Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 1, Episode 7 - Wheels - full transcript
The Impossible Missions Force is assigned to prevent an attempt to steal an election in an important Latin American country. Brigg's plan is complicated when Barney, whose technical knowledge is vital, is wounded. Now, besides having to execute a complicated scheme, the IMF has to find medical attention for one of its own.
Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. BRIGGS.
A CRITICAL ELECTION IS ABOUT TO
TAKE PLACE IN VOLARIA.
SHOULD THE POLICE-CONTROLLED
NATIONALISTS
WIN OVER THE LIBERTY PARTY,
THE COUNTRY WILL BECOME
A TERRORIST DICTATORSHIP.
WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT,
TO ENSURE THEIR VICTORY,
THE NATIONALISTS
HAVE FIXED THE VOTING MACHINES
IN THE KEY 12th DISTRICT.
MR. BRIGGS, YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO UNFIX THE ELECTION
SO THAT THE RESULT
WILL HONESTLY REFLECT
THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
THE SECRETARY INSTRUCTS YOU
THAT NO CITIZEN OF VOLARIA
MAY BE DIRECTLY EMPLOYED.
AND AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
HE WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
PLEASE DISPOSE
OF THIS RECORDING AS USUAL.
Dan: WHY NOT
A VOTING MACHINE?
NO POINT IN USING
AN AMERICAN ONE.
THEIRS ARE DIFFERENT.
THIS HAS THE SAME SORT
OF SELF-CONTAINED
ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE --
COUNTERS AND GEARING MECHANISM
WITH A CLOSE TOLERANCE.
THE SECRET IS IN THE WHEELS.
CAN YOU BEAT THEM,
BARNEY?
HE CAN.
IF I GAIN ACCESS IN TIME.
WHERE ARE
THE VOTING MACHINES NOW?
COME OVER HERE.
THE MACHINES ARE LOCKED
IN A BACK ROOM
OF THE POLLING PLACE --
THE 12th DISTRICT
POLICE STATION,
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE
NATIONALIST PARTY
HEADQUARTERS.
ROLLIN, YOU'RE THE VOTER.
WHO AM I?
THAT'S UP TO CINNAMON,
SO LONG AS HE'S REGISTERED.
HOW DO WE FIND HIM?
THE ELECTION IS
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
WHEN IN DOUBT,
ASK A POLICEMAN.
[ SHOUTING ]
STOP! LOCK THEM UP!
LOCK THEM UP!
LOCK THEM UP!
AHH!
[ YELLING ]
YES, MISS?
I-I DON'T KNOW
QUITE WHERE TO BEGIN.
I'M A STRANGER
HERE IN YOUR CITY,
AND I WANT TO REPORT A --
WELL, I'M NOT SURE
HOW TO -- A CRIME.
YES, MISS?
WHAT KIND OF CRIME?
I FEEL SO SILLY.
NOTHING LIKE THIS
HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.
I WAS ON THE RIVIERA.
IT WAS JUST BEFORE EASTER,
AND I MET A MAN,
A VERY CHARMING MAN,
AND I FELL IN LOVE.
I AM CERTAIN HE DID, TOO,
MISS...?
BLOCK. CATHERINE BLOCK.
CAPTAIN TREZ,
AT YOUR SERVICE.
PLEASE,
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
IT'S SO EMBARRASSING.
THE POLICE STATION IS
NO PLACE FOR MODESTY, MISS.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
[ SOBBING ]
EDWARD...HE SAID HIS NAME
WAS EDWARD GERMAINE.
HE...ASKED ME
TO MARRY HIM.
BUT HE SAID HE NEEDED MONEY
FOR BUSINESS,
AND I GAVE IT TO HIM.
HOW MUCH?
A HALF A MILLION FRANCS.
NOW...I CAME HERE...
FOR THE WEDDING...
AND I CAN'T FIND HIM.
[ SOBBING ]
I'M SORRY.
IT APPEARS THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED
BY ONE OF THE OLDEST
AND CRUELEST
OF CONFIDENCE GAMES.
[ SOBBING ]
THANK YOU.
Man: LET ME GO!
LET ME GO!
A GREAT ORATOR.
SPECIAL PRISONER.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN TREZ.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY KIND.
DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN HELP ME?
WITH YOUR ROMANCE? NO.
IN FINDING THIS MAN? YES.
WE HAVE
AN EXCELLENT FILE SYSTEM
ON EVERY ADULT
IN THE DISTRICT.
HERE YOU ARE, MISS.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND EVERYTHING
ELSE YOU MAY NEED.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN TREZ.
YOU'RE VERY EFFICIENT.
THE TIMES DEMAND IT, MISS.
MACHINE'S FIXED,
ALL RIGHT.
THE LIBERTY PARTY
AND THE NATIONALIST PARTY.
THE NATIONALIST PARTY
STARTS OUT
WITH A 2,000-VOTE
ADVANTAGE.
2,000 VOTES
OUGHT TO BE MORE
THAN ENOUGH TO SWING IT.
THEY GOT TWO MACHINES,
BUT HOW DO THEY
MAKE THE TOTALS
MATCH THE NUMBER
OF VOTERS?
