Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 19 - The Bunker: Part 1 - full transcript

In the first of two parts, Dr. Erich Rojak, a brilliant scientist, is being held in an underground bunker containing a laboratory where he is forced to work on a small but extremely powerful long-range missile. If he succeeds, the missile has the potential to change the balance of power between the East and the West. Rojak is cooperating only because his totalitarian government is holding his wife, Anna, and threatens to kill her unless he completes the missile. The IMF's assignment is to rescue Rojak and his wife and to destroy his missile research. But another unfriendly government has sent professional killer Alexander Ventlos to make certain Rojak never completes his work.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.

THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS DR. ERICH ROJAK,

THE BRILLIANT SCIENTIST

WHO IS BEING HELD
IN AN UNDERGROUND LABORATORY

BY A TOTALITARIAN
ENEMY GOVERNMENT.

BECAUSE OF HIS FEAR THAT
THEY WILL KILL HIS WIFE, ANNA,

ROJAK
HAS BEEN FORCED TO WORK ON

A SMALL BUT EXTREMELY POWERFUL
LONG-RANGE MISSILE,

WHICH, IF SUCCESSFUL,
COULD DANGEROUSLY AFFECT

THE BALANCE OF WORLD POWER.



ANOTHER UNFRIENDLY GOVERNMENT

FEARS THIS
EVEN MORE THAN WE DO

AND HAS SENT
THIS PROFESSIONAL KILLER,

ALEXANDER VENTLOS,

TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT ROJAK
NEVER COMPLETES HIS WORK.

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

IS TO RESCUE ROJAK AND HIS WIFE
AND DESTROY THE TEST MISSILE.

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.

[ BEEPING ]

PERFECT, BARNEY.



PERFECT.

[ BEEPS ]

THE SHOT IN THIS HYPODERMIC
WILL GIVE ROJAK

ALL THE NECESSARY SYMPTOMS.

HOWEVER, JIM, THIS DRUG
CANNOT BE PREMIXED.

YOU'LL HAVE TO MIX IT

JUST BEFORE YOU GET READY
TO SEND IT.

HOW LONG WILL
THE SYMPTOMS LAST?

LONG ENOUGH,
BARRING ANY INTERFERENCE.

FROM VENTLOS.

YES. HE'S NO
ORDINARY KILLER.

THIS IS VENTLOS.

NOW LOOK AT THESE.

Rollin:
THEY'RE ALL VENTLOS?

Jim: WE THINK SO.

DETECTION DEVICE,
BARNEY?

NOW, REMEMBER THE LABORATORY
THAT ROJAK IS WORKING IN

IS A HUNDRED METERS UNDERGROUND.

THAT GIVES US NO LEEWAY
IN OUR TIMING.

JIM, WHAT IF ROJAK DOESN'T
CATCH ON QUICK ENOUGH?

OR WHAT IF HE REFUSES
TO GO ALONG WITH US?

THEN WE'LL BE DEAD, CINNAMON.

Man: JANUARY
SUBORBITAL DENOMINATION.

WHAT'S GOING ON, DROMM?

I HAVE ASKED YOU,
DR. ROJAK,

TO ADDRESS ME
BY MY PROPER TITLE.

HAVE YOU, NOW?
I AM A DOCTOR
AND EXPECT --

WHEN YOU DESERVE THE TITLE
OF DOCTOR, YOU'LL RECEIVE IT.

NOW, WHAT IS THIS
DOING HERE?

THAT IS THE SECOND STAGE
OF THE MISSILE, DOCTOR.

I KNOW WHAT IT IS!
BUT WHY IS IT HERE?

FOR YOU TO WORK ON! WE HAVE
ADVANCED THE WORK SCHEDULE.

ROJAK!

YOU MUST COMPLETE
THE FINAL PREPARATIONS

ON THE SECOND STAGE
TODAY.

THE MORE TIME YOU WASTE
IN CONVERSATION,

THE LESS VISITING TIME

YOU WILL HAVE WITH
YOUR WIFE THIS AFTERNOON.

