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How long will it take to fix it?

Like I told you, the bearings burned out and cracked the block.

How long will it take?

Gotta send to Los Angeles, for a new block.

Take about a week.

About a week, huh? Uh-huh.

What will you give me for it?

Well, with the burnt bearing, about $280.

You kidding? =mmm-mmm.

I paid 80 bucks for the tires alone. They are practically new.

Ah, so you did.

Okay, tell you what I'll do.

I'll give you $380 for the whole shebang

and throw in the towing charge.

Four hundred.

Uh-uh. $380.

Four hundred.

Got the pink slip?

Yeah.

Okay, $400.

All right, will there be anything else?

No. Get you the dough.

It keeps heating up.

Lady, you think you got trouble?

This thing won't even run.

Oh, I am sorry. I thought you were the mechanic.

Well, I'll speak to my tailor about that, when I get back in town.

Here's your man now.

Your fan belt is broken.

Would that make it boil?

Yes, ma'am.

Especially if you've been driving pretty fast.

Tell me, do you have some maps of California or Arizona?

Sorry, miss. We have California, but nothing east of here.

Try the gas station next door.

Um...

Excuse me, miss, but...

I've got some maps you're welcome to.

Thank you!

Here you are, miss.

The complete file.

All the western states. I won't need them anymore.

That's very kind of you.

Not at all.

Here you are, sir. $400.

All right. Say, tell me something...

Where do the eastbound buses stop, going through here?

Parson's restaurant, next to the filling station.

There is one due about nine o'clock.

- How's the food in there? - Good.

All right, thanks. I'll pick up my gear later, huh.

Thanks.

Oh, have a nice trip, miss.

- See you later. - Thank you.

- Hello again. - Oh, how are you?

Do you mind if I join you?

No, not at all. Sit down, won't you?

Thank you.

I felt a little conspicuous coming in here.

Oh, well. Don't mind them. This is a truck stop.

Truck drivers aren't usually as pretty as you.

Please keep talking to me, il...

I don't want these people to think I came in here to pick you up.

Well, they are just thinking how lucky I am to have such a pretty girl.

Thank you.

We are all out of ham.

You... you were saying...

I think it would be nice if we introduced ourselves.

My name is Ann Nicholson.

How do you do? I am John Emmett.

How do you do, Mr. Emmett?

I came to you because I heard you say you were traveling east.

I know your car broke down, and you were going to take a bus.

That's right.

- Well, I am going that way too. - Oh.

Santa fe, new Mexico, is that on your way?

Ah, yes. Yes, it is.

You... you would like a traveling companion, is that it?

Well, not exactly, Mr. Emmett. I want someone to help me drive.

It occurred to me that if I drove by day,

and I had somebody who could drive by night, I'd get there much faster.

Non-stop all the way.

That's right.

I know how you must feel, being approached by a perfect stranger,

but if you would like to join me,

it would be strictly business.

You make it sound pretty dull.

But, ll... I think I'll accept your offer, miss Nicholson. Mrs.

Mrs. Nicholson. Mrs. Nicholson.

I knew it. It just had to be.

But it's a deal, Mrs. Nicholson.

Say, you really are in a hurry, aren't you?

I told you that was part of the bargain.

Yeah. I was only kidding.

Tell me, are there any rivers or lakes near Santa fe?

I really couldn't say. I have never been here before.

Why?

Well, I got a month's vacation, I am going back to Texas, to see my folks,

and I thought maybe that,

going and coming I'd get in a little fishing, maybe hunting.

It's coincidence.

You might say I am going hunting.

Yeah? In Santa fe?

What's in season this time of year?

Just a figure of speech, Mr. Emmett.

I am hunting for a man.

Oh.

Well, I guess, maybe men are always in season, huh?

Well, Mr. Emmett, uh...

Don't you think you ought to get some rest?

You're going to be driving all night.

Maybe you're right.

Oh, what's the matter? Something wrong?

Oh, I am sorry. It's just that I'm...

Getting a little tired.

Would you mind taking over now?

No, not at all.

Getting a little headache.

Glad you decided to join me.

Maybe I can get some sleep.

All right. Here.

You can use that for a pillow.

Oh, thanks.

- Yes, sir. What will it be? - Fill her up, will you?

Anything the matter?

No, no, nothing. Just getting some gas.

Oh.

What time is it?

It's about midnight.

Say I...

I think I'll get a cup of coffee. Can I get you one?

That'll be wonderful. Thanks.

How about a donut?

Fine.

Look, here, you better take this.

Hey, uh...

You better put that away. That's quite a roll of money.

Well, you'll need it, for gas and coffee.

No, thanks.

Forget it. This one's on me.

You can get it next time.

You better look under the hood.

Hello.

Talking to me?

Yes, I was. Coffee, please.

You, uh...

Push right along, don't you?

Beg your pardon?

In the car. You are a fast driver.

Oh, well...

Not ordinarily, I...

Why? You've been following me?

Ever since Jefferson.

I've, uh, been waiting for a chance to talk to you, uh...

Alone.

What about?

Well, a booth would be a little more private. Do you mind?

Not at all.

My name is Helen bethke.

Well, go on. Take a look.

So, you are a registered nurse.

Yes.

And Mrs. Nicholson is my patient.

Your patient?

What's the matter with her?

Anything else, sir? Uh...

- Do you want something to eat? - No, thank you.

No, thanks.

Oh, it's nothing too serious, she's had a nervous breakdown

and she is presently under treatment.

Well, she is making excellent progress.

Is all this a polite way of saying that the lady is a little, uh...

Oh, no, no, she is perfectly harmless and almost well now.

But her doctor thinks she needs to get off by herself, be a little bit independent.

So, when she ran away today, he wanted me to follow her.

But only to see that she kept out of trouble.

That's why I have taken the precaution of approaching you.

Hmm...

I suppose, now you want to check out my credentials, huh?

