Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 7, Episode 21 - The Western - full transcript

Partners Van Cleve and Matthew Royce have recently looted the Azteca Museum of $5 million dollars in Pre-Columbian art, which they then brought to the United States to hide. Cleve is also thought to have killed his partner, Royce, to keep the entire haul for himself. To recover the treasure, the IMF makes Cleve believe that he has begun to have precognitive visions, culminating in premonitions of a giant earthquake that will destroy a local dam, kill him, and engulf the treasure -- unless he relocates it soon.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LOOK AT IT, VAN.

POST-CLASSICAL PERIOD,
PROBABLY 700 YEARS OLD.

AND WORTH A QUARTER
OF A MILLION.

OH, NO, MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

AND YOU'D LIKE TO KEEP IT.

YEAH.

ONE JOB, SIX MONTHS
IN THE PLANNING.

ONE MUSEUM GUARD DEAD.

SIX DIFFERENT
POLICE BUREAUS AFTER US



FOR LOOTING A PRECIOUS
NATIONAL TREASURE.

THE ANSWER IS, "NO."

WE'VE BEEN PARTNERS
FOR EIGHT YEARS, VAN.

NOW IT'S OVER.

I WANT A NEW NAME,
A NEW IDENTITY,

A WHOLE NEW LIFE.

YOU WANT TO SELL
YOUR HALF, FINE.

BUT I'LL DECIDE
WHAT HAPPENS TO MINE.

I HALF EXPECTED IT.

THANKS.

SET UP THE LIGHTS.

I'LL UNLOAD.

[ TICKING ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]



BEAUTIFUL.

MAKES ME THINK
OF SOME FOUNTAINS

I'VE SEEN IN ITALY.

SUCH AS
THE FONTANA DI TREVI?

THAT'S RIGHT.

DESIGNED BY NICOLA SALVI.

1762, I THINK.

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THE AZTECA MUSEUM
WAS RECENTLY LOOTED

OF OVER $5 MILLION WORTH
OF PRE-COLUMBIAN ART

BY A BRILLIANT THIEF,
VAN CLEVE,

AND HIS PARTNER, MATTHEW ROYCE,
NOW MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD.

IN THE PROCESS,
A GUARD WAS MURDERED.

CONVENTIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

HAVE BEEN UNABLE
TO MOVE AGAINST VAN CLEVE.

WE'VE DETERMINED
THAT THE STOLEN ART

HAS BEEN BROUGHT
INTO THE UNITED STATES

AND IS HIDDEN HERE.

OUR GOVERNMENT IS MOST ANXIOUS

TO RETURN THIS NATIONAL
TREASURE TO ITS RIGHTFUL HOME.

YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

WILL BE TO LOCATE THE TREASURE
AND PROVE VAN CLEVE'S GUILT.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ SIZZLING ]

COLLINS DAM.

IF IT FAILED, VAN CLEVE'S
RANCH WOULD BE FLOODED,

THE WHOLE VALLEY DROWNED.

ARE WE SET, BARNEY?

RIGHT.

I'VE ARRANGED OUR
GOVERNMENT CREDENTIALS,

INCLUDING FILES
IN WASHINGTON.

MM-HMM. WILLY?

VAN CLEVE'S
IN FLORIDA NOW.

THE ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN
JUST OUTSIDE HIS HOTEL.

IT'S BEEN TIMED OUT PRECISELY,

AND BOTH OF OUR AGENTS
HAVE REHEARSED EVERY ELEMENT,

INCLUDING CASEY'S DEATH MASK.

MM-HMM.

YOU'RE READY
WITH THE PURSE?

I THINK SO.

AND THE CASINO'S ALL SET.
THEY'LL COOPERATE.

HYDRAULIC JACKS?

HE'LL SWEAR HE'S BEEN
IN AN EARTHQUAKE.

MM-HMM.

AND I'M PAT ON THIS.

[ BOILING ]

THAT SHOULD DO IT.

NOW, VAN CLEVE IS BRILLIANT,
RUTHLESS, RESOURCEFUL.

HE ALWAYS COVERS
HIS TRACKS FAST.

SO OUR PLAN DEPENDS
ON TWO THINGS --

HIS RELIANCE
ON HIS OWN INTELLIGENCE

AND OUR ABILITY
TO CONVINCE HIM

HE'S EVEN SMARTER
THAN HE THINKS HE IS.

READY?

[ BEEPS ]

[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]

HE'S DEAD.

