Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 7, Episode 20 - The Pendulum - full transcript
Gunnar Malstrom is one of the leaders of the Pendulum, a secret terrorist organization seeking to overthrow the United States government. The IMF is informed that the Pendulum is shortly planning a major attack on the government, code-named Nightfall. With no knowledge of other members of the Pendulum, the IMF lures Malstrom to the headquarters of a phony corporate conglomerate, where they learn bits and pieces of the plan -- but fail to uncover that the official who is supposedly the target of Nightfall has already been replaced by a Pendulum double.
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
SERGEANT?
WHY DID YOU PULL IN HERE?
I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
GENERAL WESTON.
YOU'RE ALL IMPATIENT.
HE SHOULD
BE HERE BY NOW.
GENTLEMEN, GENERAL WESTON
IS DEAD AND BURIED.
GOOD.
GENERAL.
GOOD JOB, MALSTROM.
MY PLANS ARE
USUALLY SUCCESSFUL.
YOUR PLASTIC SURGERY
IS FIRST RATE.
I ONLY HOPE THAT YOUR PLAN
IS AS GOOD, LEADER.
IT IS, MALSTROM.
I KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO
MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS.
YOU'D LIKE TO SIT IN
MY CHAIR, WOULDN'T YOU?
[ CHUCKLES ]
MAYBE SOMEDAY.
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY.
I DOUBT YOU'LL
LIVE THAT LONG.
NOW, GENTLEMEN,
NIGHTFALL IS GO.
AND WITH
PROJECT NIGHTFALL,
WE TAKE CONTROL OF
THE SINGLE GREATEST POWER
ON THE FACE
OF THE EARTH --
THE UNITED STATES MILITARY.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
GUNNAR MALSTROM IS ONE
OF THE LEADERS OF THE PENDULUM,
A SECRET TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
SEEKING TO DOMINATE
THE POWER CENTERS
OF OUR COUNTRY.
WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY
ANY OTHER MEMBERS,
BUT WE HAVE LEARNED
THAT THE PENDULUM GROUP
IS PUTTING INTO ACTION A PLAN
CODE NAMED "NIGHTFALL,"
INVOLVING A MAJOR ATTACK
ON OUR GOVERNMENT.
YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WILL BE TO PREVENT
THIS CATASTROPHE
BY DISCOVERING WHAT NIGHTFALL
IS AND STOPPING IT.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
THIS RING IDENTIFIES
THE MEMBERS
OF THE PENDULUM'S
RULING COUNCIL.
GUNNAR MALSTROM --
SUMMA CUM LAUDE,
THE CAMBRIAN
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
AT 22, BRILLIANT AND RUTHLESS.
HE'S NOW THE HEAD
OF HIS OWN ELECTRONICS EMPIRE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING
WITH HIM?
FINE. WE'RE HAVING DINNER
AGAIN TONIGHT.
GOOD. BARNEY.
WELL, JIM,
BY INSERTING SENSOR WIRES
INTO THE UPHOLSTERY
OF THIS CHAIR,
WE'VE TURNED IT
INTO A HIGHLY SENSITIVE
LIE DETECTOR,
MEASURING PULSE, RESPIRATION,
AND PERSPIRATION.
THIS IS A MASK
OF ALLEN BOCK,
MALSTROM'S
SO-CALLED SECRETARY
AND THE PENDULUM'S
TOP KILLER.
OUR HEADQUARTERS
IS READY,
COMPLETE WITH GUARDS
AND ALARM SYSTEM
AND A COMPLETE
MONITOR NETWORK.
GOOD. GUNNAR MALSTROM'S
GOING TO BE HARD TO CONVINCE,
SO WE'LL OFFER HIM
SOME VERY ATTRACTIVE BAIT
AND THEN SPRING THE TRAP.
THE FIRST MOVE
IS YOURS, CASEY.
[ PIANO PLAYING ]
OH!
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU WIN AGAIN, GUNNAR.
YEAH, DON'T FEEL BAD.
I NEVER LOSE.
THEN IT'S TRUE
THAT YOU DESIGNED
THE MALSTROM 12-W COMPUTER
AFTER YOUR OWN MIND,
BUT JUST A LITTLE
LESS INTELLIGENT.
YEAH, YOU COULD SAY THAT.
THAT'S A NICE WAY
OF PUTTING IT.
ANDREA, YOU'RE
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
THANK YOU.
YOU SAID WHAT YOU WANT,
YOU GET.
ALWAYS?
YEAH, ALWAYS.
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE
FOR REAL POWER,
POWER OVER MEN'S LIVES,
POWER TO SHAPE THE WORLD,
YOUR WAY?
TO PLAY GOD?
WELL, IN A WAY,
TO BE GOD.
ALL I WANT RIGHT NOW
IS JUST A LITTLE POWER
OVER ONE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
I'M VERY FOND OF YOU,
GUNNAR,
BUT WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT,
I APPROVE OF YOU.
WITHOUT REALIZING IT,
YOU'VE PASSED
A VERY IMPORTANT TEST.
I'D LIKE
AN EXPLANATION, ANDREA.
OH, YOU'LL GET THAT,
DARLING,
TOMORROW MORNING
IN YOUR OFFICE
FROM A MAN NAMED
ELTON HOWARDS.
YOU'VE OVERSTEPPED
YOUR AUTHORITY, ANDREA.
I'M RECRUITING HIM.
ANDREA, WHAT IS THIS?
MR. HOWARDS WILL DECIDE.
WHAT? WHAT IS THIS?
I'M SORRY, GUNNAR.
I HAVE TO LEAVE.
WELL, WHY?
GOOD-BYE.
ANDREA.
MR. ELTON HOWARDS TO SEE YOU.
NO APPOINTMENT.
HE SAID TO GIVE YOU THIS.
BETTER SEND HIM IN.
DOES YOUR SECRETARY ATTEND
ALL YOUR PRIVATE MEETINGS?
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, BOCK.
THANK YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHY DID YOU AGREE
TO SEE ME?
IS THIS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
SOME SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE?
I'M SURE THAT
THIS VERBAL FENCING
WON'T BE INTERESTING
TO EITHER ONE OF US.
OH, REALLY?
WELL, WHAT IS?
PENDULUM.
WHAT?
I'M INTERESTED
IN CONTACTING
THE LEADERSHIP
OF PENDULUM,
SPECIFICALLY THROUGH YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS PENDULUM, IS THAT
SOME SORT OF GROUP,
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION,
OR FRATERNAL ORDER?
YOU HAVE TO BE
MORE EXPLICIT, MR. HOWARDS.
MR. MALSTROM,
WE HAVE CERTAIN
VERY IMPORTANT INTERESTS.
HOW DID YOU HAPPEN
TO COME TO ME?
WHO SENT YOU?
I'M SURE THAT ANDREA
SPOKE OF ME.
WHEN YOU FINISH SPARING,
I'LL BE AT THE FIELDMONT.
MANNY, COME IN HERE,
WILL YOU?
BOCK, HE'S STAYING
AT THE FIELDMONT --
GET OVER THERE
ON THE DOUBLE,
FIND OUT WHAT HE'S DOING
AND WHO HE'S WITH,
AND GIVE ME A CALL
IF YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING.
MANNY, I WANT YOU
TO RUN A CHECK
ON A MR. ELTON HOWARDS --
FINANCIAL PROFILE, BUSINESS
CONNECTIONS, EVERYTHING.
HOW SOON DO YOU NEED IT?
YESTERDAY. GET ON IT.
