Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 4, Episode 9 - Robot - full transcript
Premier Pavel Zagov's death has been covered up by Deputy Premier Gregor Kamirov. He is using an actor to take Zagov's place, and endorse Kamirov as his successor. The team convinces Kamirov that another official is planning a similar coup with the help of a lookalike mechanical Zagov. Led to believe that his co-conspirators are unreliable, Kamirov takes over the alternate (IMF provided) plan which ends with him exposing his deception on national television.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PICTURE
OF PREMIER PAVEL ZAGOV
TAKEN YESTERDAY --
BUT ZAGOV DIED A MONTH AGO.
HIS DEATH WAS KEPT A SECRET
BY THIS MAN,
DEPUTY PREMIER GREGOR KAMIROV,
WHO SUBSTITUTED THIS DOUBLE,
CALLED GEMINI.
KAMIROV IS FORCING GEMINI
TO KEEP POSING AS PREMIER ZAGOV
UNTIL A TELEVISION ADDRESS
TWO DAYS FROM NOW,
WHEN THE DOUBLE WILL ANNOUNCE
HIS RETIREMENT
BECAUSE OF FAILING HEALTH
AND NAME KAMIROV
AS HIS SUCCESSOR.
KAMIROV THEN PLANS
TO KILL GEMINI,
ABANDON HIS COUNTRY'S POLICY
OF STRICT NEUTRALITY,
AND ALLY
WITH THE IRON CURTAIN BLOC.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP KAMIROV.
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.
IT'S LIFELIKE.
JIM, ASSUMING
WE CAN STOP KAMIROV,
WHO WOULD BECOME
PREMIER?
PARIS?
THIS MAN, TRACEY --
ANTON MASSICK,
THE CURRENT MINISTER
OF INFORMATION.
WE KNOW THAT HE'D BE THE
POPULAR CHOICE FOR PREMIER
IF ELECTIONS WERE HELD.
DOES MASSICK
KNOW ABOUT US, JIM?
NO, WE CAN'T GET HIM
INVOLVED, WILLY.
HE'S A STRICT NEUTRALIST.
THIS IS THE MOST RECENT
PHOTOGRAPH OF COLONEL SILENSKY,
CHIEF OF SECURITY POLICE.
HE'S IN WITH KAMIROV.
NOW, THE DOUBLE
TAKES A DRIVE
THROUGH THE PARK EVERY DAY.
HE HAS TO BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST
A RITUAL WITH THE REAL PREMIER.
SO LET'S HEAR
YOUR VOICES, PARIS.
IT'S DANGEROUS
MEETING LIKE THIS.
THAT'S MY SILENSKY.
[ With deeper voice ]
WE LIVE IN DANGEROUS TIMES.
IN FACT, WHEN I REALIZED
JUST HOW DANGEROUS,
ESPECIALLY FOR ME,
THE MORE URGENT IT BECAME
THAT I SEE YOU.
AND THAT'S ME
AS ZAGOV'S DOUBLE.
THAT'S HIS REAL VOICE.
Jim: HOW ABOUT
THE ZAGOV VOICE?
WELL, HE'S
THE EASIEST TO DO,
BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE PLAYED
AS A VERY SICK MAN.
MM-HMM.
ONE MORE THING,
BARNEY --
HOW WILL THEY KNOW
IT'S NOT REAL?
SHAKE HANDS, JIM.
[ Hoarsely ]
IT WAS GOOD OF YOU TO COME.
I HAVE TRIED BEFORE,
BUT ALL ACCESS TO YOU
SEEMED TO STOP
AT GREGOR KAMIROV'S OFFICE.
I'M SORRY.
I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN UP
TO VISITORS,
EVEN OLD FRIENDS.
BUT WHEN GREGOR TOLD ME
HOW INSISTENT YOU WERE
THIS TIME...
KAMIROV HAS ANNOUNCED
THAT YOU ARE TO MAKE
A MAJOR TELEVISION ADDRESS.
THERE ARE RUMORS YOU WILL
ANNOUNCE YOUR RESIGNATION.
THE RUMORS ALSO HAVE IT
THAT I WILL NAME
A SUCCESSOR TOMORROW.
YES, BUT I ASSURE YOU,
I AM NOT HERE
IN MY OWN BEHALF.
I KNOW THAT, MY OLD FRIEND.
I ONLY WANT TO CAUTION YOU
TO BE CAREFUL.
KAMIROV IS AS RUTHLESS
AS HE IS AMBITIOUS,
SO BE SURE THE MAN YOU CHOOSE
TO BE YOUR SUCCESSOR
IS YOUR CHOICE,
NOT KAMIROV'S.
I ASSURE YOU, ANTON,
MY MIND IS CLEAR,
AND I SHALL DO
WHAT IS BEST FOR THE NATION.
KNOWING YOU AS I DO,
PAVEL,
I ASK NO MORE.
NOT THE SLIGHTEST
SUSPICION, GREGOR?
APPARENTLY NOT.
STILL, IT WOULD BE FOOLISH
TO UNDERESTIMATE MASSICK.
IT WOULD BE FOOLISH
TO UNDERESTIMATE ANYBODY,
SILENSKY.
[ Rings ]
[ RINGS ]
YES?
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
FLIGHT 147 ARRIVES
ON SCHEDULE IN ONE HOUR.
I AM LEAVING NOW
TO MEET THEM.
HELLO?!
WHO IS THIS?!
[ DIAL TONE ]
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
FLIGHT 147 ARRIVES
ON SCHEDULE IN ONE HOUR.
I AM LEAVING NOW
TO MEET THEM.
NOTHING MORE?
NO, SIR.
GO TO THE AIRPORT.
FIND OUT WHO SHE IS...
AND WHO SHE'S MEETING.
YES, SIR.
DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA
ANNOUNCES THE DEPARTURE
OF FLIGHT 583
TO HAMBURG.
WILL ALL PASSENGERS...
COME, LESSER.
OPEN, PLEASE.
WE'RE TO HAVE
A SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMIT.
ALL LUGGAGE
MUST BE INSPECTED.
I TELL YOU, WE WERE TOLD
WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO
BOTHER WITH CUSTOMS!
ONLY DIPLOMATIC
PERSONNEL ARE EXCEPTED.
