Secret Agent (1964–1967): Season 1, Episode 6 - Fish on the Hook - full transcript
M9 receives a mayday signal from an agent in an Arab country. He has been compromised and is leaving the country. He is also the contact for an outstanding local spy called the Fish. Drake is sent to bring the Fish out. His cover is as a public relations representative, Max Wright, and he makes use of Gerdi, the woman who runs the local branch of the company. The local police inspector is very suspicious and makes it difficult for Drake. Things are further complicated when the real Max Wright appears.
See you soon.
Will you excuse me a moment?
-Yes, surely.
Direct line?
-Yes, sir.
John, I want you here in 10 minutes.
Just received a mayday signal from ME7.
That's right, mayday.
The whole cell could be
blown within 24 hours,
and that means our friend Fish, so move!
Morning.
You took your time,
we've gotta move fast.
My principle concern's for
Fish, the head of the operation.
The rest are expendable.
He set the network up himself,
but if the opposition
get their hands on him
before we do, you'll know what to expect.
Spy trial in open session.
Fish in the dock and me on the spit,
burned to a crisp, over my dead body.
The file's with the coffee.
-Uh-huh.
Mumford, make out
Drake's passport in the name
of Maxwell Ryder,
occupation Public Relations.
Visas, entry permits, inoculation
certificates, the lot.
Money.
And 100,000 piastres in used bills.
Haven't got that much.
Well get it!
Look, there's nothing in here at all
about the Fish himself, who is he?
We don't know.
That makes everything
very easy, doesn't it!
Don't magnify it out
of all proportion, Drake.
Go in, bring him out.
Easy, if you know who he is.
Fish came out of the blue in March '61.
Since then we've received
160 signals from him,
all top secret, confirmed
authentic, invaluable information.
Cabinet level.
Never tried to identify him?
No.
-Why not?
Fish made it quite clear that if we did,
that'd be the last we'd ever of him.
Yeah, he's a wise man, doesn't trust us.
He's blown all the same?
-Not yet.
We've got a day, perhaps two.
When do I start?
On the Boeing in two-hours' time,
and be careful
when you arrive, they're alerted.
Oh this passport
made out to the name of Maxwell Ryder,
who am I supposed to be?
Son of Albert Ryder, affluent,
public relations officers, made to order.
But Max Ryder does exist,
he's a real person, where is he?
New York, amiable playboy,
well out of your way.
And father Albert?
An old wartime friend of ours, retired.
Confined to bed at the moment,
he'll tell you
all you need to know about his son.
I have called him.
-Where do I find him?
Swan Walk, Chelsea.
15 minutes, Mr. Drake.
Thank you.
Your son has never never
visited the offices out there.
Never had the time,
he's never left the United States.
His life is dedicated, Mr. Drake,
to the relentless pursuit of women.
Not a hobby, you understand, a vocation.
I like to think he inherited it from me.
A great capacity for enjoyment, eh sir?
Oh, we're a talented family, Drake.
Overindulgent with our children.
I've ceased to hope that one day
Max will run the business as I did.
Now if you were my son--
With due respect, sir, no one must suspect
that I'm not, too many people
involved, too much at stake.
No one will ever hear
a word of this from me.
Thank you sir, I had to make the point.
Of course.
Who's running the business now?
Gerdi Algrim,
her success as my Chief Executive
gives me great satisfaction.
You appointed her yourself?
With justifiable pride, Mr. Drake.
Her contacts are without parallel.
You will have no trouble with Gerdi.
Looking forward to meeting her.
I was very sorry to hear
of your father's illness.
He's a kind man, good man.
Took a great chance when
he put me in charge here.
But I understand he thinks it paid off.
I'm sure he does.
He didn't tell me
why you were coming here.
I'm naturally curious to know.
There's no particular reason,
I've just never been here before.
We're expanding.
Our turnover's up, you know, profits too
and our work is
appreciated by our clients anyway.
Oh, my father told me
things were going well.
He has my weekly report,
there's never been any question of it.
Now look, Miss Algrim,
Gerdi, don't think that
you're not appreciated.
The point is, Mr. Ryder, that--
-Max.
Max, the point is
that if you were to be the judge
of how this business is run--
Judge, where did you get
that idea into your head?
Well, you've hardly
come all the way out here
to look at the desert.
Oh now, please pull in those prickles.
I'm not being prickly.
The point is that if I am to be judged,
and publicity's
a highly specialized business,
then I wish to be judged by an expert.
If my father wanted to judge you,
he'd have sent an expert and I'm not,
so there's your answer.
-Then why are you here?
Well, I suppose one day
I'm going to inherit this business
and I just wanted to find out
what it was all about, that's all.
I see.
Ah come on now, Gerdi,
let's be friends, huh?
Life's too short.
Oh, okay.
I hope you'll be comfortable here.
It's palatial.
We keep it for the VIPs.
It's right above our offices,
they find it convenient.
Will you be staying long, Mr. Ryder?
Max.
A week, couple of weeks.
You can show me the town.
Oh, I'd be delighted but unfortunately
I don't have very much--
-Business before pleasure,
alright, I'll show myself the town
and when I get back to London
I'll put in a glowing report.
Oh I wouldn't say
anything I didn't believe.
Ah, Gerdi, anything
that you tell me I'll believe.
We're gonna be friends, you and I,
because I wouldn't dream
of quarreling with anyone
half as attractive as you are.
Really, Max?
Well when you're ready,
come down and have a look
at my office.
-Yeah.
What's she supposed to be doing?
Picking coffee.
Three years ago that land was desert.
Really, I'm impressed,
it's quite a spread.
All this for the Minister
of the Interior, eh?
I hope the minister will like it.
We want the people to know
this country as it really is,
the true picture.
A very flattering true picture.
I gather you're not impressed.
No don't get me wrong, I'm most impressed.
It's just that
I have certain reservations.
Oh, what are they?
We'll talk about those one of these
long winter evenings.
Hello?
Hold the line, please.
Now as you're so busy, I'll have to go out
and have a good time all on my own.
You make it sound a very serious business.
It is, see you later.
Hello, oh Max!
Yeah?
The Minister wants to see you.
Anytime.
Tonight, he's having a
reception at his house.
A reception, oh.
I want you to be there, it's important.
I'll be there, see you later.
Hello?
John, am I glad to see you.
Quite awhile.
-Yes.
Make it brief, you can be on
your way as soon as I leave.
Well, it can't be too soon for me.
I still have
to destroy my codes, that's all.
Now where do I find Fish?
That cat has really got
himself well-protected.
If I hadn't received all
those messages of his,
I wouldn't believe there was a Fish.
Where do I start?
Well, I only know my contact.
Where do I find him?
That's easy
but make it soon, he's ready to run.
I've rigged you a recognition signal.
He'll take me to Fish?
I doubt it, not all the way.
But to his contact, then.
Yeah, but he'll want 50,000 piastres first
to help him on his way out.
Yeah, well that's no problem.
Whatever happens,
I'm taking Fish back with me.
Airport?
-No, no, thanks,
you keep away from there too.
The local security are buzzing around
like wasps in a jam tin.
Now where do I find your contact?
Camera shop in the souk Al-Amidi.
-Yeah.
