Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 5, Episode 23 - The Merchant - full transcript
Jim pulls a "James Bond" letting himself be captured so he can become beholden to arms dealer Armand Anderssarian who can get Jim released. A classic start to an IMF con. Meanwhile Paris, Barney and Dana gamble on Anderssarian's poker compulsion to bring his overextended debt situation to a crisis. But there's a wild card in the deck; Anderssarian's ditsy mistress who is jealous of the attention he's giving Dana and has a knack for doing the wrong thing at the worst time.
GOOD EVENING, MR. PHELPS.
FOR SEVERAL YEARS,
ARMAND ANDERSSARIAN
HAS BEEN ONE
OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST DEALERS
IN ILLEGAL ARMS.
NOW ANDERSSARIAN IS ABOUT
TO COMPLETE HIS BIGGEST DEAL,
INVOLVING THE PURCHASE
AND RESALE
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH
OF AMERICAN ARMS
CAPTURED IN VIETNAM
TO GUERRILLA GROUPS
IN KEY TROUBLE AREAS
OF THE WORLD.
IF ANDERSSARIAN SUCCEEDS,
NEW VIOLENCE AND BLOODSHED
IS INEVITABLE.
YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU
CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP ANDERSSARIAN
AND PUT HIM
OUT OF BUSINESS FOR GOOD.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ DOG BARKS ]
STAND STILL! OUT!
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THE POKER TABLECLOTH
IS TREATED
WITH AN ELECTROLYTIC ACID
WHICH TRANSMITS EXACT
REPRODUCTIONS OF EACH CARD
TO THE COMPUTER HERE,
WHICH IN TURN GIVES US
A READOUT ON EACH HAND.
NOW, NUMBER 1
IS THE HOUSE DEALER.
AS YOU SEE, NUMBERS 2,
4, AND 8,
ARE THE ONLY ONES
PLAYING NOW.
TONIGHT AT NUMBER 6
WILL BE MADEMOISELLE
HELEN CONRAD.
IN 7, WHICH IS PERMANENTLY
RESERVED FOR HIM,
WILL BE THE KING
OF THE FREELANCE
MUNITIONS MERCHANTS,
ARMAND ANDERSSARIAN.
AND IN NUMBER 3,
A NOTORIOUS PLAYBOY GAMBLER,
OUR OWN HARRY KROLL.
COME IN, HARRY.
LOUD AND CLEAR.
GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER PLAYERS?
ANY MONEY THEY LOSE,
WE'LL RETURN.
THE ONLY ONE WE WANT
TO BREAK IS ANDERSSARIAN.
THEY'VE GOT JIM.
"18 HEAVY SHERMAN TANKS,
"5 SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE
BATTERIES COMPLETE,
12 ASSAULT HELICOPTERS
AND 6 HEAVY TANK BATTERIES."
ALL RIGHT.
HERE YOU ARE --
$5 MILLION.
FINE.
THE PHILIPPINE QUEEN
SAILS FROM HONG KONG
WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.
THE MINUTE YOU ARE NOTIFIED
THAT THE SHIP
HAS WEIGHED ANCHOR,
YOU WILL DELIVER TO ME
AN ADDITIONAL $5 MILLION.
THE SHIP AND ITS CARGO
ARE THEN ENTIRELY YOURS.
HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE
TO TERMINATE THIS TRANSACTION
BY WITHHOLDING FINAL PAYMENT,
THESE MONIES
WILL BE FORFEITED.
THE SHIP AND ITS CARGO
WILL GO TO THE NEXT
HIGHEST BIDDER.
NOW ARE THE TERMS
PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY?
-EMINENTLY.
-FINE.
AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
IN HONG KONG --
HAVE THEY INSPECTED THE CARGO?
THEY HAVE.
GOOD.
GOOD NIGHT.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HOW TOUGH WILL THEY
BE ON HIM, WILLY?
WELL, THEY'LL WANT TO KNOW
WHY HE WAS AFTER THOSE PLANS,
BUT I CAN'T MOVE UNTIL
HE'S HAD TIME TO ESTABLISH
THAT HE'S TOUGHER
THAN THEY ARE.
WHEN WILL OUR
RADAR STATION BE READY?
IT'S READY NOW,
PARIS.
THE SECRET RADAR STATION
ACROSS THE BORDER,
THE ABANDONED STATION
WE REMODELED ON THIS ISLAND.
NICOLE, I DON'T LIKE
YOUR DRINKING ALL THE TIME.
WELL, IT MAKES THINGS
A LITTLE EASIER,
LIKE THINKING ABOUT
ALL THOSE WOMEN AND
CHILDREN THAT YOU KILL.
POOR NICOLE.
SO BEAUTIFUL, AND YET
SO SATURATED WITH ALCOHOL.
SO ETHICAL, AND YET SO IMMORAL.
NOW, YOU SEE THIS GOWN
YOU'RE WEARING --
IT MUST HAVE COST
AT LEAST FOUR CHILDREN.
AND THIS --
OH, ABOUT SIX.
AND FOR THIS, YOU CAN FIGURE
ABOUT 20 CHILDREN.
AND WHILE YOU'RE WEARING IT,
MY DEAR, REMEMBER SOMETHING --
YOU HAVE A VERY LOVELY BODY,
BUT THERE ARE
OTHER LOVELY BODIES,
AND I AM GETTING RATHER TIRED
OF YOUR VIRTUE.
NOW, SHALL WE GO?
YES, ARMAND.
IS THAT THE HARRY KROLL
I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT?
YOU UNDERSTAND,
MR. ANDERSSARIAN,
I CANNOT STOP HIM
FROM PLAYING.
OH, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE IT
ANY DIFFERENT, MONSIEUR LeMETRE.
I RATHER ENJOY
PLAYING WITH CARD SHARKS.
SOME ARE INTERESTINGLY CLEVER,
BUT THIS FELLOW WILL PROBABLY
LET ME WIN A HAND OR SO
AND THEN SUGGEST
WE RAISE THE STAKES.
WHY DON'T YOU
BUY NICOLE A DRINK?
YOU'RE ON
A WINNING STREAK, I SEE.
I'VE BEEN LUCKY.
YOU'RE TOO MODEST.
NUMBER 4, 7 OF CLUBS.
NUMBER 6, JACK OF HEARTS.
NUMBER 7, ACE OF CLUBS.
