Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 1, Episode 19 - The Diamond - full transcript
Briggs and company pretend to have found a means of synthesizing diamonds in order to con a dictator out of a priceless uncut diamond that will finance his government and secure his power.
CAN I HELP YOU?
YES, I'M LOOKING FOR
AN AUTHENTIC
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT.
I HAVE SEVERAL.
I WANT JUST
THE INITIALS F.D.R.
IN HIS OWN HAND.
THEY ARE HARD TO GET.
I ONLY HAVE ONE.
IT'S ON THE FLYLEAF
OF A BOOK.
WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE?
IF IT'S IN INK.
IT IS.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO
IN THE BACK.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS HENRICH DERVAD.
HE SEIZED POWER IN LOMBUANDA,
A SMALL COUNTRY
ON THE GULF OF GUINEA,
AND HAS GIVEN HIMSELF
THE TITLE OF PRIME MINISTER.
HE IS, IN FACT, A DICTATOR
WHO RULES WITH AN IRON HAND,
KEEPING TWO MILLION NATIVES
HALF-STARVED
WITH NO SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS,
OR ANY VOICE IN GOVERNMENT.
RECENTLY, NATIVE TRIBESMAN
IN THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE COUNTRY
DISCOVERED A NATURAL DIAMOND
THAT IS RUMORED TO BE
THE LARGEST EVER FOUND --
NEARLY 27,000 CARATS --
WORTH ABOUT $30 MILLION.
DERVAD HAS CONFISCATED
THE STONE
AND INTENDS TO SELL IT,
USING THE PROCEEDS TO TAKE OVER
OTHER INDEPENDENT TRIBAL AREAS.
YOUR MISSION, DAN,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP DERVAD
AND RETURN THE DIAMOND
TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS.
AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU OR ANY
OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
PLEASE DISPOSE OF THIS TAPE
BY THE USUAL MEANS.
GOOD LUCK, DAN.
IT IS FANTASTIC.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STONE
TO COMPARE WITH IT.
HMM.
EVEN THE PICTURE
IS EXCITING.
IS THAT AN ENLARGEMENT, DAN?
NO. ACTUAL SIZE.
THAT'S WHAT I CALL
A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND.
HOW MUCH WILL IT WEIGH,
MR. VAN MEER?
IT IS ABOUT 27,000 CARATS.
I WOULD SAY
SEVEN OR EIGHT POUNDS.
Dan: DID YOU BRING
THE JEWELS?
OH, YES, RIGHT HERE.
Dan: CINNAMON,
TAKE A LOOK.
THEY'RE LOVELY.
TRY THEM ON.
GET COMFORTABLE IN THEM.
WITH PLEASURE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THE MACHINE?
IT ARRIVED IN LONDON
THIS MORNING.
DAN, WHAT ABOUT McCLOUD?
WE'RE MEETING HIM
IN LONDON.
WHEN IS DERVAD SUPPOSED
TO MAKE HIS APPEARANCE?
DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
HE JUST ARRIVED.
Dervad: GENTLEMEN...
I'M CERTAIN
YOU'RE ALL AWARE
OF THE RECENT FIND
IN MY COUNTRY.
SO THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE
TO JUDGE THE QUALITY
OF THE DIAMOND,
I HAVE HAD MR. HANKS
CUT AND POLISH
A SMALL GEM FROM
THE MOTHER STONE.
THANK YOU.
THIS STONE IS PERFECT --
BLUE-WHITE, FLAWLESS.
WOULD YOU CARE
TO EXAMINE IT?
VERY MUCH.
MAGNIFICENT.
MAY I?
Rollin: I'VE NEVER SEEN
A MORE PERFECT DIAMOND.
Van Meer: IS THERE
A DIAMOND SCOPE AVAILABLE?
YES, OVER HERE, SIR.
EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU.
CLASTIC BLUE-WHITE.
THANK YOU.
HANKS.
GENTLEMEN...
YOU HAVE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY
TO APPRAISE
THE QUALITY OF OUR FIND.
AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED,
THE MOTHER STONE IS TO BE
OFFERED FOR SALE.
CABLE BIDS
WILL BE ACCEPTED
BY GOVERNMENT HOUSE
IN LOMBUANDA.
THE HIGHEST BID WILL BE
ANNOUNCED IN 72 HOURS.
I THANK YOU.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
I MUST HAVE A MOMENT
TO TALK TO YOU.
MADAME, FORGIVE ME.
I HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT.
A MOMENT WORTH
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS?
I REPRESENT A SMALL
PRIVATE SYNDICATE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
WE MEET WITH YOU
BEFORE THE SEALED BIDS
ARE OPENED.
I'M LEAVING LONDON
IN THE MORNING.
MY ASSOCIATE WILL BE
AT YOUR HOTEL IN HALF AN HOUR.
YOU SEEM TO BE
QUITE SURE OF YOURSELF.
NOT AT ALL.
WE HAD NOTHING TO LOSE
BY BEING PREPARED.
MAY I RIDE WITH YOU?
VERY WELL.
YES, I AM ABLE
TO MATCH IT.
WHAT ABOUT THE COLOR?
THAT WILL BE A LITTLE
MORE DIFFICULT
THAN CUTTING
A PASTE IMITATION,
BUT I COULD
ADD A LITTLE COLOR
THAT WOULD LAST
FOR MAYBE A DAY OR TWO.
GET STARTED.
YOU'D BETTER GET OVER
TO DERVAD'S HOTEL.
