Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 16 - The Spy - full transcript

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

A SECRET DETAILED MAP OF NATO'S
MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM

WAS RECENTLY PREPARED
ON TWO OVERLAYS,

NEITHER OF WHICH
IS COMPLETE WITHOUT THE OTHER.

THEY WERE SENT
BY SEPARATE COURIERS

TO A MEETING BETWEEN NATO

AND ONE OF EUROPE'S SMALL
UNCOMMITTED NATIONS.

FELICIA VABAR, A MEMBER
OF AN ENEMY SPY APPARAT,

HAD ONE OF THE COURIERS
INTERCEPTED

AND THE OVERLAY
HE WAS CARRYING STOLEN.

TO GET THE OTHER,



SHE HAS RECRUITED
CAPTAIN MIKLOS CHERNO,

AN INTERNAL SECURITY OFFICER
OF THE COUNTRY

WHERE THE CONFERENCE
WAS BEING HELD.

YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO PREVENT MISS VABAR
FROM GETTING THE SECOND OVERLAY

WITHOUT WHICH
THE FIRST IS USELESS.

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.

James: ENTRANCE HALL. LOBBY.

THROUGH THE DOOR.
THROUGH THE CORRIDOR.

ANOTHER DOOR.



UP A STAIRWAY.

CONTINUING ON UP THE STAIRWAY.
THROUGH A DOOR.

CORRIDOR.

GUARD POST.

THE SECOND OVERLAY WHICH
FELICIA VABAR IS STILL AFTER

IS KEPT RIGHT HERE.

Rollin: JIM?
YES.

IS THAT
A SPECIAL VAULT ROOM?

YES. THE ENTRANCE
IS SEPARATED FROM THE FLOOR

BY THESE TWO STEEL DOORS.

THERE'S A GUARD AT THIS POST.

THE DOOR THEMSELVES
CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY

AT ANY EMERGENCY.

LIKE AN AIR RAID DRILL.

EXACTLY. NOW FELICIA
WILL ARRIVE WITH HER PEOPLE

AT PRECISELY 10:30.

FIVE MINUTES LATER,
THE AIR RAID IS TO BEGIN.

WE'LL USE THEIR PLAN.

WE'LL ONLY, UH,
ADJUST THE TIMETABLE.

YOU AND BARNEY SET
WITH THE SIGNAL?

RIGHT HERE IN MY PURSE.

GOOD.

I'LL USE THIS
TO TURN IT OFF.

THE PISTOL?

IT'S IN THE SATCHEL.

I THINK WE'RE ABOUT SET.

HAS THE GOVERNMENT BEEN
NOTIFIED WE'RE COMING IN?

THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE ONLY
IS AWARE OF OUR PLAN.

NO ONE ELSE.

EVERYTHING MUST APPEAR
PERFECTLY NORMAL

TO BRING THIS OFF.

AS FAR AS ANYONE ELSE
IS CONCERNED,

IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL.

THAT COULD MAKE IT ROUGH.

ROLLIN AND I
HAVE WORKED OUT A PLAN.

HYPNOSIS. I'LL GIVE HIM
A POST-HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION.

HE WON'T BE ABLE TO REMEMBER
THIS OPERATION

FROM THE MOMENT HE FIRES THE GUN
TILL 4:00 THAT AFTERNOON.

WHAT IF THEY USE DRUGS?

HE WON'T TELL THEM ANYTHING.

IF THEY THREATEN
TO KILL HIM?

THREATS WON'T BOTHER HIM,
BUT IF THEY TRY TO DO IT,

HE'LL COME OUT OF IT.

OKAY, JIM,
SIT IN THAT CHAIR.

I WANT YOU TO
RELAX COMPLETELY.

GOOD.

NOW LOOK AT THIS SPOT IN
THE CENTER OF MY FOREHEAD.

AS YOU LOOK AT IT,
I WANT YOU TO RELAX.

BREATHE DEEPLY.

THAT'S IT.

RELAX.

[ KNOCKING ]

NOW, WHAT BUSINESS
WAS SO URGENT IT COULDN'T WAIT?

I HAVE BEEN GIVING
OUR PLAN FOR TOMORROW

A GREAT DEAL OF THOUGHT.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

ON THE CONTRARY,

I'M CONVINCED
IT WILL GO OFF SMOOTHLY.

