TAKE IT, MR. BRIGGS.
10 OF HEARTS, 3 OF DIAMONDS,
3 OF SPADES, 6 OF CLUBS,
JACK OF SPADES, ACE OF HEARTS,
7 OF HEARTS, 9 OF CLUBS, 10 OF CLUBS,
KING OF DIAMONDS, QUEEN OF SPADES.
IS THAT ENOUGH FOR YOU?
NOT QUITE.
MAY I?
SURE.
PAGE 1,088. MARINA THERMOX.
WHERE SHALL I BEGIN?
SECOND COLUMN. READING FROM THE BOTTOM UP.
MARKMAN, ANDREW. 1265 LINDEN PLACE.
555-7768.
MARKIE, DR. WILLIAM. FORBES BUILDING, SUITE 17.
KL5-9837. AFTER HOURS, CALL KL5-3600.
GORGEOUS.
I ALSO REMEMBER 80, 90 BRANDS OF CHAMPAGNE
FROM LONG AGO...
200 CHEAP WINES FROM ONLY YESTERDAY...
AND THE ROOM NUMBER OF EVERY FLOPHOUSE.
NOW, JOSEPH, BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN,
THERE'S A MAN WE'VE GOT TO REMOVE FROM POWER
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
HE'S BEEN TRYING TO START A WAR AND SUCCEEDING,
EVER SINCE HE EXTERMINATED HIS OPPOSITION.
JANOS KARQ, THE BUTCHER OF THE BALKANS.
WHEN I GO TO SLEEP,
I ALWAYS COVER MYSELF WITH A POLITICAL PAGE.
IT'S SOMEHOW WARMER.
AS USUAL, ASSASSINATION IS OUT,
AS A MATTER OF POLICY.
THAT'S TOO BAD, YOU KNOW.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DESTROY KARQ POLITICALLY
BY MAKING HIM APPEAR TO BE A TRAITOR.
AND THE REST IS UP TO HIS OWN PEOPLE.
KARQ'S HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE
IS A MAN NAMED DIMITRI SOSKA.
FOR YEARS, SOSKA HAS BEEN SEARCHING
FOR AN AGENT CODE-NAMED "SPARROW."
IN A FEW DAYS, SOSKA WILL CAPTURE SPARROW,
WHO, WHEN QUESTIONED, WILL REVEAL THAT KARQ
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US, SELLING OUT HIS OWN COUNTRY.
WHERE IS SPARROW?
HE DIED MONTHS AGO, BUT SOSKA DOESN'T KNOW THAT.
I SEE.
HE'S GOING TO RETURN FROM THE DEAD.
WHEN HE'S CAPTURED,
HE'LL BE TAKEN TO SOSKA'S HEADQUARTERS
AT LABYANKA MILITARY PRISON.
THEY'RE NOT FOOLS, YOU KNOW.
THEY'LL NEVER BELIEVE ANY SUCH THING ABOUT KARQ.
OF COURSE NOT.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A RESCUE ATTEMPT --
ELABORATE, WELL-TIMED, INGENIOUS, I HOPE.
WE'LL GET ALL THE WAY IN, BUT WE'LL FAIL.
NORMALLY, SPARROW'S INFORMATION
WILL BE DISBELIEVED AND WRITTEN OFF.
BUT SINCE WE'RE GOING INTO A MAXIMUM-SECURITY PRISON,
HOW WILL THEY BUY THE UNBELIEVABLE FACT
THAT JANOS KARQ IS A TRAITOR?
AND LATER, THEY LET SPARROW LIVE.
WE'D TRY TO NEGOTIATE HIS FREEDOM.
ALL THIS WATER, YOU KNOW.
I'M NOT SO SURE MY SYSTEM CAN STAND THE SHOCK.
I HAVEN'T MET ALL OF YOU UNTIL TODAY.
YOUR REASONS FOR DOING THIS WORK MAY NOT BE MINE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
FOR WHATEVER REASON,
I'LL BE SPARROW FOR YOU.
BIRTH?
MAY 7, 1918. VILLAGE OF BARABIN.
NAMES OF TEACHERS?
LOWER SCHOOL, MR. McKELLY.
UPPER SCHOOL, PROFESSOR SHANDOR.
THE AGENTS YOU WORKED WITH IN 1961 --
WHO WERE CAUGHT, AND WHERE?
MATSLOFF, IN BLUEPRINT COMPANY.