WELL, I'VE NEVER HEARD
ANYTHING SO RIDICULOUS --
WAIT.
THESE GENTLEMEN ARE TO
BE PASSED IMMEDIATELY
BY ORDER OF MINISTER
OF INFORMATION MASSICK.
[ PAPER RUSTLING ]
[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
ON INTERCOM ]
THANK YOU.
WILL YOU FOLLOW ME, PLEASE?
YOUR TRANSPORTATION
IS OUTSIDE.
COME WITH US.
THE MARVELOUS
MR. MECHANICO?
ENTERTAINERS,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
THEIR NAMES
ARE LAMBERT AND LESSER.
ACCORDING TO THEIR
SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMITS,
THEY'RE IN THE COUNTRY
ON A THEATRICAL TOUR.
SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMIT?
WHO SIGNED IT?
THE MINISTER OF
INFORMATION HIMSELF, SIR.
OH, MASSICK.
WHAT WAS THE NAME
OF THE WOMAN WHO MET THEM?
HER NAME IS MARIA BECKER.
SHE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, SIR.
WHERE DID SHE TAKE
LAMBERT AND LESSER?
TO AN APARTMENT
ON BOSNY SQUARE, NUMBER 42.
IT IS BEING WATCHED.
I'M GOING TO CHECK
INTO THIS MARIA BECKER.
YOU GET WHAT YOU CAN
ON LAMBERT AND LESSER.
YES, SIR.
[ LATCHES CLICK ]
[ AUDIENCE CHUCKLING ]
UH, JUST ONE MOMENT,
MR. MECHANICO.
I DISTINCTLY
SAW YOU CHEATING.
I NEVER CHEAT.
THAT'S YOUR SPECIALTY.
WHAT?
FIRST YOU CHEAT,
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE GALL
TO ACCUSE ME OF CHEATING?!
I HAVEN'T A BIT OF GALL --
ONLY WIRES AND TRANSISTORS.
WHY, YOU IMPUDENT PILE
OF SCRAP METAL!
I'M SORRY
THAT I EVER CREATED YOU!
THINK HOW I FEEL.
ALMOST 4 BILLION PEOPLE
ON EARTH,
AND LOOK WHAT I GET
FOR A FATHER!
THAT'S THE LAST STRAW!
I'VE TAKEN ALL I'M EVER
GOING TO TAKE FROM YOU.
YES, THAT REMINDS ME --
YOU STILL OWE ME
FOR THE LAST THREE
PERFORMANCES.
I'LL SHOW YOU
HOW MUCH I OWE YOU.
HEY!
[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]
NOW WHAT DO YOU
HAVE TO SAY?
FATHER...
GIVE ME BACK MY CIGAR.
[ AUDIENCE LAUGHING ]
ALL RIGHT.
MASSICK BRINGS A MECHANICAL
MAN INTO THIS COUNTRY,
PRESUMING THAT IS WHAT HE
SPIRITED PAST CUSTOMS,
FOR AN INTENDED THEATRICAL
TOUR WHICH DOES NOT EXIST.
NOW, WHY?!
CAPTAIN DANKO.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
YES?
[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]
[ CLICKING ]
[ BOOKS FALLING ]
[ CLATTERING ]
THE MICROWAVE TRANSMITTER
OPERATES OFF
THE APARTMENT-HOUSE CURRENT.
BY AIMING IT OUT THE WINDOW
AND SETTING THE OSCILLATOR
TO THE SAME FREQUENCY
AS THE GOVERNMENT STATION,
LAMBERT AND LESSER
CAN CUT OFF OUR SIGNAL
AND REPLACE IT
WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN.
MASSICK WOULD
NAME HIMSELF PREMIER
OVER STATE TELEVISION
BY A MECHANICAL MAN.
HE KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING,
OF COURSE.
HE KNOWS ZAGOV IS DEAD.
HE KNOWS GEMINI IS A FRAUD.
OTHERWISE, ALL OF THIS
WOULD BE OUT OF THE QUESTION.
AND KNOWING IT,
HE COULD EXPOSE US.
AND STILL CAN,
UNLESS I ARREST HIM
AND SEIZE THIS MECHANISM.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, IF HE BELIEVES HIS PLAN
IS STILL IN OPERATION,
HE WON'T REVEAL GEMINI.
WHEN WE ARREST MASSICK,
IT WILL BE AT A TIME
WHEN IT IS QUITE CLEAR
TO EVERYONE
WHAT HE INTENDS TO DO
WITH HIS MECHANICAL MAN.
[ RINGS ]
YES?
PRIORITY TRANSFER
FOR YOU.
YES?
COLONEL SILENSKY,
THIS IS MARIA BECKER.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT I SEE YOU.
DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER,
MISS BECKER?
YOU KNOW WHO I AM, COLONEL,
AND IF YOU VALUE
YOUR POSITION
IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT,
I SUGGEST YOU MENTION THIS
TO NO ONE.
And meet me at 10:00.
The government power plant
at the end of Europa Street.
THE GATE BY THE WEST TRACKS
WILL BE LEFT OPEN.
[ DIAL TONE ]
SHE WANTS ME TO MEET HER.
[ RINGS ]
CAPTAIN DANKO.
I HAVE SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT COLONEL SILENSKY
AND GEMINI
THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR IT?
WHO IS THIS?
[ DIAL TONE ]
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
KAMIROV'S HAD THE PREMIER'S
LIMOUSINE BUGGED
FOR A LONG TIME.
NOW, THIS SWITCH PREVENTS HIM
FROM HEARING ANYTHING
IN THE PREMIER'S LIMOUSINE.
THIS SWITCH PERMITS HIM
ONLY TO HEAR
WHAT WE'VE PRERECORDED
IN THIS CAR.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
PARIS...
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
IT'S DANGEROUS
MEETING LIKE THIS.
WE LIVE IN
DANGEROUS TIMES, COLONEL.
IN FACT, WHEN I REALIZED
JUST HOW DANGEROUS FOR ME,
THE MORE URGENT IT BECAME
THAT I SEE YOU.
GET TO THE POINT.
THE POINT IS
THAT I'VE DECIDED
I'M RISKING FAR TOO MUCH
FOR MUCH TOO LITTLE.
