Could 007 have just had Goldfinger arrested for imprisoning and almost killing him in Switzerland?
In Goldfinger, 007's Mission was to prove Goldfinger is a criminal and get him behind bars. But midway through the movie, Goldfinger almost killed 007 on the laser table and then kidnaps him and imprisons him.
But the movie makes it clear James Bond could escape at any point he wanted to, by either simply running off or using the GPS tracker to alert Felix.
So why not just escape and have Goldfinger arrested? I'm pretty sure kidnapping people is going to get you a few years.
Best Answer
Because that is not Bond's mission.
The mission is to establish how Goldfinger is illegally transferring gold out of the country so the government can seize his assets.
As yet, we have failed to discover how he transfers his gold overseas, and Lord knows we've tried.
If your department can establish that it is done illegally, then the Bank could institute proceedings to recover the bulk of his holdings.
Even if Bond reported the kidnap and attempted murder to the authorities, he has no proof of this happening, it would not accomplish his primary mission.
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Answer 2
Secret Agents don't like having to stand up in court
Bond's career as a secret agent is over if he has to give testimony over his kidnapping, even though having Goldfinger arrested would buy them a lot of time to uncover the how of the gold transfer.
Instead he has to find secondary evidence to start proceedings. Similar to how Al Capone's downfall was his tax evasion.
International cases are complicated.
Goldfinger is rich, even before he fiddles the price of gold. Money can buy lawyers, and a failed court case, say where Bond is accused or trespassing threatens to make any later legal action against Goldfinger much more difficult.
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