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Thank you.

Good afternoon, sir. You're late. Yes, I know. You weren't with Peter Borowski

in 1947?

Yes, we got to know each other quite well. We lost him 16 months ago. We

nothing till 3 .20 this morning when he was picked up by one of the American

sector patrols.

He's in need of medical attention. In view of the circumstances, he was flown

straight here.

How is he?

He's insane.

Has he been brainwashed?

Yes.

But this time, they've done something quite different.

Normally, when a man's brain was, they destroy the personality that already

existed and replace it with the one they wanted to have. Uh -huh.

But this time, they've given their subject little pieces of different

personalities.

Gestapo commandant, Russian nobleman who died in 1860, New York thriller writer,

heaven knows what else besides.

Why?

Perhaps it was an experiment.

Perhaps it was a game.

Perhaps they wanted to see if they could create a madman. If so, they succeeded.

Vorovsky really believes he's all these different personalities. Can I talk to

him? That is why you are here.

He was a double agent. He was on to something when we got him.

He's an officer in the Gestapo. I'm a general in the SS.

We have a mission.

But surely he is a... Precisely.

Look!

What are you trying to pull on me?

I guess the Americans still have some rights in this lousy country.

Huh? You can't hug -tie me!

I'm going to talk to my counsel.

Peter. Oh, look, these guys are trying to pull a bum deal on me. My name's

Kaplan. New York City.

I was here writing a new book. It's a thriller. Maybe you read it. Your name's

Borowski. Peter Borowski.

That's a Jewish name.

That's your name. You're Peter Borowski. I'm John Steed. We used to know each

other.

Okay, okay.

So have it your way.

Hey.

Was I ever a piano player?

A good one.

You used to play Brahms very well.

And Mendelssohn.

Brahms and Mendelssohn?

Brahms and Mendelssohn?

Mendelssohn!

Don't tell the general I played Mendelssohn.

Get up.

Sit down.

Name. Name.

I'm not a chaplain.

Name.

Where were you born?

I don't know. No.

New York. You're still lying? Oh, I can't. I can't.

I'll tell you. I'll tell you. I'll tell you.

That's better.

They caught you, didn't they?

They brought you to a room like this, they asked you a lot of questions, and

gave them all the answers.

No, not at first.

I tried.

I tried.

But you did, didn't you?

Tell me.

I found out... when they caught me.

And they did this to me.

What did you find out?

What did they do to you?

It's a joke.

It's their joke, you see.

But I got away from them.

And I found out what they're going to do.

And that's my joke.

Oh, it's your joke.

Tell it's your joke.

I found out about the doppelganger.

The doubles.

Doubles of people.

What people? People.

I'm sick of all this. Who the hell wants to go to a lousy holiday camp anyway?

Captain! Who are the people who have doubles? People with secrets.

Who?

Can't we remember to whom you are talking?

Of course, Your Excellency.

It's just that it may be important.

Important? To whom?

The state.

Your Excellency? A state.

Any information I have will be given directly to the Tsar.

He must take what action he pleases. Of course, Your Excellency.

Just one more question, Your Excellency.

What happens to the man?

The man the devil replaces?

The Englishman.

He will be destroyed.

Of course.

Destroyed.

I... I will make the story!

It's what I write! I follow!

It's what I write!

Thank you.

After that one bit of consciousness, he didn't return to his real identity at

all.

Ah, I think he's as mad as a hatter.

He may be now, but that doesn't mean that everything that comes out of his

mouth, they put there.

You didn't see him.

I think they're developing a completely new technique in making new

personalities. And they're using Borowski as a guinea pig.

That's why they're giving him half a dozen personalities. Things they hate, a

Nazi, an aristocrat. Things they laugh at and despise.

A thriller writer, a New York businessman.

They'd use me too if they could catch me again.

Again? That's a long story.

I think it's possible.

It's perfectly feasible that everybody has a double somewhere.

It's not a new idea.

Doubles feature in most folklore.

You must have heard of doppelganger, the German. It's a pretty rare coincidence.

The law of averages makes it inevitable.

No two people are absolutely identical.

