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(HEROIC MUSIC)

OSCAR: Mission Control. Steve, what is it? What's wrong?

STEVE: I was hoping you could tell me.

OSCAR: He's alive. He lost and arm, two legs and one eye.

But he's alive.

I'm not sure he'd want to live if he can't be the man he was.

What if he could be more than the man he was?

OSCAR: We have the technology to rebuild him.

I want it done no matter what the cost.

(DYNAMIC MUSIC)

He's the man Six Million Dollar Man

He's the man Six Million Dollar Man

Catch him if you can A' Beat him if you can

Love him if you can

Now he's the man Six Million Dollar Man

Anything yet?

No.

We should've heard by now.

Well, perhaps they're not going to pay.

You'd like that, wouldn't you, Roger.

Then you could run back to the old man...

with that ingratiating little whine of yours.

They'll pay. They always have.

That was before the latest dog evaluation.

Maybe the Americans feel an ambassador isn't worth a million and a half these days.

They could give him a grand funeral for a lot less.

They'll Pay.

(TICKING )

(TICKING )

ROGER: It's an hour past your deadline.

(CLICK)

(TICKING )

(GUNFIRE)

No disperan mas!

Ya vasta!

No disperan mas! Ya vasta!

El prisionero! Traigan el prisionero!

Vamos!

Ambassador Scott, I presume.

Who are you?

Well, I'm Steve Austin.

And where are the others?

Well, I'm afraid you're stuck with me, sir.

Would you mind standing right over there?

Then sent one man?

Well, things are a little tight, sir.

You know, with inflation and budget cuts.

(COUGHS)

I realize I'm a holdover from the previous administration...

but I thought the State Department was above politics.

Why didn't they pay the ransom?

Our government doesn't like doing business with terrorists.

So they sent someone in to die with me.

How considerate.

There's one way in and one way out.

Unless our visitor knows something we don't.

I hope I can find it.

AMBASSADOR: What?

The lever that triggers the slab.

Mayans, they always built a passageway into these crypts...

so that their souls could climb up into heaven.

Supposed to be due east.

Congratulations on your knowledge of Mayan rituals, Mr. Austin.

But I must ask a question.

Ah, go ahead.

What the devil do we do now?

Mr. Ambassador, if you'll just stand right back over here.

Phoenix to base. Phoenix to base.

They're overdue, and I'm a sitting duck up here.

and proceeding on that information...

the minister of the interior was taken from his home without incident.

The kidnapping was attributed to a group of white supremacists...

very militant, very committed.

We began negotiations with the government the following morning.

At first they flatly refused to discuss the matter...

but as the deadline approached, they finally agreed to pay the ransom.

Excellent, Mr. Jabrine.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Ah, Mr. Peck.

I believe your report is due next.

(COUGHS) Yes, sir.

Um, as you know...

we were holding the American Ambassador...

on the Yucatan Peninsula awaiting payment of ransom.

However, the Americans decided to attempt a rescue...

instead of meeting our demands.

From the tone of your voice and the look on your face...

I gather they were successful.

Unfortunately, they were.

And how many men did it take to accomplish this daring mission?

A platoon? A Squad?

A division?

As far as we can tell...

one man.

One man?

I know this sounds incredible, Mr. Chairman...

but this one man is extraordinary.

He broke through a stone wall...

apparently without the aid or use of explosives.

And he managed to hang from a helicopter with one arm.

You're quite right, Mr. Peck.

It does sound incredible, to say the least.

I was there.

I saw it.

And now, Mr. Chairman...

I'd like your permission to investigate his value for the company.

Well, we can certainly use something to fill the large gap he made...

in our profit structure.

But it'll have to wait until Mr. Ventriss' plan has been put into operation.

I didn't know Mr. Ventriss had a plan.

You were so involved in the Mexican venture...

I took the liberty of speaking directly to the chairman.

I've been working on this project for the past several months.

In less than twelve hours, a most critical stage will be completed.

If successful...

and I have no reason to believe otherwise...

it should net the company...

one billion dollars.

ROGER: That's a conservative estimate.

And just who is worth one billion dollars?

