Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 17 - A Game of Chess - full transcript

The IMF's target is an international chess grandmaster who also is planning to steal gold seized from the opposition movement of an unnamed Soviet Bloc country. Rollin poses as an amateur chess player, helped by a computer Barney is running that is unbeatable at chess. The plan, devised by Phelps, also calls for a devious way of snatching the gold from both the chess player and the authorities.

Man: GOOD MORNING,
MR. PHELPS.

TWO WEEKS AGO A MILLION
DOLLARS IN GOLD BULLION

INTENDED FOR THE UNDERGROUND

IN ONE OF THE ANTI-WESTERN
SATELLITES WAS INTERCEPTED

BY THAT GOVERNMENT'S
MILITARY POLICE.

PREPARATIONS
ARE NOW BEING MADE

TO SHIP THE GOLD
BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN.

THIS LOSS TO
THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT

WILL SET BACK FOR YEARS

ANY CHANCE FOR LIBERTY
IN THAT COUNTRY.

THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
IS NICHOLAS GROAT,



WHOSE REPUTATION
AS A BRILLIANT CHESS MASTER

HAS GIVEN HIM ENTREE AND
ENABLED HIM TO CON AND STEAL

ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE.

GROAT HAS ORGANIZED A GROUP
WHICH PLANS TO STEAL THE GOLD

BEFORE IT IS
SHIPPED OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO STOP GROAT,
GET THE GOLD,

AND TURN IT OVER
TO THE UNDERGROUND.

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 TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN 10 SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

TWO WEEKS AGO
THIS WAS A BANK,



THE ONLY BANK IN TOWN.

WITH A VERY SECURE VAULT,
I'LL BET.

YOU'D WIN THAT BET.

THE FIRE WAS DEFINITELY
THE WORK OF AN ARSONIST.

WORKING FOR GROAT, RIGHT?

YES. SO WHEN THE GOLD
ARRIVES IN TOWN,

IT WILL BE STORED
IN THE NEXT SAFEST PLACE --

AS GROAT PLANNED,
THE HOTEL VAULT,

WHICH IS NOT
QUITE SO SECURE.

DOESN'T GROAT KNOW THAT
A TIME LOCK IS BEING INSTALLED?

HE DOESN'T, AND IT DOESN'T
MATTER IF HE FINDS OUT.

HE STILL NEEDS US,

AND THE CHESS TOURNAMENT IS
BEING HELD IN THE SAME HOTEL.

AS AN ESTABLISHED MASTER,

GROAT WILL HAVE
A PERFECT COVER.

AS A BRILLIANT AMATEUR,

SO DO YOU,
WITH A LITTLE HELP.

IS THE COMPUTER SET?

AND CHECKED.

IT'S UNBEATABLE AT CHESS,
AND IT EVEN MAKES TIME FLY.

HOW ABOUT
THE TELEVISION RIG?

SEE FOR YOURSELF, JIM.

OKAY, CINNAMON.

NOW HOLD IT AS STILL
AS YOU CAN, CINNAMON.

GOOD.

AND I'LL BE IN TOUCH
WITH BARNEY

THROUGH MY HEARING AID.

WE'RE ALL SET, EXCEPT FOR
THE TYPHOID. WHO'S GOT IT?

THIS WILL SIMULATE
THE SYMPTOMS...

ONCE WE GET IT
INTO THEIR WATER SYSTEM.

EVERYTHING IS READY?

EVERYTHING.

MM-HMM. THE CAMERA?

HERE.

THE SEMIFINAL MATCHES
ARE BEING PLAYED NOW.

MY MATCH WILL BE PLAYED
IN 20 MINUTES.

YOU'D BETTER GET STARTED.

DID YOU CHECK WITH MANINI?

YES. THE GOLD SHIPMENT
IS ON SCHEDULE.

IT WILL ARRIVE IN ABOUT...
TWO HOURS.

I WILL MEET YOU BACK HERE
AFTER MY MATCH.

GOOD LUCK.

I HOPE YOU WIN.

I WILL.

CHECK.

QUEEN TAKES ROOK.
CHECK.

KING TO QUEEN-2.

QUEEN TAKES ROOK.

KNIGHT TO KNIGHT-6.
CHECK.

CHECK.

PAWN TAKES KNIGHT.

QUEEN TO ROOK-3.

MATE.

MATE.

THANK YOU FOR THE GAME.

