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THIS IS YOUR TARGET.

CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL. LOW, LOCAL OVERCAST...

AND A WIND DRIFT OF LESS THAN ONE KNOT.

ARE YOU READY?

[ Man On Speaker ] WE ARE APPROACHING POSITION. JUMP IN 15 SECONDS.

MARK 15, 14, 13,

12, 11, 10,

NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN,

SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE,

TWO, ONE, ZERO!

ADMIRAL?

WHO IS IT?

MY NAME'S CABRILLO, SIR. I'M AN AGENT FOR THE OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

- IDENTIFICATION? - I'M WORKING IN BLACK. NOTHING ON ME.

SORRY, CABRILLO. I DON'T KNOW YOU.

A MAN IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS.

STATE YOUR COMPANY. I WORK ALONE.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON IN. NO.

I'VE BEEN TAILED ALL DAY. I'VE GOT TO KEEP MOVING.

JUST ONE THING-- PENFIELD MUST BE STOPPED.

- WHAT? - GEORGE W. PENFIELD.

HE MUST NOT BECOME SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

[ Chuckles ] YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND.

SOMEONE WILL SHOW UP AT YOUR OFFICE TOMORROW WITH A MATCH FOLDER LIKE THIS.

YOUR SECRETARY IS TO LET THAT PERSON IN TO SEE YOU AT ONCE.

WHY DIDN'T THE O.N.I. CONTACT ME DIRECTLY?

I'M SURE THEY WILL... WHEN I'VE CONTACTED THEM.

I'VE GOT TO GO. GOOD NIGHT, ADMIRAL.

[ Gun Fires ]

[ Man ] VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

[ Kowalski On Speaker ] ALL GREEN. FLYING SUB READY FOR LAUNCH.

START THE COUNTDOWN. AYE, AYE, SIR. COUNTDOWN TO LAUNCH.

TEN, NINE, EIGHT,

SEVEN, SIX, FIVE,

FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.

ZERO. LAUNCH.

WELL, THERE YOU ARE, MR. PENFIELD.

WE CAN LAUNCH BELOW THE SURFACE, TRAVEL AS FAR AS WE LIKE SUBMERGED,

AND THEN GO INTO THE SKY AT SUPERSONIC SPEED.

NOW TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT?

WELL, TO SAY I'M IMPRESSED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

GET YOURSELF SOME COFFEE, CHIEF. NO, THANKS, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW SOMETHING. WHAT?

HOW COME THE CAPTAIN'S GOT THAT GUY UP THERE WITH HIM?

MR. PENFIELD? YEAH, YEAH, HIM.

THIS THING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HUSH-HUSH. WE NEVER TOOK A CIVILIAN BEFORE.

THAT'S NOT JUST ANOTHER CIVILIAN, CHIEF.

THAT'S GEORGE W. PENFIELD, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MEN IN THIS COUNTRY.

OH, YEAH, SURE. THAT PENFIELD.

THE PRESIDENT JUST NOMINATED HIM TO BE OUR NEXT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

HE'S GOT AS MUCH RIGHT AS ANYBODY TO BE UP THERE.

[ Laughing ] OH, SURE, SURE. THAT'S RIGHT.

IT JUST SLIPPED MY MIND. MR. MORTON, SIGNAL FROM THE SKIPPER.

HE'S GONNA CHANGE THE FLIGHT PLAN. HE'LL BE ALOFT ANOTHER 30 MINUTES.

IN THAT CASE, CHANGE COURSE-- MINUS 10 DEGREES.

UH, KOWALSKI? COME HERE.

YOU KNOW WHO THAT GUY IS UP THERE WITH THE SKIPPER?

SURE. SOME GUY NAMED PENFIELD. WHY?

SOME GUY NAMED-- THAT'S GEORGE W. PENFIELD,

THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN THIS COUNTRY.

LOOK, KID, DON'T YOU EVER READ THE PAPERS?

[ Laughs ]

- HELP YOURSELF. - HI.

AND WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADMIRAL NELSON.

OH, I'M SORRY. ALL APPOINTMENTS FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN CANCELED.

IT'S OKAY. I HAVEN'T GOT ONE ANYHOW. MATCH?

- HELLO, ADMIRAL. - THIS WAY, PLEASE.

