Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 1, Episode 9 - A Spool There Was - full transcript

EXCUSE ME, I'D LIKE TO INSPECT

ONE OF YOUR PRIVATE SUITES.

OH, OUR BEST ROOMS ARE
ON THE TOP FLOOR, SIR.

I KNOW, BUT I'M
LOOKING FOR ONE

WITH A RED DECOR.

Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. BRIGGS.
PLEASE PUT ON THE RED LIGHT.

THEN REMOVE THE COVER
FROM THE DEVELOPING TRAYS.

NOW, THERE IS IN EXISTENCE
A REEL OF RECORDING WIRE

WITH DETAILS
OF A CHEMICAL WARFARE PROJECT

BEING DEVELOPED
FOR USE AGAINST THE FREE WORLD.

ONE OF OUR AGENTS
CARRYING THE REEL



MADE HIS WAY TO THE LAKE SHOWN.

WE ASSUME HIS INTENTION
WAS TO APPROPRIATE A BOAT

AND ROW ACROSS
TO NEUTRAL TERRITORY,

BUT HE WAS SEEN BY SECRET
POLICE AND FORCED TO HIDE.

SHORTLY THEREAFTER,

HE WAS DISCOVERED
AND KILLED RESISTING CAPTURE.

HOWEVER,
IN THAT BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME

BEFORE BEING DISCOVERED,

HE MANAGED TO HIDE THE REEL
SO INGENIOUSLY

THAT THE SECRET POLICE,

WITH EVERY RESOURCE
AT THEIR DISPOSAL,

HAVE STILL
NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT,

DESPITE THE LIMITED AREA
THEY HAVE TO SEARCH.

OTHER UNFRIENDLY NATIONS



ALSO HAVE AGENTS
WORKING IN THE AREA.

YOUR MISSION, MR. BRIGGS,
SHOULD YOU ACCEPT IT,

WOULD BE TO FIND THE REEL AND
BRING IT OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF THE I.M. FORCE

BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,

THE SECRETARY WOULD DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THIS RECORDING
WILL DECOMPOSE IN 60 SECONDS

AFTER THE BREAKING OF THE SEAL.

GOOD LUCK, DAN.

[ SIZZLING ]

CAN I CLEAN
THE ROOM NOW, SIR?

YES, THANK YOU.

IS IT BIG ENOUGH
FOR YOU, SIR?

OH, YES.
QUITE BIG ENOUGH.

Cinnamon: DON'T YOU WANT SOME
EXCITEMENT IN YOUR LIFE,

SOME CHALLENGE?

Man: OH, I HAVE PLENTY
OF CHALLENGE.

YOU, FOR INSTANCE.

IS THAT ALL I AM?

HA HA, NOW LISTEN,

I DIDN'T INVITE YOU
HERE TO REFORM ME.

MMM, I KNOW PERFECTLY WELL
WHY YOU INVITED ME HERE.

HA HA -- HEY, WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?

I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING.

ONE THING.

ALL YOU NEED
IS A LITTLE AMBITION,

AND YOU COULD SUCCEED
AT ALMOST ANYTHING.

Briggs: I DOUBT IT.

Man: IF I HAD AMBITION,

DO YOU REALIZE I WOULDN'T
BE THE SAME IRRESISTIBLE

CHARACTER YOU LOVE?
SEE?

Cinnamon: WHO SAID YOU WERE
IRRESISTIBLE?

HEAR, HEAR.

Man: LET'S FACE IT,
I'M A BOAT BUM.

I'LL ALWAYS BE A BOAT BUM.

NOW, COME OVER HERE
AND BE NICE, EH?

MMM!

THEY SAY ALL CATS
ARE ALIKE IN THE DARK.

UNTRUE.

COMPLETELY...

TOTALLY...

UNTRUE.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

42 MINUTES.

THAT SHOULD DO IT.

YOUR CREDENTIALS.

YOU CHECK PREVAILING WINDS?

NORTHEAST.

