Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 3 - The Survivors - full transcript

An enemy agent has kidnapped two scientists and their wives and is holding them in San Francisco. He wants a third scientist, who can help develop an "ultimate weapon." Phelps devises a plan where he'll pose as the scientist being sought and the rest of the IMF fakes an earthquake.

GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THESE MEN ARE EDWARD STONER
AND WILSON CARDEL,

TWO OF THE THREE
KEY SCIENTISTS

VITAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES' PROJECT 12.

THEY HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED
ALONG WITH THEIR WIVES

BY THIS AGENT -- ERIK STAVAK.

THE WILSONS AND CARDELS
ARE IN GREAT DANGER,

AS THEY ARE USELESS TO STAVAK
WITHOUT THE THIRD SCIENTIST

ON THE PROJECT --
DR. ROBERT WEBSTER.

BUT SHOULD STAVAK SUCCEED
IN GETTING ALL THREE MEN

AND FORCING THEM TO TALK,



THE SOLUTION
TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED

AS "THE ULTIMATE WEAPON"
WILL BE IN ENEMY HANDS.

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

IS TO PREVENT THAT
AT ALL COSTS

AND GET THOSE TWO SCIENTISTS
AND THEIR WIVES BACK ALIVE.

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.

[ RESONATING ]

SAME PRINCIPLE.

ALL RIGHT.
NOW UNDERSTAND THIS.

STONER AND CARDEL
AND THEIR WIVES



WILL BE KILLED
IMMEDIATELY

IF ANY RESCUE ATTEMPT
IS MADE.

WHY? DEAD MEN CAN'T TELL THEM
WHAT THEY WANT TO KNOW.

NEITHER CAN THEY TELL US.

EITHER STAVAK GETS
THE PROJECT 12 EQUATIONS

OR NOBODY DOES.

NOW, ROLLIN, ONCE YOU GET
INSIDE STAVAK'S HEADQUARTERS,

YOU'LL HAVE TO CHART THE LAYOUT
EXACTLY FOR BARNEY.

IT'S GETTING YOU OUT
THAT BOTHERS ME.

WE'LL BE WORKING
RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES
THE WHOLE IDEA WORK.

WE'RE GOING TO BE
SO CONSPICUOUS

NOBODY'S GOING TO
NOTICE US.

EXACTLY.
CINNAMON.

MM-HMM?

THE UNFORTUNATE DEATH
OF MRS. WEBSTER'S MOTHER

WILL BE REPORTED

IN ALL THE SAN FRANCISCO
PAPERS TOMORROW.

AS HER DAUGHTER, WIFE OF
THE FAMOUS SCIENTIST,

YOU WILL, OF COURSE,
ATTEND THE FUNERAL.

OF COURSE.

JIM, ANY CHANCE OF STAVAK
KNOWING THE REAL WEBSTER?

NO. NO, HE'S BEEN
INACCESSIBLE FOR YEARS.

NO PICTURE
SINCE HE WAS A KID.

WHAT ABOUT STONER AND CARDEL
AND THEIR WIVES?

THEY'LL KNOW
YOU'RE NOT WEBSTER

AND THAT CINNAMON'S
NOT HIS WIFE.

THEY'RE BRIGHT PEOPLE --
THEY'LL FIGURE OUT,

FAST ENOUGH,
WHAT WE'RE UP TO.

FOR ME, JIM?
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU
WEAR THEM TO THE FUNERAL.

IN THESE LAST HOURS,

WE BID FINAL FAREWELL
TO DOROTHY SCOTT MARLOWE.

IT MAY BRING HER LOVED ONES

SOME MEASURE OF COMFORT
TO REMEMBER

THAT THIS WOMAN LIVED
A GOOD LIFE

AND A PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

SHE RAISED TO WOMANHOOD
A DAUGHTER SUSAN

AND GAVE HER EVERYTHING

IT IS IN THE POWER
OF A MOTHER TO GIVE.

TO YOU, SUSAN, I SAY,

THOUGH YOU FEEL NOW
A DEEP SENSE OF LOSS,

IN TIME YOU WILL...

