1 00:03:00,910 --> 00:03:01,869 Don't tell me. 2 00:03:01,870 --> 00:03:03,050 He's a psychiatrist. 3 00:03:03,310 --> 00:03:07,170 Harold Long, consultant with the Psychological Warfare Department. Read 4 00:03:08,010 --> 00:03:11,750 Oh, I've read it. Nothing remarkable about chicken running. Except when 5 00:03:11,750 --> 00:03:13,970 practiced by a 60 -year -old general. 6 00:03:14,530 --> 00:03:18,210 General Woody Groves, next in line for the chief of the general staff. 7 00:03:18,730 --> 00:03:19,730 Chicken running? 8 00:03:19,930 --> 00:03:24,070 Then there's dear old Admiral Jackson. He decided to cross the Atlantic in a 9 00:03:24,070 --> 00:03:26,150 Force 8 gale in a canoe. 10 00:03:27,470 --> 00:03:28,470 Any others? 11 00:03:28,740 --> 00:03:30,500 Six. Well, seven, actually. 12 00:03:30,980 --> 00:03:35,220 Oh, Mrs. Peel, this is Dr. Harold Long, Mrs. Emma Peel. How do you do? How do 13 00:03:35,220 --> 00:03:35,719 you do? 14 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:36,800 Who is it this time? 15 00:03:37,260 --> 00:03:41,300 Lamble. Gordon Lamble, head of the chemical warfare establishment. 16 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:42,960 And what was he up to? 17 00:03:43,700 --> 00:03:45,400 Well, he was trying to climb the side of St. 18 00:03:45,820 --> 00:03:47,280 Paul's when he fell. 19 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:48,600 Is he dead? 20 00:03:48,740 --> 00:03:52,480 No, no, just bruises, abrasions, slight internal injuries. 21 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:54,040 Has he regained consciousness? 22 00:03:54,460 --> 00:03:55,460 No. 23 00:03:56,010 --> 00:03:59,170 Do you mind if Mrs. Peel stays here? Not at all. Glad to have you aboard. 24 00:03:59,430 --> 00:04:00,430 What are you going to be up to? 25 00:04:01,130 --> 00:04:02,130 Rejoining the colors. 26 00:04:05,870 --> 00:04:06,230 This 27 00:04:06,230 --> 00:04:14,930 was 28 00:04:14,930 --> 00:04:17,390 General Grove's study, sir. Did you know the general? 29 00:04:17,690 --> 00:04:21,329 Oh, yes, sir. Everybody in the battalion knew him. He was that sort of officer. 30 00:04:21,430 --> 00:04:22,550 You'd do anything for him. 31 00:04:27,150 --> 00:04:30,390 Morning. Mr. Steve from the War Office, sir. Major Robertson. 32 00:04:31,370 --> 00:04:32,370 Very good, Senator. 33 00:04:32,430 --> 00:04:33,430 Sir. 34 00:04:37,270 --> 00:04:39,650 Come to cause trouble? To prevent it, I hope. 35 00:04:39,870 --> 00:04:42,870 If there's one thing I can't take, it's a good man's name being dragged through 36 00:04:42,870 --> 00:04:43,389 the dirt. 37 00:04:43,390 --> 00:04:44,990 Had you known General Groves long? 38 00:04:45,710 --> 00:04:47,210 Since I was a cadet at Sandhurst. 39 00:04:47,610 --> 00:04:49,930 I've served under every general you've heard of, and a few you haven't. 40 00:04:50,750 --> 00:04:51,850 Not one was his equal. 41 00:04:52,170 --> 00:04:53,290 You might be biased. 42 00:04:53,570 --> 00:04:54,570 Of course I'm biased. 43 00:04:55,880 --> 00:05:02,800 He had the humanity of Caesar, tenacity of Wellington, and 44 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,920 the brilliance of Napoleon. Good company. 45 00:05:05,220 --> 00:05:06,220 The best. 46 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,380 Then why did he do chicken run? 47 00:05:08,780 --> 00:05:10,320 Hmm? The motorbike. 48 00:05:17,180 --> 00:05:18,180 I don't know. 49 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,000 I honestly don't know. 50 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,140 Um, part -time phrenologist. 51 00:05:25,870 --> 00:05:27,110 You can always tell a military head. 52 00:05:27,730 --> 00:05:28,730 Fully chained. 53 00:05:28,850 --> 00:05:33,830 Ah. Chicken runs are for thrill -starved teenagers, not for men with a chest 54 00:05:33,830 --> 00:05:34,950 full of battle on us. 55 00:05:35,210 --> 00:05:37,230 He's a man of action, Steve. Frightened him to sit around. 56 00:05:37,630 --> 00:05:38,930 Couldn't adjust to admin. 57 00:05:39,490 --> 00:05:40,490 Exactly. 58 00:05:41,930 --> 00:05:42,930 Rubber stamping. 59 00:05:43,090 --> 00:05:44,090 That wasn't for him. 60 00:05:44,750 --> 00:05:46,110 He's a soldier, not a clerk. 61 00:05:46,590 --> 00:05:47,630 You admired him. 62 00:05:48,050 --> 00:05:49,050 Oh, yes. 63 00:05:49,070 --> 00:05:50,090 I admired him. 64 00:05:51,349 --> 00:05:55,230 Well, I'll get back to London and pour oil on the war office waters. 65 00:05:56,030 --> 00:05:57,030 Thank you. 66 00:05:58,710 --> 00:05:59,710 War wound? 67 00:06:01,150 --> 00:06:02,430 Twisted it on the assault course. 68 00:06:02,790 --> 00:06:03,790 Goodbye, 69 00:06:03,930 --> 00:06:04,950 Major. Goodbye, Steve. 70 00:08:31,929 --> 00:08:35,370 All right, come on out. I've got you cornered. 71 00:08:38,590 --> 00:08:39,630 You're surrounded. 72 00:08:39,830 --> 00:08:40,890 Can't you see that? 73 00:08:41,289 --> 00:08:45,590 Throw out your arms. Come out with your hands up. This is your last chance. 74 00:08:45,790 --> 00:08:47,330 How's it going? Can we flush them out? 75 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,940 It's a thing, sir. I think they're about ready to pull up sticks. 76 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,640 We usually try and get as close as possible to old Buckethead. 77 00:09:00,900 --> 00:09:02,260 Great shooting, sir. 78 00:09:02,460 --> 00:09:05,000 As a cricketer, I bowled a trifle more to the leg. 79 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,460 Well, that's the end of old Buckethead. 