CODE ROOM, PLEASE. "A" PRIORITY.

YOU SAY YOUR NAME IS PENFIELD?

TIPPY PENFIELD. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. SAME PENFIELD.

I'M HIS DAUGHTER.

I ADMIRE YOUR FATHER, MISS PENFIELD.

MOST PEOPLE DO. ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT, WORLD-FAMOUS HUMANITARIAN.

HE'S QUITE A MAN. BUT I DIDN'T COME HERE TO DISCUSS THAT.

MMM. WELL, WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

BECAUSE I NEED YOU.

BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOU'RE A MAN WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT HIS COUNTRY.

THANK YOU. AND JUST WHAT AM I EXPECTED TO DO TO PROTECT IT?

PREVENT MY FATHER FROM BECOMING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

[ Laughing ] THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

I BET YOU GOT A BARREL OF CHUCKLES LAST NIGHT...

WHEN THAT MAN WAS KILLED PRACTICALLY UNDER YOUR NOSE.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

ISN'T THAT MATCH FOLDER I BROUGHT EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE HE GAVE YOU?

I SENT HIM TO YOU LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU'D LISTEN TO A MAN LIKE THAT.

I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT YOU ASK IS IMPOSSIBLE.

IS IT?

SUPPOSE YOU CONVINCE ME, WHAT DO I DO--

TELL THE PRESIDENT HE'S PICKED THE WRONG MAN?

OF COURSE NOT. BUT THE SENATE HAS TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT.

THE HEARINGS ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

ASK TO TESTIFY. THEY'LL LISTEN TO YOU.

TESTIFY TO WHAT? I HARDLY KNOW YOUR FATHER. WHAT I DO KNOW IS GOOD!

FRANKLY, I THINK THE PRESIDENT MADE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE.

IF YOU HAD DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF MY FATHER COULD BE DANGEROUS--

EVEN RUINOUS-- TO THE SECURITY OF THIS COUNTRY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I WOULD GO TO THE SENATE EVEN IF I HAD TO RAM IT DOWN THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN'S THROAT!

I THINK YOU MEAN THAT.

WILL YOU COME TO LOS ANGELES WITH ME RIGHT NOW?

WHY LOS ANGELES?

TO A LITTLE PLACE DOWNTOWN CALLED THE WIDE GLOBE TRAVEL AGENCY.

THAT'S WHERE THE EVIDENCE IS? ENOUGH TO SATISFY ANYONE.

[ Door Opens ]

[ Gun Fires ]

THIS IS IT.

[ No Audio ]

YOUR FATHER! DO YOU KNOW THE MAN WITH HIM?

THAT WOULDN'T BE NOAH GRAFTON?

THAT'S RIGHT. WE WERE INVITED DOWN TO HIS PLACE FOR THE WEEKEND.

I BROUGHT ALONG MY HOME MOVIE CAMERA WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE.

I TOOK THIS FROM THE BALCONY OUTSIDE MY BEDROOM.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE OTHER MAN?

IT'S THE MAN WE SURPRISED IN THE TRAVEL AGENCY.

THE ONE WHO KILLED BOTH CABRILLO AND THE TRAVEL AGENT.

HE GOT A GOOD LOOK AT YOU THERE.

YOU'RE IN DANGER NOW. I'LL ASSIGN A GUARD.

NO. THEY WOULDN'T DARE DO ANYTHING TO ME.

BUT THERE'S MORE.

NOAH GRAFTON,

ONE OF THE RICHEST AND MOST HATED MEN IN THE COUNTRY.

WHY NOT? HE'S NEVER MADE A SECRET OF HIS SYMPATHY...

FOR THE CAUSE OF THE IRON CURTAIN COUNTRIES.

WHAT'S YOUR FATHER DOING WITH THAT MAN?

NOW DO YOU BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND?

I DON'T BELIEVE IT. PENFIELD AND GRAFTON.

THERE WAS NEVER ANY HINT OF THIS.

YOU SAW THEM EYEING YOUR SUB.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE FOR MY FATHER TO BECOME SECRETARY OF DEFENSE NOW?

WITH ACCESS TO EVERY MILITARY SECRET WE OWN.

