Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 1, Episode 4 - Old Man Out: Part 1 - full transcript
An elderly cardinal has been taken prisoner by an Eastern European country because the clergyman is a leader of the political opposition. He is being held in a prison where no escape has ...
[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]
WE'RE CLOSED.
THERE'S A SHORT SUBJECT
I'D LIKE TO SEE.
A CARTOON?
NO, THE DOCUMENTARY.
FOURTH ROW, END SEAT,
ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
Man: GOOD EVENING, MR. BRIGGS.
THIS IS ANTON CARDINAL VOSSEK
WHO, DESPITE BEING 80 YEARS
OF AGE AND PHYSICALLY INFIRM,
IS NONETHELESS
THE ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER
OF HIS COUNTRY'S
FREEDOM MOVEMENT.
THE GOVERNMENT
TOWARDS WHOSE OVERTHROW
CARDINAL VOSSEK IS WORKING
HAS ARRESTED HIM,
PREPARATORY TO A TRIAL
BEFORE A PEOPLE'S COURT,
WHICH IS CERTAIN
TO CONVICT HIM.
HE'S BEING HELD
FOR INTERROGATION
ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THIS
BUILDING, SERAVNO PRISON,
WHICH IS LOCATED
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT
TO THE CITY'S MAIN PARK.
SERAVNO PRISON IS CONSIDERED
THE MOST IMPREGNABLE
IN EASTERN EUROPE.
NO ESCAPE HAS EVER
BEEN MADE FROM IT.
MR. BRIGGS, YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE
TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO RESCUE
CARDINAL VOSSEK.
AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
IN ANY EVENT, PLEASE DISPOSE
OF THIS TAPE RECORDING
AS DIRECTED.
HELLO, CRYSTAL.
DAN!
OH, NO.
NO, NO,
ABSOLUTELY NOT, NO!
CRYSTAL.
IT'S NOT FAIR.
DON'T EVEN DISCUSS IT.
I WON'T DO IT!
I HAVEN'T ASKED YOU
TO DO ANYTHING YET.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO.
I KNOW IT AND I KNOW YOU.
LOOK, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS
SINCE I SAW YOU LAST,
AND THAT WAS ON BUSINESS,
AND SO WAS THE TIME BEFORE THAT.
SO WHATEVER IT IS,
I WON'T DO IT!
NOW --
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BIGGEST
CONTRACT OF MY CAREER.
CENTER GARDEN, TOP BILLING,
MY OWN PACKAGE.
COMPLETE CREATIVE CONTROL,
AND I'M NOT GONNA
GIVE IT UP!
CRYSTAL --
I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR IT.
I'M SURE IT'S IMPORTANT.
I'M SURE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
DESPERATELY URGENT.
STOP!
CRYSTAL, LISTEN --
GO AWAY!
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN
ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY!
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF CARDINAL VOSSEK?
NO!
YES.
THEN YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
ONE OLD MAN MEANS
IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD
FOR HIS WORK --
PLEASE!
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
I NEED YOU, CRYSTAL.
I DON'T CARE.
I WON'T DO IT.
AND NOTHING YOU CAN SAY
IS GOING TO HELP.
I WON'T DO IT,
AND THAT'S FINAL.
ARE YOU FINISHED NOW?
YOU...
AREN'T YOU EVER GONNA CALL
ME FOR PERSONAL REASONS?
CONCENTRATE,
SIGNOR ALBERTI.
THIS GENTLEMAN
THINKS THIS OBJECT
WILL GIVE YOU
A BIT OF TROUBLE.
THE OBJECT MAY GIVE HIM
SOME TROUBLE.
IT'S A WATCH,
AND IT IS RUNNING
FIVE MINUTES SLOW.
SEVEN, DAN.
"A BIT OF TROUBLE"
IS "SEVEN."
WELL, KEEP PRACTICING.
YOUR TURN, ROLLIN.
I'M FINISHED.
BARNEY...
YOUR WALLET.
DAN...YOURS.
WILLY...YOUR KEYS.
CINNAMON...YOUR BROOCH.
AND, UH, BARNEY...
YOUR WALLET.
LOVE YOUR SUIT, CINNAMON.
THANK YOU.
I WAS ADMIRING YOUR DRESS.
ROLLIN, HOW WILL YOU
HANDLE THE LOCKS?
WITH THIS.
THAT'S METAL -- YOU WON'T
BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT.
I KNOW.
SO IT WON'T BE ME
WHO TAKES IT IN.
ONCE YOU
GET OUT OF THE CELL,
CAN YOU GET TO VOSSEK?
WELL, IF EVERYTHING
GOES LIKE CLOCKWORK
AND THE GUARDS STICK
TO THEIR SCHEDULES, YEAH.
THEY WILL.
THAT'S YOUR EDGE.
NO ONE HAS EVER
BROKEN OUT OF SERAVNO.
THE PRISON STAFF HAS GOT TO BE
BORED AND INDIFFERENT,
WITH YEARS OF PRISON DUTY
WITH NO TROUBLE.