Well, I do have to make sure that her traveling companion is reliable...

Shall we say, uh, can be trusted?

Suppose I don't, uh... Don't pass your little test?

Well, let's say if you do pass, you simply continue on as you have.

You see, the garage man told me you needed a ride.

I'll tell you what let's do, huh?

You get in the car and ride with Mrs. Nicholson,

and I'll drive your car and meet you in Santa fe, now, how's that?

Santa fe, is it?

Yeah.

Well, I've told you why I can't go with her,

the doctor thinks she should be on her own.

You won't regret this, Mr. Emmett.

Oh, by the way, don't insist on paying for things,

you see, the widow Nicholson is a very wealthy woman.

The executor of her husband's estate will be glad to pay you for your help.

Well, maybe we can talk about that later, huh?

Fine. Then you call me in Santa fe.

I'll go on ahead and make sure someone takes care of her after that.

Whereabouts in Santa fe?

That is a thought, isn't it?

Well, here, let me see.

Here we are. Santa fe.

Estes hotel.

You can reach me there.

He is going to do it, doctor.

I thought you could persuade him better than I.

- Did you find out where she is going? - Yes.

- Santa fe. - Good for you.

Mrs. Nicholson?

I have your coffee and donut here.

What took you so long?

Oh, I stopped for a hamburger.

That's $3.90 you owe me.

Five dollars.

Three ninety,

four, five, thanks a lot.

What did miss bethke tell you about me?

You were supposed to be asleep.

Did she tell you I was sick, or mentally incompetent, or something like that?

Oh, no, no, no. She just asked me to be nice to you and see that you get to Santa fe.

That's very sweet of her.

Well, I have changed my mind, Mr. Emmett. I don't think I'll need your help anymore.

Oh, this is a fine time for you to decide that.

I want you to get out of the car, right now.

What? Right out here, in the middle of nowhere?

Look, Mrs. Nicholson, if you think you are going to

dump me like that, well, maybe you are out of your mind.

Well, maybe this will shorten the distance to the next town.

Yeah, well, maybe you better just put that back, like I told you once before.

Say, what's going on here anyway? First it was miss bethke and now you!

She offer you money? Yeah.

Yeah, she did, but her deal was COD,

Santa fe, with your executor paying the freight.

Look, Mrs. Nicholson, you and I made a bargain and I have every intention of keeping it.

And I didn't make any kind of a deal with your miss bethke.

I just told her that I would call her when we got to Santa fe.

I'm sorry.

I'm afraid I misjudged you.

Ah, that's all right.

I guess I can't blame you.

Now...

How about it?

All right.

Get going.

What's that?

That's the law.

Those boys are up early.

Well...

They must've had a speed trap in the town we just passed through.

What's the matter, sheriff? You fellas hunting Jack rabbits?

Never mind about that. Get out of there, both of you.

Now, who are you?

My name is Emmett. John Emmett.

Your name Nicholson?

Yes, it is.

We got a call from the Los Angeles police

to pick up a Mrs. Nicholson in a tan convertible.

The description checks.

So does the license.

- I don't understand, what... - Take a look in the car, bud.

Right.

You have any idea what this is all about?

No, I haven't, I...

What is she wanted for, officer?

She is wanted for questioning in Los Angeles, about a murder.

Murder?

- Bud: No weapon, sheriff. - All right.

Get back in the car, both of you.

You better drive, mister.

Turn around and head back to town. Slow.

Yeah. A real sweet, innocent girl.

I don't understand what they are talking about.

Bud, put them in.

Oh, please. There must be some mistake.

Bud: There is no mistake, Mrs. Nicholson.

But l...

No...

But I didn't do anything, I didn't kill anybody!

All right, now, take it easy on the girl!

- I didn't kill anybody... - Mrs. Nicholson, you gotta stop it now!

Here...

Maybe this will hold you.

You all right, bud?

Yeah, I guess so.

Get back to the car!

Look, you do that again, so help me, I will belt you one!

All right, come on. Let's get out of here.

Here, hold it.

All right.

Here, you keep these keys.

I don't know anything they're talking about. - Oh, just shut up!

Come on. Get out.

All right now, Mrs. Nicholson.

- Just fill me in. - I don't understand.

You know, this chain gang routine wasn't part of the bargain.

Country cops don't just use their guns on people unless they got a good reason.

The man said, questioning about a murder.

I don't understand. I don't know what they were talking about.

Mrs. Nicholson, I am not going to ask you again!

Now, fill me in!

There is something awfully funny about all this.

You in such a hurry, then the nurse, now the police,

they are looking for you, and they are not kidding.

Well, I know it sounds strange, but...

And I don't blame you for not believing me,

but I don't know anything about a murder.

What do you know?

You know, maybe we should just give ourselves up.

No...

No, you don't have to come with me.

But I must get to Santa fe.

Santa fe...

Even without these you wouldn't have a chance.

They probably got a road block at every intersection.

You don't know how lucky we are to be alive.

Yes, I know.

See, Berlin was my home during the war.

Are you German?

Well, then, how come you don't have an accent?

Now I want the truth!

My family brought me here when I was very young.

My father still had holdings in Germany.

We went back there to dispose of them.

The war broke out,

we were caught.

That's the truth.

Where's your family now?

I'm the only member of my family still alive.

I kept things to myself for so long.

I have to tell someone.

All right.

Tell me about it. When did it start?

Well...

Nearly three months ago, I...

I got word that my brother Kurt was still alive.

He was being held prisoner, in east Germany.

I flew to Berlin to see if I could help him.

I went to the American authorities, they did everything they could for me.

But it was through the underground,

that I made contact.

They sent me a message.

They told me to go to a certain apartment building, take an apartment.

Stay close to it.

Not to talk to anyone.

A week passed.

I don't think I slept an hour, not wanting

to miss a messenger if one got through to me.

But nothing happened.

