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I was working
in my office on 138th Street.

Mostly fixing up banged-up guys,

like myself, from the Great War.

See? Beautiful.

All from injuries
the world was happy to forget.

Fixing faces, lifting spirits,
singing songs.

Peanuts

I left my eye in France.

And I was constantly
on probation

with the medical board

for trying to make
new medicines.

I mean, we needed medicines
that didn't exist yet

just to get through the day,
with the pain and the nerves.

I hope this is a better pill.
That's all I'm saying.

I hope you're right.

Some worked better than others.

This is my second of the day.

And I feel great.

Victor, you wanna try one?

Yeah. I'll try the new one
next week.

All right.
That gives you zing.

Put your pants on, Burt.
I repaired 'em for you.

Are you all right?

Because of my war injuries,

I had a back brace I hated.

They're gonna put you away

if they don't close
this place down.

That's not helpful, Shirley.

Experimental medicine.

You look good.

- How's the infection?
- All right.

Good, good, good, good, good.

And I got the message.

No need to pay yet.

Burt, you got messages.

Your parents called.
They can't make the holiday.

Herb Getz called
about the ear drops.

And Harold Woodman called.
Meet him at this address.

Walk right in. Urgent.

I worked with an attorney,

my best friend from the war,
Harold Woodman.

Hey, Burt.

What is going on?
What is this place?

- It's a very important case.
- Yeah?

- Pays very handsomely.
- Nice.

We have a lot of back bills.

People depend on us,
our business.

Most importantly, it's very
meaningful to both you and I.

Meaningful how?

Well, you care about
the annual gala,

- don't you?
- Yeah.

And you always say

it's important for us vets
to have reunions,

- to be remembered.
- It is.

And you say
it's great medicine for us

to get together and sing.
Don't you say that?

Where's this going?

It's going
to a particular procedure,

and I know how you prefer
some procedures over others.

Just tell me what it is.

What...
What kind of procedure?

What are you doing
with these flowers?

Dinner date with Beatrice.

- Dinner date with Beatrice?
- Yes.

- So disappointing.
- She's my wife.

Is he all right
to perform the procedure?

Yes.
He... He is. It's okay.

- He's not gonna do it.
- He's gonna do it.

- Calm down.
- Who is this?

This is Liz Meekins, Burt.

Meekins? As in, relation to...

He's my father. I know
you admire him very much.

- Oh, my God. Yes.
- We both did. Do.

I really do.

That's why he's gonna speak
at our reunion this year.

Very nice to meet you.

Are we meeting your father here?

Let her finish, Burt.

My father
came back yesterday on a boat.

Okay. He goes to Europe
on business, right?

Did he catch a bug or something?

I'll look at him. Where is he?

You should see him.

Yeah. Come on. Let's go.

This place is gorgeous.
Look at it.

So, where... where is, uh,

the good General
"Quiet and Still" Bill?

Excuse me.

My allergies are terrible today.

I wake up, it's in my sinus,

and it's the whole day.

I don't know what you're doing,

and I don't wanna know
what you're doing.

You have two hours
until the embalmer comes.

What happened? He was
gonna speak at the gala.

You will help me, won't you?

I'm not buying that he died
of natural causes.

He was a very healthy man.

No one in my family
agrees with me.

They're all wrong.
They're all liars.

I want an autopsy.

That's correct.
It is your right.

Your father died intestate.

You're the next of kin.
I read the papers.

I hate autopsies, Harold.
You know that.

We have to do it, Burt.

Bill "Quiet and Still" Meekins
is the reason we met.

He formed our regiment.

How did a man like this
end up dead?

You're telling me
it's suspicious?

Yes, I'm telling you
it's suspicious.

Will you please sing with me?

He said that
you used to sing with him

when you were at war.

He enjoyed it so much.

- Precious memories
- HAROLD: Memories

Unseen angels

Sent from somewhere to my soul

Hurry up.

You only have two hours

to do whatever it is
you're gonna do.

All right.
You have to do the autopsy,

and immediately after,
meet me at Minters Restaurant.

I need to know what you find.

Why did she say two hours?

Because we're in the mortician.

They're gonna put him
in the ground.

Minters Restaurant,
after 5:00.

You've gotta get him
out of here.

Yeah, we should get going, Burt.

Harold? I don't know
what you think you're doin'.

Liz, excuse me. Hello.

You got a dead white man
in a box.

Not even a casket.

Important man,
in a pine box of old wood.

Doesn't even have a top on it.

His daughter's cryin'.

Who do you think
is gonna get in trouble here?

- The Black man, that's who.
- Milton.

Right now we need to get him,

our leader,
who founded our regiment,

into the truck.

Do the autopsy.

Meet me at Minters Restaurant
immediately after.

- Got it.
- I need to know.

I need to know what you found.

Okay.

- Minters Restaurant at 5:00.
- Milton. Milton.

Please be careful.

It's got a bum wheel.

- That's not careful.
- Milton.

This is why
you'll never drive my car.

The embalmer is coming for this.

You better be here. Two hours.

You remember Burt, don't you?

- Of course.
- Irma St. Clair.

- Hello, Burt.
- Hello, Irma.

Don't be nervous.

I do at least
two autopsies a month.

I've done two autopsies
my whole life.

One to prove
I didn't leave a clamp

on someone's small intestine,

the other to remove a clamp
I did leave

on someone's small intestine.

Now we know you're good
with small intestines, Burt.

Thank you.

You know, you and Burt should
get coffee sometimes, Irma.

Maybe you and Irma
should get coffee sometime.

We're friends, Milton.

You know, Irma,

his wife wouldn't stand up
for him to her family.

They haven't lived together
in over a year.

That is my situation. Not now.

I just wanna see you happy.

Dead man makes you realize

time is short and love is real,

if you know what it is.

- What's going on here?
- Autopsy. Paperwork.

The police are waiting
for this body

to return to the mortuary.

The sooner we start,
the sooner he's out.

These two men
need to leave immediately.

They're veterans.
They served their country.

Go wait at McGee's.

We'll be downstairs at McGee's.

At McGee's.

Irma's Portuguese.
That's different.

I didn't know
you were Portuguese.

I'm not.

Do you wanna start this
or shall I?

Uh, just emotional
because I knew him.

You can just sign this
if you want.

No, no, no, no, no.

- That's what Harold needs.
- I... I can help.

He was such a kind man.

There we go.

Oh, God.

Mm.

Um, didn't ask
how you were doing.

My man left.

This kind of thing
happens every day.

I'm sorry.

It's fine.

True love is based on choice,
not need.

Do you need your wife

or do you choose your wife?

Well, can't it be both?

No. The second one is
the one that truly matters.

At the end of the day, it is.

Choice matters over need.

I don't like to be alone.

Ah.

That sounds like "need."

I'm opening up the stomach.
Look at that.

Oh, yeah.
That's an unusual color.

- Something...
- Yeah.

Given to him
over a period of time.

- Hmm.
- It's hard to tell how long.

Hmm.

He just got back from Europe.

I'll close him up
and take more blood samples.

I'll have more news
for you tomorrow.

I take it you're still
at the same office?

Yeah.

Harold says you deserve
a better circumstance,

but you allowed yourself
to be corrupted.

He says you followed
the wrong God home.

What? "Corrupted"?

"Followed the wrong God home"?
Why doesn't he say that to me?

- What does that even mean?
- I don't know.

Maybe you spent
enthusiasms and urgencies

you didn't know you were wasting

until it was too late.

You ended up without a chair
by the time the music ends,

even in your own home.

We need this room.

That's perfect,
'cause we were just leaving.

Liz said to meet her
after 5:00 at Minters.

Right. But I wanna
talk to you about Irma.

Oh, the reason
I pushed that, Burt,

is because
I wanna see you happy.

And I'm your friend.

My friend who thinks
I'm corrupted somehow,

yet doesn't have the guts
or decency

to tell it to my face.

You don't wanna
hear that to your face.

You've got flowers for your wife

who won't let you live
in your own apartment.

Explain the word "corrupted"

or the term "following
the wrong God home."

It's your in-laws, Burt.

They hate that we work together,

let alone that we're friends.

Well, I don't listen

to any of that Park Avenue
garbage from them.

Yes, you do.
You care a little bit.

And all it takes
is a little bit, Burt.

Then they got you.

Like that drop of blood from
the cut you got from the war

before I stabbed that German.

Those cuts clouded your eye,
and guess what,

you lost the eye forever.

Welcome to Minters, gentlemen.
Table for two?

Uh, we're actually
meeting someone...

- Uh-huh.
- a tall woman, blonde...

- Yes.
- serious face.

Yes. Right this way.

Wait. She was here.
I don't know what happened.

She was...

Right here.

- Miss Meekins.
- There she goes, pal.

Miss... Wait.
Miss Meekins.

Miss Meekins. Miss Meekins.

We did what you asked.

We found something suspicious,

just like you thought.

I can't do it. I'm sorry.

What...

I spoke to a personal friend,
Mr... Mr. Voze.

He said I have to be careful.

- Who? Did he scare you?
- He said it was dangerous.

Wait. Miss Meekins,
wait a second.

I just need to drop it.

Come off the street.
Come on.

- You knew my father.
- Yes, yes.

- And you knew my father.
- We did.

We loved your father. Yes.

And you know
what he used to say is,

he used to say
you can't run from fear.

You can't let
fear chase you around.

I know that I seem afraid,

and I shouldn't be
because Mr. Voze,

he was just cautioning me.

He wasn't... He meant well.

He's a friend of the family.

What did you find?

We believe that
he might have been poisoned.

Do you know why?

Is somebody watching me?
I can't...

It's okay. It...

I don't know
if I can talk about this.

They have interests
in an alliance,

and he knew that.

But he wasn't gonna
go along with it.

He knew something.
He saw something terrible.

He did.

And they knew he was gonna tell.

Tell what? What did he see?

It's dangerous.

I think that...

Miss Meekins!

Oh, my God! Miss Meekins!

These two, they did it.
Right there.

- Miss Meekins!
- She's dead.

- Ow!
- They did it.

- Right there.
- You're lying!

These two right there.
They did.

These two guys. Right there.

No! You did it!
You pushed her!

- They killed that woman.
- I saw you push her!

- They killed her!
- I saw you, sir!

- They did it.
- I saw it.

I'm an attorney.
This is a doctor.

Them two.
I saw 'em do it.

She hired us.
This is our client.

Look what he's got in his hand.

- He's got her purse!
- He's got her purse.

You killed her
and took her purse!

No. I saw you. You pushed her.

I'm an attorney...

No, no, no! He's...

Get off!

Citizen's arrest!
Citizen's arrest!

We'll make a citizen's arrest!

Shoot 'em!

Get them!
Those two, right there!

Stop!

Stop!

Cowards!

That poor girl. Oh, God.

Come on. Let's go.

Behind those cars!

- That's the man.
- You're not driving.

I'm driving.
We talked about this.

- That's him.
- Stay organized.

We're an organization.
Stay organized.

They won't get away.

We'll keep an eye out for 'em
right here.

How the hell did they
follow us over here?

Come on, come on.

God, this brace.

Hey, hey!

Hey!

I think they're
still watching us.

You think?

I think so.

Holy shit.
What fresh hell is this?

You don't get here

without things
starting a long time ago.

You want me to go
to our favorite tree...

and get bark
in the Argonne Forest

where they are
blowing people up?

It will be honorable, glorious.

Good for the family.

But it... it's good, Burt.
It's good.

You'll fit in better
when you have more medals.

You'll fit in on Park Avenue.

People respect military service.

I could be killed.

We cannot think that way.

Of course you won't be killed.

