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Ah, Professor Marko.

Buenos dias.

Welcome to Britain.

We're saving you the trouble of having to go through customs.

This way.

Those who are about to die?

Nobody's about to die.

Anyway, they're all volunteers.

We have made exhaustive tests.

Exhaustive tests on rabbits?

People aren't like rabbits?

Oh, I don't know.

Uncle of mine started 19 children.

He was a keen bicyclist.

Of course, he got about a bit.

Now that you've had these inoculations, you can't be affected.

But the whole thing's safe, I promise you. Safe and...

Beautiful.

Think yourself.

Ladies and gentlemen, you are privileged to participate in this test.

We scientists have too often been accused of seeking only to create new

of destruction.

But the experiment you're about to take part in can only save lives.

Imagine, if you will, that you're a group of terrorists holed up in a...

building or a hijacked plane.

You have hostages.

You're constantly on the alert.

The police are helpless.

But suddenly a plane flies by.

So fast that you barely see it.

Yet in that split second, the plane has released a quantity of S -95.

It's not exactly a gas.

More like a fine dust.

Rather like the dust that is always in the atmosphere we breathe.

Tolerance.

Odorous, but instantaneously effective.

Instantaneous. Faster than a man can pull a trigger.

They're unharmed, merely sleepy.

An injection such as you've all had would restore them immediately.

And if there is no injection?

They'd probably sleep for at least six hours.

More or less. Depends on the individual.

As we wend our way towards Whitehall, the throbbing hub of British government,

we pass, on your left, the National Gallery, home of England's art

And on your right is, of course, famous Trafalgar Square, Nelson's Column, the

towering centre.

And behind you, now, is the beautiful church of St. Martin, in the field.

Right. Better make yourself comfortable.

This is where I'll be spending the next 18 hours.

Keep all that stuff out of sight. You won't be needing it yet.

Professor Marko, you're...

Interest is flattering, but couldn't we continue this conversation in more

comfort at my place?

My dear Dr. Graham, you must forgive me. I was carried away by my enthusiasm.

However, of course you are right. Please, if you wish, let us go.

Must say, I'm feeling pleased with myself.

The whole thing went off with a... Not one word.

Not one.

Just come towards me.

Come.

Thank

you.

What?

Talk to what?

Otherwise we'd have known by now.

That'll ruin your interjection, Steve.

I'm not going to eat it. I'm just going to make a call.

Who was he?

Oh, come on. Someone must have known him.

Hardy. That's what he said his name was, Hardy. You knew him?

Hardy, what he told me. Said he was the best plastics man in the business.

He used to be.

Bring him back to the bath.

Is he not answering?

You can borrow my little black book.

Steve doesn't need a little black book.

What little black book?

A slim volume with hints of a growing boy.

Ah.

My treat.

Wake up, Pop. Come on, it's time.

Thanks for a beautiful evening, you wonderful man.

Good night, Paddy.

Hints for a growing boy.

Great girl.

Bad.

It'll be light at 4 .45.

I'll be airborne by 4 .40.

They're an impressive -looking lot.

And a bat.

Thanks for the great evening, John.

How about a nightcap?

Sure, why not?

Yeah. The best.

All right. Everybody back on the bus.

Cheers. Cheers.

Still not answering?

You know, I like this place.

It's not my style, but it does have style.

I'd actually like going back to the country tonight.

You've got a spare room, haven't you?

Yes.

Of course, I can always go to a hotel.

No, no, there's a spare room and you're welcome.

I'm not into pyjamas myself.

I'll have an arm if she thinks I should.

And every birthday I get a new pair.

Thanks, Mike.

It's not very palatial, but... Oh, it's fine. It's everything I need.

Of course, I'll miss the dawn chorus, the bird song.

Won't be saying that tomorrow morning when Charlie gets here.

Charlie's a sparrow.

Who's adopted me.

And every morning he arrives at the crack of dawn and sings his little heart

out.

And one of these days I'm going to get my hands on him and... Good night,

A night cafe.

You never have that extra drink when you're driving.

And you don't intend putting these on either.

You're going to stay dressed, ready to go somewhere fast.

Why?

Where?

Frank Hardy. He called me yesterday.

He's chasing something important.

We arranged to meet here in town.

And he isn't answering.

That's probably nothing.

Just the same. One of those instinctive hunches of yours?

I don't know if it's a psychic thing or just experience.

But I've learned never to disregard them.

Probably just delay.

Maybe.

It's too early for Charlie yet.

Eh?

My fine feathered friend.

Charlie got to you, then.

Different kind of bird entirely.

The whirly variety.

What?

A helicopter.

Charlie's eight, then.

Nearly five.

Unless he found someone else to persecute.

Charlie's breakfast.

You sleep well?

You didn't sleep at all, did you?

Hardly.

I called him every hour on the hour.

Oh, no.

It's Charlie.

He's dead.

He's asleep.

Birds don't sleep lying down.

Charlie does.

It's quiet out there.

It's Sunday morning.

Five o 'clock Sunday morning.

Even at five o 'clock, even on a Sunday, one can hear something stirring in this

big city.

Now, Hardy was on to something big that was going to happen today.

Something that ties up with that demonstration of F -95.

Hello?

Yes?

Steve, do you want me to... What?

I want you to go outside and look at the street.

But I've seen the street.

Listen, Purdy, I promise you this is important.

Now, hold on.

All right.

Do you know what time it is?

