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Just like you said.

Not a sound.

Perfect.

That should do the trick.

You know my fee.

Give me my R6, De Silva, and I'll double it.

Nice and quiet. Yeah.

That should keep the R6 happy.

Come on.

Your deal.

Wallace.

The R6 is in the downpour, boss.

Yeah, like I told you.

13 -2, 15 -4, pair of six.

Do you feel something?

Like what?

I don't know. I feel something odd.

Like an earthquake or something.

Probably just a train.

I'll take a look.

How much do you know about metal development, Beckett?

A little.

This place operates under government licence to develop new metals and alloys

for various applications. I gathered as much.

Some very secret advances made here recently.

Advances which could have major implications for our economic future.

In particular?

A new metal called R6.

It will be a highly efficient superconductor. My department has high

it. Unfortunately, at the moment, it also has to have another property.

It's rather unstable.

So these tapes didn't pick up the break -in or the explosion?

Well, someone's been playing home videos.

Look.

An interruption to the signal.

Where's that shot of the guard?

There he is. Fit and well.

I know he's lying unconscious in a hospital.

Hang on, Rosie.

Are you saying that that isn't Wallace?

Well, that's Wallace.

But look.

That is not yesterday's paper.

Oh, it's an old recording.

Someone's interrupted the feed to the security camera and fed this to the

recorder instead.

That's a hell of a lot of trouble to go to and not steal anything.

I mean, the other weird thing is the guard reckons they didn't hear an

explosion. Actually, there's a reason for that.

There's something you should know about this R6.

What, it makes people deaf?

Not exactly, no.

I've asked Mr Vermeer to explain. He's the vice president.

Watch. Resonant frequency.

Exactly.

Uh... I never did much more physics at school. I was more into biology.

Ed, at the correct frequency, the glass absorbs so much energy that it explodes.

Okay?

And the same thing happens with our fix, right? Something similar. But our fix

is more volatile.

Watch.

Wow.

So you could make some innocent metal object from R6, like a fountain pen,

it to your least favourite national leader, expose it to that resonant

and... Bang.

Election time.

But no evidence of how it had done it.

Yes, that is our fear.

Imagine how dangerous it could be if it fell into the wrong hands.

You must ensure that doesn't happen.

Well, we're going to need full access to your existing security setup.

We do have a very good security system here.

Very good security system.

Wasn't up to much last night, was it?

Fancy swapping places?

I thought you liked heights.

Taste can change.

What do you want this for, anyway?

I just want to add a trick or two to the system.

Roger, see that place over there?

Yeah?

Any cameras want to pick something up last night?

I don't know.

They're in the right place.

I'll tell Beckett to get over there.

Uh, Ross?

Yeah?

Many for that.

I think I can handle this one.

No, I'm afraid it's impossible.

If we could take a look at those tapes, it would be a major help to our

investigation.

It's company policy.

You know, you could, um... You could keep an eye on me the whole time,

personally.

I'm sorry. The head of security is very strict.

When they change the tapes... Mr. Thomas insists they go in the safe straight

away.

Very sensible.

And I guess they change tapes frequently, do they?

Eight o 'clock each night, on the dot.

Mr. Thomas says our security system is state of the art.

We're ready when you are.

You've got less than 20 minutes, Ed.

There we go.

Ed, when you reach the camera, attach the box to its side. No need to do

anything else. I can access their video recorded through the box, okay?

Quick as you can, Ed.

You've got 16 minutes before they change their tape.

Don't say a word. Not a thing. Alright?

Everyone's a critic.

Okay, Roz, I've attached it.

Start recording now.

Can we get it all down before they change tapes?

Speed recording at a ratio of 100 to 1. I need 14 minutes, 24 seconds.

I wish I brought something to read.

Keep still, Ed. Company.

Ed?

I can almost hear your heart pounding.

It's okay, guys.

He's gone.

Are you sure you're using the fast forward?

I'm going as fast as I can.

What's wrong with it?

I don't believe it.

Someone must have changed tape.

Someone wants to go home early.

Edge, you might as well come down.

Ed, hurry up.

State of the art security.

They didn't even lift the drawbridge.

Look, this is incredible.

There's the explosion and the cloud of debris.

But look at the foreground.

Couple of security guys.

I'll show it to you again.

Now there's the explosion, but look at them.

No reaction at all.

Exactly. They were right. There was no sound. The explosion was silent.

Rose, how do you attach a silence to a lump of femtex?

Well, you can't, not physically.

But there's been a lot of development on sound repression lately.

Yeah, but that's only small -scale stuff. That's car phones.