Ah, Beatrice.

I didn't come
all the way over here

to be talked to like a damn dog.

It's a crime against the flag.

I don't think they have
the ability to possess

the admiration or the confidence

to wear the uniform.

Who are we talking about?

One of these crackers
get in my way,

I'mma shoot 'em in the back.

Well, we know you even
like this even more.

I was done talking to you.

You'll never be done
talking to me.

That's enough, Sergeant.

Yes, sir, General Meekins.

You don't need to be
involved anymore.

Attitude doesn't help.

That's why
I wanted to bring you on

as a medical officer, Bernstein.

Berendsen, sir.

I'm sorry.
This is Mr. Woodman.

Got a situation here

that I thought you might be
able to help with.

What situation, sir?

Mr. Woodman,
why don't you tell him

why you're here in the stockade.

Why are we in a stockade?

Insubordination.

Were you insubordinate?

- Yes.
- Why?

They gave us Jim Crow officers
like that knucklehead.

But we refuse to continue

till they've replaced him
with somebody good.

Someone decent and respectful.

Is that supposed to be me, sir?

That is you, Berendsen.

I mean, the people you meet

in these circumstances

of tremendous stress

are bonded to you for life.

Are you the kind of doctor

that's gonna leave me
bleeding out

and I'll have to shoot
in the back?

Because let me tell you,

the officers that they had,

they didn't care
whether we lived or died.

I am not gonna
let anybody bleed out,

and I do not wanna
get shot in the back.

I am the son of a mechanic
from Elmira.

I am married.

I'm half Catholic, half Jewish.

I'm a doctor. I have
a practice on Park Avenue.

And I think that my in-laws
sent me here to get rid of me.

Well, that all sounds
pretty good, except that...

in-laws part, but maybe
that's why I can trust you.

So, we'll make a pact.

You see to it that we won't die.

And I'll make sure

you won't get killed.

We'll look out for each other.

Harold Thaddeus Woodman.

Bertram Berendsen.

- Welcome to the 369.
- Thank you.

Finally, that's what
I've been looking for.

Just some respect.

Now let's go deal with this
unfortunate uniform situation.

Yeah, let's go deal
with this uniform shit.

Welcome to my army.

Why are we wearing
French uniforms?

The American soldiers,

they don't wanna
be seen with us.

It's disgraceful. I fought
to create this regiment

in the spirit
of kindness and unity.

Hope to see you

on the other side of
the Argonne in good shape.

God be with you.

I saved Harold.

He saved me.

And there was this French lady
saving both of us.

Give me the rest...

Do not throw that away.

Why do you want to keep it?

It's unsanitary.

It's none of your business.

Et vous ne portez pas
de bonnet en plus!

- Comment?
- Vous ne portez pas de bonnet!

Get out of here!

Get out of here.

Oh la la!

Croyez-moi.

Stop this atrocity!

It's indecent...

criminal...

and you are blaspheming...

by keeping this bloody metal!

- She's blaspheming?
- Oui.

I'm blaspheming?

Oui.

The metal was obscene when it went in.

I redeem it when I take it out.

You prefer to keep it all hidden.

It insults God...

and the families
of the dead and the wounded.

No, she's right.

No, she's right.

Merci.

She can keep this bloody metal.

- Quoi?
- Merci.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- She's right.
- You see?

- Vous voyez! Allez.
- Allez.

Tout le monde! Tout le monde!

Du calme! Du calme!

Take it easy, Harold.

Il a raison!
Vous voyez!

Vous voyez!
Allez. Allez.

How dare you!

Oh, my God!

Ça suffit.

I don't know what is happening.

Liberté pour
nous tous. Arrêtez de mentir!

Liberté pour nous tous.
Arrêtez de mentir!

Liberté...

Mr. Woodman,

I believe I owe you
my gratitude.

Oh, you speak English?

- Yes.
- I thought you were French.

I'm Valerie Bandenberg.

- You're not French?
- No.

May I buy you a drink?

Yes.
We... We can do that here?

- I can.
- We can... We can drink here?

Harold!

- What the hell are you doing?
- Young man!

Where you goin'?

Oh, he's in safe hands with me.

If those Mississippi crackers
could see you now...

What happened to the pact?

I lost an eye here.

A woman who smokes a pipe.

Are you intimidated?

A little bit right now.

When you see someone,

and you really see them,

you see the kid
that used to be them.

You see the part of them
that's vulnerable.

Harold and I had that kind
of seeing each other

right from the start.

Well, now that the war
is over...

I just want to be a person.
You know?

I just want to walk around

- free...
- Mm.

As a person. Just...

Just living my life.

Here in Europe.

That's the ticket.
Just live and be free.

I highly recommend it.
I've walked around Europe.

It's done wonders for me.

Without even too many words,

I mean, she's looking
right into your soul.

Yeah, you wear it well.

Both our lives
were in the balance

before God. Right there.

Can I ask you something?

Mm.

What do you do
with the bloody shrapnel

that you take from our bodies?

I can't give you that
for nothing.

You have to trade me something.

You don't get that for free.

Trade you?

Okay. What does it cost?

Something beautiful.

Something to live for.

I'm looking at that right now.

I already gave you pieces of
metal shrapnel from my body.

You know, actually,
I took a lot more metal

from your friend's body.

What's his name?

His name is Burt Berendsen.

Oh, boy.

And he is hobbling along here,

remembering something
about a friendship pact.

Do you remember that?
Remember me? Here I am.

- Good to see you, Burt.
- Hello.

My apologies, Burt Berendsen.

Never again shall I pour two
without a third.

Hey, Burt, you gotta help me...

- Very good.
- trade something beautiful,

and in return,
she's gonna show us

what she does with all the metal

she took from our bodies.

Her name is Valerie.

What do you do with
all that shrapnel, Valerie?

If you want to know,

you have to trade me something.

- She told me the same thing.
- I got nothing.

Nonsense song.

That's a good idea.
How about that?

What's a nonsense song?

All right.

The red sun.

Um...

Some grapefruit.

The handkerchief.

The red sun...

some grapefruit...

the handkerchief...

when you call.

To see a face...

whose?

My name...

my own name.

It's vivid, the moment...

to love, to be.

You got it.

The beach is warm...

The sky is cold...

Death is real...

when we're dying.

But the sky...

is warm with friends.

I've taken all these pieces

out of people's bodies.

Look. This is more primitive,
this stuff.

Look, I'm having a tea party.

This is made out of
gun powder. And shrapnel.

The height of civilization.

Welcome to my world.

Oh, I'm doing my makeup.

Oh, do I only have half a face?

How did that happen?

As long as I have my lipstick.

Pretty.

You got to know what you love.

And you got to get
a real kick out of it,

or there's too much
damn trouble in it

to spoil this affair of living
from beginning to end,

if you let it.

Why not live it
for the beautiful things,

even if you were a bit broke?

What will my Beatrice think

about the missing eye business,

and the scars, and the scars
on my back and everything?

Can we do anything
about that, Valerie?

I know benefactors
in a hospital in Amsterdam.

They'll give you a new eye.

Amsterdam?

When I was first going through
France a couple of years ago,

okay, things were
a little more difficult.

I had to stab a guy.

I had to hit a lady
with a brick one time.

What?

- Wow.
- Yeah, it's a long story.

But with you two,
it will be a cakewalk.

And besides, I'm far better
at forging documents now.

Come on, Burt.
Let's go to Amsterdam.

Okay.

- Merci mes frères.
- Courage!

Nous avons I'ordre officiel
de transfert pour Amsterdam.

Regarde ça. Merci.

- Merci Madame.
- Mais attendez!

Mais qu'est-ce que vous faites?

Mais... Mais...
Messieurs dames...

Mais... vous rigolez?

Oui, oui Madame.
C'est très important.

Mais Madame remettez les clés.

Merci.

- Bonjour mes amis.
- Ah!

- Bonjour.
- Bonjour. Ça va?

- Mwah. Ça va.
- There you are.

Paul Canterbury.
Canterbury Glass.

London, England.

We make the finest
prosthetic glass,

industrial glass,
top-secret glass,

military glass,

every kind of glass
except window glass...

Unless, of course,
it's bulletproof.

Have no fear.
A friend of Miss Valerie

is a friend of Paul Canterbury,

who offers you a lifetime supply

of Canterbury glass eyes.

Not too bad.

As you can see, I've got
the same injury as you.

Or perhaps you can't see

due to the fine craftsmanship
of Canterbury Glass.

Let me see.
I believe you are a...

Yes, a dark hazel-green.
Am I correct, sir?

You're correct.

Huzzah. This is my American
colleague, Henry Norcross.

How do you do? We've been
friends of Valerie's family

through international business
for many years.

We've kept her safe
on her adventure,

and in return, she's helped
serve the good of the world.

How did she do that exactly?

By attending various dinners
and functions,

and telling us what
she's learned about banks

and troop movement,
so on and so forth.

Uh-huh.
You're spies.

No. No, sir.

He, uh, works
for a glass company,

and I work for the Department
of the Treasury.

They're old friends.

They've helped me out,
and I've helped them out.

Now I think
they'll help you out.

Even Paul and I have found

some time to do
a little birding here.

We're avid birders.

Yes. It's an exquisite hobby,
really.

Yes.

This is, uh, the African
gray crowned crane.

Yep.

These are extinct.

Yes, we have the last two.

The Nicobar, uh, pigeon.

Yes.

They were alive at one point.

And this is
the North American pheasant.

It's a North American pheasant,

which I like to call
the peasant of pheasants.

They're so common, you see.

- But they are beautiful.
- Yes.

The plumage
is really outstanding.

So, you know, we're happy
to pay for the faces,

whatever cosmetic healing
you might need, uh...

Top-shelf, nothing but the best.

Yes, yes. As well as
a good life here in Amsterdam,

where you deserve a rest

and some freedom after
what you've been through.

We'll come a-calling
sometime in the future

when we need you good people
to help us out.

Yes.

Because there will come a time

to say "enough" to these madmen

who create this war
we cannot make any sense of.

Well, how could this
monstrosity repeat itself?

It's supposed to be the war
to end all wars.

Right.

Because the dream repeats itself

since it forgets itself.

That's why it repeats itself.

This is the good part.

But the bad part
will come again one day.

But for now,
this is the good part,

in Amsterdam.

These are the lights right here.

They can be a little tricky.

You gotta go up, down,
up, down, up.

They'll flicker
for a little bit. See?

Lumière.

I mean, it's a big place.

Paul and Henry organized it
for me, but it's a wreck.

She was right.

- This was the good part.
- And this tap...

- It was fantastic.
- I mean,

don't let it scare you.
When you use the water...

it will do that.

The world
was suddenly our oyster

and it was glorious.

That's normal.

Yeah.
Amsterdam is in the heart,

and was there all along.

Go on!

Paul, show them the sand dance!

The sand dance.

The crazy British Empire
sand dance.

She was brilliant and nuts.

But she was our kind of nuts.

And so the pact now had three.

I stayed in Amsterdam
for a while

because it was glorious there.

He was steady and strong.

She was bold and luminous.

It was what the French call
a coup de foudre.

Love at first sight.

She made her art.

I was their best friend,

with my new eye.

We helped vets

- passing through town.
- Okay. That works.

We went dancing all the time.

It was magnificent.

These tango parlors,

you really feel like
you're flying.

You can't go. I...

It's terrible over there
right now.

- What are you talking about?
- I have to see my wife.

Burt, I have a very
bad feeling about this.

I... I think it's a bad omen
if you leave.

Please don't go.

I became a doctor
on Park Avenue.

- Park Avenue.
- I'm married.

