Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968): Season 2, Episode 5 - Escape from Venice - full transcript

Captain Crane is in Venice to meet a secret agent when she is killed. It is believed she had knowledge of a new secret Soviet weapon, and how to combat it. Crane's mission is made more complex when he is accused of the agents death.

OH! OH! OH!
[ Laughing ]

BUONA SERA.
BUONA SERA.

SIGNORINA AND SIGNOR
WANT SOME SPECIAL
DESTINATION?

JUST LET'S DRIFT AROUND.
JUST SOMEPLACE QUIET.

ONE OF THE SMALL CANALS.
VA BENE.

OKAY, ALICIA.
YOU SAID A SONG.
YES.

NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY.
ALL RIGHT.

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA ♪♪



THAT'S ALL?
WELL, IT'S SIMPLE.

BUT YOU MUST REMEMBER
IT EXACTLY.

NOW YOU TRY IT.
ALL RIGHT.

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA ♪♪

THAT'S PERFECT.
NOW TWO OF US KNOW IT.

IT'LL BE SAFER THAT WAY.

CRANE TO SEAVIEW.

COME IN, SEAVIEW.

CRANE TO SEAVIEW.
COME IN, SEAVIEW.

THIS IS CRANE.

IF YOU READ ME,
DON'T SPEAK.
JUST FLASH.



ACKNOWLEDGED.

AM IN CONTACT
WITH ALICIA.

LEONETTI WAS RIGHT.
THEY'LL TRY ANYTHING
TO STOP US.

YOU'RE TAPING ME,
OF COURSE. GOOD.

FIRST,
DR. LEONETTI IS DEAD.

THEY HAULED HIS BODY
OUT OF THE GRAND CANAL.

THE POLICE
CALLED IT SUICIDE.

BUT ALICIA HAS
THE INFORMATION.

THOSE TAPES
LEONETTI SENT...

ARE THE DEFENSES
AGAINST THEIR SO-CALLED
ULTIMATE WEAPON.

WE PLAYED THE TAPES.
THEY'RE GIBBERISH.

[ Crane ]
ALICIA HAS THE KEY.
IT'S A TUNE.

FEED THE NOTES
OF THE TUNE
THROUGH THE COMPUTER,

AND THE SONIC IMPULSES
WILL DECODE THE TAPE.

SHE TAUGHT ME THE MELODY,
BUT SHE'S GONNA HUM IT
TO YOU HERSELF.

STAND BY TO TAPE IT.
GO AHEAD.

THIS IS THE TUNE.

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ LA-LA-LA
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪♪

[ Grunts ]

[ Straining ]
SAFE HOUSE. IT'S--

[ Shouting In Italian ]

[ Continues Shouting ]

[ Man ]
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA.

[ Chattering ]

[ Chattering ]

THERE!

[ Gunshots ]

AND NOW FURTHER INFORMATION
ON LAST NIGHT'S BRUTAL
GONDOLA MURDER.

THE VICTIM, A BEAUTIFUL
YOUNG AMERICAN TOURIST,

WAS STRUCK DOWN
BY A BLADE WITH
A POISONED TIP.

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT
OF THE GONDOLIER,

POLICE BELIEVE HER MURDERER
WAS THE SAME AMERICAN...

WHO ACCOMPANIED HER
ABOARD THE GONDOLA.

KEEP AT IT.
MONITOR IT ALL NIGHT
IF YOU HAVE TO.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Man On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL NELSON.

YES?
NELSON INSTITUTE COMING
THROUGH FOR ADMIRAL NELSON.

MISS HALE
IN COMMUNICATIONS.

VERY WELL.

UNSCRAMBLE.

[ Beeping ]

MORNING,
MISS HALE.
GOOD EVENING, SIR.

RELAY THE FOLLOWING
TO THE OFFICE OF
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

YOU READY?

DR. LEONETTI IS DEAD,
BUT HIS TAPES
ARE ABOARD SEAVIEW.

THESE TAPES REPRESENT
OUR DEFENSE AGAINST
THE NEW WEAPON SYSTEM...

DEVELOPED BY THE OTHER SIDE.

THE KEY TO THE TAPES
IS A TUNE.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.
YOU SAID "TUNE"?

THAT'S RIGHT, A MELODY.
CAPTAIN CRANE KNOWS
THE MELODY,

BUT HE'S TRAPPED IN VENICE,
FRAMED WITH A MURDER CHARGE.

- SO I'M LEAVING FOR
VENICE IMMEDIATELY.
- YES, SIR.

