Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 22 - Nicole - full transcript
Anton Valdas, the highest ranking intelligence agent for an enemy power, is believed to possess a master list of Western agents who have defected to his government. Jim Phelps and Rollin Hand take on the mission of retrieving the list. While doing so, however, Phelps is shot and Rollin forced to flee without Phelps. Phelps' recovery and his plans to escape receive an unexpected boost from Nicole Vedette, another enemy agent who risks her own safety to help him escape -- and with whom Phelps uncharacteristically begins to fall in love.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
Man:
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
IS ANTON VALDAS,
THE ENEMY'S HIGHEST-RANKING
INTELLIGENCE MINISTER.
WE HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED
BY A FRIENDLY NATION
THAT VALDAS
HAS IN HIS POSSESSION
A MASTER LIST
OF ALL THE ALLIED AGENTS
WHO HAVE DEFECTED TO HIM.
KNOWING THE IDENTITIES
OF THESE DOUBLE AGENTS
IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE
TO OUR ALLIES AND TO US.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO GET THAT LIST.
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.
THE LIST
IS STILL AT VALDAS' CHâTEAU.
IT'S IN THE SAFE, STUDY,
ON THE SECOND FLOOR,
RIGHT HERE.
AND THE SAFE ITSELF?
KATSCHEN FABRIK.
GERMAN-MADE.
BUT THE TUMBLERS
CAN BE DIFFICULT.
I'LL CHECK
WITH BARNEY.
NOW, IF YOU REQUIRE
ANY INSIDE HELP,
WE DO HAVE AN AGENT
AT THE CHâTEAU --
NICOLE VEDETTE.
SHE PENETRATED VALDAS' SECURITY
ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO.
SHE'S HIS
PERSONAL SECRETARY.
NO REASON TO RISK HER COVER.
WE'LL DO IT OURSELVES.
NOW, IF YOU SHOULD HAVE
ANY PROBLEMS, CALL THIS NUMBER.
USE MY CODE NAME -- "SPARROW."
YOU'LL GET
RIGHT THROUGH TO ME.
GOT IT.
PARTY'S STILL SET
FOR TOMORROW NIGHT.
OH, OH, YES.
ALL RIGHT. THEN WE GO
AS SCHEDULED --
BEFORE GENERAL VENTAKOFF
RETURNS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
GENERAL VENTAKOFF.
I CAN MANAGE. I CAN MANAGE.
I'M NOT AN INVALID.
JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU,
SIR.
SILENCE!
I'M HERE FOR A GOOD TIME.
I WANT TO HEAR
NO MORE NONSENSE
ABOUT BEDTIME, PILLS,
OR EXERTION, YOU UNDERSTAND?
OF COURSE, SIR.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
GENERAL VENTAKOFF.
SO GLAD YOU COULD COME.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
IF IT WERE LEFT UP
TO SOME PEOPLE,
I...I WOULDN'T HAVE.
VALDRAT, ISN'T IT?
VALDAS.
YES, OF COURSE.
I NEVER FORGET FACES
OR NAMES -- ELEPHANT MEMORY.
NOW, UH, ARE WE GOING
TO STAND HERE ALL NIGHT
MAKING CAT'S EYES
AT EACH OTHER,
OR ARE WE GOING
TO GO...IN THERE
AND LOOK AT THE PRETTIES,
HMM, VALDRAT, HMM, HMM?
THIS WAY, GENERAL.
AHA! THE LIST.
YES.
AND WHEN
DO YOU PROPOSE
TO HAND THE LIST
TO THE PREMIER, ANTON?
WHEN HE RETURNS FROM
HIS INSPECTION TOUR.
I'M CERTAIN YOU WILL BE
WELL REWARDED.
MAY I?
I DO IT FOR
NO PERSONAL GAIN.
ONLY DUTY.
DON'T WE ALL?
OF COURSE, THE PREMIER WILL NOT
BE RETURNING FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
ARE YOUR SECURITY
PRECAUTIONS SATISFACTORY?
THE BEST.
JUST THIS AFTERNOON,
I HAD A PRESSURIZED FLOOR
INSTALLED IN THE SAFE.
IF ANYTHING
IS REMOVED OR TOUCHED,
THE ALARM
IS AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERED.
AND NOW, IF WE HAVE
NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS,
I SHOULD LIKE TO RETURN
TO MY GUESTS.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER
JOINING US?
I'M NOT DRESSED FOR IT,
AND I DON'T THINK
I COULD STAND THE NOTORIETY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
NOW, WHERE WAS I?
UM, OH, EXPLAINING
THE BATTLE OF MONTADIA.
OH, YES, YES, OF COURSE.
NOW YOU, MY DEAR,
YOU ARE GENERAL TROSEVSKY.
YOU COMMAND THE HEIGHTS,
BRISTLING BREASTWORKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
DO I GET A MEDAL FOR IT,
GENERAL?
YES, OF COURSE.
I'LL PIN IT ON YOU PERSONALLY.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Woman: OH, OF COURSE
THEY COULDN'T HAVE.
MY DEAR, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
WHAT I'VE SEEN.
MAJOR!
MAJOR, ISN'T IT
POSITIVELY SCANDALOUS
THE WAY GENERAL VENTAKOFF
CARRIES ON?
AS THE SAYING GOES,
"TO THE VICTOR
BELONGS THE SPOILS."
