Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 5, Episode 9 - The Amateur - full transcript

A wannabe spy in an eastern European country happens upon an operation of the MI team. But, in a cleaver twist, as this amateur's dreams of becoming a super sleuth turn to greed the MI team manipulates him and government security forces to accomplish their mission and their escape.

[ POLKA MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

YOU STAY OUT OF MY PLACE!

UNDERSTAND?!

YOU COME BACK --
YOU GET WORSE!

HE OWED FOR DRINKS.

SURE.

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

[ SIGHS ]

TWO FLORINS, PLEASE.

WOULD YOU AUTOGRAPH IT?



IF YOU LIKE.

THANK YOU.

[ GROANING ]

[ GROANING CONTINUES ]

THAT SHOULD BE MAX.

I'VE GOT IT.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

IS THERE A CHANCE
YOU WERE FOLLOWED?

I DON'T KNOW!

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

GET IN THE CAR!

[ GUNSHOTS ]

HE'S DEAD, BARNEY.
LET'S GO!



[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ SIREN WAILS ]

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ SIREN CONTINUES ]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "IT
DISAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR"?

JUST AN EXPRESSION, SIR.

WHAT YOU MEAN IS IT SLIPPED
THROUGH OUR PATROLS.

YES, SIR.

I WANT EVERY EXIT
OUT OF THIS COUNTRY SEALED OFF.

YES, SIR.

SURVEILLANCE TEAMS
IN EVERY COMMUNITY,

DOWN TO THE VILLAGE LEVEL.

DOUBLE SURVEILLANCE HERE --
DORNBERG AIRPORT.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

I WANT THIS COUNTRY CLOSED,
LOCKED, SHUT DOWN TIGHT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

COLONEL ECKERT.

I SEE.

NO, I'LL HANDLE IT MYSELF.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

WORD FROM NORDHAUS.

MAX WITTSTOCK
HAD A CONTACT THERE.

WHO?

THE PARISH PRIEST,
FATHER BERNARD.

THE PRIEST?

THERE'S REASON TO SUSPECT
HE'S A KEY FIGURE

IN THE ENTIRE
WESTERN ESPIONAGE APPARAT.

GET UP TO NORDHAUS.

DETAIN THE PRIEST.

SEARCH THE CHURCH
AND THE RECTORY

FOR ANYTHING INCRIMINATING.

AND, ZUCKER,
EVERYONE AND ANYONE

WHO CONTACTS THAT PRIEST
IS SUSPECT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, SIR.

I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING
MAX WITTSTOCK DID

IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS --

EVERYWHERE HE WENT,
EVERY CONTACT HE MADE.

I WANT TO KNOW

HOW HE EVER GOT SO CLOSE
TO THAT WEAPON.

HE HAD TOP SECURITY CLEARANCE.
HIS LOYALTY WAS BEYOND QUESTION.

LOYALTY TO WHOM?

OH, HERR SCHILLING.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

SHOPPING FOR FILM.
I RAN OUT.

I'M SORRY.

WHERE CAN YOU GET FILM NOW?

OH, AT AN ALL-NIGHT
DRUGSTORE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I PROMISE.

JENNY.

YOUR TIPS FOR THE NIGHT --
REMEMBER, THE HOUSE GETS HALF.

OH, OF COURSE,
HERR SHILLING.

IT IS ONLY FAIR.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

BARNEY HAS DISMANTLED
THE ROCKET LASER --

FIVE BASIC SECTIONS.

DOUG AND I
WILL TRAVEL TOGETHER,

AND SO WILL
PARIS AND BARNEY.

IN THE ANNUAL NONSTOP
CROSS-COUNTRY BIKE RACE.

WE ALL NEED A COVER.

DANA, SINCE YOU
ALREADY HAVE ONE,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ON YOUR OWN...

WITH THE GUIDANCE
CONTROL UNIT.

THE ROCKET LASER
IS A PROTOTYPE.

EACH OF THE FIVE SECTIONS
IS INTEGRAL.

WITHOUT ONE,
THE OTHERS ARE USELESS.

MEANING IF ONLY ONE OF US
GETS OUT, IT'S A DRAW.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE DON'T HAVE THE WEAPON,
BUT THEY DON'T, EITHER.

THAT'S A COMFORT
IN CASE YOU'RE CAUGHT.

