Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 5, Episode 17 - The Field - full transcript

An adversary nation launches a nuclear weapons platform in to orbit. To make matters worse, the weapon's control station is on an impregnable island. That can only mean it's time for Jim to find a way to slip Barney into the station to sabotage the weapon.

MINES 7A, C, AND F DETONATED.

That completes
the minefield test sequence.

Everything is in order.

VERY WELL.
REACTIVATE THE MINES.

15 seconds till launch
and counting.

THEY'RE ALMOST READY
ON THE MAINLAND, GENERAL.

-[ BEEPING ]
-10 seconds and counting.

7 seconds.

6...

5...4...

3...2...



1...zero.

We have a good burn.

We are at 2 kilometers.

We are at 5 kilometers.

We are at an altitude
of 10 kilometers.

15 kilometers.

The perfect launch.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

STROM.

YES, SIR.

CONTROL OF THE SHOT

HAS NOW BEEN TRANSFERRED
TO THIS INSTALLATION.

THE SATELLITE SHOULD BE IN ORBIT
IN EXACTLY 10 MINUTES.

GOOD.



THE WORLD IS IN
FOR QUITE THE SURPRISE.

[ BELL RINGS ]

GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THIS SATELLITE LAUNCHED THIS
MORNING BY A HOSTILE POWER

CONTAINS
SEVERAL THERMONUCLEAR BOMBS

EACH LARGE ENOUGH TO DESTROY
ANY CAPITAL CITY IN THE WORLD.

CONTROLS FOR THE WEAPON,

WHICH IS DESIGNED
FOR INTERNATIONAL BLACKMAIL,

ARE SITUATED ON THIS FORTIFIED
ISLAND IN THE ADRIATIC.

THE INSTALLATION IS PROTECTED
BY A SOPHISTICATED MINEFIELD

DESIGNED BY AN AMERICAN
DEFECTOR, ARTHUR NORRIS,

AND CONSIDERED
TO BE IMPENETRABLE.

YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO DESTROY THE SATELLITE.

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 ]

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

THIS IS PROBABLY
THE MOST SOPHISTICATED

LAND MINE EVER BUILT.

THERE ARE OVER 1,000
OF THESE

PROTECTING
THE INSTALLATION.

THE WAY THAT NORRIS
HAS DESIGNED THE SETUP,

THERE'S NO WAY
TO DISARM THEM

EXCEPT THROUGH THE CONSOLE
IN THE COMMAND ROOM.

ARTHUR NORRIS WAS
A TOP MILITARY ENGINEER.

WHY DID HE DEFECT?

YOU'VE BEEN RESEARCHING HIM,
PARIS.

THAT'S RIGHT. I'M AN EXPERT

ON THE LIFE AND LOVES
OF ARTHUR NORRIS.

ASIDE FROM HATING
OUR SYSTEM,

HE WAS PRETTY UNSTABLE.

HE GOT HIMSELF INTO TROUBLE
WITH GAMBLING AND WOMEN.

SO, WHEN THE ENEMY
OFFERED HIM A LOT OF MONEY

TO DESIGN THE MINEFIELD

AND SUPERVISE THE INSTALLATION,
HE GRABBED IT.

PICKED A REAL WINNER.

HE'S BEEN A LOT OF HELP
TO THEM.

JIM, AREN'T THERE ANY WEAPONS

CAPABLE OF KNOCKING
THAT SATELLITE DOWN?

NOTHING THAT'S
OPERATIONAL, DANA.

THAT'S WHY IT'S
UP TO US TO DO IT.

THE SATELLITE IS CONTROLLED
AUTOMATICALLY BY COMPUTER

FROM THIS GLOBE-LIKE
BUILDING HERE,

COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE
COMMAND POST, WHICH IS HERE.

BARNEY WILL DESTROY
THE SATELLITE

BY REPLACING ONE OF THEIR
KEY PROGRAMMING UNITS

WITH ONE OF OURS,
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT,

HE HAS TO CROSS
THIS MINEFIELD TO GET IN

AND CROSS IT AGAIN
TO GET OUT.

