All language subtitles for Mission Impossible 1988 - 1x10 - The Lions.DVDRip.en

(Indistinct chatter)

MAN: The golden lions have been
returned to the fount,

where they will await the test
of the new king of Bajan-Du.

Eminence, we shall set the alarm
and arrange the guards.

Here, let me have them.

But if those lions are exact
duplicate of the real ones...

what purpose is served?

They are exact duplicates,
except for their weight.

The test for the new king
is to place the lions

in the center of the fount
without disturbing the balance.

Should there be any imbalance
on the platform,

no matter
where the would-be king stands,

the blades would be
instantly released.

And he'd be killed.

With the extra weight I have
added to two of the lions,

that would be inevitable.

MAN:
What are you doing here?

Someone has tampered
with the golden fount.

The platform
is not balanced properly.

The side closest to you
is tilted downward.

Look.

Look closely.

-(Whoosh, thud)
-(groans)

Get rid of him.

I'll finish here.

(Theme music plays)

(low growl)

(woman speaking indistinctly)

PHELPS: They tell me
the Arabian racing camel

Can reach speeds
up to 40 miles an hour.

That's true,
but only over short distances.

And even in the hottest deserts
survive days without water?

If you're really interested in
these animals, uh, take a seat.

Number 74 has a good view.

(Speaking indistinctly)

(camels grunting)

(beeping)

MALE VOICE:
Good morning, Jim.

The kingdom of Bajan-Du is on
the verge of a political crisis.

The late king was
an enlightened man

determined to lead his people
into the modern world.

His widow the queen was
Lady Michelle Faulkner,

a British subject.

Her son Prince Miklos
was being educated in England.

He is the heir presumptive
to the throne.

He will be
the next king of Bajan-Du

unless this man stops him.

He is Ki,
the late king's brother.

He hates the West and flirts
with Eastern alliances.

We have learned
that Ki has devised a plan

that will not only prevent
the boy from becoming king

but will cost
young Miklos his life.

Your mission, Jim,
should you decide to accept it,

is to block Ki's plan

and give Prince Miklos his
fair chance to claim the throne.

As always, should you
or any of your IM Force

be caught or killed,

the Secretary will disavow
any knowledge of your actions.

This disc will self-destruct
in five seconds.

Good luck, Jim.

(Rapid beeping)

(hissing)

PHELPS: The key to the throne
are these statues,

the golden lions of Bajan-Du.

Actually, the whole thing
is a puzzle,

and the would-be king has
to solve it or die trying.

That's a bit primitive.

Oh, the Bajan-Du culture goes
back 3,000 years,

and it's believed that in the
ceremony of the golden lions,

the gods will prevent
a pretender from becoming king.

We found out that Mr. Ki
has commissioned a set

of fake statues and we think he
may already have substituted it

for the real golden lions.

Why would he do that?

Well, the test of a king
is to balance the lions

on a floating platform in what
the Bajan-Du people believe

to be the Fountain of Life.

And the fake lions
that Ki has commissioned

are of different weights.

Some are heavier.

Meaning the prince won't have
a chance of balancing the lions.

That's right, and we want
to give him that chance back.

What kind of cover do we have?

The queen is determined

that her son will stay current
with his English education,

so she has requested a tutor
from his school.

It's arranged
that I'll take his place.

For the rest of you,
this imminent coronation

has attracted a lot
of international interest,

so the place will be full
of Western journalists

and diplomats and people
concerned with security.

Ah, all right.

(Typing)

This is where the coronation
will take place--

the inner Sanctum of the temple,

and thanks to what Grant
has just found out,

those are the fake statues
displayed there

on top of the ceremonial fount.

So where are the real ones?

Ah, that's what we have
to find out.

The palace is certain
to be heavily guarded.

Indeed it is,
and we've got three days.

♪♪

(indistinct chatter)

♪♪

(camera shutter snaps)

(gong echoes)

(indistinct voices echoing)

♪♪

(horse neighs)

(horse snorts)

(man speaks foreign language)

Prince Miklos, well, I was about
to come and greet you.

My father always told me

a student should come
to his teacher,

no matter who the student was,

and please, Mr. Donovan,
call me Mike.

That's what I've become
used to at school.

Well, all right, Mike,
it's a pleasure to meet you.

This was my room
when I was a very little boy.

Was it?

My father used to come here
and tell me stories,

and we would look out
onto the mountains.

You have my sympathy
on the passing of your father.

My father was a wonderful man,
a real king.

He cared about his people,
and he knew what to do.

I don't know
any of those things.

Well, he probably felt that way
when he started.

He didn't go away to England.

He learned everything
right here.

Here in your country.

It won't be if I can't pass
the test of the lions.

(Sighs)

I understand
how that can be challenging.

I understand how it can be
frightening.