YOU SAW IT.

HE JUST STEPPED
IN FRONT OF ME.

HE MUST BE DRUNK
OR ON SOMETHING.

IT WASN'T MY FAULT.
YOU ALL SAW IT.

LET ME GUESS -- YOUR FATHER
WAS A RIVERBOAT GAMBLER,

YOU WERE BROUGHT UP
IN A POKER PARLOR,

AND YOU PLAYED AS A CHILD
ON A CRAP TABLE

RATHER THAN IN A SANDBOX.

NOT EXACTLY.

I'M A GRADUATE STUDENT.

THE PROBABILITY THEORY --
PSYCHOLOGY OF GAMBLING.

OH?

HI, CAN I OFFER YOU
SOMETHING TO DRINK?

OH, CHAMPAGNE PLEASE.

BOURBON AND WATER.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

HERE'S TO GRADUATE STUDY.

I HAVE A FEELING
YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT IT.

NOT REALLY.

I'M AN OUTSTANDINGLY
UNLUCKY GAMBLER.

YES, THAT IS MODESTY.

WELL,
I-I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO SPY ON YOU,

BUT I COULDN'T HELP SEEING
ALL THAT MONEY IN YOUR PURSE,

A MOMENT AGO.

IN MY PURSE?

YES.

[ Sighing ] I'M SORRY.

I-I COULD HAVE SWORN I SAW
A LOT OF MONEY IN THERE.

WELL, I WISH YOU HAD.

TO BE PROBABLY TOO HONEST,

I WAS STUDYING GAMBLING
AND I GOT HOOKED ON IT.

AND PRETTY WELL
TAPPED OUT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS
IS THE LAST OF MY STAKE.

AND I'M PLANNING TO RUN
IT UP AT THE TABLES.

MY LUCK'S
ABOUT DUE TO CHANGE.

I'LL NOT ONLY DRINK
TO THAT,

I'M WILLING
TO GO AS FAR AS DINNER.

WELL!

MAYBE YOU HAVE
SECOND SIGHT.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN WITCHES,
GHOSTS, OR IN SECOND SIGHT.

SKEPTIC.

BUT IF I DO MAKE A KILLING,
I'LL BUY DINNER.

[ GUNSHOT ]

HEY!

HEY, HOLD IT!

LET US SHOW YOU
OUR IDENTIFICATION.

I CAN'T SAY
I'M REALLY INTERESTED.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR.

THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE DOING A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

ALL VERY OFFICIAL.

THEN WHY DID YOU BREAK IN?

WHY WERE YOU TRESPASSING
ON MY LAND?

WELL, WE WERE
JUST DOING WHAT --

MIKE.

WE ASSUMED
THAT YOU'D BEEN NOTIFIED,

BUT YOU SEE, THAT'S TYPICAL.

SOMEBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT
FOULED UP.

ANYWAY, WE WENT RIGHT AHEAD,
AND I'M SORRY.

OH.

YOU'RE IN THE HABIT OF
BREAKING IN PRIVATE PROPERTY?

MISTAKES HAPPEN, MISTER.

ANYWAY,
I SAID WE'RE SORRY.

YEAH, WE WERE SORT OF
UNDER PRESSURE, YOU KNOW?

WHAT SORT OF SURVEY
ARE YOU DOING?

I ASKED HIM.
MIKE, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, YEAH, MIKE DALBY.

WELL,
WE'RE THE ADVANCE UNIT

FOR THE FULL GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY TEAM.

YOU SEE,
THERE'S NO TERRIBLE RUSH.

YOU KNOW HOW UNCLE SAM IS.

YOU DO A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
FOR 20 YEARS, SUDDENLY BANG,

GUNG HO, STRAIGHT AHEAD.

TELL ME MORE.

PRETTY TECHNICAL.

IF I GET BORED
I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE DOING A PRIMARY
TOPOGRAPHIC STUDY,

IDENTIFYING
STRATIFICATION PATTERNS.

AND THE FULL CREW
COMES IN --

A PETROLOGIST, PALEONTOLOGIST
TO IDENTIFY THE FOSSILS.

THERE WILL BE
AN AERIAL SURVEY, TOO.

MM-HMM.

WHAT SORT OF TOPOGRAPHICAL
STUDY ARE YOU DOING?

[ SIGHS ]

PHOTOGRAMMETRIC.

ENGINEERS TO DO
THE POLYCONIC PROJECTION,

I ASSUME?