THE MAN HAS THE INSTINCTS
OF A ROOSTER
AND A MIND LIKE A SIEVE.
JUST BECAUSE HE HAS
THE KNACK OF FINDING WOMEN,
WHOSE MORALITY ENDS
WHERE HIS DIAMONDS BEGIN,
IS NO EXCUSE,
IS IT, MAJOR?
HMM?
IS IT, MAJOR?
OH, NO, NO,
CERTAINLY NOT.
WELL, I'M SURE
WE'RE ALL CERTAIN TO SEE
A DISGUSTING SPECTACLE.
EXCUSE ME.
MAJOR, THE GENERAL
IS ASKING FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
FORGIVE ME, MADAME.
OH, CERTAINLY.
YOU, MY DEAR, YOU ARE...
TROSEVSKY'S ARTILLERY.
HMM.
WHEN YOU ARE OVER HERE,
YOUR CANNON AIMED DOWN
INTO THE VALLEY...THUSLY...
...AND I...
I AM GENERAL VENTAKOFF.
THANK YOU.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THE GENERAL WANTS?
YES. BUT IT WASN'T YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MISS, UH...
NOW, IF I TELL YOU
MY LAST NAME,
WE'RE GOING TO STAND
AROUND HERE ALL NIGHT
BEING VERY DULL AND FORMAL
WITH EACH OTHER.
I'M NICOLE.
IVAN.
NOW, TELL ME, NICOLE,
DO YOU ALWAYS GO AROUND
RESCUING MEN
THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW?
OH, BUT I KNOW
A GREAT DEAL ABOUT YOU.
YOU DO? WHAT?
WELL...STATISTICALLY,
YOU'RE ABOUT 37,
EDUCATED
AT THE VENSKRY ACADEMY,
TOP OF YOUR CLASS,
HANDSOME,
RECENTLY PROMOTED,
AND YOU'RE UNMARRIED
BUT...NOT UNSCARRED.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S VERY GOOD.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
WELL, YOU'RE WEARING
THE SCHOOL RING
OF THE VENSKRY ACADEMY
AND THE STICKPIN.
YOU'RE WEARING
NEW MAJOR INSIGNIA,
BUT THE OLD INSIGNIA IMPRINT
IS STILL VISIBLE UNDER THERE,
AND NO WEDDING BAND.
HOW ABOUT THE SCARS?
AH, WELL,
I ALWAYS HAVE A TENDENCY
TO MAKE THINGS
MORE COMPLICATED.
NOW, YOU TRY THE GAME.
OH, NO, I COULDN'T DO THAT.
I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW AT ALL.
OH, YES, GO ON. IT'S EASY.
PLEASE TRY. WHO AM I?
YOU ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL,
INTELLIGENT, CHARMING --
NOW YOU'RE CHEATING,
IVAN.
THOSE ARE COMPLIMENTS,
NOT FACTS.
NO, THEY'RE FACTS.
YES, BUT THAT'S NOT
PART OF THE GAME.
I DON'T CARE.
THEN GO ON. TELL ME.
CONTINUE.
OH,
I FIND IT VERY HARD
TO GET BEYOND THOSE...
STATISTICS.
WELL,
WHAT SIGN ARE YOU?
SIGN?
A CAPRICORN?
I COULD BE,
BUT I'M NOT.
THEN I'M CLOSE --
SOMETHING FISHY.
SWIMS A LITTLE --
YOU'RE RIGHT.
PISCES?
YES.
GOOD. YOU SEE, I AM
GOOD AT IT AFTER ALL.
WHAT ARE YOU?
I'M A GEMINI.
IS THAT
A GOOD COMBINATION?
TERRIBLE.
DISASTER?
THE WORST.
COME HERE WITH ME.
COME ON.
OH, I'M JUST VALDAS'
PERSONAL SECRETARY.
JUST?
WELL, NOW...WHAT, UM,
DOES A PERSONAL
SECRETARY DO?
OH, SHE ENTERTAINS AIDES,
PLIES THEM WITH CHAMPAGNE,
DANCES WITH THEM,
AND THEN WANGLES ALL OF
THEIR SECRETS OUT OF THEM.
FOR VALDAS?
[ Chuckling ] YES.
YOU ARE A SPY.
AMONGST OTHER THINGS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I BELIEVE THE GENERAL
REQUIRES SOME ATTENTION,
MAJOR.
OH, OF COURSE.
UH, EXCUSE ME.
A MAJOR?
REALLY.
[ Slurring ] At ease,
at ease, at ease.
I don't want to lie down.
I want to dance a polka.
I want to dance a --
not now.
ALL RIGHT, GENERAL.
THIS IS THE ROOM.
I don't want
to lie down.
IN WE GO.
I would like
to do a polka.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST DOWN THERE.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
DO YOU REQUIRE ANYTHING?
NO, THANK YOU, SIR.
HE'LL BE FINE.
YOU SEEM TO BE HAVING
A NICE TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ] YOU WEREN'T DOING
TOO BADLY YOURSELF.
YOU ALL SET?
YEAH.
RIGHT.
YOU DIDN'T SEE IT?
OH, MY DEAR, HIS LAST EXHIBITION
WAS POSITIVELY SCANDALOUS.
ALL THOSE STRAIGHT LINES,
HIDEOUS CUBES --
DISGUSTING.
I WANT TO TELL YOU,
IT MADE ME FEEL QUITE --
MAJOR!
