All language subtitles for 1974 - The Internecine Project

I'll take my cue from the monitor, John.

Camera one, in on, Professor Elliot.

One minute to see... Good. Now,

let's see a close -up of Arnold.

Camera one, Arnold. On you now, too.
Hold it there, please.

Where the hell is this Robertson woman?

Is she coming, John, or isn't she? Well,
if she doesn't turn up, we'll have to

press on.

On line now.

Thank God for that. Wheel on.

On you, camera one. Stand by for roll.

15 seconds, studio.

Stand by, studio.

Mrs. Robertson, I'm Arnold Price -Jones.
Hello. This is just a break. Hello.

I'm terribly sorry about this. I was
held up in traffic.

You really had us worried there for a
moment.

Oh, this is Professor Elliott.

I know.

Quiet, studio.

Two, one.

Right. Roll telecine. Make few music.

Good evening.

The world this week takes a look at
inflation.

Here this evening to discuss this matter
is Professor Robert Elliott, author and

lawyer, senior lecturer on economic
studies at Harvard University, and

advisor on financial affairs to the
United States Senate Foreign Relations

Committee.

And to pose the questions, Mr. Chester
Drake, financial correspondent of the

London Times, and Miss Jean Robertson,
journalist, novelist, last year's winner

of the Kern Award for Journalism, and
currently the political correspondent on

the Washington Daily News.

Professor Elliott, the constantly
increasing spiral of wages and prices,

can we do about it? Can it be stopped?

I know in the United States last year,
consumer prices rose at dramatic 8%, but

then on the other hand, the overall
prosperity of the country increased just

dramatically. And yet wages always seem
to lag behind prices.

Yes, but they catch up just as rapidly.

The unions take care of that.

Surely, Professor, the only way to stop
the race between costs and wages is to

peg prices, to control the cost of
living.

Well, in a free economy, control is a
dirty word, Mr. Drake.

I know that it's very tempting to
introduce rigid controls both prices and

wages, but at what level?

Oh, hello.

I hope I'm not too early. A bit, yes.

I'm sorry.

Oh, that's all right.

Gives us more time.

No, obviously, if a manufacturer can
reduce his prices, he'll sell more and

a bigger profit.

But with the increased costs of
overhead, labor, raw materials, he's

to meet these increases correspondingly.
Then you are arguing the case for...

The more money the working population
earn, the greater the spending power.

Of course, as the world becomes smaller,
every country, particularly America...

I

imagine

they're doing business, right?

extremely sophisticated department.

Mr Baker, that test is set up for you
now.

Right. Mr Clark.

Are you ready? Yes, we are, sir.

Okay, let's see it then.

keep talking about selling. I'm talking
about political pressure. I still didn't

think that's quite the issue. I am
talking about putting the squeeze on

countries getting involved in their
domestic politics.

I know that it's the nature of your...
Who, for instance, was really behind the

military overthrow of the popular
government in RICO last month?

I assume the populace. It prevented EDC
from losing millions of dollars.

EDC. Isn't your firm involved in EDC,
old boy?

He's bald.

They own us, old man.

Bought us out two years ago.

Oh,

take it easy, brother.

Well,

in the world market, in order to make
big corporations go to the

underdeveloped countries, I have
developed countries and exert whatever

influence is necessary.

I am talking about... I think we've gone
far enough on this point, Miss Rose.

Call the embassy.

Yes, sir. Lunch, Wednesday, 12 .30.

Can I make that? Yes, you're meeting
with internationalists until three.

Then you have a trade reception at
seven.

Thank you very much, you two, for using
my show to pick a fight on.

Oh, we're old protagonists, aren't we?
Yes, I gather. You're coming upstairs

a drink? You have a conference call with
Washington booked for 11 .30, sir.

Well, there's your answer. I'm sorry. I
quite understand. Goodbye.

Goodbye. Thank you. Goodbye.

Thank you.

Very nice.

coming on pretty strong to me in there.

Well, there was nothing personal. I was
just trying to get at the truth. The

truth. That's what my paper prints is,
the truth. For 5 ,000 years, men and

women all over the world have been
trying to discover what the truth is.

tell me your paper prints it? Oh, come
on. It's my job.