Number 8,
3 of Spades,
AND YOU HAVE AN ACE OF DIAMONDS
IT SAYS HERE, OLD BUDDY.
FIRST HAND BETS,
MONSIEUR KROLL.
$100.
MONSIEUR KROLL.
$500.
AND $500.
AND UP $1,000.
A VERY SOFT COAL.
5,000 MORE, PLEASE --
DOLLARS.
I'M SORRY, MADEMOISELLE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "SORRY"?
MADEMOISELLE HAS ALREADY
EXCEEDED HER LIMIT.
I WILL ALLOW MADEMOISELLE
TO PLAY LIGHT.
CASH, OR SHE FOLDS.
WELL, YOU'RE A PERFECT
LITTLE GENTLEMAN.
MADEMOISELLE MAY PLAY FOR
THE MONEY ALREADY IN THE POT.
NO, THANK YOU.
IT APPEARS MR. KROLL IS
IN DESPERATE NEED OF MONEY.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE,
MR. KROLL.
THE PLEASURE HAS BEEN
ALL MINE, MISS...
DEAL.
CHECK.
CHECK.
ANDERSSARIAN COULDN'T WIN
THIS HAND IF HE CHEATED.
$500.
PLUS $2,000.
I RESPECT A MAN
WHO BETS INTO AN OPEN PAIR.
CREDIT MY ACCOUNT.
YOU'RE QUITTING?
YOU PLAY ONE HAND AND QUIT
WITH $2,500 OF MY MONEY?
$2,600, MR. KROLL.
THANK YOU, LEON.
MY PLEASURE.
I'LL HAVE A BRANDY.
YOU DIDN'T PLAY LONG.
ONLY AS LONG AS I HAD TO.
ARE YOU QUITTING
FOR THE EVENING?
SHOULD I?
THAT ALL DEPENDS.
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
ARMAND ANDERSSARIAN
AT YOUR SERVICE.
THIS IS NICOLE DuBOIS.
HELEN CONRAD.
MISS CONRAD IS
AN EXCELLENT POKER PLAYER.
OH, WITHOUT
VERY MUCH LUCK TODAY.
YOUR LUCK WILL CHANGE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?
I GUARANTEE IT.
DOES MADEMOISELLE
FIND GAMBLING
AN ADEQUATE SOURCE
OF INCOME?
I FIND IT AN HONEST ONE,
MADEMOISELLE.
MONSIEUR.
ARMAND, I'M TIRED.
LET'S GO UPSTAIRS.
NO, I THINK I'D LIKE TO STAY
DOWN HERE FOR A WHILE ALONE.
MONSIEUR ANDERSSARIAN.
YEAH, THANK YOU.
[ LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYS ]
WHERE DID THIS
COME FROM?
THAT GENTLEMAN
BACK THERE.
THE MAN WHO OWNS THIS RING
NEEDS YOUR HELP.
THE MAN WHO OWNS
THIS RING IS DEAD.
HE'S BEING HELD
BY THE POLICE.
HE'S IN VERY
SERIOUS TROUBLE.
MY NAME IS GOTTFRIED BRUENER.
I AM AN ARGENTINE CITIZEN.
GO THROUGH IT AGAIN.
YOU DID NOT RISK YOUR LIFE
FOR A SET OF WORTHLESS
BLUEPRINTS --
PHYSICAL PLANS OF A RADAR
STATION ACROSS THE BORDER.
WHAT WERE YOU REALLY AFTER?
MY NAME IS GOTTFRIED BRUENER.
I AM AN ARGENTINE CITIZEN.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE AN ARGENTINE CITIZEN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN OUR COUNTRY?
I'M A TOURIST.
THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
IS HARDLY A TOURIST ATTRACTION.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
YOUR INTERESTS ARE.
YOURS ARE OBVIOUSLY ESPIONAGE.
IF YOU PERSIST IN THIS, I DEMAND
THE RIGHT TO LEGAL COUNSEL.
YOU DEMAND?
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THIS IS A CIVILIZED COUNTRY.
WELL, IF BY THAT,
YOU MEAN THAT WE WILL ALLOW YOU
TO FLAUNT YOUR LIES AT US,
YOU ARE MISTAKEN...
TRAGICALLY MISTAKEN.
NOW, WHOEVER YOU ARE, TALK!
MY NAME IS GOTTFRIED BRUENER.
I AM AN ARGENTINE CITIZEN.
YOU WILL TALK, I PROMISE YOU.
IN THE END,
YOU WILL BEG ME TO LISTEN.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOU MAY LEAVE US.
MINISTER SARTORI --
SHALL WE CALL
MINISTER SARTORI TOGETHER?
TELLMAN...
HANS TELLMAN.
AT 25, COMMANDER
OF THE MOST ELITE GROUP
IN THE NAZI ARMY --
THE TELLMAN UNIT.
I WAS ONE OF A DOZEN
AXIS PRISONERS
YOUR UNIT RESCUED IN 1944.
I NEVER MET YOU,
BUT I SENT YOU THIS RING
IN GRATITUDE.
COLONEL TELLMAN WAS, UH,
VERY SEVERELY WOUNDED --
A GRENADE FRAGMENT
IN THE NECK.
THEY SAY YOU DIED
IN A BUNKER IN BERLIN.
HANS TELLMAN DIED...
GOTTFRIED BRUENER LIVES.
YES, BUT BEFORE
HANS TELLMAN DIED,
HE MADE HISTORY
IN LOCH AYRSHIRE.
HE DISMANTLED AN ENTIRE
NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
AND DELIVERED IT INTACT
TO GERMANY.
AND SO NOW YOU'RE HERE,
AND A SHORT DISTANCE
ACROSS THE BORDER
IS A NEW RADAR INSTALLATION
SO SOPHISTICATED
THAT EVEN THE SUPERPOWERS
WILL PAY A KING'S RANSOM
TO DUPLICATE IT AND CANNOT.
THAT RADAR STATION, TELLMAN,
DELIVERED INTACT
TO THIS GOVERNMENT --
HA -- A PRIZE
OF PURE GOLD.
I HOPE YOUR STAY HERE WON'T
BE TOO DEPRESSING, COLONEL.
ONE MOMENT.
YES?
YOU DID NOT TELL ME YOUR NAME.
DOES IT MATTER?
