Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 6, Episode 3 - The Tram - full transcript
Organized crime bosses from across the country are meeting at a secluded mountain lodge to form an off shore corporation that will launder their money, and allow them to make legitimate investments. The IMF have an afternoon to turn the crooks against each other, and get the number of the Swiss bank account containing $50 million in mob cash.
RUDY LANDERS, CLEVELAND.
VIC AND JOHNNY ARE WAITING.
LANDERS IS ON HIS WAY IN.
GOOD.
IF RUDY'S GOT A VIRTUE,
IT'S HE'S PUNCTUAL.
VIC.
HEY, RUDY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HEY, YOU NEVER LOOKED BETTER.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-JOHNNY.
HOW YOU DOING, RUDY?
HOW'S OUR LITTLE LOIS?
MARVELOUS, VIC. MARVELOUS.
SHE SURE DID APPRECIATE
THAT SILVER FOX JACKET.
YEAH, WE SENT ONE JUST LIKE IT
TO MILLIE POWERS.
IT'S TOO BAD ABOUT EDDIE, HUH?
HEY, LET'S DON'T TALK
BUSINESS, HUH?
COME ON.
SOME VIEW, HUH, RUDY?
YOU BOYS GOT A LOT OF CLASS.
YEAH, WE COULDN'T HAVE PICKED
A BETTER PLACE FOR THE MEETING.
NOBODY AROUND. THE PLACE
IS ALL OURS FOR 10 DAYS.
YES, SIR, RUDY,
ALL THE OLD BEEFS
BETWEEN JOHNNY'S CROWD AND MINE
ARE DEAD AND BURIED.
FROM NOW ON, WE'RE JUST
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
VIC, IT'S ABOUT TIME.
I'M SURE GLAD
YOU ASKED ME ABOARD.
YEAH, WE THOUGHT
IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA
IF VIC AND I SHARED A PIECE
OF THAT VENDING-MACHINE
OPERATION OF YOURS.
VIC, THIS NEW OPERATION
YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER --
THE WAY I FIGURE IT
MAKES US PARTNERS.
SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE?
SURE WAS CUTE THE WAY YOU BILKED
JOHN AND ME OUT OF THAT SETUP.
I MEAN, YOU REALLY HAD US
AT EACH OTHER'S THROATS.
YEAH.
THE COZIEST WAS HOW YOU FINGERED
EDDIE POWERS...
WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO GET
VIC AND ME TOGETHER.
JOHNNY, YOU GOT TO BE
PUTTING ME ON.
EDDIE POWERS IS LIKE MY BROTHER.
HEY, LET'S HAVE A CIGAR.
NO! YOU GOT ME ALL WRONG.
NO! NO!
NO! AAAAAH!
IT'S A CRUMMY WAY FOR A FAMILY
MAN TO MAKE A LIVING.
HOW'S THE TICKER?
IT'S OKAY
IF I DON'T GET WORKED UP.
WHAT'S TO GET WORKED UP ABOUT?
EVERYTHING IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THESE TWO UNDERWORLD LEADERS,
VIC HATCHER AND JOHNNY THORNE,
HAVE CALLED A MEETING
OF SYNDICATE LEADERS
FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY,
AT WHICH HATCHER WILL PROPOSE
THE FORMATION
OF A SYNDICATE HOLDING COMPANY,
THE FIRST STEP
IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF AN UNDERWORLD FINANCIAL
EMPIRE WITH ENORMOUS POWER
TO CORRUPT AMERICAN BUSINESS
AND RETURN HUGE PROFITS
TO THE SYNDICATE.
SO FAR, CONVENTIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO INTERFERE
WITH THEIR OPERATIONS.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP HATCHER AND THORNE
AND PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS
FOR GOOD.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THE CONTROLS ARE HERE.
THE ESCAPE HATCH IS UNDER HERE.
THIS IS THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT.
EVERYTHING WORKS FOR US, JIM.
GREAT, BARNEY.
DON'T KEEP ME WAITING.
GOODBYE, DEAR.
JOHNNY'S GIRLFRIEND
CHEATING ON HER HUSBAND.
[ Imitating woman ]
DON'T KEEP ME WAITING.
GOODBYE, DEAR.
THIS WILL CONTRACT
THE BLOOD VESSELS
AROUND HATCHER'S HEART.
IT'S COMPLETELY HARMLESS,
BUT HE'LL THINK HE'S HAVING
A HEART ATTACK.
NOT EVEN HIS OWN PILLS
WILL HELP.
THESE WILL, HOWEVER.
WE'LL TAKE THOSE BEFORE
YOU ADMINISTER THE GAS.
MM-HMM.
WILLY.
$10 MILLION, JIM.
ALL THE BIG DENOMINATIONS.
ALMOST LIKE
THE REAL THING.
JIM, HOW MUCH
DO YOU FIGURE
THORNE AND HATCHER HAVE
IN THEIR SWISS BANK ACCOUNT?
OVER $50 MILLION, WILLY --
FROM GAMBLING,
PROSTITUTION, NARCOTICS.
THEIR WHOLE POWER AND
PRESTIGE IN THE UNDERWORLD
IS BASED ON THAT MONEY.
GET THAT $50 MILLION, AND
YOU GET HATCHER AND THORNE.
AND ALL WE NEED
IS THE ACCOUNT NUMBER.
CONTRARY
TO WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK,
A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT
IS NOT INVIOLATE.
ONCE AN ACCOUNT NUMBER IS
KNOWN, IT CAN BE ATTACHED.
THIS IS YOUR TARGET,
BARNEY --
ARNIE GATES, HEAD
OF THE MIDWEST OPERATION.
VERY BIG IN HEROIN
AND CONTRACT MURDER.
I'LL BE VERY CAREFUL
WITH HIM, JIM.
LOOK OUT!
[ HORN HONKS ]
THIS MAN'S BEEN HURT.
CALL AN AMBULANCE.
THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT
AT 4th AND OLIVE.
WE NEED AN AMBULANCE.
RIGHT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ SIREN WAILS ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
HIT AND RUN?
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT, ARNIE.
HOW BAD IS IT?
I FEEL FINE, BUT I'M GOING
TO BE STUCK IN HERE
FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.
NOW, LOOK, VIC, I WANT IN
ON THIS OPERATION.
I'LL SEND MY MAN COLBY.
Look, some of the boys
don't like strangers.
You'll like Frank.
You can trust him, Vic.
HOW WILL WE KNOW HIM?
THIS RUBY RING
YOU GAVE ME --
that'll be
Frank's calling card.
AND, OH, VIC...I'LL, UH,
BE SENDING SOME SNAPSHOTS
OF THE KIDS
ALONG WITH COLBY.
YOU'D BE PROUD
OF THEM, VIC.
[ Dial tone ]
[ SIGHS ]
DR. WARD, GO TO 561 WEST.