YES, SIR. I'LL LEAVE
THE MESSAGE, SIR.
FIELDMONT HOTEL.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
INCOMING FOR MR. HOWARDS.
POWDER YOUR NOSE.
Willy: ELTON, THE CHIEF'S
ARRIVING AT HEADQUARTERS
THIS AFTERNOON FROM LONDON.
GOOD. IS HE BRINGING
THE DATA ON PROJECT MOSQUE?
SUPPLY BREAKDOWN,
CASUALTY LIST,
AND PROFIT PROJECTIONS.
WHAT ABOUT MALSTROM?
I THINK HE'LL DO.
I'LL BRING IN
A FULL REPORT ON HIM.
SEE YOU AT HEADQUARTERS.
[ CLICK ]
THANKS, KID.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
DID HE GET IT ALL?
YES, SIR,
HEARD EVERY WORD.
GOOD.
NO ONE'S EVER HEARD
OF HOWARDS,
WHERE HE COMES FROM,
WHAT HE DOES,
NO BUSINESS REFERENCES,
NOTHING.
THE MAN'S A GHOST.
GHOST.
GHOSTS DON'T ESTABLISH
$10 MILLION CREDIT LINES
AT FOUR SEPARATE BANKS.
WHY, THE MAN'S ASSETS
MUST BE WORTH, WHAT,
50 MILLION, 100?
IT'S POSSIBLE,
MR. MALSTROM.
THE EVIDENCE
INDICATES EVEN MORE.
I CAN SEE WHAT
THE EVIDENCE INDICATES.
I WANT INFORMATION ON THE MAN.
NOW GET ON IT!
ANYTHING?
HOWARDS IS PART
OF AN ORGANIZATION.
IT'S INTERNATIONAL,
SOUNDS BIG.
THEY JUST PULLED OFF
SOMETHING
CALLED PROJECT MOSQUE,
AND THEY'RE
VERY INTERESTED IN YOU.
ANYTHING SPECIFIC ABOUT ME?
NO, NO, NOTHING SPECIFIC.
I'M GOING TO EUROPE TONIGHT
ON OUR BUSINESS.
I'LL DIG UP WHAT I CAN.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD.
HAVE A GOOD TRIP.
Barney: BOCK'S OUT
OF THE WAY.
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT?
NEVER MIND. I HAVEN'T
FOUND OUT ENOUGH.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHO YOU PEOPLE ARE
AND WHY YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN ME,
AND ALSO I WANT TO TALK
TO THIS HOWARDS AGAIN.
WELL, I'M AFRAID
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE NOW.
WHY, BECAUSE HE'S
AT YOUR HEADQUARTERS
MEETING THE CHIEF?
ANDREA, LAST NIGHT YOU SAID
YOU WERE RECRUITING ME.
IN A WAY, YEAH.
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU.
LET'S GET IT
OUT IN THE OPEN.
WHO ARE YOU
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?
OR ELSE I DON'T PLAY.
Man: THE TANKS
ARE EXCELLENT,
BUT WE SHALL ALSO
REQUIRE JET FIGHTERS.
Barney: THERE'S
BEEN SOME DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE EXTENSION
OF OIL LEASES.
YOU HAVE BLED MY PEOPLE DRY
FOR THESE WEAPONS.
WE DO HAVE OTHER BUYERS.
YOU WOULD HAND MY ENEMIES
THE KNIFE TO CUT MY THROAT?
YOUR FILTHY ORGANIZATION
GIVES ME NO CHOICE.
WE WILL TALK
ABOUT IT LATER.
VERY WELL.
I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME
GUNNAR HAD
A COMPLETE EXPLANATION.
OF COURSE.
IF YOU WILL COME WITH ME,
MR. MALSTROM,
I'LL ARRANGE A CLEAN TABLE,
AND WE'LL LAY OUR CARDS
OUT ON IT.
HAVE A SEAT
FOR A FEW MOMENTS,
MR. MALSTROM.
CASEY.
BRING IN YOUR BOOK.
BUT HE KNOWS SO LITTLE.
FOR NOW, BUT HE'S
A BRILLIANT MAN.
PRETTY SOON HE'LL START
DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH.
I SEE.
PLUS HE'S SEEN THE INSIDE
OF OUR HEADQUARTERS.
WE CAN'T JUST LET HIM
WALK OUT OF HERE.
YOU MEAN KILL HIM?
YES. I'LL CALL THE GUARDS.
HE'S ON HIS WAY, WILLY.
RIGHT.
GENTLEMEN, SHALL WE BEGIN?
WE HAVE CALLED THIS
INTERNATIONAL MEETING TODAY
TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR FUTURE
WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS,
BUT FIRST I WILL GIVE YOU
A PROGRESS REPORT
ON THIS YEAR TO DATE.
OUR PROFITS TO DATE FROM SALE
OF PLANES, TANKS,
SHIPS, AND MINOR HARDWARE --
$114.7 MILLION.
PROJECT MOSQUE
IS A COMPLETE SUCCESS.
THE BOMB PLANTED DURING
THE KRISHNA FESTIVAL KILLED 73,
MOSTLY PILGRIMS,
THUS ENSURING A CONTINUANCE
OF THE WAR.
PROJECTIONS --
MUNITIONS -- $782 MILLION.
THIS IS EXCLUSIVE
OF GROUND-TO-AIR MISSILES.
WE EXPECT DELIVERIES
IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
THIS SHOULD INCREASE
OUR MUNITIONS INCOME
CONSIDERABLY.
YOU HAD THE DETAILED BREAKDOWNS
IN THE ANNUAL REPORT,
AND FORECASTING FAMINE
CONDITIONS IN BOTH COUNTRIES,
COMMODITIES SALES
SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE.
GENTLEMEN, WE ARE FORTUNATE.
WE HAVE AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR --
MR. GUNNAR MALSTROM...
FROM THE PENDULUM GROUP.
OH, DON'T BE ALARMED,
MR. MALSTROM.
THE DOOR'S LOCKED,
SIMPLY TO MAKE A POINT.
THAT YOU ARE OUR PRISONER.
[ RINGS DOORBELL ]
GENERAL WESTON, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE IN WASHINGTON, SIR.
I JUST GOT BACK, SAM.
THIS IS CAPTAIN ADAMS.
PLEASURE, SIR.
OH, I'M HAVING
A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING
TODAY, SAM, HERE.
PLEASE SET UP THE LIBRARY.
FOUR OTHER OFFICERS.
WE'LL NEED COFFEE
AND SANDWICHES
AND COMPLETE PRIVACY.
YES, SIR.
AN HOUR AND A HALF.
AND NIGHTFALL'S
ON ITS WAY.
LISTEN TO ME, HOWARDS --
NO, MR. MALSTROM,
YOU LISTEN.
POLYGRAPH'S READY.
RIGHT.
DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT THIS IS
ALL JUST A LITTLE RIDICULOUS?
I'M NOT A SNEAK THIEF.
Willy: YOU BROKE
INTO THE VIEWING ROOM
AND SPIED
ON A TOP-SECRET MEETING.
YOU PEOPLE, WHOEVER YOU ARE,
YOU'VE BEEN SNIFFING
AROUND ME!
I HAVE A RIGHT
TO SOME EXPLANATIONS.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS,
MR. MALSTROM.
GUNNAR, WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT
IN THE OFFICE?
BECAUSE I HEARD HIM
THREATEN TO KILL ME.
YOU WERE IN TOO MUCH
OF A HURRY, DEAR.