THAT'S WHY SUBSTITUTING PARIS
FOR ARTHUR NORRIS

IS THE KEY
TO OUR WHOLE OPERATION.

WHERE DO WE MAKE
THE SUBSTITUTION, JIM?

IN NORRIS' APARTMENT
IN THE CAPITAL.

BARNEY WILL BE DROPPED
BY A SUBMARINE AT TWILIGHT.

WHILE HE'S HEADED
FOR THE INSTALLATION,

YOU AND PARIS
WILL TAKE NORRIS OUT.

YOU'LL BE GETTING
THE MINEFIELD PLANS

OUT OF NORRIS' OFFICE
AT HEADQUARTERS.

RIGHT, DANA.

THIS IS THE X-RAY
EQUIPMENT, JIM.

IT'S ALL CHECKED OUT.

GOOD, BARNEY. FINE.

WHAT ABOUT A MASK,
PARIS?

I CONSIDERED THAT, DOUG,
BUT NORRIS' BODY TYPE

IS JUST TOO DIFFERENT
FROM MINE.

BESIDE THAT,
UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO,

THAT ISLAND
WAS A DESERTED ARMY BASE.

NORRIS WORKED
ON THE INSTALLATION

AND WAS OUT OF THERE

BEFORE THE OPERATIONAL
PERSONNEL ARRIVED.

NONE OF THEM
EVER MET NORRIS.

SO, ONCE I REPLACE HIM,

THERE SHOULDN'T BE
ANY TROUBLE.

[ BEEPING SOFTLY ]

A PERFECT LAUNCH.

ALL SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL.

NEXT TRANSMISSION IN 10 HOURS.

[ BEEPS ]

[ BEEPS ]

[ RINGING ]

[ RINGING STOPS ]

[ RINGING ]

[ RINGING STOPS ]

[ RINGING ]

[ RINGING STOPS ]

NOTHING THERE, PARIS.

THAT WORRIES ME.

WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING
WHERE HE IS.

MAYBE WITH HER.

YOU RUN ACROSS THAT ONE
IN YOUR RESEARCH?

YEAH, I SURE DID.

THAT'S KATHERINE BERAT,
ENTERTAINER.

HE'S BEEN HAVING
A ROMANCE WITH HER

THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

ONE THING I CAN SAY FOR HIM --

HE SURE KNOWS
HOW TO PICK HIS WOMEN.

DARLING, WHAT'S
BOTHERING YOU TONIGHT?

[ SIGHS ]

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMEHOW I GET THE FEELING

THAT I'VE TOLD YOU
TOO MUCH.

[ SIGHS ]

IS THAT WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?

MM.

ARTHUR, I LOVE YOU.

I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING
TO HURT YOU.

TO US.

TO US.

ARTHUR,
YOU'VE CONFIDED IN ME.

DON'T REGRET IT...
TRUST ME.

GOOD NIGHT, KATHERINE.

GOOD NIGHT.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

PUT THE PHONE DOWN.

ARTHUR, PLEASE!

PUT IT DOWN!

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

HE NEVER KNEW
WHAT HIT HIM.

HIS "K" CLEARANCE.

YOUR "K" CLEARANCE,
PARIS.

GOOD, JIM.

IF BARNEY'S ON SCHEDULE,
THE ISLAND WILL BE

SCREAMING FOR ME
ANY MINUTE.

SECTOR 21!

THREE OF THE MINES
HAVE DETONATED!

GET ME THE BUNKER.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

SECTOR 21.

WHAT IS HAPPENING
UP THERE?

I DO NOT KNOW, CAPTAIN.

I WILL SEND UP A FLARE.

GIVE ME A FLARE GUN.

[ ALARM WAILING ]

[ WAILING CONTINUES ]

[ WAILING CONTINUES ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

STROM HERE.

WE CAN SEE NOTHING
FROM HERE, SIR.

