"(theme music)" "(officer shouting drill commands)" "(soldiers marching)" "(knock on door)" "Look lively, Mr. Wright." "I got it, sir." "Thank you." "Well, gentlemen, can we start?" "Yes, sir." "All fixed." "Don't you think we could run to a spoon?" "See what I can do, sir." "I'm sure that Matthew would like to oblige." "Right, gentlemen." "Mr. Wright, are the minutes up to date?" "Yes, sir." "Then let's hear it from you, then." " Certainly." " Don't stand up." "Don't stand up." "You make me nervous." "Fine, sir." ""Minutes of Golden Fleece Fund, Devon, Hut 42." ""Blore Camp, Southern Command, September 14, 1963." ""Meeting convened at 1500 hours." ""Members present:" "Major Ruse MC," "Captain Jason, and W. Owen Wright."" ""Minutes of previous meeting were read, approved, and signed." ""Matters arising from previous meeting:" ""It was decided that Lieutenant Savage, retired list," ""and ex-Corporal Charlesworth be added to the supplementary list, subsection B, needy."" " They both lost..." " No, I know." "I know." ""Meeting was hastily abandoned at 1530 hours by Robert Deersy's car."" " That all?" " Yes, sir." "Well, we've got a lot of ground to cover, then." "Oh, sir, I've heard of another deserving case..." "Point of order." "Hold your horses." "We haven't heard from the treasurer yet." "I beg your pardon." "Sir Treasurer, how's the state of Denmark?" "Healthy, sir, very healthy." "Time of going to press, the kitty stands at 56,000 pounds, 19 shillings and 7 pence." "(drum cadence)" "(no audible dialogue)" "I am most honored to have you visit us, brother." "No names, my dear." "Of course." "Did you have a good trip?" "America was as irresistible as ever." "The whole country was insisting on selling hot dogs to one another." "(chuckles)" "The central heating affects my sinuses." "I trust you'll find everything here to your satisfaction." "Show me, show me." "Let's not stand here talking about it." "Certainly." "I'm just normal guest, remember." "(door closes)" "Two hours on that plane, I could hardly move my neck." "As you can see, there's a magnificent view." "A trifle misty tonight." "I've been coming to London for 27 years." "It's always misty." "Do you think I've flown 10,000 miles just look out the window?" "I'm here to do business." "I'm most curious." "Never knew you when you weren't." "I'm expecting three guests whom I wish to entertain in utmost privacy." "How will I know them?" "They will ask to see you personally." "They will then ask you to help them planning anniversary dinner." "The guests should arrive at 10-minute intervals." "Understand?" "I understand." "Mrs. Kwan, the staff, who do they think I am?" "Do they know?" "Yes." "I told them my brother was coming." "My poor brother." "And Mrs. Kwan, I'd like another heater." "Certainly." "I've learned from experience that whenever you wine and dine me as well as this, it's always been the prelude to some hideous adventure." "(chuckles)" "Well, you know what they say:" "when it's inevitable, sit back and enjoy it." " Do you like it?" " Mm." "How did you discover this place?" "In the course of duty." "They got the best Peking duck this side of Singapore." "Mm, that, I can believe." "It was delicious." "Well, Mrs. Kwan will be delighted." "She's the tai pan." "She's the owner of all this." "(sighs)" ""Great man is sparing in words... but prodigal in deeds."" "(laughs)" "Steed, listen to this." ""A steed is not praised for its might but for its thoroughbred quality."" "Oh, very discerning people." "Thank you, Mrs. Kwan." "All right, you don't want any more lychees, melon seeds, ginger?" "No, thank you." " Chau-Chau?" " Mm-mm." "You enjoy your dinner, sir?" "It was delightful, Mrs. Kwan." "Madam?" " Yes, it was very good." " My pleasure." ""A steed is not praised for its might but for its"..." " "Thoroughbred qualities."" " Oh, thoroughbred qualities." "Old Confucius, he knew a thing or two, eh?" "Yes, sir, mostly precepts for good life." "Few words, but much sense." "Confucius was a great teacher." "Yes, indeed." "Hope to see you again very soon, sir." "And you, too, Mrs. Kwan." "Thank you." " Good night." " Good night." "May I have my coat, please?" "No, not that one." "Thank you." " Good night." " Good night, sir." " Esther." " Yes, Mrs. Kwan." "I