There was nothing I could do.

I had to wait.

Because some do escape.

This is Karl plesser. Open the door.

Karl...

Anna?

Anna hemp.

There is no one here.

Kurt, is he with you?

When will he be here?

He won't be here, Anna.

He didn't even get out of stettin.

But he is alive? He is all right?

He was caught.

I got away, Anna, but he was caught.

He is alive.

Anna...

You must know that when we are caught, we disappear.

Permanently.

You've always known this time could come.

I have not.

For years I thought him dead.

I can help, Karl.

Il am an American citizen now.

I will go to the consul tomorrow morning and see what I can do.

No, Anna, there is a better way.

Do you remember Dr. reinhardt kissel.

Uncle reinhardt.

Of course I remember him.

Well, since the war,

Dr. kissel has been a captive scientist

working for the Russians at the university of stettin.

Kurt was working with him.

Over a month ago, Dr. kissel escaped,

and is now safe in America.

Oh, I am so glad.

But if he is already in America, what can I do?

In his haste to get away,

he was unable to take with him a transcript

that he had made of all his Russian research.

Now, there is no one in the world who knows

more about the guided missiles than he does.

But one can carry only so much in the head.

So, Dr. kissel needed this transcript.

So he got word to Kurt as to its exact location and Kurt found it.

And gave it to me before he was caught.

You have it here now?

Yeah.

Well, we must get it into safe hands immediately.

Kurt said to give it to you.

A steel mirror.

This is the transcript?

Yeah.

The military uses them.

Do you see these engravings?

Look closely.

It is to us ordinary scratches,

but under magnification it is the key to the most

recent Soviet advancement in the field of the inter-continental missile.

Why give it to me?

We must take it to the proper authorities,

and they will see that Dr. kissel gets it.

Anna...

The Soviet espionage is very active in Berlin.

And I cannot run the risk of letting that transcript

fall into the wrong hands.

Then I will take it to the American consul.

No, Anna.

Your brother Kurt was killed trying to get that transcript to Dr. kissel.

Now, you must follow his instructions.

There may be traitors even in the consulates.

We cannot trust anyone.

You take it with you to America.

But, Karl... =nah...

It is ordinary equipment

for a ladies' hand bag.

But America is big.

Where will I look for him, where will I find him?

Anna, I cannot stay longer.

You know people that you can contact.

And you want to help.

You will find him, Anna.

Anna...

Kurt was my dear friend.

And I am very sorry for him.

And for you.

Bye, Anna.

Auf wiedersehen, Karl.

I will do my best.

Karl!

Oh, Karl...

Karl...

Thank you. You...

You've been in Los Angeles for three months?

Yes.

Well, then, why all the hurry now?

Well, when I came back I was ill for quite a few weeks.

The doctors called it by big names but it was simple shock.

They wanted to put me in a sanitarium.

But there is a Dr. Simmons who lives in my apartment building

and he wouldn't let them.

Without him, I would have certainly lost my mind.

Um, the nurse, miss bethke, she works for Dr. Simmons?

Dr. Simmons means well,

he watches over me, night and day.

I haven't told him any of this.

You're the only one who knows about the steel mirror.

And where's the mirror now?

It's in my bag.

But you still haven't told me why all the rush now.

You see I have been trying to locate Dr. kissel.

And I could get no leads.

Finally, I decided to

phone central intelligence in Washington.

I told them my story,

and they got quite excited about it.

They told me they would send a man to see me.

You know, perhaps that has something to do with

that trouble back on the highway.

No, I don't think so. Their man was to contact me.

But yesterday I read in the papers,

that Dr. kissel was at a university in Santa fe.

I left immediately.

Of course, you know the rest.

Yeah.

You know, this is the screwiest story I've ever heard.

If I read it, I wouldn't believe it.

But you do believe me?

You will help me.

I haven't much choice, have 1?

All right, the next thing to do is get in the car.

What about the police?

If there is a road block, we can't get very far.

Well, Ann, you just relax.

Maybe I'll think of something.

I'm glad you called me Ann.

Sorry, I got you into so much trouble, Mr. Emmett. John.

You ready?

You know, for the first time in a long while, I don't feel all alone.

Here he comes. What do we do?

Just sit tight.

You know, we got to get this car off the road for a while.

- We can't go in there like this. - Why not?

All we need is a little bit of nerve.

- Think you got enough? - I think so.

All right.

- Howdy, folks. - Howdy.

Can I help you?

Yeah, my wife and I would like a room.

We probably won't spend the night,

just long enough to freshen up.

We've been trying to make time driving east,

and the desert hit us kind of hard.

Hmm, it does most folks.

Will you come and sign the register please?

Sure, say, you got anybody here who can take my bags out of the car?

Well, we got a handyman. I guess he can help you.

Can I do anything else for you?

Um, yes, is there any way you can get us something to eat?

Sandwiches and a cup of coffee will be fine.

- Yeah, I guess so. - Good.

And could you get us a newspaper?

I'll see if it has come in yet. Anything else?

Uh...

Yes. As a matter of fact, I...

I lost the key to this lock.

I wonder if you could bring me a hacksaw.

Yeah, I got it in my workhouse.

I'll take it down to the shop and... Just...

Just do what I ask you to, huh?

- Sure, anything you say, mister. - Here you are.

You might make yourself a little tip.

Wonder what's taking him so long?

Ol, we're playing percentages, amm.

Maybe they got suspicious and decided to check with the sheriff.

Maybe your picture's in the morning paper.

- But I told you I didn't do... - I know, but it's percentages.

Let's just hope that we are lucky.

Okay. Now.

Here, help me with this.

Okay. Let's go.

Don't forget to turn on the shower.

Come on in.

I'm in here.

I got everything, from hacksaw to coffee.

Had to go down to the store for the paper.

All right. What do I owe you?

$1.85.

Okay, I'll tell you what, how much was that bill I gave you?

