"If you will sign, please, major." "I read your report, Major Gagri." "Excellent." "Thank you, captain." "You are quite kind." "The chance was always there, she knew it." " We all knew it, Jim, still..." " All right, so why bother to say it?" "Sorry, Rollin." "Get her out." " I promise you we'll get her out." " Jim, we..." "We'll leave you alone." "There's no dossier on her, colonel." "Nothing at all." "She must work for an apparat we know nothing of." "But judging from the techniques employed, one of the best." "An interesting challenge, Colonel Strom." "Gentlemen, Rudolf Kurtz." "All 5 foot 6 inches of him." "Until his capture last year, their top foreign agent." "Now in the maximum security section of Thorengia Prison." "We can't break Cinnamon out." "So the only thing we can do to save her life is to exchange her for the one man in the world they want most." "Wheelchair, Barney." "The motor's in the hub, Jim." "I'll have it mounted by morning." "There is much rain this spring." "But it will clear before Easter." "Good." "Now, even though Kurtz is being held on our side of the zone, once we grab him, the local authorities will hunt us with everything they've got." "They'll be just as dangerous as our enemies." "They should thank us for breaking him." "Well, maybe they will after we've done it." "But let's get this straight so there's no question once we've got him." "He has information vital to their national security." "So unless or until we get that information, no exchange." "We must get and break Kurtz before Strom breaks Cinnamon." " Yes." " Can they break Cinnamon, Jim?" "Sooner or later." "You, me, anyone." "She may not be the same Cinnamon we knew once they've finished with her, but they'll break her." "And then they'll kill her." "Stay on your feet." "Well, how are we this morning?" "We were not allowed to sleep again, otherwise, we are all right." "Leave us." "You could rest, you know." "Just tell me who you are and who you represent." "I have." "It does no good." "You do not believe me." "I hate to see you throw your life away like this." "Please sit down." "Comfortable?" "Under the circumstances." "This will do it, Jim." "It will pick up everything on the route." "I'll adjust the sound perspective later." "The trip should take 26 minutes." " There's 32 minutes of tape." "Willy?" " Magnets are okay." " Good." " Come on, let's move." "Suppose I were to offer you your freedom, what would you do?" "I would accept, of course." "It is yours." "For the truth." "What do you want to know?" "Well, let us begin with your real name." "Louisa Leeb." " Nationality?" " Austrian." "You worked for the Austrian government, then?" "I worked for no government." " For whom, then?" " For an apparat based in Geneva." "We sold to the highest bidder." "And who was to get the papers you photographed?" "I don't know." "I was an employee." "Nothing more." "The men in the car to whom you threw the camera, who were they?" "I do not know." "You know very little, Fräulein Leeb." "I was told very little." " You worked solely for money, then?" " Yes." "That isn't true." "But for a moment let us both believe it is true." "We could outbid, substantially outbid your former employer." "No, no, no." "Reward stimulus is the last thing she would respond to." "I could arrange to have, say, $50,000 deposited in a numbered account for you in Zurich, or any other place you might choose." "Security and freedom if you tell me everything." "Paris." " What?" " I prefer Paris to Zurich." "Fräulein Leeb, in a case like this, I could order your execution at once." "Aren't you afraid to die?" "We are all afraid to die." "Yet you seem quite prepared for death." "She is." "But have you considered the alternatives to death?" "Torture?" "Yes, or disfigurement." "You're a beautiful woman, Fräulein Leeb." "Thank you." "And then there's solitary imprisonment." "Complete and total isolation." "Forty, 50 years." "In a windowless cubicle little larger than a grave, little larger than a coffin." "Your pass?" "Your permit." "You may proceed." "Yes, a definite pattern." "But what exactly is she afraid of?" "Isolation, confinement, loss of identity." "I can't be sure which yet." "But whichever, it is much stronger than her fear of death itself." "I say, find this particular fear and build it." "Amplify it." " How?" " With drugs." "Then offer her a way out." "She will refuse again." "Not if the