Yeah.
But gentlemen,
I know nothing about this article being printed.
I was out of town.
Then let me read what is printed here in your paper.
If Japan wants to control China,
we must first crush the United States just as in the past,
we have to fight in the Russo-Japanese War.
But gentlemen,
you know the Chronicle has supported the government for 25 years.
Every government,
it is late for explanations.
This insult to Baran Tanaka and the Japanese people has caused great disturbance.
You must know the penalty for disregard censorship.
If my managing editor has violated any of the regulations,
I'll fire.
Right
Nick Condon,
somebody dig up Nick Condon.
He's out.
Something important.
He said he wasn't to be disturbed.
I don't care if he's interviewing the emperor.
Get him here right away.
Get him on the phone,
Kinan.
OK,
Mr.
Sprake,
but he's not gonna like it.
Get him anyway.
How'd you come.
Yeah
What's your money.
What
Yeah.
Hey boys.
I.
I
How are you?
Yeah
And
Oh
Hello Osma.
What's on your mind?
Nick?
There's a matter to discuss if you please.
It is an official matter of great importance.
Great.
Come on in,
we'll talk it over.
Nick,
will you please?
Oh,
all right,
uh,
hand me that towel,
will you?
Lies,
lies.
It is all one big lie.
Every word is untrue.
Ah,
now just a minute.
You must disclose source of your information.
Boice must know name of this traitor.
All right,
that's fair enough.
You have a right to know.
The name of the traitor is the American press.
That article appeared in 3 New York newspapers,
but I cannot believe it.
All right,
check with your counsel in New York.
Very unfortunate.
When American newspaper prints slander,
fine American people receive poor impression of Japanese friendship.
Oh,
I agree,
I agree.
If there's anything I hate,
it's to give anyone a poor impression of Japanese friendship.
Ah,
thank you.
Thank you.
You can't do this to me,
Nick.
My blood pressure won't stand it,
supposing they shut me down.
Look,
when I came here 2 years ago and took over this rag,
it was on one condition.
And I run it.
I know,
Nick,
but you can't.
Your circulation is double.
Advertising has gone up 500%,
and you're making more money than you ever made in your life.
You're not doing so badly yourself.
You're making 5 times the money you made in Shanghai.
You tired of the deal?
Oh,
and I don't think I don't appreciate what you did for the Chronicle,
but plenty of things like that is.
That's what newspapers are for.
That's what people buy,
not just Japanese propaganda handouts,
but this was just a rumor.
Yes,
and thousands of American businessmen have a right to know about rumors like that.
I know,
but Nick,
lots of Japs read English too.
Yeah.
There was more to that than just a rumor
to bring those two birds here about it.
I'll,
uh,
I'll have Ollie Miller look into it.
Look into it.
We've got to get out of it.
You're going to write the retraction.
I'll write a retraction when they prove the story is false.
Nick,
are you sure that piece was in the New York papers?
The Japs would have caught it on the wires and censored it.
New Yorkers read it yesterday.
Yesterday.
Then how could you have read it?
Read it.
I wrote it.
Nick,
for the love of Mike.
Hi Nick.
I thought you'd be in jail by this time.
Somebody's gonna have to slit your throat to save his face.
Aren't you a little bit early with that stuff?
No,
no,
just seems early.
I hear the police have collected all the chronicles from the newsstands.
Well,
I hope you boys got your copies.
You're welcome to cable any part of it you want.
No thanks.
I want to stay in Tokyo.
I just signed a new lease.
Anybody here seen Ali Ali Miller?
No,
not yet.
When Ali Miller is not at this bar,
he must be sick.
See you later.
Sure.
And
Oh,
there you are,
Nick.
Meet Joe Cassell,
just pulled in from Shanghai.
No,
sit down.
Uh,
you have a drink.
Scotch and soda.
3 scotch and sodas.
Joe Case,
Joe Case.
Hm,
covered the criminal courts for the old telly in New York,
and went to Russia and then Pete King
and worked for the American Press Association for a while,
and I lost track.
Here's fame for you,
Cass.
No,
that's a good memory.
On a job?
Gone home.
I was up at the Foreign Office this morning.
That story yours had a buzzing like harness.
It was very amusing.
Yeah,
breaks the monotony.
Where'd you dig it up?
A little here,
a little there.
Of course,
there's not a grain of truth in it you know that.
I don't owe anything,
do you?
Quite a bit.
Our Chinese cousins are trying desperately to shape public opinion against Japan.
What for?
To take attention off their own internal disorders,
and believe me,
disorder is a clean name for it.
Having just spent 4 years there,
I know.
I lived there 6 years myself.
4 was enough for me.
Uh,
not that I have a tremendous admiration for the Chinese people.
I see.
So my best friend,
the Chinese,
huh?
Well,
at last.
All right fellas,
how you began.
Hey Jazzine,
get on that front page of Nick's this morning?
Dynamite,
huh?
Hey,
come on,
how about a little drink.it them up on me.
You buying as many as you can handle.
I'll have a double scotch.
I'll have a bourbon double.
How about you?
I'll have a little soda.
You know what I want,
but Mr.
Carman,
China throughout the centuries.
Excuse,
please.
Mr.
Miller is here.
Oh,
yes,
sir.
I'm quitting what again?
Ever see these things before?
Thank you.
Keep it changed.
2 tickets for home on the first boat I could get,
leaving tonight,
and I got on my road.
But where did you get the dough?
No invention.
Secret machines,
press buttons.
