Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS FERENGH LARIA,
THE PRIME MINISTER OF SVARDIA, WHO HAS LONG FOUGHT
TO ESTABLISH DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM FOR HIS PEOPLE.
LARIA IS NOW GRAVELY ILL AND HASN'T LONG TO LIVE.
HE HAS GROOMED DEPUTY PREMIER PAVEL TO SUCCEED HIM
AND CARRY ON HIS POLICIES.
WE KNOW, HOWEVER, THAT ONCE IN POWER,
PAVEL WOULD SET UP A DICTATORSHIP
AND THEN PURGE THE COUNTRY OF ALL OPPOSITION.
BUT LARIA WILL NOT HEAR ANYTHING AGAINST PAVEL.
THE MISSION, IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT,
IS TO KEEP PAVEL FROM BECOMING PRIME MINISTER.
AS ALWAYS,
SHOULD YOU OR ANY OF YOUR I.M. FORCE BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN TEN SECONDS.
GOOD LUCK, DAN.
[ STUTTERING HEARTBEAT ]
IT SOUNDS JUST RIGHT, DAN.
GOOD.
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER
LARIA'S X-RAYS AND CARDIOGRAPH?
YES, AND I CAN'T BE CERTAIN UNTIL I EXAMINE HIM,
OF COURSE, BUT I DON'T THINK
WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND COULD HURT HIM.
THE OVERLAY.
IT'S PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT, BARNEY.
WHERE DO YOU STAND, OLIVER?
JUST ABOUT READY.
TWO OF MY MEN ARE TRUCKING THE EQUIPMENT INTO SVARDIA NOW.
MY CAMERAMAN MADE FOUR TRIPS ON THE SVARDIA-BERN EXPRESS
FILMING THE SCENERY.
FINE. LET'S GET STARTED.
Willie: SEE YOU LATER.
WHAT ABOUT DR. TALLER?
WELL, HE'S ON HIS WAY TO CONSULT WITH DR. HUSS,
WHO'S LARIA'S PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.
HE CHANGES PLANES AT VIENNA.
EVERYTHING SET THERE?
EVERYTHING.
HE WON'T GET TO SVARDIA, BUT DR. SELBY AND I WILL.
WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT LARIA'S TRAVELING HABITS?
PLANE OR TRAIN.
WHEN BY TRAIN, HE ALWAYS TAKES OVER THE LAST CAR.
IS IT ALWAYS THE LAST CAR?
YES.
THEN YOU'RE READY.
MM-HMM.
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
THAT'S IT, THE OVERNIGHT EXPRESS TO BERN.
WHEN'S IT SUPPOSED TO PULL OUT?
JUST BEFORE DARK, 5:32.
THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A GUARD AT THIS DOOR, LOOK AROUND.
RIGHT.
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
I CANNOT BELIEVE
THAT THESE MEN ARE INVOLVED IN THIS --
THIS CONSPIRACY YOU SPEAK OF.
WHY, MILOS, WHY?
ANDROV, WHY?
BECAUSE OF HIM.
THEY DO NOT WANT ME TO SUCCEED YOU, EXCELLENCY,
SO THEY ARE GATHERING THEIR STRENGTH.
BESIDES, THEY HAVE HEARD RUMORS THAT --
THAT I AM DYING?
JA.
AND REVOLUTIONARIES KNOW
THAT ANY GOVERNMENT IS MOST VULNERABLE
AT THE EXACT MOMENT OF TRANSFER OF POWER.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THEM?
THEY ARE CROWDING OUR PRISONS.
IT PROBABLY WILL NOT BE FOR LONG.
WHEN I --
WHEN YOU ARE SAFELY SWORN INTO OFFICE, LET THEM GO.
THEY MEAN WELL.
SOMETIMES I FEEL I SHOULD SIMPLY RESIGN
TO ENSURE THE PEACE.
YOU CANNOT. YOU MUST NOT.
MILOS, I TRUST YOU AS IF YOU WERE MY OWN SON.
I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE MY WORK FOR ME.
I THINK PERHAPS YOU SHOULD REST NOW, EXCELLENCY.
IT WON'T BE LONG.
A FEW WEEKS AT THE MOST AND HE WILL BE GONE.
I WANT YOU TO MOVE FASTER THAN EVER NOW.
EVERY MAN WHO OPPOSES ME
MUST BE BEHIND BARS BEFORE I TAKE OFFICE.
BUT THE JAILS ARE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS NOW.
THEY WILL BE EMPTY SOON ENOUGH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU RELISH THE IDEA OF KILLING, HUH?
