All language subtitles for The FBI s06e16 The Stalking Horse

Jenkins, Station 7.

This is Coulson at Central Security.

Yes, sir.

I'm not getting a monitor picture from
the computer room.

You better go by and check out the
closed circuit camera.

Right.

Get me Mr. Barrington.

Barrington. Mr.

Barrington, this is Jenkins down at the
computer room. I hate to bother you when

you're working so late, but something's
come up.

Yes, what is it, Jenkins?

Well, it looks like somebody's been in
the computer room tonight.

Well, that's a little ridiculous, isn't
it?

It's always locked at night.

Yes, sir, I know, but someone has been
here tonight.

Well, I'm working on a report, but all
right, I'll be down in a few minutes.

Yes, sir.

The FBI.

A Quinn Martin production.

Starring Ephraim Zimbalist Jr.

Also starring Philip Abbott, William
Reynolds, with guest stars

Steve Forrest, Harold Gould, and special

guest star Diana Hyland.

Tonight's episode...

The Stalking Horse.

Evidence of tampering with a laboratory
computer at Millard Industries in

Dallas, Texas.

alerted the company to suspected
espionage involving a new top -secret

fuel, the PRONUS project, known to be
among top targets of the Communist Bloc

intelligence services.

The FBI was immediately contacted, and
Inspector Lewis Erskine arrived to

spearhead the investigation.

Mr. Erskine.

Mr. Millard.

Well, I'm certainly glad to see you.

Thank you.

I'm grateful for the FBI's help.

We appreciate your cooperation, Mr.
Malloy.

As you've requested, I haven't told
anyone.

Not even my top management staff.

Now, as far as they're going to know,
you're the computer quality control

down here to make your yearly report,
right?

That'll be fine.

Sit down, please.

What else can we do to help you?

Well, to start off with, I'll need an
office, obviously, and full security

clearance around the plant.

Surely that can be arranged.

Have you made any progress in your
investigations since we talked?

Well, our own security people have done
about as much nosing around as they can

without creating suspicion.

What about the computer itself?

It can tell us many things, Inspector.

But it won't tell us who tampered with
it.

No, you mentioned a code word that has
to be used to activate it. That's right.

I've ordered the code words changed on a
more frequent basis.

Who would have access to those?

The lab chief, of course.

Programmers. That would include you, I
assume?

Yes.

Two members of my management team also.

Could I have a list of those people?

Surely.

Now, Dennis, you're one of the best men
we've got. You're part of the image

that's going to put our company on top.

So far, it still isn't getting me any
closer to that promotion you promised.

Well, don't be too impatient.

I talked to Millard just the other
night.

You'll see.

Be back in ten minutes.

Oh, Lee.

Good morning, Benson.

Lee, I want you to meet Lewis Erskine.

He's going to be with us for a few weeks
doing a quality control study on our

whole computer complex.

How do you do?

Lee Barrington.

Dennis Carey. How are you?

Lee here is our technical sales and
research director.

And Dennis is one of our brilliant young
chemists.

Well, I hope I have a chance to talk to
you both.

Glad to help any time, Mr. Erskine.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Don't worry about that other matter,
Dennis. I'll take care of it.

Well, Lewis, I'll have to get you over
to the house some weekend while you're

here and let my beautiful wife show you
some Texas hospitality.

I'd enjoy that. Yes, Lee has another
title which isn't printed on the company

stationery. He's also married to my
daughter, Carol.

Well, it's a good old American way. Work
hard, apply yourself, and marry the

boss's daughter.

Oh, I'm afraid Lee tends to be a bit
modest.

Hey, did you invite him to the cocktail
party?

No, I hadn't thought about it. A little
company get -together at my club

tomorrow night.

Would you like to come?

Well, it sounds like fun.

I doubt it. Probably as dull as a board
meeting, but the drinks are free.

Look, I've got to get over to legal for
a few minutes. Call me if you need

anything, Lewis. Anything at all.
Thanks.

Come on, let me show you your office.

What a lovely surprise.

What'd they say?

