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[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME PLAYS ]

Man: GOOD MORNING, JIM.

THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS CARL VANDAAM,

THE EUROPEAN TYCOON WHOSE OVEREXTENDED INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE

IS ON THE VERGE OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE.

IN ORDER TO RAISE READY CASH,

VANDAAM HAS MASTERMINDED THE THEFT

OF ENOUGH PLUTONIUM 240 TO MANUFACTURE A HYDROGEN BOMB,

WHICH HE INTENDS TO SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

IF AN AGGRESSIVE, SMALL NATION

SHOULD PURCHASE AND USE THIS WEAPON,

IT COULD LEAD TO WORLD WAR III.

YOUR MISSION, JIM, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO RECOVER THE PLUTONIUM AND PUT VANDAAM OUT OF BUSINESS.

AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE

BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,

THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

THESE ARE THE MEN WHO WILL BE BIDDING FOR THE BOMB.

ERVIL KURA.

HIS BODYGUARD MARKO.

GENERAL WO LIEN TE,

AND HIS ASSOCIATE DR. LIU.

AND THIS IS GENERAL CASTILLO,

WHOSE PLACE YOU'LL BE TAKING, ROLLIN.

ANY CHANCE OF THE REAL CASTILLO SHOWING UP?

NO. HIS AIRPLANE WILL DEVELOP ENGINE TROUBLE.

THEN, FOR SOME REASON, HIS RADIO WILL GO OUT,

AND THE PEOPLE THAT HE'LL ENCOUNTER

WILL BE QUITE, UH, STUBBORN ABOUT HIS LEAVING.

ANY POSSIBILITY OF HELP

FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF VANDAAM'S COUNTRY?

NO, WE CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE. THEY DON'T HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY MIGHT DO

IF THEY GET POSSESSION OF A HYDROGEN BOMB.

NOW, ARE YOU SET, BARNEY?

YES, I AM, BUT I'LL NEED ALL THE TIME I CAN GET.

BOTH OF THOSE ELEVATOR SHAFTS ARE COATED WITH GREASE.

AND A LIGHT-BEAM ALARM SYSTEM AROUND THE BOMB

MEANS I'LL HAVE TO WORK VERY SLOWLY.

I KNOW. ROLLIN, CINNAMON, YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN

THAT THE BIDDING IS ACTIVE AND PROLONGED.

WE'LL STALL ALL WE CAN, BARNEY.

ALL RIGHT, BARNEY,

HERE'S YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH VANDAAM INDUSTRIES

TO SHOW THEM YOUR NEW INVENTION.

MORNING.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH PATENT PURCHASING.

OPEN THE CASE, PLEASE.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

YOU'LL FIND OUT IF AND AFTER

VANDAAM INDUSTRIES BUYS THE PATENTS ON IT.

[ SCOFFS ]

7th FLOOR, ROOM 706.

THANK YOU.

AND THAT IS YOUR RECEIPT

FOR A $3 MILLION DEPOSIT.

THANK YOU, MR. HELM.

THANK YOU, MR. COLLINS.

AND IF THERE IS ANY SERVICE THE HELM BANK CAN PERFORM,

BE SURE TO --

YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE IS.

EARLY THIS MORNING, MR. ERVIL KURA

MADE A VERY LARGE DEPOSIT HERE IN CASH, CORRECT?

UH, YOU KNOW A BANKER CANNOT DIVULGE

THIS SORT OF INFORMATION WITHOUT PERMISSION, MR. COLLINS.

YES, BUT YOU CAN USE THE GOOD OFFICES OF THE BANK

TO ARRANGE A MEETING BETWEEN MR. KURA AND ME?

YES, YES.

WILL MR. KURA KNOW YOUR NAME?

WHY, I DON'T THINK HE'LL CARE.

YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO TELL HIM

THAT I REPRESENT A COMPANY

THAT JUST DEPOSITED $3 MILLION IN CASH.

[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

TO KEEP VANDAAM INDUSTRIES SOLVENT,

I MUST CLEAR AT LEAST $4 MILLION.

THAT IS A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY

FOR A PRODUCT THAT COSTS LESS THAN $600,000.

THORGEN, ANYBODY CAN MAKE

THE WORKINGS OF A THERMONUCLEAR DEVICE.

NEWSSTAND SCIENCE MAGAZINES HAVE CARRIED

THE BASIC SCHEMATIC FOR A HYDROGEN BOMB.

BUT SMALL NATIONS CANNOT AFFORD THE BILLIONS IT COSTS

TO PRODUCE A FISSIONABLE ISOTOPE.

THE PLUTONIUM IS WHAT THEY'RE BUYING.

AND I AM THE ONLY SUPPLIER.

