Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 3, Episode 5 - The Execution - full transcript

A local mobster has taken over control of the food distribution throughout the U.S. In order to nail him, the IMF must get to his contract killer. So, an elaborate scheme is put into place where a prison is set up in a warehouse, and the killer is made to believe that he is going to be executed within the next 2 hours unless he turns informant on his boss.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
ON TELEVISION ]

DO YOU HAVE A 30-RPM
TAPE RECORDER?

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
IS LEWIS PARMA,

WHO, BY EXTORTION, KIDNAPPING,
AND MURDER,

IS COMING CLOSE
TO TAKING CONTROL

OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION
INDUSTRY

FOR THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.

USING HIS CONTROL
OF FOOD PRICES AS LEVERAGE,

PARMA IS NOW MOVING TOWARDS
POSITIONS OF POWER



IN OTHER IMPORTANT AREAS

OF BUSINESS, LABOR,
AND GOVERNMENT.

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

IS TO PUT LEWIS PARMA
OUT OF BUSINESS.

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.

[ SIZZLING ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

SO FAR, WE CAN'T POSSIBLY PIN
ANYTHING ON PARMA.

HE RUNS A COMPLETELY
LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.

ANYTHING IRREGULAR IS HANDLED
BY HIS ASSISTANT, AL ROSS.



WE'RE NOT AFTER ROSS.

NO, HE ONLY PASSES ALONG
ORDERS.

WE'RE OUT TO GET PARMA, AND
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO DO IT.

PARMA DOES IT FOR US.

EXACTLY.

NOW FIRST, WE'VE GOT
TO GET SOMEONE TO TALK.

SOMEONE WHOSE TESTIMONY
COULD SHAKE PARMA UP GOOD.

PARMA'S BOYS DON'T TALK.
THAT'S HIS STRENGTH.

WELL, THAT'S RIGHT,
BECAUSE IN THE PAST,

NO MATTER
WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES

OR THE CHARGES, PARMA HAS
ALWAYS GOTTEN THEM OFF.

JIM, IN THE FACE OF THAT,

HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY CONVINCE
ONE OF PARMA'S MEN

THAT HE'S LET HIM DOWN?

WHEN A MAN BEGINS TO DOUBT
HIS OWN MIND,

YOU CAN MAKE HIM BELIEVE
ALMOST ANYTHING, CINNAMON.

DR. LOOMIS AGREES
THAT SEEING THE SAME FACES

ON DIFFERENT PEOPLE

WILL SHAKE OUR MAN UP
VERY EFFECTIVELY.

WILL DR. LOOMIS
BE WITH US?

YES. HE'S JOINING US
AT THE WAREHOUSE.

IS THAT SET, WILLY?

READY ANY TIME.

DID YOU PERFECT
THE CHOKE-OUT TECHNIQUE

THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE?

YES. IT WON'T LEAVE A MARK.

GOOD. WELL, AM I
IN THE PRODUCE BUSINESS?

YEAH, JIM.

I MADE THE DEAL WITH LEONE'S
WIDOW THIS MORNING.

HOW ABOUT
THE APARTMENT, CINNAMON?

WE CAN MOVE IN ANY TIME.

WELL, ALL WE
HAVE TO DO NOW

IS MAKE PARMA MAD ENOUGH
TO KILL ME.

THAT PART'S EASY, JIM.

WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT
IS HOW TO KEEP YOU ALIVE.

WE DON'T KNOW
WHO THE KILLER WILL BE

OR HOW HE WILL OPERATE.

IT'S A LOT OF RISK, JIM.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTROL
WHERE HE TRIES IT AND WHEN.

BEYOND THAT...

OH, HARPER, HARPER.

WE'VE BEEN
ALL THROUGH THIS BEFORE.

YOU TELL THE MAYOR
AND HIS COMMISSION

THAT YOU MADE
YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS,

AND THEN YOU TELL THEM
THAT I SAID NO.

OH, COME ON.
I CAN WRING THAT TOWN DRY.

INSIDE OF A WEEK,

THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO BUY
A PORK CHOP, A PIECE OF BREAD,

OR A STICK OF BUTTER.

MAYBE THEY'LL UNDERSTAND
THAT, HUH?

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

INSIDE OF AN HOUR, ONE HOUR,
THEY'LL ACCEPT MY TERMS.