FRANK COLBY,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
WHAT FOR?
THERE'S AN OLD
OHIO WARRANT ON YOU.
COME ON.
THAT'S DEAD.
IT CAME BACK TO LIFE.
LET'S GO.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
ARNIE'S MY SON-IN-LAW.
HE WANTS IN, HE'S IN.
IT'S NOT ARNIE
WHO'S COMING HERE, VIC.
AND WE DON'T KNOW
ANY OF HIS BOYS.
HEY, JOHNNY, YOU PAY THIS BOY
TO RUN YOUR SHOW FOR YOU
OR TO GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE?
WE DON'T NEED
ANY HASSLES, JENNINGS.
IF ARNIE'S MAN IS OKAY
FOR VIC, HE'S OKAY FOR ME.
FRANK COLBY, CHICAGO.
COLBY, CHICAGO.
COLBY'S ON HIS WAY UP.
ARNIE'S MAN, COLBY,
IS ON HIS WAY UP.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MAKE SOME MONEY,
MAKE SOME MONEY.
[ BEEPING ]
COLBY.
THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE LODGE.
HENNESSEY HERE.
WHAT'S UP?
EMERGENCY BRAKE ON
THE BLINK. NUMBER ONE CAR.
WELL, WEREN'T YOU
CHECKED OUT ON THE SYSTEM?
YEAH, BUT I'M NOT
AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.
I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
OKAY.
DON'T LET ANYBODY ON IT
TILL I GET THERE.
[ DINGING ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HI.
FRANK COLBY?
THAT'S RIGHT.
VIC HATCHER.
GLAD TO MEET YOU, VIC.
THIS IS GREAT COUNTRY
UP HERE.
YEAH, WE LIKE IT.
COME ON IN.
BOYS, THIS IS ARNIE GATES'
NUMBER-ONE MAN.
JENNINGS, FRANK COLBY.
JENNINGS, GENTLEMEN.
HOW ABOUT A DRINK, FRANK?
LET'S GET TO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
SIT DOWN.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
BOYS,
IF OUR LAWYERS TRIED
TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU,
YOU'D NEVER UNDERSTAND
WHAT THEY WERE SAYING.
IN SIMPLE TERMS,
THIS IS IT.
WE CREATE A HOLDING COMPANY
TO PUT OUR MONEY INTO.
WE INCORPORATE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
NOW, THIS HOLDING COMPANY
INVESTS, BUYS, SELLS.
BUT MOST OF ALL,
IT GETS VERY RICH ON MONEY
WE CAN'T INVEST HERE.
WELL, HOW ARE WE PROTECTED?
YOUR MONEY BUYS SHARES
IN THE COMPANY.
I BROUGHT IT DOWN EMPTY.
WELL, YOU WATCH
THE CONTROL PANEL,
AND I'LL MAKE A TEST RUN
AND CHECK THE CIRCUITS.
THIS OPERATION HAS A LOT
OF PLUSES GOING FOR IT.
FIRST, THE BOOKS
WON'T BE ANYWHERE
WHERE A U.S. AGENCY
CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON THEM.
THAT MEANS WE SAVE ON TAXES.
IT ALSO MEANS THAT NOBODY
WILL KNOW WHERE THE PROFITS GO
EXCEPT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE HOLDING COMPANY -- US.
CASEY...
make the call.
RIGHT.
[ RINGS ]
HELLO?
YEAH.
JOHNNY, YOUR GIRL.
I'LL TAKE IT.
CAROL? I TOLD YOU
NOT TO CALL ME HERE.
I'm all tied up.
JOHNNY, BOB'S IN TOWN.
I THINK HE KNOWS WE'RE TOGETHER.
I'M AFRAID.
LOOK, BABY,
I HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR...
Johnny, he says he knows
who you are
and who your pals are
up there.
AND HE SAYS HE CAN GET YOU
INTO A LOT OF TROUBLE.
ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
VIC...
ALL RIGHT.
LOOK, JOHNNY'S GOT TO SPLIT.
JENNINGS WILL TALK FOR HIM.
THIS THING WORKING?
JUST HAD
A LITTLE SHORT, SIR,
BUT I CAN
TAKE YOU DOWN NOW.
BATESLY HERE.
JOHNNY THORNE'S
ON HIS WAY DOWN.
COMPANY'S FIRST TWO ACQUISITIONS
WILL BE TUCSON FREIGHT
AND EL PASO
INTERNATIONAL TRUCKING.
NOW, WITH THESE TWO LINES,
WE CAN CONTROL THE DISTRIBUTION
OF PRODUCTS
BETWEEN THE CANADIAN BORDER
AND THE HEART OF MEXICO.
LOOK AT THIS.
HERE'S A PROFIT BREAKDOWN
FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.
WE TRUST YOU
AND JOHNNY, VIC.
WHAT'S THE ANTE?
PAR VALUE ON THE SHARES
IS $5,000.
MINIMUM INVESTMENT --
100 SHARES.
THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU ALL
TO BRING THE CASH.
WELL, THAT'S IT.
YOU PUT UP THE MONEY...
SIGN THESE...
AND THE PROPER CERTIFICATES
WILL BE DRAWN UP
AND TRANSFERRED TO YOU.
A HALF MILLION APIECE, HUH?
RIGHT.
GO CHECK THE SOLENOID
ON THE MASTER BRAKE SWITCH.
WHERE'S JOHNNY?
JOHNNY? OH, YOU MEAN
THE MAN UP THERE?
HE WENT BACK TO THE LODGE.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
$4 MILLION, VIC.
YOURS WILL BE WORTH
$40 MILLION IN ONE YEAR.
VIC, YOU KNOW, ARNIE
IS CERTAINLY IMPRESSED
WITH HIS FATHER-IN-LAW.
NOW I CAN SEE WHY.
THAT WAS
A TERRIFIC PRESENTATION.
HEY, VIC, I ALMOST FORGOT.
I GOT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS HERE
OF YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.
THAT MELISSA SURE
IS A BEAUTIFUL KID.
YEAH, SHE'S ALWAYS TALKING
ABOUT HER GRANDPA VIC.
THINK SHE'S EVEN MORE IMPRESSED
WITH YOU THAN ARNIE IS.
I LIKE TO SEND HER THINGS.
WISH I COULD SEE HER
MORE OFTEN.
WHEN YOU COME RIGHT DOWN
TO IT,
IT'S ONLY THEM
WE LIVE FOR ANYWAY.
YEAH, YEAH,
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN,
ESPECIALLY WITH A FAMILY
LIKE YOURS.
I'VE BEEN KIND OF CLOSE
TO THEM
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY
OF MY OWN.
I'VE BECOME SORT OF LIKE
THE BACHELOR UNCLE.
SUNDAY DINNER, CHRISTMAS,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S REAL NICE, FRANK.
[ Clicking ]
Hey, Vic!
