Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 21 - Nitro - full transcript
General Zek, a military officer of a Middle Eastern kingdom, bitterly opposes the peace treaty signed by the progressive young king of his nation and a neighboring republic. Zek conspires with a munitions maker to use nitroglycerin to blow up the kingdom's Government House, thereby eliminating the peace-minded king and also provoking war with the republic. The IMF's mission: prevent this terrorist plot, and do so in a way that will ensure General Zek never again threatens the peace.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
IS GENERAL ZEK
OF THE KARAKIAN ARMY.
ZEK IS SO BITTERLY OPPOSED
TO THE PEACE TREATY
BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF KARAK
AND ITS NEIGHBOR,
THE REPUBLIC OF AGIR,
THAT HE HAS CONSPIRED
WITH THIS MAN, ISMIR NAJIID,
A MUNITIONS MAKER,
TO PROVOKE WAR BETWEEN THE TWO
COUNTRIES INSTEAD OF PEACE.
HIS PLAN IS TO DESTROY
THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE OF KARAK
WHILE THE YOUNG AND PROGRESSIVE
HEAD OF THAT COUNTRY,
KING SAID,
MAKES A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE PEACE TREATY.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP ZEK AND NAJIID
IN SUCH A WAY
THAT THEY NEVER AGAIN
THREATEN THE PEACE.
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.
[ EXPLOSIONS, SCREAMING ]
SOUNDS VERY GOOD,
BARNEY.
THANKS, ROLLIN. I STILL HAVE
SOME EFFECTS TO ADD, JIM.
MM-HMM. HAVE YOU RECORDED
THE NARRATION, ROLLIN?
NO, JIM. I THINK
IT'LL BE MORE CONVINCING
IF IT'S SPONTANEOUS.
YES, I AGREE.
CINNAMON,
HERE'S YOUR PRESS CARD.
GENERAL TAMAAR
HAS YOU ON THE LIST
OF ACCREDITED
CORRESPONDENTS.
BARNEY, THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT
OF CHANGES.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE
OUR CHANGES TO MAKE.
NAJIID EXPECTS THE ONES
HE'S PAYING FOR
TO BE PROGRAMMED IN, ALSO.
ROLLIN, BARNEY WILL BE ABLE
TO MAKE
THE AUTOMATED ARRANGEMENTS
TO GET YOU INTO THE NITRO ROOM.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING
HE CAN'T PROGRAM --
IT'S THE HUMAN FACTOR.
THE GUARDS REPORT IN
EVERY FIVE MINUTES.
IF THEY DON'T CALL IN,
SOMEBODY COMES LOOKING FOR THEM.
LET'S SEE THE CAMERA,
WILLY.
GOOD.
NOW, IS THERE ANY PROBLEM
WITH THEIR SABOTEUR,
SKORA, ROLLIN?
NO, JIM, BUT THE LEGENDARY
COLONEL HAKIM IS ANOTHER STORY.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO CREATE A FACE
FOR A MAN WHO'S NEVER
BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED.
IT DOESN'T MATTER AS LONG
AS WE GIVE THEM SOMETHING
THAT THEY THINK LOOKS
LIKE THE LEGENDARY HAKIM.
IT'S TOO BAD THAT HAKIM'S
WEAPON IS NITROGLYCERIN.
YES, BUT THAT'S JUST
WHAT MAKES HIM A LEGEND.
NO ONE DARES USE THE STUFF
THE WAY HAKIM DOES.
FOR A VERY GOOD REASON.
WITH NITROGLYCERIN,
YOU'RE NEVER MORE THAN A SPLIT
SECOND AWAY FROM ETERNITY.
[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]
[ ENGINE REVS ]
THE KING IS HOLDING
HIS PRESS CONFERENCE HERE.
I INTEND TO PLACE
MY TETRYL AND CORDITE
HERE, HERE, AND HERE.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YES?
The systems analyst
is here.
HAVE HIM WAIT.
WHEN WILL YOU SET
THE CHARGES?
TONIGHT. SET TO GO
TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:58
DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
DETONATION IS TO BE
BY RADIO CONTROL.
I'VE PLACED CASINGS
AND DETONATORS
INSIDE THE BUILDING --
EVIDENCE THAT THE AGIRIAN
GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE.
I'M SATISFIED.
GENERAL?
GOOD.
GENTLEMEN, BY TOMORROW,
YOU WILL BE LEADING
AN AROUSED NATION TO WAR.
SEND IN
THE SYSTEMS ANALYST.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
MR. NAJIID, RAY HARPER.
GENERAL ZEK.
