After Tonight

EXCITED CHATTER

..for my wife, for myself and my darling children.

-No trains to Paris. Only as far as...

-I've got to get to Paris!

I'm a Frenchman. My country NEEDS me!

-No trains to Paris!

-SHE TALKS FRENCH QUICKLY

CHILDREN SING

THEY ARGUE, OVERLAPPING SPEECH

A ticket to Vienna, please.

-No trains to Austria.

-How about Switzerland?

-Only as far as Bern.

-All right, Bern, then.

Sorry, fraulein, we take only gold or silver.

-I gave my last piece...

-Only gold or silver!

-Next, please.

-I...

-Just a minute. I'll give you twice the price.

Fraulein, please let other people...

You can't do that. It's against the law!

-Next, please!

-There's no sign refusing paper money!

If you want gold and silver, why don't you say?

-I told you..

-The Prime Minister is a personal friend of mine!

-I'll tell him you refused paper money without putting up a sign of warning!

-Gold or silver!

-I'll give you three times the price of a ticket!

-The other people!

ARGUMENT CONTINUES

Stall closed. No more telegrams!

-Only gold and silver.

-Oh, but I'm...

-I'm sorry, fraulein.

Er, perhaps mademoiselle would allow me to buy the books for her?

Oh, no, thanks. I really didn't want them.

-I was just trying to get this note changed.

-Oh, but, er...

Couldn't you use a peppermint? Or a...or a pillow?

We sell a lot of these.

No? Well, then, how about, er...? How about a souvenir of Luxembourg?

Something nice to cut yourself with

and remember your trip to Luxembourg?

You're really very kind, but all I wanted was to get to Vienna

and, if you could change this note, I'd be awfully grateful.

Why, of course.

But, er, couldn't you go via Madrid? It's really right on the way.

And, er, I'M going to Madrid.

I'm sure you'll like it. It's a charming place.

Full of antiquity and bullfights.

But unfortunately, my ticket must be straight through to Vienna,

without stopover.

I'm sorry.

-Just one ticket?

-Just one. Full fare.

Well, that's something anyway!

ARGUING

WOMAN YELLS

SHOUTING

YELLING CONTINUES

-I report failure.

-You mean you couldn't get another ticket?

-I mean, I couldn't get one beyond Bern.

-Ah! Shall we get aboard, then?

We?! Oh, then you're going to let me travel with you?

-Well, I can't think of any way to stop you.

-Good!

Up!

THEY CHATTER IN FRENCH

SHE COUGHS

Pardon me, please. My wife. Please, don't smoke, please.

MAN SHOUTS IN GERMAN

HE SHOUTS BACK IN FRENCH

THEY ARGUE, OVERLAPPING SPEECH

TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS

-Anything else?

-No, thanks.

BOY SPEAKS FRENCH

-Voila.

-Say thank you to the lady.

-Say thank you to the lady.

-Merci, madam.

-Merci.

The restaurant's a little overcrowded, I say.

-Yes, I haven't even a napkin.

-Oh! Do use mine.

-Thank you.

I didn't know any Viennese had such lovely hair.

I didn't say I was Viennese. I said I was going to Vienna.

Just because a cat gets in an oven is no sign she's a biscuit.

-Oh, then you aren't Viennese?

-I didn't say that either.

-Perhaps we're fellow townsmen?

-We might even be neighbours.

We might even be relatives.

Heaven forbid! Friends is enough!

If, er, close enough friends?

Your poor arm will be broken.

Not my arm.

You're very difficult to argue with, but very nice.

TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS

BRAKES SCREECH

-CONCERNED CHATTER

-What's wrong?

This training goes no farther. All out.

You stay here. I'll see what's going on.

COUPLE ARGUE IN FRENCH

That's all I know. The train goes no further.

All out.

-I'm afraid we have to get out.

-What did you hear?

Out, we have to get out.

EXCITED CHATTER IN FRENCH

MAN SHOUTS, THEY ARGUE

STEAM HISSES

-Think they're going to hold us here long?

