Mission Impossible (1966) s01e20 Episode Script

Good afternoon, Mr Briggs.
The man you're looking at is Dr Herbert Raynor, a dedicated official in Hitler's National Socialist Party.
For the last 20 years, he's been in Spandau Prison outside of Berlin.
On Tuesday of next week, Dr Raynor finishes his sentence and with his daughter flies immediately to Puerto Ubera in South America, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous benefactor who has sent him a round-trip ticket.
Our informants tell us other of Hitler's top Nazis are also at this moment on their way to Puerto Ubera.
Whoever is bringing them together seems to be well-financed and determined to sow the seeds of Nazism across the world again.
Your mission, Dan, should you decide to accept it, is to put these Nazis out of business.
As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.
This tape will self-destruct in 10 seconds.
Good luck, Dan.
Your elevator's working now.
Dr Herbert Raynor.
Can you make me up to look like him? Yes.
What about his daughter? No pictures.
She was eight years old when he went to prison.
All we know is that she'll be there to meet him when he gets out.
- But he's not getting out.
- No, a few days late.
They're holding him and his daughter until we give the word to release him.
What about the other members of his family? All dead.
- Any friends? - Outside of my jailers, I've spoken to no one in 20 years.
Which brings us to your benefactor in Puerto Ubera.
Hasn't anyone been curious about this benefactor before this? Four countries have sent agents down to have a go at him.
They've gotten as far as a huge chateau in the jungle that serves as the new Berchtesgaden, and no further.
So now it's your turn.
Our turn.
- What about the picture? - Right here.
Good job.
The vanity case ready? Then there's nothing more to say but Prosit.
Herr Doktor Raynor.
Welcome.
Welcome to our little paradise.
I hope your trip was not too tiring.
You? You are my most generous benefactor? Oh, no.
I am Rudd, Frederick Rudd.
Personal secretary to the man responsible for your being here.
You'll meet the Kommandant in a few minutes.
- And this is your llsa.
- Yes.
- How do you do? - Fräulein.
I made arrangements for llsa to help in the kitchen while you're here.
The daughter of Dr Raynor is to be a serving girl? My dear fräulein, it was not without some difficulty that I persuaded the Kommandant to allow you here at all.
Perhaps I do not understand what it is you are trying to accomplish here.
- However, I assume - Please, assume nothing, fräulein.
I'm sure that Rudd is doing his best for us, llsa.
You can be certain of that.
Now I suggest we go upstairs.
The Kommandant doesn't like to be kept waiting.
The others are already here.
This way, please.
- Is that you, Rudd? - Yes, Herr Kommandant.
Dr Raynor and his daughter have just arrived.
- We are all here now.
- Good.
Excellency, they're all anxious to meet you.
Do you feel up to saying something now? Of course.
Let them come in.
My friends, the moment you've been awaiting.
The man destiny has chosen to lead us back to the fatherland.
One whose very name has become synonymous with everything we once were, and can be again.
Our new leader, the great Martin Bormann.
Welcome.
Forgive me for not greeting you personally, but the plane that brought Rudd and I here crash landed.
Therefore, until I am healed, I'll deal with you through my loyal and trusted friend, Frederick Rudd.
In the day to come, Herr Rudd will explain the purpose of your being here.
The dream that once united us all under Adolf Hitler still enflames my mind as intensely as ever.
Yes.
Yes, my friends, once again the people of Germany cry out for leadership.
We'll build a new Germany so powerful, so invincible, that no nation would dare challenge our rebirth! Are you with me? Are you with me? Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil! This area was once our main supply depot for the fifth, ninth and eleventh Panzer Corps.
- Yeah.
- Is there any possibility that Fire, Herr Rudd! - Where? - Upstairs.
The fräulein's room.
Break it down! Open the windows! She's still breathing.
Where's her father? What are you doing here? Dr Raynor, I demand to know what you are doing here.
There's a smoke.
I smelt it, too, but it came from elsewhere, not here.
I insist on knowing why you came to this room and had a gun in your hand.
Answer me.
When I saw the door was unguarded, nothing else mattered but the safety of our Führer.
Führer? Is there another name for a true leader of Germany? Herr Doctor, yours was an act of stupidity.
