Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 23 - The Vault - full transcript
When a benevolent President plans to use the 40 million he has saved to help his country, he entrusts the money to the country's finance minister who is his confidante. But what the President doesn't know is that the minister kept the money for himself and is planning to use its disappearance as a means to have the President removed from office. So IMF must stop the minister but it won't be easy cause the President trusts the man so much that merely telling him what the minister is planning won't be enough. So they try to get the man to implicate himself.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS MIGUEL DE VARO, THE LIBERAL
PRESIDENT OF COSTA MATEO.
RECENTLY, DE VARO ANNOUNCED
A $40 MILLION
INDUSTRIALIZATION PROGRAM
FOR HIS COUNTRY.
THIS PROGRAM IS TO BE FINANCED
SOLELY FROM FUNDS
IN THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT.
HOWEVER, THIS MAN,
PHILLIPE PEREDA,
COSTA MATEO'S FINANCE MINISTER,
SECRETLY REMOVED THE MONEY AND
DEPOSITED IT IN A SWISS BANK.
SINCE IT IS REPUTED
THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT
CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY DE VARO,
IT IS PEREDA'S PLAN TO FRAME
THE PRESIDENT FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
AND TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY.
DE VARO CONSIDERS PEREDA
TO BE HIS CLOSEST FRIEND
AND WOULD NOT BELIEVE
THAT HIS MINISTER OF FINANCE
WAS PLANNING SUCH A MOVE.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO STOP PEREDA.
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.
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[ STEADY HUM IMITATING NOTE ]
[ PLAYS HIGHER NOTE ]
[ IMITATING NOTE ]
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[ IMITATING NOTE ]
I CAN DO IT, JIM.
GOOD. DE VARO'S ONE
OF THOSE RARE PEOPLE
WITH PERFECT PITCH.
THAT'S WHY THE PRESIDENTIAL SAFE
WAS DESIGNED
WITH A SONIC COMBINATION.
NOW, WHAT DE VARO DOESN'T KNOW
IS THAT PEREDA HAS STOLEN
A TAPE RECORDING
OF THE CORRECT PITCHES.
BARNEY.
I'LL NEED
A LOT OF TIME, JIM.
THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PASSAGE
FROM THE MAIN VAULT
HAS TWO THICK DOORS,
BOTH OF WHICH OPEN
FROM THE VAULT'S SIDE.
I'LL HAVE TIME TO OPEN
THE COMBINATION LOCK.
IT'S THE HEAVY OUTER
MECHANICAL HATCH
WHICH COULD BE
TROUBLE.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO GIVE YOU
ALL THE TIME YOU NEED, BARNEY.
HOW LONG WILL THE AUDITING
TEAM PEREDA CALLED IN
BE DELAYED, JIM?
JUST OVERNIGHT,
BUT THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH.
JIM, IF WE RUIN
PEREDA'S PLAN,
WHAT KEEPS HIM FROM RUNNING
OFF WITH THE $40 MILLION?
PEREDA'S DRIVEN BY
TWO COMPULSIONS, CINNAMON --
POWER AND PERSONAL WEALTH.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM
A REASON NOT TO RUN.
WILL HE SEE THROUGH
OUR RELATIONSHIP?
YES. AND HE'LL BE REASSURED
BY HIS OWN CLEVERNESS.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT SO
MUCH TO SPOIL PEREDA'S SCHEME,
BUT TO MAKE SURE
THAT HE TRIES IT AGAIN.
A FINE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT,
AND AT SUCH
A REASONABLE PRICE, TOO.
YOU REALIZE, PHILLIPE,
THAT WITH A MODERN RAIL SYSTEM,
WE CAN PULL THE OUTLYING
DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY
WITHIN HALF A DAY'S TRAVEL
OF THE CAPITAL?
YOU SAID I WILL ARRIVE
IN CHICAGO
AT 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON,
CORRECT?
YES, AND I HAVE ARRANGED FOR
THE HEAD OF FERRIS INDUSTRIES
TO GREET YOU PERSONALLY
AT O'HARA AIRPORT.
THAT IS GOOD.
YOU HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB,
PHILLIPE,
MAKING THE ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THE AMERICAN MANUFACTURER.
THANK YOU, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
[ BUZZES ]
YES?
THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE PEOPLES' TRADE
COMMISSARIAT ARE HERE.
SEND THEM IN.
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
I DO NOT KNOW.
THEY TELEPHONED EARLIER
INSISTING ON AN APPOINTMENT.
PLEASE.
PRESIDENT DE VARO,
HOW GOOD OF YOU TO SEE US.
I AM NIKOLAI VALADIN.
THIS IS MY ASSISTANT,
IRENA VORSKA.
MY MINISTER OF FINANCE,
SEÑOR PEREDA.
HOW DO YOU DO?
SEÑOR.
PLEASE BE SEATED.
THANK YOU.
YOU SEEMED EXTREMELY ANXIOUS
FOR THIS APPOINTMENT, SEÑOR.
AH, YES.
COSTA MATEO IS INTERESTED
IN BECOMING
INDUSTRIALLY MORE
PROGRESSIVE, IS IT NOT?
THAT IS THE AIM
OF EVERY LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRY.
AH, YES, BUT AS WE KNOW,
THAT TAKES MONEY
AND EQUIPMENT, TECHNICIANS.
THERE ARE VERY FEW SOURCES
OF SUCH AID.
YES, WITH CERTAIN
FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS,
THE MACHINERY AND TECHNICIANS
COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU
FOR NEXT TO NOTHING.
OF COURSE, WE WOULD LIKE TO
TRAVEL FREELY IN COSTA MATEO.
JUST EXACTLY WHAT IS YOUR
PROPOSAL, SEÑORA VORSKA?
I THINK THIS WOULD BE BETTER
FURTHER DISCUSSED
BY COMRADE VALADIN.
YES, WE WOULD NEED, UM,
CERTAIN AREAS SET ASIDE
FOR OUR OWN USE,
WITHOUT INTERFERENCE
FROM ANY OTHER GROUP
IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE...
OTHER THAN YOURSELVES,
OF COURSE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
I AM NOT INTERESTED, SEÑOR.
BEFORE YOU MAKE
A DECISION,
I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT
WE HAVE MADE A SIMILAR OFFER
TO YOUR NEIGHBOR,
SANTO TOMáS,
WHICH CAN BE CONCLUDED
WITHIN 24 HOURS.
