The House on 92nd Street Page #4

But I've made contact

with Adolph Kline.

- When could I see him?

- Immediately. Come with me now.

Good.

- Where are we going?

- I'm not at liberty to say. Come on.

Calling Car 70. Calling Car 70.

AGENT 1

Come in, Car 70. Over.

Car 70 standing by. Over.

AGENT 1

Mr. H going down in elevator with D.

Mr. H going down

in elevator with D.

- Follow and advise. Over.

Okay, will do. Off and clear.

Here it is.

How will I know Kline?

There'll be someone there

to introduce you.

- Aren't you going in with me?

- No, I shan't see you for a long time.

We've got to be very careful

from now on.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Good evening.

- Hello.

Meet Adolph Kline.

How are you?

Glad to know you, Adolph Kline.

From Felix.

- Is that all?

Mm-hmm.

Well, it takes money to operate.

You talk, I'll pay.

"The Britannia sails for England tonight.

A Dutch boat, the Delftdyke,

goes with her.

She'll join convoy 30 miles

due east of Sandy Hook.

Delftdyke carries a cargo

of munitions and planes. "

May I have that?

- Who is that?

- That's Gus Hausman. He works for me.

He's drunk.

He is a good man for information

when he isn't drinking.

- Hello, Gus.

- Shove over, you.

- Who are these people?

- They're friends of mine.

You're the pay-off man, is that right?

That's right.

He's going to take care of us.

Take care of you.

You know where he gets

his dope on ships, don't you?

I give it to him,

that's where he gets it.

Who's going to take care of me?

- Now, come on, Gus. I'll buy you a drink.

- I had a drink.

How would you like to know

the Queen Mary's back again?

She's loading 40,000 drums of oil.

Now would you like to know

where she's going?

Australia, that's where she's going.

And she's full of troops.

How much dough is that worth?

- I pay Kline. He'll take care of you.

- Oh, you pay Kline.

- Who pays me?

- I'm going to take care of you, Gus.

You take care of nobody.

You gonna pay off?

You'll have to operate through Kline.

Okay. Okay.

Let's just forget the whole thing.

I know where I can get

some real dough.

Maybe I'll just spill the inside story

on what's going on around here.

Shut up.

I don't know who you are, sister...

...but tell me again

when I come to see you.

I'll bring you a nail file

to cut through the bars.

Look, she knows what she's doing.

- Hey, bud, got a match?

- What?

You got a match?

- You want a light?

- Yeah, bud. How you feeling?

Four hundred...

...four-fifty, five- Five-fifty.

Well, that isn't much money to operate.

I gotta pay a lot of people.

You'll be paid well enough.

Have you seen Mr. Christopher lately?

Hey, who are you?

You were told about me.

Don't you trust me?

You're fooling around with stuff

that's none of your business.

- I thought it was-

- I gotta be sure...

...that my information

is getting through.

- That's my job.

- Maybe.

But I gotta be sure.

I'm gonna send my information

through Mr. Christopher.

- I'm working for Christopher.

- What are you asking about him for?

- The war's changed things.

- Only Mr. Christopher can change things.

- Well, if that's the way you want it.

- That's the way it's gonna be.

While you're sticking your nose in things,

you might take a little trip with Gus.

- Good night, Kline.

- I don't even know you.

- Where have you been?

- I just came from the office.

Where were you last night?

At the radio station.

Weren't you supposed

to meet Kline last night?

Yeah, I met him.

You're to get this to Hamburg as fast

as you can make the transmission.

What is it?

If we hadn't done anything else

in all the years we have been here...

...this information

would be more than worth it.

It's up to you now.

This is your chance.

I'll get it through.

- Cigarette?

- Thank you, I don't smoke.

Could I see them?

You're to have these papers

back here tomorrow night.

Tomorrow night?

That's a tough order.

I've got to put this in code.

It'll take time.

Orders are not to be questioned.

It'd save time if I can burn them

when I was finished.

This information will also be sent

by mail tomorrow night.

These orders

come from Mr. Christopher.

- Christopher?

- Yes.

They were delivered to me

less than an hour ago.

I just saw Dietrich leaving.

Did he tell you about Adolph Kline?

No, what about him?

He was picked up last night.

Violation of selective service. FBl.

- Dietrich was with him.

- When he was picked up?

That I don't know.

He didn't tell me.

I wonder if he knew.

We've got to be careful

about Dietrich.

Have you been able to get through

the confirmation copy?

Well, it takes time. With the war on,

there are a lot of restrictions.

I won't be satisfied

until I have it in my hands.

- Have you any reason to suspect him?

- No.

There may be nothing at all

to worry about.

But until that confirmation copy comes

from Hamburg, he must be watched.

We are doing our most important work

right now.

Dietrich is a vital part of that work.

If he fails, we all fail.

- Max.

- Yeah?

Get down to the radio station.

Cover Dietrich and keep him covered.

Less than an hour

after Dietrich received his instructions...

...from Elsa Gebhardt, an important

envelope reached Inspector Briggs.

The envelope contained the data

Elsa Gebhardt had given him...

...together with an important clue...

...the cigarette butt,

stained with lipstick...

...which Dietrich had found

on Elsa's desk.

The contents of the envelope

were so unusual...

...that Inspector Briggs rushed

to FBI headquarters in Washington.

And presently,

a distinguished physicist...

...sent for by Briggs,

was flown to Washington.

He was Dr. Arthur C. Appleton...

...72-year-old chief

for the central laboratory...

...where the final secret experiments

on Process 97 were being conducted.

Gentlemen, these papers

contain data on Process 97.

It is appallingly accurate.

These are details of experiments

which we made barely two days ago.

Dr. Appleton...

...we must send this information

on through to Germany.

Now, would it be possible

to change a few details...

...in order to set their scientists

off the track...

...without arousing

the slightest suspicion?

- Of course it is.

- It would?

We've been thrown hundreds of times

ourselves by the slightest error.

Now, we're going to need your help

to change that data.

- Do you think you can do it tonight?

- I can start immediately.

Inspector Briggs

ordered the central laboratory...

...placed under strict

and continuous surveillance.

Through an x-ray mirror in the rear

of an ordinary delivery truck...

...movies were taken...

...of even the most trusted individuals

working on Process 97.

This method of surveillance...

...enabled the 400 FBI agents

now assigned to the case...

...to become familiar with the faces

of every worker...

...permitted to leave the plant.

This facilitated the FBI's difficult job...

...of tracing all of their activities

and all of their contacts.

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