Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 4, Episode 8 - Mastermind - full transcript
The team is sent to stop a criminal who has obtain information on high ranking government officials that the Syndicate can use to coerce them. So they use the man's eagerness to be the new head of the Syndicate and a rival's dislike for him to get him.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.
BLACKMAIL EVIDENCE WHICH WILL
PROVIDE ORGANIZED CRIME
WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED HOLD
ON HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
HAS BEEN ENGINEERED
BY THIS AMBITIOUS MAN,
LOU MERRICK,
WHO PLANS TO TURN IT OVER
TO THE SYNDICATE
WHEN THEY HOLD THEIR NATIONAL
CONVENTION HERE NEXT WEEK.
MERRICK'S BLACKMAIL FILE
IS NOW BEING HELD
FOR SAFEKEEPING
UNDER CLOSE GUARD
BY MERRICK'S BOSS,
JONAS STONE, THE AGING
LOCAL SYNDICATE CHIEF
WHO HAS BEEN GROOMING MERRICK
AS HIS SUCCESSOR.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP MERRICK
AND GET HIS BLACKMAIL FILE.
AS ALWAYS, IF YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
SHOULD BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
ALTHOUGH STONE AND MERRICK
ARE CLOSE FRIENDS,
BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT,
THERE'S A MAN POSTED
AROUND THE CLOCK
IN STONE'S OFFICE,
WATCHING THE SAFE.
ARE YOU SET FOR IT,
BARNEY?
I HAVE THE TUMBLERS, JIM.
MM-HMM.
THIS IS HIGHLY PRESSURIZED.
IT'S INSULIN,
BUT IT'S HARMLESS,
AND IT'S EFFECTIVE
FOR OUR PURPOSES.
IT WILL TAKE EFFECT
IN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES.
NOW, ONCE WE GET HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL,
YOU'LL CONVERT TO THE HEAVY-DOSE
TRANQUILIZERS, DR. BERMAN?
YES.
THEN STONE WILL NEVER BE
IN ANY PHYSICAL DANGER.
NO, BUT YOU WILL.
WELL, I'VE MADE A COMPLETE
STUDY OF STONE'S LIFE
FROM THE MOMENT HE WAS BORN.
I EXPECT MY PERFORMANCE
WILL BE QUITE CONVINCING.
IT HAS TO BE
BECAUSE MERRICK WILL KILL
ON THE SLIGHTEST SUSPICION.
NOW, HOW ABOUT CARSON?
Man: THE SHIPMENT'S HERE.
THE QUALITY
IS AS GOOD AS THE SAMPLE.
GOOD. PERFECT, PARIS.
NOW, THIS IS THE NURSE
WHO WILL BE HELPING US --
NURSE LARKIN.
YOU REALIZE, MR. PHELPS,
THERE MUST BE
NO REPERCUSSIONS
TO THE HOSPITAL
OR THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
YES, I UNDERSTAND,
DOCTOR.
WHAT HAPPENS IF NICHOLSON
DOESN'T BELIEVE MY STORY?
HE WILL. HE AND MERRICK
HATE EACH OTHER.
THIS IS THOMAS GALVIN,
THE PHARMACEUTICAL MAN WHO
WILL BE DEALING WITH MERRICK.
WILLY?
GALVIN'S SAMPLE
WILL CONVINCE HIM.
IT'S THE REAL THING.
PURE MORPHINE.
HOLD IT, PLEASE.
EXCUSE ME,
UH...9, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY.
GOOD MORNING, MR. STONE.
FLYNN.
THERE'S NOT MUCH ACTIVITY
THIS MORNING.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
Man: GOOD MORNING,
MR. STONE.
MORNING, CARSON.
LOU.
JONAS.
CARSON, STONE AND I
HAVE BUSINESS TO DISCUSS.
CROSSWORD PUZZLES.
I'M LUCKY
IF I CAN SPELL MY NAME.
I GUESS
THE OLD WAYS ARE GOING.
USED TO BE MAINLY MUSCLE.
NOW IT'S BRAINS.
COLLEGE EDUCATIONS,
CORPORATE STRUCTURE.
IT'S A NEW BREED --
GUYS LIKE YOU.
WELL,
YOU CAN'T STOP CHANGE.
YEAH, I GUESS NOT.
YOUR FILE IS SAFE, LOU.
JUST LIKE THE
MILLION DOLLARS IN DUES.
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME THE
COMBINATION TO THAT SAFE,
JUST IN CASE?
EVERY MAN HAS TO HAVE
ONE OR TWO SECRETS
FROM HIS JUNIOR PARTNER.
AND BESIDES, IF I TOLD YOU
THE COMBINATION,
THAT WOULD PUT CARSON
OUT OF HIS BABYSITTING JOB.
NOW...WHAT DID YOU
WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?
NARCOTICS.
NOW, LOU, LET'S NOT
GO OVER OLD GROUND.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS SAID.
NARCOTICS IS OFF LIMITS.
IT'S A RULE.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
RULES CAN BE CHANGED.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO TRY
TO MAKE A DEAL
WITH THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS --
YOUR BLACKMAIL
FOR A CRACK AT NARCOTICS.
RIGHT.
WRONG!
LOU, LOOK...
IT WON'T BE TOO MANY YEARS
BEFORE I TURN THIS WHOLE
OPERATION OVER TO YOU.
FOR YOUR OWN GOOD,
YOU'VE GOT TO STAY
OUT OF NARCOTICS.
NO. THERE'S TOO MUCH
MONEY IN IT.
YES, AND THERE'S
TOO MUCH RISK.
THEY CAN BE CONTROLLED.
YOU DON'T CONTROL
PUSHERS AND JUNKIES.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YES?
MAN: Mr. Nicholson
to see you, Mr. Stone.
SEND HIM IN.
NOW, DON'T BRING THIS UP
WHEN NICHOLSON COMES IN.
YOU KNOW HE'S A DIRECT LINE
TO THE BOYS IN NEW YORK.
I DON'T WANT HIM KNOWING
WE TALK ABOUT IT.
HE'S LOOKING FOR AMMUNITION
BECAUSE I PASSED HIM UP
FOR YOU,
SO TAKE IT EASY, LOU.
WHAT IS IT, NICHOLSON?
TELEGRAM FOR YOU,
MR. STONE.
IT'S FROM NEW YORK.
I DON'T LIKE THIS IDEA --
MOVING THE MEETING UP
TWO DAYS TO THE 26th.
NEW YORK HAS
TOO MUCH POWER ALREADY.
THE ANSWER IS "NO."
THAT'S A DECISION
FOR MR. STONE.
OR HAVE YOU GOTTEN
ANOTHER PROMOTION?
I DON'T LIKE IT, EITHER.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YES?
MAN: Dr. Knowles
to see you, Mr. Stone.
KNOWLES?
From the Institute
of Cerebral Research.
OH. SEND HIM IN.
DID DR. BERMAN
TALK TO ANY OF YOU
ABOUT THIS KNOWLES GUY?
NO. YOU WANT ME
TO CALL BERMAN?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
DR. KNOWLES?
MR. STONE.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, SIR.
AND YOU.
DR. BERMAN
ASKED ME TO COME OVER.
I SEE.
UH, THIS IS MR. NICHOLSON,
MR. MERRICK.
GENTLEMEN.
WHAT CAN I DO
FOR THE INSTITUTE TODAY?
MORE OF THE USUAL?
WELL, I'M AFRAID SO.
DR. BERMAN WANTS TO START
A NEW LINE OF EXPERIMENTATION
TO BE DEVELOPED UNDER
A GRANT FROM YOUR FOUNDATION.
