Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 17 - Doomsday - full transcript
Industrialist Carl Vandaam claims to have a hydrogen bomb for sale. He invites representatives from a variety of countries and factions to participate in an auction for the device at his company's headquarters. As the bargaining goes on, Barney performs one of his tunnel-crawling assignments, climbing up and down an elevator shaft and then through some lateral access-points to get access to the room where the bomb is housed -- hoping to substitute a dummy unit for a critical part of the bomb's hardware before the sale to an enemy power is completed.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, JIM.
THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
IS CARL VANDAAM,
THE EUROPEAN TYCOON WHOSE
OVEREXTENDED INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE
IS ON THE VERGE
OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE.
IN ORDER TO RAISE READY CASH,
VANDAAM HAS MASTERMINDED
THE THEFT
OF ENOUGH PLUTONIUM 240
TO MANUFACTURE A HYDROGEN BOMB,
WHICH HE INTENDS TO SELL
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
IF AN AGGRESSIVE, SMALL NATION
SHOULD PURCHASE AND USE
THIS WEAPON,
IT COULD LEAD TO WORLD WAR III.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO RECOVER THE PLUTONIUM AND
PUT VANDAAM OUT OF BUSINESS.
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.
THESE ARE THE MEN WHO WILL
BE BIDDING FOR THE BOMB.
ERVIL KURA.
HIS BODYGUARD MARKO.
GENERAL WO LIEN TE,
AND HIS ASSOCIATE DR. LIU.
AND THIS IS
GENERAL CASTILLO,
WHOSE PLACE
YOU'LL BE TAKING, ROLLIN.
ANY CHANCE OF THE REAL
CASTILLO SHOWING UP?
NO. HIS AIRPLANE WILL
DEVELOP ENGINE TROUBLE.
THEN, FOR SOME REASON,
HIS RADIO WILL GO OUT,
AND THE PEOPLE
THAT HE'LL ENCOUNTER
WILL BE QUITE, UH,
STUBBORN ABOUT HIS LEAVING.
ANY POSSIBILITY OF HELP
FROM THE GOVERNMENT
OF VANDAAM'S COUNTRY?
NO, WE CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE.
THEY DON'T HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY MIGHT DO
IF THEY GET POSSESSION
OF A HYDROGEN BOMB.
NOW, ARE YOU SET, BARNEY?
YES, I AM, BUT I'LL NEED
ALL THE TIME I CAN GET.
BOTH OF THOSE ELEVATOR SHAFTS
ARE COATED WITH GREASE.
AND A LIGHT-BEAM ALARM
SYSTEM AROUND THE BOMB
MEANS I'LL HAVE TO WORK
VERY SLOWLY.
I KNOW. ROLLIN, CINNAMON,
YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN
THAT THE BIDDING
IS ACTIVE AND PROLONGED.
WE'LL STALL ALL WE CAN,
BARNEY.
ALL RIGHT, BARNEY,
HERE'S YOUR APPOINTMENT
WITH VANDAAM INDUSTRIES
TO SHOW THEM
YOUR NEW INVENTION.
MORNING.
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH PATENT PURCHASING.
OPEN THE CASE, PLEASE.
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
YOU'LL FIND OUT IF AND AFTER
VANDAAM INDUSTRIES
BUYS THE PATENTS ON IT.
[ SCOFFS ]
7th FLOOR, ROOM 706.
THANK YOU.
AND THAT IS
YOUR RECEIPT
FOR A $3 MILLION
DEPOSIT.
THANK YOU, MR. HELM.
THANK YOU,
MR. COLLINS.
AND IF THERE IS ANY SERVICE
THE HELM BANK CAN PERFORM,
BE SURE TO --
YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THERE IS.
EARLY THIS MORNING,
MR. ERVIL KURA
MADE A VERY LARGE DEPOSIT
HERE IN CASH, CORRECT?
UH, YOU KNOW A BANKER
CANNOT DIVULGE
THIS SORT OF INFORMATION WITHOUT
PERMISSION, MR. COLLINS.
YES, BUT YOU CAN USE
THE GOOD OFFICES OF THE BANK
TO ARRANGE A MEETING
BETWEEN MR. KURA AND ME?
YES, YES.
WILL MR. KURA KNOW YOUR NAME?
WHY, I DON'T THINK
HE'LL CARE.
YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION
TO TELL HIM
THAT I REPRESENT A COMPANY
THAT JUST DEPOSITED
$3 MILLION IN CASH.
[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
TO KEEP VANDAAM INDUSTRIES
SOLVENT,
I MUST CLEAR
AT LEAST $4 MILLION.
THAT IS
A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY
FOR A PRODUCT THAT COSTS
LESS THAN $600,000.
THORGEN, ANYBODY CAN MAKE
THE WORKINGS
OF A THERMONUCLEAR DEVICE.
NEWSSTAND SCIENCE MAGAZINES
HAVE CARRIED
THE BASIC SCHEMATIC
FOR A HYDROGEN BOMB.