DID YOU SEE
THE EXHIBITION?
UH, NO, I DIDN'T.
THE MAN
PAINTS LIKE AN ANIMAL,
AND THEN HE HAS
THE AUDACITY
TO CALL HIS WORK "ART" --
ABSTRACT ART.
HE SHOULD BE PUT
IN AN INSTITUTION.
OF COURSE,
THEY COULDN'T HELP HIM,
BUT THEY WOULD
CONFINE HIM,
AND THAT WOULD BE
A BLESSING TO US ALL.
I BELIEVE WE WERE DANCING.
[ PANTING ]
I need your help.
Come here.
[ MUFFLED GASPING ]
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
[ ALARM SOUNDS ]
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
GENERAL VENTAKOFF.
ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT.
UNLOAD THEM.
GIVE ME THE CLIPS.
HURRY.
EMPTY THE CHAMBERS.
OPEN IT.
[ ALARM STOPS ]
COME ON OUT NOW,
GENERAL.
HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEADS.
MOVE.
CAR.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ HORN HONKS ]
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
NO ONE IS ALLOWED
DOWN HERE, MISS VEDETTE.
PUT IT DOWN.
MOVE OVER THERE.
TURN AROUND.
ON THE RAILS.
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
Now, you must trust me.
I'm an agent.
I know who you are.
I see.
You seem to be
making a habit
of rescuing me.
I thank you for that.
Come on. Try and get up.
My car's outside.
Valdas: WELL, WELL, WELL.
THE NIGHT SEEMS TO HOLD
NO END OF SURPRISES.
ALTHOUGH I MUST CONFESS,
I'VE HAD MY SUSPICIONS
ABOUT YOU
FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW,
NICOLE.
MAY I HAVE THAT,
PLEASE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
QUITE
THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
I ADVISE YOU BOTH
TO GET SOME REST.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A BUSY DAY TOMORROW --
QUESTIONS
AND, UH, WHATNOT.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THE LIST -- ONCE
THEY FIND OUT IT'S GONE,
THEY'LL KILL YOU.
YOU DISAPPOINT ME, NICOLE.
THE LAST THING
I EXPECTED YOU TO DO
WAS TO UNDERESTIMATE ME.
I'M PERFECTLY SAFE.
UNTIL TOMORROW.
I'M QUITE
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
HAVE THEY CAUGHT
THE OTHER AGENT?
NO.
No, they haven't.
No one's been assigned
to catch him yet.
I've seen that list.
I could have helped you
get it.
I didn't want
to risk your cover.
What?
Valdas said he suspected you
for some time,
and yet he let you
see the list.
Nobody's been sent
to catch Rollin.
Now, that doesn't figure,
unless Valdas wants us
to have the list,
which means it's a phony.
Do you get your instructions
from Division 7?
Mm-hmm.
I found out
there's a double agent
working in that department.
Who?
I only know his code name.
It's "Sparrow."
[ SIGHS ]
He's the one who sent us.
Well, then,
Valdas knew you were coming.
He deliberately caught you
to make it look as though
it were more difficult
to get the list.
We have to get back.
HEY...
GOT A CIGARETTE?
YES, I HAVE.
KEEP IT.
IT'S YOUR LAST ONE.
WE CAN SHARE IT.
DID YOU GET IT?
I'LL TRANSMIT IT
IMMEDIATELY.
YOUR ESCAPE ROUTE
IS ALL SET.
NO.
THE CONTACT WILL --
MY FRIEND'S IN TROUBLE.
I HAVE TO GO BACK FOR HIM.
[ GROANS ]
[ Crying ] HE'S DEAD.
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
[ DOGS BARKING ]
[ PANTING ]
VALDAS...IS GOING
TO BE LOOKING FOR US.
IF HE SUSPECTS WE KNOW
THAT LIST IS A PHONY,
HE'LL NOT ONLY
BE LOOKING FOR US,
HE'LL TEAR
THIS COUNTRYSIDE APART.
THE BORDER'S ONLY ABOUT
10 KILOMETERS AWAY.
YOU CAN MAKE IT.
NOT AT THE PACE
WE'RE GOING, NICOLE,
AND IT'S GOING TO GET
SLOWER.
I'M NOT LEAVING YOU.
SOONER OR LATER,
YOU HA TO.
IF I EVER DO LEAVE YOU,
I'LL DECIDE WHERE AND WHEN.
YOU'LL BE SAFER UP THERE.
WHAT'S YOUR REAL NAME?
JIM.
I LIKE THAT. SUITS YOU
MUCH BETTER THAN IVAN.
OH. THANK YOU.
JIM.
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
HE'S UNCONSCIOUS.
IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE,
YOU'LL HAVE TO REVIVE HIM.
REVIVE HIM, DOCTOR.
[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]
WELL, EXCEPT FOR
THIS LITTLE SETBACK,
YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB
LEADING HIM ALONG.
ANOTHER 10 KILOMETERS
AND...HE'S HOME.
ALL HE NEEDS
IS MORAL SUPPORT.
HE'S VERY WEAK.
HE'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.
YOU WILL BRING HIM AROUND.
YOU JUST KEEP REMEMBERING
THAT YOUR NAME IS ON THAT LIST.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE
THAT CAN CLEAR YOU.
OH, WOULD YOU CARE
FOR A BRANDY?
NO, NO, YOU'D BETTER NOT.
