Secret Agent (1964–1967): Season 2, Episode 14 - The Man Who Wouldn't Talk - full transcript

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Will passengers

from London flight 604 en route

to Sofia remain in the lounge.

Let's not waste any time,
I'm being followed.

Where?

That door to my left.

All right.

How long have they had Meredith now?

Three days.

What was Meredith
doing in Bulgaria anyway?



Our network there was getting shaky,

it was time to reestablish.

The regional controller
should sit behind his big desk

and give orders and
not play the Boy Scout,

in opposition territory.

He never asked us to do
anything he wouldn't do himself.

A professional hero.

I'm proud to work for Meredith.

If Meredith talks, we'll
have to shut up shop out here.

It'll take us years to
reestablish ourselves.

He won't talk.

We all talk, it's just a question of time.

How do you arrange to get me in?

By taking the place of
a journalist named Garnett.



Your flight leaves in a few minutes.

Your tickets and cover
passport are in here.

You're booked into the Europa Hotel.

Where do I find my contact.
-He'll find you.

Will passengers

for Sofia flight 261
please go to gate five.

Your name is Meredith,

I want their names.

Their names.

Their names.

You have lasted three days Meredith.

For your satisfaction that is a record.

You have my respect.

But you can't win.

We shall go on five days, 10 days,

we shall go on til we break you.

Why go on fighting?

Just give us their names
and we will let you rest.

Now, we start again, shall we?

What are their names.

Their names, Meredith.

Just a minute.

Mr. Garnett?
-Good evening.

I am Lydia Greshnova.
-Oh, please come in.

Thank you and welcome to Sofia.

Thank you.

It is our only wish to
make you happy Mr. Garnett.

That's nice.

Anything you want you have only to ask.

I'll try to remember.

You have had dinner?

There was food on the plane.

Then you will join our party downstairs.

They are all fellow journalists.

That's very kind of
you, but I'm rather tired.

I think I'll turn in.

Turn in?
-Go to bed.

Ah, that is good.

Then you will be fresh for the morning.

Our program begins early.
-Program?

You have come for a story?
-Ah, yes, yes, of course.

But I like to find my own stories.

And it is my duty to help you.

I am your interpreter.

Yes, yes, of course.

But I don't want to
put you to any trouble.

But I want you to put me to trouble.

It would be my pleasure.

I find my own way about,
thank you very much.

Uh, no, no, I don't
have very much Bulgarian

but I speak German and French,

so I ought to be able to get by.

That is good.

But I must do my job.

I tell you what, here's an angle.

I'll be the journalist who
went about all by himself

and found everything just perfect.

We do not pretend that
everything is perfect, Mr. Garnett.

But if you really wish to understand us,

you will find a younger person
like myself, invaluable.

We should be starting early
in the morning Mr. Garnett.

I shall you in good time.

Not too early I hope.

Good night Ms. Greshnova.

Enter.

Mr. Garnett.

The drink you ordered, sir.
-Did I?

Oh yes, Mr. Garnett.

Anything else?
-Such as?

Anything you wish, sir.

I am at your service.

Don't worry, I've disconnected it.

Well, I can only stay five minutes.

Where's Meredith?

Well, I had great difficulty discovering,

much danger to myself.

I recommend you for a medal.

Well, how could I wear it?

Money would be better.

Half now and the rest on completion.

Oh such information
is worth more than this.

I thought that Meredith's
agents were all consumed

with disinterested loyalty.

Please?

Look, if Meredith talks,
we're all in trouble.

The worst kind of trouble.

Then tell me where he is.

Your information will be
worthless if I get there too late.

I have my pride.

Is that worth more than your life?

He's in the Flora building,
Secret Police establishment.

I have made a plan for you.

The interrogator's room
is beneath the building.

That is where they will have him.

What about security?

How many guards are there?

Well there's one
always posted in the doorway,

and one sits at the desk there.

What about the windows?
-All wired.

What's your name?
-Pietru.

Um, how long have you worked for us?

Three years now.

You hope to see some changes here?

Well, no sir.