have two more private guests coming later." "Perhaps you'll stay and help me look after them." "I'll see you get home safely." "Thank you." "Coffee and brandy, I think." "Definitely." "You know where everything is?" "Oh." "Well, there's a fine variety of coffee bean, but I'm afraid the electric grinder is on the blink." "Quite a lot to be said for the instant kind, don't you think?" "(chuckles)" "You know what?" "This isn't my coat." "I don't know why I didn't notice that before." "Paid a little more attention to the coat and less to the girl, you probably wouldn't get the wrong one." "Anyway, it's too late to take it back tonight." "Yeah, they'll all be flat out in their..." "On their what?" "I'm not speaking Mandarin." "Oh, well." "Coat can wait." "Brandy can't." "Wervley..." "Whetsworth..." "Wrench." "All right." "What are you doing?" "Looking up the number of the restaurant." "We better let them know." "Hold on a minute." "We may be able to save them some trouble." "Apple core, tobacco pouch, a knife with a small gadget for taking the stones out of horses' hooves." "Mrs. Gale:" "Got it." "Oh, what's this?" ""George Jason, 5,000 pounds."" "Good for Mr. Jason." "Very." "Steed, you sure you collected this coat by mistake?" "Of course." "Why not?" "Well, it would be you to choose one with a check for 5,000 pounds in the pocket." "(chuckles)" "Pure chance, nothing else." "This is rather interesting." "Drawn on the Taiwan Bank, Minsing Lane." "Nothing very sinister there." "George Jason." "Hardly sounds Oriental enough, does it, for the Yang Sing?" "Unlike those good old Oriental names, Steed and Gale." "We don't happen to have checks drawn on the Taiwan Bank." "I wish I could read the signature." "You'd think a business check would have been sent through the post, wouldn't you?" "He might have put it in his pocket for one of a dozen reasons." "And now you've got me at it." "Surely, the thing to do is to call the bank in the morning, see if they can help." "I don't think so." "I'll let Mr. Jason contact me." "How will he do that?" "For 5,000 pounds, he'll find a way." " Ah, good evening." " Evening." " Make yourself at home." " Thank you." "Well, what's this, then, party?" "I'm afraid not." "Yes." "Sorry to be so melodramatic." "You are the four walls of our little house of commerce." "So it grieves me to tell you that we have a Judas in the operation." "You mean sitting at this table?" "No." "But half of our last shipment was lost." "Where?" "Hong Kong." "I can't believe it." "It's impossible." "Mrs. Kwan:" "Why tell us?" "What can we do about it?" "The man works for one of you." "And he is also in this country now." "How much is missing?" "10,000 pounds' worth." "(whistles)" "He sold it to a rival concern and took the next plane to the U.K." "You sure of your facts?" "Quite sure." "Though I understand your reluctance to believe me." "10,000, it's a lot of money." "The money is not of prime importance." "If you speculate often enough, eventually you expect to burn your fingers." "But then you start to think, especially at my age, is it worth it?" "Will the same thing happen next time and the next?" "That's the point I've reached." "Ah, such silence." "I should have brought a pin." "The chain is broken." "You have to convince me that it can be reforged even stronger than before." "Yeah, well, how do we do that?" "This Judas at the moment is a hero." "He goes unpunished." "Others will try emulate him." "This is so?" "Yes." "Then this hero must be shrunk to size." "I know this man, don't I?" "You do." "Part of my setup." "That's right." "Well, then I'm the obvious person to deal with him." "Good." "You have a talk with him." "That does no good, then... then we may be forced to do more than talk." "(doorbell rings)" "(ring)" "(ring)" "Good morning." "It's a lovely day." "Oh, it's you." "Expecting someone?" "No, no." "To what do I owe the honor?" "I've been trying to call you all morning." " Oh?" " Mm." "I was in the bath." "For four hours?" "Some people take longer than others." "Any word from the mysterious Mr. Jason?" "No, no." "I expect he will in a few days." "Anyway, it's not worrying me." "Yes." "Silly to lose any sleep over it." " (doorbell rings)" " I'll go." "In the kitchen." "(ring)" "You can leave the