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‐ [Narrator] Exotic Venezuela is the tropical setting

for an international chess tournament.

‐ All is ready.

The pieces are in place.

‐ [Narrator] But an old nemesis kidnaps Krissie for revenge.

‐ I have such difficulty dealing with rejection.

‐ [Narrator] Now, in the heat of the moment,

it's St rake's turn.

‐ Time for the black knight

to take the white queen's pawn.

‐ [Narrator] As the danger is about to explode.

On the next Acapulco H. E. A. T..

♪ I feel the heat

♪ I feel the heat

♪ I feel the heat

♪ Sweat dripping down my spine

♪ Making me crazy

♪ Wet fingers touching mine

♪ Making me hazy

♪ I'm on the street

♪ I feel the heat

♪ Burning inside me

♪ I feel the heat

♪ Burning inside me

♪ I feel the

♪ Can you feel it

♪ Deep in your soul

♪ Whoa whoa feel the

♪ I feel the heat

♪ Burning inside me

♪ Burning hot

♪ I feel the heat

♪ Burning inside me

♪ Burning hot

♪ I feel the heat

♪ Burning inside me

♪ Burning hot

♪ I feel the heat

♪ Burning inside me

♪ Burning hot

♪ I feel the heat

‐ [Ashley] While the H. E. A. T. team

was winding up an assignment in Puerto Vallarta,

little did we know

that several thousand miles away, in Caracas, Venezuela,

an assassination was taking place

that would threaten the lives of every one of us.

Worse still, the assassin turned out to be

none other than our old nemesis, Neil Strake,

who had already tried to kill us several times before.

(gun firing)

‐ The doctor did a wonderful job.

You're a perfect duplicate of the late Mr. Castakian.

Even he wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

‐ Good afternoon Mike, Ashley.

I've got a job that I think both of you will enjoy,

especially you, Mike.

Andre Sokol has entered a chess tournament

in Caracas, Venezuela.

‐ Andre?

‐ A friend of yours, Mike?

‐ My best buddy in the KGB.

‐ Sokol is now President Yeltsin's

most trusted unofficial advisor.

Now that the hardliners have threatened

President Yeltsin once again,

Sokol is in a very tenuous position.

‐ Is there any specific threats,

or do you just want us to cover the whole ballpark?

‐ Our sources believe that the hardliners may attempt

to assassinate Sokol during the chess tournament.

‐ Why aren't the Russians sending security?

‐ [Mr. Smith] Sokol's refused it.

‐ Sounds like Andre all right.

‐ I want H. E. A. T. to see that he stays alive.

‐ Consider it done.

Holding hands with the KGB?

‐ He was my opposite number when I was stationed in Europe.

He kind of had a soft spot for capitalists.

‐ He must have been pretty courageous

to stay in the KGB all that time.

‐ The man was a brilliant operative, and a great guy.

When I first came to Europe

he sent me a welcome card and a bottle of vodka.

‐ No wonder you like him.

(intriguing music)

‐ Andre Sokol.

‐ Mikail Savage!

You look well.

‐ Come in, come in.

I would like you to meet my partner and roommate,

Ashley Hunter‐Coddington.

Andre Sokol.

‐ What he means by roommate is that

we share an apartment, not a room.

‐ Still mischievous with disinformation, huh Makial?

(laughing)

My pleasure, Ashley.

Any roommate of Makial's is a friend of mine.

‐ Why don't I let the towards of you reminisce?

Nice to meet you, Andre.

I'll speak with you later.

‐ Very beautiful partner you have.

‐ She certainly is.

So, you got my note.

‐ I did, I did!

Tell me, Makial,

what amazing coincidence brings you down here

same time as me, huh?

‐ Hey, there's no such thing as a coincidence

in this business, and you taught me that.

‐ So, what do you do now?

‐ Beachwear fashion.

‐ (laughing) That makes sense,

considering your appetite for ladies.

You down here because of me?

‐ You need security, Andre.

Nobody's bulletproof, not even you, old timer.

‐ Ah.

Because I reject my Russian protectors,

you are compromised, huh?

‐ That's right.

