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A suspenseful Cold War-era classic film noir starring Ruth Roman and Sterling Hayden.
5 Steps to Danger (1956) is a gripping noir thriller that blends espionage, paranoia, and post-war intrigue. Directed by Henry S. Kesler, the film follows a man caught in a web of secret identities and hidden agendas as he helps a mysterious woman protect vital government secrets.
Ruth Roman delivers a sharp and emotionally charged performance as Ann Nicholson, while Sterling Hayden brings his trademark intensity as John Emmett. Together they navigate a landscape of deception, shadowy agents, and high-stakes danger — a reflection of 1950s Cold War tension wrapped in the moody visuals of classic noir cinema.
Rediscover this under-appreciated noir gem — featuring tight pacing, crisp cinematography, and a haunting score that keeps you on edge until the final frame.
5 Steps to Danger (1956) is a gripping noir thriller that blends espionage, paranoia, and post-war intrigue. Directed by Henry S. Kesler, the film follows a man caught in a web of secret identities and hidden agendas as he helps a mysterious woman protect vital government secrets.
Ruth Roman delivers a sharp and emotionally charged performance as Ann Nicholson, while Sterling Hayden brings his trademark intensity as John Emmett. Together they navigate a landscape of deception, shadowy agents, and high-stakes danger — a reflection of 1950s Cold War tension wrapped in the moody visuals of classic noir cinema.
Rediscover this under-appreciated noir gem — featuring tight pacing, crisp cinematography, and a haunting score that keeps you on edge until the final frame.
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00:01:30How long will it take to fix it?
00:01:41Well, like I told you, the bearing burned out and cracked the block.
00:01:44How long will it take?
00:01:46Got to send to Los Angeles for a new block.
00:01:48Take about a week.
00:01:49About a week, huh?
00:01:55Uh-huh.
00:02:01What did you give me for it?
00:02:03Well, with a burnt bearing, about $280.
00:02:07You kidding?
00:02:08Uh-uh.
00:02:08I paid 80 bucks for the tires alone. They're practically new.
00:02:12So you did.
00:02:13Okay, tell you what I'll do. I'll give you $380 for the whole shebang and throw in the towing charge.
00:02:18$400.
00:02:20Uh-uh. $380.
00:02:23$400.
00:02:25Got the pink slip?
00:02:28Yeah.
00:02:29Okay, fine.
00:02:30All right.
00:02:34Did there be anything else?
00:02:35Nope.
00:02:36Get you the dough.
00:02:47It keeps heating up.
00:02:50Lady, you think you got trouble?
00:02:52This thing won't even run.
00:02:54Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were the mechanic.
00:02:56Well, I'll speak to my tailor about that when I get back in town.
00:02:59Here's your man now.
00:03:12Your fan valve is broken.
00:03:14Would that make it boil?
00:03:15Yes, ma'am.
00:03:16Especially if you've been driving pretty fast.
00:03:19Well, tell me, do you have some maps of California or Arizona?
00:03:22Sorry, miss. We have California, but nothing east of here.
00:03:26Try the gas station next door.
00:03:29Uh, excuse me, miss, but I've got some maps that you're welcome to.
00:03:44Here you are, miss.
00:03:45A complete file.
00:03:46All the western states. I won't need them anymore.
00:03:48That's very kind of you.
00:03:49Not at all.
00:03:52Here you are, son.
00:03:53$400.
00:03:56All right.
00:03:57Say, uh, tell me something.
00:03:59Where do the eastbound buses stop going through here?
00:04:01Uh, it's Parson's Restaurant next to the filling station.
00:04:04There's one due about nine o'clock.
00:04:07How's the food in there?
00:04:08Good.
00:04:09All right, thanks. I'll, uh, I'll pick up my gear later, huh?
00:04:14Thanks.
00:04:14Oh, uh, have a nice trip, miss.
00:04:18See you later.
00:04:34Oh!
00:04:39What's up?
00:04:41Bye!
00:04:41Bye!
00:04:43Bye!
00:04:43Bye!
00:04:44Bye!
00:04:45Bye!
00:04:46Bye!
00:04:47Bye!
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00:04:49Bye!
00:04:49Hello again.
00:04:51How are you?
00:04:53Do you mind if I join you?
00:04:55No, no, not at all. Sit down one more time.
00:04:59There's a little conspicuous coming in.
00:05:03Oh, I don't mind them. This is a truck stop.
00:05:07Truck drivers aren't usually as pretty as you.
00:05:09Please keep talking to me.
00:05:11I don't want these people to think I came in here to pick you up.
00:05:15Well, they're just thinking how lucky I am to have such a pretty girl.
00:05:19We're all out of ham.
00:05:25You were saying?
00:05:27I think it would be nice if we introduced ourselves.
00:05:31My name is Ann Nicholson.
00:05:33How do you do? I'm John Emmett.
00:05:35How do you do, Mr. Emmett?
00:05:37I came to you because I heard you say you were traveling east.
00:05:40I know your car broke down and you were going to take a bus.
00:05:43That's right.
00:05:44Well, I'm going that way too.
00:05:45Oh?
00:05:46Santa Fe, New Mexico. Is that on your way?
00:05:50Ah, yes. Yes, it is.
00:05:52You'd like a traveling companion, is that it?
00:05:55Well, not exactly, Mr. Emmett. I want someone to help me drive.
00:05:59You see, it's of great importance that I get to Santa Fe as soon as possible.
00:06:03It occurred to me that if I drove by day and I had somebody who could drive by night, I'd get there much faster.
00:06:09Non-stop all the way?
00:06:11That's right.
00:06:13I know how you must feel being approached by a perfect stranger.
00:06:18But if you would like to join me, it would be strictly business.
00:06:24You make it sound pretty dull.
00:06:26But I think I'll accept your offer, Miss Nicholson.
00:06:29Mrs.
00:06:30Mrs. Nicholson.
00:06:32Mrs. Nicholson.
00:06:33I knew it. It just had to be.
00:06:36But it's a deal, Mrs. Nicholson.
00:06:43Say, you really are in a hurry, aren't you?
00:06:50I told you that was part of the bargain.
00:06:53Yeah.
00:06:54All right, I was only kidding.
00:06:56Tell me, are there any rivers or lakes near Santa Fe?
00:07:00I really couldn't say. I've never been here before.
00:07:03Why?
00:07:04Well, I got a month's vacation.
00:07:06I'm going back to Texas to see my folks.
00:07:08And I thought maybe that going and coming, I'd get into a little fishing.
00:07:12Maybe hunting.
00:07:14It's coincidence.
00:07:16You might say I'm going hunting.
00:07:19Yeah? In Santa Fe?
00:07:21What's in season this time of year?
00:07:23Just a figure of speech, Mr. Emmett.
00:07:26I'm hunting for a man.
00:07:29Oh.
00:07:30Well, I guess maybe men are always in season, huh?
00:07:33Mr. Emmett, don't you think you ought to get some rest?
00:07:36You're going to be driving all night.
00:07:39Maybe you're right.
00:07:41Maybe you're right.
00:07:42Oh, what's the matter? Something wrong?
00:07:43Oh, what's the matter? Something wrong?
00:07:44Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that I'm getting a little tired.
00:07:45Would you mind taking over now?
00:07:50No, not at all.
00:07:51No, not at all.
00:07:52No, not at all.
00:07:53No, not at all.
00:07:54No, not at all.
00:07:55No, not at all.
00:07:56I'm getting a little headache.
00:07:57I'm getting a little headache.
00:07:58I'm glad you decided to join me.
00:07:59I'm glad you decided to join me.
00:08:00No, not at all.
00:08:05Maybe I can get some sleep.
00:08:06All right.
00:08:07Here.
00:08:08You can use that for a pillow.
00:08:09Okay.
00:08:10Okay.
00:08:11Okay.
00:08:12Okay.
00:08:13Okay.
00:08:14No, not at all.
