FEUER... EINS!
HERE, GENTLEMEN,
IS WHERE THE ADELIA
WAS ATTACKED AND SUNK.
YOU SEE, SHE WAS WELL INTO
THE DANGER ZONE.
OUR PROPOSED CONVOY SYSTEM
IS SIMPLY THIS:
BRITISH DESTROYERS WILL MEET YOUR
TROOPSHIPS AT THIS DANGER ZONE
AND CONVOY THEM
TO THE FRENCH COAST.
NEITHER THE SHIP AT SEA NOR THE BRITISH
DESTROYERS WILL KNOW UNTIL THE LAST DAY
WHEN AND WHERE TO MEET.
EVERYTHING DEPENDS UPON THE
SECRECY OF THIS RENDEZVOUS POSITION.
IT WILL BE SEN BY WIRELESS IN CODE.
BUT OUR CODES
HAVE BEEN READ BEFORE.
WELL, IT'S THE HOPE OF EVERY MILITARY
CRYPTOGRAPHER TO INVENT AN UNBREAKABLE CODE.
I'VE HAD 3 YEARS' EXPERIENCE ON
THE EUROPEAN FRONT.
ALL THAT EXPERIENCE HAS GONE INTO THE
MAKING OF THE NEW CODE THAT I NOW OFFER YOU.
WHAT IF WE SEND A MUNITIONS
SHIP UNDER THIS NEW SYSTEM
BEFORE WE SEND
ANY TROOPS?
WHAT DO YOU HOPE
TO GAIN BY THAT?
A TEST OF
MAJOR BRENNAN'S CODE.
IF THE MUNITIONS SHIP GETS
THROUGH WITHOUT ATTACK,
OUR TROOPSHIPS
WILL FOLLOW.
IT'S GREEK TO ME.
LET'S HOPE IT'LL BE GREEK TO THE ENEMY.
WAS IST DAS?
THE NEW CODE.
HMM.
HELLO,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.
MR. GORDON! I HAD
NO IDEA YOU WERE...
ANYWHERE BUT 6,000 MILES
FROM HERE, HUH?
MAKING TROUBLE FOR DIPLOMATS
WHO WANT TO KEEP SECRETS.
EXACTLY.
WHEN I WAS IN TOKYO,
YOU GAVE ME MANY
A SLEEPLESS NIGHT.
WHAT NOW? HAS YOUR PAPER
TRANSFERRED YOU TO WASHINGTON?
OH, I'M NO LONGER A
NEWSPAPERMAN, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
WELL! THAT'LL BE GOOD
NEWS IN MANY A CAPITAL.
ESPECIALLY
BERLIN, SIR,
SINCE BY WAY OF ENCOURAGING THE ENEMY,
I'VE JUST BEEN COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENAN
IN THE
UNITED STATES ARMY.
AH. NOW YOU MAKE ME FEEL
TRULY SORRY FOR THE GERMANS.
YOU'LL FIND OUT WHAT THEY INTEND TO
DO BEFORE THEY KNOW IT THEMSELVES.
OH, I'M AFRAID YOUR IMAGINATION'S
RUNNING RIOT A LITTLE-
YOUR FIRST FAILURE
AS A PROPHET.
OH, YOUR EXCELLENCY!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE WE ARE.
PAPA GREGORY?
HMM? JOEL, MY DEAR!
HELLO, DARLING.
I WANT YOU TO DO
A FAVOR FOR ME.
HMM? OH, SO I WAS A BRIBE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,
PARADE WITH YOUR SUFFRAGETTES?
OH, YOU DON' LIKE THAT, DO YOU?
I DO NOT. YOU RULE
YOUR MEN COMPLETELY,
AND YET YOU'RE
NOT SATISFIED.
YOU WANT I IN THE LAW BOOKS.
NOW,
DON'T YOU WORRY.
ALL I WANT YOU
TO DO
IS TO POINT OUT BORIS STRONSKOFF FOR ME.
BORIS STRONSKOFF? HE
WAS STANDING RIGHT OVER-
OH, THERE HE IS NOW
WITH HIS BACK TOWARDS US.
I HAVE A BRILLIANT IDEA FOR
MY RUSSIAN BAZAAR NEXT WEEK.
I'M GOING TO ASK HIM
TO SING FOR US.
I BEG YOUR PARDON,
MONSIEUR STRONSKOFF.
OH, MONSIEUR STRONSKOFF,
YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
I'M JOEL CARTER.
AH.
I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE
ONLY USED TO THE FRENCH.
IN RUSSIA, WE HOLD
THE HAND MUCH LONGER.
YES. YES, OF COURSE,
BUT I-
I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF YOU'D
SING FOR US NEXT WEEK, MONSIEUR.
IT'S FOR CHARITY,
YOU KNOW.
YOU SAID SING?
JUST A FEW SELECTIONS,
OF COURSE.
IT'S FOR THE RUSSO-AMERICAN
RELIEF COMMITTEE.
AHA. WHY DO ALL
AMERICAN WOMEN PURSUE ME?
WH-
OF COURSE,
I DO NOT BLAME YOU.
YOUR MEN HERE,
THEY ARE SO WEAK.
THEY ARE NOTHING.
I- I DON'T THINK
YOU UNDERSTAND, MONSIEUR.
IT'S JUST THAT I WANTED YOU
TO GATHER TOGE-
AH, YES, I UNDERSTAND.
THESE MEN HERE, THEY...
UH, THEY BORE YOU.
BUT THIS WEEK, I HAVE
NO TIME FOR YOU AT ALL.
MY TIME IS, UH,
OCCUPIED.
BUT NEXT WEEK...
OH, EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
PAPA GREGORY?
HMM?
HE'S GONE CRAZY.
WHO'S GONE CRAZY?
BORIS STRONSKOFF.
I TALKED TO HIM JUST NOW,
AND HE DIDN'T MAKE
A WORD OF SENSE.
YOU TALKED TO HIM?
YES.
HA HA! ALLOW ME.
MISS CARTER,
THIS IS BORIS STRONSKOFF.
MADAME.
HOW DO YOU DO?
THEN WHO IS
THAT MAN? LOOK.
HO HO HO! IS THAT THE MAN YOU TALKED TO?
YES. I ASKED HIM
TO SING FOR ME.
SING? THAT'S
WILLIAM GORDON.
HE WAS HEAD OF THE A.P.
BUREAU IN THE FAR EAST.
JUST COME HOME
TO JOIN THE ARMY.
HE BELONGS IN FRONT OF A
DRUGSTORE IN THE MIDDLE WEST.
OH, NO. HE'S NO AS BAD AS THAT.
STILL, HE DID MAKE A RATHER
STRANGE REMARK TO ME A MOMENT AGO.
ME, TOO.
OH, JOEL, WILL YOU
HELP US AT THE DOLL BOOTH?
WHY, OF COURSE.
WHAT CAN I DO?
COME ALONG, DARLING,
AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
GOOD-BYE, PAPA GREGORY. I'M
OFF TO MAKE YOUR FORTUNE.
I'VE GOT THE VERY PERSON. SPLENDID.
ATTENTION, EVERYONE.
THIS IS SOMETHING
VERY SPECIAL.
I'M GOING TO SELL THIS DOLL
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
WHOEVER BUYS IT WILL BE KISSED
BY MISS JOEL CARTER.
OH, NO! I COULDN'T!
YES, YOU ARE.
WHAT AM I BID?
OH, NO, REALLY,
MRS. HENDRICKS.
MY DEAR,
IT'S FOR CHARITY.
COME ALONG, NOW. WHAT AM I BID?
A KISS FROM MISS JOEL CARTER.
ONE DOLLAR!
TWO DOLLARS!
$3.00.
$4.00!
$5.00!
$5.00.
WHO'LL PAY 6? $6.00?
$10.
WHY, I WOULDN'T JEOPARDIZE
HER AMATEUR STANDING FOR THAT SUM.
DO I HEAR 11?
$10.
DO I HEAR 11?
GOING... GOING...
$11.
THAT'S BETTER.
DO I HEAR 12?
REMEMBER, GENTLEMEN, YOU
DON'T GET A CHANCE EVERY DAY
TO KISS
MISS JOEL CARTER.
$15!
$15. THANKS. THERE'S A
GENTLEMAN WHO KNOWS A BARGAIN.
$16.
$16. $16.
NOW I'M BID $16.
$20.
WHY, YOU PAY THAT MUCH
FOR AN ORCHID,
AND YOU'RE BIDDING ON A KISS
FROM A CHARMING YOUNG LADY.