CHECK OUT SECTOR 21
IMMEDIATELY!

YES, SIR.

[ WAILING CONTINUES ]

COME ON.

CHECK OUT THE REST
OF THE PERIMETER.

THE FENCE
IS STILL INTACT.

THERE'S NO SIGN
OF ANYONE

HAVING BEEN
ON THE MINEFIELD.

IF I MAY SUGGEST, SIR,

I THINK WE SHOULD SHUT DOWN
THE FIELD

UNTIL WE CAN FIND
THE MALFUNCTION.

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

BUT, GENERAL,
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY,

AND THE ONLY MAN TO HANDLE
THE SITUATION

IS THE MAN WHO DESIGNED
THE FIELD --

ARTHUR NORRIS.

VERY WELL,
GET ME HEADQUARTERS

AT THE CAPITAL.

YES, SIR.

STROM HERE.
GET ME HEADQUARTERS.

[ RINGS ]

YES?

VERY WELL.

I'M TO REPORT
TO THE HELIPAD IMMEDIATELY

FOR TRANSPORTATION
TO THE ISLAND.

EMERGENCY.

GOOD LUCK.

HOW IS HE?

FINE.
SLEEPING LIKE A BABY.

[ HELICOPTER APPROACHING ]

I'M ARTHUR NORRIS.

YOUR "K" CLEARANCE.

YOU WILL NOT LEAVE
THE COMMAND POST.

YOU WILL WEAR
THIS IDENTIFICATION

AT ALL TIMES WHILE
YOU ARE ON THE BASE.

IS THAT CLEAR?

VERY CLEAR, LIEUTENANT.

VERY WELL.
THEY'RE WAITING.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

IT IS KATHERINE BERAT.

SHE WAS
AN EXCELLENT AGENT,

ONE OF OUR BEST.

HOW WAS SHE KILLED?

ONE BULLET, CHEST.

DID THEY RECOVER
THE BULLET?

9 MILLIMETER.

WE'RE NOT ABLE
TO TRACE OWNERSHIP.

WAS SHE SUPPOSED
TO SEE NORRIS TONIGHT?

YES, AND THEN SHE WAS
TO REPORT TO ME.

HER PURSE WAS MISSING.

IT COULD
HAVE BEEN ROBBERY.

OR AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE
IT LOOK LIKE ROBBERY.

WE'D BETTER TALK
TO ARTHUR NORRIS.

FRANKLY, GENERAL,
I'M PUZZLED.

STRANGE THAT
YOUR OWN MINEFIELD

SHOULD PUZZLE YOU.

THIS SYSTEM REQUIRES
MAINTENANCE, GENERAL.

IT'S A VERY COMPLEX --

I'M IN CHARGE OF ALL ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE, MR. NORRIS.

I CAN ASSURE THE MINEFIELD
HAS BEEN SERVICED

WITH THE GREATEST CARE.

YES. YES, OF COURSE.

I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE
TO SHUT DOWN THE MINEFIELD

TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM.

THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE.

IN THAT CASE, MAYBE
YOU'D BETTER HAVE CAPTAIN STROM

HANDLE THE SITUATION

BECAUSE I CAN'T WORK
IN A LIVE MINEFIELD.

PERHAPS THERE IS
SOME COMPROMISE.

THE SECTOR WHERE
THE TROUBLE OCCURRED,

WOULD THE GENERAL PERMIT
DEACTIVATION OF SECTOR 21?

IT WOULD BE
A BIG HELP, GENERAL.

VERY WELL.
DO WHAT YOU MUST.

[ BEEPS ]

STROM, STAND BY.
I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

YES, SIR.

YOU MUST FORGIVE
THE GENERAL.

I'M AFRAID HE RESENTS
YOUR BEING AN AMERICAN.

-I'M NOT.
-OH, I SEE.

LET'S GET STARTED.

I WANT TO RUN SOME TESTS
ON THE COMPUTER CONTROLS.

HOW SERIOUS IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW YET.

