Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 1, Episode 22 - The Confession - full transcript

MY NAME'S BRIGGS.

I LEFT SOME NEGATIVES HERE
FOR ENLARGEMENTS.

LET'S SEE, THOSE WERE
11x14 MATTES, WEREN'T THEY?

NO, 8x10s.

OH, YEAH, YEAH.
I REMEMBER.

I JUST FINISHED THEM.

THEY'RE STILL DRYING.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE
A LOOK AT THEM.

HELP YOURSELF.

THANK YOU.

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.



THE MAN IN THE PHOTO
ON YOUR RIGHT

IS ANDREAS SOLOWIECZECH,

A MEMBER OF A COMMUNIST TRADE
DELEGATION TO THE U.S.

YESTERDAY SOLOWIECZECH
WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED

WITH THE ASSASSINATION
OF SENATOR WILLIAM TOWNSEND.

ALREADY TOWNSEND'S
EXTREMIST SUPPORTERS,

LED BY HIS PRINCIPAL BACKER
R.J. McMILLAN,

ARE DEMANDING
THAT WE BREAK RELATIONS

WITH THE COMMUNIST BLOC.

WITH THE END
OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS,

THE COLD WAR WILL IMMEDIATELY
START TO HEAT UP.

EVEN THOUGH SOLOWIECZECH
WON'T ADMIT IT,

WE'RE CONVINCED
THAT HE WAS NOT ACTING

ON ORDERS OF HIS GOVERNMENT.



YOUR MISSION, DAN,
IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT,

IS TO PROVE IT.

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
RECORDING IN THE USUAL MANNER.

GOOD LUCK, DAN.

PICTURES OKAY?

JUST WHAT I WANTED.
THANK YOU.

SENATOR TOWNSEND
HAD JUST FINISHED

ONE OF HIS INFLAMMATORY SPEECHES
AT THE LOCAL ARMORY.

HE SHOOK A FEW HANDS,

AND BY 10:00 P.M.
HE RETURNED HOME.

WAS ANYBODY
IN THE HOUSE WITH HIM?

NO. HE WAS UNMARRIED.

HIS HOUSEKEEPER LEFT
THE HOUSE BY 8:00.

AT 10:28,

THE HOUSE
HAD BEEN ALL BUT DEMOLISHED

BY A FRAGMENTATION BOMB.

WHEN WAS SOLOWIECZECH
PICKED UP?

THE SAME NIGHT.

FIVE WITNESSES IDENTIFIED HIM
AS HAVING BEEN IN THE AREA.

HIS FINGERPRINTS WERE ON
SOME OF THE BOMB FRAGMENTS.

IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE
SOLOWIECZECH'S GUILTY.

HE IS, NO DOUBT OF IT.

HOW CAN THE SECRETARY
BE SO CERTAIN

THAT HE WASN'T ON ACTUAL ORDERS
FROM HIS GOVERNMENT?

THEY'D NEVER BE SO STUPID

AS TO PULL OFF ANYTHING
THIS OBVIOUS.

ALSO, THE POLICE FOUND OVER
$80,000 ON SOLOWIECZECH.

THE COMMUNISTS DON'T PAY PEOPLE
THAT KIND OF MONEY.

BUT R.J. McMILLAN
MIGHT.

BUT EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT McMILLAN

WAS TOWNSEND'S FRIEND
AND BACKER.

HE KEPT HIM IN THE SENATE.

WHY WOULD HE WANT
TO HAVE HIM KILLED?

TO MAKE TOWNSEND A MARTYR

AND TO PROVOKE
AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT.

AN INCIDENT?

McMILLAN'S ALREADY
SCREAMING FOR WAR.

AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'VE GOT TO PREVENT.

BARNEY, WHAT ABOUT THE PORTRAIT
AND THE REMOTE TRUCK?

NO PROBLEM.
THE TRUCK'S ALL SET.

THE PAINTING WILL BE
READY TOMORROW.

DAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO
IMPLICATE McMILLAN,

WE HAVE TO PROVE SOME CONNECTION
BETWEEN HIM AND SOLOWIECZECH.

THAT WON'T BE EASY.

NOT ONLY WON'T HE TALK,
BUT HE'S IN JAIL.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO GET HIM OUT.

YOU GOT COMPANY,
SOLOWIECZECH.

NO, NO!

I REFUSE TO PERMIT
ANYONE ELSE IN HERE.

SORRY. WE'RE NOT
RUNNING PRIVATE CELLS.

I AM POLITICAL PRISONER.

I DEMAND THAT THIS MAN
BE REMOVED.

TELL IT TO THE COURT
TOMORROW.

