Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 5, Episode 14 - Takeover - full transcript

OUR DEMANDS ARE SIMPLE,
REASONABLE.

BASICALLY, ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR

IS MORE CONTROL
OVER OUR OWN EDUCATION.

NOW, PROTEST WEEK
STARTS NEXT SATURDAY.

THAT'LL BE OUR DEADLINE.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN MIND,
BILLY?

ACTION. CONFRONTATION.

WE'LL GET INTO THOSE DETAILS
NEXT MEETING.

MEANWHILE,
START TALKING THINGS UP, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

OKAY, THAT'LL BE IT FOR TONIGHT.



RIGHT ON.

SEE YA.

KEEP TALKING.

YEAH, I'LL TALK.

OKAY, GOOD.

NO. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

PECK HERE.

CHARLIE?
THIS IS BILLY.

WHERE'S MY MONEY?

YOU'LL GET IT WHEN YOU DELIVER.

YOU ORDERED SOMETHING SPECIAL.
YOU'RE GONNA GET IT.

BUT I WANT A DOWN PAYMENT
TOMORROW MORNING,

OR I PULL OUT OF TOWN.



PAY HIM THE 5 GRAND TOMORROW.

CHARLIE, THIS IS DANGEROUS.

YOU WANT TO BE GOVERNOR,
DON'T YOU?

YEAH, SURE,
I WANT TO BE GOVERNOR.

THIS IS THE ONLY CHANCE
YOU'VE GOT.

IF YOU'RE GONNA GET
CHICKEN-LIVERED ABOUT IT,

WE CAN CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF
RIGHT NOW.

YOU IN OR OUT?

IN.

YOU DRINK TOO MUCH.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

[ SIGHS ]

HAVE HIM WATCHED.

I DON'T THINK
HE'S GOT THE STOMACH

FOR WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT.

GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THIS MAN, BOSS CHARLES PECK,

HAS DETERMINED TO ELEVATE HIS
PUPPET, MAYOR STEVE TALLMAN,

TO THE GOVERNORSHIP
OF HIS STATE

IN THE FORTHCOMING ELECTION.

PECK'S PLAN CALLS FOR CREATING
AN IMAGE OF TALLMAN

AS A STRONG MAN WHO KNOWS
HOW TO DEAL WITH DISSENT,

IN CONTRAST TO HIS OPPONENT,
THE INCUMBENT GOVERNOR,

WHO IS TO BE BLAMED
FOR THE VIOLENCE

WHICH THIS YOUNG MAN,

PROFESSIONAL PROVOCATEUR
BILLY WALSH, WILL PROVOKE.

JIM, THIS KIND OF DISORDER

IS SEVERELY DAMAGING
THE PRESTIGE AND INFLUENCE

OF THE UNITED STATES
THROUGHOUT THE FREE WORLD.

YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO PREVENT BLOODSHED AND TO
DESTROY CHARLES PECK FOR GOOD.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

PECK'S ORGANIZATION IS DEEPLY
INVOLVED IN ORGANIZED CRIME.

TALLMAN TAKES ORDERS
FROM PECK ABSOLUTELY.

MOST OF THE VOTERS
KNOW THAT.

SO IF THERE WERE
AN ELECTION TOMORROW,

THE INCUMBENT GOVERNOR,
FRANK HARPER, WOULD WIN.

THAT'S WHY PECK DECIDED
TO BRING IN BILLY WALSH.

WHAT'S WALSH'S
PLAN, JIM?

WE DON'T KNOW, DOUG.

THAT'S WHAT DANA
HAS TO FIND OUT.

IS WALSH A STUDENT?

NO, NO. HE'S A PARANOID DROPOUT
WHO TRAVELS AROUND THE COUNTRY

PROVOKING VIOLENCE.

WHAT ABOUT TALLMAN'S
POLICE DEPARTMENT?

WHERE DOES IT STAND?

EXCEPT FOR LIEUTENANT ROSS,

THE POLICE ARE ON THE LEVEL,
AND THEY OBEY ORDERS.

THAT'S WHY YOUR ROLE
IS SO IMPORTANT, BARNEY.

I SPOKE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE AN HOUR AGO.

WE'RE ALL SET, JIM.

I'VE GOT THINGS ALL
LINED UP AT THE HOSPITAL.

GOOD.

DANA...

YOUR MOTHER.

WELL, IF I DO MY HAIR RIGHT,
I MIGHT JUST GET BY WITH IT.