MM-HMM.
HOW MUCH MORE
DO YOU WANT?
I WANT ANOTHER $100,000
AMERICAN
DEPOSITED TO THE BANK
IN ZURICH.
BUT I DON'T HAVE IT.
THEN GET IT.
I'LL NEED TIME --
PERHAPS AFTER THE BROADCAST.
NOW, COLONEL,
BEFORE THE BROADCAST,
WHILE I'M STILL IMPORTANT
TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'LL GET THE MONEY.
JUST ONE THING MORE,
ABOUT KAMIROV.
I MUST BE PROTECTED --
STOP WORRYING
ABOUT KAMIROV.
HE'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
THEN BY 6:00 TODAY,
COLONEL...
YOU WILL BE
THE NEW PREMIER.
COME IN, ALEXI.
STAY, DANKO,
FOR A FEW MINUTES.
WHAT DID
THE BECKER WOMAN WANT?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON KNOW?
WELL, I WAITED FOR HER
FOR AN HOUR.
SHE NEVER SHOWED UP.
GREGOR, MASSICK IS PLAYING
SOME SORT OF GAME WITH US.
I WANT TO ARREST HIM --
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'LL GET THE MONEY.
JUST ONE THING MORE,
ABOUT KAMIROV.
I MUST BE PROTECTED --
STOP WORRYING
ABOUT KAMIROV.
HE'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
THEN BY 6:00 TODAY,
COLONEL...
YOU WILL BE
THE NEW PREMIER.
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
YOUR MEETING WITH GEMINI.
WHAT MEETING WITH GEMINI?
GEMINI PICKED YOU UP
OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT
POWER PLANT ON EUROPA STREET.
YOU DROVE THROUGH THE PARK,
THEN YOU RETURNED
TO THE PLANT.
THAT'S A LIE.
I FOLLOWED THE LIMOUSINE
MYSELF.
I MONITORED EVERY WORD.
GREGOR, YOU CANNOT
POSSIBLY BELIEVE THAT...
IT'S A FRAUD!
I SWEAR, GREGOR! THE WHOLE
THING IS A FABRICATION!
AND YOUR PHONE CALL
WITH MARIA BECKER --
WAS THAT
A FABRICATION, TOO?
NO!
YOU HEARD ME SPEAK TO HER.
I HEARD YOU SPEAK
TO SOMEONE.
IT WAS THE BECKER WOMAN!
FIND HER! ASK HER!
WHERE WAS SHE?
OUTSIDE
THE BOSNY SQUARE APARTMENTS.
TELL HIM.
I DID NOT TELEPHONE YOU HERE
OR ANYWHERE ELSE,
COLONEL SILENSKY.
THEY'RE BOTH LYING.
GREGOR, ASK GEMINI.
ASK ONE TRAITOR
TO VOUCH FOR ANOTHER?
TRAITOR?!
TRAITOR!
TAKE HIM AWAY.
BUT, GREGOR!
YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE!
LISTEN TO ME!
YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE!
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
MAY I GO NOW,
YOUR EXCELLENCY?
NO, MISS BECKER,
YOU MAY NOT GO.
I HAVE
ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU...
AND IF YOU DECEIVE ME,
IF YOU DEVIATE
THE SLIGHTEST
FROM MY INSTRUCTIONS,
YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOW COLONEL SILENSKY.
DO WE UNDERSTAND
EACH OTHER?
IT'S TIME, PARIS.
READY.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]
[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]
WHO IS IT?
MR. LAMBERT,
IT'S MARIA BECKER.
I MUST SPEAK TO YOU.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
MY INSTRUCTIONS
WERE TO SEE NO ONE.
THE PLANS
HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
IT WILL NOT TAKE PLACE
HERE.
BUT...BUT THERE'S
SO LITTLE TIME.
EXACTLY. THAT'S WHY
WE MUST HURRY.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE MUST LEAVE.
NOW.
OPEN UP.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
ANOTHER STAIRCASE.
YES.
CAN I LEAVE THIS
HERE A MINUTE?
IT'S ONLY TOOLS
AND SPARE PARTS.
I'LL COME BACK
AND GET IT IF I NEED IT.
VERY WELL.
[ DOOR SLIDING ]
[ DOOR CLANGS ]
WHERE'S MASSICK?
HE WON'T BE HERE,
MR. LAMBERT.
YOU SAID IT
WOULD BE SAFE!
YOU GUARANTEED IT!
I HAD NO CHOICE.
HE KNOWS EVERYTHING.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THAT WE'RE NOTHING
BUT PERFORMERS.
I EVEN TOLD MISS BECKER
I DIDN'T WANT TO GET
INVOLVED POLITICALLY.
I DON'T --
I WANT NOTHING MORE
OR LESS
THAN WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY
BEEN PAID FOR, MR. LAMBERT...
UH, WITH
ONE CORRECTION...
THAT YOUR PREMIER
NAME ME SUCCESSOR,
NOT ANTON MASSICK.
BUT MASSICK KNOWS
ABOUT MR. MECHANICO.
IT WON'T WORK.
YOU WILL DO IT.
NO.
WELL, MR. LAMBERT,
I CAN'T FORCE YOU,
BUT I CAN KILL YOU.
IF YOU CONSIDER THAT
A CHOICE,
GO AHEAD
AND THINK IT OVER.
AFTER IT'S OVER,
HOW DO WE KNOW
THAT YOU'LL LET US GO?
YOU DON'T.
BUT AT LEAST THIS WAY,
YOU HAVE A PROSPECT.
THE OTHER WAY,
YOU HAVE NONE.
UNH-UNH-UNH-UNH-UNH.
LESSER?
PLEASE.
YES.
IS IT READY?
NOT "IT."
"HIM."
[ Chuckling ]
ALL RIGHT, "HIM."
I WANT TO HEAR
THE SPEECH.
[ Hoarsely ]
MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN...
BEF--
BUT I...
I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY
NOT AS A PREMIER
REPORTING TO THE PEOPLE,
BUT AS A FRIEND
SPEAKING TO FRIENDS.
...BUT 20 YEARS PASS QUICKLY.
MEN ONCE STRONG
AND VIGOROUS
GROW OLD AND INFIRM...