JUST A SECOND.
GO AHEAD, GROSSETT.
SOMETHING'S SCREWY.
WE CAN'T LOCATE JOHNNY.
He got on the tram,
and he never got off.
And that tram repairman,
he barreled out of here
like crazy.
WHO SET THIS THING UP?
YOU JUST SHUT UP
AND SIT DOWN RIGHT HERE.
MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW
THE KIND OF MUSCLE I GOT.
I KNOW
ALL I NEED TO KNOW.
SO, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SHUT UP
AND BE A GOOD LITTLE BOY,
JOHNNY, HUH?
I DON'T GET IT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
BATESLY SWEARS
HE GOT ON THAT TRAM.
TELEPHONE, VIC.
YEAH?
HATCHER,
WE GOT JOHNNY THORNE.
HERE ARE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
You and you alone
bring $4 million
to the abandoned sign loft
at 4th and Spruce
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN
IN EXACTLY ONE HOUR.
JOHNNY'S BEEN SNATCHED.
ASK TO TALK
TO JOHNNY, VIC.
LET ME HEAR
JOHNNY'S VOICE.
HELLO, VIC?
-JOHNNY?
-They mean business, Vic.
DO LIKE HE SAYS.
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
$4 MILLION.
-$4 MILLION?
-$4 MILLION?!
THAT'S AN INTERESTING
FIGURE -- $4 MILLION.
WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT, JENNINGS?
JUST THINKING.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
BOYS.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
IS WE GET JOHNNY BACK.
$4 MILLION
FOR JOHNNY THORNE?
WHAT DO I TELL
THE 20,000 GUYS
WHO THINK THEIR MONEY'S
IN A PENSION FUND?
I WANT
MY HALF MILLION BACK, VIC.
WHY...YOU...PUNK!
YOU GOING TO LET
JOHNNY THORNE DIE?!
IT'S HIS MUSCLE
THAT MAKES THIS THING WORK!
NOW, WE NEED HIM
MORE THAN --
VIC, COME HERE.
SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.
GET HIM SOME WATER.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, LOOK...
THIS OPERATION IS WORTH
$40 MILLION A YEAR.
I SAY WE PAY THE RANSOM,
GET JOHNNY FREE.
THEN WE'LL GO AFTER
THE GUYS WHO SNATCHED HIM.
WE'LL GET THE MONEY BACK.
JOHNNY WILL STILL
BE ALIVE.
SPEAKING FOR ARNIE,
I'LL GO ALONG WITH VIC.
RIGHT.
MAYBE I BETTER GO
WITH YOU, VIC.
THE MAN SAID ALONE.
IF THIS THING GOES WRONG,
I'LL PAY EVERY ONE OF YOU BACK
OUT OF OUR SWISS ACCOUNT,
AND YOU CAN HOLD ME
AS COLLATERAL.
$4 MILLION.
HOW DID THEY KNOW?
HELLO, VIC.
WE'RE OVER HERE.
WALK STRAIGHT AHEAD.
STOP RIGHT THERE.
PUT DOWN THE SATCHEL.
THEY MEAN BUSINESS, VIC.
DO LIKE HE SAYS.
NOW, WALK TO THE OFFICE.
DO LIKE HE SAYS, VIC.
YOU'RE BEING WATCHED.
DON'T TRY ANYTHING CLEVER
OR BOTH YOU AND JOHNNY
WILL GET IT.
NOW WALK TO THE OFFICE.
YOU'RE BEING WATCHED.
DON'T TRY ANYTHING CLEVER
OR BOTH YOU AND JOHNNY
WILL GET IT.
VIC, THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
[ VAN DOOR CLOSES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
THEIR MONEY'S BACK THERE.
NOW WE'LL GIVE THEM
SOME OF OURS.
YOU'RE WASTING
YOUR TIME, JOHNNY.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHY
I WANT TO GET AWAY
FROM A BEAUTIFUL-LOOKING
BROAD LIKE YOU ANYWAY.
YOU GOT A NAME?
MM-HMM. LILY.
AHH. IS THE BIG GUY
WHO PUT THE SNATCH ON ME
YOUR BOYFRIEND, LILY?
HE'S ALL RIGHT.
HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE MUCH
UP HERE.
YOU GOT PLENTY.
NOT ONLY THERE,
BUT, UH, EVERYWHERE.
SAY, LILY, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO PLAY THE BIG TIME
WITH JOHNNY THORNE?
HOW BIG?
OH, 50,000 BUCKS
TO CUT THESE STRINGS.
[ LAUGHING ]
JOHNNY, THE RANSOM
IS $4 MILLION.
BUT LILY, THEY WON'T LET
YOU LIVE TO SPEND IT.
YOU LIKE THAT COLOR?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
YOU GOT THE MONEY?
10 GRAND?
I TOLD YOU --
THAT WAS THE DEAL, LILY.
"THAT WAS THE DEAL, LILY."
YOU COULD HAVE GOT 10 TIMES
THAT MUCH FROM THE GUY!
LISTEN, I DON'T FOOL AROUND
WITH THAT OLD MAN.
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
A CONTRACT OUT ON US.
NOW WHAT?
I'M GOING
TO FINISH THE JOB.
WHO'S PAYING YOU
TO DO THIS?
-WHO'S THE OLD MAN?
-SHUT UP, JOHNNY.
I'LL PAY YOU 100 GRAND.
I'LL PAY YOU ANYTHING.
LOOK, YOU KILL HIM,
AND WE'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT
TO BARGAIN WITH.
YOU CALL THE OLD MAN AND
TELL HIM WE WANT $1 MILLION
OR WE'LL LET JOHNNY GO.
YOU'RE CRAZY, LILY.
LOOK, HE'S GOT
ALL THOSE GUYS UP THERE
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
DO YOU THINK HE WANTS THEM
TO FIND OUT
THAT HE SNATCHED JOHNNY?
NOW, CALL HIM!
I AM NOT CALLING HIM.
YOU MAKE ME SICK.
I'LL CALL HIM.
LILY, YOU'RE A SMART GIRL.
LISTEN TO ME.
LISTEN,
IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE!
[ RECEIVER CLATTERS ]
GO ON.
THE OLD MAN'S VIC,
ISN'T HE?
VIC HATCHER?
FROM WHAT YOU SAID,
IT HAS TO BE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I'M WASTING MY TIME.
HE'LL PROMISE YOU ANYTHING,
BUT HE HAS TO KILL YOU.
HE CAN'T LET YOU LIVE.
NOT AS LONG AS YOU CAN
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON HIM.
WELL, JOHNNY,
WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE IT,
SOMETIMES
YOU TAKE CHANCES.
THERE'S NO GAMBLE
WITH ME, LILY.
VIC HAS A LOT OF FRIENDS.
ONCE I TAKE HIM OUT,
THEY'LL WANT TO KNOW WHY.