ROGER VO: One of the most important men in the United States.

The one man who knows more about America's military capabilities...

than anyone else outside of the President.

A man who is, tonight, checking into a Paris hospital...

as cover for a negotiating trip to Peking.

(REPORTERS SHOUTING)

ROGER VO: William Henry Cameron.

The conference resumes in two and a half weeks.

Will you be well enough to attend?

Is it true that you offered the President your resignation?

Gentlemen, gentlemen.

We'll make a full statement as soon as Mr. Cameron checks into the hospital.

Just one more question!

(REPORTERS SHOUTING)

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

This top floor has been vacated, Mr. Cameron.

So you will have complete privacy.

And I will be very happy to consult with your personal physician whenever he wishes.

Thank you, Doctor.

How was I?

Brilliant, Bill.

Your performance rivaled Camille.

Oh, Oscar, you're the one who deserves the congratulations.

You made it possible for me to break a cardinal rule of physics...

by allowing me to be in two places at the same time.

Here in Paris, coughing my lungs out.

And in Peking, negotiating my heart out.

Your plane leaves in 1 hour and 43 minutes.

Then I think I will follow my doctor's advice and get some rest.

And I'll throw a bone down to the hounds.

Oscar.

If my end goes as well as yours...

we may truly usher in a new era of peace.

It will, Bill.

Anything I can bring back for you?

How 'bout a pair of autographed chopsticks?

(LAUGHS)

No one in or out.

Right, Chief.

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

Alright, boys, get your pencil and paper out.

Got a little statement for you.

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

I think you have the wrong floor, Nurse.

But isn't this four? Three.

Oh.

(PATIENT GROANING)

Automobile accident.

Mel!

At 9:27 this evening...

William Cameron was admitted to a Paris hospital...

suffering from a slight case of viral pneumonia.

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

While Mr. Cameron's condition is far from serious...

his doctor advises complete rest for at least 48 hours.

There will be further bulletins as the situation warrants. Thank you very much.

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

What?

No!

No, no...

Rear entrance?

Two men on it.

- Car? - Ready and waiting.

- Airport? - Alerted.

I guess all we need now is a passenger.

Well, see? We're right on time.

Excusé moi.

Mérci.

This is Oscar Goldman.

I want this building sealed immediately.

(SIREN)

Congratulations.

Julian, what're you doing here?

Beautiful operation, Roger. Really smooth.

And only one casualty.

Casualty? Who?

You.

(GUNSHOT)

One down...

and one to go.

GIRL: Are you following me?

STEVE: Just admiring your form.

Fantastic.

What?

Your form.

Um, do you get up to Aspen very often?

I try to get up as often as possible.

(PHONE RINGS)

It's the wrong number. I know it.

Well, it'll only take a minute.

You're a slave to modern technology.

Ah, you'll never know how much.

(RINGING CONTINUES)

Hello?

What is it?

I've just had a terrible skiing accident.

(SIREN)

Hello, Steve.

Good of you to come.

How could I refuse you, Oscar?

It's the first time you ever said, please.

But why like this? Feel like a fugitive from an Egyptian tomb.

Well, I can't very well parade you in front of those reporters.

They're not believing half of what I said anyway.

Besides, it's poetic justice.

This is the way they got Cameron out of here.

I even held the elevator door.

What was he doing here to begin with?

This was our cover. We were gonna take him out the back door...

and put him on a plane to Peking.

Well, who's idea was that?

Oh, it's not important.

The Chinese are furious. It's not often they wheel the old man out to the airport.

This arrived at our embassy.

This was given to Cameron by the President on his 50th birthday.

We called his optometrist, this is his prescription.

Chief, Washington's on the line.

OSCAR: Mel, come in.

Mel Bristol, this is Steve Austin.

I followed you to the Moon, Colonel, on television.

You probably saw more than I did.

Steve, one more thing.

We can have Cameron back for, get this, one billion dollars in gold.

That's more than you're worth.

Come on in, Steve.

(PHONES RINGING)

We justified the telephones because of Cameron's stay in the hospital.

He has to keep in touch with Washington.

