Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 4, Episode 17 - Chico - full transcript
The IMF must rely on a trained terrier, named Chico, to retrieve a list of undercover agents from a drug lord's underground vault.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
SIX MONTHS AGO, RAMON PRADO,
ONE OF THE LARGEST NARCOTICS
DEALERS IN LATIN AMERICA,
BRIBED A COURIER FOR THE
PAN-AMERICAN NARCOTICS AGENCY
INTO GIVING HIM
HALF OF A MICROFILM
CONTAINING THE NAMES
OF 16 AGENCY UNDERCOVER MEN.
PRADO'S HALF IS USELESS
BY ITSELF,
BUT TWO WEEKS AGO,
HIS BITTER UNDERWORLD ENEMY,
ARTURO SANDOVAL,
CONTACTED PRADO AND ANNOUNCED
HE HAS THE OTHER HALF.
THE TWO HAVE BEEN
ATTEMPTING TO ARRANGE A TRUCE
AND THEREBY COMBINE
BOTH HALVES OF THE MICROFILM.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO GAIN POSSESSION
OF THE MICROFILM
BEFORE PRADO AND SANDOVAL
CAN WORK OUT THE TERMS
OF THEIR TRUCE,
ONE WHICH WOULD MEAN
CERTAIN DEATH
TO THE 16
PANA UNDERCOVER AGENTS
WHOSE NAMES
ARE LISTED ON THE FILM.
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.
[ BEEPING ]
HE'S RIGHT OUTSIDE
THE DOOR.
WHICH ONE'S HE AFTER?
THE BLACK KNIGHT.
STAY, CHICO...STAY.
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY. THANK YOU.
IT'S AN OSCILLATOR.
IT GIVES OFF SOUND WAVES
FAR ABOVE
THE RANGE OF THE HUMAN EAR.
CHICO COULD HEAR IT,
BUT WE COULDN'T.
THAT'S GREAT, BARNEY.
NOW, THIS IS A PLAN
OF RAMON PRADO'S ESTATE --
HEAVILY GUARDED ALL AROUND.
PRADO HAS MADE MILLIONS
IN DRUG TRAFFIC.
MOST OF IT HE'S INVESTED
IN RARE STAMPS AND COINS.
THIS COLLECTION IS KIND OF
HIS BANK ACCOUNT.
HE KEEPS IT HERE --
20 FEET UNDERGROUND
IN AN OLD BOMB SHELTER.
IT'S A KIND OF COMBINATION
VAULT AND GALLERY.
THE AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT
IS ON THE ROOF --
HERE, BARNEY.
MM-HMM.
WELL, JIM, WHAT ABOUT GETTING
THROUGH THIS PASSAGEWAY
THAT LEADS FROM THE HOUSE
TO THE BOMB SHELTER?
NO, NO WAY, WILLY.
THERE'S A GUARD THERE
AT ALL TIMES.
NOW, THE LIST OF UNDERGROUND
PAN-AMERICAN NARCOTICS AGENTS
IS IN AN ANAGRAMMATIC CODE
WHICH CAN ONLY BE READ
WHEN ONE HALF OF THE LIST IS
SUPERIMPOSED ON THE OTHER HALF.
NOW, PRADO HAS PUT HIS HALF
OF THE LIST ON A MICRODOT
AND CONCEALED IT ON THE FACE
OF ONE OF THE STAMPS
IN HIS COLLECTION.
ALL YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT,
PARIS, IS WHICH STAMP.
ON THE TELEPHONE YOU SAID
YOU WERE THE FIRST MATE
ON A SHIP THAT ARRIVED
IN PUERTO VERDE THIS MORNING.
[ Australian accent ]
THAT'S RIGHT, MATE.
KOWLOON RANGER
OUT OF HONG KONG.
AND THAT
YOU HAVE SOMETHING
YOU THINK I MIGHT
BE INTERESTED IN BUYING.
YEAH.
[ GROWLING ]
HEH-HEH-HEH.
HAVE A DEKO AT THIS.
YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
THE CHIANG 7,
A STONE COIN DISCOVERED IN
THE CHIANG PROVINCE IN 1925.
IT'S BELIEVED TO DATE
FROM ABOUT 1000 B.C. --
THE OLDEST KNOWN MONEY
EVER FOUND.
THAT'S RIGHT, MATE.
AS RARE AN ITEM AS ANY COIN
COLLECTOR EVER LAID EYES ON.
HOW'D YOU GET IT?
HA HA HA HA!
WELL, NOW, YOU AIN'T GOING
TO BELIEVE THIS.
NOW, I BOUGHT IT FOR $10
OFF AN OLD BLOKE IN HONG KONG
WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE HAD.
YOU'RE RIGHT,
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, NOW,
IT DON'T REALLY MATTER
THAT MUCH NOW, DO IT, MATE?
YOU TAKE IT FROM ME, THE OLD
GEEZER WHAT HAD IT,
HE AIN'T GONNA CAUSE
ANY TROUBLE.
HE WASN'T WORTH A SACK
THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM.
SUPPOSE --
SUPPOSING I DID WANT IT.
HOW MUCH
ARE YOU ASKING?
WELL, I'D UM...I'D LIKE
TO MAKE A TRADE --
THE CHIANG 7
FOR $200,000 WORTH OF STAMPS
FROM YOUR COLLECTION.