BUT SMALL NATIONS CANNOT AFFORD
THE BILLIONS IT COSTS
TO PRODUCE
A FISSIONABLE ISOTOPE.
THE PLUTONIUM
IS WHAT THEY'RE BUYING.
AND I AM THE ONLY SUPPLIER.
I'M MR. COLLINS.
I BELIEVE THE BANK
CALLED ABOUT ME.
MR. COLLINS,
ERVIL KURA.
MR. KURA.
MR. COLLINS.
AND WHAT COMPANY
DO YOU REPRESENT?
I REPRESENT A COMPANY
WILLING TO PUT $3 MILLION
AT YOUR DISPOSAL.
DR. ELIZABETH NORRIS.
HOW DO YOU DO?
DOCTOR?
Ph.D. I'M A PHYSICIST.
AND MR. DAVIS,
MY, UH, ASSOCIATE.
AND, UH,
WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS
WITH ME?
THANK YOU, MR. KURA.
MY COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
YOUR COUNTRY GET THE BOMB.
WHAT BOMB?
THE ONE WE CALCULATE YOU
COULD BUY FOR $6 MILLION --
YOUR $3 MILLION
PLUS OUR $3 MILLION.
MY COMPANY HAS
EXCELLENT INTELLIGENCE.
YES. BUT, UH,
WHY SHOULD YOUR COMPANY
BE SO GENEROUS TO US?
GENEROSITY ISN'T INVOLVED.
WE OWN CERTAIN, VERY VALUABLE
OIL RIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTRY,
AS WELL AS IN SOME COUNTRIES
BORDERING YOURS.
IN CASE THERE'S A WAR
IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD,
WE WANT TO BE SURE
WHO IS THE WINNER.
WE WOULD, OF COURSE, EXPECT
CERTAIN, UM, GUARANTEES.
THAT IS REASONABLE.
AND THE YOUNG LADY --
WHERE DOES SHE FIT IN?
HER EXPERTISE
WILL PROTECT OUR INVESTMENT.
THE BIDDING WILL BE CLOSED.
THAT IS, YOU WILL SUBMIT
SEALED, WRITTEN BIDS
IN AMERICAN DOLLARS.
AS UNDERSTOOD, THE RAISES --
NO SMALLER
THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
PAYMENT TO BE IN CASH PAID
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SALE.
TRANSPORTATION --
TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE BUYER.
ANY QUESTIONS?
MAY WE SEE
THE ITEM NOW?
OF COURSE.
THIS WAY.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE FUSELAGE IS A VERY
FINE MAGNESIUM ALLOY.
WHY NOT U-238
IN THE FUSELAGE?
WEIGHT.
YOU MEAN EXPENSE?
A U-238 ISOTOPE IS
THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS
OF PRODUCING RADIOACTIVITY
AFTER FISSION.
DOCTOR, MANY CONSIDER
A CLEAN BOMB
PREFERABLE TO A DIRTY ONE.
NONSENSE!
YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT,
MY DEAR LADY.
WHAT WE ARE BUYING HERE
IS DEATH.
THIS INSTRUMENT SHOULD PROVIDE
THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF IT.
WHEN I LIFT OFF
THE CASING,
YOU'LL NEED NOT FEAR
RADIOACTIVITY.
FOR PURPOSES OF EASY
DISASSEMBLY AND SHIPMENT,
WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED
THE IMPLOSION CASING
SO IT WOULD ACT
AS A RADIATION SHIELD.
I SUPPOSE YOU ARE PREPARED
TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT THERE IS PLUTONIUM
IN THERE?
OF COURSE.
EXCUSE ME.
WE INITIATE FISSION
IN THE CONVENTIONAL MANNER.
THE PLUTONIUM SPHERE
IS HOLLOW.
WHEN THE WEAPON
IS DETONATED,
THE IMPLOSION
COMPRESSES THE SPHERE
TO FORM THE CRITICAL MASS.
YOU ARE NOW LOOKING
AT THE HIGHEST GRADE
MILITARY PLUTONIUM IN THE WORLD.
SO WE HAVE BEEN LED
TO BELIEVE.
THORGEN.
[ CRACKLING ]
[ CLICKING ]
HOW MANY MEGATONS?
ONLY TWO.
STILL, IT'S 100 TIMES
THE POWER OF HIROSHIMA.
WHAT ABOUT FUSING?
YOUR CHOICE --
PROXIMITY, INFRARED,
TIME, IMPACT,
WHATEVER YOU WISH.
ALL IN ALL,
ADMIRABLE.
I SUGGEST WE GET ON
WITH OUR BUSINESS.
VERY WELL. DOCTOR.
IF YOU'RE READY, GENTLEMEN,
YOUR BIDS, PLEASE.
THIS TIME, THE HIGH BID STANDS
AT $3.25 MILLION.
