Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 14 - The Test Case - full transcript
Rollin takes the place of a human test subject for a type of meningitis being developed into a weapon. Cinnamon approaches Dr. Beck, the mercenary scientist in charge of the project, with a better offer if he'll work for her. Meanwhile, Phelps and Barney work to convince Beck's government monitor (Captain Onli) that the scientist has already accepted the counteroffer and has decided to kill him and a military representative with his bio-weapon.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
DO YOU HAVE
"EVAN IN G"?
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THIS MAN, DR. OSWALD BECK,
HAS SUCCEEDED IN DEVELOPING
A MUTATION OF THE BACTERIA
WHICH CAUSES
CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS
A SPRAY OF THIS MUTANT STRAIN
PRODUCES DEATH WITHIN MINUTES,
YET BECOMES HARMLESS
IN A FEW HOURS,
MAKING IT PRACTICAL
FOR OUR ENEMIES TO USE
AS A BATTLEFIELD WEAPON.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO DESTROY
THE BACTERIA CULTURE
AND STOP BECK.
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 RECORDING WILL
SELF-DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
THAT'S ABOUT CAPACITY.
HOW DO YOU GET IT
TO DEFLATE?
IT'S A VALVE SETUP,
OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL.
[ HISSING ]
BARNEY,
HOW ABOUT THE DRILL?
I MODIFIED
A HIGH-VELOCITY AIR JET.
IT'LL BE QUICK AND QUIET.
YOUR APPOINTMENT'S
ALL SET, CINNAMON.
THE WORK IS
VIRUS IMMUNOLOGY.
YES, BREDINSK
MEDICAL INSTITUTE
IS RESEARCHING
VIRUS IMMUNOLOGY
IN CONNECTION
WITH ORGAN TRANSPLANTS.
NOW, TO ALL APPEARANCES,
IT'S A MINIMAL-SECURITY
CENTER,
AND ALL THE BUILDINGS
ARE LEGITIMATE EXCEPT ONE --
BUILDING 14.
JIM, ARE YOU SURE
THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO DECEIVE OLNI?
AFTER ALL, HE HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH BECK
FOR OVER A YEAR.
OLNI'S A GOOD
SECURITY OFFICER.
HE KNOWS THAT BECK
HAS BEEN A MERCENARY.
AS FAR AS HE'S CONCERNED,
ONCE A MERCENARY,
ALWAYS A MERCENARY.
WHAT HAPPENS IF BECK
ACTUALLY ACCEPTS A BRIBE?
HE WON'T --
AT LEAST NOT RIGHT AWAY.
BUT HE WILL
THINK ABOUT IT.
HE'S TOO GOOD
A BUSINESSMAN NOT TO.
NOW, BARNEY?
YOU SURE THE GAS IN THIS
CYLINDER IS NOT DANGEROUS?
QUITE SURE, JIM.
IT'LL KNOCK HIM
UNCONSCIOUS,
AND IT'LL MIMIC
ALL THE SYMPTOMS
OF BECK'S BACTERIA.
WHAT ABOUT THE PILL?
I'LL ATTACH IT
TO THE SEAT OF THE CHAIR.
IT'LL WORK
EXACTLY AS THE GAS
WITH ONE ADDITION --
IT'LL SIMULATE DEATH
FOR SIX OR SEVEN MINUTES.
WHO'S GOING TO BE
THEIR GUINEA PIG?
OLNI HAS PICKED
A POLITICAL PRISONER,
AN INNOCENT MAN.
JIM, ONCE WE HAVE
THE SPECIMEN,
COULDN'T WE JUST TAKE IT
AND HAVE OUR LABS
DEVELOP AN ANTIDOTE?
WE DOUBT THAT AN ANTIDOTE'S
POSSIBLE, CINNAMON.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO
DESTROY NOT ONLY BECK,
BUT THE MOTHER STRAIN AND
THE ENTIRE SUPPLY OF BACTERIA.
WHAT HAPPENS IF ROLLIN
ACTUALLY GETS THE DISEASE?
HE'LL DIE...
IN ABOUT 10
AGONIZING MINUTES.
[ With accent ]
I'M MISS ENGSTROM.
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
TO SEE DR. BECK.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
LIEUTENANT MARLOV?
SECURITY.
ARE THE PREPARATIONS
COMPLETED?
OH, YES. WE'RE QUITE READY
FOR THE GENERAL.
YES?
THE ENGSTROM WOMAN
HAS ARRIVED.
SHE'S AT THE MAIN GATE.
OH, THE JOURNALIST.
I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT HER.
SHE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK
SOME OTHER TIME
FOR THE INTERVIEW --
TODAY IS TOO INCONVENIENT.
CAPTAIN, THE PRISONER
WON'T BE HERE FOR SOME TIME.
BESIDES,
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP UP
GOOD RELATIONS
WITH THE PRESS.
VERY PERCEPTIVE, DOCTOR.
THE MORE
THEY PUBLICIZE OUR COVER,
THE LESS SUSPICION
THERE WILL BE.
PUT THINGS IN ORDER
FOR, UH, MISS ENGSTROM.
HAVE YOUR DRIVER
FOLLOW THE SIGNS
TO BUILDING 14,
MISS ENGSTROM.
HOW MUCH DO YOU INTEND
TO SHOW GENERAL KIRSCH
OF YOUR RESEARCH?
EVERYTHING, INCLUDING
MY ANTHROPOID EXPERIMENTS.
I DO THINK YOU'RE TAKING
A DANGEROUS CHANCE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'VE CONDUCTED
YOUR EXPERIMENTS SO FAR
IN COMPLETE SECRECY,
EVEN FROM ME.
