Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 6, Episode 5 - Shape-Up - full transcript
It's time to take back the docks from a hard-nosed gangster. Jim throws everything in the book at him and a few things that aren't; pressure from the cops, pressure from "the family", a little sabotage, the long lost daughter of his partner who talks to her father's ghost who he just happens to have murdered and, what the heck, the ghost ship on which he murdered his partner. Will that be enough to break him? Probably not. But the "family" may not agree.
NOW, WHAT'S THE WORRY ABOUT,
MORGAN?
IT'S DAVE SAWYER.
HE'S SCHEDULED TO APPEAR
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY NEXT WEEK.
MR. C. WANTS HIM DEAD.
HE'S YOUR LONGSHOREMAN, DELANEY.
COME ON.
[ THUD ]
WELL?
[ SEA GULLS CRYING ]
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THIS MAN, FRANK DELANEY,
CONTROLS THE WATERFRONT
FOR THE SYNDICATE.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DOCKS
ARE PUBLIC PROPERTY
OWNED BY THE CITY,
NO SHIP CAN DROP ANCHOR,
NOTHING CAN BE UNLOADED
WITHOUT PAYMENT
TO THE UNDERWORLD.
ALL EFFORTS TO DISLODGE DELANEY
AND THE SYNDICATE
BY CONVENTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MEANS HAVE FAILED.
ALL POTENTIAL WITNESSES
AGAINST THEM HAVE BEEN KILLED.
THE CURRENT GRAND JURY WILL END
ITS SESSION IN 72 HOURS.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO GET THE EVIDENCE NEEDED
TO BREAK THE UNDERWORLD'S
STRANGLEHOLD ON THE WATERFRONT.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ HISSING ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THIS IS TOM MURPHY.
10 YEARS AGO,
BOTH HE AND DELANEY
WERE DOCK FOREMEN
AND THE BEST OF FRIENDS
UNTIL DELANEY MADE HIS DEAL
WITH THE SYNDICATE
AND MURDERED MURPHY
TO KEEP HIM QUIET.
THERE'S NO CHANCE OF PROVING
ANYTHING AGAINST DELANEY?
DELANEY AND MURPHY
WERE ALONE
ON THE S.S. ORION
THAT NIGHT.
DELANEY SWORE THAT MURPHY
WAS LOST OVERBOARD.
THE BODY
WAS NEVER RECOVERED.
THERE WAS NOTHING
WE COULD DO.
JIM SAID YOU GREW UP WITH HIM.
SAME BLOCK, SAME SCHOOL,
EVERYTHING.
WE WERE CLOSE, ALL THREE OF US,
UNTIL THE SYNDICATE
MOVED IN ON DELANEY.
WHAT'S THEIR TAKE,
LIEUTENANT?
MILLIONS EVERY MONTH.
EITHER YOU PAY
THEIR BLOOD MONEY,
OR YOUR CARGO
NEVER GETS THROUGH.
THIS IS LEONARD MORGAN,
THE SYNDICATE'S CONTACT
WITH THE WATERFRONT.
DELANEY
HAS NEVER TRUSTED HIM.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT
WORK FOR US.
WE'VE HAD DELANEY'S PHONE
TAPPED SINCE YESTERDAY.
I HAD THIS TAPE MADE
AT THE ACTORS' WORKSHOP.
CASEY?
THE DELANEYS
SAW MARTHA MURPHY
THE LAST TIME
WHEN SHE WAS 12 YEARS OLD.
OUR PHYSICAL RESEMBLANCE
IS CLOSE ENOUGH.
HOW ABOUT MRS. DELANEY?
SHE WAS DELIGHTED
AT THE IDEA
OF HAVING MARTHA MURPHY
VISIT.
GOOD.
WE SQUARED ANY LOSSES
IN THE WAREHOUSES
WITH THE VARIOUS INSURANCE
COMPANIES INVOLVED.
BARNEY?
THE ORION'S BEEN REFURBISHED
AS THE DAVID SALMAN.
REGISTERED
TO THE SWEDISH GULF LINE
OUT OF GUETENBERG, SWEDEN, A
LEGITIMATE SHIPPING COMPANY.
DELANEY IS TOUGH, JIM.
THE GHOST THING WORRIES ME.
A LOT OF DOCKWORKERS
ARE SUPERSTITIOUS,
BUT NOT DELANEY.
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
SUPERSTITIOUS, BILL,
AS LONG AS HE BELIEVES
IN THE END
THAT HE'S BECOME THE TARGET
FOR WHAT THE SYNDICATE CALLS
A MERCY KILLING.
BEER.
ONE FOR MIKE HERE.
I'M ED CORBY.
SO?
SOME OF THE BOYS UPTOWN
WANT YOU TO KEEP AN EYE
ON FRANK DELANEY.
WHAT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY THINK MAYBE
HE'S NOT QUITE AS SHARP
AS HE USED TO BE.
THEY?
WHO'S THEY?
NOTHING WRONG WITH DELANEY.
JUST KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
I'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU
LATER.
IF YOU'VE GOT ANY BRAINS,
YOU'LL KEEP THIS
CONVERSATION BETWEEN US.
HAVEN'T SEEN YOU BEFORE.
WHERE YOU FROM?
BACK EAST.
DIDN'T ASK YOU
FOR DIRECTIONS.
LOOK, I HEARD YOU NEEDED
STEVEDORES, SO I CAME OVER --
DON'T GIVE ME ANY LIP!
I'M...SORRY, MR. DELANEY.
I-I'M FROM NORFOLK,
AND I NEED A JOB REAL BAD.
SEE MIKE SAUNDERS.
TELL HIM I SAID
PUT YOU ON DAY-TO-DAY
TILL I CHECK YOU OUT.
THANKS, MR. DELANEY.
YOUR MONTHLY COMMISSION.
TELL MR. C.
I SAID THANK YOU.
HEY, NO SWEAT.
YOU DELIVER, HE DELIVERS.
YOU TAKE CARE
OF MR. C.'s LEGAL PROBLEMS,
I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THE WATERFRONT.
YOU'RE TOO SENSITIVE, DELANEY.
HERE.
LIKE, YOU PUT YOUR FINGERS
IN MY BUSINESS,
THEY COULD GET CHOPPED OFF.
[ CHUCKLES ]
FRANK, I'VE GOT
A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
LITTLE MARTHA MURPHY.
REMEMBER HER?
MARTHA MURPHY?
TOM MURPHY'S DAUGHTER?
MM-HMM.
HI, UNCLE FRANK.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED AT ALL.
YOU'RE JUST EXACTLY
LIKE I REMEMBER YOU!
SHE'S GROWN UP BEAUTIFULLY,
HASN'T SHE, FRANK?
SHE CAME ALL THE WAY
FROM GALVESTON
JUST TO BE WITH US.
WELL, THAT REALLY IS
VERY NICE.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE A DRINK
ON THAT, YOUNG LADY?
OH, NO, NOT ME.
I STILL REMEMBER DAD
LECTURING MOM
ABOUT LADIES NOT DRINKING
AND ALL THAT.
IT'S KIND OF SUDDEN,
YOUR POPPING UP AFTER
ALL THESE YEARS, MARTHA.
WELL...TO TELL THE TRUTH,
I, UH...
I HAVEN'T BEEN
FEELING WELL -- NERVES.
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT
I NEEDED A CHANGE.
I REMEMBERED
WHAT DADDY SAID --
ANYTIME YOU NEED ANYTHING,
YOU GO TO YOUR UNCLE FRANK.
WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?
WELL...RIGHT HERE.
JENNY SAID
IT WAS ALL RIGHT,
AND...WELL, I WAS HOPING
YOU WOULD, TOO.
SURE, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
ONLY, WOULDN'T YOU BE
BETTER OFF
AT A NICE HOTEL SOMEPLACE?
ON ME, OF COURSE.
UNCLE FRANK, I...
I DIDN'T COME
JUST FOR SHELTER.
I CAME BECAUSE
I NEEDED SOMEBODY.
HE DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING, DEAR.
HE WAS JUST
THINKING OF YOU.
OH, JENNY,
PLEASE LET ME STAY.
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
[ Distressed ] STOP IT!
