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MY NAME'S BRIGGS.

I LEFT SOME NEGATIVES HERE FOR ENLARGEMENTS.

LET'S SEE, THOSE WERE 11x14 MATTES, WEREN'T THEY?

NO, 8x10s.

OH, YEAH, YEAH. I REMEMBER.

I JUST FINISHED THEM.

THEY'RE STILL DRYING.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM.

HELP YOURSELF.

THANK YOU.

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.

THE MAN IN THE PHOTO ON YOUR RIGHT

IS ANDREAS SOLOWIECZECH,

A MEMBER OF A COMMUNIST TRADE DELEGATION TO THE U.S.

YESTERDAY SOLOWIECZECH WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED

WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF SENATOR WILLIAM TOWNSEND.

ALREADY TOWNSEND'S EXTREMIST SUPPORTERS,

LED BY HIS PRINCIPAL BACKER R.J. McMILLAN,

ARE DEMANDING THAT WE BREAK RELATIONS

WITH THE COMMUNIST BLOC.

WITH THE END OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS,

THE COLD WAR WILL IMMEDIATELY START TO HEAT UP.

EVEN THOUGH SOLOWIECZECH WON'T ADMIT IT,

WE'RE CONVINCED THAT HE WAS NOT ACTING

ON ORDERS OF HIS GOVERNMENT.

YOUR MISSION, DAN, IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT,

IS TO PROVE IT.

AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE

BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,

THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

PLEASE DISPOSE OF THIS RECORDING IN THE USUAL MANNER.

GOOD LUCK, DAN.

PICTURES OKAY?

JUST WHAT I WANTED. THANK YOU.

SENATOR TOWNSEND HAD JUST FINISHED

ONE OF HIS INFLAMMATORY SPEECHES AT THE LOCAL ARMORY.

HE SHOOK A FEW HANDS,

AND BY 10:00 P.M. HE RETURNED HOME.

WAS ANYBODY IN THE HOUSE WITH HIM?

NO. HE WAS UNMARRIED.

HIS HOUSEKEEPER LEFT THE HOUSE BY 8:00.

AT 10:28,

THE HOUSE HAD BEEN ALL BUT DEMOLISHED

BY A FRAGMENTATION BOMB.

WHEN WAS SOLOWIECZECH PICKED UP?

THE SAME NIGHT.

FIVE WITNESSES IDENTIFIED HIM AS HAVING BEEN IN THE AREA.

HIS FINGERPRINTS WERE ON SOME OF THE BOMB FRAGMENTS.

IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE SOLOWIECZECH'S GUILTY.

HE IS, NO DOUBT OF IT.

HOW CAN THE SECRETARY BE SO CERTAIN

THAT HE WASN'T ON ACTUAL ORDERS FROM HIS GOVERNMENT?

THEY'D NEVER BE SO STUPID

AS TO PULL OFF ANYTHING THIS OBVIOUS.

ALSO, THE POLICE FOUND OVER $80,000 ON SOLOWIECZECH.

THE COMMUNISTS DON'T PAY PEOPLE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

BUT R.J. McMILLAN MIGHT.

BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT McMILLAN

WAS TOWNSEND'S FRIEND AND BACKER.

HE KEPT HIM IN THE SENATE.

WHY WOULD HE WANT TO HAVE HIM KILLED?

TO MAKE TOWNSEND A MARTYR

AND TO PROVOKE AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT.

AN INCIDENT?

McMILLAN'S ALREADY SCREAMING FOR WAR.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT TO PREVENT.

BARNEY, WHAT ABOUT THE PORTRAIT AND THE REMOTE TRUCK?

NO PROBLEM. THE TRUCK'S ALL SET.

THE PAINTING WILL BE READY TOMORROW.

DAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO IMPLICATE McMILLAN,

WE HAVE TO PROVE SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN HIM AND SOLOWIECZECH.

THAT WON'T BE EASY.

NOT ONLY WON'T HE TALK, BUT HE'S IN JAIL.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO GET HIM OUT.

YOU GOT COMPANY, SOLOWIECZECH.

NO, NO!

I REFUSE TO PERMIT ANYONE ELSE IN HERE.

SORRY. WE'RE NOT RUNNING PRIVATE CELLS.

I AM POLITICAL PRISONER.

I DEMAND THAT THIS MAN BE REMOVED.

