Secret Agent (1964–1967): Season 2, Episode 6 - Loyalty Always Pays - full transcript
Drake is sent to an African nation after M9 has received a report that the defence minister has been negotiating a secret treaty with the Chinese. Shortly afterwards, the agent is murdered. Drake's task is to obtain a copy of the treaty if it exists, and the only way he can do this is by breaking into the safe of a heavily fortified ministry building. To break in he must blackmail the head of security.
British High Commissioners here.
Hello?
May I speak with Mr.Vickers please?
I'm sorry, I can't put you through.
Mr. Vickers is in a meeting.
I must speak with him, it is most urgent.
I'm afraid I can't disturb him.
Tell him it's United African,
with reference to insurance.
It's absolutely vital!
Oh, very well, if you'll hold the line.
Hello there!
Hello!
Hello!
This is Kanda, there is no doubt
that the Minister of Defense--
There is no doubt that
the Minister of Defense has
negotiated a secret treaty.
This is Kanda, there is no doubt
that the Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret treaty
with the Chinese.
This is Kanda, there is no doubt
This is Kanda.
-Yes, Vickers here.
There is no doubt that
the Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret
treaty with the Chinese.
Hello, Vickers here.
-This is Kanda.
Hello?
There is no doubt the Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret
treaty with the Chinese.
The Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret treaty
with the Chinese.
Come.
Mr. Drake, Sir.
Ah, Mr. Drake.
I hope the Colonel carried
out your instructions.
I'm sure no one saw Mr. Drake arrive, Sir.
That's good.
Now, Mr. Drake, you find
me a very angry man.
I'm sorry to hear that, Sir.
Thank you, Colonel M'Bota,
you may leave us now.
Sir!
Sir
Your government seem to think
I'm a political opportunist
playing the East off against the West.
That is not unfashionable these days.
I'm not interested in
political fashion, Mr. Drake,
neither of the East or the West.
I pursue an African policy.
So I understand, Sir.
Your government does not understand.
When they doubt my word,
I repeat, I'm a very angry man.
I'm sure they don't doubt your word, Sir,
but perhaps they do think
that you are being deceived.
So I'm a fool as well as rogue.
Clever men are sometimes deceived.
Let us not discuss the matter any further.
I have told your government
that if they're not prepared
to take my word, they have my permission
to make their own independent inquiries.
In that I am sincere.
I am prepared to give you
all the help you need.
Thank you very much,
there's just one thing
I would ask of you, Sir.
Well?
-Ignore me.
Oh? Why?
If you have enemies who are deceiving you,
it's best that they don't
know that I am your man.
You are not my man, Mr. Drake.
I hope that by the time I'm finished here
you will feel differently about that, Sir.
Good evening.
You're not a member, Sir.
-Is that important?
If you're looking for trouble--
there's danger around
the corner, my friend.
Play safe for the old firm.
I'm sure the boss would like
to make you a member, Sir.
That's him in the bay over there.
Yes?
-I've come
to talk insurance, Mr. Beyla.
Play safe with the old firm.
-So you're Mr. Hamilton.
Won't you sit down?
-Thank you.
Oh this is Miss Sefadu, Mr. Hamilton.
How do you do?
And how is London, Mr. Hamilton?
Do you know it?
-I studied
at the London School of Economics.
Nice to have you on the team, Miss Sefadu.
Now this is the last message
our people received from Kanda.
This is Kanda.
There is no doubt that
the Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret
treaty with the Chinese.
This is Kanda, there is no doubt
that the Minister of Defense negotiated
a secret treaty with the Chinese.
There wasn't any more.
Poor old Kanda.
-Fortunes of war.
Now Britain has been
pouring a lot of money
into this country.
They don't intend to do so
if the government sells
out to the Chinese.
Now your Prime Minister
says there's no arms deal.
Kanda has said that there is.
Kanda was never wrong.
Would the Prime Minister deliberately lie?
That can be explained.
There is conflict between
the Prime Minister
and Enugu, the Minister of Defense.
We're expecting a break.
Some of us think he's hoping
to step into the Prime Minister's shoes.
Maybe.
Our people want to know
if there is a treaty.
If there is, they want
proof, a photographic copy.
Now that is our little task.
Are you kidding?
-Where would it be kept?
If I know Enugu, it would
never leave his strongroom
in the Ministry of Defense.
And then we must pay
someone to bring it out
long enough to get a picture.
-Not a chance.
Enugu is a fanatic when
it comes to security.
Then if we can't get
it out, we'll have to go in.
Have you ever seen
the Ministry of Defense?
No, I'm looking it over tomorrow.
Our people have arranged an
appointment with the minister.
Then you'll see for yourself.
He runs the place like a fortress.
Left, right, left, right, left, right.
Left, right, left, right, left, right.
Squad, halt!
First guard, take post!
Mr. John Hamilton, Consolidated Minerals.
Back now, quick march!
Left, right, left, right,
left, right, left, right, left.
Lieutenant Kankana here.
Mr. Hamilton has arrived
for his appointment with the minister.
Uh huh.
He will call me?
Thank you.
-Lieutenant!
I have just found Arthur Parker
in the building unaccompanied.
I've had enough of this slackness.
He is the building contractor, Sir.
He has to be in and out all the time.
I'm surprised to have
to remind you, Lieutenant,
that standing orders specifically state
that no one, I repeat, no one,
will proceed through this
ministry without a guard,
and that means at all times.
I'm sorry, Sir,
I take full responsibility.
-That's just not good enough.
This is Mr. Hamilton,
sir, Major Barrington.
Hello.
You work with Parker?
No, no.
-Mr. Hamilton
has an appointment with the minister, Sir.
Has he got a pass?
Yes, he's just issued
me with one, which --
Come in.
Oh, Mr. Hamilton, I must apologize
for having kept you waiting so long.
I'm afraid I can only
give you a few minutes.
I have to leave now.
And what does a company the
size of Consolidated Minerals
want with our poor,
underdeveloped country?
I should like to take a look
at the Nygura territory.
You may look where you
please, Mr. Hamilton.
We're not a police state.
But in the first place
Nygura is wasteland.
And in the second place,
we did not spend 30 years
getting rid of foreign rule
in order to give control
of our lands to an international combine.
Do you mind if I smoke, Sir?
Please go ahead.
Why the Nygura territory?
Oh, we had a survey
made there some years ago
by a Belgian geologist who found evidence
of mineral deposits in
amounts that could be
of interest to our company.
Well, as I say, you
can go where you please.
It is your money.
But Nygura is scheduled
as a military territory,
is it not?
-Is it?
I believe it has been used for exercises.
I shall arrange for our security
people to give you a pass.
Ah, ah, thank you so much.
But I would like you to
understand that from now on,
the assets of our country will be used
for the benefit of our people.
Now please believe that my
company is perfectly aware
that conditions have changed in Africa.
And conditions are
going to change even more.
Yeah, yes of course, thanks.
Can I drop you anywhere, Mr. Hamilton?
No, thank you, I have a car.
Well, if you need any further help,
you know where to find me.
Yes, I do.
I do indeed.
The door to the minister's suite.
Through there lies the strongroom.
That's why we called in Luke,
our expert on locks and safes.
Well he has to find a way
of getting into the building
before he need worry about
getting into the strongroom.
There are two problems:
access to the strongroom,
access to the building itself.
There's no reason we shouldn't go along
resolving both at the same time.
Your Minister friend certainly believes
in lockin' things up, this
is an a Webley Parkinson,
74-388, timer mortice job.
It's got an excellent alarm system.
Which operates?