THE BID WAS MADE
BY GENERAL WO LIEN TE.
TAKE A MOMENT FOR DISCUSSION.
THEN I WILL ACCEPT FURTHER BIDS.
MR. KURA.
The, uh, capability
of the device
is all
that was represented.
It's an excellent piece
of hardware.
I could recommend
that you go all the way.
HIGH BID NOW STANDS
AT $4.5 MILLION
FROM GENERAL CASTILLO.
GENTLEMEN, I ASSUME
YOU ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE?
IF YOU WILL PARDON US
FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?
WE HAVE REACHED
OUR SET LIMIT.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE
TO PROPOSE A RECESS
SO THAT WE CAN CONSULT
OUR GOVERNMENT.
WELL --
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IF THEY CANNOT BID,
LET THEM DROP OUT.
CORRECT. THE GROUND RULES
HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON.
CAN YOU GIVE US ANY ASSURANCE
THAT YOU WILL TOP
THE GENERAL'S BID?
MAY I SEE
YOUR SPECIFICATIONS AGAIN?
OF COURSE.
HMM. MY CLIPBOARD.
I MUST HAVE LEFT IT
DOWNSTAIRS.
EXCUSE ME.
I WILL BE BACK IN JUST --
JUST A MOMENT!
WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE BOMB.
WHY ARE WE SUDDENLY WORRIED
ABOUT SPECIFICATIONS AGAIN?
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY.
YES, I KNOW --
MONEY WHICH YOU DON'T
SEEM TO HAVE, MY FRIENDS.
MR. VANDAAM, ARE WE
OR ARE WE NOT ENTITLED
TO SEE
THOSE SPECIFICATIONS?
GET THEM, THORGEN.
IF THERE IS
ANY FURTHER DELAY,
I WILL WITHDRAW MY BID!
MR. KURA?
MY BID STANDS.
IT'S ONLY COURTESY, GENERAL.
GET THE SPECIFICATIONS,
THORGEN.
[ ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE ]
[ CREAKING ]
SECURITY, THIS IS THORGEN.
CLOSE DOWN THE BUILDING.
LET NO ONE IN OR OUT.
UNDERSTAND?
NO ONE.
OF COURSE, THORGEN.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME
FOR ONLY A MOMENT.
MR. VANDAAM.
THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH DELAY.
WHATEVER THIS IS CAN WAIT.
I'M SORRY.
IT'LL ONLY BE A MOMENT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
[ HUMMING ]
MR. VANDAAM,
YOU WERE RIGHT.
SOMEBODY GOT INTO THE CONDUIT
THROUGH THE ELEVATOR SHAFT.
THERE ARE SIGNS HE GOT OUT
THE SAME WAY.
THAT'S A LONG CLIMB.
HE MUST STILL BE
IN THE BUILDING SOMEWHERE!
SECURITY, VANDAAM HERE.
A FLOOR-BY-FLOOR SEARCH.
BUT QUIETLY!
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
PUT IT BACK
INTO THE BOMB.
BUT IT IS USELESS.
I KNOW. PUT IT BACK!
BUT IF THEY FIND OUT?!
THE CASINGS ARE IDENTICAL,
AREN'T THEY?
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, YES.
ALL RIGHT THEN!
CATCH THE THIEF,
GET THE PLUTONIUM.
BUT I CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE
OF LOSING THAT MONEY.
USELESS OR NOT, THORGEN,
WE ARE GOING TO SELL
THIS BOMB!
[ RINGS ]
COLLINS HERE.
JIM, TROUBLE.
I've got the core,
but they know it's gone.
THEY'VE CLOSED THE BUILDING,
AND I'M QUITE SURE
THEY'VE STARTED SEARCHING.
I CAN'T MOVE NOW.
I HAVE TO GET TO THE BANK
ACCORDING TO PLAN.
LISTEN, BARNEY,
I'M GOING TO CALL CINNAMON.
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
EMPTY OFFICE. 704.
704.
ALL RIGHT,
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
Go back to the tower
elevator shaft. Then...
AGAIN, I'M SORRY.
WE MAY NOW RESUME.
HERE ARE THE SPECIFICATIONS,
DOCTOR.
THANK YOU.
HAVE YOU TWO GENTLEMEN
DECIDED?
WE ARE PREPARED
TO MAKE ONE MORE BID.
VERY GOOD. GENTLEMEN.
HERE. THIS NAME --
HE NEVER ARRIVED
AT PATENT PURCHASING!
HIGH BID NOW STANDS
AT $4.5 MILLION
FROM GENERAL CASTILLO.
SEARCH THE OFFICES.
[ RINGS ]
VANDAAM HERE.
ONE MOMENT.
FOR YOU, DR. NORRIS.
YES?
YES, MR. COLLINS.
YES, WE'RE STILL BIDDING.
YES, I HAVE A MOMENT.
LOOK ON TOP OF THAT CAR.
YOU, SEARCH THAT SHAFT.
