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[ Indistinct talking]

[Man speaking indistinctly on P.A. ]

MAN: Halt.

[speaking German]

[ Man speaking indistinctly ]

DIETER: We were given no warning.

We were given only five minutes to pack.

WOMAN: What did he say to you?

What did your father say to you?

I don't speak English.

Not one of my questions has been answered.

Not one!

I've said what I think at each interrogation!

I've made my position clear again and again.

However many times you ask me, it's not gonna change anything.

It makes no difference at all.

MAN: This way.

[Speaks German]

[ Indistinct talking]

[Man speaking indistinctly on P.A. ]

WOMAN: Oh!

This way.

[Speaks French]

Tell me its name.

My name is Mr. Emmanuel.

Do you understand me now?

You're still not going to talk to me?

That is not very polite.

But then, I understand --

Some things, they must never be lost.

You didn't thank me.

Thank you.

Goodbye, little one.

Lotte! [Shouting in German]

[ Heavy vehicles passing]

There's no need to be afraid.

I've just come to take you to breakfast.

Frhstck, um, Hunger.

You must be starving.

My German's not very good, I know.

But I think you understand English.

Don't you?

A little, anyway.

Prison?

No. You're not in prison.

There's a lot of rations gone onto that plate.

If you eat one of those, I'll tell you where we are.

Well, I'll tell you anyway.

You're in London.

Well, you're on the edge of London.

In Enfield, to be exact.

Have a look.

If these are the center of London,

well, then, we're here.

North.

And your father, in case you were worrying,

will join you in a couple of hours.

[speaking German]

MAN: The brigadier wants to see you, sir.

Right.

Now, enjoy your breakfast.

[Tires screech ]

It's time we got out of here, give Enfield back to them.

Burning stuff already?

We've got to start getting rid of some of it.

We're drowning in files.

I thought you of all people

would be glad to see the back of it,

having had to spend so much time reading the bloody stuff.

And if we miss something interesting?

Too bad.

So you've seen the little girl?

Yes.

I've done your babysitting for you.

Good.

I know you're meant to be going on leave this week

and it's very overdue, so this is not an order,

but I want you to do a little more babysitting

of a rather more important kind instead.

Who do you want me to babysit?

The father. And the little girl of course.

He could be very important to us.

He's a scientist or an engineer.

I never know what the correct term is

when you're talking about high speed.

A jet-plane man, anyway.

Brilliant, apparently.

He speaks quite good English. Shouldn't be difficult.

Well, what's the problem?

He doesn't want to work with us.

We had to move fast before the Russians got him.

They've grabbed nearly a thousand scientists so far,

and the Americans are grabbing them, and so are we.

We snatched him out of bed

in the middle of the night, in fact,

though I'm sure we did it in as civilized a way as possible.

Oh, of course.

But he's a little bit irritated with us nonetheless.

Maintains he won't cooperate with us under any circumstances.

You've got to make him change his mind.

I'm getting demobbed in six weeks,

which I'm sure you haven't forgotten.

And that is definitely going to happen, so...

This will only take six days.

If I were to do it, it'll be under one condition.

Of course.

But you don't know where you're gonna be doing it yet, do you?

We're using the Connington Hotel.

It's a funny old dump but with some surprisingly good perks.

I want you to take this German and get him wining and dining

and anything else he shows a real liking for

and completely turn him around using the hotel.

In six days?

The morons from MI19 are eager to get their hands on him

and give him their full treatment,

as if shining lights in his eyes

and not letting him get any sleep

is gonna make him like us.

I've told him they can't have him for a few days -- six.

I imagine your condition is

you want to run it exactly how you like.

Yes, with nobody breathing down my neck --

not from Ml5 or --

Or any other bloody outfit, naturally.

Right. So when do I start?

4:00 this afternoon, back entrance to the hotel,

chap called Ringwood.

Oh, and we don't use uniforms in the hotel,

so you'll have to get out of that.

Only one thing matters.

Get him to work for us. Doesn't matter how I do it.

That too, of course.

But most of all, don't lose them

or let them slip away to the Russians or the Americans.

[ Children shouting indistinctly ]

MAN: Get you much closer 'round the front, sir.

No, no. This is fine.

This is the entrance that I need.

Thank you.

Where on earth did you get that?

Must be the only toffee apples in London.

[ Chuckles ]

[Shouting continues]

P kew!

[ Elevator bell dings]

There are all sorts staying here, sir, yes.

Because it is quite cheap.

But they don't all look like that.

Hello, sir. You must be Captain Ferguson.

Or at least I hope you are?

I was given a very loose description.

Yes. You must be Ringwood.

Indeed, that's me, sir.

