(Thunder)
(Church bell chimes)
We'll be open in a minute.
What's the name of this place?
- You're new here, aren't you? - Where?
Do you want breakfast?
Where is this?
- The Village? - Yes.
I'll see if coffee is ready.
Where's the police station?
- There isn't one. - Can I use your phone?
- We haven't got one. - Where can I make a call?
Well, there's a phone box around the corner.
(Beeps) Number, please.
What exchange is this?
- Number, please. - I want to make a call...
Local calls only. What is your number, sir?
- I haven't got a number. - No number, no call. (Click)
(Machine buzzes)
(Tyres screech)
Where to, sir?
Ou desirez-vous aller?
Take me to the nearest town.
Oh, we are only the local service.
Take me as far as you can.
Why did you speak to me in French?
(Driver) French is international.
(Man) I suppose it's a waste of time asking the name of this place?
(Driver) As a matter of fact, I thought you might be Polish, but I have to check.
(Man) What would Poles or Czechs be doing here?
(Driver) It's very cosmopolitan. You'll never know who you meet next.
I did tell you we are only local.
The charge is two units.
- Units? - Credit units.
Oh well, pay me next time.
Be seeing you!
(Man speaks foreign language)
Would you help yourself to a pineapple, madam?
Thank you.
- Good day. - Thank you.
Be seeing you.
Good morning, sir.
What can I do for you then?
I'd like a map of this area.
Map? Colour or black and white?
Just a map.
A map. Now, ah!
Black and white.
Here you are, sir. You'll find that shows everything.
I-I-I meant a larger map.
- Only in colour. Much more expensive. - That's fine.
Er... it's not what I meant.
I meant a... larger area.
No, we only have local maps, sir.
There's no demand for any others.
You're new here, aren't you?
Where can I get to hire a car? Self-drive.
- No self-drive, only taxis. - I've tried those.
(Shop bell)
Well, I look forward to the privilege of your custom, sir.
Be seeing you.
(Shopkeeper) Yes, sir?
(Fanfare)
(PA) Good morning all. It's another beautiful day.
(Phone beeps)
(Woman) Is your number six?
Yes.
Just one moment, I have a call for you.
(Man) Good morning, Joe. I hope you slept well.
Come and join me for breakfast.
Number Two - the green dome.
(Doorbell chimes)
(Doors hum mechanically)
At last! Delighted to see you!
Come in! Come in!
Do sit down.
(Man laughs) I'm sorry, I can never resist that.
I hope you don't mind a working breakfast?
- Tea or coffee? - Tea.
- Indian or China? - Either.
With lemon.
- One or two eggs with your bacon? - Two.
(Man) That will be all.
Help yourself to toast.
I suppose you're wondering what you're doing here?
It had crossed my mind. (Drops lid)
What's it all about?!
Sit down and I'll tell you.
It's a question of your resignation.
Go on.
The information in your head is priceless.
I don't think you realise what a valuable property you've become.
A man like you is worth a great deal on the open market.
Who brought me here?
I know how you feel, believe me.
And they have taken quite a liberty.
Who are "they"?
A lot of people are curious about what lies behind your resignation.
You had a brilliant career,
your record is impeccable.
They want to know why you suddenly left.
What people?
I personally, I believe your story, I do think it was a matter of principle.
But er, what I think doesn't really count, does it?
One has to be sure about these things.
And that gives you the right to poke your nose into my private business?!
Oh please. It's my job to check your motive.
- I've been checked! - Of course!
But when a man knows as much as you do, a double check does no harm.
A few details may have been missed.
I don't know who you are,
or who you work for,
and I don't care. I'm leaving.
Have you not just realised there's no way out?
Now look, I have something that will interest you.
Oh, feel free!
A most important day, remember?
Getting ready to meet Chambers,
about to become late of the Foreign Office.
You were hoping to persuade him to change his mind before the big boys found out.
You waited and waited, but he never turned up.
A nice guy, Chambers. And so taut.
You see, there's not much we don't know about you,
but one likes to know everything.
For instance, do you remember that time you arrived back from Singapore?
Change of climate, feeling a bit shaky.
You were signalling for a cold,
sneezed yourself out of our camera.
Deciding to take a vacation.
Now, where can you go?
Ireland? Bit too cold that time of the year.
Paris!
Maybe not.
