Mission Impossible (1966) s04e16 Episode Script

Good morning, Mr.
Phelps.
The man you're looking at, Prince Stephan, is being imprisoned by this man, General Ramon Sabattini, in order to force Stephan's fiancée, Francesca, to marry him, making him a legitimate heir to the throne.
Sabattini plans to eliminate Francesca as the current monarch, Nicolai, and then once he's on the throne, to ally with our enemies.
Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to stop Sabattini and rescue Stephan, Francesca and Nicolai.
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 five seconds.
Good luck, Jim.
Just a minute, I forgot Lucifer's signal.
Okay, Barney.
Your stride is exactly two feet, It will take you seven seconds.
Our mockup looks perfect.
This is Sebastian.
He'll be working with you.
Bone structure's the same, should be no problem.
How about the voice? He's been studying.
Barney? And now, Your Majesty, if you will give me the name - of someone that you wish to see - Very good.
Your Majesty, may I present my assistant, the great mind reader, Madame Vinsky.
Your Majesty.
I will need a volunteer.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty? - Do you think you have it? - Yes, I think I know what to do.
Will it be painful? No.
The pill will take effect immediately.
Dear friends, you are about to enter into a union, which is most sacred and most serious.
- A union which was established - She has a gun.
You know.
You knew that it was going to happen.
- Yes.
- Then why did you not try to stop it? Because I also foresee that Sabattini's plan will fail.
He has no future.
What about my future? Your future will be best discussed in private.
Every stone in the jewel room is a fake.
Show Mr.
Benedict in.
What is it you want, Mr.
Benedict? Thirty percent of the jewels.
But you don't know where they are.
Yes, but I can find out where they are.
- How? - Prince Stephan.
- But he is dead.
- Yes, that's a pity.
Among my many talents is persuasion.
If he were alive, I would make him talk.
Francesca.
Francesca.
Sabattini plans to have you killed.
And soon.
That's impossible.
Sabattini needs me.
I don't believe you.
There is a list of officers being prepared.
- Yes? - It is an execution list.
And your name is on it.
Right to 49.
Left to 73.
Right, seven.
Oh, yes, but these are the names that we have agreed upon.
You were right, madame.
- What has happened? - Nothing.
Francesca and I were married an hour ago.
Liar.
I would be dead if that were the case.
You are alive because of this man here.
I believe you know Mr.
Benedict.
I've never met him before.
Now you are the liar.
- What are you talking about? - The crown jewels.
You replaced them with fakes, remember? And now, with Mr.
Benedict's help you are going to tell us where you hid them.
- Gas company.
- This is Captain Augustine, Arngrim Prison.
Send an emergency crew over here immediately.
There is gas leakage somewhere in the prison.
Again, where did you hide the jewels? I do not know what you are talking about.
He does not appear to be weakening.
He is stronger than he looks.
Either that or your drug is not as effective as you claim.
He'll break.
Gas company.
This is Captain Petrov, Arngrim Prison.
- Yes.
- You were just notified - about a leak here at the prison.
- Correct.
The crew will be leaving in a minute.
That will not be necessary.
Somehow a gas jet was turned on by mistake.
- It has all been taken care of.
- I see.
Thank you for notifying us, captain.
I can't give him a stronger dosage for at least five minutes.
But don't worry, general, he will break.
You keep telling me that.
I would like to hear less excuses and more results.
General, Colonel Vargas calling for you.
This is General Sabattini.
Yes, Vargas, what is it? A matter of grave urgency has just come up.
- Explain.
- I must tell you in person.
I suggest you return to the palace immediately.
All right.
He's on his way.
I'll be back shortly.
Yes, general.
And when I return I would like to see some progress.
You wanted to see me? Yes, Buccaro, it was good of you to come.
Do you remember we had often talked of a final alternative - to the Sabattini problem? - Yes.
We must adopt that alternative.
You mean you are going to accept the Asian proposition? No, I have it on very good authority that that would be disastrous for us.
However, we must adopt part of that plan.
Sabattini must be eliminated.
When? Today.
He will be here shortly.
Have you prepared the device? Yes.
It was meant for both Sabattini and Nicolai.
Why not kill them both.
Don't fight it any longer, Stephan.
Give in to it.
It wants to overpower you.
Let it.
- Let it.
- I know nothing about the jewels.
Stephan, I'm here to get you out.
What? What are you talking about? All right, just listen to me.
We have an escape plan.
I don't believe you.
This is some kind of a trick.
Francesca has already been rescued.
She's safe.
She's waiting for you.
No.
You can tell Sabattini, his game will not work.
It's not going to cost you anything to find out whether I'm lying or not.
The only cooperation I want from you now is silence.
All right, let's start again from the beginning.
For His Majesty.
Enter.
A clock that Your Majesty purchased has arrived.
Oh, thank you, just put it down over there.
Yes? It is done.
Good.
I have left orders for us to be notified the moment Sabattini reaches the palace.
He will be directed to Nicolai's room.
How will the bomb detonate? By remote control.
