All language subtitles for The.Waltons.S09E05.The.Premonition.WEBRip.x264-ION10

(SCREAMING)

What happened?

(GINNY CRYING)

Ben was here!

No, there were
other men here, too.

They had hands on my neck.

Something is going
to happen to him.

This place gives me the creeps.

I don't know what you're
worried about, Walton.

The Marines cleared
this area last week.

That's what they said
about the first camp.

Enemy troops were
all over the place.

So they made a little mistake.

This came for Cindy a while ago.

Oh, my Lord.

She knew something
was wrong. She knew it!

JOHN-BOY: The war
with Germany had

ended, but the fight
raged on in the Pacific

where our younger
brother, Ben,

was still serving
in a combat zone.

Our family was
especially concerned

about Ben's wife, Cindy.

As the rumors of an upcoming
invasion of Japan grew,

so did her
fears about Ben,

fears which took on
a chilling significance.

Ben?

(SCREAMING)

(CRYING)

-MARY ELLEN: What's going on?
-I don't know.

JOHN: Sounded like
it came from outside.

(CINDY SCREAMING)

Cindy. What happened?

Ben was here!

I know it sounds crazy, but
he was right here at the foot.

JOHN: Ben is
thousands of miles away.

No, there were
other men here, too.

(CRYING) They had
guns and bayonets.

Something terrible's
happening to him!

Honey, you were just
having a bad dream.

Now let's get you settled down,

and you go back to sleep
and have a good dream.

No, Ben needs help.

Listen, why don't you
come in the house tonight

you and Ginny? Come on.

Erin and I will stay out here.
You can use our room.

But what if he comes back?
I gotta be here for him.

I think she's still asleep.

Cindy, now listen... Cindy, come
on now, get up. Come on.

Come on.

It's gonna be alright,
honey. Come on.

(FRENCH ACCENT)
Hi, I'm looking for John Walton.

-Monsieur Walton?
-Yes.

-My name is Simone Berringer.
-Have a seat.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

I know your work.

(CHUCKLES) You read
Stars and Stripes?

-I read your novel.
-Walton's Mountain?

Yes, but the French edition
is called Promis du Matin.

I haven't seen
the French edition.

(EXCLAIMS)

I have a small bookstore,
Le Livre Ouvert.

Near the Champs Clysces.
I go by there nearly every day.

Oh, I am sorry you
have not stopped in.

So am I.

I came here to ask you for help.

You're giving me
an autograph party

where I'll sell
hundreds of books?

How much do you
know about minefields?

I know enough to
stay away from them.

Many people do not,
especially the children.

There are hundreds of abandoned
minefields all over France,

and thousands of idle soldiers

could be put to work
dismantling them.

But people, they
have to be made aware.

So you'd like me to do an
article for you.

I have already done
most of the research.

The facts, they are frightening.

The death toll,
it mounts every week.

I really got more work
than I can handle now,

and I'm expecting
my discharge any day.

Maybe I could talk
to Hodges for you.

This story sounds
right up his alley.

I sought you out because

you have a beautiful
feeling for people.

Nobody could write a better
article about this than you.

Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm really too busy.

(SIGHS)

JOHN-BOY: Simone?

Would you have dinner with me?

I would feel terribly
guilty to take

such a busy man
away from his work.

-Hi, Ike.
-IKE: Morning, Cindy.

CINDY: Corabeth.

-Any mail?
-Yeah, but it's from Europe.

-Nothing from Ben?
-Sorry. Maybe tomorrow.

Thanks anyway.

Cindy, when Ben does return,

I have a charming cottage
the two of you should consider.

The owner is most eager to sell
and the price is very agreeable.

Have you ever had a premonition?

I saw George Washington's
ghost once.

Mr. Godsey's premonitions

usually follow after
he's had a visit

to the Baldwin
ladies' Recipe room.

However, I had an aunt once

who woke up in
the middle of the night

knowing that my
grandmother had died.

-Had she?
-Precisely at that moment.

See you tomorrow.

Cindy? Aren't you
forgetting something?

