"Milk?" "Morning, Mrs. Peel." "Come in." "I'm collecting for charity and I'm expecting 50 Guineas." "Double it if you'll speak more sotto." "An octave or two lower." "Oh!" "Someone began celebrations early." " Coffee." "Black." " Thank you." " Whose pafty was it?" " Eh?" "Anyone I know?" "It was a quiet dinner with an old friend." "Blond, brunette or redhead?" "Pink." "Read Admiral Keevers, bald as a baby's elbow." "A quiet dinner?" " Wild thyme." " What?" "With a "th", sugar." "Wish they made..." "silencers for these things." "Rear Admiral or not, he led you in an orgy of excesses." "No such luck." "He's 73." "Half a bottle of claret, a glass of poft, that's all." "It can't be overwork." "Steed, what's wrong?" " lt's all right." " Tell me what's wrong." "It's nothing. I haven't been sleeping. I have nightmares." "No fever." "Past is catching up with you." "If it were, that would be fun." "It's terrifying." "The same dream with variations." "A nightmare?" "A Christmas nightmare." "Seasonal." "I'm in a forest of Christmas trees." "I find a present addressed to me." "I open it, and it's a photo of me." "I finally meet Santa Claus who is pafticularly nasty." "Simple childhood regression, dating back to the discovery that there is no Father Christmas." "Oh, dear, isn't there?" "It's strange." "Freddy came into my dream last night." " Who's Freddy?" " Freddy Marshall." "He's been on my mind a good deal lately." "Why?" "Secrets have been getting into wrong hands." "You think he's responsible?" "I'm ceftain." "The secrets were known only by us two." "I know it's not me." "So no alternative but him." "Too bad." "We're old friends." "We've been in tight spots together." "In my dream, he was as dead as a doornail." "Your subconscious killed him." "You don't like this mission so you dreamed it ended." " Maybe." " Forget about it." "is this Freddy Marshall?" "Yes, why?" "Have you seen the papers?" "No." "Steed..." "Steed, wake up!" "Glad to see you listened to me." "I'm spoiling you." "Caviar, quail's eggs, asparagus." "Your favorite cheese." "We'll open champagne!" "Freddy had a soft of brain storm." "I called the doctor." "A brain storm!" "A stroke, a seizure." "An enormous nervous breakdown that the brain couldn't stand so it, metaphorically, exploded." "The doctor's description." "It's over now, forget it." "Your Christmas cards." "Won't you open them?" " Help me." " l love opening your mail!" "See who hasn't forgotten me." ""Come fly with me, Amy."" ""Chocks away!" "Carlotta."" "Yes, Carlotta..." ""Best wishes for the future, Cathy."" "Mrs. Gayle." "How nice of her to remember me!" "Why is she at Foft Knox?" ""Longing for you, Irma."" "Oh!" "Charming Irma." "When I think of that time..." "Who is Boofums?" "The postmistress at Angar." "I quit or I'll lose my appetit." "Join me for Christmas." "I'm invited to a house pafty." " Whose?" " Brandon Storey's." " The puplisher." "You know him?" " Hardly." "We've a mutual friend, Jeremy Wade." "The dealer in old manuscripts." "Still after your first edition?" " lt would do you good." " Delighted." "Good." "You'll call for me?" "Yes, about 10." "Isn't it time you bought a new car?" "I'm loyal to my old loves." "I know, but she'd be at home in the British Museum." "The quality of a lady is not measured by her years." "Right, I think." "Left. lt's around the bend." " l thought you hadn't been here." " l haven't." "Good afternoon, I'm Mrs. Peel." "This is Mr. Steed." "Good afternoon, sir, madame." "You are expected." " Come in." " Thank you." "Storey's an authority on Dickens." "You'll want to retire after your trip." "Follow me." "Jeremy, what do you think?" "Mrs. Peel has just arrived." "She's brought Steed." "Astonishing!" "She did invite him." "Never had any doubts." "That was easy." "Hard paft lies ahead." "You're going on with it?" "It must be carried to a logical conclusion." "Sherry?" "Come on, Jeremy!" "You said it would make a fascinating exercise." " When Janice gets here..." " Janice?" "Yes, Janice Crane." "She's a real find." "Her powers make us look like beginners." "Tonight, the breakthrough." "Tonight?" "But I thought..." "I understood when Mrs. Peel..." "Forget, Mrs. Peel." "Concentrate on Steed." "Come in." "How do you like it?" "Not the bridal suite, but it's well-appointed." "Mr. Storey seems very single-minded." "He's obsessed with Dickens." "Recreates the atmosphere." "I've got the old curiosity shop." "I've always fancied myself in one of these." "So have I!" "I mean, I have too." "Opulent!" "Ideal for..." "old-fashioned nightmares." " We came to forget about those?" " l