ON THIS LIBERTY WHEEL,
THERE ARE THREE ZEROS,
SO THAT THE FIRST
2,000 VOTES COUNTED
WILL JUST BE TURNED BACK
TO ZERO.
THE FIRST 2,000 VOTES
WON'T BE RECORDED.
SO TO MAKE
THE ELECTION HONEST,
TOMORROW YOU'LL HAVE TO
SUBTRACT 2,000 VOTES
FROM THE NATIONALISTS
AND ADD THEM
TO THE LIBERTADISTS.
RIGHT.
CAN YOU DO IT?
WELL, I CAN'T DO IT NOW.
EVERY MACHINE HAS ITS OWN,
SPECIAL RESET SHAFT.
SO WHAT I'LL HAVE TO DO
IS MOLD A SPECIAL WRENCH
DRIVER FOR THIS ONE.
HAVE YOU FOUND SOMETHING?
NO.
I-I THOUGHT I HAD,
BUT I MADE A MISTAKE.
TO BE SAFE, I BETTER GET
ANOTHER IMPRESSION.
NO TIME.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.
NO EDWARD GERMAINE.
THAT IS UNFORTUNATE.
BUT IF I CAN BE
OF ANY FURTHER SERVICE,
IN ANY WAY...
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.
YOU-YOU'VE BEEN VERY KIND.
I DO KNOW
WHERE TO FIND YOU.
A PLOT?
WHAT KIND OF PLOT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
HOW?!
THEY TOOK THE TEAR GAS,
COMMANDANT.
YES, CAPITAN,
THEY TOOK THE TEAR GAS.
BUT TODAY IS THE DAY
BEFORE THE ELECTION.
WHAT ABOUT
THE VOTING MACHINES
IN THE NEXT ROOM?
MARTEL, STEVEN.
M-A-R-T-E-L.
OH, HE'S NOT REGISTERED.
WELL, THERE WAS
A BOOKSTORE OWNER --
MIGUEL CORDOVA.
HERE IT IS.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
Dan: GET HIM A DRINK.
ALL RIGHT, BARNEY.
TAKE IT EASY, PAL.
LIE DOWN.
HOW BAD IS IT?
WE'LL SEE IN A MINUTE.
[ BARNEY GASPS ]
THE BULLET
WENT THROUGH CLEAN.
TRY TO MOVE YOUR ARM.
NO BROKEN BONES.
ANY CHANGE IN THE PLAN?
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
NO CHANGE.
GET YOUR VOTER?
I THINK SO.
GOOD GIRL.
REMOVE THE BACK.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
YES. MAY I HELP YOU?
[ With accent ]
YOU SEEM TO HAVE
AN INTERESTING SELECTION
OF BOOKS.
YES, I TRY TO.
DO YOU FILL POSTAL ORDERS?
YES, IF THEY'RE PREPAID.
MAY I HAVE
YOUR MAILING ADDRESS?
OF COURSE.
WE HAVE EXAMINED
THE MACHINES, COMMANDANT.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED.
I HAVE POSTED
A FOUR-MAN GUARD ON THEM,
AND THEY WILL BE CHECKED
AGAIN IN THE MORNING.
YOU MENTIONED
A YOUNG WOMAN.
YOU SAID YOU WERE
TALKING TO A YOUNG WOMAN
WHEN THE POLICE OFFICERS
ENTERED THE CELLBLOCK.
THAT IS CORRECT,
COMMANDANT.
SHE WAS REPORTING A CRIME.
SHE HAD BEEN VICTIMIZED
IN A CONFIDENCE GAME.
A CONFIDENCE GAME?
IS IT CLEAN?
SEEMS TO BE.
I BETTER CHECK.
THANKS, CINNAMON.
HOW'S IT GOING, BARNEY?
LITTLE THROB.
KEEPS YOUR MIND CLEAR.
LET'S TRY IT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
GOOD.
DAN SAYS
CORDOVA'S OUR MAN.
[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]
[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]
WHO IS IT?
CAPTAIN TREZ.
HOW ARE YOU, MISS BLOCK?
MAY I COME IN?
OH, YES.
YES, OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
YOU, UH, HAVE NEWS
FOR ME, CAPTAIN?
WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK
WITH YOU AT HEADQUARTERS.
ABOUT EDWARD?
ABOUT MANY THINGS.
I HOPE IT WON'T
INCONVENIENCE YOU.
OH, NO. IT WON'T
INCONVENIENCE ME AT ALL.
AT HEADQUARTERS?
PLEASE.
WELL, IT'S ALL OVER NOW.
LET EDWARD
ENJOY THE MONEY.
I THINK
I LEARNED SOMETHING.
[ LAUGHING ]
WHY DID YOU COME
TO THE 12th DISTRICT
POLICE STATION, MISS BLOCK?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN. WHY?
THERE ARE OTHER STATIONS
IN THE CITY.
OH, YES.
WELL, THE ADDRESS
EDWARD GAVE ME --
IT WAS IN THIS DISTRICT.
WHAT WAS THAT ADDRESS?