TELL IT TO THE COURT TOMORROW.

HEY. WHAT'S HE MEAN "POLITICAL PRISONER?"

HE'S AFRAID SOMEONE'S GOING TO KILL HIM

BECAUSE HE KNOCKED OFF A UNITED STATES SENATOR.

OH, YEAH, YEAH, I READ ABOUT THAT --

SENATOR TOWNSEND.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I WANT TO BE IN HERE WITH HIM?

I DON'T MIND ROOMING WITH ANY CON.

THIS SCUM'S SOMETHING ELSE.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, YOU'RE TWO OF A KIND.

Man: TREACHERY SO MONSTROUS AS TO DEFY THE IMAGINATION.

A GREAT MAN...

A GREAT UNITED STATES SENATOR,

CUT DOWN IN THE PRIME OF LIFE

BECAUSE HE WAS NOT AFRAID TO SAY FIGHT.

THERE ARE THOSE THAT HAVE CALLED HIM A WARMONGER

AND HATE-PEDDLER.

BUT I KNEW HIM FOR WHAT HE WAS,

A GREAT AMERICAN PATRIOT.

NOW GO BACK AND ASK YOUR READERS

IF AMERICA INTENDS TO LET HER ENEMY GET AWAY

WITH THIS OUTRAGE WITHOUT REPRISAL.

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MY NAME'S CARTER, MR. McMILLAN,

NEWSWORLD MAGAZINE.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE IS OVER, MISS CARTER.

WE'RE DOING A COVER STORY ON THE LATE SENATOR TOWNSEND.

WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE MAN.

I'M SORRY.

NO ONE WAS CLOSER TO HIM.

YOU COULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO US.

MISS CARTER, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK

I WOULD HELP NEWSWORLD MAGAZINE?

YOUR EDITORS HAVE MADE A CAREER

OF TAKING POTSHOTS AT SENATOR TOWNSEND AND ME.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THE STORY, ANYWAY.

WE'D LIKE IT TO BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE.

I SHOULD THINK YOU'D LIKE THAT, TOO.

BESIDES, IT'S NO LONGER A POLITICAL ISSUE.

A UNITED STATES SENATOR HAS BEEN KILLED.

MY MAGAZINE IS AS OUTRAGED AS YOU ARE.

I'LL GIVE YOU ONE HOUR TOMORROW

AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING.

FINE. I'LL BE HERE.

GO OVER TO THE BARS.

LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE'S MOVING IN THE CORRIDOR.

WHY?

DO AS YOU'RE TOLD!

NOW, LOOK...

YOU KEEP YOUR FACE OVER HERE.

LET ME KNOW IF ANY GUARDS ARE COMING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

NOTHING.

NOTHING AT ALL.

I DEMAND TO BE MOVED FROM THIS CELL.

THIS MAN HAS BEEN STRIKING AT ME.

THAT'S BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU.

I DON'T CARE WHICH ONE OF YOU'S BOSS

OR HOW YOU DECIDE IT, THAT'S UP TO YOU.

BUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,

YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER.

THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE.

NOW I TOLD YOU TO LET ME KNOW IF ANYBODY COMES ALONG.

NOW YOU DO IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

GET BACK THERE, AND KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.

GUARD.

GUARD'S COMING.

GIBSON, YOUR LAWYER'S HERE.

HELLO, EDDIE. WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WELL, JUDGE SOLOMON'S READING THE WRIT.

YEAH, HOW'S IT LOOK?

WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A HEARING TOMORROW.

THAT MEANS BY TOMORROW NIGHT I'LL BE A FREE MAN,

AT LEAST UNTIL A NEW TRIAL.

I WOULDN'T GET MY HOPES UP TOO HIGH,

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET A NEW TRIAL.

WHY DO YOU SAY A THING LIKE THAT?

BECAUSE AS YOUR ATTORNEY, I'M TRYING TO BE HONEST.

I DON'T THINK THAT WRIT OF YOURS

IS WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE FACT

THAT I CAME UP WITH THE LEGAL ANGLES.

LOOK, SHYSTER,

IF YOU SPENT AS MUCH TIME IN A PRISON LIBRARY AS I HAVE,

MAYBE YOU WOULD HAVE COME UP WITH THAT WRIT.

I TRIED, EDDIE.

WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS

YOU DON'T HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON, NOT LEGALLY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

IT'S ALL IN THERE.

IT'S IN THERE, IT'S RIGHT IN THERE.

LOOK, WE'VE GONE OVER THAT A HUNDRED TIMES.

THERE'S NOT A JUDGE IN HIS RIGHT MIND

THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A NEW TRIAL UNDER THAT LAW.

MAYBE I WON'T GET A NEW TRIAL,

BUT I'M GOING TO GET A NEW LAWYER, SHYSTER.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE!

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS A LOT!

[ ROLLIN SNORING ]

I OUGHT TO BREAK YOUR NECK.

THE GUN --

YOU'RE GOING TO SHOOT ME?

MAYBE I SHOULD, YOU COMMIE RAT.

GUARD!

GUARD!

GUARD!

GUARD! GUARD!

GUARD! Man: GO TO SLEEP!

GUARD!

LOOK, YOU BREATHE ONE WORD ABOUT THIS GUN,

AND I WILL KILL YOU.

REMEMBER, ONE WORD AND YOU'RE DEAD.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S ALL THE YELLING ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW. HE'S SICK. HE SAYS HE'S SICK.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HIM?

SOMETHING ABOUT HIS HEAD.

GO TO BED.

I'LL PASS YOU TO THE DISPENSARY IN THE MORNING,

AND KEEP IT QUIET DOWN HERE.

GO ON.

GET IT OVER WITH.

LOOK, IF I WAS GOING TO KILL YOU,

I WOULD HAVE DONE IT BEFORE THIS.

RIGHT?

THEN WHY DO YOU HAVE GUN?

IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

NOW, GO BACK TO SLEEP.

GO ON.

SO HE CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME HE WANTED TO GET INTO POLITICS.

I ASKED HIM WHY. HE SAID BECAUSE HE WANTED

TO CHANGE THE WAY THINGS WERE BEING RUN.

WAS SENATOR TOWNSEND WORKING FOR YOU AT THAT TIME?

HE WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF MY RIVERSIDE PLANT

AND THE BEST MAN I EVER HAD ON THE JOB.

AND WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM?

WELL, I TOLD HIM I THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY,

BUT IF THAT'S WHAT HE'D MADE UP HIS MIND TO DO,

HE COULD COUNT ON ME.

AND YOU STAYED WITH HIM?

MISS CARTER,

I'D SAY BEHIND HIM WOULD BE

A MORE ACCURATE WAY OF PUTTING IT.

BILL TOWNSEND WAS HIS ONE MAN.

NOBODY MADE ANY DECISIONS FOR HIM.

INCLUDING YOU?

INCLUDING ME.

I SEE YOU HAVE A GREAT NUMBER

OF SENATOR TOWNSEND'S PERSONAL SOUVENIRS --

AWARDS, COMMENDATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

BILL TOWNSEND WAS A BACHELOR ALL HIS LIFE.

WHEN HE WASN'T IN WASHINGTON, THIS WAS SORT OF HIS HOME.

DID HE LIVE HERE?

HE KNEW HE WAS ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.

THIS PAINTING --

I SEE IT'S SIGNED "McM."

NOW THAT'S YOU, MR. McMILLAN.

I DABBLE AROUND A LITTLE IN OILS EVERY NOW AND THEN.

I'M NO WINSTON CHURCHILL, BUT I LIKE IT.

IT'S VERY NICE. THANK YOU.

WHEN WAS IT DONE? IT LOOKS FAIRLY RECENT.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN I DID THAT.

IT WAS DONE BY MEMORY, THOUGH.

SENATOR TOWNSEND NEVER HAD THE TIME TO SIT FOR ME.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

EXCUSE ME, MISS CARTER.

HELLO?

IS THAT YOU, R.J.?

SPEAKING.

This is the Governor, R.J. How are you feeling?

I'M FINE, GOVERNOR. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT IF I GET THE ANSWER I'M LOOKING FOR.

Ha, ha, ha.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, SIR?

I GOT TO APPOINT A SUCCESSOR TO BILL TOWNSEND, R.J.

I THINK THAT MAN SHOULD BE YOU.

WELL, I'M HONORED, GOVERNOR.

OF COURSE YOU'RE HONORED.

The question is, will you do it?

