- [first lines]
- Person on Tape: [voice on tape] Good afternoon, Mr. Phelps. The party chairman of a small Iron Curtain country recently demoted this man, the infamous Stefan Prohosh, from his post as head of Internal Security and relegated him to the unimportant position of Director of the People's Art Museum. In an attempt to regain power, Prohosh has had a sample of a highly secret alloy stolen from an experimental laboratory in Western Europe. This sample has been cleverly hidden in this massive modern sculpture which arrives at the museum tomorrow. Prohosh hopes to trade this invaluable metal sample to one of the major Red Nations for their support in his bid for power. Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to recover the alloy an stop Prohosh. As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim.
- [last lines]
- Chairman: [after finding planted detonation device on Prohosh] There is only one way to deal with fool like you, Prohosh. Take him.
- Stefan Prohosh: No. It's a mistake. I'm loyal. I'm innocent. It's a conspiracy against Prohosh.
- James Phelps: Let's go.
- Stefan Prohosh: I'm innocent. I'm loyal. I'm *innocent*! I'm loyal. I'm... I'm loyal to you, comrade chairman. My old friend. Petrov, believe me. I'm innocent. I'm innocent.
- Stefan Prohosh: Listen to me. You will tell me sooner or later. At a distance, be courageous. Up close, be practical.
- Chairman: I envy you your new position -- free of cares of the political life, surrounded by beauty rather than intrigue.
- Stefan Prohosh: One serves where one is most needed