HE HASN'T GOT THE RIGHT TO MAKE
THAT KIND OF A DECISION.
ONLY THE CHIEF HAS,
AND HE HASN'T YET.
ELTON, WE NEED MEN
LIKE GUNNAR MALSTROM...
AND PENDULUM.
I'M NOT INTERESTED.
PENDULUM HAS ITS OWN PLANS
AND ITS OWN RESOURCES.
I'D SUGGEST YOU APOLOGIZE
AND LET ME LEAVE.
I'M AFRAID
WE CAN'T DO THAT.
YOU SEE, YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
ABOUT PROJECT MOSQUE.
YOU MEAN...
THAT I KNOW YOU'RE PLANNING
TO FOMENT A WAR.
SO PENDULUM
DOES KNOW ABOUT US,
AND WE KNOW ABOUT
OPERATION NIGHTFALL.
[ TAPE REWINDING ]
Barney: SO PENDULUM
DOES KNOW ABOUT US,
AND WE KNOW ABOUT
OPERATION NIGHTFALL.
ADMIRAL GARSON'S OFFICE --
HE'LL BE ABLE
TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
GOOD. THAT'S ALL OF THEM.
IN A FEW HOURS,
THE HEADS OF EVERY MAJOR
U.S. MILITARY JOINT SERVICES
ORGANIZATION WILL BE HERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM --
MALSTROM.
Casey: GUNNAR, PLEASE.
THERE MUST BE A WAY
WE CAN WORK THIS OUT
FOR THE BOTH OF US.
WE CAN HELP PENDULUM ACHIEVE
GREATER INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH,
AND WE BOTH AGREE
ON THE NEED
FOR INCREASED
POLITICAL POWER
AND THE MILITARY.
IT'S MILITARY.
Gunnar: STOP IT, ANDREA.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK
ABOUT PENDULUM OR OUR PLANS.
THE BUILDING WAS LEASED
THROUGH A BROKER
BY A SWISS-BASED
HOLDING COMPANY.
FROM THE WAY I HEARD
THIS HOWARDS TALK,
IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP.
INTERESTED IN MALSTROM --
AND IS HE INVOLVED WITH THEM?
HE CLAIMED HE DIDN'T KNOW
A THING ABOUT THEM,
BUT AS SOON AS HE THOUGHT
I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY,
HE HEADED STRAIGHT
FOR THE PLACE WITH THE GIRL.
WE CAN'T TAKE CHANCES NOW.
FIND MALSTROM.
AND BRING HIM OUT?
NO...
KILL HIM.
AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN PENDULUM
AND YOUR ORGANIZATION?
THAT'S FANTASY.
GUNNAR,
IS IT SO UNBELIEVABLE?
OUR ONLY CONCERN
IS UNNECESSARY CONFLICT --
YOUR PLANS BLOCKING OURS.
WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE
PLANNING A MILITARY COUP.
YOU DON'T KNOW A THING.
YOU CAN'T!
GUNNAR, WE'VE PICKED UP
INFORMATION RANGING
FROM COLLUSION AND BRIBERY
TO ASSASSINATION,
AND THEY'RE
ALL DANGEROUS AREAS.
WE'RE CLOSE.
WHO WOULD THEY AIM AT?
THE CHIEF OF STAFF,
THE PRESIDENT?
DON'T BE STUPID.
GIVE MALSTROM CREDIT
FOR MORE BRAINS THAN THAT.
I WOULD SAY
IT'S A LESS OBVIOUS TARGET.
PERHAPS SOMEBODY IN PLANNING
OR INTELLIGENCE.
AND PERHAPS SANTA CLAUS.
THIS IS ABSURD.
IS IT, MALSTROM?
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
AND AN ASSASSINATION.
I'LL GIVE BARNEY THE NAMES
OF MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE PEOPLE.
THREE MINUTES.
THEN WHEN YOU ACTIVATE
THE SWITCH,
WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME
TO GET OUT.
HOW VIOLENT
WILL THE BLAST BE?
WE'LL BE SAFE OUTSIDE.
IT'LL JUST GUT THE ROOM
AND KILL EVERYBODY INSIDE.
MM-HMM.
WE'VE RESEARCHED A NUMBER
OF POSSIBLE
MILITARY LEADERS.
GENERAL DAVIES,
ADMIRAL GARSON.
POSSIBLY THE AIR FORCE --
GENERAL BILLINGS
OR GENERAL WESTON.
[ LAUGHING ]
HOWARDS, PLEASE.
IT'S GENERAL WESTON.
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT SERVICES
INTELLIGENCE STAFF.
IT'S NOT A JOKE,
MALSTROM.
ELTON, THAT'S ENOUGH.
I'M SURE THE CHIEF
HAS ENOUGH INFORMATION NOW
TO MAKE HIS DECISION
ABOUT YOU, GUNNAR.
I AGREE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
NOTHING JUST YET.
THE FINAL DECISION
IS UP TO THE CHIEF.
SIX SECONDS.
WHOEVER YOUR CHIEF IS,
HE CERTAINLY
VALUES PROMPTNESS.
COME IN.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M HAPPY TO MEET YOU,
MR. MALSTROM.
I ASSUME YOU HAVE SOME IDEA
OF OUR PURPOSE.
ALL I KNOW
IS THAT YOU DEAL IN WARS
AND THAT YOU
CALL YOURSELF "CHIEF."
"CHIEF."
DOES A CODE NAME BOTHER YOU?
BECAUSE YOU MAY CALL ME
MR. SMITH, MR. JONES,
OR MR. WASLOWSKI.
I DON'T DEAL IN LABELS.
I DEAL IN REALITY.
THE THREEFOLD NATURE
OF POWER --
MEN, MONEY, TIME.
BUT THE FIRST NECESSITY
IS THE RIGHT MAN.
AND WHAT AM I RIGHT FOR?
OUR ACQUISITION
OF PENDULUM,
YOUR ACCESSION
TO REAL POWER.
THAT'S FUNNY.
I THINK OF MYSELF
AS ALREADY POWERFUL.
REALLY?
YES, PERHAPS, IN A WAY.
OUR ORGANIZATION
IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED
IN ACHIEVING
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL
OF THE UNITED STATES.
JUST LIKE THAT?
WE ALREADY CONTROL THE GOLD
THROUGH OUR EUROPEAN
AND ASIAN GROUPS.
WE'VE PLACED POLITICIANS,
BOUGHT UNIONS,
MANAGED CONTROL OF SEVERAL
FINANCIAL COMBINES,
AND NOW WE FACE TROUBLE.
WHY? BECAUSE PENDULUM IS
CREATING SUCH A DISTURBANCE
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING
EVERY POSSIBLE THREAT,
INCLUDING US.
YES, YOU HAVE POWER,
MR. MALSTROM --
THE POWER TO CAUSE DIFFICULTY.
WE HAVE OUR OWN PLANS.
YES. STUPID.
THIS LATEST THING --
NIGHTFALL,
MILITARY ASSASSINATION,
GENERAL WESTON --
ABSOLUTE MADNESS.
ONLY OUR COUNSEL
KNOWS ABOUT THAT.
DON'T BE NAIVE.
WE KNOW A GREAT DEAL.
OUR LEADER INSISTS
ON STRICT SECURITY.
YOUR LEADER?
AH, YES, YOUR LEADER.
HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE HIM?
ARROGANT, EGOTISTICAL.
AND INCOMPETENT.
LET ME BE EXPLICIT,
MR. MALSTROM.
WE WANT PENDULUM.
WE DO NOT WANT YOUR LEADER.
