Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 2, Episode 9 - The Seal - full transcript

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS,
THIS COUNTRY

HAS DEPENDED ON THE FRIENDSHIP
OF KUALA ROCAT,

A SMALL BUT STRATEGIC NATION
ON THE CHINA/INDIA BORDER.

THIS IS THE IMPERIAL SEAL
OF KUALA ROCAT,

A PRICELESS 2,000-YEAR-OLD
JADE FIGURE ON A GOLDEN ROPE.

TWO WEEKS AGO, IT TURNED UP
IN THE ART COLLECTION

OF THE FAMOUS SAMARITAN
INDUSTRIALIST

J. RICHARD TAGGART.

YESTERDAY, OUR GOVERNMENT,
ON BEHALF OF KUALA ROCAT,

REQUESTED THAT TAGGART RETURN
THE STOLEN JADE



TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS,
WHO REGARD THE SEAL AS SACRED.

TAGGART HAS REFUSED.

THERE APPEARS TO BE
NO LEGAL WAY

HE COULD BE COMPELLED
TO DO SO,

DESPITE THE FACT
THAT HIS REFUSAL

WILL UNDO YEARS OF DIPLOMACY

AND DRIVE KUALA ROCAT
INTO THE COMMUNIST CAMP.

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

IS TO GET THE IMPERIAL SEAL
SO THAT IT MAY BE RETURNED

TO KUALA ROCAT.

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 DESTROY THIS TAPE
IN THE USUAL MANNER.



GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ MEOW ]

[ MEOW ]

[ MEOW ]

HE'S ADORABLE.

Jim: YOU SET
FOR THE DOOR, ROLLIN?

CONTACT'S IN THE RING,
THE WATCH, BOTH SHOES,

AND THE CAPACITOR
IN THE BELT.

IT'LL TAKE
A THOUSAND VOLTS.

HOW ABOUT YOUR, UH,
MAGIC POWERS?

WELL, WITH CINNAMON'S HELP,
I SHOULD DAZZLE THE MAN.

I'VE MEMORIZED EVERY PAINTING

AND ART OBJECT
THAT TAGGART OWNS.

LET'S SEE THE IDENTIFICATION
BADGES, WILLIE.

THE TIMER CAN DELAY
THE SEPARATION

UP TO 10 MINUTES.

MM-HMM.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.

WHAT ABOUT
THE SONIC ALARM SYSTEM

IN TAGGART'S GALLERY?

THIS ANTENNA WILL CREATE
A HARMONIC WHICH WILL BLOCK

ANY SOUND FROM GETTING
TO THE SONIC DETECTORS,

ONCE WE GET IT IN THE ROOM.

AND YOU KNOW THE WALL
IN THAT GALLERY

IS FACED WITH
1/4-INCH MANGANESE STEEL.

YOU'LL HAVE, AT THE MOST,
A MINUTE TO GET THROUGH IT.

THANKS A LOT.

AND THE PLEASURE
OF FOULING UP

THE COUNTRY'S MOST COMPLETELY
AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

WILL BE MINE.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T BEND,

STAPLE, OR MUTILATE
THAT CARD.

NO, NO, JUST ADDED
A FEW SPECIAL HOLES.

CAN YOU HANDLE HIM?

I'VE GONE OVER EVERY MOVE
WITH HIS TRAINER.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
FOR HIM TO DO?

LET ME HAVE YOUR PEARLS,
CINNAMON.

Barney: GIVE HIM
A LOOK AT THEM, JIM.

[ MEOW ]

[ MEOW ]

NOW, UH, PUT THEM
IN YOUR PURSE.

[ MEOW ]

Barney: FETCH THE PEARLS.

FETCH.

[ MEOW ]

FETCH, RUSTY.

FETCH.

[ MEOW ]

[ MEOW ]

WHERE'S THE ACCOUNTING
DEPARTMENT?

20th FLOOR, SIR.

THANK YOU.

SIR, I'LL HAVE TO HAVE
SOME IDENTIFICATION.