I'M AFRAID
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT IS JUST THAT I ONLY NOW
HAVE COME TO REALIZE

WHAT A TERRIBLE RISK
I AM TAKING.

CAPTAIN CHERNO, WE'VE BEEN
PLANNING THIS FOR WEEKS.

NOW SUDDENLY, THE DAY BEFORE,
YOU REALIZE THERE'S A RISK.

YOU'RE BEING VERY WELL-PAID
FOR YOUR PART.

OF COURSE. OF COURSE.

AND YET I MUST TAKE CARE
OF LIEUTENANT DREIS --

GET TO THE POINT.

HOW MUCH?

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES --

HOW MUCH?

$25,000.

YOU'VE ALREADY
BEEN PAID $10,000.

IT IS MERELY
ANOTHER $15,000.

IS EVERYTHING READY?

EVERYTHING.

I WILL CALL FOR THE AIR RAID
DRILL AT 10:35 EXACTLY.

DREIS WILL BE ON THE DOOR
TO THE VAULT AREA.

PAY HIM.

THESE SEEM TO BE
IN ORDER, CORPORAL.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

THAT WILL BE
THE MASSEUR.

THE QUICKEST WAY
TO AROUSE SUSPICION

IS TO CHANGE ROUTINE.

EVERYTHING MUST BE
BUSINESS AS USUAL.

LET HIM IN AND SEE
ABOUT THE GUARD CHANGE.

COME IN.

WHO ARE YOU?

YOUR MASSEUR, CAPTAIN.

WHERE IS SERGEANT DROBI?

HE IS SICK.

THE SERGEANT MAJOR SENT ME
TO TAKE HIS PLACE.

ALL RIGHT,
BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY.

YES, SIR.

AH! YOU'VE GOT
THE TOUCH OF AN ELEPHANT!

SORRY, CAPTAIN.

CAROL DENNISON,
UNITED STATES EMBASSY,

TO SEE COLONEL DOBROFF.

HE'S EXPECTING ME.

FOURTH FLOOR.

WE'RE READY.

I'D BETTER GET ON DUTY.

WELL, NOW, MISS DENNISON,
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I'M THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
AT THE EMBASSY, COLONEL.

WE HAVE A LEAD
THAT WE HOPE WILL MEAN

THE RECOVERY OF
THE MISSING MAP OVERLAY.

I'VE COME TO YOU BECAUSE
WE MAY NEED YOUR HELP.

AT THE MOMENT, ALL WE
REQUIRE IS YOUR DISCRETION.

LATER, I MAY HAVE TO
CALL ON YOU.

IF DROBI IS STILL SICK
NEXT WEEK, DON'T BOTHER.

YES, SIR.

I'M SORRY, CAPTAIN.

GOOD DAY, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
ON THIS FLOOR?

[ SIREN BLARES ]

THIS IS CAPTAIN CHERNO.
WHAT HAPPENED?

THE DRILL WAS SCHEDULED
FOR 10:35 EXACTLY.

[ SIREN CONTINUES ]

SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG.
THE DRILL'S ALREADY STARTED.

GET IN THERE
AND FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN.

WELL, FIND OUT
AND REPORT TO ME IMMEDIATELY!

WHEN THE DRILL IS OVER,
THE GATE WILL OPEN.

[ SIREN FADING ]

[ DOOR CRASHES OPEN ]

HOLD HIM!

YOU, THERE, HALT!

HALT OR I'LL FIRE!

[ MACHINE GUN FIRE ]

DRIVE.

GET THIS CAR MOVING.

[ MACHINE GUN FIRE ]

[ TIRES SQUEAL ]

[ MACHINE GUN FIRE ]

WHAT'S THAT?

NEVER MIND. JUST KEEP
THE CAR MOVING.

THIS IS THE MAN?

YES, SIR.

THE OVERLAY?

IN THE VAULT.
HE PHOTOGRAPHED IT.

YOU HAVE FOUND THE CAMERA?

HE FIRED A PROJECTILE
THROUGH THE WINDOW.

THE CAMERA AND FILM
MUST HAVE BEEN IN IT.

SOONER OR LATER,
WE WILL GET IT BACK.