CONGRATULATIONS,
MR. ANDERSON.

YOU WILL PLAY AGAINST
GRAND MASTER GROAT

IN THE FINAL MATCH.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MAY I SEE YOUR CITY
DIRECTORY, PLEASE?

YES, SIR.

HERE YOU ARE, SIR.

THANK YOU.

CLERK.

Man: YES, MR. GROAT?

I SHOULD LIKE TO TAKE
MY CHESS SET OUT NOW.

AH, YES. THE FINAL MATCHES
ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN.

YES.

[ CAMERA RUNNING ]

HERE YOU ARE, MR. GROAT.
SAFE AND SOUND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD LUCK.

AH, MR. ANDERSON,
MAY I CONGRATULATE YOU?

EXCUSE ME
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

I -- I DIDN'T HEAR.

I WOULD LIKE TO
CONGRATULATE YOU

ON DOING SO WELL
IN YOUR FIRST TOURNAMENT.

THANK YOU. I'M AFRAID
I'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY.

IN CHESS, THERE IS
NO SUCH THING AS LUCK,

MR. ANDERSON.

SHALL WE BEGIN?

THANK YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ]

PAWN TO KING-4.

QUEEN TAKES
KNIGHT'S PAWN.

KNIGHT TAKES PAWN.
CHECK.

CHECK.

KING TO KING-2.

QUEEN TO QUEEN-6. MATE.

MATE.

NO ONE MAKES MOVES
LIKE THAT --

NOT LASKER, NIM, SOVICH.

NO ONE...

CERTAINLY NOT IN THEIR
FIRST CHESS TOURNAMENT.

WHO ARE YOU?

WHO ARE YOU?

I DEMAND AN ANSWER.

WHO ARE YOU?

IT APPEARS I'M THE MAN WHO'S
GOING TO WIN THIS TOURNAMENT.

GENTLEMEN, WHAT SEEMS
TO BE THE TROUBLE?

THERE IS NO TROUBLE.

IT APPEARS THAT MR. GROAT
DOES NOT ACCEPT DEFEAT

QUITE AS GRACEFULLY
AS HE DOES VICTORY.

I SHOULD LIKE TO
ASK FOR A RECESS

BEFORE WE BEGIN
THE NEXT GAME.

IS THAT ACCEPTABLE
TO YOU, SIR?

YES,
QUITE ACCEPTABLE.

I'LL BE IN MY ROOM
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

MR. ANDERSON,

WOULD YOU SIGN
MY BOOK, PLEASE?

OH, OF COURSE,
I'LL BE DELIGHTED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. GROAT...

[ DING ]

YES, MR. GROAT?

WHAT ROOM IS
MR. ANDERSON IN, PLEASE?

SUITE 407.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.

Barney: HOW DID IT GO?

WELL, MY GUESS SAYS THAT
WE'LL BE GETTING A VISIT

FROM MR. GROAT ANY MINUTE.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Rollin: IS THAT
ROOM SERVICE?

YES, ROOM SERVICE.

I'LL TAKE THAT TRAY --

Groat: A COMPUTER.

I KNEW IT HAD TO BE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

WHY, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GOOD,
YOU CAN'T BE BEATEN?

FRANKLY, YES.

YOU ARE OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT
AS OF NOW, OF COURSE.

BUT STILL, I --

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW
IT BROUGHT YOU THIS FAR.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

FORGET IT, MISTER.

WAIT A MINUTE.
JUST A MINUTE.

PERHAPS WE WILL SHOW
HOW IT WORKS.

I HAVE AN IDEA,
AN IDEA HE MIGHT LIKE.

TURN IT ON.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

TURN IT ON.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

YOUR MOVE.

WON'T YOU NEED
YOUR HEARING AID?

THAT'S WHAT TIPPED IT.

I'M AFRAID IT WAS.

YOUR MOVE.

THE FIRST MOVE I KNOW.

KNIGHT TO BISHOP-3.

BISHOP TO BISHOP-4.

LET US SEE HOW ALERT
YOUR MACHINE IS.

KNIGHT TAKES PAWN.

QUEEN TO ROOK-5.

PAWN TO QUEEN-3.

QUEEN TAKES PAWN
AT BISHOP-7. CHECKMATE.

CHECKMATE.

YOU SEE?

THE MACHINE IS CAPABLE
OF MORE THAN FOOL'S MATE,

AS YOU LEARNED DOWNSTAIRS.

