Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 20 - The Counterfeiter - full transcript

[ "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME"
PLAYING ]

Man:
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.

RAYMOND HALDER,
OWNER OF A CHAIN OF CLINICS,

IS ALSO THE HEAD

OF THE LARGEST DRUG
COUNTERFEITING RING IN THE U.S.

HE IS BEHIND THE SALE

OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS' WORTH
OF DRUGS

THAT NOT ONLY ARE USELESS,
BUT OFTEN KILL.

A NEW DRUG, DILATRIN, DEVELOPED
BY GANT PHARMACEUTICALS,

WHICH COULD HAVE SAVED
THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS

OF PRIMARY VASCULAR DISEASE,



HAS BEEN INEFFECTIVE

BECAUSE HALDER HAS FLOODED THE
MARKET WITH WORTHLESS FAKES.

GANT IS ABOUT TO REISSUE
THE DRUG IN A DIFFERENT FORM

IN AN ATTEMPT TO BEAT
THE COUNTERFEIT PROBLEM.

YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO STOP HALDER

BEFORE THE NEW DILATRIN
IS PUT ON THE MARKET.

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 FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE ]

[ TONE STOPS ]



WOW. THE ROOM SUDDENLY
STARTED SPINNING AROUND.

Barney: THE ULTRASONIC WAVES
PENETRATE TO THE INNER EAR.

THIS CAUSES TEMPORARY VERTIGO.

ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF
PRIMARY VASCULAR DISEASE,

RIGHT, DOCTOR?

VERTIGO, HEADACHES,
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

USUALLY THE HEADACHES
COME FIRST.

THESE FRAMES ARE IDENTICAL
TO THE ONES HALDER WEARS.

ONLY THE LENSES HAVE BEEN
ALTERED SLIGHTLY.

THAT WILL TAKE CARE
OF HIS HEADACHES.

WHAT ABOUT HIS
BLOOD PRESSURE READING?

WELL, EVEN THOUGH
HE'S LOST HIS LICENSE,

HE WAS A TRAINED PHYSICIAN.

STILL KEEPS A MEDICAL BAG
IN THE TRUNK OF HIS CAR.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS GET TO THAT BAG

AND MAKE SOME SLIGHT,
UH, ADJUSTMENTS.

DOCTOR...

WHAT ABOUT THE LASER?

I THINK IT WILL GIVE YOU
JUST WHAT YOU WANT.

BY THE WAY, I WAS WONDERING,
SINCE THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS

ALL ABOUT HALDER'S
COUNTERFEITING THE DRUGS,

WHY DON'T THEY
JUST ARREST HIM?

UNDER THE PRESENT LAWS,

THE MOST THEY CAN GET
HIM ON IS A MISDEMEANOR.

THEY'VE INVESTIGATED HIM
THOROUGHLY,

BEEN OVER HIS TAX RETURNS.

HALDER CLINICS REPORTS
EVERY DIME OF INCOME.

WHEN I DIRECT THE LASER BEAM
INTO THE TWO BALLOONS,

IT WILL PASS HARMLESSLY
THROUGH THE CLEAR BALLOON

AND BREAK THE RED,
INNER BALLOON.

IN A HUMAN BEING,
IT WILL PASS THROUGH THE SKIN

AND RUPTURE
THE SUBDERMAL BLOOD VESSEL.

WILL THERE BE
ANY PERMANENT DAMAGE?

NO MORE THAN A SIMPLE BRUISE
OR NOSEBLEED.

SHUT 'EM DOWN!

KILL THE DYES!

WE'RE NOT MAKING
ANY MORE DILATRIN FOR A WHILE.

WHY NOT?

GANT'S PULLING THEM
OFF THE MARKET.

THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE A NEW
TABLET THE FIRST OF THE MONTH.

I SHOULD GET THE DETAILS

AT A BRIEFING THEY'RE HOLDING
THIS AFTERNOON.

WE'LL SWITCH TO 400,000
PENICILLIN TABLETS.

I'LL GET 'EM RIGHT AT IT.

HARRY, CLEAR YOUR COUNTER.

STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE,
EVERYBODY.

FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL.

MOVE AWAY FROM THERE.

ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST.

THE BUILDING AND EVERYTHING
IN IT IS IMPOUNDED AS EVIDENCE.

