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Come in.

Come in.

No, not that one, you stupid girl. Below, there.

Are they

all

Dutch? That's what I know.

I didn't have much time with historical.

It's long enough to hear the news of Singapore falling.

Well, there she is.

We can meet her in the hospital.

Briefly. For one scene never forgotten.

Admirable woman.

One of those rare people who know the importance of organisation.

It's odd how foreign they seem.

Yet in a few months' time... Didn't we hear that long? If we are, we'll know

them better than our oldest friends.

Today, new prisoners will not be required to work.

Today, you will give particulars and clean quarters.

Until guards have all your particulars, you will not speak to British prisoners.

Don't speak!

The first rule of this camp is obedience to your conquerors, the superior force

of Imperial Japanese Army.

If you obey, you will be well treated.

If you disobey... You will be punished.

Lieutenant Sato will now teach you to bow.

I am

going

to faint.

First remove from head all clothes.

Put to ground.

Thank God they're not going to punish you again. They can't.

One of that.

Prisoner Ashburton not obey.

Prisoner punished.

Prisoner obey.

Bow.

More, more, more!

All about!

Was it very bad?

Bearable, I suppose.

Mind, for one consolation, a guard who was looking after

me, at one point he suddenly backed away.

Now what?

I was actually taught.

How many of them have ever seen a white woman before?

Well, at least they can't alter our height.

Wouldn't bank on it.

Sister Ulrica!

Oh, you might remember me from the hospital in Singapore.

Anyway, my name is Marion Jefferson. I'm acting as British representative, so I

felt I should welcome you.

I would have thought welcome was hardly the word. However, it is a kind gesture.

Mrs. Jefferson.

As Beatrice, Dr.

Mason probably told you, we arrived earlier and they were hardly settled in.

Is there anything we can do to help?

Again, most kind.

Please thank your British colleagues.

But I think we Dutch should manage ourselves.

Oh, yes.

Yes, of course.

Well, if there is anything, my hat's over there.

And now, if you'll excuse me, there is much to do.

Yes, yes, of course.

Fast.

Seems to be less every time I look.

It's pathetic.

Still, I expect the Dutch have got quite a few to buy. They'll need to have.

Oh, and I noticed Rose Miller has got some nail fizzle. She'll need those.

Just had my first encounter with Sister Ulrica.

Splendid woman.

Yes, that's as may be. She scares the living... Daylight's out of me. She's

scared of me, too.

Morris, would you leave us, please? If you don't mind.

If I may say so, Marion, that is not quite the attitude. Well, it's mine.

You're the British representative. Yes, because you push me into it. Now, I've

drawn up a rotor for the hub.

alternating the latrines with the lighter stuff. I was wondering about

well. I don't know that she's pregnant yet, not for sure. Dr Mason, please come

and look at Violet again, please. She's still crying. I know she's not well.

It's the heat, Dorothy. It's not. She's not well. I told you this morning she's

not well and you wouldn't listen. She's a perfectly normal, healthy baby.

Now listen, Dorothy.

Look, here's a real turn -up for the books.

Vertical Spirit from Hunt 3.

Just put it in the box. Now, Dorothy, are you listening to me?

I gave Violet a very thorough examination.

Now, you saw me do it, do you remember? And everything is splendid.

Skin tone good, chest clear, good reactions.

Are you listening to me, Dorothy?

She's going backwards. Mrs. Bennet, you must accept what I say. Dr. Mason is a

doctor. Does Nurse Keane so unnecessarily point out I am a doctor?

looked after many babies, hundreds, in fact. And Violet is as fine a specimen

I have ever seen. She's not a specimen.

Of course she isn't, Dorothy. Nurse Keane, please.

Dottie?

Did he?

My little Dottie.

That's what he called me before.

Dorothy, you must pull yourself together. You really must, or before we

your milk will dry up. It has already.

Oh, now, you'll know that's not true. It upsets her. She doesn't like it, and it

upsets her. Nonsense.