FRANKLY,
COSTA MATEO OFFERS US
CERTAIN
GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGES.
NO.
PAULO.
COSTA MATEO
WILL NOT BE THE COUNTRY
TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH MILITARY BASES
IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD,
SEÑOR.
NOW, IF YOU WILL PLEASE
EXCUSE US.
YES, OF COURSE.
WE WILL BE STAYING IN
COSTA MATEO A FEW MORE HOURS.
IF YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER,
MR. PRESIDENT,
I WILL BE STAYING
AT THE HOTEL SAN CRISTOBAL.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
PAULO.
WILL YOU PLEASE
SHOW OUR GUESTS OUT?
SEÑORA.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHEN DID THIS ARRIVE?
ABOUT AN HOUR
AND A HALF AGO.
IT SAYS THE AUDITORS WILL
BE DELAYED FOR TWO HOURS.
THEY SHOULD ARRIVE SHORTLY.
DOES DE VARO KNOW
THAT YOU CALLED IN
A PRIVATE AUDITING FIRM?
CERTAINLY.
WHY SHOULD HE OBJECT
TO FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY?
THE AUDITORS WILL COME
TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT
THIS EVENING.
SUCH AN IMPORTANT ACCOUNT
SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY.
AND IN THE MORNING,
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE $40 MILLION
IN DE VARO'S VAULT,
WHICH ONLY HE CAN OPEN.
BE SURE HE GETS TO THE AIRPORT
BEFORE BRINGING HIM BACK.
OH, YES, AND I WILL PLANT
THE SWISS BANK ACCOUNT
NUMBER ON DE VARO
WHEN WE ARREST HIM.
VERY TIDY.
DE VARO WILL NEVER
BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN
THE NONEXISTENT
FERRIS INDUSTRIES
OR WHY HE IS LEAVING
COSTA MATEO
BEFORE THE VAULT
IS TO BE OPENED.
AND HIS ACCOUNT
IN THE ZURICHER KREDITBANK
WILL BE THE LAST PIECE
OF INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE.
PLEASE, SEÑOR,
COULD YOU KEEP PEOPLE OFF
MY FLOOR JUST A FEW MINUTES?
IT WILL DRY
IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HERR PEREDA,
FRIEDRICH VINDER
OF WELTRIKEN AND COMPANY.
AH, YES.
HOW DO YOU DO?
MY ASSOCIATES.
I TRUST OUR DELAY DID NOT
INCONVENIENCE YOU TOO MUCH.
NOT AT ALL.
GOOD. THEN WE WOULD LIKE
TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.
THESE TWO GENTLEMEN
WILL TELL YOU
WHAT DEPARTMENT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN,
AND HERR STEINER
WILL BE WORKING WITH ME.
YES, OF COURSE.
IF YOU WILL GO TO
MR. MARQUEZ'S DESK, PLEASE.
I BELIEVE
YOU WILL FIND OUR WORK
ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT.
OF COURSE, WE MUST HAVE FREE
ACCESS WITH NO INTERFERENCE.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
OH, YES, I WOULD NOT HAVE IT
ANY OTHER WAY.
THIS IS THE VAULT AREA.
HERR STEINER,
YOU WILL WORK IN HERE.
SEÑOR, PLEASE, THIS FLOOR
IS STILL NOT DRY.
GIVE IT A COUPLE MORE
MINUTES BEFORE YOU CROSS.
JUST ANOTHER MINUTE,
SEÑOR.
THAT'S ALL I ASK.
IT'S DRY!
I'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH!
[ CLANKS ]
[ RINGS ]
HELLO?
YES, SEÑOR PEREDA.
YES, WE WILL BE THERE.
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
Pereda: Yes?
A SEÑOR VALADIN
AND A SEÑORA VORSKA
to see you.
SEND THEM UP IMMEDIATELY.
YES, SIR.
TAKE THE ELEVATOR
TO THE 6th FLOOR.
THANK YOU.
[ CLANGS ]
Valadin: SEÑOR PEREDA,
IT WAS YOU WHO CALLED US.
NATURALLY, WE CAME.
NATURALLY, WE ARE
PREPARED TO LISTEN.
FRANKLY...
I AM INTERESTED
IN YOUR PROPOSAL.
WELL, WE ARE DELIGHTED
WITH YOUR INTEREST.
STILL, YOUR PRESIDENT WAS
MOST EMPHATIC IN HIS REFUSAL.
I HAVE GREAT INFLUENCE
WITH THE PRESIDENTE.
YES. WELL,
I'M CERTAIN YOU HAVE.
STILL, WHAT GUARANTEE
CAN YOU OFFER US?
WE HAVE A FIRM UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE PRESIDENT
OF SANTO TOMáS.
AND THE PRESIDENT, SEÑOR --
IF I MAY SAY,
IN SUCH MATTERS,
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE
TO DEAL WITH.
HMM.
WHAT IF DE VARO WAS, OH...
[ LAUGHS ]
...NO LONGER PRESIDENTE?
WELL, UH...NATURALLY,
THAT WOULD CHANGE THINGS.
BUT I AM AFRAID
WE DO NOT HAVE TIME
FOR HIM TO BE VOTED OUT.
WHAT IF IT WERE SOONER?
WHAT IF, UH,
HE WAS IMPEACHED?
WELL, I'M AFRAID
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SHORTLY.
AS I SAY, OUR PROBLEM IS TIME.
WE HAVE ONLY A DAY.
I HAVE GOOD REASON
TO BELIEVE
THAT PRESIDENT DE VARO
WILL BE ARRESTED
WITHIN 12 HOURS.
WHAT REASON?
AHHHH, GOOD.
VERY GOOD,
COMMISSAR VORSKA
OR WHOEVER YOU ARE.
NOW WE CAN STOP
PLAYING THIS CHARADE
AS WHO IT IS
THAT I'M HAVING
THIS CONVERSATION WITH.
AGREED.
AND YOU CAN STOP
CIRCLING THE POINT
AND TELL US
PRECISELY WHY IT IS YOU
WE SHOULD BE
SPEAKING WITH --
EXACTLY HOW AND WHY DE VARO
WILL BE THROWN OUT OF OFFICE
SO THAT YOU CAN ASSUME
THE PRESIDENCY.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL ADMIT THAT WE ARE NOT
A SIMPLE TRADE COMMISSARIAT.
WE ARE EMPOWERED TO DEAL
ON QUITE A HIGH LEVEL,
BOTH POLITICALLY
AND FINANCIALLY.
