Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 1 - The Widow - full transcript
Jim Phelps is the new leader of the Impossible Missions Force, with no explanation, or even reference made, about the departure of predecessor Dan Briggs. First up for Phelps is a mission involving the drug trade. Cresnik and Walters have cornered the heroin market and sell it at a handsome profit to gangs around the world. Phelps devises an operation which will drive a wedge between the heroin dealers and their customers.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS ALEX KRESNIG,
ONE OF THE WORLD'S
LARGEST DEALERS IN HEROIN.
RECENTLY, KRESNIG
MADE HIS BIGGEST DEAL.
HE BOUGHT THE ENTIRE HEROIN
CROP OF AN ASIATIC COUNTRY
AND SMUGGLED IT
INTO MARSEILLE,
WHERE HE PLANS TO WHOLESALE IT
TO HIS MAJOR BUYERS.
IN ORDER
TO GET ENOUGH FINANCING
FOR SUCH A BIG OPERATION,
KRESNIG TOOK IN A PARTNER.
HIS NAME IS MARK WALTERS, HEAD
OF THE NUMBERS BANK IN MIAMI.
THE MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO PREVENT
KRESNIG AND WALTERS
FROM SELLING THEIR HEROIN
AND PUT THEM
OUT OF BUSINESS PERMANENTLY.
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, JIM.
[ HISSING ]
MMM...HEAVENLY.
NO ONE WOULD EVER SUSPECT
IT'S HEROIN.
PURE. PURE HEROIN.
CLOSE TO A MILLION
DOLLARS' WORTH.
THAT'S ENOUGH
TO TURN ON
HALF THE ADDICTS IN
THE UNITED STATES FOR A YEAR.
ROLLIN,
HOW'S IT COMING?
SEE FOR YOURSELF, JIM.
READY?
READY.
BEAUTIFUL! BUT HOW?
BARNEY?
NOW, WHATEVER YOU
WANT TO PICK UP
IS SUCKED IN
THROUGH HERE.
WHATEVER YOU WANT
TO LEAVE
IS FORCED OUT
THROUGH THIS ONE.
NOW, JIM,
THIS WHOLE OUTFIT
WILL FIT IN THE LINING
OF YOUR COAT.
THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD WAS
MAKING IT WORK SILENTLY.
GOOD. VERY GOOD, BARNEY.
NOW, YOU'RE CLEAR ON
HOW TO GET INTO
KRESNIG'S?
RIGHT.
DOCTOR?
YOU SURE THAT THAT STUFF IS
GOING TO BE STRONG ENOUGH?
IT WILL KEEP HIM OUT
FOR THREE TO FOUR HOURS.
CINNAMON?
MMM!
IT APPEARS MY NEW HUSBAND
IS VERY GENEROUS.
WE SHOULD BE VERY HAPPY.
YES, BUT NOT FOR LONG.
WITHIN 48 HOURS, WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE YOU A GRIEVING WIDOW.
$16,000 A KILO?
WHY, THAT'S
A 20% INCREASE.
NEVERTHELESS,
THAT IS THE PRICE.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
SEEK ELSEWHERE.
WHERE? YOU HAVE THE MARKET
ALL SEWN UP!
AH. THAT IS EXACTLY WHY
WE RAISED OUR PRICES.
WE ARE OLD CUSTOMERS,
KRESNIG.
GIVE US A BREAK.
Man: WE ARE.
WE'RE OFFERING YOU
THE BEST STUFF.
PURE.
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GOOD QUALITY.
BUT $16,000?!
PASS IT ON
TO YOUR CUSTOMERS.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
NOW THEN, GENTLEMEN,
ARE YOU READY TO BUY?
20 KILOS,
THAT'S $320,000.
AND MR. MAHARIS,
30 KILOS,
THAT'S $480,000.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
GENTLEMEN.
YOU CAN ALL PICK UP YOUR
MERCHANDISE TOMORROW, HUH?
NOT TOMORROW, NOW.
I HAVE TO RETURN TO LONDON.
FIRST, HE DIDN'T WANT TO BUY
AT ALL.
NOW, HE CAN'T WAIT.
MAHARIS,
PUT YOUR MONEY AWAY.
THE GOODS WILL BE READY
TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT, KRESNIG.
BUT JUST MAKE SURE
THE HEROIN IS PURE.
100%.
Kresnig: THANK YOU FOR
STOPPING BY, GENTLEMEN.
I WILL SEE YOU ALL
PROMPTLY TOMORROW.
$1,600,000.
NOT BAD, PARTNER,
NOT BAD.
I AM, HOWEVER, CONCERNED
THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH
TO SUPPLY THE SMALLER
BUYERS NEXT WEEK.
BY THEN, THE STUFF DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE...SO PURE.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ]
[ GUN COCKS ]
KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE WHEEL
AND YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD.
IF THIS IS A HOLDUP,
YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.
THIS IS NO HOLDUP.
I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU
HOW YOU CAN SAVE MONEY.
THAT'S A NEW TWIST.
ALL RIGHT,
PULL OVER AND PARK.
$14,000 A KILO
IS A GOOD PRICE --
IF IT'S PURE HEROIN,
ANDI WAS IN THE MARKET.
LET'S NOT PLAY GAMES,
MAHARIS.
IT'S PURE,
AND YOU'RE IN THE MARKET.
