Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 4, Episode 13 - The Amnesiac - full transcript

Two years earlier, a rare metal isotope important in nuclear weapons development was stolen from the U.S. and hidden in the United People's Republic. Otto Silff, one of three men involved ...

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

TWO YEARS AGO, A SPHERE
OF A RARE ISOTOPE

KNOWN AS TRIVANIUM
WAS STOLEN FROM US.

TRIVANIUM IS INVALUABLE,
AS IT COULD LEAD

TO DEVELOPMENT
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

SO INEXPENSIVE THAT ANY NATION
IN THE WORLD COULD AFFORD THEM.

THREE MEN ENGINEERED
THE ACTUAL THEFT

OF THE TRIVANIUM --

ONE WAS OTTO SILFF,

THE SECOND --
MAJOR PAUL JOHAN,



THE THIRD, THE LEADER --
COLONEL ALEX VORDA,

SECURITY CHIEF
OF THEIR COUNTRY.

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

IS TO FIND OUT WHERE
THE TRIVANIUM IS HIDDEN

AND GET IT BACK.

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.

Jim: ORIGINALLY, VORDA PLANNED
TO DELIVER THE TRIVANIUM

TO THE UNITED PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR SUPPORT

IN THE OVERTHROW
OF HIS COUNTRY'S GOVERNMENT,

BUT WE KNOW THAT ON THE NIGHT
OF THE THEFT,



JOHAN KILLED SILFF
AND HID THE TRIVANIUM

FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL GAIN.

HOW ABOUT VORDA?

WELL, JOHAN
HAS CONVINCED VORDA

THAT SILFF TOOK
THE TRIVANIUM, HID IT,

AND WAS THEN KILLED
IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.

VORDA THINKS IT'S LOST FOR GOOD.

AND WE KNOW THAT
MAJOR JOHAN IS SCHEDULED

TO SELL IT ON FRIDAY.

THAT GIVES US
ONLY 48 HOURS, JIM.

THAT'S RIGHT, MONIQUE.

NOW SOME OF US WILL BE COMING
INTO CONTACT WITH THIS MAN --

ERHARD POLTZIN.

HE WAS SENT BY THE UPR

TO TAKE DELIVERY
OF THE TRIVANIUM

AND TO ACT AS VORDA'S
POLITICAL ADVISOR.

PARIS, HOW WAS THE DOSSIER
ON SILFF?

RECORDING OF HIS VOICE,

DESCRIPTION
OF HIS MANNERISMS --

EVERYTHING I NEEDED.

MM-HMM.

HOW ABOUT THAT PUBLICITY
ON DR. LUMIN, BARNEY?

IT WILL BREAK
TOMORROW, JIM,

COMPLETE COVERAGE --
RADIO, TELEVISION, NEWSPAPERS.

GOOD.

MONIQUE?

COUSIN WILHELM CANCELED
HIS TRIP TO AMSTERDAM.

HE'S GOING TO TAKE
A LONGER HOLIDAY IN SEPTEMBER.

ON THE RIVERFRONT PIER A

IN THE HOLD OF A SHIP.

YES, YES, IT WAS
15 COUNTRIES ALTOGETHER.

AND DID YOU FIND YOUR
TRIP ENJOYABLE, DOCTOR?

ALL I CAN SAY IS,
I'M VERY GLAD TO BE BACK.

DR. LUMIN, DID YOU GIVE
ANY DEMONSTRATIONS

OF YOUR NEW TECHNIQUE
FOR THE TREATMENT OF AMNESIA

WHILE YOU WERE ABROAD?

NO, NO, IT WAS STRICTLY
A LECTURE TOUR.

NOW IF YOU WILL FORGIVE ME,

IT WAS A LONG TRIP.
I'M VERY TIRED.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

[ PIANO PLAYING ]

WHERE ARE YOU GOING
WITH THAT?

THEY TOLD ME
TO BRING IT UPSTAIRS

BEFORE THE SECTION CLOSES.

YOUR REQUISITION.

I DO NOT HAVE ONE.