I'D BET ON IT.

NOT WITH ME, LEW.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE WAS A GUY HERE
IN TOWN, A PRODUCE MAN.

LEONE.

YEAH, YEAH, LEONE.
I DON'T KNOW.

HE KEPT WANTING TO TALK
TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

HE AIN'T GOING TO TALK
TO NOBODY.

I'M SORRY
TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO HIS BUSINESS?

I'M GOING TO SEE
THE NEW OWNER LATER ON TODAY.

GOOD.
NO POINT IN WASTING TIME.

OKAY, AS SOON
AS WE UNLOAD THIS,

I'LL PHONE
IN THE WAREHOUSE ORDERS.

GOT
A NICE LITTLE BUSINESS.

SOMETHING I CAN DO
FOR YOU?

YOU MR. MORGAN?

YEAH, I'M MORGAN. CAN I SELL YOU
A FEW THOUSAND TOMATOES?

MAYBE.

FINE. COME ON INSIDE.

[ GRUNTS ]

WE CAN PROVIDE DAILY
OR WEEKLY DELIVERY SERVICE,

GOT A COLD-STORAGE
FACILITY.

PRICES DEPEND ON
THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS YOU DO.

YEAH, WELL, UH,

WE'RE NOT EXACTLY IN THE MARKET
FOR PRODUCE RIGHT NOW.

WELL, THEN,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOU EVER HEAR

OF THE AMERICAN
FOOD COOPERATIVE?

YEAH, I HEARD OF IT.

WELL, I'M THE AFC
REPRESENTATIVE IN THIS AREA.

WE'D LIKE TO SIGN YOU UP.

WE CAN DO A LOT FOR YOU.

WE HANDLE ALL YOUR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROBLEMS,

LABOR RELATIONS,
SECURITY.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN --
SECURITY?

WELL, THERE'S
A LOT OF VANDALISM

AND STEALING IN THIS AREA.

WE TAKE CARE OF THAT,
AND WE KEEP YOUR PRICES UP.

WHAT DO YOU GET
OUT OF ALL THIS?

WELL, WE JUST TAKE
A SMALL PIECE OF YOUR ACTION,

AND, UH...
EVERY NOW AND THEN,

WE SUGGEST WHO YOU CAN SELL TO
AND WHO YOU DON'T.

YOU DON'T REALLY THINK
YOU CAN MAKE THAT STINKING,

OLD PROTECTION RACKET
WORK, DO YOU?

NOW GET OUT!

HEY!

BEAT IT!

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

I DIDN'T LIKE THIS STUFF
ANYWAY, DID YOU?

HEY!

[ THUDDING ]

[ THUDDING CONTINUES ]

WHEN YOU'RE READY
TO SIGN, CALL US.

ROLLIN,
WE'D BETTER GET GOING.

I'M READY.

WILLY.

YES, SIR,
CAN I HELP YOU?

IS THAT PARMA'S OFFICE?

YES.

YOU OWE ME $1,800
FOR DAMAGES

IN DESTROYED STOCK.

I'M HERE TO COLLECT IT.
IS THAT CLEAR?

IS THAT CLEAR?!

YES!

FINE.

WHO THE DEVIL ARE YOU?

NAME'S MORGAN.
MORGAN WHOLESALE PRODUCE.

HERE'S YOUR RECEIPT.

DON'T YOU EVER TRY
A STUNT LIKE THAT AGAIN, PARMA,

BECAUSE THE NEXT TIME,
I'LL KILL YOU.

WHAT DID HE WANT?
WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU GOT A JOB TO DO.

I WANT MORGAN TAKEN CARE OF.

I WANT HIM DEAD...

AND I MEAN NOW!

YEAH. YEAH, I GOT YOU.

OKAY.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

VIC DUCHELL JUST GOT BACK
IN TOWN LAST NIGHT.

DO YOU KNOW
WHERE TO REACH HIM?

YEAH.

HE'S THE BEST WE GOT.
PUT HIM ON IT.

[ ROTARY TELEPHONE DIALING ]

VICTOR DUCHELL.
D-U-C-H-E-L-L.

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS,
DENBY APARTMENTS.

5'10", 155 POUNDS,
BROWN HAIR, BROWN EYES,

AND A SMALL SCAR
ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK.