Out comes 5s,
10s,
hundreds.
Well,
in that case,
how about the 30 you owe me?
A pleasure,
a pleasure.
And here's the 10 that you wouldn't loan me,
stinker.
Fire on it,
right.
Excuse me,
we'll continue this now next.
I just came in.
I'll see you later.
Bye,
mate.
Yes,
sir,
I'm quitting this godforsaken land.
What's it got?
Cherry blossoms but no cherries.
What kind of cherry trees are those?
Uh,
I'll probably settle down Connecticut and write a book.
If I don't write a book,
I'll.
Hi,
big boy.
I'm looking for you all over 200.
And 20
A debt of long standing,
great honor to pay.
He must have been trading in Shanghai silver.
Johnson's just gonna buy a drink.
Where'd you get the money?
I came into it.
Come on,
makes sense.
What's up?
I might well take offense at the skepticism in your tone,
but I prefer to be generous and remember you as my friend and former employer
and attribute to your bitter jealousy of my good fortune.
Former employer.
I'm leaving tonight.
Me and Edith.
Now Kamaru.
Where did you get that money?
Ma,
take a tip from me.
Come on back to the states.
This place is getting hotter than the inside of Fujiyama.
Get out.
There was blood on the streets this morning.
I'll be flowing like a river before the summer's over.
So you're mixed up in something shady.
Me
Ollie Miller.
Oh,
hey,
don't forget.
Hey there,
Captain 23,
come down in the night and I'll fill it full of champagne,
tell you how much I love you.
Ben's best friend,
your dog.
So friends,
so nice people so long.
Oh.
Mira Tamas saw this car.
Did you want me go,
Nick,
and then Mar is going home.
I won't believe it till I'm seasick.
Yeah,
great stuff.
Oh,
if I make some.
Uh,
you go with your packing,
Eddie.
Yeah,
I'll have to.
Never been early in my life.
What's it all about?
Oh,
Nick,
you've got me.
All of a sudden everything's wonderful,
rags to riches.
Well,
how does Ollie explain it?
Oh,
like he does everything else.
Uh,
excuse me,
he dismisses it.
Can't you say anything?
Oh,
vague,
very vague.
Something about a contract for a book he's going to write.
Big literary deal,
advanced royalties,
scads of money.
Mm.
Fine,
fine.
Nick,
I don't care where he got it.
Maybe he stole the emperor's treasures.
All I know is we're going home.
This place is slowly killing him.
And me too.
All right,
all right.
After all,
Ollie's private business is still his own,
but I didn't want to see either of you get into a jam because of anything.
Irregular.
Well,
if there's anybody,
he'd tell what it's all about,
it'd be you,
Nick.
Well,
that's what has me worried.
He hasn't.
You'll be at the boat tonight?
Yeah,
sure.
With a couple of magnums of champagne,
ha,
that should open his big mouth.
He's opened it on less.
Yeah.
Oh,
I'll see you there.
Uh,
Nick,
in case I don't get a chance to tell you tonight.
You're all we're going to miss at this place.
I wish you were coming back with us.
All right,
see you at the boat,
beautiful.
Ah,
that
Good evening,
Cronanson.
Will you go to America?
Oh no,
you're too anxious to get rid of me.
You're just going to see a couple of friends of mine off on the boat.
Your name,
please?
Name?
Oh,
A is your Carter here.
He's been telling me all day.
I am thought control officer.
Pleased to answer questions.
All right,
I'll give you an answer.
I'm thinking this is a new low and stupidity even for the imperial police.
I want to see Mr.
and Mrs.
Miller,
stateroom 23.
Any objections?
Oh yes,
Mr.
and Mrs.
Miller
not yet arrived.
Well,
I'll wait for them on deck.
Sorry,
not permitted tonight.
Excuse me,
please.
I'm strong.
I'm here.
Oi,
oi,
shut off.
This way
Eat it.
Oh
Too bad.
You refuse to believe police.
Now you know,
truth has been told.
You saw for yourself friends have not yet alike.
Hello,
Tokyo Chronicle,
please.
Charlie Sprague,
yeah.
Tole office.
Charlie,
there's trouble,
big trouble.
Look,
I can't tell you about it now.
I'm coming right down,
but to find out where the ambassador is and get a call through to him right away.
Right,
Nick?
Did Ollie Miller reach you?
Holly.
He's been trying to get in touch with you.
He said it was urgent.
Where is he?
He said he'd try to get over to your house.
Oh,
fine,
fine.
Well,
I'll go there then.
Switch the call there.
Yeah.
Holly,
uh,
Holly,
it's not easy.
Holly,
take a sip of this.
There you are.
I see
No
Ho
Can you tell me what happened?
I don't know if they were
going to be so tough.
I.
I've had some more money.
I made a
good guess in the paper this morning.
You
don't have to get more.
10 acre plan.
I'm glad
Glad Edith
got away OK.
Teo
Sorry,
I missed.
The boat
We'll get
Hi.
What is it?
I'm very sorry to disturb.
So am I.
Beat it.
A desperate criminal escaped police.
Maybe he is hiding here.
Sorry,
we must search.
Who is to protect you.
There's nobody here and I don't need anybody to protect me.
Now get out.
Have accident.
Ah,
yes criminal.
Don't you mean victim?
We must search house please.
Zambo Sakazelo Hasakase.
You'll go walk,
we'll go hell.
Nannyaka.
Well,
of course there was nothing to find.
Now go on,
get out of here.