YOU KNOW A LOT
ABOUT GEOLOGY.

MY HOBBY IS CURIOSITY.

AND NOW YOUR CURIOSITY
IS SATISFIED.

OF COURSE, MR. YOUNGER.

STILL, I'D BE VERY INTERESTED
IN SEEING YOUR REPORT.

I'M AFRAID THEY'RE CLASSIFIED,
FOR THE TIME BEING.

PETTY BUREAUCRACY, HUH?

WELL, I SUPPOSE IT'S OUT
OF YOU FELLOWS' HANDS, HUH?

ED, SEE TO IT THESE GENTLEMEN
GET BACK TO THEIR WORK SITE.

THANK YOU.

MY PLEASURE.

MR. BILLING PLEASE.
VAN CLEVE CALLING.

THEIR GEAR
IS GOVERNMENT ISSUE.

JEEP HAS FEDERAL PLATES
AND REGISTRATION.

THEY SOUND CLEAN.

THEY'RE LEGITIMATE
ALL RIGHT.

TELL ME THIS, ED.

EXACTLY WHY IS THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

DOING A HUSH-HUSH
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HERE?

WHAT ARE
THOSE TWO MEN AFTER?

I WOULDN'T KNOW.

SUPPOSE YOU GO TO WORK
FINDING OUT, HUH?

OKAY.

RALPH?

RIGHT HERE, VAN.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

I want you to check
on a couple of names for me.

TWO
GOVERNMENT GEOLOGISTS --

AN ISAAC YOUNGER
AND MICHAEL DALBY.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE,

why they were sent here,
what they're looking for.

SIMPLE ENOUGH.

NOW, LOOK, I DON'T WANT
JUST A SURFACE CHECK

THROUGH ROUTINE CHANNELS.

USE YOUR CONNECTIONS.
DIG IN DEEP, HUH?

They may have
a cover story.

I'd like to know exactly
why they were sent here.

AND IF YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING
OFFBEAT ABOUT THIS SURVEY,

YOU LET ME KNOW, HUH?

I MAY HAVE TO PULL SOME STRINGS,
BUT, UH, CAN DO.

ALL RIGHT.
THEN GET ON IT.

PLACE YOUR BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THE WHEEL IS ROLLING.

NO MORE BETS, PLEASE.

IT'S TWO,
BLACK AND EVEN.

PLACE YOUR BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THE WHEEL IS SPINNING.

NO MORE BETS, PLEASE.

AND IT'S SEVEN,
RED AND ODD.

[ CROUPIER TALKS IN DISTANCE ]

PLACE YOUR BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

IT'S 20, BLACK AND EVEN.

[ SIGHS ]

PLACE YOUR BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

11, BLACK AND ODD.

PLACE YOUR BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

NO MORE BETS PLEASE.

12, RED AND EVEN.

PLACE YOUR BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

NO MORE BETS PLEASE.

DOUBLE ZERO.

THAT'S THE WAY
SHE BOUNCES.

COME ON, MIKE.
THAT'S ENOUGH.

HEY, LEAVE ME ALONE.
I GOT TO GET EVEN.

LET'S GO GET
SOMETHING TO EAT.

NO, NOT NOW.

HEY, LISTEN, UH, LET ME
HAVE ANOTHER $100, WILL YA?

$50, $25 -- THE LUCK
HAS GOT TO CHANGE.

COME ON. BE A PAL.

HEY, THAT'S GREAT.
THANKS.

OKAY, OKAY, MY FRIEND.

SET ME UP AND WATCH OUT.

[ RINGS ]

YES?

I've got something
for you, Van.

YOUR SURVEY PROJECT?
IT'S TOP SECRET, ALL FENCED IN.

I GOT BLOCKED.

[ SIGHS ]

DID YOU GET ANYTHING AT ALL
ON YOUNGER OR DALBY?

Yes.

WELL, GO AHEAD.
I'M LISTENING.

PLACE YOUR BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

NO MORE BETS PLEASE.

FIVE, RED AND ODD.

SORRY, I GUESS YOU CAN'T
WIN FOR LOSING, MISTER.

AHH, THANKS FOR TELLING ME.

HEY, LISTEN,
HOW ABOUT THE HOUSE

BUYING A DRINK
FOR A CHANGE, HUH?

IT WOULD BE OUR PLEASURE.

UH, SCOTCH AND WATER.