DO YOU SEE
ANY SECURITY MEN?

NO.

TELL KOPIK TO PROCEED.

Minister: LET US PRAY.

PARDON ME.
DO YOU HAVE A LIGHT?

YES, I THINK SO.

HEY, WHAT IS THIS?

LET'S GO.

YOU'RE NOT THE DRIVER
WE HAD EARLIER.
NO, SIR.

THE OTHER MAN WASN'T FEELING
WELL, HE HAD TO BE TAKEN HOME.

OH, I'M SORRY
TO HEAR THAT.

OUT. GET OUT NOW.

WHAT IS THIS?

MOVE.

SIT DOWN, PLEASE.

WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT IS ALL THIS?

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE FINALLY
WITH US, DR. WEBSTER.

DR. WEBSTER?

YOU THINK
HE'S MY HUSBAND.

WE'RE GOOD FRIENDS.

YOU'RE SUSAN WEBSTER?

AND YOUR HUSBAND IS
THE PHYSICIST ROBERT WEBSTER?

LEGALLY, YES,
BUT WE'RE SEPARATED.

HE WANTS A DIVORCE.

YOU MADE A MISTAKE, MISTER.

MRS. WEBSTER,

YOU WILL HAVE TO
GET YOUR HUSBAND FOR ME.

NOW HOW COULD
SHE DO THAT?

NO MORE QUESTIONS.

CALL HIM.
TELL HIM YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

TELL HIM THAT YOU NEED HIM.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I WALKED OUT ON HIM.

HE WON'T CARE HOW MUCH
TROUBLE I'M IN.

BESIDES, EVER SINCE DR. STONER
AND DR. CARDEL DISAPPEARED,

HE'S BEEN
UNDER HEAVY GUARD.

COULD YOU GET
YOUR HUSBAND HERE

IF IT MEANT
SAVING YOUR LIFE?

IF THE TABLES WERE TURNED,
I WOULDN'T HELP HIM.

THE ANSWER IS NO.

PERHAPS THEN HE'LL COME TO YOUR
AND TO YOUR FRIENDS' FUNERAL.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU MIGHT LIKE TO NOTE
THAT DR. CARDEL AND DR. STONER

WITH THEIR WIVES
ARE JUST DOWN THE HALL.

THEY WANT TO LIVE ALSO.

GIVE HER SOME TIME
TO THINK, WILL YOU?

BY ALL MEANS.

I'LL GIVE HER
ONE HOUR TO THINK.

YOU HAVE AN HOUR,
MRS. WEBSTER.

OH, NAN! NAN! OH!

OH, THANK GOD
YOU'RE ALL STILL ALIVE!

ROBERT'S BEEN SO WORRIED.

[ Softly ]
WE'RE HERE TO HELP.

ED...

ED, I'M SO GLAD,
SO GLAD.

YOU'RE NOT
ROBERT WEBSTER'S WIFE.

EMILY, I KNOW
YOU NEVER THOUGHT

I WAS ANY KIND OF A WIFE
TO ROBERT, BUT PLEASE,

LET'S NOT ARGUE HERE,
LET'S TRY TO GET ALONG.

SHE'S RIGHT.
THIS IS NO TIME.

[ Softly ]
We're here to help.

Please,
don't give us away.

I -- I'M SORRY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.

WATCH THEM.

[ CLICK ]

[ CLICK ]

[ CLICK ]

I'M NOT JUST THINKING
OF MYSELF.

IF I DON'T GET ROBERT
HERE, WE'LL ALL DIE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

HEY, MAC.

YEAH?

YOU KNOW A GOOD
RESTAURANT AROUND HERE?

WELL, THEY'RE ALL
PRETTY GOOD,

IF YOU DON'T BEING HUNGRY
AGAIN AN HOUR LATER.

THAT ONE THERE'S
PRETTY NICE.

Get to the Department
of Water and Power.

Get the utilities schematic
for that building.

YEAH, I KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN.

THANKS, MAC.

TELL HIM
I WANT TO SEE HIM.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE
READY TO COOPERATE.

