Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 6, Episode 4 - Mindbend - full transcript
Criminal mastermind Pierson employs Dr. Burke who brainwashes fugitives to carry out political assassinations. Barney takes the place of the next fugitive to be used by Burke. But, when he ...
[ WATCH ALARM RINGS ]
HE'S READY.
HE SURE IS.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
MR. PIERSON.
WHAT IS IT, ALEX?
I thought we had
an understanding.
You're not to call me again.
WHERE DO WE STAND, DR. BURKE?
I TOLD YOU MY PATIENT
WILL BE READY IN TIME.
COMMISSIONER BERESFORD WILL BE
DEAD BY 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON.
JUST SO YOU KNOW --
IT HAS TO BE RIGHT.
BERESFORD IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT HIT YET.
DON'T LECTURE ME, ALEX.
EITHER YOU TRUST ME
OR WE WON'T DO BUSINESS AGAIN.
I THINK YOU'RE FORGETTING
SOMETHING, BURKE.
YOU DO EXACTLY
WHAT I TELL YOU TO DO.
OR DO I HAVE TO SEND
SOMEONE OVER TO REMIND YOU?
[ RECEIVER CLATTERS ]
HOW ARE YOU FEELING, STAMBLER?
NOT BAD, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
LET HIM GO.
[ WATCH ALARM RINGS ]
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
ALEX PIERSON, RISING RAPIDLY
WITHIN THE SYNDICATE,
HAS FORMED AN ALLIANCE
WITH THOMAS BURKE,
A PSYCHOPATHIC GENIUS IN THE
FIELD OF BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT BURKE
IS ENLISTING FUGITIVES
FROM THE UNDERWORLD
WHOM HE FIRST BRAINWASHES,
THEN PROGRAMS TO KILL.
THESE ASSASSINS HAVE ALREADY
COMMITTED THREE MURDERS
FOR PIERSON
AND KILLED THEMSELVES
IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD.
SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO
OPPORTUNITY TO QUESTION THEM,
CONVENTIONAL
LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET
ANY INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE
AGAINST BURKE AND PIERSON.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP THESE MURDERS
AND TO PUT BURKE AND PIERSON
OUT OF ACTION.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ SIZZLING ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THE PROBLEM IS THAT PIERSON
NEVER GOES NEAR BURKE.
WE HAVE NO WAY
TO LINK THEM.
SO FAR, NO CLUE AS TO WHERE
BURKE'S BASE IS.
SO, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO --
IN ADDITION
TO GATHERING EVIDENCE --
IS TO LOCATE BURKE
AND ARRANGE A CONFRONTATION
IN WHICH THE TWO MEN WILL
INCRIMINATE THEMSELVES.
CASEY...
-VERY GOOD, CASEY.
-THANK YOU.
WE HAVE TWO APARTMENTS, JIM --
MINE AND THE ONE NEXT DOOR.
ANY PROBLEM GETTING TO
PIERSON'S COCKTAIL PARTY?
NO, PIERSON USUALLY CALLS
A MODELING AGENCY
WHEN HE GIVES A PARTY
FOR ONE OF HIS BOYS.
I'M ON THEIR LIST NOW,
AND I'VE BONED UP
ON PIERSON'S PAINTINGS.
JIM, WHERE DID PIERSON
AND BURKE FIRST MEET?
IN JAIL. BURKE WAS SERVING
A TERM FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
ONE OF HIS SO-CALLED MEDICAL
EXPERIMENTS KILLED A MAN.
JIM, THESE FUGITIVES
THAT WIND UP
AS BURKE'S SUBJECTS --
THEY DON'T EXPECT TO DIE,
DO THEY?
NO, WHAT THEY HEAR THROUGH
THE GRAPEVINE IN PRISON
IS THAT PIERSON
HAS A DOCTOR -- BURKE --
WHO CAN GIVE THEM
NEW IDENTITIES
AND GET THEM
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
BARNEY,
YOU'VE GOT NO IDEA
WHAT MIND DRUGS OR TECHNIQUES
BURKE WILL BE USING.
THESE WILL PROTECT ME
AGAINST THE WHOLE SPECTRUM,
WILLY.
THIS ONE,
I TAKE BEFORE I START,
AND THIS ONE,
I USE AS A BOOSTER
WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE AT ALL
THAT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE
MAY HAVE SEEN HAWKINS?
ALL THEY HAVE
IS A GENERAL DESCRIPTION --
BLACK, ABOUT MY AGE,
HEIGHT, AND WEIGHT.
HE ESCAPED FROM A FEDERAL
PRISON ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO
AND CONTACTED PIERSON'S MAN.
WHAT NOBODY KNOWS
IS THAT HAWKINS
WAS RECAPTURED LAST NIGHT
AND GAVE US
THE WHOLE STORY.
EXACTLY ONE HOUR FROM NOW,
HE IS TO BE
IN A PUBLIC TELEPHONE BOOTH
AT 10th AND WILLOUGHBY.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
Hawkins?
[ With accent ]
YEAH.
You do exactly
as you're told,
or there's no deal.
OKAY, I UNDERSTAND.
When I hang up,
you keep walking south,
and you keep walking.
[ Receiver clicks ]
[ HORN HONKING ]
[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]
GOOD. THANKS.
HEY,
LET'S GET GOING, HUH?
HERE YOU GO, STEVE.
RELAX YOU.
TO HAPPY DAYS.
