Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 5, Episode 16 - The Missile - full transcript
The IMF fool two foreign agents into gathering intelligence on a bogus missile guidance system. However, the mission is interrupted when a psychotic kidnaps Dana before she can give Phelps the details of the enemy agents' plan to kill him.
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THIS IS JAMES REED,
A SYSTEMS ANALYST
WITH THE BALTIMORE CORPORATION.
HE WILL ARRIVE
48 HOURS FROM NOW
AT THE WEAPONS TEST CENTER
TO CONDUCT AN AUTHORIZED
SURVEY OF THAT FACILITY.
REED IS A FOREIGN AGENT.
HIS OBJECTIVE IS TO OBTAIN
THE ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM
OF OUR LATEST MISSILES
NOW BEING TESTED.
HIS CONTACT
AT THE NAVAL FACILITY
IS DORIS GORDON,
A CIVILIAN SECRETARY.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO ALLOW REED TO STEAL
A BOGUS GUIDANCE SYSTEM
IN PLACE OF THE REAL ONE,
THEREBY SHORT-STOPPING
ENEMY WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT
IN THIS VITAL FIELD.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ SIZZLING ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
-MISS GORDON?
-YES.
I BELIEVE
THAT YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.
DON'T YOU HAVE AN AUNT
WHO LIVES NEAR DANBURY?
YES. WHAT A COINCIDENCE
YOU SHOULD KNOW HER.
BUT SHE'S ONLY
A SECOND COUSIN.
IS WILLARD IN?
YES, HE'S IN.
HE WON'T GIVE US ANY TROUBLE.
I'VE HAD HIM UNDER MY THUMB
FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET HIM?
GOOD MORNING, COMMANDER.
MISS GORDON,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
ARREST?
WHAT-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE TERMINATED.
GO WITH THIS GENTLEMAN.
I'M NOT GOING WITH ANYBODY.
THERE'S NOTHING AGAINST ME.
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
THE CHARGE WILL BE ESPIONAGE.
MISS GORDON?
IS SOMETHING THE MATTER?
COMMANDER,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
BOB...PLEASE STEP BACK
IN YOUR OFFICE.
COMMANDER, I'D LIKE
AN EXPLANATION.
WELL?
MR. WILLARD, WE KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE A FAMILY --
A WIFE AND SON, A DAUGHTER.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT
FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS,
YOU'VE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED
WITH YOUR SECRETARY.
YOU WERE BEING SET UP
FOR A BLACKMAIL ATTEMPT.
SHE WAS A PART OF THE PLAN.
YOU'VE BEEN REASSIGNED.
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
WILL LEAVE AT ONCE.
HE'S MADE
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS.
HE'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.
AS OF RIGHT NOW,
WILLARD AND MYSELF
ARE THE ONLY ONES
WHO CAN GET INTO THE LAB.
IT WILL BE ADJUSTED FOR
YOUR PALMPRINT THIS AFTERNOON.
GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
THIS IS THE KEY ELEMENT
TO THE GUIDANCE-CONTROL UNIT.
THIS IS OUR REPLACEMENT.
MM-HMM.
NOW...THESE ARE
OUR SCHEMATICS.
THEY'LL REPLACE
THE REAL ONES IN YOUR FILE.
NOW, WASHINGTON WANTS REED
TO HAVE BOTH.
IF WE CAN CONVINCE HIM
THAT THEY'RE THE GENUINE ARTICLE
AND LET HIM COPY THEM,
WE CAN SET THEIR RESEARCH
BACK FIVE YEARS.
YOU THINK REED IS HANDLING
THE ASSIGNMENT BY HIMSELF?
NO, BUT WE DON'T KNOW
WHO'S HELPING HIM YET.
THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT,
YOUR PLAN CALLS FOR YOU
TO SUBSTITUTE YOURSELF
FOR WILLARD.
YES. REED HAS NEVER SEEN
WILLARD OR DORIS GORDON.
BUT ONCE THEY HAVE
THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM,
WON'T THEY KILL YOU
TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT?
THEY CERTAINLY WILL
IF THEY CAN.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
5:00. GOOD NIGHT, DORIS.
GOOD NIGHT, MR. WILLARD.
[ ENGINE BACKFIRES ]
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
[ SPUTTERING CONTINUES ]
TROUBLE, HUH, MISS?
TROUBLE.
WELL, LET'S JUST SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.
IT'S THE CONDENSER, MISS.
WELL, CAN YOU REPLACE IT?
YEAH. I'LL GIVE YOU
A TEMPORARY ONE,
AND THEN IF YOU COME BACK
SOMETIME, OH, TOMORROW,
I'LL HAVE THE ONE THEY MAKE
FOR THIS MODEL CAR.
OKAY.
MARLENE.
THAT WILL HOLD YOU, MISS.
OKAY. SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HEY, DUKE,
I'M GOING TO TOWN.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
PARDON ME,
BUT YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.
DO YOU HAVE AN AUNT
WHO LIVES NEAR DANBURY?
YES. WHAT A COINCIDENCE
YOU SHOULD KNOW HER.
BUT SHE'S ONLY
A SECOND COUSIN.
WELL, MISS GORDON --
DORIS --
HOW ARE THINGS GOING
AT THE TEST CENTER?
IF YOU MEAN WILLARD,
HE WON'T BE ANY TROUBLE.
WE'VE HAD A RELATIONSHIP
FOR OVER SIX MONTHS NOW.
HIS KIDS ARE THE ONLY THING
THAT KEEP HIM
FROM DIVORCING HIS WIFE.
MM-HMM. I HAVE TO REPORT
THERE TOMORROW MORNING.
WE'VE GOT TO WORK FAST.
I WON'T HOLD YOU UP.
THESE ARE FROM WILLARD TO ME
WHEN I WAS IN WASHINGTON.
YOU'VE BEEN HAVING QUITE
A ROMANCE, HAVEN'T YOU?
I THINK I'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.
YES. THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME --
MAYBE TOO GOOD.
HE MIGHT NOT BE VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT PROTECTING HIS WIFE
FROM SCANDAL.
I TOLD YOU -- HE'D SELL HIS SOUL
TO PROTECT HIS CHILDREN.
HOW ABOUT SOME DINNER?
YES, THANK YOU.
