Mission: Impossible

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PHELPS.

THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS WALTER DUBREE,

THE MOST UNSCRUPULOUS FINANCIER IN AFRICA.

DUBREE'S BROKERAGE FIRM IS IN GHALEA,

A SMALL AFRICAN NATION WHOSE PRO-WESTERN GOVERNMENT

IS THE KEY TO STABILITY IN THE AREA.

LAST WEEK,

A SHIPMENT OF PAPER USED TO MAKE GHALEAN CURRENCY

WAS HIJACKED BY THIS MAN, A COUNTERFEITER,

RACH DIGEUR.

WE BELIEVE DIGEUR HAS MADE

A DEAL WITH DUBREE TO PASS THE COUNTERFEIT MONEY,

WHICH WOULD WRECK THE GHALEAN ECONOMY.

BECAUSE DUBREE IS POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL,

HE CANNOT BE ARRESTED ON SUSPICION ALONE.

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

IS TO RECOVER THE PAPER

AND PUT DUBREE OUT OF BUSINESS --

PERMANENTLY.

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 DESTROY THIS TAPE IN THE USUAL MANNER.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

IT COULD BE REAL, EXCEPT FOR THE PAPER.

WELL, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE TOO PERFECT.

THAT'S RIGHT. DID YOU SEE THE DOCTOR?

YEAH. I GOT IT ALL WORKED OUT, JIM.

DID YOU SHIP THE INK?

YEP, A WEEK AGO. IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM.

SHALL WE SHOW HIM?

MR. GEREAUX.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MISS CARTER,

MR. HAND...

HOW DO YOU DO?

MR. COLLIER.

PAUL GEREAUX, GHALEAN FINANCE MINISTRY. COME IN.

ARE WE ALL SET?

YES. THE GHALEAN CURRENCY YOU NEED

HAS BEEN STORED IN A WAREHOUSE IN THE CITY.

THEY FINISHED PRINTING IT JUST BEFORE I LEFT.

HAS DUBREE TRIED TO MAKE A MOVE?

NOTHING.

AH, THAT IS THE MACHINE?

THAT'S IT.

PARDON ME, IS MONSIEUR DUBREE IN?

AH, MISS HOLMES.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

MR. DUBREE IS NOT IN, BUT I EXPECT HIM AT ANY MOMENT.

MAY I BE OF ANY HELP?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

I'LL JUST HAVE A SEAT, THANK YOU.

CERTAINLY.

EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT.

HOW SOON BEFORE THE PLATE FOR THE REVERSE SIDE IS FINISHED?

A MONTH, MAYBE SIX WEEKS.

YOU'VE GOT SIX DAYS. IT CAN'T BE DONE.

IT HAS TO BE DONE. THE GOVERNMENT IS PRESSING ME.

I MUST HAVE THE MONEY.

IF I TRY TO PUSH THIS JOB,

I COULD RUIN THE PLATES.

I WON'T DO IT.

DIGEUR, YOU HAVE CLEVER HANDS.

BUT UP HERE, YOU'RE A FOOL.

YOUR PRECIOUS PLATES, THEY ARE FOR A $100 NOTE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THEM WITHOUT ME?

A LOCAL CAFE? AT A TOBACCO SHOP?

THEY'RE USELESS UNLESS I PUT THEM INTO CIRCULATION.

NOW GET TO WORK.

WE'VE WASTED ENOUGH TIME.

MISS HOLMES,

I TRUST YOU ARE WELL THIS MORNING.

VERY WELL, THANK YOU.

MAY I ORDER TEA FOR YOU?

THAT WOULD BE NICE, YES.

AMBOULI COPPER OPENED AT 38 THIS MORNING.

YES, IT'S UP 7/8THS.

YOUR TOTAL PURCHASES OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS

NOW AMOUNT TO...

1,100 SHARES, AT AN AVERAGE PRICE OF 36.

OUTRAGEOUS. NOTHING SHORT OF OUTRAGEOUS!

AND I WANT TO WARN YOU, GEREAUX,

I WON'T STAND FOR IT.

ARE YOU THREATENING ME, MR. DUBREE?

YOU WILL TAKE IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE, I COULDN'T CARE LESS!

SO LONG AS YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL NOT BE

TREATED THIS WAY BY A GOVERNMENT BOOKKEEPER!

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE ORDERED THE NEW DEADLINE.

I DON'T CARE IF THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF ORDERED IT.

I WAS GIVEN SIX MONTHS ON THOSE LOANS.

THEY'RE NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER FIVE WEEKS.

THAT'S WHEN THEY WILL BE PAID.

HOWEVER, THE LOANS ARE NOW DUE IN ONE WEEK.

IN FIVE WEEKS, YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF IN JAIL.