WELL, THE ADDRESS
DIDN'T EXIST.
WHEN I GOT THERE,
THERE WAS NO SUCH PLACE.
BUT YOU DO REMEMBER
WHAT IT WAS?
112 VIA JEROME.
DO YOU HAVE
ANY OF THIS MAN'S --
OF EDWARD GERMAINE'S --
LETTERS?
NO. I DESTROYED THEM.
DESTROYED THEM?
THEY WERE
UNPLEASANT REMINDERS.
OF COURSE.
YES, OF COURSE.
TO YOU, THEY WERE TOKENS
OF LOVE BETRAYED.
THANK YOU FOR COMING
TO SEE ME.
THANK YOU, COMMANDANT.
CAPTAIN TREZ.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
SHE IS VERY CHARMING.
PUT HER UNDER CLOSE
SURVEILLANCE.
YES?
THEY LET ME GO, DAN,
BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE THINKING.
IT'S TOO LATE
TO CHANGE PLANS NOW.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S WRONG?
[ With accent ] HELP ME.
HELP ME, PLEASE.
THE POLICE --
I FEAR FOR MY LIFE.
IN THERE, QUICKLY.
WHAT IS IT THE POLICE
WANT YOU FOR?
DEPORTATION...
BACK TO EASTERN EUROPE.
IF THEY SEND ME BACK...
THEY WILL KILL ME.
IT'S READY.
GOOD.
I'LL CRACK IT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, DAN.
BARNEY!
YOU CAN SLEEP
IN THERE TONIGHT.
I'LL USE THE SOFA.
HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?
I WAS IN A DETENTION CAMP
MYSELF.
I KNOW WHAT THEY
WILL DO TO YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I PASSED OUT, DOCTOR.
I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS THAT BAD.
YOU'RE IN SHOCK.
B-B-BUT GUNSHOT WOUNDS...
MUST BE REPORTED.
DOCTOR, DO WHAT YOU CAN
FOR HIM.
A STRONG HAND.
A DETERMINED MAN.
[ RINGING ]
ANNA!
ANNA, I'VE GOT TO GO OUT.
MIGUEL...
MIGUEL, I'M AFRAID
TO BE LEFT ALONE.
BUT I'VE GOT TO VOTE.
MIGUEL, I NEED PAPERS.
THERE'S A PLACE
ON THE VIA FLORES,
IF YOU WILL TAKE ME THERE.
YES, I WILL,
WHEN I COME BACK.
MIGUEL...
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
WHO IS IT?
Man: THE POLICE.
OPEN UP!
[ KNOCKING ]
OPEN UP!
THE MACHINE IS JAMMED.
THE LEVER WON'T COME DOWN.
I TELL YOU, I DO NOT KNOW
ANY ANNA KROHL.
CORDOVA, YOU'LL ROT
IN A JAIL CELL.
LOOK, I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING
CHARGES, BRING THEM.
OTHERWISE, GET OUT.
YOU ARE A STUPID MAN.
YOU CANNOT HELP
ANNA KROHL.
SHE WILL DIE
IN A LABOR CAMP.
ALL YOU CAN DO
IS DESTROY YOURSELF.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
YES, YES.
I WILL TAKE YOU
TO VIA FLORES.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HELLO?
LET ME HELP YOU, BARNEY.
NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT,
WILLY. NO.
THANKS ANYWAY.
I CAN MAKE IT.
I JUST WANT TO GET
TO THE TABLE.
[ GRUNTS ]
FORGIVE ME.
THE PAPERS TOOK SO LONG.
MIGUEL...
THE ENGRAVER SAID
THERE WAS A SMALL BOAT
LEAVING THE PORT
THIS EVENING.
I HATE TO ASK YOU TO PUT
YOURSELF IN DANGER, BUT I --
ANNA, THERE IS
NO OTHER WAY.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I'M SORRY, CAPTAIN.
A GEAR HAS SHATTERED
AND FOULED THE COUNTERS.
WHY DID YOU NOT SEE THAT
THIS MORNING?
A GEAR
IS A PIECE OF METAL.
WHO IS TO KNOW
IT HAS A FLAW IN IT?
I WANT THIS MACHINE FIXED
IN ONE HOUR.
ON THE GRAVE OF MY MOTHER,
I CANNOT MAKE
THIS MACHINE WORK TODAY.
HURRY IT UP, WILL YOU?
STILL PLENTY OF TIME.
YOU WILL PROCEED
WITH THE ONE MACHINE.
IS THAT AGREEABLE TO
THE NACIONALISTAS?
DOES THE CAPTAIN HAVE
THE AUTHORIZATION?
I HAVE. ONE MACHINE
WILL BE SUFFICIENT.
THEN GO AHEAD.
TO THE LIBERTADISTS?
DO I HAVE A CHOICE?
WHEN MY WIFE WAS ALIVE,
WE OFTEN DROVE
OUT THIS WAY,
WITH NOTHING MORE INVOLVED
THAN A RIDE IN THE COUNTRY.
MIGUEL, I'D LIKE
A CIGARETTE, PLEASE.
ANNA, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
IT'S NOTHING.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU HAVEN'T EATEN TODAY.