YOU'VE GOT QUITE A RECORD --
FORGERY, FRAUD, FLIGHT
TO AVOID PROSECUTION
GOING BACK
TO YOUR 16th YEAR.
YEAH.
LOOK, I COME HERE
FOR A NEW FACE.
LET'S GET ON
WITH THIS, HUH?
NO HEAVY CRIMES...
NO VIOLENCE.
I CAN TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF.
I'M SURE YOU CAN.
I HEAR PRISON LIFE
GETS PRETTY ROUGH.
TELL ME THE TRUTH --
HAVEN'T YOU EVER WANTED
TO LEAN ON SOMEONE?
MAYBE SOMEBODY
THAT CROSSED YOU.
ROUGH HIM UP A LITTLE...
KILL HIM.
YEAH...SURE.
SO WHAT?
LOOK...
WHAT'S...
WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO
WITH GETTING ME
OUT OF THE COUNTRY?
I-I PAID YOU
A LOT OF MONEY.
YOU'LL GET YOUR
MONEY'S WORTH, STEVE.
JUST RELAX.
RELAX.
ACCORDING TO THE
BUILDING DEPARTMENT PLANS
AND THESE PHOTOGRAPHS,
THE ONLY PLACE THEY COULD
SECURE HIM PROPERLY IS HERE.
SO THAT'S WHERE
THEY'VE GOT HIM, WILLY.
NOW IT'S UP TO HIM.
[ BUZZING ]
[ BUZZING ]
[ LOUD BUZZING ]
[ BUZZING CONTINUES ]
[ ELECTRONIC BEEPS ]
[ BEEPS CONTINUE ]
[ KEYS JINGLING ]
WHAT'S THAT?
SUPPER.
I JUST HAD LUNCH!
THAT WAS HOURS AGO.
IT WAS MINUTES!
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING
TO DO TO ME?!
COLONEL, COME BACK HERE.
COME BACK HERE
AND TALK TO ME!
IT'S NOT SUPPER!
IT'S NOT TIME!
HE'S TOUGH.
YES, HE'S VERY HARD,
BUT THE PATTERN
IS SATISFACTORY.
HE'LL BREAK.
HE MIGHT MAKE
THE BEST KILLER YET.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]
[ FOOTSTEPS PASS ]
THE TIME ANALYSIS
ON SUBJECT HAWKINS
MARKEDLY DIFFERENT
FROM PREVIOUS SUBJECTS
OWING TO THETA BOMBARDMENT.
PREPARATION -- 40 HOURS.
RELEASE TIME CALCULATED
9:00 A.M. SECOND DAY.
REQUISITE EXECUTION TIME
IS 2:00 P.M. SAME DATE.
THE CURIOUS THING
ABOUT THIS SUBJECT,
APART FROM THE OTHERS,
IS AN EXTRAORDINARY --
[ TAPE STOPS ]
EXCUSE ME.
HI.
YOU MUST BE THE NEW GIRL.
YES, SUSAN MILLER.
TERRIFIC. I'M RITA.
YOU'LL MEET THE OTHERS
AS WE GO ALONG.
OH.
HERE, DRINK UP.
ALEX HATES A DULL PARTY.
CHEERS.
BY THE WAY, WHERE IS
OUR ILLUSTRIOUS HOST?
PROBABLY IN THE STUDY.
UH, WE'RE ALL
BEING AUDITIONED
ON CLOSED-CIRCUIT
TELEVISION.
THIS PLACE
HAS MORE SECURITY
THAN THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
OH, YOU'RE KIDDING.
NO. THOSE THREE STIFFS
OVER THERE --
YEAH?
BODYGUARDS.
OH, WOW.
OUR NEW KILLER.
ONE MOMENT OF GLORY
AS HE EXECUTES HENRY WATSON
AND THEN...
THEY'RE ALL HERE.
GOOD.
THEN LET'S JOIN THE PARTY.
HELLO, ALEX.
SHE'S NEW, ISN'T SHE?
YES, SHE IS.
I WANT TO SEE HER.
YES, SIR.
MISS, YOUR HOST
WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU.
I'M ALEX PIERSON.
I HAVEN'T
SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE.
OH, WELL,
THIS IS MY FIRST VISIT.
ENJOYING IT?
OH, VERY MUCH.
IT'S QUITE WHAT I EXPECTED,
EXCEPT FOR THE PAINTINGS.
THE RAPHAEL IS...
MAGNIFICENT.
AND THE FRA ANGELICO.
[ SIGHS ]
-YOU'RE AN ADMIRER.
-YES.
THE, UH, OTHERWORLDLY QUALITY
OF CHRISTIAN SUBJECT MATTER
IS OVERWHELMING
IN AN AGE OF SUCH REALISM.
WHO INVITED YOU
TO THIS PARTY, MISS...
MILLER. SUSAN MILLER.
I WAS SENT BY THE AGENCY.
THEY DON'T USUALLY SEND
YOUNG LADIES
WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE PAINTINGS.
WELL,
IT'S A HOBBY OF MINE.
I'M A WRITER.
I DON'T SELL MUCH, AND...
WELL...
I HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING.
OH, YOU MUST SEE THE REST.
I HAVE SOME UCCELLOS.
AND A BOTTICELLI.
LOVELY!
YOU COULD BE
A BOTTICELLI MODEL.
LONG GOLDEN HAIR...
MAY I?
PLEASE.
YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
CELLINI. PROBABLY DONE
ABOUT 1525, 1530.
