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I'll take my cue from the monitor, John.

Camera one, in on, Professor Elliot.

One minute to see... Good. Now,

let's see a close -up of Arnold.

Camera one, Arnold. On you now, too. Hold it there, please.

Where the hell is this Robertson woman?

Is she coming, John, or isn't she? Well, if she doesn't turn up, we'll have to

press on.

On line now.

Thank God for that. Wheel on.

On you, camera one. Stand by for roll.

15 seconds, studio.

Stand by, studio.

Mrs. Robertson, I'm Arnold Price -Jones. Hello. This is just a break. Hello.

I'm terribly sorry about this. I was held up in traffic.

You really had us worried there for a moment.

Oh, this is Professor Elliott.

I know.

Quiet, studio.

Two, one.

Right. Roll telecine. Make few music.

Good evening.

The world this week takes a look at inflation.

Here this evening to discuss this matter is Professor Robert Elliott, author and

lawyer, senior lecturer on economic studies at Harvard University, and

advisor on financial affairs to the United States Senate Foreign Relations

Committee.

And to pose the questions, Mr. Chester Drake, financial correspondent of the

London Times, and Miss Jean Robertson, journalist, novelist, last year's winner

of the Kern Award for Journalism, and currently the political correspondent on

the Washington Daily News.

Professor Elliott, the constantly increasing spiral of wages and prices,

can we do about it? Can it be stopped?

I know in the United States last year, consumer prices rose at dramatic 8%, but

then on the other hand, the overall prosperity of the country increased just

dramatically. And yet wages always seem to lag behind prices.

Yes, but they catch up just as rapidly.

The unions take care of that.

Surely, Professor, the only way to stop the race between costs and wages is to

peg prices, to control the cost of living.

Well, in a free economy, control is a dirty word, Mr. Drake.

I know that it's very tempting to introduce rigid controls both prices and

wages, but at what level?

Oh, hello.

I hope I'm not too early. A bit, yes.

I'm sorry.

Oh, that's all right.

Gives us more time.

No, obviously, if a manufacturer can reduce his prices, he'll sell more and

a bigger profit.

But with the increased costs of overhead, labor, raw materials, he's

to meet these increases correspondingly. Then you are arguing the case for...

The more money the working population earn, the greater the spending power.

Of course, as the world becomes smaller, every country, particularly America...

I

imagine

they're doing business, right?

extremely sophisticated department.

Mr Baker, that test is set up for you now.

Right. Mr Clark.

Are you ready? Yes, we are, sir.

Okay, let's see it then.

keep talking about selling. I'm talking about political pressure. I still didn't

think that's quite the issue. I am talking about putting the squeeze on

countries getting involved in their domestic politics.

I know that it's the nature of your... Who, for instance, was really behind the

military overthrow of the popular government in RICO last month?

I assume the populace. It prevented EDC from losing millions of dollars.

EDC. Isn't your firm involved in EDC, old boy?

He's bald.

They own us, old man.

Bought us out two years ago.

Oh,

take it easy, brother.

Well,

in the world market, in order to make big corporations go to the

underdeveloped countries, I have developed countries and exert whatever

influence is necessary.

I am talking about... I think we've gone far enough on this point, Miss Rose.

Call the embassy.

Yes, sir. Lunch, Wednesday, 12 .30.

Can I make that? Yes, you're meeting with internationalists until three.

Then you have a trade reception at seven.

Thank you very much, you two, for using my show to pick a fight on.

Oh, we're old protagonists, aren't we? Yes, I gather. You're coming upstairs

a drink? You have a conference call with Washington booked for 11 .30, sir.

Well, there's your answer. I'm sorry. I quite understand. Goodbye.

Goodbye. Thank you. Goodbye.

Thank you.

Very nice.

coming on pretty strong to me in there.

Well, there was nothing personal. I was just trying to get at the truth. The

truth. That's what my paper prints is, the truth. For 5 ,000 years, men and

women all over the world have been trying to discover what the truth is.

tell me your paper prints it? Oh, come on. It's my job.

