Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 8 - The Diplomat - full transcript

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY,

INFORMATION PINPOINTING
THE LOCATIONS OF AMERICA'S

FOUR MISSILE CONTROL CENTERS
WAS STOLEN.

A MAJOR BARRETT

AND SEVERAL OTHER ENEMY AGENTS
INVOLVED WERE ARRESTED,

BUT NOT BEFORE THE INFORMATION
WAS DELIVERED TO THIS MAN --

VALENTIN YETKOFF,

MILITARY ATTACHé
AT THE EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON.



AS USUAL
WITH VITAL INFORMATION,

IT MUST BE VERIFIED
BEFORE IT CAN BE ACTED UPON.

YETKOFF HAS GIVEN THAT
ASSIGNMENT TO ROGER TOLAND,

HIS TOP AGENT
IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES.

JIM, IF THE INFORMATION
IS CONFIRMED, THIS COUNTRY

WILL BE VULNERABLE TO
A PREEMPTIVE MISSILE ATTACK.

YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO PREVENT THIS.

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

SHOULD BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,

THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ SIZZLING ]



COLONEL YETKOFF HAS ALREADY
SENT OFF THE INFORMATION

ON THE LOCATIONS OF THE FOUR
MISSILE CONTROL CENTERS.

THE INFORMATION
IS ACCURATE.

THERE IS NO WAY
TO GET IT BACK.

SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO

IS TO MAKE THEM BELIEVE
THAT THE INFORMATION IS FALSE.

ROLLIN, DID YOU
WORK OUT THE HARNESS?

YES, JIM.
I'M WEARING IT RIGHT NOW.

GOOD, GOOD.
I'D NEVER KNOW IT.

AND NEITHER WILL TOLAND.

HE BETTER NOT BECAUSE

FROM THE MOMENT
HE GETS HIS HANDS

ON THOSE NEGATIVES,
YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.

HOW ABOUT THE CAR?
WILLY?

DISSOLVES IN 30 SECONDS.

IT WILL MAKE THE ENGINE

SOUND LIKE
A THRESHING MACHINE.

AND WE CAN FLUSH IT OUT
IN FIVE MINUTES.

GOOD.
WHEN DOES THE COURIER ARRIVE?

HE ARRIVES ON THE 11:40 PLANE
TUESDAY MORNING, AS USUAL.

MM-HMM.

HOW'S THAT LOOK TO YOU?

LOOKS PERFECT.

IT'S NOT.

ROGER TOLAND
MAKES IT HIS BUSINESS

TO KNOW EVERY VIP
IN WASHINGTON.

SO, IF WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE THIS WORK,

IT HAS TO BE WITH YOU,
MRS. BUCHANAN.

JUST HOW MUCH DANGER
WILL MY WIFE ACTUALLY BE IN?

TOLAND HAS ALREADY KILLED
TWICE THAT WE KNOW OF.

IN EACH CASE,
THE WOMEN APPEARED

TO HAVE TAKEN AN OVERDOSE
OF SLEEPING PILLS.

AND ALWAYS AFTER

THEY GAVE TOLAND
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

AND I'M TO BE
VICTIM NUMBER THREE?

WELL, DR. WALTERS SAYS
THAT THE TIME MARGIN

IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE.

THE PILLS HAVE TO BE REAL?

TOLAND HAS USED
THESE DRUGS BEFORE.

HE KNOWS
WHAT THEY CAN DO.

THERE'S NO WAY
YOU CAN SIMULATE

THE SYMPTOMS
OF BARBITURATE POISONING.

NOT WHEN YOU'RE TRYING
TO FOOL AN EXPERT.

AND HE'S AN EXPERT.

IT'S UP TO YOU, MY DEAR.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

DON'T WORRY,
MRS. BUCHANAN.

WE'LL BE ON TIME.

I'M COUNTING ON THAT.

DES MOINES...DENVER...

ATLANTA...AND...

PORTLAND.