We can... We can figure
it out, right? We can...

I know a thing or two
about Park Avenue.

Please don't go.

Valerie.

Let's be realistic.
This can't last forever.

How are we supposed to live?

I missed Beatrice,

even though she and her family
sent me off to war.

Serve your country.

When I first met her,

I was at a charity event
at medical school.

And I see this woman,

the most beautiful woman
I've ever seen.

Oh, my God.
You should've seen her.

And we danced all night.

We were giddy.
We were laughing.

We were in love.

I had no idea
that she was the daughter

of the guy
who gave me the scholarship.

In his eyes, this half Jew,
he was like,

"You can have the scholarship,
but my daughter,

- "uh-uh, off-limits."
- Sounds bad.

You can choose your friends.

You can't choose your family.

And I choose you. And this...

I'm getting embarrassed,

because you might not
feel the same way.

But this relationship,

probably the most
important thing in my life.

Yeah.

We do agree. So stay.

But I can't quit Beatrice.

I love her.

Sure, they say
you'll have medals.

You'll fit in on Park Avenue.

Well, this was
the hero's welcome I received.

No, I've told you before,

you cannot treat
these patients here.

It's just completely
inappropriate.

The only reason
I know these patients

is because you made me
go to war.

You understand,

this does not happen
on Park Avenue.

And you've been taking
too much morphine.

You stay away from my daughter.

You are blacklisted.

Go. Leave. You must leave.
You must leave here.

Don't go to the apartment.
I'll... I'll send you clothes.

Bertram, stay! I'm sorry.

Hey. Hey. Hey, hey, hey.

How can I not help the veterans?

Hey.

I had relocated my practice

to an alley
off Great Jones Street.

It got a little out of control
with the pain medicine.

And I was given
an enforced rest,

courtesy of the State
of New York.

Come on, buddy.

Wrote my friends
to help get me out.

Had no idea
what it would do to them.

If your family
has the kind of influence

that can help Burt
get out of jail,

I think you should do it.

I mean,
the pact is the pact, Valerie.

I told you I ran away
from something, didn't I?

That's all you need to know.

But, yes, my family
could possibly help him.

But if I contact them,
they'll know where I am.

And if they know where I am,

they will find a way
to possibly drag me back.

And they're very persuasive.

All he was doing was
trying to help the regiment.

I hear those guys
have it rough back at home.

I think we both knew
where this was headed anyway.

- Yeah.
- What do you mean by that?

Well, I mean, we...
we only exist in Amsterdam.

You know,
and you've spoken a lot about

the things that you plan
on doing back in America.

Maybe it's time.

I said I wanted
to become a lawyer.

To fight for people.

People like those soldiers
back at home.

I wanted to fight
for people like that

who couldn't fight back,

who couldn't fight for
themselves, to use the law.

You also said that you wanna
live in Amsterdam with me.

Yes.

I wanna do both. I wanna
go back home and fight.

And I wanna stay here with you.

And I wanna live.
I wanna truly live.

How do you have
both those things?

There's a way.

But right now
we have to help Burt.

What will happen to us?
I love you.

We gotta help Burt.

Okay.

Get dressed.

She vanished,
one day soon after,

without a word to Harold,
except a note.

I was suddenly released
from jail.

Never heard from her.

Harold came back to New York.
Got his law degree.

You have a claim.

We worked together
over 10 years.

The good doctor and I
will take good care of you.

All kinds of trouble
we got people out of,

until the Meekins case.

This was trouble that
now we were in, ourselves.

And we may
very well not survive.

Oh, my God. That poor girl.

I can't bear this.

Something... Something
is very wrong, Harold.

What's that thing
that you always say to me?

We'll fight through it.

We'll find a way,
no matter what.

Thank you. I need that.

Where... Where you going?

It's safer
if we can get off the street.

Oh... I know where we are.

I know where we are.
Not that woman, Burt.

The lights are off.
Is it a surprise dinner?

She knows people
from Liz Meekins's world.

The place looks the same.

Smells of mothballs,
like your marriage.

Thanks, pal.

What are friends for
if not honesty?

That burns. How we looking?

Good?

Help me.

- Is that straight?
- Yeah.

Oh, I see.

You're really putting it on
nice for her, huh?

Bertram?

Sit down. Relax.

Hey, Burt, don't be too long.

Do me a favor.

- Try to be optimistic.
- Bertram? Bertram?

Oh, look at you.

There is no dinner. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. It was a mistake.

Why did you invite me?

Because it was...
I had a moment of weakness.

That's what we've become?
A moment of weakness?

And my father can't even know
that I'm doing this

because he'll take away
all kinds of privileges.

What's wrong here?

Do you remember
when we would have nights,

just Emily Dickinson poetry,
and singing together

and just staring at each other?

- What happened?
- I remember, yeah.

That's why I love you.

Did you fall?

Did you hurt your back?
Let me take a look at it.

My back has been
killing me all day.

This is not the right time.

Just a glimpse.
Come on.

You were once so beautiful.

Oh, for God's sakes.

And now you're just hideous
and grotesque.

You're so ugly and deformed.

It's so hard to look at you.

And you wear a corset
like a woman.

- You're helpless.
- Beatrice,

I can't do this anymore.

This deviance that you've come
to have about my scars.

Do you choose me

or do you need me?

What kind of a question is that?

I was talking to someone today

and they said that
love is choosing someone,

not needing them
for some other reason.

Did you need me when we met,

or did you choose me
as a person?

Was it the people around me?

The prestige of my family
in medicine

when you were
a scholarship student

from Upstate New York?

Or did you choose me?

Just me?

I asked Burt
the exact same question

just a little while ago.

Harold Woodman.

Why do you have a woman's purse?

Bill Meekins's daughter, Liz,

was pushed under
a truck tonight.

What, are you serious?

She hired me because
we were close to her father.

That's why she trusted us.

Somehow,
they think that we did it.

And we need somebody.
We need something.

We need someone to help us.

What about the name "Rose"?

That's the last thing
Liz Meekins said

before she died,

that a Mr. Rose
could help her.

Liz would never have known
a Rose. That's a Jewish name.

Oh. Thank you, Beatrice.

You're only half.
Harold, you misheard.

Why?

Because it has to be "Voze"
with a "V."

That's a prominent family
in the Social Register.

The Vozes are at the top of it.

Burt, this is what
I'm talking about.

This is your world that
we're in trouble in, not mine.

What's that?

How dare you come in here?

The door was unlocked.

This is still
your listed address, right?

Apparently so.

Detective Getweiler,
what brings you here

at this hour?
You need more pills, Lem?

I know you have
the same brace as I do,

not like Mr. Hiltz.

Your flat arches
stopped the Germans

from seeing you
in the Rhineland.

You know why I'm here, Burt.

You and Woodman fled the scene

after you pushed the
Meekins woman under a truck.

Why would you possibly think
that was us?

Well, there's not
too many people

that fit the description of
a doctor looking for his eye

on the ground
with his Black attorney.

The woman who died hired Harold

to look into her father's death.

I did an autopsy on him
this afternoon.

He was the general of the
regiment we served in, Lem.

Witnesses say you pushed her.

No, we had to get out
of there. It was chaos.

A fight broke out.
The killer pointed at us.

He's very good
at being a criminal.

Well, I know one thing.

I need to give
my captain answers.

And at the moment,
you two are the suspects.

Can you prove you have

an employment contract
with Liz Meekins?

That she hired you
to be her attorney?

Absolutely.
I can get that to you.

Plus, I can get you
the preliminary autopsy report

and the Bill Meekins
estate papers.

Good.

No, we gotta...
we gotta take you in...

- Get your hands off of me.
- Hiltz. Hiltz, Hiltz.

I'm a part
of the Bar Association.

Don't touch me.

I don't even like that
this man is a lawyer.

Columbia Law School.

Maybe those flat-ass
arches of yours

make that hard for you
to comprehend.

Don't talk to me
about my flat arches.

I'll crack your head right...

Hiltz, no, you won't.
Knock it off!

What if we got someone
to vouch for us?

Someone from
the Social Register?

Would that get
your captain's attention?

Someone like

Mr. Voze,
who knew Bill Meekins.

Bertram...

Beatrice.

My family
are long-standing members

of the state medical board.

And I can attest to the fact
that both of these men

are horrible liars,

to each other,
let alone to the police.

If you take them in
before giving them the chance

to give you everything
that they've offered,

I'm afraid it might
cost you your job.

My father has a lot of friends
at City Hall.

Get us everything you promised.

Understand, you and me,

we got something in common.

We served, not like this guy.

What about the missing purse?
Where did that go?

This could...
This could be evidence.

What are you doing with that?
Put that down.

- Put that back.
- What's in here?

- What's this?
- Put it down.

- I'm just saying...
- Put that back.

Oh-oh.

I'm sorry.
I was being careful.

What is the matter with you?

He's learning, Burt.

He, uh...
He can be a good detective.

And when you spoke to Voze,
you let me know right away.

I'm not gonna wait that long.
You hear me, Burt?

- Yes.
- I'll give you a few days.

But if I have to,

- I'll bring you in myself.
- I understand.

- And I need some pills too.
- I got it.

I'll be seeing you
in your office pretty soon.

- Yes.
- But it's a bad situation.

It's very bad.

Well, that was exciting.

Go and get your things,

but don't get killed
on the way home.

Committee of the Five,
stay alive.

Keep your mouth shut.

Why not just drive up
and shoot us?

Committee of the Five,
always alive!

What else did this guy
have in mind for us?

We're everywhere.

So now we have to lie
to get into this guy's house.

Doesn't matter how.
We are gonna see Mr. Voze.

What is this charity?

Okay, that's the Episcopal one.

The door opens and you say?

I say, "Hello..."

My name is Dr. Burt Berendsen.

This is Harold Woodman, Esquire,

Medal of Honor recipient.

It's the Croix de Guerre,

not the Medal of Honor,
and you know that.

Croix de Guerre, yes.
Sorry.

We know how the Episcopalians
love Mr. Voze.

He'll be sorry to have
missed you. He's not in.

Well, when do you think
he'll be back?

I don't know.

But perhaps you could
leave that letter with me?

We need to hand this
directly to Mr. Voze.

On orders from the Bishop.

Right. Well, then,
you can leave a card.

I'm sorry to disappoint you,
gentlemen.

However, do you mind?

I'm looking at this cabinet,

and I... I couldn't help
but recognize

these crafts.

Are these made in a hospital,
over here?

See? Yes.

Looks like the works
of veterans. Yes.

- All by veterans.
- Right.

Mr. Voze's primary charity.

They send them
all the time as thanks.

That, uh, is very kind.

And we, in fact...

uh, are veterans...

Libby, can I have the remedy,
please?

I've got that numbness
in my hands,

and the chills in the nerves

and shooting pains.

Please?

Valerie,
please go into your room

or go back upstairs.

Can't you see
we have company present?

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

No. Don't talk to her.
She's not well.

Valerie,
don't talk to these men.

I'm not a hemophiliac, Libby.
I can talk to people.

Yes, you're not a hemophiliac,

but you are epileptic,

and you have
a nervous disorder. No!

- We talked about the doll.
- I'll bite your ears off.

No! I told you not to do that
with the doll.

- Mrs. Moran! Carlton...
- Carlton!

You know that disturbs me,
Valerie.

How dare you! Carlton!

Carlton.

Valerie, honestly.

We spoke about
leaving me alone with her.

Come in here.
We can talk in here.

How is this coincidence
even possible?

Because it's not a coincidence.

I told Liz Meekins
to hire you two.

What do you mean, you told
Liz Meekins to hire us?

She's a friend of mine.