SO THE NEXT TIME THE BOOM CAME AROUND AND ALMOST SWEPT ME INTO THE BAY,

I TURNED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE AND I SAID,

"HENRY, IF YOU HANDLE THE SHIP OF STATE THE WAY YOU HANDLE THIS SLOOP,

I'M SWITCHING PARTIES NOW." [ Laughing ]

[ Indistinct Whispering ]

- PROBLEMS, CAPTAIN? - NOTHING SERIOUS, MR. PENFIELD.

WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME A MINUTE? YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD, CAPTAIN.

I JUST HOPE YOU CAN STEER BETTER THAN THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

[ Both Laughing ]

AND I RECALL ANOTHER TIME I WAS SAILING OUT IN CHESAPEAKE BAY, AND, UH--

KOWALSKI, ARE YOU SURE THE ADMIRAL SAID TO TAKE IT IN HIS CABIN?

YES, SIR. YOUR PERSONAL CODE. FOR THE EARS OF THE CAPTAIN ONLY.

VERY WELL. CARRY ON.

HERE'S THE 8-BY-10 STILL YOU ORDERED FROM THE MOVIE.

AND CAPTAIN CRANE IS READY ON THE VIDEOPHONE.

OH, THANK YOU, ANGIE.

YES, ADMIRAL?

LEE, I WANT YOU TO FIND SOME EXCUSE TO KEEP PENFIELD OUT OF THE FLYING SUB.

HE'S ALREADY BEEN UP. HE WAS PRACTICALLY POP-EYED AT THE PERFORMANCE.

I CAN IMAGINE. WHERE IS HE NOW?

IN THE NOSE WITH THE OFFICERS. HE'S QUITE A JOE, ADMIRAL.

HE'S SPOKEN TO EVERYBODY ABOARD. THE MEN THINK HE'S GREAT.

AND YOU, LEE? WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE MET HIM,

BUT, UH, HE'S WHAT I EXPECTED-- A FINE GENTLEMAN.

WHY? WHAT TIME DO YOU GET IN TO SANTA BARBARA?

E.T.A. IS 1630 HOURS.

LEE, THIS IS SERIOUS, AND I LEAVE IT TO YOUR DISCRETION.

MAKE CERTAIN THAT PENFIELD SEES NO TOP-SECURITY EQUIPMENT ABOARD SEAVIEW.

- MAY I ASK WHY, ADMIRAL? - I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I CAN.

MAINTAIN RADIO SILENCE, NO MATTER WHO PENFIELD MIGHT WANT TO CALL.

IS THAT CLEAR? YES, SIR. CLEAR.

VERY WELL. END TRANSMISSION.

THIS IS YOUR REPLY FROM THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

IT HAS BEEN DECODED. READ IT, ANGIE.

"CONFIRMED: LATE JOSEPH CABRILLO, ACCREDITED AGENT...

"ON TOP-PRIORITY SECURITY CLEARANCE AND COUNTERESPIONAGE.

"EXACT NATURE OF CURRENT ASSIGNMENT UNDETERMINED AS YET.

WILL ADVISE FURTHER."

UH, TAKE THIS DOWN, ANGIE.

URGENT TELEGRAM TO THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM IDAHO.

RESPECTFULLY REQUEST I BE PERMITTED TO TESTIFY BEFORE YOUR COMMITTEE...

AT TOMORROW'S AFTERNOON SESSION RE THE CONFIRMATION...

OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GEORGE W. PENFIELD AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HIS CONFIRMATION...

WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SECURITY OF OUR COUNTRY.

UH, IS THAT ALL, SIR?

[ Chuckles ] ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?

IN TWO HOURS, I'LL HAVE THE PRESS OF THE WORLD ON MY HEAD.

OH, THESE-- PUT THESE IN THE WALL SAFE FOR ME.

YES, SIR. AND BE CAREFUL.

THAT NEEDLE IS DEADLY POISON.

[ Newscaster On Speaker ] SOURCES CLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT ARE PARTICULARLY SHOCKED...

SINCE THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME THE RETIRED ADMIRAL,

HEAD OF THE NELSON INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH,

HAS EVER TAKEN A POLITICAL STAND.

CUT IT OFF.

CHIP, HAS PENFIELD HEARD ANY OF THIS?

