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Bye.

There is beauty here.

Yes or no, Schwartz, that's all it comes down to.

Yeah, now we're getting somewhere.

Any problem can be solved mechanically if it can be expressed as a finite

number of manipulations.

Hey, Schwartzy.

Manipulations.

Wanna drink?

Hacking makes me thirsty.

All that data zapping out of me.

Here you go, Schwartzy.

Good, buddy.

You and me, we are going to crack the codes of the civilized world.

Well, I'll be damned, Schwartzy.

All three of them died.

I don't believe it.

Home run!

Out of the ballpark!

Woo!

Well,

like I told you, I'm going out.

The machine's dark.

We'll light it up, Simon.

Hold on.

Right, I'm there, Jack. Okay, Simon. You ready for this?

Fireworks are coming over. You gotta see this.

I think the deaths are connected to the detection of plastic explosives.

What do they call them?

Sniffers? That's right.

A breakthrough in this could change the world as we know it.

So there's a lot of money in it.

A lot of money.

Music to my ears.

We'll speak again after you've seen the data.

Cheerio.

Schwartzy, I'm a hero. What can I say?

Get that, would you, tiger?

Kate hides me.

Look, I'm running a little late.

No, not long.

Time for you to change your clothes again if you feel like it.

It was a joke.

I'll call you back.

Oh, Irina, would you like to come with me? I've rented a car.

I mean, you can see the country, you know.

Okay, sure.

Thank you.

See you later.

Shall we stop for lunch on the way?

A business lunch, Charles?

Of course.

You've got the wrong man, Inspector Teel.

I don't think so, Templer.

I'd recognize you anywhere.

May I?

Must you?

You got a telephone call from California last night.

You're not tapping my phone.

From a Mr. John M.

Rushton III.

Jack Rushton.

Oh, do you want something, Claude? Or are you on duty?

No, I have a malt. Thanks very much. You do surprise me.

Come to all of us.

You've been practising.

Such repartee.

How did Jack die?

How did you know he was dead?

Come on, Claude. Can't you ever stop being a flatfoot?

What am I supposed to have done? Flown to California, killed Jack, and then got

back here to evade your incredibly subtle questions?

How did you know he was dead, Templer?

That's all I asked.

Because I'm young, rash, and foolish, and jump to conclusions.

Jack was a good friend of mine.

Do you want to tell me what happened?

Bye, darling.

See you in a few days.

Be good. Don't drive your mother to drink.

I'll call you from Willard House.

If everything he had on the computer was wiped out, he wasn't killed by some

passing vagrant.

You still haven't told me why he was transmitting to you.

He was helping me with something.

Over the last four weeks, several scientists have died.

All accidents.

I was curious about it.

Jack was trying to find the common ground.

You think these people were killed?

Jack was.

What about the others?

No apparent motives.

No obvious sign of foul play.

You're losing me, chum.

What's in it for you?

Nothing.

Yet.

Nothing yet.

You read me like a police blotter.

I don't believe you're doing this just because you're worried about the brain

drain.

It's just become very personal.

I see.

Somebody killed a friend of yours.

That's quite a view.

I've always liked it here.

The California police traced a modem call to you.

Rushton was transmitting when he died.

Just personal stuff.

He didn't get very far.

You want a check?

No. Not worth it.

Going somewhere?

Yes.

I'm attending a conference.

Where might that be?

Just in case.

In case what?

In case I have some news of your friend.

Willard House.

In the country.

Good morning. Good morning. Welcome. Great to be here.

Hello. Hello.

Good morning.

Oliver, darling.

I'm Roger.

It's a wonder. How are you?

Very well.

Sweetheart?

Welcome. Nice to see you.

Welcome.

Ah, look at that, Harrison.

Welcome to an art house. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Nice to be here. Good trip?

Well, it was a long one, all the way from Aurora, Illinois.

And every kind of transport you can think of except a bicycle and two

burros. Very good.

What I'd like to do now is have a nice cold shower.

Yes, that should do.

Let's get inside and find your own room and I'll be on the board. Great.

It's quite simple.

You bombard the luggage with low-energy nutrients, and you can detect the

presence of nitrogen and plastic explosives.

I'm working on the software end, trying to make it run smoothly on a desktop.

Yeah, everyone's working on it.

Whoever comes up with that will be a very rich man.

Or woman.

We could form a partnership.

Rigo and... Cres... Crespelosa.

Well, perhaps you should move on.

Yes, I think we better.

Yes,

my father was born in Russia.

Beautiful name.

It means beautiful hair, actually.

I can see why.

I had the name before I had the hair.

Look at that.

It's a real palace.

Careful.