RIGHT.
I WANT TO BUY IT.
OH, WELL, I'M AFRAID
IT'S NOT FOR SALE.
IT WAS MY MOTHER'S.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT I WARN YOU,
MISS MILLER,
I CAN BE VERY PERSUASIVE.
JIM?
THEY'VE DESTROYED ALL
THEIR PROGRAMMING MATERIAL.
I did find out that I'm to be
released tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
The murder is set
for 2:00 p.m.
I repeat --
2:00 p.m. tomorrow.
I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHO I'M SUPPOSED TO KILL.
WE WERE RIGHT ABOUT
THE AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL.
Our pictures
should be processed
for 35mm ADR transport
for front and rear projection.
ALSO...
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
THEY'RE USING A DUMMY
FOR THE CONDITIONING SERIES --
Life-sized, fitted
with a mask of the subject.
BUT TH-THERE'S SOMETHING
WE DIDN'T FIGURE ON --
A THETA-WAVE MACHINE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
ROUGH.
IT'S WHY THEY'RE ABLE...
ABLE TO GO SO FAST.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
SOMEONE'S COMING.
I'VE GOT TO TAKE
MY BOOSTER.
I'll report to you
later...tonight.
HE SOUNDED PRETTY ROCKY.
[ KEYS JINGLING ]
LET'S GO.
DOCTOR'S WAITING.
TIME TO GO, HAWKINS.
YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE
TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
ABOUT THE MINIATURE.
YOU NEED MONEY.
WELL, IT WOULD
BE VERY DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO PART WITH,
BUT...
SO IT IS NEGOTIABLE?
PERHAPS.
-THANKS.
-THANK YOU.
WHERE? WHEN?
WELL, UH, AT HOME,
I HAVE A...LOVELY COLLECTION
OF COLOR SLIDES
THAT I TOOK OF
SOME UCCELLOS IN ROME.
WELL, IF WE CAN'T AGREE
ON THE MINIATURE,
AT LEAST
WE HAVE THE UCCELLOS.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW?
I'LL CALL YOU.
WELL, THAT'S GOING TO BE
A LITTLE DIFFICULT.
I'VE JUST MOVED
INTO A NEW APARTMENT,
AND THE PHONE ISN'T BEING
INSTALLED UNTIL TOMORROW.
SO, IF IT'S ALL RIGHT,
I'LL CALL YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
TOMORROW.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ GRUNTING LOUDLY ]
[ SHOUTING ]
[ SHOUTING ]
[ BUZZING ]
[ ELECTRONIC BEEPS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
AAAHHH!
35MM SLIDES.
THANKS, WILLY.
EVERYTHING ELSE READY?
YEAH, ALMOST.
-WHAT ABOUT BARNEY?
-NOT A WORD.
HERE COMES
HAROLD WATSON NOW.
HE'S ARRIVING
AT THE HEARING ROOM
TO TESTIFY
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
AT ANY TIME AFTER THE SOUND
OF THE WRISTWATCH ALARM,
YOU WILL KILL
HAROLD WATSON,
AND THEN YOU WILL
KILL YOURSELF.
[ WATCH ALARM RINGS ]
[ CLICKING ]
[ CLICKING CONTINUES ]
HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
HAWKINS?
[ Monotone ]
FINE, DOCTOR.
YOU KNOW YOUR JOB.
WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF,
I KILL DEPUTY MAYOR WATSON,
AND THEN I KILL MYSELF.
I'M VERY PLEASED.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
TAKE HIM OUT.
LET HIM GO.
SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG,
OR BARNEY WOULD HAVE
CONTACTED US BY NOW.
WE'VE GOT TO MOVE, JIM.
RIGHT.
BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE REST OF THE PLAN?
NO CHANGE...YET.
YOU CAN GO NOW, HAWKINS.
HEY, YOU! WHAT ARE YOU
DOING THERE?
THE GUY GOT SICK,
AND I'M JUST REPLACING HIM.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CHECK
YOUR BAGS AT THE GATE.
THAT'S MY JOB!
YOU'RE NOT EVEN
SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.
OKAY, MAN,
COOL IT, COOL IT!
[ WASHING MACHINES RUN ]
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ WASHING MACHINES STOP ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ Ringing ]
HELLO?
MAY I SPEAK WITH ALEX,
PLEASE?
TELL HIM SUSAN MILLER.
MISS MILLER.
YEAH. I'LL TALK TO HER.
HOW ARE YOU
THIS MORNING, SUSAN?
Anxious to see you.
CAN YOU MAKE IT
FOR LUNCH TODAY?
DELIGHTED.
I'LL BRING THE CHAMPAGNE.
GOOD. ABOUT NOON.
UH, 12:30
IS THE BEST I CAN DO.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
CASEY.
YES, JIM?
No sign of Barney here.
Have you heard
anything from him?
NO, JIM.
WELL, WE'RE GOING AHEAD
WITH THE PLAN,
BUT HAVE THE POLICE PUT OUT
AN APB FOR BARNEY.
WELL, SUPPOSE WE CAN'T
LOCATE HIM IN TIME?
CONTACT TEAGUE WILLIAMS.
MAKE A MASK OF HIM.
ALL RIGHT, JIM.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OH, JUST CLEANING UP.
NEVER SEEN YOU
IN HERE BEFORE.
OHH!
Casey?
YES, JIM?
EVERYTHING'S SET HERE.
HERE TOO. TEAGUE WILLIAMS
IS ON THE WAY.
