Episode 6 Close to the Enemy


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This programme contains some strong language

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He has lied to you about everything.

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I was never involved in ordering executions.

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Alex came rushing back from work at lunchtime today.

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I don't think he knows. Do you think he does?

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It's dynamite. Everything is there.

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The people that turned down the chance

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of getting rid of Hitler in 1938.

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-Are you going to make this all public?

-Yes.

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At a Foreign Office dinner they're giving in my honour.

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You going to change everything? People spouting poetry.

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-I'm getting married.

-Married?

-Yes!

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We haven't told anybody so far.

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I dropped by to say hello,

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and I also thought that it was time to tell the world

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about how we're giving Nazis a night out,

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and lovely new lives if we think they're worth it.

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'I'm pretty sure people would be very interested to hear about that.'

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LOUD CHATTER

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And now, we have the chance to hear some music.

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A world premiere, in fact!

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Mr Callum Ferguson is going to play his latest composition. Callum?

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APPLAUSE

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I have never been so terrified.

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Fighting in Normandy was nothing compared to this!

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SOULFUL MUSIC STARTS

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DOOR SLAMS

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Sorry.

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No need to apologise. I am rather in the way.

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I might have guessed that'd happen!

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That's my brother playing!

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You can tell from up here?

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Yes, I know that tune.

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Callum always tries out his new pieces on me, since we were little.

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Ah, so you're the policeman's brother?

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I'm very interested to meet you.

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Yes, I'm Victor, and I guess you're the perfume lady?

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I am, yes.

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Very definitely the perfume lady.

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Well, I won't stop, though.

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Can't you? Even for a moment?

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No, there are people looking for me, and I have much to do.

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And what's more, I've just realised something.

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What have you realised?

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How everybody is moving on.

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And that's just how it's going to be now.

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Yes.

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Yes, I'm not sure where I fit in at all, really.

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Well, if it's any comfort, that makes two of us.

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Me sitting here on the landing, too nervous to go downstairs.

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And me charging about.

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I'm sorry.

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MUSIC ENDS

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APPLAUSE

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I take it all back. This man has a use after all!

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LAUGHTER

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And the other thing I take back,

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I thought tonight was going to be a disaster!

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But it hasn't been that at all, has it?

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It's dangerously close to being a success!

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FAST MUSIC STARTS UP

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WOMAN GASPS

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Mr Ferguson?

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Are you dining with us this evening?

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Yes. Yes, I am. I think I'll have the soup.

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And then the pork served with some boiled potatoes and cabbage.

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-Can you do the special cabbage?

-Mr Ferguson...

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No, I will have the special cabbage!

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Is that all right?!

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Impertinent.

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Mr Ferguson!

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Mr Ferguson?

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I really must insist. You must see the doctor.

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For the sake of the other guests, I must insist.

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Excuse me, please.

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Please leave us, thank you.

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What's the matter, Victor?

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You shouldn't be here.

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You're missing your evening.

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Don't worry, they can manage without me.

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I'm not sure...

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I'm not sure I can manage, though, not tonight...

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Not any more.

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I don't want to cry all over you again.

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ECHOING VOICES

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It's always a much better view like that.

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So you say each time.

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Really? How many times have you been this week?

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I've been almost every day this week.

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I've been almost every day for the last six weeks, actually!

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What dedication!

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It's been a bit of a blur with all the pills.

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Aren't you neglecting the German, then?

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No, no, his work's nearly there.

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You look fantastically smart today!

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Do you always look like this when you visit the loony ward?

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You're not in a loony ward, you're in a psychiatric ward,

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and you're going to be able to leave soon.

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I'm locked up, Callum.

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But at least I've not got electrodes poking out of my head,

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thanks to you, and I'm grateful.

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Today, my mind is just wonderfully clear.

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That's good because I have a surprise for you today.

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-I brought some visitors.

-Visitors?

-Yeah.

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Hello, Victor. You look so much better!

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Very good to see you, Victor.

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I brought you some chocolate.

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-Really good dark chocolate, don't ask me how I got it!

-Thank you.

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This can't be all for me, you looking like this?

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Well, it's not entirely for you, I'll admit.

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We're going to a rather formal cricket match to watch Alex play.

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The Foreign Office versus the Home Office.

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That explains it. I thought you were going to a wedding!

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Talking of weddings, have you heard the news?

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The German is getting married!

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He's getting married?!

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Yes, he's marrying the young waitress from the hotel, Anna.

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Isn't that amazing?!

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We're going to the engagement party very soon.

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LIGHT APPLAUSE

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-Ah, Rupert. Good afternoon.

-It's going well?

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Yes, very well.

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-Good afternoon, sir.

-Good luck.

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The chief.

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I have to say, you're very calm for someone's who's about to go in.

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I'm totally calm, yes.

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Altogether, in fact.

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It makes such a difference she's happy.

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I had no idea what an avalanche of work was going to hit me at the FO,

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all these worries about if the Russians get the bomb,

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and whether we should strike at them first.

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I'm so pleased her evenings of music and poetry

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have proved such a success.

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It was your idea, Alex.

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For her to do more at the hotel.

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It was, but you've encouraged her.

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And for that I'm grateful.

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Looks like you're in.