GENERAL.
I SPECIFICALLY ASKED YOUR
COMPANY TO SEND MR. CONNERY.
MR. CONNERY'S
ON ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WAIT
FOR TWO MONTHS,
THAT'S UP TO YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE NEED?
YOUR CABLE
WAS SPECIFIC ENOUGH.
YOU WISH FOR ME TO PROGRAM
THE REQUESTED INCREASE
IN PRODUCTION.
CAN YOU DO IT?
OF COURSE I CAN.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
JACK ROGERS,
TRANSCABLE NEWS SERVICE.
JACK? JACK ROGERS?
GENERAL TAMAAR.
WHAT A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
I SHOULD SAY IT HAS.
HERE, COME WITH ME.
SURE.
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
HOW IS IT GOING,
MR. HARPER?
FINE. I'LL BE FINISHED
BY TONIGHT.
GOOD.
[ Foreign accent ]
ADRIENNE DUVRAY,
THE PRESSE OCEANIQUE.
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY,
I AM GENERAL TAMAAR.
GENERAL.
HIS MAJESTY, KING SAID,
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY.
IT IS A GREAT HONOR,
YOUR MAJESTY.
A PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU,
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY.
GENERAL ZEK, HIS AIDE,
MAJOR ABDUL-AL-TAREK.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
EXCUSE ME,
YOUR MAJESTY.
I WONDER IF I MIGHT HAVE
A WORD WITH THE GENERAL.
WHAT IS IT, MR. ROGERS?
I WASN'T SURE IF YOU KNEW,
BUT, UH, MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY
IS A SPECIAL FRIEND
OF THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS
OF THE AGIR ARMY.
COLONEL HAKIM?
YES.
THE LADY'S PRIVATE LIFE
IS HER OWN BUSINESS.
CERTAINLY, YOUR MAJESTY,
BUT THE LADY COINCIDENTALLY
HAS SHOWN UP IN AT LEAST
HALF A DOZEN PLACES
JUST BEFORE HAKIM HAS PULLED
ONE OF HIS CAPERS.
JUST THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW.
THANK YOU, MR. ROGERS.
PUT MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY
UNDER CLOSE SURVEILLANCE.
YES, SIR.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I'LL TAKE OUT THE GUARD
AT EXACTLY 8:00.
FIVE MINUTES LATER, THEY'LL MISS
HIM AND COME LOOKING FOR HIM.
WE'VE GOT TO BE LOADED
AND OUT OF HERE BY 8:05.
RIGHT.
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
[ DOOR BUZZES ]
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
THIS IS GATE
CALLING POST NUMBER ONE.
POST NUMBER ONE, OVER.
Check the nitroglycerin
storage area.
Sentry on patrol has not --
repeat -- has not reported in.
AT ONCE.
POST NUMBER ONE
CALLING GATE.
Gate guard here. Over.
THE SENTRY IS NOT HERE,
BUT HIS VEHICLE IS.
BATTERY HAS BEEN REMOVED
FROM IT.
Search the area.
Search the area!
[ SILENCE ]
FINISHED?
ALL FINISHED.
LOOK DOWN THAT STREET!
[ SIGHS ]
NOBODY HERE.
CHECK THE FENCE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
[ VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES ]
[ VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES ]
GOOD.
THE DRUG WON'T WEAR OFF
FOR 12 HOURS.
IT WAS HAKIM.
THERE'S NO DOUBT OF IT.
THE GUARD WAS POSITIVE.
AND WHO ELSE BUT HAKIM
WOULD STEAL NITROGLYCERIN?
WHERE IS MISS DUVRAY?
AT HER HOTEL.
SHE'S BEING WATCHED,
AND HER PHONE'S BEEN TAPPED.
CALL CINNAMON.
GENERAL,
AS I'VE ALREADY SAID,
I'VE JUST DISCOVERED
THERE IS SOLID ROCK
UNDER GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
NO MATTER HOW I PLACE
THE CORDITE,
I CAN'T GUARANTEE
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION.
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?
I SUGGEST WE POSTPONE...
UNTIL WE CAN DEVISE
ANOTHER PLAN.
SKORA, EVERYTHING IS READY.
WE WILL POSTPONE NOTHING!
ZEK HERE.
WE'LL BE THERE.
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
Man: HE'S DEAD.
IT WAS HIS HEART.
THERE IS ENOUGH NITROGLYCERIN
IN THERE, GENERAL,
TO BLOW UP A CITY BLOCK.
YES, BUT WHAT DID HE
INTEND TO DO WITH IT?