PLACE YOUR BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

NO MORE BETS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THE WHEEL IS SPINNING.

NO MORE BETS PLEASE.

AND IT'S RED, 34 AND EVEN.

29, BLACK AND ODD.

THAT KIND
OF A NIGHT, HUH?

ANY LUCK?

YEAH, PLENTY -- ALL BAD.

THAT'S TOUGH.

YOU CAN'T GET EVEN
UNLESS YOU BET,

AND YOU CAN'T BET IF YOUR
POCKETS ARE FULL OF HOLES.

LET ME GET YOU
A DRINK, MIKE.

YEAH, I'LL HAVE A SCOTCH,
AND, UH, SCOTCH AND SCOTCH.

HOW DID YOU
KNOW MY NAME?

OH, YEAH, YEAH,
I TOLD YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I KNOW A LOT
ABOUT MICHAEL DALBY.

HE'S DIVORCED.
A CHILD -- A DAUGHTER.

BEHIND IN HIS
CHILD-SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

HE'S CONSIDERED
A GAMBLER'S PIGEON.

AND HE HAS A LOT OF BAD
PAPER AROUND WASHINGTON.

COME ON. WHAT IS THIS?

JUST AN OPPORTUNITY,
THAT'S ALL...

FOR YOU TO TELL ME
EXACTLY WHAT YOU

AND MR. YOUNGER
ARE REALLY DOING HERE.

WHAT?

IN RETURN,
I'LL GIVE YOU SOME MONEY.

OH, COME ON.

IT'S NOT A BRIBE.

JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING
FROM AN ANXIOUS CITIZEN

WHO WANTS TO KNOW
HOW THE GOVERNMENT'S

SPENDING HIS MONEY.

THAT STUFF'S CLASSIFIED.

I CAN HANDLE
YOUR DEBTS.

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY?

IF THE INFORMATION'S
WORTH IT, A LOT.

IT'S WORTH IT ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW.
I GOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

UH...MAYBE I'LL TALK
TO YOU LATER.

MAYBE NOT.

PUT THAT ON MY TAB.

VAN. HI.

LOOK!

NO, I'M GOOD.

PAY ME.

AW, FANTASTIC.

THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME.

AND BESIDES,
I WANT TO TALK TO MY LUCK.

CASHING IN?

YOU BET.

WHAT YOU SAW
ON THE PLANE...

I REMEMBER.

WELL, LOOK AT IT.

I AM.

HEY,
I OWE YOU SOMETHING.

HUH?

DINNER,
WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS.

WELL, I COULD AFFORD IT.

THIS IS MY TERRITORY.
LET ME BE THE HOST HERE.

BESIDES,
MY CHEF CAN FIX THINGS

BETTER THAN ANY RESTAURANT
IN THE AREA.

WELL, ALL RIGHT,

BUT YOU JUST MISSED
YOUR CHANCE

TO BE A FORTUNE HUNTER.

AH.

VAN, WHAT YOU SAW ON THE
PLANE...LOOK AT IT HAPPEN.

IT DID.

LOOK, I STILL DON'T BELIEVE
IN PRECOGNITION OR VISIONS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT
OVER DINNER.

ALL RIGHT.

I VERY DISTINCTLY SAW
THE MAN'S FACE AS A DEATH MASK.

WELL THEN, WHAT YOU ACTUALLY
SAW WAS A DRUNKEN MAN,

HEAVY TRAFFIC,
AND YOUR BRAIN DID THE REST.

IT PUT TOGETHER
THE FACTORS

AND COMPUTED A HIGH
PROBABILITY OF DEATH.

YEAH.

COFFEE?

YES, BLACK PLEASE.

THE MONEY IN YOUR PURSE?

WELL, THERE AGAIN,

YOUR BRAIN WAS ACTING
LIKE A COMPUTER --

PUTTING TOGETHER
BITS OF DATA.

I WAS PLAYING CARDS.
I WAS WELL DRESSED.

AND YOUR MIND COMPUTED

A HIGH PROBABILITY
OF SUCCESS.

AND YOU WERE RIGHT.

HUH!

THAT'S INTERESTING.

BECAUSE MY MENTAL FUNCTIONS

HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH MY CONSCIOUS INTENT.

MY MIND CONSTANTLY
EVALUATES PROBABILITIES

ON AN UNCONSCIOUS LEVEL.

YES.
YOU'VE HEARD OF DéJà VU?

