Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 1, Episode 27 - The Traitor - full transcript

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.

EDWARD HUGHES, AN AMERICAN
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,

HAS DEFECTED TO THE ENEMY

AND TAKEN REFUGE
IN THEIR EMBASSY HERE.

HUGHES TOOK WITH HIM
A TOP-SECRET MESSAGE

BEFORE WE HAD A CHANCE
TO DECODE IT.

WE BELIEVE THE INFORMATION
IN THAT MESSAGE TO BE VITAL.

THE SENDER OF THE MESSAGE
HAS DIED.

HUGHES HIMSELF
DOES NOT KNOW THE CODE,

SO VICTOR BELSON, ONE OF THE
ENEMY'S BEST CRYPTOGRAPHERS,

IS ON HIS WAY
TO THE EMBASSY NOW.



BELSON IS UNKNOWN
TO THE PERSONNEL THERE.

THE MISSION, DAN,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

WOULD BE
TO GET THE MESSAGE BACK

BEFORE THE ENEMY DECIPHERS IT,

AND GET HUGHES
OUT OF THE EMBASSY

IN A WAY AS TO DISCREDIT
ANY OTHER INFORMATION

HE MAY HAVE GIVEN THEM.

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 RECORDING WILL
SELF-DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, DAN.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO GET
HUGHES OUT, TOO?

WHY NOT JUST LET HIM
ROT IN THE EMBASSY?



THERE'S MORE
TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS

THAT PASS THROUGH
HIS HANDS

THAN ALMOST ANY OTHER
MAN IN GOVERNMENT.

YOU MEAN HE'S ONLY
BEGUN TO TALK.

EXACTLY.

THIS IS A SCHEMATIC
OF THE EMBASSY.

I'VE MARKED THE VENTILATION
SYSTEM IN YELLOW.

IT'S LIKE A MAZE
IN THERE, DAN.

EVEN IF WE COULD GET IN,
THERE'S NO ROOM TO MOVE AROUND.

THAT'S WHY TINA'S HERE.

I'M CONVINCED.

THANKS.

GOT EVERYTHING
SHE'LL NEED?

ALL SET --

MIRROR PACK, BED TOP,
TWO-WAY RADIO, AND TOOLS.

ROLLIN?

NEW FEATURE MAGAZINE

WILL BE DELIVERED
WITH TODAY'S MAIL.

WHAT ABOUT THE AMPUL?

WELL...THIS SHOULD MAKE HIM
VERY TIRED.

HE'LL WANT TO TAKE A NAP.

COFFEE, TEA, OR MILK?

MR. BELSON CHOSE TEA,
AND IT PUT HIM RIGHT TO SLEEP.

GOOD. HOW LONG
WILL HE BE HELD UP?

THE AIRLINE PUT HIM IN
THE HOSPITAL FOR THE NIGHT.

HE'LL ARRIVE ON
THE 5:15 FLIGHT THIS EVENING.

THAT SHOULD BE
JUST ABOUT ENOUGH TIME.

[ With foreign accent ]
I AM VICTOR BELSON.

MR. BELSON IS HERE.

YOU ARE EXPECTED,
MR. BELSON.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

VICTOR BELSON.

I AM KOLAR,
INTERNAL SECURITY.

COMRADE.

THIS WAY, PLEASE.

VICTOR BELSON.

THIS IS EDWARD HUGHES.

HOW DO YOU DO?

IF HE CAN BE
OF ANY HELP TO YOU,

HE IS, OF COURSE,
AVAILABLE.

DID THE COURIER GIVE YOU
ANY VERBAL MESSAGE

WHEN HE DELIVERED
THE ENVELOPE?

VERBAL MESSAGE?

OCCASIONALLY, A COURIER
COMMITS TO MEMORY

THE SEQUENCE BY WHICH
THE MATERIAL HE IS CARRYING

IS TO BE DECODED.

WE NEVER USED THAT SYSTEM.

NEVER?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID!

SURPRISES ME.

WHY DOES IT SURPRISE YOU,
BELSON?

IT IS A COMMONLY USED
TECHNIQUE.

I'M SURE HUGHES KNOWS
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

OF COURSE.

I DIDN'T SAY HE DIDN'T.

NOW I SUGGEST YOU GET STARTED
ON WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO DO.