WILL IT BEAT ME EVERY TIME?

EVERY TIME.

SHALL WE TRY AGAIN?

WHAT IS IT?

JUST CHECKING TO SEE IF
YOU'RE WEARING A WRISTWATCH.

THE COMPUTER
DRIVES THEM CRAZY.

PAWN TO KING-4.

[ With Slavic accent ]
MR. GROAT'S ROOM, PLEASE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

YES.

THIS IS THE MANAGER,
MR. GROAT.

MR. GROAT IS NOT HERE.

MAY I TAKE ANY MESSAGE
FOR HIM?

WILL YOU PLEASE TELL HIM
THAT THE POLICE

ARE INSTALLING A TIME LOCK
ON THE VAULT?

IF HE WISHES TO PLACE
HIS CHESS SET IN THERE,

HE MUST DO SO VERY SOON.

HELLO? ARE YOU THERE?

YES. YES, SIR.

I UNDERSTAND.

PLEASE TELL HIM ALSO

IF HE DOES PLACE
HIS SET IN THE VAULT,

HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
REMOVE IT UNTIL MORNING.

YES...

I WILL TELL MR. GROAT.

THANK YOU.

[ CLICK ]

MATE.

IT'S REMARKABLE,

AND ONE MUST ADMIRE
YOUR INGENUITY...

BUT I DESPISE YOUR MACHINE.

IT HAS TAKEN ME 20 YEARS
TO BECOME THE PLAYER I AM,

AND NOW --

[ snaps fingers ]
LIKE THAT --

I CAN BE CONSISTENTLY AND
HOPELESSLY BEATEN BY THAT.

WHEN THE COMMITTEE RECONVENES
FOR THE NEXT MATCH,

I MUST, OF COURSE, EXPOSE YOU
FOR THE CHEAT YOU ARE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

YES, YOU CAN EXPOSE ME
TO THE COMMITTEE.

I'LL BE OUT
OF THE TOURNAMENT,

AND YOU'LL WIN.

YES.

JUST A MOMENT.

MR. GROAT, TELL ME,
AS GOOD AS YOU ARE,

HOW OFTEN DO YOU WIN TOP MONEY
IN ONE OF THESE TOURNAMENTS?

WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING AT?

TELL ME, HOW OFTEN?

I'D SAY ONCE
IN FOUR TIMES PERHAPS.

NOW THAT'S NOT BAD,

BUT HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN
TOP MONEY IN EVERY TOURNAMENT?

YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, AND YOU
COULD GET AWAY WITH IT

BECAUSE YOU'RE
AN ESTABLISHED MASTER.

AND YOU WILL TURN ME
INTO A PUPPET.

THANK YOU,
BUT NO, THANK YOU.

OPERATOR, HAVE YOU
LOCATED MR. GROAT YET?

WELL, KEEP TRYING.

DID YOU GET
THE COMBINATION?

YES, BUT IT WILL NOT
DO US ANY GOOD.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
LOCATE YOU ALL OVER THIS HOTEL

TO TELL YOU.

THE MANAGER PHONED.

THEY HAVE PUT A TIME LOCK
ON THE VAULT.

A TIME LOCK?

I DON'T INTEND TO LET
THAT GOLD GET AWAY FROM ME.

THERE HAS TO BE
ANOTHER WAY.

THERE HAS TO BE.

THERE IS ONLY ONE OTHER WAY.

WE WILL MOVE IN ON THEM
IN THE MORNING

WHEN THEY OPEN THE VAULT.

THERE WILL BE DOZENS
OF SOLDIERS.

WE WON'T HAVE A CHANCE.

CONTACT THE OTHER MEN.
TELL THEM OF THE CHANGE.

WHAT IS IT?

MY WATCH.
WHAT TIME DO YOU HAVE?

25 MINUTES PAST 2:00.

LOOK AT THIS.

8:45.

IT'S RUNNING FAST.

WHEN I WAS WITH
THOSE OTHER MEN,

THEY MENTIONED SOMETHING
ABOUT A WATCH GOING CRAZY.

SUPPOSE THEY MEANT IT MAKES
A WATCH RUN FASTER.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

FOLLOW ME.
GIVE ME YOUR WATCH.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

MAY I COME IN, PLEASE?

SO YOU'VE CHANGED
YOUR MIND?