know." "That festive display was straight out of my nightmare." "I'll have to learn to live with my new psychic power." "I wonder if I'm a reincarnation." "Of whom?" "I don't know." "Gengis Khan." "Napoleon." "Or Rasputin?" "How could you have known the decorations?" "I knew about Freddy." "Yes." "Yes, you did." "Not here yet, then?" " Janice Crane." " Mr. Trasker?" "Thank you." "She'll be here." "Don't worry." "Dear, Mrs. Peel!" "Merry Christmas, my dear." "Merry Christmas." "You must be John Steed." "Delighted, dear fellow." "Good run-down?" "Excellent!" "Feel like a drink now?" "Of course!" "Do you know anyone else?" "Introductions will wait." "Good to make your acquaintance." "Seasonal compliments." "And to you, too." " Merry Christmas." " A traditional Christmas." "Dickens, old man." "Nothing like a Dickensian Christmas." "Follow his pattern." "Splendid time of year!" "Old friends, new ones." "Turkey, puddings, the holly." "The mistletoe." " Admirable custom." " Quite a display!" "Adds the right touch." "Did you design it?" "Emma!" " How nice to see you." " How are you?" " You look radiant." " l'll leave you." "This is John Steed." "Jeremy Wade." " How do you do?" " Mr. Steed." " l trust you found your way?" " lnstinctivey." "Could I have a word?" "May I introduce, Maftin Trasker." "Mrs. Peel, Mr. Steed." "How do you do?" "Sorry, but you promised to show me those first editions." "We may not have another chance." "Go ahead." "Feeling better?" "Christmas, splendid time!" "Old friends... and new ones." " Hello." " Hello!" "I don't see why we..." "Phase 2." "It's time to advance to phase 2." "A bit hard on Steed." "He's a pretty tough nut." "Can take it." "Take it?" "You said it was all harmless." " You said that Marshall..." " Died of natural causes." "It's a coincidence he died when he did." "Are you sure?" "I told you, I investigated it." "Done a great deal of globe-trotting." "Asia, Far East..." "Looking for first editions of Dickens." "Nice to see you again, Brandon." "Afternoon, may I present Mrs. Peel, Mr. Steed, Mr...?" " Dr. Felix Tessel." "How do you do?" " How do you do?" "Yes, how silly of me!" "We met... where was it?" "It was a long time ago." "Your afticles on pychoanalysis are good for the lay-public." "I take it you practice psychoanalysis." "Yes I do." "Tired, Mr. Steed?" "I beg your pardon." " Get you a drink." " Thank you." " Devilish odd!" " What?" "That Mr. Tessel claims he knows me." "I've swear I've never met him." "Interesting case." "All this." "The preoccupation with one man." "Bordering on obsession, don't you think?" "Still his collection of Dickensiana is unique." "is it true he has original manuscripts?" "I don't know." "Jeremy would." "Jeremy Wade." "This way." "Jeremy, I..." " What is it?" " That's funny." "I saw him enter." "He isn't here." "Tired." "Irresistibly tired." "Lids are heavy." "Must sleep, sleep." "The trip was long." "The trip was long." " Excuse me." " Ceftainly." "You are tired." "Rather. I'll let my head down an hour and be fresher then." "Do forgive me, my dear." "You look concerned." " lt's not like him." " Don't worry." "Nothing like a good sleep." " l've met her." " Janice Crane?" "No." "I must have!" "It's the only explanation." " And your ride in the tumbrel?" " Yes." "I'm dressed for the paft." "There's Madame Guillotine." "Suddenly, swish..." "No head, no bowler..." "Sydney Cafton." "The chap from A Tale of Two Cities." ""lt's a far, far better thing I do!"" "He had a one-way ticket to the guillotine." "That's it. I saw it." "It registered." "So I dreamt about it." "You don't usually sleep in the afternoon." "I was tired, compelled to sleep." "Compelled?" "If there is a compulsion when one's tired." "The nightmares began with Marshall's death." "He was betraying secrets." "What kind?" " You can't tell me..." " But I have told you." " When?" " l didn't, did I?" "You were the only person I'd confide in." "Oh, well..." "Must have dreamt it." "Nearing the final phase, that's your responsibility." "But first, we'll soften him up." "Soften him up?" "Like a military operation." "The last wave of shock troops before an assault." "Isn't it going a bit far?" "What do you propose?" "A pafty game." "A small charade." "We'll suggest an enteftainment." "A piece of trickery." "Mind reading. lt's perfect." "We'll get Steed to cooperate actively." " ln front of everyone?" " Who's to know?" "Amusing diversion." "For everyone but Steed." "I don't like it." "You agreed to see it through to the end." "Look, why don't we tell Steed what we're doing?" "My dear Jeremy, it would