Look, every noise has its own frequency pattern, right? Now, the theory goes if

you create the negative image of that frequency and transmit it at the same

as the noise is created, the one cancels out the other.

Result? Silence.

Just theory, isn't it?

Well, it looks like someone's finally worked out a way of actually doing it.

Hmm. What's next?

Hang on. There's one more thing you should see.

See? It was an inside job.

Hang about.

That's that guard that ended up in hospital, isn't it? What's his face?

Wallace.

Better cover, isn't it? Take the pressure off him.

Right now he's our best lead.

I think I'll go and see what he's got to say for himself

I'm changing Mr. Wallach's drip.

Nurse!

Nurse! Mrs. Evans, you must go back to bed.

No, no, Doctor.

Dr. McKay put him on a drip last night.

I'll see what he says.

Mr. Waller? Hold it, please.

Which room?

Okay, bye.

Room number four.

Thanks.

Haven't seen him before, have you?

Nurse? Nurse, quickly!

I don't know. Here today, gone tomorrow, some of these doctors.

You're gonna have to do better than that, pal.

He tripped! He tripped!

Is he all right? Yes.

Who was he?

A family friend.

Oh, they never did get on.

Hey.

Did you switch this on?

It's recording.

You're going to have to do better than that, pal.

Voice print will take a few minutes to scan in.

You sure you're all right, Beckett?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Here we go.

Washington won't mind us using their files, will they? Have you asked?

Not usually.

This way.

Beckett!

There we are.

That's him.

Joseph De Silva.

Specialist in high -tech terrorism.

He's a freelance.

Gone for hire.

Not fussy who he works for, is he?

Active in Libya, Israel, United States, Russia.

Nothing I like more than a well -travelled nut.

How do we find him?

Wallace.

There's two bugs on him.

And in the meantime?

I'm going to see Kent at the research centre.

You go find Vermeer.

Ask him who else knows about this arctic.

Mr Vermeer, this is an inside job, for sure.

Well, what do you say?

The guard, Wallace.

He let the man in.

Of course.

Yeah. We think there must have been another leak.

The raiders knew exactly what they were after. That's why they had to silence

their explosion.

Kent tells us R6 is highly secret.

Who else knows it exists?

Only a few of my most trusted employees.

Oh, and Charlesworth, of course. I'd forgotten him.

Who's Charlesworth?

He led the research team that discovered R6 by accident.

Can we speak to him?

He left our employ some time ago.

We fell out over R6.

If we try to stabilise it so it can be used for what it was intended.

but he wanted to exploit its explosive nature as a weapon.

The research centre keeps a small amount of R6.

We're trying to improve its stability.

There's really nothing to worry about. Our security here is very good.

That's what Vermeer thought.

You should have told me before you had R6 on these premises.

I didn't think it was relevant.

Of course it's relevant.

If De Silva wants it that badly, he'll go anywhere he can get it. Well, he

get it from here.

I'm sure you'll find our existing precautions to be completely adequate.

Let me be the judge of that.

Now listen here, Beckett.

I hired you to protect the Arctic for me, not to interfere here.

Hey, you!

I've nearly finished the security modifications here.

And I'll tell you something.

If De Silva tries to get into Millennium Metals again, he's going to be in for

quite a shock.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wallace. I have no instructions from the doctor about you

today.

It's not actually as bad as it looks. The bullet managed to miss anything

You were lucky.

And you were right about the research center being a target.

Beckett, Wallace is just getting himself discharged.

I'll meet you at the car.

Wallet is on the move Ed.

Park the car, madam.

Ruggs, valet park it. Give him the key. Give him the key.

He won't hurt it. Come on.

Which way?

What the hell are you doing here? You put them in a hospital.

That wasn't part of the deal.

Sorry, security.

We'll come back later.

The batteries must be low.

I've got it, Paul.

Table breaker, give me a hand.

Come in here.

You never said that you would hurt me.

It had to look good, you fool.

I want more money.

I'm sorry about this.

Mr. Charlesworth, what are you doing here?

You better deal with this.

Charlesworth, who used to work at Vermeer's. That may be later.

He's leaving.

Oh, you don't want to trust this one, Mr.

Charlesworth? He'll only try and cheat you.

This won't take long.

I don't want any more foul -ups.

I'll get Ed to check him out.

Hey, where are you?

I'm in the lobby. I just got here.

Yeah, well, don't get too comfortable.

I've got a little job for you.

OK, Ed.

He's all yours.

Thanks.

Thank you. Thank you.

See you, mate.

Big spender.

I had to put a trace on it.

I'm trying to listen.

