"Good morning, Mr. Phelps." "After five years in exile," "General Rados Gollan, the deposed dictator of Luxania, is ready to launch the invasion which will return him to power." "Such an invasion would succeed in overthrowing the present democratic regime and lead to general war in the area." "Gollan intends to pay his mercenary army with funds from the $600 million he stole during his tenure of office." "Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to stop Gollan." "As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions." "This recording will self-destruct in five seconds." "Good luck, Jim." "The roads must be kept free for military traffic." "These official announcements are broadcast every half-hour on this station..." "Looks like a weak, distant signal, Barney." "Good." "It's a second-generation dupe, Jim." "Now, the final edited tapes will be just as bad." "Through the use of an override, we'll have no problems converting Gollan's television into a closed-circuit reception." "And there's no danger of picking up any real channels?" "None at all." "Now, these are exact duplicates of Gollan's radios." "The one for the bedroom is rigged with a cassette tape recording." "That's fine, Barney." "Dr. Ziegler?" "I have arranged that by tomorrow" "General Gollan will have what appears to be a severe case of pneumonia." "That should make both Eva Gollan and Major Denesch, the general's aide, happy." "They both want the general's wealth to fulfil their personal ambitions." "And right now, Eva has the upper hand." "But her actions are gonna be highly unpredictable." "I'll keep her busy, but what about Denesch?" "He'll be watching her closely, Willy." "Now, once you give her the phoney bank numbers, she'll leave the Schloss, then he'll follow her." "How will we know we have the right number, Jim?" "The general doesn't trust his memory, Tracey." "So he's put the bank number onto a computer." "Only he knows how to operate it." "How much time do we have, Jim?" "The general's lawyer is due to arrive at the bank in Zurich at about 3:30." "That means that we have to send the correct number by 3:00 to give them time to empty his vault." "Can we break Gollan by 3?" "Yes." "If we can make him believe that you'll kill me and save him." "You can inform Colonel Sabbatier that even though I will not be able to go to the bank in person, he will receive the $20 million down payment today." "I have already communicated my bank number in Zurich to a lawyer." "The money will be withdrawn at 3:30." "Colonel Sabbatier will receive it then as already arranged." "I have drawn up this document to protect our mutual goals." "But this gives you complete control over my estate." "And I have already made arrangements after my death." "Yes, I know." "Madame Gollan is to meet some unknown lawyer and receive your holdings." "I have been excluded entirely." "However, Madame Gollan has never shown any particular interest in your politics or your goals, general." "I'm afraid that under the present arrangements your wife will not use your wealth to re-take Luxania." "You are mistaken." "I have spoken to Eva." "She has promised." "She has given me assurances that she will continue with my plans." "And that you will continue as second-in-command." "Women are notorious for changing their mind, general." "What are you accusing Eva of?" "Nothing." "But if you sign this document, you will be protecting your desires completely." "I make the same guarantee as Eva has." "Every one of your wishes will remain the same as you would dictate it." "I shall hardly be in a position when I am dead to dictate anything." " Dr. Ziegler?" " Madame Gollan." " How is the general today?" " Much worse, doctor." "Has he taken the tablets?" "But they don't seem to stop the pain." "And the cough is definitely worse." " I'm surprised." " Oh, Dr. Ziegler." "Good morning." "You will both wait right here, please." "He did not tell you yet, did he?" "Tell me what?" "My husband's time is running out, just as yours is, Alex." "And so is Luxania's." "Has it been so difficult living in exile?" "Not for those who live a life without purpose." "What will you do after he's dead?" "Will you find another General Gollan, another Luxania?" "He is not dead yet." "Nurse." "How serious?" "Oh, it is difficult to say." "I would like honesty, doctor." "You have a chance." " Now I must leave." " Leave?" "No." "You must not go." "I have to go to the capital." "Government business." "Urgent." "Now, I will be back as soon as possible." "Dr. Wessel is standing by at the hospital in case of emergency." "Nurse?" "Yes, doctor." "You will see that he is not disturbed, please." "Yes, doctor." "We interrupt this programme to bring you a special announcement." "An official spokesman