Excuse me...

Excuse me...

Are you the one I'm supposed to replace?

Huh? What?

Oh, I'm sorry, I must have dozed off on the job again.

Are you all right?

Yes, yes, of course. Apart from my age.

It's high time I drifted off into blissful sleep, hehe! But my motherland won't let me go.

They've given me my last important mission!

Er, just don't tell anyone! It's top secret!

Sure. I'm Winston, by the way. Your replacement.

Nice to meet you. I'm Bart. Well, I guess I should tell you how things work around here, eh?

I guess so.

Uh, well. This is your car, you're responsible for its passengers. And this is the Conductor Console. Or maybe you want to know something about the train?

Tell me about working with passengers. What do I have to do?

Well, first of all you set up their compartments.

If passengers board at a station and their compartments aren't ready, they'll fill the corridors and might file a complaint.

Second, you check their papers. The papers of every new passenger need to be checked.

You might get fare-dodgers with fake tickets, or find mistakes in their papers.

You have to fine those people on the spot. If you miss a mistake, you won't be getting a pat on the back from the bosses.

And third, you have to keep an eye on them. What if one of them is an enemy of the people or a smuggler?

This is where the Conductor Console comes in handy, for reporting a violation.

Tell me about the Conductor Console. What can I do with it?

The most important thing here is this red phone. If it rings, you have to pick up.

This is how the bosses give us orders.

There are also forms for submitting character evidence and reports on passengers.

In case you notice any violations, or simply pertinent information.

The rest is easy. You'll figure it all out in due course.

Tell me about the train.

Oh, the Determination Bringer is a unique train! It travels across the whole of our vast country!

And it has a mission!

To enable both ordinary people and officials to buy a ticket and, side by side, to see with their own eyes how great our motherland is!

And having seen it, to be filled with determination to fight both external and internal foes!

The letter from the Ministry said that the train was new, but this car didn't look like it to me.

Well, the locomotive itself may be new, I haven't been to the head of the train yet, but this car has certainly seen its fair share of use. But there's still life in the old dog!

Everything is clear to me, thank you.

Right, well, get settled, then.

We are wherever the Motherland needs us!

Yes, the secret mission, I remember.

Exactly!

I heard the ambassador is here, too.

Oh yes! But he hasn't left his compartment since the raid.

Yes, that was pretty scary.

Not just for you.

Me — I slept through the whole thing!

But the others got really scared. They've been hiding in their compartments.

They're supposed to have extra-strong armoring.

And why not? There aren't going to be any more concerts, and the compartments have all the amenities.

Yeah, this isn't a third-class car.

Can you keep a secret?

How else would I have landed a secret mission?

I want to share a piece of secret intelligence with you.

It might be pertinent to your mission.

What have you found out?

The ambassador and Eva Gray are having an affair.

Then I see why I got this particular assignment!

Geez! I need to mull this over...

Don't tell anyone what you've learned... I need to take a nap... Helps me think...

Z-z-z-z-z...

What do we have here? Top secret...

The recipient of this letter has to eliminate traitors to the Great State, and to do so exactly in the manner specified.

Target number one: Henry Colt. Murder without raising suspicion. Request assistance from Major Sargas.

Target number two: Josef Mudra. Murder at the meeting with the Valverde delegation and shout out "Glory to Valverde!"

...

So THAT'S what it was about... Time to call my son.

If you're supposed to kill the ambassador, you must have a weapon...

And here's a gun... It must be the one that killed Henry Colt...

I think I'd better take it.

I think I'd better replace the weapon with a dummy.

Okay, better not touch it.