00:08:15No, not at all.
00:08:16No, not at all.
00:08:17No, not at all.
00:08:21No, not at all.
00:08:22No, not at all.
00:08:23No, not at all.
00:08:24I'm getting a little headache.
00:08:25I'm glad you decided to join me.
00:08:28Maybe I can get some sleep.
00:08:29All right.
00:08:30Here.
00:08:31You can use that for a pillow.
00:08:36Okay.
00:08:37Okay.
00:08:38Yes, sir, what'll it be?
00:09:00Fill her up, will you?
00:09:05Anything's the matter?
00:09:06No, no, no, just getting some gas.
00:09:08Oh, what time is it?
00:09:10It's about midnight.
00:09:12Say, I think I'll get a cup of coffee.
00:09:15Could I get you one?
00:09:16That'd be wonderful, thanks.
00:09:17How about a donut?
00:09:18Fine.
00:09:20Look, here, you better take this.
00:09:23Hey, you better put that away.
00:09:25That's quite a roll of money.
00:09:27Will you need it for gas and coffee?
00:09:29No, thanks.
00:09:30Forget it.
00:09:30This one's on me.
00:09:31You can get it next time.
00:09:33You better look under the hood.
00:09:38Hello.
00:09:51Hello.
00:10:04You talking to me?
00:10:05Yes, I was.
00:10:07Coffee, please.
00:10:09You, uh, push right along, don't you?
00:10:13Beg your pardon?
00:10:14In the car.
00:10:15You're a fast driver.
00:10:17Oh, uh, not ordinarily.
00:10:18I, uh, why, you been following me?
00:10:21Ever since Jepson.
00:10:25I've, uh, been waiting for a chance to talk to you, uh, alone.
00:10:31What about?
00:10:33Well, the booth would be a little more private.
00:10:35Do you mind?
00:10:38Not at all.
00:10:51My name is Helen Bethke.
00:10:54Well, go on, take a look.
00:10:58So, you're a registered nurse.
00:11:00Yes.
00:11:01And Mrs. Nicholson is my patient.
00:11:03Your patient?
00:11:05What's the matter with her?
00:11:06Anything else, sir?
00:11:08Uh, you want something, Dean?
00:11:09No, thank you.
00:11:10No, thanks.
00:11:11Oh, it's nothing too serious.
00:11:12She's had a nervous breakdown, and she's presently under treatment.
00:11:16Well, she's making excellent progress.
00:11:18There's always a polite way of saying that the lady's a little, uh...
00:11:22Oh, no, no.
00:11:22She's perfectly harmless and almost well now.
00:11:25But a doctor thinks she needs to get off by herself, be a little bit independent.
00:11:28So, when she ran away today, he wanted me to follow her, but only to see that she kept out of trouble.
00:11:34That's why I've taken the precaution of approaching you.
00:11:37Hmm.
00:11:39I suppose, uh, now you want to check on my credentials, huh?
00:11:42Well, I do have to make sure that a traveling companion is reliable, shall we say, uh, can be trusted.
00:11:49Suppose I don't, uh, don't pass your little test.
00:11:53Well, let's say if you do pass, you simply continue on as you have.
00:11:56You see, the garage man told me you needed a ride.
00:12:02I'll tell you what let's do, huh?
00:12:03You get in the car and ride with Mrs. Nicholson, and I'll, uh, drive your car and meet you in Santa Fe.
00:12:07Now, how's that?
00:12:08Santa Fe, is it?
00:12:10Yeah.
00:12:12Well, I've told you why I can't go with her.
00:12:14The doctor thinks she should be on her own.
00:12:16You won't regret this, Mr. Emmett.
00:12:18Oh, by the way, don't insist on paying for things.
00:12:20You see, the widow Nicholson is a very wealthy woman.
00:12:23The executor of her husband's estate will be glad to pay you for your health.
00:12:27Well, maybe we can talk about that later, huh?
00:12:30Fine.
00:12:30Then you call me in Santa Fe.
00:12:32I'll go on ahead and make sure someone takes care of her after that.
00:12:35Whereabouts in Santa Fe?
00:12:38That is a thought, isn't it?
00:12:41Well, here, let me see.
00:12:43Here we are, Santa Fe, Estes Hotel.
00:12:50You can reach me there.
00:12:51He's going to do it, doctor.
00:13:13I thought you could persuade him better than I.
00:13:15Did you find out where she's going?
00:13:16Yes, Santa Fe.
00:13:19Good for you.
00:13:36Mrs. Nicholson, I have your coffee and donut here.
00:13:41What took you so long?
00:13:44Oh, I stopped for hamburger.
00:13:46That's $3.90 he owe me.
00:13:50Here.
00:13:52$5.
00:13:54$3.90 for $5.
00:13:58Thanks a lot.
00:13:58What did Miss Bethke tell you about me?
00:14:09You were supposed to be asleep.
00:14:10Did you tell you I was sick or mentally incompetent or something like that?
00:14:14No, no, no.
00:14:14She just asked me to be nice to you and see that you get to Santa Fe.
00:14:18That's very sweet of her.
00:14:20Well, I've changed my mind, Mr. Emmett.
00:14:21I don't think I'll need your help anymore.
00:14:24Oh, this is a fine time for you to decide that.
00:14:28I want you to get out of the car.
00:14:30Right now.
00:14:31What?
00:14:32Right out here in the middle of nowhere?
00:14:33Look, Mrs. Nicholson, if you think you're going to dump me like that,
00:14:36why, maybe you are out of your mind.
00:14:37Well, maybe this will shorten the distance to the next town.
00:14:40Yeah, well, maybe you better just put that back like I told you once before.
00:14:43Say, what's going on here, anyway?
00:14:44First this Miss Bethke and now you.
00:14:46Did she offer you money?
00:14:47Yeah, yeah, she did.
00:14:48But her deal was COD, Santa Fe, with your executive pay on the freight.
00:14:51Look, Mrs. Nicholson, you and I made a bargain.
00:14:54I have every intention of keeping it.
00:14:55And I didn't make any kind of a deal with your Miss Bethke.
00:14:58I just told her that I'd call her when we got to Santa Fe.
00:15:01I'm sorry.
00:15:03I'm afraid I misjudged you.
00:15:05Well, it's all right.
00:15:06I guess I can't blame you.
00:15:08Now, how about it?
00:15:13All right.
00:15:14Get going.
00:15:15Get going.
00:15:21What's that?
00:15:45That's the law.
00:15:46Those boys are up early.
00:15:47Well, they must have had a speed trap in that time we just passed through.
00:16:04What's the matter, Sheriff?
00:16:05You fellas hunting jackrabbits?
00:16:06Never mind about that.
00:16:07Get out of there, both of you.
00:16:08Now, who are you?
00:16:17My name's Emmett.
00:16:18John Emmett.
00:16:19Your name Nicholson?
00:16:20Yes, it is.
00:16:21We got a call from the Los Angeles police to pick up a Mrs. Nicholson in a tan convertible.
00:16:25Description checks.
00:16:27So does the license.
00:16:28But I don't understand what...
00:16:30Take a look in the car, bud.
00:16:31Right.
00:16:32Have you any idea what this is all about?
00:16:35No, I haven't.
00:16:35What's she wanted for, officer?
00:16:38She's wanted for questioning in Los Angeles about a murder.
00:16:42Murder?
00:16:43No weapon, Sheriff.
00:16:44All right.
00:16:45Get back in the car, both of you.
00:16:47You better drive, mister.
00:16:48Turn around and head back to town slow.
00:16:51Yeah.
00:16:52A real sweet, innocent girl.
00:16:54I don't understand what they're talking about.
00:16:56Bud, put him in.
00:16:58Oh, please.
00:16:59There must be some mistake.
00:17:00There is no mistake, Mrs. Nicholson.
00:17:03But I...
00:17:04No.
00:17:05But I didn't do anything.