for the government has just confirmed earlier rumours that armies of the European People's Republic have concentrated near our border." "An official request from the government that the E.P.R. Remove its forces has been rejected." "Our government has now made an urgent appeal to the United Nations for an emergency debate on the crisis." "For several days, rumours of a deepening rift with the E.P.R. Had been deni..." "Tell Madame Gollan to come to the general's room immediately." "What is it?" "Get Dr. Ziegler back." "He has already left." "I am putting through a call to Dr. Wessel at the hospital." "Will he regain consciousness, doctor?" "I don't know." "He's very weak." "You must bring him around." "It is imperative that I speak to him." "If he recovers consciousness, I will send for you immediately." " If he recovers?" "My dear doctor..." " Please." "Why don't we stop this conversation and get him to the hospital?" "No time." "We must perform a tracheotomy immediately." "To ease his breathing." "All clear." "Clear." "He'll be coming around in a few minutes." "How is he?" "We will begin the operation immediately." "He gained consciousness briefly." "He could not speak, but he did manage to write down this message." "Thank you." "Give me this number." " Hello?" " Valhallah?" "Forty-three, calling anybody." "Come in." "I have the video." "There's no sound." "See if you can find the frequency on the radio." "This is Frontier unit number 43 calling Division H.Q." " Come in." " Anything?" "Nothing, sir." " Anything, sergeant?" " No, nothing." "Keep trying." "Division H.Q., come in, please." " Division H.Q., come in." " Ziegler." "This is Frontier unit number 43." "You are very weak, general." "You must lie down." "What is going on here?" "I will explain when you are feeling better." "But why are we down here in the bunker?" "You must rest." "You are in no condition." "I want to know." "Who are these men?" "What is happening?" "Silence." "Official Ministry of Information release number 106." "Due to the immense amount of radiation around the capital, all reservoirs have been contaminated." "Following fierce fighting along the Zansted Line, the army of the north has been forced to make a strategic withdrawal." "This further order has been issued by the Ministry of Home Security:" ""Strict martial law is in force throughout the country." "No one is to attempt to leave their home area." "The roads must be kept clear for military traffic. "" "These official government announcements are broadcast every half- hour on this station and over medium-wave radio band." "I've just been handed a bulletin." "The Free Democracies of Western Hemisphere have been declared that a state of war now exists between them and the European People's Republic and those countries aligned with them." "In this, the world's darkest..." "What does it mean?" "World War llI is about to begin." "This is Frontier unit number 43 calling Division H.Q. Come in." "Dead." "See to him." "He's burning up with fever, captain." "Doctor." "You must get back to the other room." "You must lie down." " But I want to..." " And please, don't try to talk." " Doctor." " Yeah." "I will be back with you in a moment." "This is Frontier unit number 43 calling Division H.Q. Come in, please." "Captain, this man is dying." "There's very little I can do for him." " Keep him alive." " Tell me how." "Just keep him alive, doctor." "Penicillin is the only thing that will help him and I've used all mine." "This is Frontier unit number 43, calling Division H.Q. Come in." " This is all we have." " Who are you?" "General, talking will only worsen your condition." "Go back and lie down." "I will come to you as soon as I am through." " Keep working on the radio." " Who are you?" "General, you must rest." "I want to know what these men are doing here." "We are renting the place for the summer, general." "I told you to stay on the phone." "It would be better if you were out of the way in the other room." "General, I will explain as soon as I am finished here." "I demand to know what this man is doing here." "Sergeant, take him back." "Captain, this is a very sick man." "Then he should lie down." "Take him, sergeant." "Let go of me." "Then I will attend to him." "No, you will stay with the prisoner." "It will take only a moment." "Besides, this man needs medical attention." "This man is of no military importance." "He is no use to me." "You will stay with him." "No." "I will do no more for that man until I am allowed to tend to General Gollan." "Very well, doctor." "Who are these men?" "They are Frontier Guards." "We must be very careful." "They are not regular army." "I do not know very much about this, but apparently the E.P.R. Colonel came to demand their surrender." "But