I'VE SEEN ONLY
THE EFFECTS OF YOUR WORK,
NEVER THE CAUSES.
I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID.
AND YOU WON'T BE UNTIL YOUR
BACTERIA IS A PROVEN SUCCESS.
I CAN ASSURE YOU --
I TRUST THAT I WILL BE
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.
IT WOULD PAIN ME
TO THINK THAT ALL THIS TIME
HAD BEEN WASTED.
I HAVE THE FEELING
THAT YOU WANT THE EXPERIMENT
TO FAIL, CAPTAIN OLNI.
I NEVER ALLOW
MY...PERSONAL MOTIVES
TO INTERFERE WITH MY DUTY.
REMEMBER THAT, DR. BECK.
IN A LARGER SENSE,
IMMUNOLOGY REFERS TO WORK
ON THAT REJECTION APPARATUS
SO TROUBLESOME IN THE
TRANSPLANTATION OF ORGANS.
WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE MAKING
A REAL BREAKTHROUGH HERE
BY THE USE OF VIRUSES
TO SUPPRESS
THIS REJECTION MECHANISM.
Cinnamon: IF YOU
ACCOMPLISH THAT DOCTOR,
YOU ARE LIKELY TO WIN
A NOBEL PRIZE.
I WOULD LIKE THAT...
NOT SO MUCH FOR MYSELF
BUT FOR THIS COUNTRY,
WHICH HAS BEEN
VERY KIND TO ME.
YOUR RESEARCH GRANTS --
ARE THEY TO
YOUR SATISFACTION, DOCTOR?
YES, UH, OF COURSE,
ONE NEVER KNOWS
[ Laughing ] WHEN ONE'S FUNDS
MIGHT SUDDENLY BE CUT OFF.
DOCTOR,
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND
AS TO...VERIFY
THIS BIOGRAPHICAL DATA?
CERTAINLY.
VERY FLATTERING.
MORE THAN I EXPECTED.
YOU HAVE RESEARCHED ME
RATHER WELL.
DID I STATE
SOMETHING WRONG?
NO, NO, NO. I CERTAINLY
CAN'T ARGUE WITH THESE FACTS.
BUT, IN ALL MODESTY,
I MUST SAY
THAT I CAN'T ALLOW THIS
TO BE PUBLISHED.
WELL, OF COURSE, YOU, UH,
CAN FEEL FREE TO EDIT MY COPY
TO MAKE ADDITIONS,
CORRECTIONS.
I FEEL TEMPTED TO DISCUSS THIS
WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW
THEIR REACTIONS.
ANYTHING YOU WISH.
YOU SHOW EXTREME
SELF-CONFIDENCE, MISS ENGSTROM.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
OH, FORGIVE ME, DR. BECK.
I DID NOT KNOW
YOU WERE STILL OCCUPIED.
RUDOLF OLNI,
A COLLEAGUE OF DR. BECK'S.
HOW DO YOU DO?
MARIA ENGSTROM,
THE JOURNALIST?
YES.
YES, AND MISS ENGSTROM
HAS PREPARED
A VERY INTERESTING
BIOGRAPHY OF ME.
PERHAPS, UH, MR. OLNI
WOULD LIKE TO READ IT.
[ Laughing ] OH, NO,
I DON'T THINK SO.
MR. OLNI
KNOWS ALL ABOUT ME.
Olni: ONE CAN NEVER KNOW TOO
MUCH ABOUT ONE'S COLLEAGUES.
MOST INTERESTING,
UM, RéSUMé.
YES, MISS ENGSTROM
CERTAINLY KNOWS HER JOB.
BUT I WOULD HAVE DUG
A LITTLE DEEPER.
I INTEND TO.
YOU MAY KEEP THAT,
DR. BECK.
IF I DECIDE TO
EDIT THIS COPY
OR MAKE ANY ADDITIONS, I WILL
CALL YOU, MISS ENGSTROM.
YES, I WILL BE
AT THE VICTORIA HOTEL.
GOODBYE, GENTLEMEN.
GENERAL KIRSCH'S PLANE
HAS LANDED.
HE WILL BE HERE
WITHIN THE HOUR.
UH, GOOD.
BUILDING 14.
THE SIGNS WILL DIRECT YOU.
WHICH WAY TO BUILDING 14?
[ With accent ]
INSIDE. THEY ARE WAITING.
QUIET.
THIS WAY.
MOVE.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
TRUST US.
NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.
GET IN. MOVE!
GO ON!
TRUST ME.
COME ON.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
I'M DR. TILSET.
I'M DR. BECK...
DR. ZEPED...
CAPTAIN OLNI.
DR. TILSET HAS SENT US
THE WRONG MAN.
HE SENT ME 200 DOSSIERS.
I SELECTED ONE MAN.
YOU BROUGHT ME THIS ONE.
WHERE IS PRISONER STOLTZ?
DEAD.
FROM THE PRISON COMMANDANT.
MY IDENTIFICATION...
AND DOSSIER.
OUR SPECIMEN HANGED HIMSELF
IN HIS CELL THIS MORNING.
I ASSURE YOU, THE GUARDS
ARE BEING DISCIPLINED,
BUT MEDICALLY, THIS MAN
MATCHES YOUR REQUIREMENTS
IN EVERY RESPECT.
VERY WELL, DOCTOR.
START THE WORKUP.
WORKUP? WORKUP?
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO TO ME?
YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN.
JUST A FEW SIMPLE TESTS, AND
THEN YOU'LL HAVE YOUR FREEDOM.
CAPTAIN OLNI, I WOULD LIKE
A WORD WITH YOU IN PRIVATE.
I'M A VERY BUSY MAN,
DOCTOR.
