CAN I HELP YOU?
YES, I'M LOOKING FOR
AN AUTHENTIC FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT.
I HAVE SEVERAL.
I WANT JUST THE INITIALS F.D.R.
IN HIS OWN HAND.
THEY ARE HARD TO GET.
I ONLY HAVE ONE.
IT'S ON THE FLYLEAF OF A BOOK.
WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE?
IF IT'S IN INK. IT IS.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO IN THE BACK.
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS HENRICH DERVAD.
HE SEIZED POWER IN LOMBUANDA,
A SMALL COUNTRY ON THE GULF OF GUINEA,
AND HAS GIVEN HIMSELF THE TITLE OF PRIME MINISTER.
HE IS, IN FACT, A DICTATOR WHO RULES WITH AN IRON HAND,
KEEPING TWO MILLION NATIVES HALF-STARVED
WITH NO SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, OR ANY VOICE IN GOVERNMENT.
RECENTLY, NATIVE TRIBESMAN
IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY
DISCOVERED A NATURAL DIAMOND THAT IS RUMORED TO BE
THE LARGEST EVER FOUND -- NEARLY 27,000 CARATS --
WORTH ABOUT $30 MILLION.
DERVAD HAS CONFISCATED THE STONE
AND INTENDS TO SELL IT, USING THE PROCEEDS TO TAKE OVER
OTHER INDEPENDENT TRIBAL AREAS.
YOUR MISSION, DAN, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO STOP DERVAD
AND RETURN THE DIAMOND TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS.
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 TAPE BY THE USUAL MEANS.
GOOD LUCK, DAN.
IT IS FANTASTIC.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STONE TO COMPARE WITH IT.
HMM.
EVEN THE PICTURE IS EXCITING.
IS THAT AN ENLARGEMENT, DAN?
NO. ACTUAL SIZE.
THAT'S WHAT I CALL A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND.
HOW MUCH WILL IT WEIGH, MR. VAN MEER?
IT IS ABOUT 27,000 CARATS.
I WOULD SAY
SEVEN OR EIGHT POUNDS.
Dan: DID YOU BRING THE JEWELS?
OH, YES, RIGHT HERE.
Dan: CINNAMON, TAKE A LOOK.
THEY'RE LOVELY.
TRY THEM ON. GET COMFORTABLE IN THEM.
WITH PLEASURE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE MACHINE?
IT ARRIVED IN LONDON THIS MORNING.
DAN, WHAT ABOUT McCLOUD?
WE'RE MEETING HIM IN LONDON.
WHEN IS DERVAD SUPPOSED TO MAKE HIS APPEARANCE?
DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
HE JUST ARRIVED.
Dervad: GENTLEMEN...
I'M CERTAIN YOU'RE ALL AWARE
OF THE RECENT FIND IN MY COUNTRY.
SO THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE
TO JUDGE THE QUALITY OF THE DIAMOND,
I HAVE HAD MR. HANKS CUT AND POLISH
A SMALL GEM FROM THE MOTHER STONE.
THANK YOU.
THIS STONE IS PERFECT --
BLUE-WHITE, FLAWLESS.
WOULD YOU CARE TO EXAMINE IT?
VERY MUCH.
MAGNIFICENT. MAY I?
Rollin: I'VE NEVER SEEN A MORE PERFECT DIAMOND.
Van Meer: IS THERE A DIAMOND SCOPE AVAILABLE?
YES, OVER HERE, SIR. EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU.
CLASTIC BLUE-WHITE.
THANK YOU.
HANKS.
GENTLEMEN...
YOU HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO APPRAISE THE QUALITY OF OUR FIND.
AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED,
THE MOTHER STONE IS TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE.
CABLE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED
BY GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN LOMBUANDA.
THE HIGHEST BID WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN 72 HOURS.
I THANK YOU.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
I MUST HAVE A MOMENT TO TALK TO YOU.
MADAME, FORGIVE ME. I HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT.
A MOMENT WORTH HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS?
I REPRESENT A SMALL PRIVATE SYNDICATE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE MEET WITH YOU
BEFORE THE SEALED BIDS ARE OPENED.
