MY SUITE?

I WAS JUST GOING TO HAVE
A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE.

WON'T YOU JOIN ME?

STEWARD.

STEWARD, THERE SEEMS
TO HAVE BEEN

A MIX-UP IN
THE ACCOMMODATIONS.

WILL YOU TELL
THE YOUNG LADY

THAT SHE'S IN
MY SITTING ROOM?

THIS IS MONSIEUR TOMAR'S
SUITE, MADAME.

WELL, FORGIVE ME.

IT SEEMS THAT
THE MISTAKE IS MINE.

NOT AT ALL.
THE MISTAKE IS THE SHIP'S.

AND I'M GOING TO SEE TO IT
THAT THEY MAKE IT UP TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HOW ARE YOU COMING
WITH THE PONIES?

ALMOST FINISHED.

HOW DO YOU DO?
MY NAME IS WILLIAMS.

I WONDER IF I MIGHT SEE
MR. TOMAR

IN A MATTER
OF GREAT URGENCY?

COME IN.

FORGIVE MY BARGING IN
THIS WAY,

BUT I SIMPLY HAD TO SEE YOU
BEFORE THE SHIP SAILED.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I'M WITH HASTINGS
AND FITZROY.

THE LONDON JEWELER.

SOME WEEKS AGO, OUR FIRM
WAS COMMISSIONED BY A CLIENT

TO SECURE FOR HIM
A PARTICULARLY FINE EMERALD,

WHICH WAS TO HAVE BEEN
PUT ON SALE IN PARIS.

UNFORTUNATELY,
IT WAS PURCHASED

BEFORE WE COULD DO SO.

AND IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING
THAT YOU HAVE IT.

WE SHOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE
THE STONE FROM YOU.

AT A CONSIDERABLE PROFIT,
OF COURSE.

THE STONE
IS NOT FOR SALE.

IT'S PART OF A MATCHED PAIR,
MR. WILLIAMS.

I HAVE NO NOTION
OF THE VALUE

NOW THAT I HAVE
BOTH OF THEM.

SO EVEN IF I WANTED
TO SELL IT,

I WOULDN'T KNOW
WHAT PRICE TO PUT ON IT.

I'M SORRY.

GOOD DAY.

LET'S GO.

HE WON'T SELL.

THE SAFE
IS TOO WELL-GUARDED.

WE MUST SEE TO IT
THAT MR. TOMAR

GETS HIS EMERALD
OUT OF THE SAFE FOR US.

COME ON, 2.

COME ON, 2!

COME ON.

COME ON.

THAT'S IT!

7.

COME ON, 7.

COME ON, 7.

7!

THAT'S A THREE-HORSE PARLAY.

I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH
FOR A WHILE.

I'M A BIG WINNER.

WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

I THINK WE SHOULD CELEBRATE
YOUR GOOD FORTUNE.

I INSIST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
TAKE LUCK FOR GRANTED.

OTHERWISE,
IT WILL DESERT US.

YOU KNOW THAT MAN?

NO.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM
BEFORE.

VICTOR TOMAR.
HE SELLS GUNS.

THIRTY MILES,
THIRTY MILES OF TRACK,

AND I'M SORRY, FELLAS,
BUT YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
YOU CAN'T WIN ANY OF THEM.

HE'S ALSO
AN INVETERATE GAMBLER.

THAT'S UNUSUAL FOR
A HARDHEADED BUSINESSMAN,

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

NO.

HE'S LUCKY.
AND HE KNOWS IT.

I WOULD THINK

THAT YOU ENJOYED GAMBLING
A GREAT DEAL.

I SIMPLY CANNOT
STAY AWAY FROM IT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF I WIN OR LOSE.

IT'S JUST THAT...
WELL, IT GIVES ME

A THRILL AND EXCITEMENT
THAT NOTHING ELSE DOES.

YES, I'VE KNOWN
THAT EXCITEMENT, TOO.

LIKE TO GET HIM
IN A GAME.

TO LOSE?

NO, NO.

I WOULDN'T LOSE.

SEE, I, UH...