80 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,540 Tell me, how long did General Groves own a motorbike? 81 00:09:14,820 --> 00:09:15,820 He didn't. 82 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,440 Borrowed it from one of the junior officers. 83 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:18,800 Odd thing to do. 84 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,960 Very. Well, you don't sound surprised. 85 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:22,480 Well, he did odd things. 86 00:09:22,860 --> 00:09:23,860 For instance? 87 00:09:24,060 --> 00:09:29,660 Well, one morning he swam Kenton Reservoir in full battle kit. At his 88 00:09:29,700 --> 00:09:31,000 he was very fit. Stanhope! 89 00:09:31,620 --> 00:09:32,620 Stanhope! 90 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:42,400 I hate to cramp your social life, Stanhope, but you're wanted in the range 91 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:43,940 Company at 1100. Very good, sir. 92 00:09:50,540 --> 00:09:52,820 Hope he was some help. Yes, extremely helpful. 93 00:09:53,180 --> 00:09:54,860 Nothing like a grenade at close quarters. 94 00:09:55,300 --> 00:09:56,300 No, nothing. 95 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,900 Don't set too much store by what Stanhope says. 96 00:10:04,660 --> 00:10:07,180 He's a father figure. They hung on his every word. 97 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:11,640 Thanks for the warning. 98 00:10:26,670 --> 00:10:29,630 Mercury, I have an assignment for you from Apollo. 99 00:10:31,330 --> 00:10:32,309 Dangerous one? 100 00:10:32,310 --> 00:10:33,610 Dangerous. Very? 101 00:10:34,330 --> 00:10:35,330 Very dangerous. 102 00:10:35,550 --> 00:10:36,770 How dangerous? Tell me. 103 00:10:37,850 --> 00:10:38,850 Life and death. 104 00:10:39,710 --> 00:10:41,490 Well, what is it? Gordon Lambeau. 105 00:10:42,410 --> 00:10:43,510 He's turned chicken. 106 00:10:44,530 --> 00:10:46,150 He has to be eliminated. 107 00:10:57,610 --> 00:11:00,390 You're not turning chicken, too, are you, Major? 108 00:11:05,130 --> 00:11:07,270 Right. Seven -second fuse. 109 00:11:12,470 --> 00:11:13,630 And I say three. 110 00:11:15,830 --> 00:11:16,830 One. 111 00:11:17,430 --> 00:11:18,430 Two. 112 00:11:19,190 --> 00:11:20,190 Three. 113 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:39,480 Lambert, he said. 114 00:11:39,860 --> 00:11:40,860 When? 115 00:11:41,620 --> 00:11:42,620 As soon as possible. 116 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:44,840 Tonight? 117 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,380 Together we will apply our minds and come up with a solution. 118 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,080 Now, let me recapitulate. 119 00:12:23,620 --> 00:12:27,080 You first became aware of the problem when you saw Lamble standing on a window 120 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,160 ledge. Yes. You were puzzled, upset. 121 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,160 There was incipient anxiety. 122 00:12:31,460 --> 00:12:35,560 But you made no move to assist him. You were afraid a sudden movement would push 123 00:12:35,560 --> 00:12:36,519 him over the edge. 124 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:38,600 Yes. That was perfectly normal behaviour. 125 00:12:38,980 --> 00:12:41,300 The most intelligent course was the last. 126 00:12:52,590 --> 00:12:54,790 According to Long, he's in a similar state to shell shock. 127 00:12:55,370 --> 00:13:00,790 Uncontrolled, excitory... This is a very comfortable position. 128 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:27,480 The white feather. 129 00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:35,720 Thank you. 130 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,500 I'm looking for Wing Commander Watson. 131 00:15:59,820 --> 00:16:01,080 I'm afraid you're out of luck, old boy. 132 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:03,200 That's him up there. 133 00:17:32,270 --> 00:17:33,169 got so far? 134 00:17:33,170 --> 00:17:39,910 Two black roses, three corpses, four white feathers, and a partridge and a 135 00:17:39,910 --> 00:17:42,670 tree. And in each case, the pattern's identical. 136 00:17:43,210 --> 00:17:44,730 Three respected gentlemen. 137 00:17:45,030 --> 00:17:48,110 No psychological quirk. Not that we know of. 138 00:17:48,390 --> 00:17:50,230 Yet each of them is dicing with death. 139 00:17:50,510 --> 00:17:52,230 Like irresponsible beatnik. 140 00:17:53,170 --> 00:17:55,810 Robertson said he turned his ankle on the assault course. 141 00:17:56,170 --> 00:17:59,430 So? There is no assault course. 142 00:17:59,790 --> 00:18:01,550 I'm looking forward to meeting this major. 143 00:18:02,250 --> 00:18:06,290 How do I play it? Show him your... Show him your bumps. 144 00:18:06,810 --> 00:18:09,150 Hmm? He's a part -time phrenologist. 145 00:18:09,610 --> 00:18:10,610 Oh. 146 00:18:22,630 --> 00:18:23,630 Yes? 147 00:18:25,450 --> 00:18:27,250 Major Robertson? Yes? 148 00:18:27,530 --> 00:18:29,570 I'm Mrs Emma Peel from Williston Ferguson. 149 00:18:30,210 --> 00:18:34,780 Auctioneer, valuer... Specialist in probate. Oh, yes, do come in. I was told 150 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:35,780 expect you. 151 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:38,440 Forgive me. 152 00:18:38,700 --> 00:18:42,620 Frankly, I was expecting a dusty old man leaning heavily on an old stick. 153 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:44,400 I hope you're not disappointed. 154 00:18:44,820 --> 00:18:45,820 On the contrary. 155 00:18:47,260 --> 00:18:48,760 Well, what do you think? 