I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER THAT.

DANA...

PINK ORCHID.

OH, THEIR MOST POPULAR
BRAND.

YOU BETTER GET BACK
TO THE CAFE, DANA.

ECKERT WILL BE CHECKING
ALL OF MAX'S MOVES.

IF YOU DISAPPEAR TONIGHT,
YOU'LL BE A PRIME SUSPECT.

WHAT ABOUT FATHER BERNARD?

HE PUT US
INTO CONTACT WITH MAX.

WON'T THE POLICE
CONNECT THE TWO?

YES, THEY WILL.

NOT ONLY THAT,
FATHER BERNARD HAS A LIST

OF ALL THE WESTERN
OPERATIVES IN THIS AREA,

SO WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM
AND THE LIST OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

NOW, DOUG AND I
WILL HANDLE THAT.

WE'LL ALL RENDEZVOUS
AT DORNBERG TOMORROW.

[ LIGHT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]

OH, HERR SCHILLING,
I JUST GOT BACK.

I'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

AND YOU WILL HAVE A DRINK
WITH ME, JENNY, DEAR?

HERR SCHILLING, ALL THOSE
PEOPLE OUT THERE --

NOW, NOW, NOW,
WHO IS THE BOSS HERE?

I INSIST.

WELL, THEN, IT WOULD BE
AN HONOR.

[ SNAPS FINGERS ]

ZERNA '68.

WELL, ONLY A WEEK HERE,

AND WE HARDLY KNOW
EACH OTHER.

WELL, YOU'VE BEEN BUSY,
AND SO HAVE I.

WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TIME.

TELL ME, JENNY,
WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE?

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

NO, NO, I'M JUST CURIOUS
ABOUT YOU, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, THE AGENCY
SUPPLIED ALL MY REFERENCES.

IT SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT A CAFE IN DORNBERG,

BUT BEFORE THAT?

OH, WELL, I'M A FARM GIRL.

I GREW UP
IN RAUFFSTITLIN.

HA! COUNTRY GIRL.

YOU MUST GET LONELY
HERE IN TOWN.

OH...SOMETIMES.

BUT YOU HAVE MADE FRIENDS,
LIKE AMONG THE CUSTOMERS?

SPECIAL FRIENDS?

HERR SCHILLING,
IS SOMETHING BOTHERING YOU?

HAS MY WORK
BEEN UNSATISFACTORY?

YOUR WORK...BUT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNSATISFACTORY.

YOU HAVE DEALT WITH ME
AS AN EMPLOYER,

AND I WOULD LIKE
TO BE YOUR FRIEND.

[ Laughing ] OH.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.

OH, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
LOOKING FOR A TABLE.

OH. I'LL BE BACK
IN A MOMENT.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO
WITH THAT GIRL?

CLARA, DON'T BE JEALOUS.

WHAT WOULD I WANT
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN

WHEN I HAVE YOU?

I LOVE YOU, TOO, ERIC.

[ CLAPS ]

GENTLEMEN,
A TABLE FOR TWO?

-ARE YOU ERIC SCHILLING?
-YES, I AM ERIC SCHILLING.

COLONEL ECKERT.

OH. UH, COLONEL ECKERT.

WELL, WELCOME, WELCOME.

SORRY I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU
WHEN YOU CAME IN.

SIT DOWN, GENTLEMEN.
MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

WINE FOR THE COLONEL.
NOT THAT, THE '64.

NO WINE.

NO WINE.
BEER FOR THE COLONEL.

NOTHING.

KNOW HIM?

OH, WE HAVE MANY PATRONS.
THEY COME AND GO.

PERHAPS HERR SCHILLING
WOULD PREFER

TO CONTINUE THIS
AT HEADQUARTERS.

LET ME SEE THAT AGAIN.

AH! YES, I SEEM
TO RECALL HIM NOW.

HE'S DEAD.

SHOT.

OH. I'M SORRY.

HE WAS AN ENEMY
OF THE STATE.

IN THAT CASE,
I WITHDRAW MY CONDOLENCE.

HOW OFTEN
DID HE COME HERE?

ONCE, TWICE A WEEK.

WHOM DID HE SEE HERE?

OH, ALWAYS SAT ALONE.

HE WAS A VERY SHY MAN.

