Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 6, Episode 1 - Blind - full transcript

[ GROANING ]

I CAN'T SEE.

I'M BLIND!

GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

UNDERCOVER AGENT WARREN HAYS,
ASSIGNED TO GATHER EVIDENCE

AGAINST THE UNDERWORLD EMPIRE
OF JOHN LAWTON,

WAS RECENTLY BLINDED
IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

LAWTON'S RIGHT-HAND MAN,
CARL DEETRICH,

AND HIS CHIEF BUSINESS ADVISOR,
HENRY MATULA,

ARE BITTER RIVALS,
EACH HOPING TO SUCCEED LAWTON.

HENRY MATULA IS OUR MAN,



INFILTRATED INTO THE SYNDICATE
FIVE YEARS AGO.

NOW HE IS IN DANGER
OF BEING UNCOVERED.

CONVENTIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

ARE UNABLE TO PROTECT HIM.

YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO PRESERVE MATULA'S COVER

AND TO SEE THAT HE IS MOVED UP
IN THE ORGANIZATION.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ "MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]

NURSE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GOING
TO TAKE MY PLACE.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

I HOPE YOU BURY HIM.



WE'RE GONNA TRY. I'M AFRAID
WE'LL HAVE TO DRAG YOUR NAME

THROUGH THE GUTTER,
AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.

DISMISSED FROM THE AGENCY,
FORFEITURE OF ALL PAY,

NO PENSION,
NO DISABILITY.

A HISTORY OF ALCOHOLISM
AND DERELICTION OF DUTY,

CLIMAXED BY DRUNKENNESS
ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE.

I CAN STAND IT FOR AS LONG
AS IT TAKES TO DO THE JOB.

THANK YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

THESE LENSES
WORK LIKE A TWO-WAY MIRROR.

ONE SIDE IS TRANSPARENT.

THE OTHER SIDE,
COMPLETELY OPAQUE.

THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE
PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT AT FIRST,

BUT IT SHOULD PASS QUICKLY.

HOW LONG WILL
THE OPERATION TAKE, DOCTOR?

ABOUT AN HOUR.

NOW, ONCE THESE APPLIANCES
ARE IN PLACE,

THEY CAN ONLY BE REMOVED
BY A TRAINED SURGEON.

DR. WARREN
SAYS THE MINIMUM TIME

I'LL HAVE TO SPEND
IN THE HOSPITAL IS A WEEK.

THAT'S CUTTING IT THIN.

YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE NEW WORLD
TO ADJUST TO.

YOU'LL BE IN ORIENTATION,
MOBILITY TRAINING

FOR 16 HOURS A DAY.

WHICH WILL GIVE CASEY
TIME ENOUGH

TO GET THINGS SET UP
IN THE ROOMING HOUSE.

YEAH, AND EVERYTHING'S SET
FOR YOU, BARNEY.

MATULA'S ALREADY TOLD LAWTON.
HE'S EXPECTING YOU.

ISN'T THERE A WAY
OF GIVING JIM SOME VISION

AND STILL MAKING HIM
SEEM BLIND?

CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE, CASEY.

A QUICK FLASH OF LIGHT,
A REFLEX REACTION, WE'RE DEAD.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO DO IT.

UNTIL I REMOVE THESE APPLIANCES,

MR. PHELPS WILL BE TOTALLY
AND COMPLETELY BLIND.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

GENTLEMEN,
I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

SIT DOWN.

I'M DISAPPOINTED
IN THE CORDILLERA OPERATION.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VOTED AGAINST REPLACING
THE PRESENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER

WITH OUR CANDIDATE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE SUDDEN OPPOSITION.

WELL, MAYBE IT'S LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN SAYING, MR. LAWTON.

SOMEBODY GAVE THEM
A SPECIAL REASON --

SOMEBODY
IN OUR ORGANIZATION.

NOT NECESSARILY.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MIGHT HAVE BALKED

AT REPLACING A MAN
WHO'S TURNED THE COMPANY AROUND

FROM LOSS TO PROFIT.

PROFIT?