MY DAD EXPLAINED EVERYTHING
TO ME, SIR.
I'D BE GLAD TO HELP.
WE APPRECIATE IT, BOBBY --
MORE THAN YOU KNOW.
[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
THIS IS MR. REED.
YES, OF COURSE.
GOOD MORNING, MR. REED.
BOB WILLARD.
MR. WILLARD. HOW ARE YOU?
-COMMANDER WARDMAN.
-MR. REED.
COME TO SHOW US HOW TO
DO IT BETTER, HAVE YOU?
WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN.
EXCUSE ME.
SEE YOU LATER, BILL.
THIS IS MY SON, BOBBY.
BOBBY, THIS IS MR. REED.
HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?
WELL, HOW ARE YOU, BOBBY?
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
GOT SORT OF A LITTLE LEAGUE
OUT AT THE BASE HERE.
THE BOYS COME OUT FROM TOWN.
WELL, THAT'S JUST FINE.
YOU OUGHT TO SEE THIS GUY
PLAY SHORTSTOP.
HE'S SOMETHING TERRIFIC.
AND HE KNOWS THE GAME
AS WELL AS HE PLAYS IT.
ONE OF THESE DAYS,
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
TO SEE HIM TURN OUT
AS A BIG-LEAGUE MANAGER.
COME ON, DAD.
I'M NOT
KIDDING YOU, BOBBY.
WE GOT WORK TO DO,
YOU GOT A GAME TO PLAY.
SEE YA.
DON'T SWING
AT ANY BAD BALLS, SON.
WELL, WHAT A NICE
BOY HE IS.
YEAH. THANK YOU.
HIM, HIS SISTER...
...THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S
ALL ABOUT, MR. REED.
OH.
I THINK MISS GORDON
HAS ALL THE DATA ORGANIZED
AND READY FOR YOU,
SO YOU CAN GO TO WORK,
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING
FURTHER I CAN DO...
FINE. I'LL CALL ON YOU.
MISS GORDON, SHALL WE?
-THANK YOU, SIR.
-BYE.
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT WILLARD
AND HIS SENTIMENTALITY.
I THINK HE'D DO ANYTHING
TO PROTECT HIS CHILDREN.
THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS THREATEN HIM
WITH THE LETTERS.
LETTERS ARE RATHER SLOPPY.
ONE CAN ALWAYS
CRY FORGERY.
NO, I MUCH PREFER
PICTURES.
THAT WILL TAKE
A LITTLE PLANNING.
I'VE ALREADY DONE
THAT PLANNING.
MISS GORDON, YOU AND I
ARE NOW NEIGHBORS.
YOU GET HIM TO YOUR APARTMENT
THIS EVENING.
I'LL TRY.
TRYING ISN'T QUITE GOOD ENOUGH.
ALL RIGHT.
Paris?
YES, JIM.
HE BOUGHT
THE EMPTY APARTMENT.
HAVE BARNEY AND WILLY
COVER THE BUILDING,
AND MAYBE THEY CAN PICK UP
ON REED'S ACCOMPLICE.
YOU STAY WITH DANA.
REED'S DANGEROUS.
RIGHT, JIM.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HI, MISS. I GOT THAT
CONDENSER FOR YOU.
GOOD. SHE'S BEEN
BACKFIRING AGAIN.
HI.
HELLO.
I'M GLAD YOU CAME BACK.
[ HORN HONKING ]
GET THAT, WILL YOU?
SURE.
SEE YA.
-HOW MUCH?
-$1.75.
KEEP THE CHANGE.
THANKS.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
MICROPHONE.
[ KNOCKS ]
DORIS?
HEY, THAT WAS
PRACTICALLY AN S.O.S.
THAT YOU LEFT ON MY DESK.
HONEY, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT-WHAT'S THE MATTER?
-MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE.
-WHY HERE?
I'M SORRY, BOB,
BUT IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE
I COULD THINK OF
ON YOUR WAY HOME.
YOU KNOW I CAN'T
SEE YOU TONIGHT.
IT'S CLARA'S BIRTHDAY.
THERE'S A PARTY.
PLEASE DON'T BE
ANGRY WITH ME.
I COULD NEVER
BE ANGRY WITH YOU.
NOW...TELL ME.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE
GOTTEN PANICKY.
I-I HEARD,
THIS AFTERNOON, RUMORS,
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE,
THAT REED -- MR. REED --
IS SORT OF A FIRST MOVE
AGAINST YOU.
WASHINGTON MAY TRANSFER YOU.
IS THAT ALL? OH, HONEY,
THAT'S NONSENSE, NONSENSE.
THAT'S OFFICE TALK.
I KNOW WHAT WASHINGTON
THINKS ABOUT ME.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES, I'M POSITIVE.
OH, BOB.
I WOULDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITHOUT YOU.
YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO.
[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]
OH, DORIS.
LISTEN,
IT'S LATE ALREADY.
I'VE GOT TO LEAVE.
MAKE ONE SET OF PRINTS
AND A COPY OF THE TAPE.
WHO IS IT?
DORIS.
COME ON IN.
THIS IS MR. FARRELL.
HOW DID IT LOOK?
OH, FINE, FINE.
IT'LL DO FINE.
THERE'S JUST ONE THING
THAT WORRIES ME.
WILLARD IS SPINELESS.
HE'S LIABLE TO TALK AFTERWARD.
THEY'LL KNOW YOU HAVE
THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM.
OH, NO, HE WON'T TALK.
HE'S GOING TO HAVE
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
I TOLD JIM I'D CALL HIM
AFTER THEY BOTH LEFT.
WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME COFFEE?
OKAY.
COME NOW, WILLARD.
IT WILL ALL BE VERY QUICK
AND PAINLESS.
WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?
DOES THAT REALLY MATTER?
THE FACT IS
THAT I'VE GOT THEM,
AND YOU HAVE ACCESS
TO THAT LABORATORY.
I CAN'T DO IT.
I CANNOT DO THAT.
ALL I NEED IS 15 MINUTES
WITH THE GUIDANCE UNIT,
AND BACK IT GOES,
WITH NO ONE THE WISER.
THAT'S TREASON.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
IS IT TREASON,
OR IS IT JUST PART
OF AN INTERNATIONAL GAME
THAT ALL THOSE
COUNTRIES PLAY?
