The Professionals. S04 E01. The Acorn Syndrome.

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First broadcast 7th September 1980.  After two hired guns have been shot following a hostage situation CI5 discovers that they rang the Apex arms factory and that Apex employee John Copeland is being blackmailed into copying plans for a new tank and handing them over to a group of East German agents.  Gordon Jackson - George Cowley Martin Shaw - Doyle Lewis Collins - Bodie Michael Craig - Guthrie Ronald Hines - Copeland Lynda La Plante - Viv Copeland (as Lynda Marchal) Ian Redford - Lucas Alun Lewis - McCabe Oona Kirsch - Sandy Copeland Kate Dorning - Nancy John Michael McCarthy - Insp. Grainger Nigel Humphreys - Joe Stewart Harwood - Sam Gennie Nevinson - Eva Sean Chapman - Coleman Alan Igbon - Angadi Christopher Saul - Male Hostage Jennifer Granville - Female Hostage Becci Hunt - Child John Joyce - Langton Hilary Crane - Miss Kendall Sue Nicholls - Mrs. Derinda Forbes Charles Pemberton - Styles Patricia Marks - Landlady Eddie Powell - Driver

Transcript

00:00Hello. Hello.

00:17Come to collect something for Major Cowley. Been expecting you boys.

00:20There it is. A lovely piece of furniture.

00:24This? Yep.

00:25Oh, my thing. You reckon you'll get it on there?

00:27Well, we'll have to, won't we?

00:29All right, come on, nobody can't.

00:31Let's go. Running all the way, sir.

00:34Hold it, hold it, hold it.

00:36You're not going to put that there without a piece of padding or felt or something.

00:39It's a valuable piece of furniture, man.

00:41How much is it?

00:43825. Nicker.

00:47We're in the wrong game.

00:49What do you reckon he's been up to? Ripping off a bank?

00:51Ripping off the tax, man. It's deductible, that is.

00:53There you are, boys. Help yourselves.

00:55Thanks. Cheers.

00:59Come on.

01:19First day off in months. He gives us a desk job.

01:22Beats me what he wants it for. Carries his office in his head.

01:26Oh, well, he's getting big-headed, you see.

01:28Ah, ha, ha, ha.

01:30Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

01:31Ha, ha, ha.

01:34Ha, ha, ha.

01:43Come on, move in your car, please.

02:13Don't move!

02:43Don't move!

03:13Don't move!

03:15Don't move!

03:19Don't move!

03:28The weight of this desk's gonna turn us over, cut it loose!

03:31You're joking, at 800 quid?

03:33Picalia, kill us, 400, 500 base out!

03:35Cut it loose, it's gonna take us!

03:42What was that?

03:53I think we just lost our drawers.

03:56No, don't get excited, love, not you.

03:57Just march us up some local mobile support and make it snappy.

04:06He did say snappy, didn't he?

04:12No!

04:22Over here!

04:23Get in there!

04:26I'll kill the kitchen!

04:36Come in the back!

04:37You told me!

04:38Follow the door!

04:40Follow the door!

04:40Follow me!

04:41Check it out!

04:42Come on!

04:43Wait, how many cellophones?

04:45How many?

04:46One in there upstairs!

04:47That's upstairs!

04:49Oh, I can move!

04:49Move!

04:51Move!

04:52What is this?

04:53Come in!

04:54Get in the water!

04:55Get in the water!

04:57Stay there!

04:58Kill the woman!

04:59Stay there!

05:00Shut up!

05:03Keep away!

05:04You hear?

05:05Set one foot in this house and they die!

05:07Okay!

05:09Hold it!

05:09Just stay in the car!

05:12Get back in!

05:14Cool it!

05:17What are you going to do?

05:26Tell them what's happened!

05:28Get help!

05:29I don't know!

05:34Oh my God!

05:35I have to!

05:36Shit!

05:38No!

05:38I hate the other way!

05:39I hate the other way!

05:40I feel like I feel right!

05:41It's alright!

05:42It's alright!

05:43It's alright!

05:44It's alright!