But those reporters smell much more than a virus in the air.

Hello?

Oh yes, Mr. Secretary.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. We feel the same way.

If it were a foreign power, they couldn't keep it a secret for very much longer.

Yes, sir.

Any decision on the payment yet?

I see. Very well, sir. We'll keep in touch at this end.

Thank you, sir.

Are they going to pay?

No decision from Washington yet.

Even if they do, there's no guarantee you'll get Cameron back.

Right. Any major power, friendly or unfriendly would be happy to have him...

knowing what he knows.

What's my assignment, Oscar?

Steve, officially, you're one of the thousands of men looking for William Cameron.

And?

Unofficially?

You're my billion-to-one shot.

I didn't even know you were on the team.

Taxi squad.

Steve, you know I was against the Mexican operation.

I thought it was too risky for both you and the Ambassador.

I'm delighted to be proven wrong.

Do you want me to get Cameron out before the 48 hours are up?

If we do manage to locate him, we can't call out the Marines.

It's a one chance, one man operation.

Oscar, I need some place to start.

Well, we have one lead.

OSCAR: We found him at a small airstrip wearing a hospital attendant's coat.

STEVE: Who is he?

OSCAR: We don't know yet.

MEL: We ran his fingerprints through our computer bank. Negative.

Well, when he comes around, we'll question him.

I'm afraid he won't be very responsive.

He's dead.

OSCAR: Rudy?

RUDY: Oh, hello, Steve.

Rudy.

Last time I looked, you were in Washington.

Last time I looked, you were in Colorado.

Dr. Bergner.

May I present Colonel Austin.

- How do you do? - Mr. Bristol.

Dr. Bergner was kind enough to fly here from Geneva.

I wasn't aware that you knew Dr. Wells.

We're good friends.

I'm fascinated by his experiments with bionic limbs.

I have a slight interest in them myself.

Right now we're more concerned with Dr. Bergner's field.

Which is?

Rats.

Would you care to give us a demonstration, Doctor?

Certainly.

Here we have three rats...

that are similar in all respects except one.

This rat has taken eight months to learn this particular maze.

(RAT SQUEAKS)

The second one...

thank you...

has never seen it before.

As you can probably tell.

Now the third one...

has never seen this maze either.

What is he, a quick study or something?

It's a she, and she has one distinct advantage.

She's been endowed with the memory of the first rat.

The Doctor took the brain cells from one rat and injected them into another.

RUDY: Of course, it's all terribly experimental.

The transfer has yet to be performed on anything higher than rats.

Until now.

Wait a minute. Somebody just blew one by me.

Are you saying we're gonna take brain cells of our unidentified friend...

and give them to someone else?

And hopefully, he'll have that memory.

Including the whereabouts of William Cameron.

Well, if he knew it to begin with.

Steve, you asked for a place to start, I'm offering it to you now.

There's got to be another way.

Well, are you skeptical, Colonel, or merely repulsed?

The Colonel is a high-minded man, Doctor.

He sometimes feels that scientists alter the natural order of things.

Ah.

But the natural order of things is to advance.

I try not to confuse emotion with progress, Doctor.

It's dangerous and unproven.

That's exactly what they said about you, Steve.

Who's it gonna be?

Me.

(STRING CONCERTO)

Roger's death is a tragic loss.

Not only to the Company but to me personally.

We were very close.

Well, we must put poor Roger to rest and press on with the business at hand.

I will personally supervise the Cameron negotiations.

You will continue to search for the identity of your Mexican antagonist.

I have it, Mr. Chairman.

Eh?

CHAIRMAN: Steve Austin?

PECK: The former astronaut.

He's currently attached to the NASA Space Program...

in an advisory capacity.

Perhaps you're right, Julian.

He might prove a piece of valuable merchandise after all.

When can you deliver him?

Mr. Chairman, Austin seems to have dropped from sight.

Yesterday, he was in Aspen, Colorado...

then he abruptly disappeared.

I'd sincerely hate to see you lose another one, Julian.

I won't, sir.

( CHATTER )

OSCAR: Well?

It's fantastic.

What did you see?