Indeed, they can't use half a formula.

Would you tell them that was all I could
get? That the guard almost caught me? I

explained it, but it didn't help.

What we gave them is useless without the
rest of it.

Well, that's too much.

I can't go through that again.

But the company won't pay unless you do.

They can't compete with Millard
Industries with only half a formula.

Well, the company doesn't know how
dangerous it is.

But, darling, that's why they're paying
us $75 ,000.

And with that money, we could have gone
off somewhere.

By ourselves, like we planned.

Why make it any worse?

You want me to be happy because it is?

Instead of the end of a rainbow, it's
the end of a dream.

No.

No.

You'll find a way.

Sure. Someone will just wave a magic
wand.

Oh, Lee.

With that money...

would have given you the freedom from
your wife's checkbook.

You make it sound like I have a business
arrangement with my wife.

Don't you?

Come on, Joanne, I tried.

It just didn't work, that's all.

You're right, and that's all I have a
right to ask.

Look, they've tightened security
procedures at the plant. Even if I

back into that laboratory, it would be
too risky.

What are we...

It was our only chance.

We shouldn't talk here. Come upstairs.

I can't.

I have to get home.

Tomorrow? There's this party.

It's a company thing.

I have to go.

With your wife?

Look, I didn't say I wanted to go.

Let's not argue.

We won't.

Not anymore.

Goodbye.

You have a lovely day, Joanne.

What if I had brought him up here?

But you didn't.

Delicious.

Thank you.

If you were that hungry, you could have
sent out for something.

Your concern is not food.

It is Mr. Barrington.

I know my job.

Yes, of course you do.

He's scared.

Then soothe him.

Comfort him.

Tell him it's going to be all right once
he gets the rest of the formula.

It's not that easy.

If I push him too hard, I'll scare him
away.

I'm doing the best I can.

Better.

You must do better.

I'll give you one more week to get it.

You are the miracle.

Then you give me a miracle.

Is that all, Nobler?

Joanne, one more week.

Crypt analysis, Colby.

Yeah, Lou, hold on. Mr. Ward.

Inspector Erskine.

Miss Lewis, how's it going out there?

Well, I've been going over the company's
security reports.

The fragment left in the computer didn't
yield enough to identify the stolen

chemical formula.

Well, we may have something here that'll
help you.

A shortwave message was intercepted this
morning in New York.

We were still working out the code, but
we managed to pick out several words.

One of them was Saturn.

But Millard isn't involved in the Saturn
project.

I know that. But he is involved with the
Cronus project.

And if you'll bone up in your mythology,
you'll find that the word Saturn is

Latin for the Greek god Cronus.

Code within a code. That's most erudite
of you, Arthur.

Also, the West German police picked up a
courier in Bonn carrying the copy of a

chemical formula.

Or rather, half a chemical formula.

We've tentatively identified it as the
Cronus propellant.

But I'd like to check it against the
formula stored in the large computer

to be sure.

We'll want confirmation, all right, but
I strongly suspect it'll match.

When can I get a copy?

Colby's coming out there to work with
you. He'll bring it.

Good.

I need a drink.

What's the matter?

You seem quiet.

Do I?

Come on, Carol. This is supposed to be
an occasion.

I guess I just want you all to myself.

It seems we so seldom get a chance to be
together anymore.

Lee?

I love you.

What brought that on?

I just felt like saying it, that's all.

Waiter, would you fix me a scotch water,
please?

Lee, who's that woman with Dennis Carey?

I don't know.

Leave it up to a swinging bachelor to
get the prettiest woman in town.

Not since I've got the prettiest woman
right here.

I wish it were so, just for you.

Mr. Carey. Glad to see you, Mr. Erskine.

I'd like you to meet Joanne Kenston.

Hello. How are you? Are you with Millard
Industries, too?

No, I'm at a company that sells to
Millard.

He's what's known as a quality control
specialist.

That sounds very interesting.

Yes, I suppose so.

I've been trying to get Dennis to tell
me what he does, but all he'll say is

that he makes mud pies in the
laboratory.