HOW MUCH VARIATION?

HARDLY ANY
THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

CINNAMON?

WORK WITH
A 35 MILLIMETER.

KEEP THIS ONE HANDY
AT ALL TIMES.

NO TELLING
WHEN YOU'LL NEED IT.

CAN YOU TAKE
PICTURES WITH IT?

NO, BARNEY HAS IT ALL RIGGED,

BUT GET IN PLENTY OF PRACTICE
WITH THE OTHER ONE

SO YOU'LL LOOK LIKE A PRO.

DAN, DON'T YOU THINK
WE NEED MORE PEOPLE

THAN JUST ROLLIN AND I?

YEAH, MAYBE A SPECIALIST IN
METAL DETECTION OR SOMETHING?

NO, THE SECRET POLICE

HAVE EVERY KIND OF SPECIALIST
YOU CAN NAME.

THEY STILL
HAVEN'T FOUND THE REEL.

WHY?

BECAUSE THEY AREN'T

LOOKING FOR IT
THE WAY HE HID IT.

NOW, LOOK AT THIS.

THE LOCAL CONCESSIONAIRE
IS ONE OF OURS.

FROM WHAT HE OVERHEARD,

THE AGENT CARRYING THE REEL
WENT TO THE BOAT LANDING.

WHEN BORDER GUARDS
DISCOVERED HIM,

HE RAN TO THE CAFE HERE.

MANAGED TO SLIP BY THEM
AND WENT BACK TO THE DOCK,

WHERE HE WAS KILLED.

APPARENTLY, HE WAS AT NO TIME
OUT OF SIGHT

FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE.

YET DURING THAT TIME, HE HID
THE REEL OF WIRE SO EFFECTIVELY

THAT IT CAN'T BE FOUND
BY EXPERTS.

THE MAN WAS
UNDER EXTRAORDINARY PRESSURE,

AND THAT'S THE KEY.

DON'T BOTHER TO SEARCH...

THINK.

AND ROLLIN,
DON'T LIMIT YOUR THINKING.

HE DIDN'T.

THIS PLAN IS DESIGNED TO GET YOU
INTO THE SAME KIND OF SPOT

UNDER THE SAME PRESSURE
AND HOPE INSPIRATION HITS.

AND NOT BULLETS.

THE MAN IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES
CALLED GULIK?

INSPECTOR
OF SECURITY POLICE.

IN CHARGE OF THE SEARCH.

CLEVER...STUBBORN...
VERY DANGEROUS.

AND THE LIEUTENANT?

HIS NAME IS DAGLIERI.

I THINK HE NO LONGER BELIEVES
THAT THE REEL EXISTS.

HE IS JUST GOING
THROUGH THE MOTIONS.

GOOD. ANYONE ELSE?

I'M NOT CERTAIN.

THOSE TWO MEN

THAT THE LIEUTENANT
IS QUESTIONING --

THEY ARE AROUND A GREAT DEAL.

OH, THEY GO SWIMMING,
DO ALL THE RIGHT THINGS,

BUT ONLY ONE AT A TIME.

I THINK THEY MAY BE AGENTS.

I THINK RED AND BLUE
ARE BEST, HMM?

SO MANY BALLOONS.

OH, YES, I NEED SPOTS
OF COLOR FOR MY PICTURES.

WHY SO FEW TOURISTS?

Man: GONE.

WITH ALL THE SECURITY POLICE
AROUND,

CAN YOU BLAME THEM?

I'LL GO OUT OF BUSINESS.

WHEN WILL YOU BE FINISHED?

I JUST HIRED A NEW MAN
TO RUN MY BOATS,

AND I HAVE
PRACTICALLY NO CUSTOMERS.

IF YOU WANT TO USE A BOAT,

DON'T GO TOO FAR
BEYOND THE ISLAND.

IF WE HAVE TO COME OUT
AFTER YOU,

YOUR PERMITS WILL BE REVOKED.

THANK YOU.