EVA SOLSHIK, MINERAL QUARRY.
DESCRIBE ANDREI NEIL.
5'6". AROUND 150.
BLUE EYES. SPECTACLED.
LIMPED WHEN TIRED.
SCARS ON LEGS FROM LAND MINE.
GIRLFRIEND IN '63?
ANNA ROVIS.
WHAT WERE HER TASTES?
FAVORITE COLOR, RED. FAVORITE FOOD, CHOW MEIN.
SHE LOVED MOVIES.
YOU KNOW, SHE REALLY MUST HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE.
[ LAUGHING ]
SHE PROBABLY WAS AT THAT.
TALK!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I'LL TELL YOU.
NO, NO. NO GOOD AT ALL.
DRAG IT OUT. IT'S MUCH TOO FAST, TOO EASY.
YOU'RE BREAKING TOO QUICKLY!
I'M SORRY.
I'LL TRY AGAIN, ALL RIGHT?
COME ON. NOW LOOK, LET ME SHOW YOU.
GO.
TALK!
NO.
PLEASE!
I CAN KEEP THIS UP FOR AS LONG AS YOU LIKE, YOU KNOW.
YOUR ARM WILL GIVE OUT EVENTUALLY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUSH THE OFF BUTTON AND I'LL STOP.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I'M LISTENING.
I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
NO, HE... HE...
WHO?!
JANOS KARQ.
NONSENSE.
NO, H-HE WORKED WITH US FOR THREE YEARS.
I PUT THE MONEY IN AN ARGENTINE BANK ACCOUNT FOR HIM.
IT'S ALL...
ET CETERA.
BUT STRETCH IT OUT. THAT'S THE IDEA.
NOW, AS AN ACTOR, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
AS AN ACTOR, MY BOY, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS,
I LIKE YOUR PART BETTER THAN MINE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
PASSPORT?
SECURITY POLICE!
SECURITY!
QUICKLY! QUICKLY!
FORGED PASSPORT! FORGED PASSPORT!
EXCUSE ME.
WHAT SHADE OF RED SHOULD I MIX?
OH, HERE, I BROUGHT THIS ALONG FOR YOU TO MATCH.
JOSEPH SHOULD BE GETTING CAUGHT ABOUT NOW.
IN TWO MINUTES.
IGOR, OVER HERE!
IGOR!
CYANIDE. IS TOO EASY.
SPARROW!
HA HA HA HA HA!
SPARROW.
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I'D ALMOST GIVEN UP HOPE.
SPARROW.
I AM DIMITRI SOSKA.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
WELCOME.
WILL THERE BE ANY FLAMES?
YES.
AN EFFLUENCE OF CARBONACEOUS OPAQUE MATERIAL.
THANKS.
A LOT OF SMOKE.
NOBODY LIKES A --
SORRY.
I WONDER HOW JOSEPH'S DOING.
IN INDIANA, FIRE ENGINE RED WAS --
I DON'T KNOW -- REDDER.
YOU WERE 10 YEARS OLD IN INDIANA, WILLY.
AT 10, EVERYTHING IS MORE SO.
WELL?
NO.
YOU WOULD LIKE A DRINK, HUH?
I READ IT IN THE EYES. THAT YOU CANNOT CONCEAL.
WELL...NOT UNTIL THE COCKTAIL HOUR, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
VENTILATOR'S ABOUT 20 FEET UP.
NO TROUBLE.
IT'S SENSELESS TO LIE.
WE ALL LIKE A DRINK NOW AND THEN.
AND AT TIMES LIKE THIS...
THE DESIRE CAN BE ALMOST OVERWHELMING.
IS THAT NOT SO?
AHH. BUT FIRST...
WHAT AGENTS ARE YOU WORKING WITH, HMM?
OH, I WAS A FREELANCE.
I HAVE A PASSION, MY FRIEND...
A PASSION FOR MAKING LISTS.
NOW, THIS IS A LIST OF MY AGENTS.
IT IS UP-TO-DATE, TOTALLY ACCURATE.
MY LIST OF YOUR AGENTS IS INCOMPLETE.
I WANT TO COMPLETE IT... PARTICULARLY AT THE TOP.
NOW, YOU TELL ME --
FROM WHOM DID YOU GET YOUR ORDERS?
OH, I MADE THEM UP AS I WENT ALONG, YOU KNOW.
[ GRUNTS ]
HA HA HA HA!