IT IS URGENT.
SO, I SAW THEIR CAR WAS
DEFINITELY FOLLOWING MINE.
WHAT TIME OF DAY
WAS THIS?
EVENING, JUST AFTER
I LEFT THE PENITENTIARY.
GO ON.
WELL, THEY FORCED MY CAR
OFF THE ROAD.
HE HELD A GUN AT MY HEAD.
SHE MADE THE OFFER.
$500,000 FOR YOUR NEW
MENINGITIS STRAIN.
I TOLD THEM, OF COURSE,
YOU WERE ONLY DOING
VIRUS RESEARCH HERE.
HER RESPONSE?
SHE LAUGHED AT ME.
AND YOU, DOCTOR --
WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE'RE DOING HERE?
I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT...
OSWALD BECK.
I SEE.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE
THESE PEOPLE?
WELL, UH, MAN,
EARLY THIRTIES, HUSKY,
THUG TYPE.
BUT THE WOMAN --
SHE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
HOW?
WELL, IN POISE,
BEAUTY, GROOMING.
SHE WAS BLOND,
LATE TWENTIES,
WORE VERY FASHIONABLE
CLOTHING.
SPOKE WITH
A SLIGHT GERMAN ACCENT.
I SEE.
WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?
I TOLD HER I WOULD STEAL
THE STRAIN FOR HER.
VERY GOOD, DOCTOR.
AND LIKE A VERY GOOD
AMATEUR COUNTERSPY,
YOU ASKED HER WHERE
YOU COULD CONTACT HER.
YES.
BUT SHE SAID
SHE WOULD CONTACT YOU.
WELL, CAPTAIN,
I DID MY BEST.
YES, I KNOW.
MARLOV --
SEE THAT MISS ENGSTROM'S
INCOMING AND OUTGOING
TELEPHONE CALLS
ARE ALL MONITORED.
YES, SIR.
CAPTAIN,
SINCE MY INSTRUCTIONS
ARE TO SIGN
THE CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
AFTER I WITNESS
THE AUTOPSY,
WILL I BE ALLOWED TO WATCH
THE WHOLE EXPERIMENT?
SINCE YOU ALREADY KNOW
THE CAUSE OF DEATH,
I SEE NO REASON WHY NOT.
[ Rings ]
TECHNICIAN LORKNER, PLEASE.
[ RINGS ]
LORKNER HERE.
HELLO?
HELLO?!
Hello?!
[ Rings ]
TECHNICIAN LORKNER, PLEASE.
I WAS CUT OFF.
[ RINGS ]
[ RINGS ]
HELLO?
Hello?!
GENERAL KIRSCH.
GENERAL KIRSCH IS HERE.
FINISH PREPARING HIM.
Beck: OUR COST PER KILL
WILL BE A FRACTION
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS,
YET WE CAN BE EVERY BIT
AS DEADLY, GENERAL.
WHAT WE'RE
MOST CONCERNED WITH
IS THE LENGTH
OF THE INCUBATION PERIOD.
AS YOU SEE, WE'VE CUT IT
DOWN ALMOST TO NOTHING.
AN ENTIRE POPULATION
COULD BE DECIMATED
BEFORE ANYONE KNEW
WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
THE PRISONER KNOWS NOTHING.
THESE INSTRUMENTS
WILL ALLOW US
TO MONITOR HIS VITAL SIGNALS
WITHOUT ACTUALLY WIRING HIM.
BE SEATED, DR. TILSET.
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO
INFECT THIS SUBJECT?
AIRBORNE BACTERIA,
AS ON A BATTLEFIELD,
THROUGH HERE.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
NOW YOU MAY SIT
OR WALK AROUND, AS YOU WISH.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME
WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO DO TO ME.
TRUST US.
YOU WILL BE FREE
VERY SOON.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ HEARTBEATS SOUND ]
Rollin:
[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]
[ MACHINE BEEPS,
HEARTBEATS SOUND ]
Rollin:
[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]
[ WHIRRING ]
[ MACHINE BEEPS,
HEARTBEATS SOUND ]
[ BUZZING ]
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
EVERYTHING IS GOOD HERE.
IT SOUNDS AS IF
IT COULD BE A LOOSE WIRE
IN MICROPHONE NUMBER THREE.
FIX IT!
SO SORRY, GENERAL.
IS IT OVER?
SOON.
[ BUZZING CONTINUES ]
[ BUZZING STOPS ]
GUARDS!
GUARDS!
GUARDS!!
Rollin: LET ME OUT!
LET ME OUT!
LET ME OUT!
I OFFERED YOU FREEDOM.
IS THAT THE WAY
YOU THANK ME?
[ Panting ]
EVERYONE WAS WATCHING.
I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED.
HAVE CONFIDENCE.
HAVE CONFIDENCE.
WE ONLY WANT TO HELP YOU.
I CAN'T TELL
HOW BADLY HE'S HURT.
TAKE HIM
TO THE PREPARATION ROOM.
WE'LL HAVE
A LOOK AT HIM LATER.
I WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM,
DR. BECK.
AS YOU WISH.
SWITCH ON
THE INFRARED LIGHT.
YES, SIR.
[ HISSING ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
IT WILL ONLY BE
A MATTER OF MINUTES.
BARNEY?
YES, JIM?
EVERYTHING
GO ALL RIGHT?
FINE.
Why? Problem?
I DON'T KNOW YET.
I MADE THE CYLINDER SWITCH.
THAT'S OUR KNOCKOUT GAS
IN THERE,
NOT BECK'S BACTERIA SPRAY.
GOOD.
IS THE BALLOON IN PLACE?