AND YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO CAN TELL THEM.
THAT'S WHY
I NEED YOU ALIVE, LILY.
VIC NEEDS YOU DEAD.
YOU FIGURE OUT THE ODDS.
I DON'T KNOW, JOHNNY.
THE MONEY'S THE SAME, LILY!
AND I CAN THROW IN
A DIVIDEND.
I TAKE OUT THE BIG GUY,
AND YOU GET THE WHOLE
MILLION, ALL OF IT.
OH, YEAH?
WHEN?
WELL, AS SOON AS I GET
MY HANDS ON THE RANSOM.
HE WOULDN'T BRING IT DOWN.
PROBABLY FIGURED WE'D TRY
AND HEIST IT.
I'LL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.
YEAH, YOU WAIT
FOR MY CALL.
LILY?
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
IT WAS TOO NEAT,
TOO PAT.
THEY KNEW TOO MUCH.
WHAT REALLY GETS ME
IS THEY USED JOHNNY'S VOICE
TO SUCKER ME OUT.
MAYBE JOHNNY COOPERATED.
HEY, VIC, WHAT ARE
YOU TRYING TO SAY?
HE'S SAYING JOHNNY
KIDNAPPED HIMSELF.
-THAT'S RIDICULOUS. WHY?
-FOR $4 MILLION.
WHEN THERE'S $40 MILLION
A YEAR INVOLVED?
VIC UNDERSTANDS
THOSE BIG NUMBERS,
JOHNNY DOESN'T.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
ARNIE TOLD ME
THAT JOHNNY'S WELCHED
ON A MILLION AND A HALF
IN GAMBLING DEBTS
AND THE HEAT'S ON.
THAT'S WHY ARNIE ASKED ME
TO CHECK OUT
THIS WHOLE OPERATION.
HEY, I KEEP JOHNNY'S BOOKS,
AND I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF A GAMBLING DEBT.
NOW, IF SOMEONE'S TRYING
TO FRAME JOHNNY AND ME...
JOHNNY'S GIRLFRIEND
CALLED HIM AWAY FROM HERE
WHILE WE WERE ALL
CONVENIENTLY ASSEMBLED.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
YOU ANSWERED THE PHONE,
JENNINGS.
YOU SAID
IT WAS JOHNNY'S GIRL.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
WHO IS THIS?
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
I GOT TO TALK TO JENNINGS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
Put him on.
FOR YOU, JENNINGS.
HELLO?
JENNINGS?
DON'T SAY ANYTHING,
JUST LISTEN.
JOHNNY GOT AWAY, VIC.
THAT'S GOOD.
SURE, IT'S GOOD, VIC.
HE SAYS YOU SET IT ALL UP.
JOHNNY SAYS THE $4 MILLION
IS STILL UP HERE.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
DOESN'T IT?
THE OLD MAN'S GETTING TIRED.
HE'S GOT PAINS IN HIS CHEST.
HE'D LIKE TO GET RID
OF JOHNNY,
SO HE ARRANGES ALL OF THIS.
HE WINDS UP
WITH THE $4 MILLION
AND NO MORE JOHNNY
TO WORRY ABOUT.
RIGHT, OLD MAN?
WE ALL SAW VIC TAKE
THE MONEY OUT OF THE SAFE
AND GET ON THE TRAM
WITH IT.
DID WE? WHAT WE SAW
WAS VIC TAKE A VALISE OUT
OF THE SAFE.
BUT WE DIDN'T SEE
WHAT WAS IN IT.
OPEN THE SAFE, VIC.
YOU'RE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE, JENNINGS.
VIC, OPEN THE SAFE.
QUIT STALLING.
[ BEEPING ]
AHH! UGH!
DID YOU HAVE
TWO VALISES, VIC?
ONE EMPTY,
THE OTHER ONE FULL?
ALL OUR MONEY.
THIS IS A SETUP.
YOU AND JOHNNY SET ME UP.
GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
YOU'RE GETTING IT,
TOO, COLBY.
HOLD IT! DROP 'EM!
WHO'S HE?
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW HOW CAREFULLY
ARNIE PLAYS IT. HE'S WITH ME.
NOW, CLOSE THAT UP.
YOU, OVER THERE.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT,
FOLLOW HIM. MOVE!
HOLD IT, GENTLEMEN.
THIS WAY.
THIS IS JENNINGS.
Vic's on his way down
with Colby and his man.
You stop him
any way you can.
HE'S GOT $4 MILLION
OF OUR MONEY.
WE GOT ORDERS TO STOP VIC.
LET'S GO.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
JOHNNY.
I GOT
TO GET UP THERE FAST.
JENNINGS JUST CALLED.
VIC IS ON HIS WAY DOWN.
WE GOT TO STOP HIM.
WELL, THEN,
WE BETTER WAIT DOWN HERE.
COME ON.
LOOKS LIKE
A WELCOMING PARTY.
IT'S COLBY
AND SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND THERE'S VIC.
CAN THEY STOP THAT THING?
NO WAY.
[ Wincing ]
OH, THIS IS A BAD ONE.
LOOK...IF YOU GET OUT
OF HERE AND I DON'T,
MAKE SURE THE KIDS
GET THAT MONEY.
THOSE KIDS AREN'T GOING
TO GET ANYTHING, VIC.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S COUNTERFEIT.
COUNTERFEIT. QUEER.
ALL OF IT. LOOK AT IT.
LISTEN, VIC, YOU GOT
TO PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT IT.
YOU HAVE TO TRY.
YOU CAN'T LET JOHNNY GET AWAY
WITH ALL THAT BREAD
YOU BOTH GOT STASHED
IN SWITZERLAND.
[ Panting ]
THE PILL ISN'T HELPING.
LISTEN, VIC, YOU CAN'T LET
JOHNNY GET AWAY WITH IT.
IT'S YOUR WHOLE LIFETIME.
EVERYTHING YOU'VE WORKED FOR.
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT IT.
YOU CAN MAKE IT.
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.
YOU CAN MAKE IT!
I CAN'T BREATHE.
NOW.
[ BEEPING ]
WHAT MADE IT STOP?
GET IT MOVING.
HEY, VIC.
VIC, WE CAN GET OUT HERE.
COME ON.
NO. NO, IT'S NO USE.
I CAN'T MAKE IT.
YES, YOU CAN.
YOU'VE GOT TO TRY!
NO, LISTEN.
LISTEN...
[ PANTING ]
I DON'T WANT JOHNNY
TO GET THAT MONEY.
HERE.
HERE, GIVE THIS TO ARNIE.
IT'S THE NUMBER
IN SWITZERLAND.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, GET OUT OF HERE!
I'LL TAKE CARE
OF EVERYTHING, VIC.
YOU WANT ME TO GO AFTER
COLBY AND THE OTHER GUY?
NAH.
IT'S VIC I WANT.
