Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 25 - Recovery - full transcript
A U.S. bomber crashes behind the Iron Curtain. Its Fail-Safe device, however, failed to self destruct. A brilliant U.S. scientist who defected to the unnamed country is supervising efforts to take the device apart, which will yield valuable information about the entire U.S. defense system. The IMF must recover the Fail-Safe device and abduct the scientist. As part of the plan devised by Phelps, Rollin and Cinnamon will pose as U.S. scientists on a tour.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
LAST NIGHT,
ONE OF OUR SAC BOMBERS
CRASHED
BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN.
THE PLANE'S FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM
DID NOT DESTRUCT,
AND IT'S BEEN TAKEN
TO THE VATZIA INSTITUTE,
WHICH IS HEADED
BY THE BRILLIANT AMERICAN
PHYSICIST PAUL SHIPHERD,
WHO DEFECTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
IF SHIPHERD SUCCEEDS IN
DISASSEMBLING THE MECHANISM,
HE WILL LEARN THE KEY
TO OUR ENTIRE FAIL-SAFE SYSTEM.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO RECOVER THE FAIL-SAFE
BEFORE SHIPHERD
CAN TAKE IT APART,
AND BRING SHIPHERD BACK.
AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
PLEASE DISPOSE OF THIS
RECORDING IN THE USUAL MANNER.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
FAIL-SAFE WAS SUPPOSED TO
EXPLODE IN MIDAIR
90 SECONDS
AFTER THE CREW BAILED OUT.
IT DIDN'T.
AND AFTER
THE PLANE WENT DOWN,
THEY RECOVERED
THE FAIL-SAFE INTACT, HUH?
YES.
STILL SET TO EXPLODE
IF ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW
THE PROCEDURE
TRIES TO DISASSEMBLE IT.
THE PROBLEM IS SHIPHERD.
HE'S BRILLIANT.
HE'S SO BRILLIANT,
HE MIGHT SUCCEED.
JIM, WHY DON'T WE
JUST MAKE SURE IT EXPLODES?
NO, OUR PEOPLE
HAVE TO HAVE IT BACK.
THEY HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHY IT DIDN'T DESTRUCT
IN MIDAIR.
THIS IS THE INSTITUTE.
HERE'S THE ENTRANCE,
MAIN SECURITY CONTROL.
IT IS THE ONLY WAY
IN OR OUT OF THIS BUILDING.
WILL WE BE SEARCHED?
ONLY GOING OUT, WILLY.
WHERE IS THE SHREDDER?
THE SHREDDER IS HERE
IN THE SUB-BASEMENT.
THERE ARE CHUTES LEADING TO IT
FROM ALL OVER THE BUILDING,
INCLUDING SHIPHERD'S OFFICE
AND THE INFIRMARY.
NOW, THE FAIL-SAFE ITSELF
IS SET HERE
IN A CONCRETE CHAMBER
SO THAT THEY CAN WORK IT
WITH A REMOTE-CONTROL
MANIPULATOR --
PROTECTION IN CASE
SOMEBODY MAKES A MISTAKE.
I HOPE YOU AND ROLLIN
DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
WE'VE BEEN OVER THE MANUAL
WITH BARNEY 100 TIMES.
NOW, YOU TWO WILL BE REPLACING
TWO ORDINARY AMERICAN CITIZENS
WHO FIT OUR NEEDS
AND WHO AGREED TO COOPERATE.
SO WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN VATZIA,
YOU WILL BE CHARLES LANGLEY,
HIS WIFE, JANET.
JANET LANGLEY, M.D.
ROLLIN, HERE ARE YOUR PILLS.
THANKS, JIM.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
THE REAL LANGLEYS?
NO, ONLY THAT THEY'VE BEEN
TOURING CENTRAL EUROPE
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
THEY WERE -- WE WERE THERE
BEFORE THE INCIDENT.
YES. NOW, THE STATE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN ALERTED
TO GIVE YOU THE V.I.P. TREATMENT
WHEN YOU ARRIVE.
THIS IS YOUR INVITATION
TO THE FOREIGN MINISTRY
RECEPTION.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT'S IT.
THE CREW OF THE B-52 MADE IT
SAFELY ACROSS THE BORDER.
WE ARE KEEPING THEM
UNDER WRAPS
WHILE WE BRING BACK THE PILOT
TO BE CAPTURED.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
I HOPE THE CHUTE OPENS.
SIR?
OH, WOULD YOU CARE
TO HAVE ONE?
OH, THANK YOU.
I-I DON'T DRINK.
PAUL, I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO MEET
PROFESSOR LANGLEY
AND HIS WIFE.
WOULD YOU COME WITH ME?
WHY, CERTAINLY, YES.
PROFESSOR CHARLES LANGLEY,
DR. JANET LANGLEY,
PAUL SHIPHERD.
HOW DO YOU DO?
MR. SHIPHERD.
HOW DO YOU DO?
IT'S JUST "PAUL."
I KNOW YOU SCIENTISTS
WILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL
TO TALK ABOUT,
EVERYTHING
FAR OVER MY HEAD,
SO IF YOU WILL
EXCUSE ME.
WELL...HOW ARE THINGS
IN THE STATES?
I DIDN'T THINK YOU CARED,
MR. SHIPHERD.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I, UH, I DON'T, REALLY.
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE
MORE TO THE POINT
TO ASK HOW YOU LIKE
OUR COUNTRY.
WELL, THE PEOPLE
ARE QUITE FRIENDLY,
AND THE CLIMATE MAY BE BETTER
THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN MINNESOTA.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT HERE,
MR. SHIPHERD?
PROFESSOR, I'M SURE
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHEN I SAY
THAT TO ME, NOTHING IS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY WORK.
IN THIS COUNTRY,
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
AREN'T ALL GUMMED UP
BY THE PROFIT MOTIVE.
I LIKE IT HERE
BECAUSE I CAN WORK HERE,
AND WE ARE MAKING
IMPORTANT ADVANCES.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I READ YOUR PAPER
ON THE THEORETICAL LIMITS
OF BREEDER REACTORS,
AND I FOUND IT BRILLIANT.