VERY GOOD.

WILL SOMEONE
SHOW ME TO MY ROOM?

I HAVE MY CODE WHEEL
RIGHT HERE.

I WOULD LIKE
TO GET SETTLED.

KOLAR, WILL YOU TAKE
COMRADE BELSON TO HIS ROOM?

KOLAR, THIS ISSUE
CAME YESTERDAY!

THIS IS AN EXTRA COPY!

MAY I READ IT?

I HAVEN'T SEEN A REAL
AMERICAN JOURNAL IN YEARS.

THANK YOU.

NICE.

YES.

YOU CAN PUT THEM
RIGHT THERE.

IT WOULD BE
A MUCH PRETTIER VIEW

IF WE WERE HIGHER UP.

THE VIEW GETS BETTER,
THE PRICE GETS WORSE.

THANK YOU.

[ LIVELY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
PLAYS ]

WE'RE ALMOST SET.

I HOPE SO.

THE WORST PART
IS THE WAITING.

OPEN THE VAULT.

PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS.

EVEN IF A THIEF COULD
SECURE THE COMBINATION,

HE COULDN'T GET
CLOSE ENOUGH TO TRY IT

WITHOUT TRIGGERING
THE ALARM SYSTEM.

[ ALARM RINGING ]

[ RINGING STOPS ]

NO CLASSIFIED MATERIAL
IS TAKEN FROM THIS ROOM.

I WILL KEEP THIS GUARD ON DUTY
AS LONG AS YOU WORK IN HERE.

I PREFER TO WORK
IN MY ROOM.

I CAN TAKE SOME NOTES.

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE ME
TOO LONG.

AS YOU WISH. SIT DOWN.

HUGHES WILL STAY HERE
AS LONG AS YOU NEED HIM.

WHO IS BEAUMONT IN ROOM 411
AT THE HOTEL LEON?

BEAUMONT?

THIS MAGAZINE IS CODED.

SEE THE TINY PINHOLES?

BEAUMONT, ROOM 411.
HOTEL LEON.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WELL, IT WOULD SEEM
THAT SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE

WAS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
WITH SOMEONE ON THE INSIDE.

THAT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY.

MY PERSONNEL ARE FREE
TO COME AND GO.

ONE ISN'T.

ARE YOU
SUGGESTING THAT --

I'M NOT SUGGESTING ANYTHING.
I'M MERELY CURIOUS.

ABOUT WHAT?!

ABOUT WHAT PROMPTED YOU

TO BECOME A TRAITOR
TO YOUR COUNTRY!

YOU'VE NO RIGHT
TO ASK SUCH A QUESTION.

PERHAPS.

PERHAPS, BUT ONE WONDERS

WHY ONE WOULD GIVE UP
THE COMFORTABLE LIFE

OF THE COUNTRY
OF HIS OWN BIRTH, UNLESS...

UNLESS WHAT?

UNLESS HE WAS FOR SALE
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER!

WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO PULL?!

THAT'S ENOUGH!

COMRADE BELSON,

I HAVE COMPLETE FAITH
IN MR. HUGHES.

NEVERTHELESS, I SUGGEST

WE SOMEHOW TRY TO FIND OUT
WHAT IS TO TAKE PLACE

IN ROOM 411
AT THE HOTEL LEON.

KOLAR...

CHECK THE HOTEL.

[ RINGS ]

BEAUMONT SPEAKING.

RIGHT.

THEY TOOK THE BAIT.

Woman:
ALL WEATHER HEATING COMPANY.

Man: WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE
WITH OUR FURNACE.

IT'S THE ALL WEATHER
HEATING COMPANY!

Woman: WE'LL SEND A MAN OVER
IMMEDIATELY.

Man: OKAY. THANK YOU.

WHAT'S THE NUMBER?

UH...PLYMOUTH 59642.

Woman: ALL WEATHER
HEATING COMPANY.

YES, MISS.
THIS IS THE EMBASSY AGAIN.

OUR REGULAR MAINTENANCE MAN

HAS FOUND
WHAT CAUSED THE TROUBLE.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO SEND
ANYONE OVER.

WE ARE SORRY
TO HAVE BOTHERED YOU.

VERY WELL, SIR.
I'LL CANCEL THE ORDER.