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So he's off!

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Talking of bombs going off,

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I've been given a date for my party.

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My dinner at the FO.

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Oh, at last. That's terrific.

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It's only just occurred to me

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- I don't know why I didn't think of it before -

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but Alex - he's not involved, is he?

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No. No, not Alex.

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But there are people here who were very involved.

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INAUDIBLE

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APPLAUSE

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I knew he'd be good!

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The German is getting married.

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The German is getting married. The German is getting married.

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What is it, Victor? Don't you start working yourself up.

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The German is getting married. It's not right.

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It's not right that he's getting married. It's not right.

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The German is getting married.

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That's the way, Lombard!

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Good show, Alex.

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It's amazing. I think he's going to score 100 runs.

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I hope he's not trying to prove something to us,

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because he knows I can't play cricket.

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So there IS something you can't do!

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Alex is going back to Washington for a few weeks on Saturday.

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He is?

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You know, he is definitely batting as if he knows something about us.

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He doesn't know. I'd be able to tell if he did.

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Good shot.

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I thought maybe we could go away somewhere.

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-As a last sort of...

-Last? Why last?

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Because if we don't stop, he will find out,

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and I don't want that, not at all. CALLUM SCOFFS

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Don't argue with me, Callum.

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Very soon, you and I will have to start new lives,

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very different to this.

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We can't keep putting it off.

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Now, Victor, it is way past bedtime.

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-Time for you...

-The German is getting married.

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Victor!

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Really!

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I'm sorry.

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I shouldn't have done that.

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I am so very sorry.

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You've got a picture up of the bastard, I see.

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Captain Ferguson! Yes, I have.

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I like to have photographs of all my targets.

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So how is your drinking companion?

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The torturer?

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She's still very quiet.

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Sometimes, it seems I'm making progress, but I'm not really.

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Maybe it's because I can't stop myself

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thinking about what she's done.

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Time is running out. The trial is very soon.

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Have you thought about taking her home for a meal?

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No, I haven't thought about that, surprisingly!

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It's not a good idea. Cooking is not my strong suit.

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She's not going to be thinking about your cooking.

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Well, anyway, it's just a thought.

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Are you OK? Why are you wearing gloves?

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Because they won't let us wear anything with our pyjamas,

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unless we say we're cold.

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Of course, I'm boiling now!

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I know where they keep the clothes hidden, though.

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Victor, the German is having his party this evening

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to celebrate his engagement to Anna,

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-and I am going to have to go.

-No.

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So I want you to know...

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It's not right, Callum, that he should have a lovely new life.

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I want you to know that I've now had his records checked in Germany,

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and there is no evidence of war crimes.

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Well, they haven't looked. You haven't looked.

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You must stop worrying about this, Victor.

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I "borrowed" one of the cakes

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they've made for the party this evening.

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It's not too early for cake today, is it?

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Well, looking at that, I think I can certainly make an exception.

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Now, let's see what an RAF cake tastes like.

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Mm.

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Tell me, Mr Lindsay-Jones, why are you helping the policeman?

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Because I like him.

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And because he did me a very big favour.

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Yes. I see.

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Because of the war, we all have to conceal our real reasons, don't we?

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-Just in case.

-That's very true.

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True of me, anyway.

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MAN SPLUTTERS

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Kate, quickly!

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Fetch help!

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MAN GROANS AND SHOUTS

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CLATTERING

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TRUMPET PLAYS

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KNOCK AT DOOR

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I'll be right outside in the car, Miss Griffiths, with the driver,

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all the time, in case you need me.

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CORK POPS

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GLASSES CLINK

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Been waiting for me, Bella?

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It's lucky Mrs Tooley keeps the spare key in the same place.

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-DOG GROWLS

-Shh.

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-DOG WHIMPERS

-Shh.

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You look at me all the time.

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Those little looks.

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Do I?

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I'm sorry.

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What if I did that to you?

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You're quite right. Forgive me.

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The food is good. Let's just eat the food.

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Your dad has surprised us all, honey.

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And I think it's wonderful.

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Everybody coming together.

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That's the way it should be.

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INAUDIBLE

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Tomorrow, we'll go?

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Yes, we will.

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KNOCK AT DOOR

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Government? Best come in, sir.

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-Thank you.

-May I take your hat?

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No, no, that's quite all right, thank you.

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I thought Mr Ferguson was meant to be in hospital, but now he's here.

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Nobody called me.

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Victor?

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I'm Geoffrey Salter. I'm a colleague of your brother's.

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Mr Salter.

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Ah, yes, he doesn't like you.

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I'm sure that's true.

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On the other hand, I am surprisingly fond of your brother.

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And that is why I'm here.

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You're here because you like my brother?

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I don't think so.

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I know a lot about your brother.

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Everything there is to know, in fact.

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And whatever else you say about him, he is a patriot.

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That is why I like him, and that is why I am here.

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You will have to explain that to me.

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You've taken some files that don't belong to you, Victor,

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which Miss Griffiths now has.

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You have also escaped from the psychiatric ward,

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where you were being held for your own safety.

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Yes.

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Yes, I am surprised that they haven't come to look for me yet.

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-Unless you...

-No.

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No, that's not my business.