Your job? Yeah. Listen, you're a bright,
beautiful lady. Where did you find a

job that suits your talents better?
Well, what? Write a cookbook.

Oh, you chauvinist. There's nothing that
drives me up the wall more than

crusading lady journalists.

Especially this one.

Carl's just outside, Professor.

Thank you, Philip.

Good night.

Robert.

Robert. What is it?

Well, could I have a lift, please?

You know, there is one thing I'll be
thankful for when women finally achieve

their equality. You'll give me a right
to punch you right in that nose.

Can I get a lift?

Get in.

Well, what brings you to London?

You.

Me? Come on. No, I'm serious. Your news.

There was no coincidence that you were
at that television interview, was it?

no, no. I used my charms.

Yes, I remember your charms.

How long has it been?

No, it doesn't, does it?

You've gone a long way.

I would like an interview with you.

Would you like to have dinner with me?

I'd love to have dinner with you.

I'll be staying at the Dorchester.

Driver, would you drop the lady at the
Dorchester, please?

Yes, sir.

Well, I'll call you.

Good.

Good night.

Ciao.

What?

Well, of course I talked to Ellie.

Nothing.

Well, Charlie, he's just not a very
communicative kind of person.

I'll try.

Farnsworth is flying out there tomorrow.

Who's coming in tomorrow?

I can't hear a thing. Betty, would you
hold that for a minute? I just can't

Washington. E .J. Farnsworth is coming
in tomorrow.

E .J. Farnsworth is coming to London?

Huh. The plot does thicken.

Right.

Charlie, will you telex me everything
you've got on Farnsworth, the whole

It's already on its way. All right.

Bye. Do what you can, will you, honey?
I'll try, Charlie.

Maybe you think you have in the clouds
on E .J. Farnsworth.

E .J.

Farnsworth?

Who's he?

Don't worry, there's no problem. There's
only one E .J.

Farnsworth. Excuse me, Mr. Farnsworth.
Can you fasten your face, please?

Oh, certainly, certainly. Thank you very
much.

Splendid, Margaret, splendid.

It's nice to have you aboard, Mr.
Farnsworth. Well, thank you, Rogers.

I'll be sure to ask for you on the
return trip. Thank you. Goodbye, sir.

Good morning, Mr. Farnsworth. Morning,
Christopher.

Welcome to London.

Thank you. Did you have a nice trip,
sir?

Splendid, splendid.

Jolly good.

When I was a kid, they used to say,
anybody can be president.

You know, I'm beginning to believe them.

Oh, see, Bob.

Bob, pardon me. Excuse me just a minute.
Hey, Bob Elliott, how are you? It's

really good to see you. You're looking
wonderful.

Things are really hotting up.

I've got a lot to tell you.

Say, how about a game of golf tomorrow?

Sounds great, E .J. Yes, sir, Elliott.

And the busy Mr. Farnsworth. You know
him, Miss Robertson?

Yes, yes, indeed.

Yes, whenever I end up at one of these
receptions, you always seem to be there.

I'm beginning to think there are two of
you, Mr. Farnsworth.

There are really three of me, but who's
counting?

One's enough.

Well, I wonder what could be going on
between the two of you.

You have a nasty, suspicious mind.

When the vice president of international
oil flies to London to meet the advisor

for the Senate committee, something's
happening. I was just speaking with an

army general from Red China.

I suppose that makes me a communist.

If there was something in it for you,
Mr. Farnsworth, I wouldn't be a bit

surprised. Oh, come on. Excuse me. I'll
get a drink.

Well, that was subtle, Jean. I don't
like him. I don't like what he stands

I thought you news persons were supposed
to be objective. I don't like what he

does to people.

Let me freshen your drink.

You must know what you're doing.

Getting involved with people. like that.

He used to be such a nice guy.

Whoa.

Your game's improving.

Say, uh, do you want to hear of, uh,
Senator McCauley?

If you keep your left arm a little stiff
right here... When I send a fortune

taking lessons from a pro here, I don't
need advice from you.

Well, what about him?

Yeah, nearly on the green.

Senator McCauley, what about him?

You got a real friend there, boy, let me
tell you. I've never met the man.

He's got 10 ,000 reasons for liking you.

And cash.