The bits of the double that don't look right can be made to look right.

Plastic surgery can take over where nature left off.

Doctors, dentists.

Surgeons and psychologists.

It might take years, but it would be fascinating.

All this for one man?

It would depend on the value of the man.

Would you mind turning that thing on?

Yes, of course.

All right, you can build a replica physically and psychologically, but...

how could you fool your nearest and dearest? You couldn't, if they were

expecting it. But why should they be?

But for Borovsky planting the seed, your double could have walked in here this

evening and I'd never have known.

How could I?

Well... Borovsky's

effect.

Captain, thriller writer, Russian prince, the staff of commandant.

Why did they do it?

Is it some sort of punishment?

I wouldn't bother. They just shot him.

What's that?

A brochure for a holiday camp. Now, Borowski mentioned a holiday camp.

Baxter's.

1963 is up today.

Borowski hasn't been in the West since 1959.

Excuse me.

Can you... Yes, madam, can I help you?

Oh, yes.

You know, Mr. Gordon, we ate here together last night.

Oh, yes, madam. I remember.

Well, we were supposed to meet at four o 'clock.

Have you seen him at all?

Oh, yes, madam. I think Mr. Gordon is in the Vienna room.

Thank you.

What are

you doing here?

I beg your pardon?

We were supposed to meet at four o 'clock. It's half past now.

Is it? I'm sorry. I was working. I forgot the time.

You're sure you forgot?

You haven't changed.

I mean, you're not sorry about last night?

Sorry about last night?

Don't be silly.

You sure?

Certain.

Well, that's all right then.

You're forgiven.

Thank you.

Well, come on, then.

Look at me.

Look into my eyes.

What's the matter? Am I so different from last night?

No.

Oh, no.

I'm sorry, Bill.

It's me who should be sorry. It's just all this work.

I know.

Come on, let's go and have that swim.

I don't swim, I'm afraid.

Oh, no, you don't, silly.

You told me that last night, remember?

You said you'd let me teach you.

Don't say you're going back on your word. No, of course not, darling.

What's the matter?

You've never called me that before.

Well, it's time I did, isn't it?

Yes.

Oh, I've only been here two days, but I know already how happy I'm going to be.

You like it here too, don't you? Oh, yes, very much. It's... Well, it's just

that it's...

So different from what I've been used to.

Hello?

No, he isn't. This is Mrs. Gale.

Yes, I'll hold on.

Who is it? A very warm and very weary steed. Oh, come in.

Oh, dear me. Well, that's it. There are four suspects at Baxter's. So we... Yes?

We'll just have to wait and see.

Yes.

If I've got that.

Really?

Yes, well, he's just come in. I'll tell him.

Yes, right away.

All right. Goodbye.

What did he do?

Hold on a minute.

William Gordon.

Atomic Energy Commissioner. He's on the research team at Deepdale. Age 28. He's

only a junior boy.

Bright. This might be it. They found a body out near Newcastle. Looks like a

-and -run accident.

Gordon's doctor and dentist are on their way up there now to see if they can

identify him.

They want me to go and join him, eh?

Yes, by plane.

Immediately.

Thank you. I think I'll carry it.

Not only extremely unpleasant for you, but a complete waste of time.

Well, thank you, but I really think I must.

Go ahead, but his own mother couldn't identify that. He wouldn't want to try.

Dr. Terrence? Yeah?

My name's John Steed. Oh, how do you do? How do you do? Has Mr. Quist arrived

yet?

Miss Quist.

I tried to dissuade her. That's a bit much, even for someone who's used to it.

Was it an accident?

No. Car hit him, all right, but it wasn't hit and run. Why not?

It hit him about 12 times.

This may sound a foolish question.

Was that what killed him?

I don't think so. I think the car hit him after he was dead. Why?

Because whoever did that wanted the body to be unrecognizable, unidentifiable.

I think you'd better take a look for yourself.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Miss Quist, my name is John Steed. I'm very sorry I had to ask you to do this.

That's all right. But I can't help you, I'm afraid.

Normally, to a dentist, a man's teeth are as good as fingerprints.

But in this case... Thank you very much, anyway.