YES. IT'S SET TO CAPTURE
ALL OF OUR KNOCKOUT GAS
AND RELEASE IT
INTO THE OBSERVATION ROOM
WHENEVER YOU TRIGGER IT.
ALL RIGHT. PROCEED
ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE.
WHERE...
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M DR. TILSET.
I'VE GOT TO TELL THEM!
NO, NO, YOU KEEP DOWN.
NO, NO!
I MUST TELL THEM!
TELL THEM WHAT?
THERE WAS A BAG,
A PLASTIC BAG!
[ GASPS ] WHAT...
[ MACHINE BEEPS ]
IT'S TAKING EFFECT.
[ GASPING ]
[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]
SHOULDN'T WE BE GETTING
A MORE RAPID PULSE RATE,
DR. BECK?
[ GASPING SHARPLY ]
PULSE STILL HOLDING.
[ RAPID BEEPING ]
[ HEARTBEATS, BEEPS QUICKEN ]
[ STEADY BEEP ]
TERMINAL CONVULSION.
SWITCH OFF INFRARED.
Beck: EXHAUST CHAMBER.
[ Rings ]
DR. BECK, PLEASE.
THIS IS MISS ENGSTROM.
[ RINGS ]
LIEUTENANT MARLOV.
WHY, YES, MISS ENGSTROM.
WELL, I'M AFRAID DR. BECK
IS BUSY AT THE MOMENT.
MAY I TAKE A MESSAGE?
YES, PLEASE.
WOULD YOU TELL HIM THAT
I CANNOT POSTPONE MY DEPARTURE,
AND I MUST HAVE OUR SECOND
INTERVIEW THIS AFTERNOON?
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME,
MISS ENGSTROM.
Beck: TAKE HIM
TO THE POSTMORTEM ROOM.
I WILL PERFORM THE AUTOPSY
IMMEDIATELY.
THE SUBJECT IS DEAD.
EXCELLENT.
YOU'RE TO BE
CONGRATULATED, DOCTOR.
I'M ALSO TO BE PAID.
WE HAD AN AGREEMENT --
200,000 SWISS FRANCS
AFTER THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL
HUMAN EXPERIMENT.
THAT IS CORRECT, BUT IS
THE EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS?
THE SUBJECT DID NOT RESPOND
TO THE GAS AS EXPECTED.
HE DIED.
AND AN AUTOPSY WILL REVEAL
EXACTLY HOW.
UNTIL WE KNOW,
THE MONEY REMAINS HERE.
YOU'RE BEHAVING VERY FOOLISHLY,
CAPTAIN OLNI.
THERE ARE STILL
FURTHER EXPERIMENTS TO COME,
FURTHER BREAKTHROUGHS.
WITHOUT ME,
YOU WILL NOT MAKE THEM.
IF THE AUTOPSY REVEALS THAT
HE DIED OF THE BACTERIA,
THEN YOU WILL BE PAID.
DOCTOR!
MISS ENGSTROM CALLED
TO CONFIRM YOUR
AFTERNOON APPOINTMENT.
I MADE NO SUCH APPOINTMENT.
We have reason to suspect
that she is an enemy agent.
Why don't you
come to the point?
Very well.
She offered Dr. Tilset
$500,000 for the bacteria.
Did you receive
such an offer, Doctor?
Yes.
And you did not
report it?
No.
Why not?
You play the guessing game
so well,
you answer the question.
We both know that
you are a businessman.
Under certain circumstances,
such as a failure here today,
her offer could be
most tempting, correct?
You realize that
I could have you executed.
I don't think that
General Kirsch would approve.
UH, DR. TILSET,
AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE
WITNESSING THE AUTOPSY?
YES, CAPTAIN.
[ HISSING ]
Olni: WE HAVE PREPARED
THE SLIDES TO BRIEF YOU
ON THE EARLIER
EXPERIMENTS, GENERAL.
[ HISSING ]
[ SLIDE PROJECTOR CLICKING ]
[ COUGHING AND GASPING ]
[ COUGHING ]
IF CARDIAC ARREST IS THE
RESULT OF BRAIN DAMAGE --
THIS MAN IS NOT DEAD,
DOCTOR.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
GAS!
STAY WITH HIM.
BECK, BECK,
YOU'RE A TRA...TRAITOR!
SH...SOL...ENGSTROM!
ENGS...SOL...
DEH...
HE'S SHOWING SIGNS
OF MENINGITIS!
COULD THERE HAVE BEEN
A LEAK IN THE CYLINDER?
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN!
THE AMOGLOBULIN MIGHT HELP.
DO YOU HAVE SOME?
THERE IS NO ANTIDOTE!
WHAT?!
THERE IS NO ANTIDOTE!
I THINK, PERHAPS,
YOU A A TRAITOR.
I THINK YOU ARRANGED THIS.
YOU WA THEM TO DIE.
ARRANGED IT BECAUSE
YOU ARE A FRAUD.
NO, NO. THIS IS
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT!
THE BACTERIA DIDN'T WORK.
THE PRISONER IS STILL ALIVE.
YOU KNEW THAT.
SO YOU SOLD OUT TO ENGSTROM,
AND YOU ARE KILLING THESE MEN
TO CLEAR THE WAY.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING!
YES, I BELIEVE IT.
AND SO WILL EVERYONE ELSE!
HALT!
$500,000 IS BETTER
THAN A FIRING SQUAD.
VICTORIA HOTEL.
[ BUZZING ]
[ Rings ]
[ RINGING ]
HELLO?
DR. BECK HERE.
I'VE CALLED TO CONFIRM
OUR AFTERNOON APPOINTMENT.
FINE.
And I see no reason to make
any additions to your copy.
VERY GOOD, MISS ENGSTROM.