HIGH BID NOW STANDS
AT $6 MILLION,
SUBMITTED BY MR. KURA.
DO YOU CARE TO SUBMIT
A FURTHER BID,
GENERAL CASTILLO?
[ SIGHS ]
NO.
ENJOY IT.
YOU MAY TAKE DELIVERY
AS SOON AS I HAVE THE CASH.
[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]
THERE YOU ARE,
MR. COLLINS --
$3 MILLION.
THANK YOU, MR. HELM.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
HELLO, MR. MARKO.
VERY GOOD.
YOU KNOW MR. DAVIS.
LET ME CONGRATULATE YOU
ON YOUR SUCCESS.
THANK YOU FOR MEETING ME
SO PROMPTLY, MR. COLLINS.
NOT AT ALL.
I HAVE YOUR MONEY
RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU.
ARE YOU READY FOR ME,
MR. HELM?
WE WERE READY
AS SOON AS YOU CALLED.
SEND IN MR. KURA'S MONEY.
THORGEN, MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE TRANSFER.
YES, MR. VANDAAM.
Cinnamon: JUST ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE, MR. THORGEN.
WE SHOULD CHECK THE BOMB
AGAIN.
IS IT NECESSARY?
NO, DR. NORRIS.
YOU'VE SEEN IT,
YOU PAID FOR IT.
NOW TAKE IT.
IS THERE SOME REASON THAT
I SHOULDN'T SEE IT AGAIN?
OF COURSE NOT.
THEN I'D LIKE TO SEE IT,
IF I MAY.
WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME,
OF COURSE.
BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU
IT'S A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.
MR. KURA, I'VE --
YES. YES, OF COURSE,
MR. VANDAAM.
BUT NOW I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE IT AGAIN.
AS YOU WISH.
EXCUSE ME.
I'VE LEFT MY BAG.
OH.
WHAT SPECIFICALLY DID YOU
WANT TO SEE, DOCTOR?
EVERYTHING.
THE IMPLOSION CASING --
REMOVE IT, PLEASE.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
MR. THORGEN, YOU KNOW THAT
IT'S THE ONLY THING OF VALUE
IN THIS ENTIRE MECHANISM.
YES, BUT --
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
NO PROBLEM, BUT SHE HAS
EXAMINED IT BEFORE.
AND SHE WISHES
TO EXAMINE IT AGAIN,
AS DO I.
MAY I, MR. THORGEN?
IS ANYTHING WRONG,
DR. NORRIS?
YES. I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE SAME CASING.
THAT'S NONSENSE, DOCTOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECONFIRM
THE PRESENCE OF PLUTONIUM.
YOU'RE WASTING TIME.
AM I? $6 MILLION AT STAKE?
I WOULD ADVISE YOU
TO RECONFIRM THE PLUTONIUM
BEFORE TAKING DELIVERY.
TEST IT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO,
BUT IT'S UNNECESSARY.
TEST IT.
I WILL, MR. KURA.
ALL RIGHT THEN!
NEVER MIND.
THERE IS NO...
PLUTONIUM IN THERE.
IT'S BEEN STOLEN.
BY WHOM?
WHAT THIEF
COULD POSSIBLY
BREAK THROUGH
THIS ALARM SYSTEM?
THERE'S A CONDUIT
UP HERE.
HE CAME THROUGH
THE ELEVATOR SHAFT
AND DOWN FROM THE FIXTURE.
WHEN DID YOU
FIND THIS OUT?
FROM THORGEN WHEN HE CAME
BACK FOR HIS CLIPBOARD.
AND CALLED YOU DOWN,
AND THEN YOU CAME BACK
AND ALLOWED US
TO CONTINUE BIDDING.
THE PLUTONIUM.
I DON'T HAVE IT.
JUST GIVE US
A LITTLE TIME.
THE THIEF'S
STILL IN THE BUILDING.
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF
MINUTES UNTIL WE GET HIM.
THAT IS FINE.
IN THE MEANTIME,
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THE $6 MILLION
IN MY POSSESSION.
WHAT MR. VANDAAM IS
TELLING YOU IS THE TRUTH!
LET ME CALL SECURITY!
YOU WILL CALL NO ONE.
OPEN THE SAFE.
IF YOU'LL JUST WAIT,
I'LL, UH, DELIVER BOTH
THE PLUTONIUM AND THE BOMB.
THE MONEY, MR. VANDAAM.
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
[ CLICKING ]
WHERE IS THE MONEY?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND!
I BELIEVE YOU DO,
MR. VANDAAM.
I BELIEVE THIS WAS A SWINDLE
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
NOW I WANT THE MONEY.
BUT...
BUT I TELL YOU...
I DON'T HAVE IT!
[ GUNSHOT ]
WE SEARCHED
THE WHOLE BUILDING.
LET ME SEE THAT.
MR. VANDAAM'S
BEEN SHOT!
WHERE IS HE?