Do you want me to call somebody to help you with your luggage?

I hardly think that's necessary.

RINGWOOD: Yes, it's all a bit gloomy down here.

Because of the bomb site, they keep these boarded up.

Very different upstairs, though.

The dust doesn't reach there.

Quite a difference, isn't it?

Every building is gone on this side, so it's bloody bright.

All this sun -- reminds me of the Riviera sometimes.

Yes.

Not the only thing that reminds one of the Riviera

around here, sir.

It's a funny old mausoleum, this place.

But it does have its compensations.

Now, if I can find the right key...

This is your bedroom. 246.

Your office is directly across the way here, sir.

[ Woman laughs]

Mm! [ Laughs]

Except of course it is not your office really, sir.

You're gonna have to explain that one to me, Ringwood.

So, you see, this is our real operation.

The other office is just for show

for anybody who's pestering us.

We let them look at that one.

Who are these people that are pestering you?

Well, somebody from the War Crimes Unit was poking around,

but hopefully we've got rid of them, fingers crossed.

They've got rather different priorities to us,

haven't they, sir'?

It's our secret floor.

I think I can safely say nobody in the hotel knows about it,

except for the two or three that have to know, of course.

And the cleaners too, naturally,

but they are completely reliable.

And we have the capacity to listen to several rooms

where we park people we're interested in.

Can monitor who they're talking to, what they're saying,

what they're thinking.

Yes, we did a lot of that at Enfield,

at Trent Park, with captured German officers.

The old methods are usually the best, aren't they, sir'?

You've got a hell of a lot of files.

They dumped a lot of stuff on us.

Loads of interviews from Germany.

Has anybody read them?

Good question. Not quite sure about that, sir.

Here are your people, sir, if you want to have a listen.

DIETER: [Speaking German ]

He's very important, is he, sir'?

Yes. He's a jet-plane man.

Whoever gets the best jet engine, Ringwood,

wins whatever's gonna happen next.

So we have to make sure he designs it for us --

not the Americans or the Russians, but us.

- Yes? - Ah, hello.

I'm Callum Ferguson. This is Mr. Ringwood.

Could we come in for a moment?

[Door closes]

So you're our jailers, are you?

Well, I hope that's not gonna happen, for both of our sakes.

It's not too bad in here, is it?

Ah, well, at least it's clean.

No smell of -- smell of damp.

Ah, no springs sticking up through the mattress.

Well, not on a first feel, anyway.

And hello again.

Tell me, did you manage to eat one of those sausages?

Was there something particular you wanted to say to me?

Yes, as it happens.

I was hoping you both might have dinner with me tonight.

- No, I don't think so. - No?

No. Apart from everything, we have nothing to wear.

I'm sure they don't all dress for dinner

at this old place, do they, Ringwood?

Not all of them. No.

My daughter has only one change of dress.

How is she expected to manage?

CALLUM: Well, we can't have that, can we?

Mr. Ringwood will go shopping for you very soon.

Won't he?

[Telephone ringing]

[ Footsteps]

- WOMAN: Sir'? - She's here again.

Bloody woman from the War Crimes Unit.

Brigadier Wainwright. Remember me?

I certainly do, Miss Griffiths.

I've sent you rather a lot of messages, so I thought --

You would try and snatch a quick word with me?

- Exactly. - Well, jump in, Miss Griffiths.

This is perfect timing for a very quick word.

I've got an appointment down at the camp

for which I'm just a trifle late for.

I see you're getting rid of some paperwork.

Oh, that's nothing. It's just a little housekeeping.

Afew bills from the canteen.

I always try and drive myself, Miss Griffiths.

Then I've only got myself to blame for anything that happens.

We sent you some names.

Some names -- a lot of names.

WAINWRIGHTI Did you indeed?

Here we are.

I'm sorry, but I have a meeting waiting for me now.

You must send me your list again, Miss Griffiths.

I'm afraid I don't recall getting it.

Been a pleasure.

Sir.

I know you're dealing with all sorts of people

who are of interest to you.

I mean, not just scientists and engineers

but German agents who know a lot about the Russians,

and you need their cooperation.

I do realize that, sir.

I'm glad to hear that, Miss Griffiths.

Nobody in the War Crimes Unit

wants to get in the way of that, sir.

Or make things more difficult.

But you may be bringing people over here

who did things during the war that they need to answer for,

who are on our list.

You have your job to do, Miss Griffiths. I understand.

Good. Thank you, sir.

But our job concerns matters of national security.

Getting the information we need to protect this country,

that is our number one priority.

Now if you'll excuse me.

One other thing.

