Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 5, Episode 10 - Hunted - full transcript

A picture perfect extraction mission in an white dominated African country goes suddenly awry when an interrogator arrives unexpectedly. A well disguised member of the MI team is wounded but is aided by an angel of mercy with a secret past and reward seeking friend. As their fondness for each other grows Paris serves as an all too convincing decoy while the rest of the team searches for their lost comrade.

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS,

THE ALL-WHITE GOVERNMENT
OF AFRICAN EAST VICTORIA

HAS HELD DR. FREDERICK KOLDA
PRISONER.

NOW KOLDA,
BLACK LEADER OF A MOVEMENT

FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A BIRACIAL DEMOCRACY --

A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM
FOR ALL AFRICA --

IS SERIOUSLY ILL.

KOLDA HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED
TO A HOSPITAL IN THE CAPITAL



WHERE, ACCORDING
TO OUR BEST INFORMATION,

HE IS RECEIVING LITTLE
OR NO TREATMENT

AND IS UNDER
INTENSIVE INTERROGATION.

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

IS TO GO TO AFRICA
AND RESCUE KOLDA

SO THAT HE CAN ESTABLISH
A GOVERNMENT IN EXILE

AROUND WHICH
HIS PEOPLE CAN RALLY.

AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU OR
ANY MEMBER 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.

[ SIZZLING ]

WE'RE HERE TO PERFORM
SOME TESTS ON KOLDA.



THEY SHOULD HAVE LET
THAT BLACK DIE

IN THE LABOR CAMP

INSTEAD OF
TRANSFERRING HIM HERE.

10 YEARS IN ONE
OF THEIR STINKING CAMPS.

I'M SURPRISED
THE OLD MAN'S STILL ALIVE.

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT FOR THE TRIP.

[ METAL CLINKING ]

PARIS.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

THANK YOU.

OH, PHONE DR. VANESSI

AND TELL HIM I'M GOING
TO INTERROGATE KOLDA.

RIGHT AWAY, INSPECTOR.

STOP THEM!

STOP!
STOP OR I'LL SHOOT!

STOP!
STOP OR I'LL SHOOT!

WHERE IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW.
HE MUST HAVE BEEN HIT.

WE'VE GOT TO GET KOLDA OUT.

WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK
FOR HIM.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ NEEDLE CLICKING ]

[ CLICKING STOPS ]

[ GRUNTS ]

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

PLEASE DON'T LET THE POLICE
FIND ME.

HE'S DOING FINE.

JIM, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT BARNEY?

FIRST WE GET KOLDA
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

NOTHING YET
ON THE WOUNDED MAN,

BUT WE'RE CERTAIN
HE NEVER LEFT THE AREA.

WHAT ABOUT KOLDA?

NOTHING.

CLOSE THE BORDER, FOLLET.

KOLDA MUST NOT
GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

WHY ARE WHITE MEN GOING
TO SO MUCH TROUBLE

TO RESCUE A BLACK MAN?

BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY WHITES

WHO ARE NOT IN SYMPATHY
WITH OUR SYSTEM, FOLLET.

THEY CHOOSE TO TURN THEIR BACKS
ON THE OBVIOUS --

THAT MIXING THE RACES CAN ONLY
BREED DISORDER AND VIOLENCE.

YOU SEE, TO THESE PEOPLE,
KOLDA IS A SYMBOL.

THEY'LL ORGANIZE
A GOVERNMENT IN EXILE ABOUT HIM,

AND WITH IT,
THEY'LL PRESSURE US...

OR DESTROY US.

JIM...

I'M NOT LEAVING BARNEY.

ASIDE FROM THEIR POLITICS,

I'VE SORT OF BECOME ATTACHED
TO THIS PART OF AFRICA, TOO.

THAT MAKES IT UNANIMOUS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO MOVE FAST.

YOU GET KOLDA OUT.

BARNEY'S IN TROUBLE.
WE HAVE TO GO BACK FOR HIM.

JIM, IF YOU WANT OUT,

WE ALL GO NOW WHILE
THE RADAR IS STILL OUT.

THE RADAR WILL BE OUT FOR
ANOTHER 10 HOURS AT LEAST.

10 HOURS
IS CUTTING IT THIN.

THEN WE'LL CUT IT THIN.