05:44what do you mean what do i expect you to do just get us out of here that's all i don't know

06:08what street are we in something close something close house house what house gateways gateways

06:17what'll you do yeah yeah we pull it but what wait two hours then what he's a man we're surrounded

06:27all right all right listen it better be good right because if we're caught we'll talk got it

06:35so it's all in your court

06:39all right one ring then two yeah got it

06:49hello sir what are your instructions this year but more personal about that

06:55what the devil happened search me sir we just scared them

06:58we might as well help you're doing what nothing he was using a phone box saw me with bananas

07:03i think i might have let him see the gun i'm sorry i found this in his car yeah that's your phone

07:08number could have been the one he was calling so i put a trace on it there it is nothing else in

07:12their car no find out who it's registered yeah we've done that waiting for a call then send it

07:17around to forensics tell them i want to know where it's been and if possible what these men have been

07:21up to hi mr cowley i'll keep my men in low profile absolutely yeah i think we might be in for some

07:29big stuff but trace that call it's registered to apex and kim's weapons research yeah it's loud

07:36factory and the extension numbers are managing director that's got three the man who developed

07:41the sdi anti-wired way get down there yes yes both of you oh wait muswell hill by the way did you two

07:48pick up my desk uh well yes sir we did um we didn't you did and you didn't yeah well we did the

07:56first time but not the uh second time see well it'll be all right because uh you can claim now you

08:02see under the new act yeah bend the law a little yeah sorry

08:05don't look back what don't look back why cowley turning into pillar of salt you know it hadn't been

08:23for that desk with a nabdom now let's turn this in hey pick up one of the cars we'd better go on to apex

08:29you know i don't figure this at all any of it they didn't look that heavy had the tools though

08:37didn't they oh yeah very brave with women and kids yeah marvelous this green and pleasant land riddled with

08:44bandits desirable residents in a quiet little cul-de-sac all the mod cons yeah this was a state set of

08:54electrified fences guard dogs how long before we get that here hello mr gothrey please he's expecting you

09:16second on the right yeah it's an impressive display of security yeah but is it all front i don't know

09:29they must have a couple of hundred people here with top security material patterns of their hands

09:34what they get up to when they're outside the gate

09:46there he is aging whiz kid of the arms game he's incredible isn't he married three times works all

10:01the hours god sends and he still finds time to put some down in the nightclubs maybe takes vitamin pills

10:08or something similar hey gentlemen what's up what's the problem just checking on the lead

10:14concerning me or this uh staffer possibly both all right what is the lead two armed men hold up in

10:22a house in muswell hill they've got three hostages husband wife and child so well they took them

10:26after we've seemingly disturbed them making a phone call to your office really who are these men well

10:31they've not been identified yet how do you know they want to speak to me personally we don't but we

10:36do know that you tried to contact your office i see well what exactly do you want to know have

10:41i had any strange phone calls the answer is no but my secretary would know more about that oh mr

10:46gutter not just now richard give us five minutes my secretary keeps me very well insulated she's the

10:51one you should talk to now this is the number that you've got and this is the lady who would have

10:59taken the call if there's been one in a scandal these men are from ci5 help them out please and get me

11:04overseas sales mr lessing in which order sir these gentlemen first

11:18your calls always come through your secretary sir hmm oh yes apart from those on the private line here

11:24and that's a different number hmm was there something else i am a bit rushed as you can see

11:32yes i know you are with your laser weapons research program your hydrogen powered tank engine you know

11:38about that oh we have access to information on all classified projects well well it just bothers

11:43me that everything's grouped together under one roof what are you suggesting we switch to making washing

11:48machines all our classified stuff is kept there right in here where i can sit the whole bang shoot in

11:56that there's no way any unauthorized person can get into this office no way on this earth what about

12:02keys one what if you take ill then our head of security sits right there in that chair until i come back

12:10you happy now thanks anyway what's that it says today's incoming course you mark some of these with

12:27a c why is that well those are the ones i switched through to mr copeland mr guthrie's personal assistant

12:32he works in there is in there now no he won't be back today oh do you know all these callers do you

12:38most of them all the companies they work for which ones don't you know can you mark them for me

12:47thanks can i take this with me do i have a carbon well thank you you're welcome bye

12:55so the fairy said well if that's what you want that's what you shall have because this is a magic

13:02green gate that's how it just suddenly appeared without you ever seeing it before

13:05so she waved her magic wand and

13:11well negative or not there still has to be a connection right place reeks of top security

13:33that's a one-man show you know he's a clever man guthrie been there 12 years and never a leak in

13:39security but one man shows a vulnerable the right kind of blackmail carefully applied and they fall