WHY, THANK YOU.
YOU ARE IN THE FIELD
OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH?
NO, NO, I MANUFACTURE
AN ELECTRONIC UNIT
FOR OUR GOVERNMENT.
WHICH, OF COURSE,
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT.
BUT I DO KNOW
ENOUGH ABOUT REACTORS
TO KNOW THAT YOU MUST HAVE
A MAGNIFICENT FACILITY.
YES. I DESIGNED
EVERY INCH OF IT MYSELF.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT.
I'M AFRAID IT'S
WHAT YOU CALL CLASSIFIED.
I SEE.
WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY
IT'S NOT ON THE ITINERARY
YOUR GOVERNMENT
HAS LAID OUT FOR US.
WELL, SEEING AS THAT
WE'RE LEAVING TOMORROW,
IT DOESN'T
MUCH MATTER ANYWAY.
WELL, THE FIRST STEP
IS TO OPEN IT.
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?
WE HAVE RULED OUT
ALL BUT TWO
OF THE POSSIBILITIES.
AND OF THE REMAINING TWO,
THIS SEEMS TO BE
THE MOST LOGICAL.
AND THE COMPUTER
COMES TO THE SAME ANSWER.
YOU'RE BOTH WRONG.
WE'LL DO IT THE OTHER WAY.
BUT THE COMPUTER...
THE ME WHO DESIGNED
THAT FAIL-SAFE
ARE AWARE THAT
WE HAVE COMPUTERS.
A COMPUTER'S LOGIC
IS PERFECT.
SO THEY VERY CLEVERLY DESIGN
A PROCEDURE
THAT IS LOGICALLY
IMPERFECT.
BUT I'M NOT
GOING TO BE FOOLED.
DO AS I SAY. PROCEED
WITH THE ALTERNATE METHOD.
SO IT IS
CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD --
IF THIS DEVICE EXPLODES,
THE RESPONSIBILITY
IS YOURS.
I'LL BE SURE TO DISCUSS IT
WITH YOU THEN.
WELL, GET ON WITH IT.
[ SIGHS ]
THAT'S IT.
WE NOW HAVE TO REMOVE
THE INNER MECHANISM,
AND THE KEY TO THAT
WILL BE THE SEQUENCE
IN WHICH WE WITHDRAW
THE BOLTS
THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE
MUCH MORE COMPLEX.
START FIGURING
THE PROBABILITIES.
PAUL!
THEY HAVE CAPTURED THE AMERICAN
PILOT LAST NIGHT.
NO. WHERE IS HE?
HE'S HERE.
YOU MEAN HERE,
AT THE INSTITUTE?
YES.
THE CHAIRMAN PROMISED
TO TURN HIM OVER
TO THE AMERICAN EMBASSY
BY NOON TODAY,
BUT I THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO TALK TO HIM FIRST.
GOOD, LASO, VERY GOOD.
HE'S IN YOUR OFFICE.
COLONEL,
MY NAME IS SHIPHERD,
AND I AM GOING TO ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS.
VAUGHN HAYES,
LIEUTENANT COLONEL,
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
SERIAL NUMBER FV1910453.
YES, I UNDERSTAND.
THAT'S THE RITUAL REPLY,
COLONEL,
BUT LET'S DISPENSE
WITH THAT.
WELL, COLONEL.
YOU SOUND LIKE
AN AMERICAN.
YES, I AM. OR...WAS.
WELL, YOU KNOW I'M NOT
GOING TO TELL YOU ANYTHING
BUT MY NAME, RANK,
AND SERIAL NUMBER.
WELL, COLONEL,
WE ARE MERELY MEN.
IF OUR ROLES WERE REVERSED,
I HAVE NO DOUBT
YOU WOULD BE AS SUCCESSFUL
IN GETTING THE ANSWERS
AS I INTEND TO BE.
I AM MERELY SUGGESTING
WE AVOID ANY UGLINESS.
[ SCOFFS ]
NOW...
WHEN YOUR PLANE
WENT DOWN,
THE FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM
WAS NOT DAMAGED.
WE HAVE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I WOULDN'T TRY
TO TAKE IT APART,
OR YOU'LL GET YOUR HEAD
BLOWN OFF.
WE'VE ALREADY OPENED IT.
YES, AND I INTEND TO KNOW
AS MUCH ABOUT THAT FAIL-SAFE
AS YOUR PEOPLE DO.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE
OF THE DESTRUCT CHARGES
BUILT INTO THE MECHANISM,
WE MUST, OF COURSE,
MOVE VERY SLOWLY.
OF COURSE, WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO DISMANTLE IT EVENTUALLY,
BUT I'M
AN IMPATIENT MAN, HAYES.
I WANT TO MOVE RAPIDLY,
AND YOU
CAN MAKE THAT POSSIBLE
SIMPLY BY GIVING US
THE CODED SEQUENCE
FOR BREAKING DOWN
THE UNIT.
WELL, I'M GLAD
YOU FINALLY TOLD ME
WHAT IT IS YOU'RE AFTER.
OH?
FOR THE SIMPLE REASON
THAT I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT I DON'T KNOW.
COLONEL,
YOU ARE A COMMAND PILOT.
YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED
IN THE USE AND OPERATION
OF THE FAIL-SAFE.
BUT NOT
HOW TO TAKE IT APART.
YOU'RE LYING, COLONEL.
I'M LYING LIKE --
I'M GOING TO
TELL YOU NOTHING!
YOU WANT TO FIND OUT
HOW THAT THING WORKS,
YOU JUST WRITE A LONG LETTER
TO DULUTH, WHERE THEY MAKE IT!
GUARD, SEE THAT HE'S TURNED OVER
TO THE AMERICAN EMBASSY.
YOU'RE ONTO
SOMETHING, HUH?
I JUST WONDER IF WE'RE
NOT BEING PUT ONTO IT.
FIND OUT EXACTLY WHERE
THE LANGLEY COUPLE WAS
AT THE TIME
THAT PLANE WENT DOWN.
HAS HE CALLED YET?
NOT YET.
DO YOU THINK HE WILL?
I'M SURE HE WILL.