AND YOU?
IT MAKES ME SICK.
IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER WAY,
ANY WAY AT ALL, TO RID MY COUNTRY OF HER ENEMIES...
BUT THE DECAY GOES TOO DEEP. IT MUST BE CUT AWAY.
DR. HUSS.
ARE YOU TAKING THESE PEOPLE INTO THE PRIME MINISTER'S SUITE?
YES.
AND WHO ARE THEY?
THIS IS DR. ERICH TALLER.
HE'S COME FROM SWITZERLAND TO CONSULT ON THE CASE.
WILL THE TRAIN TRIP HURT HIM?
NO. THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO NOW
THAT WILL EITHER HELP OR HURT HIM.
THEN LET US PROCEED.
IN GENERAL, DR. HUSS,
I CONCUR WITH YOUR DIAGNOSIS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE.
HOWEVER, I BELIEVE I HAVE DETECTED A FAINT MURMUR,
BARELY AUDIBLE UNDER STETHOSCOPE,
WHICH MIGHT INDICATE SOMETHING ELSE.
THEREFORE, I WISH TO PROCEED WITH SOME ADDITIONAL TESTS.
STOP!
DO NOT MOVE, ANYONE.
STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEADS.
PUT THAT GUN AWAY.
WE HAVE ORDERS, ORDERS TO FUMIGATE THIS PLACE.
DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN TO THE YARD COMMANDER
WHY WE HAVEN'T DONE OUR JOB?
I HAD NO ORDERS REGARDING THIS.
AND DID YOU HAVE ORDERS TO LEAVE YOUR POST OUTSIDE THIS BUILDING?
IN A FEW MINUTES,
THIS PLACE WILL BE CHOKED WITH HYDROCYANIDE GAS.
IS IT YOUR WISH TO DIE IN HERE?
THIS IS WHAT HE WAS DOING.
OH...
PERHAPS IT IS YOU WHO SHOULD BE REPORTED, HUH?
I ONLY LEFT MY POST FOR A FEW MINUTES.
VERY WELL.
TAKE YOUR FRIEND AND GET OUT OF HERE.
ALSO, TELL THE REST OF THE GUARDS
NOT TO COME IN HERE UNTIL TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT, GO ON.
I HAVE ALREADY FORGOTTEN I EVER SAW YOU HERE, ALL RIGHT?
[ HEARTBEAT ]
JA, IT IS AS I SUSPECTED --
A MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY.
I CAN HEAR THE LEFT VALVE REGURGITATING BLOOD.
PLEASE.
HUH? OH, HERE.
[ STUTTERING HEARTBEAT ]
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
YOU'RE RIGHT, OF COURSE.
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW I COULD HAVE MISSED IT,
AND WHY IT DOESN'T SHOW ON THE X-RAYS.
IN A MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY,
THE VALVE WOULD BE ENLARGED.
BUT, YOU SEE, IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL.
NEITHER VALVE IS DISTENDED.
JA.
PERHAPS THE INSUFFICIENCY HAS DEVELOPED
SINCE THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN.
I THINK I MUST MAKE A NEW SET OF X-RAYS.
JA, I COULD NOT AGREE MORE.
NURSE, YOU WILL ASSIST HIM, PLEASE.
YES, OF COURSE, DOCTOR.
Huss: IT'S THERE.
IT'S THERE.
NO QUESTION, IT IS A MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY.
THAT DOES NOT SOUND GOOD.
THE POINT IS, EXCELLENCY, IT CAN BE CURED.
MITRAL VALVULAR DISEASE CAN BE CORRECTED, YOUR EXCELLENCY,
USING THE NEW OPEN HEART SURGERY TECHNIQUES.
GENTLEMEN, I'M SURE YOU REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS
TO ALL OF US.
IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF DANGER
IN PERFORMING THIS OPERATION?
WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS DANGER IN THIS OPERATION,
BUT IT IS HIS EXCELLENCY'S ONLY CHANCE.
I SEE. VERY WELL.
PREPARE FOR SURGERY IMMEDIATELY...
WITH YOUR PERMISSION, OF COURSE, SIR.
NOW, DR. HUSS, YOU HAVE HERE AN OPEN HEART MACHINE?
NO, WE DO NOT.
WELL, IN THAT CASE,
HIS EXCELLENCY MUST BE TRANSFERRED IMMEDIATELY
TO MY HOSPITAL IN BERN.
I DO NOT THINK HIS EXCELLENCY SHOULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY
AT THIS TIME.
BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE.
EXCELLENCY, IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN...
MILOS, THE MOUNTAIN CANNOT COME TO MOHAMMED, SO...
WE WILL ARRANGE FOR AN AIRCRAFT AT ONCE.
THAT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
CAN HIS EXCELLENCY BE ALLOWED TO FLY.
HOLD ONE CAR ON THE NIGHT TRAIN TO BERN,
MAXIMUM SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS.
ANYTHING YET? NOTHING.
STAY OUT THERE.
DOCTOR.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME HONESTLY...
WHAT ARE HIS CHANCES?
HONESTLY, IT IS AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE.
THE OPERATION IS HIS ONLY CHANCE,
BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS RISKS.
I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD BE WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES,
SINCE HE IS THE HEAD OF STATE AND YOU ARE HIS SUCCESSOR.
I UNDERSTAND.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE, SIR,
THERE'S ONE OTHER POINT --
I WILL NEED TO KNOW WHICH IS THE RAILWAY CAR
THAT YOU HAVE RESERVED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.
WHY?
BECAUSE I MUST GO TO THE CAR
BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY IS TAKEN ON BOARD.
I CANNOT PERMIT THAT.
WE MUST MAINTAIN OUR SECURITY UNTIL HIS DEPARTURE.
MY DEAR SIR, THE SVARDIA-BERN EXPRESS
CROSSES THE WEHRIG PASS AT 3,000 METERS.
I MUST HAVE OXYGEN
AND RESUSCITATING EQUIPMENT READY
IF I AM TO TAKE A HEART PATIENT OVER THAT ROUTE.
I'M SORRY, DOCTOR. WE ARE HOLDING THE TRAIN IN THE YARDS.
I WILL ARRANGE CLEARANCE FOR YOU TO ENTER WHENEVER YOU WISH.
THANK YOU.
ROLLIN.
THIS IS THE COMPARTMENT THAT WILL BE OCCUPIED
BY THE PRIME MINISTER.
IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THE PRIME MINISTER'S CAR WOULD BE AT THE END OF THE TRAIN.
NOT THIS TRIP. ORDERS FROM SECURITY.
THEY'RE PUTTING HIM IN THE CENTER CAR.
HE'S NOT IN THE LAST CAR.
WE'RE DEAD.
TAKE THE LAST CAR AS PLANNED.
GET GOING, DEPARTURE TIME'S IN 11 MINUTES.
Rollin: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
WE ARE PREPARING HIS EXCELLENCY'S QUARTERS.
HIS EXCELLENCY'S CAR IS ALWAYS AT THE END OF THE TRAIN.
OH, NO, SIR. THE ORDERS --
THE ORDERS ARE WRONG.
HIS EXCELLENCY ALWAYS TRAVELS IN THE LAST CAR.
GET IT READY AT ONCE.
BUT THERE IS NO TIME.
THEN HURRY.
DOCTOR, TAKE YOUR EQUIPMENT AND FOLLOW ME.
[ SNAPS FINGERS ]
THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE IN TROLLEY ROOM D.
OPEN IT, PLEASE.
UNLOCK IT. I WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT EACH COMPARTMENT
BEFORE THE PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES.
[ HORN BLOWS ]
I GAVE SPECIFIC ORDERS THAT THE PRIME MINISTER'S CAR
WAS TO BE PUT IN THE CENTER OF THE TRAIN.
IT WILL BE, SIR. THE OTHER CARS WILL BE ADDED
AFTER THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS PARTY ARE BOARDED.
VERY WELL.
IS HIS EXCELLENCY'S ROOM READY?
YES, SIR.
GOOD.
[ HORN HONKS ]
I AM ALL RIGHT.
STOP MAKING A FUSS OVER ME.
HIS EXCELLENCY SHOULD REST NOW,
IF YOU DON'T MIND, GENTLEMEN.
GO INTO THE NEXT CAR, REPORT TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD,
TELL HIM NO ONE IS TO ENTER THIS CAR, NO ONE.
FORWARD!
I'M SORRY, SIR, WE'RE GETTING UNDERWAY.
RIGHT ON TIME.
YOUR EXCELLENCY, THE DEPUTY PREMIER
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOU IN A TOAST TO YOUR JOURNEY.
IS THAT ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR?
JUST ONE.
THERE IS NO TYRANT LIKE ONE'S OWN DOCTOR.
YES?
THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD LIKE YOU AND GENERAL ANDROV
TO JOIN HIM FOR A DRINK.
