Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 13 - The Mind of Stefan Miklos - full transcript
Walter Townsend, an enemy agent working in the U.S., has been allowed to obtain false information that, if believed by his home country, will cause its leaders grave embarrassment (and discredit Townsend). But another spy from Townsend's home country also working in the U.S., George Simpson, tells his superiors that the information supplied to Townsend is false. Because Simpson and Townsend are known to be rivals, their home country sends its most brilliant agent, Stefan Miklos, to determine the truth or falsity of the information Townsend supplied. The IMF's job is to "assist" Miklos in reaching the "correct" conclusion -- while letting him believe that he has determined for himself that the information is true.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS WALTER TOWNSEND,
ONE OF OUR HIGH-RANKING
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS,
WHOM WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED
IS A TOP ENEMY AGENT.
UPON LEARNING THIS,
WE ALLOWED TOWNSEND ACCESS
TO FALSE INFORMATION
WHICH WILL CAUSE HIS COUNTRY
SEVERE EMBARRASSMENT
IF BELIEVED AND ACTED UPON.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MAN,
GEORGE SIMPSON --
TOWNSEND'S ONLY CONTACT
IN AMERICA --
DISCOVERED
THE INFORMATION WAS FALSE
AND REPORTED TO HIS SUPERIORS
THAT TOWNSEND HAD DEFECTED.
HOWEVER,
HIS SUPERIORS ARE AWARE
SIMPSON IS JEALOUS
OF TOWNSEND.
THE TRUTH OR FALSITY
OF THIS INFORMATION
IS SO IMPORTANT
THAT THEY ARE SENDING
THEIR MOST BRILLIANT
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,
STEFAN MIKLOS,
TO INVESTIGATE.
YOUR MISSION, JIM, SHOULD
YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO MAKE STEFAN BELIEVE
TOWNSEND'S INFORMATION.
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.
STEFAN MIKLOS IS COLD,
CALCULATING, AND RUTHLESS.
HE HAS NO WEAKNESSES
AND NO FLAWS.
HE SOUNDS INVULNERABLE.
HE IS...EXCEPT
TO ONE PERSON -- HIMSELF.
JIM...
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT
ALL THE CLUES TOGETHER?
YES, BUT WE HAVE
TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM.
HIS EGO DEMANDS
THAT HE USE HIS OWN BRILLIANCE
TO ASSEMBLE THE PIECES
OF THE PUZZLE.
THE TWO ESSENTIAL PARTS
ARE VERY HIDDEN --
THE PAINTING, THE MATCHBOOK.
HE'LL ONLY
BE SEEING THEM ONCE.
DON'T FORGET STEFAN HAS
A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY --
INSTANT TOTAL RECALL.
WILL TOWNSEND'S
BEING STEFAN'S FRIEND
BE ANY HELP TO US?
NO, HE'LL STEEL HIMSELF
AGAINST ANY SENTIMENT.
THE IMPORTANT THING
IS THAT TOWNSEND
IS THE ONLY PERSON
THAT STEFAN KNOWS BY SIGHT.
OUR CONTROL WILL BE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE REAL STEFAN
AND THE REAL SIMPSON
NEVER MEET.
SO WE MUST GET ROLLIN'S
PICTURE AND TOWNSEND'S MESSAGE
INTO THE BASE OF THE STATUE.
ROLLIN?
CIGARETTE, JIM?
YOU'RE GETTING
TO BE QUITE A SOUTHPAW.
HOW ABOUT THE LIGHTER?
THIS ONE'S IDENTICAL
TO THE ONE STEFAN USES.
[ CLICKING ]GOOD.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE
TO GET TO THE STATUE?
VERY LITTLE.
THE STATUE
WILL ARRIVE AT THE GALLERY
JUST AT THE TIME
IT OPENS -- 10:00.
THAT'S THE TIME
THAT STEFAN'S PLANE ARRIVES.
HE'LL GO DIRECTLY
TO THE GALLERY
FROM THE AIRPORT.
IT'LL TAKE HIM
HALF AN HOUR.
THAT MEANS
THAT YOU AND WILLY
HAVE TO BE FINISHED
BEFORE 10:30.
MORNING. YOU THE OWNER?
YES.
INSPECTOR GILBERT,
GAS COMPANY.
SEEMS TO BE A LEAK
IN ONE OF YOUR MAINS.
I'VE SMELLED NO GAS.
YOU MUST BE MISTAKEN.
THAT'S NOT
WHAT THE METER SAYS.
IT MUST BE WRONG.
MUST BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
CUBIC PRESSURE
IS DROPPING RAPIDLY.
I'M AFRAID IF WE CAN'T
FIND THE LEAK SOON,
THE GALLERY
WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSED.
CLOSED? NO!
CERTAINLY THERE'S
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.
I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING,
BUT IF WE CAN FIND IT
SOON ENOUGH...
IS THERE ANOTHER ROOM?
YES, THE BACK ROOM.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
[ HISSING ]
THERE IS A LEAK.
WE'LL GET A REPAIR TRUCK
OUT RIGHT AWAY.
W-WILL THE GALLERY
HAVE TO BE CLOSED?
WELL, NO, BUT THIS ROOM
WILL HAVE TO BE SEALED OFF,
AND IT WILL BE NOISY
WHILE THEY'RE WORKING.
THAT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.
[ DOOR LOCKS ]
YES, GENTLEMEN,
RIGHT THIS WAY.
RIGHT IN HERE.
NO ONE MUST BE ALLOWED
TO ENTER.
[ CLICKING ]
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU
ABOUT THE RAMBEAUX.
HOW MUCH IS IT?
$500.
[ SIGHS ]
WILL IT BE MUCH LONGER?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
FIVE, TEN MINUTES.
Stefan has just arrived.
THE PURCHASE RECEIPT
FOR THE STATUE
IS IN ORDER, MR. DAVIS.
IT'S RIGHT HERE.
EXCUSE ME.
YES, SIR.
MAY I HELP YOU?
I UNDERSTAND
YOU SPECIALIZE
IN GLASS MINIATURES.
UH, WHAT KIND OF MINIATURES
WERE YOU I-INTERESTED IN?
BIRDS.
ANY, UH, SPECIAL KIND?
BLUE JAYS AND SWANS.
UH, I'LL BE WITH YOU
IN A MINUTE.
THIS IS QUITE AN HONOR, SIR.
PLEASE...
WON'T YOU BE SEATED?
I MUST SAY,
YOU TOOK ME BY, UH --
SURPRISE?
YES...AND NO.
YES!
WHY?
WELL, I...
YOU WERE INFORMED
OF MY COMING?
OH, YES, YES.
THEN?
IT CAME SO SOON,
THOUGH.