AFTER BARNEY CHANGES THE
PROGRAMMING OF THE COMPUTER,

HOW LONG BEFORE THE SATELLITE
IS KICKED OUT OF ORBIT?

IT'S DUE AT 4:00 A.M.

RE-ENTRY WILL
TAKE PLACE NEAR HERE

SOMEWHERE OVER
THE SOUTH ADRIATIC.

THEN WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SEE IT.

IF WE'RE ON SCHEDULE.

WHAT ABOUT THE BOMBS?

THEY BURN UP ON RE-ENTRY
ALONG WITH THE SATELLITE.

THERE WON'T BE ANY EXPLOSION.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

[ RINGS ]

NO ONE, INSPECTOR.

THE BED'S
NOT BEEN SLEPT IN.

[ DIALING ]

PUT ME THROUGH

TO ARTHUR NORRIS'
COMMANDING OFFICER.

IT'S GENERAL BLOCH,
FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT.

WELL, MR. NORRIS, ARE
YOU HAVING ANY SUCCESS?

NOT YET, GENERAL.

[ RINGS ]

HELLO? YES.
THIS IS GENERAL BLOCH.

INSPECTOR KODER.
WE'VE MET.

YES, INSPECTOR.

YOU CONDUCTED ARTHUR NORRIS'
CLEARANCE INVESTIGATION.

I FOUND IT EXPEDIENT TO INVOLVE
AN AGENT OF OURS WITH HIM.

HER NAME
WAS KATHERINE BERAT,

AND SHE WAS FOUND
SHOT TO DEATH TONIGHT

IN AN ALLEY
NEAR HER APARTMENT.

BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

HE'S PERFORMING
A VITAL SERVICE HERE.

GENERAL, HE KILLED
A SECURITY AGENT.

Don't you see?

He could be tampering with
the minefield, sabotaging it,

OR HE COULD BE PLANNING TO BLOW
UP THE ENTIRE INSTALLATION.

YES, OF COURSE.
I UNDERSTAND. RIGHT AWAY.

ARTHUR NORRIS,
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.

WHAT?

BUT, GENERAL --

CAPTAIN STROM, PLACE THIS MAN
UNDER ARREST. GUARDS!

STROM, REACTIVATE
SECTOR 21.

VERY WELL, SIR.

[ HIGH-PITCHED WHINING ]

GENERAL,
DEACTIVATE THOSE MINES

OR YOU'RE
LIABLE TO BLOW UP

THIS WHOLE ISLAND!

HE IS TO BE TAKEN
BACK TO THE MAINLAND

IMMEDIATELY UNDER GUARD.

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?

MR. NORRIS, I THINK YOU
KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

YOU'RE NOT ONLY A TRAITOR.
YOU ARE A MURDERER.

A MURDERER?!

TAKE HIM OUT!

WHO AM I SUPPOSED
TO HAVE MURDERED?

TAKE HIM OUT!

[ HIGH-PITCHED WHINING ]

WELL, INSPECTOR,
THERE IS CERTAINLY

NO INDICATION
THAT KATHERINE BERAT

WAS HERE LAST NIGHT.

BUT WE DO KNOW
NORRIS WAS HERE

BECAUSE HE RESPONDED
TO THE TELEPHONE CALL

FROM HEADQUARTERS
THIS MORNING.

I WILL STAY WITH
MY ORIGINAL THESIS.

THAT HE SHOT KATHERINE
IN HER APARTMENT,

CARRIED HER BODY OUT,

THEN TOOK HER PURSE
TO MAKE IT LOOK

LIKE ROBBERY
WAS THE MOTIVE.

IT WOULD HELP IF WE HAD
THE MURDER WEAPON.

WE WILL FIND IT.

BY THE TIME WE GET
THROUGH WITH HIM,

HE'LL BE GLAD
TO TELL US EVERYTHING.

I'VE NEVER MET HIM.
YOU THINK HE WILL BREAK?

I INTERVIEWED HIM
SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEFECTION --

A WEAK MAN, SELFISH --
HE WILL BREAK.