I don't think so.

Isn't there a letter
going out to Ben?

No, I didn't write
one today. Bye-bye.

NORMAN: Yeah, right
there! Mark it!

Okay, let's get going.
This place gives me the creeps.

I don't know what you're
worried about, Walton.

The Marines cleared
this area last week.

That's what they said
about the first camp.

Enemy troops were
all over the place.

So they made a little mistake.

Besides, back at Walton's
Mountain, this time of day,

giant thunder snakes
came out. Man-eaters!

Yeah, I heard about that.

NORMAN: Lucky for me,
they only eat redheads.

That's deadheads, Norm. That's
why I'm worried about you.

Hi. I wasn't sure I'd
find you here this late.

I live in the back.
What do you want?

I just thought I'd stop
by the only bookstore

in Paris that carries my novel.

Well, as you can see,
we are not open for business.

Unless, of course,
you changed your mind

about writing the article.

No, but I haven't changed my
mind about dinner, either.

These are for you.

There are still
a few of us in France

who cannot be bought
with a box of chocolates.

That wasn't what I
had in mind. Simone...

Simone!

Jason!

-John-Boy!
-Hi.

(CHUCKLING) Boy,
am I glad to see you!

-Why? Too much military for you?
-Yeah.

Sit down. Have some wine.
You look great.

I can't get over
two country boys

from Virginia having lunch
in a French cafe!

Have you ordered yet?

Two peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches.

The waiter thought I was crazy.

You are, if you didn't order
a bowl of vichyssoise, too.

I'm not exactly a big fan
of cold potato soup.

I don't know how
you can come to France

and not sample the greatest
food in the world.

Watch me.

Last time I saw you,
you were headed

towards Germany. What happened?

Oh, you haven't heard
yet? The war's over.

You smart-aleck.

I'm on my way to the replacement
depot to wait for my orders.

I think they'll
be sending me home,

then probably to the Pacific.

Let's hope not. How long you
going to be in Paris?

Three days, and I don't
plan on sleeping.

That's great. We'll go fishing.
I'll take a day off.

-Now, who's being a smart-aleck?
-I'm serious.

The French... It's...
It's good fishing around here.

French make some of the greatest
tackle in the world.

-Not to mention girls, huh?
-That's right, yeah.

How come you're so big
on France all of a sudden?

I'm asking to be
discharged in Paris.

-You're not going home?
-Someday.

But I have an idea for a war
novel, I want to write it here.

I figure I can live pretty
well on my mustering-out pay,

and I can take a part-time job
as a wire correspondent.

You write home about this yet?

Wasn't easy.

"I hope you understand
how important this is to me.

"I will see you some day soon,

"and will keep you in my
thoughts and prayers always.

"Love, John-Boy."

I vow and declare
he makes Paris sound

like the most beautiful
city in the world.

I was there once. I know how
tough it is for him to leave.

But what about us?
Doesn't he want to see us?

Sure he does, honey.
He's got things to do first.

I don't see why he can't
write his novel here.

Do you remember what
his last novel was about?

-Us.
-That's why he wrote it here.

Now he wants to write about
his experiences in Europe.

It makes sense that he'd
wanna stay there to do it.

But it took him three years
to write his last novel.

Better not take him three
years to write this one.

At least the war
is over for John-Boy.

He's a grown man now,
making his own decisions.

Well, I'm still his sister,

and I'm gonna tell him
what I think about this.

At least we can count on Ben and
Jim-Bob and Jason to come home.

Hope you're right.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

I'm so mad at my older brother.

I'm going to give him
a piece of my mind.

What are you going to say?

I'll figure that
out as I go along.

I remember when John-Boy
first moved to New York,

we all felt the same way.

You can't expect to keep him
on the Mountain forever.

It's one thing to go to New
York, but to not come back.

He'll be back.

France might be
romantic and beautiful,

but you can bet
he'd rather be here than there.

Well, good, 'cause
as soon as he reads

this letter, he's coming home.

(SIGHING)
You know John-Boy
as well as I do.