PERHAPS MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY
CAN TELL US.
GENERAL.
THE TRUCK IS SET TO OPERATE
BY RADIO CONTROL.
VERY INGENIOUS.
AND THE NITRO, OF COURSE,
WOULD EXPLODE ON IMPACT.
Zek: I AM RUNNING OUT
OF PATIENCE,
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY.
ONE LAST TIME BEFORE I USE
HARSHER MEASURES.
WHAT WAS HE GOING TO DO
WITH IT?
WHAT?!
I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS
WHAT HAKIM INTENDED TO DO
WITH THE NITROGLYCERIN --
BLOW UP GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
CORRECT?
NO.
YES.
YES.
AS ABDUL SAID,
THERE IS ENOUGH NITROGLYCERIN
IN THAT TRUCK
TO DEMOLISH
AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK.
YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING
OUR PROBLEM WITH THE CORDITE,
HAKIM'S PLAN HAS MORE ASSURANCE
OF SUCCESS THAN OUR OWN.
ARE YOU SUGGESTING
WE ADOPT IT?
YES, COMPLETELY, INCLUDING
PUTTING HAKIM AT THE WHEEL.
THAT WAY
THERE WOULD BE NO DOUBT
AS TO THE GUILT
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF AGIR.
HIS PLAN IS PERFECT FOR US.
YES. BUT WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE RADIO CONTROLS
ARE LOCATED.
PERHAPS MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY
CAN TELL US.
I WILL TELL YOU NOTHING.
YES, YOU WILL.
GENERAL...
THERE IS AN EASIER WAY.
WHAT?
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY,
YOU WILL NOT
BE BETRAYING HAKIM
BY TELLING US
WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW.
HE'S DEAD. IT'S OVER.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO
FOR HIM NOW EXCEPT...
HELP HIM COMPLETE
HIS LAST MISSION.
HAKIM WANTED TO BLOW UP
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
AS MUCH AS WE DO.
HE WOULD WANT YOU
TO HELP US.
NOW, WHERE ARE THE CONTROLS
LOCATED?
THEY ARE IN A LOFT
IN AN OFFICE BUILDING,
ONE BLOCK
FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
THANK YOU.
WELL, GENERAL?
WE WILL USE
THE NITROGLYCERIN.
YES. EVERYTHING --
EVERYTHING WE NEED.
YES. VERY GOOD.
GENERAL, I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THE GIRL.
I'LL SEE THAT SHE WILL
CAUSE US NO MORE PROBLEMS.
COME.
YOU'LL BE HERE TOMORROW,
AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT.
ONCE A SYSTEM
HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED,
IT WILL TAKE
AN ESTIMATED SIX MONTHS
TO CONVERT A FACTORY AND ITS
INSTALLMENTS TO PEACEFUL USES.
UH, SO WE ESTIMATE CONVERSION TO
PEACEFUL USES WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
HOW WILL THE CHANGEOVER
BE FINANCED?
FINANCED?
WITH A LOAN, OF COURSE.
BUT FROM WHOM, MR. NAJIID?
WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS
WITH MANY SOURCES --
THE WORLD BANK, AMONG OTHERS.
THANK YOU.
NOW, GENTLEMEN,
HIS MAJESTY HAS A MATTER
OF MUCH GREATER IMPORT FOR YOU.
GENTLEMEN,
HIS MAJESTY, KING SAID.
UH, MR. NAJIID.
YES?
I'D LIKE ONE MORE PICTURE
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
JUST HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S FINE -- LIKE THAT.
OH, PLEASE, DON'T.
I DO NOT WANT TO BE DISTURBED.
TAKE HIM INTO MY OFFICE.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
A PREPARED STATEMENT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW,
I HAVE LONG SOUGHT PEACE
IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
[ Weakly ] I CAN'T WALK.
I CAN'T WALK!
I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING
FROM MY WAIST DOWN.
YOU MUST GET ME
TO A DOCTOR.
NO, NO,
YOU MUSTN'T BE MOVED.
WE BETTER
BRING A DOCTOR HERE.
[ ROTARY TELEPHONE DIALING ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
YES. YES, DOCTOR, AT ONCE.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
YES.
IN A FEW MINUTES.
THE ROAD IS A DIFFICULT ONE.
IT IS A REGION BESET
BY MANY PROBLEMS --
NATIONALISTIC, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL.
SOME OF OUR PEOPLE HAVE BARELY
EMERGED FROM THE MIDDLE AGES,
WHILE OTHERS
ARE ALREADY ENJOYING
THE BOUNTIES
OF THE 20th CENTURY.