UH, PIERSON WILL BE HERE
AT 12:30,
AND THE POLICE HAVE BEEN
CONTACTED ABOUT BARNEY.
GOOD. WILLY?
YES, JIM?
YOU BETTER GET BACK TO THE
APARTMENT AND HELP CASEY.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, JIM?
I'M NOT LEAVING HERE
UNTIL I FIND OUT
WHERE BARNEY IS.
DO YOU THINK
THEY GOT TO HIM?
THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.
I THINK IT'LL WORK.
I HOPE SO.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
PIERSON.
HOW ARE YOU, MISS MILLER?
WHERE'S ALEX?
RELAX. HE'LL BE ALONG.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
MR. PIERSON
DOESN'T LIKE SURPRISES.
WELL, NEITHER DO I!
THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, MR. PIERSON.
GOOD.
HELLO.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
FOR THE INTRUSION.
THEY INSIST.
RESPONSIBLE FOR MY SAFETY,
YOU UNDERSTAND.
DO I HAVE A CHOICE?
IF WE'RE TO BE FRIENDS, NO.
[ LAUGHS ] WELL, I'LL
HAVE TO LEARN TO GET ALONG.
THAT'S A GIRL.
THE BEST.
WELL, THAT'S NO SURPRISE.
NICE APARTMENT.
WHEN YOU GET IT DECORATED?
WELL, I'M AFRAID I CAN'T
DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT
UNTIL I, UH,
SELL MY FIRST BOOK.
...OR A MINIATURE.
OR A MINIATURE.
LISTEN, UH,
DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME.
I DIDN'T COME JUST
ABOUT THE MINIATURE,
BUT I WOULD
LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
VERY WELL.
TO THE MINIATURE.
I DIDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!
GET AWAY FROM ME!
YOU FINGERED ME.
WHO PUT YOU UP TO IT?
I DIDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT!
IT WAS BURKE'S LAST PATIENT.
I RECOGNIZE HIM.
IT WAS BURKE'S M.O.
WHO PAID BURKE TO DO IT?
[ Shouting ]
WHO SET IT UP??
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT IT, EXCEPT THAT...
EXCEPT THAT I WAS HIRED
TO GET YOU HERE TODAY.
I WAS PAID $500.
WHO PAID YOU?
DR. BURKE.
BUT HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT ANYONE
TRYING TO KILL YOU.
YOU'VE GOT TO
BELIEVE THAT, ALEX.
WE GOT TO TALK TO BURKE.
WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL?
SHE'S ALREADY TOLD US
EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS.
BURKE!
BURKE, WHERE ARE YOU?
ALEX.
SURPRISED?
YOUR MAN MISSED.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
HAWKINS.
FIRED TWO SHOTS AT ME
AND THEN KILLED HIMSELF.
HAWKINS IS OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW!
HAWKINS IS DEAD.
NO! HE CAN'T BE!
NO, ALEX,
THIS CANNOT BE.
WHAT I'VE DONE
IS ABSOLUTELY FOOLPROOF.
COME. CHECK IT.
CHECK IT YOURSELF.
YOU'LL SEE.
OKAY, PETE,
START IT UP.
WHO PAID YOU
TO DO IT, BURKE?
ALEX...IT'S A FRAME.
WHO PAID YOU
TO HAVE ME HIT?
NO ONE!
Hawkins will carry out
the assignment we gave him
in exactly nine minutes.
OKAY, PETE,
WORK HIM OVER.
COME ON, BURKE,
YOU CAN TELL ME.
I'M YOUR FRIEND.
WHO SET ME UP?
I DON'T KNOW.
PLEASE...LET ME ALONE.
[ PUNCH LANDS ]
COME ON, JUST TELL ME.
PLEASE?
LET ME --
[ PUNCH LANDS ]
[ Sobbing ]
PLEASE! LET ME ALONE!
[ SILENCE ]
NOW, YOU TELL ME
WHERE HAWKINS IS,
OR I TURN YOU OVER TO
PIERSON FOR SOME OF THAT.
YES OR NO?
MUNICIPAL BUILDING,
GRAND JURY.
THE DEPUTY MAYOR,
HAROLD WATSON.
GET OUT OF HERE.
CASEY, BARNEY'S IN
THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING,
GRAND JURY ROOM,
TARGET -- HAROLD WATSON.
Notify the police.
RIGHT.
[ BUZZING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ ALARM RINGS ]
GENTLEMEN, THERE'S
NOTHING MORE TO SAY
UNTIL I PRESENT MY EVIDENCE
TO THE GRAND JURY.
IN CASES LIKE THIS,
THERE IS CERTAIN EVIDENCE
THAT YOU CAN'T EXPOSE
TO THE PUBLIC.
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE.
NO MORE COMMENTS.
[ GUN FIRES ]
BARNEY? IT'S GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU HEAR ME? IT'S
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
BURKE WAS IN NO MOOD
TO PROTECT PIERSON
AFTER WHAT
PIERSON DID TO HIM,
SO HE GAVE US ENOUGH EVIDENCE
TO HANG THEM BOTH.
GOOD. YOU KNOW,
I CAN'T REMEMBER A THING
AFTER THAT LAST SESSION
IN THE PROGRAMMING ROOM.
THAT WAS
QUITE A SESSION, BARNEY.
ARE YOU SURE THERE WON'T
BE ANY AFTEREFFECTS?
NONE AT ALL, CASEY.