[ PHONE CLICKS ]

SUDDENLY,
IT JUST STOPPED.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE ONE OF
THE DUCTS IS CLOGGED.

THE AIR ISN'T
GETTING THROUGH,

AND IT'S PUTTING TOO MUCH
OF A LOAD ON THE BLOWER.

[ KNOCKS ON DUCT ]

I'LL TAKE A LOOK.

VERY WELL.

Barney: REMEMBER --

WILLY WILL HOLD THE PIPE

UNTIL HE FEELS
YOUR WEIGHT GET UP.

DON'T MOVE UNTIL THEY LEAVE
THE FURNACE ROOM.

WHAT WILL I DO
WHEN I GET BACK?

IF YOU GET BACK TO THE OPENING
BEFORE WILLY, JUST WAIT.

DON'T TRY TO CALL ME
FROM THE OPENING.

SOMEONE MIGHT HEAR YOU.

LET'S CHECK OUT
THE RADIO.

HOW DO YOU READ ME?

LOUD AND CLEAR.

WE'RE ALL SET.

YOU BETTER GET IN
THE PIPE.

THIS SECTION'S SHOT.

I THINK I'VE GOT
A PIECE IN THE TRUCK

THAT SHOULD FIT IT,
THOUGH.

I'LL GET IT.

IT WILL WORK.

I'LL TAKE IT BACK
TO THE SHOP

AND PUT
THE INSULATION ON.

WE'LL HAVE YOU BACK IN
BUSINESS IN A FEW HOURS.

[ RADIO WAVES BUZZING ]

[ STATIC CRACKLING ]

[ RADIO WAVES BUZZING ]

[ RADIO WAVES STOP ]

MR. BEAUMONT?

YES.

COMPLIMENTS
OF THE MANAGEMENT.

THANK YOU.

VERY PRETTY.

I MUST ALWAYS COME
TO THIS HOTEL.

HERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

AS YOU WERE SAYING,
MR. BEAUMONT.

YES, I WANT $10,000 NOW
AND ANOTHER $10,000

WHEN I TURN THE PAPERS
OVER TO YOU.

$10,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY
TO PUT OUT ON FAITH.

I'LL NEED $10,000 NOW

TO PURCHASE THE PAPERS
FROM MY CONTACT.

ARE YOU SURE HE'LL BE
ABLE TO GET THE PAPERS?

ABSOLUTELY.

IF THEY'RE GIVING HIM
SANCTUARY,

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
HE'S READY TO LEAVE?

I'M ARRANGING FOR HIS
ESCAPE TO SOUTH AMERICA.

AFTER HE'S PASSED
THE PAPERS TO US,

HE'LL RETURN TO THE
EMBASSY AND WAIT THERE.

VERY WELL. WHAT TIME
WILL YOU DELIVER?

I'LL RECEIVE THE PAPERS
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

AS SOON AS I GET THEM,
I'LL CALL YOU.

GOOD. I'LL WAIT
TO HEAR FROM YOU.

IT SHOULD BE VERY SOON.

IF BEAUMONT LEAVES
HIS ROOM, FOLLOW HIM.

TINA?

YES, BARNEY?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT SO FAR, BUT...
BUT IT'S SLOW GOING.

WHEN YOU HEAR A RADIO, YOU'LL
BE OUTSIDE OF ROLLIN'S ROOM.

LET ME KNOW
WHEN YOU GET THERE.

RIGHT.

YOU THINK YOU CAN
WORK THIS FOR A WHILE?

I THINK SO.
GOOD.

I'VE GOT ALL THE NOTES
I NEED.

I THINK I'LL WORK
IN MY ROOM.

THE WHEEL'S ALL SET.

I'VE CHECKED THESE
PROGRESSIONS FROM 475 TO 500

AGAINST THIS FIRST SERIES
OF NUMBERS.

OH, UH...

IF YOU GET TIRED,

ASK THE GUARD TO PUT
THE PAPERS BACK IN THE VAULT.

[ MUSIC PLAYS IN DISTANCE ]

BARNEY.

YES, TINA.

I'M JUST OUTSIDE
OF ONE OF THE ROOM VENTS.

I HEAR A RADIO PLAYING.

GOOD.
THAT'S ROLLIN'S ROOM.