PLEASE, STOP IT!
I CAN'T STAND IT!
I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE.
PLEASE.
PLEASE STOP. PLEA--
UNCLE FRANK!
OH, THANK GOODNESS.
PLEASE COME IN.
MARTHA, IT'S VERY LATE.
BUT, UNCLE FRANK,
CAN'T YOU HEAR IT?
HEAR IT? HEAR WHAT?
MY FATHER. HE'S NOT DEAD.
LISTEN.
PLEASE COME IN.
THERE.
THERE IT IS AGAIN.
LISTEN.
WHAT?
THE DARTS! THE DARTS!
YOU KNOW THE WAY MY DADDY
LOVED TO PLAY DARTS.
AND THE SOUND
THEY'D MAKE --
THAT LITTLE THUMP
WHEN THEY'D HIT THE CORK.
LISTEN.
LISTEN.
CAN'T YOU HEAR IT?
MARTHA, DOCTORS, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES
WHEN THEY SAY "NERVES,"
THEY MEAN SOMETHING ELSE.
UNCLE FRANK!
I'M NOT CRAZY!
ALL THESE THINGS --
THEY'RE REAL.
I KNOW THEY ARE.
MY DADDY'S NOT DEAD.
ONE DAY HE'S COMING BACK...
JUST LIKE A SHIP
OUT OF THE NIGHT...
COMING HOME.
I DON'T CARE WHAT THAT SAYS.
IT'S THE ORION.
FRANK, THE ORION'S
IN A GRAVEYARD UP NORTH.
WELL, HOW'D SHE GET HERE?
SHE DEVELOPED ENGINE
TROUBLE IN THE CHANNEL.
HARBOR MASTER
HAD IT TOWED IN.
YOU THE CAPTAIN?
[ With Swedish accent ]
WHO WANTS TO KNOW?
MY NAME'S DELANEY.
FRANK DELANEY.
I RUN THIS WATERFRONT.
YEAH? SAYS WHO?
JUST ASK AROUND, CAPTAIN.
WHO OWNS THIS TUB?
HA. THE DEVIL, I THINK.
I WANT STRAIGHT ANSWERS,
CAPTAIN.
SWEDISH GULF LINE.
WHERE DID YOU
PICK HER UP?
SHE SAILS
OUT OF GUETENBERG.
WHY DID THEY CHANGE
HER NAME?
HMM, YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THEY CHANGED HER NAME
BECAUSE SHE'S BAD LUCK.
A MAN WAS MURDERED
ABOARD HER,
AND EVER SINCE THEN --
[ Sternly ] YOU GET HER
OUT OF HERE TODAY.
HMM, THAT WOULD BE
QUITE A TRICK.
THE ENGINE IS SHOT --
CAMS, RODS, EVERYTHING.
EXPEDITE THAT.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THAT MEANS YOU GET
WHAT YOU NEED...FAST.
HA HA,
NOT TOO FAST FOR ME.
I'M GETTING OFF THIS SHIP
IN THE NEXT PORT.
AT NIGHT YOU CAN HEAR
THAT MURDERED MAN WAILING.
STOW THAT TALK!
NO, IT'S TRUE.
SHE'S HAUNTED.
THERE IS A GHOST
ABOARD THIS SHIP.
YOU SPREAD THAT KIND OF
TALK AROUND THIS DOCK,
THERE'S GONNA BE
TWO GHOSTS ABOARD.
A WHOLE SHIPMENT OF PAINT.
100 CASES
OF FINE IRISH LACE!
MR. C. SAID TO REMIND YOU,
THE ORGANIZATION
MAKES A LOT OF MONEY
TO MAKE SURE THINGS
LIKE THIS DON'T HAPPEN.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,
AND ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN.
MR. C.
DOESN'T LIKE ACCIDENTS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN HERE?
U-UNCLE FRANK, UH...
WELL, THERE WAS NO SOAP
IN MY BATHROOM,
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO DISTURB
YOU AND AUNT JENNY, SO --
PACK YOUR THINGS AND GET
THE FIRST PLANE TO GALVESTON!
UNCLE FRANK,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DON'T GIVE ME ANY OF THAT
"UNCLE FRANK" STUFF.
-GET OUT!
-AUNT JENNY.
PLEASE, FRANK --
SHUT UP! COME ON! OUT!
MOVE!
OH, FRANK,
TOM WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND.
LITTLE SNEAK!
NOTHING'S BEEN RIGHT
SINCE SHE SHOWED UP.
OR MAYBE NOTHING'S BEEN
RIGHT BECAUSE SHE SHOWED UP.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
GOOD SHOT. GOOD SHOT, BABY.
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
ANY TIME, BOY.
-HOW'S IT GOING?
-HEY, BILL.
GIVE ME A BEER,
WILL YOU PLEASE, GEORGE?
FRESHEN UP THE CAPTAIN'S
DRINK FOR HIM.
THANK YOU.
SAY, CAPTAIN,
UH, WHAT'S THIS
ABOUT THE SWEDISH SHIP
BEING THE OLD ORION?
YES, IT IS TRUE.
HMM. IS IT ALSO TRUE
THAT SHE'S, UH, HAUNTED?
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU DID NOT HEAR THAT
FROM ME, MY FRIEND.
NO, BUT I SURE HEARD
SOMETHING FROM YOUR CREW.
MY CREW SHOULD LEARN
TO KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT.
OH, WHY?
YOU MEAN THEM GHOSTIES
MIGHT HURT 'EM?
[ LAUGHING ]
YOU LAUGH OUT
OF IGNORANCE, MY FRIEND.
I HAVE HEARD...
SOUNDS IN THE NIGHT --
LAUGHTER...
THE SOUND OF A THUMPING,
LIKE A MAN'S HEART BEATING,
OR PERHAPS LIKE A DART
GOING INTO THE CORK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HA HA HA HA HA!
CAPTAIN,
THAT IS REAL SCARY.
YOU WOULD NOT LAUGH SO HARD
IF YOU HAD HEARD
WHAT I HEARD
AND SEEN WHAT I HAD SEEN.
SHE IS AN UNLUCKY SHIP,
A SHIP OF THE DEAD.
SHE WILL HAVE BAD FORTUNE
WHEREVER SHE GOES.
HA HA HA HA!
SAY, GEORGE, YOU BEEN
AROUND HERE A LONG TIME.
20 YEARS.
WHO DIED ON THE ORION?
FELLA NAMED TOM MURPHY.
OH, YEAH.
WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT HIM?
HE WAS A FRIEND
OF FRANK DELANEY'S.
ALSO, THAT DARTBOARD
YOU'RE PLAYING ON --
NOTHING TOM LIKED BETTER
THAN DARTS.
SPENT THE BETTER PART
OF HIS LIFE
STANDING RIGHT WHERE
YOU ARE...PLAYING.
HA HA.
OLD TOM MURPHY.
LOVED TO PLAY DARTS.
HA HA HA HA HA.
[ TIRES SCREECHING ]
CAPTAIN, YOU WERE WARNED
ABOUT GHOST STORIES.
NOW, WHY DIDN'T YOU LISTEN?
I DIDN'T MEAN ANY HARM.
THEY ASKED ME,
AND I TOLD THEM.
DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TALK
LIKE THAT TRAVELS?
MIKE'S HEARD
SOME OF THE BOYS
SAYING THE TROUBLE
AT THE WAREHOUSE
WAS CAUSED BY THE ORION
COMING BACK.
MR. DELANEY, AS SOON
AS MY ENGINES ARE FIXED,
I WILL BE VERY --
-THEY'RE FIXED NOW.
-WHAT?
WHILE YOU WERE IN THERE
TELLING GHOST STORIES,
I HAD A CREW
IN YOUR ENGINE ROOM.
YOU'RE GONNA SAIL ON
THE MORNING TIDE, CAPTAIN.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
THAT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE,
MR. DELANEY.
[ Sternly ] GET OUT.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAIL?!
NO CREW.
WHEN I GOT BACK LAST NIGHT,
THEY WERE ALL GONE.
-VANISHED.
-WHY?!
YOU SPEND ONE NIGHT ABOARD
THIS SHIP, MR. DELANEY,
AND THEN ASK ME
THAT QUESTION.