RIGHT.
I REALLY DON'T
QUITE UNDERSTAND
THIS HUSH-HUSH ATTITUDE
OF YOURS, MISS CARTER.
WE ARE SELLING DIAMONDS,
NOT ATOMIC SECRETS.
MY ASSOCIATE PREFERS
TO PRESENT
HIS PROPOSITION TO
YOU PERSONALLY.
Man: HAND ME
YOUR GUN...SLOWLY.
I'LL TAKE THAT, TOO,
AND THOSE.
MOVE!
THANKS, LADY.
I'LL DRIVE YOU TO
THE NEAREST POLICE STATION.
NO, NO, NO. DON'T.
BUT YOUR JEWELS.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
WE GET TO THE HOTEL.
WE MUST NOT
MISS THAT MEETING.
[ MEOWS ]
AH, JOSEPHINE!
BONJOUR, JOSEPHINE.
[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAT.
YES, SHE IS.
COME HERE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YES, COME IN.
EXCELLENCY, MISS CARTER'S
ASSOCIATE IS HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
SHOW HIM IN.
YES, SIR.
SIR.
[ MEOW ]
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
MR. HAND.
OH, HELLO.
EXCUSE ME
FOR NOT GETTING UP,
BUT JOSEPHINE CANNOT
BE DISTURBED.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
DON'T WORRY, JOSEPHINE.
NOW TELL ME ABOUT THIS
MYSTERIOUS
PROPOSITION OF YOURS
THAT SEEMS TO BE SO URGENT.
IN 72 HOURS,
YOU WILL OPEN THE BIDS
AND ANNOUNCE WHICH
IS THE HIGHEST.
THAT'S CORRECT.
OURS MUST BE
THE WINNING BID.
YOU SURPRISE ME,
MR. HAND.
YOU'RE AT LIBERTY TO BID
ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
WE DON'T INTEND TO BID,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
I'M AFRAID I DON'T QUITE
FOLLOW YOU.
WE'RE PREPARED TO GUARANTEE
HERE AND NOW
THAT WE WILL TOP YOUR
HIGHEST BID BY $500,000.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS?
YOU'LL RECALL THAT'S THE SUM
THAT I MENTIONED.
SO YOU DID.
SO YOU DID.
THAT'S A GREAT DEAL
OF MONEY.
OH, YES, THERE --
THERE IS ONE
OTHER STIPULATION.
AH.
I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE.
WHEN YOU ANNOUNCE THAT
OUR SYNDICATE
HAS SUBMITTED
THE HIGHEST BID
AND WON THE DIAMOND,
YOU WILL ALSO MAKE
ONE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.
YES?
THAT SUBSEQUENT DIGGING
IN THE AREA
WHERE THIS PRESENT
DIAMOND WAS FOUND
HAS REVEALED
ANOTHER DIAMOND DEPOSIT
OF AS YET
UNDETERMINED SIZE
AND THAT OUR SYNDICATE
HAS ALREADY CONTRACTED
TO BUY ALL DIAMONDS THAT
THIS NEW FIND MAY PRODUCE.
YOU KNOW THERE IS NO SECOND
FIND, NOR IS ONE LIKELY.
LOMBUANDA IS NOT
A DIAMOND-PRODUCING COUNTRY.
WE KNOW THAT.
INTERESTING PROPOSITION.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME
FOR COFFEE
TOMORROW MORNING?
LET'S SAY, UH, 10:00?
WE'LL BE HERE.
MAY I?
DID YOU HEAR?
YES.
WHAT DO YOU
MAKE OF THEM?
I'M NOT SURE,
BUT THE GIRL DID LOSE
A FORTUNE IN GEMS
WHEN YOU WERE HELD UP,
AND YET SHE DID NOT
GO TO THE POLICE.
ONE EXPLANATION IS THAT
THEY ARE JEWEL THIEVES
LOOKING FOR A WAY
TO MARKET STOLEN DIAMONDS.
THAT WOULD ACCOUNT
FOR THE GIRL'S ACTIONS.
YES, OF COURSE.
SHE CAN'T
GO TO THE POLICE
IF HER JEWELS ARE STOLEN.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
LOOKS GOOD.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHAT ABOUT WILLY?
HE WENT DIRECTLY
TO THE HOTEL.
THAT'S WHERE
THE TOOLS ARE.
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
TAKE A LOOK.
PERFECT.
ROOM SERVICE, SIR.
COME IN.
SOUNDS QUIET.
HENRICH IS IN BED.
HIS WATCHDOG IS STILL
READING THE NEWSPAPER.
[ HISSING ]
THE GUARD DROPPED
HIS NEWSPAPER.
HE'S ASLEEP NOW.
GOOD. THAT'S ENOUGH GAS.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S A CAT.
[ MEOW ]
WHY HASN'T THE ANESTHETIC
PUT HIM OUT BY NOW?
BECAUSE IT RISES,
AND HE'S TOO LOW.
HAND ME THAT NOZZLE.
[ SCREECH ]
[ HISSING ]
THAT'S ENOUGH.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU CAN'T TELL THIS ONE
FROM THE FAKE.
NO, NOT IF YOU DON'T
LOOK TOO CLOSELY.
Dervad: WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME MORE COFFEE?
PLEASE.
I'LL ADMIT YOUR PROPOSITION
INTRIGUES ME, MR. HAND.
THEN WE HAVE A DEAL,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
WE MIGHT...
IF YOU STOP
PLAYING GAMES
AND TELL ME WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL.