Excuse me, sir,

but with all the resources you've got,

all those files you've compiled,

you may have information on certain other names

who are of interest to us, who are still at large,

and maybe those files can help us track them down.

That couldn't be clearer, Miss Griffiths.

What I suggest you do is this --

Send me the list again, and we will do our best to be of help.

[Silverware clinking]

Blimey.

Not exactly buzzing in here, is it'?

[ Children shouting indistinctly ]

[Chamber music playing]

Well, Mr. Ringwood here is clearly enjoying his.

Are you sure you don't you want to see

if it tastes better than it looks?

DIETER: You must understand

the shock of suddenly being seized in one's home

and brought here doesn't make one hungry.

You know what happened?

People screaming at us.

[ Indistinct shouting ]

Guns pointed at our faces.

The British were "picking up," as they put it,

anybody they thought might be useful.

Not just scientists. Absolutely everybody.

Even an old couple who had worked for a drinks company,

and you thought they might have the secret formula

of the spicy alcoholic drink that's very popular.

Well, that was clearly a mistake.

The old couple and the spicy drink.

No, no, no, you're seizing everybody

who can give you an advantage.

Well, for the moment, that's necessary.

In the present circumstances.

And then there is this food here.

Really not at all bad.

This cabbage looks most strange.

She loves how her mother used to cook cabbage,

with garlic and onions and butter.

And when she died -- when my wife died --

our cook always cooked the cabbage like that.

So you realize my daughter and I won't be eating.

[Snaps fingers]

- Excuse me. - MATRE D': Yes?

CALLUM: We would like some more cabbage, please.

But this time cooked with onions and garlic and -- and butter.

We can't do that, sir. Not cabbage with onions.

You can't do cabbage with onions?

You have an orchestra -- if one could call them that --

which allows you to charge more

than the permitted five shillings per head.

So is it too much to ask for this cabbage?

It is, sir. Yes.

And what about a plate of onions?

Just a plate of onions on the side.

And I could mush the onions into the cabbage.

Would that be possible?

That would not be possible, no, sir.

Are you sure about that?

I am sure about this, yes, sir.

LEONARD: Um, what are you doing in here?

Whoever you are, you cannot come in here.

Would it be possible to cook a portion of cabbage

with garlic, butter, and onion'?

You mean Austrian cabbage?

It'll be extremely helpful to me at this particular moment

if you could cook me a plateful of Austrian cabbage.

LEONARD: Who is this for'?

RINGWOOD: Extraordinary-looking cabbage.

LEONARD: A lot of butter rations went into that.

I will need to know whose room.

Just put everything on my room.

WOMAN: Who is she, anyway?

She's really enjoying it.

Excuse me.

That smells absolutely delightful.

What do I have to do to get some too?

[Up-tempo drum music playing]

I think that might be round one to us.

Don't you think, sir'?

I'm not sure about that.

Put them to bed, Ringwood.

Make sure there's somebody outside their door at all times.

[American accent] Can we help you?

No, no, no. I just heard a noise.

Some drumming. [ Chuckles ]

Well, you may be right. It may be just noise.

You coming to the opening?

The -- The opening?

Well, they're doing a great job of advertising

if people in the hotel don't even know about it.

I see we can really look forward to it

heaving down here on Thursday.

Standing room only.

I'm sorry, I've only just arrived.

So this was the basement bar, was it?

Basement ballroom.

It's been closed since the middle of the war.

We've been hired for the grand opening.

But don't feel the need to come. We can manage without you.

Huh!

Not even heard about it in the hotel.

Oh, well, I will definitely be there.

- I can assure you. - You will, will you?

Well, you know, it's a funny thing

about this hotel, isn't it?

I hear the army is using it.

Is that you?

Oh, don't worry.

I won't tell anybody.

You want to join them up there?

Me? Oh...

No, no, no. I, uh...

I play a little piano.

- Are you any good'? - No, not at the moment.

Little out of practice.

You want us to be the judge of that?

Definitely not, no.

EVA: All right.

All right, come on. Come on, come on, come on.

[Music continues]

HAROLD: That cabbage smelled absolutely delicious.

If you don't mind my saying so.

It was delicious. I had a taste.

I am jealous.

I failed to get any.

Next time I might try storming the kitchen myself.

I recommend it, yes. It works.

Then I may definitely try it.

If I ever come back here, which is quite possible.

Do you hear that drumming?

I do.

Funny, isn't it, that going on in the basement?

Used to be quite a lively spot before the war, down there.

The basement ballroom.

If you'll excuse me, sir, I have to --

Of course. Forgive me.

I merely wanted to congratulate you on the cabbage

and your triumph over the maitre d'.

So are they all safely tucked up in bed now?

They are, sir.