-I hope so.

I never faced a happier internment. And you?

-Well, under the circumstances, yes.

-Aha! But under the rain?

Oh, I can't argue with you! No, but really,

-don't you think there's a car or something to be had?

-Perhaps.

If you stay here and keep dry, I'll go out

and get wet and see what I can do.

-I won't be five minutes.

-No, wait.

Never mind. Go ahead.

Somehow, I-I hate to go.

Somehow, I hate to have you.

Don't you think that, with the war and everything,

and me going away for five minutes, you might, er, wish me good luck?

Good luck.

What's your name?

SHE LAUGHS I'll tell you when you come back.

And you can tell me yours too.

-Goodbye.

-Goodbye?!

Let's stop this game right now. It sounds too serious!

Auf wiedersehen. In five minutes.

Auf wiedersehen. In five minutes.

SOLDIER SHOUTS

-I want to see the officer of the day.

-Nobody can see him now!

-Oh, Captain?

-Yes?

-Are you the officer of the day?

-I am.

-Oh, what can I do for you, Captain?

-I've got to get to Vienna.

-Can you get me a car?

-I'm afraid not. There isn't one left.

But I have got one that's going partway, if it will be of any help?

Well, if that's the best you can do. Er, I have someone with me?

That's quite all right. The car will leave in about an hour.

Thanks, Captain. I'll be back.

BUZZ OF CONVERSATION

Sit down.

I've just had an unpleasant half hour with the Colonel.

He doesn't think very highly of us today.

And I don't blame him.

The Russians have secret agents right here in Vienna.

And we're not doing a thing about it.

They get hold of our codes before we learn them ourselves.

A week ago, they blew up our ammunition dump.

Last night, we staged a surprise attack.

And again, the Russians found out about it and were waiting for us!

They bottled up half a division of our best shock troops.

We've got to stop the leaks!

Our duty is counterespionage.

I don't care whether it's your own father, mother, sweetheart, anyone!

If you even think they're working against us, arrest them!

And I want results!

That's all.

You'd better look your boyfriends over, Marta.

Perhaps you're doing too much talking to them.

I don't have to talk to my boyfriends.

All right, get a little more action, then.

WALTZ MUSIC PLAYS, BUZZ OF CONVERSATION

WOMAN: # This is the night so what shall it be?

# Love's an illusion

# Nothing is free

# Pay for the wine and pay for a kiss

# You will discover

# The art of a lover

# So...

# Buy a kiss

# Try a kiss

# Buy a kiss from me

# There is bliss in a kiss

# Given tenderly

# Let's be gay, let us play

# Till the night is gone

# No regrets

# We'll forget

# When we part at dawn

# Let's romance as we dance

# Nothing will be lost

# Find a thrill where you will

# Never mind the cost

# Hold me near, call me dear

# We'll pretend to the end

# Buy a kiss

# Try a kiss from me... #

MUSIC CONTINUES

# Let's be gay, let us play

# Till the night is gone

# No regrets, we'll forget

# When we part at dawn

# Let's romance as we dance... #

-Oh.

-Madam.

-# Never mind... #

-Pardon, fraulein.

You'll come with us, please?

And you too, sir.

MUSIC FADES

-Find anything?

-Nothing so far.

So far? Just how much farther could you have gone?

Sorry, fraulein.

-We were looking for something.

-I gathered that.

We're looking for spies.

Well, you won't find any on me.

Oh, did you think I kept them in my lipstick?

The Government will replace any damage done in the search, fraulein.

If the government is done with its damage for the day,

-I think I'll run along.

-That's all.

I'll never try and keep a secret from you. Not after this.

DOOR OPENS

-MAN:

-Have you got it for me?

-WOMAN:

-What?

-My coat, I left it here yesterday.

-Oh, I don't remember.

-What was it? A coat?

-Yes, I left it to be mended.

-It was to be finished at noon.

-Well, you'd better come along.

Maybe the girl up here will know something about it.

But I doubt if it's ready. They never are.