There you are.

You couldn't do that, by chance.

But it still could be your patient, couldn't it? The right age, size?

Oh, yeah, along with about $1 ,000. Thank you.

Mr. Steve, what's supposed to have happened to Gordon?

I thought he was on holiday. Have you seen him recently?

He came in for a check -up about a month ago.

We have to watch him pretty carefully or they'll start lighting up in the dark.

What about you, Miss Quidd? Well, he made an appointment for last Tuesday. A

-custard had lost its filling and I had to do an extraction. I'm very grateful

to you. I may have to call and see you both again.

I suppose.

Thank you. Anytime.

You couldn't tell us what it's all about. I'm afraid not, and I must ask

to talk about it. Well, how can we? We don't own it.

Doesn't make much sense, does it? They must know if Gordon's disappeared or

That isn't what bothers me.

No? No.

I'm just wondering, what kind of man could possibly do that?

Where did you leave it? Up near Newcastle. A little place called Dorden.

away is that?

300 miles.

Nobody saw you?

It won't be identified? It can't be identified. Rudy made sure of that. Now,

this girl you were with... No, she's quite harmless.

She's in love with me. A bonus I didn't expect.

Now, what about Steve?

What about him? How can we be sure he'll come here? We can't. It depends what

Borowski was able to tell him. Borowski can't have said much. No.

Otherwise, they'd be after you. Look, it's dangerous to underestimate them.

may know more than we think.

I'll be waiting for number three, you mean.

Look. Certainly, sir. Two filet, medium rare, table number two, eight o 'clock.

Thank you, sir. Thank you very much.

Well, madame.

Miss Julie, is she sure it's Gordon? She's certain of it. And she's in love

him. Then make it less of certain, rather. More. How does Gordon strike

With a dull side.

Well, short of giving him an exam on atomic physics, how can I possibly tell?

He'd pass that, too. He may be young, but he's important.

What's more, he's got access to secret material. He's off to Canaveral next

year, so he's got to be sure.

A centrist doctor and dentist.

They're going to examine the live Gordon this time if his little toes are an

inch too long.

Into the cooler.

Why take Gordon's body if it was Gordon's all the way up to Tyneside?

it's a long way from here.

If it were the time, they'd have taken it to the Isle of Arran.

I suppose there's no connection.

Now, look here. We expected the corpse to turn up. It did turn up. It turned up

in the right place and time.

It's a very strange coincidence.

Why are you supposed to be here?

I told you who.

If that is the real Gordon... Oh, holiday.

You're going to tell Gordon that?

Why not?

Gordon, at least the real Gordon, doesn't know me from Adam.

Steed is here.

He arrived about half an hour ago.

That means Borowski must have been able to talk.

No, it doesn't alter the plan.

You'll be informed when it's happened.

Right.

Steed's gone down to Baxter's holiday camp.

It's time for you to join us.

Good.

Mr. Gordon? Yes, that's right. I've got a message for you. Oh, fine.

I need to come to the security staff at Deepdale.

I've got a look at that from your director. Do you know what it's about?

I'm afraid you'll have to have a medical check -up.

Now, into the increased risk of radiation sickness, I feel that all

engaged in Project S7 should have a complete medical and dental check at

once in two weeks.

Does he expect me to go back to deep?

No, there's only a doctor and dentist down here. And you too, presumably.

I'm afraid I'm in the same boat. I was here for a rest.

They asked me to tell you because... Well?

Well, this is pretty important, this check -up. For some risk.

Have all the others had one? If they haven't, they will soon.

In the middle of a holiday.

Oh, I quite agree.

All right, when do you want it?

Now, I'm afraid.

I did have a date. Oh, dear. Well, they'll be here any moment now and they

take long. Sit down.

Thank you.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry.

Stay bright, little fella.

Good afternoon, Captain.

Cigarette? No, thank you. I don't smoke.

Why the devil did we come here?

Well, I had a friend who came here last year.

I think this is the off -season.

Come in.

Ah, Gordon.

Sorry to butt in on you like this.

Miss Quist, is this a surprise?

They dragged you down from town?