HI, BETSY.

NICK!

[ With accent ]
WHAT NEXT, SIR?

LUNCH, AND THEN BACK
TO THE PAINTING.

[ Softly ] Did he take?

I don't know.
Keep talking.

[ Normal voice ]
I'VE BEEN SENT OVER

TO DO A SPREAD
FOR THE APRIL ISSUE.

[ With accent ] SINCE WHEN
ARE YOU A PHOTOGRAPHER?

WHO IS HE?

THE ARMENIAN WHO JUST
WENT TO WORK

FOR THE BOAT CONCESSION.

AND DOES A LITTLE SMUGGLING
ON THE SIDE, TOO.

NO, INSPECTOR.

SO FAR,
HE SEEMS HARMLESS.

WHAT IS HE DOING
TALKING TO HER?

I DON'T KNOW.

FIND OUT.

OF COURSE, INSPECTOR.

WHEN?

TONIGHT.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

HOW MANY NIGHT GUARDS?

TWO. THEY USUALLY
SIT UP AT THE CAFE.

IT IS VERY BORING DUTY.

IT WAS.

[ With accent ]
HI. COME IN.

NICE PLACE YOU'VE GOT HERE.

I DON'T OPERATE
ON AN EXPENSE ACCOUNT.

DON'T BE SNIDE, HUH?

JUST A STATEMENT OF FACT.

THE FACT YOU DON'T LIKE

IS THAT I HAVE
AN EXPENSE ACCOUNT.

AH! THERE'S ALWAYS --

LET'S NOT FIGHT, HMM?

YOU LIKE MY DRESS?

I LIKE.

YOU WEREN'T VERY FRIENDLY
THIS AFTERNOON.

OH, WASN'T I?

NO, YOU WERE
POSITIVELY...UNFRIENDLY.

I THOUGHT PERHAPS YOU'D
GOTTEN MARRIED OR SOMETHING.

YOU HAVEN'T, HAVE YOU?

NOW, BETSY, WHERE WOULD I
GET THE PRICE FOR A RING?

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED,
HAVE YOU?

UNH-UNH.
LET'S HAVE A DRINK FIRST.

BOURBON?

YOU REMEMBER. HOW SWEET.

YOU STILL USE
THE SAME PERFUME, TOO.

YOU LIKE?

I LIKE.

[ ICE CLINKS IN GLASS ]

HERE'S TO US, NICK.

TO US.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?

CLOSE TO THREE YEARS.

IT SEEMS LONGER.

AND YOU'RE STILL
BAITING FISHING HOOKS

FOR PRETTY GIRLS, HMM?

RIGHT NOW, I'M PAINTING
A BUNCH OF LEAKY BOATS.

STINKER.

I LOST MY PEN.

AH, YOU WERE TOO BUSY
CARRYING ON

WITH THE NEXT LIKELY GIRL
WHO HAPPENED TO BOARD. TRUE?

FALSE.

THIS TIME, I WANT
YOUR PROMISE TO WRITE.

WELL, YOU BETTER
ASK ME NICELY.

NOW WILL YOU WRITE?

EVERY DAY.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

[ CLATTERS ]

CHECK IT.

HEY!

[ GRUNTING ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

Cinnamon: BETWEEN THAT
AND MODELING,

IT WAS A BUSY YEAR.

AND THIS YEAR?

THIS YEAR --

THIS YEAR, I'VE TRIED
TO CONCENTRATE

ON GETTING SOME
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENTS.

AND HERE YOU ARE.

HERE I AM, IN THE DARK.

WELL, I WOULD SAY
A PHOTOGRAPHER

SHOULD BE ACCUSTOMED
TO DARK ROOMS.

ONLY WHEN THERE'S FILM
TO DEVELOP.

WE HAVE OTHER THINGS
TO DEVELOP.

YOU'RE CUTE,
BUT I'M NOT SO SURE

I WANT ANYTHING
TO DEVELOP BETWEEN US,

NOT THIS TIME.

