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That may be why Khruschev's introducing this guy. We've been burned by his usual players in the formal channels, so he brings in an honest broker1. MCCONE That may be what they want us to think. RUSK The truth is, Mr. President, we don't even really know whom Fomin speaks for. It could be Khruschev. It could be some faction2 in the Politburo or the KGB itself. We just don't know. BOBBY By the way, Scali, your activities now fall under the secrecy3 codicils4 of the National Security Act. Sorry, no Pulitzer. The gathered men chuckle5, only Scali a bit dour6 but being a good sport about it. Scali checks his watch. SCALI Mr. President, we don't have much time. I'm supposed to meet with him again in three and a half hours. THE PRESIDENT Well, it seems the question of the day is -- is the offer legitimate7? He moves away from his desk. The men watch him. THE PRESIDENT (CONT'D) If it is... if it is, then we can't afford to ignore it. (beat, to Scali) John, we'll have instructions for you in a couple of hours. Scali nods. Rusk escorts him out. They wait until the door closes. Taylor looks over at McCone who nods. GENERAL TAYLOR Mr. President, I'm afraid we have some bad news. We're getting GMAIC estimates from our latest low-level overflights. It appears the missiles are two to three days away from operational status. MCCONE So we don't have much time to play out back-channel communiques. Kenny gives Bobby a hard look. The President appears unfazed. GENERAL TAYLOR The quarantine, sir, is not producing results. The Chiefs feel it's time you take another look at our options. The President considers Taylor, then looks over to Kenny. THE PRESIDENT Kenny, get over to your old stomping9 grounds. Go through everything the FBI has on Fomin. I need your best call: is this guy legit and is he speaking for Khruschev? And I need you to tell me by the time I call you, because right after I call you, I'm calling Scali with his instructions. INT. FBI, COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT FILES - NIGHT BANG! A STACK OF FILES slams down beside Kenny on a large paper-covered conference table. WALTER SHERIDAN, Kenny's investigator-buddy, wears a visitor's pass just like Kenny. Kenny and Walter RIFLE through the folders10, super fast, super proficient11. A half-dozen FBI AGENTS work around the table. SHERIDAN Okay. So, what we've got is this guy Alexander Feklisov, aka Alexander Fomin, declared Consul12 to the Soviet13 Embassy, but in reality the KGB Papa Spy. An illustrious tour of duty during the Great Patriotic14 War gets him on the Party fast track, various tours of duty in KGB, American postings. He's an expert on us, and... that's all we've got on Papa Spy. KENNY Who's he talking for? Is it Khruschev, or is this more bullshit? Kenny stands, runs his hands through his hair, aggravated15. KENNY (CONT'D) How do you become the KGB top spy in the United States? SHERIDAN Gotta know someone. Kenny whirls on Sheridan. A frozen beat. KENNY Politics is politics. Walter. (whirling on Agents) Khruschev is the Moscow Party Boss under Stalin. Give me their career chronologies! Walter pushes a typed dateline of Khruschev's major career moves, and one of the Agents hands Kenny a list of Fomin's postings. He lays them side by side. And for every step of Khruschev's, there's a step for Fomin. Not only that, but the DATES ARE IDENTICAL or nearly so. KENNY (CONT'D) Every time Khruschev moves up, Fomin does within a year... (tracing up the list) Khruschev was the administrator16 in charge of preparing Moscow's defenses during the war. And Fomin... was here in the U.S. Kenny's face falls. But a YOUNG FBI AGENT cuts in. YOUNG FBI AGENT Not at first. The Young FBI Agent proffers17 him a file. Kenny snatches it. YOUNG FBI AGENT (CONT'D) He was an engineer stationed outside Moscow in '42. Specialized18 in tank traps. Kenny looks up at Walter. Walter nods sagely19, lights a pipe. KENNY They know each other. They're war SHERIDAN It's thin. But real life usually is. A PHONE on the table SHRILLS21, shattering the silent triumph. KENNY Hello? THE PRESIDENT (O.S.) I've got to move. What do you have, Kenny? KENNY They know each other! Khruschev and Feklisov aka Fomin were war buddies! THE PRESIDENT (O.S.) You're sure... KENNY Don't take it to court, but we've got good circumstantial evidence... (off Walter's nod) Walter agrees. My gut's telling me Khruschev's turning to a trusted old friend to carry his message. THE PRESIDENT (O.S.) INT. STATLER HOTEL COFFEE SHOP - NIGHT A few lonely BUSINESS TRAVELERS hang out in the dim coffee shop. Faint music plays. Scali and ALEXANDER FOMIN sit with steaming cups of coffee. Scali, nervous, unfolds a note. Fomin, an expressionless gray spectre of a man, eyes him. He is, in his boredom22, a spy's spy. SCALI I am instructed to tell you that the American Government would respond favorably to an offer along the lines you have discussed. If this solution were raised at the U.N. by Ambassador Zorin, he would find a favorable reply from Ambassador Stevenson. FOMIN So I understand you correctly. If the missiles in Cuba were dismantled23, returned to the Soviet Union, and a guarantee was made not to reintroduce them, the United States would be prepared to guarantee that it would never invade Cuba? SCALI That is correct. FOMIN This is from the Highest Authority? SCALI Yes. From the Highest Authority. There are two conditions. The U.N. must be allowed to inspect the removal of the missiles. FOMIN And, of course, the U.N. must be allowed to observe the redeployment of forces from the American Southeast. Scali demurs24. He has no instructions on this count. FOMIN (CONT'D) And the second condition? SCALI Time is of the essence. Scali takes a sip25 of coffee. Fomin stares at him, intense. FOMIN John. How much time? SCALI 48 hours. In 48 hours there can be no deals. INT. OVAL OFFICE - NIGHT Scali finishes debriefing26 the President, Bobby, Kenny, McCone, Taylor and Bundy. SCALI He left right away. Got the feeling he meant business. Kenny and Bobby share a hopeful glance. Rusk enters from Kenny's office. And he's unable to contain his excitement. RUSK Mr. President, we're receiving a letter from Khruschev over at State. 点击  收听单词发音
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