they took him prisoner." "And the captain wants to keep him alive because he thinks that the colonel may have vital information" " that will be important to our army." " Pushing me too far, captain." "Stop playing the martinet." "I am going to maintain discipline down here." "Stay on the phone." "That is an order." "Why?" "You're not going to get anyone." "And even if you do, he's going to die." "You'll never get him to talk, he's dying." "Well, you had better hope for your sake that he does talk, because if he doesn't and dies, I will court-martial you for shooting him in the back." "How did we get down here?" "Well," "I was on my way to the capital when I heard the news of the air raid." "And after that, everything happened so fast." "I rushed back here, found you unconscious, managed to get you into the elevator and they arrived a few minutes after that." "And it was then that I heard that the capital had been destroyed by an atomic blast." "Eva." "Where is she?" "Where is she?" "Up there." "They're all dead." "Doctor, the colonel needs you." "Out of my way." "Out of my way." "I must get to Eva." "No." "No." "General, no." " I've got to find Eva." " No." "No." "Hello." "Hello." " Get out of my way." " There's nothing you can do for her." " Or for any of them." " If you go up there," " I will not allow you back." " What?" "What do you mean?" "It's radioactive up there." " Radioactive?" " Yes." "If you wish to join your wife, that is your decision." "How long before we can go up there?" "Weeks." "Perhaps months." "Maybe never." "Valhallah is the code word for a letter the general has deposited with our law firm." "What does this letter contain?" "The numbers of the general's secret bank account." "I would like that information as soon as my husband dies." "I'm sure there will be no problem after the autopsy." "There will be no autopsy." "Well, after the funeral, then." "I want it as soon as he's dead." "Well, I suppose you could come back to the office with me." "Could you have them telephone it through here?" "Yes, I suppose so, Madame Gollan." "You are most kind." "What are you doing, doctor?" "The general is seriously ill." "His condition is critical." "He also must have penicillin." "Is there enough to keep them both alive?" "I'm sorry, doctor." "You can't be serious." "No." " No, I must have it." "I must have it." " I'm sorry, general, and I sympathise." " But under the circumstances..." " You do not understand..." "I cannot afford to understand." "If I do not have the penicillin I will die." "Yes, this is a time of great personal sacrifice for us all." "Our whole country has probably already been decimated." "I do not want speeches." "I want the penicillin." "No." "No more arguments." "I must have it." "I must have it." "Take him, doctor." "Captain, I appeal to you." "This other man cannot possibly live." "Take him away." "Ziegler, tell him I must have the penicillin." "Please make it clear to him." "Understand." "Make him understand." "On my husband's behalf," "I have decided to postpone the invasion indefinitely." "I wanted you to be the first one to know." "You cannot do that." ""Cannot"?" "You do not have any say about anything anymore Alex." " Who is it?" " Major Denesch." "Open this door at once." "I'm sorry, but that's not possible." "I must get down to the bunker immediately." "Now, open the door." "We are in the middle of an operation." "If you do not open this door immediately, I will have it opened." "Please, just a moment." "Trouble." "Denesch is coming down to the bunker." "Denesch, coming down." "Doctor, come here." "Trouble." "Put him out fast." "Penicillin?" "No, it's only a sedative." "This is your last warning." "Open the door!" "One moment, please." "Wait." "You really can't come in here." "There are precautions that must be taken." " You must wear this mask." " Out of my way." "Close it." "You must lie still, general." "You must lie still." "What happened?" "You passed out." "Our equipment is not dead." "It is just that there is no one around up there to receive our signal." "No arguments." "Try it." "I'll be right there, captain." "I don't know why you spend any time with him at all." "He cannot be saved." " That was your decision." " Yes." " Get to work." " Yes, sir." "I will try and raise the dead, sir." "If that is your order, sir." "How long have I got, doctor?" "I don't know." "Not very long." " If I had penicillin?" " You would have a chance." "I will talk to the captain again." "I must go now." "What are you doing?" "Go to sleep, old man." "Where is the key?" "What are you looking for?" "Souvenirs." "Where is the key?" "There is nothing of value in there." " Anything?" " No, sir." "Only static so far, sir." "The whole world's coming apart and he's still