NOT CASH?
[ Laughing ] NO.
STAMPS ARE EASIER
AND SAFER TO CARRY.
'COURSE,
I'VE GOT TO BE SURE
YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING I CAN
SELL BACK IN HONG KONG.
WHERE IS YOUR COLLECTION?
WE'RE STANDING ON IT.
COME ON.
TELL SANCHEZ
TO MEET US IN THE GALLERY.
[ GURGLING ]
I KNOW A BOSS COG
IN HONG KONG
THAT SPECIALIZES IN MIDDLE
19th-CENTURY BRITISH ISSUES --
BUY MOST ANYTHING
FROM THAT PERIOD,
PAY MOST ANY PRICE.
[ WHISTLES ]
TAKE A LOOK
AT THOSE OVER THERE.
HOLY DOOLEY.
I AIN'T NEVER SEEN
THE LIKES OF THIS...NEVER.
WHY...JUST THESE BEAUTS ALONE
IS WORTH OVER $1 MILLION.
MM-HMM.
I TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO --
I'LL SETTLE
FOR ANY FOUR OF THESE.
EXCEPT FOR THE TWOPENNY
WELLINGTON BLACK,
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PICK.
YEAH...
WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THE BLOKE
I MENTIONED EARLIER
HAS ALREADY GOT
A TWOPENNY WELLINGTON.
I ASSUME YOU DON'T
HAVE THE CHIANG 7 WITH YOU?
HA HA HA HA!
COME OFF IT, MATE.
NOT VERY LIKELY, HUH?
BUT I COULD BRING IT 'ROUND
THIS "ARVO" -- SAY AROUND 5:00.
ALL RIGHT THEN, 5:00.
RIGHT.
HE SAYS HIS NAME
IS LOUIS PROFIT.
HE'S THE FIRST MATE
ON A FREIGHTER --
THE KOWLOON RANGER.
CHECK UP ON HIM.
SEÑOR?
I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE
THIS LETTER
FOR MR. HARRY SNOW.
YES, SIR.
THAT GUY
JUST GOING OUT...
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
HE LEFT AN ENVELOPE
AT THE DESK FOR HARRY SNOW.
IS HE WHO I THINK HE IS?
THE COURIER IS NOT ALWAYS
THE SAME MAN.
BUT HE USES THE SAME NAME.
HARRY SNOW IS YOUR CONTACT.
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE
IN PRADO'S TERRITORY?
GET THE ENVELOPE.
ANY MAIL FOR 420?
SI, SEÑOR.
LOOKS LIKE
A TELEPHONE NUMBER.
HMM.
GET ME 253081, PLEASE.
[ RINGS ]
PRADO RESIDENCE.
Prado residence.
VICTOR.
YES, SEÑOR.
SOMETHING'S THE MATTER
WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING.
CALL SOMEONE TO SEE
WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.
YES, SEÑOR.
[ BEEPING ]
HELLO?
YES.
YES, THIS IS THE MONTEZ
AIR-CONDITIONING COMPANY.
I WILL HAVE A MAN THERE
IN 20 MINUTES.
[ POP! ]
[ GURGLING ]
THERE IS
OVER $100,000 HERE.
ANDRES ARMAND...
ERNST KONRAD...
FREDERIK KASAM --
CODE NAME THE COURIER USES
IN THE BALKANS.
THE VALVE ON THE WATER PUMP
WAS STICKING.
I GUESS THAT CAUSED
THE TROUBLE.
YOU GUESS?
WELL, EITHER THAT
OR A THERMOSTAT.
BUT I THINK IT WAS A VALVE.
DON'T THINK. YOU MAKE SURE.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. SNOW.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?
MY APOLOGIES,
BUT I HAD TO CONFIRM THAT
YOU ARE THE HARRY SNOW.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THE HARRY SNOW?
I AM ARTURO SANDOVAL.
IS THAT SUPPOSED TO
MEAN SOMETHING TO ME?
DOES IT NOT?
IT DOES NOT.
I FIND THAT RATHER
DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE.
IN SPITE OF THE FACT
THAT YOU MAY BE RELATIVELY NEW
TO YOUR ORGANIZATION,
YOUR EMPLOYERS WOULD HAVE
BRIEFED YOU ABOUT ME.
WHAT ORGANIZATION?
WHAT EMPLOYERS?
I DON'T KNOW WHO
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
BUT YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY
GOT THE WRONG MAN.
NOW, TELL HIM TO DROP IT.
NO, YOU ARE...
THE HARRY SNOW.
HOWEVER,
THERE IS ONE THING WRONG.
YOU ARE IN
RAMON PRADO'S TERRITORY,
AND I WISH TO KNOW WHY.
ALL RIGHT,
I AM HERE TO TALK TO PRADO.
MY FRIENDS IN THE STATES
ARE THINKING ABOUT
DOING BUSINESS WITH HIM
-INSTEAD OF YOU FROM NOW ON.
-WHY?
THEY TRUST HIM.
NOT ME?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
NOW, TALK.
LOOKS CLEAR TO ME.
I'LL SEE WHAT
THE TEMPERATURE READS NOW.
IT'S DOWN TO 78 DEGREES.
THEN EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.
NOW JUST WHAT IS IT
YOU ARE ACCUSING ME OF?
I'M NOT ACCUSING YOU
OF ANYTHING.