IN HIS OFFICE.
STAY HERE. NO ONE LEAVES.
THAT INCLUDES HER.
I FEEL VERY WEAK.
COME AND SIT DOWN.
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU'LL FEEL BETTER IN A MINUTE.
THANK YOU.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, JIM.
THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
IS CARL VANDAAM,
THE EUROPEAN TYCOON WHOSE
OVEREXTENDED INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE
IS ON THE VERGE
OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE.
IN ORDER TO RAISE READY CASH,
VANDAAM HAS MASTERMINDED
THE THEFT
OF ENOUGH PLUTONIUM 240
TO MANUFACTURE A HYDROGEN BOMB,
WHICH HE INTENDS TO SELL
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
IF AN AGGRESSIVE, SMALL NATION
SHOULD PURCHASE AND USE
THIS WEAPON,
IT COULD LEAD TO WORLD WAR III.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO RECOVER THE PLUTONIUM AND
PUT VANDAAM OUT OF BUSINESS.
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.
THESE ARE THE MEN WHO WILL
BE BIDDING FOR THE BOMB.
ERVIL KURA.
HIS BODYGUARD MARKO.
GENERAL WO LIEN TE,
AND HIS ASSOCIATE DR. LIU.
AND THIS IS
GENERAL CASTILLO,
WHOSE PLACE
YOU'LL BE TAKING, ROLLIN.
ANY CHANCE OF THE REAL
CASTILLO SHOWING UP?
NO. HIS AIRPLANE WILL
DEVELOP ENGINE TROUBLE.
THEN, FOR SOME REASON,
HIS RADIO WILL GO OUT,
AND THE PEOPLE
THAT HE'LL ENCOUNTER
WILL BE QUITE, UH,
STUBBORN ABOUT HIS LEAVING.
ANY POSSIBILITY OF HELP
FROM THE GOVERNMENT
OF VANDAAM'S COUNTRY?
NO, WE CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE.
THEY DON'T HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY MIGHT DO
IF THEY GET POSSESSION
OF A HYDROGEN BOMB.
NOW, ARE YOU SET, BARNEY?
YES, I AM, BUT I'LL NEED
ALL THE TIME I CAN GET.
BOTH OF THOSE ELEVATOR SHAFTS
ARE COATED WITH GREASE.
AND A LIGHT-BEAM ALARM
SYSTEM AROUND THE BOMB
MEANS I'LL HAVE TO WORK
VERY SLOWLY.
I KNOW. ROLLIN, CINNAMON,
YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN
THAT THE BIDDING
IS ACTIVE AND PROLONGED.
WE'LL STALL ALL WE CAN,
BARNEY.
ALL RIGHT, BARNEY,
HERE'S YOUR APPOINTMENT
WITH VANDAAM INDUSTRIES
TO SHOW THEM
YOUR NEW INVENTION.
MORNING.
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH PATENT PURCHASING.
OPEN THE CASE, PLEASE.
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
YOU'LL FIND OUT IF AND AFTER
VANDAAM INDUSTRIES
BUYS THE PATENTS ON IT.
[ SCOFFS ]
7th FLOOR, ROOM 706.
THANK YOU.
AND THAT IS
YOUR RECEIPT
FOR A $3 MILLION
DEPOSIT.
THANK YOU, MR. HELM.
THANK YOU,
MR. COLLINS.
AND IF THERE IS ANY SERVICE
THE HELM BANK CAN PERFORM,
BE SURE TO --
YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THERE IS.
EARLY THIS MORNING,
MR. ERVIL KURA
MADE A VERY LARGE DEPOSIT
HERE IN CASH, CORRECT?
UH, YOU KNOW A BANKER
CANNOT DIVULGE
THIS SORT OF INFORMATION WITHOUT
PERMISSION, MR. COLLINS.
YES, BUT YOU CAN USE
THE GOOD OFFICES OF THE BANK
TO ARRANGE A MEETING
BETWEEN MR. KURA AND ME?
YES, YES.
WILL MR. KURA KNOW YOUR NAME?
WHY, I DON'T THINK
HE'LL CARE.
YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION
TO TELL HIM
THAT I REPRESENT A COMPANY
THAT JUST DEPOSITED
$3 MILLION IN CASH.
[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
TO KEEP VANDAAM INDUSTRIES
SOLVENT,
I MUST CLEAR
AT LEAST $4 MILLION.
THAT IS
A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY
FOR A PRODUCT THAT COSTS
LESS THAN $600,000.
THORGEN, ANYBODY CAN MAKE
THE WORKINGS
OF A THERMONUCLEAR DEVICE.
NEWSSTAND SCIENCE MAGAZINES
HAVE CARRIED
THE BASIC SCHEMATIC
FOR A HYDROGEN BOMB.
BUT SMALL NATIONS CANNOT AFFORD
THE BILLIONS IT COSTS
TO PRODUCE
A FISSIONABLE ISOTOPE.