Well, when closing the
door the alarm is set
for the time that the strongroom's
gonna be opened again.
And if the lock's tampered with in any way
during that time, the alarm sounds.
That's the least of your problems, innit?
You're gonna need more than a tin opener
to force your way into that job.
I wasn't thinking of forcing it.
Oh, how's that?
The minister has a key.
And how do you think
you're going to get that?
I was hoping that you'd
find out for me, Sam.
Well, if I know Enugu, he most likely
takes it to bed with him.
Let me know whether he
has it strapped to his wrist
or under his pillow.
-Oh, it's hot, whew.
And it's gonna be hotter still
before Mr. Hamilton's finished out here.
Don't you ever drink, honey?
No, Mr. Beyla, I find
it dulls the intellect.
Well don't you ever leave
your intellect at home?
I try not to, Mr. Beyla.
Miss Sefadu, you are going
to look into the weak links
in the ministry security system.
There are no weak links, Mr. Hamilton.
Oh, come now, where the
human element is concerned,
there's always a degree of fallibility,
someone who is willing to be corrupted.
With the terrible Major
Barrington in charge,
your fallible humans wouldn't dare
allow themselves to be corrupted,
much as they'd like to.
You're quite sure about that?
There isn't a chance in a thousand
of you making an unauthorized
entrance into the building.
Have you considered the Major himself?
I have and I ruled him out.
Tell me about him.
Well, he was given a wartime
commission from the ranks,
but after the war, there
was no room for him
in the British Regular Army.
I've no doubt he resented that.
He came out here, managed
to get himself a job
in the colonial army, a security job.
I should imagine he enjoyed
playing pah-kah-sah.
Anyway, when the British
moved out, he was invited
to stay on in more or less the same job.
What else was there for him to do?
Have you discovered his
dearest wish, Miss Sefadu?
Well, they do say that
when he's had a drink or two
he often talks of
retiring to a little place
in the country, back home, of course.
Of course.
Where do I find him?
-At the British club.
We've kept the name out of sentiment.
You'll be wasting your time.
Offer you something, Sir?
Oh, oh yes, I'll have
a whisky and soda, please.
Oh, excuse me, haven't
we met before somewhere?
Oh, yes, yes, we have, this afternoon.
Oh, yes, of course, the ministry.
May I get you a drink?
-I have one, thank you.
Now, let's see --
I'm sorry that I mistook you
for one of Arthur Parker's tribe.
I was a bit hot under the collar.
It's no easy task, trying to instill
the rudiments of security into the minds
of some of these gentlemen out here.
I'm rather surprised to hear you say that.
Oh, why?
Well, as an outsider I must say
I was tremendously impressed
with the security
arrangements of the ministry.
I couldn't help noticing.
Oh, thank you, uh, Mr. --
Hamilton, John Hamilton.
Major Barrington.
Would you care to join me?
-Very nice of you.
Yes, there's far too much
slackness about these days,
I think, I should think
that an unauthorized person
wouldn't stand a chance of
getting into your building.
Oh, no chance at all.
You going to be here long?
Flying visit, really.
I haven't been home for seven years.
Be nice to see a green field again.
Sometimes I don't think I ever will.
You live in London, I expect.
Well, I have an apartment there
but my home's in the country, Hampshire.
Ah, that's a lovely part the world.
Property is pretty expensive
there though, isn't it?
No, no, I wouldn't say that.
You can still pick up
quite a nice little place
between, oh, 20 or 40,000, I should say.
Oh, really?
Yes, I often find myself dreaming
of a little place in the country.
Of course I have a nice enough place here,
but a bit of trout fishing,
spot of rough shooting,
nothing to compare with
English country life, is there?
Oh, quite right.
-Excuse me, Mr. Hamilton.
Oh, yes, Major Barrington,
this is Miss Sefadu, my assistant.
Oh, how you do, Miss Sefadu?
Will you excuse me a moment?
-Please.
Over here, have you found Charles Wheeler?
No, I got New York.
His wife is expecting him
this evening from Los Angeles.
We've got to find him.
Get on to the Los Angeles
office again, would you,
and take care of all this stuff for me.
I'm sorry about this, Major,
but I've rather a lot to do in
a short length of time, yes?
There is a call for you, Sir.
See who it is, would you, Miss Sefadu?
Yes.
Which company are you with?
Uh, Consolidated Minerals.
Oh, big stuff.
You moving in on the old place?
Ah, now, Major you
wouldn't expect me to ask you
about the secrets of your
security system, would you?
No, I see your point, old boy.
How much is that?
-2 and 6.
Yes, um, keep the change.
Thank you, Sir.
I sometimes wonder whether
I shouldn't have stayed
in civvy street.
-Oh, I don't know,
people seem to live quite
well out here, don't they?
Well, perhaps in the good old days.
Um, now don't get me wrong, Hamilton,
I've got nothing against the new lot.
But it stands to reason
a chap's going to look after his own kind.
And if the brother-in-law
of some bigwig decides
he wants my job, what am
I going to be doing, hmm?
Quite.
Oh Mr. Hamilton, it's London.
Yes, what do they want?
It's the chairman, Sir.
Oh, he wants to know
if I can phone him tomorrow,
otherwise, excuse me--
-Eh, yes.
High-powered chap, Hamilton.
Mm, with all his money, mm, thank you.
Is that you, Sir George?
-No, it's Samuel.
It's about the insurance matter
you asked me to look into.
I thought you'd be interested
to know that your client
takes very good care of his objects.
Uh, he doesn't keep them
under his pillow, does he?
No, and not strapped to his wrist.
He keeps it in a safe
behind the dressing table
in his bedroom.
Well I'm glad to hear it,
he's so security minded.
It is a secure safe, isn't it?
Not 100%, I'm afraid.
A professional man wouldn't
find it much trouble.
Although there are usually
plenty of people in the house,
on certain nights there's
only one servant alone.
Does it happen often?
Not often, I'm glad to
say, but it does tonight.
I consider myself a very
lucky girl, Major Barrington.
Oh, how's that?
Well, the firm has made me
his PA while he's out here.
Of course he's a very
big man in the company.
If I do well, who knows,
he might find me a job
in the London office.
Not bad news, I hope.
-No, no not really.
Sir George wants us to
close the deal right away,
so you'd better get onto Nygura's agent,
make sure our paperwork's in order,
and get our man to vet the contract
Yes, Sir.
If only I could find Charles.
If there's anything I could do--
No, no, this particular
Charles is in New York
at the moment, or he ought to be.
Oh.
-Thanks all the same.
I wonder --
Hmm.
Um --
that--wouldn't work.
Yes, well I'm not going to get rich
hanging about here, am I?
Goodbye, Major Barrington.
Oh, goodbye.
Pleased to meet you.
Excuse me, have you got my
car boxed in here?
Sorry, boss, my mistake.
Are you feeling better now, Mr. Drake?
No. I'm not feeling well at all, Mr. Uh --
We are right outside the town, Mr. Drake,
so that any noise will not be noticed.
You must feel at liberty to
shout as loudly as you please.
Oh, no, I'm not one of those iron men
who enjoy resisting torture.
You just tell me what you want to know,
and I'll answer your questions.
Somebody's been at my
pocket, Sir, I had a cigar.
What are you doing in
this country, Mr. Drake?
I'd like a smoke, I find
it calming to the nerves.
Please answer my questions.
On one condition, Sir,
a cigar and I'll tell you everything.
Give him his things.
Oh, Bert, what happened,
I was getting quite worried.
I can't imagine why.