HEY. WHAT'S HE MEAN
"POLITICAL PRISONER?"

HE'S AFRAID SOMEONE'S
GOING TO KILL HIM

BECAUSE HE KNOCKED OFF
A UNITED STATES SENATOR.

OH, YEAH, YEAH,
I READ ABOUT THAT --

SENATOR TOWNSEND.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I WANT TO BE IN HERE WITH HIM?

I DON'T MIND ROOMING
WITH ANY CON.

THIS SCUM'S SOMETHING ELSE.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
YOU'RE TWO OF A KIND.

Man: TREACHERY SO MONSTROUS
AS TO DEFY THE IMAGINATION.

A GREAT MAN...

A GREAT UNITED STATES
SENATOR,

CUT DOWN IN THE PRIME OF LIFE

BECAUSE HE WAS NOT AFRAID
TO SAY FIGHT.

THERE ARE THOSE THAT HAVE CALLED
HIM A WARMONGER

AND HATE-PEDDLER.

BUT I KNEW HIM FOR WHAT HE WAS,

A GREAT AMERICAN PATRIOT.

NOW GO BACK
AND ASK YOUR READERS

IF AMERICA INTENDS
TO LET HER ENEMY GET AWAY

WITH THIS OUTRAGE
WITHOUT REPRISAL.

THANK YOU,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MY NAME'S CARTER,
MR. McMILLAN,

NEWSWORLD MAGAZINE.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE
IS OVER, MISS CARTER.

WE'RE DOING A COVER STORY
ON THE LATE SENATOR TOWNSEND.

WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE
YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE MAN.

I'M SORRY.

NO ONE WAS CLOSER TO HIM.

YOU COULD BE
OF GREAT HELP TO US.

MISS CARTER, WHAT
MAKES YOU THINK

I WOULD HELP
NEWSWORLD MAGAZINE?

YOUR EDITORS
HAVE MADE A CAREER

OF TAKING POTSHOTS
AT SENATOR TOWNSEND AND ME.

WE'RE GOING TO
DO THE STORY, ANYWAY.

WE'D LIKE IT TO BE
AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE.

I SHOULD THINK
YOU'D LIKE THAT, TOO.

BESIDES, IT'S NO LONGER
A POLITICAL ISSUE.

A UNITED STATES SENATOR
HAS BEEN KILLED.

MY MAGAZINE IS
AS OUTRAGED AS YOU ARE.

I'LL GIVE YOU
ONE HOUR TOMORROW

AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING.

FINE. I'LL BE HERE.

GO OVER TO THE BARS.

LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE'S
MOVING IN THE CORRIDOR.

WHY?

DO AS YOU'RE TOLD!

NOW, LOOK...

YOU KEEP YOUR FACE
OVER HERE.

LET ME KNOW
IF ANY GUARDS ARE COMING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

NOTHING.

NOTHING AT ALL.

I DEMAND TO BE MOVED
FROM THIS CELL.

THIS MAN HAS BEEN
STRIKING AT ME.

THAT'S BETWEEN
THE TWO OF YOU.

I DON'T CARE
WHICH ONE OF YOU'S BOSS

OR HOW YOU DECIDE IT,
THAT'S UP TO YOU.

BUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,

YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO LEARN
TO LIVE TOGETHER.

THAT'S THE WAY
IT'S GOING TO BE.

NOW I TOLD YOU TO LET ME KNOW
IF ANYBODY COMES ALONG.

NOW YOU DO IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

GET BACK THERE,
AND KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.

GUARD.

GUARD'S COMING.

GIBSON, YOUR LAWYER'S HERE.

HELLO, EDDIE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WELL, JUDGE SOLOMON'S
READING THE WRIT.

YEAH, HOW'S IT LOOK?

WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE
A HEARING TOMORROW.

THAT MEANS BY TOMORROW NIGHT
I'LL BE A FREE MAN,

AT LEAST UNTIL A NEW TRIAL.

I WOULDN'T GET
MY HOPES UP TOO HIGH,

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
GOING TO GET A NEW TRIAL.

WHY DO YOU SAY
A THING LIKE THAT?

BECAUSE AS YOUR ATTORNEY,
I'M TRYING TO BE HONEST.

I DON'T THINK
THAT WRIT OF YOURS

IS WORTH THE PAPER
IT'S WRITTEN ON.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE FACT

THAT I CAME UP
WITH THE LEGAL ANGLES.

LOOK, SHYSTER,

IF YOU SPENT AS MUCH TIME
IN A PRISON LIBRARY AS I HAVE,

MAYBE YOU WOULD HAVE
COME UP WITH THAT WRIT.