SURE.

GEORGE WILKINS,

WILKINS TOOL AND DIE,
CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WILL YOU SIGN IN, PLEASE?

I MAKE THE RIVETS THAT HOLD
TAGGART AIRPLANES TOGETHER.

THANK YOU.

Cinnamon: DOROTHY BURTON,
CHUCK WATSON -- EBN NEWS.

MR. TAGGART'S
EXPECTING YOU.

MAY I SEE
YOUR I.D.'s, PLEASE?

JUST SIGN IN HERE.

BECAUSE OF OUR DEFENSE
CONTRACTS,

IT'S NECESSARY TO WEAR THESE

WHILE YOU'RE
IN THE BUILDING.

TAKE THE EXPRESS
ELEVATOR,

THE FIRST ONE
ON THE RIGHT,

TO THE 40th FLOOR,
MR. TAGGART'S PENTHOUSE.

THANK YOU.

BURTON, WATSON --
EBN NEWS.

YES, YOU'RE MISS BURTON.

HOW DO YOU DO, MR. TAGGART?
CHUCK WATSON, MY CAMERAMAN.

YOU CAN ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS
YOU WANT AFTER I'M THROUGH.

NOW, AS YOU MAY KNOW,

I RECENTLY ACQUIRED
A VALUABLE PIECE OF JADE.

I GRANTED THIS INTERVIEW
BECAUSE I WANT TO EXPLAIN

HOW I GOT IT AND WHY
I'M GOING TO KEEP IT.

FIRST, I ACQUIRED THIS JADE
THROUGH A PURCHASE.

I DID NOT STEAL IT
OR HAVE IT STOLEN.

NOW, IF YOU'RE WONDERING HOW
IT GOT OUT OF KUALA ROCAT,

MY GUESS IS
THAT IT WAS STOLEN.

BUT I BOUGHT IT.

AND HAVING
BOUGHT IT, I CONTEND,

IN THE LIGHT OF ITS HISTORY,

THAT I AM NOW
ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.

THE HISTORY OF THIS STONE

IS KIND OF INTERESTING.

THE ORIGINAL HUNK OF JADE WAS
DISCOVERED ABOUT 500 B.C.,

NOT, INCIDENTALLY,

IN KUALA ROCAT,
BUT IN TURKISTAN.

IT WAS CARVED INTO ITS
PRESENT FORM -- THE SEAL --

AND MADE INTO THE IMPERIAL
SYMBOL ABOUT 200 YEARS LATER.

IN 41 A.D.,

AN IMPOSTER ATTEMPTED
TO ASCEND THE THRONE

OF KUALA ROCAT
AND STOLE IT.

IT WASN'T RECOVERED
FOR THREE CENTURIES.

ATTILA, IN HIS INVASION,
TOOK THE JADE IN 447.

IT WAS EVENTUALLY RECOVERED,
OF COURSE,

ONLY TO BE TAKEN
BY OLD GENGHIS KHAN

WHEN HE SACKED
THE COUNTRY IN 1222.

OH, YES.

IT WAS HELD BY IVAN IV
OF RUSSIA BRIEFLY

IN THE 16th CENTURY.

IT CHANGED HANDS, UH,
FOUR MORE TIMES UNTIL 1940,

WHEN IT WAS TAKEN BY
THE JAPANESE ARMY

AND PRESENTED
TO THE EMPEROR.

IT WAS RETURNED
TO KUALA ROCAT IN 1961,

WHERE IT HAS REMAINED UNTIL
ITS MOST RECENT REMOVAL.

THE POINT IS THIS --

THE SEAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN
FAIR GAME.

IT HAS SPENT AS MUCH TIME OUT
OF KUALA ROCAT AS IN IT.

WHO'S TO SAY WHO IT
REALLY BELONGS TO?

MY POSITION IS IT THAT
IT HAPPENS TO BELONG

TO WHOEVER HAPPENS
TO HAVE IT.

I'M MISS PUTNAM, IN CHARGE
OF THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.