BUT I STILL HAVE TO KNOW WHAT
TIME IT IS TO THE SPLIT SECOND.
THEY WON'T LET YOU
KEEP YOUR WATCH.
ARE THERE ANY CLOCKS
IN THE PRISON?
NO, BUT WE'LL PROVIDE
A TIMEPIECE JUST AS GOOD.
BARNEY.
WELL, I NEED A CROSSBOW,
A RIGGER TRUCK, AND WILLY.
CRYSTAL...
CAN YOU TEACH ROLLIN
THE WIRE ROUTINE IN TIME?
HE'LL BE UP ON THE PART.
HA! WELL?
CAN'T I START AT THE BOTTOM
AND WORK MY WAY UP?
OH, GO ON UP.
I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE.
[ PLAYING CIRCUS MUSIC ]
THAT'S NOT THEATRICAL
ENOUGH, WILLY.
GIVE IT MORE STRAIN.
IT DOESN'T LOOK HEAVY.
YOU WANT MORE WEIGHT?
NO, I DON'T.
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE IT
LOOK DIFFICULT.
WELL, I'M IN THE HABIT
OF MAKING THINGS LOOK EASIER.
LOOK, WILLY, BARE YOUR TEETH.
BREATHE HARDER.
TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE YOU CAN'T MAKE IT.
WOULD YOU, UH,
LIKE TO SHOW ME HOW?
GO ON.
[ GRUNTS ]
GOOD.
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
CARDINAL VOSSEK'S
BEEN ORDERED EXECUTED.
WHEN?
NO DATE HAS BEEN SET.
THEY'LL TRY
TO BREAK HIM FIRST.
WILL THEY?
NO.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
WHAT?
I'VE TIMED IT
SIX TIMES.
IT TAKES 20 MINUTES
TO STRIKE AND LOAD
CRYSTAL'S SAFETY NET.
NO WAY TO CUT THE TIME?
NO.
CRYSTAL?
YES, DAN.
BETTER SPEND MORE TIME
REHEARSING YOUR TRAPEZE ACT.
WHY? I'VE DONE IT EIGHT
A WEEK FOR TWO YEARS.
NOT WITHOUT A NET.
[ CIRCUS MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]
OOH!
OOH!
[ With Eastern European accent ]
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
I-I-I'VE BEEN ROBBED!
I HAD IT RIGHT HERE
IN THIS POCKET!
I'VE BEEN ROBBED!
THE MAN ROBBED ME!
HE TOOK ALL MY MONEY.
THAT'S HIM.
THAT'S HIM.
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.
THAT'S IT.
IT'S ALL HERE.
IT'S ALL HERE. THANK YOU.
HAND HIM OVER TO THEM
AT THE PRISON.
[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]
Barney: AND NOW PRESENTING
ROTRAI, MAN OF STEEL.
[ AUDIENCE APPLAUDING ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
WATCH. PIPE.
TOBACCO.
HANDKERCHIEF. KEYS.
CAN'T I POST BOND
OR SOMETHING?
I'M A REGULAR WITH THE TROUPE
PERFORMING AT THE PARK.
I'LL LOSE MY JOB.
QUIET.
IS THAT EVERYTHING?
THAT'S IT.
NOW THE BELT
AND SHOELACES.
AND NOW, FOR YOUR PLEASURE
AND AMAZEMENT,
THAT WIZARD
OF THE HUMAN MIND,
THE GREAT ALBERTI.
[ AUDIENCE APPLAUDING ]
[ With accent ] GOOD AFTERNOON,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I WOULD LIKE A VOLUNTEER
FROM THE AUDIENCE
TO HELP BLINDFOLD
SIGNOR ALBERTI.
IF YOU PLEASE.
THIS WAY.
GO THERE!
[ ALARM RINGING ]
WHAT'S THAT?
YOU HAVE SOMETHING METAL
ON YOU.
[ RINGING STOPS ]
STRIP!
Rollin: I'M SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
[ LAUGHING ]
SIGNOR ALBERTI,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
[ With accent ]
I HEAR.
CAN YOU PICTURE
WHAT I HAVE IN MY HAND?
PLEASE, CONCENTRATE.
CAN YOU PICTURE
WHAT I HAVE IN MY MIND?
I SEE A FIELD...
MANY YEARS AGO.
SOLDIERS...A DARING EXPLOIT.
YOU ARE HOLDING A MEDAL.
HERE IT IS.
A PIPE CLEANER
AND A LIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
PICK UP THE SHOES...
AND THE SHIRT!
IF YOU LET ME HAVE
MY PIPE AND TOBACCO,
I'LL MAKE IT
WORTH YOUR WHILE.
THIS IS NOT A RESORT.
TAKE HIM TO HIS CELL.
WHAT IS THAT THING?
EYELASH CURLER.
[ SCOFFS ] THAT'S THE MOST
DIABOLICAL-LOOKING
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
I'VE EVER SEEN.