Babies are very adaptable little creatures. Given the basics, they'll get

to anything. I don't want her to get used to anything.

Why should she?

She should be starting on solids, the book says. Oh, never mind what the book

says. I am telling you. What do you know?

Our life together?

Our new bungalow with a real nursery?

We named her after Aunty Violet in Wolverhampton.

She sent a snap of the garden.

She was wearing a straw hat with a raffia flowers.

My man wore them.

Holding a Japanese parasol.

Japanese... Dennis said...

If we did what we were told, no harm would come.

Shot.

Angle! Angle!

Please, Dottie, it's safer with the others. Come on. For Violet's sake.

Leader, British prisoners!

Leader, that's prisoners!

Leader, that's prisoners!

Quick!

Commandant, go!

I am Sister Ulrica of the Santa Rita Mission.

Prisoner Jefferson and Prisoner Ulrica, you have now had time to learn

rules of the camp and how you must behave.

So, from tomorrow, no native will work for you.

You will correct and cook food.

Do you understand?

Perfectly. Commandant!

Commandant?

Yes, Commandant.

Otto! Guards have reported that not all prisoners work.

All prisoners must work or they will not eat.

As you are fourth -class nations and women, you will be humble and obedient,

accepting rules of your conquerors without question. Do you understand?

Yes, Commandant.

One woman is in shock and one might be pregnant.

Pregnant? A big child?

Yes.

All women work.

But unlike Dutch treatment of Oriental, unlike British who brought back opium to

Orient, Japanese conquerors are honorable masters.

Tomorrow, a trader will come.

Food for the prisoner's baby and all who are ill.

Do you understand?

Thank you, Commandant.

I understand.

About time, too.

I'm sorry to be such a nuisance.

No, no, no trouble.

Hey, Debbie, let's boat that stocking off.

Let's plan for that.

Sorry, Mummy. You won't know, darling.

Dr. Mason, can I survive it? No, better not. You understand how it is.

Rose, we'll need those nails. This was for the first aid box. You can need them

all you wish. You are only going to borrow them.

Thank you.

You never know, perhaps the trader might have some.

Yeah, for all we know, it could be a sort of walk in Woolworth.

Evening in Paris.

California poppy. Oh, Bolton.

Who pulled your chain?

I'd give my high teeth for some Chanel No. 5, but I'll settle for some mascara.

Not to mention peroxide.

Don't be absurd.

Given our circumstances, I'd have thought nothing's absurd.

Of course, I could be wrong.

I don't see why.

I mean, lots of native women use make -up. Quite beautifully, don't you think

so, Sylvia? Lots of native women use make -up quite beautifully.

If you say so.

Mind, I'll be put to it not to buy food.

Christ. I haven't seen me natural colour for years.

What I wouldn't give for my own toothbrush.

What about you, Sylvia?

I shan't be buying.

The enemy must support us, and I will not help them.

Something I get.

Oh, I didn't mean to tease.

Needless calling, my dear. Nothing more.

Sorry. Well, when you come back, I can give you all your next week's duties.

Thank you.

Sorry.

More mice now join you.

More the minute.

It's maddening, but I seem to be going all the time.

Pennier than the night, eh?

Odds on it's a little one.

Do you really think so?

Come on, off we go.

Sooner out, sooner back.

I want a five -course dinner.

And how.

Love me them with a day.

And I'd just like to get some proper tea.

What about a large pink gin?

Don't think they'll have alcohol.

Even if you never get over it, you'll get used to it, I promise.

I don't know how long they're expecting me to be like this.

Never mind. At least the train is coming.

Now, miss, none of that or you'll strain yourself.

And in your condition, you can't afford to. I'm quite strong, really. She is

right, darling.

I'm not an invalid.

Of course not.

But you don't want to lose it, now do you?

Perhaps I should.

Darling, that's a dreadful thing to say. It really is.