YOU'RE THE LADY
I WANT TO SEE.

SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU SEE THIS?

THIS IS A RIVET,
MISS PUTNAM.

I SELL YOUR COMPANY OVER
20 MILLION OF THESE A YEAR

AT 3 1/2 CENTS APIECE.

I SEE.

NO, I BEG YOU PARDON.

YOU DON'T SEE YET.

I SELL THEM TO YOU
FOR 3 1/2 CENTS.

BUT YOUR AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING

INSISTS ON PAYING ME
35 CENTS APIECE.

DO YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT WE HAVE
ACTUALLY BEEN OVERPAYING YOU --

BY EXACTLY 10 TIMES, YES.

IS IT TRUE, MR. TAGGART,
THAT THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT

HAS ASKED YOU
TO RETURN THE SEAL?

THAT'S TRUE.
I TURNED THEM DOWN.

AND THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN BE
FORCED TO RETURN THE SEAL?

NO WAY.

THIS COUNTRY'S FRIENDLY ENOUGH
WITH KUALA ROCAT,

BUT WE HAVE NO FORMAL DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS WITH THEM.

THEY CAN'T TOUCH ME LEGALLY.

YOU DO HAVE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
THAT COULD BE CANCELED.

YEAH, THEY COULD BE,
BUT THEY WON'T.

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
NEEDS TAGGART AIRCRAFT

MORE THAN THEY NEED
KUALA ROCAT.

I SUPPOSE YOU'D LIKE A LOOK
AT THE SEAL, WOULDN'T YOU?

YES, I'LL JUST BET
YOU WOULD. CONWAY.

MR. CONWAY,
MY CHIEF OF SECURITY.

OPEN UP THE GALLERY.
I'LL LET THEM IN.

NO MORE FILMING
TILL AFTER WE'RE INSIDE.

This is Conway. Turn off
the alarm in the gallery.

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME,
MR. WILKINS?

I, UH, I'M GOING TO LOOK
INTO THIS IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU.

MR. TAGGART,
YOU SAID EARLIER

THAT THE SEAL HAS ALWAYS
BEEN FAIR GAME.

AM I CORRECT IN ASSUMING
YOU STILL THINK SO?

SURE.

IF SOMEBODY CAN STEAL IT
FROM ME, IT'S THEIRS.

IF THEY CAN STEAL IT
FROM ME.

Taggart: WHEN THE SECURITY
SYSTEM IS ON,

THIS DOOR IS CHARGED
WITH 500 VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY.

IF A THIEF COULD GET
THROUGH THAT DOOR,

HE'D FIND THE GALLERY ITSELF
PROTECTED BY SONIC ALARMS

SENSITIVE TO
THE SLIGHTEST SOUND.

BENEATH THE FLOOR
ARE PRESSURE ALARMS

WHICH ARE ACTIVATED
BY ANY WEIGHT

EQUAL TO THE PRESSURE
OF FOUR OUNCES.

AS YOU CAN SEE,

I INTEND KEEPING THIS
A VERY LONG TIME.

I'VE DOUBLE-CHECKED
OUR FILES, MR. WILKINS,

AND I DON'T FIND ANY RECORDS
ON YOUR COMPANY.

WELL, THAT DOES IT.
THAT TIES IT, MISS PUTNAM.

HERE. LOOK AT THESE.

TAGGART AUTOMATED INVOICES,

TAGGART AUTOMATED ORDER FORMS,

AND HERE, LOOK AT THIS.

ONE OF YOUR AUTOMATED CHECKS.

I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND THIS.

I DON'T EITHER, BUT WE'RE GOING
TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

TAKE THAT CHECK,
RUN IT THROUGH YOUR MACHINES,

AND MAKE THE CORRECTION,
PLEASE, MISS PUTNAM.

WE'LL DO THAT IMMEDIATELY,
MR. WILKINS.

I'LL COME ALONG,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.

THAT SHOULD DO NICELY,
I THINK.

THANK YOU,
MR. TAGGART.

