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Bye.

Hello?

What makes you so sure he'll come? Money.

Jimmy Merlin would sell his own and his aged grandmother's soul if the price

were right. He'll come.

Merlin worked for us once, didn't he? Ask them they, whoever pays the highest

price. A double agent?

Quadruple would be nearer the mark.

He's the artiste superior of the double, double, double, double cross.

But this time we got him.

If he shows up.

He's showing up now.

It's not like you.

One doesn't take chances with Merlin.

He's as tricky, devious and cunning as they can.

And dangerous.

Now, don't forget that. Don't be taken in by his particular brand of charm.

Who's he expecting to meet?

One of them. To make a deal?

Well, what have we here?

Hello, Merlin.

Steve.

I wasn't expecting to see you.

I know what you were expecting, so I laid it on for you.

You?

Jolly good, jolly good. Nice element of surprise, too.

I particularly admire your partner. She's fast.

Pretty.

Remarkably pretty.

You didn't exaggerate a bit, you know.

About your personal brand of charm.

Forewarned is forearmed.

What a pity.

Well, what happens now?

I think that you go away for a long, long while.

Oh, come on now, Steed. On what basis can you possibly... On the basis that

broke into a secret establishment.

That you stole a capsule of newly developed sleep gas.

And where's your evidence?

I think you want to sell it, so...

Perhaps you brought the evidence with you. Do you mind, darling?

I'm glad you haven't lost your touch, Steve.

Relentless and thorough as ever.

Nothing. I really have to hand it to you.

Hello? Hello?

I went to you first.

I've been asleep a whole day.

Wake up, Merlin. Wake up.

I'm going for a little ride, you and I. A ride?

Just a short trip.

No, I sleep here. I want to sleep.

Oh, don't worry about that. You'll soon be all tucked up in a nice, cosy cell.

go. I want to go to sleep. I want to stay up there.

Where are we going?

I told you.

Surely you haven't forgotten.

I beg your pardon.

Oh yes, I remember.

Relax.

Take a good look at the view.

Maybe the last time you'll see it.

For quite a while.

Any chance of making a deal?

I shouldn't have thought so, but keep talking.

20 ,000 in a Swiss bank.

No names, no strings.

Pounds? Yes.

Very sorry, old chap, only dealing guineas.

Well, I could throw in a yacht.

I've had one.

My private plane?

It's lonely up there.

String of Arab ponies. Prefer Palomino's.

Well, how about a villa in France?

Whereabouts? Saint -Tropez.

Provence.

Oh, for heaven's sake, Steve, isn't there anything you want? Yes, there's

thing I want very much.

You behind bars.

Well, someone left in a hurry.

What's going on?

Something's wrong.

Very wrong.

Hello? Hello, hello?

Do you think the world's ended and they forgot to tell us?

What day is it?

Tuesday the 21st. Eh? The 21st. We've been asleep for one whole day.

Well,

it's not a holiday, is it?

No.

A holiday would hardly explain why the streets are empty.

What about this place?

Deserted.

Abandoned.

Perhaps they all went to the moon.

Wherever they went was very hastily decided upon.

They had no time for preparation.

Do you think the whole town is empty?

Perhaps. I don't know.

I've got it.

That sleep capsule.

More powerful than we thought. It spread right across the town, put everybody

out.

And the bodies just evaporated.

Well, you know what they say. One man's meat is another man's poison.

You've got me, indeed.

No one to hand me over to.

The operative phrase is, I've got you.

I asked.

I was coming to that.

Well, uh... What are we here?

All quite up top, sir.

Good, Sergeant.

Any problems?

One, sir.

I don't mind if I dealt with him. No fuss, sir.

What is it?

It seems to have run into a spot of vulva up top.

Report, Sergeant. Sir!

On getting out of street surveillance, we ran across an unauthorized person in

the area, sir.

I arrested him and suddenly dealt with him according to my orders, sir. I shot

him as a looter.

Who was he?

Sir? The man you shot. Didn't you get his identity?

No, sir. Then do so.

Yes, sir. Right away, Sergeant. Right away.

Yes, sir.

Nobody stays on in this area without good reason.

I want to know why.

And I want to know who.

Why is it so important to find out who he is?

Harold Thomas Carthy.

caught me now that seems to ring a bell yes an alarm bell people are shooting at

people around here so i've noticed i'm trying to find out why does it matter

I don't know what's going on.

Wouldn't it be safer to sit tight here? Infinitely safer. Well, then.

Tara King. Now, you said you particularly admired my choice of

she was a remarkably pretty girl.

