The New Avengers (1976–1977): Season 2, Episode 13 - Forward Base - full transcript

That's all I have.

That's one heck of a long time
to work undercover.

What do you want, blood?

Maybe I should have let them kill me.

Purdey, I'd be very unhappy, if your blood
was spilled. On the other hand ...

... I should be very grateful to know
the whereabouts of the fox.

Steed, I know, but believe me.
No one knows the identity of the fox.

His cunning is synonymous with his name.

This seems to be where I came in.

Is it all right, if I lead you to it.
I have a rather pressing appointment.

We can manage.



Now, come on Purdey.
We need information.

Now.
How was your cover broken?

Now, Reddington. It's enough that
her cover was broken.

If you don't mind,
I'll take over the debriefing.

The fox is believed to be in Canada.

Yes, I think,
we've suspected that all along.

Oh, I think, I should point out that ...
- That?

The fox has been in Canada a long time.
That's not necessarily proof of his nationality.

- Ah, exactly.
- But the odds are in favor.

Does the fox have any contact
with the embassy?

Well, I was getting close to
the answer to that, when ...

... my cover was broken.
I had to run.

They actually kept you prisoner.

Not only that.
They were actually going to ...



Still you don't hear about that.

I'm sure,
you'd much rather hear about the ...

... payoff.
- Payoff?

- Yes, funds delivered regularly.
- When's the next payoff?

Unless they change their minds
a week today.

I don't know the time or the place.

- But do you know the courier?
- Alkoff. He's gonna make the delivery.

- And we'll be there.
- And so will the fox.

He's on his way.

And he's got a briefcase with him.

- What's he wearing?
- Um ...

Form check jacket.

Uh ..and beige trousers.

I've got him.

Is that Alkoff?

- Apparently.
- His file picture is out of date.

I remind him to send a new one.

I hope we don't lose him.
- How do I?

Couldn't we get help?

Yes, but if the fox is a Canadian as we suspect,

... he could be getting through.

We're heading south ...

... on main street.
- Thanks.

Couldn't Reddington help?

No, Reddington and Collins were there
when Purdey filled us in.

I don't trust anyone.

That's why I'm handling it.
- That makes sense. He's going left Steed.

At least he's not in a hurry.
- At least he's not in a hurry.

Where's he going now?
- Where's he going now.

He's heading for the lake.

He's heading for the lake.

Will you stop that?
- Stop what?

Look Purdey. Stay at the entrance
to the park in case he doubles back.

We'll drive around the other side
of the bay that leads to the lake.

Steed, Gambit.
I should have been after him too

And you will be, if he doubles back.

Doesn't look right?
- It could be that Purdey was wrong.

It could be better than that.

Could be that Alkoff has been set up.

What does he think he's doing there?

Playing a waiting game.

Shouldn't we be doing something?

What do you suggest?

Do I go out there and shout come in
boat number five?

I like that.
Come in boat number five, that's good.

Steed look.

It's a pickup.

Well, we lost him now Steed.

Oh! For the time being yes.

I got his number though.
- So did I.

Purdey.

We're at ...

- Woodbridge.
- Woodbridge.

Woodbridge?

Fingerprints.

Not a chance. The fox's type of man
wiped the car clean.

Why alone and why the secrecy?

You know, if you'd have asked for help,
this wouldn't have happened.

The fox would have been caught.
- I'm sorry Kenneth.

Yes.
So am I, Steed.

We did have reasons, you know.
Purdey was on the inside.

And that's a good enough reason.

You think Steed's a fool?

It's almost certain that
fox is a Canadian, right?

You're guessing.

Yes, but in a very calculated way.

The fox is in Canada.
That's not quite the same thing.

He's in the know ...
- ... gets information.

Held by your department.

My men are all clear.

Is that a confession?

You thought, I was the fox?

I think, you could be.

Yes.
You're right, Steed.

It was a confession?

Steed was right that I could be the fox,
not that I am.

But whatever your record ...

... this time you're wrong.

- I made no accusations.
- I'll be there when you do Steed.

Now.

Do you ...

do we have any other leads?

No.

Come to think of it we have ...

On the roof of that car in the garage ...

... print.
The palm print of the fox.

Let's go.

Ah, Steed?

We stay together.

- Hello?
- It's The Fox.

I need help, quickly.

Well, what can I do for you?
- I'm looking for a car.

To buy or for hire?

It's a brown Plymouth. I saw it earlier today.
It was parked over there.

Oh, Emily.

Yeah, you mean Emily.

No.
That one belongs to Miss Daly.

Uh, you said Emily?

The name of the car is Emily.
The lady who owns it is Miss Daly.

And where is she now?

Oh, you'd be wasting your time.
It's been in the family for years.

A sort of heirloom.

She came to collect it, right?

Yeah. About 20 minutes ago,
we'd given it a complete overhaul.

Yeah. That gets an overhaul
about once a month.

Where can we find her?

Miss Daly?

Shopping I should think.

Miss Daly?
- Yes?

- It's about your car.
- Emily? What about my car?

Where is it?

It's been stolen?
- No.

You ..you crashed into it.

- No.
- There was an accident.