I'LL GET THESE
TO THE LAB RIGHT AWAY.

OKAY, CHUCK. I THINK
WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD STUFF.

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND RUN
THIS THROUGH DATA CONTROL.

CORRECT THE COST-PER-ITEM
TO 3.5.

I THINK THAT WILL TAKE CARE
OF THE PROBLEM, MR. WILKINS.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, PUTNAM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THOSE MACHINES.

I'LL SHOW YOU
MY LAURENSON.

QUICK! TURN IT OFF
BEFORE IT BURNS OUT!

WELL, CLEAN UP THE MESS.

I'LL GET A SERVICEMAN
OVER HERE, RIGHT AWAY.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

PIERCE CONTROL,
SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS MISS PUTNAM, TAGGART
AIRCRAFT ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.

Our main data control unit
just broke down.

SEND A SERVICEMAN
OVER HERE IMMEDIATELY.

Hold on a second.

I'M SORRY, MISS PUTNAM.
I CAN'T HAVE A MAN OUT THERE

UNTIL NEXT WEEK,
PROBABLY TUESDAY.

Is that all right?

THAT MACHINE HAS TO BE
READY TO WORK THIS AFTERNOON.

I'M AFRAID I CAN'T
HELP YOU, UNLESS --

UNLESS WHAT?

I CAN HAVE
A REPLACEMENT UNIT

OUT TO YOU
IN AN HOUR OR SO.

YOU CAN USE IT
UNTIL YOURS IS REPAIRED.

Will that be okay?

THE SOONER THE BETTER.

ONE MORE QUESTION.

EARLIER, WHEN YOU WERE TELLING
US THE HISTORY OF THE SEAL,

YOU SEEMED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT,

HOWEVER, YOU DID OMIT
ONE DETAIL.

I'VE GOT A CORPORATE MEETING
IN FIVE MINUTES. WHERE IS IT?

Man: In the boardroom
on the 14th floor.

TELL THEM I'LL
BE RIGHT DOWN.

WHAT MIGHT THAT BE,
MISS BURTON?

THE CURSE THAT GOES
WITH THE SEAL.

CURSE?

I DON'T KNOW OF ANY CURSE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT?

IT SIMPLY STATES THAT ANYONE
WHO KEEPS THE JADE SEAL

FROM ITS HOLY PLACE
IN KUALA ROCAT

WILL DIE WITHIN
A FORTNIGHT,

WHICH MEANS THAT YOU
HAVE ABOUT...

SIX HOURS TO LIVE.

REALLY?

WELL,
I DON'T TAKE MUCH STOCK

IN THESE MYSTERIES
OF THE ORIENT.

NEITHER DO I, BUT I KNOW
A GOOD STORY WHEN I HEAR ONE.

AND YOU THINK
THIS IS A GOOD STORY?

THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO STAY
HERE FOR THE NEXT SIX HOURS.

SIX HOURS?

AND IF I REFUSE?

THEN I TELL 40 MILLION VIEWERS
THAT YOU'RE RUNNING SCARED.

HA HA HA.

MISS BURTON,
I COULDN'T CARE LESS

ABOUT YOUR
40 MILLION VIEWERS.

BUT I AM INTRIGUED
ABOUT THIS CURSE.

DURING MY RESEARCH, I SPOKE
TO MAN FROM KUALA ROCAT.

HE LECTURES AT THE UNIVERSITY
ON COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS.

IN FACT, I WOULD LIKE HIM
TO JOIN US RIGHT NOW.

YOU WOULD? WHY?

IT MIGHT BE
QUITE INTERESTING.

PERHAPS HE COULD TELL US
HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DIE.

REMEMBER, FOREWARNED
IS FOREARMED.

CANCEL THAT BOARD MEETING.

FOR THE ACCOUNTING
DEPARTMENT.

SIGN IN HERE.

20th FLOOR.

RIGHT.

INDUS CHAMPAN,
MR. TAGGART.

CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK,
MR. CHAMPAN?