‐ Okay, I accept.

Simply because it amuses me

to be on same side as you for once.

You always had guts of Cossack!

You should have been a Russian.

‐ And how's the civilian life?

‐ Boring, boring.

I think maybe I retired too early.

‐ Still reckon you got a little bit

of unused luck left in you?

‐ Maybe.

‐ Are you gonna use it in the chess tournament?

‐ Doesn't work like that, you know that.

‐ Yeah, I guess not.

‐ You got precisely two minutes, comrade.

‐ The money has been deposited to your Swiss account.

‐ You know I don't accept Russian rubles.

‐ We're having trouble getting foreign currency.

‐ You're not playing games with me, I hope.

‐ Rubles was all we had.

It you're successful in eliminating comrade Sokol.

‐ If?

You dare speak to me of ifs.

‐ Well,

when you will eliminate comrade Sokol,

we will be able to exchange the rubles for dollars.

‐ Very well.

I'll proceed with the assassination.

‐ You will.

‐ Yes.

I have many other interests here,

and a few old scores to settle.

But rest assured comrade,

if the exchange does not take place as planned,

you will be my next target.

‐ I promise you, the exchange rate will but very favorable.

(speaking in foreign language)

‐ If Sokol's such an important piece

of the Russian reform movement,

why's he jetting off to Caracas to play chess?

‐ Because he's a risk‐taker, Cat.

Some people like to do what they wanna do

when they wanna do it.

‐ So, if the spectators are roped off from the players,

how are we supposed to stay close to him?

‐ Ah ha!

I knew someone would ask that question.

That's why yours truly will be one of the officials

who's monitoring the chess tournament.

‐ Which gives us one more body near Sokol.

‐ It gives us two.

‐ Oh no, I know what's coming next.

‐ During the game, there will be two beautiful models

who will push giant chess pieces across the board,

so that the gallery can watch the action too.

‐ And I still want one more person in the playing area.

‐ Okay, well it's too late to enter the tournament,

so one of us is going to have to replace a player

who has already been entered.

‐ Not one of us, miss thing, you.

‐ Well you're the chess expert.

‐ So now all we have to do is find someone

who is willing to change places with me.

‐ Krissie.

‐ I'm sending you photographs and bios

of all the players on the fax.

I'm also sending up the photographs on the screen.

‐ We'll see if I know any of the competitors personally.

If I do, I should be able to persuade them.

‐ And if you can, maybe Mr. Smith or C5 can.

‐ I'm not being rude actually,

but to you think you can make it through

to the semi‐finals on a grandmaster level?

‐ If I can't, Krissie's computer can.

I'll have a micro‐transmitter in my ear.

She can run a parallel game on her computer.

‐ Do you mean to tell me that you're gonna cheat?

‐ Yes.

You taught me well.

Oh look, it's Mike's long lost twin.

(laughing)

Oh wait a minute, I know her.

It's Marina Russo, I played against her lots of times.

‐ Think you could get her to swap places with you?

‐ She owes me a favor, a big one.

‐ I am personally going to be monitoring

each and every move you make.

And I will instruct you on how to make those moves.

‐ Please don't employ me to do a job

and then tell me how to do it.

‐ You're an infamous liar,

appallingly bad cheat,

and a mediocre chess player at best.

So you will make each and every move

you see on that screen.

‐ I don't see any moves on the screen.

Sorry.

‐ Try these.

‐ Very nice.

‐ Touch of genius.

‐ Very, very nice.

‐ Yes.

‐ Like taking candy from a kid.

(regal classical music)

‐ Ladies, the two most important aspects of your job

will be to move the pieces as quickly

and to resume your positions as quietly as possible.

Jolly good.

‐ Man am I glad to be out of that tux.

‐ You are a total bohemian!

‐ And proud of it.

Last time I wore a tuxedo was my senior prom.

‐ You're kidding.

‐ Nope.

‐ So who did you take?

‐ Joanne Clemens.

Body of death.

‐ So was it worth wearing a tux?

‐ Oh yeah.

My first love.

What a girl.

‐ So why did you break up with her?

‐ Break up?

We only went out a couple of times.