-It isn't ready, is it?

-Yes, here it is.

Oh!

-How much?

-I wouldn't think this was worth more than two kronen.

-Two kronen?!

-One krone, then?

-Oh, that's better.

DOOR CLOSES

SHOUTING OUTSIDE, WHISTLE BLOWS

WHISTLES CONTINUE

DOOR OPENS

Good afternoon. What can I do for you?

-Who was that man who just left here?

-How should I know?

-What did he want?

How should I know?!

-He came here to get his coat mended.

-Who mended it for him?

The girl upstairs.

-You just mended a man's coat - who was he?

-I don't know, sir.

-Never saw him before?

-No, sir.

-Come on!

-He was your sweetheart, wasn't he?

-No, sir.

-Who was he, then?

-A spy!

-Oh, probably not a very good one.

-Well, he isn't a very good one now, anyway!

-Did they kill him?

Better off dead!

That your statement?

-I don't know what you mean, sir.

-What?

Hmm.

Oh, yes, sir, that's my statement.

-MAN:

-Anybody there? Frau Huber! Frau Huber!

-I'm coming, I'm coming!

Hold your mouth!

-How childish!

-Oh, come on! Hurry up!

-I'm coming! Stop your racket!

-Espionage officers!

-This way!

-Gretl? Gretl?

-FOOTSTEPS ON STAIRS

Gretl?

Gre...?

Why, I left her here just now. She and the police officer.

-What police officer?

-Well, he wasn't in uniform, but he had a badge.

He took her statement and he said that the man

-who brought the overcoat here to be mended was a spy!

-HE told you?

Better take a look around.

Gretl?

-I have your transfer papers.

-Where to?

You're going as a nurse into the Austrian base hospital,

-about 12km behind the front.

-I can't do that.

-Can't do what?

I can't do this kind of work behind a nurse's uniform.

-I never have.

-Those are your orders!

They're expecting a nurse by the name of Karen Schontag.

She'll never arrive. All arrangements have been made

for you to take her place. Those are your orders.

BELL RINGS OUTSIDE

AIRCRAFT HUM, SIREN WAILS

FANFARE PLAYS

GUNFIRE

ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT, TRAY CRASHES

Take it out.

AIRCRAFT ROARS, BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES

EXPLOSIONS

-You'd better go.

-No, I'll stay.

ANOTHER EXPLOSION

BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES, SHE WHIMPERS

You can't do any good while you're shaking like that! Go, please!

-No, I'm sure I...

-EXPLOSION

No, I can't stand it! I can't stand it!

SHE SOBS

DOOR SLAMS

It's her first day under fire.

You haven't been here so long yourself. You better go too.

All right.

Orderly!

-Weren't you frightened?

-Paralysed.

Well, why didn't you run like all the rest of them?

-Being the heroine, eh?

-Too scared to run. HE LAUGHS

-Hello, Major, what's the trouble?

-Why, Doctor, just another burn.

You must be getting a little tired of them.

I'm treating a lot of your boys.

What are you doing with them over at that experimental station of yours?

Still playing with liquid fire?

Yeah, the new projectors blow up half the time.

But if we don't kill ourselves off first,

they ought to be very effective.

They throw the flame twice as far as the old ones.

But they're worse than a mule to handle.

ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT

BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES

GENERAL CHATTER

BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES

Halt!

Your pass.

ARTILLERY BARRAGE CONTINUES

Thank you.

BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES

SHE TAPS THE STEP

SHE TAPS TWICE

SHE TAPS ONCE

HE WHISPERS

PIGS SNORT

So, you were taking it home to read, were you?

Where'd you get this book?

All right. We know all we need to.

Take him out.

Well, your men did a fine job, Captain, in picking that fellow up.

Thank you, sir. Now at least we know where to look for K-14.

Yes, he's probably responsible for the blowing up

of our ammunition dumps in that sector.

I certainly would like to get up there, Major.

-How soon can you leave?

-Within an hour.

