"Somewhere in the forbidding tundra mountains of Lapland high above the Arctic Circle, a group of mining engineers were prospecting for copper." "That's it!" "But what they unearthed was a story, a story that was to terrorize the whole world." "When events began that were to place a burden of decision involving the lives of an entire city on my shoulders," "I was far away, unsuspecting, unknowing." "Hold it!" "It's blood." "What are we stopping for?" "There's blood on the drill." "Okay, turn it off!" "It's a piece of skin, like leather." "Bones?" "Fossil bones." "What kind of thing is down there?" "I don't know." "But I intend to find out." "Alex, get the generator going." "I want to use the radio." "Okay." "You'll suspend the drilling until I find out what this is all about." "If there's any copper down there, it'll have to wait." "Henry, as an American, you have drilled all over the world." "Would do you make of it?" "It can't be a living thing." "Let it be." "There's got to be some explanation." "Well, it's out of our line." "I'm going to radio Narvik, the University of Copenhagen." "We'll need a paleontologist." "I wonder if even they can find the answer." "We'll find out soon enough." "Get the Polaroid." "We'll get ourselves some pictures right away." "Okay on the radio, Svend." " Got it?" " Sure." "Come on then, let's get on that radio." "Within hours, two Danish scientists had joined the mining engineers," "Professor Martens from Copenhagen's Danmarks Aquarium and his associate Dr. Peter Dalby as well as a third man," "Hans Carlson, a newspaper reporter." "The two scientists had examined the startling find hidden beneath the frozen tundra and brought up by the drill bit." "They'd reasoned out the meaning of the gruesome puzzle without ever dreaming of its full deadly secret." "Actually, what we have is easily explained." "Our test borings show that the fossil bones of some large creature lie buried close beneath the surface." "Yes, but how do you explain the tissue, the blood?" "Dr. Dalby and I have discussed that." "There's a streak of icy muck underground." "The creature must be embedded in it, frozen solid." "Not unusual, really." "Fully preserved mammoths and other animals have been discovered under the same conditions, most of them in Siberia." "But the piece we found in the core sample wasn't frozen." "Neither was the blood." "Your drill apparently bit through the frozen part of the creature." "The heat of the friction thawed it out, and you got your blood." "Mm-hmm, makes sense." "Then there's really nothing exciting about this at all." " Ah, quite the contrary." " Oh?" "You see, all the animals discovered until now were mammals, but the piece of skin you brought up and the apparent size of the beast convinced us that this one is a reptile." "A giant reptile?" "Precisely, and that is unique." "Tomorrow we will start to excavate and ship everything to the Denmark aquarium of Copenhagen where we have the facilities for study." "All right, all right, Lisa, we'll find a spot" " for your funny Mr. Peters." " Thank you, father." "You'll need a watchman now anyway with Svend's fossils here." "Don't spend all your time with those old fossils, father." "You might become one." "With two daughters like you and Carol, it's a pleasure to retire to my old bones." "Good morning, Dr. Martens." "Good day." "Good morning, professor." "Good day." "Good morning." "Good day." "Here is the latest list of bone fragments, Dr. Dalby." "Thank you." "Peter, are you still trying to master that jigsaw puzzle?" "I tell you, Otto, I won't give up." "It's got to be done." "But it is useless." "Reconstruction is impossible." "I don't know why." "We've certainly got enough bones to work with." "Too many." "We aren't even sure that all of them belong to the same animal." "lam." "But it would be unlike any other fossil creature ever found." "Father, just received a telegram at home." "I thought it was important, so I brought it right over." "Oh." "It's from that Svend from Lapland." "Oh?" "He has found more bones about 600 meters away." "He is bringing them here." "He arrives in one hour." "Good." "Karen, pick him up at the airport." "Is he handsome, Father?" "No, he has three eyes and a false mustache." "Hurry now." "I don't want him to wait." "How will I know him?" "Since when must I tell you how to find a man?" "Please bring him directly here." "Perhaps these will be the bones we need to solve your problem." "I have never seen bone fragments like this before." "Well, what's so unusual about the bones?" "They are resilient but very strong." "They are almost like the cartilaginous bones of a shark." "What about that frozen piece?" "We have freed it from the muck." "Looks like the tip of the creature's tail." "Here." "We are keeping it frozen, of course." "Take a good look." "From the size of that piece, we have calculated that the whole creature must have been gigantic." "How big would you say?" "In a class with the largest of prehistoric creatures, 90 feet or more." "A giant dinosaur." "Peter, we have an absolutely unique find here." "Mm-hmm." "A perfectly preserved specimen of a reptile... 