Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 4, Episode 14 - The Falcon: Part 1 - full transcript
Prince Stephan's death has been faked by General Sabattini; leaving Stephan's childlike cousin Nicolai as sovereign. Sabattini is forcing Stefan's fiancée Francesca into marrying him, placing him in line to the throne. Phelps joins a group of Dutch tourists while the rest of the team infiltrate the royal palace as a magic act led by Paris. Before the show begins Barney loots the royal vault. It's the beginning of a complex scheme to rescue Stephan, Nicolai, Francesca and simultaneously eliminate Sabatini.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT --
PRINCE STEPHAN -- WAS
HIS COUNTRY'S RIGHTFUL RULER
UNTIL HE WAS REPORTED KILLED
TWO WEEKS AGO
IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE LEARNED
THAT STEPHAN
IS ALIVE AND BEING HELD
BY THIS MAN --
GENERAL RAMON SABATTINI.
SABATTINI
HAS IMPRISONED STEPHAN
IN ORDER TO FORCE
STEPHAN'S FIANCéE FRANCESCA
TO MARRY HIM.
THIS MARRIAGE
WOULD MAKE SABATTINI
A LEGITIMATE HEIR
TO THE THRONE
CURRENTLY OCCUPIED
BY FRANCESCA'S COUSIN NICOLAI.
WE BELIEVE
IT IS SABATTINI'S PLAN
TO KILL ALL THREE
OF THE ROYAL FAMILY,
TAKE THE THRONE,
AND ALLY WITH OUR ENEMIES.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP SABATTINI
AND RESCUE STEPHAN,
FRANCESCA, AND NICOLAI.
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.
UH, JUST A MINUTE.
I FORGOT LUCIFER'S SIGNAL.
Phelps: OKAY, BARNEY.
YOUR STRIDE IS EXACTLY
2'11", JIM.
IT'LL TAKE YOU
SEVEN SECONDS.
SEVEN SECONDS. MM-HMM.
HOW MUCH ERROR
WILL SHE HAVE, BARNEY?
NOT MUCH, JIM,
BUT IF EVERYTHING GOES
ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE,
I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM
GETTING IN THE TOMB.
GOOD.
PARIS.
MAGICIANS
ARE AN OBSESSION WITH...
NICOLAI.
POWER
IS AN OBSESSION WITH...
SABATTINI.
AMBITION WILL BE
THE DOWNFALL...
OF VARGAS...
AND...
BUCCARO.
AND THAT CONCLUDES
ZASTRO'S PERFORMANCE.
MY NEXT IS SET
BY ROYAL COMMAND.
THIS IS SEBASTIAN.
HE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU.
BONE STRUCTURE'S THE SAME.
SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM.
HOW ABOUT THE VOICE?
HE'S BEEN STUDYING.
BARNEY?
Sebastian:
AND NOW, YOUR MAJESTY,
IF YOU WILL GIVE ME
THE NAME
OF SOMEONE
THAT YOU WISH TO SEE.
VERY GOOD.
MM-HMM.
NOW, TRACEY?
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL, JIM.
AND PRACTICAL.
WILLIE?
OUR MOCK-UP LOOKS PERFECT.
AND SO DOES THIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
LUCIFER?
[ CAWS ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
ENTER.
EVER SINCE
I'VE KNOWN YOU, VARGAS,
I DON'T BELIEVE
I'VE EVER SEEN YOU SMILE.
I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS TODAY
WOULD BE AN EXCEPTION.
YOU WOULD NOT BE
TOO HAPPY EITHER, GENERAL,
IF YOU'D JUST COME
FROM VISITING YOUR BRIDE.
SHE REFUSES TO MARRY ME?
YES.
PRINCE STEPHAN
WILL CHANGE HER MIND.
I WOULD NOT BE
TOO CERTAIN OF THAT.
OH, GENERAL,
WILL YOU NOT RECONSIDER
THE ASIAN PROPOSAL?
THEY WILL PUT US
INTO POWER INSTANTLY.
AND THROW US OUT
JUST AS QUICKLY
WHEN WE HAD SERVED
THEIR PURPOSE.
I DO NOT AGREE.
I DO NOT WISH TO GO OVER
OLD GROUND AGAIN.
YES, BUT THIS
MARRIAGE MASQUERADE,
IT'S FAR TOO DANGEROUS.
YOU'D BE MARRYING A WOMAN
THAT COULD DESTROY YOU.
WHEN I MARRY FRANCESCA,
I WILL BE IN LINE
TO THE THRONE.
SHE WILL NOT HAVE TIME
TO BE TROUBLESOME.