NOTHING LEAVES THE FILE ROOMS
WITHOUT A SIGNED REQUISITION.

PUT IT BACK.

VERY WELL.

WOULD YOU PLEASE ASK
THE YOUNG LADY AT THE PIANO

IF SHE WOULD LIKE
TO JOIN US AFTER DESSERT?

THANK YOU.

I REALLY DON'T MIND
BEING IGNORED, MAJOR,

BUT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THAT WE CAME HERE

TO DISCUSS MY ASSIGNMENT
IN DUNNENGRAD.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ SCATTERED APPLAUSE ]

[ SOFT MUSIC PLAYS ]

ISN'T THAT, UM...

"BEYOND THE SHADOW
OF TODAY."

YES, THE SONG WHICH YOU
AND OTTO USED TO DANCE AWAY

THE LONG HOURS OF THE NIGHT.

HAS IT EVER OCCURRED TO YOU

THAT YOU MIGHT BE
OVERDOING THE GRIEF?

I LOVED OTTO,

AND HE LOVED ME.

STILL, IT HAS BEEN
TWO YEARS,

AND LIFE DOES GO ON.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ALLOW ME
TO INTRODUCE MYSELF --

MAJOR PAUL JOHAN.

ERICA CRUZON.

THIS IS A FRIEND
OF MINE --

MISS OBER,

A COLLEAGUE IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF INTERNAL SECURITY.

WILL YOU JOIN US,
PLEASE?

I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE LAST
NUMBER YOU PLAYED, MISS CRUZON.

"BEYOND THE SHADOW
OF TODAY"?

ONE RARELY HEARS
IT ANYMORE.

I WAS WONDERING
HOW YOU CAME ACROSS IT.

A GENTLEMAN FRIEND OF MINE
INTRODUCED ME TO IT.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
WORKING HERE, MISS CRUZON?

JUST SINCE YESTERDAY.

OH, THEN I AM DELIGHTED.

I SHOULD HATE TO THINK YOU MIGHT
HAVE BEEN HERE FOR WEEKS

OR MAYBE EVEN MONTHS,
AND I HADN'T KNOWN IT.

MISS CRUZON,

THE GENTLEMAN
WHO INTRODUCED YOU

TO "BEYOND THE SHADOW
OF TODAY,"

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

OH, IT WAS --

STEFAN.

GOOD EVENING, ERICA.

I WAS JUST THINKING OF YOU.

MISS OBER, MAJOR,

MAY I PRESENT A DEAR FRIEND
OF MINE -- STEFAN DENKER.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO JOIN US, MR. DENKER?

THANK YOU.

MAY I?

OF COURSE.

I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD JOIN ME
FOR SUPPER THIS EVENING.

OH, STEFAN,
I WOULD LOVE TO, BUT --

Johan: BUT SHE HAS ALREADY
ACCEPTED AN INVITATION FROM ME.

OH, WELL, IN THAT CASE,
PERHAPS ANOTHER TIME.

I HOPE YOU ARE
NOT OFFENDED, MISS OBER.

CARICATURES ARE
SELDOM FLATTERING.

THEN SOMEONE ONCE SAID
THAT FLATTERY CORRUPTS

BOTH THE RECEIVER
AND THE GIVER.

EDMUND BURKE.

HA HA HA.

I HAD FORGOTTEN.

I ONCE HAD A FRIEND WHO KNEW
BURKE'S WORK BY HEART.

I'VE HEARD HIM QUOTE
THAT VERY LINE.

REALLY?

I'D LIKE TO BUY THIS,
MR. DENKER.

OH, NO, IT'S REALLY
NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

I WANT IT.

VERY WELL.

THEN PLEASE ACCEPT IT
WITH MY COMPLIMENTS.

THANK YOU.

Vorda: YES, I SUPPOSE THERE'S
SOME SIMILARITY OF STYLE.

SIMILARITY?

LOOK AT THEM, COLONEL.

THE STYLE IS IDENTICAL.

IT'S COINCIDENCE.

AND THE QUOTATION FROM BURKE,
IS THAT COINCIDENCE, TOO?

