Original subtitles

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME PLAYS ]

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PICTURE OF PREMIER PAVEL ZAGOV

TAKEN YESTERDAY -- BUT ZAGOV DIED A MONTH AGO.

HIS DEATH WAS KEPT A SECRET BY THIS MAN,

DEPUTY PREMIER GREGOR KAMIROV,

WHO SUBSTITUTED THIS DOUBLE, CALLED GEMINI.

KAMIROV IS FORCING GEMINI TO KEEP POSING AS PREMIER ZAGOV

UNTIL A TELEVISION ADDRESS TWO DAYS FROM NOW,

WHEN THE DOUBLE WILL ANNOUNCE HIS RETIREMENT

BECAUSE OF FAILING HEALTH

AND NAME KAMIROV AS HIS SUCCESSOR.

KAMIROV THEN PLANS TO KILL GEMINI,

ABANDON HIS COUNTRY'S POLICY OF STRICT NEUTRALITY,

AND ALLY WITH THE IRON CURTAIN BLOC.

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

IS TO STOP KAMIROV.

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.

IT'S LIFELIKE.

JIM, ASSUMING WE CAN STOP KAMIROV,

WHO WOULD BECOME PREMIER?

PARIS?

THIS MAN, TRACEY --

ANTON MASSICK,

THE CURRENT MINISTER OF INFORMATION.

WE KNOW THAT HE'D BE THE POPULAR CHOICE FOR PREMIER

IF ELECTIONS WERE HELD.

DOES MASSICK KNOW ABOUT US, JIM?

NO, WE CAN'T GET HIM INVOLVED, WILLY.

HE'S A STRICT NEUTRALIST.

THIS IS THE MOST RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF COLONEL SILENSKY,

CHIEF OF SECURITY POLICE.

HE'S IN WITH KAMIROV.

NOW, THE DOUBLE TAKES A DRIVE

THROUGH THE PARK EVERY DAY.

HE HAS TO BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST A RITUAL WITH THE REAL PREMIER.

SO LET'S HEAR YOUR VOICES, PARIS.

IT'S DANGEROUS MEETING LIKE THIS.

THAT'S MY SILENSKY.

[ With deeper voice ] WE LIVE IN DANGEROUS TIMES.

IN FACT, WHEN I REALIZED JUST HOW DANGEROUS,

ESPECIALLY FOR ME,

THE MORE URGENT IT BECAME THAT I SEE YOU.

AND THAT'S ME AS ZAGOV'S DOUBLE.

THAT'S HIS REAL VOICE.

Jim: HOW ABOUT THE ZAGOV VOICE?

WELL, HE'S THE EASIEST TO DO,

BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE PLAYED AS A VERY SICK MAN.

MM-HMM.

ONE MORE THING, BARNEY --

HOW WILL THEY KNOW IT'S NOT REAL?

SHAKE HANDS, JIM.

[ Hoarsely ] IT WAS GOOD OF YOU TO COME.

I HAVE TRIED BEFORE, BUT ALL ACCESS TO YOU

SEEMED TO STOP AT GREGOR KAMIROV'S OFFICE.

I'M SORRY.

I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN UP TO VISITORS,

EVEN OLD FRIENDS.

BUT WHEN GREGOR TOLD ME

HOW INSISTENT YOU WERE THIS TIME...

KAMIROV HAS ANNOUNCED

THAT YOU ARE TO MAKE A MAJOR TELEVISION ADDRESS.

THERE ARE RUMORS YOU WILL ANNOUNCE YOUR RESIGNATION.

THE RUMORS ALSO HAVE IT

THAT I WILL NAME A SUCCESSOR TOMORROW.

YES, BUT I ASSURE YOU,

I AM NOT HERE IN MY OWN BEHALF.

I KNOW THAT, MY OLD FRIEND.

I ONLY WANT TO CAUTION YOU

TO BE CAREFUL.