I'D DEEM IT A PRIVILEGE

TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE, GOVERNOR,

ESPECIALLY IN THE NAME OF WILLIAM TOWNSEND.

WELL, I'M DELIGHTED, AND I'M GRATEFUL.

One thing more.

I, um...

WOULD LIKE THAT WE DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS

FOR A FEW DAYS.

I WANT TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK.

UNTIL THEN, YOU HAVEN'T HEARD A THING.

I UNDERSTAND, GOVERNOR.

R.J., I'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

Thank you, sir.

DID HE SWALLOW IT?

POWER'S EASY TO SWALLOW.

I THINK I JUST GOT A MUCH BIGGER STORY

THAN THE ONE I CAME HERE FOR.

I'M SORRY YOU HEARD THAT CONVERSATION, MISS CARTER.

I'M NOT, SENATOR.

YOU CAN'T PRINT THAT STORY, NOT YET.

SENATOR, IF I PHONE IN THE STORY OF YOUR APPOINTMENT,

NEWSWORLD CAN SCOOP EVERY PUBLICATION IN THIS COUNTRY.

I'M TELLING YOU YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

PERHAPS WE CAN STRIKE A BARGAIN.

YOU GIVE US A STORY OF YOUR APPOINTMENT EXCLUSIVELY

AND AUTHORIZE A COVER TO GO WITH IT,

AND WE'LL HOLD OFF PUBLICATION TILL OUR NEXT ISSUE.

I CAN HAVE A COVER ARTIST AT WORK BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE?

WE HAVE A DEAL?

ALL RIGHT, BUT NO LEAKS.

YOU HAVE MY WORD. THERE WON'T BE.

I'LL BE BACK WITH MY ARTIST.

HERE.

COURT CLOTHES.

BOTH OF YOU BE READY RIGHT AFTER LUNCH.

YOU'RE DUE IN COURT AT 2:00.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

BOTH OF US? WHERE IS HE GOING?

SAME PLACE YOU ARE.

HE COMES UP FOR ARRAIGNMENT TODAY.

I DON'T WANT HIM WITH ME!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, GIBSON?

I DON'T WANT HIM WITH ME, THAT'S ALL!

WELL, HE'S GOING, SO SHUT UP!

OH, THAT'S ALL I NEED.

A DUM-DUM LIKE YOU HUNG ON ME.

WHAT IS MATTER WITH YOU?

WHAT'S THE MATTER? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU KNOW THAT WRIT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT?

IT GETS ME INTO THE VAN FOR THE RIDE TO COURT.

YOU FOLLOW ME? YOU DON'T FOLLOW ME.

I'M GOING TO BUST OUT, CLEAR OUT.

NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, I THINK SO.

GOOD. HERE'S WHAT YOU DO, ONE THING --

THAT THING IS NOTHING.

YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT

AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET HURT,

BUT IF YOU TIP THEM AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON --

YOU KNOW THAT GUN YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT?

THE FIRST BULLET'S GOING TO BE FOR YOU.

NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I UNDERSTAND.

GOOD.

GET YOUR CLOTHES ON.

ALL READY FOR YOUR LITTLE RIDE, BOYS?

YEAH, LET'S GO.

HOLD IT, GIBSON.

WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CHAIN ME TO HIM!

IT'S COZY THIS WAY, EDDIE.

YOU AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE WITHOUT HIM. LET'S GO.

Man: WOULD YOU LOOK OVER THIS WAY, PLEASE?

Guard: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH! COME ON!

Man: ONE MORE SHOT, PLEASE.

LOOK OVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT. TAKE IT AWAY.

SHOW'S OVER.

BREAK IT UP.

SOME NICE WEATHER WE'RE HAVING, HUH?

DON'T GET SMART, GIBSON.

HEY, I MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE WEATHER,

HE DON'T LIKE IT.

YOU TWO ARE REALLY A PAIR --

THREE-TIME LOSER AND A NIGHT-CRAWLING KILLER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE US, SCREW.

I DON'T.

THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD MAKE ME LIKE YOU

WOULD BE TO TRY SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.

HA HA HA.

SEE, YOU GOT ME ALL WRONG.

THIS IS A NEW EDDIE GIBSON.

I DON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT'S LEGAL --

RIGHT HERE IN THE LAW BOOK.

SUDDENLY THINGS LOOK DIFFERENT, HUH, SCREW?