AND I WAS SURPRISED
THAT ONE OF YOUR REPUTATION
WOULD BE SENT.
YOUR ACCUSATIONS, IF TRUE,
WOULD WARRANT MY PRESENCE.
THEY'RE TRUE.
THEN WHERE IS THE PROOF?
I DON'T HAVE IT.
I MEAN, I HAVE IT.
BUT NOT HERE.
IT'S, UM,
WITH ANOTHER AGENT.
WHO?
WILLOUGHBY.
HE'S A VERY VALUABLE,
VERY RELIABLE AGENT.
I CAN VOUCH FOR HIM.
HE WAS THE ONE WHO MADE
THE CROSS-CHECK OF TOWNSEND.
WHERE IS HE?
NOT MORE THAN
10 MINUTES AWAY.
GET HIM HERE.
I KNOW.
I KNOW IT WOULD NOT BE WISE.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO
COME OVER HERE.
IT'S IMPERATIVE.
YOU WILL.
HE'LL BE RIGHT OVER.
WOULD YOU CARE
FOR A GLASS OF BRANDY?
MA'AM?
I'VE DECIDED
TO TAKE THE PAINTING.
WILL YOU ACCEPT
A PERSONAL CHECK?
OF COURSE,
WITH IDENTIFICATION.
WOULD YOU
LIKE IT DELIVERED?
OH, NO, I'D LIKE
TO TAKE IT WITH ME.
TYLER BUILDING.
49 HYDE STREET.
DID YOU SAY SOMETHING?
IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY YEARS
SINCE I'VE BEEN HOME.
I EXPECT
IT'S CHANGED GREATLY.
NO.
I UNDERSTAND THEY BUILT
A NEW INTELLIGENCE ACADEMY AT...
OH, WHAT'S THE NAME
OF THAT TOWN?
GRANENSKY.
YES, THAT'S IT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
GRANENSKY.
TOWNSEND STUDIED THERE...
UNDER YOU.
HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT
THE NEW TECHNIQUES.
OF COURSE, WE HAD NOTHING
LIKE THAT WHEN I...
BEFORE
YOU AND TOWNSEND...
SIMPSON.
YES?
I DO THE TESTING.
NO. YOU'VE GOT
THE WRONG IDEA.
I-I-IT NEVER
ENTERED MY MIND.
[ Chuckling ] NO.
NO, YOU'RE WRONG.
[ TAPPING AT GLASS DOOR ]
[ DOOR LOCKS ]
THE PROOF, WILLOUGHBY.
[ COIN DROPS ]
[ DIALING ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
SIMPSON'S GLASSWARE.
YES, THIS IS
KENSINGTON CERAMICS.
I BELIEVE OUR BUYER,
MR. GORDON, IS THERE.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO HIM, PLEASE.
GORDON?
GORDON SPEAKING.
PROBLEMS?
Yes.
STEFAN WILL BE ARRIVING
ANY MINUTE.
THEN I SUGGEST
WE DISCONTINUE THAT LINE
OF MERCHANDISE HERE.
WELL, YOUR PROOF
APPEARS TO BE ACCURATE.
OF COURSE, THIS IS ONLY
A CURSORY EXAMINATION.
ONE OF MY AGENTS
JUST CALLED AND TOLD ME
THAT YOUR SHOP
IS UNDER SURVEILLANCE
BY THE AMERICAN
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
IT APPEARS THAT SOMEONE
HAS DEFECTED SOMEWHERE.
YOUR COVER
HAS BEEN EXPOSED.
IN A FEW MOMENTS,
ONE OF MY ASSOCIATES
WILL BE HERE TO PICK YOU UP
AND TAKE YOU TO A SAFE PLACE.
YOU WILL WAIT THERE
FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
IS THAT CLEAR?
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ KNOCKING ]
I'M SURE
YOUR INVESTIGATION WILL SHOW
THAT MY SUSPICIONS
ARE CORRECT.
FOR YOUR SAKE,
I HOPE SO.
GEORGE SIMPSON?
YES.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I UNDERSTAND YOU SPECIALIZE
IN GLASS MINIATURES.
WHAT KIND
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?
BIRDS.
ANY PARTICULAR KIND?
BLUE JAYS AND SWANS.
[ DOOR LOCKS ]
NOW, THEN.
IT IS YOUR CLAIM
THAT TOWNSEND HAS DEFECTED.
YES.
YES, IT IS.
I GAVE MY WORD ON THAT,
AND I DON'T SEE WHY
THERE SHOULD BE A-A...
INVESTIGATION?
YES.
DID YOU THINK WE'D LIQUIDATE
TOWNSEND JUST ON YOUR WORD?
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
MY WORD HAS BEEN QUESTIONED.
IF YOUR ACCUSATIONS
ARE CORRECT...
THEY ARE.
...THEN YOU'LL HAVE
NOTHING TO FEAR.
NO. I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO FEAR.
I HAVE DEFINITE PROOF
THAT --
SHOW IT TO ME.
WELL,
I...DON'T HAVE IT HERE.
WHERE IS IT?
IT'S IN THE HANDS OF ANOTHER
AGENT -- WILLOUGHBY.
HOW SOON CAN YOU GET HIM HERE
WITH THIS ALLEGED PROOF?
WITHIN 24 HOURS.
DO IT.
THIS PROOF
HAD BETTER BE VALID.
IT HAD BETTER BE ABLE
TO WITHSTAND
THE CLOSEST SCRUTINY.
IT WILL.
JUST SO
YOU UNDERSTAND ME.
I DESPISE WITCH HUNTS.
AND I DESPISE THOSE PEOPLE
WHO INSTIGATE THEM.
THIS IS NOT A WITCH HUNT.
I HAVE DEFINITE PROOF
THAT HE IS A TRAITOR.
NOW, JUST BECAUSE HE'S
A FRIEND OF YOURS IS...
GO ON.
HE IS YOUR FRIEND,
CORRECT?
MEANING?
JUST THAT I --
MY COVER IS IN JEOPARDY
IF TOWNSEND'S DEFECTED.
NO, THAT ISN'T
WHAT YOU MEAN AT ALL.
BUT I AM CERTAIN
ABOUT ONE THING --
NO PERSONAL MOTIVES
WILL INTERFERE
WITH EITHER OF OUR LOYALTIES.
CORRECT?
[ BUZZING ]
VINCENT.
Vincent: SOME MONEY...
SOME INSURANCE POLICIES...
INCOME TAX RETURNS...
BONDS...
NOTHING.
FALSE COMPARTMENT.
RIGHT OUT
OF THE TEXTBOOK.
PLACED THERE SO THAT,
IF TAMPERED WITH,
TOWNSEND WOULD KNOW.