WE'RE MERELY OFFERING YOU
$500,000 MORE THAN
THE HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR THE MOTHER STONE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK?
I THINK THAT YOU'RE
MORE INTERESTED
IN BUYING
A SOURCE OF DIAMONDS
THAN THE ACTUAL
DIAMOND ITSELF.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YES?
IT'S AN INSPECTOR FROM
SCOTLAND YARD FOR MISS CARTER.
OH, YES, I ASKED HIM
TO REACH ME HERE
IF THERE WAS ANY NEWS
OF MY JEWELS.
THEN YOU DID REPORT
THE ROBBERY.
WELL, OF COURSE I DID,
AFTER OUR MEETING.
SHOW THE INSPECTOR IN,
PLEASE.
SIR.
GOOD MORNING, MISS CARTER.
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
GENTLEMEN.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU.
WE'VE RECOVERED SOME JEWELS
THAT SEEM TO ANSWER
YOUR DESCRIPTION.
YES, THEY'RE ALL HERE.
YOU'RE LUCKY THIS TIME.
IF I WERE YOU, I'D BE
MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE.
DID YOU CATCH THE THIEVES?
NO, BUT WE WILL.
THEY'RE SUCH AMATEURS,
THEY TRIED
TO PAWN THE JEWELRY.
THE PAWNBROKER GOT
A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THEM.
I'LL HAVE TO INSIST YOU STAY
IN LONDON UNTIL WE PICK THEM UP
SO YOU CAN IDENTIFY THEM.
OH, YES, OF COURSE,
INSPECTOR.
NOW IF YOU'LL
JUST SIGN THIS RECEIPT,
I'LL BE ON MY WAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
INSPECTOR.
I SUGGEST YOU PUT THOSE
IN THE HOTEL SAFE RIGHT AWAY.
I SHALL,
AND THANK YOU AGAIN,
INSPECTOR.
NOT AT ALL. GOOD DAY.
EXCUSE ME. MAY I?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
THESE STONES SEEM
TO BE IDENTICAL.
THEY'RE JUST WELL MATCHED.
HANKS.
HANKS, WOULD YOU LOOK
AT THESE TWO STONES, PLEASE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS?
THAT'S WHAT I INTEND
TO FIND OUT.
WELL?
THEY'RE IDENTICAL.
THEY CAN'T BE, BUT THEY ARE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR.
PLEASE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, HANKS?
[ WHISPERS ]
I'LL ADMIT YOU HAD ME FOOLED.
MISS CARTER'S RELUCTANCE
TO GO TO THE POLICE
CONVINCED ME THAT
YOU WERE THIEVES.
YOU WANTED THE LOMBUANDA STONE
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A SOURCE
THROUGH WHICH YOU COULD
LEGITIMIZE THE SALE
OF STOLEN DIAMONDS.
THUS, APPARENTLY, IT WAS
A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.
WASN'T IT, GENTLEMEN?
TWO IDENTICAL STONES?
STAINS ON YOUR HANDS,
CARBON STAINS --
CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING.
HAVE YOU TRULY FOUND A METHOD
FOR SYNTHESIZING DIAMONDS,
FLAWLESS STONES?
ASSUMING FOR THE MOMENT WE HAVE,
ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN OUR PROPOSITION?
I CANNOT ANSWER THAT
UNTIL I SEE IT DONE.
NO. MY PROCESS
MUST BE KEPT A SECRET.
THEN WE HAVE NOTHING
FURTHER TO DISCUSS.
JUST A MOMENT.
VERY WELL, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR WISH.
YOU WILL SEE IT.
IT IS MY PROCESS,
I DEVELOPED IT,
AND YOU PROMISED ME IT
WOULD BE KEPT A SECRET.
MR. BRIGGS,
IT WILL BE OUR SECRET.
A SECRET THAT
WILL MAKE LOMBUANDA
ONE OF THE RICHEST
NATIONS ON EARTH.
WHAT'S THE INTERNAL HEAT?
3,800 DEGREES.
LET'S COOL IT OFF
AND HAVE A LOOK.
MAGNIFICENT.
THEY'RE ALL PERFECT,
EXCELLENCY.
WELL, CONVINCED?
THERE'S ONE MORE THING.
WHAT?
THE DIAMOND.
THIS IS THE ONE STONE
IN THE WORLD
I KNOW HAS NO DUPLICATE.
MAKE ANOTHER ONE.
IT'LL INVOLVE MAKING
A MOLD FIRST.
THEN MAKE A MOLD.
WELL, I --
CAN'T YOU DO IT?
OF COURSE HE CAN DO IT.
PUT IT
IN THE MOLDING COMPOUND.
PLACE IT RIGHT
IN THE CENTER.
REMOVE YOUR STONE.
WHAT IS HE DOING WITH IT?
THIS PROCESS TOOK 10 YEARS
TO DEVELOP.
IT'S MINE,
AND IT'LL REMAIN MINE.
A PERFECT DUPLICATE.
PERFECT.
I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED IT
HAD I NOT SEEN IT WITH
MY OWN EYES, MR. BRIGGS.
MAY I COMPARE THEM?
MAY I?
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
YES, PERFECT.
TOO PERFECT.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?
THE ENTIRE DIAMOND WORLD KNOWS
THERE WAS ONLY ONE SUCH STONE.
A DUPLICATE WOULD EXPOSE OUR
ENTIRE PLAN, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
YOU MUST ONLY DUPLICATE
UNCUT STONES,
WHICH WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY CUT
INTO ORIGINAL GEMSTONES.