OH, I ENJOY THIS WORK, MY FRIEND.
I COULD STAND HERE AND WORK FOR HOURS AT A TIME
AND FEEL MORE AND MORE REFRESHED.
FROM WHOM DID YOU GET YOUR ORDERS?!
[ CHUCKLES ]
WE WILL TRY AGAIN LATER, MY LITTLE BIRD.
TAKE HIM AWAY.
[ UNLOCKS HANDCUFFS ]
GIVE HIM THREE-QUARTERS OF AN HOUR
TO FALL INTO A DEEP SLEEP.
THEN...BRING HIM BACK.
HE'S BACK.
HOW MUCH JUICE IN THAT FENCE?
ENOUGH.
YOU CAN'T GET DEADER THAN DEAD.
IF THERE'S NO VOLTAGE DROP, WE'RE IN.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
NOW, WE BEGIN AGAIN, MY FRIEND, HMM?
[ GRUNTS ]
COME ON.
WE CHANGE THE STYLE A LITTLE, HUH?
HERE.
HUH?
YOU FEELING BETTER NOW?
PLEASE...
PLEASE?
PLEASE, WHAT?!
A REAL DRINK, HUH?
HA HA.
OF COURSE.
WHEN YOU TRULY WANT IT, IT IS SO SIMPLE.
REALLY.
ALL RIGHT.
JANOS KARQ.
JANOS KARQ?
[ LAUGHING ]
OH, OH, YOU ARE VERY DROLL, MY FRIEND.
NO...
KARQ.
JANOS KARQ GIVES YOU YOUR ORDERS?
OF COURSE, YOU CREATE FICTION!
NO.
KARQ.
WE'RE DOING SOME FASHION PICTURES.
AND YOU'D MAKE SUCH A DIVINE BACKGROUND.
YOU WOULDN'T MIND, WOULD YOU?
NO. NO, OF COURSE NOT.
HOLD IT.
GOOD.
HOLD IT.
BRILLIANT. SUCH CONTRAST.
DARLING, CLOSER TO THE ONE WITH THE BEARD.
HOLD IT.
UH-HUH!
TOO MUCH BACKLIGHT.
WILLY, TURN OUT THE LIGHTS INSIDE.
PERFECT. PERFECT.
NOW, JUST ONE MORE, FELLOWS.
COME ON! COME ON!
GET GOING!
FIRE! FIRE!
[ ALARM DINGING ]
[ SIREN BLARING ]
[ ALARM DINGING ]
WHAT IS GOING ON?!
Man: COME ON! HURRY UP!
COME ON! HURRY UP!
PUT THE PRISONER BACK IN HIS CELL!
I WENT EVERYONE AT STATION!
[ YELLING AND SHOUTING ]
DAN, I'VE MEMORIZED HIS LIST OF AGENTS.
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
WE CAN'T, WE'RE NOT PREPARED FOR IT.
THE ENTIRE LIST OF HIS AGENTS IN EUROPE!
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
ARE ALL THE PRISONERS ACCOUNTED FOR?
YES, SIR.
YOU IDIOTS!
I WANT THE FENCE REWIRED SO THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
I WANT SEARCHLIGHTS AND MACHINE GUN TOWERS ERECTED.
I WANT THE GUARD DOUBLED,
INCLUDING A DETAIL OUTSIDE THE FENCE.
SIR, I DO HAVE A REPORT OF AX MARKS ON A CELL DOOR.
WHICH CELL?
SPARROW'S, SIR.
BRING HIM TO MY OFFICE.
GET OUT OF HERE! ALL OF YOU!
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
JANOS KARQ.
HOME, CINNAMON.
NOPE. WE'RE NOT GOING HOME.
WE GOT TO GO BACK IN.
[ PROJECTOR RUNS ]
CUT!
ONCE MORE, ROLLIN.
JOSEPH'S WALK IS NOT THAT ATHLETIC.
I KNOW IT'S TOUGH WORKING FROM STILL PHOTOGRAPHS
AND JUST OUR IMPRESSIONS.
NO PROBLEM. LET'S GO AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, BARNEY, ROLL IT.
[ PROJECTOR RUNNING ]
ROLLING.
OKAY, GO.
GOOD.
NOW, TRY TO GO TO SLEEP.
HEY, BARNEY, HOW MUCH MASTIC?
A LUMP ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL, WILL.