WITH TWO BIG CHEMICAL SPILLS,
A TANKER FIRE,

AND FOUR OTHER
MAJOR PLANT ACCIDENTS

IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

HENRY, WHY WAS THERE
A FEDERAL AGENT AT CORDILLERA?

WELL, WHY DON'T WE ASK HIM?

HE'S BEEN FIRED

FOR NOT GETTING TO THE PLANT
IN TIME.

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN TALKING.

FIND HIM.

GENTLEMEN.

WHY IS IT, HENRY,
EVERY TIME I SAY BLACK,

YOU SAY WHITE?

I SAY YES, YOU SAY NO.

I SAY
THERE'S A STOOL PIGEON,

YOU MAKE A JOKE.

I'M STARTING TO FILL UP
WITH YOU.

[ SPANISH MUSIC PLAYS
ON GUITAR ]

LOOK OUT!

WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING,
WILL YOU?

I'M SORRY.

THE BAR'S OVER THERE.

CAN I GIVE YOU
A HAND HERE?

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.

HANG ON.

LET ME GET YOU SET
AT THE BAR HERE.

OH, YOU'RE A BUDDY.

THERE YOU GO.

BUDDY NEEDS A BUDDY.

CAN I BUY YOU
A DRINK?

SURE, WHY NOT?

MAY I HELP YOU,
GENTLEMEN?

YES, I WILL HAVE THE SAME.

HOW ABOUT YOU, SIR?

I WILL HAVE THE SAME
AS I HAD BEFORE.

AND THE SAME AS THE ONE
BEFORE THAT.

BOURBON.
MAKE IT A DOUBLE, WILL YOU?

I ALWAYS DRINK
THE SAME THING.

BOURBON, AND BOURBON,
AND MORE BOURBON.

IT LIGHTS UP THE INSIDE.

[ DINGS ]

THAT'S $2, SIR.

AHHH!

HIT ME AGAIN.

SURE. ALL YOU CAN HOLD.

BUT WOULD YOU MIND
TAKING CARE OF THE TAB?

HMM? OH, SURE. YEAH.

NO SWEAT.

THAT'S NO SWEAT AT ALL.

YEAH, SURE.
I, UH...

UH...I'LL WRITE YOU
A CHECK,

BUT SET THEM UP
FOR THE BAR, HUH?

SIR, I'M VERY SORRY,
BUT THAT'S AGAINST OUR POLICY.

WHY?
I GOT PLENTY OF MONEY.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT? YOU THINK I'M SOME
KIND OF A DEADBEAT

OR SOMETHING?

MY NAME IS HAYS,
BOB HAYS,

15 YEARS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT.

SIR, WOULD YOU PLEASE
KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN?

LISTEN, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO.

I WAS A FEDERAL COP.

NOW, I SAY, SET 'EM UP!

COME ON, OLD BUDDY,
LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

OKAY. HERE WE GO.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING,

I WON'T BE SPENDING A LOUSY
DIME IN THIS JOINT AGAIN.

THAT MUST BE HIM.

JOHNNY,
GET A LINE ON HIM.

FORGET IT.

MR. LAWTON,
WHY FOOL WITH A COP?

WELL, HE MIGHT BE
OF SOME HELP TO US.

YOU DO AS I SAY.

HEY, WATCH IT, WILL YOU?!

I'M SORRY.

MR. MATULA?

THAT'S ME.

MR. MATULA,
I'M STEVE ANDERSON.

OHH. IT'S FROM TOMMY LANDERS
IN DETROIT.

THIS IS THE GUY
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

WHEN DID YOU GET
INTO TOWN?

I JUST CAME HERE
FROM THE AIRPORT.

WELL, SIT DOWN,
HAVE A DRINK.

MEET CARL DEETRICH.

HOW ARE YOU?

WELL, TELL ME,
WHAT ARE YOU GOOD FOR, HUH?

BROWN IS FOLLOWING YOU.

LOOK, MR. HAYS,
I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW,

BUT YOU HAVEN'T PAID
YOUR RENT IN TWO WEEKS.

LOOK, I'M GOOD FOR IT.

I'LL GIVE YOU A CHECK
IN THE MORNING, MY DEAR.

A CHECK?!

THE LAST ONE YOU GAVE ME
BOUNCED RIGHT BACK AT ME.