13:44apart oh by the way the car was stolen forensics are working on it now

14:01that was it they fixed the getaway about time that's right guthrie full surveillance

14:11mr carley oh and tell pacey i want a phone tap on his house and the plant

14:17sir they're asking for the officer in charge

14:31you're the money well listen we're coming out we're gonna give ourselves up but first you get your

14:47men back right back or the deal's off and clear this road get rid of these layer boats now

14:58do as he says inspector come on move it move it

15:01come on move it and that includes you three dummies back off

15:05move it

15:07get them back get them all on

15:12well back well back move those people away

15:16go on

15:19all right throw down your guns

15:34stop there i said throw down your guns get them back

15:47oh

16:01oh

16:07No chance.

16:27When did you last see them?

16:30Yesterday.

16:32Actually, they went out early, which was unusual for them.

16:34Listen, how did they die, for God's sake?

16:36What kind of tenants were they?

16:38So-so. They spent their money on booze and records, women.

16:43Anything but the rent, you know.

16:44How did they earn it?

16:46Well, who knows? Skiving, the dole in holiday time.

16:50Their grants during term time.

16:51Grant?

16:53Well, they were students.

16:54Ah, I see. And the car?

16:58Oh, get the owner down. See if he can give us a mileage assessment.

17:01Right.

17:03Four-five.

17:05Dole.

17:05The dead men were second year London School of Economics students.

17:10No records of either of them in the computer. Clean.

17:13Well, they can't be, can they, the way they were behaving?

17:15Not the way they were silenced. Pros don't kill for kicks.

17:19What have you found up there?

17:20Not a damn thing.

17:22Well, the police are here now.

17:23Finish up. Leave the rest to them.

17:25We'll get moving.

17:25Out.

17:26This notes, biology.

17:38Vitamin A metabolism of the way.

17:41I think if they were smart enough to understand that.

17:43I'll give you a rule of thumb.

17:45Too smart.

17:47Too dumb.

17:48Of course.

17:49Ah, Roger.

17:51Still no report of any major crime.

17:53Well, they must have pulled something.

17:54I reckon they were amateurs.

17:56Met some pros in a pub.

17:58Got conned into some dirty work for cash.

17:59Right.

18:00Which has something to do with Apex McInross.

18:03Hence probably defense secrets.

18:04Lookers.

18:14In the cave.

18:16Well, what have you got?

18:17Schedule a Guthrie's movement.

18:19He in there now?

18:20It was five minutes ago.

18:21Through his office window.

18:22He was dictating.

18:23You spotted anything?

18:24It's a bit difficult to answer that, sir.

18:26I don't know what we're looking for.

18:27That makes five of us.

18:29Better give us a run through.

18:30I suppose you heard what these two did to my desk, McCabe.

18:36Let's talk of the department, sir.

18:37A battle beyond recognition.

18:40Minus its drawers.

18:41Nasty.

18:42On that evidence, I'm surprised you don't charge him with rape.

18:47For anyone you are, sir.

18:50That's his home.

18:51Nice place, eh?

18:52Yeah, I bet there's a few desks going spare in there.

18:5607.59 hours left home.

18:598.14, no stops.

19:01No one else tailing him.

19:038.29?

19:04Security breach number one.

19:05They should stop and inspect every car.

19:07Even the big man himself.

19:10Who's that with him?

19:11His PA, John Copeland.

19:13How long has he been with Apex?

19:15Six years, sir.

19:17Formerly with the Ministry of Supply,

19:19Harrow and St. John's.

19:21It's said to be highly efficient.

19:22What's happening here?

19:23Oh, yes, 9.46,

19:25after a meeting with the Minister of Fuel and Power.

19:28I thought you said he was efficient.

19:29Hold it.

19:31Wind it back.

19:32What is it?

19:33Hang on.

19:35Right, stop.

19:37Forward a bit more.

19:39Right.

19:40Yeah, I thought,

19:41so, look, see?

19:42It's handing him a key.

19:44So what?

19:45The key to the safe, perhaps.

19:54That key...

19:55Where's Copeland now?

19:56Went off the afternoon.

19:58Doesn't put much time in, does he?

19:59It's on the gate when it was his daughter's school sports day.

20:02What price state education, I say?

20:25Yeah, must cost him an arm and a leg to send her here.

20:28Now, why no cars, people?

20:31Hi, there.

20:33Hello.

20:35Can I help you?

20:37Bit early, are we?