HEY, YOU,
ARE YOU ALL SET?

[ Foreign accent ]
YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ZIEGLER'S ARRIVED.

RIGHT.

[ HORN HONKS ]

GOOD MORNING, GENERAL.
MORNING, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

COLONEL ZIEGLER,

YOU MAY PROCEED
WITH YOUR STATUS REPORT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THE PROGRESS ON THE MISSILE
CONTINUES SATISFACTORY.

WE CAN REPORT COMPLETION
OF ALL BUT THE SECOND STAGE.

TEST EXPECTATIONS INDICATE
THAT THE ALMOST 200% DECREASE

IN SIZE AND WEIGHT
OF THE WEAPON

WILL RESULT IN A NEGLIGIBLE LOSS
OF CAPABILITY.

THIS IS COLONEL ZIEGLER.

I WANT TO SPEAK
TO CAPTAIN PREADO IMMEDIATELY.

CAPTAIN PREADO.

YES?

THIS IS COLONEL ZIEGLER.
GENERAL FRASH WANTS YOU

TO COME IMMEDIATELY TO
THE STATE SECURITY BUILDING

with a schematic of
the underground laboratory

and fuel complex.

YES, SIR.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

CAN I BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE,
DR. ROJAK?

CERTAINLY, DROMM.

YOU MAY GET ME
SOME COFFEE.

DR. ROJAK IS CURRENTLY
COMPLETING CALCULATIONS

ON THE SECOND STAGE
OF THE TEST MISSILE.

THE LAUNCHING IS TENTATIVELY
SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

AND WHEN WILL
THE ANTI-DETECTION SYSTEM

BE COMPLETED?

10 DAYS.

THAT'S A DELAY
FROM THE LAST REPORT!

DR. ROJAK IS WORKING
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

ARE YOU QUITE SURE?

GENERAL, ALL POSSIBLE
PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED.

HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND

TO BE LECTURING
IN EUROPE, DR. DEVERY?

ONE WEEK. I'M ONLY
DR. MENDEL'S ASSISTANT.

CHIEF ASSISTANT.

ISN'T IT TRUE THAT YOU AND
DR. MENDEL HAVE DEVELOPED

A NEW TECHNIQUE
FOR HEART TRANSPLANT?

NOT ALL HEART WORK
IS TRANSPLANTS.

YOU ARE BOTH
HEART SURGEONS, DOCTOR?

YES, DR. MENDEL
HAS DEVELOPED

A NEW TECHNIQUE
FOR OPEN-HEART SURGERY.

NOT TRANSPLANT?
BUT, DOCTOR...
CONGRATULATIONS.

DOCTOR, CAN I ASK YOU
ONE MORE QUESTION?
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

WHEN CAN WE HAVE
YOUR ITINERARY, DOCTOR?
CALL DR. MENDEL.

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ GASPS ]

[ THUDS ]

"SO, ALL STAGES
SHOULD GO AS ANTICIPATED

WITH THE TEST MISSILE."

THAT, GENTLEMEN,
CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I SUPPOSE, COLONEL,

CONSIDERING
THE UNWILLINGNESS OF ROJAK,

YOU HAVE DONE
A REASONABLE JOB.

UNWILLINGNESS IS NOT QUITE
STRONG ENOUGH A WORD

FOR ROJAK'S ATTITUDE,
GENERAL.

THE MAN KNOWS WE CANNOT MAKE
A MISSILE WITHOUT HIM.

HE MUST ALSO SUSPECT THAT HE
AND HIS WIFE ARE EXPENDABLE

ONCE ALL THE TESTS
ARE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

THAT HARDLY MAKES HIM LIKELY
TO RUSH HIS WORK. AND --

I UNDERSTAND!

BUT I WANT NO MORE DELAYS!

IS THAT CLEAR,
COLONEL ZIEGLER?

YES, SIR.