Do shut up, Mrs. Bowen. Look, why don't you fetch the prambulator? We could use

it for transport.

But it's not ours.

It's for carrying their food as well.

Oh, don't be so busy.

Can you see it all right, Mrs. Bowen?

Dreadfully, Torrie. Forgot about the speck. I can see it quite well enough

that, thank you.

Of course I want the baby.

Desperately.

But... Mind, if it's any comfort, it's amazing the strength one's given when

must. Take my birth. Born in India, she was. An upcountry at that. No doctor,

nothing. Just a bunch of jabbering native women. In fact, not a good day,

Indignation got me for that.

I can imagine.

She breaks it, she pees.

What? Violet?

Violet. She's not well.

She needs solids, whatever the doctor says.

There. Now the trader's come. I haven't any money.

Prisoners, fight!

Oh, come on. You're talking forever. There's a lot of us here, you know.

Eggs! How much eggs?

Then how was one meant to know? Milk?

Aspirin? Oh, I'm very excited.

I'm sorry.

What it is. How about you, Eunice? Well, for myself, I was looking for a simple

pack of cigarettes, and look what I get.

Perfect.

Disgraceful. We should all have pooled our money for essentials, not fritted it

away on that kind of ridiculous nonsense.

Yes, I suppose so, but oh, with so little.

As opposed to the Dutch.

Oh, lucky them.

Oh, my God, look.

Yes, I'm a fat one.

Yeah, but blood.

Hey,

what are you doing?

How much for eggs?

All gone, ladies.

All gone.

How much?

Very small.

Hey, you might have asked.

Look, my darling.

Look. You can have this for your tea.

She's certainly come to life, hasn't she, Dost?

Then mothers of young babies develop a very strong sense of survival. She'll

need it.

Mrs. Jefferson.

Yes, dear? It is time for us we should have a discussion.

Yes. Yes, of course.

Why don't you sit down?

Thank you, but no.

Please be seated.

Thank you.

I will come straight to the point that you English are so fond to say.

Obviously, we must now work together rather than both our groups try to do

same job in that...

Inefficiently, especially here. I was thinking the same thing myself.

Good. Then I suggest we meet during our free time after the evening meal. That

will be convenient, will it not?

No, not quite.

Shall we stay one hour later in my hut?

If you so wish. Yes, I do.

What?

Why not me? They took all the other younger ones.

An unpredictable lot, the Japanese.

Don't we know?

I had a patient once.

Korean.

Screamed the moment I came near her.

When I launched the boil, not a sound.

Do you mind if we join? No, don't.

Any news?

Nothing. Not a sign.

Why outside the compound? That's what I can't understand.

It's so that we don't see what they actually... Oh, that's probably a...

Perfectly simple explanation.

That's what frightens me.

She's only a baby.

Oh, my dear.

Look.

On my school report

once they said, too much imagination for her own good.

They were right.

What about Sister Ulrika?

Praying?

What a good that'll do.

I don't know.

My dear father was a man of God. He was almost always wrong.

They've been... I know they've been raped.

Don't be absurd. That's a ridiculous assumption.

Why?

It's what we're all thinking.

If it's any consolation, I'm told they loathe a white complexion.

It's almost night.

We're all the same in the dark. Don't talk nonsense.

I don't know.

I remember my husband Herbert saying that the truth... Sylvia.

Forgive me.

Unforgivable. But then Herbert was always saying, what a fool.

Dorothy, I really don't know.

Oh, Daisy.

What's the matter?

I had to wait two days for my brother.

A dozer.

Didn't know if he'd get out.

No. Where was he?

With much worth.

Don't, don't.

My dear B.

Is she there?

Is she? Yes.

Yes, she's there. She's there.

In my heart, immediately.

It's all right.

Nearly there.

Come on. Hold on to me.

Come on. Stop it.

Our friends, they're back.

Safe.

Keane, help me with Sally.

Come on. Are you all right?

Yeah, it's about time.

Oh, dear me.

