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The circus is like the spy game.

Nothing is what it seems and it's usually worse.

What are we looking for?

I don't know.

Just got a message to be at the circus and wait for a contact.

Have a look round and see if you can spot anybody that doesn't belong here.

Us?

Only us.

The trouble with informers is they only tell you half the story.

If they get caught, they only get half the blame.

Going to the ballet.

The ballet?

I've got a date.

Special date.

Look out, this might be our contact.

Computer.

What's he saying?

Do you want some sweets?

No.

No, thank you.

That's what I'm trying to tell you.

My love, you're the most annoying!

One of two things just happened.

Either we got what we came for, or that clown just stole my wallet.

Check.

We're hired.

I've got to go.

I'll see you in the office in the morning. Okay.

Let's go.

Nick.

Hi. Hi. How are you?

How did you like it?

You missed it again. I can't believe it.

Well, I had to go to the circus.

The circus?

Yeah.

Well, Harry said to meet me at the circus, and I do work for him, so I had

to be there.

I've never met this Harry Palmer, but when I do, I'll have something to say to

him. But I did see you in the finale.

And you were fantastic.

Tatiana!

Hi. Remember me?

Sure I do, Brandy. I've been reading your articles. They're wonderful.

Thank you.

I haven't met your friend. Oh, Nick. Hi. Hi there.

Well, I'd like to interview you. The inside story of a ballerina in Moscow.

But I'm leaving for St. Petersburg tonight.

Well, why don't I meet you there?

Good.

Nice to meet you, Brandy. All right. Bye.

What's

the

matter, Nick?

I want you to miss your train.

What's going on?

Write to me, Nick. Call me.

I'll do better.

I'll see you next week.

Wonderful. What's even more wonderful is Harry's thinking of opening an office in

St. Petersburg.

That's great news.

You too, Nick.

Don't forget to lock your door.

I will.

I'll do Blue TV.

I love you too, Nick.

That's what you need!

Nick? Nick, what happened?

It's okay.

Looks like I'm going to St. Petersburg a little earlier than I thought.

This is the note that I received.

1,000 grams of enriched plutonium A232 missing from facility St. Petersburg.

Find it.

That's enough to make three atomic bombs.

How on earth would you smuggle something as radioactive as that? First thought,

it had better be well-inflated. That's deadly tough.

Does it say anything about how much we're going to get paid?

Yeah.

$250,000.

Let's see if it bounces.

Rita, take it to the bank as soon as possible and see if it clears.

Now, gentlemen, where do we start?

My KGB contacts could be useful here. My friends at the CIA could tell me

something about customer interest.

We have Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, North Korea. They all have a shopping list.

And just which international terrorist organization are Libya and Syria

supporting this matter?

Where's Nick?

Haven't seen him since yesterday.

He had a date last night.

A date?

Yeah.

And who is she?

I've met her. She's a knockout.

Is there any other business?

We have an old problem, and that's Alex.

But who's Alex?

Big shot from St. Petersburg, and bad news.

Real bad news.

He's been to Moscow, Harry. He's been asking about it.

Louis tipped me off.

He could be trouble. Louis? Louis is everybody's friend and neighborhood

informer.

Fitzhall?

It is a collect call from St. Petersburg.

That's okay.

We'll accept the charges.

Oh, Nick.

Hello, how are you?

Nick, it's me.

What are you doing in St. Petersburg?

It's Tatiana.

She's in trouble.

Already? Harry, this is serious.

I'm at her parents' home.

I'm going to stay here for a while to protect her.

Listen,

I'm coming to St. Petersburg.

I'll tell you why when I get there. I'm on the overnight train.

Meet me at the station, okay? I'll be there. Take care.

Bye.

We'll do the special delivery.

Be careful, Harry.

Could be from Alex.

How about that?

He dropped it.

From Alex with love.

Attention! Train number 122 from Adler is arriving at the first platform.

Irisha, how long do I have to wait for you?

A thousand grams of plutonium?

Yeah. Worth ten million.

Give or take a million.

Who are we working for?

Still a mystery.

The check was good, but it was drawn on a numbered account.

We do know who the informer was.

Louis. Right.

Now, what's the problem with this new girlfriend of yours?

Somebody's after Tatiana. I don't know why.

Here she comes now.

I haven't told her anything about it.

Okay.

Hi, Nick.

Hi, Tatiana.

Meet Harry Palmer.

Hello. Nick works for you.

And he works too hard.

That's why he's always late when he has to meet me.

Well, that's your his excuse.

I'll take the luggage. You get in the front seat.

What's her driving like?

You'll see. Get in the front.

I'll drop you off at your hotel. Then I have to pick up my father's work.

