Sapphire and Steel (1979) s03e06 Episode Script
Adventure Five Part 6: Dr. McDee Must Die
- It's impossible.
- There's no doubt.
No fire? - Steel? - None.
- Steel? - The room was destroyed.
Not now, Felix! - Not even a trace? - Steel! Steel June the 22nd.
'All irregularities will be handled 'by the forces controlling each dimension.
'Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life.
'Medium atomic weights are available.
'Gold, Lead, 'Copper, 'Jet, Diamond, Radium, 'Sapphire, Silver and Steel.
'Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.
' No fire.
There never was, this room is undamaged.
- Then the report was wrong.
- Someone could've lied.
I wonder what Felix was trying to tell us? Where are Emma and Felicity? In their rooms? - But not asleep yet.
- Is Mr McDee still in his lab? Yes.
He'll be working late and so shall I.
I've never seen that one before.
Now the events of that night take place as before.
- With one exception.
- The death of McDee.
He survives and history changes.
Sir, I Sorry.
It's deductible.
Belongs there.
- Go to bed.
- I envy him.
- What? - Mr McDee.
He doesn't need much sleep.
He'll be able to get all the sleep he wants after tomorrow.
How very gratifying.
- Do you know who that is? - Greville.
Well, yes and no.
In 1930 there were two Grevilles, father and son.
- Good night, sir.
- Good night.
- That's the father.
- And young Greville? - Oh, just - I'll put the kettle on now.
Mullrine lied to the newspaper.
He killed George McDee and covered it up.
Or Or the computer lied to us.
Remember what you read on that screen.
It changed the word to trick us.
Well, someone is going to kill McDee.
We have to make sure the murder takes place exactly as it did before.
- What is it?! - Shh! You didn't come, George.
- I waited over an hour for you.
- Leave me alone, Emma! What's the matter? Getting bored with me? - I'm working! - But you promised.
- Just go! - Not until I have your answer.
Have you stopped loving me? Not now! Not now! - You've no time for me? - I couldn't leave this! I waited patiently for you, George.
- You promised you'd come.
- Do you not understand, woman?! Can you not get it through your head? I'm about to achieve everything I've ever dreamed of! - It'll make history! - I don't care for history.
- Please, leave me! - No.
Get out! Are you telling me you don't love me? - If it'll get you out of here, yes! - Oh! I thought you were special but you're just like anybody else.
All you care about's your own small world, your precious work! You'd do anything for your work, use anyone.
Just like Arthur.
Just like Arthur! Well, if that's the way you want it.
Emma! What on earth are you doing? Nothing! Nothing? You've been in there, haven't you? Dressed like that! Yes, your brilliant partner has been telling me Shh! Be quiet, Emma.
Come in the library.
- Be quiet - I will not.
Just what do you think you're doing? - I was with George.
- I can see! - Are you trying to wreck everything? - None of your business.
Oh, yes, it is my business.
George McDee is my business! Come here, Emma! Come here! Look at that.
Do you know what that is? That is a contract giving everything he has invented, everything he has discovered or will discover, all to our company! Look, signed George McDee.
Do you realise what that means? I never understand such things.
I leave all that to you.
Good.
Keep on doing just that! George signed that yesterday afternoon.
There's millions to be made out of this! We are going to go public! We'll become Mullrine International.
How exciting Just make sure you don't rock the boat.
I don't care what you say.
- You'd better start caring! - Oh, really? - I'm sick of your selfish ways.
- Indeed? - I spoiled you, gave you everything.
- Yes, indeed.
You were happy for me to make love to George - while he considered a partnership.
- That's good business.
I want my happiness now.
I'm not going to be used any more.
I'm sick of sharing George.
I love him.
Don't talk such rubbish.
He's going to divorce Felicity and marry me.
Oh, no you don't, Emma Mullrine.
We're not having that.
- There'd be a scandal.
- Damn the scandal! You've got what you wanted, now it's my turn.
I will have him.
Emma! - Emma, where are you going? - Away from you! - George? - No, it's me.
What? Who? Emma.
What do you want? I've got a dreadful headache.
I have to talk to you.
- Can't it wait till morning? - No, I want to talk to you now.
All right.
- What is it? - George and I are in love.
- What? - He wants to marry me.
Are you mad? George is married to me.
He's going to leave you, Felicity.
Nonsense.