$21.
$21. $21.
$25.
WHO'S GOING TO
MAKE IT 30? 30?
$26.
$30!
$30. DO I HEAR 31?
DO I HEAR $31?
DO I HEAR $30.50?
DO I HEAR $30.25?
COME, COME, GENTLEMEN.
GOING AT $30.
GOING... GOING...
GONE TO THE GENTLEMAN
ON MY RIGHT FOR $30.
I SUPPOSE YOU THOUGH THAT WAS FUNNY.
I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND.
I WILL SING FOR YOU.
MISS JOEL CARTER,
I BELIEVE.
CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE
EVEN GOING TO SPEAK TO ME.
OH, NIKKI,
YOU'RE ANGRY WITH ME.
I LEAVE IT TO YOU
AS A FAIR-MINDED WOMAN.
TWO BROKEN
LUNCHEON ENGAGEMENTS.
NIKKI, NIKKI,
I AM SORRY.
I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT I'LL DO.
THE FIRST FREE
MOMENT I HAVE,
I'LL PHONE YOU, AND
WE'LL MAKE A DATE.
AND I'LL BE THERE
ON TIME.
MAY I CONSIDER THIS
A PROMISE?
YOU MAY.
I SHALL LIVE NEAR
THE TELEPHONE.
OH, THANK YOU.
AND NOW,
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO
ATTEND TO FOR HIS EXCELLENCY.
OF COURSE.
LONG DISTANCE, PLEASE.
DR. R.A. JACKSON
IN SAN DIEGO.
REVERSE THE CHARGES.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
REVERSE THE CHARGES.
DR. JACKSON
WILL PAY FOR THE CALL.
LONG DISTANCE.
WASHINGTON, D.C., CALLING DR.
JACKSON AT SAN DIEGO 2163W.
CHICAGO. ONE MOMENT.
LOS ANGELES. HOLD THE WIRE, PLEASE.
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
CALLING SAN DIEGO 2163W.
DR. JACKSON?
YES, THIS IS
DR. JACKSON.
HOW ARE YOU,
MY DEAR FRIEND?
HOW'S THE
STOCK MARKET?
THE MARKET IS
QUITE DEPENDABLE,
I THINK, ESPECIALLY
IN MUNITIONS STOCKS.
MY AGENT, THEREFORE, ADVISED ME
TO SELL YOUR WESTERN CHEMICALS
AND TO BUY NORTH AMERICAN,
I RECOMMEND YOU LE THIS DEAL GO THROUGH.
AND DO NOT CHANGE, AS YOUR PROFITS
LATER ON WILL BE MUCH GREATER.
THANKS A LOT. I KNOW YOU'LL
MAKE SOME REAL MONEY FOR ME.
WHEN WILL YOU PHONE
THE NEXT MARKET NEWS?
TOMORROW AT 3:00.
THAT'S NOON YOUR TIME.
VERY GOOD,
MY FRIEND.
GOOD-BYE,
AND THANK YOU.
S.S. DEPENDABLE.
MUNITIONS.
LONGITUDE
LATITUDE
TOMORROW
AT NOON.
BUT HE SAYS TO LET IT GO THROUGH-
LET IT GO THROUGH
BECAUSE PROFIT LATER ON
WILL BE MUCH
GREATER.
LET IT GO THROUGH?
A SHIP FULL OF AMMUNITION TO
BE USED AGAINST OUR TROOPS?
BRING ME
THE MEDICINE.
NIETERSTEIN IS
MY SUPERIOR, SIR,
BUT I THINK HE'S INSANE, IF
I MAY BE PERMITTED TO SAY.
BUT YOU'RE NO PERMITTED TO SAY.
AND NIETERSTEIN
IS YOUR SUPERIOR
BECAUSE HE HAS THE INSANITY
YOU CHARGE HIM WITH.
CAN'T YOU SEE
IT'S A TRAP?
WE LET THIS SHIP THROUGH,
THEY THINK THEY'RE SAFE,
AND WHEN THE FIRS TROOPSHIP IS AT SEA,
WHAT A ROMAN HOLIDAY
FOR THE FISH.
BUENOS DIAS, SENOR.
EMERGENCY CASE.
PASE USTED, DOCTOR.
GRACIAS, SENOR.
HOW'S YOUR HUSBAND?
HE IS RESTING, DOCTOR.
I WON'T DISTURB HIM.
I'LL BE BACK LATER.
HERE. GIVE HIM
THIS MEDICINE.
GRACIAS, DOCTOR.
GRACIAS.
VAMANOS.
ACHTUNG!
THANKS TO YOU, MAJOR
BRENNAN, AND YOUR CODE,
OUR TEST SHIP
GOT THROUGH.
I WAS SURE
IT WOULD, SIR.
WE'LL USE THE SAME
PROTECTIVE MEASURES
TO GET OUR
TROOPSHIPS THROUGH.
A MILLION OF OUR MEN MUST BE
IN THE FIELD WITHIN 6 MONTHS.
ISN'T IT AWFUL
WHEN THEY GROW UP
AND YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE
BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS AND THE BEES?
HA HA! ANY, UH,
GRANDCHILDREN?
YOU AIN'T GO NO PERMIT TO PARADE.
CLEAR THE STREET.
COME ON!
GIVE ME MY SIGN!
GIVE ME THAT BANNER!
LET ME ALONE!
DON'T HURT ME!
HEY, BUDDY,
WAIT A MINUTE.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
LISTEN. I'M IN-
YOU'RE RESISTING
AN OFFICER, NOW.
OFFICER?
WHAT?
OHH!
WHY-WELL,
THE MAN'S A MARVEL.
WELL, WHAT DO
YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?
HOW AM I DOING?
WELL, LOOK.
THAT'S A-FINE.
NOBODY SHE'S A-KNOW
YOUR HUSBAND, HE WALLOP YOU NOW.
WELL, THIS IS
AS FAR AS YOU GO.
AH, COME ON.
CHANGE YOUR MIND.
I KNOW A PLACE WHERE THEY'VE GO THE MOST AWE-INSPIRING HAMBURGERS-
OH, NO.
REALLY, I CAN'T.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME
I'VE BROKEN THIS DATE.
NOW I'VE REALLY GOT TO
GO THROUGH WITH IT.
SEE? SEE, THERE IT IS
IN THAT UNIFORM.
WHERE? LET ME HAVE
A LOOK AT IT.
THAT'S A CINCH.
I CAN FIX THAT.
OH, NO, YOU DON'T.
BUT ALL I'VE GOT TO DO
IS EXPLAIN TO HIM-
NO. I AM LUNCHING
WITH HIM.
I BET YOU HAVE TO
PAY THE CHECK.
NOW, THESE HAMBURGERS ARE THE
MOST AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, BIG-
SORRY. GOOD-BYE.
YOU WON'T CHANGE
YOUR MIND?
UH-UH.
WELL, THANKS FOR
THE BLACK EYE.
SAME TO YOU.
I NEVER GOT A SHINER
IN NICER COMPANY.
THE PLEASURE WAS MUTUAL.
I BET I NEVER GET A CHANCE TO
SOCK ANOTHER EYE LIKE YOURS.
THERE ISN'T ONE LEF IN THE WORLD.
DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?
NOW, TODAY WE HAVE WITH US
MISS BARBIE BURNS OF BROADWAY,
WHO WILL PERSONALLY KISS
EVERY LUCKY FELLA THAT ENLISTS.
NOW, THAT'S PRETTY HIGH PAY FOR
JUST DOING YOUR DUTY, AIN'T IT?
COME ON UP, FELLAS.
COME ON, NOW, EVERYONE.
I'VE BEEN CHEATED.
I ENLISTED, AND
NOBODY KISSED ME.
YOU'D BETTER HURRY.
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE.
YOU DON'T THINK I WAS
HINTING AT ANYTHING, DO YOU?
OH, NO, NO.
NEVER GAVE IT A THOUGHT.
YOU THINK YOU MIGH AT THE TRAIN?
MIGHT WHAT?
GIVE THE MATTER
A LITTLE THOUGHT?
WELL, UH, WHAT TIME
DOES YOUR TRAIN GO?
OH, UH... IN ABOUT,
UH, HALF AN HOUR.
REALLY? SO SOON?
MM-HMM.
OH. WELL, I DON'T MIND GOING
AS FAR AS THE STATION WITH YOU.
GOOD.
I DON'T THINK CAPTAIN
NIETERSTEIN WILL MIND.
NO, OF COURSE HE WON'T.