WITHIN FIVE MILES
OF EACH CITY

IS ONE OF AMERICA'S SECOND
STRIKE CONTROL CENTERS.

IF THESE FOUR CITIES,
PLUS OMAHA,

ARE ELIMINATED
IN A SINGLE ATTACK,

AMERICA'S ENTIRE MISSILE
FORCE WOULD BE PARALYZED.

THE COUNTRY
WOULD BE HELPLESS.

GRIGOR,
GET ME A SCOTCH, HUH?

WELL, SO FAR, THE ONLY
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

WAS THAT SEVERAL AGENTS,

INCLUDING THE RESIDENT
DIRECTOR MAJOR BARRETT,

HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.

NO MENTION OF ANY
STOLEN DOCUMENTS.

NO REACTION FROM
YOUR OFFICIAL CONTACTS?

NO, NOT YET.

BUSINESS AS USUAL
AT THE PENTAGON.

NO CLOSED-DOOR MEETINGS.
NO PANIC SESSIONS.

THANKS.

PERHAPS THEY DON'T KNOW

THAT WE HAVE
THE INFORMATION.

THAT WOULD BE PERFECT.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE
NO WAY TO CHECK THAT

WITHOUT TALKING
TO BARRETT.

OBVIOUSLY,
WE CAN'T DO THAT.

IT'S ALL UP TO ME,
ISN'T IT?

YOU HAVE GOT TO FIND
A WAY

TO VERIFY THIS
INFORMATION, TOLAND.

HAVE I EVER FAILED YOU?

NOW, I'VE, UH, I'VE CHECKED
THROUGH CHANNELS,

SO NOW IT'S TIME

FOR ME TO PURSUE
SOME UNOFFICIAL SOURCES.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE,
PLEASE?

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE,
OFFICER?

THERE'S A STOP SIGN
BACK THERE.

TAKE IT OUT
OF THE WALLET, PLEASE.

HERE YOU ARE.

[ Sarcastically ]
THANKS A LOT.

[ MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVS ]

PHONE COMPANY.

PHONE COMPANY.

SUPPOSED TO CHECK
YOUR LINES.

WE DID NOT CALL
FOR A REPAIRMAN.

IF I DON'T CHECK
YOUR LINES,

YOU WON'T BE CALLING
ANYONE.

SEEMS THERE'S A SHORT
DROWNING OUT YOUR CIRCUITS.

ALL RIGHT. FOLLOW ME.

MAY I INTRODUCE

MR. BUCHANAN
AND MR. RICHARDSON?

GENTLEMEN, COULD I
TROUBLE YOU FOR ONE,

MAYBE TWO
FOR THE HOSTESSES?

LITTLE CLOSER TOGETHER,
PLEASE?

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

EVERETT...

HI, HENRY.

SCOTCH AND SODA, PLEASE.

YES, IT WAS CHARMING.

WE'RE THINKING
OF GOING THERE AGAIN.

WOULD YOU FOLKS EXCUSE ME
A MOMENT, PLEASE?

EVERETT...

I'M SORRY, MY DEAR,
BUT I MUST LEAVE.

PLEASE, AREN'T WE EVER GOING TO
LEAVE ANY PARTY TOGETHER?

SOMETHING'S JUST COME UP.

I HAVE TO GO TO THE
WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY.

WHEN WILL YOU BE HOME?

OH, I'M NOT CERTAIN.

WE MAY HAVE TO GO
OUT OF TOWN RIGHT AWAY.

WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR
STOPS TO MAKE.

GOODBYE, MY DEAR.

MR. TOLAND, MIND IF I TAKE
A COUPLE OF PICTURES?

SURE. GO AHEAD.

AH, SOMETHING'S MISSING.

I CAN'T TAKE A PICTURE

OF WASHINGTON'S
MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR --

MRS. BUCHANAN...HOW ARE YOU?
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

WOULD YOU TAKE A PICTURE
WITH MR. TOLAND OVER THERE?