00:17:16I didn't kill anybody.
00:17:17It must be some mistake.
00:17:17All right, now take it easy on the car.
00:17:18I didn't kill anybody.
00:17:19I didn't...
00:17:19You've got to stop it now.
00:17:21Here.
00:17:23Maybe this will hold you.
00:17:27You all right, bud?
00:17:29Yeah, I guess so.
00:17:31Get back to the car.
00:17:32If you do that again, so help me, I'll belt you one.
00:17:35All right, come on.
00:17:41Let's get out of here.
00:17:45Here, hold it.
00:17:50All right.
00:17:57Here, you keep these keys.
00:17:58I don't know anything they're talking about.
00:18:13Shut up.
00:18:13Shut up.
00:18:13Come on, get out.
00:18:16Come on, get out.
00:18:46Come on.
00:19:16All right, now, Mrs. Nicholson, just fill me in.
00:19:21I don't understand.
00:19:23You know, this chain gang routine wasn't part of the bargain.
00:19:26Country cops don't just use their guns on people unless they got a good reason.
00:19:29The man said questioning about a murder.
00:19:31I don't understand. I don't know what they've been talking about.
00:19:34Mrs. Nicholson, I'm not going to ask you again.
00:19:36Now fill me in.
00:19:37You know, there's something awful funny about all this.
00:19:41You in such a hurry, then the nurse, now the police.
00:19:43They're looking for you, and they're not kidding.
00:19:45Well, I know it sounds strange, and don't blame you for not believing me,
00:19:48but I don't know anything about a murder.
00:19:49Well, what do you know?
00:19:50You know, maybe we should just give ourselves up.
00:20:04No.
00:20:05No, you don't have to come with me, but I must get to Tanafay.
00:20:11Tanafay.
00:20:11Even without these, you wouldn't have a chance.
00:20:13They probably got a roadblock at every intersection.
00:20:16I don't know how lucky we are to be alive.
00:20:19Yes, I know.
00:20:21You see, Berlin was my home, Derek.
00:20:24Are you German?
00:20:26Well, then how come you don't have an accent?
00:20:28Now I want the truth.
00:20:31My family brought me here when I was very young,
00:20:33but my father still had holdings in Germany.
00:20:36We went back, they did dispose of them.
00:20:39The war broke out.
00:20:40We were caught.
00:20:41That's the truth.
00:20:45Well, where's your family now?
00:20:48I'm the only member of my family still alive.
00:20:52I've kept things to myself for so long.
00:20:55I have to tell someone.
00:21:04All right.
00:21:06Tell me about it.
00:21:07When did it start?
00:21:07Well, nearly three months ago, I got word that my brother Kurt was still alive.
00:21:18He was being held prisoner in East Germany.
00:21:21I flew to Berlin to see if I could help him.
00:21:25I went to the American authorities and they did everything they could for me.
00:21:30But it was through the underground.
00:21:31But it was through the underground that I made contact.
00:21:35They sent me a message.
00:21:37They told me to go to a certain apartment building, take an apartment, stay close to him.
00:21:44Not to talk to anyone.
00:21:45A week passed.
00:21:47I don't think I slept an hour, not wanting to miss a messenger if one got through to me.
00:21:53But nothing happened.
00:21:55There was nothing I could do.
00:21:57I had to wait.
00:21:59Because some do escape.
00:22:00The End
00:22:12Where is that?
00:22:42This is Carl Plecher.
00:22:44Open the door.
00:22:53Anna.
00:22:55Anna Hempel?
00:23:00There is no one here.
00:23:04Curtis, is he with you?
00:23:08When will he be here?
00:23:11He won't be here, Anna.
00:23:13He didn't even get out of Stettini.
00:23:16But he is alive.
00:23:17He's all right.
00:23:19He was caught.
00:23:20I got away, Anna, but he was caught.
00:23:24He's alive.
00:23:26Anna.
00:23:27Anna.
00:23:28You must know that when we are caught, we disappear permanently.
00:23:31You've always known this time could come.
00:23:43I've known.
00:23:43For years, I thought I'm dead.
00:23:48I can help, Carl.
00:24:05I'm an American citizen now.
00:24:08I will go to the council tomorrow morning and see what I can do.
00:24:12No, Anna.
00:24:13There is a better way.
00:24:16Do you remember Dr. Reinhard Kissel?
00:24:18Uncle Reinhard.
00:24:20Uncle Reinhard.
00:24:21Of course I remember him.
00:24:24Well, since the war, Dr. Kissel has been a captive scientist working for the Russians
00:24:28at the University of Stettin.
00:24:30Kurt was working with him.
00:24:32Over a month ago, Dr. Kissel escaped and is now safe in America.
00:24:37Oh, I'm so glad.
00:24:40But if he's already in America, what can I do?
00:24:43In his haste to get away, he was unable to take with him a transcript that he had made
00:24:48of all his Russian research.
00:24:50Now, there is no one in the world knows more about the guided missiles than he does, but
00:24:54one can carry only so much in the head.
00:24:56So Dr. Kissel needed this transcript.
00:24:59So he got word to Kurt as to its exact location, and Kurt found it and gave it to me before
00:25:05he was caught.
00:25:05You have it here now?
00:25:08Yeah.
00:25:09Oh, we must get it into safe hands immediately.
00:25:12Kurt said to give it to you.
00:25:21Steel mirror.
00:25:24This is the transcript.
00:25:26Yeah.
00:25:26The military uses them.
00:25:29Do you see this engraving?
00:25:32Look closely.
00:25:35It's to us ordinary scratches, but under magnification, it is the key to the most recent Soviet advancement
00:25:42in the field of the intercontinental missile.
00:25:45Well, why give it to me?
00:25:46We must take it to the proper authorities, and they will see that Dr. Kissel gets it.
00:25:50Anna, the Soviet espionage is very active in Berlin, but I cannot run the risk of letting
00:26:05that transcript fall into the wrong hands.
00:26:07Then I will take it to the American Council.
00:26:10No, Anna.
00:26:11Your brother Kurt was killed trying to get that transcript to Dr. Kissel.
00:26:16Now, you must follow his instructions.
00:26:19There may be traitors even in the consulates.
00:26:22We cannot trust anyone.
00:26:25You take it with you to America.
00:26:28God.
00:26:28Anna.
00:26:28It is ordinary equipment for a lady's handbag.
00:26:35But America, it's big.
00:26:37Where will I look for him?
00:26:38Where will I find him?
00:26:39Anna, I cannot stay longer.
00:26:41You know people that you can contact, and you want to help.
00:26:45You will find him, Anna.
00:26:57Anna.
00:26:57Kurt was my dear friend, and I'm very sorry for him, and for you.
00:27:10Goodbye, Anna.
00:27:12I'll be the same, Carl.
00:27:14I will do my best.
00:27:15I will do my best.
00:27:15I will do my best.
00:27:46Carl.
00:27:50Carl.
00:27:50Carl.
00:28:00You, uh, you've been in Los Angeles for three months?
00:28:03Yes.
00:28:04Well, then why all the hurry now?
00:28:06Well, when I came back, I was ill for quite a few weeks.
00:28:09The doctors called it by big names, but it was simple shock.
00:28:15They wanted to put me in a sanitarium.
00:28:17But there's a Dr. Simmons who lives in my apartment building, and he wouldn't let them.
00:28:22Without him, I would have certainly lost my mind.
00:28:28And the, uh, the nurse, Miss Bethke, she works for Dr. Simmons.
00:28:33Dr. Simmons means well.
00:28:35He watches over me night and day.
00:28:38I haven't told him any of this.
00:28:41You're the only one who knows about the steel mirror.
00:28:44And where's the mirror now?
00:28:46It's in my bag.
00:28:47But you still haven't told me why all the rush now.
00:28:53You see, I've been trying to locate Dr. Kissel, and I could get no leads.