Yes,
would you come with us,
Mick report.
All right,
all right.
That's exactly what I ought to do.
Now,
if you just give me a chance to phone my office while,
uh,
not permitting Tara on.
Now look here,
Roman,
I'm getting awfully tired of this.
Your chief your model is a very good friend of mine.
I don't want to have to turn you in.
Come,
please.
All right.
Condoms are.
Tobacco,
Ore.
Good morning,
Canonson.
Did not expect to meet you here except as friend.
Is your phone?
Hello.
Hello,
Tokyo Chronicle,
please.
You've got some explaining to do,
you Mara.
Hello,
hello,
Give me Charlie's pray.
Among other things,
my government does not like its nationals to
be thrown into the jug without any charge.
Japanese government would not do that to American condom.
Here is charge.
Nicholas Condon,
much esteemed editor at Tokyo Chronicle,
held private celebration in his own home.
Gaiety intense and far reaching,
causing complaints from neighbors,
complaints ignored,
forcing police to make polite requests that gaiety subdue.
Requests ignored.
Police enter home
at 10:30 p.m.
Find Nicholas Condon with
two girls.
To canonan.
Mr.
Kanon very much under influence sake.
Demand for police re,
police demand two girl reeve.
Condon attempt to throw police out.
Condon overcome by drinks.
Friendly police put him to bed in city jail to protect him.
Hello,
hello.
Hello.
You've cut me off.
Give me the Toco Chronicle again,
please.
Because holding you in much esteem,
man of great prestige,
no longer angry with protective police,
you are free to go.
Thanks.
Hello,
Charlie.
Oh,
Nick,
please,
go home and get a little sleep.
You had us up all last night.
We even woke the ambassador.
I don't know how we're gonna alibi it to him.
The Japanese papers are full of what you did.
Never mind that.
Look,
I'm glad you got the ambassador.
Get him again and tell them I've got to see him as soon as possible.
And then get in your car and pick me up here.
Yeah,
and,
uh,
bring a camera.
Sergeant Oshima,
you know our good friend Kananan of Tokyo Chronicle.
We have met many times.
Great honor.
It's not mutual.
You killed two Americans last night,
Oshima,
one of the Nagatamaro and the other at my house.
A serious charge,
Canan San.
You have proof.
Canonan and Sake have big fight last night.
Sake win.
I suppose you weren't at the harbor
and you weren't at my house.
Last night we take families to view cherry blossoms in moonlight,
most pleasurable evening.
Be better you forget bad dreams and go home to good sleep,
Sayonarak canon son,
and if I may try big joke,
I say.
Hope I am not to see you here too soon.
Understand that you're very strong too though.
Perhaps you honor me with contest sometime.
Certainly.
Only I hope next time it'll be face to face.
You can put your camera away.
There's the window that Ollie plowed through last night and they've replaced it.
Plant number 1,
even to the lipstick.
Plant #2,
yeah,
they don't miss a bit.
They've even cleaned up the blood stains,
yeah,
very thorough.
Uh,
what is it,
Nick?
There's someone at the door.
Shall I see who it is?
Yeah,
I see.
Mr.
Condon,
please.
Come in.
Thank you.
This is Mr.
Condon,
yes.
Hanahi,
thank you.
I'm from Foreign Office.
Please permit me to escort you to the audience with His Excellency,
Premier General Baron Tanaka.
Hm.
Well,
uh,
I'm going to be busy for a couple of hours.
Tell him I'll drop into his office sometime this afternoon.
Please,
not the office.
His Excellency awaits you
at his home.
Oh.
Hm.
And honor
Well,
uh
Few minutes,
please.
You
Uh,
I won't you join us,
Miss?
Not now,
thank you,
Prince Tatsu,
if you don't mind.
I'm afraid Iris is unhappy these days.
Unfortunately,
it was necessary to involve her in this
distasteful affair.
Colonel Tojo advised it.
Since when,
Baron Tanaka,
do you concede to Colonel Tojo's
sordid wishes?
I did not concede Prince Tatsui.
I agreed.
In the future,
I would be less unhappy if I were not called upon
to search the effects of a woman so horribly murdered.
It will not happen again,
my dear,
I promise that.
An interesting woman.
Yes.
Mixed parentage.
Yeah.
Her mother was Chinese.
Oh.
Baron
You know that I have communicated my fears to the emperor regarding
the road on which you are determined to lead the nation.
Your Highness,
the decisions already have been submitted to the Emperor.
Your great influence,
Baron could still check to militarists.
I am but an old man whose voice no longer carries its authority,
but
you are among the most highly esteemed in my cabinet,
Your Highness.
Este
Esteemed as a liberal screen.
I am the scroll of the poet behind which samurai swords are being sharpened.
Without arm's strength,
we will perish.
That is my view.
Those views will lead Japan to disaster.
We see the problem differently.
That is true.
To uphold my beliefs,
I would die with honor.
You,
Baron Tanaka,
will die only to erase your dishonor.
OK.
Yeah.
Mr.
Hayashi and Mr.
Condon.
It's a pleasure to see you again,
Mr.
Canton.
A Colonel Tojo of the Imperial Army.
And you know,
Major Kajoka
Imperial Secret Police.
Mr.
Nicholas Canton,
please sit down.
Thank you for coming to my home.
It is more agreeable than meeting at the office.
Here we are not bothered with the
newspaper then.
Uh,
your,
uh,
the front page story yesterday,
Mr.
Canon,
was somewhat
embarrassing.
