"Prisoner's escort, halt!" "Bruce, you are head of World Security." "I hold you personally responsible for Denes." "Why?" "Don't you trust your own security?" "Do I have to insist?" "My name carries some weight in the councils of the world." " Of course it does." " Well, do as I ask." "Fedorin, come with me." "We must make a report to the World Authority." " They won't believe a word you tell them." " We shall see." "Fedorin." "I don't want any trouble." "Don't worry." "I am looking forward to facing Salamander in public court." "I won't run away." " You've done very well so far, Fedorin." " It's nothing more than blackmail." "Blackmail?" "I have threatened you with nothing." "No, but you would if I refused." "Fedorin, I keep on telling you, this is just a form of comprehensive insurance, hm?" "There's nothing for you to worry about." "My dear man, I've done nothing but praise you ever since we first met." "I said you should be European Controller." "I said I would support you." "You've found out things about me, lies that would damage me." "I am doing you a good turn." "I am actually suppressing facts about you." " Lies, I tell you!" " Lies..." "Truth..." "Who knows?" "But we wouldn't like to put him to the test, would we?" "There." "What's this?" "Used in the right way, at the right time, it can dictate your own future and the future of Alexander Denes." "Poison..." "I want you to take a message..." "McCrimmon!" "What are you doing dressed like this?" " Leader's orders." " I've got some questions for you." "I have better things to do, thank you." "What were Salamander and Giles Kent discussing?" " It's not for me to tell you that." " Giles Kent is Salamander's bitter enemy." "If Salamander wishes you to know that, he'll tell you himself." "You'll get nothing out of me." "How much longer am I to be kept here?" " You choose to be insolent?" " We're waiting for the security hovercar." "The volcanic eruptions have disrupted everything." " Isn't there a room I could wait in?" " I'm simply obeying orders." " Could you interpret them differently?" " What can I do?" " You are a prisoner here." " Captain!" " Why is Mr Denes being kept in the corridor?" " It's easier to guard him here." " Are you all right?" " Yes, thank you." " Something to read, perhaps?" " That would be a comfort." "The Controller is not to be treated as a convicted man before his trial." "See he has whatever he wants." "What can I get for you?" " If we are to wait, something to eat and drink." " Very well." " Prison rations, Captain?" " Certainly not." "Nothing but the best for him." "From our leader's own kitchens." " And to read?" " Something light." "A book about foreign travels, perhaps" "So you reckon you know about cooking?" " Yes, I did lots at home." " All right." "Give me a menu." " Now?" " Yeah, now." "Soup..." "Fish..." "Meat and pudding." " Dessert!" " Yes." "Go on." "What else?" "Er..." "Yes, you're a bit too smart for me." "Let's have a recipe." " Now?" " Yeah." "Now." "Er..." "Oh, yes." "We used to have a lovely pudding at home with lots of almonds, eggs, lemon peel, candied peel, oranges, cream..." " It was lovely!" " Do you know how to make it?" "It's quite simple." "You whoosh it up all together." "That sounds easy." " What's this whoosh-up called?" " Kaiser Pudding." "That's just great." "Yes, I've got a job for you, all right." "Peel those spuds now!" " Is that the best you can do?" "She must learn." " Back at school, are we?" "Well, there are worse things." "We could have rats gnawing the gas pipes so the ovens catch fire and burn the building down." " It isn't that bad, Griff." " I'm only trying to help with a..." "There, you see?" "This chicken's browning too soon." " It'll be as tough as rubber." " Oh, Griff!" "Now the soup's boiling." "Did I put any salt in it?" "Dinner tonight is going to be a national disaster." "My mother was right." "She wanted me to be a dustman." " Do you want to do something useful?" " Yes, please." "Sit down and write out the menus." "First course interrupted by a bomb explosion." "Second course affected by earthquakes." "Third course ruined by interference in the kitchen." "I'm going out for a walk." "It'll probably rain." " He doesn't like me." " He's the same with everyone." "Even Salamander?" "Listen." "You must go away from here." "Don't get caught up in Salamander's world." " Why?" "You sound as if you don't like him." " Like him?" "Hello there." "Finish writing those menus." " Did you hear that?" " Get her to talk about Salamander." " All right." "As soon as I can." " I told Astrid what's happened." " You might have told me!" " She's trying to get Denes away." "And take him to the Doctor?" "He'd believe Denes." "How can she get in?" "Guards are everywhere." "Her friends are giving her passes and a uniform." " What sort of uniform?" " Messenger delivery." "Ssh!" "I don't know whether Fedorin is to be regarded as a new Controller or not." "The burden of office is heavy, my