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[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME PLAYS ]

Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.

THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS DR. ERICH ROJAK,

THE BRILLIANT SCIENTIST

WHO IS BEING HELD IN AN UNDERGROUND LABORATORY

BY A TOTALITARIAN ENEMY GOVERNMENT.

BECAUSE OF HIS FEAR THAT THEY WILL KILL HIS WIFE, ANNA,

ROJAK HAS BEEN FORCED TO WORK ON

A SMALL BUT EXTREMELY POWERFUL LONG-RANGE MISSILE,

WHICH, IF SUCCESSFUL, COULD DANGEROUSLY AFFECT

THE BALANCE OF WORLD POWER.

ANOTHER UNFRIENDLY GOVERNMENT

FEARS THIS EVEN MORE THAN WE DO

AND HAS SENT THIS PROFESSIONAL KILLER,

ALEXANDER VENTLOS,

TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT ROJAK NEVER COMPLETES HIS WORK.

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

IS TO RESCUE ROJAK AND HIS WIFE AND DESTROY THE TEST MISSILE.

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.

[ BEEPING ]

PERFECT, BARNEY.

PERFECT.

[ BEEPS ]

THE SHOT IN THIS HYPODERMIC WILL GIVE ROJAK

ALL THE NECESSARY SYMPTOMS.

HOWEVER, JIM, THIS DRUG CANNOT BE PREMIXED.

YOU'LL HAVE TO MIX IT

JUST BEFORE YOU GET READY TO SEND IT.

HOW LONG WILL THE SYMPTOMS LAST?

LONG ENOUGH, BARRING ANY INTERFERENCE.

FROM VENTLOS.

YES. HE'S NO ORDINARY KILLER.

THIS IS VENTLOS.

NOW LOOK AT THESE.

Rollin: THEY'RE ALL VENTLOS?

Jim: WE THINK SO.

DETECTION DEVICE, BARNEY?

NOW, REMEMBER THE LABORATORY THAT ROJAK IS WORKING IN

IS A HUNDRED METERS UNDERGROUND.

THAT GIVES US NO LEEWAY IN OUR TIMING.

JIM, WHAT IF ROJAK DOESN'T CATCH ON QUICK ENOUGH?

OR WHAT IF HE REFUSES TO GO ALONG WITH US?

THEN WE'LL BE DEAD, CINNAMON.

Man: JANUARY SUBORBITAL DENOMINATION.

WHAT'S GOING ON, DROMM?

I HAVE ASKED YOU, DR. ROJAK,

TO ADDRESS ME BY MY PROPER TITLE.

HAVE YOU, NOW? I AM A DOCTOR AND EXPECT --

WHEN YOU DESERVE THE TITLE OF DOCTOR, YOU'LL RECEIVE IT.

NOW, WHAT IS THIS DOING HERE?

THAT IS THE SECOND STAGE OF THE MISSILE, DOCTOR.

I KNOW WHAT IT IS! BUT WHY IS IT HERE?

FOR YOU TO WORK ON! WE HAVE ADVANCED THE WORK SCHEDULE.

ROJAK!

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS

ON THE SECOND STAGE TODAY.

THE MORE TIME YOU WASTE IN CONVERSATION,

THE LESS VISITING TIME

YOU WILL HAVE WITH YOUR WIFE THIS AFTERNOON.

HEY, YOU, ARE YOU ALL SET?

[ Foreign accent ] YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ZIEGLER'S ARRIVED.

RIGHT.

[ HORN HONKS ]

GOOD MORNING, GENERAL. MORNING, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

COLONEL ZIEGLER,

YOU MAY PROCEED WITH YOUR STATUS REPORT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THE PROGRESS ON THE MISSILE CONTINUES SATISFACTORY.

WE CAN REPORT COMPLETION OF ALL BUT THE SECOND STAGE.

TEST EXPECTATIONS INDICATE THAT THE ALMOST 200% DECREASE

IN SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE WEAPON

WILL RESULT IN A NEGLIGIBLE LOSS OF CAPABILITY.

THIS IS COLONEL ZIEGLER.

I WANT TO SPEAK TO CAPTAIN PREADO IMMEDIATELY.

CAPTAIN PREADO.

YES?

THIS IS COLONEL ZIEGLER. GENERAL FRASH WANTS YOU

TO COME IMMEDIATELY TO THE STATE SECURITY BUILDING

with a schematic of the underground laboratory

and fuel complex.

YES, SIR.

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

CAN I BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE, DR. ROJAK?

CERTAINLY, DROMM.