You're making it up.
George and I have been lovers for six months.
It's not true I won't believe it, I won't.
He wants you to divorce him.
Why isn't he telling me himself? He's too soft-hearted.
He's afraid of you.
George has never been afraid of anyone in his life! Where is he? In his laboratory, working.
Get out of here.
Are you going to give him his freedom? Get out! Leave me alone! There's something else you should know.
George comes to my room every night.
'Steel? Felicity has the gun.
'Steel, come to the laboratory.
' 'I'm already in there.
' I've told you, go away, I'm busy! You didn't tell me, George.
Felicity.
Who did you think it was? I just don't want to be disturbed.
You're going to be, whether you like it or not.
- Oh, please.
- Go on, tell me.
Who did you think it was? Who have you already sent away? - Look, this is important! - This is more important.
- Was it her? - Her? Who d'you mean? - Emma Mullrine.
- Whatever gave you that idea? - She did.
- Oh, come on! Don't try to bluff, you've never been a good liar.
I don't know what you're talking about! I'm talking about your lover.
About you wanting a divorce so that you can go off with her.
- No, you've got it all wrong.
- Have I? - Or has she? - She? What's she been saying? That you and she are lovers, that you want to leave me for her! - No.
- Is it true? - Is what true? - Is she your lover? Yes.
Yes, she is.
I see.
And what about me? Felicity, what are you doing? I won't let you do it, George.
I'll kill you before I let her have you.
Is this it? Wait.
That was it, that was the moment.
Now time is on its new track.
Well, stop them.
Stop them! Now take it back.
Take time back.
Let's see how she killed him.
Felicity, what are you doing? I won't let you do it, George.
I'll kill you before I let her have you.
But that's odd.
That wasn't it.
That wasn't the moment.
It wasn't Felicity who killed him.
You still up, George? Like a drink? No.
Where's the agreement? - Which one? - Our agreement.
The deal's off.
Oh, no, it isn't.
You signed it, it's all legal.
I've changed my mind.
I won't do it.
What's happened? A few hours back you were all excited.
With your scientific brain and my business acumen, we'll be rich! Rich beyond our wildest dreams! - Oh, no, you don't.
- I want those papers.
- The deal's off! - Keep off me, George! Not yet.
- Keep away! - You used your sister to entice me! George, see reason! She fell for you, George.
It's real, honest.
It's genuine.
Emma's head-over-heels in love with you.
- Listen here, give me that! - George! Come in.
Your tea, sir.
Ah, shall I get another cup? No, Mr McDee is just going to bed.
Aren't you, George? - That wasn't it, either.
- No.
It wasn't.
Felicity.
Felicity! Open this door, will you? Felicity, I know you're in there.
If you don't want to let me in I understand but when you're ready to talk, you know where I'll be.
Felicity.
What am I gonna do, Greville? - It's not easy, is it, sir? - No.
We can't have a scandal.
Not now.
Good luck, sir.
Thank you, Greville.
Something tells me I'm gonna need it.
Emma, why did you do it?! You jilted me.
I did not! - You told me to get out.
- Because I was working! Surely we love each other? Oh, I do hope so, George! - I thought as much.
- Felicity.
This won't do, George.
This won't do at all.
You might as well leave him alone, Emma.
I'll never give him his freedom, never.
He doesn't love you.
He loves me.
Then I'll make sure you can never have him.
As long as I live.
No, Emma, no! For God's sake, don't! 'Now! ' 'Not yet.
' Stop it! That's it.
That's the moment.
It was Emma! It was you, you shot him, didn't you? - Yes.
I didn't mean to.
- Shoot him again.
- Kill him! You must.
- This is what I must do.
This time.
- Emma? - Can you hear us? - Of course.
- Do you realise what you're doing? Yes, I'm going to be happy.
I've got a second chance.
- Does George know? - No, only I know.
You killed her.
She's dead! - It's all right, I've been promised.
- Promised what? George and I are going to be young again.
- What?! - Young again! It's a trick - time is tricking you! - Who is time? - Our enemy! - Your enemy.
- No, I have got a second chance George, my darling, you're not going to die.
We'll be together for the rest of our lives! If you don't shoot George, there won't be any rest of your lives.
- I was promised.
- Yes, but you'll both die.
And in a very short time.
- What's he saying? - He's right.