STARTING WITH
THE LOMBUANDA.
EXACTLY, MR. HAND,
AND YOU WILL MOVE ALL THIS
TO MY COUNTRY,
TO LOMBUANDA,
THE SOURCE OF THE GREATEST
DIAMOND FIND OF ALL TIME.
IN LOMBUANDA, YOU WILL
FIND EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
YOU'LL BE TREATED
LIKE ROYALTY.
YOU'LL BE RICH BEYOND
YOUR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS.
WELCOME TO LOMBUANDA,
GENTLEMEN.
I WONDER IF ALL THIS SECURITY
IS TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OR US IN.
I'D SAY BOTH.
[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
HUP, HUP, HUP, HUP!
AY!
THERE WE ARE.
[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
WELL, I THINK YOU'LL FIND
THIS PLACE FITS
YOUR SPECIFICATIONS --
AMPLE SPACE, ALL THE ELECTRIC
POWER YOU NEED,
AND ALL THE WORKERS
YOU WILL REQUIRE.
IT'S MORE LIKE A CONCENTRATION
CAMP THAN A FACTORY.
SURELY YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE
WILL PRODUCE IN THIS FACTORY.
ABSOLUTE SECURITY
MUST BE MAINTAINED.
SO FROM THIS MOMENT,
NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED
TO ENTER OR LEAVE
THE FACTORY AREA
WITHOUT A PASS FROM ME.
AND WHAT ABOUT US?
SURELY YOU'D WANT TO LIVE
CLOSE TO THE FACTORY.
I'VE PROVIDED YOU WITH
MOST COMFORTABLE QUARTERS
DIRECTLY IN THE COMPOUND,
AND MISS CARTER, I'VE
ARRANGED FOR HER TO STAY --
MISS CARTER WILL NOT
BE COMING.
HER JOB IS...FINISHED.
CLUMSY FOOL!
AAH! AAH!
[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
GENTLEMEN,
WILL YOU FOLLOW ME, PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT, HOIST AWAY!
WELL, SEEMS ALL RIGHT.
I INTEND THE PROCESS
TO REMAIN MY SECRET.
THAT WAS OUR BARGAIN.
YOU WILL HAVE TO LEAVE.
WE ARE PARTNERS,
MR. BRIGGS.
WHY SHOULD WE HAVE
SECRETS FROM EACH OTHER?
NO ONE KNOWS MY PROCESS,
AND NO ONE EVER WILL.
IF YOU WILL LEAVE,
WE'LL GET UNDERWAY.
[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
ONCE THE MACHINE
IS IN OPERATION,
I HAVE NO FURTHER USE
FOR THEM.
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YES, WHAT IS IT?
THERE'S STILL ANOTHER
LOAD AT THE AIRPORT.
I'LL NEED A PASS.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
A LITTLE STIFF.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
RIGHT ABOUT HERE.
GOOD.
DAN.
OKAY?
YEAH. I GOT A PASS.
WE MAY HAVE TO CHANGE
THE TIME AND THE DATE.
NO PROBLEM.
THEN WE'RE READY.
CHECK THE DISTANCE AND MOVE
THIS PANEL INTO POSITION.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
OKAY.
GOOD.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
HAS THE MACHINE BEEN TESTED?
IT'S WORKING PERFECTLY.
VERY GOOD.
LET'S GET ON WITH IT.
GENTLEMEN,
THE LOMBUANDA DIAMOND.
$30 MILLION.
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE THE MOLD ABOUT
THREE MINUTES TO HARDEN.
I NEVER TRIED TO DUPLICATE
A STONE THIS SIZE BEFORE.
I WANT THE MOLD
TO HARDEN PERFECTLY.
[ KNOCKING ]
[ KNOCKING ]
[ WHIRRING ]
[ BEEP BEEP BEEP ]
[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
WATCH WHAT HE'S DOING.
YOU'LL BE DOING IT NEXT.
PRESSURE'S RISING
IN THE REAR HEATING ELEMENT.
I'LL TAKE A LOOK.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE PRESSURE'S BUILDING.
THE DIAMOND! LET'S GET IT
OUT OF THE MOLD!
YES, GET IT OUT!
DAN!
I NEED YOU BACK HERE!
Rollin: WE CAN'T GET IT OPEN!
THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM'S
JAMMED.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS
TO THAT DIAMOND...
DAN!
LET HIM GO!
THE DIAMOND
WON'T BE DAMAGED,
BUT IF THIS MACHINE BLOWS,
WE WON'T HAVE A CHANCE.
Rollin: TURN OFF
THE MAIN VALVE.
Briggs: I CAN'T.
IT WON'T BUDGE.
KEEP TRYING.
I'M DOING
EVERYTHING I CAN.
HELP ME WITH THIS PANEL.
IT'S RED-HOT.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAND IT
IN HERE MUCH LONGER.
LET'S TRY THE VALVE
ONE MORE TIME!
I'VE GOT TO GET OUT!
I CAN'T STAND THIS HEAT!
LET'S GO.
IF THAT PRESSURE
KEEPS BUILDING,
THE WHOLE MACHINE WILL GO!
THE LINE'S BLOWN!
WE GOT TO GET OUT!
WE CAN'T! THE STEAM!
[ BOOM ]
[ BOOM ]
I'M KIND OF SORRY.
WHY?
WELL, FOR A WHILE THERE,
I ALMOST BELIEVED IT REALLY
COULD PRODUCE DIAMONDS.