door open." "I was going to." "Good." " Well, good morning." " Morning." "Mr. Steed?" "Yes." "What can I do for you?" "My name is Jason." "I believe you have my Mackintosh." "(clock tower chimes)" "How could I possibly have your Mackintosh?" "I believe you collected it by mistake at the Yang Sing Restaurant." "Did I?" "When was that?" "Last night." "Well, that's news to me." "You sure?" "Well, this is your Mackintosh, isn't it?" " Do come in." " Thank you." " We'd better find yours, then." " Yes." "Well, I didn't note..." "Oh, they're pretty similar, aren't they?" "Yes." "Yes, well, this is mine all right." "Surprised it fitted you." "Oh, I didn't actually put it on." "I put it over my arm." "Otherwise, I'm sure I..." "I would have noticed it." "Yes." "How did you come to trace me?" "Through the label." "Baldwins of German Street, they're very helpful, you know." "Oh, they would be, yes, they've..." "Do you know, they've got the best cutter in London?" "Really?" "Now we've settled it." "Let's have a drink." " Cup of coffee?" " No, thank you." " I must be getting along." " Oh, dear." "It's very strange, that mistake." "You know, the Yang Sing, they're usually so careful, aren't they?" "Are they?" "Yes." "You go there often?" "I haven't seen you there." "No, not often." "Thank you very much, Mr. Steed." "Well, not at all, and thank you very much for bringing my coat." "So much for your arch criminal." "He'll bear watching." "You don't honestly think he'd come around here if there were anything fishy going on, do you?" "Well, for 5,000 pounds, why shouldn't he?" "Didn't look the sort of fellow that would carry that amount around with him." "The only smart thing about him is his shoes." "Did you notice them?" "Terrific high quality that shaped him quite nicely." "Well, I admit he didn't dress the part." "But then some millionaires don't." "Ah, do you know a man called Lo, a Mr. Lo?" " L-O?" " Mm." "Isn't he the international gold smuggler, the one that "they" can never lay their hands on?" "Mm, that's right." "What about him?" "He's in London at the moment, staying at the Yang Sing." "Ah." "What was that for?" " You." " Me?" "And this ridiculous charade you always have to play." "What ridiculous charade?" "You can't just tell me in plain straightforward language that you're after a gold smuggler." "We have to go through this ridiculous rigmarole of candlelight and wine and old Chinese proverbs." "Well, here's another old Chinese proverb." "He who does not tell truth gets cushion in eye." "Last year, over a quarter million pounds worth of gold was stolen in Europe." "None of it's been recovered." "Now, Mr. Lo is involved and so are we." "Good evening, may I have a small brandy, please?" "I'm looking for a friend of mine." "His name is Jason." "Do you know him?" " Evening, sir." " Oh, Mrs. Kwan, how are you?" "Alone today, no charming companion?" "No, I'm afraid all good things have to come to an end." "I wonder if you can help me." "I'm looking for a friend of mine, fellow called Jason." "I think he was in here the other night." "Jason?" "Sorry, sir, I don't know the name." "Oh, surprising." "Not really." "Unless the customer's a regular or has an account here, then I probably wouldn't know his name." "From what he said, I think he was a regular." "Sorry, sir." "I don't know anyone named Jason." "What a pity, I was gonna give him a red-hot tip, 3:30 at Kempton." "Mr. Lo." "Keep it to yourself, sir." "Then your odds won't shorten." "Here's a good one for you, too." ""Honest man is completely at ease." "False man, slightly on edge."" " Goodbye, Mrs. Kwan." " Bye, sir." " How's it going?" " Oh, it's fine." "Hmm, it's a cardigan for my husband." "You think he'll like it?" "If it looks half as good on him as it does on you," "I should think he'd be delighted." "Uh, can you help me?" "Do you know if a friend of mine's been here, a man called Jason?" "Oh, Captain Jason, yes." " Captain?" " Yes, that's right." "I don't think I've seen him today." "Well, there's no need to worry." "Look, you have those sleeves on me, eh?" " Good night, love." " Good night." "(theme music)" "(clatter)" "You tell him it was urgent?" "Of course." "This ugly flue is backed up again." "Well, what did he say?" "Not much." "Said couldn't it