YOU'RE NOT BUYING
FROM KRESNIG.
YOU'RE BUYING FROM US.
AND IF I DON'T?
THIS ROAD'S
NOT TOO WELL-TRAVELED.
IT WILL BE WEEKS BEFORE
SOMEONE FINDS YOUR BODY.
$14,000.
I NEVER COULD TURN DOWN
A GOOD DEAL.
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
[ DINGS ]
UP, PLEASE.
HEY, HOLD IT!
FLOORS, PLEASE.
18, PLEASE.
20.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
SORRY.
LET ME OUT OF HERE.
I CAN'T.
WE'RE BETWEEN FLOORS.
CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT?
MAYBE I CAN LOWER IT
TO THE FLOOR BELOW.
[ WHIRRING ]
WE'RE FALLING!
THE BRAKES WON'T WORK!
WELL, GET
THE EMERGENCY BUTTON!
DO SOMETHING!
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?!
WE'RE GOING
TO THE BOTTOM!
[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]
STOP THIS THING!
STOP IT!!
STOP THIS THING!
STOP IT!!
STOP IT!!
DO SOMETHING!
STOP IT!!
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?!
STOP THIS THING!
STOP IT!!
STOP IT!!
[ MOTOR STOPS ]
LET'S GET HIM DOWN
TO THE BASEMENT, BARNEY.
YES?
MY NAME
IS ALEX KRESNIG.
KRESNIG...OH.
WOULD YOU COME
THIS WAY, PLEASE?
MRS. WALTERS?
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
IS THIS YOUR HUSBAND,
MRS. WALTERS?
YES, IT IS.
AND YOU, MR. KRESNIG --
CAN YOU ALSO IDENTIFY
THIS MAN AS MARK WALTERS?
YES.
THANK YOU.
MRS. WALTERS, THERE ARE
SOME PERSONAL EFFECTS.
YES, THANK YOU.
I AM ALEX KRESNIG.
I WAS MARK'S PARTNER.
YES, I KNOW.
THAT ENVELOPE CONTAINS
A SMALL NOTEBOOK.
YES?
IT BELONGS TO ME.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT.
JUST AS SOON AS I'M UP
TO GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING,
OF COURSE
I'LL RETURN IT TO YOU.
LET GO OF MY ARM.
I WANT THAT NOTEBOOK...
NOW.
YOU'RE HURTING MY ARM.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHEN WERE YOU MARRIED?
[Sighs] BEFORE MARK
LEFT FOR EUROPE.
HERE,
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,
HERE'S OUR PASSPORT.
WELL, WHY ALL THE SECRECY?
WHY WOULDN'T MARK TELL ME?
MAYBE MARK THOUGHT
HIS PERSONAL LIFE
WAS HIS OWN AFFAIR.
[ SIGHS ]
NOW MARK'S BUSINESS
IS MY BUSINESS,
AND I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT BUSINESS.
I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU'D HELP ME WITH IT.
COULD WE DISCUSS IT?
MY HOTEL, 5:00?
VERY WELL.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
STRONG, STEADY HEARTBEAT.
THERE WON'T BE
ANY AFTEREFFECTS.
GOOD. LET'S GET HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL.
HOW NICE OF YOU TO BE
SO PROMPT, MR. KRESNIG.
THANK YOU.
MY EYES! I CAN'T SEE!
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT, MR. WALTERS.
YOUR BLINDNESS
IS A RESULT
OF THE MEDICATION
I ADMINISTERED.
YOU SEE, IN THE ACCIDENT,
YOU SUFFERED A SEVERE BLOW
TO THE TEMPLE
AND IT AFFECTED
THE OPTIC NERVE.
HOW...HOW LONG
WILL I...BE THIS WAY?
BARRING ANY COMPLICATIONS,
YOUR EYESIGHT
WILL BE PERFECTLY NORMAL
BY TOMORROW.
IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU MUST HAVE REST AND QUIET.
I'VE GOT TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE.
MY PARTNER.
I WILL ORDER YOU A PHONE.
REMEMBER, REST AND QUIET.
THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?
NO.
OH, NO, OF COURSE NOT.
MARK TOLD ME
YOU NEVER DRINK.
HE SAID YOUR ONLY VICE
WAS MONEY.
WHAT ELSE DID HE TELL YOU?
EVERYTHING, MR. KRESNIG.
EVERYTHING.
FROM WHAT MARK TOLD ME,
I'M A VERY WEALTHY WOMAN.
OR WILL BE SOON.
WELL, FRANKLY, MRS. WALTERS,
I DON'T SEE THAT THIS
IS ANY CONCERN OF MINE.
WELL, FORTUNATELY, IT WAS
OF GREAT CONCERN TO MARK.
HE GAVE ME SOME PAPERS.
WHAT KIND OF PAPERS?
MMM, I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE NEVER REALLY LOOKED
AT THEM.
MARK CALLED THEM
MY INSURANCE POLICY.
EXACTLY WHERE ARE
THESE PAPERS NOW?
THEY'RE SAFELY LOCKED AWAY.
NOTHING CAN HAPPEN TO THEM.
UNLESS, OF COURSE,
SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME.
I SEE.
IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE
ACQUIRED A NEW PARTNER.
IT WOULD SEEM THAT WAY,
MR. KRESNIG.
IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD NOT
SPEND THE PROFITS QUITE YET.
NO? WHY?
A NEW ORGANIZATION
HAS MOVED IN ON US.
A DOZEN OF MY BIGGEST BUYERS
HAVE CANCELED THEIR ORDERS.
COULD THERE BE
ANY CONNECTION
BETWEEN THAT
AND MARK'S DEATH?
A MAN LEFT THIS FOR MARK
JUST BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.
HE SAID HE KNEW HIM
IN THE STATES.
MARK SAID
HE'D NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
DO YOU KNOW HIM?
NO...
BUT I AM GOING TO.
WHO IS IT?
[With foreign accent]
IT'S ME, ALEX.
I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD.
THANKS.
HOW BAD IS IT?
NOT BAD.
I'LL BE OUT TOMORROW.
THAT'S A BREAK. THEY TOLD ME
THEY'D KILLED YOU.
WHAT?!
THEY'RE TRYING TO FORCE US
OUT OF BUSINESS.
YOU MEAN SOMEONE RIGGED
THAT ELEVATOR?
YES.
THEY EMPTIED A SHOTGUN AT ME
AND KILLED TWO OF MY MEN.
[ EXHALES ]
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
I'M A SITTING DUCK
IN THIS PLACE.
NO. THEY THINK YOU'RE DEAD.
YOU'VE NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
I BROUGHT YOU THIS,
JUST IN CASE.
THANK YOU.
WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW?
IT WILL BE BUSINESS
AS USUAL.
BY THE TIME THEY FIND OUT,
WE WILL BE ALL THROUGH.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
YOUR TIME IS UP,
MR. KRESNIG.
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING, MARK.
JUST REST AND DON'T WORRY.
THANK YOU.
NOW, YOU BE CAREFUL.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
PUT THAT THING AWAY.
I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE
WHILE SHE'S HERE.
SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?
THAT'S THE MAN.
WAIT FOR ME IN THE CAR,
PLEASE.
OKAY, KRESNIG,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
JUST LOOKING AROUND.
WHAT'S IN THERE?
OUR WAREHOUSE.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
VERY INTERESTING SETUP.
WHAT IS HE DOING?
I CAN FIND OUT FOR MYSELF.
PRETTY EXPENSIVE
BATH CRYSTALS, HUH?
BUT, THEN, I DON'T SUPPOSE
YOU HAVE MANY PROBLEMS
WITH THE POLICE THAT WAY,
DO YOU?
ALL RIGHT, KRESNIG,
YOU'VE SEEN WHAT
YOU CAME HERE TO SEE,
NOW GET OUT.
I LIKE IT.
IT HAS
DEFINITE POSSIBILITIES.
IT'S A PITY
THIS OPERATION
IS TOO LARGE
FOR JUST ONE MAN.
I'M GETTING ALONG
ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS
BEFORE I CAME ALONG.
IF I WERE YOU,
I WOULD TAKE ON A PARTNER.
I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
ON SECOND THOUGHT,
I ALREADY HAVE A PARTNER.
I DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE,
DO I?
ALL RIGHT, KRESNIG,
PUT IT AWAY.
NOW GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU JUST MADE
A BAD MISTAKE.
I'M SCARED TO DEATH.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YES.
IT WORKED.
GOOD.
IT WORKED.
TONIGHT, 2:00 A.M.
[ GUN COCKS ]
KEEP QUIET
OR YOU ARE DEAD!
[ LOCK CLICKS ]
HERE.
THE EXPORT CLEARANCES.
I'M JUST A CHEMIST.
I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO --
GET THEM, HUH?
YOU ARE SURE
THAT'S ALL OF IT?
POSITIVE.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
BRING HIM ALONG.
WELL, NOW, LOOK,
YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU WANT.
I TOLD YOU,
I'M JUST A CHEMIST!
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I NEED.
MOVE.
MY, UH, MY COAT.
THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL BE
WORKING FOR A WHILE.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
EXACTLY AS YOU DID BEFORE --
MAKE BATH CRYSTALS.
WHERE IS THE HEROIN?
WORLD WIDE EXPORTS
IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
IT WOULD SEEM
THAT ONCE AGAIN
WE ARE THE ONLY SUPPLIER.
OH, BY THE WAY, WE WILL
HAVE TO RAISE OUR PRICE.
IT SEEMS AT THE MOMENT
THERE IS
A CONSIDERABLE SHORTAGE.
UH, $18,000 A KILO.
YEAH.
WELL, THAT'S IT, MAHARIS.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT!
WHAT DID HE SAY?
WELL, HE WAS NOT HAPPY,
BUT WHAT CAN HE DO?
WE HAVE, AS YOU AMERICANS
PUT IT SO APTLY,
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOU HAVE A VISITOR.
HE IS UNARMED AND ALONE.
WELL, NOW,
THIS IS A SURPRISE.
STOP THE ACT, KRESNIG.
YOU HIT MY LABORATORY
LAST NIGHT.
IS THAT A FACT?
LOOK, YOU WANT TO PLAY ROUGH,
IT'S OKAY WITH ME.
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME.
THROW HIM OUT.
I'M WARNING YOU!
I SAID THROW HIM OUT!
OH, BY THE WAY,
YOUR IDEA OF THE BATH CRYSTALS
IS VERY GOOD.