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In fact, I want to give you the chance to consider

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what I have to say all on your own.

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Victor, you have gone round boasting you will tell the world

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about what's happening to the ex-Nazis who are helping us,

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how we're giving them new identities.

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You mustn't do that, Victor, any more,

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ever again.

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It will make all our lives more difficult.

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But shall I tell you what it really means?

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It will destroy your brother, his career, his prospects,

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even endanger his life,

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for failing to control you.

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And if that happens...

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..there will be only one person to blame.

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-I couldn't...?

-Yes?

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I couldn't stay a little longer?

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Not for the night, of course,

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but just sit here, for a moment longer?

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Of course.

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It is so kind of you to walk me to the bus stop, Mrs Tooley.

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I'm going to miss your dog, you know.

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I'm going back to the hospital, I promise.

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And once I'm on the bus, I'll be OK.

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INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION

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Mr Ferguson!

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What are doing here, Mr Ferguson? Your brother's not here.

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And no, I don't know where he's gone.

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Morning, gentlemen!

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Tell me, who's the worst tipper amongst all the people you drive?

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CHAUFFEURS CHUCKLE

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-The blue one!

-Yeah.

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That's about right, yeah.

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ENGINE STARTS

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-Oi! Oi!

-Oi!

-Come back here!

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We'd like a double room for one night, please.

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CLOCK CHIMES

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They seem to hate us!

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They sense danger.

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And love.

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You signed your real name.

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I had to. I might get called by somebody from the base.

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No, you're not taking any calls here.

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None at all.

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It's bad enough that you've chosen a hotel so close to the base.

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You've got to let your work go for a moment, Cal.

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You're like one of your machines, those engines, that can never be...

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-That can't be stopped?

-Mm.

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I'm Captain Ferguson's brother.

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I need to see him. I need to see him now!

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We haven't see him today. He's not here.

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Well, then, get Mr Dieter Koehler. It's extremely urgent.

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BOTH LAUGHING BED CREAKS

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God, it makes a noise! They'll all be listening.

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There'll be a queue in the passage!

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BOTH LAUGHING

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It's so noisy!

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I need my brother. I've got something to tell him.

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I don't have an address for where he is.

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Well, you must be able to contact him in some way.

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In case there's an emergency. You must!

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I have just a telephone number.

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-WOMAN:

-Mr Ferguson, a telephone call.

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You're not going to answer that?

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Callum!

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Come on. Come on!

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Come on.

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Come on.

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Thank you.

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-'Hello?'

-Cal! Cal, there you are.

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I need to say something to you.

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Victor, what is it? Where are you?

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'Are you at the hospital?'

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No, I couldn't stay, there was this nurse, and I did something wrong.

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Anyway, I've done worse things. Bad things.

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I know I shouldn't have said what I did about your work,

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so you must forgive me.

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Victor, what is this? Where are you?

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I found some evidence. The real evidence now.

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You must read it. It was all true, about Dieter, what I said!

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'And I knew it was, but anyway, that doesn't matter now...'

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Victor, you must tell me exactly where you are.

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All right? I'll come and find you.

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No, no, no. They came to see me. No, they wouldn't like that.

0:26:310:26:36

Cal, I know that I have done the wrong thing, OK?

0:26:360:26:39

And I am not worth it. I'm really not....

0:26:390:26:42

I'm not worth destroying everything for you.

0:26:420:26:45

Who came to see you?

0:26:450:26:47

If they've threatened you, I will kill them.

0:26:470:26:49

I will fucking kill them. Now, where are you?!

0:26:490:26:52

'Somewhere with a pond. Little Rooting,'

0:26:520:26:54

or Great Rooting, Tiny Rooting, I...

0:26:540:26:57

I stole a blue Rolls, Cal. If you're going to steal a car,

0:26:570:27:01

it's the car to steal, don't you think?

0:27:010:27:03

It's a great car! Erm...

0:27:030:27:05

'I have to go now, Cal, there are people watching.'

0:27:050:27:08

No, no, no, no, no, Victor, you don't move, you stay there.

0:27:080:27:10

'Whatever you do, all right, you don't move. I'm coming to get you.'

0:27:100:27:14

Better you don't, Cal. I don't need you to come.

0:27:140:27:18

All right, I AM coming to get you.

0:27:180:27:20

You have to stay exactly where you are.

0:27:200:27:23

'Victor? Victor?

0:27:230:27:25

'Victor!'

0:27:270:27:29

-I'll come with you, Cal.

-Just stay there!

0:27:350:27:37

Victor!

0:28:250:28:26

Victor!

0:28:330:28:35

Victor! Oh, God, no, please. No, Victor! Please, no!

0:28:500:28:55

Can you hear me?

0:29:000:29:01

Can you hear me? Victor!

0:29:010:29:04

Come on, in you go. That's it, Victor, that's it.

0:29:140:29:17

WHIRRING

0:29:490:29:51

How is he?

0:30:180:30:20

-How is he now?

-I'm waiting to hear.

0:30:200:30:22

Did somebody attack him? What happened, Callum?

0:30:260:30:29

I think I know exactly what happened.

0:30:300:30:32

Forgive me.

0:31:020:31:03

No...

