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This way.

I rechecked the address, but the woman said he was already down at police

headquarters, so I guess that nailed it.

Yes? Mr. Ward, Undersecretary Sage is here with the other gentleman.

Send him in, please.

Well, Arthur, I'll leave you. Stick her out.

Hello, Zack.

Hello, Arthur.

Hello. How do you do, sir?

This is the gentleman I phoned you about.

Second Secretary Doriskin.

How do you do, sir? This is my associate, Inspector Erskine.

You promised me it would be private.

Mr. Doriskin has suggested, without quite saying so, that what concerns him

us may also concern the FBI.

Oh? No, no, no. I've changed my mind.

There are too many people becoming involved.

I came to you to demand diplomatic asylum.

That is all.

Don't you mean, Mr. Duriskin, that you came to request diplomatic asylum?

You hinted to me that you had something to offer in return.

You were mistaken.

Indeed.

Well, I'm sorry we took up your time, Arthur.

I'll see Mr. Duriskin back to his embassy.

You know I've come too far for that.

How important do you consider the X -30 stability system for your army rockets?

How secret?

Top secret.

The plans are here.

In my briefcase.

I received them this afternoon.

They were to go out by diplomatic pouch tonight.

You have a very, very bad leak in your security system.

I can tell you where it is.

The FBI.

A Quinn Martin Warner Brothers production.

Starring Ephraim Zimbliss Jr.

Also starring Philip Abbott.

Stephen Brooks.

With guest stars Nancy Wickwire.

Albert Paulson.

And special guest star Ed Begley.

Tonight's episode.

The Sacrifice.

The

Sacrifice.

Levine Lewis?

Where's Dreskin?

He's downstairs. He's still being interrogated.

Here's the transcript of his first session for openness.

Continental Systems?

Mm -hmm.

It's a West Coast defense plant in Los Angeles.

They create and develop guidance and stability devices for space probe

satellites. Take a look at the next page.

Right there.

That's a list of project reports that have been stolen from Continental

Any leads?

No, not a thing.

Daryskin was just a passage man. He knows what was stolen and when, but he

doesn't know how or by whom.

That's your job.

When do I leave?

Tonight.

And, Rhodes, you'll follow on Monday.

You're going to have to live and work separately on this one.

Lewis, your cover name is John Corman. You're from a New York law firm

briefs. What about me, sir?

Continental's been advertising for accountants.

There's an opening in the personnel department. Your application is being

considered right now.

I think you'll be accepted.

I'm sorry I had to throw this at you with so little warning, but there's a

operating in that plant with marvelous efficiency.

When they find out Doreskin is defected, he's going to start dodging.

And unless you find him, our space program is going to be in the deepest

trouble. And I mean the deepest.

So, good luck.

Same old thing, huh Charlie?

What's happened?

Mr. Orlin, there's been a defection.

His secretary in the embassy in Washington has surrendered to your

And he's telling, I suppose, whatever he knows.

What? Does he know about us? About me, I hope not.

About you, certainly not. The information we passed on, yes.

And Mr. Nagry says the FBI will investigate.

They can trace information. They can go in the records. They have ways. Mr.

Orlin, it's only necessary three things.

To be careful, to be watchful, to stay separate.

Under no conditions, we meet together. Under no condition, no condition, you

come here.

Look, I'd like to know a little more. Any further instructions, I'll pass on

Miss McNider and sheet to you.

Just don't worry.

Stay quiet.

Well, I'd like to know a little more exactly first. Don't worry, Mr. Orlin.

Wouldn't you go home now, too, hmm?

No.

Mr. Nagri, it's quite possible the FBI can trace that information.

I don't want to be caught.

But you're not going to be.

How do you know?

It's possible that they will come close to you.

And if they do, they want to catch the spy.

We'll let them.

But not you, Miss Magniter.

Mr. Owen.

Mr.

Owen. To make them happy, you see, we'll arrange a little sacrifice.

Well, thank you.

I suppose I just wanted to be sure.

Ain't she a dandy, Mel?

Compatible with all previous 2C40 systems and twice as fast.

Work on the same principle?

Well, we've got a few little things going. Here, I'll show you.

Oh, uh, uh, you'd only confuse me, Harry. I'm not exactly one of you

I'm just a technical writer.

Well, the externals are the same.

Controls, mounting system.

All you'll have to do is a project report and a little rewrite in the

Well, uh, Harry, I thought that maybe Bill Cardiff could prepare the manual on

this one.

Uh, I'm in a sort of a bind right now.

Well, sure, Mel. I thought I'd just save a little time, that's all.

Mr. Harker. Oh, thank you.

By the way, Miss McNighter, would you ask Jack Zanner to assign me a technical

writer? I thought Mel here would do it, but he's all jammed up at some point.

Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Harker. I could have told you that. Why didn't you notify us?

You were ready.

Well, Mel is the obvious one.

Well, you have a project ready for the technical write -up if you'll... Yes,

Miss McNighter.

Could you give us office people a little advance? Yes, Miss McNighter.

clear of that? Yes.

That's exactly the sort of project I was... Yes, I'll arrange it. Are you

keeping track of new employees?

Mr. Nagri said they tried to slip someone in.

The FBI. I see everyone who's hired.

You said you had someone new in person. It was absolutely a scream. The funniest

movie. There was a theme with the seal. The seal was on the high diving board

and he couldn't swim.

Seal? Honestly, it was so funny. The boy kept trying to push him off.

Yes, there is a new accountant. I'll watch him. He just seems young.

How can you ever be sure?

They'll want to find me very badly. I'm important. I've transmitted some of the

most important information. Well, yes, thank you. I'll see about it.

Everybody,

I'd like you to meet Alex Jerome.

Alex, this... Well, you'll get to know him all in good time.

Have you had a chance to explore the city yet?

Not yet, Miss McNighter. I just got here last week.

I hope you'll find most of what you need.

I'm sure I will. Thank you.

You're from back east.

Yeah, New Jersey.

Princeton, was it? No, Linden. It's a little refinery town right outside of

Elizabeth.

Almost as smoggy as it is here.

Miss McNighter.

Excuse me.

Yes, Mr. Sandler.

There's something you can help me with visiting firemen.

Mr. Carman, my assistant, Miss McNighter.

I believe I passed you on the way in. How do you do? Mr. Corman's from

Graff, and Bender in New York. We've retained his firm to prepare some

You can open things up for him.

Everything, Mr. Zander? Is he... Oh, he's been cleared from here to there.

Let me know if there's anything else. Thanks very much.

This way, Mr. Corman.

If I knew more exactly what it was you wanted... Well, we're preparing suits

against former employees who've been hired away from Continental by other

companies and apparently have contributed to patent infringements.

Oh, yes, I see.

Oh, please sit down. Thank you. I think I can get you started, at least. Oh,

you'll have to examine the files here, though, Mr. Corman. I'm sorry.

We're very security conscious.

Well, it's commendable.

I usually bring my own shoes, but one has a hole in it. What size do you

About 10 C.

Oh, I don't have any C's here. I've got some in the other room. Come on along.

Jim, I see you've met Special Agent Polk. Polk, how are you? Jim, having a

time in our city?

Mm -hmm. That means could you get out of low gear on the freeway? Jim, it's good

to see you again. Bri, good to see you.

I'll get back outside.

I'm going now, Anna Maria.

Oh, I thought you might want to run through the M .O. transfers.

Well, let's do it tomorrow.

Did you say, did Mr. Carman get everything he wanted?

Well, I showed him everything he asked for, sir.

Fine. These lawyers, you know.

Good night. Good night.

Detweiler.

Let's see.

Electrical engineer, employed December 61, worked on Project Blue Dog,

Who invents these names anyway?

Now second in charge of Project Zebra.

I'd put him on ladder three.

Dubay.

Physicist, specialty optics, Project Gulliver, resigned June of 63, now

University of Rochester.

Scratch him for now.

Well, I'd better get back to the office. I'll be in touch later.

You know something, Lou?

I bet it's not a scientist anyway.

We know of five different projects from which detailed information's been

stolen. And we haven't found anybody who's worked in more than three of them.

Could be more than one man, you know.

What about somebody with a wider access, executive level?

It'd have to be someone with a technical background. A lot of these executives

are no more scientific than I am.

You know, there's one group...

With a detailed knowledge of every operation on the plant.

Technical writers?

They help make up progress reports on different projects.

They help prepare manuals. But why aren't they listed on the records?

Well, I suppose nobody figures they count. They're just interpreters.

Let's start them off on ladder two. Give me the names.

Uh, technical writers.

Cardiff William, employed April 57.

Marks Thomas, employed July 54.

Olin Melvin, employed July 52.

Osmond Graff and Bender.

Mr. John Corman, please.

Who?

Mr. Corman.

Oh, yes, I'm sorry. He's out of town right now.

Who's calling, please?

You were quite right about Coleman.

Found out all I could.

He doesn't exist.

Unless he exists for the FBI.

What do we do?

You think it's getting close to you, or all of it?

He seems to be very methodical. That's all he has to be, really.

Well, then...

We must let go Mr.

Orlin.

As we discussed.

We must arrange for him to kill the man.

He's likely to botch it, you know.

Either way... You kill the man and...

He is caught for it or he...

barges it all together and is simply caught quicker.