NOT TOO SHY
TO STEAL A PROTOTYPE

OF OUR MOST VALUABLE
NEW WEAPON.

WELL, YOU CAN NEVER TELL
ABOUT PEOPLE, CAN YOU?

NO, YOU NEVER CAN.

HERR SCHILLING,

IF YOU WITHHOLD
INFORMATION FROM US,

YOU'LL BE PUNISHED.

IF, ON THE OTHER HAND,
YOU HELP US,

YOU'LL BE REWARDED.

A MEDAL, PERHAPS?
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION?

I WAS THINKING OF SOMETHING
MORE SUBSTANTIAL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

IF WITTSTOCK HAD
THE SLIGHTEST CONVERSATION

WITH ANYONE,
IT COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.

WHAT WOULD APPEAR
TO BE A CHANCE MEETING,

AN ORDINARY CONVERSATION,

COULD BE
OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

UM...

WELL?

OH, I'M SORRY, COLONEL.

I DON'T REMEMBER
ANYBODY.

WE'LL LOOK AROUND.

OH, PLEASE DO.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

WHOSE PICTURE
DID THEY SHOW YOU?

SOME CUSTOMER.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

WHAT'S GOING ON, ERIC?

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE,
I KNOW IT!

NOTHING.

JENNY...HAS SHE GOT
SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT?

WITH WHAT?

CLARA, LEAVE ME ALONE.

SORRY, MY DEAR.

WHAT DID THEY WANT?

OH, THEY ALWAYS COME HERE
AND TRY TO MAKE TROUBLE,

TRY TO TAKE
MY LICENSE AWAY.

BUT THEY HAVE
NOTHING ON ME.

I LET THEM LOOK AROUND.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

THEY'VE GOT NOTHING ON ME.

24-HOUR SURVEILLANCE
ON SCHILLING...

AND A TAP
ON HIS TELEPHONE.

YOU SUSPECT HIM?

UNTIL WE RECOVER
THAT WEAPON,

I SUSPECT EVERYBODY
WHO WAS IN THE SAME ROOM

WITH MAX WITTSTOCK.

OH. CAN I HELP YOU?

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

JENNY OBERMANN.

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

I-IS SOMETHING WRONG?

I ASKED YOU
A SIMPLE QUESTION.

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

KNOW HIM? NO.
BUT HE'S A CUSTOMER.

I TOOK HIS PICTURE TONIGHT.

THERE WAS NO PICTURE FOUND
ON HIS BODY, COLONEL.

HIS BODY?! WHAT HAPPENED?

A NUMBER OF VERY UNPLEASANT
THINGS, FRAULEIN.

DID THIS MAN
TALK TO ANYONE HERE?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

BUT HE TALKED TO YOU.

WELL, YES,
B-BUT ONLY TO ASK ME

TO TAKE HIS PICTURE.

STRANGE THAT HE SHOULD HAVE
WANTED HIS PICTURE TAKEN

TONIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS.

VERY WELL, FRAULEIN.
THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

CAN I HELP YOU?

WE'RE LOOKING
FOR FATHER BERNARD.

SIT DOWN.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

YOU DESPICABLE
LITTLE TRAMP!

STAY AWAY FROM ERIC!

CLARA, PLEASE --

"CLARA, PLEASE"?

DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW

THAT SOMETHING IS GOING
ON BETWEEN YOU TWO?

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
FOR 10 YEARS,

AND IF YOU TRY TO TAKE
HIM AWAY FROM ME --

WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE?

THERE ARE CUSTOMERS
OUT THERE!

GET BACK TO WORK,
BOTH OF YOU.

OF COURSE.
HERR SCHILLING, I'M SORRY.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

YOU LEAVE HER ALONE.

SHE'S TROUBLE, ERIC.

AH, CLARA,
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN
WAITING FOR --

MY GREAT OPPORTUNITY!

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

YOU WON'T GIVE ME
ANY PEACE, WILL YOU?

ALL RIGHT. SIT DOWN.

I WILL TELL YOU.

SECRECY, CLARA --

OUR LIVES MAY DEPEND ON IT.

SO, YOU'RE GOING
TO PLAY SPY?

[ Laughing ]
IT'S TOO MUCH!

DON'T LAUGH AT ME!

BUT IT'S FUNNY.

AND THIS IS FUNNY?
HUH? HUH?!

HER HANDWRITING.