THE EMBASSY
JUST RECEIVED A REPORT
FROM THE VATZIA
SECURITY AGENCY.
THEY WILL BE DELIVERING
COLONEL HAYES WITHIN THE HOUR.
GREAT! SHIPHERD BIT.
HE SURE DID.
WELL, I'LL BE SEEING YOU.
I'M SURE YOU WILL.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
THIS IS PROFESSOR LANGLEY
SPEAKING.
Yes, this is
Paul Shipherd here.
I have what I think
will be
very exciting news
for you.
OH?
I HAVE MANAGED TO OBTAIN
PERMISSION
FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE
TO VISIT THE INSTITUTE.
OH, THAT'S VERY NICE.
WE'D LIKE THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, MY WIFE
ISN'T HERE AT THE MOMENT.
She's visiting
the National Art Gallery.
OH, OH, I'M VERY SORRY
TO HEAR THAT.
BUT I HOPE AT LEAST YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO COME?
ARE YOU CERTAIN
IT'S ALLOWED?
OH, YES.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN
THE NECESSARY CLEARANCES.
I THOUGHT
YOU WANTED TO DO THIS.
YES, OF COURSE WE DO.
HOWEVER,
THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM.
WE ARE DUE AT THE AIRPORT
IN TWO HOURS.
WELL, UM, I CAN HAVE
THE FOREIGN OFFICE
BOOK YOU ON ANOTHER FLIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WHAT CAN I SAY?
I'M DELIGHTED.
GOOD.
OH, THERE'S
ONE OTHER THING.
I'M CERTAIN
THE AMERICAN EMBASSY
WILL INSIST ON ONE
OF THEIR MEN ACCOMPANYING ME.
YES, YES,
I QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT.
NO, THAT'S PERFECTLY
ALL RIGHT.
YOU BRING HIM ALONG.
FINE, FINE. THEN I'LL SEE YOU
WITHIN THE HOUR.
Goodbye.
HOW DO YOU DO?
I'M CHARLES LANGLEY.
OH, YES. MR. SHIPHERD
IS EXPECTING YOU.
[ DIALING ]
PROFESSOR LANGLEY
IS HERE.
YES, SIR.
HE'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
IN THE MEANTIME,
PLEASE SIGN THIS.
YOU CAN USE THOSE BADGES
WHILE YOU ARE IN THE BUILDING,
AND RETURN THEM
AS YOU LEAVE.
WELCOME.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME.
OH, SO AM I.
THIS IS JIM STONER
OF OUR EMBASSY.
STATE DEPARTMENT SECURITY,
MR. STONER? AM I RIGHT?
I'M JUST HERE
TO ASSIST PROFESSOR LANGLEY.
YES, OF COURSE.
WELL, SHALL WE GET STARTED?
LEAD THE WAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE USE THE VAULT TYPE
OF SECURITY HERE,
AND THIS DOOR,
BY THE WAY,
IS THE ONLY ENTRANCE
TO THE BUILDING.
NOW, IN HERE
IS THE LIBRARY,
AND IN THERE
IS THE INFIRMARY,
SPACE MEDICINE RESEARCH,
AND ON THE FLOOR ABOVE,
THE GALLERIES FOR WAR GAMES,
STRATEGY EXERCISES,
AND THE LIKE
IN WHICH WE SIMULATE TIME,
ENVIRONMENT,
AND SUPPLY CASUALTIES --
ALL FACTORS
OF A GIVEN PROBLEM.
AND THIS IS YOUR
WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM?
OH, YES, YES.
YOU SEE, ALL PAPERS FROM,
OH, THE COMPUTER PRINTOUTS
TO DOODLING,
ARE SENT INTO A SHREDDER
IN THE SUB-BASEMENT.
NOW, THESE BINS
OPEN INTO A CHUTE
WHICH CARRIES THE MATERIAL
DIRECTLY INTO THE SHREDDER.
VERY EFFICIENT.
AND VERY GOOD SECURITY.
YES.
THIS ELEVATOR LEADS
INTO OUR TOP-SECRET SECTION.
MR. STONER, I'M AFRAID
THAT ONLY PROFESSOR LANGLEY
IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED
BEYOND THIS POINT.
UH, MR. SHIPHERD --
HOWEVER, YOU ARE
CERTAINLY WELCOME
TO WAIT RIGHT HERE
IN MY OFFICE.
UH, LASO.
MY ASSISTANT HERE
WILL BE VERY HAPPY
TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
THIS IS MR. STONER, LASO.
ALL RIGHT, PROFESSOR.
I'LL WAIT HERE.
I SEE YOU HAVE
A TRANSWORLD NEWSWIRE.
IT'S IN ENGLISH!
MR. SHIPHERD PREFERS IT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE
A MAGAZINE?
YES, PLEASE.
NOW, IN THIS ROOM,
WE HAVE SOMETHING
I THINK
IS GOING TO INTEREST YOU.
OH? WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
A FAIL-SAFE UNIT
TAKEN FROM AN AMERICAN
B-52 BOMBER.
YOU HAVE ONE OF
OUR FAIL-SAFE UNITS?
YOU SEE?
I KNEW
IT WOULD INTEREST YOU.
HOW DID YOU
GET HOLD OF IT?
FROM A BOMBER
WHICH CARELESSLY CRASHED
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS
OF DISMANTLING IT.
YOU WON'T SUCCEED.
YOU SEEM
QUITE CERTAIN OF THAT.
COULD IT BE BECAUSE
YOU MANUFACTURED THE UNIT?
NOW I UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU ASKED ME HERE TODAY.
HMM.
YOU WON'T GET
ANY HELP FROM ME.
ALL RIGHT, GUARD.
WE'RE ABOUT TO ATTEMPT
TO REMOVE THE UNIT
FROM THE OUTER CASE.
OF COURSE,
WE'LL USE THESE REMOTE ARMS,
BUT THERE'S STILL
SOME DANGER.
LET ME SHOW YOU
WHAT I MEAN.
HOW DID MY WIFE GET HERE?
THAT'S UNIMPORTANT.
WHAT MATTERS IS THAT
WE ARE READY TO PROCEED.