It's like watching a hundred movies all running at the same time.

Did you see William Cameron?

I'm not sure, but I think so.

Do you know where they took him?

No... there are too many images.

It's gonna take me a while to assimilate my new memory. After all it took me...

It took him a lifetime to compile it.

But we haven't got a lifetime, Doctor. All we've got is 32 hours and 45 minutes.

Can you tell us his name?

Roger. Roger Ventriss.

Anything else? Where he lived?

Where he went last week? Anything like that?

No, but it will come eventually.

I'm sorry, but that's the reality of it.

Yeah.

The gold left Fort Knox three hours ago by military transport.

OSCAR: It took 66 crates to pack it.

It'll be at London Airport this afternoon.

STEVE: Then what? OSCAR: Then what?

OSCAR: Then we wait until further instructions.

But we're not gonna wait here.

Where to, Doctor?

Switzerland.

(JET ENGINES ROAR)

Why Switzerland?

It was his strongest impression.

Anyway, we had to start someplace.

Did you volunteer for this, or were you drafted?

I was the most logical choice.

I've been doing research for several years, and...

I knew what to expect within reason and how to cope with it.

I even had a...

What were you doing hanging from a helicopter?

I just saw you.

You were hanging from a helicopter over some kind of ruins.

You mean Roger saw me.

Yeah.

Shouldn't he have?

Not unless he was a Mexican revolutionary.

(TIRES SCREECH)

Back up.

(TIRES SCREECH)

Sortez.

I hope you got cab fare.

Steve!

Can't you do something?

(TIRES SCREECH)

(SIREN WAILS)

I believe I have a reservation.

You do?

Yes. Austin.

Oh, yes, sir. Your wife checked in earlier.

My Wife?

Mrs. Austin.

Oh. How is she?

I beg your pardon.

We had a slight misunderstanding.

Of course.

The bridal suite. Oh, she must be over it.

Mmm. Enjoy your stay.

Yeah, well, it's already been unforgettable.

Steve. Thank God.

Welcome to Switzerland, Mrs. Austin.

Who were those men?

I was hoping you could tell me.

I never saw them before in my life.

No, I meant Roger.

Um-

At least we know we're on the right track.

I already called the police. I didn't know what else to do.

I've spoken to them at great length.

Yes, this is Colonel Austin. I'd like London Airport.

Person to person, Mr. Oscar Goldman.

Yes, I'll be here.

Do you think they're going to try again?

Probably.

I wonder how many people leave here snow blind.

Well, are rooms were eight floors apart.

I didn't figure you'd want to waste all that time on the elevator.

Or do you figure it's a waste of time no matter how close we get?

Doctor, you and I are responsible for saving a man's life.

I wish I could say I didn't care how we did it, but I do.

Colonel...

I'm trying to expand the boundaries...

of man's knowledge...

his experience.

Can you imagine what it would mean...

if a group of scientists had Einstein's memory?

Or if musicians had the benefit of Chopin's thoughts.

Think about it.

What incredible music could be written.

You can tear a human being apart like an automobile...

and completely rebuild it.

New heart, new kidneys, new arms, legs, eyes.

No matter how many spare parts a man gets, he's still himself...

because of his mind.

He still reacts the same, he feels the same, he thinks the same.

Now somebody comes along and wants to replace that part, too.

When you're all finished, what do you have?

A bunch of parts with nothing to hold them together.

And what does it prove...

except that you can do it?

What do you want to prove, Colonel?

That I'm more than the sum of my parts.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?

OSCAR: Steve?

STEVE: Hello, Oscar. How are you?

OSCAR: Frustrated.

You know how long it takes to unload 66 crates?

I hope you're making better progress at your end.

Roger remembers seeing me in Mexico.

At that party that they gave for the ambassador?

The same people might be catering this one.

I'll get Washington on it right away.

Oh, and Oscar, I'll need an extra 50,000 francs.

What for?

I promised to make good on some incidentals.

What incidentals?

20 pounds of mackerel, an awning pole and a produce stand.

Steve, this is the age of diplomacy. Will you try using some?

- I'll be in touch with you. - Just send a check.