SO GOOD THAT I INTEND
TO PACKAGE MY PRODUCT
THAT WAY FROM NOW ON.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.
NICELY DONE, PARTNER.
HOW MUCH LONGER?
I'M DRYING IT NOW.
A COUPLE OF HOURS
SHOULD FINISH THE JOB.
FINE.
AS SOON AS HE'S FINISHED
IN THERE, LET ME KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU WANT DONE
WITH HIM?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
GET RID OF HIM!
HOW MUCH LONGER?
COUPLE OF MINUTES
SHOULD DO IT.
DON'T WORRY, FONTAIN.
I HAVE
PLENTY OF MERCHANDISE.
YOU JUST BRING THE MONEY.
I WILL SEE YOU AT 6:00.
THAT'S ALL OF THEM.
IT LOOKS LIKE
MY SHARE OF THE MONEY
IS LUCKILY GOING TO BE
WORTH SOMETHING AFTER ALL.
IN THIS BUSINESS,
YOU MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK.
SUPPOSE WE HAVE DINNER
TONIGHT, AFTER THE SALE.
I COULD PICK YOU UP
AND BRING YOUR SHARE OF
THE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME.
I THINK I'D RATHER BE HERE
TO SEE ALL THAT MONEY
EXCHANGE HANDS.
IT SHOULD BE VERY EXCITING.
I HAVE A SLIGHT SUSPICION,
MRS. WALTERS,
THAT YOU ARE MORE INTERESTED
IN THE MONEY
THAN YOU ARE IN MY COMPANY.
FRANKLY, MR. KRESNIG...
I'M INTERESTED IN BOTH.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHO IS IT?
[With accent]
IT'S ME, ALEX.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
MARK?
JUMPY.
I WANT THE DOCTOR
TO GET THESE BANDAGES OFF
AND LET ME OUT OF HERE!
IT HAD BETTER BE SOON.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?
I KNEW
I COULD COUNT ON YOU.
NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY.
BEAUTIFUL.
IT EVEN SMELLS NICE.
I'M DONE HERE.
I'D LIKE TO LEAVE.
OF COURSE.
DRIVE HIM BACK TO TOWN,
WILL YOU?
OH, AND...
THIS IS FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
YOUR EYES WILL BE A BIT
SENSITIVE FOR A WHILE.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU
WEAR DARK GLASSES
THE FIRST FEW DAYS.
OKAY, DOC, JUST GET
THESE BANDAGES OFF!
I'M WORKING AS FAST
AS I CAN, MR. WALTERS.
AS FAST AS I CAN.
GENTLEMEN, THIS IS
MRS. MARK WALTERS.
HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW ARE YOU?
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,
YOU HAVE ALL SEEN
THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT,
AND YOUR ORDERS
HAVE BEEN FILLED.
AS YOU SEE,
YOUR PURCHASES HAVE BEEN
DYED AND PERFUMED
TO RESEMBLE BATH SALTS
AS AN ADDED SAFETY FACTOR.
SAFETY FACTOR?
THEY ARE MORE EASILY SHIPPED
THAT WAY, MAHARIS.
AND FOR A SMALL
ADDITIONAL CHARGE,
I WILL
GUARANTEE DELIVERY
OF ANYTHING
THAT YOU BUY.
HOW MUCH?
20%.
BUT DELIVERY
IS GUARANTEED.
NO TROUBLE
WITH THE POLICE OR CUSTOMS.
IT IS A DEAL.
FAIR ENOUGH.
HOW ABOUT YOU, MAHARIS?
I'LL TAKE MY PRODUCT NOW.
SUIT YOURSELF.
TAXI.
THAT WILL BE ALL,
GENTLEMEN.
YOUR MERCHANDISE WILL BE
SHIPPED OUT IMMEDIATELY.
I TRUST WE WILL ALL
BE DOING BUSINESS
TOGETHER AGAIN VERY SOON
AND THAT WE
WILL KEEP IN TOUCH.
AND IF ANYONE TRIES TO PRESSURE
YOU TO BUY FROM THEM,
I WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT IT, HUH?
EVERYONE JUST RELAX.
THIS SALE ISN'T
QUITE FINISHED YET.
YOU MUST BE CRAZY
TO PULL A STUNT
LIKE THIS!
YOU!
I'D GET OUT OF HERE
IF I WERE YOU.
MAHARIS, CHECK THE HEROIN
YOU JUST BOUGHT.
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
[ CONTAINER DROPS ]
THIS STUFF IS NOTHING
BUT POWDERED MILK!
NO WONDER YOU WANTED TO SHIP
THE MERCHANDISE FOR US!
WHY, YOU DIRTY...
HE'S TRYING TO SET ME UP!
IT'S ALL A MISTAKE!
GET THE MONEY, KRESNIG.
YEAH, ALL OF IT!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!
WHY, IT'S...IT'S GONE!
WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO PULL?
WHERE'S OUR MONEY?
I DON'T KNOW!
YOU SAW ME
PUT IT IN THE SAFE.
IT SHOULD
STILL BE THERE.
[ GUNSHOT ]
YOU TOLD US
WALTERS WAS DEAD!
WELL, I THOUGHT HE WAS.
I SAW HIM IN THE MORGUE!
DON'T YOU SEE
IT'S ALL A TRICK?
YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME!