Why do you work for us?

Well I, uh, I hope one
day to buy a small flat.

I guess that day is not far off.

You see I am mistaken to be honest,

now you do not trust me.

I trust you as much as
anyone loyal to the cause.

Men's convictions change as
easily as their pay masters.

I would not change my pay master.

What if somebody else
offered you more money?

There is no one else pays such money.

What if they did?

I am a businessmen, Mr. Garnett.

I had a visit from a lady interpreter,

name of Lydia Greshnova.

Does she work for the police?

Oh, everyone in this
hotel works for the police.

I do myself.

More money towards the flat.

Well, I make weekly report
on the foreign visitors.

The pay is not good but I am glad

to demonstrate my loyalty to the regime.

I hope they're as loyal as you are.

Ah, well there are plenty of enthusiasts.

The young ones are the worst.

You be careful of that girl.

It's one of my rules.

Is it air conditioned?

Yes.

Where's the air intake?

It's on the roof, I believe.

Yes, on the roof.

What time do you come off duty?

Midnight.

Got a car?

A car?

Look I'm a waiter, not a bureaucrat.

Get one.

Where from?

The network have gone all underground,

they're all too scared, no--

Hire one.

Here's 100 leva, is that enough.

Well, yes, but where am
I to get one at this time?

That's your problem.

I want you at one o'clock.

Wait outside the front
of the police building.

I will leave it there.
-I want you as well.

You want me to go to the Flora building!

I need your help!

Oh, look, I do not do these things.

Information, yes, but the
Flora building, no, no!

If I'm caught, I'll talk.

And that will be goodbye for you.

I would not do this for anyone else.

You do it for me?

For you, Mr. Garnett, it is a privilege.

Pietru.

Yes, Mr. Garnett?

What's the other side of the street?

It's an office block.
-Can I get in there?

No, I think not.
-What else?

A block of apartments.
-Can I get in there?

Well, it will be locked at that hour

and there will be a night porter.

All right?
-Yes.

It's urgent!

Their names, please, Meredith.

Give us their names.

I wonder if you could tell me how

to find this gentleman
here, uh, please, hm?

Concentrate, Meredith,

what are their names?

Start with your personnel in Istanbul.

When you have given us the
names, we'll let you sleep.

What?

Say that again.

Forps.

Spell the word.

F-O-R.

Start again, wake up!

What happened?
-This car wouldn't start.

Where'd you get it?

I stole it.
-What?

Well how else do you expect
me to get a car in that time.

It's a mistake to steal cars.

It attracts too much attention.

And don't forget to
give me back my 100 levas.

Do I not get paid for stealing cars?

No, I'm looking for
a street called Bazhev,

do you know it?

Oh yeah, it is two minutes from here.

You take the next to the left.

Why are we going there?

In two minutes he'll be off our hands.

Two minutes too many.

We have a date at the filling station.

A man called Dimiter.

We timed it nicely.

No, no, no!

We must get him inside.

Ask the man in the office for Dimiter.

Drive around the block, we'll come back

when the police will have gone.

There is nothing to come back for.

Dimiter is not there.

He said he'd never heard of him.

Did you believe him?

No, not altogether.

I think he was frightened.

If he knew nothing, why
should he be frightened?

He said there was a man
there earlier in a car waiting.

Did he know him?

No, look, we've done all
we can, we must leave him.

Let them break him?
-We could take care of that.

We must find out if the man

at the filling station was lying.

Oh, it's no good going back tonight,

they're closing down now.

We'll take Meredith to the hotel.

My hotel?

No, no, I beg you.

You look after the guard on the 5th floor

and I'll take Meredith up the fire escape.

Please lend me a knife, Mr. Garnett.

Let me cut my throat, it
will save them the trouble.

How long must we keep him here?

Til we find somewhere else to hide him.

Stay here, you must be here when he wakes.

Mr. Garnett, you are pleased with me.

Couldn't have done without you.

Here's the rest of the money.

I'm a nervous man Mr. Garnett,

but I will do my best.

Hi.

Meredith, Meredith,
I am Drake from London.