She's on her own now and she's very, very vulnerable.

Come on, there you go.

Oh!

Took advantage of the emergency, eh?

Emergency? Why don't you make a break for it, eh?

Well, we'd be very grateful if you... Silence!

Yes, but can you not quite rationally... That man, if he speaks again, shoot

him!

John Steed and Harold Carkney, which are you?

John Steed, but I'm... You took this from the dead man back there, didn't

Didn't you?

I did, yes, but... Looting!

Hey, look, I had nothing whatsoever to do with... You have both been found

guilty of looting!

Guilty? But when's the trial?

Didn't see a judge?

I am the judge! The sentence is death!

The sentence will be carried out immediately!

He means it, he really means it! Firing party!

Tell them to drop their guns.

Do as he says.

Unauthorized two men to get away, sir.

Report. And make it coherent. Sir!

Two men.

Unauthorized, sir. Still a vehicle, sir.

They won't get far that way. All roads are blocked.

Which way are they headed? Not sure, sir. I think they went northern part of

town, sir.

Major, you better handle this. A full platoon. Yes, sir. Use method.

Crop -clop the entire area. Comb every inch. Yes, sir. Do you want them alive

for questioning, sir?

I most certainly do not.

Shoot them.

After a proper firing party has been convened.

Yes, sir.

Right. Off you go.

Squatter on foot.

We'll sneak back through the side roads.

Sneak back?

Give me three good reasons why.

Tara's still there, and I want to find out what's going on.

I said three.

I'm extremely stubborn.

Well, I'll give you three.

I don't want to be a hero. They're not paying me, and whatever's going on, I'm

not curious about it.

They were going to kill us.

They didn't, though.

Well, I don't find that encouraging.

Oh, Steen, let me off the hook.

Undo these things and let me take my chance alone. I wouldn't hear of it.

I'm too young to die.

You're over 21.

If I were 80, I'd still feel the same.

The British Army.

Eh?

The sergeant and his firing squad. They were the British Army.

Oh, is that supposed to make me feel better?

No, but he makes it official.

I see, yes. So I know who to complain to. He mentioned the emergency.

Fine gift of understatement, I thought.

It fits.

House is empty. Car is abandoned.

Martial law. Oh, it's an insane nightmare.

Not even getting paid for it.

A state of emergency. Now, what is the emergency?

It must be something pretty drastic. The emergency is us. How do we get away

from here?

Or if you seem to have some kind of death wish, how do I get away from here?

don't. The situation changes nothing.

Ah, that's what I admire about you, your flexibility.

I'm your prisoner, right?

Right. So I'm your responsibility, right?

Right. So it's your duty to take care of me, right?

Wrong. What?

What about the rules?

You know there are no rules in this game, Merlin.

You want to see what's going on, don't you? No.

Right, then.

Is it any good asking you not to destroy the film?

You see, it's more than a scoop. It's history.

Confiscate it if you must. Lock it up. But please don't... What on earth's

on here?

I wish someone would tell us.

You honestly don't know.

No, we don't know, do we?

No.

Yates?

Oh, how do you do?

How do you do?

I think they're telling the truth, but it's fantastic.

It's not really all that fantastic. We've been asleep for 24 hours. Whatever

happened must have happened then. And we missed it. We missed it.

It's still incredible that you don't know. The whole world knows. Well, I

the whole world having us at a disadvantage.

I'm not going to tell you what happened. Oh, do tell us.

Well, we can do better than that. We can show you.

I'm Jenny Thurston, by the way, television news.

We came in here to cover the event, and then when everyone was ordered out... We

stayed on, been sneaking around the streets, getting what shots we can.

Okay, ready for replay?

Now, this is what you would have seen if you hadn't been asleep all day

yesterday.

This is Jenny Thurston, reporting from the town the whole world is watching

today.

Soon, this typical English town will be a ghost area.

Cars are still pouring out in their thousands.

But jams are building up. And already owners are abandoning their cars and

hurrying away to special coaches standing by for the evacuation.

And as the inhabitants leave, as they abandon homes and possessions, so

special shock troops, take over.

A state of emergency has been declared.

Within 30 minutes, this town and the 50 square miles surrounding it will be

evacuated. This town will become a ghost area.

Empty. Save for the troops.

The area is now under martial law.

And here you see the man who will remain in sole command.

Brigadier Huntsman. Hurry it up now. Get those crates unloaded. And easy now.

Sir.

Brigadier. Right.

Grab your men.

On the double.

Are you satisfied?

Everyone has been warned to leave the airfield. The army is very efficient.

I'm satisfied.