KAMIROV IS AS RUTHLESS

AS HE IS AMBITIOUS,

SO BE SURE THE MAN YOU CHOOSE TO BE YOUR SUCCESSOR

IS YOUR CHOICE, NOT KAMIROV'S.

I ASSURE YOU, ANTON, MY MIND IS CLEAR,

AND I SHALL DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE NATION.

KNOWING YOU AS I DO, PAVEL,

I ASK NO MORE.

NOT THE SLIGHTEST SUSPICION, GREGOR?

APPARENTLY NOT.

STILL, IT WOULD BE FOOLISH TO UNDERESTIMATE MASSICK.

IT WOULD BE FOOLISH

TO UNDERESTIMATE ANYBODY, SILENSKY.

[ Rings ]

[ RINGS ]

YES?

YOUR EXCELLENCY,

FLIGHT 147 ARRIVES ON SCHEDULE IN ONE HOUR.

I AM LEAVING NOW TO MEET THEM.

HELLO?!

WHO IS THIS?!

[ DIAL TONE ]

YOUR EXCELLENCY,

FLIGHT 147 ARRIVES ON SCHEDULE IN ONE HOUR.

I AM LEAVING NOW TO MEET THEM.

NOTHING MORE?

NO, SIR.

GO TO THE AIRPORT.

FIND OUT WHO SHE IS... AND WHO SHE'S MEETING.

YES, SIR.

DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA ANNOUNCES THE DEPARTURE

OF FLIGHT 583 TO HAMBURG.

WILL ALL PASSENGERS...

COME, LESSER.

OPEN, PLEASE.

WE'RE TO HAVE A SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMIT.

ALL LUGGAGE MUST BE INSPECTED.

I TELL YOU, WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO BOTHER WITH CUSTOMS!

ONLY DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL ARE EXCEPTED.

WELL, I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING SO RIDICULOUS --

WAIT.

THESE GENTLEMEN ARE TO BE PASSED IMMEDIATELY

BY ORDER OF MINISTER OF INFORMATION MASSICK.

[ PAPER RUSTLING ]

[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON INTERCOM ]

THANK YOU.

WILL YOU FOLLOW ME, PLEASE?

YOUR TRANSPORTATION IS OUTSIDE.

COME WITH US.

THE MARVELOUS MR. MECHANICO?

ENTERTAINERS, YOUR EXCELLENCY.

THEIR NAMES ARE LAMBERT AND LESSER.

ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMITS,

THEY'RE IN THE COUNTRY ON A THEATRICAL TOUR.

SPECIAL-ENTRY PERMIT? WHO SIGNED IT?

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION HIMSELF, SIR.

OH, MASSICK.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO MET THEM?

HER NAME IS MARIA BECKER.

SHE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, SIR.

WHERE DID SHE TAKE LAMBERT AND LESSER?

TO AN APARTMENT ON BOSNY SQUARE, NUMBER 42.

IT IS BEING WATCHED.

I'M GOING TO CHECK INTO THIS MARIA BECKER.

YOU GET WHAT YOU CAN ON LAMBERT AND LESSER.

YES, SIR.

[ LATCHES CLICK ]

[ AUDIENCE CHUCKLING ]

UH, JUST ONE MOMENT, MR. MECHANICO.

I DISTINCTLY SAW YOU CHEATING.

I NEVER CHEAT. THAT'S YOUR SPECIALTY.

WHAT?

FIRST YOU CHEAT,

AND THEN YOU HAVE THE GALL TO ACCUSE ME OF CHEATING?!

I HAVEN'T A BIT OF GALL -- ONLY WIRES AND TRANSISTORS.

WHY, YOU IMPUDENT PILE OF SCRAP METAL!

I'M SORRY THAT I EVER CREATED YOU!

THINK HOW I FEEL.

ALMOST 4 BILLION PEOPLE ON EARTH,

AND LOOK WHAT I GET FOR A FATHER!

THAT'S THE LAST STRAW!

I'VE TAKEN ALL I'M EVER GOING TO TAKE FROM YOU.