Can't please everybody,
of course.
Oh,
we realized you had no way of knowing it was an inopportune moment for such a story.
Bluntly,
Mr.
Condon,
certain liberal subversive factions within our own
country are seeking to create an incident
to weaken the present government.
They are responsible for the malicious rumor which you have regrettably printed.
As I said,
Mr.
Condon,
the story itself is unimportant.
These rumors of a document which plans world conquest are ridiculous.
But
should this rumor be taken seriously by the wrong people,
a blazing fire might be kindled which Japan would find costly to extinguish.
Oh,
I see.
What you're saying is you'd like the Chronicle
to put on a fire prevention week campaign.
Is that it?
No,
Mr.
Condon.
Within the past 24 hours,
we've discovered a plot to smuggle this forged document out of Japan.
A man by the name of Oliver Miller,
one of their former employees,
is involved.
We could recover the document from him by force if we chose.
We would prefer
that you persuade him to return it to us.
It seems you haven't heard your Excellency.
No,
you are a secret police,
Major,
that Mr.
and Mrs.
Miller were murdered last night.
Yes,
we read in the papers this morning about your escapade last night,
Mr.
Gulden.
In your incoherent condition,
you spoke of this unpleasant fantasy.
As we were concerned with the fate of Mr.
Miller,
even more than you,
we immediately made inquiries.
From the captain of the Nagata Maru,
a most trustworthy gentleman.
Isn't it clear to you now?
Mhm.
Perfectly clear.
In every detail,
Mr.
Con,
murder is an ugly and dishonorable act,
and to prove it,
someone must be accused,
bodies must be produced.
Now,
Mr.
Carton,
to approach this problem that way would only lead you to many difficulties.
But
if you send Mr.
Miller a radiogram,
I am sure he will return the document to us
through you.
Everyone would be enormously relieved
and you would greatly profit.
We will all live the life of the
strange hallucination which you experienced last night.
See,
you want this uh
forgery returned.
And uh you're willing to pay plenty for it.
Mhm.
All right.
Here's my price.
When the United States Embassy is informed
that the murderers of Ali Miller and his wife,
I mean the real murderers,
Oshman Hijikata,
not a couple of sacrificial monkeys are brought to trial and convicted,
then and only then,
the thing that you're looking for
may turn up.
Yeah.
All right,
sit down.
Drink
whiskey.
For the love of Mike.
What's this about your quitting the paper?
Trying to give you a break.
You want my job,
don't you?
Oh,
come on,
don't toy with me.
What's up?
What happened with Tonika?
Well,
Charlie,
I,
I can't tell you much.
You'll have to be satisfied with the crumbs.
After I left Tanaka,
I went over to the embassy.
We had a long talk.
I don't ask any questions.
There's much I can tell you.
They're sending me back to Washington.
OK,
crumbs,
but from cake.
I suppose you saw bright eyes over there.
And he's been tailing me all day.
I know you're leaving.
They might have other plans for you,
Olly Miller style.
You know,
the embassy has expressed a very definite interest in my safe departure,
polite,
but official.
Oh yeah,
and uh
one more for me.
After you finish that drink,
you're going back to the office.
I want a story in tomorrow's paper that says I'm sailing 10 days,
President Wilson.
Why the publicity?
My hunch was right,
Charlie,
but the police did not get that document,
so it must have been the people who want to get it out of Japan.
Now if they know I'm sailing,
they may try to get in touch with me.
Oh,
don't do it,
Nick.
Keep on ice until the boat sails.
Look,
there's a one column cut of me in the files,
three quarter face,
very flattering.
Run that with the story front page.
Hi,
Katie,
do me a favor,
will you?
Yes,
please.
Keep an eye on my friend over there.
Yes,
yeah.
I say condom,
may we join you?
It looks as if every table is taken.
I arranged it that way.
This is Nick Condon,
Tokyo Chronicle.
Miss Iris said you just arrived from Shanghai.
I hope you'll enjoy Tokyo.
I think I'm going to.
Never mind.
I do it better.
And besides,
I'm not crazy.
What do you mean crazy?
No man in his right mind would willingly share your company,
Miss Henriot.
Uh,
how's Shanghai these days?
Oh,
Shanghai is always gay
for everyone but the Chinese.
May the waiter interrupt long enough to take your orders?
Daiquiri the same.
How was the trip over?
A little on the rough side.
I always say it's not the ocean,
but the Japanese boats.
You arrived last night.
Yes.
I went down to see a couple of friends of mine off on the Nagatamaru last night.
You didn't by any chance come in on that boat,
did you?
Look here,
Condon,
you have a reputation for bad manners,
but this is going too far.
It's all right,
Mr.
Casse.
Perhaps Mr.
Condon can explain.
Telephone,
Mr.
Gazelle.
Excuse me.
Well,
I'm sorry,
sorry.
I had kind of a rough night last night and,
uh.
I'm not quite myself today.
I read about it in this morning's paper.
Well,
that story,
not true.
I didn't think so.
Too much fun to be true.
May I have a cigarette?
I'd like to make a confession.
Well,
we're alone.
You were wrong about Cassell.
He isn't crazy.
I insisted on coming over here.
Why?
I wanted to meet you.
Mhm
You certainly know your judo,
don't you?
You've had me off balance ever since you came in.
Good.
Right now
what you're saying is that
You're making a play for me.
Why?
Perhaps I like your looks.
Not with this.
There may be things about that I like,
you know
what.
I've always liked red hair.
I grew it for you.