We have two people in the passage

outside their door all night.

And what about up here?

Is there someone up here at all times listening in?

- That would be me. - Right.

So if you could give me the file you have on him, I'll take it.

And while you're at it, I'll take some more files too.

Somebody ought to take a look at them before we get rid of them.

Keep me occupied tonight.

Tonight, sir? It is rather late.

Yes, but I don't always need to sleep. Come on.

[ Telephone rings 1

Why is somebody calling now?

- Yes, hello? - Call for Captain Ferguson.

- RUTH: Yes. - Mr. Alex Lombard.

RUTH: It's for you, sir.

They're putting through a call that was made to your bedroom.

A Mr. Alex Lombard?

I thought this place was supposed to be secret.

Seems the whole hotel knows.

Hello?

ALEX: Cal, there you are.

What on earth are you doing

canceling dinner with us tomorrow?

Things changed, unfortunately.

It's only for a few days, Alex.

There's just something I have to do.

ALEX: But it can't wait for a few days.

I so want you to meet her.

Alex, we haven't seen each other in years.

I'm dying to meet her too. Of course I am.

ALEX: No, it definitely can't wait.

We'll meet for elevenses tomorrow.

- That's what we should do. - LOTTE: [ Wailing ]

I'm sure you can get away for that.

At Fuller's in Bloomsbury Square at 11:30.

Cal, did you hear me?

Yeah, no, I'll be there.

Alex, I have to go. I'm sorry.

What is it?

I think you'd better hear this, sir.

[ Wailing in German ]

She's yelling that she wants to go home.

[ Knocking 1

MAN: I thought maybe you weren't coming.

[ Woman moaning ecstatically ]

[Moaning continues]

[ Clattering 1

- Sorry. - No, that's all right.

Doesn't look like I woke you, though.

- No, you did n't. - Can't sleep?

No, I was working.

You were about to say that makes two of us.

No. I wasn't.

Of course not. Didn't enter your mind.

I really wasn't gonna say that.

Well, thank you.

I'm afraid, sir, I can't get them into breakfast, sir.

I've been trying for well over an hour.

They seem absolutely to be on hunger strike again, sir.

Right.

Good morning, you two.

You don't like the breakfast here, I see?

We wish to return to our rooms now.

Ah, in a minute. Of course.

But I think I know where I can find something you will eat.

Come on. This way.

This is a little bit of a guess,

but I believe you have some toffee apples for sale.

We'll pay a very good price for them.

The only hot toffee around, and it's right on our doorstep.

Isn't that a bit of luck, hmm?

She'll have one, but only one.

You seem to think the way to gel me working for you

is through my daughter's stomach.

You can take care of it from here, Ringwood?

I should go in there.

- It's well worth a visit. - Thanks for the advice.

Or maybe that's why you're here.

Not exactly.

I came to visit the hotel, but then I saw you.

- Are you from T-Force? - And who are you?

Sorry, I'm Kathy Griffiths, from the War Crimes Unit.

Haven't answered my question.

We know T-Force is using the hotel

to entertain people of interest,

so I just thought you might be from T-Force.

If you're not, of course, I've just given you

a rather interesting piece of information.

And if I am?

Then I would ask you,

very politely,

if you could be of any help to me getting into your records.

Somehow. I've been to Enfield, of course, several times'

And they've been very slow.

Exactly.

Miss Griffiths, I'm so sorry.

I have an appointment in a few minutes

which I really do have to keep.

[ Chuckling ] Okay'

Same old story. You really are from T-Force.

No, I really do have an urgent appointment.

See, my oldest friend is home from Washington.

He's brought back a wife with him,

and he wants me to meet her.

So you see, I have to go. I can't miss that.

I'll give you this --

I never heard that excuse from Brigadier Wainwright.

Come back to the hotel at 4:00 tomorrow.

- We can have a meeting. - A meeting?

Yes, a meeting.

ALEX: We're here!

Cal!

There you are. How good to see you.

You're back at last, Alex! I thought you were never coming.

I'm terribly sorry I'm late.

And this is Rachel.

Delighted to meet you.

[American accent ] And so am I to meet you.

I've been really impatient for this moment.

Oh, have you?

I keep on mentioning my friend Cal.

Well, then I'm really sorry I'm so late.

Well, we were too, so it's perfect, isn't it?

Isn't it?

Well, unfortunately, I can't stay.

I just came to tell you that.

You came to say that you can't stay?

I have something rather important to attend to

that I can't --

You haven't changed, Cal. He hasn't changed a bit.

I can assure you that I have.

This is really embarrassing

that I have to come and say hello and goodbye like this,

but I got delayed coming here,

and I have to get back at a certain time -

You're spending so long making excuses,

you might as well sit down with us while you make them.