OKAY. GOOD LUCK, THEN.

SEE YOU BACK HERE
AT 6:00 P.M.

YOU'RE VERY KIND
AND TRUSTING.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

WHERE I WAS
WAS FOR WHITE ONLY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ DOORKNOB RATTLING ]

IS THERE SOMEONE HERE
WITH YOU?

WELL, THERE'S SOMEBODY
AT THE DOOR.

[ RATTLING CONTINUES ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU
NEVER TO LOCK THIS DOOR.

HEY, YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE WHITE MAN

THE POLICE
ARE LOOKING FOR, HMM?

AND IN THIS QUARTER
OF THE CITY.

GUESS HE DOESN'T KNOW
ABOUT OUR RULES.

MM. HE'S WITH A GROUP

THAT'S TRYING TO GET KOLDA
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

THAT'S RIGHT. KOLDA.

THE GREAT DR. KOLDA,

WHO HAS NEVER REALLY DONE
ANYTHING FOR ANYONE.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HE MEANS TO ME, HMM?

MEAT. MEAT THAT I CAN SELL
TO INSPECTOR BANCO

IF THERE'S A REWARD --
A BIG ONE.

LOOK, YOU'VE GOT TO LEND ME
SOME MONEY, GABBY.

IF I SPREAD ENOUGH AROUND,
I CAN PICK UP SOME INFORMATION.

MM.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

THANK YOU.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

NOTHING FROM THE BORDERS
ON KOLDA.

ALL RIGHT. THEN,
LET'S FIND THE WOUNDED MAN.

PERHAPS HE CAN TELL US
WHERE KOLDA IS.

CORDON OFF THIS AREA.

WE'LL FIND HIM.

A WHITE MAN IN THERE ISN'T
GOING TO GET TOO MUCH HELP.

NONSENSE.

OUR BLACK PEOPLE REALLY AREN'T
AS POLITICALLY NAIVE

AS YOU WOULD LIKE
TO THINK THEY ARE.

THEY'LL HELP HIM,
ALL RIGHT,

BECAUSE THEY KNOW HE'S TRYING
TO GET KOLDA OUT.

A HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SEARCH.

WE CONCENTRATE HERE.

CONSIDERING
ALL THE POSSIBILITIES,

THIS IS THE MAXIMUM AREA
THAT HE COULD HAVE COVERED.

ONE THING
BARNEY'S GOT GOING FOR HIM --

THEY'LL BE LOOKING
FOR A WHITE MAN.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA GIVE
THEM -- A WHITE MAN ON THE RUN.

POLICE RADIO ANNOUNCED HE HAD
A BULLET WOUND IN THE RIGHT LEG,

SO WE'RE GOING TO DRAW
THE POLICE OUT OF THIS AREA

AND GIVE OURSELVES
A CHANCE TO SEARCH IT.

BARNEY KNEW TO COME HERE
IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG.

YOU'LL BE RIGHT HERE
TO MEET HIM, DANA.

PARIS, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
BARNEY IN THE BLACK QUARTER,

SO YOU WILL SURFACE...

HERE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF TOWN.

YOU'RE OUR DECOY,
SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE SEEN.

DON'T WORRY, JIM.

I'LL GIVE THEM
PLENTY TO LOOK AT.

[ SIRENS WAILING ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ CAR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ CAR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE ]

* BI DE BI BI
BA BA BA DE *

HEY! YOU HAD BETTER GET OFF
OF THE STREET AND STAY OFF!

* BA BI DA BA BA DE

STERILE GAUZE AND TAPE.

ANYTHING ELSE?

YEAH. I'D LIKE SOME
SULFA POWDER

AND SOME MORPHINE.

MORPHINE?

I CAN'T DISPENSE MORPHINE
WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION.

DO YOU HAVE
A PRESCRIPTION?

WELL...I HAVE THIS.

RIGHT AWAY.

[ WHISTLES BLOWING ]

[ VEHICLES PASSING ]

YOU'RE SOME GIRL,
YOU KNOW.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

THAT'S RIGHT, TWICE.

CAN YOU GET A CAR?

I HAVE SOME FRIENDS

THAT I HAVE TO MEET
AT A CERTAIN PLACE,

AND I'VE GOT TO GET THERE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

IS THERE A FRIEND
YOU CAN BORROW A CAR FROM?