Don't worry.

So, it's happened here too.

It's a car crash, Simon.

Another accident? Yes.

If you want to come to this conference and pretend to be a psychologist, that's

fine by me.

But I don't have to believe in the mad theory behind it.

Our friend Jack Rushton believed in it. So you said.

Jack's dead.

Yes, I know.

I had a phone call from Inspector Teal, Scotland Yard.

I'm sorry.

What did Teal want?

He talked about the deaths.

Wanted to know what I thought about it.

And what did you tell him?

I told him I didn't see why someone should go around killing scientists.

There's no connection between them.

Jack found one.

Jack Wood.

I didn't mean it that way.

I need someone to replace him.

You're a cold-hearted bastard.

He just died.

Murdered, Oliver.

No accident.

Most of us in this business deal in numbers, Simon.

We calculate the chances.

This is ridiculous.

Ask Teal.

Jack was murdered.

I suppose you think I should call the conference off.

Absolutely not.

But I thought it was dangerous.

It is.

Odds on there's a killer here.

I'm going to catch him.

To replace Jack, there's Irina Kraspolosa.

Really?

You don't miss a trick, do you?

What do you expect?

More reserve.

Not English, for heaven's sake.

How good is she?

Oh, pretty good.

Somewhere near the top.

Could be the best.

A bit smitten, are you?

Oh, no.

And my tastes are more humble.

I won't ask.

See you later, Oliver.

I'm sorry about Jack, Simon.

Call me Miles.

I'm Miles Rampton, remember?

Miles. Yes, of course.

Oh, switchboard. Can you get me Inspector Teal, Scotland Yard?

Thank you.

May I come in?

Yes.

How are you feeling?

Okay. Did I thank you for saving my life? Yes, you did. And let's forget it,

all right?

I was in the right place at the right time.

Come in. Sit down.

Thank you.

So, you said you're Miles Rampton?

Yes. What do you do?

I'm a psychologist.

Really? What are you doing at this conference?

Ever heard of synchronicity?

Yeah. Something to do with connections without cause and effect.

Very unscientific.

A coincidence which has meaning.

Like our meeting today.

That was an accident, remember?

Yes, but I've just discovered something about you which makes it very

meaningful.

Let me guess.

I'm a woman.

That's a cause which is already having its effect.

No, I meant you're being a computer programmer.

Go on.

I need your help.

You're losing me. You're a psychologist interested in coincidences and you need

my help?

There have been too many accidents among scientists recently.

And you're looking for a cause.

Oliver said you were good.

My name isn't Rampton.

And you're not a psychologist.

Doesn't anything faze you?

Yes, almost dying in a car crash, but you saved me from that.

What is your name?

Simon Templer.

I've heard of you.

They call you the saint, don't they?

That's right.

Well, I do owe you.

So what is it I can do for you?

You can help me find a killer.

How's your psychology?

Not as good as my papers.

Miss Crasper-Losser, I'm so happy to see you're all right. Thank you. I see

Charles has recovered as well.

Well, thank goodness neither of you was hurt.

Thanks to Mr. Rampton.

That's right, Mr.

Rampton.

Oh, yes. Yes, of course.

Yes, we've gone through that already.

Irina's going to help me.

Oh.

Jolly good.

Now, let me introduce you to Dr.

Robertson. He's an expert.

Do you have any champagne?

Afraid not, sir.

Mineral water?

Yeah. Not a drinker, Mr. Rampton?

It depends.

Not Beaujolais.

Why not? It's a good drink.

It was.

Did you know they drink more Beaujolais in the UK than they actually produce in

France? The rest is made in Hong Kong or Taiwan, as you'd think.

Nice to meet you, gentlemen. Bob Harrison.

I'm familiar with your work, Stephen.

It's very impressive.

Thank you very much, Professor.

It's an honor.

Hey, name's Bob.

We're all equals here, isn't that right?

Miles.

Miles.

I thought you didn't get around too much anymore.

Stayed close to home. I made an exception.

Why? If you don't mind.

Bob is giving a talk on his latest research on detection systems.

Micro-detectives, to be precise. You've lost me, I'm afraid.

I'm a psychologist.

A psychologist?

Oh, that's fascinating.

Stephen, we'll talk later.

Now, tell me, what kind of a psychologist?

Freud? Dr.

River. I'm delighted that you came.

I had not expected you.

My first time in the UK.

Oh, welcome then. Have you met Marta White?

No. How do you do? Dr. River from South Africa.

That's right.

You didn't mention Simon Templer this morning.

I saw no reason.

He's attending the conference.

Why is it important?

He said he was going to a conference.

I don't always believe what he says.

