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[ROOSTER CROWS]

[ALL MUTTERING]

Lift it.

Heave. Ho.

You, Corporal!

Inside.

Turn your pockets out, Corporal.

You won this gambling,

of course.

Why do you think it is?

Why do you think it is, Corporal,

that you have so much, and the rest of us so little?

One day, Corporal, you're going to make a slip.

All this wealth you've got

isn't going to check against my list...

and when you do, when that happens,

I'll be ready, and you'll be in there.

In my cage.

I'm not playing at being Provost Marshal, you know,

and I never yet heard of a run of luck that didn't run out.

and yours will, depend on it,

because you're like all criminals,

you're greedy.

Lieutenant, I'd like to point out to you

that I don't have to put up with this crap from you.

I'm not in your two-bit army, I'm in our two-bit army.

And if you're looking for something to live for...

when we get out of this,

you come looking for me, and I'll hand you your head.

We'll see.

If you make one slip, just one,

and we'll see how long you survive at our level...

in my cage,

and after my cage, I'd personally--

I'd personally hand you over to the Japs at Utram Road.

What's-- What's happening here?

Oh, nothing, sir, I--I--I'm just searching the Corporal.

You're quite in order to search him, question him.

Everybody knows that, Grey,

but threats and abuse aren't on.

They aren't on.

And you, Corporal, you ought to know better

than to go around dressed like that.

Asking for trouble, just asking for it.

Even so, quite wrong to threaten.

Not the way to treat an enlisted man.

I think, uh, an apology--

If you request it, sir, then I apologize.

Very good.

All right, Corporal, you can go,

but watch the way you dress. Watch it.

Yes. Thank you, Colonel.

Yeah?

Yeah, he had one invite out to number four.

Okay, I'll take care of it.

Go find Colonel Brant and give him this.

Tell him that's for the apology,

but tell him not to be so late next time.

Right.

Do you know where he'd be?

He'd better be by the jail.

It's his day for watching Grey.

That's all?

That's all for him.

Then go find that guy with the, uh,

with the arm, you know. He's got a delivery.

Come on, Tojo, time for tea.

Choice of litter, right?

Right.

[MEN SPEAKING MALAY]

[SPEAKING MALAY]

You hear the news, Max?

No.

The war's going to last another ten years.

Official.

The last three years was just for openers.

Ha-ha.

Oh, uh, Lee told me to tell you

he'd done your laundry.

I asked him, uh, specially, and he told me--

Yeah.

--to tell you...

Take one.

Oh, King, now, you're really--

you don't have to-- have to do--

It's okay. Okay. I'll call you if I need you.

You want my chow today?

You bet.

You got it.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

Max?

See that guy out there with the wog? Get him for me.

[SPEAKING MALAY]

MAX: Hey, fella...

Uh, the King wants to see you.

The who?

The King.

What is it, Garden Party Day, or something?

All right, save the jokes, he wants to see you.

I'm not joking.

We take our Royal family very seriously, you know.

What's he want to see me about?

I don't know. How would I know? He just said. Come on.

Extraordinary Court procedure.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

MAX: Come on, come on.

I was sent for, I believe.

Yeah.

Yeah. Take a seat.

You smoke?

Yes.

Yes, I do.

All right, help yourself.

How come we never met before?

No idea. I haven't been anywhere this year.

What's your name?

Uh, Marlowe, Peter Marlowe.

What's yours?

How's that chair feel?

Mmm? Fine.

Cost me 80 bucks.

Did it?

Yes.

Well, I'd never have guessed.

You'd have said more, huh?

No, I don't think so.

I don't think I'd have said anything, really.

I've never been a great chair-price-guesser.

I was just going to fix some chow. You want to join me?

Ahem.

I've just had lunch, thank you.

Well, you could use some more, couldn't you?

You want an egg?

Uh, excuse me, what's all this in aid of?

Do what?

I mean, people just don't give eggs away, like that.

Well, I'm not people.

Am I, Max?

No. No. You're not people, King.

Well, you want an egg or don't you?

Well, of course I want it.

Okay, then you got it.

How do you like it?

-Fried? -Okay.

So you got yourself a fried egg.

You're not related to either Fortnum or Mason, are you, by any chance?

Who are they?

Oh, it doesn't matter.

They run a little family grocery shop back home.

That's pretty neat, huh?

Max wired it for me.

Yeah?

Nothing. Just telling him you wired the hot plate.

Oh, yeah.

Uh, it's-- it's working okay, huh?

Well, it better be. I've got to impress the British.

The British are impressed.

You speak it pretty good, don't you?

What's that, British-- I mean, English?

No, no, the stuff-- You know, the lingo, out there.

Oh, yes. I suppose so. Not too bad.

Say something for me now.

-In Malay? -Yeah.

What sort of thing?

I don't care, anything. I just want to hear you.

Uh...

[SPEAKS IN MALAY]

Hey, that's pretty good.

You hear that, Max?

What's that mean?

Well, it doesn't really have a literal translation,

but, uh, roughly speaking, it means...

when do I have to kiss thee on the ass?

After the egg, never before meals.

[EGG FRYING]

Plates.

How about that?

Not bad. Not bad at all.

What the hell are you talking about?

The egg ain't been laid that tastes better than that.

Don't get excited, Fortnum.

When we say not bad, we don't mean not bad,

we mean it's bloody marvelous.

Yeah?

What do you mean when you say it's bloody marvelous?

Bit dicey.

Forget it.

[WHISTLES]

Lift your feet.

-What? -Lift your feet.

You're slumming, aren't you, Marlowe?

Don't be a snob, old man.

Never make a good policeman if you're a snob.

Everyone looks the same with their knickers down.

-Where's your arm-band? -In my pocket, I think.

It's supposed to be on your arm. Those are orders.

They're Jap orders. We stuff those, don't we?

They're also camp orders.

Put it on.

What's the matter with you, Corporal?

Nothing, sir.

Just recovering from the pleasure

of seeing you twice in one day, sir.

Colonel Sellars has reported the theft of a gold ring.

A gold ring.

Gee. Gee, that's tough, sir.

I believe you know Colonel Sellars.

Could you describe him to me, please, sir?

You play cards with him, don't you?

Oh, that Colonel Sellars.

Yes. Yes.

Plays cards like an English officer and a gentleman.

Well, of course, he would, wouldn't he, sir?

Don't press your luck too hard, Corporal,

just answer the questions.

Did he ever show you the ring?

No, far as I remember,

he never even discussed marriage, sir.

I'm warning you, Corporal.

You sure you're not accusing me, sir... in front of witnesses?

-Got a light, Grey? -No.

I'm not accusing anybody, Corporal.

Then, can I borrow your Ronson?

Ronson...

Yes. It's in your top pocket, I think.

Thank you.

Well, now, this is new, isn't it?

Yes. It was mine.

We were playing poker just before lunch, and I lost it to him.

You what?

I lost it to him at poker.

I had a straight, but he had better.

Tell him.

Yeah. We were playing stud--

What were the cards?

-His or mine? -His.

Uh, aces on twos.

You're lying, Marlowe.

Why Grey, old chap, what a thing to say.

It was pathetic.

I thought I had him by the short and curlies with a straight, like I said...

so I threw in the lot.