HE'S PUT ME IN CHARGE.
IT'S ALL RATHER TECHNICAL,
BUT I'D LIKE
TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
OH, THAT WON'T BE
NECESSARY.
WHERE DO I SIGN?
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, THIS IS
THE, UH, AUTHORIZATION.
LOOK IT OVER.
MR. NICHOLSON
IS IN CHARGE OF THE FUNDS
FOR OUR FOUNDATION.
AH.
$50,000?
THIS BRAIN RESEARCH
IS EXPENSIVE.
WELL, IF IT'LL
KEEP US SMARTER,
OR KEEP US SMARTER LONGER,
IT'S WORTH IT.
NOT TO MENTION IT'S ALL
A LEGAL TAX DEDUCTION.
YOU KNOW, DOCTOR,
I ALWAYS SAY THAT --
I'VE ALWAYS TH-THOUGHT...
I'VE THOUGHT...
MR. STONE?
I-I'VE THOUGHT...
I'VE THOUGHT...
MR. STONE!
WHAT'S WRONG, DOCTOR?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT COULD BE A STROKE.
[ DIALING ]
THIS IS DR. KNOWLES.
I WANT AN AMBULANCE
IMMEDIATELY
WITH A RESPIRATOR CREW.
THE ADDRESS
IS 319 MICHIGAN BOULEVARD.
[ CROWD MURMURS ]
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
UNTIL WE RUN FURTHER TESTS,
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO GIVE AN ACCURATE
DIAGNOSIS, MR. MERRICK.
SO FAR AS WE CAN TELL,
THE STROKE HAS ONLY PARALYZED
THE MOTOR FUNCTIONS,
NOT THE BRAIN.
BUT, OF COURSE, THE FIRST
24 HOURS IN THESE CASES
ARE ALWAYS
THE MOST CRITICAL.
WE SHOULD KNOW MORE
AFTER THAT.
I WANT HIM TO HAVE
THE BEST, DOCTOR.
OH, HE WILL.
MR. STONE IS VERY SPECIAL
WITH ALL OF US
HERE AT THE INSTITUTE.
THAT'S WHY
I'M ASSIGNING THE CASE
TO DR. KNOWLES
EXCLUSIVELY --
BECAUSE HE IS THE BEST
IN THE FIELD.
IF YOU'LL SIGN THIS,
MR. MERRICK.
WHAT IS IT?
JUST A ROUTINE RELEASE FORM
ALLOWING US TO TAKE
ALL NECESSARY MEASURES.
[ BELL DINGS ]
HOW'S IT LOOK?
NOT GOOD.
STAY BY THE DOOR.
KEEP ME INFORMED.
I'LL BE AT THE OFFICE
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS.
[ BELL DINGS ]
LESTER.
WELL, COME IN,
COME IN.
NURSE.
Woman on P.A.
DR. HINES, OUTSIDE CALL.
DR. HINES, OUTSIDE CALL.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
THERE'S, UH, NO CALLS TODAY,
MR. MERRICK,
BUT THERE'S
A MR. GALVIN OUTSIDE.
HE WANTS TO SEE MR. STONE.
SAYS IT'S URGENT.
SEND HIM IN.
WHERE'S MR. STONE?
I ASKED TO SEE HIM.
HE ISN'T HERE.
I'M HIS PARTNER.
MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DID HE LEAVE A MESSAGE?
NO.
WILL YOU BE SEEING HIM?
YEAH.
THEN TELL HIM
I SPOKE TO MR. LESHING,
AND THE PLACE
FOR THE DELIVERY IS FINE,
TONIGHT AT 6:30.
AND TELL HIM I WANT
THE WHOLE AMOUNT IN CASH --
NO 10%
OF THE DISTRIBUTION.
DISTRIBUTION OF WHAT?
JUST TELL HIM.
JUST A MINUTE, MR. GALVIN.
THERE ARE NO DEALS
MR. STONE MAKES
WITHOUT
MY KNOWING ABOUT THEM.
I'LL HAVE HIM CALL YOU.
WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER AGAIN?
MR. STONE
KNOWS WHERE TO REACH ME.
FLYNN.
Yes, sir.
THE MAN WHO JUST LEFT,
GALVIN -- FOLLOW HIM.
Yes, sir. A Mr. Leshing
calling for Mr. Stone.
Will you take the call?
YEAH, I'LL TALK TO HIM.
HELLO?
WHERE'S STONE?
HE ISN'T HERE JUST NOW.
WHEN YOU SEE HIM,
TELL HIM TO CALL LESHING.
IT'S ABOUT
THE ARRANGEMENTS.
Woman over intercom:
MISS SANDNER,
Reception desk, please.
Miss Sandner.
YEAH, I WILL.
WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?
[ BELL DINGS ]
MISS SANDNER, PLEASE.
MISS SAND--
LESHING.
HOW'S STONE?
YOU GOT A HAND.
USE IT WHEN YOU COME IN HERE.
Nicholson:
HOW'S STONE?
NOT GOOD.
HE MAY NOT MAKE IT.
CALL NEW YORK AND TELL THEM
THEY'LL BE SEEING A NEW MAN
WHEN THE BOARD MEETS HERE.
I'LL WAIT ON IT.
DO IT NOW.
NOT UNTIL I HEAR FROM DR. BERMAN
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
Woman: BUT, DOCTOR --
Jim as Knowles:
THAT WILL BE ALL, NURSE.
I DON'T NEED
YOUR ASSISTANCE ANY LONGER.
BUT, DOCTOR,
I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
VERY WELL.
BUT I AM GOING TO NOTIFY
DR. BERMAN
OF EXACTLY
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THERE?
NOTHING.
MR. STONE.
CONCENTRATE ON INDIVIDUAL
LETTERS, MR. STONE.
KEEP CONCENTRATING,
MR. STONE.
CONCENTRATE.
KEEP CONCENTRATING.
Paris: M...
M...E...
Woman over intercom: DR. GRAHAM,
ADMITTING DESK, PLEASE.
DR. GRAHAM.
I'M TELLING YOU, HE WAS
CALLING THE OTHER GUY STONE.
OTHER GUY?
HIM AND STONE
WERE WIRED TOGETHER,
AND KNOWLES
KEPT CALLING HIM STONE.
DR. RANDALL,
PLEASE CALL THE OPERATING ROOM.
YES?
I HAVE TO TALK TO STONE.
WELL,
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
HE, UH, HASN'T REGAINED
CONSCIOUSNESS YET.
MR. MERRICK!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WHY IS HE ALL WIRED UP
LIKE THAT?
WELL, LET ME ASSURE YOU
THAT MR. STONE IS RECEIVING
EXCELLENT CARE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE
IN NO WAY
INTERFERES WITH THAT.
THAT DOESN'T
ANSWER MY QUESTION.
WELL, I'M AFRAID
IT'S VERY INVOLVED,
AND I HAVEN'T TIME
TO EXPLAIN IT.
FIND THE TIME, DOCTOR.
VERY WELL. UH...
YOU'VE HEARD THE EXPRESSION
"BRAIN WAVES."
WELL, THIS MACHINE,
THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH,
RECORDS THEM.
PRINCIPALLY,
IT'S USED FOR DIAGNOSING
AND TREATING
NERVOUS DISORDERS,
BUT I KNOW,
THROUGH MY INNOVATIONS,
THAT IT HAS OTHER USES.
ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME
THAT YOU'RE USING STONE
AS SOME KIND OF
A GUINEA PIG?
NO, NO, NO. WHAT I'M DOING
CAN'T POSSIBLY HARM HIM.