Opposite a coffee shop,
you want the boss named Tewfick.
Have a cigarette in your mouth,
trigger your lighter three times,
doesn't work, cue line,
always going wrong.
Corny, effective I suppose.
Sorry, the best I could do in the time.
Okay, be seeing you.
Good luck.
Hello?
Police on their way up, get out.
Hey, I wonder if you could sort me out
a nice little bunch of carnations.
Yes.
-Fix 'em up a bit.
Like a piece of fern, make 'em look nice.
Thank you very much.
Thank you sir.
-Excuse me sir, you live here?
No.
You are visiting?
That's right.
Whom, please?
Are you a policeman?
Yes, in a way.
-Oh.
Well that gives you the
right to question me, then, doesn't it.
Yes, sir.
No, I actually I was just calling
on Miss Bullmore, is that alright?
Yes, thank you sir.
-Okay.
Tell me, does a Miss Bullmore
still live in this building?
Yes, effendi.
Yes, sir.
I am looking for Tewfik.
Oh he had to go out, can I help you?
I doubt it, did he say when he'd be back?
I'm afraid he didn't.
There was a telephone call
and he had to leave in a hurry.
Are you sure I can't help you?
Well, I tell you it's about a camera.
Oh, a camera, well perhaps I can show you
one of these?
-No, I'm not buying.
I'm selling one,
didn't he mention it to you?
No, I'm afraid not, I'm sorry.
Not your fault, can't be a mind reader.
I'll be back, thank you.
Coffee?
Yes?
Hello, Gerdi.
Max, where are you calling from?
Do you know what time it is?
Yeah, sure, that's why I'm calling.
I've been held up, unforeseen delay.
We should be leaving already!
You run along, I'll find a cab.
Oh alright.
Did you know the police called today?
Called on the phone?
No, they were here.
Oh, in person,
well it's a good thing I was out.
What's it all about?
A misunderstanding about some flowers.
They want you to go around
to police headquarters.
That can wait.
Oh Max, do be serious.
Don't worry, I am.
I'll be on time,
I know it's most important.
Max?
Max, are you there?
It's always going wrong.
Just in time, you can lock up now.
You wanted something, sir?
In a hurry.
Always going wrong.
Please, we are closed, sir.
You have to go.
Always going wrong.
Get out, we are closed.
We have some business
to discuss, you and I.
Several lives
are at stake,yours included.
What business?
I'm in the fish business.
I know nothing,
nothing, do you hear?
You have to leave now.
I bid you goodnight.
Alright, I'll be back.
I've gotta get my lighter fixed.
Understand?
No, do not bother
to come into town first thing
in the morning,
but telephone me at the ministry
first thing, and thank
you so much for coming.
Goodnight, Mr. Ambassador.
Goodnight, and thank you.
Goodnight, Madame Pedot.
-Goodnight.
Madame Kassen?
Goodnight, but I have not
seen you before this evening.
No, how sad.
-Why not?
Because I've only just arrived.
Oh good, then you will
not be leaving yet, Mister--
Ryder, Max Ryder.
I know, you are Gerdi's friend.
I'm afraid I'm most disgracefully late.
No, come along.
There is Gerdi with Gamal Hamid.
Madame Kassen, I would like
very much to dance with you.
Oh, but Gerdi will be--
-And she can wait a moment.
Do you always act
so impulsively, Mr. Ryder?
We must take our chances when we can.
They may never come again.
Really, you talk such nonsense.
Oh, I mean every word of it.
You know, I don't believe you.
And that is no way for the
wife of a minister to talk.
Should a minister's wife
speak in a special way?
But of course.
Tell me, the distinguished
gentlemen with Gerdi.
Who is he?
Gamal Hamid.
A prominent citizen?
A senior officer in the security.
A policeman.
I suppose so.
Are you staying long, Mr. Ryder?
Oh, not very long.
Goodnight, Madame Kassen.
-Forgive me,
I'm keeping you from your guests.
Thank you.
Max!
Where are you off to?
I was just going out for a breath of--
Mr. Ryder cannot leave yet,
he has only just arrived.
You're dreadfully late.
I'm sorry.
-That is not the way
to talk to the son of your boss.
Oh I don't believe
you two have met.
Gamal Hamid, Max Ryder.
Mr. Ryder, we met before today.
Oh yes, indeed, that's right.
You were just visiting
that attractive young lady,
Miss Bullmore.
Well attractive, but hardly young.
Really, how old would you say?
Ah, I don't go around
guessing women's ages.
It's a very dangerous occupation.
But since I ask.
Why, not a day under 80.
She liked your flowers.
You know her, then?
No, but a friend of mine
visited her this afternoon.
She did not seem to
remember you very well.
Oh no, her memory's going, poor dear.
She used to be a friend
of my mother's, actually.
I think it is very kind of Mr. Ryder
to send flowers to old ladies.
Excuse me.
Now come on, Gamal,
stop behaving like a policeman.
Oh, forgive me.
I think we ought to be going
or we're the last to leave.
Well in that case, I will say goodnight.
Excuse me.
Goodnight.
Gerdi my dear, are you leaving?
When are you coming to see me
to talk to me about that campaign of ours.
Whenever you like,
the presentation's all ready for you.
Excellent.
Abdul, this is Max Ryder, Abdul Kassen.
How do you do, sir?
Good evening, Mr. Ryder.
I'm so sorry to hear about your father.
He was a good friend of mine.
Thank you.
Gerdi, perhaps you and Mr. Ryder
would like to dine with us tomorrow?
You bring the presentation,
we do our homework.
Oh, it's a very good idea.
-We'd love that.
Thank you.
Will you be
comfortable here, Madame Algrim?
Thank you, Hussed.
Thank you, Madame.
Now that you've met Kassen,
Don't tell me you're not impressed.
Oh, but I am.
But you said you had reservations.
Oh, not about the work that
he's doing for the peasants.
About what, then?
No, there's another side to Kassen.
The trouble that he takes
to keep his neighbors
at each other's throats.
This is not a simple world.
That's an understatement, no thanks.
Tell me what do you see
in that policeman friend of yours.
Gamal?
He's a very charming young man.
A useful contact, I suppose.
He could be.
My father told me you had a lot of
important contacts out here.
You need them in my business.
And now Max, let's have the truth.
What were the police doing round today?
And what was Gamal talking about?
You remind me of a nurse that I once had.
Thank you.
When I was very young
she was most attractive
and I found her irresistible.
I was not talking about your nurse.
I was. Anytime there was
any kind of trouble at all,
you could always rely on her to say,
now Max, let's have the truth, please.
You're an idiot.
Now come on, what was it all about?
I don't know, I just think
he had a nasty suspicious mind,
that's all, let's forget about it.
Cheers.
Your nurse wishes you a very
happy time while you're here.
Well, thank you.
Oh, that was a wonderful evening, Max.
I've been taking life far too seriously!
Tell me, whatever happened
to that old grouch, Algrim?
Oh, I left her in the office.
Oh!
Well, where do you live?
Right there.
Well, we're both home, then.
Goodnight, Gerdi.
I'll just take a look
and make sure the servants
haven't forgotten anything.
Gamal.
Good evening, Gerdi.
Good evening.
And what have you been up to?
What have you been up to, Mr. Ryder?
