Mission Impossible (1966) s02e14 Episode Script

Good morning, Mr.
Phelps.
The man you're looking at is Colonel Marcus Von Frank who has led the recent resurgence of the neo-Nazis.
Otto Kelmann, head of the largest munitions plant in all Europe, is preparing to turn over to Von Frank complete control of his vast industrial empire.
With such a huge financial base, there is no question that Von Frank could become a second Adolf Hitler.
Fanatically dedicated to the overthrow of democracy wherever it exists.
Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to stop Kelmann and Von Frank.
As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.
This recording will self-destruct in five seconds.
Good luck, Jim.
Otto Kelmann.
Last survivor of a dynasty that supplied munitions to three generations of war-makers.
He certainly doesn't look vicious.
He's a quiet, cultured gentleman.
Shuns publicity.
Prefers solitude to the company of most people.
Even goes to the park just to be alone.
He sounds like a monk.
Well, not quite.
This is the late Mrs.
Otto Kelmann.
She died in 1932.
He was very much in love with her.
They'd only been married for three years when she was murdered.
By no less a man than Adolf Hitler.
Well, there was a quick and very quiet inquest.
Herr Kelmann lied for his Führer, and they called it self-defence.
So we're gonna try to reawaken some old memories in Kelmann.
Yes.
Are you all checked out on the photographic gear, Cinnamon? Everything from taking the pictures to making enlargements.
- Willy? - I've got the projector film and uniforms all lined up.
You're set on the property warehouse? Couple of my theatre friends have taken care of it.
I need to know how the room looked and where the people were.
Well, Cinnamon will get that out of Kelmann's old records and photographs, once she's in the house.
Which brings us to Von Frank.
I just got a report on him.
A team of psychiatrists went over his medical history from beginning to end and they all agree.
They call him "a marginal manic-depressive" and "a deeply psychotic paranoid.
" Is that good or bad? For us, I mean.
Well, a little of both.
It's gonna be difficult for me to gain his confidence.
But I think once I do, he'll be predictable.
Well, at least he's expecting you.
His letter said he was looking forward to a visit from a member of the American-Nazi Corps.
Magnificent.
Absolutely magnificent.
In only two elections, we have gained 15 seats.
Herr Kelmann, the party is on the move.
There is no one who can possibly stop us now.
- I hope you're right.
- I am.
I know I am.
You haven't met with the people as I have, Herr Kelmann.
You don't quite know them as I do.
Especially the young ones.
Young people are thinking.
They no longer want to be led.
They want to lead.
They want to take.
We must give too, remember? We must give back to the world again the inspiration, the leadership, the courage that is our duty to give.
- What's the matter with you? - I thought we were being followed.
Oh, you worry about everything.
Somewhere, someone is always attempting to plot against my life.
Unfortunately, I can trust no one, Herr Kelmann.
Except, of course you, my friend.
You know I owe you everything.
One day, the world shall know of your generosity.
By the way, Herr Kelmann, you made the final arrangements, as you promised? I tell you everything's drawn up.
Naturally, my lawyer must be here to witness while I sign.
He'll be back in the city on Monday.
Good.
Oh, my office is right here.
Stay with him and don't let him out of sight until those papers are signed.
- I understand, colonel.
- Good.
Karl, I feel like a bit of fresh air.
The usual place, please.
Major Richard Dunhill, American-Nazi Corps, at your service.
Welcome, major, I've been expecting you.
Colonel Von Frank.
It's been a long, long time since I last entertained one of our American friends.
- Please grab a seat.
- Thank you, that's very kind.
You are most kind, sir.
But I must say that I didn't come here just to be entertained.
- I'm here on a very serious matter.
- Oh, what is it? Colonel, the American-Nazi Movement is floundering.
Our membership is down.
The treasury is depleted.
We have no strength, no power.
We have no leader.
That is why I have come to you personally, sir.
- So, what can I do for you? - Our people need incentive.
Incentive, colonel.
And above all, organisation.
They must be united behind a man who can inspire them.
Who can lead them.
I think I might be that man, sir.
But I cannot possibly achieve it by myself.
I must have the one great advantage that no American-Nazi has ever had before.
My people must know that I am your personal choice, that my orders come directly from Colonel Marcus Von Frank, himself.
You see, major, what you're asking me I can only give once.
And it must be to the right man.
Are you a man of courage, major? Yes.
I am.
I must know that, you see.
You see, major, we here, for the past 500 years, have been answering the question of courage the same way.
With the blade.
Heinz.
