Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 4, Episode 10 - The Double Circle - full transcript

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.

THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT

IS THE ECCENTRIC
ART COLLECTOR VICTOR LASZLO,

WHO RECENTLY ARRANGED THE THEFT

OF THE ONLY COPY
OF A NEW FUEL FORMULA

VITAL TO AMERICA'S
MISSILE DEFENSE.

THE THEFT WAS EXECUTED

BY LASZLO'S PARTNER,
RAY DUNSON,

WHO ALSO KILLED
THE ONE AMERICAN SCIENTIST

CAPABLE OF DUPLICATING
THE FORMULA.



ENEMY SCIENTISTS
HAVE RECENTLY SOLVED

THE SAME PROBLEM,

SO THEY DO NOT NEED
OUR COPY OF THE FORMULA,

BUT THEY WILL PAY LASZLO
HANDSOMELY

FOR THE PRIVILEGE
OF DESTROYING IT,

AND THEREBY PUTTING US
YEARS BEHIND THEM

IN MILITARY CAPABILITY.

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

IS TO RECOVER THE FORMULA.

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.



[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]

[ SWITCH CLICKS,
WHIRRING STOPS ]

CAN WE SWITCH THESE
WINDOWS OPTICALLY, BARNEY?

YES, JIM. THE MAT
IS ALREADY MADE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS SHOOT WHAT GOES ON

IN THE ROOM
ON THE 11th FLOOR,

AND I'LL MOVE IT
OPTICALLY

TO THE 12th FLOOR.

MM-HMM. GOOD.

LASZLO'S DECORATOR
DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

THE APARTMENT IS BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S A SHOWPLACE.

DON'T LET IT
FOOL YOU, GILLIAN.

IT'S ALSO A FORTRESS.

LASZLO HAS INSTALLED

EVERY SOPHISTICATED
SECURITY DEVICE.

ANYONE TRYING TO ENTER
THE APARTMENT FORCIBLY

WILL AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER
THE EXPLOSIVE MECHANISM

ON THE SAFE
BEHIND THIS PICTURE.

BUT WITH THE HELP
OF MILLER AND THIS,

GETTING IN
SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM.

NOW, THE SAFE OPERATES
OFF OF THREE BUTTONS --

LEFT, RIGHT, AND CENTER.

JIM, MILLER AND DUNSON
HAVE BEEN WITH LASZLO

FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THEY'VE BEEN IN THAT
APARTMENT MANY TIMES.

YES, BUT THEY'LL SEE
ONLY WHAT THEY EXPECT TO SEE.

HAVE THEY FINISHED CUTTING
INTO THE PRIVATE ELEVATOR SHAFT

ON THE 11th FLOOR?

YES, JIM.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO

IS INSTALL
THE REMOTE-CONTROL OVERRIDE.

JIM, HOW MUCH TROUBLE
WILL GILLIAN BE IN

WHEN LASZLO
KNOWS THE TRUTH?

LASZLO HIMSELF

IS SMART ENOUGH
NOT TO HARM HER.

THE DANGER IS DUNSON.

HE'S A CLEVER
PROFESSIONAL KILLER.

YOU CAN'T EVEN LET HIM

START TO TALK LASZLO
INTO GETTING RID OF YOU.

SINCE
THE UNITED PEOPLES' REPUBLIC

COMMISSIONED LASZLO
TO STEAL THE FORMULA,

DO YOU THINK HE'LL LISTEN
TO OUR PROPOSITION?

YES. FIRST OF ALL,
LASZLO IS AN ART LOVER.

YOU COUPLE THAT
WITH AN INSATIABLE GREED,

AND YOU COME UP
WITH THE PERFECT DOOR-OPENER --

THE LEGENDARY PEKING BUDDHA.

GOOD MORNING,
MR. DUNSON.

ALL QUIET, MILLER?

[ DOORS SLIDE OPEN ]

[ DOORS SLIDE CLOSED ]

[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]

OH, GOOD MORNING, RAY.

THE BRAZILIAN
AGRIAS SARDANAPALUS,

THE WORLD'S
RAREST BUTTERFLY.

BEAUTIFUL,
WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

LIGHT SCOTCH AND SODA?

STRONG SCOTCH AND SODA.

SOMETHING THE MATTER?

NO.

NO, I JUST WISH
THIS WERE ALL OVER.

YOU REALLY WORRY
TOO MUCH, DUNSON.

WELL, IT WASN'T YOU
WHO KILLED THE SCIENTIST.

