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"The Heart of New York" is the 11th episode of the British Supermarionation television series ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''. Written by Tony Barwick and directed by Alan Perry, it was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 8 December 1967 on ATV Midlands. In this episode, a gang of strictly human bank robbers attempt to outwit Spectrum as the Mysterons threaten to destroy the "heart of New York". As was also the case with "Winged Assassin" and "Big Ben Strikes Again", similarities between the plot of "The Heart of New York" and the attacks of September 11, 2001 resulted in the episode's postponement during a repeat run of ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' on BBC Two in late 2001. ==Plot== The Spectrum Security Vaults are raided by criminals Kruger and Doig. Despite promising intelligence collected by their associate, Carl, they discover only documentation and microfilm that, although classified, is of no material value. Nevertheless, Kruger is fascinated by the files detailing Earth's conflict with Mars and intends to "get the Mysterons to work for us." Elsewhere, the Mysterons announce that they have studied human greed and corruption and plan to strike at the "heart of New York". While the civilian population is evacuated and the perimeter roadblocked, Captains Scarlet and Blue search the city for concealed explosive devices. Kruger, Doig and Carl irritate a forest fire lookout by feigning drunkenness. They then fake their own deaths, planting dummies of themselves inside their car before sending it crashing down a hillside, leading the lookout to believe that the apparently drunk men have been killed. The three later return and, now claiming to be Mysteron reconstructions, vow to destroy the New York Second National Bank. Colonel White is unwilling to endanger lives to protect such a target and orders all Spectrum personnel to withdraw to the roadblocks. The criminals soon appear at a roadblock manned by Captain Magenta, with FBI identification to hand. A Mysteron Detector check by Captain Ochre comes back negative and Magenta permits them to enter the city. Arriving at the Second National Bank with a crate of plastic explosive, the men are counting on being able to escape with the whole East Coast gold reserve. However, after the vault is blown open, they are caught unawares by Captain Black, who locks them in and reveals that the bank will be shortly be obliterated. At Magenta's roadblock, Scarlet is puzzled how the criminals knew that the Mysterons had narrowed their target when that intelligence had been circulated among Spectrum personnel only. Realising that the Second National bank is in the process of being robbed, Scarlet and Blue rush to apprehend the men, but turn their Spectrum Patrol Car around when they notice Black driving the criminals' grey saloon. Black evades Spectrum when the Mysterons use their powers to teleport him to safety and the Second National Bank is razed to the ground in a bomb explosion. On Cloudbase, Colonel White refuses to accept that Kruger, Doig and Carl were the typical greedy and corrupt humans that the Mysterons deplored, confident in his belief that the good of humanity will ultimately prevail over the Martian evil. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Heart of New York (Captain Scarlet)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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