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What exactly do you do for a living, Mr. Russell?

That's what I said yesterday.

Okay, sure.

That's what I thought you said.

In fact, you even left your insurance license lying around so Slade here could

find it.

Trouble is with Ford.

Oh, nice professional job, but Ford's all the same.

Mr.

Russell came here looking for something, Slade.

Why don't you show him what he missed?

Ken's had a little too much old -fashioned red -eye.

Who's there to kill me?

Excuse me, ladies. Full part of the show, folks.

Wait, this is crazy.

You just shut your mouth.

Hey, look, we can talk.

We don't talk.

This is a joke.

Come on, Slade.

I didn't see anything.

I like to give a man a fighting chance.

Pick it up.

No.

You're crazy. This is the 20th century.

Pick it up.

Can't do this, Slade. I'm a government agent.

We know who you are.

Make your play.

This isn't the world we're in.

Like young Icarus, defying gravity.

No one escapes gravity.

Those knee pads take a beating.

I guess they're built for that.

Totally. The latest in space age materials.

There's some behind the ramp. Check them out.

Good morning, Jim. The town of Pontiac is a clever recreation of a western gold

mining town of the 1800s. A successful and profitable tourist resort owned and

operated by one -time U .S. Congressman Ian McClintock.

Although McClintock has retired from public life, his influence and power

to be undiminished.

He is wealthy, well -connected, and respected by his former associates.

This man, Abel Russell.

was an undercover FBI agent, part of a team investigating suspected American

support for foreign terrorists.

Last month, Russell disappeared after reporting that he was following a lead

the town of Pontiac.

Police and FBI investigation could find no evidence of his whereabouts.

We now believe that McClintock may be selling weapons to European terrorists,

but his reputation and political connections make investigation both

and sensitive.

Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to discover whether

McClintock is dealing with terrorists, whether he had any part in the death of

Russell, and if he is guilty, bring him to justice.

As always, should you or any member of your IM team be caught or killed, the

secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.

This disc will self -destruct in five seconds.

Good luck, Jim.

He's a cowboy?

Well, there's no doubt he'd like to be. All his life, McClintock has been

fascinated by the legends of the old Wild West, obsessed with the Hollywood

image of the hard -riding, fast -drawing cowboy.

So creating a town like Pontiac allows McClintock to play out his fantasies.

Are you sure he's not going through his second childhood?

Don't underestimate him, Shannon.

He's a shrewd, clever man. A lot of power, a lot of influence.

He's dealing with terrorists, not much morality.

Now, McClintock's other passion is gambling. We're going to make use of

What have you found out?

Well, I've been studying this surveillance film of McClintock pretty

Let's see if you guys notice anything.

He's cheating.

And once again.

He's dealing from the bottom.

Yes, among other things, Mr. McClintock is a cheat.

But that's a game the two can play.

Where do you park these ponies?

Carters and charge your horses.

I ain't seen you guys before.

Ain't never been here before.

Got a job with a trucker bringing this mob down from Arizona.

Mob's delivered.

Job's finished.

Any chance of getting any work around here?

Doing what?

Well, whatever you guys have to offer.

Don't pass me a choosy, Fred.

Worked pretty hard to come by.

I know a job in insurance.

I don't think insurance is exactly our line.

You know horses, huh?

There's a rodeo in a couple of days. You can help out until then.

We'll sign on with the staff office.

Bunk in the stables.

I appreciate that.

They don't look like they need work so bad.

Why don't you just come right out and tell them about the FBI man?

You fool caught it. Come on, Slade. They're just bums looking for work. What

they know?

Bums looking for work? I don't think so.

Gave you the papers. You see his hand?

His hand?

You ever see a cowboy without calluses?

So why'd you hire him?

Because he might be here for the same reason the FBI guy was.

He might end up just the same way.

Hey, cowboy.

We may have uncovered something about Russell.

If he was posing as an insurance agent, he may have blown his cover.

Trips.

Looks like you're running a little low on chips there, Mr. Sutton. I'm glad I'm

getting them back.

The bar.

I thought I told you to get out of town.

whiskey.

Let's get this trash out of here.

Let's get him out of here.

Hopefully

I

could get a game here. Nobody said anything about a circus.

Relax, Sutton. It's all part of the show.