THAT CERTAIN FEELING WHEN
YOU ENTER A STRANGE ROOM

THAT YOU'VE BEEN
THERE BEFORE?

OF COURSE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY CAUSED
BY THE MIND'S ABILITY

TO PREDICT WHAT THAT ROOM
WILL LOOK LIKE,

AND PREDICT IT
SO ACCURATELY

THAT YOU'LL BELIEVE
IT'S MEMORY

AND NOT RECOGNITION.

IN MODERN TERMS,

THAT'S WHAT WE CALL
"CYBERNETIC EVALUATION."

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.

VERY BEAUTIFUL.

AN ENTIRELY NEW FUNCTION
OF THE MIND.

IT'S EXCITING.

YES, IT IS.

AND SO ARE YOU.

MORE BRANDY.

STAY THERE!

STONER. STONER!

Yes?

SOMEBODY TOOK A SHOT AT ME.

I SAW HIM HEADING
TOWARD THE FEED LOT.

GET AFTER HIM.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

HE'S HEADING FOR
THAT GHOST TOWN.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

JIM.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

WE LOST HIM.

YEAH, BUT HE LEFT
HIS PRINTS.

THIS IS ALL WE FOUND.

9-MILLIMETER, HUH?

YEAH, AND FOREIGN.

HEAVY ARTILLERY.

WELL, HE'S GONE NOW.

YOU CAN TELL THE BOYS
THEY CAN GO BACK TO SLEEP, ED.

AND NOW I HAVE TO
GET YOU BACK, HUH?

VAN, I'M WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.

WELL, THERE MAY BE SOME
REASON TO WORRY.

I USED TO HAVE A PARTNER

THAT SWORE
BY A 9-MILLIMETER MAUSER.

A PARTNER?

STILL, I FIND IT DIFFICULT
TO BELIEVE

HE'S THE ONE
THAT TOOK A SHOT AT ME.

AND YET IT'S POSSIBLE.

VAN, YOU'VE GOT
TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I CAN'T.

I HAVE SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS
THAT'S YET TO BE CONCLUDED.

COME ON.

DID YOU GET A LOOK
AT WHOEVER SHOT AT US?

NO, HE GOT AWAY
FROM US, CASEY.

BUT WE DID GET
HIS FINGERPRINTS.

WE'RE WAITING
FOR AN ANSWER NOW.

WELL, VAN CLEVE IDENTIFIED
THE GUN AS A 9-MILLIMETER,

POSSIBLY A MAUSER.

HE HAS AN IDEA THAT IT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN HIS EX-PARTNER.

[ HUMMING ]

VAN CLEVE WAS RIGHT.
MATTHEW L. ROYCE.

ONE DEAD PARTNER
COME BACK TO LIFE.

YEAH, WITH A CERTAIN GRUDGE
AGAINST VAN CLEVE.

WHAT DOES VAN CLEVE
PLAN TO DO, CASEY?

WELL, STAY WHERE HE IS
AND TAKE HIS CHANCES.

HIS BUSINESS DEAL'S
NOT CLOSED YET.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS
WHERE THE TREASURE IS.

THAT GIVES US A PROBLEM.

IF VAN CLEVE IS KILLED,
OUR WHOLE MISSION IS SHOT.

WE HAVE TO KEEP
THE PRESSURE UP.

WE HAVE TO MAKE HIM
GO AFTER THAT TREASURE NOW.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

SAYS
YOU'RE EXPECTING HIM.

I'M NOT.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE
IS IMPORTANT...TO YOU.

NOW LET ME TELL YOU
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS!

WHAT'S THIS PLACE
WORTH TO YOU?

HOW MUCH IS YOUR LIFE
WORTH?

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TALK.

YOU WANT A DRINK?

NO, LET'S GET RIGHT
TO BUSINESS.

BY ALL MEANS.

I WANT $10,000.

[ Laughing ] WELL,
IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT?

JUST WHAT I TOLD YOU --
ALL OF THIS.

AND MY LIFE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

IS THAT WORTH $10,000
TO YOU?

SHOW ME THE PROOF,
YOU GOT YOURSELF A DEAL.

OKAY.

HERE'S A MAP OF THE AREA.

THE CANYON. THE DAM.

WE FOUND A FAULT STRUCTURE
AT THE BASE OF THE DAM

HERE AND HERE.

WHAT'S THE DISPLACEMENT
POTENTIAL?

IT'S ENORMOUS.