Good, I'll arrange for your transfer to the chemical section.

-You report to Major Lieber.

-Very well, sir.

Hello!

SHOUTED COMMANDS

Major Lieber? Captain Rudolph Ritter, reports his arrival for duty in the chemical section.

Oh, I'm glad you're here. Hope you had a pleasant journey.

3004, Intelligence Department.

Right. They never tell me how you intelligence men are coming.

The last one arrived amongst a batch of prisoners.

Well, I imagine you won't want to waste much time in a laboratory.

No, sir. I want to find out who's getting through

so much information to the enemy from this sector.

Whoever he is, he's a great deal smarter than anyone

the intelligence department has sent down so far.

I said, "so far".

You may still be saying that four weeks from now, sir.

-But I hope not.

-So do I. Thank you.

LOUD SINGING FROM THE BAR

THEY SING: Deutschmeister Regimentsmarsch

SINGING CONTINUES

-It is you, isn't it?

-Yes, I'm afraid so.

-I don't know that I should forgive you.

-Forgive me for what?

For leaving me out in the rain.

I hope you're not going to keep on evading me.

I think I'm being very accommodating, here I am

-and there you are.

-Yes, but there you were that night at the station.

And then in five minutes, there you weren't. What happened?

-If I told you, you'd never believe me.

-Probably not.

-It wasn't very flattering, you know.

-Was I supposed to be flattering you?

-Let's sit down and talk this over.

-But I must be on duty soon.

-I'm on duty now.

-I see we're still arguing.

-Good evening, Fraulein.

-Good evening, Major.

-You two know each other?

-Know her?

Why I've been madly in love with her for years.

Introduce us, would you, Major?

-Introduce you?!

-Yes, the name has rather slipped his mind.

Oh, of course!

Fraulein Schontag, allow me to present the man who's been

madly in love with you for years, Captain Rudolph Ritter.

My great pleasure, Fraulein Schontag.

And now won't you join me to have some delicious Kummel here.

-Thank you.

-Some Kummel, please.

I can't stay very long, I must be at the hospital in a few minutes.

A few minutes are all that Kummel needs.

Then I should be very careful. SINGING STARTS AGAIN

-We won't disturb these singers, will we?

-Not if you are very quiet(!)

-We are a great nation of singers.

-So I hear!

What are you reading?

Just some books I'm taking to one of my patients at the hospital.

-Must I be jealous already?

-Not of this poor boy.

-Of whom then?

Well, I'll try and think of someone and let you know later.

Now I really must go.

I'll walk with you to the hospital if Major Lieber...

My dear sir, it's not your departure that leaves me desolate but the lady's.

Goodnight, Major.

-Couldn't I persuade you to stay out a little longer?

-Mm-mm.

Well, then, during the long lonely hours, I think I'll shoot myself.

Not too fatally of course and be brought to you in agony.

Then I shall report you.

Perhaps when you see my suffering, you will learn a little kindness.

-Goodnight.

-Wait. Suppose we had an air raid and I should get killed.

You'd be sorry you didn't kiss me goodnight.

Yes, but supposing I kissed you,

we had an air raid, and you didn't get killed.

Goodnight.

TRUMPET FANFARE

THEY SING: Oh Du Lieber Augustin

-Erdbeere, specially for you.

-I don't believe it.

Where did you ever find strawberries around here?

Some gypsies wandered into town this afternoon and brought them to me.

-I saved them for you.

-You are dear, thank you.

-It was sweet of her, wasn't it?

-I'm not interested in strawberries.

You know this week would have been perfect if I'd seen you enough.

Enough? Why we have been together every evening.

Evenings, they are so short.

LIVELY GYPSY MUSIC PLAYS

-I like the uniform.

-Where did you get them?

I rent it!

WORDS DROWNED BY MUSIC

Bravo! Bravo!

GYPSY MUSIC PLAYS

Wait! Wait!

No more gypsy music, play something from home,

something from Vienna, something with feeling!

Play a walzer.

HE PLAYS A WALTZ

Lovely, isn't it?