BUT WHAT IF TALLMAN
DOESN'T CARE?

THAT DOESN'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE.

AS LONG AS WE MAKE PECK THINK
THAT HE CARES.

HOW ABOUT THE WEAPONS, DOUG?

ALL READY, JIM.

[ Sighing ] ALL RIGHT.

THERE WILL BE A CONFRONTATION.
THERE'S NO WAY TO AVOID IT.

WHAT WE HAVE TO DO
IS TO CONTROL THE VIOLENCE

SO THAT WE'RE THE ONLY ONES
IN DANGER.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU RAN A LIGHT, SIR.

COULD I SEE YOUR REGISTRATION
AND LICENSE, PLEASE?

YEAH, SURE.

I GUESS I MUST HAVE LEFT IT
AT HOME.

SIR, WILL YOU GET OUT
OF THE CAR, PLEASE?

HEY, NOW, LOOK.

I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE.

NEITHER DO WE, SIR.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JOHN ANDREWS.

MR. ANDREWS,
THAT'S A LOT OF CAR.

HOW DO WE KNOW
IT BELONGS TO YOU?

BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU
IT'S MINE.

TURN AROUND AND PUT YOUR
HANDS ON TOP OF THE CAR!

BETTER SEARCH IT.

LOOK,
YOU GUYS CAN'T DO THIS.

YOU GOT A LICENSE
FOR THAT GUN?

I TOLD YOU --

I KNOW.
YOU LEFT IT AT HOME.

[ RUSTLING ]

HOLD IT!

GO AHEAD.

WHY DON'T YOU SHOOT?

WE'VE BEEN OVER IT
AND OVER IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO
TELL YOU ANYTHING.

LET ME MAKE
A LONG-DISTANCE CALL.

IF MY BOSS WANTS TO TALK
TO YOU, THAT'S UP TO HIM.

ALL RIGHT,
TELL US WHO YOUR BOSS IS.

A GENTLEMAN NAMED
SANFORD MICHAELS.

WHAT'S HE DO?
BESIDES COLLECT WAR SOUVENIRS.

LOOK, HE, UH, HE ISN'T GOING
TO WANT ANY PUBLICITY.

MATTER OF FACT,
HE MIGHT BE TALKED

INTO MAKING
QUITE A CONTRIBUTION

TO YOUR MAYOR'S
CAMPAIGN FUND.

PIG!

I'M HERE BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR
WOULD LIKE TO AVOID VIOLENCE

IF IT'S HUMANLY POSSIBLE.

CAPTAIN DAVIS,
YOU'RE HERE

BECAUSE
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED

YOU WERE COMING HERE AS
HIS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.

I HAD NO WAY
OF TURNING YOU DOWN.

FRANKLY, WE DON'T NEED YOU.

CHIEF DANBY
IS PERFECTLY CAPABLE

OF HANDLING WHATEVER COMES
UP DURING PROTEST WEEK.

BEGGING YOUR PARDON,
MAYOR TALLMAN,

I DON'T MIND A LITTLE
ADVICE FROM AN EXPERT.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

FIRST, GENTLEMEN,
LET ME SHOW YOU

THE BASIC ANTIRIOT UNIFORM
WE RECOMMEND.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

$50,000.

YOU'RE VERY GENEROUS,
MR. MICHAELS.

YOU WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN THE MONEY

WHETHER OR NOT
THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED.

I LIKE WHAT
YOUR CANDIDATE STANDS FOR.

I ALSO HAPPEN TO KNOW

THAT YOU'RE THE REAL POWER
BEHIND MAYOR TALLMAN.

I, UH, EXERCISE A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF POWER MYSELF.

OH, REALLY, WHAT KIND OF POWER
IS THAT, MR. MICHAELS?

THOSE WEAPONS ARE GOING TO
FRIENDS OF MINE

WHO SHARE
OUR POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY.

I COULD PUT THOSE FRIENDS
AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

WELL...

I REALIZE YOU DON'T NEED THEM
RIGHT NOW,

BUT PERHAPS ANOTHER TIME.

MEANTIME, THERE IS
ALWAYS THIS, ISN'T THERE?

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO BE
IN TOWN, MR. MICHAELS?

I'LL BE HERE A FEW DAYS.

I'M VERY INTERESTED TO SEE

HOW YOU HANDLE THIS "PROTEST
WEEK" THAT'S COMING UP.