There was a call for
you, dear, a Mr. Hamilton.
Hamilton?
-Hmm.
Well, all right, well I'll call him.
I suppose you forgot to take his number.
No, no I didn't, Bert.
Well what have you done with it then?
Well, he asked me what time you'd be back.
Oh, oh I see.
He said he's coming straight out here.
What?
Mr. Hamilton coming here?
Sometimes I think you're
ashamed of your home.
Oh.
-No, no, no no.
Don't you go, you keep out the way.
But Bert--
-Go on, go on go on, vamoose.
Oh Mr. Hamilton, do come in.
Good evening, Major, I trust
this is not inconvenient.
Oh, no no no no, course not.
Pleased to receive you in my humble uh --
Can I offer you a sherry?
That's terribly nice of you, thank you.
Um, Major, uh,
you were kind enough to ask
if there was any way in
which you could help me.
I know you were speaking
merely figuratively, but
it did occur to me there might be a way
in which we could help
each other, thank you.
Good luck.
-Good luck.
Yes, I've run into
a bit of a snag out here
since I left you, I had
a call from Los Angeles.
Charles Wheeler, been
taken ill, poor fellow.
Ticker trouble, I was uh
waiting for him to come out here
and join me, I'm afraid it's uh,
it's killed my plans stone dead.
You were saying I could help you.
Yes, yes I suppose you could.
Seems a pity to pass up
40,000, still, I suppose it
can't be helped
sorry to have bothered you.
I'll be running along--
-Yes,
but you said--
-Yes, I know, I'm sorry.
I was wrong, frankly I uh,
I don't think it's in your line.
Well, tell me about it,
let me make up my own mind.
Look, Major, you are not a businessman.
You public servants lead sheltered lives.
You're not accustomed to
normal business practice.
I'm sorry you don't care
to give me your confidence.
Please don't be offended.
Look,
if I shared the confidence with you,
would you promise not to betray it?
I am an officer and a gentleman.
Good.
Right, now I'm uh,
I'm in a spot over a land deal, I uh,
I need a partner.
Nothing to do the Ministry, is it?
Ministry?
No, why should it be?
Only that you were with my minister today,
and I'd like you to know
that I'm a man who believes
in personal loyalty.
Yes, of course, of
course, of course you are.
Do you mind if I sit down?
-Oh, of course, do.
Well, um, here's the
situation in um, in a nutshell.
Uh,
my company, Consolidated, has
sent me out here to negotiate
the purchase of the mining rights
of a large tract of territory
north of the Lobula River.
After a lot of hard
bargaining, old Chief Nygura,
who owns the land has agreed
to sell for 110,000 pounds.
Now my company has authorized me
to go up to 200,000 pounds,
but they'd be delighted
to get it for 150,000 pounds.
I don't quite understand.
Don't you?
-No.
I can't very well sell the
land to Consolidated myself.
Otherwise I'd be out on my ear.
But we could buy it in your name
for 110,000 pounds, and you could sell it
to Consolidated through me,
their agent, for 150,000 pounds.
They'd be delighted to get at
the price, as I said earlier.
Well, it doesn't need an Einstein to see
that that leaves 40,000 pounds to share
between the two of us.
Well, do you want 20,000
pounds or don't you?
You know, um,
well, I'd like to think about it.
Of course, if it's a matter of loyalty --
I said personal loyalty, Hamilton.
I owe no loyalty to your company.
That's quite right, you don't, do you?
It's a deal, then?
You'll have to make up your
mind rather quickly, I'm afraid.
My chairman's waiting for a call
to say that the deal is set,
so that he can close another one
that is dependent on this one.
Yes, well,
that seems to make sense.
Everything in shape eh, Major.
If you say so, Mr. Hamilton.
Very well then.
I'm sorry to keep you
up so late, Mr.Bailey.
I'm always ready to
close a deal, Mr. Hamilton.
Now I take it you're empowered to sign
on behalf of Chief Nygura.
Yes, Mr. Hamilton.
-And our lawyers have checked
the power of attorney, Miss Sefadu?
Oh, yes, Mr. Hamilton.
-This is the document?
Yes, Mr. Hamilton.
Good, well there's nothing to prevent
you two gentlemen from signing then.
I'll need the cheque
for the deposit, Major.
Ah, yes, 10% of the purchase price.
Could, could, could we --
Oh, yes, would you
excuse us a moment please?
Yes, of course.
I'll be back in a minute.
I'm sorry about this.
Never mind, Major, I'm terribly sorry.
I should've given you this earlier.
This is my cheque for 11,000.
You make out one for the same amount.
Give it to Mr. Bailey, yeah?
Yes, but John, why not give him this one?
My dear Major, the only
reason you were brought in
on the deal is that
I work for Consolidated.
There mustn't be any documentary evidence
that I'm involved with the purchase.
But I haven't 11,000 in my account.
What's that got to do with it?
There's my cheque for 11,000.
On Monday, consolidated will cable 150,000
into your account at the
bank and we'll split 40,000.
And your little place in the country
won't be a dream any longer.
You just make out the cheque for 11,000.
Can you hear me Mr. Hamilton?
Yes, clearly.
The Minister has just left.
Thanks, Joe, stick
around, we're going in now.
So-see.
-Sam!
I told you not to come up here tonight.
I was lonesome, honey, mm.
Sam, you know I'm not
allowed to have guests
in this house when I'm alone.
Oh, that's the best time
to have guests, Miss Annie.
Oh.
Hey look what I got, a gift for you, hmm?
Well, go on, open it.
What is it, Sam?
-Well open it and see.
Yes, Joe.
The Minister's car is
coming back again, Boss.
Is he in it?
-Hold on.
Yes, he's in it all right.
It's turning in through the gates now.
Thank you.
Trouble?
The minister's coming home again.
Well, let's get out of here, come on.
Finish this first.
Mister Enugu.
-You let me go
without my briefcase.
You didn't tell me you wanted it.
Never mind run, upstairs and get it.
Yes, Sir.
Good night, Sir.
Sam, you're still here?
Maybe I was waiting to say good night.
Well, you run along now,
and don't come here again when I'm alone.
Okay, I'm on my way.
Found your little place
in the country yet, Major?
Now look,
I brought the contract for
the transfer of the mining rights
from you to Consolidated.
I think you should see
this immediately, Sir.
Well, thank you Miss Sefadu, oh.
Oh dear.
All right Miss Sefadu, I'll see you later.
Yes, Sir.
Everything all right?
I'm afraid not, the deal's off.
What?
Company cannot go ahead
with Nygura deal due to
rumors of secret Chinese
treaty with local government?
But this is impossible!
Sorry to raise your hopes, Major.
just one of those things.
What about my cheque?
-Hmm, what about it?
I'll have to stop it.
But you've signed
a contract, you can't stop it.
Otherwise the vendor will sue you.
Do you realize what you're saying?
You have my cheque, you'll
just pay it in on Monday,
and you're in the clear.
Oh, oh yeah, I'm sorry, old boy.
I got a bit agitated.
Yes, well, I'll um, I'll
just go and phone London.
Maybe I can do something about it.
Ah, good morning.
I don't think I know you sir.
What a short memory you have.
Here are the keys to your car.
I parked it outside the
Chinese chancellery.
Thank you, that was very kind of you.
Don't mention it, it was
a pleasure, good morning.
He's all yours, I'll be at Sam's.
I think you'll find
they'll work all right.
Thanks.
-Right.
Oi.
Huh?
-Treat him gently.
Here sir?
Oh, thank you.
Do you mind if I join you?
I haven't seen you here before.