LET'S SAY I'VE HAD
SECOND THOUGHTS.

MY ASSOCIATES --
MR. DOVA, MR. BROOK.

IT OCCURRED TO ME
THAT NOWHERE IN THE RULES

DOES IT STATE
A TOURNAMENT PLAYER

MAY NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF ANY AID HE CAN.

OH, THEN YOU'RE
INTERESTED.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE COMPUTER IN ACTION

ONCE MORE, PLEASE.

HMM.

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

TURN IT ON.

IS IT READY?

GO AHEAD.

YOUR COMPUTER HAS A VERY
STRANGE EFFECT ON MY WATCH.

IT'S RUNNING VERY FAST.

I TOLD YOU BEFORE,

THE COMPUTER HAS A STRANGE
EFFECT ON TIMEPIECES.

DOES IT ALWAYS MAKE THEM
RUN FASTER?

YES. I'M SORRY
ABOUT YOUR WATCH.

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY
OR DON'T YOU?

NO.

I AM NOT INTERESTED
IN CHESS AT THIS TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?

YOU THREE MEN HAVE GONE

TO A GREAT DEAL
OF TIME AND TROUBLE

IN ARRANGING THE WINNING
OF CHESS TOURNAMENTS.

FOR WHAT?

THE PRIZES?

NATURALLY.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
USE THAT DEVICE

TO MAKE $1 MILLION?

KEEP TALKING.

IN A VERY SHORT WHILE,

$1 MILLION IN GOLD BULLION

WILL BE MOVED INTO
THIS HOTEL'S VAULT.

I HAVE THE COMBINATION
TO THAT VAULT.

I WAS CONCERNED HE'D
TURN US INTO THE COMMITTEE

FOR CHEATING.

LISTEN TO ME.

THERE IS ALSO A TIME LOCK
ON THAT VAULT.

ITS CLOCK WILL NOT
RELEASE THE MECHANISM

FOR 12 HOURS AFTER
THE GOLD HAS BEEN PUT AWAY,

BUT YOUR MACHINE
SOMEHOW MANAGES

TO ACCELERATE THE TIMEPIECE.

TOGETHER
WE CAN OPEN THAT VAULT.

I AM OFFERING YOU FAIR SHARE
IN $1 MILLION DOLLARS.

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

OBVIOUSLY,
HE IS OUT OF HIS MIND.

I THINK YOU HAD BETTER
GET OUT OF HERE.

I TELL YOU, IT CAN BE DONE.
DON'T BE SUCH FOOLS.

GET OUT.

I INTEND TO USE
THE COMPUTER.

MUELLER.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO DECIDE

WHETHER OR NOT WE DO THIS WITH

OR WITHOUT YOUR COOPERATION,

AND MAY I REMIND YOU

MY WATCH IS RUNNING
VERY FAST?

YOU START SHOOTING, YOU'LL
NEVER GET TO SMELL THAT GOLD.

WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO
PULLING A MILLION DOLLARS

OUT OF THAT VAULT.

WE SIMPLY DO NOT WANT TO
BE SHOT IN THE PROCESS.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHERE YOU'RE HEADING.

HE'S RIGHT.

YOU'VE GOT NO PLAN.

ALL YOU'VE GOT
IS A COMBINATION,

AND LET ME TELL YOU
THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, MUELLER.

AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

TED, WHAT ABOUT
THE TIME LOCK?

WELL, FIRST SOMEONE HAS TO
GET A LOOK AT THE MECHANISM

TO SEE IF WE CAN SPEED IT UP
THE WAY WE DO A WATCH.

AND SUPPOSE
THAT COULD BE DONE.

THEN I'D SAY WE CAN
FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

[ DING ]

MRS. DOVA, MR. DOVA.

MY WIFE WOULD LIKE TO PUT
HER JEWELS IN THE VAULT.

WHY, CERTAINLY, SIR.

STEP RIGHT AROUND THE DESK
AND FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.

OH, A TIME LOCK HAS BEEN
PLACED ON THE VAULT.

YOU CANNOT GET THEM BACK
UNTIL MORNING.

Cinnamon: THAT'S
PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

A STANDARD TIME LOCK.
NO PROBLEM.

WELL, CAN WE
HANDLE IT?

WE'LL HAVE TO REMOVE
THE CORE ELEMENTS

FROM THE COMPUTERS.

I'LL NEED A POWER SOURCE.