NOW, WITH YOUR HELP,
WE CAN PROBABLY
REMOVE THE DEVICE
WITHOUT EXPLODING IT.
IF YOU REFUSE TO HELP,
AND WE MAKE A MISTAKE...
YOU CANNOT FORCE HIM
TO MAKE A DECISION
LIKE THAT.
HIS HEART WON'T STAND IT.
I'M WAITING
FOR YOUR ANSWER, LANGLEY.
VERY TOUCHING,
BUT IT WON'T BE
THAT EASY, LANGLEY.
WHATEVER HAPPENS
TO YOUR WIFE
WILL BE YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY.
NO. NO!
IT MUST BE SHORTING OUT.
HAVE YOU GOT
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER?
THERE'S ONE
DOWN THE CORRIDOR.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLING ]
BETTER LEAVE
THE DOOR OPEN!
LET SOME SMOKE
OUT OF HERE.
START WITH UPPER
LEFT BOLT.
Rollin: NO! STOP.
IF YOU REMOVE THAT BOLT,
THE WHOLE THING
WILL BLOW UP.
THEN SHOW US HOW TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SHOW YOU.
BEFORE I...
REMOVE THE BOLTS,
THE KEY
MUST BE IN THE LOCK.
I'LL HAVE TO MAKE A KEY.
THIS THING
IS OUT OF ORDER.
KEEP AN EYE ON MY CART
WHILE I CALL FOR REPAIRS.
[ European accent ]
HELLO?
YEAH? YEAH, A FLAT TIRE.
THAT IS TOO BAD.
NO, NO, I WOULD NOT
BOTHER WITH THAT.
BY THE TIME
YOU GET IT CHANGED,
IT WILL BE
ALREADY QUITTING TIME.
NO, I SEND ANOTHER TRUCK
ALONG TO THE INSTITUTE.
[ Normal voice ]
LET'S GO.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CLICK ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ European accent ]
MACHINA WERKE.
WE HAVE COME
TO FIX THE SHREDDER.
YES. BOTH OF YOU
SIGN IN HERE, PLEASE.
WHILE YOU'RE IN THE BUILDING,
WEAR THOSE BADGES.
HAND THEM BACK TO US
WHEN YOU LEAVE.
FOLLOW ME.
[ SIGHS ]
OPEN IT, PLEASE.
YEAH, I SEE IT NOW.
THE BLADES ARE JAMMED.
I HAVE TO WORK UP ABOVE.
TOSS UP A 19-MILLIMETER
RATCHET.
YEAH.
HERE IT IS.
THANKS.
[ SIGHS ]
HEY!
HOW LONG IS IT
GOING TO TAKE?
I GO OFF DUTY
IN AN HOUR.
I, UH...
I THINK WE'LL
BE FINISHED BY THEN.
[ AIR HISSES ]
[ AIR HISSES ]
[ GASPING ]
CHARLES!
HE HAS TO HAVE OXYGEN
IMMEDIATELY.
GET HIM TO THE INFIRMARY.
FAST! KEEP HER HERE.
I'M HIS DOCTOR!
I'M THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN SAVE HIM!
NOW, YOU DON'T WANT HIM
TO DIE, DO YOU?
ALL RIGHT.
BUT THAT MAN
FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT
IS GOING TO WONDER
WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
I'LL ANSWER ALL HIS QUESTIONS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
BECAUSE IF HE FINDS OUT
ABOUT THIS,
NONE OF YOU WILL LEAVE
THIS BUILDING ALIVE.
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
LANGLEY HAS HAD
A HEART ATTACK.
HEART ATTACK.
STETHOSCOPE.
UH, PERHAPS WE SHOULD
WAIT OUT HERE.
I THINK I HAD BETTER
BE IN THERE
IN CASE ANYTHING
GOES WRONG.
INCREASE THE OXYGEN FLOW.
HOW IS HE?
NOT GOOD.
ADRENALIN, PLEASE.
Nurse: YES, DOCTOR.
ASK HIM WHEN
HE WILL BE THROUGH.
[ European accent ]
THE GUARD WANTS TO KNOW
HOW MUCH LONGER.
A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
IT SHOULDN'T BE LONG.
CIGARETTE?
THANK YOU.
I WILL BE DOWNSTAIRS
IF YOU NEED ME.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
HE IS LOSING HEART TONE.
[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]
HE'S DEAD.
[ GASPING ]
MR. SHIPHERD,
MAY I SPEAK TO YOU
A MINUTE, PLEASE?
YES, YES, OF COURSE.
PRIVATELY.
MM-HMM.
UH, NURSE?
DOCTOR?
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
I THINK...
SAY, NOW.
WAIT.
FIND OUT FOR ME HOW MUCH LONGER
IT WILL TAKE.
YEAH.
HEY!
YEAH?
HOW LONG
BEFORE YOU ARE THROUGH?
THE GUARD IS IMPATIENT.
UH...COUPLE OF MINUTES.
SHOULDN'T BE LONG.
THAT DOES IT.
THERE.
IT IS ALL FIXED.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
[ SHREDDING ]
IT'S GOOD.
SEARCH THE BOX.
MR. STONER HAS A PROPOSITION
THAT MAKES SENSE.
OH.
YES, HE THOUGHT
THAT IT MIGHT CAUSE
A MISUNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES
IF IT BECAME KNOWN
THAT LANGLEY DIED HERE.
SINCE THE INSTITUTE WASN'T
ON HIS ORIGINAL ITINERARY,
HE THOUGHT
THAT IT MIGHT BE BETTER
IF LANGLEY DIED
ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR.
BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS WIFE?
IF YOU LET HER GO,
SHE WILL TELL EVERYTHING.
THE TROUBLE
WITH YOU, LASO,
IS YOU DON'T HAVE
A LOGICAL MIND.
OF COURSE
SHE'LL TELL EVERYTHING,
AND WE WILL DENY
EVERYTHING.
THAT'S EASIER
THAN TRYING TO EXPLAIN
THE COMPLETE DISAPPEARANCE
OF THREE AMERICAN CITIZENS.
NOW, ISN'T IT?
YES, PAUL.