156 00:18:52,780 --> 00:18:56,040 I think we could dispose of all this for you. 157 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:57,600 For the family, not for me. 158 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,580 If I had my way, I'd leave it all intact. 159 00:19:01,450 --> 00:19:02,630 The way he always had it. 160 00:19:05,170 --> 00:19:06,230 Does that interest you? 161 00:19:07,150 --> 00:19:08,150 False of habit. 162 00:19:08,410 --> 00:19:09,850 It's a hobby of mine, phrenology. 163 00:19:10,170 --> 00:19:11,330 You are full of surprises. 164 00:19:12,350 --> 00:19:13,670 And how do you rate Napoleon? 165 00:19:15,910 --> 00:19:18,310 Alpha, alpha... Minus. 166 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:21,330 I dabble in phrenology myself. 167 00:19:21,950 --> 00:19:23,730 I'm right, aren't I? Alpha, alpha, minus. 168 00:19:24,530 --> 00:19:25,530 In my estimation. 169 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,680 Poor old Bernie wasn't up to the standard of Alexander the Great. 170 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:30,659 Or Caesar. 171 00:19:30,660 --> 00:19:32,140 Or Washington or Hannibal. 172 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,000 You know, Major, all things military hold a fascination for me. 173 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:38,740 May I ask why? 174 00:19:39,300 --> 00:19:40,740 The whole concept of life. 175 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:42,740 Sense of challenge. 176 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:44,160 Change of scene. 177 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:45,880 Adventure. 178 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:47,720 Excitement. Danger. 179 00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:49,100 Danger? 180 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,660 Now I'm forgetting my manners. 181 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:56,520 May I, um... 182 00:19:56,890 --> 00:19:57,789 Off you drink. 183 00:19:57,790 --> 00:19:58,790 Thank you. 184 00:19:59,250 --> 00:20:02,850 Adventure, excitement, partly trespass. 185 00:20:03,370 --> 00:20:05,070 There are very few wars nowadays. 186 00:20:05,450 --> 00:20:07,450 They're rapidly becoming push -button affairs. 187 00:20:07,750 --> 00:20:12,790 No, your concept of military life is changing, Mrs. Beale. I would have said 188 00:20:12,790 --> 00:20:13,790 progressing. 189 00:20:13,930 --> 00:20:17,410 Come now, Major, I won't admit that the military man is defunct. Ah, that's 190 00:20:17,410 --> 00:20:18,450 exactly what he is becoming. 191 00:20:19,150 --> 00:20:21,950 Defunct, obsolete, a dodo. 192 00:20:23,410 --> 00:20:24,410 Oh, it's... 193 00:20:24,889 --> 00:20:26,390 Easier for the younger men, of course. 194 00:20:27,150 --> 00:20:28,150 They have no idea. 195 00:20:28,570 --> 00:20:29,710 But I have, you see. 196 00:20:30,150 --> 00:20:31,910 I tasted the real army life. 197 00:20:32,850 --> 00:20:34,050 It was, as you said. 198 00:20:34,330 --> 00:20:39,050 No idea what it does to a man. A feeling of something about to happen. 199 00:20:39,330 --> 00:20:41,750 And all with the danger of it all, you've no idea what that does. 200 00:20:42,390 --> 00:20:44,050 Living with danger as your companion. 201 00:20:44,510 --> 00:20:45,890 Travelling with it in your knapsack. 202 00:20:49,890 --> 00:20:50,890 Restricted information. 203 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,940 You really ought to visit the regimental museum while you're here, Mrs. Peel, 204 00:20:57,020 --> 00:20:58,020 just across the square. 205 00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:00,340 I'll join you there in a few moments. 206 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:02,080 Thank you. 207 00:21:03,460 --> 00:21:04,460 See you later. 208 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:05,560 Yes, indeed. 209 00:21:37,150 --> 00:21:39,190 Mercury, look, I've found the papers. 210 00:21:40,130 --> 00:21:43,410 No, there's nothing more to connect Groves with the organisation. 211 00:21:45,250 --> 00:21:47,090 Don't worry, I'm destroying them now. 212 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,020 But what about this danger kick? 213 00:22:16,340 --> 00:22:19,400 I mean, scaling some paws, chicken running. Oh. 214 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:22,320 It wasn't though they had to prove anything. 215 00:22:22,740 --> 00:22:24,280 They were wing commanders, generals. 216 00:22:24,980 --> 00:22:29,300 Nevertheless, each of them was seeking his own private nirvana. 217 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:32,360 What our Zen friends would call Satori. 218 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:33,880 Like drug addiction? 219 00:22:34,220 --> 00:22:37,780 Yes. Except there was no trace of drugs found in the bodies. 220 00:22:38,180 --> 00:22:40,620 Quite. Some self -destructive society. 221 00:22:42,110 --> 00:22:43,870 Death Wish Incorporated. 222 00:22:44,130 --> 00:22:46,950 But what about these shapes? Now, how do they fit in? 223 00:22:47,190 --> 00:22:48,190 Neurotic reactions. 224 00:22:48,810 --> 00:22:50,890 Like soldiers suffering from battle fatigue. 225 00:22:51,990 --> 00:22:52,990 Oh. 226 00:22:58,590 --> 00:22:59,590 Long hair. 227 00:22:59,830 --> 00:23:01,130 Here, for you. 228 00:23:02,930 --> 00:23:03,930 Hello? 229 00:23:04,230 --> 00:23:05,230 Look, 230 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:06,529 you'll have to speak up. 231 00:23:06,530 --> 00:23:08,590 Mr. Seed, stand up here. 232 00:23:09,390 --> 00:23:11,110 I've got to see you. Well... 233 00:23:12,490 --> 00:23:13,490 It must be tonight. 