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Last week on Mission Impossible, the Golden Serpent is a notorious Southeast

Asian triad that uses the revenue from its worldwide drug smuggling operations

to gain control over third world nations. Your mission, Jim, is to bring

prince and the leader of the Golden Serpent to justice and to obtain details

their international distribution network.

The Golden Serpent ring may be the key to that information.

Prince Solomon of Ben Ali.

Wasn't he one of his set of twins?

Yes. His brother was born just three minutes ahead of him, thereby becoming

heir to the throne. They went swimming in a river, and the older brother was

drowned. Solomon suspected of being responsible, but it was all hushed up.

Solomon lives with the fear today that his brother will come back and take

revenge and try to claim his rightful throne.

How do we go after the prince? We make the prince think the golden serpent is

trying to get rid of him, and we make the golden serpent think the prince is

going into business for himself.

Would you have one ace up our sleeve?

The undercover agent who's penetrated the prince's operation.

Looks like another family affair.

You are suggesting someone's going to murder me? Let's just say that your

brother is involved.

My brother is dead. His highness, Prince Salomon. Or his long -lost twin

brother. I think our friend Collier may be a spy.

When he go mad, he will simply die.

It's impossible to tell, highness. There's an underwater passage leading

the grotto, but it's blocked off by a steel grill.

Dad will take care of the grill. I hope so. If we don't make the switch now, the

whole mission's in jeopardy. Hey, they'll do it. What about the darts? The

are a crystallized version of the gas we use in our knockout cans.

It causes unconsciousness and a total loss of memory for 24 hours.

Dad!

Dad! We're going to get you out of here.

Here, Owen.

Make the switch.

We don't know we made the switch.

I wouldn't like to be there when the Prince's employer tests his new

consignment. The shipment will be ready by morning. The money will be paid in

the usual way.

If they catch us here, the mission's blown.

Tell the mission. The job took his life. That's the job he had to do.

The Prince wants to see you.

The Prince is heavy. Just grab Shannon. Good. It's working.

You'll be one of a number of women aboard my yacht. Tell me what you know.

Has the shipment come on board?

It's being loaded now.

What are you doing?

Now you're holding up. I wish Max wasn't firing blanks.

I've got someone to do it.

the last day was a doozy.

You're hurt.

I better bind that up.

Stryker! No, no, no. I wouldn't do that. Not with all these people around.

And certainly not until you've had your family reunion.

My God.

Johnny. Remember me, Sellerman?

We should go swimming again sometime.

What do you want?

I want what is mine. The throne of our country.

Unfortunately, the sniper was not quite the marksman he claimed.

You were behind that?

You tried to kill me. It seems the Golden Serpent no longer trusts you,

Settlement. You were to die.

I was to replace you.

You could never be a party to murder. I'll kill anyone who stands between me

my throne.

Including you, my dear.

Settlement, wait for me!

No point in running, brother.

The reach of the Golden Serpent is long.

Nobody threatens me, Harris.

You tell Il Presidente that I've funneled six million dollars to him over

past year and I expect our supplies to continue.

Otherwise, you might have to find another Il Presidente.

When does the shipment from Salomon arrive?

The yacht's in the harbour now. We get a rate of transfer tonight.

We'll go through the usual wholesalers and there's 15 % of the cash.

That's a hell of a loss of profit, sir. I mean, we could take the next few

weeks. We haven't got weeks.

I need liquidity.

Aren't you, sir?

Yes.

I'll have to find you a more satisfying target.

I'd like that.

They tried to kill you once.

Keep the heroin high. Let's run from them.

They'd only track me down.

There'd be no hiding place.

If I deliver the heroin, it'll show that I'm still loyal to them.

They need you.

If your brother takes over the throne, you have diplomatic immunity.

You inherit the distribution networks, the poppy fields. My brother is dead!

How can he come back from the dead, Captain?

I held him under.

He kicked and he thrashed, but I held him under until he stopped.

And then I watched his body drift away downriver.

This is my last delivery.

Tomorrow we return to Benali.

Where I'll be safe among my people.

You guys work long hours.

Money must be good.

Time to follow them. Straight to the Golden Serpent. This is almost too easy.

with the same number of plays.

What the hell's going on?

That'd have been too easy.

Did I say that?

Vitamin C, damn it.

Vitamin C.

I want every bottle checked, you understand?

Yes, sir.

I don't know how Solomon thought he was going to get away with this.

But he'll pay for it.

One way or another.

Silliman.

Shannon's bug is working.

Grantly.

Going somewhere, Silliman?

Why are you doing this to me?

It doesn't pay to play games with me, my friend.

You talk of games!

You bring my brother back to haunt me, and this man Cortez and his banker, all

involved in your plot to kill me.

I don't know what you're talking about, Solomon.

But your fairy tales won't save you.

No one cries me.

Why would I cross you? You could liquidate me as easily as any of your

investments. I might just do that.

You can get anything from it, Grant.

If I can unscramble the original.

You're the big tycoon here, my friend.