STATE RADIO
JUST ANNOUNCED
THAT COLONEL SILENSKY
SHOT HIMSELF.
SO IT IS
IN THE BEST INTERESTS
OF THE COUNTRY I LOVE...
ISSUE A STATEMENT EXPRESSING
MY SHOCK AND REMORSE.
...THAT I HAVE DECIDED
TO SUBMIT MY RESIGNATION.
CAN WE TURN THAT THING
OFF FOR A MINUTE?!
I SHALL SUBMIT THE NAME
OF WHO I BELIEVE IS...
WE HAVE NO FURTHER NEED
OF GEMINI.
WHAT SHALL I DO
ABOUT MARIA BECKER?
KEEP HER BELOW.
WE'LL NEED HER
AS A KEY WITNESS
AGAINST ANTON MASSICK.
...TO LEAD OUR NATION
IN COMPLETING
THE GREAT, UNFINISHED TASKS
WHICH CONFRONT US.
THE MAN I SHALL RECOMMEND
IS MY OLD FRIEND
AND COMRADE IN ARMS,
ANTON MASSICK.
THE CHOICE WAS...
IS THAT THE ONLY TIME
MASSICK'S NAME IS MENTIONED?
NO, HE'S MENTIONED TWICE
BY NAME, ONCE BY TITLE.
HOW LONG WILL YOU TAKE TO,
UH, MAKE THE SUBSTITUTIONS?
ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
REMOVE YOUR COAT,
PLEASE.
Don't make a sound.
Do just as I say.
Get up.
[ LOCK ENGAGES ]
CAPTAIN DANKO...
WHY HAVE I
BEEN PUT IN HERE?
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.
BUT NO ONE KNOWS
I'M HERE.
I HAVE NO FRIENDS
WHO CAN HELP ME.
CAPTAIN DANKO...
WHAT IS IT?
MAY I, UH,
SPEAK TO YOU?
PLEASE?
I-I BEG OF YOU.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO ME?
I SHOULD SAY
THAT DEPENDS...
ON HOW WELL YOUR FRIEND
UPSTAIRS PERFORMS HIS DUTY.
NO, I...I MEANT LATER.
I KNOW KAMIROV
IS GOING TO HAVE US KILLED.
I JUST KNOW IT, AND...
I'M AFRAID.
WON'T YOU SPEAK TO HIM
ON MY BEHALF?
I-I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
INFLUENCE OVER HIM,
AND I'D BE GRATEFUL
IF YOU WOULD SPEAK TO HIM.
I'D BE MORE THAN GRATEFUL.
THAT WOULD NOT BE
OUT OF THE QUESTION,
MISS BECKER.
WE MUST TALK ABOUT IT
AGAIN...
LATER.
CAPTAIN DANKO, PLEASE!
Please.
I, UH...PROMISE.
Who are you?
I'm the man
who just saved your life.
How long you keep it
depends on you.
Kamirov...no.
No, I-I couldn't.
What would happen if I --
It's your only chance.
If Kamirov gets that job,
you're a dead man.
I just want
to get out of here,
out of this mess.
It's not that easy.
Well, please,
just tell me what to do.
CUT HIM DOWN.
[ LOCK ENGAGES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
WHAT IS IT?
Man: YOUR EXCELLENCY,
FIVE MINUTES.
VERY WELL.
HOW MUCH LONGER?
JUST A FEW SECONDS.
I WANT TO HEAR IT!
VERY WELL.
...IS MY OLD FRIEND
AND COMRADE IN ARMS,
GREGOR KAMIROV.
[ CLICKS ]
THE CHOICE WAS...
I WILL SEND SOMEONE TO ESCORT
YOU TO THE PRESS ROOM.
[ SIGHS ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
GEMINI?
DEAD. HANGED HIMSELF.
GOOD.
THEY'RE READY
WITH THE PREMIER.
TAKE THEM
TO THE PRESS ROOM.
GENTLEMEN, SHALL WE?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
DOES HE UNDERSTAND?
HE UNDERSTANDS.
[ FANFARE PLAYING ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ FANFARE CONTINUES ]
LESS THAN A MINUTE,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
OH, I'LL TAKE HIM.
YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE.
[ Hoarsely ]
MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN,
I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY
NOT AS THE PREMIER
REPORTING TO THE NATION,
BUT AS A FRIEND
SPEAKING TO FRIENDS.
...BUT 20 YEARS PASS QUICKLY,
AND MEN ONCE STRONG
AND VIGOROUS
GROW OLD AND INFIRM,
I AMONG THEM.
AND SO I HAVE DECIDED
TO LEAVE THE CHOICE
OF MY SUCCESSOR TO THE PEOPLE.
I AM ANNOUNCING
THAT FREE ELECTIONS
WILL BE HELD
IN TWO WEEKS' TIME.
NO!
THE CHOICES ARE MANY...
WE'VE BEEN TRICKED.
THAT IS NOT PAVEL ZAGOV!
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT
IS A FRAUD!
GENTLEMEN,
I REGRET
THAT SUCH A CHARGE
MUST BE BROUGHT BEFORE
YOU AT THIS TIME,
BUT WE ARE FACED WITH
A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
BY AN ATTEMPT ON THE
PART OF ANTON MASSICK
TO LITERALLY STEAL THE
PREMIERSHIP FOR HIMSELF.
THAT IS A VERY GRAVE
CHARGE, KAMIROV.
CAN YOU DENY IT?!
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
YOU MUST BE MAD!
OH, I'LL PROVE IT.
...IS THIS NATION'S
MOST SIGNIFICANT
ACCOMPLISHMENT,
THAT IT HAS REMAINED
FREE AND INDEPENDENT,
CHOOSING ITS OWN COURSE
IN WORLD AFFAIRS.
I URGE
YOUR UNSWERVING SUPPORT.
REMEM--
MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN,
WE ARE THE VICTIMS
OF A MONSTROUS PLOT.
THAT IS NOT THE PREMIER.
THIS IS
A MECHANICAL DEVICE.
LOOK CLOSELY.
A COUNTERFEIT,
LIKE THE MAN
WHO ATTEMPTED
TO PERPETRATE
THIS VICIOUS HOAX
UPON THE NATION,
ANTON MASSICK.