Five bucks.

Okay, you keep the change.

Hey, how about that.

Thanks. Thanks a lot, mister.

All right, boy. You earned it.

Here.

Over there.

Well, we got a nice couple of hours' work for this.

Just hope it lasts.

Ann: "Central intelligence agent murdered.”

"Robert Stanton, special agent for the central intelligence agency

"found shot.

"Police are looking for a woman believed to have been

"the last person to see him alive."

That's why they were looking for me.

Yeah, yeah, that's the general idea.

Well, no wonder those sheriffs were looking for us.

Why didn't you tell me anything about this?

I didn't know.

I don't know a Robert Stanton.

Oh, so you said.

But this has nothing to do with me.

It hasn't, huh?

What time was your appointment with Stanton?

I told you, I didn't have an appointment.

- He was to contact me. - All right, all right, all right!

Where did you live in L.A.?

- Paxton arms apartments. - The Paxton arms apartments.

"Stanton was found killed in a car at Paxton arms at approximately 4:05 P.M."

I wasn't there. You were there.

Central intelligence agent.

I knew there was something screwy about this all along.

But I don't happen to have anything like the imagination that you have.

Now why don't you do something?

Why don't you just make up a whole fresh story?

Go ahead, go ahead. Start from scratch.

I wish I could tear these handcuffs off.

Of course, you do. You got to get to Santa fe

and a mysterious Dr. reinhardt kissel.

You know, you know, madam x, it's maybe that nurse wasn't kidding.

Maybe you did suffer a real deep nervous breakdown.

But there is a Dr. kissel.

Why don't you just tell me the truth?

I have told you the truth.

- What are you doing? - What am I doing?

Just trying to find something out of all this mess that makes a little...

These belong to those cops.

Oh, no.

Oh!

All right, Mrs. Nicholson.

You're free to go, Mr. Emmett. =no.

No, I'm not free.

I won't be free until they find Stanton's murderer.

You know what you and I are going to do?

We're going to give ourselves up.

It's a miracle we ever got this far.

I can't.

I must go on. Look.

Why can't I make you understand?

If you are innocent, if there's any kind of explanation,

all we've got to do is go to the proper authorities

and straighten the whole blessed thing out.

- You say it's two hours to Santa fe. - Yes.

You stay here and wait until I come back. =no.

Look, whether it is right or wrong

my brother and his friend Karl were killed,

trying to get this message to Dr. kissel.

I gave them my word that I would.

I must try.

Here. Read this.

"Dean William brant of Fairmont university ends mystery.

"After many months of secrecy

"as to the whereabouts of Dr. reinhardt kissel...

"Dr. kissel will proceed immediately to Santa fe, new Mexico,

"where he'll assume the post in the physics department of Fairmont university,

"Dean William brant announced earlier today."

After I see Dr. kissel

I'll do anything you want.

I'll go to the police. Anything, I promise you.

Okay, baby.

Santa fe and kissel it is.

If we ever get that far.

Dean brant? Yes.

Oh, at the university, your secretary said we'd find you in.

- This is Mrs. Nicholson. - All right.

Of course. She called me about you.

- Come in, please. - How do you do, Dean brant?

- Won't you sit down? - Thank you.

Now, who is the gentleman you are looking for?

It's a Dr. reinhardt kissel.

He is a very good friend of mine.

And it's very important that I see him.

Reinhardt kissel.

Strange, I don't recall the name.

Is he attending our summer session?

No. He's not a student, he is a teacher.

At Fairmont? Yes.

Oh, my dear, there's been some mistake.

I'm only a summer replacement.

But I'm sure I would've heard of him.

But he must be here.

He's got to be. Well, now...

You don't believe me?

Well, it isn't that I don't believe you.

But he just has to be here. Ann.

Ann, this is no time to get excited. But I've counted so much...

- Just show the Dean the clipping. - Oh, yes.

We have no such person on our staff.

We are not expecting one.

It's really rather baffling, isn't it?

I can't account for such an error.

Well, how can you say it's an error?

I just told you.

I'm sure newspapers sometimes make such mistakes.

You don't understand. I've waited so long, I...

I tried so hard to find him.

I'm just so tired.

I... I know nothing about your difficulties

but I may say that perhaps this whole business has become

exaggerated in your own mind.

Exaggerated in my mind? Ann.

Dean brant is only trying to help.

I merely observed you seem to be under great strain.

I'm ss o rry 3 I

get ahold of yourself now.

If I understood more about her condition...

Oh, well, it's rather a long story, Dean.

Perhaps there are medical complications.

In that case you should call a physician.

That's already been taken care of. Her nurse, uh...

Ann, I think we better be going now.

- Please forgive me, Dean brant. - Of course, of course.

Now, don't look back.

Our friend, the Dean, is watching out of the window.

He may have read about the trouble in the paper and called the police.

The same car...

Same license plates. I can't understand why we haven't seen more cops.

Let's hope our luck holds as far as the estes hotel.

Is that where you're taking me? Yeah.

You need that nurse.

Thanks again, I...

I hope you have a good time at pruitt's lodge.

By the way, how will you get there?

Oh, I don't know, I'll rent a car, take the bus, it isn't very far.

Bye.

I think I ought to check on miss bethke.

That won't be necessary, Mr. Emmett. I've been waiting.

Well, you are a very efficient nurse.

Dr. Simmons' orders.

- Dr. Simmons is here? - Yes.

You look very tired, Mrs. Nicholson.

We have some fresh things upstairs.

- We've brought them with us. - Thank you.

She, uh... She's had quite a trip.

Dr. Simmons asked me to give you this for your trouble.

Money, huh?

Thank you just the same.

Dr. Simmons is waiting.

He asked me to have you leave as soon as you brought her here.

Well, he wants to avoid unnecessary complications.

Of course, I understand.

Would have been better if we had said goodbye in the car.