Every precaution has been taken to protect the Kommandant's life.
I was not thinking rationally.
Believe me, he is protected.
Every door, every window is wired so I know instantly when he's in danger.
May I see him? I would like to apologise.
No.
It's best to forget the whole incident.
You better see to your daughter.
- That's where the smoke came from.
- Ilsa? Where am I? What happened? - I couldn't breathe.
- It's all right, fräulein.
Rest, fräulein.
You've had a very narrow escape.
There, there.
I'm all right, Papa.
I woke up, there was smoke.
I tried to get up and give the alarm.
Yes, yes, it will be all right.
- It will be all right.
- I am all right, Papa.
If you ever dare leave your post again, I'll have you shot on the spot! The Kommandant's life comes first! He's above all of us! Jawohl.
Tomorrow begin your instructions.
It'll be a long day, so if you'll all excuse me.
Herr Rudd, I must apologise for all the trouble.
- Make sure it doesn't happen again.
- And Herr Bormann, he is all right? Yes.
The smoke didn't reach him.
That's good.
- What went wrong? - Everything.
Now we need Barney and Rollin.
I'll take care of it right away.
- You remember the signal? - Three if by land.
Get ready to start clocking the flashes.
Any time now.
Off.
On.
Stuttgart.
Hamburg.
Munich.
These then are our key cities.
You will each be assigned to the city you're most familiar with.
Once you set up your headquarters, you'll make contact with local fascist leaders.
From that point on, you're expected to recruit and secretly train a riot squad of 500 men.
- Riot squads? - Yes.
It's most imperative to keep the enemy in a perpetual state of crisis, never knowing how or where we will strike.
What happened to your father, fräulein? We haven't seen him all evening.
He was not feeling well.
He went to bed early, General.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I wanted to talk to him.
Is there anything I can do? No, it was just that I have the feeling I met your father before.
- That's possible.
- If I remember correctly, it was at a party at Dr Goebbels' home.
That seems strange.
My father was never very much one for parties.
All the same, I feel quite sure it was the famous Dr Raynor to whom we were introduced that evening.
But I feel he was a taller man.
Prison, General.
Twenty years of prison takes its toll.
But to me, he was always a giant.
Fräulein Raynor.
Yes, Herr? Where's your father this evening? He's not with us.
- But you know where he is.
- I don't understand, fräulein.
You know because you were listening when I told General von Cramm he is ill.
I dislike what you're suggesting.
I did not mean to be critical.
On the contrary, I have nothing but the greatest admiration for you.
You bear the burden of a great responsibility.
You can trust no one.
You must trust no one.
I can understand that.
There are many of us who know what sacrifices true dedication to something bigger than oneself can mean.
We are the ones who will create a new Germany.
I had no idea you felt this strongly, fräulein.
- Your father - My father.
Twenty years, I waited for my father's release from prison.
I hoped that he would be the one to lead us in creating a fourth Reich.
But he was in prison too long.
He is too old, too weak.
However, that no longer matters.
We have our leaders.
Martin Bormann and you, Herr Rudd.
I had begun to wonder if there were any German women like you left.
I'm gratified to see that there are.
Good night, fräulein.
Good night, Herr Rudd.
Attack! Attack! Everyone to their stations! Follow me! Stay at your post! Follow me! This way! Almost as good as the 4th of July at Steel Pier.
Better.
Israeli agents.
They've tried tricks like this before.
But why? The Kommandant! - Is that you, Rudd? - Yes, mein Kommandant.
It was the Israelis again.
A trick only meant to annoy us.
But they will pay heavily for this, I swear it.
Good night, Your Excellency.
What happened? Bormann put up a fight? There is no Bormann.
It's a dummy.
Rudd has rigged a dummy.
A dummy? For Rudd, it might be better than the real thing.
Now we need Rollin.
- How soon should he be here? - Sometime before morning.
Going somewhere, fräulein? You startled me, General.
Did I? Clumsy of me.
But I didn't expect to find anyone wandering around at this hour of the morning.
You were wandering around.
But I am just an old general with many defeats to think about.
A young woman like yourself should be asleep.
Not skulking around this house with something she doesn't want me to see.
I insist, fräulein.
I don't understand.
There is always something more to learn.