70, maybe 100 millions years old." "Let's forget all about the bones and concentrate on this." "Father, now that your certain that Svend knows about frozen matters, can I thaw him a little and show him around?" "You must stay with us while you are here." "We have an extra room." "How long can you stay?" "Father, here's Mr. Peterson." "He's all set." "Karen." "Please don't frighten that young man." "You know, she is really quite dangerous." "But don't worry." "I'll go along as your chaperone." "Otto, I envy that young man." "Yes, he will be busy now." "Oh, yes." "Oh, good, I'm glad you could make it, Peterson." " Dr. Dalby." " Glad to see you." "Mr. Peterson is going to help us keep an eye on things." "He will be staying here." "I felt there must be someone here when we are not around." "Good idea." "Sure, anything fishy going on, I'll look into it." "Thank you, Peterson." "Thank you." "Dr. Dalby will tell you what your duties are later." "One of the most important things, Mr. Peterson, is this freezing room." "It must be kept at this temperature at all times." "Sure, Doctor." "It's run electrically." "I'll show you where the machinery is later." "Sure thing." "In the meantime, why don't you get settled?" "I'll do that." ""Electric eel."" "Hmm." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Yep, everything around here runs on electricity." "Oh, Peterson?" "Just doing my rounds, Doctor." "I'm going to be working most of the night." "I'll look after things here." "Okay." "Good night, Doctor." "Good night, Peterson." "And your Mr. Peterson is inspecting everything." "That's what I told you, father." " Oh, yes, yes, I know." " He's so curious." "Yes, you must-- Dr. Dalby." "Oh!" "Something's happened." "Peter?" "Peter!" "What happened?" "Oh, I must have dozed off." "Oh, Dr. Dalby, you really scared me so much." "Father." "Unfrozen." "Completely thawed." "Ruined." "Where is that Peterson?" "Let me get my hands on him." "It isn't Peterson's fault, Otto." "I sent him away." "The fault is mine." "You realize what you have done, Peter." "The tissues are completely thawed out." "Decomposition must already have begun." "Even if we refreeze it, the tissues will never be the same." "Father?" "Dr. Dalby?" "Look at the wound." "It-- it looks different, doesn't it?" "It's healing." "Otto!" "Look at the surface here." "Granulation." "You realize what this means?" "You let it thaw... and now... it is alive." "Welcome, Miss Miller." "We are not accustomed to see such a beautiful woman connected with science." "I assure you, Professor Martens, I am quite capable in my field." "No insult, Miss Miller." "No insult." "As an old man, I feel free to accept beauty without apology." "I guess I'm a little sensitive, Professor." "I hope, Miss Miller, you will enjoy your stay here." "I'm here for a job, Professor." "UNESCO appreciates your invitation." "If all that your report detailed can be verified, it certainly opens up dangerous avenues of exploration." "We have another representative of the United Nations coming here, a countrymen of yours, a general." "His name is, uh..." "Grayson." "Brigadier General Mark Grayson." "We are pleased to have you, General." "Our little Denmark is not used to being so honored." "I don't know why I'm here, Professor." "I assume you'll let me know." "Yes, General." "As a matter of fact, we have a news conference and demonstration for the press in a few minutes." "I think many of your questions will be answered." "But let me introduce you." "This is Miss Miller from UNESCO." "American, Miss Miller?" "Yes, General." "How do you do?" "This is my daughter, Lisa." "I'm pleased to meet you, General." "I hope you will enjoy your stay." "Thank you, Miss Martens, but I believe the shorter the stay, the happier for me." "No offense meant." "And so, ladies and gentlemen, you have been invited here to see for yourselves one of the most amazing events ever to take place in the annals..." "General Grayson, this is Captain Brandt of the Royal Danish Guard." "He has been assigned as your liaison while you are here." "It's a pleasure to welcome you, General." "Thanks, but let's listen to Martens." "Ladies and gentlemen, there is no doubt it is alive... and rapidly growing." "Already it has more than doubled its size." "It lies in a tank in that room." "The tank has a controlled flow of nutrient fluids." "It is, in effect, a