DID YOU GET THE NUMBER
OF THE SWISS ACCOUNT?
IN ROMAN NUMERALS
ON THE BACK
OF HIS ST. FRANCIS.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
VIC AND JOHNNY ARE WAITING.
LANDERS IS ON HIS WAY IN.
GOOD.
IF RUDY'S GOT A VIRTUE,
IT'S HE'S PUNCTUAL.
VIC.
HEY, RUDY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HEY, YOU NEVER LOOKED BETTER.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-JOHNNY.
HOW YOU DOING, RUDY?
HOW'S OUR LITTLE LOIS?
MARVELOUS, VIC. MARVELOUS.
SHE SURE DID APPRECIATE
THAT SILVER FOX JACKET.
YEAH, WE SENT ONE JUST LIKE IT
TO MILLIE POWERS.
IT'S TOO BAD ABOUT EDDIE, HUH?
HEY, LET'S DON'T TALK
BUSINESS, HUH?
COME ON.
SOME VIEW, HUH, RUDY?
YOU BOYS GOT A LOT OF CLASS.
YEAH, WE COULDN'T HAVE PICKED
A BETTER PLACE FOR THE MEETING.
NOBODY AROUND. THE PLACE
IS ALL OURS FOR 10 DAYS.
YES, SIR, RUDY,
ALL THE OLD BEEFS
BETWEEN JOHNNY'S CROWD AND MINE
ARE DEAD AND BURIED.
FROM NOW ON, WE'RE JUST
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
VIC, IT'S ABOUT TIME.
I'M SURE GLAD
YOU ASKED ME ABOARD.
YEAH, WE THOUGHT
IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA
IF VIC AND I SHARED A PIECE
OF THAT VENDING-MACHINE
OPERATION OF YOURS.
VIC, THIS NEW OPERATION
YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER --
THE WAY I FIGURE IT
MAKES US PARTNERS.
SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE?
SURE WAS CUTE THE WAY YOU BILKED
JOHN AND ME OUT OF THAT SETUP.
I MEAN, YOU REALLY HAD US
AT EACH OTHER'S THROATS.
YEAH.
THE COZIEST WAS HOW YOU FINGERED
EDDIE POWERS...
WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO GET
VIC AND ME TOGETHER.
JOHNNY, YOU GOT TO BE
PUTTING ME ON.
EDDIE POWERS IS LIKE MY BROTHER.
HEY, LET'S HAVE A CIGAR.
NO! YOU GOT ME ALL WRONG.
NO! NO!
NO! AAAAAH!
IT'S A CRUMMY WAY FOR A FAMILY
MAN TO MAKE A LIVING.
HOW'S THE TICKER?
IT'S OKAY
IF I DON'T GET WORKED UP.
WHAT'S TO GET WORKED UP ABOUT?
EVERYTHING IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THESE TWO UNDERWORLD LEADERS,
VIC HATCHER AND JOHNNY THORNE,
HAVE CALLED A MEETING
OF SYNDICATE LEADERS
FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY,
AT WHICH HATCHER WILL PROPOSE
THE FORMATION
OF A SYNDICATE HOLDING COMPANY,
THE FIRST STEP
IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF AN UNDERWORLD FINANCIAL
EMPIRE WITH ENORMOUS POWER
TO CORRUPT AMERICAN BUSINESS
AND RETURN HUGE PROFITS
TO THE SYNDICATE.
SO FAR, CONVENTIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO INTERFERE
WITH THEIR OPERATIONS.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP HATCHER AND THORNE
AND PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS
FOR GOOD.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THE CONTROLS ARE HERE.
THE ESCAPE HATCH IS UNDER HERE.
THIS IS THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT.
EVERYTHING WORKS FOR US, JIM.
GREAT, BARNEY.
DON'T KEEP ME WAITING.
GOODBYE, DEAR.
JOHNNY'S GIRLFRIEND
CHEATING ON HER HUSBAND.
[ Imitating woman ]
DON'T KEEP ME WAITING.
GOODBYE, DEAR.
THIS WILL CONTRACT
THE BLOOD VESSELS
AROUND HATCHER'S HEART.
IT'S COMPLETELY HARMLESS,
BUT HE'LL THINK HE'S HAVING
A HEART ATTACK.
NOT EVEN HIS OWN PILLS
WILL HELP.
THESE WILL, HOWEVER.
WE'LL TAKE THOSE BEFORE
YOU ADMINISTER THE GAS.
MM-HMM.
WILLY.
$10 MILLION, JIM.
ALL THE BIG DENOMINATIONS.
ALMOST LIKE
THE REAL THING.
JIM, HOW MUCH
DO YOU FIGURE
THORNE AND HATCHER HAVE
IN THEIR SWISS BANK ACCOUNT?
OVER $50 MILLION, WILLY --
FROM GAMBLING,
PROSTITUTION, NARCOTICS.
THEIR WHOLE POWER AND
PRESTIGE IN THE UNDERWORLD
IS BASED ON THAT MONEY.
GET THAT $50 MILLION, AND
YOU GET HATCHER AND THORNE.
AND ALL WE NEED
IS THE ACCOUNT NUMBER.
CONTRARY
TO WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK,
A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT
IS NOT INVIOLATE.
ONCE AN ACCOUNT NUMBER IS
KNOWN, IT CAN BE ATTACHED.
THIS IS YOUR TARGET,
BARNEY --
ARNIE GATES, HEAD
OF THE MIDWEST OPERATION.
VERY BIG IN HEROIN
AND CONTRACT MURDER.
I'LL BE VERY CAREFUL
WITH HIM, JIM.
LOOK OUT!
[ HORN HONKS ]
THIS MAN'S BEEN HURT.
CALL AN AMBULANCE.
THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT
AT 4th AND OLIVE.
WE NEED AN AMBULANCE.
RIGHT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ SIREN WAILS ]
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
HIT AND RUN?
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT, ARNIE.
HOW BAD IS IT?
I FEEL FINE, BUT I'M GOING
TO BE STUCK IN HERE
FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.
NOW, LOOK, VIC, I WANT IN
ON THIS OPERATION.
I'LL SEND MY MAN COLBY.
Look, some of the boys
don't like strangers.
You'll like Frank.
You can trust him, Vic.
HOW WILL WE KNOW HIM?
THIS RUBY RING
YOU GAVE ME --
that'll be
Frank's calling card.
AND, OH, VIC...I'LL, UH,
BE SENDING SOME SNAPSHOTS
OF THE KIDS
ALONG WITH COLBY.
YOU'D BE PROUD
OF THEM, VIC.
[ Dial tone ]
[ SIGHS ]
DR. WARD, GO TO 561 WEST.
FRANK COLBY,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
WHAT FOR?
THERE'S AN OLD
OHIO WARRANT ON YOU.
COME ON.
THAT'S DEAD.