AS LONG AS WE HAVE
THE FORMULA,

NOBODY CAN PROVE ANYTHING.

THERE ARE WAYS
OF GETTING INTO SAFES.

AGREED, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN
A GENIUS TO GET INTO MINE

WITHOUT BLOWING UP
THE EVIDENCE.

IT WOULD HAVE?

YES.

THIS MORNING, I INSTALLED
ANOTHER SECURITY DEVICE,

WHICH NOW MAKES
THE SAFE FOOLPROOF.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, THEN IT
WOULDN'T BE FOOLPROOF.

TO OUR SUCCESS.

YES?

MISS COLLINS
TO SEE MR. LASZLO.

[ BUZZES ]

YES, MILLER?

WHO?

AN ART DEALER.

WELL, ASK HER
TO LEAVE HER CARD.

WHAT?

WELL, THAT'S DIFFERENT.
SEND HER UP.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

YES, MISS COLLINS.

I'LL BE WITH YOU
IN A MOMENT.

AN ART DEALER.
IT WON'T TAKE LONG.

WHY DON'T YOU WAIT
IN THE OFFICE?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

MISS COLLINS,
THE LEGENDARY PEKING BUDDHA

DISAPPEARED DURING
THE JAPANESE INVASION OF CHINA

OVER 30 YEARS AGO.

NO ONE
HAS SEEN IT SINCE.

IF IT'S A FRAUD,
SIMPLY A CLEVER REPLICA,

I'D KNOW
AS SOON AS I SAW IT.

WELL, OF COURSE
YOU WOULD.

ANY COLLECTOR
OF YOUR REPUTATION WOULD.

IT IS GENUINE.

WELL, IF IT IS,
IT'S PRICELESS.

WHAT MAKES YOU BELIEVE

I COULD AFFORD
TO BUY IT?

THE PEOPLE I REPRESENT

KNOW OF YOUR AVAILABLE ASSETS.

THEY'RE INTERESTED
IN ONE IN PARTICULAR.

THEY CONSIDER IT

AS PRICELESS
AS THE BUDDHA.

I SEE.

THESE PARTIES
YOU REPRESENT, THEY ARE...

THE PEOPLE MOST LIKELY
TO POSSESS THE PEKING BUDDHA.

WILL YOU
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT?

BARNEY?

ALL
FINISHED, JIM.

I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW
MISS COLLINS.

FIND OUT
EVERYTHING YOU CAN.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DOES THIS PEKING
BUDDHA LOOK LIKE?

SHE'LL BE LEAVING
IN A FEW MINUTES.

MISS COLLINS,

YOUR PROPOSITION INTERESTS ME,

BUT YOUR TERMS
WOULD MAKE MY POSITION

WITH CERTAIN PARTIES
RATHER TENUOUS.

I SEE.

HOWEVER, WE MAY BE ABLE
TO DO BUSINESS.

THESE PARTIES
YOU REPRESENT --

IS YOUR POSITION
WITH THEM

THROUGH ONE OF LOYALTY?

I'M FAR TOO SELFISH

TO BE LOYAL TO ONE PERSON
OR ONE COUNTRY.

I'M A PAID INTERMEDIARY.

WHY DID YOU ASK THAT?

I WANT THE BUDDHA,

AND I WILL BE COMING INTO
A LARGE AMOUNT OF CASH SOON.

I'M AFRAID IT WOULD BE
VERY DIFFICULT

TO GET THE BUDDHA
ON A PURE CASH TRANSACTION.

DIFFICULT,
BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

I'LL HAVE TO SEE.

I'LL NEED TWO HOURS.

GRANTED.

UNDERSTAND...

IF YOU DO
FIND IT POSSIBLE,

I WILL BE VERY GENEROUS

AS FAR AS A FINDER'S FEE
IS CONCERNED.

WELL, THAT CERTAINLY IS
AN INCENTIVE, MR. LASZLO.

30 SECONDS, PARIS.

I'll be ready
when you call Miller.

I'M ALL SET, JIM.

[ TELEPHONE BUZZES ]

MILLER?

Yes, Mr. Laszlo?

MILLER, DEAR BOY,

COME UP
FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

[ DRAWER CLOSES ]

Paris: [ As Laszlo ]
MILLER?

NEVER MIND.
I TOOK CARE OF IT MYSELF.

YOU CAN GO
BACK DOWN AGAIN.

YES, SIR.

EVERYTHING GO ALL RIGHT?