MAYBE.

DON'T PLAY ANY GAMES
WITH ME, MRS. WEBSTER.

I'M WILLING
TO MAKE A DEAL.

I'LL DELIVER MY HUSBAND,

PROVIDING THERE'S
SOMETHING IN IT FOR ME.

THERE IS YOUR WHOLE FUTURE
IN IT FOR YOU.

I'LL GET ROBERT HERE,
PROVIDING...

WE WALK OUT OF HERE
WITH $25,000.

YOU'RE A VERY
INTERESTING WOMAN,

MRS. WEBSTER, HOWEVER --

DON'T LET'S HAGGLE
ABOUT IT.

I KNOW HOW VERY MUCH
THIS MEANS TO YOU.

YOU CAN CALL YOUR HUSBAND

WHILE DR. YUBOV'S
GETTING THE MONEY.

WHEN HE HAS AGREED
TO MEET YOU,

HAVE HIM COME TO
THE CRIMSON DRAGON

IN CHINATOWN.

[ Ring ]

[ Ring ]

Hello?

ROBERT, IT'S ME SUSAN.

Oh.

IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE
TO SAY, "OH"?

Well, I'm sorry.
I didn't expect --

How are you, Susan?

Did everything go all right
at the funeral?

OKAY.

OH, ROBERT,

SHE'S GONE.

I STOOD THERE WATCHING,
AND SHE'S GONE.

I DON'T KNOW.
ALL OF A SUDDEN

I GOT SO VERY LONELY.

I'm sorry, Susan.

I GOT TO THINKING
OF HOW STUPID I'VE BEEN

AND ALL THE MISTAKES
I'VE MADE.

ROBERT, I DO STILL LOVE YOU,
AND I NEED YOU VERY MUCH.

Sue, you know I never
wanted us to be apart.

PLEASE, ROBERT,
DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

JUST -- I WANT TO SEE YOU.
CAN YOU MEET ME NOW?

Well, I'm not sure.

PLEASE, ROBERT,
I KNOW YOU CAN WORK IT OUT.

All right. Of course, I can.
You bet. Where are you?

REMEMBER WHERE WE MET
ON OUR FIRST DATE?

Yes, I do.

MEET ME THERE IN AN HOUR.
I LOVE YOU.

I TOLD YOU
THE CRIMSON DRAGON.

I KNOW WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

ONLY I KNOW WHERE
HE'LL BE IN AN HOUR.

IF YOU WANT HIM, WE'LL ALL
WALK OUT OF HERE TOGETHER.

YOU'RE VERY CLEVER,
MRS. WEBSTER.

I GOT HERE
AS SOON AS I COULD.

I KNEW YOU WOULD.

OH, I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW HAPPY --

THAT UNCOMFORTABLE PRESSURE
YOU FEEL AT YOUR RIBS

IS A KNIFE, MR. WEBSTER.

IF YOU WANT TO LIVE,
DON'T MAKE A SOUND.

JUST WALK AHEAD SLOWLY.

SUE...

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

I SAVED MY LIFE AND THE LIVES
OF FOUR OF YOUR FRIENDS.

IF YOU'RE SMART,
YOU'LL DO THE SAME.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

ALL THEY WANT IS ONE
OF YOUR PRECIOUS FORMULAS

AND YOU'LL BE OKAY --
I ADVISE YOU TO DO IT.

FOLLOW THEM.

WHEN THEY GET OFF
THE STREET, KILL THEM.

HE'S RIGHT BEHIND US.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

ROBERT?

ED...

WILL.

WHERE ARE WE?

REALLY DOESN'T MATTER, DOCTOR.

THE WHOLE THING, GENTLEMEN,
IS REALLY QUITE SIMPLE.

YOU MUST ALL
MAKE UP YOUR MINDS

TO TELL ME
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

PLEASE, IT'LL BE EASIER
FOR YOU.

FOR ALL OF YOU.

OF COURSE,
I DON'T EXPECT YOU

TO MAKE SUCH
AN IMPORTANT DECISION

WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING
AMONG YOURSELVES.