I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL
YOU HOW MY FRIENDS FEEL.
PUT YOURSELF
IN THEIR POSITION.
THE UNDERCOVER AGENTS
HAVEN'T TOUCHED YOU,
BUT THEY'VE BEEN HITTING PRADO'S
OPERATION MORE AND MORE.
SO THEY ASSUME
I HAVE MADE A DEAL?
WELL, YOU'VE REFUSED
TO COOPERATE WITH PRADO
ON THE MICROFILM.
THAT DOESN'T HELP ANYBODY
BUT THE NARCOTICS AGENCY.
THAT IS A LIE.
PRADO KNOWS THAT I WILL
PUT MY HALF OF THE LIST
TOGETHER WITH HIS
ANY TIME HE IS WILLING
TO MEET MY PRICE.
YEAH, BUT YOUR PRICE
IS TOO HIGH.
MR. SANDOVAL, I WAS SENT
HERE TO TALK TO PRADO.
BUT IF YOU WANT SOME ADVICE,
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.
WELL?
STOP TRYING TO SANDBAG PRADO.
COOPERATE WITH HIM.
PUT YOUR HALF OF THE LIST
TOGETHER WITH HIS,
FIND OUT WHO
THE UNDERCOVER AGENTS ARE,
AND PUT THEM
OUT OF COMMISSION.
YOU'LL BOTH PROFIT.
AND IF I REFUSE
TO DO SO?
YOU WON'T GET ANOTHER
DIME'S WORTH OF BUSINESS
FROM MY FRIENDS.
I CAN FIND PLENTY
OF OTHER CUSTOMERS.
SURE YOU CAN,
AS LONG AS YOU'RE AROUND
TO LOOK FOR THEM.
AM I TO TAKE THAT AS A THREAT
ON MY LIFE, MR. SNOW?
YOU WOULD IF YOU KNEW MY FRIENDS
AS WELL AS I DO.
HERE IT IS.
MM-HMM, A TWOPENNY
WELLINGTON BLACK.
MUST BE.
PRADO WAS WILLING
TO GIVE UP STAMPS
WORTH TWO AND THREE TIMES
AS MUCH AS THE WELLINGTON.
[ CLICKS ]
WILLY, SET UP THE PRESS.
RIGHT.
[ BEEPING ]
[ CLICKS ]
PRADO RESIDENCE.
THIS IS ARTURO SANDOVAL.
I WANT TO TALK TO PRADO.
ONE MOMENT.
HELLO, PRADO?
WHAT IS IT, SANDOVAL?
I WANT TO SEE YOU.
UNLESS YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING NEW TO TELL ME,
LET'S NOT WASTE ANY TIME.
I HAVE JUST HAD A MEETING
WITH HARRY SNOW.
YOU KNOW THE NAME.
SO?
I THINK WE CAN
COME TO AN AGREEMENT.
MAKE IT 6:00 HERE
AT MY PLACE.
I'LL BE THERE.
6:00. THAT GIVES YOU
LESS THAN AN HOUR
AFTER WE GET TO PRADO'S
TO GET THE STAMP
OUT OF THE BOMB SHELTER.
AND GET IT BACK.
CAN YOU DO IT?
DO WE HAVE A CHOICE?
[ WHINING ]
SATISFIED?
NO, NOT QUITE.
HEY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MATE?
THE REAL CHIANG 7
WEIGHS 2.2 GRAMS --
THIS ONE, 2.7.
SANCHEZ!
NOW, WAIT JUST A MINUTE, MATE.
IF THAT COIN'S NOT FAIR DINKUM,
THEN I DIDN'T KNOW IT.
I SWEAR!
I DIDN'T KNOW IT!
YOU ARE A LIAR.
YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST MATE
ON THE KOWLOON RANGER.
THE SHIP DOCKED ONE HOUR AFTER
YOU VISITED ME THIS MORNING.
SEARCH HIM.
HEH-HEH.
UH, LOOK, I, UH...
I CAN EXPLAIN THAT.
HEH-HEH-HEH.
YES, SO CAN I.
YOU USED THE FAKE CHIANG 7
TO GAIN ENTRY TO MY PLACE.
THEN YOU OFFERED TO TRADE
THE COIN FOR THE STAMPS,
HOPING TO GET A CHANCE
TO SUBSTITUTE THIS FORGERY
FOR THE REAL
WELLINGTON BLACK.
NOW, WHY...
WHY THE WELLINGTON BLACK?
WELL, YOU SEE MATE, THAT WAS
THE ONLY ONE I COULD FORGE.
THAT'S A LIE.
[ PUNCHES LANDING ]
UNGH! EEE!
OOW! OOH!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
[ Without Australian accent ]
I WANTED THE -- THE WELLINGTON
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT'S ON IT.
GET RID OF HIM.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
MAYBE -- AHEM --
MAYBE WE CAN
STILL DO SOME BUSINESS.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THE OTHER HALF
OF THE LIST.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER
HALF OF THE LIST?
I'VE GOT IT.
YOU'RE LYING AGAIN.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?
BECAUSE THE MAN WHO'S GOT
THE OTHER HALF OF THE LIST
WILL BE HERE AT 6:00.
YOU'RE WRONG, PRADO.
THE MAN WITH
THE OTHER HALF OF THE LIST
IS STANDING RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT NOW.