I TRIED, EDDIE.

WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS

YOU DON'T HAVE A LEG
TO STAND ON, NOT LEGALLY.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

IT'S ALL IN THERE.

IT'S IN THERE,
IT'S RIGHT IN THERE.

LOOK, WE'VE GONE OVER THAT
A HUNDRED TIMES.

THERE'S NOT A JUDGE
IN HIS RIGHT MIND

THAT WOULD GIVE YOU
A NEW TRIAL UNDER THAT LAW.

MAYBE I WON'T GET
A NEW TRIAL,

BUT I'M GOING TO GET
A NEW LAWYER, SHYSTER.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE!

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS A LOT!

[ ROLLIN SNORING ]

I OUGHT TO BREAK
YOUR NECK.

THE GUN --

YOU'RE GOING
TO SHOOT ME?

MAYBE I SHOULD,
YOU COMMIE RAT.

GUARD!

GUARD!

GUARD!

GUARD! GUARD!

GUARD!
Man: GO TO SLEEP!

GUARD!

LOOK, YOU BREATHE ONE WORD
ABOUT THIS GUN,

AND I WILL KILL YOU.

REMEMBER, ONE WORD
AND YOU'RE DEAD.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S ALL
THE YELLING ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW. HE'S SICK.
HE SAYS HE'S SICK.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH HIM?

SOMETHING ABOUT HIS HEAD.

GO TO BED.

I'LL PASS YOU TO
THE DISPENSARY IN THE MORNING,

AND KEEP IT QUIET
DOWN HERE.

GO ON.

GET IT OVER WITH.

LOOK, IF I WAS GOING
TO KILL YOU,

I WOULD HAVE
DONE IT BEFORE THIS.

RIGHT?

THEN WHY DO YOU HAVE GUN?

IT'S NONE OF
YOUR BUSINESS.

NOW, GO BACK TO SLEEP.

GO ON.

SO HE CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME
HE WANTED TO GET INTO POLITICS.

I ASKED HIM WHY.
HE SAID BECAUSE HE WANTED

TO CHANGE THE WAY THINGS
WERE BEING RUN.

WAS SENATOR TOWNSEND WORKING
FOR YOU AT THAT TIME?

HE WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER
OF MY RIVERSIDE PLANT

AND THE BEST MAN
I EVER HAD ON THE JOB.

AND WHAT DID YOU
SAY TO HIM?

WELL, I TOLD HIM
I THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY,

BUT IF THAT'S WHAT HE'D
MADE UP HIS MIND TO DO,

HE COULD COUNT ON ME.

AND YOU STAYED WITH HIM?

MISS CARTER,

I'D SAY BEHIND HIM WOULD BE

A MORE ACCURATE WAY
OF PUTTING IT.

BILL TOWNSEND
WAS HIS ONE MAN.

NOBODY MADE ANY
DECISIONS FOR HIM.

INCLUDING YOU?

INCLUDING ME.

I SEE YOU HAVE
A GREAT NUMBER

OF SENATOR TOWNSEND'S
PERSONAL SOUVENIRS --

AWARDS, COMMENDATIONS,
THINGS LIKE THAT.

BILL TOWNSEND WAS
A BACHELOR ALL HIS LIFE.

WHEN HE WASN'T IN WASHINGTON,
THIS WAS SORT OF HIS HOME.

DID HE LIVE HERE?

HE KNEW HE WAS
ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.

THIS PAINTING --

I SEE IT'S SIGNED "McM."

NOW THAT'S YOU,
MR. McMILLAN.

I DABBLE AROUND A LITTLE
IN OILS EVERY NOW AND THEN.

I'M NO WINSTON CHURCHILL,
BUT I LIKE IT.

IT'S VERY NICE.
THANK YOU.

WHEN WAS IT DONE?
IT LOOKS FAIRLY RECENT.

I DON'T REMEMBER
WHEN I DID THAT.

IT WAS DONE
BY MEMORY, THOUGH.

SENATOR TOWNSEND NEVER HAD
THE TIME TO SIT FOR ME.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

EXCUSE ME, MISS CARTER.

HELLO?

IS THAT YOU, R.J.?

SPEAKING.

This is the Governor, R.J.
How are you feeling?

I'M FINE, GOVERNOR.
HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT IF I GET
THE ANSWER I'M LOOKING FOR.

Ha, ha, ha.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, SIR?

I GOT TO APPOINT A SUCCESSOR
TO BILL TOWNSEND, R.J.

I THINK THAT MAN
SHOULD BE YOU.

WELL, I'M HONORED,
GOVERNOR.

OF COURSE
YOU'RE HONORED.

