Mission: Impossible

COME ON, BOYS, WAKE UP.

CRAP TABLE NUMBER 2.

GRAY-HAIRED MAN AND HIS RIGHT HAND.

HEY, MR. KERR, I CAN EXPLAIN.

OH, I'M SURE YOU CAN.

DON'T KILL HIM, BOYS.

JUST MAKE HIM WISH YOU HAD.

PLEASE, MR. KERR, PLEASE!

HONEY.

BLACKJACK TABLE NUMBER 3.

PICK UP A THOUSAND.

BOSS?

CAMERON JUST CALLED.

HE WANTS YOU TO MEET HIM DOWNTOWN

AT THE WAREHOUSE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "CAMERON WANTS"?

HE WASN'T ASKING, BOSS, HE WAS TELLING.

ALL RIGHT, CAMERON, WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?

SIMPSON? WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?

KERR, LET'S BE REASONABLE ABOUT --

SHUT UP.

YOUR CHIEF ACCOUNTANT IS A COP.

STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

WE FOUND THIS ON HIM.

YOUR PRIVATE BOOKS.

FROM THERE, IT'S ONLY ONE STEP

TO BREAKING THE CODE AND FIGURING OUT

EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY GOES BACK EAST.

YOU'RE GETTING CARELESS, KERR.

YOU SPEND $2 MILLION BUILDING A NEW VAULT IN A CASINO,

AND THEN YOU HIRE HIM.

CAMERON, DON'T LECTURE ME.

I BUILT THE AQUARIUS UP FROM NOTHING.

AND I'VE ALSO RUN THIS TOWN FOR THE ORGANIZATION FOR YEARS.

AND I'VE RUN IT RIGHT.

THE ORGANIZATION ISN'T SO SURE.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

AND JUST IN TIME.

ALL RIGHT, SIMPSON.

LET'S GO.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

YOU'VE MADE ME LOOK BAD.

ORIN!

THESE OTHER GUYS, THE HARD TYPES --

YOU'RE DIFFERENT.

WE CAN MAKE A DEAL.

HMM.

I JUST SEEM TO BE.

TOO BAD, TOO.

YOU WERE SO GOOD AT FIGURES.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. CAMERON.

KERR.

BE MORE CAREFUL.

NEXT TIME, COULD BE YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

THIS MAN, ORIN KERR, RUNS ONE OF THE WEST'S

MOST POPULAR RESORT CITIES FOR THE SYNDICATE,

CHANNELING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

INTO THE UNDERWORLD EVERY YEAR FROM UNSUSPECTING TOURISTS.

CONVENTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

COULD CLEAN UP THE TOWN

IF A NEW BILL PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR

ENDING COUNTY CONTROL OF GAMBLING PASSES.

UNDERCOVER AGENT MEL SIMPSON WAS KILLED

TRYING TO GAIN EVIDENCE OF SYNDICATE INVOLVEMENT

TO PLACE BEFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

YOUR MISSION, IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO GET THAT EVIDENCE IN TIME TO ENSURE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

ORIN KERR DESIGNED THE NEW VAULT AT THE AQUARIUS HIMSELF,

AND THE FILM THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE

WAS MADE BY THE COMPANY

THAT INSTALLED THE AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT.

THIS IS A TAKE BOX USED AT EVERY TABLE IN THE CASINO.

NOW THE BILLS ARE BEING ROLLED AND PRESSED.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

BUT WITH AN ACHILLES' HEEL,

AS IS THE CASE WITH ALL VAULTS OF THIS KIND.

THE ELECTRICAL POWER FOR THE ALARM SYSTEM IS INSIDE.

IN THIS CASE, IT'S A BANK OF HEAVY BATTERIES.

CASEY...

OUR ANSWER TO ORIN KERR.

THAT'S NOT A BAD-LOOKING HANDBAG, EITHER.

JIM, THE TAPES ARE ALL READY,

AND THE ACTOR WHO PLAYED ORIN KERR WAS EXCELLENT.

GOOD, CASEY.

OUR WHOLE PLAN DEPENDS ON US SAYING ONE THING TO KERR

WHILE CAMERON THINKS WE'RE SAYING SOMETHING ELSE.

THIS WILL CLIP OVER THE WIRE LEADING FROM THE BUG

THAT CAMERON HAS INSTALLED IN KERR'S OFFICE.

ONCE IT'S IN PLACE,

WE CAN PLAY THIS ANY TIME WE WANT.

A LETTER ABOUT ME WENT OUT YESTERDAY FROM CHICAGO, JIM.