And how do you feel about staying on? I'm a soldier.

There is one thing I do want to emphasize.

And that is our confidence.

There is no need to panic.

Everything is under control.

We know what must be done.

And we will do it.

Excuse me.

We know what must be done.

Brave words from a brave man.

And there...

In there lies the task he must tackle.

The whole world will be waiting with bated breath to see the outcome of that

task. If he succeeds, a royal welcome awaits him. If he fails, then he, his

troops, this town, and the countryside for 50 miles or more will cease to

The Eastern Hemisphere Trade Commission Building.

It was vacated nearly two years ago.

But the occupants left behind a monster.

There, buried deep in the cellar, they left behind them an atom bomb,

which Brigadier Hansing and his men must attempt to defuse.

An atom bomb?

But why... Who did it? I'm not sure.

The commissioned building was occupied by representatives of 20 countries or

more. Your guess is as good as mine.

A hostile warhead deep in our own country.

Well, it's a tiny ace to have up one's sleeve. How was it discovered?

Pure fluke.

Brigadier Hansing's one of the army's top nuclear experts.

He was staging maneuvers in the area when his instruments registered

radioactivity.

He pinpointed the bomb.

Well, that explains a great deal.

Oh, I should have thought it explained everything.

So you're here without authority.

I'm afraid so. If we're caught, they'll... Shoot you!

Oh, I don't think they do that.

Oh, don't you kid yourself. We've already seen how trigger -happy they

What do you mean? Well, the firing squad's already been at work.

You're joking.

He's quite right.

You mean they actually shot someone here in a little English town?

Well, there is a state of emergency.

Yeeps, did you hear that?

Come on, we can't lose this story. Get in and show us where it happened.

This could make the greatest story since...

I think I'll make myself known to the authorities.

You sure that's safe?

Oh, don't worry.

I would probably have been sent to the area anyway.

Hello, Major.

I'm John Steed, Security Clearance, KR -5.

Drive on.

You fool!

I recognize him. The British Army Major. He isn't.

His name's Parninsky.

Gregor Parninsky.

He's an Eastern agent.

A cutthroat. A pirate.

A mercenary.

Major Parsons, British Army.

Well, he wouldn't be walking around with foreign papers, would he?

I tell you, it's him, Grigor Paninsky.

Why would I lie to you? The sooner I contact the authorities, the sooner

be behind bars.

All right, have it your own way.

Is it possible?

Of course it's possible.

Infiltrate Poe as an army officer?

Any skilled agent who knew his business could do it blindfold.

It's possible.

Do you think he was the only one?

Answer us, Deed.

Tell her about the firing squad. That's been bothering you, hasn't it?

A man murdered in cold blood without even a trial.

Why didn't they just arrest him?

He may not be the only one.

Then we ought to warn Brigadier Hansing.

If there are other traitors on his staff... No, we ought to get out of

He's right.

We can't run out.

What do you think?

I thought that the situation was becoming simple and straightforward.

We'll contact Hansing. But how? Every street is blocked or patrolled.

Cross your fingers and hope we're lucky.

Lucky?

There's a side road behind the church. I can double back and approach the

commission building from there.

I want to go to Barchester Street first.

Barchester Street?

But that's the other side of town.

I have a friend there.

Calvin!

Tell the rest to stay out of sight.

Senator, we're coming back for you.

Stop. What are those lorries?

How many men were sent in for the emergency?

Four platoons.

Nuclear shock troops?

The best.

What is it? What did you find? Four platoons of nuclear shock troops.

Drugged and unconscious.

But if they're here, then... Who's at the commission building?

You're a fool, Major.

Yes, sir.

What's more, you're dangerous.

Your incompetence could endanger our entire operation here. Yes, sir.

If these people were to contact the outside world... No, they can't do that,

sir. The phones are out of action and we're jamming all radio signals.

It seems to me they might just walk out of here.

From what I gather, they roam the streets with complete impunity. I was

surprise, sir. Don't offer me excuses, Major.

When your people contacted me, they offered me professionals.

Oh, professionals.

Instead, I'm surrounded by rank amateurs.

I want these people found.

I want them found immediately.

John stayed.

And your crew clobbered me.

Now, I want your word of honor.

We ought to be ready for trouble.

You have my word.

I'm touched.

I'm really touched by your concern.

I don't want to find myself dragging around a dead man.

Just stay with the equipment. Right.

John Steed.

Alfred!

Your train wasn't very brave.

He's a big disappointment to me.

There's no left area down there.

No soul.

Nothing.

Come on.