IT CAME BACK TO LIFE.
LET'S GO.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
ARNIE'S MY SON-IN-LAW.
HE WANTS IN, HE'S IN.
IT'S NOT ARNIE
WHO'S COMING HERE, VIC.
AND WE DON'T KNOW
ANY OF HIS BOYS.
HEY, JOHNNY, YOU PAY THIS BOY
TO RUN YOUR SHOW FOR YOU
OR TO GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE?
WE DON'T NEED
ANY HASSLES, JENNINGS.
IF ARNIE'S MAN IS OKAY
FOR VIC, HE'S OKAY FOR ME.
FRANK COLBY, CHICAGO.
COLBY, CHICAGO.
COLBY'S ON HIS WAY UP.
ARNIE'S MAN, COLBY,
IS ON HIS WAY UP.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MAKE SOME MONEY,
MAKE SOME MONEY.
[ BEEPING ]
COLBY.
THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE LODGE.
HENNESSEY HERE.
WHAT'S UP?
EMERGENCY BRAKE ON
THE BLINK. NUMBER ONE CAR.
WELL, WEREN'T YOU
CHECKED OUT ON THE SYSTEM?
YEAH, BUT I'M NOT
AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.
I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
OKAY.
DON'T LET ANYBODY ON IT
TILL I GET THERE.
[ DINGING ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HI.
FRANK COLBY?
THAT'S RIGHT.
VIC HATCHER.
GLAD TO MEET YOU, VIC.
THIS IS GREAT COUNTRY
UP HERE.
YEAH, WE LIKE IT.
COME ON IN.
BOYS, THIS IS ARNIE GATES'
NUMBER-ONE MAN.
JENNINGS, FRANK COLBY.
JENNINGS, GENTLEMEN.
HOW ABOUT A DRINK, FRANK?
LET'S GET TO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
SIT DOWN.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
BOYS,
IF OUR LAWYERS TRIED
TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU,
YOU'D NEVER UNDERSTAND
WHAT THEY WERE SAYING.
IN SIMPLE TERMS,
THIS IS IT.
WE CREATE A HOLDING COMPANY
TO PUT OUR MONEY INTO.
WE INCORPORATE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
NOW, THIS HOLDING COMPANY
INVESTS, BUYS, SELLS.
BUT MOST OF ALL,
IT GETS VERY RICH ON MONEY
WE CAN'T INVEST HERE.
WELL, HOW ARE WE PROTECTED?
YOUR MONEY BUYS SHARES
IN THE COMPANY.
I BROUGHT IT DOWN EMPTY.
WELL, YOU WATCH
THE CONTROL PANEL,
AND I'LL MAKE A TEST RUN
AND CHECK THE CIRCUITS.
THIS OPERATION HAS A LOT
OF PLUSES GOING FOR IT.
FIRST, THE BOOKS
WON'T BE ANYWHERE
WHERE A U.S. AGENCY
CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON THEM.
THAT MEANS WE SAVE ON TAXES.
IT ALSO MEANS THAT NOBODY
WILL KNOW WHERE THE PROFITS GO
EXCEPT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE HOLDING COMPANY -- US.
CASEY...
make the call.
RIGHT.
[ RINGS ]
HELLO?
YEAH.
JOHNNY, YOUR GIRL.
I'LL TAKE IT.
CAROL? I TOLD YOU
NOT TO CALL ME HERE.
I'm all tied up.
JOHNNY, BOB'S IN TOWN.
I THINK HE KNOWS WE'RE TOGETHER.
I'M AFRAID.
LOOK, BABY,
I HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR...
Johnny, he says he knows
who you are
and who your pals are
up there.
AND HE SAYS HE CAN GET YOU
INTO A LOT OF TROUBLE.
ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
VIC...
ALL RIGHT.
LOOK, JOHNNY'S GOT TO SPLIT.
JENNINGS WILL TALK FOR HIM.
THIS THING WORKING?
JUST HAD
A LITTLE SHORT, SIR,
BUT I CAN
TAKE YOU DOWN NOW.
BATESLY HERE.
JOHNNY THORNE'S
ON HIS WAY DOWN.
COMPANY'S FIRST TWO ACQUISITIONS
WILL BE TUCSON FREIGHT
AND EL PASO
INTERNATIONAL TRUCKING.
NOW, WITH THESE TWO LINES,
WE CAN CONTROL THE DISTRIBUTION
OF PRODUCTS
BETWEEN THE CANADIAN BORDER
AND THE HEART OF MEXICO.
LOOK AT THIS.
HERE'S A PROFIT BREAKDOWN
FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.
WE TRUST YOU
AND JOHNNY, VIC.
WHAT'S THE ANTE?
PAR VALUE ON THE SHARES
IS $5,000.
MINIMUM INVESTMENT --
100 SHARES.
THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU ALL
TO BRING THE CASH.
WELL, THAT'S IT.
YOU PUT UP THE MONEY...
SIGN THESE...
AND THE PROPER CERTIFICATES
WILL BE DRAWN UP
AND TRANSFERRED TO YOU.
A HALF MILLION APIECE, HUH?
RIGHT.
GO CHECK THE SOLENOID
ON THE MASTER BRAKE SWITCH.
WHERE'S JOHNNY?
JOHNNY? OH, YOU MEAN
THE MAN UP THERE?
HE WENT BACK TO THE LODGE.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
$4 MILLION, VIC.
YOURS WILL BE WORTH
$40 MILLION IN ONE YEAR.
VIC, YOU KNOW, ARNIE
IS CERTAINLY IMPRESSED
WITH HIS FATHER-IN-LAW.
NOW I CAN SEE WHY.
THAT WAS
A TERRIFIC PRESENTATION.
HEY, VIC, I ALMOST FORGOT.
I GOT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS HERE
OF YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.
THAT MELISSA SURE
IS A BEAUTIFUL KID.
YEAH, SHE'S ALWAYS TALKING
ABOUT HER GRANDPA VIC.
THINK SHE'S EVEN MORE IMPRESSED
WITH YOU THAN ARNIE IS.
I LIKE TO SEND HER THINGS.
WISH I COULD SEE HER
MORE OFTEN.
WHEN YOU COME RIGHT DOWN
TO IT,
IT'S ONLY THEM
WE LIVE FOR ANYWAY.
YEAH, YEAH,
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN,
ESPECIALLY WITH A FAMILY
LIKE YOURS.
I'VE BEEN KIND OF CLOSE
TO THEM
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY
OF MY OWN.
I'VE BECOME SORT OF LIKE
THE BACHELOR UNCLE.
SUNDAY DINNER, CHRISTMAS,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S REAL NICE, FRANK.
[ Clicking ]
Hey, Vic!
JUST A SECOND.
GO AHEAD, GROSSETT.
SOMETHING'S SCREWY.
WE CAN'T LOCATE JOHNNY.