kind of regeneration incubator." "Professor Martens, would you explain exactly what regeneration is?" "Regeneration is ability of living tissue to heal itself or repair an injury." "In some animals, this ability is far advanced." "We are all familiar with the fact that a common lizard can lose his tail and grow a new one." "A starfish will regrow an entire new organism from each one of its separate arms." "And a flatworm can be cut into many pieces, and each separate piece will regenerate itself into a complete animal, including such complicated organs as its brain, eyes, and digestive system." "And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what is going on in that tank." "What do you call the thing?" "Mm, we don't know what it will grow into yet, outside the fact it's reptilian." "How about reptilicus martentious?" ""Reptilicus" is good enough." "Reptilicus it is." "And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you would like to have a look in the tank, please follow me." ""The UN has placed all of its scientific knowledge at the disposal of the Danish government." "And General Mark Grayson, well known for his exploits at the Battle of the Bulge, has been placed in command of the protective forces."" "General Mark Grayson in command of two captains, three office boys, and a damn lizard." "Ow!" "Ooh!" "Mom!" "Help!" "Something's happened." "Everything's all right, Peterson." "What?" "But-- but I heard it move." "Yes, I'm sure you did, but Reptilicus has no conscious life, not yet." "What you heard was merely an involuntary embryonic movement." "Uh, sure." "You-- you're right." "Good, Peterson." "If ever anything happens, just let us know." "Okay." "Okay." "It seems to be totally unlike any other known dinosaur." "The huge bony scales along its back are incredibly thick." "The legs are hardly formed as yet." "There is a slimy secretion from glands in his maw." "It has a burning, corrosive effect like strong acid." "Dr. Dalby has recommended that the flow of nutrients be increased." "We will try it." "However, if Reptilicus grows much bigger, we will have to build a new tank." "Come in." "Is there anything I can do for you?" "Yeah, get me transferred out of this damn place." "I think, General, if you just visit the city, you might learn to like it." "I took Captain Brandt's suggestion." "He was right, I needed a change of pace, and I persuaded Connie to go along." "It was a bright move." "She was a charming companion." "Look, Mark, the little mermaid." "How lovely." " It is a beautiful city." " Yes, it is." "There's the King's Castle, Amalienborg." "And the Royal Guard." "What a beautiful fountain." "That's the goddess Gefion plowing Denmark out of the Scandinavian Peninsula, according to legend." "Look at that traffic." "So many bicycles." "They say the Danes are born on bicycles." "I know, and then thrown into the water to learn to swim." " That's Langebro, isn't it?" " Right." "By the way, I asked Brandt to meet us later." "Fine." "We'll go to dinner at Tivoli." "Tivoli Night" "Oh, what a sight" "All of Copenhagen is dancing" "Laughter and light" "Come hold me tight" "This is a place for romancing" "Down by the lake, lovers dream to a song" "Like they were doing when Grandma was young" "Tivoli night" "Tivoli light" "Life is entrancing when we're romancing" "Dancing in Tivoli" "You're all dressed up and with a smile on your face" "You look as gay as can be" "Soon you'll be going to a wonderful place" "You've got a date there, my honey" "With me" "Tivoli night" "Oh, what a sight" "All Copenhagen is dancing" "Laugher and light" "Come hold me tight" "This is a place for romancing" "Down by the lake, lovers dream to a song" "Like they were doing when Grandma was young" "Tivoli night" "Life is so bright" "Lanterns are gleaming when we are dreaming" "Dancing in Tivoli" "Dancing in Tivoli" "Hello?" "!" "Hello!" "Hello!" "Peterson!" "Peterson!" "Peterson, go directly to the police and bring them back immediately!" "Olsen!" "Olsen!" "It's alive!" "It's loose!" "Come in, Peterson." "Come on, we have to get there as fast as possible." "Oh, now see what you've done." " I'm sorry." " What's all this about, Peterson?" " What happened?" " The electricity went out all over." " All over." " Yeah, even the electric eel." "Then what?" "Then it was so dark, I couldn't see my own face in front of me." "I wish I could be that lucky, Mr. Peterson." "And what happened then?" "There was only a big hole left." "The monster is loose!" "Yeah, sure, sure, sure, sure." "Why don't you go and tell Dr. Dalby about it?" "I can't!" "He sent me here to tell you!" "Why, sure." "Dr. Dalby?" "They found no trace of him." "What happened?" "Reptilicus must-- must have developed in a spurt of growth." "He came