Original subtitles

Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.

THE PARTY CHAIRMAN OF A SMALL, IRON-CURTAIN COUNTRY

RECENTLY DEMOTED THIS MAN,

THE INFAMOUS STEFAN PROHAUSH,

FROM HIS POST AS HEAD OF INTERNAL SECURITY

AND RELEGATED HIM TO THE UNIMPORTANT POSITION

OF DIRECTOR OF THE PEOPLE'S ART MUSEUM.

IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN POWER,

PROHAUSH HAS HAD A SAMPLE OF A HIGHLY SECRET ALLOY

STOLEN FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY IN WESTERN EUROPE.

THIS SAMPLE HAS BEEN CLEVERLY HIDDEN

IN THIS MASSIVE MODERN SCULPTURE

WHICH ARRIVES AT THE MUSEUM TOMORROW.

PROHAUSH HOPES TO TRADE THIS INVALUABLE METAL SAMPLE

TO ONE OF THE MAJOR RED NATIONS

FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN HIS BID FOR POWER.

YOUR MISSION, JIM, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO RECOVER THE ALLOY AND STOP PROHAUSH.

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

BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,

THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ SIZZLING ]

PRETTY SHADE.

[ BOOM ]

GOOD. THAT'S FINE, BARNEY.

IS THE RIFLE SET?

OVER HERE, JIM.

SCRATCHED JUST ENOUGH.

MM-HMM.

JIM, HOW LONG WILL CINNAMON AND I

HAVE TO MAINTAIN OUR DIVERSION?

THE SCULPTURE ARRIVES AT THE MUSEUM

ABOUT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE CHAIRMAN GETS THERE EXACTLY AT 5:00.

NOW, WE HAVE TO KEEP PROHAUSH BUSY IN HIS OFFICE

UNTIL THAT TIME.

YOU GOT THE WARNING SYSTEM FIGURED OUT?

WE'LL KNOW IF ANYBODY COMES IN THE CORRIDOR.

THIS WILL GIVE US 10 SECONDS TO SHUT DOWN.

MM-HMM.

WHAT ABOUT THE EXPLOSIVE?

IT'S A SHAPE CHARGE --

LOTS OF NOISE, BUT NO REAL DANGER.

HOW ABOUT THE DETONATORS?

RIGHT HERE.

ONE FOR YOU...

ONE FOR PROHAUSH.

WELL, IN THAT CASE,

THERE'S NOTHING TO KEEP US FROM OUR VISIT

TO THE NOVATSHINA MUSEUM OF ART.

Man: THAT'S IT, NOW. EASY.

THAT PILE OF STEEL

IS GOING TO BRING PROHAUSH BACK INTO THE ARENA...

BACK INTO POWER AGAIN!

AND NO ONE, NO ONE, IS GOING TO STOP US THIS TIME!

NOT EVEN HIM!

THE CHAIRMAN WILL BE WITH US IN JUST A FEW HOURS NOW.

Man: WATCH IT!

ALL RIGHT.

VERY GENTLY.

COME ON.

SLOWLY, I SAID!

NOW, STOP IT.

HOLD IT. HOLD IT!

CAREFUL.

VERY SLOWLY OUT THIS WAY.

ALL RIGHT, FINE. VERY CAREFUL.

VERY CAREFUL.

AND NOW, YOU. THIS CORNER.

THAT'S FINE. VERY CAREFUL.

COME OUT THIS WAY.

NOW, EASY.

CAREFUL. THIS WAY.

ALL RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME, YOU'LL HAVE TO MOVE

YOUR THINGS OUT OF THE WAY.

YES, OF COURSE.

NOW CLEAR THAT CORNER.

NOW YOU, VERY SLOWLY OUT THIS WAY.

THANK YOU.

VERY SLOWLY.

A LITTLE AT A TIME.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

SLOWLY.

NOW, SWING THIS OUT.

A LITTLE BIT MORE. SWING IT OUT.

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

EVERYTHING SET?

ALL SET.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

NICHOLAS.

Cinnamon: 10 seconds.

[ Receiver clicks ]

COME ON, SLOWLY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

LEVEL IT OUT, COME ON, MORE.

[ BOOM ] [ SCREAMS ]

[ MURMURING ]

CLOSE ALL THE GATES!

JANOS, GET OUTSIDE. FIND HIM!

THE SHOT CAME FROM THAT WINDOW.

SEAL THIS BUILDING OFF!

AND KEEP THAT CRATE MOVING!