Come on. Tell us why you can't stay.

And besides, I have promised myself an English ice cream.

I've told her that's not a good idea at all.

Yes, Alex says even before the war

it was the worst ice cream in the world.

Come on, you've got to stay and watch me taste one,

see what happens.

It is a very strange color.

We may well be endangering our health.

No good can come of this at all.

Cal is eating his.

Well, I'll eat pretty much anything.

So, what is the really serious work you're doing

that means that you can't stay?

Even though you have in fact stayed quite a few minutes now.

Yes, I have to go. You're absolutely right.

No, no, I-I didn't mean it.

Please. Stay a moment longer.

Tell me about your work.

Well, yesterday I was given a rather unexpected assignment.

An assignment. How exciting.

Is it secret, or can you tell us?

It's not particularly secret.

It's got to be a bit hush-hush. Cal is in military intelligence.

He rounds up people who might be of help to us.

So you are in the secret service.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

We look down on them, of course.

And it's not for much longer.

I'm about to get out. I -- I can't wait, in fact.

ALEX: I'm not surprised.

Cal had the most extraordinary war.

While I was sitting comfortably in Washington,

he saw a lot of action, and he did intelligence.

He is both boffin and soldier.

So you're a war hero, are you?

I certainly am not.

So, what about this secret assignment

that isn't really secret?

I'm looking after a German scientist

who could be of great use.

I'm trying to make him happier.

And have you made him happier'?

Not quite, yet, no.

Funnily enough, it all seems to be about food at the moment.

But of course.

Food is the most important thing of all, bar nothing.

It's the greatest pleasure by miles.

ALEX: Not sure that applies to the Connington Hotel, though.

Spooky old place.

It's difficult to get good food anywhere in town at the moment,

but at the Connington?

Ah, well, I'm working on that.

It's a strange place, though, you're right.

As it happens, there's the grand reopening

of the basement ballroom tomorrow night.

Although no one seems to know about it.

Then we must come.

- No, we must. - Really, darling?

I think we have an engagement tomorrow night.

Then we'll change it.

I hardly think it'll be worth it.

Well, it sounds very intriguing to me.

And we can see how you've got on with your assignment,

see if you've triumphed yet.

-[ Harp music playing] -[ Wailing]

Lotte. [Speaking German]

LOTTE: [Wailing in German]

Where have you been, sir'?

I got unexpectedly delayed.

You've been able to manage, haven't you, Ringwood?

No, sir.

[Wailing in German]

I've tried to make her sit still,

but she is a very unhappy child who wants to go home.

So you thought you'd let her behave like a toddler instead?

How would you behave if you were her'?

Would you be sitting quietly as if everything was normal?

CALLUM: Yes, look.

You've got everybody looking at you now, haven't you, Lotte?

[Wailing continues]

Now, you see that man over there'?

Do you see him?

Yes, well, he's watching us, isn't he?

[Whimpering 1

And maybe, just as I am here to keep an eye on you,

he's here to keep an eye on me.

What do you think?

That would be interesting, wouldn't it?

If that was what he was doing.

[Whimpering stops]

Hello again.

I just don't seem to be able to keep away, do I?

This is my ward, Lucy.

Ah, hello. I'm Callum Ferguson.

How do you do?

I just thought we should be properly introduced.

Absolutely. How rude of me.

Harold Lindsay-Jones.

We met last night over some cabbage.

She's quite right, your friend -- the little girl.

This music should not be endured in silence.

She has quietened down a bit now, I hope.

My apologies for any disturbance.

Yes.

Yesterday she was a little angel

in that coat that was too big for her.

One night in this hotel, and look what happens.

Miss Griffiths, could you come up here?

You do realize we're losing two more of them next week.

Two people are going?

I thought it was only one.

No, two.

And they want to move us into a smaller office,

but I'm resisting that

because it's a particularly horrible room.

I just wanted you to know, we probably don't have much time

before they start winding us down.

Yes, Miss Clarkson, I know time is short.

Have you had any luck with T-Force'?

Or any of them, in fact?

Not in Enfield. Not yet.

They're under their own pressure to come up with results there.

They don't consider us a priority.

I do have a lead at the Connington.

There's somebody new there. From T-Force.

It would be interesting to know, once and for all,

how much information they've got stored there.

Yes. I fully expect to find that out.

LOTTE: [ Wailing 1

- I think, sir -- - Shh.

We can't just let this go on

without doing something, sir, surely.

This is awful, sir, listening to this.

Right. Listening to it.

It certainly is.

Maybe we should call a doctor, get him to give her something.