SHE GAVE IT
TO MAX WITTSTOCK --

THE MAN THE POLICE
WERE ASKING ME ABOUT.

HE WAS KILLED TONIGHT...
STEALING A SECRET WEAPON.

ERIC, YOU SHOULD TELL
COLONEL ECKERT.

CLARA, CLARA, CLARA,
YOU DON'T APPRECIATE ME!

THAT'S NOT SOME CREAKY, OLD
SAUSAGE MACHINE IN THERE.

I GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.

NOW, THE WAY THINGS STAND,

ECKERT WOULD TELL ME
TO GET LOST

AND CASH IN
ON THE REWARD HIMSELF.

IF I SO MUCH AS
OPEN MY MOUTH TO COMPLAIN,

OFF TO JAIL.

THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW
THE WAY THINGS WORK?

UP HERE.

A GEIGER COUNTER --
ONTO SOMETHING REALLY HOT.

YOU JUST STRING ALONG WITH ME,
BUT KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

BUT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

SOMETHING REALLY VALUABLE --
THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW.

NOW, GET TO WORK.

ERIC...

DON'T OUTSMART YOURSELF.

THIS IS NO GAME
FOR AMATEURS.

WE COULD GET HURT.

NOBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT...

EXCEPT MAYBE JENNY.

WELL, WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?

SO FAR, NOTHING.

A VERY PROFESSIONAL TEAM.

NO OTHER TIRE TRACKS
IN HERE.

I WOULD SAY
THEY CARRIED THE WEAPON

TO ANOTHER TRUCK OUTSIDE.

PERHAPS, OR THEY MAY HAVE
DISMANTLED THE WEAPON.

THEY MAY BE TRYING TO
TAKE IT OUT OF THE COUNTRY

IN PIECES.

IT'S POSSIBLE.

ESPECIALLY SINCE, AS YOU SAY,
THEY ARE PROFESSIONALS.

ALERT ALL THE FIELD UNITS.

IT MAY NOT BE
A TRUCK WE WANT.

THE PARTS WE'RE LOOKING FOR

COULD BE TAKEN OUT
OF THE COUNTRY IN A SUITCASE.

LET US BEGIN AGAIN,
FATHER WILHELM.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

YOU WERE IN TOUCH
WITH FATHER BERNARD?

WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER
AT THE CATHEDRAL IN DORNBERG.

HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?

IT WAS FIVE YEARS --
NO SIX YEARS AGO.

SUPERB PRIEST --
SO LEARNED, AND YET SO HUMBLE.

AND YOU, BROTHER?

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW
THE PRIEST?

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING
HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

ZUCKER HERE.

YES, RAUCH.

VERY INTERESTING.

I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

FATHER BERNARD
IS IN THERE.

FATHER BERNARD?

HE HAD A STROKE
LAST NIGHT.

THE DOCTOR DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT'S KEEPING HIM ALIVE.

BROTHER GEORGE HERE IS
A MEMBER OF A MEDICAL ORDER.

YES, I AM A PHYSICIAN.

SAVE HIM, IF YOU CAN.
I HAVE NO OBJECTION.

IN FACT, I'D VERY MUCH
LIKE TO TALK TO HIM.

WATCH MY HAND, FATHER.

THAT'S GOOD, FATHER.

WELL, FATHER?

ISN'T THERE SOMETHING
YOU SHOULD DO FOR A DYING MAN?

LET US PRAY.

"AS I ENTER HERE WITH A SENSE
OF MY OWN UNWORTHINESS,

"ENTER WITH ME.

"MAY THE BLESSINGS OF GOD
AND UNMIXED JOY

ACCOMPANY MY VISIT."

DON'T MIND US, FATHER.

WE, LIKE YOU, HAVE OUR
LITTLE DUTIES TO PERFORM.

HMM.

HA HA!

"STRENGTHEN ME
WITH YOUR DIVINE POWER.

"BLESS WHAT I AM ABOUT TO DO.

"UNWORTHY THOUGH I MAY BE,

"MAY MY ENTRY BE BLESSED
BY YOU WHO ARE HOLY,

"YOU WHO ARE MERCIFUL,

"YOU WHO ABIDE WITH THE FATHER
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

"FOREVER AND EVER.

AMEN."