HE MIGHT SMELL IT
ON YOUR BREATH.
OH, I SHALL MISS YOU.
NO, I REALLY MEAN IT.
MY PARTIES JUST WON'T BE
THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.
YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE ELSE.
NO, I WOULD HAVE TO FIND
SOMEONE
NOT ONLY AS BEAUTIFUL
AND CHARMING,
BUT SOMEONE ALSO TOTALLY DEVOID
OF SCRUPLES.
IF YOU TURN OVER ENOUGH ROCKS,
SHE'LL CRAWL OUT.
RIO, ISN'T IT?
WHAT?
WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
YES.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY NOTIONS
ABOUT TRACKING ME DOWN THERE,
OR TRYING TO DISPOSE OF ME
AT THE BORDER,
I'D FORGET ABOUT THEM
IF I WERE YOU.
JUST REMEMBER, IF I DON'T
MAKE A CERTAIN PHONE CALL
TO SWITZERLAND EVERY WEEK,
A VERY NASTY LITTLE PACKET
OF INFORMATION
IS GOING TO BE DELIVERED
TO THE ENEMY.
SO VERY CLEVER --
YOU EFFECTIVELY BLOCK ME,
AND THROUGH
WHATEVER HIS NAME IS,
YOU CLEAR YOURSELF
BACK HOME.
THE DOCTOR SAYS
HE WILL BE COMING AROUND
IN A FEW MINUTES.
WELL, WE MUSTN'T KEEP
YOUR YOUNG MAN WAITING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
STRANGE WOMAN.
SO FASCINATING.
IS EVERYTHING READY
AT THE BORDER?
YES. THEY HAVE ORDERS
TO LET HIM GO.
I WANT IT TO BE
A CLEAN SHOT.
I DON'T WANT HER
TO...LINGER.
[ NICOLE BREATHING HEAVILY ]
NICOLE?
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK I FEEL BETTER.
How long was I out?
ABOUT AN HOUR.
WE'VE GOT TO PUSH ON.
You'd better check outside,
see if it's clear.
NICOLE?
YEAH?
WHAT IS IT?
[ SIGHS ] NOTHING.
JIM?
JIM!
WHAT IS IT?
NOTHING.
I'LL FIX YOUR BANDAGE.
NO, NO.
I'LL, UH, COME DOWN.
TAKE THIS.
And this.
[ Nicole catches gun ]
ALL CLEAR OUTSIDE?
YEAH.
LET'S GO.
[ THUDS ]
Man: TO ALL UNITS,
TO ALL UNITS,
MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE
OVER THE MAN AND THE WOMAN.
[ GROANING ]
YOU'VE GOT TO GET
SOME REST.
NO.
[ Panting ]
OH!
JIM! JIM!
JIM...JIM.
[ Crying ]
[ GROANS ]
OH!
NO!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
PUSH ON.
JIM, PLEASE.
YOU WON'T MAKE 50 METERS.
I'LL MAKE 50 METERS!
JIM, YOU'LL KILL YOURSELF!
Jim. Oh, Jim.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ON.
VALDAS HAS NO INTENTION
OF CATCHING YOU.
He wants you
to get to the border.
It was all arranged.
[ SIGHS ]
WE MADE YOU THINK
THAT LIST WAS FALSE.
BUT IT'S LEGITIMATE,
AND MY NAME'S ON IT.
BUT I'M A DOUBLE AGENT.
I KNOW
WHAT YOU MUST BE THINKING,
BUT IT WASN'T ALL
A GAME, HONESTLY.
SO NOW YOU CAN REST
AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.
THERE'S NO NEED
TO GO ON NOW.
VALDAS DOESN'T KNOW
THAT I'VE TOLD YOU THIS.
YOU DON'T KNOW, DO YOU?
WHAT?
CALL OUT THE DOGS.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?
NOT LONG.
JUST BEFORE
WE GOT OUT OF THE LOFT.
THEN IT WASN'T ALL A GAME.
COME ON. VALDAS WILL
REALLY BE AFTER US NOW.
IT'S LOADED WITH BLANKS.
[ THUMPS ]
[ DOG WHINING ]
[ DOGS BARKING ]
TO ALL UNITS,
TO ALL UNITS,
CLOSE IN IMMEDIATELY
ON THE MAN AND THE WOMAN.
LAST KNOWN POSITION
WAS 13 KILOMETERS
WEST OF THE LAKE.
[ DOGS BARKING ]
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
WE HAVE LOCATED THEM.
THEY'VE BEEN LOCATED.
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
[ CAR APPROACHING ]
[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]
[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]
[ SNARLS ]
[ DOGS GROWLING ]
OH, LET HIM GO, ANTON.
PLEADING FOR HIS LIFE --
HOW TOUCHING.
KILLING HIM'S NOT GOING
TO PROVE ANYTHING.
ON THE CONTRARY.
WHAT IS THE HUNT
WITHOUT THE KILL?
LOOK, I'LL MAKE
A BARGAIN WITH YOU.
YOU ARE NOT IN
A BARGAINING POSITION, MY DEAR.
OH, BUT I AM.
THAT -- THAT LITTLE PACKET
OF INFORMATION
IN SWITZERLAND --
I'LL TELL YOU WHERE IT IS
IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS LIFE.
NO.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I'VE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME
WHERE THAT LITTLE PIECE
OF BLACKMAIL WAS LOCATED.
