Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 1, Episode 21 - Snowball in Hell - full transcript
The sadistic former chief of a tropical prison has a sample of a substance that would make cheap nuclear weapons possible. He also has memorized a key formula and is seeking the highest bids he can. He maintains his base of operations at the now-closed prison. Briggs & Co. must neutralize him. The plan by Briggs calls for Barney to pose as a former prisoner.
Man: GOOD EVENING, MR. BRIGGS.
THIS IS BORADUR,
FOR 200 YEARS THE MOST INFAMOUS
PENAL COLONY ON EARTH.
UNTIL FIVE YEARS AGO
WHEN IT WAS CLOSED DOWN,
BORADUR WAS RUN BY THIS MAN,
GERARD SEFRA,
WHO STILL REMAINS THERE WITH
A SMALL GROUP OF FORMER GUARDS.
SEFRA HAS COME INTO POSSESSION
OF A SAMPLE OF CESIUM-138
AND ITS FORMULA,
WHICH HE MEMORIZED
AND DESTROYED.
HE HAS OFFERED THESE FOR SALE
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
DAN, CESIUM-138 IS THE KEY
TO A LOW-COST NUCLEAR ARSENAL.
YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO MAKE SURE
NO ONE GETS THE CESIUM
OR LEARNS THE FORMULA.
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 AUTOMATICALLY
DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, DAN.
Barney: OKAY, WILLIE,
OPEN IT UP.
THE SAME POWER PACK THAT RUNS
THE PROPULSION MOTOR
OPERATES
THE REFRIGERATION UNIT.
Cinnamon:
WHY A REFRIGERATION UNIT?
BECAUSE CESIUM-138
IS A VERY STABLE LIQUID
IF KEPT
UNDER 70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
IF IT'S PERMITTED TO WARM
TO THAT TEMPERATURE OR ABOVE,
IT EXPLODES.
WHAT ABOUT CARRE?
HE'S A NICE GUY.
HE RUNS A LITTLE BISTRO
ON THE MARSEILLES WATERFRONT.
WAS HE ANY HELP?
HE GAVE ME
EVERYTHING WE NEED.
HE ONLY ESCAPED THREE YEARS
BEFORE THEY CLOSED THE PLACE.
WHAT ABOUT
THE TUNNEL HE DUG?
HE'S SURE IT'S
STILL THERE.
WILLIE, TURN ON
LITTLE BERTHA.
GOOD.
YOU'LL HAVE TO REPORT DIRECTLY
TO CRONAN'S HOSPITAL
WITH THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
CARRE KNEW OF THE HOSPITAL?
ALL TOO WELL.
IT SEEMS THAT THE PRISONERS
WERE SENT THERE
AFTER, UH, DISCIPLINE.
CARRE HAD EVERY RIGHT
TO HATE SEFRA'S GUTS.
SEFRA OBVIOUSLY ENJOYED
HIS WORK.
HE WAS A...CAT LOVER.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"CAT LOVER"?
CAN YOU DUPLICATE THOSE?
DAN, WHAT'S THE CLIMATE LIKE
AT BORADUR?
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE -- 103.
THEN SEFRA MUST HAVE A PLACE
TO KEEP THE CESIUM COOL.
YES, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE.
HOW LONG WILL WE HAVE
TO SEARCH THE PLACE?
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEARCH IT.
WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE HIM BRING IT TO US.
DAN, LET'S SAY WE GET
THE CESIUM FROM SEFRA.
WHAT ABOUT WHAT HE KNOWS?
HOW DO WE GET THAT FROM HIM?
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY.
[ CAR HORN HONKS ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
OH, I'M WILLIAM BLANTON.
THIS IS PIERRE GRILLO.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE
COMMANDANT SEFRA.
Rollin: HELLO.
I'M FROM WORLD NEWS AND VIEW
MAGAZINE IN NEW YORK.
WE HAVE PERMISSION TO DO
A PHOTO STORY ON THE PRISON
AND OF COURSE THE MAN
WHO MADE IT WHAT IT WAS.
"THE MAN WHO MADE IT
WHAT IT WAS."
WHAT I HAVE IN MIND
IS TO RECREATE
WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO BE
A PRISONER IN THIS PLACE.
THIS IS PIERRE GRILLO.
PIERRE IS
A PROFESSIONAL MODEL,
AND WE'LL BE
WORKING TOGETHER.
GET OUT.
WELL, I, UH,
I HAVE A LETTER HERE
FROM THE DISTRICT
COMMISSIONER
ORDERING YOU TO GIVE US
EVERY COOPERATION.
YOU KNOW,
YOU PEOPLE MAKE ME SICK.
FOR YEARS, YOU'D CRY
WHAT A TERRIBLE PLACE THIS IS,
HOW INHUMAN,
SO YOU GOT IT CLOSED.