YOU HAVE UNTIL 4:00.

IT'S NOW ALTERNATING BETWEEN
40 AND 80 CYCLES PER SECOND.

HOW MANY DECIBELS
WILL WE NEED?

UP TO 120, WE'RE SAFE.

WE DON'T WANT TO BRING
THE BUILDING DOWN.

PLACE TWO SONIC LEADS HERE,

TWO HERE,

AND TWO HERE.

SURE THAT WON'T CAUSE
THE STORM DRAIN TO CAVE IN?

QUITE SURE.

HOW ABOUT THE PICTURES
OF THE GAS MAIN?

OVER HERE.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE
ANY PROBLEM.

NOW, WILLY,
CAN YOU GET THAT TRUCK

RIGHT UP
TO THE ELEVATOR SHAFT?

I CAN BACK
RIGHT UP TO IT.

CINNAMON, YOU'LL HAVE TO
TAKE CARE OF THE FUSE BOX

AFTER YOU GET RID
OF THE PEOPLE.

WILL DO.

ROLLIN, HOW LONG
DO YOU THINK

STAVAK WILL TAKE NO
FOR AN ANSWER

BEFORE HE STARTS
SHOOTING PEOPLE?

WELL,
NOBODY KNOWS THAT,

SO WE MOVE
AS FAST AS WE CAN.

CINNAMON, YOU BETTER
MAKE THAT PHONE CALL.

POLICE DEPARTMENT,
DISASTER CONTROL.

[ Ring ]

HELLO, THIS IS MISS CONNORS
OF THE GAS COMPANY.

WE HAVE A 417
AT 12 HANLEY PLACE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE
SEND A SQUAD CAR

TO ASSIST IN EVACUATION?

WHERE'S KOPIK?

YOU THINK HE MAY HAVE
BEEN PICKED UP?

WELL, IF HE HAS,
HE WON'T TALK.

AT LEAST,
NOT 'TIL LONG AFTER

WE'RE FINISHED HERE --
LET'S GO.

PLEASE, BOARD THE BUS.

YOU'LL BE TAKEN
TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

YOU'LL BE MADE COMFORTABLE
UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO RETURN HOME.

PLEASE, BOARD THE BUS.
THERE'S NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

Man: MOVE QUICKLY
TO THE BUSES.

ATTENTION, THIS IS
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

EMERGENCY. EVERYONE MUST
EVACUATE THE AREA IMMEDIATELY.

Man: THIS WAY, THIS WAY.

HURRY, HURRY. COME ON.

RIGHT THIS WAY. HURRY, HURRY.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

HAVE YOU COME
TO A DECISION?

WELL?

I THINK WE SHOULD
GIVE THEM THE EQUATIONS.

I DISAGREE.

SO DO I.

YOU CAN'T ALLOW THEM TO GET
THE BOMB AHEAD OF US, ROBERT.

BUT THEY WON'T,
NOT WITH THE LEAD WE'VE GOT.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS STAY ALIVE,
AND WE'LL BEAT THEM.

ROBERT, EVEN IF YOU TELL THEM
WHAT THEY WANT TO KNOW,

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
HE'LL LET US LIVE?

YOU HAVE MY WORD.

YOUR WORD.

THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE.

IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
EITHER WAY, WE'LL DIE.

I'M AGAINST
TELLING THEM ANYTHING.

THAT IS YOUR
FINAL DECISION?

NO, NO. WAIT A MINUTE.
I'LL TELL YOU.

I KNOW MORE
THAN A THIRD OF THE FORMULA,

AND I HAVE THE EQUATION
THAT DETERMINES

THE SUB-SHELL YIELD
POTENTIAL.

WITH THAT, WE MAY
BE ABLE TO EXTRAPOLATE

THE OTHER EQUATIONS.

IN THAT CASE,
YOU TWO, PERHAPS,

WILL RECONSIDER
AND DECIDE TO COOPERATE.

YOU TRAITOR!

NOW ENOUGH OF THIS.

SIT DOWN AND WRITE DOWN
THE EQUATIONS FOR DR. YUBOV.