Threw in the jolly old Ronson.

How do you play stud, Marlowe?

-Stud? -Yes. How's it played?

Stud. You mean ordinary stud, don't you?

Yes.

Uh, well, well. We'll show you.

There's nothing like a practical demo.

Yeah, you see, it was my hole card--

I said I wanted you to tell me, Marlowe!

Temper...

Well, never mind.

Don't need the cards to show you.

Four cards face up--

You can imagine that, can't you, Grey?

And one down. There's "one in the hole."

It's just like Happy Families, really, in the nursery.

We never had a nursery, Marlowe.

That was a close one.

Too bloody true.

Here.

You're on the payroll from here on in.

20 bucks a week.

Okay, we'll make it 30.

Shove your money.

What'd I say?

No. It's what I said-- I said, shove your money.

One can't expect bloody Yanks to understand.

What are you talking about? All I did was up two tens to 30.

Look, when someone drops you in it,

they don't necessarily expect to be paid for getting you out of it.

So work your money.

What'd I do?

Nothing. You did nothing, King.

30's above scale. You treated him right.

Well, screw the British.

Yeah, screw 'em.

[LAUGHING]

[MAN SOBBING]

[BIRD CALLS AND WOLF HOWLS]

[WHISTLES]

[RADIO STATIC]

MAN ON RADIO: Allied forces are still making progress in Belgium,

and on the central sector,

towards St. Hubert, in blinding snowstorms.

In the Philippines, American forces have driven a bridgehead

across the Agno River in their thrust for Manila.

Formosa was bombed in daylight by B-29's without loss.

And in Burma,

victorious British and Indian armies

are within 30 miles of Mandalay.

Those were the news headlines.

The next news broadcast will be at 06:00 Calcutta time...

[STATIC]

-You okay? -Yes. Fine.

Old bladder's playing up though.

[MAN SOBBING]

-What is it? -Nothing. Nothing.

I've just been to the bog.

And I'm happy to say the old bladder's working a treat.

That's good news, isn't it?

Beautiful.

Thank you for waking me up to tell me.

Oh, God, give me a piece of your courage.

I'm so frightened. I'm such a bloody coward.

You really ate them in Java, did you?

Not only in Java. Here in Changi. So did you.

What?

Now look, we had a pact.

We agreed we wouldn't cook anything revolting

unless we discussed it first.

-We agreed. -I know we agreed.

You were dying.

And why do we collect them? It's protein.

Pure protein.

For the hospital, for the seriously sick.

You were sick, remember?

You were dying.

I really ate them, did I?

You asked for second helpings.

Blah!

Well, next time I want to know, and that's a bloody order.

-Excuse me, sir. -Yes?

Okay, I'll take them.

Here.

Colonel Smedley-Taylor asked me to tell you, sir,

two of your men have been fighting.

Only two? That's a change.

-Who are they? -Corporal Townsend and Private Gurble.

-I've got them in jail. -Right.

I'll deal with them after roll call. All right?

Uh, sir?

Uh, pity about Marlowe's Ronson, wasn't it?

Yes, the stupid burke. He should have been more careful.

Mugs game, gambling.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Do you mind if I see them alone?

No, sir. Of course not.

Let them out, will you?

Right. Why were you fighting?

I want the truth, now. No flannel.

Townsend?

Well? I'm waiting.

This bloody sod accused me of stealing me mate's grub.

-He said I was stealing. -And you were.

That's enough of that.

Townsend, if you have a charge to make, make it.

Well, come on, we haven't got all night.

Well, sir, it's my month on cookhouse detail,

and today we had 184 to cook for.

He was me best mate, and I thought I could trust him.

I never touched a bloody grain, sir.

I swear to God!

When I got back, we were short.

Near half pound short, and that's two blokes' rations.

I know, but I never touched it.

Were they short, Gurble?

Sir, I never touched them.

Were they short like he said?

Yes, sir.

Right. We'll have to check the weights.

Oh, I checked them, sir.

I checked them under his bloody nose.

Well, we must check them again. Lead the way, will you?

We'll go to the storehouse now and settle this.

That day, on my last leave, she said...

I said, I'll always keep myself clean for you.

Oh, God, I'll make any sort of a bargain with you...

Just don't let her think that I'm dead.

Don't let her think that I'm dead.

Well, as far as I'm concerned, Gurble, the case is proved.

You're out of my regiment.

You're dead. You don't exist.

You keep your mouth shut about this, you understand?

My bloody oath, Colonel.

Just keep your mouth shut!

[GURBLE SOBBING]

The news was good last night.

We're only 30 miles from where the flying fishes play.

Oh, by the way, I nearly forgot.

The wife asked me if you'd like to come to dinner tonight.

We're just having a few people in, nothing formal.

Would you say thank you to her for me?

But I already have a dinner engagement.

Well, there it is.

Good.

Another time perhaps.

Good.

That, uh, that was my mistake the other day.

I got stupid. I offered the dough,

because I wanted to thank you.

It's okay.

I've got a lousy temper and a bloody awful accent.

I know I sound toffee-nosed.

You, uh, you British insult easy, don't you?

You catch one of these cruds passing up a buck.

Nothing. Nothing.

Uh, go find Prouty in the Garden of Eden and finish the deal, will you?

I'm different from Hawkins.

I let my doggie off the leash.

Uh, look, can I-- can I offer you a Kooa?

I mean, uh, is that all right?

Sure. That's different.

MAN: Hey!

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

There is a radio in this hut!

Let me handle it.

Now let me in, will you?

Good morning, Captain.

It is not a good morning, Colonel.

There is a radio here.

A radio is against the orders

of the Imperial Nipponese Army.

Yes, well, I don't know anything about it.

Do you know anything about it?

No, sir.

What about you?

No, sir.

Where is the wireless?

Now look, it's got to be found, so where is it?

I order those responsible to hand it over immediately.

Look, I'm asking you just once more.

You. What's your name?

Lieutenant Spence, sir.

-Where is it hidden? -Where's what hidden, sir?

I don't know what you're talking about, sir.

Grey...

You're supposed to be Provost Marshall.

If there's a wireless here, it's your responsibility.

I know nothing about a wireless, sir.

Then by God you should, and I'll have you court-martialed,

and it'll show on your record.

Brough... What do you know about this?

Nothing, sir. And it's Major Brough, Colonel.

Well, I don't believe you.

It's just the sort of trouble you bloody Americans would cause.

I don't have to take that kind of noise from you.

You stand to attention when I'm talking--

I'm senior American officer here,

and I don't have to take that kind of noise from you or anybody.

Now, there's no radio, or wireless as you call it,

in this hut that I know of,

and if there was, I sure as hell wouldn't tell you, Colonel.

Well, then, we'll search the hut.

That's what we'll do.

Every officer will stand by his bed at attention.

Do you hear me? Attention!

SMEDLEY-TAYLOR: Shut up, Jones.

There's a wireless in this hut, sir, contrary to regulations.

Yes, and I said shut up.

Can I help you, Captain?

There is a radio in this hut.

According to the Geneva Convention governing prisoners of war,

and specially for soldiers--

I know the code of ethics quite well, Captain.

If you believe there's a radio here,

please make a search for it.

Or if you know where it is, please take it.

It's your job to enforce the law.