Oh, he's here.

What's this conference about?

Security and technology.

It covers a vast array.

So what do you want me to do?

I'm concerned about the security. Yes.

My problem's technology.

I think you should ask your guests to drive more carefully, sir.

I don't think that's very helpful, Inspector.

Get me the Jack Rushton file.

Well, I'm sorry, sir, but you told me this morning you didn't really believe

in these killings.

Yes, I know that. But I could be wrong.

I shall do my best, sir.

You might keep me informed about what this Templer fellow's up to.

The problem is, Simon Templer's an old friend of mine.

I don't doubt that for a moment, sir.

I know him rather well myself.

Too ruddy well.

Well, you'll have to wait to hear my talk.

Two holidays?

Oh, no, no, not that, please. I've studied the agenda.

I'm glad to see you're both smiling again. Now, if there's anything you

need.

Thank you. We're very happy to be here.

Nine o'clock then, everybody.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night. Good night.

Luigi.

My dear.

Lovely countryside you have around here.

Yes.

Did you go far?

Six and a quarter miles.

Give or take a few feet.

What are you doing? Looking for mushrooms?

Wrong place for mushrooms.

The ones around here could kill you.

Right.

Well, nice talking to you.

Better get on.

Morning. Morning.

Nipped out early. Can't live without this.

Come in. It's open.

An American, you're pretty lax about security.

I was expecting you.

That's a comfort.

Keep your door locked.

Right. It won't happen again.

Here, have a look.

I've accessed all the information from the main database terminal on all the

deaths in the last four weeks.

Okay? All right.

I included Jack Rushton, although I'm not sure his name belongs on the list,

because his death was not made to look like an accident.

No, take him off. Jack was killed because he found something out.

All right, okay. I'll keep him on a separate file.

I found two connections so far.

A link to plastic explosives detection.

Jack found that out. What else?

They were all divorced.

Is that a joke?

Maybe, but it's true.

A coincidence.

Meaningful? Synchronistic, perhaps?

I'm not a psychologist, remember?

You mean synchronicity doesn't exist?

Irina, listen to my intuition.

Forget the divorce. It's a coincidence.

Right. I'll get rid of it. Oh, I want you to check something else for me.

Not right now. The next session's in ten minutes.

You can tell me on the way down. All right.

How long will it take you?

It's difficult to say exactly, sir.

A day, a week, a year?

A day, maybe.

Depends how lucky I get.

How busy the data banks are.

That kind of thing, sir.

I'll stop smoking. Just watch me.

There should be at least three names.

I'm looking for the common denominators.

All these machines are supposed to be fast.

They are.

Faster than you.

I heard that, Jefferson.

The problem is false alarms.

If you have an array of detectors producing information about the amount

and location of a particular element, nitrogen in this example, it also

produces a certain amount of noise caused by other elements.

It's therefore possible for a combination of nitrogen and other

materials to cause a false alarm.

This is where neural networks are particularly helpful.

Excuse me, Dr. Poppett.

As I was saying, this is where neural networks are particularly helpful.

It's Charles Rico.

He's been found in his room.

Death?

How? I don't know. The doctor hasn't arrived yet. And the police?

I haven't called them yet. Good.

Let me go and take a look.

Neural systems consist of networks of nodes and connections.

Each node has two states.

It's either on or off.

Each node alters its state by the strength of the incoming signal.

It looks as if he died in his sleep.

Bit young for heart trouble, don't you think?

It happens.

Let me see.

Yes.

He's a bit young, isn't he?

I was completely gripped by your talk.

If I may say so, it was by far the most interesting session we've had.

Oh, thanks.

I'd love to pursue the subject with you.

Well, that's what we're here for.

I've been working in the same area.

Really? Let's chat over a drink. Well, I'm going to hear Marta White. Are you

coming? I might be a little late. Oh, she's very interesting.

I'm sure.

Well, I'll see you later this evening.

Perhaps we could drive out to a pub. I have a car.

I'd love to see a country pub.

It's my first time over here, you know.

A pub?

Do you know of any around here?

There's a sour grapes. That's quite nice.

A sour grapes?

Must meet there.

Nine o'clock?

All right.

Anything wrong?

It's Charles Niko.

He's dead.

Dead?

Yes, he looks like a heart attack.

You'd better call the police on him.

The police?

Why, Simon?

Just in case it wasn't hard to do.

I thought your name was Miles.

Yes, I changed it.

Oliver and I go way back.

He never got used to it.

But you are a psychologist.

And you are a scientist.

Of course.

What else could I be?

There's nothing more we can do here, sir.

Let Inspector Teal, then. I'll give him a ring, but the doctor seems pretty deaf

and heart attack.