‐ Your first love lasted a couple of times?

‐ That's bad?

‐ Unbelievable!

‐ Well I guess my patience wasn't what it could have been.

‐ That must be why you like these chess tournaments so much.

‐ Yeah, I think you think they're pretty glamorous.

‐ Oh yeah, I can't wait until they ship us off

to protect cakes at a bake‐off.

‐ Mmm.

‐ Seriously though.

We've gotta stay close to them.

What do you two think Ashley's chances are

of lasting until the semis?

‐ Great if they don't discover

that transmitter in her glasses.

‐ Yeah, if she loses that connection

with Krissie in the H. E. A. T. room,

it could get really sticky.

‐ It's not gonna happen.

Nobody can breach our communications,

Krissie's got them sewn up tighter than your bikinis.

‐ Nothing's tighter than her bikini.

‐ And with Strake out of the way,

no one would even try.

‐ Famous last words.

‐ I must have those frequencies, Mr. Kruko.

‐ [Kruko] I've already given you that information!

‐ No, you have not even begun to start.

I want every code,

I want every frequency,

I want every uplink channel.

I want everything.

Do you understand, Mr. Kruko?

I need to take control of that H. E. A. T. room.

And I must have complete control over that place.

Do you understand me?

‐ That will be difficult.

‐ (chuckling) Difficult?

‐ Very difficult.

‐ Oh Mr. Kruko, a man with your gifts and talents

I'm sure can fix a difficulty immediately.

‐ It may be impossible.

‐ Well the impossible will take you a few moments longer.

‐ Here's our bad guys du jour.

I'll send the photos to Caracas.

‐ That's a motley crew.

All right, queen takes knight.

‐ These may be what we are looking for.

‐ This had better be what we're looking for.

‐ Yeah, it's your move!

Ah man!

‐ How's the game coming?

‐ Kicking my butt.

‐ I should hope so.

‐ What happened?

‐ It works!

I've interrupted their transmission.

‐ That is just too weird.

Exit the game.

Start from the beginning.

We've gotta get this going before the tournament.

‐ These are some of the hardliners we're looking for, guys.

So keep your eyes open.

‐ Arthur definitely got the good job this time.

‐ There is a corridor here leading to the service area.

The fusebox is here.

I can set a small bomb here to blow all the circuits,

and black out the whole wing of the hotel.

‐ Mhmm.

I gave Castakian a handkerchief coated with poison

which he'll administer throughout the blackout.

‐ The contestant pass this way every morning and afternoon.

Why don't you just shoot him?

‐ What, shoot him like a dog?

‐ Yeah, shoot him.

‐ Comrade, an assassination is not an everyday occurrence.

It must have the panache, the flair

of a theatrical presentation.

But most importantly my friend,

it must have boldness, originality,

the genius of the assassin.

The device must go off two minutes before the hour.

The victim will arrive exactly on the hour.

Look at me.

Exactly on the hour, do you understand?

‐ I got it.

‐ Good.

‐ Great move, Ashley.

‐ Tall dark and ugly just made his move.

Keep an eye on Sokol.

Don't let him go anywhere.

(tense music)

‐ Come on, to the basement.

‐ Hey!

Freeze!

(screaming)

(gun firing)

‐ We could have used him alive.

‐ All right, I've got your next two moves planned.

So if you need help let me know and I'll...

Uh oh.

Uh, just sit tight.

The whole system just crunched.

‐ Checkmate.

‐ Checkmate.

‐ Better luck next time.

Well played my friend.

‐ Thank you.

Andre.

‐ My darling, you look very beautiful.

‐ Thank you.

‐ Let's go drink some vodka.

‐ (laughing) Okay.

(dramatic piano music)

‐ Hey boss.

It's a small charge remote control,

set to blow these circuits.

Everything this side of the lobby, the whole enchilada.

Complete blackout.

‐ That's some diversion.

‐ Looks like it.

‐ Wait a second.

Don't yank it yet.

Let's wait and see what happens.

I might have you reset it.

Kruko, that's a definite.

What do we have on him?

‐ Ivan Kruko, KGB.