You're not suggesting
that I'm responsible
for this shambles,
what are you doing here, anyway?
Your servants reported
that the apartment
had been broken into, Gerdi.
So you investigate
burglaries as well, do you?
No, that is not one of my duties.
What's been happening here?
That is what I want to ask you, Mr. Ryder?
Since I arrived here this afternoon,
you haven't been out from under my feet.
Now I'm burgled and you suggest
I'm in some way responsible?
No, but I do think it strange
that you should have been
in this country only 10 hours
yet you have already been
in that particular apartment block.
What's so particular about that block?
And now your apartment has
been broken into and searched.
I would like an explanation.
My gold cigarette case, my lighter,
and $500 have been stolen and
he asks for an explanation.
Anger is often a form of defense.
Now you listen to me, Gamal.
Max is the son of Albert,
the head of our firm.
I know that, Gerdi.
Well you also know
that Albert and the firm
have been very good
friends to the republic.
Am I right?
It is late,
we will talk about it tomorrow.
Now that's a very good idea.
Don't worry, I'll send somebody
along to clear this up.
The morning will do, goodnight.
Goodnight, Max.
Goodnight, Gerdi, sleep well.
Goodnight, Gamal.
Thanks.
Cognac.
-Alright, sir.
Here, sir.
Thanks.
-Okay.
Do you think still they're swapping?
We cannot be sure.
Most surprising.
You know in this
country it will be dropped.
Calm down, take it easy.
What do you want?
You followed me home, didn't you?
You searched my apartment,
not very tidily.
I had to know who you were.
But you learned nothing,
only made trouble for me
with the police.
That phony Englishman that
came in here this evening
before me, the one with the
lighter always going wrong,
he's a policeman you know, security agent.
You're lying.
You're in trouble, my friend.
There's a security agent
across the street now
at the cafe watching this
place, he's been there so long
there's a film of dust on his coffee!
Get up.
Through there.
Rowlands was arrested this afternoon.
They sweated your address
out of him and came here.
Why didn't they arrest you too?
I don't know.
-What did you tell them?
Nothing, I told them nothing.
Then why didn't they take you away too?
He asked me to take him to the Fish.
What did you say?
-I said I couldn't take him,
only to my contact.
So?
-That I couldn't arrange
a meeting until the morning.
So?
-I told them to come back midday.
So you're safe until then.
Look, I want you to take
me to your contact now.
I can't!
-Now, I say!
It's not possible to
contact him until midday.
Alright, his address then.
I'm obliged, now get out of here as soon
as I leave.
-But my stuff?
The cameras, the equipment!
-Put it down to experience.
Join a pilgrimage to Mecca.
What's this?
-It's a present from Uncle G,
50,000 piastres to help you on your way.
Good luck.
Yes, yes, I quite understand
but it must be the first
available flight to London.
The name is Ryder.
Alright, call me back soon as you can.
Morning!
Hello Max, you keep late hours.
Five to 10, you call that late?
I tried to wake you during the night,
you weren't there.
Oh, that's right, I was--
There was a phone call from London, Max.
Your father, he died during the night.
I'm sorry, I don't know what to say.
He was such a kind man, so, so sweet.
He had a good life.
Oh Papa Albert.
Nobody lives forever.
He'll have a quiet chuckle
if you start shedding tears over him.
Yeah, I booked you on the first
available flight to London.
Cancel it.
What?
-I'm not going, not yet.
But, your father!
Thank you.
You see, when my mother
died we never got on.
He had a very persuasive
personality, Gerdi,
but not for me.
I'd be a hypocrite if I went home now.
Arriving airport, 9:30.
Please arrange transport
and accommodation,
regards, Max Ryder?
Let me see that, would you believe it,
I sent this three days ago!
Everything gets snarled up in this place.
It's a good thing
I telephoned from London.
I'll be right back.
-Hello?
Oh, oh yes, I'm sorry,
there's been a change.
Get me a pack of
cigarettes, will ya, honey?
Anything will do,
I'll take over from here.
Thanks very much.
Main reception, a Mr. Max Ryder is
expected any moment.
When he arrives, would you ask him to--
-Thank you.
Oh he's here now, thank you.
Max Ryder?
Yeah?
Oh boy, am I glad to see you!
Hold it a minute, 100,000
welcomes as they say.
I'm sorry about the transport,
somebody goofed the send.
Oh, it's okay, I grabbed a cab.
Oh good, we can go then.
-Hey, now wait a minute.
I have to see Gerdi Algrin.
Oh not here,
she had to go out very urgently.
I'll tell you about it in the cab.
You got your baggage downstairs?
Yeah, in the cab.
-Good, let's go.
Oh, there you are.
Where are you off to?
-You take care of it, honey,
I'll be back in 20 minutes.
Down, bye-bye now!
Bye!
Say, who was that?
My secretary.
-Not bad!
No, hey listen,
we'll drop your bags at the Hilton
and then start you on your way to Gerdi.
Yeah, where did she go?
Beth Zagreb.
Beth, well is that far?
Oh no distance at all.
-Oh.
Nurse, someone else?
Yes, doctor.
-Excuse me, Dr. Zoren?
Yes.
I don't believe we've met before.
No, but we have a mutual friend.
Your name was given me in
the strictest confidence.
Indeed.
It's always going wrong.
Ah, I have some matches here.
Thank you.
Please sit down.
Not now.
What is it, I'm busy.
The X-ray plates, the
hospital is waiting for them.
Well, you know where they are.
Take off your coat.
Oh yes, sure.
Roll your sleeve up, please.
How long did you say you've
been getting these pains?
For about three months,
they seem to get worse
when I lie down.
Every time you're lying down?
Yes.
That's odd.
So they tell me.
Normally lying down
should relieve tension.
Do you think it could be my heart?
There's only one way to find out.
What was in that, what was in it?
You out of your mind?
A basic need for survival.
Survival.
Keep calm, keep calm.
Now that's fine,
the sedation has worn off.
It's a pleasant evening, gentle breeze,
scent of cinnamon and
sandalwood in the air.
I'm glad to hear it.
I had to take
the precaution, you understand?
A basic need for survival, you told me.
What changed your mind?
You.
-Huh?
I've been hiding,
watching this house for the past
six hours waiting for
the police to come for me.
They never came!
-Why should they?
Don't you understand,
I could not take you at face value,
risk exposure to myself and others
without putting you to the test.
Well, you made your point alright.
Oh, now, now, now, that will serve well.
Walk around a bit, yes,
that helps the circulation.
Now we've got some Scotch here.
Please, now what you want to know?
Same thing I wanted
to know six hours ago,
you could've told me then.
I had hoped I'd explained that.
Look, you must take me
to the Fish immediately.
Quite impossible.
-Why?
Chin chin, as your countrymen say.
Do they?
Look, do you realize that
I have to be out of this city
by one o'clock tomorrow
morning with the Fish?
I cannot make a move without permission.
Then get it, time's running out!
There are complications, I
can't complete arrangements
until after the dinner.
If everything is in order,
we all meet back here.
Oh no, doctor, not here,
not you, not me, not anyone.
There's a municipal car park
at the back of the Abdeen Cinema.
We'll all meet there at 11,
not a minute before, not a minute after.