Please assist the gentleman.
Sword, please.
Remove your coat and your tie.
And roll up your sleeve, major.
Heinz will supervise.
Put this on, please.
Colonel, I haven't done this before, you know.
It doesn't really matter, major.
It's not a question of skill, it's a question of strength and courage.
Thank you.
I'll only be about ten minutes.
Wait for me, Karl.
Yes, sir.
We shall stand facing each other, one blade length separating us.
Left hand behind your back.
At Heinz's first command, our blades will touch above our heads.
At the second command, we shall commence the attack.
Is that clear? Yes.
Your blade, major.
This is 20 thicknesses of surgical gauze.
Quite enough to protect the vital area.
Now, major, to parry a head cut, you go like this.
To parry a cheek cut, you go like this.
Are you ready to commence, major? Yes.
Now, major, a man of courage does not take a backward step, no matter what.
You should commence and halt at Heinz's command.
Unless there is a serious wound, you should do it four times.
Are you ready? Halt.
- Good afternoon.
- No, do not sit down.
- Why not? - Find another bench.
What? Please, I have been waiting all afternoon for this light.
You must find another place to sit.
But I use this seat, very nearly, every afternoon at this time.
I suggest you take your photograph somewhere else.
No, no, I was here first.
And besides, what is more important? A nobody sitting on this bench or a brilliant photographic study? A nobody, me, eh? And you a great genius, I suppose.
Of course.
Now, please, I have wasted enough time talking.
I am losing my light.
Please, why don't you go and have a drink and come back in an hour.
Without a doubt, you are the most rude young person I've ever met in my life.
All right.
I will have to work around you.
Halt.
Will you tend to his wound, please? Bravo, major.
Very well done, indeed.
Thank you.
You didn't spill a drop, major.
Prosit to the American-Nazi Corps.
To our party.
Now, colonel, do I get your endorsement? Well, let's see.
In the meantime, what can I do for you while you are here? Let me work with you.
I want to learn everything I can.
One day, I wanna be known as the Von Frank of America.
I suppose you have as much right to this bench as I do but you see, I have been waiting for three hours for these shadows.
Is photography very important to you? This a still life, remember? Tell me, fräulein, do you always wear your hair that way? - Why? You don't like it? - Oh, no, no, no.
No, it's very becoming, but isn't it just a little old-fashioned, by today's standards? Well, I like it.
Oh, what happened? Now, look what you have done.
Oh, I will have to go home.
I will not get my picture.
- Please let me help you.
- No, you have done enough.
- How am I gonna get home this way? - Please, don't worry about that.
I'll drive you home.
My car is just over there.
Karl.
Now then, this won't take a minute.
Does this undo like that? - Just fold it up.
- Oh, yeah, that's right.
Now, Karl, take these please, will you? Thank you very much.
Now, get in, let me help you.
- Let me take this.
- But No, you'll be perfectly safe.
Oh, by the way, where do you live? Karl, did you hear that? - But I don't even know your name.
- I am a nobody, remember? - Willy, put the screen over there.
- Right.
Okay, switch it on.
Congratulations, fräulein.
You certainly have a talent for photography.
I will believe that when I begin to sell my work.
Oh, you must give yourself time, you know.
Time? I have been studying here at the academy over a year already.
I don't know how it was when you were young but I occasionally like to eat.
Oh, I don't think things have changed much since my day.
Do you know that when I first met my late wife she was a student of photography? - She was? - Yeah.
I would like to ask you something.
Did she ever think about giving it up and pursuing another line of work? Giving it up? Now, I come to think of it, she once, very seriously, thought of being a salesgirl.
- You are making a joke.
- No.
That is incredible.
Why, only this morning I was looking up jobs.
Look.
Look at the only one which I checked off.
Salesgirls, Kreiger Department Store.
What a coincidence.
Well, if you'll excuse me, I think I must be going.
You know, you young people always have so much to do.
No, please stay, please.
I owe you an apology.
My behaviour in the park this afternoon, it was rude.
It was atrocious.
Oh, no, it's what they call the artistic temperament.
- You owe me nothing.
- No, but I do.
I have a confession to make.
Since you're here, I recognised you.
I always thought that people so famous were cold and hard and difficult to talk to.
But instead, I find you are easy to talk to.
Thank you.
What I'm trying to say is that Excuse me.
Hello.
Hello? Oh, it's you.
I asked you not to call here again.
No, I can't.
No, I can't talk.
Eric, I warned you you would be in trouble.
No, absolutely not, no.
I won't be here.