Your job? Yeah. Listen, you're a bright, beautiful lady. Where did you find a

job that suits your talents better? Well, what? Write a cookbook.

Oh, you chauvinist. There's nothing that drives me up the wall more than

crusading lady journalists.

Especially this one.

Carl's just outside, Professor.

Thank you, Philip.

Good night.

Robert.

Robert. What is it?

Well, could I have a lift, please?

You know, there is one thing I'll be thankful for when women finally achieve

their equality. You'll give me a right to punch you right in that nose.

Can I get a lift?

Get in.

Well, what brings you to London?

You.

Me? Come on. No, I'm serious. Your news.

There was no coincidence that you were at that television interview, was it?

no, no. I used my charms.

Yes, I remember your charms.

How long has it been?

No, it doesn't, does it?

You've gone a long way.

I would like an interview with you.

Would you like to have dinner with me?

I'd love to have dinner with you.

I'll be staying at the Dorchester.

Driver, would you drop the lady at the Dorchester, please?

Yes, sir.

Well, I'll call you.

Good.

Good night.

Ciao.

What?

Well, of course I talked to Ellie.

Nothing.

Well, Charlie, he's just not a very communicative kind of person.

I'll try.

Farnsworth is flying out there tomorrow.

Who's coming in tomorrow?

I can't hear a thing. Betty, would you hold that for a minute? I just can't

Washington. E .J. Farnsworth is coming in tomorrow.

E .J. Farnsworth is coming to London?

Huh. The plot does thicken.

Right.

Charlie, will you telex me everything you've got on Farnsworth, the whole

It's already on its way. All right.

Bye. Do what you can, will you, honey? I'll try, Charlie.

Maybe you think you have in the clouds on E .J. Farnsworth.

E .J.

Farnsworth?

Who's he?

Don't worry, there's no problem. There's only one E .J.

Farnsworth. Excuse me, Mr. Farnsworth. Can you fasten your face, please?

Oh, certainly, certainly. Thank you very much.

Splendid, Margaret, splendid.

It's nice to have you aboard, Mr. Farnsworth. Well, thank you, Rogers.

I'll be sure to ask for you on the return trip. Thank you. Goodbye, sir.

Good morning, Mr. Farnsworth. Morning, Christopher.

Welcome to London.

Thank you. Did you have a nice trip, sir?

Splendid, splendid.

Jolly good.

When I was a kid, they used to say, anybody can be president.

You know, I'm beginning to believe them.

Oh, see, Bob.

Bob, pardon me. Excuse me just a minute. Hey, Bob Elliott, how are you? It's

really good to see you. You're looking wonderful.

Things are really hotting up.

I've got a lot to tell you.

Say, how about a game of golf tomorrow?

Sounds great, E .J. Yes, sir, Elliott.

And the busy Mr. Farnsworth. You know him, Miss Robertson?

Yes, yes, indeed.

Yes, whenever I end up at one of these receptions, you always seem to be there.

I'm beginning to think there are two of you, Mr. Farnsworth.

There are really three of me, but who's counting?

One's enough.

Well, I wonder what could be going on between the two of you.

You have a nasty, suspicious mind.

When the vice president of international oil flies to London to meet the advisor

for the Senate committee, something's happening. I was just speaking with an

army general from Red China.

I suppose that makes me a communist.

If there was something in it for you, Mr. Farnsworth, I wouldn't be a bit

surprised. Oh, come on. Excuse me. I'll get a drink.

Well, that was subtle, Jean. I don't like him. I don't like what he stands

I thought you news persons were supposed to be objective. I don't like what he

does to people.

Let me freshen your drink.

You must know what you're doing.

Getting involved with people. like that.

He used to be such a nice guy.

Whoa.

Your game's improving.

Say, uh, do you want to hear of, uh, Senator McCauley?

If you keep your left arm a little stiff right here... When I send a fortune

taking lessons from a pro here, I don't need advice from you.

Well, what about him?

Yeah, nearly on the green.

Senator McCauley, what about him?

You got a real friend there, boy, let me tell you. I've never met the man.

He's got 10 ,000 reasons for liking you.

And cash.

I think I'll, uh... Use the number five.