NOW YOU WANT TO RECREATE
THE LIFE OF A POOR PRISONER
FOR THE ENJOYMENT
OF YOUR READERS?
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
LOOK AROUND. I CAN'T STOP YOU.
OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
WE'D ALSO APPRECIATE IT
IF WE COULD TAKE SOME PICTURES
OF YOU IN YOUR OLD UNIFORM.
I'LL NEED
SOME PRISON CLOTHES.
THESE ARE FILTHY.
YOU WANT TO LOOK LIKE
A PRISONER, DON'T YOU?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL START IN THE SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT BLOCK.
THANK YOU.
WHAT NOW?
WAIT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
DR. CRONAN, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
DR. CRONAN?
YES?
HOW DO YOU DO?
I'M LYNN CARLIN.
OH, HELLO.
YOU CANNOT KNOW
HOW HAPPY WE ARE
TO HAVE YOU JOIN US.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE
SHAMEFULLY UNDERSTAFFED.
COME WITH ME.
I WILL GET YOU SETTLED.
IS THIS THE ONE?
RIGHT. CARRE SAID
HE WOULDN'T GO
BACK DOWN HERE
FOR A MILLION FRANCS.
TEN MILLION.
BARNEY, GET BACK QUICK.
SOMEONE'S COMING.
[ THUD ]
AH, THERE YOU ARE.
I GOT SOME GOOD SHOTS.
WE'RE JUST COMING UP.
HEY!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SAFRA LAUGHING ]
THIS SHOULD REALLY HELP YOU.
NOW YOU HAVE THE REAL FEELING,
WHAT IT'S LIKE,
WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE TO BE
A PRISONER CONFINED
IN THE HOLE
WITH NO HOPE OF ESCAPE.
WHAT AN ARTICLE
IT WOULD MAKE, HUH?
IF YOU EVER GET OUT TO WRITE IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
AH-HEH.
AND THE PICTURE'S FROM
THE PRISONER'S POINT OF VIEW.
WELL, I'M WAITING, MR. BLANTON,
FOR YOU TO TAKE MY PICTURE.
[ CLICK ]
WHY DON'T I START
DIGGING, DAN?
GO AHEAD.
PICK A DIRECTION...
ANY DIRECTION.
WELL, I ADMIT YOUR JOKE
HAD US A BIT WORRIED,
COMMANDANT.
WHY, MR. BLANTON,
I BELIEVE FOR A MOMENT
YOU THOUGHT I'D LEAVE YOU
DOWN THERE, DIDN'T YOU?
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SEE NEXT?
I UNDERSTAND THE DISCIPLINE HERE
USED TO BE QUITE RIGOROUS.
COULD WE POSSIBLY SEE --
YES, OF COURSE.
FOLLOW ME.
GOOD.
GOOD.
I AM SURPRISED
TO SEE SO MUCH.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN AMERICA
WHO CARE ABOUT
YOUR WORK HERE, DOCTOR.
HMM.
WELL, PERHAPS,
IN OUR SMALL WAY,
WE MAKE UP FOR ALL
THOSE YEARS OF EVIL
IN THAT PLACE
DOWN THE ROAD.
WONDERFUL.
JUST A MOMENT.
THESE GO IN HERE.
IF YOU'LL SET THEM
RIGHT THERE, PLEASE.
GOOD.
NOW, IF YOU'LL FINISH UNPACKING
THE REST OF THE SUPPLIES.
[ LOCK CLICKS ]
YES, WE HAD TO USE
EXTREME METHODS
OF PUNISHMENT.
YES, INDEED,
EXTREME METHODS.
BUT FLOGGING
IN THIS DAY AND AGE?
MR. BLANTON,
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
THE TYPE OF MEN
WE HAD HERE?
THE WORST OF THE WORST --
MURDERERS, DEGENERATES.
WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DEAL
WITH THEM IN KIND.
HERE, TAKE A PICTURE
OF THIS.
WOULD YOU STAND OVER HERE?
I'LL HOLD THE CAT BACK,
YOU KNOW.
AS IF I WERE
READY TO, UH...
YOU'VE BEEN FLOGGED...
IN THIS DAY AND AGE?
I HAD AN ACCIDENT.
OF COURSE, AN ACCIDENT.
WELL, UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD
TIME TO SEE THE, UH,
THE GUARD ROOM YET.
WHERE'S THAT?
IT'S JUST DOWN THE HALL
TO THE LE--
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHERE IT IS?
WE DID A GREAT DEAL
OF RESEARCH.
YES, WE READ EVERYTHING
WE COULD
GET OUR HANDS ON
BEFORE WE CAME HERE.
WELL, YOU GO AHEAD.
I'VE HAD ENOUGH
OF THIS PLAYACTING.