HE'S NOT A BAD CHAP.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I TREAT HIM THIS WAY.
ALL ABOARD!
YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, WON'T YOU?
OH, SURE.
YOU DO THE SAME.
MM-HMM.
OH, YOUR TRAIN
IS GOING!
OH, YOUR TRAIN
IS GONE!
WELL, A TRAIN IS GONE.
WHAT?
MY TRAIN DOESN'T LEAVE
UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
WHY, YOU TOLD ME
THIS WAS YOUR LAST DAY.
WHY, YOU'VE TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF ME.
YES.
WELL!
I MUST SAY YOU DO
THINGS WELL, LIEUTENANT-
LUNCHEON, TEA, DINNER...
NOW, WHAT MORE
COULD A GIRL ASK?
I'M WHAT'S KNOWN AS
A GOOD PROVIDER.
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
WELL, THIS IS
WHERE I LIVE.
I'M HOME NOW.
ALREADY?
NOW, WE'VE BEEN
WALKING FOR HOURS.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
LET'S WALK JUST ONCE AROUND
THE WORLD. WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WE'LL END UP HERE
JUST THE SAME.
I'M AFRAID YOU MIGH MISS YOUR TRAIN.
I WISH THAT TRAIN DIDN'T LEAVE
TILL THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
WHY DON'T-WHY COULDN'T YOU GE A DESK JOB HERE IN WASHINGTON?
LOTS OF PEOPLE
ARE DOING IT.
OH, NOT FOR ME. THAT'S JUST THE TROUBLE.
TROUBLE?
YOU SEE, YEARS AGO OUT IN THE
FAR EAST, WHEN NEWS WAS SCARCE,
I ENTERTAINED MYSELF
WRITING A BOOK.
REALLY?
OH, NOT THE KIND
OF A BOOK YOU THINK.
THIS WAS A BOOK
ON CODES.
IT WAS CALLED HOW TO
ENCIPHER AND HOW TO DECIPHER
HOW DO YOU LIKE THA FOR A TITLE?
HA HA! A LOVE STORY, EH?
HA HA HA!
WELL, I DIDN'T WAN TO LET THE BOSS KNOW
THAT I WAS WASTING
MY TIME ON CODES
SO I HAD THE BOOK PUBLISHED
UNDER A NOM DE PLUME-
ANSON MERIDAN.
THAT'S ME.
HA HA HA! WELL?
WELL,
THE GOVERNMENT-
THE WAR DEPARTMENT'S BEEN
RAISING HEAVEN AND EARTH
TRYING TO FIND ME,
THAT'S ALL.
OH. YOU MEAN
IF THEY DID FIND YOU,
THEY'D KEEP YOU
IN WASHINGTON, EH?
THEY WOULD,
BUT THEY WON'T,
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO DO
MY FIGHTING AT THE FRONT,
NOT BEHIND A DESK.
OH, I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL.
I QUITE AGREE WITH YOU.
YOU DO?
UH-HUH.
HA HA HA!
YOU KNOW, UH, I'VE
CHANGED MY MIND AGAIN.
I WISH THAT TRAIN DIDN' LEAVE FOR TWO DAYS.
TWO DAYS... LIKE THIS ONE?
EXACTLY LIKE THIS,
ONLY...
ONLY WHAT?
I WONDER IF THERE REALLY IS
A WAR GOING ON OVER THERE?
OH, BILL, DON'T GO.
MY DARLING...
HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE I EVER
HAPPENED TO CALL YOU THAT?
DO CALL ME THAT, PLEASE.
SAY IT AGAIN.
DARLING.
MMM.
HOW'S THAT?
OH. OH, BILL.
LIEUTENANT GORDON?
YES?
MAJOR SLOAN'S
COMPLIMENTS, SIR.
THE MAJOR INSTRUCTS
THE LIEUTENAN
THAT HE'S BEEN TRANSFERRED
TO THE WAR DEPARTMEN
AND TO REPOR FOR DUTY AT 10:00.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THEY CAN'T DO THIS TO ME.
I'M NOT GOING TO SIT BEHIND
A DESK WITH A WAR GOING ON!
I'M GOING TO FRANCE!
SORRY, SIR.
THE MAJOR'S ORDERS.
WELL, WHAT THE-
SAY, WHAT KIND
OF A WAR IS THIS?
ANYTHING WRONG,
LIEUTENANT?
WRONG?
LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO, I,
A FREE AND PATRIOTIC CITIZEN
OF THE UNITED STATES,
AM ON MY WAY TO FRANCE,
WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
I'M YANKED FROM THE TRAIN,
THREATENED WITH ARREST,
AND SUMMONED HERE FOR WHAT?
TO FACE AN ENDLESS LINE
OF DOORS MARKED "KEEP OUT."
WHAT'S THIS COUNTRY
COMING TO, ANYWAY?
WILL YOU JOIN ME IN PROTES AGAINST THE INEFFICIENT,
INCOMPETENT BUREAUCRATIC ADMINISTRATION
OF OUR SO-CALLED WAR DEPARTMENT?
WHY, I'D BE DELIGHTED,
LIEUTENANT, UH...
GORDON.
LIEUTENANT GORDON.
LATE OF THE 73rd, NOW
A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY.
SUPPOSE WE MAKE
OUR PROTEST NOW?
ATTABOY!
HEY, TOGETHER, YOU AND I
WILL START A MOVEMENT THAT-
WON'T YOU COME IN,
LIEUTENANT?
I'M ASSISTAN SECRETARY OF WAR.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT,
LIEUTENANT.
WE ALWAYS LIKE
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
AT LEAST, I DO.
WILL YOU HAVE A CIGAR?
YOU MIND IF I SMOKE?
NOW FOR THE PROTES MOVEMENT. WHERE DO WE START?
WELL...
MR. SECRETARY,
I ASK YOU...
I'M ON MY WAY
TO FRANCE.
I BREAK A BEAUTIFUL GIRL'S
HEART TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
BANDS PLAYING,
FLAGS WAVING,
BAYONETS GLEAMING IN THE
SUN, AND WHAT HAPPENS?
I'M DRAGGED HERE
AND LOADED DOWN WITH PENS,
PENCILS, ERASERS,
EYESHADES, PAPER CLIPS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
CAN'T FIGURE
IT OUT, EH?
NO, SIR. IT CERTAINLY IS A PUZZLE TO ME.
WELL, LET'S TAKE
A HYPOTHETICAL CASE.
SUPPOSE YOU WERE IN
CHARGE OF THIS OFFICE
AND YOU'D BEEN HUNTING HIGH AND
LOW FOR MONTHS FOR A CODE EXPERT,
A FELLOW WITH THE NOM DE
PLUME OF ANSON MEREDITH,
A FELLOW YOU THOUGH YOU REALLY NEEDED.
AM I BORING YOU?
THEN SUPPOSE
YOU FOUND OUT THA
HE'D BEEN COMMISSIONED UNDER
HIS REAL NAME IN THE ARMY,
SOME OTHER BRANCH THAT DIDN' NEED HIM NEARLY AS MUCH AS YOU DID,
AND THAT HE WAS LEAVING FOR AN
EMBARCATION POINT THIS MORNING.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
EXACTLY.
TAKE LIEUTENANT GORDON TO MAJOR BRENNAN.
WOULD I BE
COURT-MARTIALED, SIR,
IF I ASKED
WHO GOT ME INTO THIS?
YOU HAVE YOUR
ORDERS, LIEUTENANT.
YES, SIR.
SHALL I-SHALL I ANNOUNCE
YOU NOW, MISS CARTER?
CARTER...
CARTER.
SO YOU GOT ME
INTO THIS, HUH?
NOW, PLEASE.
DON'T GET EXCITED.
YOU CAN DO JUS AS MUCH GOOD OVER HERE
AS YOU CAN
OVER THERE.
AND I THOUGH IT WOULD BE-
YOU THOUGHT! WHO ASKED YOU TO THINK?
WHAT BUSINESS
IS THIS OF YOURS?
WHAT'S ALL
THIS NOISE?
HONOR AND TRADITIONS
OF A MAN'S FAMILY-
NOTHING IS
SACRED TO HER.
WHAT WILL MY CHILDREN
THINK OF A FATHER
WHO FOUGHT FROM
BEHIND A DESK?
CHILDREN?
CHILDREN?
IT'S PURELY HYPOTHETICAL, UNCLE STEVIE.
MY DEAR NIECE TO THE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR-
LIEUTENANT GORDON, WILL
YOU REPORT TO MAJOR BRENNAN
OR MUST I ARRANGE
A MILITARY ESCORT?