OH, YOU SOUND
SO SERIOUS.

OH, I CAN'T HELP IT,
NICK.

I'M A VERY PROPER PERSON.

I LIKE A WELL-ORDERED LIFE.

DON'T YOU WANT SOME EXCITEMENT
IN YOUR LIFE, SOME CHALLENGE?

I HAVE PLENTY
OF CHALLENGE.

YOU, FOR INSTANCE.

[ Laughing ]
IS THAT ALL I AM?

NOW, LISTEN, I DIDN'T INVITE
YOU HERE TO REFORM ME.

I KNOW PERFECTLY WELL
WHY YOU INVITED ME HERE.

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I JUST WANT TO SAY
ONE THING -- ONE THING.

ALL YOU NEED
IS A LITTLE AMBITION,

AND YOU CAN SUCCEED
AT ALMOST ANYTHING.

IF I HAD AMBITION,
DO YOU REALIZE

I WOULDN'T BE THE SAME

IRRESISTIBLE CHARACTER
YOU LOVE?

WHO SAID YOU
WERE IRRESISTIBLE?

LET'S FACE IT.
I'M A BOAT BUM.

I'LL ALWAYS BE A BOAT BUM.

NOW, COME OVER HERE
AND BE NICE, HUH?

THEY SAY ALL CARS ARE ALIKE
IN THE DARK.

UNTRUE.

COMPLETELY...

TOTALLY...

UNTRUE.

[ LAUGHING ]

[ FLUTTERING ]

NICK...

REMEMBER THAT NIGHT

WHEN WE FIRST RAN
INTO EACH OTHER ASHORE?

WELL, I HAD A CONFESSION
TO MAKE.

I KNEW WHERE YOU'D BE.

I HEARD YOU TELL YOUR FIRST MATE
WHERE HE COULD FIND YOU.

WELL, I WAITED THERE
OVER AN HOUR,

AND I EXPECTED YOU TO SHOW UP
WITH...

WITH A GIRL ON EACH ARM.

AND THEN YOU CAME IN LOOKING
LIKE A LOST LITTLE BOY.

[ CLATTERING ]

SEE, I SET A TRAP FOR YOU,
AND YOU FELL RIGHT INTO IT, HMM?

NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT,

I THINK YOU WERE STRINGING ME
ALONG THE WHOLE TIME.

NICK?

ARE YOU LISTENING
TO ME, NICK?

NICK.

DID YOU FALL ASLEEP?

WHAT?

YOU FELL ASLEEP,
DARLING.

NO, NO, I DIDN'T.

[ With accent ] I HEARD
EVERY WORD YOU SAID.

QUOTE ME.

YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.

TSK, TSK, TSK, TSK!

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
A BIT.

[ Whispering ]
Did you find the reel?

It's just what they
didn't find -- a reel.

I found the wire.

I'll go back
for it tomorrow.

OH, NICK!

[ LAUGHING ]

[ LAUGHING ]

I'M GLAD YOU WOKE ME UP.

SO AM I.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THEY MUST HAVE WALKED BY
THOSE BUSHES

A THOUSAND TIMES.

I MUST HAVE WALKED BY
FIVE TIMES EVERY DAY.

I MAY HAVE TOUCHED
THE WIRE.

YOU PROBABLY DID.

YOU KNOW
WHY IT WAS NEVER FOUND?

OUR FRIEND THE COURIER
HAD A STROKE OF GENIUS.

HE HID THE WIRE
BY NOT HIDING IT.

WHAT?

STRUNG IT OUT
IN SUCH PLAIN SIGHT

NO ONE EVER SAW IT.

OH?

WELL, HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO GET IT?

SAME WAY IT WAS HIDDEN.

OPENLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY --
RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSES.

WELL?

STILL NOTHING.

I'VE JUST BEEN ON THE
PHONE WITH THE PREMIER.

I DO NOT HAVE TO TELL
YOU WHAT WILL HAPPEN

IF THAT REEL IS NOT FOUND.