I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HERE. DAN'S PROBABLY
WEARING OUT THAT COMPASS
TRYING TO GET A BEARING.
DON'T WORRY, I'LL GET
LITTLE BERTHA TO THE TUNNEL.
GOOD, NOW, LOOK --
WHEN YOU GET TO THE CAGE,
YOU CAN OVER-ACT.
I DON'T THINK THAT GUARD
HAS TOO SUBTLE A MIND.
BUT WITH SEFRA,
START NICE AND EASY.
TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED
TO BUILD YOUR PERFORMANCE.
EVERYBODY A CRITIC.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HAVE YOU GOT
MY SMALL STROBE UNIT?
NO.
I MUST HAVE LEFT IT BEHIND,
BUT WHERE?
PROBABLY IN
THE SOLITARY CELL.
LOOK, I'VE GOT TO START
DEVELOPING THIS STUFF
IF WE'RE GOING TO SEE
WHAT WE'VE GOT.
YOU GO AHEAD. I'LL GET
THE STROBE UNIT AND MEET YOU.
FINE. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
RIGHT.
[ CLICK ]
RAFF?
YES, SIR.
WHERE ARE THOSE TWO
FROM THE MAGAZINE?
ONE OF THEM HAS LEFT.
THE OTHER IS IN
THE SOLITARY CELL.
WHICH ONE LEFT?
THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
THEN THE BLACK ONE
IS STILL HERE, HUH?
Sefra: LOSE SOMETHING,
MONSIEUR GRILLO?
HMM?
I ASKED YOU IF
YOU LOST SOMETHING.
YES, A STROBE UNIT.
DID YOU FIND IT?
NO.
WELL, PERHAPS I CAN
HELP YOU FIND IT.
IS THIS THE CELL
YOU WERE IN?
YES, BUT I LOOKED.
IT'S NOT DOWN THERE.
WELL, THEN IT MUST HAVE
BEEN A DIFFERENT CELL.
UH, NO, IT'S NOT
THAT ONE, EITHER.
THIS ONE, PERHAPS?
NO.
YOU'D BETTER GO DOWN AND LOOK
FOR YOUR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
I-I TOLD YOU
IT'S NOT DOWN THERE.
OH, I'M SURE IT IS.
GO DOWN.
I'M NOT GOING
BACK DOWN THERE.
WHY ARE YOU SO, UH...
SO DISTURBED?
IS IT BECAUSE YOU'VE
BEEN THERE BEFORE?
IS THAT IT?
TELL ME, IS THAT WHY?
I PUT YOU THERE,
DIDN'T I?
DIDN'T I?
YES.
AND THAT'S MY SIGNATURE
ON YOUR BACK,
ISN'T IT?
WHO ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU?
JEAN PAUL CARRE.
RAFF!
TELL ME, CARRE,
WHY DID YOU COME BACK?
TAKE HIM TO THE OFFICE
AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM.
HE'S AN OLD FRIEND
WHO WANTS TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION,
AN ESCAPEE WHO REMEMBERS
THIS PLACE AS IT WAS,
AND NOW THAT
WE HAVE HIM BACK,
WE REALLY OUGHT TO
MAKE HIM FEEL AT HOME.
IT'S BEEN YEARS.
YOU MUST HAVE A GREAT DEAL
TO TELL US.
TAKE HIM.
YOU REMEMBER TABBY,
DON'T YOU?
THE STROKE...
THE SOUND.
NOW...
I WANT YOU
TO TELL ME SOMETHING.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHY YOU ARE HERE,
AND I WANT
THE TRUTH, CARRE,
PLEASE.
I CAME HERE TO MODEL
FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
OH...
COME ON.
[ MOTORS RUNNING ]
[ MOTORS RUNNING ]
[ MOTORS RUNNING ]
[ MOTORS SPUTTERING ]
TELL ME WHY YOU RETURNED
TO BORADUR.
TELL ME, OR I SWEAR
I'LL SHRED EVERY INCH
OF SKIN ON YOUR BODY.
[ MOTORS SPUTTERING ]
TELL ME WHY YOU RETURNED
TO BORADUR.
I --
YES?
I CAME BACK TO KILL YOU.
TO KILL ME?
WHAT A DELIGHTFUL THOUGHT.
YOU SPENT ALL THESE YEARS
SINCE YOUR RELEASE
PLANNING TO KILL ME?
I'M FLATTERED.
WELL, IT WON'T WORK,
MY FRIEND.
MUST BE THE GENERATOR.
PUT HIM IN A CELL.
NO! PLEASE DON'T
LOCK ME UP AGAIN!
OH, WE'LL TALK AGAIN,
MY FRIEND.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
HOW YOU PLANNED TO KILL ME.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
COME ON.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
TO GET IT RUNNING?
THERE'S NO WAY
OF KNOWING.