NOT EVEN A HANGOVER.
I'VE BEEN GIVEN
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
I'M READY TO GO HOME.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
HE'S READY.
HE SURE IS.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
MR. PIERSON.
WHAT IS IT, ALEX?
I thought we had
an understanding.
You're not to call me again.
WHERE DO WE STAND, DR. BURKE?
I TOLD YOU MY PATIENT
WILL BE READY IN TIME.
COMMISSIONER BERESFORD WILL BE
DEAD BY 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON.
JUST SO YOU KNOW --
IT HAS TO BE RIGHT.
BERESFORD IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT HIT YET.
DON'T LECTURE ME, ALEX.
EITHER YOU TRUST ME
OR WE WON'T DO BUSINESS AGAIN.
I THINK YOU'RE FORGETTING
SOMETHING, BURKE.
YOU DO EXACTLY
WHAT I TELL YOU TO DO.
OR DO I HAVE TO SEND
SOMEONE OVER TO REMIND YOU?
[ RECEIVER CLATTERS ]
HOW ARE YOU FEELING, STAMBLER?
NOT BAD, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
LET HIM GO.
[ WATCH ALARM RINGS ]
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
ALEX PIERSON, RISING RAPIDLY
WITHIN THE SYNDICATE,
HAS FORMED AN ALLIANCE
WITH THOMAS BURKE,
A PSYCHOPATHIC GENIUS IN THE
FIELD OF BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT BURKE
IS ENLISTING FUGITIVES
FROM THE UNDERWORLD
WHOM HE FIRST BRAINWASHES,
THEN PROGRAMS TO KILL.
THESE ASSASSINS HAVE ALREADY
COMMITTED THREE MURDERS
FOR PIERSON
AND KILLED THEMSELVES
IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD.
SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO
OPPORTUNITY TO QUESTION THEM,
CONVENTIONAL
LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET
ANY INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE
AGAINST BURKE AND PIERSON.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP THESE MURDERS
AND TO PUT BURKE AND PIERSON
OUT OF ACTION.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ SIZZLING ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THE PROBLEM IS THAT PIERSON
NEVER GOES NEAR BURKE.
WE HAVE NO WAY
TO LINK THEM.
SO FAR, NO CLUE AS TO WHERE
BURKE'S BASE IS.
SO, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO --
IN ADDITION
TO GATHERING EVIDENCE --
IS TO LOCATE BURKE
AND ARRANGE A CONFRONTATION
IN WHICH THE TWO MEN WILL
INCRIMINATE THEMSELVES.
CASEY...
-VERY GOOD, CASEY.
-THANK YOU.
WE HAVE TWO APARTMENTS, JIM --
MINE AND THE ONE NEXT DOOR.
ANY PROBLEM GETTING TO
PIERSON'S COCKTAIL PARTY?
NO, PIERSON USUALLY CALLS
A MODELING AGENCY
WHEN HE GIVES A PARTY
FOR ONE OF HIS BOYS.
I'M ON THEIR LIST NOW,
AND I'VE BONED UP
ON PIERSON'S PAINTINGS.
JIM, WHERE DID PIERSON
AND BURKE FIRST MEET?
IN JAIL. BURKE WAS SERVING
A TERM FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
ONE OF HIS SO-CALLED MEDICAL
EXPERIMENTS KILLED A MAN.
JIM, THESE FUGITIVES
THAT WIND UP
AS BURKE'S SUBJECTS --
THEY DON'T EXPECT TO DIE,
DO THEY?
NO, WHAT THEY HEAR THROUGH
THE GRAPEVINE IN PRISON
IS THAT PIERSON
HAS A DOCTOR -- BURKE --
WHO CAN GIVE THEM
NEW IDENTITIES
AND GET THEM
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
BARNEY,
YOU'VE GOT NO IDEA
WHAT MIND DRUGS OR TECHNIQUES
BURKE WILL BE USING.
THESE WILL PROTECT ME
AGAINST THE WHOLE SPECTRUM,
WILLY.
THIS ONE,
I TAKE BEFORE I START,
AND THIS ONE,
I USE AS A BOOSTER
WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE AT ALL
THAT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE
MAY HAVE SEEN HAWKINS?
ALL THEY HAVE
IS A GENERAL DESCRIPTION --
BLACK, ABOUT MY AGE,
HEIGHT, AND WEIGHT.
HE ESCAPED FROM A FEDERAL
PRISON ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO
AND CONTACTED PIERSON'S MAN.
WHAT NOBODY KNOWS
IS THAT HAWKINS
WAS RECAPTURED LAST NIGHT
AND GAVE US
THE WHOLE STORY.
EXACTLY ONE HOUR FROM NOW,
HE IS TO BE
IN A PUBLIC TELEPHONE BOOTH
AT 10th AND WILLOUGHBY.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
Hawkins?
[ With accent ]
YEAH.
You do exactly
as you're told,
or there's no deal.
OKAY, I UNDERSTAND.
When I hang up,
you keep walking south,
and you keep walking.
[ Receiver clicks ]
[ HORN HONKING ]
[ SHUTTER CLICKS ]
GOOD. THANKS.
HEY,
LET'S GET GOING, HUH?
HERE YOU GO, STEVE.
RELAX YOU.
TO HAPPY DAYS.
YOU'VE GOT QUITE A RECORD --
FORGERY, FRAUD, FLIGHT
TO AVOID PROSECUTION
GOING BACK
TO YOUR 16th YEAR.