A letter like that
won't change his mind.

It'll just make him unhappy.

I'm sure this is
one of the hardest

decisions he's ever made.

He needs to know
we're behind him.

You know, sometimes you
really get on my nerves.

Me? Why?

You're so logical.
Just like John-Boy.

(MAN SPEAKING FRENCH)

(JOHN-BOY SPEAKING FRENCH)

(MAN SPEAKING FRENCH)

JASON: (CHUCKLING) Pretty good.

(MAN SPEAKING FRENCH)

I got to hand it
to you, John-Boy,

you sure know how to
pick the fishing spots.

That stream came
highly recommended.

Maybe we should have spoken
French to the fish.

(IN FRENCH ACCENT)
You mean, "Hey, bonjour,

fish! How about a little bite?"

-That's not French?
-It's the best I can do.

-It's not good enough.
-Doesn't matter.

It's just nice to be out here.
Kind of reminds me of home.

Me, too.

JASON: Except back
in Virginia, the fish bite.

JOHN-BOY:
Maybe we used
the wrong kind of bait.

JASON: Next time we gotta
put a little bearnaise sauce

-on the night crawlers?
-Maybe.

Hey, look. This looks
like a good spot. Let's eat.

Sounds good to me.

(EXPLOSION)

(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)

A landmine!

Afternoon.

I am afraid I sold the last copy
of Walton's Mountain.

Simone, I need to talk to you.

-I am not interested.
-It's about the minefield story.

Then I am interested.

I went fishing today with my
brother, outside Epernay.

I watched a little boy die
from stepping on a landmine.

I heard on the radio
there was an accident.

I want to do the story.

I have done
the research already.

You just have to write it.

Give it to me. I'll
get started right away.

(SIMONE SPEAKING FRENCH)

Do you want to discuss
it with me?

I'll call you.

-We could have lunch tomorrow.
-Okay.

We have grown used to
death here in France.

The grown-ups, we expect it.

But not the little ones.

This must be your plate, Cindy.
You hardly touched it.

I ate all that I wanted.

ERIN: Well, I think
I ate too much.

ROSE: Erin, the hours you put in
at that factory,

you deserve all
the nourishment you can get.

Ben?

Ben!

Cindy, Ben's overseas, remember?

(CINDY PANTING)

Come on, let's sit down.

Something's happened.
I can feel it.

Cindy, drink this, dear.

Cindy, you've been
imagining things.

No, I haven't. I saw him!

Sometimes I just feel
like I'm losing my mind.

I just think you
need a good rest.

I can't rest. I just lie
in bed and I worry about it.

Well, maybe you need to go
someplace else to rest.

Don't you have
an aunt in Richmond?

Yeah. Aunt Edna,
she's Daddy's sister.

We used to be close.

Well, now that's
just the ticket.

You just leave Ginny with me,
and you go get yourself relaxed.

-I don't know. I...
-Well, I do.

And I'm just gonna box you off
and send you there if I have to.

JOHN: Ike? Corabeth?
CINDY: Hi.

John! Cindy! Nice seeing you.

-Don't you look pretty!
-Thank you.

-What can I do for you?
-I need a ticket to Richmond.

Coming right up.

Ah! Now there is an area with
excellent suburban potential.

Cindy's not going there to look
at real estate, Corabeth.

-I just need a few days away.
-JOHN: You try to get a rest.

And if you wanna stay
longer, you just call us.

If anything, I'll
come back sooner.

I already miss Ginny,
and I haven't even left yet.

We'll keep an eye.
You've a good time

and try to forget
about those nightmares.

Nightmares?

Were those those premonitions

you've been talking
about, Cindy?

This is just a simple
family affair, Corabeth.

Here it is.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

(BUS HONKING)

-I think the bus is here.
-Then let's go.

JOHN: Bye-bye.
CINDY: Bye.

IKE: Have a nice trip, Cindy.
CINDY: Thank you.

Wonder what's troubling Cindy.

Well, if you don't find out, you
could always make something up.

Mr. Godsey, I never
before noticed

how close together
your eyes were.