ZIEGLER'S LEAVING.

[ HORN HONKS TWICE ]

[ HORN HONKS THREE TIMES ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

MAJOR! MAJOR!

GO! GO! GO!

THIS WAY. FOLLOW ME.

THE FLASHES CAME
FROM UP THERE!

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE GONE.
HAVE YOU BEEN HURT?

NO.
UH, MAJOR ANTON THORVOLD.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU,
COLONEL...

ZIEGLER.

COLONEL ZIEGLER! I WAS JUST
ON MY WAY TO MEET YOU.

I HAVE RECEIVED NO
NOTIFICATION OF YOUR COMING.

YES, I KNOW.
HERE ARE MY ORDERS.

[ PAPER RUSTLING ]

IT STATES
THAT YOU ARE ASSIGNED

TO THE MISSILE PROJECT
FOR SECURITY REASONS.

YES.

I ALREADY HAVE A SECURITY
OFFICER -- A CAPTAIN PREADO.

I WILL EXPLAIN,
BUT IF I MAY SUGGEST,

YOUR OFFICE WOULD BE
MORE SUITABLE, COLONEL.

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?

JUST SOME SHELLS.
I'M AFRAID THEY GOT AWAY

WITH THEIR MACHINE GUNS,
WHOEVER THEY WERE.

THIS IS MY AIDE, MAJOR STRAT.
MAJOR THORVOLD.

MAJOR.

I'M AFRAID YOUR CAR IS
COMPLETELY OUT OF COMMISSION.

MAJOR THORVOLD
IS COMING WITH US.

YES, I WILL JUST GET
MY THINGS.

NO, NO. BRING THE MAJOR'S THINGS
FROM THE CAR.

THANK YOU, COLONEL.

GO.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ BUZZES ]

I HAVE TO GET DOWN
TO THE LABORATORY.

SORRY, CAPTAIN PREADO,
BUT YOU KNOW THE ORDERS --

WHEN A FUEL TEST
IS IN PROGRESS,

NO ONE IS ALLOWED
IN THE LABORATORY AREA.

AH, YES.
YES, OF COURSE.

[ BUZZES ]

AS YOU, OF COURSE,
UNDERSTAND, MAJOR,

SECURITY PRECAUTIONS
DICTATE

THAT ALL VISITORS
TO THE COMPLEX BE SEARCHED.

I WOULD CERTAINLY
HOPE SO, COLONEL.

AFTER THE MAJOR IS SEARCHED,
SEND HIM TO MY OFFICE.

THIS WAY, MAJOR.

[ BUZZES ]

YES.

THE SECURITY OFFICER
SHOULD SEE THIS.

CAPTAIN PREADO.

CAPTAIN PREADO?

YES?

COLONEL ZIEGLER WANTS TO SEE YOU
IN HIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

IS THE FUEL TEST
STILL IN PROGRESS?

Yes.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

MAJOR NADJA BRADISLAU
TO SEE COLONEL ZIEGLER.

THANK YOU.

MAJOR NADJA BRADISLAU
TO SEE COLONEL ZIEGLER.

HOLD HER THERE.

HAVE HER SEARCHED,
AND THEN BRING HER IN.

YES, SIR.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME.

MAJOR.

THANK YOU, COLONEL.

NOW, IF YOU'D BE
KIND ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN

THE PURPOSE
OF THIS APPARATUS.

YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
THE REASON

FOR THIS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

WHEN I TELL YOU WHY
I MUST --

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME.

Ziegler: AH, YES, CAPTAIN.
PLEASE.

MAJOR THORVOLD,

THIS IS MY SECURITY
OFFICER, CAPTAIN PREADO.
CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN, LOOK AT THIS.

I WAS JUST EXPLAINING
TO THE COLONEL

WHY I WAS SENT HERE.

OBQ CENTRAL HAS JUST LEARNED

A PROFESSIONAL KILLER
NAMED ALEXANDER VENTLOS

HAS BEEN SENT
TO KILL DR. ROJAK.