SOMEBODY SET YOU UP...MATE.
NOW... IF YOU'VE GOT
THE MICROFILM,
HOW'D YOU GET IT?
[ With Australian accent ]
WELL...
I BOUGHT IT OFF
AN OLD BLOKE IN HONG KONG.
-HOW?!
-ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
YOUR BUYERS IN THE STATES
AND I GOT A TIP ON THE AGENT
THAT WAS CARRYING IT
AND WHERE HE WAS HEADED,
AND I WAS THERE TO MEET HIM.
WHERE IS IT NOW?
IN THE SAFE AT THE HOTEL,
BUT...
I'M THE ONLY ONE
THAT CAN GET IT.
I SEE.
SANCHEZ,
GO WITH HIM AND GET IT.
OH, UM,
WHEN DO WE TALK PRICE?
WHEN I SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
I DON'T SUPPOSE
I'VE GOT MUCH CHOICE.
NO, YOU DON'T.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YES?
A SEÑOR HARRY SNOW
IS AT THE GATE.
HE WANTS TO SEE YOU, SEÑOR.
HARRY SNOW?
ALL RIGHT.
I'll see him in my study.
[ BUZZES ]
ALL CLEAR.
ATTABOY, CHICO.
GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
STAY, CHICO. GOOD BOY.
STAY...
STAY, CHICO.
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
[ BEEPING ]
I CAME EARLY, MR. PRADO,
BECAUSE I WANTED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT SANDOVAL.
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
WELL, DIDN'T YOU
EVER WONDER
WHY THE NARCOTICS AGENTS
ARE HURTING YOU
MORE THAN THEY ARE HIM?
OF COURSE I HAVE.
BUT...I AM A MAN
WHO PREFERS TO KEEP HIS
SPECULATIONS TO HIMSELF.
AND SINCE
I THINK THE QUESTION
WILL BE ANSWERED
THIS AFTERNOON,
I SEE NO POINT
IN THEORIZING ABOUT IT.
HERE.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BARKING ]
QUIET, SAMSON.
[ GROWLING ]
[ BEEPING ]
HE ISN'T MOVING.
THE OTHER DOG
IS FRIGHTENING HIM.
[ CHICO WHIMPERING,
SAMSON BARKING ]
[ SAMSON GROWLING ]
[ WHINING ]
[ SAMSON GROWLING ]
[ BEEPING ]
GO ON, CHICO. GO ON, BOY.
[ WHINING ]
[ SAMSON GROWLING ]
SORRY. I GUESS THE DOG
MADE ME NERVOUS.
[ BEEPING ]
GO ON, CHICO. GO ON.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
GOOD BOY, CHICO,
GOOD BOY.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
I WANT AN ENVELOPE
I LEFT IN THE SAFE, PLEASE.
YOUR RECEIPT, SEÑOR.
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
GOOD BOY, DROP IT.
DROP IT.
STAY. STAY.
HERE WE ARE, SEÑOR.
COME IN.
WHAT IS IT?
SEÑOR SANDOVAL
IS AT THE GATE.
HE'S 10 MINUTES EARLY.
ALL RIGHT, LET HIM IN.
PICK IT UP.
HOLD IT.
GOOD BOY, CHICO...
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
YOU ARE EARLY.
MM-HMM.
THE GRILL OVER THE DUCT
DIDN'T OPEN.
THIS WAY, GENTLEMEN.
THE ELECTRIC DOOR MUST BE
JAMMING THE SIGNAL.
I'LL HAVE TO FIND
A NEW FREQUENCY.
HERE'S MY HALF OF THE LIST.
WHERE'S YOURS?
[ BEEPING ]
STAY, CHICO.
STAY, BOY.
[ BEEPING ]
COME ON, CHICO.
COME ON!
THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
THAT'S ALPHABET SOUP.
WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS,
PRADO?
SOME KIND OF A STUPID JOKE
YOU'RE TRYING TO PLAY.
ONE OF YOU IS LYING.
THAT IS QUITE OBVIOUS.
BUT WHICH ONE?
WE'LL FIND OUT...
REAL SOON.
[ BEEPING ]
WHAT'S THIS?
YOU'LL SEE.
SO, SANDOVAL...
SO MANY MYSTERIES
ARE SO SIMPLY EXPLAINED --
NO...
NO, THAT IS NOT TRUE!
HOW YOUR OPERATION
RUNS SO WELL AND --
THAT IS A LIE!
MINE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS
WITH THE NARCOTICS AGENCY.
I'M INDEBTED
TO YOU, SIR.
I'LL LEAVE HIM
WITH YOU.
NO, NO, NO, NO,
WAIT!
LISTEN, SOMEONE
HAS TRICKED BOTH OF US.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER,
MR. PRADO.
NOW, YOU GET OUT OF HERE.
DON'T YOU EVER COME BACK.
LET HIM GO.
PRADO,
NOW, LISTEN TO ME.
I SWEAR...SOMEONE
IS MAKING FOOLS OF US.
YOU MUST BELIEVE ME.
THAT IS
THE ONLY EXPLANATION
FOR MY NAME
BEING ON THE LIST!
SANDOVAL...
I PREFER MY OWN EXPLANATION.
SANCHEZ?
PRADO, PLEASE...
PRADO!