Oh, he should try. Seven, you'll like it all the way old degree. Who's making

this shot, you or me? Do it, do it.

Should have used a 70, Jay.

You know, we're working hard for you, boy.

How would you like to be chairman of the president's economic advisory

committee?

Huh?

You know, our friends upstairs have... put out a lot of effort to get to this

job. It's what we've both been looking forward to for some time.

You know, power is no damn good unless it comes from the top.

Of course, there's a few loose ends that have to be

tidied up.

Skeletons and closets that have to be buried.

By the way, this little network you put together here in Europe, is it big? How

big is it? No, no, no, it's small.

Four people.

Well, then everything can be taken care of, right?

Is it really necessary?

Bob, I wouldn't want one guy walking around who knows things about you he's

supposed to know.

Certainly not four.

E .J.

Now I know just about everything there is to know about you.

If I stood in your way, would you kill me?

I wouldn't think twice about it.

Elliot, is that you?

You're late again, Alex.

I'm sorry, it was the traffic.

What traffic? I couldn't get a cab.

You weren't followed, were you? No, I don't think so.

What? No, I'm sure I wasn't followed.

Well, something important's come up.

Important?

Critical, perhaps, is a better word.

It seems your diplomatic career is about to come to an untimely end, Alex.

What are you talking about? It does the British government do, too.

Top foreign office officials who take money from big corporations like EDC.

Nobody knows, only you and me. No, there's one other person that knows now.

other person who?

Well, at least they won't shoot you, will they?

What are you talking about?

Perhaps a few years in jail, maybe.

Now, look, is this some kind of a joke? No, I'm not joking, Alex.

I'm in this just as deeply as you are.

What the hell are you talking about?

You must have said something to someone about that three million dollars you

passed to the military junta in Morocco. No, I didn't. I mean, that deal was

well and truly covered, Alex. I was well and truly covered enough. I was most

careful. You weren't careful enough, Alex. What do you mean?

Do you ever go to the director's club?

Oh, yes, yes, of course I do. You know a masseur there named Bert?

Yes, I know Bert.

Yes, so do I. I've used him occasionally for information I need about the

executives.

I paid him a few pounds.

But he wants more than a few pounds for this information.

He wants 10 ,000 pounds, Alex.

Bert? Yes, Bert, will you have 10 ,000 pounds?

Yes, I do. No, I mean do you have 10 ,000 pounds for this month, 10 ,000

for next month, the month after and the month after that? Because that's the way

it'll be, Alex.

I don't understand.

He has some tapes.

Tapes?

It's impossible.

Never said anything to anyone.

What's the matter with you?

Are you sick?

No, I just don't feel very well.

Now, he represents a threat to us, Alex.

A very dangerous situation.

Now, we have a great deal at stake here. You realize that, don't you?

Well, yes, of course I realize it. Something must be done, right? Yes,

course it must. Yes, yes.

What about Killing Bird? Hmm?

You ever killed a man, Alex?

What?

Have you...

before, Alex.

I don't know, because I don't know.

What do you mean?

Well, it looks like somebody's going to have to be killed.

And I'm afraid you're the one that's going to have to do it.

How'd it go?

It took some doing to get it down to size.

But it does work.

It works.

This is a damn sight more lethal than a bomb.

What's its range?

Twenty feet.

Ahead of the specifications of the original model.

Right. You switch it on here. This is a timing device.

You set it like an alarm clock.

But be careful how you handle it.

Right. There's no, uh...

Markings identification, right? No, I assembled it myself.

Really very good, David.

Thank you.

I don't imagine you need that to kill rats with.

No, can I get you a drink?

Yes. No, no, no, it's a simple matter of bartering.

Boys in the Middle East who are screaming for something, they can trade

oil. That may be just the device to do it.

Scotch, all right?

Yes, please.

I'll have your...

Be sent to the usual address in Switzerland.

Thank you.

Cheers. Cheers.

Well, David, you have a minute? I would like to talk to you about something.

Yeah, fine.

I'm in a... Perhaps I should say we are in a little trouble.

The organization that we've built together over the past few years is

crumble. A little group.