Well, I don't know when I've had so much fun.

Goodbye.

John.

I'll never forget you.

Ann.

Miss bethke, as a nurse, you must realize

that it is a doctor's duty to protect his patient.

Oh, yes, doctor, of course.

Now, severe cases sometimes call for severe treatment.

I made arrangements to take Mrs. Nicholson

to young's valley sanitorium near here.

It's a mental hospital for cases which must be isolated for long time treatment.

They can't touch her there.

- Well, have you told her? - No, not yet.

Oh, by the way, I need you to sign this paper.

Go ahead, read it.

I need a withess to Mrs. Nicholson's condition.

As you know, she has no family.

I'll be happy to go along and stay with her, if you think it will help.

That won't be necessary.

Staff people will be here first thing in the morning

and you can leave for los Angeles on the 10:00 plane.

My office has been running itself long enough.

Do what you can to keep what patients I have left, happy.

If all goes well, I'll be back tomorrow afternoon.

Very well.

Has she ever mentioned a man named kissel, to you?

Kissel? No.

But I haven't had much time to talk to her.

Well, she says, he's the reason she came to Santa fe.

Kissel... kissel.

Know anything else?

Well, only that she read about his being here in a newspaper

and she has been unable to find him.

Well, it's possible that this man Mr. Kissel doesn't even exist.

What makes you say that, Dr. Simmons?

Mrs. Nicholson?

Dr. kissel does exist

and I did read that he was here.

Why, of course, Mrs. Nicholson,

it wasn't that I doubted you, it was just that...

Now, look, why don't you go back to bed?

Please, Dr. Simmons, don't talk to me in that condescending tone.

I know what I read.

All right.

Maybe we can help you.

Why didn't you tell me about him before?

Now, you know I've been very close to you for the last three months

and you've never even mentioned his name.

Well, I couldn't.

I haven't discussed this with anyone until now.

Wait a minute.

I'll get you the clipping.

Give in to her on everything.

We must avoid an emotional crisis.

Yes, sir.

It's gone.

But I did have it.

Well, I know now.

I gave it to Dean brant.

Dean brant? - Yes, he is the Dean of Fairmont university.

Dr. kissel was supposed to be teaching there.

At least that's what the clipping said.

Now, Mrs. Nicholson, I must be firm about this.

I can't allow you to be more involved in this strange situation.

- You must rest now. - First, I want the clipping.

I gave it to the Dean and he didn't give it back.

He said he had never heard of Dr. kissel.

All right, I'll tell you what I'll do.

He may still be at the university. Why don't I call him?

No, he's at home.

Oak street.

William brant on oak street.

Operator, get me Dean William brant on oak street.

That's right.

May I speak to Dean William brant please?

Oh, how do you do, Dean brant?

This may strike you as a rather odd phone call.

My name is Simmons, Dr. Frederick Simmons of Los Angeles.

It's in connection with a patient of mine, Mrs. Ann Nicholson.

She called on you earlier this afternoon.

Yes, she was here all right.

She was inquiring regarding a Dr. kissel.

Unfortunately, I never heard of him.

Tell me, Dean brant, do you still have the newspaper clipping

she gave you concerning this man kissel?

But she never showed me a clipping.

Oh, I see.

Would you mind repeating that please?

She never showed me a clipping.

I did give him the clipping. Here, let me...

Just a moment, Dean brant.

Mrs. Nicholson, you're in enough trouble as things stand now. Please be quiet.

Thank you, Dean brant.

No, no, don't trouble yourself.

Forgive me for this inconvenience.

Just forget the whole matter.

Thank you again. Bye.

Il don't understand.

Do you think I could've imagined all this?

Do you?

Well, you've been under a dreadful strain.

Mrs. Nicholson, undoubtedly, some confusions have developed in your mind.

But, there is nothing wrong with you

that a few weeks of quiet won't cure.

Now, I've made arrangements at a rest home.

- But, there was a clipping... - Mrs. Nicholson.

I haven't even asked you about Stanton, the central intelligence man.

Now, the police will. They'll ask lots of questions.

Your mental condition is the least of your problems.

Yes, but I don't know anything about Stanton,

and I can explain about...

You do what's ever best, doctor.

Now, that's much better.

Now, once you're feeling better

and everything is all straightened out,

you'll come back to Los Angeles.

It won't take long.

All right, doctor.

Miss bethke, see to it that Mrs. Nicholson goes to bed at once.

Yes, sir.

Hello!

Is that you, Mr. Emmett? Yes.

Yes, I am John Emmett.

- What's the matter? Something wrong? - Oh, no.

But you called for reservation and it's getting very late.

I was beginning to wonder if anything had happened.

No, no, the bus was late.

Say, you know, it's nice to have somebody who is concerned about you.

- Well, I'm Mrs. pruitt. - How do you do?

Glad to have you here.

I think you'll like it too.

Well, I hope so.

You know, the fish are running very good this year.

A fellow this morning, got his catch within an hour.

Really? Well, I'll try my luck tomorrow.

All right, come on.

I'll show you the way.

But I tell you, I've checked everything.

Her clothes, her purse, everything.

Yes, Dean brant, I'l look some more.

But it would help, if I knew what we were looking for.

No, I'm not trying to be funny!

Yes.

She has agreed to go of her own accord.

The attendants from young's valley sanitorium will be here in the morning.

No, she's out. She'll sleep till noon tomorrow.

All right, I'll keep looking.

Good night.

Are you about ready? The car will be here in a minute.

Hurrying as fast as I can.

That sedative miss bethke gave me...

Here, take one of these.

It will clear your head up and make you feel better. - Thank you.

Here, they are now. Please hurry.

- Man: Dr. Simmons? - Oh, yes. Come in, please.

- Where is the patient? - She is inside, dressing.

- Do you have the papers? - Oh, yes, here they are.

Man: Mmm-hmm.

Seem to be in order.