I, IN TURN, OF COURSE,
MUST KNOW IF I AM SPEAKING
WITH THE RIGHT MAN.
OH, YES.
PROVE IT.
I HAVE GOOD REASON
TO BELIEVE
THAT TOMORROW
IT WILL BE DISCOVERED
THAT PRESIDENT DE VARO'S
VAULT HAS BEEN EMPTIED
AND THE $40 MILLION DEPOSITED
IN A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT.
ALSO, THAT PRESIDENT DE VARO
IS LEAVING THE COUNTRY
FOR A MEETING
WITH AN APOCRYPHAL
AMERICAN COMPANY.
JUST EXACTLY WHAT TIES DE VARO
TO THIS SWISS BANK ACCOUNT?
POSSIBLY HIS ACCOUNT NUMBER
WILL BE DISCOVERED...
IN HIS POCKET.
NIKOLAI...
WE ARE SPEAKING
WITH THE RIGHT MAN.
TO SUMMARIZE,
WE WILL PROVIDE COSTA MATEO
WITH ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT
AND TECHNICIANS REQUIRED,
PLUS $100 MILLION ANNUALLY.
YOU, IN RETURN,
WILL GUARANTEE US
CERTAIN RIGHTS
IN THESE MARKED AREAS.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
IT IS IDENTICAL
TO THE SITUATION AGREED UPON
BY SANTO TOMáS.
YOU MUST ADMIT
THAT COSTA MATEO'S GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATION IS SUPERIOR.
YOU'RE GETTING VALUE.
PAY FOR IT!
PERHAPS YOU CAN MAKE
BOTH DEALS.
YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES.
WE CAN AFFORD TO BUY
BUT ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME.
$200 MILLION.
NO!
I THINK YOU BETTER CLOSE
THE DEAL WITH SANTO TOMáS.
ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU REALLY WANT
YOUR NEIGHBOR IN POSSESSION
OF WHAT WE CAN SUPPLY HIM?
HOW WILL THE $100 MILLION
BE PAID?
IN CASH, NATURALLY.
UNTO WHOM?
WE COULD ARRANGE
FOR THE MONEY
TO BE DELIVERED
PERSONALLY TO YOU.
$120 MILLION.
[ GLASS THUMPS ]
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
UH, YES.
THAT IS AS WE DISCUSSED.
YOU UNDERSTAND, I CAN PUT
NOTHING IN WRITING AT THIS TIME?
OF COURSE.
AND WE, ON OUR PARTS,
WILL STALL OUR ARRANGEMENTS
WITH SANTO TOMáS.
AND WHEN I HAVE SIGNED,
YOU WILL TERMINATE
THAT AGREEMENT, CORRECT?
YES.
[ ALARM RINGING ]
HAVE YOU SEEN ANYONE?
NO, NO ONE.
SEAL OFF THAT AREA.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
YOU READY?
GO.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
[ RINGING STOPS ]
SO?
YOU BETTER EXPLAIN.
SO?!
I DON'T KNOW.
I ONLY SAW
ONE OF THEM
COME OUT
OF THE VAULT.
WHAT DID THE ONE
LOOK LIKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
AND YOU, HERR VINDER,
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
ONE OF THEM RUNNING OUT
THE DOOR CARRYING A SACK.
AND THEN, I TURNED,
AND THE GUARD WAS HIT.
BUT -- BUT THERE MUST
HAVE BEEN OTHERS.
WHAT DID THEY LOOK LIKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
[ SIGHS ]
AFTER ALL THAT WORK...
GO BACK
TO YOUR POST.
COME WITH ME.
HERR VINDER, I SUGGEST
YOU GO BACK TO YOUR
OFFICE FOR THE MOMENT.
KEEP AN EYE ON THAT GUY
AND CLEAR THE AREA.
WHAT ABOUT THEM?
I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THEM.
BRING MY TAPE RECORDER
AND THE MASTER LIST
OF COMBINATIONS.
YES, SIR.
COULD THIS AFFECT WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING?
COMMISSAR, I SUGGEST
YOU FORGET OUR DISCUSSION.
THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
THERE IS TOO MUCH
AT STAKE.
COME IN HERE, PLEASE.
RIGHT THROUGH THE TUMBLER
AND THE TIME LOCK AREA,
CANCELING BOTH --
THEY WERE VERY CLEVER.
I AM NOT INTERESTED
IN THE THIEVES
OR HOW THEY GOT IN,
ONLY IN OUR ARRANGEMENT.
I WILL NOT BE IN CONTROL
OF THIS COUNTRY TOMORROW.
OUR ARRANGEMENT
HAS NO MEANING ANYMORE.
THE MONEY THAT WAS TAKEN
FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT --
IT WILL BE DISMISSED
AS PART OF THE BANK ROBBERY.
THERE MUST BE A WAY OUT.
[ TELEPHONE BUZZING ]
HELLO?
THIS IS PRESIDENTE DE VARO.
WHAT IS THIS
ABOUT THE TREASURY VAULT?
WHY, YES, SEÑOR PRESIDENTE,
JUST A MOMENT.
HE WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
THERE HAS BEEN AN ATTEMPT
TO ROB THE VAULT.
AND WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED?
WE HAD NO TIME TO LEARN
WHAT WAS TAKEN
OR WHO WAS INVOLVED.
I WILL CALL YOU
WHEN THERE IS NEWS.
WHAT ABOUT MY VAULT?
I BELIEVE THAT
IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED,
THOUGH I DON'T KNOW
FOR SURE.
I'M COMING OVER TO INSPECT IT.
THEN WE WILL KNOW.
HELLO?
HELLO?
IT IS ALL OVER.
DE VARO IS COMING
TO INSPECT THE VAULT.
THERE IS ONE WAY OUT.
WHAT IF HE FOUND
THE MONEY SAFE?
IMPOSSIBLE.
IT IS IN A ZURICH BANK.
YOU COULD COVER TEMPORARILY
IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH CASH
IN THE TREASURY.
NO, THERE IS NO TIME.
NOT EVEN FOR...
$120 MILLION?
ONCE IT IS
OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED
THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT
WAS NOT LOOTED
IN THE ROBBERY...
I COULD REMOVE
THE MONEY AGAIN
AND PROCEED
WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
YOU HAVE THE COMBINATIONS?
YES, SIR.