And the ears.
Two of those.
Isn't that good?
more would be vulgar.
Well,
keep on,
keep on.
Pretty soon we'll level.
All right,
Mr.
Cardon.
Let's,
to use your phrase,
level.
I was told to meet you by a friend.
Yeah,
but who's friend?
Yours in Shanghai.
A very wonderful,
almost saintly old man.
Chang Pauling.
Yes,
yes,
wonderful,
wonderful.
And he asked you to look me up?
Yes.
Well,
he certainly hasn't forgotten me.
No,
he remembers you very well as you were then.
He hoped you hadn't changed.
Now,
just what does that mean?
First
we'll become better acquainted.
It was his desire.
His desire became mine 5 minutes ago.
Come on,
let's figure a way to go about that.
About what?
How to get better acquainted in the shortest possible time.
You see,
I'm,
I'm leaving in 10 days.
Well,
that's not bad.
Well,
let's drink to them.
To them,
you know,
10 days.
The 10 days that shook the world.
Iris,
my dear.
You know,
Colonel Tojo,
of course,
and uh Major Koka.
Uh
no thank you.
Have you anything to report?
I have made some progress.
What,
please?
Condon finds me attractive.
The introduction I arranged work smoothly.
Excellent.
Please waste no time in becoming
most closely acquainted.
This adventure Colonel Tojo has many ramifications which I find displeasing.
Perhaps we can eliminate the sort of details
and learn exactly what has occurred thus far.
Does this possess the document?
I cannot say for certain.
I'm sure he does,
Your Excellency.
It would appear so.
It is Mr.
Conlon's ambition to leave Tokyo in good health within one week.
He is relying upon his embassy to protect him.
That means you must work swiftly.
Colonel Tojo.
I do not need you to remind me of my duty as far as Mr.
Condon is concerned.
I have every hope for success.
Hope alone will not suffice.
Your permission.
Yeah.
Charlie,
that fellow in the top hat just going out.
Isn't he the one from the Foreign Office was over at my house the other day,
uh.
Yeah,
why?
Oh,
nothing.
Just checking,
thanks.
Uh,
same thing.
Uh,
do you know a guy named Cassell,
Joe Cassell?
Yeah,
um,
heard of him.
Somewhat.
Well,
I just got a wire mistakes about him.
They say he's a good man.
I thought I'd try him out in your job after you go.
From what states?
You mean you just got an order from the Japanese Foreign Office to put him on
2 minutes ago.
That's an insult.
Nobody dictates to me.
No,
not even your own conscience.
You promised Charlie Sprague my job,
didn't you?
Well,
I've reconsidered.
They say Cassells have got a fine record in journalism.
Yeah,
great.
He ran a paper in China that poses a friend of the people,
and on the side,
he set up a patriotic organization
that collected nickels and dimes from the poor
Chinese in the states to print anti-Japanese propaganda.
What of it?
Oh,
nothing much,
but instead of printing the leaflets,
he lost the money in the stock market.
60,000 bucks.
His partner committed suicide,
and Cassell decided on a change of climate.
I don't suppose you can prove that.
All right,
if that isn't enough,
I'll dig up something that'll make even your stomach crawl.
But if you've got any sense,
you'll stick to Charlie's brain.
Will you stop trying to run my paper?
Yes,
yes,
right now.
OK,
OK.
I'll give it some more thought.
Yeah.
Hey,
Nick,
where are you going?
Uh,
one of the Japanese say,
if the flower is to be beautiful,
it must be cultivated.
Come on.
Do you know what this chase has done for me?
Developed a ravenous appetite.
I've developed a few myself.
Must we really avoid him?
No,
come on,
let's eat.
Archi goes I must come.
Thanks,
Katie.
We are about to dine in satau.
Oh,
excellent restaurant.
We thought you'd like it.
Nothing too good for the imperial secret police.
Thank you,
thank you.
Yeah.
No.
Thank you.
You like it,
huh?
Japan is lovely,
but I've seen of it in 3 days.
Yeah,
the scenery is all right,
but some of the inhabitants I object to,
the higher up you go,
the lower great people you meet.
That I'm lucky that I don't have to meet any highly placed Japanese in my work.
Work,
of course.
Namely,
I'm studying the problems of Japanese women.
Why?
Our friend in Shanghai.
Now don't tell me that was why he told you to get in touch with me.
Nick,
you know so much and still you're so ignorant about women.
Ignorant but
awfully willing.
Do you know anything at all about Japanese women?
Now what kind of a question is that?
Academic or personal?
Well,
if you won't be serious.
Oh,
I'll be serious.
I'll.
They're not considered human beings.
They're not even allowed to think it's against the law.
I imagine they bootleg a thought now and then.
Yes,
bootleg thinking.
That's not good enough.
And so you've elected to help them.
Why not?
I'm a woman.
I've been aware of that for some time.
The
Chinese women are just beginning to learn
what it could mean to be free.
If the Japanese women felt the same way,
you mean that might stop
Tanaka,
Tojo,
Yamamoto,
and all the rest.
It might help
Um
It's T like a plan.
What do you know about it?
Why don't you tell me?
I haven't published any articles on the subject.
Why don't I just kill him off?
I think I know a less violent solution.
Wait
Watch.
Don't wait up for me,
Katie.
You much.
Very nice.
Somebody been expecting us?
Help yourself
You,
please.
Oh,
how about one for his carter out there.
Let him suffer.
Hi Tom.
Bingola.