YOU MUST GET ME
TO A DOCTOR.
LIE STILL, NAJIID.
THE DOCTOR
WILL BE HERE SOON.
YOU MUST LIE QUIETLY.
PLEASE...PLEASE.
IT IS MY BELIEF
THAT ALL OF OUR PEOPLE
MUST SHARE EQUALLY
IN THE ADVANCES OF OUR TIME.
I HAVE PUT FORTH A DOCTRINE
TO THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE REPUBLIC OF AGIR
THAT WITH MUTUAL COOPERATION,
WE COULD RESOLVE OUR DIFFERENCES
AND ADVANCE THE WELFARE
OF ALL OUR PEOPLE.
YES, GENERAL.
UH, NAJIID
HASN'T ARRIVED YET.
HOW UNLUCKY FOR NAJIID.
PROCEED AS PLANNED.
YES, GENERAL.
HE'S AT THE CONTROLS NOW,
GENERAL.
He's testing.
PEACE IS POSSIBLE --
A PERMANENT END TO BLOODSHED.
[ As Abdul-al-Tarek ]
HE IS STARTING THE TRUCK NOW.
It is beginning to move.
It is headed
straight for the building.
Getting closer.
Now there is nothing
in front of the truck.
I PROPOSE FIRST...
It is moving closer.
SECONDLY,
A REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD
WITH FULL POWERS
TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS
THAT WOULD BE OF MUTUAL
ADVANTAGE TO OUR TWO COUNTRIES.
THIRD, A JOINT COMMISSION
DEVOTED TO A CULTURAL EXCHANGE.
FOURTH, A CUSTOMS UNION.
FIFTH,
STEPS TOWARD COMMON CURRENCY.
HE IS MOVING ON.
HE IS GOING TO HIT.
[ EXPLOSION ]
[ STATIC HISSES ]
I'M SORRY. MUST BE A SHORT
IN THE FLASH ATTACHMENT.
WE WILL RESUME
AS SOON AS TELEVISION
TRANSMISSION IS RESTORED.
Oh, it's an incredible...
incredible ball of fire!
The entire front wall
of the building
is falling down!
And bodies -- it is...
I never thought
it would be like this.
PLEASE! PLEASE!
I-I'M ALL RIGHT.
I MUST GET OUT OF HERE!
NO, NOT UNTIL
THE DOCTOR COMES.
YOU MUST BE QUIET,
MR. NAJIID.
Oh! It is beyond
my wildest dream!
People...people are dying!
I CAN'T...TALK...ANYMORE.
I-I CAN'T TALK.
I never thought
it would be like this.
THE TRANSFORMER WILL BE OUT
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
BUT THEN WE WILL RESUME
ACTIVITIES --
People of Karak,
this is General Zek.
I am broadcasting on
the emergency military channel.
Just a few minutes ago, The
Government House was demolished
as the result
of a suicide mission
by the infamous Colonel Hakim,
with the knowledge and consent
of the government of Agir.
Hakim drove a truck
loaded with nitroglycerin
directly into Government House.
NO.
NO.
THE TRUCK IS F-FILLED
WITH NITROGLYCERIN!
THERE'S A TRUCK HEADED
FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
INTERCEPT IT IMMEDIATELY
AND BRING THE DRIVER
TO MY OFFICE.
OH, YOUR MAJESTY,
THE TRUCK IS FILLED
WITH NITROGLYCERIN.
ZEK IS TRYING TO KILL US.
WE'VE GOT
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WE HAVE NO BRAKES.
CAN YOU STOP IT?
WE'VE GOT ONE CHANCE.
I'LL TRY WITH THE GEARS.
[ GRINDING ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
IT WAS COLONEL HAKIM
AND GENERAL ZEK.
UH, IT WAS THEIR PLAN.
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
ZEK WOULD GO THROUGH WITH IT.
I ONLY JUST FOUND OUT
ABOUT IT.
THEN WHY
DIDN'T YOU WARN US?
I DID.
ONLY AFTER YOU COULDN'T
GET OUT OF THE BUILDING.
YOU ARE PART OF IT.
YOU ARE PART OF
THE CONSPIRACY -- ADMIT IT.
NO. NO, YOUR MAJESTY,
IT WAS, UH, COLONEL HAKIM
AN-AND GENERAL ZEK.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HAKIM! BUT YOU'RE DEAD!
SKORA!
WHO IS THIS MAN?
A SABOTEUR...
IN THE PAY OF GENERAL ZEK
AND NAJIID.