I think I'll, uh... Use the number five.

Oh, he should try. Seven, you'll like it
all the way old degree. Who's making

this shot, you or me? Do it, do it.

Should have used a 70, Jay.

You know, we're working hard for you,
boy.

How would you like to be chairman of the
president's economic advisory

committee?

Huh?

You know, our friends upstairs have...
put out a lot of effort to get to this

job. It's what we've both been looking
forward to for some time.

You know, power is no damn good unless
it comes from the top.

Of course, there's a few loose ends that
have to be

tidied up.

Skeletons and closets that have to be
buried.

By the way, this little network you put
together here in Europe, is it big? How

big is it? No, no, no, it's small.

Four people.

Well, then everything can be taken care
of, right?

Is it really necessary?

Bob, I wouldn't want one guy walking
around who knows things about you he's

supposed to know.

Certainly not four.

E .J.

Now I know just about everything there
is to know about you.

If I stood in your way, would you kill
me?

I wouldn't think twice about it.

Elliot, is that you?

You're late again, Alex.

I'm sorry, it was the traffic.

What traffic? I couldn't get a cab.

You weren't followed, were you? No, I
don't think so.

What? No, I'm sure I wasn't followed.

Well, something important's come up.

Important?

Critical, perhaps, is a better word.

It seems your diplomatic career is about
to come to an untimely end, Alex.

What are you talking about? It does the
British government do, too.

Top foreign office officials who take
money from big corporations like EDC.

Nobody knows, only you and me. No,
there's one other person that knows now.

other person who?

Well, at least they won't shoot you,
will they?

What are you talking about?

Perhaps a few years in jail, maybe.

Now, look, is this some kind of a joke?
No, I'm not joking, Alex.

I'm in this just as deeply as you are.

What the hell are you talking about?

You must have said something to someone
about that three million dollars you

passed to the military junta in Morocco.
No, I didn't. I mean, that deal was

well and truly covered, Alex. I was well
and truly covered enough. I was most

careful. You weren't careful enough,
Alex. What do you mean?

Do you ever go to the director's club?

Oh, yes, yes, of course I do. You know a
masseur there named Bert?

Yes, I know Bert.

Yes, so do I. I've used him occasionally
for information I need about the

executives.

I paid him a few pounds.

But he wants more than a few pounds for
this information.

He wants 10 ,000 pounds, Alex.

Bert? Yes, Bert, will you have 10 ,000
pounds?

Yes, I do. No, I mean do you have 10
,000 pounds for this month, 10 ,000

for next month, the month after and the
month after that? Because that's the way

it'll be, Alex.

I don't understand.

He has some tapes.

Tapes?

It's impossible.

Never said anything to anyone.

What's the matter with you?

Are you sick?

No, I just don't feel very well.

Now, he represents a threat to us, Alex.

A very dangerous situation.

Now, we have a great deal at stake here.
You realize that, don't you?

Well, yes, of course I realize it.
Something must be done, right? Yes,

course it must. Yes, yes.

What about Killing Bird? Hmm?

You ever killed a man, Alex?

What?

Have you...

before, Alex.

I don't know, because I don't know.

What do you mean?

Well, it looks like somebody's going to
have to be killed.

And I'm afraid you're the one that's
going to have to do it.

How'd it go?

It took some doing to get it down to
size.

But it does work.

It works.

This is a damn sight more lethal than a
bomb.

What's its range?

Twenty feet.

Ahead of the specifications of the
original model.

Right. You switch it on here. This is a
timing device.

You set it like an alarm clock.

But be careful how you handle it.

Right. There's no, uh...

Markings identification, right? No, I
assembled it myself.

Really very good, David.

Thank you.

I don't imagine you need that to kill
rats with.

No, can I get you a drink?

Yes. No, no, no, it's a simple matter of
bartering.

Boys in the Middle East who are
screaming for something, they can trade

oil. That may be just the device to do
it.

Scotch, all right?

Yes, please.

I'll have your...

Be sent to the usual address in
Switzerland.

Thank you.

Cheers. Cheers.

Well, David, you have a minute? I would
like to talk to you about something.

Yeah, fine.

I'm in a... Perhaps I should say we are
in a little trouble.

The organization that we've built
together over the past few years is

crumble. A little group.