People like yourselves.

Given this valuable information, I want to thank you and do everything that I

possibly can to protect you.

There's a weak link in the organization, and I'm afraid it's about to break.

A man who I thought I could trust because he has too much to lose now

everything there is to know about you, me, the organization, EDC, the whole

works.

Well, what does he want?

Money?

No, if it were just money, we could take care of that.

No, I'm afraid he's been smitten by moral conscience.

Do I know him?

I don't know. Alex Hillman.

Foreign office?

You see, that's why I thought I had it sewed up.

Well, now he's begun to drink.

He's sick. He's frightened. I'm afraid he's going to blow the whole scene.

that we're going to have to get rid of him.

Of course, as we know, there's a morality in business, but killing

a man is something else.

But there's no other way that I can think of that you can stop a man from

talking permanently.

Don't you agree?

Well, what if they go make it easier for you and you don't know the man?

And the way I have it worked out, you'll never have to meet him.

You're asking me to kill somebody.

Well, I have no other choice.

But I thought there were people you'd pay to do that kind of thing. But that's

the whole point. We can't risk involving someone from the outside.

Now, I have a plan worked out here. All you have to do is follow the

instructions on this card. Follow them implicitly and you'll be protected.

I promise you.

We'll stay in touch with a series of phone calls on my private line here.

Elliot, don't ask me to do this.

I have no other choice, David. You're the only one I can trust. You're a

scientist.

My work is creative, not destructive.

What the hell do you call this little creation?

That's for defensive purposes. It's a deterrent. That's what they said about

atomic bomb.

I don't want anything to do with this.

Well, I'm sorry to hear you say that, David.

the hell do you think you were involved in here?

I mean, we have paid you quite well for your services, I believe.

I've never heard you complain about that.

How are you living anyway, David?

Big house?

Couple of cars in the garage, lovely wife?

Children in expensive schools?

Huh?

Time for you to pay up, David.

Nothing is for nothing.

Right.

Friday night.

That's this Friday night.

You'll have a key to his apartment. And if you're there at exactly 7 .30, he

won't be there.

I'll make sure of that.

Now, he's a diabetic.

He must take his regular dose of insulin.

All you have to do is find out where he keeps his insulin and replace it with

this.

What exactly is in this?

Ten times regular dose.

An accident.

Well, David, if you can find an easier way of doing it, please tell me now.

You know what?

You're quite good.

I mean, for your age.

I do 20 push -ups every morning.

By yourself?

Oh, must you go so soon?

I'm afraid so, darling. I have to catch the 9 o 'clock plane to Paris.

Oh, Paris!

Take me with you.

I'd love to.

I'm afraid my wife wouldn't like it.

I'll tell you what, I'll bring you a very nice little present back from

You're very dear.

And you are very pretty.

I'll call you as soon as I get back.

Bye -bye. Bye, darling.

Christine? Yes?

Oh, hello.

I just about ran into your lover on the way up the stairs.

Oh, but you know that's nothing.

I have some tapes for you.

Good.

And some films.

Really? Yep.

You ought to get a kick out of some of those.

You know that I don't go to that scene.

I know.

Well, there was this Japanese man, went on and on about some new phone system

they are developing.

Didn't understand a word of it.

And then there was this German man, this kind of German -Israeli merger or

something. I really don't know. This is the film to go with it.

Should be fun.

And that's for the rent.

Thank you.

Now, listen, Christine, I have a job for you Friday night.

Oh, but I thought we were having dinner Friday night.

Oh, I'm sorry. This thing came up. It's very important. I can make it up to you.

All right.

Now, what's that?

This is a radio transmitter.

You're a regular little CIA all on your own, aren't you?

It's your instructions.

Now, pay very close attention.

You want a drink?

Oh, no, no, thank you.

Now, you leave the apartment at 7 .15.

Before you go, call that number there.

Let her ring three times, then hang up.

Can't I just call to say I'm leaving?

Come on, Christine, three times. Now, that's the game. Hey, all right.

Three times.

Now, you arrive at the apartment at 8 o 'clock. 8 o 'clock exactly.

Not before, not after.