Paris: [ Normal voice ]
WE GOT THE HANDPRINTS.

THEY'RE READY
FOR PROCESSING.

GOOD. FINE.

YOU KNOW,
MILLER REALLY THOUGHT

HE WAS ON
THE 12th FLOOR, PARIS.

PEOPLE SEE
WHAT THEY EXPECT TO SEE.

ERIC.

READY, PARIS.

[ CLICK, MOTOR WHIRRING ]

Man: YES?

GOOD AFTERNOON.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YES, I THINK
YOU CAN, FATHER.

MY NAME IS KELLER.

I'M A FEATURE WRITER
FOR ART WORLD --

THE MAGAZINE
FOR ART COLLECTORS.

I SEE.

WELL, IF IT'S MAGAZINES
YOU'RE SELLING --

HAVE YOU SPENT

A GREAT DEAL OF TIME
IN THE ORIENT?

YES, UNTIL
THE REVOLUTION.

THEN I WAS FORCED
TO LEAVE.

BUT I DON'T SEE WHAT
THIS HAS TO DO WITH --

ART WORLD?

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF THE PEKING BUDDHA?

OF COURSE.

THE FAMOUS
LOST ART TREASURE.

WELL, OUR MAGAZINE
HAS HAD A REPORT

THAT THE PEKING BUDDHA
HAS BEEN FOUND

AND BROUGHT
TO THIS COUNTRY.

TO THIS COUNTRY?

BUT I STILL
DON'T UNDERSTAND --

BY YOU, FATHER.

BY ME?

OH, NO, MR. KELLER.

YOU'RE-YOU'RE
VERY MISTAKEN.

IF YOU'LL
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT,

I PROMISED TO MAKE A CALL

TO ONE OF THE MEMBERS
OF MY PARISH.

[ ROTARY TELEPHONE DIALING ]

Barney: MR. SIMPSON,
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.

FATHER ROBERTS CALLING.
IT'S VERY URGENT.

MR. SIMPSON?

I THINK YOU BETTER
COME OVER HERE.

THERE'S A MAN HERE
BY THE NAME OF KELLER

FROM ART WORLD MAGAZINE.

HE'S BEEN ASKING
ABOUT THE PEKING BUDDHA.

10 MINUTES?

I'LL TRY AND KEEP HIM HERE.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

I COULDN'T PERSUADE THEM.

THEY ASK YOU

TO RECONSIDER
THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL --

THE BUDDHA
FOR THE FORMULA.

I CANNOT BEGIN
TO UNDERSTAND THEM.

THEIR MILITARY
DEVELOPMENT

IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED
TO MAKE USE OF IT.

PERHAPS NOT,
BUT THEIR DAY WILL COME.

MEANWHILE,
THEY FEEL THEY HAVE

A VERY PERSUASIVE
BARGAINING TOOL.

I SEE. WELL, MISS COLLINS,
I'M SORRY --

THEY'VE MADE AN ADDITION
TO THE PROPOSAL.

ALONG WITH THE BUDDHA,

THEY'LL GIVE YOU
$10 MILLION.

HOW LONG AGO?

JUST A FEW MINUTES.

WAS SHE ALONE?

NO ONE ELSE IN...

OR OUT.

I'M AFRAID MY PRACTICALITY
WON'T ALLOW ME TO ACCEPT

ANY OF THESE PROPOSALS.

I HAVE MADE IT
A BUSINESS POLICY

NEVER TO DEAL
WITH TWO COMPETITORS

AT THE SAME TIME.

IT BECOMES FAR TOO DANGEROUS,

ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE OF THEM
BECOMES ANGRY.

THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT.

THEY'RE WILLING

TO GRANT YOU
PROTECTION.

HOW?

THEY'LL ALLOW YOU
TO LIVE IN THEIR COUNTRY.

HOW VERY GENEROUS OF THEM.

HOWEVER, I BELIEVE,
IN THE LONG RUN,

THE CLIMATE IN THEIR COUNTRY

WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL
TO MY HEALTH.

NOW, MY ASSOCIATE.
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.

OF COURSE.

[ DOOR SLIDES CLOSED ]

YOU'RE CERTAIN?

POSITIVE.

THE PRIEST CALLED AMERICAN
INTELLIGENCE IMMEDIATELY.

MISS COLLINS,
MY ASSOCIATE, MR. DUNSON.

