Che Guevara is walking on a street in Kathmandu. He is spotted by two policemen. They give chase. Guevara sees the policemen and breaks into a run. A dramatic chase sequence follows. Lots of close shots of Guevara looking frightened as he runs for his life. He repeatedly shouts "Mr. Pither". Close shots of Nepalese pursuing. More police join in, driving after Guevara. From time to time they shoot at him with pistols. Guevara disappears into alleys and around corners in the narrow streets. Every time he reappears he has lost some of his Guevara identity. His beard disappears, his combat fatigues, etc. to be replaced by the maroon monk's robes Tsering was wearing originally. Tsering, exhausted, finally turns into a cul-de-sac and stops, realizing that there is no escape. He shouts desperately one last time "Mr. Pither, Mr. Pither!". From over the wall of the cul-de-sac comes an answering shout.
Pither: Yes?
Tsering hears it, reacts and in the nick of time leaps onto a car and up and over the wall as his pursuers turn into the street. Low angle shot from other side of wall of Tsering dropping over it. He lands.
Pither: Tsering! Hello!
Tsering: Pither! What a stroke of luck.
Pither: Well yes and no. (He indicates with his head.)
Both of them are standing in front of a line of uniformed men with guns, obviously a firing squad. The officer strides towards them.
Officer (Cleese): Cigarette?
Pither: No thank you. I don't smoke.
The officer looks at Tsering who shakes his head.
Pither (cheerfully, to Tsering): It could be worse. They could have found out about the explosives in my backpack.
A regular slow drum beat starts.
Officer: Blindfold?
Pither: No thank you.
Officer (stepping clear): Attention.
Firing squad snaps to attention.
Officer: Ready. (Clicking of bolts.) Aim.
They raise their rifles pointing in the direction of Pither and Tsering. The drum starts to roll. Officer raises his arm. We hear running footsteps approaching, and shouting. The officer waits. A Nepali soldier runs in waving a message. He runs up and hands it to the officer.
Officer (opens it and reads): It's a message from CNN! It's an urgent request for an interview with the condemned man!
The drum roll stops abruptly. The firing squad groans with disappointment and lowers their guns. They start to walk away.
Officer: Wait!
Another Nepali soldier runs into the prison yard waving a message. He runs up and hands it to the officer.
Officer: It's another message from CNN! It says, "Angelina Jolie has just given birth. No longer care about the interview. Go on with the execution."
Pither: Drat.
Officer: You heard that! Attention!
Pither: Now we're really for it.
Drum roll resumes.
Officer: Ready! Aim! (He raises a sword.)
There's a loud explosion in the prison building. The firing squad is knocked down by the blast. Smoke fills the air. The building is burning.
Pither: (amazed) I think they found out about the explosives.
Tsering: Run for it!
Pither and Tsering run for a gate in the wall helpfully marked "Exit".