0:31:030:31:05

No, there's nothing to forgive you for.

0:31:070:31:09

I made such a mess of it.

0:31:090:31:11

I bungled it.

0:31:130:31:14

Trying to cut one's own throat - not the best way.

0:31:160:31:19

Well, luckily, probably not.

0:31:200:31:22

But you were driven to it. They threatened you.

0:31:220:31:25

But don't worry - I will take care of it,

0:31:250:31:28

in a way that they will not forget.

0:31:280:31:30

How are you, Victor? Can you hear me?

0:31:560:31:59

ENGINE WHIRS

0:32:080:32:09

WHIRRING INTENSIFIES

0:32:220:32:24

INDISTINCT SHOUTS

0:32:390:32:40

Stop it! Stop it!

0:32:400:32:43

It should not be vibrating like that. Stop it!

0:32:440:32:48

I'm sorry, gentlemen. This should not be happening.

0:32:480:32:51

It'll just take a little adjustment.

0:32:590:33:01

We need to rebalance the components.

0:33:010:33:03

That is all it will take. Really, I promise, I promise.

0:33:030:33:06

You won't be seeing them again.

0:33:120:33:14

They've been reassigned to some godforsaken place in Germany.

0:33:140:33:17

So, don't worry about them, worry about this, Ferguson -

0:33:170:33:20

the engine's not ready.

0:33:200:33:22

-I saw that, sir.

-It's very simple -

0:33:220:33:25

if we fall behind the Americans and the Russians,

0:33:250:33:28

if we can't fly as fast, we lose the next war.

0:33:280:33:31

Victor, my dear boy.

0:33:460:33:48

How are you feeling?

0:33:510:33:52

I brought these because I got it into my head that

0:33:530:33:56

something really colourful would be best.

0:33:560:33:58

What I really want is another huge bar of chocolate.

0:34:020:34:07

I can't believe that just happened. In front of all of them.

0:34:130:34:16

We will take it apart and see why it's happening,

0:34:160:34:19

and then stop it happening.

0:34:190:34:21

We are able to do this, Rita.

0:34:210:34:23

We're still going to beat the Americans.

0:34:230:34:26

Is that how you want it?

0:34:340:34:35

Yes, thank you.

0:34:350:34:37

With so many buildings destroyed round here, the sun is so bright!

0:34:370:34:41

Too bright, sometimes. Now, tell me - is he better?

0:34:410:34:45

Is the brother better?

0:34:450:34:46

It's hard to tell yet. A little, yes.

0:34:460:34:48

And they're keeping a watch on him, so he doesn't try to do it again?

0:34:480:34:52

I'm sure they are.

0:34:520:34:53

Callum is seeing to everything. He always does.

0:34:530:34:55

That boy must not be left alone.

0:34:550:34:57

He won't be.

0:34:570:34:59

Ah, the two women together!

0:34:590:35:01

Yes, you've managed to introduce us, Victor.

0:35:020:35:04

I brought you something.

0:35:040:35:06

Two things, actually.

0:35:060:35:08

It took a lot of coupons, but here's another, rather smaller,

0:35:080:35:11

bar of chocolate.

0:35:110:35:12

Some milk chocolate. At last!

0:35:120:35:15

Not that the other one isn't nice, but...

0:35:150:35:17

I thought this might interest you too.

0:35:170:35:19

It's rather silly, but I brought it anyway.

0:35:190:35:21

It's all the beetles that crawled out of the files you found.

0:35:210:35:24

That's terrific.

0:35:240:35:25

Blimey, that's a lot!

0:35:270:35:28

You're right, it really appeals to me, even if they are all dead.

0:35:290:35:33

VICTOR LAUGHS

0:35:330:35:34

They'll probably take it away, though.

0:35:340:35:37

And, Victor, I am determined to get a result with Fraulein Mentz,

0:35:370:35:40

who I found out about because of the files.

0:35:400:35:43

So, are you in love with Callum?

0:35:460:35:48

And is he in love with you?

0:35:480:35:50

Victor!

0:35:500:35:51

Excuse me. I have to get back to work.

0:35:510:35:53

Oh, no, don't go, please!

0:35:530:35:54

No, no, it's a long journey. I ought to go.

0:35:540:35:57

But I'll be back again, very soon.

0:35:570:35:59

She's run away just because I asked a perfectly sensible question.

0:36:010:36:04

You made her run away.

0:36:040:36:06

So aren't you going to give me an answer?

0:36:060:36:07

Why do you even ask?

0:36:070:36:09

Because I know my brother.

0:36:090:36:10

This is not the place, Victor.

0:36:110:36:13

That's a very disappointing reply. I thought we were friends.

0:36:130:36:16

We are friends.

0:36:160:36:17

Well, whether you are or you aren't in love with each other,

0:36:170:36:21

you must promise me that you'll keep a close eye on him.

0:36:210:36:24

He blames the Secret Service for me being like this,

0:36:240:36:27

and he may try to take certain actions because of that.

0:36:270:36:31

What kind of actions?

0:36:310:36:33

You must remember the war messed him up just as much as it did me.

0:36:330:36:36

-Maybe more.

-Who's messed up?

0:36:360:36:38

Me, of course. It's always me!