I told you in Paris
to stay away from me.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

I'M SORRY. NO OFFENSE.

I THOUGHT YOU LIKED
HAVING YOUR PICTURE TAKEN.

MR. TOLAND, I GUESS
WE'LL HAVE TO GO IT ALONE.

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S A PRETTY ONE

WHOSE HUSBAND
IS ABOUT TO LEAVE TOWN.

WHEREVER THE PRESIDENT
GOES, HE GOES.

MMM?

UH, EXCUSE ME, MAY I
SPEAK TO YOU A MINUTE?

WHY, CERTAINLY.

MR. TOLAND, I DIDN'T
WANT TO GIVE YOU

THE WRONG IMPRESSION.

WHAT HAPPENED
A FEW MOMENTS AGO

HAD NOTHING AT ALL
TO DO WITH YOU.

I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT,
BUT, UH, FACTS ARE FACTS.

A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
HEARS MY NAME

AND RUNS OFF RATHER THAN
BE PHOTOGRAPHED WITH ME.

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT
COULD RUIN MY REPUTATION.

I'VE HEARD ABOUT
YOUR REPUTATION.

I DON'T THINK IT COULD
BE RUINED THAT EASILY.

YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO
REBUILD MY SHATTERED EGO.

NO, IT WAS THAT MAN,
THAT PHOTOGRAPHER.

HE IS EASILY
THE MOST DESPICABLE.

OH, I SEE.

UH, WAITER.

HERE.

FINISHED?

ALMOST.

STILL A COUPLE OF LINES
I HAVE TO CHECK.

WHAT'S IN HERE?

AH!

CAN'T GO IN THERE.

IT IS THE OFFICE
OF COLONEL YETKOFF,

MILITARY ATTACHé.

WELL, MAYBE THERE'S
ANOTHER WAY

I CAN DO THIS
WITHOUT BOTHERING HIM.

HA HA.

OH, YES. PARIS.

PARIS IS ONE
OF MY FAVORITE CITIES.

I THOUGHT I'D LOVE IT,

BUT MY HUSBAND
IS SUCH A BUSY MAN.

I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME
ALONE, EITHER SHOPPING

OR...SITTING
IN SOME HOTEL SUITE

WAITING FOR HIM.

WELL, THAT'S A SHAME.

TO LEAVE A BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN ALONE IN PARIS

IS A SIN AGAINST NATURE.

PERHAPS MATTERS WILL BE
MORE TO YOUR LIKING

HERE IN WASHINGTON.

WELL, I HOPE SO.

UH, CAN YOU GIVE ME
A HAND HERE?

I'M ALMOST FINISHED.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

YOU SEE THIS WIRE?
GOES TO THIS SWITCH.

I'M GOING TO FOLLOW
THE LINE AROUND THAT WAY,

AND IF YOU'LL JUST
CLICK THE SWITCH,

LIKE THAT.

THAT'S RIGHT.
JUST KEEP CLICKING.

[ MAN TALKING ]

WE ARE, IN ADDITION,
CHECKING ALL OUR SOURCES,

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE,

IN AN EFFORT TO ISOLATE
AND VERIFY.

[ GUN COCKS ]

PENDING CONFIRMATION...

WHO ARE YOU?

ARE YOU
THE MILITARY ATTACHé?

NOT ANOTHER STEP.

I AM THE MILITARY ATTACHé.

MY BUSINESS IS WITH YOU
AND YOU ALONE.

GRIGOR REMAINS.
CLOSE THE DOOR.

I WAS A PART OF
MAJOR BARRETT'S NETWORK

UNTIL THIS WEEK.

MY ORDERS IN CASE MY RESIDENT
DIRECTOR WERE ARRESTED

WERE TO REPORT DIRECTLY
AND ONLY TO YOU.

IF YOU ARE
ONE OF OUR AGENTS,

YOU WERE GIVEN
ADDITIONAL ORDERS.

YES.

WILL YOU PLEASE TRANSMIT

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE
TO THE CENTER?