Where is she? She's there. How about you? I'm fine, thank you.

And yet I do feel a bit sick. Take a deep breath.

That's it, and another.

Mummy!

Don't make him notice.

I won't like that.

Here, lean on me. Now, don't worry. Help someone who needs it. It has been

boiled. Splendid.

Hold on.

I've got something.

So sorry.

Good to be home.

Yeah.

It's a laugh, isn't it?

Jampy!

Jesus, you could have warned me.

Give it here. No, better let me. Look, just get the iodine and stop playing

doctor, eh? I'm sorry, but the iodine is in very short supply.

No. Sorry.

Careful.

Don't move. We'll bring it round.

Don't you wonder what happened?

Thought you might.

Don't make a meal of it.

Right.

First off, they took us to their court. I knew it. I knew it. Out of father?

No such luck.

Could have coped with that.

Oh, no.

Took us to their quarters.

Gave us these axes, see?

Marched us to some sort of clearing.

Trees. Christ.

We chopped for bloody hours.

Poor old Sal. She really took a beating.

I'm all right.

Honestly. Yeah.

Of course you are, darling.

Anyway, know what them buggers did next?

Abused you.

Better life.

What?

With their flippy little eyes.

And their guns raised.

Not to mention fist.

I tell you, I nearly pissed in me knickers. That's not necessary. What do

know?

Look, I knew their lovely little ways.

Men.

You know, nice bright smile, everything uncle dory.

They really do loathe us.

It's quite an eye -opener.

Yeah.

And unlike some, I was never what you call prejudiced.

I've finished.

You can have mine.

I think I was once bored.

Bored?

You had such a glamorous life.

Spoiled.

Raffles bar.

Old Jackson.

White coat, flickering. Robinson.

Remember their tarts napkins?

Do I?

Oh, it's hard to imagine that less than a month ago I was swanning it about at

some embassy or another.

I'm paying for it now, aren't I?

It's not like that.

No, I don't expect it is.

You'd be safe home in England.

I remember Adelstrop.

The express train drew up there unwittingly.

It was late June.

No one came.

No one went on the bare platform.

Only the name, Adelstrom.

And there were willows, willow herb, and grass.

Don't do it.

I have now.

Joe, got my lipstick.

Well, give me some cigarettes then.

How much?

You go

to heaven on a rainbow.

Violet. Violet. Violet.

I haven't any money.

Milk.

I haven't any money.

Go back.

Yes, I'll try.

Go.

Go, go, go, go.

Go.

Go. Nellie!

Go talk.

Punish.

How dare they make us work?

How dare they treat us like slaves when we are interned under the Geneva

Convention?

Well, speak.

It's very hard.

Hard? It is an insult.

An insult to the name of their mayor.

And what is yours?

Dorothy. Dottie.

Mrs. Bennet. I shall call you Dorothy.

When I see a lifetime of being waited on for directing measures, now I am forced

to be in with my bare hands.

I've never lifted a finger. Not once.

And yourself?

Cleaning. It's me.

Oh, yes.

An edgeware.

What is that?

It's a place.

Barbarians. That is what they are.

Why are you sick?

The splinter.

Why didn't you say so?

We will go to my hut.

I have

some...

How do you say? In one of my cases.

Dear, nothing.

Nothing.

Oh, and I think of my own treasures.

And now, natives and even my own houseboys picking them over with their

fingers.

Thank you.

My poor little darling.

What we are forced to suffer.

If my husband only knew.

Where is he?

Your husband. Who knows?

My little female.

The tip comfort she gives to her mama.

Ain't that happening here, my little songbird?

Ah, my poor, poor hip.

I am most delicate.

Yes, infirmity's endless pain.

But then waiting for that one must suffer.

I shall not survive.

You mustn't say that.

I will say anything.

Anything. Oh, I didn't mean... In English, it means something quite

You imply that I do not speak English?

No, no, of course not.

Please forgive me, I wasn't thinking.

I will.