OH, LOOK, I'LL GET THE CASH
FROM SOMEWHERE,

JUST GIVE ME A COUPLE
OF DAYS.

I'LL BORROW IT.
I'LL...

GIVE ME TILL SATURDAY,
WILL YOU, CHRIS? PLEASE?

ALL RIGHT, TILL SATURDAY.

AH, YOU'RE
A VERY GOOD LADY.

BUT REMEMBER,
NO ROOM, NO RENT.

SURE, SURE, SURE.

STEVE ANDERSON,
JOHNNY BROWN.

HOW ARE YOU?

HE WORKS FOR ME NOW.

HI.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT,
JOHNNY?

NOT MUCH.

LIVES AROUND THE CORNER,
LITTLE ROOM HOUSE.

110 MAIN STREET.

GAVE HIS LANDLADY
A BUM CHECK FOR THE RENT.

I OVERHEARD HER
CHEW HIM OUT.

I THINK WE OUGHT TO LOOK
INTO THIS.

HE'S AN EX-FEDERAL COP
WHO'S WORKED THIS AREA.

SO WHAT?

HE MIGHT KNOW
WHERE THE TIP CAME FROM

THAT NIGHT.

YOU DON'T THINK
HE'S GOING TO TELL US.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU'RE BOTH WAY AHEAD
OF YOURSELVES.

LET'S FIRST FIND OUT

WHAT MAKES
THIS BLIND MAN TICK.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

YES?

YOU'RE THE LANDLADY?

YES.

WELL, THE, UH...

THE, THE SIGN OUTSIDE

DIDN'T GIVE TOO MANY
PARTICULARS ABOUT THE ROOM,

BUT I THINK
I'M GOING TO LIKE IT.

LOOK, IT'S $25 A WEEK
IN ADVANCE.

JUST WHAT I WANT.

NICE ROOM,

CONGENIAL ATMOSPHERE.

TWENTY.

AND FIVE.

WAIT HERE,
I'LL GET YOUR RECEIPT.

$1.

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

[ CROWD MURMURING ]

[ WHISTLING ]

HI.

OH, HI.

NEED SOME HELP?

YES, PLEASE.

I HAVE A PROBLEM.

HAVEN'T WE ALL?

IT'S, UH, A LITTLE RICKETY,
AND IT GIVES ME VERTIGO.

WOULD YOU MIND?

WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?

DON'T YOU EVER DO ANYTHING
JUST OUT OF KINDNESS?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, NO.

OH!

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

UH...

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR ROOM,
MR. BROWN?

-MR. BROWN?
-HMM?

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR ROOM?

OH, YES. YES, IT'S JUST FINE,
JUST FINE.

EXCEPT FOR ONE SMALL THING.

WHAT?

YOU KNOW THAT THE LANDLADY,
EVEN AFTER A WEEK,

STILL CALLS ME MR. BROWN?

THE NAME IS JOHNNY.

WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT, HUH?

[ SCREAMING HYSTERICALLY ]

THEY'RE CRAWLING ALL OVER ME!

I CAN'T STAND THEM.

[ MUMBLING INCOHERENTLY ]

MR. HAYS!

IS THAT YOU, CHRIS?

YES.

[ Crying ]
HELP ME, CHRIS.

PLEASE, HELP ME.

THEY'RE CRAWLING
ALL OVER ME.

HELP ME, CHRIS, PLEASE.
HELP ME.

CHRIS, HELP ME!

PLEASE, CHRIS!

[ SOBBING ]

D.T.'s.

CHRIS, HELP ME, PLEASE.

HELP!

OH, GOD, HELP.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS...

IT WAS REALLY
KIND OF FUN TO WATCH.

A BLIND MAN,
YOU GOT TO PICTURE THIS --

A BLIND MAN WITH THE D.T.'s,
RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, I'LL BET YOU

THAT THE ONLY THING
HE CAN SEE AT ALL

ARE THOSE THINGS CRAWLING
ALL OVER HIM.

I LIKE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR.

I HATE PAPERWORK.

YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO TELL LAWTON?

NOTHING.

NOTHING?

BUT HAYS
IS JUST WHAT HE WANTS.