"ALBERT...

"HAS LOST...CONTACT...

"WITH DAVID...AND WISHES

"TO REESTABLISH
COMMUNICATION

WITH...THE...DIRECTOR."

YOUR RIGHT THUMBPRINT.

WHY THIS ELABORATE DISGUISE
OF YOURS?

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO

THAT THIS EMBASSY
IS UNDER CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE.

BESIDES, IT'S A GOOD COVER.

WE WILL REQUEST
THE CENTER

TO VALIDATE
YOUR CREDENTIALS.

A COURIER WILL BRING
YOUR RECORDS TOMORROW.

IF EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER,
YOU WILL BE CONTACTED.

WHERE?

JACKSON PARK.
ON THE TERRACE AT 5:30.

I GET OFF WORK
AT 5:00 ANYWAY.

I REALLY DO WORK

FOR THE PHONE COMPANY,
YOU KNOW?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ ENGINE RUNNING LOUDLY ]

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

HELP YOU, SIR?

WHERE'S THE REGULAR MAN --
FREDERICKS?

OH, HE'S ON VACATION.

YOU THE RUSH JOB
FROM THE EMBASSY?

WILL YOU START
YOUR ENGINE, PLEASE?

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ ENGINE RUNS NOISILY ]

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

YOU HAVE TROUBLES,
ALL RIGHT.

THE PROBLEM'S
IN YOUR VALVE-LIFTERS.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
TO FIX IT?

SEVEN, EIGHT HOURS.
I HAVE A JOB AHEAD OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
FIX IT.

BUT IT MUST BE READY EARLY
IN THE MORNING, YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT WILL BE.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

[ SLOW DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

DON'T WORRY.
IT COULDN'T BE EVERETT.

HE WOULDN'T RING.

I'LL JUST GET RID
OF WHOEVER IT IS.

JUST WAIT HERE.

YES.

[ SIGHS ]

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

GOOD EVENING,
MRS. BUCHANAN.

YOU CERTAINLY DON'T
WASTE ANY TIME, DO YOU?

NOT WHEN IT COMES
TO BUSINESS.

LOOK...

I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY
HERE IN THE APARTMENT.

SURE, I UNDERSTAND.

YOU'RE JUST
GETTING SETTLED.

$300 WILL DO FINE.

ON SECOND THOUGHT,
BETTER MAKE IT $500.

MY HUSBAND
WOULD BE SUSPICIOUS.

ALL RIGHT.
$300 THIS WEEK.

AND EVERY WEEK
FROM NOW ON.

THAT'S $50 MORE
THAN IN PARIS.

MY LIVING COSTS
HAVE GONE UP.

THANK YOU,
MRS. BUCHANAN.

[ CRYING ]

POOR ROGER.

HOW AWFUL FOR YOU

TO BE EXPOSED
TO SUCH A SORDID MESS.

NO.

I'VE SEEN BLACKMAIL BEFORE.

IT IS DISGUSTING...

AND DIFFICULT
TO DEAL WITH.

THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS
HE HAS --

THEY MUST BE
VERY VALUABLE.

ONLY TO ME.

THERE WAS A MAN IN PARIS.

WE TRIED TO BE DISCREET
IN OUT-OF-THE-WAY PLACES,

BUT SOMEHOW HE FOUND OUT
AND FOLLOWED US.

TOOK PICTURES OF US
TOGETHER.

FUNNY THING IS
MY LITTLE AFFAIR

DIDN'T MEAN A THING
TO ME.

BUT HOW COULD I EVER EXPLAIN
THOSE PICTURES TO EVERETT?

HAVE YOU TRIED TO BUY
THE NEGATIVES FROM MILLER?

WELL, I'M SURE
THAT HE'D SELL THEM.

BUT I CAN'T GET
ENOUGH CASH TOGETHER

WITHOUT EVERETT KNOWING.

OH, IT'S HOPELESS.

NO. NO.