FROM THE TOP FLOOR -- A PUFF OF SMOKE.

COME.

[ Ringing ]

INTERNAL SECURITY BUREAU.

THIS IS STEFAN PROHAUSH, MINISTER OF CULTURE.

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

ONE MOMENT, MINISTER PROHAUSH.

[ Ringing ]

COSMIR GORZINSKI SPEAKING, COMRADE MINISTER.

AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE ON MY LIFE.

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

IN MY OFFICE.

GET INSPECTOR YENKO.

WOULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT THAT LAST, COMRADE?

I WAS JUST DISPATCHING INSPECTOR YENKO

AND ONE OF MY BEST TEAMS TO INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT.

THIS IS NOT AN INCIDENT.

AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE ON MY LIFE!

PLEASE TO REMAIN IN YOUR OFFICE

UNTIL MY MEN ARRIVE.

AND GIVE THEM FULL AND DETAILED REPORT

OF THIS INCIDENT.

DON'T MOVE!

TURN.

THIS CLUMSY ATTEMPT OF YOURS HAS FAILED.

MINISTER PROHAUSH IS STILL ALIVE...

A CONDITION YOU WILL NOT ENJOY MUCH LONGER.

EASY.

EIGHT TIMES THEY TRIED TO KILL ME.

EIGHT TIMES I WALK AWAY.

THEY'LL NEVER KILL STEFAN PROHAUSH.

NEVER.

NOT PROHAUSH.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

JUST ONE MINUTE.

COME IN!

YOU FOUND HIM, JANOS.

IN THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET.

OH!

WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?

NO ONE.

WHO PAID YOU TO DO THIS?

WHO PAID YOU?!

YOU FLATTER YOURSELF, MINISTER.

IT WOULD BE BETTER TO ASK WHO DID I PAY

FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF KILLING YOU!

[ CHUCKLING ]

LOOK, JANOS, WE HAVE HERE A PATRIOT.

A FOOL.

A FOOL WHO FAILED.

REMEMBER THAT. YOU FAILED!

PROHAUSH LIVES!

NOW WE WILL SEE HOW WELL YOU DIE.

KEEP HIM HERE, JANOS.

I'LL SEE HOW THEY ARE COMING WITH THE SCULPTURE.

HOW MUCH LONGER?

15 MINUTES. NO MORE.

GOOD.

THE CHAIRMAN WILL BE HERE

IN A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR.

WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED,

POST THE GUARD IN THIS WING.

YES, SIR.

CAPTAIN,

TELL THE GUARD TO CHECK THIS ROOM

ON EACH TOUR OF THE WING.

YES, SIR.

SERGEI? YES, SIR?

YOUR DUTY WILL BE THIS GALLERY.

YES, SIR.

INVESTIGATION SECTION, INTERNAL SECURITY BUREAU.

OPEN THE DOOR.

HAS HE DECIDED TO TELL US ANYTHING, JANOS?

NOT YET.

HMM.

SO...

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

WHO IS IT?

INSPECTOR YENKO, INTERNAL SECURITY.

ONE MOMENT!

THE DOOR.

COME IN.

TURN VERY SLOWLY,

AND PLACE YOUR HANDS AGAINST THE WALL.

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!

JUST DO AS YOU ARE TOLD!

THEIR WEAPONS!

YOU MAY TURN AROUND NOW, GENTLEMEN.

AND HAND ME YOUR IDENTITY CARDS.

OVER THERE.

I ASSURE YOU, ALL OF THIS IS QUITE UNNECESSARY.

REMEMBER, IT WAS YOU WHO CALLED INTERNAL SECURITY.

AND YOU FORGET,

I WAS ONCE THE CHIEF OF THAT BRANCH.

ONE DOES NOT FORGET ONE'S LESSONS THAT EASILY.

NINE MONTHS AGO, THREE MEN CAME TO SEE ME.

THEY, TOO, WERE BELIEVED TO COME

FROM INTERNAL SECURITY.

THEY ALMOST KILLED ME BEFORE I COULD KILL THEM.

NOT THIS TIME.

THESE ARE IN ORDER.

I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO

IT IS MUCH EASIER TO EXPLAIN TOO MUCH CAUTION

THAN TO BLEED FOR NOT ENOUGH.

PERHAPS THAT'S WHY I'M STILL ALIVE.

RETURN THEIR GUNS.

VERY WELL.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE INVESTIGATION

WITHOUT ADDED DELAY.

INVESTIGATION?

WHAT INVESTIGATION?