MISS OBER.

AND THE CRUZON WOMAN'S
CIGARETTE LIGHTER --

IT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME
AS THE ONE AS YOU GAVE OTTO

AFTER FIVE YEARS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT.

IT EVEN HAD THE PRECISE DATE
INSCRIBED ON IT --

MARCH 19, 1965.

I AM NOT IMAGINING
THIS, COLONEL.

STEFAN DENKER HAS OTTO'S VOICE,

HIS MANNERISMS, HIS EYES.

BUT NOT HIS FACE.

YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO LEAVE
FOR DUNNENGRAD

ON ASSIGNMENT
WITHIN THE HOUR, MISS OBER.

BETTER HURRY.
YOU'LL MISS YOUR TRAIN.

AREN'T YOU GOING
TO INVESTIGATE THIS AT ALL?

YES, I WILL LOOK INTO IT.

LOOK INTO IT?
IS THAT ALL YOU'RE --

THAT IS ENOUGH, MISS OBER.

SHE'S A COMPULSIVE TALKER,
YOUR MISS OBER.

SOMETHING ABOUT SEEING
THE GHOST OF OTTO SILFF

AT THE CABARET CANDIDE.

SHE IS A STUPID,
HYSTERICAL WOMAN, POLTZIN.

PERHAPS NOT,

IN THE LIGHT OF CERTAIN NEWS
I HAVE RECEIVED

FROM MY COUNTRY'S LEGATION
IN SWITZERLAND.

WHAT NEWS?

THAT SOMEONE
IN THIS COUNTRY,

ACTING THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY,
HAS MADE A DEAL

WITH THE NORTH ASIA
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC,

PROMISING TO DELIVER
THE TRIVANIUM

IN BERN ON FRIDAY.

VORDA...

MY GOVERNMENT HAS A DEAL
WITH YOU --

OUR SUPPORT FOR YOUR
ATTEMPTED COUP D'éTAT

IN RETURN FOR THE TRIVANIUM,

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY
FOR TWO YEARS

TO FULFILL OUR PART
OF THE BARGAIN.

BUT AS OF NOON ON FRIDAY,

WE NO LONGER HAVE
ANY ARRANGEMENT.

THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU
TOO MUCH TIME

TO FIND THE TRIVANIUM,
COLONEL, DOES IT?

YOUR NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES.

Vorda: DO YOU KNOW
STEFAN DENKER WELL?

Monique: NOT REALLY.

WHERE DID YOU MEET HIM?

ABOUT A YEAR AGO
AT THE CABARET.

THEN YOU KNEW HIM
BEFORE HIS ACCIDENT.

HIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED
NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO.

THEN HE HAD AN ACCIDENT?

NOW DO NOT BE NERVOUS,
MISS CRUZON.

JUST TELL US THE TRUTH.

TELL US EVERYTHING YOU KNOW
ABOUT STEFAN DENKER.

I MET HIM AT MOTHER
OF MERCY HOSPITAL.

THEN YOU DID NOT MEET HIM
AT THE CABARET.

NO.

NO? THEN YOU LIED.
WHY?

STEFAN MADE ME
PROMISE NEVER TO TELL

WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

WELL, IT WAS GHASTLY.

AT FIRST HIS FACE WAS --

HE HAD BEEN IN A FIRE
OF SOME KIND,

BUT THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

STEFAN WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.
HE STILL WON'T.

PLEASE, YOU MUST BELIEVE ME.

IF STEFAN IS IN TROUBLE,
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.

WHAT WAS THE NAME
OF THE DOCTOR?

-AT THE HOSPITAL?
-YES, OF COURSE.

I DON'T KNOW.

THERE WERE SO MANY,
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAMES.

WELL, TRY TO REMEMBER.

WELL, THERE --

THERE WAS A --
A DR. WINSON OR WISSON

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WISSON?

NO, I REMEMBER -- WEISART.

THAT WAS IT -- DR. WEISART.

WEISART.

Get me a Dr. Weisart.