NOTHING IS HOPELESS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT
TOMORROW.

THANK YOU, ROGER.

FOR EVERYTHING.

WHAT ARE THOSE?

IT'S A LITTLE SOMETHING
TO CALM ME DOWN...

PUT ME TO SLEEP.

THEY CAN BE DANGEROUS,
YOU KNOW?

THANK YOU FOR BEING
SO CONCERNED,

BUT I'M VERY CAREFUL.

WILL I SEE YOU
TOMORROW?

YES.

SLEEP WELL, DARLING.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DON'T YOU?

I'M TALKING
ABOUT BLACKMAIL.

LOOK, YOU'VE GOT NO RIGHT
TO COME IN HERE LIKE THIS --

MILLER, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN --
YOU'RE A CHEAP BLACKMAILER.

THIS IS WHERE YOU KEEP
YOUR NEGATIVES?

I'VE GOT SOME IN THERE.

MRS. BUCHANAN AND FRIEND?

I MIGHT HAVE THOSE.

HOW MANY PICTURES
ARE THERE?

TWO.

TOMORROW MORNING
YOU'LL GIVE ME

ALL OF THOSE NEGATIVES
AND ALL THE PRINTS.

I'LL GIVE YOU $10,000.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN $10,000?
IT'S WORTH TWICE THAT!

MILLER...

TEN OR NOTHING.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. TEN.

BUT CASH.

7...8...9...

$10,000.

YOU'RE FORGETTING
THE RECEIPT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU'RE CERTAIN
THAT THESE NEGATIVES

WILL GET HER
TO OPEN THE SAFE?

ABSOLUTELY.

AND MY GUESS IS

THAT RED PHONE BOOK
IN HER SAFE

HAS THE NUMBERS

OF ALL THE MISSILE
CONTROL CENTERS,

AND IS RIGHT THERE,
WAITING TO BE TAKEN.

I CAN HAVE SOMEONE ELSE
OPEN THE SAFE.

AND HAVE IT EXPLODE
IN YOUR FACE?

WHEN THEY WIRE
A RED PHONE,

THEY ALSO INSTALL
A DESTRUCT MECHANISM.

THAT IS WHY

WE WILL LET MRS. BUCHANAN
OPEN THE SAFE.

GOOD TRIP?

EH, THE USUAL.

[ CAR DOORS CLOSE ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ GAS HISSING ]

6...7...8...9...

$10,000.

FIRST THE NEGATIVES.

AND THE PICTURES.

YEAH.

SURE.

WHERE ARE
THE OTHER NEGATIVES?

WHAT OTHER NEGATIVES?

LISTEN...

YOU ARE NOT DEALING WITH
AN EMPTY-HEADED WOMAN.

THOSE NEGATIVES
ARE 4 X 5.

YOUR CAMERA USES
35-MILLIMETER FILM.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

I USED ANOTHER CAMERA
TO TAKE THOSE SHOTS.

NO...NO, PLEASE.

I WANT THOSE NEGATIVES.

NO...NO.
OKAY, I-I'LL SHOW YOU.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MOVE.

MOVE!

[ CLATTERS ]

OHH!

LET'S GET OUT
OF THIS THING.

[ CHUCKLES ]

PHOTO, FINGERPRINT,

CODE MESSAGE.

ALL IN ORDER.

WATERMARK.

GRIGOR...

THIS IS NOT
OUR WATERMARK.

THERE ARE SCRATCHES
ON THE LOCK.

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE.

THERE IS NO
OTHER ANSWER.

THE SEAT BESIDE YOU
ON THE PLANE

WAS EMPTY AS USUAL,
AND YOU DID NOT SLEEP.

EXCEPT IN THE CAR.

BUT ONLY FOR A FEW
MINUTES, COLONEL.

THE BACK SEAT.

OPEN THAT.

[ THUMPS ]

YOU FELT NOTHING?

YOU SAW NOTHING?

IT MUST HAVE BEEN DONE
LAST NIGHT,

IN THE GARAGE,

WHEN THE CAR
WAS BEING REPAIRED.