DOUBLE BACK.

HUGHES' ROOM
IS ACROSS THE HALL.

A DUCT "L's" TO THE LEFT,
JUST AHEAD OF ME.

THAT'S CORRECT.

I'M ON MY WAY.

BETTER PUT THESE AWAY.

I'M GOING TO MY ROOM.

I GOT TO GET SOME SLEEP.

I'M AT HUGHES' ROOM, BARNEY.

HE'S DEAD TO THE WORLD.

GOOD.

USE THE TOOL I SHOWED YOU,
AND TAKE THE GRATING OFF.

WHERE'S HUGHES?

HE WENT TO HIS ROOM.

COME WITH ME.

YOU ARE TO REMAIN HERE.

SEE THAT NO ONE ENTERS
OR LEAVES THIS ROOM.

[ DOOR SHUTS, LOCKS ]

HE'S ASLEEP.
DON'T DISTURB HIM.

BUT IF HE TRIES TO LEAVE
HIS ROOM, LET ME KNOW.

WHAT IS IT?

I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD
SEE THIS IMMEDIATELY.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ MUSIC PLAYING ]

IF COMRADE BELSON
LEAVES HIS ROOM,

LET ME KNOW.

YES, SIR.

I'M IN THE VAULT ROOM.

TAKE CARE OF THE DOOR.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. START ASSEMBLING
THE MIRRORS.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

HERE GOES.

[ Sighs ]
SO FAR, SO GOOD.

GOOD GIRL.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

TINA, WHAT'S HAPPENING?!

I'M OKAY.

IT'S OPEN.

I'VE GOT IT.

WHEN?!

BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!

ARE YOU CERTAIN?

GO BACK TO THE HOTEL.
TRY TO FIND HIM.

CALL ME!

I'M READY.

DON'T FORGET THE WEDGE.

HAS HUGHES
LEFT HIS ROOM?

NO, SIR.

LET ME IN.

HE'S GONE!

YOU FELL ASLEEP
ON THE JOB.

HE WALKED
RIGHT PAST YOU!

NO.

DON'T LIE!

GET BELSON!

HURRY, HURRY.

[ ALARM RINGING ]

[ RINGING STOPS ]

YOU ARE TO COME
WITH ME.

WHY? WHAT IS IT?

COMRADE BRAZNECK
IS WAITING.

WHAT IS THE MEANING
OF ALL THIS?!

IS THIS
WHAT YOU STUDIED?

LET ME SEE.

NO...

IT'S DIFFERENT.

A VERY CLEVER
SUBSTITUTION.

HUGHES?

HE'S GONE FROM HIS ROOM.

I THOUGHT YOU
PUT A GUARD OUTSIDE!

I DID...

BUT SOMEHOW HE GOT OUT.

OF COURSE. BEAUMONT HELPED HIM.
THAT'S OBVIOUS.

PERHAPS.

BUT HE MUST HAVE HAD HELP
FROM THE INSIDE, TOO.

POSSIBLY FROM YOU, BELSON.

JUST BECAUSE YOU ALLOWED
HUGHES TO STEAL THOSE PLANS,

YOU CAN HARDLY PUT
THE BLAME ON ME!

NO?

THIS TELETYPE JUST CAME.

IT SAYS, "VICTOR BELSON

IS SUSPECTED OF BEING
A DOUBLE AGENT."

CONSIDER YOURSELF
UNDER ARREST.

I'M OUTSIDE HUGHES' ROOM
AGAIN.

MOVE AS FAST AS YOU CAN,
HONEY.

RIGHT.

[ DEFLATING ]

THIS PAPER

IN NO WAY INCRIMINATES ME
WITH HUGHES.

I INCRIMINATE YOU
WITH HUGHES.

CAN'T YOU SEE THAT HUGHES HAS
BEEN PLAYING YOU FOR A FOOL?

AND NOW YOU ARE USING
THIS WEAK EXCUSE

TO TRY TO BLAME ME FOR
YOUR MISHANDLING OF HUGHES.

HUGHES SWITCHED
THE ENVELOPES,

JUST AS YOU HEARD BEAUMONT
SAY HE WOULD.

HE COULDN' GET
INTO THE VAULT.

HE WAS IN THE VAULT.

HE WAS THE LAST ONE
WITH THE PAPERS.