MAY I GO NOW?

OH, YES.

BUT HOLD YOURSELF AVAILABLE

FOR FURTHER QUESTIONING
IF NECESSARY.

THANK YOU.

MAJOR!

BRING STEFAN DENKER IN
FOR QUESTIONING.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ TELEPHONE BUZZES ]

YES?

THIS IS DR. WEISART
SPEAKING.

AH! HELLO, DOCTOR.
I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,

BUT I WONDER
IF I COULD GET

SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT A PATIENT OF YOURS.

YES, COLONEL.
STEFAN DENKER?

I REMEMBER
THE CASE WELL.

THERE'VE BEEN 5 OPERATIONS
OVER A 20-MONTH PERIOD.

I SEE.
COULD YOU DETERMINE

THE CAUSE
OF THE DISFIGUREMENT?

VERY EASILY. THE MAN
WAS SEVERELY BURNED.

There was no chance
of restoring

the original physiognomy.

The cosmetic appearance
was markedly improved.

AH. FINE.
THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME,
COLONEL.

FRAUDULENT
IDENTIFICATION?

THAT'S RIDICULOUS!

IS YOUR NAME
STEFAN DENKER?

ISN'T THAT
WHAT IT SAYS?

IS YOUR NAME
STEFAN DENKER?

YES.

NOT OTTO SILFF?

OTTO SILFF?

WHO IS OTTO SILFF?

YOU ARE.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

WELL?

THANK YOU.

WHAT, UM...

WHAT ARE THOSE?

FINGERPRINTS.

OTTO SILFF'S...

YOURS.

THEY ARE IDENTICAL.

DO YOU NOW DENY
THAT YOU ARE OTTO SILFF?

WELL, IF, UH...

I AM OTTO SILFF,

THEN WHO AM I?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

THAT I DON'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING...

BEFORE I WOKE UP
IN THE HOSPITAL

TWO YEARS AGO.

WHERE IS
THE TRIVANIUM?

I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

I BEG YOU
TO BELIEVE ME.

YOU ARE LYING.

I AM NOT! I BEG YOU.
BELIEVE ME. I AM NOT!

VORDA.

PERHAPS HE IS TELLING
THE TRUTH.

I AM.

IF I COULD REMEMBER
WHERE I HID THE TRIVANIUM,

I WOULD TELL YOU.

I DON'T WANT IT.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

DR. ANTON LUMIN?

ISN'T HE THE PSYCHIATRIST
THAT WAS IN THE NEWSPAPER

DEVELOPING A NEW TECHNIQUE
FOR TREATING AMNESIACS?

AND APPARENTLY SILFF
HAS AN APPOINTMENT

WITH HIM TOMORROW.

DR. WEISART
SUGGESTED I SEE HIM.

CONTRARY
TO POPULAR BELIEF,

TOTAL AMNESIA SUCH AS
DENKER'S IS VERY RARE,

BUT I'M AFRAID I'LL
HAVE TO DISAPPOINT YOU.

WHY?

WEISART SENT
HIS X-RAYS.

HE HAS A BRAIN TUMOR.

MY COMPACTED TECHNIQUE
COULD INJURE HIM.

DR. LUMIN,
IT IS IMPERATIVE

THAT DENKER'S MEMORY
BE RESTORED

WITHIN 24 HOURS.

YOU MUST BE JOKING.

24 HOURS.

I JUST TOLD YOU
HE HAS A BRAIN TUMOR.

DENKER IS A CRIMINAL.

HIS REAL NAME
IS OTTO SILFF.

HE'S GOING
TO THE GALLOWS ANYWAY.

THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT.

DR. LUMIN,

IT WOULD BE REGRETTABLE
IF MY INVESTIGATORS

WERE TO UNCOVER
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

THAT WOULD PUT AN END
TO YOUR BRILLIANT CAREER.

IF YOU'RE THREATENING ME,
YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.

I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE.

HO HO.

DOCTOR,
ANYBODY CAN BE PROVIDED

WITH SOMETHING TO HIDE.