I'D LIKE TO TALK
TO YOU AGAIN.

IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE.

OH, UH, MY PROPERTY?

IT'S ALREADY IN YOUR CAR.

THANK YOU, MR. PECK.

GOOD DAY.

[ DIALING ]

I'D LIKE A COMPLETE RUNDOWN
OF A MR. SANFORD MICHAELS.

YOU CAN START WITH HIS BANK
BACK EAST.

MAYOR TALLMAN, PLEASE.
IT'S PERSONAL.

HE'LL TALK TO ME.

YOU TELL HIM

I'VE GOT A MESSAGE
FROM ELIZABETH WILSON.

[ BUZZES ]

-WE BELIEVE IN MOST CASES...
-YEAH? WHO?

PUT HIM ON.

THIS IS MAYOR TALLMAN.

WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I CAN'T TELL YOU
OVER THE PHONE.

YOU SAID YOU HAD A MESSAGE.
NOW, WHAT IS IT?

IN PERSON. ELIZABETH WILSON
WOULDN'T LIKE IT

IF I DELIVERED IT
OVER THE PHONE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
ELIZABETH WILSON --

217 ELM STREET,
APARTMENT 8.

BE THERE IN AN HOUR.

WAIT.

[ Receiver clicks ]

I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE
ANY PROBLEMS, MAYOR TALLMAN.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

MR. CHARLES PECK,
LIEUTENANT ROSS,

CAPTAIN DAVIS.

GENTLEMEN.

HOW'S
GOVERNOR HARPER?

WORRIED
ABOUT PROTEST WEEK.

WELL, IF HE'D WORRY LESS
AND ACT MORE,

WE'D ALL BE BETTER OFF,
WOULDN'T WE?

THAT'S A QUESTION
OF PHILOSOPHY

I DON'T CARE
TO GET INTO, MR. PECK.

I'M HERE TO ADVISE.

THE MAN WHO HAS

THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
OF KEEPING ORDER

IS VERY GLAD TO HAVE ME.

HE'S ALREADY BEEN
A BIG HELP, MR. PECK.

THERE'S ANOTHER THING,
CHIEF --

THESE PEOPLE ARE KNOWN
PROVOCATEURS.

IF THEY SHOW UP IN TOWN,

I SUGGEST
YOU HAVE THEM WATCHED.

EXCUSE ME, MAY I?

DO YOU KNOW HER,
LIEUTENANT?

NO, I WAS JUST THINKING,
"WHAT A WASTE OF A PRETTY GIRL."

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

RUBBER HOSES
OR JUST PLAIN FISTS?

GET OUT. YOU'RE FREE.

WHAT?

YOU'VE BEEN BAILED OUT.
NOW MOVE.

[ LAUGHS ]

HEY, YOU!

ARE YOU KATE JARVIS?

WHAT IF I AM?

DON'T BE SUCH A HARD CASE,
KATE.

I'M ON YOUR SIDE.

GET IN.

WHY SHOULD I?

BECAUSE YOU OWE ME.

I BAILED YOU OUT.

WHY?

GET IN.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SHOW YOU.

FINEST HUNTING RIFLE
IN THE WORLD.

I CAN CORE AN APPLE
WITH IT

AT HALF A MILE.

DYNAMITE.

PLASTIQUE.
VINTAGE 1970.

[ GUN COCKS ]

[ HAMMER CLICKS ]

YOU HANDLE THAT THING
VERY WELL.

SO WHAT?

WHERE DID YOU LEARN?

OH, YOU ARE SOME KIND
OF A COP.

DON'T BE AN IDIOT.

WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE?

YOU'RE
A GOOD-LOOKING CHICK.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

GET LOST.

WAIT A SECOND.
I'M NO COP.

KATE, LISTEN TO ME.

THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN
DURING PROTEST WEEK.

BUT THESE KIDS
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT REVOLUTIONARY
TACTICS.

WITHOUT SOMEONE
LIKE YOU OR ME,

IT'S GOING TO END UP A BUNCH
OF THEM CARRYING SIGNS AROUND

HOPING TO MAKE
THE 6:00 NEWS.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
IN MIND?

I'M GOING TO SHOOT ME
A PIG.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN, MAYOR.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

YOUR DAUGHTER.

MY DAUGHTER?

YOURS AND ELIZABETH'S.

