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Man: GOOD EVENING, MR. PHELPS.

THIS MAN, VINCENTE BRAVO, THE DICTATOR OF NUEVA TIERRA,

INTENDS TO LAUNCH AN INVASION

AGAINST THE NEIGHBORING DEMOCRACY OF SAN CRISTOBAL.

WITHIN 48 HOURS, FINAL DETAILS OF THE INVASION PLAN

WILL ARRIVE IN CODE FROM THE U.P.R.,

THE UNITED PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC,

WHICH HAS SENT THIS MAN,

NIKOR JANOS, TO NUEVA TIERRA.

JANOS IS TO SUPERVISE THE INVASION

AND THE INSTALLATION OF BRAVO

AS PRESIDENT OF A PUPPET REGIME IN SAN CRISTOBAL.

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

IS TO BREAK THE CODE,

GET THE DETAILS OF THE INVASION PLAN,

AND SHATTER THE ALLIANCE

BETWEEN NUEVA TIERRA AND THE UNITED PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC.

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.

[ WHIRRING ]

Jim: GREAT, BARNEY.

THERE'LL BE NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, JIM,

BECAUSE THE PRESIDENTIAL MANSION

HAS ITS OWN TELEVISION TRANSMITTER.

WE'LL SIMPLY PIGGYBACK ONTO THE PARABOLIC ANTENNA

AND GET A STRONG SIGNAL.

MM-HMM. THEIR NORMAL METHOD OF SENDING CODED MESSAGES

IS BY TRANSATLANTIC CABLE,

BUT FOR EXTRA SECURITY PRECAUTIONS,

THE INVASION PLANS ARE BEING DELIVERED

BY A COURIER FROM THE U.P.R.

HE'LL ARRIVE AT 3:00.

WILL IT JUST BE IN CODE FORM?

NO, NO, IT'LL BE TREATED THE SAME AS THE OTHER MESSAGES.

IT'S A UNIQUE PROCESS

WHERE THE CODE IS HIDDEN BY A PHOTOGRAPHIC OVERLAY.

SOME KIND OF CHEMICAL SPRAY

IS PLACED BETWEEN THE CODE AND THE PHOTOGRAPH,

ALLOWING THEM TO BE JOINED TOGETHER,

AND ANOTHER SPRAY SEPARATES THEM

ONCE THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED.

ONCE THE COURIER'S PHOTOGRAPH

GETS INTO THE COMMUNICATIONS ROOM AND IS REMOVED,

THE CODE'S ONLY VISIBLE FOR A FEW SECONDS.

THAT'LL BE LONG ENOUGH.

PARIS?

WE'VE ALREADY TIPPED OFF BRAVO'S ESPIONAGE AGENCY

THAT LYNN'S AN AMERICAN AGENT.

SHE'LL BE ON THE PLANE TOMORROW, PARIS.

THIS IS OUR MAN IN NUEVA TIERRA, WILLY.

AND THIS...IS "EL LíDER."

YEAH.

HE WAS CAPTURED TWO WEEKS AGO.

IT'S A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO PHOTOGRAPHS OF EL LíDER FOR SEVEN YEARS.

THIS IS OUR EDGE, JIM.

YES, THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH

FOR THEM TO TRANSMIT IMMEDIATELY.

YOU SHOULD SEND IT BEFORE 1:00.

THAT'LL GIVE YOU JUST TWO HOURS

BEFORE THE COURIER ARRIVES.

YES, WE HAVE TO BREAK THE CODE IN THAT TIME,

OR THE INVASION OF SAN CRISTOBAL WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

CAN IT BE DONE IN THAT TIME?

WELL, IF EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN.

WE HAVE ONE ADVANTAGE --

ONCE THEY PUT OUR MESSAGE INTO THEIR CODE,

WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE WORDING IS.

MAY I HELP YOU, SIR?

REMAIN CALM. MAKE NO SOUND.