Oh, that's all right, Mr. Gordon. Makes a change from parking meters.

Okay. Well, who's first?

Hello,

Judy. Oh, hello. Are you ready, Mr.

Gordon? Yes.

We were going swimming, but something cropped up about his work.

On his holiday, too.

How did yesterday's swimming lesson go?

Oh, it was very good.

He's not at all afraid of the water. Half the battle, I think.

I could hardly believe he'd never swum before.

Well, some people take a bit more easily than others. Oh, that's what I think,

too. Oh, he should have seen his bathing costume, though. Should I?

It was so old -fashioned. I made him buy a new one.

Tartan it is.

He looks rather good in it.

And he must have brains, too. The job he's got.

I don't know what he sees in me.

Nonsense, Julie.

You're very attractive.

Oh, yes. I know he sees that in me.

But it's different this time.

Well, I've been around a lot, but it's never been like this before.

Let's hope it works out for you.

Yes, I see you, Mr. Gordon. Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

Well, if that's all, can I go now?

I've no more to do.

If there's any consolation, there isn't a thing wrong with you.

Good. Thank you. Patience, Mr. Gordon.

Very sorry about your date. Oh, that's all right.

Goodbye, Doctor. Bye, Gordon. Goodbye, Mr. Quist.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

Well, it's Gordon. You sure?

Look, I've examined the man hundreds of times. I know what he looks like. It's

him. Even plastic surgery?

I'm not saying it's impossible, but this man also has Gordon's appendix scar and

the fractured clavicle that didn't set properly. Besides, he sounds like

It's him.

That man isn't Gordon. He can't be.

That's ridiculous.

Is it?

I agree with you. He looks like Gordon. He sounds like Gordon.

To all intents and purposes, he is Gordon.

Look, I did a lot of work on Gordon's teeth, and I would have sworn that every

crown and filling in this man's mouth was my own work. Sir?

But you remember I told you at the mortuary that I extracted a bicuspid of

Gordon's that had lost its filling? Yeah. Well, this young man still has

filling. And the tooth, everything. He can't possibly be Gordon.

But how do you copy another human being?

That detail, they must have a medical file on Gordon a foot thick.

Copy that, and you have a perfect replica.

They might have picked on me. They might have picked on anybody.

Precisely.

What are you going to do?

You two go home. Should anyone inquire about Gordon, say you examined him, he's

fit and well. Is that all right? Yes, of course.

Of course, I shall do whatever you say.

Good, thank you.

That poor young man.

I suppose there's no doubt he's the one we saw in the mortuary.

No doubt at all.

Sorry I've been so long, darling. Hello, Mrs. Gale.

That's all right.

I know how important your work is. I mustn't be selfish.

Well, it wasn't work, really. Just a medical check -up.

What's wrong?

Nothing. I'm perfectly healthy.

These checks are just routine for us.

Oh, I see.

You're quite sure you're all right? Yes, I'm quite sure.

Ready for my swimming lesson?

Yes.

See you later, Mrs. Gale. Yes, fine. Bye -bye. Bye.

Goodbye. Bye.

That man isn't Gordon.

Did he suspect anything?

He found her. We're going to examine the rest of his team, too, after a couple

of calls to Deepdale.

He won't be so suspicious.

What do you do, arrest him?

I don't know.

Now you go back to London.

Roscoe started chattering again.

Who do I go and see? Just go home to your buttons and buzzers, and they'll

you. Hello, Mrs.

Clemson. The girl in the chalet is out here.

Her baby is crying.

In six minutes' time, I'll have the announcement made. The rest is up to

Good. I hardly believe it's going to happen.

Five years learning to be somebody else. I quite understand.

Mr. Gordon felt it the same way.

Gordon?

Two and a half years, that's all.

Mug up a little scientific jargon, have a couple of operations.

But Steed, he's a man of many talents.

Many faces.

I must get back.

Of course, yes, I'm sorry.

I was forgetting, Steed's also a little vain.

Good luck.

You will stay away, Gordon.

Our Steed can manage very well on his own, and I don't want you involved.

Right. Look, there's one other thing.

Steed had me examined by my doctor and dentist.