20:38I don't know.

20:39What for?

20:40Well, isn't this your sports day?

20:42I hope not.

20:44Who told you that?

20:45Hmm.

20:47We're looking for Mr. Copeland.

20:49We have a girl called Copeland, Sandy Copeland, but...

20:53Now I get it.

20:55I bet you're the police.

20:57Why would you bet that?

20:58She ran away yesterday.

21:00You are, aren't you?

21:02I know you wear scruffy clothes these days.

21:04Seen it on TV.

21:05She ran away?

21:06Well, bailed out would be a better word.

21:08I mean, she hasn't vanished.

21:10She went home.

21:11Some emotional problem, according to...

21:13According to who?

21:15Well, I overheard Mrs. Plummer on the phone to her father.

21:18He promised to have her back in a couple of days.

21:21Or so I deduced.

21:22Deduced, eh?

21:24Well, thank you very much.

21:25You've been very helpful.

21:25Yeah, very.

21:27You know, when you leave here, you ought to join the police force.

21:30No, thanks.

21:31I used to watch Police Women.

21:32Too fraught.

21:33There are easier ways of making a living.

21:35Oh, tell us.

21:37Marry a millionaire.

21:41Too fraught.

21:43I love it.

21:45She's right, though.

21:46Down, boy.

21:47She's not in your income group.

21:49Anyway, we've got an anomaly.

21:50Yeah, well, let's chase it up.

21:55No, not only.

22:10Excuse me.

22:12Rosalind, thank you.

22:13I can't face it. You'll have to see them on your own, son.

22:17Back me up!

22:27Mr. Koblen?

22:29You better come in.

22:38It's my identification.

22:41Press? You the press?

22:42Yeah.

22:44Well, what do you want?

22:45Well, we're collaborating on a feature.

22:47The men behind our space-age defence programme, and naturally we thought you'd be...

22:52Well, you've got a nerve, haven't you, barging into my home without an appointment?

22:55Yes, well, we tried phoning you yesterday at Apex, but you were out.

22:58Yeah, and we called there this morning, and they said you were at your daughter's sports.

23:02So, well, we went along to the school.

23:04Oh, that's wonderful. You went to the school.

23:06Yeah, yeah, and they said there were no sports.

23:09No, that's right. I made a mistake.

23:11Yeah, well, obviously. So we gathered, because they said your daughter was here at home.

23:16Yes, she's back here for a day or two. She was upset at being away from home, that sort of thing.

23:20Yeah. Look, this, um, this isn't a good time for me. I'll tell you what, I'll, um, you drop me a line,

23:27tell me exactly what it is that you want, and, um, I'll think it over.

23:30Uh, yes, all right, Mr. Copeland. We'll do that.

23:34Bye-bye.

23:51Do you recognise that car?

23:52You could be right.

24:06Tell me how to get to the...

24:074-5 to base. Get me Alpha-1, quick.

24:26Will do.

24:27Oh.

24:30Alpha-1 to 4-5. What's going on?

24:33Copeland is positive. I think we've flushed out the killers. They're waiting outside the house.

24:37And I think we've lost them.

24:39Let them go.

24:41What?

24:43I said, let them go.

24:45I've just had a call from the lab.

24:47They found long brown hairs in the boot of the dead man's car.

24:51Copeland's daughter? Slow down!

24:53All right.

24:56So that was it?

24:57Yes, when you spooked the two lads, they must have kidnapped her from the school and delivered her somewhere.

25:03I'm going over to Apex.

25:05Put a watch in the house and join me there.

25:07Out.

25:08Right.

25:13Well, come in, come in.

25:14Miss Kendall, send in some tea, would you please, and...

25:16No call.

25:21Tea all right, gentlemen, or would you like something stronger?

25:24No, no, thank you. Tea will be fine.

25:26Now, what's going on, George?

25:28I'm not altogether unaware that I or this place are undergoing some sort of investigation.

25:33I had considered putting through a call to the ministry.

25:35It's about your PA, John Copeland.

25:37Yeah.

25:38We think he may be on the point of making a very serious breach of security.

25:42Rubbish! He's been with me for years. Thoroughly reliable.

25:44Besides, he's been vetted time and again.

25:46I believe he's absent at the moment.

25:48Yes, his daughter's sports day or something.

25:50No, we went to his daughter's school and checked. There's no sports today.