NO, THANK YOU.

COME ON.

MISS BURTON TELLS ME
YOU'RE FROM KUALA ROCAT.

THAT IS CORRECT,
MR. TAGGART.

I AM IN YOUR COUNTRY
FOR ONE YEAR

TO LECTURE ON COMPARATIVE
RELIGIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS
SO-CALLED CURSE ON THE JADE?

I SEE MISS BURTON HAS
ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT IT.

ONLY WHAT YOU TOLD ME,
MR. CHAMPAN.

IT IS QUITE TRUE,
MR. TAGGART.

IN THE LONG HISTORY
OF THE JADE SEAL,

NO ONE WHO HAS
PRETENDED TO OWNERSHIP

HAS SURVIVED FOR MORE THAN
14 DAYS AND 14 NIGHTS.

FACT OR LEGEND?

WHO CAN TELL?

WHO CAN TELL.

SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO BE HERE AN HOUR AGO?

I RAN INTO
A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

I'LL START HOOKING IT UP
RIGHT AWAY.

CAN'T. THE BUILDING CLOSES
IN FIVE MINUTES.

OH, I DON'T MIND
A LITTLE OVERTIME,

BUT YOU'RE THE BOSS.

HAS EVERYONE -- EVERY PERSON
WHO EVER HAD THE STONE

OUTSIDE OF KUALA ROCAT DIED?

NO, THEY HAVE NOT.

YOU SEE, MR. TAGGART,
IT HAS BEEN WRITTEN

THAT THE JADE SEAL IS
A DIVINE SYMBOL OF HEAVEN.

THE MAN WHO POSSESS IT SHALL,
FROM THE 14th DAY,

HAVE THE RIGHT TO RULE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS THAT IF YOU SHOULD
SURVIVE TO THE 15th DAY

WITH THE JADE
IN YOUR POSSESSION,

YOU WERE MEANT TO HAVE IT.

IS THAT POSSIBLE?

POSSIBLE?

YES.

BUT HIGHLY UNLIKELY.

WELL, WE HAVE ABOUT AN HOUR
AND A HALF TO FIND OUT.

WELL, THAT'S ALL, EXCEPT FOR
THE TWO THAT ARE WITH TAGGART.

CLOSE IT UP.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

CONWAY.

MR. TAGGART HAS TWO GUESTS,
DOESN'T HE, NO MORE?

THAT'S RIGHT. WHY?

ONE I.D. BADGE
IS MISSING.

GO TO FULL SECURITY.

EVERY INTERIOR DOOR
AND ALARM,

START MONITORING
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

SEND A TEAM TO START
A FLOOR-BY-FLOOR SEARCH,

AND I MEAN SEARCH
EVERYTHING -- AIR DUCTS,

ELEVATOR SHAFTS --
EVERYTHING.

SOMEBODY'S STILL
IN THIS BUILDING.

Man: 20th floor all clear.

MOVE UP TO 21.

21st floor clear.

[ DIALING KNOB ]

22nd floor secure.

WHERE THE DEVIL IS HE?

HE SIGNED OUT.

I DON'T SEE HOW HE COULD
STILL BE IN THE BUILDING.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

YOU'RE FIRED.

PICK UP YOUR CHECK
AT THE END OF THE SHIFT.

HAVE YOUR MEN REPORT BACK
TO THEIR STATIONS

AND REACTIVATE THE ALARMS.

YES, SIR.

[ MEOW ]

MR. TAGGART, MIGHT I SEE
THE JADE SEAL?

CONWAY.

I'M AGAINST IT,
MR. TAGGART.

I DON'T LIKE
THE SMELL OF THIS.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD
OPEN THE GALLERY.

WELL, THAT'S YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY, CONWAY.

I'M SORRY, MR. CHAMPAN.

I QUITE UNDERSTAND.

BUT SURELY YOU HAVE
NO OBJECTION

TO MY SEEING BEYOND
TO THE OTHER ROOM FROM HERE.

NO.

THANK YOU.