No doctor. We don't need a doctor.

[Wailing continues]

[Wailing continues]

So these wardens told you what was happening, did they?

They did.

This cannot go on. My daughter cannot stay here.

As you can see, she has to go back to Germany.

This is the only thing that can be done.

Let me go home!

Please! Please!

Let me go home!

So, what are you gonna do about it?

LOTTE: I want to go home!

I'm not sure yet.

All I know is that I'm not having the greatest success

giving you the time of your life here.

Lotte, go over there.

Get over there!

Now I'm gonna show you something

that maybe you didn't know was here.

One less listening device.

Now, we're gonna get rid of every single one.

Are you gonna help me?

I'm gonna dig out every single one.

Ah. Just as I thought.

Here's another one.

And another one. Amazing, isn't it?

[ Clattering ]

There's another one here, surprisingly.

Brilliant.

Oh, come on.

I'm sure there'll be a big one behind here.

Don't you?

[Gruntingl

Ah, let's see.

Ha ha!

Ah, look at that.

Just as I thought. A nice big one.

Now what do we do?

I expect you think the sound of one city is much like another.

What you don't realize is, even for me,

being here after all that has happened is terrifying.

The sound of a strange city at night.

You don't know what's coming for you.

The sounds of this hotel too.

It gives one nightmares.

I will not work for you.

I will not work for the British government.

I was gonna leave all of this

until at least we had a chance to get to know each other.

But you must realize

that there is nothing I won't do to make you cooperate.

You may think this is just another job for me, but...

No, I have my own personal reasons for being here.

DIETER: Because of the war, obviously?

CALLUM: No' Not in the way that you might think.

See, I am an engineer, like yourself.

And I worked for some brilliant people before the war.

All sorts of things happened.

Wonderful work

was wasted,

which would have made us so much more powerful.

We should never have been so badly equipped

when the war broke out.

No, and it's not gonna happen again.

So when you're ready to talk,

I will tell you everything that happened,

the enormous mistakes that were made.

So you see, there is nothing I won't do

to make this work.

Nothing.

Including this.

[Feedback blares, static crack/es ]

[ Steam whistle blows]

Well, now we really are alone.

JULIA: So, what's it been today?

Can't sleep?

Or have you been having fun?

Little bit of work.

Working again?

So you've done away with the need for sleep, have you?

Well, maybe for the moment.

No sleep at all?

It's a little bit exhausting even just standing next to you.

You wouldn't have thought

there'd be anything left for them to find.

Maybe as they dig through all the rubble,

they find new layers.

[Fire crackling]

[Fire crackling, birds chirping ]

[ Gun cocks ]

- Here already, sir? - I am-.

But I'm about to leave you in charge again.

Look, I have one other appointment to attend to.

I won't be long.

They shouldn't be too much trouble today.

And, uh, here are some clothing coupons.

- Get Lotte a new dress. - Right.

Sir, what on earth was last night about?

Trying to get a result.

That's what.

MAN: Where are you going?

What did you say?

I said, "Where are you going?"

I'm sorry, do -- do we know each other?

We do. Or at least I know you.

Even though I'm quite sure we've never met.

Brigadier Wainwright wants to know how you're getting on.

If he does, then I'll let him know.

Personally.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an urgent appointment.

Going to see a woman, are you?

Is that why you're leaving the hotel?

No, as it happens, I'm gonna go and see my brother.

Oh, your brother.

And that's urgent, is it?

Yes.

You see, I can't be late.

He tends to get a little wound up if I'm late.

You know, it isn't anybody at T-Force you have to worry about.

It's me.

I didn't want you put on this, even for a few days,

because you think you can make up the rules, don't you?

And now you're not even listening to me.

Not very closely, no.

You don't want to lose them, I promise you.

You really don't want to find you've lost them.

[Coins clinking]

Masses of money, you see? Masses.

I don't know what you've been worried about.

This is good for two more rounds at least.

And my brothers coming any moment. He'll top me up.

-[ Men shouting indistinctly ] - I will be overflowing.

MAN: ...Raven Thomson speak!

Union of British Free Men!

Come to tonight's meeting! 7:00!

Meeting tonight! Come and hear all about it!

Can you believe that?

Look at the lumbering bastards.

Blackshirts. They're crawling back already.

Some of them even still call themselves Blackshirts

as if the war had never happened.

MAN: Union of British Free Men!

Meeting tonight!

Come and hear Raven Thomson speak!

Get out of here, you fuckers!

MAN: Union of British Free Men!

Just go away, or I'll kill you all!

Just keep on going!

Go on! Go!

Keep going!

Cal.

They are lucky.

They are very lucky that I'm not in the mood for action.