BUT DON'T WORRY, I'VE CALLED
THE SEAMEN'S UNION.
THEY'RE GOING
TO FIX ME UP.
SEE THAT THEY DO!
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
TAKE IT EASY.
OH...OH, UNCLE FRANK.
I'M SORRY.
PLEASE DON'T BE ANGRY
WITH ME.
I-I COULDN'T LEAVE.
I JUST COULDN'T.
MY FATHER'S COMING HOME.
HE IS.
I UNDERSTAND.
YOU LOVED YOUR DAD.
WE ALL DID.
UNCLE FRANK, THERE IS
NOTHING WRONG WITH ME.
MY DADDY WAS LOST,
AND NOW HE'S COMING HOME.
ALL RIGHT, MARTHA,
IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL,
NO ONE'S TO SAY
YOU'RE WRONG.
LIKE YOU TO MEET
A YOUNG FRIEND OF MINE.
MIKE SAUNDERS,
THIS IS MARTHA MURPHY.
I THINK WE ALREADY MET.
I HOPE
I DIDN'T HURT YOU.
-OH, NO, NOT AT ALL.
-GOOD.
EXCUSE ME, UNCLE FRANK,
I, UH,
I HAVE SOME THINGS TO DO.
IT WAS VERY NICE
TO MEET YOU.
NICE MEETING YOU.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
SEE IF YOU CAN GET
A DATE WITH HER.
SHE'S UP TO SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT,
BUT MAYBE WE CAN FIND OUT.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
-HI.
-HI.
YOU READY?
JUST A MINUTE, MIKE.
MIKE,
WHY DID YOU ASK ME OUT?
WAS IT UNCLE FRANK'S IDEA?
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO?
YOU'RE LOOKING
IN THE MIRROR,
AND YOU HAVE TO ASK ME THAT?
YOU'RE VERY SWEET.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED
FOR UNCLE FRANK?
ABOUT TWO YEARS.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
JUST CURIOUS.
GO?
ALL RIGHTY.
THAT'S SOME KIND
OF PUT-ON, ISN'T IT?
I MEAN,
ABOUT YOU NOT DRINKING?
I DO DRINK,
BUT...ONLY SOMETIMES.
ONLY WITH SOMEONE
VERY SPECIAL.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME
SOMETHING.
JUST THAT, WELL, I'D LIKE
TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER.
OKAY.
LISTEN, HONEY,
YOU DON'T REALLY THINK
THAT YOUR DAD'S
COMING BACK, DO YOU?
THEY NEVER FOUND HIS BODY,
MIKE.
YEAH, BUT AFTER
ALL THESE YEARS...
MIKE, IT MAKES SENSE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE HAVING
A LOT OF TROUBLE DOWN HERE,
RIGHT?
NOW, I BELIEVE
THAT MY FATHER
SWAM AWAY FROM THE ORION
AND CAME BACK HERE
TO WORK IN SECRET
TO KEEP THE WATERFRONT
HONEST.
AND THEN SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO HIM, LIKE...
WELL, LIKE AMNESIA MAYBE.
OH, MIKE, THAT'S NOT SO CRAZY,
IS IT?
"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
"I AM CONVINCED THAT
FRANK DELANEY KILLED MY FATHER.
"I'M WORKING TO PROVE IT.
I HAVE A PLAN.
"I AM PLAYING
ON DELANEY'S CONSCIENCE.
"I AM TRYING TO FORCE HIM,
"OR ONE OF THE MEN
HE WORKS WITH,
"INTO A DAMAGING ADMISSION.
"I WILL NOT REST UNTIL I HAVE
AVENGED MY FATHER'S MURDER.
"IF I AM FOUND DEAD,
FRANK DELANEY IS RESPONSIBLE.
MARTHA MURPHY."
MIKE, DOES UNCLE FRANK
EVER TALK ABOUT MY FATHER?
SURE.
THEY WERE BUDDIES.
WELL, WHO ARE HIS BUDDIES NOW?
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
DUKE'S.
MIKE. MIKE, TELEPHONE.
OKAY, GEORGE.
BE BACK IN A SECOND,
HONEY.
HELLO.
OH, THAT'S
VERY INTERESTING.
CRAZY.
YEAH, LIKE A FOX.
SHE'S BEEN ASKING
A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOU AND MURPHY.
GET RID OF HER.
GET ABOARD THE ORION,
AND STAY OUT OF SIGHT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT NORSKI CAPTAIN
PLANS ON SAILING.
MIKE.
HOW'S EVERYTHING?
OKAY.
CAN I BUY YOU A BEER?
I'M BUSY.
SHE'LL KEEP.
MY FRIENDS UPTOWN WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT THAT WAREHOUSE ACCIDENT.
DELANEY'S ALREADY TALKED
TO YOUR FRIENDS.
WE'D LIKE TO HEAR
FROM SOMEBODY BESIDES DELANEY.
SOME OTHER TIME.
WHY DON'T WE
GET OUT OF HERE
AND GO FOR A RIDE?
OH, I'M JUST GETTING
COMFORTABLE.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO TALK.
I NEED PRIVACY.
OH...
SURE.
WHY ARE WE STOPPING HERE?
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE
IT ALL ENDS FOR YOU.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ BEEPING ]
IT'S SABOTAGE.
I TELL YOU,
SOMEONE IS AFTER ME,
AND IT'S UP TO THE
ORGANIZATION TO PROTECT ME.
YOU'RE A LITTLE CONFUSED,
DELANEY.
IT'S UP TO YOU
TO PROTECT
THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIENTS.
LOOK, IF THEY'RE AFTER ME,
THEY'RE AFTER YOU.
JUST WHO ARE "THEY"?
I DON'T HAVE
ALL THE PIECES YET.
YOU WANT ME
TO TELL MR. C. THAT?
MORGAN, FIGURE THIS,
WILL YOU?
TOM MURPHY'S DAUGHTER
COMES OUT OF NOWHERE
TO GET ME.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE ORION
IS SUDDENLY RECOMMISSIONED
AND SHOWS UP ON MY DOCK
WITH A WEIRDO CAPTAIN
WHO KEEPS TALKING ABOUT GHOSTS.
MEANWHILE, WE GET HIT
WITH THE FIRST SABOTAGE
IN 10 YEARS.
NOW, I SAY,
THESE ARE NOT COINCIDENCES.
THEN YOU DEAL WITH THEM!
YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS,
AREN'T YOU?
YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING
MR. C.'s MESSENGER BOY,
AND YOU WANT TO MOVE
IN HERE!
I'M GOING TO IGNORE THAT,
DELANEY.
BUT I WILL REMIND YOU
THE ORGANIZATION
TAKES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OFF OF THIS WATERFRONT.
AND EITHER YOU HANDLE THINGS
NICE AND SMOOTH,
OR MR. C. WILL FIND
SOMEONE WHO WILL!
[ RINGS ]
HELLO.
Mr. Delaney,
this is Captain Johansen.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
SO THAT YOU WON'T BLAME ME,
I CAN'T GET A CREW.
NO, NO, THERE IS NOTHING
I CAN DO.
IT'S THE ORION.
THEY ARE AFRAID OF HER.
I'LL GET YOU A CREW.
I'LL BRING THEM ON BOARD MYSELF.
I WISH YOU LUCK,
MR. DELANEY.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
Hello. Seamen's Union.
Put Ed on.
SWANSON'S OFFICE.
LET ME SPEAK TO HIM.
THIS IS DELANEY.
ED'S OUT OF TOWN.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I NEED A CREW
FOR THE DAVID SALMAN.
I'LL PAY THEM DOUBLE
OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.
NO SWEAT.
I'LL HAVE THEM ON THE PIER
AT EXACTLY 5:00 A.M.
EVERYTHING OKAY, FRANK?
JUST FINE, BILL.
MY MEN TELL ME DIFFERENT.
THE ORGANIZATION
HATES A LOSER.
ORGANIZATION?
I'VE BEEN WAITING 10 YEARS
TO GET YOU
FOR KILLING TOM MURPHY.
IT'S ALMOST TIME.
I GOT TO GET SOME SLEEP,
BILL.