HAVE YOU TOLD HIM ABOUT
THE SILT AT THE BOTTOM,

THE WAY
IT KEEPS SHIFTING?

I KNOW BETTER
THAN TO OFFER EXCUSES!

START AGAIN WITH AREA ONE.

AGAIN?

YES, AGAIN!

AND THIS TIME,
OPEN YOUR EYES!

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
THE POSSIBILITY

THERE IS NO REEL?

THERE IS!

THERE IS.

CALL HIM.

TELL THE COLONEL
I WANT A WHOLE NEW CREW HERE

BY THIS AFTERNOON --

DIVERS, TECHNICIANS,
EVERYONE.

MEN WHO HAVE NEVER SEEN
THIS AREA BEFORE.

MEN WITH A FRESH EYE.

WE ARE MAKING
SOME MISTAKE --

THE SAME MISTAKE
OVER AND OVER AND OVER!

ALL RIGHT, INSPECTOR.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
MY FRIEND?

I WOULD LIKE
A 25-FOOT LINE, PLEASE.

INSPECTOR.

HOW ABOUT
THE EQUIPMENT SHACK?

I'VE CHECKED IT MYSELF.

THE JUNK INSIDE, THE ROOF,

UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS --

EVERYTHING.

WHAT ABOUT
ALL THOSE FISHNETS?

THEY HAVE BEEN
EXAMINED TWICE,

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.

THEN EXAMINE THEM AGAIN!

YES, INSPECTOR.

MONOFILAMENT,
COTTON, NYLON.

HERE, HOLD THIS PLEASE.

HMM?

THANK YOU.

HERE!

I HAVE MORE
IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO.

YOU!

HELP HIM.

DO I HAVE ENOUGH?

I WILL TAKE A PIECE OF GUM.

THANK YOU.

LIEUTENANT!

YES, SIR?

KEEP SEARCHING.

WHERE DID HE FIND THAT?

UNDER THE BRIDGE,

NEAR WHERE THE COURIER
WAS SHOT.

THEREFORE, WE ARE LOOKING FOR
A LOOSE PIECE OF TAPE OR WIRE.

OH, THAT IS TOO BAD, SIR.

[ With accent ] I CAN
FIX IT WITH THIS.

WHAT'S THAT, WIRE?

YES, SIR.

NOT MUCH
OF A LINE, IS IT?

OH, IT'S BETTER
THAN THIS --

PLAIN THING
FROM GROCERY STORE.

WHAT YOU NEED
IS MONOFILAMENT.

I KNOW, BUT I DON'T GET
MY ALLOWANCE UNTIL MONDAY.

TELL YOU WHAT --
I'LL TRADE YOU.

FOR THIS?!

SURE, I CAN USE THAT BETTER
TO FIX MY ROD.

ALL RIGHT?

YES, SIR!

GOOD.

I'LL BE BACK.
WE'LL SWAP LATER. OKAY?

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, SON!

I AM UNARMED!

I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU
IF I MAY.

PERMISSION GRANTED.

MY COUNTRY IS DETERMINED

TO HAVE THE WIRE
THAT YOUR COURIER LOST.

WE ARE PREPARED
TO PAY YOU GENEROUSLY.

OR, IF NECESSARY,
TO TAKE IT FROM YOU.

WHAT GIVES YOU THE NOTION
THAT I HAVE A WIRE?

I SAW YOU TAKE IT ON THE LAKE
FROM THAT BOY.

I TOOK NOTHING.

I GAVE HIM SOMETHING --

A ROLL OF FISHING LINE.

YOU SURPRISE ME.

DO I?

YOU ARE WILLING TO

SUBJECT AN INNOCENT BOY

TO BEING
SEARCHED AND SILENCED?

YOU ARE WRONG.

I HAVE NO INTENTION
OF DOING THAT.

THEN I SUGGEST
THAT YOU TAKE OUR OFFER.

SINCE YOU INSIST.