THEY'RE MEMENTOS --
BOYHOOD MEMORIES...
HIS MOTHER,
HIS FATHER.
THE UNIVERSITY
HE WENT TO.
THE PLACE
WHERE HE WAS BORN.
HERE'S A PHOTOGRAPH
OF TOWNSEND AND...
ME.
ALL THESE COULD BE
VERY INCRIMINATING
IF THE AMERICANS
EVER FOUND THEM.
UNLESS HE HAD NOTHING TO FEAR
FROM THE AMERICANS.
TELL CINNAMON TO CALL.
A GIRLFRIEND, PROBABLY.
WHY DID HE LOCK HER AWAY
WITH ALL HIS OTHER SECRETS?
[ RINGING ]
WALTER?
Yes.
WALTER, THIS IS...
[ Dial tone ]
"S.M."
HER BAGS ARE ALL PACKED.
[ RATTLING ]
[ DIALING ]
[ RINGS ]
WILLIAMS, MONROE,
AND WILLIAMS BROKERAGE --
Mr. Haskell speaking.
THIS IS AGENT RICHARDS,
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
WE'RE CHECKING ON THE RETURNS
OF A MISS SANDRA MARSHALL.
I believe she has a stock
account with your company.
I'M SORRY, SIR.
IT'S A COMPANY POLICY
NEVER TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION
ABOUT OUR CLIENTS
ON THE PHONE.
However,
if you'd like to come in
and present
your credentials...
YES, I WILL DO THAT.
FINE, MR. RICHARDS.
WE CLOSE AT 4:00.
[ RINGS ]
SIMPSON'S GLASSWARE.
THIS IS MR. DAVIS.
I'D LIKE TO PLACE AN ORDER
FOR ONE MINIATURE GLASS SWAN.
I'D LIKE IT GIFT-WRAPPED
AND SENT TO A MR. RICHARDS
IN CARE OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE, WASHINGTON.
Will that be ready
by 3:00 today?
YES, SIR.
IT'S A REQUEST FOR PAPERS.
ACCORDING TO THE CODE,
HE WANTS AN INTERNAL REVENUE
IDENTIFICATION CARD
IN THE NAME OF RICHARDS
BY 3:00.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
HE'S GOING THROUGH
THE MAZE PERFECTLY.
ALL RIGHT.
GET SIMPSON ON THE PHONE.
TELL HIM YOU'RE
LAYING A TRAP FOR TOWNSEND
AND THAT HE'S GOING TO BE
PART OF IT.
TELL HIM TO BE AT TOWNSEND'S
APARTMENT AT 3:00 SHARP.
[ CHIMING ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THIS MEETING IS A BREACH
OF ALL OF OUR SECURITY
PRECAUTIONS.
SIT DOWN, TOWNSEND,
AND LISTEN.
BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
WHICH IS GOING TO MAKE YOU
VERY HAPPY.
W-WHAT IS IT?
I'VE BEEN RELIEVED.
I'M GOING HOME.
I KNOW YOU'LL BE SORRY
TO SEE ME GO.
AFTER ALL, WE HAD SUCH A
HARMONIOUS WORKING ARRANGEMENT.
WHEN IS THE BON VOYAGE?
TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHY I HAD TO SEE YOU.
WELL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT
IF YOU'D HAVE GONE
WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE.
BE HAPPY ABOUT IT.
BUT ONE DAY,
IT'LL BE YOUR TURN.
YOU'LL BE GETTING
A NEW CONTACT AND NEW CODES.
THEY'LL BE PUT IN A LOCKER
AT THE AIRPORT.
PICK THEM UP AT 4:30
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS IS THE KEY
TO THE LOCKER.
GOODBYE, SIMPSON.
GOODBYE, TOWNSEND.
[ KNOCKING ]
ARE THE PAPERS READY?
INSIDE.
THIS IS YOUR INTERNAL REVENUE
IDENTIFICATION CARD,
AND THIS IS A LETTER
OF INTRODUCTION
WHICH WILL GIVE YOU
ACCESS TO THE FILES.
OH, UH, EXCUSE ME,
BUT I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN
SOMETHING, IF I --
PLEASE SIT DOWN
FOR A MOMENT.
WHAT IS IT?
UH...
[ CLICKING ]
OH.
THE CONVERSATION
WE HAD EARLIER...
YEAH?
I, UH...
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
FOR MY BEHAVIOR.
IS THAT ALL?
WHY, YES. THAT'S --
THAT'S ALL.
HERE WE ARE, MR. RICHARDS.
MISS MARSHALL ACQUIRED
$200,000 WORTH OF SECURITIES
IN THE LAST YEAR.
SHE SOLD THE WHOLE
PORTFOLIO TWO DAYS AGO.
IS THE CASH
STILL IN HER ACCOUNT?
NO, ACCORDING
TO OUR RECORDS,
SHE PICKED UP A CASHIER'S
CHECK SOMETIME TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR. HASKELL.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ WATER RUNNING ]
HE'S TAKING A SHOWER.
GO.
I HAVE FOUND OUT
WHAT THE KEYS FIT.
COME TO THE AIRPORT --
THE LOCKER AREA.
[ WATER RUNNING ]
Woman on intercom: FINAL CALL
EUROPA AIRLINES FLIGHT 268.
ALL PASSENGERS PLEASE REPORT
TO THE BOARDING AREA --
I FOLLOWED HER HERE.
SHE DEPOSITED
SEVERAL ARTICLES
IN TWO OF THE LOCKERS.
MISS JUDY ANN JONES,
PLEASE PICK UP
THE WHITE COURTESY PHONE.
MISS JUDY ANN JONES.
I THOUGHT I KNEW HIM
AS WELL AS A BROTHER.
SAME AS HERS.
FLIGHT 709
FOR RIO de JANEIRO,
5:00 THIS AFTERNOON.
EUROPA AIRLINES FLIGHT 709
TO RIO de JANEIRO
NOW BOARDING AT GATE 7.
EUROPA AIRLINES FLIGHT 709
TO RIO de JANEIRO
NOW BOARDING AT GATE 7.
LUGGAGE FROM FLIGHT 276
NOW BEING UNLOADED AT DOCK 25.
LUGGAGE FROM FLIGHT 276
NOW BEING UNLOADED AT DOCK 25.
STEFAN...
W-WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU JUST STAY RIGHT WHERE
YOU ARE, MISS MARSHALL.
HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
YOUR FLIGHT
HAS BEEN CANCELED.
NEITHER ONE OF YOU
ARE GOING TO RIO TONIGHT.
Rio? What are you
talking about?
AND I DON'T KNOW
THIS WOMAN.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS MAN
BEFORE IN MY LIFE.
STEFAN...