friend." "They've gone." "Astrid and Giles Kent were right." "Salamander IS an evil man." " I can sense it from all the people here." " He's bad, all right." "He's had Denes arrested, and has Fedorin eating out of his hand." " Why do that?" " Replace an honest man with a weaker man, but somehow have a hold on him, and take over the territory." "I see - when everything's in a turmoil because of the earthquakes." "And that's lucky to say the least." "But you don't really believe that Salamander could cause earthquakes, do you?" "I'm certain Salamander's behind this." "Jamie and Victoria will tell you how bad he is." "But why make earthquakes?" "Years ago, if a country wanted to invade another, it threw that country into confusion, making it weak and ripe for take-over." "That's happening here." "You're saying Salamander has found a way to harness the natural forces of the Earth." "That's difficult to accept." "I'm not saying it's impossible, mind you." "You say it's coming from the research station." "Salamander's research station, eh?" "That's what I believe, in spite of..." "Ssh!" "In spite of the fact he invented the sun-store and directed conserved energy to areas starved of sun." " What made you suspicious?" " The money he was spending." "The materials and food." "It didn't match the requisition orders." " That's valuable evidence." " New orders appeared." "I was made out to be the criminal - by suggestion, of course." "Every accusation I made against Salamander was seen as an attempt to clear myself." "A sort of Jekyll and Hyde character, perhaps, our Mr Salamander." "It will be interesting to see Jamie's report." "Security!" "Quick!" "Here." "Quick." " I hope there's plenty of air in here." " Yes, yes." "So..." " It's you." "I might have known." " Do you have any authority?" " You're on research station territory." " Not quite." "Look at the boundary lines." "That's very clever." "Well, what ARE you doing here?" "I don't have to answer your questions." " Bird-watching, no doubt" " Perhaps." " A perfect view of the research station." " Really?" "Well, well, well..." "A memento of the old days." " You have no right to..." " Guard!" "It was just an accident." "You won't be staying in this vicinity, will you?" "You can't make me leave here." "All right." "That's enough." "There's not much point in your staying here now, is there?" "I wouldn't complain to anyone about this if I were you, Kent." "After all, nobody would believe you, would they?" "Come on." "Now do you believe the sort of people they are?" " Unpleasant, yes, but not necessarily evil." " Why won't you believe me?" "It is too important." "I must be sure." "Oh, dear." "What pretty crockery." "Sad, really." "People spend all their time making nice things and other people break them." "That's what I mean about Salamander." "He's trying to destroy the world!" "Facts, Kent." "I must have facts." "That's what I hope Jamie's going to bring back." "Halt!" "Why are you running?" "I have an urgent message for Leader Salamander." "Your pass?" " You have not been here before." " No." "Next time, do not run." "It is dangerous to run here." " I'll remember." " Wait!" "You like wine?" "My name is Janos." "We drink wine together tonight?" "I have to go and deliver my message." "Yes, but later you will come back?" "Yes." "Yes, I'll come back." "Just a moment." " I have a message for Leader Salamander." " Yes, I heard you." "Where is it?" " It's private and personal." " I don't want to read it." "Keep still." "I have to deliver it to Salamander personally." " You do have a message?" " Of course." "Then show me." "Very well." "I know you from somewhere." "I think I must have dropped off." "Thank you." "Sit down." "Go on with what you're doing." "We've got to rescue Denes." " There are guards everywhere." " We must try." " We should get him to the Doctor." " I intend to." "What's the plan?" " I want you to cause a diversion." " What do I do?" " Anything, but do it at 11 o'clock precisely." " 11 o'clock." "Right." "I see." "The second corridor on the right." "Thank you." "Yes..." "Now we're a travel agency!" "I haven't met you before." "What's wrong?" " It's bound to be something serious." " He's a friend." " He's not a cook like you, I hope." " No." "That's all right, then." "This is as good a place as any for meeting friends." "Come one, come all, I say!" "How's the food?" "Terrible..." "Terrible!" "I'll get the sack tonight, I swear I will." "Maybe they'll shoot me - I won't have to worry any more." "No." "The firing squad would miss me!" " Are you preparing food for Mr Denes?" " It's ready, such as it is." " We don't want too much of a crowd in here." " I'll be off." "No." "You stay." "I'll go." "I'm only the chef here." "Now, what can we give Mr Denes?" "Er..." "Do you like working for Salamander, Fariah?" "It must be wonderful travelling with him." "I don't enjoy travelling." " This is good." "That Griff's a genius." " Why travel, then?" "Sometimes