I'M LEAVING LONDON IN THE MORNING.
MY ASSOCIATE WILL BE AT YOUR HOTEL IN HALF AN HOUR.
YOU SEEM TO BE QUITE SURE OF YOURSELF.
NOT AT ALL.
WE HAD NOTHING TO LOSE BY BEING PREPARED.
MAY I RIDE WITH YOU?
VERY WELL.
YES, I AM ABLE TO MATCH IT.
WHAT ABOUT THE COLOR?
THAT WILL BE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT
THAN CUTTING A PASTE IMITATION,
BUT I COULD ADD A LITTLE COLOR
THAT WOULD LAST FOR MAYBE A DAY OR TWO.
GET STARTED.
YOU'D BETTER GET OVER TO DERVAD'S HOTEL.
RIGHT.
I REALLY DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND
THIS HUSH-HUSH ATTITUDE OF YOURS, MISS CARTER.
WE ARE SELLING DIAMONDS,
NOT ATOMIC SECRETS.
MY ASSOCIATE PREFERS TO PRESENT
HIS PROPOSITION TO YOU PERSONALLY.
Man: HAND ME YOUR GUN...SLOWLY.
I'LL TAKE THAT, TOO, AND THOSE.
MOVE!
THANKS, LADY.
I'LL DRIVE YOU TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION.
NO, NO, NO. DON'T.
BUT YOUR JEWELS.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT WE GET TO THE HOTEL.
WE MUST NOT MISS THAT MEETING.
[ MEOWS ]
AH, JOSEPHINE!
BONJOUR, JOSEPHINE.
[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAT.
YES, SHE IS. COME HERE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ] YES, COME IN.
EXCELLENCY, MISS CARTER'S ASSOCIATE IS HERE.
ALL RIGHT. SHOW HIM IN.
YES, SIR.
SIR.
[ MEOW ]
YOUR EXCELLENCY, MR. HAND.
OH, HELLO.
EXCUSE ME FOR NOT GETTING UP,
BUT JOSEPHINE CANNOT BE DISTURBED.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
DON'T WORRY, JOSEPHINE.
NOW TELL ME ABOUT THIS
MYSTERIOUS PROPOSITION OF YOURS
THAT SEEMS TO BE SO URGENT.
IN 72 HOURS, YOU WILL OPEN THE BIDS
AND ANNOUNCE WHICH IS THE HIGHEST.
THAT'S CORRECT.
OURS MUST BE THE WINNING BID.
YOU SURPRISE ME, MR. HAND.
YOU'RE AT LIBERTY TO BID ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
WE DON'T INTEND TO BID, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
I'M AFRAID I DON'T QUITE FOLLOW YOU.
WE'RE PREPARED TO GUARANTEE HERE AND NOW
THAT WE WILL TOP YOUR HIGHEST BID BY $500,000.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS?
YOU'LL RECALL THAT'S THE SUM THAT I MENTIONED.
SO YOU DID. SO YOU DID.
THAT'S A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY.
OH, YES, THERE --
THERE IS ONE OTHER STIPULATION.
AH.
I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE.
WHEN YOU ANNOUNCE THAT OUR SYNDICATE
HAS SUBMITTED THE HIGHEST BID
AND WON THE DIAMOND,
YOU WILL ALSO MAKE ONE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.
YES?
THAT SUBSEQUENT DIGGING IN THE AREA
WHERE THIS PRESENT DIAMOND WAS FOUND
HAS REVEALED ANOTHER DIAMOND DEPOSIT
OF AS YET UNDETERMINED SIZE
AND THAT OUR SYNDICATE HAS ALREADY CONTRACTED
TO BUY ALL DIAMONDS THAT THIS NEW FIND MAY PRODUCE.
YOU KNOW THERE IS NO SECOND FIND, NOR IS ONE LIKELY.
LOMBUANDA IS NOT A DIAMOND-PRODUCING COUNTRY.
WE KNOW THAT.
INTERESTING PROPOSITION.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME
FOR COFFEE TOMORROW MORNING?
LET'S SAY, UH, 10:00?
WE'LL BE HERE.
MAY I?
DID YOU HEAR?
YES.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THEM?