I SEE THE JADE.

IT IS IN A CASE --

A GLASS CASE.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL ROOM

FILLED WITH OBJECTS
OF GREAT BEAUTY.

IF YOU CAN SEE
INTO THAT ROOM,

YOU TELL ME
WHAT'S IN THE SOUTH WALL.

THE SOUTH WALL...

IT IS FILLED
WITH PAINTINGS.

WHAT'S IN THE CENTER?
IT DOMINATES THE WHOLE WALL.

IT IS A PAINTING
OF TWO WOMEN.

ONE IS HOLDING A...

PARASOL.

THE OTHER HOLDS A LETTER.

THERE IS A SMALL DOG.

NAME THE ARTIST.

GOYA.

I HOPE YOU ARE NOT OFFENDED
BY THIS, MR. TAGGART.

OFTEN WHAT IS COMMONPLACE

IN MY PART OF THE WORLD

IS DEEMED STRANGE
IN YOUR WESTERN CULTURE.

[ MEOW ]

JUST HOW'S IT
GOING TO HAPPEN?

HOW IS THIS CURSE
GOING TO WORK?

I CANNOT SEE
THE FUTURE, MR. TAGGART.

I CAN ONLY TELL YOU

THAT IF YOU DO NOT
RETURN THE JADE

WITHIN THE NEXT
22 MINUTES,

YOU WILL BE DEAD.

[ CAT MEOWS ]

GO TO MAXIMUM SECURITY.

POST TWO MEN
DOWN IN THE FOYER.

NO ONE'S ALLOWED
ON THIS FLOOR.

WAIT A MINUTE.
GIVE ME YOUR GUN.

TELL YOUR MEN THAT IF I SEE
ANYONE IN THIS BUILDING

WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION,
MY ORDERS ARE TO SHOOT.

RIGHT.

GUNS WILL NOT
PROTECT YOU, MR. TAGGART.

YOU ARE DEALING
WITH THINGS

BEYOND YOUR
UNDERSTANDING,

POWERS BEYOND
HUMAN COMPREHENSION.

THE ONLY POWERS I BELIEVE IN
ARE TAGGART AIRCRAFT,

THE AMERICAN DOLLAR,
AND MYSELF.

YES, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS

FAR GREATER THAN ANYTHING
YOU MIGHT IMAGINE.

LIKE WHAT?

PERHAPS I CAN GIVE YOU
SOME IDEA, MR. TAGGART.

MISS BURTON, WOULD YOU REMOVE
THE FLOWERS FROM THAT BOWL

AND BRING IT TO ME

WITH THE WATER IN IT?

THANK YOU.

PLACE IT
ON MY HANDS, PLEASE.

IT'S A TRICK.

THAT WATER'S
NOT REALLY BOILING.

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT,

PUT YOUR HANDS
IN THE WATER.

THEN YOU DO BELIEVE,
IF ONLY A LITTLE?

I STILL SAY IT'S A TRICK,
NOTHING MORE.

I SEE THAT I HAVE NOT YET
CONVINCED YOU

THAT MIRACULOUS THINGS
CAN HAPPEN.

VERY WELL.

MR. TAGGART,

DO YOU HAVE
A LARGE CLOTH --

A SHEET, PERHAPS?

WHAT YOU WILL NOW SEE

I THINK EVEN MR. CONWAY
WILL REGARD AS A MIRACLE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE
COVER ME WITH THE SHEET?

THERE'S YOUR MIRACLE,
MISS BURTON!

A HELIUM-FILLED BAG!

GET READY.

[ ALARM RINGING ]

WHERE'S CHAMPAN?

UGH!

AAH! AAH!

CUT THE SYSTEM!

CUT THE SYSTEM!

AAH! AAH!

CONWAY -- EMERGENCY!
REPEAT, EMERGENCY!

[ RINGING STOPS ]

THE SONIC DETECTOR
SHOULD BE OFF.

[ QUIET DRILLING ]

HE'S BARELY BREATHING.