"BY THE POWER GIVEN TO ME
BY THE APOSTOLIC SEE,

"I GRANT YOU
A PLENARY INDULGENCE,

"THE REMISSION OF ALL YOUR SINS,

"AND I BLESS YOU

"IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

AMEN."

YOU MAY GO.

I'LL CALL THE MONSIGNOR.

HE'LL SEE THAT THE PROPER
SACRAMENT IS PERFORMED.

[ LATCHES CLICKING ]

IT'S THE LIST OF AGENTS.

AH, JENNY.

I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
HERR SCHILLING?

YOU COULD MAKE ME
A HAPPY MAN

IF YOU WANTED TO.

OH, HERR SCHILLING,
YOU SUGGESTED BEFORE

THAT WE GET TO KNOW
EACH OTHER BETTER.

I AM IN FAVOR OF THAT.

BUT THERE'S LOTS OF TIME.

IS THERE?

TOMORROW NIGHT WE CAN
FINISH THAT GLASS OF WINE.

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH RIGHT NOW?

WELL, IT'S VERY LATE,
HERR SCHILLING.

TELL ME, DO YOU
FIND ME UNATTRACTIVE?

OH, NO! OH, NO.

YOU'RE A VERY MATURE
AN-AND WORLDLY MAN.

I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE EVEN
INTERESTED IN ME AT ALL.

WELL, THERE ARE
SEVERAL REASONS, JENNY.

I AM NOT THE MAN
I APPEAR TO BE.

YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED.

HERR SCHILLING...

Eric.

ERIC, WE'LL GO OUT
TOMORROW NIGHT.

I'LL PLAN ON IT.

NOT TOMORROW NIGHT --

TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
WHEN WE ARE FRESH.

CALL ME HERE.

I'LL BE...ALONE.

I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

PROMISE?

PROMISE.

AH, JENNY,

WE SHALL HAVE MARVELOUS
ADVENTURES TOGETHER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

BYE.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES DISTANTLY ]

[ KEYS JINGLING ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

WATCH OUT FOR THAT.

MAKE SURE
IT'S NOT POINTED AT YOU

WHEN YOU SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER.

I SENT YOU HOME!

WHO SAID YOU'RE NOT
THE MAN YOU APPEAR TO BE?

YOU SURE ARE.

TO ME, STRICTLY AMATEUR
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.

DID SOMEBODY TELL YOU
THAT SPIES

WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE
MAD, PASSIONATE LOVE?

AH, IT'S PART
OF THE PLAN.

WHAT PLAN?

YOU SEE THIS?

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT MAX WITTSTOCK DIED FOR.

WHAT JENNY AND WHOEVER
EMPLOYS HER CAME HERE FOR.

WHAT ECKERT WANTS.

AND I GOT IT.
ME, ERIC SCHILLING!

I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS POSSIBLE.

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO WITH IT?

SELL IT TO JENNY'S PEOPLE,
WHOEVER THEY ARE.

SHOULD BE WORTH A FORTUNE.

WHAT ABOUT COLONEL ECKERT?

DON'T BE A FOOL.

WHAT COULD I GET
FROM ECKERT?

ERIC, LISTEN TO ME.

YOU CAN'T DOUBLE-CROSS
SOMEONE LIKE ECKERT!

ONCE IN A LIFETIME,

A BREAK LIKE THIS
FALLS INTO SOMEBODY'S LAP.

DO YOU THINK
I'M GOING TO ACCEPT

SOME LOUSY POLICE HANDOUT?

ERIC, STAY
IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD --

PENNY-ANTE CHISELING, SPIKING
DRINKS, AND ROLLING DRUNKS.

SHUT UP!

ERIC, YOU'RE A LITTLE BOY
IN A MAN'S GAME!

THEY'LL TEAR YOU
TO PIECES!

YOU UNDERESTIMATE ME...

CONTINUALLY
UNDERESTIMATE ME.

I LOVE YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU
GET KILLED.

THAT'S WHY
I'M GOING TO ECKERT.

NO!

LET GO OF ME, ERIC.

LET GO!

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ BUZZES ]

COLONEL ECKERT.

AH.

NO, RAUCH, DON'T
INTERFERE WITH SCHILLING.

JUST MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE.

[ TIRE POPS ]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

YOU'D BETTER GET GOING.

I'LL FIND A WAY
TO GET THERE.