IT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER IF
YOU TOLD US NOW WHERE IT IS.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OVERLAY.
I NEVER SAW IT.

I'M YOUR HUSBAND.
WE'VE BEEN TO A PARTY.

I'VE HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK
AND YOU'RE TAKING ME HOME.

DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

SOMETHING WRONG?

JUST A FEW QUESTIONS --
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TOBIN.

IS THIS YOUR HUSBAND?

YES. I'M TAKING HIM HOME.
HE'S NOT FEELING TOO WELL.

LOOKS LIKE HE'S
FEELING FINE, TOO FINE.

YES. WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

SOMEONE BROKE INTO
THE SECURITY SECTION

OF HEADQUARTERS
DURING THE AIR RAID DRILL

AND STOLE
SOME DEFENSE PLANS.

WELL, I HOPE
YOU CATCH THEM.

WE WILL.

ALL RIGHT, GO.

ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO CAN GO.

THERE ARE WAYS
TO MAKE A MAN TALK.

DO YOU BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND?

YOU CAN'T MAKE ME TALK,
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING,

BUT I GUESS
YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY.

YES, I'VE GOT TO TRY.

Cherno: LISTEN TO ME.

HE IS GOING TO TELL US
WHERE TO FIND THAT OVERLAY.

IF WE DID GO TO DOBROFF
WITH THAT INFORMATION,

WE ARE HEROES, OR WE CAN
TELL DOBROFF NOTHING

AND BECOME WEALTHY MEN.

THE OVERLAY THIS ONE FIRED
OUT OF THE VAULT ROOM

IS THE SAME ONE

FELICIA VABAR IS
SO DESPERATE TO GET.

NOW, IF SHE WOULD PAY US
$25,000 JUST TO HELP

HER RISK TO STEAL IT,

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE
SHE WOULD PAY

IF WE HANDED IT TO HER
ON A SILVER PLATTER?

I'LL TELL YOU.

SHE WOULD PAY A FORTUNE.

WHAT DOES THE ARMY PAY
A LIEUTENANT THESE DAYS?

VERY LITTLE.

THE CAR WILL NEED GAS SOON,

BUT WE CAN'T JUST DRIVE
AIMLESSLY ABOUT THE CITY.

YOU'RE RIGHT, AND I'LL NEED
A PLACE TO HIDE FOR A WHILE.

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

I HAVE AN APARTMENT.

WE'LL PARK THE CAR A FEW BLOCKS
FROM YOUR PLACE AND WALK.

Cherno:
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

[ MUMBLES ]

LISTEN, CAN YOU
HEAR ME NOW?

I'M YOUR FRIEND.

[ MUMBLES ]

YES...

I HEAR YOU.

CAREFULLY NOW,
I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER.

CAN'T REMEMBER.
I CAN'T.

YOU WERE IN THE VAULT.
YOU FIRED THE PISTOL.

WHO PICKED IT UP?

WHERE IS HE NOW?

I CAN'T THINK.
I'M SO TIRED.

YOU MUST THINK.
WHO HAS THAT OVERLAY?

WHERE IS HE?
WHAT IS HIS NAME?

SO TIRED I CAN'T REMEMBER.

YOU MUST REMEMBER. THINK!

CAN'T THINK...

CAN'T REMEMBER.

DO YOU MIND
IF I TAKE MY COAT OFF?

NO.

PUT IT IN THERE.

[ LOW-PITCHED TONE ]

NOW THAT YOU HAVE ME HERE,
WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE TO DO?

YOU'RE IN NO DANGER.

ALL I NEED IS --

A PLACE TO HIDE.

EVERY POLICEMAN, EVERY
SOLDIER IN THE COUNTRY

IS LOOKING FOR YOU.

YOU ARE THE MAN WHO STOLE
THE DEFENSE PLANS, AREN'T YOU?

ANY CALLS?

ROLLIN JUST ARRIVED.
THE LIGHT JUST WENT ON.

YOU'RE JUMPING
TO CONCLUSIONS.

LET'S NOT PLAY GAMES.

I KNOW WHAT'S ON THAT FILM
IN THAT CAMERA IN YOUR POCKET.

YOU'RE GUESSING.

ACCURATELY.