I THINK YOU KNOW, GEREAUX, I'M NOT WITHOUT INFLUENCE.

IN THIS CASE, MR. DUBREE,

IT MAY ONLY GET YOU A CELL WITH A VIEW.

GOOD DAY.

MR. MORGAN TO SEE MR. DUBREE.

AH, YES. WILL YOU COME WITH ME, PLEASE?

COME.

MR. DUBREE, THIS IS MR. DAVID MORGAN.

HE WAS REFERRED BY MR. CLINTON

FROM NEW YORK.

PLEASURE, MR. MORGAN.

MY PLEASURE.

PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

NOW, HOW MAY I HELP YOU?

WELL, I SHOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE 1,000 SHARES

OF EURO-AFRICAN AIRWAYS.

EXCELLENT.

VERY PROGRESSIVE NEW MANAGEMENT.

1,000 SHARES EURO-AFRICAN AT $51

WILL AMOUNT TO $51,500 WITH FEES.

I PRESUME THIS WILL BE A BANK DRAFT.

NO, UH, I'LL PAY CASH.

CASH?

WHY, IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT?

NOT AT ALL. IT'S JUST THAT IT'S

RATHER A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO CARRY AROUND.

PERHAPS.

I'LL HAVE TO TROUBLE YOU FOR YOUR IMPORT DECLARATION VOUCHER

ON THE CURRENCY.

CERTAINLY.

I, UH,

I SEEM TO HAVE LEFT IT AT THE HOTEL.

MAY I TELEPHONE IT TO YOU?

SOMEWHAT IRREGULAR.

BUT I'M SURE IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME A MOMENT, MR. MORGAN?

OF COURSE.

MISS HOLMES?

MONSIEUR DUBREE.

THE NEXT 24 HOURS

MAY BE A VERY CRITICAL PERIOD FOR ME.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I MAY NEED YOUR HELP

AND YOUR DISCRETION.

I'M AFRAID I DON'T UNDERSTAND, MISS HOLMES.

CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES MAY MAKE IT NECESSARY

FOR ME TO HAVE TO REACH YOU

OUTSIDE OF REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

COULD THAT BE ARRANGED?

MISS HOLMES, I'M VERY JEALOUS OF MY PRIVACY.

HOWEVER, I'M GOING TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION.

I'M PUTTING MY

HOME PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR RECEIPT.

IT COULD BE ANY HOUR OF THE DAY OR NIGHT.

THERE'S ALWAYS AN EXCHANGE OPEN

SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MONSIEUR DUBREE.

GOOD DAY, MISS HOLMES.

SHE KNOWS SOMETHING.

I WANT A FULL REPORT ON AMBOULI COPPER.

MR. DUBREE, HOW LONG WILL I HAVE TO WAIT?

OH, YES. FORGIVE ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MORGAN.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO,

I HOPE YOU'LL LET ME KNOW.

I SHALL. THANK YOU.

AND YOU WON'T FORGET TO PHONE ME

THE NUMBER OF YOUR IMPORT VOUCHER?

LET ME THROUGH, I'M A DOCTOR.

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE JUST DROPPED.

THIS MAN IS AN EPILEPTIC.

HE'S HAVING A SEIZURE.

ALL I CAN DO IS TO PREVENT HIM FROM INJURING HIMSELF.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?

WELL, IT SEEMS THAT THE WORST IS OVER.

GET RID OF THESE PEOPLE.

WHO IS HE?

HIS NAME IS MORGAN. DAVID MORGAN.

I HAD NEVER MET HIM BEFORE TODAY.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND WHERE HE LIVES,

OR A NAME OF SOME RELATIVE WE CAN CALL.

FIND SOMETHING?

HE'S A FOREIGNER.

HMM.

IS THERE A QUIETER PLACE WHERE WE CAN TAKE HIM?

TAKE HIM TO MY OFFICE.

LOOK AT THIS.

IT SAYS HE BROUGHT LESS THAN $500 INTO THE COUNTRY.

BUT HE HAS THOUSANDS.

YES. APPARENTLY, ALL OF IT WAS SMUGGLED IN.

CHECK THE $50,000 HE GAVE ME EARLIER.

HOW IS HE?

HE WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

HE'S MORE USED TO THESE THINGS

THAN WE ARE, POOR FELLOW.

HE JUST NEEDS REST AND QUIET FOR A FEW DAYS.

IS THERE NO ONE THAT CAN BE CALLED TO TAKE CARE OF HIM?

APPARENTLY NOT.

HMM. WELL, SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AFTER HIM.

I WILL REPORT THE CASE TO THE POLICE

AND LET THEM HANDLE IT.

JUST TAKE IT EASY, MR. MORGAN.