HE CAN'T BE THE PREMIER.
ZAGOV IS DEAD! HE'S
BEEN DEAD FOR WEEKS!
KAMIROV!
IT'S ME.
GEMINI?
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PICTURE
OF PREMIER PAVEL ZAGOV
TAKEN YESTERDAY --
BUT ZAGOV DIED A MONTH AGO.
HIS DEATH WAS KEPT A SECRET
BY THIS MAN,
DEPUTY PREMIER GREGOR KAMIROV,
WHO SUBSTITUTED THIS DOUBLE,
CALLED GEMINI.
KAMIROV IS FORCING GEMINI
TO KEEP POSING AS PREMIER ZAGOV
UNTIL A TELEVISION ADDRESS
TWO DAYS FROM NOW,
WHEN THE DOUBLE WILL ANNOUNCE
HIS RETIREMENT
BECAUSE OF FAILING HEALTH
AND NAME KAMIROV
AS HIS SUCCESSOR.
KAMIROV THEN PLANS
TO KILL GEMINI,
ABANDON HIS COUNTRY'S POLICY
OF STRICT NEUTRALITY,
AND ALLY
WITH THE IRON CURTAIN BLOC.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP KAMIROV.
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.
IT'S LIFELIKE.
JIM, ASSUMING
WE CAN STOP KAMIROV,
WHO WOULD BECOME
PREMIER?
PARIS?
THIS MAN, TRACEY --
ANTON MASSICK,
THE CURRENT MINISTER
OF INFORMATION.
WE KNOW THAT HE'D BE THE
POPULAR CHOICE FOR PREMIER
IF ELECTIONS WERE HELD.
DOES MASSICK
KNOW ABOUT US, JIM?
NO, WE CAN'T GET HIM
INVOLVED, WILLY.
HE'S A STRICT NEUTRALIST.
THIS IS THE MOST RECENT
PHOTOGRAPH OF COLONEL SILENSKY,
CHIEF OF SECURITY POLICE.
HE'S IN WITH KAMIROV.
NOW, THE DOUBLE
TAKES A DRIVE
THROUGH THE PARK EVERY DAY.
HE HAS TO BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST
A RITUAL WITH THE REAL PREMIER.
SO LET'S HEAR
YOUR VOICES, PARIS.
IT'S DANGEROUS
MEETING LIKE THIS.
THAT'S MY SILENSKY.
[ With deeper voice ]
WE LIVE IN DANGEROUS TIMES.
IN FACT, WHEN I REALIZED
JUST HOW DANGEROUS,
ESPECIALLY FOR ME,
THE MORE URGENT IT BECAME
THAT I SEE YOU.
AND THAT'S ME
AS ZAGOV'S DOUBLE.
THAT'S HIS REAL VOICE.
Jim: HOW ABOUT
THE ZAGOV VOICE?
WELL, HE'S
THE EASIEST TO DO,
BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE PLAYED
AS A VERY SICK MAN.
MM-HMM.
ONE MORE THING,
BARNEY --
HOW WILL THEY KNOW
IT'S NOT REAL?
SHAKE HANDS, JIM.
[ Hoarsely ]
IT WAS GOOD OF YOU TO COME.
I HAVE TRIED BEFORE,
BUT ALL ACCESS TO YOU
SEEMED TO STOP
AT GREGOR KAMIROV'S OFFICE.
I'M SORRY.
I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN UP
TO VISITORS,
EVEN OLD FRIENDS.
BUT WHEN GREGOR TOLD ME
HOW INSISTENT YOU WERE
THIS TIME...
KAMIROV HAS ANNOUNCED
THAT YOU ARE TO MAKE
A MAJOR TELEVISION ADDRESS.
THERE ARE RUMORS YOU WILL
ANNOUNCE YOUR RESIGNATION.
THE RUMORS ALSO HAVE IT
THAT I WILL NAME
A SUCCESSOR TOMORROW.
YES, BUT I ASSURE YOU,
I AM NOT HERE
IN MY OWN BEHALF.
I KNOW THAT, MY OLD FRIEND.
I ONLY WANT TO CAUTION YOU
TO BE CAREFUL.
KAMIROV IS AS RUTHLESS
AS HE IS AMBITIOUS,
SO BE SURE THE MAN YOU CHOOSE
TO BE YOUR SUCCESSOR
IS YOUR CHOICE,
NOT KAMIROV'S.
I ASSURE YOU, ANTON,
MY MIND IS CLEAR,
AND I SHALL DO
WHAT IS BEST FOR THE NATION.
KNOWING YOU AS I DO,
PAVEL,
I ASK NO MORE.
NOT THE SLIGHTEST
SUSPICION, GREGOR?
APPARENTLY NOT.
STILL, IT WOULD BE FOOLISH
TO UNDERESTIMATE MASSICK.
IT WOULD BE FOOLISH
TO UNDERESTIMATE ANYBODY,
SILENSKY.
[ Rings ]
[ RINGS ]
YES?
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
FLIGHT 147 ARRIVES
ON SCHEDULE IN ONE HOUR.
I AM LEAVING NOW
TO MEET THEM.
HELLO?!
WHO IS THIS?!
[ DIAL TONE ]
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
FLIGHT 147 ARRIVES
ON SCHEDULE IN ONE HOUR.
I AM LEAVING NOW
TO MEET THEM.
NOTHING MORE?
NO, SIR.
GO TO THE AIRPORT.
FIND OUT WHO SHE IS...
AND WHO SHE'S MEETING.
YES, SIR.
DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA
ANNOUNCES THE DEPARTURE
OF FLIGHT 583
TO HAMBURG.
WILL ALL PASSENGERS...
COME, LESSER.
OPEN, PLEASE.
WE'RE TO HAVE
A SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMIT.
ALL LUGGAGE
MUST BE INSPECTED.
I TELL YOU, WE WERE TOLD
WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO
BOTHER WITH CUSTOMS!
ONLY DIPLOMATIC
PERSONNEL ARE EXCEPTED.
WELL, I'VE NEVER HEARD
ANYTHING SO RIDICULOUS --
WAIT.
THESE GENTLEMEN ARE TO
BE PASSED IMMEDIATELY
BY ORDER OF MINISTER
OF INFORMATION MASSICK.