THEY'RE GONNA COME AFTER
YOU, AND YOU'LL COME TO ME.
AND YOU WILL TALK
BECAUSE IT WILL BE THE ONLY
WAY YOU CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.
SAY HELLO TO JENNY.
[ CLANG ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
WE HAVE TO HANG ON TO HIM
TILL THIS IS OVER.
RIGHT, JIM.
JOHANSEN!
CAPTAIN JOHANSEN!
JOHANSEN!
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
BILL, IF THIS GETS OUT, I'LL
NEVER GET A CREW FOR THIS TUB!
CREW? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WITH A CREW?
THE ORION'S
NOT GOING ANYPLACE
TILL WE FINISH
OUR INVESTIGATION.
ALL RIGHT. THEN AT LEAST
HELP ME KEEP IT QUIET.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
IT'LL BE ALL OVER
THE DOCKS BY SHAPE-UP.
BILL, YOU'RE KILLING ME!
I FEEL BAD, FRANK.
I'M REAL SORRY.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HI, MR. DELANEY.
LOOKS LIKE I'M THE ONLY ONE
AROUND HERE
WHO AIN'T SCARED
OF GHOSTS.
YOU SEEN MIKE SAUNDERS?
NO, NOT SINCE YESTERDAY.
HOW ABOUT BEN HAGGERTY?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.
NO, I AIN'T SEEN NOBODY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
THINKING, MR. DELANEY.
I THINK I'M JUST
GOING ON BACK TO NORFOLK.
YOU SURE RUN A CRUMMY
OPERATION, MR. DELANEY.
SURE, IT WAS SLOPPY.
NO, SIR, I DON'T KNOW
WHY HE DID IT...
EXCEPT THE GIRL MAY HAVE BEEN
BUGGING HIM ABOUT HER FATHER.
I HEARD SHE WAS
SOME KIND OF A WEIRDO.
YES, MR. C., OF COURSE
I'M AWARE OF WHAT YOU SAID.
WE MUST KEEP THINGS COOL
DOWN THERE
UNTIL THE GRAND JURY'S OUT.
YES, MR. C., I ALREADY TOLD HIM.
YES, SIR.
I'LL TELL HIM AGAIN.
WAKE UP.
HEY, OLD BUDDY.
YOU.
I KNOW YOU FROM THE DOCKS.
WHAT IS THIS?
OH, I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO MAKE
A TELEPHONE CALL FOR ME
TO FRANK DELANEY.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I'D DO ANYTHING YOU WANT?
[ CHUCKLING ]
OH, BECAUSE I'M A WITNESS.
I CAN PUT YOU
IN THE GAS CHAMBER.
I DON'T REMEMBER.
I BLACKED OUT.
WELL, NOW YOU MIGHT
HAVE BLACKED OUT,
BUT YOU SURE SEEMED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
I WATCHED YOU PICK THAT
BODY UP AND WEIGH IT DOWN
AND TOSS IT
RIGHT OFF THE PIER.
YOU'RE LYING.
THE D.A. WON'T THINK SO.
NOW, WHY DON'T YOU CALL
DELANEY?
NO WAY.
MAYBE THIS SCARES YOU
MORE THAN THE D.A. DOES.
IT SHOULD.
NOW, YOU GET
ON THAT TELEPHONE,
AND YOU CALL
FRANK DELANEY,
AND YOU TELL HIM YOU
GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
AND YOU WANT HIM
TO MEET YOU
ON THE AFT DECK
OF THE ORION IN 10 MINUTES.
[ COCKS ]
ALL RIGHT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
MIKE, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.
I'VE GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
I WANT YOU TO MEET ME ON THE AFT
DECK OF THE ORION IN 10 MINUTES.
OKAY, MIKE, I'LL BE THERE.
YOU'RE A NICE FELLA, MIKE.
THANK YOU.
OKAY, UP.
IN THERE.
GO ON.
YES, MR. MORGAN.
IT'S ALL SET.
FRANK DELANEY WILL BE THERE
IN 10 MINUTES.
I'LL STRING HIM UP
ON THE AFT DECK
JUST LIKE I DID
CAPTAIN JOHANSEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. MORGAN.
YOU'RE VERY GENEROUS.
[ RINGS ]
-HELLO.
-Mr. Morgan?
WHO IS THIS?
NEVER MIND WHO THIS IS.
I THOUGHT
YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW
FRANK DELANEY JUST
HUNG HIMSELF ON THE ORION.
[ Click ]
-[ Ringing ]
-Hello.
Mr. C.,
this is Frank Delaney.
Don't talk.
Just listen.
Everything's about to blow
sky-high.
You got to meet me
on the Orion right away.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
IT'S THAT NEW BLACK GUY
YOU HIRED, FRANK.
HE MADE ME CALL YOU.
HE KILLED JOHANSEN.
HE WAS GONNA STRING YOU UP, TOO,
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SUICIDE.
WHY? I DON'T GET IT.
HE WAS WORKING FOR MORGAN.
I HEARD HIM ON THE PHONE.
MORGAN?!
FRANK! WH--
HE'S DEAD.
WHO ARE YOU?
HIS NAME'S ED CORBY.
HE WORKS FOR MR. C.
HE'S BEEN DOWN HERE
ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOU.
WHY'D YOU KILL HIM?
HE WAS SETTING ME UP.
GONNA MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE SUICIDE.
THE ROPE IS RIGHT BACK HERE
IN THE AFTER DECK.
IT'S JUST LIKE HE SAYS,
ED.
YOU SHOW ME.
OKAY.
MR. C.,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU CALLED ME, FRANK.
NO, MR. C.,
I DIDN'T CALL YOU.
I HAD TO DO IT.
TAKE HIS GUN.
HE WAS OUT TO GET ME.
ALL THOSE ACCIDENTS --
MORGAN SET THEM UP.
BROUGHT IN MURPHY'S
DAUGHTER TO BUG ME,
STARTED STORIES
ON THE DOCK HERE
SO I COULDN'T GET ANYONE
TO WORK FOR ME.
HE KILLED THE CAPTAIN OF THIS
SCOW, MADE IT LOOK LIKE SUICIDE
SO I COULDN'T EVEN
GET A CREW.
NOW HE'S GONNA DO
THE SAME THING TO ME.
THOSE ARE PRETTY WILD
CHARGES, FRANK.
I'VE GOT PROOF.
THE NOOSE IS STILL THERE.
YOU WANT TO SEE IT? COME ON.
MIKE!
MIKE!
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
IT WAS HERE.
MIKE WAS GONNA SHOW IT
TO YOUR MAN.
MY MAN?
YES. THE ONE YOU HAD
DOWN HERE
CHECKING UP ON ME --
ED CORBY.
I NEVER HAD ANYONE
CHECKING UP ON YOU, FRANK.
I DON'T KNOW ANY CORBY.
HE WAS JUST HERE!
I JUST TALKED TO HIM!
NOW, LOOK,
YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME.
MORGAN SET ME UP,
HE BROUGHT IN
TOM MURPHY'S DAUGHTER,
HE KILLED THE CAPTAIN.
IT WAS MORGAN.
MR. DELANEY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE SO EARLY?
I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU UNTIL LATER
WHEN THE CREW ARRIVED.
YOU'RE DEAD.
I SAW YOU HANGING
FROM THAT DERRICK.
HANGING? I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'LL BE READY TO SAIL
THIS AFTERNOON.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
I KNOW, FRANK.
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING HARD.
YOU'VE BEEN BROODING.
TOM MURPHY'S DAUGHTER
COMING TO TOWN UNSTRUNG YOU,
SO YOU PUT IT TOGETHER...
YOUR WAY.
ONLY IT WASN'T
THAT WAY AT ALL.
NO!
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE
SICK MEN ON OUR PAYROLL,
CAN WE, FRANK?
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
A SICK MAN'S GOING TO SAY.
IF I EVER GOT SICK, I'D WANT
SOMEONE TO PUT ME AWAY
SO I COULDN'T DO ANY HARM
TO MY FRIENDS.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME.
I'M NOT CRAZY.
ALL THOSE THINGS HAPPENED.
I KNOW THEY HAPPENED.