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
HE'S GOT THE CULTURE!
WE MUST GET THE GENERAL AND
THE CAPTAIN TO THE HOSPITAL.
I'LL ALERT YOUR DRIVER,
DOCTOR.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
DO YOU HAVE
"EVAN IN G"?
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THIS MAN, DR. OSWALD BECK,
HAS SUCCEEDED IN DEVELOPING
A MUTATION OF THE BACTERIA
WHICH CAUSES
CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS
A SPRAY OF THIS MUTANT STRAIN
PRODUCES DEATH WITHIN MINUTES,
YET BECOMES HARMLESS
IN A FEW HOURS,
MAKING IT PRACTICAL
FOR OUR ENEMIES TO USE
AS A BATTLEFIELD WEAPON.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO DESTROY
THE BACTERIA CULTURE
AND STOP BECK.
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 RECORDING WILL
SELF-DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
THAT'S ABOUT CAPACITY.
HOW DO YOU GET IT
TO DEFLATE?
IT'S A VALVE SETUP,
OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL.
[ HISSING ]
BARNEY,
HOW ABOUT THE DRILL?
I MODIFIED
A HIGH-VELOCITY AIR JET.
IT'LL BE QUICK AND QUIET.
YOUR APPOINTMENT'S
ALL SET, CINNAMON.
THE WORK IS
VIRUS IMMUNOLOGY.
YES, BREDINSK
MEDICAL INSTITUTE
IS RESEARCHING
VIRUS IMMUNOLOGY
IN CONNECTION
WITH ORGAN TRANSPLANTS.
NOW, TO ALL APPEARANCES,
IT'S A MINIMAL-SECURITY
CENTER,
AND ALL THE BUILDINGS
ARE LEGITIMATE EXCEPT ONE --
BUILDING 14.
JIM, ARE YOU SURE
THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO DECEIVE OLNI?
AFTER ALL, HE HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH BECK
FOR OVER A YEAR.
OLNI'S A GOOD
SECURITY OFFICER.
HE KNOWS THAT BECK
HAS BEEN A MERCENARY.
AS FAR AS HE'S CONCERNED,
ONCE A MERCENARY,
ALWAYS A MERCENARY.
WHAT HAPPENS IF BECK
ACTUALLY ACCEPTS A BRIBE?
HE WON'T --
AT LEAST NOT RIGHT AWAY.
BUT HE WILL
THINK ABOUT IT.
HE'S TOO GOOD
A BUSINESSMAN NOT TO.
NOW, BARNEY?
YOU SURE THE GAS IN THIS
CYLINDER IS NOT DANGEROUS?
QUITE SURE, JIM.
IT'LL KNOCK HIM
UNCONSCIOUS,
AND IT'LL MIMIC
ALL THE SYMPTOMS
OF BECK'S BACTERIA.
WHAT ABOUT THE PILL?
I'LL ATTACH IT
TO THE SEAT OF THE CHAIR.
IT'LL WORK
EXACTLY AS THE GAS
WITH ONE ADDITION --
IT'LL SIMULATE DEATH
FOR SIX OR SEVEN MINUTES.
WHO'S GOING TO BE
THEIR GUINEA PIG?
OLNI HAS PICKED
A POLITICAL PRISONER,
AN INNOCENT MAN.
JIM, ONCE WE HAVE
THE SPECIMEN,
COULDN'T WE JUST TAKE IT
AND HAVE OUR LABS
DEVELOP AN ANTIDOTE?
WE DOUBT THAT AN ANTIDOTE'S
POSSIBLE, CINNAMON.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO
DESTROY NOT ONLY BECK,
BUT THE MOTHER STRAIN AND
THE ENTIRE SUPPLY OF BACTERIA.
WHAT HAPPENS IF ROLLIN
ACTUALLY GETS THE DISEASE?
HE'LL DIE...
IN ABOUT 10
AGONIZING MINUTES.
[ With accent ]
I'M MISS ENGSTROM.
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
TO SEE DR. BECK.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
LIEUTENANT MARLOV?
SECURITY.
ARE THE PREPARATIONS
COMPLETED?
OH, YES. WE'RE QUITE READY
FOR THE GENERAL.
YES?
THE ENGSTROM WOMAN
HAS ARRIVED.
SHE'S AT THE MAIN GATE.
OH, THE JOURNALIST.
I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT HER.
SHE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK
SOME OTHER TIME
FOR THE INTERVIEW --
TODAY IS TOO INCONVENIENT.
CAPTAIN, THE PRISONER
WON'T BE HERE FOR SOME TIME.
BESIDES,
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP UP
GOOD RELATIONS
WITH THE PRESS.
VERY PERCEPTIVE, DOCTOR.
THE MORE
THEY PUBLICIZE OUR COVER,
THE LESS SUSPICION
THERE WILL BE.
PUT THINGS IN ORDER
FOR, UH, MISS ENGSTROM.
HAVE YOUR DRIVER
FOLLOW THE SIGNS
TO BUILDING 14,
MISS ENGSTROM.
HOW MUCH DO YOU INTEND
TO SHOW GENERAL KIRSCH
OF YOUR RESEARCH?
EVERYTHING, INCLUDING
MY ANTHROPOID EXPERIMENTS.
I DO THINK YOU'RE TAKING
A DANGEROUS CHANCE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'VE CONDUCTED
YOUR EXPERIMENTS SO FAR
IN COMPLETE SECRECY,
EVEN FROM ME.
I'VE SEEN ONLY
THE EFFECTS OF YOUR WORK,
NEVER THE CAUSES.
I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID.
AND YOU WON'T BE UNTIL YOUR
BACTERIA IS A PROVEN SUCCESS.