OKAY, NOW...

EASE THAT SHOTGUN DOWN TO THE FLOOR NICE AND EASY.

YOU MIGHT EVEN LIVE THROUGH THIS.

IT BROKE.

IT BROKE OFF IN THE LOCK.

NOW I'M REALLY STUCK WITH YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I'M GETTING OUT, AND YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

NO, I CANNOT. NO, I CAN'T!

YOU SHUT UP.

ALL RIGHT, COMMIE, HERE'S WHERE WE GET OFF.

NO, NO. DO NOT.

I'M DROPPING OFF, BUDDY, AND YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

NO, NO, NO!

COME ON.

COME ON!

OH, MY ANKLE.

I CAN'T STAND UP.

LET'S GO, WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

NO, I CAN'T GET UP.

LET'S GO, EDDIE.

IS THIS THE GUY THAT KILLED THAT SENATOR?

WE'RE STUCK WITH HIM. GO!

OKAY, GET OUT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO, EDDIE.

FROM HERE ON IN, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

WE GOT A DEAL.

OUR DEAL DIDN'T INCLUDE HIM, AND YOU KNOW IT.

WE'LL GET RID OF HIM AS SOON AS I GET OUT OF THESE.

BY THAT TIME, I WANT TO BE OVER THE STATE LINE.

NOW GET OUT, EDDIE.

SO THAT'S THE WAY IT IS, HUH?

YEAH, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT YOU.

HEY, NICE PLACE, HUH?

HEY, I GOT AN IDEA.

REMEMBER, DAN, THE LENS IS ON THIS END.

SHOULD WE HAVE A LAST LOOK?

YEAH.

NOW WHEN YOU START PAINTING, ROUGH IN McMILLAN'S HEAD FIRST,

THEN THE BODY, THE DESK.

LEAVE THE BACKGROUND FOR LAST.

YOU CAN'T COMPLETE MUCH MORE THAN THIS

IN ONE SITTING ANYWAY.

THE TRICK WILL BE TO USE THE RIGHT COLOR PAINT.

ALL THE PAINTS DISSOLVE THIS COATING.

THE COLOR DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

IT WILL IF HE DECIDES TO COME LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

[ METAL GRINDING ]

COME ON. LEAN IN, WILL YOU?

[ METAL GRINDING ]

[ ENGINE STOPS ]

NOW WHAT?

NOW YOU PUT THE TIRE BACK ON,

THEN WE GO UP THE ROAD AND MAKE A PHONE CALL.

WHY DO YOU SAY "WE"?

WE'RE GOING TO CALL YOUR EMBASSY.

THEY SHOULD BE HAPPY ENOUGH TO GIVE US A COUPLE OF PASSPORTS

AND ENOUGH MONEY TO GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY, RIGHT?

I WILL NOT DO IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "I WON'T DO IT"?

LOOK, YOU KNOCKED OFF A U.S. SENATOR FOR THEM, RIGHT?

THEY GOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

GO ON. PUT THE TIRE BACK ON.

JUST IN CASE YOU GOT ANY IDEAS.

GOOD. THAT'S FINE.

OH, I'VE DONE A BIT OF THINKING ON THIS, MR. BRIGGS.

HOW ABOUT THIS POSE?

NOT BAD -- IT GIVES THE IMPRESSION

THAT YOU'RE TOWNSEND'S HEIR APPARENT,

BUT IT LOOKS A LITTLE POSED.

LOOSEN UP, GET COMFORTABLE.

I WANT TO HAVE THE SAME LOOK OF DEDICATION

AS SENATOR TOWNSEND.

I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHERE I STAND.

YES, THAT'S IMPORTANT,

BUT LET'S LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE YOU --

SENATOR R.J. McMILLAN -- NOT A RUBBER STAMP.

I DON'T THINK HE SHOULD BE SITTING UNDER THIS PORTRAIT.

YES, LET'S TRY IT AT THE DESK.

ALL RIGHT.

PERHAPS WITH YOUR HANDS FOLDED.

YEAH.

YOU OUGHT TO PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR LEFT.

IT WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER SHOULDER LINE.

PERFECT.

NOW LET ME JUST FIND MY ANGLE.

Dan: YES, THAT LOOKS FINE.