Surveillance expert, he's a real genius.

He graduated from the Moscow Academy of Science at 19,

not a fan of Yeltsin's.

Interpol linked him to the German airport bombing last year.

‐ What's been going on with your system, Krissie?

‐ It's weird stuff.

I don't know, it's like someone's

playing tricks in here somehow.

‐ Strake is the only one who's eve stolen our frequencies.

‐ Yes, but he never could get all the way in.

‐ Besides, I secured every level of transmission

with a MI‐6 cloaking signal after that happened.

That's all I've got, over and out.

‐ It makes perfect sense that Strake would surface here.

Chess is his game.

‐ And he's just the kind of guy

that likes to mix business with pleasure.

‐ But I haven't seen anyone here

who looks remotely like Strake among the competitors.

‐ Then again, he's a master of disguises.

‐ Check.

‐ Let's turn up the heat.

I'm tired of this infantile sparring.

This ought to shake them up a little.

‐ Whoa.

Ashley, can you hear me?

We're losing the chess transmission.

Ashley!

‐ [Strake] Be very careful how you play the game, my dear.

Chess is a lot like life.

One wrong move, and it is all over.

‐ Rather odd time to abandon your strategy, isn't it?

Checkmate.

‐ I tell you,

Nico Castakian knew I was linked up with Krissie.

There was a strange smile on his face

when the voice cut into Krissie's transmission.

‐ Maybe he was just admiring your moves.

‐ You know nothing about chess players, do you?

If they were playing across from a naked women

they wouldn't notice.

‐ I guess I'll never be a good chess player, huh?

‐ A Greek‐American financier with no police record

who's a master chess player, why would he of all people

suddenly become involved in high‐tech espionage?

‐ Nico Castakian wouldn't.

But whoever's masquerading as Castakian clearly would.

‐ Brett.

‐ [Brett] Yeah boss.

‐ I want you to get dental and medical records

and whatever you can on Castakian,

then check the local morgues.

If you don't find anything, check his route on the way here.

My money says you'll find a body on the way.

‐ [Brett] Got it.

‐ If I didn't know better, I'd say Strake was Castakian,

but even he can't disguise himself that well.

‐ Or he could be working for Strake.

And if that's true, then his little pal Kruko

has figured out a way to tap into our system.

I don't mean to push the panic button,

but we're gonna be in a lot of trouble

if these guys are as deep into us as we think they might be.

‐ So let's get all we can on Kruko and see if that helps.

‐ I'll talk to Andre,

see if maybe he can shed some light on the subject.

Andre.

We need you to tell us everything you know about Ivan Kruko.

‐ Ah, brilliant man.

His technical work was unsurpassed in Europe, you know.

You know he was on the verge of perfecting a little gadget

that would unscramble any secure computer system

when Communist Party stopped him.

All his development money disappeared.

He was livid.

‐ Then he sold out to Strake.

‐ Strake, the assassin?

‐ We believe he's here,

and that you're playing one of his men

in the finals tomorrow.

‐ Nico Castakian?

‐ No, it will be an imposter,

not the real Nico Castakian.

‐ As a matter of fact, I want you to forfeit the tournament.

‐ Why?

I can help you take this Strake out.

I'll be sitting right opposite

this imposter at the chess table,

and they're not going to shoot me

because they want to win match first, sure.

‐ Is it really worth taking the risk?

‐ Yes, it's important to me.

‐ You're a sitting duck out there.

‐ Besides, you can't grab Strake

without identifying yourselves,

and that's the downside to your team.

You don't exist.

Strake is a clever man.

He's going to be lurking in background somewhere,

you can be rest assured.

‐ Me might even be one of the onlookers.

We'll never be able to tell

because the man's a master of disguise.

You know, you told me yourself one time Andre,

this is a game where you can never bet with your heart,

but with your mind.

My heart tells me not to let you play tomorrow.

‐ And what does your head say?

‐ The same thing.

‐ Let's go get drink, my friend.

‐ Okay, but no vodka.

(laughing)

‐ I've swept the system three times.

Marcos is checking on the electronics right now.

It could be something to do with

the satellite dishes or the uplink.