I SEE.

WHERE IS THIS EXAMINATION
TO TAKE PLACE?

SECURITY HEADQUARTERS.

I WILL NEED TO BRING
MY LIGHT EQUIPMENT.

I WANT A LIST OF QUESTIONS,
THE AREAS YOU WANT TO PROBE.

I WILL NEED EVERY SCRAP OF
INFORMATION THERE IS ON THE MAN.

IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
NOTHING MUST BE WITHHELD.

NOTHING WILL BE.

YOU WANTED ME TO THINK
IT BELONGED TO OTTO SILFF,

BUT YOU MADE A MISTAKE.

THE DEPARTMENT WAS STILL
GIVING THE WICK-STYLE LIGHTER

WHEN SILFF GOT HIS --
NOT BUTANE.

YOU LIED TO ME,
MISS CRUZON,

AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY.

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING
FOOLISH, MAJOR,

MAY I TELL YOU
THAT I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER

AND GIVEN IT TO A FRIEND,

WHO WILL GIVE IT
TO COLONEL VORDA

IF ANYTHING SHOULD
HAPPEN TO ME?

AND THIS...

WAS NO MISTAKE.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO
JUST WHAT IT'S DONE --

SMOKE YOU OUT...

IF YOU'LL PARDON
THE EXPRESSION.

YOU'VE BEEN EXPECTING ME.

I KNEW OTTO
BEFORE HIS ACCIDENT.

ANY MAN WITH A SCHEME
FOR MAKING

A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
INTERESTS ME.

Maj. Johan: HOW WOULD HE
MAKE THAT MUCH MONEY?

BY STEALING SOMETHING
WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS,

WHATEVER IT WAS.

HE AND HIS PARTNER WERE GOING
TO SPLIT IT 50/50.

UNFORTUNATELY, OTTO WOULDN'T
TELL ME WHO HIS PARTNER WAS.

SO AFTER THE ACCIDENT,
I THOUGHT THAT WAS THAT,

UNTIL I READ THAT NO TRACES
OF OTTO'S BODY HAD BEEN FOUND.

I SEARCHED EVERYWHERE
FOR HIM.

I WENT TO EVERY HOSPITAL.

FINALLY...

I FOUND HIM.

NATURALLY,
HIS HAVING AMNESIA

CAME AS SOMETHING
OF A BLOW.

WHY IS IT, THEN, THAT YOU
DIDN'T TELL HIM WHO HE IS?

IF HE COULDN'T REMEMBER,
HE WAS NO GOOD TO ME,

SO I DECIDED TO TRY TO FIND
HIS EX-PARTNER ON MY OWN.

IT TOOK TIME TO ELIMINATE
ALL OF THE POSSIBILITIES,

BUT HERE WE ARE AT LAST,
MAJOR.

DO YOU EXPECT ME

TO GIVE YOU SILFF'S HALF
OF THE TRANSACTION?

IT'S THAT,

OR I TELL VORDA
ALL I KNOW...

TONIGHT.

BUT DON'T LOOK SO GLUM,
MAJOR.

IF YOU GIVE IT A CHANCE,
THIS COULD BE THE BEGINNING

OF A LONG
AND REWARDING RELATIONSHIP

FOR BOTH OF US.

WARM SUMMER NIGHT...

I CAN HEAR THE CRICKETS...

AND THE KITCHEN NOISES BELOW.

MY SISTERS ARE WASHING UP.

[ LAUGHS ]

AND I'M IN BED.

I'M WARM AND I'M SAFE...

AND I'M HAPPY.

TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY.

TOMORROW
I'LL BE 10 YEARS OLD.

[ LAUGHS ]

GO ON, OTTO.

MAMA'S THERE.

[ LAUGHS ]

WE LAUGH,

AND WE TALK
ABOUT TOMORROW --

ABOUT THE THINGS WE'RE
GOING TO DO ON MY BIRTHDAY.

MAMA TURNS OUT THE LIGHT,

AND I'M WARM AND I'M SAFE
AND I'M HAPPY.