That's the last of them.

Clear on the route?

From here to Dover, then Calais by barge.

While we sit on the crates and wait for the next destination.

It's like going on a scavenger hunt without any clues.

- Who's going with me? - No one.

No one? You mean it's just me and a billion in gold?

We're taking a chance sending you.

If they find out that we're tracking this gold, they may never even show up.

Chief, have you cleared this with the brass?

They're behind me a thousand percent.

What if somebody steals it?

I guess you'll just have to put in some overtime to pay them back.

Here are your papers.

You're an able-bodied seaman working the channel between Dover and Calais.

Alright. I bird dog the payoff.

It's not as easy as it sounds.

You just can't take a billion dollars and put it in your trunk...

and drive away hoping nobody will see you.

No. I have a hunch they'll make a switch somewhere along the way.

That's impossible.

I thought it was impossible when they snatched Cameron out of that hospital.

But now we may have to pay for that mistake...

in approximately 25 hours.

You've left bodies strewn all over the streets of Lucerne...

now the Swiss police are involved and what do you have to show for it?

I can't begin to describe what happened.

But Austin is definitely worth pursuing.

Perhaps he is the pursuer, Julian.

Have you stopped to ask yourself why he suddenly turned up in Lucerne?

Well, he didn't try to keep it a secret.

Plane reservations were in his name. So was the hotel.

And you think it's mere coincidence that the Contessa is also there?

He can't possibly know about her.

And you're willing to risk a billion dollars to prove it? Hmm?

Julian...

I thought I displayed great restraint after the Mexican fiasco.

But if anything goes wrong with this project...

I wouldn't count on my retirement benefits if I were you.

I want Colonel Austin out of the way.

Permanently!

(VIOLIN CONCERTO)

Ah, Mr. Cameron.

I've been looking forward to meeting you for a long time.

I'm sorry it couldn't be under less restrictive circumstances.

How did you know that I would be in that hospital?

I wouldn't pursue that if I were you. It might prove embarrassing.

The Contessa?

I've always found it intriguing that even the most important people...

seem to feel the need to share their importance.

But of course, the Contessa is such an appreciative audience.

Outside of politics, I've led a very conservative life. I...

I was married to the same woman for 36 years.

Commendable.

She died two years ago.

And I was grateful for the Contessa's interest.

Oh, one must never be afraid of pursuing youth, Mr. Cameron.

It's what keeps us young.

How much are you asking for me?

One billion in gold.

It's on its way now.

This is Bird Dog.

We've just left Dover by channel ferry to Calais.

The shipment is now 22 hours from the deadline.

And when it arrives, I'll be released?

Well, you have seen all of Lucerne.

Three times.

And it's beautiful.

DRIVER: Oh, yes, yes. It's very beautiful.

But perhaps maybe you want me to take you someplace in particular, no?

No, we'd just like to drive around some more.

Isn't Roger cooperating?

No. I get flashes of things.

I get images but nothing that I can put together or make any sense out of.

(ELECTRONIC TONES)

Hey, Monsieur, excuse me, maybe the lady has a headache, you know...

too much driving?

Uh, she gets more out of it this way.

17,34,6.

Hike.

What?

Nothing. Go on.

That's it.

17,34,6.

Maybe it's an address.

Perhaps you want me to take you to the address, huh?

It would help if we had the name of a street.

17,34,6.

Maybe it's a telephone number?

Alright. Then I can stop and call on telephone for you, alright?

Any particular country?

Monsieur, s'il vous plaît.

I am getting car sick, you know? I don't know.

17,34,6.

You're a genius. How'd you figure that out?

Part of my checkered past.

Roger played those three numbers every time he came here.

Why don't you mingle?

Maybe a familiar face will pop up.

Right.

You'll get more action by playing the field.

Hello, Jean.

JEAN: Contessa.

I like to concentrate on one thing at a time.

You're an American.

That's right.

Then that explains it.

(JEAN SPEAKS FRENCH)

Going.

I've known several Americans.

They too could only concentrate on one thing at a time.

So little imagination.

That's hard to believe where you're concerned.