I KNEW NOTHING OF THIS.
I SWEAR.
YOU WOULDN'T RISK A SHOT
IN HERE.
LET ME THROUGH!
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO STOP ME!
LET ME THROUGH.
LET ME THROUGH!
CAN I HELP YOU, MA'AM?
NO, THANK YOU.
I-I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.
Where are they going?
Back to the apartment
to destroy the evidence.
MA'AM.
I SWEAR TO YOU, STEFAN.
I SWEAR I'M INNOCENT.
IT WAS SIMPSON WHO SENT ME
TO THE AIRPORT.
TO THAT LOCKER --
WITH THAT KEY
TO HELP YOU GET OUT
OF THE COUNTRY?
YES, YES.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS IMPLAUSIBLE,
BUT IT'S THE TRUTH.
ISN'T THERE ANYTHING
I CAN SAY?
ISN'T THERE SOMETHING
I CAN DO TO PROVE
THAT WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING
IS THE TRUTH?
NO.
STEFAN, DON'T CLOSE
YOUR MIND TO ME NOW.
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
ALL OUR LIVES.
HE'S LETTING HIS EMOTION
AFFECT HIS REASON.
HE'S NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
MAYBE I WAS TOO CLEVER.
MAYBE THE MATCHBOOK
AND THE PAINTING
AND THE TIME DISCREPANCY
WERE TOO SUBTLE
FOR HIM TO PICK UP.
STEFAN GETS A MURDER CHARGE
IF HE KILLS TOWNSEND.
YES, BUT THEN TOWNSEND
REMAINS DISCREDITED
AND SO DOES HIS INFORMATION.
STEFAN...
CAN'T YOU SEE
WE'VE BEEN SET UP?
SIMPSON CAME HERE.
HE CAME HERE AT 3:00.
THAT'S THE LAST TIME
YOU'LL EVER LIE TO ME.
HE WAS WITH ME AT 3:00.
I DID MEET HIM AT 3:00.
HE TOLD ME TO GO
TO THE AIRPORT AT 4:30!
BUT YOU DIDN'T GET THERE
UNTIL 5:00.
NO, YOU'RE WRONG!
I GOT THERE AT 4:30!
LET ME SEE YOUR WATCH.
WHAT IS IT?
THE MATCHES.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THESE MATCHES
BELONG TO SIMPSON.
HE'S LEFT-HANDED...
WHICH MEANS HE TAKES
THE MATCHES
FROM THE LEFT SIDE.
I STILL DON'T SEE.
MISS MARSHALL
WAS RIGHT-HANDED.
BUT THE MATCHES IN HER BAG
BELONG TO
A LEFT-HANDED PERSON.
IT COULD BE A LINK.
IT COULD BE SIMPSON.
I KNOW IT IS. HE BLAMED ME
FOR HIS DEMOTION.
HOW DID HE START
THIS INVESTIGATION, ANYWAY?
HE CROSS-CHECKED
ONE OF YOUR DOCUMENTS
AND FOUND IT FALSE.
WHICH ONE?
THE ONE CONCERNING THE SECRET
NUCLEAR ARMS TREATY.
IT WAS IN CODE --
BLUE 99664 BISHOP 5.
I SENT PAWN, NOT BISHOP.
THAT CHANGES THE INFORMATION
COMPLETELY.
I SAW A COPY
OF THE DOCUMENT.
IT WAS IN MY INSTRUCTION
INFORMATION.
SIMPSON HAD NO CONTROL
OVER IT.
HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN TO IT
SOMEHOW.
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN SET UP --
VERY CLEVERLY.
[ CLICKING ]
THAT'S THE WOMAN.
SHE LEFT THE STORE,
THEN CAME BACK LATER
AND BOUGHT A PAINTING.
WHO IS THAT MAN?
A GAS INSPECTOR.
[ RECORDER CLICKS ]
THAT'S WHEN SHE CAME BACK
THE SECOND TIME.
WHAT WERE THOSE MEN
DOING HERE?
THEY'RE FROM THE GAS COMPANY.
WE HAD A LEAK.
YOU WERE FRAMED.
SOMEBODY DID ALTER
YOUR INFORMATION.
IT'S SIMPSON.
I KNOW IT IS.
NO, NOT SIMPSON.
HE'S NOT A BRILLIANT MAN.
IT TOOK A BRILLIANT MIND
TO PLAN
THIS ENTIRE OPERATION.
SOMEONE ELSE IS BEHIND IT.
WHO?
THE AMERICANS.
GOOD.
BUT HOW?
LET'S EXAMINE SIMPSON.
HE'S AN ANGRY, BITTER MAN.
HE'S BEEN DEMOTED --
CAST ASIDE
BECAUSE OF YOUR RISE.
YES.
SO HE DECIDES
TO GET EVEN...
WITH US, WITH YOU.
HE DEFECTS, TELLS
THE AMERICANS EVERYTHING.
THEY NOW HAVE TO FIGURE
A WAY TO DISCREDIT
ALL THE TOP-SECRET
DOCUMENTS YOU SENT US.
THEY USE SIMPSON
TO START AN INVESTIGATION
OF YOUR LOYALTY.
THEN I COME.
THEY FRAME YOU,
AND MAKE ME BELIEVE
THAT YOU'VE DEFECTED.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
I KNOW
TO FIND OUT WHETHER MY THEORY
IS CORRECT OR NOT.
MAY I?
OF COURSE.
[ DIALING ]
[ RINGS ]
SIMPSON'S GLASSWARE.
THIS IS MR. DAVIS.
IS THAT RUSH ORDER
I REQUESTED AVAILABLE?
YES, IT'S ALL READY.
I'LL BE THERE
IN 10 MINUTES.
I WANT TO SEE HIS PROOF.
GLASS SHOP, WILLY.
THE PROOF.
YES, YES.
[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
WILLOUGHBY?
CONVINCED?
BEYOND
A SHADOW OF A DOUBT.
TOWNSEND
WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
UNDOUBTEDLY,
HE'S TOLD THE AMERICANS
OF OUR ENTIRE OPERATION.
BOTH OF YOU WILL
HAVE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
YOU'LL GET
INSTRUCTIONS LATER.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I ALLOWED THEM TO THINK
THEY'D FOOLED ME.
HIS PROOF AUTHENTICATED
THE DOCUMENT
CONCERNING THE NUCLEAR ARMS
TREATY AS BEING FALSE.
THEREFORE, IT MUST BE TRUE.
OUR IMMEDIATE CONCERN NOW
IS TO GET WORD BACK
THAT THE DOCUMENT IS VALID.
AND TO GET YOU
OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT SIMPSON
AND WILLOUGHBY?
NOTHING.