All my team at Deepdale have been examined.

I checked.

Something to do with radiation sickness.

Do you think they suspect us?

Kowalski told them they might. For the moment, we'll carry on with our

instructions. There's too much at stake to run away from rumours.

But I'll be down there tomorrow.

I'll give you more instructions then. All right?

Bye.

Miss Ridley, if we find out what time the cabinet are meeting, I want to catch

our minister before he goes in.

Hello, Steve.

Hello, Gordon.

Can I get you one of these?

I don't think so. Don't think me rude, but I think something a little stronger,

a little later, you know? I felt I was rather rude earlier on when you produced

my doctor and dentist. Sorry. Oh, it's quite understandable.

You're on holiday.

I just wanted you to know that I understood your position.

Oh, that's a very tolerant attitude. People are so changeable. Oh, where's,

uh... Julian? Yes. Oh, she's drying her hair, I think. Takes her hours.

I got called away to the phone.

She's a sweet girl, isn't she? Yes, yes. I'm, uh, thinking of marrying her.

Good for you.

Have you asked her yet?

No. But when I do, she'll accept.

Oh, I know we haven't known each other very long, but by this time I settle

down.

What I'm looking for, Steed, is security.

Ah, we all... Will Mr. John Steed go to his chalet immediately, please? Yes.

Will Mr. John Steed go to his chalet immediately, please?

Who is it?

Oh, I was expecting you, Mrs. Gale. Oh, yes, come in.

Good evening, Mrs. Gale. If this weather brings up a pretty footy in there, I've

bought some ice cream for you. Would you mind?

Not at all. Do sit down. Thank you.

This is an edited tape, of course. The, shall we say, basic Murawski. 14 hours

on all of his other personalities.

A scientist?

Of course.

A young man with a good record.

And what would you call him? Does it matter?

Well, he must have a name.

Bill Gordon.

A nice, honest British man.

A doppelganger. It's hard to imagine.

Three! And the other two.

What'll they be?

The kind of person who can go anywhere, do anything.

Why don't we make him a public man?

Good idea. Good, good.

What sort of public man?

Clergyman? Politician?

Trade unionist?

How should I know?

Have you got a name for him? What?

Have you got a name for him yet? Oh, I haven't had time. You really can't think

of a name for him? I told you. I can't tell you his name. There wasn't time.

Then he went back to being a German officer.

Fourteen hours of tape and that's the only bit we got that makes any sense.

Even then he thought he was a thriller writer putting a plot together.

So we have to find another two.

If they exist.

It might be the poor man is embroidering the one fact he knew.

But we've got to assume there are three?

We have to.

We don't know whether the other two switches have been made or not.

How's Steve?

Steve?

He was very anxious to go to the holiday camp and meet Gordon.

You mean Steed might have been switched already?

Well, it may never have happened. It may never have.

Or else he's raving, we know.

But Steed is the only man we've got. The only one they've ever captured who

managed to get away.

They held him for four days.

Now, with all their resources, they could have made a perfect blueprint for

Steed in four days.

You mentioned he'd been caught.

Did he when?

Yesterday.

Proves nothing. If all this is true, then Steed's double must be as much

as the original.

It's an uncharacteristic admission.

Either way.

Mrs. Gale, what did you have for dinner last Tuesday at the Lombardy?

What?

Oh, um, avocado, rump steak and green salad.

And your drink?

Chateau Margot 53.

Le premier grand cru?

D 'accord.

Your uncle in Rye?

Uncle Joseph.

What was the name of his bull terrier, the one that died?

Sam. He was alive three days ago, to my certain knowledge.

Quite right.

And I'm sorry.

I suppose it could be a woman.

Quite easily.

Thank you.

I feel for you, Mrs. Gale. It must be very frustrating for you not to be able

return the compliment.

I'm in a privileged position.

You know nothing about me except what I have told you.

But there must come a point of acceptance.

And I think this is it.

Don't you agree?

Quid custodiet, ipsos custode.

Rem acul teticisti.

But you will keep a good eye on Steve for me, won't you, Mrs. Gale?

They didn't hold me for four days.