ARE YOU SURE
YOU CAN MAKE IT?

I'M SURE I CAN MAKE IT.

GO AHEAD. GET GOING.

OKAY.

I HAD A BLOWOUT.

WELL, I'M ON MY WAY
TO DORNBERG.

LET ME GIVE YOU A LIFT.

OH, NO, I COULDN'T DO THAT.

OH, WHY NOT?
YOU'RE OUT OF THE RACE ANYWAY.

OKAY, FINE.

GOOD. I'LL HELP YOU
WITH YOUR BICYCLE.

GOOD LUCK.
I'LL SEE YOU IN DORNBERG.

IT WAS ERIC SCHILLING.
I KNOW IT WAS.

HOW CAN YOU
BE SO SURE, DANA?

THE WAY HE TALKED TO ME
BEFORE I LEFT.

I THOUGHT HE WAS MAKING
A PASS AT ME,

BUT HE WAS JUST
TELLING ME

TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM
SO WE CAN NEGOTIATE.

LOOK, JIM, LET ME GO BACK.
PLEASE? I CAN HANDLE IT.

FLIGHT 35 FROM LONDON
IS DUE TO ARRIVE ON TIME.

I'VE MADE
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS.

THERE ISN'T TIME FOR ANYONE
TO GET TO RANSDORF AND BACK.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

WE PACK AS PLANNED, BARNEY.
WE HAVE TO BE ON THE FLIGHT.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE
SETTLING FOR A DRAW, JIM?

NO.

THEN WHAT DO WE DO
ABOUT THE GUIDANCE UNIT?

YOU SAY THERE ISN'T TIME
FOR A ROUND TRIP TO RANSDORF.

NO, BUT THERE IS TIME

FOR ERIC SCHILLING
TO MAKE A ONE-WAY TRIP HERE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO? JENNY?

HOW DID YOU KNOW
IT WAS ME?

OH, I JUST KNEW.

I MISS YOU.

YEAH, I BET YOU DO.

I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU
THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUNDS GREAT TO ME.

IN DORNBERG.

WELL, THAT'S A LONG TRIP.

CAN YOU MAKE IT
WORTH MY WHILE?

LIKE WHAT?

I was thinking
of kisses.

FIFTY THOUSAND KISSES.

[ CHUCKLES ]

ERIC, THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT.

I'M A VERY ROMANTIC MAN.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME
TO FALL IN LOVE

WITH SOMEBODY ELSE,
WOULD YOU?

YOU WIN, ERIC.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU.

OF COURSE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO RUSH.

BE AT THE DORNBERG AIRPORT
IN TWO HOURS.

My brother will meet you
in the terminal building.

STAND AT TICKET WINDOW THREE.

HOW WILL I KNOW HIM?

He'll know you.

YOU'LL GIVE HIM
A GIFT FOR ME.

BUT FIRST, HE WILL
GIVE ME A GIFT FROM YOU.

ERIC, YOU THINK
OF EVERYTHING, DON'T YOU?

EVERYTHING.

I HAVE A COMPUTER
FOR A MIND, JENNY.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

ALERT DORNBERG.

TELL THEM
WE'RE TAKING OVER

AIRPORT SECURITY FUNCTIONS
FOR THE DAY.

WE'LL TAKE THEM ALL.

YOU'RE TO CONTINUE
OPERATING

IN AS NEARLY A NORMAL
A FASHION AS POSSIBLE.

BUT, COLONEL, WITH SOLDIERS
ON THE FLIGHT LINE

AND MEN
AT EVERY BOARDING RAMP,

HOW CAN I --

HERR DANZIG,
JUST RUN YOUR AIRPORT.

YES, COLONEL.

COLONEL...

YOU'RE NOT TO TAKE HIM

UNTIL I GIVE YOU
THE ORDER.

YES, COLONEL.

WHY DON'T YOU
ARREST HIM?

BECAUSE
THERE ARE OTHERS.

WE DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY OTHERS,

BUT WE WANT THEM ALL.

CAN I HELP YOU, SIR?

UH...NO, I'M JUST WAITING
FOR SOMEBODY.

JENNY'S BROTHER?

YOU?

I HAVE SOMETHING
FOR YOU, ERIC.

FOLLOW HIM.

[ Laughing ]
GOOD AFTERNOON.