Ah, but the mud I use is very special.

Never mind. I don't want to hear it now.

Excuse me, darling.

Would you excuse me for a moment?

Mr. Barrington, how nice to see you.

Miss Kinston, I didn't know you were
coming to this party.

Well, call it luck.

I found a young man who was interested
enough to take me.

Joanne, why are you doing this?

Oh, why not? I'm not attached to anyone.

Shouldn't I be allowed to go to parties
with young, attentive bachelors? He's

not your type. My girl can't be too sure
these days.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I must get
back to my date.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your
attention for a moment?

Now, I know that this is a party and not
a time for listening to speeches, so

I'm going to make this brief.

You all know that Millard Industries has
been without an assistant to our chief

chemist, Dan Harold, for the past month.

Well, if we didn't have so many worthy,
bright young men to choose from, we

could have made the decision long ago.

It's been a tough choice to make.

But I think that the man we finally
settled on is the right man.

Dave Sallet.

Dave, congratulations.

I feel so sorry for Dennis.

Shows how much your father thinks of my
recommendations.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, I'm not
finished yet.

I have another announcement to make.

Now, this may come as a surprise to some
of you, but once you hear it, I don't

think too many of you will be surprised.

You all know that Millard Industries has
been expanding.

Well, in the light of this, we decided
that there's room for more than one man

at the top.

Besides me, that is.

So it makes me very proud.

And I don't feel the least bit guilty in
announcing to you that the new post of

executive vice president will be filled
by Lee Barrington.

Thank you.

Let's go, huh?

We shouldn't have congratulated him.

Suit yourself.

Lord.

Mr.

Barron, may I offer my congratulations?

Right now, you must be the happiest man
in the whole world.

How was your trip?

It could have been more enjoyable if I
hadn't been carrying this.

A copy of the formula taken from the
courier in Bonn. Thanks.

And this envelope contains a resume
prepared for the office here. Principal,

management people, executives, lab
personnel.

Any possible suspects?

Nothing on the face of it, Lou.

Nothing in their backgrounds.

No. Apparent financial problems that
tend to compromise any of them.

Doesn't help much.

There's one person with an interesting
employment background.

His name is Dennis Carey, one of the
chemists.

Yeah, I've met him.

From the record, he's considered to be a
brilliant scientist, but erratic.

Five different jobs in three years.

Seems to be the pattern. He gets
disenchanted for one reason or another,

and moves on.

What do his previous employers have to
say about him?

Why don't we check in on them?

One thing we know.

All of his jobs have been involved with
the aerospace field.

Top secret government work.

Well, well, well.

Who is it?

Lee, let me in.

I thought you were still celebrating
your promotion.

I don't want it.

Really?

An important job, a loving wife, lots of
money in the family.

Sounds very comfortable to me.

It's a trap.

A velvet -lined trap.

I seem to have heard a variation of that
before.

A man's married.

Doesn't love his wife, hates his job. No
one understands him.

One day he's going to quit it all.

Meanwhile... It's not a cheap game with
me, Joanne. I love you.

Oh, Lee, don't make it worse.

All right, the two of us will go away
right now. I'll dump it all.

And do what?

Start all over again?

Oh, Lee, you said yourself the only
reason Millard pushed you to the... top

because of his daughter.

If you leave her, I can just see the
kind of job reference he'll give you.

I'll find something else.

Without any money?

Oh, Lee, listen to me.

I'm touched that you really love me
enough to start all over again.

But a year from now, you'll still be
struggling and hating me for being the

cause of it all.

I wanted to have more of a chance than
that.

Joanne, if you love me, you'll wait for
me.

That promotion will mean a raise, and
I'll save all I can, and when I've got

enough, we'll go.

But that could take five years.

I can't wait that long.

All right, I'll try again.

First chance I get, I'll try again.

It's going to be so wonderful for us.

See those spools where the information
is stored magnetically?

Until the computer is activated by the
proper code word. That's right.

Well, can we check out the two formulas
now? Surely.