UNFORTUNATELY,
MR. DUNSON HAS TOLD ME

SOME VERY
DISTRESSING NEWS

WHICH AFFECTS
OUR DISCUSSION.

OH? WHAT HAS HE
TOLD YOU?

THAT YOU ARE
AN AMERICAN AGENT.

I BELIEVE YOU OWE ME
AN EXPLANATION.

I DON'T SEE WHY DEALING
WITH THE AMERICANS

SHOULD CHANGE ANYTHING.

WE WANT THE FORMULA,

AND WE DO HAVE
THE PEKING BUDDHA.

MY DEAR MISS COLLINS --

OUR ARRANGEMENT
CAN STILL BE THE SAME --

THE BUDDHA FOR THE FORMULA.

EXCUSE ME,
MISS COLLINS.

HMM?

YOU'RE BLOCKING
MY VIEW.

OH.

THANK YOU.

NOW.

[ CLICKS ]

YOU WOULDN'T
GET AWAY WITH IT, VICTOR.

THE UNITED PEOPLES' REPUBLIC

WON'T THINK
OF ANY FUTURE FAVORS

IF YOU CROSS THEM.

THEY'LL JUST
KILL US NOW.

THEY WON'T GET YOU.

I TOLD YOU
WE'D PROTECT YOU.

SO YOU SAY.

BUT IT WOULD BE
TERRIBLY UNFORTUNATE

IF YOU DECIDED NOT TO.

AFTER ALL,
MY IRON CURTAIN CHUMS

WOULD DO YOU A SERVICE
BY ELIMINATING US.

I GUARANTEE YOU
PROTECTION.

MISS COLLINS,

AFTER ALL THE LIES
YOU'VE SAID THIS AFTERNOON,

I DON'T BELIEVE
I WOULD RECOGNIZE

YOUR TELLING THE TRUTH
IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.

[ BEEPS ]

Dunson: WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO WITH HER?

YES, YOU ARE
A BIT OF A PROBLEM.

PEOPLE ACCIDENTALLY
FALL OUT OF WINDOWS

EVERY DAY.

UNFORTUNATELY,
I THINK SHE HAS FRIENDS

WAITING FOR HER
OUTSIDE.

IF ANYTHING
SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME,

THEY MIGHT INTERRUPT
YOUR MEETING

THIS AFTERNOON.

WE WOULDN'T
WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

GOODBYE,
MISS COLLINS.

IF YOU SHOULD
CHANGE YOUR MIND,

YOU KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN REACH ME.

[ BEEPS ]

I HAVE TO GET

TO MY HEALTH CLUB
APPOINTMENT.

STILL TRYING
TO KEEP SLIM? DEAR BOY.

DON'T FORGET
OUR MEETING.

I WON'T.

WHO ARE YOU?

WHO ARE YOU?

WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
WHERE AM I?

[ Foreign accent ]
WHEN DID YOU AND LASZLO

DECIDE TO BREAK YOUR
AGREEMENT WITH US?

WITH YOU?

OH, THEN YOU'RE...

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH
WITH THE DEAL AS AGREED.

WE WOULDN'T --

DO YOU KNOW
THIS WOMAN?

YES. HER NAME IS COLLINS.

SHE...SHE CAME TO US.

SHE SAID SHE WAS
A REPRESENTATIVE

OF SOME ASIATIC --

SHE IS
AN AMERICAN AGENT.

YES, I KNOW.

WE FOUND THAT OUT.

WE TOLD HER NO.

WE TOLD HER NO DEAL.

WE'RE...WE'RE COMMITTED
TO YOUR PEOPLE,

THE DEAL WE MADE.

WHY DID LASZLO
MOVE THE FORMULA

TO THE SECRET ROOM?

I DON'T --

I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT...

WHAT...WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO PULL?

WHAT SECRET ROOM?

SILENCE!

AND WATCH.

[ CLICKS ]

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

LASZLO
WOULDN'T DOUBLE-CROSS US.

YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

I NEVER SAW...

I NEVER EVEN KNEW
THAT ROOM WAS THERE.

LASZLO OPENED THE SAFE
WHEN I WASN'T THERE.

HE TOLD ME
WE WERE TURNING DOWN

THE AMERICAN OFFER.

HE'S TRICKED ME, TOO.

BELIEVE ME,
HE'S DOUBLE-CROSSED US ALL.

BUT...

BUT WHAT?

WHEN WAS THIS TAKEN?

THIS MORNING.

WHY? WHAT IS IT?

OH, NOTHING.