My job is to enforce civilized law.

If you want to cite law, then obey it yourself.

Give us the food and medical supplies to which we're entitled.

One day you will go too far, Colonel.

One day, I'll be dead, Captain.

Probably, I'll die of apoplexy trying to enforce insane laws

imposed by incompetent administrators.

I shall report your impertinence to General Shima.

Yes, please do.

Then ask him who gave the order that each man in the camp

should catch 20 flies a day,

and that they should be collected and counted

and delivered daily to your office personally by me.

Everybody outside, please.

Now you may make your search, Captain.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

Who belongs to this bunk?

I've no idea. I'll ask.

And this, and this.

Who uses this bunk?

-Your name? -Captain Daven, Infantry.

Did you make this radio, Captain?

Yes--

I ordered Captain Daven to make it. It's my responsibility.

He was acting on my orders.

-Is this true? -No.

Who else knew about your radio, Captain?

No one. It was my idea, and I made it alone.

It's all right, old love.

I'm just as frightened as you are.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

You men, pick up this bunk and follow me.

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

Doctor, could you come here a minute, please.

He's lucky.

No more aches.

What'd he die of?

Changi blues, mostly.

Oh, you mean the will to live?

No, not, uh, not quite that, Corporal.

It is Corporal, isn't it? Corporal King?

He'd stopped believing in the pigheaded,

totally unreasonable will not to die.

There's a difference, you know.

Hmm. Perhaps you don't know.

I don't suppose that kind of subtlety bothers you very much.

Maybe not.

Touch wood.

I wouldn't put much faith in that wood.

Probably contaminated.

You, uh,

don't have any tobacco, do you, by any chance?

I hear you're good for a little extra.

Yeah. Yeah, I was just, uh, just going to bring some to him.

Oh. He won't miss it, then.

Thank you.

You must tell me your secret one day, Corporal.

Medically, it ought to be very valuable.

I'm just lucky, sir.

Oh no, that won't do.

[MAN COUGHING]

[COUGHING]

Oh, thanks.

-Can you spare it? -I don't smoke, never have.

Could you get my boots for me? I've got to get up.

-Well, where are they? -The foot of the bed.

I've kept those.

I kept them in good shape.

Yes, you did.

There.

I've had enough, thanks.

I'm dying.

Yes.

[COUGHING]

Orderly.

Yes?

Get the corpse detail to take Sergeant Masters' bed,

and Captain Daven's will be free tonight too.

But don't let them take the boots. They're mine.

Yes, sir.

Uh, what about Colonel Hutton, sir. Do I give him quinine?

Of course give him quinine.

I'm sorry. Just asking.

Only doctors are supposed to authorize drugs.

Well, give him quinine and for the love of God

stop trying to pretend you're Florence Nightingale.

Oh. There are two appendectomies for tomorrow morning, Colonel.

Right. I'll see them before I go off.

-Do you want to do them, or shall I? -No, I'll do them.

Evening, Doctor.

Oh. Hello, Stevie.

Oh, by the way, I, uh, finished the autopsy

on the man found in the borehole.

Death was from suffocation.

If you find a man head first halfway down a borehole,

it's more than likely that death will be due to suffocation.

Yes.

Well, I wrote, uh--

I put on the death certificate,

"Suicide while the balance of the mind was disturbed."

Do you want that?

Oh, thank you, sir.

Have they identified the body?

Yes.

It was a Private Gurble.

Unusual name.

Not the way I'd choose for suicide.

No. Unless of course he was put there.

Oh? Why do you say that?

Well, they held a court of inquiry this afternoon.

Apparently he'd been caught stealing hut rations.

Oh, I see.

Either way, murder or suicide,

I'd say he deserved it, wouldn't you?

Yes, I suppose so.

Well, I'd better get off and finish my rounds.

Yes. Well, goodnight, Colonel.

Would you like a smoke, Stevie?

MAN 1: There he goes! MAN 2: Don't let it get away!

MAN 3: Come here! MAN 4: Watch out, watch out!

Get it!

There it is!

Get him!

Get him! Get him!

Got him!

Get him!

Get him!

All right, knock it off! All right, just hold it! Knock it off!

Will you knock it off!

Now, just leave it where it is. Don't kill it.

I got a better idea.

Tex?

Yeah?

-Get a blanket. -A blanket?

Yeah. Yeah. Come on. Come on, come on, will you?

That's it. Now you and Max trap it.

Come on, will you? I want it alive.

With my blanket? You crazy? It's the only one I got.

I'll get you another one. Just catch it.

Come on, give me the other end.

All right, let--let's-- let's throw it down and jump, okay?

-Right. -Come on. Now.

I got him! I got him!

Hey, I got it!

All right, knock it off! Now, quiet.

Max, you take it.

I don't want to take it. He can take it-- It's his blanket, he can take it.

Max, you take it.

Now Tex, you go put on the java while I work this out.

All right, gentleman, gather around and hear the words of the King.

And the whole court strained in obedience.

Come on, come on, come on.

All right, so we got ourselves a real live rat, right?

Yeah, so?

So? So use your imagination.

What don't we have a lot of in Changi.

Yeah, besides that.

Come on. Food. Right?

Yeah. Well, what's that got to do with rats?

God. You're not thinking what I think you're thinking are you?

You got it.

Only we're not going to eat it.

Eat it? Eat what?

-What's he talking about? -Rat meat.

Oh, uh, you're out of your mind.

Do you think anybody's would buy rat meat?

Will you let me finish?

Of course nobody's going to buy it if they know it's rat, but supposing they don't?

Suppose we say it's, I don't know, suppose we say it's rabbit.

But--uh--uh, there-- There are no rabbits in Malaysia.

Okay, then we'll think of something else.

What are you all knocking it for?

Do you think we can get away with squirrel?

That's it, squirrel. Good.

Still not a lip-smacker, is it?

Wait a sec. Wait a sec. I know. I know.

-Deer. -Deer?

Man, what kind of big game you got back home?

No, not the usual kind of deer. I mean Rusa Tikas.

They're--they're about-- well, they're tiny--

they're--they're about eight inches high.

The natives consider them to be a great delicacy.

Rusa Tikas translated means "mouse deer."

That's it then.

We're in the Rusa Tikas business.

Now first thing we got to find out is whether it's male or female.

Then we get the opposite one, boy meets girl,

and we're on our way to our first million.

Now, how we going to sex it?

Hey, I read somewhere in the Readers Digest,

that the Japs are big sexers.

Oh, that's with eggs, dummy.

Leave it to me. I'll tell you.

Okay. You got the job.

Now, we got two things to do immediately.

Liberate another rat, whichever sex he or she isn't,

and then we got to find out about their habits.

Mmm, well, Vexley's your man for that.

Vexley? Who's Vexley?

Join my class?

You really want to join my class?

If it wouldn't be too much trouble, sir.

Oh, no. Delighted, old chap.

Delighted.

-Squadron Leader Vexley. -Very pleased to meet you, sir.

Hello, Peter.

All right, then...

Comfortable? Good.

Well, now, uh, today...

Today I was going to talk about the largest of mammals,

whales.

Do you know anything about whales?

Ah!

Oh.

Oh.

Whales are without doubt

the highest form to which nature has aspired.