YOU DRUG CONTROL PEOPLE
CAN'T ARREST ANYBODY.

THAT'S RIGHT, BUT THIS IS
DETECTIVE SERGEANT LOWTHER

OF THE CITY POLICE --
HE CAN.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

NOW, JUST A MINUTE!

HOLD IT, MISTER.

WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT TO SAY,
YOU SAY IT FROM THERE.

THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY

IS THAT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS.

THEN WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M RAYMOND HALDER
OF THE HALDER CLINICS.

MY ASSOCIATE AND I
WERE HERE BUYING DRUGS.

COUNTERFEIT DRUGS?

OH, NO.

WE BUY DRUGS HERE BECAUSE
THEY'RE LESS EXPENSIVE.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY'RE JUST HERE
LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN.

THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU TWO CAN GO.

IF THESE PEOPLE WERE TRYING
TO SELL ME COUNTERFEIT DRUGS,

I OWE YOU MY THANKS

AND THE THANKS OF MY PATIENTS
AT THE HALDER CLINICS.

I WANT TO SEE YOU
IN YOUR OFFICE, MR. HALDER,

3:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

OKAY, EVERYBODY,
LET'S GO.

STICK AROUND. KEEP AN EYE
ON THE EQUIPMENT.

I GOT A FUNNY FEELING
ABOUT THIS.

RIGHT.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I'M CHARLES GANT, PRESIDENT
OF GANT PHARMACEUTICALS.

AS YOU ALL KNOW,
OUR DRUG, DILATRIN,

HAS BEEN SO WIDELY COUNTERFEITED

WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT
TO WITHDRAW IT FROM THE MARKET.

HOWEVER, I THINK
WE HAVE DEVISED A PLAN

THAT WILL ENABLE US
TO REISSUE THE DRUG,

AND AT THE SAME TIME,

GREATLY REDUCE THE
POSSIBILITY OF COUNTERFEITING.

MISS KATHERINE BORDEN
OF OUR DRUG SECURITY SECTION

HAS WORKED OUT THE DETAILS.

I SHALL ASK HER
TO EXPLAIN THEM TO YOU.

THIS IS THE CURRENT
DILATRIN TABLET

WITH WHICH WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR.

THIS IS A DRAWING

OF WHAT THE NEW TABLET
IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

YOU WILL NOTICE, WE HAVE NOT
COLORED IN THE TABLET.

WE INTEND TO CHANGE THE COLOR,

AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFYING
TRADEMARK, EVERY 30 DAYS.

THESE CHANGES
WILL BE ANNOUNCED TO YOU

BY OUR REPRESENTATIVES ONLY.

TRY TO MAKE
YOUR INITIAL PURCHASE

JUST ENOUGH TO COVER
THAT 30-DAY PERIOD.

THIS SHOULD ALLOW US

TO STAY ONE STEP AHEAD
OF ANY DRUG COUNTERFEITERS

WHO MIGHT ATTEMPT
TO DUPLICATE THE TABLET.

[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE ]

WORKING OUT JUST FINE.

I JUST HAVE TO FOCUS
THIS STYLUS.

THE WINDOW.

THEREFORE WE SUGGEST YOU RETURN

ALL THE DILATRIN YOU HAVE
IN STOCK TO US.

AS A POINT OF INFORMATION,
WE'VE DISCOVERED

THAT THE COUNTERFEITS
TEND TO CRUMBLE VERY EASILY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

I'M RAYMOND HALDER,
HALDER CLINICS.

WE HAVE MILLIONS OF YOUR
DILATRIN TABLETS ON HAND.

WILL WE BE REIMBURSED
WHEN WE TURN THEM IN?

WELL, OBVIOUSLY, MR. HALDER,
WE CAN'T DO THAT.

IT'S COSTING US
A GREAT DEAL ALREADY

JUST TO REDESIGN
THE TABLET

AND CHANGE THE COLOR
EVERY MONTH.

AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IF THERE ARE
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS,

I'LL BE VERY GLAD
TO ANSWER THEM.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

EXCUSE ME.

MR. HALDER?

PERHAPS I COULD
HELP YOU DETERMINE

IF THE DILATRIN
YOU HAVE IN YOUR CLINICS

IS COUNTERFEIT OR REAL.