YES, THAT REMINDS ME -- YOU STILL OWE ME

FOR THE LAST THREE PERFORMANCES.

I'LL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I OWE YOU.

HEY!

[ AUDIENCE GASPS ]

NOW WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

FATHER...

GIVE ME BACK MY CIGAR.

[ AUDIENCE LAUGHING ]

ALL RIGHT.

MASSICK BRINGS A MECHANICAL MAN INTO THIS COUNTRY,

PRESUMING THAT IS WHAT HE SPIRITED PAST CUSTOMS,

FOR AN INTENDED THEATRICAL TOUR WHICH DOES NOT EXIST.

NOW, WHY?!

CAPTAIN DANKO.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

YES?

[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]

[ CLICKING ]

[ BOOKS FALLING ]

[ CLATTERING ]

THE MICROWAVE TRANSMITTER

OPERATES OFF THE APARTMENT-HOUSE CURRENT.

BY AIMING IT OUT THE WINDOW AND SETTING THE OSCILLATOR

TO THE SAME FREQUENCY AS THE GOVERNMENT STATION,

LAMBERT AND LESSER CAN CUT OFF OUR SIGNAL

AND REPLACE IT WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN.

MASSICK WOULD NAME HIMSELF PREMIER

OVER STATE TELEVISION BY A MECHANICAL MAN.

HE KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING, OF COURSE.

HE KNOWS ZAGOV IS DEAD. HE KNOWS GEMINI IS A FRAUD.

OTHERWISE, ALL OF THIS WOULD BE OUT OF THE QUESTION.

AND KNOWING IT, HE COULD EXPOSE US.

AND STILL CAN,

UNLESS I ARREST HIM AND SEIZE THIS MECHANISM.

NO, NO, NO.

NO, IF HE BELIEVES HIS PLAN IS STILL IN OPERATION,

HE WON'T REVEAL GEMINI.

WHEN WE ARREST MASSICK, IT WILL BE AT A TIME

WHEN IT IS QUITE CLEAR TO EVERYONE

WHAT HE INTENDS TO DO WITH HIS MECHANICAL MAN.

[ RINGS ]

YES?

PRIORITY TRANSFER FOR YOU.

YES?

COLONEL SILENSKY, THIS IS MARIA BECKER.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT I SEE YOU.

DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER, MISS BECKER?

YOU KNOW WHO I AM, COLONEL,

AND IF YOU VALUE YOUR POSITION

IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT,

I SUGGEST YOU MENTION THIS TO NO ONE.

And meet me at 10:00.

The government power plant at the end of Europa Street.

THE GATE BY THE WEST TRACKS WILL BE LEFT OPEN.

[ DIAL TONE ]

SHE WANTS ME TO MEET HER.

[ RINGS ]

CAPTAIN DANKO.

I HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT COLONEL SILENSKY

AND GEMINI THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR IT?

WHO IS THIS?

[ DIAL TONE ]

[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

KAMIROV'S HAD THE PREMIER'S LIMOUSINE BUGGED

FOR A LONG TIME.

NOW, THIS SWITCH PREVENTS HIM FROM HEARING ANYTHING

IN THE PREMIER'S LIMOUSINE.

THIS SWITCH PERMITS HIM ONLY TO HEAR

WHAT WE'VE PRERECORDED IN THIS CAR.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

PARIS...

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

IT'S DANGEROUS MEETING LIKE THIS.

WE LIVE IN DANGEROUS TIMES, COLONEL.

IN FACT, WHEN I REALIZED JUST HOW DANGEROUS FOR ME,

THE MORE URGENT IT BECAME THAT I SEE YOU.

GET TO THE POINT.

THE POINT IS THAT I'VE DECIDED

I'M RISKING FAR TOO MUCH FOR MUCH TOO LITTLE.

MM-HMM.

HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU WANT?

I WANT ANOTHER $100,000 AMERICAN

DEPOSITED TO THE BANK IN ZURICH.