- No accident.
- You ..you crashed into his on purpose.

We haven't seen your car.

But we would like to.
- Oh ...

Now, I understand.

Admirers.
- Miss Daly, where is it?

Well, you can see it soon.
Emily will be at her shining best.

Oh.
Where is she now?

In the car wash.

In the car wash?

Oh, no.

Does she ...

... do that often?

Well, you may all congratulate me.
- Magnificent.

- Stupendous.
- The wax polishing is extra Purdey.

But for appearance ...

... I'll do for nothing.

Come on. What do you think
I'm trying to do, wipe her out?

If you held my hands,
we wouldn't have to worry.

We're all ..a little bit edgy.
That's all.

I'm not the fox.

Oh, well, and this will help to prove it.
You bet it'll prove it.

I'll have the forensic team report here right away.

No, I don't think so.
We won't have them come to us.

We'll go to them it's safer.

What are you doing with my Emily?
- Oh, I'm extremely sorry Miss Daly.

We wondered if perhaps,
we could borrow Emily.

Barrow?
Barrow Emily?

When?
- Right now.

- Oh, that's out of question.
- Well, I can fix that.

Come on here
I'm sure, you'll okey ...

... accept this as authorization.

And I'll make you out of receipt.

- But ...
- No, no. No buts, I'm afraid.

Take a pencil and you just charge it to us.
Thank you Miss Daly.

Pull it tape.

My shopping.
My shopping in the trunk.

There were four of them.

Three men and a girl.

I told them it belonged to Miss Daly.
- I see. Could you give me her address?

Could do I suppose, but I can't see,
if it would do you any good.

They said they were gonna look for
around the shops.

Thanks. Thanks very much.

It's a brown Plymouth.

This car license number is
HHP 555.

No, HHP 999.

I call her Emily.
I have a receipt, you understand.

Yes, we understand.

Yes.
I ..it's the shopping.

I need the shopping that's in the trunk.
- Don't worry, we'll get it for you.

We'll get in touch with the department involved.

One other thing.

You recognize the car instantly.

Because it's got a bowler hat stuck on the roof.

You could at least let me use the phone, Steed.

No. I don't want anyone to know
where we're going or what we have.

The fox knows.

He made the palm print, remember?
- We remember.

Or rather Steed did.

Let's hope he hasn't.

We guessed right.

They're heading for Toronto.
Presumably headquarters.

They should reach in about 10 minutes.

Do we take them then?

We take them just as soon as we get the chance.

I'll move up and meet them.

Yes? - Fill the tank.
- All right sir.

I'm at the city service center
on The Toronto road.

We'll be passing there
in just a few minutes.

Control to K-Zebra One.

K-Zebra One.
Go ahead control.

Been doing some checking on your earlier call.

We contacted intelligence and put them in the picture.

But they say Phillips is out.

They've no news of the car in question
and don't know what it's about.

Thank you control.

We left the call out to all units
to apprehend of scene.

Over and out.

You should have told them about the bowler hat.

You mean, you believed that?

Would you mind filling her up please?

Emily's not a very comfortable ride.
- Shhh! - What?

My leg's asleep.

They've come into the filling station.
- Can we take them?

I don't know. There's four of them.
Five with the pump man.

And they're spreading out.

Excuse me.
This Chrysler.

The customer is inside.

Maybe I can put the car out of action.

Phillips!

Into the car.

You shot him.
You killed him.

The police.
Get me the police.

Okay. Take it easy, sir
and speak slowly.

Yeah. It was murder.
He shot him and then drove off.

- Can you give me a description?
- Yes, I can. Brown with a bowler hat.

- I see and can you describe the car?
- The car?

That was the car.

Do you see that?
It's the car with the shopping.

Police.

I've heard professional,
but this is ridiculous.

- Shouldn't we stop Steed?
- No.

Well, we wouldn't delay as much.
We could explain everything ...

... and maybe even get an escort.
- They appear too soon.

Perhaps are the police,
perhaps they're not.

The fox could be anybody.
Just anybody.

So far so good.

As long as we continue to
outwit the fox.

How could he know, Steed?

How could the fox possibly know
we were going to call in at that garage.

He couldn't.
It must have been a coincidence.

I don't think it was the fox himself,
but one of his followers the conclusion.

They've moved into the area after us.
- A pack of foxes.

Wolves.
It's a pack of wolves.

Foxes are ...

Oh, Gambit, stop changing the subject.
- What was the subject?

How did the fox know that
we've got Emily, for example.

He remembered making the hampering.

And the fox is we know from the past
remembers everything.

Which is why we trust nobody.

We better sneak into Toronto
by one of the back routes.

All right, I blewwe missed them,
but it must of a chance.

But it gave us time.
They've realized from now.

Steed won't trust anyone.
Not even the police.

We had the girl once.

Why didn't you find out that she knew
about Alkoff in the payoff?

I'll take your car.

You two travel together
and keep in touch.

I think they'll take the car for the hills.
- The police must be after them too.

Control to all units.

Apprehend two men and a woman
believed to be traveling towards Toronto.

Approach with caution.