At 11!
We personalized the campaign
in the pictorial coverage.
Biographical material?
Cut it to the bone.
-I'm not sure.
Statistics is something we all understand.
Too many statistics
and you have no audience.
Perhaps you are judging.
Now I wonder if we can have a
look at those figures again.
Here they are.
And how is the impulsive
Mr. Ryder this evening?
Enjoying himself immensely.
-Thank you.
You know, Madame Kassen,
I find you something of an enigma.
Oh, how fascinating.
Always so cool,
always so possessed,
always by your husband's elbow,
never intruding beyond it
and yet somehow I feel
that's not the real you.
You are romanticizing, I'm afraid.
I don't think so.
But you are.
I was a poor student and
my husband was a lecturer
of political economics
and when he was appointed
director of the commission, he
asked me to be his secretary
and the rest is history, dull history.
Not so dull, that bullet
wound on your arm for instance.
Nothing so romantic.
Bullets rarely are.
-Ah, Dr. Zoren, good evening.
Nadia, my dear, Dr. Zoren is here.
Good evening, Madame Kassen.
Good evening, Doctor, this is Mr. Ryder.
Mr. Ryder, pleasure.
Coffee, Doctor?
Forgive me, dear lady,
I have not much time.
I'm due at the hospital in 15 minutes.
Then I will come immediately, excuse me.
It's a sinus infection,
it keeps Nadia awake at night.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
It's nothing serious,
and Zoren is an excellent man,
he's a credit to his profession.
Nothing is too much trouble for him.
Mr. Minister, I have
something of importance
I must speak with you.
Yes of course, Gamal,
will you excuse me, please?
Certainly.
I wonder what they're talking about.
Oh, nothing very important I expect.
Fish.
-I say, things really
went well with Kassen, didn't they.
Well you sold him,
if that's what you mean.
What I mean is he seems
to really like the idea.
Your exposition was masterful.
Oh, can't you ever be serious?
I am sometimes.
I like you when you're serious.
Then I'm afraid you may
not like me for much longer.
Oh, why not?
Because I usually end up a nasty surprise.
And just what does that mean?
It's just a warning.
Do forgive me for leaving you.
Gerdi, I wonder as there one more question
Gerd, I wonder as there one more question
I would like to ask you.
Go ahead.
How do you propose to exploit
the new coffee irrigation scheme?
Well, there's an
analysis on this page here that.
Yes, do you think the general impression
we are giving--
-Mr. Ryder.
I find you are a fraud,
you are not Mr. Ryder at all.
It's always going wrong.
It's the clasp. it's a fish, do you like it?
It's very pretty, can I help?
It's a birthday present.
You'll be coming with me.
I have no choice.
-Max!
Oh yeah, a moment please.
-We must be on our way.
The doctor told you the rendezvous?
-Yes.
11 o'clock
you must be there, don't be late.
Tomorrow, London.
We really must be going.
-Oh, yes.
Thank you both so much,
it was a wonderful evening.
If only work could always be as pleasant.
Goodbye, dear girl.
-Bye-bye.
Oh and don't forget, lunch on Thursday.
Of course.
Thank you very much.
Good evening, Doctor.
-Good evening.
Ah!
So this is the famous surgery.
-Hardly.
What can I do for you?
Well, I wanted to ask your advice.
You are ill?
No, not that kind of advice.
I understand that you are something
of a photographic expert,
and I wanted to ask you
some questions on the aspects.
Photography?
Yes.
Someone must be joking.
No, a friend of yours was telling me
that you are a most
excellent photographer
and that he should know,
he is a professional.
The friend I am speaking of
is called Tewfik.
At last!
You're supposed to be in bed asleep.
I have been, and now
perhaps if you wouldn't mind
telling me--
-Not now.
I'll see you back at your hotel,
-huh?
Hotel nothing!
-Who are you?
You'll see me right here!
-Not now, I've got things to do.
Your secretary can wait!
Secretary?
-You send me off
on a wild goose chase.
-Calm down.
You'll burst a blood vessel.
I demand to know who you are!
Excuse me a minute, just come outside
and we'll settle this right away.
Now see here,
I am head of this organization
and you're fired.
And that goes for you too!
-And just who
do you think you are?
-Max Ryder.
He's insane!
You--
-Ah, hold it!
Now look here, Max!
You can't--
-Ah!
Just what do you think you're--
Just a minute, sweetheart.
In!
Sorry, sweetheart, I did warn you!
The end of a beautiful friendship.
And then, and then?
I don't know, do believe me.
Dear Doctor, you do
know and you must tell me.
Who is the Fish?
Please, please.
Who is the Fish?
I don't know.
The Fish.
Who is that?
It's only me.
Still working?
I thought you were going out.
I was, Gamal phoned, he asked me to wait.
Oh, nothing important, I hope.
He seemed to think so.
Here, sit and talk to me while I wait.
Let me get you a drink, Abdul.
No, my dear, I will ring for Mustafa.
No, no, it's no trouble,
I will get it myself.
I will be right back.
Oh, good evening Madame Kassen.
I hope we are not disturbing you.
No, no of course not.
Abdul is on the telephone,
he's expecting you.
He will be here in a minute.
Oh good, you are going out, Madame?
No.
In that case, I will take your bag.
Thank you.
Come in, Dr. Zoren.
Oh there are you, Gamal,
you said you would phone.
No sir, I had to come here.
Oh, has Dr. Zoren
told you all you wish to know?
Yes, he told me everything.
So now we have the Fish on the hook.
Yes, that is why I had to come here.
But why?
What is your reason for doing this?
Surely I deserve some explanation!
I'll give you an explanation.
To uncover your quiet life.
I took no other wife,
I treated you as a Western woman.
I was a fool.
Gamal!
I have been humiliated.
Tomorrow all the world will know about it.
Not necessarily.
It cannot be hidden, my wife is a traitor.
Only the four of us here know that.
How about your men?
Who was with you when you
questioned the doctor?
They will not talk.
You can't be sure.
But I can, sir, I have already told them
what to expect if the story gets out.
But Nadia, there will have to be a trial.
There could be an accident, of course.
An automobile accident,
the two are involved,
a common enough occurrence.
Everyone will be sorry for you.
But what were they
doing this time of night?
Oh, he was taking her to
hospital, he was in a hurry.
Don't tell me any more.
But sir, you must protect yourself.
I leave it to you, Gamal.
Madame Kassen, Dr.Zoren,
you will come with me, please.
Your bag is already packed, Madame,
so it need not detain us.
Don't move, Gamal!
Ah!
Ah!
Nadia, how can you ever forgive me?
But when the time came, I was like water.
I could have done the same.
Good evening, I am Colonel Hamid.
You will take us immediately
to your headquarters, please.
And put these three people under arrest.
You're out of luck, Charlie.
Better get cracking, sir.
How about our friend, here?
Down to the boat,
I'm sure he'd like to wave goodbye.
Dr. Zoren, new life, eh?
I've had enough new
lives, too old to start again.
Let me.
-Thank you.
Yeah, I've seen all sorts of things
but tell me just for the record,
why was the perfect wife
betraying her husband?
That's ka, I got it
fighting in the underground.
The Haganah.
You're an Israeli?