[ PAPER RUSTLING ]
[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
ON INTERCOM ]
THANK YOU.
WILL YOU FOLLOW ME, PLEASE?
YOUR TRANSPORTATION
IS OUTSIDE.
COME WITH US.
THE MARVELOUS
MR. MECHANICO?
ENTERTAINERS,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
THEIR NAMES
ARE LAMBERT AND LESSER.
ACCORDING TO THEIR
SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMITS,
THEY'RE IN THE COUNTRY
ON A THEATRICAL TOUR.
SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMIT?
WHO SIGNED IT?
THE MINISTER OF
INFORMATION HIMSELF, SIR.
OH, MASSICK.
WHAT WAS THE NAME
OF THE WOMAN WHO MET THEM?
HER NAME IS MARIA BECKER.
SHE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, SIR.
WHERE DID SHE TAKE
LAMBERT AND LESSER?
TO AN APARTMENT
ON BOSNY SQUARE, NUMBER 42.
IT IS BEING WATCHED.
I'M GOING TO CHECK
INTO THIS MARIA BECKER.
YOU GET WHAT YOU CAN
ON LAMBERT AND LESSER.
YES, SIR.
[ LATCHES CLICK ]
[ AUDIENCE CHUCKLING ]
UH, JUST ONE MOMENT,
MR. MECHANICO.
I DISTINCTLY
SAW YOU CHEATING.
I NEVER CHEAT.
THAT'S YOUR SPECIALTY.
WHAT?
FIRST YOU CHEAT,
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE GALL
TO ACCUSE ME OF CHEATING?!
I HAVEN'T A BIT OF GALL --
ONLY WIRES AND TRANSISTORS.
WHY, YOU IMPUDENT PILE
OF SCRAP METAL!
I'M SORRY
THAT I EVER CREATED YOU!
THINK HOW I FEEL.
ALMOST 4 BILLION PEOPLE
ON EARTH,
AND LOOK WHAT I GET
FOR A FATHER!
THAT'S THE LAST STRAW!
I'VE TAKEN ALL I'M EVER
GOING TO TAKE FROM YOU.
YES, THAT REMINDS ME --
YOU STILL OWE ME
FOR THE LAST THREE
PERFORMANCES.
I'LL SHOW YOU
HOW MUCH I OWE YOU.
HEY!
[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]
NOW WHAT DO YOU
HAVE TO SAY?
FATHER...
GIVE ME BACK MY CIGAR.
[ AUDIENCE LAUGHING ]
ALL RIGHT.
MASSICK BRINGS A MECHANICAL
MAN INTO THIS COUNTRY,
PRESUMING THAT IS WHAT HE
SPIRITED PAST CUSTOMS,
FOR AN INTENDED THEATRICAL
TOUR WHICH DOES NOT EXIST.
NOW, WHY?!
CAPTAIN DANKO.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
YES?
[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]
[ CLICKING ]
[ BOOKS FALLING ]
[ CLATTERING ]
THE MICROWAVE TRANSMITTER
OPERATES OFF
THE APARTMENT-HOUSE CURRENT.
BY AIMING IT OUT THE WINDOW
AND SETTING THE OSCILLATOR
TO THE SAME FREQUENCY
AS THE GOVERNMENT STATION,
LAMBERT AND LESSER
CAN CUT OFF OUR SIGNAL
AND REPLACE IT
WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN.
MASSICK WOULD
NAME HIMSELF PREMIER
OVER STATE TELEVISION
BY A MECHANICAL MAN.
HE KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING,
OF COURSE.
HE KNOWS ZAGOV IS DEAD.
HE KNOWS GEMINI IS A FRAUD.
OTHERWISE, ALL OF THIS
WOULD BE OUT OF THE QUESTION.
AND KNOWING IT,
HE COULD EXPOSE US.
AND STILL CAN,
UNLESS I ARREST HIM
AND SEIZE THIS MECHANISM.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, IF HE BELIEVES HIS PLAN
IS STILL IN OPERATION,
HE WON'T REVEAL GEMINI.
WHEN WE ARREST MASSICK,
IT WILL BE AT A TIME
WHEN IT IS QUITE CLEAR
TO EVERYONE
WHAT HE INTENDS TO DO
WITH HIS MECHANICAL MAN.
[ RINGS ]
YES?
PRIORITY TRANSFER
FOR YOU.
YES?
COLONEL SILENSKY,
THIS IS MARIA BECKER.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT I SEE YOU.
DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER,
MISS BECKER?
YOU KNOW WHO I AM, COLONEL,
AND IF YOU VALUE
YOUR POSITION
IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT,
I SUGGEST YOU MENTION THIS
TO NO ONE.
And meet me at 10:00.
The government power plant
at the end of Europa Street.
THE GATE BY THE WEST TRACKS
WILL BE LEFT OPEN.
[ DIAL TONE ]
SHE WANTS ME TO MEET HER.
[ RINGS ]
CAPTAIN DANKO.
I HAVE SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT COLONEL SILENSKY
AND GEMINI
THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR IT?
WHO IS THIS?
[ DIAL TONE ]
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
KAMIROV'S HAD THE PREMIER'S
LIMOUSINE BUGGED
FOR A LONG TIME.
NOW, THIS SWITCH PREVENTS HIM
FROM HEARING ANYTHING
IN THE PREMIER'S LIMOUSINE.
THIS SWITCH PERMITS HIM
ONLY TO HEAR
WHAT WE'VE PRERECORDED
IN THIS CAR.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
PARIS...
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
IT'S DANGEROUS
MEETING LIKE THIS.
WE LIVE IN
DANGEROUS TIMES, COLONEL.
IN FACT, WHEN I REALIZED
JUST HOW DANGEROUS FOR ME,
THE MORE URGENT IT BECAME
THAT I SEE YOU.
GET TO THE POINT.
THE POINT IS
THAT I'VE DECIDED
I'M RISKING FAR TOO MUCH
FOR MUCH TOO LITTLE.
MM-HMM.
HOW MUCH MORE
DO YOU WANT?
I WANT ANOTHER $100,000
AMERICAN
DEPOSITED TO THE BANK
IN ZURICH.