I'M NOT SURE, BUT THE GIRL DID LOSE
A FORTUNE IN GEMS WHEN YOU WERE HELD UP,
AND YET SHE DID NOT GO TO THE POLICE.
ONE EXPLANATION IS THAT THEY ARE JEWEL THIEVES
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO MARKET STOLEN DIAMONDS.
THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE GIRL'S ACTIONS.
YES, OF COURSE.
SHE CAN'T GO TO THE POLICE
IF HER JEWELS ARE STOLEN.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
LOOKS GOOD.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHAT ABOUT WILLY?
HE WENT DIRECTLY TO THE HOTEL.
THAT'S WHERE THE TOOLS ARE.
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
TAKE A LOOK.
PERFECT.
ROOM SERVICE, SIR.
COME IN.
SOUNDS QUIET.
HENRICH IS IN BED.
HIS WATCHDOG IS STILL READING THE NEWSPAPER.
[ HISSING ]
THE GUARD DROPPED HIS NEWSPAPER.
HE'S ASLEEP NOW.
GOOD. THAT'S ENOUGH GAS.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S A CAT.
[ MEOW ]
WHY HASN'T THE ANESTHETIC PUT HIM OUT BY NOW?
BECAUSE IT RISES, AND HE'S TOO LOW.
HAND ME THAT NOZZLE.
[ SCREECH ]
[ HISSING ]
THAT'S ENOUGH.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU CAN'T TELL THIS ONE FROM THE FAKE.
NO, NOT IF YOU DON'T LOOK TOO CLOSELY.
Dervad: WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE COFFEE?
PLEASE.
I'LL ADMIT YOUR PROPOSITION INTRIGUES ME, MR. HAND.
THEN WE HAVE A DEAL, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
WE MIGHT...
IF YOU STOP PLAYING GAMES
AND TELL ME WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL.
WE'RE MERELY OFFERING YOU
$500,000 MORE THAN THE HIGHEST BIDDER
FOR THE MOTHER STONE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK THAT YOU'RE MORE INTERESTED
IN BUYING A SOURCE OF DIAMONDS
THAN THE ACTUAL DIAMOND ITSELF.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YES?
IT'S AN INSPECTOR FROM SCOTLAND YARD FOR MISS CARTER.
OH, YES, I ASKED HIM TO REACH ME HERE
IF THERE WAS ANY NEWS OF MY JEWELS.
THEN YOU DID REPORT THE ROBBERY.
WELL, OF COURSE I DID, AFTER OUR MEETING.
SHOW THE INSPECTOR IN, PLEASE.
SIR.
GOOD MORNING, MISS CARTER.
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
GENTLEMEN.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU.
WE'VE RECOVERED SOME JEWELS
THAT SEEM TO ANSWER YOUR DESCRIPTION.
YES, THEY'RE ALL HERE.
YOU'RE LUCKY THIS TIME.
IF I WERE YOU, I'D BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE.
DID YOU CATCH THE THIEVES?
NO, BUT WE WILL.
THEY'RE SUCH AMATEURS,
THEY TRIED TO PAWN THE JEWELRY.
THE PAWNBROKER GOT A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THEM.
I'LL HAVE TO INSIST YOU STAY IN LONDON UNTIL WE PICK THEM UP
SO YOU CAN IDENTIFY THEM.
OH, YES, OF COURSE, INSPECTOR.
NOW IF YOU'LL JUST SIGN THIS RECEIPT,
I'LL BE ON MY WAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, INSPECTOR.
I SUGGEST YOU PUT THOSE IN THE HOTEL SAFE RIGHT AWAY.
I SHALL,
AND THANK YOU AGAIN, INSPECTOR.
NOT AT ALL. GOOD DAY.
EXCUSE ME. MAY I?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
THESE STONES SEEM TO BE IDENTICAL.
THEY'RE JUST WELL MATCHED.
HANKS.
HANKS, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THESE TWO STONES, PLEASE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS?
THAT'S WHAT I INTEND TO FIND OUT.
WELL?
THEY'RE IDENTICAL.
THEY CAN'T BE, BUT THEY ARE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR.
PLEASE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, HANKS?