Well, if the kid stuff is over, can we get on with the poker?

I think we can give you all the action you want.

As for what you call kid stuff, what we do here is honor America's heritage.

The real men.

The men that made this country what it is today. Men like Wyatt Earp, Jesse

James, Doc Holliday.

Seems to me you're honoring Pekka Pass and Killard.

Seems to me you need to be taught a little respect.

That little old pony frightened you, boy?

I can handle it.

Hey, Carter.

Boy, he says he ain't afraid of horses.

You reckon you could ride that bronc, boy?

If I had to.

Looks like we got ourselves a real live bronco -busting cowboy here.

Ride anything on four legs. Is that right, boy?

And I didn't exactly say that.

Well, if you can't ride, you ain't much good around here.

and I thought you wanted the job.

Yeah.

I want the job.

Well, we better find out whether you can ride or not.

Put him in the chute.

I'll ride him. Hell, a hard shot like you deserves a real challenge.

Hey, Carter.

A friend of yours is going to ride Valero.

Faster, better sleep.

There's got to be a better way to do this.

You got one.

You let me know.

I wrote it.

Yeah?

Yeah. Yeah, so what?

You want a purple heart?

Job's yours.

Carter.

One whiskey coming right up.

Tonight's my last night down that mine.

That's it.

Slade ain't going to like that. Slade can go to hell.

That stuff's dangerous, man.

It creeps up on you.

Alina Tevez, too.

Blank playing cards?

Well, each one of the cards will be covered with this filament. It's a

crystal display screen that'll be patched electronically into my computer.

Watch this.

Deal of hearts.

Nope. Ace of spades.

You think I'm crazy, don't you, hanging under the pass like this?

Is that what you're doing?

World rotten to the core, Sutton. Needs to be cleaned out, started over.

Get rid of the bleeding hearts and the do -gooders. They smell things up with a

stink of charity and weakness.

Believe what?

Who deserves to live? Only the strong?

Yeah. Yeah, the strong.

Fighters. Like you. Is that what you're saying?

What are you here for, Sutton?

Play cards.

It isn't only cards you're playing.

All right, Sutton, I'll play your game. We'll see who wins.

Lean me up.

I overheard some talk in the saloon. One of McClintock's men was saying how

dangerous the work was.

Dangerous? They just mock shafts and drives with the tourists.

There's no actual mining going on down there.

Well, he said it creeps up on you.

Creeps up on you?

What the hell's going on down there?

How's it going?

Good. We've pinpointed the barrel ball, started digging towards it. What about

the man?

Scared.

Keep him out of sight.

I will.

I'm more scared of this.

Keep it that way.

Look, I'm taking Sutton out to the ranch.

He's after something.

I'm going to find out what.

Because the men who worked this land could live for a week on a can of beans

a pound of jerky. Now, they were real men. Now, you pasty -faced pansies have

passed today.

So that's why you built Pontiac.

So you could be like them, the Jameses and the Earps.

I am like them.

No, I don't think you are.

The way I see it, those men took risks.

They gambled every day, laid everything on the line.

You think I don't take risks?

Oh, I think you might have once, but now you're...

You're like a lot of rich men. You're comfortable, self -indulgent.

You've got it all and you're paying it safe.

You don't know anything about it. Well, then you tell me.

If I did, I'd have to kill you.

I don't think you've got the guts for that.

Cut.

You talk big, Sutton.

Suppose we play some poker, just you and I.

And we'll raise the limit.

As high as you like.

What's the problem? Got no stomach for it? No, I've got the stomach for it, all

right.

We'll play, but there'll be no limit.

Public station.

Run water out of the mine.

If I could get a sample of that ore, I could analyze it.

Wait here.

Is this what you wanted?

Yeah, that's what I want.

This is my version of an atomic absorption spectrometer.

It identifies the molecular structure of metallic compounds, breaks them down

into easily identifiable groups.

Does it tell you anything?

I can't find a trace of any mineral worth mining.

No copper, gold, silver.

Just shale and salt.

Plain, ordinary table salt.

One thing's for certain.

Something is happening in that mine. And the only way we're going to find out...

Let's go down there.

I think you're right.

You'd better go with Grant.

Max and Shannon, Slade has a sidekick.

Carter, I know the one.

See if you can get close to him. Find out what he knows.