THERE IS A LIGHT FIXTURE
HANGING DIRECTLY

IN FRONT OF THE VAULT.

BULB TYPE?

YEAH.

THAT'S ALL WE'LL NEED.

DO I CORRECTLY ASSUME
THAT WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT?

ON ONE CONDITION --

WE PLAN IT,
AND WE CALL THE SHOTS.

IF YOU DO AS YOU'RE TOLD,

YOU MAY FIND THAT YOU HAVE
A NICE CHUNK OF GOLD.

I AGREE.

GOOD. NOW THE PROBLEM
IS NOT GETTING THE GOLD.

THE PROBLEM IS GETTING
THE GOLD AWAY SAFELY.

HOW ABOUT THE GUARDS?

ONE DETACHMENT OF 15 MEN
STATIONED OUTSIDE.

THERE ARE MORE COMING IN
WITH THE GOLD.

[ ROLLIN SNAPPING FINGERS ]

THERE'S A COMPOUND
OF CHEMICALS

BASED ON TRIPHENIC ACID.

MIXED WITH WATER, IT PRODUCES
THE SYMPTOMS OF TYPHOID.

YOU BETTER GET ON TO THAT
BEFORE THE STORES CLOSE.

MAY I ASK WHAT THAT IS FOR?

WE'LL HAVE TO IMMOBILIZE
THE WHOLE HOTEL.

DOVA, YOU AND MARIE SCOUT UP
AN OFFICIAL CAR OF SOME SORT.

MARIE.

SEE IF YOU CAN LOCATE
THE HOTEL'S WATER MAIN.

RIGHT.

AND WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO DO?

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN,
MY FRIEND?

YOU AND I ARE FINALISTS
IN A CHESS TOURNAMENT.

WE DON'T SHOW UP,
IT WILL AROUSE SUSPICION.

YOU'RE RIGHT, OF COURSE.

WE BETTER
GET DOWN THERE.

NOW THAT WE ARE
BUSINESS PARTNERS, AS IT WERE,

I WAS WONDERING WHETHER
YOU WOULD MIND LETTING ME WIN.

PRIDE?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

CHECKMATE.

SECOND GAME IS WON
BY MR. GROAT.

WE WILL NOW BEGIN THIRD AND
FINAL GAME FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

I'M CAPTAIN STEVYA,

IN CHARGE OF THIS
CONVOY DETAIL HERE.

THE VAULT HAS BEEN
PREPARED, I UNDERSTAND.

YES, SIR. EVERYTHING
IS AT READINESS.

RIGHT THIS WAY, PLEASE.

GOOD.

BRING IT IN.

IS THE TIME LOCK SET?

YES, SIR.

NOW ACTIVATE
THE TIMER, PLEASE.

[ TICKING ]

CLOSE THE VAULT DOOR
AND LOCK IT IN MY PRESENCE.

THANK YOU.

SERGEANT.

ARE YOU IN CHARGE
OF THE GUARD DETAIL HERE?

YES, SIR.

COME ALONG. I WANT TO
INSPECT THE BUILDING WITH YOU.

[ WHIRRING ]

DO YOU HAVE A MAN
ON DUTY HERE, SERGEANT?

NO. I DO NOT HAVE
ENOUGH MEN,

BUT THE CORPORAL
OF THE GUARD

COMES THROUGH HERE
ON HIS ROUNDS.

I'LL PUT ONE
OF MY MEN DOWN HERE.

FINE, SIR.

[ CLINK ]

WHAT WAS THAT?

IT WAS PROBABLY A RAT.

PERHAPS WE SHOULD PUT
THE CAT ON DUTY DOWN HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

CHECKMATE.

THE WINNER --
MR. NICHOLAS GROAT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

EXCUSE ME.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS,
NICHOLAS.

THANK YOU, MUELLER.
THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. GROAT.

YOU PLAYED BRIL--

[ CROWD GASPS ]

SET HIM DOWN.

SOMEBODY GET A DOCTOR.

LET ME THROUGH, PLEASE.

PLEASE, LET ME THROUGH.
I AM A DOCTOR.

WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

I DON'T KNOW.
HE JUST COLLAPSED.

UH-HUH.

HE'S BURNING UP WITH FEVER.

CALL THE CITY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.

TELL THEM IT LOOKS LIKE
TYPHOID FEVER.

THERE'S A PHONE OVER HERE.