HE'S A COP.

EX, VERY EX.

A COP.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

MR. DEETRICH'S OFFICE.

HANG ON.

DEETRICH.

WORKING LATE, CARL?

Yeah.

CARL, WHAT HAS BROWN
FOUND OUT ABOUT HAYS?

I DON'T KNOW.

I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM
ABOUT IT YET.

I see.

LOOK, I'M HAVING LUNCH
AT DUKE'S TOMORROW.

WHY DON'T YOU AND BROWN
JOIN ME?

All right.

GOOD.
SEE YOU THEN.

[ Dial tone ]

MATULA.

WELL,
FROM WHAT JOHNNY SAYS,

IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT HAYS CAN HELP US.

MAYBE IT'S OBVIOUS TO YOU,
MATULA.

BUT TO ME, IT STINKS.

HE'S A COP.

I HAVE AN IDEA
FOR A LITTLE TEST

FOR EX-OFFICER HAYS.

LOOK, I LEFT MY MONEY
AT HOME.

LET ME HAVE A BOTTLE...

CASH ONLY.

NO, I-I'LL BE BACK
WITH IT THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY...

NO CREDIT.
CASH ONLY.

LOOK, TOMORROW
I'LL BRING YOU THE MONEY,

-I PROMISE YOU.
-GET OUT OF HERE.

CASH, THAT'S IT.
LEAVE.

[ CAR HORN HONKS ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

WHY DON'T YOU WATCH
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?!

WELL, I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT.

YOU ALL RIGHT, MR. HAYS?

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, YOU WALKED AGAINST
A RED LIGHT

AND ALMOST GOT HIT
BY A CAB.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M YOUR NEIGHBOR,
JOHNNY BROWN.

OH, YEAH, YEAH.
HI, JOHNNY.

COME ON. THERE'S A,
THERE'S A BENCH OVER HERE.

WE CAN SIT DOWN.
YOU CAN CATCH YOUR BREATH.

LET ME TAKE YOUR ARM.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

LOOK OUT.
WE'RE COMING TO A CURB.

RIGHT THERE. YEAH.

FINE.

NOW, THE BENCH
IS ABOUT TWO STEPS.

HERE, WAIT.

YOU GOT IT?

YEAH.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

THAT BETTER?

YEAH.

BOY, IT'S JUST ONE THING
AFTER ANOTHER WITH YOU,

ISN'T IT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, OUR LANDLADY
TOLD ME ALL ABOUT YOU.

WHAT WAS IT,
15 YEARS A COP?

YOU GIVE THEM YOUR EYES,
AND THIS.

WHAT HAVE THEY
EVER GIVEN YOU?

NOTHING, RIGHT?

JOHNNY, LISTEN,
LEND ME A BUCK, WILL YOU?

JUST A LITTLE DOLLAR.
I GOT TO HAVE A DRINK.

YOU'RE A GOOD GUY,
JOHNNY.

HERE. YOU GOT IT?

THANKS.
I'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.

BUT WAIT A SECOND.
WAIT A SECOND.

WHAT?

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MAKE 500 OF THOSE?

500?

$500.

500.

FOR WHAT?

FOR THE NAME
OF THE UNDERCOVER MAN

THAT TOOK YOUR PLACE.

JIM, COULDN'T YOU JUST
GIVE HIM A PHONY NAME?

IF LAWTON'S TESTING ME,

HE ALREADY KNOWS
WHO THE AGENT IS.

CAN'T WE GET THE REAL NAME
FROM HEADQUARTERS?

NO, WILLY,
BECAUSE HE ALSO KNOWS

THAT INFORMATION
IS CONFIDENTIAL.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY THAT
EX-OFFICER HAYS COULD GET IT.

THAT'S BY STEALING IT.

WITHOUT HELP.

YES.

LAWTON'S GOT TO HAVE MEN
ON THE INSIDE.

HE'D KNOW IF WE TRIED
TO SET THIS UP.

I READ IT THE SAME WAY,
WILLY.

FORTUNATELY,
I KNOW THE BUILDING WELL,

AND I KNOW THE COMPUTER ROOM.

I'LL NEED A TIMING ON
THE ROUNDS OF THE GUARDS.

