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oh

she's back in Dodge low but I do have a

phrase book with a name like Klinger my

grandfather was German and you are

English

but you have no Visa but I was told in

London I'm a big mile

that is

thank you

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visa to the official channels because

you have no representation in London

well that is the fall of the British

government yes I know but I was told

that if I applied here there'd be no

difficulty

I haven't come to East Germany I've

always wanted to visit here well then

you're here as a toilet yes cool getting

old home

this permits you to stay in East Berlin

for one week you must not leave East

Berlin and you will report your address

to the police

and I must warn you that to take

photographs of any industrial or

military installations is a criminal

offense punishable by immediate arrest

and imprisonment

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says you're a secretary

that's right I'm employed by the British

foreign office

we had your passport photographed Miss

clean and your records tricked

you're an operative of sexual care

British intelligence under recently

engaged on counter-espionage and ban

it took you rather a long time to find

out

you mean you admit you're a British

agent for seven years

and did you come here like an amateur

and take photographs and place ourselves

inevitably in my hands which is where I

want to be

why that should be obvious

very clumsy workless Clinger on the

contrary Colonel everything has worked

perfectly

I've come to offer my services to the

German Democratic Republic

I want to work for you

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I don't know one end of a camera from

the other neither do I so it doesn't

stop me from selling them yeah but you

want me to go to Dresden and Buy cameras

from the people who make them

now once they give me this feel about uh

focal lengths and uh I didn't say bye

you know how it is we want to look at

specifications and prices send your

report back to London and uh

then you tell me what I really want to

know which is what a friend told me that

you were once connected with American

intelligence

I was born in East Germany Mr Miguel

Andres

I have a brother there Johan a very

talented musician years ago he was the

youngest first violinist in the dress

the symphony orchestra I want you to

find him oh why don't you find him

yourself I cannot return to Germany why

not

in 1953 I escaped from East Germany and

no one stayed behind now nice of us can

climbs of all

well then you write to each other he

hasn't written not in five years or

maybe he's dead I thought so but last

week I got a very

delicately phrased message from a

distant relative

so violinist is back in Dresden

and he hasn't tried to write you or

contact you in any way no

oh where was he those five years in

prison I think what for Johan was

interested in politics

which party no doesn't matter doesn't

matter I'm not interested in politics

then you can understand that I don't

care whether my brother is right or left

or in between he's all that remains of

my family

listen

East Germany just isn't the safest place

on Earth for me Mr McGill I was told

that you do dangerous work for money

I offer you dangerous work and I offer

you money in proportion What proportion

name your price

okay

I get a legitimate Visa

I travel under my own name using my own

passport

I'll obey every law in the book and if I

smell the slightest Aroma of trouble

baby I'm heading home

and if I locate your brother it's going

to cost you twenty thousand dollars plus

expenses

and if I don't locate your brother

it'll cost you twenty thousand dollars

plus expenses

it's also difficult terms do me a favor

turn me down

no I agree

you want me pretty badly don't you I

want my brother

talk to you later

thank you

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Traveler

awesome awesome

attention attention Miss Klinger is to

report at once to the commandant

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two months now

it's common that

I'm very grateful for the opportunity to

learn about the theory and history of

the class struggle and

so forth

the reports on your progress are

satisfactory

thank you

as far as they go

no doubt you wish to begin active work

that is why I came

in section K you worked with American

intelligence yes

then you have the opportunity to prove

your good faith

these are your orders

study them carefully

Magill Arrangements have been made for

you to proceed to Dresden if you have

any queries make from there

that is all

right

a very interesting morning at Overfelt

I think this little camera here would be

very nice it's a very nice model for the

pies of course the j4 is pistol grip and

built-in exposure meter is more of a

fine would you like us to quote prices

and delivery dates for both models

according to the modifications we

discussed Julie said especially how long

are you staying interest oh a couple of

days I shall be in touch thanks a lot

for lunch it's my pleasure is there

anything else I can do for you while you

are in prison

no I don't think so

um

oh

well I understand it's quite a musical

Center almost a thirst in Germany you're