Now, if you'll excuse me, General, I will continue my meditation.
- You understand what has to be done? - How much time do I have? At the most, 12 hours.
- That's barely rehearsal time.
- Do your best.
It'll work.
The window on the balcony on the other side of the roof.
Good luck.
Who's there? Show yourself or you'll be shot.
- It's only me, Herr Rudd.
- What are you doing? Where are you going? I thought I would take a walk.
When one works hard all day, it is sometimes difficult to sleep.
The nights get very lonely.
Is it not the same for you, Herr Rudd? Go to your room.
This area is restricted.
I assure you I'm not dangerous, certainly not to you, Herr Rudd.
Fräulein Raynor, there are rules.
Fräulein, these are my private quarters.
I envy you, Herr Rudd.
You are always available to serve him.
Precisely why I insist you go immediately.
The Kommandant and I work very closely together.
I never know when he will need me.
He depends on me for everything.
- How proud you must be.
- I am.
There must be some way that I, too, can serve? That will come in time, fräulein.
I have discussed you with the Kommandant.
- He has plans for you in the future.
- But I want to contribute now.
There must be something I can do.
You seem to be so alone.
I prefer it that way.
Working for Martin Bormann has given me the greatest privilege a man can know.
And soon, one day, he'll be ruling Germany and I will be his right hand advising him, helping him to make decisions, being looked up to by millions of people.
What more can a man ask for in life? You know, Herr Rudd, we are the same, you and I.
Heart, mind and body dedicated to the rise of German power.
Completely and without reservation.
That is so.
But no matter how hard we try we remain human beings.
We may hate it, but we cannot become machines.
Not entirely.
The human emotions are a man's great curse.
They wait to trap him.
You sound like a Bavarian farm boy, afraid he must marry the girl.
You are wrong.
The Führer would have disagreed with you.
I remember, he told us when we were children, "Remember, German girl, "you are to become a German mother.
" And "German boy, remember that you are a German.
" First, we have to fight our way back.
But must you fight alone? Is it not possible for a woman to stand shoulder-to-shoulder to a man and share in the joys of victory? The struggle for power is a man's fight.
It always has been, it always will be.
And I will have power.
- What was that? - I heard nothing.
- I distinctly heard a noise.
- No.
- Something falling.
- No, it was nothing.
- I'm going to find out.
- I will go with you.
- Is that you, Rudd? - Yes, mein Kommandant.
You see, it was nothing.
I think you better leave now.
Yes.
There is something I would like to show you.
- What is it? - Before I do, I would like you to know that I have never let anyone see this before.
It is my most treasured possession.
- Your father and - Yes.
And the little girl in the picture, that is me.
- Do you remember? - Of course.
How could I ever forget? That picture, Herr Rudd, is my strength.
Each time I look at it, I rededicate my life to the memory of that man - and all he stood for.
- I understand, of course.
Thank you.
And now I must go.
I beg you, Herr Rudd, if there is anything you need, please, I want you to know there is one person here that you can count on.
Good night.
Therefore, it's Martin Bormann's belief that violence best serves the men who use it most skilfully.
The more barbaric and savage an act, such as political assassination, the more paralysing the effect on the masses.
- Is that you, Rudd? - Yes, mein Kommandant.
It's time for your medicine.
I hope you had a good sleep.
That'll be all, Corporal.
I'll call if I need you.
Close the gate.
Greetings, my friends.
Yes, I'm feeling much better.
Such weather.
Almost as if we were back in Germany already.
Isn't that a pleasant thought? Wunderbar! But I did not mean to interrupt.
On with your lunch.
It does me good just to watch you.
You are my strength.
Without you, I am nothing.
Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil! "which concludes this basic indoctrination phase "of your training.
"Finally, "and most importantly, "I ask special consideration at all times for Frederick Rudd.
"Obey his commands "as though you were hearing them from my own lips.
"For until the time comes when I can show myself to the world, "he is my link with you.
" "My first in command, "and entitled to your pledge of undying loyalty.
" Gentlemen, the manifesto of Martin Bormann.
He's chosen you to carry it out.
From now on, the destiny of our new Germany is in your hands.
Long live the new Germany.
- Long live the new Germany.
- Long live the new Germany.