The tie is different. I had to use the tie I was wearing.

It was difficult?

Very. I was ordered not to contact you. Then why did you? Because they nearly

ruined my switchover.

They'd overlooked the birds and the bees.

They didn't tell me Gordon got himself tied up with a girl. What happened?

It was difficult, but I managed to bluff my way through.

I just wanted to make sure it didn't happen to you.

Has Steve got a girl? Yeah, a Mrs. Catherine Gale. Oh, I don't go for

She's a very attractive widow. I'll point her out to you. No need to tell

They've told me.

She's one of Steed's stablemates. What about yours?

Her name's Julie. You'll see us around together.

She loves me dearly and I'm going to marry her. Why? Because it's a wise

You know, a plump little wife and a semi -detached in Deepdale. What could be

more normal?

Did Steed meet her? Yeah, a couple of times.

What else has he been up to? Oh, very little. Oh, he brought my doctor and

dentist down to give me a check -up. Incidentally, that's where you and I

How'd it go?

They're perfectly satisfied that I'm Gordon.

minutes to ten.

And in the secret ball, 15 lovely ladies are lining up for the final judging of

our Miss Beautiful Legs competition.

Yoo -hoo, Mrs. Gayle.

Oh, hello, Julie. Hello.

Good evening, Mrs. Lee. Oh, yes.

I had a drink with him at about, oh, nine o 'clock, and then Bill said he had

something important to discuss with Mr. David.

I see.

He'll be back soon.

Don't look so worried. I'm not really worried.

I know how it is.

I think Bill's going to propose.

Oh, really? I do.

We were down by the swimming pool and he was talking all around it. Did I like

the countryside and Deepdale wasn't far from London for a visit to town, that

sort of thing. What did you say?

Well, I couldn't really say to get on with it.

Anyway, he wasn't shy or anything. It was just as if he was calculating it.

Well, I suppose it's just the way his mind works. Yes.

Anyway, I think I managed to let him know that I knew.

And this is the old Vienna room, sir. As you can see, we've tried to capture the

atmosphere of that capital in its heyday.

Oh, it succeeded very well. Thank you, sir.

That's Frank Cummings.

Frank Cummings, the MP?

He's going to judge Miss Beautiful Legs in the ballroom. Oh, really?

Oh, it's nearly time.

Are you coming?

No, I think I'll stay here.

All right.

If I see him, I'll send him out.

Right, thanks.

Hello, Mrs. Gale. Hello, Dean.

How'd your visit to London go?

Where'd you get that?

Eh? Where'd you get that? Oh, those chalet doors don't quite allow for my

height. How'd everything go?

Anyone? No.

About what do you wish to know?

Oh, Borowski.

Are you sure there's nothing wrong?

Borowski said there are two other doubles.

Two?

Dean, remember the dinner we had at the Lombardy?

Last week. What did I eat?

I don't remember.

Look, do we really have to play this game? I invented it, you know. Yes, we

My uncle and I.

Joseph, yes.

What was the name of his dog that died? Ah, he used to take it for walks. One of

those little pink dogs. Bull Terrier.

Rothke told you one of the doubles was me, didn't he?

No, he didn't. Then why do you think I am?

I don't.

Necessarily.

He had every reason to. There was a double for me and he was here. He tried

kill me a few hours ago.

Have you ever looked at yourself objectively?

Where was he?

In the shower. The curtain moved and I shot him.

Found that I'd shot myself.

Now I know what I look like dead.

Well, that disposes the two of them. What about the third? Can Brodsky help

there? No.

You do believe me, don't you?

Thanks. Thank you so much, sir. It makes such a big difference if somebody like

yourself does the judging.

It gives the whole proceedings a feeling of class, I think one might say. So

good of you to spare the time, sir. Oh, it was a pleasure. I thought it would

be.

There's some drinks and something for you to eat in my office, sir. Oh, thank

you. I don't think I'll bother. I've had some dinner before I left London. There

are some people I want to talk to. Excuse me.

Hello, Gordon.

Hello again.

Steve, looking well? Thank you, sir.