ENOUGH TO MAKE
THE WHOLE DAM COLLAPSE.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.

THERE'S BEEN A SERIES
OF EARTH TREMORS IN THIS AREA.

HOW MUCH
ON THE RICHTER SCALE?

1.5. THAT'S...
THAT'S MINOR SO FAR,

BUT WE'RE CONVINCED
THAT THE SERIES IS BUILDING.

ONE MEDIUM-LEVEL QUAKE AND
THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE COULD GO.

WHY DON'T THEY LOWER
THE WATER LEVEL AT THE DAM?

A BIG RUNOFF COULD
CAUSE FURTHER SLIPPAGE.

SHORING UP THE STRUCTURE?

WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT,

BUT ANY MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
IN THIS AREA

WOULD SIMPLY PUT MORE STRESS
ON THE BEDROCK STRUCTURE.

YOU TRYING TO TELL ME

THAT THE WHOLE DAM VALLEY
WILL BE FLOODED

THE NEXT TIME
THERE'S A QUAKE --

ANY QUAKE AT ALL?

IS THAT WORTH $10,000?

HEY, THAT'S
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY!

IT WAS.

COME ON, MIKE.
RELAX, HUH?

LOOK --

RELAX!

LOOK, THIS HAS GOT
TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.

I GET HAULED UP
ON CHARGES SO FAST --

MIKE, TRUST ME.

[ Softly ] Okay.

[ WATER BUBBLING ]

IT'S TEN AFTER 12:00.

HE WON'T BE ASLEEP YET.
HE'S GOT TO BE KEYED UP.

YEAH, WE'LL GIVE HIM
ENOUGH TIME.

WILLY?

READY.

THE HYDRAULIC JACK CONTROLS
IN THE OSCILLATOR

ARE OPERATIVE, JIM.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, WE PULL
THE PLUG AT 3:00 A.M.

LET'S GO.

BETTER TAKE THIS
TO BED WITH YOU.

THANKS.

BETTER STILL, WHY DON'T YOU
CLEAR OUT FOR AWHILE.

9-MILLIMETER MAUSER --

NOW, THAT CAN PUT A SLUG

THROUGH A 4-INCH SLAB
OF GREEN OAK.

NO, I'LL STAY.

NERVOUS AND CAREFUL,
BUT I'LL STAY.

I'VE GOT A DEAL
TOO BIG TO LET IT SLIDE.

YOU'RE THE BOSS.

TIME.

CUT THE POWER.

Radio Announcer: ...SUMMARIZES
THE MARKET NEWS FOR TODAY.

WE INTERRUPT
FOR THIS SPECIAL BULLETIN.

A SERIES OF TREMORS HAVE BEEN
FELT IN THE STONE VALLEY AREA,

WITH THE QUAKE EPICENTER
AT MARTIN'S RIDGE.

THE QUAKE IS REPORTED

AS REGISTERING 3.6
ON THE RICHTER SCALE,

BUT NO SERIOUS DAMAGE
HAS BEEN REPORTED AS YET.

VALLEY RESIDENTS

ARE WARNED TO STAND BY
FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS

AS WE RECEIVE THEM
IN THE NEWS ROOM.

MEANWHILE,
THE STATE DISASTER OFFICE

IS SENDING AN OBSERVATION TEAM
TO THE SCENE.

STAY TUNED
FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

[ BEEPING ]

[ BEEPING ]

DUE EAST.
NOT TOO CLOSE, WILLY.

RIGHT.

[ BEEPING ]

HE'S TURNING
ON EAST CANYON ROAD, WILLY.

[ BEEPING ]

Radio Announcer:
AND FURTHER EARTH TREMORS

ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE HOUR.

STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
OF GEOLOGY ARNOLD CAMPBELL

HAS WARNED THAT MORE
SEVERE SHOCKS ARE LIKELY.

STAY TUNED
FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

[ BEEPING ]

Barney: HE'S STOPPED.

LET'S MOVE IN.

THANK YOU, VAN.

ROYCE.

LIKE LAZARUS --
UP FROM THE DEAD...PARTNER.

WELL, THERE'S NOT MUCH
I CAN SAY, IS THERE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I KNEW IF I TOOK
A SHOT AT YOU

YOU WOULD LEAD ME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

WASN'T YOU.

IT WAS THE EARTHQUAKE.

WHAT EARTHQUAKE?

A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

DROP THE GUN, ROYCE.