I'LL GO, SIR.
MAYBE THIS'LL TEACH
ME A LESSON
NOT TO LET MYSELF GE PICKED UP BY STRANGE WOMEN.
THANK YOU.
I WAS ORDERED TO REPOR TO MAJOR BRENNAN, SIR.
OH, YES.
COME IN. COME IN.
I'M LIEUTENAN WILLIAM GORDON, SIR.
OH, YES,
LIEUTENANT GORDON.
DELIGHTED
TO KNOW YOU.
I'VE ADMIRED
YOUR BOOK FOR YEARS.
THANK YOU.
LET ME SEE,
IT WAS CALLED...
OH, ROBERTS...
WHAT WAS THE NAME
OF THAT GORDON BOOK?
HOW TO ENCIPHER AND
HOW TO DECIPHER, SIR.
THANK YOU,
ROBERTS.
I NEVER CAN REMEMBER
NAMES AND TITLES.
ROBERTS HAS BEEN REMEMBERING
THEM FOR ME FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.
YOU DID WRITE
THAT BOOK, DIDN'T YOU?
YES, SIR.
IT SOLD 5 COPIES.
I BOUGHT 3 OF THEM.
WELL, YOU'RE VERY MODEST, LIEUTENANT.
THE BOOK IS
VERY WELL KNOWN
AMONG STUDENTS
OF CRYPTOGRAPHY.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS IS?
WIRELESS INTERCEPT.
WELL, I SUPPOSE IT'S AN
ENEMY WIRELESS MESSAGE
THAT YOUR OPERATORS
PICKED OUT OF THE AIR.
EXACTLY.
WE KNOW THEY
ARE COMING FROM
SOME POWERFUL SENDING
STATION BELOW THE BORDER.
AND WE SUSPECT THEY CONTAIN
INFORMATION GATHERED IN THIS COUNTRY
BY ENEMY
ESPIONAGE AGENTS.
NOW, THE MEXICAN
GOVERNMEN
TRIED TO LOCATE
THE STATION FOR US
BUT SO FAR,
WITH NO SUCCESS.
WE CAN'T READ THESE.
DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD?
I THINK SO.
BUT WILL YOU?
NO, SIR.
HMM?
BECAUSE IT'S AN "I LOSE
IF I WIN PROPOSITION."
HA HA! I DON' UNDERSTAND YOU.
IF I DECIPHER THEM, I'LL
GET WHAT I DON'T WANT:
A PERMANENT BERTH
BEHIND A DESK.
BUT THIS IS
THE ARMY, MAN.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO
AS YOU'RE TOLD.
I WAS BROUGHT HERE
AGAINST MY WILL, SIR.
BUT I CAN'T BE MADE TO
THINK AGAINST MY WILL.
YES, I KNOW
EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL.
THANK YOU.
LOOK, HERE.
IF YOU SUCCEED IN
MAKING ANYTHING OF THESE,
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ARRANGE
FOR YOU TO HAVE A WACK
AT THE ENEMY
AT A LITTLE CLOSER RANGE.
IS THAT A PROMISE,
SIR?
THAT'S ALL,
LIEUTENANT.
REPORT TO MR. GARDNER
IN THE DECODING ROOM.
YES, SIR.
P-N-
P-N-
O- Q-R-R-
O- Q-R-R-
F- T-N-O.
F- T-N-O.
YES? YES,
THIS IS GARDNER.
WELL, TRY THE SECONDHAND BOOKSTORES.
WE'VE GO TO HAVE COPIES
OF ALL THEIR SHORTHAND SYSTEMS!
I DON'T CARE!
PAY ANYTHING!
SAY, I BEG
YOUR PARDON BUT-
DON'T INTERRUPT. I TOLD
YOU NEVER TO INTERRUPT.
R- N-P...
R- N-P...
NEW INTERCEPT, SIR.
O- T-O-T-L-
O- T-O-T-L
DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING
ON THE TABLES!
OH, YOU'RE
THE NEW MAN.
THERE'S A DESK
OVER THERE.
JUST SIT DOWN. I'LL BE
WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.
L- F-R-O-N-O-Z-
L- F-R-O-N-O-Z-
GOOD EVENING,
LIEUTENANT.
GOOD EVENING.
I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR DESK, LIEUTENANT.
TABULATE THEM INTO LETTER GROUPS
- TWO LETTERS.
NOW, THIS IS
A FREQUENCY CHART.
SOUNDS VERY COMPLICATED,
BUT IT REALLY ISN'T.
ENABLES US TO FIND HOW OFTEN
EACH LETTER APPEARS IN A MESSAGE.
THIS IS A REGULAR
PRINTED ALPHABET.
NOW, WHAT I WANT YOU
TO DO IS TO PUT A CHECK
NEXT TO EACH LETTER EVERY TIME
IT APPEARS IN THESE INTERCEPTS.
IT'S THE FIRST STEP
IN BREAKING THE CIPHER-
EXACTLY WHA THOSE MEN ARE DOING.
TAKE YOUR TIME. AND BE
SURE YOU'RE ACCURATE.
ACCURACY IS THE FIRS ESSENTIAL IN CIPHER READING.
IT DIDN'T WORK,
SIR.
WELL, IT MAY WORK
BY A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA.
TABULATE THE NUMBER OF LETTERS
BETWEEN ALL REPETITIONS.
EITHER WE'LL FIND A COMMON
FACTOR OR WE'LL GO CRAZY.
PERSONALLY, I THINK
WE'LL GO CRAZY. OH!
DOES EVERYBODY AROUND
HERE GET LIKE THAT?
WE DO DURING
THESE TIMES.
WHEN THE ENEMY HAS
SOMETHING ON THE FIRE,
THEY FILL THE AIR
WITH PHONY MESSAGES
TO COVER UP
THE REAL ONES.
SO, THEN WE KNOW THA SOMETHING HOT IS HAPPENING,
BUT WE DON' KNOW WHAT.
SO, THE ARMY HECKLES THE
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.
THE INTELLIGENCE
DEPARTMENT HECKLES US.
WE HAVEN'T GO ANYBODY TO HECKLE.
SO, WE HECKLE
OURSELVES.
YOU MIND TELLING ME HOW LONG
YOU'VE BEEN HECKLING YOURSELF HERE.
IT TAKES 3 MONTHS TO GE ON TO THE FUNDAMENTALS.
I CUT MY EYETEETH
ON FUNDAMENTALS.
THAT INTERCEPT CAME
FROM BELOW THE BORDER.
WE CAN PRESUME IT'S EITHER IN
IT OBVIOUSLY
BECAUSE "E" IS THE MOS
AND YOU'VE GO NO Es THERE.
IT CAN'T BE GERMAN BECAUSE
YOU'VE GOT A FLOCK OF Qs THERE
AND THERE ARE
NO Qs IN GERMAN.
IT CAN'T BE SPANISH
BECAUSE IN SPANISH
"Q" IS ALWAYS
FOLLOWED BY "U"
AND YOU'VE GO NO Us THERE.
WHAT DID YOU SAY
YOUR NAME WAS?
GORDON.
MAJOR BRENNAN SENT ME.
WHY DIDN' YOU SAY SO?
GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
WE CAN USE YOU.
I HOPE YOU'VE GO A GOOD CONSTITUTION.
WHY?
YOU'LL NEED IT.
HAVE A CHAIR.
SIT DOWN, LIEUTENANT GORDON. SIT DOWN.
NO, THANK YOU. I'VE
GOT A DATE IN FRANCE.
I'M IN A HURRY
TO KEEP IT.
CAN I BORROW THAT?
GARDNER, HAVEN' YOU HAD ENOUGH?
GO HOME
AND GET SOME SLEEP.
LET LIEUTENANT GORDON
HAVE A CRACK AT IT.
THANK YOU, SIR!
YOU MIGHT REPOR TO ME IN THE MORNING.
WELL, I'LL ONLY BE HERE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SIR.
I'D CERTAINLY LIKE
TO GET AWAY.
COULD YOU TELL ME
WHERE I CAN REACH YOU?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
WELL, IS THERE
ANY CHANCE THA
I CAN MAKE THA FIRST BOAT, SIR?
I'M ALMOST CERTAIN
YOU COULDN'T.
GOOD NIGHT, LIEUTENANT.
GOOD NIGHT.
MAJOR BRENNAN.
MR. GRAYSON WILL ESCOR YOU TO THE BRIDGE.
YES, SIR.
HERE'S THE CODE BOOK,
CAPTAIN.