I USE SKILL.

NOT LUCK.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU
PLAY HIM?

WELL, IT'S KNOWN

THAT I'M A...
PROFESSIONAL WITH CARDS.

AND THE SHIPPING LINE
HAS MADE IT CLEAR

THAT I CAN'T WIN TOO MUCH
FROM THE PASSENGERS.

YOU KNOW, IT TOOK

EVERY OUNCE OF
SELF-CONTROL THAT I HAVE

TO LEAVE THAT GAME.

WELL, MAYBE YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE.

YOU SEEM TO BE
RUNNING IN LUCK.

SEEMS THAT WAY,
DOESN'T IT?

YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT
A FEELING ABOUT THIS TRIP.

MY LUCK HAS CHANGED.
I'VE BEEN WINNING.

I KNOW I'M GOING
TO KEEP ON WINNING.

I JUST KNOW IT.

TO GOOD LUCK.

EH, I NEVER MET

A PROFESSIONAL
CARD PLAYER BEFORE.

WILL YOU SHOW ME
HOW YOU DO IT?

I, UH,
I MIGHT HAVE AN IDEA

THAT COULD BE PROFITABLE
FOR BOTH OF US.

WELL, NOT HERE.

WILL YOU JOIN ME
IN MY STATE ROOM?

500.

YOU'VE GOT HIM BEAT,
JIM.

I'LL CALL.

UP A THOUSAND.

YOUR THOUSAND...

$2,000 MORE.

TOO RICH.

CALL.

THREE LITTLE OLD KINGS.

BEATS THREE JACKS.

TWO PAIR HERE.

HE'LL DRAW ONE.

NO HELP.

STRAIGHT HERE.

HE'LL STAND.

TWO PAIR HERE.

JACKS...

AND 8's.

HE'LL DRAW ANOTHER JACK
FOR A FULL HOUSE.

I HAVE A KING OF HEARTS,
KING OF CLUBS,

2, 3, 4 OF HEARTS.

BUT...

I'LL NEED A KING HIGH FULL
TO BEAT THIS HAND.

WATCH.

HA! IMPOSSIBLE!

PEOPLE GET VERY EMOTIONAL
ABOUT THE SALE OF ARMS,

ESPECIALLY TO A GOVERNMENT

THAT THEY DON'T HAPPEN
TO APPROVE OF.

BUT I'M SUCCESSFUL
IN MY BUSINESS

PRECISELY BECAUSE
I DID NOT GET EMOTIONAL.

I SELL TO WHOEVER HAS
THE MONEY TO BUY.

YOU MUST BE VERY RICH.

WELL, AS I SAID,
I'M SUCCESSFUL.

HMM.

Petrosian:
YOU SAID EARLIER

YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLAY
THIS MAN, TOMAR.

I SEE NOW
THAT YOU CAN WIN

A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY
FROM HIM.

AS IT HAPPENS,

THERE IS SOMETHING
I WANT FROM TOMAR, TOO.

NOT MONEY.

A JEWEL.

A FINE EMERALD

THAT HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY
FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO BUY IT BACK.

BUT TOMAR WON'T SELL?

PRECISELY.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?

THAT'S ENOUGH ABOUT ME.

I THINK I'M KEEPING YOU

FROM CAPITALIZING
ON YOUR NEWFOUND LUCK.

I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE CELEBRATION.

I JUST MEANT THIS
FOR THE BEGINNING.

WILL YOU HAVE DINNER
WITH ME THIS EVENING?

I'D LIKE THAT VERY MUCH.

8:00?

MEET YOU HERE.

GOOD.

WITH YOUR SKILL,

IF WE WERE BOTH
IN A GAME,

YOU COULD ARRANGE
FOR ME TO WIN.

GO ON. GO ON.
I'M WITH YOU.

WHEN WE HAVE WON
ALL HIS CASH,

YOU WOULD LURE HIM
TO WAGER THE STONE

BY GIVING HIM WHAT APPEARS
TO BE AN UNBEATABLE HAND.

WHICH WE BEAT.