What are you doing? What is all this noise?

I'm only a few minutes late.

And I'm lighting up the street already.

You bastard. I thought you weren't coming.

Well, I hope you're not gonna make me wish that I hadn't.

- Of course not. - Yeah, well, good.

Uh, where are you going?

What do you mean? I'm gonna get a drink.

Oh, no. Don't want you getting too comfortable in there.

- We're going shopping. - Shopping'? What, around here?

Yes, I need some new shoes. Quality shoes.

Where better to get them?

Oh ho ho.

You are in for a treat today, I promise.

Am I? And where are we going, Victor'?

Oh, only the best store in the world.

You'll be tempted by everything.

Oh, did you see the doctor, Victor'?

Yes, I did indeed.

He said I was in a splendid condition.

That I'd made a remarkable recovery from my troubles,

that I'm an example to others and am now a model citizen.

And he gave you something for your headaches, did he?

My headaches are gone.

Oh, gloriously empty up here.

No pain, no worries, no thoughts of any kind.

You need the medicine in case they come back.

- What? - The headaches.

Look, you know how strong they can be.

They won't come back.

If I do enough shopping, they won't come back.

[Train rumbling]

[ Steam whistle blows]

See? Everything you could have ever wanted.

It's all here.

Yeah, all at black-market prices, Victor.

Look at this. This is peroxide.

- Five, please. - What do you need five for'?

Five. And marmalade.

Yeah, we really need some of that.

That's the nearest anyone's gonna get to real oranges

for years probably.

[ Steam whistle blows]

VICTOR: Guns or shoes?

What do you think?

Probably need shoes a little more,

but ifs a tough choice, though.

You love a good gun, don't you?

I've got enough guns, thank you.

- Come on. - Really, Victor'?

I told you this was the place for shoes.

Why don't you get some?

Good shoes are the answer to everything.

MAN: Thank you, sir.

The vermin are back.

I'm certainly not gonna let them go shopping.

[ Steam whistle blows]

Fucking Blackshirt.

Blackshirts want to go shopping, do they?

You fucking Blackshirt!

[ Shouts indistinctly]

They won't come shopping again in a hurry.

What happened? You all right?

Yes. Just gonna clean myself up.

[Train rumbling]

Victor!

Cal, don't kill him.

[Gasps]

Don't want to kill him, Cal.

No need to kill him.

[Man gasping]

Go fuck off!

Fuck off!

[ Steam whistle blows]

Thought I'd best stop you.

I'd have loved to see you kill him,

but in the end it might have spoiled our day a bit.

[ Both chuckle]

Oh, this is true.

But if anyone's gonna kill you, Victor,

it's not gonna be a Blackshirt.

Oh!

VICTOR: The shopping.

We've lost all the shopping.

Cor!

I've got to get some of it back at least.

- Here are the shoes! -[ Laughs]

What's happened?

They haven't gone missing have they?

No, sir. They're being happily looked after.

Well, then, what's the matter?

Oh, that? That's nothing.

I've just been fishing.

And there's a lady waiting for you upstairs, sir.

I think she may be from the War Crimes Unit.

I know. Don't worry about it.

They seem to like it in there, sir.

I think ifs going to be an American kind of meal, sir,

for the grand reopening.

There you are.

I thought you weren't going to turn up.

I may be from T-Force, but I always keep appointments.

They told me to wait up here,

that this is where your office is?

Oh. So it is.

- How did you get like that? - Oh, that?

Oh, I just took a little trip to the suburbs.

Had to do some shopping. Ran into some Blackshirts.

Right, well, here's the office.

All the files.

As you can see, there's not much here really

- This is your office? - For the moment.

We're looking after a German aeronautical engineer

and his daughter.

That's all we're doing here.

You don't need a big office for that.

I'll see if I can get permission to get you his file,

but I doubt he's one of the people

that you're interested in.

I'm always interested in seeing files.

I'm surprised that you haven't got a lot more.

Sure you haven't got any other rooms in the hotel

you've forgotten about?

And this is where I'm sleeping, right here.

[ Door unlocks]

You can come into my bedroom if you like,

but I don'! have any more files.

I don't think I need to search your bedroom, no.

Though I doubt that's where you'd keep a lot of files.

Ahh.

They delivered my dinner jacket.

Good.

I need this for the grand reopening

of the basement ballroom tonight.

I do hope that they get an audience.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I ought to be getting ready.

That's it? That was our meeting, was it?

I know everyone on T-Force

thinks the War Crimes Unit belongs in Germany

with the leaders who are going on trial there,

and that's the end of the story.

But there are in fact a lot of other people

it's right to be concerned about,

people who aren't famous who are guilty of war crimes

and they need to be found.