BUT I DON'T HAVE IT.
THEN GET IT.
I'LL NEED TIME --
PERHAPS AFTER THE BROADCAST.
NOW, COLONEL,
BEFORE THE BROADCAST,
WHILE I'M STILL IMPORTANT
TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'LL GET THE MONEY.
JUST ONE THING MORE,
ABOUT KAMIROV.
I MUST BE PROTECTED --
STOP WORRYING
ABOUT KAMIROV.
HE'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
THEN BY 6:00 TODAY,
COLONEL...
YOU WILL BE
THE NEW PREMIER.
COME IN, ALEXI.
STAY, DANKO,
FOR A FEW MINUTES.
WHAT DID
THE BECKER WOMAN WANT?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON KNOW?
WELL, I WAITED FOR HER
FOR AN HOUR.
SHE NEVER SHOWED UP.
GREGOR, MASSICK IS PLAYING
SOME SORT OF GAME WITH US.
I WANT TO ARREST HIM --
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'LL GET THE MONEY.
JUST ONE THING MORE,
ABOUT KAMIROV.
I MUST BE PROTECTED --
STOP WORRYING
ABOUT KAMIROV.
HE'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.
THEN BY 6:00 TODAY,
COLONEL...
YOU WILL BE
THE NEW PREMIER.
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
YOUR MEETING WITH GEMINI.
WHAT MEETING WITH GEMINI?
GEMINI PICKED YOU UP
OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT
POWER PLANT ON EUROPA STREET.
YOU DROVE THROUGH THE PARK,
THEN YOU RETURNED
TO THE PLANT.
THAT'S A LIE.
I FOLLOWED THE LIMOUSINE
MYSELF.
I MONITORED EVERY WORD.
GREGOR, YOU CANNOT
POSSIBLY BELIEVE THAT...
IT'S A FRAUD!
I SWEAR, GREGOR! THE WHOLE
THING IS A FABRICATION!
AND YOUR PHONE CALL
WITH MARIA BECKER --
WAS THAT
A FABRICATION, TOO?
NO!
YOU HEARD ME SPEAK TO HER.
I HEARD YOU SPEAK
TO SOMEONE.
IT WAS THE BECKER WOMAN!
FIND HER! ASK HER!
WHERE WAS SHE?
OUTSIDE
THE BOSNY SQUARE APARTMENTS.
TELL HIM.
I DID NOT TELEPHONE YOU HERE
OR ANYWHERE ELSE,
COLONEL SILENSKY.
THEY'RE BOTH LYING.
GREGOR, ASK GEMINI.
ASK ONE TRAITOR
TO VOUCH FOR ANOTHER?
TRAITOR?!
TRAITOR!
TAKE HIM AWAY.
BUT, GREGOR!
YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE!
LISTEN TO ME!
YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE!
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
MAY I GO NOW,
YOUR EXCELLENCY?
NO, MISS BECKER,
YOU MAY NOT GO.
I HAVE
ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU...
AND IF YOU DECEIVE ME,
IF YOU DEVIATE
THE SLIGHTEST
FROM MY INSTRUCTIONS,
YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOW COLONEL SILENSKY.
DO WE UNDERSTAND
EACH OTHER?
IT'S TIME, PARIS.
READY.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]
[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]
WHO IS IT?
MR. LAMBERT,
IT'S MARIA BECKER.
I MUST SPEAK TO YOU.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
MY INSTRUCTIONS
WERE TO SEE NO ONE.
THE PLANS
HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
IT WILL NOT TAKE PLACE
HERE.
BUT...BUT THERE'S
SO LITTLE TIME.
EXACTLY. THAT'S WHY
WE MUST HURRY.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE MUST LEAVE.
NOW.
OPEN UP.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
ANOTHER STAIRCASE.
YES.
CAN I LEAVE THIS
HERE A MINUTE?
IT'S ONLY TOOLS
AND SPARE PARTS.
I'LL COME BACK
AND GET IT IF I NEED IT.
VERY WELL.
[ DOOR SLIDING ]
[ DOOR CLANGS ]
WHERE'S MASSICK?
HE WON'T BE HERE,
MR. LAMBERT.
YOU SAID IT
WOULD BE SAFE!
YOU GUARANTEED IT!
I HAD NO CHOICE.
HE KNOWS EVERYTHING.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THAT WE'RE NOTHING
BUT PERFORMERS.
I EVEN TOLD MISS BECKER
I DIDN'T WANT TO GET
INVOLVED POLITICALLY.
I DON'T --
I WANT NOTHING MORE
OR LESS
THAN WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY
BEEN PAID FOR, MR. LAMBERT...
UH, WITH
ONE CORRECTION...
THAT YOUR PREMIER
NAME ME SUCCESSOR,
NOT ANTON MASSICK.
BUT MASSICK KNOWS
ABOUT MR. MECHANICO.
IT WON'T WORK.
YOU WILL DO IT.
NO.
WELL, MR. LAMBERT,
I CAN'T FORCE YOU,
BUT I CAN KILL YOU.
IF YOU CONSIDER THAT
A CHOICE,
GO AHEAD
AND THINK IT OVER.
AFTER IT'S OVER,
HOW DO WE KNOW
THAT YOU'LL LET US GO?
YOU DON'T.
BUT AT LEAST THIS WAY,
YOU HAVE A PROSPECT.
THE OTHER WAY,
YOU HAVE NONE.
UNH-UNH-UNH-UNH-UNH.
LESSER?
PLEASE.
YES.
IS IT READY?
NOT "IT."
"HIM."
[ Chuckling ]
ALL RIGHT, "HIM."
I WANT TO HEAR
THE SPEECH.
[ Hoarsely ]
MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN...
BEF--
BUT I...
I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY
NOT AS A PREMIER
REPORTING TO THE PEOPLE,
BUT AS A FRIEND
SPEAKING TO FRIENDS.
...BUT 20 YEARS PASS QUICKLY.
MEN ONCE STRONG
AND VIGOROUS
GROW OLD AND INFIRM...
STATE RADIO
JUST ANNOUNCED
THAT COLONEL SILENSKY
SHOT HIMSELF.
SO IT IS
IN THE BEST INTERESTS
OF THE COUNTRY I LOVE...