YOU MUST BE HUNGRY.
SOMETHING ELSE?
YES. IS, UH...
IS THERE
A RESTAURANT NEARBY?
INSIDE.
MY WIFE WILL FIX YOU
SOMETHING TO EAT.
I'LL GET YOU
SOMETHING, HUH?
BARNEY, I'M THINKING
ME INSTEAD OF YOU.
DAN, YOU COULDN'T HANDLE
THE MACHINE,
AND I'M GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT.
WILLPOWER AND ALL THAT.
BESIDES, ROLLIN IS THE ONE
YOU BETTER WORRY ABOUT.
WHAT'S THAT ABOUT A SOW'S EAR
AND A SILK PURSE?
HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE?
ALL NIGHT.
THE ENGINE HAS TO COME OUT.
EVERYTHING IS JAMMED.
WHEN DO THE BUSES
COME THROUGH?
FOR THE PORT, 6:30.
BACK TO THE CITY, MIDNIGHT.
SORRY.
MR. CORDOVA.
I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SHOP.
[ With accent ]
MIGUEL CORDOVA.
YOUR SIGNATURE, PLEASE.
IN THERE, PLEASE.
MIGUEL CORDOVA?
YES.
GET THE COMMANDANT.
WE HAVE BEEN
LOOKING FOR YOU.
EXCUSE ME, CAPTAIN,
BUT I-I'VE GOT TO VOTE.
FIRST YOU WILL ANSWER
MY QUESTIONS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
TRYING TO DEPRIVE ME
OF MY RIGHT TO VOTE?
HE IS RIGHT, CAPITAN.
IN TIME.
WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH CATHERINE BLOCK?
I...DON'T EVEN KNOW HER.
SHE VISITED YOUR STORE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
WELL, YES. LOTS OF LADIES
VISIT MY STORE.
AND SPEND THE NIGHT
WITH YOU?
I WILL VOTE,
AND THEN WE WILL TALK.
CAPITAN, I MUST
CLOSE DOWN THE MACHINE.
LOOK, I HAVE NOT BEEN
ACCUSED OF ANY CRIME.
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO PREVENT ME FROM VOTING!
VOTE.
Man: WITH THE POLLS
ABOUT TO CLOSE,
NATIONALIST PARTY SPOKESMEN
ARE CONFIDENT OF VICTORY,
CLAIMING THE NEW POLITICAL ERA
WILL BANISH
WESTERN IMPERIALISM.
I AM SAD FOR YOU.
AT LEAST YOU'LL BE SAFE.
[ THUD ]
GET AN AMBULANCE!
AN AMBULANCE
TO THE 12th DISTRICT
POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
PLEASE HURRY.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
THIS WAY, DOCTOR.
OVER THERE, DOCTOR.
[ With accent ]
PLEASE.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM?
CAPTAIN, I JUST GOT HERE.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
NO, WE DON'T HAVE
THE TOTALS YET.
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY --
A VERY SICK MAN!
DOCTOR,
HOW LONG WILL IT BE?
I DON'T KNOW.
SEND OUT FOR A STRETCHER.
[ SNAPS ]
GO OUTSIDE
AND BRING A STRETCHER.
WELL,
AS SOON AS WE CAN.
I CAN'T GET IN
TO COUNT THE VOTES.
IN THERE.
Trez: OH, COMMANDANT.
WHAT IS IT?
CORDOVA CAME TO VOTE,
AND COLLAPSED IN THE BOOTH.
LET ME SEE HIM.
GET A PRIEST.
THERE WILL BE
NO PRIESTS HERE.
WE CANNOT MOVE HIM.
HE NEEDS HEART MASSAGE.
[ GROANING ]
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
[ COUGHING ]
I ABSOLVE YOU
OF ALL YOUR SINS.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
AND OF THE SON,
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
MAY THE LORD FORGIVE YOU
BY THIS HOLY ANOINTING
WHATEVER SINS
YOU HAVE COMMITTED.
GET ON WITH IT, FATHER.
WE HAVEN'T GOT ALL NIGHT.
IF YOU ARE ALIVE,
MAY THE LORD FORGIVE YOU
BY THIS HOLY ANOINTING.
WHAT DO YOU WANT,
MISTER?
NOTHING, FRIEND.
NOTHING AT ALL.
...FORGIVE THOSE
WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,
BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
AMEN.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
PLEASE, UH,
TURN OUT THE LIGHTS.
I SAID THE LIGHTS.
DOCTOR, YOU CAN DO THAT
IN THE AMBULANCE.
DO YOU WANT TO
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THIS MAN'S DEATH?
THERE IS TOO MUCH LIGHT
COMING FROM THE WINDOWS.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
Man: WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM
FOR A NEWS BULLETIN.
LATE RETURNS
FROM THE 12th DISTRICT
HAVE WON THE ELECTION
FOR THE LIBERTADIST PARTY.
FURTHER DETAILS WILL FOLLOW.
WE WON.
ANNA, WE WON.
DID YOU HEAR THAT, ANNA?
WE WON.
PERHAPS YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GO NOW.