No, I should have been in Nairobi by now,
but the plane had engine trouble.
May I join you?
-Please.
I'm Frank Lucas.
Oh, Major Barrington.
-How do you do?
Much goin' round here on a Sunday, eh?
No, not very much.
I'll have a cold beer, please, Major?
I have a drink, thank you.
You work here, Major?
Government post.
-Ah.
I'm not very well up on local politics.
Me neither, I just like to do my own job.
Thanks very much.
What's your line?
Minerals.
Oh.
There's been quite a bit of interest
in minerals here lately.
Yeah, I doubt it.
Oh, why?
Well, my company's done
a comprehensive survey
of the whole territory.
Mineral-wise, it's a dead loss.
Surely not.
-Oh, why?
Well, there's a chap out from England,
been banging on about
the Nygura territory.
Oh, what company's he with?
Um, Consolidated Minerals.
-Oh, dear.
What do you mean?
-I think
you got it wrong, old boy.
But I've just been talking to him.
What's his name?
-Hamilton, John Hamilton.
He says he works for Consolidated?
That's right.
-Well, I've been
with Consolidated for five years.
There's no John Hamilton on our staff.
Are you sure you're not
thinkin' of United Minerals?
No, no, no, no, I don't think so.
If you'll excuse me for a moment.
Yes, surely.
Come in.
Ah, Major, I was just about
to pour you a drink.
You cheap crook.
-Oh, really Major.
Such language.
It happens that I have just
met one of your colleagues
in Consolidated Minerals.
He'd never even heard of you.
Oh?
I'd like to know what your game is.
My little game, Major.
Why do you want my cheque?
You know it will bounce.
I haven't got your cheque, Major.
The man you gave it to
is a perfectly respectable
businessman under the impression
that that cheque
was a deposit for the purchase
of mineral rights, would you--
Well you'd better get it back right away.
And if you're not out of the
country by the afternoon plane,
I'll have you charged.
What with?
You've got my cheque.
-Presumably worthless
You're very perceptive.
-I'll expose you.
And reveal that you've
been involved in a conspiracy
to defraud, that's the
phrase, isn't it, Major?
So will you.
Yes, you see, but I have no reputation.
You are a security officer.
Your livelihood depends
on your reputation.
If that cheque bounces, you
lose your house, your job,
and any chance of future employment.
Why have you done this to me?
Because you're the only
person who can help me
with a very important task.
What are you talking about?
To trace the secret arms treaty
that your Minister has
made with the Chinese.
I never heard such utter rot.
It's easy to prove.
The report will probably be in his office.
And you've been to all this trouble
so that I will help you to
break into Enugu's office?
You must be mad, Hamilton, mad!
I'm a man of integrity.
-And personal loyalty.
I knew that, Major,
I knew I had to get you on the hook.
Otherwise you wouldn't agree to help me.
So, now, how about striking
a blow for the old country?
Now look here, Hamilton, if
you had come to me honestly
and let me know your true identity,
if you had put your
problem to me clearly--
You'd have turned me down.
Yes, I would, it's outrageous.
Let's stop speculating
and get down to hard facts.
I'll let you off the hook
on one condition, Major,
that you take me into the Minister's room.
It'll only take a few minutes Sunday.
There's only the security guard
on duty, under your control.
Do that for me and you're in the clear.
You don't know what you're talking about.
Don't you realize that
Enugu keeps all his papers
locked in a strongroom?
Oh, yes, I have the key to it,
and also the key to the steel
door to the office suite.
Great Scot, where'd you get these?
We are professionals, Major.
Well those keys aren't any use.
There's an alarm on the safe.
Yes, we've taken care of that too.
You've lied to me before, Hamilton.
How do I know that you're not lying now?
Have to take my word for it.
And if I were to help you, how do I know
that you'll clear up this
business of the cheque?
I thought you might ask that.
What's this?
11,000 pounds, that
should cover the cheque.
But each note has been cut in half.
The money is worthless to both
of us until the job's done.
Then I'll give you the other halves.
Major.
Everything all right, Mr. Kankana?
Of course sir.
-I'll be in my office.
Major Barrington and - the Englishman
have gone into the Ministry of Defense.
When was this?
Just now.
Go back, keep a watch.
-Right.
You can't tamper with that,
you'll trigger the alarm.
Hello, Joe, Joe?
Come in, Joe.
Okay, Boss, I'm here, everything is ready.
Go right ahead.
My informants assure me
that the alarm system
is on the same circuit as this.
If they are right, the
alarm inside the strongroom
should now be disconnected.
My informants were correct.
I am sure you're as anxious as I am
to get out of here, Major.
So I suggest you come and give me a hand.
I'm looking for a document,
a treaty with the Chinese
promising arms in exchange
for we don't know what yet.
Over there.
Now.
Yes, this is Colonel M'Bota.
It's you.
Yes.
-I've just had a report
that Drake and Barrington
have entered your Ministry together.
I see.
Who?
Oh, yes, put him through.
Good afternoon, Colonel.
No.
Into my Ministry?
The two of them went in together?
Leave it to me.
What?
Relax, Major.
Found it.
Get me the Ministry of Defense.
I would like to speak to the duty officer.
Yes.
Mm.
Duty officer speaking.
I understand Major
Barrington and Mr. Hamilton
are in the building.
-That's right, Sir.
Will you please tell the Major
that I want Mr. Hamilton to
leave the building immediately?
Yes, Sir.
-Come back
and tell me that it has been done.
Come in, Joe.
Right, you can switch on again now.
Kankana, Sir.
The Major and Hamilton are
not in the Major's room.
Our men are searching the building,
but they can't find them.
Is the door to my suite locked?
Yes, Sir.
-Keep a guard on the door
and keep a guard on the outside doors too.
Make sure they don't leave the building.
Very well, Sir, I will sir.
On our way, Major,
and you're still in time
for your game of golf.
After you.
-Guards, on the double!
You stay here, the rest, follow me.
You stay right here, if
anyone comes out, arrest them,
no matter who it is.
You've ruined me.
-Sh.
Courage mon capitaine.
Why did I listen to you, Hamilton?
This'll mean life imprisonment.
You're such a pessimist, Major.
I'm prepared to bet
that the Prime Minister is an honest man.
Thank you, Mr. Beyla.
Get me army headquarters.
The disgrace of it.
There'll be no disgrace,
Major, if Enugu wins his tussle
with the prime minister,
I should think he'd have us
quietly disposed of.
Quick march left, right, left, right,
left, right, left, right, squad,halt.
Quick, march, right, left, squad, halt!
This way, gentlemen.
Quick, march, left, right,
left, right, left, right.
Right, wheel!
Major?
Mr. Drake, I take back what
I said at our last meeting.
You are very much my man.
-Thank you, Sir.
You can tell your government
that we have no secret arrangements.
There's this one thing, Mr. Drake.
I understand there's a foreign diplomat
involved in this affair.
Oh, yes, Mr. Chin Lee of
the Chinese chancellery.
Colonel M'Bota.
-Sir.
Would you please call the Chancellery
and tell Mr. Lee he is no
longer welcome in our country?
Very good, Sir.
-Excuse me, Sir.
I wouldn't ask the colonel
to do that job if I were you.
Well, why not?
Chin Lee made a mistake
when he was questioning me in the van.
Oh?
-He called me Drake.
Well, there are only two
people in this country
who knew that my name was Drake,
yourself and Colonel M'Bota,
so one of the two of you
must have betrayed my secret to Chin Lee.
Guards!
Arrest Colonel M'Bota.
Quick, march, left,
right, left, right, left, right.