[ Disgustedly ] A GAME.
DON'T YOU KNOW
THAT YOU'RE ASKING ME
TO BETRAY EVERYTHING
I'VE EVER BELIEVED IN
IN MY LIFE?
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
LET'S GO.
I CAN'T.
I CAN'T DO IT.
WILLARD,
YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.
YES, I HAVE
ONE OTHER CHOICE.
SUICIDE?
THAT WON'T HELP
YOUR CHILDREN,
OR WHAT THEY THINK OF YOU.
WILLARD, THERE'S NO WAY
THAT YOU CAN PROTECT
THOSE CHILDREN
EXCEPT BY COOPERATING
WITH ME.
[ Sighing ]
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD. GOOD.
NOW, THE SCHEDULE SHOWS
THAT IT WILL BE CLEAR
OF PERSONNEL AT 3:00.
IT WILL BE SECURE
UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
-IS THAT CORRECT?
-YES.
I WANT THE PICTURES. AND I
WANT THE NEGATIVES -- NOW.
UNFORTUNATELY,
THE NEGATIVES ARE STILL
AT THE PHOTO LAB WHERE
I HAD THOSE PROCESSED,
BUT AFTER THE JOB IS DONE,
YOU CAN PICK THEM UP.
COME ON, NOW.
WILLARD...THEY'LL BE
IN YOUR POCKET
AT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON.
WILLY! WILLY!
[ POUNDING ]
WILLY!
WILLY, IT'S A FIRETRAP!
HOLD ON, BARNEY.
[ GRUNTING ]
[ COUGHING ]
WILLY!
[ CREAKING ]
[ COUGHING ]
REED, THE NEGATIVES...
IF THEY'RE NOT
AT THAT PHOTO LAB,
IF YOU'RE DOUBLE-CROSSING ME,
YOU CAN HOLD THAT OVER ME
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON ME.
YOU KNOW I WORK FOR
THE BALTIMORE CORPORATION.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
WILLARD.
YES, COMMANDER.
JIM, HIS PLAN
IS TO FIRE-TRAP YOU
INSIDE THE LAB WHERE
THE PICTURES ARE DEVELOPED.
IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR WILLY,
I WOULD HAVE TAKEN
YOUR PLACE JUST NOW.
I SEE, COMMANDER.
I UNDERSTAND.
THE WAY I SEE IT,
HE'LL FIND SOME EXCUSE
TO SEND YOU HERE.
WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.
I-I GUESS WE'LL JUST
HAVE TO FOLLOW ORDERS, THEN.
RIGHT. WILLY'S GONE
AFTER MY EQUIPMENT.
WE'LL SET UP AN ESCAPE FOR YOU
THROUGH THE REAR WALL.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?
WELL, I'LL BE TIED UP HERE
AT THE BASE
UNTIL ABOUT, UH...
ABOUT 3:15.
JUST A MINUTE, SIR.
YOU KNOW THE SCHEDULE.
I HAVE SOME BUSINESS
IN TOWN,
BUT I'LL BE BACK HERE
PROMPTLY AT 3:00 P.M.
AND DON'T WORRY, WILLARD.
AT 4:00, IT WILL
ALL BE BEHIND YOU.
BARNEY?
Yes, Jim.
THE FIRETRAP WORRIES ME.
THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT WILLARD IS DOING
IN A PLACE LIKE THAT.
THINK THAT REED
COULD FIND A BETTER WAY?
ANY SIGN OF ANYTHING ELSE?
NOT SO FAR.
ALL WE CAN DO IS GO AHEAD
AND SET UP YOUR ESCAPE.
RIGHT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
RIGHT, JIM.
HE'S HERE RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.
MISS GORDON, THINGS ARE GOING
VERY, VERY WELL.
THE PICTURES
HAD THE DESIRED EFFECT.
THE ACCIDENT --
WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?
A FIRETRAP IN THE PHOTO LAB
WHERE I'M GOING TO SEND HIM
TO PICK UP THE NEGATIVES
OF THE PICTURES.
FINDING HIS BODY
IN A PHOTO LAB
WHERE HE REALLY HAS NO BUSINESS
MIGHT RAISE QUESTIONS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE PHOTO LAB IS A BACKUP
IN CASE
THE PRIMARY METHOD FAILS.
I THINK THE THING
I'M MOST RELIEVED ABOUT
IS THAT I'LL FINALLY BE GETTING
WILLARD OUT OF MY LOVE LIFE.
I HOPE YOU HAVE SOMETHING
THAT WON'T FAIL.
YES, I DO.
YOU KNOW, ON THE ROAD
FROM THE BASE TO THE TOWN,
THERE'S A HAIRPIN TURN
WITH A SHEER DROP ON ONE SIDE.
NOW, THIS WILL TRANSMIT
TWO SIGNALS.
THE FIRST
WILL DESTROY HIS BRAKES,
AND THE SECOND WILL JAM
HIS STEERING LINKAGE.
THEN THAT'S ALL.
HMM.
MISS GORDON.
JIM, YOUR HUNCH WAS RIGHT.
THE PHOTO LAB
IS ONLY A BACKUP.
REED DOES HAVE
ANOTHER PLAN TO KILL YOU.
HE'S GOING TO --
[ GRUNTING ]
[ GRUNTING STOPS ]
DANA?
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
Miss Gordon?
JIM. SOMETHING'S WRONG.
SHE'S NOT HERE.
WELL, I TALKED TO HER
LESS THAN A MINUTE AGO.
SHE SAID I WAS RIGHT ABOUT REED,
THAT HE DID HAVE
ANOTHER PLAN TO KILL ME,
AND THEN SHE WAS CUT OFF.
THERE'S BEEN
A STRUGGLE HERE, JIM.
MAYBE REED
SAW THROUGH HER COVER.
EITHER THAT, OR HE PLANNED
TO KILL HER ALL ALONG.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS HIM.
DANA WOULD HAVE HAD
TO HAVE CALLED YOU
WHILE REED AND HIS MAN
WERE STILL DOWNSTAIRS.
Well, you've got
to find her, Paris.
ALL RIGHT, JIM.
I THINK I'VE GOT A SMALL LEAD.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WELL, I HAVE TO PLAY OUT
THE STRING WITH REED.