Look at this.

Well, that confirms it.

Espionage, without a doubt.

I'm afraid so.

You know, I started this business in a
garage workshop.

Nobody seemed very interested in my work
then.

It's the price of success.

You're pretty sure whoever it was only
managed to get half a formula.

Well, I think the guard interrupted him.

Well, half a formula isn't going to do
them much good.

Well, depending on that.

And they could try it again.

I've ordered that closed -circuit
security camera moved away from the

fixture.

Well, I'd rather see everything left as
it was. We don't want them to think

we're expecting return visit.

Oh, you're right, of course. I'll cancel
the work order.

Are you making any progress on that list
I gave you?

There is one question I'd like to ask
about Dennis Carey.

Dennis?

You think he's the one?

Well, according to the security reports,
he's been spending a lot of extra time

in the lab.

I was wondering, is he involved in some
kind of special project?

No, his workload is no different from
the other chemists.

I see.

I wasn't going to mention this, but...
It seemed my problem rather than yours.

At the party last night, Dennis came up
to me and resigned on the spot.

What do you say, why?

Seems he's taking a new job at Laughlin
Laboratories in Pittsburgh.

I told him we could release him within a
week.

I think that's about ready, don't you?

We're almost ready.

Come on, Vincent, tell us. What's the
secret formula?

Oh, no.

Not a chance. The mullard steak?

One of the best -kept secrets in the
world.

Not even my daughter knows the recipe.

Come on, Lee. Join the party, please.

I'm here. I have to be. It's our house.

Carol, I'm tired of that dialogue. The
great Millard's steak, a masterpiece of

culinary perfection.

Well, I better go help Dad serve the
guests.

You coming?

In a minute.

Here,

Carol. You can take over now.

Well, Vincent, another triumphant
cookout.

All right, Lee.

Let's get it out in the open where we
can both take a shot at it.

I don't know what you mean.

Yes, you do.

Talking about your attitude.

Anybody else would have jumped at the
chance to become executive vice

And yet you... I like it, the feeling
you actually resent it.

Look, Vincent, it's not that.

Well, what is it?

As your father -in -law and your
employer, I have a right to know.

It's me.

It's something personal.

Well, does it, uh...

Does it involve Carol?

Oh, no.

No. She's happier.

I think.

Whatever it is, I want you to work it
out.

Don't spare the expense.

If it's emotional, get a doctor.

Look, I want you to be ready, willing,
and able to work with me now.

Sure, Vance. Anything you say.

All right, Lee.

I'm not supposed to say anything. Not
even to my own family, but...

Doesn't seem to be any other way to make
you understand.

The, um... Company's in a critical
situation right now.

I need somebody who's strong and
trustworthy to back me up.

What kind of critical situation?

There's been some espionage at the
plant.

Espionage?

I'd call the FBI.

Who do they suspect?

Well, checking everybody.

But it seems they're narrowing it down
to only those who are able to operate

computers. And, of course, those who
were there the night it happened.

Well, it would take in quite a few,
wouldn't it?

Lee, you're not being fair. I'm not
allowed to tell you who wants the

It's called business ethics.

It's not for another company at all.

The FBI is investigating.

It's espionage.

It's for a cause, a very good cause.

You're an agent.

You're some kind of a spy.

Don't be so dramatic.

We can work this out together.

No. No more.

There are no more games to be played
between us.

Regretfully, the gentleman is right,
Joanne.

Who are you?

A partner, Mr. Barrington.

A silent partner.

Until now.

I'm not getting involved.

Whoever you are, I'm finished.

I'm getting out.

But you are already involved.

It was you who stole the formula from
the computer.

I'm not doing it anymore.

Oh, I think you will.

You see, there is no choice.

They can put you in prison for what you
have already done.

You have to cooperate to protect
yourself.

The FBI... They are investigating your
own words.

That means they have not found their
suspect.

How long do you think it'll take them to
get to me?

Not long.

Unless we help you.

Help me?

You've already put a noose around my
neck.

Oh, yes, but we can let them hang
another man in your place.