NATURALLY, WALSH ISN'T PLANNING
ON TELLING THE OTHERS

ABOUT KILLING THE COP.

THE IDEA IS THAT WHEN WE GET
INSIDE THE DEAN'S OFFICE,

WALSH BOOBY-TRAPS IT.

THEN, WHEN THINGS GET HOT
ENOUGH, HE STARTS SHOOTING.

HE AND I SNEAK AWAY, LEAVING
THE GUN AND THE KIDS BEHIND.

THEN, WHEN THE COPS CHARGE,
EVERYTHING BLOWS UP,

INCLUDING
THE SUPPOSED KILLER.

AND YOU AND BILLY MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT CONFRONTATION?

YEAH, THAT'S THE PLAN.

BEAUTIFUL.

DEAN'S OFFICE IS OUT, DANA.

IF WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PEOPLE
FROM GETTING HURT,

THE WHOLE CAMPUS IS OUT.

"TORONTO, CANADA.
METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL,

JUNE TH--"

THE HOSPITAL WROTE TO ME

THAT BOTH MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
DIED DURING CHILDBIRTH.

THE KID LIVED.

I ARRANGED FOR THEM TO
LET YOU THINK SHE WAS DEAD.

WHY?

GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIPLOMA --
KATE WILSON.

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA --
KATE WILSON.

WHO ARE YOU?

MY NAME IS JONES.

RICHARD JONES.

WHEN YOU THREW
ELIZABETH OUT

BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING
TO HAVE A KID,

SHE NEEDED SOMEBODY.

THAT WAS ME.

WHERE DID YOU MEET HER?

CANADA.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER.

I WANTED TO BRING UP
HER LITTLE GIRL.

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

THAT'S A FUNNY COINCIDENCE.
SHE'S RIGHT HERE IN TOWN.

I CAME DOWN HERE
ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

I FIGURED MAYBE
I'D GET BACK ON MY FEET.

AND SHE CAME TO TOWN
AND LOOKED ME UP,

CAME TO SEE ME.

THEN SHE DECIDED TO ENROLL
IN YOUR COLLEGE HERE.

YOU WANT TO SEE HER?

NOT PARTICULARLY.

SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER.

HOW MUCH IS THIS
GOING TO COST ME?

WELL...NOW THAT
YOU MENTION IT,

I AM A LITTLE SHORT.

DON'T GIVE ME
THE INNOCENT ACT.

YOU KNOW I'M RUNNING
FOR GOVERNOR.

YOU'RE BLACKMAILING ME.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT?

$10,000.

[ INTERCOM BUZZES ]

HELLO?
OH, SEND HIM IN.

MR. MICHAELS, PLEASURE
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

MAY I OFFER YOU
A DRINK?

NO, THANK YOU.
I NEVER TOUCH IT.

WELL,
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I JUST READ
THE PRESS RELEASE

CONCERNING GOVERNOR HARPER'S

POLICE REPRESENTATIVE
AND HIS PHILOSOPHY.

HARPER HAS TO BE DEFEATED.

I STAND READY TO DONATE
$1,000,000 TO YOUR CAMPAIGN.

BEFORE I DO, I WANT
A HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETING

WITH TALLMAN.

PERHAPS YOU DON'T THINK
I HAVE THE RESOURCES.

OH, YOU HAVE RESOURCES
TO BURN.

WE RAN A VERY THOROUGH
FINANCIAL CHECK ON YOU.

I'M JUST WONDERING WHY
YOU WANT TO MEET TALLMAN.

I WANT TO BE CERTAIN
THAT HE'S WORTHY OF US.

CALL ME.

I WILL.

MR. MICHAELS.

LIEUTENANT.

MONEY?

MAYBE.
WHAT ABOUT TALLMAN?

HE SPENT ABOUT 20 MINUTES
WITH A GUY NAMED JONES.

MANAGER SAYS HE'S BEEN LIVING
THERE FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

WHAT DOES HE DO
FOR A LIVING?

NOTHING
THAT I CAN FIND OUT.

KEEP YOUR TAIL
ON THE MAYOR

AND PUT ONE ON JONES, TOO.

ALL RIGHT.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

THE MAYOR GOT OUR DEAN
AND PUT HIS OWN MAN IN

WITHOUT GIVING US A CHANCE
TO EXPRESS OUR VIEWS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PUTTING
A BUNCH OF EXPLOSIVES

IN THE DEAN'S OFFICE IS GOING
TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

YOU MISS
THE WHOLE POINT, ALEC.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY
TO KEEP THOSE PIGS

FROM CHARGING IN THERE
AND THROWING US OUT.