KEEP HIM ALIVE!

I GOT ALL THE BAD
PUBLICITY I WANT!

GET HIM OUT OF HERE!

GET A RESUSCITATOR
AND AN AMBULANCE

UP HERE RIGHT AWAY.

AND REACTIVATE
ALL SYSTEMS.

YOU JUST BEAT MR. TAGGART'S
SONIC ALARM.

THIS WAS YOUR IDEA.

OH, I'M SO SORRY
THIS HAPPENED, MR. TAGGART.

HE USED ME TO TRY
TO GET THE JADE.

I WAS DUPED.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE HE'S
SOME KIND OF A FANATIC.

[ DRILLING ]

WHERE'S THAT AMBULANCE?

THE TRAFFIC'S HEAVY.
IT'LL BE HERE.

YEAH.

[ FISH STIRRING ]

WHAT THE DEVIL?

WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO THESE FISH?

SOMETHING'S
DISTURBING THEM.

[ CAT MEOWS ]

IT MUST BE THE AERATOR.

Cinnamon: MR. TAGGART,
THE BLUE ASAKI

WAS ANNOYING
THE PREGNANT KINCHOYA.

DO YOU KEEP FISH?

NO, BUT I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN FASCINATED BY THEM.

THAT BLUE ASAKI HAS BEEN
GIVING ME TROUBLE.

I'M THINKING OF KEEPING HIM
AWAY FROM THE OTHER FISH.

THAT'S IT.

GO ON, RUSTY.

GO ON, BOY.

[ MEOW ]

GO ON, RUSTY.

[ MEOW ]

GO ON, RUSTY.

STOP RIGHT THERE, RUSTY.
RIGHT THERE.

NOW OPEN THE DOOR, RUSTY.

[ MEOW ]

OPEN THE DOOR.

GOOD BOY.

NOW BRING IT HERE, RUSTY.

[ MEOW ]

FETCH, RUSTY.

EASY.

FETCH, RUSTY.

EASY, BOY.

BRING IT HERE.

FETCH, BOY, FETCH.

DON'T DROP IT.

BRING IT HERE, RUSTY.
COME ON.

COME ON, BOY, COME ON.

COME ON, RUSTY.

[ GROWLING ]

COME ON, RUSTY, COME ON.

THAT'S IT.

COME ON, RUSTY.

GOOD BOY. COME ON.

[ MEOW ]

EASY.

GOOD BOY, RUSTY.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

ALL RIGHT, MISS BURTON,
YOU GOT YOUR STORY.

IT WON'T BE
14 DAYS AND NIGHTS

FOR TWO MORE MINUTES
YET, MR. TAGGART.

EASY!
UNSTRAP HIM. QUICK!

ALL RIGHT, NOW JUST KEEP
QUIET AND CLIMB UP HERE.

YOUR TWO MINUTES ARE UP.
I'M STILL ALIVE.

WHICH PROVES YOUR CURSE
WAS NONSENSE.

ARE YOU SURE OF THAT?

I'VE HAD THE JADE
IN MY POSSESSION

FOR 14 DAYS AND 14 NIGHTS,
AND I'M STILL ALIVE.

ARE YOU SURE THE JADE
IS STILL IN YOUR POSSESSION?

Taggart: This is Conway.
deactivate the alarm.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT ABOUT HIS I.D. BADGE?

Taggart: EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY!
REPEAT, EMERGENCY!

CONWAY! EMERGENCY!
REPEAT, EMERGENCY!

MISS, STOP!
YOU CAN'T LEAVE!

MISS! MISS!
HEY, COME BACK HERE!

DOES THIS MEAN WE'RE NOW
THE SPIRITUAL RULERS

OF KUALA ROCAT?

Rollin: YEAH, IF WE KEEP IT
14 DAYS AND SURVIVE.

Jim: YOU'RE BEGINNING
TO BELIEVE YOUR OWN STORY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, RUSTY?

[ MEOW ]

[ ALL LAUGHING ]

[ MEOW ]