IT MIGHT SAVE YOU THE COST
OF REPLACING

THE ENTIRE SUPPLY.

YOU WOULD DO THAT?

I WOULD. YES.

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF
SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE?

WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU ON
THE STAFF OF HALDER CLINICS,

WE COULD ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM
OF COUNTERFEIT DRUGS,

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

YOU WOULD CHECK EACH SHIPMENT
BEFORE WE ACCEPT IT.

THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA
IF YOU COULD AFFORD IT.

DOUBLE YOUR PRESENT SALARY.

DON'T GIVE ME
YOUR ANSWER RIGHT AWAY.

GIVE ME A CHANCE
TO SELL YOU ON HALDER CLINICS.

HOW ABOUT HAVING DINNER
WITH ME TONIGHT?

MR. HALDER, I'M REALLY VERY
HAPPY WITH MY PRESENT JOB.

AT LEAST, HEAR ME OUT.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO MAKE THE CHANGE,

YOU'VE LOST NOTHING
AND YOU'VE HAD A GOOD DINNER.

ALL RIGHT.

8:00.
4082 NORTH 32nd.

4082 NORTH 32nd.

MR. HALDER, AS I SEE IT,
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GO.

I CAN KEEP ON HOUNDING YOU,

I CAN KEEP ON HITTING YOU
WITH MISDEMEANORS,

I CAN $500-FINE YOU
TO DEATH,

MAYBE I CAN EVEN PUT YOU AWAY
IN THE COUNTY FARM

FOR 60 OR 90 DAYS.

OR...I CAN LET YOU OPERATE.

SORT OF, LIVE AND LET LIVE,
YOU KNOW?

JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY,

HOW HIGH DO YOU FIGURE
ON LIVING?

I MAKE $142.50 A WEEK
WORKING FOR THE FDC.

IF I COULD...
LET'S SAY, DOUBLE THAT,

THAT WOULD BE LIVING ENOUGH.

HOW DO I KNOW
I CAN TRUST YOU?

WELL, IT'S NOT GOING
TO COST YOU MUCH TO FIND OUT.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE ON THE PAYROLL.

ONE MORE THING
THAT HAS TO BE SETTLED

BEFORE WE CLOSE
THIS NEGOTIATION --

YOU KNOW THAT COP THAT WAS
WITH ME THIS MORNING?

HE HAS TO BE
TAKEN CARE OF, TOO.

YOU'RE GOING
TO SHAKE ME DOWN

FOR AN EXTRA BUCK, HUH?

HOW DO I KNOW
HE'S IN THIS?

TAKE A LOOK
OUT YOUR WINDOW.

[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE ]

WHAT IS IT?
YOU OKAY?

HMM?

I DON'T KNOW. DIZZY.

ALL RIGHT. HE WANTS IN.
WHO SAYS I NEED HIM?

HE DOES.

IF I WERE YOU, I'D TAKE
HIS OPINION PRETTY SERIOUSLY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

HE'S A HARD COP,
MR. HALDER. HE'S TOUGH.

YOU CAN'T TELL
WHAT HE MIGHT DO.

YOU PEOPLE IN THE DRUG
BUSINESS ARE VULNERABLE.

HE MIGHT JUST TAKE IT
INTO HIS HEAD ONE DAY

TO PICK YOU UP FOR CARRYING
THE WRONG KIND OF DRUGS --

THE ILLEGAL KIND.

HE CAN DO IT, BELIEVE ME.

OHH.

GET HIM UP HERE.

I FIGURED YOU WERE TRYING

TO SQUARE A PINCH
FOR THIS LADY,

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE.

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO UP THE ANTE,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST SAY SO?

NOW, TAKE IT EASY, HALDER.

LOOK, IF HE GETS WHAT HE WANTS
FROM THIS MISS BORDEN,

HE STANDS TO MAKE A FORTUNE,
RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO, LET HIM PAY
WHAT IT'S WORTH.

[ Sighs ] TELL ME ONE THING,
CAN YOU DO IT?

YEAH. I CAN DO IT,
AND IT'LL WORK.

PEOPLE -- WELL, THEY GET
KIND OF TIGHT AND CLAMMY

WHEN YOU PUT THE CUFFS
ON THEM

AND IT STARTS
PINCHING THEIR WRISTS.

AND HOW MUCH?