Yes, they took me under the Haganah
and trained me for the intelligence.
They made me an agent and sent me here.
I enrolled into the
school of economics
because we knew that's where
the leaders would come from.
Then I met Kassen
and I knew he would be a man
who would go to the top.
Well, people marry for
all sorts of reasons.
Will you excuse me a moment?
-Yes, surely.
Direct line?
-Yes, sir.
John, I want you here in 10 minutes.
Just received a mayday signal from ME7.
That's right, mayday.
The whole cell could be
blown within 24 hours,
and that means our friend Fish, so move!
Morning.
You took your time,
we've gotta move fast.
My principle concern's for
Fish, the head of the operation.
The rest are expendable.
He set the network up himself,
but if the opposition
get their hands on him
before we do, you'll know what to expect.
Spy trial in open session.
Fish in the dock and me on the spit,
burned to a crisp, over my dead body.
The file's with the coffee.
-Uh-huh.
Mumford, make out
Drake's passport in the name
of Maxwell Ryder,
occupation Public Relations.
Visas, entry permits, inoculation
certificates, the lot.
Money.
And 100,000 piastres in used bills.
Haven't got that much.
Well get it!
Look, there's nothing in here at all
about the Fish himself, who is he?
We don't know.
That makes everything
very easy, doesn't it!
Don't magnify it out
of all proportion, Drake.
Go in, bring him out.
Easy, if you know who he is.
Fish came out of the blue in March '61.
Since then we've received
160 signals from him,
all top secret, confirmed
authentic, invaluable information.
Cabinet level.
Never tried to identify him?
No.
-Why not?
Fish made it quite clear that if we did,
that'd be the last we'd ever of him.
Yeah, he's a wise man, doesn't trust us.
He's blown all the same?
-Not yet.
We've got a day, perhaps two.
When do I start?
On the Boeing in two-hours' time,
and be careful
when you arrive, they're alerted.
Oh this passport
made out to the name of Maxwell Ryder,
who am I supposed to be?
Son of Albert Ryder, affluent,
public relations officers, made to order.
But Max Ryder does exist,
he's a real person, where is he?
New York, amiable playboy,
well out of your way.
And father Albert?
An old wartime friend of ours, retired.
Confined to bed at the moment,
he'll tell you
all you need to know about his son.
I have called him.
-Where do I find him?
Swan Walk, Chelsea.
15 minutes, Mr. Drake.
Thank you.
Your son has never never
visited the offices out there.
Never had the time,
he's never left the United States.
His life is dedicated, Mr. Drake,
to the relentless pursuit of women.
Not a hobby, you understand, a vocation.
I like to think he inherited it from me.
A great capacity for enjoyment, eh sir?
Oh, we're a talented family, Drake.
Overindulgent with our children.
I've ceased to hope that one day
Max will run the business as I did.
Now if you were my son--
With due respect, sir, no one must suspect
that I'm not, too many people
involved, too much at stake.
No one will ever hear
a word of this from me.
Thank you sir, I had to make the point.
Of course.
Who's running the business now?
Gerdi Algrim,
her success as my Chief Executive
gives me great satisfaction.
You appointed her yourself?
With justifiable pride, Mr. Drake.
Her contacts are without parallel.
You will have no trouble with Gerdi.
Looking forward to meeting her.
I was very sorry to hear
of your father's illness.
He's a kind man, good man.
Took a great chance when
he put me in charge here.
But I understand he thinks it paid off.
I'm sure he does.
He didn't tell me
why you were coming here.
I'm naturally curious to know.
There's no particular reason,
I've just never been here before.
We're expanding.
Our turnover's up, you know, profits too
and our work is
appreciated by our clients anyway.
Oh, my father told me
things were going well.
He has my weekly report,
there's never been any question of it.
Now look, Miss Algrim,
Gerdi, don't think that
you're not appreciated.
The point is, Mr. Ryder, that--
-Max.
Max, the point is
that if you were to be the judge
of how this business is run--
Judge, where did you get
that idea into your head?
Well, you've hardly
come all the way out here
to look at the desert.
Oh now, please pull in those prickles.
I'm not being prickly.
The point is that if I am to be judged,
and publicity's
a highly specialized business,
then I wish to be judged by an expert.
If my father wanted to judge you,
he'd have sent an expert and I'm not,
so there's your answer.
-Then why are you here?
Well, I suppose one day
I'm going to inherit this business
and I just wanted to find out
what it was all about, that's all.
I see.
Ah come on now, Gerdi,
let's be friends, huh?
Life's too short.
Oh, okay.
I hope you'll be comfortable here.
It's palatial.
We keep it for the VIPs.
It's right above our offices,
they find it convenient.
Will you be staying long, Mr. Ryder?
Max.
A week, couple of weeks.
You can show me the town.
Oh, I'd be delighted but unfortunately
I don't have very much--
-Business before pleasure,
alright, I'll show myself the town
and when I get back to London
I'll put in a glowing report.
Oh I wouldn't say
anything I didn't believe.
Ah, Gerdi, anything
that you tell me I'll believe.
We're gonna be friends, you and I,
because I wouldn't dream
of quarreling with anyone
half as attractive as you are.
Really, Max?
Well when you're ready,
come down and have a look
at my office.
-Yeah.
What's she supposed to be doing?
Picking coffee.
Three years ago that land was desert.
Really, I'm impressed,
it's quite a spread.
All this for the Minister
of the Interior, eh?
I hope the minister will like it.
We want the people to know
this country as it really is,
the true picture.
A very flattering true picture.
I gather you're not impressed.
No don't get me wrong, I'm most impressed.
It's just that
I have certain reservations.
Oh, what are they?
We'll talk about those one of these
long winter evenings.
Hello?
Hold the line, please.
Now as you're so busy, I'll have to go out
and have a good time all on my own.
You make it sound a very serious business.
It is, see you later.
Hello, oh Max!
Yeah?
The Minister wants to see you.
Anytime.
Tonight, he's having a
reception at his house.
A reception, oh.
I want you to be there, it's important.
I'll be there, see you later.
Hello?
John, am I glad to see you.
Quite awhile.
-Yes.
Make it brief, you can be on
your way as soon as I leave.
Well, it can't be too soon for me.
I still have
to destroy my codes, that's all.
Now where do I find Fish?
That cat has really got
himself well-protected.
If I hadn't received all
those messages of his,
I wouldn't believe there was a Fish.
Where do I start?
Well, I only know my contact.
Where do I find him?
That's easy
but make it soon, he's ready to run.
I've rigged you a recognition signal.
He'll take me to Fish?
I doubt it, not all the way.
But to his contact, then.
Yeah, but he'll want 50,000 piastres first
to help him on his way out.
Yeah, well that's no problem.
Whatever happens,
I'm taking Fish back with me.
Airport?
-No, no, thanks,
you keep away from there too.
The local security are buzzing around
like wasps in a jam tin.
Now where do I find your contact?
Camera shop in the souk Al-Amidi.
-Yeah.
Opposite a coffee shop,
you want the boss named Tewfick.
Have a cigarette in your mouth,
trigger your lighter three times,
doesn't work, cue line,
always going wrong.
Corny, effective I suppose.
Sorry, the best I could do in the time.
Okay, be seeing you.
Good luck.