I'M SIMPLY TRYING
TO RECEIVE HIS THOUGHTS,
HIS BRAIN IMPULSES, THROUGH
THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH.
IT ACTS AS A KIND OF....
TRANSMITTER.
THROUGH HIM?
YES.
I THINK YOU'RE CRAZY,
DOCTOR.
I'M GOING TO
PUT A STOP TO THIS.
I KNOW THIS SOUNDS
FAR-FETCHED,
BUT WE'RE ON THE VERGE
OF AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH.
EARLIER TESTS WITH LESTER
HAVE SHOWED THAT --
HE'S LESTER?
UH, YES, SIR.
UH, LESTER PERKINS.
HE'S A FULL-TIME
GUINEA PIG?
NO, NO, NO, SIR.
NO, I DRIVE
A DELIVERY TRUCK.
A DELIVERY BOY.
WHERE'S DR. BERMAN?
NOW, JUST A MINUTE,
MR. MERRICK.
DR. KNOWLES, YOU SAID
THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY TROUBLE.
THERE WON'T BE
ANY TROUBLE, LESTER.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A WIFE
AND TWO KIDS, AND I --
WILL YOU GIVE ME
JUST A MINUTE?
LESTER COMES
FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY.
HE SCORED EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH
ON ESP TESTS THERE.
HE IS A --
HE IS A CLAIRVOYANT.
YOU'RE ALL THROUGH HERE,
DOCTOR.
M...
M.
LESTER,
IT'S THE ALPHA RHYTHM.
STONE IS AWAKE NOW.
M...M.
M...UH, MER...UH...
MER...
CONCENTRATE!
M-M...UH...
MER...MERRICK.
MERRICK?
UM...
TALK TO MERRICK.
MUST TALK TO MERRICK.
THE-THE, THE, UM...
THE MEE...
THE MEETING, LOU.
MEETING.
DON'T...UM...
DON'T...
DON'T LET THEM, UH...
PUSH THE MEETING...
CONCENTRATE.
UP TO THE...THE, UM...
THE 26th.
THE MEETING MUST BE ON --
NO! NO, LOU!
LISTEN TO ME!
Merrick: SHUT HIM UP!
THE MEETING MUST BE --
SHUT HIM UP!!
MEETING...ON THE 28th.
SHUT HIM UP!
ON THE 28th...LOU.
NOW, THAT'S RIGHT --
WITHOUT THE WIRES.
NOW, WHAT I
WANT TO KNOW, DOCTOR...
IS THAT POSSIBLE?
WELL, DR. KNOWLES
IS WORKING
IN SCIENTIFICALLY
VIRGIN AREAS.
WHO IS TO SAY
WHAT IS POSSIBLE?
HOWEVER, I HAD NO IDEA
THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING
EXPERIMENTS ON MR. STONE.
I, UH...
I CAN HAVE THAT STOPPED.
NO.
AS LONG AS JONAS IS RECEIVING
ALL POSSIBLE MEDICAL CARE.
BUT I DON'T WANT ANY VISITORS
IN MR. STONE'S ROOM...
WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
NO, OF COURSE,
MR. MERRICK.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
IT'S FOR YOU.
IT'S FLYNN.
YEAH, FLYNN.
YEAH. GALVIN.
THOMAS GALVIN.
HE WORKS FOR...
THAT'S A BIG PHARMACEUTICAL
HOUSE, ISN'T IT?
YEAH, FINE, FLYNN.
GO BACK TO THE OFFICE.
WHAT DID HE WANT?
WAIT A SECOND.
Nurse: MISS SANDNER,
FOURTH FLOOR
RECEPTION DESK, PLEASE.
MISS SANDNER.
MISS SANDNER.
PAGING MISS SANDER.
THE FOURTH FLOOR
RECEPTION DESK.
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING.
GO BACK
AND WATCH STONE'S ROOM.
EXCUSE ME, NURSE.
YES, SIR?
DO YOU HAVE A MR. LESHING
WORKING HERE?
JUST WHO ARE YOU?
I'M YOUR NEW BOSS,
MR. LESHING.
NEW BOSS? I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SURE YOU DO.
I TALKED TO YOU ON
THE TELEPHONE EARLIER TODAY.
I'M STONE'S PARTNER...
AND HE'S UPSTAIRS
IN AN IRON LUNG.
HE MAY NEVER RECOVER.
IT'S A NICE LAB
YOU GOT HERE.
A REFLEX CONDENSER...
STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT.
NICE.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?
EXPERIMENTS.
LIKE?
LIKE?
LIKE MAKING MORPHINE
INTO HEROIN.
YOU CAN STOP LYING,
LESHING.
STONE TOLD ME EVERYTHING.
BUT HE SAID
IT WAS JUST A...
PRIVATE DEAL.
WELL, IT STILL IS,
ONLY NOW IT'S MY DEAL.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY,
LESHING? YOU IN OR OUT?
YOU DEAL WITH ME,
OR THERE'S NO DEAL.
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T KNOW. I...
GALVIN'S READY TO DELIVER,
BUT IT HAS TO BE TONIGHT.
YOU GET THE SAME CUT --
MAYBE EVEN A BONUS.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL DO IT.
DID HE GIVE YOU A SAMPLE
OF STUFF TO TEST?
YES.
IT'S A VERY FINE GRADE.
I JUST GOT THROUGH
TESTING IT.
WHERE'S KNOWLES?
CONFERENCE.
DR. BERMAN CALLED IT.
GOOD.
WAIT OUTSIDE.
YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER
A FEW QUESTIONS.
NOW, LOOK, MISTER --
SHUT UP!
IF JONAS STONE CAN REALLY
TALK THROUGH YOU,
YOU BETTER START
TALKING NOW.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO KNOW, LOU?
WHEN WERE YOU BORN?
OCTOBER 9, 1915.
WHERE?
NEW YORK.
103rd STREET.
YOUR FATHER...
WHAT DID HE DO?
[ LAUGHING ]
I THOUGHT
YOU WOULD HAVE COME UP
WITH A BETTER ONE
THAN THAT, LOU.
I NEVER SAW MY OLD MAN.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO HE WAS.
WE GOT THINGS
TO TALK ABOUT, LOU.
YOU BET WE HAVE.
BUT I HAVEN'T
BOUGHT THIS YET,
AND WE DON'T TALK
UNTIL I DO.
IMPORTANT THINGS, LOU.
LIKE?
LIKE A MR. LESHING
AND A MR. GALVIN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT THEM.
YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
LET'S HEAR YOUR VERSION.
WELL, GALVIN WORKS IN
A BIG PHARMACEUTICAL HOUSE.
HE'S SKIMMING OFF THE TOP
OF THEIR MORPHINE QUOTA.
LESHING IS A CHEMIST.
I SET HIM UP
HERE IN THE FOUNDATION
IN A NICE, LEGITIMATE LAB.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND IT ALL ADDS UP TO A
BEAUTIFUL FRONT FOR NARCOTICS.
YOU SET UP A TYPICAL,
JONAS STONE-TYPE DEAL,
NICE, SMOOTH, AND EASY,
WITHOUT ME.
AND ALL THAT STUFF
ABOUT THE JUNIOR PARTNER
AND THE "YOU'RE MY BOY"
ROUTINE.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, LOU,
EVERY MAN IS ENTITLED
TO ONE OR TWO SECRETS
FROM HIS JUNIOR PARTNER.
I COULDN'T AFFORD ANY LEAKS
UNTIL I WAS READY TO MOVE.
I DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY
LOUSING IT UP,
BUT I WAS
GOING TO CUT YOU IN.
I SWEAR, LOU.
WELL...
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE NOW
'CAUSE I AM IN.
SO GALVIN
DELIVERS THE GOODS
TO THE LAB HERE
TONIGHT AT 6:30.
100 KILOS.
I'LL BET THAT TOOK
SOME JUGGLING OF HIS BOOKS.
SMART, USING GALVIN.
HE'S NOT A KNOWN
NARCOTICS SUPPLIER,
SO NO LEAKS
BACK TO NEW YORK.
I GUESS YOU'LL USE
THE DUES MONEY
TO PAY GALVIN OFF.
AND LESHING CAN CUT
AND DELIVER THE STUFF
FAST ENOUGH
TO GET THE MILLION BACK
BEFORE THE MEETING.
THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T WANT
THE MEETING PUSHED UP.
YOU MIGHT HAVE GOT CAUGHT.
OUR PROFIT WILL COME LATER.
ON 100 KILOS...
10 MILLION FOR ONE.
NOT BAD...SINCE THE MILLION
ISN'T EVEN OURS.
YOU BETTER GIVE ME
THE COMBINATION TO THE SAFE.
SURE, LOU.
LATER.
MR. NICHOLSON?
DR. BERMAN?
Yes.
HOW'S MR. STONE?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
UH...UH...
THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU.
THERE ARE SOME
VERY STRANGE THINGS
GOING ON DOWN HERE,
AND ALL UNDER
MR. MERRICK'S ORDERS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
Well, I think that you
ought to come down.
ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR,
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT, GALVIN.
THE DEAL IS ON.
6:30 TONIGHT.
IT'S ALL SET.
Jim as Knowles: I DON'T
CARE WHAT MERRICK SAYS.
OPEN THE DOOR!
[ POUNDING ]
OPEN IT UP!
WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING HERE?
Merrick: HE'S COMING WITH ME
FOR A WHILE, DOCTOR.
COMING WITH YOU?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
LESTER?
IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
LET'S GO.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT
TAKING HIM ANYWHERE.
EITHER HE COMES WITH ME,
OR I'M PULLING STONE
OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU SIGNED A RELEASE.
I'M ABOUT TO UNSIGN IT.
YOU CAN'T TAKE STONE
OUT OF HERE.
YOU'LL KILL HIM!
NOW, DOC...
LET'S LEAVE IT UP TO HIM.
LESTER IS GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT.
AND HE'LL BE BACK SOON.
LESTER, LISTEN TO ME.
NOW, DOC...
YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH
YOUR EXPERIMENTS, DON'T YOU?
OH, MOST UNUSUAL,
BUT MR. MERRICK INSISTED.
WHERE'S MR. MERRICK?
AND DR. KNOWLES?
HE JUST WENT
DOWN THE HALL.
BUT...WHAT'S ALL THIS
EQUIPMENT DOING HERE?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
I JUST CAME HERE
A FEW MOMENTS AGO MYSELF.
BARBITURATE DOSAGE?
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
THE MATTER WITH THIS MAN!
JONAS.
COME ON, JONAS.
NICK? WHAT HAPPENED?
TAKE IT EASY.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
YOU'VE BEEN SET UP, JONAS.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
SET UP...
BY WHO?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
DID YOU FIND
DR. KNOWLES?
HE'S GONE, DR. BERMAN.
LEFT THE HOSPITAL.
BUT HE'S
ONE OF YOUR DOCTORS.
NO, HE IS NOT.
THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU,
MR. NICHOLSON.
KNOWLES?
YOU SENT HIM TO ME...
TO APPROVE THE GRANT.
I NEVER SAW
OR HEARD OF DR. KNOWLES
UNTIL THIS MORNING.
HE CAME HERE RIDING WITH YOU
IN THE AMBULANCE,
WITH A MEDICAL RELEASE
SIGNED BY MR. MERRICK,
DESIGNATING KNOWLES
AS YOUR PHYSICIAN.
NOW, I TRIED TO SET UP
THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS,
BUT KNOWLES HAD
HIS OWN PEOPLE THERE.
HE WOULDN'T EVEN
ALLOW US TO EXAMINE YOU.
AND MR. MERRICK SAID THAT
KNOWLES HAD COMPLETE AUTHORITY.
WHY, I CAN EVEN
SHOW YOU THE...
WHERE'S MERRICK NOW?
Man: ARE YOU READY?
LET'S GO.
WAIT OUTSIDE.
OKAY. OPEN IT UP.
[ LAUGHS ]
"9" LEFT, LOU.
Merrick: WHAT'S WRONG?
LOU.
WHAT IS IT, JONAS?
WHAT'S WRONG?
WHERE AM I?
LOU!
WHAT IS --
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
THIS IS YOUR OFFICE.
I'M YOUR PARTNER.
NOW, WE HAD A DEAL,
REMEMBER?
REMEMBER THE DEAL!
DEAL, YEAH.
YEAH. YEAH, I REMEMBER.
I REMEMBER THE DEAL,
BUT LESTER --
HE IS FIGHTING ME.
HE'S FIGHTING ME, LOU.
HE'S MAKING IT TOUGH.
I KNOW, JONAS.
STONE! YOU'RE JONAS STONE.
CONCENTRATE.
IT'S ALMOST 6:30.
GALVIN IS GOING TO BE HERE
ANY MINUTE!
TRY!
I'M TRYING.
WELL, TRY HARDER!
NOW, TRY.
NOW, COME ON.
"6" LEFT.
"7" RIGHT.
GOOD.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YEAH.
Mr. Galvin to see you.
SEND HIM IN.
[ BEEPS ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?
HELLO, LESHING.
THE SHIPMENT ARRIVED.
I JUST FINISHED
WEIGHING AND TESTING IT.
LET ME TALK TO CARSON.
SURE. I'LL PUT HIM ON.
THE SHIPMENT'S HERE,
AND THE QUALITY
IS AS GOOD AS THE SAMPLE.
FINE.
Merrick: IT CHECKS OUT.
Galvin: SAME HERE.
[ ZIPPER CLOSES ]
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
THANK YOU, LESTER.
YOU'VE BEEN A REAL HELP.
BUT I'M AFRAID YOU'VE
OUTLIVED YOUR USEFULNESS.
WHAT?
THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO,
JONAS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
FLYNN!
TAKE HIM AND DROP HIM
SOMEPLACE...HARD.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
JONAS! I --
WHAT ARE YOU --
HELLO, LOU.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK ME
HOW I FEEL?
IT'S EMPTY.
ALL THAT BEAUTIFUL
BLACKMAIL OF YOURS, HUH?
AND THE SAFE'S EMPTY, TOO.
I BET YOU WE BEEN ROBBED.
A MILLION DOLLARS GONE.
WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO TELL
THE BOARD AFTER I WAS DEAD?
THAT I STOLE THE MILLION?
THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT IS.
YOU KNOW THAT, JONAS.
THE MONEY WENT
FOR THE DEAL -- OUR DEAL.
YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO SET IT UP.
SETTING THINGS UP
SEEMS TO BE YOUR SPECIALTY.
YOU'RE IN IT WITH ME,
JONAS.
THE NARCOTICS DEAL --
YOUR DEAL!
ASK CARSON. CARSON KNOWS.
CARSON'S YOUR MAN. YOU LIE,
AND HE SWEARS TO IT.
AND I WAS GOING TO...
TURN THIS WHOLE THING
OVER TO YOU.
BUT YOU COULDN'T WAIT.
JONAS, I CAN EXPLAIN.