ARE THEY GOING TO TALK WITH US
HOLED UP IN THERE LIKE THAT?

IT'S THE ONLY WAY
THEY'LL TALK --

WHEN WE'VE GOT THE STRENGTH
TO MAKE THEM TALK.

WE GO WITH THE EXPLOSIVES.

ANYONE WANTS OUT,
NOW'S THE TIME TO GET.

LISTEN, THERE'S JUST
ONE THING THAT BOTHERS ME.

THE PUBLIC'S BORED
WITH CAMPUS RIOTS.

LET'S TAKE IT
OFF THE CAMPUS THIS TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT, KATE?

FIRST DAY OF PROTEST WEEK,
SATURDAY MORNING,

WE TAKE OVER
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,

JUST LIKE HE TOOK OVER
THE DEAN'S OFFICE.

LISTEN! IF WE'VE GOT POWER,
LET'S SHOW IT!

NOBODY EVER WON A REVOLUTION
YET IN A DEAN'S OFFICE.

I'M WITH KATE.

[ SIGHS ]

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.
IT'S THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

IS SHE HERE?

ANY MINUTE.

WELL, THERE SHE IS,
MAYOR TALLMAN.

YOUR DAUGHTER KATE.

[ Controlled voice ]
HI, DADDY.

HELLO.

[ Laughing ]
OHHHH.

"HELLO."

YOU'RE REALLY CAPABLE
OF A LOT OF EMOTION.

YOU LOOK LIKE ELIZABETH,

BUT YOU DON'T SOUND
VERY MUCH LIKE HER.

MAYOR TALLMAN,
I REALLY THINK

YOU OUGHT TO GIVE HER
A CHANCE.

SHE HARDLY KNOWS YOU.

SHUT UP, DICK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

MONEY...TO KEEP QUIET.

WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?!

[ Voice breaking ]
OH, MAN, THIS GUY --

JUST A SECOND.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

I SAW YOUR PICTURE
IN MY OFFICE.

YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE STUDENT
ACTIVISTS, AREN'T YOU?

YOU MEAN THEY'RE
CIRCULATING MY FACE NOW?

OH, THAT'S NICE.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

ONLY I LIKE "REVOLUTIONARY"
BETTER THAN "ACTIVIST."

AND WE NEED MONEY...
LOTS OF IT.

SO, YOU COME ACROSS

OR EVERY STINKING BIT OF
THIS IS GOING IN THE PAPER.

MAYOR'S
ILLEGITIMATE DAUGHTER,

STUDENT REVOLUTIONARY.

BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?

[ Crying ]
THEN WE'LL SEE HOW FAR

YOU AND YOUR PIG FRIEND
CHARLIE PECK GET.

WHAT HAPPENS
IF I GIVE YOU THE MONEY?

DO YOU GET OUT OF TOWN?

[ CRYING ]

YEP, THAT'S RIGHT.

I GO.

WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY,
I'LL HAVE PLENTY TO DO.

SO LONG...DADDY!

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

YOU JUST MAKE SURE

I NEVER HEAR FROM
EITHER ONE OF YOU AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT.
PUT THEM UP.

YOU TALKED, DIDN'T YOU?

BET YOUR LIFE I TALKED.

THEY HAD ENOUGH CHARGES
TRUMPED UP AGAINST ME

TO PUT ME AWAY
FOR 20 YEARS.

COME ON.

THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN
INTO YOU FOREVER.

I DON'T THINK SO.

THE GIRL PROMISED TO GET
OUT OF TOWN FOR GOOD.

YOU THINK HER PROMISES
MEAN ANYTHING?

SHE'S THE ONE THAT TOLD THEM
TO TAKE OVER YOUR OFFICE

INSTEAD OF THE DEAN'S.

AND I TOLD BILLY
THAT IF SHE SHOWS,

TO MAKE VERY CERTAIN

THAT SHE GETS BLOWN UP
WITH THE OTHERS.

STEVE.

GOT ANY MORE KIDS
I OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT?

LIEUTENANT.

YOU, UH,
SAID YOU'D LET ME GO.

AFTER THE ELECTION,
IF YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

IF NOT,
YOU'LL NEVER GET OUT.