I WISH THAT WERE TRUE.
I WISH...
THINGS WERE DIFFERENT.
THINGS WILL BE
DIFFERENT...NOW.
I HOPE SO.
A CRITICAL ELECTION IS ABOUT TO
TAKE PLACE IN VOLARIA.
SHOULD THE POLICE-CONTROLLED
NATIONALISTS
WIN OVER THE LIBERTY PARTY,
THE COUNTRY WILL BECOME
A TERRORIST DICTATORSHIP.
WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT,
TO ENSURE THEIR VICTORY,
THE NATIONALISTS
HAVE FIXED THE VOTING MACHINES
IN THE KEY 12th DISTRICT.
MR. BRIGGS, YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO UNFIX THE ELECTION
SO THAT THE RESULT
WILL HONESTLY REFLECT
THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
THE SECRETARY INSTRUCTS YOU
THAT NO CITIZEN OF VOLARIA
MAY BE DIRECTLY EMPLOYED.
AND AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
HE WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
PLEASE DISPOSE
OF THIS RECORDING AS USUAL.
Dan: WHY NOT
A VOTING MACHINE?
NO POINT IN USING
AN AMERICAN ONE.
THEIRS ARE DIFFERENT.
THIS HAS THE SAME SORT
OF SELF-CONTAINED
ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE --
COUNTERS AND GEARING MECHANISM
WITH A CLOSE TOLERANCE.
THE SECRET IS IN THE WHEELS.
CAN YOU BEAT THEM,
BARNEY?
HE CAN.
IF I GAIN ACCESS IN TIME.
WHERE ARE
THE VOTING MACHINES NOW?
COME OVER HERE.
THE MACHINES ARE LOCKED
IN A BACK ROOM
OF THE POLLING PLACE --
THE 12th DISTRICT
POLICE STATION,
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE
NATIONALIST PARTY
HEADQUARTERS.
ROLLIN, YOU'RE THE VOTER.
WHO AM I?
THAT'S UP TO CINNAMON,
SO LONG AS HE'S REGISTERED.
HOW DO WE FIND HIM?
THE ELECTION IS
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
WHEN IN DOUBT,
ASK A POLICEMAN.
[ SHOUTING ]
STOP! LOCK THEM UP!
LOCK THEM UP!
LOCK THEM UP!
AHH!
[ YELLING ]
YES, MISS?
I-I DON'T KNOW
QUITE WHERE TO BEGIN.
I'M A STRANGER
HERE IN YOUR CITY,
AND I WANT TO REPORT A --
WELL, I'M NOT SURE
HOW TO -- A CRIME.
YES, MISS?
WHAT KIND OF CRIME?
I FEEL SO SILLY.
NOTHING LIKE THIS
HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.
I WAS ON THE RIVIERA.
IT WAS JUST BEFORE EASTER,
AND I MET A MAN,
A VERY CHARMING MAN,
AND I FELL IN LOVE.
I AM CERTAIN HE DID, TOO,
MISS...?
BLOCK. CATHERINE BLOCK.
CAPTAIN TREZ,
AT YOUR SERVICE.
PLEASE,
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
IT'S SO EMBARRASSING.
THE POLICE STATION IS
NO PLACE FOR MODESTY, MISS.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
[ SOBBING ]
EDWARD...HE SAID HIS NAME
WAS EDWARD GERMAINE.
HE...ASKED ME
TO MARRY HIM.
BUT HE SAID HE NEEDED MONEY
FOR BUSINESS,
AND I GAVE IT TO HIM.
HOW MUCH?
A HALF A MILLION FRANCS.
NOW...I CAME HERE...
FOR THE WEDDING...
AND I CAN'T FIND HIM.
[ SOBBING ]
I'M SORRY.
IT APPEARS THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED
BY ONE OF THE OLDEST
AND CRUELEST
OF CONFIDENCE GAMES.
[ SOBBING ]
THANK YOU.
Man: LET ME GO!
LET ME GO!
A GREAT ORATOR.
SPECIAL PRISONER.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN TREZ.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY KIND.
DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN HELP ME?
WITH YOUR ROMANCE? NO.
IN FINDING THIS MAN? YES.
WE HAVE
AN EXCELLENT FILE SYSTEM
ON EVERY ADULT
IN THE DISTRICT.
HERE YOU ARE, MISS.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND EVERYTHING
ELSE YOU MAY NEED.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN TREZ.
YOU'RE VERY EFFICIENT.
THE TIMES DEMAND IT, MISS.
MACHINE'S FIXED,
ALL RIGHT.
THE LIBERTY PARTY
AND THE NATIONALIST PARTY.
THE NATIONALIST PARTY
STARTS OUT
WITH A 2,000-VOTE
ADVANTAGE.
2,000 VOTES
OUGHT TO BE MORE
THAN ENOUGH TO SWING IT.
THEY GOT TWO MACHINES,
BUT HOW DO THEY
MAKE THE TOTALS
MATCH THE NUMBER
OF VOTERS?
ON THIS LIBERTY WHEEL,
THERE ARE THREE ZEROS,
SO THAT THE FIRST
2,000 VOTES COUNTED
WILL JUST BE TURNED BACK
TO ZERO.