YOU MAY GET ME SOME COFFEE.

DR. ROJAK IS CURRENTLY COMPLETING CALCULATIONS

ON THE SECOND STAGE OF THE TEST MISSILE.

THE LAUNCHING IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

AND WHEN WILL THE ANTI-DETECTION SYSTEM

BE COMPLETED?

10 DAYS.

THAT'S A DELAY FROM THE LAST REPORT!

DR. ROJAK IS WORKING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

ARE YOU QUITE SURE?

GENERAL, ALL POSSIBLE PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED.

HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND

TO BE LECTURING IN EUROPE, DR. DEVERY?

ONE WEEK. I'M ONLY DR. MENDEL'S ASSISTANT.

CHIEF ASSISTANT.

ISN'T IT TRUE THAT YOU AND DR. MENDEL HAVE DEVELOPED

A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR HEART TRANSPLANT?

NOT ALL HEART WORK IS TRANSPLANTS.

YOU ARE BOTH HEART SURGEONS, DOCTOR?

YES, DR. MENDEL HAS DEVELOPED

A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR OPEN-HEART SURGERY.

NOT TRANSPLANT? BUT, DOCTOR... CONGRATULATIONS.

DOCTOR, CAN I ASK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION? THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

WHEN CAN WE HAVE YOUR ITINERARY, DOCTOR? CALL DR. MENDEL.

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ GASPS ]

[ THUDS ]

"SO, ALL STAGES SHOULD GO AS ANTICIPATED

WITH THE TEST MISSILE."

THAT, GENTLEMEN, CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I SUPPOSE, COLONEL,

CONSIDERING THE UNWILLINGNESS OF ROJAK,

YOU HAVE DONE A REASONABLE JOB.

UNWILLINGNESS IS NOT QUITE STRONG ENOUGH A WORD

FOR ROJAK'S ATTITUDE, GENERAL.

THE MAN KNOWS WE CANNOT MAKE A MISSILE WITHOUT HIM.

HE MUST ALSO SUSPECT THAT HE AND HIS WIFE ARE EXPENDABLE

ONCE ALL THE TESTS ARE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

THAT HARDLY MAKES HIM LIKELY TO RUSH HIS WORK. AND --

I UNDERSTAND!

BUT I WANT NO MORE DELAYS!

IS THAT CLEAR, COLONEL ZIEGLER?

YES, SIR.

ZIEGLER'S LEAVING.

[ HORN HONKS TWICE ]

[ HORN HONKS THREE TIMES ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

MAJOR! MAJOR!

GO! GO! GO!

THIS WAY. FOLLOW ME.

THE FLASHES CAME FROM UP THERE!

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE GONE. HAVE YOU BEEN HURT?

NO. UH, MAJOR ANTON THORVOLD.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU, COLONEL...

ZIEGLER.

COLONEL ZIEGLER! I WAS JUST ON MY WAY TO MEET YOU.

I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF YOUR COMING.

YES, I KNOW. HERE ARE MY ORDERS.

[ PAPER RUSTLING ]

IT STATES THAT YOU ARE ASSIGNED

TO THE MISSILE PROJECT FOR SECURITY REASONS.

YES.

I ALREADY HAVE A SECURITY OFFICER -- A CAPTAIN PREADO.

I WILL EXPLAIN, BUT IF I MAY SUGGEST,

YOUR OFFICE WOULD BE MORE SUITABLE, COLONEL.

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?

JUST SOME SHELLS. I'M AFRAID THEY GOT AWAY

WITH THEIR MACHINE GUNS, WHOEVER THEY WERE.

THIS IS MY AIDE, MAJOR STRAT. MAJOR THORVOLD.

MAJOR.

I'M AFRAID YOUR CAR IS COMPLETELY OUT OF COMMISSION.

MAJOR THORVOLD IS COMING WITH US.

YES, I WILL JUST GET MY THINGS.

NO, NO. BRING THE MAJOR'S THINGS FROM THE CAR.

THANK YOU, COLONEL.

GO.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ BUZZES ]

I HAVE TO GET DOWN TO THE LABORATORY.

SORRY, CAPTAIN PREADO, BUT YOU KNOW THE ORDERS --

WHEN A FUEL TEST IS IN PROGRESS,

NO ONE IS ALLOWED IN THE LABORATORY AREA.

AH, YES. YES, OF COURSE.

[ BUZZES ]

AS YOU, OF COURSE, UNDERSTAND, MAJOR,

SECURITY PRECAUTIONS DICTATE

THAT ALL VISITORS TO THE COMPLEX BE SEARCHED.