And we gain time.

Time.

He may talk.

You think so?

Well, now, to me, that seems to be the clue to Mr. Orlin.

He does nothing well except hold his tongue, his clumsy, fretful, coolly

coordinated and loyal as a dog.

Loyal to what?

Of course.

And he will be loyal as long as he presumes it's appreciated. He needs

this man, and a little pain, a little flip of the whip across the face, now

then, to keep him sitting up and rolling over.

He'll make a...

Splendid, Marta.

It's what he wants.

Seems too bad.

Yes, doesn't it?

I thought...

We weren't supposed to meet.

Nagry said under no circumstances.

I have orders for you, Mr. Olin.

We were supposed to stay quiet.

What's that?

Poison.

Well, I have one, too.

If you're arrested, all you have to do is bite it.

Mr. Nagry says they're painless.

How would he know?

Will you please tell me what's happened?

There's an FBI agent.

His cover name is Corman.

He's pretending to be a lawyer from back east. Have you run into him?

No.

He's been going through the records, talking to project engineers.

He's getting close to us, Mr. Olin.

He's rented an apartment at... 41 -43, Lebanon Court.

Why give me this?

Let Magri take care of it. You'll have to do it, Mr. Rowland.

You'll have to kill him.

That's very ridiculous, you know that?

I won't. Look, Magri has men who do that kind of thing. He must have.

He says there's no choice.

You are important, as you so often say.

And if the man stays alive, he's going to catch you.

Who do they think I am?

Do they think they can just simply order me to take a gun and seek out a man

I've never even... Mr. Olin, it is a simple matter, isn't it?

If he stays alive...

He's going to catch you.

Gee whiz, I want a soft job. I'm not lazy, but I don't want to work too hard.

You understand that? If you work as hard as some people do, well, then what

happens to you?

Yes, sir.

I'd like a room.

With bath, $3.

I'd rather not register.

I'm expecting a friend.

Upstairs.

I broke his headlight.

I left a note.

He'll find it tomorrow morning.

He'll come here.

I'm going to make it look the way I said, as if... Yes.

There's nothing to do now but just wait and see.

I don't know what else to do.

Yes, all right.

Come in.

Come in.

Hello?

I, um... I found this note in my car.

Is this the right room?

Yes.

Yes, I backed into your headlight.

Last evening.

Well, it's the sort of thing that happens.

Not too much damage.

Yes, I... I'm... Sorry, I...

I want

to pay you.

I thought you had insurance.

What? Oh, yes, I... Here.

Please.

That's too much.

Half of that.

I don't have anything smaller.

Very generous.

Could I buy you a cup of coffee at least?

No.

I'm expecting someone.

My wife.

She just stepped out.

Thanks very much.

Bye. Goodbye.

Thank you.

We've got him under surveillance.

He went right to his own home. That was four hours ago.

He was looking very agitated, but he hasn't made any contact.

He probably wouldn't if he botched up the job.

He had it set up to look as if I'd been killed in some kind of woman trouble.

I knew if he went for his gun, I'd have to shoot him. But the whole thing was so

clumsy, amateurish. He was apparently our spy. He probably knew you were an

agent and figured that you were. How would he know I was an agent? And why

he kill me?

Probably the way to turn off an investigation.

I panicked.

Sure, sure, he panicked. But all the espionage that's been carried out, I

wonder if that's the work of a panicky man.

You know what I think?

Someone's thrown a fish to the seals.

I think Olin's a sacrifice.

As I said before...

There must be someone else in it, at least one.

Someone a lot more valuable to the network than Olin.

Well, if there is, and they know that Olin's a foul -up artist, why send him

kill you?

They wouldn't care whether he killed me or I killed him. The important thing was

to make him obvious.

Done that.

Well, it's a break all the same, and we're watching him now.

You know, it bothers me.

Now, if Olin was set up for us to notice, everything we've done so far is

everything they'd expect us to do.

Let's keep an eye on him anyway.

If nothing's happened by Monday, Brian, how'd you like to ask him in for an

interview?

I wouldn't like it at all.

Talk about what they'd expect, that's what they'd expect.

All right, but after that, let's give them something they don't expect.

I'm sorry, I don't understand this. I resent it.

I was supposed to be at work an hour ago.

Well, that's all right, Mr. Rowland.

We've been in touch with a Mr.

Zander there at Continental. That is where you're employed, isn't it?

Continental Systems?

If you call Zander, you know it.

Let's see, you've worked there since... Fourteen years.

I don't understand these questions.

Am I charged with something, some crime?

Have you ever been in Berlin?

Right after the war, I was a clerk in the Army Judge Advocate's office, the

joint occupation.

You obviously know that, too.