She needed someone
she could trust.

Someone outside
our social circle.

This is so strange.

I never really told you
my real last name.

Bandenberg was a traveling name.

But that was our deal
in Amsterdam.

Nothing about the past.

Right?

You live in New Jersey?
This whole time?

- Yeah.
- This is a big house.

- This is how you live?
- Yeah.

No letter.

- Not a phone call.
- I was embarrassed.

This is not who I once was.

It's not who you met
in Amsterdam.

What's wrong with your balance?

I have a nerve disorder.

You never had that before.

No, she never had that before.

We are here for a reason.

Harold, let's not forget,
it's pretty urgent.

Valerie,

do you know Tom Voze?

Of course I know Tom.

We're in a lot
of trouble, Valerie.

We need him to vouch for us.

He's a good guy,

but I don't know
if he's gonna vouch for you.

He avoids controversy.
He doesn't like that.

He's easily intimidated.

- Is he your husband?
- Carlton's on his way!

No, he's not my husband.

He's married
to the woman out there

screaming to have you
kicked out right now.

He's my brother.

After everything we had
in Amsterdam,

turns out Burt and I
have no idea who you are.

You know exactly who I am.
I know exactly who you are.

All three of us. Burt too.

We know each other
the way it counts.

And if you two
still have an arrangement,

then I'm still part of it.

Maybe not after 12 years.

Yes,
after 12 years. Yes.

Because I ended up here.

And I came back
because of you and you.

That's true.

I told you
when you left Amsterdam,

something bad would happen.

I said it would be
the bad part of the dream.

Did I not say that?

It's true.

And here we are.

Valerie, Carlton's on his way.

Open the door.

We can get out of it.

Well, it's different here,

so I don't know about that.

Carlton is coming, Valerie.

I have a feeling
this is Carlton.

Oh, no.

No. Oh, no, no, no.

Ah...

- Carlton. Carlton. Please.
- Wait. Wait...

Oh!

Valerie, do you see
what happens?

How do you possibly know
any of these men?

There he is.
The brandy, Mrs. Moran.

No, thank you.
I don't drink.

Well, I don't think
I trust a man

who doesn't like a drink,

especially at a time like this.

Where is my eye, Harold?

- Right here.
- Thanks.

I never expected
two decorated soldiers

to get knocked out
in my own home.

No, just one, sir.

Oh, that's right, Mr. Woodman.
You were too fast for Carlton.

I was.

They started talking to
Valerie, and she's not well.

And please,
darling girl, stop crying.

It's only natural
for her to cry, Libby.

She just found out
her friend is dead.

We couldn't keep it
from her for forever.

I'm not so ill
that I can't talk to people.

You leave me here
with this invalid

when you know very well
that I think

- she should be hospitalized.
- Libby.

- It's for her own good.
- If you ever say that

- to me again...
- I can't handle...

It will be a better place
for you.

I'll put you in a hospital.

I'll send you to a witch trial.

Ladies, please.
Ladies. Stop.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry
I had to raise my voice.

She was talking to these men
like she knows them.

That terrified me.

Do you know one another?

- Yes.
- No.

- Yes.
- We do, indeed.

Europe.

- From Amsterdam.
- The hospital.

They said they were
from the Episcopal charities.

Is there any truth
to that at all?

- Uh, absolutely.
- In part.

In part?

Hey, the gala is coming up.

Mostly a veteran event.

But there might be
Episcopalians there.

And Bill Meekins
was our featured speaker.

But we find ourselves
in this terrible situation

where we're accused
of killing Liz Meekins,

which is not true in any way.

Liz mentioned the name "Voze,"

and so we thought you might
know who was after her

and can help clear our names.

We're veterans.
We're respectable.

We wouldn't be involved
in any of this,

except to help.

Bill Meekins was
a graham cracker of a man.

Not a mean bone in his body.

Then why...
Why did I have to help her?

Why did I have
to encourage her to go around

everyone we know
and hire these two?

I did help her, darling.

I told her to come to me
before it got bad.

Now look what happened.

Yes. Look what you did,
Valerie.

I'm sorry, it's unfortunate,

but you shouldn't have
gotten involved.

It's not her fault.

- It's not her fault.
- Tom.

- How is this not her fault?
- It's not...

- Some things are her fault.
- Tom. Tom.

Oh, Tom.

She's sick.

We can find
who killed Bill Meekins.

It's probably the same people
who killed his daughter.

We're looking into it.

And, uh, that information
will clear our names.

Now, the autopsy indicated

that he was possibly poisoned

by too many medicines
while he was in Europe.

Do you know who he was
traveling with, who sent him?

I can help you find out,

but I can't get
personally involved.

You're a coward, Tom.

Don't you dare
call him a coward.

You know
that's what he was called

by those prep-school kids.

It's cruel, Valerie,
and you know that.

They want me to get involved

in all these committees, clubs.

Do you know what I do instead?

I'm a bird watcher.

That's what I do.

Mm, it must be good,
get you outside.

You're a bird watcher.
He's ridiculous.

He's no more ridiculous
than you are

with your movies,
razor blades, teacups,

the horrid things you make.

Honestly, Valerie,
they're demented.

Excuse me.

You said that you could
help us find

who traveled with him
to Europe. Who would know?

Gil Dillenbeck would know.
Do you know him?

The whole country knows him.

He's the most decorated
Marine in US history.

- Yeah.
- Yes, he is.

Dillenbeck was friends
with Meekins.

They were both generals.

I never got involved
in the military.

I just ran
the family's textile company.

Dillenbeck can tell you who
was traveling with Meekins.

I wouldn't trust anyone else.

And I don't have access

to that kind
of information myself.

- Okay, okay. We met him twice.
- Yeah.

Took a picture with him once
in Belgium and another...

- D.C.
- at the Bonus Army march

- in summer '32.
- Right.

We still have those pictures,
Mr. Voze.

Yeah. Right.

He's very particular
about who he'll speak to.

If you've met him,

and you're soldiers he respects,

your chances
are far better than mine.

Yeah, he distrusts
people of means.

If you meet him,
please do let us know.

I would love to shake his hand.

Libby saw Dillenbeck
in the newsreel,

and she has a crush on him.

Don't be ridiculous, Valerie.

You have talked
about that newsreel.

He's a very impressive man.

Yes, he is.

And I happen to like
that newsreel.

Don't play it.
Don't play it, Tom.

Oh, we should play it
before they go.

Valerie,

Gil Dillenbeck is perhaps
the one hope your friends have

of getting out
of all this trouble.

Would you like
to see the newsreel?

Oh, good.

The veterans who marched

last summer for benefits

remain under the leadership
of General Gil Dillenbeck.

The veterans' benefits
are still unpaid,

though the brave general
remains their spokesperson.

Look, look,
it makes me so damn mad.

A whole lot of people
speak of you as tramps.

"Tramps! You men are tramps."

Who are these people
who dare call you that?

You're soldiers.

You sacrificed your lives,
your limbs.

You've suffered that
for your country.

The government burned them

out of the nation's capital.

Veterans never got one benefit.

Who in the hell has done

all the bleeding
for this country,

and for this law, and
this Constitution anyhow,

but you fellows?

Tom, it ruined the newsreel.

I'm so sorry, darling.
I will replace that.

Libby's precious newsreel.

We were there. We took
pictures with the general.

Such a handsome man.
Such a strong man.

Now that is true character
in a man.

Tom is also
of excellent character.

And, yes, he prefers birding
to politics.

But it's meaningful.

You said you'd come back.

Why? So you could leave me?

I didn't know if I was
a fleeting adventure

or if you even thought
about me at all, Valerie.

I never thought
of anyone else. Not really.

What about you?

No. Not really.

Really?

Yes.

And what did you mean,
"embarrassed"?

What did you mean by that?

Embarrassed to contact me
all these years?

Just seeing me like this. I...

It's not who I was in Amsterdam.

And for what? For what?

We can't be together
in this country.

You see that garden?

I spend at least an hour
out there every day.

- Oh, that's great.
- Mm.

See a rose-breasted grosbeak,

a dark-eyed junco,

reminds me of God's green earth.

Hmm.

Yeah, I don't know
those birds. But...

There's this man from England

who has violated
every sacred rule of birding

by going into 24 nests

of a near-extinct species
of bird

to take 24 eggs.

All for one man's
selfish glorification

to get his name in a bird book

for some meaningless discovery.

And that is the type of person,

I think, who very likely
did something awful

to Bill Meekins
and his daughter.

I'm trying
to follow you here, sir.

You're saying that man,
the bird thing,

England, the nest, and the book,

that he killed Bill Meekins?

I'm trying to make a point.
Yeah?

That type of man.

Okay. I'm still not certain.
What do you mean?

Dr. Berendsen,
you seem like a good person

with your medicines
and your veterans.

You shouldn't be hindered.
You should be helped.

- But I'm only one person.
- Sir,

we didn't do anything,

and we need the police
to know that.

Maybe Dillenbeck.

Tomorrow?

Can you come back tomorrow?
The house will be empty.

They'll be at the other house

for one of Libby's
culture talks, please.

Shush.

What do you mean, "shush"?
What are you guys doing?

I've been discussing crimes

of the bird society of England.

Your brother's a little kooky.

Burt, I don't know
what's happening,

but it's far beyond
Meekins and his daughter.

And I don't trust
my medications now either.

We just have to
get Dillenbeck. That's it.

Great, take me with you.

- Valerie.
- I can come. I can help.

- She can. It's true.
- Burt.

The three of us,
we were inseparable.

We did things,
we got things done,

and most of all, we lived.

- Harold?
- I have to get out of here,

- please!
- She's right.

- Burt. She could help us.
- I can help.

Valerie?

What are you doing?

It's time to get
your friends to the door.

Dr. Malin's coming.

Thank you for coming.
Sorry for the trouble.

Thank you.
This turned out very helpful.

Looking forward to this.

Please say goodbye
to Carlton for me.

Thank you. Talk to you soon.

Valerie?

Dr. Malin will be here
with the remedies

you asked for, remember?

Are you Dr. Malin?

Yes. Yes, I am.

Oh, I'm a doctor.
If you don't mind my asking,

in your professional opinion,
what is her condition?

Hereditary nervous disorder.

Affects her blood pressure,

her balance,
her nerves and movement.

No, she never
had that before, Doctor.

It advances with age.

- Thank you.
- Thank you, Doctor.

My God.

I can't believe we saw Valerie.

- First thing tomorrow...
- She looks great.

First thing...

Such bad luck,
she got that ailment.

We go
to Dillenbeck's,

and we hope we get in.

Dillenbeck said no, Burt.

Dillenbeck said no?

What do you mean, he said no?
Did you talk to him?

I talked to his wife.

She said no.
They get too many visitors.

We... We have to keep trying.

Uh, did you send,
uh, the... the...

the photographs
of when we met him?

No, because you have to bring
the pictures yourself.

All right, where is Harold?

He was supposed to take me
to Dillenbeck's.

He was meant to be here
hours ago.

I don't know.

But the police are here,
and they wanna talk to you.

Okay. All right,
everything all at once.

Irma St. Clair
is waiting, also.

Oh, God! All right.

Uh...

Peanuts

Not now. Not now.

- Oh, come on.
- Are you sure

- this is safe, Valerie?
- Yes, it's safe. It's fine.

They're at the other house.
They'll be there all day.

Remember this?

You look perfect.

That's you.

That's you.

Pourquoi?

- Amsterdam.
- Say, "Amsterdam."

Amsterdam.

Amsterdam.

This pill has gotta be better.

Of course.

Morty, it's for the pain
and the nerves.

