Mission: Impossible

Good morning, Mr. Phelps.

In exactly five days, Archbishop Djelvas,

the ecclesiastic patriarch of Povia,

must name a regent to succeed the king

who died recently, leaving no heir.

This man, General Envir Qaisette,

has vowed that unless he is named regent,

he will seize the throne in a bloody coup d'etat.

If Qaisette succeeds, Povia, a free constitutional monarchy,

will become a military dictatorship.

Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it,

is to stop Qaisette.

As always, should you or any of your IM 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.

One dot, step one.

Two dots, step two.

Three dots in a line, step three.

Three dots in a triangle, step four.

Shall I go on?

No, no, you've got it perfectly, Cinnamon.

Now the puzzle box is in a safe

inside the royal vault in the old cathedral.

The only possible way to get in there, Barney,

is through the catacombs.

Jim, can we be sure they're still open?

Yes, from the solitary confinement cell in the jail.

Now, you'll have to make sure

that that's where they put you.

That part's easy.

Mm-hmm, getting out?

Right here.

Mm-hmm.

Well, you two are set.

Provided I can solve the puzzle box in time.

Rollin, have you been over all these with Cinnamon?

Yes, Jim. She's learned everything

that's possible to know about Celine.

All right, that's it, then.

With the rumors we've been spreading,

everyone in Povia's starting to believe

that the real Celine could actually still be alive.

Except Qaisette.

Yes, but even he can't be positive that she's dead.

The prefect here is completely reliable, politically.

When he receives the signal,

he will seal off the entire district.

But in this province here,

the archbishop has many followers.

They could be a problem.

As chief of the secret police, it is your job

to see that any such problems are eliminated.

The orders of arrest have already been arranged.

Yes.

A moment.

It's concerning your call to the archbishop.

They say he's not receiving any calls.

Doddering old scarecrow's still trying to avoid me.

You may inform His Eminence

that I will be in his office in exactly 15 minutes.

These recent rumors about Celine.

Could it be possible that the Archbishop

is creating them himself?

It's just possible.

A last, desperate attempt to keep me from taking power.

If you will step this way, please.

No, no, the royal vault room is in there.

Royal vault? No one is allowed in there except...

Couldn't I take a look in there?

Only the postulants, for confession.

Oh, beg your pardon, Sister.

Forgive us, Sister.

I said I was sorry. Didn't she hear me?

The postulants of the Order of St. Cassik

are not allowed to speak.

Only in the confessional.

Oh.

Now follow me, please.

Have you ever seen anything more beautiful than that,

ladies and gentlemen?

Children prattle on in the streets

about their princess coming home.

Old ladies swear that they have seen Celine.

Suddenly, rumors, whispers, stories.

"The Princess Celine has finally returned home."

Perhaps His Eminence hasn't heard these rumors?

I have heard.

Then you know they are lies

that are being spread by someone.

I know only that I pray with all my soul

that these rumors are true.

Your prayers are wasted, also your rumors.

You must declare the throne vacant

or name a regent.

I will never proclaim you as regent.

You actually believe

that you can keep me from taking power?

With what...

tales of a ghostly Celine suddenly materializing?

Maybe you actually believe them.

I believe only in prayer.

We will now view the many sacred relics

which have been placed on display.

If you will follow me, please.

Now, as you will note,

most everything you see is a priceless work of art.

Hey, wait a minute,

look, will you come right over here?

Now look, look back through there...

You see that, how pretty that is,

with all those candles burning and everything?

Well, look, would you do me a favor?

Would you just take this and I'll just stand right over here

and you take a picture of me against all of that.

Uh, sir... You ever work one of those before?

Now, look, all you have to do is you look

right through that little window right there.

You see, and then you press this button,

that's all you have to do.

I used to have one of those complicated cameras,

but I got this and I take better pictures

than anybody you ever saw.

And one of the things I really pride myself on

are the pictures I bring home.

Are you prepared, my child?

Yes, Father.

Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

Make me a clean heart, O Lord,

and renew a right spirit within me...

Fine, that just couldn't be better.

Now, I tell you, there's just one more thing I want.

If you'd step up beside this gentleman,

beside this guard, and I can have the two of you right there.

This is going to make a marvelous picture.

All them brass buttons and that junk in the background,

it's gonna be terrific.

You just hold it right there.

Now, here we go.

Right there, that's good.

Oh, local color.

Yeah... now...

Thank you, fellows.

Guard, would you help me, please?

The wax is melting.

I'm not allowed to leave this post.

Would you ask him, please?

Here, workman.

Yes, sir.

Help the priest, please.

Let me wipe it with this, Father.

Thank you, my son.

Will you hold the cover, please? The latch is bent.

Hey, you know, I've just got to get one more picture.

If you just hold it like that, that's fine.

No, I can't do it if your hands are up.

Just hold them down there at your side.

Hold it right there.

You two are under arrest.

Come with me.

I told you, we don't know why.

All he said was to bring in the wax impression,

he'd give us the rest of the money.

What is the name of this man?

He never said.

What is his name?

The old woman just kept calling him "Professor."

Woman? What woman?

I don't know.

She was just there, that's all.

She came in, and right away this professor led her away.

Led her?

Yeah.

What do you mean, "led her?"

I don't know, she was just sick or something.

Mm. Where did he take her?

Into the other room in his suite in the hotel.

What hotel?

I said, "what hotel?"

Metropole.

Which room?

I am near the end of my patience.

Which room?

409.

No one?

They gone?

No, their clothes are still here.

And suitcases.

All right, search everything.

Post two men outside to watch for his return,

then come back at once.

One more outburst from either of you... just one...

And you'll end up in the hole.

Search them and take their belts.

Why?! Why did he want

the impression of that particular locket?

We told you, we don't know why.

It's obvious why he wanted the impression of the locket.

It also explains the sudden rumors of Celine's reappearance.