These cultures will destroy you and every living creature on earth.
There is no way of avoiding it once they get out of the lab.
Rubbish.
How could they? Time is accelerating the disease.
It's not possible.
Not only is it possible, it is inevitable.
You have created mutant, persistent viruses that the world of 1930 cannot control.
- Emma will be next.
- I was promised.
I was promised.
It's up to you.
Everything must be exactly as it was.
Only you can shoot George.
You must do it.
- You must do it! - I can't I can't do it again.
Emma George.
Listen to me, my dearest, we love each other, don't we? - Can I touch her? - Yes.
Once we go back on the original track this will not have happened.
Listen to me, my darling.
You have to do it.
It's for my own sake.
Would you have me destroy the human race? Then you must kill me.
It's the only way.
Kill me and let Felicity live.
Promise.
Be brave, my darling.
Remember the good times we had, huh? Remember me.
George, my beloved, I shall keep you alive in my heart.
Now, Sapphire.
Take time back.
- I thought as much.
- Felicity.
This won't do, George.
This won't do at all.
You might as well leave him alone, Emma.
I'll never give him his freedom, never.
He doesn't love you.
He loves me.
Then I'll make sure you can never have him.
As long as I live.
No, Emma, no! For God's sake, don't! For God's sake, don't! My God, what's happened?! Emma! George! Greville, get them out of here quickly! George! 'Now, Sapphire, take time forwards.
' I hope you have a super party, sir.
It'll be different.
Have to mark our 50th year of operation, don't we? Seems as good a way as any.
21st of June.
Summer solstice.
I remember noting it then.
Lord Mullrine! Oh, dear, thank you, Miss Shaw.
Wouldn't do to leave that behind.
Lock myself out of my own office? - Who knows what might happen? - Indeed, yes, sir.
Ahh, the cocktails.
Good man, Greville.
The first guests! Yes.
Now it all begins.
How silly of me, I feel quite nervous.
Yes, how silly of you, Emma.
This is where we came in.
And this is where we go out.
Good evening, Mr Harborough, Mrs McDee.
Mrs Harborough.
- I like your monkey suit.
- 1930, sir.
- Steel! - Absolutely authentic Specially made by Lord Mullrine's tailor.
Must've cost a fortune.
- There's no doubt.
No fire? - Steel? - None.
- Steel? - The room was destroyed.
Not now, Felix! - Not even a trace? - Steel! Steel June the 22nd.
'All irregularities will be handled 'by the forces controlling each dimension.
'Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life.
'Medium atomic weights are available.
'Gold, Lead, 'Copper, 'Jet, Diamond, Radium, 'Sapphire, Silver and Steel.
'Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.
' No fire.
There never was, this room is undamaged.
- Then the report was wrong.
- Someone could've lied.
I wonder what Felix was trying to tell us? Where are Emma and Felicity? In their rooms? - But not asleep yet.
- Is Mr McDee still in his lab? Yes.
He'll be working late and so shall I.
I've never seen that one before.
Now the events of that night take place as before.
- With one exception.
- The death of McDee.
He survives and history changes.
Sir, I Sorry.
It's deductible.
Belongs there.
- Go to bed.
- I envy him.
- What? - Mr McDee.
He doesn't need much sleep.
He'll be able to get all the sleep he wants after tomorrow.
How very gratifying.
- Do you know who that is? - Greville.
Well, yes and no.
In 1930 there were two Grevilles, father and son.
- Good night, sir.
- Good night.
- That's the father.
- And young Greville? - Oh, just - I'll put the kettle on now.
Mullrine lied to the newspaper.
He killed George McDee and covered it up.
Or Or the computer lied to us.
Remember what you read on that screen.
It changed the word to trick us.
Well, someone is going to kill McDee.
We have to make sure the murder takes place exactly as it did before.
- What is it?! - Shh! You didn't come, George.
- I waited over an hour for you.
- Leave me alone, Emma! What's the matter? Getting bored with me? - I'm working! - But you promised.
- Just go! - Not until I have your answer.
Have you stopped loving me? Not now! Not now! - You've no time for me? - I couldn't leave this! I waited patiently for you, George.
- You promised you'd come.
- Do you not understand, woman?! Can you not get it through your head? I'm about to achieve everything I've ever dreamed of! - It'll make history! - I don't care for history.
- Please, leave me! - No.