THE FIRST 2,000 VOTES
WON'T BE RECORDED.
SO TO MAKE
THE ELECTION HONEST,
TOMORROW YOU'LL HAVE TO
SUBTRACT 2,000 VOTES
FROM THE NATIONALISTS
AND ADD THEM
TO THE LIBERTADISTS.
RIGHT.
CAN YOU DO IT?
WELL, I CAN'T DO IT NOW.
EVERY MACHINE HAS ITS OWN,
SPECIAL RESET SHAFT.
SO WHAT I'LL HAVE TO DO
IS MOLD A SPECIAL WRENCH
DRIVER FOR THIS ONE.
HAVE YOU FOUND SOMETHING?
NO.
I-I THOUGHT I HAD,
BUT I MADE A MISTAKE.
TO BE SAFE, I BETTER GET
ANOTHER IMPRESSION.
NO TIME.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.
NO EDWARD GERMAINE.
THAT IS UNFORTUNATE.
BUT IF I CAN BE
OF ANY FURTHER SERVICE,
IN ANY WAY...
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.
YOU-YOU'VE BEEN VERY KIND.
I DO KNOW
WHERE TO FIND YOU.
A PLOT?
WHAT KIND OF PLOT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
HOW?!
THEY TOOK THE TEAR GAS,
COMMANDANT.
YES, CAPITAN,
THEY TOOK THE TEAR GAS.
BUT TODAY IS THE DAY
BEFORE THE ELECTION.
WHAT ABOUT
THE VOTING MACHINES
IN THE NEXT ROOM?
MARTEL, STEVEN.
M-A-R-T-E-L.
OH, HE'S NOT REGISTERED.
WELL, THERE WAS
A BOOKSTORE OWNER --
MIGUEL CORDOVA.
HERE IT IS.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
Dan: GET HIM A DRINK.
ALL RIGHT, BARNEY.
TAKE IT EASY, PAL.
LIE DOWN.
HOW BAD IS IT?
WE'LL SEE IN A MINUTE.
[ BARNEY GASPS ]
THE BULLET
WENT THROUGH CLEAN.
TRY TO MOVE YOUR ARM.
NO BROKEN BONES.
ANY CHANGE IN THE PLAN?
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
NO CHANGE.
GET YOUR VOTER?
I THINK SO.
GOOD GIRL.
REMOVE THE BACK.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
YES. MAY I HELP YOU?
[ With accent ]
YOU SEEM TO HAVE
AN INTERESTING SELECTION
OF BOOKS.
YES, I TRY TO.
DO YOU FILL POSTAL ORDERS?
YES, IF THEY'RE PREPAID.
MAY I HAVE
YOUR MAILING ADDRESS?
OF COURSE.
WE HAVE EXAMINED
THE MACHINES, COMMANDANT.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED.
I HAVE POSTED
A FOUR-MAN GUARD ON THEM,
AND THEY WILL BE CHECKED
AGAIN IN THE MORNING.
YOU MENTIONED
A YOUNG WOMAN.
YOU SAID YOU WERE
TALKING TO A YOUNG WOMAN
WHEN THE POLICE OFFICERS
ENTERED THE CELLBLOCK.
THAT IS CORRECT,
COMMANDANT.
SHE WAS REPORTING A CRIME.
SHE HAD BEEN VICTIMIZED
IN A CONFIDENCE GAME.
A CONFIDENCE GAME?
IS IT CLEAN?
SEEMS TO BE.
I BETTER CHECK.
THANKS, CINNAMON.
HOW'S IT GOING, BARNEY?
LITTLE THROB.
KEEPS YOUR MIND CLEAR.
LET'S TRY IT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
GOOD.
DAN SAYS
CORDOVA'S OUR MAN.
[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]
[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]
WHO IS IT?
CAPTAIN TREZ.
HOW ARE YOU, MISS BLOCK?
MAY I COME IN?
OH, YES.
YES, OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
YOU, UH, HAVE NEWS
FOR ME, CAPTAIN?
WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK
WITH YOU AT HEADQUARTERS.
ABOUT EDWARD?
ABOUT MANY THINGS.
I HOPE IT WON'T
INCONVENIENCE YOU.
OH, NO. IT WON'T
INCONVENIENCE ME AT ALL.
AT HEADQUARTERS?
PLEASE.
WELL, IT'S ALL OVER NOW.
LET EDWARD
ENJOY THE MONEY.
I THINK
I LEARNED SOMETHING.
[ LAUGHING ]
WHY DID YOU COME
TO THE 12th DISTRICT
POLICE STATION, MISS BLOCK?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN. WHY?
THERE ARE OTHER STATIONS
IN THE CITY.
OH, YES.
WELL, THE ADDRESS
EDWARD GAVE ME --
IT WAS IN THIS DISTRICT.
WHAT WAS THAT ADDRESS?
WELL, THE ADDRESS
DIDN'T EXIST.
WHEN I GOT THERE,
THERE WAS NO SUCH PLACE.
BUT YOU DO REMEMBER
WHAT IT WAS?