A little to your left.

Yeah, right there. Mark it.

(SOLDIER GROANS)

Another day of this and we
can start building us a road.

I think I'd rather look
at all these pretty trees

through this funny telescope.

(TWIGS SNAPPING)

Oh, Lord.

Amen.

-JOHN-BOY: Hi.
-Good afternoon.

I'm sorry I'm late.

I had to finish going
through this material.

This is sensational
stuff, it really is.

(SIMONE SPEAKING FRENCH)

I am glad you finally
came to know that.

I talked to Major
Sawyer this morning.

He's in charge of
the mine clearanc.

I already met him.

He's enthusiastic
about the article.

I told him I didn't
think I could write it

unless I knew what it was
like to deactivate a mine.

So we're going out
on a minefield next week.

I did not expect you to risk
your life for this assignment.

You worried about me?

It wasn't easy to get these.

There must not be
a chicken left in Europe.

(SIMONE LAUGHING)

After the way I treated
you the other night,

I am surprised these
are not hard-boiled.

Yeah, it occurred to me.

I cannot get involved
with an American soldier,

especially one who is
so soon to return home.

I'm staying in France
after my discharge.

I have heard that story ever
since my days in the Resistance.

-You worked in the Resistance?
-Surprised?

I'd like to talk to you about
that. I want to write a book.

About the war?

I have an idea for a novel,

set mostly in France,
about a war correspondent.

Hemingway used to sit
at Le Dome for hours,

papers spread out all over his
table,

writing The Sun Also Rises.

F. Scott Fitzgerald
wrote short stories

for the Saturday
Evening Post

at another little
cafe across town.

Gertrude Stein,
Ezra Pound, the Murphys,

they've all worked in Paris
at one time or another.

Somerset Maugham, too. I get
excited just thinking about it.

I guess that's one reason why
I didn't want to do your story.

I was anxious to
get started on my own.

You are serious
about staying here?

You're becoming another reason
why I want to stay.

-You just wish to flatter me.
-No.

(GIGGLING)
They are really drunk.

Sometimes you have to watch it,
because they are really drunk.

This is Monsieur
Bubon, the puppeteer.

Sometimes I think he was born

with a bottle of
wine in his hand.

-Poor guy.
-No. He's wonderful.

We used to come here all the
time when I was a child,

every time my family
visited Paris.

The puppets, they
would make us laugh,

and we could stand at the
fountain and make wishes.

A friend of mine wrote about
this puppet show for the paper.

Oh, yes?

I guess the Germans
put it to good use.

During the Occupation, they
had little Hitlers out there,

parading around,
glorifying the Nazis.

It was a disgrace.

But I would still come here
when I felt troubled.

For me, this park, it has
always been a place to think.

Have you seen the puppet show
since Paris was freed?

No. We shall have
to see it together sometime.

-How about right now?
-It is in the daytime, the show.

-I'll wake the puppets up.
-(CHUCKLES) John!

(CHEERING)

(EXCLAIMS)

JOHN-BOY: Good evening, Simone.

There is no use to bow,
John. We are friends.

I was just making sure
my shoelaces were tied.

You are very small
for being a newspaper reporter.

JOHN-BOY: So I've been told.

But what I lack in size,
I make up for in feelings.

How is that?

JOHN-BOY: I am in love,
and wasting away because of it.

A beautiful French girl
has stolen my heart.

-I do hope she gives it back.
-I will never allow that.

It is hers to keep, even if I
shrink to the size of a thimble.

SIMONE: Do I know this woman?

JOHN-BOY: Can't you see?
It is you I love.

SIMONE: Well, I am sorry.
I have bad news for you.

I am already
attracted to another man.

He is five feet taller than you.

Now, he is also
a newspaper reporter,

and his name is John, too.

JOHN-BOY: Oh, no!

(PRETENDING TO CRY) Oh, no!

Oh, no!

Don't... Don't try
to comfort me! It's no use!

I shall just remain alone
forever with my pain.

John. I think you
better come out.