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS!
[ GUNSHOT ]
THERE AREN'T TOO MANY
WOMEN WHO CAN CLAIM
TO BEING WIDOWED TWICE
BY THE SAME MAN.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS ALEX KRESNIG,
ONE OF THE WORLD'S
LARGEST DEALERS IN HEROIN.
RECENTLY, KRESNIG
MADE HIS BIGGEST DEAL.
HE BOUGHT THE ENTIRE HEROIN
CROP OF AN ASIATIC COUNTRY
AND SMUGGLED IT
INTO MARSEILLE,
WHERE HE PLANS TO WHOLESALE IT
TO HIS MAJOR BUYERS.
IN ORDER
TO GET ENOUGH FINANCING
FOR SUCH A BIG OPERATION,
KRESNIG TOOK IN A PARTNER.
HIS NAME IS MARK WALTERS, HEAD
OF THE NUMBERS BANK IN MIAMI.
THE MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO PREVENT
KRESNIG AND WALTERS
FROM SELLING THEIR HEROIN
AND PUT THEM
OUT OF BUSINESS PERMANENTLY.
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, JIM.
[ HISSING ]
MMM...HEAVENLY.
NO ONE WOULD EVER SUSPECT
IT'S HEROIN.
PURE. PURE HEROIN.
CLOSE TO A MILLION
DOLLARS' WORTH.
THAT'S ENOUGH
TO TURN ON
HALF THE ADDICTS IN
THE UNITED STATES FOR A YEAR.
ROLLIN,
HOW'S IT COMING?
SEE FOR YOURSELF, JIM.
READY?
READY.
BEAUTIFUL! BUT HOW?
BARNEY?
NOW, WHATEVER YOU
WANT TO PICK UP
IS SUCKED IN
THROUGH HERE.
WHATEVER YOU WANT
TO LEAVE
IS FORCED OUT
THROUGH THIS ONE.
NOW, JIM,
THIS WHOLE OUTFIT
WILL FIT IN THE LINING
OF YOUR COAT.
THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD WAS
MAKING IT WORK SILENTLY.
GOOD. VERY GOOD, BARNEY.
NOW, YOU'RE CLEAR ON
HOW TO GET INTO
KRESNIG'S?
RIGHT.
DOCTOR?
YOU SURE THAT THAT STUFF IS
GOING TO BE STRONG ENOUGH?
IT WILL KEEP HIM OUT
FOR THREE TO FOUR HOURS.
CINNAMON?
MMM!
IT APPEARS MY NEW HUSBAND
IS VERY GENEROUS.
WE SHOULD BE VERY HAPPY.
YES, BUT NOT FOR LONG.
WITHIN 48 HOURS, WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE YOU A GRIEVING WIDOW.
$16,000 A KILO?
WHY, THAT'S
A 20% INCREASE.
NEVERTHELESS,
THAT IS THE PRICE.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
SEEK ELSEWHERE.
WHERE? YOU HAVE THE MARKET
ALL SEWN UP!
AH. THAT IS EXACTLY WHY
WE RAISED OUR PRICES.
WE ARE OLD CUSTOMERS,
KRESNIG.
GIVE US A BREAK.
Man: WE ARE.
WE'RE OFFERING YOU
THE BEST STUFF.
PURE.
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GOOD QUALITY.
BUT $16,000?!
PASS IT ON
TO YOUR CUSTOMERS.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
NOW THEN, GENTLEMEN,
ARE YOU READY TO BUY?
20 KILOS,
THAT'S $320,000.
AND MR. MAHARIS,
30 KILOS,
THAT'S $480,000.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
GENTLEMEN.
YOU CAN ALL PICK UP YOUR
MERCHANDISE TOMORROW, HUH?
NOT TOMORROW, NOW.
I HAVE TO RETURN TO LONDON.
FIRST, HE DIDN'T WANT TO BUY
AT ALL.
NOW, HE CAN'T WAIT.
MAHARIS,
PUT YOUR MONEY AWAY.
THE GOODS WILL BE READY
TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT, KRESNIG.
BUT JUST MAKE SURE
THE HEROIN IS PURE.
100%.
Kresnig: THANK YOU FOR
STOPPING BY, GENTLEMEN.
I WILL SEE YOU ALL
PROMPTLY TOMORROW.
$1,600,000.
NOT BAD, PARTNER,
NOT BAD.
I AM, HOWEVER, CONCERNED
THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH
TO SUPPLY THE SMALLER
BUYERS NEXT WEEK.
BY THEN, THE STUFF DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE...SO PURE.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ]
[ GUN COCKS ]
KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE WHEEL
AND YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD.
IF THIS IS A HOLDUP,
YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.
THIS IS NO HOLDUP.
I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU
HOW YOU CAN SAVE MONEY.
THAT'S A NEW TWIST.
ALL RIGHT,
PULL OVER AND PARK.
$14,000 A KILO
IS A GOOD PRICE --
IF IT'S PURE HEROIN,
ANDI WAS IN THE MARKET.
LET'S NOT PLAY GAMES,
MAHARIS.
IT'S PURE,
AND YOU'RE IN THE MARKET.
YOU'RE NOT BUYING
FROM KRESNIG.
YOU'RE BUYING FROM US.
AND IF I DON'T?
THIS ROAD'S
NOT TOO WELL-TRAVELED.