They are armed and dangerous
and wanted for questioning in ...

... connection with a murder case.

They're known to be traveling in
a brown Plymouth.

License number HHP 999.

For further identification ...

The car is ...

... is wearing a bowler hat.

Steed.

Should we go after them?
- No, radio their position.

They'll close up the circle
and catch them that way.

Will somebody tell me
why they were firing at us?

Because they think we murdered Phillips.

Must admit it is a pretty good reason.

Emily's losing water.

The radiator's boiling over.
There must be a leak.

Don't worry we're in luck.

Did you see that signpost?

We're approaching a chicken farm.

That's lucky?

Seen anything of the missing car?

Yes. We headed off about oh 10 minutes ago.

Drove up into the hills.
We're waiting for headquarters instructions.

Thank you.

You get the water, I'll get the eggs.

Well, you weren't going to ask him yourself, wasn't?

There's a stream down there.

I'll see if I can find something to carry it in.

Yeah, I know.
I'm very sorry to do this to you.

But I make it worthwhile.

Our Miss Daly is a do-it-yourselfer.

Gambit.
- Yes?

Steed. Um ...

Maybe he just wanted to snack.

Maybe.

I think, we may have them.

They've moved up into the hills
after the police closed the end.

What would you like us to do?

Pick them up and tail them.

I'm heading back to Toronto to visit the armory.

I've got what I need I'll come out again
and cut them off.

We'll have them boxed in between us.

Whatever you say.

It's an old trick.
Fills in the holes.

Hey, you!

- Ride again, but fill her up.
- Stay where you are!

What's wrong now?
- We're out of fuel.

It's impossible.

Oh, some of the back shots hit the tank.

Well, that's the end, isn't it?
- I could plug out the holes.

- And then what?
- I think, I've got the answer.

Alcohol.

Gambit, you know alcohol is
only a temporary solution.

You know, you always wake up with
a headache in hangover.

- What do you think Steed?
- Well, it depends how much you drink.

Whether you can handle it or not.
- Alcohol.

We run the car on hooch. There's a cabin
down there with a homemade still outside.

I'll fix a tank.
- I'll help Gunga Gin.

Hello there.

Nice day.

Home brew?

Great.

I'd like to buy some.
Sure, we can do a deal.

About six gallons would be fine.

As I said, about six gallons.

I like you.

We like you too.
- Yes, sir. I like you.

I like you so much, I'm gonna fight you.

Yes, sir.

I like you!

Excuse me madam.

Very good.
I like it!

Good.
Yes?

Good.

I like it.

What'd you do that?
I was winning!

Winning?

If you'd won anymore,
you wouldn't have been able to stand up.

I had him beat.

Gambit.

- Anyway, I can't just take his hooch now.
- You can pay for it.

You never watched it right in there.
It was a fight cross.

That looked too hasty to change a fight.
- Oh, Gambit.

Come on, take it.

You see, I just waited for him.
- Take it.

Well, I went into him still broke before.
Brilliant. - You do.

I've got popped to anymore that
toying with him. - Yes, Gambit.

Why don't we look around the back?

It's only me.

Follow me.

You go that way.

Hold it.

I can explain.
- Hand over the gun.

- Gun?
- Handle with it ...

... which gun?
- Quit stalling.

The entire police force, the whole province
has been out searching for you.

But ...

But this is the first time that we ...

Searching?

There must be some mistake.
- There's no mistake.

This bowler hat on top of the
car gives you away.

Bowler?

There's my hat.

Control to all units.
The wanted car a brown Plymouth ...

... license number HHP 999
has been seen.

Units are warned that
it has changed its disguise.

And is now wearing ...

... a cowboy hat?

They've just gone past us.

The roads deserted.

No traffic at all.
- Good.

Lock the road both ways
while I handle things.

Well, this fuel could
certainly take us to the moon,

... but certainly not
to the top of this hill.

Do we push?

We push.

Ready when you are Steed.
- All right.

Mortars.

We've lost her.

Stay where you are.

Steed, run!

Well, Steed ...

... that's that.

How are you at the relay?

My dear, backs first go.

We're halfway.

Get down.
You get your head blown off.

Thanks.

Look, petrol!

Right.
Get back Purdey!

Hurry up, Steed.
There's gonna be a big bang.

I'm gonna get this hat off.
It's the last.

Purdey.
- Get back!

Well, we tried.
- Yes.

We lost.
- Did we?

No.

But it may.

But it may not.

After you.
- No, after you.

It just could be.

What a pleasant surprise.

- Surprise, yes.
- We've got something to show you.

Canadian intelligence were very interested.

And I'm sure, you will be.

It's the best we could do I'm afraid.

A souvenir of your old one ...

... to ..to go with a replacement.

Thank you.
Thank you so very much.

Medium height, dark brown hair,

... blue eyes, dimple in his chin.

He's English born in Canada.
- Do you know Doug Collins?

Oh, no. I didn't hear his name.
I don't know him.

But hand tells you so much.
It's one of my hobbies, you know.

Palmistry.

Did you ever get the feeling?

- That's your journey.
- Well, it's really necessary.

From us.
- Thank you so much.

For you.

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