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW
THE NAME OF THE MAN
WHO CAME TO VISIT ME.
ARMAND ANDERSSARIAN.
AH.
THE NAME MEANS SOMETHING
TO YOU, THEN?
YOU'RE A BUSINESSMAN,
A VERY SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSMAN.
THERE'S ALWAYS A DEMAND
FOR WHAT I SELL.
I CAN BE USEFUL TO YOU
IF YOU'LL TRUST ME.
THINK ABOUT IT.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HA HA.
YOU'RE REALLY PERSISTENT.
YEAH. THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING.
NO. NO, NO, I SURRENDER.
I'LL SEE YOU
AT 10:00 SHARP.
NO.
NO, I-I ADORE OLDER MEN,
BUT I'M SURE
YOU KNEW THAT.
HA HA. BYE.
[ DIALING ]
YES, PLEASE SEND UP
TWO BOTTLES
OF BERNIER GRAND CRU, '68,
TO MY SUITE, 518,
OH, AND PLEASE MAKE SURE
THEY'RE WELL-CHILLED.
THANK YOU.
YOU ARE REQUESTING
THE RELEASE
OF AN IMPORTANT PRISONER,
ARMAND. WHY?
IMPORTANT?
IF YOU WANT HIM,
HE'S IMPORTANT.
KAREL, I HAVE A PROPOSITION
THAT WILL INTRIGUE YOU
AS A RADAR EXPERT
AND WILL BENEFIT
YOUR GOVERNMENT,
AND I CAN ALSO GUARANTEE
FOR YOU PERSONALLY
A PROFIT OF $1 MILLION CASH.
ARMAND...
LET ME FIX YOU
ANOTHER COGNAC.
YOUR BENEFACTOR.
THANK YOU.
YOU DID ALL OF THIS
FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE?
OF COURSE.
COLONEL,
WHAT'S YOUR PRICE
FOR THE BASIC COMPONENTS
OF THAT RADAR SYSTEM
DELIVERED TO ME HERE
INTACT AND OPERATIONAL?
I'VE DECIDED TO SPONSOR
THE PROJECT.
YOU MEAN YOU APPROACHED
THE GOVERNMENT,
AND THEY EAGERLY AGREED
TO PURCHASE IT FROM YOU.
I WISH YOU A GREAT DEAL
OF LUCK, SIR.
COLONEL, ONE WORD
FROM MONSIEUR ANDERSSARIAN,
YOU WILL BE BACK IN JAIL.
THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT
UNDERTAKING.
$10 MILLION.
I'LL PAY $1 MILLION.
NOT INTERESTED.
TELLMAN, DURING THE WAR,
THERE WAS ONLY ONE MAN
WHO WAS QUALIFIED
TO DO THIS TASK,
AND THAT WAS HANS TELLMAN,
BUT THAT WAS 25 YEARS AGO.
WE ARE WASTING TIME.
$10 MILLION IS MY PRICE.
$2 MILLION.
$7 MILLION.
$5 MILLION, AND THAT'S
MY FINAL OFFER.
THE GOVERNMENT
MUST HAVE AGREED
TO A VERY HIGHLY PROFITABLE
ARRANGEMENT.
ALL RIGHT, MR. ANDERSSARIAN,
THE BASIC COMPONENTS
FOR $5 MILLION IN ADVANCE.
C.O.D. --
CASH ON DELIVERY.
AT A PREDETERMINED SITE,
YOU WILL DELIVER IT
TO MY REPRESENTATIVES,
WHO IN TURN WILL PAY YOU
$5 MILLION.
VERY WELL.
WHEN CAN YOU START?
IMMEDIATELY. MY MEN
ARE ALL IN THE CITY NOW.
AGREED.
YOUR CASH RESERVES,
$5 MILLION,
ARE COMMITTED TO THE PURCHASE
OF THE MUNITIONS SHIP.
NOT MY MONEY,
THE GOVERNMENT'S.
MY GOOD FRIEND
DEFENSE MINISTER SARTORI
HAS AGREED TO ADVANCE
ANY INITIAL SUMS REQUIRED
AGAINST A TOTAL PAYMENT
OF $20 MILLION.
YOU WILL PICK UP THE INITIAL
PAYMENT WITHIN THE HOUR.
I SHALL BE IN THE CASINO.
I'M FEELING LUCKY.
THE RADAR STATION IS LOCATED ON
THE NORTH SLOPE OF MOUNT PARIS
AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,100 METERS.
THE GATE IS MANNED
BY ONE SENTRY.
THERE ARE THREE OTHERS
ON THE INNER PERIMETER.
THE WATCH CHANGES
EVERY TWO HOURS.
WE MAKE INITIAL CONTACT
WITH THE ENEMY AT 1000 HOURS
AFTER THE SECOND WATCH BEGINS.
WE LEAVE HERE 0700 HOURS,
CROSS THE BORDER
AT VICTORY BRIDGE AT 0845 --
COLONEL.
JUST HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET PAST
THE BORDER GUARDS?
YOU ARE HERE TO OBSERVE,
NOT ASK QUESTIONS.
I AM HERE
AS MONSIEUR ANDERSSARIAN'S
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
GOOD. THEN REPRESENT HIM
IN SILENCE.
HA HA. HA HA.
I DON'T KNOW.
ALL HE SAID WAS THE CASINO
MANAGER WANTED TO SEE ME.
HE PROBABLY WANTS TO KNOW
WHY THE RENT ISN'T PAID.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
SAVE SOME CHAMPAGNE.
[ STARTS SHOWER ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ TRUCK BRAKES SET ]
THE BORDER.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
I.H.A. SPECIAL CLEARANCE.
NOBODY HAS
A SPECIAL CLEARANCE, FRIEND.
OPEN THE TRAILER.
[ DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ]
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
[ TRAILER OPENS ]
WHAT'S IN THE BOXES?
MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE CLEAR.
[ TRAILER CLOSES ]
506.
KROLL JUST LEFT THE HOTEL.
GIRL'S AT THE TENNIS COURT.
MEET YOU AT THE ROOM.
MARVELOUS.
ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS.
MM-HMM.
HMM. "132.5 MEGACYCLES."
SEE, ARMAND,
IT'S JUST AS I TOLD YOU.
THE GIRL IS NOTHING
BUT A CHEAP LITTLE
CONFIDENCE OPERATOR.