BUT I DON'T HAVE IT.

THEN GET IT.

I'LL NEED TIME -- PERHAPS AFTER THE BROADCAST.

NOW, COLONEL,

BEFORE THE BROADCAST,

WHILE I'M STILL IMPORTANT TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'LL GET THE MONEY.

JUST ONE THING MORE, ABOUT KAMIROV.

I MUST BE PROTECTED --

STOP WORRYING ABOUT KAMIROV.

HE'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

THEN BY 6:00 TODAY, COLONEL...

YOU WILL BE THE NEW PREMIER.

COME IN, ALEXI.

STAY, DANKO, FOR A FEW MINUTES.

WHAT DID THE BECKER WOMAN WANT?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON KNOW?

WELL, I WAITED FOR HER FOR AN HOUR.

SHE NEVER SHOWED UP.

GREGOR, MASSICK IS PLAYING SOME SORT OF GAME WITH US.

I WANT TO ARREST HIM --

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'LL GET THE MONEY.

JUST ONE THING MORE, ABOUT KAMIROV.

I MUST BE PROTECTED --

STOP WORRYING ABOUT KAMIROV.

HE'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

THEN BY 6:00 TODAY, COLONEL...

YOU WILL BE THE NEW PREMIER.

WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

YOUR MEETING WITH GEMINI.

WHAT MEETING WITH GEMINI?

GEMINI PICKED YOU UP

OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT POWER PLANT ON EUROPA STREET.

YOU DROVE THROUGH THE PARK,

THEN YOU RETURNED TO THE PLANT.

THAT'S A LIE.

I FOLLOWED THE LIMOUSINE MYSELF.

I MONITORED EVERY WORD.

GREGOR, YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY BELIEVE THAT...

IT'S A FRAUD!

I SWEAR, GREGOR! THE WHOLE THING IS A FABRICATION!

AND YOUR PHONE CALL WITH MARIA BECKER --

WAS THAT A FABRICATION, TOO?

NO!

YOU HEARD ME SPEAK TO HER.

I HEARD YOU SPEAK TO SOMEONE.

IT WAS THE BECKER WOMAN!

FIND HER! ASK HER!

WHERE WAS SHE?

OUTSIDE THE BOSNY SQUARE APARTMENTS.

TELL HIM.

I DID NOT TELEPHONE YOU HERE OR ANYWHERE ELSE,

COLONEL SILENSKY.

THEY'RE BOTH LYING.

GREGOR, ASK GEMINI.

ASK ONE TRAITOR TO VOUCH FOR ANOTHER?

TRAITOR?!

TRAITOR! TAKE HIM AWAY.

BUT, GREGOR!

YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE!

LISTEN TO ME!

YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE!

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

MAY I GO NOW, YOUR EXCELLENCY?

NO, MISS BECKER, YOU MAY NOT GO.

I HAVE ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU...

AND IF YOU DECEIVE ME,

IF YOU DEVIATE THE SLIGHTEST

FROM MY INSTRUCTIONS,

YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW COLONEL SILENSKY.

DO WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER?

IT'S TIME, PARIS.

READY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]

[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]

WHO IS IT?

MR. LAMBERT, IT'S MARIA BECKER.

I MUST SPEAK TO YOU.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

MY INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO SEE NO ONE.

THE PLANS HAVE BEEN CHANGED.

IT WILL NOT TAKE PLACE HERE.

BUT...BUT THERE'S SO LITTLE TIME.

EXACTLY. THAT'S WHY WE MUST HURRY.

I DON'T KNOW.

WE MUST LEAVE.

NOW.

OPEN UP.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

ANOTHER STAIRCASE.

YES.

CAN I LEAVE THIS HERE A MINUTE?

IT'S ONLY TOOLS AND SPARE PARTS.

I'LL COME BACK AND GET IT IF I NEED IT.

VERY WELL.

[ DOOR SLIDING ]

[ DOOR CLANGS ]

WHERE'S MASSICK?