Left--
-Major Barrington.
I haven't thanked you yet
for your part in this affair.
Rest assured your loyal
service will not be forgotten.
Loyalty always pays.
Mr. Prime Minister.
Hello?
May I speak with Mr.Vickers please?
I'm sorry, I can't put you through.
Mr. Vickers is in a meeting.
I must speak with him, it is most urgent.
I'm afraid I can't disturb him.
Tell him it's United African,
with reference to insurance.
It's absolutely vital!
Oh, very well, if you'll hold the line.
Hello there!
Hello!
Hello!
This is Kanda, there is no doubt
that the Minister of Defense--
There is no doubt that
the Minister of Defense has
negotiated a secret treaty.
This is Kanda, there is no doubt
that the Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret treaty
with the Chinese.
This is Kanda, there is no doubt
This is Kanda.
-Yes, Vickers here.
There is no doubt that
the Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret
treaty with the Chinese.
Hello, Vickers here.
-This is Kanda.
Hello?
There is no doubt the Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret
treaty with the Chinese.
The Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret treaty
with the Chinese.
Come.
Mr. Drake, Sir.
Ah, Mr. Drake.
I hope the Colonel carried
out your instructions.
I'm sure no one saw Mr. Drake arrive, Sir.
That's good.
Now, Mr. Drake, you find
me a very angry man.
I'm sorry to hear that, Sir.
Thank you, Colonel M'Bota,
you may leave us now.
Sir!
Sir
Your government seem to think
I'm a political opportunist
playing the East off against the West.
That is not unfashionable these days.
I'm not interested in
political fashion, Mr. Drake,
neither of the East or the West.
I pursue an African policy.
So I understand, Sir.
Your government does not understand.
When they doubt my word,
I repeat, I'm a very angry man.
I'm sure they don't doubt your word, Sir,
but perhaps they do think
that you are being deceived.
So I'm a fool as well as rogue.
Clever men are sometimes deceived.
Let us not discuss the matter any further.
I have told your government
that if they're not prepared
to take my word, they have my permission
to make their own independent inquiries.
In that I am sincere.
I am prepared to give you
all the help you need.
Thank you very much,
there's just one thing
I would ask of you, Sir.
Well?
-Ignore me.
Oh? Why?
If you have enemies who are deceiving you,
it's best that they don't
know that I am your man.
You are not my man, Mr. Drake.
I hope that by the time I'm finished here
you will feel differently about that, Sir.
Good evening.
You're not a member, Sir.
-Is that important?
If you're looking for trouble--
there's danger around
the corner, my friend.
Play safe for the old firm.
I'm sure the boss would like
to make you a member, Sir.
That's him in the bay over there.
Yes?
-I've come
to talk insurance, Mr. Beyla.
Play safe with the old firm.
-So you're Mr. Hamilton.
Won't you sit down?
-Thank you.
Oh this is Miss Sefadu, Mr. Hamilton.
How do you do?
And how is London, Mr. Hamilton?
Do you know it?
-I studied
at the London School of Economics.
Nice to have you on the team, Miss Sefadu.
Now this is the last message
our people received from Kanda.
This is Kanda.
There is no doubt that
the Minister of Defense
negotiated a secret
treaty with the Chinese.
This is Kanda, there is no doubt
that the Minister of Defense negotiated
a secret treaty with the Chinese.
There wasn't any more.
Poor old Kanda.
-Fortunes of war.
Now Britain has been
pouring a lot of money
into this country.
They don't intend to do so
if the government sells
out to the Chinese.
Now your Prime Minister
says there's no arms deal.
Kanda has said that there is.
Kanda was never wrong.
Would the Prime Minister deliberately lie?
That can be explained.
There is conflict between
the Prime Minister
and Enugu, the Minister of Defense.
We're expecting a break.
Some of us think he's hoping
to step into the Prime Minister's shoes.
Maybe.
Our people want to know
if there is a treaty.
If there is, they want
proof, a photographic copy.
Now that is our little task.
Are you kidding?
-Where would it be kept?
If I know Enugu, it would
never leave his strongroom
in the Ministry of Defense.
And then we must pay
someone to bring it out
long enough to get a picture.
-Not a chance.
Enugu is a fanatic when
it comes to security.
Then if we can't get
it out, we'll have to go in.
Have you ever seen
the Ministry of Defense?
No, I'm looking it over tomorrow.
Our people have arranged an
appointment with the minister.
Then you'll see for yourself.
He runs the place like a fortress.
Left, right, left, right, left, right.
Left, right, left, right, left, right.
Squad, halt!
First guard, take post!
Mr. John Hamilton, Consolidated Minerals.
Back now, quick march!
Left, right, left, right,
left, right, left, right, left.
Lieutenant Kankana here.
Mr. Hamilton has arrived
for his appointment with the minister.
Uh huh.
He will call me?
Thank you.
-Lieutenant!
I have just found Arthur Parker
in the building unaccompanied.
I've had enough of this slackness.
He is the building contractor, Sir.
He has to be in and out all the time.
I'm surprised to have
to remind you, Lieutenant,
that standing orders specifically state
that no one, I repeat, no one,
will proceed through this
ministry without a guard,
and that means at all times.
I'm sorry, Sir,
I take full responsibility.
-That's just not good enough.
This is Mr. Hamilton,
sir, Major Barrington.
Hello.
You work with Parker?
No, no.
-Mr. Hamilton
has an appointment with the minister, Sir.
Has he got a pass?
Yes, he's just issued
me with one, which --
Come in.
Oh, Mr. Hamilton, I must apologize
for having kept you waiting so long.
I'm afraid I can only
give you a few minutes.
I have to leave now.
And what does a company the
size of Consolidated Minerals
want with our poor,
underdeveloped country?
I should like to take a look
at the Nygura territory.
You may look where you
please, Mr. Hamilton.
We're not a police state.
But in the first place
Nygura is wasteland.
And in the second place,
we did not spend 30 years
getting rid of foreign rule
in order to give control
of our lands to an international combine.
Do you mind if I smoke, Sir?
Please go ahead.
Why the Nygura territory?
Oh, we had a survey
made there some years ago
by a Belgian geologist who found evidence
of mineral deposits in
amounts that could be
of interest to our company.
Well, as I say, you
can go where you please.
It is your money.
But Nygura is scheduled
as a military territory,
is it not?
-Is it?
I believe it has been used for exercises.
I shall arrange for our security
people to give you a pass.
Ah, ah, thank you so much.
But I would like you to
understand that from now on,
the assets of our country will be used
for the benefit of our people.
Now please believe that my
company is perfectly aware
that conditions have changed in Africa.
And conditions are
going to change even more.
Yeah, yes of course, thanks.
Can I drop you anywhere, Mr. Hamilton?
No, thank you, I have a car.
Well, if you need any further help,
you know where to find me.
Yes, I do.
I do indeed.
The door to the minister's suite.
Through there lies the strongroom.
That's why we called in Luke,
our expert on locks and safes.
Well he has to find a way
of getting into the building
before he need worry about
getting into the strongroom.
There are two problems:
access to the strongroom,
access to the building itself.
There's no reason we shouldn't go along
resolving both at the same time.
Your Minister friend certainly believes
in lockin' things up, this
is an a Webley Parkinson,
74-388, timer mortice job.
It's got an excellent alarm system.
Which operates?
Well, when closing the
door the alarm is set
for the time that the strongroom's
gonna be opened again.
And if the lock's tampered with in any way
during that time, the alarm sounds.
That's the least of your problems, innit?