I'M MR. COLLINS.

I BELIEVE THE BANK CALLED ABOUT ME.

MR. COLLINS, ERVIL KURA.

MR. KURA.

MR. COLLINS.

AND WHAT COMPANY DO YOU REPRESENT?

I REPRESENT A COMPANY

WILLING TO PUT $3 MILLION AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

DR. ELIZABETH NORRIS.

HOW DO YOU DO?

DOCTOR?

Ph.D. I'M A PHYSICIST.

AND MR. DAVIS, MY, UH, ASSOCIATE.

AND, UH,

WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS WITH ME?

THANK YOU, MR. KURA.

MY COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUR COUNTRY GET THE BOMB.

WHAT BOMB?

THE ONE WE CALCULATE YOU COULD BUY FOR $6 MILLION --

YOUR $3 MILLION PLUS OUR $3 MILLION.

MY COMPANY HAS EXCELLENT INTELLIGENCE.

YES. BUT, UH, WHY SHOULD YOUR COMPANY

BE SO GENEROUS TO US?

GENEROSITY ISN'T INVOLVED.

WE OWN CERTAIN, VERY VALUABLE OIL RIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTRY,

AS WELL AS IN SOME COUNTRIES BORDERING YOURS.

IN CASE THERE'S A WAR IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD,

WE WANT TO BE SURE WHO IS THE WINNER.

WE WOULD, OF COURSE, EXPECT CERTAIN, UM, GUARANTEES.

THAT IS REASONABLE.

AND THE YOUNG LADY --

WHERE DOES SHE FIT IN?

HER EXPERTISE WILL PROTECT OUR INVESTMENT.

THE BIDDING WILL BE CLOSED.

THAT IS, YOU WILL SUBMIT SEALED, WRITTEN BIDS

IN AMERICAN DOLLARS.

AS UNDERSTOOD, THE RAISES --

NO SMALLER THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

PAYMENT TO BE IN CASH PAID AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SALE.

TRANSPORTATION -- TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE BUYER.

ANY QUESTIONS?

MAY WE SEE THE ITEM NOW?

OF COURSE. THIS WAY.

THIS WAY, PLEASE.

AS YOU CAN SEE,

THE FUSELAGE IS A VERY FINE MAGNESIUM ALLOY.

WHY NOT U-238 IN THE FUSELAGE?

WEIGHT.

YOU MEAN EXPENSE?

A U-238 ISOTOPE IS THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS

OF PRODUCING RADIOACTIVITY AFTER FISSION.

DOCTOR, MANY CONSIDER A CLEAN BOMB

PREFERABLE TO A DIRTY ONE.

NONSENSE!

YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT, MY DEAR LADY.

WHAT WE ARE BUYING HERE IS DEATH.

THIS INSTRUMENT SHOULD PROVIDE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF IT.

WHEN I LIFT OFF THE CASING,

YOU'LL NEED NOT FEAR RADIOACTIVITY.

FOR PURPOSES OF EASY DISASSEMBLY AND SHIPMENT,

WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED THE IMPLOSION CASING

SO IT WOULD ACT AS A RADIATION SHIELD.

I SUPPOSE YOU ARE PREPARED TO DEMONSTRATE

THAT THERE IS PLUTONIUM IN THERE?

OF COURSE.

EXCUSE ME.

WE INITIATE FISSION IN THE CONVENTIONAL MANNER.

THE PLUTONIUM SPHERE IS HOLLOW.

WHEN THE WEAPON IS DETONATED,

THE IMPLOSION COMPRESSES THE SPHERE

TO FORM THE CRITICAL MASS.

YOU ARE NOW LOOKING

AT THE HIGHEST GRADE MILITARY PLUTONIUM IN THE WORLD.

SO WE HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE.

THORGEN.

[ CRACKLING ]

[ CLICKING ]

HOW MANY MEGATONS?

ONLY TWO.

STILL, IT'S 100 TIMES THE POWER OF HIROSHIMA.

WHAT ABOUT FUSING?

YOUR CHOICE -- PROXIMITY, INFRARED,

TIME, IMPACT, WHATEVER YOU WISH.

ALL IN ALL, ADMIRABLE.

I SUGGEST WE GET ON WITH OUR BUSINESS.

VERY WELL. DOCTOR.

IF YOU'RE READY, GENTLEMEN, YOUR BIDS, PLEASE.

THIS TIME, THE HIGH BID STANDS AT $3.25 MILLION.

THE BID WAS MADE BY GENERAL WO LIEN TE.

TAKE A MOMENT FOR DISCUSSION. THEN I WILL ACCEPT FURTHER BIDS.

MR. KURA.

The, uh, capability of the device

is all that was represented.