It would appear so, sir.

Let's go and listen to the lecture.

I feel so responsible.

It'll do you good.

Lift up your spirits.

And even if the manufacturers of plastic explosives commit themselves to make

them detectable, we cannot depend on it. We must have our own deterrent.

Terrorism affects all of us. In airports, train stations, subways, even

department stores.

No activity is safe anymore.

Explosives are being planted everywhere.

They seem to be readily procurable.

They've killed in every sector of society, from little children to whole

families to heads of state.

Security systems which detect plastic explosives are now available, but...

they are cumbersome and they are hugely expensive and they operate only in a few

airports

the

challenge that faces us today is to come up with a new technology

Now, we need to develop micro detectors, security systems small enough and

inexpensive enough to be mass produced.

Now, hard disk computer memories are now being made no bigger than a Walkman.

And there is no reason why we can't ensure our own safety in the same way.

So Bob Harrison turned out to be a bit of a boy.

So far to come for so little.

I thought you'd be here.

But you're not concerned.

Well, did you find anything of interest?

Good for you, Mr. Templer.

So you're the saint?

Yes. How nice to meet you.

Is it?

Well, you know what I'll do to Jack Rushton's killer.

Jack Rushton?

Don't know that name.

Good friend of mine.

Lived in a house on McGraw Beach.

Word of that.

California, isn't it?

North of L.A.? Who's paying you, River?

I think you'd better go.

This is my room.

By the way, expecting a death in the family?

Or do you just fancy yourself in black?

Well, it's hard to say. I am encouraged, though, by the advances we've made.

Professor, I'm so sorry I missed your talk.

It was quite remarkable, Mr. Robson. Even a psychologist could have learned

something. Do I detect a little scientific snobbery?

I wouldn't dream of it.

Psychology is a science, isn't it?

Not an exact science, perhaps.

I'd think not.

Ah, there's luncheon.

Come in, everybody.

Where could be?

Is everything all right? Couldn't be better.

I'm not sure that should reassure me.

Never fear, Oliver.

Go and eat.

Go and eat.

So where were you?

Important research.

You hungry?

Well, I can skip lunch, if that's what you mean.

Only someone who doesn't smoke cigars would keep them in their tubes and then

put them in a case.

Simon, get to the point.

In one tube, there was a slip of paper with a name and number on it. I made a

note of it.

Credit Zurich Zay.

017-786-900.

A bank account?

Yes.

In another tube, another number.

815-555.

One double one seven.

It's a phone number.

It's near Chicago, I think.

That's right.

Well, let's try it.

I did.

All I got was an answer phone with a beep on it.

No message, no information, nothing.

Just a beep.

A U.S. contact.

Someone's paying him.

Looks like him.

So it was a contract killer.

You are good.

Or maybe you do this kind of thing every day.

It's just logic. I do that every day.

What about hacking into banks?

Do you do that every day?

No, I've never done that.

Can it be done?

Sure. You can hack into a defense system. You can hack into a bank.

But it'll be pretty difficult.

I should hope so.

My money's in a bank.

That's interesting.

Very interesting.

You made any connections?

Yes, sir.

Unless the data's wrong.

All divorced, eh?

Detection of plastic explosives.

I'll look into that aspect of it.

All divorced.

Let's start with the UK nationals. Find out where their ex-spouses are,

Jefferson. What they're up to, where they were at the time of the accidents.

The computer won't be much help.

Try the telephone.

Or your legs.

I believe that's still an accepted approach to police work.

A hired killer.

I don't believe it.

Believe it.

Have a look.

There he goes.

But then you must stop him.

You just can't let him go.

What do I do with him?

What about the police?

The police need proof.

You can't just let him go loose.

You want me to kill him? That would stop him. No, no, no, no.

We don't want that.

Have him arrested.

What about Teal? I just told you the police need proof.

So there's nothing you can do?

I'm having River followed, but that won't stop the killing.

Whoever's paying him will just hire someone else.

No. River can lead us to the man with the money.

He's the one we've got to stop.

Tomorrow, at four o'clock, Rena, your lecture. Now, don't forget... Don't

worry, I only need to be in London in the morning.

Stop fretting, Oliver. She'll be back in plenty of time.

What are you going to London for, anyway?

I've got some bank business to take care of.

Bank business?

Do you know, I'm beginning to think that Teal is right about you.

The man's name is on your lips a lot.

Have you been speaking to him behind my back?

I think you should tell the police.

Cheerio, Oliver.

You say he just left.

River must be stopped, Inspector.

Well, I can bring him in for questioning, I suppose.

But there's no evidence.

Do you have the number plate of the car?