NO, NO, YOUR MAJESTY,
I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
I --
GENERAL, PLACE NAJIID
AND GENERAL ZEK UNDER ARREST.
THE CHARGE IS TREASON.
YES, YOUR MAJESTY.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
IS GENERAL ZEK
OF THE KARAKIAN ARMY.
ZEK IS SO BITTERLY OPPOSED
TO THE PEACE TREATY
BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF KARAK
AND ITS NEIGHBOR,
THE REPUBLIC OF AGIR,
THAT HE HAS CONSPIRED
WITH THIS MAN, ISMIR NAJIID,
A MUNITIONS MAKER,
TO PROVOKE WAR BETWEEN THE TWO
COUNTRIES INSTEAD OF PEACE.
HIS PLAN IS TO DESTROY
THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE OF KARAK
WHILE THE YOUNG AND PROGRESSIVE
HEAD OF THAT COUNTRY,
KING SAID,
MAKES A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE PEACE TREATY.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP ZEK AND NAJIID
IN SUCH A WAY
THAT THEY NEVER AGAIN
THREATEN THE PEACE.
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.
[ EXPLOSIONS, SCREAMING ]
SOUNDS VERY GOOD,
BARNEY.
THANKS, ROLLIN. I STILL HAVE
SOME EFFECTS TO ADD, JIM.
MM-HMM. HAVE YOU RECORDED
THE NARRATION, ROLLIN?
NO, JIM. I THINK
IT'LL BE MORE CONVINCING
IF IT'S SPONTANEOUS.
YES, I AGREE.
CINNAMON,
HERE'S YOUR PRESS CARD.
GENERAL TAMAAR
HAS YOU ON THE LIST
OF ACCREDITED
CORRESPONDENTS.
BARNEY, THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT
OF CHANGES.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE
OUR CHANGES TO MAKE.
NAJIID EXPECTS THE ONES
HE'S PAYING FOR
TO BE PROGRAMMED IN, ALSO.
ROLLIN, BARNEY WILL BE ABLE
TO MAKE
THE AUTOMATED ARRANGEMENTS
TO GET YOU INTO THE NITRO ROOM.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING
HE CAN'T PROGRAM --
IT'S THE HUMAN FACTOR.
THE GUARDS REPORT IN
EVERY FIVE MINUTES.
IF THEY DON'T CALL IN,
SOMEBODY COMES LOOKING FOR THEM.
LET'S SEE THE CAMERA,
WILLY.
GOOD.
NOW, IS THERE ANY PROBLEM
WITH THEIR SABOTEUR,
SKORA, ROLLIN?
NO, JIM, BUT THE LEGENDARY
COLONEL HAKIM IS ANOTHER STORY.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO CREATE A FACE
FOR A MAN WHO'S NEVER
BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED.
IT DOESN'T MATTER AS LONG
AS WE GIVE THEM SOMETHING
THAT THEY THINK LOOKS
LIKE THE LEGENDARY HAKIM.
IT'S TOO BAD THAT HAKIM'S
WEAPON IS NITROGLYCERIN.
YES, BUT THAT'S JUST
WHAT MAKES HIM A LEGEND.
NO ONE DARES USE THE STUFF
THE WAY HAKIM DOES.
FOR A VERY GOOD REASON.
WITH NITROGLYCERIN,
YOU'RE NEVER MORE THAN A SPLIT
SECOND AWAY FROM ETERNITY.
[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]
[ ENGINE REVS ]
THE KING IS HOLDING
HIS PRESS CONFERENCE HERE.
I INTEND TO PLACE
MY TETRYL AND CORDITE
HERE, HERE, AND HERE.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YES?
The systems analyst
is here.
HAVE HIM WAIT.
WHEN WILL YOU SET
THE CHARGES?
TONIGHT. SET TO GO
TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:58
DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
DETONATION IS TO BE
BY RADIO CONTROL.
I'VE PLACED CASINGS
AND DETONATORS
INSIDE THE BUILDING --
EVIDENCE THAT THE AGIRIAN
GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE.
I'M SATISFIED.
GENERAL?
GOOD.
GENTLEMEN, BY TOMORROW,
YOU WILL BE LEADING
AN AROUSED NATION TO WAR.
SEND IN
THE SYSTEMS ANALYST.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
MR. NAJIID, RAY HARPER.
GENERAL ZEK.
GENERAL.
I SPECIFICALLY ASKED YOUR
COMPANY TO SEND MR. CONNERY.
MR. CONNERY'S
ON ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WAIT
FOR TWO MONTHS,
THAT'S UP TO YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE NEED?