HE WON'T BE HERE, MR. LAMBERT.

YOU SAID IT WOULD BE SAFE!

YOU GUARANTEED IT!

I HAD NO CHOICE. HE KNOWS EVERYTHING.

YOUR EXCELLENCY, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND

THAT WE'RE NOTHING BUT PERFORMERS.

I EVEN TOLD MISS BECKER I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED POLITICALLY.

I DON'T --

I WANT NOTHING MORE OR LESS

THAN WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR, MR. LAMBERT...

UH, WITH ONE CORRECTION...

THAT YOUR PREMIER NAME ME SUCCESSOR,

NOT ANTON MASSICK.

BUT MASSICK KNOWS ABOUT MR. MECHANICO.

IT WON'T WORK.

YOU WILL DO IT.

NO.

WELL, MR. LAMBERT, I CAN'T FORCE YOU,

BUT I CAN KILL YOU.

IF YOU CONSIDER THAT A CHOICE,

GO AHEAD AND THINK IT OVER.

AFTER IT'S OVER,

HOW DO WE KNOW THAT YOU'LL LET US GO?

YOU DON'T.

BUT AT LEAST THIS WAY, YOU HAVE A PROSPECT.

THE OTHER WAY, YOU HAVE NONE.

UNH-UNH-UNH-UNH-UNH.

LESSER?

PLEASE.

YES.

IS IT READY?

NOT "IT."

"HIM."

[ Chuckling ] ALL RIGHT, "HIM."

I WANT TO HEAR THE SPEECH.

[ Hoarsely ] MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN...

BEF--

BUT I...

I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY

NOT AS A PREMIER REPORTING TO THE PEOPLE,

BUT AS A FRIEND SPEAKING TO FRIENDS.

...BUT 20 YEARS PASS QUICKLY.

MEN ONCE STRONG AND VIGOROUS

GROW OLD AND INFIRM...

STATE RADIO JUST ANNOUNCED

THAT COLONEL SILENSKY SHOT HIMSELF.

SO IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS

OF THE COUNTRY I LOVE...

ISSUE A STATEMENT EXPRESSING MY SHOCK AND REMORSE.

...THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO SUBMIT MY RESIGNATION.

CAN WE TURN THAT THING OFF FOR A MINUTE?!

I SHALL SUBMIT THE NAME

OF WHO I BELIEVE IS...

WE HAVE NO FURTHER NEED OF GEMINI.

WHAT SHALL I DO ABOUT MARIA BECKER?

KEEP HER BELOW.

WE'LL NEED HER AS A KEY WITNESS

AGAINST ANTON MASSICK.

...TO LEAD OUR NATION

IN COMPLETING THE GREAT, UNFINISHED TASKS

WHICH CONFRONT US.

THE MAN I SHALL RECOMMEND IS MY OLD FRIEND

AND COMRADE IN ARMS, ANTON MASSICK.

THE CHOICE WAS...

IS THAT THE ONLY TIME MASSICK'S NAME IS MENTIONED?

NO, HE'S MENTIONED TWICE BY NAME, ONCE BY TITLE.

HOW LONG WILL YOU TAKE TO, UH, MAKE THE SUBSTITUTIONS?

ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

REMOVE YOUR COAT, PLEASE.

Don't make a sound.

Do just as I say.

Get up.

[ LOCK ENGAGES ]

CAPTAIN DANKO...

WHY HAVE I BEEN PUT IN HERE?

FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

BUT NO ONE KNOWS I'M HERE.

I HAVE NO FRIENDS WHO CAN HELP ME.

CAPTAIN DANKO...

WHAT IS IT?

MAY I, UH, SPEAK TO YOU?

PLEASE?

I-I BEG OF YOU.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME?

I SHOULD SAY THAT DEPENDS...

ON HOW WELL YOUR FRIEND UPSTAIRS PERFORMS HIS DUTY.

NO, I...I MEANT LATER.

I KNOW KAMIROV IS GOING TO HAVE US KILLED.

