Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 20 - The Bunker: Part 2 - full transcript

In the conclusion of the two-part episode, Jim Phelps has taken a position as a security officer at the underground bunker where Dr. Erich Rojak is working on a long-range missile that may change the balance of world power. Unbeknown to the IMF, however, Alexander Ventlos, a professional killer sent by another unfriendly government to kill Dr. Rojak, has already used his disguise talents to infiltrate the bunker. In the meantime, hoping to free Rojak's wife Anna, the IMF has managed to plant Cinnamon Carter in a holding cell near Anna, while Phelps uses a miniature flying saucer to get a drug-filled hypodermic to Dr. Rojak. But Ventlos' presence threatens to ruin the carefully-laid IMF plans.

[ "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 ]

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?

WE THINK SO.

HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND

TO BE LECTURING
IN EUROPE, DR. DEVERY?

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

[ GASPS ]

DR. ROJAK'S LABORATORY
HAS ONLY ONE DOOR.

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."

[ 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.

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.

EACH MAN'S HAND
WILL BE STAMPED

WITH A CHEMICAL SOLUTION.

IF YOU PLEASE, CAPTAIN.

SO...

THIS IMPRINT
IS THE ONLY THING

THAT WILL BE REGISTERED,
ELECTRONICALLY,

BY THIS EQUIPMENT.

[ CRACKLING ]

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

WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME
FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

NO!

VERY WELL.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

HAVE HIS WIFE
BROUGHT DOWN HERE.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

ANNA ROJAK.

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.

SEEN ANYTHING...

OR ANYONE?

[ MOTOR GRINDING ]

[ MOTOR STOPS ]

HEY!

HASN'T ANYONE
USED THE FIRE ESCAPE?

[ Foreign accent ]
NO. WHY?

[ CRACKLING ]

THIS IS MAJOR STRAT.
THIS IS A PRIORITY CALL.

PUT ME THROUGH

TO COLONEL ZIEGLER
IN THE LABORATORY IMMEDIATELY.

THAT WAS MAJOR STRAT.

HE'S JUST BEEN INFORMED
THE WOMAN WE SENT

TO THE STATE SECURITY
BUILDING HAS ESCAPED.

WHAT?!
WHAT ABOUT ANNA ROJAK?

SHE'S ON HER WAY
TO THE BUNKER NOW.

[ BUZZING ]

[ BUZZING ]

THIS IS MAJOR STRAT.
ANNA ROJAK IS HERE.

GOOD. GOOD.

HAVE HER SEARCHED
AND BRING HER DOWN.

MAJOR THORVOLD,
ANNA ROJAK HAS ARRIVED.

[ BUZZING ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

DR. ROJAK, I'M SURE
THERE'S NO NEED

TO EXPLAIN WHY
YOUR WIFE IS HERE.

DO YOU INTEND
TO CONTINUE WORKING?

YOU'VE ALREADY HAD MY ANSWER.

[ GUN COCKS ]

ZIEGLER,
IF YOU KILL HER,

YOU NO LONGER
HAVE A HOLD ON ME!

HE'S RIGHT, COLONEL.

HE WILL
CHANGE HIS MIND

WHEN HE SEES HER DYING
BULLET BY BULLET.

HE WILL NOT LET IT GO
THAT FAR.

NOW, MAJOR, GET
OUT OF MY WAY.

I THINK YOUR IDEA'S
EXCELLENT, COLONEL, IF --

IF I MIGHT
MAKE A SUGGESTION.

WHAT?

I THINK IT MIGHT BE
MORE EFFECTIVE

IF ROJAK HAD A FEW MINUTES
TO THINK ABOUT IT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT MIGHT
BE MUC MORE EFFECTIVE

IF HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT
WITH HIS WIFE, HMM?

MAJOR STRAT, HAS SHE
BEEN THOROUGHLY SEARCHED?

YES, SIR.

DR. DROMM,
OPEN THE DOOR.

Dromm:
JANUARY SUBORBITAL DENOMINATION.

OH, ERICH! ERICH!

Who are you?!
Where's my wife?

[ Normal voice ]
Shhh...She's safe.

Keep your voice down.
We're here to get you out.

[ Foreign accent ]
YOU MUST CONTINUE

TO WORK FOR THEM!

NO. THIS IS
SOME SORT OF A TRICK.

NO, LISTEN TO ME!
YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE!
I DON'T BELIEVE --

ERICH, PLEASE, YOU
CAN'T LET THEM TORTURE ME.

I COULDN'T STAND IT.

ERICH, PLEASE. YOU CAN'T
LET THEM DO IT TO ME.

YOU MUST CONTINUE WORKING
FOR THEM.

STRAT, BRING HER OUT.

[ Normal voice ] At 2:00,

remove the grill
in the ventilator shaft.