interested in music

one of your nosy

Orchestra yes that's right

he's a very nice conductor I have the

brown American territos by him but he is

conducting now at the concert I should

arrange for tickets perhaps you would

like to meet her well

don't worry all should be arranged okay

great thank you very much okay

because it isn't it

Mac

Ruth well I'll be

it's been a long time

yes it has

I did send you Christmas cards I know

and no thank you very much

oh my goodness I think we ought to

celebrate why don't we get a little

champagne live it up this early in the

afternoon I don't think so there's no

time like now

well right now I think I'd like some

fresh air okay

let's get a little of that

what are you doing I'm buying some

cameras for this guy

you know that fella you saw me with

overfills yeah he makes them so I'm

ordering some for him

oh you are

how about that well I can't be too

choosy nowadays what about you what are

you doing here me um

it's not immediately obvious to me why

someone from

British Foreign Service would be

studying Wildlife here in East Germany

you know how does it dressed in a

conservatory

well I've enrolled there as a student of

the open

I don't know

it's pretty but it's so neat it's not

natural

uh somebody's probably around the corner

dusting off the flowers

in uniform yeah

and it probably has a distinction of

being about the only place in town

that's not bad right

I can't say anything to you here

that I couldn't have said out loud in

the lobby of my hotel and I just want

you to know that in case you're on a job

right now

and I thought you liked me all I'm

saying is that if you're working now

you're just wasting your time

you remembered

well

we killed more than one or two of these

in our time

happier times Mac I never did understand

what happened to you and I'll try

just don't try

and what about you why are you married

I thought you'd be married by another

one of those foreign office types no Mac

not my style

is your to know

well

here we are on a beautiful afternoon in

Dresden what shall we do

what shall we do

The Logical answer to that yeah but it's

only about 4 45 in the afternoon I think

4 45 Mac I'm sorry there's a phone call

I have to make

of course

until all of three minutes excuse me

yeah this is cleaner where are you I'm

at the prince Oregon bar

I've contacted our friend I'm with him

here now he's waiting for me

I'll have something for you later

we'll report back as soon as I can

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ER has made contact with Miguel he's

cautious but he's making inquiries about

Lipkin and should locate it within a few

days

I'll let you know when Miguel and

leapkind are arrested by the East German

authorities

let me have a cover story to use in the

sad event that McGill is killed

by the way I'm short of cash

end of message

I've just received a collector's item

yes it's quite satisfactory

I went to The Dresden hotel and

contacted magilla's instructed yeah I am

mental

what do you know about McGill

we work together in Greece where we

exchanged information of mutual interest

after that he was transferred and we

lost touch

then I heard that he was fired from

American intelligence yes

yes

but was he

it is not at all impossible that the

whole thing was a what you call it a

put-up job why

to provide him with a new cover

but he's paid for it that I can tell you

we have reason to be suspicious of all

defectors

we require definite information about

McGill's status as of now well his story

is that he's interested in Dubai movie

equipment from her overfelter now and

suppose it happens to be true

do you believe it it's early days

McGill didn't spend 10 years of American

intelligence for nothing

out speaking to an amateur

then it stands to reason doesn't it that

this operation is going to take time

Miguel is booked into the Dresden hotel

for three days

when are you seeing him again

tonight

it struck me as a little out of

character

the kids for the Dresden Symphony

Orchestra ah

a music lover

listen I think we better get out of here

while we can

um I want to thank Albertville for

getting those tickets for me that I just

saw him around the corner why don't you

meet me over at the prince Oregon bar

it's uh you know you don't want to get

caught in the stamp either that's all

right I don't mind at all

just give me about 10 minutes

see you then listen don't wait around

just go right on here not around the

block I'll do that

a blonde

I'm sorry to interrupt I'm a friend of

Aaron Willie Oberlin you are Mr McGill

of God that's right then it is a very

great pleasure to welcome American

Musical over here to the restroom thank

you very much

and I think we have another friend in

common you have all yeah he was uh first

violinist in your Orchestra ah very

interesting first variant yeah

Johann libke I'm afraid Alexis left the

office from eight years ago would you

have any idea where am I contact him no

I'm sorry I'm sorry I can't help you I

do not know if Ellie Kim is still alive

no excuse me please

good enough

English

and Johan lived in

Johann Lipkin yeah

wait a minute you've been around here

quite a while haven't you this is

well maybe you'll understand this

I just want his address

14.

