All language subtitles for ASA 📺💻📹 Windmills of the Gods (1988) a TV Series directed by Lee Philips with Jaclyn Smith, Robert Wagner, Ian McKellen, Michael Moriarty, Betsy Palmer

In 1978, Italy's Aldo Moro was kidnapped
and subsequently murdered.

In 1986, Sweden's Olaf Palme was
assassinated and the

Romanian dissident Marin Groza will be
the next.

It's much too dangerous.

We'd be putting everything we have in
jeopardy, eh? Is there an alternative?

If this ever came to light, it would
destroy us, eh?

That's nonsense.

We'd be heroes.

It's those who refuse to take action
who'd be destroyed.

There must be another way.

There is no other way.

In the past five years, the world has
seen the death of Anwar Sadat and Indira

Gandhi and an attempted assassination on
the Pope.

Our accomplishments are pretty
impressive. I'm sure you'll agree.

We are unified by one purpose.

The destruction of détente.

And we will accomplish that goal by any
means necessary.

The plan will go forward.

I shall inform the controller of our
decision.

I remind you to observe the usual
precautions upon leaving.

Thank you, gentlemen.

We'll be here in half an hour.

I love you.

Promise me no more birthday parties?

Well, not for at least a year. That
champagne done me in.

You look beautiful.

You were beautiful last night.

Bye, kids!

Yeah, you'll love it. No, she doesn't. I
told you, I can't eat that stuff. It's

full of chemicals.

It's delicious.

What's this I hear about at the end
there?

Figures. That's supposed to be a joke.

How do you think it looks for a college
professor to have a son who's failing

math? Hey, it's okay. You don't need
math.

Mom, it's grad school preservatives. I'm
not going to let the food industry ruin

my health.

You haven't even eaten. I'm late. Wait.

I gotta go. Do you have your lunch
money?

Got it. Your book?

Got it. Wait, what about a kiss?

On the national news front this morning,
Fenton Rogers, the president's foreign

affairs advisor, has returned from his
10 -day European trip and is meeting

the president to report on his
discussions with foreign leaders.

President Ellison's speech on foreign
policy will be carried live by this

station at 10 a .m. this morning.

I intend to inaugurate a new policy of
cooperation, of trade, of friendship

with each and every Iron Curtain
country.

For the problems that we share are
greater than the problems that divide

David, what would you say is Romania's
current position with the Soviet Union?

I'd say it's much stronger now. It's
been a lot closer ever since UNESCO took

over. What about Afghanistan? When the
Russians invaded Afghanistan, Romania

the most severe critic.

I'd like you all to keep in mind that
Romania's position on anything depends

its total control.

Their leader, Ionescu, is the
government.

He runs the country with an iron fist,
which is not unusual for an Iron Curtain

country. But he has survived for much
longer than most dictators and for some

very interesting reasons.

Don't forget to bring your essays on the
Warsaw Pact.

Is it that... Is it true you were born
in Romania?

No, right here in good old Kansas.

My parents were born in Bucharest.

I was just interested.

Thank you, David.

Thank you.

Look forward to seeing your essay on
Monday.

Our controller has decided to acquire
the services of someone we've never used

before. An Argentinian who goes by the
name of Angel.

Angel?

That's rather ironic.

He has impressive credentials.

The Khalistan assassination in India.

The murder of the puppet Kohang in
Cambodia.

Apparently it was him who masterminded
the assassination of those six army

officers in Israel. The Israelis have
put a million dollars on his head.

How do we reach him?

All contacts are handled through his
mistress.

A woman by the name of Muñoz. She's got
an apartment in the Spanish part of

Miami, Florida.

Who makes the arrangements?

Harry Lance.

Lance?

He's familiar with the Miami area.

The controller's already talked to him.

It's quite odd, really.

I beg your pardon?

Well, the controller.

We don't know who he is, and yet he
masterminds our little organization

brilliantly.

Come on, and we're down 700 points
already. Come on.

Oh, I'm sorry. I just can't concentrate
on it. Obviously.

Nothing bothering you, Flo?

I'm not supposed to tell.

I promised that I wouldn't. You promised
two. Two federal agents from

Washington. They came to the house this
morning asking all kinds of questions

about you. What kind of questions?

Well, I don't know.

Was she a loyal American?

Was she a good wife and mother?

Was she on drugs?

What? Drugs?

Now, why the heck would they be asking
questions like that?

Oh, wait a minute. I think I know. It's
about my tenure.

What? Well, I'm up for tenure. The
university does some sensitive

research on campus, and I suppose they
have to check out everyone pretty

thoroughly.

That's great. Now I can retire.

Forgive me, Dean Hunter, if I'm speaking
out of turn, but was there any word on

my tenure?

No, nothing yet, Mary. They won't be
investigating your tenure until the end

summer.

No one's been looking into it? No.

You'll excuse me, Mary.

Buenas noches, señor.

Buenas noches.

Estoy buscando una mujer.

El nombre es Nueca Munoz.

Hey, es una emergencia.

Sí, señor, no la conozco.

Senora Muñoz?

Are you Luisa Muñoz?

Maybe.

So?

You got a friend named Angel?

You gonna buy me a rum?

Sure thing.

Hey! Give us a rum here!

Look, uh... I'd like to meet with Angel.

Oh.

Anna.

Nobody meets with Anna.

Honey sweet.

Will you listen to me?

This is real mucho dinero we're
discussing here.

And I told you, nobody talks to Anna.

Well, then how the hell does he... If I
can't talk to him,

how can I do business with him?

You tell me.

I tell Anna.

Anna, say please.

And I say no.

I say no.

Tell him.

Tell him it's a contract.

Contract?

On who?

Marion Grosser, the Romanian dissident,
must die.

Comprendo.

Want to join us? Not today. Come on.
Lunch is almost done. Let me in.

Bye -bye, Tim.

Oh. Daddy, you okay?

Ah, yes.

Are you sure? Yeah.

Bye.

Oh!

How did I cheat shot already? Seriously,

Mom, no one eats meat anymore.

I mean, civilized people just don't eat
alive animals.

That's a bit subtle of all to get
yourself some food. Hey, why don't you

crazy in the field?

Tim, eat your lunch.

I am eating.

Look. Oh, you're disgusting.

Why don't you leave the table in it? Why
don't you eat like a normal human

being? I am.

Both of them?

Both, today, now.

Well, that's a terrific idea. I just
don't know who to buy them.

I'll take them out. I guess we'll keep
them. I kind of like the father.

I'm crazy about the mother.

I'll get it. Don't be scared. I'll get
it. Always a meal, guys.

Hello?

Is this Professor Ashley?

Yes, this is Mary Ashley.

Who? I said, would you hold the line,
please, for President Ellison?

I don't know.

Somebody's playing a joke.

It's probably Doug. Hello, Mrs. Ashley.

Am I interrupting anything?

My God, it is.

President, I can tell by his voice.

I've been reading your series of
articles in Foreign Affairs magazine and

book last fall on Eastern European
politics, and I think I agree with just

everything you've proposed.

I'm especially interested in your plans
to take the four major world economic

facts and combine them.

He's read my book.

You may be aware, Mrs. Ashley, that in
line with my new plan, we have

President Ionescu of Romania to
reestablish diplomatic relations.

Yes, sir.

Yes, I am.

The reason I'm calling, Mrs. Ashley, is
that I would like to place you in

nomination as my first ambassador to
Romania.

Oh. I know, of course, this is a very
big decision for you, and you'll want to

talk it over with your family, but I
hope you take this request very

I do.

Oh, yes, I do, sir.

Thank you, Mrs. Ashley, and I hope
you'll accept.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Goodbye for now.

Goodbye, Mr. President.

Was it really the president?

He said he would like to nominate me as
his ambassador to Romania.

You? Ambassador to Romania?

No, Romania.

That's unbelievable.

I don't want to go to Romania.

No, I'm not going to Romania.

I'm not going to Romania. I'm not going
to Romania.

I don't want to go.

We'll talk about it, all right?

My God, what an honor.

I know.

Oh, hell, I don't blame you. Nobody
knows more about the Eastern Bloc

than you do.

I'm sure they know exactly what they're
doing.

But what?

Well, we just... We just have to think
about it very carefully, that's all.

And what it would... What it would do to
us.

All four of us.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Well, maybe there's some way we could
work it so you could go over with the

children and I could join you later.

No, no way, Edward.

I can't just leave my practice and walk
out on my patients.

Of course not. I know that. The hospital
would be hard put to find. Look, the

fact is it just wouldn't work. No.

No, I wouldn't even want it to work.
Still, I... No stills.

I think it's fantastic, my being asked.
I'll never forget it, but no.

We'll talk more about it later. Nope, my
mind's made up.

I just don't make a hasty decision.
Edward, my mind is made up.

Some discouraging news, Paul.

Mrs. Ashley has declined the nomination.

We gather there's a problem being
separated from her husband.

So I guess you'll have to look to the
State Department.

Career diplomats, every one of them,
hidebound by tradition.

No, this has to be a different approach
to diplomacy.

I want this to be a pilot program for
all the other Iron Curtain countries.

And for that, you would send a relative
amateur?

It's a risk, I know, but it's a risk
well worth taking. She is exactly what

need, and right now.

Paul, I hate to mention this, but you
and I both know that a lot of very

powerful people in the world would love
to see your program fail.

In any case, I'm afraid you've lost Mrs.
Ashley.

We're not giving up on Mary Ashley yet.

No, we'll think of something.

Oh, okay.

You want to know the name.

All right.

I think you can remember that name.

Tell him.

And he'll know I'm not wasting his time.

I love it when you whisper in my ear.

You do?

Mm -hmm.

Do you like me?

You want to go to bed now?

Yeah. That's a great idea.

Buenas dias.

Hey, good morning.

I'll fix you a nice bath.

And I'll make you breakfast.

Great.

I'll make omelette fantastico.

And I'll teach me how.

Yeah? Mm -hmm.

Tell me more about Angel. Like, when do
I get to meet him?

Well, I called him this morning.

He'll be over soon.

Yeah? See?

Hey, that's great.

Come on, get in the bath.

Make you feel good.

Right.

I can't hear you with that thing
blowing.

I got a present for you. Come on in.

Oh, that's nice.

What? This.

I got a message for you. Come on in.

You don't like the man you sent?

Who knows you?

Run.

Yeah, sure.

You tell me you do it.

All right, hold on now, man. I got to
write it down.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

And I don't need no advance.