[ WHISPERS ]
I'LL ADMIT YOU HAD ME FOOLED.
MISS CARTER'S RELUCTANCE TO GO TO THE POLICE
CONVINCED ME THAT YOU WERE THIEVES.
YOU WANTED THE LOMBUANDA STONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A SOURCE
THROUGH WHICH YOU COULD LEGITIMIZE THE SALE
OF STOLEN DIAMONDS.
THUS, APPARENTLY, IT WAS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.
WASN'T IT, GENTLEMEN?
TWO IDENTICAL STONES?
STAINS ON YOUR HANDS,
CARBON STAINS --
CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING.
HAVE YOU TRULY FOUND A METHOD
FOR SYNTHESIZING DIAMONDS,
FLAWLESS STONES?
ASSUMING FOR THE MOMENT WE HAVE,
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN OUR PROPOSITION?
I CANNOT ANSWER THAT
UNTIL I SEE IT DONE.
NO. MY PROCESS MUST BE KEPT A SECRET.
THEN WE HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO DISCUSS.
JUST A MOMENT.
VERY WELL, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR WISH.
YOU WILL SEE IT.
IT IS MY PROCESS, I DEVELOPED IT,
AND YOU PROMISED ME IT WOULD BE KEPT A SECRET.
MR. BRIGGS,
IT WILL BE OUR SECRET.
A SECRET THAT WILL MAKE LOMBUANDA
ONE OF THE RICHEST NATIONS ON EARTH.
WHAT'S THE INTERNAL HEAT?
3,800 DEGREES.
LET'S COOL IT OFF AND HAVE A LOOK.
MAGNIFICENT.
THEY'RE ALL PERFECT, EXCELLENCY.
WELL, CONVINCED?
THERE'S ONE MORE THING.
WHAT?
THE DIAMOND.
THIS IS THE ONE STONE IN THE WORLD
I KNOW HAS NO DUPLICATE.
MAKE ANOTHER ONE.
IT'LL INVOLVE MAKING A MOLD FIRST.
THEN MAKE A MOLD.
WELL, I --
CAN'T YOU DO IT?
OF COURSE HE CAN DO IT.
PUT IT IN THE MOLDING COMPOUND.
PLACE IT RIGHT IN THE CENTER.
REMOVE YOUR STONE.
WHAT IS HE DOING WITH IT?
THIS PROCESS TOOK 10 YEARS TO DEVELOP.
IT'S MINE, AND IT'LL REMAIN MINE.
A PERFECT DUPLICATE.
PERFECT.
I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED IT
HAD I NOT SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES, MR. BRIGGS.
MAY I COMPARE THEM?
MAY I?
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
YES, PERFECT.
TOO PERFECT.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?
THE ENTIRE DIAMOND WORLD KNOWS THERE WAS ONLY ONE SUCH STONE.
A DUPLICATE WOULD EXPOSE OUR ENTIRE PLAN, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
YOU MUST ONLY DUPLICATE UNCUT STONES,
WHICH WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY CUT INTO ORIGINAL GEMSTONES.
STARTING WITH THE LOMBUANDA.
EXACTLY, MR. HAND,
AND YOU WILL MOVE ALL THIS TO MY COUNTRY,
TO LOMBUANDA,
THE SOURCE OF THE GREATEST DIAMOND FIND OF ALL TIME.
IN LOMBUANDA, YOU WILL FIND EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
YOU'LL BE TREATED LIKE ROYALTY.
YOU'LL BE RICH BEYOND YOUR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS.
WELCOME TO LOMBUANDA, GENTLEMEN.
I WONDER IF ALL THIS SECURITY IS TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OR US IN.
I'D SAY BOTH.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
HUP, HUP, HUP, HUP!
AY!
THERE WE ARE.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
WELL, I THINK YOU'LL FIND
THIS PLACE FITS YOUR SPECIFICATIONS --
AMPLE SPACE, ALL THE ELECTRIC POWER YOU NEED,
AND ALL THE WORKERS YOU WILL REQUIRE.
IT'S MORE LIKE A CONCENTRATION CAMP THAN A FACTORY.
SURELY YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE WILL PRODUCE IN THIS FACTORY.