IT WILL BE WEEKS BEFORE
SOMEONE FINDS YOUR BODY.
$14,000.
I NEVER COULD TURN DOWN
A GOOD DEAL.
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
[ DINGS ]
UP, PLEASE.
HEY, HOLD IT!
FLOORS, PLEASE.
18, PLEASE.
20.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
SORRY.
LET ME OUT OF HERE.
I CAN'T.
WE'RE BETWEEN FLOORS.
CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT?
MAYBE I CAN LOWER IT
TO THE FLOOR BELOW.
[ WHIRRING ]
WE'RE FALLING!
THE BRAKES WON'T WORK!
WELL, GET
THE EMERGENCY BUTTON!
DO SOMETHING!
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?!
WE'RE GOING
TO THE BOTTOM!
[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]
STOP THIS THING!
STOP IT!!
STOP THIS THING!
STOP IT!!
STOP IT!!
DO SOMETHING!
STOP IT!!
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?!
STOP THIS THING!
STOP IT!!
STOP IT!!
[ MOTOR STOPS ]
LET'S GET HIM DOWN
TO THE BASEMENT, BARNEY.
YES?
MY NAME
IS ALEX KRESNIG.
KRESNIG...OH.
WOULD YOU COME
THIS WAY, PLEASE?
MRS. WALTERS?
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
IS THIS YOUR HUSBAND,
MRS. WALTERS?
YES, IT IS.
AND YOU, MR. KRESNIG --
CAN YOU ALSO IDENTIFY
THIS MAN AS MARK WALTERS?
YES.
THANK YOU.
MRS. WALTERS, THERE ARE
SOME PERSONAL EFFECTS.
YES, THANK YOU.
I AM ALEX KRESNIG.
I WAS MARK'S PARTNER.
YES, I KNOW.
THAT ENVELOPE CONTAINS
A SMALL NOTEBOOK.
YES?
IT BELONGS TO ME.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT.
JUST AS SOON AS I'M UP
TO GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING,
OF COURSE
I'LL RETURN IT TO YOU.
LET GO OF MY ARM.
I WANT THAT NOTEBOOK...
NOW.
YOU'RE HURTING MY ARM.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHEN WERE YOU MARRIED?
[Sighs] BEFORE MARK
LEFT FOR EUROPE.
HERE,
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,
HERE'S OUR PASSPORT.
WELL, WHY ALL THE SECRECY?
WHY WOULDN'T MARK TELL ME?
MAYBE MARK THOUGHT
HIS PERSONAL LIFE
WAS HIS OWN AFFAIR.
[ SIGHS ]
NOW MARK'S BUSINESS
IS MY BUSINESS,
AND I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT BUSINESS.
I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU'D HELP ME WITH IT.
COULD WE DISCUSS IT?
MY HOTEL, 5:00?
VERY WELL.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
STRONG, STEADY HEARTBEAT.
THERE WON'T BE
ANY AFTEREFFECTS.
GOOD. LET'S GET HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL.
HOW NICE OF YOU TO BE
SO PROMPT, MR. KRESNIG.
THANK YOU.
MY EYES! I CAN'T SEE!
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT, MR. WALTERS.
YOUR BLINDNESS
IS A RESULT
OF THE MEDICATION
I ADMINISTERED.
YOU SEE, IN THE ACCIDENT,
YOU SUFFERED A SEVERE BLOW
TO THE TEMPLE
AND IT AFFECTED
THE OPTIC NERVE.
HOW...HOW LONG
WILL I...BE THIS WAY?
BARRING ANY COMPLICATIONS,
YOUR EYESIGHT
WILL BE PERFECTLY NORMAL
BY TOMORROW.
IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU MUST HAVE REST AND QUIET.
I'VE GOT TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE.
MY PARTNER.
I WILL ORDER YOU A PHONE.
REMEMBER, REST AND QUIET.
THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?
NO.
OH, NO, OF COURSE NOT.
MARK TOLD ME
YOU NEVER DRINK.
HE SAID YOUR ONLY VICE
WAS MONEY.
WHAT ELSE DID HE TELL YOU?
EVERYTHING, MR. KRESNIG.
EVERYTHING.
FROM WHAT MARK TOLD ME,
I'M A VERY WEALTHY WOMAN.
OR WILL BE SOON.
WELL, FRANKLY, MRS. WALTERS,
I DON'T SEE THAT THIS
IS ANY CONCERN OF MINE.
WELL, FORTUNATELY, IT WAS
OF GREAT CONCERN TO MARK.
HE GAVE ME SOME PAPERS.
WHAT KIND OF PAPERS?
MMM, I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE NEVER REALLY LOOKED
AT THEM.
MARK CALLED THEM
MY INSURANCE POLICY.
EXACTLY WHERE ARE
THESE PAPERS NOW?
THEY'RE SAFELY LOCKED AWAY.
NOTHING CAN HAPPEN TO THEM.
UNLESS, OF COURSE,
SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME.
I SEE.
IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE
ACQUIRED A NEW PARTNER.
IT WOULD SEEM THAT WAY,
MR. KRESNIG.
IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD NOT
SPEND THE PROFITS QUITE YET.
NO? WHY?
A NEW ORGANIZATION
HAS MOVED IN ON US.