WHEN THE AMERICANS FIND OUT
THEY HAVEN'T TRICKED US,
THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.
I WISH I COULD MEET THE MAN
THAT MASTERMINDED
THEIR OPERATION.
HE WAS BRILLIANT.
I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM.
HE PLAYED THE GAME WELL,
BUT HE LOST.
IT'LL DESTROY HIM.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS WALTER TOWNSEND,
ONE OF OUR HIGH-RANKING
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS,
WHOM WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED
IS A TOP ENEMY AGENT.
UPON LEARNING THIS,
WE ALLOWED TOWNSEND ACCESS
TO FALSE INFORMATION
WHICH WILL CAUSE HIS COUNTRY
SEVERE EMBARRASSMENT
IF BELIEVED AND ACTED UPON.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MAN,
GEORGE SIMPSON --
TOWNSEND'S ONLY CONTACT
IN AMERICA --
DISCOVERED
THE INFORMATION WAS FALSE
AND REPORTED TO HIS SUPERIORS
THAT TOWNSEND HAD DEFECTED.
HOWEVER,
HIS SUPERIORS ARE AWARE
SIMPSON IS JEALOUS
OF TOWNSEND.
THE TRUTH OR FALSITY
OF THIS INFORMATION
IS SO IMPORTANT
THAT THEY ARE SENDING
THEIR MOST BRILLIANT
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,
STEFAN MIKLOS,
TO INVESTIGATE.
YOUR MISSION, JIM, SHOULD
YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO MAKE STEFAN BELIEVE
TOWNSEND'S INFORMATION.
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.
STEFAN MIKLOS IS COLD,
CALCULATING, AND RUTHLESS.
HE HAS NO WEAKNESSES
AND NO FLAWS.
HE SOUNDS INVULNERABLE.
HE IS...EXCEPT
TO ONE PERSON -- HIMSELF.
JIM...
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT
ALL THE CLUES TOGETHER?
YES, BUT WE HAVE
TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM.
HIS EGO DEMANDS
THAT HE USE HIS OWN BRILLIANCE
TO ASSEMBLE THE PIECES
OF THE PUZZLE.
THE TWO ESSENTIAL PARTS
ARE VERY HIDDEN --
THE PAINTING, THE MATCHBOOK.
HE'LL ONLY
BE SEEING THEM ONCE.
DON'T FORGET STEFAN HAS
A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY --
INSTANT TOTAL RECALL.
WILL TOWNSEND'S
BEING STEFAN'S FRIEND
BE ANY HELP TO US?
NO, HE'LL STEEL HIMSELF
AGAINST ANY SENTIMENT.
THE IMPORTANT THING
IS THAT TOWNSEND
IS THE ONLY PERSON
THAT STEFAN KNOWS BY SIGHT.
OUR CONTROL WILL BE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE REAL STEFAN
AND THE REAL SIMPSON
NEVER MEET.
SO WE MUST GET ROLLIN'S
PICTURE AND TOWNSEND'S MESSAGE
INTO THE BASE OF THE STATUE.
ROLLIN?
CIGARETTE, JIM?
YOU'RE GETTING
TO BE QUITE A SOUTHPAW.
HOW ABOUT THE LIGHTER?
THIS ONE'S IDENTICAL
TO THE ONE STEFAN USES.
[ CLICKING ]GOOD.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE
TO GET TO THE STATUE?
VERY LITTLE.
THE STATUE
WILL ARRIVE AT THE GALLERY
JUST AT THE TIME
IT OPENS -- 10:00.
THAT'S THE TIME
THAT STEFAN'S PLANE ARRIVES.
HE'LL GO DIRECTLY
TO THE GALLERY
FROM THE AIRPORT.
IT'LL TAKE HIM
HALF AN HOUR.
THAT MEANS
THAT YOU AND WILLY
HAVE TO BE FINISHED
BEFORE 10:30.
MORNING. YOU THE OWNER?
YES.
INSPECTOR GILBERT,
GAS COMPANY.
SEEMS TO BE A LEAK
IN ONE OF YOUR MAINS.
I'VE SMELLED NO GAS.
YOU MUST BE MISTAKEN.
THAT'S NOT
WHAT THE METER SAYS.
IT MUST BE WRONG.
MUST BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
CUBIC PRESSURE
IS DROPPING RAPIDLY.
I'M AFRAID IF WE CAN'T
FIND THE LEAK SOON,
THE GALLERY
WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSED.
CLOSED? NO!
CERTAINLY THERE'S
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.
I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING,
BUT IF WE CAN FIND IT
SOON ENOUGH...
IS THERE ANOTHER ROOM?
YES, THE BACK ROOM.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
[ HISSING ]
THERE IS A LEAK.
WE'LL GET A REPAIR TRUCK
OUT RIGHT AWAY.
W-WILL THE GALLERY
HAVE TO BE CLOSED?
WELL, NO, BUT THIS ROOM
WILL HAVE TO BE SEALED OFF,
AND IT WILL BE NOISY
WHILE THEY'RE WORKING.
THAT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.
[ DOOR LOCKS ]
YES, GENTLEMEN,
RIGHT THIS WAY.
RIGHT IN HERE.
NO ONE MUST BE ALLOWED
TO ENTER.
[ CLICKING ]
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU
ABOUT THE RAMBEAUX.
HOW MUCH IS IT?
$500.
[ SIGHS ]
WILL IT BE MUCH LONGER?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
FIVE, TEN MINUTES.
Stefan has just arrived.
THE PURCHASE RECEIPT
FOR THE STATUE
IS IN ORDER, MR. DAVIS.
IT'S RIGHT HERE.
EXCUSE ME.
YES, SIR.
MAY I HELP YOU?
I UNDERSTAND
YOU SPECIALIZE
IN GLASS MINIATURES.
UH, WHAT KIND OF MINIATURES
WERE YOU I-INTERESTED IN?
BIRDS.
ANY, UH, SPECIAL KIND?
BLUE JAYS AND SWANS.
UH, I'LL BE WITH YOU
IN A MINUTE.
THIS IS QUITE AN HONOR, SIR.
PLEASE...
WON'T YOU BE SEATED?
I MUST SAY,
YOU TOOK ME BY, UH --
SURPRISE?
YES...AND NO.
YES!
WHY?
WELL, I...
YOU WERE INFORMED
OF MY COMING?
OH, YES, YES.
THEN?
IT CAME SO SOON,
THOUGH.
AND I WAS SURPRISED
THAT ONE OF YOUR REPUTATION
WOULD BE SENT.
YOUR ACCUSATIONS, IF TRUE,
WOULD WARRANT MY PRESENCE.
THEY'RE TRUE.
THEN WHERE IS THE PROOF?
I DON'T HAVE IT.