It's an excellent piece of hardware.

I could recommend that you go all the way.

HIGH BID NOW STANDS AT $4.5 MILLION

FROM GENERAL CASTILLO.

GENTLEMEN, I ASSUME YOU ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE?

IF YOU WILL PARDON US FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?

WE HAVE REACHED OUR SET LIMIT.

HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A RECESS

SO THAT WE CAN CONSULT OUR GOVERNMENT.

WELL --

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

IF THEY CANNOT BID, LET THEM DROP OUT.

CORRECT. THE GROUND RULES HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON.

CAN YOU GIVE US ANY ASSURANCE

THAT YOU WILL TOP THE GENERAL'S BID?

MAY I SEE YOUR SPECIFICATIONS AGAIN?

OF COURSE.

HMM. MY CLIPBOARD.

I MUST HAVE LEFT IT DOWNSTAIRS.

EXCUSE ME. I WILL BE BACK IN JUST --

JUST A MOMENT!

WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE BOMB.

WHY ARE WE SUDDENLY WORRIED ABOUT SPECIFICATIONS AGAIN?

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY.

YES, I KNOW --

MONEY WHICH YOU DON'T SEEM TO HAVE, MY FRIENDS.

MR. VANDAAM, ARE WE OR ARE WE NOT ENTITLED

TO SEE THOSE SPECIFICATIONS?

GET THEM, THORGEN.

IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER DELAY,

I WILL WITHDRAW MY BID!

MR. KURA?

MY BID STANDS.

IT'S ONLY COURTESY, GENERAL.

GET THE SPECIFICATIONS, THORGEN.

[ ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE ]

[ CREAKING ]

SECURITY, THIS IS THORGEN. CLOSE DOWN THE BUILDING.

LET NO ONE IN OR OUT. UNDERSTAND?

NO ONE.

OF COURSE, THORGEN. I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME FOR ONLY A MOMENT.

MR. VANDAAM.

THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH DELAY. WHATEVER THIS IS CAN WAIT.

I'M SORRY. IT'LL ONLY BE A MOMENT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ HUMMING ]

MR. VANDAAM, YOU WERE RIGHT.

SOMEBODY GOT INTO THE CONDUIT THROUGH THE ELEVATOR SHAFT.

THERE ARE SIGNS HE GOT OUT THE SAME WAY.

THAT'S A LONG CLIMB.

HE MUST STILL BE IN THE BUILDING SOMEWHERE!

SECURITY, VANDAAM HERE.

A FLOOR-BY-FLOOR SEARCH.

BUT QUIETLY! THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.

PUT IT BACK INTO THE BOMB.

BUT IT IS USELESS.

I KNOW. PUT IT BACK!

BUT IF THEY FIND OUT?!

THE CASINGS ARE IDENTICAL, AREN'T THEY?

AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, YES.

ALL RIGHT THEN!

CATCH THE THIEF, GET THE PLUTONIUM.

BUT I CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE OF LOSING THAT MONEY.

USELESS OR NOT, THORGEN,

WE ARE GOING TO SELL THIS BOMB!

[ RINGS ]

COLLINS HERE.

JIM, TROUBLE.

I've got the core, but they know it's gone.

THEY'VE CLOSED THE BUILDING,

AND I'M QUITE SURE THEY'VE STARTED SEARCHING.

I CAN'T MOVE NOW.

I HAVE TO GET TO THE BANK ACCORDING TO PLAN.

LISTEN, BARNEY, I'M GOING TO CALL CINNAMON.

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

EMPTY OFFICE. 704.

704.

ALL RIGHT, HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.

Go back to the tower elevator shaft. Then...

AGAIN, I'M SORRY. WE MAY NOW RESUME.

HERE ARE THE SPECIFICATIONS, DOCTOR.

THANK YOU.

HAVE YOU TWO GENTLEMEN DECIDED?

WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE ONE MORE BID.

VERY GOOD. GENTLEMEN.

HERE. THIS NAME --

HE NEVER ARRIVED AT PATENT PURCHASING!

HIGH BID NOW STANDS AT $4.5 MILLION

FROM GENERAL CASTILLO.

SEARCH THE OFFICES.

[ RINGS ]

VANDAAM HERE.

ONE MOMENT.

FOR YOU, DR. NORRIS.

YES?

YES, MR. COLLINS.

YES, WE'RE STILL BIDDING.

YES, I HAVE A MOMENT.

LOOK ON TOP OF THAT CAR.

YOU, SEARCH THAT SHAFT.

HIGH BID NOW STANDS AT $6 MILLION,

SUBMITTED BY MR. KURA.

DO YOU CARE TO SUBMIT A FURTHER BID,

GENERAL CASTILLO?