[ GUNSHOT ]
OPERATOR,
GIVE ME THE POLICE.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
SIX MONTHS AGO, RAMON PRADO,
ONE OF THE LARGEST NARCOTICS
DEALERS IN LATIN AMERICA,
BRIBED A COURIER FOR THE
PAN-AMERICAN NARCOTICS AGENCY
INTO GIVING HIM
HALF OF A MICROFILM
CONTAINING THE NAMES
OF 16 AGENCY UNDERCOVER MEN.
PRADO'S HALF IS USELESS
BY ITSELF,
BUT TWO WEEKS AGO,
HIS BITTER UNDERWORLD ENEMY,
ARTURO SANDOVAL,
CONTACTED PRADO AND ANNOUNCED
HE HAS THE OTHER HALF.
THE TWO HAVE BEEN
ATTEMPTING TO ARRANGE A TRUCE
AND THEREBY COMBINE
BOTH HALVES OF THE MICROFILM.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO GAIN POSSESSION
OF THE MICROFILM
BEFORE PRADO AND SANDOVAL
CAN WORK OUT THE TERMS
OF THEIR TRUCE,
ONE WHICH WOULD MEAN
CERTAIN DEATH
TO THE 16
PANA UNDERCOVER AGENTS
WHOSE NAMES
ARE LISTED ON THE FILM.
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.
[ BEEPING ]
HE'S RIGHT OUTSIDE
THE DOOR.
WHICH ONE'S HE AFTER?
THE BLACK KNIGHT.
STAY, CHICO...STAY.
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY. THANK YOU.
IT'S AN OSCILLATOR.
IT GIVES OFF SOUND WAVES
FAR ABOVE
THE RANGE OF THE HUMAN EAR.
CHICO COULD HEAR IT,
BUT WE COULDN'T.
THAT'S GREAT, BARNEY.
NOW, THIS IS A PLAN
OF RAMON PRADO'S ESTATE --
HEAVILY GUARDED ALL AROUND.
PRADO HAS MADE MILLIONS
IN DRUG TRAFFIC.
MOST OF IT HE'S INVESTED
IN RARE STAMPS AND COINS.
THIS COLLECTION IS KIND OF
HIS BANK ACCOUNT.
HE KEEPS IT HERE --
20 FEET UNDERGROUND
IN AN OLD BOMB SHELTER.
IT'S A KIND OF COMBINATION
VAULT AND GALLERY.
THE AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT
IS ON THE ROOF --
HERE, BARNEY.
MM-HMM.
WELL, JIM, WHAT ABOUT GETTING
THROUGH THIS PASSAGEWAY
THAT LEADS FROM THE HOUSE
TO THE BOMB SHELTER?
NO, NO WAY, WILLY.
THERE'S A GUARD THERE
AT ALL TIMES.
NOW, THE LIST OF UNDERGROUND
PAN-AMERICAN NARCOTICS AGENTS
IS IN AN ANAGRAMMATIC CODE
WHICH CAN ONLY BE READ
WHEN ONE HALF OF THE LIST IS
SUPERIMPOSED ON THE OTHER HALF.
NOW, PRADO HAS PUT HIS HALF
OF THE LIST ON A MICRODOT
AND CONCEALED IT ON THE FACE
OF ONE OF THE STAMPS
IN HIS COLLECTION.
ALL YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT,
PARIS, IS WHICH STAMP.
ON THE TELEPHONE YOU SAID
YOU WERE THE FIRST MATE
ON A SHIP THAT ARRIVED
IN PUERTO VERDE THIS MORNING.
[ Australian accent ]
THAT'S RIGHT, MATE.
KOWLOON RANGER
OUT OF HONG KONG.
AND THAT
YOU HAVE SOMETHING
YOU THINK I MIGHT
BE INTERESTED IN BUYING.
YEAH.
[ GROWLING ]
HEH-HEH-HEH.
HAVE A DEKO AT THIS.
YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
THE CHIANG 7,
A STONE COIN DISCOVERED IN
THE CHIANG PROVINCE IN 1925.
IT'S BELIEVED TO DATE
FROM ABOUT 1000 B.C. --
THE OLDEST KNOWN MONEY
EVER FOUND.
THAT'S RIGHT, MATE.
AS RARE AN ITEM AS ANY COIN
COLLECTOR EVER LAID EYES ON.
HOW'D YOU GET IT?
HA HA HA HA!
WELL, NOW, YOU AIN'T GOING
TO BELIEVE THIS.
NOW, I BOUGHT IT FOR $10
OFF AN OLD BLOKE IN HONG KONG
WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE HAD.
YOU'RE RIGHT,
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, NOW,
IT DON'T REALLY MATTER
THAT MUCH NOW, DO IT, MATE?
YOU TAKE IT FROM ME, THE OLD
GEEZER WHAT HAD IT,
HE AIN'T GONNA CAUSE
ANY TROUBLE.
HE WASN'T WORTH A SACK
THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM.
SUPPOSE --
SUPPOSING I DID WANT IT.
HOW MUCH
ARE YOU ASKING?
WELL, I'D UM...I'D LIKE
TO MAKE A TRADE --
THE CHIANG 7
FOR $200,000 WORTH OF STAMPS
FROM YOUR COLLECTION.
NOT CASH?
[ Laughing ] NO.
STAMPS ARE EASIER
AND SAFER TO CARRY.