MAMA'S SINGING.

LISTEN.

* LA LA LA LA LA

* LA DA DA LA DA DA

[ HUMMING ]

* MMM

WHAT IS IT, OTTO?

OVER THERE.

IN THE CORNER.

IN THE SHADOWS.

HE'S WAITING.

HE'S ALWAYS THERE.
HE'S WAITING.

WHO IS IT, OTTO?

THAT'S WHY
HE'S ALWAYS FOLLOWING ME.

HE WANTS TO KILL ME!
HE'S TRYING TO KILL ME!

MAMA!

Jim: WHO IS IT, OTTO?

MAMA. MAMA, MAKE HIM
LEAVE ME ALONE.

MAMA, DON'T LET HIM
KILL ME, MAMA. PLEASE.

Jim: ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE BACK IN BED NOW.

MAKE HIM GO AWAY,
MAMA.

MAMA, MAKE HIM GO AWAY,
PLEASE.

YOU'RE SAFE NOW.

MAMA.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DOCTOR?
WHY ARE YOU STOPPING?

WHAT DO YOU WANT --
THE TRIVANIUM OR A CORPSE?

THIS IS TAKING TOO LONG.

DO YOU HAVE TO GO OVER
HIS ENTIRE LIFE?

YES. I'M AFRAID WE MUST.

THIS MAN IN THE SHADOWS,
THIS NIGHTMARE FIGURE,

OBVIOUSLY RECURS
THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE.

HE'S THE SYMBOL OF EVERY
BAD DREAM OR EXPERIENCE

THAT SILFF HAS EVER HAD.

BUT AT THIS POINT,
HE'S HALF FACT, HALF FANTASY.

THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM

IS TO GET HIM TO REMEMBER
WHICH HALF IS REAL.

IF WE CAN DO THAT,
HIS MEMORY WILL RETURN.

DOCTOR,
MAY I ASK YOU --

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COLONEL VORDA...

I WAS TOLD YOU WERE HERE
AND I --

COME IN, MAJOR.

DOCTOR,
MAJOR PAUL JOHAN.

DR. ANTON LUMIN.

LUMIN?

DR. LUMIN IS THE --

I KNOW.

THE PSYCHIATRIST WHO
HAS SPECIALIZED IN AMNESIACS.

MAJOR.

[ OTTO HUMMING ]

[ HUMMING STOPS ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

YES?

JUST ONE MOMENT.
IT'S FOR YOU, MAJOR.

HELLO?

ERICA CRUZON, MAJOR.
I MUST SEE YOU.

I AM SORRY, BUT --

YOU GET OVER HERE
RIGHT AWAY,

OR I'M GOING TO CALL BACK
AND TALK TO COLONEL VORDA.

SOMETHING THE MATTER,
MAJOR?

UH, YES.
AN EMERGENCY AT HOME.

WHISKEY, PLEASE.

THERE IS A MAN
AT THE BAR.

HE FOLLOWED ME HERE.

THAT IS WHY I CALLED YOU.

THE OTHER ONE HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING ME ALL DAY.

DO YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE?

NO, BUT COLONEL VORDA HAS
MANY MEN WHO I DO NOT KNOW.

OTTO...

THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS...

WHO IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T SEE HIS FACE.

TRY. TRY.

I'M AFRAID. I'M AFRAID.

ALL RIGHT, YOU REST
FOR A FEW MINUTES.

DOCTOR.

YES?

I WANT TO SEE ERICA.

THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE.

ERICA IS
ALL RIGHT, OTTO.

I WANT TO SEE FOR MYSELF.

THE WOMAN IS
AN EMOTIONAL REALITY

TO HIM, COLONEL.

IF HE DOES NOT TRUST US,
WE GET NOWHERE.

WE HAVE DELAYED
LONG ENOUGH.

AFTER TWO YEARS, NO ONE
CAN DISPUTE THAT, COLONEL.

HOWEVER, I AGREE WITH DR. LUMIN.

