Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 2 - Trek - full transcript

Jack Cole was arrested and imprisoned for stealing art treasures of a Latin nation. The mission for Phelps and his crew is to get the precious objects back. But that won't be easy. Cole is being tortured by the colonel who heads the prison -- and the colonel is a traitor who wants the treasure for himself. The IMF plans calls for playing the two men, each deadly, off each other. A further complication occurs as Cole begins to go blind after being forced to stare at the sun as part of being tortured.

Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.

RECENTLY, IN A DESPERATE
ATTEMPT TO SAVE ITS ECONOMY,

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TINY
DEMOCRACY OF SANTALES

SOLD ITS PRICELESS COLLECTION
OF INCAN GOLD ARTIFACTS.

BEFORE THE TREASURE
COULD BE DELIVERED,

IT WAS HIJACKED
BY THIS MAN -- JACK COLE.

COLE'S ACCOMPLICES
WERE ALL KILLED.

HE WAS CAPTURED AND IS BEING
HELD AT THE PROVINCIAL PRISON,

WHERE A COLONEL CARDOZA
IS TRYING TO PERSUADE HIM

TO REVEAL WHERE
THE TREASURE IS HIDDEN.

WE KNOW CARDOZA TO BE A TRAITOR



WHO INTENDS TO TAKE
THE TREASURE FOR HIMSELF

AND FLEE,
BANKRUPTING THE COUNTRY.

YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO RECOVER THE TREASURE
AND EXPOSE CARDOZA.

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

BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,

THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

BOB, IS MY FRIEND
ALMOST FINISHED?

ALMOST.

WHEN HE IS, HE SHOULD
PRACTICALLY BE ABLE

TO DO YOUR ACT.

VERY FUNNY.



HMM.

THAT'S THE LOT, JIM.

GOOD.
VERY GOOD, BARNEY.

HOW FAST CAN YOU AGE IT
700 YEARS?

ONLY 700? OVERNIGHT.

HOW ABOUT THE HELICOPTER?

CHECKED OUT AND READY.

ALL RIGHT.

CARDOZA HAS BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH A MAN IN LONDON.

HIS NAME IS HOSS.

HE'S GOING TO DISPOSE
OF THE TREASURE FOR CARDOZA.

SORT OF A HIGH-CLASS FENCE.

MM-HMM. NOW, HOSS IS SENDING
A MAN NAMED ERNEST KIEFER

TO MEET WITH CARDOZA.

IN CASE COLE
HASN'T ALREADY TALKED,

KIEFER HAS A PLAN
TO FIND THE TREASURE.

I SEE.
KIEFER WON'T GET THERE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
KIEFER'S PLAN IS?

NO, BUT NEITHER DOES CARDOZA.

WE'LL HAVE TO LET HIM IN
ON OUR PLAN.

ALL OF IT?

UH, MOST OF IT.

I LIKE THAT.

NOW WHERE IS THE TREASURE?

MR. COLE, THE SUN
IS NOT EVEN AT ITS STRONGEST.

I'D ADVISE YOU TO COOPERATE,

THEN THERE CAN BE COOL SHADE

AND EVEN, UH...

SLEEP, HUH?

DO YOU HEAR ME, MR. COLE?

DO YOU HEAR ME?!

COLONEL?

GENERAL DIAZ.

HERE? ASK HIM TO WAIT
IN MY OFFICE.

COLONEL?

I SEE YOU ARE
HARD AT WORK, CARDOZA.

YOU WANTED INFORMATION.

AND IF YOU HAD GOTTEN IT,

I WONDER HOW SOON
I WOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED.

GENERAL, YOU ARE
ACCUSING ME OF TREASON.

I HAVE MY OWN OPINIONS
ABOUT YOU, CARDOZA.

UNFORTUNATELY, MY SUPERIORS
DO NOT KNOW YOU AS I DO.

NOW UNTIE THE MAN.

I WANT HIM ALIVE, NOT DEAD.

NOW I ORDER YOU

TO TRANSFER THE PRISONER
TO MY CUSTODY.

I SUPPOSE YOU WILL TAKE HIM
TO THE CAPITAL AND, THERE,

YOU WILL OFFER HIM
HIS FREEDOM

IN EXCHANGE
FOR INFORMATION.

THAT IS NOT YOUR AFFAIR.
JUST DELIVER THE PRISONER.

THE MAN IS ILL.

HE'S NOT FIT TO TRAVEL.

THIS IS AN ORDER, CARDOZA.

THE MAN IS
MY RESPONSIBILITY.

IF HE DIES ON THE TRIP,

I WILL HAVE TO
ANSWER FOR IT.