UGH!

AGH!

UGH!

HA!

[ BELL RINGS ]

[ HORN HONKS ]

CAMERA, EH?

YOU GOT PERMIT?

OH, YES. YES, OF COURSE.

PASSPORT.

UNITED STATES, HUH?

ARE ALL AMERICANS
SO PRETTY?

WHAT IS IT?

OH, NOTHING.
ARE MY PAPERS IN ORDER?

YES.
EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.

I FINISH MY SHIFT AT 7:00.

IF YOU NEED SOMEONE
TO SHOW YOU THE SIGHTS...

I DON'T THINK SO.
THANK YOU.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RINGS ]

[ RINGS ]

[ With accent ] HELLO?

NICK?

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

[ BEEPING ]

[ Normal voice ] GO.

I KNOW WHERE THE BOY LIVES,

BUT I'M BEING FOLLOWED.

All right.
I'll get rid of them.

Use the special camera
with the fake wire in it.

NOW DON'T FORGET THE TIMING.

MAKE SURE YOU STAY IN THE HOUSE
FOR AT LEAST THREE MINUTES.

NOW WHERE WILL I MEET YOU?

[ BEEPING ]

[ SILENCE ]

[ With accent ] YOU UNDERSTAND,
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT A WIRE.

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU INSIST.

WHERE ARE YOU?

THE CANDY STORE
AT KONIG STREET.

AND YOU'RE CARRYING
A CAMERA?

VERY WELL. WAIT FOR ME.

IT WILL TAKE ME A WHILE
TO GET THERE.

HELLO. ARE YOU THE BOY
THAT CAUGHT THOSE FISH?

YES, MADAME.

PIETER, WHO IS IT?

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I REPRESENT AN AMERICAN
TRAVEL MAGAZINE.

I SAW YOUR SON AT THE LAKE.

I WONDER IF I COULD TAKE
PICTURES OF HIM FISHING.

PAPA, DON'T CLEAN
ANY MORE FISH!

THERE'S A LADY HERE --

PIETER, BE QUIET.

WHY DO YOU
SINGLE OUT MY SON?

BECAUSE HE CAUGHT
ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL FISH,

AND HE IS VERY HANDSOME.

PAPA, THIS LADY WANTS
TO TAKE A PICTURE OF ME.

FOR AN AMERICAN
TRAVEL MAGAZINE.

I AM CARLO STAKOVAR
OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE.

ALLOW ME.

WELCOME TO OUR HOUSE.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE BE SEATED.

SOME TEA.

HAVE YOU
LOST YOUR SENSES?

YOU MUST EXCUSE MY WIFE.

SHE'S NOT USED
TO FOREIGN VISITORS.

I HAVE ENOUGH SENSE
TO ASK FOR CREDENTIALS.

I LOST HIM,

BUT CHANCES ARE
THE BOY HAS THE WIRE.

A WOMAN IS IN THE HOUSE.

SHE'LL GET IT FOR US.

THIS IS AN HONOR.

SHE HAS THE PERMISSION

OF THE MINISTER
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

WE'LL BE HAPPY
TO COOPERATE.

WE CERTAINLY WILL NOT!

DON'T YOU REALIZE
THERE'S TROUBLE?!

THEY ARE SEARCHING
THE DOCKS,

AND ALREADY THE BORDER
HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR A WEEK.

MA, THAT IS
MY LUCKY LINE!

THEN WIND IT UP BEFORE
SOMEONE BREAKS A LEG!

BESIDES, I NEED IT...
FOR THE PICTURES.

THERE WILL NOT BE
ANY PICTURES.

DON'T YOU
UNDERSTAND?

THEY ARE INTENDED
TO PROMOTE GOODWILL.

I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT YOU INTEND TO PROMOTE.

NEVER MIND,
MR. STAKOVAR.

PERHAPS WE'D BETTER
RESPECT YOUR WIFE'S WISHES.

DO YOU SEE WHAT
YOU HAVE DONE?!