Nobody keeps in there.

Sure. Job is finished.

Send money. State bank.

Zuri.

Account number J -3 -4 -9 -6 -7 -7.

You got that?

Going home.

Oh,

I just heard on the radio, Mrs. Ashley.

I guess now you, Al Flandin, and
Eisenhower are Kansas' only political

shots. I'm a teacher, Mr. Hacker, not a
politician.

And right now, I was just wondering if
you could get these spots out of Miss

Jane. Oh,

I'll see what I can do for her.

I guess she's a real grown -up teenager
now.

Beth was born a teenager, Mr. Hacker.

How's Tim?

A lot like Beth.

Okay, what is it?

Oh, I don't know.

I'm feeling a little guilty.

Why?

Because you didn't take the appointment?

No. You'll sort of respond.

Look, what if I'd been offered an
opportunity like that? I've jumped at

Talk about your male chauvinist.

Take her somewhere.

You guys never go anywhere. Go to
London. Go to Paris for a couple of

You know, Doug, you might just have to.

Hell, I might even take her to Romania.

Hmm.

Can I hold a hope that that's your
homework in front of me?

It's a goodbye letter to Arnold.

Goodbye? I thought you liked him.

He wanted to fool around.

Oh.

I hate that.

I really hate that.

I mean, I don't mind being in love, but
I'm never going to have sex.

Well, sweetheart, you're only 14 years
old.

Things do change.

Never.

I'm never going to feel differently
about that.

You sure?

Absolutely. Okay, that should be it.

Mom?

Yeah, Connie?

What did the president say when you
turned him down?

Well, I don't know his exact words, but
I hear he was very brave about it.

Give my best to Arnold?

Professor Ashley, lighten it out.

You know, we tell when you've had a
rough day.

Oh, yeah, that's the spot.

from Fort Riley, including losing him.

And this afternoon, I treated a 13 -year
-old girl with genital herpes.

Dear.

Don't worry about Beth.

You don't have to. She's planning to die
a virgin.

I love you, Mary

Ashley.

And I'm about to make you an offer you
can't refuse.

Bloody limousines. This place is closed
on Monday.

Never mind.

The dividend, Marion Groza, has been
terminated by the assassin known as

Has Mary Ashley accepted the
appointment?

The Ashley woman has declined the post
as ambassador to Romania.

Although I am led to believe that the
situation can be rectified.

Is she really that essential to us?

The controller can think of no one else
who would suit our purpose so well.

Hanson, this is Hyde White, MI5.

I'd like you to tell him what you told
me.

Well, sir, the castle were closed, see,
and I hear all these limousines. I

counted seven of them. They come and
went.

Zip, zip, zip, zip.

God only knows what was going on. What
were you doing there?

Oh, well, sir, my girl Annie and I, we
were under a tree and we were having a

picnic and... Did you get the license
number?

Oh, yes, sir, I got two of them.

All right, Constable, thank you very
much. Thank you, sir.

As it happens, Inspector, the occasion
was nothing more sinister than a royal

function being planned without the press
being aware of it.

A good man, that, however.

I'm going to see if he can be
transferred to a better position.

Thank you for everything. Thank you.

Hello?

Yeah, yeah, he's here.

Wait, just a minute.

It's a friend of Pete Grimes. He says
he's having a heart attack. He's in a

of pain. Kind of when it's his damn
ulcer acting up again.

Dr. Ashley.

Uh -huh.

Yeah, okay, I'm on my way.

My car's blocking the road. Yeah, I want
to know. Take that.

I'm sorry, I don't...

What happened?

I'm afraid he ran a stop sign.

You see, this army truck was coming by
and... Well, it looks like he tried to

avoid him.

But your husband just pulled right out
in front.

No.

My husband was a careful driver. He...

You're never...

I'm awfully

sorry, ma 'am, but we have witnesses of
Colonel Jenkins who happened to be

passing by.

Well, of course, the Army truck driver,
Sergeant Lee from Fort Riley, and...

Well, they both say the same thing,
that...

That your husband ran the stop sign

I

Guess I'll have you taken back home now
ma 'am

What's

the name of your family doctor?

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley is my family doctor.

Kids, wait!

How you doing?

I'd never been sailing.

What?

When we met, he said, do you like to
sail?

So we went to the lake that morning.

A week later, we were married.

You know why I married you, lady?

You laughed a lot. You passed the test
and you didn't fall overboard.

Beats me.

Beats the hell out of me, Jake.

Now, what's that, John?

This 1048 on the halfway accidents.

The guy had no accident record.

The only ticket he ever got was to a
legal parking.

So?

Well, the tire marks.

They bother me, Jake. They just don't
add up. Well, I thought they were

witnesses. Yeah, well, we had the guy
that was driving the truck, but he could

have been covering for himself.

What about the other one, the colonel?
Yeah, the more I thought about him, the

more I wondered what the hell he was
doing out there at 3 .30 in the morning.

So I called the Army CID investigator to
talk to that colonel.

They transferred him overseas, some big
promotion.

Well, what about the truck driver?

Well, they found him in the barracks
yesterday afternoon.

Fatal heart attack, they said.

The guy was only 29 years old.

John, what are you thinking?

It doesn't make any difference what I'm
thinking, Jake.

This case has come over.

You know,

that way you don't have to cook tonight
or anything.

I'll just leave it in the kitchen.

He hardly knew I was there. She was
concentrating on that game so much.

Mary hates football.

I know that. Don't you think I know
that? Well, it was Edward who watched

the games. Doug, I know that.

I'm sorry.

Yes?

Mrs. Ashley, I'm Stanton Rogers.

Yes, I know.

May I speak with you a moment, please?

Please, come in.

Forgive me for intruding upon your
privacy, but the president asked me to

you personally.

It was very kind of him to send the
flowers.

We were deeply distressed when he heard
what had happened.

I'll tell you quite frankly, Mrs.
Ashley, the president is hoping that you

reconsider his offer.

Mr. Rogers, I... Hear me out, please.

You see, initially I was against your
appointment.

That is a very sensitive post, I told
the president as much.

But the more I learned about you, the
more I think...

His initial instinct was absolutely
right.

But I'm not a politician.

Some of our finest ambassadors were
never politicians.

In fact, one of them, Galbraith, was a
professor like yourself, as you surely

know. I'm well aware of that. Many of
them were political amateurs.

But they all had intelligence, a love of
their country, and a

reservoir of goodwill toward the country
in which they were to serve.

You have just the kind of image the
president wants to project in Iron

countries.

Mr. Rogers, I still have my children to
think about. There is a remarkably fine

school in Bucharest for diplomats'
children.

They could learn things about the world
that they would never learn at a school

here.

Please, do think about it.

I regret to say that we have to have an
answer by this weekend.

See, the president hoped that if I
appealed to you personally, that's why

here.

I'll think about it.

More pie, Tim?

No, thanks.

I thought peach was your favorite.

No, thank you.

This as well will make you fat.

I don't think Tim will ever be fat.

Right, honey?

Come sit down.

Don't sit there.

I had a

visit today from a very important man.

the president's foreign affairs advisor.

He wanted to know if I might reconsider
accepting the nomination for ambassador.

What'd you tell him?

I told him I'd give it some thought.

What do you think?

I want to go.

Can we go, Mom, please?

I don't want to stay here anymore.

What about Little League?

I don't care about Little League.

How do you feel, Beth?

At school in a foreign country, a
country where we don't speak the

Well, it's really what you want to do.

I wouldn't mind.

Not now.

I really wouldn't.

I think that's about everything.

Wouldn't you know, I forgot to give this
to the milkman.

Would you do that for me? Yeah, of
course I will.

This morning I got this terrible feeling
that we'd never come back here.

Oh, come on.

It's a two -year lease.

Florence, you think I'm doing what he
would have wanted me to do? I know it.

Goodbye, my darling.

Miss Ashley, how do you do? My name is
John Burns from the State Department.

Nice to know you. My daughter Beth and
my son Tim.

Hi, Tim. Here, let me have those bags.

We have a car waiting for you right over
here.

Mr. Rogers wanted me to meet you and
your family and make sure that I got you

your lodging safely.

We've rented a nice home for you out in
Falls Church, Virginia. I think you'll

be comfortable there. I'm sure we will.

Have you been to Washington before?

No. No, we haven't.

I hope you enjoy your stay.

If you have your baggage claim tags,
I'll take care of your luggage.

I've got them.

Thank you, sir. You're welcome.

If you'll excuse me, I'll be right back.

Okay.

Mom?

Yes?

Do you think I could put up fine?

Was it to burn?

Yeah.

Well, I hope you find everything
satisfactory, Mrs. Ashley.

Thank you, Mr. Burns.

And if you don't need anything more for
the moment, I'll be running along.

Oh, everything's fine.

Great. Thank you.

Who

is

it?

Who is it?

Hello?

I am the bearer of good news, Mrs.
Ashley.

We have had some private discussions
with the Romanian government, and they

no objection to your appointment.

So all we need now is confirmation by
the Senate.

Is everything here to your liking?

It's wonderful if I can afford it.

How much does an ambassador get paid?

$65 ,000 a year plus housing allowance.

Now, you'd better get yourself some
rest. You have a big day tomorrow.

Can you make yourself available at 9 in
the morning?

Yes. What for?

The President, Mrs. Hensley.

The President.

At last!

I feel as though I already know you.

Mr. President, I have... Forgive me,
I'm...

Standing here in the Oval Office, I'm
just a little overwhelmed at the moment.

I know exactly how you feel. I haven't
been here very long myself.

Thank you, Stanton.

Thank you, Mr. Rogers.

Please be seated.

I hope Mr. Rogers conveyed my
condolences to you.

Yeah, he did.

Mrs. Astley, we have a problem.

A great many people outside this office,
more than I would like to admit, simply

don't think.

that my program can work.

But we're going to fool them.

I'll do my best to live up to your
expectations.

If we can make this work in Romania, we
can make it work in other communist

countries. And by heavens, we are going
to do that, right?

Yes, sir.

Don't let them intimidate you.

I beg your pardon?

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

They'll badger the devil out of you.

But you smile sweetly.

and tell them without any modesty
whatsoever just how wonderful you are.

Mrs. Ashley, you've been teaching
political science at the University of

for several years, is that correct?

Yes, sir. You're a native of Kansas?

Yes, sir. And your parents were
Romanian?

Yes, sir.