Monique: IF VORDA IS HAVING
US FOLLOWED,

THEN DR. LUMIN MUST HAVE GOTTEN
SOMETHING OUT OF OTTO.

I'M NOT WAITING
TO FIND OUT WHAT.

IF YOU'RE SMART,
YOU'LL GET OUT, TOO.

IT IS NOT AS SIMPLE
AS THAT FOR ME NOW.

I CAN'T SELL
THE TRIVANIUM ANYMORE.

I COULDN'T EVEN MOVE IT 10 FEET
NOW WITHOUT BEING ARRESTED.

I'M SORRY
IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

I WISH I COULD HELP.

DOES OTTO HAVE ANY IDEA
WHERE THE TRIVANIUM IS HIDDEN?

OH, YES.

HE DID ONCE.

HE'S FORGOTTEN THAT
ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.

THAT'S A PITY.

THAT'S REALLY
ALL THEY WANT TO KNOW?

IF HE COULD REMEMBER IT

IN TIME,

THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

SPEAKING.

COLONEL VORDA.

YES, I SEE.

YES, YES.

HE SAYS OTTO WANTS TO SEE ME
TO MAKE SURE I'M ALL RIGHT.

HE'S LYING.
I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE.

NO, WAIT.
YOU GAVE ME AN IDEA.

IF SILFF TOLD HIM WHERE
THE TRIVANIUM WAS HIDDEN,

THAT MIGHT BE
THE END OF IT.

HE'S FORGOTTEN.

HE'LL REMEMBER
WHERE IT IS,

JUST THAT ONE THING.

HOW?

YOU'LL TELL HIM.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE.

IF IT WORKS, I'LL SEE TO IT
THAT YOU HAVE AN EXIT PERMIT

AND ENOUGH MONEY
TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

OTTO WON'T UNDERSTAND.

Johan: OH, YES.
HE LOVES YOU.

HE'LL DO ANYTHING YOU SAY.
TELL HIM THAT

IF HE GIVES THEM
THE INFORMATION THEY WANT,

IT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.

THEY WON'T LET ME
SEE OTTO ALONE.

I SAY YOU WILL
WHISPER IT TO HIM.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO,
BUT YOU WILL DO SOMETHING!

YOU WILL TRY!

WHAT DO YOU THINK I FACE?

YOU THINK VORDA
WILL SHOOT ME

AND LEAVE IT AT THAT?

IF VORDA FINDS OUT
ABOUT ME,

I WILL SEE TO IT

THAT HE WILL ALSO FIND OUT
ABOUT YOU.

YOU INVITED YOURSELF
INTO THIS, MISS CRUZON.

NOBODY FORCED YOU.

ALL RIGHT...

I'LL TRY.

WHAT DO I TELL OTTO?

TELL HIM TO SAY
THAT THE TRIVANIUM IS HIDDEN

IN THE 4th ARMY
CHEMICAL WARFARE COMPOUND,

WAREHOUSE D,

CRATE NUMBER 144.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Vorda: YES, COME IN.

STEFAN.

ERICA.

YOU HAVE EXACTLY
ONE MINUTE.

ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT, ERICA?

I'M FINE, STEFAN.

I'M ALL PACKED
FOR MY TRIP.

WOULDN'T YOU KNOW? THEY SAY
IT'S RAINING IN DOBRANI.

THEN YOU HAVE
YOUR TRAIN RESERVATIONS?

I WAS GOING
TO TAKE THE 144,

BUT UNCLE WERNER
HAS NO CAR,

SO I DECIDED
TO DRIVE INSTEAD.

THAT WAY WE'LL
BE ABLE TO DRIVE

TO THE LAKE TOGETHER.

YES, DOBRANI MUST BE
VERY BEAUTIFUL.

YES, ALL RIGHT.

CINEMA VIEW.

TIME IS UP.

BE WELL, ERICA.

GOODBYE, STEFAN.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

YOU SEE, OTTO,

ERICA'S JUST FINE.

NOW LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.

NOW, OTTO, I WANT YOU
TO TRY TO REMEMBER

THE LAST TIME YOU SAW
THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS.