THE PLUTONIUM
IS WHAT THEY'RE BUYING.
AND I AM THE ONLY SUPPLIER.
I'M MR. COLLINS.
I BELIEVE THE BANK
CALLED ABOUT ME.
MR. COLLINS,
ERVIL KURA.
MR. KURA.
MR. COLLINS.
AND WHAT COMPANY
DO YOU REPRESENT?
I REPRESENT A COMPANY
WILLING TO PUT $3 MILLION
AT YOUR DISPOSAL.
DR. ELIZABETH NORRIS.
HOW DO YOU DO?
DOCTOR?
Ph.D. I'M A PHYSICIST.
AND MR. DAVIS,
MY, UH, ASSOCIATE.
AND, UH,
WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS
WITH ME?
THANK YOU, MR. KURA.
MY COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
YOUR COUNTRY GET THE BOMB.
WHAT BOMB?
THE ONE WE CALCULATE YOU
COULD BUY FOR $6 MILLION --
YOUR $3 MILLION
PLUS OUR $3 MILLION.
MY COMPANY HAS
EXCELLENT INTELLIGENCE.
YES. BUT, UH,
WHY SHOULD YOUR COMPANY
BE SO GENEROUS TO US?
GENEROSITY ISN'T INVOLVED.
WE OWN CERTAIN, VERY VALUABLE
OIL RIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTRY,
AS WELL AS IN SOME COUNTRIES
BORDERING YOURS.
IN CASE THERE'S A WAR
IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD,
WE WANT TO BE SURE
WHO IS THE WINNER.
WE WOULD, OF COURSE, EXPECT
CERTAIN, UM, GUARANTEES.
THAT IS REASONABLE.
AND THE YOUNG LADY --
WHERE DOES SHE FIT IN?
HER EXPERTISE
WILL PROTECT OUR INVESTMENT.
THE BIDDING WILL BE CLOSED.
THAT IS, YOU WILL SUBMIT
SEALED, WRITTEN BIDS
IN AMERICAN DOLLARS.
AS UNDERSTOOD, THE RAISES --
NO SMALLER
THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
PAYMENT TO BE IN CASH PAID
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SALE.
TRANSPORTATION --
TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE BUYER.
ANY QUESTIONS?
MAY WE SEE
THE ITEM NOW?
OF COURSE.
THIS WAY.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE FUSELAGE IS A VERY
FINE MAGNESIUM ALLOY.
WHY NOT U-238
IN THE FUSELAGE?
WEIGHT.
YOU MEAN EXPENSE?
A U-238 ISOTOPE IS
THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS
OF PRODUCING RADIOACTIVITY
AFTER FISSION.
DOCTOR, MANY CONSIDER
A CLEAN BOMB
PREFERABLE TO A DIRTY ONE.
NONSENSE!
YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT,
MY DEAR LADY.
WHAT WE ARE BUYING HERE
IS DEATH.
THIS INSTRUMENT SHOULD PROVIDE
THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF IT.
WHEN I LIFT OFF
THE CASING,
YOU'LL NEED NOT FEAR
RADIOACTIVITY.
FOR PURPOSES OF EASY
DISASSEMBLY AND SHIPMENT,
WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED
THE IMPLOSION CASING
SO IT WOULD ACT
AS A RADIATION SHIELD.
I SUPPOSE YOU ARE PREPARED
TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT THERE IS PLUTONIUM
IN THERE?
OF COURSE.
EXCUSE ME.
WE INITIATE FISSION
IN THE CONVENTIONAL MANNER.
THE PLUTONIUM SPHERE
IS HOLLOW.
WHEN THE WEAPON
IS DETONATED,
THE IMPLOSION
COMPRESSES THE SPHERE
TO FORM THE CRITICAL MASS.
YOU ARE NOW LOOKING
AT THE HIGHEST GRADE
MILITARY PLUTONIUM IN THE WORLD.
SO WE HAVE BEEN LED
TO BELIEVE.
THORGEN.
[ CRACKLING ]
[ CLICKING ]
HOW MANY MEGATONS?
ONLY TWO.
STILL, IT'S 100 TIMES
THE POWER OF HIROSHIMA.
WHAT ABOUT FUSING?
YOUR CHOICE --
PROXIMITY, INFRARED,
TIME, IMPACT,
WHATEVER YOU WISH.
ALL IN ALL,
ADMIRABLE.
I SUGGEST WE GET ON
WITH OUR BUSINESS.
VERY WELL. DOCTOR.
IF YOU'RE READY, GENTLEMEN,
YOUR BIDS, PLEASE.
THIS TIME, THE HIGH BID STANDS
AT $3.25 MILLION.
THE BID WAS MADE
BY GENERAL WO LIEN TE.
TAKE A MOMENT FOR DISCUSSION.
THEN I WILL ACCEPT FURTHER BIDS.
MR. KURA.
The, uh, capability
of the device
is all
that was represented.