LET US ASSUME THAT
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS RIGHT.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?

WELL, I MIGHT BE WILLING
TO HELP YOU DISPOSE OF THEM.

WE'RE NOT PLAYING GAMES,
REMEMBER?

NOW, I'M NOT DISPOSING
OF ANYTHING,

BUT I MIGHT BE WILLING
TO SELL.

GOOD. I MIGHT BE
WILLING TO BUY.

WHO ARE YOU?

HOW CAN THAT MATTER?

WE'RE IN THE SAME BUSINESS.
WHY DON'T WE HELP EACH OTHER?

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Man: FELICIA.

FELICIA, ARE YOU THERE?

DON'T ANSWER IT.

FELICIA.

THERE'S A KEY
ABOVE THE DOOR.

IF I DON'T ANSWER,
HE'LL LET HIMSELF IN.

ALL RIGHT,
GET RID OF HIM.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Man: FELICIA?

JUST A MINUTE.

BE CAREFUL.

I CAN'T SEE YOU NOW.

OF COURSE.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.

THAT WAS STUPID.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
SOMEHOW THEY JUST KNEW.

YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME.
PLEASE.

WE'VE GOT TO TRUST EACH OTHER.

I DON'T TRUST YOU ANY MORE
THAN YOU TRUST ME.

WAIT.

ALL RIGHT,
I UNDERESTIMATED YOU.

I MADE A MISTAKE.

I WON'T DO IT AGAIN.

Cherno: ANSWER ME!

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THE DRUG SEEMS TO HAVE
HAD NO EFFECT,

EXCEPT TO PUT HIM
TO SLEEP.

NONE OF THESE TRUTH SERUMS
WORK EVERY TIME.

CAN'T YOU WAKE HIM UP?

HE'LL COME OUT OF IT
IN AN HOUR OR TWO.

SO WE WAIT.

WHO ARE YOU
WORKING FOR?

I DON'T SEE
THAT IT MATTERS.

THEY PAY
IN AMERICAN DOLLARS.

HOW MANY AMERICAN DOLLARS?

$5,000.

BUT YOU'VE ONLY GOT
HALF OF THE PLAN.

YOU DO KNOW THAT,
DON'T YOU?

IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN YOU
MUST HAVE THE OTHER HALF.

WHY DO YOU THINK SO?

IF YOU DIDN'T,
MY HALF WOULDN'T BE

WORTH A PENNY TO YOU.

WHICH MEANS
THAT IF EACH OF US

ONLY HAS ONE HALF
OF THE PLANS,

WE HAVE TO MAKE A DEAL,
DON'T WE?

HOW MUCH?

$100,000 AMERICAN DOLLARS.

YOU ARE JOKING.

THAT'S THE PRICE.
LET'S NOT WASTE TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

IT WILL TAKE ME
AN HOUR TO GET IT.

FINE.

MEANTIME, I WILL GO
DEVELOP THE FILM.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL MEET YOU
BACK HERE IN, UH, SAY --

NO, NO, NO.

YOU KEEP UNDERESTIMATING ME,
DON'T YOU?

NOT HERE. MY PLACE.

NUMBER 52 VINSKA STREET,
APARTMENT 3-B,

IN ONE HOUR.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

Barney: IT'S CHERNO'S OFFICE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

CAPTAIN CHERNO'S OFFICE.

CAPTAIN CHERNO, PLEASE.

NO, HE'S NOT IN.
MAY I TAKE A MESSAGE?

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT HIM?

I DO NOT EXPECT
THE CAPTAIN TODAY.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE
I CAN REACH HIM?

NO. MAY I SAY WHO'S CALLING?

NOW SHE'S TRYING HIS HOME.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

[ RINGING TONE ]

THIS ONE WE LET GO THROUGH.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

Felicia: ARNO.

YES.

I'VE GOT A JOB FOR YOU.

GOOD.

EVEN UNDER THE DRUG,
HE HAS TOLD YOU NOTHING?

NOTHING, COLONEL.
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

HAVE YOU FOUND OUT ANYTHING
ABOUT HIM -- HIS REAL NAME,

WHERE HE COMES FROM,
WHO HIS FRIENDS ARE?

HIS PAPERS ARE FALSE.