YOU KNOW, IF NOTHING ELSE,
AT LEAST I'VE BEEN HONEST --
OH, DO BE QUIET!
"132.5 MEGACYCLES."
YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M THINKING?
A FEW ADJUSTMENTS,
A MINIATURIZED RECEIVER
ADJUSTED TO 132.5 MEGACYCLES,
AND I'LL BE ON MORE
THAN EQUAL TERMS
WITH MR. KROLL.
ARMAND, AT LEAST
YOU CAN TELL ME
THAT I DID THE RIGHT THING.
HELEN CONRAD MADE YOU
FEEL INSECURE, DID SHE?
INSECURE?
WELL, YES,
WHEN I THOUGHT
YOU PREFERRED HER.
THAT'S WHY I CAME
TO THIS ROOM LAST NIGHT.
I MISJUDGED YOU.
I THOUGHT
I'D FIND YOU TOGETHER.
I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T.
OH, YOU'RE JOKING.
AM I?
ARMAND, ALL I WANTED TO DO
WAS HELP YOU.
WELL, YOU SUCCEEDED.
DOES THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?
NO.
NO, IT DOESN'T.
OH, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT.
I WANT YOUR LOVE.
DON'T BE A FOOL, NICOLE.
[ DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ]
YOU WILL OBSERVE
FROM HERE.
WHEREVER YOU GO,
COLONEL, I GO.
VERY WELL. AS LONG AS YOU
UNDERSTAND THE RISKS.
THIS IS BIORENE 12.
ONE BREATH AND YOU ARE DEAD.
GIVE HIM A MASK.
TRY THIS ONE.
NO, WAIT. NOT THIS ONE.
IT'S CRACKED.
ANOTHER.
HAVE THESE MASKS
BEEN TESTED?
OF COURSE
THEY'VE BEEN TESTED.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
JACK OF DIAMONDS
FOR ANDERSSARIAN.
His hand didn't improve,
but on the board,
his 10s look like a winner.
YOUR BET, MONSIEUR.
CHECK.
PARIS, I'M NOW TRANSMITTING
ON 128.5.
Anderssarian is intercepting us
on 132.5 as we planned.
In other words,
we have him, my friend.
VERY ASTUTE, MR. ANDERSSARIAN.
VERY ASTUTE.
YOU KNOW, MR. KROLL,
I HAVE A FEELING
THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SUGGEST
THAT WE RAISE THE STAKES AGAIN.
YES.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY,
MY DEAR?
SHALL WE RAISE THE STAKES?
DEFINITELY, MONSIEUR.
WELL, THEN,
IF NO ONE ELSE OBJECTS,
SHALL WE EACH OF US
DECLARE A STAKE OF,
SHALL WE SAY, $50,000?
WHY NOT $100,000?
[ CROWD MURMURS ]
I'LL LET THE GIANTS
BATTLE IT OUT.
I'LL STAY.
GIVE ME
SOME CHIPS, PLEASE.
VERY WELL, MR. KROLL,
we have a game.
GOOD, PARIS.
NOW HE THINKS
HE'S ON TOP OF YOU.
TAKE UP YOUR POSITIONS
OVER THERE AND THERE.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
THEY'RE GOING TO
STAY A WHILE TO COVER US.
IN.
[ WHISTLE BLOWING ]
[ BLOWING CONTINUES ]
RIGHT THIS WAY, COLONEL.
I WILL TAKE THE MONEY NOW.
BIORENE 12.
HAVE THEM PUT THEIR GUNS
IN THE CAR.
DO AS HE SAYS.
HURRY!
GET THEM BACK
AND THEN STAY AWAY.
DO IT.
YOU, TOO.
THE MONEY.
CLOSE IT.
OVER THERE.
IF ANY OF YOU MOVES
BEFORE WE'RE OUT OF SIGHT,
I WILL RELEASE THE BIORENE 12
BY REMOTE CONTROL.
GENTLEMEN, THE RADAR IS YOURS.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
THIS THE CAPTURED EQUIPMENT?
YES, MR. SARTORI.
THEY LOOK LIKE
STANDARD UNITS.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, SIR.
WHAT KIND OF A HOAX IS THIS?
MR. ANDERSSARIAN, URGENT.
OH. EXCUSE ME.
ANDERSSARIAN.
NO, I CAN'T ACCEPT IT.
SARTORI WILL BE THERE
ANY MINUTE
TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE REPAYMENT
OF THE GOVERNMENT'S
$5 MILLION LOAN.
ARMAND, IF YOU PAY HIM,
YOU WILL BE UNABLE
TO MEET THE FINAL PAYMENT
FOR THE MUNITIONS SHIP.
I UNDERSTAND.
ANYTHING WRONG, MY DEAR?
NO, NOTHING, NICOLE.
NOTHING AT ALL.
I'M SORRY,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IF I HELD UP THE GAME.
WELL, NOW,
MONSIEUR ANDERSSARIAN,
WHY DON'T WE MAKE THE GAME
MORE INTERESTING?
YOU ARE $250,000 BEHIND
ALREADY, MR. KROLL.
ISN'T THAT INTERESTING ENOUGH?
HA HA HA. I WOULD LIKE
TO WIN IT BACK,
AND MORE.
I FIND THE STAKES
QUITE ADEQUATE.
I'M WILLING TO PUT UP
$3 MILLION.
ALL RIGHT,
I'LL RAISE THE STAKES,
BUT TO $5 MILLION,
NOT $3 MILLION.
$5 MILLION?
$5 MILLION.
JUST THE TWO OF US,
HEAD TO HEAD.
A FRESH DECK
AND SOME CHIPS.
-OH!
-OH!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG.
THE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT.
Harry, we're in trouble.
I'm not getting anything
on the computer.
You'll have to stall
for time.
$100,000.
$100,000...
PLUS $500,000.
CALL.
CHECK.
$500,000.
$500,000.
QUEEN BETS.
$1 MILLION.
CALL.
7's BET.
7's CHECK.
HOW MUCH OF MR. KROLL'S
$5 MILLION IS LEFT?
$3,900,000.
THAT IS THE AMOUNT
OF MY BET -- $3,900,000.
PARIS, I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T FIX IT.
You're on your own.
DOES THE GENTLEMAN
WISH TO CALL?
MR. KROLL?
CALL.
THREE 7s.
YOU LOSE, ARMAND.