Look, if you have something specific to ask me, ask it.

What did you do Friday night?

I beg your pardon?

I asked you what you did Friday night.

Is it important?

It might be. Let's find out.

I went home from work and then, well, to be frank, I

went out on the town a little.

I took a room at the Garron Hotel.

There's a young woman I sometimes meet.

I didn't know it was a federal offense.

Oh, there was another incident.

On the way, I happened to hit a man's car.

Damaged the headlight.

What was the man's name?

He wasn't there. I left a note. He came to the hotel the next morning.

I paid for the damage.

I don't believe he told me his name.

Well, thank you, Mr. Owen.

You don't have any more questions?

Not now. Perhaps in a day or so. But we haven't settled anything, it seems to

me. Well, we'll be talking again.

What about?

What?

12 to 17.

17. Well, he just took off heading north on Columbia Street.

Follow him.

I think it's working out he didn't come in today.

Yes, I am quite sure he was arrested.

Yes, I gave him the capsule before.

Well, we'll know soon.

Goodbye.

You've got to help me.

They took me in for questioning.

They'll question me again.

They know I'm involved in something.

They'll question me again. I've got to get out.

Get away. They did it on purpose so that you'd leave them to me.

You've got to help me. Get a message to Magritte. Tell him I'm in trouble.

Please.

Miss McNider.

Miss McNider, I've got to talk to you. Please, open up.

Listen, I'm in trouble.

Please, will you...

After he tried to talk to the McNider woman outside the factory, he got back

his car and hit the freeway south.

He had ideas about Tijuana, but then he changed his mind and went home.

Last report, he was still there.

I'll tell you one thing, though. He's cranked up pretty high.

That's the way we want him. What about Miss McNider?

We lost her for the moment.

She took off like a turpentine hat.

Paul was afraid to trail her too close, but we got her apartment takeout. Good.

Let's stick close to Orlin.

Mr. Negri, you know they're watching him. You can't get too old to kill him.

That's certain, isn't it? Yes, and there's another thing that's certain. As

as he's sure you won't help him, he's going to start talking.

Would you like some coffee? No, thank you.

Yes, he might talk.

Yes, he will talk.

He's not a martyr now. He's just a man running for his life. They've seen to

that.

Mr. Negri, I don't have your professional responsibilities.

I just want to get out of the country.

So far, they haven't found me.

I still have a few hours' chance to get clear.

You owe that to me.

Miss Magniter, do you think Olin could shake loose from them?

I don't care about Olin. Of course not, Miss Magniter.

But I would arrange for several things together. Not so easy, Miss Magniter.

I would like you to give him a message.

I told you I don't... Miss Magniter!

You want from me?

He wants from me?

I want from you.

Delicatessen.

What?

Delicatessen.

You've got the wrong house.

Olin?

Yes? Your wife ordered this man over.

My wife?

Uh -huh.

No, no, that's all right.

Do they have to wait here?

It's the safest place for them, you know. They're worried, too.

Why can't they meet him and kill him outside?

Foolish woman, are you? Are you?

Don't talk like that.

At best, we're taking a very bad risk.

Got him spotted. Taking over.

Car 10 to all units.

He's proceeding north on Vermont. Follow surveillance plan.

He knows he's being followed.

Projectionist?

No, I have to rewind some film, but you go ahead. I'll lock up.

All right?

Paper, mister?

Paper, mister?

FBI, we're looking for the driver of that car. Did you see him? Sure did.

He went down there, he ran up there, down the alley towards the theater.

you.

I got away from them. I think they were following, but I got away.

Mr. Lankford, I was only trying to tell you what happened.

Are they going to help us?

Of course I'm going to help you.

Will you please wait over there, Mr. Rowland?

Miss McKnight, you wait over there, too.

No.

No, what are you doing?

Him.

No, don't you understand?

I don't need you anymore, you know? I'm not valuable anymore.

Get over there and wait there.

Mr. Rowland, they're going to kill us.

Go ahead, boys.

Wait, that doesn't make sense.

Shut up. You disgust me. You can't even die correctly.

You all right, Jim? Yeah.

I've written most of it out. It seemed appropriate to me.

I have a very good memory. I have a scientific mind.

How did you get into this in the first place?

In Berlin, right after the war, I met some communist officials.

Through them, I met a German girl.

They took pictures.

They threatened to tell my wife.

Blackmail, that's all there was to it. I was afraid.

But then, after I started working for them, they seemed very appreciative.

Do you know something?

I liked that.

So I kept on.

Even after your wife died?

I don't know why I kept on.

I was never a communist. I never took much money.

Somehow, I thought I was doing something important, secret,

vital.

I'd never had an important job before.

A man wants to feel important.

I thought I was important to them.