00:28:58Finally, I decided to phone Central Intelligence in Washington.
00:29:02I told them my story.
00:29:05And they got quite excited about it.
00:29:07They told me they would send a man to see me.
00:29:09You know, perhaps that has something to do with our trouble back on the highway.
00:29:12No, I don't think so.
00:29:14Their man was to contact me.
00:29:16But yesterday, I read in the papers that Dr. Kissel was at a university in Santa Fe.
00:29:21I left immediately.
00:29:23Of course, you know the rest.
00:29:24You know, this is the screwiest story I ever heard.
00:29:31If I read it, I wouldn't believe it.
00:29:33But you do believe me.
00:29:35You will help me.
00:29:37I haven't much choice, have I?
00:29:39All right, the next thing to do is get in the car.
00:29:41What about the police?
00:29:43If there's a roadblock, we can't get very far.
00:29:46Well, Ann, you just relax.
00:29:48Maybe I'll think of something.
00:29:50I'm glad you called me, Ann.
00:29:51I'm sorry I got you into so much trouble, Mr. Emmett.
00:29:56John.
00:30:06You ready?
00:30:07You know, for the first time in a long while, I don't feel all alone.
00:30:12Here he comes.
00:30:33What do we do?
00:30:37Just sit tight.
00:30:38You know, we've got to get this car off the road for a while.
00:30:51We can't go in there like this.
00:31:02Why not?
00:31:03All we need is a little bit of nerve.
00:31:07Think you've got enough?
00:31:08I think so.
00:31:09All right.
00:31:24Howdy, folks.
00:31:24Howdy.
00:31:25Can I help you?
00:31:26Yeah, my wife and I like a room.
00:31:29We probably won't spend the night just long enough to freshen up.
00:31:31We've been trying to make time driving east, and that desert hit us kind of hard.
00:31:35It does most folks.
00:31:37Will you come in and sign the register, please?
00:31:38Ah, sure.
00:31:39Say, uh, you got anybody here who can take my bags out of the car?
00:31:42Well, we got a handyman.
00:31:43I guess he can help you.
00:31:44Can I do anything else for you?
00:31:55Uh, yes.
00:31:56Is there any way you could get us on the deed?
00:31:58Sandwiches and a cup of coffee would be fine.
00:31:59Yeah, I guess so.
00:32:01Good.
00:32:01And could you get us a newspaper?
00:32:02I'll see if it's come in yet.
00:32:03Anything else?
00:32:04Uh, yes.
00:32:05Yes, as a matter of fact, I, uh, I lost the key to this lock.
00:32:08I wonder if you could bring me a hacksaw.
00:32:11Yeah, I got everything in my workhouse.
00:32:42I got everything in my workhouse.
00:32:43Thank you, huh?
00:32:45I got everything in my workhouse.
00:32:46Sure anything you say, mister?
00:32:47Here you are.
00:32:48You might make yourself a little tip.
00:32:52I wonder if it's taking him so long.
00:33:02Oh, we're playing percentages, Ann.
00:33:04Maybe they got suspicious and decided to check with the sheriff.
00:33:07And maybe your picture's in the morning paper.
00:33:09But I told you I didn't do that.
00:33:10I know, but it's percentages.
00:33:11Let's just hope that we're lucky.
00:33:13Okay, now.
00:33:15Yeah, wait a minute.
00:33:17Okay, let's go.
00:33:20Don't forget to turn on that shower.
00:33:26Come on in.
00:33:33I'm in here.
00:33:35I got everything from hacksaw to coffee.
00:33:37Head around the store for the paper.
00:33:39All right.
00:33:40What do I owe you?
00:33:41One eighty-five.
00:33:43Okay, I'll tell you what.
00:33:44How much was that bill I gave you?
00:33:45Five bucks.
00:33:47Okay, you keep the change.
00:33:49Hey, how about that?
00:33:50Thanks.
00:33:51Thanks a lot, mister.
00:33:52All right, boy.
00:33:53You earned it.
00:33:54Yeah.
00:34:03Over there.
00:34:04Well, we got a nice couple of hours work for this.
00:34:07Let's hope it lasts.
00:34:08Central Intelligence Agent.
00:34:09Murdered.
00:34:10Robert Stanton, special agent for the Central Intelligence Agency found shot.
00:34:23Police are looking for a woman believed to have been the last person to see him alive.
00:34:26That's why they were looking for me.
00:34:28Yeah.
00:34:29Yeah.
00:34:30That's the general idea.
00:34:31Well, no wonder those sheriffs were looking for us.
00:34:32Why didn't you tell me anything about this?
00:34:34Well, I didn't know.
00:34:35I...
00:34:36I don't know a Robert Stanton.
00:34:37So you said.
00:34:38But this has nothing to do with me.
00:34:40It hasn't, huh?
00:34:41What time was your appointment with Stanton?
00:34:42I told you I didn't have an appointment.
00:34:44He was to contact me.
00:34:45All right, all right, all right.
00:34:46Where did you live in L.A.?
00:34:47Paxton Arms Apartments.
00:34:49The Paxton Arms Apartments.
00:34:51Stanton was found killed in the car under the Paxton Arms at approximately 4.05 p.m.
00:34:55I wasn't there.
00:34:57You weren't, huh?
00:34:58No.
00:34:59Ah, Central Intelligence Agent.
00:35:02I knew there was something screwy about this all along, but I don't happen to have
00:35:05anything like the imagination that you have.
00:35:07Now, why don't you do something new?
00:35:08Why don't you just make up a whole fresh story?
00:35:10Go ahead.
00:35:11Go ahead.
00:35:12Start from scratch.
00:35:13I wish I could tear these handcuffs off.
00:35:14Of course you do.
00:35:15You got to get to Santa Fe and the mysterious Dr. Reinhard Kissel.
00:35:17You know, you know, Madame X, maybe that nurse wasn't kidding.
00:35:19Maybe you did suffer a real deep nervous breakdown.
00:35:22But there is a Dr. Kissel.
00:35:23Why don't you just tell me the truth?
00:35:25I have told you the truth.
00:35:32What are you doing?
00:35:33What am I doing?
00:35:38Just trying to find something out of all this mess that makes a little...
00:35:43These belong to those cops.
00:35:49Oh, no.
00:35:58All right, Mrs. Nicholson.
00:36:02Are you free to go, Mr. Emmis?
00:36:05No.
00:36:06No, I'm not free.
00:36:08I won't be free until they find Stanton's murderer.
00:36:10You know what you and I are going to do?
00:36:11We're going to give ourselves up.
00:36:12It's a miracle we ever got this far.
00:36:14Well, I can't.
00:36:15I must go on.
00:36:16Look, why can't I make you understand?
00:36:18If you are innocent, if there is any kind of explanation,
00:36:20all we've got to do is go to the proper authorities
00:36:22and straighten the whole blessed thing out.
00:36:24You say it's two hours to Santa Fe.
00:36:26Yes.
00:36:27You stay here and wait until I come back.
00:36:29No.
00:36:30Look, whether it's right or wrong.
00:36:31My brother and his friend Carl were killed trying to get this message to Dr. Kissel.
00:36:35I gave them my word that I would.
00:36:38I must try.
00:36:42Here.
00:36:43Read this.
00:36:47Dean William Brandt of Fairmont University ends mystery.
00:36:50After many months of secrecy, this is the whereabouts of Dr. Reinhardt Kissel.
00:36:54Dr. Kissel will proceed immediately to Santa Fe, New Mexico,
00:36:57where he will assume a post in the physics department of Fairmont University
00:37:00Dean William Brandt announced earlier today.
00:37:02After I see Dr. Kissel, I'll do anything you want.
00:37:05I'll go to the police.
00:37:06Anything.
00:37:07I promise you.
00:37:12Okay, baby.
00:37:13Santa Fe and Kissel it is.
00:37:16If we ever get that far.
00:37:32Dean Brandt.