Detective Getweiler,
you want the medicine.

Let me do that for ya.

- Come on.
- This hip is killing me.

No, no, no. Come on. Come on.

Give it to me.
Give that to me.

My hip is killing me.

There you go.

- So painful.
- Please, please, please.

Let me do that next time.
What are friends for?

I think
there will be no next time.

Listen to me.

We might have to close down
your office.

Lem, close down the office?

Yeah, close down
your office, yeah.

We need hard evidence.

Detective Hiltz, look,
you don't understand.

Me and Lem, this and this.

Tell him, Lem.

Exactly,
we got metal in our blood,

in our brain. Imagine that.

You have flat arches.

You couldn't serve.
We understand.

You're still our chief suspects.

Why?

Why? You know,
you know we didn't do this.

No, everyone says you did it.

Everyone says? Every...
There was one man.

- Yeah.
- He did it.

Now my captain
needs to know why you did

that, uh, hush-hush autopsy
on the father.

There was nothing
hush-hush about it.

Liz Meekins authorized it.
Completely legal.

Harold can verify that.

Let's see the autopsy results.

Yes, let me get the autopsy

from Irma St. Clair
right in here.

Excuse me, Doctor.
Overseas, I understand

that they have medicines
for strength.

Do you got anything here
for strength?

- What?
- Power? Power.

Can I get the autopsy report...

Yeah, but...

- from Irma St. Clair...
- Hiltz, wait.

One of the best autopsy
nurses in the city?

Thank you.
Yes, thank you.

Optimism.

I understand we both had
a very unusual time

since last we saw each other.

What happened?

Why is your coat
over your shoulder?

That's what I wanted
to tell you.

I was filing the autopsy results

when this red-faced man

- with an angry face...
- Oh, God.

- And this other man...
- What happened?

They threw me down,
they broke my wrist,

and they took
the autopsy results.

They took everything.

- But it wasn't...
- That's not well done.

- I know.
- That is angulated.

That needs to be reset,

or else
that is gonna be very bad.

Uh...

- Can I?
- Okay.

- Let me take your coat.
- Let me sit down. Thank you.

Are you all right?

No, this is not...
not a good job.

That's it. Hold on. Two more.

One time, you were telling me

whether you like
the Spanish melody...

- What?
- or was it classical?

Classical...

That's it. That's it.

All done. It's okay.

It's okay. All right now.

- Okay?
- Yes.

That's it.
I gotta get a sling.

- Just keep that supported.
- Yes.

I'm so sorry that
you got mixed up in all this.

I'm an autopsy nurse.

I get mixed up
in all sorts of things.

Besides, brought me closer
to you and to...

They're waiting for us.

Let them wait.

Why is he playing music?

He likes music.

I don't know
why he's playing it now.

Do you like this music?

Me? I don't know.

Beatrice.

What are you doing here?

Who is this woman?

This is Irma.
We work together.

Mm-hmm.

She's, uh...

She's an autopsy nurse.

Don't give me that.

Come home.

I'll defy my family
so we can be together.

Is this real?

Why are you here now,
of all times?

Like, you never come here.

'Cause Shirley's on my side,

and she calls me and tells me
when to protect my husband.

My father controls
your medical license.

You know that.

Can you get your parents

to put their names
on the committee

for the gala for the veterans,

so we can get respect
and dignity,

and you can tell your parents

that Tom Voze
might, uh, get involved?

Well, uh, yes.

But how will you get him?
You won't get him.

I already met him.

I introduced you.

Well, you didn't introduce us.
You told us about him,

and then me and Harold,
we met him.

Really sorry, Burt.

I think you should think
about who you are

and what you want to be.

Shirley. Not helpful.

We need a sling!

Where are the autopsy results?

She was rolled, Lem,

quite possibly by the same man

- who pushed Liz Meekins.
- I got the sling.

I can give you a description.
He was about...

You mean, they're stolen?

Yes, they were stolen.

So, what about the results?

I can tell you the results.
I remember them.

I found mercury, luminol,
and somnifene in his stomach,

and they were in high amounts.

I believe they were given to him

the last week of his life.

Last week, which means
probably on the boat.

So, we don't have anything
to give our captain, right?

She just gave you the evidence.

I can give you an affidavit.
I do them all the time.

I'm bonded by the city.

How about that? Right?

- I mean, we are doing...
- And certified.

Yes. We're doing
your job for you.

What about the dead daughter?

Throw this guy in jail.

Let me handle this.

- Lem. Lem, Lem.
- What's this...

Please do not touch that.

- Degenerate tea set?
- That is art.

You gotta get rid of this.
It's obscene.

- That's art.
- No, that's not art.

Art is beautiful, lovely,
evokes thoughts.

That's what that is.

- That's what that is?
- Yes.

Why would you take a tea set,
a lovely tea set,

and turn it into
an instrument of violence?

- That's a good question.
- It makes no sense.

Perhaps, Lem,
the question of the century.

Don't think about it too much.

- Lem.
- Burt.

Lem, where is the camaraderie?

We were in the Argonne.
Let's live.

Voulons vivre.

New pill. Remember this.

Souviens-toi.

- You owe me.
- Okay.

But you owe me too.

Get me Harold's contract
with Liz Meekins.

I will.

Truth is possible.

And I think that love, maybe,

is even possible.

And this pill is working.

Truth, love, what?

Harold has the car.
I only got one eye.

- They don't let me drive.
- We'll find them.

It's okay.

Lady of Spain, I adore you

Right from the night
I first saw you

My heart has been
yearning for you

What else could any heart do?

Lady of Spain, I love you

Oh, my God.

This sounds terrific. Larry.

It's not canceled, right?

It's not canceled, is it?

- Definitely not canceled.
- Oh, thank you.

The reunion is a gem,
and you're gonna sing.

We are going to perform!

You be careful.

Milton!

Harold was supposed to be
at my office hours ago.

You okay? You don't look good.

Things have gotten more
complicated, haven't they?

You know, my grandfather
shot a guy in the face.

And he got shot in the face.

Separate occasions.

Separate occasions.
Not the same guy.

And it all worked out.

- Good.
- Let's go.

Dr. Burt. Burt.
I got a pinched nerve.

No, I'm... I... I don't know
what to do with that yet.

We can be right there.
Okay, good.

Where have you been?
I've been worried sick.

We went on a drive
and found out a lot of things.

Well, you're not supposed
to go for a drive,

when you're supposed
to meet Gil Dillenbeck.

And the police
are waiting on papers

that you promised them.

Did someone slap you, Burt?

'Cause you have a red mark
on your face.

I fell, I got slapped, I got...

Carlton punched me.

Yeah, I was there for that one.

We got roughed up too.

We were in quite a situation.

Please, not now. In the car.

Milton, get these to Detective
Getweiler. All right?

This is Liz Meekins's
employment contract.

Did I mention that I predicted
extreme trouble

from a white man in a box?

Then added to by a white woman

under a truck.

The point, Milton?

You know, I'd rather be on trial

for killin' five white men

than one white woman.

'Cause this can lead
to one Black man

or more dead in a box.

Please, let's get going.

We should've left
for Dillenbeck's hours ago.

That's the only hope
that we have

to get out of this situation
with the police.

Why are we stopping here?

This is not Bucks County.

This is not even
out of the city.

We're making
a quick stop at the Waldorf.

Is Dillenbeck at the Waldorf?

We're not here
to see Dillenbeck.

What are you talking about?

What are we doing here?
Harold, Valerie!

Unbelievable!

Welcome to
the Waldorf Astoria, sir.

How long will...

We're not staying
at the Waldorf.

We had one thing
to do today, Harold.

One thing.
Try to talk to Gil Dillenbeck.

And maybe have an event
with a modicum...

- This is my situation...
- of dignity and...

from my past
that we saw today, Burt.

And it's my peace of mind
that's been twisted, Burt.

Dillenbeck can't help us

until we know
what's really going on.

Well, what is going on?

I don't know,
but we're gonna find out.

Give me the keys.

- Absolutely not.
- Give me the keys.

You're not driving.
You can't drive,

you one-eyed nut.

Harold, this is not smart.

At least, just tell me
who we're seeing here.

Paul Canterbury.

Paul Canterbury?

- Yeah. Yeah.
- The glass-eye guy?

From Amsterdam.
The benefactor?

She still talks to them, Burt.

- Hello, Paul.
- Oh, Valerie, how are you?

There you are.

Harold.

Paul Canterbury.

Berendsen, how are you?

Here you go. Dark hazel green.

- Eh.
- Box of six.

Very kind of you. Thank you.

Ah!

It's teatime.

Is it just me
who fancies claret?

I like to have it
going in one hand

and tea in the other.

We're in a bit
of a predicament, Paul.

Thank you for taking the time
to see us.

Valerie, we're prepared

to do anything we must
as gentlemen.

You bounder!

You cheat! You disgust me!

History will redeem me.

Like hell it will.

Sorry, everyone.

It's all right. Drinks on me.
Literally.

Hello.
This way, please.

You remember Henry Norcross?
He's the American...

Federal employee they don't need

to talk about, or I trust
they wouldn't be here.

What does all of this
have to do with

a "glass business" in England

and, uh,
financing in Washington?

Well, they overlap.

Lots of things overlap,
Berendsen.

The whole world
overlaps in its most

treacherous way
if you pay attention.

And hello, Burt,
Harold, Valerie.

- Hello, Henry.
- You're looking good, Henry.

It's good to see you too
as we gather here once more

on the right side
of history. Huh?

Paul, I understand you had
a drink thrown in your face

- in the tea court just now.
- Yes.

Just some old business
from England, Henry.

No, no, no.
A drink in your face

is a drink in my face.

I'd like to hear
about it, please.

Then we'll get on
to new business.

It was someone from

the Ornithological Society
of Great Britain.

Ah, one of those
rotten bastards, huh?

Yeah.

What?

I was told a story
about a misdeed

in the bird society of England.

And I'm starting to wonder
if that story is about you.

Our discovery
was hardly trivial.

Yes, we proved that the cuckoo

lacks the capacity,
the civility,

the character
to build its own nest.

Wow.

How is that possibly significant

or interesting
to anybody or anything?

Because it shows that the cuckoo

is a parasitic bird.

It tricks better birds
who build nests.

Cuckoo destroys the host's eggs,

and then destroys
the nest itself.

Berendsen, the cuckoo doesn't
give a damn. Okay?

I'd say
it's a profound statement

on the parasitic destructive
behavior of nature,

- including humans.
- Hear, hear.

That is especially true
after what we saw today.

Burt, it's the story about

what happened to us.
Listen up.

We have been trying
to tell you, Burt.

And I think Paul and Henry
should hear this too.

But we ended up at
a very strange clinic today

and we found this.

Those symbols were everywhere.

Have you seen it before?

The Committee of the Five.

I went to see Valerie
as we'd arranged,

but then we noticed
somebody was watching us.

Someone was watching
us through the curtains.

That's the man
who pushed Liz Meekins.

And he must've got bored waiting

because he started to leave,

and then we decided
to follow him.

And he led us
to Rockland County.

To an unmarked brick building.

They assumed that we were
patients for a procedure.

To be sterilized.

Ah,
a forced sterilization clinic.

Then I saw the man.

This red-faced man. The man
who pushed Liz Meekins.

He looked right at me,
and he said...

This is your moment
to end your inferiority.

You're gonna
have that procedure.

Don't move!

Shit.

Somebody call the captain!

- Come on.
- Stop those people!

- Help! We need help!
- Call the captain!

Well, when Valerie's
gun finally went off,

it hit a glass,
and we got out of there

- and headed back to the city.
- My God.