YOUR CABLE
WAS SPECIFIC ENOUGH.
YOU WISH FOR ME TO PROGRAM
THE REQUESTED INCREASE
IN PRODUCTION.
CAN YOU DO IT?
OF COURSE I CAN.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
JACK ROGERS,
TRANSCABLE NEWS SERVICE.
JACK? JACK ROGERS?
GENERAL TAMAAR.
WHAT A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
I SHOULD SAY IT HAS.
HERE, COME WITH ME.
SURE.
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
HOW IS IT GOING,
MR. HARPER?
FINE. I'LL BE FINISHED
BY TONIGHT.
GOOD.
[ Foreign accent ]
ADRIENNE DUVRAY,
THE PRESSE OCEANIQUE.
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY,
I AM GENERAL TAMAAR.
GENERAL.
HIS MAJESTY, KING SAID,
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY.
IT IS A GREAT HONOR,
YOUR MAJESTY.
A PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU,
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY.
GENERAL ZEK, HIS AIDE,
MAJOR ABDUL-AL-TAREK.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
EXCUSE ME,
YOUR MAJESTY.
I WONDER IF I MIGHT HAVE
A WORD WITH THE GENERAL.
WHAT IS IT, MR. ROGERS?
I WASN'T SURE IF YOU KNEW,
BUT, UH, MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY
IS A SPECIAL FRIEND
OF THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS
OF THE AGIR ARMY.
COLONEL HAKIM?
YES.
THE LADY'S PRIVATE LIFE
IS HER OWN BUSINESS.
CERTAINLY, YOUR MAJESTY,
BUT THE LADY COINCIDENTALLY
HAS SHOWN UP IN AT LEAST
HALF A DOZEN PLACES
JUST BEFORE HAKIM HAS PULLED
ONE OF HIS CAPERS.
JUST THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW.
THANK YOU, MR. ROGERS.
PUT MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY
UNDER CLOSE SURVEILLANCE.
YES, SIR.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I'LL TAKE OUT THE GUARD
AT EXACTLY 8:00.
FIVE MINUTES LATER, THEY'LL MISS
HIM AND COME LOOKING FOR HIM.
WE'VE GOT TO BE LOADED
AND OUT OF HERE BY 8:05.
RIGHT.
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
[ DOOR BUZZES ]
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
THIS IS GATE
CALLING POST NUMBER ONE.
POST NUMBER ONE, OVER.
Check the nitroglycerin
storage area.
Sentry on patrol has not --
repeat -- has not reported in.
AT ONCE.
POST NUMBER ONE
CALLING GATE.
Gate guard here. Over.
THE SENTRY IS NOT HERE,
BUT HIS VEHICLE IS.
BATTERY HAS BEEN REMOVED
FROM IT.
Search the area.
Search the area!
[ SILENCE ]
FINISHED?
ALL FINISHED.
LOOK DOWN THAT STREET!
[ SIGHS ]
NOBODY HERE.
CHECK THE FENCE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
[ VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES ]
[ VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES ]
GOOD.
THE DRUG WON'T WEAR OFF
FOR 12 HOURS.
IT WAS HAKIM.
THERE'S NO DOUBT OF IT.
THE GUARD WAS POSITIVE.
AND WHO ELSE BUT HAKIM
WOULD STEAL NITROGLYCERIN?
WHERE IS MISS DUVRAY?
AT HER HOTEL.
SHE'S BEING WATCHED,
AND HER PHONE'S BEEN TAPPED.
CALL CINNAMON.
GENERAL,
AS I'VE ALREADY SAID,
I'VE JUST DISCOVERED
THERE IS SOLID ROCK
UNDER GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
NO MATTER HOW I PLACE
THE CORDITE,
I CAN'T GUARANTEE
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION.
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?
I SUGGEST WE POSTPONE...
UNTIL WE CAN DEVISE
ANOTHER PLAN.
SKORA, EVERYTHING IS READY.
WE WILL POSTPONE NOTHING!
ZEK HERE.
WE'LL BE THERE.
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
Man: HE'S DEAD.
IT WAS HIS HEART.
THERE IS ENOUGH NITROGLYCERIN
IN THERE, GENERAL,
TO BLOW UP A CITY BLOCK.
YES, BUT WHAT DID HE
INTEND TO DO WITH IT?
PERHAPS MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY
CAN TELL US.
GENERAL.
THE TRUCK IS SET TO OPERATE
BY RADIO CONTROL.
VERY INGENIOUS.
AND THE NITRO, OF COURSE,
WOULD EXPLODE ON IMPACT.