YOU CANNOT KILL HER
IMMEDIATELY,
AND UNTIL YOU DO,
YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM
OF NICOLAI TO CONTEND WITH.
HE'S NOT A PROBLEM.
HE'S A CHILD.
AN UNPRINCIPLED CHILD
WHO IS ALSO OUR SOVEREIGN.
HIS WHIMS ARE COSTING US
A FORTUNE.
WHY, THAT LOUIS XIV CLOCK
COST US 50,000.
A SMALL INVESTMENT
WHEN YOU CONSIDER
HE SIGNED OVER TO ME
THE ROYAL MINING CONCESSIONS.
AND IT WAS ALL LEGAL.
YOU ARE GOING
TO BANKRUPT THIS COUNTRY
WITH YOUR LEGALITIES.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YES?
WELL, ARE THEIR PAPERS
IN ORDER?
WHO IS IT?
THE AMSTERDAM
CULTURAL SOCIETY.
YOU GAVE THEM PERMISSION
TO PHOTOGRAPH
THE CROWN JEWELS
AND OTHER
HISTORICAL NONSENSE.
YES, YES, YES, YES.
I REMEMBER. LET THEM IN.
PASS THEM THROUGH.
I HOPE THEY TAKE
SOME DECENT PHOTOGRAPHS
OF THE CROWN JEWELS,
VARGAS.
SOON THEY WILL BE
THE ONLY PROOF
OF THEIR BEAUTY
AND ONETIME EXISTENCE.
THE FLOOR OF THE CORRIDOR
IS PRESSURIZED.
IF YOU WILL WAIT ONE MINUTE.
OPEN, PLEASE.
YES, BUT OUR ECONOMY --
IT'S IN A RUINOUS STATE.
I TOLD YOU,
YOU CAN BEGIN BREAKING DOWN
THE JEWELS TOMORROW.
I KNOW, BUT...
THE JEWELS
WILL NOT BE ENOUGH.
WE NEED A LOAN.
AND THE ONLY PEOPLE
WILLING TO GIVE US ONE...
ARE OUR ASIAN FRIENDS.
WHY IS IT, VARGAS,
EVERY CONVERSATION WITH YOU
TURNS IN A CIRCLE?
IT'S BEGINNING
TO ANNOY ME.
HAVE THE CAR BROUGHT AROUND
AND GET FRANCESCA READY.
WE'LL LEAVE AS SOON AS I GET
NICOLAI TO SIGN THESE DOCUMENTS.
[ CLOCK CHIMES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
MORNING, YOUR MAJESTY,
AND HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
UNHAPPY.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO MAKE YOU UNHAPPY?
THEY WILL NOT KISS.
HOW SAD.
IT IS ALMOST THE HALF-HOUR.
IT WILL STRIKE,
AND THEY WILL NOT KISS.
IT IS ALL BECAUSE
OF THE ESCAPE WHEEL.
IT IS LOST.
AH. OH, I'M SURE
WITH HIS MAJESTY'S SKILL
AT DEALING
WITH THESE INTRICACIES,
HE WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE AT ALL
REPAIRING IT BEFORE THE HOUR.
NOW IF YOU WILL
JUST SIGN THIS...
NO. I DON'T FEEL LIKE SIGNING
ANY PAPERS TODAY.
BUT, YOUR MAJESTY --
I AM TOO UNHAPPY. NO.
I AM NOT SIGNING
ANYTHING TODAY.
MAYBE I WILL NOT SIGN
ANYTHING TOMORROW.
IN FACT, I MAY NEVER SIGN
ANYTHING EVER AGAIN.
THAT'S IT! THAT'S THE ONE.
GIVE IT TO ME.
FIRST THIS.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
ZASTRO WHO?
IT'S THE MAGICIAN...
THE ONE WHO WILL
ENTERTAIN US THIS AFTERNOON.
MAGICIAN?
YES. YOU TOLD ME I COULD
ORDER THE ENTERTAINMENT.
I DID NOT TELL YOU BECAUSE
I WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU.
YOU HAVE SURPRISED ME.
YES, LET THEM ENTER.
ALL RIGHT.
THEY SAY HE IS
EVEN GREATER THAN HOUDINI.
HMM. I'M SURE.
FRANCESCA,
WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
I HARDLY SEE YOU ANYMORE.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, MY DEAR?
YOU LOOK UNHAPPY.
SHE'S NOT UNHAPPY,
YOUR MAJESTY.
IT'S JUST THE NEARNESS
OF THE GREAT EVENT.
OH, YES,
THE GREAT EVENT.
SHE'S OVERCOME
WITH, UH, EXCITEMENT.
