Transcript:Liability Elimination

This page includes a transcript of Liability Elimination, the ninth Soviet mission of Command & Conquer: Red Alert.

Death warrants
''A drunken Stalin and Gradenko share a glass of vodka, roughhousing and laughing. Stalin then covers Gradenko's mouth.''

Joseph Stalin: Shh... No one must hear of this, hmm?

Stalin pulls out a document to show to Gradenko.

Stalin: Do you recognize these names?

Radik Gradenko: They are your generals, but I don't see my name?

Stalin: Be thankful, I named these men as traitors. They're plotting to kill me.

The two erupt into laughter.

Stalin: They think I will destroy Mother Russia. [laughs] But you... you have always stood by me. When I regain the lands stolen by the Europeans and the Chinese you were there. You fought nobly to make my dream come true. So now, I'm going to give this honor to you.

Stalin's advisor presents a stack of death warrants for Gradenko to sign.

Gradenko: Death warrants?

Stalin: Sign them.

Stalin places a pen into Gradenko's hand.

Stalin: Reaffirm your loyalty to me. I'm ridding Russia of her enemies.

''Gradenko signs each of the documents. The camera pans out to Kukov and Nadia in the security room.''

Liability elimination
Georgi Kukov: Curious... Stalin said nothing about the truck Gradenko abandoned.

Nadia Zelenkov: Containing elements of Iron Curtain.

Georgi Kukov: Yes. We must get it back. I'm sure you'll find a suitable way to handle Comrade Gradenko.

Nadia (to player): The truck and its contents were abandoned somewhere in this region. The Allies captured the truck and brought it to this way station. They intend to move it to safe territory and study its contents carefully.

Kukov: This cannot be allowed to happen. We cannot risk recapturing the truck, it is now a liability. Do not allow the truck or any Allied unit to leave the area.

Briefing
The Allied forces have intercepted and destroyed a convoy that carried parts for our secret weapon. One truck remains, but they have captured that last truck and its cargo. This is not acceptable! You are to destroy that truck before the Allies leave the area with it.

Mission script
[Destroy convoy truck]