A BICYCLE -- ANYTHING?

THERE HAS TO BE SOMEBODY
YOU CAN TRUST. THINK!

THINK!

HURRY IT UP!

THE FUGITIVE --
THE ONE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR --

HE'S HERE.

STAND STILL.

YOU BEST GO.

THE LADY INSIDE HAS ALREADY
CALLED THE POLICE.

SHUT UP!

[ SIGHS ]

[ CLATTERING ]

[ PAPER RUSTLING ]

I'M SORRY.

I SHOULDN'T GET YOU
INVOLVED IN THIS.

NO, NO.

NOW, LOOK, I CAN'T AFFORD
TO BE HELD BACK BY YOU.

NOW, GO HOME!

I'M SORRY.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU.

DON'T WORRY.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

[ SIRENS WAILING ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

* BI BI BI DO
BE BE BE BE DE *

IT'LL BE VERY DANGEROUS
IF YOU'RE CAUGHT WITH ME.

YOU'RE SOME GIRL.

I HAD TO GIVE HIM
THE DRUGS.

HE WOULD HAVE KILLED ME.

YES, YES. ALL RIGHT.

HOW BAD WAS HIS WOUND,
WOULD YOU SAY?

HE WAS IN A GREAT DEAL
OF PAIN.

AN AMERICAN?

OH, YES.
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

FOLLET, PULL
YOUR SEARCH PARTIES

OUT OF THE BLACK QUARTER.

CONCENTRATE THEM HERE,
USING THIS CHEMIST AS A HUB.

RIGHT, SIR.

Calling car 11.
Proceed to market area.

Shopkeeper reports

armed assailant and accomplice
fleeing on foot.

I'VE NEVER HAD
A PRETTIER DOCTOR.

DON'T BE NERVOUS.

I'M NOT.

GETTING THE BULLET OUT

WON'T HURT HALF AS MUCH
AS YOU THINK.

MY LEG IS NUMB ALREADY.

HONEST.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE I'M BRAVE.

I JUST KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE.

AFTER YOU FINISH...

I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

OKAY...DOCTOR.

OH.

I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT MRS...
WRONG ADDRESS.

DON'T QUIT NOW.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE TWICE.

MAKE IT THREE TIMES.

LUCKY NUMBER THREE.

[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]

THIS AREA WILL BE SEALED OFF
TO ALL TRAFFIC.

YOU ARE ORDERED
TO RETURN TO YOUR HOMES

AND ADVISED NOT TO BE
ON THE STREETS

WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

THIS ORDER WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT

UNTIL THE FUGITIVE
IS APPREHENDED.

YOUR GOVERNMENT
WANTS YOU TO KNOW

THAT WE ARE DEPENDING
UPON YOUR COOPERATION.

AND THERE WILL BE A REWARD
FOR ANY INFORMATION

LEADING TO THE ARREST
OF THE FUGITIVE.

SEARCH THAT AREA
ON THE DOUBLE!

[ RHYTHMIC FOOTSTEPS ]

HALT!

AT EASE!

SERGEANT!

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

SIR?

YOU'RE IN CHARGE
OF THE REMAINING CONTINGENT?

YES, SIR.

HOW MANY MEN ALL TOGETHER?

JUST THESE SIX, SIR.

VERY WELL.
THEY ARE TO REMAIN IN THIS AREA.

OBVIOUSLY, THE FUGITIVE
HAD HELP IN THIS QUARTER.

WE WANT TO FIND OUT
FROM WHOM.

YOU WILL RESUME
THE HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SEARCH

FOR ANY INDICATION OF WHERE
HE MAY HAVE BEEN SHELTERED.

YOU WILL REPORT
DIRECTLY TO ME.

VERY GOOD, SIR.

DO YOU HAVE A MAP?

I WANT TO SEE WHAT PLACES
YOU'VE ALREADY SEARCHED.

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING,
YOU WERE ON MY SIDE.

NO QUESTIONS, NO EXCUSES --
YOU WERE JUST THERE.

WHY?

WHY DID YOU HELP ME?

IT HAS --
IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THIS ROOM, DOESN'T IT?