He got on the tram,
and he never got off.
And that tram repairman,
he barreled out of here
like crazy.
WHO SET THIS THING UP?
YOU JUST SHUT UP
AND SIT DOWN RIGHT HERE.
MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW
THE KIND OF MUSCLE I GOT.
I KNOW
ALL I NEED TO KNOW.
SO, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SHUT UP
AND BE A GOOD LITTLE BOY,
JOHNNY, HUH?
I DON'T GET IT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
BATESLY SWEARS
HE GOT ON THAT TRAM.
TELEPHONE, VIC.
YEAH?
HATCHER,
WE GOT JOHNNY THORNE.
HERE ARE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
You and you alone
bring $4 million
to the abandoned sign loft
at 4th and Spruce
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN
IN EXACTLY ONE HOUR.
JOHNNY'S BEEN SNATCHED.
ASK TO TALK
TO JOHNNY, VIC.
LET ME HEAR
JOHNNY'S VOICE.
HELLO, VIC?
-JOHNNY?
-They mean business, Vic.
DO LIKE HE SAYS.
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
$4 MILLION.
-$4 MILLION?
-$4 MILLION?!
THAT'S AN INTERESTING
FIGURE -- $4 MILLION.
WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT, JENNINGS?
JUST THINKING.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
BOYS.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
IS WE GET JOHNNY BACK.
$4 MILLION
FOR JOHNNY THORNE?
WHAT DO I TELL
THE 20,000 GUYS
WHO THINK THEIR MONEY'S
IN A PENSION FUND?
I WANT
MY HALF MILLION BACK, VIC.
WHY...YOU...PUNK!
YOU GOING TO LET
JOHNNY THORNE DIE?!
IT'S HIS MUSCLE
THAT MAKES THIS THING WORK!
NOW, WE NEED HIM
MORE THAN --
VIC, COME HERE.
SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.
GET HIM SOME WATER.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, LOOK...
THIS OPERATION IS WORTH
$40 MILLION A YEAR.
I SAY WE PAY THE RANSOM,
GET JOHNNY FREE.
THEN WE'LL GO AFTER
THE GUYS WHO SNATCHED HIM.
WE'LL GET THE MONEY BACK.
JOHNNY WILL STILL
BE ALIVE.
SPEAKING FOR ARNIE,
I'LL GO ALONG WITH VIC.
RIGHT.
MAYBE I BETTER GO
WITH YOU, VIC.
THE MAN SAID ALONE.
IF THIS THING GOES WRONG,
I'LL PAY EVERY ONE OF YOU BACK
OUT OF OUR SWISS ACCOUNT,
AND YOU CAN HOLD ME
AS COLLATERAL.
$4 MILLION.
HOW DID THEY KNOW?
HELLO, VIC.
WE'RE OVER HERE.
WALK STRAIGHT AHEAD.
STOP RIGHT THERE.
PUT DOWN THE SATCHEL.
THEY MEAN BUSINESS, VIC.
DO LIKE HE SAYS.
NOW, WALK TO THE OFFICE.
DO LIKE HE SAYS, VIC.
YOU'RE BEING WATCHED.
DON'T TRY ANYTHING CLEVER
OR BOTH YOU AND JOHNNY
WILL GET IT.
NOW WALK TO THE OFFICE.
YOU'RE BEING WATCHED.
DON'T TRY ANYTHING CLEVER
OR BOTH YOU AND JOHNNY
WILL GET IT.
VIC, THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
[ VAN DOOR CLOSES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
THEIR MONEY'S BACK THERE.
NOW WE'LL GIVE THEM
SOME OF OURS.
YOU'RE WASTING
YOUR TIME, JOHNNY.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHY
I WANT TO GET AWAY
FROM A BEAUTIFUL-LOOKING
BROAD LIKE YOU ANYWAY.
YOU GOT A NAME?
MM-HMM. LILY.
AHH. IS THE BIG GUY
WHO PUT THE SNATCH ON ME
YOUR BOYFRIEND, LILY?
HE'S ALL RIGHT.
HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE MUCH
UP HERE.
YOU GOT PLENTY.
NOT ONLY THERE,
BUT, UH, EVERYWHERE.
SAY, LILY, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO PLAY THE BIG TIME
WITH JOHNNY THORNE?
HOW BIG?
OH, 50,000 BUCKS
TO CUT THESE STRINGS.
[ LAUGHING ]
JOHNNY, THE RANSOM
IS $4 MILLION.
BUT LILY, THEY WON'T LET
YOU LIVE TO SPEND IT.
YOU LIKE THAT COLOR?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
YOU GOT THE MONEY?
10 GRAND?
I TOLD YOU --
THAT WAS THE DEAL, LILY.
"THAT WAS THE DEAL, LILY."
YOU COULD HAVE GOT 10 TIMES
THAT MUCH FROM THE GUY!
LISTEN, I DON'T FOOL AROUND
WITH THAT OLD MAN.
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
A CONTRACT OUT ON US.
NOW WHAT?
I'M GOING
TO FINISH THE JOB.
WHO'S PAYING YOU
TO DO THIS?
-WHO'S THE OLD MAN?
-SHUT UP, JOHNNY.
I'LL PAY YOU 100 GRAND.
I'LL PAY YOU ANYTHING.
LOOK, YOU KILL HIM,
AND WE'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT
TO BARGAIN WITH.
YOU CALL THE OLD MAN AND
TELL HIM WE WANT $1 MILLION
OR WE'LL LET JOHNNY GO.
YOU'RE CRAZY, LILY.
LOOK, HE'S GOT
ALL THOSE GUYS UP THERE
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
DO YOU THINK HE WANTS THEM
TO FIND OUT
THAT HE SNATCHED JOHNNY?
NOW, CALL HIM!
I AM NOT CALLING HIM.
YOU MAKE ME SICK.
I'LL CALL HIM.
LILY, YOU'RE A SMART GIRL.
LISTEN TO ME.
LISTEN,
IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE!
[ RECEIVER CLATTERS ]
GO ON.
THE OLD MAN'S VIC,
ISN'T HE?
VIC HATCHER?
FROM WHAT YOU SAID,
IT HAS TO BE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I'M WASTING MY TIME.
HE'LL PROMISE YOU ANYTHING,
BUT HE HAS TO KILL YOU.
HE CAN'T LET YOU LIVE.
NOT AS LONG AS YOU CAN
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON HIM.
WELL, JOHNNY,
WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE IT,
SOMETIMES
YOU TAKE CHANCES.
THERE'S NO GAMBLE
WITH ME, LILY.
VIC HAS A LOT OF FRIENDS.
ONCE I TAKE HIM OUT,
THEY'LL WANT TO KNOW WHY.
AND YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO CAN TELL THEM.
THAT'S WHY
I NEED YOU ALIVE, LILY.
VIC NEEDS YOU DEAD.