What was that?! Sounded like a click.
Something in the mirror?
Or was it over there?
Yes. Over there, too.
As I said, one likes to know everything.
For instance, I had no idea you liked lemon tea.
- Time of my birth is missing. - Well, there you are.
Let's bring it all up to date.
4:31 am, 19th of March, 1928.
I've nothing to say.
Is that clear?
(Throws book on floor)
- Absolutely nothing. - Now be reasonable, old boy.
It's just a matter of time.
Sooner or later, you'll tell me.
Sooner or later, you'll want to.
Let's make a deal.
You cooperate,
tell us what we want to know, this can be a very nice place.
You may even be given a position of authority.
I will not make any deals with you. I've resigned.
I will not be pushed, filed, stamped,
indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered!
My life is my own.
- Is it? - Yes, you won't hold me.
Won't we?
Let me prove that we will.
Come, I'll show you.
We can take this up later.
- You receiving me? - Loud and clear.
Quite a beautiful place really, isn't it?
Almost like a world on its own.
I shall miss it when I'm gone.
Oh, it will grow on you.
We have everything here. Water, electricity.
There's the council building.
We have our own council, democratically elected.
We also use it for public meetings, amateur theatricals...
- Fascinating. - Yes, indeed.
There's the restaurant.
But did you know we have our own little newspaper?
You must send me a copy.
You'll be the death of me!
We also have our own graveyard.
But you'd be more interested in our social club, I think.
Members only, but I'll see what I can do for you.
You're too kind.
Now, if you have any problems, there's our citizen's advice bureau.
They do a marvellous job.
Everybody's very nice.
You might even meet people you know.
(Man) You'll probably see the funny side of that.
Until somebody even will get seasick on it.
What are they here for? St. Vitus's dance?
(Laughs) I'm glad you still got your sense of humour.
Well, they're the senior citizens. Of course, they have every comfort .
You see, you're looked after here, as long as you live.
Brilliant backgrounds. You see that old gentleman there?
- Ex-admiral. Excellent chess player. - Hope he finds a partner.
Taxi!
(Car horn honks)
# STRAUSS: "Radetzky's March"
(PA) Good morning, all. It's another beautiful day!
Your attention, please, here are two announcements.
Ice cream is now on sale for your enjoyment.
The flavour of the day is strawberry.
Here is a warning.
There is a possibility of light intermittent showers later in the day.
Thank you for your attention.
(Loudhailer) Come along, my dear fellow, don't be shy.
(Both) Beautiful day!
They didn't settle for ages.
Now they wouldn't leave for the world.
You mean you brought them around to your way of thinking?
They had a choice.
(Loudhailer) Wait! Wait!
(Loudhailer) Be still!
(Eerie echoing sounds)
(Yells)
Stop!
Turn back!
(Roaring)
(Screaming)
- What was that? - That would be telling.
(PA) Calling Number Two. Ready for you at the labour exchange.
Be right with you. Come along my dear fellow.
Bear to your left. Now, straight ahead.
Follow the signs.
Well, how do you like it?
Charming.
It will grow on you.
(Bicycle bell)
(Customers humming)
- Good morning, sir. - Good morning.
- Go straight through. - Thank you.
Five, this is our new friend.
Everything's ready, sir.
Will you sit down?
Now first of all, the aptitude test.
(Laughs)
Now the questionnaire.
Just fill in your race, religion, hobbies,
what you like to read, what you like to eat,
what you were, what you want to be,
any family illnesses,
any politics.
Never mind, you can get all you need from this.
I think we have a challenge.
(Car horn honks)
- What are you doing here? - I'm your personal maid.
- The labour exchange sent me. - That's another mistake they made.
GET OUT!
(Gentle piped music)
(Music grows louder)
(Music continues)
(PA) Attention, Electrics Department...
Please go to number six where adjustment is needed.
- I forgot... - How do you stop this thing?!
- We can't. - Why not?
- It's automatic. - Who controls it?
- I have no idea... - Who runs this place?!
I don't know!
I really don't know!
You never wondered?
You never tried to find out?
How long have you been here?
As long as I can remember.
Your parents?
They died when I was a child.
You don't remember them?!
I found out it's wiser not to ask questions.
We have a saying here.
"A still tongue makes a happy life."
People must have tried to get away from here.