ARE YOU SPEAKING
PROFESSIONALLY AS AN ENGINEER?
NO, I'M JUST
A BIG EYELASH MAN.
[ Normal voice ]
PRISON GUARD EVENING SHIFT
JUST WENT ON DUTY.
GO WITH LUCK.
I THINK I KNOW WHY DAN
CAST YOU AS A CLOWN --
IT'S THE REAL YOU.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS WHAT COMEDIAN
THOUGHT OF THIS MAKEUP.
[ LAUGHING ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
[ With accent ]
I'M WITH THE TROUPE.
HUH. WHAT DO YOU DO?
I READ MINDS.
OH. COME ON.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT.
IT'S SOME KIND OF A TRICK.
NOBODY CAN READ MINDS.
NO?
WANT ME TO TELL YOU
WHAT YOU ARE THINKING
RIGHT NOW?
[ LAUGHING ]
THAT DOESN'T TAKE
A MIND READER.
NO, IT DOESN'T.
[ LAUGHING ]
BUT DON'T YOU WISH
YOU COULD READ MY MIND?
WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE I CAN.
WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE YOU CAN, HUH?
[ BELL TOLLING ]
[ PLAYING CIRCUS MUSIC ]
[ With accent ]
PRESENTING THE DARING PAVLOVA
OF THE HIGH TRAPEZE,
MADEMOISELLE CRYSTAL,
WHO WILL PERFORM FEATS OF DARING
AND ACROBATIC SKILL
50 FEET ABOVE SOLID GROUND
WITH NO SAFETY NET.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ DISTANT POUNDING ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]
[ Whispering ]
Who are you?
[ Normal voice ]
A friend, Your Eminence.
How do I know?
I understand, sir.
Tell me nothing.
Come with me,
and I'll prove to you
I can get you
out of this place.
But...why should I
believe you?
Faith, sir.
How can a prince
of the Church
argue with that?
CARDINAL VOSSEK,
HE IS NOT AT HOME.
HOWEVER, HE IS
EXPECTED SHORTLY.
THANK YOU, YOUR EMINENCE.
NOW FIX YOUR BEDCOVERS
TO MAKE THEM LOOK
LIKE A MAN ASLEEP.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
VERY GOOD, YOUR EMINENCE.
THANK YOU,
BUT WHILE IN MY UNDERWEAR,
I THINK
I WOULD PREFER "ANTON."
[ AUDIENCE APPLAUDING ]
[ AUDIENCE MEMBER
WHISTLES ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ GRUNTING ]
OLD AGE.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
IT WILL WORK.
HOW?
HOW DO WE GET DOWN?
HOW DO WE CROSS THAT FENCE...
PASS THE SENTRY...
TO SAY NOTHING OF GETTING
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
YOU'LL SEE...TOMORROW.
TOMORROW?
I'M SORRY, BUT I CAN'T
TAKE YOU OUT NOW.
THE GUARD WATCHES,
THE BED CHECKS,
AND EXACTLY HOW LONG
IT WOULD TAKE TO GET UP HERE
HAD TO BE TIMED...
TIMED TO THE SPLIT SECOND.
I SEE.
BUT...TIMED WITH WHAT?
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
HEAR THAT...
THAT CALLIOPE?
THAT MUSIC IS MY WATCH.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
COME ON.
LET'S GO.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
AND NOW, SIGNOR ALBERTI,
WILL YOU TRY THIS?
ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE
MOST DIFFICULT...
TRY.
I AM THINKING
OF SOMETHING...
THINKING VERY HARD.
IT IS A GOLD RING,
WITH A BLUE STONE.
THE INSCRIPTION INSIDE READS,
"WITH LOVE, MIDAR,"
WHO IS NOT FAR AWAY.
IS THE SIGNOR CORRECT?
[ BELL TOLLING ]
VOSSEK.
VOSSEK!
OPEN IT.
WHAT IS IT?
NOTHING.
GO BACK TO SLEEP.
[ TOLLING ]
SIGNOR ALBERTI.
YES.
I CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL
ARTISTS' REPRESENTATIVE.
HE DOESN'T KNOW
YOUR TROUPE.
YOU'RE NOT LISTED
IN HIS FILES,
HIS PLAYBILLS,
OR HIS PUBLICITY...
ANYWHERE.
NO, WE'RE MUCH TOO SMALL
A TROUPE FOR THAT,
AND THE GUILD DUES
ARE VERY HIGH -- TERRIBLE.
THEN YOU'VE NEVER
PERFORMED HERE BEFORE?
NO, BUT I'M GLAD WE CAME.
WE'RE DOING
VERY GOOD BUSINESS.
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
[ LAUGHING ]
WHERE DOES ANY CIRCUS TROUPE
COME FROM?
WHEREVER IT WAS YESTERDAY.
I COME FROM CESSNA,
IF THAT IS WHAT YOU MEAN.
MY PARTNER
COMES FROM ANTURENE.