Go on, Father.

I'll take the window.

I'll take the stairs.

Yeah.

Wall -E.

He's dead.

Beckett!

Dad.

It's okay, Beckett. You've got Wall -E's bag with your bug in it.

This way.

Go on.

It's only right on top of you.

Go on.

Becky,

you're still here.

Gone. Beckett, you there?

Receiving. You there? Listen.

Look, I've found where Charlesworth's headed.

We lost to Silver.

He dumped the bag, I bugged.

Now listen, Ed.

I want you to check the place out, but no heroics.

Be careful.

Alright, mate.

Surprise, surprise.

Guess who turned up?

De Silva?

Yep.

Okay, Ed.

Listen to me.

I want you to see if you can get a bug on them. We need to know what De Silva

and Charlesworth are planning.

I think I might be able to get something on one of the windows near them.

Hang on.

And what about Wallace?

Dealt with. Good.

We must get the R6 tonight.

Some of that sample from the research center had first -level stabilization.

If Kent's people perfect the technique, the R6 will be useless to me.

A listening device.

But I think I can use the silencer on it.

That's not perfect, but it should do the trick.

Must be one of Beckett's people.

Beckett?

Specialists. Kent called in.

Don't worry.

I can handle them.

Yo. Something wrong with this bug Ross gave me.

Oh, there we go.

Millennium Metals is now about as safe as I can make it.

Ed says he's still not getting anything.

He's joking. I take that bug most well.

Ed, you'd better try another one.

Ed, I can't believe that bug's NG. It must be something else.

Whatever it is, I'm going to go for it.

I'm in.

This is one weird place.

I've put in an additional six external and eight internal cameras.

Heat detectors and motion detectors at random intervals on this floor and the

one above.

And what about the floor below?

Funny, Beckett, there isn't one.

Now, the vault door has been automatically electrified.

Any unauthorised person to get in here and try to open it.

Nasty.

Well, that's about it.

Even the Pink Panther would find it virtually impossible to get in here and

steal the R6 now.

I'd say he'd find it completely impossible.

Thank you, Brickett.

Because there's no R6 in here to steal.

What's so special about this R6?

Quite simply, R6 is unique.

Unique.

I guess you've done a nice little deal with some foreign terrorists. You talk

too much.

I'll show you how special R6 is.

Well, next time, check the stuff's in the room first. No sign of Vermeer?

Absolutely nothing.

He told his staff that you gave orders for all the R6 to be removed to a safer

place. Completely untrue. Of course. But all the R6 has been loaded onto a lorry

and driven away.

By Vermeer himself?

No. He took one of the guards with him.

I trusted him.

Just tell me one thing, OK?

Do you think he's working with Charlesworth and De Silva on this?

Unlikely. He and Charlesworth detest each other.

Popular stuff with R6.

We should have against all regulations you've given me, sir.

Stop in my room. I wrote the regulation.

Yes, sir.

But one of us has gained the truck.

Of course. I will.

Here. Get whatever you fancy.

Thank you.

Hey!

Six. More discreet than Semtex.

More powerful than nitroglycerin.

Self -determining.

There's more than enough here to kill you.

You don't say.

I'd whisper if I were you.

Your voice could set it off.

And there you have a movement detector.

This is linked to a sound generator.

If you break the beam... Ed, where are you? Listen. Come in.

Someone's trying to contact him.

Ed, look, I can't hear you, but I assume you can hear me.

Vermeer seems to have tricked everybody.

He's disappeared with all the R6 and made a run for it.

We're looking for him now.

Try to get back in touch.

Vermeer.

He's stolen the R6.

You told me Vermeer did exactly what the government said.

You told me he was above reproach.

Unbribable, you said.

I know, I know. Bickett, have you managed to get into traffic control

Yeah, well, I don't think I've ever used the words national interest quite so

much. And I'll be owing favors until I'm 60.

But you've got what we need.

Yeah, I've got what you need.

Let's just hope it helps us find Vermeer.

With the R6 being so unstable, he should be taking it gently.

Pull yourself together.

I've spent months perfecting the silencer technology.

I'm not giving up now.

He refused to let me market it.

And now he's stolen my invention.

I thought R6 was a mistake.

Experiment went wrong.

You screwed up over Vermeer.

But this man's friends should lead us to him.

Pick up the headphones and let's go.

If you break the beams, the generator will produce the exact resonant

of this piece of R6.

That tone will be the last thing you hear.

Unless you hear the phone.

I've set the answer machine to play the same tone.

Insurance, if you like.

Come on, anyone can phone. Wrong number or anything.