BARNEY, THE REAL FREDERICK DAWSON'S

BEING DETAINED IN NEW YORK.

KERR AND THE CARIBBEAN GROUP

HAVE BEEN KIND OF FEELING EACH OTHER OUT

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS,

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

THEY'VE SENT A REPRESENTATIVE.

WHEN DID RUSS NEELEY DIE, JIM?

TWO DAYS AGO, WILLIE,

AND WITHOUT TELLING WHERE THE RAILROAD LOOT IS.

WE'RE KEEPING HIS DEATH A SECRET.

KERR DOES SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB FOR THE SYNDICATE.

WHY ARE THEY SENDING CAMERON IN?

KERR'S BECOME SOMEWHAT OF A DANDY LATELY, CASEY,

LIVING LIKE HIS MILLIONAIRE PATRONS.

IT HASN'T CUT DOWN ON HIS EFFICIENCY,

BUT IT'S MADE SOME OF HIS BOSSES A LITTLE UNEASY.

CAMERON...

IS AN OLD LINE ENFORCER, AND HE WANTS KERR'S JOB.

GIVEN A GOOD EXCUSE,

HE WON'T HESITATE TO KILL KERR,

OR ANYONE ELSE, FOR THAT MATTER.

ANYTHING HAPPENING?

NO, NOT REALLY.

HE'S BEEN WITH THAT SHOWGIRL, YOU KNOW, THE BIG BLONDE.

YEAH.

THE GUY'S GOT SOME LINE, BOY.

I COULDN'T TAKE ANY MORE OF THAT,

SO I TURNED THE SPEAKER DOWN.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.

YEAH.

CASEY.

YES, JIM?

I'M READY. LOWER THE WIRE.

HERE IT COMES.

HERE WE GO NOW.

YEAH.

I'M SAM EVANS FROM CHICAGO.

COME IN.

THIS IS SAM EVANS OUT OF CHICAGO,

A FRIEND OF BILL COLLINS.

OH, YEAH. WELCOME.

I SEEM TO REMEMBER BILL WRITING TO ME ABOUT YOU.

EXCUSE ME, DEAR.

HOW IS OLD BILL?

OH, YEAH.

BILL OUGHT TO GET SOME PEOPLE AROUND HIM WHO CAN SPELL.

WHAT IS IT YOU DO, SAM?

BLACKJACK.

UH-HUH.

JUNE.

JANE.

JANE, OF COURSE. SAM, HAVE A SEAT OVER THERE.

THANK YOU.

THIS, MY DEAR LADY,

IS FOR YOUR BEING SUCH PLEASANT COMPANY AT LUNCH.

YOU'RE PRETTY PLEASANT YOURSELF, MR. KERR.

PLUS, ANYTHING YOU CAN WIN FROM MR. SAM EVANS HERE.

ALL RIGHT, SAM.

SHOW ME.

SPLITTING.

STICK. YOU'RE VERY NICE.

21.

I'M SORRY. YOU LOSE.

PLACE YOUR BET.

I'LL PLAY THESE.

BLACKJACK.

YOU TIN-HORNED CHISELER, YOU.

YOU MEAN HE'S BEEN CHEATING ME?

HERE, HONEY. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

THANK YOU, MR. KERR.

I'VE GOT LOTS OF EXPERIENCE.

YOU'RE OKAY.

EVANS, WHAT KIND OF A PLACE DO YOU THINK THE AQUARIUS IS?

I'M SORRY, MR. KERR. I THOUGHT --

YOU THOUGHT? YOU THOUGHT.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN START TODAY. WICKS, YOU SHOW HIM.

OKAY, BOSS.

THANKS, MR. KERR.

WE'RE HOOKED INTO CAMERON'S BUG

AND THE WARNING LINE FROM THE CASHIER.

VERY GOOD.

IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR ME TO CASH ANOTHER CHECK.

OH!

FREDERICK DAWSON.

OH, YEAH, FROM THE, UH, CARIBBEAN.

MR. KERR'S BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

THANK YOU.

TO A PLEASANT STAY, MR. DAWSON.

THANK YOU, MR. KERR.

CHEERS.

YOU UNDERSTAND

WHY I CONTACTED YOUR ORGANIZATION?

I REALLY WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE. I FEEL I'VE...

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, FREDERICK.

YOU, TOO, ORIN.

GOOD NEWS -- YOU'LL HAVE THAT MONEY TONIGHT.

...IS TO EVALUATE YOU, YOUR OPERATION.

YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

I HEAR...

I HAVE BEEN ALREADY.

THIS EVENING'S PAPER.

I SAID YOU'D GET IT.