THE GAME IS OVER, NICOLE.
HOLD IT.
DROP IT.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ GUN THUMPS ]
[ DOGS BARKING ]
JIM.
JIM, LET'S GO.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
Man:
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
IS ANTON VALDAS,
THE ENEMY'S HIGHEST-RANKING
INTELLIGENCE MINISTER.
WE HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED
BY A FRIENDLY NATION
THAT VALDAS
HAS IN HIS POSSESSION
A MASTER LIST
OF ALL THE ALLIED AGENTS
WHO HAVE DEFECTED TO HIM.
KNOWING THE IDENTITIES
OF THESE DOUBLE AGENTS
IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE
TO OUR ALLIES AND TO US.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO GET THAT LIST.
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.
THE LIST
IS STILL AT VALDAS' CHâTEAU.
IT'S IN THE SAFE, STUDY,
ON THE SECOND FLOOR,
RIGHT HERE.
AND THE SAFE ITSELF?
KATSCHEN FABRIK.
GERMAN-MADE.
BUT THE TUMBLERS
CAN BE DIFFICULT.
I'LL CHECK
WITH BARNEY.
NOW, IF YOU REQUIRE
ANY INSIDE HELP,
WE DO HAVE AN AGENT
AT THE CHâTEAU --
NICOLE VEDETTE.
SHE PENETRATED VALDAS' SECURITY
ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO.
SHE'S HIS
PERSONAL SECRETARY.
NO REASON TO RISK HER COVER.
WE'LL DO IT OURSELVES.
NOW, IF YOU SHOULD HAVE
ANY PROBLEMS, CALL THIS NUMBER.
USE MY CODE NAME -- "SPARROW."
YOU'LL GET
RIGHT THROUGH TO ME.
GOT IT.
PARTY'S STILL SET
FOR TOMORROW NIGHT.
OH, OH, YES.
ALL RIGHT. THEN WE GO
AS SCHEDULED --
BEFORE GENERAL VENTAKOFF
RETURNS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
GENERAL VENTAKOFF.
I CAN MANAGE. I CAN MANAGE.
I'M NOT AN INVALID.
JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU,
SIR.
SILENCE!
I'M HERE FOR A GOOD TIME.
I WANT TO HEAR
NO MORE NONSENSE
ABOUT BEDTIME, PILLS,
OR EXERTION, YOU UNDERSTAND?
OF COURSE, SIR.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
GENERAL VENTAKOFF.
SO GLAD YOU COULD COME.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
IF IT WERE LEFT UP
TO SOME PEOPLE,
I...I WOULDN'T HAVE.
VALDRAT, ISN'T IT?
VALDAS.
YES, OF COURSE.
I NEVER FORGET FACES
OR NAMES -- ELEPHANT MEMORY.
NOW, UH, ARE WE GOING
TO STAND HERE ALL NIGHT
MAKING CAT'S EYES
AT EACH OTHER,
OR ARE WE GOING
TO GO...IN THERE
AND LOOK AT THE PRETTIES,
HMM, VALDRAT, HMM, HMM?
THIS WAY, GENERAL.
AHA! THE LIST.
YES.
AND WHEN
DO YOU PROPOSE
TO HAND THE LIST
TO THE PREMIER, ANTON?
WHEN HE RETURNS FROM
HIS INSPECTION TOUR.
I'M CERTAIN YOU WILL BE
WELL REWARDED.
MAY I?
I DO IT FOR
NO PERSONAL GAIN.
ONLY DUTY.
DON'T WE ALL?
OF COURSE, THE PREMIER WILL NOT
BE RETURNING FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
ARE YOUR SECURITY
PRECAUTIONS SATISFACTORY?
THE BEST.
JUST THIS AFTERNOON,
I HAD A PRESSURIZED FLOOR
INSTALLED IN THE SAFE.
IF ANYTHING
IS REMOVED OR TOUCHED,
THE ALARM
IS AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERED.
AND NOW, IF WE HAVE
NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS,
I SHOULD LIKE TO RETURN
TO MY GUESTS.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER
JOINING US?
I'M NOT DRESSED FOR IT,
AND I DON'T THINK
I COULD STAND THE NOTORIETY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
NOW, WHERE WAS I?
UM, OH, EXPLAINING
THE BATTLE OF MONTADIA.
OH, YES, YES, OF COURSE.
NOW YOU, MY DEAR,
YOU ARE GENERAL TROSEVSKY.
YOU COMMAND THE HEIGHTS,
BRISTLING BREASTWORKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
DO I GET A MEDAL FOR IT,
GENERAL?
YES, OF COURSE.
I'LL PIN IT ON YOU PERSONALLY.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Woman: OH, OF COURSE
THEY COULDN'T HAVE.
MY DEAR, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
WHAT I'VE SEEN.
MAJOR!
MAJOR, ISN'T IT
POSITIVELY SCANDALOUS
THE WAY GENERAL VENTAKOFF
CARRIES ON?
AS THE SAYING GOES,
"TO THE VICTOR
BELONGS THE SPOILS."
THE MAN HAS THE INSTINCTS
OF A ROOSTER
AND A MIND LIKE A SIEVE.
JUST BECAUSE HE HAS
THE KNACK OF FINDING WOMEN,
WHOSE MORALITY ENDS
WHERE HIS DIAMONDS BEGIN,
IS NO EXCUSE,
IS IT, MAJOR?
