"Girls, our campaign is progressing." "You've all heard of Elizabeth's success!" "But we can't stop there!" "We must go forth and strike again." "I'll brief you on your next tasks." "You'll need to take notes." "Henry!" "Henry!" "Yes, Henrietta, right away!" "Then make it right away!" "Right, are we all ready?" "We'll begin then." "The most pressing task is..." "Henry, have you fiinished?" "Sorry!" "Very well then." "We'll continue." "First with you, Sara." "Your next assignment will be Sir George Morton." "...an order of 24 prams." "Yours faithfully..." "You can go now, Mary." "You'll send that tomorrow." " But the Peabody fille..." " I'll attend to that." "Off you go!" "Take a cab home." "Thank you." "Good night, Sir George." "Good night, Mary." "Sara, darling!" "Georgie, darling!" "You look lovely tonight." "Ravishing." "Make yourself comfortable." "I'll mix us a drink." "Scotch on the rocks." "I remembered!" "I'm so glad you could come!" "I told me wife I'd be very late!" "The staff have gone home." "We can be alone for hours!" " How nice!" " Isn't it..." "My dear!" "I found him lying there." "I was always in fiirst, you see." "He didn't accept tardiness so I was always careful to be on time." "I'm sure he thought very highly of you, but he's dead." "You have to face that." "Business must go on." "That's why I'm here, Mary." "Yes, Mr. Rudge." "I'll do all I can to help you." "Good girl." "Nowthese investment sheets, the fiigures appear correct, but I can't link them to the individual fiirms." "They're cross-referenced here." "Orders going out, here, returns, here, payments, here." "Profiits, defiicits, orders on hold, and orders completed." "I see." "It's a bit complex, isn't it?" "Sir George wanted his system to be complex." ""Industrial security", he called it." "Hello?" "Would you put him through?" "Yes, sir." "an off of £10 000." "We tendered for that on the 21st of the month." "Yes, I can break it down for you:" "£5000 initial cost," "£1000 survey, £2500 to cover wages, the rest in interest at 9%." "Less your overhead which we'll defray at the signing." "I'll attend to that." "The contract will be in this morning's post." "I'm so sorry, where were we?" "I was wondering about the complexity of the system, but you seem to have a fline grasp of it." "I'm putting you in charge." "There's no other way out of it." "an outsider would need weeks to manage it." "But... a temporary measure, until I think something up." "You will do it?" " I'll do my best." " Excellent." "I'll leave you." "I'll be in my offiice." "Steed." "John Steed." "Oh, yes..." "The ministry said you'd be by, but I don't know why." "Since you've asked:" "11 murders." "a downright epidemic!" "all prominent businessmen." "That's the only common factor." " Why come to me?" " I'd like your help." "Willingly, but how?" "You were at Sir George's offiice this morning." " Checking the books?" " Rapidly..." "Is it conceivable that Sir George's murder covers up another crime, say... embezzlment?" " Impossible." " Oh, dear!" "I examined Sir George's books in detail, just 2 days ago." "Everything was in order." " I see." " His staff are very effiicient." "Especially his secretary." "The idea of one of them embezzling is absurd." " Thanks anyway." "Good day." " Good day, Mr. Steed." " Yes, sir." " Miss Penny!" "Take a memo." "To the minister." "My dear minister..." "Re: the man you sent me this morning." "Far be it from me to advise you, but I felt that he was over dramatizing." "Hysterical even." "The idea that a plot, as he suggested, may exist, seems to be pure fantasy." "You were so effiicient with Morgan I've decided to use you again." "His name is Jack Findley." "Henry will give you the details of his favorite clubs." "Henry!" "Findley is a woman chaser." "Let's hope he'll take to you." "He will!" "I'll make sure of it!" "Oh, Jack!" "I can't believe we've only just met." "I feel as if I've known you for ages." "That's nice." "From another admirer?" "It's very cute." " and it works too!" " No!" "It does!" "Sara, calling H.Q." "Insurance?" "No link between benefiiciaries." "Shareholders?" "Somebody bumps the boss and cleans up on the market." "Half the victims had private companies!" "Personal grudge?" "Could be." " But you don't think so!" " No." "11 men, unconnected, prosperous, respected..." "Steed here." "Yes." "Where?" "I'm on my way." "Correction:" "for 11 men read 12!" "He's Jack Findley, of"Findley and Company"." "Prosperous businessman?" "His company is in London." "His accountant is Joshua Rudge." "Rudge?" "I