HE...HE MUST HAVE DONE IT

WHEN HE BLOCKED THE VIEW
FOR A FEW SECONDS.

DONE WHAT?

TURNED OFF
THE EXTRA SAFETY DEVICE.

HE...HAD A NEW ONE

INSTALLED
THIS MORNING.

I SEE.
HOW DOES IT...OPERATE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE DIDN'T TELL ME.

HE JUST SAID
IT MADE THE SAFE FOOLPROOF.

TAKE HIM DOWN TO THE CAR.

[ CLICKS ]

Jim: Barney?

Don't open the safe.

Laszlo installed another
safety device somewhere.

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING, JIM.

Then wait and hear
what happens

when Laszlo opens
our duplicate safe.

RIGHT.

I HAVE DECIDED
TO TRUST YOU.

BUT IF YOU CROSS US
AS LASZLO DID --

BELIEVE ME.
YOU CAN TRUST ME.

I WILL GIVE YOU

THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVE IT.

NOW?

YES.

GO BACK TO LASZLO.

FIND OUT
EVERYTHING YOU CAN.

I WILL.

I WILL WAIT HERE
FOR YOU.

[ DOORS SLIDING CLOSED ]

[ WHIRRING ]

[ WHIRRING STOPS ]

Paris: [ Normal voice ]
Dunson's in our secret room.

[ As Laszlo ] WE CAN
CONCLUDE OUR BUSINESS

IN MY OFFICE,
IF YOU WISH.

I DO HOPE
MY INSISTENCE ON CASH

DID NOT INCONVENIENCE YOU
IN ANY WAY.

WE WOULD HAVE HONORED
THE CHECK.

UNDOUBTEDLY,
BUT $10 MILLION

IS A LARGE AMOUNT
OF MONEY.

SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE HAD
A CHANGE OF HEART

AND PUT
A STOP PAYMENT ON IT.

[ LATCHES CLICK ]

Collins: COUNT IT.

OH, NO. I TRUST YOU.

I'LL, UH,
JUST MAKE A SPOT-CHECK.

Collins:
SATISFIED?

VERY.

GOOD. THE FORMULA.

I'M AFRAID
THAT WON'T BE POSSIBLE.

I DON'T ENJOY THAT KIND
OF HUMOR, MR. LASZLO.

GIVE ME THE FORMULA, NOW.

YOU WILL GET IT

AFTER THE BUDDHA
HAS BEEN AUTHENTICATED.

THAT WASN'T
OUR ARRANGEMENT.

THE ARRANGEMENT
HAS BEEN CHANGED.

CORRECTION...

THE ARRANGEMENT
HAS BEEN TERMINATED.

AS YOU WISH.

I WILL GET THE BUDDHA.

MISS COLLINS, YOU'RE
MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.

I HAVE EVERY INTENTION
OF GIVING YOU THE FORMULA

AFTER THE BUDDHA
HAS BEEN AUTHENTICATED.

Collins:
I THINK YOU'RE LYING.

I THINK YOU'RE PLANNING

TO GIVE IT TO THE U.P.R.

I HAVE NO INTENTION
OF GIVING THEM ANYTHING

EXCEPT AN EMPTY SAFE.

THEY'D KILL YOU.

NOT AFTER
I'VE TOLD THEM

THAT I'VE BEEN ROBBED.

THEY WOULDN'T
BELIEVE THAT.

NO ONE CAN
GET INTO THAT SAFE

WITHOUT BLOWING IT UP.

THERE IS
ONE PERSON.

DUNSON?

EXACTLY.

YOU SEE, I HAVE THOUGHT
THIS OUT VERY CAREFULLY.

I DO INTEND TO GIVE YOU
THE FORMULA.

DO YOU STILL WANT
THE BUDDHA?

MISS COLLINS.

GO AHEAD.

HAVE IT AUTHENTICATED.

BUT I HOPE THERE WON'T BE
ANY MORE DELAYING TACTICS.

AS YOU SAID YOURSELF,
MR. LASZLO,

TWO PARTIES
DEALING AT THE SAME TIME

CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.

DID ANYONE
EVER TELL YOU

YOU'RE
EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE

WHEN YOU'RE
THREATENING?

MR. LASZLO.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

IT'S TRUE.

ALL OF IT.

I SAW THE ROOM.

LASZLO HAS MADE A DEAL
WITH THE AMERICANS.

DID HE SEE YOU?

DOES HE KNOW
WE HAVE FOUND OUT?