NOT A WORD. YOU ORDERED ME TO TELL HIM OUR COMMUNICATIONS WERE OUT.

SO THAT'S WHY THE ADMIRAL WANTED HIM KEPT IN THE DARK. WHAT'S GOT INTO HIM?

DARNED IF I KNOW. WE'LL FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH. WHAT'S OUR POSITION?

WE'RE ON COURSE FOR SANTA BARBARA, STANDARD SPEED.

BRING IT UP TO FULL. AYE, AYE.

[ Sighs ]

ANGIE, DOES THE NAME NOAH GRAFTON MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

NOAH GRAFTON? YOU MEAN THAT CRACKPOT MILLIONAIRE WE READ ABOUT IN THE PAPERS?

HE'S A MILLIONAIRE ALL RIGHT-- MANY TIMES OVER--

BUT I WONDER HOW MUCH OF A CRACKPOT HE IS.

WELL, HE'S ALWAYS VISITING BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN,

MAKING FUN OF OUR SYSTEM AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ISN'T HE?

THAT HE IS, ANGIE. BUT NOBODY'S EVER FIGURED OUT...

HOW MUCH IS A POSE AND HOW MUCH IS CONVICTION.

NOW, THAT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

I KNOW ONE THING, SIR. HE'LL NEVER WIN ANY POPULARITY CONTESTS.

WHAT CONCERNS ME RIGHT NOW IS,

WHY SHOULD A MAN OF PENFIELD'S SUPPOSED INTEGRITY...

BE FRIENDLY WITH A MAN LIKE GRAFTON?

WELL, MAYBE THEY GREW UP TOGETHER.

[ Laughing ]

MAYBE. UH, GRAFTON HAS AN ESTATE SOMEPLACE IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

FIND OUT WHERE IT IS. GET HIM ON THE PHONE. I THINK IT'S TIME WE MET.

YES, SIR.

THIS HAS BEEN A MOST INFORMATIVE VOYAGE, CAPTAIN.

I WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY. THANK YOU, SIR.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THE NEWS THAT GREETED YOU WHEN WE TOUCHED PORT.

ADMIRAL NELSON. [ Laughs ]

WELL, SON, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE HIDE OF A RHINOCEROS, YOU DON'T BELONG IN POLITICS.

THE ADMIRAL'S A RATIONAL MAN. I'M SURE HE HAS HIS OWN MOTIVES.

YES, SIR. MR. MORTON WILL SEE YOU ASHORE.

THAT'S VERY NICE. THANK YOU.

SEE THAT HE'S NOT BOTHERED BY REPORTERS. YES, SIR.

RIGHT THIS WAY, MR. PENFIELD.

ALL RIGHT, ANGIE. PUT HIM THROUGH TO ME.

ADMIRAL NELSON? HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?

GOOD EVENING, MR. GRAFTON.

TO WHAT DO I OWE THIS UNEXPECTED CALL, SIR?

I WONDER IF YOU'VE HEARD OF MY PLANNED TESTIMONY AGAINST THE APPOINTMENT OF GEORGE PENFIELD.

OF COURSE. ALL THE WIRE SERVICES HAVE THE STORY.

YOU ARE A COURAGEOUS MAN, ADMIRAL.

PENFIELD IS QUITE AN ADVERSARY.

THEN YOU KNOW HIM? BY REPUTATION, SIR. BY REPUTATION.

AND YOU ADMIRE HIM?

WELL, I'M A POOR ONE TO ASK.

MY CRITICISM OF OUR COUNTRY'S SO-CALLED STATESMEN...

HAS LEFT ME A TARGET FOR EVERY SELF-RESPECTING PATRIOT.

UH, LET'S JUST SAY THAT I THINK PENFIELD IS A MAN OF HIS WORD.

AND WE NEED SUCH MEN AT THE HELM THESE DAYS.

THEN YOU THINK I'M MAKING A MISTAKE?

INDEED I DO.

ONE THAT YOU WILL LIVE TO REGRET, I'M AFRAID.

UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

- I DON'T INTEND TO DO THAT. - NO, I DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD.

WELL, THIS HAS BEEN A MOST PLEASANT CONVERSATION, ADMIRAL.

UH, JUST ONE THING MORE, MR. GRAFTON.