CINNAMON,
TELL WILMINGTON I WANT

EVERYTHING THEY'VE GOT
ON HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IS ROLLIN
STILL FOLLOWING HIM?

HE'LL STAY WITH HIM

UNTIL HE MAKES
SOME KIND OF MOVE.

UH-HUH.

AL ROSS, PLEASE.

AL, VIC DUCHELL.

YOUR PROBLEM
WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF TONIGHT.

RIGHT.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

ROLLIN SAYS DUCHELL
CASED THE MORGAN APARTMENT

VERY CAREFULLY.

THEN HE WENT OUT
AND BOUGHT A SHOTGUN,

TWO BOXES OF SHELLS FOR IT,

A BOX OF .45-CALIBER AMMUNITION,
A SHORT LENGTH OF PIPE,

SEVERAL FITTINGS,
AND A BROOM.

BROOM?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
"BROOM."

WHAT DOES ALL THAT
ADD UP TO?

JIM, I'M CONVINCED

THAT IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT
THE PURPOSE

OF THE .45 AMMUNITION,
WE'VE GOT OUR ANSWER.

THERE'S NO WAY TO USE
A .45 SLUG IN A SHOTGUN.

UNLESS...
UNLESS, OF COURSE

HE'S NOT GOING TO USE IT
IN A SHOTGUN AT ALL.

BARNEY, YOU CAN'T BUY
JUST ONE BULLET, CAN YOU?

NO, I DON'T THINK
YOU CAN.

THAT'S IT.

HE BOUGHT A WHOLE BOX,
BUT HE ONLY NEEDS ONE --

AS A DETONATOR.

JIM, IT ALL ADDS UP.
THE SHOTGUN, THE BROOM --

THE PIPE FITTINGS.

THAT'S IT.
HE'S MAKING A RIFLE GRENADE.

GREAT, HANK. THANKS.

I'LL MEET YOU THERE
IN 20 MINUTES.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

JIM, THEY HAVE
A CLOSED-CIRCUIT UNIT

WITH PROJECTOR
IN THEIR SHIPPING ROOM.

THEY'LL LET ME HAVE IT.

DO YOU THINK
THAT WILL DO IT?

IT'S JUST A SMALLER VERSION
OF WHAT YOU SEE IN A THEATER

WHEN THEY TELEVISE
AN AUTO RACE OR A FIGHT.

HOW LONG DO YOU NEED?

CAN YOU
GIVE ME AN HOUR?

CALL ME
WHEN YOU'RE READY.

WILLY, FOLLOW THEM IN
BY ABOUT 10 MINUTES,

THEN GO WAIT FOR DUCHELL.

[ COIN DROPS ]

HE'S JUST LEAVING.

HOW'S IT LOOK?

JUST RIGHT.

LET'S TEST THE PROJECTOR.

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ VAN DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

[ RIFLE COCKS ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

WHAT'S GOING ON
OUT HERE?

[ CHOKING ]

LOUSY FOOD.

WHAT'S THE SENSE

IN BEING ABLE TO ORDER
ANYTHING YOU WANT

IF THE FOOD'S SO LOUSY
YOU CAN'T EVEN EAT IT?

WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

HE'S AT IT AGAIN, HUH?

CAN I HAVE A LIGHT?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

EAT YOUR BREAKFAST, VIC.

I WANT TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!

NOW YOU LISTEN, PUNK,
AND YOU LISTEN GOOD.

WE'RE SICK AND TIRED
OF YOUR PHONY AMNESIA.

THE COURT PSYCHIATRIST
DIDN'T BUY IT,

THE GOVERNOR'S CLEMENCY
SECRETARY DIDN'T BUY IT,

AND WE DON'T BUY IT.

YEAH --
DROP IT!

THAT'S BETTER.

MAKES IT EASIER
ON ALL OF US.

YOU WANT ANYTHING ELSE,
TRUITT?

YEAH.

PULL THE PLUG
OUT OF THAT CLOCK.

THERE'S NOTHING.
NOT A LINE.

ARE YOU SURE
VIC DID THE JOB?

I TOLD YOU --

I DROVE BY MORGAN'S PLACE
A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

THE WHOLE APARTMENT'S
BLOWN OUT.

THEN WHY HASN'T VIC
CHECKED IN?

WHY IS THERE NOTHING
IN THE PAPERS, HUH?