You're gonna need more than a tin opener
to force your way into that job.
I wasn't thinking of forcing it.
Oh, how's that?
The minister has a key.
And how do you think
you're going to get that?
I was hoping that you'd
find out for me, Sam.
Well, if I know Enugu, he most likely
takes it to bed with him.
Let me know whether he
has it strapped to his wrist
or under his pillow.
-Oh, it's hot, whew.
And it's gonna be hotter still
before Mr. Hamilton's finished out here.
Don't you ever drink, honey?
No, Mr. Beyla, I find
it dulls the intellect.
Well don't you ever leave
your intellect at home?
I try not to, Mr. Beyla.
Miss Sefadu, you are going
to look into the weak links
in the ministry security system.
There are no weak links, Mr. Hamilton.
Oh, come now, where the
human element is concerned,
there's always a degree of fallibility,
someone who is willing to be corrupted.
With the terrible Major
Barrington in charge,
your fallible humans wouldn't dare
allow themselves to be corrupted,
much as they'd like to.
You're quite sure about that?
There isn't a chance in a thousand
of you making an unauthorized
entrance into the building.
Have you considered the Major himself?
I have and I ruled him out.
Tell me about him.
Well, he was given a wartime
commission from the ranks,
but after the war, there
was no room for him
in the British Regular Army.
I've no doubt he resented that.
He came out here, managed
to get himself a job
in the colonial army, a security job.
I should imagine he enjoyed
playing pah-kah-sah.
Anyway, when the British
moved out, he was invited
to stay on in more or less the same job.
What else was there for him to do?
Have you discovered his
dearest wish, Miss Sefadu?
Well, they do say that
when he's had a drink or two
he often talks of
retiring to a little place
in the country, back home, of course.
Of course.
Where do I find him?
-At the British club.
We've kept the name out of sentiment.
You'll be wasting your time.
Offer you something, Sir?
Oh, oh yes, I'll have
a whisky and soda, please.
Oh, excuse me, haven't
we met before somewhere?
Oh, yes, yes, we have, this afternoon.
Oh, yes, of course, the ministry.
May I get you a drink?
-I have one, thank you.
Now, let's see --
I'm sorry that I mistook you
for one of Arthur Parker's tribe.
I was a bit hot under the collar.
It's no easy task, trying to instill
the rudiments of security into the minds
of some of these gentlemen out here.
I'm rather surprised to hear you say that.
Oh, why?
Well, as an outsider I must say
I was tremendously impressed
with the security
arrangements of the ministry.
I couldn't help noticing.
Oh, thank you, uh, Mr. --
Hamilton, John Hamilton.
Major Barrington.
Would you care to join me?
-Very nice of you.
Yes, there's far too much
slackness about these days,
I think, I should think
that an unauthorized person
wouldn't stand a chance of
getting into your building.
Oh, no chance at all.
You going to be here long?
Flying visit, really.
I haven't been home for seven years.
Be nice to see a green field again.
Sometimes I don't think I ever will.
You live in London, I expect.
Well, I have an apartment there
but my home's in the country, Hampshire.
Ah, that's a lovely part the world.
Property is pretty expensive
there though, isn't it?
No, no, I wouldn't say that.
You can still pick up
quite a nice little place
between, oh, 20 or 40,000, I should say.
Oh, really?
Yes, I often find myself dreaming
of a little place in the country.
Of course I have a nice enough place here,
but a bit of trout fishing,
spot of rough shooting,
nothing to compare with
English country life, is there?
Oh, quite right.
-Excuse me, Mr. Hamilton.
Oh, yes, Major Barrington,
this is Miss Sefadu, my assistant.
Oh, how you do, Miss Sefadu?
Will you excuse me a moment?
-Please.
Over here, have you found Charles Wheeler?
No, I got New York.
His wife is expecting him
this evening from Los Angeles.
We've got to find him.
Get on to the Los Angeles
office again, would you,
and take care of all this stuff for me.
I'm sorry about this, Major,
but I've rather a lot to do in
a short length of time, yes?
There is a call for you, Sir.
See who it is, would you, Miss Sefadu?
Yes.
Which company are you with?
Uh, Consolidated Minerals.
Oh, big stuff.
You moving in on the old place?
Ah, now, Major you
wouldn't expect me to ask you
about the secrets of your
security system, would you?
No, I see your point, old boy.
How much is that?
-2 and 6.
Yes, um, keep the change.
Thank you, Sir.
I sometimes wonder whether
I shouldn't have stayed
in civvy street.
-Oh, I don't know,
people seem to live quite
well out here, don't they?
Well, perhaps in the good old days.
Um, now don't get me wrong, Hamilton,
I've got nothing against the new lot.
But it stands to reason
a chap's going to look after his own kind.
And if the brother-in-law
of some bigwig decides
he wants my job, what am
I going to be doing, hmm?
Quite.
Oh Mr. Hamilton, it's London.
Yes, what do they want?
It's the chairman, Sir.
Oh, he wants to know
if I can phone him tomorrow,
otherwise, excuse me--
-Eh, yes.
High-powered chap, Hamilton.
Mm, with all his money, mm, thank you.
Is that you, Sir George?
-No, it's Samuel.
It's about the insurance matter
you asked me to look into.
I thought you'd be interested
to know that your client
takes very good care of his objects.
Uh, he doesn't keep them
under his pillow, does he?
No, and not strapped to his wrist.
He keeps it in a safe
behind the dressing table
in his bedroom.
Well I'm glad to hear it,
he's so security minded.
It is a secure safe, isn't it?
Not 100%, I'm afraid.
A professional man wouldn't
find it much trouble.
Although there are usually
plenty of people in the house,
on certain nights there's
only one servant alone.
Does it happen often?
Not often, I'm glad to
say, but it does tonight.
I consider myself a very
lucky girl, Major Barrington.
Oh, how's that?
Well, the firm has made me
his PA while he's out here.
Of course he's a very
big man in the company.
If I do well, who knows,
he might find me a job
in the London office.
Not bad news, I hope.
-No, no not really.
Sir George wants us to
close the deal right away,
so you'd better get onto Nygura's agent,
make sure our paperwork's in order,
and get our man to vet the contract
Yes, Sir.
If only I could find Charles.
If there's anything I could do--
No, no, this particular
Charles is in New York
at the moment, or he ought to be.
Oh.
-Thanks all the same.
I wonder --
Hmm.
Um --
that--wouldn't work.
Yes, well I'm not going to get rich
hanging about here, am I?
Goodbye, Major Barrington.
Oh, goodbye.
Pleased to meet you.
Excuse me, have you got my
car boxed in here?
Sorry, boss, my mistake.
Are you feeling better now, Mr. Drake?
No. I'm not feeling well at all, Mr. Uh --
We are right outside the town, Mr. Drake,
so that any noise will not be noticed.
You must feel at liberty to
shout as loudly as you please.
Oh, no, I'm not one of those iron men
who enjoy resisting torture.
You just tell me what you want to know,
and I'll answer your questions.
Somebody's been at my
pocket, Sir, I had a cigar.
What are you doing in
this country, Mr. Drake?
I'd like a smoke, I find
it calming to the nerves.
Please answer my questions.
On one condition, Sir,
a cigar and I'll tell you everything.
Give him his things.
Oh, Bert, what happened,
I was getting quite worried.
I can't imagine why.
There was a call for
you, dear, a Mr. Hamilton.
Hamilton?
-Hmm.
Well, all right, well I'll call him.
I suppose you forgot to take his number.
No, no I didn't, Bert.
Well what have you done with it then?