wait?" "Doesn't he know I wouldn't call a meeting to wait?" "Well, you know the major." "We thought you was coming back this morning." "That's what I would have done if I hadn't been chasing half around London looking for some idiot who walked off with my Mac." "(chuckles) That one." "It had the check in the pocket." "The check for the last shipment?" "Yeah." "All right." "Don't worry." "It's safe." "Whew." "What the heck's all this about then?" " It's important." " Yeah, it better be." "I'm mounting the guard in 10 minutes." "Won't take that long." "Well, don't let's sit on it then." "Last night I was summoned to meet our friend Mr. Lo." "Was he in England then?" "Half the last shipment of gold went for a Burton." "He's dropped 10,000 pounds." "Well, that's his hard luck." "Nothing went wrong this end, sir." "Wasn't this end, Mr. Wright." "This is Hong Kong." "But Captain York and Corporal Jones were dealing with that." "Yes, and our Corporal Jones has weeded the till to the tune of 10,000 quid, proceeds from the sale of our gold." "I don't believe it." "No, that's exactly what I said, sir, but it's true." "I was a bit suspicious when Jones put off his demob." "Well, this is a fine time to say so." "It was only a suspicion." "Anyway, he knew what we was doing with the money..." "Yeah, well, there's no point in arguing about what we should have done." "What if the money's gone?" "It's our responsibility." "No, I still can't believe it." "I'd take Jones' word against Io's any day." "He's a good man, came in as a boy infantryman." "I don't know, they're all the same." "Make a mistake and start passing the buck to anyone who will take it." " You finished, sir?" " Huh?" "Lo doesn't work like that." "He checks his facts." "What's more, he's old, intolerant." "Do you want this whole business to pack up just because you can't credit that one of our own chaps went welch on us?" "'Course not, but where's your proof?" "You can't condemn a man in his absence." "Corporal Jones has the gold." "Now Corporal Jones has disappeared, and the gold with him." "What more proof do you want?" "Well, he's out of the Army now, sir." "We don't get that money back," "Lo is going to start looking for a new escape route." "Yeah?" "He won't find that so easy." "He needs us." "Not at 10,000 pounds a throw, he doesn't." "And what other ways are there of getting the stuff into Hong Kong without Custom's inspection, hmm?" " He'll find one." " Nonsense." "He found us, didn't he?" "Truth is, is I still need him." "He provides the gold and pays us well, darn well." "This system's been running like clockwork for three years." "Well, it must not pack up now." "Too many people depending upon us." "Nothing is as important as the GF Fund." "Agreed." "Well, what do we do now, sir?" "Well, we've got two whole days to find Corporal Jones." "If we don't... we'd better start looking for a new source of income." "Well, you better find him then." "Try and persuade him to return the money." "Tell him he's let us down, let the whole corps down." "Have you finished with me now?" "Yes." "Thank you, sir." "Well, what did you find out from the Taiwan Bank?" "Nothing." "If I've told that dog once," "I've told her 30 times." "No, without a court order, you can't see a customer's account." "So we still don't know who gave Jason that check." "But can't your people get a court order?" "Nothing like running an advert in the paper." "Now, gold wise, how did you get on with your bullion merchant?" " John Thorpe?" " Yes." "I've made an appointment for you to see him on Saturday." "He's in Geneva at the moment." "Me?" "But it's your friend, I thought you were going to see him." " I'm afraid I won't be able to." " Why not?" "I've got a job." " A job?" " Yes." "You know, I'm very disappointed in you, Mrs. Gale." "Oddly enough, my rent doesn't pay itself." "I did suggest an alternative arrangement." "This won't take very long." "Why, this is marvelous." "I'll call a truce in the underworld." "Well, very understanding fellows, you know." "They won't mind." "Lay aside your jammies, boys, till after Christmas." "Mrs. Gale is taking a few days' leave." "So, what is the job, eh?" "I'm going to catalog a museum." " Mummies and fossils?" " No, not that kind." "A military museum, Blore