Mrs. van Meijer. Madame.

Madame van Meijer.

You must understand that the van Meijers are a very old and respected family.

Ministers. Generals.

People of importance.

I can see that. It stands out a mile.

Madam Van Mayer, if I did all your work for you, do you think you could...

Go on.

Pay me.

I have a baby, you see, and I lost everything. And if I don't get Violet,

not even my baby. How much?

Three dollars a day.

Three dollars?

That is three guilders.

No, I think not. I think perhaps two.

Two guilders.

After all, you are young and strong.

Lest I fall.

Sister Ulrika, I will not be spoken to in such a way. You will set yourself up

so.

My husband.

Two guilders would be lovely.

Lovely, only could you pay me a day in advance? I'll start first thing in the

morning. I promise I'll do anything.

I don't think that... I give my word.

I swear on my baby's life.

On her life.

Here.

Bless you.

Bless you.

Bless you.

I'm going for milk. What milk? Where?

Violet. It's all arranged.

I'm picking it up under the trees.

What? Under the wire.

How does that... Shh! Are you mad? I don't care.

You should have asked Marion. That's dangerous.

Please.

I need someone to watch over Violet.

You're the only one I trust.

Bloody hell, Doris.

You've been boiling your nappies as instructors. What's wrong?

Just a slight touch of diarrhea, that's all.

Try not to let her touch her mouth, the dirt, and be as clean as possible when

you handle her. I told you she was ill, I told you. Look, she wasn't ill then.

It was coming on.

Try not to lie.

Somebody has to.

Keen, I thought I told you to scald out those buckets. I'm just going to. I want

to get this up first. Look, there's time for that later. Not with Violet. with

us, though, isn't it?

At least you can wash out a hammer.

And I do wish you'd call me Nellie.

Twenty -three.

Twenty -four.

Twenty -five.

Norris, will you leave us, please?

Look, I'm busy making this too. Yes, but you can do it outside.

You stay.

I don't know what's got into everybody.

All this whispering in corners between Dorothy and Blanche. Not to mention

Keane. At least when we arrived, I had some authority over my nurses.

Oh, that.

Yes, that. And though I know it goes against your nature, it's up to you,

Marion, to enforce some discipline. Insist, if necessary. I prefer people to

reason. Reason? What on earth do these women know about reason?

Loved together with girls from God knows what background.

You take Blanche, for example. If she's not a little tart... Beatrice! Stop it!

No! No, it's you who must stop it!

And if you don't come to grips soon, we'll all be a... Be a shambles, yes, I

know.

But there's just so much that people can take, especially when we're still

learning to cope. So if you don't mind, we'll leave the insisting to the just.

And we'll just... Damn, damn, damn!

Even half a chance, she can be very insensitive sometimes.

Even more than me.

I mean, at least in the service, is there a sense of tradition to fall back

this bit of corn?

my dear.

Sometimes that's all that holds any group together, however lofty their

But out here... So you're probably right.

They do need to work things out for themselves.

She's right.

There is something going on.

Dorothy! God knows why she's working herself into the grave.

Dorothy, my dear Marion, is beyond reason.

After you have cleaned the buckets, as you would hold.

You will instruct Nurse Norris to meet me here in this hut promptly after

dinner. Is that clear?

Keene, will you look at me while I'm talking to you?

Dorothy, what have you done to your back?

Nothing! What do you mean, nothing? It looks septic. Please stop struggling,

girl. No, just leave me alone. God, I want to be left.

Keene, you get my box and some water, quickly.

Can I do anything? Yes, get Marianne. I don't need her. I don't need anyone. Can

you hear me? All very well. Oh, shut up, can't you?

Always bossing, throwing your weight about. It is what you think it is. Well,

I'm sorry, but this must be reported and immediately.

Hard work is one thing. This is torture. It's not torture. It's not. It's only

the barbed wire I caught. Shut up!

You don't want to do it now?

What is it?

Look, just take a look.