on my back." "What are you looking at?" "Why don't you do the captain a favour and hurry up and die?" " You do not like the captain, do you?" " No." "I'll take care of him sooner or later." "He cannot stay awake much longer." "I could make it worth your while if you would do it sooner." "You said there was nothing of value in there." "There isn't." "But there is..." "There is a safe down here which has valuables in it." "I could give you the combination in exchange for the penicillin." "No." "I'll wait until he's asleep, then I get his gun." "No." "I have not got that long." "It must be now." "No, he's too dangerous to jump." "I would be killing my only chance." "Listen to me." "I have a plan." "Listen, and then make up your mind." "Again, Madame Gollan, my condolences." "Yes, doctor." "Now, if you will sign the death certificate, please." "Yes, of course." "Nurse." "Here, doctor." "Everything is in order, madame." "I think it would be more comfortable if we concluded matters in my office." "The general wants to see you." "He says it is urgent." "In a moment." "All right, Barney." "This is the Government Free Radio broadcasting." "Here is an important news flash." "Unconfirmed reports say that our missiles have destroyed several major cities of the European People's Republic in a reprisal for last night's destruction of London, Paris, Zurich by E.P.R." "Earlier reports that the army of the south capitulated this morning have been confirmed." "However, the army of the north has managed to disengage itself from superior enemy forces and has withdrawn to strategic defensive positions west of the capital." "All reserve and home guard units are ordered..." "What is it?" "Come closer." "Most important." "I have something to say." "What is it?" "I want you to..." "I want you..." "Get back." "Do not interfere, doctor." "The sergeant and I have an arrangement." "He will give us the penicillin." "After we have taken care of the captain." "What do you mean?" "What do you intend to do?" "Give me the gun, sergeant." "Give it to me." "I will give you the gun, captain, piece by piece." "Starting with the bullets." "Sergeant." "The man is dead." "You planned this with him." "If we ever get out of here I will see that you..." "You are beginning to sound like the captain." "Please, Ziegler." "It was unfortunate, but necessary." "Now give me the penicillin." "You show me the vault." "This way." "Yes, yes, read it, please." "Thank you." "Madame Gollan, this can only be done in private." "Only you are to know the number." "That is where you are mistaken, Herr Hoffman." "Eva is not to know the number at all." "But I do not understand this." "What is going on here?" "Just a game." "One that is over." "Accept it, Alex." "You have lost." "Now leave." "Eva has no right to the general's property." "Are you mad?" "Earlier this morning, the general signed a document which countermanded any previous agreements." "In this document, he names me as sole heir to his estate." " You are lying." " No, Eva." "The general finally saw through you just before he died." "As I did three years ago." "The general knew you couldn't be trusted to back Colonel Sabbatier and the invasion." "He knew that only I could be trusted to do that." "Oh, this is very confusing." "A conflict of documents." "He's lying." "There is no document." "Yes, there is." "It is in the safe down in the bunker." "This is very irregular." "I'm afraid this whole matter will have to be settled in court." "He's lying." "I'll get the guards." "Killing me won't get you to my husband's estate." "No." "But showing the document to Herr Hoffman will." "We will go down to the bunker." "Now." "This is our country's currency." "It's worthless." "No, no, you must not." "Please, I did not know." "I forgot the currency would be worthless." "Listen, listen." "I have another vault." " Really." " Yes, yes." "It is in Zurich, Switzerland." "Yes, and it is probably full of worthless currency like this." "Yes, yes." "But there is also gold." " How much?" " Millions, millions." " You're lying." " No, it is the truth." "Look, I can prove it." "Here, I have a statement." "An inventory of all the assets in the bank." "Look." "Read." "It's all there, in millions." " Madame Gollan, I was about..." " Not now, doctor." "But you must talk about the funeral arrangements." "Yes, that will all be taken care of later." "Move." "We have more urgent business." "Denesch and Eva are on their way down." "Denesch has a gun." "I will tell you the number of the Swiss account in exchange for the penicillin." "Four-nine-seven-four-three." "You could be telling me any numbers." "I swear that is the right number." "I fed the number into the computer memory bank in case I forgot." "You see, I will type my name."