People like yourselves.

Given this valuable information, I want
to thank you and do everything that I

possibly can to protect you.

There's a weak link in the organization,
and I'm afraid it's about to break.

A man who I thought I could trust
because he has too much to lose now

everything there is to know about you,
me, the organization, EDC, the whole

works.

Well, what does he want?

Money?

No, if it were just money, we could take
care of that.

No, I'm afraid he's been smitten by
moral conscience.

Do I know him?

I don't know. Alex Hillman.

Foreign office?

You see, that's why I thought I had it
sewed up.

Well, now he's begun to drink.

He's sick. He's frightened. I'm afraid
he's going to blow the whole scene.

that we're going to have to get rid of
him.

Of course, as we know, there's a
morality in business, but killing

a man is something else.

But there's no other way that I can
think of that you can stop a man from

talking permanently.

Don't you agree?

Well, what if they go make it easier for
you and you don't know the man?

And the way I have it worked out, you'll
never have to meet him.

You're asking me to kill somebody.

Well, I have no other choice.

But I thought there were people you'd
pay to do that kind of thing. But that's

the whole point. We can't risk involving
someone from the outside.

Now, I have a plan worked out here. All
you have to do is follow the

instructions on this card. Follow them
implicitly and you'll be protected.

I promise you.

We'll stay in touch with a series of
phone calls on my private line here.

Elliot, don't ask me to do this.

I have no other choice, David. You're
the only one I can trust. You're a

scientist.

My work is creative, not destructive.

What the hell do you call this little
creation?

That's for defensive purposes. It's a
deterrent. That's what they said about

atomic bomb.

I don't want anything to do with this.

Well, I'm sorry to hear you say that,
David.

the hell do you think you were involved
in here?

I mean, we have paid you quite well for
your services, I believe.

I've never heard you complain about
that.

How are you living anyway, David?

Big house?

Couple of cars in the garage, lovely
wife?

Children in expensive schools?

Huh?

Time for you to pay up, David.

Nothing is for nothing.

Right.

Friday night.

That's this Friday night.

You'll have a key to his apartment. And
if you're there at exactly 7 .30, he

won't be there.

I'll make sure of that.

Now, he's a diabetic.

He must take his regular dose of
insulin.

All you have to do is find out where he
keeps his insulin and replace it with

this.

What exactly is in this?

Ten times regular dose.

An accident.

Well, David, if you can find an easier
way of doing it, please tell me now.

You know what?

You're quite good.

I mean, for your age.

I do 20 push -ups every morning.

By yourself?

Oh, must you go so soon?

I'm afraid so, darling. I have to catch
the 9 o 'clock plane to Paris.

Oh, Paris!

Take me with you.

I'd love to.

I'm afraid my wife wouldn't like it.

I'll tell you what, I'll bring you a
very nice little present back from

You're very dear.

And you are very pretty.

I'll call you as soon as I get back.

Bye -bye. Bye, darling.

Christine? Yes?

Oh, hello.

I just about ran into your lover on the
way up the stairs.

Oh, but you know that's nothing.

I have some tapes for you.

Good.

And some films.

Really? Yep.

You ought to get a kick out of some of
those.

You know that I don't go to that scene.

I know.

Well, there was this Japanese man, went
on and on about some new phone system

they are developing.

Didn't understand a word of it.

And then there was this German man, this
kind of German -Israeli merger or

something. I really don't know. This is
the film to go with it.

Should be fun.

And that's for the rent.

Thank you.

Now, listen, Christine, I have a job for
you Friday night.

Oh, but I thought we were having dinner
Friday night.

Oh, I'm sorry. This thing came up. It's
very important. I can make it up to you.

All right.

Now, what's that?

This is a radio transmitter.

You're a regular little CIA all on your
own, aren't you?

It's your instructions.

Now, pay very close attention.

You want a drink?

Oh, no, no, thank you.

Now, you leave the apartment at 7 .15.

Before you go, call that number there.

Let her ring three times, then hang up.

Can't I just call to say I'm leaving?

Come on, Christine, three times. Now,
that's the game. Hey, all right.

Three times.

Now, you arrive at the apartment at 8 o
'clock. 8 o 'clock exactly.