Before you go up, there's a phone booth in front.

Go into the phone booth, call that number again, let it ring three times,

hang up just as before.

God, I never remember all this.

Sure you will.

Who lives there, anyway?

You don't really want to know that, do you?

No, not really.

The key will let you into the apartment indicated.

Now, as soon as you've entered, you take the radio transmitter.

Now, you take the device and place it in some concealed spot anywhere in the

room, under a table, behind a chair, anywhere, just as long as it's pointed

this direction toward the middle of the room.

Now, that's very important. You understand that?

Yes, I think so. Now, just before you leave, you remove the tape, switch it to

one, and nothing will happen.

But don't touch it. Don't meddle with it. Just leave the room, go down to the

phone booth, call me one more time to let me know that you've finished the

let it ring three times, then out back to the apartment here. You should be

at nine o 'clock.

Call me just as soon as you've arrived.

You expect me to remember all that?

Oh, well, not right away, perhaps.

But I'll be here till you do.

Even if it takes all night.

Now, let's start at the beginning.

What's the phone number?

No, no, no, don't look at it.

794 -4240.

Very good.

I leave this appointment at 7 .15.

Before leaving, I phone that number three times.

I have to be there at 8 o 'clock.

Now, before going in, I go to the phone booth and phone that number three times

again, right?

My, my.

This is a surprise. Hello, Bert.

Well, a pleasure, sir. A real pleasure.

May I come in? Please.

Through there, sir.

Yes.

My little menagerie.

And some of my trophies.

I was in the East African Rifles, you know. 15 years.

Were you really?

Yes, 15 years. Good Lord.

I was just about to make a pot of tea, if you fancy some tea, sir.

Ah, no, thank you, Bert. I really don't have the time.

Oh.

Pushkin. Red.

Off. Off. Off you go. Let the professor sit down.

Here we are, sir.

Order a nice glass of beer, if you fancy a beer, sir.

Nice tupper scotch. Ah, no, thank you, Bert. Not right now.

Well, this is an honor, sir. A real honor. Well, there's no need to tell you

much we value the information that you've given us.

Thank you, sir.

Only too glad to be of service, sir. And we appreciate that.

Well, that reminds me.

I made some notes somewhere.

I overheard this conversation.

Very interesting it was. Very interesting.

There were these two gents from the steel company.

Oh, there's no need to worry about that now, Bert. Oh, no, sir. No. I believe in

being thorough.

Ah, here we are.

Go down here, every detail, and you'll be pleased for that, sir.

Oh, yes, yes.

Very efficient.

I like to be methodical, sir.

Well now, what can I do for you this time, sir?

Well, I have quite a serious problem, Bert. I was hoping that perhaps you

be able to help me solve it.

You can rely on me, sir. You know that? It seems there's been a security leak.

It could affect the entire operation.

Well, that is serious.

Very serious.

There's a woman involved.

A woman?

Yes, I thought I could trust her, but... I'm sorry you made a mistake, sir. If

you forgive me saying so.

They're not to be trusted, sir. This woman is a high -class whore. They're

whores, sir.

Well, I thought you'd be useful to us for a while, and she was.

But now she seems to be playing both sides of the fence.

Typical. Yes.

Well, it seems I made a...

A bad mistake.

Nothing we can't put right, sir.

What would you suggest we do?

Well, if you ask me, I think we'd be better off without her, sir.

Could I have a drink now? A nice drop of scotch, sir.

Thank you.

Yes, women are all the same.

Going about, throwing themselves off.

They're unclean, sir. That's what they are.

Unclean. I hate them.

Maybe one of them. I hate them.

Do you think that you could take care of her for me?

I dare say so, sir.

Any particular plan in mind, sir?

Friday, uh... Are you working Friday?

Till eight o 'clock, sir.

Eight o 'clock.

Yes, well... I'll get a key for her apartment.

Oh, this has to be very carefully planned. I don't want you incriminated.

far too valuable to us for that.

Trust you, sir. I'll work something out and get the details to you just as soon

as I can.

We can deal with it, sir.

Don't you worry.