IF YOU'LL JUST TILT YOUR HEAD A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

EXCUSE ME, MR. BRIGGS.

HELLO?

WHEN?

HOW?

ALL RIGHT. KEEP ME INFORMED.

WHAT IS IT, SENATOR? WHAT HAPPENED?

SOLOWIECZECH'S ESCAPED...

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

FROM A POLICE VAN ON A PUBLIC STREET.

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE, MR. BRIGGS?

HIS ESCAPE IS PART OF A CONSPIRACY,

A CONSPIRACY TO DESTROY THIS COUNTRY.

ARE YOU SAYING, SENATOR,

THAT THE POLICE ARE PART OF THIS CONSPIRACY,

THAT THEY HELPED SOLOWIECZECH ESCAPE?

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT, MISS CARTER.

THEY ARRANGED FOR A MAN TO RIDE TO COURT WITH HIM,

A MAN WHO WAS UNQUESTIONABLY A COMMUNIST AGENT,

A MAN WHO SMUGGLED A GUN INTO SOLOWIECZECH

SO THEY COULD OVERPOWER THE GUARD RIDING WITH THEM.

THEY EVEN HAD A CAR FOLLOWING THE VAN.

NOW WHO ELSE BUT THE POLICE COULD HAVE KNOWN

WHEN SOLOWIECZECH WAS BEING TAKEN TO COURT?

WELL, THAT SEEMS INCREDIBLE.

TO YOU

AND TO THE UNINFORMED LIKE YOU,

THOSE WITH CLOSED MINDS AND CLOSED EARS.

WHEN WILL YOU PEOPLE WAKE UP

TO THE WARNINGS FROM BILL TOWNSEND AND MYSELF?

ALL RIGHT.

MR. BRIGGS, I GUESS WE MAY AS WELL PROCEED

WITH THE PAINTING, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE.

WELL, YOU CHANGE THE TIRE?

I ASKED YOU IF YOU CHANGED THE TIRE?

YES.

GOOD, GOOD. HEY, HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS OUTFIT, HUH?

NO ONE WILL RECOGNIZE EDDIE GIBSON IN THIS, HUH?

OKAY, COME ON. WE BETTER GET GOING.

WE CANNOT CALL MY EMBASSY.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I DID NOT KILL THE SENATOR FOR MY GOVERNMENT.

THEY WANT ME AS MUCH AS YOUR GOVERNMENT DOES.

YEAH.

WELL, THAT MEANS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DUMP YOU,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

NO, NO, YOU CANNOT JUST KILL ME.

WHY NOT?

NO, NO. LEAVE ME HERE.

I DID NOT ASK YOU TO BRING ME HERE WITH YOU.

IF I LEAVE YOU HERE, AS SOON AS I LEAVE,

YOU GO SCREAMING FOR THE COPS.

YOU TELL THEM I'M IN AN OLD '47 PICKUP TRUCK

ON ROUTE 29. NOTHING DOING.

NO, I WILL NOT SPEAK. I SWEAR IT.

WELL, THEN TAKE ME WITH YOU.

WHY? YOU'RE DEAD WEIGHT.

YOU GOT NO MONEY,

YOU GOT NO CHANCE OF GETTING ANY.

YOU PROBABLY GOT MORE COPS AFTER YOU THAN I HAVE.

YOU'RE TROUBLE, MISTER.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

I CAN GET MONEY.

YEAH? HOW?

FROM A FRIEND.

WHO?

I CANNOT TELL YOU THAT.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THIS FRIEND'S

GOING TO GIVE YOU MONEY?

WELL, I CANNOT TELL YOU THAT, EITHER.

JUST LIKE I THOUGHT,

BECAUSE THEIR ISN'T ANY FRIEND, RIGHT?

NO. THE MAN FOR WHOM I KILLED THE SENATOR.

YEAH?

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

NO, I CAN'T SAY.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

NO, I CAN'T TELL YOU!

WHAT'S HIS NAME? WHO IS HE?

WHO?

McMILLAN...

R.J. McMILLAN.

McMILLAN, R.J. McMILLAN.

YEAH, THAT'S MONEY, BIG MONEY.

YEAH, HE MIGHT BE WILLING

TO PAY 10,000, 20,000 BUCKS TO KEEP YOU QUIET.

MAYBE MORE.

YEAH.

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

GET UP.