ABSOLUTE SECURITY MUST BE MAINTAINED.
SO FROM THIS MOMENT, NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED
TO ENTER OR LEAVE THE FACTORY AREA
WITHOUT A PASS FROM ME.
AND WHAT ABOUT US?
SURELY YOU'D WANT TO LIVE CLOSE TO THE FACTORY.
I'VE PROVIDED YOU WITH MOST COMFORTABLE QUARTERS
DIRECTLY IN THE COMPOUND,
AND MISS CARTER, I'VE ARRANGED FOR HER TO STAY --
MISS CARTER WILL NOT BE COMING.
HER JOB IS...FINISHED.
CLUMSY FOOL!
AAH! AAH!
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
GENTLEMEN, WILL YOU FOLLOW ME, PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT, HOIST AWAY!
WELL, SEEMS ALL RIGHT.
I INTEND THE PROCESS TO REMAIN MY SECRET.
THAT WAS OUR BARGAIN.
YOU WILL HAVE TO LEAVE.
WE ARE PARTNERS, MR. BRIGGS.
WHY SHOULD WE HAVE SECRETS FROM EACH OTHER?
NO ONE KNOWS MY PROCESS, AND NO ONE EVER WILL.
IF YOU WILL LEAVE, WE'LL GET UNDERWAY.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
ONCE THE MACHINE IS IN OPERATION,
I HAVE NO FURTHER USE FOR THEM.
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
YES, WHAT IS IT?
THERE'S STILL ANOTHER LOAD AT THE AIRPORT.
I'LL NEED A PASS.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
A LITTLE STIFF.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
RIGHT ABOUT HERE.
GOOD.
DAN.
OKAY?
YEAH. I GOT A PASS.
WE MAY HAVE TO CHANGE THE TIME AND THE DATE.
NO PROBLEM.
THEN WE'RE READY.
CHECK THE DISTANCE AND MOVE THIS PANEL INTO POSITION.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
OKAY.
GOOD.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
HAS THE MACHINE BEEN TESTED?
IT'S WORKING PERFECTLY.
VERY GOOD.
LET'S GET ON WITH IT.
GENTLEMEN, THE LOMBUANDA DIAMOND.
$30 MILLION.
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE THE MOLD ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO HARDEN.
I NEVER TRIED TO DUPLICATE A STONE THIS SIZE BEFORE.
I WANT THE MOLD TO HARDEN PERFECTLY.
[ KNOCKING ]
[ WHIRRING ]
[ BEEP BEEP BEEP ]
[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
WATCH WHAT HE'S DOING. YOU'LL BE DOING IT NEXT.
PRESSURE'S RISING IN THE REAR HEATING ELEMENT.
I'LL TAKE A LOOK.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW. THE PRESSURE'S BUILDING.
THE DIAMOND! LET'S GET IT OUT OF THE MOLD!
YES, GET IT OUT!
DAN!
I NEED YOU BACK HERE!
Rollin: WE CAN'T GET IT OPEN!
THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM'S JAMMED.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THAT DIAMOND...
DAN!
LET HIM GO!
THE DIAMOND WON'T BE DAMAGED,
BUT IF THIS MACHINE BLOWS, WE WON'T HAVE A CHANCE.
Rollin: TURN OFF THE MAIN VALVE.
Briggs: I CAN'T. IT WON'T BUDGE.
KEEP TRYING.
I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN.
HELP ME WITH THIS PANEL. IT'S RED-HOT.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAND IT IN HERE MUCH LONGER.
LET'S TRY THE VALVE ONE MORE TIME!
I'VE GOT TO GET OUT! I CAN'T STAND THIS HEAT!
LET'S GO.
IF THAT PRESSURE KEEPS BUILDING,
THE WHOLE MACHINE WILL GO!
THE LINE'S BLOWN! WE GOT TO GET OUT!
WE CAN'T! THE STEAM!
[ BOOM ]
I'M KIND OF SORRY.
WHY?
WELL, FOR A WHILE THERE,
I ALMOST BELIEVED IT REALLY COULD PRODUCE DIAMONDS.
IT DID,
THE ONE WE WERE AFTER.