You know me?

Listen carefully, you
are in a hotel in Sofia.

We are going to leave you here

until I contact the escape route.

This is Pietru, he will take care of you.

I must go out now.

Try to sleep.

Don't leave him.

Looking for me?
-Who are you?

So you speak English.
-How did you get in?

Through the door.
-You are leaving immediately,

or I shall call the police.

Please do.

What do you want?
-I want to talk to Dimiter.

Dimiter?

I have never heard of this man.

So you told my friend.

At a guess I would say
that you were Dimiter.

You have made mistake, a bad mistake.

Now go.

No, call the police, tell
them your code name is Dimiter.

I do not like being disturbed

in the middle of the night
and I do not like you.

And there's something
I don't like about you.

You're scared and I don't
trust frightened men.

You think that an associate
of ours is being grilled

that he'll talk and that the
police will be after you.

For the moment you'll be
pleased to hear you don't have

to worry I have him, he's safe.

All we have to do is get him

across the border and
our troubles are over.

I do not understand
you, I have no troubles.

You're losing your one chance
to get safely out of this.

If they get our friend back they'll get me

and if they get me, I'll make
a point of mentioning you.

Yours will be the first name I drop.

What do you want?

That's better.

You control the escape route.

I want to use it.

This is dangerous work.

You work for the cause or for the money?

For the cause, I believe
in free enterprise.

It will cost you plenty, wait here.

No, no!

Well?

The driver is
frightened, he is wise to be.

You must meet him.

You will need a great deal of money.

On our way.

No, no, no, no, no!

Good morning, Meredith.

I've been waiting for you, Drake.

What happened to you?

I've been making arrangements

to get you out of the country.

How are you?

No worse than can be expected.

Seen Dimiter, everything's
fixed for tonight.

We must get out of this hotel right away.

There's no where to go.
-Immediately!

Not a chance.

Every policeman in
Sofia's looking for you.

If we can hole up here til this
evening I'll have you out

in the morning.

Don't touch that phone!

I want to speak to Pietru, the waiter.

Oh yes.

You said he was one of my men.

He is.

He fooled you.
-He's all right.

I'm an old hand, I don't make mistakes.

He helped us spring you.
-He was planted on you.

Better have him up here.
-Forget about it.

I've settled it already.

What's happened?
-He was soft.

Where is he!

Good morning Mr. Garnett.

I brought you breakfast
myself in order to save time.

It's almost eight o'clock
so there's no hurry.

I hope you slept well.

Well thank you Ms. Greshnova

but I don't want to eat breakfast,

I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you.

I won't be able to make it today.

But Mr. Garnett, you must!

I have made many arrangements.

You have a full day.

First we are to visit the
People's Textile Mills,

then you are to see our
newest slaughter house,

the most modern in Europe.

After that we'll lunch
at Municipal Restaurant

and then you have an appointment

with the Advance School Board--

It was very kind of you

to make all these exciting appointments

for me Ms. Greshnova, but
I'm afraid I can't come,

you see, I'm ill.

Ill?

What is it?

What's the matter.

Oh, no, don't concern yourself about it.

It's just a recurring fever,
I'll be alright by tomorrow.

Oh, poor Mr. Garnett.

I will send for a doctor immediately.

Oh no, please don't bother.
-It's no trouble.

I, I can take care of myself.

They have us trapped in here like rats!

Getting excited won't--
-You're a fool, Drake,

you should never have brought me here,

you shouldn't have--

I'm sorry Drake.

They gave me a bad time.

Here, take these.

Mr. Garnett, this is Comrade Radev.

Ah yes.
-Since there seems

to be something wrong,

I thought it best to ask
him to come and investigate.

Investigate?

Comrade Radev is a doctor.

Ah, ah, I see, that's
terribly kind of you comrade,

but actually I don't need a doctor.

I'm afraid you've been brought here

under false pretenses,
but thank you so much.

You mean there's nothing wrong with you?

But Mr. Garnett, you
told me that you were ill.

