Knock on Wood Page #8

feature here I must show you.

Oh, what is it?

Well, it's our overhead underslung

isolating compression decraminator.

- What does it decraminate?

- The Degasca chamber.

Curious, it looks

just like the hubcap.

What does it matter effect it is except

when you're decraminating of course,

which only during low gears

out in the open road. What?

- It has everything, hasn't it?

- Hasn't it, and...

- I say, shall we get

cracking? - Good idea. - Yes.

Here we are. I could just

find the ignition here... and

Ignition here... well...

yes, here...

- Which is the ignition?

- It was here a moment ago...

Oh you see, this is one of

our very special feature...

Oh you know, super

concealed. Prevent stealing.

Occasionally, prevents driving.

Ha, ha, this is one of the witty one.

Oh yes, here we are. You put it

in here exactly, and here we go.

Oh, I see. It's the wrong button.

Oh, terribly sorry.

- Decraminating quite a bit, isn't it.

- Yes.

I thought perhaps, you'd

like to see it all at once.

Thank you, but...

some another time.

- Thank you.

- Yes...

Get me the police!

- Thank you. Morgan has stolen a car.

- A car?

Do you have any idea

where he might be heading?

No.

No, he doesn't know anybody in

London but myself and Marty and...

You don't suppose he's

gone to see Mr Langston?

- Who?

- Godfrey Langston.

He was friend to

Jerry in Switzerland.

- Jerry was terribly impressed.

- I see.

Get me Godfrey Langston.

Very well, we'll be on the

lookout. Thank you, Inspector.

That idiot, Morgan may

be a little toothache.

If he turns up, hold

him and inform the police.

- Mr Brutchik has arrived, sir.

- Oh, good.

Hello, I'm Jerry Morgan. You wait a

minute, I'm a friend of Mr Langston!

- He's going to give me cards to his clubs.

- Call the police!

Let's get this over with

as quickly as possible.

I trust you're not wasting my time.

I cannot understand

why it's taken so long.

You realize, my dear, Brutchik, this

is no ordinary case of espionage.

You have the plans?

Please, be seated.

- This is not a trick, you are sure?

- Study them yourself.

You will find, you are now in complete

possession of Lafayette X.V.27.

Two simple blueprints which hold

the greatest power of annihilation

the world has ever known.

Ah yes, excellent! No question

about these being the complete plans.

Very good.

Very good, indeed.

Whoever controls this weapon,

may well control the world.

What are you trying to say?

I'm suggesting a

renegotiation of our agreement.

- What do you mean, renegotiation?

- Just that.

- Renegotiation of the money.

- I'm sorry.

- Brutchik, you realize...?

- You realize this,

I'm about at the end of patience.

We have made a commitment.

Arm and generous commitment.

I've lived up to my end of the bargain,

and expect you to do likewise.

You realize that we run

more risks than planned.

That's entirely your

affair my dear Langston.

You made the dealing. What do you

mean more risk than planned?

- Four men have had to be killed.

- Four men!

- Brodnik, Gromek, Papinek.

- And Shaslik! Oh...

Hello.

- Morgan's here, somewhere in the house

- Yes, I know. Take him.

Take your hands off me!

- How convenient Mr Morgan.

- Don't you sweet talk me.

You are a murderer, that's all!

A spy, a traitor and murderer!

And I'll tell you something else. You

don't have to send me cards to your clubs.

- I don't want them now.

- Have you notified the police?

I'm afraid we'll have to dispose of

this young man before they arrive.

Quickly and not too much of a mess.

Make it look like self-defense.

What's the matter, did

you run out of knives?

I'm sorry about this, old

man. I rather liked you.

Yeah, I'll bet you did.

I shan't haggle.

Take this and go.

The plane for Istanbul

leaves at 11 o'clock.

11 o'clock plane to Istanbul, eh?

It's lucky we got here in time.

Put up your hands!

You are all under arrest!

Fool around with

Scotland Yard, will you?

All right you spies, unhand that man!

Run quickly after him!

Quick! After him!

He mustn't reach London alive!

Thank you.

He's escaped from Langston

after making an attempt on his life.

I just can't believe them.

An all points report:

Morgan's headed towards London.

I want him taken, alive if

possible, but take no chances.

Repeat:
Take no chances.

Hello, nice to see you again.

- Nice looking chap. I wonder who he is?

- I'll ask him next time, Sue.

Audrey.

- Where can I find Miss Greene?

- Who?

You'll find her upstairs.

Dressing room number 3.

Okay. Thanks.

- Audrey.

- Oh, no!

Audrey, you've got to help me.

Don't you come near me!

Don't believe the papers. I am innocent,

Audrey. You've got to call the police.

- Sure Jerry. Anything.

- There's a man called Brutchik.

He's going to blow up the whole world.

Don't you understand that?

Now look, they won't believe

me but they will believe you.

You... you've got to go to the police

and tell them to stop the 11 o'clock

plane to Istanbul, do you understand?

- The man's name is Brutchik.

- Oh, Brutchik.

- Now hurry up, Audrey.

- Now, you stay right here and don't you move.

Istanbul.

Brutchik is the man's name.

Murray, would you hurry up!

Why you always the last one?

All right, all right.

Get over here as fast as you can.

He's stark raving mad.

Yes, Jeffrey's in my dressing room.

Oh, you take that side,

and I'll cover this.

Come on Boris, hurry up.

Take me, I'm innocent!

I know that you're making a terrible

mistake. You should stop Brutchik.

He's on the 11 o'clock

plane to Istanbul.

Oh darling, you should

have believed me.

But I do, Jerry. I do.

They don't understand?

Don't you understand.

Brutchik is on the plane to Istanbul.

He'll blow up the whole world!

- Go on Medical, get some brandy.

- I am not hysterical.

Morgan, are you ready

to make a confession?

Look, I'll tell you everything,

if you'll just listen to me.

- Stenographer!

- I'll take it down.

It's all so simple,

anybody could understand it.

There was Brodnik and Gromek,

and Shaslik and Brutchik.

Now Gromek got it from Brodnik

who brought it to Shaslik

who in turn gave it to Brutchik.

You see, the stuff was in

Clarence, but it was also in Terence.

Now they didn't know Clarence from

Terence, or Terence from Clarence,

so Gromek killed Shaslik.

Have you got that, Gromek?

G - R - O - M - E - K.

Gromek killed first Shaslik.

The second Shaslik got Papinek.

- Papinek?

- Yeah.

- Maurice Papinek?

- Yes, but he's not important.

He's not the brains.

That's him!

That's the spy!

Wilton, I want it clearly understood that

this boy's interests are to be protected.

- He is a personal friend of mine.

- My friend, he tried to kill me!

- He should have the best medical care.

- Don't believe him.

- My personal attorney.

- He's a traitor.

- I will underwrite the whole of his...

- He can put you to those plans, I was telling you about.

Two pieces of blueprint

with that fancy French name.

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