Camp near Aldershot." "Aldershot?" "(laughing)" "That's very fine Army country." "Cannons to the right of you, cannons to the left." "Oh, hey, don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes." "You make parting so much easier." "You know my number." "If you're bored, which is unlikely, give me a ring." "(door slams shut)" "(man whistling)" "(car engine revving)" "Nice little place you've got here, Corporal." "Well, well, old shiny boots Jason." "Hmm." "Captain Jason, if you please." "Suit yourself." "Well, what can I do for you?" "Want to buy a motor?" "Got a nice little banger, for you, a bit of discount seeing as we're old colleagues." "You know what I've come for." "Do I?" "Yes." "Your gratuity didn't pay for this lot, did it?" " Didn't it?" " No." "I must have made a bit on the side then, mustn't I?" "Mm-hmm." "You nicked 10,000 pounds worth of gold and sold it on the QT before you left Hong Kong." "What are you gonna do about it then?" "Captain, I'll tell you what." "You go to the police and tell them all about it, eh?" "Very understanding people." "I want that money, Jones." "You see, it doesn't belong to us." "There are families, men, old mates of yours, some of them." "Well, they're depending upon us." "Oh, do leave off, will ya?" "Who do you take me for, eh?" "Look, I spent 20 years in your crummy Army waiting for a break like this." "And I don't intend to give it up for you or anybody else." "Well, I can see it's a waste of time trying to appeal to your finer sentiments." "(scoffs)" "I'm warning you, Jones." "I want that money, and I intend to get it." "Look, you don't scare me." "I don't give it back to you or anybody else." "(vehicle approaches)" "(gas pump bell rings)" "Oh, what is it, usual?" "I think this will be the lightest room for you, Mrs. Gale." "Yes, this will do fine." "I'll have a desk and a chair moved in for you, and a phone, of course." "Thank you." "How long do you think it will take, any idea?" "I really can't say." "Two or three weeks, I should think." "There's a load of stuff in the next room, more than I thought." "Ah, that's the best room, the Corunna." "I spend weeks in there myself." "Some fine things, very well preserved." "Yes." "The Peninsular War really brought home the importance of the line of supply." "For the first time the Army became departmentalized." "That was in 1809?" "January 1809, hard winter." "Moore defeated the French at Corunna but got himself killed during the battle." "There's a picture of Moore somewhere." "He was replaced by Wellesley." "Ho ho!" "You and I are going to get on famously." "I hope so." "I don't mind admitting all this is really rather alien to me." "Well, I would have loved to have done the job myself." "Mm, I can imagine." "But it was an outside appointment from the Committee of the Imperial War Museum." "Why is the catalog being done?" "Any particular reasons?" "Ah." "It's the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Dresden." "That's when the corps won its colors, proud moment." "Mrs. Gale:" "Big landmark." "Yes, big ceremonial parade, visiting dignitaries, inspection by the CIDS, top brass in command are coming." "You know the form." "Trouble is nobody's ever sat down and itemized exactly what we've got, nobody who could put into any sort of historical perspective, you understand." "Yes, I understand." "Oh!" "An old EY rifle." "I think we used to have them in Kenya." "Yes, against the Mau Mau." "Oh, these police actions." "Been the ruination of the Army." "Were you out there?" "Yes." "I used to live out there." "(chuckles) Then you won't be lonely." "Quite a lot of the boys in the mess were out there." "George, friend of mine was, where was he now?" "IC Supplies, Nairobi, I think." "Nairobi?" "I must look him up." "Do." "You'll be delighted." "It's Captain Jason, George Jason." "What's the matter, do you know him?" "No, no." "Somehow the name seemed vaguely familiar." "Ah, well, I better turn the keys over to you then." "Thank you." "(clock tower bell chimes)" "(doorbell rings)" " (ring) - (Steed groans)" "You'll be very surprised, but I'm coming." "Oof!" "What's the matter with you?" "The... heard you." "?" "You fixed the whole thing up, didn't you?" "Jason's down there." "George Jason?" "Well, that is a