WRITE.

I WILL KNOW, MR. WEBSTER,
IF YOU TRY TO DECEIVE US.

WHAT IS THAT FUNCTION?

UH, THIS REPRESENTS
THE HALF-LIFE

OF THE K-MESA --

1.2 TIMES 10
TO THE MINUS 8th POWER.

AND THIS ONE?

THIS IS THE MASS
OF AN ANTI-LAMBDA PARTICLE.

NOT SATISFACTORY,
MR. WEBSTER.

HE'S WASTING OUR TIME.

[ LOW RUMBLE ]

EARTHQUAKE!

AAH!

YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

NOW, WHATEVER HAPPENS,
GO ALONG WITH IT.

KEEP PLAYING IT
FOR REAL.

THE EARTHQUAKE
HAS STOPPED.

HERE, GIVE ME
A HAND HERE, WILL YOU?

WE'RE TRAPPED!

IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY
OUT OF THIS BASEMENT?

NO!

STOP!

STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

BARNEY, OPEN IT FULL.

[ SIREN ]

COMPANY.

GET IN THE VAN.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.

HOW'S IT GOING?

WELL, NOT SO GOOD.
THE MAIN'S BROKEN.

WE'LL BE
A LITTLE WHILE YET.

COULD YOU MOVE
THOSE PEOPLE

FURTHER BACK
ACROSS THE STREET?

I DON'T WANT ANYONE
TO GET HURT.

RIGHT.

Woman: HOW ARE WE GOING
TO GET OUT OF HERE?

WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL SOMEONE DIGS US OUT.

OBVIOUSLY,
WHEN THAT HAPPENS,

WE CAN'T BE FOUND
WITH YOU PEOPLE.

YOU FIND THAT AMUSING?

IRONIC, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL
GOING TO DIE DOWN HERE.

DON'T YOU SMELL IT?

GAS. THERE'S A LEAK!

THAT'S RIGHT.

WILL, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT WILL TAKE THE GAS

TO DISPLACE ALL THE AIR
IN THE CELLAR?

WELL, THERE'S ABOUT
4,200 CUBIC FEET HERE.

I THINK MAYBE IT WILL TAKE
ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

THAT SHOULD BE
LONG ENOUGH.

I IMAGINE THERE ARE SOME MEN
DIGGING TO US RIGHT NOW.

THAT WOULD DEPEND ON HOW MUCH
DAMAGE THE EARTHQUAKE DID.

HAVE YOU GOT A RADIO?

YES, BUT THERE'S
NO POWER.

MAYBE I CAN USE SOME PIECES
FROM THE TRANSMITTER

AND RIG UP SOME SORT
OF RECEIVER.

TRY IT.

THIS OUGHT TO MAKE
A GOOD ANTENNA.

AT 5:02 P.M. TODAY,
SAN FRANCISCO SUFFERED

ITS WORST EARTHQUAKE
SINCE 1906.

LET ME
HAVE THAT FLASHLIGHT.

HERE, GIVE ME
THE EARPHONE PLUG.

MANY FIRES HAVE BROKEN OUT
THROUGH THE CITY,

CREATING A CORRIDOR
THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

IT IS REPORTED
THAT A WALL OF FLAMES

IS MOVING INTO CHINATOWN,
HAMPERING RESCUE EFFORTS.

THE MAIN FORCE
OF THE QUAKE

ANGLED DOWN TWIN PEAKS
TO MARKET STREET,

CREATING A CORRIDOR
OF DESTRUCTION

IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

THIS IS KGL,
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

NOW PICK UP THE EARPHONES.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND A STATION
SOMEWHERE IN THIS RANGE.

Rollin: WE NOW REPEAT
OUR EARLIER BULLETIN

ON THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE

WHICH STRUCK SAN FRANCISCO
JUST 10 MINUTES AGO.

I HEAR SOMETHING.

AT 5:02 P.M. TODAY,
SAN FRANCISCO SUFFERED

ITS WORST EARTHQUAKE
SINCE 1906.

THE CITY
IS IN COMPLETE CONFUSION.