A DOZEN OF MY BIGGEST BUYERS
HAVE CANCELED THEIR ORDERS.
COULD THERE BE
ANY CONNECTION
BETWEEN THAT
AND MARK'S DEATH?
A MAN LEFT THIS FOR MARK
JUST BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.
HE SAID HE KNEW HIM
IN THE STATES.
MARK SAID
HE'D NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
DO YOU KNOW HIM?
NO...
BUT I AM GOING TO.
WHO IS IT?
[With foreign accent]
IT'S ME, ALEX.
I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD.
THANKS.
HOW BAD IS IT?
NOT BAD.
I'LL BE OUT TOMORROW.
THAT'S A BREAK. THEY TOLD ME
THEY'D KILLED YOU.
WHAT?!
THEY'RE TRYING TO FORCE US
OUT OF BUSINESS.
YOU MEAN SOMEONE RIGGED
THAT ELEVATOR?
YES.
THEY EMPTIED A SHOTGUN AT ME
AND KILLED TWO OF MY MEN.
[ EXHALES ]
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
I'M A SITTING DUCK
IN THIS PLACE.
NO. THEY THINK YOU'RE DEAD.
YOU'VE NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
I BROUGHT YOU THIS,
JUST IN CASE.
THANK YOU.
WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW?
IT WILL BE BUSINESS
AS USUAL.
BY THE TIME THEY FIND OUT,
WE WILL BE ALL THROUGH.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
YOUR TIME IS UP,
MR. KRESNIG.
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING, MARK.
JUST REST AND DON'T WORRY.
THANK YOU.
NOW, YOU BE CAREFUL.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
PUT THAT THING AWAY.
I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE
WHILE SHE'S HERE.
SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?
THAT'S THE MAN.
WAIT FOR ME IN THE CAR,
PLEASE.
OKAY, KRESNIG,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
JUST LOOKING AROUND.
WHAT'S IN THERE?
OUR WAREHOUSE.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
VERY INTERESTING SETUP.
WHAT IS HE DOING?
I CAN FIND OUT FOR MYSELF.
PRETTY EXPENSIVE
BATH CRYSTALS, HUH?
BUT, THEN, I DON'T SUPPOSE
YOU HAVE MANY PROBLEMS
WITH THE POLICE THAT WAY,
DO YOU?
ALL RIGHT, KRESNIG,
YOU'VE SEEN WHAT
YOU CAME HERE TO SEE,
NOW GET OUT.
I LIKE IT.
IT HAS
DEFINITE POSSIBILITIES.
IT'S A PITY
THIS OPERATION
IS TOO LARGE
FOR JUST ONE MAN.
I'M GETTING ALONG
ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS
BEFORE I CAME ALONG.
IF I WERE YOU,
I WOULD TAKE ON A PARTNER.
I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
ON SECOND THOUGHT,
I ALREADY HAVE A PARTNER.
I DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE,
DO I?
ALL RIGHT, KRESNIG,
PUT IT AWAY.
NOW GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU JUST MADE
A BAD MISTAKE.
I'M SCARED TO DEATH.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YES.
IT WORKED.
GOOD.
IT WORKED.
TONIGHT, 2:00 A.M.
[ GUN COCKS ]
KEEP QUIET
OR YOU ARE DEAD!
[ LOCK CLICKS ]
HERE.
THE EXPORT CLEARANCES.
I'M JUST A CHEMIST.
I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO --
GET THEM, HUH?
YOU ARE SURE
THAT'S ALL OF IT?
POSITIVE.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
BRING HIM ALONG.
WELL, NOW, LOOK,
YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU WANT.
I TOLD YOU,
I'M JUST A CHEMIST!
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I NEED.
MOVE.
MY, UH, MY COAT.
THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL BE
WORKING FOR A WHILE.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
EXACTLY AS YOU DID BEFORE --
MAKE BATH CRYSTALS.
WHERE IS THE HEROIN?
WORLD WIDE EXPORTS
IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
IT WOULD SEEM
THAT ONCE AGAIN
WE ARE THE ONLY SUPPLIER.
OH, BY THE WAY, WE WILL
HAVE TO RAISE OUR PRICE.
IT SEEMS AT THE MOMENT
THERE IS
A CONSIDERABLE SHORTAGE.
UH, $18,000 A KILO.
YEAH.
WELL, THAT'S IT, MAHARIS.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT!
WHAT DID HE SAY?
WELL, HE WAS NOT HAPPY,
BUT WHAT CAN HE DO?
WE HAVE, AS YOU AMERICANS
PUT IT SO APTLY,
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOU HAVE A VISITOR.
HE IS UNARMED AND ALONE.
WELL, NOW,
THIS IS A SURPRISE.
STOP THE ACT, KRESNIG.
YOU HIT MY LABORATORY
LAST NIGHT.
IS THAT A FACT?
LOOK, YOU WANT TO PLAY ROUGH,
IT'S OKAY WITH ME.
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME.
THROW HIM OUT.
I'M WARNING YOU!
I SAID THROW HIM OUT!
OH, BY THE WAY,
YOUR IDEA OF THE BATH CRYSTALS
IS VERY GOOD.
SO GOOD THAT I INTEND
TO PACKAGE MY PRODUCT
THAT WAY FROM NOW ON.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.
NICELY DONE, PARTNER.
HOW MUCH LONGER?