IT'S ALL CLEAR, LOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
EXPLAIN ANYTHING.
JONAS!
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.
BLACKMAIL EVIDENCE WHICH WILL
PROVIDE ORGANIZED CRIME
WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED HOLD
ON HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
HAS BEEN ENGINEERED
BY THIS AMBITIOUS MAN,
LOU MERRICK,
WHO PLANS TO TURN IT OVER
TO THE SYNDICATE
WHEN THEY HOLD THEIR NATIONAL
CONVENTION HERE NEXT WEEK.
MERRICK'S BLACKMAIL FILE
IS NOW BEING HELD
FOR SAFEKEEPING
UNDER CLOSE GUARD
BY MERRICK'S BOSS,
JONAS STONE, THE AGING
LOCAL SYNDICATE CHIEF
WHO HAS BEEN GROOMING MERRICK
AS HIS SUCCESSOR.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP MERRICK
AND GET HIS BLACKMAIL FILE.
AS ALWAYS, IF YOU
OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
SHOULD BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
ALTHOUGH STONE AND MERRICK
ARE CLOSE FRIENDS,
BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT,
THERE'S A MAN POSTED
AROUND THE CLOCK
IN STONE'S OFFICE,
WATCHING THE SAFE.
ARE YOU SET FOR IT,
BARNEY?
I HAVE THE TUMBLERS, JIM.
MM-HMM.
THIS IS HIGHLY PRESSURIZED.
IT'S INSULIN,
BUT IT'S HARMLESS,
AND IT'S EFFECTIVE
FOR OUR PURPOSES.
IT WILL TAKE EFFECT
IN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES.
NOW, ONCE WE GET HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL,
YOU'LL CONVERT TO THE HEAVY-DOSE
TRANQUILIZERS, DR. BERMAN?
YES.
THEN STONE WILL NEVER BE
IN ANY PHYSICAL DANGER.
NO, BUT YOU WILL.
WELL, I'VE MADE A COMPLETE
STUDY OF STONE'S LIFE
FROM THE MOMENT HE WAS BORN.
I EXPECT MY PERFORMANCE
WILL BE QUITE CONVINCING.
IT HAS TO BE
BECAUSE MERRICK WILL KILL
ON THE SLIGHTEST SUSPICION.
NOW, HOW ABOUT CARSON?
Man: THE SHIPMENT'S HERE.
THE QUALITY
IS AS GOOD AS THE SAMPLE.
GOOD. PERFECT, PARIS.
NOW, THIS IS THE NURSE
WHO WILL BE HELPING US --
NURSE LARKIN.
YOU REALIZE, MR. PHELPS,
THERE MUST BE
NO REPERCUSSIONS
TO THE HOSPITAL
OR THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
YES, I UNDERSTAND,
DOCTOR.
WHAT HAPPENS IF NICHOLSON
DOESN'T BELIEVE MY STORY?
HE WILL. HE AND MERRICK
HATE EACH OTHER.
THIS IS THOMAS GALVIN,
THE PHARMACEUTICAL MAN WHO
WILL BE DEALING WITH MERRICK.
WILLY?
GALVIN'S SAMPLE
WILL CONVINCE HIM.
IT'S THE REAL THING.
PURE MORPHINE.
HOLD IT, PLEASE.
EXCUSE ME,
UH...9, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY.
GOOD MORNING, MR. STONE.
FLYNN.
THERE'S NOT MUCH ACTIVITY
THIS MORNING.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
Man: GOOD MORNING,
MR. STONE.
MORNING, CARSON.
LOU.
JONAS.
CARSON, STONE AND I
HAVE BUSINESS TO DISCUSS.
CROSSWORD PUZZLES.
I'M LUCKY
IF I CAN SPELL MY NAME.
I GUESS
THE OLD WAYS ARE GOING.
USED TO BE MAINLY MUSCLE.
NOW IT'S BRAINS.
COLLEGE EDUCATIONS,
CORPORATE STRUCTURE.
IT'S A NEW BREED --
GUYS LIKE YOU.
WELL,
YOU CAN'T STOP CHANGE.
YEAH, I GUESS NOT.
YOUR FILE IS SAFE, LOU.
JUST LIKE THE
MILLION DOLLARS IN DUES.
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME THE
COMBINATION TO THAT SAFE,
JUST IN CASE?
EVERY MAN HAS TO HAVE
ONE OR TWO SECRETS
FROM HIS JUNIOR PARTNER.
AND BESIDES, IF I TOLD YOU
THE COMBINATION,
THAT WOULD PUT CARSON
OUT OF HIS BABYSITTING JOB.
NOW...WHAT DID YOU
WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?
NARCOTICS.
NOW, LOU, LET'S NOT
GO OVER OLD GROUND.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS SAID.
NARCOTICS IS OFF LIMITS.
IT'S A RULE.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
RULES CAN BE CHANGED.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO TRY
TO MAKE A DEAL
WITH THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS --
YOUR BLACKMAIL
FOR A CRACK AT NARCOTICS.
RIGHT.
WRONG!
LOU, LOOK...
IT WON'T BE TOO MANY YEARS
BEFORE I TURN THIS WHOLE
OPERATION OVER TO YOU.
FOR YOUR OWN GOOD,
YOU'VE GOT TO STAY
OUT OF NARCOTICS.
NO. THERE'S TOO MUCH
MONEY IN IT.
YES, AND THERE'S
TOO MUCH RISK.
THEY CAN BE CONTROLLED.
YOU DON'T CONTROL
PUSHERS AND JUNKIES.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YES?
MAN: Mr. Nicholson
to see you, Mr. Stone.
SEND HIM IN.
NOW, DON'T BRING THIS UP
WHEN NICHOLSON COMES IN.
YOU KNOW HE'S A DIRECT LINE
TO THE BOYS IN NEW YORK.
I DON'T WANT HIM KNOWING
WE TALK ABOUT IT.
HE'S LOOKING FOR AMMUNITION
BECAUSE I PASSED HIM UP
FOR YOU,
SO TAKE IT EASY, LOU.
WHAT IS IT, NICHOLSON?
TELEGRAM FOR YOU,
MR. STONE.
IT'S FROM NEW YORK.
I DON'T LIKE THIS IDEA --
MOVING THE MEETING UP
TWO DAYS TO THE 26th.
NEW YORK HAS
TOO MUCH POWER ALREADY.
THE ANSWER IS "NO."
THAT'S A DECISION
FOR MR. STONE.
OR HAVE YOU GOTTEN
ANOTHER PROMOTION?
I DON'T LIKE IT, EITHER.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YES?
MAN: Dr. Knowles
to see you, Mr. Stone.
KNOWLES?
From the Institute
of Cerebral Research.
OH. SEND HIM IN.
DID DR. BERMAN
TALK TO ANY OF YOU
ABOUT THIS KNOWLES GUY?
NO. YOU WANT ME
TO CALL BERMAN?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
DR. KNOWLES?
MR. STONE.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, SIR.
AND YOU.
DR. BERMAN
ASKED ME TO COME OVER.
I SEE.
UH, THIS IS MR. NICHOLSON,
MR. MERRICK.
GENTLEMEN.
WHAT CAN I DO
FOR THE INSTITUTE TODAY?
MORE OF THE USUAL?
WELL, I'M AFRAID SO.
DR. BERMAN WANTS TO START
A NEW LINE OF EXPERIMENTATION
TO BE DEVELOPED UNDER
A GRANT FROM YOUR FOUNDATION.
HE'S PUT ME IN CHARGE.