AND THE MAN WHO WAS
ARRESTED? THE THIEF?
I PICK UP CASUALS
TO DO MY RIGGING FOR ME
ALL THE TIME.
THEY NEVER LAST TOO LONG.
AND SOME, LIKE THIS ONE,
ARE THIEVES.
SOME CHASE THE WOMEN.
ALMOST ALL OF THEM DRINK.
WE DON'T FIND
TOO MANY ALTAR BOYS
TO WORK
THE CARNIVAL BUSINESS.
BUT I'LL FIND ANOTHER MAN.
HMM? YOU ARE GOING TO
LEAVE THIS MAN BEHIND?
IF I HAVE TO.
I'LL TRY TO HELP HIM.
HE WAS A VERY GOOD RIGGER,
AND, UH...
WAS NOT TOO BAD A SORT.
I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK TOO BAD
OF ALL CARNIVAL PEOPLE.
I MYSELF COME
FROM A VERY OLD FAMILY.
MY MOTHER WAS --
I'M SURE.
HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT
TO STAY IN SERAVNO?
WE'LL BE LEAVING VERY SOON.
MORE AND MORE OF
THE AUDIENCE ARE REPEATS.
THEY DON'T THROW ANYTHING
INTO THE HAT
THE SECOND TIME.
WOULDN'T YOUR BUSINESS
BE BETTER
IF YOU WERE CLOSER
TO THE CENTER OF THE PARK?
NO, NO, NO.
IT'S TOO OPEN
AND TOO WINDY OUT THERE.
MY TRAPEZE ARTIST
WORKS WITHOUT A NET.
ONE SUDDEN GUST AND...
LET'S GO.
[ With accent ]
WHERE TO?
OUT.
SIGNORINA, HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES.
I CAME TO TELL YOU
WE ARE CONTACTING A LAWYER
THIS AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU.
SEE IF YOU CAN POST BOND
AND GET ME OUT OF HERE.
WE ARE TRYING.
YOU TRY TO BE PATIENT.
I DON'T HAVE
VERY MUCH CHOICE.
ARE THEY TREATING YOU
ALL RIGHT?
WELL ENOUGH.
I HAVE NOT BEEN BEATEN.
AND THE FOOD.
HOW IS THE FOOD?
TERRIBLE.
BUT I DON'T SEEM
VERY HUNGRY.
I ALSO HAVE A BIT OF...
[ Normal voice ]
TROUBLE SLEEPING.
[ Normal voice ]
ANYTHING ELSE?
NO. JUST CONVERSATION
FOR EFFECT.
[ SIGHS ]
SIGNORINA, LAWYER, CHOICE,
BEATEN, NOT HUNGRY.
VOSSEK IS WEAK BUT WILLING.
HE HAS THE PATROLS TIMED
AND NO TROUBLE WITH THE LOCKS.
WHAT TIME WILL HE
BE READY FOR ME?
HE HAD A BIT
OF TROUBLE SLEEPING.
"SLEEPING" IS "30,"
DAN, REMEMBER?
"A BIT OF TROUBLE"
IS "SEVEN." 7:30.
POST BOND...
THIS EVENING.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Man: COME IN.
YES, SIR?
CAPTAIN, I WANT YOU
TO INTENSIFY
VOSSEK'S INTERROGATION.
CARDINAL VOSSEK
IS AN OLD MAN.
HE IS VERY WEAK.
HE MIGHT EASILY DIE.
THAT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.
I RECEIVED ORDERS
TO EXECUTE HIM IN 48 HOURS.
HEY, MIND READER,
WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?
[ With accent ]
OH, HELLO.
WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?
TWO, PLEASE.
[ With accent ]
GIVE ME A DRINK.
ONE MORE...PLEASE.
WELL, DARLING, AREN'T YOU
GOING TO INTRODUCE ME
TO YOUR FRIEND?
OH, HE'S NOT
YOUR TYPE, ANGEL.
OH? YOU MEAN HE LIKES
WASHED-OUT BLONDES?
DO, UH...
DO YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?
I, UH...I WORK OVER THERE.
OH. THAT MAKES US
ALMOST NEIGHBORS.
[ LAUGHING ]
GO TAKE A BATH, GYPSY.
COME, HMM?
COME WITH ME.
SHOW ME
HOW STRONG YOU ARE, YES?
HANG ON TO YOUR BILLFOLD,
NEIGHBOR.
GO AWAY AND STAY AWAY!
COME ON.
I MAKE THAT
A VERY GOOD ROUND.
[ Normal voice ]
IF I HAVE TO FIGHT,
I'D RATHER
IT WAS OVER YOU.
YOU'VE GOT A TEMPER,
MIND READER.
I LOATHE ACROBATS.
COME ON, BIG BOY.
RING THE BELL, HUH?
[ BELL TOLLING ]
[ PLAYING CIRCUS MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ AUDIENCE APPLAUDING ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
HOW ARE WE FIXED FOR CASH?