112 VIA JEROME.
DO YOU HAVE
ANY OF THIS MAN'S --
OF EDWARD GERMAINE'S --
LETTERS?
NO. I DESTROYED THEM.
DESTROYED THEM?
THEY WERE
UNPLEASANT REMINDERS.
OF COURSE.
YES, OF COURSE.
TO YOU, THEY WERE TOKENS
OF LOVE BETRAYED.
THANK YOU FOR COMING
TO SEE ME.
THANK YOU, COMMANDANT.
CAPTAIN TREZ.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
SHE IS VERY CHARMING.
PUT HER UNDER CLOSE
SURVEILLANCE.
YES?
THEY LET ME GO, DAN,
BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE THINKING.
IT'S TOO LATE
TO CHANGE PLANS NOW.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S WRONG?
[ With accent ] HELP ME.
HELP ME, PLEASE.
THE POLICE --
I FEAR FOR MY LIFE.
IN THERE, QUICKLY.
WHAT IS IT THE POLICE
WANT YOU FOR?
DEPORTATION...
BACK TO EASTERN EUROPE.
IF THEY SEND ME BACK...
THEY WILL KILL ME.
IT'S READY.
GOOD.
I'LL CRACK IT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, DAN.
BARNEY!
YOU CAN SLEEP
IN THERE TONIGHT.
I'LL USE THE SOFA.
HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?
I WAS IN A DETENTION CAMP
MYSELF.
I KNOW WHAT THEY
WILL DO TO YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I PASSED OUT, DOCTOR.
I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS THAT BAD.
YOU'RE IN SHOCK.
B-B-BUT GUNSHOT WOUNDS...
MUST BE REPORTED.
DOCTOR, DO WHAT YOU CAN
FOR HIM.
A STRONG HAND.
A DETERMINED MAN.
[ RINGING ]
ANNA!
ANNA, I'VE GOT TO GO OUT.
MIGUEL...
MIGUEL, I'M AFRAID
TO BE LEFT ALONE.
BUT I'VE GOT TO VOTE.
MIGUEL, I NEED PAPERS.
THERE'S A PLACE
ON THE VIA FLORES,
IF YOU WILL TAKE ME THERE.
YES, I WILL,
WHEN I COME BACK.
MIGUEL...
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
WHO IS IT?
Man: THE POLICE.
OPEN UP!
[ KNOCKING ]
OPEN UP!
THE MACHINE IS JAMMED.
THE LEVER WON'T COME DOWN.
I TELL YOU, I DO NOT KNOW
ANY ANNA KROHL.
CORDOVA, YOU'LL ROT
IN A JAIL CELL.
LOOK, I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING
CHARGES, BRING THEM.
OTHERWISE, GET OUT.
YOU ARE A STUPID MAN.
YOU CANNOT HELP
ANNA KROHL.
SHE WILL DIE
IN A LABOR CAMP.
ALL YOU CAN DO
IS DESTROY YOURSELF.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
YES, YES.
I WILL TAKE YOU
TO VIA FLORES.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HELLO?
LET ME HELP YOU, BARNEY.
NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT,
WILLY. NO.
THANKS ANYWAY.
I CAN MAKE IT.
I JUST WANT TO GET
TO THE TABLE.
[ GRUNTS ]
FORGIVE ME.
THE PAPERS TOOK SO LONG.
MIGUEL...
THE ENGRAVER SAID
THERE WAS A SMALL BOAT
LEAVING THE PORT
THIS EVENING.
I HATE TO ASK YOU TO PUT
YOURSELF IN DANGER, BUT I --
ANNA, THERE IS
NO OTHER WAY.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I'M SORRY, CAPTAIN.
A GEAR HAS SHATTERED
AND FOULED THE COUNTERS.
WHY DID YOU NOT SEE THAT
THIS MORNING?
A GEAR
IS A PIECE OF METAL.
WHO IS TO KNOW
IT HAS A FLAW IN IT?
I WANT THIS MACHINE FIXED
IN ONE HOUR.
ON THE GRAVE OF MY MOTHER,
I CANNOT MAKE
THIS MACHINE WORK TODAY.
HURRY IT UP, WILL YOU?
STILL PLENTY OF TIME.
YOU WILL PROCEED
WITH THE ONE MACHINE.
IS THAT AGREEABLE TO
THE NACIONALISTAS?
DOES THE CAPTAIN HAVE
THE AUTHORIZATION?
I HAVE. ONE MACHINE
WILL BE SUFFICIENT.
THEN GO AHEAD.
TO THE LIBERTADISTS?
DO I HAVE A CHOICE?
WHEN MY WIFE WAS ALIVE,
WE OFTEN DROVE
OUT THIS WAY,
WITH NOTHING MORE INVOLVED
THAN A RIDE IN THE COUNTRY.
MIGUEL, I'D LIKE
A CIGARETTE, PLEASE.
ANNA, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
IT'S NOTHING.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU HAVEN'T EATEN TODAY.
YOU MUST BE HUNGRY.
SOMETHING ELSE?
YES. IS, UH...
IS THERE
A RESTAURANT NEARBY?