THANK YOU, SIR.
WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING IN OUR
POWER TO ENSURE ITS SECRECY.
I UNDERSTAND,
SIR.
THE RENDEZVOUS POSITION WILL
BE RADIOED TO YOU AT SEA.
GOD SPEED YOU,
CAPTAIN.
WE'VE BEEN ON THE WRONG TRACK ALL NIGHT.
IT ALSO PROVES THAT I'M NO GOING ANYWHERE FOR A WHILE.
NEW INTERCEPT, SIR.
THE INTELLIGENCE
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
THAT IT MAY
BE IMPORTANT.
IT'S BEEN SENT 8 TIMES
THE LAST TWO HOURS.
DEAN.
YES, SIR.
ERASE THAT STUFF ON THE BOARD, WILL YOU?
AND PUT THIS
IN IT'S PLACE.
YES, SIR.
WE MIGHT AS WELL
TAKE A CRACK AT IT.
MORNING, BOYS.
MORNING, MISS CARTER.
SORRY, MISS CARTER.
OH, I FOOLED
YOU, BOYS.
THIS TIME
I HAVE ONE.
OH, GOOD MORNING!
HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING
ALL NIGHT?
OH, NO. NO,
WE JUST CAROUSED.
GOT A CASE OF SCOTCH, A 3-PIECE
ORCHESTRA, AND MADE A NIGHT OF IT.
NOW, BILL, BILL, DO YOU
WANT TO KILL YOURSELF,
STARTING OFF
AT A PACE LIKE THIS?
IDEALLY, YOU SHOULD HAVE
SOMEONE TO RELIEVE YOU.
MISS CARTER, YOUR
CONCERN TOUCHES ME DEEPLY.
I'M MOVED
ALMOST TO TEARS.
WELL, I CAN GO
TO MY UNCLE-
YOUR UNCLE, MY EYE.
I'LL GET MYSELF
OUT OF THIS MESS.
YOU CAN PUT ON
YOUR RUNNING PANTS
AND TAKE A NICE MARATHON
OUT INTO THE COUNTRY-
ABOUT 30 MILES OUT,
WHERE THE COWS ARE.
OH, BUT, BILL,
PROMISE ME YOU'LL LIE DOWN
FOR JUST A LITTLE
WHILE AT LEAST-
I PROMISE YOU THAT IF
YOU DON'T GET OUT OF HERE,
I'LL LIE DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND SCREAM.
I'LL GO.
I'LL GO.
HAVE YOU SOMETHING-
SOME KIND OF SEDATIVE
TO PUT A NERVOUS PERSON
TO SLEEP?
YES, MISS.
HOW MANY AT A TIME?
OH, ONE WILL PUT YOU
TO SLEEP IN A HURRY.
OH, IT'S NOT FOR ME.
SAY, THAT'LL PU A MULE TO SLEEP.
THAT'S JUS WHAT IT'S FOR.
WILL YOU PLEASE GIVE
THIS TO LIEUTENANT GORDON?
HE SENT OU FOR IT.
YES, MA'AM.
AND THE TRICK IS...
TO FIND
THE COMBINATION...
OH, COFFEE, THANKS.
JUST WHAT I NEED.
NOW, WE CAN DISREGARD
THE "HSI" BECAUSE THAT'S
MERELY THE WIRELESS
CALL SIGNAL.
YES, SIR.
NOW, LET'S ASSUME FOR A
START THAT EACH LETTER THERE
MEANS THE LETTER AFTER
IT IN THE ALPHABET.
YES, SIR.
K- L, D-E, W-X,
N- O, Y-Z...
OH, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
GETTING US ANYWHERE, DEAN.
TRY IT IN
THE REVERSE ORDER-
THE LETTER BEFORE I IN THE ALPHABET.
YES, SIR.
SAY, I'LL BE BACK
IN JUST A MINUTE.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING,
LIEUTENANT.
YOU HAVEN'T SOMETHING
IN HERE THAT'LL KEEP
A FELLOW AWAKE,
HAVE YOU?
I'VE TRIED COFFEE, AND I DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING.
I THINK SO.
YOU'RE THE NEW MAN, AREN'T YOU?
UH-HUH.
HA HA! WELL, I'M
PROFESSOR MARTIN.
HERE. TRY SOME
OF THIS "NO SLEEP."
POUR SOME OF IT RIGH IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.
HOW MUCH?
OH, A GENEROUS
TEASPOON FULL.
WELL, I'D BETTER TAKE
AN EXTRA BIG SHOT.
PUT IT RIGHT IN
THIS WATER
AND DRINK I RIGHT DOWN.
I USED TO GIVE THA TO MY PUPILS
WHEN THEY WANTED
TO STAY AWAKE
WHILE THEY CRAMMED FOR
THEIR FINAL EXAMINATIONS.
HA! AFRAID THEY STAYED AWAKE, ALL RIGHT,
BUT THEY DID VERY
LITTLE CRAMMING.
WELL, THANKS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THAT WAS JUS WHAT I NEEDED, THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT DIDN'T WORK.
I TRIED THE FIRST LETTER
FORWARD AND ALSO ONE BACK.
AND THAT DIDN'T WORK.
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
LIEUTENANT?
I DON'T KNOW. MY HEAD'S
SPINNING, AND MY HEART'S JUMPING.
GET A DOCTOR.
AND TELL HIM TO BRING
A STOMACH PUMP. QUICK!
DOCTOR?
STOMACH PUMP?
I GUESS I PU TOO MANY
SLEEPING TABLETS
IN YOUR COFFEE.
YOU PUT SLEEPING TABLETS
IN MY COFFEE?
I ONLY WANTED YOU TO GET A LITTLE REST.
OH, THIS WOMAN IS MAD.
GUARD! GUARD!
OH, GUARD.
YOU AREN'T GOING TO BE
ANGRY WITH ME, ARE YOU, BILL?
SHOW THIS LADY THE DOOR
- THE FRONT DOOR.
AND IF SHE TRIES TO GE IN AGAIN, USE YOUR GUN.
OH, BUT, BILL,
I JUST WANTED-
DON'T SHOOT TO KILL.
JUST WING HER.
I DON'T WANT HER
HAUNTING ME.
RIGHT IN THERE,
LIEUTENANT.
WELL, SUPPOSE YOU TRY
TWO LETTERS FORWARD AND TWO BACK.
YOU TAKE 3 FORWARD
AND 3 BACK.
YOU 4, AND YOU 5.
AND WILL YOU TAKE 6-
YOU 7, 8, 9, CONSECUTIVELY
ON DOWN THE LINE.
BACKWARD, FORWARD.
LIEUTENANT GORDON.
YES.
THIS LOOKS LIKE
SOMETHING.
AND 5 BACK.
F- I-R-S-FIRST.
WELL, THAT CERTAINLY
DOES LOOK LIKE SOMETHING.
FIRST. FIRST WHAT?
FIRST TROOP SHIP?
WHAT'S THE NEX GROUP?
G- D-O-U-G.
FIRST "GDOUG".
THAT CERTAINLY DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE TROOP SHIP, DOES IT?
NO, SIR.
SAY, WAIT A MINUTE!
WHAT DAY OF
THE MONTH IS THIS?
FIRST.
HEY, YOU DON' SUPPOSE...
THAT IN THE LETTERS
OF THIS FIRST GROUP
THEY'RE USING THE DATE
WHEN THE MESSAGE WAS SEN
AS A KEY WORD FOR THE RES OF THE MESSAGE, DO YOU?
LET'S TRY IT OU ON THE CIPHER WHEELS.
LET "A" EQUAL "F"
ON YOUR WHEEL.
LET "A" EQUAL "I"
ON YOURS.
LET "A" EQUAL "R"
ON YOURS.
EQUAL "S" ON YOURS...
AND EQUAL "T" ON YOURS.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE
FIRST LETTER OF THE MESSAGE?
B.
B.
"B" BECOMES "W."
I.
BECOMES "A."
J.
BECOMES "S."
Z.
BECOMES "H."
V.
BECOMES "I."
W- A-S-H-I
HEY, IF THE NEXT LETTER
IS ONLY AN "N... "
AND IT IS.
G- O- N
WASHINGTON!
WASHINGTON.
NOW WE'RE GETTING
SOMEWHERE.
LET'S HAVE
THE REST OF IT.
S- A-I-
RIGHT OFF
THE STRAIGHT LINE.
S- T-A-T-O-S
WE GOT IT!
"WASHINGTON SAILED STAND
BY FOR RENDEZVOUS POSITION."