YEAH.
LOOK, I COME HERE
FOR A NEW FACE.
LET'S GET ON
WITH THIS, HUH?
NO HEAVY CRIMES...
NO VIOLENCE.
I CAN TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF.
I'M SURE YOU CAN.
I HEAR PRISON LIFE
GETS PRETTY ROUGH.
TELL ME THE TRUTH --
HAVEN'T YOU EVER WANTED
TO LEAN ON SOMEONE?
MAYBE SOMEBODY
THAT CROSSED YOU.
ROUGH HIM UP A LITTLE...
KILL HIM.
YEAH...SURE.
SO WHAT?
LOOK...
WHAT'S...
WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO
WITH GETTING ME
OUT OF THE COUNTRY?
I-I PAID YOU
A LOT OF MONEY.
YOU'LL GET YOUR
MONEY'S WORTH, STEVE.
JUST RELAX.
RELAX.
ACCORDING TO THE
BUILDING DEPARTMENT PLANS
AND THESE PHOTOGRAPHS,
THE ONLY PLACE THEY COULD
SECURE HIM PROPERLY IS HERE.
SO THAT'S WHERE
THEY'VE GOT HIM, WILLY.
NOW IT'S UP TO HIM.
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[ BUZZING ]
[ LOUD BUZZING ]
[ BUZZING CONTINUES ]
[ ELECTRONIC BEEPS ]
[ BEEPS CONTINUE ]
[ KEYS JINGLING ]
WHAT'S THAT?
SUPPER.
I JUST HAD LUNCH!
THAT WAS HOURS AGO.
IT WAS MINUTES!
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING
TO DO TO ME?!
COLONEL, COME BACK HERE.
COME BACK HERE
AND TALK TO ME!
IT'S NOT SUPPER!
IT'S NOT TIME!
HE'S TOUGH.
YES, HE'S VERY HARD,
BUT THE PATTERN
IS SATISFACTORY.
HE'LL BREAK.
HE MIGHT MAKE
THE BEST KILLER YET.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]
[ FOOTSTEPS PASS ]
THE TIME ANALYSIS
ON SUBJECT HAWKINS
MARKEDLY DIFFERENT
FROM PREVIOUS SUBJECTS
OWING TO THETA BOMBARDMENT.
PREPARATION -- 40 HOURS.
RELEASE TIME CALCULATED
9:00 A.M. SECOND DAY.
REQUISITE EXECUTION TIME
IS 2:00 P.M. SAME DATE.
THE CURIOUS THING
ABOUT THIS SUBJECT,
APART FROM THE OTHERS,
IS AN EXTRAORDINARY --
[ TAPE STOPS ]
EXCUSE ME.
HI.
YOU MUST BE THE NEW GIRL.
YES, SUSAN MILLER.
TERRIFIC. I'M RITA.
YOU'LL MEET THE OTHERS
AS WE GO ALONG.
OH.
HERE, DRINK UP.
ALEX HATES A DULL PARTY.
CHEERS.
BY THE WAY, WHERE IS
OUR ILLUSTRIOUS HOST?
PROBABLY IN THE STUDY.
UH, WE'RE ALL
BEING AUDITIONED
ON CLOSED-CIRCUIT
TELEVISION.
THIS PLACE
HAS MORE SECURITY
THAN THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
OH, YOU'RE KIDDING.
NO. THOSE THREE STIFFS
OVER THERE --
YEAH?
BODYGUARDS.
OH, WOW.
OUR NEW KILLER.
ONE MOMENT OF GLORY
AS HE EXECUTES HENRY WATSON
AND THEN...
THEY'RE ALL HERE.
GOOD.
THEN LET'S JOIN THE PARTY.
HELLO, ALEX.
SHE'S NEW, ISN'T SHE?
YES, SHE IS.
I WANT TO SEE HER.
YES, SIR.
MISS, YOUR HOST
WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU.
I'M ALEX PIERSON.
I HAVEN'T
SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE.
OH, WELL,
THIS IS MY FIRST VISIT.
ENJOYING IT?
OH, VERY MUCH.
IT'S QUITE WHAT I EXPECTED,
EXCEPT FOR THE PAINTINGS.
THE RAPHAEL IS...
MAGNIFICENT.
AND THE FRA ANGELICO.
[ SIGHS ]
-YOU'RE AN ADMIRER.
-YES.
THE, UH, OTHERWORLDLY QUALITY
OF CHRISTIAN SUBJECT MATTER
IS OVERWHELMING
IN AN AGE OF SUCH REALISM.
WHO INVITED YOU
TO THIS PARTY, MISS...
MILLER. SUSAN MILLER.
I WAS SENT BY THE AGENCY.
THEY DON'T USUALLY SEND
YOUNG LADIES
WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE PAINTINGS.
WELL,
IT'S A HOBBY OF MINE.
I'M A WRITER.
I DON'T SELL MUCH, AND...
WELL...
I HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING.
OH, YOU MUST SEE THE REST.
I HAVE SOME UCCELLOS.
AND A BOTTICELLI.
LOVELY!
YOU COULD BE
A BOTTICELLI MODEL.
LONG GOLDEN HAIR...
MAY I?
PLEASE.
YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
CELLINI. PROBABLY DONE
ABOUT 1525, 1530.
RIGHT.
I WANT TO BUY IT.
OH, WELL, I'M AFRAID
IT'S NOT FOR SALE.