In this whole side since uh the tan come up you got a pretty good notion there.
Do you understand Chinese?
Hi I do,
I'm going there.
I'm afraid she's hopelessly romantic.
She's not exactly my type,
but,
uh,
on the other hand,
with a few alterations,
you'd be.
What sort of alterations?
Oh,
this is just kind of a game.
Rule one.
Learn never to interrupt a conversation
when it begins to get interesting.
Rule 2,
whenever you sit,
always sit with your chin tilted up
like this.
Like this.
Perfect.
When did you leave China,
Nick?
There goes rule one.
Well,
I,
uh,
I left China two years ago,
left Brooklyn 15 years ago,
Cleveland 10 years ago,
Kansas City in the summer of 1921.
Now,
would you like me to go all through the towns very
quickly to sort of get them out of the way?
I don't think that will be necessary.
Well,
I just wanted to make sure I'd cover everything that you might interrupt with.
I'm afraid I'll have to interrupt you,
Nick.
Yeah.
Why?
I was just thinking,
I don't know.
You were thinking of changing the subject again.
Now,
uh
Let me tell you what I'm thinking.
I think I know.
And I like it very much.
But
I don't believe you really know what you think of me.
Maybe I do.
A desirable woman.
Much more than that.
Be sensible,
Nick.
What,
what I'm trying to tell you is
that I'm half Chinese and I'm half Irish and half Norwegian.
It isn't the same thing.
Hm.
What are you trying to do,
run down the Irish?
Thank you,
Nate.
Stop it.
I hate gratitude.
It's a very debasing emotion.
Now you just keep your mind on the game.
That's rule one.
Rule 2.
Hm.
Have you played this game before?
Maybe when you learn a little more about these people,
you might revise your opinions about the Chinese.
Maybe,
but the farther west I've gone,
the more I'm convinced that wisdom and civilization come from the east.
That's what I say.
China,
Japan is east of China.
You should do well here,
Mr.
Cassell.
How about this?
Yeah.
Excuse me,
gentlemen,
I'll see you later.
What is it?
What's it all about Colonel?
This is an outrage.
I won't tolerate it.
You seem to forget my position and influence.
Perhaps you do not have them any longer,
Mr.
Cas.
Have you seen His Excellency Baron Tanaka?
If he'd see me,
I wouldn't be here.
Be reasonable,
Colonel.
All you wanted wasn't alone to China to be killed.
It didn't happen the way we planned it,
but what's the difference?
We are just as much concerned in the manner in which these matters are accomplished.
Now.
His Imperial Majesty's government will have to make it
very clear we were never acquainted with you.
But where does that leave me?
I've lost my friends in China and now Precisely.
Surely you must realize,
Mr.
Cassell,
that he was not a good friend of China,
cannot be a good friend of Japan.
Most regrettable.
Good day.
OK.
Don't get me wrong,
Condon.
I don't blame you.
It was my mistake.
I don't know what got into me.
The Chinese are great people.
I love them.
If you'd only come to me before printing the story and stop me,
knock some good sense in my head.
It isn't brains,
you're short on Cassell.
I know,
but it was like doubling up,
letting the money ride on a good bet.
I couldn't pass it up.
Oh,
go on,
get out of here.
Wait a minute.
You're a decent guy,
Condon,
and I've got an idea it'll work for both of us.
You're in a worse spot than I am.
They're not going to let you get out of the country alive,
but they don't suspect me.
You set the price.
Half a million,
anything you say.
Let me take you to China and set myself up again with the right people.
You collect the money in America.
Take what to China?
The Tanaka plan.
You've got it done.
Tanaka has already made you an offer,
but you're holding out for more.
I know.
Oh yeah.
Well,
what else do you know?
Plenty.
Didn't I frame the introduction for Tannica between you and the Hilliard Dane?
Don't I know she hasn't had any luck yet because you're playing cagey.
What else?
That's plenty.
You smear me for selling out China while you're selling out your own country.
Nick,
what is it?
Now that we know each other,
start talking,
start talking.
Hey,
I is she.
OK.
You were on the Nagatamaru that night.
What if I was?
You were forannica.
That's a lie.
I thought you were going great,
didn't you?
Had me shooting off my mouth by the wonderful
Chinese people tied me up with Chan Poing.
You're going to build up a case of espionage against me and have me boxed.
I'd give up the Tannica memorial or I'll spend the next
10 years of my life in a dirty Jap prison.
Very cute,
but you made one slip.
You thought you'd build yourself up with me by spilling that story on Cassell.
Well,
it didn't work.
He talked.
Can I say something?
Yes,
plenty to the United States embassy.
You're going to tell him how you killed Edith Miller?
I didn't.
Well,
you know who did and who killed her husband.
You get down into a sew with a dirty rats like
Tanaka and then come to me with your freedom for women,
equal rights for all people,
love of humanity.
Well,
now,
who killed them?
The name Dorman,
who else?
How would you give for the names?
The Tanaka Memorial.
It's too late for that kind of deal now.
What is your price then for the document?
That hardly answers my question.
All right.
I'll give it to you in your own language.
It may come as a surprise to you,
but these things can't buy everything.
There isn't money enough in all Japan to buy that document.
And what are you risking your life for,
to protect people in China and America you don't even know,
to save humanity.
Come on,
let's get over to the embassy.
Are you sure?
Are you sure you'd risk your life to protect the Tanaka Plan?
If you had it
Oh,
don't worry,
I have it.
No,
you haven't.
I have.