YES, ZASTRO DOES LEAVE
ONE SPEECHLESS.
THE ENTERTAINMENT
HIS MAJESTY
HAS PREPARED FOR US
THIS AFTERNOON.
FRANCESCA.
NICKI.
YES, MY DEAR.
THIS CLOCK
IS 15 SECONDS OFF.
HE CANNOT HELP YOU,
AND YOU WOULD ONLY PUT
STEPHAN'S LIFE IN DANGER
IF YOU WERE TO TALK.
ARNGRIM PRISON.
OPEN UP THE CASE.
I WISH TO INSPECT IT.
OPEN IT.
I SAID OPEN IT.
IT ONLY CONTAINS
THE MAGICIAN'S PROPS.
THEY ARE VERY SECRET.
NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO SEE THEM.
THAT IS NONE OF MY CONCERN.
OPEN IT.
BUT IT WILL COST ME
MY JOB.
OPEN IT.
CAPTAIN!
IT WILL COST YOU YOUR HEAD
IF YOU DO NOT LET HIM ENTER.
WHERE IS ZASTRO?
HE WILL ARRIVE
SHORTLY, YOUR MAJESTY.
HE WISHES US
TO SET UP THE EQUIPMENT
BEFORE HE ARRIVES.
WHERE CAN I SET IT UP?
WHAT? OH, YES.
YOU CAN SET IT UP
IN THE RECEPTION HALL.
I WILL NEED SOME HELP,
YOUR MAJESTY.
SEE THAT HE HAS
ALL THE HELP HE NEEDS.
YOU ARE TO COMPLY COMPLETELY
WITH HIS WISHES.
YES, YOUR MAJESTY,
I WILL.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]
[ CLOCK BELL TOLLS ]
YOU'RE AN OLD-FASHIONED
JAILER, MAJOR ROUSEK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A PRISONER
LOOK SO MISERABLE.
STEPHAN?
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT WINTER
10 YEARS AGO?
WE WERE SKATING.
NICOLAI HAD
FOUR OR FIVE SERVANTS
ALL MAKING SNOWBALLS FOR HIM,
WHICH HE THREW AT YOU --
FRANCESCA, IT'S TIME
TO TALK ABOUT NOW.
BUT HE HIT ME,
AND HE WAS SO EMBARRASSED.
NOW, FRANCESCA.
STEPHAN...
SABATTINI IS ONLY BLUFFING.
HE'S SET THE DATE FOR
THE WEDDING, HAS HE NOT?
WELL, I CAN DELAY IT.
WE COULD HAVE
MUCH MORE TIME TOGETHER.
BUT YOU WILL MARRY HIM.
YES.
FRANCESCA, I CAN TELL
YOU HAVE NO INTENTION
OF MARRYING SABATTINI.
I WOULD BE KILLING YOU
IF I DID.
THAT WILL HAPPEN
IN ANY EVENT.
I HAVE NO LIFE
WITHOUT YOU.
I WILL NOT MARRY HIM.
THEN HE WILL
KILL YOU ALSO.
YES.
I SEE.
YOU'RE VERY BRAVE
AND VERY FOOLISH.
FOOLISH, PERHAPS.
BRAVE, NO.
WITH BOTH OF US DEAD,
OUR PEOPLE HAVE NO HOPE.
I KNOW.
FRANCESCA,
YOU MUST MARRY HIM.
YOU MUST.
PROMISE ME YOU WILL.
THEY HAVE HAD
ENOUGH TIME.
NO!
AH.
PLEASE.
DON'T WORRY, STEPHAN.
I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE
OF HER.
IF THERE IS ANY DECENCY
LEFT WITHIN YOU,
I APPEAL TO IT.
BE KIND TO HER.
MMM.
WHAT MAN WOULDN'T BE
KIND TO HER?
SHE'S A VERY WARM,
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN.
OF COURSE, THERE WILL BE
CERTAIN DUTIES
I WILL BE REQUIRED
TO PERFORM
SHE MIGHT NOT TAKE
TOO KINDLY TO.
HOWEVER, IF THE ROYAL LINE
IS TO CONTINUE,
THERE MUST BE HEIRS.
SHE HAS A...
MARVELOUS PHYSIQUE.
SHE SHOULD BEAR MANY...
HEALTHY CHILDREN.
AAH!
AS SOON AS THE MARRIAGE
IS CONSUMMATED,
I WANT HIM EXECUTED.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOUR MAJESTY,
ZASTRO HAS ARRIVED.
[ CLOCK BELLS CHIMING ]
Nicolai: ZASTRO.
ZASTRO.