You'll receive
further instructions --

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ As Anna ]
PLEASE, ERICH! PLEASE!

YOU MUST DO IT! PLEASE!

CLOSE THE DOOR.

WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER?

I'LL GO ON WORKING.

CONSIDERING
THE SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE

FROM STATE SECURITY
HEADQUARTERS,

PERHAPS WE HAD BETTER
KEEP HER HERE, HMM?

Ziegler: I AGREE.

HER PRESENCE
MIGHT BE NECESSARY

IF DR. ROJAK PROVES
TO BE UNCOOPERATIVE.

PREADO, TAKE HER
TO THE DETENTION ROOM.

[ BUZZES ]

DR. ROJAK, YOU WILL COMPLETE
YOUR FINAL COMPUTATIONS.

[ BUZZES ]

[ LOCK ENGAGES ]

[ VAN DOOR CLOSES ]

GO.

[ BEEPING ]

[ WHIRRING ]

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

THE TRICKY PART WILL BE

IN THE LAST SECTION
OF THE SHAFT.

THE GUIDANCE SIGNAL
ISN'T AS STRONG THERE.

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

[ BUZZES ]

[ BUZZES ]

[ DOOR THUDS SHUT ]

GO ON WITH YOUR WORK.

[ WHIRRING ]

[ BEEPING SLOWS ]

[ SLOW BEEPING CONTINUES ]

[ SLOW BEEPING ]

[ WHIRRING ]

[ SLOW BEEPING CONTINUES ]

HOW LONG CAN WE KEEP UP
THAT POWER LEVEL

WITHOUT BURNING
THE SYSTEM OUT?

I DON'T KNOW, WILLY.

WHEN CAN WE EXPECT
YOUR FINAL COMPUTATIONS

ON THE ORBITAL PATH,
DOCTOR?

WHEN I AM DONE WITH THEM,
DROMM.

AND WHEN WILL THAT BE?

WHEN I TELL YOU.

[ SLOW BEEPING ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

YOU ARE STALLING,
DOCTOR.

HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ME

TO COMPLETE
MY FINAL COMPUTATION

WHEN YOU'RE ALWAYS
INTERRUPTING ME, DROMM?!

I WISH TO SEE YOUR FINDINGS,
DOCTOR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE --

WHEN I AM THROUGH WITH
THEM, YOU CAN SEE THEM.

NOW WILL YOU KINDLY LEAVE?!

NO! I HAVE MADE
MY OW CALCULATIONS.

IF OUR FINDINGS CORRELATE,

IT WOULD
SPEED MATTERS GREATLY.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO SIT
AND CORRECT YOUR NOTES...

OR WHATEVER THEY ARE.

[ SLOW BEEPING ]

NOW LISTEN TO ME,
DR. ROJAK --

I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT
WITH YOU ANYMORE!

WILL YOU GO AWAY?!

NO! YOU WILL DO AS I SAY.

THIS ARGUING
IS WASTING TIME!

I AGREE.

PERHAPS AT THIS STAGE,
IT WOULD BE BETTER

TO HUMOR DR. ROJAK, RATHER
THAN ANTAGONIZE HIM, HMM?

DR. DROMM...

DR. DROMM!

LET DR. ROJAK STUDY
HIS NOTES BY HIMSELF!

JANUARY SUBORBITAL
DENOMINATION.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ SLOW BEEPING ]

25 MORE FEET.

[ SLOW BEEPING ]

[ BEEPING STOPS ]

COLONEL...

OPEN THE DOOR!

JANUARY SUBORBITAL
DENOMINATION.

GET THEM OUTSIDE!

GET DR. TABER
DOWN HERE AT ONCE!

DR. TABER TO LABORATORY
COMPLEX IMMEDIATELY!

IS IT SERIOUS, COLONEL?

I DO NOT KNOW YET,
CAPTAIN.

HAVE THESE PEOPLE
GO BACK TO WORK.

COLONEL, THEY HAVE CHECKED
THE SECOND-STAGE SECTION

FOR SABOTAGE,
AND HAVE FOUND NOTHING.

GOOD. HAVE IT LOADED
ON THE MISSILE HOIST.

COLONEL, WHAT IS IT?

THIS WAY, DR. TABER.

THANK YOU.

WHAT IS IT, DOCTOR?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT APPEARS TO BE
A HEART ATTACK.

IS HE DYING?

I CAN'T SAY.

I'M NOT
A HEART SPECIALIST.

ONE WILL HAVE TO BE
CALLED FOR.

THEN WE MUST HAVE THE BEST.

DR. ROJAK IS VITAL
TO THIS PROJECT.

WHO CAN WE GET?

UH, LET ME SEE, THERE
ARE SEVERAL GOOD MEN.