'COURSE,
I'VE GOT TO BE SURE
YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING I CAN
SELL BACK IN HONG KONG.
WHERE IS YOUR COLLECTION?
WE'RE STANDING ON IT.
COME ON.
TELL SANCHEZ
TO MEET US IN THE GALLERY.
[ GURGLING ]
I KNOW A BOSS COG
IN HONG KONG
THAT SPECIALIZES IN MIDDLE
19th-CENTURY BRITISH ISSUES --
BUY MOST ANYTHING
FROM THAT PERIOD,
PAY MOST ANY PRICE.
[ WHISTLES ]
TAKE A LOOK
AT THOSE OVER THERE.
HOLY DOOLEY.
I AIN'T NEVER SEEN
THE LIKES OF THIS...NEVER.
WHY...JUST THESE BEAUTS ALONE
IS WORTH OVER $1 MILLION.
MM-HMM.
I TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO --
I'LL SETTLE
FOR ANY FOUR OF THESE.
EXCEPT FOR THE TWOPENNY
WELLINGTON BLACK,
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR PICK.
YEAH...
WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THE BLOKE
I MENTIONED EARLIER
HAS ALREADY GOT
A TWOPENNY WELLINGTON.
I ASSUME YOU DON'T
HAVE THE CHIANG 7 WITH YOU?
HA HA HA HA!
COME OFF IT, MATE.
NOT VERY LIKELY, HUH?
BUT I COULD BRING IT 'ROUND
THIS "ARVO" -- SAY AROUND 5:00.
ALL RIGHT THEN, 5:00.
RIGHT.
HE SAYS HIS NAME
IS LOUIS PROFIT.
HE'S THE FIRST MATE
ON A FREIGHTER --
THE KOWLOON RANGER.
CHECK UP ON HIM.
SEÑOR?
I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE
THIS LETTER
FOR MR. HARRY SNOW.
YES, SIR.
THAT GUY
JUST GOING OUT...
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
HE LEFT AN ENVELOPE
AT THE DESK FOR HARRY SNOW.
IS HE WHO I THINK HE IS?
THE COURIER IS NOT ALWAYS
THE SAME MAN.
BUT HE USES THE SAME NAME.
HARRY SNOW IS YOUR CONTACT.
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE
IN PRADO'S TERRITORY?
GET THE ENVELOPE.
ANY MAIL FOR 420?
SI, SEÑOR.
LOOKS LIKE
A TELEPHONE NUMBER.
HMM.
GET ME 253081, PLEASE.
[ RINGS ]
PRADO RESIDENCE.
Prado residence.
VICTOR.
YES, SEÑOR.
SOMETHING'S THE MATTER
WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING.
CALL SOMEONE TO SEE
WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.
YES, SEÑOR.
[ BEEPING ]
HELLO?
YES.
YES, THIS IS THE MONTEZ
AIR-CONDITIONING COMPANY.
I WILL HAVE A MAN THERE
IN 20 MINUTES.
[ POP! ]
[ GURGLING ]
THERE IS
OVER $100,000 HERE.
ANDRES ARMAND...
ERNST KONRAD...
FREDERIK KASAM --
CODE NAME THE COURIER USES
IN THE BALKANS.
THE VALVE ON THE WATER PUMP
WAS STICKING.
I GUESS THAT CAUSED
THE TROUBLE.
YOU GUESS?
WELL, EITHER THAT
OR A THERMOSTAT.
BUT I THINK IT WAS A VALVE.
DON'T THINK. YOU MAKE SURE.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. SNOW.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?
MY APOLOGIES,
BUT I HAD TO CONFIRM THAT
YOU ARE THE HARRY SNOW.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THE HARRY SNOW?
I AM ARTURO SANDOVAL.
IS THAT SUPPOSED TO
MEAN SOMETHING TO ME?
DOES IT NOT?
IT DOES NOT.
I FIND THAT RATHER
DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE.
IN SPITE OF THE FACT
THAT YOU MAY BE RELATIVELY NEW
TO YOUR ORGANIZATION,
YOUR EMPLOYERS WOULD HAVE
BRIEFED YOU ABOUT ME.
WHAT ORGANIZATION?
WHAT EMPLOYERS?
I DON'T KNOW WHO
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
BUT YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY
GOT THE WRONG MAN.
NOW, TELL HIM TO DROP IT.
NO, YOU ARE...
THE HARRY SNOW.
HOWEVER,
THERE IS ONE THING WRONG.
YOU ARE IN
RAMON PRADO'S TERRITORY,
AND I WISH TO KNOW WHY.
ALL RIGHT,
I AM HERE TO TALK TO PRADO.
MY FRIENDS IN THE STATES
ARE THINKING ABOUT
DOING BUSINESS WITH HIM
-INSTEAD OF YOU FROM NOW ON.
-WHY?
THEY TRUST HIM.
NOT ME?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
NOW, TALK.
LOOKS CLEAR TO ME.
I'LL SEE WHAT
THE TEMPERATURE READS NOW.
IT'S DOWN TO 78 DEGREES.
THEN EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.
NOW JUST WHAT IS IT
YOU ARE ACCUSING ME OF?
I'M NOT ACCUSING YOU
OF ANYTHING.
I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL
YOU HOW MY FRIENDS FEEL.