ONE OTHER THING.
REQUEST O.N.I....

TO SEND ME THE IDENTITY
OF THE TOP ENEMY AGENT
IN NORTH ITALY.

RIGHT AWAY, SIR.

OH, ADMIRAL,
CAN YOU GET LEE--

CAN YOU GET CAPTAIN CRANE
OUT OF THERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WISH I DID.

YOU KNOW, CHIP,

LEE MAY BE DEAD
FOR ALL WE KNOW,
BUT I'M GAMBLING HE'S NOT.

THAT'S WHY I'M GOING
INTO VENICE OPENLY.

YOU'LL BE RECOGNIZED
IN NO TIME FLAT.

WELL, THE SOONER THE BETTER.
IF I CAN'T FIND CRANE,
THEN HE HAS TO FIND ME.

ARE YOU GOING
ALONE, SIR?

NO, I'LL NEED TWO MEN.

IS THERE ANYBODY ABOARD
THAT CAN WRITE MUSIC?

UH, STU RILEY CAN.

[ Chuckles ]
I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN.

IF YOU CALL THAT MUSIC.
IT'S THAT SURFER STUFF.

QUALITY DOESN'T MATTER.
AS LONG AS HE CAN
WRITE THE NOTES DOWN.

ALERT HIM, AND I'LL NEED
SOMEONE TO TAKE US IN
ON THE FLYING SUB.

CHIEF SHARKEY
CAN HANDLE THAT.
I'LL SEE TO IT AT ONCE.

[ Man On Speaker ]
ADMIRAL.
YES.

MISS HALE CALLING
FROM THE INSTITUTE.

COMING.

UNSCRAMBLE.
[ Beeping ]

GOT ANYTHING,
MISS HALE?
YES, SIR.

A REPORT FROM O.N.I.
THEY HAVE INFORMATION
ON AN ENEMY AGENT...

WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE
MAKING HIS HEADQUARTERS
RIGHT IN VENICE SOMEWHERE.

- WHO IS HE?
- HIS COVER NAME IS
COUNT STAGLIONI.

BUT THE JET-SET TYPES
CALL HIM FERDIE.

FERDIE?
THAT DOESN'T SOUND
VERY IMPOSING, DOES IT?

DON'T BE FOOLED, SIR.

O.N.I. SAYS
HE'S DANGEROUS.

YOU ARE TO USE
EXTREME CAUTION.

REPEAT: EXTREME.

VENICE--
THE ONLY GREAT CITY
IN THE WORLD...

THAT CAN BE
COMPLETELY CUT OFF
FROM THE OUTSIDE.

LEE'S TRAPPED.
FRAMED AND TRAPPED.
HOLED UP IN THERE.

BUT WHERE?

A HUNDRED CANALS,
A THOUSAND ALLEYWAYS.

WE'LL LAND
IN THE ADRIATIC,
BEYOND THE ISLANDS...

AND THEN SUBMERGE.

♪♪ [ Mandolin ]

[ Speaking Italian ]

ANTONIO, I NEVER
CEASE TO BE STAGGERED
BY YOUR PRICES.

WE TRY TO PLEASE.

ADMIRAL NELSON
APPROACHES ALONG
THE VIA MARGUERITA.

HE IS ABOUT
TO ENTER THE SQUARE.

AND JULIETTA?
WITH HIM.

[ Speaks Italian ]

[ Man On Radio ]
SECTOR TWO SEARCH COMPLETED.
RESULTS NEGATIVE.

SECTOR FOUR INVESTIGATING
REPORT OF A TALL MAN
WHO MAY BE AMERICAN.

WAS SEEN LURKING
IN THE DISTRICT
LATE LAST NIGHT.

WILL REPORT AGAIN ON THIS.
END TRANSMISSION.

[ Chattering ]

HOW ABOUT SITTING
OVER HERE?
ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

FERDIE, MY DEAR,
WHAT A SURPRISE.

FOR ME TOO, CARLA JULIETTA.
I HAVE A BETTER
SURPRISE FOR YOU.

THIS IS A VERY FAMOUS
AMERICAN GENTLEMAN,
ADMIRAL HARRIMAN NELSON.

MY FRIEND,
COUNT STAGLIONI.

MY DEAR ADMIRAL,
I AM HONORED.

PLEASE SIT DOWN.
JOIN ME.
MM-HMM?

I REALLY HAVEN'T
MUCH TIME.
I INSIST.

COME. JOIN ME.
ANTONIO.

I HAD NO IDEA
VENICE HAD SUCH
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.