I WON'T HAVE TIME
TO PASS THE HAT.
OOH!
OOH!
OOH!
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
WE'RE CLOSED.
THERE'S A SHORT SUBJECT
I'D LIKE TO SEE.
A CARTOON?
NO, THE DOCUMENTARY.
FOURTH ROW, END SEAT,
ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
Man: GOOD EVENING, MR. BRIGGS.
THIS IS ANTON CARDINAL VOSSEK
WHO, DESPITE BEING 80 YEARS
OF AGE AND PHYSICALLY INFIRM,
IS NONETHELESS
THE ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER
OF HIS COUNTRY'S
FREEDOM MOVEMENT.
THE GOVERNMENT
TOWARDS WHOSE OVERTHROW
CARDINAL VOSSEK IS WORKING
HAS ARRESTED HIM,
PREPARATORY TO A TRIAL
BEFORE A PEOPLE'S COURT,
WHICH IS CERTAIN
TO CONVICT HIM.
HE'S BEING HELD
FOR INTERROGATION
ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THIS
BUILDING, SERAVNO PRISON,
WHICH IS LOCATED
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT
TO THE CITY'S MAIN PARK.
SERAVNO PRISON IS CONSIDERED
THE MOST IMPREGNABLE
IN EASTERN EUROPE.
NO ESCAPE HAS EVER
BEEN MADE FROM IT.
MR. BRIGGS, YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE
TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO RESCUE
CARDINAL VOSSEK.
AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
IN ANY EVENT, PLEASE DISPOSE
OF THIS TAPE RECORDING
AS DIRECTED.
HELLO, CRYSTAL.
DAN!
OH, NO.
NO, NO,
ABSOLUTELY NOT, NO!
CRYSTAL.
IT'S NOT FAIR.
DON'T EVEN DISCUSS IT.
I WON'T DO IT!
I HAVEN'T ASKED YOU
TO DO ANYTHING YET.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO.
I KNOW IT AND I KNOW YOU.
LOOK, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS
SINCE I SAW YOU LAST,
AND THAT WAS ON BUSINESS,
AND SO WAS THE TIME BEFORE THAT.
SO WHATEVER IT IS,
I WON'T DO IT!
NOW --
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BIGGEST
CONTRACT OF MY CAREER.
CENTER GARDEN, TOP BILLING,
MY OWN PACKAGE.
COMPLETE CREATIVE CONTROL,
AND I'M NOT GONNA
GIVE IT UP!
CRYSTAL --
I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR IT.
I'M SURE IT'S IMPORTANT.
I'M SURE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
DESPERATELY URGENT.
STOP!
CRYSTAL, LISTEN --
GO AWAY!
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN
ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY!
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF CARDINAL VOSSEK?
NO!
YES.
THEN YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
ONE OLD MAN MEANS
IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD
FOR HIS WORK --
PLEASE!
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
I NEED YOU, CRYSTAL.
I DON'T CARE.
I WON'T DO IT.
AND NOTHING YOU CAN SAY
IS GOING TO HELP.
I WON'T DO IT,
AND THAT'S FINAL.
ARE YOU FINISHED NOW?
YOU...
AREN'T YOU EVER GONNA CALL
ME FOR PERSONAL REASONS?
CONCENTRATE,
SIGNOR ALBERTI.
THIS GENTLEMAN
THINKS THIS OBJECT
WILL GIVE YOU
A BIT OF TROUBLE.
THE OBJECT MAY GIVE HIM
SOME TROUBLE.
IT'S A WATCH,
AND IT IS RUNNING
FIVE MINUTES SLOW.
SEVEN, DAN.
"A BIT OF TROUBLE"
IS "SEVEN."
WELL, KEEP PRACTICING.
YOUR TURN, ROLLIN.
I'M FINISHED.
BARNEY...
YOUR WALLET.
DAN...YOURS.
WILLY...YOUR KEYS.
CINNAMON...YOUR BROOCH.
AND, UH, BARNEY...
YOUR WALLET.
LOVE YOUR SUIT, CINNAMON.
THANK YOU.
I WAS ADMIRING YOUR DRESS.
ROLLIN, HOW WILL YOU
HANDLE THE LOCKS?
WITH THIS.
THAT'S METAL -- YOU WON'T
BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT.
I KNOW.
SO IT WON'T BE ME
WHO TAKES IT IN.
ONCE YOU
GET OUT OF THE CELL,
CAN YOU GET TO VOSSEK?
WELL, IF EVERYTHING
GOES LIKE CLOCKWORK
AND THE GUARDS STICK
TO THEIR SCHEDULES, YEAH.
THEY WILL.
THAT'S YOUR EDGE.
NO ONE HAS EVER
BROKEN OUT OF SERAVNO.
THE PRISON STAFF HAS GOT TO BE
BORED AND INDIFFERENT,
WITH YEARS OF PRISON DUTY
WITH NO TROUBLE.