Are you any good at puzzles?

Well, I have some experience
in that area.

Then that's what you are
to teach me.

Well, I have a lot of things
I have to teach you.

Can't you see that's the
only thing that really matters?

And I'm awful at puzzles.

(Indistinct chatter)

The doctor has signed
the death certificate,

officially attributing the old
priest's death to heart failure.

The others suspect nothing.

They believe the statues in
the temple to be the real ones.

There is nothing
that can stop me.

If the half-breed brat listens
to his mother

and does not take the test

of the lions,
we'll cast them both

out of the country, and
if he does, he'll simply die.

In either case,
I will then step forward.

Miraculously,
I will solve the puzzle...

...and claim the throne.

If he does not take the test,

the boy and his mother
can still make appeals

at international tribunal.

Then you, as future high priest
of Bajan-Du,

must make certain
that they are dead

before they cross the border.

(Indistinct chatter)

You look like a bona fide
insurance man to me.

Your Majesty, come in.

Majesty is reserved
for the king, Mr. Donovan.

At the present time,
Bajan-Du has no king.

I've asked to meet you

so that we can discuss
my son's studies.

Well, thank you,
I'm so glad you've come.

Uh, the school,
of course, is very clear

about the schedule of studies
they want accomplished.

Yes, I'm sure
they would have been.

But are there other things

that the prince
must concern himself with?

I mean, do I discuss with him
the challenge of the lions?

No.

I am afraid you can't.

Those are matters of state.

Well, there's more
to it than that.

His life could be at stake.

I never wanted it
to come to this.

How are things in England now,
Mr. Donovan?

Well...
(chuckles)

it's pretty, it's spring.

The swans are nesting
and the flowers are blooming

and it's toward the end
of the school term

and the beginning
of the cricket season.

And you miss England, don't you?

(Chuckles)

Especially Dorset?

How did you know
we lived in Dorset?

Isn't that where you grew up
on your father's estate?

It sounds so very far away.

In another lifetime.

I think I know why you've come.

You want me to talk to your son
about going back to England.

About not undergoing the test
to be king.

He'll trust you.

He's always had a great respect
for his teachers and schools.

Why must he be king?

We could live very nicely
in England.

With the inheritance
from his father,

there's nothing
he would ever want for.

No, nothing except
to fulfill his father's dream;

to do his father's work.

Damn his work.

It killed my husband.

(Voice breaking):
Must it now take my son, too?

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have burdened you.

(Door closes)

Nicholas is inside making
his pitch.

Perfect. Your interview with Ki
is in an hour.

(Shutter clicking)

Very well, Mr. Crane, you
are who you say you are.

What of it?

Our company's covering
the golden lions

for a considerable sum,
Your Excellency.

We're just a little nervous now
with all the attention

the coronation is attracting.

We are a very ancient nation,
Mr. Crane,

but when we choose to be,
we are very modern...

as in the security system
protecting the lions.

Your Excellency,
in my business you learn

no system is perfect.

What are you telling me,
Mr. Crane?

We have information;

before the coronation,

someone will attempt
to steal the golden lions.

And I would feel much better
if I could see

the security arrangements myself

and be able to stay here
through the coronation.

MIKLOS:
I'd die for a hamburger.

PHELPS (chuckles): I don't think
you'll find one here.

And anyway, young man,
the subject is Sweden.

Now what are
Sweden's main exports?

Primarily steel,
uh, machinery, electronics,

some wood and paper products.

Very good.

And what's the amount of debt
and the rate of interest

that your government owes
the government of Sweden?

Well, until I'm king,
I won't have to know that.

Well, that's the point.

Sooner or later,
you will have to learn it.

I'll have advisers.
They'll know everything.

Oh, I see,
so you'll be a symbol,

and these advisers
like your uncle

will run the country for you?

No, not him.

Mike, your father devoted his
life to trying to bring Bajan-Du

into the 20th century.

He sent you to school
in England

so that you could learn and see
and understand what was needed.

No. No, I don't want it.

Look at these people.

They want me to be their king.

But I could be killed
trying to solve that puzzle.

It's not fair.

Mike, your father
solved the puzzle.

Now, didn't he talk to you some
about the statues?

All he said was that the king
of Bajan-Du walks

with five golden lions:

truth, wisdom...

humility, beauty and harmony.

I didn't understand.

And I asked him to tell me
the real secret of the puzzle.

He said...

Yeah, what did he say?

He said it wasn't just a test
to become a king,

it was a step to become a man.

He said when the time came,
I would be ready.

But I'm not ready.

And I miss him.

(Men chanting softly)

(chanting ceases)

There are guards at every
column, day and night.

Guards with spears.

Well, if this was
the Middle Ages...

This is a temple, Mr. Crane.

It's also an open-air market
for thieves.