The question is,
will you do it?

I'D DEEM IT A PRIVILEGE

TO SERVE THE PEOPLE
OF THIS STATE, GOVERNOR,

ESPECIALLY IN THE NAME
OF WILLIAM TOWNSEND.

WELL, I'M DELIGHTED,
AND I'M GRATEFUL.

One thing more.

I, um...

WOULD LIKE THAT WE DON'T
SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS

FOR A FEW DAYS.

I WANT TO MAKE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK.

UNTIL THEN, YOU HAVEN'T
HEARD A THING.

I UNDERSTAND, GOVERNOR.

R.J., I'LL BE
IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

Thank you, sir.

DID HE SWALLOW IT?

POWER'S EASY TO SWALLOW.

I THINK I JUST GOT
A MUCH BIGGER STORY

THAN THE ONE
I CAME HERE FOR.

I'M SORRY YOU HEARD THAT
CONVERSATION, MISS CARTER.

I'M NOT, SENATOR.

YOU CAN'T PRINT
THAT STORY, NOT YET.

SENATOR, IF I PHONE IN
THE STORY OF YOUR APPOINTMENT,

NEWSWORLD CAN SCOOP EVERY
PUBLICATION IN THIS COUNTRY.

I'M TELLING YOU
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

PERHAPS WE CAN
STRIKE A BARGAIN.

YOU GIVE US A STORY OF YOUR
APPOINTMENT EXCLUSIVELY

AND AUTHORIZE A COVER
TO GO WITH IT,

AND WE'LL HOLD OFF PUBLICATION
TILL OUR NEXT ISSUE.

I CAN HAVE A COVER ARTIST
AT WORK BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE?

WE HAVE A DEAL?

ALL RIGHT, BUT NO LEAKS.

YOU HAVE MY WORD.
THERE WON'T BE.

I'LL BE BACK
WITH MY ARTIST.

HERE.

COURT CLOTHES.

BOTH OF YOU BE READY
RIGHT AFTER LUNCH.

YOU'RE DUE IN COURT
AT 2:00.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

BOTH OF US?
WHERE IS HE GOING?

SAME PLACE YOU ARE.

HE COMES UP
FOR ARRAIGNMENT TODAY.

I DON'T WANT HIM
WITH ME!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU,
GIBSON?

I DON'T WANT HIM WITH ME,
THAT'S ALL!

WELL, HE'S GOING,
SO SHUT UP!

OH, THAT'S ALL I NEED.

A DUM-DUM LIKE YOU
HUNG ON ME.

WHAT IS MATTER
WITH YOU?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU KNOW THAT WRIT
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT?

IT GETS ME INTO THE VAN
FOR THE RIDE TO COURT.

YOU FOLLOW ME?
YOU DON'T FOLLOW ME.

I'M GOING TO BUST OUT,
CLEAR OUT.

NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, I THINK SO.

GOOD. HERE'S WHAT YOU DO,
ONE THING --

THAT THING IS NOTHING.

YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF
AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT

AND YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO GET HURT,

BUT IF YOU TIP THEM
AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON --

YOU KNOW THAT GUN
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT?

THE FIRST BULLET'S
GOING TO BE FOR YOU.

NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I UNDERSTAND.

GOOD.

GET YOUR CLOTHES ON.

ALL READY FOR YOUR
LITTLE RIDE, BOYS?

YEAH, LET'S GO.

HOLD IT, GIBSON.

WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO CHAIN ME TO HIM!

IT'S COZY THIS WAY, EDDIE.

YOU AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE
WITHOUT HIM. LET'S GO.

Man: WOULD YOU LOOK
OVER THIS WAY, PLEASE?

Guard: ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S ENOUGH! COME ON!

Man: ONE MORE SHOT, PLEASE.

LOOK OVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT.
TAKE IT AWAY.

SHOW'S OVER.

BREAK IT UP.

SOME NICE WEATHER
WE'RE HAVING, HUH?

DON'T GET SMART, GIBSON.

HEY, I MAKE A COMMENT
ABOUT THE WEATHER,

HE DON'T LIKE IT.

YOU TWO ARE REALLY
A PAIR --

THREE-TIME LOSER
AND A NIGHT-CRAWLING KILLER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE US,
SCREW.

I DON'T.

THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD
MAKE ME LIKE YOU

WOULD BE TO TRY SOMETHING
RIGHT NOW.

HA HA HA.

SEE, YOU GOT ME ALL WRONG.

THIS IS A NEW EDDIE GIBSON.

I DON'T DO ANYTHING
UNLESS IT'S LEGAL --

RIGHT HERE
IN THE LAW BOOK.