YOUR MAJESTY,
MAY I PRESENT MY ASSISTANT
LUCIFER...
AND THE GREAT MIND READER
MADAM VINSKI.
I AM WITHOUT WORDS.
BUT YOU ARE NOT WITHOUT
THOUGHTS, YOUR MAJESTY.
I BELIEVE PRINCE NICOLAI
WOULD LIKE A PREVIEW
OF YOUR TALENTS, ZASTRO.
MY VERY THOUGHTS EXACTLY.
PLEASE.
WATCH CLOSELY.
LUCIFER.
MY RING. HA HA.
RARE PERSIAN COINS
FOR YOUR MAJESTY.
MY RING AGAIN.
ANOTHER TRICK, PLEASE.
I AM SORRY, YOUR MAJESTY.
MADAM VINSKI AND I
MUST PREPARE
FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S
PERFORMANCE.
I TRUST YOU ARE AWARE
THAT WE PERFORM
PROMPTLY AT 1:00.
THERE CAN BE NO DELAYS.
OF COURSE, ZASTRO.
I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.
[ FALCON CAWS ]
RETURN AT 2:00 SHARP.
NOW IF WE COULD BE SHOWN
TO OUR QUARTERS...
Nicolai: SHOW ZASTRO
AND THE MADAM VINSKI
TO THEIR --
LUCIFER!
[ CAWING ]
[ CAWING ]
[ BELL RINGING ]
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
NO!
[ GUNSHOT ]
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
MUST THE FALCON BE HARMED.
OPEN THE GATE.
[ FALCON CAWING ]
Paris: LUCIFER.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
THE FALCON IS FRIGHTENED
BY ALL THESE PEOPLE.
THEY MUST LEAVE.
EVERYONE OUT.
I'M SORRY, MAJESTY,
BUT I HAVE STRICT ORDERS
FROM GENERAL SABATTINI.
NO ONE IS TO BE LEFT ALONE
IN THE JEWEL ROOM.
I AM BECOMING VERY IMPATIENT
WITH YOUR ATTITUDE, CAPTAIN.
NOW I COMMAND YOU ALL
TO LEAVE.
Captain: I'M SORRY.
I CANNOT DISOBEY
GENERAL SABATTINI'S ORDERS.
[ CAWING ]
CAPTAIN, YOU CAN CONSIDER
YOURSELF UNDER ARREST.
I WAS ONLY OBEYING
ORDERS, YOUR MAJESTY.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
ENTER.
AH, VARGAS.
EVERYTHING PROCEEDING
SMOOTHLY?
FINE. I JUST CALLED
THE CATHEDRAL.
THE BISHOP WILL
BE HERE SHORTLY.
MM-HMM, GOOD.
HOW DO I LOOK?
LIKE A KING.
OH, YES, YES.
TRADITION HAS IT THE BRIDE
IN A ROYAL MARRIAGE
WEARS THE MONTAVIA CROWN.
I WILL GET IT.
GOOD. I WILL BE
IN FRANCESCA'S QUARTERS.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
OPEN THE GATE.
WHOA.
GOOD DAY, FATHER.
GOOD DAY, MY SON.
HAVING TROUBLE,
FATHER?
UNFORTUNATELY,
AND VERY UNTIMELY.
PLEASE, MAY I HELP YOU?
THAT WOULD
BE VERY KIND OF YOU.
THANK YOU
FOR FIXING IT, MY SON.
FRANCESCA SHOULD BE
IN HER ROOM BY NOW.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
[ KNOCK KNOCK ]
WHO ARE YOU?
FRANCESCA,
I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.
THERE'S VERY LITTLE TIME
FOR EXPLANATIONS.
YOU MUST LISTEN.
WE'RE HERE TO RESCUE YOU
AND STEPHAN.
TRUST ME.
DO YOU THINK
YOU HAVE IT?
I THINK I KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
THE FIRST BULLET
IS REAL,
THE SECOND IS A BLANK.
RIGHT.
WHEN WILL I SEE STEPHAN?
SOON.
WILL IT BE PAINFUL?
NO. THE PILL WILL
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Sabattini: FRANCESCA.
I HAVE DECIDED
TO GIVE YOU
YOUR WEDDING GIFT
BEFORE THE WEDDING.
STEPHAN'S LIFE.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
IN YOUR HAND?
OH, NOTHING.
YES, YOU HAVE SOMETHING
IN YOUR HAND.
NO, THEY'RE JUST
PRIVATE THINGS, MEMENTOS.
THERE ARE NO SECRETS
BETWEEN A BRIDE
AND HER FIANCé.
SHOW ME. SHOW ME.