Isolation patient, serious mental breakdown.

To be held until notified.

No contact outside the hospital. =that's correct.

Would you boys care for a cup of coffee?

Both: Thank you.

How's the fishing?

I just got here.

Yes, I know.

After 10:00, a little late in the day for fishing, isn't it?

Well, I had other things on my mind.

Oh?

Now it's my turn. Who are you?

United States government.

"This is to certify that Edward Manning kirkpatrick

"is an authorized representative of the central intelligence agen..."

CIA!

- You are John Emmett. - That's right.

Sit down, Mr. Emmett.

Sit down.

You ought to be tired.

You didn't get much sleep the past few nights,

which means neither did I.

I don't get it.

You met a Mrs. Ann Nicholson... I have the exact hour.

At a garage in Jefferson, California.

You dropped her last night at the estes hotel in Santa fe at 6:03 P.M.

- That's right. - Why?

Oh!

Okay, she wanted somebody to help drive through to Santa fe.

So, she gave me a lift.

Well, she was in a hurry.

I can understand that. She left a dead man behind her in L.A.

I know.

We, uh, we read about that in the newspaper.

Believe me, she was just as surprised as I was.

Maybe. But why the race to Santa fe?

She had to see somebody there.

Dr. kissel. Dr. reinhardt kissel.

He was supposed to be at Fairmont university.

She'd been in touch with him? =no, no.

She had a clipping she cut out of the paper.

But we got there and he wasn't there.

Nobody ever heard of the guy.

Not even Dean William brant? Yeah.

Especially Dean William brant.

All right, that takes us to the estes hotel in Santa fe.

That was quite a vacation trip.

Yeah.

You know, you can't relax with things on your mind.

Like to tell me anything else, Mr. Emmett?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll go back with you.

I'll testify, I'll do anything I can to help Mrs. Nicholson.

Now, what do you want out of me?

She seems pretty well taken care of at the moment. So, sit down, Mr. Emmett.

This newspaper clipping about Fairmont university interests me.

Reinhardt kissel couldn't have been there.

He's working for the government at numa.

- No. - The guided missile project.

Are you, uh...

You said something about Mrs. Nicholson being taken care of.

- What did you mean? - By this time, safe and sound,

in a quiet room, in a rest home for the mentally ill.

In a what?

This Dr. Simmons is a very efficient man.

No one's going to ask a woman to stand trial

when papers have been signed committing her to an institution.

She is as sane as you are.

Got a license to practice?

It's an interesting case, Emmett.

Stanton checked through our office before he went to call on Mrs. Nicholson.

So, I was able to pick up the trail early.

Routine.

Of course, I had to pry the sheriff

and his deputies off your back.

They were as sore as old goats.

I wondered why we weren't picked up.

CIA priority.

I had to find out where you and Mrs. Nicholson would lead me.

She's out of circulation, so here I am.

You're awfully restless. Where are you going?

Where am I going?

I'm going back to Santa fe and talk to this Dr. Simmons.

Stay where you are, Mr. Emmett.

There's nothing you can do at the moment.

Keep this number, in Santa fe.

Call me if you need me.

Who's that?

John. Ann!

John!

How did you get here?

I had to see you. I didn't have anyone to go to.

I ran away.

Oh, John, I heard them talking.

Wait a minute, now. Wait a minute.

Did anybody see you come in here?

Only Mrs. pruitt, she unlocked the door for me.

I... I told her I was your wife.

Well, it worked once before, didn't it? For the handcuffs?

Well, what did you get?

Well, I think Emmett has got no idea what he's mixed up in.

And I think you are right about Mrs. Nicholson.

She's brought something from Germany

that she wants to deliver to Dr. kissel.

That figures, he helped develop the original v-2.

Could be plans for the intercontinental ballistic missile.

Icbm.

You know, these things can travel thousands of miles an hour

across the Atlantic in a few minutes?

Minutes, Jim.

Scares you to think about it.

Yeah. There is a lot at stake.

It's good to have the FBI with us, Jim.

We couldn't let the CIA cop such a big plum, could we?

Now, don't worry, Ann.

We'll work this thing out.

We've been through a lot worse than this before, believe me.

First thing first to do is to

call Dr. Simmons.

Why?

I don't want to ever see him again.

No, I think you are wrong, Ann.

After all, he doesn't know where you are, he is bound to be worried,

he might even ask the police to pick you up.

He doesn't know that Dean brant was lying.

Unless...

Come on.

Mrs. pruitt, I wonder if I could use your phone?

Oh, yes, of course what number?

The estes hotel in Santa fe.

I'll get it for you, right away.

Okay, Mr. Emmett.

Thank you.

Hello.

I believe you have a Dr. Simmons registered there?

I'd like to talk with him, please.

Dr. Simmons: Hello.

Ah, hello, this is John Emmett.

You don't know me, but I'm the man who drove

to Santa fe with your patient, Mrs. Nicholson.

Oh, yes, Mr. Emmett, I didn't have a chance to thank you.

I know you must be worried, and I just wanted to tell you that,

Mrs. Nicholson is right here with me.

Oh, I must say, I am relieved.

I won't try to explain, but it's terribly important that you...

This may be more important than anything else.

Mrs. Nicholson was not lying about that clipping or about Dean brant,

I was there, I saw it, I saw him read it.

Sir, I suggest you bring Mrs. Nicholson back here at once.

I have been Mrs. Nicholson's doctor for some time, Mr. Emmett,

I think I know what's best for her.

Well, that may well be, but...

But having her committed, doctor, that is all wrong.

This conversation has only one point, Mr. Emmett.

Will you bring Mrs. Nicholson back here at once?

You know, it might be a good idea for Mrs. Nicholson to see another doctor.

Just for a consultation.

Now, listen to me, Emmett, and listen carefully,

I don't know what you are after but I am quite sure

you don't realize the danger of your position.