I refer to a series of articles that you
wrote for Foreign Affairs magazine.

Could you, uh...

Tell this committee the basic premise of
those articles.

They are based upon the fact that
several regional economic pacts

exist in the world.

And because they are mutually exclusive,
they serve to divide our world into

antagonistic and competitive blocks
instead of uniting it.

Now, Europe has the Common Market, the
Eastern Bloc has ComCon, and then

OECD. I'd like to see our government
form a Common Market.

with allies and adversaries alike.

Countries that engage in a profitable
partnership do not kill one another any

more than individuals would.

Mrs. Ashley, I happen to know something
about Romania myself.

Indeed, ever since they turned
communists in 46.

Do you honestly believe that you can
deal with these people?

If you'll permit me, Senator, I...

I think you'll find that Romania wasn't
actually under Russian communist control

until 1947 when King Michael gave up the
throne.

And the communist constitution wasn't
actually adopted until 1952.

Answer the question, please.

The answer is yes.

I believe we can deal with him. I
believe we must.

I suppose, Mrs. Ashley, you've done a
good deal of traveling.

No, sir.

Been to Europe?

No, sir.

Just where have you been, Mrs. Ashley?

I've given lectures at the University of
Chicago and a series of talks in

Denver, Atlanta, and San Francisco.

That's it?

Yes, sir.

And you expect to represent these United
States in a sensitive iron curtain

country when your entire knowledge of it
comes from living in Junction City,

Kansas? Is that true?

No, sir.

No?

My knowledge comes from earning a Ph .D.
in political science.

I've had seven years of teaching that
subject with an emphasis on the Iron

Curtain countries.

It's true I haven't had diplomatic
experience in dealing with foreign

but may I point out that one -third of
our country's ambassadors are also

without previous experience?

Some people might find that very
unfortunate.

I know the current problems of the
Romanian people. I know what they think

the United States and why.

But all they know about us is what their
propaganda machines tell them.

I want to convince them that the United
States is not an arrogant, patronizing,

war -hungry country.

I'd like to show them what a typical
American family is really like.

After all, what's so terribly wrong in
seeing us for what we really are?

If I'm confirmed, Senator, I promise you
I'll let that be known.

Who knows?

They might even like us.

This must be quite a personal triumph
for you. Do you expect to see the

president later today?

Could I get an interview with you later
this afternoon?

Right this way, Mrs. Edgerton.

I do solemnly

swear I will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States

all enemies.

foreign and domestic.

I will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same.

Without any mental reservation or
purpose of evasion, I will well and

discharge the duties of the office on
which I am about to enter.

So help me God.

Mrs. Ashley, I am happy to say that you
are now the new ambassador to the

Socialist Republic of Romania.

What?

Something really weird going on in this
town.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Mary Ashley.

Who?

The new ambassador to Romania.

She's made the cover of magazines,
newspapers.

She hasn't even started yet.

Look, Ben, I don't like to bring this
up, but I'm on a schedule here, you

I'm booked for another party tonight.

Somebody, I don't know why, but
somebody's giving her the movie star

So who cares?

You got any ice cream?

Ice cream?

I love ice cream.

Sometimes on a plate, sometimes in a
cone.

You like ice cream?

This could never happen in England. They
never use rank amateurs, especially for

a post like this one. I'm furious.

Don't blame me. We need a diplomat, and
they sign up for the Wizard of Oz.

That's Washington for you.

Mrs.

Ashley,

won't you come in?

I imagine you're very anxious to get
started.

Yes, Barry.

You must be aware, of course, what a
very sensitive, very difficult post this

is. Yes, I am.

Acutely aware. The president would be
damned upset if you...

Anyway, we're going to have to make an
instant expert out of you. Our time's

limited. You've already been marked as
an easy target.

I have?

A single woman, a woman alone. They're
going to take advantage of that

loneliness, Mrs. Ashley.

You can be assured of that. Let's get to
work.

Buona diminanza.

Good morning.

Excellent.

You give it a very cosmopolitan accent.

From my parents, actually.

Nuenzelec.

Nuenzelec. It means I don't understand.

I think that's one expression that's
going to come in very handy.

You're going to do very well, Mrs.
Ashley.

Fuerte bien.

Fuerte bien.

Fuerte bien.

You will all have diplomatic immunity at
your new post. You cannot be arrested

for speeding, drunk driving, burning
down a home, or even murder.

When you die, no one can touch your body
or examine any note you may have left.

You don't have to pay your bills. The
stores can't sue you.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hi.

What in the world are you doing?

Mike Slade.

Nice to meet you.

I don't think that answers the question.

I work here. I'm your neighbor. I just
thought I'd drop by and say hello.

Nothing like making yourself
comfortable, Mr. Slade.

They haven't furnished you with a desk
of your own?

Oh, yes, ma 'am.

They have.

But you prefer snooping at mine.

I always heard that you Panzanians were
real friendly folks.

Tell you what, Mr. Slade.

I'll give you two seconds to leave my
office before I call the guard.

Guess I heard wrong.

And if you really work in this
department, you might even consider

I used to have a wife that talked like
that.

I don't have her anymore.

Lucky lady.

Goodbye, Mr. Slade.

My friends call me Mike.

Goodbye, Mr. Slade.

But are you enjoying Washington, Madam
Ambassador?

Yes, very much, thank you. I'm afraid
I'm neglecting my children.

Well, at least you've succeeded in
escaping Canada for a while.

Escaping? I'm not too familiar with
Middle America, but it must be quite

tiresome on a permanent basis.

All that corn and wheat and soybeans.

Yes. Yes, I suppose we are unfortunate
in being able to help feed the world.

The way I look at it.

is that automobiles run on gasoline, but
I wouldn't want to live in the oil

fields. To be quite honest, there's not
really that much to do, is there?

Well, I guess if you don't count the
ballet, the symphonies, and the theater,

which we enjoy all year, there's always
the softball tournaments and the county

fairs. My husband always loved the
fishing at Clear Lake.

You'd have to say we raise more than
crops, I think.

We raise honest -to -goodness human
beings.

If you'll excuse me.

What you don't seem to understand yet,
Mrs. Ashley, is that this town takes its

rules very seriously.

A lot of them are stupid, I admit, but
we have to live by them.

What did I do? Last evening, you broke
rule number one.

No one, but no one, leaves a party
before the guest of honor, which in this

was the Brazilian ambassador.

You see, my children were... There are
no children in Washington, Mrs. Ashley,

only voters.

You also insulted Mrs. Hart -Brisbane
sitting next to you at dinner.

Not enough, Mr. Sutley, not nearly
enough.

Good morning.

I shaved, put on a new tie. You like it?

You two have met?

Not really. I found Mr. Slade at my
desk.

Mike. He's your new chief of staff.

Mike's on the Eastern European desk.
Usually works out of Washington, but

been decided to assign him to Romania as
your deputy chief.

I promise to shave every day.

I thought an ambassador was permitted to
choose her own deputy chief of staff.

That is correct.

However, in this case... Then I'm
unchoosing Mr. Slade. I don't want him.

Under ordinary circumstances, Mrs.
Ashley, you'd be perfectly within your

rights.

But in this case, the order comes from
the White House.

Cheer up, Madam Ambassador.

I have a way of growing on people.

Mike.

The new ambassador to Romania is taking
Washington by storm.

Her winning ways have charmed senators
and socialites alike in a town that does

not treat newcomers kindly.

And in the process, she is personally
demolishing opposition... You mind

me something? Huh?

How does someone like Mary Ashley
dominate the evening news?

Don't ask me.

It looks as if Mary Ashley is going to
be a political and public relations

success.

You're in charge of press relations with
the State Department, aren't you?

Yes.

What gives? I mean, what's behind the
build -up? It's beyond any normal sort

procedure. I can't help you.

That State Department business, I'm just
a hired hand.

You might write them a letter.

Sure, sure.

They'll tell me very diplomatically to
go jump in the lake.

I'm going to have to find out a few
things for myself.

Like what?

Like, what happened to make her change
her mind about the nomination?

Here.

This should keep you out of trouble
tonight.

Don't you ever knock?

Here. This should keep you out of
trouble tonight.

You're the most irritating, aggravating
person I've ever met. Why do I get this

constant feeling that you dislike me?

Maybe it's your arrogance, Mr. Slade.
Now, that's redundant.

Don't make fun of me.

Do you ever wonder what people are
saying about you in Washington?

I don't really care what they're saying.
Well, you should.

You see, what they're saying is, what
right do you have to be sitting behind

ambassador's desk?

I was in Romania for four years, Madam
Ambassador, and I can tell you that it's

a stick of dynamite ready to explode.

So what does the government do?

Send us some amateur from the sticks to
play with the fuse. You are an amateur,

Mrs. Ashley. If someone were going to
pay you off, they should have made you

ambassador to Iceland.

Sir George!

Morning, Mr Chairman.

What a beautiful day, Sir George.

Thank you.

Yes, it's lovely.

Couldn't be better.

You, uh, you have further news of Mrs.
Fish, may I gather?

She leaves for Bucharest on Saturday.

I trust it doesn't mean you'll change
your mind again?

Not now, no.

Not with the husband gone.

As a matter of fact, however, someone's
been making inquiries into his death.

Who?

Washington Reporter.

Are you going to be a problem?

Oh, not at this point.

But we're watching closely.

Enjoy, you know, Mrs. Ash.

It was telly last week. Just darling.

Just a darling woman.

What a pity.

Hey, Ben.

It's out of kilter. It's out of kilter.

What? What are you talking about?

A Cinderella comes out of Kansas.

And all of a sudden, they're making her
into Jacqueline Onassis and Princess Di

all rolled up into one.

Every time she gives an interview, the
reporters go crazy. It's like a feeding

frenzy. So?

I've been doing a little checking.

Seems Mary Ashley first refused the post
because her husband couldn't leave his

medical practice.

So?

So, all of a sudden he gets killed in a
very convenient automobile accident.

Ben, you're not suggesting that
something... Yeah, I'm suggesting.

Ian, what do you know about the
Patriots?

I never bet on football games.

The Patriots of Freedom is a group that
surfaced in the late 70s when the taunt

was going strong.

Both right -wingers and left -wingers
from several different countries.

I never heard of them.

Well, I got a rumor that they might
still be around.

When you say right -wing and left
-wing... I mean as far right as you can

Both here and in Europe.

Working with a dozen key communists.

But together.

Joining forces for a common cause.