I HAVEN'T LOST MY MIND.
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME,
MR. C., PLEASE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
GOODBYE, FRANK.
LET'S GO, FRANK.
[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]
YOU WANT A RIDE, FRANK?
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
MORGAN?
IT'S DAVE SAWYER.
HE'S SCHEDULED TO APPEAR
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY NEXT WEEK.
MR. C. WANTS HIM DEAD.
HE'S YOUR LONGSHOREMAN, DELANEY.
COME ON.
[ THUD ]
WELL?
[ SEA GULLS CRYING ]
GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
THIS MAN, FRANK DELANEY,
CONTROLS THE WATERFRONT
FOR THE SYNDICATE.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DOCKS
ARE PUBLIC PROPERTY
OWNED BY THE CITY,
NO SHIP CAN DROP ANCHOR,
NOTHING CAN BE UNLOADED
WITHOUT PAYMENT
TO THE UNDERWORLD.
ALL EFFORTS TO DISLODGE DELANEY
AND THE SYNDICATE
BY CONVENTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MEANS HAVE FAILED.
ALL POTENTIAL WITNESSES
AGAINST THEM HAVE BEEN KILLED.
THE CURRENT GRAND JURY WILL END
ITS SESSION IN 72 HOURS.
YOUR MISSION, JIM,
IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO GET THE EVIDENCE NEEDED
TO BREAK THE UNDERWORLD'S
STRANGLEHOLD ON THE WATERFRONT.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
[ HISSING ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
THIS IS TOM MURPHY.
10 YEARS AGO,
BOTH HE AND DELANEY
WERE DOCK FOREMEN
AND THE BEST OF FRIENDS
UNTIL DELANEY MADE HIS DEAL
WITH THE SYNDICATE
AND MURDERED MURPHY
TO KEEP HIM QUIET.
THERE'S NO CHANCE OF PROVING
ANYTHING AGAINST DELANEY?
DELANEY AND MURPHY
WERE ALONE
ON THE S.S. ORION
THAT NIGHT.
DELANEY SWORE THAT MURPHY
WAS LOST OVERBOARD.
THE BODY
WAS NEVER RECOVERED.
THERE WAS NOTHING
WE COULD DO.
JIM SAID YOU GREW UP WITH HIM.
SAME BLOCK, SAME SCHOOL,
EVERYTHING.
WE WERE CLOSE, ALL THREE OF US,
UNTIL THE SYNDICATE
MOVED IN ON DELANEY.
WHAT'S THEIR TAKE,
LIEUTENANT?
MILLIONS EVERY MONTH.
EITHER YOU PAY
THEIR BLOOD MONEY,
OR YOUR CARGO
NEVER GETS THROUGH.
THIS IS LEONARD MORGAN,
THE SYNDICATE'S CONTACT
WITH THE WATERFRONT.
DELANEY
HAS NEVER TRUSTED HIM.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT
WORK FOR US.
WE'VE HAD DELANEY'S PHONE
TAPPED SINCE YESTERDAY.
I HAD THIS TAPE MADE
AT THE ACTORS' WORKSHOP.
CASEY?
THE DELANEYS
SAW MARTHA MURPHY
THE LAST TIME
WHEN SHE WAS 12 YEARS OLD.
OUR PHYSICAL RESEMBLANCE
IS CLOSE ENOUGH.
HOW ABOUT MRS. DELANEY?
SHE WAS DELIGHTED
AT THE IDEA
OF HAVING MARTHA MURPHY
VISIT.
GOOD.
WE SQUARED ANY LOSSES
IN THE WAREHOUSES
WITH THE VARIOUS INSURANCE
COMPANIES INVOLVED.
BARNEY?
THE ORION'S BEEN REFURBISHED
AS THE DAVID SALMAN.
REGISTERED
TO THE SWEDISH GULF LINE
OUT OF GUETENBERG, SWEDEN, A
LEGITIMATE SHIPPING COMPANY.
DELANEY IS TOUGH, JIM.
THE GHOST THING WORRIES ME.
A LOT OF DOCKWORKERS
ARE SUPERSTITIOUS,
BUT NOT DELANEY.
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
SUPERSTITIOUS, BILL,
AS LONG AS HE BELIEVES
IN THE END
THAT HE'S BECOME THE TARGET
FOR WHAT THE SYNDICATE CALLS
A MERCY KILLING.
BEER.
ONE FOR MIKE HERE.
I'M ED CORBY.
SO?
SOME OF THE BOYS UPTOWN
WANT YOU TO KEEP AN EYE
ON FRANK DELANEY.
WHAT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY THINK MAYBE
HE'S NOT QUITE AS SHARP
AS HE USED TO BE.
THEY?
WHO'S THEY?
NOTHING WRONG WITH DELANEY.
JUST KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
I'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU
LATER.
IF YOU'VE GOT ANY BRAINS,
YOU'LL KEEP THIS
CONVERSATION BETWEEN US.
HAVEN'T SEEN YOU BEFORE.
WHERE YOU FROM?
BACK EAST.
DIDN'T ASK YOU
FOR DIRECTIONS.
LOOK, I HEARD YOU NEEDED
STEVEDORES, SO I CAME OVER --
DON'T GIVE ME ANY LIP!
I'M...SORRY, MR. DELANEY.
I-I'M FROM NORFOLK,
AND I NEED A JOB REAL BAD.
SEE MIKE SAUNDERS.
TELL HIM I SAID
PUT YOU ON DAY-TO-DAY
TILL I CHECK YOU OUT.
THANKS, MR. DELANEY.
YOUR MONTHLY COMMISSION.
TELL MR. C.
I SAID THANK YOU.
HEY, NO SWEAT.
YOU DELIVER, HE DELIVERS.
YOU TAKE CARE
OF MR. C.'s LEGAL PROBLEMS,
I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THE WATERFRONT.
YOU'RE TOO SENSITIVE, DELANEY.
HERE.
LIKE, YOU PUT YOUR FINGERS
IN MY BUSINESS,
THEY COULD GET CHOPPED OFF.
[ CHUCKLES ]
FRANK, I'VE GOT
A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
LITTLE MARTHA MURPHY.
REMEMBER HER?
MARTHA MURPHY?
TOM MURPHY'S DAUGHTER?
MM-HMM.
HI, UNCLE FRANK.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED AT ALL.
YOU'RE JUST EXACTLY
LIKE I REMEMBER YOU!
SHE'S GROWN UP BEAUTIFULLY,
HASN'T SHE, FRANK?
SHE CAME ALL THE WAY
FROM GALVESTON
JUST TO BE WITH US.
WELL, THAT REALLY IS
VERY NICE.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE A DRINK
ON THAT, YOUNG LADY?
OH, NO, NOT ME.
I STILL REMEMBER DAD
LECTURING MOM
ABOUT LADIES NOT DRINKING
AND ALL THAT.
IT'S KIND OF SUDDEN,
YOUR POPPING UP AFTER
ALL THESE YEARS, MARTHA.
WELL...TO TELL THE TRUTH,
I, UH...
I HAVEN'T BEEN
FEELING WELL -- NERVES.
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT
I NEEDED A CHANGE.
I REMEMBERED
WHAT DADDY SAID --
ANYTIME YOU NEED ANYTHING,
YOU GO TO YOUR UNCLE FRANK.
WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?
WELL...RIGHT HERE.
JENNY SAID
IT WAS ALL RIGHT,
AND...WELL, I WAS HOPING
YOU WOULD, TOO.
SURE, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
ONLY, WOULDN'T YOU BE
BETTER OFF
AT A NICE HOTEL SOMEPLACE?
ON ME, OF COURSE.
UNCLE FRANK, I...
I DIDN'T COME
JUST FOR SHELTER.
I CAME BECAUSE
I NEEDED SOMEBODY.
HE DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING, DEAR.
HE WAS JUST
THINKING OF YOU.
OH, JENNY,
PLEASE LET ME STAY.
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
[ Distressed ] STOP IT!
PLEASE, STOP IT!
I CAN'T STAND IT!
I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE.
PLEASE.
PLEASE STOP. PLEA--
UNCLE FRANK!
OH, THANK GOODNESS.