NO. WHAT DO WE DO?

WHERE IS
THE FORMULA NOW?

IN THE SECRET ROOM.

GO BACK.

ATTEND THE MEETING
WITH OUR PEOPLE.

THEY WILL BE ARRIVING
ANY MOMENT.

THEY KNOW EVERYTHING,

INCLUDING
YOUR COOPERATION WITH US.

I UNDERSTAND.

WE'LL JUST LET LASZLO

PLAY OUT
HIS LITTLE GAME, HMM?

EXACTLY.

YOU COULD PROVE YOUR LOYALTY
AGAIN, IF YOU WISH.

I'VE DECIDED
TO TRUST YOU.

HERE'S YOUR GUN.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES, FOOTSTEPS ]

MR. MARKOFF,
GENTLEMEN.

I'VE BEEN
EXPECTING YOU.

Laszlo:
CAN I FIX YOU A DRINK?

NO THANK YOU,
MR. LASZLO.

WE WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE THE
TRANSACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BUT OF COURSE.
MY ASSOCIATE, MR. DUNSON,
WILL BE HERE SHORTLY.

WHEN HE ARRIVES,
WE CAN BEGIN.

OH, GOOD, RAY,
YOU'RE HERE.

I BELIEVE YOU KNOW
EVERYBODY HERE.

YES, I THINK
I KNOW EVERYONE.

I GUESS
WE CAN BEGIN.

IT'S GONE!

WHAT?

THE WHOLE SAFE IS EMPTY.

IF THIS IS
SOME KIND OF GAME...

WHERE IS IT?

SOMEHOW
IT'S BEEN STOLEN.

SOMEHOW
WE'VE BEEN ROBBED.

HAVE WE, VICTOR?

YES!

WELL, YOU TOLD ME
THE SAFE WAS FOOLPROOF.

IT WAS. YOU AND I
WERE THE ONLY ONES

WHO KNEW ABOUT THE NEW
SECURITY DEVICE.

YOU.

YOU'VE STOLEN IT.

HOW COULD I?

YOU NEVER TOLD ME HOW
THE NEW SAFETY DEVICE WORKED.

I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT
THIS MORNING.

WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO PULL?

OH, YOU CAN STOP
PRETENDING NOW, VICTOR.

IT'S ALL OVER.

WE ALL KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.

WAIT. LET HIM FINISH.

YOUR CLEVER PLAN
DIDN'T WORK,

BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT.

WHAT PLAN?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MY LYING,
DOUBLE-DEALING PARTNER.

YOU WERE
GOING TO GET RICH,

AND I WAS GOING TO
TAKE THE FALL.

DUNSON, STOP!

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!

OPEN IT UP!

OPEN WHAT?

THE SECRET ROOM,

WHERE YOU HID THE FORMULA

AND THE PEKING BUDDHA.

OPEN THE DOOR.

SECRET ROOM? YOU'RE CRAZY!
THERE'S NO SECRET ROOM!

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ THUDS ]

LET ME HAVE THAT.

NOW, SUPPOSE
YOU SHOW US

THIS SECRET ROOM
WHERE THE FORMULA IS.

OF COURSE.

IT'S RIGHT HERE.

WHEN YOU PRESS
THIS PANEL,

THE BOOKCASE
SWINGS BACK.

THE ROOM IS
RIGHT BEHIND THE BOOKCASE.

I SAW IT.

IT MUST BE STUCK.

THERE'S A STRONGBOX INSIDE

WITH THE FORMULA
AND THE PEKING BUDDHA.

THE AMERICANS --
THEY GAVE LASZLO THE BUDDHA

IN PAYMENT
FOR THE FORMULA,

BUT WE STOPPED THEM.

WELL, YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU SENT YOUR OWN MAN
TO SHOW ME THE FILM --

THE FILM OF THE ROOM!

I SAW THE ROOM.

IT WAS THERE.

IT'S...

WELL, IT'S
GOT TO BE THERE.

IT'S GOT TO OPEN.

IT'S THERE.

I...I SAW IT.

WHY WON'T IT OPEN?!

IT'S GOT TO OPEN!

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ THUDS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ BEEPS ]

JIM?

I may have something.

THE COMBINATION
IS SET ON 9.

ON THE REAL SAFE,

THE LAST TUMBLER
CLICKED ON 5.

I think
Laszlo's extra turn

might be
the new safety device.

[ CLICKS ]

[ CLICKS ]

I've got it, Jim.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

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