you sure could save us a lot of trouble

buddy

well I want you to let me add a couple

of blocks before you get there

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no thank you

I'm looking for air Johann libkin

nomads

thank you

versed up

Johann libkin

you don't know me you are an American

yeah

your brother asked me to look you up

do you mind if I come in

you say my brother sent you yeah he said

if I was ever interested and give you

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okay Mac

what didn't you like about the bar of

the prince Oregon

the warm beer

oh you want some more ice no

in a second

I want a 10 I'll tell you something

okay I'm listening

I want to thank you for sending me those

Christmas cards

you're my friend Mac

I couldn't forget you no matter what you

did

well everybody else seemed to

I'm sorry

I've never seen you sentimental before

maybe you never really look before

Monday your life's one thing

next day is shout out from India

and out of all of that months later I

got that Christmas card with peace

owners Goodwill tournament on it

and it saved my life

and I want to thank you for that

I'm glad

what's the matter

like I think you better go

it's my East German landlady she doesn't

approve of gentleman visitors

she doesn't think you're getting enough

practice I practice

have you already forgotten

oh no

I haven't forgotten

I'll see you tomorrow Mack

what happened while ago

I said good night Mac

thank you

Alice

Lipkin these are lumps

Foreigner

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I told you it would need time time is

running out

it would be easy for me to incriminate

him

if you are going to allow your personal

feelings to come into this you have no

use to us at all and if I wanted to

impress you all I have to do is say yes

he is a spy and wrap him up we want the

truth

I went to the concert last night with

McGill there's someone connected with

the orchestra he wants to contact that

I'm sure of

oh

Colonel I've only been here a few days

surely you're in a much stronger

position to follow that up but I would

much rather you did

come now

you're an attractive woman you're

certainly attractive to Miguel you must

be otherwise he wouldn't have brought to

Champagne

certainly not Barack privacy

Colonel you've impressed me I hope he

gets the most out of his stay over here

tell me

has he ever been to a typical German

beer seller

this is

those

ah so this is the place you spend all

those long evenings with your friends

from the conservatorian

fastest way out of East Germany

you want to hear something truly

remarkable

there's this guy I was asked to locate

and dressed and every time I mentioned

his name everybody just shied away from

me I found him once but uh he ran out on

me

then you brought me here to this little

Beer Cellar and lo and behold there he

is

right in front of me

and what do you think of that

what's going on Ruth

what side you working for

you know I can't tell you that you don't

have to some

idiotic intelligence maneuver

senseless

you really think I'm that dumb Mac I

never you never what

here you are in Dresden Waltzing around

in broad daylight you don't even know

the language

now how in the world did the East German

swallow that

you pop up at my hotel you leave me here

you're setting me up Mac

I didn't want it to be you well if it

wasn't me it'd be some other guy just as

Expendable wouldn't it

senseless

somebody wants me to finally begin very

badly

Who the British these Germans are both

and when I find him this time they're

gonna catch me red-handed aren't they

what are they going to do to me then

I don't know

I'll let bologna about missing brother

just to get me here to trap me

is it to trap leave again

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why was he in prison for five years Mark

listened to me it's the truth

he's a particularly filthy variety of

Nazis oh that's no answer what about you

what are you I can't tell you

give all Max some advice

what do I do now Mac I told you I didn't

know it would be you and I didn't know

it would come to this well now that you

know

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I can frame you

yes I can

if it's true you're what they say you

are and if it isn't

what if I'm not a traitor what if I

never was what if I was framed before

like now for the greater good

but then Ruth

get out Mac

just get out

good employers wouldn't like that too

much would they

well you just go well you can

You Bet Your Life honey that's just what

I'm gonna do

I need a reservation to Berlin yes sir

for when next train

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excuse me I'm American Miguel let's talk