I MEAN, I HAVE IT.
BUT NOT HERE.
IT'S, UM,
WITH ANOTHER AGENT.
WHO?
WILLOUGHBY.
HE'S A VERY VALUABLE,
VERY RELIABLE AGENT.
I CAN VOUCH FOR HIM.
HE WAS THE ONE WHO MADE
THE CROSS-CHECK OF TOWNSEND.
WHERE IS HE?
NOT MORE THAN
10 MINUTES AWAY.
GET HIM HERE.
I KNOW.
I KNOW IT WOULD NOT BE WISE.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO
COME OVER HERE.
IT'S IMPERATIVE.
YOU WILL.
HE'LL BE RIGHT OVER.
WOULD YOU CARE
FOR A GLASS OF BRANDY?
MA'AM?
I'VE DECIDED
TO TAKE THE PAINTING.
WILL YOU ACCEPT
A PERSONAL CHECK?
OF COURSE,
WITH IDENTIFICATION.
WOULD YOU
LIKE IT DELIVERED?
OH, NO, I'D LIKE
TO TAKE IT WITH ME.
TYLER BUILDING.
49 HYDE STREET.
DID YOU SAY SOMETHING?
IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY YEARS
SINCE I'VE BEEN HOME.
I EXPECT
IT'S CHANGED GREATLY.
NO.
I UNDERSTAND THEY BUILT
A NEW INTELLIGENCE ACADEMY AT...
OH, WHAT'S THE NAME
OF THAT TOWN?
GRANENSKY.
YES, THAT'S IT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
GRANENSKY.
TOWNSEND STUDIED THERE...
UNDER YOU.
HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT
THE NEW TECHNIQUES.
OF COURSE, WE HAD NOTHING
LIKE THAT WHEN I...
BEFORE
YOU AND TOWNSEND...
SIMPSON.
YES?
I DO THE TESTING.
NO. YOU'VE GOT
THE WRONG IDEA.
I-I-IT NEVER
ENTERED MY MIND.
[ Chuckling ] NO.
NO, YOU'RE WRONG.
[ TAPPING AT GLASS DOOR ]
[ DOOR LOCKS ]
THE PROOF, WILLOUGHBY.
[ COIN DROPS ]
[ DIALING ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
SIMPSON'S GLASSWARE.
YES, THIS IS
KENSINGTON CERAMICS.
I BELIEVE OUR BUYER,
MR. GORDON, IS THERE.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO HIM, PLEASE.
GORDON?
GORDON SPEAKING.
PROBLEMS?
Yes.
STEFAN WILL BE ARRIVING
ANY MINUTE.
THEN I SUGGEST
WE DISCONTINUE THAT LINE
OF MERCHANDISE HERE.
WELL, YOUR PROOF
APPEARS TO BE ACCURATE.
OF COURSE, THIS IS ONLY
A CURSORY EXAMINATION.
ONE OF MY AGENTS
JUST CALLED AND TOLD ME
THAT YOUR SHOP
IS UNDER SURVEILLANCE
BY THE AMERICAN
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
IT APPEARS THAT SOMEONE
HAS DEFECTED SOMEWHERE.
YOUR COVER
HAS BEEN EXPOSED.
IN A FEW MOMENTS,
ONE OF MY ASSOCIATES
WILL BE HERE TO PICK YOU UP
AND TAKE YOU TO A SAFE PLACE.
YOU WILL WAIT THERE
FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
IS THAT CLEAR?
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ KNOCKING ]
I'M SURE
YOUR INVESTIGATION WILL SHOW
THAT MY SUSPICIONS
ARE CORRECT.
FOR YOUR SAKE,
I HOPE SO.
GEORGE SIMPSON?
YES.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I UNDERSTAND YOU SPECIALIZE
IN GLASS MINIATURES.
WHAT KIND
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?
BIRDS.
ANY PARTICULAR KIND?
BLUE JAYS AND SWANS.
[ DOOR LOCKS ]
NOW, THEN.
IT IS YOUR CLAIM
THAT TOWNSEND HAS DEFECTED.
YES.
YES, IT IS.
I GAVE MY WORD ON THAT,
AND I DON'T SEE WHY
THERE SHOULD BE A-A...
INVESTIGATION?
YES.
DID YOU THINK WE'D LIQUIDATE
TOWNSEND JUST ON YOUR WORD?
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
MY WORD HAS BEEN QUESTIONED.
IF YOUR ACCUSATIONS
ARE CORRECT...
THEY ARE.
...THEN YOU'LL HAVE
NOTHING TO FEAR.
NO. I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO FEAR.
I HAVE DEFINITE PROOF
THAT --
SHOW IT TO ME.
WELL,
I...DON'T HAVE IT HERE.
WHERE IS IT?
IT'S IN THE HANDS OF ANOTHER
AGENT -- WILLOUGHBY.
HOW SOON CAN YOU GET HIM HERE
WITH THIS ALLEGED PROOF?
WITHIN 24 HOURS.
DO IT.
THIS PROOF
HAD BETTER BE VALID.
IT HAD BETTER BE ABLE
TO WITHSTAND
THE CLOSEST SCRUTINY.
IT WILL.
JUST SO
YOU UNDERSTAND ME.
I DESPISE WITCH HUNTS.
AND I DESPISE THOSE PEOPLE
WHO INSTIGATE THEM.
THIS IS NOT A WITCH HUNT.
I HAVE DEFINITE PROOF
THAT HE IS A TRAITOR.
NOW, JUST BECAUSE HE'S
A FRIEND OF YOURS IS...
GO ON.
HE IS YOUR FRIEND,
CORRECT?
MEANING?
JUST THAT I --
MY COVER IS IN JEOPARDY
IF TOWNSEND'S DEFECTED.
NO, THAT ISN'T
WHAT YOU MEAN AT ALL.
BUT I AM CERTAIN
ABOUT ONE THING --
NO PERSONAL MOTIVES
WILL INTERFERE
WITH EITHER OF OUR LOYALTIES.
CORRECT?
[ BUZZING ]
VINCENT.
Vincent: SOME MONEY...
SOME INSURANCE POLICIES...
INCOME TAX RETURNS...
BONDS...
NOTHING.
FALSE COMPARTMENT.
RIGHT OUT
OF THE TEXTBOOK.
PLACED THERE SO THAT,
IF TAMPERED WITH,
TOWNSEND WOULD KNOW.
THEY'RE MEMENTOS --
BOYHOOD MEMORIES...
HIS MOTHER,
HIS FATHER.
THE UNIVERSITY
HE WENT TO.
THE PLACE
WHERE HE WAS BORN.
HERE'S A PHOTOGRAPH
OF TOWNSEND AND...
ME.