NO MATTER HOW HE PLANS
TO KILL ME,
OUR MISSION FAILS UNLESS
HE THINK HE'S KILLED ME.
[ WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS ]
GO AHEAD, PARIS.
BARNEY, I NEED YOU.
SOMEBODY'S TAKEN DANA.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO.
KEEP WILLY THERE,
AND MEET ME AT DUKE'S GARAGE,
Valley Road and 10th.
RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU
BACK, MARLENE.
HE'S BEEN WORKING FOR ME
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
HE LIVES SOMEPLACE IN TOWN.
-DO YOU HAVE HIS ADDRESS?
-NOPE.
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS WILL HELP YOU,
BUT HE HAS
SOME OF HIS PERSONAL THINGS
BACK THERE IN HIS CHEST.
YOU SAY HE WENT TO TOWN
ABOUT NOON?
YEAH. I LET HIM OFF
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS.
SHOULD BE PLENTY
OF FINGERPRINTS.
WE CAN GO BACK TO THE WAY
IT WAS BEFORE,
CAN'T WE, MARLENE?
YOU KNOW I NEVER MEANT
NOTHING I SAID,
AND I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT YOU.
YOU KNOW I NEVER WANTED
TO DO THAT.
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T, JOHNNY.
REMEMBER
HOW IT USED TO BE?
WE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES,
DIDN'T WE?
YOU SURE WERE
A GREAT DANCER.
JOHNNY.
HMM?
IF I'M GOING TO
STAY WITH YOU...
WELL, I HAD A DATE
WITH MY GIRLFRIEND.
SO WHAT?
WELL, I BETTER CALL HER
AND TELL HER THAT --
-NO!
-[ GASPS ]
WHY NOT?
I JUST WANT TO TELL HER I WON'T
BE ABLE TO SEE HER TODAY.
NO, THAT'S THE WAY
IT ALWAYS IS.
ALWAYS TALKING
TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
A GIRLFRIEND?
WAS THAT A GIRLFRIEND
I CAUGHT YOU TALKING TO?
WE WAS GOING TO BE MARRIED.
I EVEN SET THE DATE, RIGHT?
YEAH.
I EVEN BOUGHT YOU
A RING, RIGHT?
JOHNNY?
JOHNNY...
I WAS REALLY
A GOOD COOK, WASN'T I?
THE BEST.
JOHNNY...
AREN'T YOU
A LITTLE HUNGRY?
JUST A LITTLE?
I COULD ALWAYS GO FOR YOUR
FRENCH FRIES AND HAMBURGERS.
AND A BEER.
YOU GO GET THE HAMBURGERS
AND POTATOES.
I'LL GET IT READY, JOHNNY.
COME ON, JOHNNY.
[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
IT'S 3:00, MR. WILLARD.
IT'S TIME WE GO.
YOU'LL HAVE TO HELP ME.
UNDO THAT LATCH.
OVER HERE.
DISMANTLE IT.
I WANT TO PHOTOGRAPH
THE ELEMENTS SEPARATELY.
I WANT
THE SCHEMATICS, TOO.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
[ SHUTTER CLICKING ]
BARNEY.
ETHER.
DAILEY'S PHARMACY,
950 CENTER STREET.
I'LL HAVE THE LOCAL POLICE
DEVELOP THESE.
MAYBE WE CAN GET
A MAKE ON HIM.
I'LL MEET YOU
AT THE PHARMACY.
[ SHUTTER CLICKING ]
CAN'T YOU HURRY IT UP?
A FEW MORE PAGES,
WE'LL BE FINISHED.
PRETTY, MARLENE.
YOU ALWAYS WERE PRETTY.
ALWAYS BE PRETTY FOR ME.
WHAT'S HOLDING UP
THE FRIES?
THEY'LL BE READY
IN A MINUTE.
JOHN HECKER. JOHN HECKER.
DON'T GO BACK MORE
THAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
I WOULDN'T BOTHER
WITH THEM, YOUNG MAN.
PRESCRIPTIONS
SOMETIMES GET MISPLACED.
PARIS, WE GOT A MAKE
ON THE FINGERPRINTS.
JOHN HECKER,
ALIAS JOHN DAVIS.
ESCAPED STATE MENTAL
HOSPITAL SEPTEMBER 4.
PSYCHOTIC, HOMICIDAL.
M.O. -- ETHER.
RELAX, WILLARD. WE'RE
FINISHED. WE CAN GO NOW.
WHAT ABOUT THE NEGATIVES?
I TOLD YOU, THEY'RE
IN THE PHOTO LAB IN TOWN.
WHEN DO I GET THEM?
RIGHT NOW. I'LL GO
INTO TOWN WITH YOU.
WHO'S HE?
DON'T YOU WORRY.
YOU CAN TRUST ME.
NOW, FOLLOW BEHIND US.
WE'LL TAKE YOU
TO THE PHOTO LAB.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HOW DO YOU LIKE
YOUR HAMBURGERS?
WELL DONE.
MARLENE, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
CALLED THAT GUY THE LAST TIME.
[ WATER RUNNING ]
MAYBE I DIDN'T EVEN
ENTER THAT ONE.
IT MIGHT BE IN THERE.
MR. DAILEY, PLEASE.
[ BEEPING ]
WILLY?
Yes, Jim.
I'M ON MY WAY.
ALL FINISHED HERE.
ANY NEWS ON DANA?
NOT YET.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
MAKE THEIR FIRST MOVE
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HERE
AND THE PHOTO LAB.
JIM, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
I CAN'T HELP IT, WILLY.
STAY THERE AND REPORT
ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS...
AND HOPE THAT PARIS
AND BARNEY FIND DANA IN TIME.
THE CURVE IS COMING UP.
GET UP SOME SPEED.
HERE IT IS!
938 MILLS STREET.
WHY...WHY, THAT'S
ALMOST NEXT DOOR.
SEE, I TOLD YOU THAT --
[ SIZZLING ]
WOULD YOU LIKE A TASTE?
UGH!
EMERGENCY?
GET ME MOBILE KG1-2788.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ PHONE BUZZES ]
YES?
JIM, THEY'VE RIGGED
YOUR CAR.
YOU'RE GOING TO
LOSE CONTROL.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
JIM?
JIM!
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
IS JIM ALL RIGHT?