SUDDENLY THINGS
LOOK DIFFERENT, HUH, SCREW?

OKAY, NOW...

EASE THAT SHOTGUN DOWN
TO THE FLOOR NICE AND EASY.

YOU MIGHT EVEN
LIVE THROUGH THIS.

IT BROKE.

IT BROKE OFF IN THE LOCK.

NOW I'M REALLY STUCK
WITH YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I'M GETTING OUT,
AND YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

NO, I CANNOT.
NO, I CAN'T!

YOU SHUT UP.

ALL RIGHT, COMMIE,
HERE'S WHERE WE GET OFF.

NO, NO. DO NOT.

I'M DROPPING OFF, BUDDY,
AND YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

NO, NO, NO!

COME ON.

COME ON!

OH, MY ANKLE.

I CAN'T STAND UP.

LET'S GO, WE GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE.

NO, I CAN'T GET UP.

LET'S GO, EDDIE.

IS THIS THE GUY THAT
KILLED THAT SENATOR?

WE'RE STUCK WITH HIM. GO!

OKAY, GET OUT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THIS IS AS FAR
AS I GO, EDDIE.

FROM HERE ON IN,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

WE GOT A DEAL.

OUR DEAL DIDN'T INCLUDE HIM,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

WE'LL GET RID OF HIM AS SOON
AS I GET OUT OF THESE.

BY THAT TIME, I WANT
TO BE OVER THE STATE LINE.

NOW GET OUT, EDDIE.

SO THAT'S
THE WAY IT IS, HUH?

YEAH, THAT'S
THE WAY IT IS.

I'LL BE THINKING
ABOUT YOU.

HEY, NICE PLACE, HUH?

HEY, I GOT AN IDEA.

REMEMBER, DAN,
THE LENS IS ON THIS END.

SHOULD WE HAVE A LAST LOOK?

YEAH.

NOW WHEN YOU START PAINTING,
ROUGH IN McMILLAN'S HEAD FIRST,

THEN THE BODY, THE DESK.

LEAVE THE BACKGROUND
FOR LAST.

YOU CAN'T COMPLETE
MUCH MORE THAN THIS

IN ONE SITTING ANYWAY.

THE TRICK WILL BE TO USE
THE RIGHT COLOR PAINT.

ALL THE PAINTS DISSOLVE
THIS COATING.

THE COLOR DOESN'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE.

IT WILL IF HE DECIDES TO
COME LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

[ METAL GRINDING ]

COME ON.
LEAN IN, WILL YOU?

[ METAL GRINDING ]

[ ENGINE STOPS ]

NOW WHAT?

NOW YOU PUT
THE TIRE BACK ON,

THEN WE GO UP THE ROAD
AND MAKE A PHONE CALL.

WHY DO YOU SAY "WE"?

WE'RE GOING
TO CALL YOUR EMBASSY.

THEY SHOULD BE HAPPY ENOUGH TO
GIVE US A COUPLE OF PASSPORTS

AND ENOUGH MONEY TO GET OUT
OF THE COUNTRY, RIGHT?

I WILL NOT DO IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"I WON'T DO IT"?

LOOK, YOU KNOCKED OFF
A U.S. SENATOR FOR THEM, RIGHT?

THEY GOT
TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

GO ON.
PUT THE TIRE BACK ON.

JUST IN CASE
YOU GOT ANY IDEAS.

GOOD. THAT'S FINE.

OH, I'VE DONE A BIT OF THINKING
ON THIS, MR. BRIGGS.

HOW ABOUT THIS POSE?

NOT BAD --
IT GIVES THE IMPRESSION

THAT YOU'RE TOWNSEND'S
HEIR APPARENT,

BUT IT LOOKS
A LITTLE POSED.

LOOSEN UP,
GET COMFORTABLE.

I WANT TO HAVE
THE SAME LOOK OF DEDICATION

AS SENATOR TOWNSEND.

I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
WHERE I STAND.

YES, THAT'S IMPORTANT,

BUT LET'S LET THEM KNOW
YOU'RE YOU --

SENATOR R.J. McMILLAN --
NOT A RUBBER STAMP.

I DON'T THINK HE SHOULD BE
SITTING UNDER THIS PORTRAIT.

YES, LET'S TRY IT
AT THE DESK.

ALL RIGHT.

PERHAPS WITH
YOUR HANDS FOLDED.

YEAH.

YOU OUGHT TO PUT YOUR
RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR LEFT.

IT WILL GIVE YOU
A BETTER SHOULDER LINE.

PERFECT.

NOW LET ME JUST
FIND MY ANGLE.

Dan: YES, THAT LOOKS FINE.