don't know him." "I do." "I met him earlier today." " What's that perfume?" " I'm not wearing any." " It's very pleasant." " Sweet." "Too sweet for aftershave." "Don't move." "There was a woman here!" "We should locate her." "Tire pump." "See if you can have it identifiied." "I'm going to see Joshua Rudge." "Mr. Rudge?" "What is the nature of your business, Mrs. Peel?" "It's rather personal." "One moment." " Mr. Hooter will see you." " Thank you." "Excuse me!" "Good afternoon, sir." "Your wife sent you to collect her parcel?" " Mr. Hooter?" " Yes." "Mr. J.J. Hooter?" "Indisputably." " What can I do for you?" " Identify some perfume." "Of course." "Is it one of my creations?" " I don't know." " Where is the perfume?" "Did you know, Mrs. Peel, there are many more convenient sprays available?" "I myself manufacture more than 100 kinds." "It was all I had." "a question of identifiication?" "You have come to the right person." "My proboscis is probably the most sensitive in Europe." " I'll be glad to assist you." " Thank you." "First I must prepare." "I wear this to protect my sinuses." "No obnoxious effluvia can assault my nostrils!" "It is highly necessary." "I smell a great deal." "You do?" "I mean... you do!" "My nose is in great demand." "Perfumer's exhibitions, Paris," "Tokyo and New York." "I have smelled all over the world." "You see the splendid beast, naked before you!" "It's very... handy!" "Wait until you see him in action!" "Wait until you see him twitch and flare." "Distilled water." "Pure to the thousandth part." "Right, my nose is yours." "Now!" " "Leap into my Fervid arms."" " Pardon?" "Got it right off." "a tingle at the back here, a tickle at the front, a hint of sweetness." ""Leap into my Fervid arms." It's my own creation." "Exclusive and expensive." "Do you sell a great deal?" "Only to the very well-off." " Have you a customer list?" " Indubitably." "Miss Merkle?" "Yes, sir?" "Bring me the fille on "Leap into my Fervid arms"." "Yes, sir." "It's very kind of you." "Not at all." "The customer list appears to be missing." "It was sent to the warehouse this morning." "I'm sorry." "I'm unable to assist you right away." "Later today, perhaps?" "Thank you, I'll do that." "Oh, Mrs. Peel..." " Your appliance!" " Thank you." "a fresh nose snood, please, Gladys." "Charming woman, that Mrs. Peel!" "a delightful freshness about her." "She was very interested in my nose." "She..." "You spoil me, Henry, really!" "It's my favorite perfume." "Gladys Merkle calling H.Q. Come in!" "Hurry up, Henry!" "Yes, dear." "Come in!" "Tell Mme Henrietta my mission is completed." "Successfully completed." "I'll tell her." "My congratulations." "Yes, dear!" "Sorry, dear!" "Henrietta congratulates you." "and now?" "Joshua Rudge, dear." "Dear Mr. Rudge!" "I should look my best for him." "Yes, dear." "My red dress." "With the pearls." "This one?" "There were 2 of them, jumped me from behind." "No sign of Joshua Rudge." "Disappeared completely." " Permanently?" " Perhaps." "This broke off during the flight." "a man's fob seal!" "Or a woman's charm bracelet." "I saw one today, at the perfumer's." "I'm due back there soon." "Fill that in with amber." "Do I look like that?" "Dead!" "Dead." "Soon after you left." "a sudden seizure." "a seizure!" "Poor Mr. Hooter." "He promised me a list of clients." " Sorry, I can't allowthat." " You can't a//ow" "It's a close-knit business." "Mr. Hooter and I ran it between us." "So now he's gone..." "I'm in charge." " I've given it a lot of thought..." " Yes, colonel..." "What about the 1st killing?" "Thanks, colonel." "Well?" "It flits." "In each case, the offiice system was so complex only the secretary knew it." " So when he died..." " The secretary took his place." "They're so effiicient, they're now running the show!" "There's the answer." "They're all hired by different agencies." "There's no link." " Young, pretty, effiicient." " Ruthless." "Someone is bringing them together." "Who?" "Mr. Rudge is here, Henrietta." "Bring him closer." "It's so nice to meet you at last, Mr. Rudge." "Good morning." "What can I do for you?" "I wanted to see Mr. Rudge." " He's not here." " Not here?" "He's on an extended holiday." "Extended holiday!" "He promised to help me." "Steed." "John Steed." "It's only a trifling matter, but he did say..." "While he's away, I'm in charge." "Have a seat." "Thank you." "What's the problem?" "I'm setting up in business - stocks, investments - but it's a little diffiicult." "I have £4 million to manage." " £4 million!" " To