NOW, TAKE ME TO THE CAPTAIN.

Man: WHAT IS THE...SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE PICTURES?

THE WOMAN IS AN AMERICAN AGENT --

PAMELA ROBERTS.

WE BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE DOCTORS IN THIS BUILDING

WAS HER CONTACT.

WE'RE CHECKING ON ALL OF THEM.

AND THE WOMAN?

SHE MANAGED TO ESCAPE MY AGENTS.

SHE BOARDED THE PLANE FOR THE UNITED STATES

IN SAN CRISTOBAL -- FLIGHT 904.

I HAVE REPRIMANDED THOSE RESPONSIBLE.

INCLUDING YOURSELF, I HOPE.

[ RINGS ]

YES?

ONE MOMENT.

CAPITAN AVILA, AIRPORT SECURITY.

URGENT.

YES?

ARE YOU POSITIVE?!

EL LíDER HAS HIJACKED A PLANE.

HE'S FORCING IT TO LAND HERE.

YES. YES, A CAR WILL BE SENT FOR HIM.

WHAT FLIGHT IS HE ON?

904.

WHEN THE PLANE LANDS, HOLD ONE OF THE PASSENGERS,

A, UH, PAMELA ROBERTS.

WELL!

EL LíDER'S UNSCHEDULED ARRIVAL COULD BE...VERY HELPFUL.

WONDER WHAT HE WANTS.

HEY, YOU WANT TO BUY A TICKET TO THE LOTTERY, HUH?

IT'S A DEAL.

YOU CAN WIN ALL SORTS OF PRIZES.

10 CENTAVOS HUH?

HOW 'BOUT IT? YOU LIKE THAT?

CAPITAN AVILA.

MAJ. LA SILVA, EL LíDER.

THIS IS AN HONOR.

THERE IS A CAR WAITING TO TAKE YOU TO PRESIDENTE BRAVO.

WE HAVE CLEARED THE PLANE EXCEPT FOR MISS ROBERTS.

GOOD.

HEY, MAN, YOU WANT TO BUY A TICKET

TO THE NATIONAL LOTTERY?

ONLY 10 CENTAVOS.

HEY, FOR YOU, 5 CENTAVOS, HUH?

NO?

GOOD PRIZES. YOU CAN WIN 'EM ALL, MAN.

A CHANCE -- ONLY 4 CENTAVOS, HUH?

OH, YEAH? HAH!

I DEMAND TO KNOW WHY I'M BEING HELD.

YOU KNOW VERY WELL WHY YOU ARE HERE.

NOW, YOU CAN SAVE US TIME...

AND SAVE YOURSELF MUCH EMBARRASSMENT --

BY GIVING US THE INFORMATION YOU RECEIVED IN SAN CRISTOBAL.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

DO YOU WISH TO BE SEARCHED? WE CAN BE...VERY THOROUGH.

I SUPPOSE IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE

FOR ME TO SPEAK TO THE AMERICAN CONSULATE.

[ RUSTLING ]

CAPTAIN AVILA, BEGIN THE SEARCH.

IT'S NOT IN THE CLOTHES.

OR THIS.

CONTINUE THE SEARCH.

I DO NOT THINK IT WILL BE NECESSARY, AVILA.

THE NAME OF ONE OF THE SUSPECT DOCTORS.

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

TAKE OUT YOUR CONTACT LENSES.

WHY THE DELAY?

JUST A ROUTINE INSPECTION, EL LíDER.

EXCELLENT, MAJ. LACERDA.

EXCELLENT.

[ LAUGHS ]

THEY FOUND INFORMATION ON THE GIRL -- MICRODOTS.

LACERDA IS HAVING THEM ENLARGED RIGHT NOW.

MAN: El Líder has arrived, Presidente Bravo.

SEND HIM DIRECTLY TO MY OFFICE.

Yes, sir.

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW HIM?

I HARDLY KNOW HIM AT ALL.