What cause?

To kill the president's new program.

To stop any cooperation with the Warsaw
Pact countries.

Well, why?

The commies think it's a plot to destroy
the Eastern Bloc.

The right -wingers think it spells
disaster for the West.

Ben, Ben, I know how tough it is for you
guys to think of a story, but I really

think this is off the wall.

You got connections, Ian.

How about checking this one out for me?

I'll see what I can do.

Now.

Now?

Connors. Uh, Ian Villers, Pete.

Wonder if you might look up something
for me in the CIA computer.

It's a long shot, probably nothing
there, but I promised a friend I'd try.

Yeah, well, what do you want to know?

Have you got something on an
organization called the Patriots of

Uh, no, no, it doesn't ring any bells
with me.

Patriots of Freedom?

No.

No, it doesn't ring any bells.

Tell me, who wants the information?

Oh, it's Ben Cohn, you know, the
reporter for the Post.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I know him. Yeah,
I know who he is. Yeah.

Well, look, Ian, I'll tell you, let me
see what I can do, okay? And I'll get

back to you.

Okay, thanks.

This is a message from the controller
for Angel at 10 .15 a .m. Monday. Please

contact immediately.

This is an urgent message from
controller at 2 a .m. Monday. Contact at

Angel, this is controller regarding
contract.

Respond immediately.

Yeah, it's Ben Cohen, Mrs. Ashley.

Washington Post.

I have some very interesting information
for you.

Could we have a little talk?

Yeah, I could meet you tomorrow morning
at Foreign Services Institute.

Say 9 .30.

Yeah, right.

Right, yes, I'll be there.

Thank you very much.

There's plenty of time. Your flight
doesn't leave until 5 o 'clock.

Stanton, I can't thank you enough.

You've been so kind to me. Well, I'm
just glad to be of some help.

Now, this is your diplomatic passport.

Black instead of the usual blue.

And these are your credentials.

You should read those through carefully.
You'll find that every United States

government employee in Romania is
subject to your authority.

Does that include Mike Slade?

Well, you still feel the same way about
him?

I just don't trust that man.

Why? I don't know. It's just a feeling.
He has an excellent record. Excellent.

He's a genuine troubleshooter.

Trouble period.

Well, if you have any problems with
anyone, you just let me know.

Always available to help. Thank you.

I truly appreciate that.

It has been a real pleasure.

And now, Godspeed, Mrs.

Mary Ashley.

Madam Ambassador, welcome to Romania.

My name is Bill McKinney. I'm your
military attache. Hello. My daughter,

and my son, Tim.

Nice to meet you.

Just come right this way. Mike Slade
wanted to be here, but he had some

important business to take care of.

This is Florian. He'll be your
chauffeur.

Welcome to my country.

I look forward to serve you.

Mucho mas, Domnule.

Cupla, chérie.

Couplet, Daddy.

Very good, honey.

Bucharest is as stately as any European
capital, but behind the facade, Ionescu

runs this country with an iron hand.

I see him.

What's that building?

The Ivan Stelian Prison. That's where
they put anyone who disagrees with

Ionescu's government.

Very.

Madam Ambassador, you're resident.

Tim, Tim, Tim, that's not a good idea.

That's an emergency switch. See if
there's any trouble. If anyone should

you in the car, it activates a radio
transmitter that's monitored at the

embassy. That little red light goes off,
and we're able to triangulate your

position within seconds.

But don't worry.

There's very little chance of that
happening.

Did you hear that, Tim? Yes, ma 'am.

You're resident staff, ma 'am.

We speak English here, madam.

All of us.

We are looking forward to serving you.

Thank you.

You can just put those down there.

Thank you.

Well, here we go, my darling.

Madam Ambassador, I'm Gunnery Sergeant
Hughes. They call me Gunny. Hello,

Sergeant. If you'd just follow me,
please.

Now, the archway directly ahead leads to
our commissary in the basement, and

right over here is our ballroom.

This is where all of the embassy parties
are held.

And actually, if you'll just take a look
right over here, Madam Ambassador,

right up here at the ceiling, I'll show
you what we call our ambassador's folly.

Too hot to keep open in the summer and
too cold in winter.

Some ambassador had it installed years
ago, but no one seems to use it much

anymore.

Well now I'll show you the conference
room

Well,

I

see that you got here safely these are
the people who will be your department

heads, please Starting on your right
here

James Hatfield, your economic advisor.

Lucas Shank, low administrative.

Eddie Moss, political.

Hi there. Ted Thompson, agriculture.

David Victor, commerce.

Colonel McKinney, of course, you know.

Dorothy Stone here will be your personal
secretary.

You'll have plenty of time to get to
know everyone.

We are here, of course, to serve you at
your discretion.

You can replace any of us at any time.

Thank you, Mr. Slade.

I just want you all to know that I'm
looking forward to working with you and

that I'm going to do everything possible
to make our country and Romania the

closest of allies.

You realize I'm certain that I'm going
to need all the help I can get.

Are there any questions any of you would
like to ask me?

That's all.

I know you haven't had a chance to see
anything yet. There's a commissary in

basement, a pharmacy on the main floor.

Of course, if anyone in the embassy gets
seriously ill, we fly them to

Frankfurt. Why?

No member of the embassy is allowed to
go to a local hospital in an Iron

country. I see.

Which one of the employees here is with
the CIA?

I think that you better come with me.

Ambassador Ashley?

Gentlemen?

This is the bubble room.

It's the only room in the building that
can't be bugged.

These Marine guards are on duty 24 hours
a day, and each one of them have been

screened carefully. We don't want a
repeat of what happened in Moscow.

Excuse us?

Just keep in mind... You are in enemy
territory.

How do you handle that, not being able
to talk freely?

We do an electronic sweep of the
building every morning. We find their

pull them out.

It only lasts a few hours, then they
replace them and we pull those out.

Seems like a great waste of time.

It is, but it's their playground. We
play by their rules or we blow the game.

Who is the CIA man on the staff?

Edward Maltz, your political counselor.

Is he the only CIA man?

Right. Why?

I like to know these things.

I like to know everything.

Excellency.

May I present Madam Ambassador Ashley
from the United States.

My great country is honored by your
presence.

Thank you, Your Excellency.

This is my daughter Beth and my son Tim.

So, you have something for me?

Oh, yes, of course.

Here you are.

I accept this letter of credence from
your president.

And I announce that you are now
officially the American ambassador to my

country.

Thank you, Your Excellency.

I have arranged a reception for you next
week.

We have a saying here.

An ambassador arrives in tears because
he knows he will be spending years in a

foreign place, away from his friends.

But when he leaves, he lives in tears
because he must leave his new friend in

country he has grown fond of.

I hope you will grow to love our
country, Madam Ambassador.

I'm sure we will.

Good day, Your Excellency.

What do you think of Mike Slade?

He's the best.

Is that what you wanted to know?

No.

I wanted to talk to you because I feel
the morale of the embassy is rather low.

I wanted to know whether it's because of
me or whether it's always been that

way.

Do you want an honest answer?

Please.

You're a political appointee in an
embassy of career diplomats. That's

foremost.

Go on.

And you're a woman.

Male career officers don't like taking
orders from a woman. The Romanians are a

lot worse.

I see.

And I've never seen so much publicity
about a new ambassador before.

It's made them against you before you
ever got here.

Them, and I suppose that includes
yourself.

Thank you.

I appreciate your honesty.

But I'll tell you this, Dorothy, and you
may certainly repeat it if you wish.

I am here to say, no matter how anyone
in this embassy might feel about me, I

not leaving until I've done what I've
been appointed to do.

Is that clear?

Yes.

Now, is there anything you want to say?

I believe you.

The agricultural, the economic, and the
commerce consulates would like to see

you. What's all this?

Three new surveys and the wireless files
on U .S. developments.

It's going to take me a week to get
through all of this. I hope not.

This entire agricultural program is a
disaster.

My advice is no more helping hands.

So if they don't buy farm goods from us,
they buy them from South America. We

can't let that happen, can we?

Right.

Hi, how are you doing? Great, how are
you?

Okay.

It's really beginning to look like home
around here.

Well, it's not home, but it's real
interesting.

I like it here.

Do you really, honey?

Yeah, I do.

I'm so glad.

So glad.

I'll see you downstairs in a few
minutes.

Okay.

Mom?

proud of you.

Thank you.

You make me feel so good.

You better go talk to Tim.

Why?

I don't know. He's been upset all day.

I don't like it.

We've only been here a few days.

Wait until you get started at school and
you make some new friends. I don't want

to make any friends.

Damn, you don't mean that.

It's too far.

Far? I don't understand.

From him.

From Dad.

We might forget him here and how he was.

I don't want to do that.

Honey, how could we ever do that? I
mean, even if we lived on the moon, we

never ever forget Daddy.

Do you miss him still?

Every morning.

I still reach out for him.

I want him back.

I miss him.

I miss him.

No, no, no, no, no.

Americans have never understood.

My people are descendants of both the
ancient nations and the Romans, going

to the year 105 A .D.

Dormats. We have been Europe's dormats
for centuries.

The Huns, the Slavs, the Mongols have
wiped their feet on us.

But you've managed to survive, Your
Excellency.

And do you know why?

Because of the spirit?

and the fire of the Romanian people.

They trust me. I rule them well.

Strong, firm leadership.

Oh, Nico.

Have you met my son?

I've been looking forward to it. It is
my great pleasure, Madame Ambassador.

I've heard many nice things about you.

That's very kind of you to say that,
Nico.

I think you have a future diplomat here,
Your Excellency.

A diplomat? Nico?

Never. I have other plans for my son.

Nico will be the next president.

I'm going to remind him.

What are

you

doing here?

I thought she might give me a lift.

You don't have a car?

I let my chauffeur go home.

Why?

I thought we might have a talk.

About what?

Be careful of Ionescu. The charm has
surfaced. Don't believe him, don't trust

him. People have a way of just
disappearing here.

You may think that because the man is
charming, I'm going to believe every

he says.

You're mistaken, Mr. Slade. I know my
job. For Pete's sake, lady.

It's been a wonderful talk.

By the way, I made arrangements for the
children to attend the American school.

The kids come from all over. The
teachers are excellent.

When it comes to my children, I'll make
the arrangements.

I do thank you for your concern.

Good night, Madam Ambassador.

Good night, Mr. Slade.