I REACHED HIM.
I HOPE IT WAS IN TIME.
GET ME THE POLICE.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THIS IS JAMES REED,
A SYSTEMS ANALYST
WITH THE BALTIMORE CORPORATION.
HE WILL ARRIVE
48 HOURS FROM NOW
AT THE WEAPONS TEST CENTER
TO CONDUCT AN AUTHORIZED
SURVEY OF THAT FACILITY.
REED IS A FOREIGN AGENT.
HIS OBJECTIVE IS TO OBTAIN
THE ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM
OF OUR LATEST MISSILES
NOW BEING TESTED.
HIS CONTACT
AT THE NAVAL FACILITY
IS DORIS GORDON,
A CIVILIAN SECRETARY.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO ALLOW REED TO STEAL
A BOGUS GUIDANCE SYSTEM
IN PLACE OF THE REAL ONE,
THEREBY SHORT-STOPPING
ENEMY WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT
IN THIS VITAL FIELD.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ SIZZLING ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
-MISS GORDON?
-YES.
I BELIEVE
THAT YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.
DON'T YOU HAVE AN AUNT
WHO LIVES NEAR DANBURY?
YES. WHAT A COINCIDENCE
YOU SHOULD KNOW HER.
BUT SHE'S ONLY
A SECOND COUSIN.
IS WILLARD IN?
YES, HE'S IN.
HE WON'T GIVE US ANY TROUBLE.
I'VE HAD HIM UNDER MY THUMB
FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET HIM?
GOOD MORNING, COMMANDER.
MISS GORDON,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
ARREST?
WHAT-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE TERMINATED.
GO WITH THIS GENTLEMAN.
I'M NOT GOING WITH ANYBODY.
THERE'S NOTHING AGAINST ME.
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
THE CHARGE WILL BE ESPIONAGE.
MISS GORDON?
IS SOMETHING THE MATTER?
COMMANDER,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
BOB...PLEASE STEP BACK
IN YOUR OFFICE.
COMMANDER, I'D LIKE
AN EXPLANATION.
WELL?
MR. WILLARD, WE KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE A FAMILY --
A WIFE AND SON, A DAUGHTER.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT
FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS,
YOU'VE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED
WITH YOUR SECRETARY.
YOU WERE BEING SET UP
FOR A BLACKMAIL ATTEMPT.
SHE WAS A PART OF THE PLAN.
YOU'VE BEEN REASSIGNED.
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
WILL LEAVE AT ONCE.
HE'S MADE
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS.
HE'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.
AS OF RIGHT NOW,
WILLARD AND MYSELF
ARE THE ONLY ONES
WHO CAN GET INTO THE LAB.
IT WILL BE ADJUSTED FOR
YOUR PALMPRINT THIS AFTERNOON.
GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
THIS IS THE KEY ELEMENT
TO THE GUIDANCE-CONTROL UNIT.
THIS IS OUR REPLACEMENT.
MM-HMM.
NOW...THESE ARE
OUR SCHEMATICS.
THEY'LL REPLACE
THE REAL ONES IN YOUR FILE.
NOW, WASHINGTON WANTS REED
TO HAVE BOTH.
IF WE CAN CONVINCE HIM
THAT THEY'RE THE GENUINE ARTICLE
AND LET HIM COPY THEM,
WE CAN SET THEIR RESEARCH
BACK FIVE YEARS.
YOU THINK REED IS HANDLING
THE ASSIGNMENT BY HIMSELF?
NO, BUT WE DON'T KNOW
WHO'S HELPING HIM YET.
THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT,
YOUR PLAN CALLS FOR YOU
TO SUBSTITUTE YOURSELF
FOR WILLARD.
YES. REED HAS NEVER SEEN
WILLARD OR DORIS GORDON.
BUT ONCE THEY HAVE
THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM,
WON'T THEY KILL YOU
TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT?
THEY CERTAINLY WILL
IF THEY CAN.
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PLAYS ]
5:00. GOOD NIGHT, DORIS.
GOOD NIGHT, MR. WILLARD.
[ ENGINE BACKFIRES ]
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
[ SPUTTERING CONTINUES ]
TROUBLE, HUH, MISS?
TROUBLE.
WELL, LET'S JUST SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.
IT'S THE CONDENSER, MISS.
WELL, CAN YOU REPLACE IT?
YEAH. I'LL GIVE YOU
A TEMPORARY ONE,
AND THEN IF YOU COME BACK
SOMETIME, OH, TOMORROW,
I'LL HAVE THE ONE THEY MAKE
FOR THIS MODEL CAR.
OKAY.
MARLENE.
THAT WILL HOLD YOU, MISS.
OKAY. SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HEY, DUKE,
I'M GOING TO TOWN.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
PARDON ME,
BUT YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.
DO YOU HAVE AN AUNT
WHO LIVES NEAR DANBURY?
YES. WHAT A COINCIDENCE
YOU SHOULD KNOW HER.
BUT SHE'S ONLY
A SECOND COUSIN.
WELL, MISS GORDON --
DORIS --
HOW ARE THINGS GOING
AT THE TEST CENTER?
IF YOU MEAN WILLARD,
HE WON'T BE ANY TROUBLE.
WE'VE HAD A RELATIONSHIP
FOR OVER SIX MONTHS NOW.
HIS KIDS ARE THE ONLY THING
THAT KEEP HIM
FROM DIVORCING HIS WIFE.
MM-HMM. I HAVE TO REPORT
THERE TOMORROW MORNING.
WE'VE GOT TO WORK FAST.
I WON'T HOLD YOU UP.
THESE ARE FROM WILLARD TO ME
WHEN I WAS IN WASHINGTON.
YOU'VE BEEN HAVING QUITE
A ROMANCE, HAVEN'T YOU?
I THINK I'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.
YES. THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME --
MAYBE TOO GOOD.
HE MIGHT NOT BE VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT PROTECTING HIS WIFE
FROM SCANDAL.
I TOLD YOU -- HE'D SELL HIS SOUL
TO PROTECT HIS CHILDREN.
HOW ABOUT SOME DINNER?
YES, THANK YOU.
MY DAD EXPLAINED EVERYTHING
TO ME, SIR.
I'D BE GLAD TO HELP.