GET IN THERE AND LIE DOWN.

NOW IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, MR. McMILLAN?

YES, THERE IS, I THINK.

I THINK THAT BILL TOWNSEND'S MURDER

WILL BE A TURNING POINT

IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR EYES OPENED.

THEY NOW KNOW THAT THE ENEMY WILL STOP AT NOTHING

TO SUBVERT OUR WAY OF LIFE.

I THINK WE BETTER CALL IT QUITS FOR THE NIGHT.

YOU DON'T MIND IF I FINISH UP

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, DO YOU, SENATOR?

WHY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BRIGGS.

I THINK YOU'RE A LITTLE PREMATURE.

NO, I DON'T MIND STOPPING NOW AT ALL.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS GETTING SO LATE.

LET'S SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.

THAT'S GOOD.

NOT FLATTERING, BUT ACCURATE.

YOU KNOW, MR. BRIGGS,

I'M SOMETHING OF A PAINTER MYSELF.

OH? I DIDN'T KNOW.

PERHAPS YOU'LL LET ME SEE SOME OF YOUR WORK SOMETIME.

SURELY. THERE'S A PORTRAIT I DID

OF SENATOR TOWNSEND. SHOW HIM, MISS CARTER.

NO, NO, NO. PLEASE, PLEASE.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOUR CRITICISM.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I LEAN A LITTLE MORE

TO THE YELLOWS THAN YOU DO.

YES, WITH A GOOD EFFECT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MR. McMILLAN?

I'LL JUST ACCENT THIS SIDE.

I'M USING YELLOW PAINT, BUT IT'S GREEN.

YOU'RE RUINING MY PAINTING, MR. McMILLAN.

WHY ARE MY BRUSH STROKES GREEN?

BECAUSE THIS SECTION WAS ORIGINALLY BLUE

BEFORE I PAINTED IT OUT.

BLUE AND YELLOW MAKE GREEN, AS YOU MUST KNOW.

MY APOLOGIES, MR. BRIGGS.

I HAD NO RIGHT TO TAMPER WITH YOUR WORK.

OH, THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT. NO HARM DONE.

DAN ALWAYS HAS TROUBLE WITH ARTISTS.

YOU KNOW, HE DID A COVER OF PICASSO ONCE.

YOU CAN IMAGINE THE ARGUING THAT WENT ON.

HIS FAVORITE COLOR WAS RED.

WE CAN SAVE SOME TIME IN THE MORNING

IF WE LEAVE EVERYTHING SET UP. DO YOU MIND?

NOT AT ALL, AND IF I'M AGAIN SEIZED WITH THE IMPULSE

TO ADD THE McMILLAN TOUCH TO YOUR PAINTING,

I PROMISE TO RESIST IT.

THANK YOU.

LET ME SHOW YOU TO THE DOOR.

WHAT TIME DO YOU THINK

I SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE YOU TOMORROW, MR. BRIGGS?

WELL, I SHOULD SAY 8:30.

FINE, FINE.

DID HE GO BACK TO THE PAINTING

AFTER WE LEFT?

NO, WE WENT TO HIS DESK

TO WORK ON HIS SENATE ADDRESS.

DID YOU LOCK ON TO THE TRANSMITTER TOWER?

RIGHT. WE CAN CUT IN WHENEVER WE'RE READY.

ROLLIN'S DUE ANY MINUTE.

McMillan: AND I PROMISE

EVERY CITIZEN OF THIS GREAT STATE

THAT I WILL DEVOTE MY LIFE AND MY FORTUNE

TO CARRYING ON THE WORK OF MY PREDECESSOR --

THE LATE SENATOR WILLIAM TOWNSEND.

I PLEDGE --

[ CRASH ]

GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THERE...EMPTY.

GET IT OUT!

NOW CLOSE THE DRAWER.

EASY.

SWITCH IT TO THE NETWORK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I COULD NOT HELP IT, MR. McMILLAN.

WE WERE HANDCUFFED TOGETHER WHEN HE ESCAPED.

I DON'T KNOW YOU. WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?

IF YOU'RE LYING --

OH, I'M NOT LYING.

HE WANTS MONEY.

HE MADE ME BRING HIM HERE.

WHAT DID HE TELL YOU ABOUT ME?

WHAT MAKES YOU TWO THINK I'D GIVE YOU MONEY?