YOU ARE HERE LONG?
JUST A BRIEF
HOLIDAY.

I PLAN TO
SEE THE SIGHTS
AND RELAX A BIT.

HE WANTED TO GO
TO A CASINO,
AND HERE WE MEET YOU.

BUT YOU MUST NOT WASTE
AN EVENING AT THE OLD CASINO.

[ Julietta ]
FERDIE RUNS
THE NEW CASINO.

IT'S MUCH SMARTER.
ALL THE REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE
PLAY THERE NOW.

YOU MUST VISIT IT
BEFORE YOU LEAVE, ADMIRAL.

[ Speaking Italian ]

BOURBON AND SODA.
ONE BOURBON AND SODA.

THIS WILL ADMIT YOU
TO THE SALLE PRIVÉE
AT THE CASINO.

SO MUCH
MORE INTIMATE.
THANK YOU.

- YOU ARE ENJOYING VENICE?
- WELL, LET'S SAY
I FIND IT STIMULATING.

I CAN IMAGINE.
UNDOUBTEDLY,
YOU HAVE FRIENDS HERE.

IT'S SOMETIMES
RATHER DIFFICULT TO KNOW
JUST WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE.

[ Laughing ]
HOW TRUE.

BUT I FIND
THE NATIVES FRIENDLY.
SO I SEE.

NOW, FERDIE, YOU MUST NOT
MONOPOLIZE THE ADMIRAL.
WE WERE GETTING ON SO WELL.

AH, YES.
YOU MUST NOT PERMIT ME
TO SPOIL YOUR FUN.

BUT DO TRY
TO VISIT MY CASINO.
WILL YOU, ADMIRAL?

YES, YOU MUST.
AND I WILL
BE THERE TONIGHT.

IN THAT CASE,
I'LL MAKE A POINT OF IT.
GOOD.

VERY NICE
TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU.

ARRIVEDERCI, ADMIRAL.
CIAO, JULIETTA.
CIAO.

OH!

[ Panting ]

[ Panting ]

POLICE BELIEVE THE YOUNG MAN
WAS STRUCK BY AT LEAST ONE
OF THEIR BULLETS...

AND MAY BE FORCED
TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THE FUGITIVE WOULD
APPEAR TO BE DOOMED...

SINCE VENICE IS THE ONLY MAJOR
CITY WHICH CAN BE SEALED OFF
FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

WITH THE SINGLE BRIDGE
TO THE MAINLAND GUARDED...

AND WITH ALL
BOAT OPERATORS WARNED,

CAPTURE OF
THE UNIDENTIFIED
AMERICAN IS,

SEEMINGLY,
A MATTER OF HOURS.

ADMIRAL.

GETTING ANYTHING,
RILEY?

THE VENETIAN FUZZ
HAS GOT A PANIC
GOING, SIR.

IT SEEMS SOME JOKER
KNOCKED ONE OF THEIR MEN
IN THE CANAL.

WHERE?

THE SAME LANDING
WHERE THE MURDER GONDOLA
WAS STASHED.

THAT HAS TO BE CRANE.
THEY DIDN'T CATCH HIM?

NO, SIR, NOT EVEN CLOSE.
THE SKIPPER'S REALLY
GOT 'EM BUGGED.

ALL THE REPORTS SEEM
TO BE COMING FROM
THE PIAZZA SAN MARCO AREA.

THAT'S THE PLACE
WHERE I MET THE COUNT.

[ Sharkey ]
WELL, THAT WAS
ONE BREAK ANYWAY.

YOU GET PICKED UP BY
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL, AND SHE
HAPPENS TO KNOW THIS COUNT.

BREAKS HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT.

THE LOVELY YOUNG LADY
IN QUESTION WAS ON
THE PROWL LOOKING FOR ME.

SO I LET HER FIND ME
AND TAKE ME TO THE COUNT.

IT'S ALWAYS SAFER
TO LET THE MOUSE THINK
HE'S RUNNING THE SHOW.

I HOPE YOU DID
THE RIGHT THING,
BECAUSE THIS COUNT CHARACTER...

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE
ANYBODY YOU COULD BE
PLAYING AROUND WITH.

HE'S NO MORE DANGEROUS
THAN A CORNERED COBRA.

[ Beeping ]

ALICIA WAS KILLED
WITH A POISON-TIPPED BLADE
JUST LIKE THIS ONE.

WHO ORDERED YOU
TO KILL HER?

TALK, OR SO HELP ME,
I'LL SNAP IT OFF.