Well, I'm glad you're all right.

But if you didn't get

the red-faced killer's
identification,

then it's of no help,
whatsoever.

What are you
talking about, Burt?

It has everything to do
with everything.

Today, that what happened,
has to...

- How?
- It starts with me.

Well, it starts with me.

I told some friends
in Longview, Texas,

not to visit
this very horrifying clinic,

a lot like the one we saw today.

A mob.
A mob of white men chased me.

They harassed me.
They tried to kill me.

They were unsuccessful.
They were very unsuccessful.

I left Longview, Texas,
and I never looked back.

It's not just about you
and Texas,

nor today in Rockland.

There is an organization

that wishes to do this
all over the world.

What does it mean?

It means there's a cabal
in this country

tied to another in Germany

who supports these clinics,

who want to rule the world.

Rule the world?

Exactly correct.

Who's in the cabal?

Maybe who

is the wrong question to ask.
Instead ask why.

Go see Dillenbeck.

Ask him why his fellow,
General Meekins,

was murdered.

Dillenbeck, he's been
leading on this cabal

to find out who they are,
what they plan.

Committee of the Five.

The organization named Der Fünf.

Committee of the Five.

Trying to figure out
who they are.

Committee of the Five.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

I think it would be wonderful

if Dillenbeck was the speaker
at your reunion.

Seems your event's becoming
rather important, Berendsen.

If you can get
Dillenbeck to speak,

perhaps it might attract

more influential members
of the cabal.

Yeah, the killer from the street

or the higher-ups
paying for it all.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

No. I don't want our event,

Harold's and my event,

to be used like this by anybody.

Used? No.

Think of it as protecting
what you love.

Okay?

We told you in Amsterdam
we'd come a-calling,

and here we are.

And here you are.

Well, we done here?

Or you wanna talk more
about birds?

You know, a lot of people
assume that it's about

the, uh... the tranquility
or the communion with nature.

But I find bird-watching
so fascinating

because it forces you to decide

what you are looking at.

I am honing
my art of discernment.

And I want you to trust me

that I believe
now is the time to intervene.

We get Gil Dillenbeck to be
the speaker at this event,

he will be the magnet that draws

all the nails out of the wood

and brings
this house of treachery

down to the ground.

So what do you say, Burt?
Please.

Please try, Burt.

I don't like to say,
"I told you so,"

but this is all
turning out to be

a lot larger than
any of us imagined.

Yeah.

If the gala is used by Paul...

- Are you okay?
- You good?

Mm-hmm. Fine.
It comes and goes. I'm fine.

Yeah?

You feel fine,
then all of a sudden,

vertigo, you get dizzy...

It comes and goes.

First, they told me
that I had epilepsy.

I'd never had a seizure,
but they said I had epilepsy,

and the seizures would come
sooner or later.

But that could be avoided
if I took medication.

And so I did.

And then I started having
other symptoms, more symptoms,

and they said,
"That's hereditary."

"That's from
your mother's side."

So they gave me new medications,

and I kept taking that.

And now years and years
have gone by

and I'm barely
leaving the house,

and I feel like I'm a patient,
and I can't live,

and I... I'm starting
to question all of it.

- You okay?
- Mm-hmm.

No, don't touch me.
Don't hold me.

I'm fine. I can do this,
and I just need...

I just need a minute here
to rest, just...

- Oh, God. You good?
- Bitch.

- Valerie.
- Oh, yes.

I'm fine.

Look, I'm doing stairs.

I can go up stairs
with no vertigo.

No vertigo.
I'm fine. I can run.

- Oh, my... Valerie!
- Valerie!

Collect that drunk woman and go!

We know the general.

- We have pictures.
- I'm all right, damn it.

There,
I don't want the pictures.

- Go, now!
- I'm a doctor.

- Go now.
- And I am a veteran.

- You're gonna need a doctor...
- Thank you.

- When I'm through with you.
- Breathe. Just breathe.

Now, go or I'm gonna
call the police.

- Just a few minutes...
- No, I've got it. I do.

- Of your husband's time.
- No.

I have to fight
through these symptoms

- at some point.
- There goes...

I'm not getting
depressed about it.

Our one chance
to clear our names.

You have to change your
medicine and your doctor.

Son of a bitch.
I was fine.

Maybe it's time for me
to leave anyway.

What do you mean, leave?

Well, even if we solve Meekins

out of the three of us,

I'm the one
that's going to jail.

- The system's rigged.
- Harold.

I told you from the get-go,
this job was a bad idea.

Milton told you
this job was a bad idea...

but she had to get us hired.

Oh, "she"? "She had to get..."

"She" also got you out of jail,

which you seem to forget a lot.

You can't turn your backs
on me now.

You broke the pact, remember?

I broke the pact? When?

We told you not to leave, Burt.

At least you found love,
even if you can't get it.

I've never been lucky enough

to even know
what the hell it is.

And that's a terrible affliction

I don't wish on anyone.

I wish I never did find it.

Because it hurts too much.

Wait!

The general wants to meet you.

Don't screw this up.

- Straighten up.
- Come on!

Help me walk.

I'm sorry

about the misunderstanding
before.

Never mind. Never mind.

We get
so many uninvited guests here.

- Of course.
- People we don't want to see.

- I'm sorry.
- Thank you.

I'm not drunk.

Uh, young lady,

what is wrong with you?
Are you all right?

It's a touch of vertigo
and a couple of other...

I'm coming off
some medication at the moment.

I had vertigo once

and the world just keeps moving.

I'd offer you a drink,

but we don't keep
alcohol in the house.

Oh, that's fine.

You can put your
hat and coats over there.

You're going up this way.

Are we jumping ahead
of another visitor?

Oh, Mr. Maguire comes every
month to discuss something

my husband can never get
a clear answer about.

Right, Mr. Maguire?

Ah.

What do I know?

I'm just trying
to make bouillabaisse

because the general
had it once in France.

General?
Your visitors are here.

You call your husband "General"?

Only on the weekdays.

What do you call him
on weekends?

That's a very personal question.

Were you taught no manners?

Don't blame me
for getting us kicked out.

- I didn't mean anything by it.
- Are you nervous?

She's pulling everybody's leg
half the time.

That's why I love her.

What an honor, sir.

Um, was it the pictures
that made you

change your mind
about seeing us?

How can I know this is you,
really, in the picture?

Uh, yes, sir.

So, well, I'm the doctor.

She's the nurse.
He's the attorney.

We all met in Belgium,

which, if you recall,

is where we met
for the first time.

As well as Washington,

last summer,
at the B.E.F. March.

I'll tell you one thing that
I can remember quite clearly.

You did something that...

You sang a song, I believe.

Which... Which one, sir?

Well,
that's for you to remember.

I met thousands of people.
You just met me twice.

So, you should
remember the song.

I'd like you to sing it now,
then I'll know it's you.

Sing a song.

Did you ever see a dream

- Dream walking?
- Walking?

Well, I did

Yes...

Did you ever hear a dream...
Talking?

See... Right.

Then I did

Oh, no, no.
That's... That's not it.

Um... Was it in French?

I'll know it when I hear it.

Yes. That was it.

That's right.

We made it up.

Well, it's not supposed
to make sense.

It's just a nonsense song.

But it makes us feel good.

- And you're the doctor?
- That's right, sir.

And you evacuated
4,000 men in one day.

You're very famous.

Different doctor.

That's the social guy
from San Francisco.

Story of my life.

Not you?

Burt and I did evacuate

a couple of thousand men
in one day, though, sir.

And you, sir, you stabbed
30 Germans with your knife,

and they called you
"Black Death"?

No, sir, that was
Black Death Henry Johnson.

But I did get 12 of 'em

- before they gave me this.
- Oh.

I also saved a lot of lives.

- You did?
- Yeah.

Well, that's something
to be proud of.

It's shameful they made you
wear those French uniforms.

You should wear
your own country's uniform.

From your mouth
to God's ears, sir. Thank you.

So, uh, General?

Bill Meekins.

Well, Bill Meekins
was a friend of mine,

and it's a tragedy

what happened to him
and his daughter.

And it's a disgrace
that no one cares.

- Oh, we care.
- Indeed.

The late Elizabeth Meekins
hired us, actually.

She hired you? Why?

She didn't believe that her
father died of natural causes.

On his way back from Europe.

The last time
I spoke to my friend,

he called me from Rome.

Called me from the hotel.

Told me of something monstrous
that he had seen.

Disturbed him greatly.

That was why Bill was killed.

You see the man downstairs
when you came in?

Every couple of weeks,

he comes and he brings...

- Did you see a bag?
- Mm-hmm.

A bag of money he offers to me.

Money for what?

To give a speech.

He won't tell me
who's behind him. I ask him.

And say, "Who's this from?"

And he doesn't
give me an answer.

They're paying you
to be their mouthpiece.

That's right, exactly.

And they know
the veterans will follow.

The Committee of the Five.

Well, somebody is trying to do

something dark and treacherous.

Come here.

Ask him
if he'll speak at the gala.

Push it further.
Like Henry said.

Sir, um, if these guys

- are meeting you...
- Hmm.

And you wanna find out
who's behind it all,

why not go further

and lead them
to our reunion gala event?

They might show themselves
in some fashion.

Maguire, can you tell me,
why do you come every month?

Well, General,
I can't speak about it

in front of other people.

Well, why not? I mean, you say
there's nothing to hide.

And it's in the name
of a good cause.

Well, yes, sir. But not
everyone understands it.

What I don't understand

is who or what you represent.

Can you tell me?

Well, I'm not at liberty
to say who I represent, sir.

Uh, but they are
very important people,

and they have a very
important organization

that's gonna change everything
for the better.

The purpose,
as I've told you, sir,

is to lead this nation properly

in this time of economic crisis.

There's a cripple
in the White House.

Roosevelt is weak.
We'd like you to speak

on behalf of the veterans
and new leadership.

Well, that's what elections
are for, Maguire.

Don't you believe
in the Constitution?

Of course, but we feel that
action is urgently needed now.

From a retired general
before the election?

Do you want me to be a dictator?

Is that what
your big sponsors want?

Uh, a... A dictator?

No, it doesn't
have to be said like that.

Okay, chancellor?
Does that make it better?

It still violates
the Constitution.

They did this with
veterans in Germany and Italy.

Very successful.

18,000, sir,

from the Committee of the Five.

Uh, Committee
for a Sound Dollar.

- From who?
- Committee of the Five?

Committee for a Sound Dollar.

The nation needs
your leadership.

Do you see where I'm going, sir?

Mr. Maguire,

I've changed my mind.

I've decided
I will do the speech.

This is very exciting.

I'll choose the event.
I'm most comfortable

speaking with the veterans
Bill Meekins knew

from the regiment he created.
I'll speak at their reunion.

Of course, but...

Because I want to see

the men who put the money
in that bag.

And I wanna
look them in the eye,

and I wanna shake their hand.

Given that we're partners now,
I can guarantee that

you will meet
the distinguished gentlemen

on the Committee
for a Sound Dollar.

They will be there
to meet you personally,

although we might need to be
in a private room.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

This is wonderful.
This is the speech.

Mr. Maguire,
take that bag.

Yes, sir.

So, you still won't tell me

who they are.

Is that true?

At the event, sir.

Whoever offers me more money

and tells me what to say...

and what not to say
in my speech

very likely killed
Bill Meekins and his daughter.

And is behind all this.

And so, two soldiers and a nurse

found ourselves in league

with the great honorable,
decorated General Dillenbeck.

General, you should
really speak to Tom Voze,

Valerie's brother.

Production Room 7, please.

Production Room 7,
mechanic needed.