IF YOU'LL JUST TILT YOUR HEAD
A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

EXCUSE ME, MR. BRIGGS.

HELLO?

WHEN?

HOW?

ALL RIGHT.
KEEP ME INFORMED.

WHAT IS IT, SENATOR?
WHAT HAPPENED?

SOLOWIECZECH'S ESCAPED...

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

FROM A POLICE VAN
ON A PUBLIC STREET.

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE,
MR. BRIGGS?

HIS ESCAPE IS PART
OF A CONSPIRACY,

A CONSPIRACY TO DESTROY
THIS COUNTRY.

ARE YOU SAYING, SENATOR,

THAT THE POLICE
ARE PART OF THIS CONSPIRACY,

THAT THEY HELPED
SOLOWIECZECH ESCAPE?

THERE'S NO QUESTION
ABOUT THAT, MISS CARTER.

THEY ARRANGED FOR A MAN
TO RIDE TO COURT WITH HIM,

A MAN WHO WAS UNQUESTIONABLY
A COMMUNIST AGENT,

A MAN WHO SMUGGLED A GUN
INTO SOLOWIECZECH

SO THEY COULD OVERPOWER
THE GUARD RIDING WITH THEM.

THEY EVEN HAD A CAR
FOLLOWING THE VAN.

NOW WHO ELSE BUT THE POLICE
COULD HAVE KNOWN

WHEN SOLOWIECZECH WAS
BEING TAKEN TO COURT?

WELL, THAT SEEMS
INCREDIBLE.

TO YOU

AND TO THE UNINFORMED
LIKE YOU,

THOSE WITH CLOSED MINDS
AND CLOSED EARS.

WHEN WILL YOU PEOPLE
WAKE UP

TO THE WARNINGS FROM
BILL TOWNSEND AND MYSELF?

ALL RIGHT.

MR. BRIGGS, I GUESS
WE MAY AS WELL PROCEED

WITH THE PAINTING,
IF YOU WILL, PLEASE.

WELL, YOU CHANGE
THE TIRE?

I ASKED YOU
IF YOU CHANGED THE TIRE?

YES.

GOOD, GOOD. HEY, HOW DO YOU
LIKE THIS OUTFIT, HUH?

NO ONE WILL RECOGNIZE
EDDIE GIBSON IN THIS, HUH?

OKAY, COME ON.
WE BETTER GET GOING.

WE CANNOT CALL MY EMBASSY.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I DID NOT KILL
THE SENATOR FOR MY GOVERNMENT.

THEY WANT ME AS MUCH
AS YOUR GOVERNMENT DOES.

YEAH.

WELL, THAT MEANS I'M GOING
TO HAVE TO DUMP YOU,

AND YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS.

NO, NO, YOU CANNOT
JUST KILL ME.

WHY NOT?

NO, NO. LEAVE ME HERE.

I DID NOT ASK YOU
TO BRING ME HERE WITH YOU.

IF I LEAVE YOU HERE,
AS SOON AS I LEAVE,

YOU GO SCREAMING
FOR THE COPS.

YOU TELL THEM I'M IN
AN OLD '47 PICKUP TRUCK

ON ROUTE 29. NOTHING DOING.

NO, I WILL NOT SPEAK.
I SWEAR IT.

WELL, THEN TAKE ME
WITH YOU.

WHY? YOU'RE DEAD WEIGHT.

YOU GOT NO MONEY,

YOU GOT NO CHANCE
OF GETTING ANY.

YOU PROBABLY GOT MORE COPS
AFTER YOU THAN I HAVE.

YOU'RE TROUBLE, MISTER.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

I CAN GET MONEY.

YEAH? HOW?

FROM A FRIEND.

WHO?

I CANNOT TELL YOU THAT.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
THIS FRIEND'S

GOING TO GIVE YOU MONEY?

WELL, I CANNOT
TELL YOU THAT, EITHER.

JUST LIKE I THOUGHT,

BECAUSE THEIR ISN'T
ANY FRIEND, RIGHT?

NO. THE MAN FOR WHOM
I KILLED THE SENATOR.

YEAH?

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

NO, I CAN'T SAY.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

NO, I CAN'T TELL YOU!

WHAT'S HIS NAME?
WHO IS HE?

WHO?

McMILLAN...

R.J. McMILLAN.

McMILLAN, R.J. McMILLAN.

YEAH, THAT'S MONEY,
BIG MONEY.

YEAH, HE MIGHT BE WILLING

TO PAY 10,000, 20,000 BUCKS
TO KEEP YOU QUIET.

MAYBE MORE.

YEAH.

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

GET UP.