The guards could be gassed

before they had a chance
to cry out,

the golden lions gone
in less than a minute.

There are the golden lions.
Help yourself.

(Beeps)

(alarm wails)

No one can approach
the Fountain of Life

without tripping the alarm.

A sonic network at floor level.

(Beeps)

(alarm ceases)

I have
the single master control.

I alone know
the digital combination

to turn it on or off.

I think my company
will find this quite acceptable;

the best of the Middle Ages
and the modern world.

A room will be readied for you.

(Men clamoring in distance)

it's gonna be hot in the car.

Well, don't take any detours,
huh?

MAX: Very nice, Your Excellency.
Just hold that.

-(Camera shutter snaps)
- Thank you.

Beautiful, sir, beautiful.
Beautiful.

(Camera shutter snaps)

Enough.

Thank you, sir.

I'd like to thank you

for granting me this interview,
Your Excellency.

I was intrigued.

My late brother made the mistake
of forging links with the West.

My views are common knowledge.

My series has nothing
to do with politics.

I'm doing profiles

on powerful, charismatic leaders
such as yourself.

I'm only regent of Bajan-Du
until a successor

to the throne is chosen...

hopefully, my nephew
the crown prince.

Nevertheless, it was your voice
that told the leaders

of the West to back off.

My readers will find that
exciting.

So do I.

I'd like to find out more
about the man behind that voice.

I have already
given you more time

than my official duties
will allow.

Why does it have to be official?

I'm sure even a busy man
like yourself

must have some time to relax.

Yes, perhaps you're right.

Would you care to be my guest
for dinner this evening?

Would be an honor,
Your Excellency.

♪♪

Our car is just at the gate.

Thank you very much
for your hospitality.

Until this evening.

Excuse me, Your Excellency.

Was that Cory Bennett?

Yes. She's a journalist.

Well, we've been running
checks on the foreign press here

For the coronation,

and actually, her credentials
don't add up.

(Clank)

Anybody see you?

Just like the Phantom.

I'm going to have to work
fast to pull this off.

Well, I have the material
for the mask.

You bring the temple sketches?

Yes, and found some information

about a very tricky alarm
system.

Are we being followed yet?

How'd you ever guess?

(Camera shutter snaps)

Mr. Jaru, I'm glad I found you.

I feel I have to talk
to someone

about what's just happened.

How may I help you?

Well, the young Prince Miklos
I think has come to trust me.

He's just given me a book.

It has something
to do with golden lions.

He says his father presented it
to him secretly

just before he died.

Where is this book?

In my chambers.

Show me.

This could be a matter

with very serious consequences,
Mr. Donovan.

I have it right here.

(Hissing)

You better get moving, Max.

Casey may have run out of time.

He'll sleep until we wake him,

and then he won't remember
anything.

KI:
Jaru?

Why are you here?

What is going on?

I was just asking Mr. Jaru

if we could have additional
security in the gardens

when I'm tutoring the prince.

The guards are there,
Mr. Donovan.

I haven't seen them.

Rest assured, the prince is
under constant observation.

You are in our country
against my wishes.

Only because the boy's mother
requested it.

Do not abuse
your fragile privilege.

(Indistinct conversations)

Hey, sorry to hold up the party,

but we had to do
some fancy stepping with Mr. Ki.

MAX:
You just made it in time.

I think his watchdog is
going to get

some pretty
interesting photographs.

(Camera shutter clicking)

Casey, I've been
talking with Jim.

When Ki sees these photographs,
it will not only set up Jaru,

but it will implicate you, too.

It could be dangerous tonight.

It's the only way
to get Max into the temple.

Still sleeping like a baby.

Oh, good.

You know, your computer data

could give
our young prince the answers

to the puzzle
of the golden lions.

GRANT: The challenge
of the five lions

was devised
over a thousand years ago.

In the ancient scrolls,
the words for "puzzle"

or "challenge"
were almost interwoven.

The puzzle is the challenge
of manhood.

To understand the balance
of the five virtues,

each of which is represented
by a golden lion.

And the important word
is balance.

For the man, or boy,
who would be king

is challenged to place
the lions on the balance float

in precisely the order
of importance

of the virtue it represents.

If he should choose
the wrong order

and upset the balance...

Oh, pfft--
the knives are released.

Unfortunately, there's still
a help wanted sign

on the king's door.

From what you've just told me,
there is only one answer.

The virtues are
of equal importance.

To be king, the boy has to place
all five lions at the same time.

And when we plant this
in Jaru's room,

it should help give young Miklos
a chance to try.

♪♪

(beeping)

(beeping)

(beeping)

♪♪

- All set?
- Let's go.

Your Excellency.

Precisely on time.

One of the few Western habits
I admire.

Well, that's a start.

(Knocking)

Your Highness, uh...