25:54Now, he told the school that his daughter had run away.

25:57She was homesick.

25:58So he gave her a few days at home, except she's not there either.

26:01What are you suggesting?

26:03We think they may be holding her to ransom.

26:06Oh, come on!

26:07Sounds very much like it.

26:08And that phone call you were trying to trace?

26:11Exactly.

26:12Would you like to check your safe, see what's missing?

26:14They must have telephoned Copeland, told him what they'd done, and to wait for instructions.

26:25Now, the instructions were, and I'm guessing here, a certain set of plans in exchange for

26:29his daughter's life.

26:31Yeah, he could have got out the plans when he came up here this morning.

26:33Well, I'm sorry to upset your reasoning, gentlemen, but there's nothing missing.

26:42Photo started and put them back.

26:44Without the key?

26:45Yeah, I see that.

26:52Blast to see.

26:54It's easily done.

26:55Oh, my God.

26:57What do we do now?

26:59I'll send an expert up here to find out which plans he copied.

27:02Supposing Copeland shows up?

27:04I say nothing.

27:05What?

27:05Nothing.

27:07Kidnapped parents can't be appealed to or relied on.

27:23Bodie, take charge of the surveillance team round at Copeland's.

27:26Keep them well back.

27:27Door, you come with me.

27:29Ah.

27:35Well, we've narrowed it down for you.

27:37Well, it still entails a fair bit of legwork, I'm afraid.

27:38You said the clay on the tires.

27:40Yes.

27:41Yes, we're in luck there.

27:42It's peculiar only to this part of the children's.

27:45I'll show you.

27:49I've marked the area.

27:51And we've worked out the mileage of the car from the information given by the owner.

27:55This is about the maximum distance the men could have covered.

27:57So that's your hunting ground.

27:59Allowing for error, you have, say, a hundred square miles to cover.

28:03Really?

28:04Is that all?

28:05Well, don't despair.

28:05All this high ground is chalk, so you're looking for a valley.

28:11And see here.

28:12In this dry weather, so much mud can only mean a dirt track and river intersection, which suggests a water splash.

28:19If you find a recently rented farm or home near a water splash, you have your kidnap girl.

28:31Not as much.

28:33Give me.

28:36Sam!

28:37Me there?

28:39Come and fix this window.

28:41You can't blame me.

28:42Now, you sit here and behave yourself.

28:46The ghost are coming.

28:46Get some coffee on.

28:56Been doing a cold with it, Sam, have you?

28:58What happens if you don't get what you want?

29:01Well, we'll have to wait and see.

29:02Won't we?

29:03Well, is it fixed?

29:25What time do we take her into town?

29:28We don't.

29:30There's been a hitch.

29:31Anyone been out here?

29:34Strangers?

29:35Not at all.

29:36Why?

29:37Copeland may have talked to the law.

29:39We're not sure yet.

29:41Well, suppose he has.

29:42What are the orders?

29:44Kill the girl and bail out.

29:46And if Copeland does deliver?

29:47Sure.

30:01It's very quiet, Mac.

30:03Are you sure they're in there?

30:04They're in there.

30:06They're in the living room.

30:08Just sitting there, I think, without a light.

30:10They called anyone, Lucas?

30:12Nope.

30:13They've had four incoming calls in the last two hours.

30:15All social.

30:16Copeland couldn't get them off the line fast enough.

30:18Good.

30:19It means he's still waiting to be contacted.

30:20It means he's still waiting to be contacted.

30:50Good.

30:54Three, six, nine, eight.

30:57Hello, Mr Copeland.

30:59It's Nancy.

31:00Nancy Stokes.

31:01Can I speak to Sandy, please?

31:03Nancy Stokes.

31:04Look, she's gone to bed.

31:07Yeah, what now?

31:08Someone on the line.

31:09Some kid asking for Sandy.

31:11Passing you in.

31:11Yes, look, do you want to leave a message?

31:17No, it's all right, Mr Copeland.

31:18Just there was a bit of a buzz this afternoon.

31:20Thought he might give her a laugh.

31:22Um, Nancy, are you speaking from the school?

31:26Yes.

31:26What was this buzz?

31:29Well, I think I should tell her personally.

31:31Oh, no, come on, come on.

31:32You can tell me.

31:33I really don't want to wake her.

31:34She's a bit depressed.

31:35Yes, I know.

31:37How do you know?

31:38Well, it gets around about her running away.