But back in Benali.

You can't touch me.

Very well, then, Your Highness, if that's the way you want to play it.

Let me just say, bon voyage.

We already have Solomon's voice analysis in the IMF files, so I can unscramble

and isolate it.

You're the big tycoon here, my friend. You're the big tycoon here, my friend.

You're the big tycoon here, my friend. You're the big tycoon here, my friend.

Now I can get a clear voice print of the other guy.

And trace it through IM research.

You got it.

The man has ever made a recorded speech, a personal appearance.

He's a politician, prominent businessman.

Anyone who's in the IM files, I can trace this guy.

Tell him and refer to him as Tycoon.

Yeah.

Give me an hour or two.

I think I can give you the identity of the Golden Serpent.

All right. I think it's time for the prince and I did some banking.

Right.

Mask time.

certificates? Everything.

Your Highness, this is humiliating. To bring this man here, an opponent.

I don't think you understand, Mr. Harris.

His Highness simply wishes to transfer his accounts from your bank to my bank.

Now.

I can't just turn over my biggest client, not without referring it to my

superiors.

Well, now tell me just whose permission does His Highness need to transfer his

own money?

You're asking me to exceed my authority, Mr. Strucker.

No, we're not asking you anything.

His Highness is giving you an instruction.

Surely it's simple enough.

An entry or two on your computer.

It's done.

Your Highness, think of where your money comes from.

Think of the risk you're taking.

Just do it, Harris!

Now!

If one could but live forever.

Age 47.

Businessman, investor, banker, and drug dealer.

No previous convictions or indictments.

Unmarried. Current domicile, Sydney, Australia.

Reputation as a ruthless, sometimes reckless businessman with connections

throughout the world.

Rumors abound that his financial base is built on shaky ground.

And shores it up with international drug running.

That's our man. Conrad Grego is the head of the Golden Serpent. Now, you were

able to tap into Harris' computer.

Yeah.

It's all right here in the Consul National Bank of Zurich.

Oh, look at this.

It's even given us the number of the account that pays the prince a million

dollars a month.

Payment from the golden servant.

Direct from Drago's personal account.

Well, I guess that just about wraps it up.

All right, Grant, we want to do a little creative accounting.

We want Mr. Drago to think the prince has been robbing him blind.

Can do?

Can do.

Mr. Drago used to be...

A wealthy man.

Hello, Harry.

Your phone call upset me terribly.

I'd like a proper...

I just can't understand, Mr. Drago.

At the prince's insistence, I had his funds shifted.

And then when I came to make the usual monthly payment to the prince, I found

these huge amounts transferred from your account to his.

That's not good enough, Harris.

You're supposed to be my banker.

Why didn't you know this was going on?

I assure you, everything was in order when I examined your accounts last week.

How long has he been doing this?

I don't know.

Our computers.

We just can't get the information we need.

So what's the bottom line?

Well, it seems that Mr. Drago's personal fortune has been almost liquidated.

While Sellerman's has been growing by the same amount.

And the businesses? Mr. Drago's companies?

Perhaps with a large injection of cash we could save some of them. If you act

fast. Tell me, Harry.

Why do you think I've been paying you to launder our money all these years?

Didn't you assure me that your creative financing was infallible?

I see.

Burroughs, would you see Mr.

Harris to his car? Have one of the men driving.

That won't be necessary, I assure you. I think I know what's best.

See you later, Burroughs.

I'll be sure to drive.

Increase the density.

And exaggerate the color contrast.

Like that.

That reminds me of Aladdin's cave.

Yeah.

That's exactly what it's supposed to do.

Well, this will convince me.

I sure hope so. That one's real.

You know what they say, Captain?

Live fast, die young.

Live a good -looking hope.

We'll get Benali. We'll go to the island.

Give your orders.

Then come to my cabin.

He's there.

Do you need help?

Barney.

Barney Collier.

Barney, what happened?

He kept me alive.

Just barely.

I convinced the prince that I was a paid spy for the golden serpent.

He wanted names and I couldn't give him any.

And you let Grant know I'm alive.

I can't get in touch with him.

And I can't risk blowing my cover.

I understand.

Go. Look.

I'll be back later.

Get some rest.

A lapel pin. Actually, it's a miniature camera and transmitter.

You're kidding.

Good things come in small packages.

It's ringing.

Yes? Mr. Drago, this is Cortez.

Nicholas Cortez. Obviously, you've heard of me.

Yes, I've heard of you.

What do you want?

No, it's something you want.

Something I bought from your friend, the Prince.

If you're talking about what I think you are, Cortez, you've made a very serious

error in judgment.

Well, obviously you're interested.

Now, I'm going to put you on to my banker. He also deals with the Prince.

His name is Stryker.

I think Mr. Drago's a little upset.

Mr. Drago.

What a fool, Stryker.

I think you should be grateful to us. We're going to let you have the shipment

back. What's the catch, Stryker?

There's no catch.

It'll cost you five million U .S. dollars, but that's only a small

the street value.