234 00:23:14,590 --> 00:23:17,310 Look, I've found something you ought to have. 235 00:23:17,550 --> 00:23:19,490 Oh, I see. Well, you name the place. 236 00:23:19,790 --> 00:23:21,010 You remember the Grenade Bay? 237 00:23:21,230 --> 00:23:22,670 Yes. What time? 238 00:23:23,450 --> 00:23:24,450 2130 hours. 239 00:23:24,730 --> 00:23:26,730 All right, stand up. I'll be there. 240 00:23:28,510 --> 00:23:29,510 Progress? 241 00:23:29,790 --> 00:23:31,910 Possibly. I'll let you know after the night. 242 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:45,559 Mr. Thede. 243 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:46,700 Mr. Thede. 244 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:48,580 Stand up here. 245 00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:51,000 I'm over in the Grenade Bay. 246 00:24:27,230 --> 00:24:28,230 Manton House. 247 00:24:28,370 --> 00:24:32,330 Open to the public May to October, every day except Wednesday. 248 00:24:33,330 --> 00:24:34,330 Manton. 249 00:24:40,850 --> 00:24:45,310 Manton? A military museum, birthplace of Colonel Jolyon Adams. 250 00:24:45,710 --> 00:24:48,570 Fell off his horse at the King's Parade, never regained consciousness. 251 00:24:49,050 --> 00:24:51,170 He died at the Battle of Saratoga. 252 00:24:51,470 --> 00:24:52,470 Oh, really? 253 00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:54,120 What's your next move? 254 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,640 The curator of the museum is a Colonel Adams, OBE. 255 00:24:58,180 --> 00:25:01,720 Probably full of pepper and memories of the Khyber Pass. I think I'll have a 256 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:02,720 word with the old boy. 257 00:25:02,780 --> 00:25:04,300 How did you get on with Robertson? 258 00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:05,700 I struck a nerve. 259 00:25:06,140 --> 00:25:09,620 But curious, when we got on to the subject of danger, he reacted very 260 00:25:09,620 --> 00:25:10,620 positively. 261 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,940 He also reacted to me in the nicest manner. 262 00:25:15,300 --> 00:25:18,120 Oh. Charming gesture. Please note, chocolate. 263 00:25:19,180 --> 00:25:20,540 You haven't opened them yet. 264 00:25:20,780 --> 00:25:21,779 No, why? 265 00:25:21,780 --> 00:25:22,780 Don't. 266 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:23,960 Give them to me. 267 00:25:26,180 --> 00:25:27,180 Stand back. 268 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:51,760 Found anything? 269 00:26:28,360 --> 00:26:29,360 I don't, sir. 270 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,660 What? I've seen them before. 271 00:26:32,260 --> 00:26:33,940 What is it? A booby trap? 272 00:26:35,060 --> 00:26:39,860 Whatever you do, don't touch the wrapped ones. 273 00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:42,120 Why not? 274 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:43,700 Because I like them. 275 00:27:09,130 --> 00:27:13,910 It was afterwards discovered that 9 ,000 British had kept 40 ,000 Russians at 276 00:27:13,910 --> 00:27:14,910 bay. 277 00:27:15,230 --> 00:27:18,250 This battle became known as the Soldier's Battle. 278 00:27:19,030 --> 00:27:20,830 Inkerman? Correct. 279 00:27:21,870 --> 00:27:23,110 General Forsythe Adams. 280 00:27:23,770 --> 00:27:25,030 1841, 1909. 281 00:27:25,490 --> 00:27:26,490 Spying cop? 282 00:27:26,530 --> 00:27:27,530 Correct. 283 00:27:27,910 --> 00:27:29,530 General Sir Archibald Adams. 284 00:27:30,430 --> 00:27:33,670 1917, killed on the Somme. Never could keep his head down. 285 00:27:33,930 --> 00:27:35,450 And you're the last of the line. 286 00:27:36,450 --> 00:27:38,150 Correct. And I know what you're thinking. 287 00:27:38,730 --> 00:27:41,170 Last press of the grapes and all that. Not at all. 288 00:27:41,450 --> 00:27:45,270 Women can also serve, Mr. Steed, besides standing and waiting. Women should 289 00:27:45,270 --> 00:27:47,290 never be kept waiting and as for letting them stand. 290 00:27:47,890 --> 00:27:48,890 You're mocking me. 291 00:27:49,090 --> 00:27:50,090 I don't either. 292 00:27:50,190 --> 00:27:52,250 Colonel, if you don't mind. 293 00:27:55,110 --> 00:27:56,630 That is extremely interesting. 294 00:27:57,130 --> 00:27:59,130 Ah, that's the Adams family crest. 295 00:28:00,230 --> 00:28:01,950 Granted by special charter in 1803. 296 00:28:02,490 --> 00:28:05,050 The black rose rampant. And the white feather? 297 00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:06,750 Cushion, of course. 298 00:28:06,990 --> 00:28:07,990 Of course. 299 00:28:08,300 --> 00:28:10,100 The black rose of courage. 300 00:28:10,900 --> 00:28:13,660 That's the way Colonel Holmes Adams described it. 301 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:15,980 You remember him? He's up in the Waterloo room. 302 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,220 The one with the moustache and the rather vivid complexion. 303 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:21,680 Marvellous library. 304 00:28:22,060 --> 00:28:23,880 Finest private collection extant. 305 00:28:24,140 --> 00:28:28,220 Really? Any young officer wants to polish up his buttons, he's welcome to 306 00:28:28,220 --> 00:28:32,100 here. They use the place as a sort of club, dropping in at all hours. 