ONCE WE HAVE
THE AGENT'S NAME,

HE'LL HAVE TO BE WARNED
THAT HE'S BEEN MADE.

BROWN'S COMING.

GET RID OF THE EXTRA CUPS.

IT'S OPEN.

JOHNNY?

YEAH.

YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND?

I NEED EYES.

I NEED YOUR EYES.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT THEM.

GOOD. HAVE A DRINK
ON IT.

WHERE IS IT?

COFFEE, JOHNNY.

COFFEE?

FOR 500 BUCKS,
I'LL EVEN GIVE UP DRINKING.

WELL,
WHEN DO WE DO THIS?

TOMORROW NIGHT.

[ MEOWING ]

HERE, LITTLE KITTY.

THERE YOU ARE, BOY.

[ Whispering ]
Now which way do we go?

There's an elevator
on the left.

Door next to it.

Get me there
when it's clear.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

THAT GOOD?

THAT GOOD?

YEAH.

GOOD BOY.

GOOD BOY.

[ ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES ]

[ Whispering ]
Hold it.

Here.

Corner.

We're coming to a corner.

Okay, let's go.

Come on.

What time is it?

11:45.

That gives us five minutes
before the guard passes.

Where are the files?

The files anymore
are all computers.

Desk?

Yeah, right
in front of you.

Anything on?

The whole room is on.

1-2-9, c-d-r.

Right.

[ TAPPING ]

What are you waiting for?

This.

Read it.

Region 5. Area 12.
Internal assignment 22.

Gloves.

Turn them off.

[ CLANG ]

Watch out.

I'll put it behind you.
Sit down.

Region?

-5.
-5.

Area?

Area 12.

12.

[ TAPPING CONTINUES ]

Current
internal assignment...

22.

22.

Come on!

All right, let's go.

What time is it?

11:51.

We're a minute late.

YOU! STOP OR I'LL SHOOT.

Come on!

I can't see him.
What do you do?

Go!

STOP!
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

BASEMENT!

[ MEOWS LOUDLY ]

Hays?! Hays?!

Come on.
We got to get out of here.

Hays! Hays!
Snap out of it.

We got to get out of here.

Come on. Get up!

Over here, behind you.

Start to climb.

Come on.

Duck your head.
I'll open the window.

YOU DID VERY WELL,
MR. HAYS.

FIVE $100 BILLS.

THANKS.

YOU REALIZE
YOU COMMITTED A FELONY?

I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THE LAW,
MR. LAWTON.

GOOD.

I BELIEVE I HAVE AN INFORMER
IN MY ORGANIZATION.

YOU DO.

WHO?

THAT I DON'T KNOW.

IT MEANS A LOT OF MONEY
TO ME.

I'M SURE IT DOES.

I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU.

WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN.

WOULD YOU MIND TAKING OFF
YOUR GLASSES PLEASE?

WHAT FOR?

OH, CALL IT A WHIM.

PERHAPS I WANT
TO GIVE YOU A JOB.

EVEN A BLIND MAN
CAN FEEL HEAT, MR. LAWTON.

TRUE.

ARE YOU THROUGH TESTING NOW?

I'M SORRY.

NOW I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
SOME OF MY PEOPLE.

PERHAPS YOU COULD RECOGNIZE
A VOICE, A MANNERISM,

A WAY OF DOING THINGS?

IF THAT DOESN'T WORK,

WELL, YOU'RE A GOOD COP,
YOU COULD THINK OF SOMETHING.

HOW MUCH?

NAME YOUR PRICE.

$250 A WEEK. 10 GRAND
WHEN I FINGER YOUR BOY.

DONE.

GENTLEMEN.

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
MR. HAYS.

MR. MATULA.

GLAD TO KNOW YOU.

MR. DEETRICH.

MR. DEETRICH.

SOMETHING WRONG,
MR. DEETRICH?

YEAH, PLENTY.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

FORGET IT.

MR. SAUNDERS.

MR. SAUNDERS.

-HI, JOHNNY.
-WELL, HI.

WOULD YOU CARE
FOR A DRINK?

WELL, IT'S THAT TIME
OF THE EVENING.

DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR IT.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?