WELL, IF YOU PLEASE.
PERHAPS YOU WILL ALLOW ME
TO ACCOMPANY YOU
TO YOUR HOTEL?
THANK YOU.
I'LL BE BACK,
UH, IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
GUARD.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
LAST NIGHT,
ONE OF OUR SAC BOMBERS
CRASHED
BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN.
THE PLANE'S FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM
DID NOT DESTRUCT,
AND IT'S BEEN TAKEN
TO THE VATZIA INSTITUTE,
WHICH IS HEADED
BY THE BRILLIANT AMERICAN
PHYSICIST PAUL SHIPHERD,
WHO DEFECTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
IF SHIPHERD SUCCEEDS IN
DISASSEMBLING THE MECHANISM,
HE WILL LEARN THE KEY
TO OUR ENTIRE FAIL-SAFE SYSTEM.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO RECOVER THE FAIL-SAFE
BEFORE SHIPHERD
CAN TAKE IT APART,
AND BRING SHIPHERD BACK.
AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
PLEASE DISPOSE OF THIS
RECORDING IN THE USUAL MANNER.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
FAIL-SAFE WAS SUPPOSED TO
EXPLODE IN MIDAIR
90 SECONDS
AFTER THE CREW BAILED OUT.
IT DIDN'T.
AND AFTER
THE PLANE WENT DOWN,
THEY RECOVERED
THE FAIL-SAFE INTACT, HUH?
YES.
STILL SET TO EXPLODE
IF ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW
THE PROCEDURE
TRIES TO DISASSEMBLE IT.
THE PROBLEM IS SHIPHERD.
HE'S BRILLIANT.
HE'S SO BRILLIANT,
HE MIGHT SUCCEED.
JIM, WHY DON'T WE
JUST MAKE SURE IT EXPLODES?
NO, OUR PEOPLE
HAVE TO HAVE IT BACK.
THEY HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHY IT DIDN'T DESTRUCT
IN MIDAIR.
THIS IS THE INSTITUTE.
HERE'S THE ENTRANCE,
MAIN SECURITY CONTROL.
IT IS THE ONLY WAY
IN OR OUT OF THIS BUILDING.
WILL WE BE SEARCHED?
ONLY GOING OUT, WILLY.
WHERE IS THE SHREDDER?
THE SHREDDER IS HERE
IN THE SUB-BASEMENT.
THERE ARE CHUTES LEADING TO IT
FROM ALL OVER THE BUILDING,
INCLUDING SHIPHERD'S OFFICE
AND THE INFIRMARY.
NOW, THE FAIL-SAFE ITSELF
IS SET HERE
IN A CONCRETE CHAMBER
SO THAT THEY CAN WORK IT
WITH A REMOTE-CONTROL
MANIPULATOR --
PROTECTION IN CASE
SOMEBODY MAKES A MISTAKE.
I HOPE YOU AND ROLLIN
DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
WE'VE BEEN OVER THE MANUAL
WITH BARNEY 100 TIMES.
NOW, YOU TWO WILL BE REPLACING
TWO ORDINARY AMERICAN CITIZENS
WHO FIT OUR NEEDS
AND WHO AGREED TO COOPERATE.
SO WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN VATZIA,
YOU WILL BE CHARLES LANGLEY,
HIS WIFE, JANET.
JANET LANGLEY, M.D.
ROLLIN, HERE ARE YOUR PILLS.
THANKS, JIM.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
THE REAL LANGLEYS?
NO, ONLY THAT THEY'VE BEEN
TOURING CENTRAL EUROPE
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
THEY WERE -- WE WERE THERE
BEFORE THE INCIDENT.
YES. NOW, THE STATE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN ALERTED
TO GIVE YOU THE V.I.P. TREATMENT
WHEN YOU ARRIVE.
THIS IS YOUR INVITATION
TO THE FOREIGN MINISTRY
RECEPTION.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT'S IT.
THE CREW OF THE B-52 MADE IT
SAFELY ACROSS THE BORDER.
WE ARE KEEPING THEM
UNDER WRAPS
WHILE WE BRING BACK THE PILOT
TO BE CAPTURED.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
I HOPE THE CHUTE OPENS.
SIR?
OH, WOULD YOU CARE
TO HAVE ONE?
OH, THANK YOU.
I-I DON'T DRINK.
PAUL, I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO MEET
PROFESSOR LANGLEY
AND HIS WIFE.
WOULD YOU COME WITH ME?
WHY, CERTAINLY, YES.
PROFESSOR CHARLES LANGLEY,
DR. JANET LANGLEY,
PAUL SHIPHERD.
HOW DO YOU DO?
MR. SHIPHERD.
HOW DO YOU DO?
IT'S JUST "PAUL."
I KNOW YOU SCIENTISTS
WILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL
TO TALK ABOUT,
EVERYTHING
FAR OVER MY HEAD,
SO IF YOU WILL
EXCUSE ME.
WELL...HOW ARE THINGS
IN THE STATES?
I DIDN'T THINK YOU CARED,
MR. SHIPHERD.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I, UH, I DON'T, REALLY.
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE
MORE TO THE POINT
TO ASK HOW YOU LIKE
OUR COUNTRY.
WELL, THE PEOPLE
ARE QUITE FRIENDLY,
AND THE CLIMATE MAY BE BETTER
THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN MINNESOTA.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT HERE,
MR. SHIPHERD?
PROFESSOR, I'M SURE
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHEN I SAY
THAT TO ME, NOTHING IS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY WORK.
IN THIS COUNTRY,
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
AREN'T ALL GUMMED UP
BY THE PROFIT MOTIVE.
I LIKE IT HERE
BECAUSE I CAN WORK HERE,
AND WE ARE MAKING
IMPORTANT ADVANCES.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I READ YOUR PAPER
ON THE THEORETICAL LIMITS
OF BREEDER REACTORS,
AND I FOUND IT BRILLIANT.
WHY, THANK YOU.
YOU ARE IN THE FIELD
OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH?
NO, NO, I MANUFACTURE
AN ELECTRONIC UNIT
FOR OUR GOVERNMENT.
WHICH, OF COURSE,
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT.