How many have succeeded?
- Don't ask. - Has anyone ever escaped?!
Some have tried. They've been brought back...
not always alive.
Go on. What are you afraid of?
Nothing.
I've said too much.
What time tomorrow?
I know what you must think of me!
Put yourself into my position.
They offered me my freedom in exchange.
Exchange for what?
Gaining your confidence.
Make you trust me.
And tell them everything about you.
Then they'd let you go?
You believe that?
With that knowledge in your head,
you really believed that they'd let you go?
- I hadn't thought about that. - Obviously not.
They might. They might let me go...
...if you give me some sort of information.
Oh, please, help me!
Please, help me!
Your services will not be required tomorrow.
(Six) Don't forget what you came back for.
She was most convincing.
I thought sure she was going to pull it off.
He's no ordinary man.
This has got to be handled very differently.
That could be dangerous.
You know how important this is.
(Engine)
Electrics, sir. Sorry about the intrusion.
Help yourself. Why do you drive those things?
What?
The... tractors.
They're steady. Get you there in the end.
Bit slow.
In an emergency, we walk.
I er...
I feel like a bit of a walk myself.
(Electrician) Feel free!
- Be seeing you. - And you.
- Lovely day. - Showers later.
Careful, sir. They're new plants.
Sorry.
Goodbye.
(Eerie echoing noise)
(Roaring)
Attention, post fourteen.
Yellow alert.
Yellow alert! Yellow alert!
Now leaving northern perimeter.
Number Six.
Repeat, Number Six.
(Siren wails)
Now approaching.
Contact imminent. Contact imminent.
Northern area.
Number Six heading for outer zone in our vehicle.
Orange alert.
(Eerie noise)
Orange alert. All units.
(Siren)
How are you feeling, son?
You've had a nasty experience.
- Where am I? - Oh, you're in the hospital, son.
Now... mustn't exert yourself.
I'll just tell the doctor that you're awake.
Cobb?
Cobb!
- What are you doing here?! - And you?
I don't know. Don't remember much.
How long have you been here?
Three, four weeks?
Months?
It's difficult to work out.
What happened to you?
What are they doing?
They keep asking me questions.
- They want to know all about me. - Have you told them?
No!
I don't know.
I feel tired. I must sleep.
No, this is important! Who brought you here?!
How did you get here? Who brought you?
I was in Germany.
I remember going back to my hotel.
I went into the bedroom.
And I went to bed.
Then I was here.
What are you doing out of bed? You should be resting.
There's nothing the matter with me.
Perhaps not. But I just like to check that to make sure.
I'm all right. I want to leave.
Let me be the judge of that.
The after-effects can be quite unpleasant.
I like to put my mind at rest. Please come with me.
- What if I don't? - It's for your own good.
I advise you to.
Very well.
There's nothing to worry about. The tests are quite routine.
Group therapy.
Counteracts obsessional guilt complexes producing neurosis.
Here we are.
- Sit down. - If I agree to this.
My dear fellow, if you're fit, you can go.
Of course, if you have a relapse, you may have to come back.
Slippers!
- My size. - Naturally!
Now, just relax.
I'll just listen to the old ticker.
- Excuse me. - No, he's having his medical.
Mm-hmm.
No, of course not.
No, of course I don't mind.
One has to make sure of these things.
There you are.
Everything's in order. You're absolutely fit!
- So? - I told you, you're free to go in the morning.
We'll fix you up with some new clothes.
- What about my old ones? - They'll be burned.
- Why?! - I'll take you to your ward.
(Manic laughter)
(Talking gibberish)
(Doctor) Ah, he's coming along nicely.
(Alarm bell)
- What happened? - The amnesia case, sir.
Cobb! He's jumped out of the window.
He's dead.
This is your employment card.
Your card of identity.
Your health and welfare card.
Your credit card.
And a free ride home.
- Get him! - I have taken his place.
I am the new Number Two.
Get Number One!
As far as you're concerned, I'm in charge.
- What can I do for you? - Cobb.
What we do here has to be done.
It's the law of survival, it's either them or us.
You imprison people. Steal their minds, destroy them.
Depends on whose side you're on, isn't it?
I'm on our side.
Then we have to find out where your sympathies lie.
You know where they lie!
Subject shows great enthusiasm for his work.
He's utterly devoted and loyal.