YOU'D BETTER FIND OUT.
WHAT'S THE TEMPERATURE?
94.
AND IT ISN'T EVEN NOON.
ANY IDEA WHAT
THE TROUBLE IS?
HOW LONG WILL IT GO
WITHOUT REFRIGERATION?
IN THIS HEAT? 20 MINUTES.
WAIT, I THINK SOMETHING'S
FOULING UP THE CARBURETOR.
CAN YOU FIX IT
IN 20 MINUTES?
NO, NOT A CHANCE.
I'VE GOT TO TAKE IT APART
AND CLEAN IT.
IT'LL TAKE AT LEAST
A HALF AN HOUR.
HALF AN -- GET ICE,
ALL THE ICE YOU CAN FIND.
BRING IT TO THE OFFICE.
THERE IS NO MORE ICE.
PUT IT IN. PUT IT IN!
NOT ENOUGH.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
WHAT'S THE TEMPERATURE?
96 DEGREES.
THIS WHOLE PLACE
WILL GO UP TO THE SKY!
LET ME OUT!
LET ME OUT! PLEASE!
I'M SICK! I NEED A DOCTOR!
SEFRA SHOULD BE ON HIS WAY
TO THE HOSPITAL BY NOW.
YEAH.
LET ME OUT! HELP ME!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
I'M SICK! I WANT TO GO
TO THE HOSPITAL!
OH, SHUT HIM UP.
NO, WAIT. WAIT!
THE HOSPITAL.
THEY HAVE A FREEZER THERE.
GET THE JEEP.
DR. CRONAN.
YES, COMMANDER,
WHAT IS IT?
DO YOU HAVE
A COLD STORAGE LOCKER?
YES, WHY?
I MUST USE IT.
ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME,
UNTIL OUR GENERATOR IS REPAIRED.
WHY?
I HAVE NO TIME
FOR EXPLANATIONS.
YOU'LL NOT USE
MY LOCKER UNTIL --
DO YOU SEE
THIS TEMPERATURE GAUGE?
YES, OF COURSE.
UNLESS THIS CONTAINER
IS REFRIGERATED IMMEDIATELY,
YOU, I,
THE WHOLE HOSPITAL
WILL GO UP IN A FIREBALL.
DOCTOR, DON'T ARGUE.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
OVER THERE.
I INSIST THAT YOU TAKE AWAY
WHATEVER IS IN THERE
AS SOON AS YOUR GENERATOR
IS REPAIRED TOMORROW.
NO ONE --
AND LET ME REPEAT --
NO ONE GOES IN.
YOU ARE POSITIVE IT'S RUNNING.
WHAT?
UH-HUH.
ALL RIGHT, VERY WELL.
I'M SORRY TO HAVE
TROUBLED YOU, DOCTOR.
YOU WILL EXCUSE ME?
HE FIXED IT. OPEN UP.
PUT PLENTY OF ICE
AROUND THE CONTAINER
UNTIL WE GET BACK
TO THE PRISON.
THE DOOR -- IT CANNOT
STAY OPEN ANY LONGER.
WE'LL ONLY BE
A MINUTE OR TWO.
PLEASE, YOU MUST BE
VERY CAREFUL OF THE PLASMA.
OH, I WILL.
DR. CRONAN.
SEFRA, GET OUT.
THIS IS A HOSPITAL.
WE'RE LEAVING.
WE'RE LEAVING.
WHAT MADE THE GENERATOR
BREAK DOWN?
MOLASSES.
SOMEBODY POURED IT
INTO THE GAS TANK.
WHO? HOW DID HE GET PAST
THE GUARDS,
AND WHY?
FIRST CARRE, THEN THIS.
BUT HOW COULD THAT BE?
IN THE HOSPITAL FREEZER.
SOMEONE WAS IN THERE.
TAKE SOME MEN,
GET BACK THERE.
SEAL OFF THE ENTIRE AREA.
NO ONE GETS OUT,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? NO ONE!
WHERE IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER?
WHERE IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER?
WHAT'S HE DONE
WITH THE CESIUM?
TELL ME, OR SO HELP ME,
I'LL BEAT YOU INTO PASTE.
HE'S IN THE TUNNEL WITH IT.
WHAT TUNNEL?
UNDER NUMBER THREE
PUNISHMENT CELL.
OH, IF YOU LIE --
I'M NOT LYING.
THE CESIUM'S IN
A REFRIGERATION UNIT.
HE'S WAITING FOR YOU
TO GIVE UP THE SEARCH
BEFORE HE COMES OUT
THE OTHER END.
WHERE WILL HE COME OUT?
WHERE WILL
HE COME OUT?
I DON'T KNOW!
HIS TUNNEL
ISN'T FINISHED.
THEN HE'S TRAPPED
DOWN THERE.