Oh?

Have you ever heard of a stalking horse,
Mr. Barrington?

It was a technique used in Europe back
in the 16th century by hunters.

They would walk behind a horse in the
fields, hiding behind it, until they

get close enough to kill their game.

That is what we will give you, Mr.
Barrington.

A stalking horse to hide you from the
FBI.

How do you plan to... We planned a
little money here.

A little information there.

It's just a matter of finesse.

Lee, listen to him.

Let him help you. It's still not too
late for us.

I talked with the Laughlin Laboratories
in Pittsburgh.

Seems Dennis Carey had been negotiating
with them for several months on his new

job.

Have any idea why he decided to take it
now?

They were kind of puzzled by it, too.

They'd kind of given up on Carey, and
suddenly he called them and accepted

offer with no explanation.

He's the one. He's not making much of an
effort to hide it, is he?

One thing more, Lou.

Carry open an account with a bank in
Pittsburgh with a deposit of $5 ,000.

And no withdrawal from the local bank to
account for it.

All right.

I want a 24 -hour surveillance on him.

You better check out all his friends,
including Joanne Winston, the woman he

took to the party.

Oh, Dennis.

What's this I hear about you leaving?

Couldn't turn it down.

Laughlin Laboratories offered me a good
job.

And I didn't?

It's a big competitive world, Mr.
Barrington.

You got another rung up the ladder.

Maybe you could help in time.

But the new job gets me where I want to
be now.

Well, I'm sorry, Dennis, because in time
I would have gotten you that promotion.

You're a good man. We hate to lose you.

But I know how you feel.

Frankly, I didn't think you'd be quite
so... understanding.

Nonsense. I'm happy for you, Dennis. I
really am.

We're friends, and I'd like to keep it
that way.

Thanks. We will.

Look, when you have time, let's talk.

We'll hear all about it.

Sure.

Get me the maintenance department.

Wouldn't have thought much about it, but
the paper looked important.

That's why I called security.

I hope it didn't do anything wrong.

No, Pete, no, not at all.

Good decision.

Very glad you made it.

You say Mr.

Carey called you to fix this tire?

Yes, sir. Said it had gone flat right
here in the parking lot.

What is this?

Mr. Millard, aren't any employees
allowed to quit around here?

Dennis, Pete found this in the back of
your car while he was changing your

You recognize it?

Sure I recognize it.

It's part of the Cronus formula.

What's it doing in my car?

That's what we were hoping you'd tell
us.

I told you all I know about it.

I didn't call Pete to have the tire
fixed because I didn't even know the

was flat.

Do you have any idea as to how that
formula got in your car?

No.

I'm a chemist, not a spy.

I think that'll be all for the moment,
Mr. Carey.

Our photo surveillance on Joanne Kinston
turned out some interesting subjects.

Here's one on Lee Barrington.

Now, we haven't been able to identify
this man yet. Maybe you know him.

Send a copy on to the Bureau.

Seems to know her way around the line
industries pretty well.

It's not difficult to see why she's so
popular.

What about Kerry?

Well, he's still sticking to his story.

He has no explanation for how that data
got into his car.

How could he?

He wouldn't call someone to fix his tire
knowing they'd discover the formula in

the back of his car. Looks like somebody
may be trying to set him up.

Hello?

Lewis, we've got some information on
Joanne Kinston.

Hang on. The time's here. I think you
ought to hear this.

I'm on, sir.

We've run down an employment application
on Joanne Kinston.

Her name's an alias. Her real name is
Marie Roska.

R -O -S -K -A.

She was married to a man named Abel
Roska, who was connected with the Code

trade agency in London.

Where's he now?

All we know is that he suddenly
disappeared behind the Iron Curtain four

ago.

Arthur, I'm sending you a picture of
her.

I'd like an ident on the man with her as
soon as possible.

We may have to move quickly.

Joanne? Looks like we can relax.

They caught him a while ago in the
parking lot.

Now, do I sound upset?

I don't mind telling you I was pretty
scared.