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

You'd get more for your money using them as coasters.

They'll just give me some more.

My late husband left me a great deal of money...

and impressive title, and an enormous villa.

Which is empty at the moment.

If it was any other time, I'd offer to fill it for you.

So, I turn my back for five minutes, and this is what happens?

This is our honeymoon, too.

Excuse me.

Next time, try a roll of nickels.

That woman is part of Roger's memory.

Who is she?

The Contessa de Rojas.

She's involved in Cameron's disappearance?

I don't know, but I know that she keeps cropping up.

You go back to the hotel.

I'm about to be picked up.

Looks like my evening's free after all.

I wouldn't want to ruin your marriage.

Well, nothing is forever.

Merci beaucoup.

Well, it's impressive.

I've always found it's what's inside that counts.

Thank you for rescuing me from another evening with the same boring people.

Sir! I must have a word with you.

We're almost ready to roll, inspector.

Yes, and that is precisely the problem.

I have not had an opportunity to inspect those crates.

The papers are in order, aren't they?

That is not the point.

We have certain procedures to follow.

Regulations.

Well, I apologize for the confusion, but it's a rush order.

We're due in Marseilles in six hours, and we're racing a deadline.

Exactly what kind of industrial equipment is this?

Ball bearings.

Ball bearings?

Yes, sir.

Sixty-six crates of ball bearings?

It's the biggest order we've ever had.

Congratulations, but I will not release them...

until I have had an inspection.

If you'll just call this number, I'm sure everything...

will be straightened out to your satisfaction.

You wait here.

Monsieur.

That number you gave me...

It is the Premier's private line.

What did he say?

He... he wished you and your ball bearings a safe journey.

Merci.

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

(TRAIN WHISTLE )

This is Bird Dog.

We're leaving Calais by train from Marseilles.

This shipment is now...

19 hours from the deadline.

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

I have no news to tell you.

Mr. Cameron is resting comfortably...

and the doctors are satisfied with his progress.

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

Not to my knowledge.

No. No one I can put my finger on.

Why was an Air Force jet waiting at Orly Airport?

Has the President spoken to him yet?

You'll have to ask the Air Force.

They told us to ask you.

I have no comment.

Mr. Goldman, is there any truth to the rumor...

it was supposed to take him to Red China.

Where did you hear that?

Would you care to comment on that?

Absolutely not.

If Mr. Cameron didn't go to China, where did he go?

Gentlemen, Mr. Cameron is on the third floor of this hospital...

recovering from viral pneumonia.

How sick is your man?

(RAT SQUEAKS))

Vultures.

Oscar, come here. I want to show you something.

( SQUEAKS WEAKLY)

What's the matter with it?

I don't know. I don't know.

She's been like that for the past hour.

OSCAR: They all look alike to me. Which one is it?

The one that received the brain cells.

How long has it been?

Eighteen hours. Dr. Bergner?

Twelve hours.

Has this ever happened before?

Well, there's always side effects with any new experiment but nothing this drastic.

Why does it have to happen now?

Dr. Bergner is continually refining, adjusting the technique...

but that doesn't necessarily mean it's been improved.

Dr. Bergner was in charge of this project. She didn't show any concern.

She believes in here work.

She saw an opportunity to jump years of lab tests.

I tried to convince her. I tried to tell her that she needed those years...

to see where she was going, what the risks would be.

Especially on higher forms of life.

Sounds strange, Rudy.

You arguing against an unheard of experiment.

Hold it, hold it.

You're mixing apples and oranges, Oscar. I'm talking about this one.

Alright, what do you want?

What're you suggesting?

Bring her back here for observation.

A controlled environment where trained scientists...

can watch and evaluate what happens to her.

The gold has cleared Calais and we haven't the vaguest idea...

how they intend to make the switch or where Cameron is.

Whatever information she can give Steve might make the difference.

No, Rudy.

We're not gonna pull the plug because a rat is afraid of its shadow.

Let me know if there's any change.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(GUNSHOT)

Oh!

(BOAT ENGINE STARS)

(GUNSHOTS)

(SLOSHING)

Key, please.