HMM?
IS IT, MAJOR?
OH, NO, NO,
CERTAINLY NOT.
WELL, I'M SURE
WE'RE ALL CERTAIN TO SEE
A DISGUSTING SPECTACLE.
EXCUSE ME.
MAJOR, THE GENERAL
IS ASKING FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
FORGIVE ME, MADAME.
OH, CERTAINLY.
YOU, MY DEAR, YOU ARE...
TROSEVSKY'S ARTILLERY.
HMM.
WHEN YOU ARE OVER HERE,
YOUR CANNON AIMED DOWN
INTO THE VALLEY...THUSLY...
...AND I...
I AM GENERAL VENTAKOFF.
THANK YOU.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THE GENERAL WANTS?
YES. BUT IT WASN'T YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MISS, UH...
NOW, IF I TELL YOU
MY LAST NAME,
WE'RE GOING TO STAND
AROUND HERE ALL NIGHT
BEING VERY DULL AND FORMAL
WITH EACH OTHER.
I'M NICOLE.
IVAN.
NOW, TELL ME, NICOLE,
DO YOU ALWAYS GO AROUND
RESCUING MEN
THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW?
OH, BUT I KNOW
A GREAT DEAL ABOUT YOU.
YOU DO? WHAT?
WELL...STATISTICALLY,
YOU'RE ABOUT 37,
EDUCATED
AT THE VENSKRY ACADEMY,
TOP OF YOUR CLASS,
HANDSOME,
RECENTLY PROMOTED,
AND YOU'RE UNMARRIED
BUT...NOT UNSCARRED.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S VERY GOOD.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
WELL, YOU'RE WEARING
THE SCHOOL RING
OF THE VENSKRY ACADEMY
AND THE STICKPIN.
YOU'RE WEARING
NEW MAJOR INSIGNIA,
BUT THE OLD INSIGNIA IMPRINT
IS STILL VISIBLE UNDER THERE,
AND NO WEDDING BAND.
HOW ABOUT THE SCARS?
AH, WELL,
I ALWAYS HAVE A TENDENCY
TO MAKE THINGS
MORE COMPLICATED.
NOW, YOU TRY THE GAME.
OH, NO, I COULDN'T DO THAT.
I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW AT ALL.
OH, YES, GO ON. IT'S EASY.
PLEASE TRY. WHO AM I?
YOU ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL,
INTELLIGENT, CHARMING --
NOW YOU'RE CHEATING,
IVAN.
THOSE ARE COMPLIMENTS,
NOT FACTS.
NO, THEY'RE FACTS.
YES, BUT THAT'S NOT
PART OF THE GAME.
I DON'T CARE.
THEN GO ON. TELL ME.
CONTINUE.
OH,
I FIND IT VERY HARD
TO GET BEYOND THOSE...
STATISTICS.
WELL,
WHAT SIGN ARE YOU?
SIGN?
A CAPRICORN?
I COULD BE,
BUT I'M NOT.
THEN I'M CLOSE --
SOMETHING FISHY.
SWIMS A LITTLE --
YOU'RE RIGHT.
PISCES?
YES.
GOOD. YOU SEE, I AM
GOOD AT IT AFTER ALL.
WHAT ARE YOU?
I'M A GEMINI.
IS THAT
A GOOD COMBINATION?
TERRIBLE.
DISASTER?
THE WORST.
COME HERE WITH ME.
COME ON.
OH, I'M JUST VALDAS'
PERSONAL SECRETARY.
JUST?
WELL, NOW...WHAT, UM,
DOES A PERSONAL
SECRETARY DO?
OH, SHE ENTERTAINS AIDES,
PLIES THEM WITH CHAMPAGNE,
DANCES WITH THEM,
AND THEN WANGLES ALL OF
THEIR SECRETS OUT OF THEM.
FOR VALDAS?
[ Chuckling ] YES.
YOU ARE A SPY.
AMONGST OTHER THINGS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I BELIEVE THE GENERAL
REQUIRES SOME ATTENTION,
MAJOR.
OH, OF COURSE.
UH, EXCUSE ME.
A MAJOR?
REALLY.
[ Slurring ] At ease,
at ease, at ease.
I don't want to lie down.
I want to dance a polka.
I want to dance a --
not now.
ALL RIGHT, GENERAL.
THIS IS THE ROOM.
I don't want
to lie down.
IN WE GO.
I would like
to do a polka.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST DOWN THERE.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
DO YOU REQUIRE ANYTHING?
NO, THANK YOU, SIR.
HE'LL BE FINE.
YOU SEEM TO BE HAVING
A NICE TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ] YOU WEREN'T DOING
TOO BADLY YOURSELF.
YOU ALL SET?
YEAH.
RIGHT.
YOU DIDN'T SEE IT?
OH, MY DEAR, HIS LAST EXHIBITION
WAS POSITIVELY SCANDALOUS.
ALL THOSE STRAIGHT LINES,
HIDEOUS CUBES --
DISGUSTING.
I WANT TO TELL YOU,
IT MADE ME FEEL QUITE --
MAJOR!
DID YOU SEE
THE EXHIBITION?
UH, NO, I DIDN'T.
THE MAN
PAINTS LIKE AN ANIMAL,
AND THEN HE HAS
THE AUDACITY
TO CALL HIS WORK "ART" --
ABSTRACT ART.