Your assignment is to ensure that Mary
Ashley goes ahead with the Fourth of

party as planned. We've hired an expert,
and you're to give that person any help

necessary. And make sure the children
are there. This should be a festive

occasion.

I believe that fireworks are traditional
on the Fourth of July.

Mary Ashley and her children will be
killed.

There's someone here, right here in this
embassy who's trying to kill me. I'll

tell you what I'd do, Mrs. Ashley.

I'd go home right now.

Are you believing what you're doing? And
you must not let anyone ride in your

way.

The reason I'm calling, Mrs. Ashley, is
that I would like to place you in

nomination as my first ambassador to
Romania.

Is she really that essential to it?

The controller can think of no one else
who would suit our purpose so well.

You're okay, my boy.

Quite frankly, Mrs. Ashley, the
president is hoping that you might

his offer.

I do solemnly swear I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United

States against all enemies, foreign and
domestic.

You are an amateur, Mrs. Ashley. If
someone were going to pay you off, they

should have made you ambassador to
Iceland.

I got a present for you.

What? The...

Madam Ambassador, welcome to Romania. My
name is Bill McKinney.

Nobody cheats on us.

I accept this letter of credence from
your president.

And I announce that you are now
officially the American ambassador to my

country. And make sure the children are
there. This should be a festive

occasion.

I believe that fireworks are traditional
on the 4th of July.

Mary Ashley and her children will be
killed.

Good morning, Dorothy.

Oh, good morning. I put all the morning
dispatches on your desk.

Here's a dossier that was hand
-delivered by Army Intelligence from Mr.

Stuckley's office.

Everything we know about Romanian
officials.

Everything. Personal things? Yes, ma
'am. But I'm sure they know all there is

know about you.

Won't get them very far.

Well, here we are again. I hope you
slept well.

Did you spend your life walking into
places unannounced, Mr. Clay? Lesson

one. Whenever possible, the ambassador
starts the day by having coffee with his

deputy chief of staff.

That's a little present from me to you.

Thank you.

Sugar? No sugar, no cream.

I brew it myself.

Great stuff.

Is there a lesson number two, Mr. Clay?

I'm glad you asked.

This machine?

This?

Is it shredded?

I know what it is.

Last night when you went out, you left
some papers on your desk. By now they've

been photographed and sent to Moscow.

What papers?

Oh, a list of cosmetics.

Of facial tissue, of toilet paper, other
personal things you ordered.

Are you shaking?

The cleaning women work for the
Securitate.

They're grateful for any scrap of
information they can get, and they're

ingenious in putting things together.
That also goes for the servants that

at your house.

How do you like it so far?

What?

The coffee.

The coffee.

Thanks.

You see, the securitate here is the KGB
and the police force wrapped into one.

One out of every three Romanians works
for it in some way. Not that they get

paid. That could at least raise the
standard of living, which is the lowest

Europe.

Glad you came.

Yes.

Yes, I am, Mr. Klein.

Mr. Maltz is here. Have him come in. Mr.
Maltz. Hi.

What's up, Ed? Got a tough one. There's
an American girl here, a student,

University of Bucharest exchange
student. She's running some problems

Romanian... Excuse me, Mr. Maltz. Did
you wish to see me? Oh.

Well, right. Yes, we've got a problem.
There's an American girl, 19.

She was arrested last night for
possession of drugs. That's an extremely

offense around here.

What kind of drugs?

Marijuana. Just a joint, she says.

She's a student and right now she's
scared to death.

What will they do to her?

The usual penalty is five years.

And what can we do about it?

Well, you could always use your charms
on the head of the curatite. Name's

Hannah Murphy.

Says she was framed. She may have a
point.

Why?

Well, it seems she had an affair with a
Romanian policeman.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

They spent the night at her house, and
then he turned her in.

He turned her in?

I've been trying to tell you.

We, Madam Ambassador, we are the enemy
here.

It may be all buddies and hands across
the sea because we're trying to woo them

away from Russia, but when you get down
to the gritty, they're still communists,

and we are the enemy.

The kids come from 28 different
countries.

And there's this Italian guy that keeps
staring at me.

He was staring at all the girls. He was
not.

Should I ignore him?

Do you want to ignore him?

No. Ask if he's nearsighted. Once you
get him talking, he won't stare at you.

What is that?

It's a dead Romanian frog. We're going
to dissect it tomorrow.

They've got a great science lab.

Tim, take it off my desk.

Now.

Well, you two are doing pretty well. No
big problem.

No, Mike took care of us.

Mike? Mr. Flynn.

He told us to call him Mike.

What does he have to do with school?

He showed up there today. Yeah, he
introduced us to the teachers, didn't he

you? No.

Yeah, he knows a lot of the teachers.

He even knows some of the kids, too.

He's a really neat guy.

Don't you think so, Mom?

Yes.

Yes, very neat.

I've arranged a visit to the Ivan Steele
prison at the end of the week. I'll let

you know when that's confirmed.

Thank you.

You let the first three parties start
tonight?

Three? You've got 21 all together this
week. That's impossible.

Well, with 75 embassies in Bucharest,
they're always celebrating something.

Dorothy, would you tell Janklow,
Thompson, and Moss I'd like to see them?

They're in conference right now.

Conference? With whom?

With all the other consulates.

Are you saying there's a staff meeting
going on without me?

Yes, ma 'am. Are you telling me that
this isn't the first time?

Yes, ma 'am.

Tell me what else is going on here that
I should know about and don't.

Well, um... They are sending cables
without your authorization.

Good afternoon.

I won't take up much of your time
because I know how busy all of you are.

It's come to my attention that senior
staff meetings are being held without my

knowledge. From this moment on, anyone
attending such a meeting will be

instantly dismissed.

It's also come to my attention that some
of you are sending cables without

informing me.

Yesterday, Mr. Hatfield, you sent an
unauthorized cable to the State

I've made reservations for you on a
plane leaving for Washington at noon

tomorrow. You are no longer a member of
this embassy.

The next time anyone in this room sends
a cable without my knowledge or fails to

give me full support, that person will
be on a plane back to the United States.

That's all for now.

Mr. Slade.

I'd like to thank you for being so kind
to Beth and Tim at school yesterday.

No problem. They're good kids.

How did it end?

I say, well, neat, but not gaudy. The
shortest and most effective staff

I think I've ever witnessed.

Well done, Madam Ambassador.

Thank you.

You will note, gentlemen, that events in
Romania are proceeding on schedule.

I believe we've had the opportunity to
look over the controller's

in reference to the Argentinian known as
Angel.

The price might appear to be a bit
steep, but of course we are now dealing

an incident which may have enormous
international consequences.

Are there any questions?

Any comments at all on the
recommendation?

Well, make no mistake, the contract will
specifically call for the assassination

of Mrs. Ashley and of her two children.

May I remind you to observe the usual
precautions.

I'm leaving. Thank you, gentlemen.

We made love.

And afterward, we shared some marijuana
that a friend had given me.

It was just one joint.

When I woke up in the morning, he was
gone.

The police showed up.

They stood there watching me while I got
dressed.

And they brought me here.

Five years they told me.

I'm going to do everything in my power
to help you.

You understand?

Everything.

Please believe that.

It's going to be all right.

It's going to be okay.

You're wasting your time. The girl is
guilty as hell.

Well, you can't just walk away from her.
What's his name?

Who? The head of the Securitate.

Estraza. Captain Aurel Estraza.

Good afternoon, Madam Ambassador.

Good afternoon.

You wish to talk to me?

Yes, please be seated.

Thank you.

I would like to discuss the case of
Hannah Murphy.

Oh, yes, yes, yes, the drug peddler.

Forgive me, my English, not very good.

I can understand you.

You see, we have strict laws here with
drugs.

Oh, I'm pleased to hear that. I wish we
had stricter laws in my country.

Good, we agree.

Yes, anyone who sells drugs deserves to
go to jail. Yes.

Hannah Murphy, however, did not sell
drugs.

She offered to give the marijuana to
this man.

It is the same thing.

No, no, not quite.

The man she was with is a lieutenant on
your police force.

He smoked marijuana, too.

Has he been punished?

Why should he be?

He was merely gathering evidence?

I understand he has a wife and three
children?

The American girl tricked him into bed,
so to speak.

So to speak.

The girl is 19 and the lieutenant is 45?

Age has nothing to do with it.

We're quite alone.

I had this room checked for any
recording devices before you arrived.

Does the lieutenant's wife know about
her husband's affair?

Why should she?

It sounds to me like a clear case of
entrapment.

Captain, I think we should make the
whole affair public to the international

press.

There would be no point.

Why?

Well, because I... Because the
lieutenant just happens to be your son

Certainly not.

Did he get a promotion over this?

We only wish to see just as Don.

So do I.

It would seem that your son -in -law has
trapped other young female tourists

even sleeping with him as he did Hannah
Murphy.

However, I... I see no reason for your
daughter to know how her husband

himself.

No, I... I think it'd be much better for
all concerned if you quietly released

Hannah Murphy from jail and I shipped
her back to the United States.

What do you say, Captain?

You are a very interesting lady.

Thank you.

I'll expect Miss Murphy in my office
this afternoon.

I'll see that she's put on the first
plane out of Bucharest.

I will use what little influence I have.

Yes, I'm sure you will, Captain.

So where is he?

Where people don't find him.

Well, tell him it's confirmed. He leaves
for Bucharest next week.

More.

What?

Angel, he don't like to do this bad
thing with the children.

He want two million pounds.

English pounds.

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.

Well, maybe we forget the whole thing,
huh?

Okay, sure.

Okay, okay.

I'm going to have to check it out.

Go on.

Hey. My baby, he's out of town.

If you know what I mean.

Get out of here.

Please, you will help us. You will help
us. The Americans will help, I know.

Good morning.

Good morning. What are you now? Just
couldn't wait for my coffee.

Those people outside at the gate, who
are they?

Romanian Jews, for the most part,
waiting to file applications for visas.

Why don't they go to the Israeli
embassy?

They think we have a better chance of
helping them. They're wrong, of course.

It's a cat and mouse game. UNFQ lets a
few people out of the country every

Well, there must be some way we can help
them.

We're not talking about getting a drum
case dismissed here, not this time.

No, this is government ironclad policy.

Here you are.

Thank you.

Tell me, Mr. Slade.

Mike?

Do you think it might be possible for us
to have a little better relationship?

Sure.

Why not?

I was thinking this morning. Well, it
occurred to me.

That you might like to go to the theater
this evening.