THERE IS A SHIP.

NOW A TRAIN,
A REFRIGERATED CAR.

COLONEL VORDA SAID

THEY WILL NOT STOP IT
AT THE BORDER.

THE TRAIN IS STOPPING.

AT THE BORDER?

NO.

NO, WE'VE PASSED THE BORDER.
WE'VE PASSED THE BORDER,

BUT THE TRAIN IS STOPPED,

AND THEY'RE UNLOADING
THE SPHERE.

THEY'RE PUTTING IT INTO A TRUCK.

I AM GENERAL DOAKOM'S WIFE.

"THEY"?
WHO ARE THEY, OTTO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
THEM BEFORE.

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

THIS IS NOT THE WAY
WE PLANNED IT.

WHO? YOU AND WHO ELSE?

HIM. HE'S TRYING
TO CHEAT ME.

I HAVE TO FOLLOW HIM.

DIDN'T YOU READ THIS?

YOU WANT WAREHOUSE C.

THIS IS D.

NOTHING GOES IN OR COMES OUT
OF THIS BUILDING.

HELP ME.
I CAN'T MOVE.

[ MOANING ]

MRS. DOAKUM --
GENERAL DOAKUM'S WIFE.

SHE'S PINNED IN.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET HER OUT.
I'LL GO CALL AN AMBULANCE.

SHE'S PINNED BADLY.

I'LL GET SOME TOOLS
FROM THE TRUCK.

RIGHT.

CORPORAL?

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME.

THERE IT IS.

THERE'S THE TRUCK.

WHERE, OTTO?

YOU SEE,
IN WAREHOUSE D.

HE'S COMING OUT.

HE'S COMING OUT
OF THE WAREHOUSE.

THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS.
CAN YOU SEE WHO IT IS?

I MUSTN'T LET
HIM SEE ME.

WHO IS IT?

[ Whispers ] Quiet.

CAN YOU SEE
WHO IT IS NOW, OTTO?

PAUL.

PAUL JOHAN.

I HAVE TO GET AWAY
FROM HERE.

HE SEES ME.

WHERE ARE YOU?
TELL ME WHERE!

CHEMICAL WARFARE COMPOUND,
4th ARMY, CRATE 144,

CHEMICAL WARFARE.

HE SAW ME.

HE'S FOLLOWING MY CAR.

NO, NO, NO!

CAREFUL, SLOWER
ON THE CURVES!

SLOWER.

OTTO, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT NOW.

60, 70, 75.

HE'S GETTING CLOSER!
CAREFUL!

LOOK OUT FOR THE CLIFF!

NO! NO, NO, NO!

HE'S GOING TO RUN ME
OFF THE CLIFF!

I'M GOING TO DIE! AAH!

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

YES?

MAJOR, SILFF REMEMBERS
WHERE HE HID THE TRIVANIUM.

Meet me at the 4th Army
Chemical Warfare Compound,

WAREHOUSE D.

HE'S IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

WELL, GET RID OF HIM.

[ BEEP ]

[ BEEP BEEP ]

THE AMBULANCE WILL BE DELAYED.

I HAVE A CAR.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

THANK YOU.

AH, I AM EXPECTING
MAJOR JOHAN.

CONGRATULATIONS, COLONEL.

I'LL ARRANGE TO HAVE
THE TRIVANIUM

SHIPPED TO MY COUNTRY
IMMEDIATELY.

AS SOON AS IT HAS BEEN TESTED,

YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR, UM --
SHALL WE SAY? -- REWARD.

COLONEL VORDA IS WAITING
FOR YOU INSIDE, MAJOR.

STRANGE, ISN'T IT, MAJOR?

WHAT A COUPLE
OF KILOLITERS

OF A PLAIN
HARMLESS-LOOKING LIQUID

CAN MEAN SO MUCH
TO SO MANY PEOPLE --

TO SILFF,
TO POLTZIN, TO ME,

AND TO YOU.

[ GUNSHOT ]

GUARD...

DO YOU HAVE A MATCH?

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]