WE WANT YOU
TO TAKE OVER CONTROL
OF OUR TOTAL OPERATION
IN THIS HEMISPHERE.
WHY SHOULD I?
I OVERHEARD
YOUR THREATS TO KILL ME,
BUT IF YOU DO,
PENDULUM WILL KNOW ABOUT IT.
WE NEVER KILL
EXCEPT FOR PROFIT.
WE WANT YOU TO CONTROL
PENDULUM FOR US.
THE LEADER?
WE WILL ELIMINATE HIM
FOR A PRICE.
YOU WILL JOIN US.
YOU WILL CALL OFF NIGHTFALL.
NO.
I CAN'T CALL OFF NIGHTFALL.
IT'S TOO FAR ALONG.
ANYWAY, I DON'T BUY
ALL OF THIS.
AT LEAST,
NOT WITHOUT MORE PROOF.
IF I EVEN TRIED
TO CROSS PENDULUM,
I'D BE A DEAD MAN.
HOW DO I KNOW
YOU'D PROTECT ME?
VERY WELL.
YOU MAY HAVE TIME
TO THINK THE MATTER OVER,
BUT NOT VERY MUCH.
BY TOMORROW MORNING,
YOU WILL BE WITH US,
OR YOU WILL BE DEAD.
GUNNAR, I --
ANDREA.
HE'S TOUGH
AND HE'S STUBBORN.
I LEARNED SOMETHING.
NIGHTFALL IS HAPPENING SOON,
AND HE'S THE ONLY ONE
WHO KNOWS THE EXACT TIME.
WE HAVE TO GET IT
OUT OF HIM.
ALL RIGHT, CASEY.
PHASE TWO.
I'LL ARRANGE THE BREAKOUT
AND KILLING.
KEEP ME BRIEFED
THROUGH THE MICRO-RECEIVER.
MM-HMM.
NOW REMEMBER, WE MUST
MAKE SURE MALSTROM
GETS A CLEAR LOOK
AT YOU AS BOCK.
WHAT ABOUT THE VOICE?
WILL I HAVE TO DO THAT?
NO. JUST BE SURE
HE SEES YOU...
AND THIS GUN
BEFORE YOU START SHOOTING.
SEVERAL PENDULUM KILLINGS
HAVE BEEN TRACED
TO THIS TYPE OF WEAPON.
OKAY, SO I RESCUE
MALSTROM.
RIGHT. THEN YOU SHOOT
ONE OF THE GUARDS.
WHAT IF MALSTROM STARTS
ASKING ME ANY QUESTIONS?
DON'T WORRY.
WILLY WILL KILL YOU.
USING BLOOD CAPSULE BULLETS,
OF COURSE.
WHAT ABOUT THE GUARDS?
THEY'LL BE USING
REAL BULLETS,
SO WILLY WILL BE
THE ONLY ONE SHOOTING AT YOU.
YOU GOT IT?
RIGHT.
WHY, GUNNAR? YOU COULD
HAVE HAD ANYTHING.
YOU THINK I'D BETRAY
MY OWN GROUP?
NO.
GUNNAR, I RECOMMENDED YOU,
SO I'LL BE IN TROUBLE,
AND YOU'LL BE DEAD.
THEY WOULDN'T DARE
KILL ME, ANDREA.
I'M SORRY, GUNNAR,
FOR A LOT OF REASONS.
MAYBE THE CHIEF WILL ARRANGE
AN ACCIDENT FOR YOU.
MAYBE HE'LL LET YOU LOOSE
AND LET YOUR OWN GROUP
DO THE KILLING.
PENDULUM?
DON'T YOU THINK THEY KNOW
YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH ME,
THAT YOU VANISHED
INTO OUR HEADQUARTERS?
YOU'RE ONE
OF THE RULING COUNSEL
AT PENDULUM.
YOU TELL ME.
DO YOU THINK
THEY WOULDN'T KILL YOU,
EVEN ON SUSPICION?
OH, GUNNAR.
RIGHT IN HERE, SIR.
DAVIES, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SIR.
MR. GRAYSON, STATE.
GENERAL.
GOOD. NOW WE CAN BEGIN.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE MALSTROM
AND THE OTHERS PERFECTLY
FROM THE RAMP AREA.
BUT THEY WON'T SEE YOU
UNTIL YOU START SHOOTING.
DON'T WORRY. MALSTROM
WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY BOCK
AS THE MAN
WHO'S RESCUING HIM.
GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE
TO FACE THE FACTS.
THERE HAS BEEN
A CONTINUING DETERIORATION
IN OUR FOREIGN-BASED SECURITY.
Man: PARTICULARLY
IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER.
WHERE ARE YOU
TAKING ME?
TO A SAFE PLACE.
[ TIRES SQUEAL ]
IN THERE.
IT'S BOCK.
ARE YOU OKAY?
COVER BOCK.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.
[ HOMING SIGNAL BEEPS ]
[ BEEP BEEP BEEP ]
HE'S HEADING
FOR GENERAL WESTON'S HOUSE,
WHERE THE MEETING IS.
RIGHT.
[ RINGS DOORBELL ]
GUNNAR MALSTROM
TO SEE GENERAL WESTON.
TELL HIM IT'S URGENT.
AND OUR MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM
IS THE SURVEILLANCE
OF SOVIET SUBMARINES
AT PETROPAVLOSK.
[ BUZZ ]
YES?
OH, I SEE.
THANK YOU, SAM.
YES, SIR. YES, SIR.
HE WILL BE WITH YOU
IN A MINUTE, SIR.
I HAVE SOME KEY DATA
ON THAT SUBMARINE PROBLEM,
LYMAN.
I THINK PERHAPS
WE SHOULD DISCUSS
ALL THE DATA, CAPTAIN.
WE WERE WORKING
ON THE PROBLEM EARLIER.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE US
FOR A MOMENT.
OH, WE'LL DISCUSS
YOUR INFORMATION
WHEN WE RETURN,
MR. GRAYSON.
CERTAINLY, GENERAL.
WE CAN TALK IN HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE,
MALSTROM?
SOMETHING UNEXPECTED
CAME UP.
I WAS TAKEN PRISONER
BY A SECRET INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION,
SOMETHING CALLED
WORLD RESOURCES UNLIMITED.
THEY'RE BIGGER AND THEY'RE
MORE POWERFUL THAN PENDULUM.
THEY KNOW OUR PLANS.
INCLUDING ABOUT ME?
YES!
THAT CAN'T BE
GENERAL WESTON.
THEY PLANTED A DOUBLE.
THEY KNOW ABOUT NIGHTFALL.
IF WE CARRY IT THROUGH,
THEY'RE GOING TO DESTROY US.
OH.
AND WHAT DO YOU ADVISE,
THAT WE CALL NIGHTFALL OFF?
ABSOLUTELY, AT LEAST UNTIL
WE CAN CONTACT THESE PEOPLE
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.
I THINK YOU'VE LEARNED
ENOUGH TO JOIN THEM
AGAINST US,
AGAINST PENDULUM,
AND IT'S TOO LATE NOW,
MALSTROM.
THE BOMB'S ALREADY SET.
IT'S ONLY A MATTER
OF SECONDS NOW.
WELL, WE'VE GOT TO STOP THEM.
[ SILENCED GUNSHOT ]
I'M MORE CONCERNED
WITH THE BUDGETARY PROBLEMS
AND THE POLITICAL REACTIONS.
I THINK YOU GENTLEMEN
HAVE THE RESEARCH.