- WHERE'S CAPTAIN CRANE?
- TALK!

EASE UP ON HIM, CHIEF.
CRANE'S ALIVE.
I'M SURE OF THAT NOW.

BUT SOMEBODY'S AFRAID
I'LL GET TO HIM FIRST.

THAT'S WHY YOU CAME HERE
TO KILL ME, ISN'T IT?

DON'T COP OUT
ON US, BUSTER.
ANSWER.

- NEVER MIND, CHIEF.
LET HIM GO.
- LET HIM GO?

LET HIM GO!

YOU GET OUT OF HERE, EH,
BEFORE I KILL YOU.

COME ON.

YOU SHOULD'VE--
SHOULD'VE LET US
CLOBBER HIM, ADMIRAL.

TAIL HIM, CHIEF.
REPORT TO ME THE MINUTE
HE CONTACTS SOMEBODY.

ANYBODY.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

NUMBER 14 REPORTS
SECTOR FIVE CLEAR.
MOVING TO SECTOR SIX.

OH, YES.

A SPECIFIC
PATTERN EMERGES.

WE ARE CLOSING IN
ON OUR AMERICAN FRIEND.

HIS HOURS ARE VERY
DEFINITELY NUMBERED.

"64 CALLE DEL LOMBARDO."

[ Ringing ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

"S" TO "N."
"S" TO "N."

[ Sharkey ]
COME IN, "N."

ADMIRAL.

COME IN, "N." OVER.
COME IN, "S." OVER.

OUR FRIEND WENT STRAIGHT
TO A GAMBLING CASINO
ON VIA MARGUERITA.

- IS HE THERE NOW?
- NEGATIVE.

HE STAYED FOR
ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

THEN HE CAME OUT
AND CROSSED
SAINT MARK'S PLACE.

WHAT DO I DO NOW?
YOU COME BACK HERE
AND STAY WITH RILEY.

I'M GOING TO THE CASINO
AS SOON AS IT OPENS.

CASINO, SIR?
THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M GONNA DO
A LITTLE GAMBLING.

[ Bell Jingles ]

GOOD EVENING, SIGNORE.
IS THERE SOMETHING
I COULD--

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
BELLINI?

GO AWAY. GO AWAY.
YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.

I-- I'VE, UH,
GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

NO. NO, NO.
I-- I DON'T WANT
NO TROUBLE IN MY SHOP.

DOES THIS
CHANGE YOUR MIND?

YOU ARE THE MAN
THE POLICE ARE HUNTING.

THE POLICE
AND OTHERS.

I CAN'T HELP YOU.
YOU MUST GO RIGHT NOW!
[ Shouts ]

[ Speaks Italian ]

LISTEN. YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE
I CAN TURN TO.

THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO
TO HELP YOU, SIGNORE.

YOU'RE BEING PAID BY
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE,
AREN'T YOU?

AS A DROP, NOT AS AN AGENT.
I'M A SIMPLE SHOPKEEPER.

IS IT A QUESTION
OF MONEY?

WELL, EVERYTHING IS
A QUESTION OF MONEY,
SIGNORE.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE THAT
YOU'RE PAID DOUBLE.

NOW, ADMIRAL NELSON
IS SUPPOSED TO BE
IN VENICE.

I MUST REACH HIM.
DOUBLE, SIGNORE.
REMEMBER THAT.

YES, DOUBLE.
GO ON.

ADMIRAL NELSON
IS AT THE HOTEL DANDOLO.

DANDOLO.
WHERE'S YOUR PHONE?

NO, NO. NO PHONE.
THE WIRE WILL BE TAPPED.

WHERE'S YOUR PHONE?

THERE.

OH, UH,
THE NUMBER IS MAR--

M-A-R...

6-2-9-4.

OH. BE PREPARED
TO HANG UP
QUICKLY, HUH?

UH, YES.
I-- I SEE.

YES.

KEEP HIM TALKING
AS LONG AS YOU CAN.
I WILL HAVE IT TRACED.

AN AMERICAN CALLING
NELSON AT THE DANDOLO.

STAND BY.
I'M GOING TO NEED YOU.

PRONTO. PRONTO.

ARE THEY RINGING HIM?

I THINK SO.
IT'S-- IT'S TAKING
A LONG TIME.

IT'S AN OLD TRICK.
THEY STALL.

THEY KEEP YOU ON THE LINE
WHILE THEY TRACE THE CALL.

WELL, LISTEN,
BELLINI.