Hello?
Police on their way up, get out.
Hey, I wonder if you could sort me out
a nice little bunch of carnations.
Yes.
-Fix 'em up a bit.
Like a piece of fern, make 'em look nice.
Thank you very much.
Thank you sir.
-Excuse me sir, you live here?
No.
You are visiting?
That's right.
Whom, please?
Are you a policeman?
Yes, in a way.
-Oh.
Well that gives you the
right to question me, then, doesn't it.
Yes, sir.
No, I actually I was just calling
on Miss Bullmore, is that alright?
Yes, thank you sir.
-Okay.
Tell me, does a Miss Bullmore
still live in this building?
Yes, effendi.
Yes, sir.
I am looking for Tewfik.
Oh he had to go out, can I help you?
I doubt it, did he say when he'd be back?
I'm afraid he didn't.
There was a telephone call
and he had to leave in a hurry.
Are you sure I can't help you?
Well, I tell you it's about a camera.
Oh, a camera, well perhaps I can show you
one of these?
-No, I'm not buying.
I'm selling one,
didn't he mention it to you?
No, I'm afraid not, I'm sorry.
Not your fault, can't be a mind reader.
I'll be back, thank you.
Coffee?
Yes?
Hello, Gerdi.
Max, where are you calling from?
Do you know what time it is?
Yeah, sure, that's why I'm calling.
I've been held up, unforeseen delay.
We should be leaving already!
You run along, I'll find a cab.
Oh alright.
Did you know the police called today?
Called on the phone?
No, they were here.
Oh, in person,
well it's a good thing I was out.
What's it all about?
A misunderstanding about some flowers.
They want you to go around
to police headquarters.
That can wait.
Oh Max, do be serious.
Don't worry, I am.
I'll be on time,
I know it's most important.
Max?
Max, are you there?
It's always going wrong.
Just in time, you can lock up now.
You wanted something, sir?
In a hurry.
Always going wrong.
Please, we are closed, sir.
You have to go.
Always going wrong.
Get out, we are closed.
We have some business
to discuss, you and I.
Several lives
are at stake,yours included.
What business?
I'm in the fish business.
I know nothing,
nothing, do you hear?
You have to leave now.
I bid you goodnight.
Alright, I'll be back.
I've gotta get my lighter fixed.
Understand?
No, do not bother
to come into town first thing
in the morning,
but telephone me at the ministry
first thing, and thank
you so much for coming.
Goodnight, Mr. Ambassador.
Goodnight, and thank you.
Goodnight, Madame Pedot.
-Goodnight.
Madame Kassen?
Goodnight, but I have not
seen you before this evening.
No, how sad.
-Why not?
Because I've only just arrived.
Oh good, then you will
not be leaving yet, Mister--
Ryder, Max Ryder.
I know, you are Gerdi's friend.
I'm afraid I'm most disgracefully late.
No, come along.
There is Gerdi with Gamal Hamid.
Madame Kassen, I would like
very much to dance with you.
Oh, but Gerdi will be--
-And she can wait a moment.
Do you always act
so impulsively, Mr. Ryder?
We must take our chances when we can.
They may never come again.
Really, you talk such nonsense.
Oh, I mean every word of it.
You know, I don't believe you.
And that is no way for the
wife of a minister to talk.
Should a minister's wife
speak in a special way?
But of course.
Tell me, the distinguished
gentlemen with Gerdi.
Who is he?
Gamal Hamid.
A prominent citizen?
A senior officer in the security.
A policeman.
I suppose so.
Are you staying long, Mr. Ryder?
Oh, not very long.
Goodnight, Madame Kassen.
-Forgive me,
I'm keeping you from your guests.
Thank you.
Max!
Where are you off to?
I was just going out for a breath of--
Mr. Ryder cannot leave yet,
he has only just arrived.
You're dreadfully late.
I'm sorry.
-That is not the way
to talk to the son of your boss.
Oh I don't believe
you two have met.
Gamal Hamid, Max Ryder.
Mr. Ryder, we met before today.
Oh yes, indeed, that's right.
You were just visiting
that attractive young lady,
Miss Bullmore.
Well attractive, but hardly young.
Really, how old would you say?
Ah, I don't go around
guessing women's ages.
It's a very dangerous occupation.
But since I ask.
Why, not a day under 80.
She liked your flowers.
You know her, then?
No, but a friend of mine
visited her this afternoon.
She did not seem to
remember you very well.
Oh no, her memory's going, poor dear.
She used to be a friend
of my mother's, actually.
I think it is very kind of Mr. Ryder
to send flowers to old ladies.
Excuse me.
Now come on, Gamal,
stop behaving like a policeman.
Oh, forgive me.
I think we ought to be going
or we're the last to leave.
Well in that case, I will say goodnight.
Excuse me.
Goodnight.
Gerdi my dear, are you leaving?
When are you coming to see me
to talk to me about that campaign of ours.
Whenever you like,
the presentation's all ready for you.
Excellent.
Abdul, this is Max Ryder, Abdul Kassen.
How do you do, sir?
Good evening, Mr. Ryder.
I'm so sorry to hear about your father.
He was a good friend of mine.
Thank you.
Gerdi, perhaps you and Mr. Ryder
would like to dine with us tomorrow?
You bring the presentation,
we do our homework.
Oh, it's a very good idea.
-We'd love that.
Thank you.
Will you be
comfortable here, Madame Algrim?
Thank you, Hussed.
Thank you, Madame.
Now that you've met Kassen,
Don't tell me you're not impressed.
Oh, but I am.
But you said you had reservations.
Oh, not about the work that
he's doing for the peasants.
About what, then?
No, there's another side to Kassen.
The trouble that he takes
to keep his neighbors
at each other's throats.
This is not a simple world.
That's an understatement, no thanks.
Tell me what do you see
in that policeman friend of yours.
Gamal?
He's a very charming young man.
A useful contact, I suppose.
He could be.
My father told me you had a lot of
important contacts out here.
You need them in my business.
And now Max, let's have the truth.
What were the police doing round today?
And what was Gamal talking about?
You remind me of a nurse that I once had.
Thank you.
When I was very young
she was most attractive
and I found her irresistible.
I was not talking about your nurse.
I was. Anytime there was
any kind of trouble at all,
you could always rely on her to say,
now Max, let's have the truth, please.
You're an idiot.
Now come on, what was it all about?
I don't know, I just think
he had a nasty suspicious mind,
that's all, let's forget about it.
Cheers.
Your nurse wishes you a very
happy time while you're here.
Well, thank you.
Oh, that was a wonderful evening, Max.
I've been taking life far too seriously!
Tell me, whatever happened
to that old grouch, Algrim?
Oh, I left her in the office.
Oh!
Well, where do you live?
Right there.
Well, we're both home, then.
Goodnight, Gerdi.
I'll just take a look
and make sure the servants
haven't forgotten anything.
Gamal.
Good evening, Gerdi.
Good evening.
And what have you been up to?
What have you been up to, Mr. Ryder?
You're not suggesting
that I'm responsible
for this shambles,
what are you doing here, anyway?
Your servants reported
that the apartment
had been broken into, Gerdi.
So you investigate
burglaries as well, do you?
No, that is not one of my duties.
What's been happening here?