HE SHOULD BE PUT
IN AN INSTITUTION.
OF COURSE,
THEY COULDN'T HELP HIM,
BUT THEY WOULD
CONFINE HIM,
AND THAT WOULD BE
A BLESSING TO US ALL.
I BELIEVE WE WERE DANCING.
[ PANTING ]
I need your help.
Come here.
[ MUFFLED GASPING ]
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
[ ALARM SOUNDS ]
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
GENERAL VENTAKOFF.
ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT.
UNLOAD THEM.
GIVE ME THE CLIPS.
HURRY.
EMPTY THE CHAMBERS.
OPEN IT.
[ ALARM STOPS ]
COME ON OUT NOW,
GENERAL.
HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEADS.
MOVE.
CAR.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ HORN HONKS ]
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
NO ONE IS ALLOWED
DOWN HERE, MISS VEDETTE.
PUT IT DOWN.
MOVE OVER THERE.
TURN AROUND.
ON THE RAILS.
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
Now, you must trust me.
I'm an agent.
I know who you are.
I see.
You seem to be
making a habit
of rescuing me.
I thank you for that.
Come on. Try and get up.
My car's outside.
Valdas: WELL, WELL, WELL.
THE NIGHT SEEMS TO HOLD
NO END OF SURPRISES.
ALTHOUGH I MUST CONFESS,
I'VE HAD MY SUSPICIONS
ABOUT YOU
FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW,
NICOLE.
MAY I HAVE THAT,
PLEASE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
QUITE
THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
I ADVISE YOU BOTH
TO GET SOME REST.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A BUSY DAY TOMORROW --
QUESTIONS
AND, UH, WHATNOT.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THE LIST -- ONCE
THEY FIND OUT IT'S GONE,
THEY'LL KILL YOU.
YOU DISAPPOINT ME, NICOLE.
THE LAST THING
I EXPECTED YOU TO DO
WAS TO UNDERESTIMATE ME.
I'M PERFECTLY SAFE.
UNTIL TOMORROW.
I'M QUITE
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
HAVE THEY CAUGHT
THE OTHER AGENT?
NO.
No, they haven't.
No one's been assigned
to catch him yet.
I've seen that list.
I could have helped you
get it.
I didn't want
to risk your cover.
What?
Valdas said he suspected you
for some time,
and yet he let you
see the list.
Nobody's been sent
to catch Rollin.
Now, that doesn't figure,
unless Valdas wants us
to have the list,
which means it's a phony.
Do you get your instructions
from Division 7?
Mm-hmm.
I found out
there's a double agent
working in that department.
Who?
I only know his code name.
It's "Sparrow."
[ SIGHS ]
He's the one who sent us.
Well, then,
Valdas knew you were coming.
He deliberately caught you
to make it look as though
it were more difficult
to get the list.
We have to get back.
HEY...
GOT A CIGARETTE?
YES, I HAVE.
KEEP IT.
IT'S YOUR LAST ONE.
WE CAN SHARE IT.
DID YOU GET IT?
I'LL TRANSMIT IT
IMMEDIATELY.
YOUR ESCAPE ROUTE
IS ALL SET.
NO.
THE CONTACT WILL --
MY FRIEND'S IN TROUBLE.
I HAVE TO GO BACK FOR HIM.
[ GROANS ]
[ Crying ] HE'S DEAD.
[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]
[ DOGS BARKING ]
[ PANTING ]
VALDAS...IS GOING
TO BE LOOKING FOR US.
IF HE SUSPECTS WE KNOW
THAT LIST IS A PHONY,
HE'LL NOT ONLY
BE LOOKING FOR US,
HE'LL TEAR
THIS COUNTRYSIDE APART.
THE BORDER'S ONLY ABOUT
10 KILOMETERS AWAY.
YOU CAN MAKE IT.
NOT AT THE PACE
WE'RE GOING, NICOLE,
AND IT'S GOING TO GET
SLOWER.
I'M NOT LEAVING YOU.
SOONER OR LATER,
YOU HA TO.
IF I EVER DO LEAVE YOU,
I'LL DECIDE WHERE AND WHEN.
YOU'LL BE SAFER UP THERE.
WHAT'S YOUR REAL NAME?
JIM.
I LIKE THAT. SUITS YOU
MUCH BETTER THAN IVAN.
OH. THANK YOU.
JIM.
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
HE'S UNCONSCIOUS.
IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE,
YOU'LL HAVE TO REVIVE HIM.
REVIVE HIM, DOCTOR.
[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]
WELL, EXCEPT FOR
THIS LITTLE SETBACK,
YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB
LEADING HIM ALONG.
ANOTHER 10 KILOMETERS
AND...HE'S HOME.
ALL HE NEEDS
IS MORAL SUPPORT.
HE'S VERY WEAK.
HE'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.
YOU WILL BRING HIM AROUND.
YOU JUST KEEP REMEMBERING
THAT YOUR NAME IS ON THAT LIST.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE
THAT CAN CLEAR YOU.
OH, WOULD YOU CARE
FOR A BRANDY?
NO, NO, YOU'D BETTER NOT.
HE MIGHT SMELL IT
ON YOUR BREATH.
OH, I SHALL MISS YOU.
NO, I REALLY MEAN IT.
MY PARTIES JUST WON'T BE
THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.
YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE ELSE.