MM. THEY PROBABLY CAUSED
THE CAR TO NEED REPAIR.

SO, OUR FRIEND FROM
THE TELEPHONE COMPANY

IS AN AMERICAN AGENT.

WHEN ARE YOU SCHEDULED
TO MEET HIM?

THIRTY MINUTES.

I WILL GO WITH YOU,
GRIGOR.

I WANT TO TALK TO HIM
BEFORE YOU KILL HIM.

WE HAVE RECEIVED WORD
FROM THE CENTER ABOUT YOU.

FINE. THEN WE CAN GET
DOWN TO BUSINESS.

BEFORE HE WAS ARRESTED,

MAJOR BARRETT
GAVE ME AN ASSIGNMENT.

OH?

WHAT WAS THE NATURE
OF THAT ASSIGNMENT?

THROUGH PHONE COMPANY
RECORDS,

I WAS TO DETERMINE
THE LOCATION

OF FOUR GENERALS
OF THE AIR FORCE.

THESE GENERALS --
WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES?

LANG, STONER,
DIEBERT, KELLY.

THEIR LOCATIONS --
DO YOU HAVE THEM?

NO, NOT YET.

BUT I'M GOING BACK
TO THE PHONE COMPANY NOW.

I'LL HAVE THEM
THIS AFTERNOON.

GOOD WORK.

REPORT TO THE EMBASSY
WHEN YOU HAVE THEM.

WHAT ABOUT, UH,
PAYMENT?

BARRETT ONLY GAVE ME
AN ADVANCE.

WE WILL PAY YOU
WHAT WE OWE YOU

WHEN YOU REPORT
TO THE EMBASSY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

LETTING HIM GO?

I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW

WHERE THE AMERICANS
WOULD LIKE US TO THINK

THE MISSILE CONTROL
CENTERS ARE.

HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?

WELL, THAT'S ONE WAY.

FINISHED. FREE AT LAST.
THAT AWFUL MAN.

BUT WHY DID HE GIVE
THE PICTURES TO YOU, ROGER?

WELL, UH...

YOU GAVE HIM MONEY,
DIDN'T YOU, ROGER?

YES.

$10,000.

OH, ROGER.

I'LL REPAY YOU SOMEHOW.

IT MAY TAKE TIME.

I'M SO GRATEFUL.

THERE IS A PROBLEM.

YOU SEE, I'M NOT
A WEALTHY MAN, SO I...

WELL, I HAD TO BORROW
THE MONEY FROM A FRIEND.

OF COURSE, I DIDN'T
TELL HIM WHAT IT WAS FOR,

BUT THIS FRIEND, HE...

HE WANTS COLLATERAL
ON A LOAN.

COLLATERAL?

YES. ANYTHING AT ALL.
A PIECE OF JEWELRY WOULD DO.

YOU'D GET IT BACK,
OF COURSE.

OH, ROGER,
DON'T BE EMBARRASSED

AFTER ALL YOU'VE DONE
FOR ME.

THANK YOU, MY DEAR.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

DON'T WORRY.

THE ONLY THING
I'M GOING TO DO

IS PHOTOGRAPH THE PAGES.

NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW.

SOMAZINE?

FIFTEEN MILLIGRAMS?

SHOULD BE
RELATIVELY PAINLESS.

NO! NO!

OHH!

[ DOOR LOCKS ]

DRINK IT.

[ GAGGING ]

[ COUGHING ]

THAT'S IT.

SHE TOOK THE PILLS.

HOW LONG DO WE HAVE,
DOCTOR?

15, 20 MINUTES.
NO MORE.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS
TO DIE.

MOST OF THEM
MUCH MORE UNPLEASANT

THAN SIMPLY
GOING TO SLEEP.

[ SHUTTER CLICKING ]

GETTING SLEEPY?

PLEASE, DON'T LET ME DIE.

