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So,

Thank you.

You think we're fools, Mrs. Vasa.

We knew your husband would try to get to you when we docked in London.

We planned it this way.

I'm sure your refugee organization does a wonderful job, Mr. Brodsky.

But I have my own work to do.

If I go flying off at every tangent, I'll never... But a man's freedom is at

stake. Perhaps his life.

If this man's held a prisoner on the ship, why don't you go to the police?

They can do nothing.

Vassa is one of their own nationals, serving as a member of the crew.

A month ago, he tried to get away in New York. You must have seen it in the

papers.

Escape bid from Iron Curtain ship.

Prisoner dragged back.

State Department protests.

Oh, yes. I do remember something about it. But even if the police searched the

ship, they'd have no right to take him off.

There's nothing we can do.

Legally.

And you think I'm ready to act illegally?

In a case like this, I can only hope so.

Listen, Mr. Brodsky.

Week after week, refugees escape from the tyranny of Eastern Europe.

They jump ship, smuggle onto trains, cut their way through barbed wire frontiers.

Each step calls for human courage and suffering.

If I were to help everyone who needed it, I'd never get around to my own work.

Mr. Brady, this is not what I expected from the invisible man.

Exactly. I have this special quality and everyone wants to use it for their own

ends. And because I want to make use of it for the freedom of an unknown and

unimportant seaman?

No one is unimportant.

But I believe science has more to offer humanity than one man's freedom.

So, in other words, you are prepared to abandon this man? Good day, Mr. Brady.

What's all this, Peter?

Who are you abandoning?

No one.

Who is he, anyhow?

He is head of a refugee protection committee.

A seaman jumped ship at 6 o'clock this morning.

He was dragged back by the crew, half dead. At least, that's what he says.

Oh, hello?

Sir Charles?

Brady here.

I want to check with you security people on a visitor I've just had.

Oh?

Bratsky, the refugee man?

Why, of course, he's absolutely first class.

100%.

A wonderful war record.

And he's been getting his people out from behind the curtain ever since.

If you can do anything to help him.

What?

He wants you to do something illegal?

Well, don't tell me the sordid details.

Better I shouldn't know.

Goodbye.

Well, what about this lunch you're going to give me?

Sorry, Dee. I've got a bit of research to do.

But first, I'll do my disappearing trick.

Well, where do we go?

Straight to the London docks.

Do your stuff now, Dee.

Anything I can do for you, miss? Yes, sergeant.

I'm from the Morning Star.

I wanted to check on the facts about the trouble last night. Trouble, miss?

You know, the suborder affair, the seaman who tried to make a getaway.

Suborder? That's that ship over there.

I don't know about any trouble.

What time is this?

Oh, about six o'clock.

Nothing was reported to us.

Hey, Bert, you were here.

Do you know anything about a seaman jumping ship from the suborder?

No.

But his wife was waiting for him in a black car. He was dragged back to the

ship. Yes, now I come to think of it, there was a woman sitting in a car just

over there.

She left about 6.30.

And she didn't report anything?

No, not a thing.

Thank you, Sergeant.

So nobody knows anything about this except Mrs. Barser herself of the

Strathmore Hotel, Tower Street.

You think she made it up?

We're going to find out.

No, we seem to be seeing an awful lot of that car behind us. I think we're being

followed. I know we're being followed.

Have been, ever since we left Castle Hill.

Did you see who it was?

Slavonic gentleman.

Heavily disguised and a clean cup.

Ah, here we are.

Tower Street.

Nip around the next corner, let me out, and then drive on.

Fine. I'll give him a run around Buckingham Palace and the House of

Lords. Do them good to see the sights.

See you later, D.

Have a good time, comrades.

Foxy, stop it. Sixth floor, please.

Foxy, stop it.

Naughty girl.

Mummy won't tell you again.

Lovely weather we're having.

Foxy, where's the man?

Poor Stefan.

If only Mr. Brady had agreed to help.

I did my best to persuade him. Three times now he has tried to escape.

There is no hope.

I will never see him again.

Perhaps you will, Mrs. Vassar.

Don't worry. It's me, the invisible man.

Mr. Brady, I... I'll do all I can to help your husband.

If I can locate him on the ship, I'll get him ashore.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you indeed, Mr. Brady.

Can I give you a lift?

Thank you.

Hello?

It is me, Sonia Baza.

Yes.

Yes, he's on his way now.

You're a very wise woman, Mrs. Vasa.

A very wise woman.

And my husband?

You will let him go?

All in good time, dear lady.

We must wait until we have the invisible man aboard.

But you promised.

Is he coming, Comrade Commissar?

Naturally, he's on his way. He should be arriving on board in the next few

minutes.

See that you handle your end as efficiently as I have mine.

I have no fears, Comrade Commissar.

Do you want to see him arrive?

See him?

Of course. See him. See the invisible man.

You are talking to a clever man, Comrade.

I know how to deal with the enemies of our country. But he is not exactly an

enemy, Captain.

He's unique.

We need him for our experiments.

All the same to me.

You will get him in a neat parcel.

You wish to see it happen? That would be a pleasure.

Come on.

Tell him what you got there.

A development from radar, Comrade Commissar. Far in advance of anything in

the West.

He's a clever young fellow.

He adapted it for this purpose.

With my help, of course.

From radar, huh?

Take a look at the screen.

What are these moving marks on the screen? Well, we are beamed outside on

the gate.

And those are people coming in and out.

Three of them.

That's right.

The screen that tells the truth.

Every shadow represents something out there. The mechanism reacts whenever

anything crosses the beam.

Well, we're expecting the mechanism to react when there is no one at the gate.