SHE SINGS ALONG

SHE HUMS

# Let's romance as we dance

# Love will be lost... #

SHE HUMS

# Always, always

# We'll pretend to the end

# Buy a kiss

# Buy a kiss - from me. #

Gypsy charms, lady, gypsy magic, bring you handsome lover.

Go away, go away, she's got a handsome lover!

Earrings, pretty lady, gypsy earrings.

See...

Oh! This will always protect you, Fraulein. Love charms.

You give it to the lady, it will keep other lovers away.

If you can do that, gypsy, you've made a sale.

Ha, ha. Thank you, General, thank you, Fraulein.

Thank you.

What's the matter?

Oh, just a little breathless.

How about a little fresh air?

No, Rudy, I...

A clean getaway and very nicely done.

Getting away from a lot of people is easy.

Getting away from one is difficult.

Are you still trying to escape?

I'm still trying to remember that some day I might have to

and you're going to make it terribly difficult.

I'm going to make it impossible.

I hope...

That's what I'm afraid of.

Why?

Oh, I don't know.

Some day when things are different I'll tell you.

PLANE FLIES OVERHEAD

Enemy plane.

I bet the poor devil's lonely up there.

I wonder if they'll keep on being enemy?

Oh, I doubt it.

We're all getting a bit tired of the mess we made.

It'll be over soon.

Soon...

Remember that's when it was always going to be over.

Soon...

It's a pretty hopeless word that, soon...

Listen...

There's hardly a sound out there.

Perhaps it's all over now.

It is still.

It's strange...

I love you.

Would that account for it?

Do you really love me?

Yes.

I've found all the things I've wanted...

in you.

So have I...

in you.

We suddenly seem so very important.

Don't we?

Can just two people ever be very important?

You are to me.

The one completely lovely thing I've ever known.

We're important just as long as we stay here.

-The minute we leave...

-No.

We belong to each other.

Goodnight.

Auf wiedersehen...

my love.

Hello, Erlich. Well...?

We found it.

Their post office?

-The fellow you told us to follow led us right to the spot.

-Great. Where?

In a narrow hall, under a stairway.

Good.

Here's where the messages came through, Captain.

-Has he talked yet?

-Not so far, sir.

Sergeant, have this fixed and stay here with one man. Yes, sir.

You post guards around the building and across the street.

I want anybody and everybody who enters this hallway

brought to my office for questioning.

Very well, Captain.

DISTANT EXPLOSIONS

MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS

LOUD FOOTSTEPS

DOORBELL RINGS

-Good morning, Fraulein.

-Morning.

-So early?

-Yes, it is early but I must leave for the hospital at seven

-and I simply must have my hair washed.

-Of course, of course.

Won't you sit down, if you can find a place to sit.

If this crazy war keeps up for another month,

-I won't have a chair to sit on.

-CARLA CHUCKLES

You haven't many windows left, have you?

It's those air raids.

You'd think those men had nothing to do but break windows.

We'll never stop this going on.

I remember, before the war on a Saturday night

when the men got drunk.

Now we go around breaking things every day in the week.

EXPLOSION IN DISTANCE

Will you sit down there, my dear.

Give a man a drink of Schnapps, or a gun, and he goes crazy.

I complained to the police about the soldiers marching across my garden

but all they could say was, "It's the war. It's the war."

The war, indeed!

It's a lot of crazy men, that's what it is.

DOORBELL RINGS

LOUD KNOCKING

What's that?

What do you want?

Wait a minute!

What is this?

Did you just come up those stairs, Fraulein Schontag?

Yes, I did.

How do you think she got here? Through the roof?!

-Do you live here?

-Yes, if you call it living with all that noise going on.

Sorry, but you'll both have to come with me at once.

But I'm just having my hair washed.

And you can't dry it!

Come on.

You men!

Hm.

Have your men go through this place

and you go up and search the nurse's room.

Your books, Fraulein.

I'll take these.

Who gives you the messages?