Zek: I AM RUNNING OUT
OF PATIENCE,
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY.
ONE LAST TIME BEFORE I USE
HARSHER MEASURES.
WHAT WAS HE GOING TO DO
WITH IT?
WHAT?!
I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS
WHAT HAKIM INTENDED TO DO
WITH THE NITROGLYCERIN --
BLOW UP GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
CORRECT?
NO.
YES.
YES.
AS ABDUL SAID,
THERE IS ENOUGH NITROGLYCERIN
IN THAT TRUCK
TO DEMOLISH
AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK.
YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING
OUR PROBLEM WITH THE CORDITE,
HAKIM'S PLAN HAS MORE ASSURANCE
OF SUCCESS THAN OUR OWN.
ARE YOU SUGGESTING
WE ADOPT IT?
YES, COMPLETELY, INCLUDING
PUTTING HAKIM AT THE WHEEL.
THAT WAY
THERE WOULD BE NO DOUBT
AS TO THE GUILT
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF AGIR.
HIS PLAN IS PERFECT FOR US.
YES. BUT WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE RADIO CONTROLS
ARE LOCATED.
PERHAPS MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY
CAN TELL US.
I WILL TELL YOU NOTHING.
YES, YOU WILL.
GENERAL...
THERE IS AN EASIER WAY.
WHAT?
MADEMOISELLE DUVRAY,
YOU WILL NOT
BE BETRAYING HAKIM
BY TELLING US
WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW.
HE'S DEAD. IT'S OVER.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO
FOR HIM NOW EXCEPT...
HELP HIM COMPLETE
HIS LAST MISSION.
HAKIM WANTED TO BLOW UP
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
AS MUCH AS WE DO.
HE WOULD WANT YOU
TO HELP US.
NOW, WHERE ARE THE CONTROLS
LOCATED?
THEY ARE IN A LOFT
IN AN OFFICE BUILDING,
ONE BLOCK
FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
THANK YOU.
WELL, GENERAL?
WE WILL USE
THE NITROGLYCERIN.
YES. EVERYTHING --
EVERYTHING WE NEED.
YES. VERY GOOD.
GENERAL, I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THE GIRL.
I'LL SEE THAT SHE WILL
CAUSE US NO MORE PROBLEMS.
COME.
YOU'LL BE HERE TOMORROW,
AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT.
ONCE A SYSTEM
HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED,
IT WILL TAKE
AN ESTIMATED SIX MONTHS
TO CONVERT A FACTORY AND ITS
INSTALLMENTS TO PEACEFUL USES.
UH, SO WE ESTIMATE CONVERSION TO
PEACEFUL USES WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
HOW WILL THE CHANGEOVER
BE FINANCED?
FINANCED?
WITH A LOAN, OF COURSE.
BUT FROM WHOM, MR. NAJIID?
WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS
WITH MANY SOURCES --
THE WORLD BANK, AMONG OTHERS.
THANK YOU.
NOW, GENTLEMEN,
HIS MAJESTY HAS A MATTER
OF MUCH GREATER IMPORT FOR YOU.
GENTLEMEN,
HIS MAJESTY, KING SAID.
UH, MR. NAJIID.
YES?
I'D LIKE ONE MORE PICTURE
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
JUST HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S FINE -- LIKE THAT.
OH, PLEASE, DON'T.
I DO NOT WANT TO BE DISTURBED.
TAKE HIM INTO MY OFFICE.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
A PREPARED STATEMENT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW,
I HAVE LONG SOUGHT PEACE
IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
[ Weakly ] I CAN'T WALK.
I CAN'T WALK!
I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING
FROM MY WAIST DOWN.
YOU MUST GET ME
TO A DOCTOR.
NO, NO,
YOU MUSTN'T BE MOVED.
WE BETTER
BRING A DOCTOR HERE.
[ ROTARY TELEPHONE DIALING ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
YES. YES, DOCTOR, AT ONCE.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
YES.
IN A FEW MINUTES.
THE ROAD IS A DIFFICULT ONE.
IT IS A REGION BESET
BY MANY PROBLEMS --
NATIONALISTIC, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL.
SOME OF OUR PEOPLE HAVE BARELY
EMERGED FROM THE MIDDLE AGES,
WHILE OTHERS
ARE ALREADY ENJOYING
THE BOUNTIES
OF THE 20th CENTURY.
YOU MUST GET ME
TO A DOCTOR.
LIE STILL, NAJIID.
THE DOCTOR
WILL BE HERE SOON.