Now, you take the sulfur-bottomed whale,

the most powerful animal in existence.

Now, you take its mating habits,

its mating is marvelous,

there's no other word for it.

The male starts his, uh, titillation

by blowing glorious clouds of spray.

He then pounds the water with his tail near to the female,

who waits with, uh, patient lust

on the, uh, ocean's surface.

He then dives deep and soars up out of the water,

huge, vast, enormous,

and crashes back with thundering flukes,

churning the water into spray, pounding at the water.

You have a question, Corporal?

-Yes sir, what about rats, sir? -I beg your pardon?

Well, this is all very interesting about the whales, sir,

but what about rats?

What about rats?

Well, I was wondering if you knew anything about them, sir.

Rodents are entirely different.

Now, to return--

What do you mean different, sir?

-What? -Well, how are they different?

I shall be dealing with rodents in the next series.

Disgusting creatures.

There's nothing about them to like. Nothing.

Why are they disgusting, sir?

I mean, do they have bad habits?

Everything about them is-- Ah!

Cigarette, sir?

Oh!

Why, thank you, Corporal.

-Take a couple, sir. -Mmm?

I'm sure you'll need them, if you're going to go into rats in detail.

Well, right, now...

So, gentlemen,

the female can have up to 12 litters a year

and anything up to 14 per litter.

The young being born blind and helpless 22 days--

22 days, gentlemen, after...contact.

Now, the young, they open their eyes in two weeks

and they become sexually active in two months.

Holy cow.

You know what that means, don't you?

That means that in six months,

we're going to be knee-deep in tikas.

Holy cow.

Yes. On the other hand, they do have some rather nasty habits.

You see, number one, they're cannibals, and number two,

they'll fight amongst each other if left to their own devices.

But on the credit side, they'll eat anything.

I repeat, anything, dead or alive.

Which means, we got no logistics problem.

I got another one.

While you jokers are talking, I'm out doing.

It's the right mate, too.

-How do you know? -I looked.

Well, what are we waiting for.

Tex, Dino, keep look-out.

Hey. Looks like Vexley knows what he's talking about.

[RATS SQUEAKING]

Start counting the days, gentlemen.

Swing!

MAN 1: Hey, good throw.

MAN 2: Throw it again.

MARLOWE: He looks different. Don't you think he looks different somehow?

KING: Yeah. He looks like a married man.

All clear?

Come on, we got things to do.

You want to do something for me tonight?

Do a little interpreting?

Yeah. Yeah, all right.

What have you got in there, Marlowe?

Food.

Could I see it, please?

Stop picking on me, Grey.

Where'd you get it?

I was given it.

We can guess who by, can't we?

-Where are you taking it? -To the hospital.

-Who for? -Mac.

Any more questions?

No.

Not for the time being.

But don't forget, you and your crook friend are on my list.

I haven't forgotten about the Ronson.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I haven't broken any orders.

You will, Marlowe, you will.

If you sell your soul, you've got to pay sometime.

Don't give me all that sally-army stuff.

I judge a man by the company he keeps.

Your friend's a crook, a liar, and a thief.

You're right about one thing, Grey.

He is my friend.

But he's not a crook, and he's not a thief.

But he's a liar.

We're all liars, Grey.

You denied the radio.

You got to be a liar to stay alive.

Do a lot of things to stay alive.

Like kissing a corporal's ass to get food?

I said it first, Grey.

You won't believe me, but I said it before you.

IN MALAY: Hast thou something else?

I regret that Omegas are not bringing much in Singapore these days.

He's not interested. He says the market's very poor.

Yeah, that's why he's here risking his neck.

Tell him 3,000. Tell him I'm sorry it's overpriced.

IN MALAY: My friend regrets the watch is overpriced,

but is forced to ask $3,000.

IN MALAY: Truly, it is overpriced.

The owner has sickness in his head,

yet because we have done business in the past,

I will offer 600.

He offers 600.

Tell him to work it.

No, no. That-- that's a joke.

No, you're doing very well.

Tell him I can't insult the owner with such an offer.

IN MALAY: My friend regrets he cannot entertain such an offer.

IN MALAY: Perhaps I should increase my offer to 1,000.

How'd we do?

Well, he's gone to 1,000.

I'd need more than that to live with the smell.

Ha-ha.

Tell him I sold one just like it a week ago

to one of his buddies for three grand.

Tell him it's only because I like his smiling face, etcetera,

you know, the usual horse manure.

Work him up a few hundred at a time.

I got to go consult with the owner.

Uh...

Er...

[SPEAKS MALAY]

400!

Why, everybody knows an Omega is worth at least 2,000.

-At least. -I agree, sir,

but, you know, beggars can't be choosers, sir.

Uh, I did my best, sir. I really put it to him.

I'm sure you did. I'm sure you did, Corporal.

Not your fault, don't think that.

But--

But what am I to do?

Could you have one more try?

Please! See what you can do.

Please. I have great faith in you.

I couldn't take less than 1,200.

Of course--

Well, I don't think I can do much, sir, but...

okay, I'll give it another try.

2600 dollars?

2600.

And, uh, watch it, because he spits when he's doing

the "I'm being robbed" speech.

IN MALAY: The miserable owner

has the affrontery to ask $2,600.

IN MALAY: $2,600.

[SPITS]

Poor man's Bela Lugosi. He'll come back.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

-He's gone to 2,100. -Yeah, yeah.

That's what he always intended to pay.

Tell him 2,600 or nothing.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

2,200 and that's his final offer.

Yeah, it probably is, too.

All right, tell him I accept.

Tell him he's too tough for me.

Tell him I'll have to give out my commission

to make up the difference.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

-Only 900? -Afraid so, sir,

and I had to sweat blood to get that.

900, less commission.

Terribly disappointed, Corporal.

It's the last thing I owned.

Well, things are getting tougher all the time. Good night, sir.

Well, I didn't bring you much luck, did I?

Here. You owe me two bucks.

Two what? What's that for?

-It's your commission. -For what?

You don't think I'd put you to work for nothing, do you?

But I'm not entitled to anything for interpreting.

I told you I was happy to do it.

Listen, take it. 108 bucks? 10%.

It's yours. You earned it.

Look, how in the hell can I earn $108

out of a total of 2200

and there was no profit.

I'm not taking it.

Boy, I don't know how you survived in this world up to now.

Look, let's go through the facts of life.

Now, your gallant Major Prouty is selling me a phony.

So he deserves whatever he gets.

You think he gives a damn about me if the watch backfires?

Maybe he stole it. Who knows.

Anyway, he asked me 1200.

Now, I asked Torusumi 26, and he settles for 22,

because he knows he can get rid of it for 35.

I give Prouty 900, less 10%,

and he goes home thinking that's he's taken me, so everybody's happy.

Now, as to overheads, I had to pay $100 to get the watch fixed.

You know, so it shouldn't fall apart in his hands.

Another 120 for various safety measures. That makes 1120.

Now, 1120 from 2200 is 1080 bucks, even.

10% of that is a 108.

I gave you 110, so you owe me two bucks.

Okay?

Listen, Pete, you worked for it.

It's yours-- nobody is giving you anything for nothing.

No.

Well, cheer up, old boy.