PLEASE COME IN.
MARTHA, IT'S VERY LATE.
BUT, UNCLE FRANK,
CAN'T YOU HEAR IT?
HEAR IT? HEAR WHAT?
MY FATHER. HE'S NOT DEAD.
LISTEN.
PLEASE COME IN.
THERE.
THERE IT IS AGAIN.
LISTEN.
WHAT?
THE DARTS! THE DARTS!
YOU KNOW THE WAY MY DADDY
LOVED TO PLAY DARTS.
AND THE SOUND
THEY'D MAKE --
THAT LITTLE THUMP
WHEN THEY'D HIT THE CORK.
LISTEN.
LISTEN.
CAN'T YOU HEAR IT?
MARTHA, DOCTORS, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES
WHEN THEY SAY "NERVES,"
THEY MEAN SOMETHING ELSE.
UNCLE FRANK!
I'M NOT CRAZY!
ALL THESE THINGS --
THEY'RE REAL.
I KNOW THEY ARE.
MY DADDY'S NOT DEAD.
ONE DAY HE'S COMING BACK...
JUST LIKE A SHIP
OUT OF THE NIGHT...
COMING HOME.
I DON'T CARE WHAT THAT SAYS.
IT'S THE ORION.
FRANK, THE ORION'S
IN A GRAVEYARD UP NORTH.
WELL, HOW'D SHE GET HERE?
SHE DEVELOPED ENGINE
TROUBLE IN THE CHANNEL.
HARBOR MASTER
HAD IT TOWED IN.
YOU THE CAPTAIN?
[ With Swedish accent ]
WHO WANTS TO KNOW?
MY NAME'S DELANEY.
FRANK DELANEY.
I RUN THIS WATERFRONT.
YEAH? SAYS WHO?
JUST ASK AROUND, CAPTAIN.
WHO OWNS THIS TUB?
HA. THE DEVIL, I THINK.
I WANT STRAIGHT ANSWERS,
CAPTAIN.
SWEDISH GULF LINE.
WHERE DID YOU
PICK HER UP?
SHE SAILS
OUT OF GUETENBERG.
WHY DID THEY CHANGE
HER NAME?
HMM, YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THEY CHANGED HER NAME
BECAUSE SHE'S BAD LUCK.
A MAN WAS MURDERED
ABOARD HER,
AND EVER SINCE THEN --
[ Sternly ] YOU GET HER
OUT OF HERE TODAY.
HMM, THAT WOULD BE
QUITE A TRICK.
THE ENGINE IS SHOT --
CAMS, RODS, EVERYTHING.
EXPEDITE THAT.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THAT MEANS YOU GET
WHAT YOU NEED...FAST.
HA HA,
NOT TOO FAST FOR ME.
I'M GETTING OFF THIS SHIP
IN THE NEXT PORT.
AT NIGHT YOU CAN HEAR
THAT MURDERED MAN WAILING.
STOW THAT TALK!
NO, IT'S TRUE.
SHE'S HAUNTED.
THERE IS A GHOST
ABOARD THIS SHIP.
YOU SPREAD THAT KIND OF
TALK AROUND THIS DOCK,
THERE'S GONNA BE
TWO GHOSTS ABOARD.
A WHOLE SHIPMENT OF PAINT.
100 CASES
OF FINE IRISH LACE!
MR. C. SAID TO REMIND YOU,
THE ORGANIZATION
MAKES A LOT OF MONEY
TO MAKE SURE THINGS
LIKE THIS DON'T HAPPEN.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,
AND ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN.
MR. C.
DOESN'T LIKE ACCIDENTS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN HERE?
U-UNCLE FRANK, UH...
WELL, THERE WAS NO SOAP
IN MY BATHROOM,
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO DISTURB
YOU AND AUNT JENNY, SO --
PACK YOUR THINGS AND GET
THE FIRST PLANE TO GALVESTON!
UNCLE FRANK,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DON'T GIVE ME ANY OF THAT
"UNCLE FRANK" STUFF.
-GET OUT!
-AUNT JENNY.
PLEASE, FRANK --
SHUT UP! COME ON! OUT!
MOVE!
OH, FRANK,
TOM WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND.
LITTLE SNEAK!
NOTHING'S BEEN RIGHT
SINCE SHE SHOWED UP.
OR MAYBE NOTHING'S BEEN
RIGHT BECAUSE SHE SHOWED UP.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
GOOD SHOT. GOOD SHOT, BABY.
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
ANY TIME, BOY.
-HOW'S IT GOING?
-HEY, BILL.
GIVE ME A BEER,
WILL YOU PLEASE, GEORGE?
FRESHEN UP THE CAPTAIN'S
DRINK FOR HIM.
THANK YOU.
SAY, CAPTAIN,
UH, WHAT'S THIS
ABOUT THE SWEDISH SHIP
BEING THE OLD ORION?
YES, IT IS TRUE.
HMM. IS IT ALSO TRUE
THAT SHE'S, UH, HAUNTED?
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU DID NOT HEAR THAT
FROM ME, MY FRIEND.
NO, BUT I SURE HEARD
SOMETHING FROM YOUR CREW.
MY CREW SHOULD LEARN
TO KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT.
OH, WHY?
YOU MEAN THEM GHOSTIES
MIGHT HURT 'EM?
[ LAUGHING ]
YOU LAUGH OUT
OF IGNORANCE, MY FRIEND.
I HAVE HEARD...
SOUNDS IN THE NIGHT --
LAUGHTER...
THE SOUND OF A THUMPING,
LIKE A MAN'S HEART BEATING,
OR PERHAPS LIKE A DART
GOING INTO THE CORK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HA HA HA HA HA!
CAPTAIN,
THAT IS REAL SCARY.
YOU WOULD NOT LAUGH SO HARD
IF YOU HAD HEARD
WHAT I HEARD
AND SEEN WHAT I HAD SEEN.
SHE IS AN UNLUCKY SHIP,
A SHIP OF THE DEAD.
SHE WILL HAVE BAD FORTUNE
WHEREVER SHE GOES.
HA HA HA HA!
SAY, GEORGE, YOU BEEN
AROUND HERE A LONG TIME.
20 YEARS.
WHO DIED ON THE ORION?
FELLA NAMED TOM MURPHY.
OH, YEAH.
WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT HIM?
HE WAS A FRIEND
OF FRANK DELANEY'S.
ALSO, THAT DARTBOARD
YOU'RE PLAYING ON --
NOTHING TOM LIKED BETTER
THAN DARTS.
SPENT THE BETTER PART
OF HIS LIFE
STANDING RIGHT WHERE
YOU ARE...PLAYING.
HA HA.
OLD TOM MURPHY.
LOVED TO PLAY DARTS.
HA HA HA HA HA.
[ TIRES SCREECHING ]
CAPTAIN, YOU WERE WARNED
ABOUT GHOST STORIES.
NOW, WHY DIDN'T YOU LISTEN?
I DIDN'T MEAN ANY HARM.
THEY ASKED ME,
AND I TOLD THEM.
DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TALK
LIKE THAT TRAVELS?
MIKE'S HEARD
SOME OF THE BOYS
SAYING THE TROUBLE
AT THE WAREHOUSE
WAS CAUSED BY THE ORION
COMING BACK.
MR. DELANEY, AS SOON
AS MY ENGINES ARE FIXED,
I WILL BE VERY --
-THEY'RE FIXED NOW.
-WHAT?
WHILE YOU WERE IN THERE
TELLING GHOST STORIES,
I HAD A CREW
IN YOUR ENGINE ROOM.
YOU'RE GONNA SAIL ON
THE MORNING TIDE, CAPTAIN.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
THAT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE,
MR. DELANEY.
[ Sternly ] GET OUT.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAIL?!
NO CREW.
WHEN I GOT BACK LAST NIGHT,
THEY WERE ALL GONE.
-VANISHED.
-WHY?!
YOU SPEND ONE NIGHT ABOARD
THIS SHIP, MR. DELANEY,
AND THEN ASK ME
THAT QUESTION.
BUT DON'T WORRY, I'VE CALLED
THE SEAMEN'S UNION.
THEY'RE GOING
TO FIX ME UP.
SEE THAT THEY DO!