I'm going out right now.
Do you hear me, Eric? Please, leave me out of this Is there something wrong, fräulein? No.
I'm afraid you must go.
Fräulein, what is it? I would rather not discuss it.
Is there anything I can do to help you? No.
Please go.
You are coming with me.
Oh, yes, all right.
Maybe it is better.
He must not find me here alone.
I will be no bother.
You drop me at the nearest restaurant.
- Would you do that for me? - Oh, I'll do more than that.
You'll have dinner at my house with me.
We will discuss your future.
You know, I have been asked to write a book about myself.
Pictures will be needed.
- You are offering me a job? - Of course.
Oh, wait, I will need my cameras.
Come along.
Did you enjoy your dinner? I had forgotten food like this exists.
Now then, tell me about that young friend of yours.
The one who telephoned and frightened you so much.
There is not much to tell.
He is a student.
A few months ago, he made some speeches at the academy and wrote some articles about the neo-Nazis.
For them or against them? Against them, of course.
You know, sometimes I wonder whether you young people take the trouble to separate the principles of Nazism from those madmen who, in its name, murdered millions of innocent people and almost destroyed our country? But, then, if these men are so different, why, then, is my friend's life in danger? Oh, I don't think it is.
Like most young men, he probably has a vivid imagination.
But I don't think he's in real danger.
You know, the Nazis of today are no longer gangsters and psychopaths.
They're dedicated men, believe me.
Perhaps you are right.
Somehow, just the mention of the word Nazi makes my blood run cold.
- What a nice portrait.
- My wife.
She's lovely.
She must have made you very happy.
Well, it has been an evening I shan't soon forget.
Thank you.
But I really must be started for home.
Oh, nonsense.
You're staying here tonight.
- Oh, but I - Yes, I'm a little bit worried about you.
I think it would be wiser for you to stay here tonight.
Thank you, Herr Kelmann.
With the number of seats that we now hold, we represent about six percent controlling factor.
Excuse me.
- Have a seat, major.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, hello.
- It's Karl, I have something to report.
- What is it? - Herr Kelmann has met a girl.
Girl? Who is she? I don't know.
He met her at the park today.
Do you think she may mean trouble? He seems to like her.
She's spending the night.
I'll be there tomorrow morning.
So He's quite a ham.
Roll that piece back again.
Right there.
What are you doing here, fräulein? I asked you, fräulein.
What are you doing here? Fräulein, you really must try and explain to me what you are doing down here.
I was taking pictures.
You see, I couldn't sleep.
I was worried about what happened before and at the same time excited about this opportunity you have given me.
I lay there thinking and pretty soon picture after picture was coming into my head Then there was nothing to do except come down here and take those pictures.
That's all there was to it.
You were taking pictures in the dark? - I was taking flash pictures.
- I'm sorry, I don't quite understand.
I was taking pictures of that bust.
You see, it was an experiment.
What I wanted was for the head to be sculptured with light, where there would be two shadows on the face and the background to be totally black.
I guess it was foolish of me.
You can go back to bed, Karl.
- But Herr Kelmann - I said you could go, Karl.
I suggest we all go back to our beds and forget all about it.
But perhaps it would be wiser in the future if you would confine your picture-taking to the daylight hours.
Herr Kelmann lives well.
He's a very rich man, major.
Very rich.
- Good morning.
- Good morning, sir.
Karl, would you be so kind as to announce myself and Major Richard Dunhill from America, please? Yes, sir.
- Sir, may I speak to you a moment? - Yes.
Excuse me, major.
What is it? I caught the girl last night taking pictures.
Thank you.
Come in.
- What is it, Karl? - Colonel Von Frank to see you, sir.
He's with an associate.
An American.
No, no, no, please.
Let whoever it is wait.
The morning light is too perfect to lose.
Very well, Karl, I'll only be a moment or two.
Come with me, major.
Terribly sorry to interrupt such an important conference.
Oh, it's almost over.
Let me introduce Fräulein Lister.
Otto, this is Major Richard Dunhill from the American-Nazi Corps.
- How do you do? - A great honour, sir.
Thank you, major.
What is this? What are you doing? It's my job.
Don't look so serious.
- Give me that camera.
- No, please.
- Please, colonel.
- I want that camera.
You haven't given me a chance to explain.
- I want that film! - Colonel.
Give me that film! Leave it to me.
Give me the camera.
- How can you possibly allow this? - Don't let us have a scene.
- You know what this means to me.
- Please, please.
Are you all right? Look out for Karl.
He's Von Frank's man.