GET IN THERE
AND LIE DOWN.

NOW IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

YOU'D LIKE TO SAY,
MR. McMILLAN?

YES, THERE IS, I THINK.

I THINK THAT
BILL TOWNSEND'S MURDER

WILL BE A TURNING POINT

IN THE HISTORY
OF THIS COUNTRY.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
HAVE HAD THEIR EYES OPENED.

THEY NOW KNOW THAT THE ENEMY
WILL STOP AT NOTHING

TO SUBVERT OUR WAY OF LIFE.

I THINK WE BETTER
CALL IT QUITS FOR THE NIGHT.

YOU DON'T MIND
IF I FINISH UP

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING,
DO YOU, SENATOR?

WHY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. BRIGGS.

I THINK YOU'RE
A LITTLE PREMATURE.

NO, I DON'T MIND
STOPPING NOW AT ALL.

I DIDN'T REALIZE
IT WAS GETTING SO LATE.

LET'S SEE
HOW YOU'RE DOING.

THAT'S GOOD.

NOT FLATTERING,
BUT ACCURATE.

YOU KNOW, MR. BRIGGS,

I'M SOMETHING
OF A PAINTER MYSELF.

OH? I DIDN'T KNOW.

PERHAPS YOU'LL LET ME SEE
SOME OF YOUR WORK SOMETIME.

SURELY. THERE'S
A PORTRAIT I DID

OF SENATOR TOWNSEND.
SHOW HIM, MISS CARTER.

NO, NO, NO.
PLEASE, PLEASE.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE
YOUR CRITICISM.

AS YOU CAN SEE,
I LEAN A LITTLE MORE

TO THE YELLOWS
THAN YOU DO.

YES, WITH A GOOD EFFECT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
MR. McMILLAN?

I'LL JUST ACCENT
THIS SIDE.

I'M USING YELLOW PAINT,
BUT IT'S GREEN.

YOU'RE RUINING MY PAINTING,
MR. McMILLAN.

WHY ARE MY
BRUSH STROKES GREEN?

BECAUSE THIS SECTION
WAS ORIGINALLY BLUE

BEFORE I PAINTED IT OUT.

BLUE AND YELLOW MAKE GREEN,
AS YOU MUST KNOW.

MY APOLOGIES, MR. BRIGGS.

I HAD NO RIGHT TO TAMPER
WITH YOUR WORK.

OH, THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.
NO HARM DONE.

DAN ALWAYS HAS TROUBLE
WITH ARTISTS.

YOU KNOW, HE DID A COVER
OF PICASSO ONCE.

YOU CAN IMAGINE THE ARGUING
THAT WENT ON.

HIS FAVORITE COLOR
WAS RED.

WE CAN SAVE SOME TIME
IN THE MORNING

IF WE LEAVE EVERYTHING
SET UP. DO YOU MIND?

NOT AT ALL, AND IF I'M AGAIN
SEIZED WITH THE IMPULSE

TO ADD THE McMILLAN TOUCH
TO YOUR PAINTING,

I PROMISE TO RESIST IT.

THANK YOU.

LET ME SHOW YOU TO THE DOOR.

WHAT TIME DO YOU THINK

I SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE YOU
TOMORROW, MR. BRIGGS?

WELL, I SHOULD SAY 8:30.

FINE, FINE.

DID HE GO BACK
TO THE PAINTING

AFTER WE LEFT?

NO, WE WENT TO HIS DESK

TO WORK ON
HIS SENATE ADDRESS.

DID YOU LOCK ON
TO THE TRANSMITTER TOWER?

RIGHT. WE CAN CUT IN
WHENEVER WE'RE READY.

ROLLIN'S DUE ANY MINUTE.

McMillan: AND I PROMISE

EVERY CITIZEN
OF THIS GREAT STATE

THAT I WILL DEVOTE MY LIFE
AND MY FORTUNE

TO CARRYING ON THE WORK
OF MY PREDECESSOR --

THE LATE
SENATOR WILLIAM TOWNSEND.

I PLEDGE --

[ CRASH ]

GET YOUR HAND
OUT OF THERE...EMPTY.

GET IT OUT!

NOW CLOSE THE DRAWER.

EASY.

SWITCH IT
TO THE NETWORK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I COULD NOT HELP IT,
MR. McMILLAN.

WE WERE HANDCUFFED TOGETHER
WHEN HE ESCAPED.

I DON'T KNOW YOU.
WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?

IF YOU'RE LYING --

OH, I'M NOT LYING.

HE WANTS MONEY.

HE MADE ME
BRING HIM HERE.

WHAT DID HE TELL YOU
ABOUT ME?

