- [first lines]
- Person on Tape: [voice on tape] Good morning, Mr. Phelps. The man you're looking at is General Casimir Zepke, who is plotting to make himself a dictator. Only one man stands between Zepke and absolute power - Stanislaus Cardinal Souchek, whose influence with the people has kept his country free. We have learned that Zepke imprisoned the Cardinal six weeks ago when he entered Zolnar Monastery for his annual retreat. Zepke intends to replace him with an exact double who will politically endorse Zepke, guaranteeing his final seizure of power. Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to save Cardinal Souchek and stop Zepke. 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.
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- General Casimir Zepke: Nagorski.
- Major Maria Felder: It's not Nagorski, it's Souchek. Look.
- General Casimir Zepke: Your eminence, they would like to know if you can give them some idea of what you will tell the country tonight.
- Stanislaus Cardinal Souchek: Yes, gentlemen. I can give you a very definite idea of what I will tell the people this evening. I will tell them the kind of man General Zepke truly is... a monstrous liar, a traitor, and a murderer, and I will exhort heaven and earth to prevent his election.