I, UH--
I NEED SOMEBODY
TO, UH--

TO WRITE MUSIC NOTES,
AND I NEED HIM NOW.

WELL, I KNOW OF NO ONE
WHO CAN BE TRUSTED.

FOR TRIPLE
THE MONEY?

TO WRITE MUSIC, NO.
TO PLAY MUSIC, YES.
WILL THAT HELP?

ALL RIGHT.
HOW LONG, UH,

WILL IT TAKE YOU
TO GET HIM HERE?

OH, NOT VERY LONG.

GOOD.
YOU SEE, I--
I-- OH.

[ People Chattering ]

[ Speaking French ]

[ Continues In French ]

[ Continues In French ]

MY STARS,
ARE ALL THOSE MINE?
MADAME.

IT'S LA DOLCE VITA,
MISS HARMON.

- A NICE STORY TO TELL
WHEN YOU GET BACK HOME.
- [ Speaking French ]

[ Speaking French ]

ADMIRAL NELSON,
GOOD EVENING.

DELIGHTED YOU COULD
COME TO MY CASINO.

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THAT I HAD A, UH, DATE.

JULIETTA.
SHE HASN'T ARRIVED.

SOMETHING IMPORTANT
UNDOUBTEDLY
DETAINED HER.

NO MATTER.
ENJOY YOURSELF
AT THE TABLE.

FOR YOU,
THERE IS NO LIMIT.
[ Roulette Ball Clanks ]

[ Dealer Speaking French ]

MONSIEUR.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU HAVE BEEN
EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY,
ADMIRAL, SO FAR.

[ Dealer Speaking French ]

[ Chips Clicking ]

♪♪ [ Alicia's Tune ]

ALL RIGHT,
YOU'VE GOT IT NOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

SIGNORE, HE HAS NO ENGLISH,
BUT I EXPLAINED
EVERYTHING TO HIM.

HE WILL DO
A VERY FINE JOB.

OH, I WISH
I DIDN'T HAVE
TO DEPEND ON HIM.

BUT THEY'RE WATCHING
EVERY MOVE
THE ADMIRAL MAKES.

I CAN'T GET
ANYWHERE NEAR HIM.
I'VE GOT TO TRUST YOU.

SIGNOR, I'VE GIVEN
YOU SHELTER.

I FIND YOU
A FINE MUSICIAN.

NOW YOU CAN TRUST ME
WITH YOUR LIFE,
FOR TRIPLE PAY.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Speaking Italian ]

[ Bell Jingles ]

BUONA SERA,
SIGNORINA.

BUONA SERA.

♪♪ [ Mandolin ]

♪♪ [ Alicia's Tune ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ Whooshes, Thuds ]

[ Muffled Screams ]

NOW LOOK.
I WON'T HURT YOU...

UNLESS YOU SCREAM.

NOW IF I TAKE
MY HAND AWAY,
WILL YOU KEEP QUIET?

ALL RIGHT.
I WARNED YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'M IN TROUBLE.
I NEED YOUR HELP.

AN AMERICAN.

YOU'RE THE ONE THE POLICE
ARE LOOKING FOR.

YES.

YOU'RE A MURDERER.
NO.

BUT I'M HAVING
A LITTLE TROUBLE MAKING
ANYONE BELIEVE THAT.

I SAW YOU LEAVING
WITH ADMIRAL NELSON
TONIGHT.

YOU KNOW HIM?

HE'S-- HE'S MY BOSS.
MY NAME'S CRANE.

COMMANDER LEE CRANE
OF THE SUBMARINE
SEAVIEW.

I-I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SPEAK
TO THE ADMIRAL?

HE'S BEING WATCHED
AT EVERY SECOND.

I'VE GOT TO REACH HIM.
THAT'S HOW YOU CAN
HELP ME. WILL YOU?

I-- I DON'T KNOW.

H-HOW CAN I
BELIEVE YOU?
NOW LISTEN.

I'VE GOT NO-- NO RIGHT
TO ASK THIS OF YOU.

BUT-- BUT
I-I-- I'M DESPERATE,

AND THERE'S
NO OTHER WAY.

NOW ARE YOU WILLING
TO TAKE A RISK--

AND BELIEVE ME,
IT'S A REAL RISK--

TO DO SOMETHING
THAT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT
TO YOUR COUNTRY?

OH, YOU'RE MAKING
FUN OF ME.

DO I LOOK LIKE
I'M MAKING JOKES?

NO.

ALL RIGHT.
WILL YOU HELP ME?