Tatiana's father works at the Hermitage.

He's a senior curator.

Everybody knows the Hermitage has the most valuable art collection in the

world. Does your father get to take home any samples?

I wish he did.

Why don't we have dinner together tonight?

Wonderful. Where should we go?

Leave that to me.

Bye,

Tatiana. See you at eight.

I thought you said she was in danger.

Watch.

Friends of mine. I should have known.

You have a message, Mr. Palmer.

Oh, thank you.

Find out if you'll see us right away.

Use the house phone. Okay.

You must be Harry Palmer.

Why must I?

Well, your friend Louie. He gave me your picture.

Well, Louie's everybody's friend.

It's his profession.

I'm Brandy.

Hello, Brandy. And what do you do?

I'm a freelance journalist.

And I also write for the Neva News.

We come out weekly, mostly in English.

What are you trying to do, sell me a subscription?

Oh, no.

Much more.

I want an exclusive interview.

I'm doing a series of articles on crime in Russia, and I'm hoping to get them

syndicated in the United States.

Your friend Louie, he told me you could help me.

I never do interviews, Brandy.

I'm in the private investigation business.

Publicity can be dangerous.

Now do I look like I can be dangerous?

All ladies can be dangerous, Brandy.

Hello, Brandy. Hi, Nick.

What are you doing here?

Well, I'm still trying to get that interview with Tatiana.

You haven't seen the last of me, Harry Palmer.

And I warn you, I don't take no for an answer.

Doesn't take note for an answer.

Must do.

Interview me.

Oh. Oh.

He'll see us whenever we like.

Yeah.

I've learned one thing about doing business in Russia.

Stay friendly with the cops.

The higher up, the better.

Mr. Palmer.

General Kornikoff. This is my associate, Nikolai.

Nikolai Petrov. You speak Russian?

My father was English. I was brought up in England, but I am Russian.

Interesting.

I understand you have friends in high places in Moscow.

I've been useful to them, and one good turn deserves another.

Indeed, but this is St. Petersburg.

Matters are different here. Yes, sir. I heard you've been getting right on top

of the crime situation here. It's much worse in Moscow.

Before we go any further, gentlemen, I don't welcome any private investigation

companies in my city.

I hope we might work together, sir.

I don't think so.

Our present government, in an epidemic of privatization, allows enterprises

like yours.

But I do believe that this work should be left to those who have experience,

training, and ability.

Well, that lets us out.

Let me warn you from the start.

If you break in any way the law, I will have you arrested.

We're only trying to do our job.

Being a foreigner, Mr.

Palmer, you may find it hard to understand.

We Russians, and particularly the citizens of St. Petersburg, are proud.

Very proud people.

We can take care of our own problems.

Don't become one of them.

Do you think he liked her?

If he did, he concealed it very well.

And what do we have here?

Harry Palmer.

You're still alive.

No thanks to you, Yuri.

What are you doing in a police station?

Turning yourself in, I hope.

Well, that's luck, Harry.

See you, Yuri.

You think you've still got that contract out on me?

That's more than $300 to kill you now.

Inflation.

Yuri could be useful.

Yuri? He wants you dead.

There's somebody more important and dangerous than me that he wants dead.

Alex. Right.

Why did you bring us here, Harry?

I wanted to cover the town in one night.

Everyone comes here.

It's our job to know what's going on, Tatiana.

What do you think of the food, Harry?

The borscht was cabbage, no beetroot, and there wasn't a bloody caraway seed

in it.

It's still the most expensive restaurant in St. Petersburg.

That's why only the mafia can afford to come here.

Hence our friend Yuri over there.

And we have some more company.

Hello, Harry.

Hi, Brandy.

I'd like you to meet a friend of mine from New York. This is Dr. Bestry.

Harry Palmer.

Pleasure.

Nikolai.

This is Tatiana.

Nice to meet you.

Pleasure. Well, you guys have a good night.

Tatiana, I'll talk to you later, okay? Fine.

So, she's working for Petersburg.

Yeah, we bumped into her at the hotel.

She wanted to interview Harry.

She has good connections.

And she seems to know a lot of people here, too.

This place is full of gangsters.

Just part of the new free market system?

They call it free enterprise, so they're bloodsuckers, living off the blood of

other people.

I was brought up in London during the black market, so I'm used to it.

If you'll excuse me.

She all right, Nick?

Yeah, she'll be fine.

Tatiana.

Get down.

Are you leaving?

I'm still waiting for that interview.

Now?

Andre, stay down.

What's this all about?

The mafia.

Why didn't you pay them?

I did.

What's the problem?

Wrong mafia.

Oh, that's big.

I'm a doctor.

Take a look.