Listen, on your way home, you'll see Brant,

give him his wages, will you?

Brant?

You mean Colonel Brant?

Yeah, Colonel Brant.

Give him his wages, he'll take it.

Well, trust me. Goodnight.

Goodnight.

MAN: Murder!

Murder.

I want the charge of murder sworn out.

I demand a court martial for murder.

Look! Look! Look!

That beast killed one of my children.

I want a charge of murder sworn out.

Well, what beast? What are you talking about?

That beast, that murderer.

He's mad. It was an accident.

The dog got off the leash, that's all.

It was an accident.

I keep telling him, it was just an accident.

That bloody beast killed my child and ate it.

Colonel, it's-- it's a hen, not a child.

My hens are children, you idiot.

I'll kill him and his bloody beast.

I've said I'm sorry.

If I had the money, I'd buy you 10, 20 hens,

but I can't.

For the love of God, do something!

What the hell can I do, except report it?

You'll have to get rid of this dog.

What do you mean?

What do you think I mean?

What I said, get rid of it, kill it!

You can't order me to do that.

Like hell I can't. You know the rules.

You've been told to keep out of this area.

It killed the hen. You've admitted that.

I'm going to kill it.

The dog's mine to kill, an eye for an eye.

Colonel Foster, I have ordered Captain Hawkins

to destroy his dog.

It's mine. I'm going to kill it--

just like it killed my baby.

Colonel Foster, please, accept my apologies.

I'll do anything, anything you want,

but please, let me keep my dog.

If you don't get away, Colonel, I'll put you under arrest.

I'll get even with you. Murderer.

I'll get even with you. I'll get even with you.

I'll get even with you.

My baby.

[SOBBING]

My baby.

Grey, please take back that order, please.

It's-- it's such a small thing to ask.

I'll--I'll do anything, anything at all.

But I can't. You know I can't.

I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do.

You'll have to kill your dog.

I don't care how you do it, but do it quickly.

Help! Help us.

Somebody, please, help us.

Somebody, help us.

Please.

Somebody...

You're sure about this, are you?

And that was the whole message, just come here, 54?

Come on in.

It's my birthday. I thought I'd invite you all for dinner.

It's real, is it?

Is it real?

Is it real pig?

You fantastic sod. You're just the bloody end.

-Where did you get it? -A long story.

You didn't invent the wheel, by any chance?

[CHEERING]

[SINGING "RING AROUND THE ROSY"]

-[KNOCKING] -Shh! Shh!

What's all the big noise about?

Griffith, is that you?

Yeah. You want to get us jailed or something?

No, sorry. Sorry.

Keep the noise down, you stupid git!

-Who was it? -That's Griffiths. He owns this cell.

I hired it from him at three bucks an hour.

You don't get nothing for nothing.

You hired the cell?

Well, this Griffiths is a smart cookie.

Thousands of guys here, right? No peace and quiet.

So, this, uh, Griffiths, he hires it out

for anybody wants to do a "Garbo".

I bet this wasn't his original idea.

There's just no pulling the wool over your eyes, is there, Major?

How much you make on it, Corporal?

Just an honest 10%.

Check the door seals, Tex.

This smell gets out, we can get torn apart.

I think just a little more salt.

What do you think, sir?

I wouldn't know.

I'm drooling so much I lost my sense of taste.

Pete?

Well, just a dash. Just a dash.

May I? May I?

Maybe you're right.

Only--only a touch, mind.

Yes, well, thanks for licking the spoon.

Now, come on, you've got to tell us, where did you get it?

It's, uh...

it's Hawkins' dog.

-Mother of God! Hawkins' dog! -You said pig.

-Now, don't kid us, will you? -No, but you said pig.

No, you said pig. I didn't say anything.

Goodnight!

Oh God, I don't know what I'm going to do.

Oh, come on, what's the difference?

Dog, pig, what's the big difference? Meat's meat.

He's quite right. Yes, he's quite right.

Now there's nothing wrong with eating dog.

The Chinese eat them all the time.

Yeah, but we're not Chinese.

No, but you're hungry, aren't you?

That's not the point.

This isn't just any dog, this is Hawkins' dog.

Now, wait a minute, just because you know it,

that's what makes the big difference?

Boy, that's really British hair-splitting.

Why don't you smell it?

We don't need to smell it-- it's the greatest thing since Bistro.

It isn't that, it's what Pete said.

It is, huh? Did you ever eat live lobster,

take a fish out of the water, put it straight in the pan?

Or what about them geese

they got back in Europe?

They nail their little feet down and then they--

then they force corn down their gullets through a funnel until their livers burst.

So don't tell me about Hawkins' dog.

Now, you don't want to eat it, you just sit there and watch. It's a free prison.

I suppose there's nothing so shocking about it if you rationalize it.

I still say there's a difference. This is Hawkins' dog.

KING: Correction, it was Hawkins' dog. Now it's just meat.

You tasted it, didn't you?

Well, didn't you?

Tasted good, didn't it?

So, what are you pussyfooting about?

You've already eaten it.

Are we...

are we under starters orders?

Mm.

Mm!

Mm.

Oh, boy!

Mm-mm.

Oh, boy!

-Think fast. -Off you go, lads.

Well, that's it, then, for another day.

2163 officers and men.

541,000 pounds rice issued at four ounces per man.

Uh, one bag was short 10 pounds

with a balance of 20 and a quarter pounds.

[GROANS]

Dysentery?

Yes.

Got it back bad today, sir.

Thank you, sir.

See you next week.

Yes. Take care now.

Sorry, sir. Careless.

This weight's been tampered with.

What?

That's impossible. Let me see.

No, it's not been tampered with.

This is merely a corrective hole.

This particular weight was probably

a fraction heavier than it's supposed to be.

My God, you had me worried there for a moment.

They've all been tampered with!

Oh, nonsense. They're just corrective.

Don't give me that, Colonel.

I know enough about weights and measures to know holes aren't allowed.

There's no such thing as corrective holes.

If the weight's wrong, it's never issued.

Quartermaster, what do you know about this?

Why nothing, sir.

I don't believe you.

You can't accuse me, sir.

I--I don't know anything about it.

All right, we'll put it to the test, shall we?

I'm going to go outside,

and I'm going to show everybody this,

and we'll see what they do.

No! Wait a minute, sir.

You're right.

But it wasn't me, sir.

It was the Colonel. He caught me pinching a bit of rice,

and he said he'd turn me in if I--

if I didn't help him.

Shut up, you fool!

Oh, you're not going to listen to that, I hope.

The fool's just trying to implicate me.

I had no idea this was going on.

But he's got the key, sir.

The key to the safe where the weights are kept.

It couldn't have been me, sir. You know that.

Shut up, Blakely!

Now, shut up, do you hear me?

How long have these weights been in use, Colonel?

A year, two years?

I have no idea, Lieutenant,

and if they have been fixed, it's nothing to do with me.

But you have the key,

and you keep them locked up, don't you?

Yes, but that doesn't mean that I--

Have you ever looked at the bottom of them?

No, I haven't.

-Well, isn't that a bit odd? -No, it isn't,

and I won't be cross-questioned, Lieutenant.

Well, you'd better be telling the truth, Colonel.

Are you threatening me, Lieutenant?

Because if you are, I'll have you court-martialed.

