'The Interrogation' (tx. 5/2/1969) Written by Dennis Spooner, directed by
Cyril Frankel
Concerned by Craig's disappearance, Richard and Sharron go to see Tremayne,
their boss at Nemesis. Craig is held in an octagonal cell. He is covered in
sweat, yet the wall thermometer says the temperature is only 20 degrees. He
fills a cup of water and places it inside a wall cabinet. He tries to reach an
air vent above his bed, but suddenly feels vertiginous, recalling an operation
in Rome when he nearly fell from a rooftop. The interrogator asks him why he
didn't fall in Italy. Craig turns and sees that the Interrogator is speaking
from behind one of the walls, which has now become semi-transparent. The
interrogator tells Craig that he has been drugged and that he will be recalling
a number of past events. The interrogator wants to know what happened during the
Rentford case in Hong Kong. Craig claims not to know what he is talking about.
Craig wakes feeling cold, even though the thermometer says the temperature
hasn't changed. The water in the cup from the cabinet is frozen, however. The
interrogator congratulates him on seeing through the thermometer, a device to
disorientate prisoners. Craig passes out again after another bout of
questioning.
Later, the interrogator plays back a tape recording of Craig apparently
providing details of his mission. Craig denies it and the interrogator suggests
he is having memory lapses. Craig drinks water from the tap, too late realising
that it is drugged. Sharron and Richard tell Tremayne that they now know where
Craig is.
The interrogator enters the cell. Craig's mental state is altered and he now
believes that he is back in Hong Kong. The interrogator wants Craig to reveal
specific details of the mission, which aimed to reduce the threat of Chinese
experiments on insects. Craig sees through the charade and unsuccessfully tries
to strangle the interrogator. Realising that the interrogator was in the room
with him and must have somehow got out again, he looks for a button to release
him. He finds it and gets out of the room, crosses the hall, and enters
Tremayne's office. The interrogator is the head of Nemesis security, troubled by
unexplained gaps in many of Craig's reports. Tremayne lets Craig leave and
closes the case. Outside the office, Richard tells an angry Craig that he and
Sharron couldn't help, as they would have had to reveal the secret of their
special powers.