IT DID,
THE ONE WE WERE AFTER.
YES, I'M LOOKING FOR
AN AUTHENTIC
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT.
I HAVE SEVERAL.
I WANT JUST
THE INITIALS F.D.R.
IN HIS OWN HAND.
THEY ARE HARD TO GET.
I ONLY HAVE ONE.
IT'S ON THE FLYLEAF
OF A BOOK.
WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE?
IF IT'S IN INK.
IT IS.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO
IN THE BACK.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS HENRICH DERVAD.
HE SEIZED POWER IN LOMBUANDA,
A SMALL COUNTRY
ON THE GULF OF GUINEA,
AND HAS GIVEN HIMSELF
THE TITLE OF PRIME MINISTER.
HE IS, IN FACT, A DICTATOR
WHO RULES WITH AN IRON HAND,
KEEPING TWO MILLION NATIVES
HALF-STARVED
WITH NO SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS,
OR ANY VOICE IN GOVERNMENT.
RECENTLY, NATIVE TRIBESMAN
IN THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE COUNTRY
DISCOVERED A NATURAL DIAMOND
THAT IS RUMORED TO BE
THE LARGEST EVER FOUND --
NEARLY 27,000 CARATS --
WORTH ABOUT $30 MILLION.
DERVAD HAS CONFISCATED
THE STONE
AND INTENDS TO SELL IT,
USING THE PROCEEDS TO TAKE OVER
OTHER INDEPENDENT TRIBAL AREAS.
YOUR MISSION, DAN,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP DERVAD
AND RETURN THE DIAMOND
TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS.
AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU OR ANY
OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
PLEASE DISPOSE OF THIS TAPE
BY THE USUAL MEANS.
GOOD LUCK, DAN.
IT IS FANTASTIC.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STONE
TO COMPARE WITH IT.
HMM.
EVEN THE PICTURE
IS EXCITING.
IS THAT AN ENLARGEMENT, DAN?
NO. ACTUAL SIZE.
THAT'S WHAT I CALL
A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND.
HOW MUCH WILL IT WEIGH,
MR. VAN MEER?
IT IS ABOUT 27,000 CARATS.
I WOULD SAY
SEVEN OR EIGHT POUNDS.
Dan: DID YOU BRING
THE JEWELS?
OH, YES, RIGHT HERE.
Dan: CINNAMON,
TAKE A LOOK.
THEY'RE LOVELY.
TRY THEM ON.
GET COMFORTABLE IN THEM.
WITH PLEASURE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THE MACHINE?
IT ARRIVED IN LONDON
THIS MORNING.
DAN, WHAT ABOUT McCLOUD?
WE'RE MEETING HIM
IN LONDON.
WHEN IS DERVAD SUPPOSED
TO MAKE HIS APPEARANCE?
DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
HE JUST ARRIVED.
Dervad: GENTLEMEN...
I'M CERTAIN
YOU'RE ALL AWARE
OF THE RECENT FIND
IN MY COUNTRY.
SO THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE
TO JUDGE THE QUALITY
OF THE DIAMOND,
I HAVE HAD MR. HANKS
CUT AND POLISH
A SMALL GEM FROM
THE MOTHER STONE.
THANK YOU.
THIS STONE IS PERFECT --
BLUE-WHITE, FLAWLESS.
WOULD YOU CARE
TO EXAMINE IT?
VERY MUCH.
MAGNIFICENT.
MAY I?
Rollin: I'VE NEVER SEEN
A MORE PERFECT DIAMOND.
Van Meer: IS THERE
A DIAMOND SCOPE AVAILABLE?
YES, OVER HERE, SIR.
EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU.
CLASTIC BLUE-WHITE.
THANK YOU.
HANKS.
GENTLEMEN...
YOU HAVE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY
TO APPRAISE
THE QUALITY OF OUR FIND.
AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED,
THE MOTHER STONE IS TO BE
OFFERED FOR SALE.
CABLE BIDS
WILL BE ACCEPTED
BY GOVERNMENT HOUSE
IN LOMBUANDA.
THE HIGHEST BID WILL BE
ANNOUNCED IN 72 HOURS.
I THANK YOU.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
I MUST HAVE A MOMENT
TO TALK TO YOU.
MADAME, FORGIVE ME.
I HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT.
A MOMENT WORTH
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS?
I REPRESENT A SMALL
PRIVATE SYNDICATE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
WE MEET WITH YOU
BEFORE THE SEALED BIDS
ARE OPENED.
I'M LEAVING LONDON
IN THE MORNING.
MY ASSOCIATE WILL BE
AT YOUR HOTEL IN HALF AN HOUR.
YOU SEEM TO BE
QUITE SURE OF YOURSELF.
NOT AT ALL.
WE HAD NOTHING TO LOSE
BY BEING PREPARED.
MAY I RIDE WITH YOU?
VERY WELL.
YES, I AM ABLE
TO MATCH IT.
WHAT ABOUT THE COLOR?
THAT WILL BE A LITTLE
MORE DIFFICULT
THAN CUTTING
A PASTE IMITATION,
BUT I COULD
ADD A LITTLE COLOR
THAT WOULD LAST
FOR MAYBE A DAY OR TWO.
GET STARTED.
YOU'D BETTER GET OVER
TO DERVAD'S HOTEL.
RIGHT.
I REALLY DON'T
QUITE UNDERSTAND
THIS HUSH-HUSH ATTITUDE
OF YOURS, MISS CARTER.