spoil it." "Our findings must be infallible." "If Steed knew about it, the skeptics would say it was just a trick." "It's unthinkable." "But tonight." " We finish it tonight." " Yes." " We finish tonight." " All right." " ls he indispensable?" " Not since you arrived." " Why?" " Keep an eye on him." "Too many anxieties." "We can't fail so close to the goal." "You may be right." "It won't do any harm to observe him." "Come in." "Excuse me." " With Mr. Storey's compliments." " Thank you." " What is it?" " For the pafty." "The theme is Dickens." "Who am I?" " Nicholas Nickleby?" " No." " Tiny Tim?" " No." "Oliver Twist." "You have filled out, Oliver." "Let's see yours." "I hope it's Little Nell." "A Tale of Two Cities." "Sydney Cafton." "Mr. Steed, refreshed after your rest?" "Yes, thank you." "Stately treading takes quite a bit of puff." " Charming, my dear, charming." " Thank you." "A good fit, I trust?" " Practically custom-made." " Excellent!" "The festive board awaits." "Eat, drink, and be merry, but don't lose your head!" "And how festive it is!" "Lead me to the punch." "Ah!" " lt's a fine pafty." " Thank you." "Who chose who would wear what for the costumes?" "The luck of the draw, madame." " Sir." " Thank you." "I'll bet my gruel it wasn't that." "These dreams, the way the pattern keeps fitting." "You don't think it's a psychic phenomenon?" "No." "Do you?" "Well?" "No other explanation." "Dr. Tessel!" "A hypothetical case." "A patient has a recurring nightmare." "He awakes to find the fantasy of the dream becoming fact." "So he tells you." "A dream is not evidence." "Perhaps it's the other way around." "He sees the actuality, then tells you he dreamt it." " He lies deliberately." " No." "He may not be responsible for his actions." "A hypothetical case, you say?" "Yes." "That's foftunate." " Why?" " Such a man could be dangerous." "He'd be on the verge of a mental breakdown." "Please, sir." "I want some more." "I was never so convinced." "The boy will hang." " Finally got the spirit." " Finally?" "You looked serious, watching me as though I would disappear." "Marley's ghost." " Are you not feeling well?" " This worry over my health!" "These chaines... lt's as if I were surrounded by my beneficiaries." " Do I look so poorly?" " You look very debonair." "I'll press home my advantage." "May I?" " Of course." " Excuse us." "Ready?" " We should reconsider..." " Just do as we agreed." "That's all." "Steed." "Have you thought of getting expeft advice?" " lt's not wofth it." " l think it is." " A good psychoanalyst..." " A psychoanalyst?" " Just..." "You reverse?" " Yes." "Because of a few dreams you think I'm potty." " l didn't say that." " You're implying it." "Absolutely not." "But if you went for some advice..." "Very happy to meet you again." "Again?" "You're mistaken." "We've never met." "Janice..." "You've met Mr. Steed." "You're just in time." "Almost midnight and Christmas day." "The ideal moment for your pafty piece." "Really, I can't." "Nonsense!" "You must, Janice." " Very well." "Will you help me?" " Of course." "You seem very much in sympathy." "I am?" "I mean, I am." "Very well." "Marvelous." "Ladies and gentlemen!" "I'm happy to present to you Miss Janice Crane." "She has consented to amuse us all with her pafty piece." "It's very kind of her to enteftain us." "Of course it is." "She has agreed to..." "She has agreed to let you challenge her extrasensory perception." "Her occult powers!" "Now, we must have silence." "Complete silence, please!" "Thank you." "This is Mr. Steed who has volunteered to assist me." "He will confirm that we only met a few moments ago." " lsn't that so, Mr. Steed?" " Absolutely." "Go among the audience, take any object you wish, concentrate on it and I'll try to identify it." "Will you identify this?" " A diary." " Correct, and inside?" "A telephone number." "Yours, Mr. Steed." "This ought to fix her." "Another object." "It's square." "No, rectangular." "There are several..." "A pack of cards." "Right." "Which pafticular card?" "A couft card." "Queen of diamonds." "The next... a black card." "You must help me, concentrate." "Help me." "Ace of spades." "The next..." "A red card." "Concentrate." "Help me." "You're slipping!" "Concentrate." "See only the card in your mind." "Help me, concentrate." "You're letting go." "Think only of the card." "Open your mind." "Relax." "You're fighting me." "Open your mind." "Relax." "I'm so sorry." "It's Christmas." "Merry Christmas!" "I apologize, I ruined your act." "Don't worry." "They'll be other times." " You all right?" " What happened?" "I'll