0:36:380:36:42

So, what was he saying to you?

0:36:420:36:43

That you're as much scarred by the war as he is.

0:36:430:36:46

-Well, that's rubbish.

-Is it?

0:36:460:36:47

You've never talked to me about it.

0:36:480:36:51

About the fighting in Normandy, everything that you went through

0:36:510:36:54

So? Who talks about the war?

0:36:540:36:56

Nobody does. Not to people that weren't there, anyway.

0:36:560:36:59

Remember, Victor is full of medication.

0:36:590:37:01

Not everything he says is to be taken literally.

0:37:010:37:04

Your brother has tried to take his own life, but everything is fine?

0:37:040:37:07

You're totally calm and relaxed, are you, Callum?

0:37:070:37:10

Is that what you're telling me?

0:37:100:37:11

I'm as calm as I have been for a long time, without a doubt.

0:37:110:37:15

Somebody has to be.

0:37:160:37:18

Don't believe Victor.

0:37:200:37:21

And as these are our last weeks together...

0:37:220:37:25

..well, then, you won't have to worry about me any more, will you?

0:37:270:37:30

PIANO PLAYS SOFTLY

0:37:330:37:35

LOW MURMUR OF CONVERSATION

0:37:350:37:36

Would you like to follow me? This way, ladies.

0:37:380:37:41

I'm sorry I'm so very late.

0:37:440:37:46

Don't worry, you're very busy, I know, getting the engine ready.

0:37:470:37:52

-Yeah.

-I took the liberty of ordering.

0:37:520:37:55

I thought we could see if the ice cream has improved here.

0:37:550:37:58

Excellent. What better way to take time off work than to have

0:37:580:38:00

a day in London, and eat an ice cream with you?

0:38:000:38:03

Yes.

0:38:030:38:05

Your ice cream, sir. And there's a little fresh fruit.

0:38:050:38:09

It's an extra on the side.

0:38:090:38:11

Some people like to mix it in with their vanilla ices.

0:38:110:38:13

There's no additional charge.

0:38:130:38:14

What a good idea! How did you think of that?

0:38:140:38:17

May I?

0:38:200:38:21

I think you'll find that THIS is the file.

0:38:310:38:34

Another of Victor's files?

0:38:350:38:37

Eight different witness statements.

0:38:470:38:49

All identifying you.

0:38:500:38:54

SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYS

0:39:120:39:15

You're going to tell me that

0:39:190:39:20

they're all a case of mistaken identity, are you?

0:39:200:39:23

No.

0:39:230:39:24

I'm not saying that.

0:39:250:39:27

People died.

0:39:270:39:29

There were acts of sabotage,

0:39:310:39:33

which were punishable by death, and I saw people executed, yes.

0:39:330:39:37

Did I encourage them to be carried out? Executed?

0:39:370:39:41

Well, I certainly didn't stop them.

0:39:430:39:45

It seems extraordinary thinking about this now, with ice cream,

0:39:530:39:56

and the ladies here.

0:39:560:39:58

What really went on...

0:40:040:40:06

People were hanging from hooks.

0:40:130:40:15

CREAKING

0:40:150:40:16

WHIMPERING

0:40:160:40:17

Sitting here, it is almost unimaginable

0:40:220:40:24

that it happened so recently.

0:40:240:40:26

I always knew you would find out in the end.

0:40:280:40:31

I thought it might be right in the beginning

0:40:310:40:33

- that is why I was so keen to get back to Germany -

0:40:330:40:34

and when you did ask...

0:40:340:40:36

..I just couldn't tell you.

0:40:370:40:39

But you and I, Callum...

0:40:410:40:43

..we have come so far in such a short time.

0:40:440:40:47

I'm not going to insult your intelligence by saying that

0:40:490:40:51

we are on the same side now, and that there is

0:40:510:40:54

a new enemy that we have to defeat together.

0:40:540:40:57

Except I've just said it.

0:40:570:40:59

Is everything all right, gentlemen?

0:40:590:41:00

Any teas or coffees to go with your ice creams?

0:41:000:41:02

No. Thank you, everything is fine.

0:41:020:41:04

I have no excuse.

0:41:110:41:12

Except to say, of course, that we were at war,

0:41:140:41:16

which is no excuse.

0:41:160:41:18

And the work was everything.

0:41:190:41:21

One is blinded.

0:41:230:41:24

What do we do now, Callum?

0:41:260:41:28

We were friends.

0:41:280:41:30

We are friends.

0:41:300:41:31

Yes, we are.

0:41:310:41:32

Right now, of course, my work is so very close, so what is your plan?

0:41:330:41:38

The Government will see to it that you can finish your work,

0:41:380:41:42

and that you're immune from prosecution.

0:41:420:41:45

But you are not saying anything, about what I've just told you?

0:41:450:41:49

No.

0:41:510:41:53

I hardly dare ask this, but are you still going to come to the wedding?

0:41:530:41:57

Absolutely. I've got a few very busy days ahead.

0:41:580:42:03

It's Harold's party at the Foreign Office,

0:42:030:42:06

and then your wedding at the end of the week.

0:42:060:42:09

That's two occasions I couldn't possibly miss.

0:42:090:42:13

Harold, you're all dressed up!