I don't know about that, sir. I'm here legally,

and the weights have been tampered with, haven't they?

Haven't they?

I suppose so, yes, but--

Right.

That doesn't mean that I had--

It means either you or Blakely's responsible.

Or both of you. You're the only two allowed here.

It wasn't me, sir. I swear to God.

I only got one pound in 10.

Will you shut up!

Please, sir, don't say anything.

They'll tear us to pieces.

I hope they do, Blakely.

Now, listen, Grey, we can sort this out.

Maybe someone has meddled with them,

but the amount is insignificant.

Oh, Blakely, wait outside.

Stay where you are, Blakely.

There's no need for Blakely to go, is there, sir?

No.

Walls don't have ears.

You'll get a pound of rice a week.

Is that all?

Okay, two pounds.

And a half a pound of dried fish.

No sugar or eggs?

They both go to the hospital, you know that.

What do you say?

I'll tell you what I say, Colonel.

I'm going to go to Colonel Smedley-Taylor,

and I'm going to tell him what you've just said.

And I'm going to show him this...

and if there's a borehole party,

and I pray there will be,

I'm going to ask to lead it,

and I'm personally going to shove you down,

but not too fast,

because I want to hear you scream

for a long, long time before you die.

Oh, my God.

KING: So the way I figure it, you Australian thieves are the only thieves

who can supply in bulk.

So I'll tell you what I'm prepared to offer.

You supply all the cages we need and market the produce,

we'll cut you in for 50% of the action. You interested?

Yeah, sounds like a proposition.

Okay, so we've got ourselves a deal, right?

Nothing like dealing with your own kind, is there?

When are you going to start deliveries?

I've got to get my organization primed.

Let me see.

Kurt, what do you think?

Five weeks outside.

They should have some meat on them in a month.

Okay?

Now, we figured hind legs only. 10 a week.

You know, make it a real luxury trade.

Now, look, I got to mention this.

I'm not too keen on selling to any cobbers. You know, mates.

It just don't seem right, does it?

Hey, King, you know, he's got a point there.

MAN: Yeah, that's right. We can't sell to buddies.

Yeah, well, I figured that one too.

Gentlemen, our policy will be brass only.

-Brass only. -Majors and up.

Genius. I tell you, he's a genius.

Well, I've seen Lieutenant Colonel Jones,

Quartermaster Sergeant Blakely,

and relieved them of their duties as of today.

And now we'll forget the matter.

I say "we,"

because you are to forget it with me.

In fact, I'll make it an order.

You're to forget it ever happened.

But we can't do that, sir.

We caught them red-handed stealing the camp food.

That's your food and mine.

They deserve to be topped.

Nevertheless, under the circumstances,

this is the decision I've made.

But what circumstances, sir?

You can't let them off scot-free.

You just bloody can't.

Don't tell me what I can or cannot do.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, sir.

But, sir, those men are thieves. I caught them.

I repeat, the incident is closed.

By God, it's not closed! I won't let it be closed.

They've been eating

while we've been starving, and I insist that they be--

You can't insist on anything, Lieutenant.

I intend sending the following to the Camp Commandant.

"I strongly commend "Lieutenant Robin Grey, Royal Tank Corps,

"for his work as Provost Marshall,

"Changi Prison.

"His consistent performance of duty

"in difficult surroundings,

"is, beyond question, of the highest order.

[COUGHS]

"I would like to recommend

that he be given the acting rank of Captain."

You hypocrite.

I think you're in with them.

Well, you're none of you going to get away with it.

I can't prove anything against you yet,

but I've got proof against the other two,

because I've got this weight.

What about the weight, Lieutenant?

I said, what about the weight?

It-- This isn't the same.

This isn't the one I gave you.

You're quite wrong, Lieutenant.

It's exactly the same one.

Now, you're a young man, Grey.

I understand you want to stay in the Army when the war's over, eh?

Well, that's good.

The Army can use, uh...

hard-working, intelligent officers.

I'm, uh, sure that

I could prevail on the Commandant

to add to my recommendation

that you be granted a permanent commission.

Uh, you're just overwrought at the moment.

It's understandably so.

These are terrible times, Grey.

Terrible times.

But we must get them into the right perspective.

I consider it imperative

that we let this tragic matter drop

for all our sakes.

No good purpose could possibly be served.

I'm sure when you've had a chance to think it over

as carefully as I have,

you'll appreciate the wisdom of my decision.

Well...

Have you any objection to my sending this forward?

Good.

We can take it as read, then.

Your promotion is confirmed.

Goodnight, Captain.

Okay, guys, let's get it onto the truck.

All right, okay, now, swing it over to you.

Now you'll have to come back this way.

Hold it! Hold it!

[SCREAMS IN PAIN]

Roll it!

Don't eat too much rich food, you should live to play the violin again.

You're lucky.

No bones broken.

Now, think about something else for a bit.

You got tickets for the play?

Oh!

It should be a good one.

I helped write, or rather, remember, the last act.

I saw the original production on my honeymoon, believe it or not.

Jessica Tandy, I remember.

She played the character of "The Young Lady Living in Freedom."

She had a line...

I remember as if it was yesterday.

The young man said to her,

"My dear Audrey."

It was his line, not hers. That's right.

"My dear Audrey," he said,

"You'll get spots on your nose

if you drink when it's hot."

Huh.

I'll never forget that.

Even though I was on my honeymoon,

I fell in love with Audrey,

young lady living in freedom.

And now, our Sean will be playing the role.

-What's the matter with you, Stevens? -Oh, nothing, sir.

You're a liar, Stevens.

You shave your legs, and you're a liar.

But you care, you care, that's what saves you.

Saves me from what, sir?

Yourself, Stevens, yourself.

I thought you were going to say

from a fate worse than death, sir.

There's no such thing.

Did you draw your tickets for the first night?

You know, I never saw a play before I came here.

Movies, yeah, but never saw a play.

Buster Crabbe.

You ever see Buster Crabbe?

Yeah, I think so.

That's the kind of acting I like, boy.

Buster Crabbe, Edward G. Robinson.

Those movie guys, boy, they got it made.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

It just aches a bit, that's all.

You know, before this, everybody had it made but me.

Closest I ever got was to read it out of magazines.

I used to watch those real fancy dolls

getting out of the big cars,

going to eat the big dinner,

and they were always with pigs.

You know, real pigs.

Fat old guys, but they had it made.

Let's go.

I'll see you.

I'm saying to the wife, Marlowe.

We did the right thing, having him put down like that.

What?

The wife, she took it very badly, of course,

but I was explaining to her, they don't feel anything.

The vet just gave him an injection,

and he went to sleep,

and I held him in my arms all the time.

He didn't feel a thing, just went to sleep.

Pete?

Pete. Where have you been, buddy? I've been looking all over for you.

What's wrong?

Listen, it's all set with Tinker,

we're going to go through with the diamond deal tonight.

What's wrong?

They're going to cut my arm off.

I've got gangrene.

Now, look, Pete,

understand what I'm going to say.

I'm not playing dirty pool, but you've got to be there tonight.

Pete, listen to me, I know what I'm saying. This isn't just any deal.

If the war ends,

the Japs are going to massacre every man in this camp.