For then we have recorded the invisible man. But they still don't understand.

He's solid, though we can't see him. But the radar beams can strike his body like

they strike everything else.

Then they bounce back like an echo, and we get his radar shadow.

Very clever, Captain.

Let's hope he'll come quickly, or we will be too late for this time.

We will have to wait another eight hours.

You can't do that. As soon as he comes aboard, he must sail.

I may sail, Comrade Commissar.

that the ship will remain on the mud.

Okay, Mr. Brodsky. From now on, I'd rather be alone.

And I am pleased to go no nearer the ship, Mr. Brady.

My fellow countrymen would like to settle many scores with me.

Good luck, and thank you.

Something on the screen.

Keep it in focus.

It's the excitement.

It's only a man at the gate.

Comrade Commissar, look.

There is one man at the gate. There are two men on the screen. You're right.

Look, one has stopped. The other is coming on.

It's the invisible man.

Keep him in focus.

He's coming this way.

He's going to the stern.

He must come up the gangplank. It's our only chance. We've got only about five

minutes left, Comrade Commissar.

Clear the gangplank.

Keep the ship working normally.

He's coming back.

He's alongside the gangplank. Come aboard, my friend.

This is it.

Stand by.

Let her go!

What the?

Help! Help!

Police! Over here! It's Brady!

I'm on the ship!

Help! Help!

Help!

Keep that noise up or they will hear him.

Get the gangplank inboard.

Somebody's going to hear him.

All right.

Lower him into the hold.

I must speak to the captain of the Svoboda. But you're too late, madam.

She's just sailing.

But my husband, he's on board. You've got your passport, madam? Yes, of course

I have.

Quickly, doc.

Hurry. All right, madam. You'd better hurry.

Stop!

Stop!

I must speak to the captain.

You're too late.

But my husband, he's on board.

Get on board or she'll make trouble for all of us.

All right.

But I must speak to him.

Mr. Svoboda.

Just in time.

You must help Stafford Ashore.

He is not feeling so good since our little quarrel last night.

Take her to Vasa.

Vasa? It's the wife of the man who jumped his ship in New York.

I'd better go and check. You stand by.

Get the gangplank on board.

Leave it to me.

Bosun?

We sail immediately.

Get down to the hold and take care of the invisible men. And take all the men

you can spare.

Where is he?

Inside.

Stefan. Sonia, what are you doing here? What have they done to you? I'm all

right. You must come quickly.

No, Mrs. Vase.

You will both stay aboard.

But you promised.

I'm afraid that I will have to disappoint you.

If directly you got your husband ashore, you would tell the police that we have

the invisible man aboard.

No, no, no. I swear I won't. You betrayed him.

You would also betray us.

Don't move through the door. Stand by.

Lower the bay.

Move in.

Don't give him any room.

Lower the first row.

Grab him.

Don't!

There he is. Keep him away from the door. He can't get out.

Get him!

Up ahead.

Up ahead!

Come in.

Sorry to disturb you, sir, but this could be urgent. Yes, Sergeant.

It's about the border.

She's on her way out.

That's right, Sergeant. Just caught the tide. What's the trouble?

Well, there's a woman on board, a Mrs. Barza. Her husband's one of the crew.

She came through the dock gates a few minutes ago. She seemed very upset.

She was shouting for them to stop the ship. She wanted her husband.

What happened?

She went on board.

She didn't come off.

You think she's being held against her will? I don't know, sir. It could be.

Is there any way of stopping the ship?

I don't see how we can.

Her papers are in order.

Still, we'll make a few inquiries before she gets out of the river.

Give me contact with us for board immediately.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Yes? This is the port authority.

This is the captain of Svoboda speaking.

Captain, you have a Mrs. Vasa aboard.

She's a British subject and is not on your crew list.

That's quite correct.

Mrs. Vasa is married to a member of our crew and she's sailing home with him.

Is that Mrs. Vasa's wish?

Why, of course.

Then we'd like to speak to her.

They want to speak to her.

See that you're fetching her right away. I don't want them to get suspicious.

We are fetching her right away.

Tell them that you wish to sail with us, or it will be too bad for your husband.

Mrs. Vasa is here now.

Hello? Mrs. Vasa?

Yes? First, Mrs. Vasa, we'd like to identify you.

The color of your hair?

Blonde. Eyes?

Blue. Address in London?

The Strathmore Hotel, Tower Street.

Number of your room?

36.

Thank you, Mrs. Vasa.

Now, we want to ask you one more question.

Are you traveling on the Zwa border of your own free will?

Yes, I wish to go home.

Are you sure?

Quite sure.

Thank you, Mrs. Vassa.

Bon voyage.

Here.

Take it back.

Keep quiet.

Somebody's coming.

Brady! Quick, the door.

Quickly, Vassar. This way. We'll have to swim for it. She can't. It's too far.

All right, I'll do it another way.

Get him on deck.

Stay out of sight. I'll be back.

Up 100.

Up 100, sir.

We must take her out of this river fast.

Stop, engines!

What are you doing?

I have done nothing, sir.

Full speed ahead.

You fool!

It's invisible man is here, sir.

Hello, French.

French, what is wrong up there? Whatever happens, give full speed ahead.

Right, Sir Charles. I'll leave the details to you.

It's okay.

Your husband has permission to stay.

And now I'll say goodbye.

How could I ever thank you?

Oh, forget it.

I feel so ashamed.

You didn't have much choice, Mrs. Vassar.

You will forgive me.

Of course, Mrs. Vassar.

Good luck to you both.

Thank you, Mr. Brady.

We shall not forget.

Looks like rain.

Just a shower, I hope.

Oh, I do hope it is up.