I CANNOT TRANSFER THE MONEY
WHILE THAT MAN IS HERE.
HOW MUCH TIME
WILL YOU NEED?
WELL, TO ARRANGE EVERYTHING...
AN HOUR AND A HALF.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WILL HAVE THE TIME.
THAT WAS VERY BRAVE
OF YOU.
NO, NO,
IT WASN'T ALL THAT MUCH.
YOU ARE STILL BLEEDING.
I REALLY MUST...FINISH
THIS AUDIT, FRAEULEIN.
IRENA. IRENA VORSKA.
FRAEULEIN VORSKA.
YOU KNOW, I ADMIRE THAT
VERY MUCH IN A MAN --
DEDICATION AND COURAGE.
IT'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE
COMBINATION...
HERR VINDER.
DO YOUR, UH,
VERY CLOSE FRIENDS
ALSO CALL YOU HERR VINDER?
OH, NO.
NO.
FRIEDRICH.
FRIEDRICH. FRIEDRICH.
FRIEDRICH.
DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR THESE?
YES.
NO.
I, UH, WEAR IT
WHEN I DO VERY CLOSE WORK.
AND THEN, OTHER TIMES,
I WEAR IT, TOO.
I'M REALLY VERY CONCERNED
THAT YOU MIGHT BE
IN GREAT PAIN.
OH, NO, I'M FINE.
THANK YOU.
YOU ARE BEING BRAVE AGAIN,
FRIEDRICH.
I THINK YOU MUST GO
AND LIE DOWN.
NO ARGUMENTS.
I INSIST.
FRAEULEIN, I REALLY HAVE
AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK TO DO.
SINCE THE ROBBERY,
I HAVE TO RECHECK ALL OF...
FRIEDRICH.
WELL, I SUPPOSE I-I-I
COULD GO TO THE HOTEL AND...
TELL ME SOMETHING.
ARE YOU DELIBERATELY
BEING OBTUSE?
WHAT?
I SAID NOTHING
ABOUT YOUR HOTEL ROOM.
OH.
NOW SAY, "I'M COMING
WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, IRENA."
I'M GOING TO COME
RIGHT NOW, IRENA.
THAT'S RIGHT.
COME ON.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
VERY LOVELY AND SENSITIVE
HANDS, FRIEDRICH.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE
AN ACCOUNTANT AT ALL.
I THINK
YOU MUST BE A POET.
SEE THAT
THEY ARE FOLLOWED.
YES, SIR.
I WILL GO WITH YOUR MAN.
ALL RIGHT,
BUT DON'T INTERFERE.
[ STEADY HUMMING ]
[ HUMMING FLUCTUATES ]
Man: WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT YOU OPENED
IS THE ESCAPE PASSAGE
FOR SOMEONE TRAPPED
IN THE VAULT.
THERE IS NO WAY TO GET INTO
IT FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
CLOSE IT.
OPEN THE NEXT ONE.
THAT SHOULD CLEAR THE MONEY.
YES, SIR.
THE AUDITOR.
I WAS THERE
WHEN IT HAPPENED.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT
THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT?
WELL, IT WAS CLOSED
WHEN I LEFT,
BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE
ITS CONTENTS.
DO YOU WISH A LIGHT?
HMM.
WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
IS WHY I WAS NOT INFORMED
ABOUT IT EARLIER.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
NO, BUT I THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT I DO NOT APPROVE
OF YOUR COUNTRY'S METHOD
OF INVESTIGATION.
THERE IS NOT ONE COUNT
BEING MADE.
NOW, IF YOU COULD OPEN
YOUR VAULT, IT WOULD HELP.
I WILL MEET YOU
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
HE'S COMING?
HMM.
IT'LL TAKE HIM 40 MINUTES.
THAT GIVES US 25.
TIGHT.
WHERE IS DE VARO?
DON'T WORRY.
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME.
BRING BACK ONE
OF THE GUARDS.
[ VEHICLE DOOR OPENS ]
[ BUZZES ]
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE
IN THE VAULT ALONE, PEREDA.
PLEASE. GUARD.
[ STEADY HUMMING ]
[ HUMMING FLUCTUATES ]
THE MONEY IN YOUR VAULT --
IT IS SECURE,
YOUR EXCELLENCY?
YOUR JUDGMENT
WAS CORRECT, AS USUAL.
THANK YOU, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
MAY I SUGGEST THAT UNTIL
THE OTHER FUNDS ARE COUNTED,
THAT YOU POSTPONE
YOUR TRIP TO CHICAGO?
WHATEVER YOU THINK BEST,
PHILLIPE.
YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
GOOD NIGHT.
[ DOORS SLIDE CLOSED ]
[ VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
ORTEGA!
ORTEGA!!
[ STEADY HUMMING ]
[ HUMMING FLUCTUATES ]
ORTEGA!!
ORTEGA!!
[ HUMMING CONTINUES ]
ORTEGA!!
[ HUMMING STOPS ]
[ VEHICLE DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]
FRIEDRICH VINDER,
HERR PRESIDENTE.
THERE'S SOMETHING
VERY STRANGE HERE.
I SUGGEST YOU CALL
THE SECURITY OFFICER.
YOU, COME WITH ME.
COME WITH ME.
ORTEGA!
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
BUT, YOUR EXCELLENCY,
IT HAS ALREADY
BEEN EXPLAINED TO YOU.
EXPLAINED?
YES, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.
I DO NOT KNOW
WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
WHERE IS PEREDA?
WELL, WELL,
YOUR EXCELLENCY --
WHERE IS HE?!
HE'S IN HIS OFFICE.
CALL HIM.
TELL HIM
TO COME DOWN HERE.
I WANT TO CHECK MY VAULT.
BUT I ASSURE YOU,
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
IT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.
WHY, NOTHING
HAS BEEN REMOVED.
WE EXPLAINED
ALL THIS BEFORE.
N-NO ONE GOT INSIDE.
THE ROBBERS NEVER GOT INSIDE.
A-A-AND THE $40 MILLION --
I WOULD STILL LIKE
TO CHECK IT.
NO ONE ANSWERS,
EXCELLENCY.
NO, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
GET OUT OF MY WAY!
[ STEADY HUMMING ]
[ HUMMING FLUCTUATES ]
PEREDA!
I-I KNOW HOW THIS MUST LOOK,
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
B-B-BUT I CAN EXPLAIN
EVERYTHING.