YOU FIGURE OUT THE ODDS.
I DON'T KNOW, JOHNNY.
THE MONEY'S THE SAME, LILY!
AND I CAN THROW IN
A DIVIDEND.
I TAKE OUT THE BIG GUY,
AND YOU GET THE WHOLE
MILLION, ALL OF IT.
OH, YEAH?
WHEN?
WELL, AS SOON AS I GET
MY HANDS ON THE RANSOM.
HE WOULDN'T BRING IT DOWN.
PROBABLY FIGURED WE'D TRY
AND HEIST IT.
I'LL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.
YEAH, YOU WAIT
FOR MY CALL.
LILY?
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
IT WAS TOO NEAT,
TOO PAT.
THEY KNEW TOO MUCH.
WHAT REALLY GETS ME
IS THEY USED JOHNNY'S VOICE
TO SUCKER ME OUT.
MAYBE JOHNNY COOPERATED.
HEY, VIC, WHAT ARE
YOU TRYING TO SAY?
HE'S SAYING JOHNNY
KIDNAPPED HIMSELF.
-THAT'S RIDICULOUS. WHY?
-FOR $4 MILLION.
WHEN THERE'S $40 MILLION
A YEAR INVOLVED?
VIC UNDERSTANDS
THOSE BIG NUMBERS,
JOHNNY DOESN'T.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
ARNIE TOLD ME
THAT JOHNNY'S WELCHED
ON A MILLION AND A HALF
IN GAMBLING DEBTS
AND THE HEAT'S ON.
THAT'S WHY ARNIE ASKED ME
TO CHECK OUT
THIS WHOLE OPERATION.
HEY, I KEEP JOHNNY'S BOOKS,
AND I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF A GAMBLING DEBT.
NOW, IF SOMEONE'S TRYING
TO FRAME JOHNNY AND ME...
JOHNNY'S GIRLFRIEND
CALLED HIM AWAY FROM HERE
WHILE WE WERE ALL
CONVENIENTLY ASSEMBLED.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
YOU ANSWERED THE PHONE,
JENNINGS.
YOU SAID
IT WAS JOHNNY'S GIRL.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
WHO IS THIS?
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
I GOT TO TALK TO JENNINGS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
Put him on.
FOR YOU, JENNINGS.
HELLO?
JENNINGS?
DON'T SAY ANYTHING,
JUST LISTEN.
JOHNNY GOT AWAY, VIC.
THAT'S GOOD.
SURE, IT'S GOOD, VIC.
HE SAYS YOU SET IT ALL UP.
JOHNNY SAYS THE $4 MILLION
IS STILL UP HERE.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
DOESN'T IT?
THE OLD MAN'S GETTING TIRED.
HE'S GOT PAINS IN HIS CHEST.
HE'D LIKE TO GET RID
OF JOHNNY,
SO HE ARRANGES ALL OF THIS.
HE WINDS UP
WITH THE $4 MILLION
AND NO MORE JOHNNY
TO WORRY ABOUT.
RIGHT, OLD MAN?
WE ALL SAW VIC TAKE
THE MONEY OUT OF THE SAFE
AND GET ON THE TRAM
WITH IT.
DID WE? WHAT WE SAW
WAS VIC TAKE A VALISE OUT
OF THE SAFE.
BUT WE DIDN'T SEE
WHAT WAS IN IT.
OPEN THE SAFE, VIC.
YOU'RE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE, JENNINGS.
VIC, OPEN THE SAFE.
QUIT STALLING.
[ BEEPING ]
AHH! UGH!
DID YOU HAVE
TWO VALISES, VIC?
ONE EMPTY,
THE OTHER ONE FULL?
ALL OUR MONEY.
THIS IS A SETUP.
YOU AND JOHNNY SET ME UP.
GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
YOU'RE GETTING IT,
TOO, COLBY.
HOLD IT! DROP 'EM!
WHO'S HE?
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW HOW CAREFULLY
ARNIE PLAYS IT. HE'S WITH ME.
NOW, CLOSE THAT UP.
YOU, OVER THERE.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT,
FOLLOW HIM. MOVE!
HOLD IT, GENTLEMEN.
THIS WAY.
THIS IS JENNINGS.
Vic's on his way down
with Colby and his man.
You stop him
any way you can.
HE'S GOT $4 MILLION
OF OUR MONEY.
WE GOT ORDERS TO STOP VIC.
LET'S GO.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
JOHNNY.
I GOT
TO GET UP THERE FAST.
JENNINGS JUST CALLED.
VIC IS ON HIS WAY DOWN.
WE GOT TO STOP HIM.
WELL, THEN,
WE BETTER WAIT DOWN HERE.
COME ON.
LOOKS LIKE
A WELCOMING PARTY.
IT'S COLBY
AND SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND THERE'S VIC.
CAN THEY STOP THAT THING?
NO WAY.
[ Wincing ]
OH, THIS IS A BAD ONE.
LOOK...IF YOU GET OUT
OF HERE AND I DON'T,
MAKE SURE THE KIDS
GET THAT MONEY.
THOSE KIDS AREN'T GOING
TO GET ANYTHING, VIC.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S COUNTERFEIT.
COUNTERFEIT. QUEER.
ALL OF IT. LOOK AT IT.
LISTEN, VIC, YOU GOT
TO PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT IT.
YOU HAVE TO TRY.
YOU CAN'T LET JOHNNY GET AWAY
WITH ALL THAT BREAD
YOU BOTH GOT STASHED
IN SWITZERLAND.
[ Panting ]
THE PILL ISN'T HELPING.
LISTEN, VIC, YOU CAN'T LET
JOHNNY GET AWAY WITH IT.
IT'S YOUR WHOLE LIFETIME.
EVERYTHING YOU'VE WORKED FOR.
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT IT.
YOU CAN MAKE IT.
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.
YOU CAN MAKE IT!
I CAN'T BREATHE.
NOW.
[ BEEPING ]
WHAT MADE IT STOP?
GET IT MOVING.
HEY, VIC.
VIC, WE CAN GET OUT HERE.
COME ON.
NO. NO, IT'S NO USE.
I CAN'T MAKE IT.
YES, YOU CAN.
YOU'VE GOT TO TRY!
NO, LISTEN.
LISTEN...
[ PANTING ]
I DON'T WANT JOHNNY
TO GET THAT MONEY.
HERE.
HERE, GIVE THIS TO ARNIE.
IT'S THE NUMBER
IN SWITZERLAND.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, GET OUT OF HERE!
I'LL TAKE CARE
OF EVERYTHING, VIC.
YOU WANT ME TO GO AFTER
COLBY AND THE OTHER GUY?
NAH.
IT'S VIC I WANT.
DID YOU GET THE NUMBER
OF THE SWISS ACCOUNT?
IN ROMAN NUMERALS
ON THE BACK
OF HIS ST. FRANCIS.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]