"WASHINGTON SAILED.
STAND BY FOR
RENDEZVOUS POSITION."
THAT'S THE MESSAGE WE SENT TO
THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY, MAJOR.
EXACTLY.
WE INTERCEPT A WIRELESS IN ENEMY CODE.
THANKS TO
LIEUTENANT GORDON,
WE'RE ABLE
TO DECODE IT.
AND WE FIND THEY'RE
SENDING OUT THE SAME MESSAGE
THAT WE SENT TO INFORM
THEIR U-BOAT COMMANDERS
OF THE COMING
OF THE TRANSPORT.
BUT HOW COULD THEY
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?
YOU DON'T THINK THEY COULD
HAVE BROKEN YOUR CIPHER?
IMPOSSIBLE.
IT'S A CODE
NOT A CIPHER.
ONLY ONE MESSAGE HAS BEEN ENCODED IN IT.
WITHOUT A COPY
IT'S UNBREAKABLE.
THEN SOMEONE
MUST HAVE STOLEN IT.
NO, NO, NO.
EVERY COPY
IN WASHINGTON
IS UNDER
MY PERSONAL CONTROL.
WE'VE NO CHOICE.
WE MUST RECALL
THE SHIP.
WE CAN'T RECALL
THE SHIP.
IT'LL DAMAGE THE ALLIED
MORALE TO THE BREAKING POINT.
THERE'S NO WAY TO GE A NEW CODE TO THEM.
THE RENDEZVOUS POSITION
MUST BE SENT IN
THE CODE WE GAVE
THE SHIP'S CAPTAIN,
WHICH HAS BEEN
STOLEN BY THE ENEMY.
WE'RE IN
A NICE MESS.
IF WE SEND IT, THE ENEMY
KNOWS THE TRANSPORT'S POSITION.
IF WE DON'T AND LET THE
SHIP TAKE IT'S CHANCES,
IT'LL PROBABLY
SINK IT ANYWAY.
WE STILL HAVE
AND WHAT WILL
WE DO WITH THEM?
FIND WHOEVER
STOLE THE CODE.
GET IT BACK
OR PREVENT THEM
FROM INTERCEPTING AND
SENDING OUR MESSAGES.
ALL THA IN 3 DAYS?
I SHALL SEE TO I THAT YOU HAVE
THE COOPERATION OF
EVERY DEPARTMEN
THAT CAN BE OF
THE SLIGHTEST USE.
WE'LL NEED IT.
THANK YOU,
GENTLEMEN.
WAIT HERE AND KEEP
YOUR EYE ON THIS FOR ME.
YES, SIR.
MISS CULLOUGH'S
APARTMENT PLEASE.
HELLO, OLIVIA?
MY DEAR, COULD
YOU COME OVER?
COULD YOU?
RIGHT AWAY?
THANK YOU.
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
CHARLES?
SOMETHING
HAS HAPPENED...
SOMETHING
VERY UNFORTUNATE.
ABOUT US?
YOU DON'T MEAN THERE'S BEEN SOME GOSSIP?
NO, DARLING, NO.
THERE'S NOTHING FOR
YOU TO WORRY ABOUT.
BUT IF YOU WORRY,
I WORRY.
WHAT IS IT,
CHARLES?
I CAN' UNDERSTAND IT.
I KNOW I HAD IT WHEN
I LEFT THE DEPARTMENT.
I THOUGHT I BROUGH IT UP HERE.
IS IT SOMETHING
YOU'VE LOST?
IS IT IMPORTANT?
VITALLY.
A DISPATCH.
I HAD IT IN
MY BRIEFCASE
ALONG WITH
SOME OTHER PAPERS.
ONE CAN HARDLY
MISLAY A BRIEFCASE.
IF IT SHOULD FALL
INTO THE WRONG HANDS...
OH, BUT IT MUSTN'T.
OF COURSE IT WON'T.
LET'S TRY
AND THINK.
HOW LONG AGO DID YOU
LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT?
ABOUT AN HOUR.
AND THEN WHA DID YOU DO?
WELL, I WALKED
TO THE CLUB,
HAD A CUP OF COFFEE,
AND THEN TOOK A TAXI.
YOU SURE YOU DIDN' LEAVE IT AT THE CLUB?
I TELEPHONED IMMEDIATELY.
THEY HADN'T FOUND IT.
BUT THEY'RE MAKING
A THOROUGH SEARCH.
WHAT ABOU THE TAXI?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.
OH, THAT'S EASY. WE'LL NOTIFY THEM ALL.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN' STOP OFF ANYWHERE ELSE?
HELLO? GET ME THE ACME
TAXI COMPANY. THANK YOU.
YES.
THE TOBACCONIST.
BY JOE,
I FORGOT THAT.
I'LL GO BACK THERE.
DARLING, YOU'RE
SO TIRED AND OVERWORKED,
YOU CAN'T EVEN
THINK STRAIGHT.
HELLO? GIVE ME THE LOS AND FOUND DEPARTMENT PLEASE.
THANK YOU. I WILL.
LISTEN, DARLING, WE'LL
FIND IT. DON'T WORRY.
NOW, YOU GO TO THE CLUB,
AND IF IT ISN'T THERE,
GO ON TO THE DEPARTMENT.
PHONE ME WHEN
YOU GET THERE.
I'M BEGINNING TO FEEL BETTER ALREADY.
HURRY, DARLING.
HELLO? LOST AND FOUND DEPARTMENT?
YES. I'M REPORTING THE LOSS
OF A BRIEFCASE LEFT IN A TAXI.
MM-HMM. THANK YOU.
DRIVE AROUND
THE CORNER.
YES, SIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO EARN $10?
WOULD I!?
I WANT YOU TO DRIVE
BACK TO THE ANDOVER ARMS
AND TAKE THIS BRIEFCASE TO APARTMENT 4C.
YES.
OK. THAT'S A SOFT WAY
TO PICK UP 10 BUCKS.
WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU'RE TO TELL
THE LADY YOU HAND IT TO
THE GENTLEMAN LEFT I IN YOUR TAXI
ABOUT A HALF
AN HOUR AGO
AND THAT YOU SAW
THE ADDRESS ON THE TAG.
I GET YOU.
PARTY BY THE NAME
OF BRENNAN LIVE HERE?
OH, YES.
A GENTLEMAN LEF THIS IN MY TAXI.
OH, THANKS. WAIT A MOMENT PLEASE.
IT'S A LUCKY THING I
SAW THE NAME ON THE TAG.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MISS.
DID YOU GIVE I TO THE LADY?
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW FORGE THE WHOLE INCIDENT.
YES, SIR.
CHARLES!
WHERE ARE THEY?
FOR YOU.
ANYTHING WRONG?
YES.
OH, HOW DO YOU DO,
MY DEAR? COME RIGHT IN.
HOW ARE YOU?
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE HAD
RELIEVED YOU FROM DUTY.
ANYTHING WRONG?
EVERYTHING.
I KILLED BRENNAN.
WHAT?
BUT WHY?
I COULDN'T HELP IT.
I HAD TO,
I TELL YOU.
AFTER ALL, WHAT'S
ONE LIFE IN A WAR?
I DON'T REGRE ONE LIFE,
ONLY YOUR STUPIDITY.
I HAD ONE OF
HIS DISPATCHES.
HE CAUGHT ME.
IT WAS HIS LIFE
OR MINE.
THERE WAS
NO CHOICE.
THERE WAS
A CHOICE.
BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE
THE COURAGE TO MAKE IT.
WITH BRENNAN KILLED, THEY
CAN SUSPECT ONLY ONE THING:
THAT WE HAVE
THE CODE.
THE VITAL THING IS TO FIND
OUT WHAT THEY DO SUSPECT.
BUT OUR ONLY
CONTACT'S GONE.
WE MUST FORM
A NEW ONE.
IMMEDIATELY.
IT'S YOUR ONE CHANCE
TO REDEEM YOUR BLUNDER.
WHAT ARE
YOUR ORDERS?
IN WAR, ONE MUST ALWAYS
CREDIT THE ENEMY WITH
AS MUCH INTELLIGENCE
AS ONESELF.
THEY WILL BE SEARCHING
FOR YOU SOON ENOUGH.
THE WISEST PLAN IS TO LET THEM FIND YOU.
PARADE, REST!
MAJOR CHARLES BRENNAN
DIED AS HE FOUGHT,
BRAVELY AND ALONE, FAR FROM
HIS COUNTRY AND HIS HOME.