I DON'T KNOW. I'LL CHECK
A LATER EDITION.

WAIT A MINUTE.

PASS THE WORD AROUND.

ANYBODY SEES VICTOR,
GET IN TOUCH RIGHT AWAY.

YOU HEAR?

RIGHT AWAY!

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
SURE OF THE ROUTINE?

I'VE GONE OVER
EVERY STEP OF IT

WITH THE PRISON DOCTOR.

DUCHELL'S FILE.
IT'S NOT GOOD.

IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGHER
THAN WE THOUGHT.

IS THERE
SOME TROUBLE?

ONE MISTAKE,
AND WE'RE OUT OF BUSINESS.

DUCHELL'S BEEN THROUGH
ALL THIS BEFORE.

PARMA GOT HIM PARDONED
EIGHT HOURS

BEFORE HIS SCHEDULED
EXECUTION.

AND HE NEVER TALKED.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ]

DID YOU HEAR?
DID YOU HEAR FROM THE GOVERNOR?

IT DOESN'T LOOK

LIKE HE'S GOING TO
INTERVENE, JOEY.

BUT IT'S NOT TIME.

LOOK AT THE CLOCK.
IT'S NOT 10:00.

WE KNOW THAT, JOEY.

DOC JUST WANTS TO CHECK
YOU OVER, THAT'S ALL.

SIT DOWN, JOEY.

YEAH, BUT IT'S...
IT'S NOT TIME.

UNBUTTON
YOUR SHIRT, JOEY.

YEAH.

WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LEAVE IT, JOEY.

IT'S OKAY.

WHY?

IT'S NECESSARY, JOEY.

WHAT -- WHAT FOR?

OH, THAT'S SO...

THAT'S SO THEY'LL KNOW
WHEN MY HEART STOPS, HUH?

SO THEY'LL KNOW WHEN I...
I'M DEAD.

GUARD.

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ Voice breaking ] THAT'S SO
THEY'LL KNOW WHEN I'M DEAD.

WHY DON'T THEY
KILL YOU FIRST?

WHY DON'T THEY
KILL YOU FIRST, HUH?

I KILLED BY ACCIDENT,
BUT YOU DID IT FOR MONEY.

YOU DID IT FOR MONEY.

HIM FIRST, NOT ME!

[ SOBBING ]

OKAY, BUT YOU'LL
HAVE TO MAKE IT FAST.

I'LL BE OUT BY 10:00.

[ DOOR CLOSES, LOCKS ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ LOCKS ENGAGES ]

[ SIGHS ]

I'M SORRY, VIC.

THE STATE SUPREME COURT
TURNED US DOWN.

WE NEVER REALLY
HAD A CHANCE.

IT WAS UNANIMOUS.

ARE YOU SUPPOSED
TO BE MY LAWYER?

OH, COME ON, VIC.

CUT IT OUT.
IT'S NO USE ANYMORE.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

I DON'T KNOW HIM.

I DON'T KNOW HIM.

I DON'T KNOW YOU.

I FIGURE I'M ON DEATH ROW,

BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW I GOT HERE OR WHY.

I NEVER KNOW
WHETHER TO BELIEVE YOU.

I HAVEN'T KNOWN

SINCE THE DAY I WAS APPOINTED
TO DEFEND YOU.

APPOINTED? BY THE COURT?

TWENTY-SEVEN MONTHS AGO.

WHERE'S PARMA?
WHY HASN'T HE BEEN TO SEE ME?

WHY HASN'T HE GOTTEN ME
A REAL LAWYER

INSTEAD OF A DAME?

COME ON, VIC.
CUT IT OUT.

THERE'S SO LITTLE TIME.

GET PARMA.
I WANT TO SEE HIM.

YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THAT

SINCE THE NIGHT
YOU WERE ARRESTED.

PARMA SAYS
HE DOESN'T KNOW YOU.

PARMA SAYS
HE'S NEVER HEARD OF YOU.

NOW, IT'S RIGHT HERE
IN THE TESTIMONY.

[ PAGES RUSTLING ]

YOU'VE READ IT YOURSELF
100 TIMES.

I WANT THAT SHIPMENT
KEPT OFF THE MARKET

UNTIL WE CAN MOVE
THE PRICE TO $1.57.

