Zilkov :
Raymond Shaw, please.
Raymond Shaw :
This is he.
Dr. Zilkov :
Raymond. Why don't you pass the
time by playing a little solitaire?
— Raymond :
Raymond Shaw :
Yes, sir.
Zilkov :
Can You see The Red Queen?
Raymond Shaw :
Yes, sir.
Zilkov :
Good. One week from next Saturday,
You will be called for at 11.10 am and taken
to The Timothy Swardon Sanitarium,
84 East 61st Street --
We want you there for
a checkup. Is that clear?
Raymond Shaw :
Yes, sir.
Zilkov :
You may put The Cards away
now. Goodbye, Raymond.
Secretary :
Mr Gaines. It's Mr Shaw. He was run down
in The Street by a hit-and-run driver.
It just came over The A.P.
Holborn Gaines :
Good Heavens! Find out what
hospital he's in and call them.
See if there's anything
We can Do to Help.
Nurse :
....You're Welcome. Bye.
That was Mr Gaines from his newspaper.
He said to Tell Him to Take it Easy
and Not to Worry about A Thing.
Dr. Yen Lo :
Which of course You will not
Tell him on the chance
it is some sort of
prearranged code.
Dr. Yen Lo :
Comrade Zilkov?
Zilkov :
Yes?
Dr. Yen Lo :
Yen Lo. Pavlov Institute.
Zilkov :
Doctor. An Honour and a Pleasure.
(to His Staff) You may go --
(after they have gone)
When Did You arrive?
Dr. Yen Lo :
I was flown in last night
under Embassy quota.
Revolting journey.
Ah, Raymond. It's nice
to see you again.
Raymond Shaw :
It's nice to see you again, sir.
Zilkov :
We're going through this elaborate
procedure simply out of precaution
in case there are any visitors.
Although I cannot imagine
who will visit Raymond.
Dr. Yen Lo :
Attractive flat you have here.
Zilkov :
Thank you, Doctor.
It's actually a rest-home
for wealthy alcoholics.
We were able to purchase it three years ago.
Except for this floor and the one above,
which we sealed off for security purposes,
the rest functions normally.
It is one of the few Soviet operations in America that
showed a profit at the end of the last fiscal year.
Dr. Yen Lo :
Profit? Fiscal year?
Beware, my dear Zilkov.
The virus of Capitalism
is highly infectious.
Soon, you'll be lending
Money out at interest!
You must try, Comrade Zilkov,
to cultivate a sense of Humour.
There's nothing like a good laugh now and
then to lighten the burdens of the day.
Tell me, Raymond. Do you remember
murdering Mavole and Lembeck?
Raymond Shaw :
I beg your pardon, sir?
Dr. Yen Lo :
Mavole and Lembeck.
The men who were
lost on The Patrol.
Can you recall what
happened to them?
Raymond Shaw :
Yes, sir. It was a very clear action for a night action.
Captain Marco sent up some low flares, so
it was easy to see what was happening.
Bobby Lembeck got separated to
The Left. Mavole went after him.
By the time he reached him,
The Enemy had a fix on the position.
They were killed instantly by a high mortar shell.
I don't think they ever knew what hit 'em.
Dr. Yen Lo :
Do you realise, Comrade, the implications of
The Weapon that has been placed at your disposal?
You may remove your head bandage, Raymond.
A normally conditioned American
who has been Trained to Kill, and then
to have no memory of having Killed.
Without memory of his deed, he cannot possibly feel guilt.
Nor will he, of course, have any reason to fear being caught.
Having been relieved of those uniquely American symptoms,
guilt and fear, he cannot possibly give himself away.
Our Raymond will remain an
outwardly normal, productive, sober and
respected member of The Community.
And I should say, if properly
used, entirely Police-proof.
His brain has not only been washed,
as they say, it has been dry-cleaned.
Thank you, Raymond. You may
replace your head bandage.
Sealed floors or no, You will permit him
to have visitors, to avoid suspicion.
Dr. Zilkov :
Of course.
Dr. Yen Lo :
My specialists are being flown in tonight.
It will take about a week, working between
visiting hours, to check The Mechanism out.
It's been, after all, two years since
The Conditioning took place.
You want to be sure The Linkages
are still functioning correctly
before he's turned over to
his American operator.
Ach! Now, Comrade,
if You will excuse me.
Dr. Zilkov :
Where are you going?
Dr. Yen Lo :
Since I can do nothing until my specialists arrive,
I had thought to spend the afternoon at Macy's.
Madame Yen has given Me
the most appalling list.....
++++++++++++++++
Dr. Yen Lo :
No, no. I personally guarantee it.
He is ready to be turned over
to his American operator.
Dr. Zilkov :
And I, being personally responsible for Soviet security
in the entire Eastern seaboard of the United States,
refuse to turn him over to His Operator
until at least one practical test has been run.
You say the man has been built as an assassin.
Very well, then. Let him assassinate someone.
Dr. Yen Lo :
I'm shocked that a security officer with the responsibility
you hold would risk A Mechanism as valuable
as Raymond out of sheer nervousness.
Dr. Zilkov :
You yourself admit the man has
not killed for over two years.
I assure you, Doctor, conditions offering
minimum risk can be arranged.
Dr. Yen Lo :
Alright. If you insist on this foolishness,
have him kill one of your people in here.
Dr. Zilkov :
I would, I would gladly. But our Table of
Organisation is under acceptable strength.
Why can't we be reasonable about this?
Why can't he kill some non-productive
person on The Outside?
Dr. Yen Lo :
Very well, then. But for his own protection,
he must be instructed that if he is ever, at any time,
discovered at The Scene of An Assignment, this
other person, or persons, must also be killed.
Dr. Zilkov :
Alright. Alright, Doctor!
Whom do you think he should kill?
Dr. Yen Lo :
With humour, my dear Zilkov!
Always with a little humour.
If kill we must for a better New York,
why should it not be... his superior at
the newspaper, Mr... Holborn Gaines?
With Mr Gaines out of the way, might he not then
be given that very influential job himself?