coincidence, eh?" "Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't just walk out of there, leave them to catalog their own museum?" "You could go to all the trouble of explaining to them." "After all, you got them to hire me." "I had to find you a good effective cover." "So good and so effective that you couldn't even tell me." "I didn't quite know what to tell you." "I mean, you could hardly wander around an Army camp without being noticed." "No, send you down unsuspecting." "Then trouble would run into you, and you wouldn't run into trouble, eh?" "Now, with all due respect to those worthy ladies, you wouldn't look quite right behind a tea urn at the canteen." "What do you want me to do?" "Carry on with your job." "Keep your eyes open and wait." "It's infinitely preferable to working in the dark." "I'm keeping a 24-hour surveillance on the Yang Sing." "I may hear something before you do." "How'd you get on with John Thorpe?" "Very well." "Here are these notes he gave me." "Little overpowering, isn't he?" "Apparently gold is very valuable in the East." "Why is that?" "The Bretton Woods monetary agreement." "They set the value of gold at 35 American dollars an ounce." "But in the East, mm-mm, it's worth 50." "It's worth shipping, then." "Yeah, they're very keen to get it in the Orient." "Well, they don't trust paper money." "Yes, how'd you know?" "It's common knowledge." "Well, at least we've discovered one thing:" "why Mr. Lo is interested in shipping gold to Hong Kong." "Now we got to find out how." "(Jones whistling a tune)" "(car horn honks)" "All right, then, come on." "Out." "What do you think you're doing here?" "Hey, you're trespassing, you know that?" "I was waiting for you, Corporal." "Well, you've found me." "And lay off the corporal bit, will ya, that's history." "You have something of mine." "Look, I don't know you." "I don't want to know you." "Now, come on." "Out." "I want my supper." "You owe me some money." "What?" "You're mad." "Look, I don't owe you nothing." "When you left Hong Kong, you had 10,000 pounds of my money." "Now, where is it?" "Better start remembering." "10 grand?" "Well, you've got the wrong one, friend." "Look, I haven't got your money." "You see, I bought the garage." "That took it all, and all my savings." "You can't be lying to me, Mister." " (tool clatters)" " You're off your manor." "(engine revs)" "(screams)" "(glass shatters)" "(theme music)" "Hello there." "How's it going, Mrs. Gale?" "Fine, thanks." "I should be through in about a week." "Terrible business, wasn't it?" "Did you know this Corporal Jones?" "Sorry?" "I said, did you know him?" "Yes, he was out in Cypress with me." "Why should anyone want to kill him?" "I wouldn't know." "What sort of a man was he?" "Jones?" "Been out in Hong Kong for the past two years." "Would you excuse me for a moment?" "That Chinaman must be slipping." "Well, no one's gonna believe this is an accident." "They're not meant to." "It's a bit sticky, sir." "Well, I warned Jones, too damn pigheaded to listen." "Hello." "Very worrying." "Yeah." "I don't think I can go along with this now." "Now, just a moment, sir." "May I ask you a question?" "What's the most important thing as far as we three are concerned?" " The Fund, sir." " Exactly." "Exactly." "From the very beginning it was agreed this could only be conducted as a military operation." "Yes, but we're soldiers, not gangsters." "But as a soldier, sir, how do you deal with a traitor in a military operation?" "Unfortunate bog, we just have to live with it." "Well, let's settle it, then." "Excuse me, sir, but... do you think it's safe to carry on?" "Why not?" "I mean, that Chinaman, he might think that we're all in it together." "No, he doesn't." "I've spoken to him." "Long as we play it straight with him, we've got nothing to worry about." "Whatever happens, the Fund mustn't pack up now." "Yes." "Well, we've got enough in the kitty to lay off until this blows over." "The way they're handing out bowler hats, we need to increase the fund, not cut it down." "Why, only today I came across another case." "Just make a note of the details." "Yes, sir." "A Major Benson, another victim of the '59 purge." "Major Benson, age 47, married, two children," "Sandhurst and Staff College." "Doorman