-JOHN-BOY: What?
-John!

What? Oh!

SIMONE: I wonder
how many people,

that tried to buy books today.

They'll be back.

I worry much.

They might take their business

to Madame Moulin's
shop down the street.

If she has a copy of
Walton's Mountain,

I may go there myself.

Now that is a very
dangerous thing to say.

You think I am jealous
about my customers,

watch how I am with my friends.

This has been a wonderful day.

(SIMONE SIGHING)

I have to tell
you something, John.

What's that?

I am not going to
fall in love with you,

and you are not going
to fall in love with me.

Alright.

-It's late.
-I know.

They had an awful
lot of casualties

in this area during the war.

Only now it's civilians
instead of soldiers

who are the casualties.

Yes, as your friend Mademoiselle
Berringer

has a habit of reminding me.

How long do you think it will
take to clear the area out?

A week, if we don't
have any accidents.

-Good morning, Major Sawyer.
-Sergeant.

Do we have a mine
ready for Walton here?

Yes, sir.

It's all yours,
The sergeant will walk you.

Right this way.

Alright, here it is.
Now you're gonna need this.

That's a safety fork. Just stick
in your pocket for right now.

Now roll up your sleeves.

All the way up.

Here, you're gonna need this.

Hook the chin-strap.

We don't wanta loose
helmet falling on a mine.

-Are you ready?
-I'm ready.

Okay, come on down here.

Now, lift the cover off
the mine, be careful.

Go ahead.

Careful.

Steady. Steady.

Let him finish it.

Come on down here. Come on!

Now, pick it up.
It's not going to bite you.

This is a pretty big mine.

Six pounds of cast TNT.

That ain't no anti-personnel
mine you're working on.

That thing is made
to blow up tanks.

Now, check under and
around it for booby traps.

Not, with your hands!
Just eyeball it!

It's not booby-trapped. If it
was, we'd both know it by now.

Look, I don't wanna
blow anybody up here.

I'm think I'm in
a little bit over my head.

Alright, now check the fuse.
It's right there, dead-center.

Check it for damage.

-It looks practically brand new.
-Good.

Now take the safety fork

and put it in the
slot right under there.

The safety fork,
I put it in your pocket.

Careful. Careful.

Careful!

Alright, I think that's enough.

Thank you, Sergeant.
You're dismissed.

Yes, sir.

(JOHN-BOY SIGHING)

Mine's a dummy, Walton,
the kind we use in training.

If it weren't, I'm afraid

I wouldn't be speaking
to you right now.

Why the hell did you put me
through that?

I could've had a heart attack!

A lot of people, including you,
including Mademoiselle Berringer

and even including my superiors,

have had the attitude
that anyone can defuse a mine.

Perhaps now you can help me
change that attitude.

I need demolition experts,
men who can train other men.

I'm counting on you
to get them for me.

Oh, yeah.

-IKE: Hello, Rose!
-Hi there!

-Is something the matter?
-Uh, is... Is John around?

No, no, he went in to Richmond
to pick up Cindy.

They won't be back
till suppertime.

Oh.

Well, this came for
Cindy a while ago.

Oh, my Lord.

She knew something was
wrong. She knew it.

We always think the worst these
days when a telegram comes

and it's not always bad news.

News from a cousin,
a birth in the family,

even a note from her father.

Oh...

I'd like to believe that,

but I just keep going back
to those nightmares of hers.

I think we'd all
rest a lot easier

if we knew what was in there.

I just can't do that.
It's addressed to Cindy.

Want some help?

No, thanks, Elizabeth,
I'll take care of it.

Well, at least you can
let me set the table.

Sure hope Daddy and Cindy
make it home in time for supper.

You know, Drew invited me

to spend the weekend in Virginia
Beach with him and his family.

Is that so?

Yeah, we're gonna go sailing.

Mr. Cutler used to be
in the Navy, you know.

Rose, are you sure
you're alright?

Well, I'm just
feeling a little peaked.

You know how you do
this time of day.

Well, why don't
you let me finish?

(ERIN EXCLAIMING)

Look who we found
walking down the road.