You could make it easier for yourself if you answer my questions.

You know what it means.

Sorry...

Take him out.

RAPID KNOCKING AT DOOR

Come in.

This is an outrage, taking me from my shop at this time in the morning!

I'm a respectable Austrian citizen

and you've no right to interrupt a shampoo...

-Shut your mouth!

-I won't shut my mouth.

Silence!

-Why should I be silent...?

-Silence!

Er...

-Who is this woman?

-One of the two we picked up

with a hairdressing shop over that stairway.

-Has she been searched?

-Oh! No, sir.

-Take her out and have her searched.

-Oh, this is the last straw.

All you men think of nowadays is finding an excuse to touch a woman.

Don't you touch me or I'll bite your arm off.

-Get her out of here.

-Now, don't touch me!

Leave me alone!

Take her to the matron.

Bring the other one in.

Come in, please.

This is Frau Stengel's customer.

Why was this young lady arrested?

Your orders, Captain.

You told me to bring in anyone who went up those stairs.

Was there anything suspicious about her going up those stairs?

-Well...

-Well, what? Come on!

Did she do anything suspicious?

She stopped on the fourth step.

It seemed to me she noticed the panel had been tampered with.

Did you stop?

Why, no... Yes, as a matter of fact I believe I did stop

for a moment to tie my shoelace

but I certainly don't remember what step it was on.

Then what happened?

-She went on upstairs.

-I was going to have my hair washed.

But isn't a quarter of seven a rather unusual hour for a shampoo?

I have to have it done when I can. I was due at the hospital at seven.

I checked on that too, Captain.

What she says is true but it certainly didn't give her much time.

You're suspicious of me, aren't you?

In that case, I think I'd rather be searched.

-KNOCK AT DOOR

-Come in.

-Well...

-We've searched the nurse's room, Sir.

-Did you find anything?

-Nothing, Sir.

-Except her books which I gave to Major Lieber for inspection.

-I see.

Report to Major Lieber and ask him to let me

know as soon as he has finished the examination.

See if they find anything on the other prisoner and let me know.

I'm awfully sorry this has to happen.

But we found enemy spies were using those stairs to pass

information through.

Am I not to be searched?

No.

I'm afraid I'll have to trust you.

Will you forgive me for having you arrested?

I'd probably forgive you if you had me shot.

DISTANT FOOTSTEPS

-OUTSIDE:

-Halt!

COMMANDS SHOUTED

MORE COMMANDS SHOUTED

Don't watch it.

Who is it?

The man who was caught under the stairs.

GUNS FIRE

COMMANDS CONTINUE

I'm sorry you heard that.

But such things must happen.

Yes, I know.

It seems so terribly unfair.

He was doing the best for his country, just as you're doing and I.

Yes, but he'd probably send hundreds of men to their death.

So does the man behind the machine gun.

He isn't shot when he's caught.

Let's don't talk about it.

Rudy, suddenly it frightens me.

Last night I forgot about the war, darling.

It seemed far away.

Today it's closer than ever.

It's...

It's got us trapped.

We mustn't think about it.

No, I suppose not.

May I go now?

Of course.

And tonight we dine together.

And tomorrow night and every night.

-Every night...

-Until this war machine we work for separates us.

Oh, Rudy, I'm afraid.

I'm afraid it will.

Darling, we've got to believe in our luck.

I'll try.

Goodbye.

Bye.

I think you better take a look at this.

What is it?

One of the books Sergeant Probert picked up.

-Anything in it?

-No.

Well...?

It's what isn't there that's interesting.

There's a page missing.

A freshly torn-out page.

It looks at though you're on the right track at last.

Why do you feel so certain?

Wasn't it a book that allowed you to locate K-14?

Isn't it a book that you've been looking for, for weeks?

Why...

yes.

But a missing page is not conclusive evidence!

Not conclusive?

What more do you want?

Proof.

I've got to be certain.

Are you out of your mind?

Don't you know who was carrying this when it was found?

-No.

-Someone we both know.