[ DISTORTED CLICKING ]

[ DISTORTED LAUGHER ]

[ HEAVY FOOTSTEPS ]

[ THUDS ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

DOCTOR?

SHE'LL MAKE IT.

COMMAND CENTER ONE,
DENVER.

TWO, ATLANTA.

THREE, PORTLAND.

COMMAND CENTER FOUR,
DES MOINES.

THIS CHECKS EXACTLY WITH
BARRETT'S INFORMATION.

WELL, OF COURSE.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

THE MAN FROM THE TELEPHONE
COMPANY IS HERE.

AH.

WILL YOU EXCUSE US,
PLEASE?

THIS WILL TAKE
ONLY A MOMENT.

SURE.

WHAT DID YOU BRING ME?

THE JACKPOT.

ONLY THE JACKPOT.

EACH OF
THE COMMANDING GENERALS

OF THE FOUR
MISSILE CONTROL CENTERS

HAS CLOSE RELATIVES

LIVING IN OTHER PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY.

THERE'S A DAUGHTER
AT BENNINGTON

WHO MAKES COLLECT CALLS
TO DADDY.

THERE'S A WIFE
HERE IN WASHINGTON,

ANOTHER WIFE IN NEW YORK,

AND A BROTHER
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

I TRACED THEM ALL THROUGH
PHONE COMPANY RECORDS.

WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN?
THESE NUMBERS?

THOSE ARE
AREA CODE NUMBERS.

THE CITIES ARE LISTED
DOWN BELOW.

BUT --

NEVER MIND, GRIGOR.

VERY GOOD WORK.

THAT WILL BE ALL
FOR NOW.

THANK YOU, COLONEL.

OH, UH, WHAT ABOUT
MY NEXT ASSIGNMENT?

YOU'LL BE CONTACTED
WHEN YOU'RE NEEDED.

THE USUAL WAY.

WELL, NOW IF YOU
ARE THROUGH WITH ME,

I DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP
LAST NIGHT.

JUST A MINUTE.

THIS MAY INTEREST YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

FURTHER VERIFICATION
FROM ANOTHER AGENT.

[ LAUGHS ]

I SEE.

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
I'M STILL NOT TRUSTED.

WE HAVE MANY
TRUSTED SOURCES.

IN A MATTER
OF SUCH IMPORTANCE,

WE USE THEM ALL.

THIS AGENT'S VERIFICATION

IS IN THE FORM
OF TELEPHONE AREA CODES.

303, 404, 503, 515.

WHICH ARE?

DENVER, ATLANTA,
PORTLAND, DES MOINES.

COMPLETE VERIFICATION.

WE CAN BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
THAT THESE ARE NOT

THE LOCATIONS OF THE
MISSILE CONTROL CENTERS.

NOT THE LOCATIONS?!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!

THE MAN WHO GAVE ME THIS PAPER
IS NOT ONE OF OUR OWN MEN.

HE IS AN AMERICAN AGENT.

WHY WOULD THE AMERICANS
VERIFY IT?!

IT APPEARS
THE AMERICANS THINK

THEY HAVE PUT ONE OVER
ON US.

THEY SOMEHOW PLANTED
THIS INFORMATION

FOR MAJOR BARRETT

AND THEN MADE CERTAIN

THAT THEIR OWN AGENTS
VERIFIED IT FOR US.

BUT I, TOO, VERIFY IT!

THEN YOU, TOO,
ARE AN AMERICAN AGENT.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.

NOW, YOU KNOW IT!
I'M LOYAL! I --

TOLAND...

YOU ARE LOYAL TO
WHOEVER PAYS YOU THE MOST.

OBVIOUSLY,
IT IS THE AMERICANS.

NOW, WAIT --

[ GUNSHOT ]

TAKE THIS GARBAGE DOWN
TO THE INCINERATOR

AND BURN IT.

HOW'S MRS. BUCHANAN?

SHE'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

TOLAND
HASN'T COME OUT YET.

HE MAY BE A WHILE.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]