Hatching Plots

Watch for The Sign --

Soon, all Prisoners 

shall be released....

Any Man, who would be alright,

and Follow a King --

Follow Me.....

'Cuz, I've been Down-in-here before,

so, I still know The Way Out.

TWO :

Do You still Think 

You can Escape?

SIX :

I'll do better than that.

TWO :

Oh?

SIX :

I'll escape and 

come back.

TWO :

Come back?

SIX :

Escape, come back, wipe This Place 

off the face of The Earth -- 

and You, with it

Great Escape Plan

Plot #1 - Codename : TOM

Plot #2 - Codename : DICK

Plot #3 - Codename : HARRY

Plot #4 - Codename : The ZEPPO

Plot #5 - Codename : GUMMO  

Your move, young man.

Ahh, Yes.

- You know what I'll do?

- Resign?

That announcement,

the exhibition of arts and crafts.

These aren't all they might be.

I'll make a set.

Used to be quite a handyman.

- You entering?

- No.

You're a fool, Number Six.

That's my opinion.

- Really?

- You'll be here as long as you live.

How ever long that is?

Try to settle down.

Don't be uncooperative.

Was there a time

when you were not co-operative?

Don't fight lost battles.

- You came here voluntarily?

- Impudent, too, eh?

Wish I'd had you in my regiment.

Which regiment was that?

Which army?

Good morning, General!

- The General seems a little sour.

- Mate in seven moves.

Ohh.

How many do you know?

- A few more.

- We must play.

Certainly we must - by post.

I must add

sense of humour to your file!

They tend to leave out

such important things.

- What crime did she commit?

- Just nervous tension.

She's here to recuperate.

How much are you charging?

I really must

bring your file up to date.

Sit down, my dear chap!

File number six, section 42,

subsection six, paragraph three.

Add "sense of humour

strong and unimpaired."

Thank you. That will be all.

- One lump or two?

- Read the file.

Yes, but it would save time

if you just answered.

Are you out of time?

Does not take sugar.

Frightened of putting on weight?

No, nor of being reduced.

That's excellent! I am glad you're

here. You really are a model.

But I don't run on clockwork.

You will, my dear chap.

You will.

Do you think so?

TWO :

Do You still Think 

You can Escape?

SIX :

I'll do better than that.

TWO :

Oh?

SIX :

I'll escape and come back.

TWO :

Come back?

Escape, come back, wipe this place 

off the face of The Earth -- 

and you, with it

Subsection six, paragraph four :

Add "Persecution Complex

amounting to mania;

Paranoid delusions of Grandeur."

Don't worry, Number Six,

You'll be cured. I'll see to it.

If you have so much as a bad dream,

You'll come whimpering to tell it 

to me.Whimpering.

Watch. Just watch.

Why?

She's your new neighbour,

that's all, the new Number Eight.

Where's the old one?

He vacated the premises.

He escaped?

No funeral?

You need A Body.

Look, she's getting up!

It's like old times, isn't it?

Do you remember your first day?

Thank God, I'm Home.

- An exact replica of her own room.

- Of course.

Number Eight, please.

- Hello?

- Good morning.

Quite recovered?

No ill-effects from the journey?

Who is it?

Where am I?

There's nothing

to be afraid of, my dear.

Come and have lunch with me -

Number Two, the Green Dome.

Hello?

A most pleasant addition.

I'm sure you'll agree.

- Hello?

- Will you be neighbourly?

I'll do a deal with you. Tell me

one thing and I'll release you.

- Why did you resign?

- Release me?

From the Village?

That's not much to ask, is it?

If you insist on staying, I do

hope you'll attempt to settle down.

This exhibition that's coming up...

Wait a minute.

There! "At the age of 1 5,

top of his class in woodwork."

That's the sort of thing. Join in!

I'll make you a door handle.

You'll be back!

Whimpering.

Blimey,

this one's a weight!

You two take that side.

Watch it, this is supposed

to be fragile!

- Evening, Colonel.

- Evening.

Everything's gone to plan.

Our friend will be with us

any minute. Right, get it open.

- Colonel...

- All right?

- Fotheringay...

- Hello, old man.

Allow me to introduce you to Nadia.

How do you do, my dear?

Right. Leave us to it, old chap.

- See you later, I hope.

- Yes, I hope so, Fotheringay.

- Are we here?

- Shh.

Is that it?

Yes...

That's it.

Would you mind waiting

in the other room? Peters?

It's all right. Go with them.

See you later.

Well, the return

of the prodigal son.

I don't see any fatted calf.

- Did you expect one?

- No.

Tell me, who's she?

Nadia Rakowski.

Oh? What was her name when she left

Peckham to train for the Bolshoi?

You haven't changed, have you?

She told me she was Estonian.

- In the Village.

- Village?

She was Number Eight.

Don't you know about it?

- I ask the questions.

- That's what Number Two said.

- Number Two?

- Chairman of the Village.

- What village?

- I forgot. You don't know.

The Village is a place

where people turn up

who have resigned

from a certain sort of job,

have defected,

or have been extracted.

The specialised knowledge

in their heads is of great value.

Are you sure

there's no Village here?

- Where is this Village?

- Lithuania, the Baltic.

- How did you find out?

- Nadia told me.

- How did she know?

- She came across a secret file.

On catching spies?

I risked my life to come back here

because I thought it was different.

It is, isn't it - different?!

My dear chap, I do apologise.

You've had a long journey.

I expect you need

a decent drink. Scotch?

- 24 work units.

- What?

- It cost that in the Village.

- Ah, the Village.

Surely you know?

You resigned

from a highly top-secret post,

then promptly vanished.

- I was kidnapped.

- Really? How dramatic.

And then after a gap of months

we hear you're coming back

from behind the Iron Curtain...

- You think I've gone over.

- And come back to carry on.

- No.

- "No," he says. "No"?

Nyet. What sort of imbeciles

do you think we are?

- What do you want me to do?

- Quite a lot of things.

Let's start at square one.

First, why did you resign?

- It was a matter of conscience.

- Listen, sonny boy...

Do you think you are safe in London?

If they thought it worth kidnapping

you, it's worth killing you.

I doubt if you'll be alive 24 hours

outside here without protection.

- Do you want it?

- And the girl?

- If you co-operate.

- Political asylum guaranteed.

- That depends.

- No, it's guaranteed!

So long as you keep

your part of the bargain.

- All right.

- Why did you resign?

I resigned...

because...

For a very long time...

Just a minute.

It's eight o'clock.

That's right,

and there are many questions.

First, why did you resign?

Big Ben has just struck eight.

- My watch says eight.

- So?

I was given this watch in Poland.

I wanted to check the time

to make sure the trip

tallied with a journey to London.

Which it presumably did.

Explain to me how a man in Poland

had a watch showing English time...

...when there's one hour's difference!

Maybe he was slow.

I'll bet he was.

Well done. Back to London before

embarrassing questions are asked.

- What's my next assignment?

- The Colonel will give you your orders.

Be seeing you.

Good evening, citizens.

Your local council is announcing

another exciting competition.

The subject this time -

seascapes.

File on Number Six,

section 42,

subsection one, paragraph one.

- Back to the beginning.

- You were right about him.

- I told you.

- Don't worry.

It was a good idea.

You did your best.

I'll stress it in my report.