NEVER MIND THAT NOW.

NORRIS WILL BE ARRIVING
AT HEADQUARTERS

IN 45 MINUTES.

WE'LL SEND A TEAM BACK

AFTER WE HAVE
QUESTIONED HIM.

COME ON.

YES, SIR.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

YOU HEARD IT.

IF THAT INSPECTOR KODER
KNOWS NORRIS,

PARIS WILL BE FINISHED
AS SOON AS HE SEES HIM.

YES. MAKE SURE THEY'RE
GONE, WILL YOU, DANA?

WHAT ABOUT BARNEY, JIM?

IF PARIS IS BEING
FLOWN BACK HERE,

THE CHANCES ARE THAT BARNEY

IS TRAPPED SOMEWHERE
IN THE INSTALLATION.

TRAPPED OR DEAD.

THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME.

IF PARIS AND BARNEY
AREN'T SAFE

BY THE TIME THAT SATELLITE
GOES AT 4:00 A.M.,

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO HELP THEM.

DOUG.

DOUG, CAN YOU
BRING HIM AROUND

AND MAKE HIM THINK
HE'S HAD A HEART ATTACK?

YEAH, JIM, I HAVE
SOMETHING IN MY BAG.

WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT
ANY PERMANENT DAMAGE.

THEY'RE GONE.

[ HELICOPTER MOTOR REVVING ]

LIEUTENANT,
YOU TELL GENERAL MARIN

THIS WHOLE PLACE
IS LIABLE TO BLOW UP

IF I'M NOT ALLOWED
TO FINISH MY WORK.

ALL RIGHT,
BRING HIM ALONG.

[ GROANING ]

[ PANTING ]

WHAT --
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME?

[ With accent ] I WANT
A FULL CONFESSION FROM YOU.

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHY DID YOU KILL
KATHERINE BERAT?

I-I DIDN'T KILL HER.

INSPECTOR!

DOCTOR, YOU STAY
OUT OF THIS.

YOU'VE GOT TO LET ME
HELP THIS MAN.

-DOCTOR? ARE YOU A DOCTOR?
-DOCTOR!

WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

YOU HAD A HEART ATTACK.
THIS MAN IS DYING!

YOU WILL NOT
TOUCH THIS MAN

UNTIL HE TELLS ME
WHAT I WISH TO KNOW.

YOU DID KILL
KATHERINE BERAT!

NO!

CONFESS YOU KILLED
KATHERINE BERAT!

[ PANTING ]

Y-YES.

YES, I KILLED HER.

TALK. WHY?

I..I FOUND OUT
SHE WAS -- OWW!

DOCTOR, HELP ME.

TALK.

I LOVED HER.
I TOLD HER TOO MUCH.

THAT I WAS
GOING TO ASIA TO WORK...

F-FOR MORE MONEY.

AND THEN I --
I BEGAN TO SUSPECT

THAT SHE WAS A PLANT...
OF THE SECRET POLICE.

SO, YOU SHOT HER.

WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH THE GUN?

[ PANTING ]

-I'M SORRY.
-DOCTOR, STAY OUT!

I ASKED YOU, WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH THE GUN?!

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

GOOD EVENING, MR. NORRIS.
I'M DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT RAB.

LIEUTENANT,
WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME

WHAT I'M DOING HERE?

SIT DOWN, PLEASE.

TAKE OFF
HIS HANDCUFFS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU TAKE ME
OFF OF A VITAL JOB,

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHO IT IS I'M SUPPOSED
TO HAVE KILLED!

KATHERINE BERAT.

KATHERINE BERAT?
BUT I LOVE HER!

YES, YOU LOVED HER...
UNTIL YOU SHOT HER.

[ BUZZING ]

KODER HERE.

ARTHUR NORRIS IS WAITING.

GOOD. I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING HIM AGAIN.

WHAT HAPPENED?

INSPECTOR KODER --
HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.

WE'D BETTER GET
AN AMBULANCE.