Never saw that.

Maybe it's...
Maybe it's modern art.

Kinda wanna go over there
and take a look at it.

I would like to try again
in Amsterdam.

You would?

Yes.

Well, let's hope this goes well.

Mr. Voze.

- Burt.
- May I call you Tom?

- Of course.
- Mrs. Voze.

Let me introduce you
to General Dillenbeck.

General.

General Dillenbeck,

it is such a pleasure
to meet you.

I think you are a man
of such honor

and strength, and such a...

Such a...

Truly just so dignified
and wonderful,

and I truly believe
everything that you say.

Uh...

Libby.

Such a...

Uh, su...

Such a...

str... strong...

She's so excited.

Very excited.
Inappropriately excited.

Have you ever broadcast live
on the radio?

The gala? No, never.

Well, can you imagine?

Think of

your veteran friends
in Cheboygan, Michigan,

or Carbondale, Illinois,

sitting at home,

listening to the radio,
hearing your songs, Burt.

- Wow.
- And your speech, General.

The speech Maguire gave me?

No. No, no, no, no, no.
Your speech.

The speech you want to give.

I... I don't know
who Maguire is.

But I want you
to speak from your heart

to vindicate Bill Meekins.

And all those

voiceless veterans
who've been abandoned.

Yes.

You lead the way.
And the rotten apples,

whatever they did
to Bill Meekins,

will reveal themselves.

I'll give the speech my way.
I wanna tell the truth.

The trick was to let
the Committee of Five

and Maguire think...

the general
would give their speech

for new leadership
in the White House.

Immediately. No election.

Conning the veterans
into supporting it.

And Tom, as promised,

had gotten us off the hook
with the police

who now, to our great surprise,

were together with us,

united in this plan to stop it.

And we all supported
the general.

He was using himself as bait.

Good evening, America.

This is Wilkin Hartsdale
broadcasting to you

live from the annual
Veterans Reunion Gala.

Paul, Henry.

He's here for you.
He has questions.

Norcross, Canterbury.

I've never seen, uh,

such a big picture
of George Washington.

Let me ask
a very simple question.

Whose side are you guys on?

We're on your side, of course.

Same God, different church.

Same lady, different dress.
We're on the exact same side.

Do me a favor.

Explain this to me
very carefully

'cause I'm about to do something

that could cost me my life.

The trick
with all this is, is to wait

till the absolute
very last second

to expose as much
of the criminality

as we are able to capture.

- At my expense?
- No, sir,

- never at your expense.
- No, God. No, no, sir.

- No, sir.
- Never at your expense,

- please.
- There's a lot of people

I care about here tonight.

Trust our powers
of discernment, General.

Yes, the cuckoo is in the nest,

and the cuckoo
is about to be trapped.

Cuckoo?

And please,
let us have our gala.

Let us celebrate our lives.

Get the son of a bitch
who killed Meekins

and those bastards who wanna
hijack our government.

Yes?

I hope this
son-of-a-bitch thing works.

- Or else we're fucked.
- Hmm.

Welcome to the 14th annual gala

for the 369th, 42nd,
and the 33rd

New York regiments.

This evening's
entertainment continues

with Dr. Berendsen,
the medical officer...

Peanuts

- This looks promising.
- Very promising, Henry.

Peanuts

If you haven't got bananas,
don't be blue

Peanuts in a little bag
are calling you

Don't waste them No tummy ache

You'll taste them When you awake

Peanuts

I mean, he is good.

- He's a little bit flat.
- Well, you do it.

Peanuts

Yeah, bravo!

Thank you, Wayne Katowski

and Victor Barnes!

Oh, my God!

Yes, Burt! Whoo!

Yeah. So, there's
Detective Getweiler.

Yeah.

Harold.
And Dillenbeck's right there.

What's your name?

Dr. Berendsen says
he believes

- music is medicine...
- Tony!

For each and every one
of these wounded veterans.

- Fred! Larry!
- Wow!

- What's your name?
- Alfred, sir.

Is that the Vandenheuvels?

In just a moment,
music will continue.

Yes.

That's Dr. Vandenheuvel
and his wife,

and that's Beatrice
over there too.

Coming up later

- on in the program...
- Oh!

We're very proud of you.

Wow!
What a difference

a day makes.

Should I move
my shaving kit back in?

- That Hebrew sense of humor.
- Father.

I think it's time
that the medical board

reassessed your situation, son.

I can make that happen.
I'd be happy to.

Whoa.

Did you hear that?

It's a perfect evening!

This is happening, finally.

It would mean so much

if you would introduce us
to General Dillenbeck.

It means so much to you,

or it means so much
to your family?

We're so very proud of Bertram.

It's quite the coup
he's been able to pull off.

- Very proud.
- Mm.

Oh, have you met the general?

He truly is the most wonderful
specimen of a man.

Clammy, already.

Truly clammy.

She never gets
that clammy for me.

Perhaps I should travel more
on business.

Oh, Tom.

I wanna tell you
what a fine veteran he is

and a wonderful doctor.

And he deserves love.

Thank you, sir.

Hi, Burt.

- Hi.
- Oh, Valerie.

Please, darling,
could you stop filming people?

We're documenting
the night, Libby.

It could be
a historical event, you know.

Yes, but some people
appreciate their privacy.

You don't mind, do you, General?

No, no.

- Burt?
- We should go see those guys.

- All right?
- Yes. Yes, we should.

Valerie and her home movies.

It's art.

Beatrice,
will you dance with me?

My darling.

My darling.

That is Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Mother?

Yes, darling.

Mother,
that is Cornelius Vanderbilt,

and he's standing
right next to Alice Marble.

She might win the US Open.

My parents have to meet them.

They've wanted to meet
Alice Marble the whole time.

Can you just wait
for two seconds

and we'll come back?

Did you hear what Father said
about you moving in?

- Isn't that exciting?
- No, thank you.

What? What do you...
What do you mean?

No, thank you.

What does "No, thank you" mean?

I've waited too long
for the wrong thing.

It turned into something
very different

than it ever once could be.

I think terrible things
might happen to you.

What a thing to say to anyone...

let alone your beloved.

Mother,
there's Cornelius Vanderbilt

and Alice Marble.
Let's go meet them.

It's okay, Burt.

Yeah, you still have us.

Thank God. I'm running
out of people, fast.

Some important men who, uh,

I believe you wanted to meet.
Is that right?

Yeah. Yes, I would like
to meet them.

Berendsen, we can meet these
people that we talked about.

Valerie, you looked
so lovely dancing.

Maybe you should stay here
with your friends.

There's Tom Voze
talking to the general.

Oh, yes.

I spent my whole life
avoiding these people.

I feel the exact same way,
General.

These might be
some of the better ones

worth giving a chance.

General Dillenbeck,

this is Mr. Nevins
of Nevins Telecommunications.

Mr. Belport,
Belport Chemicals,

Mr. Jeffers
of Jeffers Newschain.

We wanted to have
Mr. Tomlinson,

legendary auto inventor,

but he couldn't be here tonight.

He has a fantastic operation
in Munich.

Gil, may I call you Gil?

No. You can call me General.

He prefers General.

Gil, I understand.
We understand.

He prefers to be called General.

How's it going, Gil?

I'm Andrew Nevins.
You can call me Andy.

Well, I'll call you Andy.
You call me General.

I'm here to reckon for the death

of my friend Bill Meekins.

Oh, who's that?

Bill Meekins?
We're honoring him tonight.

Ran the bond exchange.

Of course, I'm terribly sorry
about what happened.

I almost forgot.

Tragedy with the daughter.

Terrible tragedy.

I look forward
to speaking with you tonight

about business opportunities
overseas.

Our plant in Munich
is getting fantastic returns

because of strong leadership.

Knowing how to get things done.

Let's have a toast.

Yes, all right. Good.
We are the three.

Tom, you could be the fourth,
like we're playing golf.

And for good luck,
we need a proper fifth.

General?

Won't you please step in?

To the general.

- The general.
- To the general.

To General.

Talk about following
the wrong God home.

What's more un-American
than a dictatorship

built by American business?

There are two properties,
General,

if you should
ever want to use them.

You or your family.

Pioneer Point in Maryland,

the home state
of Belport Chemicals.

A great retreat for you
or the veterans.

And another one
out in East Hampton.

You and your family
might like it.

I'll think about it,
though the wife and I enjoy

a little place
on the Jersey Shore.

Maybe you need
a larger imagination, General.

That's how we all ended up here.

Never mind these men, General.
They think they own the world.

It's time to be getting on
with your speech.

We're looking forward
to your speech.

And now, a featured
star of the 369th, Auggie,

on the glasses.

What is that?

This is one of the finest
innovations from Zurich.

Removes all pain, all anxiety.

Hmm?

All needless thoughts
that occupy the mind.

My back is killing me.

Now, normally, guys like me,
we have to turn to booze

and morphine,

and that can lead
to addiction...

Oh, that's fast.

That is advanced.

Oh, that is tremendous energy.

- I feel no pain.
- It's good, isn't it?

That is good.

There's more where
this came from, Burt.

I wanna know more about this.

I would love to have
the chemical compound.

When I get together with my
sisters at the Vril Society,

we hold a séance
where we let our hair down,

and it acts
as a kind of antenna.

It allows us to communicate
with the greater race.

Honestly, they come
from a different galaxy.

It's truly fascinating.

And now, the Hinson Brothers.

Lady of Spain, I adore you

Right from the night
I first saw you

I wanted to say,
for your speech tonight,

General, some friendly advice.

Oh, please, please, please,

don't give him
any friendly advice.

Oh, yeah, well,
what's the friendly advice?

Tonight, people will be
listening to you on the radio.

You'll never have
a bigger audience

with more excited attention
from everyone.

They'll be looking to you
for inspiration.

Remember the veterans who have
bled and died on our behalf,

and remember Bill Meekins

and honor him respectfully.

If you improvise
and get lost in the woods

of some complicated
criminal situation

over Meekins's death,

it will reflect badly on you,

and we don't want that
for you, General.

The general was very clear
about that he was gonna

honor Bill Meekins
and tell the truth.

Well, that's exactly
what I mean.

Focus on the good qualities
Meekins had.

His quietness and his kindness.

That's what I intend to do
in my own way.

- What is that?
- Feel this.

This is walrus.

Oh, that is soft.

A walrus was killed for this?

No, sir, he died of old age.
He lived a long, happy life

because he made smart choices.

It's a contribution
for your foundation.

I don't have a foundation.

Well, maybe you should
start one. I can help you.

$36,000, General.

Think of everything you can do

with Dr. Berendsen
and his medical innovations.

So much to be accomplished.

You have to take the money.

What do you mean,
I have to take it?

Listen to me. Someone, not me,

they will take your face
and your name,

put it in the New York Times,

and wipe
their dog's ass with it.

Think of everything you've
accomplished in your life.

It'll be forgotten, erased.

You'll be treated
like an old kook

and buried by history.

That's what they can do.
Make the right speech.

Or they'll turn you
into a martyr

and say an anarchist did it.

Don't make the mistake
like Bill Meekins.

That was a tragic theft
of a life.

Lady of Spain, I love you

That was the Hinson Brothers.

The Hinson Brothers,
they were great.

Don't you agree? Yes.

Hinson Brothers.
Doing, uh, Lady of Spain.

Yeah, Lady of Spain.
I met a lady of Spain once

and she turned me into
a gentleman of pain.

Yes.

Now, the gentleman I'm about
to bring out right now

is a doctor of our regiment

and a man
I like to call "friend."

Please welcome Burt Berendsen.

Come on, Burt.

Time to give your speech,
Burt. Burt?