OH, YES, YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
HE CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
CAN HE? ACCORDING
TO YOUR EXPLANATION,
THE VAULT
HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED
AND PEREDA WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE IN HIS OFFICE.
ARREST THEM!
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS MIGUEL DE VARO, THE LIBERAL
PRESIDENT OF COSTA MATEO.
RECENTLY, DE VARO ANNOUNCED
A $40 MILLION
INDUSTRIALIZATION PROGRAM
FOR HIS COUNTRY.
THIS PROGRAM IS TO BE FINANCED
SOLELY FROM FUNDS
IN THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT.
HOWEVER, THIS MAN,
PHILLIPE PEREDA,
COSTA MATEO'S FINANCE MINISTER,
SECRETLY REMOVED THE MONEY AND
DEPOSITED IT IN A SWISS BANK.
SINCE IT IS REPUTED
THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT
CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY DE VARO,
IT IS PEREDA'S PLAN TO FRAME
THE PRESIDENT FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
AND TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY.
DE VARO CONSIDERS PEREDA
TO BE HIS CLOSEST FRIEND
AND WOULD NOT BELIEVE
THAT HIS MINISTER OF FINANCE
WAS PLANNING SUCH A MOVE.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO STOP PEREDA.
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.
[ PLAYS NOTE ]
[ STEADY HUM IMITATING NOTE ]
[ PLAYS HIGHER NOTE ]
[ IMITATING NOTE ]
[ PLAYS LOWER NOTE ]
[ IMITATING NOTE ]
I CAN DO IT, JIM.
GOOD. DE VARO'S ONE
OF THOSE RARE PEOPLE
WITH PERFECT PITCH.
THAT'S WHY THE PRESIDENTIAL SAFE
WAS DESIGNED
WITH A SONIC COMBINATION.
NOW, WHAT DE VARO DOESN'T KNOW
IS THAT PEREDA HAS STOLEN
A TAPE RECORDING
OF THE CORRECT PITCHES.
BARNEY.
I'LL NEED
A LOT OF TIME, JIM.
THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PASSAGE
FROM THE MAIN VAULT
HAS TWO THICK DOORS,
BOTH OF WHICH OPEN
FROM THE VAULT'S SIDE.
I'LL HAVE TIME TO OPEN
THE COMBINATION LOCK.
IT'S THE HEAVY OUTER
MECHANICAL HATCH
WHICH COULD BE
TROUBLE.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO GIVE YOU
ALL THE TIME YOU NEED, BARNEY.
HOW LONG WILL THE AUDITING
TEAM PEREDA CALLED IN
BE DELAYED, JIM?
JUST OVERNIGHT,
BUT THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH.
JIM, IF WE RUIN
PEREDA'S PLAN,
WHAT KEEPS HIM FROM RUNNING
OFF WITH THE $40 MILLION?
PEREDA'S DRIVEN BY
TWO COMPULSIONS, CINNAMON --
POWER AND PERSONAL WEALTH.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM
A REASON NOT TO RUN.
WILL HE SEE THROUGH
OUR RELATIONSHIP?
YES. AND HE'LL BE REASSURED
BY HIS OWN CLEVERNESS.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT SO
MUCH TO SPOIL PEREDA'S SCHEME,
BUT TO MAKE SURE
THAT HE TRIES IT AGAIN.
A FINE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT,
AND AT SUCH
A REASONABLE PRICE, TOO.
YOU REALIZE, PHILLIPE,
THAT WITH A MODERN RAIL SYSTEM,
WE CAN PULL THE OUTLYING
DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY
WITHIN HALF A DAY'S TRAVEL
OF THE CAPITAL?
YOU SAID I WILL ARRIVE
IN CHICAGO
AT 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON,
CORRECT?
YES, AND I HAVE ARRANGED FOR
THE HEAD OF FERRIS INDUSTRIES
TO GREET YOU PERSONALLY
AT O'HARA AIRPORT.
THAT IS GOOD.
YOU HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB,
PHILLIPE,
MAKING THE ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THE AMERICAN MANUFACTURER.
THANK YOU, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
[ BUZZES ]
YES?
THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE PEOPLES' TRADE
COMMISSARIAT ARE HERE.
SEND THEM IN.
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
I DO NOT KNOW.
THEY TELEPHONED EARLIER
INSISTING ON AN APPOINTMENT.
PLEASE.
PRESIDENT DE VARO,
HOW GOOD OF YOU TO SEE US.
I AM NIKOLAI VALADIN.
THIS IS MY ASSISTANT,
IRENA VORSKA.
MY MINISTER OF FINANCE,
SEÑOR PEREDA.
HOW DO YOU DO?
SEÑOR.
PLEASE BE SEATED.
THANK YOU.
YOU SEEMED EXTREMELY ANXIOUS
FOR THIS APPOINTMENT, SEÑOR.
AH, YES.
COSTA MATEO IS INTERESTED
IN BECOMING
INDUSTRIALLY MORE
PROGRESSIVE, IS IT NOT?
THAT IS THE AIM
OF EVERY LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRY.
AH, YES, BUT AS WE KNOW,
THAT TAKES MONEY
AND EQUIPMENT, TECHNICIANS.
THERE ARE VERY FEW SOURCES
OF SUCH AID.
YES, WITH CERTAIN
FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS,
THE MACHINERY AND TECHNICIANS
COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU
FOR NEXT TO NOTHING.
OF COURSE, WE WOULD LIKE TO
TRAVEL FREELY IN COSTA MATEO.
JUST EXACTLY WHAT IS YOUR
PROPOSAL, SEÑORA VORSKA?
I THINK THIS WOULD BE BETTER
FURTHER DISCUSSED
BY COMRADE VALADIN.
YES, WE WOULD NEED, UM,
CERTAIN AREAS SET ASIDE
FOR OUR OWN USE,
WITHOUT INTERFERENCE
FROM ANY OTHER GROUP
IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE...
OTHER THAN YOURSELVES,
OF COURSE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
I AM NOT INTERESTED, SEÑOR.
BEFORE YOU MAKE
A DECISION,
I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT
WE HAVE MADE A SIMILAR OFFER
TO YOUR NEIGHBOR,
SANTO TOMáS,
WHICH CAN BE CONCLUDED
WITHIN 24 HOURS.
FRANKLY,
COSTA MATEO OFFERS US
CERTAIN
GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGES.
NO.
PAULO.
COSTA MATEO
WILL NOT BE THE COUNTRY
TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH MILITARY BASES
IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD,
SEÑOR.