WHAT MAKES YOU TWO THINK
I'D GIVE YOU MONEY?

YOU TRYING TO TELL ME
YOU DON'T KNOW THIS MAN?

I NEVER SAW HIM BEFORE
IN MY LIFE.

OH, NO.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

NOW I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

YOU'RE THE RED AGENT THAT
MURDERED SENATOR TOWNSEND.

YOU PAID HIM TO DO IT.

HE TOLD YOU THAT?

STOP PLAYING GAMES.

WE KNOW YOU DID IT.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THAT MAN IS LYING.

IS IT POSSIBLE THE SECRETARY
WAS WRONG ABOUT McMILLAN?

SHOULD I CUT US OFF
THE NETWORK?

NO.

NO, NO, NO, I'M NOT LYING!
HE IS!

TELL HIM! GIVE HIM MONEY!

WHY WOULD I HAVE HAD ANYONE
KILL A MAN I IDOLIZED,

A MAN WHOSE ENTIRE CAREER
I GUIDED?

NOW DOES THAT
MAKE SENSE TO YOU?

NO, IT DOESN'T.
YOU'VE HAD IT.

NO!

NO, I'M TELLING TRUTH.
I CAN PROVE IT.

HOW?

HE GAVE ME MONEY
FROM SAFE

BEHIND PICTURE.

YEAH.

NOW HOW WOULD WE KNOW
THAT SAFE WAS THERE

UNLESS HE'S BEEN HERE
BEFORE, HUH?

I DON'T KNOW.

STOP YOUR LYING.

YOU WANTED TOWNSEND KILLED

IN ORDER TO CREATE BREACH
BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES.

YOU GAVE ME $100,000
AND PROMISED TO PROTECT ME

IF I WAS CAUGHT.

$100,000 -- HERE I FIGURED

I'D GET 10, 20 GRAND
FROM YOU.

COME ON.
OPEN UP THAT SAFE.

THIS IS GOING TO
BE BETTER

THAN I THOUGHT.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT?

HOW MUCH?

DOUBLE. DOUBLE WHAT
HE'S GETTING --

$200,000.

YOU WANT ME
TO CALL THE COPS?

SOMEONE'S BEHIND ROLLIN.

DROP YOUR GUN.
DROP IT.

[ GUN DROPS ]

PICK IT UP, R.J.

I WAS PRAYING
YOU'D COME DOWN.

Solowieczech: YOU ARE DEAD.

TOWNSEND.

I KILLED YOU.

BUT IT CAN'T BE.

YOU MERELY BLEW UP
A HOUSE, SOLOWIECZECH.

THEY FOUND A BODY.

A DENTAL BRIDGE AND PARTS
OF A BODY SECURED

FROM AN ANATOMY LABORATORY.

SO, YOU SEE,
THERE'S BEEN NO MURDER.

YOU REALLY HAVE NOTHING
TO TELL ANYONE.

ONLY THAT YOU'RE STILL ALIVE,
SENATOR TOWNSEND.

EVERYONE WILL FIND THAT OUT
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

AND WHEN WILL THAT BE?

WHEN WE HAVE WIPED
EVERY COMMUNIST

FROM THE FACE
OF THIS EARTH.

R.J., CALL THE POLICE.

TELL THEM YOU HAVE
THE ESCAPED CONVICTS,

AND YOU MIGHT ALSO MENTION

THAT YOU WERE FORCED
TO KILL THEM

WHEN THEY BROKE
INTO YOUR HOUSE.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO KILL US

WITH THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
WATCHING, WOULD YOU, SENATOR?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHY DON'T YOU TURN ON
YOUR TELEVISION SET?

YOUR OWN STATION, McMILLAN.

SEE WHAT 40 MILLION AMERICANS

ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.

DO IT.

YOU FOOL.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

THEN...

YOU ARE NOT CRIMINAL.

YOU...TRAITOR!

WE COULD HAVE CONVINCED
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

TO STAND UP AND FIGHT,
TO ATTACK THEIR ENEMIES

WHILE THEY STILL HAVE
THE POWER TO DESTROY THEM.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY
AMERICA CAN SURVIVE.

KEEP TALKING, SENATOR.
YES, KEEP TALKING.

IT'S THE LAST CHANCE
YOU'LL EVER GET

TO ADDRESS
YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

YOU'RE NOT A BAD ACTOR,
ROLLIN.

HOW WERE THE RATINGS?

IT WAS ON
THE ENTIRE NETWORK.

40 OR 50 MILLION VIEWERS.

I'D SAY THAT TOWNSEND
AND McMILLAN

WERE SUFFERING
FROM OVEREXPOSURE.