NO, I WOULD HAVE TO FIND
SOMEONE
NOT ONLY AS BEAUTIFUL
AND CHARMING,
BUT SOMEONE ALSO TOTALLY DEVOID
OF SCRUPLES.
IF YOU TURN OVER ENOUGH ROCKS,
SHE'LL CRAWL OUT.
RIO, ISN'T IT?
WHAT?
WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
YES.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY NOTIONS
ABOUT TRACKING ME DOWN THERE,
OR TRYING TO DISPOSE OF ME
AT THE BORDER,
I'D FORGET ABOUT THEM
IF I WERE YOU.
JUST REMEMBER, IF I DON'T
MAKE A CERTAIN PHONE CALL
TO SWITZERLAND EVERY WEEK,
A VERY NASTY LITTLE PACKET
OF INFORMATION
IS GOING TO BE DELIVERED
TO THE ENEMY.
SO VERY CLEVER --
YOU EFFECTIVELY BLOCK ME,
AND THROUGH
WHATEVER HIS NAME IS,
YOU CLEAR YOURSELF
BACK HOME.
THE DOCTOR SAYS
HE WILL BE COMING AROUND
IN A FEW MINUTES.
WELL, WE MUSTN'T KEEP
YOUR YOUNG MAN WAITING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
STRANGE WOMAN.
SO FASCINATING.
IS EVERYTHING READY
AT THE BORDER?
YES. THEY HAVE ORDERS
TO LET HIM GO.
I WANT IT TO BE
A CLEAN SHOT.
I DON'T WANT HER
TO...LINGER.
[ NICOLE BREATHING HEAVILY ]
NICOLE?
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK I FEEL BETTER.
How long was I out?
ABOUT AN HOUR.
WE'VE GOT TO PUSH ON.
You'd better check outside,
see if it's clear.
NICOLE?
YEAH?
WHAT IS IT?
[ SIGHS ] NOTHING.
JIM?
JIM!
WHAT IS IT?
NOTHING.
I'LL FIX YOUR BANDAGE.
NO, NO.
I'LL, UH, COME DOWN.
TAKE THIS.
And this.
[ Nicole catches gun ]
ALL CLEAR OUTSIDE?
YEAH.
LET'S GO.
[ THUDS ]
Man: TO ALL UNITS,
TO ALL UNITS,
MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE
OVER THE MAN AND THE WOMAN.
[ GROANING ]
YOU'VE GOT TO GET
SOME REST.
NO.
[ Panting ]
OH!
JIM! JIM!
JIM...JIM.
[ Crying ]
[ GROANS ]
OH!
NO!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
PUSH ON.
JIM, PLEASE.
YOU WON'T MAKE 50 METERS.
I'LL MAKE 50 METERS!
JIM, YOU'LL KILL YOURSELF!
Jim. Oh, Jim.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ON.
VALDAS HAS NO INTENTION
OF CATCHING YOU.
He wants you
to get to the border.
It was all arranged.
[ SIGHS ]
WE MADE YOU THINK
THAT LIST WAS FALSE.
BUT IT'S LEGITIMATE,
AND MY NAME'S ON IT.
BUT I'M A DOUBLE AGENT.
I KNOW
WHAT YOU MUST BE THINKING,
BUT IT WASN'T ALL
A GAME, HONESTLY.
SO NOW YOU CAN REST
AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.
THERE'S NO NEED
TO GO ON NOW.
VALDAS DOESN'T KNOW
THAT I'VE TOLD YOU THIS.
YOU DON'T KNOW, DO YOU?
WHAT?
CALL OUT THE DOGS.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?
NOT LONG.
JUST BEFORE
WE GOT OUT OF THE LOFT.
THEN IT WASN'T ALL A GAME.
COME ON. VALDAS WILL
REALLY BE AFTER US NOW.
IT'S LOADED WITH BLANKS.
[ THUMPS ]
[ DOG WHINING ]
[ DOGS BARKING ]
TO ALL UNITS,
TO ALL UNITS,
CLOSE IN IMMEDIATELY
ON THE MAN AND THE WOMAN.
LAST KNOWN POSITION
WAS 13 KILOMETERS
WEST OF THE LAKE.
[ DOGS BARKING ]
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
WE HAVE LOCATED THEM.
THEY'VE BEEN LOCATED.
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
[ BARKING CONTINUES ]
[ CAR APPROACHING ]
[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]
[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]
[ SNARLS ]
[ DOGS GROWLING ]
OH, LET HIM GO, ANTON.
PLEADING FOR HIS LIFE --
HOW TOUCHING.
KILLING HIM'S NOT GOING
TO PROVE ANYTHING.
ON THE CONTRARY.
WHAT IS THE HUNT
WITHOUT THE KILL?
LOOK, I'LL MAKE
A BARGAIN WITH YOU.
YOU ARE NOT IN
A BARGAINING POSITION, MY DEAR.
OH, BUT I AM.
THAT -- THAT LITTLE PACKET
OF INFORMATION
IN SWITZERLAND --
I'LL TELL YOU WHERE IT IS
IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS LIFE.
NO.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I'VE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME
WHERE THAT LITTLE PIECE
OF BLACKMAIL WAS LOCATED.
THE GAME IS OVER, NICOLE.
HOLD IT.
DROP IT.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ GUN THUMPS ]
[ DOGS BARKING ]
JIM.
JIM, LET'S GO.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]