Is there something happened that you suddenly walked out?
And I didn't walk out.
I resigned!
People change, exactly. So do loyalties.
Not mine.
All very commendable, but let's be practical.
I'm interested in facts.
Your only chance to get out of here is to give them to me.
And if you don't give them, I'll take them.
It's up to you. Think about it.
Good day, Number Six.
- Number what? - Six.
For official purposes everyone has a number.
Yours is number six.
I am not a number. I am a person.
Six of one, half a dozen of another.
(Two) Good day.
Report on Number Six. Normal classification.
On arrival, subject showed shock symptoms,
followed by accepted behaviour of pattern.
Since then, has been uncooperative and distinctly aggressive.
Attempted to escape.
Subject proving exceptionally difficult.
But in view of his importance,
no extreme measures to be used yet.
# STRAUSS: "Radetzky's March"
(Car horn)
Friend of yours?
You knew him?
- No! - You're crying!
Funerals make me emotional.
Even those of people you don't know?
Yes.
I knew Cobb.
I'd like to help.
He's dead.
He was a friend of mine.
We met...
...some time ago.
How do I know I can trust you?
Can I trust you?
You know how he died?
He jumped... from a window.
Sorry.
Had you known him long?
No.
- Just a short while. - Where did you meet?
- Here? - Y-yes.
Cobb was a good man. (Bell chimes)
- Get back quickly! - When can we talk again?
- We better not. - We must.
Twelve o'clock... at the concert.
(Band plays)
Thought you weren't coming.
- I want to help. - How?
I know a way out. We planned an escape.
- They found out? - No.
They came sooner than Cobb expected.
He was expecting them?
In here, you have only so much time
to give them what they want before they take it from you.
His time had come, so will yours.
- Can you fly a helicopter? - I might.
It's due here at 2 o'clock.
Only stays a couple of hours each trip.
- How's it guarded? - Electronically.
- You need an electro-pass. - A what?
An electro-pass!
It's synchronised with the alarms systems and lets you through.
- Where do I get it? - From me.
- Where is it? - Safely hidden.
If this gadget is so important,
how did you get one?
I knew the last pilot.
You did this for Cobb?
I'll meet you by the boat at 2 o'clock. Goodbye!
He has not volunteered any information so far,
but appears to be settling down.
He even attended the regular brass band concert today.
Thank you, my dear.
More tea?
- Thank you. - You've done very well.
Pity about Cobb.
Still, it wasn't your fault.
Never mind.
There's no blot on your record.
You'll find the details of your new assignment in here.
We shall be watching your progress with great interest.
(Sailor) Come along young man. We haven't got all day!
Sorry.
(Helicopter engine)
- Your mind's not on the game! - My apologies.
- Checkmate! - Hmm?!
I'll give you another chance.
No, no, if you'll excuse me, I'm not on form today.
I think I'll take a little stroll.
- Try the boat. - What?
I said try the boat.
She great in any weather. Sailed her many a times.
- Have a good trip. - Yes.
(Hums "What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?")
Here. The electro pass.
Hurry! There's not much time!
Who gave you this? Your boss?
What do you mean?
What were you doing in Number Two's house?
You saw me?
I saw you leave. After you'd made your report.
- You're assigned to me? - I was assigned to Cobb too.
And you betrayed me in the same way?
I haven't betrayed either of you!
We were trying to get out before it was too late.
Soon, it will be too late for you.
- You're coming! - No!
- Why not? - I never intend to without him.
- You're coming with me. - Go now and go now before it's too late!
(Eerie noise)
(Beeping)
(Beeping faster)
Game of chess, my dear?
- I don't play. - You should learn.
We're all pawns, my dear.
Your move.
(Engine accelerates)
I think I'll let him keep the watch, Cobb.
Just to remind him escape is not possible.
Don't be too hard on the girl.
She was most upset at my funeral.
Don't worry, she'll be well taken care of.
Yeah. That's what I was afraid of.
Ah well, I'd better be going.
I've got a long journey.
Mustn't keep my new masters waiting.
They're delighted with you. Give them our compliments.
I will.
And I'll tell them there are no loopholes.
I appreciate that.
I do hope that your stay had its lighter moments.
Au revoir.
You'll find him a tough nut to crack.
Auf wiedersehen.
(Eerie noise)
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