JIM, WESTON'S A PHONY.
THE ASSASSINATION PLAN
IS AIMED AT EVERYBODY
AT THAT MEETING.
THERE'S A BOMB
IN THAT ROOM.
EVERYBODY GET OUT OF HERE!
GET DOWN! IT'S A BOMB!
SERGEANT?
WHY DID YOU PULL IN HERE?
I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
GENERAL WESTON.
YOU'RE ALL IMPATIENT.
HE SHOULD
BE HERE BY NOW.
GENTLEMEN, GENERAL WESTON
IS DEAD AND BURIED.
GOOD.
GENERAL.
GOOD JOB, MALSTROM.
MY PLANS ARE
USUALLY SUCCESSFUL.
YOUR PLASTIC SURGERY
IS FIRST RATE.
I ONLY HOPE THAT YOUR PLAN
IS AS GOOD, LEADER.
IT IS, MALSTROM.
I KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO
MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS.
YOU'D LIKE TO SIT IN
MY CHAIR, WOULDN'T YOU?
[ CHUCKLES ]
MAYBE SOMEDAY.
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY.
I DOUBT YOU'LL
LIVE THAT LONG.
NOW, GENTLEMEN,
NIGHTFALL IS GO.
AND WITH
PROJECT NIGHTFALL,
WE TAKE CONTROL OF
THE SINGLE GREATEST POWER
ON THE FACE
OF THE EARTH --
THE UNITED STATES MILITARY.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.
GUNNAR MALSTROM IS ONE
OF THE LEADERS OF THE PENDULUM,
A SECRET TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
SEEKING TO DOMINATE
THE POWER CENTERS
OF OUR COUNTRY.
WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY
ANY OTHER MEMBERS,
BUT WE HAVE LEARNED
THAT THE PENDULUM GROUP
IS PUTTING INTO ACTION A PLAN
CODE NAMED "NIGHTFALL,"
INVOLVING A MAJOR ATTACK
ON OUR GOVERNMENT.
YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WILL BE TO PREVENT
THIS CATASTROPHE
BY DISCOVERING WHAT NIGHTFALL
IS AND STOPPING IT.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, JIM.
THIS RING IDENTIFIES
THE MEMBERS
OF THE PENDULUM'S
RULING COUNCIL.
GUNNAR MALSTROM --
SUMMA CUM LAUDE,
THE CAMBRIAN
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
AT 22, BRILLIANT AND RUTHLESS.
HE'S NOW THE HEAD
OF HIS OWN ELECTRONICS EMPIRE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING
WITH HIM?
FINE. WE'RE HAVING DINNER
AGAIN TONIGHT.
GOOD. BARNEY.
WELL, JIM,
BY INSERTING SENSOR WIRES
INTO THE UPHOLSTERY
OF THIS CHAIR,
WE'VE TURNED IT
INTO A HIGHLY SENSITIVE
LIE DETECTOR,
MEASURING PULSE, RESPIRATION,
AND PERSPIRATION.
THIS IS A MASK
OF ALLEN BOCK,
MALSTROM'S
SO-CALLED SECRETARY
AND THE PENDULUM'S
TOP KILLER.
OUR HEADQUARTERS
IS READY,
COMPLETE WITH GUARDS
AND ALARM SYSTEM
AND A COMPLETE
MONITOR NETWORK.
GOOD. GUNNAR MALSTROM'S
GOING TO BE HARD TO CONVINCE,
SO WE'LL OFFER HIM
SOME VERY ATTRACTIVE BAIT
AND THEN SPRING THE TRAP.
THE FIRST MOVE
IS YOURS, CASEY.
[ PIANO PLAYING ]
OH!
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU WIN AGAIN, GUNNAR.
YEAH, DON'T FEEL BAD.
I NEVER LOSE.
THEN IT'S TRUE
THAT YOU DESIGNED
THE MALSTROM 12-W COMPUTER
AFTER YOUR OWN MIND,
BUT JUST A LITTLE
LESS INTELLIGENT.
YEAH, YOU COULD SAY THAT.
THAT'S A NICE WAY
OF PUTTING IT.
ANDREA, YOU'RE
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
THANK YOU.
YOU SAID WHAT YOU WANT,
YOU GET.
ALWAYS?
YEAH, ALWAYS.
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE
FOR REAL POWER,
POWER OVER MEN'S LIVES,
POWER TO SHAPE THE WORLD,
YOUR WAY?
TO PLAY GOD?
WELL, IN A WAY,
TO BE GOD.
ALL I WANT RIGHT NOW
IS JUST A LITTLE POWER
OVER ONE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
I'M VERY FOND OF YOU,
GUNNAR,
BUT WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT,
I APPROVE OF YOU.
WITHOUT REALIZING IT,
YOU'VE PASSED
A VERY IMPORTANT TEST.
I'D LIKE
AN EXPLANATION, ANDREA.
OH, YOU'LL GET THAT,
DARLING,
TOMORROW MORNING
IN YOUR OFFICE
FROM A MAN NAMED
ELTON HOWARDS.
YOU'VE OVERSTEPPED
YOUR AUTHORITY, ANDREA.
I'M RECRUITING HIM.
ANDREA, WHAT IS THIS?
MR. HOWARDS WILL DECIDE.
WHAT? WHAT IS THIS?
I'M SORRY, GUNNAR.
I HAVE TO LEAVE.
WELL, WHY?
GOOD-BYE.
ANDREA.
MR. ELTON HOWARDS TO SEE YOU.
NO APPOINTMENT.
HE SAID TO GIVE YOU THIS.
BETTER SEND HIM IN.
DOES YOUR SECRETARY ATTEND
ALL YOUR PRIVATE MEETINGS?
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, BOCK.
THANK YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHY DID YOU AGREE
TO SEE ME?
IS THIS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
SOME SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE?
I'M SURE THAT
THIS VERBAL FENCING
WON'T BE INTERESTING
TO EITHER ONE OF US.
OH, REALLY?
WELL, WHAT IS?
PENDULUM.
WHAT?
I'M INTERESTED
IN CONTACTING
THE LEADERSHIP
OF PENDULUM,
SPECIFICALLY THROUGH YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS PENDULUM, IS THAT
SOME SORT OF GROUP,
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION,
OR FRATERNAL ORDER?
YOU HAVE TO BE
MORE EXPLICIT, MR. HOWARDS.
MR. MALSTROM,
WE HAVE CERTAIN
VERY IMPORTANT INTERESTS.
HOW DID YOU HAPPEN
TO COME TO ME?
WHO SENT YOU?
I'M SURE THAT ANDREA
SPOKE OF ME.
WHEN YOU FINISH SPARING,
I'LL BE AT THE FIELDMONT.
MANNY, COME IN HERE,
WILL YOU?
BOCK, HE'S STAYING
AT THE FIELDMONT --
GET OVER THERE
ON THE DOUBLE,
FIND OUT WHAT HE'S DOING
AND WHO HE'S WITH,
AND GIVE ME A CALL
IF YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING.
MANNY, I WANT YOU
TO RUN A CHECK
ON A MR. ELTON HOWARDS --
FINANCIAL PROFILE, BUSINESS
CONNECTIONS, EVERYTHING.
HOW SOON DO YOU NEED IT?
YESTERDAY. GET ON IT.
YES, SIR. I'LL LEAVE
THE MESSAGE, SIR.
FIELDMONT HOTEL.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
INCOMING FOR MR. HOWARDS.
POWDER YOUR NOSE.