WE ARE SELLING DIAMONDS,
NOT ATOMIC SECRETS.
MY ASSOCIATE PREFERS
TO PRESENT
HIS PROPOSITION TO
YOU PERSONALLY.
Man: HAND ME
YOUR GUN...SLOWLY.
I'LL TAKE THAT, TOO,
AND THOSE.
MOVE!
THANKS, LADY.
I'LL DRIVE YOU TO
THE NEAREST POLICE STATION.
NO, NO, NO. DON'T.
BUT YOUR JEWELS.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
WE GET TO THE HOTEL.
WE MUST NOT
MISS THAT MEETING.
[ MEOWS ]
AH, JOSEPHINE!
BONJOUR, JOSEPHINE.
[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAT.
YES, SHE IS.
COME HERE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YES, COME IN.
EXCELLENCY, MISS CARTER'S
ASSOCIATE IS HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
SHOW HIM IN.
YES, SIR.
SIR.
[ MEOW ]
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
MR. HAND.
OH, HELLO.
EXCUSE ME
FOR NOT GETTING UP,
BUT JOSEPHINE CANNOT
BE DISTURBED.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
DON'T WORRY, JOSEPHINE.
NOW TELL ME ABOUT THIS
MYSTERIOUS
PROPOSITION OF YOURS
THAT SEEMS TO BE SO URGENT.
IN 72 HOURS,
YOU WILL OPEN THE BIDS
AND ANNOUNCE WHICH
IS THE HIGHEST.
THAT'S CORRECT.
OURS MUST BE
THE WINNING BID.
YOU SURPRISE ME,
MR. HAND.
YOU'RE AT LIBERTY TO BID
ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
WE DON'T INTEND TO BID,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
I'M AFRAID I DON'T QUITE
FOLLOW YOU.
WE'RE PREPARED TO GUARANTEE
HERE AND NOW
THAT WE WILL TOP YOUR
HIGHEST BID BY $500,000.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS?
YOU'LL RECALL THAT'S THE SUM
THAT I MENTIONED.
SO YOU DID.
SO YOU DID.
THAT'S A GREAT DEAL
OF MONEY.
OH, YES, THERE --
THERE IS ONE
OTHER STIPULATION.
AH.
I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE.
WHEN YOU ANNOUNCE THAT
OUR SYNDICATE
HAS SUBMITTED
THE HIGHEST BID
AND WON THE DIAMOND,
YOU WILL ALSO MAKE
ONE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.
YES?
THAT SUBSEQUENT DIGGING
IN THE AREA
WHERE THIS PRESENT
DIAMOND WAS FOUND
HAS REVEALED
ANOTHER DIAMOND DEPOSIT
OF AS YET
UNDETERMINED SIZE
AND THAT OUR SYNDICATE
HAS ALREADY CONTRACTED
TO BUY ALL DIAMONDS THAT
THIS NEW FIND MAY PRODUCE.
YOU KNOW THERE IS NO SECOND
FIND, NOR IS ONE LIKELY.
LOMBUANDA IS NOT
A DIAMOND-PRODUCING COUNTRY.
WE KNOW THAT.
INTERESTING PROPOSITION.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME
FOR COFFEE
TOMORROW MORNING?
LET'S SAY, UH, 10:00?
WE'LL BE HERE.
MAY I?
DID YOU HEAR?
YES.
WHAT DO YOU
MAKE OF THEM?
I'M NOT SURE,
BUT THE GIRL DID LOSE
A FORTUNE IN GEMS
WHEN YOU WERE HELD UP,
AND YET SHE DID NOT
GO TO THE POLICE.
ONE EXPLANATION IS THAT
THEY ARE JEWEL THIEVES
LOOKING FOR A WAY
TO MARKET STOLEN DIAMONDS.
THAT WOULD ACCOUNT
FOR THE GIRL'S ACTIONS.
YES, OF COURSE.
SHE CAN'T
GO TO THE POLICE
IF HER JEWELS ARE STOLEN.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
LOOKS GOOD.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHAT ABOUT WILLY?
HE WENT DIRECTLY
TO THE HOTEL.
THAT'S WHERE
THE TOOLS ARE.
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
TAKE A LOOK.
PERFECT.
ROOM SERVICE, SIR.
COME IN.
SOUNDS QUIET.
HENRICH IS IN BED.
HIS WATCHDOG IS STILL
READING THE NEWSPAPER.
[ HISSING ]
THE GUARD DROPPED
HIS NEWSPAPER.
HE'S ASLEEP NOW.
GOOD. THAT'S ENOUGH GAS.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S A CAT.
[ MEOW ]
WHY HASN'T THE ANESTHETIC
PUT HIM OUT BY NOW?
BECAUSE IT RISES,
AND HE'S TOO LOW.
HAND ME THAT NOZZLE.
[ SCREECH ]
[ HISSING ]
THAT'S ENOUGH.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU CAN'T TELL THIS ONE
FROM THE FAKE.
NO, NOT IF YOU DON'T
LOOK TOO CLOSELY.
Dervad: WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME MORE COFFEE?
PLEASE.
I'LL ADMIT YOUR PROPOSITION
INTRIGUES ME, MR. HAND.
THEN WE HAVE A DEAL,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
WE MIGHT...
IF YOU STOP
PLAYING GAMES
AND TELL ME WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL.
WE'RE MERELY OFFERING YOU
$500,000 MORE THAN
THE HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR THE MOTHER STONE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK?