It's an excellent piece
of hardware.
I could recommend
that you go all the way.
HIGH BID NOW STANDS
AT $4.5 MILLION
FROM GENERAL CASTILLO.
GENTLEMEN, I ASSUME
YOU ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE?
IF YOU WILL PARDON US
FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?
WE HAVE REACHED
OUR SET LIMIT.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE
TO PROPOSE A RECESS
SO THAT WE CAN CONSULT
OUR GOVERNMENT.
WELL --
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IF THEY CANNOT BID,
LET THEM DROP OUT.
CORRECT. THE GROUND RULES
HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON.
CAN YOU GIVE US ANY ASSURANCE
THAT YOU WILL TOP
THE GENERAL'S BID?
MAY I SEE
YOUR SPECIFICATIONS AGAIN?
OF COURSE.
HMM. MY CLIPBOARD.
I MUST HAVE LEFT IT
DOWNSTAIRS.
EXCUSE ME.
I WILL BE BACK IN JUST --
JUST A MOMENT!
WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE BOMB.
WHY ARE WE SUDDENLY WORRIED
ABOUT SPECIFICATIONS AGAIN?
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY.
YES, I KNOW --
MONEY WHICH YOU DON'T
SEEM TO HAVE, MY FRIENDS.
MR. VANDAAM, ARE WE
OR ARE WE NOT ENTITLED
TO SEE
THOSE SPECIFICATIONS?
GET THEM, THORGEN.
IF THERE IS
ANY FURTHER DELAY,
I WILL WITHDRAW MY BID!
MR. KURA?
MY BID STANDS.
IT'S ONLY COURTESY, GENERAL.
GET THE SPECIFICATIONS,
THORGEN.
[ ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE ]
[ CREAKING ]
SECURITY, THIS IS THORGEN.
CLOSE DOWN THE BUILDING.
LET NO ONE IN OR OUT.
UNDERSTAND?
NO ONE.
OF COURSE, THORGEN.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME
FOR ONLY A MOMENT.
MR. VANDAAM.
THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH DELAY.
WHATEVER THIS IS CAN WAIT.
I'M SORRY.
IT'LL ONLY BE A MOMENT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
[ HUMMING ]
MR. VANDAAM,
YOU WERE RIGHT.
SOMEBODY GOT INTO THE CONDUIT
THROUGH THE ELEVATOR SHAFT.
THERE ARE SIGNS HE GOT OUT
THE SAME WAY.
THAT'S A LONG CLIMB.
HE MUST STILL BE
IN THE BUILDING SOMEWHERE!
SECURITY, VANDAAM HERE.
A FLOOR-BY-FLOOR SEARCH.
BUT QUIETLY!
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
PUT IT BACK
INTO THE BOMB.
BUT IT IS USELESS.
I KNOW. PUT IT BACK!
BUT IF THEY FIND OUT?!
THE CASINGS ARE IDENTICAL,
AREN'T THEY?
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, YES.
ALL RIGHT THEN!
CATCH THE THIEF,
GET THE PLUTONIUM.
BUT I CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE
OF LOSING THAT MONEY.
USELESS OR NOT, THORGEN,
WE ARE GOING TO SELL
THIS BOMB!
[ RINGS ]
COLLINS HERE.
JIM, TROUBLE.
I've got the core,
but they know it's gone.
THEY'VE CLOSED THE BUILDING,
AND I'M QUITE SURE
THEY'VE STARTED SEARCHING.
I CAN'T MOVE NOW.
I HAVE TO GET TO THE BANK
ACCORDING TO PLAN.
LISTEN, BARNEY,
I'M GOING TO CALL CINNAMON.
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
EMPTY OFFICE. 704.
704.
ALL RIGHT,
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
Go back to the tower
elevator shaft. Then...
AGAIN, I'M SORRY.
WE MAY NOW RESUME.
HERE ARE THE SPECIFICATIONS,
DOCTOR.
THANK YOU.
HAVE YOU TWO GENTLEMEN
DECIDED?
WE ARE PREPARED
TO MAKE ONE MORE BID.
VERY GOOD. GENTLEMEN.
HERE. THIS NAME --
HE NEVER ARRIVED
AT PATENT PURCHASING!
HIGH BID NOW STANDS
AT $4.5 MILLION
FROM GENERAL CASTILLO.
SEARCH THE OFFICES.
[ RINGS ]
VANDAAM HERE.
ONE MOMENT.
FOR YOU, DR. NORRIS.
YES?
YES, MR. COLLINS.
YES, WE'RE STILL BIDDING.
YES, I HAVE A MOMENT.
LOOK ON TOP OF THAT CAR.
YOU, SEARCH THAT SHAFT.
HIGH BID NOW STANDS
AT $6 MILLION,
SUBMITTED BY MR. KURA.
DO YOU CARE TO SUBMIT
A FURTHER BID,
GENERAL CASTILLO?
[ SIGHS ]
NO.