WE APPRECIATE IT, BOBBY --
MORE THAN YOU KNOW.
[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
THIS IS MR. REED.
YES, OF COURSE.
GOOD MORNING, MR. REED.
BOB WILLARD.
MR. WILLARD. HOW ARE YOU?
-COMMANDER WARDMAN.
-MR. REED.
COME TO SHOW US HOW TO
DO IT BETTER, HAVE YOU?
WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN.
EXCUSE ME.
SEE YOU LATER, BILL.
THIS IS MY SON, BOBBY.
BOBBY, THIS IS MR. REED.
HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?
WELL, HOW ARE YOU, BOBBY?
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
GOT SORT OF A LITTLE LEAGUE
OUT AT THE BASE HERE.
THE BOYS COME OUT FROM TOWN.
WELL, THAT'S JUST FINE.
YOU OUGHT TO SEE THIS GUY
PLAY SHORTSTOP.
HE'S SOMETHING TERRIFIC.
AND HE KNOWS THE GAME
AS WELL AS HE PLAYS IT.
ONE OF THESE DAYS,
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
TO SEE HIM TURN OUT
AS A BIG-LEAGUE MANAGER.
COME ON, DAD.
I'M NOT
KIDDING YOU, BOBBY.
WE GOT WORK TO DO,
YOU GOT A GAME TO PLAY.
SEE YA.
DON'T SWING
AT ANY BAD BALLS, SON.
WELL, WHAT A NICE
BOY HE IS.
YEAH. THANK YOU.
HIM, HIS SISTER...
...THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S
ALL ABOUT, MR. REED.
OH.
I THINK MISS GORDON
HAS ALL THE DATA ORGANIZED
AND READY FOR YOU,
SO YOU CAN GO TO WORK,
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING
FURTHER I CAN DO...
FINE. I'LL CALL ON YOU.
MISS GORDON, SHALL WE?
-THANK YOU, SIR.
-BYE.
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT WILLARD
AND HIS SENTIMENTALITY.
I THINK HE'D DO ANYTHING
TO PROTECT HIS CHILDREN.
THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS THREATEN HIM
WITH THE LETTERS.
LETTERS ARE RATHER SLOPPY.
ONE CAN ALWAYS
CRY FORGERY.
NO, I MUCH PREFER
PICTURES.
THAT WILL TAKE
A LITTLE PLANNING.
I'VE ALREADY DONE
THAT PLANNING.
MISS GORDON, YOU AND I
ARE NOW NEIGHBORS.
YOU GET HIM TO YOUR APARTMENT
THIS EVENING.
I'LL TRY.
TRYING ISN'T QUITE GOOD ENOUGH.
ALL RIGHT.
Paris?
YES, JIM.
HE BOUGHT
THE EMPTY APARTMENT.
HAVE BARNEY AND WILLY
COVER THE BUILDING,
AND MAYBE THEY CAN PICK UP
ON REED'S ACCOMPLICE.
YOU STAY WITH DANA.
REED'S DANGEROUS.
RIGHT, JIM.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HI, MISS. I GOT THAT
CONDENSER FOR YOU.
GOOD. SHE'S BEEN
BACKFIRING AGAIN.
HI.
HELLO.
I'M GLAD YOU CAME BACK.
[ HORN HONKING ]
GET THAT, WILL YOU?
SURE.
SEE YA.
-HOW MUCH?
-$1.75.
KEEP THE CHANGE.
THANKS.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
MICROPHONE.
[ KNOCKS ]
DORIS?
HEY, THAT WAS
PRACTICALLY AN S.O.S.
THAT YOU LEFT ON MY DESK.
HONEY, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT-WHAT'S THE MATTER?
-MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE.
-WHY HERE?
I'M SORRY, BOB,
BUT IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE
I COULD THINK OF
ON YOUR WAY HOME.
YOU KNOW I CAN'T
SEE YOU TONIGHT.
IT'S CLARA'S BIRTHDAY.
THERE'S A PARTY.
PLEASE DON'T BE
ANGRY WITH ME.
I COULD NEVER
BE ANGRY WITH YOU.
NOW...TELL ME.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE
GOTTEN PANICKY.
I-I HEARD,
THIS AFTERNOON, RUMORS,
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE,
THAT REED -- MR. REED --
IS SORT OF A FIRST MOVE
AGAINST YOU.
WASHINGTON MAY TRANSFER YOU.
IS THAT ALL? OH, HONEY,
THAT'S NONSENSE, NONSENSE.
THAT'S OFFICE TALK.
I KNOW WHAT WASHINGTON
THINKS ABOUT ME.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES, I'M POSITIVE.
OH, BOB.
I WOULDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITHOUT YOU.
YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO.
[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]
OH, DORIS.
LISTEN,
IT'S LATE ALREADY.
I'VE GOT TO LEAVE.
MAKE ONE SET OF PRINTS
AND A COPY OF THE TAPE.
WHO IS IT?
DORIS.
COME ON IN.
THIS IS MR. FARRELL.
HOW DID IT LOOK?
OH, FINE, FINE.
IT'LL DO FINE.
THERE'S JUST ONE THING
THAT WORRIES ME.
WILLARD IS SPINELESS.
HE'S LIABLE TO TALK AFTERWARD.
THEY'LL KNOW YOU HAVE
THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM.
OH, NO, HE WON'T TALK.
HE'S GOING TO HAVE
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
I TOLD JIM I'D CALL HIM
AFTER THEY BOTH LEFT.
WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME COFFEE?
OKAY.
COME NOW, WILLARD.
IT WILL ALL BE VERY QUICK
AND PAINLESS.
WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?
DOES THAT REALLY MATTER?
THE FACT IS
THAT I'VE GOT THEM,
AND YOU HAVE ACCESS
TO THAT LABORATORY.
I CAN'T DO IT.
I CANNOT DO THAT.
ALL I NEED IS 15 MINUTES
WITH THE GUIDANCE UNIT,
AND BACK IT GOES,
WITH NO ONE THE WISER.
THAT'S TREASON.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
IS IT TREASON,
OR IS IT JUST PART
OF AN INTERNATIONAL GAME
THAT ALL THOSE
COUNTRIES PLAY?
[ Disgustedly ] A GAME.