Get out! Are you telling me you don't love me? - If it'll get you out of here, yes! - Oh! I thought you were special but you're just like anybody else.
All you care about's your own small world, your precious work! You'd do anything for your work, use anyone.
Just like Arthur.
Just like Arthur! Well, if that's the way you want it.
Emma! What on earth are you doing? Nothing! Nothing? You've been in there, haven't you? Dressed like that! Yes, your brilliant partner has been telling me Shh! Be quiet, Emma.
Come in the library.
- Be quiet - I will not.
Just what do you think you're doing? - I was with George.
- I can see! - Are you trying to wreck everything? - None of your business.
Oh, yes, it is my business.
George McDee is my business! Come here, Emma! Come here! Look at that.
Do you know what that is? That is a contract giving everything he has invented, everything he has discovered or will discover, all to our company! Look, signed George McDee.
Do you realise what that means? I never understand such things.
I leave all that to you.
Good.
Keep on doing just that! George signed that yesterday afternoon.
There's millions to be made out of this! We are going to go public! We'll become Mullrine International.
How exciting Just make sure you don't rock the boat.
I don't care what you say.
- You'd better start caring! - Oh, really? - I'm sick of your selfish ways.
- Indeed? - I spoiled you, gave you everything.
- Yes, indeed.
You were happy for me to make love to George - while he considered a partnership.
- That's good business.
I want my happiness now.
I'm not going to be used any more.
I'm sick of sharing George.
I love him.
Don't talk such rubbish.
He's going to divorce Felicity and marry me.
Oh, no you don't, Emma Mullrine.
We're not having that.
- There'd be a scandal.
- Damn the scandal! You've got what you wanted, now it's my turn.
I will have him.
Emma! - Emma, where are you going? - Away from you! - George? - No, it's me.
What? Who? Emma.
What do you want? I've got a dreadful headache.
I have to talk to you.
- Can't it wait till morning? - No, I want to talk to you now.
All right.
- What is it? - George and I are in love.
- What? - He wants to marry me.
Are you mad? George is married to me.
He's going to leave you, Felicity.
Nonsense.
You're making it up.
George and I have been lovers for six months.
It's not true I won't believe it, I won't.
He wants you to divorce him.
Why isn't he telling me himself? He's too soft-hearted.
He's afraid of you.
George has never been afraid of anyone in his life! Where is he? In his laboratory, working.
Get out of here.
Are you going to give him his freedom? Get out! Leave me alone! There's something else you should know.
George comes to my room every night.
'Steel? Felicity has the gun.
'Steel, come to the laboratory.
' 'I'm already in there.
' I've told you, go away, I'm busy! You didn't tell me, George.
Felicity.
Who did you think it was? I just don't want to be disturbed.
You're going to be, whether you like it or not.
- Oh, please.
- Go on, tell me.
Who did you think it was? Who have you already sent away? - Look, this is important! - This is more important.
- Was it her? - Her? Who d'you mean? - Emma Mullrine.
- Whatever gave you that idea? - She did.
- Oh, come on! Don't try to bluff, you've never been a good liar.
I don't know what you're talking about! I'm talking about your lover.
About you wanting a divorce so that you can go off with her.
- No, you've got it all wrong.
- Have I? - Or has she? - She? What's she been saying? That you and she are lovers, that you want to leave me for her! - No.
- Is it true? - Is what true? - Is she your lover? Yes.
Yes, she is.
I see.
And what about me? Felicity, what are you doing? I won't let you do it, George.
I'll kill you before I let her have you.
Is this it? Wait.
That was it, that was the moment.
Now time is on its new track.
Well, stop them.
Stop them! Now take it back.
Take time back.
Let's see how she killed him.
Felicity, what are you doing? I won't let you do it, George.
I'll kill you before I let her have you.
But that's odd.
That wasn't it.
That wasn't the moment.
It wasn't Felicity who killed him.
You still up, George? Like a drink? No.
Where's the agreement? - Which one? - Our agreement.
The deal's off.
Oh, no, it isn't.
You signed it, it's all legal.
I've changed my mind.
I won't do it.
What's happened? A few hours back you were all excited.
With your scientific brain and my business acumen, we'll be rich! Rich beyond our wildest dreams! - Oh, no, you don't.
- I want those papers.
- The deal's off! - Keep off me, George! Not yet.