No, four murders in one night doesn't seem to be a very reasonable way to

approach this thing. I mean, the police... There's not going to be four

Two at the most.

But you just told me there was four people.

It's no longer your problem, E .J.

Well, we've got a hell of a lot at stake here. I have to assume responsibility,

right?

And it won't be connected with us? No.

Okay, when? I mean, when does this take place?

Friday night.

I'd better leave right away tonight for Washington.

Yes, I think you should.

Well, I can't afford to hang around.

No, you can't. Well, of course I can't. You must understand that.

I do.

Well, you've got to be a very important, powerful man, Bob.

One day, you will have forgotten all about this.

A little unpleasantness, you know what I mean?

Senor? Listen, the gardener writes to me. Remember that restaurant down on the

beach?

What was the name of it? Yeah, it was kind of a club.

The L... L...

Topo. El Topo. Oh, my gosh, man.

It was something else that day. Oh, yeah.

That night, too, as I recall.

Ah, you were like.

Tu costa del sol.

Two happy memories.

I loved you. Did you know that?

Do you know you love me?

Yeah, I know that too.

Is that why you walked out on me?

Oh, Jean.

Maybe.

One travels faster alone.

Sorry about that.

I mean... Sure.

Maybe you were right. You certainly travel fast, right?

Up to the top. No, not to the top. Almost to the top, right? Up there,

Where all the power...

Who can't see me? Why?

The committee... The committee... The

presidential advisory committee.

Right.

I'm in.

Almost.

Why?

You're human.

You're a human being. They wouldn't like that.

That's because I'm feeling particularly human tonight.

What do you think?

I think you're beautiful.

You at least don't.

Yes, but you do look beautiful.

You know, something.

The enclosed key will let you into the woman's apartment.

Phone me from the call box by the apartment as soon as you arrive.

The girl will be alone.

I will arrange that. And in this cellophane packet is a tiny fragment of

skin.

Skin invariably collects beneath the nails of a woman who has been savagely

attacked.

Place the skin under the fingernails.

This should keep the police pathologist busy for a time.

So you see, I am doing all I can to protect you.

With these instructions, you will find a key to a left luggage locker at

Marylebone Station.

The number is on the key.

You go to Marylebone Station directly from your apartment.

Anything else I can get you before I go?

No.

Good night.

Good night, Miss Robertson.

Thank you.

Bye.

Yes, hello.

Oh, Robert, I'd like to see you. I'm right in the middle of something. I've

to finish it by tomorrow, so... Please, Robert, I want to talk to you.

Jean, listen, I'll call you in the morning, huh?

Good night.

Jean. I'm sorry I had to. I... Well, listen, I... What the hell? I told you I

was busy.

Well, are you going to slam the door or what? No, no, no. Come on in. I'm sorry.

Are you expecting somebody?

I mean, do you have a date? No, I don't have a date. I'm working on my speech.

Now, what is it that can't wait till morning?

What am I?

Am I a one -night stand?

Listen. Don't look at me.

Please. Listen.

Come on.

So you're going to get the hell out of here so I can get back to work?

Hmm?

Yeah.

David.

Where have you been?

I was seen.

Some woman. She saw me.

Well, you get home as quick as you can. Call me when you get there.

I put you in a terribly embarrassing position. I'm sorry.

No, no, no. Just an associate.

Jean.

There's no need to explain. Really, no explanations.

There it is.

Christina.

Thank you.

Well, I can't go through with it.

What?

I can't go through with it. I just can't do it, that's all.

You'll just have to find someone else.

Where are you?

I'm outside the club.

Now, look, you must try and understand that... Alex, you're going to go through

with it just as we planned.

I don't care anymore, you see.

What happens to me?

I just cannot go through with it. Alex, I'll tell you what's going to happen to

you. You're going to be finished, wiped out. I thought I made that clear. We've

been through all of this before.

You wouldn't do that, would you?

You wouldn't do that.

You just try me.

Now you go round the back of the clock.

You wait for him. He should be there any minute now.

Do what you have to do, and then you call him five times, just as we planned.

know all that.

Listen to me. God damn it.

It's either you or him. Now what's it going to be?