‐ You two keep at it, and no more transmissions from HQ

until we're sure of complete security.

‐ How am I gonna get ahold of you?

‐ Use the phone.

Over and out.

‐ But Strake loves a challenge.

He figures a way to breach our new communications codes.

‐ So that puts us at a disadvantage.

‐ Well that's about the size of it.

Except now that we know Castakian's fake,

we've got something to work with.

‐ Yeah, so what's the plan for ID‐ING the imposter?

‐ Well, I know he takes a drink at this bar every afternoon,

in between rounds.

I'm gonna corner him.

‐ Poor slob hasn't got a chance.

‐ Why thank you, kind sir.

I think I'd better get going now, though.

Catherine Winslow, official chess piece mover

and chess groupie extraordinaire has a date at the bar.

‐ Good luck.

‐ No problem.

See you later, handsome.

‐ Not unless I see you first!

‐ Excuse me, Mr. Castakian?

I'm Elizabeth Winslow.

I'm a big fan.

May I join you for a moment?

‐ Take a seat, Elizabeth.

‐ Who's he, your bodyguard?

‐ I'm not a rock star,

just a chess player.

He's a business associate.

Are you a player yourself?

‐ Certainly not in your league.

‐ Well, thanks for the compliment.

‐ I must say though,

I'm really looking forward to your match with Andre Sokol.

‐ Yeah, he's one of Russia's great masters.

‐ Any predictions?

‐ He'll lose.

‐ Tell me how you came to be so passionate about chess.

‐ I'm passionate about everything I do.

Chess, when played by a master,

can rise from science to a fine art.

‐ Who taught you to play?

‐ My grandfather.

He carved a chess board and pieces from marble.

He's a real natural.

‐ Do your brothers and sisters play?

‐ My sister does, my brother doesn't.

‐ Can she beat you?

‐ Not yet.

I really must go.

It's been a pleasure.

‐ Well thank you for your time.

Oh!

Can I have your autograph?

I'll collect them.

‐ I'm afraid you'll have to wait until after the game.

Superstition, sorry.

‐ I understand.

‐ Well someone did their research.

Castakian was taught by his grandfather,

and his daughter is highly ranked in the Eastern US.

‐ Well he didn't fall for the autograph routine.

‐ But you had a Be plan, right?

‐ Yep.

‐ Very slick, Cat.

‐ Thank you.

You know, it's amazing to me,

that with all the killing strikes done,

there hasn't been any hard evidence

to link him to a single crime scene.

‐ Well these prints will confirm Castakian's real identity.

‐ And if we're lucky, maybe we could tie him in with Strake.

‐ I'll get these print to Krissie as soon as possible.

‐ I got news.

Local police force up in the hills just fished a body

out of what they called the Bottomless Lake.

‐ And I'm sure that body was Nico Castakian.

‐ Yep.

‐ Can we keep them from telling Castakian's family

for a few days until we play this out?

‐ It's already been taken care of.

‐ Good.

‐ All right, I've run all self‐tests, all diagnostics,

and I've checked all security procedures.

Everything looks normal.

‐ It's gotta be the roof.

‐ No, I'm not going.

I don't wanna leave you here alone.

No.

‐ I'll be fine.

We'll keep in touch by radio.

Go.

(dramatic piano music)

‐ Check.

Check.

Check.

(sneezing)

What is this?

A circus?

Sir, I'm not accustomed to playing in these conditions.

I demand that the game be sequestered to a private room.

‐ Mr. Castakian is within his rights

to demand a change in venue.

Might I suggest the executive room on the third floor.

Executive room in the hotel,

third floor, north end of the lobby.

‐ Sprinklers.

‐ Check.

‐ Check.

‐ [Mike] All right, Brett, is the surprise in place?

‐ [Brett] Yeah, everything's ready.

‐ Okay, now we just have to figure out

how Strake is gonna kill Andre.

‐ I'm sure Andre's right,

that Strake wants Castakian to beat him first.

‐ With his ego, that would make sense.

‐ So he'll probably take him wit

‐ What?