GOOD NEWS --
THE PHILIPPINE QUEEN
HAS SAILED.
THE CARGO IS YOURS
UPON RECEIPT
OF THE FINAL PAYMENT.
HA HA HA.
PARIS, YOU WON.
NATURALLY.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
FOR SEVERAL YEARS,
ARMAND ANDERSSARIAN
HAS BEEN ONE
OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST DEALERS
IN ILLEGAL ARMS.
NOW ANDERSSARIAN IS ABOUT
TO COMPLETE HIS BIGGEST DEAL,
INVOLVING THE PURCHASE
AND RESALE
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH
OF AMERICAN ARMS
CAPTURED IN VIETNAM
TO GUERRILLA GROUPS
IN KEY TROUBLE AREAS
OF THE WORLD.
IF ANDERSSARIAN SUCCEEDS,
NEW VIOLENCE AND BLOODSHED
IS INEVITABLE.
YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU
CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP ANDERSSARIAN
AND PUT HIM
OUT OF BUSINESS FOR GOOD.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ DOG BARKS ]
STAND STILL! OUT!
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THE POKER TABLECLOTH
IS TREATED
WITH AN ELECTROLYTIC ACID
WHICH TRANSMITS EXACT
REPRODUCTIONS OF EACH CARD
TO THE COMPUTER HERE,
WHICH IN TURN GIVES US
A READOUT ON EACH HAND.
NOW, NUMBER 1
IS THE HOUSE DEALER.
AS YOU SEE, NUMBERS 2,
4, AND 8,
ARE THE ONLY ONES
PLAYING NOW.
TONIGHT AT NUMBER 6
WILL BE MADEMOISELLE
HELEN CONRAD.
IN 7, WHICH IS PERMANENTLY
RESERVED FOR HIM,
WILL BE THE KING
OF THE FREELANCE
MUNITIONS MERCHANTS,
ARMAND ANDERSSARIAN.
AND IN NUMBER 3,
A NOTORIOUS PLAYBOY GAMBLER,
OUR OWN HARRY KROLL.
COME IN, HARRY.
LOUD AND CLEAR.
GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER PLAYERS?
ANY MONEY THEY LOSE,
WE'LL RETURN.
THE ONLY ONE WE WANT
TO BREAK IS ANDERSSARIAN.
THEY'VE GOT JIM.
"18 HEAVY SHERMAN TANKS,
"5 SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE
BATTERIES COMPLETE,
12 ASSAULT HELICOPTERS
AND 6 HEAVY TANK BATTERIES."
ALL RIGHT.
HERE YOU ARE --
$5 MILLION.
FINE.
THE PHILIPPINE QUEEN
SAILS FROM HONG KONG
WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.
THE MINUTE YOU ARE NOTIFIED
THAT THE SHIP
HAS WEIGHED ANCHOR,
YOU WILL DELIVER TO ME
AN ADDITIONAL $5 MILLION.
THE SHIP AND ITS CARGO
ARE THEN ENTIRELY YOURS.
HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE
TO TERMINATE THIS TRANSACTION
BY WITHHOLDING FINAL PAYMENT,
THESE MONIES
WILL BE FORFEITED.
THE SHIP AND ITS CARGO
WILL GO TO THE NEXT
HIGHEST BIDDER.
NOW ARE THE TERMS
PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY?
-EMINENTLY.
-FINE.
AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
IN HONG KONG --
HAVE THEY INSPECTED THE CARGO?
THEY HAVE.
GOOD.
GOOD NIGHT.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HOW TOUGH WILL THEY
BE ON HIM, WILLY?
WELL, THEY'LL WANT TO KNOW
WHY HE WAS AFTER THOSE PLANS,
BUT I CAN'T MOVE UNTIL
HE'S HAD TIME TO ESTABLISH
THAT HE'S TOUGHER
THAN THEY ARE.
WHEN WILL OUR
RADAR STATION BE READY?
IT'S READY NOW,
PARIS.
THE SECRET RADAR STATION
ACROSS THE BORDER,
THE ABANDONED STATION
WE REMODELED ON THIS ISLAND.
NICOLE, I DON'T LIKE
YOUR DRINKING ALL THE TIME.
WELL, IT MAKES THINGS
A LITTLE EASIER,
LIKE THINKING ABOUT
ALL THOSE WOMEN AND
CHILDREN THAT YOU KILL.
POOR NICOLE.
SO BEAUTIFUL, AND YET
SO SATURATED WITH ALCOHOL.
SO ETHICAL, AND YET SO IMMORAL.
NOW, YOU SEE THIS GOWN
YOU'RE WEARING --
IT MUST HAVE COST
AT LEAST FOUR CHILDREN.
AND THIS --
OH, ABOUT SIX.
AND FOR THIS, YOU CAN FIGURE
ABOUT 20 CHILDREN.
AND WHILE YOU'RE WEARING IT,
MY DEAR, REMEMBER SOMETHING --
YOU HAVE A VERY LOVELY BODY,
BUT THERE ARE
OTHER LOVELY BODIES,
AND I AM GETTING RATHER TIRED
OF YOUR VIRTUE.
NOW, SHALL WE GO?
YES, ARMAND.
IS THAT THE HARRY KROLL
I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT?
YOU UNDERSTAND,
MR. ANDERSSARIAN,
I CANNOT STOP HIM
FROM PLAYING.
OH, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE IT
ANY DIFFERENT, MONSIEUR LeMETRE.
I RATHER ENJOY
PLAYING WITH CARD SHARKS.
SOME ARE INTERESTINGLY CLEVER,
BUT THIS FELLOW WILL PROBABLY
LET ME WIN A HAND OR SO
AND THEN SUGGEST
WE RAISE THE STAKES.
WHY DON'T YOU
BUY NICOLE A DRINK?
YOU'RE ON
A WINNING STREAK, I SEE.
I'VE BEEN LUCKY.
YOU'RE TOO MODEST.
NUMBER 4, 7 OF CLUBS.
NUMBER 6, JACK OF HEARTS.
NUMBER 7, ACE OF CLUBS.
Number 8,
3 of Spades,
AND YOU HAVE AN ACE OF DIAMONDS
IT SAYS HERE, OLD BUDDY.
FIRST HAND BETS,
MONSIEUR KROLL.
$100.
MONSIEUR KROLL.
$500.