Not before, not after.

Before you go up, there's a phone booth
in front.

Go into the phone booth, call that
number again, let it ring three times,

hang up just as before.

God, I never remember all this.

Sure you will.

Who lives there, anyway?

You don't really want to know that, do
you?

No, not really.

The key will let you into the apartment
indicated.

Now, as soon as you've entered, you take
the radio transmitter.

Now, you take the device and place it in
some concealed spot anywhere in the

room, under a table, behind a chair,
anywhere, just as long as it's pointed

this direction toward the middle of the
room.

Now, that's very important. You
understand that?

Yes, I think so. Now, just before you
leave, you remove the tape, switch it to

one, and nothing will happen.

But don't touch it. Don't meddle with
it. Just leave the room, go down to the

phone booth, call me one more time to
let me know that you've finished the

let it ring three times, then out back
to the apartment here. You should be

at nine o 'clock.

Call me just as soon as you've arrived.

You expect me to remember all that?

Oh, well, not right away, perhaps.

But I'll be here till you do.

Even if it takes all night.

Now, let's start at the beginning.

What's the phone number?

No, no, no, don't look at it.

794 -4240.

Very good.

I leave this appointment at 7 .15.

Before leaving, I phone that number
three times.

I have to be there at 8 o 'clock.

Now, before going in, I go to the phone
booth and phone that number three times

again, right?

My, my.

This is a surprise. Hello, Bert.

Well, a pleasure, sir. A real pleasure.

May I come in? Please.

Through there, sir.

Yes.

My little menagerie.

And some of my trophies.

I was in the East African Rifles, you
know. 15 years.

Were you really?

Yes, 15 years. Good Lord.

I was just about to make a pot of tea,
if you fancy some tea, sir.

Ah, no, thank you, Bert. I really don't
have the time.

Oh.

Pushkin. Red.

Off. Off. Off you go. Let the professor
sit down.

Here we are, sir.

Order a nice glass of beer, if you fancy
a beer, sir.

Nice tupper scotch. Ah, no, thank you,
Bert. Not right now.

Well, this is an honor, sir. A real
honor. Well, there's no need to tell you

much we value the information that
you've given us.

Thank you, sir.

Only too glad to be of service, sir. And
we appreciate that.

Well, that reminds me.

I made some notes somewhere.

I overheard this conversation.

Very interesting it was. Very
interesting.

There were these two gents from the
steel company.

Oh, there's no need to worry about that
now, Bert. Oh, no, sir. No. I believe in

being thorough.

Ah, here we are.

Go down here, every detail, and you'll
be pleased for that, sir.

Oh, yes, yes.

Very efficient.

I like to be methodical, sir.

Well now, what can I do for you this
time, sir?

Well, I have quite a serious problem,
Bert. I was hoping that perhaps you

be able to help me solve it.

You can rely on me, sir. You know that?
It seems there's been a security leak.

It could affect the entire operation.

Well, that is serious.

Very serious.

There's a woman involved.

A woman?

Yes, I thought I could trust her, but...
I'm sorry you made a mistake, sir. If

you forgive me saying so.

They're not to be trusted, sir. This
woman is a high -class whore. They're

whores, sir.

Well, I thought you'd be useful to us
for a while, and she was.

But now she seems to be playing both
sides of the fence.

Typical. Yes.

Well, it seems I made a...

A bad mistake.

Nothing we can't put right, sir.

What would you suggest we do?

Well, if you ask me, I think we'd be
better off without her, sir.

Could I have a drink now? A nice drop of
scotch, sir.

Thank you.

Yes, women are all the same.

Going about, throwing themselves off.

They're unclean, sir. That's what they
are.

Unclean. I hate them.

Maybe one of them. I hate them.

Do you think that you could take care of
her for me?

I dare say so, sir.

Any particular plan in mind, sir?

Friday, uh... Are you working Friday?

Till eight o 'clock, sir.

Eight o 'clock.

Yes, well... I'll get a key for her
apartment.

Oh, this has to be very carefully
planned. I don't want you incriminated.

far too valuable to us for that.

Trust you, sir. I'll work something out
and get the details to you just as soon

as I can.

We can deal with it, sir.

Don't you worry.