I TAKE THE GEM.

THE CASH IS YOURS.

HMM?

ONE PAIR.

TWO PAIR.

CINNAMON HAS A STRAIGHT
TO THE 10.

TOMAR'S ON HIS WAY
TO THE LOUNGE.

JIM, TAKE HER NOW.
TOMAR'S ON HIS WAY.

AND THE LITTLE OLD DEALER
TAKES ONE CARD.

YOUR BET.

$500.

WELL, LET'S JUST MAKE IT...

$2,000.

OUT.

PASS.

ARE YOU IN, MA'AM?

THIS WILL COVER IT.

HA HA.
NOW, THAT SURELY WILL.

MMM, SURELY WILL.

STRAIGHT. 10 HIGH.

WELL...
SURE IS A PITY...

TO WASTE SUCH A FINE
PIECE OF JEWELRY

ON SUCH A BAD HAND.

NO! NO!
PLEASE, LET ME GO!

I'VE LOST EVERYTHING!

NO! NO! NO!
THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER!

BUT I'VE LOST
EVERYTHING I OWN.

EVERYTHING.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
THAT BRACELET IS WORTH?

A COUPLE OF THOUSAND
DOLLARS.

$20,000.

ARE YOU QUITE SURE
YOU CAN TRUST THIS MAN?

OF COURSE NOT.

THAT IS WHY
YOU WILL SIT BEHIND HIM

AND SIGNAL ME
WHAT HE HAS IN HIS HAND.

I SHOULD KNOW THAT
THE ONLY KIND OF LUCK

FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME IS BAD.

I'LL BUY IT BACK FOR YOU.

I THINK YOU'RE SERIOUS.

OF COURSE I'M SERIOUS.

THE TERRIBLE THING

IS THAT EVEN IF I LET YOU
BUY IT BACK FOR ME,

I'D PROBABLY LOSE IT AGAIN

BEFORE WE EVER GOT
TO TANGIER.

THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT
THAT MAN'S DUMB LUCK

WHICH INFURIATED ME.

I WANT TO WIPE THAT
SMUG SMILE OFF HIS FACE

ALMOST AS MUCH AS I WANT
THAT BRACELET BACK.

SUPPOSE
THAT CAN BE ARRANGED.

HOW?

WELL, AS YOU SAID,
SOME PEOPLE ARE UNLUCKY.

SOME PEOPLE ARE LUCKY.

AT POKER, I'M ALWAYS LUCKY.

IF I LET YOU WIN
THAT BRACELET BACK FOR ME,

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

HOW MANY?

A PAIR.

I PLAY THESE.

FORGET IT!

TWO.

SIGNAL ROLLIN TO DEAL HIM
ANYTHING BUT HEARTS.

DEALER TAKES ONE.

PASS.

$500.

MAY I?

AH, NEW BLOOD.
SURE, SIT DOWN, MY FRIEND.

YOU SIT RIGHT DOWN THERE.

WHAT ARE THE STAKES?

THIS IS NO LIMITS,
STRAIGHT POKER.

YOU JUST PUT YOUR MONEY
DOWN AND PLAY.

NOW'S THE TIME.

PETROSIAN
HAS A WINNING HAND.

I'LL CALL...

AND RAISE $3,000.

I CALL.

I SEE THE FIVE...

AND RAISE FIVE.

THAT'S 1, 2, 3,
$4,000 IN CASH...

AND...

THAT.

HMM?

CALL.

FLUSH TO THE 10.

WELL, THAT BEATS
A STRAIGHT.

BEATS ME.

NO GOOD.
MINE IS QUEEN HIGH.

[ Drunkenly ]
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

I DON'T THANK YOU.
I BID YOU A GOOD NIGHT.

A HUNDRED.

HUNDRED.
UP A THOUSAND.

IT'S ONLY MONEY.

ONE.

TWO.

TWO.

DEALER TAKES ONE.

YOUR BET.

$5,000.

FIVE...

AND THREE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU TWO
ARE SO PROUD OF.

BUT I'M GOING
TO FIND OUT.