I WANT THE ORDER
IN WRITING!

FROM THE CAPITAL.

CINNAMON,
CLOSE YOUR EYES.

BOB, HOW'S SHE LOOK?

SHE'S A LIVING DOLL.

HEY, GOOD LUCK.

HEY!

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

ERNEST KIEFER.

LEAVE US.

ERNEST...

KIEFER.

ERNEST KIEFER?

CARDOZA, YOU JACKASS.

GET COLE OUT OF THAT SUNLIGHT
BEFORE HE GOES BLIND.

MR. COLE IS INSIDE.

GENERAL DIAZ
HAS SEEN TO THAT.

MR. KIEFER,
COLE IS A HARD MAN.

HOW WOULD YOU SUGGEST
WE GET HIM TO TALK?

IF HE HASN'T BY NOW,
I SUGGEST YOU CAN'T.

HOW MUCH TIME HAVE YOU GOT?

NOT VERY MUCH --
GENERAL DIAZ IS TAKING HIM

TO THE CAPITAL
IN THE MORNING.

THEN HE HAS TO ESCAPE TODAY.

ESCAPE?

YES, AND WITH HIS EYESIGHT,

IF HE'S GOING TO LEAD US
TO THE TREASURE.

WE'LL USE YOUR CAR
TO GET TO THE SHACK HERE.

HOW DO WE MOVE THE TREASURE
FROM ITS HIDING PLACE?

BY HELICOPTER.

CLEVER.

IT MIGHT WORK.

OUR ESCAPE
CAN'T POSSIBLY FAIL,

NOT WITH YOU AS A HOSTAGE.

Jim: GET YOUR LOUSY HANDS
OFF OF ME!

YOU WON'T BE HERE LONG.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL WAY -- AI!

OOH!

Jim: UGH.

Cardoza: THAT'S ENOUGH.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

AAH.

YOU WILL BE SORRY
YOU WERE BORN.

HOW IS YOUR EYES, MR. COLE?

SHALL WE HAVE
A LITTLE TALK, HUH?

HA HA. HA HA HA.

[ SIGHS ]

GOT A CIGARETTE?

HAVEN'T HAD ONE
IN THREE WEEKS.

PITY YOU DIDN'T KILL HIM.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING
ON ME

EVER SINCE THEY BROUGHT ME
INTO THIS JOINT,

AND THEY GOT NO RIGHT.

RIGHT?
[ Chuckles ]

WHAT'S YOUR BEEF?

I HAD TO GO AFTER
SOME INDIAN IN A CANTINA.

BASHED HIM WITH A BOTTLE.

KILL HIM?

I DON'T KNOW. I WAS STONED.

THE BIG BUCK TRIED
TO MOVE IN ON MY SEÑORITA,

SO I COOLED HIM.

YOU'LL HANG.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU
TO THIS HOLE OF A TOWN?

I WAS PROSPECTING
IN THE DESERT.

THOUGHT IT WAS TIME
TO BLOW OFF A LITTLE STEAM.

WHAT ARE YOU IN HERE FOR?

THE NAME'S COLE.

JACK COLE.

KIEFER.

THAT SEÑORITA...

NICE AND PLUMP?

NOT PLUMP ENOUGH
TO HANG FOR.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU
IN 15 MINUTES, MR. COLE.

BUT FIRST, I WANT YOU TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

THERE IS A ROOM IN THIS PRISON

THAT YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

NO ONE HAS EVER COME OUT --

THE KEYS,
OR I'LL KILL YOU.

UGH. UGH.

AAH. AAH.

OKAY, NOW GET MINE.

WHO NEEDS YOU?

THEY'RE GOING TO HANG ME!

I'LL SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU.

YOU DO THAT...

FOR YOURSELF.

OPEN IT.

SURE.

EASY, COLONEL.

MOVE THIS WAY.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW MOVE.

[ Whispering ]
Cole.

TELL THEM TO DROP
THEIR RIFLES.

THEY WILL KILL ME.

THROW DOWN YOUR GUNS.

AGAINST THE WALL.
GO ON!

HERE. OPEN IT.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ ALARM CLANGING ]

WHICH CAR IS YOURS?

WHICH ONE?

THE BLUE ONE.

Cardoza: DON'T SHOOT!

DON'T SHOOT!

GET IN THE BACK SEAT
AND KEEP HIM COVERED.

I'LL DRIVE.

[ STARTS ENGINE ]

OPEN THE GATE,
OR HE'S DEAD.

HURRY!