I ASSURE YOU, MAJOR,

HE WOULD NEVER GET PAST
OUR SECURITY PRECAUTIONS.

PERHAPS, BUT VENTLOS

IS A CUNNING
AND VERY BRILLIANT MAN.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE?

YES, I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH.

MM-HMM. CAPTAIN.

GOOD. I WILL HAVE IT POSTED
AT ALL SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.

I'M AFRAID THAT WILL NOT
BE SUFFICIENT, CAPTAIN.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER
SEE VENTLOS

AS HE APPEARS
IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH.

HE IS AN IMPERSONATOR,

A CHAMELEON
OF EXTRAORDINARY TALENT.

HE COULD BECOME
ANY ONE OF THE PERSONNEL

IN THIS ENTIRE COMPLEX,

WHICH BRINGS US TO THIS.

IT IS A DETECTION DEVICE

INTENDED TO PREVENT
EXACTLY THAT.

EACH MAN'S HAND

WILL BE STAMPED
WITH A CHEMICAL SOLUTION.

IF YOU PLEASE, CAPTAIN.

SO...

NOW...

THIS IMPRINT
IS THE ONLY THING

THAT WILL BE REGISTERED
ELECTRONICALLY

BY THIS EQUIPMENT.

[ CRACKLING ]

AND IT ONLY LASTS
FOR ONE WEEK.

I SEE, I SEE.
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

AND THEN THE MIXTURE
IS CHANGED PERIODICALLY?

EXACTLY, COLONEL.
YES.

Man: Major Bradislau
is here, Colonel.

SEND HER IN.

NADJA BRADISLAU?

YES. YOU KNOW HER?

YES. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER
ON SEVERAL ASSIGNMENTS.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME.

MAJOR BRADISLAU,
I'M COLONEL ZIEGLER.

THIS IS MY SECURITY
OFFICER, CAPTAIN PREADO.

AND I BELIEVE YOU ALREADY
KNOW MAJOR THORVOLD.

THIS IS NOT NADJA BRADISLAU!

WE SHALL SOON FIND OUT.

[ BUZZES ]

WHO ARE YOU?

WHO ARE YOU?!

COLONEL...

I BELIEVE I SEE
A VERY CLEVER PLAN.

YES?

I BELIEVE IT WAS VENTLOS

WHO TRIED TO KILL ME
ON THE ROAD.

IF HE HAD SUCCEEDED, HE WOULD
HAVE APPEARED HERE AS ME

WITH THIS WOMAN
AS HIS CONFEDERATE.

APPARENTLY,
THEY HAD NO WAY OF WARNING HER

THE AMBUSH HAD FAILED.

TAKE HER TO THE DETENTION ROOM
FOR INTERROGATION.

YES, SIR.

IF YOU HAVE NO OBJECTIONS,
COLONEL, I WOULD PREFER

SHE BE TAKEN TO STATE
SECURITY HEADQUARTERS.

THEY HAVE BETTER FACILITIES
FOR INTERROGATION THERE.

AS YOU WISH.
CAPTAIN PREADO,

TAKE HER TO THE STATE
SECURITY HEADQUARTERS.

YES, SIR.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
COLONEL,

I WILL NEED
ABOUT 15 MINUTES

TO MIX ENOUGH SOLUTION
FOR ALL THE PERSONNEL HERE.

CERTAINLY, MAJOR.

STRAT, SEE TO
MAJOR THORVOLD'S QUARTERS

AT ONCE.

ONCE MY DETECTION DEVICE
IS IN OPERATION,

I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE
A COMPLETE INSPECTION

OF YOUR SECURITY
PRECAUTIONS.

OF COURSE, MAJOR.
THANK YOU, COLONEL.

THIS WAY, MAJOR.

I HOPE YOU'LL BE
COMFORTABLE, MAJOR.

YES. THANK YOU.

[ DOOR CLOSES, LOCKS ]

THE MODEL
OF THE TEST MISSILE.