MANY FIRES HAVE BROKEN OUT
THROUGH THE CITY,

CREATING A CORRIDOR
THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

IT IS REPORTED
THAT A WALL OF FLAMES

IS MOVING INTO CHINATOWN,
HAMPERING RESCUE EFFORTS.

THE DRAIN ON THE CITY'S
WATER SUPPLY IS ACUTE.

THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE
HAS BROUGHT

THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE
UP TO 145 DEGREES

IN SOME AREAS.

THE MAIN FORCE OF THE QUAKE

ANGLED DOWN TWIN PEAKS
TO MARKET STREET,

CREATING A CORRIDOR
OF DESTRUCTION

IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

IT'S GETTING WORSE.

NOBODY'S ON THEIR WAY
TO DIG US OUT.

WE'LL HAVE TO DO IT
OURSELVES.

GIVE ME THE FLASHLIGHT.

THIS IS KGL,
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

WE NOW REPEAT
OUR EARLIER BULLETIN

ON THE DEVASTATING
EARTHQUAKE...

[ HISSING ]

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?

IF I CAN SHOW YOU HOW
TO GET OUT OF HERE,

WHAT HAPPENS TO US?

YOU GO FREE.
ALL OF YOU GO FREE.

I NEED YOUR BULLETS.
LET ME HAVE THEM.

GO AHEAD.

WILL, I NEED
THE POWDER

FROM ABOUT 10
OF THESE SHELLS.

THIS DRAIN PROBABLY LEADS
TO A MAIN STORM DRAIN.

IF I CAN BLOW A HOLE
IN THIS WALL,

SEE IF YOU CAN
RIG UP SOMETHING

TO SHORE UP THE EARTH
WE'RE GOING TO DIG.

CAN YOU
GIVE ME A HAND?

I NEED SOME WIRE, TOO.
LOOK BY THE ELEVATOR.

YOU CAN'T IGNITE GUNPOWDER
WITH ALL THIS GAS IN THE AIR.

YES, I CAN.

HAVE YOUR MEN

GET THE MATTRESSES
OUT OF THE CELL.

THE DRAIN ON THE CITY'S
WATER SUPPLY IS ACUTE.

[ HISSING ]

GIVE ME
THAT FLASHLIGHT.

GIVE ME EITHER
A PENCIL OR A PEN.

MM-HMM.

OKAY.

[ MUMBLES ]

OKAY.

NOW FEED THE WIRE
OUT INTO THE CELL,

AND THE REST OF YOU,
GET BACK IN THERE.

NOW GET THESE MATTRESSES
IN HERE.

PACK THEM AROUND TIGHT.

[ BOOM ]

WE'LL BE DIGGING
IN THIS DIRECTION.

THE GAS IS GETTING WORSE.

WE CAN'T LAST MUCH LONGER.

OKAY.

UGH.

WATCH IT.

NOW IT'S CLEAR.

THE STORM DRAIN
SHOULDN'T BE FAR.

ARE YOU ABOUT READY
TO SHORE UP?

UH-HUH.

ANOTHER ONE.

HERE.

CAREFUL.

I GOT SOMETHING.

[ GRUNTING ]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
THE WOMEN OUT FIRST.

BACK UP.

BACK OUT.

OKAY?

THEY SHOULDN'T
HAVE ANY TROUBLE.

LET'S GO.

GET BACK.

GET BACK.

YOU, TOO. GET BACK.

YUBOV, YOU GO FIRST.

NOW YOU THREE. GO ON.

SORRY, MR. WEBSTER.

IT WOULD BE MORE HUMANE
TO KILL YOU,

BUT I CANNOT RISK
EXPLODING THE GAS

WITH A GUNSHOT.

[ BELL DINGS ]

[ CHILDREN YELLING FAINTLY ]

[ DING ]

[ CAR HORN HONKS ]

[ RIFLE COCKS ]

WASN'T USING GAS
RISKY?

WHAT GAS?

YOU MEAN,
IT WASN'T REALLY GAS?

WELL, IT WAS AS REAL
AS THE EARTHQUAKE.