I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE SO, COLONEL.

AFTER THE MAJOR IS SEARCHED, SEND HIM TO MY OFFICE.

THIS WAY, MAJOR.

[ BUZZES ]

YES.

THE SECURITY OFFICER SHOULD SEE THIS.

CAPTAIN PREADO.

CAPTAIN PREADO?

YES?

COLONEL ZIEGLER WANTS TO SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

IS THE FUEL TEST STILL IN PROGRESS?

Yes.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

MAJOR NADJA BRADISLAU TO SEE COLONEL ZIEGLER.

THANK YOU.

MAJOR NADJA BRADISLAU TO SEE COLONEL ZIEGLER.

HOLD HER THERE.

HAVE HER SEARCHED, AND THEN BRING HER IN.

YES, SIR.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ] COME.

MAJOR.

THANK YOU, COLONEL.

NOW, IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN

THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPARATUS.

YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE REASON

FOR THIS ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

WHEN I TELL YOU WHY I MUST --

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ] COME.

Ziegler: AH, YES, CAPTAIN. PLEASE.

MAJOR THORVOLD,

THIS IS MY SECURITY OFFICER, CAPTAIN PREADO. CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN, LOOK AT THIS.

I WAS JUST EXPLAINING TO THE COLONEL

WHY I WAS SENT HERE.

OBQ CENTRAL HAS JUST LEARNED

A PROFESSIONAL KILLER NAMED ALEXANDER VENTLOS

HAS BEEN SENT TO KILL DR. ROJAK.

I ASSURE YOU, MAJOR,

HE WOULD NEVER GET PAST OUR SECURITY PRECAUTIONS.

PERHAPS, BUT VENTLOS

IS A CUNNING AND VERY BRILLIANT MAN.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE?

YES, I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH.

MM-HMM. CAPTAIN.

GOOD. I WILL HAVE IT POSTED AT ALL SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.

I'M AFRAID THAT WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT, CAPTAIN.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER SEE VENTLOS

AS HE APPEARS IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH.

HE IS AN IMPERSONATOR,

A CHAMELEON OF EXTRAORDINARY TALENT.

HE COULD BECOME ANY ONE OF THE PERSONNEL

IN THIS ENTIRE COMPLEX,

WHICH BRINGS US TO THIS.

IT IS A DETECTION DEVICE

INTENDED TO PREVENT EXACTLY THAT.

EACH MAN'S HAND

WILL BE STAMPED WITH A CHEMICAL SOLUTION.

IF YOU PLEASE, CAPTAIN.

SO...

NOW...

THIS IMPRINT IS THE ONLY THING

THAT WILL BE REGISTERED ELECTRONICALLY

BY THIS EQUIPMENT.

[ CRACKLING ]

AND IT ONLY LASTS FOR ONE WEEK.

I SEE, I SEE. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

AND THEN THE MIXTURE IS CHANGED PERIODICALLY?

EXACTLY, COLONEL. YES.

Man: Major Bradislau is here, Colonel.

SEND HER IN.

NADJA BRADISLAU?

YES. YOU KNOW HER?

YES. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON SEVERAL ASSIGNMENTS.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ] COME.

MAJOR BRADISLAU, I'M COLONEL ZIEGLER.

THIS IS MY SECURITY OFFICER, CAPTAIN PREADO.

AND I BELIEVE YOU ALREADY KNOW MAJOR THORVOLD.

THIS IS NOT NADJA BRADISLAU!

WE SHALL SOON FIND OUT.

[ BUZZES ]

WHO ARE YOU?

WHO ARE YOU?!

COLONEL...

I BELIEVE I SEE A VERY CLEVER PLAN.

YES?

I BELIEVE IT WAS VENTLOS

WHO TRIED TO KILL ME ON THE ROAD.

IF HE HAD SUCCEEDED, HE WOULD HAVE APPEARED HERE AS ME

WITH THIS WOMAN AS HIS CONFEDERATE.

APPARENTLY, THEY HAD NO WAY OF WARNING HER

THE AMBUSH HAD FAILED.

TAKE HER TO THE DETENTION ROOM FOR INTERROGATION.

YES, SIR.

IF YOU HAVE NO OBJECTIONS, COLONEL, I WOULD PREFER

SHE BE TAKEN TO STATE SECURITY HEADQUARTERS.

THEY HAVE BETTER FACILITIES FOR INTERROGATION THERE.

AS YOU WISH. CAPTAIN PREADO,

TAKE HER TO THE STATE SECURITY HEADQUARTERS.