EVERYTHING'S READY
FOR TOMORROW.

GOOD. HEAR ANYTHING
FROM THE GIRL?

NO, BUT DON'T WORRY
ABOUT HER.

IF SHE SHOWS UP,
I'LL TAKE CARE OF HER.

WE'VE PICKED OUT YOUR PIG.

OH, YEAH? WHO?

CAPTAIN DAVIS.

THE GOVERNOR'S MAN
THAT'S BEEN TELLING OUR POLICE

TO BE REAL NICE.

GREAT.

JUST GREAT.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ BUZZES ]

YEAH?

YEAH, SEND HIM IN.

Peck: MAYOR TALLMAN,

THIS IS
SANFORD MICHAELS.

DELIGHTED, MR. MICHAELS.

MR. MAYOR, MY PLEASURE.

THAT'S A VERY GENEROUS OFFER,
MR. MICHAELS.

WE CERTAINLY NEED
ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.

WELL, I'M ALWAYS WILLING
TO SPEND MONEY

FOR A CAUSE
THAT I TRULY BELIEVE IN.

WOULD YOU CARE FOR A CUP
OF COFFEE, MR. MICHAELS?

YES, THANK YOU.
I WOULD.

YOU TWO ARE GETTING ON
SO WELL,

I THINK I'LL LEAVE AND LET
YOU GET BETTER ACQUAINTED.

GIVE ME A CALL, MAYOR.

SURE THING, CHARLIE.

SHIRLEY, WOULD YOU BRING IN
TWO COFFEES, PLEASE?

MY AIM IS TO PRESERVE

EVERYTHING
THAT I HOLD MOST DEAR.

THAT'S WHY
I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT YOU AND CHARLES PECK,
WHOM I ADMIRE ENORMOUSLY,

HAVE MY FULL
AND COMPLETE SUPPORT.

WELL, I HAVE TO BE
ON MY WAY.

I'VE ENJOYED IT,
MR. MICHAELS.

OH, INDEED. INDEED.

YOU KNOW,
I WONDER WHY IT IS

THAT CHARLES PECK HAS NEVER
RUN FOR OFFICE ON HIS OWN.

HE'S CERTAINLY CAPABLE
OF RENDERING GREAT SERVICE.

HE'S ALWAYS PREFERRED
TO REMAIN IN THE BACKGROUND.

SO FAR, ANYWAY.

WELL, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MY PLEASURE.

GOOD DAY.

[ SIGHS ]

[ DOOR SLIDES ]

HOLD IT, MAYOR.

DON'T GET EXCITED.

JUST BE QUIET,
AND YOU WON'T GET HURT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

MAYOR TALLMAN,
SAY HELLO TO MAYOR TALLMAN.

HOW ARE YOU...
MAYOR TALLMAN?

VERY GLAD YOU COULD COME
THIS EARLY, MR. PECK.

BECAUSE FRANKLY, I WAS
QUITE DEEPLY TROUBLED

BY MY MEETING WITH
MAYOR TALLMAN YESTERDAY.

OH, I THOUGHT YOU TWO
WERE GETTING ON VERY WELL.

IS THAT WHAT HE TOLD YOU?

AMONG
HIS OTHER SHORTCOMINGS,

HE'S ALSO A VERY POOR
JUDGE OF PEOPLE.

I FOUND HIM SOFT, INDECISIVE.

HE'S A WEAKLING.

WHAT'S THAT FOR?

WE MIGHT NEED IT.

GO ON!

YOU KNOW WHAT I'D LIKE
TO SEE HAPPEN, MR. PECK?

I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU

PULL MAYOR TALLMAN OUT
OF THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR

AND RUN YOURSELF.

THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE AT
THIS LATE DATE, MR. MICHAELS.

AH, YES, BUT IT IS.

THERE'S STILL SEVERAL WEEKS
BEFORE ELECTION.

WITH MY MONEY,
WE COULD SATURATE THE MEDIA.

YOU AND I WOULD MAKE A GREAT
COMBINATION, MR. PECK.

I'M VERY FLATTERED BY YOUR
SUGGESTION, MR. MICHAELS,

BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'S VERY PRACTICAL.

THEN I DON'T SEE

HOW I COULD POSSIBLY SUPPORT
MAYOR TALLMAN FOR GOVERNOR.

I THINK YOU UNDERESTIMATE

MAYOR TALLMAN'S
POTENTIAL USEFULNESS...