That is what I want to ask you, Mr. Ryder?
Since I arrived here this afternoon,
you haven't been out from under my feet.
Now I'm burgled and you suggest
I'm in some way responsible?
No, but I do think it strange
that you should have been
in this country only 10 hours
yet you have already been
in that particular apartment block.
What's so particular about that block?
And now your apartment has
been broken into and searched.
I would like an explanation.
My gold cigarette case, my lighter,
and $500 have been stolen and
he asks for an explanation.
Anger is often a form of defense.
Now you listen to me, Gamal.
Max is the son of Albert,
the head of our firm.
I know that, Gerdi.
Well you also know
that Albert and the firm
have been very good
friends to the republic.
Am I right?
It is late,
we will talk about it tomorrow.
Now that's a very good idea.
Don't worry, I'll send somebody
along to clear this up.
The morning will do, goodnight.
Goodnight, Max.
Goodnight, Gerdi, sleep well.
Goodnight, Gamal.
Thanks.
Cognac.
-Alright, sir.
Here, sir.
Thanks.
-Okay.
Do you think still they're swapping?
We cannot be sure.
Most surprising.
You know in this
country it will be dropped.
Calm down, take it easy.
What do you want?
You followed me home, didn't you?
You searched my apartment,
not very tidily.
I had to know who you were.
But you learned nothing,
only made trouble for me
with the police.
That phony Englishman that
came in here this evening
before me, the one with the
lighter always going wrong,
he's a policeman you know, security agent.
You're lying.
You're in trouble, my friend.
There's a security agent
across the street now
at the cafe watching this
place, he's been there so long
there's a film of dust on his coffee!
Get up.
Through there.
Rowlands was arrested this afternoon.
They sweated your address
out of him and came here.
Why didn't they arrest you too?
I don't know.
-What did you tell them?
Nothing, I told them nothing.
Then why didn't they take you away too?
He asked me to take him to the Fish.
What did you say?
-I said I couldn't take him,
only to my contact.
So?
-That I couldn't arrange
a meeting until the morning.
So?
-I told them to come back midday.
So you're safe until then.
Look, I want you to take
me to your contact now.
I can't!
-Now, I say!
It's not possible to
contact him until midday.
Alright, his address then.
I'm obliged, now get out of here as soon
as I leave.
-But my stuff?
The cameras, the equipment!
-Put it down to experience.
Join a pilgrimage to Mecca.
What's this?
-It's a present from Uncle G,
50,000 piastres to help you on your way.
Good luck.
Yes, yes, I quite understand
but it must be the first
available flight to London.
The name is Ryder.
Alright, call me back soon as you can.
Morning!
Hello Max, you keep late hours.
Five to 10, you call that late?
I tried to wake you during the night,
you weren't there.
Oh, that's right, I was--
There was a phone call from London, Max.
Your father, he died during the night.
I'm sorry, I don't know what to say.
He was such a kind man, so, so sweet.
He had a good life.
Oh Papa Albert.
Nobody lives forever.
He'll have a quiet chuckle
if you start shedding tears over him.
Yeah, I booked you on the first
available flight to London.
Cancel it.
What?
-I'm not going, not yet.
But, your father!
Thank you.
You see, when my mother
died we never got on.
He had a very persuasive
personality, Gerdi,
but not for me.
I'd be a hypocrite if I went home now.
Arriving airport, 9:30.
Please arrange transport
and accommodation,
regards, Max Ryder?
Let me see that, would you believe it,
I sent this three days ago!
Everything gets snarled up in this place.
It's a good thing
I telephoned from London.
I'll be right back.
-Hello?
Oh, oh yes, I'm sorry,
there's been a change.
Get me a pack of
cigarettes, will ya, honey?
Anything will do,
I'll take over from here.
Thanks very much.
Main reception, a Mr. Max Ryder is
expected any moment.
When he arrives, would you ask him to--
-Thank you.
Oh he's here now, thank you.
Max Ryder?
Yeah?
Oh boy, am I glad to see you!
Hold it a minute, 100,000
welcomes as they say.
I'm sorry about the transport,
somebody goofed the send.
Oh, it's okay, I grabbed a cab.
Oh good, we can go then.
-Hey, now wait a minute.
I have to see Gerdi Algrin.
Oh not here,
she had to go out very urgently.
I'll tell you about it in the cab.
You got your baggage downstairs?
Yeah, in the cab.
-Good, let's go.
Oh, there you are.
Where are you off to?
-You take care of it, honey,
I'll be back in 20 minutes.
Down, bye-bye now!
Bye!
Say, who was that?
My secretary.
-Not bad!
No, hey listen,
we'll drop your bags at the Hilton
and then start you on your way to Gerdi.
Yeah, where did she go?
Beth Zagreb.
Beth, well is that far?
Oh no distance at all.
-Oh.
Nurse, someone else?
Yes, doctor.
-Excuse me, Dr. Zoren?
Yes.
I don't believe we've met before.
No, but we have a mutual friend.
Your name was given me in
the strictest confidence.
Indeed.
It's always going wrong.
Ah, I have some matches here.
Thank you.
Please sit down.
Not now.
What is it, I'm busy.
The X-ray plates, the
hospital is waiting for them.
Well, you know where they are.
Take off your coat.
Oh yes, sure.
Roll your sleeve up, please.
How long did you say you've
been getting these pains?
For about three months,
they seem to get worse
when I lie down.
Every time you're lying down?
Yes.
That's odd.
So they tell me.
Normally lying down
should relieve tension.
Do you think it could be my heart?
There's only one way to find out.
What was in that, what was in it?
You out of your mind?
A basic need for survival.
Survival.
Keep calm, keep calm.
Now that's fine,
the sedation has worn off.
It's a pleasant evening, gentle breeze,
scent of cinnamon and
sandalwood in the air.
I'm glad to hear it.
I had to take
the precaution, you understand?
A basic need for survival, you told me.
What changed your mind?
You.
-Huh?
I've been hiding,
watching this house for the past
six hours waiting for
the police to come for me.
They never came!
-Why should they?
Don't you understand,
I could not take you at face value,
risk exposure to myself and others
without putting you to the test.
Well, you made your point alright.
Oh, now, now, now, that will serve well.
Walk around a bit, yes,
that helps the circulation.
Now we've got some Scotch here.
Please, now what you want to know?
Same thing I wanted
to know six hours ago,
you could've told me then.
I had hoped I'd explained that.
Look, you must take me
to the Fish immediately.
Quite impossible.
-Why?
Chin chin, as your countrymen say.
Do they?
Look, do you realize that
I have to be out of this city
by one o'clock tomorrow
morning with the Fish?
I cannot make a move without permission.
Then get it, time's running out!
There are complications, I
can't complete arrangements
until after the dinner.
If everything is in order,
we all meet back here.
Oh no, doctor, not here,
not you, not me, not anyone.
There's a municipal car park
at the back of the Abdeen Cinema.
We'll all meet there at 11,
not a minute before, not a minute after.
At 11!
We personalized the campaign
in the pictorial coverage.
Biographical material?
Cut it to the bone.
-I'm not sure.
Statistics is something we all understand.
Too many statistics
and you have no audience.
Perhaps you are judging.
Now I wonder if we can have a
look at those figures again.