THERE'S DR. KRATES
IN AUSTRIA, THERE'S --

DR. TABER...

YEAH?

WOULD DR. DEVERY
BE ONE OF THEM?

OH, WHY, YES. YES!

AND HE IS HERE, LECTURING
AT THE MEDICAL INSTITUTE.

GET HIM, DOCTOR!

[ RINGS ]

DR. DEVERY.

YES.

YES, OF COURSE.

I'LL BE THERE IMMEDIATELY.

UNDER NO CONDITION
IS THE PATIENT TO BE MOVED.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

Rollin: SUBVALCULAR
MUSCULAR HYPOTROPHY.

WHAT IS THAT, DOCTOR?

WELL, IN SIMPLE TERMS,

IT'S A BREAKDOWN
OF THE MUSCLES

CONTROLLING THE LEFT
VENTRICLE OF THE HEART.

OF COURSE, I CAN'T BE
ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN

UNTIL I RUN
SOME FURTHER TESTS.

WILL HE LIVE?

HE HAS A VERY GOOD CHANCE

IF WE PERFORM
OPEN-HEART SURGERY

IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

DOCTOR, DO THEY HAVE
THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT

AT VADINSKY HOSPITAL?

YES, WE DO.

HAVE HIM TAKEN THERE,
DOCTOR.

NO, HE CAN'T BE MOVED

UNTIL WE GET
A LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM HERE.

ORDER ONE NOW, DOCTOR.

MAJOR, PLEASE.

VADINSKY HOSPITAL.
IT IS URGENT.

[ RINGS ]

VADINSKY HOSPITAL.

[ Groans ] Anna...

Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna...

WHO IS HE CALLING FOR?

FOR HIS WIFE.

WHERE IS SHE?

NOT FAR FROM HERE.

HAS SHE SEEN HIM?

NO, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT
TO ARRANGE, DOCTOR.

SHE SHOULD.

IN CASES LIKE THIS,

THE WILL TO LIVE
IS MOST IMPORTANT.

YES, DOCTOR.

MAJOR STRAT, GET
ANNA ROJAK DOWN HERE.

YES, SIR.

YOU KNOW, DOCTOR,
IF WE COULD MAKE

A TEMPORARY
LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM HERE,

WE COULD BRING ROJAK
UP TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

IT WOULD SAVE
A LOT OF TIME,

AND I BELIEVE WE MIGHT
JUST HAVE THE EQUIPMENT

WITH WHICH TO DO IT.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SEE IT, DOCTOR?

YES.

CAPTAIN PREADO...

DR. TABER, YOU STAY
HERE WITH DR. ROJAK.

NOW, CAPTAIN PREADO,

ESCORT DR. DEVERY
TO THE MEDICAL SECTION.

YES, SIR.

THIS WAY, DR. DEVERY.

OH, DOCTOR, THE AMBULANCE
IS ON ITS WAY.

THANK YOU.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

MAJOR STRAT...
CLOSE THESE DOORS.

THIS WAY, DOCTOR.

JANUARY SUBORBITAL
DENOMINATION.

OH, ERICH!

OH, ERICH!

OH, ERICH!

[ LOCK ENGAGES ]

[ COCKS ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

AH, DOCTOR, I'LL OPEN
THE DOORS FOR YOU.

JANUARY SUBORBITAL
DENOMINATION.

WELL, DOCTOR,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE

A TEMPORARY
LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM?

Is something wrong?

Why the injection,
Rollin?

IT'S VENTLOS!

Ziegler: SHUT THE DOORS!

JANUARY SUBORBITAL
DENOMINATION.

LEAVE HIM!

GET ALL THE PERSONNEL
TO THE GROUND LEVEL!

PLEASE, COLONEL!

MOVE! MOVE!

WHAT IS GOING ON?

I DIDN'T WANT
TO START A PANIC.

HE REARRANGED
THE FUEL MIX.

THE WHOLE PLACE WILL GO
IN SEVEN MINUTES!

CAN YOU NOT STOP IT?!

NO. IT HAS GONE TOO FAR.
NOTHING CAN STOP IT.

OUT! OUT!
EVERYBODY OUT! OUT!

MAJOR!
WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAJOR?

NO TIME FOR
EXPLANATIONS, DOCTOR.

WE MUST MOVE ROJAK
IMMEDIATELY!

GO, DOCTOR,
IN THE ELEVATOR!
ELEVATOR.

ALL IN THE ELEVATOR!

HANG ON! LISTEN -- TAKE THEM
TO THE MISSILE HOIST.

IT IS THE ONLY ELEVATOR
THAT CAN GET US TO
THE TOP ON TIME!

COME, TO THE HOIST!

GET ROJAK'S PLANS!

STOP! STOP! WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?! STOP!

[ NO AUDIO ]

ONLY ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
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