IS THERE NOTHING
SACRED TO YOU?
LET ME SEE.
[ SCREECHES ]
SHOW ME.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
ENTER.
THE MONTAVIA CROWN.
YOU WILL
WEAR THIS TODAY...
...AT THE WEDDING.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT --
PRINCE STEPHAN -- WAS
HIS COUNTRY'S RIGHTFUL RULER
UNTIL HE WAS REPORTED KILLED
TWO WEEKS AGO
IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE LEARNED
THAT STEPHAN
IS ALIVE AND BEING HELD
BY THIS MAN --
GENERAL RAMON SABATTINI.
SABATTINI
HAS IMPRISONED STEPHAN
IN ORDER TO FORCE
STEPHAN'S FIANCéE FRANCESCA
TO MARRY HIM.
THIS MARRIAGE
WOULD MAKE SABATTINI
A LEGITIMATE HEIR
TO THE THRONE
CURRENTLY OCCUPIED
BY FRANCESCA'S COUSIN NICOLAI.
WE BELIEVE
IT IS SABATTINI'S PLAN
TO KILL ALL THREE
OF THE ROYAL FAMILY,
TAKE THE THRONE,
AND ALLY WITH OUR ENEMIES.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP SABATTINI
AND RESCUE STEPHAN,
FRANCESCA, AND NICOLAI.
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.
UH, JUST A MINUTE.
I FORGOT LUCIFER'S SIGNAL.
Phelps: OKAY, BARNEY.
YOUR STRIDE IS EXACTLY
2'11", JIM.
IT'LL TAKE YOU
SEVEN SECONDS.
SEVEN SECONDS. MM-HMM.
HOW MUCH ERROR
WILL SHE HAVE, BARNEY?
NOT MUCH, JIM,
BUT IF EVERYTHING GOES
ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE,
I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM
GETTING IN THE TOMB.
GOOD.
PARIS.
MAGICIANS
ARE AN OBSESSION WITH...
NICOLAI.
POWER
IS AN OBSESSION WITH...
SABATTINI.
AMBITION WILL BE
THE DOWNFALL...
OF VARGAS...
AND...
BUCCARO.
AND THAT CONCLUDES
ZASTRO'S PERFORMANCE.
MY NEXT IS SET
BY ROYAL COMMAND.
THIS IS SEBASTIAN.
HE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU.
BONE STRUCTURE'S THE SAME.
SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM.
HOW ABOUT THE VOICE?
HE'S BEEN STUDYING.
BARNEY?
Sebastian:
AND NOW, YOUR MAJESTY,
IF YOU WILL GIVE ME
THE NAME
OF SOMEONE
THAT YOU WISH TO SEE.
VERY GOOD.
MM-HMM.
NOW, TRACEY?
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL, JIM.
AND PRACTICAL.
WILLIE?
OUR MOCK-UP LOOKS PERFECT.
AND SO DOES THIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
LUCIFER?
[ CAWS ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
ENTER.
EVER SINCE
I'VE KNOWN YOU, VARGAS,
I DON'T BELIEVE
I'VE EVER SEEN YOU SMILE.
I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS TODAY
WOULD BE AN EXCEPTION.
YOU WOULD NOT BE
TOO HAPPY EITHER, GENERAL,
IF YOU'D JUST COME
FROM VISITING YOUR BRIDE.
SHE REFUSES TO MARRY ME?
YES.
PRINCE STEPHAN
WILL CHANGE HER MIND.
I WOULD NOT BE
TOO CERTAIN OF THAT.
OH, GENERAL,
WILL YOU NOT RECONSIDER
THE ASIAN PROPOSAL?
THEY WILL PUT US
INTO POWER INSTANTLY.
AND THROW US OUT
JUST AS QUICKLY
WHEN WE HAD SERVED
THEIR PURPOSE.
I DO NOT AGREE.
I DO NOT WISH TO GO OVER
OLD GROUND AGAIN.
YES, BUT THIS
MARRIAGE MASQUERADE,
IT'S FAR TOO DANGEROUS.
YOU'D BE MARRYING A WOMAN
THAT COULD DESTROY YOU.
WHEN I MARRY FRANCESCA,
I WILL BE IN LINE
TO THE THRONE.
SHE WILL NOT HAVE TIME
TO BE TROUBLESOME.
YOU CANNOT KILL HER
IMMEDIATELY,
AND UNTIL YOU DO,
YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM
OF NICOLAI TO CONTEND WITH.
HE'S NOT A PROBLEM.
HE'S A CHILD.
AN UNPRINCIPLED CHILD
WHO IS ALSO OUR SOVEREIGN.