BUT I DO KNOW
ENOUGH ABOUT REACTORS
TO KNOW THAT YOU MUST HAVE
A MAGNIFICENT FACILITY.
YES. I DESIGNED
EVERY INCH OF IT MYSELF.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT.
I'M AFRAID IT'S
WHAT YOU CALL CLASSIFIED.
I SEE.
WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY
IT'S NOT ON THE ITINERARY
YOUR GOVERNMENT
HAS LAID OUT FOR US.
WELL, SEEING AS THAT
WE'RE LEAVING TOMORROW,
IT DOESN'T
MUCH MATTER ANYWAY.
WELL, THE FIRST STEP
IS TO OPEN IT.
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?
WE HAVE RULED OUT
ALL BUT TWO
OF THE POSSIBILITIES.
AND OF THE REMAINING TWO,
THIS SEEMS TO BE
THE MOST LOGICAL.
AND THE COMPUTER
COMES TO THE SAME ANSWER.
YOU'RE BOTH WRONG.
WE'LL DO IT THE OTHER WAY.
BUT THE COMPUTER...
THE ME WHO DESIGNED
THAT FAIL-SAFE
ARE AWARE THAT
WE HAVE COMPUTERS.
A COMPUTER'S LOGIC
IS PERFECT.
SO THEY VERY CLEVERLY DESIGN
A PROCEDURE
THAT IS LOGICALLY
IMPERFECT.
BUT I'M NOT
GOING TO BE FOOLED.
DO AS I SAY. PROCEED
WITH THE ALTERNATE METHOD.
SO IT IS
CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD --
IF THIS DEVICE EXPLODES,
THE RESPONSIBILITY
IS YOURS.
I'LL BE SURE TO DISCUSS IT
WITH YOU THEN.
WELL, GET ON WITH IT.
[ SIGHS ]
THAT'S IT.
WE NOW HAVE TO REMOVE
THE INNER MECHANISM,
AND THE KEY TO THAT
WILL BE THE SEQUENCE
IN WHICH WE WITHDRAW
THE BOLTS
THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE
MUCH MORE COMPLEX.
START FIGURING
THE PROBABILITIES.
PAUL!
THEY HAVE CAPTURED THE AMERICAN
PILOT LAST NIGHT.
NO. WHERE IS HE?
HE'S HERE.
YOU MEAN HERE,
AT THE INSTITUTE?
YES.
THE CHAIRMAN PROMISED
TO TURN HIM OVER
TO THE AMERICAN EMBASSY
BY NOON TODAY,
BUT I THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO TALK TO HIM FIRST.
GOOD, LASO, VERY GOOD.
HE'S IN YOUR OFFICE.
COLONEL,
MY NAME IS SHIPHERD,
AND I AM GOING TO ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS.
VAUGHN HAYES,
LIEUTENANT COLONEL,
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
SERIAL NUMBER FV1910453.
YES, I UNDERSTAND.
THAT'S THE RITUAL REPLY,
COLONEL,
BUT LET'S DISPENSE
WITH THAT.
WELL, COLONEL.
YOU SOUND LIKE
AN AMERICAN.
YES, I AM. OR...WAS.
WELL, YOU KNOW I'M NOT
GOING TO TELL YOU ANYTHING
BUT MY NAME, RANK,
AND SERIAL NUMBER.
WELL, COLONEL,
WE ARE MERELY MEN.
IF OUR ROLES WERE REVERSED,
I HAVE NO DOUBT
YOU WOULD BE AS SUCCESSFUL
IN GETTING THE ANSWERS
AS I INTEND TO BE.
I AM MERELY SUGGESTING
WE AVOID ANY UGLINESS.
[ SCOFFS ]
NOW...
WHEN YOUR PLANE
WENT DOWN,
THE FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM
WAS NOT DAMAGED.
WE HAVE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I WOULDN'T TRY
TO TAKE IT APART,
OR YOU'LL GET YOUR HEAD
BLOWN OFF.
WE'VE ALREADY OPENED IT.
YES, AND I INTEND TO KNOW
AS MUCH ABOUT THAT FAIL-SAFE
AS YOUR PEOPLE DO.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE
OF THE DESTRUCT CHARGES
BUILT INTO THE MECHANISM,
WE MUST, OF COURSE,
MOVE VERY SLOWLY.
OF COURSE, WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO DISMANTLE IT EVENTUALLY,
BUT I'M
AN IMPATIENT MAN, HAYES.
I WANT TO MOVE RAPIDLY,
AND YOU
CAN MAKE THAT POSSIBLE
SIMPLY BY GIVING US
THE CODED SEQUENCE
FOR BREAKING DOWN
THE UNIT.
WELL, I'M GLAD
YOU FINALLY TOLD ME
WHAT IT IS YOU'RE AFTER.
OH?
FOR THE SIMPLE REASON
THAT I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT I DON'T KNOW.
COLONEL,
YOU ARE A COMMAND PILOT.
YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED
IN THE USE AND OPERATION
OF THE FAIL-SAFE.
BUT NOT
HOW TO TAKE IT APART.
YOU'RE LYING, COLONEL.
I'M LYING LIKE --
I'M GOING TO
TELL YOU NOTHING!
YOU WANT TO FIND OUT
HOW THAT THING WORKS,
YOU JUST WRITE A LONG LETTER
TO DULUTH, WHERE THEY MAKE IT!
GUARD, SEE THAT HE'S TURNED OVER
TO THE AMERICAN EMBASSY.
YOU'RE ONTO
SOMETHING, HUH?
I JUST WONDER IF WE'RE
NOT BEING PUT ONTO IT.
FIND OUT EXACTLY WHERE
THE LANGLEY COUPLE WAS
AT THE TIME
THAT PLANE WENT DOWN.
HAS HE CALLED YET?
NOT YET.
DO YOU THINK HE WILL?
I'M SURE HE WILL.
THE EMBASSY
JUST RECEIVED A REPORT
FROM THE VATZIA
SECURITY AGENCY.
THEY WILL BE DELIVERING
COLONEL HAYES WITHIN THE HOUR.
GREAT! SHIPHERD BIT.