I know it's extremely early.

Now go along.

How many people in this block?

About 50.

I'll check.

I've tried every door on this floor. Nobody's answering.

What's Purdy have to say?

I'm not sure.

Steve!

Everyone's asleep!

It's a terrible line.

Let's get over there.

We're nearly there. It's just around the corner.

I didn't know the business left standing up. That one does.

It's desk 95.

The inoculations have made us immune.

Which makes us the only people left in the city with our eyes open.

Okay, Brian, here.

Now.

Now.

Well, take any one of these motors. Yeah.

Hey, Bart, open her up. Go on.

They think they heard a car.

They can't have.

Sector three.

No, no.

They must have heard a sound floating across the river. Everybody here is out

cold. It's possible, isn't it?

Someone unaffected.

No.

In any case, what could they do? The phones are dead.

And we now have a roadblock all along here.

Nobody's going anywhere, Tina.

In or out.

We have the whole of the city.

What else?

Right. Helm is on.

He's not here.

He must be on the way to my place.

He wasn't like that.

We're not the only ones who are still wide awake.

It's an open city.

Piggy bank day.

Steve, if we heard

them...

Keep your face covered, but not the closed -circuit TV.

Explains the phones.

Yes, but you can't cut off a city like this forever.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, you can.

Not forever, but long enough.

That's 30.

Who's on sector 3? It's not sector 3. This time it's sector 5.

Somewhere here.

Mark! Bill!

Chuck, take Bart, get over to sector 5 and check it out. Okay. Bill, you take

Benny to sector 3, okay?

Sunday morning.

Keep trying to stop.

No sign.

Eh? No sign of her.

Try the next street.

Eh? Try the next street.

No!

Sector 5, haven't checked in.

Then the problem is Dolphin.

Okay, Brian, let's go.

They're heading towards the city.

The Bank of England.

The way things are now, they won't get much help there. No, an American bank.

German. Or Arabian.

I usually sleep late on Sunday.

I should be asleep now.

Steve? We're not going to ask ourselves that question.

About the inoculations, how long will they last? How long will it be before we

keel over?

No. I'm glad we didn't ask that question.

What I wouldn't give for one of those right now.

Well, this is an emergency.

What, straight from the bottle?

Well, it is an emergency.

Always like to leave a tip. Makes better service.

Too quiet.

Try a moving target.

Ready?

So easy to get candy from kids.

Yeah, but it's taken too long to eat. Gotta hurry.

Two more, please. Just two more. Then we're rich.

Richer than Solomon ever dreamed of.

What's wrong?

Oh, yes. Very nice.

They're red.

It's George, a hotel porter. He must have got me a hundred cabs in his time.

never knew he wore red socks.

There's only one thing to do.

Run.

What are we running for?

Sector 7 to control. Sector 7 to control. Over.

Come in, Chuck.

We, uh, lost the girl.

And now we're in, uh, Downton Street.

Uh, we pursued two men in here.

Both wide awake.

But, uh, we're closing in on them.

Stay where you are.

We're sending help.

Roger.

Come on.

Why don't we all relax while we're waiting?

Thanks. Later.

Things are worse than we thought.

Why?

England are all out for 142.

Don't you think we should discuss the cricket scores another time?

I think we should get high.

From somewhere up there.

And then we can see what's going on.

Exactly.

Roadblocked area.

Tent of sleeping area.

And beyond.

Victor 2.

We can't raise Control 5 the other side of the river.

Probably a power breakdown, but just to make sure, get over there and take a

look, will you?

Message received and understood.

On the way.

Siren? Why not?

If it's good enough for Kojak, it's good enough for us.

a bit quiet, isn't it?

Yeah, well, certainly, yeah.

Always something moving.

But here, nothing.

It's like everyone's moved to Mars.

No sign of life at all.

Yeah, right there.

Now, that's the kind of movement I like to see.

Hello? Hello?

Anything?

Try west.

Indeed, over there, by the river. The smoke.

Here. No new money. Nothing traceable and only negotiable securities.

Burn all this?

Well, limited in weight.

Limited to a quarter of a ton. Now, that ought to be enough money for anyone.

Yeah, but you can't burn it.

Oh, legal.

Burn it.

Money to burn.

They're being very discriminating, very thorough.

So it's hardly likely they'd take it out on a coach.

Now we know how.

The heliport.

Of course.

Bye.

Right. You all know the score.

As soon as you get gone, you disperse. You get out of the area. You go home and

you stay there.

Tina and I will go straight to Rio with the loot.

We'll split it up.

And in three days' time, you will acquire a number to count.

And you'll be very rich. And we'll never meet again.

Right. But you've tried to stitch us up. Why should he?

There's enough for everyone.

More than enough.

Right. Well, thank you.

We did it. I promised you.

I thought I told you to save me. I wouldn't do that.

Excuse me.

Just a little pressure at the right point.

That was me up there. Up away and clear.

Now, don't worry. It'll be our turn next time.

Just do as I say.

Get him! Heard it!

Great minds.

Take a light.

Now, what are you going to do?

Call the proper authorities.

Tell them to stay outside to sleep for in a turn.

And arrest anything that moves.

They're here now, sir.

Oh, good. See that they get a warm welcome, won't you?

I will give them a hero's welcome, sir.

Oh, yes, sir. Absolutely, sir. A hero's and heroine's welcome.

Well, after all, Sunday is the day of rest.

Yes.