TEN BIG ONES.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'VE GOT A DEAL.

THANKS A LOT.

JUST SEE TO IT

THAT SHE'S IN YOUR
APARTMENT BY MIDNIGHT, HMM?

I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.

[ DIALING ]

EDDIE BACK YET?

SEND HIM IN.

WHAT ABOUT THE CREW?

USUAL.
OUT ON $250 BAIL.

GET THEM TOGETHER
AND OUT TO THE WAREHOUSE.

WE'LL BE BACK IN BUSINESS
TONIGHT.

THE NEW DILATRIN?

IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, WE MAY
BE ON THE MARKET WITH THEM

AHEAD OF GANT PHARMACEUTICALS.

WAIT FOR ME HERE.

RIGHT, MR. HALDER.

THERE WE ARE.

HERE. LET ME HELP YOU.

THANK YOU.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

NOW, WHAT CAN I GET YOU --
SCOTCH, BRANDY, COFFEE?

A BRANDY WOULD BE LOVELY.

THERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

AREN'T YOU GOING
TO JOIN ME?

I THINK I'LL HAVE A COUPLE
OF ASPIRIN FIRST,

THEN SOME BRANDY.

HEADACHE?

I'VE HAD IT ALL DAY,
NOT BAD.

UH...EXCUSE ME A MOMENT,
PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT, MAC,
MOVE IT.

OFFICER, I WAS TOLD
TO WAIT RIGHT HERE.

I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU WERE TOLD.

YOU'RE IN
A NO-PARKING ZONE.

NOW, COME ON, LET'S MOVE.

ALL RIGHT, OFFICER,
I'LL MOVE IT.

THIS CAR BELONG TO HALDER?

YEAH, IT'S HIS CAR.

SEE TO IT
IT STAYS WHERE IT IS.

YES, SIR.

OH, AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT,
KEEP AN EYE ON MY CAR.

RIGHT.

I'M FLATTERED, MR. HALDER,
I REALLY AM,

BUT I THINK I'D BE HAPPIER

STAYING
AT GANT PHARMACEUTICALS.

[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]

WHO CAN THAT BE
AT THIS HOUR?

[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOU KATHERINE BORDEN?

YES.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

WHY? WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE?

YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY IT
DUMB, IS THAT IT?

ALL RIGHT.

ILLEGAL POSSESSION,
NARCOTICS.

YOU HALDER?

YES, RAYMOND HALDER.

MISS BORDEN
IS A FRIEND OF MINE.

YOU OUGHT TO BE
MORE CAREFUL

WHO YOU INVITE
INTO YOUR HOUSE.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.

THIS, THIS MUST BE
SOME MISTAKE.

KEY TO A RENTAL LOCKER.
WHERE IS IT?

I'VE NEVER SEEN
THAT KEY BEFORE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

GO?

WHERE?
CENTRAL BUS DEPOT.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK
INSIDE THAT LOCKER.

LOOK, YOU'RE OUT OF THIS,
KEEP IT THAT WAY.

THIS LADY
IS A FRIEND OF MINE.

IF YOU TAKE HER ANYWHERE,
I'M GOING WITH YOU.

SUIT YOURSELF.

THIS YOUR CAR?

YES.

FOLLOW ME.

NEED ANY HELP?

EVERYTHING'S UNDER
CONTROL. THANKS.

[ ZIPPER OPENS ]

AMPHETAMINES. MUST BE
A COUPLE OF THOUSAND HERE.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU GOT
A PRESCRIPTION FOR THESE,

DO YOU?

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

JUST A MINUTE, OFFICER.

MAY I SPEAK TO YOU
PRIVATELY FOR A MOMENT?

YEAH.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.

THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA, DOC.
MAKE YOUR MOVE.

ALL RIGHT.
TAKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS,

BUT DON'T TRY ANYTHING.

WHAT'S GOING ON? I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW HOW
THOSE PILLS GOT IN THERE,

AND I DON'T CARE.

I ONLY KNOW HE'S WILLING
TO GIVE YOU A BREAK.

HE'LL FORGET THE WHOLE THING
FOR $5,000.

$5,000?!
I DON'T HAVE $5,000.

BESIDES, I --

I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GET IT.

I HAVE A FRIEND
WHO WOULD PAY TWICE THAT

TO KNOW WHAT THE NEW
DILATRIN'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

I'LL ADVANCE YOU THE MONEY.