CALL THE $8,000.

AND UP YOU $5,000.

[ CROWD MURMURS ]

$20,000.

SEEMS, UH,
I AM SHORT BY $2,000.

I WILL MAKE UP
THE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS.

EXCUSE ME...

NO CHECKS.

WE PLAY FOR CASH.

I ASSURE YOU MY CHECK
IS QUITE AS GOOD AS CASH.

WELL, I'M SURE IT IS.

BUT, UM...
NOT IN THIS GAME.

WOULD YOU GET
THE EMERALD?

WELCOME TO THE CLUB.

EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

LET ME GET THROUGH,
PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

[ CROWD GASPING AND MURMURING ]

GENTLEMEN, THIS STONE
IS WORTH AT LEAST $25,000.

THERE'S ONLY ONE CONDITION
THAT I MUST INSIST ON --

IF I LOSE,

I BE ALLOWED TO REDEEM IT
AS SOON AS WE REACH TANGIER.

ONE OF MY AGENTS WILL BRING
THE NECESSARY CASH ABOARD.

VERY WELL.

WAIT.

I HAVEN'T DROPPED OUT YET.

I CALL.

HOLD IT!

I BELIEVE MY STRAIGHT
FLUSH IS HIGHER.

[ CROWD MURMURS ]

I'LL SEE YOU...

IN TANGIER.

ALL HE HAD
WAS A FULL HOUSE.

I'M SURE.

ONLY THING I'M SURE OF HERE
IS A DEAD MAN.

HI THERE, MY FRIEND.

LET ME BUY YOU
A LITTLE DRINK.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

I'LL TAKE THAT EMERALD.

SORRY, PETROSIAN.

MY COUNTRY WANTS IT
AS MUCH AS YOURS DOES.

MAN OVERBOARD!

MAN OVERBOARD!!

JUST ONE LITTLE BELT,
HUH?

WE WERE HAVING
THIS ARGUMENT,

AND HE CAME AT ME,
AND I STEPPED ASIDE,

AND HE JUST FELL
OVERBOARD.

I CALLED, "MAN OVERBOARD,
MAN OVERBOARD."

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
I COULDN'T STOP HIM.

[ ENGINE NOISES ]

[ GROANING ]

HE'S COMING AROUND.

WHERE AM I?

ON A SARDINE TROLLEY.

PICKED YOU UP ABOUT
30 MILES UP THE COAST.

LOOKED LIKE YOU
WERE TRYING TO SWIM

CLEAR ACROSS
THE MEDITERRANEAN.

I WAS ON
THE S.S. QUEEN OF SUEZ.

I...

[ GROANS ]

I...

I MUST HAVE HAD
TOO MUCH TO DRINK.

AND SO
I'LL HAVE TO ASK YOU

TO MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE
FOR THE BOARD OF INQUIRY

WHEN WE REACH TANGIER,
MR. MILLER?

OF COURSE. I UNDERSTAND.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET
A MESSAGE TO MY ASSOCIATE.

COULD YOU SEND IT IN CODE?

SO THAT, UH,

HE WILL BE SURE
TO HAVE $5,000 FOR YOU

WHEN WE MEET
THE QUEEN OF SUEZ IN TANGIER?

THAT POKER GAME WAS EVEN
UNLUCKIER FOR PETROSIAN

THAN IT WAS FOR US.

SHALL WE HAVE A NIGHTCAP
IN MY SUITE?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I DON'T REALLY NEED
ANY MORE LOSERS.

[ CLICKING ]

THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT.

GOOD.

NO.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

WHO IS IT?

Man:
RADIOGRAM FOR YOU, SIR.

WE BETTER FOOL WILLIAMS

OR WE'LL NEVER GET
OFF THIS SHIP ALIVE.

HE'LL HAVE 20 MEN
WAITING FOR US IN TANGIER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
THEY'LL DO TO WILLIAMS

WHEN THEY FIND OUT HE DIDN'T
RECOVER THE RIGHT EMERALD?

PROBABLY THE SAME THING
HE DID TO PETROSIAN.