Fraulein Schontag.

It couldn't be true, could it?

Well...

She has often had books when we've seen her.

She had one the first time we all met.

Oh, I hope it isn't true.

But...

It could be.

It can't be, Major.

It can't be.

Wouldn't you prefer to be relieved of this particular assignment?

-Are you questioning my loyalty?

-No, no, of course not.

I've got to prove she's innocent.

And, if you fail?

Let someone else carry on, my boy.

No...

Probert.

Bring Muller in.

Please don't go, Major.

Muller, I understand you speak Russian? Yes, sir.

Good.

You're going into the hospital today as a wounded Russian prisoner.

But, Sir, I am not wounded.

You will be.

This is what I want you to do.

I'll give you a message to a certain nurse.

We have intercepted a communication of hers signed with a double circle

which we believe is her contact signal.

You are to get in conversation with her.

HE PLEAS IN RUSSIAN

Do you know what he's talking about?

I don't, Sir.

Well, er, wait a minute.

CONTINUES HIS PLEAS

Nurse Schontag.

You speak Russian, don't you? Yes, sir.

They've just brought in a wounded Russian prisoner and nobody can make out what he wants.

I'll see what I can do, Major.

HE CONVERSES IN RUSSIAN

THEY CONVERSE IN RUSSIAN

SHE REASSURES HIM

So she took the message from Muller, you say?

Yes, sir. He had no trouble at all.

That's all.

-Any chocolate today?

-Oh, yes, plenty of chocolate today.

-Good.

-Good afternoon, Fraulein.

-Good afternoon.

I've got to make a getaway tonight.

-Is it safe?

-I don't know. They've been watching me all day.

-I don't know whether I can trust the message I got.

-Do you think it's a trap?

I don't know that either, I've got to take a chance.

I only have one thing. One way, or the other, I'm never coming back.

Here is the chocolate, lady.

Oh, thank you, that's fine.

-Can I help?

-No, I better work alone.

-I'll meet you at the time in the lane...

-No, no, you mustn't do it.

-I'll meet you at nine.

-No.

-Is that all today, lady?

Hey, Mitika.

Hello.

-Hello.

-Are you through with your day's work already?

Yes. That is, partly yes.

They've let me off for a few hours.

You mean, you have to go back tonight?

For a little while.

I have to be there by nine.

Oh...

We have till then.

All right.

Till then.

CLOCK TICKS

You seem miles away, Rudy.

What's the matter?

Must you really go?

Yes, I must.

Haven't they any other nurses at the hospital, do you always...

Oh, Rudy.

Don't spoil the little time we have left.

Sorry.

I like the way you say that.

It's different.

And very much a part of you.

I hope I never have to say it again.

Can't we...

Can't we meet tonight after you get through?

I'm going to be so late.

What of it?

If I knew I was going to see you again tonight,

I'd almost be glad to let you go.

Will you?

All right.

I knew you'd say yes. I knew it.

Let's have another drink.

Oh, Rudy, when I'm with you, I...

Oh, why don't you take me away from here?

-Far away, where no-one ever can find us.

-Well, I... I might kidnap you.

-Could you? I've always wanted to be kidnapped.

-Good!

-We can start tonight. I wonder if I could steal a car.

-Why not?

I once knew a man who stole a car with a newly married couple in it.

-Did they mind?

-They never knew. He took them to Oberammergau.

-To the Passion Play?

-Uh-huh. Of course, that was the last place

they wanted to go, but under the circumstances,

one place was just as good as another, don't you think?

-You are perfectly mad!

-Well, why shouldn't I be?

It's a chance to be free. To have quiet around me, peace in my mind.

Something that lasts, that won't end tomorrow,

or tonight, or a moment from now, something that will never end.

Oh, Rudy, if we could only do it all.

Could? We will, won't we?

-Of course.

-Let's drink to that.

All right.

To you, whom I love.

To you, whom I love.

CLOCK CHIMES

CHIMING STOPS

-I...

-It's going to be lonely until you come back.