Willy: ELTON, THE CHIEF'S
ARRIVING AT HEADQUARTERS
THIS AFTERNOON FROM LONDON.
GOOD. IS HE BRINGING
THE DATA ON PROJECT MOSQUE?
SUPPLY BREAKDOWN,
CASUALTY LIST,
AND PROFIT PROJECTIONS.
WHAT ABOUT MALSTROM?
I THINK HE'LL DO.
I'LL BRING IN
A FULL REPORT ON HIM.
SEE YOU AT HEADQUARTERS.
[ CLICK ]
THANKS, KID.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
DID HE GET IT ALL?
YES, SIR,
HEARD EVERY WORD.
GOOD.
NO ONE'S EVER HEARD
OF HOWARDS,
WHERE HE COMES FROM,
WHAT HE DOES,
NO BUSINESS REFERENCES,
NOTHING.
THE MAN'S A GHOST.
GHOST.
GHOSTS DON'T ESTABLISH
$10 MILLION CREDIT LINES
AT FOUR SEPARATE BANKS.
WHY, THE MAN'S ASSETS
MUST BE WORTH, WHAT,
50 MILLION, 100?
IT'S POSSIBLE,
MR. MALSTROM.
THE EVIDENCE
INDICATES EVEN MORE.
I CAN SEE WHAT
THE EVIDENCE INDICATES.
I WANT INFORMATION ON THE MAN.
NOW GET ON IT!
ANYTHING?
HOWARDS IS PART
OF AN ORGANIZATION.
IT'S INTERNATIONAL,
SOUNDS BIG.
THEY JUST PULLED OFF
SOMETHING
CALLED PROJECT MOSQUE,
AND THEY'RE
VERY INTERESTED IN YOU.
ANYTHING SPECIFIC ABOUT ME?
NO, NO, NOTHING SPECIFIC.
I'M GOING TO EUROPE TONIGHT
ON OUR BUSINESS.
I'LL DIG UP WHAT I CAN.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD.
HAVE A GOOD TRIP.
Barney: BOCK'S OUT
OF THE WAY.
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT?
NEVER MIND. I HAVEN'T
FOUND OUT ENOUGH.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHO YOU PEOPLE ARE
AND WHY YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN ME,
AND ALSO I WANT TO TALK
TO THIS HOWARDS AGAIN.
WELL, I'M AFRAID
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE NOW.
WHY, BECAUSE HE'S
AT YOUR HEADQUARTERS
MEETING THE CHIEF?
ANDREA, LAST NIGHT YOU SAID
YOU WERE RECRUITING ME.
IN A WAY, YEAH.
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU.
LET'S GET IT
OUT IN THE OPEN.
WHO ARE YOU
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?
OR ELSE I DON'T PLAY.
Man: THE TANKS
ARE EXCELLENT,
BUT WE SHALL ALSO
REQUIRE JET FIGHTERS.
Barney: THERE'S
BEEN SOME DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE EXTENSION
OF OIL LEASES.
YOU HAVE BLED MY PEOPLE DRY
FOR THESE WEAPONS.
WE DO HAVE OTHER BUYERS.
YOU WOULD HAND MY ENEMIES
THE KNIFE TO CUT MY THROAT?
YOUR FILTHY ORGANIZATION
GIVES ME NO CHOICE.
WE WILL TALK
ABOUT IT LATER.
VERY WELL.
I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME
GUNNAR HAD
A COMPLETE EXPLANATION.
OF COURSE.
IF YOU WILL COME WITH ME,
MR. MALSTROM,
I'LL ARRANGE A CLEAN TABLE,
AND WE'LL LAY OUR CARDS
OUT ON IT.
HAVE A SEAT
FOR A FEW MOMENTS,
MR. MALSTROM.
CASEY.
BRING IN YOUR BOOK.
BUT HE KNOWS SO LITTLE.
FOR NOW, BUT HE'S
A BRILLIANT MAN.
PRETTY SOON HE'LL START
DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH.
I SEE.
PLUS HE'S SEEN THE INSIDE
OF OUR HEADQUARTERS.
WE CAN'T JUST LET HIM
WALK OUT OF HERE.
YOU MEAN KILL HIM?
YES. I'LL CALL THE GUARDS.
HE'S ON HIS WAY, WILLY.
RIGHT.
GENTLEMEN, SHALL WE BEGIN?
WE HAVE CALLED THIS
INTERNATIONAL MEETING TODAY
TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR FUTURE
WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS,
BUT FIRST I WILL GIVE YOU
A PROGRESS REPORT
ON THIS YEAR TO DATE.
OUR PROFITS TO DATE FROM SALE
OF PLANES, TANKS,
SHIPS, AND MINOR HARDWARE --
$114.7 MILLION.
PROJECT MOSQUE
IS A COMPLETE SUCCESS.
THE BOMB PLANTED DURING
THE KRISHNA FESTIVAL KILLED 73,
MOSTLY PILGRIMS,
THUS ENSURING A CONTINUANCE
OF THE WAR.
PROJECTIONS --
MUNITIONS -- $782 MILLION.
THIS IS EXCLUSIVE
OF GROUND-TO-AIR MISSILES.
WE EXPECT DELIVERIES
IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
THIS SHOULD INCREASE
OUR MUNITIONS INCOME
CONSIDERABLY.
YOU HAD THE DETAILED BREAKDOWNS
IN THE ANNUAL REPORT,
AND FORECASTING FAMINE
CONDITIONS IN BOTH COUNTRIES,
COMMODITIES SALES
SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE.
GENTLEMEN, WE ARE FORTUNATE.
WE HAVE AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR --
MR. GUNNAR MALSTROM...
FROM THE PENDULUM GROUP.
OH, DON'T BE ALARMED,
MR. MALSTROM.
THE DOOR'S LOCKED,
SIMPLY TO MAKE A POINT.
THAT YOU ARE OUR PRISONER.
[ RINGS DOORBELL ]
GENERAL WESTON, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE IN WASHINGTON, SIR.
I JUST GOT BACK, SAM.
THIS IS CAPTAIN ADAMS.
PLEASURE, SIR.
OH, I'M HAVING
A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING
TODAY, SAM, HERE.
PLEASE SET UP THE LIBRARY.
FOUR OTHER OFFICERS.
WE'LL NEED COFFEE
AND SANDWICHES
AND COMPLETE PRIVACY.
YES, SIR.
AN HOUR AND A HALF.
AND NIGHTFALL'S
ON ITS WAY.
LISTEN TO ME, HOWARDS --
NO, MR. MALSTROM,
YOU LISTEN.
POLYGRAPH'S READY.
RIGHT.
DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT THIS IS
ALL JUST A LITTLE RIDICULOUS?
I'M NOT A SNEAK THIEF.
Willy: YOU BROKE
INTO THE VIEWING ROOM
AND SPIED
ON A TOP-SECRET MEETING.
YOU PEOPLE, WHOEVER YOU ARE,
YOU'VE BEEN SNIFFING
AROUND ME!
I HAVE A RIGHT
TO SOME EXPLANATIONS.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS,
MR. MALSTROM.
GUNNAR, WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT
IN THE OFFICE?
BECAUSE I HEARD HIM
THREATEN TO KILL ME.
YOU WERE IN TOO MUCH
OF A HURRY, DEAR.
HE HASN'T GOT THE RIGHT TO MAKE
THAT KIND OF A DECISION.
ONLY THE CHIEF HAS,
AND HE HASN'T YET.
ELTON, WE NEED MEN
LIKE GUNNAR MALSTROM...
AND PENDULUM.