0:42:210:42:22

I am. Thank you for letting me do this.

0:42:220:42:25

Well, it's not going to be possible soon. They're moving out.

0:42:250:42:28

All being well, they've stopped using this for training.

0:42:520:42:55

Sniper training.

0:42:550:42:56

-SHOUTING:

-Anybody up there?

0:43:000:43:02

Well, that's one way of getting rid of my nerves for tomorrow.

0:43:020:43:06

A bullet between the eyes!

0:43:060:43:08

How nervous are you?

0:43:080:43:10

Fairly terrified.

0:43:100:43:11

A room completely packed with people I know,

0:43:120:43:14

and I'll be attacking them all.

0:43:140:43:16

I came here to get some strength.

0:43:170:43:18

Well, we both might need some strength, in fact.

0:43:190:43:22

You as well? Why? What are you planning?

0:43:220:43:25

I can't tell you that.

0:43:250:43:27

This place is very important to me. Not just because it was

0:43:270:43:30

the last time I ever went to a party with my wife, but...

0:43:300:43:33

..I keep coming back here in my dreams.

0:43:350:43:37

Almost every night recently.

0:43:400:43:42

There was beauty.

0:43:570:43:58

And a terrible ignorance.

0:44:040:44:06

Our complacency seems so shocking now.

0:44:070:44:09

ENGINE REVS

0:44:110:44:13

And the extraordinary mistakes that nobody has owned up to.

0:44:160:44:19

Oh, I know!

0:44:190:44:22

Like letting the bloody jet engine go!

0:44:220:44:25

And I was there. You know, I was working on it before the war,

0:44:250:44:28

when Mr Whittle needed just £5 to renew his patent.

0:44:280:44:32

Just five pounds.

0:44:330:44:35

But he couldn't afford it, and the Government wouldn't give it to him,

0:44:370:44:40

wouldn't give him five fucking pounds, and we lost the jet engine!

0:44:400:44:44

What a p... What a price we paid for that!

0:44:460:44:49

It's unbelievable, the incompetent bastards,

0:44:490:44:52

just like your incompetent bastards

0:44:520:44:54

that failed to back the coup against Hitler,

0:44:540:44:56

that could have prevented the entire fucking war!

0:44:560:44:59

Well, their time has come.

0:45:010:45:02

We are their nemesis, Harold.

0:45:050:45:08

Let's hope so.

0:45:080:45:09

They've certainly gone unpunished so far.

0:45:110:45:13

And you'll manage fine tomorrow.

0:45:150:45:17

DOOR OPENS

0:45:220:45:23

So there you are!

0:45:230:45:25

Here I am, yes.

0:45:250:45:26

I've been neglectful, and I'm sorry.

0:45:270:45:29

Don't be stupid. Your brother has been very ill -

0:45:290:45:32

of course you've had better things to do.

0:45:320:45:34

I just wanted to know how he is.

0:45:340:45:36

He's getting better.

0:45:360:45:38

His wounds are healing, but he's lost a lot of blood.

0:45:380:45:41

What really happened to him?

0:45:410:45:42

Well, I'm not sure of the facts,

0:45:430:45:46

but whatever it was, it was caused by him being

0:45:460:45:48

put under terrible pressure by a member of the Secret Service.

0:45:480:45:51

Why would they do that?

0:45:510:45:53

I'm sorry, I'm asking a lot of questions.

0:45:530:45:55

No, that's OK.

0:45:560:45:58

Because he was proving a nuisance.

0:45:590:46:02

Of course, their actions have to be answered.

0:46:030:46:06

How? I'm sorry, I'm doing it again.

0:46:060:46:08

I don't know why I think I have a right to know, because I don't.

0:46:100:46:13

I only met him for a couple of minutes.

0:46:130:46:15

That's all Victor needs to make an impression.

0:46:150:46:18

I have a plan...

0:46:190:46:20

..but for the moment, it's... It's private.

0:46:220:46:25

Of course. Quite right.

0:46:250:46:28

I was going to suggest I gave you the formula today,

0:46:290:46:34

and sign the papers. But, clearly, this is not the right moment,

0:46:340:46:38

when you have so much on your mind.

0:46:380:46:40

I have a little on my mind, yes.

0:46:400:46:43

HUM OF CONVERSATION

0:46:430:46:44

Callum, I'm here!

0:46:540:46:56

I made it back from Washington just in time.

0:46:560:46:59

I wasn't going to miss this - Harold being honoured.

0:46:590:47:01

-It's going to be a splendid night!

-It is.

0:47:010:47:04

Oh, rare sighting of the chief.

0:47:040:47:06

-Do excuse me.

-Of course.

0:47:060:47:08

So, he's back.

0:47:120:47:15

Yes. For quite a while, anyway.

0:47:150:47:18

So that really was our last time together?

0:47:180:47:20

Callum, I hardly think that this is the place.

0:47:200:47:23

It's fine. It doesn't matter anyway.

0:47:240:47:27

I have other plans.

0:47:280:47:31

What's that mean?

0:47:310:47:33

It means exactly that.

0:47:330:47:34

Just thought I'd fortify myself. Though, oddly enough,

0:47:430:47:46

I find I'm quite calm, and really rather excited.