WHAT DO YOU WANT
ME TO DO?
[ Sighs ]

ALL RIGHT.
JUST MEMORIZE
A LITTLE TUNE.

I WANT YOU TO GO
TO ADMIRAL NELSON
AND SING IT TO HIM.

I-- I CAN'T.
YOU MEAN YOU WON'T.

I CAN'T.
I'M TONE DEAF.

OH. ALL RIGHT.
THEN, UH, WE'LL HAVE TO
DO IT THE HARD WAY.

I HOPE YOU'VE GOT
A GOOD MEMORY.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT.

GET THIS STRAIGHT.

♪♪ [ Mandolin ]

WELL, IF IT ISN'T
ADMIRAL NELSON.

YOU REMEMBER ME,
DON'T YOU?

OH, YEAH. YES.
A, UH, SCHOOLTEACHER
FROM OHIO.

UH, MISS, UH--
MISS HARMON.

BETTY HARMON.

I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW I ENJOYED
THE GAMBLING LAST NIGHT.

DO YOU GAMBLE OFTEN,
ADMIRAL?

MORE THAN I SHOULD,
I'M AFRAID.

UH--

PLEASE,
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW,
BEING A TOURIST
IS HARD WORK.

I'VE BEEN
SIGHTSEEING ALL DAY.

THE SIGNORINA
WISHES TO ORDER?

OH. YES,
I AM THIRSTY.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE
TO GET SOME KIND OF
A SOFT DRINK?

UH, LIMONATA.

SI, SIGNOR.

I, UH-- I EVEN
WENT SHOPPING.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

THE, UH--
I THOUGHT
IT WAS A STORK,

BUT THE SHOPKEEPER
ASSURED ME IT WAS
A GENUINE CRANE.

GO ON.
WELL, I--
I WAS FASCINATED.

THE CRANE WAS
DAMAGED A LITTLE.

THE-- THE LEFT WING,
BUT NOTHING SERIOUS.

I COULDN'T RESIST IT.

ITS EXPRESSION
IS SO-- SO DESPERATE.

DON'T YOU THINK?

WHERE COULD I FIND
A CRANE LIKE THIS?

WELL, IT'S THE CUTEST
LITTLE PLACE CALLED BELLINI'S.

AND THE ADDRESS IS
64 CALLE DEL LOMBARDO.

- WHEN DO THEY OPEN?
- WELL, THAT'S
THE FUNNIEST PART.

ORDINARILY,
NOT DURING THE DAY.

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
THAT I FOUND IT.

I'M TOLD THE BEST TIME
TO GO IS AFTER DARK.

SAY, OH,
AROUND 11:00 P.M.

- WILL THEY BE OPEN TONIGHT?
- YES.

DEFINITELY TONIGHT.

WELL, I THOUGHT
YOU'D BE INTERESTED.

- I AM. BELIEVE ME.
- UNA LIMONATA.

OH, THANK YOU.

OH, I-- I DON'T THINK
I'M THIRSTY AFTER ALL.

I STILL HAVE SO MANY
OTHER THINGS TO SEE,

AND TIME HAS A WAY
OF RACING BY.

IT CERTAINLY DOES.
IT'S BEEN NICE TALKING
TO YOU, MISS HARMON.

AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY
THE REST OF YOUR VISIT HERE.

THANK YOU. OH.

I SUPPOSE IN VENICE,
I SHOULD SAY GRAZIE.

NO, I'M THE ONE
WHO SHOULD SAY GRAZIE.

PUT ME THROUGH
TO COMMANDER MORTON.

CHIP, WE'VE MADE CONTACT
WITH LEE. NOW WE HAVE TO
GET HIM OUT OF VENICE.

SO CHIEF SHARKEY
IS PICKING HIM UP
AT EXACTLY 2300 HOURS.

WE'LL BRING HIM
TO THE SEAVIEW
IN THE FLYING SUB.

[ Morton ]
WHAT ABOUT YOU, ADMIRAL?
WILL YOU BE ABOARD WITH HIM?

NEGATIVE.
THEY'RE WATCHING
EVERY MOVE I MAKE.

I'M THE, UH, DECOY
IN THIS OPERATION.

ALL RIGHT, SIR.
WE'LL BE EXPECTING
THE CHIEF AND LEE...

SHORTLY AFTER
2300 HOURS.

VERY WELL.
END TRANSMISSION.

SIT DOWN, RILEY.

YOU PICKING UP ANYTHING
FROM THE CASINO
ON YOUR MONITOR?

NO, SIR. JUST A COUPLE
OF CLEANING WOMEN
EARLY THIS MORNING.