DON'T YOU KNOW
THAT YOU'RE ASKING ME
TO BETRAY EVERYTHING
I'VE EVER BELIEVED IN
IN MY LIFE?
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
LET'S GO.
I CAN'T.
I CAN'T DO IT.
WILLARD,
YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.
YES, I HAVE
ONE OTHER CHOICE.
SUICIDE?
THAT WON'T HELP
YOUR CHILDREN,
OR WHAT THEY THINK OF YOU.
WILLARD, THERE'S NO WAY
THAT YOU CAN PROTECT
THOSE CHILDREN
EXCEPT BY COOPERATING
WITH ME.
[ Sighing ]
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD. GOOD.
NOW, THE SCHEDULE SHOWS
THAT IT WILL BE CLEAR
OF PERSONNEL AT 3:00.
IT WILL BE SECURE
UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
-IS THAT CORRECT?
-YES.
I WANT THE PICTURES. AND I
WANT THE NEGATIVES -- NOW.
UNFORTUNATELY,
THE NEGATIVES ARE STILL
AT THE PHOTO LAB WHERE
I HAD THOSE PROCESSED,
BUT AFTER THE JOB IS DONE,
YOU CAN PICK THEM UP.
COME ON, NOW.
WILLARD...THEY'LL BE
IN YOUR POCKET
AT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON.
WILLY! WILLY!
[ POUNDING ]
WILLY!
WILLY, IT'S A FIRETRAP!
HOLD ON, BARNEY.
[ GRUNTING ]
[ COUGHING ]
WILLY!
[ CREAKING ]
[ COUGHING ]
REED, THE NEGATIVES...
IF THEY'RE NOT
AT THAT PHOTO LAB,
IF YOU'RE DOUBLE-CROSSING ME,
YOU CAN HOLD THAT OVER ME
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON ME.
YOU KNOW I WORK FOR
THE BALTIMORE CORPORATION.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
WILLARD.
YES, COMMANDER.
JIM, HIS PLAN
IS TO FIRE-TRAP YOU
INSIDE THE LAB WHERE
THE PICTURES ARE DEVELOPED.
IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR WILLY,
I WOULD HAVE TAKEN
YOUR PLACE JUST NOW.
I SEE, COMMANDER.
I UNDERSTAND.
THE WAY I SEE IT,
HE'LL FIND SOME EXCUSE
TO SEND YOU HERE.
WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.
I-I GUESS WE'LL JUST
HAVE TO FOLLOW ORDERS, THEN.
RIGHT. WILLY'S GONE
AFTER MY EQUIPMENT.
WE'LL SET UP AN ESCAPE FOR YOU
THROUGH THE REAR WALL.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?
WELL, I'LL BE TIED UP HERE
AT THE BASE
UNTIL ABOUT, UH...
ABOUT 3:15.
JUST A MINUTE, SIR.
YOU KNOW THE SCHEDULE.
I HAVE SOME BUSINESS
IN TOWN,
BUT I'LL BE BACK HERE
PROMPTLY AT 3:00 P.M.
AND DON'T WORRY, WILLARD.
AT 4:00, IT WILL
ALL BE BEHIND YOU.
BARNEY?
Yes, Jim.
THE FIRETRAP WORRIES ME.
THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT WILLARD IS DOING
IN A PLACE LIKE THAT.
THINK THAT REED
COULD FIND A BETTER WAY?
ANY SIGN OF ANYTHING ELSE?
NOT SO FAR.
ALL WE CAN DO IS GO AHEAD
AND SET UP YOUR ESCAPE.
RIGHT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
RIGHT, JIM.
HE'S HERE RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.
MISS GORDON, THINGS ARE GOING
VERY, VERY WELL.
THE PICTURES
HAD THE DESIRED EFFECT.
THE ACCIDENT --
WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?
A FIRETRAP IN THE PHOTO LAB
WHERE I'M GOING TO SEND HIM
TO PICK UP THE NEGATIVES
OF THE PICTURES.
FINDING HIS BODY
IN A PHOTO LAB
WHERE HE REALLY HAS NO BUSINESS
MIGHT RAISE QUESTIONS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE PHOTO LAB IS A BACKUP
IN CASE
THE PRIMARY METHOD FAILS.
I THINK THE THING
I'M MOST RELIEVED ABOUT
IS THAT I'LL FINALLY BE GETTING
WILLARD OUT OF MY LOVE LIFE.
I HOPE YOU HAVE SOMETHING
THAT WON'T FAIL.
YES, I DO.
YOU KNOW, ON THE ROAD
FROM THE BASE TO THE TOWN,
THERE'S A HAIRPIN TURN
WITH A SHEER DROP ON ONE SIDE.
NOW, THIS WILL TRANSMIT
TWO SIGNALS.
THE FIRST
WILL DESTROY HIS BRAKES,
AND THE SECOND WILL JAM
HIS STEERING LINKAGE.
THEN THAT'S ALL.
HMM.
MISS GORDON.
JIM, YOUR HUNCH WAS RIGHT.
THE PHOTO LAB
IS ONLY A BACKUP.
REED DOES HAVE
ANOTHER PLAN TO KILL YOU.
HE'S GOING TO --
[ GRUNTING ]
[ GRUNTING STOPS ]
DANA?
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
Miss Gordon?
JIM. SOMETHING'S WRONG.
SHE'S NOT HERE.
WELL, I TALKED TO HER
LESS THAN A MINUTE AGO.
SHE SAID I WAS RIGHT ABOUT REED,
THAT HE DID HAVE
ANOTHER PLAN TO KILL ME,
AND THEN SHE WAS CUT OFF.
THERE'S BEEN
A STRUGGLE HERE, JIM.
MAYBE REED
SAW THROUGH HER COVER.
EITHER THAT, OR HE PLANNED
TO KILL HER ALL ALONG.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS HIM.
DANA WOULD HAVE HAD
TO HAVE CALLED YOU
WHILE REED AND HIS MAN
WERE STILL DOWNSTAIRS.
Well, you've got
to find her, Paris.
ALL RIGHT, JIM.
I THINK I'VE GOT A SMALL LEAD.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WELL, I HAVE TO PLAY OUT
THE STRING WITH REED.
NO MATTER HOW HE PLANS
TO KILL ME,
OUR MISSION FAILS UNLESS
HE THINK HE'S KILLED ME.
[ WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS ]
GO AHEAD, PARIS.
BARNEY, I NEED YOU.
SOMEBODY'S TAKEN DANA.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO.
KEEP WILLY THERE,
AND MEET ME AT DUKE'S GARAGE,
Valley Road and 10th.
RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU
BACK, MARLENE.
HE'S BEEN WORKING FOR ME
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
HE LIVES SOMEPLACE IN TOWN.
-DO YOU HAVE HIS ADDRESS?
-NOPE.
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS WILL HELP YOU,
BUT HE HAS
SOME OF HIS PERSONAL THINGS
BACK THERE IN HIS CHEST.
YOU SAY HE WENT TO TOWN
ABOUT NOON?
YEAH. I LET HIM OFF
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS.
SHOULD BE PLENTY
OF FINGERPRINTS.
WE CAN GO BACK TO THE WAY
IT WAS BEFORE,
CAN'T WE, MARLENE?
YOU KNOW I NEVER MEANT
NOTHING I SAID,
AND I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT YOU.
YOU KNOW I NEVER WANTED
TO DO THAT.
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T, JOHNNY.
REMEMBER
HOW IT USED TO BE?
WE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES,
DIDN'T WE?
YOU SURE WERE
A GREAT DANCER.
JOHNNY.
HMM?
IF I'M GOING TO
STAY WITH YOU...
WELL, I HAD A DATE
WITH MY GIRLFRIEND.
SO WHAT?
WELL, I BETTER CALL HER
AND TELL HER THAT --
-NO!
-[ GASPS ]
WHY NOT?
I JUST WANT TO TELL HER I WON'T
BE ABLE TO SEE HER TODAY.
NO, THAT'S THE WAY
IT ALWAYS IS.
ALWAYS TALKING
TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
A GIRLFRIEND?
WAS THAT A GIRLFRIEND
I CAUGHT YOU TALKING TO?
WE WAS GOING TO BE MARRIED.
I EVEN SET THE DATE, RIGHT?
YEAH.
I EVEN BOUGHT YOU
A RING, RIGHT?
JOHNNY?
JOHNNY...
I WAS REALLY
A GOOD COOK, WASN'T I?
THE BEST.
JOHNNY...
AREN'T YOU
A LITTLE HUNGRY?
JUST A LITTLE?
I COULD ALWAYS GO FOR YOUR
FRENCH FRIES AND HAMBURGERS.
AND A BEER.
YOU GO GET THE HAMBURGERS
AND POTATOES.
I'LL GET IT READY, JOHNNY.
COME ON, JOHNNY.
[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
IT'S 3:00, MR. WILLARD.
IT'S TIME WE GO.
YOU'LL HAVE TO HELP ME.
UNDO THAT LATCH.
OVER HERE.
DISMANTLE IT.
I WANT TO PHOTOGRAPH
THE ELEMENTS SEPARATELY.
I WANT
THE SCHEMATICS, TOO.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
[ SHUTTER CLICKING ]
BARNEY.
ETHER.
DAILEY'S PHARMACY,
950 CENTER STREET.
I'LL HAVE THE LOCAL POLICE
DEVELOP THESE.
MAYBE WE CAN GET
A MAKE ON HIM.
I'LL MEET YOU
AT THE PHARMACY.
[ SHUTTER CLICKING ]
CAN'T YOU HURRY IT UP?
A FEW MORE PAGES,
WE'LL BE FINISHED.
PRETTY, MARLENE.
YOU ALWAYS WERE PRETTY.
ALWAYS BE PRETTY FOR ME.
WHAT'S HOLDING UP
THE FRIES?
THEY'LL BE READY
IN A MINUTE.
JOHN HECKER. JOHN HECKER.
DON'T GO BACK MORE
THAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
I WOULDN'T BOTHER
WITH THEM, YOUNG MAN.
PRESCRIPTIONS
SOMETIMES GET MISPLACED.
PARIS, WE GOT A MAKE
ON THE FINGERPRINTS.
JOHN HECKER,
ALIAS JOHN DAVIS.
ESCAPED STATE MENTAL
HOSPITAL SEPTEMBER 4.
PSYCHOTIC, HOMICIDAL.
M.O. -- ETHER.
RELAX, WILLARD. WE'RE
FINISHED. WE CAN GO NOW.
WHAT ABOUT THE NEGATIVES?
I TOLD YOU, THEY'RE
IN THE PHOTO LAB IN TOWN.
WHEN DO I GET THEM?
RIGHT NOW. I'LL GO
INTO TOWN WITH YOU.
WHO'S HE?
DON'T YOU WORRY.
YOU CAN TRUST ME.
NOW, FOLLOW BEHIND US.
WE'LL TAKE YOU
TO THE PHOTO LAB.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HOW DO YOU LIKE
YOUR HAMBURGERS?
WELL DONE.
MARLENE, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
CALLED THAT GUY THE LAST TIME.
[ WATER RUNNING ]
MAYBE I DIDN'T EVEN
ENTER THAT ONE.
IT MIGHT BE IN THERE.
MR. DAILEY, PLEASE.
[ BEEPING ]
WILLY?
Yes, Jim.
I'M ON MY WAY.
ALL FINISHED HERE.
ANY NEWS ON DANA?
NOT YET.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
MAKE THEIR FIRST MOVE
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HERE
AND THE PHOTO LAB.
JIM, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
I CAN'T HELP IT, WILLY.
STAY THERE AND REPORT
ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS...
AND HOPE THAT PARIS
AND BARNEY FIND DANA IN TIME.
THE CURVE IS COMING UP.
GET UP SOME SPEED.
HERE IT IS!
938 MILLS STREET.
WHY...WHY, THAT'S
ALMOST NEXT DOOR.
SEE, I TOLD YOU THAT --
[ SIZZLING ]
WOULD YOU LIKE A TASTE?
UGH!
EMERGENCY?
GET ME MOBILE KG1-2788.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ PHONE BUZZES ]
YES?
JIM, THEY'VE RIGGED
YOUR CAR.
YOU'RE GOING TO
LOSE CONTROL.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
JIM?
JIM!
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
IS JIM ALL RIGHT?
I REACHED HIM.
I HOPE IT WAS IN TIME.
GET ME THE POLICE.
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PLAYS ]