- Keep away! - You used your sister to entice me! George, see reason! She fell for you, George.
It's real, honest.
It's genuine.
Emma's head-over-heels in love with you.
- Listen here, give me that! - George! Come in.
Your tea, sir.
Ah, shall I get another cup? No, Mr McDee is just going to bed.
Aren't you, George? - That wasn't it, either.
- No.
It wasn't.
Felicity.
Felicity! Open this door, will you? Felicity, I know you're in there.
If you don't want to let me in I understand but when you're ready to talk, you know where I'll be.
Felicity.
What am I gonna do, Greville? - It's not easy, is it, sir? - No.
We can't have a scandal.
Not now.
Good luck, sir.
Thank you, Greville.
Something tells me I'm gonna need it.
Emma, why did you do it?! You jilted me.
I did not! - You told me to get out.
- Because I was working! Surely we love each other? Oh, I do hope so, George! - I thought as much.
- Felicity.
This won't do, George.
This won't do at all.
You might as well leave him alone, Emma.
I'll never give him his freedom, never.
He doesn't love you.
He loves me.
Then I'll make sure you can never have him.
As long as I live.
No, Emma, no! For God's sake, don't! 'Now! ' 'Not yet.
' Stop it! That's it.
That's the moment.
It was Emma! It was you, you shot him, didn't you? - Yes.
I didn't mean to.
- Shoot him again.
- Kill him! You must.
- This is what I must do.
This time.
- Emma? - Can you hear us? - Of course.
- Do you realise what you're doing? Yes, I'm going to be happy.
I've got a second chance.
- Does George know? - No, only I know.
You killed her.
She's dead! - It's all right, I've been promised.
- Promised what? George and I are going to be young again.
- What?! - Young again! It's a trick - time is tricking you! - Who is time? - Our enemy! - Your enemy.
- No, I have got a second chance George, my darling, you're not going to die.
We'll be together for the rest of our lives! If you don't shoot George, there won't be any rest of your lives.
- I was promised.
- Yes, but you'll both die.
And in a very short time.
- What's he saying? - He's right.
These cultures will destroy you and every living creature on earth.
There is no way of avoiding it once they get out of the lab.
Rubbish.
How could they? Time is accelerating the disease.
It's not possible.
Not only is it possible, it is inevitable.
You have created mutant, persistent viruses that the world of 1930 cannot control.
- Emma will be next.
- I was promised.
I was promised.
It's up to you.
Everything must be exactly as it was.
Only you can shoot George.
You must do it.
- You must do it! - I can't I can't do it again.
Emma George.
Listen to me, my dearest, we love each other, don't we? - Can I touch her? - Yes.
Once we go back on the original track this will not have happened.
Listen to me, my darling.
You have to do it.
It's for my own sake.
Would you have me destroy the human race? Then you must kill me.
It's the only way.
Kill me and let Felicity live.
Promise.
Be brave, my darling.
Remember the good times we had, huh? Remember me.
George, my beloved, I shall keep you alive in my heart.
Now, Sapphire.
Take time back.
- I thought as much.
- Felicity.
This won't do, George.
This won't do at all.
You might as well leave him alone, Emma.
I'll never give him his freedom, never.
He doesn't love you.
He loves me.
Then I'll make sure you can never have him.
As long as I live.
No, Emma, no! For God's sake, don't! For God's sake, don't! My God, what's happened?! Emma! George! Greville, get them out of here quickly! George! 'Now, Sapphire, take time forwards.
' I hope you have a super party, sir.
It'll be different.
Have to mark our 50th year of operation, don't we? Seems as good a way as any.
21st of June.
Summer solstice.
I remember noting it then.
Lord Mullrine! Oh, dear, thank you, Miss Shaw.
Wouldn't do to leave that behind.
Lock myself out of my own office? - Who knows what might happen? - Indeed, yes, sir.
Ahh, the cocktails.
Good man, Greville.
The first guests! Yes.
Now it all begins.
How silly of me, I feel quite nervous.
Yes, how silly of you, Emma.
This is where we came in.
And this is where we go out.
Good evening, Mr Harborough, Mrs McDee.
Mrs Harborough.
- I like your monkey suit.
- 1930, sir.
- Steel! - Absolutely authentic Specially made by Lord Mullrine's tailor.
Must've cost a fortune.