Isn't that true?

Of course.

I'll tell you what I'll do, Miss Griffiths.

If you give me a list of names

of all the people that you're interested in,

I will personally make sure that they're checked at Enfield.

- Will you? - What is that supposed to mean?

It means I don't know how seriously to take that.

A lot of people on T-Force

seem to think we're on different sides.

- Do they? - Yes.

You're bringing over Germans

who you think are vital for our national security,

and one or two of them may be the same people

that we're trying to catch.

But you don't know what I think.

So that's a promise, is it, then?

- You checking the names? - Yes.

It is a firm undertaking.

[ Instruments tuning]

Yo, boys.

Looky here.

A gift from a fan on a US air base here.

And you'll never guess what it is.

[ Laughter]

I'm not sure this is right,

but then, how does one dress for a really spooky place?

You look wonderful, my dear, and that's all that matters.

I'm so proud of you.

[Swing music playing]

-[ Swing music continues] -[ Playing slow piano music]

You play very well.

I -- I just wanted to see if it was in tune.

And it is. What was the piece?

I forget what it's called.

I picked it up somewhere. Heard somebody playing it once.

So you wrote it, did you?

No, no, no, no. Absolutely not.

No, no. I -- I don't write music.

It was a friend.

A friend. I see.

They spent a great deal of money on this room before the war.

There were always a lot of

extremely beautiful women in this room,

and none of them had any idea what was coming.

Amazing how unprepared we were.

Still surprises me how that was possible.

Yes.

Are you saying yes because you agree,

or are you simply saying yes?

Yes, I agree.

Few people could disagree with that, could they?

Oh, you're very wrong about that.

Some people want to protect themselves against blame

in the face of everything.

You're from T-Force, aren't you?

Oh, come on. Surely you can tell me that, can't you?

You are saved by my ward.

Doesn't she look good?

Say hello to the pianist.

Maybe even the composer.

Hello.

HAROLD: We're going to the basement after dinner.

Not going to risk the food down there.

I have a feeling everybody will be doing that.

The chef has decided on an American feel

and he's serving corn on the cob,

quite forgetting that we only feed that to cattle

in this country.

I Someday, baby I

I Change your mind I

I Someday, baby I

I You gonna change your mind I

J' Bad luck, baby I

J' 'Cause I'll be fine I

I Bad choice, baby I

J' I'll be fine I

[Swing music continues]

RACHEL: My.

Alex, this is not spooky at all.

Little bit quiet, maybe.

Well, apart from the music.

You must be the German family.

How delightful to meet you both.

Is that a new dress?

Were the boys in charge of getting that?

Well, whatever happens,

I think you and I need to go shopping, don't you?

I'll help you get a real dress.

[Swing music playing]

[song ends]

How long we got to wail before they start crawling down here?

Bring me one of them oranges, boys.

I am certainly not gonna kill myself for this lot.

MAN: Good lord.

You want a piece of this, do you?

[Woman gasps]

-[ Swing music playing] -[ indistinct conversations]

[Conversations stop]

- WOMAN: Oh! -[ Woman gasps]

EVA: I need a sharp knife.

Well, come on downstairs, and you can have one each.

It's hard to believe, but you can.

You just don't know what's going on down there, do you?

[ Indistinct conversations]

Come on. You must come with us.

I put Lotte to bed, and then I will see.

[Swing music continues]

HAROLD: All of us being fed by an American singer.

Nobody would've dreamt that would happen to us.

J' I try to be good, but, baby, it's not for me I

J' Well, I try to be good, but, baby, it's not for me I

DIETER: [Speaking German]

J' You got to take me from my head down to my toes I

J' Shout it out loud, loud as the trumpet blows I

J' I shout it out loud, loud as the trumpet blows I

J' I'm gonna play some music I

J'And dance till the break of day I

This is forbidden music for me.

We were never allowed to listen to this music.

It was always completely forbidden.

[Swing music continues]

- MAN: Cigarette? - WOMAN: Thank you.

There you are.

[Swing music continues]

J' Yes, I try to be good, but, baby, it's not for me I

J' Well, I said I try to be good, but, baby, it's not for me J'

J' No use pretending I'm who you want me to be I

J' Got a sweet smile, but I ain't your honey roll I

J' Got a smile, but I ain't your honey roll I

J' You got to take me from my head down to my toes I

I just thought I saw...

No, it can't have been. I must be seeing things.

It must be the shock of eating my first orange for so long.

Oh, it is you. My little one.

How nice to meet you again.

Are you lost?

No. I'm not lost.

Not very much.

Just a little lost?

Then let me...

Let me take you back to your room.