[ HIGH-PITCHED WHINING ]

ANY FURTHER
DIFFICULTIES?

NOT SO FAR, GENERAL.

CHECK
THE PERIMETER AGAIN.

WE CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.

YES, SIR.

WHY DID YOU KILL
KATHERINE BERAT?

I TELL YOU,
I LOVED KATHERINE BERAT.

BUT YOU KNEW SHE WORKED
FOR THE POLICE.

NO, I DIDN'T.
SHE WAS A SINGER.

THAT'S ALL I KNEW
OR CARED ABOUT.

DID YOU
SEE HER LAST NIGHT?

YES, I SAW HER.

WHERE?

WE HAD A DRINK.

WHERE?

IN HER APARTMENT.

YOU HAD A DRINK
IN HER APARTMENT.

SHE MADE SOME SLIP
TELLING YOU WHO SHE WAS,

AND THAT FRIGHTENED YOU
BECAUSE YOU MUST HAVE

COMPROMISED YOURSELF
TO HER.

SO, YOU SHOT HER.

WHEN I LEFT HER,
SHE WAS PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.

SHE SAID SHE WAS TIRED,
AND SHE WANTED TO GO TO SLEEP

WHAT TIME WAS THAT?

I'M NOT SURE.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING BETWEEN
THE TIME YOU LEFT HER

AND THE TIME YOU GOT HOME?

I WAS TAKING A WALK.
I LIKE TO TAKE LONG WALKS.

[ CHUCKLING ]

[ CHUCKLING ]

LIES, ALL OF IT LIES.

OH, THESE RIDICULOUS
ACCUSATIONS!

I DEFECTED TO THIS COUNTRY
BECAUSE I WANTED SOME JUSTICE.

DON'T THROW THAT UP.

YOU GET NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES
HERE FOR BEING A TRAITOR.

I ASKED FOR JUSTICE!
WHAT PROOF DO YOU HAVE?

WELL, YOU HAD THE MOTIVE,
YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

I SAID "PROOF."

PROOF?

WELL...WE HAVE A WITNESS.

BRING HER IN.

I SEE YOU KNOW
THIS YOUNG MAN.

YES.
WE KNOW EACH OTHER.

ARTHUR.

SIT DOWN, PLEASE.

NOW, MISS ADAR,
PLEASE REPEAT WHAT YOU TOLD

INSPECTOR KODER AND MYSELF.

I'M SORRY, ARTHUR.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
I CARE FOR YOU.

I LOVE YOU, BELIEVE ME.

IF YOU LOVE ME,
DON'T LIE ABOUT ME.

MISS ADAR, TELL US
WHAT YOU SAW TONIGHT.

YES.

OUTSIDE KATHERINE BERAT'S
APARTMENT...

...ARTHUR...
WITH HER BODY.

HE CARRIED IT
OUT OF THE APARTMENT

AND PUT IT IN HIS CAR.

I FOLLOWED HIM.

THEN HE DROVE IT
TO AN ALLEYWAY

A FEW BLOCKS AWAY,

AND...
AND THREW IT THERE.

THEN HE TOOK HER PURSE,
AND HE DROVE AWAY.

AS YOU KNOW BETTER
THAN ANYONE ELSE, MR. NORRIS,

HER STORY
MATCHES THE FACTS EXACTLY.

[ HIGH-PITCHED WHINING ]

I'M SORRY, ARTHUR.
YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

ALL THE TIME
WE SPENT TOGETHER,

ALL THE PROMISES
WE MADE EACH OTHER.

PROMISES?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING
OUTSIDE KATHERINE'S APARTMENT?

I WAS GOING TO FIND YOU.

I TOLD THE INSPECTOR

THAT I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU
THAT WE WERE THROUGH,

THAT I WAS GOING AWAY.

AND TO TELL ME THAT YOU
WERE GOING AWAY,

YOU FOLLOWED ME
TO HER APARTMENT?

YES! I WAS AFRAID
I WOULDN'T SEE YOU.