Jim-Bob!

-ELIZABETH: Hey!
-Hello!

What's for dinner,
Rose? I'm starved.

Nothing special, I'm afraid.

It doesn't have to
be a turkey dinner,

as long as it's better than
the chow they serve at Langley.

You don't look starved to me.

That's because all those
cute girls keep feeding me..

-I'll bet!
-Well, it's true.

I've got dinners
booked till Christmas,

unless I go overseas first.

Elizabeth, I think
I will turn supper over to you.

-I'll go and lie down for a bit.
-I'll take that, Rose.

-Aren't you feeling well?
-Just a little tired.

Maybe I should
have a look at you.

I'd just as soon be left alone
right now, Mary Ellen.

Is something wrong with Rose?

She's been acting
that way all afternoon.

-I hope she's not getting sick.
-Yeah, me, too.

You know what that means.
I'll have to eat your cooking.

-Oh!
-ERIN: Your cooking.

-Then here, take this.
-And you can have this, too.

Come on, what is this?
I just got home.

I only have a three-day pass.

That's good.
You'll even have time

to clean up when you're through.

-Go.
-Come on.

JOHN-BOY: The place is empty.

That means nobody is
pushing the deadline but me.

SIMONE: Does that happen often?

JOHN-BOY:
Only when I'm distracted.

It's from my sister, Elizabeth.

-Elizabeth, which one is she?
-The youngest.

Oh! She's the one
with the red hair,

and the eyes, they hold
all the secrets of the world?

I get the feeling there is a
special bond between you two.

It's the first-born
and the last.

Everybody else is
just as special,

but they're all kind of
sandwiched in between.

Let me read a part of this.

-"Dear John-Boy..."
-John-Boy.

"You should see
the Mountain this year.

"It's never been more beautiful.

"Everything is in bloom,

"daffodils,
honeysuckle, wild roses.

"The air smells like
Corabeth's perfume counter.

"I've been taking
Pepper, my horse,

"on long walks
through the hills.

"It takes me hours
to get the brambles

"out of my clothes
and Pepper's legs,

"but it's worth it to go up
and sit by the Rockfish River

"and listen to the C&O
rumble by in the distance.

"With everything
changing the way it is,

"it's nice to know
that there's a part

"of the world that
always stays the same.

"All my love, Elizabeth."

Your Mountain, it sounds lovely.

It's a wonderful place
to sit and think and dream.

And write.

Well, we have work to do.

-That's them.
-Good. I'm starved.

Jim-Bob! Daddy's home!

You feeling better, Rose?

-Well, look who's home!
-CINDY: Hi!

JOHN: How long you home for?
JIM-BOB: Three days.

-I feel a lot better.
-ELIZABETH: Hi!

-You look rested.
-Oh! Thank you!

You were right, a vacation
was all that I needed. Thanks.

Rose, what's the matter?

This came today.
Telegram for Cindy.

Read it.

"The Secretary of the Navy

"deeply regrets
having to inform you

"that your husband, Seaman
First Class Benjamin Walton,

"was taken prisoner by the enemy

"in the Pacific Theater
of Operations."

Dear God.

I put supper in
the refrigerator.

Seems like we've been down this
road so many times before.

Curt, John-Boy, now Ben.

One of my best buddies just got
shipped off to the Pacific.

Two of his brothers are already
in military hospitals.

It makes you wonder
how much more

we're going to
have to go through.

Makes me wonder why.

There's a whole lot
of people out there

want to turn this
world into rubble.

At least we got the consolation

that Ben is fighting
against them.

-I hope nothing happens to him.
-I know, honey.

Ben's gonna be alright.

Of course he is.

CINDY: I'm not just saying that.
I know that now.

This is the letter that
I got from him today.

It was written three weeks ago.

"I don't have much time to
write, but I wanted to tell you

"how much I miss you and Ginny
and the rest of the family.

"For the last couple of weeks,

"I've been having the
same dream over and over.

"I picture myself
getting off a ship

"and walking onto
the docks at Norfolk.