HAVE YOU EVER ACTUALLY MET PENFIELD?

I HAVE NEVER MET HIM FACE-TO-FACE, NO.

- IS THAT ALL, SIR? - YES. YES, THAT'S ALL.

[ Screams ] [ Shot Fires ]

ANGIE!

A MAN JUST SHOT AT ME FROM THE WINDOW.

SECURITY, THERE'S A MAN ON THE GROUNDS NEAR THE MAIN BUILDING.

HE'S ARMED AND DANGEROUS. FIND HIM.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Vehicle Departs ]

I'M GETTING QUITE A COLLECTION OF THESE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHERE DID IT COME FROM?

THAT WAS MEANT FOR ANGIE, BUT UNDOUBTEDLY THERE'S ONE WITH MY NAME ON IT.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

FIRST YOU WARN ME TO KEEP PENFIELD FROM SEEING TOO MUCH.

NEXT, THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OPPOSING HIS APPOINTMENT.

AND NOW THIS. THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED, OF COURSE.

SOMEBODY WANTS TO STOP MY TESTIMONY, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO KILL ME IF THEY HAVE TO.

YOU'RE STILL GONNA GO THROUGH WITH IT?

I'M LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON IN THE MORNING.

DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVINCE THE SENATE?

I HAVE ENOUGH TO CONVINCE MYSELF.

BECAUSE IF YOU FACE THAT SENATE COMMITTEE WITH THIS AND YOU LOSE,

IT COULD MEAN THE END OF YOUR CAREER.

YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT? [ Angie On Intercom ] MR. LASHER FOR YOU ON FOUR.

LASHER? HE'S CALLING THROUGH THE WHITE HOUSE SWITCHBOARD.

OH, THAT'S FRED LASHER, ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS.

PUT HIM ON, ANGIE. LEE, YOU BETTER STAY HERE. I WANT YOU TO HEAR THIS.

GOOD EVENING, ADMIRAL. GOOD EVENING, FRED. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

YOU'RE WORKING LATE, AREN'T YOU?

YOU CAN GUESS WHY. ANY CHANGE IN YOUR PLANS?

I'M AFRAID NOT, FRED. I WISH YOU'D GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.

THE BOSS FEELS PRETTY STRONGLY ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, AND THE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND HIM.

WE'RE GETTING FLOODED WITH TELEGRAMS HERE-- ALL PRO-PENFIELD.

AND, UH, ANTI-NELSON?

WELL, FRANKLY, YES. NOW, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I'LL SEE YOU IN WASHINGTON TOMORROW MORNING.

HAVE IT YOUR WAY, ADMIRAL. AT LEAST I TRIED. GOOD-BYE.

LEE, ARE THE SEAVIEW CREW ON LIBERTY?

ALL BUT THE STANDBY WATCH. WHY?

I'M SPENDING THE NIGHT IN MY CABIN ABOARD SEAVIEW. I WANT MAXIMUM SECURITY.

I'LL SEE TO IT.

[ Door Closes ]

ANYTHING FROM SECURITY ON THAT PROWLER?

NO, SIR. THEY'RE STILL SEARCHING.

WELL, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY YOU CAN'T GO HOME.

IT'S BEEN QUITE A DAY, HASN'T IT? AND IT'S NOT OVER YET.

- HI. - [ Sighs ]

YOU CAN STILL GO, ANGIE. THANK YOU, SIR.

BUT WHAT ABOUT MY RESERVATIONS TO WASHINGTON?

THEY'RE CONFIRMED AND WAITING FOR YOU AT L.A. INTERNATIONAL. GOOD NIGHT.

[ Door Closes ]

I'M NOT COMPLAINING, MIND YOU, BUT, UH, WHAT WAS THAT FOR?

FOR FOLLOWING THROUGH.

FOR THE TESTIMONY? I KNOW WHAT COURAGE IT TOOK.

THANK YOU. BUT WHY DID YOU COME BACK HERE?

I HAD TO. YOU CAN DO ME JUST ONE MORE LITTLE FAVOR.

WELL? CALL IT OFF.

- THE TRIP? - THE TESTIMONY, EVERYTHING.

- IT'S A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT. - NO, IT ISN'T.

ISSUE A STATEMENT. SAY YOU WERE MISQUOTED. SAY ANYTHING, BUT DON'T GO.