HE SURE DID.
WELL, I'LL BE SEEING YOU.
I'M SURE YOU WILL.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
THIS IS PROFESSOR LANGLEY
SPEAKING.
Yes, this is
Paul Shipherd here.
I have what I think
will be
very exciting news
for you.
OH?
I HAVE MANAGED TO OBTAIN
PERMISSION
FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE
TO VISIT THE INSTITUTE.
OH, THAT'S VERY NICE.
WE'D LIKE THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, MY WIFE
ISN'T HERE AT THE MOMENT.
She's visiting
the National Art Gallery.
OH, OH, I'M VERY SORRY
TO HEAR THAT.
BUT I HOPE AT LEAST YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO COME?
ARE YOU CERTAIN
IT'S ALLOWED?
OH, YES.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN
THE NECESSARY CLEARANCES.
I THOUGHT
YOU WANTED TO DO THIS.
YES, OF COURSE WE DO.
HOWEVER,
THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM.
WE ARE DUE AT THE AIRPORT
IN TWO HOURS.
WELL, UM, I CAN HAVE
THE FOREIGN OFFICE
BOOK YOU ON ANOTHER FLIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WHAT CAN I SAY?
I'M DELIGHTED.
GOOD.
OH, THERE'S
ONE OTHER THING.
I'M CERTAIN
THE AMERICAN EMBASSY
WILL INSIST ON ONE
OF THEIR MEN ACCOMPANYING ME.
YES, YES,
I QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT.
NO, THAT'S PERFECTLY
ALL RIGHT.
YOU BRING HIM ALONG.
FINE, FINE. THEN I'LL SEE YOU
WITHIN THE HOUR.
Goodbye.
HOW DO YOU DO?
I'M CHARLES LANGLEY.
OH, YES. MR. SHIPHERD
IS EXPECTING YOU.
[ DIALING ]
PROFESSOR LANGLEY
IS HERE.
YES, SIR.
HE'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
IN THE MEANTIME,
PLEASE SIGN THIS.
YOU CAN USE THOSE BADGES
WHILE YOU ARE IN THE BUILDING,
AND RETURN THEM
AS YOU LEAVE.
WELCOME.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME.
OH, SO AM I.
THIS IS JIM STONER
OF OUR EMBASSY.
STATE DEPARTMENT SECURITY,
MR. STONER? AM I RIGHT?
I'M JUST HERE
TO ASSIST PROFESSOR LANGLEY.
YES, OF COURSE.
WELL, SHALL WE GET STARTED?
LEAD THE WAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE USE THE VAULT TYPE
OF SECURITY HERE,
AND THIS DOOR,
BY THE WAY,
IS THE ONLY ENTRANCE
TO THE BUILDING.
NOW, IN HERE
IS THE LIBRARY,
AND IN THERE
IS THE INFIRMARY,
SPACE MEDICINE RESEARCH,
AND ON THE FLOOR ABOVE,
THE GALLERIES FOR WAR GAMES,
STRATEGY EXERCISES,
AND THE LIKE
IN WHICH WE SIMULATE TIME,
ENVIRONMENT,
AND SUPPLY CASUALTIES --
ALL FACTORS
OF A GIVEN PROBLEM.
AND THIS IS YOUR
WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM?
OH, YES, YES.
YOU SEE, ALL PAPERS FROM,
OH, THE COMPUTER PRINTOUTS
TO DOODLING,
ARE SENT INTO A SHREDDER
IN THE SUB-BASEMENT.
NOW, THESE BINS
OPEN INTO A CHUTE
WHICH CARRIES THE MATERIAL
DIRECTLY INTO THE SHREDDER.
VERY EFFICIENT.
AND VERY GOOD SECURITY.
YES.
THIS ELEVATOR LEADS
INTO OUR TOP-SECRET SECTION.
MR. STONER, I'M AFRAID
THAT ONLY PROFESSOR LANGLEY
IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED
BEYOND THIS POINT.
UH, MR. SHIPHERD --
HOWEVER, YOU ARE
CERTAINLY WELCOME
TO WAIT RIGHT HERE
IN MY OFFICE.
UH, LASO.
MY ASSISTANT HERE
WILL BE VERY HAPPY
TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
THIS IS MR. STONER, LASO.
ALL RIGHT, PROFESSOR.
I'LL WAIT HERE.
I SEE YOU HAVE
A TRANSWORLD NEWSWIRE.
IT'S IN ENGLISH!
MR. SHIPHERD PREFERS IT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE
A MAGAZINE?
YES, PLEASE.
NOW, IN THIS ROOM,
WE HAVE SOMETHING
I THINK
IS GOING TO INTEREST YOU.
OH? WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
A FAIL-SAFE UNIT
TAKEN FROM AN AMERICAN
B-52 BOMBER.
YOU HAVE ONE OF
OUR FAIL-SAFE UNITS?
YOU SEE?
I KNEW
IT WOULD INTEREST YOU.
HOW DID YOU
GET HOLD OF IT?
FROM A BOMBER
WHICH CARELESSLY CRASHED
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS
OF DISMANTLING IT.
YOU WON'T SUCCEED.
YOU SEEM
QUITE CERTAIN OF THAT.
COULD IT BE BECAUSE
YOU MANUFACTURED THE UNIT?
NOW I UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU ASKED ME HERE TODAY.
HMM.
YOU WON'T GET
ANY HELP FROM ME.
ALL RIGHT, GUARD.
WE'RE ABOUT TO ATTEMPT
TO REMOVE THE UNIT
FROM THE OUTER CASE.
OF COURSE,
WE'LL USE THESE REMOTE ARMS,
BUT THERE'S STILL
SOME DANGER.
LET ME SHOW YOU
WHAT I MEAN.
HOW DID MY WIFE GET HERE?
THAT'S UNIMPORTANT.
WHAT MATTERS IS THAT
WE ARE READY TO PROCEED.
NOW, WITH YOUR HELP,
WE CAN PROBABLY
REMOVE THE DEVICE
WITHOUT EXPLODING IT.
IF YOU REFUSE TO HELP,
AND WE MAKE A MISTAKE...