WE HAVE THE ASSASSIN.

THERE HE SITS...

A MOUSE TOO FRIGHTENED TO SQUEAK.

YOUR NAME?

[ Snickering ] THESE ARE HIS PAPERS.

WHERE WAS HE TAKEN?

IN THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET.

TOP FLOOR.

THE WEAPON?

HERE.

WHERE WAS THIS ATTEMPT ON YOUR LIFE MADE?

IN THE FOYER.

WOULD YOU SHOW ME, PLEASE?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU HAVE YOUR MAN.

TAKE HIM AND LEAVE.

IN AN HOUR, THE CHAIRMAN WILL BE HERE.

I DON'T WANT ANY MORE TROUBLE.

IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE THE CHAIRMAN IS DUE

THAT I'M GOING TO MAKE CERTAIN THERE IS NO MORE TROUBLE.

INSPECTOR.

YES?

THIS RIFLE WAS CLAMPED IN A VICE

WHEN IT WAS FIRED.

SO?

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS MEANS?

I DO NOT KNOW YET.

IN THAT CASE,

I THINK WE HAD BETTER EXAMINE THE FOYER.

WILL YOU JOIN US, COMRADE MINISTER?

SEVEN MILLIMETER. SAME AS THE RIFLE.

YOU SAY THE RIFLE WAS FIRED

WHILE CLAMPED IN A VICE?

YES, INSPECTOR.

NOW I THINK I SEE WHY.

THE BULLET CAME IN AT A STEEP ANGLE,

THROUGH THE STAINED GLASS.

BUT THE ASSASSIN

COULD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE SEEN

THROUGH THE GLASS IN ORDER TO AIM.

SO THE RIFLE WAS PRE-AIMED

AND FIRED WHEN YOU CAME INTO RANGE, MINISTER.

PRE-AIMED?

SIMPLE GEOMETRY WOULD GIVE EXACT AIMING POINT.

THAT EXPLAINS THE RULER HE HAD, INSPECTOR.

HE MEASURED THE PRECISE DISTANCE

BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE WALLS

AND LOCKED THE RIFLE OFF.

BUT IF HE COULDN'T SEE ME,

HOW WOULD HE KNOW WHEN TO FIRE?

AN ACCOMPLICE HERE IN THE MUSEUM,

WATCHING YOU, COULD TELL HIM.

SO...

FROM HERE.

WHO DOES THIS BELONG TO?

YOU SAY BUILDING WAS SEALED

THE MOMENT THE SHOT WAS FIRED?

OF COURSE.

I WANT A FLOOR-BY-FLOOR SEARCH.

EVERY INCH OF THIS BUILDING.

SOMEWHERE, ANOTHER KILLER IS HIDING,

AND CHAIRMAN IS DUE IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR.

I EXPECT FULL COOPERATION FROM MUSEUM GUARDS.

YES, CERTAINLY.

GUARDS!

ARE YOU ON DUTY IN THIS WING?

YES, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOUR ORDERS?

I TOUR BOTH HALLS AND LOOK IN THE GALLERY HERE

EACH TIME I PASS.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS ENTIRE BUILDING IS BEING SEARCHED.

LET NO ONE ELSE IN THIS AREA.

YES, SIR.

THIS WILL WARN US BEFORE HE COMES IN.

LET'S GO.

GOOD.

THE SCULPTURE'S FAR ENOUGH FROM THE REAR WALL.

LET'S START WITH THE LIGHTS.

COME.

WE KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS.

I SAID WE KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

SOMEONE HAD TO TELL YOU WHEN TO PULL THAT TRIGGER.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO THAT SOMEONE IS.

YOU ARE WRONG.

THERE IS NO ONE ELSE.

I AM WAITING.

[ EARPIECE BEEPS ]

SOMEONE IS COMING.

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

HE'S GONE PAST.

THERE MUST BE 200 OR 300 STEEL BARS IN THIS THING.

YEAH. WE'VE ONLY GOT TO GET ONE.

WE'VE GOT TILL 5:00 TO DO IT.

[ BEEPS ]

HERE IT IS. MARK IT.

RIGHT.

INSPECTOR...

GIVE THE MINISTER AND ME A FEW MOMENTS.

WE WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU WANT.

YOU ARE TOO GENTLE.

GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A MATTER FOR INTERNAL SECURITY.

WE WILL HANDLE IT IN OUR OWN WAY.

AND WHAT'S THAT? TO BEG FOR ANSWERS.

IN THE OLD DAYS, HE WOULD BE BEGGING...

