The Mystery of Mamo1978

Dan Dunn:
So, this is the genuine American navy?

Samurai:
It’s stupid. This is too unrealistic.

Dan Dunn:
You and me are the things that are unrealistic.

Gordon:
Stand up! Special Presidential Aide, Mr. Gissinger! [he presses a button, drawing down automated blinds]

Samurai:
What did he say?

Dan Dunn:
He said… this guy’s the mastermind for the biggest man in the world! [Gordon plays a taped recording of a conversation between US President Jimmy Carter and the Secretary General]

Secretary General:
Mr. President. Do you really have good control of your government? Do you realize I’m being blackmailed?

US President:
Blackmailed?

Secretary General:
I am to supply all secret technical data on biochemistry, cytology, gene technology… and if I refuse, they’ll attack with an atomic missile.

US President:
I’ve been threatened the same way. And to prove that they really mean it, they’ve already destroyed several of our communication satellites!

Secretary General:
I must remind you that it has nothing to do with us.

US President:
I do realize it.

Secretary General:
Then, do you think that man is…?

Mamaux:
That’s right. It is I, Mamaux! [Gissinger stops the tape]

Gissinger:
It is not necessary to explain to you who these people are. We are interested only in the blackmailer who broke in on the hotline… when they were having a secret conversation. [he rewinds part of the tape, and continues playing]

Mamaux:
That’s right. It is I, Mamaux! The greatest brain in the world. A prophet… or you may call me God!

US President:
God?! You must be insane!

Secretary General:
For one who calls himself God, your requests are pretty weird…

Mamaux:
Requests? This is an order. If you really know what is going on in the world right now, you should know better than this. [Gordon stops the tape]

Dan Dunn:
Let’s hear the rest.

Gissinger:
Hm? That’s enough. The rest is much too sensitive. We are positive that this man really means what he says.

Dan Dunn:
Is that right? [lights a cigarette] Well, anyway… it’s got nothing to do with us.

Gissinger:
Ah, but it does. Most of the things that Mamaux demands from us was stolen by that man Lupin. The bottom line… we want to know where Mamaux is!

Dan Dunn:
I have no idea at all.

Gordon:
Your hiding won’t do you any good! You men have always been working together with that thief Lupin! [Dan hands him Margo’s clue to Lupin’s whereabouts] What is this?

Dan Dunn:
A clue to find Lupin. It’s written by Lupin’s double-crossing girlfriend, and it reads “water”.

Gordon:
What does that mean?

Dan Dunn:
If I knew that, neither of us'd be here!

Gordon:
[frustrated, he turns over the table, knocking Gissinger and Dan Dunn backwards] Stop kidding me! [grabs Dan by his shirt] There are many ways that we can torture you!

Dan Dunn:
Is that the way you operate democracy?! Well, then, I’ve got news for you!

Gordon:
What news?

Dan Dunn:
I was a fan of Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart… but not anymore!

Gordon:
Why, you…!

Gissinger:
Gordon! These two, they know nothing. [whispers to Gordon, who opens a door] We will approach this problem from a different angle. You will be released immediately.

Gordon:
Be grateful to democracy! [closes the door]

Dan Dunn:
[straightening his jacket] Hm… I didn’t have to give up Humphrey Bogart!