I'LL BE BACK FOR YOU,
CARRE.
IT WILL BE LIKE
THE OLD DAYS.
HE'S ON HIS WAY.
OKAY, WILLIE. NOW!
THIS IS BORADUR,
FOR 200 YEARS THE MOST INFAMOUS
PENAL COLONY ON EARTH.
UNTIL FIVE YEARS AGO
WHEN IT WAS CLOSED DOWN,
BORADUR WAS RUN BY THIS MAN,
GERARD SEFRA,
WHO STILL REMAINS THERE WITH
A SMALL GROUP OF FORMER GUARDS.
SEFRA HAS COME INTO POSSESSION
OF A SAMPLE OF CESIUM-138
AND ITS FORMULA,
WHICH HE MEMORIZED
AND DESTROYED.
HE HAS OFFERED THESE FOR SALE
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
DAN, CESIUM-138 IS THE KEY
TO A LOW-COST NUCLEAR ARSENAL.
YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO MAKE SURE
NO ONE GETS THE CESIUM
OR LEARNS THE FORMULA.
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 AUTOMATICALLY
DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, DAN.
Barney: OKAY, WILLIE,
OPEN IT UP.
THE SAME POWER PACK THAT RUNS
THE PROPULSION MOTOR
OPERATES
THE REFRIGERATION UNIT.
Cinnamon:
WHY A REFRIGERATION UNIT?
BECAUSE CESIUM-138
IS A VERY STABLE LIQUID
IF KEPT
UNDER 70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
IF IT'S PERMITTED TO WARM
TO THAT TEMPERATURE OR ABOVE,
IT EXPLODES.
WHAT ABOUT CARRE?
HE'S A NICE GUY.
HE RUNS A LITTLE BISTRO
ON THE MARSEILLES WATERFRONT.
WAS HE ANY HELP?
HE GAVE ME
EVERYTHING WE NEED.
HE ONLY ESCAPED THREE YEARS
BEFORE THEY CLOSED THE PLACE.
WHAT ABOUT
THE TUNNEL HE DUG?
HE'S SURE IT'S
STILL THERE.
WILLIE, TURN ON
LITTLE BERTHA.
GOOD.
YOU'LL HAVE TO REPORT DIRECTLY
TO CRONAN'S HOSPITAL
WITH THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
CARRE KNEW OF THE HOSPITAL?
ALL TOO WELL.
IT SEEMS THAT THE PRISONERS
WERE SENT THERE
AFTER, UH, DISCIPLINE.
CARRE HAD EVERY RIGHT
TO HATE SEFRA'S GUTS.
SEFRA OBVIOUSLY ENJOYED
HIS WORK.
HE WAS A...CAT LOVER.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"CAT LOVER"?
CAN YOU DUPLICATE THOSE?
DAN, WHAT'S THE CLIMATE LIKE
AT BORADUR?
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE -- 103.
THEN SEFRA MUST HAVE A PLACE
TO KEEP THE CESIUM COOL.
YES, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE.
HOW LONG WILL WE HAVE
TO SEARCH THE PLACE?
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEARCH IT.
WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE HIM BRING IT TO US.
DAN, LET'S SAY WE GET
THE CESIUM FROM SEFRA.
WHAT ABOUT WHAT HE KNOWS?
HOW DO WE GET THAT FROM HIM?
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY.
[ CAR HORN HONKS ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
OH, I'M WILLIAM BLANTON.
THIS IS PIERRE GRILLO.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE
COMMANDANT SEFRA.
Rollin: HELLO.
I'M FROM WORLD NEWS AND VIEW
MAGAZINE IN NEW YORK.
WE HAVE PERMISSION TO DO
A PHOTO STORY ON THE PRISON
AND OF COURSE THE MAN
WHO MADE IT WHAT IT WAS.
"THE MAN WHO MADE IT
WHAT IT WAS."
WHAT I HAVE IN MIND
IS TO RECREATE
WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO BE
A PRISONER IN THIS PLACE.
THIS IS PIERRE GRILLO.
PIERRE IS
A PROFESSIONAL MODEL,
AND WE'LL BE
WORKING TOGETHER.
GET OUT.
WELL, I, UH,
I HAVE A LETTER HERE
FROM THE DISTRICT
COMMISSIONER
ORDERING YOU TO GIVE US
EVERY COOPERATION.
YOU KNOW,
YOU PEOPLE MAKE ME SICK.
FOR YEARS, YOU'D CRY
WHAT A TERRIBLE PLACE THIS IS,
HOW INHUMAN,
SO YOU GOT IT CLOSED.
NOW YOU WANT TO RECREATE
THE LIFE OF A POOR PRISONER
FOR THE ENJOYMENT
OF YOUR READERS?
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
LOOK AROUND. I CAN'T STOP YOU.
OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
WE'D ALSO APPRECIATE IT
IF WE COULD TAKE SOME PICTURES
OF YOU IN YOUR OLD UNIFORM.
I'LL NEED
SOME PRISON CLOTHES.
THESE ARE FILTHY.
YOU WANT TO LOOK LIKE
A PRISONER, DON'T YOU?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL START IN THE SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT BLOCK.
THANK YOU.
WHAT NOW?
WAIT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
DR. CRONAN, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
DR. CRONAN?
YES?
HOW DO YOU DO?
I'M LYNN CARLIN.
OH, HELLO.
YOU CANNOT KNOW
HOW HAPPY WE ARE
TO HAVE YOU JOIN US.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE
SHAMEFULLY UNDERSTAFFED.
COME WITH ME.
I WILL GET YOU SETTLED.
IS THIS THE ONE?
RIGHT. CARRE SAID
HE WOULDN'T GO
BACK DOWN HERE
FOR A MILLION FRANCS.
TEN MILLION.
BARNEY, GET BACK QUICK.
SOMEONE'S COMING.
[ THUD ]
AH, THERE YOU ARE.
I GOT SOME GOOD SHOTS.
WE'RE JUST COMING UP.
HEY!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SAFRA LAUGHING ]
THIS SHOULD REALLY HELP YOU.
NOW YOU HAVE THE REAL FEELING,
WHAT IT'S LIKE,
WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE TO BE
A PRISONER CONFINED
IN THE HOLE
WITH NO HOPE OF ESCAPE.
WHAT AN ARTICLE
IT WOULD MAKE, HUH?
IF YOU EVER GET OUT TO WRITE IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
AH-HEH.
AND THE PICTURE'S FROM
THE PRISONER'S POINT OF VIEW.
WELL, I'M WAITING, MR. BLANTON,
FOR YOU TO TAKE MY PICTURE.
[ CLICK ]
WHY DON'T I START
DIGGING, DAN?
GO AHEAD.
PICK A DIRECTION...
ANY DIRECTION.
WELL, I ADMIT YOUR JOKE
HAD US A BIT WORRIED,
COMMANDANT.
WHY, MR. BLANTON,
I BELIEVE FOR A MOMENT
YOU THOUGHT I'D LEAVE YOU
DOWN THERE, DIDN'T YOU?
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SEE NEXT?
I UNDERSTAND THE DISCIPLINE HERE
USED TO BE QUITE RIGOROUS.
COULD WE POSSIBLY SEE --
YES, OF COURSE.
FOLLOW ME.
GOOD.
GOOD.
I AM SURPRISED
TO SEE SO MUCH.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN AMERICA
WHO CARE ABOUT
YOUR WORK HERE, DOCTOR.
HMM.
WELL, PERHAPS,
IN OUR SMALL WAY,
WE MAKE UP FOR ALL
THOSE YEARS OF EVIL
IN THAT PLACE
DOWN THE ROAD.
WONDERFUL.
JUST A MOMENT.
THESE GO IN HERE.
IF YOU'LL SET THEM
RIGHT THERE, PLEASE.
GOOD.
NOW, IF YOU'LL FINISH UNPACKING
THE REST OF THE SUPPLIES.
[ LOCK CLICKS ]
YES, WE HAD TO USE
EXTREME METHODS
OF PUNISHMENT.
YES, INDEED,
EXTREME METHODS.
BUT FLOGGING
IN THIS DAY AND AGE?
MR. BLANTON,
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
THE TYPE OF MEN
WE HAD HERE?
THE WORST OF THE WORST --
MURDERERS, DEGENERATES.
WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DEAL
WITH THEM IN KIND.
HERE, TAKE A PICTURE
OF THIS.
WOULD YOU STAND OVER HERE?
I'LL HOLD THE CAT BACK,
YOU KNOW.
AS IF I WERE
READY TO, UH...
YOU'VE BEEN FLOGGED...
IN THIS DAY AND AGE?
I HAD AN ACCIDENT.
OF COURSE, AN ACCIDENT.
WELL, UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD
TIME TO SEE THE, UH,
THE GUARD ROOM YET.
WHERE'S THAT?
IT'S JUST DOWN THE HALL
TO THE LE--
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHERE IT IS?
WE DID A GREAT DEAL
OF RESEARCH.
YES, WE READ EVERYTHING
WE COULD
GET OUR HANDS ON
BEFORE WE CAME HERE.
WELL, YOU GO AHEAD.
I'VE HAD ENOUGH
OF THIS PLAYACTING.
I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HERE. DAN'S PROBABLY
WEARING OUT THAT COMPASS
TRYING TO GET A BEARING.
DON'T WORRY, I'LL GET
LITTLE BERTHA TO THE TUNNEL.