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
TAKE IT EASY.
OH...OH, UNCLE FRANK.
I'M SORRY.
PLEASE DON'T BE ANGRY
WITH ME.
I-I COULDN'T LEAVE.
I JUST COULDN'T.
MY FATHER'S COMING HOME.
HE IS.
I UNDERSTAND.
YOU LOVED YOUR DAD.
WE ALL DID.
UNCLE FRANK, THERE IS
NOTHING WRONG WITH ME.
MY DADDY WAS LOST,
AND NOW HE'S COMING HOME.
ALL RIGHT, MARTHA,
IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL,
NO ONE'S TO SAY
YOU'RE WRONG.
LIKE YOU TO MEET
A YOUNG FRIEND OF MINE.
MIKE SAUNDERS,
THIS IS MARTHA MURPHY.
I THINK WE ALREADY MET.
I HOPE
I DIDN'T HURT YOU.
-OH, NO, NOT AT ALL.
-GOOD.
EXCUSE ME, UNCLE FRANK,
I, UH,
I HAVE SOME THINGS TO DO.
IT WAS VERY NICE
TO MEET YOU.
NICE MEETING YOU.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
SEE IF YOU CAN GET
A DATE WITH HER.
SHE'S UP TO SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT,
BUT MAYBE WE CAN FIND OUT.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
-HI.
-HI.
YOU READY?
JUST A MINUTE, MIKE.
MIKE,
WHY DID YOU ASK ME OUT?
WAS IT UNCLE FRANK'S IDEA?
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO?
YOU'RE LOOKING
IN THE MIRROR,
AND YOU HAVE TO ASK ME THAT?
YOU'RE VERY SWEET.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED
FOR UNCLE FRANK?
ABOUT TWO YEARS.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
JUST CURIOUS.
GO?
ALL RIGHTY.
THAT'S SOME KIND
OF PUT-ON, ISN'T IT?
I MEAN,
ABOUT YOU NOT DRINKING?
I DO DRINK,
BUT...ONLY SOMETIMES.
ONLY WITH SOMEONE
VERY SPECIAL.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME
SOMETHING.
JUST THAT, WELL, I'D LIKE
TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER.
OKAY.
LISTEN, HONEY,
YOU DON'T REALLY THINK
THAT YOUR DAD'S
COMING BACK, DO YOU?
THEY NEVER FOUND HIS BODY,
MIKE.
YEAH, BUT AFTER
ALL THESE YEARS...
MIKE, IT MAKES SENSE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE HAVING
A LOT OF TROUBLE DOWN HERE,
RIGHT?
NOW, I BELIEVE
THAT MY FATHER
SWAM AWAY FROM THE ORION
AND CAME BACK HERE
TO WORK IN SECRET
TO KEEP THE WATERFRONT
HONEST.
AND THEN SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO HIM, LIKE...
WELL, LIKE AMNESIA MAYBE.
OH, MIKE, THAT'S NOT SO CRAZY,
IS IT?
"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
"I AM CONVINCED THAT
FRANK DELANEY KILLED MY FATHER.
"I'M WORKING TO PROVE IT.
I HAVE A PLAN.
"I AM PLAYING
ON DELANEY'S CONSCIENCE.
"I AM TRYING TO FORCE HIM,
"OR ONE OF THE MEN
HE WORKS WITH,
"INTO A DAMAGING ADMISSION.
"I WILL NOT REST UNTIL I HAVE
AVENGED MY FATHER'S MURDER.
"IF I AM FOUND DEAD,
FRANK DELANEY IS RESPONSIBLE.
MARTHA MURPHY."
MIKE, DOES UNCLE FRANK
EVER TALK ABOUT MY FATHER?
SURE.
THEY WERE BUDDIES.
WELL, WHO ARE HIS BUDDIES NOW?
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
DUKE'S.
MIKE. MIKE, TELEPHONE.
OKAY, GEORGE.
BE BACK IN A SECOND,
HONEY.
HELLO.
OH, THAT'S
VERY INTERESTING.
CRAZY.
YEAH, LIKE A FOX.
SHE'S BEEN ASKING
A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOU AND MURPHY.
GET RID OF HER.
GET ABOARD THE ORION,
AND STAY OUT OF SIGHT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT NORSKI CAPTAIN
PLANS ON SAILING.
MIKE.
HOW'S EVERYTHING?
OKAY.
CAN I BUY YOU A BEER?
I'M BUSY.
SHE'LL KEEP.
MY FRIENDS UPTOWN WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT THAT WAREHOUSE ACCIDENT.
DELANEY'S ALREADY TALKED
TO YOUR FRIENDS.
WE'D LIKE TO HEAR
FROM SOMEBODY BESIDES DELANEY.
SOME OTHER TIME.
WHY DON'T WE
GET OUT OF HERE
AND GO FOR A RIDE?
OH, I'M JUST GETTING
COMFORTABLE.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO TALK.
I NEED PRIVACY.
OH...
SURE.
WHY ARE WE STOPPING HERE?
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE
IT ALL ENDS FOR YOU.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ BEEPING ]
IT'S SABOTAGE.
I TELL YOU,
SOMEONE IS AFTER ME,
AND IT'S UP TO THE
ORGANIZATION TO PROTECT ME.
YOU'RE A LITTLE CONFUSED,
DELANEY.
IT'S UP TO YOU
TO PROTECT
THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIENTS.
LOOK, IF THEY'RE AFTER ME,
THEY'RE AFTER YOU.
JUST WHO ARE "THEY"?
I DON'T HAVE
ALL THE PIECES YET.
YOU WANT ME
TO TELL MR. C. THAT?
MORGAN, FIGURE THIS,
WILL YOU?
TOM MURPHY'S DAUGHTER
COMES OUT OF NOWHERE
TO GET ME.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE ORION
IS SUDDENLY RECOMMISSIONED
AND SHOWS UP ON MY DOCK
WITH A WEIRDO CAPTAIN
WHO KEEPS TALKING ABOUT GHOSTS.
MEANWHILE, WE GET HIT
WITH THE FIRST SABOTAGE
IN 10 YEARS.
NOW, I SAY,
THESE ARE NOT COINCIDENCES.
THEN YOU DEAL WITH THEM!
YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS,
AREN'T YOU?
YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING
MR. C.'s MESSENGER BOY,
AND YOU WANT TO MOVE
IN HERE!
I'M GOING TO IGNORE THAT,
DELANEY.
BUT I WILL REMIND YOU
THE ORGANIZATION
TAKES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OFF OF THIS WATERFRONT.
AND EITHER YOU HANDLE THINGS
NICE AND SMOOTH,
OR MR. C. WILL FIND
SOMEONE WHO WILL!
[ RINGS ]
HELLO.
Mr. Delaney,
this is Captain Johansen.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
SO THAT YOU WON'T BLAME ME,
I CAN'T GET A CREW.
NO, NO, THERE IS NOTHING
I CAN DO.
IT'S THE ORION.
THEY ARE AFRAID OF HER.
I'LL GET YOU A CREW.
I'LL BRING THEM ON BOARD MYSELF.
I WISH YOU LUCK,
MR. DELANEY.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
Hello. Seamen's Union.
Put Ed on.
SWANSON'S OFFICE.
LET ME SPEAK TO HIM.
THIS IS DELANEY.
ED'S OUT OF TOWN.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I NEED A CREW
FOR THE DAVID SALMAN.
I'LL PAY THEM DOUBLE
OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.
NO SWEAT.
I'LL HAVE THEM ON THE PIER
AT EXACTLY 5:00 A.M.
EVERYTHING OKAY, FRANK?
JUST FINE, BILL.
MY MEN TELL ME DIFFERENT.
THE ORGANIZATION
HATES A LOSER.
ORGANIZATION?
I'VE BEEN WAITING 10 YEARS
TO GET YOU
FOR KILLING TOM MURPHY.
IT'S ALMOST TIME.
I GOT TO GET SOME SLEEP,
BILL.
THEY'RE GONNA COME AFTER
YOU, AND YOU'LL COME TO ME.
AND YOU WILL TALK
BECAUSE IT WILL BE THE ONLY
WAY YOU CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.