I'M DRYING IT NOW.
A COUPLE OF HOURS
SHOULD FINISH THE JOB.
FINE.
AS SOON AS HE'S FINISHED
IN THERE, LET ME KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU WANT DONE
WITH HIM?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
GET RID OF HIM!
HOW MUCH LONGER?
COUPLE OF MINUTES
SHOULD DO IT.
DON'T WORRY, FONTAIN.
I HAVE
PLENTY OF MERCHANDISE.
YOU JUST BRING THE MONEY.
I WILL SEE YOU AT 6:00.
THAT'S ALL OF THEM.
IT LOOKS LIKE
MY SHARE OF THE MONEY
IS LUCKILY GOING TO BE
WORTH SOMETHING AFTER ALL.
IN THIS BUSINESS,
YOU MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK.
SUPPOSE WE HAVE DINNER
TONIGHT, AFTER THE SALE.
I COULD PICK YOU UP
AND BRING YOUR SHARE OF
THE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME.
I THINK I'D RATHER BE HERE
TO SEE ALL THAT MONEY
EXCHANGE HANDS.
IT SHOULD BE VERY EXCITING.
I HAVE A SLIGHT SUSPICION,
MRS. WALTERS,
THAT YOU ARE MORE INTERESTED
IN THE MONEY
THAN YOU ARE IN MY COMPANY.
FRANKLY, MR. KRESNIG...
I'M INTERESTED IN BOTH.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHO IS IT?
[With accent]
IT'S ME, ALEX.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
MARK?
JUMPY.
I WANT THE DOCTOR
TO GET THESE BANDAGES OFF
AND LET ME OUT OF HERE!
IT HAD BETTER BE SOON.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?
I KNEW
I COULD COUNT ON YOU.
NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY.
BEAUTIFUL.
IT EVEN SMELLS NICE.
I'M DONE HERE.
I'D LIKE TO LEAVE.
OF COURSE.
DRIVE HIM BACK TO TOWN,
WILL YOU?
OH, AND...
THIS IS FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
YOUR EYES WILL BE A BIT
SENSITIVE FOR A WHILE.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU
WEAR DARK GLASSES
THE FIRST FEW DAYS.
OKAY, DOC, JUST GET
THESE BANDAGES OFF!
I'M WORKING AS FAST
AS I CAN, MR. WALTERS.
AS FAST AS I CAN.
GENTLEMEN, THIS IS
MRS. MARK WALTERS.
HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW ARE YOU?
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,
YOU HAVE ALL SEEN
THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT,
AND YOUR ORDERS
HAVE BEEN FILLED.
AS YOU SEE,
YOUR PURCHASES HAVE BEEN
DYED AND PERFUMED
TO RESEMBLE BATH SALTS
AS AN ADDED SAFETY FACTOR.
SAFETY FACTOR?
THEY ARE MORE EASILY SHIPPED
THAT WAY, MAHARIS.
AND FOR A SMALL
ADDITIONAL CHARGE,
I WILL
GUARANTEE DELIVERY
OF ANYTHING
THAT YOU BUY.
HOW MUCH?
20%.
BUT DELIVERY
IS GUARANTEED.
NO TROUBLE
WITH THE POLICE OR CUSTOMS.
IT IS A DEAL.
FAIR ENOUGH.
HOW ABOUT YOU, MAHARIS?
I'LL TAKE MY PRODUCT NOW.
SUIT YOURSELF.
TAXI.
THAT WILL BE ALL,
GENTLEMEN.
YOUR MERCHANDISE WILL BE
SHIPPED OUT IMMEDIATELY.
I TRUST WE WILL ALL
BE DOING BUSINESS
TOGETHER AGAIN VERY SOON
AND THAT WE
WILL KEEP IN TOUCH.
AND IF ANYONE TRIES TO PRESSURE
YOU TO BUY FROM THEM,
I WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT IT, HUH?
EVERYONE JUST RELAX.
THIS SALE ISN'T
QUITE FINISHED YET.
YOU MUST BE CRAZY
TO PULL A STUNT
LIKE THIS!
YOU!
I'D GET OUT OF HERE
IF I WERE YOU.
MAHARIS, CHECK THE HEROIN
YOU JUST BOUGHT.
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
[ CONTAINER DROPS ]
THIS STUFF IS NOTHING
BUT POWDERED MILK!
NO WONDER YOU WANTED TO SHIP
THE MERCHANDISE FOR US!
WHY, YOU DIRTY...
HE'S TRYING TO SET ME UP!
IT'S ALL A MISTAKE!
GET THE MONEY, KRESNIG.
YEAH, ALL OF IT!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!
WHY, IT'S...IT'S GONE!
WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO PULL?
WHERE'S OUR MONEY?
I DON'T KNOW!
YOU SAW ME
PUT IT IN THE SAFE.
IT SHOULD
STILL BE THERE.
[ GUNSHOT ]
YOU TOLD US
WALTERS WAS DEAD!
WELL, I THOUGHT HE WAS.
I SAW HIM IN THE MORGUE!
DON'T YOU SEE
IT'S ALL A TRICK?
YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME!
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS!
[ GUNSHOT ]
THERE AREN'T TOO MANY
WOMEN WHO CAN CLAIM
TO BEING WIDOWED TWICE
BY THE SAME MAN.