BEGGING TO TALK.

[ Whispering ] Hey.

This way.

[ CLANG ]

[ GASPS ]

[ GASPS ]

IT'S FREE.

OKAY. NOW, WELD IT INTO PLACE.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

[ GASPS ]

TELL HIM!

STELKANYEVITSKA.

WHAT?

STELKANYEVITSKA.

AND HIM?

MY BROTHER, NICHOLAS.

SO...A BROTHER AND SISTER

COME HERE TO KILL MINISTER PROHAUSH.

WILLY, CHECK AND MAKE SURE I COVER UP

ALL THE SCORCH MARKS.

RIGHT.

[ EARPIECE BEEPS ] HOLD IT.

WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED WITH YOU?

WERE YOU ALSO SUPPOSED TO KILL CHAIRMAN?

OH, NO, NO.

NO, NO. WE WOULD NEVER HARM THE CHAIRMAN.

IT WAS NOTHING LIKE THAT. LIKE WHAT?

I MEAN...

IT WAS NOT POLITICAL.

WELL, THEN, WHAT WAS IT?

MY DEAR, I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO BE PATIENT.

THE CHAIRMAN WILL ARRIVE AT 5:00.

NOW...

THE WHOLE STORY,

OR WE MUST PROCEED TO OTHER METHODS, HMM?

IT IS BOILING IN HERE, JANOS.

DO SOMETHING WITH THE HEAT.

DON'T BE A FOOL, WOMAN.

LISTEN TO ME.

YOU WILL TELL ME SOONER OR LATER.

AT A DISTANCE, BE COURAGEOUS.

UP CLOSE, BE PRACTICAL.

[ EARPIECE BEEPS ]

SOMEONE'S COMING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[ EARPIECE SQUEAKING ]

OH!

SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO THE SIGNAL.

I'VE LOST THE SIGNAL COMPLETELY.

WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE OUR CHANCES.

LET'S GO.

YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO DECIDE HOW WE SHALL PROCEED.

[ CRYING ]

THIS MAN, WHEN HE WAS IN POWER,

HE WAS... HE WAS NOT HUMAN.

HE WAS LIKE AN ANIMAL

WHO-WHO PREYED ON THE HELPLESS.

HE CAME TO OUR TOWN WITH HIS MEN.

WE WERE IN THE FIELDS.

[ CRYING ]

WE WERE IN THE FIELDS. WE WERE WORKING.

WE HID AND WE WATCHED.

HE FORCED EVERYBODY OUT INTO THE STREET...

EVERYONE IN THE TOWN.

WE WATCHED AS HE SAID

THAT THERE WAS A SABOTEUR BEING HIDDEN...

THAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD GIVE HIM UP.

NO ONE SPOKE UP...

SO HE LINED EVERYBODY UP...

AND HE SHOT THEM.

OUR PARENTS WERE SLAUGHTERED

WITH THE OTHERS.

THAT IS WHY...

THAT IS WHY WE TRIED TO KILL

COMRADE MINISTER, THAT IS WHY!

THAT IS WHY!

THIS END IS FREE. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'VE ALMOST GOT IT.

YOU'RE EARLY.

I WANT TO SEE THE GREAT SCULPTURE.

[ MUFFLED CONVERSATION ]

SOMEONE IS OUT THERE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO HOLD THAT PIECE IN PLACE.

STAY OUT OF THE LIGHT.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT?

[ LAUGHING ]

THIS IS WHAT THE FUSS IS ALL ABOUT?

I UNDERSTAND THE ARTIST WHO DID IT

GOT THE ORDER OF MERIT

AND LIVES IN A HOUSE WITH SEVEN ROOMS.

[ Whispering ] Hold on, Willy. Hold on.

WE SHOULD HAVE BECOME ARTISTS

INSTEAD OF SOLDIERS.

[ LAUGHING ]

WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.

WE STILL HAVE TWO CUTS TO MAKE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. I'M OKAY.

LOOK, INSPECTOR. YOU HAVE GOT YOUR ASSASSINS.

CERTAINLY, YOU CAN FILL OUT YOUR REPORT

AT YOUR OFFICE.

THE CHAIRMAN IS DUE AT ANY MOMENT.

THAT IS PRECISELY WHY I AM STILL HERE.

THESE TWO COULD HAVE ACCOMPLICES

WORKING WITH THEM.

THEY MIGHT MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON YOUR LIFE.

ONE MORE TO GO.

THAT'S IT. I'VE GOT IT.