PUT YOURSELF
IN THEIR POSITION.
THE UNDERCOVER AGENTS
HAVEN'T TOUCHED YOU,
BUT THEY'VE BEEN HITTING PRADO'S
OPERATION MORE AND MORE.
SO THEY ASSUME
I HAVE MADE A DEAL?
WELL, YOU'VE REFUSED
TO COOPERATE WITH PRADO
ON THE MICROFILM.
THAT DOESN'T HELP ANYBODY
BUT THE NARCOTICS AGENCY.
THAT IS A LIE.
PRADO KNOWS THAT I WILL
PUT MY HALF OF THE LIST
TOGETHER WITH HIS
ANY TIME HE IS WILLING
TO MEET MY PRICE.
YEAH, BUT YOUR PRICE
IS TOO HIGH.
MR. SANDOVAL, I WAS SENT
HERE TO TALK TO PRADO.
BUT IF YOU WANT SOME ADVICE,
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.
WELL?
STOP TRYING TO SANDBAG PRADO.
COOPERATE WITH HIM.
PUT YOUR HALF OF THE LIST
TOGETHER WITH HIS,
FIND OUT WHO
THE UNDERCOVER AGENTS ARE,
AND PUT THEM
OUT OF COMMISSION.
YOU'LL BOTH PROFIT.
AND IF I REFUSE
TO DO SO?
YOU WON'T GET ANOTHER
DIME'S WORTH OF BUSINESS
FROM MY FRIENDS.
I CAN FIND PLENTY
OF OTHER CUSTOMERS.
SURE YOU CAN,
AS LONG AS YOU'RE AROUND
TO LOOK FOR THEM.
AM I TO TAKE THAT AS A THREAT
ON MY LIFE, MR. SNOW?
YOU WOULD IF YOU KNEW MY FRIENDS
AS WELL AS I DO.
HERE IT IS.
MM-HMM, A TWOPENNY
WELLINGTON BLACK.
MUST BE.
PRADO WAS WILLING
TO GIVE UP STAMPS
WORTH TWO AND THREE TIMES
AS MUCH AS THE WELLINGTON.
[ CLICKS ]
WILLY, SET UP THE PRESS.
RIGHT.
[ BEEPING ]
[ CLICKS ]
PRADO RESIDENCE.
THIS IS ARTURO SANDOVAL.
I WANT TO TALK TO PRADO.
ONE MOMENT.
HELLO, PRADO?
WHAT IS IT, SANDOVAL?
I WANT TO SEE YOU.
UNLESS YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING NEW TO TELL ME,
LET'S NOT WASTE ANY TIME.
I HAVE JUST HAD A MEETING
WITH HARRY SNOW.
YOU KNOW THE NAME.
SO?
I THINK WE CAN
COME TO AN AGREEMENT.
MAKE IT 6:00 HERE
AT MY PLACE.
I'LL BE THERE.
6:00. THAT GIVES YOU
LESS THAN AN HOUR
AFTER WE GET TO PRADO'S
TO GET THE STAMP
OUT OF THE BOMB SHELTER.
AND GET IT BACK.
CAN YOU DO IT?
DO WE HAVE A CHOICE?
[ WHINING ]
SATISFIED?
NO, NOT QUITE.
HEY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MATE?
THE REAL CHIANG 7
WEIGHS 2.2 GRAMS --
THIS ONE, 2.7.
SANCHEZ!
NOW, WAIT JUST A MINUTE, MATE.
IF THAT COIN'S NOT FAIR DINKUM,
THEN I DIDN'T KNOW IT.
I SWEAR!
I DIDN'T KNOW IT!
YOU ARE A LIAR.
YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST MATE
ON THE KOWLOON RANGER.
THE SHIP DOCKED ONE HOUR AFTER
YOU VISITED ME THIS MORNING.
SEARCH HIM.
HEH-HEH.
UH, LOOK, I, UH...
I CAN EXPLAIN THAT.
HEH-HEH-HEH.
YES, SO CAN I.
YOU USED THE FAKE CHIANG 7
TO GAIN ENTRY TO MY PLACE.
THEN YOU OFFERED TO TRADE
THE COIN FOR THE STAMPS,
HOPING TO GET A CHANCE
TO SUBSTITUTE THIS FORGERY
FOR THE REAL
WELLINGTON BLACK.
NOW, WHY...
WHY THE WELLINGTON BLACK?
WELL, YOU SEE MATE, THAT WAS
THE ONLY ONE I COULD FORGE.
THAT'S A LIE.
[ PUNCHES LANDING ]
UNGH! EEE!
OOW! OOH!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
[ Without Australian accent ]
I WANTED THE -- THE WELLINGTON
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT'S ON IT.
GET RID OF HIM.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
MAYBE -- AHEM --
MAYBE WE CAN
STILL DO SOME BUSINESS.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THE OTHER HALF
OF THE LIST.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER
HALF OF THE LIST?
I'VE GOT IT.
YOU'RE LYING AGAIN.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?
BECAUSE THE MAN WHO'S GOT
THE OTHER HALF OF THE LIST
WILL BE HERE AT 6:00.
YOU'RE WRONG, PRADO.
THE MAN WITH
THE OTHER HALF OF THE LIST
IS STANDING RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT NOW.
SOMEBODY SET YOU UP...MATE.