YOU CAN'T MEAN THAT.

LOOK, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE,
BIG TROUBLE.

YOU COULD GET UP TO FIVE YEARS
FOR POSSESSION OF THOSE PILLS.

LOOK, I DIDN'T PUT THEM
IN THERE.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THEM.

OKAY.

EVEN IF YOU WERE ABLE
TO CONVINCE A JURY OF THAT,

THE PUBLICITY WOULD RUIN YOU.

YOU'D BE OUT OF
THE DRUG BUSINESS FOR GOOD.

NOW, MY WAY...

I CAN'T GO YOUR WAY,
MR. HALDER.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

LET'S GO.

YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY
WITH THIS.

YOU PLANTED THOSE PILLS SO THAT
I WOULD HAVE TO PAY YOU.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO
TELL THEM DOWN AT THE STATION?

YOU BET IT IS.

IT'S A GOOD THING I,
I GOT A WITNESS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

THIS IS LOWTHER.
I'M BRINGING IN A 512.

BORDEN. B-O-R-D-E-N.

FIRST NAME, KATHERINE.

YOU WORK
AT GANT PHARMACEUTICALS?

SHE'S A BIGWIG
AT GANT PHARMACEUTICALS.

I THINK WE OUGHT TO LET THE TV
AND PRESS BOYS IN ON THIS.

COMING IN RIGHT NOW.

OUT.

I CAN STILL
GET YOU OUT OF THIS.

ALL RIGHT, MOVE AWAY.
WE'RE PULLING OUT.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
WAIT.

MR. HALDER, IT'S GOING
TO HAVE TO BE YOUR WAY.

Halder: SERGEANT.

I'LL PAY YOU BACK,
MR. HALDER.

I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHEN,
BUT I'LL PAY YOU BACK.

NOT SOMEHOW
AND NOT SOMETIME,

YOU'LL PAY ME BACK NOW,

AND IN THE WAY WE AGREED.

THAT'S IT.

I WANT THEM DELIVERED
IN BATCHES OF 10,000

AS THEY COME
OFF THE PRESSES.

YES, SIR, MR. HALDER.

DID SHE GIVE YOU THE CHANGES
FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?

Halder: OH, YEAH.

[ PAPER RUSTLES ]

GOOD.

LET'S LOOK AT THE TABLETS.

[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE ]

WELL, THE COMPRESSION,
TEXTURE, AND SHAPE ARE FINE.

I DON'T TASTE
ANY MEDICATION AT ALL.

WHAT'S IN THESE TABLETS?

THE SAME THING WE USE IN
PENICILLIN, DIGITALIS, INSULIN,

WHATEVER WE MAKE --
MILK POWDER.

LET'S SEE
HOW THE COATING LOOKS.

Halder: TURN IT ON.

GENE.

ALL RIGHT, TURN IT OFF.

THEY DON'T CRUMBLE.

THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL THEM
FROM THE REAL THING.

ALL RIGHT,
GIVE IT THE FULL RUN.

ALL RIGHT, BOYS,
LET'S GET TO WORK.

EDDIE?

YEAH, DOC?

GET MY BAG
OUT OF MY CAR.

ARE YOU OKAY, BOSS?

JUST GET IT, EDDIE.

YEAH.

I IMAGINE I CAN LEAVE,

NOW THAT I'VE TOLD YOUR FRIEND
ALL HE WANTED TO KNOW.

YOU'LL LEAVE
WHEN I TELL YOU TO.

I KEPT MY PART OF THE BARGAIN.
I'M DUE AT WORK.

THERE'S A PHONE THERE.

CALL THEM AND TELL THEM
YOU'RE NOT COMING IN.

CALL 'EM.

I SAID CALL THEM.

[ DIALING ]

[ RINGS ]

MR. FLETCHER, PLEASE.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY.

MR. FLETCHER,
THIS IS KATHERINE BORDEN.

I'M SORRY, I WON'T BE IN
TO WORK TODAY.

NO, NO,
JUST A LITTLE COLD.

I WILL. THANK YOU.

IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.

DOCTOR, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN

THAT HALDER HAS NEVER BEEN
IN THIS CLINIC BEFORE.