DR. ROJAK IS CURRENTLY
COMPLETING WORK

ON THE SECOND STAGE,

WHICH CONTAINS
THE GUIDANCE MECHANISM

AND THE SOLID FUEL
PROPELLENT SECTION.

WHERE IS THE FIRST STAGE?

ON THE GANTRY.

ITS LIQUID FUEL
IS CURRENTLY BEING MIXED.

COME.

NOTICE -- DR. ROJAK'S LABORATORY
HAS ONLY ONE DOOR.

THERE ARE NO LOCKS ON IT.

YOU COULD NOT
BLAST IT OPEN.

ONLY ONE THING
WOULD OPEN IT -- SOUND.

VOICE CODE -- A CERTAIN
COMBINATION OF WORDS.

YES, BUT A LITTLE MORE
SOPHISTICATED THAN THAT.

THE WORDS ARE "JANUARY
SUBORBITAL DENOMINATION."

HERE.
COME, MAJOR. SPEAK.

JANUARY
SUBORBITAL DENOMINATION.

YES.

IT DOES NOT FIT, MAJOR.

LIKE FINGERPRINTS,

NO TWO MEN'S VOICE PATTERNS
ARE THE SAME.

THERE ARE ONLY THREE VOICES
THAT WILL OPEN THAT DOOR --

DR. DROMM'S, MAJOR STRAT'S,
AND MINE.

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

Shh.

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

Who are you?

Please, Mrs. Rojak --

But I don't know you.

There's no time
for explanations.

We're here to help you.

We're here to get you and
your husband out of here.

Now, if you'll do
exactly as I tell you.

First, change into
these clothes. Please.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT IS THE HOIST THAT CARRIES
THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS

OF THE MISSILE
TO GROUND LEVEL,

WHERE THEY ARE TREKKED
TO THE GANTRY

AND ASSEMBLED
FOR THE LAUNCH.

AND WHEN WILL THAT BE?

LATE TOMORROW
IF ALL GOES AS SCHEDULED.

DR. DROMM...

THE MISSILE
WILL LAUNCH TOMORROW.

[ FOLDER THUMPS ]

DR. ROJAK,
I WANT TO REVIEW WITH YOU

THESE LAST VECTORS
FOR THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM.

NO.

I DON'T BELIEVE
YOU UNDERSTOOD ME, DOCTOR.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS TO CHECK
THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM.

I UNDERSTAND YOU PERFECTLY,
DROMM.

YOU GET NO MORE
CALCULATIONS FROM ME,

NO MORE WORK, NOTHING!

YOU WILL DO EXACTLY
WHAT DR. DROMM SAYS AT ONCE.

WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME
FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

NO.

LISTEN TO ME, DOCTOR. I DO
NOT THINK IT IS NECESSARY

TO REMIND YOU
OF YOUR WIFE.

I KNOW. I KNOW!
BUT I HAVE MADE MY DECISION!

WELL, DO NOT FORCE ME
TO MAKE MINE.

NOW, EXPLAIN YOUR DATA
TO DR. DROMM.

NO!

VERY WELL.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

HAVE HIS WIFE
BROUGHT DOWN HERE.

AND TH IF HE REFUSES
TO GO BACK TO WORK...

WHEN WILL I SEE
MY HUSBAND?

SOON.

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

GO WITH HIM.

[ LOCK ENGAGES ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WHERE'S THE GUARD?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

WE'LL SEARCH ALL THE CELLS.
TAKE THE KEYS.

ANNA ROJAK.

YOU WILL COME WITH ME.

I WANT TO SEE MY HUSBAND.

THAT IS PRECISELY
WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

Man: LIEUTENANT.

SERGEANT, WHAT IS THIS?

THE WOMAN
THAT WAS BROUGHT HERE

TO BE HELD FOR INTERROGATION --
SHE HAS ESCAPED.

START A THOROUGH SEARCH
OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]