NOW, IF YOU WILL PLEASE
EXCUSE US.
YES, OF COURSE.
WE WILL BE STAYING IN
COSTA MATEO A FEW MORE HOURS.
IF YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER,
MR. PRESIDENT,
I WILL BE STAYING
AT THE HOTEL SAN CRISTOBAL.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
PAULO.
WILL YOU PLEASE
SHOW OUR GUESTS OUT?
SEÑORA.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHEN DID THIS ARRIVE?
ABOUT AN HOUR
AND A HALF AGO.
IT SAYS THE AUDITORS WILL
BE DELAYED FOR TWO HOURS.
THEY SHOULD ARRIVE SHORTLY.
DOES DE VARO KNOW
THAT YOU CALLED IN
A PRIVATE AUDITING FIRM?
CERTAINLY.
WHY SHOULD HE OBJECT
TO FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY?
THE AUDITORS WILL COME
TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT
THIS EVENING.
SUCH AN IMPORTANT ACCOUNT
SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY.
AND IN THE MORNING,
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE $40 MILLION
IN DE VARO'S VAULT,
WHICH ONLY HE CAN OPEN.
BE SURE HE GETS TO THE AIRPORT
BEFORE BRINGING HIM BACK.
OH, YES, AND I WILL PLANT
THE SWISS BANK ACCOUNT
NUMBER ON DE VARO
WHEN WE ARREST HIM.
VERY TIDY.
DE VARO WILL NEVER
BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN
THE NONEXISTENT
FERRIS INDUSTRIES
OR WHY HE IS LEAVING
COSTA MATEO
BEFORE THE VAULT
IS TO BE OPENED.
AND HIS ACCOUNT
IN THE ZURICHER KREDITBANK
WILL BE THE LAST PIECE
OF INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE.
PLEASE, SEÑOR,
COULD YOU KEEP PEOPLE OFF
MY FLOOR JUST A FEW MINUTES?
IT WILL DRY
IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HERR PEREDA,
FRIEDRICH VINDER
OF WELTRIKEN AND COMPANY.
AH, YES.
HOW DO YOU DO?
MY ASSOCIATES.
I TRUST OUR DELAY DID NOT
INCONVENIENCE YOU TOO MUCH.
NOT AT ALL.
GOOD. THEN WE WOULD LIKE
TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.
THESE TWO GENTLEMEN
WILL TELL YOU
WHAT DEPARTMENT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN,
AND HERR STEINER
WILL BE WORKING WITH ME.
YES, OF COURSE.
IF YOU WILL GO TO
MR. MARQUEZ'S DESK, PLEASE.
I BELIEVE
YOU WILL FIND OUR WORK
ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT.
OF COURSE, WE MUST HAVE FREE
ACCESS WITH NO INTERFERENCE.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
OH, YES, I WOULD NOT HAVE IT
ANY OTHER WAY.
THIS IS THE VAULT AREA.
HERR STEINER,
YOU WILL WORK IN HERE.
SEÑOR, PLEASE, THIS FLOOR
IS STILL NOT DRY.
GIVE IT A COUPLE MORE
MINUTES BEFORE YOU CROSS.
JUST ANOTHER MINUTE,
SEÑOR.
THAT'S ALL I ASK.
IT'S DRY!
I'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH!
[ CLANKS ]
[ RINGS ]
HELLO?
YES, SEÑOR PEREDA.
YES, WE WILL BE THERE.
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
Pereda: Yes?
A SEÑOR VALADIN
AND A SEÑORA VORSKA
to see you.
SEND THEM UP IMMEDIATELY.
YES, SIR.
TAKE THE ELEVATOR
TO THE 6th FLOOR.
THANK YOU.
[ CLANGS ]
Valadin: SEÑOR PEREDA,
IT WAS YOU WHO CALLED US.
NATURALLY, WE CAME.
NATURALLY, WE ARE
PREPARED TO LISTEN.
FRANKLY...
I AM INTERESTED
IN YOUR PROPOSAL.
WELL, WE ARE DELIGHTED
WITH YOUR INTEREST.
STILL, YOUR PRESIDENT WAS
MOST EMPHATIC IN HIS REFUSAL.
I HAVE GREAT INFLUENCE
WITH THE PRESIDENTE.
YES. WELL,
I'M CERTAIN YOU HAVE.
STILL, WHAT GUARANTEE
CAN YOU OFFER US?
WE HAVE A FIRM UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE PRESIDENT
OF SANTO TOMáS.
AND THE PRESIDENT, SEÑOR --
IF I MAY SAY,
IN SUCH MATTERS,
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE
TO DEAL WITH.
HMM.
WHAT IF DE VARO WAS, OH...
[ LAUGHS ]
...NO LONGER PRESIDENTE?
WELL, UH...NATURALLY,
THAT WOULD CHANGE THINGS.
BUT I AM AFRAID
WE DO NOT HAVE TIME
FOR HIM TO BE VOTED OUT.
WHAT IF IT WERE SOONER?
WHAT IF, UH,
HE WAS IMPEACHED?
WELL, I'M AFRAID
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SHORTLY.
AS I SAY, OUR PROBLEM IS TIME.
WE HAVE ONLY A DAY.
I HAVE GOOD REASON
TO BELIEVE
THAT PRESIDENT DE VARO
WILL BE ARRESTED
WITHIN 12 HOURS.
WHAT REASON?
AHHHH, GOOD.
VERY GOOD,
COMMISSAR VORSKA
OR WHOEVER YOU ARE.
NOW WE CAN STOP
PLAYING THIS CHARADE
AS WHO IT IS
THAT I'M HAVING
THIS CONVERSATION WITH.
AGREED.
AND YOU CAN STOP
CIRCLING THE POINT
AND TELL US
PRECISELY WHY IT IS YOU
WE SHOULD BE
SPEAKING WITH --
EXACTLY HOW AND WHY DE VARO
WILL BE THROWN OUT OF OFFICE
SO THAT YOU CAN ASSUME
THE PRESIDENCY.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL ADMIT THAT WE ARE NOT
A SIMPLE TRADE COMMISSARIAT.
WE ARE EMPOWERED TO DEAL
ON QUITE A HIGH LEVEL,
BOTH POLITICALLY
AND FINANCIALLY.
I, IN TURN, OF COURSE,
MUST KNOW IF I AM SPEAKING
WITH THE RIGHT MAN.