YOU TRYING TO TELL ME YOU DON'T KNOW THIS MAN?

I NEVER SAW HIM BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

OH, NO.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

NOW I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

YOU'RE THE RED AGENT THAT MURDERED SENATOR TOWNSEND.

YOU PAID HIM TO DO IT.

HE TOLD YOU THAT?

STOP PLAYING GAMES.

WE KNOW YOU DID IT.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. THAT MAN IS LYING.

IS IT POSSIBLE THE SECRETARY WAS WRONG ABOUT McMILLAN?

SHOULD I CUT US OFF THE NETWORK?

NO.

NO, NO, NO, I'M NOT LYING! HE IS!

TELL HIM! GIVE HIM MONEY!

WHY WOULD I HAVE HAD ANYONE KILL A MAN I IDOLIZED,

A MAN WHOSE ENTIRE CAREER I GUIDED?

NOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?

NO, IT DOESN'T. YOU'VE HAD IT.

NO!

NO, I'M TELLING TRUTH. I CAN PROVE IT.

HOW?

HE GAVE ME MONEY FROM SAFE

BEHIND PICTURE.

YEAH.

NOW HOW WOULD WE KNOW THAT SAFE WAS THERE

UNLESS HE'S BEEN HERE BEFORE, HUH?

I DON'T KNOW.

STOP YOUR LYING.

YOU WANTED TOWNSEND KILLED

IN ORDER TO CREATE BREACH BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES.

YOU GAVE ME $100,000 AND PROMISED TO PROTECT ME

IF I WAS CAUGHT.

$100,000 -- HERE I FIGURED

I'D GET 10, 20 GRAND FROM YOU.

COME ON. OPEN UP THAT SAFE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE BETTER

THAN I THOUGHT.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT?

HOW MUCH?

DOUBLE. DOUBLE WHAT HE'S GETTING --

$200,000.

YOU WANT ME TO CALL THE COPS?

SOMEONE'S BEHIND ROLLIN.

DROP YOUR GUN. DROP IT.

[ GUN DROPS ]

PICK IT UP, R.J.

I WAS PRAYING YOU'D COME DOWN.

Solowieczech: YOU ARE DEAD.

TOWNSEND.

I KILLED YOU.

BUT IT CAN'T BE.

YOU MERELY BLEW UP A HOUSE, SOLOWIECZECH.

THEY FOUND A BODY.

A DENTAL BRIDGE AND PARTS OF A BODY SECURED

FROM AN ANATOMY LABORATORY.

SO, YOU SEE, THERE'S BEEN NO MURDER.

YOU REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO TELL ANYONE.

ONLY THAT YOU'RE STILL ALIVE, SENATOR TOWNSEND.

EVERYONE WILL FIND THAT OUT WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

AND WHEN WILL THAT BE?

WHEN WE HAVE WIPED EVERY COMMUNIST

FROM THE FACE OF THIS EARTH.

R.J., CALL THE POLICE.

TELL THEM YOU HAVE THE ESCAPED CONVICTS,

AND YOU MIGHT ALSO MENTION

THAT YOU WERE FORCED TO KILL THEM

WHEN THEY BROKE INTO YOUR HOUSE.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO KILL US

WITH THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WATCHING, WOULD YOU, SENATOR?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHY DON'T YOU TURN ON YOUR TELEVISION SET?

YOUR OWN STATION, McMILLAN.

SEE WHAT 40 MILLION AMERICANS

ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.

DO IT.

YOU FOOL.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

THEN...

YOU ARE NOT CRIMINAL.

YOU...TRAITOR!

WE COULD HAVE CONVINCED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

TO STAND UP AND FIGHT, TO ATTACK THEIR ENEMIES

WHILE THEY STILL HAVE THE POWER TO DESTROY THEM.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY AMERICA CAN SURVIVE.

KEEP TALKING, SENATOR. YES, KEEP TALKING.

IT'S THE LAST CHANCE YOU'LL EVER GET

TO ADDRESS YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

YOU'RE NOT A BAD ACTOR, ROLLIN.

HOW WERE THE RATINGS?

IT WAS ON THE ENTIRE NETWORK.

40 OR 50 MILLION VIEWERS.

I'D SAY THAT TOWNSEND AND McMILLAN

WERE SUFFERING FROM OVEREXPOSURE.