NO, HE'S APPARENTLY
INTERESTED ONLY

IN THE BUSINESS END
OF MEDICINE.

WE'VE NEVER LAID EYES ON HIM,
EXCEPT FOR THOSE.

HERE YOU ARE, DOC.

PULL THAT TIGHT.

GIVE ME THE OTHER ONE.

HOLD THAT THERE.
YEAH.

[ AIR INFLATES ]

[ AIR DEFLATES ]

[ AIR INFLATES ]

[ AIR DEFLATES ]

[ HEARTBEAT PULSES ]

[ PULSING BECOMES LOUDER ]

HOW BAD IS IT, DOC?

250...OVER 101.

[ CLANKING ]

WHAT IS IT?

LET ME SEE.

[ CLANKING CONTINUES ]

EVERYTHING LOOKS OKAY.

[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE ]

CALL AN AMBULANCE, QUICK.

SURE, DOC.

[ DIALING ]

GET THEM BACK TO WORK.

ALL RIGHT, YOU MEN,

GET BACK TO
WHATEVER YOU WERE DOING.

TRY TO STAY CALM.

DOC.

THE AMBULANCE IS ON THE WAY.

[ WAILING ]

THIS EMERGENCY CASE
IS RAYMOND HALDER.

ONE OF HIS OWN CLINICS
IS AROUND THE CORNER

ON 16th STREET --
TAKE HIM THERE.

EDDIE...TAKE CARE OF HER.

MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE AN ACCIDENT.

NOW MAY I GO?

SURE, I'LL TAKE YOU.

NO, I'D RATHER GO ALONE.

YOU'LL DO WHAT I TELL YOU.

DROP IT, EDDIE.

HE SAID DROP IT.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

I KNOW YOU WERE A PHYSICIAN
ONCE YOURSELF, MR. HALDER,

SO I'M NOT GOING TO BEAT
AROUND THE BUSH.

THE STROKE WAS BROUGHT ON
BY PRIMARY VASCULAR DISEASE.

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S NOT REALLY
THAT GLOOMY, MR. HALDER.

RECENTLY, A GREAT DEAL
OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE

IN THIS AREA.

THERE'S A PILL THAT'S BEEN
DEVELOPED CALLED DILATRIN.

WITH IT, YOU'LL PROBABLY
LIVE TO BE 90.

WITHOUT IT, THERE'S NO HOPE.

THERE YOU ARE.

THESE ARE NO GOOD.

OF COURSE THEY ARE.

THE ENTERIC COATING IS JUST
DRIER THAN USUAL, THAT'S ALL.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

THEY'RE NO GOOD, I TELL YOU.
THEY'RE USELESS.

CALL GANT PHARMACEUTICALS,
GET THEIR NEW PILL.

NOW, EASY, HALDER.

MR. HALDER,
YOU MUST TAKE THESE PILLS.

THEY'RE NO GOOD, I TELL YOU.
THEY'RE COUNTERFEIT.

NONSENSE.

LOOK AT THE TRADEMARK.
HERE'S THE CARTON.

GANT'S DILATRIN.

THEY'RE COUNTERFEIT.

I...I KNOW...I MADE THEM.

MR. HALDER, YOU MUST TAKE
THESE PILLS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

STUPID. I MADE AND SOLD
MILLIONS OF THEM,

PROBABLY EVERY BOTTLE
YOU HAVE IN THIS CLINIC.

NOW, LISTEN TO ME,
CALL GANT, SEE,

GET THE NEW PILL.

IF I DON'T HAVE
THE REAL THING, I'LL DIE.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

NO, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO DIE, MR. HALDER.

SEE, YOU DIDN'T REALLY
HAVE A STROKE,

AND YOU DON'T NEED
DILATRIN.

BARNEY.

YOU FIGURE THAT CONSTITUTES
A CONFESSION, HUH?

YOU WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO MAKE A MISDEMEANOR STICK.

WHAT IS IT?

$500 FINE, 6 MONTHS IN JAIL?

THAT'S JUST
FOR MAKING THE DRUGS.

YOU CONFESSED TO SELLING THEM,

YET YOUR TAX RETURNS DIDN'T SHOW
ANY INCOME FROM THOSE SALES.

WHICH MEANS, MR. HALDER,

YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THE NEXT
20 YEARS IN A FEDERAL PRISON

FOR TAX FRAUD.