YES, SIR.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, COLONEL,

I WILL NEED ABOUT 15 MINUTES

TO MIX ENOUGH SOLUTION FOR ALL THE PERSONNEL HERE.

CERTAINLY, MAJOR.

STRAT, SEE TO MAJOR THORVOLD'S QUARTERS

AT ONCE.

ONCE MY DETECTION DEVICE IS IN OPERATION,

I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE A COMPLETE INSPECTION

OF YOUR SECURITY PRECAUTIONS.

OF COURSE, MAJOR. THANK YOU, COLONEL.

THIS WAY, MAJOR.

I HOPE YOU'LL BE COMFORTABLE, MAJOR.

YES. THANK YOU.

[ DOOR CLOSES, LOCKS ]

THE MODEL OF THE TEST MISSILE.

DR. ROJAK IS CURRENTLY COMPLETING WORK

ON THE SECOND STAGE,

WHICH CONTAINS THE GUIDANCE MECHANISM

AND THE SOLID FUEL PROPELLENT SECTION.

WHERE IS THE FIRST STAGE?

ON THE GANTRY.

ITS LIQUID FUEL IS CURRENTLY BEING MIXED.

COME.

NOTICE -- DR. ROJAK'S LABORATORY HAS ONLY ONE DOOR.

THERE ARE NO LOCKS ON IT.

YOU COULD NOT BLAST IT OPEN.

ONLY ONE THING WOULD OPEN IT -- SOUND.

VOICE CODE -- A CERTAIN COMBINATION OF WORDS.

YES, BUT A LITTLE MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN THAT.

THE WORDS ARE "JANUARY SUBORBITAL DENOMINATION."

HERE. COME, MAJOR. SPEAK.

JANUARY SUBORBITAL DENOMINATION.

YES.

IT DOES NOT FIT, MAJOR.

LIKE FINGERPRINTS,

NO TWO MEN'S VOICE PATTERNS ARE THE SAME.

THERE ARE ONLY THREE VOICES THAT WILL OPEN THAT DOOR --

DR. DROMM'S, MAJOR STRAT'S, AND MINE.

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

Shh.

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

Who are you?

Please, Mrs. Rojak --

But I don't know you.

There's no time for explanations.

We're here to help you.

We're here to get you and your husband out of here.

Now, if you'll do exactly as I tell you.

First, change into these clothes. Please.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT IS THE HOIST THAT CARRIES THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS

OF THE MISSILE TO GROUND LEVEL,

WHERE THEY ARE TREKKED TO THE GANTRY

AND ASSEMBLED FOR THE LAUNCH.

AND WHEN WILL THAT BE?

LATE TOMORROW IF ALL GOES AS SCHEDULED.

DR. DROMM...

THE MISSILE WILL LAUNCH TOMORROW.

[ FOLDER THUMPS ]

DR. ROJAK, I WANT TO REVIEW WITH YOU

THESE LAST VECTORS FOR THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM.

NO.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU UNDERSTOOD ME, DOCTOR.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS TO CHECK THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM.

I UNDERSTAND YOU PERFECTLY, DROMM.

YOU GET NO MORE CALCULATIONS FROM ME,

NO MORE WORK, NOTHING!

YOU WILL DO EXACTLY WHAT DR. DROMM SAYS AT ONCE.

WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

NO.

LISTEN TO ME, DOCTOR. I DO NOT THINK IT IS NECESSARY

TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR WIFE.

I KNOW. I KNOW! BUT I HAVE MADE MY DECISION!

WELL, DO NOT FORCE ME TO MAKE MINE.

NOW, EXPLAIN YOUR DATA TO DR. DROMM.

NO!

VERY WELL.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

HAVE HIS WIFE BROUGHT DOWN HERE.

AND TH IF HE REFUSES TO GO BACK TO WORK...

WHEN WILL I SEE MY HUSBAND?

SOON.

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

GO WITH HIM.

[ LOCK ENGAGES ]

[ LOCK DISENGAGES ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WHERE'S THE GUARD?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

WE'LL SEARCH ALL THE CELLS. TAKE THE KEYS.

ANNA ROJAK.

YOU WILL COME WITH ME.

I WANT TO SEE MY HUSBAND.

THAT IS PRECISELY WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

Man: LIEUTENANT.

SERGEANT, WHAT IS THIS?

THE WOMAN THAT WAS BROUGHT HERE

TO BE HELD FOR INTERROGATION -- SHE HAS ESCAPED.

START A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING.

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME PLAYS ]