ALL THESE COULD BE
VERY INCRIMINATING
IF THE AMERICANS
EVER FOUND THEM.
UNLESS HE HAD NOTHING TO FEAR
FROM THE AMERICANS.
TELL CINNAMON TO CALL.
A GIRLFRIEND, PROBABLY.
WHY DID HE LOCK HER AWAY
WITH ALL HIS OTHER SECRETS?
[ RINGING ]
WALTER?
Yes.
WALTER, THIS IS...
[ Dial tone ]
"S.M."
HER BAGS ARE ALL PACKED.
[ RATTLING ]
[ DIALING ]
[ RINGS ]
WILLIAMS, MONROE,
AND WILLIAMS BROKERAGE --
Mr. Haskell speaking.
THIS IS AGENT RICHARDS,
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
WE'RE CHECKING ON THE RETURNS
OF A MISS SANDRA MARSHALL.
I believe she has a stock
account with your company.
I'M SORRY, SIR.
IT'S A COMPANY POLICY
NEVER TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION
ABOUT OUR CLIENTS
ON THE PHONE.
However,
if you'd like to come in
and present
your credentials...
YES, I WILL DO THAT.
FINE, MR. RICHARDS.
WE CLOSE AT 4:00.
[ RINGS ]
SIMPSON'S GLASSWARE.
THIS IS MR. DAVIS.
I'D LIKE TO PLACE AN ORDER
FOR ONE MINIATURE GLASS SWAN.
I'D LIKE IT GIFT-WRAPPED
AND SENT TO A MR. RICHARDS
IN CARE OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE, WASHINGTON.
Will that be ready
by 3:00 today?
YES, SIR.
IT'S A REQUEST FOR PAPERS.
ACCORDING TO THE CODE,
HE WANTS AN INTERNAL REVENUE
IDENTIFICATION CARD
IN THE NAME OF RICHARDS
BY 3:00.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
HE'S GOING THROUGH
THE MAZE PERFECTLY.
ALL RIGHT.
GET SIMPSON ON THE PHONE.
TELL HIM YOU'RE
LAYING A TRAP FOR TOWNSEND
AND THAT HE'S GOING TO BE
PART OF IT.
TELL HIM TO BE AT TOWNSEND'S
APARTMENT AT 3:00 SHARP.
[ CHIMING ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THIS MEETING IS A BREACH
OF ALL OF OUR SECURITY
PRECAUTIONS.
SIT DOWN, TOWNSEND,
AND LISTEN.
BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
WHICH IS GOING TO MAKE YOU
VERY HAPPY.
W-WHAT IS IT?
I'VE BEEN RELIEVED.
I'M GOING HOME.
I KNOW YOU'LL BE SORRY
TO SEE ME GO.
AFTER ALL, WE HAD SUCH A
HARMONIOUS WORKING ARRANGEMENT.
WHEN IS THE BON VOYAGE?
TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHY I HAD TO SEE YOU.
WELL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT
IF YOU'D HAVE GONE
WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE.
BE HAPPY ABOUT IT.
BUT ONE DAY,
IT'LL BE YOUR TURN.
YOU'LL BE GETTING
A NEW CONTACT AND NEW CODES.
THEY'LL BE PUT IN A LOCKER
AT THE AIRPORT.
PICK THEM UP AT 4:30
THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS IS THE KEY
TO THE LOCKER.
GOODBYE, SIMPSON.
GOODBYE, TOWNSEND.
[ KNOCKING ]
ARE THE PAPERS READY?
INSIDE.
THIS IS YOUR INTERNAL REVENUE
IDENTIFICATION CARD,
AND THIS IS A LETTER
OF INTRODUCTION
WHICH WILL GIVE YOU
ACCESS TO THE FILES.
OH, UH, EXCUSE ME,
BUT I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN
SOMETHING, IF I --
PLEASE SIT DOWN
FOR A MOMENT.
WHAT IS IT?
UH...
[ CLICKING ]
OH.
THE CONVERSATION
WE HAD EARLIER...
YEAH?
I, UH...
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
FOR MY BEHAVIOR.
IS THAT ALL?
WHY, YES. THAT'S --
THAT'S ALL.
HERE WE ARE, MR. RICHARDS.
MISS MARSHALL ACQUIRED
$200,000 WORTH OF SECURITIES
IN THE LAST YEAR.
SHE SOLD THE WHOLE
PORTFOLIO TWO DAYS AGO.
IS THE CASH
STILL IN HER ACCOUNT?
NO, ACCORDING
TO OUR RECORDS,
SHE PICKED UP A CASHIER'S
CHECK SOMETIME TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR. HASKELL.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ WATER RUNNING ]
HE'S TAKING A SHOWER.
GO.
I HAVE FOUND OUT
WHAT THE KEYS FIT.
COME TO THE AIRPORT --
THE LOCKER AREA.
[ WATER RUNNING ]
Woman on intercom: FINAL CALL
EUROPA AIRLINES FLIGHT 268.
ALL PASSENGERS PLEASE REPORT
TO THE BOARDING AREA --
I FOLLOWED HER HERE.
SHE DEPOSITED
SEVERAL ARTICLES
IN TWO OF THE LOCKERS.
MISS JUDY ANN JONES,
PLEASE PICK UP
THE WHITE COURTESY PHONE.
MISS JUDY ANN JONES.
I THOUGHT I KNEW HIM
AS WELL AS A BROTHER.
SAME AS HERS.
FLIGHT 709
FOR RIO de JANEIRO,
5:00 THIS AFTERNOON.
EUROPA AIRLINES FLIGHT 709
TO RIO de JANEIRO
NOW BOARDING AT GATE 7.
EUROPA AIRLINES FLIGHT 709
TO RIO de JANEIRO
NOW BOARDING AT GATE 7.
LUGGAGE FROM FLIGHT 276
NOW BEING UNLOADED AT DOCK 25.
LUGGAGE FROM FLIGHT 276
NOW BEING UNLOADED AT DOCK 25.
STEFAN...
W-WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU JUST STAY RIGHT WHERE
YOU ARE, MISS MARSHALL.
HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
YOUR FLIGHT
HAS BEEN CANCELED.
NEITHER ONE OF YOU
ARE GOING TO RIO TONIGHT.
Rio? What are you
talking about?
AND I DON'T KNOW
THIS WOMAN.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS MAN
BEFORE IN MY LIFE.
STEFAN...
I KNEW NOTHING OF THIS.
I SWEAR.
YOU WOULDN'T RISK A SHOT
IN HERE.
LET ME THROUGH!
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO STOP ME!
LET ME THROUGH.
LET ME THROUGH!
CAN I HELP YOU, MA'AM?
NO, THANK YOU.
I-I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.
Where are they going?