I THINK THAT YOU'RE
MORE INTERESTED
IN BUYING
A SOURCE OF DIAMONDS
THAN THE ACTUAL
DIAMOND ITSELF.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YES?
IT'S AN INSPECTOR FROM
SCOTLAND YARD FOR MISS CARTER.
OH, YES, I ASKED HIM
TO REACH ME HERE
IF THERE WAS ANY NEWS
OF MY JEWELS.
THEN YOU DID REPORT
THE ROBBERY.
WELL, OF COURSE I DID,
AFTER OUR MEETING.
SHOW THE INSPECTOR IN,
PLEASE.
SIR.
GOOD MORNING, MISS CARTER.
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
GENTLEMEN.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU.
WE'VE RECOVERED SOME JEWELS
THAT SEEM TO ANSWER
YOUR DESCRIPTION.
YES, THEY'RE ALL HERE.
YOU'RE LUCKY THIS TIME.
IF I WERE YOU, I'D BE
MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE.
DID YOU CATCH THE THIEVES?
NO, BUT WE WILL.
THEY'RE SUCH AMATEURS,
THEY TRIED
TO PAWN THE JEWELRY.
THE PAWNBROKER GOT
A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THEM.
I'LL HAVE TO INSIST YOU STAY
IN LONDON UNTIL WE PICK THEM UP
SO YOU CAN IDENTIFY THEM.
OH, YES, OF COURSE,
INSPECTOR.
NOW IF YOU'LL
JUST SIGN THIS RECEIPT,
I'LL BE ON MY WAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
INSPECTOR.
I SUGGEST YOU PUT THOSE
IN THE HOTEL SAFE RIGHT AWAY.
I SHALL,
AND THANK YOU AGAIN,
INSPECTOR.
NOT AT ALL. GOOD DAY.
EXCUSE ME. MAY I?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
THESE STONES SEEM
TO BE IDENTICAL.
THEY'RE JUST WELL MATCHED.
HANKS.
HANKS, WOULD YOU LOOK
AT THESE TWO STONES, PLEASE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS?
THAT'S WHAT I INTEND
TO FIND OUT.
WELL?
THEY'RE IDENTICAL.
THEY CAN'T BE, BUT THEY ARE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR.
PLEASE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, HANKS?
[ WHISPERS ]
I'LL ADMIT YOU HAD ME FOOLED.
MISS CARTER'S RELUCTANCE
TO GO TO THE POLICE
CONVINCED ME THAT
YOU WERE THIEVES.
YOU WANTED THE LOMBUANDA STONE
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A SOURCE
THROUGH WHICH YOU COULD
LEGITIMIZE THE SALE
OF STOLEN DIAMONDS.
THUS, APPARENTLY, IT WAS
A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.
WASN'T IT, GENTLEMEN?
TWO IDENTICAL STONES?
STAINS ON YOUR HANDS,
CARBON STAINS --
CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING.
HAVE YOU TRULY FOUND A METHOD
FOR SYNTHESIZING DIAMONDS,
FLAWLESS STONES?
ASSUMING FOR THE MOMENT WE HAVE,
ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN OUR PROPOSITION?
I CANNOT ANSWER THAT
UNTIL I SEE IT DONE.
NO. MY PROCESS
MUST BE KEPT A SECRET.
THEN WE HAVE NOTHING
FURTHER TO DISCUSS.
JUST A MOMENT.
VERY WELL, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR WISH.
YOU WILL SEE IT.
IT IS MY PROCESS,
I DEVELOPED IT,
AND YOU PROMISED ME IT
WOULD BE KEPT A SECRET.
MR. BRIGGS,
IT WILL BE OUR SECRET.
A SECRET THAT
WILL MAKE LOMBUANDA
ONE OF THE RICHEST
NATIONS ON EARTH.
WHAT'S THE INTERNAL HEAT?
3,800 DEGREES.
LET'S COOL IT OFF
AND HAVE A LOOK.
MAGNIFICENT.
THEY'RE ALL PERFECT,
EXCELLENCY.
WELL, CONVINCED?
THERE'S ONE MORE THING.
WHAT?
THE DIAMOND.
THIS IS THE ONE STONE
IN THE WORLD
I KNOW HAS NO DUPLICATE.
MAKE ANOTHER ONE.
IT'LL INVOLVE MAKING
A MOLD FIRST.
THEN MAKE A MOLD.
WELL, I --
CAN'T YOU DO IT?
OF COURSE HE CAN DO IT.
PUT IT
IN THE MOLDING COMPOUND.
PLACE IT RIGHT
IN THE CENTER.
REMOVE YOUR STONE.
WHAT IS HE DOING WITH IT?
THIS PROCESS TOOK 10 YEARS
TO DEVELOP.
IT'S MINE,
AND IT'LL REMAIN MINE.
A PERFECT DUPLICATE.
PERFECT.
I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED IT
HAD I NOT SEEN IT WITH
MY OWN EYES, MR. BRIGGS.
MAY I COMPARE THEM?
MAY I?
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
YES, PERFECT.
TOO PERFECT.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?
THE ENTIRE DIAMOND WORLD KNOWS
THERE WAS ONLY ONE SUCH STONE.
A DUPLICATE WOULD EXPOSE OUR
ENTIRE PLAN, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
YOU MUST ONLY DUPLICATE
UNCUT STONES,
WHICH WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY CUT
INTO ORIGINAL GEMSTONES.
STARTING WITH
THE LOMBUANDA.