No, four murders in one night doesn't
seem to be a very reasonable way to

approach this thing. I mean, the
police... There's not going to be four

Two at the most.

But you just told me there was four
people.

It's no longer your problem, E .J.

Well, we've got a hell of a lot at stake
here. I have to assume responsibility,

right?

And it won't be connected with us? No.

Okay, when? I mean, when does this take
place?

Friday night.

I'd better leave right away tonight for
Washington.

Yes, I think you should.

Well, I can't afford to hang around.

No, you can't. Well, of course I can't.
You must understand that.

I do.

Well, you've got to be a very important,
powerful man, Bob.

One day, you will have forgotten all
about this.

A little unpleasantness, you know what I
mean?

Senor? Listen, the gardener writes to
me. Remember that restaurant down on the

beach?

What was the name of it? Yeah, it was
kind of a club.

The L... L...

Topo. El Topo. Oh, my gosh, man.

It was something else that day. Oh,
yeah.

That night, too, as I recall.

Ah, you were like.

Tu costa del sol.

Two happy memories.

I loved you. Did you know that?

Do you know you love me?

Yeah, I know that too.

Is that why you walked out on me?

Oh, Jean.

Maybe.

One travels faster alone.

Sorry about that.

I mean... Sure.

Maybe you were right. You certainly
travel fast, right?

Up to the top. No, not to the top.
Almost to the top, right? Up there,

Where all the power...

Who can't see me? Why?

The committee... The committee... The

presidential advisory committee.

Right.

I'm in.

Almost.

Why?

You're human.

You're a human being. They wouldn't like
that.

That's because I'm feeling particularly
human tonight.

What do you think?

I think you're beautiful.

You at least don't.

Yes, but you do look beautiful.

You know, something.

The enclosed key will let you into the
woman's apartment.

Phone me from the call box by the
apartment as soon as you arrive.

The girl will be alone.

I will arrange that. And in this
cellophane packet is a tiny fragment of

skin.

Skin invariably collects beneath the
nails of a woman who has been savagely

attacked.

Place the skin under the fingernails.

This should keep the police pathologist
busy for a time.

So you see, I am doing all I can to
protect you.

With these instructions, you will find a
key to a left luggage locker at

Marylebone Station.

The number is on the key.

You go to Marylebone Station directly
from your apartment.

Anything else I can get you before I go?

No.

Good night.

Good night, Miss Robertson.

Thank you.

Bye.

Yes, hello.

Oh, Robert, I'd like to see you. I'm
right in the middle of something. I've

to finish it by tomorrow, so... Please,
Robert, I want to talk to you.

Jean, listen, I'll call you in the
morning, huh?

Good night.

Jean. I'm sorry I had to. I... Well,
listen, I... What the hell? I told you I

was busy.

Well, are you going to slam the door or
what? No, no, no. Come on in. I'm sorry.

Are you expecting somebody?

I mean, do you have a date? No, I don't
have a date. I'm working on my speech.

Now, what is it that can't wait till
morning?

What am I?

Am I a one -night stand?

Listen. Don't look at me.

Please. Listen.

Come on.

So you're going to get the hell out of
here so I can get back to work?

Hmm?

Yeah.

David.

Where have you been?

I was seen.

Some woman. She saw me.

Well, you get home as quick as you can.
Call me when you get there.

I put you in a terribly embarrassing
position. I'm sorry.

No, no, no. Just an associate.

Jean.

There's no need to explain. Really, no
explanations.

There it is.

Christina.

Thank you.

Well, I can't go through with it.

What?

I can't go through with it. I just can't
do it, that's all.

You'll just have to find someone else.

Where are you?

I'm outside the club.

Now, look, you must try and understand
that... Alex, you're going to go through

with it just as we planned.

I don't care anymore, you see.

What happens to me?

I just cannot go through with it. Alex,
I'll tell you what's going to happen to

you. You're going to be finished, wiped
out. I thought I made that clear. We've

been through all of this before.

You wouldn't do that, would you?

You wouldn't do that.

You just try me.

Now you go round the back of the clock.

You wait for him. He should be there any
minute now.

Do what you have to do, and then you
call him five times, just as we planned.

know all that.

Listen to me. God damn it.

It's either you or him. Now what's it
going to be?