00:37:33Yes?
00:37:34Oh, at the university your secretary said we'd find you in.
00:37:35This is Mrs. Nicholson.
00:37:36Of course.
00:37:37She called me about you.
00:37:38Come in, please.
00:37:39How do you do, Dean Brandt?
00:37:40Yes?
00:37:41Oh, at the university your secretary said we'd find you in.
00:37:42This is Mrs. Nicholson.
00:37:43Of course.
00:37:44She called me about you.
00:37:45Come in, please.
00:37:46How do you do, Dean Brandt?
00:37:47Dean Brandt.
00:37:48Yes?
00:37:49Oh, at the university your secretary said we'd find you in.
00:37:50This is Mrs. Nicholson.
00:37:51Of course.
00:37:52She called me about you.
00:37:53Come in, please.
00:37:54How do you do, Dean Brandt?
00:37:55Won't you sit down?
00:37:57Now, who is the gentleman you're looking for?
00:37:58It's a doctor, Reinhardt Kissel.
00:37:59He's a very good friend of mine.
00:38:00And it's very important that I see him.
00:38:01Reinhardt Kissel.
00:38:02Strange.
00:38:03I don't recall the name.
00:38:04Is he attending our summer session?
00:38:05Oh, yes.
00:38:06Yes.
00:38:07Yes.
00:38:08Yes.
00:38:09Yes.
00:38:10Yes.
00:38:11Yes.
00:38:12Yes.
00:38:13Yes.
00:38:14Yes.
00:38:15Yes.
00:38:16Yes.
00:38:17Yes.
00:38:18Yes.
00:38:19Yes.
00:38:20Yes.
00:38:21Yes.
00:38:22Yes.
00:38:23Yes.
00:38:24Yes.
00:38:25Yes.
00:38:26Is he in my summer session?
00:38:27Oh, no.
00:38:28No.
00:38:29He's not a student.
00:38:30He's a teacher.
00:38:31At Faramont?
00:38:32Yes.
00:38:33Oh, my dear.
00:38:34There's been some mistake.
00:38:35I'm only a summer replacement, but I'm sure I would have heard of him.
00:38:38But he must be.
00:38:40He's got to be.
00:38:42Well, now, you don't believe me?
00:38:44Well, it isn't that I don't believe you, but he just has to be here.
00:38:47Ann.
00:38:48Ann.
00:38:49Yes, but I've counted so much.
00:38:50Ann, this is no time to get excited.
00:38:51Just show the dean the clipping.
00:38:52Oh, Ann.
00:38:56We have no such person on our staff, and we're not expecting one.
00:39:06It's really rather baffling, isn't it?
00:39:08I can't account for such an error.
00:39:10Well, how can you say it's an error?
00:39:11I've just told you.
00:39:13I'm sure newspapers sometimes make such mistakes.
00:39:16You don't understand.
00:39:17I've waited so long.
00:39:18I've...
00:39:19I've tried so hard to find him.
00:39:21I...
00:39:22I'm just so tired.
00:39:24I...
00:39:25I know nothing about your difficulty, but I may say that perhaps this whole business has
00:39:28become exaggerated in your own mind.
00:39:31Exaggerated in my mind?
00:39:32Ann.
00:39:33Dean Brand is only trying to help.
00:39:35I merely observe that you seem to be under great strain.
00:39:37I'm sorry.
00:39:38I...
00:39:39Better get a hold of yourself, Ann.
00:39:44I understood more about her condition.
00:39:50Well, that's rather a long story, Dean.
00:39:52Perhaps there are medical complications.
00:39:54In that case, you should call a physician.
00:39:56That's already been taken care of.
00:39:57Our nurses.
00:39:58Ann, I think we'd better be going now.
00:40:00Please forgive me, Dean.
00:40:01Of course.
00:40:02Of course.
00:40:03Now, don't look back.
00:40:04Our friend, the Dean, is watching out the window.
00:40:07May have read about the trouble in the paper and called the paper.
00:40:08They sent me off the door.
00:40:09Yes.
00:40:10On the air.
00:40:11I thought it was all light.
00:40:12I was done.
00:40:13Okay.
00:40:14I was talking to him.
00:40:15I told him, let him go.
00:40:18I know.
00:40:19Good-bye.
00:40:20I'll say you'll be back now.
00:40:21Good-bye.
00:40:22Know.
00:40:23Then, I told you.
00:40:24Don't look back.
00:40:25Come back.
00:40:27No, don't look back.
00:40:28Our friend, the Dean, is watching out the window.
00:40:30It's going to be back.
00:40:31Sure, come back.
00:40:32No, don't look back.
00:40:33Our friend, the Dean, is watching out the window.
00:40:34No, I may have read about the trouble in the paper and called the paper.
00:40:36in the paper and call the police same car same license place i can't understand why we haven't
00:40:41seen more cops well let's hope our luck holds as far as the esti's hotel is that where you're
00:40:47taking me yeah yeah you need that nurse
00:41:06thanks again i i hope you have a good time at pruitt's lodge by the way how will you get there
00:41:29oh i don't know i'll rent a car take the bus it isn't very far
00:41:31i i think i ought to check on miss bethke uh that won't be necessary mr emmett i've been waiting
00:41:40well you're a very efficient nurse dr simmons orders dr simmons here yes you look very tired
00:41:48mrs nicholson we have some fresh things upstairs we brought them with us thank you she uh she's
00:41:54had quite a trip dr simmons asked me to give you this for your trouble
00:41:57money huh thank you just the same dr simmons is waiting he asked me to have you leave as soon
00:42:08as you brought her here well he wants to avoid unnecessary complications of course i understand
00:42:16it would have been better if we had said goodbye in the car well i uh i don't know when i've had so
00:42:22much fun bye-bye john i'll never forget you
00:42:35here
00:42:52miss bethke as a nurse you must realize that it is a doctor's duty to protect this patient
00:43:10why yes doctor of course now severe cases sometimes call for severe treatment
00:43:15i've made arrangements to take mrs nicholson to young's valley sanatorium near here it's a mental
00:43:23hospital for cases which must be isolated for long time treatment they can't touch her there
00:43:29well have you told her no not yet oh by the way i need you to sign this paper
00:43:37go ahead read it i need a witness to mrs nicholson's condition as you know she has no family
00:43:42i'll be happy to go along and stay with her if you think it will help that won't be necessary
00:44:04staff people will be here first thing in the morning and you can leave for los angeles on the
00:44:0710 o'clock plane my office has been running itself long enough do what you can to keep what patients
00:44:13i have left happy if all goes well i'll be back tomorrow afternoon very well
00:44:23has she ever mentioned a man named kissel to you kissel no but i haven't had much time to talk to her
00:44:30but she says he's the reason she came to santa fe
00:44:32kissel kissel no anything else well only that she read about his being here in a newspaper and
00:44:39she's been unable to find him well it's possible that this man mr kissel doesn't even exist
00:44:45what makes you say that dr simmons mrs nichols sir dr kissel does exist and i did read that he was
00:44:51here why of course mrs nichols and it wasn't that i doubted you it was just that now look why don't
00:44:57you go back to bed please dr simmons don't talk to me in that condescending tone i know what i read
00:45:03all right maybe we can help you why didn't you tell me about him before now you know i've been very
00:45:09close to you for the last three months and you've never even mentioned his name well i couldn't
00:45:14i haven't discussed this with anyone until now wait a minute i'll get you the clipping
00:45:21give in to her on everything we must avoid an emotional crisis
00:45:33it's gone but i did have it why no no i gave it to dean brandt dean brandt yes he's the dean at
00:45:42fairmont university dr kissel was supposed to be teaching there at least that's what the clipping
00:45:48said now mrs nicholson i must be firm about this i can't allow you to be more involved in this
00:45:54strange situation you must rest now and then first i want the clipping i gave it to the dean and he
00:45:59didn't give it back he said he had never heard of dr kissel all right i'll tell you what i'll do
00:46:06he may still be at the university why don't i call him no he's at home oak street william brandt
00:46:12on oak street operator get me dean william brandt on oak street that's right
00:46:26may i speak to dean william brandt please oh how do you do dean grant this may strike you as a rather
00:46:31odd phone call my name is simmons dr frederick simmons of los angeles it's in connection with a
00:46:36patient of mine mrs ann nicholson she called on you earlier this afternoon yes she was here all