WE MET ONLY ONCE, 10 YEARS AGO,

DURING THE REVOLUTION HERE.

WE WERE IN DIFFERENT UNITS.

AT THE TIME, HE HAD NOT YET BEGUN

HIS, UH, COLORFUL CAREER.

I ONLY KNOW ABOUT HIM WHAT I READ IN THE PAPERS --

THAT HE IS PART FOX, PART SNAKE.

WELL, VINCENTE...

THIS IS CERTAINLY DIFFERENT FROM OUR OTHER MEETING, HUH?

HAH HAH HAH.

WE WERE HUDDLED TOGETHER AT THE SUGAR CANE FIELDS...

IN THE RAIN AND THE MUD, AS I REMEMBER.

OH, I AM HAPPY TO SEE

THAT ONE OF US HAS CHANGED HIS WAY OF LIVING.

YOU ARE NOT THE MAN I REMEMBER.

AND YOU HAVE CHANGED, TOO.

BUT THEN, 10 YEARS...

AND ALL OF THE, UH, THE CREATURE COMFORTS, HUH?

THEY DO ALTER A MAN, HUH, VINCENTE?

THIS IS MR. JANOS.

OF THE UNITED PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC.

EL LíDER.

YOU KNOW EACH OTHER?

INDIRECTLY.

HIS GOVERNMENT TRIED TO SELL ME SOME GUNS.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU THOUGHT OUR PRICE WAS TOO HIGH,

AS I RECALL.

CORRECT.

I WILL COME STRAIGHT TO THE POINT OF MY VISIT --

I WANT TO KNOW WHERE I FIT.

IN WHAT?

YOUR INVASION OF SAN CRISTOBAL.

Janos: What makes you think

there's going to be an invasion?

PARIS: Ha ha ha ha.

ALTHOUGH MY GROUND FORCES

HAVE NOT BEEN ACTIVE FOR MANY MONTHS,

MY INTELLIGENCE NETWORK HAS BEEN VERY OCCUPIED.

AND THEY REPORT, WITH ACCURACY,

THE MILITARY BUILDUP HERE IN NUEVA TIERRA...

AND THAT YOUR BEST DIVISIONS

ARE STATIONED NOT MORE THAN THREE MILES FROM THE BORDER

IN A STATE OF MAXIMUM ALERT.

WHEN WILL YOU INVADE?

[ SCOFFS ]

NATURALLY, YOU WILL BE INFORMED

OF THE...PLAN FOR THE INVASION

AS SOON AS IT IS... PROPERLY APPROVED.

AND WHEN WILL THAT BE?

SOON.

SOON? HMM.

NOTHING VAGUE ABOUT THAT, HUH?

HUH-HUH-HUH-HUH-HUH.

ASSUMING I GO ALONG WITH THIS INVASION,

WHAT WILL BE MY REWARD?

JANOS: One cannot divide a cake

that, uh, we do not have yet.

Who gets what will be decided after the invasion.

I WANT TO KNOW NOW.

PERHAPS I'M ASKING THE WRONG MAN.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?

THE PRESIDENCY.

THE PRESIDENCY IS OUT OF THE QUESTION!

BOTH COUNTRIES MUST BE UNITED UNDER ONE RULE.

AND UNDER ONE RULER.

HOWEVER, I WAS PROMISED SAN CRISTOBAL

A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU WERE, VINCENTE.

PROMISED?

PROMISED BY WHO?

BY ME!

I SPENT 10 YEARS IN THOSE JUNGLES.

BRAVO: In that time, if you had not won the country,

you would have no claim to it by now.

PARIS: I would have won my revolution a long time ago

IF I'D BEEN GIVEN THE ARMS AND THE MONEY I WANTED.

YES, BUT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO NEGOTIATE.

PERHAPS I MADE A MISTAKE.

PERHAPS I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND.

AND PERHAPS YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOURS ABOUT THIS INVASION.