IT'S ALL RATHER TECHNICAL,
BUT I'D LIKE
TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
OH, THAT WON'T BE
NECESSARY.
WHERE DO I SIGN?
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, THIS IS
THE, UH, AUTHORIZATION.
LOOK IT OVER.
MR. NICHOLSON
IS IN CHARGE OF THE FUNDS
FOR OUR FOUNDATION.
AH.
$50,000?
THIS BRAIN RESEARCH
IS EXPENSIVE.
WELL, IF IT'LL
KEEP US SMARTER,
OR KEEP US SMARTER LONGER,
IT'S WORTH IT.
NOT TO MENTION IT'S ALL
A LEGAL TAX DEDUCTION.
YOU KNOW, DOCTOR,
I ALWAYS SAY THAT --
I'VE ALWAYS TH-THOUGHT...
I'VE THOUGHT...
MR. STONE?
I-I'VE THOUGHT...
I'VE THOUGHT...
MR. STONE!
WHAT'S WRONG, DOCTOR?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT COULD BE A STROKE.
[ DIALING ]
THIS IS DR. KNOWLES.
I WANT AN AMBULANCE
IMMEDIATELY
WITH A RESPIRATOR CREW.
THE ADDRESS
IS 319 MICHIGAN BOULEVARD.
[ CROWD MURMURS ]
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
UNTIL WE RUN FURTHER TESTS,
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO GIVE AN ACCURATE
DIAGNOSIS, MR. MERRICK.
SO FAR AS WE CAN TELL,
THE STROKE HAS ONLY PARALYZED
THE MOTOR FUNCTIONS,
NOT THE BRAIN.
BUT, OF COURSE, THE FIRST
24 HOURS IN THESE CASES
ARE ALWAYS
THE MOST CRITICAL.
WE SHOULD KNOW MORE
AFTER THAT.
I WANT HIM TO HAVE
THE BEST, DOCTOR.
OH, HE WILL.
MR. STONE IS VERY SPECIAL
WITH ALL OF US
HERE AT THE INSTITUTE.
THAT'S WHY
I'M ASSIGNING THE CASE
TO DR. KNOWLES
EXCLUSIVELY --
BECAUSE HE IS THE BEST
IN THE FIELD.
IF YOU'LL SIGN THIS,
MR. MERRICK.
WHAT IS IT?
JUST A ROUTINE RELEASE FORM
ALLOWING US TO TAKE
ALL NECESSARY MEASURES.
[ BELL DINGS ]
HOW'S IT LOOK?
NOT GOOD.
STAY BY THE DOOR.
KEEP ME INFORMED.
I'LL BE AT THE OFFICE
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS.
[ BELL DINGS ]
LESTER.
WELL, COME IN,
COME IN.
NURSE.
Woman on P.A.
DR. HINES, OUTSIDE CALL.
DR. HINES, OUTSIDE CALL.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
THERE'S, UH, NO CALLS TODAY,
MR. MERRICK,
BUT THERE'S
A MR. GALVIN OUTSIDE.
HE WANTS TO SEE MR. STONE.
SAYS IT'S URGENT.
SEND HIM IN.
WHERE'S MR. STONE?
I ASKED TO SEE HIM.
HE ISN'T HERE.
I'M HIS PARTNER.
MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DID HE LEAVE A MESSAGE?
NO.
WILL YOU BE SEEING HIM?
YEAH.
THEN TELL HIM
I SPOKE TO MR. LESHING,
AND THE PLACE
FOR THE DELIVERY IS FINE,
TONIGHT AT 6:30.
AND TELL HIM I WANT
THE WHOLE AMOUNT IN CASH --
NO 10%
OF THE DISTRIBUTION.
DISTRIBUTION OF WHAT?
JUST TELL HIM.
JUST A MINUTE, MR. GALVIN.
THERE ARE NO DEALS
MR. STONE MAKES
WITHOUT
MY KNOWING ABOUT THEM.
I'LL HAVE HIM CALL YOU.
WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER AGAIN?
MR. STONE
KNOWS WHERE TO REACH ME.
FLYNN.
Yes, sir.
THE MAN WHO JUST LEFT,
GALVIN -- FOLLOW HIM.
Yes, sir. A Mr. Leshing
calling for Mr. Stone.
Will you take the call?
YEAH, I'LL TALK TO HIM.
HELLO?
WHERE'S STONE?
HE ISN'T HERE JUST NOW.
WHEN YOU SEE HIM,
TELL HIM TO CALL LESHING.
IT'S ABOUT
THE ARRANGEMENTS.
Woman over intercom:
MISS SANDNER,
Reception desk, please.
Miss Sandner.
YEAH, I WILL.
WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?
[ BELL DINGS ]
MISS SANDNER, PLEASE.
MISS SAND--
LESHING.
HOW'S STONE?
YOU GOT A HAND.
USE IT WHEN YOU COME IN HERE.
Nicholson:
HOW'S STONE?
NOT GOOD.
HE MAY NOT MAKE IT.
CALL NEW YORK AND TELL THEM
THEY'LL BE SEEING A NEW MAN
WHEN THE BOARD MEETS HERE.
I'LL WAIT ON IT.
DO IT NOW.
NOT UNTIL I HEAR FROM DR. BERMAN
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
Woman: BUT, DOCTOR --
Jim as Knowles:
THAT WILL BE ALL, NURSE.
I DON'T NEED
YOUR ASSISTANCE ANY LONGER.
BUT, DOCTOR,
I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
VERY WELL.
BUT I AM GOING TO NOTIFY
DR. BERMAN
OF EXACTLY
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THERE?
NOTHING.
MR. STONE.
CONCENTRATE ON INDIVIDUAL
LETTERS, MR. STONE.
KEEP CONCENTRATING,
MR. STONE.
CONCENTRATE.
KEEP CONCENTRATING.
Paris: M...
M...E...
Woman over intercom: DR. GRAHAM,
ADMITTING DESK, PLEASE.
DR. GRAHAM.
I'M TELLING YOU, HE WAS
CALLING THE OTHER GUY STONE.
OTHER GUY?
HIM AND STONE
WERE WIRED TOGETHER,
AND KNOWLES
KEPT CALLING HIM STONE.
DR. RANDALL,
PLEASE CALL THE OPERATING ROOM.
YES?
I HAVE TO TALK TO STONE.
WELL,
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
HE, UH, HASN'T REGAINED
CONSCIOUSNESS YET.
MR. MERRICK!
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WHY IS HE ALL WIRED UP
LIKE THAT?
WELL, LET ME ASSURE YOU
THAT MR. STONE IS RECEIVING
EXCELLENT CARE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE
IN NO WAY
INTERFERES WITH THAT.
THAT DOESN'T
ANSWER MY QUESTION.
WELL, I'M AFRAID
IT'S VERY INVOLVED,
AND I HAVEN'T TIME
TO EXPLAIN IT.
FIND THE TIME, DOCTOR.
VERY WELL. UH...
YOU'VE HEARD THE EXPRESSION
"BRAIN WAVES."
WELL, THIS MACHINE,
THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH,
RECORDS THEM.
PRINCIPALLY,
IT'S USED FOR DIAGNOSING
AND TREATING
NERVOUS DISORDERS,
BUT I KNOW,
THROUGH MY INNOVATIONS,
THAT IT HAS OTHER USES.
ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME
THAT YOU'RE USING STONE
AS SOME KIND OF
A GUINEA PIG?
NO, NO, NO. WHAT I'M DOING
CAN'T POSSIBLY HARM HIM.
I'M SIMPLY TRYING
TO RECEIVE HIS THOUGHTS,
HIS BRAIN IMPULSES, THROUGH
THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH.