A DRINK?
DOCTOR'S ORDERS. IT WILL HELP RELAX HIM.
WE WILL BE RIGHT THERE.
OPEN IT UP.
GET READY.
TO A SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY, EXCELLENCY,
AND LONG LIFE.
THAT DEPENDS ON THE DOCTOR.
EH, DOCTOR?
Cinnamon: I WILL ADJUST THAT FOR YOU.
NOW YOU WILL BE MORE COMFORTABLE.
ROLL 'EM.
WE HAVE STOPPED.
GO AND SEE WHY WE'VE STOPPED.
WHAT IS HAPPENING? WHY HAVE WE STOPPED?
WE'RE SWITCHING FROM THE YARD ENGINE
TO THE LOCOMOTIVE.
WE'LL BE UNDERWAY IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS, SIR.
GOOD.
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
THE ROCKERS ARE IN POSITION.
READY PROJECTOR THREE. ROLL DEPARTURE BELL.
[ HISSING ]
[ MECHANICAL WHIRRING ]
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME THAT I WILL EVER SEE SVARDIA.
NONSENSE, EXCELLENCY, YOU'LL --
A MAN FEELS THESE THINGS, PAVEL.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, EXCELLENCY?
YES.
I AM NOT AFRAID TO DIE.
THE LAND, THE PEOPLE --
ALL I HAVE BUILT WILL BE IN YOUR HANDS.
IF THAT IS THE WAY IT MUST BE, EXCELLENCY.
I CAN ONLY SAY THAT I WILL TRY TO ACT AS I KNOW YOU WOULD DO.
I HOPE YOU BELIEVE THAT.
NOW I FEEL IT IS TIME THAT YOUR EXCELLENCY REST.
WELL.
I WILL BE IN THE NEXT COMPARTMENT
IF YOU NEED ME, EXCELLENCY.
GET DONOVAN OVER HERE FAST.
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO LOSE
A SELENIUM RECTIFIER. GET ME ONE FAST.
IF IT GOES, WE'LL LOSE OUR SOUND. I KNOW.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE CONSOLE
WHILE I TRY TO FIX THIS.
THIS ONE'S ONLY GOING TO LAST ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO.
GET BACK TO THE PROJECTORS, DON.
YOU CAN'T PULL IT OUT TO REPLACE IT.
WE'LL GO DEAD AS SOON AS YOU TAKE IT OUT.
I KNOW -- I'M GOING TO TRY TO WIRE THE NEW ONE IN FIRST
BEFORE I CUT THE DEFECTIVE ONE OUT.
DOCTOR.
WILL I EVER SEE THE SUN SET ON SVARDIA AGAIN?
JA, EXCELLENCY, YOU WILL.
AND NOW I THINK YOU SHOULD GET READY FOR BED.
WE WILL REACH THE WEHRIG PASS SOON.
YOU'LL GET THE OXYGEN READY AND PREPARE HYPODERMIC, PLEASE.
THERE'S A SOLDERING IRON IN THE BOX -- HAND IT TO ME.
COME ON.
[ EXHALES ]
YOU HEAR ANYTHING?
[ TRAIN RUMBLING ]
JUST A LOT OF TRAIN.
YOU SURE THAT'S ALL?
THAT'S ALL.
THEN WE'RE STILL IN BUSINESS.
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ HORN BLOWS ]
SIR.
HUH? OH.
TO THE PRIME MINISTER.
EXCELLENCY.
YOU ARE BEING A BIT PREMATURE, MY FRIEND.
I AM NOT PRIME MINISTER...YET.
AND THERE IS WORK TO DO
TO PREPARE THE COUNTRY FOR THE TRANSITION.
I WILL BE IN THE FORWARD CAR IF YOU WANT ME.
WILL HE SLEEP THROUGH IT?
HE'LL SLEEP TILL WE WAKE HIM.
THEN WE CAN START THE DOWNGRADE.
MAY I HELP YOU, GENERAL?
I'M GOING TO CHECK OUT --
THE OTHER CARS -- WHERE ARE THEY?
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
[ HORN BLOWS ]
THE OTHER CARS -- WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
THERE IS JUST A LOCOMOTIVE, SIR.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD HAS ORDERED THE FULL TRAIN
TO PROCEED AHEAD OF US TO MAKE SURE THE TRACKS ARE CLEAR.
SMART.
GOOD MAN.
HE TAKES NO CHANCES.
START THE DOWNGRADE FILM.
THE OLD FOOL WANTS TO CUT THE DEFENSE BUDGET.