HIS WHIMS ARE COSTING US
A FORTUNE.
WHY, THAT LOUIS XIV CLOCK
COST US 50,000.
A SMALL INVESTMENT
WHEN YOU CONSIDER
HE SIGNED OVER TO ME
THE ROYAL MINING CONCESSIONS.
AND IT WAS ALL LEGAL.
YOU ARE GOING
TO BANKRUPT THIS COUNTRY
WITH YOUR LEGALITIES.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YES?
WELL, ARE THEIR PAPERS
IN ORDER?
WHO IS IT?
THE AMSTERDAM
CULTURAL SOCIETY.
YOU GAVE THEM PERMISSION
TO PHOTOGRAPH
THE CROWN JEWELS
AND OTHER
HISTORICAL NONSENSE.
YES, YES, YES, YES.
I REMEMBER. LET THEM IN.
PASS THEM THROUGH.
I HOPE THEY TAKE
SOME DECENT PHOTOGRAPHS
OF THE CROWN JEWELS,
VARGAS.
SOON THEY WILL BE
THE ONLY PROOF
OF THEIR BEAUTY
AND ONETIME EXISTENCE.
THE FLOOR OF THE CORRIDOR
IS PRESSURIZED.
IF YOU WILL WAIT ONE MINUTE.
OPEN, PLEASE.
YES, BUT OUR ECONOMY --
IT'S IN A RUINOUS STATE.
I TOLD YOU,
YOU CAN BEGIN BREAKING DOWN
THE JEWELS TOMORROW.
I KNOW, BUT...
THE JEWELS
WILL NOT BE ENOUGH.
WE NEED A LOAN.
AND THE ONLY PEOPLE
WILLING TO GIVE US ONE...
ARE OUR ASIAN FRIENDS.
WHY IS IT, VARGAS,
EVERY CONVERSATION WITH YOU
TURNS IN A CIRCLE?
IT'S BEGINNING
TO ANNOY ME.
HAVE THE CAR BROUGHT AROUND
AND GET FRANCESCA READY.
WE'LL LEAVE AS SOON AS I GET
NICOLAI TO SIGN THESE DOCUMENTS.
[ CLOCK CHIMES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
MORNING, YOUR MAJESTY,
AND HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
UNHAPPY.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO MAKE YOU UNHAPPY?
THEY WILL NOT KISS.
HOW SAD.
IT IS ALMOST THE HALF-HOUR.
IT WILL STRIKE,
AND THEY WILL NOT KISS.
IT IS ALL BECAUSE
OF THE ESCAPE WHEEL.
IT IS LOST.
AH. OH, I'M SURE
WITH HIS MAJESTY'S SKILL
AT DEALING
WITH THESE INTRICACIES,
HE WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE AT ALL
REPAIRING IT BEFORE THE HOUR.
NOW IF YOU WILL
JUST SIGN THIS...
NO. I DON'T FEEL LIKE SIGNING
ANY PAPERS TODAY.
BUT, YOUR MAJESTY --
I AM TOO UNHAPPY. NO.
I AM NOT SIGNING
ANYTHING TODAY.
MAYBE I WILL NOT SIGN
ANYTHING TOMORROW.
IN FACT, I MAY NEVER SIGN
ANYTHING EVER AGAIN.
THAT'S IT! THAT'S THE ONE.
GIVE IT TO ME.
FIRST THIS.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
ZASTRO WHO?
IT'S THE MAGICIAN...
THE ONE WHO WILL
ENTERTAIN US THIS AFTERNOON.
MAGICIAN?
YES. YOU TOLD ME I COULD
ORDER THE ENTERTAINMENT.
I DID NOT TELL YOU BECAUSE
I WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU.
YOU HAVE SURPRISED ME.
YES, LET THEM ENTER.
ALL RIGHT.
THEY SAY HE IS
EVEN GREATER THAN HOUDINI.
HMM. I'M SURE.
FRANCESCA,
WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
I HARDLY SEE YOU ANYMORE.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, MY DEAR?
YOU LOOK UNHAPPY.
SHE'S NOT UNHAPPY,
YOUR MAJESTY.
IT'S JUST THE NEARNESS
OF THE GREAT EVENT.
OH, YES,
THE GREAT EVENT.
SHE'S OVERCOME
WITH, UH, EXCITEMENT.
YES, ZASTRO DOES LEAVE
ONE SPEECHLESS.
THE ENTERTAINMENT
HIS MAJESTY
HAS PREPARED FOR US
THIS AFTERNOON.
FRANCESCA.
NICKI.
YES, MY DEAR.