‐ Well, Castakian wouldn't use a gun or a knife

since he's the only one in the room with him.

‐ That would be foolish.

‐ There's only one logical choice.

‐ Poison.

‐ Time release, so Strake and Castakian

will be long gone by the time Andre's dead.

‐ Well there's an official in the room.

So there's no way he could just drop a mickey in his glass.

‐ And we already know

he's got the electrical system booby trapped,

or at least he thinks he does.

So he'll be planning a diversion

which will give him the opportunity to poison Andre.

‐ A common surface, something they're both gonna touch.

‐ The timer.

‐ Bingo.

But we're not gonna let Strake set off that diversion.

Brett, come in.

‐ Go ahead.

‐ Start the surveillance now.

‐ He's got a handkerchief in his lap.

Can't see what he's doing, but it ain't legal, I know that.

‐ He's probably getting ready to set off his remote.

Just tell me what his face looks like

when instead of a blackout he gets spring showers.

‐ Roger that.

(laughing)

Oh, it's a thing of beauty.

He's mad as a hornet.

‐ All right, come down and join us.

Hey Tommy, you stay with him.

(people talking)

‐ Excuse me me please, excuse me.

‐ All right, everything's all clear up here,

but I got a weird feeling.

I want you to get out of there.

‐ Marcos, I can't get the doors open.

‐ Bypass the security routines.

‐ I tried that.

It's a complete lockdown.

‐ The board is ready, the pieces are in place.

And now it's almost time

for the black knight to take the white queen's pawn.

The real game has begun.

‐ It's a complete shutdown, Marcos.

‐ Well I'm gonna stay up here for a while

and keep an eye out,

but if anything else weird happens,

I want you to go the other emergency evac plan, okay?

So hang in there.

‐ And that, voila,

will take care of the emergency evac plan.

‐ Go around back, meet us there.

‐ [Ashley] He must have gone outside.

‐ Dismissed.

(gun firing)

‐ Krissie!

Krissie!

‐ Open sesame.

‐ Krissie.

Krissie!

(phone ringing)

‐ Savage here.

‐ [Marcos] Mike, we got a problem.

‐ Marcos, what's up?

‐ [Marcos] They got Krissie, man.

‐ Dammit!

When?

‐ [Marcos] Just now, what are we gonna do?

‐ I don't know.

Listen, just hang tough.

We're on our way.

Strake had one of our team members snatched.

‐ They want me for sure.

Let me help.

‐ No way, you're going back to Russia, right now.

‐ You saved my life, I owe you.

‐ And I owed you from before, so we're even now.

‐ Makial.

‐ No!

Forget it.

If he harms one hair on our little Krissie's head,

I'm gonna break every bone in his body.

I'm gonna rip off all of his skin.

‐ Mike, stop it.

‐ No.

Because there's not gonna be enough left of this guy

to make a positive identification, I promise.

‐ You know what?

I think you need a month off.

I'm gonna go talk to Mr. Smith.

‐ What?

‐ A month off, time out.

‐ What's the matter with you, Ashley?

‐ The question is, what's the matter with you?

‐ I'm mad!

That's what's the matter with me!

‐ You're upset, you're emotional,

and raving like a lunatic.

What we need is cool heads now.

‐ You're right.

You know, you're always right.

Why don't I listen to you more?

I should invite Mr Strake down to the H. E. A. T. room

for a cup of tea maybe.

What do you prefer, scones or crumpets?

Then afterwards we'll go for a nice long walk on the beach,

smoke a couple of Cuban cigars maybe.

What do you think about that?

‐ That's better.

And then you can wring his scrawny little neck.

‐ [Narrator] Exotic Venezuela is the tropical setting

for an international chess tournament.

(gun firing)

‐ The team is business.

‐ [Narrator] But an old nemesis kidnaps Krissie for revenge.

‐ The hunters have become the hunted.

‐ I'm going to take great pleasure

in watching you kill her.

‐ [Narrator] Now, in the heat of the moment.

‐ Give me back my team.

‐ Everyone must die.

‐ [Narrator] It's St rake's move

as the danger is about to explode.

On the next Acapulco Heat.

(bright dance music)