That's right, it's just
a recurring fever, it's--

Mr. Garnett, you are staying
in one of the People's Hotels.

You have a duty to the other guests.

Exactly.

So if you will just get on the bed please.

Could we please?

Where is your bathroom?
-Just through there.

It may surprise you to know Mr. Garnett,

that although I am most
interested in what you tell me,

I really prefer to make my own diagnosis.

Tell me about this recurring
fever of yours, Mr. Garnett?

I lived in the tropics on and off

and I have some nasty bouts of malaria

since I came back I finally.

Every six months it
recurs in a minor form, eh?

Extremely minor form. It's unpleasant

but there's no need for any--

Here now would you just not talk

for half a minute please, Mr. Garnett.

Oh, the police are coming to the hotel.

They will be looking
for the spy, Meredith.

A country man of yours, Mr. Garnett.

Uh, uh, not yet please, not yet.

It is not yet, cooked,

is that what you say cooked.

There your arm, please.

Yes, thank you.

Why do you think they're
searching this hotel for spies?

Why?

Hm, because it is full of foreigners.

All tourists, I suppose.

How 'bout it Doc?

That will be all.

Now you rest a little.

Goodbye, Mr. Garnett.

Bye.

May I come in please, Mr. Garnett?

What is it Ms. Greshnova?
-Please.

Look, I am not well,

all I want to do is go to
bed and forget about it.

The doctor is not happy, Mr. Garnett.

He's the only one, what's his trouble?

You must go to hospital for observation.

Nonsense.

You have a very high
temperature, Mr. Garnett.

What else do you expect.

But you have a firm, slow pulse.

Look, I let you into a secret,

I am not going to the hospital.

Ah yes, I've heard about you English.

What is it?

The stiff, upper lip.

But you must take care
of yourself, Mr. Garnett.

A journalist is a very important
and responsible person.

I'm going to call for an ambulance.

I thought your only desire was to help me.

I am trying to help you, Mr. Garnett.

The ambulance will be here in 10 minutes.

What are you doing now?

I'm going to pack your things.

That's all right, I'll
have everything ready

when the ambulance gets here,

thank you, thank you very much.

Oh, and do not be alarmed

if the police enter your room,
Mr. Garnett.

They're searching for an escaped prisoner.

Oh, all right.

Can you remember somewhere we can hole up

until this evening?

Yes.

Nacho's place.

Where?

It's off the Karl Marx,

it's a little street called
the Vratza, number 32.

Mr. Garnett, the ambulance is here

and you're not ready.

Oh, it's -- you're quite right,

I've taken a turn for the worse.

I don't think I can move.

Please don't worry, Mr. Garnett.

I'll have them send
a stretcher up for you.

It's on its way.

You're very kind to me.

I don't know what I'd do without you.

We do our best to make
visiting journalists happy.

You should not have tried
to deceive me, Mr. Garnett,

about how ill you really are.

Hm?

We may not meet again,
so I will say goodbye.

I hope you will soon be better.

Thank you, Ms. Greshnova.

It's been nice knowing you.

Mr. Garnett?
-Yeah.

You should have eaten.
-I couldn't.

I know it's absurd

but I thought everything
was meant to poison me.

Do not turn the light on.

My men will wonder who is up here.

My friend, I cannot
tell you how happy I am

to see you again.

Oh yes.

You thought, I'd talk.

Where's the transport?
-He will be here presently.

He was to be here at nine, it's nine now.

He was delayed in the loading bay.

Who's driving?
-Ivan.

I don't trust him.
-Why not?

He's unreliable.
-Ivan, no!

You shouldn't have
used him, he'll sell us.

Ivan, no my friend!
-Find another man.

It's too late.

I'm ordering you to find another man!

Ivan can't take him like
this, it's too dangerous.

Don't worry, I'll take care of him.

Let me know when Ivan is coming.

What were you saying to him.

You must be more careful.

He noticed.

And he understands.

But he's also very worried.

Sorry, I'm sorry,
I must pull myself together.

Leave me alone, just leave me alone.

Ivan is on his way.

He will be here in two minutes.

Right.

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