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I am your host during this visit

and will take special care for you.

Everything is ready for your show.

And here are your hostesses,

who are here to make sure that you won't get lost.

Excuse me, miss. Where are you going?

I was gonna take a walk to see some sights.

I'm afraid, miss, it's not a good time to go out right now.

Why not?

Ah, the Finnish prime minister is visiting Moscow.

Not everyone is happy about it.

It's fine. I'm just going --

Please, miss.

Why don't you go to your room to rest

before your fashion show?

But it's just a quick --

No!

Martha: It must be so exciting for you

to be back home in your own country.

It's been...interesting.

John, pour one for me as well, please.

John: Yes, sir.

So, how old were you when you left Finland?

14.

Well, hopefully this dinner

will bring back some lovely memories for you.

I'm afraid it will.

It's fish cock.

The Savonian delicacy.

I invited Aune to prepare this meal for you.

Aww. You shouldn't have.

Aune is the best cook in town.

We use her for all our special occasions.

Was she here working

when you had Julius Boije and Maria Backstrom performing?

Uh...yes.

Yes, she was.

Oh, you made those delicious cocktails for us.

That piano concert.Yes!

Did you know that Maria Backstrom died

the following morning?

Yes.

That was such a horrible tragedy.

I mean, poor Julius. Why, he must be devastated.

They were such a perfect couple.

That evening he told us

that they were going to get married on Christmas.

Now she's gone.

Ruptured appendix, I heard.

All right, all right.

Let's not ruin a perfectly wonderful dinner.

Bon appétit.

Bon appétit.

That was splendid, Aune. Thank you.

Shall we have a smoke before dessert?

Oh, no, no, no, no.

Why don't we girls have some sweet liqueur

and let those boys smoke those stinky cigars?

Yes, you girls have a nice chat.

I've been dying to tell you about

all the changes I'm planning to make to the embassy.

What changes?

Well, you know, when we first got here six years ago...

I had all the wallpapers changed.

You know, the old ones, they were from before the war.

They were solid, dark...

...of actually getting --Excuse me.

Yes?

I need to go to the ladies' room.

Oh. Oh, oh.

Oh, the food?Oh, no, everything's fine.

I'll be back in a minute.

Oh, great. I was just getting started.

When our company arrived,

it was practically over.

Paris was liberated. How about you?

I came in late.

Got to chase the Germans away from Lapland.

No real battles,

just an endless march through burning villages.

Mm.

I, uh... I'm sorry for your loss.

Your fiancée. Maria.

The ambassador's wife mentioned that she passed.

Oh. Martha.

Of course she told you.

I apologize if I crossed the line.

I didn't mean to upset you.

No, no, no. Don't worry.

You didn't cross any lines.

Not even close.