WHY?

YOU DO NOT NEED IT.

AND AFTER ALL,

YOU RUN THE VERY DANGEROUS RISK OF WESTERN INTERVENTION.

BUT NOT SO WITH AN INTERNAL REVOLUTION.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO AN INVASION.

IT CANNOT BE CALLED OFF NOW!

Invasions unite countries.

Even forces which have been opposed to each other

find themselves united when faced with a common enemy.

ARE YOU SAYING

THAT YOU WOULD FIGHT WITH SAN CRISTOBAL AGAINST US?

I'M ONLY SAYING... THAT MY FORCES...

ARE UNCOMMITTED.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Bravo: ENTER.

THE ENLARGEMENTS OF THE MICRODOTS.

UM...IF YOU WILL GIVE US A FEW MOMENTS, PLEASE.

IT WOULD BE MOST UNFORTUNATE AND EMBARRASSING FOR YOU

IF I SHOULD MEET WITH AN...UNTIMELY ACCIDENT

DURING MY STAY HERE.

IN THAT CASE, YOU WOULD FIGHT A UNITED SAN CRISTOBAL.

MY FORCES HAVE VERY EXACT ORDERS.

I WILL BE OUTSIDE.

THIS CONFIRMS OUR EARLIER INFORMATION

ABOUT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SAN CRISTOBAL ARMY.

BUT THIS...THIS IS IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL.

THIS SHOULD BE CODED AND TRANSMITTED IMMEDIATELY.

WE ARE STILL HOLDING THE GIRL.

YOU CAN RELEASE HER AS SOON AS THE INVASION BEGINS.

BRAVO: What are we going to do about El Líder, eh?

JANOS: Perhaps...we should meet his demands.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

THERE WILL BE NO INVASION

IF I AM NOT PRESIDENT OF BOTH COUNTRIES!

ALL RIGHT. UH...

WE COULD OFFER HIM... A HIGH MINISTERIAL POSITION.

NO, NO.

I DON'T WANT HIM IN THE GOVERNMENT AT ALL.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE HIM SIDE WITH SAN CRISTOBAL.

I DO NOT WANT TO FIGHT HIM, VINCENTE.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE GIVE UP THE INVASION?

NO, NO, NO, NO.

NO. NO.

PERHAPS...MONEY.

[ Laughing ] MONEY.

HE WILL NOT ACCEPT IT.

HE'S NOT THAT KIND OF MAN.

NO...HE DOES NOT SEEK WEALTH.

HE WANTS POWER.

PERHAPS HE HAS CHANGED.

THAT KIND OF MAN NEVER CHANGES.

YOU CHANGED.

EVERY MAN HAS HIS PRICE, VINCENTE.

I WILL TRY TO REASON WITH HIM.

BUT WHAT IF HE DOESN'T LISTEN TO REASON?

THEN...WE WILL KILL HIM.

JANOS: You had better get this coded immediately.

BRAVO'S ON HIS WAY WITH OUR MESSAGE.

[ PARIS WHISTLING ]

[ WHISTLES ]

[ BIRD SQUAWKS ]

HELLO, HELLO, BIRD.

EL LíDER!

[ BIRD SQUAWKS ]

I AM PREPARED TO OFFER YOU... A LARGE SUM OF MONEY.

DO YOU THINK I FOUGHT FOR 10 YEARS IN THOSE JUNGLES

JUST TO BE BRIBED?!

I DO NOT WANT MONEY.

I WANT POWER.

BUT IF YOU SIDE WITH SAN CRISTOBAL,

YOU WILL END UP WITH NOTHING.

WE HAVE VAST RESOURCES. WE WILL WIN THIS THING.

NOW, IF YOU CONSIDER MY PROPOSAL IN THAT LIGHT,

I THINK YOU WILL FIND IT MUCH MORE REASONABLE.

THE PRESIDENCY.