SAY HELLO TO JENNY.
[ CLANG ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
WE HAVE TO HANG ON TO HIM
TILL THIS IS OVER.
RIGHT, JIM.
JOHANSEN!
CAPTAIN JOHANSEN!
JOHANSEN!
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
BILL, IF THIS GETS OUT, I'LL
NEVER GET A CREW FOR THIS TUB!
CREW? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WITH A CREW?
THE ORION'S
NOT GOING ANYPLACE
TILL WE FINISH
OUR INVESTIGATION.
ALL RIGHT. THEN AT LEAST
HELP ME KEEP IT QUIET.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
IT'LL BE ALL OVER
THE DOCKS BY SHAPE-UP.
BILL, YOU'RE KILLING ME!
I FEEL BAD, FRANK.
I'M REAL SORRY.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HI, MR. DELANEY.
LOOKS LIKE I'M THE ONLY ONE
AROUND HERE
WHO AIN'T SCARED
OF GHOSTS.
YOU SEEN MIKE SAUNDERS?
NO, NOT SINCE YESTERDAY.
HOW ABOUT BEN HAGGERTY?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.
NO, I AIN'T SEEN NOBODY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
THINKING, MR. DELANEY.
I THINK I'M JUST
GOING ON BACK TO NORFOLK.
YOU SURE RUN A CRUMMY
OPERATION, MR. DELANEY.
SURE, IT WAS SLOPPY.
NO, SIR, I DON'T KNOW
WHY HE DID IT...
EXCEPT THE GIRL MAY HAVE BEEN
BUGGING HIM ABOUT HER FATHER.
I HEARD SHE WAS
SOME KIND OF A WEIRDO.
YES, MR. C., OF COURSE
I'M AWARE OF WHAT YOU SAID.
WE MUST KEEP THINGS COOL
DOWN THERE
UNTIL THE GRAND JURY'S OUT.
YES, MR. C., I ALREADY TOLD HIM.
YES, SIR.
I'LL TELL HIM AGAIN.
WAKE UP.
HEY, OLD BUDDY.
YOU.
I KNOW YOU FROM THE DOCKS.
WHAT IS THIS?
OH, I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO MAKE
A TELEPHONE CALL FOR ME
TO FRANK DELANEY.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I'D DO ANYTHING YOU WANT?
[ CHUCKLING ]
OH, BECAUSE I'M A WITNESS.
I CAN PUT YOU
IN THE GAS CHAMBER.
I DON'T REMEMBER.
I BLACKED OUT.
WELL, NOW YOU MIGHT
HAVE BLACKED OUT,
BUT YOU SURE SEEMED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
I WATCHED YOU PICK THAT
BODY UP AND WEIGH IT DOWN
AND TOSS IT
RIGHT OFF THE PIER.
YOU'RE LYING.
THE D.A. WON'T THINK SO.
NOW, WHY DON'T YOU CALL
DELANEY?
NO WAY.
MAYBE THIS SCARES YOU
MORE THAN THE D.A. DOES.
IT SHOULD.
NOW, YOU GET
ON THAT TELEPHONE,
AND YOU CALL
FRANK DELANEY,
AND YOU TELL HIM YOU
GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
AND YOU WANT HIM
TO MEET YOU
ON THE AFT DECK
OF THE ORION IN 10 MINUTES.
[ COCKS ]
ALL RIGHT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
MIKE, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.
I'VE GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
I WANT YOU TO MEET ME ON THE AFT
DECK OF THE ORION IN 10 MINUTES.
OKAY, MIKE, I'LL BE THERE.
YOU'RE A NICE FELLA, MIKE.
THANK YOU.
OKAY, UP.
IN THERE.
GO ON.
YES, MR. MORGAN.
IT'S ALL SET.
FRANK DELANEY WILL BE THERE
IN 10 MINUTES.
I'LL STRING HIM UP
ON THE AFT DECK
JUST LIKE I DID
CAPTAIN JOHANSEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. MORGAN.
YOU'RE VERY GENEROUS.
[ RINGS ]
-HELLO.
-Mr. Morgan?
WHO IS THIS?
NEVER MIND WHO THIS IS.
I THOUGHT
YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW
FRANK DELANEY JUST
HUNG HIMSELF ON THE ORION.
[ Click ]
-[ Ringing ]
-Hello.
Mr. C.,
this is Frank Delaney.
Don't talk.
Just listen.
Everything's about to blow
sky-high.
You got to meet me
on the Orion right away.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
IT'S THAT NEW BLACK GUY
YOU HIRED, FRANK.
HE MADE ME CALL YOU.
HE KILLED JOHANSEN.
HE WAS GONNA STRING YOU UP, TOO,
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SUICIDE.
WHY? I DON'T GET IT.
HE WAS WORKING FOR MORGAN.
I HEARD HIM ON THE PHONE.
MORGAN?!
FRANK! WH--
HE'S DEAD.
WHO ARE YOU?
HIS NAME'S ED CORBY.
HE WORKS FOR MR. C.
HE'S BEEN DOWN HERE
ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOU.
WHY'D YOU KILL HIM?
HE WAS SETTING ME UP.
GONNA MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE SUICIDE.
THE ROPE IS RIGHT BACK HERE
IN THE AFTER DECK.
IT'S JUST LIKE HE SAYS,
ED.
YOU SHOW ME.
OKAY.
MR. C.,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU CALLED ME, FRANK.
NO, MR. C.,
I DIDN'T CALL YOU.
I HAD TO DO IT.
TAKE HIS GUN.
HE WAS OUT TO GET ME.
ALL THOSE ACCIDENTS --
MORGAN SET THEM UP.
BROUGHT IN MURPHY'S
DAUGHTER TO BUG ME,
STARTED STORIES
ON THE DOCK HERE
SO I COULDN'T GET ANYONE
TO WORK FOR ME.
HE KILLED THE CAPTAIN OF THIS
SCOW, MADE IT LOOK LIKE SUICIDE
SO I COULDN'T EVEN
GET A CREW.
NOW HE'S GONNA DO
THE SAME THING TO ME.
THOSE ARE PRETTY WILD
CHARGES, FRANK.
I'VE GOT PROOF.
THE NOOSE IS STILL THERE.
YOU WANT TO SEE IT? COME ON.
MIKE!
MIKE!
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
IT WAS HERE.
MIKE WAS GONNA SHOW IT
TO YOUR MAN.
MY MAN?
YES. THE ONE YOU HAD
DOWN HERE
CHECKING UP ON ME --
ED CORBY.
I NEVER HAD ANYONE
CHECKING UP ON YOU, FRANK.
I DON'T KNOW ANY CORBY.
HE WAS JUST HERE!
I JUST TALKED TO HIM!
NOW, LOOK,
YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME.
MORGAN SET ME UP,
HE BROUGHT IN
TOM MURPHY'S DAUGHTER,
HE KILLED THE CAPTAIN.
IT WAS MORGAN.
MR. DELANEY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE SO EARLY?
I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU UNTIL LATER
WHEN THE CREW ARRIVED.
YOU'RE DEAD.
I SAW YOU HANGING
FROM THAT DERRICK.
HANGING? I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'LL BE READY TO SAIL
THIS AFTERNOON.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
I KNOW, FRANK.
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING HARD.
YOU'VE BEEN BROODING.
TOM MURPHY'S DAUGHTER
COMING TO TOWN UNSTRUNG YOU,
SO YOU PUT IT TOGETHER...
YOUR WAY.
ONLY IT WASN'T
THAT WAY AT ALL.
NO!
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE
SICK MEN ON OUR PAYROLL,
CAN WE, FRANK?
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
A SICK MAN'S GOING TO SAY.
IF I EVER GOT SICK, I'D WANT
SOMEONE TO PUT ME AWAY
SO I COULDN'T DO ANY HARM
TO MY FRIENDS.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME.
I'M NOT CRAZY.
ALL THOSE THINGS HAPPENED.
I KNOW THEY HAPPENED.
I HAVEN'T LOST MY MIND.
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME,
MR. C., PLEASE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
GOODBYE, FRANK.
LET'S GO, FRANK.
[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]
YOU WANT A RIDE, FRANK?
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]