I JUST KNOW IT, AND...

I'M AFRAID.

WON'T YOU SPEAK TO HIM ON MY BEHALF?

I-I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE INFLUENCE OVER HIM,

AND I'D BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SPEAK TO HIM.

I'D BE MORE THAN GRATEFUL.

THAT WOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION,

MISS BECKER.

WE MUST TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN...

LATER.

CAPTAIN DANKO, PLEASE!

Please.

I, UH...PROMISE.

Who are you?

I'm the man who just saved your life.

How long you keep it depends on you.

Kamirov...no.

No, I-I couldn't.

What would happen if I --

It's your only chance.

If Kamirov gets that job, you're a dead man.

I just want to get out of here,

out of this mess.

It's not that easy.

Well, please, just tell me what to do.

CUT HIM DOWN.

[ LOCK ENGAGES ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

WHAT IS IT?

Man: YOUR EXCELLENCY, FIVE MINUTES.

VERY WELL.

HOW MUCH LONGER?

JUST A FEW SECONDS.

I WANT TO HEAR IT!

VERY WELL.

...IS MY OLD FRIEND AND COMRADE IN ARMS,

GREGOR KAMIROV.

[ CLICKS ]

THE CHOICE WAS...

I WILL SEND SOMEONE TO ESCORT YOU TO THE PRESS ROOM.

[ SIGHS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

GEMINI?

DEAD. HANGED HIMSELF.

GOOD.

THEY'RE READY WITH THE PREMIER.

TAKE THEM TO THE PRESS ROOM.

GENTLEMEN, SHALL WE?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

DOES HE UNDERSTAND?

HE UNDERSTANDS.

[ FANFARE PLAYING ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ FANFARE CONTINUES ]

LESS THAN A MINUTE, YOUR EXCELLENCY.

OH, I'LL TAKE HIM. YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE.

[ Hoarsely ] MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN,

I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY

NOT AS THE PREMIER REPORTING TO THE NATION,

BUT AS A FRIEND SPEAKING TO FRIENDS.

...BUT 20 YEARS PASS QUICKLY,

AND MEN ONCE STRONG AND VIGOROUS

GROW OLD AND INFIRM, I AMONG THEM.

AND SO I HAVE DECIDED

TO LEAVE THE CHOICE OF MY SUCCESSOR TO THE PEOPLE.

I AM ANNOUNCING

THAT FREE ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD

IN TWO WEEKS' TIME.

NO!

THE CHOICES ARE MANY...

WE'VE BEEN TRICKED.

THAT IS NOT PAVEL ZAGOV!

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS A FRAUD!

GENTLEMEN,

I REGRET THAT SUCH A CHARGE

MUST BE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU AT THIS TIME,

BUT WE ARE FACED WITH A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY

BY AN ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF ANTON MASSICK

TO LITERALLY STEAL THE PREMIERSHIP FOR HIMSELF.

THAT IS A VERY GRAVE CHARGE, KAMIROV.

CAN YOU DENY IT?!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

YOU MUST BE MAD!

OH, I'LL PROVE IT.

...IS THIS NATION'S

MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT,

THAT IT HAS REMAINED FREE AND INDEPENDENT,

CHOOSING ITS OWN COURSE IN WORLD AFFAIRS.

I URGE YOUR UNSWERVING SUPPORT.

REMEM--

MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN,

WE ARE THE VICTIMS OF A MONSTROUS PLOT.

THAT IS NOT THE PREMIER.

THIS IS A MECHANICAL DEVICE.

LOOK CLOSELY.

A COUNTERFEIT,

LIKE THE MAN WHO ATTEMPTED

TO PERPETRATE THIS VICIOUS HOAX

UPON THE NATION, ANTON MASSICK.

HE CAN'T BE THE PREMIER.

ZAGOV IS DEAD! HE'S BEEN DEAD FOR WEEKS!

KAMIROV! IT'S ME.

GEMINI?

[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME PLAYS ]