WHATEVER'S EASY.

[ ICE CLINKING ]

[ BEEPING ]

HE'S THERE.

GO.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

HERE'S TO YOU.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

WHO IS IT?

HAYS.

I'LL GET RID OF HIM.

MR. HAYS, I WAS, UH, JUST
GETTING READY TO GO OUT.

LISTEN, I GOT
THE RENT MONEY FOR YOU.

I OWE YOU TWO WEEKS,

AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU
TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE.

THAT'S $100, RIGHT?

THAT'S $100.

LISTEN, I HAVEN'T HAD
A DRINK IN TWO DAYS.

HOW ABOUT COMING OUT
TO DINNER WITH ME TONIGHT?

OH, GEE, I'M SORRY,
BUT I CAN'T.

WHY? BECAUSE I'M BLIND?

ARE YOU SUCH A BARGAIN?

NO, IT'S JUST THAT, UH,

I TOLD MR. BROWN
THAT I'D GO OUT WITH HIM.

BROWN? WHAT DO YOU WANT
WITH HIM? HE'S A CHEAP HOOD.

SAYS WHO?

NEVER MIND.

HEY, WHERE DID YOU GET
THE BREAD?

UH...A JOB.

OH? DOING WHAT?

CALL IT
A RESEARCH PROJECT.

WELL, HOW LONG'S
IT GOING TO LAST?

IT DEPENDS ON ME.

I GOT ALL THE ANSWERS
RIGHT NOW,

BUT I'M GOING TO STRETCH THIS
THING OUT AS LONG AS I CAN.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WON'T
HAVE DINNER WITH ME?

WELL, UH,
MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME, HUH?

OKAY.

HEY, AND GOOD LUCK
WITH THE JOB.

WOW.

WHAT'S WRONG?

[ Ringing ]

Yeah?

MEET ME.

HAYS, WAKE UP.

WHAT? WHO IS IT?

IT'S ME. DEETRICH.

DEETRICH?

NOW, LISTEN...

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO MILK LAWTON.

WHO'S THE FINK?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

JOHNNY, LET HIM FEEL IT.

NOW, WHO?

YOU.

ME?

[ Laughs ]
NOW, YOU KNOW I'M CLEAR.

DO I?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

Listen, Deetrich, I don't know
any more than you do,

but I got to finger somebody
for my 10 grand.

I DON'T LIKE
GETTING PUSHED AROUND,

SO IT MIGHT AS WELL BE YOU.

WHY, YOU FILTHY,
DOUBLE-CRO--

JOHNNY.

COME ON, DON'T BE A SAP.

YOU'LL ONLY BE FINGERING
YOURSELF FOR LAWTON.

TALK TO LAWTON.
EXPLAIN IT TO HIM.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU TALK TO HIM.

JUST REMEMBER THAT I'M SOLID.

HE'S GOING TO TAKE A HARD LOOK

AT ANYBODY
THAT TRIES TO DUMP ME.

YOU HAD US WIRED FROM
THE BEGINNING, DIDN'T YOU?

That's right.

Right from the first minute
your hood here approached me.

THE BEAUTY OF IT IS
IT DOESN'T MATTER.

BECAUSE I CAN FINGER YOU
OR MATULA OR ANYBODY

AND STILL COLLECT
MY 10 GRAND.

UNLESS, OF COURSE,

YOU'D LIKE TO OFFER ME
25 GRAND TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT?

HE'S TOO MUCH.

THAT'S RIGHT, JOHNNY. TOO MUCH
FOR YOU, BLIND OR NOT.

NOW, DON'T PUSH ME,
BLIND MAN!

I GOT ANOTHER PROPOSITION
FOR YOU.

I'M LISTENING.

I'LL PAY YOU 25 GRAND...

FOR FINGERING MATULA.

CAN YOU DO IT?

FOR 25 GRAND, SURE, WHY NOT?

I need a little time.

I GOT NO TIME.

I WANT TO GET RID OF HIM
ONCE AND FOR ALL.

WHERE'S LAWTON NOW?

HE'S PROBABLY IN HIS OFFICE.
HE WORKS HALF THE NIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. CALL HIM.