manage!" "It's the extent of my credit." "I see." "Just how can I help you?" "I don't have an offiice yet." "I'm working at home, alone." "Mr. Rudge said he'd help me fiind someone for my paperwork." "It would be part-time, mostly evenings." "It will take a great deal of intiative to cope." "What you need is a secretary." "a thoroughly effiicient secretary." "Mrs. Merriweather?" "Mrs. Peel, these fiigures are incorrect." "You're showing £120 more than necessary." "The Baxters phoned last night, after you left." "They wanted their goods, so I sent them." " Rather than lose a customer..." " I see." "You did well to use your intiative." "I like that." "Thank you." "You're also very effiicient for the rest." "Thank you." "You have a sharp mind and a feel for business," "Have you ever considered" " working for yourself?" " Taking over a business?" "Why work for somebody else?" " I hadn't thought of it." " You should!" "You defiinitely should." "Daily reports, girls!" " annie?" " Progressing." "Excellent." "Liz?" "I'm taking over another section of Barton's Ind." "Mr. Rudge has worked out a splendid method!" " Has he not, Henry?" " Yes, dear, he has." " Mary?" " The woman working for me..." "She might be useful to us." "Indeed, we'll discuss it later." "Sara?" " I found a new victim." " Splendid." "His name?" "Steed." "John Steed." "Take a letter, Miss Penny." "Take a letter..." "Miss Penny." "Take a letter, Miss Penny!" " Miss Penny!" " The door was open." "Come in." "Right on time." "Punctual to the second." "You wanted an effiicient secretary!" "Shall we begin?" "Begin?" "Oh, yes, begin." "Yes, indeed." "Begin." "I shall begin with some dictation." "Further to yours of the 4th, remind the bill 7/99942, of the fiirst..." "I beg to inform you..." "Yes?" " Where do I sit?" " Sit?" "Oh, yes, sit!" "Here will suit me!" "Try the sofa, very relaxing." "Mrs. Peel!" "You startled me!" " You can run along." "I'll lock up." " Thank you." " Good night." " Good night." ""Henry and Henrietta Throgbottom." "Keep fiit classes"." ""For young ladies"." " It's the link." " The common factor." "an ideal meeting place!" "Drooping dorsals, toughen, tone up, strengthen those tendons..." "I'm already tired!" "a bit of exercise will get you going." "You're quite right." "Toned-up already." " Don't come here again." " Why?" "Because of my secretary." "She's absolutely beautiful and effiicient." "Don't turn your back on her!" "I won't." "I will watch" "Henry and Henrietta and you'll keep..." "Fit!" "Open!" "Lunge to the right and the left." "Commence!" "Lunge!" "Two, three..." "Rest." "Mrs. Peel, a word about position 3." " Try a little more perkiness." " Mrs. Peel!" "Miss Merryweather!" "Glad you came!" "You know each other?" " Mrs. Peel works for me." " Indeed." " What a surprise!" " Isn't it?" "I have no idea you were one of Henry's pupils." " I wasn't..." " She just enrolled." "Secretarial work gives me cramps and my dorsals were dormant, it was a good idea." "Indeed." "But we're wasting time." "Those muscles are drooping and dragging as we talk!" "Let's get them trim!" "Ladies, come along." "Position 33, please." "Relax into it slowly." "Leaving?" "I'm working overtime on my next victim." "Keep your knees straight." " Good evening." " Good evening." " Correspondance this evening?" " Yes." "I've been thinking." "about what?" "Working for myself, being my own boss." " Like the idea?" " Yes." "How do I go about it?" "Let me think it over." "In the meantime, keep fiit, study accounting and improve your shorthand." ""Yours sincerely..." "John Steed."" "They'll be ready to sign tomorrow." "Fine." "Must you dash off?" "How about a drink?" "I have another appointment." "Letters written, bills paid, everything neatly filled." " I must say it baffles me." " What?" "Your filling system." "It's so complex I don't understand it." "I do, so when you've gone, I can take over." " Gone?" " abroad." "away on some business trip." "Good night, Mr. Steed." "Good night, Miss Penny." "Right, ladies." "On your feet!" "That's all for tonight." "advanced students only now." "See you tomorrow." "Good night." "Good night." "Madame Henrietta is waiting." " You wanted to say, Mary?" " It's about Mrs. Peel." "She'd be a valuable addition to our organization." "Very well." "We'll put her to the usual test." "If there's nothing further, I'll say good night." "Henry and I have much to do, plans to make." "We shall work until the early hours." "I'm so sorry, I wanted a word with you." "are you blind!" "You could have phoned!" "and