I'M NOT INTERESTED.
PENDULUM HAS ITS OWN PLANS
AND ITS OWN RESOURCES.
I'D SUGGEST YOU APOLOGIZE
AND LET ME LEAVE.
I'M AFRAID
WE CAN'T DO THAT.
YOU SEE, YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
ABOUT PROJECT MOSQUE.
YOU MEAN...
THAT I KNOW YOU'RE PLANNING
TO FOMENT A WAR.
SO PENDULUM
DOES KNOW ABOUT US,
AND WE KNOW ABOUT
OPERATION NIGHTFALL.
[ TAPE REWINDING ]
Barney: SO PENDULUM
DOES KNOW ABOUT US,
AND WE KNOW ABOUT
OPERATION NIGHTFALL.
ADMIRAL GARSON'S OFFICE --
HE'LL BE ABLE
TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
GOOD. THAT'S ALL OF THEM.
IN A FEW HOURS,
THE HEADS OF EVERY MAJOR
U.S. MILITARY JOINT SERVICES
ORGANIZATION WILL BE HERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM --
MALSTROM.
Casey: GUNNAR, PLEASE.
THERE MUST BE A WAY
WE CAN WORK THIS OUT
FOR THE BOTH OF US.
WE CAN HELP PENDULUM ACHIEVE
GREATER INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH,
AND WE BOTH AGREE
ON THE NEED
FOR INCREASED
POLITICAL POWER
AND THE MILITARY.
IT'S MILITARY.
Gunnar: STOP IT, ANDREA.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK
ABOUT PENDULUM OR OUR PLANS.
THE BUILDING WAS LEASED
THROUGH A BROKER
BY A SWISS-BASED
HOLDING COMPANY.
FROM THE WAY I HEARD
THIS HOWARDS TALK,
IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP.
INTERESTED IN MALSTROM --
AND IS HE INVOLVED WITH THEM?
HE CLAIMED HE DIDN'T KNOW
A THING ABOUT THEM,
BUT AS SOON AS HE THOUGHT
I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY,
HE HEADED STRAIGHT
FOR THE PLACE WITH THE GIRL.
WE CAN'T TAKE CHANCES NOW.
FIND MALSTROM.
AND BRING HIM OUT?
NO...
KILL HIM.
AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN PENDULUM
AND YOUR ORGANIZATION?
THAT'S FANTASY.
GUNNAR,
IS IT SO UNBELIEVABLE?
OUR ONLY CONCERN
IS UNNECESSARY CONFLICT --
YOUR PLANS BLOCKING OURS.
WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE
PLANNING A MILITARY COUP.
YOU DON'T KNOW A THING.
YOU CAN'T!
GUNNAR, WE'VE PICKED UP
INFORMATION RANGING
FROM COLLUSION AND BRIBERY
TO ASSASSINATION,
AND THEY'RE
ALL DANGEROUS AREAS.
WE'RE CLOSE.
WHO WOULD THEY AIM AT?
THE CHIEF OF STAFF,
THE PRESIDENT?
DON'T BE STUPID.
GIVE MALSTROM CREDIT
FOR MORE BRAINS THAN THAT.
I WOULD SAY
IT'S A LESS OBVIOUS TARGET.
PERHAPS SOMEBODY IN PLANNING
OR INTELLIGENCE.
AND PERHAPS SANTA CLAUS.
THIS IS ABSURD.
IS IT, MALSTROM?
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
AND AN ASSASSINATION.
I'LL GIVE BARNEY THE NAMES
OF MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE PEOPLE.
THREE MINUTES.
THEN WHEN YOU ACTIVATE
THE SWITCH,
WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME
TO GET OUT.
HOW VIOLENT
WILL THE BLAST BE?
WE'LL BE SAFE OUTSIDE.
IT'LL JUST GUT THE ROOM
AND KILL EVERYBODY INSIDE.
MM-HMM.
WE'VE RESEARCHED A NUMBER
OF POSSIBLE
MILITARY LEADERS.
GENERAL DAVIES,
ADMIRAL GARSON.
POSSIBLY THE AIR FORCE --
GENERAL BILLINGS
OR GENERAL WESTON.
[ LAUGHING ]
HOWARDS, PLEASE.
IT'S GENERAL WESTON.
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT SERVICES
INTELLIGENCE STAFF.
IT'S NOT A JOKE,
MALSTROM.
ELTON, THAT'S ENOUGH.
I'M SURE THE CHIEF
HAS ENOUGH INFORMATION NOW
TO MAKE HIS DECISION
ABOUT YOU, GUNNAR.
I AGREE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
NOTHING JUST YET.
THE FINAL DECISION
IS UP TO THE CHIEF.
SIX SECONDS.
WHOEVER YOUR CHIEF IS,
HE CERTAINLY
VALUES PROMPTNESS.
COME IN.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M HAPPY TO MEET YOU,
MR. MALSTROM.
I ASSUME YOU HAVE SOME IDEA
OF OUR PURPOSE.
ALL I KNOW
IS THAT YOU DEAL IN WARS
AND THAT YOU
CALL YOURSELF "CHIEF."
"CHIEF."
DOES A CODE NAME BOTHER YOU?
BECAUSE YOU MAY CALL ME
MR. SMITH, MR. JONES,
OR MR. WASLOWSKI.
I DON'T DEAL IN LABELS.
I DEAL IN REALITY.
THE THREEFOLD NATURE
OF POWER --
MEN, MONEY, TIME.
BUT THE FIRST NECESSITY
IS THE RIGHT MAN.
AND WHAT AM I RIGHT FOR?
OUR ACQUISITION
OF PENDULUM,
YOUR ACCESSION
TO REAL POWER.
THAT'S FUNNY.
I THINK OF MYSELF
AS ALREADY POWERFUL.
REALLY?
YES, PERHAPS, IN A WAY.
OUR ORGANIZATION
IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED
IN ACHIEVING
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL
OF THE UNITED STATES.
JUST LIKE THAT?
WE ALREADY CONTROL THE GOLD
THROUGH OUR EUROPEAN
AND ASIAN GROUPS.
WE'VE PLACED POLITICIANS,
BOUGHT UNIONS,
MANAGED CONTROL OF SEVERAL
FINANCIAL COMBINES,
AND NOW WE FACE TROUBLE.
WHY? BECAUSE PENDULUM IS
CREATING SUCH A DISTURBANCE
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING
EVERY POSSIBLE THREAT,
INCLUDING US.
YES, YOU HAVE POWER,
MR. MALSTROM --
THE POWER TO CAUSE DIFFICULTY.
WE HAVE OUR OWN PLANS.
YES. STUPID.
THIS LATEST THING --
NIGHTFALL,
MILITARY ASSASSINATION,
GENERAL WESTON --
ABSOLUTE MADNESS.
ONLY OUR COUNSEL
KNOWS ABOUT THAT.
DON'T BE NAIVE.
WE KNOW A GREAT DEAL.
OUR LEADER INSISTS
ON STRICT SECURITY.
YOUR LEADER?
AH, YES, YOUR LEADER.
HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE HIM?
ARROGANT, EGOTISTICAL.
AND INCOMPETENT.
LET ME BE EXPLICIT,
MR. MALSTROM.
WE WANT PENDULUM.
WE DO NOT WANT YOUR LEADER.
WE WANT YOU
TO TAKE OVER CONTROL
OF OUR TOTAL OPERATION
IN THIS HEMISPHERE.
WHY SHOULD I?