Number plate?

We might have it.

You'd have it for parking.

Oh, yes, that's right. Yes, of course, sir, we must have it. I'll ring you back

as soon as I can.

Hello? Hello?

This is a nightmare, Marta.

Yes?

I'm in a place called Littlemere.

He's gone into a petrol station.

All right, Tony, don't lose him, you understand me? Don't worry, I won't.

I'll be at home.

He's going back.

Champagne? Simon.

Jonathan Potash. I'm right here. I've seen it.

I did what you told me to do. I dumped the fact that all the victims were

divorced. Potash is married with two kids.

Radar and signals?

That's how the detectors work.

Yes?

We're in a pub called the Sour Grapes.

It's about four miles from Willard House.

Right.

Dr. Potash?

Dr. Potash?

He's not there.

He's not in his room, Simon.

What about his car?

I don't know.

Listen, I'll start looking and I'll call you back. No, don't bother. I'm on my

way Keep him locked up if you find See you later.

Take care

Where

is he?

Oh, Geraldine.

You're right, Jonathan.

It was beautiful.

Like interfacing with a mainframe.

No. No, he's not in the house.

Is he missing? No, I'm not reporting him missing. He's in danger, for heaven's

sake. So where is he?

I don't know where he is.

Officer, I assure you, we're all very worried.

Yes, sir. Don't you think it would be a good idea to check with Inspector Teal

at Scotland Yard?

We can handle it, sir. Yes, I'm sure you can handle it, officer.

I just thought it might help.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

Even the police don't believe me.

It isn't very convincing.

Yes, I know.

There's an odd bunch of people at this year's conference.

You're all a bit odd.

Thanks very much.

I have brains.

I'm not odd. Of course not.

It's this chap River.

He comes all the way from South Africa to hear Harrison talk, then leaves

before the end.

Suggests we meet for a drink this evening. Doesn't turn up. Why don't we

go downstairs for a drink?

Let's do it one more time. A quick one before closing time.

Hey, Gordon.

What? This is it.

I'll call him.

He's got someone on the side.

He's in the pub.

Sitting out here without even a description.

About a lot of good it's going to do.

Still, he's bound to come out sometime.

Yeah.

Come on, then.

Are you ready?

I have to phone home.

You go on. Oh, why now?

You won't have time for a drink.

We'll take a moment.

Go on.

Last orders, please.

Last orders.

Hello,

darling. It's me.

Yeah, everything's fine here. It's wonderful rooms, beautiful park. It's

idyllic. Look, I've got to rush now, but I'll see you in a couple of days.

Love to the kids.

Yeah, you too.

Bye.

Thank you.

It's gone, Mr Templer.

They stole my bike. Get the police. Tell them to come inside.

Do you have a Dr Potash staying here?

Potash?

Potash? Balding, moustache, glasses.

There's a Mr Russell and his wife.

Mrs Russell's there.

Yes?

Police.

Is Mr. Templer in?

Do you have any ID?

May I come in?

Hold on.

He's still asleep.

I think you ought to wake him.

I was just about to.

Simon? What is it?

Simon, the police are here.

Yes, I know.

It's Teal, isn't it?

Yeah.

The bank.

We still have time.

Yeah, Teal's here. We'll have to hurry.

What does he want?

Potash was killed last night.

Oh, my God.

His neck was broken.

Was it an accident?

Made it look like one, but it wasn't.

Even the police don't believe it was.

Come in, Claude.

I'm not going anywhere.

That's unusual.

London, please, first class.

Thank you.

Is that all?

Promise.

Is that all, Miss Kress... Kress Philosophica?

Yes, I think so.

You seem surprised a second ago.

I've never known him to be quite so truthful.

Have you known each other long?

Long enough.

I see.

Do you really, Claude?

How comforting.

Now, if you, uh, don't mind.

Don't fool around with this bloke, Templer.

We've got an appointment at the bank.

I'll let you know if I catch him.

Mr. Brown, please. It's Simon Temple.

He's expecting us.

Andrew.

Simon.

Welcome. I want you to meet a very good friend of mine.

Marina Crasvalossa, Andrew Brown.

So nice to meet you. Simon's told me so much about you.

Wow, this is something.

Look at all these machines.

Computers turn her on, Annie.

So you told me.

Come, let me show you around.

I have a reservation.

Baker is the name.

Once you've accessed the network, then the database is at your fingertips.

Literally.

Ours is no different to anyone else's. A bit more secure, perhaps.

Logging on takes a while.

Logging on? What's that?

Um, well, to log on, that means getting into the network. You see, you're called

a user. You're using the system. And the process by which you...

As a user, access the data is called logging on.