risk a wire tap?" "I missed the brake." "Henrietta is dead." "I've seen her tomb." "It's all extremely odd." " Well, no harm done!" " These things should be outlawed!" " How are you advancing?" " Slowly." "Watch your driving in future!" "and you watch your step!" "attack her!" "Excellent, Mrs. Peel." "Really excellent." "a fline fiighting spirit!" "What's going on?" "You want to be your own boss?" "We had to test your qualifiications." "Qualifiications." "To become an advanced student and meet Henrietta." " There, dear." " How do I look?" "Resplendent, as always." "My wrap." "We mustn't keep the girls waiting." "Yes, dear." "She really runs things here." "Henry... he's just a man." " Who is Henrietta?" " Nobody knows." "You've never seen her?" "We see her and we don't see her." "You'll understand." "There!" "Good evening." "a good turnout this evening." "a new member is in our midst." "So she succeeded?" " With flying colors!" " absolutely splendid!" "Step forward, Mrs. Peel." "So you want to become your own boss?" "Yes." " Why?" " Well, I..." "I..." "Because you've been subjugated to men too long, always taking orders." "Commanded, used, abused, always the slave, never the master." "The goal of this organization is to take women from the secretary's chair and to put them at the executive desk." "To bring men to heel and women to power." " 20th century amazons!" " Exactly." " Do you still wish to join us?" " Yes." " Whatever it may entail?" " Whatever." "Raise your hand and swear:" " "Ruination to all men"." " "Ruination to all men"!" ""Ruination to all men"!" "It is agreed." "Welcome." "I invite you to sit down." "We'll proceed with the lesson." "a demonstration on Henry:" "howto kill a man." "Sara..." "Excellent, Sara." "Now, Mrs. Peel, you try." "Sara, take Liz with you and practice on Mr. Steed." "With pleasure." "What a happy surprise!" "I'm sorry to disturb you!" " Please, come in." " Thank you." " This is my friend, Liz Purbright." " How do you do?" "Our car's broken down nearby." "May I use your phone?" "What's mine is yours!" "If you need them, the phone books are in the bread bin." "Terrible weather!" "Nothing between you, but leather!" "Nice warm brandy will warm you up." "Soda?" "Now, young lady, talk!" "Excellent!" "You learn fast." "Henry," "Mrs. Peel has qualifiied for our award of membership." "Yes, dear." "It's no ordinary bracelet." "Everything's functional." "The gun, the poison, the radio transmitor, smoke bomb." "Why is she here?" " You know her?" " Yes." "She was at Hooter's place, snooping." "We have a problem." "We've never killed a woman before." "Never one of ours!" " What happened?" " They grabbed me and brought me here." " Why?" " They needed me." "an accountant." "They forced me to invent complicated accounting systems." "They're mad!" "Quite mad!" "They want to take over the business world." "Their slogan is "Ruination of all men"." "Just one thing we need for these: the key." "I'm in no mood to be ruined." "Where are they?" "Behind that door." "I'll be back." "I should have brought my ray gun!" "Just in time, Mr. Steed!" "That is the boss!" "We had a problem of disposing of Mrs. Peel." "But since you're here, the problem is solved." " Who pulls the strings?" " Someone behind the drapes." "It shall appear you attacked and killed Mrs. Peel." "Then you took your own life." " Good idea." " and another man down." "We do have our uses!" "Let me kill him." "Very well." "Take annie the Crimpo with you." "Crimpo?" "You shall see, Mr. Steed." "Henry..." "Yes." "Go along to see it is accomplished smoothly." "Yes." ""Ruination to all men"." "That's a big job!" " Not to us." " We won't be dominated!" "We'll crush them!" "You see, Mr. Steed, how can we fail?" "Such determination, such spirit, how can we possi..." "Henry!" "Yes..." "Henry." "This gadget electronically controls the doll." "No man will dominate you!" "You've been taking orders from a man all along." "You've been fooled by a brillant ventriloquist." "No!" "No!" "No!" "No..." "My Henrietta!" "My darling..." "I trained her." "She could have been the greatest ballerina ever." "Then, they took her away." "Bussinessmen." ""Form your own company, Henrietta."" ""We'll manage it for you."" "That's what they said." "But they destroyed her, bankrupt, ruined, until fiinally..." "Men did that to her, businessmen!" "That's why I did what I did." "For her... in her memory." "One, two..." "It's okay..." "I can manage!" " Stop or I'll shoot." " Kill him, Henry." "Kill him!" "Kill him!" "Henry..." "Henry..."