Oh, yes. The bridal suite.

Mrs. Austin upstairs?

I believe so.

Well, she missed a delightful swim.

(ELECTRONIC TONES)

Oh, no! No!

Erica. It's alright. It's alright.

(GASPING)

It's alright.

Roger's memory again?

I sa... I saw him die.

Peck smiling.

Who's Peck?

He's the man who shot Roger.

Only, it was like it was me.

It was like those bullets were tearing into me.

You were reacting to what Roger saw and what Roger felt.

No, Steve. Honest. It was more than that.

It was happening to me.

The bullets were happening to me.

No, no. It's all over now. It's all over.

Is it?

Or will it...

Will it just go on forever?

Will I just see that man's face and feel those bullets for the rest of my life?

I don't know. Just lay back.

You wanna know something really frightening?

I don't know either.

So maybe you were right.

Maybe I went too far with this thing.

You did it to save Cameron.

I did it for me.

Just to prove that I could.

Either way, I know what you're going through.

Even if it's successful, it's not much fun being an experiment.

Now tell me about Peck.

Oh, Steve, I...

I couldn't do that now. No.

Erica, we have sixteen hours to find William Cameron.

Okay.

This is Bird Dog.

We're on the outskirts of Marseilles.

The shipment is fourteen hours from the deadline.

(VIOLIN CONCERTO)

Checkmate.

Mmm.

I hope everything is proceeding on schedule.

Then it won't be long before I'll have to look for a new chess partner.

Brilliant game.

Why is it every time I ask about my release...

you manage to avoid an answer?

There are others who are also interested in purchasing your freedom, Mr. Cameron.

And sweating the information out of me.

Not everyone applauds your diplomatic daring.

When you flirt with the Chinese, you make the Russians jealous.

When you smile at the Arabs, the Israelis frown.

Everyone of your victories holds a potential defeat for someone.

I care about my work.

Passionately.

The world can reach an accommodation, an understanding...

but it needs time.

And I need time to help it.

Excuse me.

Goldman here.

MEL: The ball bearings arrived safely in Marseilles.

They're being loaded onto a freighter now.

We should be in Naples with a few hours to spare.

Good. Anything out of the ordinary, Mel?

Just the looks I've been getting.

I feel like Clark Kent.

Every time I turn around, I'm in a men's room changing clothes.

Well, stay with it. We're coming down to the wire.

Anything on your end?

Everything and nothing encouraging.

OSCAR: You think it would be tired by now.

RUDY: It's not physical, Oscar. It's mental.

RUDY: It's like an engine running at top speed with no way to turn itself off.

Eventually it'll burn itself out.

Doctor, we're talking about a rat.

We may be talking about a human being.

Unless somebody warns Dr. Bergner.

What good would that do?

She could be prepared for it.

For what? We don't know what's going on the inside of that rat's mind.

We don't know it's the same thing happening to her.

You're willing to spend a billion dollars for William Cameron.

Isn't Erica Bergman worth the price of a phone call?

Rudy...

I care just as much as you do.

Let's hold out just a little bit longer.

This is Bird Dog.

We're on our way from Naples to Rome by truck.

The shipment is now seven hours from the deadline.

We're getting awfully close. I hope they find him soon.

STEVE: How much did they pay you to set me up?

You're hurting me.

Sorry.

He just said that he wanted to discourage you.

Peck?

I lied to you.

I need the money to run this house.

I... I need the money to go to the casino every night.

I need it to be the Contessa de Arranquez.

Well now, Contessa, it's your turn to pay for the privilege.

CALLER: 32! Red!

You better have an awfully good reason for bringing me here.

Julian, I have something very important to tell you.

What is it?

I've sold out.

To him.

Not necessarily the highest bidder but certainly the most persuasive.

Steve Austin, Julian Peck.

We've met several times.

But this is the closest we've come.

I wish I could say I was sorry for this, Julian...

even at your best, you were a bore.

Well, don't enjoy yourself too much, my dear.

Mr. Austin's an American.

And like most Americans, he eventually will go home.

Not until I have William Cameron.

You will have him when we have our gold.