I was looking forward to meeting you both again.

Now I have to be content with you.

Well, get it over with. Shoot.

That wouldn't be legal.

Got to convene a proper firing squad.

The Brigadier's a stickler for details.

Because he's a regular soldier and all that.

You're not, of course.

Well, a regular wouldn't drink on duty, would he?

Now, keep your hands where I can see them. Got to wait till my firing squad

comes back.

Who I knew the name.

He was a member of the Nuclear Fission Committee, an atom bomb expert. Now, why

would he stay on in the area?

Curiosity.

That, or maybe he sensed something was wrong. The area cleared, fake troops

moved in.

What about the team dismantling the bomb?

Dismantling? Are they? That's right, Steed.

We're not taking a bomb apart.

We're putting it together.

Building a bomb.

Makes a twisted kind of sense. They declare the area clear.

People move back in again.

And then we make our demand.

Pay up?

What else?

You might call it mercenaries.

All of us.

These are simple, too.

I declare a state of emergency.

They clear the area.

Let us move our operator thing.

Assist us, in fact.

It gives our demand more weight, too.

What do you mean, demand?

A dummy run.

You'll catch on fast.

It took a long time to evacuate the area.

A long time.

And the authorities know that.

I still don't understand.

Once the bomb is installed, you give the all clear, and the people come pouring

back in again. And they're all here.

That's when we make our demand.

We'll give them just 15 minutes to hand over 40 million.

And if they don't, you detonate the bomb.

They'll pay up.

They already know how long it took to clear the area. A lot longer than 15

minutes.

40 million.

That's a cut for everyone.

It's not equal, you understand.

The brigadier gets the lion's share.

The brigadier?

The man of his... standing involved in a thing like this. But why?

Pride.

That's what the other chaps say anyway. Pride.

Bitterness. Anger.

He's been told he's going to be replaced.

Made redundant by a computer.

A machine.

That's a lot for a man to swallow.

Ticked out the servers to make room for a machine.

Of course the money helps too.

But it's the machine bit that really gets him.

Are we nearly there? Yes, sir.

We've waited long enough.

Come on, you'll find the fighting squad.

I don't suppose you've got any preference where you want to be

Steed?

Outside.

I'll get it over with as quickly as possible.

After you.

I thought we'd seen the last of you.

I couldn't do that. Bad for business.

Well, you might have spread it around that I was unreliable. So I didn't seem

ashamed not to put these capsules to good use. You've got more than one.

Well, you know me, Steed.

Cautious. You mean you're going to sell the exclusive rights to as many as

possible?

Ah, now that hurts.

There are more in there.

Yes, I've got several, actually. I'm confiscating them. Hey! Stay here. Keep

eye on Tara. We're going to the commission building.

Oh, no, no, no. No, I've done my Boy Scout bit.

I'm, uh...

Coming with you.

Nice meeting you.

Now.

Excellent.

It'll take them more than an hour to cut through that lot.

And they do not have more than an hour.

You gave me your word.

Well, that was before I knew you were intent on murder.

Murdering me.

In there.

We've got to get in there.

Well, you can tell me what it's like.

I need you, Merlin.

I'm depending on you.

But you know me.

Probably the most undependable person in the Western Hemisphere. You came back.

Well, I told you. You didn't want me spreading ugly rumors about you. I

have done that if I were dead.

All right, you're going to blind me with semantics.

Go on.

Point me towards the jaws of death.

Take cover!

Unless our friends walk in their sleep, it's all over.

Not for me, it isn't. I must get back with my story.

See you soon.

Bye.

Goodbye,

Jimmy.

Do try and keep out of trouble.

Thanks, Dean. I won't forget this.

Thanks a lot.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

Au revoir.

Now, how do you do it?

Oh, I feel like I've been asleep for a week.

Hello, Steve.

Anything exciting been happening?

What do I say?

Sock it to me.

Hello. Hello.

Look what I found outside your door.

Very colourful.

There's an oak with it, too.

What does it say?

It says, for seed, to bring a little brightness into your life.

Merlin.

Merlin?

That's very good of him. I wonder what it is.

Another of his little jokes.

He's got a very funny sense of humour, is Merlin. Yes.

Yes, speaking.

What?

I warned him to keep out of trouble.

What did he get this time?

I see.

Well, keep in touch.

Merlin, up to his tricks again.

What's he done this time? Broke into a secret establishment.

Oh, no. Oh, yes.

Did he steal anything valuable?

Fortunately, he was disturbed in time. All he got away with was a box of

luminous dust.

You know what they say.

When you got a glow, you got a glow.