at the Alambric?" "9 pounds a week for throwing out Teds and drunks." " Phew." "He was a good man, sir." " Yes, but he was a bit foolish." "Invested all his savings with a property speculator." "Lost the lot." "You see, this shouldn't damn well happen." "There ought to be courses to wise you up to the dangers of the street." "I mean, every day there are blokes coming out the services." "They're just a bunch of mugs, innocents." "Well, they wouldn't let you ashore at Port Said without your jabs, a lecture on the money sharks and the Toms." "Well, this is exactly the same thing!" "He'll be back, sir." "I know, I know." "Right then." "Major Benson, sir, would you sign the check?" "Ah, yes, 500 pounds?" "(can goes clattering)" "Steed:" "Hello." "What are you doing here?" "This was my husband's place." "You're Mrs. Jones." "I'm very sorry." "Any idea why or how?" "No." "Jimmy didn't have any enemies, at least I didn't think he had." "Maybe it was jealousy." "Was there somebody fond of you?" "Oh, no." "No, Jimmy was the first." "You met in Hong Kong, yes?" "Yes." "I was a taxi girl at The Celestial... a dance hall." "Taxi?" "Yes." "They..." "The hall employed partners." "You just sit there and wait for somebody to hand you a ticket." "And you dance with them." "$8.00 an hour." "4.00 for the girl and 4.00 for the management." "The next day, he took me to the Tiger Balm Pagoda." "He must have saved up a good deal for all this." "Did he get a good gratuity?" "Oh, no." "No, we'd never have been able to afforded this." "Unless?" "What is it?" "It's a Hong Kong lottery ticket." "It won third prize a month before we left." "Very lucky." "Was it?" "I had it framed, and Jimmy kept it on his desk as a souvenir." "What are you gonna do now?" "I don't know." "I'd strongly advise you to leave here." "Jimmy was a good man to me." "But I'll do as you say." "Good." "Why did you come here?" "To find out why the corporal was murdered." "I'm sorry I can't be of any more help." "You like the cardigan?" "But the sleeves are too long." "They're far too long." " Hello." " Hello." "Got strict instructions to keep out of your way." "Oh, that's all right." "Don't worry about me." "What do you do?" "Jankers." "Just paint the fire buckets." "They look perfectly all right to me." "Yeah, me too." "But you know the Army." "If it moves, salute it." "If it doesn't, paint it." "Yeah, old Major Ruse found a scratch." "He can spot a dirty cap badge from the other side of the square." "How do you get on with him?" "Friend of yours, miss?" "No." "I've only met him a couple of times." "Bit too keen for my liking." "Like this." "Waste of time, I say." "They look just the same when I'm finished, just the same." " Oh, here." " Oh, thank you." "Right here." "How about Captain Jason?" "Oh, he's different, conscientious but fair." " You know what I mean?" " Mm." "He'll give us a bit of time off tomorrow to make up for tonight." " Tonight?" " Yeah." "Now, the old man would never think of that." "You're working tonight as well, then?" "Yeah, special guard duty." "Dear old dogs." "Just my luck." "What's on?" "Oh, consignment of small arms ammunition and K-rations." "Gonna line them tomorrow so we have to keep an eye on it." "Must not lose the lads' toffee." "(object clatters)" "That reminds me, I should have got some things from the mess, and it's too late for me now." "Would you be awfully kind and get them for me?" " Oh, pleasure, miss." " Thank you." "I'll just jot them down." "Would you get me a couple bars of fruit and nut as well?" "All right." " Here's a pound." " Ta." "Be back in two shakes." "Oh, get yourself a packet of cigarettes." "Soldier:" "Oh, thank you very much." "(rings)" "(Steed laughs)" "Oh, go." "(ring ring)" "Hello, hello, it's Steed." "Eh?" "Oh, and how's the Army treating you, hmm?" "No, I..." "Yeah, tonight." "All right." "Bye." "(clatter, hammering)" "The yard's done, lad?" "Sir." "The Army gives you something, there's a reason, even a chopper." "Sir." "Keep alert, lad." "Don't go drifting off to sleep." "(door closes)" "(clears throat)" " Lad's still there?" " Yes, sir." "It's time he wasn't." "(telephone rings)" "Ordnance." "Captain Jason." "Yes." "Right." "Stuff's here." "It's at the main gate." "Two men standing by to