Alex?

What the hell didn't you call me?

I was going to call you.

I meant to call you. It's just that I...
What's the matter with you? Are you

drunk? I just don't feel... You're sick.

I just don't feel too grand.

I, uh, it's the diabetes, you know.

Well, maybe you'd better take your
injection.

No, I did, I did.

Um, I, I, uh, before I, um, I...

Well, how'd it go?

I saw it.

What?

She, um... Would you do it?

Yes, I did it.

Did it.

I... I... I

hit him.

Easier than I expected.

We've done it.

We've done it.

We've done it. See?

We've done it.

And we...

I sent you there.

Well, I understand your problem, but
there must be somebody who can take over

this assignment.

Well, there isn't.

Well, I can't get any place with Elliot.

What's the hang -up, Jean? Personal?

Personal, yes. I mean, it is. It's
personal. You don't want to believe

sold out.

Am I wrong, Jean? No.

You're right, as always.

Are you going to do your job? Yes.

Tell Elliot he's on borrowed time.
Whatever you say.

I'm sure it's something you'll be able
to live with.

Yes, well, for 800 pounds, I certainly
hope so.

It has an abstract quality which is most
original. Don't you find so? Yes, it's

quite interesting.

This just arrived by special delivery,
Professor.

What is it? I've no idea.

Here you are. Thank you, sir. I'll take
these bags down now, Professor.

We are having an exhibition of
Marguerite's work in January.

I'm sure you'll be interested.

Thank you. I'll make a point of that.

Well, good day to you, sir. Good day.
Your plane's at 2 o 'clock, which means

you must leave here not later than 4
.45.

1 .45.

Oh, madam.

Ah, Robinson.

Professor at home?

Yes, she's in the study.

Well?

Oh, Jean.

You made it.

Just came over the telex. A special
statement from the PR office of the

House. Congratulations.

Well, thank you.

I think that calls for a drink.

It's got a two o 'clock plane to catch.
That means I have to leave at one o

'clock. Okay.

You'll make it. You always do.

Brandy will. Fine.

Oh, I'm sorry about last night.

I realize I couldn't have been more
wrong.

The only thing that you're involved with
is yourself.

Yourself. It's your work.

We're going back to Washington.

They've really got you, haven't they?

They've got their man right up there
where it counts.

EDC and Farnsworth can run the
government any way they want because

Professor Elliot is right in there next
to the president.

I hope they're paying you a lot of
money. Yes, they are.

Oh.

Jean, there are a hell of a lot of
things in this world that need to be

And to do them, the right man has to be
in the right place at the right time.

Are you the right man?

Yes. You know, it's usual in a civilized
society to wait until you're elected to

a post.

Not smash your way through whether
you're wanted or not. That's why the

world is falling around all about us
because we're waiting for the right man

be elected.

That's called democracy, don't you
remember?

Yes, the whole world's governed by a
bunch of democratically elected

There's no time for that anymore, Jean.

Or a little fascism can go a long way.

You don't seem to understand that there
are things that I believe in. I believe

in very deeply.

I'm not about to wait around for a bunch
of half -assed politicians to screw

things up when I know that I can do a
hell of a lot better job.

And that's not vanity or conceit or a
damn thing. That's pure, honest

conviction. The end justifies the means.

You know, sir, there's a lot of us poor,
downtrodden peasants who don't happen

to agree with you. That's why you're
peasants. This particular peasant

intend to stay down. Oh, well, Jean,
you're stuck in time.

Kind of an argument went out with the
cold -worn flower children. Well,

something else. You know, I've been
digging up a lot of stuff, and the more

kept digging, the more I kept finding
out that you were involved. I'm going to

write about it, Robert.

I'm going to write about it.

I'm going to throw the mud against the
wall, and some of it is going to stick

you.

Well, write it then, Jean.

I have never ever really trusted you,
Elliot, and it would be reasonable,

therefore, to suppose that should I die
an unnatural death, you and your

organisation are likely to be
responsible.

I've been working for some months now on
a highly toxic substance under a war

office contract.

The poison is long -lasting and will
penetrate the skin.

The pages of this notebook are
completely saturated in this poison.

By the time you've read this far, you
have about five minutes left to live.