The only chance will be if you have the big money to buy your way out.

This is going to be our ticket, Pete.

That's why we need this deal tonight.

Sod your deal! The war isn't over.

Stop it! Shut up.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Pete, but you've got to translate for me tonight.

Now, I'll come up with something, I promise you.

Whichever way you cut it, we've got to have that dough. You see that, don't you?

Either way, it's just you and me.

I will come up with something, I promise you.

Now, come on.

Come on.

Never been licked yet, have I?

You okay? Can you hold on?

Yeah.

Hey, you keep your eyes peeled down there. I'll call you when I want you.

[GREETING]

[SPEAKING MALAY]

He's got money.

Count it. 30,000, five in Straits dollars at eight to one.

I'll be right back with the goods.

[SPEAKS MALAY]

-It's all there. -Right.

Show him the diamond.

It's Grey! It's Grey!

Stay where you are!

Head them off!

MAN 1: Right down that end.

Do you see him anywhere down there?

MAN 2: There they are.

They're this way, down this way.

This way.

MAN 1: Double back! Double back!

(MAN SHOUTING INSTRUCTIONS)

There's one chance.

You go through the wire, and I'll cover for you.

-I'll never make it. -Yes, you will.

When you get through, bury the dough,

and then come back through the same place.

I'll cover for you.

Goddamn it, go!

-Never make it. -Yes, you will.

You save the dough, and I'll save your arm.

-What? -Yes.

Now you heard me. Now, go, go!

How can you? How can you?

You, Corporal! Stand where you are.

-Search him. -All right.

What is this?

Nothing on him, sir.

Where's Marlowe?

I've no idea, sir.

-Where's the money? -What money, sir?

The money from the sale of the diamond.

What diamond, sir?

All right...

All right, Corporal.

The war'll be over one day, and then you'll get yours.

All right, sir. I believe you.

But until then.

KING: Pete's over the wire behind hut 14.

Make sure he gets back safe.

You want to see me, sport?

Yeah. I want some drugs.

Anti-toxin. A bottle of it. And some sulfonamide powder.

Oh, that's a bit strong, mate.

Look, I'll level with you, it's for Pete.

If I don't get it, they're going to cut his arm off. He's got gangrene.

So, what's it cost to save an arm?

For cobber, I'll do it for 400, that's a special rate.

-Okay, you've got a deal. -It takes three days.

No sir, buddy, I've got to have it tonight.

It's going to cost you another 400.

Okay.

Okay, you win.

But you get it here tonight, do you hear me?

Oh, Pete, you going to make up a fourth?

We've saved a place for you.

We dealt already, but there's no fiddle.

How are you, Peter?

My word, the news is very good, isn't it?

Well, who dealt this lot?

You did, McCoy, you did.

Won't be long now, oh, no.

And what have we got here?

Two spades, I think, if it's me.

Is it me?

As a matter of fact, it isn't. Pass.

Pete?

What?

Oh, three diamonds.

Pass.

-Well, three spades, I think. -Oh, I'll pass.

-Pass. -Pass?

-You should have more faith, Peter. -Still, I'll do my best.

-You'll do what? -I'll have a go, as they say.

No, what did you say?

Faith? Do what?

Don't give me faith.

Don't give me that old line of bull,

vicar or padre, whatever you like to call yourself.

You know what you can do with your faith? You can work it!

-All right, Pete. -Don't say all right.

He knows what I'm talking about.

-Don't you, Father? -Pete, look--

Oh, shut up.

I like to talk about it, I like to talk about God, and faith, and mercy,

and all that other stuff.

What can God do about anything?

And really do, I mean?

-He can heal. -He can what?

Heal? Did you say heal?

It's a good job he's done in here, then, isn't it?

This is one of his major successes.

I suppose dying of dysentery and blindness doesn't matter.

Oh, he couldn't be bothered about that.

Do you know what I think?

Oh, I think God's a maniac.

A vicious, sadistic maniac.

You can take your God, vicar, and his precious faith.

They're both a stinking, dirty joke.

[DOOR OPENS]

Well, where's the nurse?

Stevens couldn't get down here tonight.

I'm going to give him the first one.

-Do you know how to do it? -Of course I know how to do it.

Hey, have you got some water boiling?

Yeah, right here.

You'd better know how to do it.

Hey, pour a drop in there, will you?

Keep the rest on the boil.

I've got to give him a shot of morphine first.

And then I've got to clean the wound up the best I can.

Give us some more light, will you? Quick.

Now, that's that.

Here, sterilize that again, will you, mate?

And fill it up from this bottle.

Let's get around here, all right, mate?

There we are.

Get this bloody bandage off, that's all.

Rip up. It could be too late.

Get rid of them. Bury them!

Tex!

Now, you've got to watch this next bit,

because if Stevens don't come, you'll have to do it.

Now, the injection's got to be intravenous.

First, you find the vein.

You see, there it is there.

Now you stick the needle in, and you pull the plunger back,

and you draw a little bit of blood back into the syringe.

See, like that.

That way, you're sure you've got the vein.

Then when you are sure, you squirt the antitoxin in...

But nice and slowly, mate.

Easy does it.

Until it's...

all gone. There.

That's got to be done once every six hours until the stuff's used up.

If you miss once, you might as well not have started.

How long will he be out?

Oh, a couple of hours, I reckon.

Well, we might as well settle up now.

We'll settle up when the diamond deal goes through.

Oh no, sport. Look, I deliver, I get paid now.

The diamond deal has nothing to do with this.

Look, there's no harm in waiting a day or two.

I'll tell you the bleeding harm, mate. If I can't get--

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Don't tell me you haven't got it?

Oh, I've got it.

I've got it, I just don't know where it is.

He's the only one who knows where it is.

Well, there's a fair old bundle

riding on his chances, ain't there?

We'll be in touch, sooner or later.

Goodnight, sport.

Have I been to get it?

Don't worry about it.

Have I been to get the money?

No, not yet.

No sweat.

As soon as you get better.

You've still got this.

I got the stuff for you, like I promised.

You've had the first shot, that's why you've been out so long.

You know, there's nothing I can say.

Well, you could say I'm a genius. You could say that.

It's better.

And I got your money.

You sod!

You sod!

We done it!

We done it! We done it! We done it! We done it!

Come on, tell me, am I the King? Am I the King?

[SNIFFING]

Can you smell cooking?

Yes, sir. I've been smelling it all morning, on and off.

It seems to be all over.

Jack, I have to hand it to you...

delicious.

Absolutely delicious.

A little stringy, perhaps, but nevertheless delicious.

Yes, just splendid, just splendid.

Just splendid.

Yes, well, uh,

I won't say no to a second helping.

Any chance you getting any more?

Uh, could be.

I do have a certain amount of influence.

[STATIC]

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

Sir?

Nothing yet.

The Commandant's still arguing with them.

What gets me is there are no reprisals.

Usually, when they find a radio,

you know there's going to be trouble.

You can't remember anything different

that happened that night, can you?

No. It happened too quickly.

When I woke up, they were being marched out.

I didn't get a chance to talk to any of them.

Well, as far as we know, they're still in there.

They want to see us, George.

Any idea what's happening, sir?

No, I haven't learned anything.

All very polite, but...

unless they're planning to make an example,

they're usually over-polite when it comes to ceremonial death.