YOU CANNOT FORCE HIM
TO MAKE A DECISION
LIKE THAT.
HIS HEART WON'T STAND IT.
I'M WAITING
FOR YOUR ANSWER, LANGLEY.
VERY TOUCHING,
BUT IT WON'T BE
THAT EASY, LANGLEY.
WHATEVER HAPPENS
TO YOUR WIFE
WILL BE YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY.
NO. NO!
IT MUST BE SHORTING OUT.
HAVE YOU GOT
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER?
THERE'S ONE
DOWN THE CORRIDOR.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLING ]
BETTER LEAVE
THE DOOR OPEN!
LET SOME SMOKE
OUT OF HERE.
START WITH UPPER
LEFT BOLT.
Rollin: NO! STOP.
IF YOU REMOVE THAT BOLT,
THE WHOLE THING
WILL BLOW UP.
THEN SHOW US HOW TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SHOW YOU.
BEFORE I...
REMOVE THE BOLTS,
THE KEY
MUST BE IN THE LOCK.
I'LL HAVE TO MAKE A KEY.
THIS THING
IS OUT OF ORDER.
KEEP AN EYE ON MY CART
WHILE I CALL FOR REPAIRS.
[ European accent ]
HELLO?
YEAH? YEAH, A FLAT TIRE.
THAT IS TOO BAD.
NO, NO, I WOULD NOT
BOTHER WITH THAT.
BY THE TIME
YOU GET IT CHANGED,
IT WILL BE
ALREADY QUITTING TIME.
NO, I SEND ANOTHER TRUCK
ALONG TO THE INSTITUTE.
[ Normal voice ]
LET'S GO.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CLICK ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ European accent ]
MACHINA WERKE.
WE HAVE COME
TO FIX THE SHREDDER.
YES. BOTH OF YOU
SIGN IN HERE, PLEASE.
WHILE YOU'RE IN THE BUILDING,
WEAR THOSE BADGES.
HAND THEM BACK TO US
WHEN YOU LEAVE.
FOLLOW ME.
[ SIGHS ]
OPEN IT, PLEASE.
YEAH, I SEE IT NOW.
THE BLADES ARE JAMMED.
I HAVE TO WORK UP ABOVE.
TOSS UP A 19-MILLIMETER
RATCHET.
YEAH.
HERE IT IS.
THANKS.
[ SIGHS ]
HEY!
HOW LONG IS IT
GOING TO TAKE?
I GO OFF DUTY
IN AN HOUR.
I, UH...
I THINK WE'LL
BE FINISHED BY THEN.
[ AIR HISSES ]
[ AIR HISSES ]
[ GASPING ]
CHARLES!
HE HAS TO HAVE OXYGEN
IMMEDIATELY.
GET HIM TO THE INFIRMARY.
FAST! KEEP HER HERE.
I'M HIS DOCTOR!
I'M THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN SAVE HIM!
NOW, YOU DON'T WANT HIM
TO DIE, DO YOU?
ALL RIGHT.
BUT THAT MAN
FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT
IS GOING TO WONDER
WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
I'LL ANSWER ALL HIS QUESTIONS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
BECAUSE IF HE FINDS OUT
ABOUT THIS,
NONE OF YOU WILL LEAVE
THIS BUILDING ALIVE.
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
LANGLEY HAS HAD
A HEART ATTACK.
HEART ATTACK.
STETHOSCOPE.
UH, PERHAPS WE SHOULD
WAIT OUT HERE.
I THINK I HAD BETTER
BE IN THERE
IN CASE ANYTHING
GOES WRONG.
INCREASE THE OXYGEN FLOW.
HOW IS HE?
NOT GOOD.
ADRENALIN, PLEASE.
Nurse: YES, DOCTOR.
ASK HIM WHEN
HE WILL BE THROUGH.
[ European accent ]
THE GUARD WANTS TO KNOW
HOW MUCH LONGER.
A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
IT SHOULDN'T BE LONG.
CIGARETTE?
THANK YOU.
I WILL BE DOWNSTAIRS
IF YOU NEED ME.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
HE IS LOSING HEART TONE.
[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]
HE'S DEAD.
[ GASPING ]
MR. SHIPHERD,
MAY I SPEAK TO YOU
A MINUTE, PLEASE?
YES, YES, OF COURSE.
PRIVATELY.
MM-HMM.
UH, NURSE?
DOCTOR?
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
I THINK...
SAY, NOW.
WAIT.
FIND OUT FOR ME HOW MUCH LONGER
IT WILL TAKE.
YEAH.
HEY!
YEAH?
HOW LONG
BEFORE YOU ARE THROUGH?
THE GUARD IS IMPATIENT.
UH...COUPLE OF MINUTES.
SHOULDN'T BE LONG.
THAT DOES IT.
THERE.
IT IS ALL FIXED.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
[ SHREDDING ]
IT'S GOOD.
SEARCH THE BOX.
MR. STONER HAS A PROPOSITION
THAT MAKES SENSE.
OH.
YES, HE THOUGHT
THAT IT MIGHT CAUSE
A MISUNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES
IF IT BECAME KNOWN
THAT LANGLEY DIED HERE.
SINCE THE INSTITUTE WASN'T
ON HIS ORIGINAL ITINERARY,
HE THOUGHT
THAT IT MIGHT BE BETTER
IF LANGLEY DIED
ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR.
BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS WIFE?
IF YOU LET HER GO,
SHE WILL TELL EVERYTHING.
THE TROUBLE
WITH YOU, LASO,
IS YOU DON'T HAVE
A LOGICAL MIND.
OF COURSE
SHE'LL TELL EVERYTHING,
AND WE WILL DENY
EVERYTHING.
THAT'S EASIER
THAN TRYING TO EXPLAIN
THE COMPLETE DISAPPEARANCE
OF THREE AMERICAN CITIZENS.
NOW, ISN'T IT?
YES, PAUL.
WELL, IF YOU PLEASE.
PERHAPS YOU WILL ALLOW ME
TO ACCOMPANY YOU
TO YOUR HOTEL?
THANK YOU.
I'LL BE BACK,
UH, IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
GUARD.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]