I CAN ASSURE YOU --
I TRUST THAT I WILL BE
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.
IT WOULD PAIN ME
TO THINK THAT ALL THIS TIME
HAD BEEN WASTED.
I HAVE THE FEELING
THAT YOU WANT THE EXPERIMENT
TO FAIL, CAPTAIN OLNI.
I NEVER ALLOW
MY...PERSONAL MOTIVES
TO INTERFERE WITH MY DUTY.
REMEMBER THAT, DR. BECK.
IN A LARGER SENSE,
IMMUNOLOGY REFERS TO WORK
ON THAT REJECTION APPARATUS
SO TROUBLESOME IN THE
TRANSPLANTATION OF ORGANS.
WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE MAKING
A REAL BREAKTHROUGH HERE
BY THE USE OF VIRUSES
TO SUPPRESS
THIS REJECTION MECHANISM.
Cinnamon: IF YOU
ACCOMPLISH THAT DOCTOR,
YOU ARE LIKELY TO WIN
A NOBEL PRIZE.
I WOULD LIKE THAT...
NOT SO MUCH FOR MYSELF
BUT FOR THIS COUNTRY,
WHICH HAS BEEN
VERY KIND TO ME.
YOUR RESEARCH GRANTS --
ARE THEY TO
YOUR SATISFACTION, DOCTOR?
YES, UH, OF COURSE,
ONE NEVER KNOWS
[ Laughing ] WHEN ONE'S FUNDS
MIGHT SUDDENLY BE CUT OFF.
DOCTOR,
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND
AS TO...VERIFY
THIS BIOGRAPHICAL DATA?
CERTAINLY.
VERY FLATTERING.
MORE THAN I EXPECTED.
YOU HAVE RESEARCHED ME
RATHER WELL.
DID I STATE
SOMETHING WRONG?
NO, NO, NO. I CERTAINLY
CAN'T ARGUE WITH THESE FACTS.
BUT, IN ALL MODESTY,
I MUST SAY
THAT I CAN'T ALLOW THIS
TO BE PUBLISHED.
WELL, OF COURSE, YOU, UH,
CAN FEEL FREE TO EDIT MY COPY
TO MAKE ADDITIONS,
CORRECTIONS.
I FEEL TEMPTED TO DISCUSS THIS
WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW
THEIR REACTIONS.
ANYTHING YOU WISH.
YOU SHOW EXTREME
SELF-CONFIDENCE, MISS ENGSTROM.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
OH, FORGIVE ME, DR. BECK.
I DID NOT KNOW
YOU WERE STILL OCCUPIED.
RUDOLF OLNI,
A COLLEAGUE OF DR. BECK'S.
HOW DO YOU DO?
MARIA ENGSTROM,
THE JOURNALIST?
YES.
YES, AND MISS ENGSTROM
HAS PREPARED
A VERY INTERESTING
BIOGRAPHY OF ME.
PERHAPS, UH, MR. OLNI
WOULD LIKE TO READ IT.
[ Laughing ] OH, NO,
I DON'T THINK SO.
MR. OLNI
KNOWS ALL ABOUT ME.
Olni: ONE CAN NEVER KNOW TOO
MUCH ABOUT ONE'S COLLEAGUES.
MOST INTERESTING,
UM, RéSUMé.
YES, MISS ENGSTROM
CERTAINLY KNOWS HER JOB.
BUT I WOULD HAVE DUG
A LITTLE DEEPER.
I INTEND TO.
YOU MAY KEEP THAT,
DR. BECK.
IF I DECIDE TO
EDIT THIS COPY
OR MAKE ANY ADDITIONS, I WILL
CALL YOU, MISS ENGSTROM.
YES, I WILL BE
AT THE VICTORIA HOTEL.
GOODBYE, GENTLEMEN.
GENERAL KIRSCH'S PLANE
HAS LANDED.
HE WILL BE HERE
WITHIN THE HOUR.
UH, GOOD.
BUILDING 14.
THE SIGNS WILL DIRECT YOU.
WHICH WAY TO BUILDING 14?
[ With accent ]
INSIDE. THEY ARE WAITING.
QUIET.
THIS WAY.
MOVE.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
TRUST US.
NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.
GET IN. MOVE!
GO ON!
TRUST ME.
COME ON.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
I'M DR. TILSET.
I'M DR. BECK...
DR. ZEPED...
CAPTAIN OLNI.
DR. TILSET HAS SENT US
THE WRONG MAN.
HE SENT ME 200 DOSSIERS.
I SELECTED ONE MAN.
YOU BROUGHT ME THIS ONE.
WHERE IS PRISONER STOLTZ?
DEAD.
FROM THE PRISON COMMANDANT.
MY IDENTIFICATION...
AND DOSSIER.
OUR SPECIMEN HANGED HIMSELF
IN HIS CELL THIS MORNING.
I ASSURE YOU, THE GUARDS
ARE BEING DISCIPLINED,
BUT MEDICALLY, THIS MAN
MATCHES YOUR REQUIREMENTS
IN EVERY RESPECT.
VERY WELL, DOCTOR.
START THE WORKUP.
WORKUP? WORKUP?
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO TO ME?
YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN.
JUST A FEW SIMPLE TESTS, AND
THEN YOU'LL HAVE YOUR FREEDOM.
CAPTAIN OLNI, I WOULD LIKE
A WORD WITH YOU IN PRIVATE.
I'M A VERY BUSY MAN,
DOCTOR.
IT IS URGENT.
SO, I SAW THEIR CAR WAS
DEFINITELY FOLLOWING MINE.
WHAT TIME OF DAY
WAS THIS?
EVENING, JUST AFTER
I LEFT THE PENITENTIARY.