I can have you arrested.

Oh, for what?

For kidnapping!

Emmett...

I hear you.

If you interfere in any way, I'll prefer charges against you.

Emmett!

I'll be able to trace this call.

- You know this country well, don't you? - Every foot of it.

If you have any difficulties, I won't be interested.

I am only interested in results.

Get rid of him.

I don't care how, but get rid of him.

Well, the coffee should be ready.

Black coffee. Courage. The same thing.

Say, uh, what did you do with your car?

I left it behind the lodge.

You should have seen me coming down the fire escape.

Fire escape?

You want to see my skinned shin?

Oh, yeah, I'd like to.

Well, you, uh... you heard what the man said.

What can he do to us, John?

The kidnap charge? Nothing.

Unless you claim you're being held against your will.

That's funny.

I should be charged with kidnapping you.

You know, Ann, I've had to think in, kind of, a hurry here,

but I feel that, uh, the steel mirror is more important than even you suspect.

Before I came in here I had a visit from the CIA.

What did they want?

Well, they were just checking up on a few things, they, uh...

They knew that Dr. Simmons was trying to have you committed.

And I found out why we didn't see Dr. Kissel at the university.

Why?

Because he's at a place called, uh, numa.

Where is that?

It's not far from here. It's a government project, uh,

guided missile installation.

I figured that, uh, these characters

know that you're carrying the transcript but they don't know how.

One thing is sure,

we know that they're trying to have you committed.

- Do you wanna take a ride? - To numa?

Yeah.

There's something else I've been thinking about too.

What is it, John?

I've been thinking of asking you to marry me.

- Marry you? - Yes, I, um...

I can't tell you all the reasons but,

one of them is that, last night, even tired as I was

I couldn't sleep a wink,

I've been thinking and worrying about you.

You think if you marry me, Dr. Simmons can't take me away.

Is that it?

Well, that is a reason, but...

The main thing is I love you, Ann.

I really do.

There's no wait in new Mexico,

and if we're married, why, there will be no arresting me

and they can't take you away without my signature.

Oh, John!

I, um...

Don't have the time right now to tell you very much, except that

I won't be coming in bigamy.

And after we deliver the mirror, if you wish,

why, you can claim that

you married me under duress and get an annulment.

I don't look very nice to be married.

Well, Mrs. Emmett. For your scrapbook.

We won't need a scrapbook, John.

Well, I, uh... I better keep it handy, anyway.

Such a funny little ceremony!

Yeah. Quick and legal. Well...

Not quite legal. You... You didn't kiss me.

- Right out here? - Why not?

Hey, we, uh, we got witnesses.

Oh, come on!

Numa by 3:00 this afternoon, with any luck.

We've got lots of luck, John.

You understand about numa, don't you?

Yes, you said it was a guided missile installation.

All seems to fit in with your Dr. Kissel, from what you tell me.

He's one of the world's great physicists.

My family was very proud to have him as a friend.

First traffic today.

If I could get word to Dr. kissel,

I know he'd see us.

If we see him.

Now numa is top security.

And what are our credentials?

Unless we can find that CIA man kirkpatrick.

When we see him we'll be free to do as we wish.

Yeah, but lawyers can tear up a marriage certificate...

Just like that. Like an out of date newspaper.

Won't I have anything to say about that?

You haven't had time. You haven't had any peace of mind...

John, look out!

Sorry about this. Flat tire.

Could you give me some help?

Yeah. Yeah, I'd be glad to.

You stay here, Ann.

- I'll be right back. - All right.

Yeah.

Sure flat, all right.

It's this Jack.

I don't know how to place the thing.

Can't picture that.

Quite a mix-up. Yeah...

Bad place to park.

Couldn't help it, uh, flat tire. So I see.

- He, uh, he needs a little help. - Oh, you in a hurry?

- Well, yeah, as a matter of fact, we are. - Okay.

Then, uh, why don't you cut on out?

- But I... - My friend and I will take over.

Oh, well, I wouldn't want to impose on you...

Oh! We've got all the time in the world.

Very kind of you, here.

He's probably better at it than I am.

Well...

That was a break.

You know, I wonder what those guys really wanted.

They didn't stop just to change a tire.

We're just lucky.

Numa by 3:00. Remember? Yeah.

Sergeant, I wonder if you could tell me where I could find...

Do you have a pass, sir?

No, I don't but if I can get to the phone...

What's your name, sir?

Mr. and Mrs. John Emmett.

Uh, we'd like to see Dr. kissel. Dr. reinhardt kissel.

My wife is a very close personal friend of his.

You have some identification, sir?

Yeah. I have my business cards and...

Driver's license, that sort of thing.

Sergeant, is there some way you can handle this without all this usual...

Yes, sir.

See that Mr. and Mrs. Emmett get to room 106.

- Well, very kind of you. - Orders, sir.

This way, sir.

Well, kirkpatrick.

You're a little late, Mr. Emmett. I've been waiting.

- Everything in order, Mr. kirkpatrick? - Yeah, thanks.

We, uh, we had a little delay on the way.

- Flat tire, I understand? - How do you know that?

You're here to see Dr. kissel, Mrs...

Nicholson. Nicholson.

The meeting will be arranged in a moment.

Would you ask the gentleman there to step in with us, please?

Yes, sir.

Dr. Simmons?

Mrs. Nicholson, I don't know what this is all about...

I knew how worried Dr. Simmons must be

so I asked him to meet us here.

Mrs. Nicholson, why did they bring you here?

Your patient requested an interview with one of the scientists,

a Dr. kissel. “Who?

Oh, yes. The individual involved in Mrs. Nicholson's hallucinations.

There is a Dr. kissel and I've known him all my life.

Kissel is real enough, he is here.

That is beside the point.

Mrs. Nicholson is in a serious nervous condition.

She ran away. Then with the interference of this man...

You know him?