Well, he asked me what time you'd be back.
Oh, oh I see.
He said he's coming straight out here.
What?
Mr. Hamilton coming here?
Sometimes I think you're
ashamed of your home.
Oh.
-No, no, no no.
Don't you go, you keep out the way.
But Bert--
-Go on, go on go on, vamoose.
Oh Mr. Hamilton, do come in.
Good evening, Major, I trust
this is not inconvenient.
Oh, no no no no, course not.
Pleased to receive you in my humble uh --
Can I offer you a sherry?
That's terribly nice of you, thank you.
Um, Major, uh,
you were kind enough to ask
if there was any way in
which you could help me.
I know you were speaking
merely figuratively, but
it did occur to me there might be a way
in which we could help
each other, thank you.
Good luck.
-Good luck.
Yes, I've run into
a bit of a snag out here
since I left you, I had
a call from Los Angeles.
Charles Wheeler, been
taken ill, poor fellow.
Ticker trouble, I was uh
waiting for him to come out here
and join me, I'm afraid it's uh,
it's killed my plans stone dead.
You were saying I could help you.
Yes, yes I suppose you could.
Seems a pity to pass up
40,000, still, I suppose it
can't be helped
sorry to have bothered you.
I'll be running along--
-Yes,
but you said--
-Yes, I know, I'm sorry.
I was wrong, frankly I uh,
I don't think it's in your line.
Well, tell me about it,
let me make up my own mind.
Look, Major, you are not a businessman.
You public servants lead sheltered lives.
You're not accustomed to
normal business practice.
I'm sorry you don't care
to give me your confidence.
Please don't be offended.
Look,
if I shared the confidence with you,
would you promise not to betray it?
I am an officer and a gentleman.
Good.
Right, now I'm uh,
I'm in a spot over a land deal, I uh,
I need a partner.
Nothing to do the Ministry, is it?
Ministry?
No, why should it be?
Only that you were with my minister today,
and I'd like you to know
that I'm a man who believes
in personal loyalty.
Yes, of course, of
course, of course you are.
Do you mind if I sit down?
-Oh, of course, do.
Well, um, here's the
situation in um, in a nutshell.
Uh,
my company, Consolidated, has
sent me out here to negotiate
the purchase of the mining rights
of a large tract of territory
north of the Lobula River.
After a lot of hard
bargaining, old Chief Nygura,
who owns the land has agreed
to sell for 110,000 pounds.
Now my company has authorized me
to go up to 200,000 pounds,
but they'd be delighted
to get it for 150,000 pounds.
I don't quite understand.
Don't you?
-No.
I can't very well sell the
land to Consolidated myself.
Otherwise I'd be out on my ear.
But we could buy it in your name
for 110,000 pounds, and you could sell it
to Consolidated through me,
their agent, for 150,000 pounds.
They'd be delighted to get at
the price, as I said earlier.
Well, it doesn't need an Einstein to see
that that leaves 40,000 pounds to share
between the two of us.
Well, do you want 20,000
pounds or don't you?
You know, um,
well, I'd like to think about it.
Of course, if it's a matter of loyalty --
I said personal loyalty, Hamilton.
I owe no loyalty to your company.
That's quite right, you don't, do you?
It's a deal, then?
You'll have to make up your
mind rather quickly, I'm afraid.
My chairman's waiting for a call
to say that the deal is set,
so that he can close another one
that is dependent on this one.
Yes, well,
that seems to make sense.
Everything in shape eh, Major.
If you say so, Mr. Hamilton.
Very well then.
I'm sorry to keep you
up so late, Mr.Bailey.
I'm always ready to
close a deal, Mr. Hamilton.
Now I take it you're empowered to sign
on behalf of Chief Nygura.
Yes, Mr. Hamilton.
-And our lawyers have checked
the power of attorney, Miss Sefadu?
Oh, yes, Mr. Hamilton.
-This is the document?
Yes, Mr. Hamilton.
Good, well there's nothing to prevent
you two gentlemen from signing then.
I'll need the cheque
for the deposit, Major.
Ah, yes, 10% of the purchase price.
Could, could, could we --
Oh, yes, would you
excuse us a moment please?
Yes, of course.
I'll be back in a minute.
I'm sorry about this.
Never mind, Major, I'm terribly sorry.
I should've given you this earlier.
This is my cheque for 11,000.
You make out one for the same amount.
Give it to Mr. Bailey, yeah?
Yes, but John, why not give him this one?
My dear Major, the only
reason you were brought in
on the deal is that
I work for Consolidated.
There mustn't be any documentary evidence
that I'm involved with the purchase.
But I haven't 11,000 in my account.
What's that got to do with it?
There's my cheque for 11,000.
On Monday, consolidated will cable 150,000
into your account at the
bank and we'll split 40,000.
And your little place in the country
won't be a dream any longer.
You just make out the cheque for 11,000.
Can you hear me Mr. Hamilton?
Yes, clearly.
The Minister has just left.
Thanks, Joe, stick
around, we're going in now.
So-see.
-Sam!
I told you not to come up here tonight.
I was lonesome, honey, mm.
Sam, you know I'm not
allowed to have guests
in this house when I'm alone.
Oh, that's the best time
to have guests, Miss Annie.
Oh.
Hey look what I got, a gift for you, hmm?
Well, go on, open it.
What is it, Sam?
-Well open it and see.
Yes, Joe.
The Minister's car is
coming back again, Boss.
Is he in it?
-Hold on.
Yes, he's in it all right.
It's turning in through the gates now.
Thank you.
Trouble?
The minister's coming home again.
Well, let's get out of here, come on.
Finish this first.
Mister Enugu.
-You let me go
without my briefcase.
You didn't tell me you wanted it.
Never mind run, upstairs and get it.
Yes, Sir.
Good night, Sir.
Sam, you're still here?
Maybe I was waiting to say good night.
Well, you run along now,
and don't come here again when I'm alone.
Okay, I'm on my way.
Found your little place
in the country yet, Major?
Now look,
I brought the contract for
the transfer of the mining rights
from you to Consolidated.
I think you should see
this immediately, Sir.
Well, thank you Miss Sefadu, oh.
Oh dear.
All right Miss Sefadu, I'll see you later.
Yes, Sir.
Everything all right?
I'm afraid not, the deal's off.
What?
Company cannot go ahead
with Nygura deal due to
rumors of secret Chinese
treaty with local government?
But this is impossible!
Sorry to raise your hopes, Major.
just one of those things.
What about my cheque?
-Hmm, what about it?
I'll have to stop it.
But you've signed
a contract, you can't stop it.
Otherwise the vendor will sue you.
Do you realize what you're saying?
You have my cheque, you'll
just pay it in on Monday,
and you're in the clear.
Oh, oh yeah, I'm sorry, old boy.
I got a bit agitated.
Yes, well, I'll um, I'll
just go and phone London.
Maybe I can do something about it.
Ah, good morning.
I don't think I know you sir.
What a short memory you have.
Here are the keys to your car.
I parked it outside the
Chinese chancellery.
Thank you, that was very kind of you.
Don't mention it, it was
a pleasure, good morning.
He's all yours, I'll be at Sam's.
I think you'll find
they'll work all right.
Thanks.
-Right.
Oi.
Huh?
-Treat him gently.
Here sir?
Oh, thank you.
Do you mind if I join you?
I haven't seen you here before.
No, I should have been in Nairobi by now,
but the plane had engine trouble.
May I join you?
-Please.
I'm Frank Lucas.
Oh, Major Barrington.
-How do you do?
Much goin' round here on a Sunday, eh?