There is a microphone in the clock.
Your stubbornness is admirable, Stephan.
It's also futile.
Eventually, you are going to tell me everything I want to know.
I do not know anything about the jewels.
I wanna know where the jewels are.
Where did you hide them? Tell me! How can I tell you what I do not know.
Suppose I brought Francesca down here.
She would not tell you anything.
She knows nothing.
Yes, I believe that.
But, if I were to use certain methods on her, it might start you talking, huh? Where are the jewels, tell me, where are they? I don't know.
Yes.
He has arrived.
Whenever you feel the need to interrupt their conversation, I shall be listening in Madame Vinsky's room.
Stephan, there is very little time.
You have absolutely no choice.
Do you realise what can happen to you? Do you realise what will happen to Francesca, if you do not tell me where the jewels are hidden? Where are the jewels hidden, Stephan? Come in.
It will be in just a few minutes.
But, of course, with your gift I need not tell you how it will be accomplished.
No.
Your plan is quite sound.
You are to be congratulated.
Thank you.
Then you also approve of my slight addition? Not entirely.
Not entirely? Well, it seemed to me such a pity to waste the bomb on just one person.
Nicolai must not be killed.
Why? Why does he matter? You fool.
It will be your downfall.
How? How can he harm me? He can.
I have no time to explain.
You must stop it immediately.
General Sabattini, Colonel Vargas requests that you meet him in Prince Nicolai's quarters.
All right.
Enter.
- Your Majesty? - Yes, Ramon, what do you want? I did not want to see anyone after what happened to Francesca.
Apparently, there has been some misunderstanding.
Colonel Vargas asked me to come to your quarters.
He was supposed to meet me here.
If you will excuse me.
Dead.
The magician.
I want Colonel Vargas arrested.
General Sabattini, what has happened? You know very well what has happened, Vargas.
But there was a mistake, general.
It was meant for Nicolai.
He isn't dead and he isn't Nicolai.
- The magician.
- You are dead, Vargas.
You and Buccaro.
General, I had no part in this.
No part in this? You planned it all.
You and Madame Vinsky.
The mind reader.
She is still here.
Do not shoot.
General, I beg of you.
- Do not shoot.
- I told you, Vargas.
I was the best chance you had.
Get the woman.
All right, Stephan.
General Sabattini will be returning very soon.
One last chance, Stephan.
Your stubbornness is admirable, Stephan.
It's all so futile.
Eventually you are going to tell me everything I want to know.
- I do not know anything.
- Just a moment.
Where are the jewels hidden? Where? I want you to tell me.
Mister Benedict, telephone.
Yes? Jim, trouble, just listen.
Sabattini is not dead.
He knows about Paris.
He'll start to put it all together.
Where are you now? All right.
- Yes? - This is Roger Benedict.
- Trouble, Jim? - Yes, yes.
What do you want me to do? Well, I'll be coming back to the hotel soon.
But I want absolutely no communications here.
You want me to cut all the phone lines coming into the prison, right? Yes, that's right.
Goodbye.
- Yes? - Major Rousek here.
Has there been an attempt to rescue Prince Stephan? No, major.
- Are you positive? - Yes, major.
I'm looking at the prince right now.
He's perfectly secure.
Have you anything to say? No.
Stephan, if you don't change your attitude, this will be our last conversation.
You are wasting your time.
Stephan, you don't have anything to lose, nothing at all.
Sir, I don't have anything to gain.
It is as I suspected, general.
Francesca is not in her tomb.
All right.
Where is she? You don't have to tell me.
You had a very good plan.
Through the guise of a magic act you substituted yourself for Nicolai.
You then killed Francesca.
Then you resurrected her from her crypt.
And as for you, Madame Vinsky, or whatever your name is, you persuaded Vargas to kill me.
Probably for the price of the jewels.
But there is one thing I don't understand.
Why? There is no way of rescuing Stephan.
Benedict.
Arngrim Prison.
It's dead.
They must have destroyed all the telephone communications.
Have my car brought around.
General, you must wait for the doctor.
Get my car.
I want them kept alive.
They can tell me where the jewels are hidden.
And you will tell me.
- Yes? - I believe something is faulty with the alarm system's wiring, major.
- It appears to be no way to turn it off.
- Sabotage? Nothing seems to have been tampered with, major.
Well, get someone over here to repair it immediately! One will have to be sent for.
Apparently the outside telephone lines have been affected also.
No one can call out.
Faster.
Faster.
Arngrim Prison.
Stephan, do you realise there are worse things than a clean death? Do you know what General Sabattini can do to you? Have you thought about that? I have nothing to say.
Where are the jewels? Tell me, tell me where they are? I don't know.
Stephan, I'll make a deal with Sabattini.
You'll say anything.
He'll kill me anyway.
No, no, he won't.
I promise you.
I will talk to him myself, I promise you, if you tell me where the jewels are, Sabattini will not do anything to you.
Where are they? For the last time, tell me where the jewels are.
You said that and I I don't know.
All right.
- Thank you.
- Your Highness.