unload, sir." " Holmes." " Yes, sir." "Cut along to the Mess now." "Make sure you're back here 2100 sharp." "Yes, sir." "Thank you very much, sir." "Idle men." "Yes, but it's ideal for our purpose." "(chuckles)" "I hope nothing else goes wrong the other end, sir." "No, I've spoken to Captain York." "(vehicles approach)" "Pack it up." "Get the stuff moving." "Over here, lads." "Keep a lively step now, lads." "That stuff on the table there." "So pack this unlawful item." "Good man." "All right, you lads, report back on the double." "Right, left, right, left, right." "Lovely, aren't they, sir?" "You got to hand it to that Chinaman." "Well, he doesn't make them himself, you know." "He's got two goldsmiths working full time." "Yes, sir." "When does this lot go, sir?" "Tomorrow from Lynam." "ETA Hong Kong, 1200 Wednesday." "Anyone gets shot with one of these, it'll be some death, sir." "At 10 pounds a round, it ought to be." "Yeah, but they wouldn't fire." "Too soft." "Imagine what the medics would say." "Cause of death, gold poisoning." "I'll just make sure number five picket's not hanging around outside, huh?" "(chuckles)" "Gold poisoning." "Number five picket, where are you?" "You're on..., you know." "Number five picket." "Hello?" "Who's that?" "Stop." "What are you doing here?" "Don't you know this is Army property?" "Aah!" "Well, we better get the paperwork out." "Yes." "You got my pen?" "Hmm?" "Oh, I gave it back, surely." "Did you?" "Well, maybe it's in my coat." "(gunshots)" "Never mind about that fight." "The main event comes later." "(grunting)" "Where are you?" "Where are you?" "Aah!" " Who are you?" " His name is Steed." "What does he want?" "I'm making a small gold collection on behalf of the Waifs and Whippets Fund." " Are you from the police?" " Near enough." "Oh, you're doing very well." "Steed:" "I warned you." " You won't shoot." " Count to three." " Bluffing." " One." "Two." "Three." " (gunshot)" " Aah!" "(Jason grunting)" "That's enough, George." "All right, Mr. Steed, you can put your gun away." "You have our word." "You all right?" "Is everything all right?" "Police picked up Mrs. Kwan at the gate." "Good." " They raided the Yang Sing." " Everybody accounted for?" "Except Mr. Lo." "He flew out of London airport yesterday." "They're picking him up with the plane in Karachi." " Steed, can I ask you a favor?" " Go ahead." "You've got the three of us." "Don't involve anyone else." "You mean the Hong Kong part?" "You know everything, don't you?" "No, I don't mean them." "I mean the families, the men they've been supporting." "We weren't doing this for ourselves, you know." "Steed:" "No?" "No." "For our friends, ex-officers..." "And NCOs." "Many were victims of the Army purge, suddenly kicked out, no jobs, no training, no future." "Have you got proof of this?" "They're right here." "Names and addresses of the beneficiaries and accounts of the Fund to date." "I think that you'd better get a car." "Not too good for discipline seeing the major being carted off to the pokey here." "Ordnance, here." "Ordnance." "The Major's car around right away." "How much money have you got?" "About 56,000." "Pounds?" "56,000 pounds, 19 shillings and 7 pence to be precise, half in building societies, the other half in blue chips." "Capital appreciation last year, come to about 9,000 quid." "Last year?" "Who's your broker?" "Don't have one." "I do it." "Did it all." "But on this form, you could have been a tycoon." "Don't you regret wasting your time in the Army?" "Waste?" "Everything I've ever had, everything we've ever had, we owe to the Army." "It's fed us and clothed us and paid us when nobody else would." "When I was demobbed in '45," "I couldn't get a job even making a broker's tea." "Same goes for all of us." "We were all misfits." "I wanted to teach history, no degree, no diploma or education." "I wanted to go to grammar school." "But if this is so, why have you been using the Army as a cover for your smuggling?" "Heh." "A good soldier learns to improvise." "Seemed worthwhile if we could help the others." "Mrs. Gale:" "Are these all the names and addresses?" " Yes." " Yes." "Come on." "Well, we'd better sign off at the mess, I suppose." "You want to watch her." "Huh." "I think you better look after the bibs." "(theme music)"