NOW... IF YOU'VE GOT
THE MICROFILM,
HOW'D YOU GET IT?
[ With Australian accent ]
WELL...
I BOUGHT IT OFF
AN OLD BLOKE IN HONG KONG.
-HOW?!
-ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
YOUR BUYERS IN THE STATES
AND I GOT A TIP ON THE AGENT
THAT WAS CARRYING IT
AND WHERE HE WAS HEADED,
AND I WAS THERE TO MEET HIM.
WHERE IS IT NOW?
IN THE SAFE AT THE HOTEL,
BUT...
I'M THE ONLY ONE
THAT CAN GET IT.
I SEE.
SANCHEZ,
GO WITH HIM AND GET IT.
OH, UM,
WHEN DO WE TALK PRICE?
WHEN I SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
I DON'T SUPPOSE
I'VE GOT MUCH CHOICE.
NO, YOU DON'T.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YES?
A SEÑOR HARRY SNOW
IS AT THE GATE.
HE WANTS TO SEE YOU, SEÑOR.
HARRY SNOW?
ALL RIGHT.
I'll see him in my study.
[ BUZZES ]
ALL CLEAR.
ATTABOY, CHICO.
GOOD BOY.
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
STAY, CHICO. GOOD BOY.
STAY...
STAY, CHICO.
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
[ BEEPING ]
I CAME EARLY, MR. PRADO,
BECAUSE I WANTED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT SANDOVAL.
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
WELL, DIDN'T YOU
EVER WONDER
WHY THE NARCOTICS AGENTS
ARE HURTING YOU
MORE THAN THEY ARE HIM?
OF COURSE I HAVE.
BUT...I AM A MAN
WHO PREFERS TO KEEP HIS
SPECULATIONS TO HIMSELF.
AND SINCE
I THINK THE QUESTION
WILL BE ANSWERED
THIS AFTERNOON,
I SEE NO POINT
IN THEORIZING ABOUT IT.
HERE.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BARKING ]
QUIET, SAMSON.
[ GROWLING ]
[ BEEPING ]
HE ISN'T MOVING.
THE OTHER DOG
IS FRIGHTENING HIM.
[ CHICO WHIMPERING,
SAMSON BARKING ]
[ SAMSON GROWLING ]
[ WHINING ]
[ SAMSON GROWLING ]
[ BEEPING ]
GO ON, CHICO. GO ON, BOY.
[ WHINING ]
[ SAMSON GROWLING ]
SORRY. I GUESS THE DOG
MADE ME NERVOUS.
[ BEEPING ]
GO ON, CHICO. GO ON.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
GOOD BOY, CHICO,
GOOD BOY.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
I WANT AN ENVELOPE
I LEFT IN THE SAFE, PLEASE.
YOUR RECEIPT, SEÑOR.
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
GOOD BOY, DROP IT.
DROP IT.
STAY. STAY.
HERE WE ARE, SEÑOR.
COME IN.
WHAT IS IT?
SEÑOR SANDOVAL
IS AT THE GATE.
HE'S 10 MINUTES EARLY.
ALL RIGHT, LET HIM IN.
PICK IT UP.
HOLD IT.
GOOD BOY, CHICO...
GOOD BOY, CHICO.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
YOU ARE EARLY.
MM-HMM.
THE GRILL OVER THE DUCT
DIDN'T OPEN.
THIS WAY, GENTLEMEN.
THE ELECTRIC DOOR MUST BE
JAMMING THE SIGNAL.
I'LL HAVE TO FIND
A NEW FREQUENCY.
HERE'S MY HALF OF THE LIST.
WHERE'S YOURS?
[ BEEPING ]
STAY, CHICO.
STAY, BOY.
[ BEEPING ]
COME ON, CHICO.
COME ON!
THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
THAT'S ALPHABET SOUP.
WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS,
PRADO?
SOME KIND OF A STUPID JOKE
YOU'RE TRYING TO PLAY.
ONE OF YOU IS LYING.
THAT IS QUITE OBVIOUS.
BUT WHICH ONE?
WE'LL FIND OUT...
REAL SOON.
[ BEEPING ]
WHAT'S THIS?
YOU'LL SEE.
SO, SANDOVAL...
SO MANY MYSTERIES
ARE SO SIMPLY EXPLAINED --
NO...
NO, THAT IS NOT TRUE!
HOW YOUR OPERATION
RUNS SO WELL AND --
THAT IS A LIE!
MINE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS
WITH THE NARCOTICS AGENCY.
I'M INDEBTED
TO YOU, SIR.
I'LL LEAVE HIM
WITH YOU.
NO, NO, NO, NO,
WAIT!
LISTEN, SOMEONE
HAS TRICKED BOTH OF US.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER,
MR. PRADO.
NOW, YOU GET OUT OF HERE.
DON'T YOU EVER COME BACK.
LET HIM GO.
PRADO,
NOW, LISTEN TO ME.
I SWEAR...SOMEONE
IS MAKING FOOLS OF US.
YOU MUST BELIEVE ME.
THAT IS
THE ONLY EXPLANATION
FOR MY NAME
BEING ON THE LIST!
SANDOVAL...
I PREFER MY OWN EXPLANATION.
SANCHEZ?
PRADO, PLEASE...
PRADO!
[ GUNSHOT ]
OPERATOR,
GIVE ME THE POLICE.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]