[ Chuckles ] MISS PENFIELD, YOU CONTINUE TO AMAZE ME.

NOW, WHY HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND?

BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOU.

AND TO YOU? ALL RIGHT, I'M AFRAID FOR MYSELF TOO.

LOOK, I OFFERED YOU A GUARD, AND YOU REFUSED IT.

OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO...

THAT YOUR FATHER IS NOT GOING TO LET YOU COME TO ANY HARM.

I CAN'T EVEN REACH MY FATHER.

I TOOK A TERRIBLE CHANCE IN GIVING YOU THAT EVIDENCE.

I THOUGHT I WAS PRETTY BRAVE, BUT I'M NOT.

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN, I WANT TO STAY ALIVE.

WE ALL WANT TO DO THAT.

LOOK, IF, UH-- IF YOU'RE IN ANY DANGER BECAUSE OF MY TESTIMONY,

I CAN ARRANGE FOR YOU TO STAY HERE UNDER GUARD.

I DIDN'T EVEN COME HERE OF MY OWN ACCORD.

I CAME HERE UNDER ORDERS. WHOSE ORDERS?

I TOLD YOU TOO MUCH ALREADY.

ALL I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO WAS MAKE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

I GUESS I'M PRETTY MUCH OF A FLOP AS A TEMPTRESS.

NO, I WOULD SAY THAT YOU ARE REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL.

BUT NOTHING CAN CHANGE MY MIND NOW.

ALL RIGHT, ADMIRAL. JUST STAY ALIVE.

STAY ALIVE.

[ Door Closes ]

WE HAVE SPECIAL SECURITY DETAILS GUARDING ALL APPROACHES TO THE DOCK.

THERE'S ALSO A GUARD IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

YOUR MEN WILL PATROL THE CORRIDORS ADJOINING THE ADMIRAL'S CABIN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT GIVES? ARE WE EXPECTING COMPANY?

THE ADMIRAL HAS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE ON HIS LIFE.

NOW, IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, WE WANT A PRISONER.

DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES, BUT GET ONE.

ALL RIGHT, CARRY ON.

ALL RIGHT, MEN, LET'S GET TO OUR POSTS.

[ Shot Fires ]

[ Fighting ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Shouts ]

IS THIS THE COMPANY YOU WERE EXPECTING, SIR?

YOU HAD A BUSY EVENING PLANNED, DIDN'T YOU?

TAKE HIM TO SECURITY HEADQUARTERS FOR QUESTIONING.

SORRY TO UPSET YOUR PLANS.

WHEN I FLY TO WASHINGTON IN THE MORNING, I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME.

YOU'LL MAKE A PRETTY CONVINCING EXHIBIT.

NOT A REPORTER IN SIGHT. IT'S A GOOD THING THE AIRLINE LET US USE A PRIVATE EXIT.

I'LL PHONE YOU AS SOON AS THE TESTIMONY'S OVER.

FINE. GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU.

[ Man On Speaker ] KEEP YOUR SEATS, PLEASE, AND FASTEN YOUR BELTS.

WE ARE TAXIING TO THE MAIN BOARDING AREA TO LOAD OUR PASSENGERS.

WE EXPECT TO BE ALOFT IN APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. THANK YOU.

[ Tippy ] COFFEE, TEA OR MILK, SIR?

YOU MUST KEEP YOUR SEAT BELTS FASTENED UNTIL WE REACH ALTITUDE.

I GIVE UP. NOW, WHAT'S YOUR ANGLE THIS TIME?

I GUESS YOU'RE THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH ME BY NOW.

THAT WOULD BE ONE WAY OF PUTTING IT.

OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A COMMERCIAL PLANE.

IT'S A PRIVATELY OWNED JET. IT BELONGS TO NOAH GRAFTON.

I HAD TO DO THIS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND.

DON'T WORRY. I MANAGED TO GET WORD TO MY FATHER.

HE'LL SEE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO YOU.

AND, NEEDLESS TO SAY, OUR DESTINATION IS NOT WASHINGTON, D.C.

I CAN'T TELL YOU ANY MORE NOW.

WELL, LET ME GUESS. WE'RE BOUND FOR A PRIVATE ESTATE...

IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

I'VE GOT TO DO THIS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND.

WELL, ADMIRAL, I'LL HAVE TO GO SERVE LUNCH NOW.

AFTER ALL, YOU'RE TRAVELING FIRST-CLASS.

[ Sighs ]

HI. THEY TOLD ME AT THE GATE YOU WERE TRYING TO FIND ME.

LEE, THE ADMIRAL IS IN DANGER.

WHAT IS IT?

THE AIRLINE CALLED TO SAY THAT HE NEVER BOARDED THE FLIGHT.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. I PUT THEM ON THAT PLANE MYSELF.

WE WERE DUCKING REPORTERS, AND WE WENT TO A REAR EXIT, AND THEN I--

WAIT A MINUTE. ANYBODY COULD'VE BEEN DRIVING THAT COURTESY CART.

I CHECKED WITH THE TERMINAL. HE DIDN'T BOARD THE PLANE, AND NOBODY SAW HIM.

WITH ALL THOSE REPORTERS, SOMEBODY WOULD'VE NOTICED HIM.

THAT'S RIGHT. UNLESS HE TOOK ANOTHER FLIGHT, NOT A SCHEDULED AIRLINE.

ANGIE, GET ME A LIST OF ALL SPECIAL FLIGHTS DEPARTING L.A. INTERNATIONAL THIS MORNING.

RIGHT. YES, SIR.

WELL, WE WEREN'T VERY HUNGRY, WERE WE?

DOES THE CONDEMNED MAN HAVE TO EAT THE, UH--

OH, COME NOW. DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

[ Man On Speaker ] FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS, PLEASE.

WE'RE ENTERING OUR GLIDE PATTERN. HERE. I'LL TAKE THAT.

WELCOME TO NEW MEXICO, LAND OF ENCHANTMENT.

I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU, CHIP. NOW LISTEN. I WANT YOU AND TWO MEN FROM THE DUTY WATCH.

ISSUE THEM EQUIPMENT AND STAND BY AT THE FLYING SUB UNTIL I GET THERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, BUT I DO KNOW WE'VE GOTTA GET THERE FAST. NOW, GET ON IT!

HERE'S THE FULL LIST OF SPECIAL FLIGHTS.

ONLY ONE OF THEM MEANS ANYTHING. IT'S FLIGHT 144.

NOAH GRAFTON. OF COURSE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE HE LIVES?

THE ADMIRAL CALLED HIM YESTERDAY.

IT'S IN NEW MEXICO, AND HERE'S THE ADDRESS.

COZY, ISN'T IT?

WELCOME TO GRAFTON HALL, ADMIRAL NELSON.

[ Engines Whirring ]

NOW, LEE, I'M NOT EXACTLY THE NOSY TYPE.

BUT YOU NEVER DID BRIEF US BEFORE WE TOOK OFF. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE HEADED.

THERE WASN'T TIME. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I CAN,

BUT IT ISN'T MUCH MORE THAN WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW.

- WHICH IS NOTHING. - WE'RE HEADING FOR NEW MEXICO.

THE PRIVATE ESTATE OF A MAN NAMED GRAFTON.

I HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THE ADMIRAL'S BEING HELD THERE.

- AT LEAST I HOPE SO. - AND IF HE ISN'T?

THEN HE'S DEAD.

IT'S RIDICULOUSLY SIMPLE.

DO AS I ASK, OR YOU ARE A DEAD MAN.

[ Chuckles ] GRAFTON, YOU'RE BLUFFING. I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

HE ISN'T. HE IS THE ONE WHO GAVE ME THE ORDERS.

HE WOULD HAVE KILLED ME, JUST AS HE'LL KILL YOU.

BE QUIET. I CAN'T ABIDE CHATTERING WOMEN. FINISH YOUR THOUGHT, SIR.

WELL, TO BORROW YOUR OWN PHRASE, IT'S RIDICULOUSLY SIMPLE.

THE WHOLE WORLD EXPECTS ME TO TESTIFY IN WASHINGTON TODAY.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME, THERE'LL BE AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION,

AND IT WON'T BE HARD TO TRACE ME HERE.

WELL THOUGHT OUT.

OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT IN POSSESSION OF ALL THE FACTS... AS YET.