Oh, my darling, don't be lonely.

We'll be together again soon.

Think of me as always wanting to come to you,

no matter how long I'm kept away.

And please, never stop loving me.

Will you be gone long?

I hope not.

I'll walk over with you.

Why, that'll be fine.

I'll just go up and get my case. Will you wait here?

Karen?

Don't be long.

She left, Captain, by the rear stairway.

She just left, Captain.

All right!

-Come with me.

-Yes, sir.

RUMBLE OF ARTILLERY

-Yes?

-I beg your pardon, I think I've lost my way.

Could you tell me whether this is the road to Thoune?

I think so, fraulein.

It ought to be about, er...

2km to Thoune.

RUMBLE OF ARTILLERY

Are you K-5?

-Yes.

-I was told to contact you here.

I have a message that was nearly intercepted this morning.

-I'll put it through for you.

-Any further orders?

-Wait outside, Lehan.

-Yes, sir.

K-14?

Yes.

Russian operative.

Yes.

Name?

You're right, what's the use?

Ever since you were brought to me this morning, I've known.

I fought against believing it.

I hoped that something would happen to me...

before this moment could come true.

But nothing has.

I have only died inside.

No, Rudy.

What we've known and said together must go on living, in you.

It mustn't die.

And I won't believe that fate was kind.

But you see, it isn't. It's laughing at us.

Yes.

If I only could...

You can't, they'll take it right out of your hands.

When we get back, there will be a five-minute court martial

and nothing you will do can stop it.

It's strange.

Your country asks everything of you.

Your life and your love and your happiness.

You ask for nothing.

Not even for sympathy.

Your country asks as much of you.

RUMBLE OF ARTILLERY

Oh, Rudy, don't.

It'll only make it worse for both of us.

Come on, take me back quickly. Let's get it over with.

GUNFIRE

Rudy!

RUMBLE OF ARTILLERY

-Come on.

-No!

-You must come.

It's our only chance of getting out of here alive.

I don't care if they find me. I won't leave him here alone, I won't!

-You go on, take her out.

-Oh, Rudy!

-Come on!

-Take her out.

-Rudy!

-Rudy!

-Come on!

-Rudy!

RUMBLE OF ARTILLERY

CHEERING

But I tell you, you can't get in the baggage room, sir, it's not allowed.

I have a trunk that's been there for a week and I intend to get it.

Listen, I can't leave now, sir, the Paris Express will be in any minute.

-Oh, so you can't leave here, huh?

-No, sir.

-Well, well, that's fine.

You stay right here and I'll do it myself.

Here, wait a minute!

Yes, ma'am.

-CHILD GRUMBLING

-I don't want to go!

-Rudy! It is you, isn't it?

-I'm afraid so.

-Oh, I never dared hope for this.

-Neither did I.

I never even dared hope that you were alive.

Oh, my darling, how are you? What are you doing here?

You look thinner, have you been through...

Wait a minute. Now I want to say something.

The Excelsior? Oh, sweetheart.

I never thought this would happen to you.

I never thought THIS would happen to me.

Oh, she's a surprise.

-She certainly is.

-I wish she were yours.

-Oh.

-And mine too - she is neither. She is my niece.

-Glad of that! Ours would be much nicer.

-I think so, too.

Oh, my darling, I'm so happy, let's get out of here.

-You wait here while I...

-Wait? I certainly will not.

You left me once for five minutes

and it took me two years to find you.

-I'm not going to take any more chances.

-Ada, come on!

THUNDER RUMBLES

Rudy, darling, if we're going to have a lot of children,

-shouldn't we get married first?

-No.

-What?

-I can't marry you.

-Why?

-I don't know your name.

-Oh, that's easily remedied.

What sort of idea was that, taking my cap?

-Why, the people couldn't even find me...

-All right, all right!

-You keep the cap, but I get the lady!

-So, you're not Excelsior?

Of course not. Now, would you please tell me your name?

Yes. It's...

THUNDER RUMBLES, LIGHTNING CRASHES