YOU COULD HAVE EVERYTHING YOU MISSED IN THE JUNGLE

FOR 10 YEARS.

YOU COULD HAVE EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED.

YES, LIKE VINCENTE, HUH?

YES, YOU SAID YOU ADMIRED THE WAY HE WAS LIVING.

PERHAPS, BUT HE IS ONLY A PUPPET.

VINCENTE IS NOT A PUPPET.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, YES.

BUT... YOUR CASE IS DIFFERENT.

IN YOUR CASE,

there would be no strings attached.

$50 million.

PLUS...A...

HIGH MINISTERIAL POSITION.

SUCH AS?

SUCH AS...

THE VICE PRESIDENCY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH, I'M SURE VINCENTE WILL LIKE THAT, HUH?

VINCENTE WILL LIKE... WHAT WE TELL HIM TO LIKE.

I WILL THINK ABOUT IT.

FOR IMMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHIC TRANSMISSION.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

ZOOM IN ALL THE WAY AND OPEN UP THE LENS.

RUN THE TAPE.

WE'VE GOT IT, BARNEY.

RUN BACK THE TAPE, WILLY.

HEY, YOU GOT A MATCH?

GRACIAS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, JIM?

WON'T DECODE.

BUT IT WAS OUR MESSAGE. WE KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

YES, BUT THERE'S A GROUPING VARIATION

THAT DOESN'T FOLLOW ANY PATTERN I CAN COME UP WITH.

THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SYMEX TRANSPOSITION, BUT IT'S NOT.

WELL... HE TURNED YOU DOWN, EH?

QUITE THE CONTRARY. HE'S CONSIDERING IT.

OHHH.

HE'S UP TO SOMETHING.

NO, I THINK HE WILL ACCEPT.

WHAT ELSE DID YOU OFFER HIM?

NOTHING...JUST MONEY.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ Ringing ]

BRAVO: Yes?

I see.

THE COURIER HAS ARRIVED.

HE'S EARLY.

They changed his schedule for security precautions.

JIM, THAT ONLY GIVES YOU 30 MINUTES TO BREAK THE CODE.

JIM...

The courier has arrived. He's early.

YES, WE KNOW.

HAVE YOU BROKEN THE CODE YET?

NO, WE HAVE PROBLEMS,

BUT PROCEED WITH THE PLAN AS SCHEDULED.

WILLY, TELL BARNEY.

BARNEY?

The courier has arrived.

WE'VE TAPED IT, BARNEY.

PHOTOGRAPH.

WHAT?

WELL, THERE HAS TO BE A KEY

TO THE GROUPING VARIATION SOMEWHERE.

WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT IN THAT MESSAGE ITSELF,

BUT IT COULD BE ON THE PHOTOGRAPH.

RUN THE TAPE BACK.

GOOD. THE INFORMATION WE GOT FROM THE AMERICAN AGENT

DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THIS.

YES, IT SAYS THE INVASION IS TO BE LAUNCHED

AT 1530 HOURS -- 3:30!

SO LITTLE TIME.

I WILL CALL THE STAFF.

MM! AS A SECURITY PRECAUTION,

EACH ONE OF OUR ATTACK UNITS

WILL KNOW ONLY ITS PARTICULAR MOVEMENTS.

THAT WAY, WE KNOW THERE IS NO LEAK.

GET ME GEN. ROMERO TOVARREZ RODRIGUEZ.

MAY I SEE YOUR PASS, SIR?

A PASS? I'M EL LíDER.

I WANT TO SEE EL PRESIDENTE IMMEDIATELY.

I CAN'T ADMIT YOU WITHOUT A PASS.

THEN YOU TELL EL PRESIDENTE THAT I AM HERE.

VERY WELL, SIR.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

SEÑOR PRESIDENTE, EL LíDER IS OUTSIDE.

HE WISHES TO SEE YOU.

TELL HIM I'LL BE WITH HIM IN A FEW MOMENTS.