307 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,320 A bit boisterous, some of them. 308 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,840 Dare you know what young officers are like. 309 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:38,860 Dear fellows, all of them. 310 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:43,060 Autographs in this book alone must be worth a fortune. 311 00:28:43,540 --> 00:28:44,540 U .S. Army. 312 00:28:44,740 --> 00:28:45,740 Ah. 313 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:48,980 Of course, that was before he became president. 314 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,240 He was here just before he joined the 8th Army. 315 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,720 There's one of his old berries up in the aluminum room. 316 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:58,780 So you knew General Groves. Would he? 317 00:28:59,180 --> 00:29:00,180 Of course. 318 00:29:01,020 --> 00:29:02,020 Charmer. 319 00:29:02,540 --> 00:29:05,060 Bring the birds down off the trees, that man. 320 00:29:05,660 --> 00:29:06,660 Tragic ending. 321 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:07,720 Generous to a fault. 322 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:10,820 Really? He spent hours here helping young officers with their problems. 323 00:29:11,980 --> 00:29:13,100 Most generous man. 324 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:15,720 Surprising him using a motorcycle. 325 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,099 Not a bit. 326 00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:19,460 Wouldn't ask anybody to do something he couldn't do himself. 327 00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:22,559 Telephone, Colonel. 328 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:23,199 No bother. 329 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,200 Will you excuse me? 330 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:25,399 Of course. 331 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:26,560 Look after him, Mr. Teed. 332 00:29:27,020 --> 00:29:28,020 Yes, sir. 333 00:29:31,820 --> 00:29:32,820 You're early. 334 00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:35,680 Thank goodness. I thought I'd come to the wrong place. 335 00:29:36,910 --> 00:29:39,030 You're from the northern chap, Tom. That's right. 336 00:29:41,270 --> 00:29:42,710 Peters. John Steed. 337 00:29:43,170 --> 00:29:45,610 Does Colonel Adams know about her? No. 338 00:29:45,930 --> 00:29:47,430 She lives in a dream world. 339 00:29:47,830 --> 00:29:49,730 She's recreating the Indian mutiny. 340 00:29:50,030 --> 00:29:51,150 In the potting shed. 341 00:29:51,610 --> 00:29:53,310 Now, come along. 342 00:29:53,890 --> 00:29:55,310 Imagine you would like to see the inner temple. 343 00:29:56,130 --> 00:29:57,130 How are things up north? 344 00:29:57,310 --> 00:29:58,310 Pretty hectic. 345 00:29:58,390 --> 00:30:00,090 You weren't in on that Liverpool job. 346 00:30:00,510 --> 00:30:01,510 Unfortunately not. 347 00:30:01,550 --> 00:30:04,170 No. I'd love to know how you got away with it. 348 00:30:04,590 --> 00:30:05,590 So would I. 349 00:30:05,950 --> 00:30:06,950 You can say that again. 350 00:30:07,070 --> 00:30:08,070 I may have to. 351 00:30:11,150 --> 00:30:12,310 Black Rose Chamber. 352 00:30:17,770 --> 00:30:19,650 Six Faces of Courage. 353 00:30:20,870 --> 00:30:22,090 I recognize him. 354 00:30:23,730 --> 00:30:24,730 Pegasus. 355 00:30:25,530 --> 00:30:26,970 He was killed in an air crash. 356 00:30:27,230 --> 00:30:28,229 Oh, yes. 357 00:30:28,230 --> 00:30:29,350 I read about it. 358 00:30:30,550 --> 00:30:31,870 Quite a few casualties. 359 00:30:33,630 --> 00:30:34,630 So have you. 360 00:30:34,950 --> 00:30:37,580 True. Just a comment, nothing more. 361 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:40,340 The Book of Valor. 362 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,060 Citation of deeds of exceptional courage. 363 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:45,560 Possumously. 364 00:30:46,500 --> 00:30:48,020 Well, the others will be arriving soon. 365 00:30:48,340 --> 00:30:50,360 Possumously. Big night tonight. 366 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:51,600 Possum, really. 367 00:30:52,620 --> 00:30:53,620 Apollo's coming. 368 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:54,680 Good. 369 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:57,680 Oh, by the way. 370 00:30:59,420 --> 00:31:00,420 Your name. 371 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:01,880 What about it? 372 00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:04,020 What about... What is it? 373 00:31:04,690 --> 00:31:05,830 Steve, I told you. 374 00:31:06,530 --> 00:31:07,870 Your society name. 375 00:31:09,550 --> 00:31:12,190 Hadn't we better wait till the others arrive, Apollo and company? 376 00:31:12,990 --> 00:31:13,990 I don't see why. 377 00:31:14,310 --> 00:31:15,310 All right. 378 00:31:15,510 --> 00:31:16,510 Back us. 379 00:31:22,110 --> 00:31:23,590 Tilt yourself to any of this, old man. 380 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,160 In the time you took a break, you've been at it most of the day. 381 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:39,360 I just finished this top line. 382 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:42,940 Thanks for the chocolates, by the way. They were delicious. 383 00:31:44,380 --> 00:31:47,500 Are you going to be busy later on? 384 00:31:48,420 --> 00:31:49,760 What do you have in mind? 385 00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:56,800 Were you serious the other afternoon? 386 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:58,979 What about? 