AND $500.
AND UP $1,000.
A VERY SOFT COAL.
5,000 MORE, PLEASE --
DOLLARS.
I'M SORRY, MADEMOISELLE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "SORRY"?
MADEMOISELLE HAS ALREADY
EXCEEDED HER LIMIT.
I WILL ALLOW MADEMOISELLE
TO PLAY LIGHT.
CASH, OR SHE FOLDS.
WELL, YOU'RE A PERFECT
LITTLE GENTLEMAN.
MADEMOISELLE MAY PLAY FOR
THE MONEY ALREADY IN THE POT.
NO, THANK YOU.
IT APPEARS MR. KROLL IS
IN DESPERATE NEED OF MONEY.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE,
MR. KROLL.
THE PLEASURE HAS BEEN
ALL MINE, MISS...
DEAL.
CHECK.
CHECK.
ANDERSSARIAN COULDN'T WIN
THIS HAND IF HE CHEATED.
$500.
PLUS $2,000.
I RESPECT A MAN
WHO BETS INTO AN OPEN PAIR.
CREDIT MY ACCOUNT.
YOU'RE QUITTING?
YOU PLAY ONE HAND AND QUIT
WITH $2,500 OF MY MONEY?
$2,600, MR. KROLL.
THANK YOU, LEON.
MY PLEASURE.
I'LL HAVE A BRANDY.
YOU DIDN'T PLAY LONG.
ONLY AS LONG AS I HAD TO.
ARE YOU QUITTING
FOR THE EVENING?
SHOULD I?
THAT ALL DEPENDS.
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
ARMAND ANDERSSARIAN
AT YOUR SERVICE.
THIS IS NICOLE DuBOIS.
HELEN CONRAD.
MISS CONRAD IS
AN EXCELLENT POKER PLAYER.
OH, WITHOUT
VERY MUCH LUCK TODAY.
YOUR LUCK WILL CHANGE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?
I GUARANTEE IT.
DOES MADEMOISELLE
FIND GAMBLING
AN ADEQUATE SOURCE
OF INCOME?
I FIND IT AN HONEST ONE,
MADEMOISELLE.
MONSIEUR.
ARMAND, I'M TIRED.
LET'S GO UPSTAIRS.
NO, I THINK I'D LIKE TO STAY
DOWN HERE FOR A WHILE ALONE.
MONSIEUR ANDERSSARIAN.
YEAH, THANK YOU.
[ LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYS ]
WHERE DID THIS
COME FROM?
THAT GENTLEMAN
BACK THERE.
THE MAN WHO OWNS THIS RING
NEEDS YOUR HELP.
THE MAN WHO OWNS
THIS RING IS DEAD.
HE'S BEING HELD
BY THE POLICE.
HE'S IN VERY
SERIOUS TROUBLE.
MY NAME IS GOTTFRIED BRUENER.
I AM AN ARGENTINE CITIZEN.
GO THROUGH IT AGAIN.
YOU DID NOT RISK YOUR LIFE
FOR A SET OF WORTHLESS
BLUEPRINTS --
PHYSICAL PLANS OF A RADAR
STATION ACROSS THE BORDER.
WHAT WERE YOU REALLY AFTER?
MY NAME IS GOTTFRIED BRUENER.
I AM AN ARGENTINE CITIZEN.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE AN ARGENTINE CITIZEN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN OUR COUNTRY?
I'M A TOURIST.
THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
IS HARDLY A TOURIST ATTRACTION.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
YOUR INTERESTS ARE.
YOURS ARE OBVIOUSLY ESPIONAGE.
IF YOU PERSIST IN THIS, I DEMAND
THE RIGHT TO LEGAL COUNSEL.
YOU DEMAND?
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THIS IS A CIVILIZED COUNTRY.
WELL, IF BY THAT,
YOU MEAN THAT WE WILL ALLOW YOU
TO FLAUNT YOUR LIES AT US,
YOU ARE MISTAKEN...
TRAGICALLY MISTAKEN.
NOW, WHOEVER YOU ARE, TALK!
MY NAME IS GOTTFRIED BRUENER.
I AM AN ARGENTINE CITIZEN.
YOU WILL TALK, I PROMISE YOU.
IN THE END,
YOU WILL BEG ME TO LISTEN.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOU MAY LEAVE US.
MINISTER SARTORI --
SHALL WE CALL
MINISTER SARTORI TOGETHER?
TELLMAN...
HANS TELLMAN.
AT 25, COMMANDER
OF THE MOST ELITE GROUP
IN THE NAZI ARMY --
THE TELLMAN UNIT.
I WAS ONE OF A DOZEN
AXIS PRISONERS
YOUR UNIT RESCUED IN 1944.
I NEVER MET YOU,
BUT I SENT YOU THIS RING
IN GRATITUDE.
COLONEL TELLMAN WAS, UH,
VERY SEVERELY WOUNDED --
A GRENADE FRAGMENT
IN THE NECK.
THEY SAY YOU DIED
IN A BUNKER IN BERLIN.
HANS TELLMAN DIED...
GOTTFRIED BRUENER LIVES.
YES, BUT BEFORE
HANS TELLMAN DIED,
HE MADE HISTORY
IN LOCH AYRSHIRE.
HE DISMANTLED AN ENTIRE
NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
AND DELIVERED IT INTACT
TO GERMANY.
AND SO NOW YOU'RE HERE,
AND A SHORT DISTANCE
ACROSS THE BORDER
IS A NEW RADAR INSTALLATION
SO SOPHISTICATED
THAT EVEN THE SUPERPOWERS
WILL PAY A KING'S RANSOM
TO DUPLICATE IT AND CANNOT.
THAT RADAR STATION, TELLMAN,
DELIVERED INTACT
TO THIS GOVERNMENT --
HA -- A PRIZE
OF PURE GOLD.
I HOPE YOUR STAY HERE WON'T
BE TOO DEPRESSING, COLONEL.
ONE MOMENT.
YES?
YOU DID NOT TELL ME YOUR NAME.
DOES IT MATTER?
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW
THE NAME OF THE MAN
WHO CAME TO VISIT ME.
ARMAND ANDERSSARIAN.
AH.
THE NAME MEANS SOMETHING
TO YOU, THEN?
YOU'RE A BUSINESSMAN,
A VERY SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSMAN.