00:46:42right she was inquiring regarding a dr kissel unfortunately i had never heard of him tell
00:46:47me dean brandt do you still have the newspaper clipping she gave you concerning this man kissel
00:46:52but she never showed me a clipping oh i see would you mind repeating that please
00:46:59she never showed me a clipping i did give him a clipping here let me just a moment dean brandt mrs
00:47:05nicholson you're in enough trouble as things stand now please be quiet thank you dean brandt no no
00:47:11no don't trouble yourself uh forgive me for this inconvenience just forget the whole matter thank you
00:47:17again goodbye i don't understand do you think i could have imagined all this you well you have been under
00:47:29a dreadful strain mrs nicholson undoubtedly some confusions have developed in your mind
00:47:35but there is nothing wrong with you that a few weeks of quiet won't cure now i've made arrangements
00:47:40at a rest home but there was mrs nicholson i haven't even asked you about stanton the central
00:47:46intelligence man now the police will they'll ask lots of questions your mental condition is the least
00:47:51of your problems yes but i don't know anything about stanton and i can explain about
00:47:56you do what's ever best out there now that's much better now once you're feeling better and
00:48:10everything is all straightened out you'll come back to los angeles it won't take long all right doctor
00:48:17miss bethki see to it that mrs nicholson goes to bed at once
00:48:31hello is that you mr emmy yes
00:49:01yes uh yeah i'm john emmy what's the matter is something wrong oh no but you call for a reservation
00:49:07and it's getting very late i was beginning to wonder if anything had happened no no the bus was late
00:49:13hey you know it's nice to have somebody who's concerned about you well i'm mrs truett and we're
00:49:17glad to have you here i think you'll like it too well i hope so you know the fish are running very good
00:49:23this year fellow this morning got his catch within an hour really well i'll try my luck tomorrow all right
00:49:29come on i'll show you the way
00:49:35but i tell you i've checked everything her clothes her purse everything
00:49:40yes dean brandt i look some more but it would help if i knew what we were looking for
00:49:45no i'm not trying to be funny yes she's agreed to go of her own accord the attendance from young's
00:49:52valley sanatorium will be here in the morning no she's out she'll sleep till noon tomorrow
00:49:58all right i'll keep looking good night
00:50:09are you about ready the car will be here in a minute
00:50:30hurrying as fast as i can it's it's just that i feel so dizzy that that sedative miss bethke
00:50:38here take one of these it'll fill your head up and make you feel better thank you
00:50:42here they are now please hurry
00:50:56oh yes come in please where is the patient uh she's inside dressing you have papers oh yes here they are
00:51:15you have to be in order isolation patient serious mental breakdown
00:51:25she held to notified no contact outside the hospital that's correct
00:51:29uh would you boys care for a cup of coffee thank you thank you
00:51:45how's the fishing i just got here yes i know after 10 a little late in the day for a fisherman isn't
00:52:13it well i had other things in my mind oh now it's my turn who are you
00:52:24united states government this is to certify that edward manning kirkpatrick is an authorized
00:52:29representative of the central intelligence agent cia you're john emmett that's right sit down mr emmett
00:52:37you ought to be tired you didn't get much sleep the past few nights which means neither did i
00:52:51i don't get it you met a mrs ann nicholson i have the exact hour at a garage in jeffson california
00:52:57you dropped her last night at the estes hotel in santa fe at 603 pm that's right why
00:53:02okay she wanted somebody to help drive through to santa fe so she gave me a lift well she was in a
00:53:10hurry i can understand that she left a dead man behind her in la i know we uh we read about that in
00:53:16the newspaper believe me she was just as surprised as i was maybe but why the race to santa fe
00:53:22she had to see somebody there uh dr kissel dr reinhardt kissel he was supposed to be at fairmont
00:53:27university she'd been in touch with him no no she had a clipping she cut out of the paper but uh we
00:53:31got there and he wasn't there nobody ever heard of the guy not even dean william brad especially dean
00:53:36william brad all right that takes us to the estes hotel in santa fe that was quite a vacation trip
00:53:41yeah you know you can't relax with things on your mind like to tell me anything else mr emmett
00:53:48yeah yeah i'll tell you what i'll do i'll go back with you i'll testify i'll do anything i can to
00:53:53help mrs nicholson now what do you want out of me she seems pretty well taken care of at the moment
00:53:57so sit down this newspaper tripping about fairmont university interests me
00:54:07reinhardt kissel couldn't have been there he's working for the government at numa
00:54:12no the guided missile project uh you uh you said something about mrs nicholson being taken care of
00:54:18what did you mean by this time safe and sound in the quiet room and a rest home for the mentally ill
00:54:24you know what this dr simmons is a very efficient man no one's going to ask a woman to stand trial
00:54:29when papers have been signed committing it to an institution she's she's as sane as you are you got
00:54:34a license to practice it's an interesting case emmett stanton checked through our office before he went
00:54:41to call on mrs nicholson so i was able to pick up the trail early routine of course i had to pry the sheriff
00:54:48and his deputies off your back they were sore as old goats i wonder why we weren't picked up cia
00:54:54priority i had to find out where you and mrs nicholson would lead me he's out of circulation so here i am
00:54:59you're awfully restless where are you going where am i going i'm going back to santa fe and talk to
00:55:07this dr simmons stay where you are mr emmett there's nothing you can do at the moment
00:55:11keep this number in santa fe call me if you need me
00:55:27i had to see you i didn't have anyone to go
00:55:56too i ran away oh john i heard them talking wait a minute now wait a minute did anybody see you come
00:56:03in here only mrs pruitt can lock the door for me i i told her i was your wife
00:56:11well that work was before didn't for the handcuffs
00:56:16well what'd you guess well i think emmett's got no idea what he's mixed up in and i think you're
00:56:20right about mrs nicholson she's brought something from germany that she wants to deliver to dr kissel
00:56:25that figures he helped develop the original v2 could be plans for the intercontinental ballistics
00:56:30missile icbm you know these things can travel thousands of miles an hour across the atlantic
00:56:35in a few minutes minutes james scares you to think about it now there's a lot at stake
00:56:42good to have the fbi with us jim we couldn't let the cia cop such a big plumb could we
00:56:47now don't worry am we'll work this thing out we've been through a lot worse than this before believe
00:56:56me the first thing for us to do is to call dr simmons why i don't want to ever see him again
00:57:05oh i think you're wrong him after all he doesn't know where you are he's bound to be worried he might
00:57:09even ask the police to pick you up he doesn't know that dean brant was lying unless come on
00:57:22mrs croat i wonder if i could use your phone oh yes of course what number
00:57:26the uh the esti's hotel on santa fe i'll get it for you right away
00:57:41okay mr emmett thank you hello i believe you have a dr simmons registered there i'd like to talk with
00:57:48them please hello uh hello this is john emmett you don't know me but i'm the man who drove to
00:57:55santa fe with your patient mrs nicholson oh yes mr emmett i didn't have a chance to thank you
00:58:01i know you must be worried and i just wanted to tell you that mrs nicholson is right here with me
00:58:06oh i must say i'm relieved i won't try to explain but it's terribly important that you this uh this may