out of his dormant stage." "How could it happen?" "I don't know." "Maybe the electrical-charged air of the thunderstorm." "Maybe the increased nutrient flow." "I just don't know." "We found his tracks." "They lead down to the water... and disappear." "All right, Captain." "We have a fight on our hands." "I want to set up a base of operations in the city." "Where do you suggest?" "The barracks of the Royal guard." "Area F, area F report, over." "This is field headquarters, A sector." "All units report." "All units report." "Over." "Company B in position." " O sector out." "Over." " No, there'll be no need." "Company A, position B sector." "Out." "All right, gentlemen." "You all have your orders." "I'll work with the Army through Captain Brandt." "Commander Svenson, you'll stand by for any naval action required." "Mr. Hassing, as chief of police," "I'll rely on you to handle the population." "Professor Martens will act as scientific and technical advisor." "Any questions?" "Carry on, gentlemen." "Brandt, I want that radio manned 24 hours a day." "Right." "General Grayson." "Where?" "!" "Stay out of his way!" "We're leaving at once!" " Brandt, red alert." " Where?" "Small farm on the coast." "What happened?" "14 of them." "14 of my best cows." "Did you see it?" "Huge." "It was huge." "It destroyed my barn and went on." "That area, has it been sectored?" " Yes." " All right, we'll surround it, comb it." "If he's in there, we'll get him." "You'd better get everybody out of here in case he comes back." "Control, control, this is Brandt." "Entering E sector, over." "This is control." "We'll rendezvous E sector, area four, over and out." "Come on, Svend, let's go." "Cars number seven and nine, follow me." "The others, go that way." "Come on." "Mark, look over there." "We'll turn this way." "Control, control, this is Brandt!" "We found it!" " It's..." "My God..." "Come on, Svend, get going!" "Machine gun in position there!" "Attention all units!" "Get your field pieces into action!" "Spread out!" "Hit him from all sides!" "Fire when ready!" "Give him everything you've got!" "Be ready to get out of here in a hurry." "Cease fire!" "Cease fire!" "We didn't even dent him." "Those bony scales are like armor plate." "It's headed for the beach" "We'll need a lot more firepower." "If that'll do it." "Wait..." "there's another way." "Can we get to the beach before he does?" "We can sure try." "Report to Captain Brandt!" "Brandt, come in." "We beat him down here." "He can't be far away." "Are you sure this is where he'd come out?" "Yes, if he kept on going toward the beach." "There he is!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Where is that equipment?" "!" "Mark..." "He's returned to the sea, sounding like a wounded whale." "Maybe he was hurt enough." "Maybe he will die." "Not a chance." "He's just taken off to let his wounds heal." "Regeneration?" "In a little while, he'll be as good as new." "Then Reptilicus is a cross between one of these and an amphibious reptile." "More than that." "Nature went through a long period of experimentation some 70 million years ago." "Gentleman, I believe Reptilicus is one of nature's attempts to bridge the step from reptile to mammal." "Whatever he is, we have to destroy him." "But first he must be found." "That's not going to be easy as long as he stays underwater." "He is not essentially a sea creature." "He must come up to breathe occasionally." "Professor Martens, I understand the aquarium has a motor launch that is equipped with a special closed-circuit television system." "We do." "We use it to observe the sea bottom." "I'd like to install that equipment on one of the naval patrol boats." "Yes, sir." "I suggest you concentrate on the waters around here." "Why?" "If he isn't here now, I'm certain he will return." "You see, in a way, this is his birthplace... his home." "Instinct will draw him." "All right." "We're counting on you to find him for us." "Anything?" "Almost a week now." "Why don't you go home?" "Take it easy for a while." "I'll stay with you." "You're a stubborn guy." "Other people are stubborn." "I'm firm." "Bridge, unidentified object on bottom." "Check your screen." "Wilco and out." "Look there." "This is Neilson calling." "Reptilicus cited in shallow water." "Standing by for orders." "Commander Nielsen's calling, sir." "Put it on the PA." "I repeat-- Reptilicus sighted in shallow water." "Standing by for orders." "This is Nielsen calling." "This is Grayson." "Execute plan A." "Execute plan A." "Come to course 2-5-0." "Signal attack run." "Go get him, Nielsen!" "Wilco and out." "Forward battery fire!" "Second battery fire!" " Mark!" " What is it?" "They aren't bombing him." "Of course." "We'll get him this time, blow him bits." "No, don't you