THIS CLOCK
IS 15 SECONDS OFF.
HE CANNOT HELP YOU,
AND YOU WOULD ONLY PUT
STEPHAN'S LIFE IN DANGER
IF YOU WERE TO TALK.
ARNGRIM PRISON.
OPEN UP THE CASE.
I WISH TO INSPECT IT.
OPEN IT.
I SAID OPEN IT.
IT ONLY CONTAINS
THE MAGICIAN'S PROPS.
THEY ARE VERY SECRET.
NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO SEE THEM.
THAT IS NONE OF MY CONCERN.
OPEN IT.
BUT IT WILL COST ME
MY JOB.
OPEN IT.
CAPTAIN!
IT WILL COST YOU YOUR HEAD
IF YOU DO NOT LET HIM ENTER.
WHERE IS ZASTRO?
HE WILL ARRIVE
SHORTLY, YOUR MAJESTY.
HE WISHES US
TO SET UP THE EQUIPMENT
BEFORE HE ARRIVES.
WHERE CAN I SET IT UP?
WHAT? OH, YES.
YOU CAN SET IT UP
IN THE RECEPTION HALL.
I WILL NEED SOME HELP,
YOUR MAJESTY.
SEE THAT HE HAS
ALL THE HELP HE NEEDS.
YOU ARE TO COMPLY COMPLETELY
WITH HIS WISHES.
YES, YOUR MAJESTY,
I WILL.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]
[ CLOCK BELL TOLLS ]
YOU'RE AN OLD-FASHIONED
JAILER, MAJOR ROUSEK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A PRISONER
LOOK SO MISERABLE.
STEPHAN?
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT WINTER
10 YEARS AGO?
WE WERE SKATING.
NICOLAI HAD
FOUR OR FIVE SERVANTS
ALL MAKING SNOWBALLS FOR HIM,
WHICH HE THREW AT YOU --
FRANCESCA, IT'S TIME
TO TALK ABOUT NOW.
BUT HE HIT ME,
AND HE WAS SO EMBARRASSED.
NOW, FRANCESCA.
STEPHAN...
SABATTINI IS ONLY BLUFFING.
HE'S SET THE DATE FOR
THE WEDDING, HAS HE NOT?
WELL, I CAN DELAY IT.
WE COULD HAVE
MUCH MORE TIME TOGETHER.
BUT YOU WILL MARRY HIM.
YES.
FRANCESCA, I CAN TELL
YOU HAVE NO INTENTION
OF MARRYING SABATTINI.
I WOULD BE KILLING YOU
IF I DID.
THAT WILL HAPPEN
IN ANY EVENT.
I HAVE NO LIFE
WITHOUT YOU.
I WILL NOT MARRY HIM.
THEN HE WILL
KILL YOU ALSO.
YES.
I SEE.
YOU'RE VERY BRAVE
AND VERY FOOLISH.
FOOLISH, PERHAPS.
BRAVE, NO.
WITH BOTH OF US DEAD,
OUR PEOPLE HAVE NO HOPE.
I KNOW.
FRANCESCA,
YOU MUST MARRY HIM.
YOU MUST.
PROMISE ME YOU WILL.
THEY HAVE HAD
ENOUGH TIME.
NO!
AH.
PLEASE.
DON'T WORRY, STEPHAN.
I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE
OF HER.
IF THERE IS ANY DECENCY
LEFT WITHIN YOU,
I APPEAL TO IT.
BE KIND TO HER.
MMM.
WHAT MAN WOULDN'T BE
KIND TO HER?
SHE'S A VERY WARM,
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN.
OF COURSE, THERE WILL BE
CERTAIN DUTIES
I WILL BE REQUIRED
TO PERFORM
SHE MIGHT NOT TAKE
TOO KINDLY TO.
HOWEVER, IF THE ROYAL LINE
IS TO CONTINUE,
THERE MUST BE HEIRS.
SHE HAS A...
MARVELOUS PHYSIQUE.
SHE SHOULD BEAR MANY...
HEALTHY CHILDREN.
AAH!
AS SOON AS THE MARRIAGE
IS CONSUMMATED,
I WANT HIM EXECUTED.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOUR MAJESTY,
ZASTRO HAS ARRIVED.
[ CLOCK BELLS CHIMING ]
Nicolai: ZASTRO.
ZASTRO.
YOUR MAJESTY,
MAY I PRESENT MY ASSISTANT
LUCIFER...
AND THE GREAT MIND READER
MADAM VINSKI.
I AM WITHOUT WORDS.
BUT YOU ARE NOT WITHOUT
THOUGHTS, YOUR MAJESTY.