387 00:31:58,980 --> 00:32:01,800 We were talking about the spice going out of living. 388 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:05,040 The lack of danger in everyday life, I thought. 389 00:32:06,300 --> 00:32:07,720 You seem to agree with me. 390 00:32:09,540 --> 00:32:11,400 There's too much emphasis on safety. 391 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,480 Security from cradle to graveside. 392 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:15,680 Safety strap, safety matches. 393 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:20,040 Valves, precautions, guards, regulations. It's like always driving in 394 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:24,180 gear. That's it. That's exactly it. Life should be landscaped with danger. 395 00:32:24,910 --> 00:32:28,170 Man used to live by the strength of his arm. And the sharpness of his sword. Now 396 00:32:28,170 --> 00:32:30,490 it's all he can do to lift a mug of beer to his mouth. He's dead. 397 00:32:31,150 --> 00:32:32,150 Dehydrated. Sterile. 398 00:32:32,350 --> 00:32:33,370 Frightened. Tasteless. 399 00:32:33,910 --> 00:32:37,750 Atrophied. Nine to five, rushing home to his window box. Wrestling with a 400 00:32:37,750 --> 00:32:40,310 crossword. Keeping up with a Jones. Paying the next installment. 401 00:32:40,550 --> 00:32:41,549 Life for living. 402 00:32:41,550 --> 00:32:42,550 For living. 403 00:32:47,010 --> 00:32:48,010 We'll go right away. 404 00:32:48,730 --> 00:32:51,810 Where? A place you'll find very interesting. 405 00:33:52,940 --> 00:33:53,940 Good afternoon, gentlemen. 406 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,900 I'd like to introduce Mrs. Peel, a possible new recruit. 407 00:33:57,220 --> 00:33:58,059 How do you do? 408 00:33:58,060 --> 00:34:01,220 Make a night, Diana, don't you think? For a palatophene. What is it? Are you 409 00:34:01,220 --> 00:34:02,340 casting for a show or something? 410 00:34:02,540 --> 00:34:03,540 A little society we run. 411 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:13,520 Steve? 412 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:14,719 Major. 413 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:21,940 Why didn't you mention it? 414 00:34:22,250 --> 00:34:23,250 Why didn't you? 415 00:34:23,830 --> 00:34:27,130 Never occurred to me. You've no idea the wangling to get that Groves assignment. 416 00:34:27,630 --> 00:34:28,629 Good thing you did. 417 00:34:28,630 --> 00:34:30,650 Oh, I'm sorry, my dear. This is Mr. 418 00:34:31,050 --> 00:34:32,710 Steege of the War Office, Mrs. Peel. 419 00:34:33,010 --> 00:34:34,489 She's cataloguing the Groves collection. 420 00:34:34,830 --> 00:34:36,350 And you thought you might make her a member? 421 00:34:36,550 --> 00:34:37,810 Why not? An Amazon chapter? 422 00:34:38,230 --> 00:34:39,550 I think Apollo would like the idea. 423 00:34:39,770 --> 00:34:40,770 Could be. 424 00:34:41,350 --> 00:34:45,130 Steed, I haven't told Mrs. Peel much about the Danger Makers. Perhaps you'd 425 00:34:45,130 --> 00:34:46,029 her in the picture? 426 00:34:46,030 --> 00:34:47,030 Certainly. 427 00:34:48,290 --> 00:34:50,350 On second thought, she's your protege. 428 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:52,500 Why don't you initiate her? 429 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:54,420 Yes. Yes, suit me. 430 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:56,400 Well, 431 00:34:56,679 --> 00:34:58,320 the Danger Breakers, that's the name of the society. 432 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,240 Its aims are to put some of the spice back into life. 433 00:35:01,540 --> 00:35:03,560 Reawaken that jaded palette we were talking about. 434 00:35:03,820 --> 00:35:05,760 We recruit new members very carefully. 435 00:35:06,980 --> 00:35:09,940 The Black Rose, that's the emblem of full membership. 436 00:35:10,180 --> 00:35:13,500 As you can see, a collection of our finest flowers. 437 00:35:14,340 --> 00:35:19,480 If I sit down a moment, this wet weather gets my leg. How does one get one's 438 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:20,480 rose? 439 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:21,680 A series of tests. 440 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,000 The labours of Hercules, we call them. 441 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:27,480 They're psychologically devised and they get progressively more difficult. 442 00:35:27,700 --> 00:35:28,700 And if one fails? 443 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:30,600 One doesn't even mention the word. 444 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:31,840 Quite right. 445 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:33,440 May I ask one more question? 446 00:35:33,740 --> 00:35:34,740 Certainly. 447 00:35:35,220 --> 00:35:36,220 You're a soldier. 448 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,560 Can't you find enough danger in that capacity? 449 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:40,080 Oh, you'd think so. 450 00:35:40,420 --> 00:35:43,260 But today, Mrs Peel, there just isn't enough war to go round. 451 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:46,900 And once you've tasted danger, you're hooked. You need it, just as you need 452 00:35:46,900 --> 00:35:47,900 food. 453 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:49,880 They promised me Korea. 454 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:51,440 What happened? 455 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:53,400 I was sent to shape in Paris. 