31:41How do you know about that?

31:43The police were here.

31:45The police?

31:45That's impossible.

31:46Well, I think they were.

31:48Well, were they or weren't they?

31:49I'm sorry.

31:50Perhaps I made a mistake.

31:51No, no, that's all right, Nancy.

31:52Look, just, just, um, tell me what happened.

31:55Well, these two fellows were asking questions.

31:58Oh, and did they say they were the police?

31:59Well, no, they didn't, actually.

32:01Look, I'm sorry, Mr Copeland.

32:03I just thought it might give Sandy a laugh.

32:05No, no, that's, that's all right, Nancy.

32:07I'll, um, I'll tell Sandy that you rang.

32:09Uh, thank you, Mr Copeland.

32:11I hope I didn't disturb you.

32:13No, no, not at all.

32:14No, um, Sandy will be back in a day or two.

32:17Bye.

32:17Bye-bye.

32:19Those bloody reporters.

32:26Lucas says that car's about again.

32:39That's three times now.

32:42They've turned on the lights.

32:43She's drawing the curtains.

32:51Right, now's our chance.

32:52We find out what's going on.

32:53Okay.

32:53Get you another.

33:20Why haven't they rung?

33:23I wish I knew.

33:26Do you think...

33:27No.

33:28No, I don't.

33:30But suppose...

33:30No, what they want is too important to me.

33:34I did.

33:36Deb, calm down.

33:39Oh, can I.

33:40Oh, God, if I knew she was safe.

33:42Darling, she is safe.

33:45Believe me.

33:46All they want, all they want, all they want is the plans of the tank.

33:50And I'm here to give it to them.

33:57I wish to God they'd get through to us.

33:59Three-seven to Alpha One.

34:04Alpha One.

34:05It is the tank.

34:07Any attempt at contact?

34:09Not yet.

34:13Rented how recently?

34:14Oh, about three months.

34:16Well, there aren't many.

34:17Rent Act Guild, all that.

34:20Farm or house?

34:22Yeah.

34:23Isolated, near water.

34:25Can't think of any offhand.

34:26But we'll go through them on the map.

34:28Thanks.

34:29It could be, of course, your people aren't on anyone's books.

34:33Private arrangements.

34:35Eight is our sum total.

34:38Right, let's eliminate.

34:39Could you mark them up for me, please?

34:41I'd rather not mark the map.

34:44I'll get some pins.

34:45I'd rather not mark them up for me, please.

35:15I'd rather not mark them up for me, Lord.

35:15I'll make the tea.

35:29Mac, are you awake?

35:30Yes.

35:32And it's stiff as a board.

35:34Lucas, report.

35:36Report what?

35:37It's as quiet as a grave at this end.

35:39Hang on.

35:42Lucas?

35:44You hear me?

35:45Listen, you seen a milkman up your end?

35:50Yeah, it's just a bit of white.

35:52Yeah, well, he hasn't.

35:52The real one's here.

35:54Look, someone's attacked him and took his gear.

35:55Nothing.

35:55He's already out.

35:58I'm not guys.

36:00I'm not.

36:02I'm not a good idea.

36:04What a shame.

36:04Just wait.

36:05I don't know.

36:06Yeah, she knows.

36:07Bye.

36:08Bye.

36:12Bye.

36:13Bye.

36:14Bye.

36:15Bye.

36:18Bye.

36:19Bye.

36:20Bye.

36:22Bye.

36:23Bye.

36:24Mac, Lucas, they've made contact. He's got to drive to a phone box in 1st and 11 a.m.

36:31This is 3-7. Give me Alpha 1.

36:331st and 11 a.m.

37:03We're waiting. Do you think we're doing the right thing? The police. If this is a trick...

37:08Well, why should it be? It's a perfectly straightforward transaction from their point of view.

37:11Yes, well, suppose they want more.

37:12Well, why should they? I mean, if they wanted anything else, they'd have said.

37:16I'll come with you.

37:17No, darling, you can't. You must wait here.

37:20Look, we mustn't do a thing, not a thing, out of line.

37:23There wouldn't be a second chance.

37:33Four, five.

37:36Alpha 1. What progress?

37:38Six possibles. Five to go.

37:40Well, you'll have to go fast.

37:42Our man took drop instructions.

37:4311 a.m. is the deadline.

37:45Well, these places are scattered over half the country, you know.