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU JUST THE SAME.

BYE-BYE, PIETER.

GOOD LUCK
WITH YOUR FISHING.

[ Normal voice ]
GOOD GIRL.

LET'S HOPE THEY LIKE
WHAT THEY HEAR.

THE WIRE?

THE BOY'S STILL GOT IT.

COME ON.

WHAT NOW?

I'D LIKE TO BUY
ALL YOUR BALLOONS.

HOW MANY DO YOU
THINK YOU HAVE?

EIGHT OR NINE DOZEN.

SOLD!

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD
HELP ME INFLATE THEM?

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT?

IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO,

THE LIGHT WILL BE
JUST PERFECT

FOR A PICTURE
WITH BALLOONS.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE ONE
YOU TOOK THE OTHER DAY?

WELL, IT JUST
DIDN'T WORK.

THERE WEREN'T
ENOUGH BALLOONS.

YOUR PURSE!

MAKE THE STRINGS LONG --
ABOUT 50 FEET OR SO, HMM?

AND NOW THE CAMERA.

Man: GOOD EVENING,
EXCELLENCY.

Man: GENERAL, WHAT IS
THIS ALL ABOUT?

I APOLOGIZE
FOR THE LATE HOUR,

BUT I HAVE BEEN ASKED
TO REPLY

TO THE INQUIRY
YOU MADE THE OTHER DAY

REGARDING OUR SULFURIC
LUMINATE PROJECT.

OH, YES, YES.
PLEASE COME IN.

YOU REALIZE, OF COURSE,
THAT MY GOVERNMENT HAS

NEVER HAD ANY INTENTION
OF ENDANGERING ANY PEOPLE...

WAIT!

GO BACK A BIT.

TRUE, BUT BEFORE
WE CAN GIVE YOU

TECHNICAL INFORMATION --

...THE INQUIRY YOU MADE
THE OTHER DAY

REGARDING OUR SULFURIC --

THAT'S NOT THE GENERAL!

NOR THE AMBASSADOR!

A GOOD IMITATION, PERHAPS.

THANK YOU,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.

HAVE YOU
LOCATED THE ARMENIAN?

Man:
Not yet, Inspector,

but Lieutenant Daglieri has
the woman under surveillance.

AT THE LAKE?

Yes, sir.

WASH FOR DINNER.

JUST A MINUTE.

INSPECTION, YOUNG MAN.

MM-HMM...GOOD.

AH!

YOU COULD GROW POTATOES
BEHIND THESE EARS!

I WASHED THERE, PAPA.
I GIVE YOU MY WORD.

WASH THEM AGAIN,
AND THIS TIME,

TRY USING A LITTLE
SOAP AND WATER, HUH?

[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]

OH, WILL YOU HOLD IT,
PLEASE, JUST A MOMENT?

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

[ Normal voice ] GIVE ME
EXACTLY ONE MINUTE.

YOU THINK
YOU CAN PULL THIS OFF?

DO I LOOK LIKE I COULD HANDLE
A VIOLENT MAN LIKE YOU?

INSPECTOR! INSPECTOR!

HERE, THE MAN
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR!

HE IS HERE!

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE ARMENIAN --
I FOUND HIM. HE HIT ME.

HE WAS TYING SOMETHING
TO ONE OF THE BALLOONS.

HUH?

THE BALLOONS!
THE BALLOONS!

THE BALLOONS! QUICK!

THE WIRE IS ON
ONE OF THOSE BALLOONS.

FIRE!

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ SCREAMING ]

THE BOAT!
THEY'RE ON THE BOAT!

STOP THE BOAT!
THEY WILL GET AWAY!

[ GUNSHOTS ]

IT'S THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL MISSION

I'VE EVER BEEN ON.

I AGREE!

THEY'RE GOING
TO BE A LONG TIME

TRYING TO FIND THE BALLOON
WITH THE WIRE.

THAT COMES FROM WATCHING
THE WRONG HAND.