I OVERHEARD
YOUR THREATS TO KILL ME,
BUT IF YOU DO,
PENDULUM WILL KNOW ABOUT IT.
WE NEVER KILL
EXCEPT FOR PROFIT.
WE WANT YOU TO CONTROL
PENDULUM FOR US.
THE LEADER?
WE WILL ELIMINATE HIM
FOR A PRICE.
YOU WILL JOIN US.
YOU WILL CALL OFF NIGHTFALL.
NO.
I CAN'T CALL OFF NIGHTFALL.
IT'S TOO FAR ALONG.
ANYWAY, I DON'T BUY
ALL OF THIS.
AT LEAST,
NOT WITHOUT MORE PROOF.
IF I EVEN TRIED
TO CROSS PENDULUM,
I'D BE A DEAD MAN.
HOW DO I KNOW
YOU'D PROTECT ME?
VERY WELL.
YOU MAY HAVE TIME
TO THINK THE MATTER OVER,
BUT NOT VERY MUCH.
BY TOMORROW MORNING,
YOU WILL BE WITH US,
OR YOU WILL BE DEAD.
GUNNAR, I --
ANDREA.
HE'S TOUGH
AND HE'S STUBBORN.
I LEARNED SOMETHING.
NIGHTFALL IS HAPPENING SOON,
AND HE'S THE ONLY ONE
WHO KNOWS THE EXACT TIME.
WE HAVE TO GET IT
OUT OF HIM.
ALL RIGHT, CASEY.
PHASE TWO.
I'LL ARRANGE THE BREAKOUT
AND KILLING.
KEEP ME BRIEFED
THROUGH THE MICRO-RECEIVER.
MM-HMM.
NOW REMEMBER, WE MUST
MAKE SURE MALSTROM
GETS A CLEAR LOOK
AT YOU AS BOCK.
WHAT ABOUT THE VOICE?
WILL I HAVE TO DO THAT?
NO. JUST BE SURE
HE SEES YOU...
AND THIS GUN
BEFORE YOU START SHOOTING.
SEVERAL PENDULUM KILLINGS
HAVE BEEN TRACED
TO THIS TYPE OF WEAPON.
OKAY, SO I RESCUE
MALSTROM.
RIGHT. THEN YOU SHOOT
ONE OF THE GUARDS.
WHAT IF MALSTROM STARTS
ASKING ME ANY QUESTIONS?
DON'T WORRY.
WILLY WILL KILL YOU.
USING BLOOD CAPSULE BULLETS,
OF COURSE.
WHAT ABOUT THE GUARDS?
THEY'LL BE USING
REAL BULLETS,
SO WILLY WILL BE
THE ONLY ONE SHOOTING AT YOU.
YOU GOT IT?
RIGHT.
WHY, GUNNAR? YOU COULD
HAVE HAD ANYTHING.
YOU THINK I'D BETRAY
MY OWN GROUP?
NO.
GUNNAR, I RECOMMENDED YOU,
SO I'LL BE IN TROUBLE,
AND YOU'LL BE DEAD.
THEY WOULDN'T DARE
KILL ME, ANDREA.
I'M SORRY, GUNNAR,
FOR A LOT OF REASONS.
MAYBE THE CHIEF WILL ARRANGE
AN ACCIDENT FOR YOU.
MAYBE HE'LL LET YOU LOOSE
AND LET YOUR OWN GROUP
DO THE KILLING.
PENDULUM?
DON'T YOU THINK THEY KNOW
YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH ME,
THAT YOU VANISHED
INTO OUR HEADQUARTERS?
YOU'RE ONE
OF THE RULING COUNSEL
AT PENDULUM.
YOU TELL ME.
DO YOU THINK
THEY WOULDN'T KILL YOU,
EVEN ON SUSPICION?
OH, GUNNAR.
RIGHT IN HERE, SIR.
DAVIES, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SIR.
MR. GRAYSON, STATE.
GENERAL.
GOOD. NOW WE CAN BEGIN.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE MALSTROM
AND THE OTHERS PERFECTLY
FROM THE RAMP AREA.
BUT THEY WON'T SEE YOU
UNTIL YOU START SHOOTING.
DON'T WORRY. MALSTROM
WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY BOCK
AS THE MAN
WHO'S RESCUING HIM.
GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE
TO FACE THE FACTS.
THERE HAS BEEN
A CONTINUING DETERIORATION
IN OUR FOREIGN-BASED SECURITY.
Man: PARTICULARLY
IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER.
WHERE ARE YOU
TAKING ME?
TO A SAFE PLACE.
[ TIRES SQUEAL ]
IN THERE.
IT'S BOCK.
ARE YOU OKAY?
COVER BOCK.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.
[ HOMING SIGNAL BEEPS ]
[ BEEP BEEP BEEP ]
HE'S HEADING
FOR GENERAL WESTON'S HOUSE,
WHERE THE MEETING IS.
RIGHT.
[ RINGS DOORBELL ]
GUNNAR MALSTROM
TO SEE GENERAL WESTON.
TELL HIM IT'S URGENT.
AND OUR MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM
IS THE SURVEILLANCE
OF SOVIET SUBMARINES
AT PETROPAVLOSK.
[ BUZZ ]
YES?
OH, I SEE.
THANK YOU, SAM.
YES, SIR. YES, SIR.
HE WILL BE WITH YOU
IN A MINUTE, SIR.
I HAVE SOME KEY DATA
ON THAT SUBMARINE PROBLEM,
LYMAN.
I THINK PERHAPS
WE SHOULD DISCUSS
ALL THE DATA, CAPTAIN.
WE WERE WORKING
ON THE PROBLEM EARLIER.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE US
FOR A MOMENT.
OH, WE'LL DISCUSS
YOUR INFORMATION
WHEN WE RETURN,
MR. GRAYSON.
CERTAINLY, GENERAL.
WE CAN TALK IN HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE,
MALSTROM?
SOMETHING UNEXPECTED
CAME UP.
I WAS TAKEN PRISONER
BY A SECRET INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION,
SOMETHING CALLED
WORLD RESOURCES UNLIMITED.
THEY'RE BIGGER AND THEY'RE
MORE POWERFUL THAN PENDULUM.
THEY KNOW OUR PLANS.
INCLUDING ABOUT ME?
YES!
THAT CAN'T BE
GENERAL WESTON.
THEY PLANTED A DOUBLE.
THEY KNOW ABOUT NIGHTFALL.
IF WE CARRY IT THROUGH,
THEY'RE GOING TO DESTROY US.
OH.
AND WHAT DO YOU ADVISE,
THAT WE CALL NIGHTFALL OFF?
ABSOLUTELY, AT LEAST UNTIL
WE CAN CONTACT THESE PEOPLE
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.
I THINK YOU'VE LEARNED
ENOUGH TO JOIN THEM
AGAINST US,
AGAINST PENDULUM,
AND IT'S TOO LATE NOW,
MALSTROM.
THE BOMB'S ALREADY SET.
IT'S ONLY A MATTER
OF SECONDS NOW.
WELL, WE'VE GOT TO STOP THEM.
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I'M MORE CONCERNED
WITH THE BUDGETARY PROBLEMS
AND THE POLITICAL REACTIONS.
I THINK YOU GENTLEMEN
HAVE THE RESEARCH.
JIM, WESTON'S A PHONY.
THE ASSASSINATION PLAN
IS AIMED AT EVERYBODY
AT THAT MEETING.
THERE'S A BOMB
IN THAT ROOM.
EVERYBODY GET OUT OF HERE!
GET DOWN! IT'S A BOMB!