0:47:460:47:50

My journalist friend.

0:47:510:47:52

Even he doesn't know what's coming.

0:47:520:47:55

I'm going to tell the truth about the coup against Hitler

0:47:550:47:58

that never happened, and they have no idea.

0:47:580:48:01

Well, remember, no oysters before the speech, Harold.

0:48:020:48:05

Oh, certainly not.

0:48:050:48:06

I will be oyster free.

0:48:070:48:09

Ladies and gentlemen,

0:48:110:48:15

it's long overdue, of course, that we're all gathered here

0:48:150:48:18

to honour Harold Lindsay-Jones and his many years of service,

0:48:180:48:22

but now that we are finally here, we're doing it in

0:48:220:48:25

exactly the way Harold wants, which is totally appropriate.

0:48:250:48:29

At his favourite place in the world, his beloved club,

0:48:290:48:33

and having the speeches before the dinner,

0:48:330:48:35

rather than after as is customary,

0:48:350:48:38

because Harold says he wanted all the suspense out of the way.

0:48:380:48:41

LAUGHTER

0:48:410:48:43

Now, of course, Harold was famous to all of us for knowing exactly

0:48:430:48:46

what people were thinking, even the most inscrutable

0:48:460:48:49

- the French, the Americans, above all, the Germans -

0:48:490:48:52

he invariably had an insight into other people's minds,

0:48:520:48:56

which makes tonight a little alarming.

0:48:560:48:59

Does he know what we're all thinking now?

0:48:590:49:02

LAUGHTER

0:49:020:49:05

Well, if he does, he will know that we're full of admiration,

0:49:050:49:11

and gratitude, and, of course, friendship.

0:49:110:49:15

So, now, Harold, I'm going to hand over to you.

0:49:150:49:18

APPLAUSE

0:49:180:49:20

-FEEDBACK

-Ah, it's working,

0:49:270:49:30

so that's a very good start!

0:49:300:49:32

My friends, this is a very important moment for me,

0:49:320:49:37

in all sorts of ways, and you'll forgive me, because,

0:49:370:49:42

to help me through these nervous opening moments,

0:49:420:49:45

I've brought along a couple of props.

0:49:450:49:48

A golden box, with a couple of little stories in it,

0:49:480:49:51

and first out is this.

0:49:510:49:55

A scrap of paper. And what is it?

0:49:550:49:58

It's a film review, written by Winston Churchill,

0:49:590:50:02

of Mr Orson Welles' Citizen Kane,

0:50:020:50:05

and it is exceedingly short. But let me paint the picture.

0:50:050:50:09

-MUFFLED:

-There was a film show, almost every night...

0:50:090:50:13

I'm sorry I'm so late.

0:50:140:50:15

I'm here for the gala dinner for Mr Lindsay-Jones.

0:50:150:50:17

Your name?

0:50:170:50:18

It's Lucy Lindsay-Jones. I'm his niece.

0:50:180:50:21

Please hurry.

0:50:220:50:23

Please, hurry!

0:50:240:50:26

Your name's not here.

0:50:270:50:28

What do you mean? It's got to be there.

0:50:280:50:32

I can't miss it. You've got to let me in.

0:50:320:50:34

Your name is not here, and, therefore, I cannot let you in.

0:50:340:50:37

"Rubbish, rubbish, bloody rubbish."

0:50:370:50:40

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

0:50:400:50:41

Winston may have been no film critic, but what a man to work for!

0:50:480:50:53

-Hear, hear.

-Glorious!

0:50:530:50:55

He would stomp along the corridors of Chequers at night,

0:50:550:50:57

yelling "This unnecessary war! This completely unnecessary war!'

0:50:570:51:03

But more of that in a moment.

0:51:030:51:06

And that brings me to my second exhibit -

0:51:060:51:10

this key.

0:51:100:51:12

Lord Halifax, our old boss - his private key.

0:51:120:51:16

Now, by the way, he's completely relaxed about me telling you this.

0:51:170:51:21

This key was given to him by the Queen,

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to the garden at Buckingham Palace.

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Miss!

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This key opened a special door,

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which let him use the lovely summer house whenever he wanted.

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A place for him to retreat to in those terrifying days

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after the invasion of Norway,

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when we all thought he would become Prime Minister.

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How did I end up with this key?

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It was a gift from His Lordship, because it doesn't work any more.

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LAUGHTER

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A memento of that extraordinary time, when we were all

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holding our breath to see who would become the next Prime Minister.

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When so many of us at the Foreign Office,

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myself included, I must admit, were saying "Don't let it be Churchill!

0:52:000:52:04

"Please, whatever happens, let it not be Winston,"

0:52:050:52:09

until we got to know him.

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Lucy, there you are.

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-They won't let me in!

-That's ridiculous.

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Her uncle, who also happens to be her guardian,

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is making a very important speech. She can't possibly miss that.

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You will let her in immediately.

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And that brings me to the heart of what I want to say.

0:52:220:52:24

We fought that "unnecessary war".

0:52:270:52:28

What did Churchill mean by that?

0:52:300:52:33

How was it "unnecessary"?

0:52:330:52:35

He meant, of course, there were opportunities,

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in the events leading up to the war,

0:52:380:52:40

when different decisions could have been made.