THERE'S ALWAYS A DEMAND
FOR WHAT I SELL.
I CAN BE USEFUL TO YOU
IF YOU'LL TRUST ME.
THINK ABOUT IT.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HA HA.
YOU'RE REALLY PERSISTENT.
YEAH. THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING.
NO. NO, NO, I SURRENDER.
I'LL SEE YOU
AT 10:00 SHARP.
NO.
NO, I-I ADORE OLDER MEN,
BUT I'M SURE
YOU KNEW THAT.
HA HA. BYE.
[ DIALING ]
YES, PLEASE SEND UP
TWO BOTTLES
OF BERNIER GRAND CRU, '68,
TO MY SUITE, 518,
OH, AND PLEASE MAKE SURE
THEY'RE WELL-CHILLED.
THANK YOU.
YOU ARE REQUESTING
THE RELEASE
OF AN IMPORTANT PRISONER,
ARMAND. WHY?
IMPORTANT?
IF YOU WANT HIM,
HE'S IMPORTANT.
KAREL, I HAVE A PROPOSITION
THAT WILL INTRIGUE YOU
AS A RADAR EXPERT
AND WILL BENEFIT
YOUR GOVERNMENT,
AND I CAN ALSO GUARANTEE
FOR YOU PERSONALLY
A PROFIT OF $1 MILLION CASH.
ARMAND...
LET ME FIX YOU
ANOTHER COGNAC.
YOUR BENEFACTOR.
THANK YOU.
YOU DID ALL OF THIS
FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE?
OF COURSE.
COLONEL,
WHAT'S YOUR PRICE
FOR THE BASIC COMPONENTS
OF THAT RADAR SYSTEM
DELIVERED TO ME HERE
INTACT AND OPERATIONAL?
I'VE DECIDED TO SPONSOR
THE PROJECT.
YOU MEAN YOU APPROACHED
THE GOVERNMENT,
AND THEY EAGERLY AGREED
TO PURCHASE IT FROM YOU.
I WISH YOU A GREAT DEAL
OF LUCK, SIR.
COLONEL, ONE WORD
FROM MONSIEUR ANDERSSARIAN,
YOU WILL BE BACK IN JAIL.
THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT
UNDERTAKING.
$10 MILLION.
I'LL PAY $1 MILLION.
NOT INTERESTED.
TELLMAN, DURING THE WAR,
THERE WAS ONLY ONE MAN
WHO WAS QUALIFIED
TO DO THIS TASK,
AND THAT WAS HANS TELLMAN,
BUT THAT WAS 25 YEARS AGO.
WE ARE WASTING TIME.
$10 MILLION IS MY PRICE.
$2 MILLION.
$7 MILLION.
$5 MILLION, AND THAT'S
MY FINAL OFFER.
THE GOVERNMENT
MUST HAVE AGREED
TO A VERY HIGHLY PROFITABLE
ARRANGEMENT.
ALL RIGHT, MR. ANDERSSARIAN,
THE BASIC COMPONENTS
FOR $5 MILLION IN ADVANCE.
C.O.D. --
CASH ON DELIVERY.
AT A PREDETERMINED SITE,
YOU WILL DELIVER IT
TO MY REPRESENTATIVES,
WHO IN TURN WILL PAY YOU
$5 MILLION.
VERY WELL.
WHEN CAN YOU START?
IMMEDIATELY. MY MEN
ARE ALL IN THE CITY NOW.
AGREED.
YOUR CASH RESERVES,
$5 MILLION,
ARE COMMITTED TO THE PURCHASE
OF THE MUNITIONS SHIP.
NOT MY MONEY,
THE GOVERNMENT'S.
MY GOOD FRIEND
DEFENSE MINISTER SARTORI
HAS AGREED TO ADVANCE
ANY INITIAL SUMS REQUIRED
AGAINST A TOTAL PAYMENT
OF $20 MILLION.
YOU WILL PICK UP THE INITIAL
PAYMENT WITHIN THE HOUR.
I SHALL BE IN THE CASINO.
I'M FEELING LUCKY.
THE RADAR STATION IS LOCATED ON
THE NORTH SLOPE OF MOUNT PARIS
AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,100 METERS.
THE GATE IS MANNED
BY ONE SENTRY.
THERE ARE THREE OTHERS
ON THE INNER PERIMETER.
THE WATCH CHANGES
EVERY TWO HOURS.
WE MAKE INITIAL CONTACT
WITH THE ENEMY AT 1000 HOURS
AFTER THE SECOND WATCH BEGINS.
WE LEAVE HERE 0700 HOURS,
CROSS THE BORDER
AT VICTORY BRIDGE AT 0845 --
COLONEL.
JUST HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET PAST
THE BORDER GUARDS?
YOU ARE HERE TO OBSERVE,
NOT ASK QUESTIONS.
I AM HERE
AS MONSIEUR ANDERSSARIAN'S
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
GOOD. THEN REPRESENT HIM
IN SILENCE.
HA HA. HA HA.
I DON'T KNOW.
ALL HE SAID WAS THE CASINO
MANAGER WANTED TO SEE ME.
HE PROBABLY WANTS TO KNOW
WHY THE RENT ISN'T PAID.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
SAVE SOME CHAMPAGNE.
[ STARTS SHOWER ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ TRUCK BRAKES SET ]
THE BORDER.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
I.H.A. SPECIAL CLEARANCE.
NOBODY HAS
A SPECIAL CLEARANCE, FRIEND.
OPEN THE TRAILER.
[ DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ]
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
[ TRAILER OPENS ]
WHAT'S IN THE BOXES?
MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE CLEAR.
[ TRAILER CLOSES ]
506.
KROLL JUST LEFT THE HOTEL.
GIRL'S AT THE TENNIS COURT.
MEET YOU AT THE ROOM.
MARVELOUS.
ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS.
MM-HMM.
HMM. "132.5 MEGACYCLES."
SEE, ARMAND,
IT'S JUST AS I TOLD YOU.
THE GIRL IS NOTHING
BUT A CHEAP LITTLE
CONFIDENCE OPERATOR.
YOU KNOW, IF NOTHING ELSE,
AT LEAST I'VE BEEN HONEST --
OH, DO BE QUIET!
"132.5 MEGACYCLES."
YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M THINKING?