proposition is properly presented." "And what would you call a proper presentation?" "I don't know yet." "We must be careful, colonel." "But we must not be afraid to improvise." "All right." "Do it immediately." "As you wish." "You are aware, of course, that the therapy may kill her, or turn her into a vegetable." "Do anything you have to, Gorin." "Anything." "You are from Vienna, Herr Kliegmann?" "Originally, yes." " And now?" " Geneva." "I am a busy man, Herr Kliegmann." "What do you want?" "I have come to negotiate the release of Louisa Leeb." "You are an attorney." "Whom do you represent?" "A group of Swiss businessmen." "I was given to understand that Fräulein Leeb had some difficulty with the currency, and that you are holding her here..." "Herr Kliegmann." "You look intelligent." "Don't I?" "Now, who is she?" "And who does she represent?" "I am authorised to offer you $1 million." "You haven't answered my question." " I don't know." "These Swiss..." " Herr Kliegmann." "Two million dollars." "She is not for sale at any price." "I see." "See." "Would you be willing to exchange her, then?" "For Rudolf Kurtz?" "Now, what possible interest could I have in Rudolf Kurtz, a poor innocent tourist, illegally condemned?" "We have established each other's intelligence, colonel." "Rudolf Kurtz is an agent." "Louisa Leeb is an agent." "One for one." "Do you need Rudolf Kurtz, colonel?" "How could you get him?" "My problem." "And when would this exchange take place?" "Dawn, tomorrow." "Where?" "We can settle that later." "All right." "Agreed." "You made a good bargain, colonel." "I will be in touch." "Your Excellency, urge Kurtz to cooperate and we will return him to your government." "Cooperate?" "How would you suggest he cooperate, major?" "The man is innocent." "As you wish." "But he may spend the rest of his life here otherwise." "Kurtz, the new consul general is here." "Ten minutes." "And how are you feeling, Kurtz?" "Lonely, for home, for my family." "Understandable." "Especially this time of the year." "There is much rain this spring." "But it will clear before Easter." "Your wife misses you very much." " She is a brave woman." " Yes." "She will be rewarded." "Have you seen my wife?" "Yes, I have." "Let me assure you, the state will provide for her well-being until you return." "I miss my home." "The countryside." "It is lovely this time of the year." "Yes." "It's exactly as it was when you left it." "It has not changed at all." "I should not be here at all." " I'm innocent." " Yes, I know you are." "Soon you shall be a free man." "Guard!" "I'm ready to leave." "I'll see you again soon." "The terror of confinement." "Claustrophobia, that is the key to breaking her." "She has to be broken tonight, before dawn." "We shall see." "I'll be all right." "I'll be all right." "I'll be all right." "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "I'll be all right." "I'll be all right." "Is she all right?" "Yes." "Just shock." "I can bring her out of it with adrenaline." "How long will it take?" "I don't know." "But we know one thing for certain now, she will crack." " Where are we?" " Near the border." "How do we get across?" "In there." "They'll leave in a moment." "I must change my jacket." "Help me." "Help me." "Someone, help me." "Help me." "Help me." "Please, help me." "Help me, someone, help me." "Help me." "Please, why don't you help me?" "Go ahead." "I believe she will hear only the voice she wants to hear." "Help me, someone, help me." "How can I help you?" "I don't know you." "I don't know who you are." "But you know me." "You know me, you're here to help me." "I don't know who you are." "Who are you?" "I'm..." "I can't." "I can't." "I can't." "The drill." "The drill, you know I can't." "I can't." "I can't." "Of course, but you should know who I am." "I know who you are." "I know." "I know." "You're Jim." "Jim." " Yes, Jim." " Jim." " Jim who?" " Jim." "My last name." "You know my last name." "What is it?" "Jim." "Jim." "Jim." "Checkpoint Heilwigstraße." "Be absolutely still." " What are you bringing in today?" " Copper tubing." "Very well, move out." "Present your permits." "This crate has no permit stamp." "I can't pass it through." "The permit stamp must be on the bottom." "Turn it over." "All right." "You may pass." "I don't believe you are who you claim to be." "I am, Jim." "I am." "I am, Jim." "Please save me, please." "Then tell me who we work