realize what you're doing?" "Not now, Connie." "Stay out of this." "Take me out to" "Second battery, fire!" "If Reptilicus should be hit, you'll never find all the pieces underwater." "He can regenerate, Mark." "Commander, this is Grayson." "Break off the attack!" "Cease fire!" "Break off!" "Break off!" "Attack discontinued." "We are returning to port." "Out." "What do we do now?" "We can't touch him as long as he stays underwater." "I wanted to get him while he was still recuperating." "We'll just have to wait." "I know." "Until he's regenerated completely this time." "Until he picks the spot to fight us again." "Hello?" "Yes." "Yes." "At once." "What is it?" "It's your father." "They've got him at the hospital." " Is he" " He had a heart attack." "Karen is with him." "Come on, Lisa." "I'll take you to him." "No." "Connie." "You go with her." "I've got work to do." "I can't leave." "Mark, don't you think it's about time you called it a day?" "It's after 10:00." "Just finished." "It's nearly two weeks straight you haven't budged from this place." "You and him." "Let him sleep." "He's been knocking himself out." "Still nothing new?" "But now we've got a ring of observation posts all around the Baltic Sea." "Reptilicus can't get out of this area without us knowing it." "The professor said he could appear any day now." "I know." "How is the professor?" " Getting along fine." " Good." " Mark, he has attacked." " Where?" "The skipper of a Swedish trawler reported him here." "He capsized a freighter." "Reptilicus was on the rampage." "We never saw him, but we saw the trail of death and destruction he left behind." "There." "Right there, he ducked into the sea again." "That's only a few miles from the aquarium." "Your father was right." "The creature does seem to return to that spot." "It would have to be right in our own backyard." "Any further damage reports?" "Another fishing village here, destroyed, two Swedish harbors, several freighters in the Baltic Sea." "What is it?" "Harbors... freighters... what next?" "I had the blood of Reptilicus on my hands." "Sometimes I-- sometimes I feel that perhaps also the blood of all those people" " No, Svend." " If I'd only left well enough alone." " Oh, you don't mean that." " Still I found the thing!" "Yes, and father brought it here." "Any man would have done what you did." "83, 19-8." "A sector, 17-4." "B sector, 14-6." "C sector, 27-3." "A sector." "Attention, attention, this is an important announcement to everyone in Copenhagen." "Do not panic." "I repeat, do not panic." "Chief of police Hassel together with military headquarters asks the cooperation of all citizens in maintaining a complete blackout." "Again, I repeat-- stay off the streets and maintain a complete blackout." "There is no reason to be afraid." "The military has everything in hand." "9, D sector... 22-12." "F sector." "Reptilicus last observed, coordinates 33-19." "Present position unknown." "Repeat-- unknown." "Out." "Condition red." "Ready for action, Sergeant?" "Cover that sector." "Drive on, soldier." " There he is, over there!" "Reptilicus approaching the city!" "Repeat-- Reptilicus approaching the city." "This is Grayson." "All units... all units fire at will!" "He's already reached the outskirts of the city." "The armament we can bring into action against him is now limited." "No bombs." "No heavy artillery." "Field commanders, use flamethrowers!" "Use flamethrowers!" "Flamethrowers negative." "Flamethrowers negative." "They report they can't use the flamethrowers." "They can't get close because of the acid slime." "All right, we'll take other measures." "Where is he now?" "Halfway across Amager Island headed for the canal." "Langebro Bridge!" "Let's go!" "Look!" "Svend, Tell Brandt to go to the troops down there and take command himself." "You and I will return to headquarters." "We must set up emergency wards." "Most of them are victims of that burning acid slime." "We only have one chance." "We know from experience that we can't lick Reptilicus with our small arms and field pieces." "We'll have to drive him out from the densely populated area into open country, and then we clobber him with our heavy stuff." "He's... here now." "The stock exchange." "Brandt will have to deploy his firepower so we can force the creature onto one definite route out of the city." "The destruction will be terrible." "We have no choice." "Get me Captain Brandt." "Brandt here." "Bring your AKAK guns into action." " Yes, Mark." " We've got to try some heavier stuff." "AKAK fire on the double!" "To the right!" "To the right!" "He's coming this way!" "Fire!" "Fire!" "He's still coming!" "Stop it!" "Stop!" "We've done it!" "It works!" "He's turning!" "He's turning!" "He's leaving the city!" "He's going