A FEW ADJUSTMENTS,
A MINIATURIZED RECEIVER
ADJUSTED TO 132.5 MEGACYCLES,
AND I'LL BE ON MORE
THAN EQUAL TERMS
WITH MR. KROLL.
ARMAND, AT LEAST
YOU CAN TELL ME
THAT I DID THE RIGHT THING.
HELEN CONRAD MADE YOU
FEEL INSECURE, DID SHE?
INSECURE?
WELL, YES,
WHEN I THOUGHT
YOU PREFERRED HER.
THAT'S WHY I CAME
TO THIS ROOM LAST NIGHT.
I MISJUDGED YOU.
I THOUGHT
I'D FIND YOU TOGETHER.
I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T.
OH, YOU'RE JOKING.
AM I?
ARMAND, ALL I WANTED TO DO
WAS HELP YOU.
WELL, YOU SUCCEEDED.
DOES THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?
NO.
NO, IT DOESN'T.
OH, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT.
I WANT YOUR LOVE.
DON'T BE A FOOL, NICOLE.
[ DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES ]
YOU WILL OBSERVE
FROM HERE.
WHEREVER YOU GO,
COLONEL, I GO.
VERY WELL. AS LONG AS YOU
UNDERSTAND THE RISKS.
THIS IS BIORENE 12.
ONE BREATH AND YOU ARE DEAD.
GIVE HIM A MASK.
TRY THIS ONE.
NO, WAIT. NOT THIS ONE.
IT'S CRACKED.
ANOTHER.
HAVE THESE MASKS
BEEN TESTED?
OF COURSE
THEY'VE BEEN TESTED.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
JACK OF DIAMONDS
FOR ANDERSSARIAN.
His hand didn't improve,
but on the board,
his 10s look like a winner.
YOUR BET, MONSIEUR.
CHECK.
PARIS, I'M NOW TRANSMITTING
ON 128.5.
Anderssarian is intercepting us
on 132.5 as we planned.
In other words,
we have him, my friend.
VERY ASTUTE, MR. ANDERSSARIAN.
VERY ASTUTE.
YOU KNOW, MR. KROLL,
I HAVE A FEELING
THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SUGGEST
THAT WE RAISE THE STAKES AGAIN.
YES.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY,
MY DEAR?
SHALL WE RAISE THE STAKES?
DEFINITELY, MONSIEUR.
WELL, THEN,
IF NO ONE ELSE OBJECTS,
SHALL WE EACH OF US
DECLARE A STAKE OF,
SHALL WE SAY, $50,000?
WHY NOT $100,000?
[ CROWD MURMURS ]
I'LL LET THE GIANTS
BATTLE IT OUT.
I'LL STAY.
GIVE ME
SOME CHIPS, PLEASE.
VERY WELL, MR. KROLL,
we have a game.
GOOD, PARIS.
NOW HE THINKS
HE'S ON TOP OF YOU.
TAKE UP YOUR POSITIONS
OVER THERE AND THERE.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
THEY'RE GOING TO
STAY A WHILE TO COVER US.
IN.
[ WHISTLE BLOWING ]
[ BLOWING CONTINUES ]
RIGHT THIS WAY, COLONEL.
I WILL TAKE THE MONEY NOW.
BIORENE 12.
HAVE THEM PUT THEIR GUNS
IN THE CAR.
DO AS HE SAYS.
HURRY!
GET THEM BACK
AND THEN STAY AWAY.
DO IT.
YOU, TOO.
THE MONEY.
CLOSE IT.
OVER THERE.
IF ANY OF YOU MOVES
BEFORE WE'RE OUT OF SIGHT,
I WILL RELEASE THE BIORENE 12
BY REMOTE CONTROL.
GENTLEMEN, THE RADAR IS YOURS.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
THIS THE CAPTURED EQUIPMENT?
YES, MR. SARTORI.
THEY LOOK LIKE
STANDARD UNITS.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, SIR.
WHAT KIND OF A HOAX IS THIS?
MR. ANDERSSARIAN, URGENT.
OH. EXCUSE ME.
ANDERSSARIAN.
NO, I CAN'T ACCEPT IT.
SARTORI WILL BE THERE
ANY MINUTE
TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE REPAYMENT
OF THE GOVERNMENT'S
$5 MILLION LOAN.
ARMAND, IF YOU PAY HIM,
YOU WILL BE UNABLE
TO MEET THE FINAL PAYMENT
FOR THE MUNITIONS SHIP.
I UNDERSTAND.
ANYTHING WRONG, MY DEAR?
NO, NOTHING, NICOLE.
NOTHING AT ALL.
I'M SORRY,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IF I HELD UP THE GAME.
WELL, NOW,
MONSIEUR ANDERSSARIAN,
WHY DON'T WE MAKE THE GAME
MORE INTERESTING?
YOU ARE $250,000 BEHIND
ALREADY, MR. KROLL.
ISN'T THAT INTERESTING ENOUGH?
HA HA HA. I WOULD LIKE
TO WIN IT BACK,
AND MORE.
I FIND THE STAKES
QUITE ADEQUATE.
I'M WILLING TO PUT UP
$3 MILLION.
ALL RIGHT,
I'LL RAISE THE STAKES,
BUT TO $5 MILLION,
NOT $3 MILLION.
$5 MILLION?
$5 MILLION.
JUST THE TWO OF US,
HEAD TO HEAD.
A FRESH DECK
AND SOME CHIPS.
-OH!
-OH!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG.
THE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT.
Harry, we're in trouble.
I'm not getting anything
on the computer.
You'll have to stall
for time.
$100,000.
$100,000...
PLUS $500,000.
CALL.
CHECK.
$500,000.
$500,000.
QUEEN BETS.
$1 MILLION.
CALL.
7's BET.
7's CHECK.
HOW MUCH OF MR. KROLL'S
$5 MILLION IS LEFT?
$3,900,000.
THAT IS THE AMOUNT
OF MY BET -- $3,900,000.
PARIS, I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T FIX IT.
You're on your own.
DOES THE GENTLEMAN
WISH TO CALL?
MR. KROLL?
CALL.
THREE 7s.
YOU LOSE, ARMAND.
GOOD NEWS --
THE PHILIPPINE QUEEN
HAS SAILED.
THE CARGO IS YOURS
UPON RECEIPT
OF THE FINAL PAYMENT.
HA HA HA.
PARIS, YOU WON.
NATURALLY.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]