Three Days Of The Condor Page #2

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- Condor. You know him?

No. Can he say what happened?

- He was literally out to lunch.

What happened? - He's not in yet.

His first call was a little wild.

Who's bringing him in? - Higgins.

He's already booked on the shuttle.

I want a chopper on the pad,

fuel for New York, now.

They're waiting for you.

- What? - Your two friends.

They just got here.

Said you gave them the keys.

Mr. Turner?

This is the Major. - This is Condor.

- Standby. Routing you to NY Center.

Condor on 1-1, Mr. Higgins.

Hello, Condor.

Who's this? - Deputy Director Higgins,

New York Center. Where are you?

I need a code name, why don't you?

Where are you?

Here.

You alright?

- Are you insane? Everybody's dead!

Take it easy and we'll bring you home.

Here's how:

Do you know the Ansonia Hotel?

- Broadway and 71 st. - 73rd.

There's an alley behind the hotel.

One hour from now, at exactly 15:30,

I want you to enter that alley

from the 73rd Street side.

Will you be there?

The head of department came from D. C...

He'll bring you home.

I've never met him. - Don't worry.

He's studying your photos now.

I don't know you either.

- We'll meet.

He'll carry a Wall Street Journal.

- There were two guys at my house.

What were you doing there?

- I was homesick. Who were they?

They were ours.

- What were they doing in my house?

I'm not going in any alley

and f*** the Wall Street Journal!

Turner, it's been a long, bad day.

You've been under... - Damn right!

Alright. We'll bring a familiar face.

Somebody you know.

Who's left? - You've got a friend in

statistics named Sam Barber.

You guys are something...

- Will he do?

Yes. Sam will do.

Alright, Turner. Stay well

for 60 minutes and you're home.

Can I ask a question?

- Sure.

What is happening?

- I'll talk to you in 60 minutes.

You've got 55.

This is ridiculous.

- It's standard procedure.

To pick up a friend?

- And you, Mr. Wicks? - No, thanks.

Side arm?

- Have you got a.45?

You bet.

- Hey, let me help you with that.

How long have you known Condor?

- Joey...

Before he was a bird even.

We went to CCNY. My wife Mae, too.

Was she ever Condor's girl?

- Here you go, Mr. Wicks.

Tell me what happened today.

- When?

This morning. About those murders.

What murders?

Here he is.

Hey, Sam. Where's that other...

What are you doing?

It's him, it's him!

Katherine Hale. H-A-L-E.

...172-208-875. Amount $51,86

Where's there enough snow this early?

- In Vermont.

What's open, Sugar Bush?

- Not downhill.

This is cross-country.

- Don't like the lift lines?

Kathy!

Kathy, where have you been?

Let me give you a hand.

Wait, I don't know...

- Be quiet.

Get in the car.

Don't make a sound, don't be dumb.

Please don't hurt me. - Where

do you live? - Brooklyn Heights.

Alone?

- I live with a friend...

You live alone. Come on, let's go.

Leave the stuff.

Hi, Kath.

You should have said hello.

Where is it?

- Here.

"Condor shot us both."

That was the only statement he could

make before they operated on him.

And the other man, Barber? Is he dead?

- Before he hit the ground.

A remarkable shot.

A half-inch above his flak jacket.

Was Condor qualified with a handgun?

"Two years military service,

Signal Corps,

Telephone lineman, switchboard

maintenance, 6 months overseas,

Separated 9/61, worked at

communication research college."

The question was:

Is he qualified with a handgun?

No, sir. M-1 rifle and carbine.

Evidently it was sheer luck.

Or else...

Or else what? - Condor isn't the man

his file says he is.

Where did he learn the basic moves?

- He reads.

What the hell does that mean?

- He reads everything.

I don't understand...

- Yes... very good.

Has Operations got anything?

- Absolutely nothing. - Extraordinary.

It was very well executed.

- It requires planning, communication,

tracks.

I'm not asking for footprints

but a blade of grass,

a broken twig...

Yes, sir. Wicks seems to be

all we've got. - Where do we have him?

We don't.

They rushed him to emergency

before we got word.

Maybe we should leak the name of the

hospital. Get Condor to make a move.

Don't expect

too many mistakes from this man.

He does seem rather more interesting

than just another reader researcher.

Example:
Has he gone into business

for himself? Was he turned around?

Does someone operate him?

Sexual? Broke?

Vulnerable?

Could he be a soldier of fortune?

Did he arrange the hit?

Is that why he's still in flight?

Still, he may be an innocent.

But then, why didn't he

come in gently, with Mr Wicks?

"Tentrex Industries". - It's a cover.

I work for the CIA.

Jesus, your assignment for today

was to go out and kidnap a girl.

Look it up. "Tentrex Industries".

And look up the number for the CIA in

New York. - You mean it's listed?

Under US Government Agencies.

Is this what you do?

This photography?

It's the same number. You could have

had the card made. - But I didn't.

You really get into it, don't you?

- Sit down!

I told you I had a friend.

I take 15,5/34. What size are you?

- What are you, a clown?

I'm scared! - So am I! - What for?

You've got a gun! - Yes!

That is not enough.

I work for the CIA,

I'm not a spy.

I just read books.

We read everything

that's published in the world.

And we feed the plots,

dirty tricks, codes

into a computer and the computer

checks against

actual CIA plans and operations.

I look for leaks,

I look for new ideas.

We read adventures

and novels and journals...

Who'd invent a job like that?

Listen!

People are trying to kill me! - Who?

- I don't know, but there's a reason.

There is a reason!

And I just need some safe quiet time

to pull things together.

Here?

- Here.

It's only fair...

Where's the guy with the shirts?

- He's skiing in the Green Mountains.

We want to go cross-country skiing

for a couple of weeks.

Away from everything.

What time's the news go on? Six?

- Six o'clock. - 40 Minutes.

No, please...

Lie down against the wall.

Put this arm behind you.

Now you listen to me:

I am tired.

I've got to close my eyes for a while.

I can't think straight.

If you try to move

or climb off the bed,

I'll know it. I'll feel it,

and I promise I'll hurt you.

Can't I stay in the other room?

I believe what you told me.

No, you don't.

I don't know if I do.

That includes Condor, of course.

Yes, I owe you Condor.

Otherwise...

- "Otherwise" does not exist.

Will Condor take long?

- Do you want an estimate?

There is a time factor.

- Always with you people.

Condor is an amateur.

He's lost, unpredictable

and perhaps even sentimental.

He could fool a professional.

Not deliberately,

but precisely because he is lost.

He doesn't know what to do.

Unlike Wicks, who has always been

entirely predictable.

The man Condor killed

in the alley? - Some friend of his.

A close friend? - I suppose so. Why?

- It interests me.

What was his name?

- I don't know. He was nobody.

He was somebody for Condor.

Get his name and address.

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