Herr Rudd.
Herr Bormann looked so well this afternoon.
Will there be any chance to see him once again before we go? - Ja, we are leaving in the morning.
- Why not? Perhaps before I give you your assignments.
Give me a minute to prepare him.
I will call down when he's ready to That will not be necessary, Frederick.
I will receive them now.
So what if my face is scarred, my body crippled? I'm with my friends, my countrymen.
This is where I belong, not in a dark, lonely room.
Your Excellency must be tired.
Let me help you to a chair.
I can manage as long as Frederick is close by.
Frederick, get me a foot stool.
Frederick, you know how helpless I am without you.
Get me a footstool.
Who are you? What do you want? I beg your pardon.
What did you say, Frederick? I order you to arrest this man! Whoever you are, you're not getting away with this.
What are you waiting for? I gave you an order.
Seize him! Herr Rudd, control yourself! Frederick, what seems to be wrong? You are acting so strangely.
Who are you? What is the matter? What is wrong with you? I know.
I told you, you've been working too hard.
You need a rest.
You're overworked.
Get away from me.
What did you say? Nothing.
We understand.
You are tired.
You need some rest.
Take Herr Rudd up to his room.
His room, not my room.
And see to it that no one disturbs him.
Frederick, your keys, please.
Your keys.
Wine for everyone.
Lots of wine for my friends.
Medicine for Herr Rudd.
To help him sleep.
Fräulein.
Herr Rudd, I was worried about you.
- You've got to help me.
- I brought you some sleeping pills.
Please, there's no one else for me to turn to.
Together, we've got to expose the impostor.
- Impostor? - Yes.
The man masquerading as Martin Bormann.
He must be stopped! Herr Rudd, it is most important for you to gain control of yourself.
I tell you that man is not Martin Bormann! Don't you think I would know that after devoting all these years to him? Ja, you would.
But then if he is an impostor, where is the real Martin Bormann? Come with me.
Look, and tell me what you see.
It is Herr Kommandant, still in bed.
I don't understand? Now do you believe me? They've drugged him and substituted this impostor in order to destroy everything we've worked for.
The man downstairs calling himself Bormann is a fraud.
I swear it! I believe you, Herr Rudd.
We must do something.
We must stop this man.
Yes, but how? Use this, if you must, but stop him.
I will help you with the guard.
Come.
Good night, Herr Rudd, sleep well.
You would help me, please? I'll tell the Kommandant of your loyalty.
That's not important.
Go stop the impostor.
Frederick, you're back.
I hope you're feeling better.
That is my personal desk! Oh, yes.
Yes, of course, it is.
Baron Frick, I beg you to listen.
Won't anyone listen to me? - Gentlemen - Herr General, I must talk to you.
Your Kommandant is talking to you.
Gentlemen, this is a most historic event.
With these assignments, I put into your hands the seeds for a new fatherland.
Go forth and plant these seeds well.
So, General von Cramm, you are to proceed to Hamburg.
Hamburg? I didn't assign you Hamburg.
I want you in Berlin.
No! It must be Hamburg.
Everything is arranged.
Von Cramm goes to Berlin, and that's final.
Change it.
- Admiral Kleister.
- Jawohl, Herr Bormann.
Munich? Again? Again you do not listen to me? Kleister goes to Stuttgart, not Munich.
- Change it.
- No.
- What did you say? - No.
Don't you see? He's trying to wreck everything that I've conceived.
Listen to me.
Nothing must be changed! From this point on, I will take charge of everything, personally.
- Good.
- Good, Herr Bormann.
No! No! It's mine! Martin Bormann is dead.
Get a car.
My daughter and I will attend to the burial arrangements in the city, and you must finish what must be done here.
Please.
And then my advice, gentlemen, is that we all be gone before the local authorities begin asking questions.
I had to do it.
Don't you understand? The truth is, right from the beginning it's been me.
I wrote the manifesto, I was the voice you heard! I planned it all, every detail.
All my life I dreamed of this and that's the reason why it needn't end here! Nothing has to change.
Only from now on, I'll give you the orders directly and we can still achieve our goals.
Give me a chance to prove it.
Let me be your Führer! Let me be your Führer! Let me be your Führer! Let me be your Führer!