Well, I was thinking of a more personal trade.

His freedom for yours.

Did you plan to lock me up in the basement of the Pentagon?

French jail.

Why would they be interested in me?

You killed a man there, and they frown on that.

Whom? Whom did he kill?

Roger.

STEVE: But the memory lingers on.

There's no way you can prove that.

Oh, but I have a witness...

and she can describe everything you did...

everything you said right down to the last detail.

STEVE: And when she does, that gold won't mean much to you.

At least for the next 15, 20 years.

There was no witness.

Erica?

(ELECTRONIC TONES)

It this the man who killed Roger Ventriss?

I don't know her.

Oh, but she knows you.

You killed...

me!

(LOUD CRASH)

This is Bird Dog.

Hey, does anybody know where we go after Rome?

There's less than four hours left till the deadline.

How is he?

Surrounded by lawyers.

We could squeeze it out of him in a few days...

but we only have a few hours and Peck knows that.

Where's the gold? Rome. From there, who knows.

Is she awake?

Oscar, she's been through enough.

Steve, she's still the only game in town.

And she's worth another play.

ERICA: Yes?

What is it?

It's nothing. You just get some rest.

Erica, we still need your help.

No.

I, uh... I can handle it.

Well, I can't!

Look, you weren't here. You haven't seen what she's been going through...

and she's not going through it again.

Steve, I'm alright.

You took William Cameron out of the hospital and you drove him to the airport.

And then you sent him to... Where did you send him?

I can't see.

It's down there. All you have to do is dig it out.

Look, she can see pieces, that doesn't mean she can add them up.

It's not just the money, Steve. It's a man's life. Try. Try.

Try-.

Oscar, I can't.

I mean, it's not because I don't want to.

It's just that there's nothing of Roger left.

It's just all blank.

It's... like an empty screen.

She's burned out.

Sorry, Oscar.

Wherever they have Cameron, we're assuming that it's a stationary place.

A building of some kind.

OSCAR: That's a fair assumption.

They'd be risky moving him around.

Maybe that's what it's meant to do.

Hmmm?

Afraid my French is a little rusty, Steve.

That's a pass to the Marseilles docks.

The ship.

What ship?

I kept seeing this ship.

Only I didn't know what it meant.

What type of ship?

Uh...

The kind that carries cargo.

A freighter?

Yes. Does that mean something?

Depends.

Depends on whether the gold is still in that Rome warehouse.

They couldn't have switched these crates. They've never been out of my sight.

(WOOD SQUEAKS )

See? Just as safe as if they were still in Fort Knox.

Congratulations, Bristol.

You've managed to turn gold into lead.

Lead?

66 crates of them.

Then where's the gold? I was with it practically every minute.

Practically?

Well, except when it was in the hold of the ship.

Then that's where it is.

Are you saying they pulled a switch in the middle of the Mediterranean?

It's painfully simple, Mel. They had duplicate crates aboard.

When the ship docked in Naples...

the merely unloaded the crates containing the lead.

Then they have everything they want.

The gold, and William Cameron.

(LOCK JIGGLING)

Your new host shall be here presently.

I'm sorry our relationship has to end, especially on this note.

But... business must remain business.

(METAL CREAKING)

(GROANS )

(METAL CREAKING)

One man?

It's beginning to have a disturbing yet familiar ring to it.

Nothing. Inform the pilot he still has a passenger.

Unfortunately not the one he paid for.

Mr. Cameron?

Yes?

Oscar Goldman asked me to drop by and say hello.

(DOOR CREAKING)

Naughty, naughty.

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

Mr. Cameron? Can we have a statement, sir?

Gentlemen, please. I... I'm still recuperating.

Do you have anything to say about the treatment you received?

All I can say is that for the past two days, I have felt like a prisoner.

(REPORTERS LAUGH)

I don't know how you pulled it off.

Call it a miracle of modern science.

He's my man

Oh, he's my man

Yeah, let me tell you 'bout him

Can't do without him He's one of a kind

Now he's the man Six Million Dollar Man

Now he's the man Six Million Dollar

Six Million Dollar, Six Million Dollar Man