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- Thank you.

This way, please.

Hey!

How come all the English

and American correspondents?

When we have big news,

we invite all correspondents

over from West Berlin.

What did you say your name was?

Gromek.

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

Thank you very much, Mr Gromek.

Quite a reception, huh?

Big deal.

You still have that expressin, 'big deal'?

Yeah, we've got it.

Eighty-eighth and Eighth I used to live.

Do you know around there?

There was a pizza shop right on the corner.

Is it still there?

Corner of Eighty-eighth and Eighth?

Pete's Pizza Parlour.

I wouldn't know.

Some city.

Hot dog.

Do you still say that?

Hot dog.

Sarah?

Well, now you know.

You've got to get on a plane tomorrow.

Tell them you thought

it over and want to go home.

Are you listening to me?

My God, you're a cool customer.

You must've been planning this

for months, Michael.

How could you do it?

How could you tell those lies?

Well, I just -

I thought it would be better

if you didn't know about this.

I still can't believe this is really happening.

It was only this morning

I found out you were coming here.

I didn't know what to do. I couldn't believe it.

I just knew I had to follow you. I...

By instinct, to protect you or something. I...

Then when I got on the plane,

I couldn't see you and thought,

''Thank God he hasn't come.''

And when you turned around,

you looked as though you hated me.

Sarah, you know how important

this work is to me.

I've got to go through with it.

My feeling about it runs a lot deeper

than just, uh... patriotism.

Do you realise you're a traitor?

That's not the way I see it.

You're insane.

How can you talk to someone who's insane?

Sarah, if I can't explain it to you,

I can't explain it to you.

Michael, take me home.

I can't. I'm sorry. I can't, Sarah.

I love you very much.

Would you please take me home?

I'm sorry. I can't.

A- ha, so here you are.

Yes, a very nice room.

Are you comfortable?

Oh, yes, it's just fine.

Well, now we are all settled in,

I suggest we should all have

dinner in the dining room.

- Thank you. I-I'm not hungry.

- You are tired.

Perhaps you would like something up here.

There is room service.

Yes, why don't you do that?

Karl and I will get a bite downstairs.

You can rest for a while.

- It's open, Michael.

- It's Karl.

Ju-Just a minute.

Come in.

Oh, a thousand pardons.

It's alright. I'm decent.

- A love letter, I have no doubt.

- Thank you.

Well, now to breakfast.

Perhaps you would like to

join me in the dining room?

Thank you. I think I'll just have

some coffee sent up to the room.

Excuse me.

Then perhaps I might call for you

in one half hour?

There's something I would like

to talk to you about.

Jawohl.

Danke.

Professor Armstrong,

how does it feel to play

the part of a dirty defector?

I saw you on TV in town last night.

You put on a good act.

I've been conditioning myself for a long time.

Come on. Let's take a ride.

What possessed you to bring

your girl on a job like this?

I didn't. She followed me.

That's the whole point.

There are two of us involved

in the escape now.

I can't get her to go home.

Does she know what you're really up to?

No, of course not.

That's good, because if she did,

and ever made any kind of a slip,

these people can play it rough.

I know that.

Look, mister,

why can't you leave this intelligence

work to us professionals?

Cos you wouldn't know what to look for.

The information I'm after is inside the head

of a scientist at Leipzig University.

I've often wondered if you professionals

know what you're looking for

when you go in and steal secret papers.

Anytime I've had to do a job like that,

I just grabbed up the whole lot

and let Control sort them out.

What I'm after can't be got that way.

It takes a scientist to pick a scientist's brain.

I read in this morning's paper

in your interview yesterday

something about Washington

cancelling your anti-missile project.

I couldn't lick the final problem.

But this professor in Leipzig, he has?

Yep.

- So you're taking the short cut?

- I'm trying to.

Did Washington approve

this crazy scheme of yours?

They don't know anything about it.

Then how did you make

the Copenhagen contact?

Let's say I got friends in high places.

How long do you figure

this whole thing's gonna take?

I don't know. One month. Two.

One week. Two. Depends.

What I need now is the name

of your agent in Leipzig.

The name's Koska.

K- O-S-K-A.

You'll be contacted.

Your escape will originate from there.

Well, mister, this is where you get off.

Pleasant dreams.

Is there a-a back door?

Is there some other way out?

I'm gonna report you

to the Minister of Culture.

What's wrong, Professor?

In one door and out the other?

You don't like our museum?

I've seen better.

Strictly for the birds, huh?

They still say that.

We used to say it all the time.

It's strictly for the 'boids.'

Well, aren't you going to introduce me?

Oh, this lady's a relative.

She's related to my mother -

Related to my mother's side of the family.

I just promised I'd stop by for a visit.

It's been difficult because my German

isn't as good as your English.

You're like me. Everywhere, relatives.

Aunts,

uncles, and wherever you go,

it's presents, handouts.

Where's the present, Professor?

I was going to get one in Copenhagen,

but I just didn't have time.

Too bad.

Sure, we'll have an apfelwein.

Why not? Danke.

- Come here, Professor.

- What for?

'What for?''

Come here. That!

What do you mean?

'What do you mean?'' That.

Looks like a sign. Hm?

I don't know.

Mm-hmm.

What kind of sign?

- Hmm?

- I don't know.

''I don't know?''

Maybe a Greek letter.

Professor!

Maybe...

pi?

Mathematics.

Pi is the ratio

of the circumference of a circle

to its diameter, right?

Yeah. You're a very educated man, Mr Gromek.

I went to night school, Professor.

Special night school.

And they taught us all about Pi.

A dirty little two-bit organisation

for spying and escaping!

Can't you do better than them,

Mr American agent?

It's the big house for you,

Professor, you'll get life.

That's lucky, because this dolly...

Big house.

I used to see all those prison movies.

You know?

Edward G Robinson.

Did you ever -

Cut it out. Don't be stupid.

I was trained by experts.

I can take you...

How do you say?

One arm tied behind my back!

Tell the cookie she should put that down.

She's gonna cut your fingers off.

OK. You had your fun.

Now we stop these games!

Come. Come here.

- Huh?

- That.

Come. Schnell.

Auf Wiedersehen.

- Excuse me, are you Professor Armstrong?

- Yes, I am.

Mr Gerhard of Security wishes to see you.

We have a car.

Well, morning.

Come in, Professor.

We've had quite an interesting talk

with Miss Sherman, and she...

She has decided to come over to our side.

Your fiance would like to work

as your assistant in Leipzig.

You mean, you're going to work -

You mean, you're going to work with me?

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