ISSUE A STATEMENT EXPRESSING
MY SHOCK AND REMORSE.
...THAT I HAVE DECIDED
TO SUBMIT MY RESIGNATION.
CAN WE TURN THAT THING
OFF FOR A MINUTE?!
I SHALL SUBMIT THE NAME
OF WHO I BELIEVE IS...
WE HAVE NO FURTHER NEED
OF GEMINI.
WHAT SHALL I DO
ABOUT MARIA BECKER?
KEEP HER BELOW.
WE'LL NEED HER
AS A KEY WITNESS
AGAINST ANTON MASSICK.
...TO LEAD OUR NATION
IN COMPLETING
THE GREAT, UNFINISHED TASKS
WHICH CONFRONT US.
THE MAN I SHALL RECOMMEND
IS MY OLD FRIEND
AND COMRADE IN ARMS,
ANTON MASSICK.
THE CHOICE WAS...
IS THAT THE ONLY TIME
MASSICK'S NAME IS MENTIONED?
NO, HE'S MENTIONED TWICE
BY NAME, ONCE BY TITLE.
HOW LONG WILL YOU TAKE TO,
UH, MAKE THE SUBSTITUTIONS?
ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
REMOVE YOUR COAT,
PLEASE.
Don't make a sound.
Do just as I say.
Get up.
[ LOCK ENGAGES ]
CAPTAIN DANKO...
WHY HAVE I
BEEN PUT IN HERE?
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.
BUT NO ONE KNOWS
I'M HERE.
I HAVE NO FRIENDS
WHO CAN HELP ME.
CAPTAIN DANKO...
WHAT IS IT?
MAY I, UH,
SPEAK TO YOU?
PLEASE?
I-I BEG OF YOU.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO ME?
I SHOULD SAY
THAT DEPENDS...
ON HOW WELL YOUR FRIEND
UPSTAIRS PERFORMS HIS DUTY.
NO, I...I MEANT LATER.
I KNOW KAMIROV
IS GOING TO HAVE US KILLED.
I JUST KNOW IT, AND...
I'M AFRAID.
WON'T YOU SPEAK TO HIM
ON MY BEHALF?
I-I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
INFLUENCE OVER HIM,
AND I'D BE GRATEFUL
IF YOU WOULD SPEAK TO HIM.
I'D BE MORE THAN GRATEFUL.
THAT WOULD NOT BE
OUT OF THE QUESTION,
MISS BECKER.
WE MUST TALK ABOUT IT
AGAIN...
LATER.
CAPTAIN DANKO, PLEASE!
Please.
I, UH...PROMISE.
Who are you?
I'm the man
who just saved your life.
How long you keep it
depends on you.
Kamirov...no.
No, I-I couldn't.
What would happen if I --
It's your only chance.
If Kamirov gets that job,
you're a dead man.
I just want
to get out of here,
out of this mess.
It's not that easy.
Well, please,
just tell me what to do.
CUT HIM DOWN.
[ LOCK ENGAGES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
WHAT IS IT?
Man: YOUR EXCELLENCY,
FIVE MINUTES.
VERY WELL.
HOW MUCH LONGER?
JUST A FEW SECONDS.
I WANT TO HEAR IT!
VERY WELL.
...IS MY OLD FRIEND
AND COMRADE IN ARMS,
GREGOR KAMIROV.
[ CLICKS ]
THE CHOICE WAS...
I WILL SEND SOMEONE TO ESCORT
YOU TO THE PRESS ROOM.
[ SIGHS ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
GEMINI?
DEAD. HANGED HIMSELF.
GOOD.
THEY'RE READY
WITH THE PREMIER.
TAKE THEM
TO THE PRESS ROOM.
GENTLEMEN, SHALL WE?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
DOES HE UNDERSTAND?
HE UNDERSTANDS.
[ FANFARE PLAYING ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ FANFARE CONTINUES ]
LESS THAN A MINUTE,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
OH, I'LL TAKE HIM.
YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE.
[ Hoarsely ]
MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN,
I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY
NOT AS THE PREMIER
REPORTING TO THE NATION,
BUT AS A FRIEND
SPEAKING TO FRIENDS.
...BUT 20 YEARS PASS QUICKLY,
AND MEN ONCE STRONG
AND VIGOROUS
GROW OLD AND INFIRM,
I AMONG THEM.
AND SO I HAVE DECIDED
TO LEAVE THE CHOICE
OF MY SUCCESSOR TO THE PEOPLE.
I AM ANNOUNCING
THAT FREE ELECTIONS
WILL BE HELD
IN TWO WEEKS' TIME.
NO!
THE CHOICES ARE MANY...
WE'VE BEEN TRICKED.
THAT IS NOT PAVEL ZAGOV!
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT
IS A FRAUD!
GENTLEMEN,
I REGRET
THAT SUCH A CHARGE
MUST BE BROUGHT BEFORE
YOU AT THIS TIME,
BUT WE ARE FACED WITH
A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
BY AN ATTEMPT ON THE
PART OF ANTON MASSICK
TO LITERALLY STEAL THE
PREMIERSHIP FOR HIMSELF.
THAT IS A VERY GRAVE
CHARGE, KAMIROV.
CAN YOU DENY IT?!
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
YOU MUST BE MAD!
OH, I'LL PROVE IT.
...IS THIS NATION'S
MOST SIGNIFICANT
ACCOMPLISHMENT,
THAT IT HAS REMAINED
FREE AND INDEPENDENT,
CHOOSING ITS OWN COURSE
IN WORLD AFFAIRS.
I URGE
YOUR UNSWERVING SUPPORT.
REMEM--
MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN,
WE ARE THE VICTIMS
OF A MONSTROUS PLOT.
THAT IS NOT THE PREMIER.
THIS IS
A MECHANICAL DEVICE.
LOOK CLOSELY.
A COUNTERFEIT,
LIKE THE MAN
WHO ATTEMPTED
TO PERPETRATE
THIS VICIOUS HOAX
UPON THE NATION,
ANTON MASSICK.
HE CAN'T BE THE PREMIER.
ZAGOV IS DEAD! HE'S
BEEN DEAD FOR WEEKS!
KAMIROV!
IT'S ME.
GEMINI?
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]