I'd like that very much.

There's a Romanian ballet company
playing.

Corina Socoli, a big star. It's supposed
to be pretty good.

That sounds very nice.

Well, I have three tickets. You could
take Tim and Beth.

Thank you.

Hello?

Yes, just a moment.

Dorothy?

Yes, Dorothy.

Churchman, oh, let me take that Dorothy
tell them that nothing has changed. We

still can't help them People have a
chance to

go to a church in Utah, but they'll
never get the visas I

Don't

want to go do I have to of course not I
It's my Italian friend.

Who? From school.

Oh. I invited him to dinner.

Is that all right? There's a million
servants here.

Of course.

Where's Tim?

In his room with Ivan.

Ivan? A friend from school. They're
helping each other with their homework.

I don't think he's going to want to see
any Romanian dance either.

You're probably right.

Have fun.

Hello, I'm Mary Ashley. The American
ambassador.

I need your help. I cannot stay here. I
have spoken out too freely.

I must be allowed to dance here much
longer. I want to come to America.

Thank you so much for your kind words.

Ah, Madame Ambassador, a front tire is
flat. We have no spare, but I have sent

for one. Well, how long will it take?

Oh, maybe an hour.

How far are we from the residence?

About five blocks, eh?

Straight down the Calamoshalore to the
central square.

Maybe I'll walk.

I'll see you in the morning, Floyd.

At the square, turn it to Strato
Rosetti, and you are there.

Strato Rosetti. Okay.

Excuse me.

Are you lost?

I'm afraid so. I'm looking for the Prada
Risotto.

What happened to you?

These men tried to force me into the
car.

If it hadn't been for this gentleman...

Did they take anything?

No.

If they were going to steal your purse,
they would have taken it on the street.

Who would want to kidnap you?

Is it horrible?

Well, it certainly wouldn't be Ian
Eske's men who are trying to kidnap you.

at the moment, is trying to keep
relations on an even keel.

Someone looking for ransom?

In this country, there wouldn't be a
trial, only a firing squad.

I'll tell you what I'd do, Mrs. Ashley.

I'd go home right now.

Mrs. Slade, I was appointed to this post
by the President of the United States.

And until he fires me, I don't want you
or anyone else telling me to go home.

All you'd have to do is send in your
letter of resignation, pack up your

and go back to Kansas where you'd be
safe.

I expect these people to work with me,
not against me.

Now, if that's too much for you to
handle, Mr. Slade, then I strongly

that you make other plans.

Madam Ambassador?

I'll pass on your message.

My country considers this loan from the
United States an opportunity for both

our countries to open the door to freer
trade policies.

I appreciate that, Mr. President. And
I've already made an urgent plea to the

Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.

In that case, let me say that we are
depending upon you, Madam Ambassador.

You have my promise. I'll do everything
I can.

Of course, I'm in Paris, but I hope that
next year...

The

Lady in the Trance.

You two know each other?

We haven't been officially introduced.

Ah, Madame Ambassador. May I present to
you, Dr.

Louis Deforge.

Ambassador. I beg your pardon, I had no
idea.

I should have recognized you, of course.

You did better than that. You may have
saved my life.

Oh, so you are the one.

I heard of your unfortunate experience.

Well, it would have been unfortunate if
Dr. DeForge hadn't come along. Well, I

was just in the right place at the right
time.

If you two will excuse me, please.

Why did you run away when the police
came?

Well, it is not good policy to get
involved with the Romanian police.

They have a way of arresting witnesses.

And as a mere doctor attacked with
French empathy, I have no diplomatic

immunity.

Some champagne.

No, thank you.

You don't like champagne?

I suppose that's heresy to a Frenchman.

Confession. I have never cared much for
it myself.

But I have found...

That if someone offers a toast, as they
always do, then simply raise your arm.

Nobody ever notices the difference.

Really?

Look, please.

I hope you will forgive me if I seem to
desert you the other evening.

I, uh... I've been extremely wary of
political entanglements

ever since I was in Beirut.

Beirut?

Yes, I was.

I was there when we were fighting the
terrorists.

And, well,

they discovered my identity and exploded
a bomb in the house where I was living.

My wife and two children were killed in
the explosion.

How horrible.

I'm so sorry.

It is that that time heals.

A toast to our host country.

And to his president, Alexandros
Ionescu.

Congratulations. The Foreign Relations
Committee granted the Romanian loan.

You pulled it off, apparently.

I'd like you to make me an appointment
to see President Ionescu as soon as it

can be arranged.

I'll go along with you.

No, I'll do this alone.

Oh, Madam Ambassador.

I understand you bring good news.

No, I'm afraid not.

Are you telling me the loan was not
approved?

Last minute difficulty.

Difficulty? Yes.

I'm just as disappointed as you are,
but... Well...

The vote was favorable until one of the
senators learned that some Romanian

church officials were being denied visas
to visit Utah.

You see, the senator is a Mormon, and he
was very upset.

Utah? That's right, Mr. President.

Well, I don't see any difficulty there.

No? Our church officials are free to
come and go as they please.

But they were told that they couldn't...
We have far more lenient policy toward

them than any other Eastern Bloc
country.

Yes, I know. They may leave whenever
they wish.

Really? Yes.

Thank you, Mr. President. And I'm sure
the senator from Utah will be very

pleased. Good day.

Good day.

Mrs. Ashley, I wish to point out that I
was correct in the matter of the church.

There was no difficulty.

A misunderstanding, I'm sure. My
government was very pleased to proceed

law. But of course, your people
recognize our mutual interest.

I might point out to you, however, that
there are other people here, Romanians,

who wish to leave the country and they
are being denied that right.

They are dissidents, troublemakers.

Have you tasted the caviar?

It's fresh beluga. You must try it.

He's right about the caviar. It's
delicious.

What is it they say?

We have got to stop meeting like this?

Considering the amount of parties in
Bucharest, that would be impossible.

Do you know a little restaurant called
the Tower?

I'm afraid not.

Oh, it's a charming little place.

I made a reservation for one.

They would be thrilled if I arrived with
him.

This evening?

I don't know the question, but I thought
I would ask.

I'd love to.

Really? Really.

You have two children, I understand.

Yes. A boy and a girl.

Well, if you wish to, bring them along.

Oh, no, no. They're busy tonight.

Yeah, at what time should I pick you up?

I have some work to finish at the
embassy and I'd like to see the

Would eight be all right?

From those years in the underground in
Beirut, they seem so far away.

Forgive me, I'm afraid I'm going on too
much hereabouts.

Oh, no, no, not at all.

Nothing wrong?

No, it's nothing.

Tell me.

Well, there's just a little trouble at
the embassy this evening.

Fighting the various terrorist factions.

But you're a doctor.

Yes.

You see, I believe every man must risk
something so that in the end he does not

risk everything.

But had I known the price I would have
to pay would be the lives of my wife and

children.

Have you never thought of marrying
again?

No.

No, she was...

I sometimes think no one could repair
them.

Perhaps I came here to Romania mostly to
try and forget.

But there, there is something here.

I confess I feel an evilness about this
country.

Oh, not the people.

They are lovely, but they are quite
helpless.

They are virtually slaves.

I shall be glad when my tour of duty is
over and I return to France.

There are some people who think I should
go home.

No. Impossible.

I have made inquiries.

Everyone who knows you here is very
impressed.

They say you've brought an image of
America that is most engaging, most

intelligent.

Alan, I'm trying.

You believe in what you're doing.

I know that.

And you must not let anyone frighten you
away.

Is he in?

Yes, yes. What's the matter?

Excuse me, but you're limiting. The
alarm just went off. They're tracking

It's near the American school. The
children.

I just wanted you to know that the
president is very pleased with the

the surplus wheat sale and the Romanian
loan.

He says his faith in you is completely
justified.

Thank you, Stanton.

Tell him how much I appreciate that.

I certainly will.

I'm going to be leaving for China. I'll
be gone for a couple of weeks.

How can I reach you?

Through my office. They'll always know
where to contact me.

And will you just keep up that good
work, Mary, hmm?

Thank you.

Goodbye, Stanton.

I'm leaving early today, Dorothy. I have
the party at the Chinatown.

What's the matter?

I don't know.

I haven't been feeling all that great
this last week.

No energy.

See you tomorrow.

And then, just as we were about to get
down to dinner, this pig, he jumped on

the table and smashed the table.

Well, in French, of course.

Well, I say to my wife, I say, look, I
like pork, but this is too much.

But I must tell you, this little pig, he
knew what he was doing.

I mean, after that, my wife couldn't
bear to have him killed. He became a pet

for the children.

Honestly? Honestly, cross my heart.

Now, Kim, I must tell you the story of
the bicycle with no bars to handle.

Handlebars. Right.

You're dear with your feet.

Your children are delightful.

Thank you.

They told me they'd like to see you
again.

Really?

Oh.

You know, Beth reminds me very much of
my elder daughter.

So beautiful.

You realize what I am doing?

I am reliving my past.

Coffee for two?

No cream? No sugar?

A little strong.

Just the way you like it. Thank you. I
couldn't set that meeting for you.

Ionescu's canceled all appointments. How
come?

It's his son. The boy's come down with
botulism poisoning. Apparently it's very

serious. Botulism?

The boy was visiting friends in Germany.
They've had a big epidemic there.

Well, we'll get the antithromb to him.
We're told the epidemic has used all

their supplies, including ours.

Dorothy, get me the Center for Disease
Control in Atlanta, Georgia, right away.

You're wasting your time.

They could supply the stuff, but you can
never get it here on time. Not for

botulism poisoning. It works too
quickly.

Yes, I can hear you very clearly, Madam
Ambassador.

But I don't think I can help you.

You see, in order to requisition a
supersonic jet, you've got to have an

approval from the Secretary of Defense.
And then you can... Yes, I am listening.

But I can't possibly authorize an
operation like this without an approval

the Secretary of... General, if
Ionescu's son dies because you wasted

this, I promise you that word of your
refusal is going to be communicated to

White House. Do I make myself clear?

We communicate with everyone, both
Eastern and Western Europe. They have

nothing.

E must be associated with canned food.
It must be fish. The symptoms can appear

within hours, and then you don't have
the right cure, and then it's one of

those... Oh, sorry to interrupt.

Oh, do you know Dr. DuPont? Yeah, Dr.
DuPont. I just came from the airport.

The plane refueled in mid -Atlantic. It
landed in Bucharest about an hour ago.