HOW MANY HOUSES ARE EQUIPPED
WITH A SECRET ROOM LIKE THIS?

IT'S NOT CURIOSITY.

I'M VERY INTERESTED...

BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT YOU
VERY MUCH.

[ CHALK SCRAPING ]

[ LAUGHING ]

THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE READY
FOR THIS, BUT I'LL TRY.

I...THINK...YOU'RE...

WONDERFUL.

THAT'S NOT ALL.

MARYANA.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NAME.

YOU SHOULDN'T
LET THEM CALL YOU GABBY.

VERY WELL, LIEUTENANT,

YOU WILL WORK
WITH THE SERGEANT.

-YES, SIR.
-SIR.

Car number 5, vagrancy call
at 29-23, Quadrant 4.

YOUR FATHER?

"FELLED BY THE BULLETS

FROM THE GUN OF SHARPSHOOTER
SERGEANT BANCO."

IS THIS THE SERGEANT BANCO

THAT'S NOW CHIEF INSPECTOR
OF THE SECRET POLICE?

"WHILE ESCAPING FROM THE CAMP."

DID YOUR FATHER
EVER WORK WITH DR. KOLDA?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?

MARYANA...

YOUR NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR
AND TO SPEAK --

WERE YOU BORN THAT WAY?

DID IT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO

WITH WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR FATHER?

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

THERE'S SOMEONE AT THE DOOR.

[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]

YOU KNOW WE'RE LOOKING
FOR A FUGITIVE?

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN
TELL ME ABOUT THE MAN?

OH...DO YOU READ LIPS?

HAVE YOU ANYTHING TO DECLARE
BEFORE I SEARCH THE PREMISES?

[ TAPPING ]

THE MAN IS DANGEROUS.

IF YOU SHOULD SEE
OR HEAR ANYTHING OF HIM,

PLEASE CONTACT MY MEN
AT ONCE.

HEY!

YEAH?

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

ALL I WANT IS SOME FOOD.

OF COURSE.
OVER THERE.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

DON'T MAKE A MOVE,
EITHER OF YOU!

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

QUICK, THE POLICE.

THESE FOUR FRIENDS OF MINE --

IF THERE WAS TROUBLE,

WE WERE TO MEET AT A PLACE
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

THOMPKINS WAREHOUSE.

THOMPKINS.

AND YOU'RE QUITE SURE
HE INJURED HIS ARM?

WELL, IT SOUNDED THAT WAY
TO ME, INSPECTOR.

HE WAS HOLDING IT
SORT OF LIMP WHEN HE LEFT.

DESCRIPTION'S THE SAME.

BUT NOW
HE HAS ANOTHER INJURY,

WHICH SHOULD MAKE HIM

THAT MUCH EASIER TO CATCH,
FOLLET.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

IF THE POLICE HAD SEEN YOU
GOING INTO THE WAREHOUSE,

THEY WOULD HAVE WONDERED
WHAT YOU WERE DOING THERE.

NO, IT WAS TOO RISKY AN IDEA
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YOU'RE NOT
GOING BACK THERE AGAIN.

I SAID NO.

WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE,
I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME.

MARYANA...

YOUR NOT BEING ABLE
TO HEAR OR TO SPEAK

CAN BE PSYCHOSOMATIC.

WHAT I MEAN IS...

MAYBE IT'S JUST
IN YOUR MIND.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

WE HAVE DOCTORS AT HOME

WHO MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP YOU.

[ LAUGHING ]

NO, I DON'T HAVE
A GIRLFRIEND.

SOMEONE COULD LOVE YOU,
TOO, MARYANA...

SO MUCH,
AND SO VERY EASILY.

ANYTHING FROM BARNEY, DANA?

NO, BUT...SOMETHING ELSE.

THERE WAS A BLACK GIRL
WALKING TOWARDS THE WAREHOUSE.

SHE WAS SCARED OFF
BY A POLICEMAN.

BLACK GIRL. ANYTHING
UNUSUAL ABOUT HER?

HAIR, CLOTHES, ANYTHING?

WELL, SHE HAD
A BEAUTIFUL FACE.

SOMETHING ELSE, JIM.
I THINK SHE WAS DEAF.

DEAF?