We ought to go back to Deepdale at once. Something's happening there. We don't

know what it is, and it's vital that we should.

Right, I go first thing tomorrow.

You go immediately.

Yes, of course.

You may say goodbye to Miss Clitheroe, however.

Thank you.

That won't need much time.

When you get to Deepdale, I want you to say that you had a very important idea.

So important that you had to start work on it immediately.

Look at the company.

Would you mind? Oh, yes, of course. Certainly.

What's your name?

Iris. Iris.

There we are, Iris.

Don't forget the boat, will you?

Here's one of the experiments we gave you. They won't work, but they'll look

good for a while and they'll get you into the secret block.

Right.

Well, goodbye, Mr. Cummings. Goodbye, Mr. Gordon. I'll drop you a line. Look

after yourself.

Bye, Gordon.

I want you to phone your people, Steve. Tell them that you're satisfied that he

is Gordon. Right.

There may be some doubts about that. It might be why they got his doctor and

dentist in. Can't be sure yet. Haven't had time to find out.

Who's this woman you've been talking to? Mrs. Gale.

Oh, Catherine Gale, yes. I'm sorry about that.

Was it difficult?

A little. She's suspicious.

But in our game, we learn to recognize our own kind.

I wonder why she was suspicious.

She's just come down from London.

Borowski says there are three of us. I knew Borowski was a risk. But they don't

know who we are.

You say she's suspicious of you. It's her business to be suspicious.

Well, it's essential that you should satisfy her that he is Gordon.

And it's equally essential that she should report that you are the real

If you're not absolutely certain that Mrs. Gale is satisfied, then you will

her.

Yes.

I don't think it is Steed.

When do you think they switched him? Today, a few hours ago. He told me about

it. Said he was the real Steed and he killed their double.

I see.

You can't take any chances, Mrs. Gale.

If it isn't Steed, you must kill him.

Yes.

Hello. He's asked me.

We're going to be married.

Bill and I... Oh, congratulations, Judy.

I thought he was thinking about it today, but I didn't want to be too sure

case I was wrong.

Counting with chickens. Yes, I know.

I was watching the Miss Beautiful Legs competition.

Did you see who won? No, I didn't.

Oh, well, I didn't think much of her. Give her five years, she'll be 14 stone.

I didn't think much of that Mr Cummings either.

He's a bit of a cold fish, if you ask me. I wouldn't vote for him.

Not the time he needs constituency anyway.

Anyway, Bill just came up and put his arm round me and asked me.

I couldn't get my breath back quick enough to answer.

So he said, don't you love me?

Oh, poor darling.

Oh, I shouldn't be going on like this. Did you find Mr. Steve?

Yes, I did eventually.

Gone off again, I think.

Men. At least Bill got in a proposal before he went.

He's gone?

We've gone back to Deepdale.

It's rather funny, really. Will you marry me? I must catch the next train.

Why has he gone back?

Oh, something big on is what he told me. We have another ten days' holiday left,

too. Still, I don't really mind. I'm going there to meet him tomorrow.

Steve has gone to his chalet. And Mrs. Gale? In the Vienna room, talking to

Gordon's girlfriend.

Fiancé. A wise move.

A takeover. Was it smooth?

Oh, perfectly. Why?

You were there.

I was close at hand. You didn't actually witness it.

Well, no, but why?

I don't believe this is our steed.

That is impossible.

Is it?

But our steed was in there, waiting for him. I think he underestimated the man

whose part he was to take.

He was excited.

He was going on about it being the climax of five years' training. I

Perhaps he needed ten years.

I think this steed killed ours.

And I got rid of the body.

You noticed nothing?

No, but why should I? Everything looked all right.

Why do you think this is not our Steed?

He's altogether too relaxed.

Almost as if he was enjoying it.

And something he said.

In this business, you learn to recognize your own kind.

It was a remark of an experienced professional, the real Steed. Our Steed

training, but no experience.

He could never have said a thing like that. But is this sufficient?

In time, I think I could find more proof.

You can't indulge in the niceties of justice.

I believe that the Steed exchange has failed.

Before we're all discovered, if it hasn't happened already, you must kill

and Mrs. Gale. Very well.