00:58:11be more important than anything else mrs nicholson was not lying about that clipping or about dean brandt
00:58:16i was there i saw it i saw him read it sir i suggest you bring mrs nicholson back here at once
00:58:22i have been mrs nicholson's doctor for some time mr emmett i think i know what's best for her
00:58:26well that may well be but but having her committed doctor that is all wrong this conversation has only
00:58:32one point mr emmett will you bring mrs nicholson back here at once you know it might be a good idea
00:58:37for mrs nicholson to see another doctor just for a consultation now listen to me emmett and listen
00:58:43carefully i don't know what you're after but i'm quite sure you don't realize the danger of your
00:58:47position i can have you arrested oh for what for kidnapping emmett i hear you if you interfere
00:58:57in any way i'll prefer charges against you emmett i'll be able to trace this call you know this
00:59:11country well don't you every foot of it if you have any difficulties i won't be interested i'm only
00:59:17interested in results get rid of him i don't care how but get rid of him
00:59:31well the coffee should be ready
00:59:51black coffee courage same thing say uh what did you do with your car
00:59:57well i left it behind the lodge you should have seen me coming down the fire escape
01:00:03fire escape you want to see my skin and chin yeah i'd like to
01:00:10well you uh you heard what the man said
01:00:14what can he do to us john on the kidnap charge nothing unless you claim you're being held against
01:00:19your will that's funny i should be charged with kidnapping you you know and i've had to think a kind
01:00:27of a hurry here but i feel that uh steel mirror is more important than even you suspect before i came
01:00:32in here i had a visit from the cia what did they want oh they were just checking up on a few things
01:00:39they uh they knew that dr simmons was trying to have you committed and i found out why we didn't
01:00:43see dr kissle at the university why because he's at a place called uh numa where's that it's not far
01:00:51from here it's a government project uh guided missile installation i figured that uh these
01:00:56characters know that you're carrying the uh the transcript but they don't know how the one thing is
01:01:02sure we know that they're trying to have you committed you want to take a ride to numa yeah
01:01:10there's something else i've been thinking about too what is it john i've been thinking of asking you
01:01:18to marry me
01:01:23marry you yes i can't tell you all the reasons but one of them is that last night even tired as i was
01:01:31i couldn't sleep a wink for thinking and worrying about you you think if you marry me dr simmons can't
01:01:36take me away is that it well that is a reason the main thing is i love you am i really do there's no
01:01:47way to new mexico and if we're married why there'll be no arresting me and they can't take you away
01:01:52without my signature oh john i uh don't have the time right now to tell you very much except that
01:02:02i won't be committed in biggory and after we deliver the mirror if you wish why you can claim
01:02:08that you marry me under duress and get on a home i don't look very nice to be married
01:02:23well mrs zimmer do your scrapbook we won't need a scrapbook john all right i uh i better keep it
01:02:35handy anyway it's a funny little ceremony yeah quick and legal well it's not quite legal you you didn't
01:02:44kiss me right out here why not
01:03:00hey we uh we got witnesses
01:03:04oh come on
01:03:14know about three this afternoon let me look we've got lots of luck
01:03:29you understand about numa don't you yes you said it was a guided missile installation
01:03:44all seems to fit in with your dr kissle from what you tell me
01:03:47he's one of the world's great physicists my family was very proud to have him as a friend
01:03:59who's driving today
01:04:09if i could get word to dr kissle i know he'd see us if we see you know numa is top security
01:04:16what are our credentials unless we can find that cia man kirk patrick well we see him we'll be free
01:04:23to do as we wish yeah but lawyers can tear up a marriage certificate just like that like an out-of-date
01:04:28newspaper but i have anything to say about that you know you haven't had time you haven't any peace of
01:04:34mind
01:04:40sorry about this flat tire could you give me some help
01:04:44yeah yeah yeah i'll be glad to you stay here and i'll be right back
01:04:51all right
01:05:00yeah
01:05:02you're flat all right this jack i don't know how to place the thing you don't know
01:05:08you're not
01:05:12don't click to that
01:05:22Quite a mix-up.
01:05:38Yeah.
01:05:41Bad place to fart.
01:05:42Couldn't help it.
01:05:44Flat tire.
01:05:45That's all I see.
01:05:46He needs a little help.
01:05:48Oh, you in a hurry?
01:05:50Well, yeah.
01:05:51As a matter of fact, we are.
01:05:52Okay.
01:05:53Then, uh, why don't you cut on out?
01:05:55But I thought my friend and I would take over.
01:05:57Oh, well, I wouldn't want to oppose on you.
01:05:58Oh, we got all the time in the world.
01:06:02Oh, very kind.
01:06:04Here.
01:06:05He's probably better at it than I am.
01:06:13Well.
01:06:16That was a break.
01:06:21You know, I wonder what those guys really wanted.
01:06:29They didn't stop just a change of tire.
01:06:32We're just lucky.
01:06:34Numa by three o'clock.
01:06:36You mean that?
01:06:36Sergeant, I wonder if you could tell me where I could find the phone.
01:06:49Do you have a pass, sir?
01:06:50No, I don't.
01:06:51But if I can get the phone...
01:06:52What's your name, sir?
01:06:53Mr. and Mrs. John Emmett.
01:06:55We'd like to see Dr. Kissel, Dr. Reinhardt Kissel.
01:06:58My wife is a very close personal friend of his.
01:07:00Do you have some identification, sir?
01:07:02Yeah.
01:07:03I have my business cards and driver's license, that sort of thing.
01:07:14Sergeant, is there some way you can handle this without all his usual?
01:07:16Yes, sir.
01:07:17See the Mr. and Mrs. Emmett get to room 106.
01:07:21Very kind of you.
01:07:22Order, sir.
01:07:23This way, sir.
01:07:23This way, sir.
01:07:23This way, sir.
01:07:30Well, Kirkpatrick.
01:07:49You're a little late, Mr. Emmett.
01:07:50I've been waiting.
01:07:51Everything in order, Mr. Kirkpatrick?
01:07:52Yes, thanks.
01:07:53Well, we had a little delay on the way.
01:07:55Flat tire, I understand.
01:07:57How'd you know that?
01:07:58You're here to see Dr. Kissel, Mrs.
01:08:00Nicholson.
01:08:01Nicholson.
01:08:02The meeting will be arranged in a moment.
01:08:04Would you ask the gentleman in there to step in with us, please?
01:08:06Yes, sir.
01:08:11Dr. Simmons.
01:08:12Mrs. Nicholson, I don't know what this is all about.
01:08:14I knew how worried Dr. Simmons must be, so I asked him to meet us here.
01:08:17Mrs. Nicholson, why did they bring you here?
01:08:19Your patient requested an interview with one of the scientists, the Dr. Kissel.
01:08:23Who?
01:08:24Oh, yes.
01:08:25The individual involved in Mrs. Nicholson's hallucination.
01:08:28There is a Dr. Kissel, and I've known him all my life.
01:08:31Kissel's real enough.
01:08:32He's here.
01:08:32That is beside the point.
01:08:34Mrs. Nicholson is in a serious nervous condition.
01:08:36She ran away.
01:08:37Then with the interference of this man.
01:08:39You know him?
01:08:40It can only be John Emmett, and I'm preferring charges against him.
01:08:43Then you should know that your patient and Mr. Emmett are married.
01:08:48I don't believe it.
01:08:49You should remember little things like that, Mrs. Emmett.
01:08:52Have you got the marriage certificate, Mr. Emmett?
01:08:53Yes.
01:08:54Yes.
01:09:01Married today at high noon.
01:09:02Legal and proper.
01:09:04You forced her into this.
01:09:06I did it of my own free will.
01:09:08I consider this taking advantage when she's in a present condition.
01:09:12It is an invasion of her rights and mine.
01:09:14You seem to be in more of a condition than Mrs. Emmett.
01:09:16May I see Dr. Kissel now, please?
01:09:20Everything's arranged.
01:09:21This way, please.
01:09:25You too, doctor.
01:09:32Dr. Kissel's on his way.
01:09:37Is it possible I could see Dr. Kissel alone?
01:09:40I'm sorry, Mrs. Emmett.