456 00:35:54,220 --> 00:35:56,560 Cyprus? Oh, definitely I could go to Cyprus. 457 00:35:57,660 --> 00:35:59,400 Attached to the British Embassy in Washington. 458 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:01,560 Malaya? The jungle. 459 00:36:02,020 --> 00:36:03,020 Bandits. 460 00:36:04,180 --> 00:36:06,260 Three years at the Tower of London. 461 00:36:06,820 --> 00:36:08,740 Hence, the danger makers. 462 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:14,360 And so, Mrs. Peel, do you still care to join us? 463 00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:19,400 Yes. You realize that once you have begun, there's no turning back. 464 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:20,880 I understand. 465 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:22,000 Good. 466 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,940 I'll arrange to have you initiated, then. 467 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:28,840 If you'll excuse me a moment. 468 00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:34,740 Clearer? Much. 469 00:36:34,980 --> 00:36:39,140 A bunch of schizoid, paranoid psychopaths. And incidentally dangerous. 470 00:36:40,140 --> 00:36:42,260 The problem is, who is Apollo? 471 00:36:43,500 --> 00:36:45,140 The commander -in -chief. 472 00:36:45,460 --> 00:36:47,220 Apollo is his nom de guerre. 473 00:36:47,660 --> 00:36:48,660 And yours? 474 00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:53,180 Bacchus. And I guess it seemed appropriate. 475 00:36:54,500 --> 00:36:58,440 Mrs. Peel, we're ready. Are you coming, Steve? I'd like to stay and finish this 476 00:36:58,440 --> 00:36:59,680 excellent brandy. 477 00:37:00,300 --> 00:37:01,700 And inspect the premises. 478 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:03,260 Good luck, Mrs. Peel. 479 00:37:03,500 --> 00:37:04,379 Pump him. 480 00:37:04,380 --> 00:37:06,160 Good evening, Mr. Bacchus. 481 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:17,620 This is the initial test, Mrs. Peel. A test of concentration and steady nerves. 482 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:22,480 You walk along the seesaws, passing the loops along the cables without touching 483 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:23,480 either of them. 484 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:24,680 Simple, really. 485 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:26,080 Childishly simple. 486 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:28,860 Well, that will depend on the mechanism here. 487 00:37:30,220 --> 00:37:31,940 My friend Albert will demonstrate. 488 00:37:33,580 --> 00:37:36,020 These cables are electrified. 489 00:37:38,340 --> 00:37:40,000 I'm switching on the mechanism now. 490 00:37:40,380 --> 00:37:45,540 If you touch them while the pointer is in the white zone, a bell will ring. 491 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,400 But if you touch them when it's in black... 492 00:37:50,400 --> 00:38:01,520 Now, 493 00:38:01,720 --> 00:38:04,320 the length of the room on the thetals. 494 00:38:07,660 --> 00:38:08,760 Please tell me when you're ready. 495 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:26,680 You'll kill her before she starts. 496 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:30,480 Do sit down. 497 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:46,400 5 ,000 volts. 498 00:38:46,860 --> 00:38:48,180 That would have ruined our concentration. 499 00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:21,720 Wonderful. That was absolutely first class. Well done, Mrs. Peel. 500 00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:23,300 Congratulations. Apollo. 501 00:41:24,500 --> 00:41:26,140 And you too, Mr. Steed. 502 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:28,700 Welcome to the Danger Makers. 503 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,840 Hmm. You've done very well. 504 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:39,800 Thank you. 505 00:41:39,940 --> 00:41:43,060 Tell me, what put you on to Manson? 506 00:41:43,340 --> 00:41:44,340 Stand -up. 507 00:41:44,620 --> 00:41:45,620 Ah, yes. 508 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:48,320 Poor Stanhope. 509 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,780 What do you think of my little set -up? 510 00:41:53,060 --> 00:41:54,060 Very impressive. 511 00:41:54,700 --> 00:42:00,320 It was almost accidental, you know. It was when I was treating cases of combat 512 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:01,640 fatigue during the war. 513 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:08,400 I found that a small percentage of them, perhaps one in a hundred, suffered 514 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:12,960 mental regression because he actually missed the shock of war. 515 00:42:13,980 --> 00:42:15,180 Grown used to it, you see. 516 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:16,620 Conditioned to danger. 517 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:18,460 I bet that set you thinking. 518 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:19,800 Oh, yes. 519 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:25,440 I began wondering about all those men who actually enjoyed their various wars. 520 00:42:26,620 --> 00:42:29,460 All that potential energy. 521 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:31,760 Destructive energy. 