EXACTLY, MR. HAND,
AND YOU WILL MOVE ALL THIS
TO MY COUNTRY,
TO LOMBUANDA,
THE SOURCE OF THE GREATEST
DIAMOND FIND OF ALL TIME.
IN LOMBUANDA, YOU WILL
FIND EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
YOU'LL BE TREATED
LIKE ROYALTY.
YOU'LL BE RICH BEYOND
YOUR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS.
WELCOME TO LOMBUANDA,
GENTLEMEN.
I WONDER IF ALL THIS SECURITY
IS TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OR US IN.
I'D SAY BOTH.
[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
HUP, HUP, HUP, HUP!
AY!
THERE WE ARE.
[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
WELL, I THINK YOU'LL FIND
THIS PLACE FITS
YOUR SPECIFICATIONS --
AMPLE SPACE, ALL THE ELECTRIC
POWER YOU NEED,
AND ALL THE WORKERS
YOU WILL REQUIRE.
IT'S MORE LIKE A CONCENTRATION
CAMP THAN A FACTORY.
SURELY YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE
WILL PRODUCE IN THIS FACTORY.
ABSOLUTE SECURITY
MUST BE MAINTAINED.
SO FROM THIS MOMENT,
NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED
TO ENTER OR LEAVE
THE FACTORY AREA
WITHOUT A PASS FROM ME.
AND WHAT ABOUT US?
SURELY YOU'D WANT TO LIVE
CLOSE TO THE FACTORY.
I'VE PROVIDED YOU WITH
MOST COMFORTABLE QUARTERS
DIRECTLY IN THE COMPOUND,
AND MISS CARTER, I'VE
ARRANGED FOR HER TO STAY --
MISS CARTER WILL NOT
BE COMING.
HER JOB IS...FINISHED.
CLUMSY FOOL!
AAH! AAH!
[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
GENTLEMEN,
WILL YOU FOLLOW ME, PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT, HOIST AWAY!
WELL, SEEMS ALL RIGHT.
I INTEND THE PROCESS
TO REMAIN MY SECRET.
THAT WAS OUR BARGAIN.
YOU WILL HAVE TO LEAVE.
WE ARE PARTNERS,
MR. BRIGGS.
WHY SHOULD WE HAVE
SECRETS FROM EACH OTHER?
NO ONE KNOWS MY PROCESS,
AND NO ONE EVER WILL.
IF YOU WILL LEAVE,
WE'LL GET UNDERWAY.
[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
ONCE THE MACHINE
IS IN OPERATION,
I HAVE NO FURTHER USE
FOR THEM.
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YES, WHAT IS IT?
THERE'S STILL ANOTHER
LOAD AT THE AIRPORT.
I'LL NEED A PASS.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
A LITTLE STIFF.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
RIGHT ABOUT HERE.
GOOD.
DAN.
OKAY?
YEAH. I GOT A PASS.
WE MAY HAVE TO CHANGE
THE TIME AND THE DATE.
NO PROBLEM.
THEN WE'RE READY.
CHECK THE DISTANCE AND MOVE
THIS PANEL INTO POSITION.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
OKAY.
GOOD.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
HAS THE MACHINE BEEN TESTED?
IT'S WORKING PERFECTLY.
VERY GOOD.
LET'S GET ON WITH IT.
GENTLEMEN,
THE LOMBUANDA DIAMOND.
$30 MILLION.
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE THE MOLD ABOUT
THREE MINUTES TO HARDEN.
I NEVER TRIED TO DUPLICATE
A STONE THIS SIZE BEFORE.
I WANT THE MOLD
TO HARDEN PERFECTLY.
[ KNOCKING ]
[ KNOCKING ]
[ WHIRRING ]
[ BEEP BEEP BEEP ]
[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
WATCH WHAT HE'S DOING.
YOU'LL BE DOING IT NEXT.
PRESSURE'S RISING
IN THE REAR HEATING ELEMENT.
I'LL TAKE A LOOK.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE PRESSURE'S BUILDING.
THE DIAMOND! LET'S GET IT
OUT OF THE MOLD!
YES, GET IT OUT!
DAN!
I NEED YOU BACK HERE!
Rollin: WE CAN'T GET IT OPEN!
THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM'S
JAMMED.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS
TO THAT DIAMOND...
DAN!
LET HIM GO!
THE DIAMOND
WON'T BE DAMAGED,
BUT IF THIS MACHINE BLOWS,
WE WON'T HAVE A CHANCE.
Rollin: TURN OFF
THE MAIN VALVE.
Briggs: I CAN'T.
IT WON'T BUDGE.
KEEP TRYING.
I'M DOING
EVERYTHING I CAN.
HELP ME WITH THIS PANEL.
IT'S RED-HOT.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAND IT
IN HERE MUCH LONGER.
LET'S TRY THE VALVE
ONE MORE TIME!
I'VE GOT TO GET OUT!
I CAN'T STAND THIS HEAT!
LET'S GO.
IF THAT PRESSURE
KEEPS BUILDING,
THE WHOLE MACHINE WILL GO!
THE LINE'S BLOWN!
WE GOT TO GET OUT!
WE CAN'T! THE STEAM!
[ BOOM ]
[ BOOM ]
I'M KIND OF SORRY.
WHY?
WELL, FOR A WHILE THERE,
I ALMOST BELIEVED IT REALLY
COULD PRODUCE DIAMONDS.
IT DID,
THE ONE WE WERE AFTER.