for." "I can't, Jim." "I can't." "Who do we work for?" "Tell me." "No, I can't, Jim." " Tell me who we work for." " I really can't." "No, I can't, Jim." "I can't, you know I can't." "Tell me who we work for." "Tell me!" "No more." "She's on the edge." "When she calms down, she'll talk." "You're sure no one saw you bring him in?" "No, sir." "No one." "Welcome." "Welcome, Kurtz." "I'm Colonel Geist." "I hope your journey was not too uncomfortable." "Quite uncomfortable." "But the most enjoyable journey of my life." "Of course." "That will be all." "Come, sit down." "To your newfound freedom." "I've missed that." "It is so good to be home." "I know you wish to rejoin your family as soon as possible, so let us get on with the report." "A report?" "We must have the details of the apparat you organised." "But, colonel, I had no intention of giving that to anyone, but Colonel Strom." "Colonel Strom was arrested last week." "He has since committed suicide." "We found he was working for West Zone Intelligence." "Strom?" "He could not." "He could not." " Yes?" " The consul general is here." "Yes, of course, send him in." "I believe you two are acquainted." "One might say so." "How does it feel to be home, Kurtz?" "I don't know." "There seem to have been some changes." "Changes for the better, I might add." "Colonel Geist is in charge now, which is precisely why you are here." "You see, Colonel Strom never had any intention of rescuing you." "As a matter of fact, he was the one who betrayed you." "Strom?" "Betrayed me?" "You may read the file at your leisure." "Right now, it is imperative that you brief us thoroughly on the details of the apparat." "We have reason to believe it is already in great danger." "Kurtz, your reluctance amazes me." "There was some question as to whether you were implicated in Colonel Strom's treachery." "The matter is still under review." "The shock, you understand." "Of course." "Colonel." "I would like to see the file." "She is unconscious again." "The strain was too much." "I just can't believe it." "Kurtz, what is this?" "I will stand for no more delay." "Either you tell me what I wish to know now or you will end up where Colonel Strom is." "Report of Rudolf Kurtz on activities in the West Zone, spring and summer." "She's in catatonic trauma." " What's the prognosis?" " If we wait until tomorrow morning..." "We can't wait." "We could try another kind of drug." "But it would probably kill her." "Do it, Gorin." "Here again, no difficulty was found." "The final cell was completed August 28th." "It was after establishing this final cell that I was arrested." "There, you have it all." "Very good report, Herr Kurtz." "Thank you very much." "Here it is." "What is this?" "Just relax." " You tricked me." " Cheer up, Kurtz." "If all goes well, you will be home in a few hours." " Home?" " Yes." "We are exchanging you for a friend of ours." "You can't." "When they learn that I've been debriefed, they will kill me." "We would be foolish to tell them." "I assume that you will not." "Not before noon, tomorrow at the earliest." "Dawn, or there will be no exchange." "How do I know you have him?" "Let this chance slip, colonel, and I guarantee" " your superiors will know about it." " Where?" "We must avoid the usual checkpoints, naturally." "I would suggest the Heilwigstraße crossing." "All right." "Bring him through in one hour." "No, colonel, we meet halfway." "Very well then, halfway." "You and the girl, Kurtz and me." "One hour, Herr Kliegmann." "Dr. Gorin, please." "Hello?" "Have you given the girl injection yet?" "Good." "She's not to have it." "I'll be down in a few minutes." "Your pass?" "She'll need this." "Halt!" "I see you're walking better, counsellor." "You're most observant." "Kurtz has been debriefed." "This is half of the information you want." "Kurtz, keep quiet and you will be a hero." "Talk and he will kill you." "Where is the rest?" "You will get the other half when we get that girl there." "You had Kurtz for one year." "You were unable to get any information from him, correct?" "Fräulein Leeb, we have come for you." "You're going to be all right." "I think you must be chilly." "Put on the coat." " Are you well, Rudolf?" " Yes, colonel, very well." "Whoever they were, it doesn't matter anymore." "I thought this coat was a little heavy." "Yeah, so is mine." "I figured they'd have to stop a few slugs." "How do you feel?" "Free."