DAN, WILLY SAID BARESH HAD BEEN DRINKING.
YES.
IS IT POSSIBLE HE WANTS OUT?
BARESH WAS ON THE LEVEL.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
I KNOW.
OKAY.
ROLLIN, SHIFT AROUND A BIT.
WE NEED FIVE MINUTES OF FILM.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
KEEP IT ROLLING.
ROLLIN.
CINNAMON.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
SHH!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
THE LOCK IS BROKEN.
[ Whispering ] We're shooting!
Dream sequence. New wave.
[ THUMP! THUMP! ]
[ THUD! ]
KEEP IT ROLLING, BARNEY.
WE CAN SPLICE CINNAMON OUT.
OH! MY BIG SCENE.
SORRY.
YOU WAITED TWO BUTTONS LONGER THAN YOU HAD TO.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME!
WE ARE READY, SIR.
AND KARQ?
YES, SIR.
THAT'S THE END OF THE REEL.
WE'VE GOT 5 1/2 MINUTES OF FILM, DAN.
WHEN I CUT OUT CINNAMON,
WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE OVER FOUR.
IS THAT ENOUGH?
YEAH. THANKS, ROLLIN.
ANY TIME, DAN.
MY FAVORITE ACTOR.
HA HA HA!
READY, CINNAMON?
GO.
JOSEPH, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS PRECISELY.
INSIDE THIS PROJECTILE...
I AM SORRY, JANOS.
YOU ARE NOT SORRY.
YOU ARE AMBITIOUS...
AND I AM INNOCENT.
WITH ALL THAT MONEY IN ARGENTINA?
WE HAVE CHECKED.
JUST AS OUR INFORMER TOLD US,
HUGE SUMS HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME.
GET IT OVER WITH.
AS YOU WISH.
Man: READY...
AIM...FIRE.
WORK UP RAGE AND SHAKE FIST AT VIEWER.
SWIPE AT IT ANGRILY WITH BLANKET.
THROW BLANKET OVER VIEWER.
ATTACH SCREEN AND PROJECTOR RAPIDLY.
CLIP THERMITE CAPSULES TO WINDOW BARS.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YOUR EXECUTION IS SET FOR DAWN.
YOU HAVE FIVE HOURS.
YOU WANT ANYTHING?
HEY! YOU WANT ANYTHING?
YES.
A BOTTLE OF NAPOLEON BRANDY.
STOP THAT, YOU SCUM!
YOU ALWAYS STARE AT ME -- ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY.
[ LAUGHING ]
WHAT IS IT?
NOTHING, SIR.
HE'S QUIET NOW.
SOON, HE'LL BE QUIETER.
MY FRIEND, YOUR BRANDY.
I HAD A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS.
I WANT NOTHING FROM YOU. KEEP IT.
OH, IMPOSSIBLE, MY FRIEND.
A REQUISITION WAS MADE OUT FOR YOU.
I AM NOT GOING TO STEAL A DEAD MAN'S LAST REQUEST.
OPEN.
I PREFER THIS DRINK ALONE. YOU DON'T MIND, DO YOU?
DON'T LET HIM GET DRUNK.
HE'LL HAVE TO BE ON HIS FEET.
DRUNK, SIR?
THE BRANDY I JUST GAVE HIM.
WHAT BRANDY, SIR?
THE BRANDY I JUST HANDED TO HIM!
YOU WERE NOT WATCHING!
SIR, WHEN DID -- A MOMENT AGO!
BUT HE DIDN'T LEAVE HIS BED, SIR.
YOU'RE DREAMING!! YOUR ORDERS ARE TO WATCH!
BUT, SIR, HE DID N LEAVE HIS BED.
HE CAME TO THE DOOR TO RECEIVE THE BRANDY FROM ME.
NOT ON THERE, SIR. NO, SIR. NOT ON THERE.
ESCAPE!!
[ ALARM BLARING ]
THE GATE! THE GATE!
[ SIREN BLARING ]
DON'T MOVE.
YOU PASS ANYBODY GOING THE OTHER WAY?
YES. A RED VOLKSWAGEN.
HE MUST HAVE BEEN DRUNK OR CRAZY.
ALMOST KNOCKED ME OFF THE ROAD.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE THESE DAYS
CAN GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE.
[ SIREN BLARING ]
COASTLINE'S ONLY 400 YARDS.
THE BOAT'S WAITING.
HOW WAS IT?
I FORGET.