DADDY, THANK HEAVEN YOU GOT HERE.

NOAH, I'D LIKE A WORD WITH YOU IN PRIVATE.

NOW HE WON'T DARE HURT THESE MEN.

[ Laughs ] THAT'S VERY AMUSING.

IT'D BE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHICH ONE OF YOU REALLY GIVES THE ORDERS.

[ Grafton ] IS THERE ANY QUESTION IN YOUR MIND?

ADMIRAL, THE MAN YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS NOTHING.

OH, A HANDSOME FIGURE OF A MAN, I'LL GRANT YOU. THAT'S WHY I CHOSE HIM.

NO, NOT CHOSE HIM. CREATED HIM.

GEORGE W. PENFIELD IS A PRODUCT OF MY OWN GENIUS.

I PICKED HIM OUT-- A MAN WHO WAS THE VERY ESSENCE OF MEDIOCRITY.

I TRAINED HIM, PROMOTED HIM,

UNTIL THE WORLD ACCEPTED HIM AS A LEADER.

IT'S A DELICIOUS IRONY.

I'M THE MOST DESPISED MAN IN THIS COUNTRY,

AND I CONTROL ITS BEST-LOVED CITIZEN.

WHY?

WELL, HE'S BEEN USEFUL IN FURTHERING THE THINGS I BELIEVE IN.

HE'LL BE FAR MORE USEFUL IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE,

THOUGH I VERY MUCH DOUBT IF YOU WILL BE AROUND TO SEE IT.

RIGHT ON THE NOSE.

THERE'S AN AIRSTRIP OFF TO THE RIGHT. FORGET IT.

WE'RE SETTING DOWN AS CLOSE TO THE HOUSE AS WE CAN WITHOUT BEING SEEN.

WHEN YOU'RE NOT INVITED, IT DOESN'T PAY TO ADVERTISE.

NOW, ONCE WE LAND, HERE'S HOW WE'RE GONNA WORK IT.

PENFIELD BELIEVED, RATHER PATHETICALLY,

THAT I COULD PERSUADE YOU NOT TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIM...

IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR LIFE.

NATURALLY, I NEVER BELIEVED THAT YOU WOULD.

I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU WHY YOU CAN'T RISK KILLING ME.

YOU DO ME LITTLE CREDIT. [ Laughs ]

YOU WILL DIE IN A MOST PLAUSIBLE WAY.

YOU ACCEPTED A RIDE TO WASHINGTON IN MY PRIVATE JET.

LET'S SAY THAT, EN ROUTE, THERE WAS A CRASH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

NO SURVIVORS.

I NEED HARDLY ADD, THE JET WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A DRONE PILOT.

YOU'RE A CLEVER MAN.

YOU'RE THINKING THAT IF YOU'RE SENT ALOFT ALONE IN AN AUTOMATIC JET,

YOU WILL IMPROVISE A WAY OUT OF YOUR DIFFICULTIES.

UNHAPPILY, HOWEVER, WHEN I SEND YOU ALOFT,

YOU WILL ALREADY BE QUITE DEAD.

NO.

I SEE YOU KNOW THIS MAN. UNDOUBTEDLY, HE'S HERE TO SAVE YOU.

CHECK OUTSIDE. SEE IF HE BROUGHT ANY FRIENDS.

DON'T BOTHER. I'M ALONE.

HOW DID YOU GET HERE? THE AIRSTRIP'S FULLY GUARDED.

YOU MIGHT SAY I-- I JUST DROPPED IN.

THAT'S A SHAME, GRAFTON. IT'LL MEAN MORE WORK FOR HIM.

DON'T WORRY. HE LOVES HIS WORK.

[ Tippy Screams ]

DADDY!

[ Gasping ]

[ Shot Fires ]

[ Man Grunting ]

NOT A HINT OF WHAT HE REALLY WAS.

I'M SORRY FOR HIS DAUGHTER. SHE SEEMS LIKE A NICE KID.

BUT PENFIELD CERTAINLY DOESN'T RATE ALL THE ATTENTION HE'S GETTING.

THERE'S ONE NICE TOUCH. GRAFTON'S DEATH IS BACK HERE ON PAGE 3,

CROWDED OFF THE FRONT PAGE BY THE MAN HE CREATED.