I get stomped on by horses all day, and I get paid peanuts.

You expect me to go out with you?

I hate losers.

You call me a loser?

Come here.

Come on.

Get this ape off of me.

Come on, buddy.

You let her alone.

No hot films.

Meme.

I hate losers.

You think someone with his size would have a bit of authority.

Like you.

Now you got authority.

I suppose.

One word from you and he back right.

I like that man.

work that way, Mel.

You sign on, you're on.

We don't need you, Slade.

But he must be out. We've broken through now.

You don't need me for the rest.

It's dangerous, Slade. The trouble is, I just couldn't bear to see you go, Mel.

Maybe I just got to like seeing you around.

I'll save my money.

Half.

I'll give you half.

Effing well, that's real generous, you know.

Why don't we go back and discuss it?

Don't you, Miss Slade? No, Slade!

Come here!

Please!

Please! No!

A hidden door.

Some way to open it.

Look, I could figure out a way to open this thing, but it could take me a

And I'd like to know what we've been walking into when we do.

There's got to be survey charts.

Maps.

In the mine office.

It could show us the layout of the tunnels.

What about Mel? We can't just leave him.

I think Mel's troubles just ended.

And ours could be just beginning.

These boys are cold -blooded killers.

Maybe I should talk to Slade about a better job.

Listen, if you want a better job, you talk to me.

If I say the man works, the man works.

Well, I thought Slade was in charge of the mine.

Mine?

What do you know about the mine?

You know, I get off work about an hour.

Somehow it just seems too early to go to bed.

Let's hope McClimp doesn't miss this before we get it back.

Come on.

Hey,

hey, what's the matter, Carter? Can't hold your liquor?

Of course.

Of course I can't.

Just a minute, just a minute. Who's the little lady?

Her name is... My name is Sally.

Ah, and you're going to put them to bed, are you, Sally? That's a little

sweetie. He sure as hell can't get there by himself.

Watch your money in your mouth, Carter.

What's that supposed to mean? Carter knows what I mean.

Don't you, Carter.

Watch your mouth.

Come on, honey.

I'm going to take you home.

He doesn't just drink a lot. He drinks a lot. He knows a lot.

It's a dangerous combination, Slade.

It doesn't help with the tunnel layout.

There's not a mining lease for 40 miles.

No minerals of any marketable value at all.

Well, Grabber, now they're digging. And whatever they're digging for must be

behind that false wall.

What if they're not mining?

We've seen them.

No?

No, no, we've seen them carrying out rubble.

If there was anything worthwhile down there, that could mean they're mining.

But since there's not... They're tunneling.

Doesn't make sense.

Here's Pontiac.

There's nothing around for miles.

No armament factories, no military bases, nothing.

Just this.

Government land.

And there's nothing on it.

Yes, but it's due north of Pontiac, and that's the direction the mine is

heading. Maybe IM files can tell us what's on that land.

It's got to be something very sensitive

politically on that land.

Sleeping Beauty's finally waking up.

Very sore head.

I'll be getting out of here.

Oh, you're awake.

How do you feel, lover?

How'd I get here?

Well, you couldn't remember where you lived.

And I carried you about as far as I could.

Hmm. David was your idea.

Hmm.

We had a really good time last night, didn't we?

Hmm? Yeah.

I guess.

I wouldn't say a word to anyone, okay?

Hmm. It's our secret.

Secret?

What secret?

Well, you know.

That stuff you told me.

About the mine.

What stuff?

What did I tell you?

About that man in the FBI?

What's his name?

Russell? Oh, my God.

Look, I was drunk.

There were no FBI men.

And there ain't no rods.

You say a word to anyone, you mention the burial vaults, and I'll kill you. I

swear.

I've replaced the bullets in this gun with our own knockout darts.

A little heavier than the ones we normally use.

And I've altered the load slightly to give us good muzzle velocity.

And sufficient impact.

Without driving the darts through the target.

Exactly.

I'd say a range of 50 yards maximum, because it still has to penetrate with

Clinton's vest and shirt.

I used to be pretty good with one of these.

I'd say you still got it.

Don't tell me.

That master's home. Talk all of it.

What did you find out from our friend Carter?

Well, not much, Jim, but he obviously knows what happened to the FBI man.