WE OWE HIM A DEBT WHICH
CANNOT EVER BE REPAID.
WE FERVENTLY PRAY THA GOD MAY REST HIS SOUL IN PEACE.
ANY IDEA WHO
THAT WOMAN IS, SIR?
I HAVEN' THE SLIGHTEST IDEA.
MRS. BRENNAN IS IN
ENGLAND, ISN'T SHE?
YES.
IF THAT WOMAN
IS A RELATIVE,
IT'S STRANGE THAT SHE
HASN'T SHOWN BEFORE NOW.
IF SHE'S IN
DEEP MOURNING.
IT IS STRANGE,
ISN'T IT?
ROBERTS, I'D LIKE
YOU TO GIVE ME
A BIT OF INFORMATION
ABOUT MAJOR BRENNAN.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
LIEUTENANT GORDON'S
BEEN PLACED IN CHARGE.
YOU WERE WITH THE MAJOR
A LONG WHILE, WEREN'T YOU?
YES, SIR.
DO YOU KNOW
WHETHER HE HAD
ANY VERY CLOSE
WOMEN FRIENDS?
I WOULDN'T KNOW,
SIR. SORRY.
I SEE.
ALL RIGHT, ROBERTS.
YES, SIR.
RUDY.
YES, SIR.
THAT WOMAN IN BLACK.
HOW LONG
HAS SHE BEEN HERE?
JUST A FEW
MOMENTS, SIR.
WE'VE BEEN WONDERING
WHO SHE IS.
SO HAVE WE.
UNLESS I MISS
MY GUESS,
SHE'S BEEN
PLANTED HERE.
PLANTED?
FOR WHAT REASON?
OBVIOUSLY
TO BE PICKED UP.
SUPPOSE YOU TAG HER,
FIND OUT WHO SHE IS,
THEN PICK HER UP.
YES, SIR.
WE JUST PICKED THIS UP
FROM THE POST OFFICE.
IT'S MARKED NEW YORK.
MISS OLIVIA KARLOFF, ANDOVER
ARMS HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C.
WELL?
THE WOMAN IN BLACK.
LAST NIGHT.
OH, YES.
JUST AN ADVERTISEMENT,
APPARENTLY.
APPARENTLY.
BUT DO YOU NOTICE
THE STAMP?
JUST AN ORDINARY
TWO CENT STAMP.
EXACTLY. TWO CENTS.
NOW, IF IT'S JUS AN ADVERTISEMENT,
IT COULD HAVE GONE
FOR ONE CENT... UNSEALED.
WHY SHOULD THEY USE
A TWO CENT STAMP?
WELL, LET'S HAVE A LOOK A IT IN THE REFLECTOSCOPE.
THAT'S JUST WHA I WAS THINKING.
DO YOU MIND TURNING
THAT LIGHT OUT, LIEUTENANT?
THANKS.
HOW'S IT LOOK TO YOU?
FROM OUTWARD APPEARANCES,
IT'S A BONA FIDE
ADVERTISEMENT.
YOU SEE, EVEN THE GRAIN,
IF IT HAS BEEN DISTURBED,
HAS BEEN CLEVERLY
IRONED BACK INTO PLACE.
IF THERE'S
A HIDDEN MESSAGE,
WE'LL HAVE TO FIND
THE REAGENT TO BRING IT OUT.
THAT'S QUITE A JOB
WITH SO MANY REAGENTS.
EVERY SECRET INK HAS
ITS OWN DEVELOPER.
CALLS FOR A LO OF EXPERIMENTATION.
YOU KNOW,
TRIAL AND ERROR METHOD.
NOT A VERY
DEFINITE METHOD.
WHY, I CAN GIVE I THE FIBER TEST RIGHT NOW.
WON'T TAKE A MINUTE.
LET'S DO IT.
YOUR HUNCH WAS RIGHT,
LIEUTENANT.
THIS CIRCULAR UNDOUBTEDLY
CONTAINS A HIDDEN MESSAGE.
THEN IF WE CAN GET SOME HIN AS TO THE TYPE OF REAGENT...
WHERE DO SPIES
GENERALLY CARRY REAGENT?
WELL, 9 TIMES OUT OF 10,
THE REAGENT IS IMPREGNATED IN
THE CLOTHING WORN BY THE PERSON
TO WHOM THE MESSAGE IS SENT.
IN CASE IT'S A WOMAN,
IT MAY BE HER STOCKINGS
OR PERHAPS HER UNDERWEAR,
OR IN CLOTH-COVERED
BUTTONS, OR...
I'VE GOT ANOTHER HUNCH.
YES?
I THINK WITHIN AN HOUR,
I CAN PROVIDE
THE REAGENT WE'RE AFTER.
MEANTIME, GO ON WITH YOUR
EXPERIMENTING, PROFESSOR.
JUST WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH! GOOD MORNING, BILL.
HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?
WELL, I HAD A PASS
FOR THE CHAMBER, ALL RIGHT.
WHEN YOUR ORDERLY WEN TO THE FILING CABINET,
WHY, I JUST OPENED THE DOOR
AND WALKED RIGHT IN.
I'LL BET THEY NEVER
EVEN MISSED ME.
I BET I SHAN'T EITHER.
SUPPOSE YOU OPEN THE DOOR
AND WALK RIGHT OUT AGAIN?
BUT, BILL, I ONLY CAME BECAUSE
I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
THE LAST TIME
YOU WORRIED ABOUT ME,
YOU NEARLY KILLED ME
WITH SLEEPING POWDERS.
NOW IT'S A BAYONET.
OH, BILL,
DON'T BE SILLY.
IT WAS THE ONLY THING
I COULD FIND IN HERE
TO CUT THE STRING
ON MY PARCEL.
OH. THE DEPARTMENT GAVE ME
THIS OFFICE TO FIGHT A WAR,
NOT FOR YOU TO USE AS
A PARCEL ROOM. COME ON.
OH, BUT, BILL, LOOK WHA I HAVE FOR YOU IN HERE.
OUT YOU GO. BUT, PLEASE. WAIT A MINUTE.
COME ON.
BUT, BILL, REALLY.
IT'S FOR YOU.
I GOT UP EARLY
THIS MORNING
AND GOT IT JUS FOR YOUR PROTECTION.
AND THE MAN
I BOUGHT IF FROM
SAID YOU COULDN'T EVEN
FEEL IT WHEN YOU HAD IT ON.
WHY, YOU CAN WASH IT,
AND IT WON'T RUST.
IT'S THIN, AND WILL
STAND ALL KINDS OF ABUSE.
I'LL BITE. WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS IT?
A BULLETPROOF VEST.
NO ONE ELSE WOULD
HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.
NO ONE, DEAR.
NO ONE AT LIBERTY.
SLEEPING TABLETS,
BAYONETS,
BULLETPROOF VESTS,
HUH! WHAT A GAL.
COME ON.
UH-UH. NO, YOU DON'T.
I WON'T GO UNTIL YOU TELL
ME WHEN I CAN SEE YOU.
HMM. HOW ABOU DINNER TONIGHT, BILL?
I'VE GOT TO EAT.
I SUPPOSE IT MIGH AS WELL BE WITH YOU.
OH, LOVELY.
BILL, WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO WEAR TONIGHT?
HOW ABOUT A STRAIT-JACKET?
HEE HEE HEE.
OH, HOW DO YOU DO?
WELL,GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE.
WON'T YOU COME IN,
PLEASE?
I'LL JOIN YOU
IN JUST A MOMENT.
BYE.
OLIVIA KARLOFF.
RUSSIAN.
SHE CAME BACK TO
WASHINGTON BY CAB.
WENT TO THE ANDOVER
ARMS APARTMENTS
WHERE BRENNAN
WAS KILLED.
THANK YOU.
WON'T YOU
SIT DOWN, PLEASE?
NO, THANKS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME
EXPLANATION OF THIS INSANITY.
NOW, MISS KARLOFF,
YOU WERE BROUGHT HERE
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS,
NOT TO ASK THEM.
UH, DO YOU MIND
REMOVING YOUR VEIL?
NOT AT ALL.
THANK YOU.
AND NOW I'LL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO
TAKE OFF THE REST OF YOUR CLOTHES.
OH, I BEG
YOUR PARDON. HEH.
THAT WAS RATHER ABRUPT,
WASN'T IT?
YES, RATHER.
UH, WILL YOU SEND ME
A MATRON, PLEASE?
WOULD IT BE ASKING TOO
MUCH FOR YOU TO TELL ME
WHY YOU'RE SO INTERESTED
IN MY CLOTHES?