Is this some more of your lies?
No,
Nick.
If you wait on the terrace,
I'll bring it to you.
N
Where'd you get this?
Where did you put it?
The portrait of the emperor held no fears for me.
When the police left,
where were you?
In your garden?
It was an awfully good fight you put up,
Nick,
but when Oshma hit you from behind,
it's awfully hard.
Awfully hard
So this is it,
huh?
This is it.
Memorial to his Imperial Majesty by Premier Tanaka,
outlining a positive policy of Japan.
Tell me,
how,
uh,
how close did I come in my article the other day?
You missed Nick by millions of square miles.
This is a plan for world conquest.
Manchuria is only the beginning.
All of China,
then America.
Oh no,
wait a minute.
What do you think we'll be doing when all this is going on?
Sleeping
until the bombs start falling on you.
They're counting on that,
Nick.
That's why it's so important to get this to the outside world,
to China,
to your country
now before the plan goes into full operation.
Hm.
Well,
the Japanese are going to claim it's a forgery.
And uh they'll scream fraud all over the place.
Now,
we've got to do is to find some means
to keep them from
squirming out of it.
That can be done too.
This document can be authenticated
with the signature of someone who was present when the plan was drawn up.
Are you sure of that?
I'm sure of that.
Hm.
On
Um,
How'd you get mixed up in this?
It's my work.
Well,
I can think of easier ways of making a living.
Not for me.
Big pay offer.
Yes.
A free china
That's why I had to be so careful,
Nick,
about telling you.
I had to be sure how you felt about it.
Hm.
And about you?
Nick
The other evening I said I wished we'd met 2 years ago.
I couldn't tell you why then.
I suddenly became afraid that
the thing I wanted most for you to say yes,
you'd take the chance,
you'd come too swiftly.
It would end for us before it could begin.
I suddenly wanted the moment of your decision pushed back months.
Yeah.
Now wait a minute,
darling.
I'm still alive.
Yes,
very much.
So much so that
I can't bear to think of it otherwise.
Thank you.
Sit down.
You are not displeased that I suddenly begged this cocktail.
I intended to see you later this evening,
but some rather important matters demand my attention.
I am concerned about your work.
I had hoped you might have completed your mission by now.
That the document we seek might already be in your hands.
I shall be very happy when all this is over and forgotten.
I'm afraid that politics and intrigue are not my special talents.
Sometimes I get a little frightened.
I understand,
Iris.
I promise,
for you,
there will be no more politics.
No more intrigue
No more spy.
I shall be very grateful.
It is I who am grateful.
In fact,
I brought you a little gift in reward.
There's something I picked up at the supersmiths on my way over.
I dare say you were expecting more rubies.
I haven't forgotten how you love them.
Oh no,
these are quite lovely.
A virtuous woman.
Who can find?
For her price is far above
Ruby.
A quotation
From the Christian Bible.
It should remind you of something else from the same source.
The coin
C
30 coins.
30 pieces of silver.
No.
I'm not going to kill you.
I'm going to give you a chance to save your life and my honor.
The fact that you betrayed me was discovered by Colonel Too.
I have managed to save face thus far by informing
him that your actions were part of a plan of mine
through which I could obtain the name of the traitor
within our government with whom you had been working.
Now,
what is his name?
That they
You have 2 hours in which to make your decision.
If at the end of that time,
I do not receive a call from you naming the traitor,
your fate will be in the hands of Colonel Too.
Weigh carefully the possibilities of such a future.
Oh and uh
do not attempt to leave the hotel or use the telephone as it will be useless.
I will await your call.
Get me the Tokyo Chronicle office,
please.
Harry.
Only calls to Baron Tanakau will be accepted from your suite.
You will see that the woman is punished.
Death that comes quickly is not punishment.
There are other forms which are slow,
which must be painfully absorbed.
Yes,
excellency.
I have planned for our divine emperor.
By his rule and power.
In the execution of these plans,
I have failed.
For my own stupidity,
I have been deceived and thus dishonored his Imperial Majesty.
Captain Yamamoto.
To you,
Colonel Too.
Attach the sacred obligation which I have betrayed.
I charge you a pledge.
I pledge you never to sheath the sword of the samurai
until our victorious armies march as conquerors through
the streets of every capital of the world.
I swear the same.
America will be crushed never to rise again.
If the gods are kind,
I will be in the White House when Japan dictates her terms of peace.
Meet me before the shrine where we will do what
must be done.
Is everything in readiness.
Yes,
Your Excellency.
Yeah
I have been considering your past services to us.
They have not been without the value.
Thank you,
Colonel Tojo.
You know,
I've always been a friend of Japan's.
Japan does not forget her friend.
There is a way in which you can reestablish yourself.
An exclusive news story of the first magnitude.
I'll be right over in a half an hour.
There must be something wrong,
Charlie,
trying to get her all morning.
It was Hill have any visitors yesterday?
Yes,
Baron Tanaka.
Well,
you know where he is now,
don't you,
with his ancestors.
Oh,
come on,
open up.
There's something fishy about that press release.
Where did Cassell come off to grab an exclusive?
If you ask me,
Charlie,
the stroke that killed Tanaka had a very sharp edge to it.
Oh,
Miss Harriet.
Yeah.
Well,
They didn't get her.
She took a runout powder.
the baggage.
Come right in.
There they are.
Go.
Four-piece ruggage.
Count check,
please.
All right,
all right,
I'll take your word for it.
Sorry,
must count.
All right.
1234.