I DON'T SEE A LEGIBLE NUMBER ANYWHERE IN THE PICTURE.

I DON'T EITHER, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

THE CLOCK.

IN THE TOWER OF THE BUILDING IN THE FOREGROUND --

233.

[ SIGHS ]

WELL, THERE CAN'T BE TOO MANY VARIATIONS.

COULD BE THAT EVERY...SECOND WORD

OF EVERY THIRD LINE OF EVERY THIRD GROUP IS TRANSPOSED.

NO.

MAYBE EVERY...SECOND LINE.

YES? WHAT IS YOUR DECISION?

I HAVE DECIDED TO ACCEPT YOUR OFFER.

GOOD! I KNEW THAT WE COULD COME TO AN AGREEMENT.

HUH-HUH-HUH.

YOU LOOK AMAZED, VINCENTE.

I AM.

I DID NOT THINK YOU WERE A MAN WHO COMPROMISED.

[ Chuckling ] WELL, WE ALL HAVE TO BEND SOMETIMES, EH,

IF IT IS TO GAIN WHAT WE REALLY WANT, HUH?

NOW, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED

AS TO THE DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION.

AND IF I COULD BE DRIVEN TO THE AIRPORT...

ARRANGE FOR A CAR.

UH, SEÑOR JANOS, A WORD WITH YOU, PLEASE...

IN PRIVATE.

YES?

[ Softly ] After you have conquered San Cristobal,

you will need a strong man to rule it.

It will take a long time

for it to be as easily controlled as Nueva Tierra.

Mm-hmm.

Vincente...does not have the necessary strength.

I see.

Don't worry, El Líder.

Your hat... is still in the ring.

Huh-huh-huh.

GOODBYE, VINCENTE.

RUN THE TAPE FORWARD, WILLY.

HOLD IT.

RIO VERDE VALLEY, FOUR DIVISIONS, 1500 HOURS.

SAN LEANDRO PASS, TWO DIVISIONS,

THIRD TANK CORPS, DEL REY BRIDGE.

SIERRA NORTE, ONE DIVISION,

1530 HOURS.

THEY GET IT IN TIME?

MM-HMM.

BRAVO SHOULD BE DISCOVERING THAT FACT ANY MOMENT NOW.

THE FIRST ASSAULT DIVISION

SHOULD BE COMING UP INTO POSITION...RIGHT NOW.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

EXCUSE ME.

YES?

WHAT?!

Are you positive?

No, no, you idiot, they are not to continue.

Call them back.

THE INVASION IS OFF!

THE INVASION IS OFF?

WHAT HAPPENED?

OUR INTELLIGENCE HAS JUST REPORTED

THAT ALL OF THE SAN CRISTOBAL FORCES

have moved out to defend every position

we were launching our strike forces against.

They knew!

TH-TH-THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. HOW COULD THEY KNOW?

ONLY IF SOMEBODY TOLD THEM.

BUT YOU AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO KNEW...

...ALL OF THE STRIKE FORCES.

ARE YOU INSANE?!

I WOULD NEVER DO THAT!

YOU WERE THE ONE WHO BELIEVED

THAT INTERNAL REVOLUTION WAS THE BETTER WAY.

No, no, no, that was for his benefit.

You did not keep El Líder!

MONEY, YOU GAVE HIM GUNS, EQUIPMENT.

THAT'S A LIE!

YOU DECIDED TO BACK HIM

BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT HE WAS THE STRONGER.

How could I have told him?!

Just before he left, you were alone together.

Vincente, I did not tell him -- finished!

BUT... IF I DID NOT INFORM...

DO NOT TWIST THE TRUTH.

Then it was you! You're the one!

That's the reason you're covering up now.

You fool!

Lies!

You stupid, stupid fool!

[ GUNSHOT ]

THE ALLIANCE IS BROKEN.

WHO FIRED?

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

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