I DON'T CARE HOW MANY
INVESTIGATIONS THEY START.

THE PUBLIC'S GOT TO EAT.

THEY CAN'T EAT
UNLESS THEY BUY FROM US.

THAT'S ALL.

THIS EXPLAINS WHY
WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM VIC.

HE'S PROBABLY
HOLED UP SOMEWHERE.

TRY TO FIND HIM.

I WANT HIM
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

THE TRIAL NEVER HAPPENED.
I'D HAVE REMEMBERED IT.

IT HAPPENED, VIC.

THE TRIAL, THE APPEAL,
THE CLEMENCY HEARINGS.

IT ALL HAPPENED,

AND YOU WERE THERE,
JUST LIKE YOU'RE HERE,

AND JUST LIKE
YOU'RE GOING TO GO

THROUGH THAT DOOR
AT 11:00.

IF YOU REALLY
CAN'T REMEMBER,

I FEEL SORRIER FOR YOU

THAN I'VE EVER FELT
FOR ANYONE IN MY LIFE.

BECAUSE IF YOU'VE REALLY
LOST YOUR MEMORY,

EVEN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFER
OF CLEMENCY WON'T SAVE YOU.

WHAT OFFER?

[ PAPERS RUSTLING ]

A LIFE SENTENCE
IN EXCHANGE

FOR SENDING PARMA
TO THE GAS CHAMBER?

FORGET IT. NO DEAL.

WELL, I'M SORRY, VIC.

I'VE DONE
EVERYTHING I CAN.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ]

Jim: SORRY, MISS HUGHES.
YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE.

I UNDERSTAND, WARDEN.

WARDEN?

WHERE'S WARDEN KINGMAN?
I KNOW HIM.

THEN YOU ALSO KNOW
THAT HE DIED LAST MARCH, VIC.

WAIT.

YOU GET PARMA.

YOU TELL HIM
I'VE KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT,

AND I'M KEEPING
MY MOUTH SHUT,

BUT HE'S GOT TO GET ME
OUT OF THIS.

IT'S NO USE, VIC.

YOU TELL HIM,

AND TELL HIM
THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME LEFT.

[ LOCK ENGAGES ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

JOSEPH FRANCIS TRUITT,

I HOLD HERE AN ORDER FOR YOU
TO BE PUT TO DEATH

IN THE LETHAL GAS CHAMBER
OF THIS STATE

ON THIS DATE
AND AT THIS TIME

FOR THE MURDER OF ONE
MARY TRUITT, A HUMAN BEING.

IT IS NOW MY DUTY
TO CARRY OUT THAT ORDER.

SIT DOWN, JOEY.

LET'S GO.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

[ Sobbing ]
NO. NO.

[ MOANING ]

NO.

[ SOBBING ]

NO.

NO, PLEASE, NO!

[ SOBBING ]

NO. HELP ME!

HELP ME.

HELP ME.

[ SOBBING ]

[ METAL CLICKS ]

HELP ME.

HELP ME.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

[ DOOR SLIDES OPEN ]

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

WARDEN.

YES, VIC.

HOW MUCH TIME?

ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.

WARDEN, THERE'S SOMETHING
WRONG WITH MY HEAD.

I DON'T REMEMBER
MY TRIAL,

OR HOW I GOT HERE,
OR ANYTHING.

YOU DO REMEMBER

KILLING THAT MAN AND HIS WIFE,
DON'T YOU, VIC?

[ WATER RUSHING ]

THE WORD'S OUT.

I FIGURE WE'LL TURN UP SOMETHING
BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY.

GOOD.

I GOT A COUPLE MORE
JOBS FOR YOU.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

YEAH.

LEW?

Lewis: Yeah?

THIS IS VIC.

VIC. VIC, WHERE ARE YOU?

DAWSON'S WAREHOUSE,
122nd AND TOWNSHEND.

I'LL SEND AL OVER
TO HELP YOU GET OUT OF TOWN.

DON'T. COME YOURSELF.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I GOT TO TELL YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL BE THERE
IN ABOUT 35 MINUTES.

DID HE BUY IT?

HE BOUGHT IT.

YOU'RE ON.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

OKAY, BUT YOU HAVE TO
MAKE IT FAST.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

DID YOU TALK TO PARMA?

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

WELL, DID YOU
TALK TO PARMA?