IT WAS MY MOTHER'S.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT I WARN YOU,
MISS MILLER,
I CAN BE VERY PERSUASIVE.
JIM?
THEY'VE DESTROYED ALL
THEIR PROGRAMMING MATERIAL.
I did find out that I'm to be
released tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
The murder is set
for 2:00 p.m.
I repeat --
2:00 p.m. tomorrow.
I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHO I'M SUPPOSED TO KILL.
WE WERE RIGHT ABOUT
THE AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL.
Our pictures
should be processed
for 35mm ADR transport
for front and rear projection.
ALSO...
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
THEY'RE USING A DUMMY
FOR THE CONDITIONING SERIES --
Life-sized, fitted
with a mask of the subject.
BUT TH-THERE'S SOMETHING
WE DIDN'T FIGURE ON --
A THETA-WAVE MACHINE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
ROUGH.
IT'S WHY THEY'RE ABLE...
ABLE TO GO SO FAST.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
SOMEONE'S COMING.
I'VE GOT TO TAKE
MY BOOSTER.
I'll report to you
later...tonight.
HE SOUNDED PRETTY ROCKY.
[ KEYS JINGLING ]
LET'S GO.
DOCTOR'S WAITING.
TIME TO GO, HAWKINS.
YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE
TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
ABOUT THE MINIATURE.
YOU NEED MONEY.
WELL, IT WOULD
BE VERY DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO PART WITH,
BUT...
SO IT IS NEGOTIABLE?
PERHAPS.
-THANKS.
-THANK YOU.
WHERE? WHEN?
WELL, UH, AT HOME,
I HAVE A...LOVELY COLLECTION
OF COLOR SLIDES
THAT I TOOK OF
SOME UCCELLOS IN ROME.
WELL, IF WE CAN'T AGREE
ON THE MINIATURE,
AT LEAST
WE HAVE THE UCCELLOS.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW?
I'LL CALL YOU.
WELL, THAT'S GOING TO BE
A LITTLE DIFFICULT.
I'VE JUST MOVED
INTO A NEW APARTMENT,
AND THE PHONE ISN'T BEING
INSTALLED UNTIL TOMORROW.
SO, IF IT'S ALL RIGHT,
I'LL CALL YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
TOMORROW.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ GRUNTING LOUDLY ]
[ SHOUTING ]
[ SHOUTING ]
[ BUZZING ]
[ ELECTRONIC BEEPS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
AAAHHH!
35MM SLIDES.
THANKS, WILLY.
EVERYTHING ELSE READY?
YEAH, ALMOST.
-WHAT ABOUT BARNEY?
-NOT A WORD.
HERE COMES
HAROLD WATSON NOW.
HE'S ARRIVING
AT THE HEARING ROOM
TO TESTIFY
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
AT ANY TIME AFTER THE SOUND
OF THE WRISTWATCH ALARM,
YOU WILL KILL
HAROLD WATSON,
AND THEN YOU WILL
KILL YOURSELF.
[ WATCH ALARM RINGS ]
[ CLICKING ]
[ CLICKING CONTINUES ]
HOW ARE YOU FEELING,
HAWKINS?
[ Monotone ]
FINE, DOCTOR.
YOU KNOW YOUR JOB.
WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF,
I KILL DEPUTY MAYOR WATSON,
AND THEN I KILL MYSELF.
I'M VERY PLEASED.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
TAKE HIM OUT.
LET HIM GO.
SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG,
OR BARNEY WOULD HAVE
CONTACTED US BY NOW.
WE'VE GOT TO MOVE, JIM.
RIGHT.
BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE REST OF THE PLAN?
NO CHANGE...YET.
YOU CAN GO NOW, HAWKINS.
HEY, YOU! WHAT ARE YOU
DOING THERE?
THE GUY GOT SICK,
AND I'M JUST REPLACING HIM.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CHECK
YOUR BAGS AT THE GATE.
THAT'S MY JOB!
YOU'RE NOT EVEN
SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.
OKAY, MAN,
COOL IT, COOL IT!
[ WASHING MACHINES RUN ]
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ WASHING MACHINES STOP ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ Ringing ]
HELLO?
MAY I SPEAK WITH ALEX,
PLEASE?
TELL HIM SUSAN MILLER.
MISS MILLER.
YEAH. I'LL TALK TO HER.
HOW ARE YOU
THIS MORNING, SUSAN?
Anxious to see you.
CAN YOU MAKE IT
FOR LUNCH TODAY?
DELIGHTED.
I'LL BRING THE CHAMPAGNE.
GOOD. ABOUT NOON.
UH, 12:30
IS THE BEST I CAN DO.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
CASEY.
YES, JIM?
No sign of Barney here.
Have you heard
anything from him?
NO, JIM.
WELL, WE'RE GOING AHEAD
WITH THE PLAN,
BUT HAVE THE POLICE PUT OUT
AN APB FOR BARNEY.
WELL, SUPPOSE WE CAN'T
LOCATE HIM IN TIME?
CONTACT TEAGUE WILLIAMS.
MAKE A MASK OF HIM.
ALL RIGHT, JIM.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OH, JUST CLEANING UP.
NEVER SEEN YOU
IN HERE BEFORE.
OHH!
Casey?
YES, JIM?
EVERYTHING'S SET HERE.
HERE TOO. TEAGUE WILLIAMS
IS ON THE WAY.
UH, PIERSON WILL BE HERE
AT 12:30,
AND THE POLICE HAVE BEEN
CONTACTED ABOUT BARNEY.