Nobody's that generous.

There has to be an angle.

Well, try not to be a skeptic, Mr. Drago. Are you interested or not?

I'm interested.

Good. Here's what you have to do.

And you'd be borrowed.

Do you have the money?

The shipment?

It's in the back.

I'll see the heroin when I see the money.

Keep the hearth.

You guys use it more than us.

Burroughs!

Tell Drago to keep his money.

The heroin's a gift.

accepted our gift the heroin and the money good nicholas max and grant will

flying to the barrier reef tonight

you've

got a new protector now

his name's drago you'll find he can be just as generous as the prince

It can also be a damn sight tougher.

So, ladies, I suggest you don't do anything to upset him.

What happened to Solomon?

Forget Solomon.

There's a secluded beach about a mile past the headland.

I'll hide the Zodiac there.

Good luck.

I've met and gave me my money back.

A gesture of good faith.

To achieve what?

Mr. Cortez and I are going to buy your operation.

Goodbye, gentlemen.

Without us, you lose everything.

Why not sell what you can?

Just what makes you two think that you can buy my organization for a miserable

five million dollars?

Five million dollars and a shipment of heroin.

Like hell.

That shipment was mine to start with.

So are your business operations.

Yes, and all that money you put away so carefully in the Swiss account.

But they're not yours anymore, not since the prince got his hands on them.

In fact, what we're buying is really 100 % of very nearly nothing.

Then why do you want them?

Because you've got growers.

Processors, wholesalers, street dealers.

A complete organization.

That's what we're after, your distribution network.

Think about it, Draco. That sound you hear is your empire crashing down around

you. You have to deal with us.

Where would you get the sort of money that I'd want?

From Prince Solomon.

Solomon's dead.

He's dead.

And he's gone.

Yes, but his gold is not gone.

All the times he ripped you off and everyone else he ever dealt with, all

converted to good old -fashioned bullion.

And we know exactly where it is.

Give me one reason why I should believe you. Because you can't afford not to.

I'm warning you. Don't threaten me, Drago. Do we deal or do I walk out now?

We deal.

Hey, buddy.

I've got a bit of a surprise for you.

Someone here wants to talk to you.

Hello, son.

Dad?

All right, let's get down to business.

I want your table of organization.

I want the dates of all scheduled shipments. I want the locations of the

growing areas and the processing plants for the heroin. I want your lines of

distribution. You expect me to hand over the business before I've even seen the

coffee?

We also want the names of every grower, dealer, courier, distributor in your

network.

Our network.

It's not your network, Cortez. Not until I have the gold.

The gold is there.

It's hidden in the receiving dock.

Don't lie to me.

I've been in that grotto a thousand times.

Well, then the prince really put one over on you, didn't he?

The gold is here.

So are my records.

Ever seen one of these before?

Okay.

Okay, let's get to work.

You realize, of course, if you were foolish enough to double -cross me, the

guards would shoot you before you got out of the ground.

Draco's on his way, Barney.

We've got to slow him down.

I'll take care of it.

You have a cynical, suspicious mind, Drago.

Yes, haven't I?

What

are

you doing down there?

Who the hell's she?

Please, one question at a time.

Let me introduce one of my assistants, Miss Purcell.

Your assistant?

She became a very close friend of the late lamented prince on our

I don't like this, Drago. I'm not sure I'm very happy about it myself.

Somebody better explain now.

We simply assumed that Prince Solomon ran the whole operation.

But then Miss Purcell found out he was previously part of your network.

And not only that, he was robbing you blind.

So it was Harris, the bank manager, who led us to you.

And if you still want to do business, Drager, I suggest you tell your little

friend here to point that thing somewhere out.

said something about see the gold being the eye of the serpent.

I feel something here kind of brief. It could be a lock.

That's it.

And he said that you had to use a ring to open it. A ring? What sort of a ring?

Well, the prince had a ring just like that one.

Maybe it's the key.

Maybe.

is the prince's ring.

Bring me an ingot.

What, like this?

Just get it.

You've got the gold.

Now it's your turn.

Cortez, you've just made yourself a deal.

you wanted.

Lines of supply, growing areas, coffers, wholesale and

on street sale.

These maps show the location of our cocaine and heroin processing plants,

smugglers, and the main contacts in our cities throughout the U .S., principal

dealers and growers.

I hope you enjoyed the show.

Since you've been kind enough to show me the location of the gold, I don't see

any reason why I shouldn't keep both the gold and the organization.

Hi, Bernie.

Hi, Jim.

Thank you. You saved my life.

If I'm not mistaken, you're still two aboard me.

Who's counting?

We got it. The whole rotten setup.

The golden serpent has lost its sting.

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Harry A. Palmer, Your Highness's writer, producer, director of Lady of Sin.

Public appearances are a perfect opportunity for an assassin. What's all

got to do with me? I've got a plan to take out one of those armored cars.

This assassination will take place with or without me.

All those killings have not once lived.

Perfect crime.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Max! Get him! It's him!

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