[ STARTS ENGINE ]

ALL RIGHT. RAISE THE GUN.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ COUGHS ]

LET'S HAVE SOME WATER.

THERE ARE CANTEENS
IN THE, UH, TRUNK.

IT'S ALL OVER.
WE GOT TO GO BACK.

WE'LL MAKE IT, COLONEL.

$10 MILLION.

NOT FOR HIM.
WE NEED THE WATER FOR US.

GO ON, COLE.

I KNOW HOW TO LIVE
IN THIS DESERT.

YOU PULL THAT TRIGGER,
BOTH OF YOU CAN COOK OUT HERE.

HA HA.

LOWER THE NET.

HAUL IT UP AN INCH OR TWO.

OKAY. YOU READY
FOR INDIAN JOE?

RIGHT.

OKAY, HERE HE COMES.

SERGEANT?

WE'LL NEED HORSES.
GET THEM.

YES, SIR.

AND BRING A MAP.

THERE'S OUR TICKET
TO THE BORDER.

COME ON.

[ HORSES WHINNY ]

DON'T MAKE ANY TROUBLE.
YOU'LL BE FINE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOUR HORSES.

HEY, NOT TOO MUCH
OF THAT NOW.

JUST A LITTLE MORE, PLEASE.

SURE, CARDOZA.
ALL YOU WANT.

HA HA HA.

YOU CAN LICK IT OUT OF THE SAND
FROM NOW ON, Sí?

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

IS SOMETHING THE MATTER?

THEN COME ON.

[ BRAYING ]

GET DOWN.

QUIET.

SHE DEAD?

NO.

WATER.

EASY.

WHOA, NOT TOO MUCH NOW.

[ COUGHING ]

SIT.

Jim: EASY.

YOU'RE WASTING WATER.
SHE'S HAD IT.

ALL RIGHT?

GENERAL,

TWO MEN TRIED TO KILL ME,
TOOK MY HORSES.

WHAT DID THESE MEN
LOOK LIKE?

TWO AMERICANOS.

BIG MEN.

AN OFFICER
IN A UNIFORM LIKE YOURS.

A COLONEL.

SOME WATER FOR THIS MAN.

THE OFFICER WAS A PRISONER
OF THE AMERICANOS, WAS HE NOT?

THE OFFICER WAS A PRISONER
OF THE AMERICANOS,

WAS HE NOT?

NO. NO, THEY SEEMED
SIMPATICO, LIKE FRIENDS.

IT WAS HE WHO GAVE THEM
THE ORDERS.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

AMIGO.

SHOW ME WHERE.

WHERE'D YOU GET THIS?

MY HUSBAND.

WHERE'D HE GET IT?

MY HUSBAND --

WE'RE ARCHAEOLOGISTS.

WE --

WE FOUND ARTIFACTS.

GOLD.

INCAN GOLD.

YOUR TREASURE!
THEY HAVE IT!

MY HUSBAND --
MY HUSBAND NEEDS HELP.

WHERE IS YOUR HUSBAND?

HE'S OUT THERE,

WHERE WE FOUND THAT.

HIS LEG IS BROKEN.
HE NEEDS HELP.

I TRIED TO GET HELP.

COME ON, COLE, LET'S --

DROP IT.

THIS IS AS FAR
AS YOU TWO GO.

HEY, HEY, HEY,
TAKE IT EASY, COLE.

YOU KNOW,
YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD.

OH, I FEEL FINE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT ABOUT
YOUR TREASURE?

$10 MILLION WORTH.

10 --

OH, AND YOU WANT IT
ALL FOR YOURSELF, HUH?

YEAH.

BUT YOU NEED HELP --
$10 MILLION WORTH

OF THAT KIND OF STUFF IS
KIND OF HARD TO LUG AROUND.

AND WHAT ABOUT
HER HUSBAND?

HE'S STILL THERE.
PROBABLY GOT A GUN.

CAN YOU HANDLE HIM?

I CAN HELP YOU, COLE.
A STAKE IS ALL I WANT.

A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS

SO I CAN GET STARTED
AGAIN SOMEWHERE.

I'LL HELP YOU.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

WE CAN AFFORD
TO WAIT WITH HIM.

HE'S GOOD INSURANCE IN CASE
THEY CATCH UP WITH US.

DON'T TRY ANYTHING.

DON'T WORRY.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THE TREASURE, CARDOZA.

YOU'LL SEE IT
AND YOU'LL TOUCH IT.

YOU'LL PACK IT ACROSS THE BORDER
ON YOUR BACK LIKE A BURRO,

AND THEN I'LL KILL YOU.

[ COCKS RIFLE ]

Cole:
I'M SORRY, MA'AM.