tell you later." "Jeremy!" " Jeremy." "What is going on?" " What do you mean?" "That was no game and you know it." "It shouldn't have gone so far." "They called it a psychic experiment." "Who?" "I can't explain now." " Later." " Where?" "Hall of Great Expectations." "Maftin, Jeremy Wade is planning to betray us." "Jeremy?" "Jeremy?" "Steed!" "I haven't wished you merry Christmas!" "Jeremy Wade is dead." " l've got a little present." " Did you hear me?" "Hope you like it." "It's not for writing!" "Aim at the target, press the clip..." "Bingo!" "Full of tear gas." "What a pafty that was!" "Jeremy wanted to explain what's happening." "My Christmas stocking!" "I must hang it up." "A delightful stocking!" "Splendid!" "Good night." "Marvelous piece of knitting." "There never was such a stocking!" "Toes wriggling." "That's all I get." "Toes in soft woolen socks." "Resisting." "Be all right when he sleeps." "If he sleeps." "Don't worry." "He'll sleep." "I must see you about Steed." "Oh?" "What about him?" "This mental breakdown..." "it's happening to him." "Somebody's causing it." "Don't you think you're dramatizing?" "No, come with me." "Look." "It was there a moment ago." "What was?" "The body of Jeremy Wade." "Dead?" "In this chair?" "It is Steed who's having the breakdown?" "I didn't imagine it." "It's late, if you don't mind..." " Do you believe in telepathy?" " Maybe." "The mind is viftually unexplored." "But without proof..." "There is proof." "In this house." "Steed's been having nightmares." "They were created for him." "As for tonight's game..." " l don't see how..." " To break him." "Telepathy, is the exchange of thoughts between 2 people." "Or a group." "Jeremy said "they"." "If a group of telepaths thought as one, would it increase their powers?" "Nothing you've said is feasible." "And you've overlooked something." "Why direct such an operation against Steed?" "Because of the secrets he holds." "This discussion has gone on..." "Drugs to make him sleep." "I must warn Steed." "That won't be necessary." "Steed needs a good night's sleep." "The grand old Duke of York" "He had 10 000 men!" " He marched them up the hill..." " A small nightcap, sir." "Charming of you!" "Thanks very much." "And marched the down again..." "Not at all, sir." "Good night." "When they were up..." "Good night." "...And when they were down..." "When they were only half way up" "They were neither up nor down..." "Extraordinarily tuneful!" " Sit down." " So you're involved." "I'd rather you didn't even know of that business." "The grand old Duke of York" "He had 10 000 men" "He marched them up to the top..." "He's drifting off." "Sleeping..." "He's asleep." "Good." "Now for our questions." " Ready?" " Yes." "Right." "Get up!" "Wake up, you've been drugged." "Not so." "I poured it down the sink." "Enough to knock out a buffalo!" "And get into my thoughts." "I'll give you two-o!" "The Christmas trees made me suspicious." "Green grow the rushes-o." "What is your two-o?" "I decided to get into their thoughts." "Two lilly white boys, clothed them all in green!" " lt was Tessel's idea." " Tessel?" "Security intelligence." "Psychiatric division." "Where is he anyway?" "Green grow the rushes!" " l knocked him out." " Oh!" " Office won't like that." " You should've told me!" "Why did you keep me in the dark?" "Stop singing!" "They might be overhearing us now." "What is your tri-o?" "What made you invite me here?" "When I was invited, the ideajust... entered my head." "Two lilly white boys Clothed all in green!" "One is one, all alone..." "And ever more shall be so!" "You're being got at." "I couldn't let you know." "What is your four-o?" "Green grow the rushes." "I'll lay you four-o." "Did you find out about your dream?" "Janice Crane was involved." "She was naked with a splinter in her foot." " What?" " lt was my dream." "Naked." "With a splinter..." "Two lilly white boys, clothed all in green!" "One is one, all alone and ever more will be so!" "There's something wrong." "Keep on." "We can't fail now." "Here comes a candle to light you to bed... lt's uncomfoftable." "Someone poking around in one's inmost thoughts." "Put that in your cristal ball." "Here comes a chopper" "To chop off your head..." "Danger. I feel danger." "The mirror room." "Steed very close." "Storey." "Brandon Storey." "You mustn't cry." "It's that pen you gave me." "It broke." "Oh, yeah..." "See what I mean?" "Out of your mind!" " What?" " They are." "A good night's sleep awaits." "Sweet dreams." "Giddyup, Prancer!" "Subtitles by:" "Jeannie Taillat" "Processed by:" "B.B. COM" " Paris"