WAS THAT THE ONLY REASON?

YES! WHAT OTHER REASON
COULD THERE BE?

I WASN'T JEALOUS OF HER.
YOUR LIFE IS YOUR OWN.

THOSE THINGS THAT --

I SAY YOU WERE JEALOUS.

I SAY THAT YOU
CARRIED OUT THE THREAT

THAT YOU MADE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON ON THE PHONE.

OH, NO!
I NEVER MEANT THAT!

YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING
TO KILL HER, AND YOU DID!

-NO!
-YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME,

BUT BECAUSE
YOU COULDN'T HAVE ME,

YOU KILLED HER,
AND YOU WERE READY

TO SEE ME EXECUTED
FOR IT!

INSPECTOR, STOP HIM!

I AM VALUABLE
TO THE STATE.

THIS WOMAN IS
A JEALOUS MURDERESS!

A JEALOUS MURDERESS!
CONFESS IT!

STOP IT!
I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THIS!

I SAW YOU COME OUT
OF HER APARTMENT!

NOT WITH HER BODY!

ARTHUR!
ARTHUR, PLEASE!

PLEASE HELP ME!

WHAT HAPPENED?

I DIDN'T WANT
TO HURT HER.

SHE CAME OUT,
AND I FOLLOWED HER.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK.

BUT YOU KILLED HER, DIDN'T YOU?

YOU KILLED KATHERINE.

[ CRYING ]

YES, I KILLED HER.

[ CRYING ]

THE GUN.
WHERE IS THE GUN?

[ Crying ] NUMBER 14,
VICTORY SQUARE

IN THE CELLAR
WITH THE PURSE.

ARTHUR, PLEASE NO!

GUARD!

ARTHUR!

GUARD, TAKE HER OUT!

ARTHUR, PLEASE,
I LOVE YOU!

PLEASE, ARTHUR!
ARTHUR, PLEASE!

PLEASE, ARTHUR,
I LOVE YOU!

MR. NORRIS,
YOU HAVE MY APOLOGIES.

YOU MUST UNDERSTAND --

I UNDERSTAND ONLY
THAT YOU'VE MADE

A TERRIBLE MISTAKE,
AND AS A RESULT,

YOU'VE ENDANGERED
YOUR COUNTRY'S

MOST IMPORTANT
MILITARY INSTALLATION.

THE MINEFIELD PROTECTING

THE SATELLITE
CONTROL CENTER

MIGHT BLOW UP
AT ANY MOMENT.

ISN'T THERE ANYTHING
WE CAN DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

POSSIBLY, IF I GET THROUGH
TO THE BASE BY PHONE,

THERE MAY STILL BE TIME.

I'LL GET YOU THROUGH.

[ DIALS ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

STROM HERE.

YES.

UH-HUH...UH-HUH...

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

GENERAL,
IT'S DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT RAB.

THEY'VE EXONERATED NORRIS,

AND NOW HE WANTS
TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

IT'S URGENT
ABOUT THE MINEFIELD.

GENERAL MARIN HERE.

UH...MR. NORRIS, I --

YES, THAT'S
NOT IMPORTANT NOW.

HAVE THERE BEEN
ANY FURTHER EXPLOSIONS?

ANYTHING IRREGULAR
IN THE MINEFIELD?

GOOD.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT NOW

IS THAT YOU MUST
SAVE THE BASE.

I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO
THINK ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

YOU MUST SHUT DOWN
SECTOR 21 IMMEDIATELY.

I'LL ARRANGE
TRANSPORTATION TO THE BASE.

YES, IMMEDIATELY.

VERY WELL.

SHUT OFF SECTOR 21.

[ BEEPS ]

DID YOU TALK
TO THE BASE?

YES.
NO FURTHER EXPLOSIONS,

AND THEY'RE SHUTTING
DOWN SECTOR 21.

THAT MEANS BARNEY

SHOULD BE ABLE
TO MAKE IT.

IT'S 4:00 A.M.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]