INSIDE.
MY WIFE WILL FIX YOU
SOMETHING TO EAT.
I'LL GET YOU
SOMETHING, HUH?
BARNEY, I'M THINKING
ME INSTEAD OF YOU.
DAN, YOU COULDN'T HANDLE
THE MACHINE,
AND I'M GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT.
WILLPOWER AND ALL THAT.
BESIDES, ROLLIN IS THE ONE
YOU BETTER WORRY ABOUT.
WHAT'S THAT ABOUT A SOW'S EAR
AND A SILK PURSE?
HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE?
ALL NIGHT.
THE ENGINE HAS TO COME OUT.
EVERYTHING IS JAMMED.
WHEN DO THE BUSES
COME THROUGH?
FOR THE PORT, 6:30.
BACK TO THE CITY, MIDNIGHT.
SORRY.
MR. CORDOVA.
I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SHOP.
[ With accent ]
MIGUEL CORDOVA.
YOUR SIGNATURE, PLEASE.
IN THERE, PLEASE.
MIGUEL CORDOVA?
YES.
GET THE COMMANDANT.
WE HAVE BEEN
LOOKING FOR YOU.
EXCUSE ME, CAPTAIN,
BUT I-I'VE GOT TO VOTE.
FIRST YOU WILL ANSWER
MY QUESTIONS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
TRYING TO DEPRIVE ME
OF MY RIGHT TO VOTE?
HE IS RIGHT, CAPITAN.
IN TIME.
WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH CATHERINE BLOCK?
I...DON'T EVEN KNOW HER.
SHE VISITED YOUR STORE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
WELL, YES. LOTS OF LADIES
VISIT MY STORE.
AND SPEND THE NIGHT
WITH YOU?
I WILL VOTE,
AND THEN WE WILL TALK.
CAPITAN, I MUST
CLOSE DOWN THE MACHINE.
LOOK, I HAVE NOT BEEN
ACCUSED OF ANY CRIME.
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO PREVENT ME FROM VOTING!
VOTE.
Man: WITH THE POLLS
ABOUT TO CLOSE,
NATIONALIST PARTY SPOKESMEN
ARE CONFIDENT OF VICTORY,
CLAIMING THE NEW POLITICAL ERA
WILL BANISH
WESTERN IMPERIALISM.
I AM SAD FOR YOU.
AT LEAST YOU'LL BE SAFE.
[ THUD ]
GET AN AMBULANCE!
AN AMBULANCE
TO THE 12th DISTRICT
POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
PLEASE HURRY.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
THIS WAY, DOCTOR.
OVER THERE, DOCTOR.
[ With accent ]
PLEASE.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM?
CAPTAIN, I JUST GOT HERE.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
NO, WE DON'T HAVE
THE TOTALS YET.
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY --
A VERY SICK MAN!
DOCTOR,
HOW LONG WILL IT BE?
I DON'T KNOW.
SEND OUT FOR A STRETCHER.
[ SNAPS ]
GO OUTSIDE
AND BRING A STRETCHER.
WELL,
AS SOON AS WE CAN.
I CAN'T GET IN
TO COUNT THE VOTES.
IN THERE.
Trez: OH, COMMANDANT.
WHAT IS IT?
CORDOVA CAME TO VOTE,
AND COLLAPSED IN THE BOOTH.
LET ME SEE HIM.
GET A PRIEST.
THERE WILL BE
NO PRIESTS HERE.
WE CANNOT MOVE HIM.
HE NEEDS HEART MASSAGE.
[ GROANING ]
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
[ COUGHING ]
I ABSOLVE YOU
OF ALL YOUR SINS.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
AND OF THE SON,
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
MAY THE LORD FORGIVE YOU
BY THIS HOLY ANOINTING
WHATEVER SINS
YOU HAVE COMMITTED.
GET ON WITH IT, FATHER.
WE HAVEN'T GOT ALL NIGHT.
IF YOU ARE ALIVE,
MAY THE LORD FORGIVE YOU
BY THIS HOLY ANOINTING.
WHAT DO YOU WANT,
MISTER?
NOTHING, FRIEND.
NOTHING AT ALL.
...FORGIVE THOSE
WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,
BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
AMEN.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
PLEASE, UH,
TURN OUT THE LIGHTS.
I SAID THE LIGHTS.
DOCTOR, YOU CAN DO THAT
IN THE AMBULANCE.
DO YOU WANT TO
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THIS MAN'S DEATH?
THERE IS TOO MUCH LIGHT
COMING FROM THE WINDOWS.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
Man: WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM
FOR A NEWS BULLETIN.
LATE RETURNS
FROM THE 12th DISTRICT
HAVE WON THE ELECTION
FOR THE LIBERTADIST PARTY.
FURTHER DETAILS WILL FOLLOW.
WE WON.
ANNA, WE WON.
DID YOU HEAR THAT, ANNA?
WE WON.
PERHAPS YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GO NOW.
I WISH THAT WERE TRUE.
I WISH...
THINGS WERE DIFFERENT.
THINGS WILL BE
DIFFERENT...NOW.
I HOPE SO.