Don't tell her, Andrew.

Show her.

OK, right.

You mind if I sit down?

Oh, I'm sorry. Pull up a chair.

Sit down, sir.

Oh, no, I'm fine, thanks.

Go ahead.

Do your thing.

Yeah, log on.

It's all so weird.

Simon says you've never used a computer.

Me? Oh, gosh, no.

i can't even type

last

but one is completed the next installment is now due i require

instructions on the final assignment call me in london on two four six four

six two

I feel like I'm flying.

It's like in a dream.

Oh, I know what you mean.

You see, once you've found your way in, it's beautiful.

You can find stuff you didn't even know you wanted.

I browsed through this as if I were in the library.

This is much more exciting.

You want to try it, Simon? It's so much fun.

No, carry on.

Enjoy yourself.

This is great, Andy.

Let me show you something else.

Log out.

Opposite of log in, right?

Exactly.

Leaving the network.

Let me show you how to handshake with another system.

All right, Irina.

Will you ever get over it?

I think so, yeah.

Thank you, Andy.

It's cool.

Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate it. Oh, it was

nothing, really. I was happy to do it.

Thanks, Andrew. I owe you one.

Simple pleasures, you know.

Go away, you pervert.

I can't help it if machines do this to her.

Why do you think I asked you?

I think we can get in now.

I got a username.

Did you see how fast he moved when he saw how far inside we were?

Good old Andrew.

You were brilliant.

He won't get in trouble, will he?

You tell me.

Not from my end.

Then no one will get hurt.

Except for the intended victims, that is.

Do you people always talk like that?

Logging in and logging out.

Handshaking.

Coupling.

Disgusting.

Trying to match it with our files.

From what they tell us, though, it sounds as if he's South African.

Give it to Jefferson.

See if he can do anything with it.

Ready?

All set.

I still say I could cancel.

Oliver would never forgive me.

You can hack all night.

Come on.

Simon.

There's something you're not telling me.

I'll tell you one thing.

I intend to be with you at every moment.

I'm on the hit list, aren't I?

How did you find out?

Let's go. I'll tell you on the way.

She's going to be late.

I knew this would happen.

I should have said three o'clock. Irina knows when her talk is. I should have

lied. You weren't to know she was going to be late.

Marta, I know that you're right.

But please stop being so logical.

Fruit flies, garden slugs, they do have associated memory.

So if these relatively simple...

That man never grew up.

Here.

Ah, you've arrived.

Finally. As promised.

They're all assembled.

Everyone's very upset about Potash.

Do you need to go upstairs?

I'm ready. We can go right in.

That's fine. Excellent.

Show it.

To tragedies in as many days.

What do you think, Professor?

I don't know what to think.

The rumors.

Someone killing us off.

That's nonsense.

Only a coincidence.

But I can't think of a motive or who would have one.

I cannot imagine.

Look, people are getting nervous.

They're making up theories.

I hear Todd Ash was with another woman.

A jealous husband?

Could be. Who knows?

Bob. Hey, Miles. How are you?

I had to go to London.

Very interesting case of cryptomnesia.

Oh, who's she again?

I'd like to discuss reduced instruction set computer technology, or RISC.

Well... Steve River, sir.

Well, what about him?

There is a Steve River in South Africa, an expert in collective computation,

but he never leaves the country.

Well, he could have done, Jefferson.

He's not bedridden, is he?

I don't know. He could be.

But that isn't the point, though.

He doesn't fit that description at all.

Who is he?

Not on our files.

I'll find you.

I've been playing with this detection of plastic explosive stuff.

Yes, sir.

This man.

Harrison. Robert Harrison, the American.

As far as I can see, he's the big wig in the field.

You think he might be in danger?

He's almost the only one left.

I want you to get some men over to Willard House to look after him tonight.

From the yard?

No. Get some local boys.

There's something comforting in having you as a bodyguard.

It's my wealth of experience, your feelings.

Maybe that'll come later.

You shaken hands with the bank yet?

You picked up on all the terms, Simon.

I have to bill this to someone. I'm using all the phone lines. I don't want

it traced back to me.

Bill it to the police.

They should pay for this anyway.

Scotland Yard?

New Scotland Yard, they call it.

Right.

Now, are you all set?

Now, you must be discreet.

People are pretty jumpy around here at the moment.

Yes?

Bob? Oliver, come on in.

Sorry to bother you.

That's no bother. What can I do for you?

There are a couple of policemen downstairs.

Police?

For me?

Oh, no, they don't want to talk to you. It's nothing like that.

Apparently, they think you could be in some kind of danger.

What?

It's not about that crazy rumor again, is it?