What's new? Nothing serious. Nothing serious?

What do you call this?

It's a good thing we had a doctor in the house.

There was a doctor. Now I'm an international art dealer.

Oh, really? Come on.

Let's go.

Hurry. Bye.

Hurry.

I can't find Tatiana anywhere. The bastards must have taken her. This was

just a cover. Maybe she went to her flat. She ran.

At midnight on Friday.

If you go to the police or tell anyone about this, you'll never see her again.

We're speaking.

Is Tatiana here?

No.

She was with you?

Yes.

I'm afraid she's disappeared.

But help us.

You were responsible for her safety.

I know.

I'm sorry.

Has anyone telephoned you?

Nobody.

I'd better get in touch with the police. General Kornikov. No.

It is the parent's duty.

I know General Kornikov.

Okay.

Is there somewhere else you could have gone?

Her ballet friends.

I'll find out.

What are we going to do?

We have to wait.

Harry, there's a fact from Vienna. The Atomic Energy Authority.

You are absolutely right about the plutonium.

The message and the check came through their secret undercover branch.

Now the authority wants us on the job immediately it's official. It goes on to

say, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and the old... Carlos Group, though they don't

have any money, are all believed to be in the hunt for the plutonium.

The deal is set to close within 48 hours in St. Petersburg.

I make that midnight Friday.

Any leads?

The informant may be able to help.

And who's that?

Louis.

Surprise, surprise.

Oh, a word of warning.

There's been a leak in Vienna, and the Russians know that we've been hired for

it. Oh, you had another message from Boris, an old friend at his home?

Said he needed to talk to you urgently and that you knew the address.

I have to speak to General Kornikoff. I'm leaving for an appointment.

Last night, a girl was reported missing.

Tatiana Zabardina. Her father phoned you.

Have you any news of her?

I received no call.

I know nothing about this. Well, is there anyone else you might have called?

If you want to report the missing person, I suggest you go to the front

desk like anyone else.

My name's Harry Palmer. Let him in.

Nadia, he's a friend.

Mamochka.

Harry, my wife and child.

Welcome to our home.

How do you do?

Harry, I knew you'd come.

What's the matter?

They are dying, and I have killed them.

You have?

But how?

A sample of unreached plutonium was required by a customer in Zurich.

They hired me. I had a career.

Just two grams.

I carried it just here in

my pocket.

protection. Are you crazy?

Nobody warned me.

I came back from Zurich and there was a rash on my chest.

And then doctors told me the truth.

Anyone who'd been close to me could be dead

within six months.

There is a hole in my chest.

I think I have just a few weeks to live.

Who sent you to Zurich?

Who did you meet?

Tell me.

Money isn't of use to me anymore.

Harry, you'd better ask Louis.

Is there anything I can do?

No.

Nothing to be done.

Hello, Harry. Welcome.

I heard you were back in St. Petersburg.

Forget what you heard.

I'm not here.

Not to worry. I know how to be discreet.

Why don't we take a little walk?

There's some people I don't want to see.

Maybe Alex. He's in town.

Or Yuri Stepanovich. I heard you're not exactly very popular with either of

them. You hear a lot, Louis. Maybe too much.

Yes, but I can be of some use.

Especially to an old friend like you.

And not expensive.

I pay by results, but I do pay.

I gather we have mutual friends in Vienna.

You got the message?

I got the message.

And the money?

Yeah, I got the money.

I saw Boris this morning.

You know he's dying.

Yes, I know.

He told me to talk to you.

I'm looking for somebody with something to sell.

It could be anybody in Russia.

But a seller needs a buyer. That's what a free economy is all about.

We're looking for a buyer with money.

Lots of money.

People with money in Russia don't advertise.

So where's the plutonium, Louis?

I don't know, Harry.

I really don't know.

There's somebody in St. Petersburg, you know, the country or organization that

wanted to buy it.

They're looking for the right person to contact.

So am I.

The situation is very dangerous, Harry.

What's happening here in Russia, you could get yourself killed.

So what else is new?

See, I didn't warn you.

I may be able to help, but it may take some time.

We haven't any time.

Louis?

Meet me tomorrow at noon.

Where?

Moskovsky Prospect, by the Statue of Lenin.

I'll be there.

Pitlo. Oh, hi, Harry.

How are things in St. Petersburg?

I'm under something.

But the opposition may be under me.

Don't be surprised to hear that I'm leaving for Moscow.

Go ahead, surprise me.

Tatiana's missing and her father doesn't go to the police.

He must have a reason.

I'm going to stay close to him.

Sorry, I've got to go back to Moscow. You'd better hurry up, you'll miss your

train. Yeah.

Good luck, Willie.

Take care.