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When war itself might have been prevented.

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And we all know there were moments like that.

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Some better known than others.

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Some still...

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Some still to be uncovered.

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But in the end,

0:53:210:53:23

we all did what we had to.

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We went on a momentous and startling journey together,

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terrifying, sometimes exhilarating,

0:53:300:53:33

sometimes tragic.

0:53:330:53:34

And I want to thank you all for your tremendous support

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during that time, and for this marvellous dinner tonight.

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Thank you to all of you. Thank you very much.

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APPLAUSE

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You're looking much better, Victor.

0:54:250:54:28

They've sent for some brain doctors, to interrogate me.

0:54:280:54:31

An inquisition!

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And, if I pass, if they conclude I'm not a lunatic,

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then I might be free to go soon.

0:54:360:54:38

Well, that's tremendous.

0:54:390:54:40

Well, if they don't lock me up for stealing the Rolls.

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And how are you?

0:54:430:54:45

Have you got the girl in the green coat to agree to give evidence yet?

0:54:450:54:48

The Green Torturer?

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No, not yet.

0:54:510:54:53

I've tried everything I can think of,

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and everything Callum suggested as well.

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Well, take her to your favourite place in the world.

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Or in London, at any rate. Your special place.

0:54:590:55:02

-I don't have a favourite place.

-Well, you ought to.

0:55:040:55:07

Mine's a bombed church called St Mildred's.

0:55:070:55:10

-I'll think about it.

-Be even bolder than Callum, Kathy.

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He is a genius, of course, at making the enemy feel at home,

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but he's not nearly so good at looking after himself.

0:55:200:55:23

He thinks he's in control all the time, but he isn't.

0:55:230:55:26

I'm really quite worried about him.

0:55:260:55:28

The last person that needs worrying about is Callum!

0:55:280:55:30

Your brother's right - we underestimate chickens.

0:55:540:55:56

They can be quite formidable, when they choose.

0:55:560:55:59

To chicken out of something - that's an unfair expression.

0:55:590:56:02

Unfair on them.

0:56:020:56:04

I'm sure it is.

0:56:040:56:05

I am so very sorry, Callum.

0:56:070:56:09

You can do it again.

0:56:090:56:10

It doesn't have to be at your farewell party.

0:56:110:56:13

We could find an easier moment.

0:56:130:56:15

You didn't read this document, did you?

0:56:150:56:17

The one you "borrowed" from the Foreign Office.

0:56:170:56:19

The memo of that crucial meeting.

0:56:190:56:21

I didn't read it, no.

0:56:210:56:22

I just glanced at it.

0:56:230:56:25

Then you missed the most vital thing, then, didn't you?

0:56:250:56:27

I was going use it to put it under their eggs in the hut there,

0:56:270:56:30

but before I do, take a look at the top.

0:56:300:56:33

Where it says who was present at that meeting.

0:56:340:56:36

It was me that told them not to do anything.

0:56:560:56:59

It was my advice that meant we didn't back the coup against Hitler.

0:56:590:57:02

Not just me, of course, but I was,

0:57:020:57:04

"the man who knew what foreigners were thinking".

0:57:040:57:07

My contribution was crucial.

0:57:070:57:09

So this whole plan...?

0:57:090:57:11

You just wanted to get hold of the file...

0:57:120:57:14

To cover up my tracks, yes.

0:57:140:57:16

So people wouldn't know about the biggest mistake of my life.

0:57:160:57:19

That it was my advice that these senior, well-intentioned Germans

0:57:190:57:24

were not serious people.

0:57:240:57:25

Posterity would never know it was me.

0:57:260:57:28

That was my initial idea, Callum - to bury the truth.

0:57:300:57:33

I see.

0:57:350:57:36

Then...

0:57:360:57:37

..over the last few months, as I got to know you well,

0:57:390:57:41

you encouraged me, you made me bolder.

0:57:410:57:44

I decided I was going to make the whole thing public.

0:57:450:57:48

My contribution, the dramatic failure of the Foreign Office

0:57:480:57:51

to seize the chance, the whole story.

0:57:510:57:54

I really meant to.

0:57:540:57:55

I just wasn't brave enough.

0:57:570:57:59

And seeing Lucy there especially.

0:58:020:58:04

I thought she was away visiting friends.

0:58:040:58:06

I didn't expect her to come.

0:58:060:58:08

And all those faces looking at me.

0:58:100:58:12

I was afraid.

0:58:160:58:17

I hate to think what you must feel about me, Callum.

0:58:200:58:24

Don't worry yourself so much, Harold.

0:58:240:58:26

That still leaves me.

0:58:280:58:29

I can do something.

0:58:300:58:31

Ah, we're back staying here, my friend, and two days early!

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But there's the rehearsal tomorrow,

0:58:490:58:51

and, of course, we wanted to make sure to be on time for the ceremony.

0:58:510:58:54

And to see the hotel again.

0:58:540:58:56

Yes, she's grown to love it here.

0:58:560:58:58

I promised she could play outside for once, on the bombsite.

0:58:580:59:01

Meanwhile, I'm continuing to work right up to the last minute.

0:59:010:59:03

Gentlemen.

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