Jim: COLE!

YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOING TO BE
DEAD OF THIRST IN AN HOUR,

JUST ANOTHER WOMAN
WHO GOT LOST IN THE DESERT.

BUT IF YOU PUT
A BULLET IN HER HEAD,

THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW
WE'VE BEEN THIS WAY.

YEAH.

LET'S GO.

WE'LL NEED THE BURRO.

THERE, THAT'S WHERE
THEY TOOK MY HORSES.

HMM.

GIVE ME THAT GUN.

THE OTHER.

GO AHEAD OF ME.

[ HORSE WHINNIES ]

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

HE'S BLIND!

YOUR PIG IS BLIND!

GET OFF HIM!

SNAKE!

HE CAN'T SEE.
HE CAN'T LEAD US.

KEEP YOUR HEAD.

I WANT HIM, KIEFER.

BRING HIM TO ME.
I WANT HIM.

THE TRAIL WAS BLOWN OVER,
BUT I HAVE PICKED IT UP.

GOOD.

COMING FROM THOSE HILLS,
MY GENERAL.

[ GUNSHOT ]

IS HE DEAD?

YES, HE'S, UH, HE'S DEAD.

SHOW ME.

HERE.

NOW...

I DROPPED MY RIFLE.
GET IT.

IT'S HERE ON THE GROUND.
I GOT TO PICK IT UP.

COLE, THE TREASURE.

FORGET IT.

MY FRIEND, YOU'RE FINISHED.
YOU'RE BLIND. YOU NEED ME.

YOU GOING TO CIRCLE AROUND
OUT HERE UNTIL YOU DIE?

I FIGURED WHAT YOU
WERE GOING TO SAY NEXT.

HALF, AND YOU'LL LEAD ME
OUT OF THE DESERT!

AND I'LL LIVE AS LONG
AS IT TAKES ME

TO GET YOU TO THE TREASURE.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

OKAY, WE GO THIS WAY.

YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE,

AND I'LL TELL YOU
WHERE TO GO.

THIS STRAP GOES SLACK,
YOU'RE DEAD.

WE SHOULD BE NEARLY THERE.

LOOK FOR AN OPENING
PROTECTED BY AN EAGLE ROCK.

THERE'S A GORGE
IN A STEEP CLIFF JUST PAST IT.

ARE WE THERE?

I THINK SO.

IS THE ROCK THERE?

YEAH, THERE'S A NARROW
ENTRANCE BEHIND IT.

THAT'S IT. KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR THE WOMAN'S HUSBAND.

DON'T WORRY.

NOBODY HERE.

LOOK AGAINST THE WALLS.
DIG AWAY THE DIRT.

I'VE GOT ONE.

WE MADE IT.

OVER HERE.

[ GUNSHOT ]

OPEN IT.

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE BEHIND ME
OPPOSITE THE ENTRANCE.

YOU FOUND IT!

CARDOZA!
KIEFER, IT WAS A TRICK!

YES, IT WAS A TRICK!

[ GUNSHOT RICOCHETS ]

CARDOZA, WHERE ARE YOU?

FROM THE BEGINNING,
IT WAS A TRICK.

[ GUNSHOT RICOCHETS ]

[ COCKS RIFLE ]

[ GUNSHOT RICOCHETS ]

CARDOZA?

[ GUNSHOT ]

AAH!

[ GASPS ]

HE WAS A CONDEMNED MAN

AND I CARRIED OUT
THE EXECUTION.

THE HELICOPTER IS COMING.

LET'S GET THESE
OUT OF HERE.

COME ON.

THERE!

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

HE'S COMING IN TO LAND.

[ GUNSHOTS ]

TWO MINUTES,
AND WE'RE HOME FREE.

HOLD THEM OFF.
I'LL GET THE HELICOPTER.

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ HELICOPTER FLYING OVERHEAD ]

[ COCKS RIFLE ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ SHOOTING STOPS ]

TAKE THAT BOX OUT.

I WAS TAKEN AS HOSTAGE
BY COLE AND THE OTHER MAN.

NO, CARDOZA.
YOU FIRED ON US.

YOUR INTENTIONS WERE CLEAR.

YOU ARE A TRAITOR,
AND YOU WILL FACE CHARGES.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

GET THE REST OF IT.

IT IS A GREAT DEAL
OF WEALTH.

IT WILL DO OUR COUNTRY
MUCH GOOD.

I'M ONLY SORRY
THE THIRD ONE GOT AWAY.

YES, IT IS TOO BAD.

[ HELICOPTER APPROACHING ]