BUT I STILL HAVE TO KNOW WHAT
TIME IT IS TO THE SPLIT SECOND.
THEY WON'T LET YOU
KEEP YOUR WATCH.
ARE THERE ANY CLOCKS
IN THE PRISON?
NO, BUT WE'LL PROVIDE
A TIMEPIECE JUST AS GOOD.
BARNEY.
WELL, I NEED A CROSSBOW,
A RIGGER TRUCK, AND WILLY.
CRYSTAL...
CAN YOU TEACH ROLLIN
THE WIRE ROUTINE IN TIME?
HE'LL BE UP ON THE PART.
HA! WELL?
CAN'T I START AT THE BOTTOM
AND WORK MY WAY UP?
OH, GO ON UP.
I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE.
[ PLAYING CIRCUS MUSIC ]
THAT'S NOT THEATRICAL
ENOUGH, WILLY.
GIVE IT MORE STRAIN.
IT DOESN'T LOOK HEAVY.
YOU WANT MORE WEIGHT?
NO, I DON'T.
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE IT
LOOK DIFFICULT.
WELL, I'M IN THE HABIT
OF MAKING THINGS LOOK EASIER.
LOOK, WILLY, BARE YOUR TEETH.
BREATHE HARDER.
TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE YOU CAN'T MAKE IT.
WOULD YOU, UH,
LIKE TO SHOW ME HOW?
GO ON.
[ GRUNTS ]
GOOD.
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
CARDINAL VOSSEK'S
BEEN ORDERED EXECUTED.
WHEN?
NO DATE HAS BEEN SET.
THEY'LL TRY
TO BREAK HIM FIRST.
WILL THEY?
NO.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
WHAT?
I'VE TIMED IT
SIX TIMES.
IT TAKES 20 MINUTES
TO STRIKE AND LOAD
CRYSTAL'S SAFETY NET.
NO WAY TO CUT THE TIME?
NO.
CRYSTAL?
YES, DAN.
BETTER SPEND MORE TIME
REHEARSING YOUR TRAPEZE ACT.
WHY? I'VE DONE IT EIGHT
A WEEK FOR TWO YEARS.
NOT WITHOUT A NET.
[ CIRCUS MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]
OOH!
OOH!
[ With Eastern European accent ]
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
I-I-I'VE BEEN ROBBED!
I HAD IT RIGHT HERE
IN THIS POCKET!
I'VE BEEN ROBBED!
THE MAN ROBBED ME!
HE TOOK ALL MY MONEY.
THAT'S HIM.
THAT'S HIM.
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.
THAT'S IT.
IT'S ALL HERE.
IT'S ALL HERE. THANK YOU.
HAND HIM OVER TO THEM
AT THE PRISON.
[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]
Barney: AND NOW PRESENTING
ROTRAI, MAN OF STEEL.
[ AUDIENCE APPLAUDING ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
WATCH. PIPE.
TOBACCO.
HANDKERCHIEF. KEYS.
CAN'T I POST BOND
OR SOMETHING?
I'M A REGULAR WITH THE TROUPE
PERFORMING AT THE PARK.
I'LL LOSE MY JOB.
QUIET.
IS THAT EVERYTHING?
THAT'S IT.
NOW THE BELT
AND SHOELACES.
AND NOW, FOR YOUR PLEASURE
AND AMAZEMENT,
THAT WIZARD
OF THE HUMAN MIND,
THE GREAT ALBERTI.
[ AUDIENCE APPLAUDING ]
[ With accent ] GOOD AFTERNOON,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I WOULD LIKE A VOLUNTEER
FROM THE AUDIENCE
TO HELP BLINDFOLD
SIGNOR ALBERTI.
IF YOU PLEASE.
THIS WAY.
GO THERE!
[ ALARM RINGING ]
WHAT'S THAT?
YOU HAVE SOMETHING METAL
ON YOU.
[ RINGING STOPS ]
STRIP!
Rollin: I'M SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
[ LAUGHING ]
SIGNOR ALBERTI,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
[ With accent ]
I HEAR.
CAN YOU PICTURE
WHAT I HAVE IN MY HAND?
PLEASE, CONCENTRATE.
CAN YOU PICTURE
WHAT I HAVE IN MY MIND?
I SEE A FIELD...
MANY YEARS AGO.
SOLDIERS...A DARING EXPLOIT.
YOU ARE HOLDING A MEDAL.
HERE IT IS.
A PIPE CLEANER
AND A LIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
PICK UP THE SHOES...
AND THE SHIRT!
IF YOU LET ME HAVE
MY PIPE AND TOBACCO,
I'LL MAKE IT
WORTH YOUR WHILE.
THIS IS NOT A RESORT.
TAKE HIM TO HIS CELL.
WHAT IS THAT THING?
EYELASH CURLER.
[ SCOFFS ] THAT'S THE MOST
DIABOLICAL-LOOKING
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
I'VE EVER SEEN.
ARE YOU SPEAKING
PROFESSIONALLY AS AN ENGINEER?