we do what we have to do, not what we want to do." " You don't have to work for Salamander." " Don't I?" "What do you know about it?" "To you, Salamander is a god." "The saviour of the world." "You saved his life, didn't you?" " Don't you protect him every day?" " Yes." "As I say, sometimes we do what we have to do, not what we want to do." "Whatever he's done or not done, he should be treated according to rank." "He will be moved soon." "You can't expect much sympathy for him, Bruce." "Word gets around." "I warned him about the earthquakes." "He could have cautioned the people." "Some might have been saved." " Maybe." " No maybe about it!" "Who's going to control this zone now?" "Fedorin?" "Fedorin." "What a good idea!" " Be nice to Mr Denes." " I will." "Give him a smile." "It might make him forget the taste of the soup!" "Oh!" "Is this for Mr Denes?" "Yes." "I was taking it to him." " May I look?" " Yes." "Mm..." "Delicious." "Very good." "Where's the salt?" "You forgot something." " Oh, no..." " You run and get it." "Yes." "The same girl I saw in the park." "I suddenly remembered." " You say she was talking to the boy and girl?" " She was on the same bench." " Coincidence?" " She wasn't in messenger's uniform then." " She is now." " She hasn't delivered any messages to me." " Shall I alert the building?" " No." "I want to know where she comes from." "Let her escape, but have her followed." " Frighten her away." " I understand." "And the other two?" "I'll deal with them." " Good!" " Sorry I've been so long." "I am looking forward to this." " Thank you." " Just a moment." " Has the trolley been checked?" " I was just going to, sir." "Don't any of you know anything?" "Do you imagine I'll try and cut my way out of here?" "How do I eat without a knife?" " It's none of my concern." " Try the spoon." "How do you cut a steak with a spoon?" "It's a long time since I had my food cut up for me!" " Watch him carefully." " Thank you for your courtesy." "Fariah, come with me." "I want a word with you and Griffin about breaking regulations." "Yes, sir." "What's the time?" "Six minutes to eleven." "May I stay with you?" "I'm Victoria." "Yes, of course." "I'd be glad of your company." "If you'll forgive me..." "I'm really rather hungry." "There must be some other way." "I couldn't do it, Salamander." "I couldn't do it." "I stood there with this man's life in my hands." "This powder" " I couldn't use it." "I gave you the chance to become something." "Somebody." " You failed to take it." " There must be some other way." "Of course, my friend." "Don't worry." " What?" " Don't worry." "You try, you fail - so what?" "The moon doesn't fall out of the sky!" "Come and sit down." "Have a drink, huh?" "Cheer up." "We'll find another way." "I really did try." "Of course you did." "Don't worry." "Forget it, huh?" "I have an alternative." "Your health." "I hope you will appreciate this wine." "It's made for me especially in Alaska." "One chance, my friend." "I said one chance!" "The new man says he's seen someone in the kitchen gardens." "Very well." "Oh, see to that, will you?" "Suicide, of course." "Such a pity." " I can't see anything." " Over there by the trees!" "He's armed, too." "Get down!" "I'm going out there." "Stay down here." "When the rest of the guards come, send them after me." "This is just about the end of a perfect day" "I know the food's bad, but you don't have to go that far!" "All right." "Have it your own way." "Why did I ever leave Wollamalloo?" "Astrid's going to get you away." "An attempt has been made to rescue this man." "Take him to the car." "I'm sorry, Janos." "Stop!" "After them!" "Arrest that girl!" "Well, we all seem to be here, except the third member of your escape committee." " What are you talking about?" " You were seen with a girl in the park." " The one who tried to escape with Denes." " We don't even know her." "A diversion was caused." " There was no one outside the kitchen." " There was, and there was shooting." "Three shots have been fired from this gun." "It's yours, isn't it?" "Pretending to save my life was ingenious, but ingenuity requires a constant stream of new ideas." "Yours seem to have dried up." "I come to the Central Zone." "An attempt is made on my life." "Denes proves to be a traitor." "Fedorin commits suicide because I uncover him." "Do your job, Bruce." "You can see they're all in this." "All right." "Take them away." "Take your hands off me!" "I think you should tell me what's going on." "One minute you're working with McCrimmon..." " I thought he saved my life." " I mean before that." "In Kent's office." " What are you talking about?" " I saw you there." " I haven't seen Kent in months." " You were with him, Fariah and the youngsters." "I thought it was so curious, I spoke to Benik about it." " That's the reason I came to this zone." " But I tell you..." "I must get back to the research centre." "You will come with me." "It was you." "Or someone like you."