A BOX
OF YOUR BEST CIGARS.

FLIGHT 35 FROM LONDON
LANDING AT GATE 7.

DEPARTURE FOR ROME
IN 15 MINUTES.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

DANZIG HERE.

HOLD ON, PLEASE,

FOR THE DEPUTY
FOREIGN MINISTER.

HELLO, HERR DANZIG?

AT YOUR SERVICE.

HERR DANZIG, A DELICATE
INTERNATIONAL SITUATION

HAS COME UP,

AND I WOULD LIKE
YOUR COOPERATION.

YES, OF COURSE.

I UNDERSTAND.

I ASSURE YOU,
THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM.

VOILá. THANK YOU.

KEEP THE CHANGE.

ERIC SCHILLING.

COLONEL ECKERT, I DIDN'T...

MUSEUM PIECE.

SEARCH HIM.

FOR PROTECTION.

I SOMETIMES CARRY LARGE
SUMS OF MONEY, LIKE NOW.

I WAS COMING TO DORNBERG
TO BUY LIQUOR FOR THE CLUB.

YOU DO TRY,
DON'T YOU?

OH, YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE, COLONEL.

IDIOT!

COUNTERFEIT.

COUNTERFEIT?!

THEY MADE A FOOL OF YOU.

NO SIGN OF HIM.

RAUCH, IF HE GETS AWAY,
I'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD.

HE CANNOT GET AWAY, COLONEL.
EVERYTHING IS COVERED.

YOU BETTER
MAKE SURE OF THAT.

NOW, SCHILLING...TALK.

OF COURSE, COLONEL.
[ CHUCKLES ]

I WAS GOING TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH YOU

WHEN I HAD
ALL THE INFORMATION.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO
MY DUTY AS A GOOD CITIZEN.

THE TRUTH, SCHILLING, FAST.

CAN WE MAKE A DEAL,
COLONEL?

HUH?

WE'LL SEE. TALK.

[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]

THAT'S THE STORY, COLONEL.
THE TRUTH.

IT WAS ALL HER IDEA.

CLARA IS ONE OF THOSE
AMBITIOUS WOMEN.

YOU KNOW THE TYPE.

VERY SHREWD.

SHE THOUGHT THIS WAS HER
CHANCE TO MAKE A FORTUNE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOU'LL FIND HERE.

WE KNOW WHERE.

BRING HIM ALONG.

MR. McFARLAND OF THE ENGLISH
TELEVISION NETWORK?

YES,
THAT'S QUITE CORRECT.

YOUR VISAS
HAVE BEEN REVOKED.

WHAT?

OUR DEPUTY
FOREIGN MINISTER

REQUESTS THAT YOU
REBOARD IMMEDIATELY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WE'VE HAD THESE VISAS
FOR WEEKS. LOOK.

HERE.

THOSE ARE MY ORDERS.

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!

AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH

TO PUT THIS BROADCAST
TOGETHER?

YOU SHOULD HAVE INSTRUCTED
YOUR COMPANY

NOT TO INSULT
OUR GOVERNMENT.

YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED
INTO THE COUNTRY.

YOU WILL PLEASE
REBOARD YOUR AIRCRAFT.

IS THERE SOME
DIFFICULTY HERE, DANZIG?

THE ENTRY VISAS
OF THIS GROUP

HAVE BEEN REVOKED.

THEY DON'T SEEM
TO UNDERSTAND.

THEY ARE TO REBOARD
THEIR PLANE IMMEDIATELY.

PERHAPS THEY WOULD PREFER
TO CONTINUE THIS ARGUMENT

AT HEADQUARTERS.

VERY WELL, WE'LL LEAVE.

COLONEL?

WHAT IS IT?

OUR DEAL.
YOU FORGOT ABOUT OUR DEAL.

WHAT DID YOU
HAVE IN MIND?

MY LIFE.

WHAT'S THAT WORTH?

AMATEUR.

BUT, COLONEL...COLONEL.

COLONEL, YOU...

THEY'RE SEARCHING
THE HANGARS.

IT'S TAKING
TOO LONG, RAUCH.

I WANT THEM NOW.

DON'T WORRY, COLONEL.
WE'LL GET THEM ALL.

THEY CAN'T POSSIBLY
GET OUT OF THE AIRPORT.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]