HERE, READ HIS RECOMMENDATIONS AND PREPARE A REBUTTAL.
THE DEFENSE BUDGET SHOULD BE DOUBLED.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP, ANDROV.
WE ARE MOVING VERY FAST.
GOOD. PERHAPS WE WILL GET TO BERN ON TIME.
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ HORN BLOWS ]
IS HE ASLEEP? YES.
GET THE HYPO SPRAYS READY.
ALLL RIGHT, IT'S LOADED AND READY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE YOU HIT HIM.
THE SPRAY WILL GO RIGHT THROUGH HIS CLOTHING
AND STILL PENETRATE THE SKIN.
YOU SURE HE WON'T FEEL ANYTHING?
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
LET'S GO.
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ TRAIN RUMBLING ]
[ HORN BLOWS ]
[ BRAKES GRINDING ]
[ HORN BLOWS ]
[ BRAKES GRINDING ]
[ HORN BLOWS ]
[ BRAKES GRINDING ]
[ HORN BLOWS ]
[ HISSING ]
THE BRAKES ARE GONE! WE'RE GOING TO CRASH!
SIT BACKWARDS! PROTECT YOUR HEAD!
[ HORN BLOWS ]
I NEED HELP WITH THE PRIME MINISTER.
HELP ME!
HELP!
LET ME GO. WE ARE GOING TO CRASH.
[ HORN BLOWS ]
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN.
YOU MUST HELP!
[ LOUD CRASHING ]
[ CRYING ]
NURSE, WHAT HAPPENED?
DR. TALLER --
THEY DO NOT EXPECT HIM TO LIVE.
HE HAS BEEN IN SURGERY ALL NIGHT.
NO. I MEAN, THE PRIME MINISTER.
OH.
DEAD?
YES. THE CAR BURNED BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO HIM.
OH, IT WAS TERRIBLE.
AND DEPUTY PAVEL?
HE IS IN THERE.
PAVEL? PAVEL?
HMM?
EXCELLENCY, WAKE UP!
THE PRIME MINISTER IS DEAD.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THE TRAIN CRASHED.
OH, SO HIS PREMONITION DID COME TRUE AFTER ALL--
YOU ARE NOW PRIME MINISTER, EXCELLENCY.
NO. NO, NOT YET.
NOT UNTIL I TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE.
ADMINISTER IT, PLEASE.
SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE FUNERAL?
AND LEAVE SVARDIA WITHOUT A PRIME MINISTER?
NO, ADMINISTER IT, PLEASE.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU, MILOS PAVEL,
SWEAR TO DEFEND THE REPUBLIC OF SVARDIA
AGAINST ALL HER ENEMIES
AND TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION
AS LONG AS YOU ARE PRIME MINISTER?
I DO.
CONGRATULATIONS, EXCELLENCY.
NOW, FIRST, THE FUNERAL.
IT MUST BE KEPT SIMPLE -- NO SENTIMENT.
I DO NOT WANT THE NATION TO WASTE A LOT OF TIME
MOURNING THAT PATHETIC OLD FOOL WHO FOR SO LONG
HAS KEPT SVARDIA FROM TAKING HER RIGHTFUL PLACE
AMONG THE GREAT NATIONS OF EUROPE.
I WANT THE PEOPLE TO KNOW
THAT THE OLD WAY WENT OUT WITH HIM.
THERE ARE TO BE NO MONUMENTS, NO MEMENTOS, NO MEMORIES.
THEY WILL SOON FORGET THAT HE EVER EXISTED.
AND THE, UH, JAILS?
OH, YES, I DID PROMISE THE OLD MAN
THAT I WOULD, UH,
EMPTY THEM OF THOSE MISGUIDED PATRIOTS
WHO HAVE FOR SO LONG OPPOSED ME.
WOULD YOU SEE TO THAT AT ONCE, PLEASE?
THE EXECUTIONS WILL BEGIN AT ONCE.
I'M SORRY, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO CONVINCE YOU.
TO ME, HE WAS LIKE MY OWN SON.
STRIKE IT.
I ACCEPT YOUR RESIGNATION, PAVEL.
DOCTOR?
YES?
MY HEART.
THERE IS NO CURE?
MNH-MNH.
WE'RE SORRY.
DO NOT BE.
YOU HAVE GIVEN ME A GIFT EVEN GREATER THAN LIFE.
YOU HAVE PERMITTED ME TO --
TO SEE BEYOND MY DEATH.
NOW I MUST CHOOSE MY NEW SUCCESSOR.