back!" "Get Captain Brandt." " Tell him to report here." " Yes, sir." "That's the line." "Brandt, I want a concentration of real firepower all along here." "You'll get it." "Reptilicus is headed for the suburbs." "We must keep him from returning to the heart of the city." "Brandt, this is important." "No one on the line" "I repeat-- no one must open fire unless the creature turns back and then only on direct orders." "Right." "I think we can turn him." "But only if everyone opens fire at the same time." "Yes." "There it is!" "Captain Brandt!" "Yeah?" "Hold that fire!" "That's an order!" "Cease firing!" "He's broken through the line, headed back into the city!" "But how?" "How could he do it?" "Someone opened fire against my orders." "The creature went for them and penetrated the line before Brandt could bring any concentrated firepower to bear." " Hassing, are you evacuating?" " It's impossible." "We're getting as many people out of his way as we can, but he is unpredictable." "How are the streets?" "Impassible, many of them." "Panic, fires." "We've got to stop him." "What if I use my heavy weapons?" "A bomb." "But you'd be killing thousands." "You can't do that." "You cannot use a bomb." "In the city or anywhere." "General Grayson, you will have to understand." "Reptilicus must not be blown to bits." "Then suppose you tell me how I can destroy him." "Not with explosives." "I am a soldier, Professor Martens, not a scientist." "That's the way I know how to kill." "Then learn another." "All right, you tell me how." "It's not important how." "It is important that he be destroyed without scattering him to the four corners of the earth." "I don't know how." "Then we'll do it my way." "You want to blow him into 1,000 pieces?" "We'll pick up the pieces, destroy them." "How are you going to find them all?" "It's better to have many small pieces than one giant animal." "And how about many giant reptiles?" "Are you so sure..." "you'll get all those small pieces?" "How long do you expect me to continue this hell?" "He's getting more difficult to control!" "He seems to know we can't hurt him." "But we'll keep trying." "Out." "Take over." "All right, Sergeant, get going." "How is he?" "The doctor gave him a hypo." "He's unconscious, resting." "Karen is with him." "What about Reptilicus?" "Too bad we can't give him a hypo." "Knock him out." "Drug him?" "Just wishful thinking, Mark." "No, wait a minute." "You just hit on something." "Is there a drug powerful enough to knock out a reptile big as he is?" "Yes, there is." "But you'd need at least a gallon of it." "And you'd have to inject it into his bloodstream." "How could you possibly do that?" "Never mind that now." "Can we lay our hands on enough of the stuff or make it up?" " I'm sure we could." " Where?" "They'd have everything at the laboratories at the University." "If we can knock the creature out, immobilize him," "Professor Martens can destroy him, right?" " Yes." " Mark, a gallon of it?" "How are you going to administer it?" "It's impossible." "I have an idea." "You'll have to help me." "Yes, of course, what is it?" "I'll tell you on the way to the University." "Right now, get hold of someone who knows about those drugs." "Have them meet us there at once." " Captain." " Yes, sir." " Get to ordnance." " Yes, sir." "Lisa knows the university labs in and out." " We're going with you." " Yes, Svend." " Here's what I want you to pick up." " Yes, sir." "And bring it to the University lab on the double!" "Have you made contact with Captain Brandt?" "No, sir." "As soon as you reach him, tell him I'm at the University." " Yes, sir." " Okay." " We got it!" " Bring it here." "What's the story?" "Were going to take a crack at Reptilicus." "What do you mean?" "That bazooka rocket," "Svend has removed most of the explosives." "It's got a drug in the warhead, almost a gallon." "A drug?" "It'll knock the creature out cold if we can get it into his blood." "But you can't." "You can't get through his armor scales." "Mark, we have tried." "There's one place I think we can penetrate." "Where?" "The soft skin inside his mouth." "You'll have to fire point-blank... at very close range." "I know." "He's just coming to the town hall square." "If we can intercept him there, we can get close enough for a shot." "And we'd better not miss." "We've only got one rocket." "There he is." "Get the shell!" "Go back, Brandt." "I may be needed." "Go back!" "This is an order!" "If we fail here, you'll be needed." "It'll be your show." "He's turning away." "That damned ambulance distracted him." "Now we'll have to outflank him!" "Yes, before he gets of the open square." "No, Brandt!" "No!" "He's coming back." "He's in position." "Load." "It's a good thing... that there's no more like him."