Dr. Burt Berendsen.

My name is Burt Berendsen.
Most of you know me.

I am the son of a mechanic
from Elmira.

As a child,

we love the world, naturally.

And we hope the world loves us.

As my friend Harold said
sometimes

I might have followed
the wrong God home.

Well, not this man.

He always followed
the right God home.

Dillenbeck! Dillenbeck!

Dillenbeck! Dillenbeck!

Dillenbeck!

Dillenbeck!
Dillenbeck! Dillenbeck!

Drecksgesicht! Drecksgesicht!

Drecksgesicht! Drecksgesicht!

Listen to those Bund bastards.

Shower of bleeders, rotters.

If you people shouting at me
in German had any courage,

you would behave with dignity.

Yes! General Dillenbeck!

I fought in five wars
on three continents.

People shot at me
my whole life. My whole life.

I know fear,
and I know facing fear.

But the one thing
I truly detest,

the one thing I truly,
truly detest,

is cruelty.

I've been offered money

to become
the self-appointed leader

of the veterans,
veterans like you,

to be put in the White House
without an election

as some sort of advisor
by popular demand

of you.

These same people
want me to emulate

a certain European leader
named Mussolini.

They think
he's the type of leader

that this country needs.

The type of leader

who ran over a child
and never stopped his car.

The type of leader
whose excuse was,

"What's one person
in the affairs of the state?"

General Bill Meekins
was in that car.

He was a friend of mine.

He was a good person.

But when he told that story,

when he intended to tell it
again here on this stage,

he became another person

whose life was worth nothing

in the affairs of the state.

He was murdered.

Yes, he was murdered
and dishonored,

as I might be murdered
or dishonored

for telling that story
here tonight.

What kind of country does this
become when that happens?

I became a Marine
to serve the Constitution,

which intends
for us all to be equal

in the brotherhood of mankind.

But what good is it
when powerful people

make exceptions for the people
who stand in their way?

Some people of influence
and power

like it when regular folks
are fired up by hatred

because it distracts us from
the fairness and kindness.

They don't want us
to think about too much

just so they can get
more and more

of what they already have,

which is vast wealth.

This is your country.

This is your country.

Don't let the big men
take it away from you.

Dillenbeck! Dillenbeck!

Dillenbeck! Dillenbeck!

Look, it's that guy.

I'm the son of a banker.

I'm a Republican.

- Where's Paul and Henry?
- Not here.

I'm a conservative.

What about the detectives?
Do you know where they are?

Also not here.

That's what it's like

when people who have money

only think about
wanting much more of it.

That's all that
they think about.

And they forget that you
are the ones who went out

and protected them.

You lost an eye

or you lost your life,

and your family had to suffer,

though they

were the heroes
who sent you off to war.

Whoever's shooting at me
is a coward.

I've been shot at
all over the world.

Get his gun!

I am not intimidated.
I am not afraid.

- You all right?
- Burt, are you all right?

Lem, I'm fine. I'm fine.

Sic semper tyrannis!

Dillenbeck's a traitor!

- Stop that man.
- Tom Voze is a great man!

Tom Voze is a great man!
You have...

Keep that man down.

Sinful and legal.
Ask Mr. Voze!

My country 'Tis of thee

Sweet land of liberty

Of thee I sing

Polizei. Polizei.

Break it up! Break it up!
Come here.

I'm a veteran and a patriot,
you fool.

You killed Liz Meekins,
you son of a bitch.

And for all I know,
her father too.

United States Treasury!
Everyone, leave!

- Are you okay?
- This is terrible.

We never meant for
anything like this to happen.

This is an outrage.

You're gonna be charged.

You're gonna be charged, Tom.

You. Yes, you.

No, sir.
You are confused.

No, I'm not confused.

Between my own pill

and getting shot,

these eye drops are
the only reason I'm standing

and I feel no pain.

And holy shit! Look what's
happening in this room.

Everything.

Gun from
the Committee of the Five.

He called you by your name,
Tom, with pride.

I don't know that man.

We just fought that man
for our lives.

Burt and I saw him
push Liz Meekins.

He's the killer.

There is enough evidence.

I am sorry to say

that the man who took a shot
at General Dillenbeck

on that stage tonight

was the same man
on the boat with Meekins,

on a ticket purchased
by your foundation.

There is no need
to raise your voice.

Yours, Mr. Voze.

Tom, what's happening?

What are the charges?

The charges are against you

and the guests you invited.

- The Committee of the Five.
- For what?

Committee of the Five.

Conspiracy to bribe
a United States general.

Attempted assassination.

Conspiracy to overthrow
the US government.

Trading with dictators,
Italy, Germany.

Two murders your foundation
apparently seems to be

responsible for,
Meekins and his daughter.

Tom, did you do this?

I felt it was wrong
that Meekins died.

That was a tragic theft
of a life.

But something had to be done

because he didn't see

the opportunity
of the new ways to live.

He didn't understand.
Meekins didn't understand.

Do you understand that?

All right.
You need to slow it down.

Tom, please tell me
you didn't have anything to do

with my medication.

Tom influenced your doctor,
Valerie,

as he had done
with your mother before.

- Is that true?
- A little.

A little?

I did it for your own good.

You poisoned me?

If that's what
you want to call it,

fine.

I was looking after you,
your best interests.

You're reckless, like a child.

Listen to me. You're running
around all over Europe

and saying bad things
about the war?

Consorting with a Black man.

Consorting with a man,
a free man,

in Amsterdam,
that fought for you!

Like the clinics, Tom?

What clinics?

Committee of the Five.

You know what clinics
I'm talking about, Tom.

Forced sterilization.

We'll see about that.

We saw the Committee
of the Five symbol

- there.
- Stop lying!

That Tom had an angle
was no surprise,

but the horror of it...

My God.
Right under Valerie's nose.

They kept her distracted
with the invented condition.

Goering,
Hitler's right-hand man,

and Hitler himself.

Most people didn't even know
who he was yet.

Tom even paid Goering
to write a column

in the Jeffers papers

about the new Aryan government.

Whatever that was.

Tom had just finished
the topiary with the symbol.

You couldn't see it
except from above.

I mean, you gotta be some
kind of super-fanatic believer

to make your bushes like that.

Don't you look at me
like that, Libby.

Valerie, darling.

All great societies
are built this way.

You live in a dream world
with your strange sculptures.

And that's fine.
You can have that.

But it won't make
the world go round.

I'm very happy to be unimportant

and live in a place
that has love and beauty.

Art and love,

that's what makes the life
worth living,

while you're building this big,

gigantic, terrifying future.

What a waste
of your imagination.

I made plenty, for us,

rebuilding Germany.

I wanted to stand with

the strongest leaders
in the world.

But I'm also happy
to go to war against them.

Another war?
But we just did all that.

You mean to tell me

these rich guys
will support dictators

or fight them?

They believe in nothing
but making money.

And that's why
Meekins was killed,

because he wouldn't go along
with that or support it?

Insanity!

And we have
walked right into it.

No. Oh, no, no, no.

- Ah...
- Tom quickly saw us

as his best chance
to get the general.

If you got someone
like Gil Dillenbeck

involved with your event,

it would help me
to get involved.

So, you need someone?
You always...

- He always needs someone...
- Valerie,

- would you give it a rest?
- In front of him.

You thought you'd use
these men to get me.

But I used them and their event

to reveal you

and stop your plan
for at least a decade.

Maybe two or three more,
hopefully.

We did stop the plot.

This is true.

The Committee of the Five

didn't get
their American dictator.

I appeared before
the congressional committee,

the highest representation
of the American people,

under subpoena
to tell what I knew of...

The general
testified to Congress,

and they agreed he was right.

What do powerful people want?

Is it never enough?

They do the craziest things.

Oh, my God!
What's the matter with you?

What the hell did you do?

Oh, my God!
Valerie, what have you done?

What's the matter with you?
What did you do?

We had everything
we needed to prosecute,

and now it's all out the window!

It's a huge problem now.

Yes, well done.

Tom, my face.
She ruined my face!

I couldn't help it.
They're so awful.

Woman, have you lost your mind?

I told you she was trouble.

Yeah, that was
rather stupid, Valerie.

You could go to jail, Valerie.

Tell them the truth, Harold.

Are you all right, Valerie?
You're shaking.

Oh, I'm fine.
I was just thinking about

shooting Tom and Libby
in the face.

- Hmm.
- I won't do it. Don't worry.

Well, that's a good decision.
Thank God.

Yes, it would've bollocksed
everything. We'd have no case.

You have to stand up
to them, as we had done.

And you have to live your truth.

I love Harold.

He's given me the greatest
happiness of my life,

as has Burt.

There it is.
Look at that.

That's how you face
such a world.

You must have love
in your heart for your life.

It is love versus hate.

I love my life
and the people in it.

Even Beatrice.

And clear, not Portuguese,
I'm-in-love-with-her Irma.

Milton.

Shirley at the office
with Morty.

The tapestry.
Everything in it.

Even my glass eye.

Dillenbeck's dog

and the bouillabaisse
we didn't get to have.

Each one of us
is given a tapestry,

our own opera.

This person and this person.

Thinking about it.

Love is not enough.

You got to fight
to protect kindness.

You get attached
to people and things.

And they might
just break your heart.

But that's being alive.

My back brace that I so disliked

had saved me from this bullet.

You lucky bastard.

And we three

had helped stop
this terrible plot.

I can't believe that.

Burt Berendsen, Harold Woodman,

and Valerie Voze.

Jerks, Nevins...

Tom would not
stay arrested long.

Those people never do.

Talk to my lawyer. You'll see.

Committee of the Five
never faced any charges.

They disappeared,
as they can do.

Tom and his friends
smeared the general.

It was a warning
of what they were capable of.

Maguire died mysteriously
at the age of 37.

He knew too much.

Valerie and Harold

were no longer safe
in this country.

Friends for life
means friends for life.

You do whatever it takes.

We had to get them on a boat
that very night.

Woodman, you should...

Thank you, Henry.

I'm way ahead of you.
I made my decision.

Harold's coming with me.

No, you're coming with me.

No, you're coming with me.

You'll be seeing
me again, Dr. Berendsen,

because history repeats itself.

Goodbye, old friend.
We'll see you in Amsterdam.

Oh, no.
You're not going to Amsterdam.

What?

It's only a matter of time

before the Gestapo
kicks down your door.

Mm.

What's the Gestapo?

- Oh.
- Yeah, you don't wanna know.

We'll, uh,
send you somewhere safer.

Beautiful weather
this time of year.

And the blue-headed
vireo migration to boot.

Yes.
It's spectacular bird country.

- Isn't it, though?
- Really.

- Yeah.
- I'm jealous.

Burt.

Burt, why don't you
come with us?

I choose to stay.

Who knows?
Maybe I'll find a new life

- and a new love.
- I hope so.

Because when it comes to love,

there's nothing
quite so good as clarity.

I agree.

I stayed to stand up
for my country

so that one day,

my best friends could come back.

Goodbye, Burt.

Au revoir, my good friend.

Be happy, Burt!

- Henry. Paul. General.
- Thank you.

- Farewell for now.
- Milton.

Part of me wished
I did run with my friends.

But I didn't.

You want for your heart
and for your people

to follow the right God home.

Amsterdam.

Amsterdam.

I appeared before
the congressional committee,

the highest representation
of the American people,

under subpoena to tell
what I knew of activities,

which I believe
might lead to an attempt...

to set up
a fascist dictatorship.

The plan as outlined to me

was to form
an organization of veterans,

to use as a bluff or as a club,

at least to intimidate
the government

and break down
our democratic institutions.