DO YOU HAVE
AN OFFICE HANDY?
YES, SIR.

PLEASE, GIVE ME A HAND
WITH HIM. YOU, TOO.

IF YOU ARE WORRYING
ABOUT TOUCHING HIM, DON'T.

EVERYONE IN THIS HOTEL
HAS ALREADY BEEN EXPOSED

AND WILL HAVE TO BE
INOCULATED.

COME, PLEASE.

HERE WE ARE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I AM VERY MUCH AFRAID

YOU HAVE ALL BEEN EXPOSED
TO TYPHOID FEVER.

[ CROWD GASPS ]

NO, THERE IS NO REASON
TO BE AFRAID.

IF YOU WILL SIMPLY
ALL TAKE SEATS AND BE CALM,

THE CITY HEALTH PEOPLE
WILL BE HERE VERY SOON

TO INOCULATE YOU.

I SUGGEST YOU POST GUARDS
AT THE ENTRANCES

TO MAKE CERTAIN NO ONE ENTERS
OR LEAVES THIS BUILDING

UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED
BY THE HEALTH PEOPLE, JA?

ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR.

SERGEANT, YOU HEARD HIM.
GO AHEAD.

YES, SIR.

Cinnamon: WHAT IS IT?

IT'S 104.2.

WHERE IS THE CITY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT?

[ DOOR OPENS ]

GET HIM IN THIS CHAIR.

HELP.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

Jim:
YOU ARE THE DOCTOR?

DR. MARUSCH.
DOVA.

HOW DO YOU DO?

OOH...

HE IS OVER 104, DOCTOR.

YES, IT'S TYPHOID,
ALL RIGHT.

WE MAY HAVE AN EPIDEMIC
ON OUR HANDS.

DID YOU BRING THE VACCINE?

YES. WE'LL HAVE TO INOCULATE
EVERYBODY IN THIS HOTEL.

I'LL NEED YOUR HELP,
DOCTOR.

YOU HAVE IT, AND MY WIFE,
SHE'S A NURSE.

VERY GOOD.

ROLL UP HIS SLEEVE.

CAPTAIN, MOVE THIS MAN
BACK TO HIS ROOM.

[ SNAPS FINGERS ]

TAKE HIM TO HIS ROOM.

ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE,
CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN, I WANT YOU
TO INFORM YOUR MEN

THAT THEY ARE TO GET
EVERYBODY IN THIS HOTEL

INTO THE BALLROOM
IN THE LOBBY

SO THEY CAN GET
THEIR INOCULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR.

YOUR MEN WILL HAVE TO
BE INOCULATED, TOO.

OF COURSE...

BUT THEY CANNOT LEAVE
THEIR POSTS, DOCTOR --

SECURITY REASONS.

WE'LL GO TO THEM.
ALSO, INFORM YOUR MEN

THERE WILL BE NO FOOD
AND WATER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

NO FOOD OR WATER?

IT'S PROBABLY THE SOURCE
OF THE TYPHOID.

THERE ARE 400 PEOPLE
IN THIS HOTEL.

I'LL ORDER PROVISIONS
SENT IN.

VERY WELL, DOCTOR.

IS THAT THE LAST
OF THEM, DOCTOR?

YES, I BELIEVE IT IS, CAPTAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, WELL,
IT'S ABOUT TIME.

I GOT HERE
AS FAST AS I COULD.

THERE'S ANOTHER LOAD
IN THE TRUCK.

FINE. CAPTAIN,
FEED YOUR MEN FIRST.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
SERGEANT, TAKE CARE OF IT.

SOLDIER.

SOLDIER, WAKE UP!

WAKE UP!

[ DOOR OPENS ]

KARL, MOVE HIM.

HOW MUCH FASTER
WILL THE CLOCK RUN?

ABOUT 20 TIMES NORMAL SPEED.

WILL IT BE ABLE
TO TAKE THAT?

THESE CLOCKS WERE MADE
TO WITHSTAND EARTHQUAKES.

I SEE.

[ CLICK CLICK ]

ALL RIGHT, GROAT,
IT'S ALL YOURS.

HERE.

UH! SOME HELP, PLEASE!

HOLD IT! UNH-UNH,
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

NO! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!

NO!

YOU CAN'T --

[ DOOR SLAMS SHUT ]

[ LOCK TURNS ]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

WE'VE GOT A DATE
WITH THE UNDERGROUND.