[ SIGHS ]

NO.

ENJOY IT.

YOU MAY TAKE DELIVERY AS SOON AS I HAVE THE CASH.

[ MOTOR WHIRRING ]

THERE YOU ARE, MR. COLLINS --

$3 MILLION.

THANK YOU, MR. HELM.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN.

HELLO, MR. MARKO. VERY GOOD.

YOU KNOW MR. DAVIS.

LET ME CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR SUCCESS.

THANK YOU FOR MEETING ME SO PROMPTLY, MR. COLLINS.

NOT AT ALL.

I HAVE YOUR MONEY RIGHT HERE.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU READY FOR ME, MR. HELM?

WE WERE READY AS SOON AS YOU CALLED.

SEND IN MR. KURA'S MONEY.

THORGEN, MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER.

YES, MR. VANDAAM.

Cinnamon: JUST ONE MOMENT, PLEASE, MR. THORGEN.

WE SHOULD CHECK THE BOMB AGAIN.

IS IT NECESSARY?

NO, DR. NORRIS.

YOU'VE SEEN IT, YOU PAID FOR IT.

NOW TAKE IT.

IS THERE SOME REASON THAT I SHOULDN'T SEE IT AGAIN?

OF COURSE NOT.

THEN I'D LIKE TO SEE IT, IF I MAY.

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME, OF COURSE.

BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU IT'S A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.

MR. KURA, I'VE --

YES. YES, OF COURSE, MR. VANDAAM.

BUT NOW I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AGAIN.

AS YOU WISH.

EXCUSE ME. I'VE LEFT MY BAG.

OH.

WHAT SPECIFICALLY DID YOU WANT TO SEE, DOCTOR?

EVERYTHING.

THE IMPLOSION CASING -- REMOVE IT, PLEASE.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

MR. THORGEN, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S THE ONLY THING OF VALUE

IN THIS ENTIRE MECHANISM. YES, BUT --

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

NO PROBLEM, BUT SHE HAS EXAMINED IT BEFORE.

AND SHE WISHES TO EXAMINE IT AGAIN,

AS DO I.

MAY I, MR. THORGEN?

IS ANYTHING WRONG, DR. NORRIS?

YES. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE SAME CASING.

THAT'S NONSENSE, DOCTOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO RECONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF PLUTONIUM.

YOU'RE WASTING TIME.

AM I? $6 MILLION AT STAKE?

I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO RECONFIRM THE PLUTONIUM

BEFORE TAKING DELIVERY.

TEST IT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO, BUT IT'S UNNECESSARY.

TEST IT.

I WILL, MR. KURA.

ALL RIGHT THEN! NEVER MIND.

THERE IS NO... PLUTONIUM IN THERE.

IT'S BEEN STOLEN.

BY WHOM?

WHAT THIEF COULD POSSIBLY

BREAK THROUGH THIS ALARM SYSTEM?

THERE'S A CONDUIT UP HERE.

HE CAME THROUGH THE ELEVATOR SHAFT

AND DOWN FROM THE FIXTURE.

WHEN DID YOU FIND THIS OUT?

FROM THORGEN WHEN HE CAME BACK FOR HIS CLIPBOARD.

AND CALLED YOU DOWN, AND THEN YOU CAME BACK

AND ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE BIDDING.

THE PLUTONIUM.

I DON'T HAVE IT.

JUST GIVE US A LITTLE TIME.

THE THIEF'S STILL IN THE BUILDING.

IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF MINUTES UNTIL WE GET HIM.

THAT IS FINE. IN THE MEANTIME,

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE $6 MILLION

IN MY POSSESSION.

WHAT MR. VANDAAM IS TELLING YOU IS THE TRUTH!

LET ME CALL SECURITY!

YOU WILL CALL NO ONE. OPEN THE SAFE.

IF YOU'LL JUST WAIT,

I'LL, UH, DELIVER BOTH THE PLUTONIUM AND THE BOMB.

THE MONEY, MR. VANDAAM.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

[ CLICKING ]

WHERE IS THE MONEY?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND!

I BELIEVE YOU DO, MR. VANDAAM.

I BELIEVE THIS WAS A SWINDLE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

NOW I WANT THE MONEY.

BUT... BUT I TELL YOU...

I DON'T HAVE IT!

[ GUNSHOT ]

WE SEARCHED THE WHOLE BUILDING.

LET ME SEE THAT.

MR. VANDAAM'S BEEN SHOT!

WHERE IS HE? IN HIS OFFICE.

STAY HERE. NO ONE LEAVES. THAT INCLUDES HER.

I FEEL VERY WEAK.

COME AND SIT DOWN.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU'LL FEEL BETTER IN A MINUTE.

THANK YOU.

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