I never would have guessed that the

concert hall here a few times you're

very cool

I was section K where you used to be

good for you Ruth Klinger is still

working for the British intelligence her

assignment was that effect gained the

confidence of East Germans and keep

reporting back to London like in the

movies the British knew the Germans

would test her so all they Supply the

testimony yeah me and liebkin he's a

Nazi and the English think you're a

traitor they were prepared to throw both

of you to the walls to establish Ruth

here stupid

how do they know the Germans are going

to use me to test her if they had Ways

and Means of drawing attention to you as

you see it worked what did leap can do

he was and is a Nazi a big spoke in a

dirty little Nazi wheel is starting to

roll again so it's okay to frame him for

the greater good oh it's what you always

say

foreign

even for a moment you've established

that there's cooperation between

American intelligence and weekend

when Ruth feeds that to the east Germans

they'll believe her and they'll trust

her it fits their theology

she'll be safe and the British will be

established in East German intelligence

Uncle Sam will like that Mac Uncle Sam

listen I'm going home

well then the Germans will say to Ruth

what happened in the beer hall what did

you tell your friend your lover Whitney

McGill leave so quickly well then she'll

go under interrogation and in a week or

a month a year she'll crack

and then it's prison that nobody ever

heard of him

listen I didn't invent this idiocy I'm

giving you the facts what you do is up

to you that's right Buster if you go

through it if there's five thousand

dollars waiting at the other end

five thousand dollars that pathetic ten

thousand no

nothing's on buddy we can arrange for a

getaway card we're waiting the leapkins

place you're crazy you're asking me to

Wade straight in there and implicate

myself with leibkin oh what a quick cop

and then what what else what other help

then it's up to me right Dresden isn't

far from the West German Frontier East

Germany is not far from West Germany

either

I should have thought that you went on a

personal level don't you get personal

I hear you better when you're talking

money then you will consider it if I

don't they'll get it right but good and

always

twenty five thousand dollars payable on

demand in West Germany

should have made it 50. where is Leap

can you know rooftops she'll contact you

foreign

mm-hmm

just about

good luck you too you have those keys oh

yeah

this one I told you where they'd left it

what are we doing here playing soldier

we're just spinning our Wheels

why don't we just let leave kin and

intelligence go on and off we got the

keys there's a car over there why don't

we just get in and take off right now

I come back

okay

just heard the pattern of Little Feet I

don't look back just keep going straight

ahead don't live in the back

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I never heard of you before

I've done nothing

you've done enough

he's just been framed by being with me

let me call they think I'm an agent

five years in prison

I've been denaturified officially and

they're going to put you away for good

after this what will your people do I

don't know let's find out I'll try to

get you out of here oh very touching

you'll do it from the bottom of your

heart eh no thanks

I have work to do here I can hide I hid

before yes or no no

thank you

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place

was suspicious he didn't seem to know

McGill McGill drawn and forced him to go

with him and that's all I know until I

heard the shots yeah

that's all you know yes

and what does it indicate to

it's not my job to draw conclusions

Colonel that is true

we wondered the facts

you had it bugged of course

I don't want to know who you are here's

my name now move

just as I told you

but what does it prove that I told you

the truth yes but the truth reveals

little

why did McGill fire his gun leapkent was

panicking or was it perhaps to keep

leapkin from speaking in a room that

McGill suspected of having hidden ears

and again why did leapkin run away and

straighten to Bullet from one of our

enormously stupid men perhaps they'd

conducted their business and then

separated to try and Escape perhaps

there was no business to conduct

I think sir I've done everything I could

possibly do

yes Miss Klinger that I must admit

unfortunately it was inconclusive

is Miguel still with American

intelligence

was his organization involved to

Cleveland

are you reliable you see we don't know

so with my blessings you will return to

school until such time as we can find

you another assignment

you mean another test

but of course another test

unless of course we can obtain more

direct information

from McGill

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thank you

thanks a lot thank you very much we

appreciate it

thank you

you were lucky

what about Ruth you will never know my

girl

we'll clean you up and book you on a

flight to London tonight too soon

now about that money now don't you

forget about that money

don't you want to lift

no you've done enough for me thanks

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