Oh, my God.

It's that tree felling, isn't it?

You being victimised, made to go on extra duties.

Come on, you can tell us.

You can be very stupid sometimes.

I like work. I'm very good at it and I do it for money and I buy milk.

But there is no milk. No use.

She smuggles it in.

What? You heard.

At night, I meet Joe's wife.

She makes this bird call and I go.

It cost two guilders.

Short of tying her down, what can I do?

Exert your authority.

Violet is her authority, and Violet has dysentery.

Poor child.

Her milk's dried up, can you wonder?

Perhaps if I told the commandant. Oh, no, that's the last thing.

Besides, she says she'll kill herself if anyone stops her.

Suicide.

That is a terrible thing.

Not compared with what's being done to us.

Right and wrong are not a question of degree, Mrs. Jefferson.

You have explained that she is risking punishment not only for herself but for

all of us? Oh, yes.

There are other women involved, too, I hear.

And I see it as my duty to protect rather than discipline them. It is your

as a leader to keep the rules and to demand obedience.

Obedience. It is a part of civilization without which...

There would be chaos.

I am not without sympathy for her predicament.

There is also the sin of pride.

The people in my hut, they do not always talk.

Who are leaders. The honor of the British.

And the Christian church.

So, we will now teach you to be honorable.

No trading.

Tingle in night many times to see you are where you should be.

Much hard work. No food until I say.

You understand?

If those are your rules.

You understand?

We need milk for Mrs. Bennet's baby. No speak.

You understand?

How can I when the baby is done?

I understand.

They won't let us touch the food until Sunday.

Guarding it, they are.

And it's crawling with bugs.

So what do they expect us to eat? Thin air?

That's about the size of it.

It's all her fault.

If she hadn't started that smuggling, we wouldn't be starving now.

That one's done.

She's the one to blame.

Take their speech. Oh, yeah.

How did she get the money in the first place?

Who let her work her sodding backside off? Are you such a face? Silly, you

fat cow!

How dare you speak to me in such a...

from it. And the lesson is that nobody does anything without first telling

group leaders.

Is that clear?

How dare you give me orders?

You may please listen.

Marion, continue.

Yes.

Well, that's all I've got to say.

And you, sister?

Prisoners.

Fellow prisoners, are we not forgetting who our enemies are? God forgive them.

But for this poor child, we must feel nothing but compassion in her despair

her baby.

Also for the good trader Joe and his wife, who have risked their lives for

For money.

It matters not.

So, let us pray.

Dear God,

Help us in our hour of need.

Give us the knowledge of thy love and thy sacrifice for us.

Above all, guard the traitor's wife and give her strength to endure the trial.

I'm afraid she's going to need it.

No prisoner will go near this woman.

No prisoner will give food or give water to the woman.

If any prisoner disobey, they will be shot.

I hope our poor man hasn't seen her like that. I don't think she has much

longer.

I've seen so many die.

This.

How's Violet?

Not good.

No.

The best thing we can do is try and get some sleep.

How can we sleep?

How can we not?

After all, we have to survive now. That's what's important.

of nature in the country.

That poor woman, I'll lend that to her. As you say.

Falling for water.

I've always been able to do something with Paul.

Not much of a bedside manner, but I have my uses.

Come on, Dorothy.

Get some air.

Trust me.

I'm going to... No, you're not. She's dying and she needs help.

Nips will be dozing off. If I go round with a wire, I'll be ducked down. You'll

be caught. So what?

Old isn't, aren't I?

Unencumbered, as they say. I still can't. We need you. I'll go.

If it wasn't for me, she wouldn't be there.

Don't talk nonsense.

You're violent to think of.

I haven't been much of a mother.

You were right about my milk drying up.

I've done what I was told.

You've done as I said.

Yeah, you really must.

Don't you agree? No.

Excuse me.

Leah's gone.

She looked peaceful.

Then, there are many ways of dying, but death is always the same.

I know.

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