GO ON.
WELL, THEY FORCED MY CAR
OFF THE ROAD.
HE HELD A GUN AT MY HEAD.
SHE MADE THE OFFER.
$500,000 FOR YOUR NEW
MENINGITIS STRAIN.
I TOLD THEM, OF COURSE,
YOU WERE ONLY DOING
VIRUS RESEARCH HERE.
HER RESPONSE?
SHE LAUGHED AT ME.
AND YOU, DOCTOR --
WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE'RE DOING HERE?
I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT...
OSWALD BECK.
I SEE.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE
THESE PEOPLE?
WELL, UH, MAN,
EARLY THIRTIES, HUSKY,
THUG TYPE.
BUT THE WOMAN --
SHE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
HOW?
WELL, IN POISE,
BEAUTY, GROOMING.
SHE WAS BLOND,
LATE TWENTIES,
WORE VERY FASHIONABLE
CLOTHING.
SPOKE WITH
A SLIGHT GERMAN ACCENT.
I SEE.
WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?
I TOLD HER I WOULD STEAL
THE STRAIN FOR HER.
VERY GOOD, DOCTOR.
AND LIKE A VERY GOOD
AMATEUR COUNTERSPY,
YOU ASKED HER WHERE
YOU COULD CONTACT HER.
YES.
BUT SHE SAID
SHE WOULD CONTACT YOU.
WELL, CAPTAIN,
I DID MY BEST.
YES, I KNOW.
MARLOV --
SEE THAT MISS ENGSTROM'S
INCOMING AND OUTGOING
TELEPHONE CALLS
ARE ALL MONITORED.
YES, SIR.
CAPTAIN,
SINCE MY INSTRUCTIONS
ARE TO SIGN
THE CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
AFTER I WITNESS
THE AUTOPSY,
WILL I BE ALLOWED TO WATCH
THE WHOLE EXPERIMENT?
SINCE YOU ALREADY KNOW
THE CAUSE OF DEATH,
I SEE NO REASON WHY NOT.
[ Rings ]
TECHNICIAN LORKNER, PLEASE.
[ RINGS ]
LORKNER HERE.
HELLO?
HELLO?!
Hello?!
[ Rings ]
TECHNICIAN LORKNER, PLEASE.
I WAS CUT OFF.
[ RINGS ]
[ RINGS ]
HELLO?
Hello?!
GENERAL KIRSCH.
GENERAL KIRSCH IS HERE.
FINISH PREPARING HIM.
Beck: OUR COST PER KILL
WILL BE A FRACTION
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS,
YET WE CAN BE EVERY BIT
AS DEADLY, GENERAL.
WHAT WE'RE
MOST CONCERNED WITH
IS THE LENGTH
OF THE INCUBATION PERIOD.
AS YOU SEE, WE'VE CUT IT
DOWN ALMOST TO NOTHING.
AN ENTIRE POPULATION
COULD BE DECIMATED
BEFORE ANYONE KNEW
WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
THE PRISONER KNOWS NOTHING.
THESE INSTRUMENTS
WILL ALLOW US
TO MONITOR HIS VITAL SIGNALS
WITHOUT ACTUALLY WIRING HIM.
BE SEATED, DR. TILSET.
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO
INFECT THIS SUBJECT?
AIRBORNE BACTERIA,
AS ON A BATTLEFIELD,
THROUGH HERE.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
NOW YOU MAY SIT
OR WALK AROUND, AS YOU WISH.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME
WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO DO TO ME.
TRUST US.
YOU WILL BE FREE
VERY SOON.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ HEARTBEATS SOUND ]
Rollin:
[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]
[ MACHINE BEEPS,
HEARTBEATS SOUND ]
Rollin:
[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]
[ WHIRRING ]
[ MACHINE BEEPS,
HEARTBEATS SOUND ]
[ BUZZING ]
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
EVERYTHING IS GOOD HERE.
IT SOUNDS AS IF
IT COULD BE A LOOSE WIRE
IN MICROPHONE NUMBER THREE.
FIX IT!
SO SORRY, GENERAL.
IS IT OVER?
SOON.
[ BUZZING CONTINUES ]
[ BUZZING STOPS ]
GUARDS!
GUARDS!
GUARDS!!
Rollin: LET ME OUT!
LET ME OUT!
LET ME OUT!
I OFFERED YOU FREEDOM.
IS THAT THE WAY
YOU THANK ME?
[ Panting ]
EVERYONE WAS WATCHING.
I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED.
HAVE CONFIDENCE.
HAVE CONFIDENCE.
WE ONLY WANT TO HELP YOU.
I CAN'T TELL
HOW BADLY HE'S HURT.
TAKE HIM
TO THE PREPARATION ROOM.
WE'LL HAVE
A LOOK AT HIM LATER.
I WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM,
DR. BECK.
AS YOU WISH.
SWITCH ON
THE INFRARED LIGHT.
YES, SIR.
[ HISSING ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
IT WILL ONLY BE
A MATTER OF MINUTES.
BARNEY?
YES, JIM?
EVERYTHING
GO ALL RIGHT?
FINE.
Why? Problem?
I DON'T KNOW YET.
I MADE THE CYLINDER SWITCH.
THAT'S OUR KNOCKOUT GAS
IN THERE,
NOT BECK'S BACTERIA SPRAY.
GOOD.
IS THE BALLOON IN PLACE?
YES. IT'S SET TO CAPTURE
ALL OF OUR KNOCKOUT GAS
AND RELEASE IT
INTO THE OBSERVATION ROOM
WHENEVER YOU TRIGGER IT.
ALL RIGHT. PROCEED
ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE.
WHERE...