NOTHING ELSE.

HOPE YOU DIDN'T GO
TO ALL THAT SWEAT LAST NIGHT
FOR NOTHING.

I MEAN, PLANTING
THAT BUG IN THERE.

MAYBE THE CASINO
ISN'T THEIR HEADQUARTERS.

I STILL THINK IT IS.
YOU KEEP MONITORING.

[ Sighs ]
YES, SIR.

JUST ONE THING, ADMIRAL.

THIS LITTLE BIRD THAT
GAVE YOU THE MESSAGE
FROM THE SKIPPER--

CAN YOU TRUST HER?
BETTY HARMON?

WITH MY LIFE.

NO. NO, NO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I REGRET YOU HAVE
CHOSEN TO MAKE IT
DIFFICULT FOR US...

AND-- AND FOR YOURSELF.

NO MATTER.
MY FRIEND HERE HAS
A SYRINGE...

FILLED WITH A RATHER
EXOTIC CHEMICAL...

KNOWN AS
AMINE TRI-OXIDASE.

YOU WILL SOON
TELL US ANYTHING
WE WANT TO KNOW.

NO! NO--

NO. NO. NO.

NO. NO. NO. NO!

ADMIRAL.
ADMIRAL!

[ Miss Harmon ]
IT'S CALLED BELLINI'S.

SHE'S SPILLING
EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS.
CAN WE GET HER OUT?

NOT A CHANCE.
NOT YET.

[ Headset Thumps ]

THIS MEANS A COMPLETE
CHANGE OF PLANS.

I'LL CONTACT SEAVIEW
WITH NEW ORDERS.

MEANWHILE, I WANT YOU
TO GO TO THIS ADDRESS.
CAPTAIN CRANE IS THERE.

GET HIM ABOARD
THE FLYING SUB
AND BACK TO THE SEAVIEW.

THEY'RE EXPECTING ME
TO GO FOR THEM,
SO IF YOU MOVE FAST,

YOU SHOULD GET
AWAY WITH IT.
AYE, AYE, SIR.

TAKE OFF.

WELL, CHIEF,

IT'S UP TO US
TO DREAM UP SOME WAY...

OF KEEPING OUR FRIENDS
HERE OCCUPIED.

STAY HERE UNTIL 11:00?

OH.
I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S LESS THAN THREE HOURS.
I CAN'T DODGE AROUND
THE STREETS ANY LONGER.

I REALIZE. BUT WHAT IF
YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPOTTED,
PERHAPS FOLLOWED?

IF THEY'D SPOTTED ME,
I WOULDN'T BE HERE,
I'D BE DEAD.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU MAY STAY.

- BUT--
- [ Bell Jingles ]

BUONA SERA,
CAPTAIN CRANE.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
ALL OVER VENICE FOR YOU.

[ Glass Breaking ]

RILEY SHOULD HAVE
CRANE ABOARD BY NOW.
RIGHT, SIR.

- THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT?
- ALL STASHED AWAY
IN EVERY POCKET.

WE'VE JUST GOT TIME
TO GET TO THE CASINO
BEFORE IT OPENS.

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW
HOW TO DO THE RIGGING?

GIMMICK A WHEEL?
ADMIRAL, I HAD A VERY
RICH AND FULL CHILDHOOD.

GOOD. WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO RELY ON SURPRISE
AND CONFUSION...

IF WE HOPE TO GET THAT GIRL
OUT OF THERE ALIVE.

HAVE YOU GOT EVERYTHING?
YES.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, CHIEF.
DO YOUR STUFF.

I DON'T NEED
THE LIGHT.

I'VE GOT IT FIXED
TO STOP AT ZERO.

THAT'LL MAKE
THE CONNECTION,

AND THAT'LL TRIGGER
THE SMOKE BOMB.

IN THE CONFUSION,
WE CAN FREE
THE SCHOOLTEACHER.

HOW MUCH LONGER?

ALL SET.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE.

GOOD EVENING,
GENTLEMEN.

I'M FLATTERED TO FIND
YOU COULD NOT WAIT
UNTIL THE CASINO OPENS.

- I ASSUME THAT
WE'RE YOUR PRISONERS.
- YOU ARE.

I WOULDN'T TRY
ANYTHING IF I WERE YOU.
I HAVE AMPLE MANPOWER.

ALL WELL-ARMED.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO
ACCOMPLISH BY HOLDING US?

YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL AGENT.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE BEATEN.