Here they are.
And how is the impulsive
Mr. Ryder this evening?
Enjoying himself immensely.
-Thank you.
You know, Madame Kassen,
I find you something of an enigma.
Oh, how fascinating.
Always so cool,
always so possessed,
always by your husband's elbow,
never intruding beyond it
and yet somehow I feel
that's not the real you.
You are romanticizing, I'm afraid.
I don't think so.
But you are.
I was a poor student and
my husband was a lecturer
of political economics
and when he was appointed
director of the commission, he
asked me to be his secretary
and the rest is history, dull history.
Not so dull, that bullet
wound on your arm for instance.
Nothing so romantic.
Bullets rarely are.
-Ah, Dr. Zoren, good evening.
Nadia, my dear, Dr. Zoren is here.
Good evening, Madame Kassen.
Good evening, Doctor, this is Mr. Ryder.
Mr. Ryder, pleasure.
Coffee, Doctor?
Forgive me, dear lady,
I have not much time.
I'm due at the hospital in 15 minutes.
Then I will come immediately, excuse me.
It's a sinus infection,
it keeps Nadia awake at night.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
It's nothing serious,
and Zoren is an excellent man,
he's a credit to his profession.
Nothing is too much trouble for him.
Mr. Minister, I have
something of importance
I must speak with you.
Yes of course, Gamal,
will you excuse me, please?
Certainly.
I wonder what they're talking about.
Oh, nothing very important I expect.
Fish.
-I say, things really
went well with Kassen, didn't they.
Well you sold him,
if that's what you mean.
What I mean is he seems
to really like the idea.
Your exposition was masterful.
Oh, can't you ever be serious?
I am sometimes.
I like you when you're serious.
Then I'm afraid you may
not like me for much longer.
Oh, why not?
Because I usually end up a nasty surprise.
And just what does that mean?
It's just a warning.
Do forgive me for leaving you.
Gerdi, I wonder as there one more question
Gerd, I wonder as there one more question
I would like to ask you.
Go ahead.
How do you propose to exploit
the new coffee irrigation scheme?
Well, there's an
analysis on this page here that.
Yes, do you think the general impression
we are giving--
-Mr. Ryder.
I find you are a fraud,
you are not Mr. Ryder at all.
It's always going wrong.
It's the clasp. it's a fish, do you like it?
It's very pretty, can I help?
It's a birthday present.
You'll be coming with me.
I have no choice.
-Max!
Oh yeah, a moment please.
-We must be on our way.
The doctor told you the rendezvous?
-Yes.
11 o'clock
you must be there, don't be late.
Tomorrow, London.
We really must be going.
-Oh, yes.
Thank you both so much,
it was a wonderful evening.
If only work could always be as pleasant.
Goodbye, dear girl.
-Bye-bye.
Oh and don't forget, lunch on Thursday.
Of course.
Thank you very much.
Good evening, Doctor.
-Good evening.
Ah!
So this is the famous surgery.
-Hardly.
What can I do for you?
Well, I wanted to ask your advice.
You are ill?
No, not that kind of advice.
I understand that you are something
of a photographic expert,
and I wanted to ask you
some questions on the aspects.
Photography?
Yes.
Someone must be joking.
No, a friend of yours was telling me
that you are a most
excellent photographer
and that he should know,
he is a professional.
The friend I am speaking of
is called Tewfik.
At last!
You're supposed to be in bed asleep.
I have been, and now
perhaps if you wouldn't mind
telling me--
-Not now.
I'll see you back at your hotel,
-huh?
Hotel nothing!
-Who are you?
You'll see me right here!
-Not now, I've got things to do.
Your secretary can wait!
Secretary?
-You send me off
on a wild goose chase.
-Calm down.
You'll burst a blood vessel.
I demand to know who you are!
Excuse me a minute, just come outside
and we'll settle this right away.
Now see here,
I am head of this organization
and you're fired.
And that goes for you too!
-And just who
do you think you are?
-Max Ryder.
He's insane!
You--
-Ah, hold it!
Now look here, Max!
You can't--
-Ah!
Just what do you think you're--
Just a minute, sweetheart.
In!
Sorry, sweetheart, I did warn you!
The end of a beautiful friendship.
And then, and then?
I don't know, do believe me.
Dear Doctor, you do
know and you must tell me.
Who is the Fish?
Please, please.
Who is the Fish?
I don't know.
The Fish.
Who is that?
It's only me.
Still working?
I thought you were going out.
I was, Gamal phoned, he asked me to wait.
Oh, nothing important, I hope.
He seemed to think so.
Here, sit and talk to me while I wait.
Let me get you a drink, Abdul.
No, my dear, I will ring for Mustafa.
No, no, it's no trouble,
I will get it myself.
I will be right back.
Oh, good evening Madame Kassen.
I hope we are not disturbing you.
No, no of course not.
Abdul is on the telephone,
he's expecting you.
He will be here in a minute.
Oh good, you are going out, Madame?
No.
In that case, I will take your bag.
Thank you.
Come in, Dr. Zoren.
Oh there are you, Gamal,
you said you would phone.
No sir, I had to come here.
Oh, has Dr. Zoren
told you all you wish to know?
Yes, he told me everything.
So now we have the Fish on the hook.
Yes, that is why I had to come here.
But why?
What is your reason for doing this?
Surely I deserve some explanation!
I'll give you an explanation.
To uncover your quiet life.
I took no other wife,
I treated you as a Western woman.
I was a fool.
Gamal!
I have been humiliated.
Tomorrow all the world will know about it.
Not necessarily.
It cannot be hidden, my wife is a traitor.
Only the four of us here know that.
How about your men?
Who was with you when you
questioned the doctor?
They will not talk.
You can't be sure.
But I can, sir, I have already told them
what to expect if the story gets out.
But Nadia, there will have to be a trial.
There could be an accident, of course.
An automobile accident,
the two are involved,
a common enough occurrence.
Everyone will be sorry for you.
But what were they
doing this time of night?
Oh, he was taking her to
hospital, he was in a hurry.
Don't tell me any more.
But sir, you must protect yourself.
I leave it to you, Gamal.
Madame Kassen, Dr.Zoren,
you will come with me, please.
Your bag is already packed, Madame,
so it need not detain us.
Don't move, Gamal!
Ah!
Ah!
Nadia, how can you ever forgive me?
But when the time came, I was like water.
I could have done the same.
Good evening, I am Colonel Hamid.
You will take us immediately
to your headquarters, please.
And put these three people under arrest.
You're out of luck, Charlie.
Better get cracking, sir.
How about our friend, here?
Down to the boat,
I'm sure he'd like to wave goodbye.
Dr. Zoren, new life, eh?
I've had enough new
lives, too old to start again.
Let me.
-Thank you.
Yeah, I've seen all sorts of things
but tell me just for the record,
why was the perfect wife
betraying her husband?
That's ka, I got it
fighting in the underground.
The Haganah.
You're an Israeli?
Yes, they took me under the Haganah
and trained me for the intelligence.
They made me an agent and sent me here.
I enrolled into the
school of economics
because we knew that's where
the leaders would come from.
Then I met Kassen
and I knew he would be a man
who would go to the top.
Well, people marry for
all sorts of reasons.