GOOD, NOW, LOOK --
WHEN YOU GET TO THE CAGE,
YOU CAN OVER-ACT.
I DON'T THINK THAT GUARD
HAS TOO SUBTLE A MIND.
BUT WITH SEFRA,
START NICE AND EASY.
TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED
TO BUILD YOUR PERFORMANCE.
EVERYBODY A CRITIC.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HAVE YOU GOT
MY SMALL STROBE UNIT?
NO.
I MUST HAVE LEFT IT BEHIND,
BUT WHERE?
PROBABLY IN
THE SOLITARY CELL.
LOOK, I'VE GOT TO START
DEVELOPING THIS STUFF
IF WE'RE GOING TO SEE
WHAT WE'VE GOT.
YOU GO AHEAD. I'LL GET
THE STROBE UNIT AND MEET YOU.
FINE. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
RIGHT.
[ CLICK ]
RAFF?
YES, SIR.
WHERE ARE THOSE TWO
FROM THE MAGAZINE?
ONE OF THEM HAS LEFT.
THE OTHER IS IN
THE SOLITARY CELL.
WHICH ONE LEFT?
THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
THEN THE BLACK ONE
IS STILL HERE, HUH?
Sefra: LOSE SOMETHING,
MONSIEUR GRILLO?
HMM?
I ASKED YOU IF
YOU LOST SOMETHING.
YES, A STROBE UNIT.
DID YOU FIND IT?
NO.
WELL, PERHAPS I CAN
HELP YOU FIND IT.
IS THIS THE CELL
YOU WERE IN?
YES, BUT I LOOKED.
IT'S NOT DOWN THERE.
WELL, THEN IT MUST HAVE
BEEN A DIFFERENT CELL.
UH, NO, IT'S NOT
THAT ONE, EITHER.
THIS ONE, PERHAPS?
NO.
YOU'D BETTER GO DOWN AND LOOK
FOR YOUR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
I-I TOLD YOU
IT'S NOT DOWN THERE.
OH, I'M SURE IT IS.
GO DOWN.
I'M NOT GOING
BACK DOWN THERE.
WHY ARE YOU SO, UH...
SO DISTURBED?
IS IT BECAUSE YOU'VE
BEEN THERE BEFORE?
IS THAT IT?
TELL ME, IS THAT WHY?
I PUT YOU THERE,
DIDN'T I?
DIDN'T I?
YES.
AND THAT'S MY SIGNATURE
ON YOUR BACK,
ISN'T IT?
WHO ARE YOU?
WHO ARE YOU?
JEAN PAUL CARRE.
RAFF!
TELL ME, CARRE,
WHY DID YOU COME BACK?
TAKE HIM TO THE OFFICE
AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM.
HE'S AN OLD FRIEND
WHO WANTS TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION,
AN ESCAPEE WHO REMEMBERS
THIS PLACE AS IT WAS,
AND NOW THAT
WE HAVE HIM BACK,
WE REALLY OUGHT TO
MAKE HIM FEEL AT HOME.
IT'S BEEN YEARS.
YOU MUST HAVE A GREAT DEAL
TO TELL US.
TAKE HIM.
YOU REMEMBER TABBY,
DON'T YOU?
THE STROKE...
THE SOUND.
NOW...
I WANT YOU
TO TELL ME SOMETHING.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHY YOU ARE HERE,
AND I WANT
THE TRUTH, CARRE,
PLEASE.
I CAME HERE TO MODEL
FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
OH...
COME ON.
[ MOTORS RUNNING ]
[ MOTORS RUNNING ]
[ MOTORS RUNNING ]
[ MOTORS SPUTTERING ]
TELL ME WHY YOU RETURNED
TO BORADUR.
TELL ME, OR I SWEAR
I'LL SHRED EVERY INCH
OF SKIN ON YOUR BODY.
[ MOTORS SPUTTERING ]
TELL ME WHY YOU RETURNED
TO BORADUR.
I --
YES?
I CAME BACK TO KILL YOU.
TO KILL ME?
WHAT A DELIGHTFUL THOUGHT.
YOU SPENT ALL THESE YEARS
SINCE YOUR RELEASE
PLANNING TO KILL ME?
I'M FLATTERED.
WELL, IT WON'T WORK,
MY FRIEND.
MUST BE THE GENERATOR.
PUT HIM IN A CELL.
NO! PLEASE DON'T
LOCK ME UP AGAIN!
OH, WE'LL TALK AGAIN,
MY FRIEND.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
HOW YOU PLANNED TO KILL ME.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
COME ON.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
TO GET IT RUNNING?
THERE'S NO WAY
OF KNOWING.
YOU'D BETTER FIND OUT.
WHAT'S THE TEMPERATURE?
94.
AND IT ISN'T EVEN NOON.
ANY IDEA WHAT
THE TROUBLE IS?