I KNOW BECAUSE
I LEFT HIM THERE.

ALL RIGHT!
ALL RIGHT, YOU!

STOP PRETENDING!
THE CHARADE IS OVER!

THE ENVELOPE YOUR MAN
SAW BEAUMONT GIVE HIM

IN RETURN FOR THE PLANS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

AND THE PASSPORT.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

NOW WE UNDERSTAND
HOW HE COULD LEAVE

AND RETURN SO EASILY.

HOW MUCH DID HE OFFER YOU
NOT TO SEE HIM COME GO?

NONE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?!

WHY DO YOU PERSIST WITH
THIS RIDICULOUS DENIAL?!

DENIAL OF WHAT?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?

I'VE LOOKED
INTO THE VAULT.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

DO YOU DENY RECEIVING
THIS MONEY FROM BEAUMONT?

WHO'S BEAUMONT?

STOP TRYING
TO MAKE A FOOL OF ME!

Rollin: YOU'RE WASTING
YOUR TIME.

HE'LL ADMIT NOTHING.

IF YOU HAVE A CELL,
LOCK HIM UP.

WE'LL DISPOSE OF HIM
LATER.

YOU'RE ALL GOING CRAZY!

PERHAPS HE'LL TELL HOW
HE ENGINEERED THIS PLOT

BEFORE HE IS EXECUTED.

EXECUTED?!

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO TO ME!

AFTER WHAT I'VE DONE!
AFTER WHAT I'VE RISKED!

NO! YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO DO IT!

STOP HIM!

STOP HIM!

THAT'S HIM.

KILLING HUGHES WOULD
HAVE BEEN STUPID.

LET THEM TAKE CARE
OF THEIR OWN TRAITOR.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED
IS TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN

THE DEATH OF
A U.S. SECURITY OFFICER

HERE IN THE EMBASSY.

BELSON, I'LL SEE
THAT YOU SUFFER FOR THIS.

BRAZNECK, I HATE
TO DISAPPOINT YOU...

BUT I AM NOT VICTOR BELSON.

MY NAME IS NOVICH, NVD.

NO, NO, NO!
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!

ONE MAN HAS ALREADY
TRIED TO FOOL ME TODAY!

I AM IN NO MOOD FOR --

I AM IN NO MOOD FOR
YOUR SLOW-WITTEDNESS!

I WAS SENT HERE

TO SEE HOW GOOD YOUR
SECURITY MEASURES ARE!

THEY ARE NOT VERY GOOD.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

BELSON WAS DELAYED BY US

BECAUSE WE WERE UNCERTAIN
AS TO HIS LOYALTY.

HE WILL BE ARRIVING,
HOWEVER, IN...30 MINUTES.

I'M GOING TO SEND
AN INQUIRY

TO NVD HEADQUARTERS.

IF THEIR REPLY

DOES NOT SUBSTANTIATE
WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD ME...

YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE
THIS EMBASSY ALIVE.

[ Whispering ] Barney!

WHAT IS IT?

DAN HAS TO GET BELSON HERE
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

OR ROLLIN
ISN'T COMING OUT ALIVE.

HOW MUCH TIME HAVE WE GOT?

AS LONG AS IT TAKES BRAZNECK

TO SEND AND RECEIVE
A TELETYPE FROM BACK HOME.

DAN'S ALREADY ON HIS WAY.

OH, AND BARNEY...

YEAH?
I'M ON MY WAY OUT.

WE'LL BE READY.

[ THUD! THUD! ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

THIS SHOULD DO IT.

LET ME JUST SEE
IF THE FIT'S PERFECT.

NOW WHERE ARE YOU
TAKING IT?

GOT TO DRILL THE HOLES.

JUST BE
ANOTHER FEW MINUTES.

I AM VICTOR BELSON.

PROVE IT.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
MY WORK HERE IS FINISHED.

HOLD HIM UNTIL YOU RECEIVE
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

OH, UH...

I WILL DO WHAT I CAN FOR YOU

WHEN I MAKE MY REPORT,
BRAZNECK...

BUT I'M AFRAID
IT WON'T DO MUCH GOOD.

SIR, THIS IS THE REPLY
FROM NVD HEADQUARTERS.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

ARE YOU ILL?