The foreign minister picked up the
antiserum, and it's on its way to the

Oh, thank God.

You have a hell of a lot of clout, Mrs.
Ashley. Sorry for the interruption.

Have a million dollars.

I think you may be very close.

I can't believe anyone ever got a thank
you note like that before. What are you

going to do?

Return it, of course.

He might get insulted.

I'll risk it.

Wow, this is heavy.

You better get a couple of marine guards
to take it back.

I'll get a company.

Phil, you returned my gift.

Yes, Your Excellency.

What do you want?

I don't want anything.

I don't make trades for children's
lives.

Never the less is life worth saved.

And I must offer you something.

No.

Is that all, Your Excellency? May I go?

I will not be indebted to you.

Your Excellency.

I have two children of my own. I think I
can understand how you feel.

If you were to make a wish, any wish,

what would it be?

A wish? I don't know what you mean. You
know what I mean.

There's nothing.

I insist.

Each and every day, I've been trying to
get your foreign minister to lift the

restrictions on those people who want to
emigrate from Romania. Those people

whom you call dissidents.

Why?

Why would any good Romanian wish to
leave his mother country?

I don't call them dissidents.

They are dissidents.

They are troublemakers.

And the trouble they make will do them
no good.

Good day, Madam Ambassador.

Good day.

I'd like all your reports in by July
1st, with your timesheets.

Colonel McKinney, could you get me those
security evaluations by Friday? Yes, ma

'am. Thank you.

That's all.

Are you all right?

Bye.

Is there something you want to say, Mr.
Clayton?

Yes, something confidential. That's why
I'd rather talk to you in here.

Well?

It concerns you and Dr. DeForest.

I'm listening.

There is an embassy advisement, you
know, about involvement with foreigners.

Thank you.

I appreciate your concern.

But whom I see is no one's business.

It's the business of everyone in the
embassy.

Because he's a foreigner?

Dr. DeForge is an enemy agent.

What? He is an enemy agent.

I don't believe it.

Think about how you met him.

Very fortunately, as it happened.

Exactly. The poor damsel in distress,
the knight in shining armor. It's the

oldest trick in the world. I've used it
a dozen times myself.

I don't give a damn whether you have or
you haven't.

He fought against terrorists in Lebanon.

He lost his wife and his children there.

Your doctor never had a wife or
children.

I'd like to ask you a favor. Sure.

I'd like some information on a Dr. Louis
Deforge.

He's attached to the French embassy
here.

Anything in particular?

I'd like to know if he was married and
had children.

I'll get on it right away.

Anything else?

No, that's it.

Thank you.

Let's see.

Married in Dijon, wife named Renee, two
daughters ages 10 and 12.

They were killed in Beirut in a
terrorist bombing when he was working

underground there.

Here you go, ma 'am.

Thank you, Eddie.

You can shred it.

The speciality of the house is game. I
would suggest the venison.

I'll try. My first.

You have no deer in Kansas?

No, not at the corner grocery.

Fantastic.

What?

You, sitting there with the river and
the trees behind you.

Frantic.

I wish I were a painter and not a
doctor.

One day you would give me a photograph.

Of course.

And perhaps I can have one of you.

As a matter of fact, the only photograph
I have is an old one that was taken in

Beirut with my family.

May I see it?

I'd really like to.

I'd love to.

That was taken two months before they
were killed.

For so long now, I have felt like a
ghost wandering around,

lost.

So helpless without her.

Even the trivial things, I did not know
how to cook a meal or make a bed.

I guess we're all victims in a way.

I remember reading something after my
husband died that stayed with me ever

since.

I suppose it's rather poetic and... Tell
me.

Well, I read that our destinies are
decided by a cosmic roll

of the dice.

The winds of fortune that blow from the
windmills of the gods.

Yes, I think I do.

Bring the red one for you, madam.

Are you ill?

Yes, I am.

Perhaps I should send for the doctor.
No.

No, no.

Would you have Mihai call the Chilean
ambassador and tell him I'm not feeling

well? Yes, ma 'am. Thank you.

The floor is falling all flat.

Children, children.

Please, not so loud. Your mother's not
feeling very well.

What's wrong?

I do not know.

The French Embassy.

I need Dr. DeForge.

Yes, Mama.

Mary.

It's all right, I'm here now.

How long has this been going on?

All three.

What is it?

What's wrong with me?

It's all right. Thank you. Come.

Can you remember precisely when it
started?

The day after we got back from the
mountains.

Do you remember having anything to eat
or drink that made you feel ill

afterward?

No. You have breakfast here at the
residence with the children.

And the children are fine.

Yes. You have lunch in the same place
every day?

No, no.

Sometimes at the embassy and sometimes
not.

Is there any place you regularly have
dinner or anything you regularly eat?

Mary, stay awake. Listen to me.

Any person you eat with constantly.

We'll get to Varys, isn't it?

Mary.

It's very difficult for me to say this.
It's unthinkable, but I think someone is

poisoning you.

Oh. In fact, I would suspect it's
Arthur, except I know that Arthur is not

sale in Bucharest.

Oh. Oh, my God.

Who? Who would... Who would want to
poison me?

Is there any kind of vet routine you
have involving food or drink every day?

Well, Mike Slade brings me coffee every
day.

He's always there waiting.

But what possible reason could he have?

Everything I got here from the very
beginning. He's been

trying to get me out of the embassy.

Oh, I just can't believe it. All right,
we'll talk about this later.

The first thing we have to do is to get
you well again.

I'm going to give you an antidote for
arsenic called Baal.

I'll alternate that with penicillamine.

The surface.

Ah, there you are. How is she?

Much better.

Your mother is going to be all right.

She'd like to see you if you want to
come up in about five minutes.

What do you think?

Are you well enough to go back to work?

I will be Monday, I'm sure.

You know, this is twice now that you've
saved my life.

Well, I think we damn well better find
out who's trying to take it.

Well, I've been checking out the various
embassies, all but yours, which refuses

to give me the information.

Now, none of the others carry any
arsenic of any kind.

So if you were to drop by the pharmacy
in your embassy, tell them that you have

some trouble with insects in your garden
and ask for a pesticide called anthol.

It's loaded with arsenic.

And if they have it?

Anyone who checks out a poison has to
sign for it.

And the signatures will be on the form.

You understand?

Yes.

Yes, I certainly do.

Madam Ambassador, good morning. Welcome
back.

Guess that blue really knocked you out.

Yes, it did almost.

Excuse me, I wonder if you could help
me. In a minute, I just have to... Oh,

Madam Ambassador, I'm sorry.

I didn't see you.

Are you feeling better? Much better,
thank you. Good.

Can I get you something, an
antihistamine?

No, no, no. It's something else
entirely.

You see, my gardener tells me we're
having trouble with insects, so I was

wondering if you might have something...
It's called antol. As a matter of fact,

we do.

An infestation of ants is very unusual
at this time of year.

You're the second person who's inquired.
Oh?

Yes. You'll have to sign for it.

Oh, Madam Ambassador, it is wonderful to
see you again.

Thank you, Dorothy.

Are you feeling better?

Much better.

Well enough for that Fourth of July
party this year. I could easily cancel

No? We're going to have it, as usual.
All right.

Mr.

Maltz? Yes, ma 'am. I have a coded
message, which I'd like to go to

right away. Could you do that for me?
Sure can.

It's with Stanton Rogers. It's very
important.

Right away, ma 'am.

Look, I don't know how she got past the
guards. All I know, she's here now.

Madam Ambassador, there's a woman here,
Corina Saccoli. She's in your office.

She just walked past the guards.

Oh, please, please, you must help me.

Come, sit down. I want to go to your
country. I can stay here no longer.

We can keep you here at the embassy for
a brief period, but... Oh, please,

please. I'll do everything I can to help
you, but I can't make any promises.

God bless you.

God bless you, Mrs. Ashley.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

God bless you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Hello. This is Louis Desforges.

I thought perhaps you might like to know
that Mrs. Ashley is going to live.

Well, why shouldn't she?

Because someone has been poisoning her.

What the hell are you talking about?

It is quite possible you know what I'm
talking about.

I haven't the faintest idea, but if
you're suggesting... Yes, I am

Well, you're wrong. I don't know where
you got all this, but you've gone off

deep end.

I think we ought to get together, talk
about it, get it squared away.

I agree.

I shall be in Ploeti all day, but I
shall be back this evening.

What time?

We could meet at Beneath the Park on
your way back.

Say, about seven.

I'm glad you could come. I think we can
clear this up rather quickly.

You said on the telephone that you
thought someone was trying to poison

Ashley? I know it.

And you think I'm responsible?

You could have placed it in her copy a
little at a time.

And have you reported this to anyone?

Not yet.

I wanted to talk to you first because...
Well, frankly, I find it extremely

difficult to believe.

Believe it.

What? I said believe it.

I'm so sorry.

About what?

About Dr. Defoe's.

What about him?

They found his body this morning in
Banayasa Park.

Shot to death.

I'm trying to reach Stanton Rogers.

Please have him call the moment you're
in touch.

Yes?

I think you're making a mistake.

Keeping the Sokolai woman here.

I mean, she is their leading ballerina.

A national treasure in this country.

We can hold her here for a while, but
they will never let her leave Romania.

Well, we'll find a way.

I'm standing by. I've been standing by.

Hello, Mary.

Did you receive my cable, Stanton?

Cable? No.

Yes, I had Eddie Maltz send you a coded
cable.

Well, I never received it. I was
informed, however, that you were trying

me. Please, listen very carefully.

There is someone here. I mean, right
here in this embassy who's trying to

me.

Good God.

And I know who it is.

Stanton, are you sure this line is
secure?

Yes. Yes, absolutely.

Every morning since I've been here.

A small amount of arsenic was placed in
my coffee.

Slowly, systematically, I was being
poisoned.

And every morning, that coffee was
brought to me by Mike Slade.

No, no, I can't... Look here, isn't it
possible that he didn't know the coffee

was tainted?

He made it himself in his office.

Couldn't someone else have had access to
that coffee?

Patton, you don't understand.

He has been trying to get me out of
Romania ever since I arrived here.

I will inform the president at once. In
the meantime, I will arrange for some

extra security for you. We're having the
Fourth of July embassy party on

Saturday night.

Don't worry.

He will be in custody by then.

Why is he doing this?

I don't know.

But we're damn well going to find out.

McKinney. It's Stanton Rogers, Bill.