IT ACTS AS A KIND OF....
TRANSMITTER.
THROUGH HIM?
YES.
I THINK YOU'RE CRAZY,
DOCTOR.
I'M GOING TO
PUT A STOP TO THIS.
I KNOW THIS SOUNDS
FAR-FETCHED,
BUT WE'RE ON THE VERGE
OF AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH.
EARLIER TESTS WITH LESTER
HAVE SHOWED THAT --
HE'S LESTER?
UH, YES, SIR.
UH, LESTER PERKINS.
HE'S A FULL-TIME
GUINEA PIG?
NO, NO, NO, SIR.
NO, I DRIVE
A DELIVERY TRUCK.
A DELIVERY BOY.
WHERE'S DR. BERMAN?
NOW, JUST A MINUTE,
MR. MERRICK.
DR. KNOWLES, YOU SAID
THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY TROUBLE.
THERE WON'T BE
ANY TROUBLE, LESTER.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A WIFE
AND TWO KIDS, AND I --
WILL YOU GIVE ME
JUST A MINUTE?
LESTER COMES
FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY.
HE SCORED EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH
ON ESP TESTS THERE.
HE IS A --
HE IS A CLAIRVOYANT.
YOU'RE ALL THROUGH HERE,
DOCTOR.
M...
M.
LESTER,
IT'S THE ALPHA RHYTHM.
STONE IS AWAKE NOW.
M...M.
M...UH, MER...UH...
MER...
CONCENTRATE!
M-M...UH...
MER...MERRICK.
MERRICK?
UM...
TALK TO MERRICK.
MUST TALK TO MERRICK.
THE-THE, THE, UM...
THE MEE...
THE MEETING, LOU.
MEETING.
DON'T...UM...
DON'T...
DON'T LET THEM, UH...
PUSH THE MEETING...
CONCENTRATE.
UP TO THE...THE, UM...
THE 26th.
THE MEETING MUST BE ON --
NO! NO, LOU!
LISTEN TO ME!
Merrick: SHUT HIM UP!
THE MEETING MUST BE --
SHUT HIM UP!!
MEETING...ON THE 28th.
SHUT HIM UP!
ON THE 28th...LOU.
NOW, THAT'S RIGHT --
WITHOUT THE WIRES.
NOW, WHAT I
WANT TO KNOW, DOCTOR...
IS THAT POSSIBLE?
WELL, DR. KNOWLES
IS WORKING
IN SCIENTIFICALLY
VIRGIN AREAS.
WHO IS TO SAY
WHAT IS POSSIBLE?
HOWEVER, I HAD NO IDEA
THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING
EXPERIMENTS ON MR. STONE.
I, UH...
I CAN HAVE THAT STOPPED.
NO.
AS LONG AS JONAS IS RECEIVING
ALL POSSIBLE MEDICAL CARE.
BUT I DON'T WANT ANY VISITORS
IN MR. STONE'S ROOM...
WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
NO, OF COURSE,
MR. MERRICK.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
IT'S FOR YOU.
IT'S FLYNN.
YEAH, FLYNN.
YEAH. GALVIN.
THOMAS GALVIN.
HE WORKS FOR...
THAT'S A BIG PHARMACEUTICAL
HOUSE, ISN'T IT?
YEAH, FINE, FLYNN.
GO BACK TO THE OFFICE.
WHAT DID HE WANT?
WAIT A SECOND.
Nurse: MISS SANDNER,
FOURTH FLOOR
RECEPTION DESK, PLEASE.
MISS SANDNER.
MISS SANDNER.
PAGING MISS SANDER.
THE FOURTH FLOOR
RECEPTION DESK.
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING.
GO BACK
AND WATCH STONE'S ROOM.
EXCUSE ME, NURSE.
YES, SIR?
DO YOU HAVE A MR. LESHING
WORKING HERE?
JUST WHO ARE YOU?
I'M YOUR NEW BOSS,
MR. LESHING.
NEW BOSS? I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SURE YOU DO.
I TALKED TO YOU ON
THE TELEPHONE EARLIER TODAY.
I'M STONE'S PARTNER...
AND HE'S UPSTAIRS
IN AN IRON LUNG.
HE MAY NEVER RECOVER.
IT'S A NICE LAB
YOU GOT HERE.
A REFLEX CONDENSER...
STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT.
NICE.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?
EXPERIMENTS.
LIKE?
LIKE?
LIKE MAKING MORPHINE
INTO HEROIN.
YOU CAN STOP LYING,
LESHING.
STONE TOLD ME EVERYTHING.
BUT HE SAID
IT WAS JUST A...
PRIVATE DEAL.
WELL, IT STILL IS,
ONLY NOW IT'S MY DEAL.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY,
LESHING? YOU IN OR OUT?
YOU DEAL WITH ME,
OR THERE'S NO DEAL.
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T KNOW. I...
GALVIN'S READY TO DELIVER,
BUT IT HAS TO BE TONIGHT.
YOU GET THE SAME CUT --
MAYBE EVEN A BONUS.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL DO IT.
DID HE GIVE YOU A SAMPLE
OF STUFF TO TEST?
YES.
IT'S A VERY FINE GRADE.
I JUST GOT THROUGH
TESTING IT.
WHERE'S KNOWLES?
CONFERENCE.
DR. BERMAN CALLED IT.
GOOD.
WAIT OUTSIDE.
YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER
A FEW QUESTIONS.
NOW, LOOK, MISTER --
SHUT UP!
IF JONAS STONE CAN REALLY
TALK THROUGH YOU,
YOU BETTER START
TALKING NOW.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO KNOW, LOU?
WHEN WERE YOU BORN?
OCTOBER 9, 1915.
WHERE?
NEW YORK.
103rd STREET.
YOUR FATHER...
WHAT DID HE DO?
[ LAUGHING ]
I THOUGHT
YOU WOULD HAVE COME UP
WITH A BETTER ONE
THAN THAT, LOU.
I NEVER SAW MY OLD MAN.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO HE WAS.
WE GOT THINGS
TO TALK ABOUT, LOU.
YOU BET WE HAVE.
BUT I HAVEN'T
BOUGHT THIS YET,
AND WE DON'T TALK
UNTIL I DO.
IMPORTANT THINGS, LOU.
LIKE?
LIKE A MR. LESHING
AND A MR. GALVIN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT THEM.
YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
LET'S HEAR YOUR VERSION.
WELL, GALVIN WORKS IN
A BIG PHARMACEUTICAL HOUSE.
HE'S SKIMMING OFF THE TOP
OF THEIR MORPHINE QUOTA.
LESHING IS A CHEMIST.
I SET HIM UP
HERE IN THE FOUNDATION
IN A NICE, LEGITIMATE LAB.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND IT ALL ADDS UP TO A
BEAUTIFUL FRONT FOR NARCOTICS.
YOU SET UP A TYPICAL,
JONAS STONE-TYPE DEAL,
NICE, SMOOTH, AND EASY,
WITHOUT ME.
AND ALL THAT STUFF
ABOUT THE JUNIOR PARTNER
AND THE "YOU'RE MY BOY"
ROUTINE.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, LOU,
EVERY MAN IS ENTITLED
TO ONE OR TWO SECRETS
FROM HIS JUNIOR PARTNER.
I COULDN'T AFFORD ANY LEAKS
UNTIL I WAS READY TO MOVE.
I DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY
LOUSING IT UP,
BUT I WAS
GOING TO CUT YOU IN.
I SWEAR, LOU.
WELL...