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M DR. TILSET.
I'VE GOT TO TELL THEM!
NO, NO, YOU KEEP DOWN.
NO, NO!
I MUST TELL THEM!
TELL THEM WHAT?
THERE WAS A BAG,
A PLASTIC BAG!
[ GASPS ] WHAT...
[ MACHINE BEEPS ]
IT'S TAKING EFFECT.
[ GASPING ]
[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]
SHOULDN'T WE BE GETTING
A MORE RAPID PULSE RATE,
DR. BECK?
[ GASPING SHARPLY ]
PULSE STILL HOLDING.
[ RAPID BEEPING ]
[ HEARTBEATS, BEEPS QUICKEN ]
[ STEADY BEEP ]
TERMINAL CONVULSION.
SWITCH OFF INFRARED.
Beck: EXHAUST CHAMBER.
[ Rings ]
DR. BECK, PLEASE.
THIS IS MISS ENGSTROM.
[ RINGS ]
LIEUTENANT MARLOV.
WHY, YES, MISS ENGSTROM.
WELL, I'M AFRAID DR. BECK
IS BUSY AT THE MOMENT.
MAY I TAKE A MESSAGE?
YES, PLEASE.
WOULD YOU TELL HIM THAT
I CANNOT POSTPONE MY DEPARTURE,
AND I MUST HAVE OUR SECOND
INTERVIEW THIS AFTERNOON?
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME,
MISS ENGSTROM.
Beck: TAKE HIM
TO THE POSTMORTEM ROOM.
I WILL PERFORM THE AUTOPSY
IMMEDIATELY.
THE SUBJECT IS DEAD.
EXCELLENT.
YOU'RE TO BE
CONGRATULATED, DOCTOR.
I'M ALSO TO BE PAID.
WE HAD AN AGREEMENT --
200,000 SWISS FRANCS
AFTER THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL
HUMAN EXPERIMENT.
THAT IS CORRECT, BUT IS
THE EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS?
THE SUBJECT DID NOT RESPOND
TO THE GAS AS EXPECTED.
HE DIED.
AND AN AUTOPSY WILL REVEAL
EXACTLY HOW.
UNTIL WE KNOW,
THE MONEY REMAINS HERE.
YOU'RE BEHAVING VERY FOOLISHLY,
CAPTAIN OLNI.
THERE ARE STILL
FURTHER EXPERIMENTS TO COME,
FURTHER BREAKTHROUGHS.
WITHOUT ME,
YOU WILL NOT MAKE THEM.
IF THE AUTOPSY REVEALS THAT
HE DIED OF THE BACTERIA,
THEN YOU WILL BE PAID.
DOCTOR!
MISS ENGSTROM CALLED
TO CONFIRM YOUR
AFTERNOON APPOINTMENT.
I MADE NO SUCH APPOINTMENT.
We have reason to suspect
that she is an enemy agent.
Why don't you
come to the point?
Very well.
She offered Dr. Tilset
$500,000 for the bacteria.
Did you receive
such an offer, Doctor?
Yes.
And you did not
report it?
No.
Why not?
You play the guessing game
so well,
you answer the question.
We both know that
you are a businessman.
Under certain circumstances,
such as a failure here today,
her offer could be
most tempting, correct?
You realize that
I could have you executed.
I don't think that
General Kirsch would approve.
UH, DR. TILSET,
AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE
WITNESSING THE AUTOPSY?
YES, CAPTAIN.
[ HISSING ]
Olni: WE HAVE PREPARED
THE SLIDES TO BRIEF YOU
ON THE EARLIER
EXPERIMENTS, GENERAL.
[ HISSING ]
[ SLIDE PROJECTOR CLICKING ]
[ COUGHING AND GASPING ]
[ COUGHING ]
IF CARDIAC ARREST IS THE
RESULT OF BRAIN DAMAGE --
THIS MAN IS NOT DEAD,
DOCTOR.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
GAS!
STAY WITH HIM.
BECK, BECK,
YOU'RE A TRA...TRAITOR!
SH...SOL...ENGSTROM!
ENGS...SOL...
DEH...
HE'S SHOWING SIGNS
OF MENINGITIS!
COULD THERE HAVE BEEN
A LEAK IN THE CYLINDER?
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN!
THE AMOGLOBULIN MIGHT HELP.
DO YOU HAVE SOME?
THERE IS NO ANTIDOTE!
WHAT?!
THERE IS NO ANTIDOTE!
I THINK, PERHAPS,
YOU A A TRAITOR.
I THINK YOU ARRANGED THIS.
YOU WA THEM TO DIE.
ARRANGED IT BECAUSE
YOU ARE A FRAUD.
NO, NO. THIS IS
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT!
THE BACTERIA DIDN'T WORK.
THE PRISONER IS STILL ALIVE.
YOU KNEW THAT.
SO YOU SOLD OUT TO ENGSTROM,
AND YOU ARE KILLING THESE MEN
TO CLEAR THE WAY.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING!
YES, I BELIEVE IT.
AND SO WILL EVERYONE ELSE!
HALT!
$500,000 IS BETTER
THAN A FIRING SQUAD.
VICTORIA HOTEL.
[ BUZZING ]
[ Rings ]
[ RINGING ]
HELLO?
DR. BECK HERE.
I'VE CALLED TO CONFIRM
OUR AFTERNOON APPOINTMENT.
FINE.
And I see no reason to make
any additions to your copy.
VERY GOOD, MISS ENGSTROM.
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
HE'S GOT THE CULTURE!
WE MUST GET THE GENERAL AND
THE CAPTAIN TO THE HOSPITAL.
I'LL ALERT YOUR DRIVER,
DOCTOR.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]