YES, I TALKED
TO PARMA.

HE SAID JUST WHAT
HE'S BEEN SAYING

SINCE YOU WERE ARRESTED.

HE SAYS
HE'S NEVER HEARD OF YOU.

VIC, STOP PROTECTING HIM.
TAKE THE GOVERNOR'S DEAL.

TELL HIM WHAT YOU KNOW
ABOUT PARMA.

SAVE YOURSELF.
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN.

YOU'RE WRONG.

PARMA'S GOT SOMETHING
UP HIS SLEEVE.

HE'S NOT GOING
TO LET ME WALK IN THERE.

I KNOW IT.

ALL RIGHT, VIC.
HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY.

GUARD.

LOOK, VIC,

WHAT DOES IT TAKE
FOR YOU TO REALIZE

THAT PARMA'S
JUST USING YOU?

I MEAN, HE COULDN'T CARE
LESS WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.

YOU'LL SEE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

[ LOCK ENGAGES ]

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

STAND UP PLEASE, VIC.

VICTOR PIETRO DUCHELL,

I HOLD HERE AN ORDER
FOR YOU TO BE PUT TO DEATH

IN THE LETHAL GAS CHAMBER
OF THIS STATE

ON THIS DATE
AND AT THIS TIME

FOR THE MURDERS
OF LUCIEN AND ELLEN MORGAN,

TWO HUMAN BEINGS.

I ALSO HOLD HERE AN ORDER
OF EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY

SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
ORDERING A STAY OF EXECUTION

ON THE CONDITION
THAT YOU OFFER

PROOF OF YOUR WILLINGNESS

TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE
THAT CAN BE USED

IN THE PROSECUTION
FOR NUMEROUS CAPITAL OFFENSES

OF ONE LEWIS GEORGE PARMA.

ARE YOU WILLING
TO DO THIS AT THIS TIME?

NO. PARMA WON'T
LET ME DIE.

YOU'LL SEE.

SIT DOWN, VIC.

LET'S GO.

EASY, VIC, EASY.

EASY.

GET PARMA!

GET LEW PARMA!

HE CAN'T LET ME DIE
LIKE THIS!

GET PARMA!

PARMA'S GONNA COME AND GET ME
OUT OF THIS.

DON'T FIGHT US, VIC.
MAKE IT EASY FOR ALL OF US.

MAKE IT EASY? WHY SHOULD I
MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU?

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

OHH!

NO! NO! NO! NO!

[ GAS HISSING ]

I'LL TELL YOU!
I'LL TELL YOU!

I'LL TELL YOU
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW!

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW.

I'LL TELL YOU
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW.

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW.

OHHH.

START TALKING.

GET ME OUT OF HERE!
GET ME OUT OF HERE!

NOT TILL YOU TELL ME
WHAT I WANT TO HEAR.

[ DOORKNOB RATTLING ]

[ PANTING ]

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

I DID SEVEN JOBS FOR PARMA,
$2,500 A JOB.

THE ARRANGEMENTS
WERE ALWAYS HANDLED BY AL ROSS.

THE FIRST WAS
A WHOLESALE-WHOLESALE...

WHOLESALE POULTRY GUY,
AND THEN...

THERE WAS...

THERE WAS FRANK DAYTON.

HE WAS THE PRESIDENT

OF AMERICAN PRODUCE
ASSOCIATION.

PARMA WAS IN THE ROOM
WHEN ROSS GAVE ME THAT CONTRACT.

PARMA SAID,
"I DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE EASY."

AND THEN THERE WAS, UH...
MORRIS LOVELL,

INTERSTATE PRODUCE.

AND ANOTHER GUY

NAMED DAVID, UH...

CARLYLE...

OF NORTHWESTERN PACKERS.

AND I KILLED THEM ALL
FOR PARMA.

THAT'S ENOUGH!

I KILLED THEM ALL FOR PARMA!

SHUT UP! VIC!
I KILLED THEM ALL
FOR PARMA!

[ MUMBLING ]

A GUY NAMED LANG

IN SAN FRANCISCO,

A GUY NAMED PHILLIPS
IN DENVER...

FIND YOUR WAY IN THERE.
KILL HIM!

KILL HIM!
KILL HIM!

[ VIC MUMBLING ]

[ GUNS COCK ]

[ PANTING ]

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