No, not very much.
I'll have a cold beer, please, Major?
I have a drink, thank you.
You work here, Major?
Government post.
-Ah.
I'm not very well up on local politics.
Me neither, I just like to do my own job.
Thanks very much.
What's your line?
Minerals.
Oh.
There's been quite a bit of interest
in minerals here lately.
Yeah, I doubt it.
Oh, why?
Well, my company's done
a comprehensive survey
of the whole territory.
Mineral-wise, it's a dead loss.
Surely not.
-Oh, why?
Well, there's a chap out from England,
been banging on about
the Nygura territory.
Oh, what company's he with?
Um, Consolidated Minerals.
-Oh, dear.
What do you mean?
-I think
you got it wrong, old boy.
But I've just been talking to him.
What's his name?
-Hamilton, John Hamilton.
He says he works for Consolidated?
That's right.
-Well, I've been
with Consolidated for five years.
There's no John Hamilton on our staff.
Are you sure you're not
thinkin' of United Minerals?
No, no, no, no, I don't think so.
If you'll excuse me for a moment.
Yes, surely.
Come in.
Ah, Major, I was just about
to pour you a drink.
You cheap crook.
-Oh, really Major.
Such language.
It happens that I have just
met one of your colleagues
in Consolidated Minerals.
He'd never even heard of you.
Oh?
I'd like to know what your game is.
My little game, Major.
Why do you want my cheque?
You know it will bounce.
I haven't got your cheque, Major.
The man you gave it to
is a perfectly respectable
businessman under the impression
that that cheque
was a deposit for the purchase
of mineral rights, would you--
Well you'd better get it back right away.
And if you're not out of the
country by the afternoon plane,
I'll have you charged.
What with?
You've got my cheque.
-Presumably worthless
You're very perceptive.
-I'll expose you.
And reveal that you've
been involved in a conspiracy
to defraud, that's the
phrase, isn't it, Major?
So will you.
Yes, you see, but I have no reputation.
You are a security officer.
Your livelihood depends
on your reputation.
If that cheque bounces, you
lose your house, your job,
and any chance of future employment.
Why have you done this to me?
Because you're the only
person who can help me
with a very important task.
What are you talking about?
To trace the secret arms treaty
that your Minister has
made with the Chinese.
I never heard such utter rot.
It's easy to prove.
The report will probably be in his office.
And you've been to all this trouble
so that I will help you to
break into Enugu's office?
You must be mad, Hamilton, mad!
I'm a man of integrity.
-And personal loyalty.
I knew that, Major,
I knew I had to get you on the hook.
Otherwise you wouldn't agree to help me.
So, now, how about striking
a blow for the old country?
Now look here, Hamilton, if
you had come to me honestly
and let me know your true identity,
if you had put your
problem to me clearly--
You'd have turned me down.
Yes, I would, it's outrageous.
Let's stop speculating
and get down to hard facts.
I'll let you off the hook
on one condition, Major,
that you take me into the Minister's room.
It'll only take a few minutes Sunday.
There's only the security guard
on duty, under your control.
Do that for me and you're in the clear.
You don't know what you're talking about.
Don't you realize that
Enugu keeps all his papers
locked in a strongroom?
Oh, yes, I have the key to it,
and also the key to the steel
door to the office suite.
Great Scot, where'd you get these?
We are professionals, Major.
Well those keys aren't any use.
There's an alarm on the safe.
Yes, we've taken care of that too.
You've lied to me before, Hamilton.
How do I know that you're not lying now?
Have to take my word for it.
And if I were to help you, how do I know
that you'll clear up this
business of the cheque?
I thought you might ask that.
What's this?
11,000 pounds, that
should cover the cheque.
But each note has been cut in half.
The money is worthless to both
of us until the job's done.
Then I'll give you the other halves.
Major.
Everything all right, Mr. Kankana?
Of course sir.
-I'll be in my office.
Major Barrington and - the Englishman
have gone into the Ministry of Defense.
When was this?
Just now.
Go back, keep a watch.
-Right.
You can't tamper with that,
you'll trigger the alarm.
Hello, Joe, Joe?
Come in, Joe.
Okay, Boss, I'm here, everything is ready.
Go right ahead.
My informants assure me
that the alarm system
is on the same circuit as this.
If they are right, the
alarm inside the strongroom
should now be disconnected.
My informants were correct.
I am sure you're as anxious as I am
to get out of here, Major.
So I suggest you come and give me a hand.
I'm looking for a document,
a treaty with the Chinese
promising arms in exchange
for we don't know what yet.
Over there.
Now.
Yes, this is Colonel M'Bota.
It's you.
Yes.
-I've just had a report
that Drake and Barrington
have entered your Ministry together.
I see.
Who?
Oh, yes, put him through.
Good afternoon, Colonel.
No.
Into my Ministry?
The two of them went in together?
Leave it to me.
What?
Relax, Major.
Found it.
Get me the Ministry of Defense.
I would like to speak to the duty officer.
Yes.
Mm.
Duty officer speaking.
I understand Major
Barrington and Mr. Hamilton
are in the building.
-That's right, Sir.
Will you please tell the Major
that I want Mr. Hamilton to
leave the building immediately?
Yes, Sir.
-Come back
and tell me that it has been done.
Come in, Joe.
Right, you can switch on again now.
Kankana, Sir.
The Major and Hamilton are
not in the Major's room.
Our men are searching the building,
but they can't find them.
Is the door to my suite locked?
Yes, Sir.
-Keep a guard on the door
and keep a guard on the outside doors too.
Make sure they don't leave the building.
Very well, Sir, I will sir.
On our way, Major,
and you're still in time
for your game of golf.
After you.
-Guards, on the double!
You stay here, the rest, follow me.
You stay right here, if
anyone comes out, arrest them,
no matter who it is.
You've ruined me.
-Sh.
Courage mon capitaine.
Why did I listen to you, Hamilton?
This'll mean life imprisonment.
You're such a pessimist, Major.
I'm prepared to bet
that the Prime Minister is an honest man.
Thank you, Mr. Beyla.
Get me army headquarters.
The disgrace of it.
There'll be no disgrace,
Major, if Enugu wins his tussle
with the prime minister,
I should think he'd have us
quietly disposed of.
Quick march left, right, left, right,
left, right, left, right, squad,halt.
Quick, march, right, left, squad, halt!
This way, gentlemen.
Quick, march, left, right,
left, right, left, right.
Right, wheel!
Major?
Mr. Drake, I take back what
I said at our last meeting.
You are very much my man.
-Thank you, Sir.
You can tell your government
that we have no secret arrangements.
There's this one thing, Mr. Drake.
I understand there's a foreign diplomat
involved in this affair.
Oh, yes, Mr. Chin Lee of
the Chinese chancellery.
Colonel M'Bota.
-Sir.
Would you please call the Chancellery
and tell Mr. Lee he is no
longer welcome in our country?
Very good, Sir.
-Excuse me, Sir.
I wouldn't ask the colonel
to do that job if I were you.
Well, why not?
Chin Lee made a mistake
when he was questioning me in the van.
Oh?
-He called me Drake.
Well, there are only two
people in this country
who knew that my name was Drake,
yourself and Colonel M'Bota,
so one of the two of you
must have betrayed my secret to Chin Lee.
Guards!
Arrest Colonel M'Bota.
Quick, march, left,
right, left, right, left, right.
Left--
-Major Barrington.
I haven't thanked you yet
for your part in this affair.
Rest assured your loyal
service will not be forgotten.
Loyalty always pays.
Mr. Prime Minister.