YOU MUST LIE QUIETLY.
PLEASE...PLEASE.
IT IS MY BELIEF
THAT ALL OF OUR PEOPLE
MUST SHARE EQUALLY
IN THE ADVANCES OF OUR TIME.
I HAVE PUT FORTH A DOCTRINE
TO THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE REPUBLIC OF AGIR
THAT WITH MUTUAL COOPERATION,
WE COULD RESOLVE OUR DIFFERENCES
AND ADVANCE THE WELFARE
OF ALL OUR PEOPLE.
YES, GENERAL.
UH, NAJIID
HASN'T ARRIVED YET.
HOW UNLUCKY FOR NAJIID.
PROCEED AS PLANNED.
YES, GENERAL.
HE'S AT THE CONTROLS NOW,
GENERAL.
He's testing.
PEACE IS POSSIBLE --
A PERMANENT END TO BLOODSHED.
[ As Abdul-al-Tarek ]
HE IS STARTING THE TRUCK NOW.
It is beginning to move.
It is headed
straight for the building.
Getting closer.
Now there is nothing
in front of the truck.
I PROPOSE FIRST...
It is moving closer.
SECONDLY,
A REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD
WITH FULL POWERS
TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS
THAT WOULD BE OF MUTUAL
ADVANTAGE TO OUR TWO COUNTRIES.
THIRD, A JOINT COMMISSION
DEVOTED TO A CULTURAL EXCHANGE.
FOURTH, A CUSTOMS UNION.
FIFTH,
STEPS TOWARD COMMON CURRENCY.
HE IS MOVING ON.
HE IS GOING TO HIT.
[ EXPLOSION ]
[ STATIC HISSES ]
I'M SORRY. MUST BE A SHORT
IN THE FLASH ATTACHMENT.
WE WILL RESUME
AS SOON AS TELEVISION
TRANSMISSION IS RESTORED.
Oh, it's an incredible...
incredible ball of fire!
The entire front wall
of the building
is falling down!
And bodies -- it is...
I never thought
it would be like this.
PLEASE! PLEASE!
I-I'M ALL RIGHT.
I MUST GET OUT OF HERE!
NO, NOT UNTIL
THE DOCTOR COMES.
YOU MUST BE QUIET,
MR. NAJIID.
Oh! It is beyond
my wildest dream!
People...people are dying!
I CAN'T...TALK...ANYMORE.
I-I CAN'T TALK.
I never thought
it would be like this.
THE TRANSFORMER WILL BE OUT
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
BUT THEN WE WILL RESUME
ACTIVITIES --
People of Karak,
this is General Zek.
I am broadcasting on
the emergency military channel.
Just a few minutes ago, The
Government House was demolished
as the result
of a suicide mission
by the infamous Colonel Hakim,
with the knowledge and consent
of the government of Agir.
Hakim drove a truck
loaded with nitroglycerin
directly into Government House.
NO.
NO.
THE TRUCK IS F-FILLED
WITH NITROGLYCERIN!
THERE'S A TRUCK HEADED
FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
INTERCEPT IT IMMEDIATELY
AND BRING THE DRIVER
TO MY OFFICE.
OH, YOUR MAJESTY,
THE TRUCK IS FILLED
WITH NITROGLYCERIN.
ZEK IS TRYING TO KILL US.
WE'VE GOT
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WE HAVE NO BRAKES.
CAN YOU STOP IT?
WE'VE GOT ONE CHANCE.
I'LL TRY WITH THE GEARS.
[ GRINDING ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
IT WAS COLONEL HAKIM
AND GENERAL ZEK.
UH, IT WAS THEIR PLAN.
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
ZEK WOULD GO THROUGH WITH IT.
I ONLY JUST FOUND OUT
ABOUT IT.
THEN WHY
DIDN'T YOU WARN US?
I DID.
ONLY AFTER YOU COULDN'T
GET OUT OF THE BUILDING.
YOU ARE PART OF IT.
YOU ARE PART OF
THE CONSPIRACY -- ADMIT IT.
NO. NO, YOUR MAJESTY,
IT WAS, UH, COLONEL HAKIM
AN-AND GENERAL ZEK.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HAKIM! BUT YOU'RE DEAD!
SKORA!
WHO IS THIS MAN?
A SABOTEUR...
IN THE PAY OF GENERAL ZEK
AND NAJIID.
NO, NO, YOUR MAJESTY,
I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
I --
GENERAL, PLACE NAJIID
AND GENERAL ZEK UNDER ARREST.
THE CHARGE IS TREASON.
YES, YOUR MAJESTY.
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