Alex?

What the hell didn't you call me?

I was going to call you.

I meant to call you. It's just that I... What's the matter with you? Are you

drunk? I just don't feel... You're sick.

I just don't feel too grand.

I, uh, it's the diabetes, you know.

Well, maybe you'd better take your injection.

No, I did, I did.

Um, I, I, uh, before I, um, I...

Well, how'd it go?

I saw it.

What?

She, um... Would you do it?

Yes, I did it.

Did it.

I... I... I

hit him.

Easier than I expected.

We've done it.

We've done it.

We've done it. See?

We've done it.

And we...

I sent you there.

Well, I understand your problem, but there must be somebody who can take over

this assignment.

Well, there isn't.

Well, I can't get any place with Elliot.

What's the hang -up, Jean? Personal?

Personal, yes. I mean, it is. It's personal. You don't want to believe

sold out.

Am I wrong, Jean? No.

You're right, as always.

Are you going to do your job? Yes.

Tell Elliot he's on borrowed time. Whatever you say.

I'm sure it's something you'll be able to live with.

Yes, well, for 800 pounds, I certainly hope so.

It has an abstract quality which is most original. Don't you find so? Yes, it's

quite interesting.

This just arrived by special delivery, Professor.

What is it? I've no idea.

Here you are. Thank you, sir. I'll take these bags down now, Professor.

We are having an exhibition of Marguerite's work in January.

I'm sure you'll be interested.

Thank you. I'll make a point of that.

Well, good day to you, sir. Good day. Your plane's at 2 o 'clock, which means

you must leave here not later than 4 .45.

1 .45.

Oh, madam.

Ah, Robinson.

Professor at home?

Yes, she's in the study.

Well?

Oh, Jean.

You made it.

Just came over the telex. A special statement from the PR office of the

House. Congratulations.

Well, thank you.

I think that calls for a drink.

It's got a two o 'clock plane to catch. That means I have to leave at one o

'clock. Okay.

You'll make it. You always do.

Brandy will. Fine.

Oh, I'm sorry about last night.

I realize I couldn't have been more wrong.

The only thing that you're involved with is yourself.

Yourself. It's your work.

We're going back to Washington.

They've really got you, haven't they?

They've got their man right up there where it counts.

EDC and Farnsworth can run the government any way they want because

Professor Elliot is right in there next to the president.

I hope they're paying you a lot of money. Yes, they are.

Oh.

Jean, there are a hell of a lot of things in this world that need to be

And to do them, the right man has to be in the right place at the right time.

Are you the right man?

Yes. You know, it's usual in a civilized society to wait until you're elected to

a post.

Not smash your way through whether you're wanted or not. That's why the

world is falling around all about us because we're waiting for the right man

be elected.

That's called democracy, don't you remember?

Yes, the whole world's governed by a bunch of democratically elected

There's no time for that anymore, Jean.

Or a little fascism can go a long way.

You don't seem to understand that there are things that I believe in. I believe

in very deeply.

I'm not about to wait around for a bunch of half -assed politicians to screw

things up when I know that I can do a hell of a lot better job.

And that's not vanity or conceit or a damn thing. That's pure, honest

conviction. The end justifies the means.

You know, sir, there's a lot of us poor, downtrodden peasants who don't happen

to agree with you. That's why you're peasants. This particular peasant

intend to stay down. Oh, well, Jean, you're stuck in time.

Kind of an argument went out with the cold -worn flower children. Well,

something else. You know, I've been digging up a lot of stuff, and the more

kept digging, the more I kept finding out that you were involved. I'm going to

write about it, Robert.

I'm going to write about it.

I'm going to throw the mud against the wall, and some of it is going to stick

you.

Well, write it then, Jean.

I have never ever really trusted you, Elliot, and it would be reasonable,

therefore, to suppose that should I die an unnatural death, you and your

organisation are likely to be responsible.

I've been working for some months now on a highly toxic substance under a war

office contract.

The poison is long -lasting and will penetrate the skin.

The pages of this notebook are completely saturated in this poison.

By the time you've read this far, you have about five minutes left to live.