Well, after the Jonathan Potash death.

You know, I don't believe this.

It's better safe than sorry.

No, it's... That's true.

Bodyguards, huh?

Oh, not exactly.

Strictly security.

Well, they will let me go to the bathroom on my own, though, won't they?

Oh, absolutely.

They'll be very discreet.

Oh, that's nice.

What is it?

I heard a sound.

Nothing.

Luigi, I'm frightened.

Not with me here.

Go back to sleep.

Please. Can we leave in the morning?

I will keep you safe.

I promise.

Hello. You are, Barker.

You called. I needed to talk to you.

What about?

The girl.

It's going to be difficult to make it look like an accident.

They already know Potash was no accident.

I could wait until she gets back to the States.

I can't do it now.

You do not have to worry.

Rushing it makes it harder. Look at Potash.

Baker, I am not interested in your problems.

Not at the kind of money you are costing me.

Maybe it's not enough.

What are you saying?

There's the saint.

He has no proof.

And we've known about him all along.

He's getting very close.

So get the job done and clear out.

It's going to cost more.

You made a deal.

I'm going to have to kill the saint.

I'll let you know.

Simon, we're there.

I've done it. Look.

That's it?

Look at all the deposits.

The recent ones.

They're five $100,000 deposits.

All made in the last three weeks.

$100,000 a life.

Can you grab it?

Steal it?

Well, take it.

Yes, I think so.

And put it into another account.

In this bank or another one?

Same one.

You have an account in this bank?

Yes. That's how I know Andrew.

Sure. Why not?

You're amazing.

One more thing. Can you trace the money and find out where it came from?

It was done by a computer, yeah.

Incredible.

I'm an honest cop, Simon. I'm supposed to uphold the law.

Say, how is it you always ask me to do your dirty work?

Come on, Waylon, you're in Chicago. It's not that difficult.

Just between friends, huh?

Okay. Well, this is absolutely the last time.

So give me that number again.

555-1117.

Right. I got to trace it. Break into whoever's apartment.

Well, it might not be an apartment.

Whatever. Change the recorded message.

Say, what the hell do you think I am?

You're a friend.

Now, you remember the message? It's very important.

Piece of cake, Simon.

You are a friend.

How are the Red Sox doing?

It's a Chicago White Sox. The Red Sox are in Boston.

Well, I'm a Mets fan myself.

Simon, why don't you go to bed?

You must have something better to do.

As a matter of fact, I have.

Good night.

Did I wake you?

Temperate.

Three o'clock in the morning.

Is it really?

I'm so sorry.

I forgot to invite you to my little talk tomorrow.

Come to the point.

Willard House, eleven o'clock.

I think you'll find it rather interesting.

It's a psychoanalytical examination of a murderer.

What are you on about? Can't you ever be serious?

I am serious.

Cheerful, but serious.

You're beautiful.

What? The man scientist will be here. The man responsible.

I think you should be here too.

Who is he?

I'll tell you tomorrow.

Sleep well, Claude.

I think everybody's gonna be glad for the change.

But watch out for those roads, folks.

Slippery is the word.

Remember, we don't want any mangled metal on the highway.

It's currently 72 degrees with a promise of more rain coming in.

The weekend weather for the Chicago area, more of the same.

Couple more days of this and we're gonna be wishing that heat wave was back.

Hello. This is 815-555-1117.

I'm here to give you a message from Simon Templer.

He told me to say that he's just electronic. What the hell are you doing

here?

Hey, I'm a cop.

So?

So, I got ID.

Take the hands out. Okay.

I thought answering services employed pretty girls. You goofed up coming here.

Yeah? Against the wall.

Hey, what gives you... Don't touch that!

He said absolutely nothing to me.

I sometimes wonder why I pay any attention to him.

Frankly, Inspector, I wonder too.

Just that he has this nasty habit of being right.

Yes, he does, doesn't he?

He's very irritating with it.

He doesn't seem to take anything very seriously.

No respect for authority.

The slippery saint, we call him.

He hasn't changed.

He always was.

Well, we can only hope he's right again, I suppose.

Well, I only hope he's wrong.

I understand exactly what you mean, sir.

I thought I'd talk today about what Carl Jung called an acausal connecting

principle, or meaningful coincidence.

I think I've found the perfect illustration for this.

Over the last year, more than half a dozen prominent scientists have died.

All of them in freak accidents.

Recently, Charles Rego died of a heart attack.

He was only 31.

He and Irina Krasvalosa were involved in a car crash the day before.

Now, all of these could be a chance grouping.

I thought these events might have a meaning, something spiritual we could

find.

But when another scientist...