522 00:42:32,700 --> 00:42:35,600 One could harness it. 523 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:37,680 Direct it. 524 00:42:38,580 --> 00:42:41,460 I think I've done it, you know. 525 00:42:42,660 --> 00:42:46,140 Those men upstairs, I taught them to need danger. 526 00:42:47,180 --> 00:42:50,160 To crave it. Like drug addicts? Yes. 527 00:42:51,300 --> 00:42:53,960 You could call it an addiction to danger. 528 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:59,360 And just as the drug addict needs larger and stronger doses to satisfy his 529 00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:01,720 craving... Your men need more and more danger. 530 00:43:01,980 --> 00:43:02,980 Exactly. 531 00:43:03,780 --> 00:43:07,940 Oh, but chicken running, climbing St. 532 00:43:08,260 --> 00:43:09,260 Paul's. 533 00:43:09,620 --> 00:43:10,800 Barely, it's not enough. 534 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:16,180 Now, the biggest danger of all awaits them. 535 00:43:18,090 --> 00:43:20,750 The biggest prize awaits me. 536 00:43:22,590 --> 00:43:28,790 For centuries, men have dreamed of breaking into the tower and stealing the 537 00:43:28,790 --> 00:43:29,790 crown. 538 00:43:29,930 --> 00:43:32,110 Yes, there have always been too many pitfalls, haven't there? 539 00:43:32,870 --> 00:43:35,190 Too many dangers. Do you follow me? 540 00:43:36,330 --> 00:43:40,430 Now, for my little band, the dangers will act as the spur. 541 00:43:40,730 --> 00:43:41,930 They will face death. 542 00:43:42,390 --> 00:43:44,730 Some of them will certainly die, but that will not matter. 543 00:43:46,830 --> 00:43:47,950 may make it the sweeter. 544 00:43:48,710 --> 00:43:51,010 And when's this coup due to happen? 545 00:43:51,570 --> 00:43:52,570 Tomorrow. 546 00:43:53,130 --> 00:43:54,850 I issue final instructions. 547 00:43:55,690 --> 00:43:56,690 Tonight. 548 00:43:58,190 --> 00:44:00,110 It will be the crime of the century. 549 00:44:03,910 --> 00:44:08,750 But of course, you will not be around to read about it, will you? 550 00:44:11,010 --> 00:44:12,010 What a pity. 551 00:44:14,550 --> 00:44:15,670 Bye, Mr. Steve. 552 00:44:40,750 --> 00:44:41,750 Do you want something? 553 00:44:42,570 --> 00:44:43,650 I will kill you. 554 00:44:45,330 --> 00:44:47,270 Don't make too much noise about it, will you? 555 00:44:48,670 --> 00:44:50,890 I said I've got to kill you. My goodness me. 556 00:44:51,950 --> 00:44:53,610 British tin down another point. 557 00:44:55,870 --> 00:44:56,870 Stand up. 558 00:44:56,970 --> 00:44:59,490 Why? Because I'm going to kill you. 559 00:45:00,150 --> 00:45:02,010 I'm far more comfortable sitting down. 560 00:45:02,370 --> 00:45:03,370 Stand up. 561 00:45:04,830 --> 00:45:06,090 I said stand up. 562 00:45:07,810 --> 00:45:09,990 Major, your hand isn't shaking at all. 563 00:45:11,290 --> 00:45:12,610 It's as steady as a rock. 564 00:45:14,910 --> 00:45:18,750 Look, where's the danger in this? I'm handcuffed. You've got a gun. There's 565 00:45:18,750 --> 00:45:21,030 danger in, well, in stamp collecting. 566 00:45:22,890 --> 00:45:28,950 Now, if we both had an equal chance, either side of that table, the gun in 567 00:45:28,950 --> 00:45:31,270 middle, I could see the point in that. 568 00:45:55,660 --> 00:45:56,660 Your chair over there. 569 00:46:00,120 --> 00:46:04,000 Sit down. 570 00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:09,900 I shall count up to three when I say three. 571 00:46:12,240 --> 00:46:13,240 One. 572 00:46:24,520 --> 00:46:26,360 Sorry, Major, I never did believe in rules. 573 00:46:30,460 --> 00:46:31,460 Deed. 574 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:33,600 Give me that gun. 575 00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:36,840 How 576 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:44,280 did 577 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:47,240 you get out? I knotted some sheets and climbed out of the window. 578 00:46:48,380 --> 00:46:49,560 Oh, that old thing. 579 00:46:49,980 --> 00:46:52,360 Well, originality didn't seem important at the time. 580 00:46:53,650 --> 00:46:56,870 Tomorrow you will face a task which calls for the utmost of courage. 581 00:46:59,110 --> 00:47:00,330 The tower, gentlemen. 582 00:47:01,770 --> 00:47:03,250 The riches it holds. 583 00:47:03,830 --> 00:47:05,170 It is in our grasp. 584 00:47:05,650 --> 00:47:07,130 Nothing can stand in our way. 585 00:47:07,410 --> 00:47:08,450 Oh, I wouldn't say that. 586 00:48:08,910 --> 00:48:12,850 Three against one, not very dangerous, is it? Let's buy by our code, shall we? 587 00:48:12,890 --> 00:48:14,190 Why not reduce the odds to even? 588 00:48:23,270 --> 00:48:30,010 Now, if it were single combat, man to man, me against the 589 00:48:30,010 --> 00:48:34,950 bravest of you all, your glorious leader, is up to the doctor to set an 590 00:48:35,270 --> 00:48:36,270 Man to man. 591 00:48:43,300 --> 00:48:44,380 Hey there! 592 00:49:33,580 --> 00:49:34,780 Apollo! His other arm! 593 00:49:35,120 --> 00:49:35,899 No, no! 594 00:49:35,900 --> 00:49:36,900 His other arm! 595 00:50:13,060 --> 00:50:16,260 Steed, I still don't understand how you stumbled on the danger makers. 596 00:50:16,600 --> 00:50:17,760 Simple, Mrs. Peel. 597 00:50:18,580 --> 00:50:23,280 When Groves died, I saw Long, who put me on to Lamble, who led me to Robertson, 598 00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:26,260 through whom I met Stanhope, who later was killed, who passed on information 599 00:50:26,260 --> 00:50:28,300 about Manton, where I met Colonel Adams. 600 00:50:29,200 --> 00:50:30,760 I simply put two and two together. 601 00:50:31,500 --> 00:50:33,060 Elementary. Basic. 602 00:50:33,480 --> 00:50:34,480 Shall we drive?