37:48Well, move, man. The girl's life's at stake.

37:50I'm moving!

37:51Four to go.

38:12It's 10.30, Matt. Come on my way.

38:15Good luck, Bodie.

38:15Thanks.

38:21Good luck, Bodie.

38:51Time I went.

38:59Be careful.

39:01Don't worry.

39:08You won't give them those till you're sure she's safe.

39:21What do you got?

39:36No, I don't think we know a rampling.

39:57And we know all the horses he set around here.

40:00Jack hunts, but I'm hopeless.

40:03On horseback.

40:04Oh, I'm sorry to have bothered you, then.

40:06Not the least bother.

40:08Look, why don't you come in and use the phone?

40:10Call your boss, check the address.

40:12I was just making some coffee.

40:13Oh, it's very kind of you, Mrs...

40:15Dorinda.

40:16Dorinda Forbes.

40:18Do come in.

40:19Perhaps you'd prefer a beer.

40:20It is a sticky old day.

40:21Oh, yes, it is.

40:22Well, it's very kind of you, Mrs. Forbes.

40:25But I've got several more pick-ups to make after this one, you see.

40:28Ah, well, if you've got several pick-ups.

40:30Another time, perhaps.

40:32Yeah.

40:34There's a call box at the avenue turnoff.

41:01Get there.

41:03You have five minutes.

41:04Oh, yes.

41:06Oh, yes.

41:06Oh, no.

41:07Oh, yes.

41:08Oh, yes.

41:09Oh, yes.

41:10Yeah.

41:10I don't know.

41:41Yes. Yes, I'm here.

41:43One mile, then left, across the shopping street into Mill Lane.

41:48Call box at the end.

41:49You have four minutes.

42:10I went for a 350,000-mobiles.

42:14Let me see.

42:15Gost, soldiers!

42:17Everybody there?

42:47Hello?

43:17Yes, where to now?

43:42Leave your car there.

43:44Look across the street.

43:45You'll see a blue Avenger.

43:48Get in it and look under the seat.

44:11Start up and drive.

44:13Straight ahead.

44:14I'll tell you where to turn.

44:163-7-6-2, I'll bug the back of his car with a bleeper.

44:25Don't lose him.

44:27Don't pick me off someone.

44:29I'm stranded.

44:29When you reach the new inn, turn right, continue for half a mile, turn left at Alton Avenue.

44:41Somebody's coming.

44:54Somebody's coming.

44:55I'll get the girl.

44:59Get up.

45:03Get her alone!

45:04Get her.

45:05Get her.

45:18Good morning.

45:19Morning.

45:19Mr Rampley?

45:19No.

45:19Morning! Morning!

45:24Mr. Rampley?

45:26What, is he inside? No.

45:28Well, this is Windy Farm, eh? Ridge Farm.

45:31Oh, no. Where have I gone wrong this time? I've got his horse in here. Do you know, Mr. Rampley?

45:36No. We haven't been here very long.

45:38Yeah, so I see. I've been looking at your tiles. You've got a job on there, haven't you?

45:43And over there. You're not local, then.

45:46Saylor? No, I'm not local either. I work over at the market in Follingford.

45:55Is there another road across the valley from here? No, I'm afraid not, mate.

45:58Yeah, okay. Well, I suppose I'd better go on up to the main road or not. Thanks very much.

46:16Yeah.

46:21Four-five to base, over.

46:23Base to four-five.

46:25Ah, yeah. Get me a PNC readout, quick as you can, on car registration number Oscar Foxtrot Juliet.

46:33Now, head on your left. You'll see a disused factory. Drive in, and stop in the warehouse yard.

46:42That way.

46:45How's that?

46:51where's my daughter? the flange first. where is she? why isn't she with you?

47:16she's in the van. show me the flange. you'll get those when i've seen she's safe.

47:464-5 here. go ahead. place to 4-5. owner of vehicle is non-political activist with eastern block connections.

48:14joe eva quick. yeah right i got it. delora onto us. get her quick. what about the girl?

48:23you know the orders. who? who do you think? you get the stuff out to the castle.

48:31hold it! it's up to you!

48:53do you want to go home? come. come. come home. do you want to go home? come. come. come. come. come home. come.

49:23nice kid nice little family yeah just thinking a couple of years she could be coming home with

49:41someone like him and then they should enjoy this good time while it lasts

49:53so

50:00so

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