Well, he's terrified about something.

He said a couple of things. He talked about burial vaults. That's in

Yeah. Anything else?

Rods. Just rods.

It means a lot.

Salt and soil analysis.

Underground salt beds are stable geological formations.

Earthquakes, tremors, they have no effect on them. Which is why they use

beds as burial vaults. For radioactive waste.

The rods you mentioned.

Nuclear fuel rods.

What if they're buried?

Scrap.

And what could I do?

A nuclear reactor only uses 0 .5 % of the fuel available.

So the rods themselves are recyclable for nuclear energy.

For nuclear weapons.

And that's what McClintock plans to sell to the terrorists.

The base material for nuclear bombs.

I think it's time I called Mr. McClintock out.

It's a miniature radio mic.

I'll be able to hear every bet and raise you and McClintock make.

Good. We're about to teach Mr. McClintock how today's car shop

Well, well, Sutton.

I've come for the game, you promised me.

For a while there, I thought you might have changed your mind.

Boys, give Mr. Sutton a seat. We've got a game to play.

Come into my parlors with the spider to the fly.

No limit.

No limit.

I've taken the liberty of asking the young lady to bring us a fresh deck.

Unopen.

Suits me.

device is electronic should close the circuit.

all of a sudden, you know that?

Fortune favors the brave, McClendon. Yeah?

We'll see about that.

But I want the puppy to bark on Yankee's chain.

Sit down and shut up, Slade.

I said sit down.

His master's voice.

Listen, shut up!

Go and get a drink.

You do that.

Take your time.

It looks like that.

You'll feel better.

Better?

Yeah, I guess.

I'm fine.

Well, looks like the best you can do is jack stop.

Maybe it's time to fold.

Maybe you're bluffing, McClendon.

I don't think you have anything in the hole. I think that ace is as good as

you've got.

Well, it's going to cost you to find out, like about five grand.

Fish and A Barrel.

Help me, I'm burning!

Somebody help me!

Somebody help me, don't leave!

Help me, I'm burning!

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Now, dissect the explosives.

I guess I'll just have to keep you honest. Let's see what you've got.

You know, I thought you were smarter than this. I guess I had you figured

No pain to see a card, not hear a sermon.

Don't worry, you'll see it.

While I'm waiting, McClendon, what have you got?

A pair of aces.

I'd just like to see you that second, Ace.

Ace of hearts.

What?

This was an ace. I swear she saw it.

It's like a nine of spades to me.

I had a pair of aces. It was an ace.

A pair of jacks.

Wait a minute!

You've been cheating.

Of course I have, Lieutenant.

It takes one to know one, doesn't it?

Here's the way you did it.

Stealing from the bottom.

My way is a little more sophisticated.

Let's show them, Grant.

You wanted an ace of hearts?

There's another one.

Calling you out, sir.

I've played enough games for one day.

You're going to play one more.

I want the street clear.

Everybody off it. Now.

being blown, McClintock.

The tunnel to the nuclear waste vault you've spent so much time trying to

penetrate.

The plutonium you were going to sell your terrorist friends is buried

Damn you, Sutton.

Now you still want to call me out?

Get this man a gun. Slay him!

Put it on.

Don't worry, Sutton. You'll get a shot at me when you're finished with Slade.

I'll show you who's a boy.

Make your play.

waiting, McClintock.

You killed him.

So it's your turn.

You killed him in cold blood.

Yes, just the way you had him kill Russell, the FBI man.

The way you had him kill anybody who wanted to quit your operation.

All right.

So I had a few people killed.

They couldn't be helped.

A powerful man.

I got friends.

Powerful friends. You can have anything you want.

I've got what I want.

Your confession in front of these people.

All part of the show, folks.

I called the FBI. They'll be here in a few minutes.

Oh, well.

Then it's time for us to go.

And Mr.

McClendock's headed for the last roundup.

Next on Mission Impossible.

Mayday, mayday.

Can I light these flags on the right wing?

Shannon's been in a plane crash.

Where are they taking me? What kind of a doctor would let her out? I still can't

remember who I am and what I'm doing here. Do we end the mission and just get

Shannon out safely?

I want to marry you, Sarah.

I'm involved with the Colombian drug lord.

You cannot see the bride before the ceremony.

They're on to us. Back. Now.

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