Is this everything? Otto, who is she? Get rid of her.
We cannot afford these mistakes.
Colonel, it doesn't matter who she is.
Don't get so excited.
What if my enemies found out about our connection? These pictures could ruin us.
I promise I'll make sure she says nothing.
Two of these tablets will put him under.
The hypodermic is the antidote.
If Von Frank asks for film, give him this.
- Well, goodbye, Herr Kelmann.
- Very great pleasure, major.
- I shall see you on Monday.
- Monday? Fine, fine.
Very good.
No, no, please stay right there.
That will make a lovely picture.
- Yes, let's see, against the sky.
- Here? Yes.
- What's the matter? - That's nice.
Something's bad here.
Something is very wrong.
That girl, I don't know.
What do you mean? Somehow, I feel she's an enemy, your enemy.
- One up at the house.
- Here? - Yes.
- Oh, yes.
Yes, yes, that's good, right here.
Stay right here.
- That's good, very good.
- Want some more? - I think this one is excellent.
- Yeah.
It's almost physically the same excepting for the furniture.
Take a look at this picture.
It shows the exact placement of all the furniture.
- This is the south wall, I take it.
- Right.
The big problem's gonna be the wall he's knocked down to replace for the windows.
Right, the rest of the stuff we can find, pretty much, in the stock here.
Don, see if you can find a table that looks like that.
- Thank you, Karl.
- Cream and sugar? No cream, just a little sugar, please.
Thank you.
I cannot wait to develop the pictures I took today.
- I think you will find them exciting.
- I'm sure I shall.
Oh, thank you, thank you.
Good, just right.
Yes, yes.
She's staying with Kelmann.
Sure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Excellent, that would be a very great favour, indeed.
Yes.
Oh, if you find out anything, anything at all, would you be so kind as to inform me immediately, then? Good.
Thank you, goodbye.
- I located the girl's landlady.
- And? She rented the apartment one week ago.
He lied to me! Kelmann lied to me.
He told me that girl had been at the academy studying there for nearly one year.
That's what she told him, she lied to him.
I want to know everything about her.
Everything! - Yes, sir.
- Get it together tonight.
- Do you understand? - Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
From the material you have let me see about your biography, I think that the pictures we have done are going to work - He seems completely out.
- Yeah, he is.
That's the way the drug works.
In ten minutes, he'll come around to a kind of twilight sleep.
He'll stay that way until we give him the antidote.
- Anything? - Nothing yet, at all.
We've got to keep looking.
I know I'm right about that girl.
Otto, forgive this intrusion.
It is a matter of grave urgency.
We have discovered your wife is a traitor.
She has been working against us.
She is still a member of the Social Democrat Party.
She has contributed funds and written articles against us.
Do you deny this, Frau Kelmann? I do not.
Do you deny calling me a beast and a madman? - Do you? - How can you deny the truth? You are a sick and violent man.
You degrade everything that is human.
You disgust me.
Schtager, your pistol.
Adolf Are you plotting against me? You are, are you not? Yes, I hope you never Otto, put down that gun.
She was wrong, you know that.
The future and strength of this country rests in these hands.
Do not put an end to it now.
Otto, I need you.
My Führer Strong man My Führer Don, as soon as you get that van loaded, move it out.
We've got to be out of here with everything back to normal in ten minutes.
Colonel.
I found something.
"Europa Airlines.
" From London, dated a week ago.
So she has been here only for one week.
We must get to Kelmann's house immediately, come on.
Forgive the intrusion, Otto.
What is it, colonel? This girl is a spy.
She was sent here to uncover our relationship, Otto.
To destroy me.
I can't sit here and listen to such nonsense.
I have proof, Otto.
She claims to be a student.
Well, she is not.
She says she has been here for one year, where in fact, she has only been here for one week.
Fräulein, is this true? Yes, it is.
Because I despise him and all the Nazis that surround him.
He is insane and his insanity will destroy us.
He must be stopped.
You will not stop me, fräulein.
You cannot stop me.
I can and I will.
I have learned enough here to destroy you.
There's a plot against me, isn't there? - Isn't there? - Yes.
Yes, there is.
You cannot stop me now.
You're finished.
Von Frank.
I had to do it.
She could have destroyed me.
She would have destroyed us.
She was wrong, Otto.
Our country needs new leadership, it needs a strong leader, Otto.
My God, no.
I'll call the police.
Put me through to the police, please.
Yes.
Herr Otto Kelmann speaking.
There's been a shooting.
Yes, I'll be here.