Nicole.
All right,
let's get going.
Have another drink.
It's a frame,
Nick,
easy,
easy.
He carted around outside somewhere.
She's had almost a week to contact you.
Why did she wait till 3 hours before your boat sails.
I told you that Dame was no good.
She's trying to hang a spire up on you.
Can't you see it?
Don't go,
Nick,
for the lover.
Let me see who it is.
No,
no,
you wait here.
Johnny Clarke from the embassy.
I'm certainly relieved to find you here,
Nick.
Why?
Where'd you expect to find me?
Frankly,
in a Japanese dungeon?
I told you.
What's the story?
You've got a friend somewhere on this island,
Nick.
We received a phone call from him at the embassy 20 minutes ago.
Who was it?
Anonymous.
A warrant is to be sworn out for your arrest.
You're to be held for questioning,
suspected of being a Chinese agent.
The ambassador sent me over in his car.
Official American property can't be violated,
so I'm to put you on the Wilson at once in charge of the captain.
Great,
you'll be immune.
You'll be a diplomatic pouch.
It's the only way,
Nick.
If they once catch you,
it's a long legal tangle before we can do anything,
weeks,
maybe months.
So long,
Nick.
Bo wise.
Now get going.
Thanks,
Johnny.
I'll see you at the embassy in about an hour.
Uh,
we won't be responsible,
you know.
This Suan.
Can't you want it?
Oh.
I think
Light up in there.
It's all right,
Nick.
One whole week,
not a word from you.
I couldn't get word to you before this.
You could have gotten word to me some way.
You still don't trust me.
I do trust you.
I worked it out myself an hour ago.
I think I can prove to you that it was worth it.
Come with me.
Mr.
Condon.
I'm quite certain you will agree there is very little time to waste on explanations.
That's right.
Miss Hilliard and I feel it would serve our purpose most effectively.
If I sign the document in your presence.
Naturally,
when this is made public,
it's authenticity will not go unchallenged.
My signature would be branded a forgery by our government,
including the Emperor.
In that event,
Your Highness,
your voice will give them the lie.
The length of elapsed time between the publication
of this document and my ability to speak.
Will be very brief.
In Japan
A traitor's voice is quickly silenced.
Mr.
Gandon
I take my part in this not for your country
but for mine.
I would rather see Japan defeated.
Then triumphant under the heels of our militarists.
Lady,
Would you mind very much?
If I were to kiss you.
I don't believe I'd have the strength to move from this spot until you did.
And now we've got to get out of here.
It's all been arranged.
In a few minutes,
a fishing boat will take us to a freighter out in the lower bay.
Us?
You're going with me,
Nick.
They're planning to hold you for questioning.
Once they get you.
Ah,
I had an idea it was you that warned the embassy there was a warrant out for me.
They want to send me out on a diplomatic immunity.
Diplomatic immunity won't stop a bullet or a bomb under a car.
Rafa,
live with us,
Nick,
for me.
For you
Are you worth that?
Mhm.
Oh honey.
Why didn't you tell me?
Yeah
Quite
so that you sneaku.
Watch it.
That's it.
Nick,
this way.
Wait,
wait.
Police everywhere.
Hurry.
You'll have to take it out,
darling.
I'll hold them here until you get a start.
No,
Nick,
they'll kill you.
Get going,
Nick.
Nick,
they'll kill you.
The plan is all they want.
Leave it here for.
We can't do that.
I leave you.
We've got jobs to do.
Nobody gave them to us,
but they've got to be done.
You're my girl,
aren't you?
And you're gonna do what I want you to do.
I know it's tough.
It's tougher to go than it is to stay,
but you can't hold him and I think I can.
All right,
Nick.
I'm your girl.
You Better hurry,
darling.
This neighborhood's getting awfully run down around here.
Give up strangling,
aye,
Osma?
Oh,
that's right.
You had given it up.
You shot Ollie Miller.
It was his wife you strangled,
wasn't it?
Yes,
I see your point.
When it comes to taking a man with your bare hands,
it's rather risky,
isn't it?
You're very clever,
Mr.
Cannon,
but there's one flaw in your cleverness.
It is as easy to kill you with these as with that.
In fact,
I prefer it that way.
Japanese fashion.
So Dia.
Yeah.
Yeah
OK.
I
Yeah.
Look it up.
Come back now.
Get him.
Abi,
check them in.
Condone is escaped from the Suit the dogs.
Now he comes here.
Driver,
Drive past Archer Street,
man it's.
Akammachi to
yeah,
yeah.
Look at it.
So sorry,
Mr.
Kara,
to take plan from you all.
But you see,
Japanese very smart.
Only half smart monkey,
only half smart.
Get out of my way.
Hello,
fella.
I said I'll be back in an hour.
I'm sorry,
I'm a few minutes late.
Your model of this is not going to be
treated as another of your very regrettable mistakes.
Condo is an enemy of Imperial Japan is Sifi must be.
Extremely sorry this has been the result,
Mr.
Clark.
It is true Kandon has been the enemy of Japan.
But Japanese people are very good,
very generous.
We will forget bad actions of Kanan and say no more.
You in turn will forget this incident.
What's the matter,
you marty?
Afraid of the penalty for failure?
But it's much simpler this way.
Both sides have made mistakes.
It will be very embarrassing for all.
The United States government doesn't settle for a deal,
your mother.
Conan
Gandanan,
you have saying
forgive your enemies.
I am waiting
Sure.
Forgive your enemies.
But first get even.