NO, I'M JUST
A BIG EYELASH MAN.
[ Normal voice ]
PRISON GUARD EVENING SHIFT
JUST WENT ON DUTY.
GO WITH LUCK.
I THINK I KNOW WHY DAN
CAST YOU AS A CLOWN --
IT'S THE REAL YOU.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS WHAT COMEDIAN
THOUGHT OF THIS MAKEUP.
[ LAUGHING ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
[ With accent ]
I'M WITH THE TROUPE.
HUH. WHAT DO YOU DO?
I READ MINDS.
OH. COME ON.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT.
IT'S SOME KIND OF A TRICK.
NOBODY CAN READ MINDS.
NO?
WANT ME TO TELL YOU
WHAT YOU ARE THINKING
RIGHT NOW?
[ LAUGHING ]
THAT DOESN'T TAKE
A MIND READER.
NO, IT DOESN'T.
[ LAUGHING ]
BUT DON'T YOU WISH
YOU COULD READ MY MIND?
WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE I CAN.
WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE YOU CAN, HUH?
[ BELL TOLLING ]
[ PLAYING CIRCUS MUSIC ]
[ With accent ]
PRESENTING THE DARING PAVLOVA
OF THE HIGH TRAPEZE,
MADEMOISELLE CRYSTAL,
WHO WILL PERFORM FEATS OF DARING
AND ACROBATIC SKILL
50 FEET ABOVE SOLID GROUND
WITH NO SAFETY NET.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ DISTANT POUNDING ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]
[ Whispering ]
Who are you?
[ Normal voice ]
A friend, Your Eminence.
How do I know?
I understand, sir.
Tell me nothing.
Come with me,
and I'll prove to you
I can get you
out of this place.
But...why should I
believe you?
Faith, sir.
How can a prince
of the Church
argue with that?
CARDINAL VOSSEK,
HE IS NOT AT HOME.
HOWEVER, HE IS
EXPECTED SHORTLY.
THANK YOU, YOUR EMINENCE.
NOW FIX YOUR BEDCOVERS
TO MAKE THEM LOOK
LIKE A MAN ASLEEP.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
VERY GOOD, YOUR EMINENCE.
THANK YOU,
BUT WHILE IN MY UNDERWEAR,
I THINK
I WOULD PREFER "ANTON."
[ AUDIENCE APPLAUDING ]
[ AUDIENCE MEMBER
WHISTLES ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ GRUNTING ]
OLD AGE.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
IT WILL WORK.
HOW?
HOW DO WE GET DOWN?
HOW DO WE CROSS THAT FENCE...
PASS THE SENTRY...
TO SAY NOTHING OF GETTING
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
YOU'LL SEE...TOMORROW.
TOMORROW?
I'M SORRY, BUT I CAN'T
TAKE YOU OUT NOW.
THE GUARD WATCHES,
THE BED CHECKS,
AND EXACTLY HOW LONG
IT WOULD TAKE TO GET UP HERE
HAD TO BE TIMED...
TIMED TO THE SPLIT SECOND.
I SEE.
BUT...TIMED WITH WHAT?
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
HEAR THAT...
THAT CALLIOPE?
THAT MUSIC IS MY WATCH.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
COME ON.
LET'S GO.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
AND NOW, SIGNOR ALBERTI,
WILL YOU TRY THIS?
ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE
MOST DIFFICULT...
TRY.
I AM THINKING
OF SOMETHING...
THINKING VERY HARD.
IT IS A GOLD RING,
WITH A BLUE STONE.
THE INSCRIPTION INSIDE READS,
"WITH LOVE, MIDAR,"
WHO IS NOT FAR AWAY.
IS THE SIGNOR CORRECT?
[ BELL TOLLING ]
VOSSEK.
VOSSEK!
OPEN IT.
WHAT IS IT?
NOTHING.
GO BACK TO SLEEP.
[ TOLLING ]
SIGNOR ALBERTI.
YES.
I CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL
ARTISTS' REPRESENTATIVE.
HE DOESN'T KNOW
YOUR TROUPE.
YOU'RE NOT LISTED
IN HIS FILES,
HIS PLAYBILLS,
OR HIS PUBLICITY...
ANYWHERE.
NO, WE'RE MUCH TOO SMALL
A TROUPE FOR THAT,
AND THE GUILD DUES
ARE VERY HIGH -- TERRIBLE.
THEN YOU'VE NEVER
PERFORMED HERE BEFORE?
NO, BUT I'M GLAD WE CAME.
WE'RE DOING
VERY GOOD BUSINESS.
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
[ LAUGHING ]
WHERE DOES ANY CIRCUS TROUPE
COME FROM?
WHEREVER IT WAS YESTERDAY.
I COME FROM CESSNA,
IF THAT IS WHAT YOU MEAN.
MY PARTNER
COMES FROM ANTURENE.
AND THE MAN WHO WAS
ARRESTED? THE THIEF?