TELL HIM WE'LL MEET HIM THERE
IN A COUPLE HOURS.

FORGET THAT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE
ON MY TURF.

WE'LL GET TOGETHER
AT THE WAREHOUSE.

I'LL CALL LAWTON.

AND I'LL SEND SOMEBODY
TO PICK YOU UP.

YOU GET READY.

I DON'T TRUST HIM.

NEITHER DO I.

THAT'S WHY I SET IT UP
THIS WAY.

IF...
ANYTHING GOES WRONG...

YOU'LL KILL HIM.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

ALL RIGHT, CARL.
I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

[ Click ]

HE'S ON HIS WAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU,
MR. LAWTON.

I CAN'T NOW.
I'VE GOT TO SEE CARL.

I MUST INSIST, MR. LAWTON.

ALL RIGHT,
MAKE IT SNAPPY.

DEETRICH?

THIS WAY, HAYS.

LAWTON HERE?

HE'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

WHERE'S JOHNNY?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT JOHNNY.

HERE, SIT DOWN.

RIGHT HERE.

OH, ANDERSON, WE DON'T
WANT TO BE DISTURBED.

I UNDERSTAND,
MR. LAWTON.

JUST RELAX.

WHAT IS THIS?

JUST BE COOL.

GLAD YOU COULD GET HERE
SO QUICK, MR. LAWTON.

HI, CARL.

WHAT'S HE
DOING HERE?

OH, I THOUGHT

HE SHOULD KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.

HE KNOWS, ALL RIGHT.

HE KNOWS REAL GOOD.

COME ON, HAYS,
TELL HIM.

UH...MATULA'S YOUR FINK,
MR. LAWTON.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT,
MR. HAYS?

WELL, I THOUGHT
I RECOGNIZED HIS VOICE.

YOU THOUGHT?

I-I WASN'T SURE,
SO I CALLED HIM UP.

I DISGUISED MY VOICE

AND GAVE HIM
A DEPARTMENTAL CODE WORD.

HE THOUGHT I WAS AN AGENT.

HE GAVE THE COUNTERSIGN
AND AGREED TO A MEETING.

HE'S, UH, HE'S YOUR MAN.

HAYS, YOU'RE
A DISAPPOINTMENT.

I TOLD YOU, MR. LAWTON.
I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG.

I GOT ANOTHER
PROPOSITION FOR YOU.

I'M LISTENING.

I'LL PAY YOU 25 GRAND...

FOR FINGERING MATULA.

CAN YOU DO IT?

FOR 25 GRAND,
SURE, WHY NOT?

I NEED A LITTLE TIME.

I GOT NO TIME.

I WANT TO GET RID OF HIM
ONCE AND FOR ALL.

WHERE'S LAWTON NOW?

[ TAPE STOPS ]

MATULA'S ALWAYS BEEN
SMARTER THAN YOU, CARL.

IT'S A PHONY.

I'VE BEEN SET UP.

HAVE YOU?

MATULA'S GOT
YOUR JOB NOW, CARL.

AND, CARL, YOU'RE FIRED.

JOHNNY, HIT HIM!

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ EVIL LAUGHTER ]

YEAH, HAYS, HERE COMES YOURS!

[ LAUGHING ]

YOU SET THIS UP, HAYS!

NOW YOU'RE DEAD!

JOHNNY!

AAAAAH!

[ Softly ] Jim.

Yeah?

You all right?

Yeah, I'm going to be.

Let me help you.

Thanks, Barney.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

BROWN'S DEAD.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO WITH THIS ONE?

KILL HIM.

-LOOK, MR. MATULA, I WAS ONLY...
-SAVE IT.

THIS WAY YOU CAN
CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY.

LOOK, UH, YOU GET THIS PLACE
CLEANED UP, STEVE.

I'LL SEE MR. LAWTON OUT.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND SOMEPLACE
TO HIDE THE GARBAGE.

THEN, I THINK YOU BETTER
BLOW TOWN FOR A WHILE.

I LIKE YOUR STYLE,
ANDERSON.

COME BACK.

RIGHT, MR. LAWTON.

LET'S GO.

[ GUNSHOT ]

EXCELLENT.

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU.

[ "MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]