"All of a sudden,
you're standing there,

"looking more beautiful
than you ever have.

"It seems like we stare at each
other for hours without moving.

"Next thing I know,
you're in my arms."

I had a premonition
and it came true.

Ben's had one, too. And I'm
just gonna have to trust it.

John, I missed you
the last few days.

I haven't had
a chance to breathe.

My phone hasn't stopped ringing
ever since the story hit print.

-The article is wonderful.
-I'm glad you like it.

I think it will do a lot
to clear out the minefields.

I especially liked this part.

"One of the leaders in the
effort to rid the countryside

"of these terrifying dangers
is a beautiful, young,

"industrious Frenchwoman
named Simone Berringer."

Too bad we couldn't get
a plug in for the store.

-Is something the matter?
-Yeah.

This came from my family.

My brother Ben has been taken
prisoner by the Japanese.

The war goes on, doesn't it?

I used to hate to have
him tag along after me.

I wouldn't mind turning around
and seeing him there now.

You're going home, aren't you?

-My family needs me.
-So do I.

The brave Resistance fighter.

All the promises
I made to myself,

and I have fallen in love
with an American soldier.

I want you to come back home
with me. I want you to marry me.

I can't stand the thought of
being without you, but marriage?

We don't know each other
well enough for that.

Time has nothing to do with it.

We belong together.
We love each other.

When will you leave?

As soon as possible.
I'm making arrangements today.

I need to think.
I need to be alone.

This is sudden for both of us.

I don't expect you
to make up your mind now.

Take some time.
We can meet this evening.

-At our park?
-Yeah, at our park.

I don't wanna lose you, Simone.

-Sergeant Walton reporting, sir.
-Good afternoon.

I suppose you gentlemen know
why you're here?

No, sir.

If you'd read the latest issues
of Stars and Stripes, you'd know

there's a very
fine article in it

about active
minefields in this area.

Your camp commander saw it

and volunteered you men
for duty deactivating mines.

Excuse me, sir, but my squad
was waiting to be shipped home.

In the meantime,
we need you here.

Yes, sir.

Major, sir, it's been months

since we had any
demolition training.

By the time we're
through with you,

you'll be able to defuse
mines, soldier.

Yes, sir.

Sergeant Norton will
be right with you.

I was just beginning
to like this Army.

Loafing around, waiting
for the transports,

three-day passes in Paris.

I was kind of getting
to enjoy it, myself.

Love to get my hands on
the jerk who wrote that article.

So would I.

Did you make the arrangements?

I'm leaving tomorrow. You can
follow in a week, if you'd like.

All you have to do is get in
touch with Hodges at the office.

-Just...
-John...

You've been crying.

I wish you could hold
me like this always.

-Just say the word.
-If only I could.

This park and I, we have been
friends for a long time now.

We have seen this country
fall and rise up again.

I made some hard decisions here,
but never anything like this.

I love you, John, but I
cannot go with you. Not now.

You are needed in your home,
and I am needed at mine.

That's not the answer
I wanted to hear.

It's not the one
I wanted to give.

Oh, Simone, I'm sorry
I put you through all this.

I have no regrets.

I would not trade
our time together

for anything in the world.

We'll see each other
again, I promise.

-No promises.
-I'm gonna come back for you.

We're gonna get
married, I promise.

I'll write that novel
I've been dreaming about.

I love you.

I love you, too,
with all my heart.

JOHN-BOY:
Simone and I corresponded
after I came home,

but gradually the time between
letters grew longer and longer.

The next time I went
back to Paris was in 1956.

Simone's bookstore was gone
and so was she.

Someone on
the street thought she may

have married and
moved to London,

but I never did
find out for sure.

ELIZABETH: I'm glad you decided
to come home, John-Boy.

JOHN-BOY: So am I.

ELIZABETH: Do you think
Ben's going to be alright?

JOHN-BOY: Cindy says he is.
That's good enough for me.

ELIZABETH: Goodnight, John-Boy.
JOHN-BOY: Goodnight, Elizabeth.