HIS FINGERPRINTS
ARE NOT IN OUR FILES.

WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HIM.

MIKLOS, THIS MAN
GAINED ENTRANCE

TO THE BUILDING
TO COME TO SEE YOU.

HE WENT FROM YOUR OFFICE
TO STEAL THE PLANS.

YOU HAVE BEEN
QUESTIONING HIM FOR HOURS

AND HAVE FOUND OUT
NOT THE SLIGHTEST DETAIL.

WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?

I MERELY MAKE THE OBSERVATION,
AND I TELL YOU

IF YOU DO NOT GET RESULTS
BEFORE THE END OF THIS DAY,

I'LL PUT THE INVESTIGATION
IN OTHER HANDS.

YOU WILL TELL ME
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW

OR SO HELP ME
I WILL KILL YOU.

NOW WHERE ARE THOSE PLANS?

I CAN'T.

HOW DID IT COME OUT?

PERFECT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

MISS VABAR'S EXCHANGE.

IS MISS VABAR THERE?

I DO NOT EXPECT HER
UNTIL 7:00.

ASK HER TO CALL MIKLOS
WHEN SHE RETURNS.

MIKLOS? YES, OF COURSE.

ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THE REAL ONE.

YOU WILL TELL ME
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
YOUR LUCK WILL HOLD OUT?

GET RID OF HIM.

I SAID GET RID OF HIM.

NO, THAT'S NOT
THE REAL PLAN,

BUT YOU DIDN'T BRING
THE MONEY, DID YOU?

WAIT IN THE CAR.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

OUR PEOPLE WERE
FOLLOWING UP A LEAD.

THEY HAVE SOMETHING?

WITH ME DEAD,
HOW WOULD YOU EXPECT

TO GET THE OTHER HALF
OF THE PLAN, HMM?

DID YOU REALLY THINK
I'D BE STUPID?

STUPID ENOUGH
TO TRUST YOU?

WELL, I CAN'T
BLAME YOU FOR TRYING.

HA HA HA.

BUT I CAN MAKE SURE

THAT IT WILL
NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

ASSUMING YOU STILL WANT
THE PLANS.

OH, YES.

I DO.

GOOD.

I'M SORRY.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

WHY SAY YOU ARE?

I SAID THE FIRST THING
THAT CAME TO MIND,

SO IT MUST BE THE TRUTH.

YOU AND I
ARE SO USED TO LYING

THAT WE SELDOM KNOW WHEN
WE ARE TELLING THE TRUTH.

THAT HURTS.

YES, IT DOES.

YOU'LL REMEMBER.

[ GUNSHOT ]
I'LL TELL YOU.

BY THE WAY,

I WANT THE MONEY
PAID IN SMALL BILLS --

200,000 AMERICAN DOLLARS.

HA HA HA.
HA HA HA.

THIS TIME, PLAY IT STRAIGHT,
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T --

I UNDERSTAND.

I'LL BE AT THIS ADDRESS.

Rollin: AT 4:30.

4:30 SHARP.

AND THIS TIME BE ALONE.
UNDERSTAND?

IF I TELL YOU,
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME?

IF WE RECOVER THE PLANS,
I'LL RECOMMEND CLEMENCY.

YOU'LL GET A YEAR,
MAYBE TWO YEARS.

WHAT -- WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE?

COME. YOU SHOW US.

BRING YOUR HAND OUT...EMPTY.

YOUR COMRADE HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO COOPERATE.

NEITHER DO YOU.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

AFTER HIM.

UP TO THAT MACHINE.
QUICKLY.

PUT YOUR HANDS THERE.

MISS VABAR,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I CAME FOR THAT.

AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU
WILLING TO PAY FOR IT?

YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN PAID.

BUT THAT WAS
TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE

FOR YOU TO STEAL IT.

THIS IS ANOTHER MATTER.

I'LL GIVE YOU
ANOTHER $25,000.

I THINK I'D RATHER SETTLE

FOR WHAT YOU HAVE
IN THAT CASE INSTEAD.

HOW DO I KNOW
IT'S THE REAL MAP?

THE SAME WAY I FIND OUT
HOW MUCH IS IN THE CASE --

BY EXAMINATION.

I THINK EACH OF US
HAS DONE WELL.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]