I'm sorry to disturb you

at this time of the evening,
Mr. Donovan.

I want to know
if you've thought about,

or even acted upon,
what we discussed.

I have been charged
with your son's education.

You mean to convince him
to try to be king.

No, no. A teacher's only job

is to open new horizons
of thought,

so the student has the advantage

of as much information
as possible--

thereby to make
his own decisions.

Who are you?

Well, you've seen
my credentials.

Oh, yes, I have.

Very convincing.

But how many tutors would know
where I grew up?

And wouldn't be known
by several teachers

at the school in England
I called today?

(Grunts)

(clattering)

Your Highness, whoever I am,

you must believe I'm here
to ensure your son's safety.

You've been sent here
to protect him?

In a way, yes.

And I'm sure you won't tell me
by whom, or why.

I feel much better
now, Mr. Donovan.

I'll say good night.

Good night.

(Grunts)

So if your late brother had
failed the test of the lions,

then you could have been king.

His ability to solve the puzzle
did not make him a true ruler.

I proved that.

Power is for those with wit
and courage to reach for it.

More wine, Miss Bennett?

I should be taking notes.

I believe your memories
of this evening

will be more than sufficient
reward.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

(snaps)

(hissing)

Perhaps it's time to ask

the most important questions,
Miss Bennett.

Well, if they're
not too personal.

Tell me...

...Did you really come here
for a story?

Or were you after something
even more precious?

(Both chuckle)

(alarm wails)

(alarm wailing,
guards clamoring)

(alarm ceases)

Thank God
they didn't get the lions.

What triggered the alarm
and who knocked out the guard?!

Whatever it was, the alarm
must have frightened them.

Did anyone see anything?

Any Of you?!

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

(capsule snaps)

Mr. Jaru, Mr. Jaru...

someone's broken into
the temple.

You have to see Mr. Ki
immediately.

I-I don't understand.

Why am I here?

Well, you know how Mr. Ki
hates to be kept waiting.

Find Jaru and bring him to me.

JARU: I am here.
There is no need to look.

Seize him!

No, no, I was
with the American teacher...

Silence! Bind him!

You know my loyalty to you.

Now leave us.
I will call you if I need you.

This is yours.

It was found on the floor
of the temple,

left where you knocked
the guard unconscious.

What guard? I wasn't in
the temple.

And this. it's a duplicate
of the control system

for the sonic alarm.

It was found in your chambers.

I have never seen it.

And you never saw the Americans
in the marketplace?

No.

Liar.

I have photographs
of her giving you money.

And finally...

a thread from your robe
was found inside my safe.

Excellency, give me time
to think, to explain.

No, Jaru,

I've seen through
your betrayal.

I know what you've done.

There was no attempt at theft.

You actually switched
the statues

for the ceremony tomorrow.

Why? Why would I betray you?

Because the Americans paid you
to betray me

and support the prince
so he would pass the test.

Ah, but you failed, Jaru,
you failed.

There's still time enough.

Time for me to put the false
statues back in the temple.

No, no, it is all wrong.

And time to give you
what you've earned.

(Gasps)

it's time for you to be
getting ready.

It's a stupid way
to treat a king.

What if I'm not smart enough?

But you are.

My mother doesn't want me
to do it.

She'd rather me leave
before it begins.

Suppose someone gave
you the answer to the puzzle,

told you exactly how to place
the five virtues?

You mean cheat?

But I'd always know
that I'd cheated.

Would that make any difference

if you turned out
to be a good king?

I don't think anything good
can come out of cheating.

My father was right about that.

The hard part is,
how do you value

one of the virtues above
the others?

You just keep asking
yourself that question

and you'll find the answer.

(Gong echoes)

(men chanting softly)

♪♪

The five golden lions
of Bajan-Du must be placed

upon the sacred altar
in order of their importance.

The level of the waters
must not be disturbed.

If the gods can see the purity
of your heart,

then a new fearless king
shall be recognized

in our ancient land.

♪♪

(men chanting softly)

Truth...

wisdom...

humility...

beauty...

harmony.

They shouldn't be taken apart.

Equal.

No!

It's done.

KI:
No!

(Beeps)

(Low rumbling)

(crackling)

(screams)

They've destroyed the lions
of Bajan-Du.

They've destroyed the lions.

The half-breed must die!

(Yells)

MIKLOS: These are the symbols
of our nation.

May they rest again
and remain here in our temple

until my reign has ended.

Lions! He has destroyed
the lions of Bajan-Du!

The foreign whelp must die!

Seize him!

He has destroyed the lions!

(Guards clamoring)

I am the true ruler of Bajan-Du!

He has betrayed you!

He destroyed the lions.
Kill him!

Move!
They're false!

No!

(Whoosh, thud)

(grunts)

♪♪

(theme music playing)