Yeah.

Good, isn't it?

You better hope your friends don't try to ring.

So long.

And remember, don't break those beams.

We're following the road from Vermeer's house, but there's no sign of him so

far.

No, he hasn't shown up here either.

I reckon he might head for the coast.

Somehow I don't think his R6 and aeroplanes are exactly compatible.

Hang on, Rod.

There's a report just come in here.

Vermeer's lorry's been stolen.

We're outside a snack bar.

I've got him.

He's at a roundabout.

He's come out to Junction 8. I think he's going to turn off.

Yep, there he goes. He's taking the A road southeast.

Okay, that is the coast road.

We'll call you as soon as we spot him.

Got that.

Let's go.

Take long.

Beckett, ask them to patch me into their system and give me a live feed of their

video. And you, take to the road.

There he is.

Camera position 22 Bravo.

We're almost there.

Can you get me down closer?

We've got him. Still on the same road.

You were right about him not being in any hurry.

Good. I'm not far behind.

Just typical of Vermeer.

First he stole my invention and fired me.

Now he's nicked my plan to exploit the R6 as an explosive.

Just business, that's all.

If it's just business, why did we leave that bloke behind to die?

We've got no quarrel with him.

The arms trade is no place for the weak -hearted.

I just want to make money out of my invention.

I don't want to kill people.

He's taking the second exit.

You were nearly right about the coast, Becky. I think he's heading for the

river. Ah, the river.

I know where he's going.

He's got a boat down here.

We don't need the helicopter to guide us.

I know a quicker way.

See if you can get back on board.

Take us down lower.

OK, make it. There's a buck on board.

We'll pull back so as not to frighten them. You get in as close as you can.

Excellent. I've got the signal loud and clear.

Is there any sign of Ed?

No. I'm getting worried about him.

Don't worry about him.

He's probably got his feet up somewhere.

I knew it was you trying to steal my product.

Had to get someone to help you, I think.

It's my product, my invention.

The government's, actually.

We worked under license, remember?

So why are you stealing it? Same as you, to make money.

Just that I'm better at making money than you are.

You wouldn't even let me try.

We'd both be in jail now if you'd had your way.

But we could share it.

We could both share the money.

I don't think so.

I can see you and the truck, so swing to the left.

It's parked by the river next to a boat.

We're coming in to land.

Sir Beckett, we meet again.

Shall we wait for your friends to join us?

Oh, Becky Wilson!

Yeah.

You really have done very well so far.

But I'm afraid you go no further.

I've got buyers lined up for this material.

And they're not the sort of people you can disappoint.

I don't want to seem obvious, but what makes you think we won't try and stop

you? Ross, I... Your colleague is currently languishing in a cellar,

move.

Near him is a quantity of R6 just ready to explode when the correct tone is

played from the telephone answer machine.

Unless you help us get away safely, I'll have no hesitation in dialing the

number and blowing him up.

It's a bluff.

No, it's not.

He means it.

Yeah, that's Ed's headset, but how do we know the rest is true?

I assure you it is.

He killed Vermeer, he'll kill your friend. You're getting squeamish?

You wanted to make money out of an explosive.

Explosives kill people.

But Vermeer's dead.

I could take over the company.

Sell the optics legitimately. Don't be stupid.

The number is O -A -1.

6 -4 -3 -3 -1 -9 -1.

I only have to press the send button, and it will connect the call.

Now, do as I say.

Load the R6 into the other car.

What about his?

You want to speak to him?

Let's call him.

No, for God's sake!

There's nothing.

I'm sorry about your friend. I didn't mean anything to happen.

He's sorry.

You ain't as sorry as you're going to be.

Hello?

Howdy.

It's me. Listen, I hope I haven't missed all the fun.

I've been a little tied up.

Ross, for you.

Hello?

Aren't you the lucky boy, then?

You can't keep a good man down.

Here.

This is for all of you.

Don't worry, it's not our fix. It's silver.

A little memento in addition to your fee.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What about the R6? Did you manage to find a way of stabilising it?

No, the whole programme has had to be abandoned.

That's probably a good thing.

It's dangerous stuff.

Now, let me tell you, it required considerable skill to get out of that

In fact, it kind of reminded me of trying to set a new line across the car

buttress on Ben Nevis.

You know the one.

Now, it's four pitches of mega -dangerous stuff.

The crux, of course, was a small crack. A small crack across an overhang. What

are you going to do?

I don't know what you're going to do. I tell you what, you can't fix any

protection anywhere. You're 500 foot above the ground. You're hanging there

a slope.

Don't you just love the sound of silence?