Dr. Jonathan Potash is found at the foot of a small flight of stairs with his

neck broken, not by a fall.

We seem to be dealing yet again with cause and effect.

Some person is causing these deaths.

Hello. This is 815-555-1117.

I'm here to give you a message from Simon Templer.

He told me to say that he's just electronically transferred half a

million dollars from Credit Zurich Zay Bank.

Account number 017-786-900.

Killing, he told me to say, has become unprofitable.

Oh. If you'd like to leave a message, wait for the...

We only have to look about us to realize what a boon for the world an effective

micro-detector for plastic explosives would be.

Scientists have been concentrating on that goal for years.

But who will be the first to achieve that goal?

There's a lot of money in being number one.

And the best way of ensuring that position is to remove the opposition.

So the murders of brilliant scientists were made to look like accidents.

George Kleber, Jan Heinrich.

Charles Rigo, Winbates, Jonathan Potash, were all working on different aspects of

micro-detection.

They were trying to save lives and they were all killed so they wouldn't get

there first.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Yet again, this is all about greed.

Professor Harrison, my name's Inspector Teal. I wonder if I might ask you a few

questions.

Let's hope we can all sleep a little more easily now.

Goodbye, sir.

Apparently we've got quite a lot to thank you for, Miss Crossover.

I didn't do very much, really.

Mr. Templer said he couldn't have managed it without you.

He's being too modest.

You make quite a couple, then.

I hadn't noticed.

You know he only does this sort of thing for money, don't you?

I'm sorry?

Simon Templer.

The saint.

He tends to get involved when there's money in it somewhere.

Sounds sensible to me.

I just didn't want you to get the wrong idea about him.

Knights in shining armor, that sort of thing.

Oh, no.

I didn't have that idea at all.

All set?

Here we go.

Feeling smug?

Moderately satisfied.

And it was all done with computers.

Well, with mine it wasn't.

Perhaps the quality of the help wasn't the same.

Yes.

So how did you do it?

I traced the money to a bank in Chicago.

It turned out to be Harrison's bank.

He was one of the few people left working on micro-detectors.

What else? Oh, he seemed to be setting River up at the conference.

Little things like that.

Intuition, coincidence, synchronicity.

I shan't ask you what that means.

Where is River?

I don't know.

But I'm sure I'll find him.

Why must you always be so devious?

It's much more fun, Claude.

I want that man, Templer. Then I'm sure you'll get him.

still after me, isn't he?

Yes.

But you've got protection, remember?

What are you going to do with all that money?

It wasn't all that much.

I've earned more than that in my time.

Earned?

Earnings are all relative, anyway.

You don't ever give a straight answer, do you?

Only when I like the question.

To answer your earlier one, I'm going to give the money away.

Most of it, anyway.

To science, I think.

Bye, John. Nice to see you again. Good luck.

You have a nice time?

It was a marvellous conference. Oh, good. We have decided to get married.

Oh, that's wonderful.

Ah, wonderful.

Maybe we should do the same.

Maybe.

Thank goodness it's over.

They've nearly all gone.

Yes.

Bob Harris.

Of all people.

I don't believe it. It makes perfect sense.

I think your friend Simon has been very clever.

Simon? Simon Templer?

His old troublemaker.

There's always a lot of fuss when he's in laws.

And the last time, it was even worse.

I have my students.

They can do without you. They're young.

Some are about your age.

And they can definitely do without you.

And you can't.

I haven't done with you yet.

Good night, Mr. Denblo.

Ah. Good night, Harry.

So, what do you want to do tonight?

I don't know. It's your decision.

Maybe we should stay here.

You mean I'm safer in here?

Me, of course.

I can cook, too.

Okay.

Like a drink first?

That would be nice.

You have a baseball.

Do you play?

No, Jack Rushton gave it to me years ago.

He loved baseball.

I'll take you to a cricket match one day.

They say you have to be born here to understand it. Oh, I could teach you in

a week.

What are you going to do?

Kill her?

She's the only one that can help you.

Don't move.

Stay right where you are.

You want the money, right?

Did you check your bank account?

What have you done with it?

Irina transferred it to my account.

All 500,000 of it.

So if you kill her, you won't be able to get it, will you?

I can kill you.

And freeze my account.

Could take months over there, sorting out death duties, that sort of thing.

I can hurt her.

I'll kill you if you do that.

Let's go then, hero.

Don't shoot him.

You keep your mouth shut.

It's a shame about your apartment, son.

Well, it needed redecorating anyway.

And where did you learn to pitch like that?

I told you, I was a Nets fan, didn't I?

Right.

Why don't you stay a few days?

What are you doing?

Standing my stay.

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