-[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
-EXCUSE ME.

YES?
YES. JUST A MOMENT.

IT'S YOUR OFFICE.

HELLO?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

SOME STUDENT REVOLUTIONARIES

HAVE JUST TAKEN OVER
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

-I'D LIKE TO COME ALONG.
-BE MY GUEST.

[ SIRENS WAILING ]

HERE THEY COME.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

BILLY, ALEC.

KATE, WHERE WERE YOU
THIS MORNING?

OH, THE COPS WERE LOOKING
FOR ME.

I SNEAKED IN HERE LAST NIGHT.

YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE
SHOWING UP HERE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU'RE A SPY FOR THE PIGS,
THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER.

I OUGHT TO SHOOT YOU
RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, MOVE ALONG.
MOVE ALONG.

STAND BACK. STAND BACK.

WHERE WERE YOU ALL NIGHT?

WHAT ARE WE, MARRIED?

COME ON. I TOLD YOU THE COPS
WERE LOOKING FOR ME.

THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE ME
IN FOR BREAKING BAIL.

YOU'RE LYING TO ME.

ALEC, WHAT'S HE ON?!

[ Laughs ]
HEY. HEY, BILLY.

HEY, COME ON.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

OKAY.

MAYBE I MADE A MISTAKE.

[ SIGHS ]

BUT YOU STAY IN HERE
WITH THE OTHERS.

OKAY, BILLY.

I'M GOING ACROSS THE HALL.

OKAY, MOVE IT ALONG.

MOVE IT ALONG.
STAND BACK.

COME ON. GET BACK.

EVERYBODY OFF THE STREET.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

LET'S BREAK IT UP.

KEEP MOVING.

EVERYBODY OFF THE STREET.

KEEP YOUR MEN BACK

UNTIL WE FIGURE A WAY
TO CLEAR THOSE EXPLOSIVES.

RIGHT.

LET ME THROUGH, PLEASE.

EXCUSE ME.

KEEP MOVING.

[ HORN HONKING ]

MOVE IT ALONG.
STAND BACK...

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

I'M WAITING TO HEAR.

THIS IS BILLY.
COME IN.

YEAH. ROSS HERE.
EVERYTHING OKAY?

YEAH. THE EXPLOSIVES
ARE ALL SET TO GO.

THEY'LL BLOW THIS PLACE
SKY-HIGH.

OH, THAT KATE BROAD SHOWED UP.

Where is she?

SHE'S IN THE OFFICE HERE
WITH THE OTHERS.

WHEN IT GOES, SHE'LL GO.

WHEN DO I SHOOT?

NOW, LET IT BUILD UP
A LITTLE, BILLY.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WELL, WE'RE EVALUATING
THE SITUATION.

THEY'VE PLANTED EXPLOSIVES
IN THE BUILDING.

THEY SAY IF ANYONE ENTERS,
THEY'RE GOING TO BLOW IT UP.

IT'D SERVE THEM RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET IN

AROUND THE REAR
OF THE BUILDING.

-BE CAREFUL.
-ALL RIGHT.

STAND BACK.
STAND BACK.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

CHARLIE.

CHARLIE, SHE CALLED
FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF.

-SHE'LL GET KILLED.
-SHUT UP!

-MY DAUGHTER'S IN THERE.
-I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP.

IF YOUR DAUGHTER'S IN THERE,
SHE'LL GET WHAT SHE DESERVES.

NOW, EVERYBODY, LISTEN TO ME.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR TROUBLE,
YOU ARE.

ALL WE WANT TO DO IS NEGOTIATE.

SEND THE MAYOR IN.

IF HE LETS US HAVE A REASONABLE
VOICE IN SELECTING A NEW DEAN,

WE'LL GIVE HIM BACK HIS OFFICE.

ALL WE WANT IS A MAN

WHO WILL STOP THE CUTBACKS
IN EDUCATIONAL FUNDS.

WE WILL END CERTAIN
ADMISSION PRACTICES

INTENDED TO KEEP OUT THOSE
WHO NEED EDUCATION THE MOST.

THE MAYOR HAS PROVOKED US.

THIS IS OUR WAY OF DRAMATIZING
OUR CASE TO THE PUBLIC.

WE WILL STAY IN HERE
AS LONG AS WE HAVE TO.

SO, I REPEAT --

COME NEGOTIATE, AVOID VIOLENCE.