Ah, Lee, I knew it would work out this
way.

Listen, they will relax, and then you
can get the rest of the formula.

Well, can you give me a few minutes
rest?

I just can't break into the lab and
steal secrets because you want me to.

But, Lee, the sooner it's done, the
sooner things will be back to where they

belong with us.

I'm not so sure anymore.

Don't you love me?

Of course I love you.

Why else would I go through all this?

Well, then, please hurry.

Just for me.

Tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow.

Carol. I thought you were... So I see.

Forgive me, darling. I...

I didn't mean to interrupt your romance.

Well, it's just a business call.

Do you always tell all your business
calls that you love them?

Or just that particular call?

Well, you don't understand.

No, but I'm beginning to.

Tell me about her.

And how you have to break into the lab
to steal secrets.

It's his wife. She heard him talking to
me.

That's unfortunate.

It is, because he's a poor liar.

Then perhaps we'd better pay the
Berringtons a visit.

Hit me, Inspector Erskine in Unit 1.

Unit 1, go ahead.

Lou, a call just came in from the
Bureau.

The man in that picture is Janos Lobler.

Up until about six months ago, he worked
for the Code Green trade agency in New

York. Not about a month ago, he
disappeared.

It's 10 -4. Notify the units in the
Kinson surveillance.

It was blackmailing.

There was nothing I could do about it.

Blackmailing you for what?

Well, this woman.

I met her a couple of months ago. She's
very pretty.

Before I realized it, I was trapped.

I thought I... I thought I loved her.

Go on, Lee.

Well, she convinced me to steal some
things from the laboratory.

The secret formula we were working on.

She was going to sell it to a
competitor.

They were going to give her a lot of
money for it.

I tried to break off with her, but she
wouldn't let me.

There was a man with her and...

They said unless I did what they said,
they would tell you everything.

Didn't you realize what you were doing?

Lee, not only to me, but to my father,
to this whole country's security. I

It was my own stupidity, my own
weakness.

But don't you see, Carol, it's over now.

They can't blackmail me anymore. You
know everything.

Do I?

What about that formula you stole from
the laboratory?

I only gave them half of it. It's
useless without the other half.

Help me, Carol.

Will you go to the police with me?

The police?

Well, no.

They'll incriminate me, too.

You don't want me to be locked up, do
you?

Carol, they'll lock me up like a common
criminal.

Honey, it was something I always
wondered about.

When would you get tired of me? When
would you find another woman?

Oh, I was wrong, Carol. I know that now.

And it's wrong not going to the police.

That formula, it's for a government
project.

All right.

Go ahead.

If you don't love me, I can't stop you.

Call the police.

But I do love you, Lee.

I know you do.

And I love you.

What are you doing?

I have to call the police.

You're not calling anybody.

Are you crazy?

This is DL3. We're maintaining
surveillance of Joanne Kinston and an

unidentified male companion.

They've just arrived at 4476 Rancho
Drive.

They're at Barrington Home.

The man is probably Janice Lobler. Keep
them under surveillance. We're on the

way. 10 -4, Inspector.

Let's go.

Wait here.

FBI, miss.

Yeah.

DL -3 to DL -1. Subject is escaped into
the woods beyond the house.

No,

let me go.

You don't understand.

If you call the police, they'll kill
you. They'll kill us both.

What have you done to us?

Please, Carol.

Come to the house with me now.

You have been careless, Mr. Barrington.

This has nothing to do with her. Leave
her alone.

Now it does.

She knows too much. I cannot allow that.

Lobler, this is the FBI.

Drop the gun.

Would you look this statement over,
please?

Make sure it's the way you dictated it
before you signed it.

That's about it.

Looking back now, I can't say that's the
way I wanted it.

Maybe I wanted too much.

Is there anything else?

No, that'll be all.

Miss Barrington?

Did you tell them every little detail,
lover?

Every little detail.

Janos Lobler recovered from his wounds
and with Lee Barrington and Joanne

Kinston was tried and convicted in
federal court of conspiracy to commit

espionage.