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE NOW
'CAUSE I AM IN.
SO GALVIN
DELIVERS THE GOODS
TO THE LAB HERE
TONIGHT AT 6:30.
100 KILOS.
I'LL BET THAT TOOK
SOME JUGGLING OF HIS BOOKS.
SMART, USING GALVIN.
HE'S NOT A KNOWN
NARCOTICS SUPPLIER,
SO NO LEAKS
BACK TO NEW YORK.
I GUESS YOU'LL USE
THE DUES MONEY
TO PAY GALVIN OFF.
AND LESHING CAN CUT
AND DELIVER THE STUFF
FAST ENOUGH
TO GET THE MILLION BACK
BEFORE THE MEETING.
THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T WANT
THE MEETING PUSHED UP.
YOU MIGHT HAVE GOT CAUGHT.
OUR PROFIT WILL COME LATER.
ON 100 KILOS...
10 MILLION FOR ONE.
NOT BAD...SINCE THE MILLION
ISN'T EVEN OURS.
YOU BETTER GIVE ME
THE COMBINATION TO THE SAFE.
SURE, LOU.
LATER.
MR. NICHOLSON?
DR. BERMAN?
Yes.
HOW'S MR. STONE?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
UH...UH...
THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU.
THERE ARE SOME
VERY STRANGE THINGS
GOING ON DOWN HERE,
AND ALL UNDER
MR. MERRICK'S ORDERS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
Well, I think that you
ought to come down.
ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR,
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT, GALVIN.
THE DEAL IS ON.
6:30 TONIGHT.
IT'S ALL SET.
Jim as Knowles: I DON'T
CARE WHAT MERRICK SAYS.
OPEN THE DOOR!
[ POUNDING ]
OPEN IT UP!
WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING HERE?
Merrick: HE'S COMING WITH ME
FOR A WHILE, DOCTOR.
COMING WITH YOU?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
LESTER?
IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
LET'S GO.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT
TAKING HIM ANYWHERE.
EITHER HE COMES WITH ME,
OR I'M PULLING STONE
OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU SIGNED A RELEASE.
I'M ABOUT TO UNSIGN IT.
YOU CAN'T TAKE STONE
OUT OF HERE.
YOU'LL KILL HIM!
NOW, DOC...
LET'S LEAVE IT UP TO HIM.
LESTER IS GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT.
AND HE'LL BE BACK SOON.
LESTER, LISTEN TO ME.
NOW, DOC...
YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH
YOUR EXPERIMENTS, DON'T YOU?
OH, MOST UNUSUAL,
BUT MR. MERRICK INSISTED.
WHERE'S MR. MERRICK?
AND DR. KNOWLES?
HE JUST WENT
DOWN THE HALL.
BUT...WHAT'S ALL THIS
EQUIPMENT DOING HERE?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
I JUST CAME HERE
A FEW MOMENTS AGO MYSELF.
BARBITURATE DOSAGE?
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
THE MATTER WITH THIS MAN!
JONAS.
COME ON, JONAS.
NICK? WHAT HAPPENED?
TAKE IT EASY.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
YOU'VE BEEN SET UP, JONAS.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
SET UP...
BY WHO?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
DID YOU FIND
DR. KNOWLES?
HE'S GONE, DR. BERMAN.
LEFT THE HOSPITAL.
BUT HE'S
ONE OF YOUR DOCTORS.
NO, HE IS NOT.
THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU,
MR. NICHOLSON.
KNOWLES?
YOU SENT HIM TO ME...
TO APPROVE THE GRANT.
I NEVER SAW
OR HEARD OF DR. KNOWLES
UNTIL THIS MORNING.
HE CAME HERE RIDING WITH YOU
IN THE AMBULANCE,
WITH A MEDICAL RELEASE
SIGNED BY MR. MERRICK,
DESIGNATING KNOWLES
AS YOUR PHYSICIAN.
NOW, I TRIED TO SET UP
THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS,
BUT KNOWLES HAD
HIS OWN PEOPLE THERE.
HE WOULDN'T EVEN
ALLOW US TO EXAMINE YOU.
AND MR. MERRICK SAID THAT
KNOWLES HAD COMPLETE AUTHORITY.
WHY, I CAN EVEN
SHOW YOU THE...
WHERE'S MERRICK NOW?
Man: ARE YOU READY?
LET'S GO.
WAIT OUTSIDE.
OKAY. OPEN IT UP.
[ LAUGHS ]
"9" LEFT, LOU.
Merrick: WHAT'S WRONG?
LOU.
WHAT IS IT, JONAS?
WHAT'S WRONG?
WHERE AM I?
LOU!
WHAT IS --
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
THIS IS YOUR OFFICE.
I'M YOUR PARTNER.
NOW, WE HAD A DEAL,
REMEMBER?
REMEMBER THE DEAL!
DEAL, YEAH.
YEAH. YEAH, I REMEMBER.
I REMEMBER THE DEAL,
BUT LESTER --
HE IS FIGHTING ME.
HE'S FIGHTING ME, LOU.
HE'S MAKING IT TOUGH.
I KNOW, JONAS.
STONE! YOU'RE JONAS STONE.
CONCENTRATE.
IT'S ALMOST 6:30.
GALVIN IS GOING TO BE HERE
ANY MINUTE!
TRY!
I'M TRYING.
WELL, TRY HARDER!
NOW, TRY.
NOW, COME ON.
"6" LEFT.
"7" RIGHT.
GOOD.
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]
YEAH.
Mr. Galvin to see you.
SEND HIM IN.
[ BEEPS ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?
HELLO, LESHING.
THE SHIPMENT ARRIVED.
I JUST FINISHED
WEIGHING AND TESTING IT.
LET ME TALK TO CARSON.
SURE. I'LL PUT HIM ON.
THE SHIPMENT'S HERE,
AND THE QUALITY
IS AS GOOD AS THE SAMPLE.
FINE.
Merrick: IT CHECKS OUT.
Galvin: SAME HERE.
[ ZIPPER CLOSES ]
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
THANK YOU, LESTER.
YOU'VE BEEN A REAL HELP.
BUT I'M AFRAID YOU'VE
OUTLIVED YOUR USEFULNESS.
WHAT?
THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO,
JONAS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
FLYNN!
TAKE HIM AND DROP HIM
SOMEPLACE...HARD.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
JONAS! I --
WHAT ARE YOU --
HELLO, LOU.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK ME
HOW I FEEL?
IT'S EMPTY.
ALL THAT BEAUTIFUL
BLACKMAIL OF YOURS, HUH?
AND THE SAFE'S EMPTY, TOO.
I BET YOU WE BEEN ROBBED.
A MILLION DOLLARS GONE.
WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO TELL
THE BOARD AFTER I WAS DEAD?
THAT I STOLE THE MILLION?
THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT IS.
YOU KNOW THAT, JONAS.
THE MONEY WENT
FOR THE DEAL -- OUR DEAL.
YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO SET IT UP.
SETTING THINGS UP
SEEMS TO BE YOUR SPECIALTY.
YOU'RE IN IT WITH ME,
JONAS.
THE NARCOTICS DEAL --
YOUR DEAL!
ASK CARSON. CARSON KNOWS.
CARSON'S YOUR MAN. YOU LIE,
AND HE SWEARS TO IT.
AND I WAS GOING TO...
TURN THIS WHOLE THING
OVER TO YOU.
BUT YOU COULDN'T WAIT.
JONAS, I CAN EXPLAIN.
IT'S ALL CLEAR, LOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
EXPLAIN ANYTHING.
JONAS!
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]