HOW LONG WILL IT GO
WITHOUT REFRIGERATION?
IN THIS HEAT? 20 MINUTES.
WAIT, I THINK SOMETHING'S
FOULING UP THE CARBURETOR.
CAN YOU FIX IT
IN 20 MINUTES?
NO, NOT A CHANCE.
I'VE GOT TO TAKE IT APART
AND CLEAN IT.
IT'LL TAKE AT LEAST
A HALF AN HOUR.
HALF AN -- GET ICE,
ALL THE ICE YOU CAN FIND.
BRING IT TO THE OFFICE.
THERE IS NO MORE ICE.
PUT IT IN. PUT IT IN!
NOT ENOUGH.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
WHAT'S THE TEMPERATURE?
96 DEGREES.
THIS WHOLE PLACE
WILL GO UP TO THE SKY!
LET ME OUT!
LET ME OUT! PLEASE!
I'M SICK! I NEED A DOCTOR!
SEFRA SHOULD BE ON HIS WAY
TO THE HOSPITAL BY NOW.
YEAH.
LET ME OUT! HELP ME!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
I'M SICK! I WANT TO GO
TO THE HOSPITAL!
OH, SHUT HIM UP.
NO, WAIT. WAIT!
THE HOSPITAL.
THEY HAVE A FREEZER THERE.
GET THE JEEP.
DR. CRONAN.
YES, COMMANDER,
WHAT IS IT?
DO YOU HAVE
A COLD STORAGE LOCKER?
YES, WHY?
I MUST USE IT.
ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME,
UNTIL OUR GENERATOR IS REPAIRED.
WHY?
I HAVE NO TIME
FOR EXPLANATIONS.
YOU'LL NOT USE
MY LOCKER UNTIL --
DO YOU SEE
THIS TEMPERATURE GAUGE?
YES, OF COURSE.
UNLESS THIS CONTAINER
IS REFRIGERATED IMMEDIATELY,
YOU, I,
THE WHOLE HOSPITAL
WILL GO UP IN A FIREBALL.
DOCTOR, DON'T ARGUE.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
OVER THERE.
I INSIST THAT YOU TAKE AWAY
WHATEVER IS IN THERE
AS SOON AS YOUR GENERATOR
IS REPAIRED TOMORROW.
NO ONE --
AND LET ME REPEAT --
NO ONE GOES IN.
YOU ARE POSITIVE IT'S RUNNING.
WHAT?
UH-HUH.
ALL RIGHT, VERY WELL.
I'M SORRY TO HAVE
TROUBLED YOU, DOCTOR.
YOU WILL EXCUSE ME?
HE FIXED IT. OPEN UP.
PUT PLENTY OF ICE
AROUND THE CONTAINER
UNTIL WE GET BACK
TO THE PRISON.
THE DOOR -- IT CANNOT
STAY OPEN ANY LONGER.
WE'LL ONLY BE
A MINUTE OR TWO.
PLEASE, YOU MUST BE
VERY CAREFUL OF THE PLASMA.
OH, I WILL.
DR. CRONAN.
SEFRA, GET OUT.
THIS IS A HOSPITAL.
WE'RE LEAVING.
WE'RE LEAVING.
WHAT MADE THE GENERATOR
BREAK DOWN?
MOLASSES.
SOMEBODY POURED IT
INTO THE GAS TANK.
WHO? HOW DID HE GET PAST
THE GUARDS,
AND WHY?
FIRST CARRE, THEN THIS.
BUT HOW COULD THAT BE?
IN THE HOSPITAL FREEZER.
SOMEONE WAS IN THERE.
TAKE SOME MEN,
GET BACK THERE.
SEAL OFF THE ENTIRE AREA.
NO ONE GETS OUT,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? NO ONE!
WHERE IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER?
WHERE IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER?
WHAT'S HE DONE
WITH THE CESIUM?
TELL ME, OR SO HELP ME,
I'LL BEAT YOU INTO PASTE.
HE'S IN THE TUNNEL WITH IT.
WHAT TUNNEL?
UNDER NUMBER THREE
PUNISHMENT CELL.
OH, IF YOU LIE --
I'M NOT LYING.
THE CESIUM'S IN
A REFRIGERATION UNIT.
HE'S WAITING FOR YOU
TO GIVE UP THE SEARCH
BEFORE HE COMES OUT
THE OTHER END.
WHERE WILL HE COME OUT?
WHERE WILL
HE COME OUT?
I DON'T KNOW!
HIS TUNNEL
ISN'T FINISHED.
THEN HE'S TRAPPED
DOWN THERE.
I'LL BE BACK FOR YOU,
CARRE.
IT WILL BE LIKE
THE OLD DAYS.
HE'S ON HIS WAY.
OKAY, WILLIE. NOW!