In five minutes, I'll have left the camp.

Do it then.

Yes.

Good night, everybody.

Sleep tight.

See you all in the morning. Ah.

Your car is here, sir. So good of you to spare the time. Do hope to bless the

honour again.

Next by, Lexan. Yes, I will.

Well, goodbye.

Goodbye. And thank you again, sir. You can count on my vote.

Thank you.

Sir Cummings?

Yes? My name is Catherine Gale. I need your help. Well, I am in rather a hurry,

Mrs. Gale. Will you write to me? No, I'd rather talk to you.

I'm a colleague of John Steed's.

John Steed?

Oh, yes, I met him with Mr. Gordon. In your official capacity, you must be

of Steed's vocation.

I don't... Steed is a traitor.

A traitor?

The real Steed is dead.

This man has taken his place.

Really, Mrs. Gale, it is rather a tall story.

I know it sounds it, but you've got to believe me.

I don't see why I should. After all, I only have your word for it that you're

any way connected with Mr. Steed. Then you've got to take my word, Mr. Cumming.

Look, Steed is a highly trained agent, and they've replaced him with an almost

perfect double.

How do you know?

I know.

It isn't really my line of country.

The security of the nation?

Very well, Mrs. Gale, if you put it like that.

What do you want me to do? Come with me.

Get out.

You.

You're not Steed.

I certainly am.

I told you I killed my double. You are the double.

How could Steed have killed you if you were waiting for him?

Luck and a few brains.

I did the thread trick, so I knew someone had come in.

And what did you do with the body?

Rudy. The man you sent out. This is his job.

Who is that man?

Rudy Handel.

Born in Vienna, 1932.

Mother Austrian, father unknown.

Why were you fighting?

Because he was trying to kill me.

Now what game shall we play?

Mr. Cummings, will you make a telephone call for me? The police?

No, it's a special number.

Well, of course I will phone Mrs. Gayle, but wouldn't it be better if you did?

After all, it is a rather bizarre story. If I tried to explain to them, they

might think I was off my head or trying to make publicity.

Will you be able to watch him?

I think so. I'll need the gun, of course.

I am quite a fair shot. And I'm quite a fair target.

When you go out of here, you'll kill me. Not unless I have to. And you'll fix it

so you have to.

The name of that dog.

The one that died. Your uncle's.

Ready?

The dog's alive.

And the name is Sam.

Are there just the three of us?

Two of us. A long -term view, eh?

You and Gordon carry on your careers, scientific and political, all the time

feeding back information. I'm shot while trying to escape. That's to gain you a

few votes.

All very confusing.

Mrs. Gale got on to her security people. They took away Rudy and Cummings.

Oh, Cummings. But they're still us.

Yes, they're still us. They don't suspect us. I managed to convince them

carry on our work.

For the rest of our lives, eh? Yep.

And you can marry your girl.

Beauty, yeah.

Well, security is important, Steve.

Yes, it is.

Topper of the morning.

Well, Cole, the weather is clement, the outlook is fair.

Well, how is Mrs.

Whiz -Bang -Wallop this fine Trojan morning, eh? What's for breakfast?

Cook it and see.

Your mail, love.

Thank you.

Coffee?

Right, it's the wedding of Julie, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert

Clifford. Have you got any coffee?

You're going to let Gordon go on working at Deepdale thinking he's unsuspected?

For as long as he's useful to us, yes. He's doing very well, I believe. Every

Thursday, 10 .15, delivers up his little secrets, all provided by us. Do you

think we'd have some coffee? I'm concerned about Julie.

Why? Because she's marrying a spy?

Because of the deception.

It's not the real Gordon.

Just as much the real Gordon as the real Gordon ever was.

Doppelganger is as doppelganger does. That's what I always say. You've gone

far, Steve.

Should I have done a decent thing and knocked off our poor friend for

And murder.

I don't think that our little Julie will thank us for saving her from a fate

worse than... And really, it's very much the same with us.

How do you mean?

Am I the same steed you knew over a year ago?

You tell me.

Whether I'm me or not?

Oh, that's easy.