GOOD. WILLY?
YES, JIM?
YOU BETTER GET BACK TO THE
APARTMENT AND HELP CASEY.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, JIM?
I'M NOT LEAVING HERE
UNTIL I FIND OUT
WHERE BARNEY IS.
DO YOU THINK
THEY GOT TO HIM?
THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.
I THINK IT'LL WORK.
I HOPE SO.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
PIERSON.
HOW ARE YOU, MISS MILLER?
WHERE'S ALEX?
RELAX. HE'LL BE ALONG.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
MR. PIERSON
DOESN'T LIKE SURPRISES.
WELL, NEITHER DO I!
THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, MR. PIERSON.
GOOD.
HELLO.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
FOR THE INTRUSION.
THEY INSIST.
RESPONSIBLE FOR MY SAFETY,
YOU UNDERSTAND.
DO I HAVE A CHOICE?
IF WE'RE TO BE FRIENDS, NO.
[ LAUGHS ] WELL, I'LL
HAVE TO LEARN TO GET ALONG.
THAT'S A GIRL.
THE BEST.
WELL, THAT'S NO SURPRISE.
NICE APARTMENT.
WHEN YOU GET IT DECORATED?
WELL, I'M AFRAID I CAN'T
DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT
UNTIL I, UH,
SELL MY FIRST BOOK.
...OR A MINIATURE.
OR A MINIATURE.
LISTEN, UH,
DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME.
I DIDN'T COME JUST
ABOUT THE MINIATURE,
BUT I WOULD
LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
VERY WELL.
TO THE MINIATURE.
I DIDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!
GET AWAY FROM ME!
YOU FINGERED ME.
WHO PUT YOU UP TO IT?
I DIDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT!
IT WAS BURKE'S LAST PATIENT.
I RECOGNIZE HIM.
IT WAS BURKE'S M.O.
WHO PAID BURKE TO DO IT?
[ Shouting ]
WHO SET IT UP??
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT IT, EXCEPT THAT...
EXCEPT THAT I WAS HIRED
TO GET YOU HERE TODAY.
I WAS PAID $500.
WHO PAID YOU?
DR. BURKE.
BUT HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT ANYONE
TRYING TO KILL YOU.
YOU'VE GOT TO
BELIEVE THAT, ALEX.
WE GOT TO TALK TO BURKE.
WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL?
SHE'S ALREADY TOLD US
EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS.
BURKE!
BURKE, WHERE ARE YOU?
ALEX.
SURPRISED?
YOUR MAN MISSED.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
HAWKINS.
FIRED TWO SHOTS AT ME
AND THEN KILLED HIMSELF.
HAWKINS IS OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW!
HAWKINS IS DEAD.
NO! HE CAN'T BE!
NO, ALEX,
THIS CANNOT BE.
WHAT I'VE DONE
IS ABSOLUTELY FOOLPROOF.
COME. CHECK IT.
CHECK IT YOURSELF.
YOU'LL SEE.
OKAY, PETE,
START IT UP.
WHO PAID YOU
TO DO IT, BURKE?
ALEX...IT'S A FRAME.
WHO PAID YOU
TO HAVE ME HIT?
NO ONE!
Hawkins will carry out
the assignment we gave him
in exactly nine minutes.
OKAY, PETE,
WORK HIM OVER.
COME ON, BURKE,
YOU CAN TELL ME.
I'M YOUR FRIEND.
WHO SET ME UP?
I DON'T KNOW.
PLEASE...LET ME ALONE.
[ PUNCH LANDS ]
COME ON, JUST TELL ME.
PLEASE?
LET ME --
[ PUNCH LANDS ]
[ Sobbing ]
PLEASE! LET ME ALONE!
[ SILENCE ]
NOW, YOU TELL ME
WHERE HAWKINS IS,
OR I TURN YOU OVER TO
PIERSON FOR SOME OF THAT.
YES OR NO?
MUNICIPAL BUILDING,
GRAND JURY.
THE DEPUTY MAYOR,
HAROLD WATSON.
GET OUT OF HERE.
CASEY, BARNEY'S IN
THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING,
GRAND JURY ROOM,
TARGET -- HAROLD WATSON.
Notify the police.
RIGHT.
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[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ ALARM RINGS ]
GENTLEMEN, THERE'S
NOTHING MORE TO SAY
UNTIL I PRESENT MY EVIDENCE
TO THE GRAND JURY.
IN CASES LIKE THIS,
THERE IS CERTAIN EVIDENCE
THAT YOU CAN'T EXPOSE
TO THE PUBLIC.
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE.
NO MORE COMMENTS.
[ GUN FIRES ]
BARNEY? IT'S GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU HEAR ME? IT'S
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
BURKE WAS IN NO MOOD
TO PROTECT PIERSON
AFTER WHAT
PIERSON DID TO HIM,
SO HE GAVE US ENOUGH EVIDENCE
TO HANG THEM BOTH.
GOOD. YOU KNOW,
I CAN'T REMEMBER A THING
AFTER THAT LAST SESSION
IN THE PROGRAMMING ROOM.
THAT WAS
QUITE A SESSION, BARNEY.
ARE YOU SURE THERE WON'T
BE ANY AFTEREFFECTS?
NONE AT ALL, CASEY.
NOT EVEN A HANGOVER.
I'VE BEEN GIVEN
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
I'M READY TO GO HOME.
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]