ENJOY IT.
YOU MAY TAKE DELIVERY
AS SOON AS I HAVE THE CASH.
[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]
THERE YOU ARE,
MR. COLLINS --
$3 MILLION.
THANK YOU, MR. HELM.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
HELLO, MR. MARKO.
VERY GOOD.
YOU KNOW MR. DAVIS.
LET ME CONGRATULATE YOU
ON YOUR SUCCESS.
THANK YOU FOR MEETING ME
SO PROMPTLY, MR. COLLINS.
NOT AT ALL.
I HAVE YOUR MONEY
RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU.
ARE YOU READY FOR ME,
MR. HELM?
WE WERE READY
AS SOON AS YOU CALLED.
SEND IN MR. KURA'S MONEY.
THORGEN, MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE TRANSFER.
YES, MR. VANDAAM.
Cinnamon: JUST ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE, MR. THORGEN.
WE SHOULD CHECK THE BOMB
AGAIN.
IS IT NECESSARY?
NO, DR. NORRIS.
YOU'VE SEEN IT,
YOU PAID FOR IT.
NOW TAKE IT.
IS THERE SOME REASON THAT
I SHOULDN'T SEE IT AGAIN?
OF COURSE NOT.
THEN I'D LIKE TO SEE IT,
IF I MAY.
WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME,
OF COURSE.
BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU
IT'S A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.
MR. KURA, I'VE --
YES. YES, OF COURSE,
MR. VANDAAM.
BUT NOW I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE IT AGAIN.
AS YOU WISH.
EXCUSE ME.
I'VE LEFT MY BAG.
OH.
WHAT SPECIFICALLY DID YOU
WANT TO SEE, DOCTOR?
EVERYTHING.
THE IMPLOSION CASING --
REMOVE IT, PLEASE.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
MR. THORGEN, YOU KNOW THAT
IT'S THE ONLY THING OF VALUE
IN THIS ENTIRE MECHANISM.
YES, BUT --
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
NO PROBLEM, BUT SHE HAS
EXAMINED IT BEFORE.
AND SHE WISHES
TO EXAMINE IT AGAIN,
AS DO I.
MAY I, MR. THORGEN?
IS ANYTHING WRONG,
DR. NORRIS?
YES. I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE SAME CASING.
THAT'S NONSENSE, DOCTOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECONFIRM
THE PRESENCE OF PLUTONIUM.
YOU'RE WASTING TIME.
AM I? $6 MILLION AT STAKE?
I WOULD ADVISE YOU
TO RECONFIRM THE PLUTONIUM
BEFORE TAKING DELIVERY.
TEST IT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO,
BUT IT'S UNNECESSARY.
TEST IT.
I WILL, MR. KURA.
ALL RIGHT THEN!
NEVER MIND.
THERE IS NO...
PLUTONIUM IN THERE.
IT'S BEEN STOLEN.
BY WHOM?
WHAT THIEF
COULD POSSIBLY
BREAK THROUGH
THIS ALARM SYSTEM?
THERE'S A CONDUIT
UP HERE.
HE CAME THROUGH
THE ELEVATOR SHAFT
AND DOWN FROM THE FIXTURE.
WHEN DID YOU
FIND THIS OUT?
FROM THORGEN WHEN HE CAME
BACK FOR HIS CLIPBOARD.
AND CALLED YOU DOWN,
AND THEN YOU CAME BACK
AND ALLOWED US
TO CONTINUE BIDDING.
THE PLUTONIUM.
I DON'T HAVE IT.
JUST GIVE US
A LITTLE TIME.
THE THIEF'S
STILL IN THE BUILDING.
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF
MINUTES UNTIL WE GET HIM.
THAT IS FINE.
IN THE MEANTIME,
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THE $6 MILLION
IN MY POSSESSION.
WHAT MR. VANDAAM IS
TELLING YOU IS THE TRUTH!
LET ME CALL SECURITY!
YOU WILL CALL NO ONE.
OPEN THE SAFE.
IF YOU'LL JUST WAIT,
I'LL, UH, DELIVER BOTH
THE PLUTONIUM AND THE BOMB.
THE MONEY, MR. VANDAAM.
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
[ CLICKING ]
WHERE IS THE MONEY?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND!
I BELIEVE YOU DO,
MR. VANDAAM.
I BELIEVE THIS WAS A SWINDLE
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
NOW I WANT THE MONEY.
BUT...
BUT I TELL YOU...
I DON'T HAVE IT!
[ GUNSHOT ]
WE SEARCHED
THE WHOLE BUILDING.
LET ME SEE THAT.
MR. VANDAAM'S
BEEN SHOT!
WHERE IS HE?
IN HIS OFFICE.
STAY HERE. NO ONE LEAVES.
THAT INCLUDES HER.
I FEEL VERY WEAK.
COME AND SIT DOWN.
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU'LL FEEL BETTER IN A MINUTE.
THANK YOU.
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