01:09:43Mr. Kirkpatrick?
01:09:44Yes?
01:09:44Mr. Dr. Reinhardt Kissel.
01:09:53Dr. Kissel?
01:09:54They told me someone wanted to see me.
01:09:58You are the one.
01:10:00Dr. Kissel, don't you remember me?
01:10:04Anna?
01:10:04Anna?
01:10:05Anna Hempel.
01:10:08That was a long time ago.
01:10:11Anna.
01:10:11After all these years, such changes.
01:10:18You have changed some.
01:10:21But I would remember you anyplace.
01:10:24But I was always told to you, the same old care and the limb.
01:10:28But you are just now grown up.
01:10:30And so beautiful, Anna.
01:10:34May Anna and I go somewhere and talk.
01:10:36I'm sorry, Dr. Kissel.
01:10:38This is the arrangement.
01:10:41I hear so little from my old friends.
01:10:44Your brother court.
01:10:46I heard that he was court.
01:10:49He was brave and good.
01:10:51I owe him my life.
01:10:53Yes, I was in Berlin when I heard.
01:10:56Word was brought to me that he was dead.
01:10:58Word was brought to you?
01:11:03By whom, Anna?
01:11:06By another friend of yours.
01:11:08Someone that you worked with, with Kurt.
01:11:15Carl Schletzer?
01:11:18He was shot and killed as he was leaving my apartment.
01:11:21How could they?
01:11:24Did he leave something with you for me?
01:11:31Yes.
01:11:33That's why I'm here.
01:11:36I have your transcript.
01:11:38He did get my message then.
01:11:40I thought it was lost forever.
01:11:44I promised him that I wouldn't tell anyone until I found you.
01:11:48I'm glad.
01:11:50Very glad to be here.
01:12:05Where is my transcript, Anna?
01:12:10Where?
01:12:13Where?
01:12:24Here.
01:12:26Here it is, Doctor.
01:12:29It was transferred to microfilm.
01:12:33This represents so much work.
01:12:36I'm proud of you, Anna.
01:12:38I'm so grateful.
01:12:41All right, Mrs. Emmett.
01:12:43Dr. Kessel, you have an important assignment ahead of you?
01:12:46Yes.
01:12:47I shall have a free hand in this.
01:12:49I must get started.
01:12:51You may go now.
01:12:53Thanks.
01:12:54And goodbye, Anna.
01:12:55Mr. Kirkpatrick, could I see you along, please?
01:13:15Yes, I guess so.
01:13:18You step in a moment, please.
01:13:19Stay with these two men, if you will.
01:13:23Could John come with me, please?
01:13:26Sure.
01:13:26Come on.
01:13:35That man is not Dr. Kessel.
01:13:37Are you sure?
01:13:38Positive.
01:13:38The real Dr. Kessel engraved the back of this mirror.
01:13:43You didn't even recognize her.
01:13:46I'll keep this, Mrs. Emmett.
01:13:48You've delivered it.
01:13:49It's a special FBI agent, Anderson.
01:13:54I think you've met.
01:13:55Mr. and Mrs. Emmett.
01:13:56How do you do?
01:13:57How are you?
01:13:58Fine.
01:13:59Same thing as the beginning to add up here.
01:14:01For us too, Mr. Emmett.
01:14:02For us too.
01:14:04But if he knew about everything else,
01:14:06why didn't he know about the steel mirror?
01:14:08Well, we all knew that you were bringing something to Kessel.
01:14:11Formulas, plans, but no one knew how.
01:14:13I haven't got time to go into details now.
01:14:16I'm going to ask you to do us a very big favor.
01:14:22Sure.
01:14:23What is it you want, Mr. Kerbacher?
01:14:39Get me 43471.
01:14:42Get off the tunnel.
01:14:44But I had to reach you.
01:14:46I'm here.
01:14:47Did you want them to see Kessel?
01:14:49Yes.
01:14:49But things went well.
01:14:51Much better than we expected.
01:14:52Things went very well.
01:14:53Stop gibbering.
01:14:54Did she recognize him?
01:14:56I don't think so.
01:14:57You don't think?
01:14:58But plans belonging to Kessel and Stettine.
01:15:00She delivered them.
01:15:01She did have his plans.
01:15:04I knew that was why she wanted to see him.
01:15:07It had to be.
01:15:09She was sick for three months.
01:15:11You were with her night and day.
01:15:12One purpose.
01:15:13To find out if she brought those plans with her from Germany.
01:15:16You, a psychiatrist.
01:15:18Now, look.
01:15:19I...
01:15:19We turned that fool Kessel to Jolly before he died and he didn't tell.
01:15:23Then this hysterical woman.
01:15:26What are they going to do now?
01:15:28Tonight they'll leave for Los Angeles.
01:15:29I'll go with them.
01:15:30In Los Angeles she'll be involved in questioning.
01:15:32The woman will not leave Santa Fe.
01:15:34But this will give you time here.
01:15:35Fool.
01:15:37She is the only living person who can identify her, Dr. Kessel.
01:15:44Is she coming here before she leaves for the airport?
01:15:47Yes.
01:15:48That's the plan.
01:15:49The woman's not to leave the hotel.
01:15:51Understand?
01:15:52Understand?
01:15:53Harry, our young man with the gun, has run out on us.
01:15:55You can double for him.
01:15:58I...
01:15:58I can't get away with that.
01:16:00Now, you know that.
01:16:01You know that.
01:16:03Yes, Dr. Simmons.
01:16:05Yes.
01:16:16Come in.
01:16:17We'll only be a minute.
01:16:25There's no hurry.
01:16:26I'm just waiting for plane time.
01:16:28By the way, did Mr. Kirkpatrick say what time it was leaving?
01:16:31Eight o'clock.
01:16:33I may not come with you.
01:16:35A friend of mine who was going to drive my car back from the airport won't make it.
01:16:38Well, I'll tell Mr. Kirkpatrick.
01:16:41Would you excuse me?
01:16:47I had hoped to see you alone for a moment.
01:16:54Really, all I wanted to say was I was very wrong.
01:16:57But my motives were for your best interests.
01:17:00At least, that's what I thought.
01:17:02I understand, Doctor.
01:17:10See you later.
01:17:17See you later.
01:17:47Is she all right?
01:18:08Yeah, what about you?
01:18:09I'm okay.
01:18:10Lucky for us.
01:18:11What a fool he was.
01:18:12What a fool I was.
01:18:13You can't calculate every move, and we did get results.
01:18:15Well, that's it.
01:18:21Well, what happened?
01:18:22What's it all about?
01:18:23Lots of little pieces to the story, but simple at the core.
01:18:27This alleged Reinhardt Kissel is a Soviet scientist.
01:18:30Complete Soviet espionage set up.
01:18:32They were doing great until you came back to this country determined to find Kissel.
01:18:36Well, who put that article in the favor?
01:18:38We did.
01:18:39We didn't know for sure about Brandt, but we figured you would complicate things for him.
01:18:43That is an issue of one of them.
01:18:44We were suspicious enough of this phony Kissel to keep him under constant surveillance.
01:18:48Remember the character with the flat tire?
01:18:50Yeah.
01:18:51He was the hired man with a gun.
01:18:52He killed Stanton.
01:18:53We got the confession.
01:18:54Routine from now on, except that until now, we only had circumstantial evidence against
01:18:59either Simmons or Brandt.
01:19:01No sense in waiting any longer.
01:19:03The boys have seen up around here.
01:19:05We can stop back for Los Angeles.
01:19:06Well, if you don't mind, sir, my husband has a month's vacation.
01:19:10Yeah, three weeks.
01:19:11You don't mind, do you?
01:19:12Go ahead.
01:19:13John.
01:19:41John.
01:19:43John.
01:20:13John.
01:20:14John.
01:20:14John.
01:20:14John.
01:20:15John.
01:20:15John.
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