BEATEN, ADMIRAL?
HOW DO YOU ARRIVE
AT THAT CONCLUSION?

CRANE WAS THE MAN
YOU HAD TO STOP, NOT ME.

BY NOW,
HE'S ABOARD THE SEAVIEW
AND OUT OF YOUR REACH.

REALLY?
JULIETTA.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Sighs ]

CHECK.
NO, NO, ADMIRAL.

CHECKMATE.

- YOU BADLY HURT, LEE?
- I WAS WINGED.

AND MY EGO IS
A LITTLE BIT BRUISED,
BUT THAT'S ALL.

[ Riley ]
WE CLOBBERED 'EM,
ADMIRAL.

THEN WE RAN OUTSIDE
INTO A WHOLE
FLOCK OF 'EM.

[ Sighs ]
WIPEOUT.

AND MAY I COMPLIMENT
YOU AND YOUR MEN
ON YOUR RESOURCEFULNESS.

UNHAPPILY, IT HAS
GAINED YOU NOTHING.

THE LITTLE TUNE
THAT IS SO IMPORTANT
TO ALL OF US...

IS STILL LOCKED
IN THE GOOD CAPTAIN'S HEAD.

AM I RIGHT?
PERHAPS YOU ARE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T DO
EITHER ONE OF US
ANY GOOD.

I DOUBT IF
CAPTAIN CRANE IS
IN THE MOOD TO SING.

OH, PERHAPS NOT.

BUT THE TUNE WOULD BE
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
TO US, YOU KNOW.

WERE YOU AWARE THAT WE TOO
POSSESS A COPY OF THE LAMENTED
DR. LEONETTI'S CRYPTIC TAPE?

THAT'S WHY WE PREFERRED
TO CAPTURE THE GOOD CAPTAIN.

WE ARE MOST ANXIOUS
TO DECODE THE TAPE
OURSELVES.

I'M AFRAID YOU CAN'T.
NOT WITHOUT THE TUNE.

OH, CAPTAIN CRANE
WILL SING.

JUST AS YOUR
YOUNG LADY DID.

WITH THE AID OF
A LITTLE SHOT
OF AMINE TRI-OXIDASE.

NO, WAIT.
WAIT A MINUTE.

I SUPPOSE IT'S A FOREGONE
CONCLUSION THAT NONE OF US
WILL GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE.

IT'S A FAIR STATEMENT.

I REGRET IT MUST
INCLUDE THE SCHOOLTEACHER.
POOR LITTLE THING.

BUT SHE KNOWS
FAR TOO MUCH NOW.
YOU UNDERSTAND, DON'T YOU?

PERFECTLY.
BUT SINCE WE'RE ALL
CONDEMNED TO DIE,

I'D LIKE TO MAKE
ONE LAST REQUEST.

ALL RIGHT.

AS A GAMBLING MAN,
YOU MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH
THE OLD SUPERSTITION...

THAT A CONDEMNED MAN
INVARIABLY HAS LUCK
IN GAMBLING.

DO YOU FEEL LUCKY,
ADMIRAL?
HARDLY.

BUT I'D LIKE TO TRY
ONE TURN AT THE WHEEL.

YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE.
I HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN.

BUT WE MIGHT TEST
THE SUPERSTITION.

- AND WHY SHOULD I AGREE?
- BECAUSE YOU HAVE
AN INQUISITIVE MIND.

BECAUSE YOU'RE A GAMBLER.
ARE YOU TEMPTED?

ONE PLAY?
THAT'S ALL?

THAT'S ALL.

IT COULD BE AMUSING.

VERY WELL, ADMIRAL.
[ Speaks French ]

MY NUMBER IS ZERO.

[ Ball Rolling ]

[ Ball Continues Rolling ]

[ Ball Continues Rolling ]

[ Thud ]

[ Man On Speaker ]
NELSON INSTITUTE
COMING THROUGH, ADMIRAL.

MISS HALE.
[ Pen Clacks ]

VERY WELL.
UNSCRAMBLE.

[ Beeping ]

CONGRATULATIONS, ADMIRAL.
IS LEE ALL RIGHT?

HE'S FINE,
MISS HALE.
SEE FOR YOURSELF.

HI, LOLA.
ARE YOU IN THE MOOD
TO LISTEN TO A LITTLE MUSIC?

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ARM?
A MUSIC CRITIC?

A LITTLE RESPECT
FOR THE ARTIST, PLEASE.
GET YOUR TAPES READY.

THIS IS THE TUNE
THAT CAUSED
ALL THE TROUBLE.

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