SHE DIDN'T REACT
TO THE POLICE CAR SIREN

OR TO THEM SCREECHING TO A STOP
BEHIND HER.

HER ONLY REACTION
WAS WHEN SHE SAW THE POLICEMAN.

-AND SHE RAN?
-YEAH, SHE WAS TERRIFIED.

SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM.

I THINK MAYBE I KNOW
WHO SHE IS.

GET IN, DANA. WE GOT
LESS THAN AN HOUR.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ TIRES SCREECH, ENGINE REVS ]

AFRAID I'M FRESH OUT
OF CASH, COUSIN.

YOU JUST BEEN SITTING
AROUND HERE ALL DAY,

NOT DOING MUCH OF ANYTHING?

YEAH.
IF YOU WERE TO FIND THAT MAN,

YOU WOULDN'T KEEP THE REWARD
ALL FOR YOURSELF, WOULD YOU?

OH, NO.

YOU'D SPLIT IT,
WOULDN'T YOU?

INSPECTOR BANCO, PLEASE.

YES?

I'VE GOT YOUR WHITE MAN.

MY SWEET, LITTLE COUSIN
HAS BEEN HIDING HIM OUT.

MM-HMM. YES, INSPECTOR.

14 COOPER STREET.

I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE FRONT...

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

LET'S GO!

HOLD IT. HOLD IT.
WHAT IS THIS?

THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
IS HERE. SHE'S GOT HIM HIDDEN.

-WHERE IS HE?
-I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S GOT HIM HIDDEN
SOMEWHERE.

-NOW JUST HOLD IT.
-TELL US WHERE HE IS!

-I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS.
-IT'S MY REWARD.

-I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
-I GOT IT COMING.

UGH!

WHERE'S BARNEY?

WE'VE GOT TO MOVE FAST.

WE'RE HIS FRIENDS.

JIM.

HEY, BARNEY,
YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, JIM.
THANKS TO HER.

SHE'S COMING WITH US.

COME ON.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

HEY, YOUR, YOUR MEN,
THEY HIT ME.

WHY?

HE WAS HERE.

WHY?

WHY DID THEY DO IT?

[ GRUNTING ]

[ BEEPING ]

YES, PARIS?

I'M AT THE DAM.

I THINK
I CRACKED A COUPLE OF RIBS.

I can't make it
to the rendezvous point.

CAN YOU STILL HANDLE
A PICKUP?

TRY ME.

ALL RIGHT.

FIND SOMEPLACE
AND GET AS HIGH AS YOU CAN.

There's a tower, Jim.

Looks like there's
an elevator to the top.

That's where I'll be.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR A POLICE CAR.

A POLICE CAR HAS BEEN STOLEN

BY PERSONS MASQUERADING
AS POLICE OFFICERS.

Identify the patrol cars
in your section

and confirm the identity
of the occupants.

REPORT ANY DISCREPANCY.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

LET'S MOVE!

CALLING CAR NUMBER ONE.

Car number 12 in pursuit.

Speeding down west side
to Highway 14.

Unidentified group
in police car.

CAR NUMBER 12, REMAIN
WITH THE SUSPECT VEHICLE.

ALL UNITS IN THE VICINITY
OF THE FOURTH AREA

TO PROCEED TO HIGHWAY 14.

A stolen police car
is apparently heading

FOR THE BORDER.

-LET'S GO.
-RIGHT.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

CAR NUMBER 12,
WHAT'S YOUR POSITION?

JUST CROSSED
INTERSECTION 80.

Suspect's vehicle
continuing on Highway 14.

RIGHT.

THERE IT IS, JIM.

SWING AROUND
BEHIND THAT HILL AND STOP.

OKAY.

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

CAR NUMBER 12.

Come in, car number 12!

FASTER.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

Inspector,

a fugitive has been spotted
in the dam area.

ALL UNITS
REPORT TO THE DAM AREA.

ALL UNITS
REPORT TO THE DAM AREA.

THERE'S TOO MUCH CROSSWIND.

WE'LL HAVE TO CIRCLE AND PICK
HIM UP ON THE OTHER SIDE.

[ SIRENS WAIL ]

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

[ GUNFIRE ]

LET'S GO!

PULL UP!

[ GUNFIRE CONTINUES ]

HI.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]