He can only be John Emmett. And I'm preferring charges against him.

Then you should know that your patient and Mr. Emmett are married.

I don't believe it.

You should remember little things like that, Mrs. Emmett.

Have you got the marriage certificate, Mr. Emmett. Yes.

Married today at high noon. Legal and proper.

You forced her into this.

I did it of my own free will.

I consider this taking advantage,

when she's in her present condition.

It's an invasion of her rights and mine.

You seem to be in more of a condition than Mrs. Emmett.

May I see Dr. kissel now, please?

Everything's arranged. This way please.

You too, doctor.

Dr. kissel is on his way.

Is it possible I could see Dr. kissel alone?

I am sorry, Mrs. Emmett.

Mr. kirkpatrick? Yes?

This is Dr. reinhardt kissel.

Dr. kissel?

They told me someone wanted to see me.

You are the one?

Dr. kissel, don't you remember me?

Anna? Anna hemp...

But that was a long time ago.

Anna, after all these years.

Such changes.

You have changed some.

But I'd remember you any place.

Because I was always old. Use the same old cane, the limp.

But you are just now grown up.

And so beautiful, Anna.

May Anna and I go somewhere and talk?

I'm sorry, Dr. kissel. This is the arrangement.

I hear so little from my old friends.

Your brother Kurt... I hear that he was caught.

He was brave and good.

I owe him my life, Anna.

Yes, I was in Berlin when I heard...

Word was brought to me that he was dead.

Word was brought to you?

By whom, Anna?

By another friend of yours,

someone that you worked with, with Kurt.

Karl plesser?

He was shot and killed as he was leaving my apartment.

How could they?

Did he leave something with you, for me?

Yes.

That's why I am here.

I have your transcript.

He did get my message then.

I thought it was lost forever.

I promised him that I wouldn't tell anyone until I found you.

I am glad.

Very glad to be here.

Where is my transcript, Anna?

Where?

Here.

Here it is, doctor.

It was transferred to microfilm.

This represents so much work.

I am proud of you, Anna.

And so grateful.

All right, Mrs. Emmett.

Dr. kissel, you have an important assignment ahead of you.

Yes.

I shall have a free hand in this.

- I must get started. - You may go now.

Thanks and goodbye, Anna.

Mr. kirkpatrick? Could I see you alone? Please.

Yes, I guess so.

Will you step in a moment, please?

- Stay with these two men. - Very well.

Could John come with me, please?

Sure. Come on.

- That man is not Dr. kissel. - Are you sure?

Positive.

The real Dr. kissel engraved the back of this mirror.

He didn't even recognize it.

I'll keep this, Mrs. Emmett. You've delivered it.

This is special FBI agent Anderson.

I think you've met Mr. and Mrs. Emmett.

- How do you do? - How are you?

Fine, thanks.

Say, things are beginning to add up here.

For us too, Mr. Emmett. For us too.

But if he knew about everything else,

why didn't he know about the steel mirror?

Well, we all knew that you were bringing something to kissel.

Formulas, plans, but no one knew how.

I haven't got time to go into details now.

I'm going to ask you to do us a very big favor.

Sure, what is it you want, Mr. kirkpatrick?

Get me 4-3-4-7-1.

Get off the telephone.

But I had to reach you. =-I'm here.

The woman see kissel? Yes.

But things went well, much better than we expected.

- Things went very well. - Stop gibbering!

- Did she recognize him? - I don't think so.

You don't think?

The plans belonging to kissel in stettin, she delivered them!

She did have his plans.

I knew that was why she wanted to see him.

Had to be.

She was sick for three months. You were with her night and day,

one purpose to find out if she brought those plans with her from Germany.

- You, a psychiatrist! - Now, look...

We turned that fool kissel to jelly before he died and he didn't tell.

And this hysterical woman...

What are they going to do now?

Tonight they leave for Los Angeles. I'll go with them.

In Los Angeles, she'll be involved in questioning.

That woman will not leave Santa fe.

But this will give you time... Fool!

She is the only living person who can identify our Dr. kissel.

Is she coming here before she leaves for the airport?

Yes, that's the plan.

Woman's not to leave the hotel, understand?

Harry, our young man with the gun has run out on us.

You can double for him.

I can't get away with that.

No, you know that.

- You know that! - Yes, Dr. Simmons. Yes.

Come in.

- We'll only be a minute. - There's no hurry.

I'm just waiting for plane time.

By the way, did Mr. kirkpatrick say what time it was leaving?

- Eight o'clock. - I may not come with you.

A friend of mine who was going to drive my car back from the airport

won't make it.

Well, I'll tell Mr. kirkpatrick.

Would you excuse me?

I had hoped to see you alone for a moment.

Really, all I wanted to say was, I was very wrong.

But my motives were for your best interest.

At least, that's what I thought.

I understand, doctor. Thank you.

See you later.

- Is she all right? - Yeah, what about you?

- I am okay. - Lucky for us.

What a fool he was, what a fool I was!

You can't calculate every move and we did get results.

- That's it. - Well, what happened?

What's it all about?

Lots of little pieces to the story,

but simple at the core.

This alleged reinhardt kissel is a Soviet scientist.

Complete Soviet espionage setup.

They were doing great until you came back

to this country determined to find kissel.

Well, who put that article in the paper? We did.

We didn't know for sure about brant

but we figured you would complicate things for him.

That is, unless you were one of them.

We were suspicious enough of this phony kissel

to keep him under constant surveillance.

Remember the character with the flat tire?

- Yeah. - He was the hired man with the gun.

He killed Stanton. We got a confession.

Routine from now on except that until now

we only had circumstantial evidence against either Simmons or brant.

No sense in waiting any longer.

The boys will clean up around here.

We can start back for Los Angeles.

Well, if you don't mind, sir. My husband has a month's vacation.

Yeah, three weeks.

- You don't mind, do you? - Go ahead.

Ann: John!