I PICK UP CASUALS
TO DO MY RIGGING FOR ME
ALL THE TIME.
THEY NEVER LAST TOO LONG.
AND SOME, LIKE THIS ONE,
ARE THIEVES.
SOME CHASE THE WOMEN.
ALMOST ALL OF THEM DRINK.
WE DON'T FIND
TOO MANY ALTAR BOYS
TO WORK
THE CARNIVAL BUSINESS.
BUT I'LL FIND ANOTHER MAN.
HMM? YOU ARE GOING TO
LEAVE THIS MAN BEHIND?
IF I HAVE TO.
I'LL TRY TO HELP HIM.
HE WAS A VERY GOOD RIGGER,
AND, UH...
WAS NOT TOO BAD A SORT.
I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK TOO BAD
OF ALL CARNIVAL PEOPLE.
I MYSELF COME
FROM A VERY OLD FAMILY.
MY MOTHER WAS --
I'M SURE.
HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT
TO STAY IN SERAVNO?
WE'LL BE LEAVING VERY SOON.
MORE AND MORE OF
THE AUDIENCE ARE REPEATS.
THEY DON'T THROW ANYTHING
INTO THE HAT
THE SECOND TIME.
WOULDN'T YOUR BUSINESS
BE BETTER
IF YOU WERE CLOSER
TO THE CENTER OF THE PARK?
NO, NO, NO.
IT'S TOO OPEN
AND TOO WINDY OUT THERE.
MY TRAPEZE ARTIST
WORKS WITHOUT A NET.
ONE SUDDEN GUST AND...
LET'S GO.
[ With accent ]
WHERE TO?
OUT.
SIGNORINA, HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES.
I CAME TO TELL YOU
WE ARE CONTACTING A LAWYER
THIS AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU.
SEE IF YOU CAN POST BOND
AND GET ME OUT OF HERE.
WE ARE TRYING.
YOU TRY TO BE PATIENT.
I DON'T HAVE
VERY MUCH CHOICE.
ARE THEY TREATING YOU
ALL RIGHT?
WELL ENOUGH.
I HAVE NOT BEEN BEATEN.
AND THE FOOD.
HOW IS THE FOOD?
TERRIBLE.
BUT I DON'T SEEM
VERY HUNGRY.
I ALSO HAVE A BIT OF...
[ Normal voice ]
TROUBLE SLEEPING.
[ Normal voice ]
ANYTHING ELSE?
NO. JUST CONVERSATION
FOR EFFECT.
[ SIGHS ]
SIGNORINA, LAWYER, CHOICE,
BEATEN, NOT HUNGRY.
VOSSEK IS WEAK BUT WILLING.
HE HAS THE PATROLS TIMED
AND NO TROUBLE WITH THE LOCKS.
WHAT TIME WILL HE
BE READY FOR ME?
HE HAD A BIT
OF TROUBLE SLEEPING.
"SLEEPING" IS "30,"
DAN, REMEMBER?
"A BIT OF TROUBLE"
IS "SEVEN." 7:30.
POST BOND...
THIS EVENING.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Man: COME IN.
YES, SIR?
CAPTAIN, I WANT YOU
TO INTENSIFY
VOSSEK'S INTERROGATION.
CARDINAL VOSSEK
IS AN OLD MAN.
HE IS VERY WEAK.
HE MIGHT EASILY DIE.
THAT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.
I RECEIVED ORDERS
TO EXECUTE HIM IN 48 HOURS.
HEY, MIND READER,
WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?
[ With accent ]
OH, HELLO.
WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?
TWO, PLEASE.
[ With accent ]
GIVE ME A DRINK.
ONE MORE...PLEASE.
WELL, DARLING, AREN'T YOU
GOING TO INTRODUCE ME
TO YOUR FRIEND?
OH, HE'S NOT
YOUR TYPE, ANGEL.
OH? YOU MEAN HE LIKES
WASHED-OUT BLONDES?
DO, UH...
DO YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?
I, UH...I WORK OVER THERE.
OH. THAT MAKES US
ALMOST NEIGHBORS.
[ LAUGHING ]
GO TAKE A BATH, GYPSY.
COME, HMM?
COME WITH ME.
SHOW ME
HOW STRONG YOU ARE, YES?
HANG ON TO YOUR BILLFOLD,
NEIGHBOR.
GO AWAY AND STAY AWAY!
COME ON.
I MAKE THAT
A VERY GOOD ROUND.
[ Normal voice ]
IF I HAVE TO FIGHT,
I'D RATHER
IT WAS OVER YOU.
YOU'VE GOT A TEMPER,
MIND READER.
I LOATHE ACROBATS.
COME ON, BIG BOY.
RING THE BELL, HUH?
[ BELL TOLLING ]
[ PLAYING CIRCUS MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ AUDIENCE APPLAUDING ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
HOW ARE WE FIXED FOR CASH?
I WON'T HAVE TIME
TO PASS THE HAT.
OOH!
OOH!
OOH!
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]