YOU I AM HOLDING PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE

FOR THESE TWO UNTIL I RETURN.

SHALL WE GREET THE CHAIRMAN, COMRADE MINISTER?

CLEAR THE DOOR, PLEASE.

IF YOU WANT TO WELCOME THE CHAIRMAN,

DON'T BE IN THE WAY.

NO ONE IS TO APPROACH THE CHAIRMAN OR SPEAK TO HIM

UNLESS THE CHAIRMAN SPEAKS TO HIM FIRST.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WAIT OVER BY THE GALLERY.

YOU ARE SURE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE

WORK IN THE MUSEUM?

I'M POSITIVE, POSITIVE!

PROHAUSH.

WELCOME, MR. CHAIRMAN.

WELCOME TO THE PEOPLE'S MUSEUM.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, PROHAUSH.

IT'S BEEN A YEAR OR TWO, HASN'T IT?

INSPECTOR YENKO.

MR. CHAIRMAN.

I ENVY YOU YOUR NEW POSITION --

FREE OF CARES OF THE POLITICAL LIFE,

SURROUNDED BY BEAUTY

RATHER THAN INTRIGUE.

ONE SERVES WHERE ONE IS MOST NEEDED,

MR. CHAIRMAN.

NOW, IF YOU WOULD CARE TO LOOK AT THE SCULPTURE.

LEAD THE WAY, PROHAUSH. LEAD THE WAY.

MR. CHAIRMAN...

MY FATHER SERVED WITH YOU IN THE BATTLE OF BORGA.

OH! YES!

HE WOULD BE SO HAPPY TO KNOW I AM MEETING YOU.

YOUR FATHER?

HIS NAME?

SHALL WE PROCEED?

MR. CHAIRMAN, THE PEOPLE'S MUSEUM

IS PROUD TO WELCOME YOU AS THE FIRST VISITOR

TO SEE OUR NEWEST ACQUISITION,

THE MOST RECENT WORK BY OUR COMRADE,

VITO BALKOVSKY.

COMRADE MINISTER. YES?

I WAS TO TELL YOU ON YOUR ARRIVAL HERE

TO PLEASE CALL YOUR OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.

YES, YES, AS SOON AS THE CHAIRMAN LEAVES.

COMRADE, I WAS TO EMPHASIZE

THAT IT IS MOST URGENT.

YOU ARE TO CALL COMRADE JANOS AT ONCE.

PERHAPS IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ASSASSINS.

THE PHONE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK IT IS BETTER

WHEN VIEWED FROM A DISTANCE, EH?

OH, OH, YES, OF COURSE.

IT HAS THE SPIRIT, VITALITY OF THE STRUGGLE

THAT HAS MADE OUR NATION THE GREATEST ON EARTH.

IT IS MY FONDEST HOPE

THAT OUR COMRADES HERE AT HOME,

AND THOSE VISITING FROM OTHER LANDS,

WILL FIND INSPIRATION IN THIS GREAT WORK.

[ COUGHING ]

MR. CHAIRMAN, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES. I SEE MY ENEMIES PERSIST.

COMRADE CHAIRMAN!

WHY WERE YOU NOT AT MY SIDE, COMRADE MINISTER?

THAT IS WHERE YOU BELONGED.

I-I WAS CALLED TO THE TELEPHONE.

TELL HIM.

INSPECTOR...TELL HIM!

INSPECTOR, TELL HIM!

MR. CHAIRMAN...

THE REMAINS OF A REMOTE-CONTROLLED DETONATOR.

WHOEVER HAS THE TRANSMITTER FOR THIS

IS THE MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL YOU.

HOLD HIM.

DON'T TOUCH ME. I HAVE NOTHING.

GUARDS!

SEARCH! SEARCH HIM!

COMRADE CHAIRMAN! I MUST PROTEST!

SEARCH HIM!

WE HAVE COME FOR THE PRISONERS.

MY ORDERS ARE TO KEEP THEM HERE --

Man: OHH!

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY

TO DEAL WITH A FOOL LIKE YOU, PROHAUSH.

TAKE HIM.

Prohaush: IT'S A MISTAKE!

I'M LOYAL! I'M INNOCENT!

IT'S A CONSPIRACY -- AGAINST PROHAUSH!

LET'S GO.

I'M INNOCENT! I'M LOYAL!

I'M INNOCENT!

I'M LOYAL TO YOU, COMRADE CHAIRMAN.

THEY ALL PLANNED IT.

YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

INNOCENT.

INNOCENT!

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