I BELIEVE PRINCE NICOLAI
WOULD LIKE A PREVIEW
OF YOUR TALENTS, ZASTRO.
MY VERY THOUGHTS EXACTLY.
PLEASE.
WATCH CLOSELY.
LUCIFER.
MY RING. HA HA.
RARE PERSIAN COINS
FOR YOUR MAJESTY.
MY RING AGAIN.
ANOTHER TRICK, PLEASE.
I AM SORRY, YOUR MAJESTY.
MADAM VINSKI AND I
MUST PREPARE
FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S
PERFORMANCE.
I TRUST YOU ARE AWARE
THAT WE PERFORM
PROMPTLY AT 1:00.
THERE CAN BE NO DELAYS.
OF COURSE, ZASTRO.
I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.
[ FALCON CAWS ]
RETURN AT 2:00 SHARP.
NOW IF WE COULD BE SHOWN
TO OUR QUARTERS...
Nicolai: SHOW ZASTRO
AND THE MADAM VINSKI
TO THEIR --
LUCIFER!
[ CAWING ]
[ CAWING ]
[ BELL RINGING ]
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
NO!
[ GUNSHOT ]
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
MUST THE FALCON BE HARMED.
OPEN THE GATE.
[ FALCON CAWING ]
Paris: LUCIFER.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
THE FALCON IS FRIGHTENED
BY ALL THESE PEOPLE.
THEY MUST LEAVE.
EVERYONE OUT.
I'M SORRY, MAJESTY,
BUT I HAVE STRICT ORDERS
FROM GENERAL SABATTINI.
NO ONE IS TO BE LEFT ALONE
IN THE JEWEL ROOM.
I AM BECOMING VERY IMPATIENT
WITH YOUR ATTITUDE, CAPTAIN.
NOW I COMMAND YOU ALL
TO LEAVE.
Captain: I'M SORRY.
I CANNOT DISOBEY
GENERAL SABATTINI'S ORDERS.
[ CAWING ]
CAPTAIN, YOU CAN CONSIDER
YOURSELF UNDER ARREST.
I WAS ONLY OBEYING
ORDERS, YOUR MAJESTY.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
ENTER.
AH, VARGAS.
EVERYTHING PROCEEDING
SMOOTHLY?
FINE. I JUST CALLED
THE CATHEDRAL.
THE BISHOP WILL
BE HERE SHORTLY.
MM-HMM, GOOD.
HOW DO I LOOK?
LIKE A KING.
OH, YES, YES.
TRADITION HAS IT THE BRIDE
IN A ROYAL MARRIAGE
WEARS THE MONTAVIA CROWN.
I WILL GET IT.
GOOD. I WILL BE
IN FRANCESCA'S QUARTERS.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
OPEN THE GATE.
WHOA.
GOOD DAY, FATHER.
GOOD DAY, MY SON.
HAVING TROUBLE,
FATHER?
UNFORTUNATELY,
AND VERY UNTIMELY.
PLEASE, MAY I HELP YOU?
THAT WOULD
BE VERY KIND OF YOU.
THANK YOU
FOR FIXING IT, MY SON.
FRANCESCA SHOULD BE
IN HER ROOM BY NOW.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
[ KNOCK KNOCK ]
WHO ARE YOU?
FRANCESCA,
I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.
THERE'S VERY LITTLE TIME
FOR EXPLANATIONS.
YOU MUST LISTEN.
WE'RE HERE TO RESCUE YOU
AND STEPHAN.
TRUST ME.
DO YOU THINK
YOU HAVE IT?
I THINK I KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
THE FIRST BULLET
IS REAL,
THE SECOND IS A BLANK.
RIGHT.
WHEN WILL I SEE STEPHAN?
SOON.
WILL IT BE PAINFUL?
NO. THE PILL WILL
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Sabattini: FRANCESCA.
I HAVE DECIDED
TO GIVE YOU
YOUR WEDDING GIFT
BEFORE THE WEDDING.
STEPHAN'S LIFE.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
IN YOUR HAND?
OH, NOTHING.
YES, YOU HAVE SOMETHING
IN YOUR HAND.
NO, THEY'RE JUST
PRIVATE THINGS, MEMENTOS.
THERE ARE NO SECRETS
BETWEEN A BRIDE
AND HER FIANCé.
SHOW ME. SHOW ME.
IS THERE NOTHING
SACRED TO YOU?
LET ME SEE.
[ SCREECHES ]
SHOW ME.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
ENTER.
THE MONTAVIA CROWN.
YOU WILL
WEAR THIS TODAY...
...AT THE WEDDING.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]