Well, we'd better find out, hadn't we?

All of us, sir?

Yes, they asked for all senior officers.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

We, the Emperor, have ordered the Imperial Government

to notify the four countries,

the United States, Great Britain,

China, and the Soviet Union,

that we accept their joint declaration.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

The enemy has made use of an inhuman bomb

and is incessantly subjecting innocent people

to grievous wounds and massacre.

To continue the war under these conditions

would not only lead to the annihilation of our nature,

but the destruction of human civilization as well.

How could we then protect our innumerable subjects,

who are like newborn babies for us?

How could we ask forgiveness of the divine spirits of our Imperial ancestors?

When our thoughts dwell on those, our subjects, who died in battle,

and those who perished by premature death,

and on the families they left behind them,

we feel profoundly upset.

It is our desire to initiate an era of peace for future generations

by tolerating the intolerable and enduring the unendurable,

remembering our heavy responsibilities

and the length of road yet to be covered,

and concentrating all of our strengths

on the construction of the future,

animated by deep morality and firm honesty.

We swear to hold the flower of our national policies very high,

resolve not to remain backward in the general progress of the world.

We ask you, our subjects,

to be in the incarnation of our will.

Am I to take it...

That the war is over?

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

Yes. The war is over.

The war is over!

Yee-haw!

We made it! We made it!

It don't make sense. It just don't make sense.

Hey, Max?

Want to make us all some victory coffee?

-What about my rats? -What?

Well, who's going to take care of my rats after I've gone?

Well, you haven't gone yet.

What about them?

But you don't realize, they've been born in captivity.

They don't know no different.

Well, open up their cages. They'll soon learn.

Huh, Max?

Yeah.

I wonder...

I guess there's been some big changes back home.

I bet there's been some big changes back home, huh, Pop?

You make it.

What are you doing?

Hey, look what you did to my shoes.

Make me a fresh cup of coffee, Corporal.

Get out of here before I put my foot through your face.

Oh, you do that, you just do that.

I'll bust you, I'll bust you.

Don't forget, I got the rank.

I got the rank.

I am a Top Sergeant!

Top Sergeant!

I can have you court-martialed.

Tex, get that pot.

Listen. Listen!

What do you want? You want money?

I've got money. I've got money. Good Jap money.

Here--here, 90 bucks. Just enough for one cup of coffee. Here.

You make it. You make it, Corporal.

Tex, get that pot.

Stay where you are, soldier. All of you, stay where you are.

Stay.

As of now,

I assume full military command of this hut!

Under the authority invested in me,

this hut is now under full military--

I'll kill you!

Tex, get him!

What are you--? What are you--?

What are you doing? What are you doing?

MEN: * Why are we waiting? Why are we waiting? *

I wondered where you were. I missed you at the play.

What do you want?

Sir?

I just wanted to see you.

Well, you've seen me.

[SCREAMING]

All right, soldier, salute me.

I said, salute.

[GUNSHOT]

Salute me, you bastard.

[GUNSHOT]

Right, now get in that bloody guardhouse and stay there.

Good. The next time I say salute, salute.

And you.

[GUNSHOT]

Hello.

I'm Weaver, Paratroop Corps.

Can you tell me, or show me, who's in command here?

You are British, aren't you?

Well, there's no need to be afraid of me.

I was passing bricks back there myself.

I couldn't think what to say to them.

I just kept repeating myself.

You are British, aren't you?

Well, the war's over, you see...

I've been sent on ahead.

To look after you.

Smoke?

They're the real stuff. From home.

Players for you, remember?

What's the matter?

What's the matter?

The war's over.

KING: Welcome to Changi, sir.

Thank God somebody here is normal.

I'm Captain Weaver.

I've been sent to look after the camp

until the main lot arrives, which could be any moment now.

Began to wonder if there was something wrong with me.

KING: I guess most of them are in a state of shock, sir.

It's been a long time.

Yes, I-- I suppose it has.

Are you--? You're not British, are you?

No. No, I'm American, sir. Corporal King.

There are a few of us Colonials scattered around.

Oh.

Major Brough, he's our officer.

Maybe you'd like to meet him, sir.

Yes. Yes, of course.

Who are those poor sods, Corporal?

Just some of the guys. Officers.

-Officers? -Yeah.

Yeah, well, these are all officers' huts, sir.

The enlisted men are mostly inside the wall.

-Are they all like that? -Sir?

Do they all look like that?

Yeah. Yeah.

Then why are you so different?

Sir?

I said, why are you so different?

How do you mean, sir?

Why are you dressed properly and they're all in rags?

Oh. Well, there's, uh,

there's no harm in looking after your clothes.

You're in good shape, too, aren't you?

Yeah, well, I've been keeping on the ball, sir.

No harm in that either, is there, sir?

No. No harm at all.

Where's the Camp Commandant's quarters?

Uh, over there, sir. The end bungalow.

Right.

I won't forget you, Corporal.

And I shall certainly see your Major Brough at the earliest opportunity.

What do you mean by that, sir?

You figure it out, Corporal.

I wish I had your nerve, Fortnum.

I couldn't talk to him.

I ran away. We all did.

He was so real. He was too real.

God, it's mad, isn't it?

It's over and we've survived. But it's still all mad.

What did he say to you?

He just asked me a few things.

Did he say--? Did he tell you anything?

No, nothing I didn't already know.

Hey, it's over, isn't it?

It's not-- it's not a mistake?

No, it's not a mistake. It's over. Forget it.

You've got the luck now.

Forget it? Hey, listen, I'm talking to you.

You called me sir last night. You called me sir.

And that's the second time you've walked away from me.

The war's over, that's the only thing that's changed.

You and me, we're just the same.

Look, people don't change because...

When the all-clear sounds, do they?

I haven't changed.

I'm not ashamed or embarrassed because you're my friend.

We survived it.

You and me.

Don't you remember what we had?

I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.

Don't you remember that?

Well, you worked for me a couple of times,

and I paid you for it, that's all we had.

Fortnum.

Fortnum, friendship isn't a matter of a 10%.

Don't ask me to forget it all now.

Please, not that, otherwise what's it all been in aid of?

I'm not different.

But that's just you.

Mate, one at a time, one friend.

That's good enough for anybody.

Just for starters.

[CAR HORN HONKING]

It's empty. Where've they gone?

-What? -I said, where have they gone?

Are you deaf or something?

Who what?

Where's who gone?

King, the Americans!

Oh, the Yanks. They're moving out.

They should be on their way by now.

Come on, men, get in the trucks.

Let's go, boys.

Come on, boys, we've got a plane to catch.

Come on, boys.

Get your butt in the truck, Corporal. Let's go.

King!

MAN: Yankee, go home!

Well, that was worth waiting for,

seeing him cut down to size like that.

It's our turn now, Marlowe.

We're getting even back home too.

It was our vote that slung old Churchill and his mob out, you know?

You see, you people haven't got the world by the shorts any longer.

It's our turn now.

Still, you can always feel proud you were his friend,

I suppose.

It wouldn't have occurred to you, would it, Grey,

that you're only alive because of what he gave you?

What are you talking about?

I never took anything from him,

he never gave me anything.

Only hate, Grey,

only hate.