Yes, sir. What can I do for you? I want
you to pick up Mike Slade. Hold him in

close custody until you hear from me.
Slade?

I'm afraid there may be a problem with
that, sir. I've been trying to reach him

myself for the last few hours. No one
seems to know where he is.

I've checked all my sources.

He's disappeared.

Gentlemen, members of the Eastern
Committee, I am pleased to report that

reached the final phase of our Bucharest
operation.

Sir George, if you will.

The incident will occur at the Fourth of
July party at the American Embassy.

Arrangements have been made for
international press and television

Mrs. Ashley, her two children, and her
guests will all be involved.

We have no knowledge of how precisely
this will be carried out, nor do we wish

to have that knowledge.

But I'm sure we're all aware here of the
very grave risks, and indeed the

possible holocaust which may follow.

Mr. Chairman, we stand beside you.

I would like to say at this point that I
think we all owe a very special note of

thanks to the person in Romania who
helped bring this about.

Beth, tell Tim he has to wear a tie. I
want you both looking your very best.

Okay, but he's not going to like it.

What have we got now? More decorations,
banners, balloons.

Who the devil is going to fill all those
up?

Don't worry, you're off the hook.

They will sign us a vein to do the work.

What are you doing here?

You're convinced I'm out to kill you.

I don't blame you.

Bill?

Where's the balloon? Still working on
it.

Hey!

Oh, sorry.

Helium, right?

I didn't think helium burned.

The fact is, Mrs. Ashley, there's a
faction in our government convinced that

we get involved with Iron Curtain
Country, the communists will destroy us.

On the other side, there's a faction of
communists who think detente is a trick

to bring capitalist spies into their
countries.

And so you have an unholy alliance, a
super -secret alliance of very powerful

men calling themselves the Patriots of
Freedom.

They want our program here to flourish
at first and then sabotage it in such a

dramatic way it would never be tried
again. You fit the bill perfectly, Mrs.

Middle America with two all -American
kids.

The ambassador with Fizzle.

They use their press connections around
the world to make you everyone's

darling.

To put it bluntly...

Your assassination would put an end to
any further ideas of detente.

As it happened, Mike was able to
infiltrate the group.

But you tried to kill me.

No, ma 'am.

What I'm trying to do, what I've been
trying to do, Mrs. Ashley, is to get you

home where you'd be safe, to get you
just sick enough so you'd have to leave

Romania. Our doctors were waiting for
you in Washington.

We couldn't tell you the truth. It would
have blown the whole operation.

Even now, we don't know who put the
organization together. He never attends

meetings. He's only known as the
controller.

I'm sorry to say that your friend, Dr.
Dave Forge, was part of the group.

Then why was he killed?

Who killed him?

I had no choice.

He knew I was a member of the committee.
The moment that he sensed that I was

poisoning you, he became suspicious of
me. You see, you weren't supposed to die

that way.

I couldn't let him expose me.

He had children.

There was no family.

He told me. He lied.

Eddie Maltz told me, too.

Maltz? Yes, I had him check it out. He
said that Louie had been married and had

two daughters.

We

expect

him to try to carry out the contract
this evening at the Fourth of July

To make it as public and as shocking as
possible.

Extraordinary precautions have been
taken. We have the full cooperation of

Romanian government.

You're asking me to set myself up as a
target?

There's something that we haven't told
you.

Months ago, when these people heard that
you turned down the nomination, it was

your husband that stood in the way.

They were determined to get him out of
the way.

And they did.

They tried to make it look like an
accident so you wouldn't become

We could put an end to all of this.

Tonight.

If you'd help us.

But without you and the children.

No.

Not my children.

Just a very brief appearance.

I'll slip them out quietly and bring
them back here.

Not my children.

The entire block has been cordoned off
by Ionesco's soldiers. Nobody gets

through without a pass.

We have our own checkpoints at every
entrance.

Keep alert and keep at your posts.

Then just as soon as you've made your
appearance with me in the ballroom, four

Marine guards will bring you back here.

You mean we can't stay for the party?
No.

No. Why?

I can't tell you why. It's a secret.

You mustn't let anyone know you're
leaving.

Why does it have to be so secretive? Do
you hear me?

Do you hear me? No one.

Tim?

Yes, Mom.

Beth?

I love you.

They'll be safe. Don't worry.

You think you can now?

I'm very sorry.

I'm very sorry.

You look like you want to change your
mind.

I'm here and I intend to stay here. I
told you that a long time ago, didn't I?

Balloons come from? Where we always get
them, our Air Base in Frankfurt. Deliver

them to our warehouse here.

Who delivered them? Army personnel.

Who went Army personnel?

I don't know what unit, but I'll find
out for you. Do that, will you, Bill?

Yes, sir. The balloons and some other
stuff were taken from an Army truck

into the storage room here.

It took all afternoon to fill them up.
Who brought them in?

I didn't get his name, sir. A civilian.

A civilian? What the hell are you
talking about? Who gave that

Well, I didn't see the papers on it,
Colonel, but I was told that it came

Mr. Maltz at the embassy.

Briggs can tell you more about it.
Briggs! Hey, Briggs!

Briggs!

I don't understand, sir. He was posted
in this room, Colonel. He never leaves

out permission.

Angel is a woman.

Eddie Maltz got a permit allowing Angel
into the storage room. Look at this.

I was checking the cylinders they use to
fill the balloons for the party.

There's a hell of a lot more than helium
here.

White phosphorus. This one is loaded
with propane. Mix them with a little

acetylene. You've got a blast big enough
to level a city block.

Hee -haw.

Would you see if you can find Mr. Say?
Yes.

A timer. There's got to be a timer to
set them off.

How long ago did he or she leave?

According to the sergeant, just a few
minutes ago.

It could be anywhere.

I want you to clear the room immediately
and make an announcement.

Get everybody outside.

What is it?

Those balloons up there. They're lethal.

There's a timing device set to explode
in here somewhere, and when it does,

going to blow this place sky high in a
matter of minutes.

The ambassador's folly.

We can open the roof.

Not with a switch.

Nothing electrical. Any kind of spark
would set them off.

There should be a manual override.

Get them out. Say anything.

to get them outside. Come on, Bill.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Could you all step out into the
courtyard as soon as possible?

There's a small fire in the kitchen.
Nothing to be alarmed about.

But as a precaution, could we all step
outside for a few minutes?

Thank you.

Careful, Mike.

Yeah.

Either.

Excuse me, ma 'am, but Colonel McKinney
gave me orders to clear the ballroom.

Mr. Connors, please open the door.

Sir George, this is the police.

Would you open this door for me, sir?

Sir George, I'm not asking you to open
this door immediately.

Sir George?

Sir George, this is the police.

Yes, I see.

All right, Jerry, thank you.

They just picked up Hans Kreutz at the
Bundestag in Bonn. It was the last one

Mike Slade's list except the controller.
And still no leads.

No, and can't identify him.

Slade back yet?

Yes, he flew in yesterday on the same
plane as Mrs. Ashley.

I doubt very much that you're going to
be able to persuade her to go back.

Well, how can we blame her? She's been
used by everyone since she got there.

I'd like to arrange an appointment with
her for tomorrow morning.

Tell Slade I've got another assignment
for him in Washington.

All right.

Take me to CIA headquarters.

In time.

What? What did you say?

We talk.

You.

Senor, I gotta tell you, I am
disappointed.

The bank in Geneva, there's nothing
there.

You're damn right there's nothing there.

Oh, sometimes things happen.

I do good next time.

There won't be a next time.

You're not gonna get a dime.

Oh, senor, I beg you not to make this
hasty decision.

We can talk.

We are through talking right now.

Did you hear me?

You're never going to see Angel again.

Hasta luego.

Why? Why Stanton Rogers?

I guess there's just no honor among
assassins.

Assassins?

The Patriots of Freedom Committee. It
may have just lost their last member and

saved us a lot of trouble.

Stanton Rogers?

The controller.

Mary Ashley said something to me on the
flight back. She said the only two

people that she trusted in all of this
were the president and Rogers. That got

me to thinking, someone above reproach.
God knows the president wasn't out to

sabotage his own program.

But Stanton Rogers was something else.

Here with someone high enough with all
the connections necessary someone who

could personally supervise the publicity
build -up. He knew exactly Exactly what

Mary and the kids symbolized and
everything must have clicked for him in

almost worked He thinks you go back now.

I wouldn't take any bets on that bill,
but I'll tell you one thing The ladies

got grit You know, of course why I've
asked you here to twist your arm Mr.

President. Now, now, I know, and I can
certainly empathize with you, believe

Can I show you something?

Yes. This letter arrived at the White
House yesterday.

Ian Eskew sidestepped State Department
channels to have it delivered to me

personally. Ian Eskew?

Yes, he's asked me to do everything I
can to persuade you, to implore you to

return.

He even mentioned 23 dissidents.

What? He's allowing 23 dissidents to
leave the country.

He even said he might permit a few
others. Now, mind you, he didn't couple

with your return, but I think that's
clearly the inference.

So, you now have the presidents of two
different countries asking you to

reconsider.

If I did, Mr. President. Yes?

I would insist our country give
sanctuary to Karina Sokolai. Oh, I'm

Mary. I told you why we can't do that.
That would offend Ionescu.

Well, you'll get over it. I know
Ionescu, Mr. President. He's using her

bargaining chip.

How do we get her out of Romania?

On one of our army cargo planes.

All right.

I'll clear it with State.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

Oh.

There's just one more thing.

Yes, Mary?

I'll need Mike Slade.

He already has another assignment, so
anyone else at all?

Slade.

I get the feeling here that I'm being
subjected to blackmail.

In fact, now I know why you've done so
well in Romania.

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you very
much.

Mary?

Stay out of trouble.

We're going to be neighbors again, Mr.
Slade.

I'm in the office next year until I go
back at the end of the week.

Back home?

No, Romania.

I talked it over with the president this
morning.

He told me to keep out of trouble.

Nice sense of humor, the president.

You'll be going back, too.

No, not me. I think you've made some
sort of mistake. I have another

See, the president just told me... No,
no, the president just told me. He said

he wouldn't even consider my returning
without Mike Slade.

I said, of course, that you might not
want to.

But he insisted.

He insisted.

Well,

that might help solve the problem.

If the ambassador is not allowed to
fraternize with foreigners, then who is

going to fraternize with?

There has to be someone, right?

Absolutely.

There has to be someone.