OH, YES.
PROVE IT.
I HAVE GOOD REASON
TO BELIEVE
THAT TOMORROW
IT WILL BE DISCOVERED
THAT PRESIDENT DE VARO'S
VAULT HAS BEEN EMPTIED
AND THE $40 MILLION DEPOSITED
IN A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT.
ALSO, THAT PRESIDENT DE VARO
IS LEAVING THE COUNTRY
FOR A MEETING
WITH AN APOCRYPHAL
AMERICAN COMPANY.
JUST EXACTLY WHAT TIES DE VARO
TO THIS SWISS BANK ACCOUNT?
POSSIBLY HIS ACCOUNT NUMBER
WILL BE DISCOVERED...
IN HIS POCKET.
NIKOLAI...
WE ARE SPEAKING
WITH THE RIGHT MAN.
TO SUMMARIZE,
WE WILL PROVIDE COSTA MATEO
WITH ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT
AND TECHNICIANS REQUIRED,
PLUS $100 MILLION ANNUALLY.
YOU, IN RETURN,
WILL GUARANTEE US
CERTAIN RIGHTS
IN THESE MARKED AREAS.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
IT IS IDENTICAL
TO THE SITUATION AGREED UPON
BY SANTO TOMáS.
YOU MUST ADMIT
THAT COSTA MATEO'S GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATION IS SUPERIOR.
YOU'RE GETTING VALUE.
PAY FOR IT!
PERHAPS YOU CAN MAKE
BOTH DEALS.
YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES.
WE CAN AFFORD TO BUY
BUT ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME.
$200 MILLION.
NO!
I THINK YOU BETTER CLOSE
THE DEAL WITH SANTO TOMáS.
ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU REALLY WANT
YOUR NEIGHBOR IN POSSESSION
OF WHAT WE CAN SUPPLY HIM?
HOW WILL THE $100 MILLION
BE PAID?
IN CASH, NATURALLY.
UNTO WHOM?
WE COULD ARRANGE
FOR THE MONEY
TO BE DELIVERED
PERSONALLY TO YOU.
$120 MILLION.
[ GLASS THUMPS ]
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
UH, YES.
THAT IS AS WE DISCUSSED.
YOU UNDERSTAND, I CAN PUT
NOTHING IN WRITING AT THIS TIME?
OF COURSE.
AND WE, ON OUR PARTS,
WILL STALL OUR ARRANGEMENTS
WITH SANTO TOMáS.
AND WHEN I HAVE SIGNED,
YOU WILL TERMINATE
THAT AGREEMENT, CORRECT?
YES.
[ ALARM RINGING ]
HAVE YOU SEEN ANYONE?
NO, NO ONE.
SEAL OFF THAT AREA.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
YOU READY?
GO.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
[ RINGING STOPS ]
SO?
YOU BETTER EXPLAIN.
SO?!
I DON'T KNOW.
I ONLY SAW
ONE OF THEM
COME OUT
OF THE VAULT.
WHAT DID THE ONE
LOOK LIKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
AND YOU, HERR VINDER,
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
ONE OF THEM RUNNING OUT
THE DOOR CARRYING A SACK.
AND THEN, I TURNED,
AND THE GUARD WAS HIT.
BUT -- BUT THERE MUST
HAVE BEEN OTHERS.
WHAT DID THEY LOOK LIKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
[ SIGHS ]
AFTER ALL THAT WORK...
GO BACK
TO YOUR POST.
COME WITH ME.
HERR VINDER, I SUGGEST
YOU GO BACK TO YOUR
OFFICE FOR THE MOMENT.
KEEP AN EYE ON THAT GUY
AND CLEAR THE AREA.
WHAT ABOUT THEM?
I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THEM.
BRING MY TAPE RECORDER
AND THE MASTER LIST
OF COMBINATIONS.
YES, SIR.
COULD THIS AFFECT WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING?
COMMISSAR, I SUGGEST
YOU FORGET OUR DISCUSSION.
THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
THERE IS TOO MUCH
AT STAKE.
COME IN HERE, PLEASE.
RIGHT THROUGH THE TUMBLER
AND THE TIME LOCK AREA,
CANCELING BOTH --
THEY WERE VERY CLEVER.
I AM NOT INTERESTED
IN THE THIEVES
OR HOW THEY GOT IN,
ONLY IN OUR ARRANGEMENT.
I WILL NOT BE IN CONTROL
OF THIS COUNTRY TOMORROW.
OUR ARRANGEMENT
HAS NO MEANING ANYMORE.
THE MONEY THAT WAS TAKEN
FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT --
IT WILL BE DISMISSED
AS PART OF THE BANK ROBBERY.
THERE MUST BE A WAY OUT.
[ TELEPHONE BUZZING ]
HELLO?
THIS IS PRESIDENTE DE VARO.
WHAT IS THIS
ABOUT THE TREASURY VAULT?
WHY, YES, SEÑOR PRESIDENTE,
JUST A MOMENT.
HE WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
THERE HAS BEEN AN ATTEMPT
TO ROB THE VAULT.
AND WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED?
WE HAD NO TIME TO LEARN
WHAT WAS TAKEN
OR WHO WAS INVOLVED.
I WILL CALL YOU
WHEN THERE IS NEWS.
WHAT ABOUT MY VAULT?
I BELIEVE THAT
IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED,
THOUGH I DON'T KNOW
FOR SURE.
I'M COMING OVER TO INSPECT IT.
THEN WE WILL KNOW.
HELLO?
HELLO?
IT IS ALL OVER.
DE VARO IS COMING
TO INSPECT THE VAULT.
THERE IS ONE WAY OUT.
WHAT IF HE FOUND
THE MONEY SAFE?
IMPOSSIBLE.
IT IS IN A ZURICH BANK.
YOU COULD COVER TEMPORARILY
IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH CASH
IN THE TREASURY.
NO, THERE IS NO TIME.
NOT EVEN FOR...
$120 MILLION?
ONCE IT IS
OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED
THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT
WAS NOT LOOTED
IN THE ROBBERY...
I COULD REMOVE
THE MONEY AGAIN
AND PROCEED
WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
YOU HAVE THE COMBINATIONS?
YES, SIR.
I CANNOT TRANSFER THE MONEY
WHILE THAT MAN IS HERE.
HOW MUCH TIME
WILL YOU NEED?
WELL, TO ARRANGE EVERYTHING...