Back to the apartment
to destroy the evidence.
MA'AM.
I SWEAR TO YOU, STEFAN.
I SWEAR I'M INNOCENT.
IT WAS SIMPSON WHO SENT ME
TO THE AIRPORT.
TO THAT LOCKER --
WITH THAT KEY
TO HELP YOU GET OUT
OF THE COUNTRY?
YES, YES.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS IMPLAUSIBLE,
BUT IT'S THE TRUTH.
ISN'T THERE ANYTHING
I CAN SAY?
ISN'T THERE SOMETHING
I CAN DO TO PROVE
THAT WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING
IS THE TRUTH?
NO.
STEFAN, DON'T CLOSE
YOUR MIND TO ME NOW.
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
ALL OUR LIVES.
HE'S LETTING HIS EMOTION
AFFECT HIS REASON.
HE'S NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
MAYBE I WAS TOO CLEVER.
MAYBE THE MATCHBOOK
AND THE PAINTING
AND THE TIME DISCREPANCY
WERE TOO SUBTLE
FOR HIM TO PICK UP.
STEFAN GETS A MURDER CHARGE
IF HE KILLS TOWNSEND.
YES, BUT THEN TOWNSEND
REMAINS DISCREDITED
AND SO DOES HIS INFORMATION.
STEFAN...
CAN'T YOU SEE
WE'VE BEEN SET UP?
SIMPSON CAME HERE.
HE CAME HERE AT 3:00.
THAT'S THE LAST TIME
YOU'LL EVER LIE TO ME.
HE WAS WITH ME AT 3:00.
I DID MEET HIM AT 3:00.
HE TOLD ME TO GO
TO THE AIRPORT AT 4:30!
BUT YOU DIDN'T GET THERE
UNTIL 5:00.
NO, YOU'RE WRONG!
I GOT THERE AT 4:30!
LET ME SEE YOUR WATCH.
WHAT IS IT?
THE MATCHES.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THESE MATCHES
BELONG TO SIMPSON.
HE'S LEFT-HANDED...
WHICH MEANS HE TAKES
THE MATCHES
FROM THE LEFT SIDE.
I STILL DON'T SEE.
MISS MARSHALL
WAS RIGHT-HANDED.
BUT THE MATCHES IN HER BAG
BELONG TO
A LEFT-HANDED PERSON.
IT COULD BE A LINK.
IT COULD BE SIMPSON.
I KNOW IT IS. HE BLAMED ME
FOR HIS DEMOTION.
HOW DID HE START
THIS INVESTIGATION, ANYWAY?
HE CROSS-CHECKED
ONE OF YOUR DOCUMENTS
AND FOUND IT FALSE.
WHICH ONE?
THE ONE CONCERNING THE SECRET
NUCLEAR ARMS TREATY.
IT WAS IN CODE --
BLUE 99664 BISHOP 5.
I SENT PAWN, NOT BISHOP.
THAT CHANGES THE INFORMATION
COMPLETELY.
I SAW A COPY
OF THE DOCUMENT.
IT WAS IN MY INSTRUCTION
INFORMATION.
SIMPSON HAD NO CONTROL
OVER IT.
HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN TO IT
SOMEHOW.
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN SET UP --
VERY CLEVERLY.
[ CLICKING ]
THAT'S THE WOMAN.
SHE LEFT THE STORE,
THEN CAME BACK LATER
AND BOUGHT A PAINTING.
WHO IS THAT MAN?
A GAS INSPECTOR.
[ RECORDER CLICKS ]
THAT'S WHEN SHE CAME BACK
THE SECOND TIME.
WHAT WERE THOSE MEN
DOING HERE?
THEY'RE FROM THE GAS COMPANY.
WE HAD A LEAK.
YOU WERE FRAMED.
SOMEBODY DID ALTER
YOUR INFORMATION.
IT'S SIMPSON.
I KNOW IT IS.
NO, NOT SIMPSON.
HE'S NOT A BRILLIANT MAN.
IT TOOK A BRILLIANT MIND
TO PLAN
THIS ENTIRE OPERATION.
SOMEONE ELSE IS BEHIND IT.
WHO?
THE AMERICANS.
GOOD.
BUT HOW?
LET'S EXAMINE SIMPSON.
HE'S AN ANGRY, BITTER MAN.
HE'S BEEN DEMOTED --
CAST ASIDE
BECAUSE OF YOUR RISE.
YES.
SO HE DECIDES
TO GET EVEN...
WITH US, WITH YOU.
HE DEFECTS, TELLS
THE AMERICANS EVERYTHING.
THEY NOW HAVE TO FIGURE
A WAY TO DISCREDIT
ALL THE TOP-SECRET
DOCUMENTS YOU SENT US.
THEY USE SIMPSON
TO START AN INVESTIGATION
OF YOUR LOYALTY.
THEN I COME.
THEY FRAME YOU,
AND MAKE ME BELIEVE
THAT YOU'VE DEFECTED.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
I KNOW
TO FIND OUT WHETHER MY THEORY
IS CORRECT OR NOT.
MAY I?
OF COURSE.
[ DIALING ]
[ RINGS ]
SIMPSON'S GLASSWARE.
THIS IS MR. DAVIS.
IS THAT RUSH ORDER
I REQUESTED AVAILABLE?
YES, IT'S ALL READY.
I'LL BE THERE
IN 10 MINUTES.
I WANT TO SEE HIS PROOF.
GLASS SHOP, WILLY.
THE PROOF.
YES, YES.
[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
WILLOUGHBY?
CONVINCED?
BEYOND
A SHADOW OF A DOUBT.
TOWNSEND
WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
UNDOUBTEDLY,
HE'S TOLD THE AMERICANS
OF OUR ENTIRE OPERATION.
BOTH OF YOU WILL
HAVE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
YOU'LL GET
INSTRUCTIONS LATER.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I ALLOWED THEM TO THINK
THEY'D FOOLED ME.
HIS PROOF AUTHENTICATED
THE DOCUMENT
CONCERNING THE NUCLEAR ARMS
TREATY AS BEING FALSE.
THEREFORE, IT MUST BE TRUE.
OUR IMMEDIATE CONCERN NOW
IS TO GET WORD BACK
THAT THE DOCUMENT IS VALID.
AND TO GET YOU
OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT SIMPSON
AND WILLOUGHBY?
NOTHING.
WHEN THE AMERICANS FIND OUT
THEY HAVEN'T TRICKED US,
THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.
I WISH I COULD MEET THE MAN
THAT MASTERMINDED
THEIR OPERATION.
HE WAS BRILLIANT.
I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM.
HE PLAYED THE GAME WELL,
BUT HE LOST.
IT'LL DESTROY HIM.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]