SHE'S BEING SO REASONABLE.

ARE YOU CRAZY?

CRAZY? BECAUSE I LOVE
MY OWN DAUGHTER?

BECAUSE I WANT HER TO LIVE?

YOU HAVEN'T QUITE
DESTROYED ME, CHARLIE.

THERE'S STILL ENOUGH LEFT
TO WANT TO PROTECT THAT GIRL.

WE'RE THROUGH, CHARLIE.

FROM HERE ON IN,
I'M MY OWN MAN.

COME ON OUT!
I'M READY TO NEGOTIATE!

I HEREBY REVOKE
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DEAN

UNTIL WE'VE HAD A CHANCE
TO STUDY THE SITUATION.

THERE'S NO DOUBT
THAT WE ACTED PREMATURELY

IN MAKING HIS APPOINTMENT
A PERMANENT ONE...

I TOLD YOU THAT MAN
WAS UNTRUSTWORTHY.

IF HE KNUCKLES UNDER
TO THOSE STUDENTS,

NOT ONLY IS HE THROUGH,
BUT YOU'RE THROUGH, TOO.

NOW DO YOU SEE WHY I SAID

YOU SHOULD BE THE CANDIDATE
INSTEAD OF HIM?

I MAY STILL BE
THE CANDIDATE.

...NEW BALLOTS, WHICH RECOGNIZES

THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
DO NOT HAVE TO BE ROBOTS...

TELL BILLY
TO SHOOT THE MAYOR.

WHAT?

TELL HIM!

[ SIGHS ]
BILLY, HIT THE MAYOR.

...IN A SPIRIT
OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING,

NOT IN A CLIMATE
OF FEAR AND INTIMIDATION.

WE'LL APPOINT
A STUDENT-FACULTY COMMITTEE.

WE'LL HEAR YOU OUT, AND THEN
ARRIVE AT A JOINT DECISION.

THE ONLY THING THAT
WE MUST RULE OUT IS VIOLENCE.

[ GUNSHOT ]

HOLD YOUR FIRE!

[ CROWD MURMURING ]

STAND BACK.

COME ON. GET BACK.

YOU'VE HAD IT, BILLY.

I'M ALL RIGHT.
IT JUST GRAZED ME.

EVERYBODY GO HOME.

YOU KNOW WHO ARRANGED THIS?
CHARLIE PECK.

HE DID IT.

HE HIRED A MAN TO PROVOKE
THIS ENTIRE PROTEST

SO WE COULD COME OFF AS HEROES.

I ADMIT MY GUILT.

LET'S GO.

I CLEARED
THE EXPLOSIVES.

TAKE HIM IN
FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.

YOU DON'T THINK I'M GOING
TO FACE THIS ALONE, DO YOU?

HE HIRED ME.
HIM AND PECK.

COME ON.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

I DON'T THINK I'D LEAVE
RIGHT NOW, CHARLIE.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

OKAY. MOVE ALONG.
MOVE ALONG.

YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED.

THERE ISN'T ANYONE
WHO WILL BELIEVE

THAT WASN'T YOU OUT THERE.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

IT'S A FRAME.
THE WHOLE THING'S A FRAME.

WHO WOULD EVER BELIEVE IT?

YOU'VE BEEN SHOT.

JUST A SCRATCH.

YOU'VE GOT ONE, TOO.

ANESTHETIC WILL WEAR OFF
IN A FEW MINUTES.

YOU'LL BARELY FEEL IT.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

LET'S BREAK IT UP.

MAYOR TALLMAN, I WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND.

WE HAVE ENOUGH AGAINST YOU
IN CONSPIRACY CHARGES

TO PUT YOU AWAY
FOR 10 YEARS,

BUT THE GOVERNOR
DOESN'T WANT TO PROSECUTE.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

WHY DID HE SET ME UP IF HE
DOESN'T WANT TO PUT ME AWAY?

HE WANTS PECK.

TESTIFY AGAINST HIM,
AND YOU HAVE YOUR FREEDOM.

DON'T BE A FOOL.

YOU DON'T OWE CHARLIE PECK
ANYTHING.

HE TRIED TO KILL YOU,
REMEMBER?

ALL RIGHT, IT'S A DEAL.

WHAT ABOUT MY DAUGHTER?

SHE WASN'T REAL, EITHER.

THAT BOTHER YOU?

[ SIREN WAILS ]

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]