AN HOUR AND A HALF.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WILL HAVE THE TIME.
THAT WAS VERY BRAVE
OF YOU.
NO, NO,
IT WASN'T ALL THAT MUCH.
YOU ARE STILL BLEEDING.
I REALLY MUST...FINISH
THIS AUDIT, FRAEULEIN.
IRENA. IRENA VORSKA.
FRAEULEIN VORSKA.
YOU KNOW, I ADMIRE THAT
VERY MUCH IN A MAN --
DEDICATION AND COURAGE.
IT'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE
COMBINATION...
HERR VINDER.
DO YOUR, UH,
VERY CLOSE FRIENDS
ALSO CALL YOU HERR VINDER?
OH, NO.
NO.
FRIEDRICH.
FRIEDRICH. FRIEDRICH.
FRIEDRICH.
DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR THESE?
YES.
NO.
I, UH, WEAR IT
WHEN I DO VERY CLOSE WORK.
AND THEN, OTHER TIMES,
I WEAR IT, TOO.
I'M REALLY VERY CONCERNED
THAT YOU MIGHT BE
IN GREAT PAIN.
OH, NO, I'M FINE.
THANK YOU.
YOU ARE BEING BRAVE AGAIN,
FRIEDRICH.
I THINK YOU MUST GO
AND LIE DOWN.
NO ARGUMENTS.
I INSIST.
FRAEULEIN, I REALLY HAVE
AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK TO DO.
SINCE THE ROBBERY,
I HAVE TO RECHECK ALL OF...
FRIEDRICH.
WELL, I SUPPOSE I-I-I
COULD GO TO THE HOTEL AND...
TELL ME SOMETHING.
ARE YOU DELIBERATELY
BEING OBTUSE?
WHAT?
I SAID NOTHING
ABOUT YOUR HOTEL ROOM.
OH.
NOW SAY, "I'M COMING
WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, IRENA."
I'M GOING TO COME
RIGHT NOW, IRENA.
THAT'S RIGHT.
COME ON.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
VERY LOVELY AND SENSITIVE
HANDS, FRIEDRICH.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE
AN ACCOUNTANT AT ALL.
I THINK
YOU MUST BE A POET.
SEE THAT
THEY ARE FOLLOWED.
YES, SIR.
I WILL GO WITH YOUR MAN.
ALL RIGHT,
BUT DON'T INTERFERE.
[ STEADY HUMMING ]
[ HUMMING FLUCTUATES ]
Man: WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT YOU OPENED
IS THE ESCAPE PASSAGE
FOR SOMEONE TRAPPED
IN THE VAULT.
THERE IS NO WAY TO GET INTO
IT FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
CLOSE IT.
OPEN THE NEXT ONE.
THAT SHOULD CLEAR THE MONEY.
YES, SIR.
THE AUDITOR.
I WAS THERE
WHEN IT HAPPENED.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT
THE PRESIDENTIAL VAULT?
WELL, IT WAS CLOSED
WHEN I LEFT,
BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE
ITS CONTENTS.
DO YOU WISH A LIGHT?
HMM.
WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
IS WHY I WAS NOT INFORMED
ABOUT IT EARLIER.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
NO, BUT I THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT I DO NOT APPROVE
OF YOUR COUNTRY'S METHOD
OF INVESTIGATION.
THERE IS NOT ONE COUNT
BEING MADE.
NOW, IF YOU COULD OPEN
YOUR VAULT, IT WOULD HELP.
I WILL MEET YOU
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
HE'S COMING?
HMM.
IT'LL TAKE HIM 40 MINUTES.
THAT GIVES US 25.
TIGHT.
WHERE IS DE VARO?
DON'T WORRY.
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME.
BRING BACK ONE
OF THE GUARDS.
[ VEHICLE DOOR OPENS ]
[ BUZZES ]
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE
IN THE VAULT ALONE, PEREDA.
PLEASE. GUARD.
[ STEADY HUMMING ]
[ HUMMING FLUCTUATES ]
THE MONEY IN YOUR VAULT --
IT IS SECURE,
YOUR EXCELLENCY?
YOUR JUDGMENT
WAS CORRECT, AS USUAL.
THANK YOU, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
MAY I SUGGEST THAT UNTIL
THE OTHER FUNDS ARE COUNTED,
THAT YOU POSTPONE
YOUR TRIP TO CHICAGO?
WHATEVER YOU THINK BEST,
PHILLIPE.
YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
GOOD NIGHT.
[ DOORS SLIDE CLOSED ]
[ VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
ORTEGA!
ORTEGA!!
[ STEADY HUMMING ]
[ HUMMING FLUCTUATES ]
ORTEGA!!
ORTEGA!!
[ HUMMING CONTINUES ]
ORTEGA!!
[ HUMMING STOPS ]
[ VEHICLE DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]
FRIEDRICH VINDER,
HERR PRESIDENTE.
THERE'S SOMETHING
VERY STRANGE HERE.
I SUGGEST YOU CALL
THE SECURITY OFFICER.
YOU, COME WITH ME.
COME WITH ME.
ORTEGA!
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
BUT, YOUR EXCELLENCY,
IT HAS ALREADY
BEEN EXPLAINED TO YOU.
EXPLAINED?
YES, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.
I DO NOT KNOW
WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
WHERE IS PEREDA?
WELL, WELL,
YOUR EXCELLENCY --
WHERE IS HE?!
HE'S IN HIS OFFICE.
CALL HIM.
TELL HIM
TO COME DOWN HERE.
I WANT TO CHECK MY VAULT.
BUT I ASSURE YOU,
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
IT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.
WHY, NOTHING
HAS BEEN REMOVED.
WE EXPLAINED
ALL THIS BEFORE.
N-NO ONE GOT INSIDE.
THE ROBBERS NEVER GOT INSIDE.
A-A-AND THE $40 MILLION --
I WOULD STILL LIKE
TO CHECK IT.
NO ONE ANSWERS,
EXCELLENCY.
NO, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
GET OUT OF MY WAY!
[ STEADY HUMMING ]
[ HUMMING FLUCTUATES ]
PEREDA!
I-I KNOW HOW THIS MUST LOOK,
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
B-B-BUT I CAN EXPLAIN
EVERYTHING.
OH, YES, YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
HE CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
CAN HE? ACCORDING
TO YOUR EXPLANATION,
THE VAULT
HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED
AND PEREDA WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE IN HIS OFFICE.
ARREST THEM!
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]