OH, NOT AT ALL.
WE WANT THEM FOR
CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION.
IT'S A RULE,
YOU UNDERSTAND.
MM-HMM. YES.
I SUPPOSE I SHALL
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
YOU SENT FOR
A MATRON, SIR.
YES.
WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE MISS
KARLOFF BEHIND THAT SCREEN
AND GET HER CLOTHES?
YES, SIR.
THIS WAY,
PLEASE.
NOTHING IN THE HAT,
LIEUTENANT.
HERE YOU ARE, SIR.
DO YOU WISH
TO EXAMINENEHESE?
IS THAT ALL, MATRON?
THAT'S ALL.
SHE'S BOWLEGGED.
WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE
MISS KARLOFF THAT COAT?
THEN GO TO THE NEARES DEPARTMENT STORE
AND GET HER A NEW OUTFI TO REPLACE THESE.
SIZE 14.
SHE'LL NEVER GE INTO A 14.
GO GET IT, PLEASE.
HERE'S A LITTLE WORK
FOR THE BOYS.
I THINK I'LL HAVE THE
MARRIED ONES WORK ON THESE.
I SEE.
THEN WHY WERE YOU AT MAJOR
BRENNAN'S FUNERAL LAST NIGHT?
FUNERAL?
MY MEN FOLLOWED YOU
FROM THE DOCK.
I WENT TO THE BOA TO SEE A FRIEND OFF.
CERTAINLY YOU WEN TO SEE A FRIEND OFF.
AND THAT FRIEND
WAS BRENNAN.
WHY DON'T YOU
STOP LYING?
OUR RECORDS SHOW THAT YOU
CAME TO THIS COUNTRY WITH HIM,
YOU STAYED A THE SAME HOTEL,
YOU DINED TOGETHER,
HE MADE YOU
EXPENSIVE PRESENTS,
AND LAST NIGHT,
YOU WERE AT HIS FUNERAL.
WHAT WERE YOU TO HIM?
I LOVED HIM.
LET'S HAVE
THE REST OF IT.
I WENT TO HIS APARTMEN AROUND 4:00 THAT DAY.
HE WASN'T THERE.
SO I THOUGHT I'D FIX SOME TEA AND
HAVE IT FOR HIM WHEN HE RETURNED.
I WENT INTO THE KITCHEN,
HE WAS ON THE FLOOR.
I WAS ABOU TO TELEPHONE THE POLICE,
BUT I WAS AFRAID
OF EXPOSURE.
WHY DID YOU FEAR
EXPOSURE?
BECAUSE I'D HAVE
TO TELL THE POLICE
THE SAME AS I'M TELLING YOU.
YOU SEE, HIS WIFE
NEVER KNEW ABOUT US.
TO HER, BRENNAN WILL HAVE DIED
IN THE SERVICE FOR HIS COUNTRY.
THAT WAS VERY
GENEROUS OF YOU.
GENEROUS. DO YOU THINK
I CARE ABOUT HER?
I DID IT FOR HIM...
BECAUSE I KNEW
HE'D WANT IT THAT WAY.
CIGARETTE?
YOU SEE, I'M RATHER
LONELY HERE.
MOST OF MY FRIENDS
ARE IN ENGLAND.
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO KEEP ME HERE, ARE YOU?
IF YOUR PASSPOR IS IN ORDER,
THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING
TO PREVENT YOUR LEAVING.
HOPE I HAVEN' FORGOTTEN ANYTHING.
I'LL GET YOU A RELEASE
FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
THANKS. THIS IS MY FIRS EXPERIENCE WITH AMERICAN OFFICERS.
HOW DID YOU MAKE OUT?
IT WAS
VERY PLEASANT.
LIEUTENANT GORDON
IS CHARMING.
DON'T YOU THINK SO?
WELL, OF COURSE I'VE ALWAYS
MET HIM WITH MY CLOTHES ON.
OH, LIEUTENANT, I-
HE'S NOT HERE.
WELL, DO YOU KNOW
WHERE HE IS?
YES, HE WENT TO SEE
THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
WELL, WHEN HE RETURNS,
WOULD YOU KINDLY
HAVE HIM SEE ME
IMMEDIATELY ABOU THIS BEAUTY CIRCULAR?
CERTAINLY.
THANK YOU.
FINE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND,
LIEUTENANT,
WHY YOU WANT TO LET HER
KNOW WE HAVE THE CIRCULAR.
THE IDEA IS TO FORCE
HER HAND TODAY.
UNLESS THE GERMAN RING IS
ROUNDED UP IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS,
WE CAN'T SEND THE RENDEZVOUS
POSITION TO THAT TROOP SHIP.
NOW, IF THAT BEAUTY CIRCULAR
CONTAINS DAMAGING INFORMATION-
OH, I GET YOU.
SHE'LL CONTACT HEADQUARTERS
TO WARN THE OTHERS.
EXACTLY.
WHEN THAT WOMAN
LEAVES MY OFFICE,
DON'T LOSE HER
FOR A SECOND.
TELL CLARK TO PUT TWO MEN
ON HER TELEPHONE IMMEDIATELY.
OK.
OH, UH, MISS KARLOFF,
I DO HOPE YOU LIKE
THE OUTFIT.
I DID TRY TO GE SOMETHING BECOMING.
THAT WILL BE ALL,
MATRON.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT SHOPPING
FOR SOMEONE ELSE, YOU KNOW.
YES.
AND SUCH A BARGAIN, TOO.
ONLY $4.98 FOR
THE WHOLE OUTFIT.
I'M AFRAID THIS HAS BEEN
RATHER TRYING FOR YOU.
BUT NOT UNINTERESTING, LIEUTENANT.
SUPPOSE I TELEPHONE
YOU TOMORROW.
YES. I THINK I SHALL FEEL
BETTER IN THE MORNING.
ABOUT 10:00?
AT 10:00.
GOOD.
OH, MATRON,
WHEN I GO SHOPPING
FOR MY FALL OUTFIT,
MAY I CALL ON YOU?
MADE A MONKEY
OUT OF YOU, DIDN'T SHE?
ARE YOU SURE SHE DIDN' MAKE ONE OUT OF YOU?
HEH HEH.
BROUGHT THIS MAN
FROM THE CODING ROOM
TO TRANSLATE THIS FOR
YOU. IT'S IN RUSSIAN.
FOLLOWED HER EVERY MINUTE
FROM THE TIME SHE LEFT HERE.
SHE WENT FIRST TO
THE ORTHODOX CHURCH.
INSIDE THE DOOR,
SHE BOUGHT A CANDLE.
THEN SHE WROTE ON
THAT SLIP OF PAPER
AND LEFT IT FOR
THE PRIEST THERE.
CAN YOU TRANSLATE IT?
OH, YES. IT'S FROM
THE CHURCH, HUH?
IN MEMORY OF THE SERVAN OF GOD, WILLIAM BRENNAN,
PLEASE OFFER UP
A PRAYER.
WELL, THAT'S
THE FINAL TEST.
IT'S NEGATIVE.
JUST A PRAYER SLIP,
AFTER ALL.
HMM... WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING
QUEER ABOUT THIS CHURCH BUSINESS.
YOU'RE SURE THA SHE DIDN'T SPEAK TO ANYBODY
AFTER SHE BOUGH THE CANDLE?
WE'RE POSITIVE,
LIEUTENANT.
SHE WENT OVER TO THE ALTAR
AND KNELT DOWN TO PRAY.
HMM. WELL, WE'LL KEEP
ON SHADOWING HER,
THOUGH I DON'T THINK IT'S
GOING TO GET US ANYWHERE.
SHE'S A VERY
CLEVER WOMAN.
YOU SAY SHE WENT STRAIGH HOME FROM THE CHURCH, HUH?
YES,
LIEUTENANT.
LOOK UP THE NUMBER TO THE
ANDOVER ARMS FOR ME. WILL YOU?
RIGHT.
GOT AN IDEA?
WELL, CHURCH
OR NO CHURCH,
SHE MUST BE PRETTY WORRIED
ABOUT THAT CIRCULAR.
IF I CAN CATCH HER RIGH NOW WHILE SHE IS WORRIED,
I MAY BE ABLE TO FIND
OUT WHAT SHE KNOWS.
CAPITAL 7296.
THANKS.
CAPITAL 72-
UH, NEVER MIND,
OPERATOR.
NOW WHAT?
IT JUST STRUCK ME.
IF SHE REALLY
IS WORRIED,
SHE'LL TRY TO FIND OU WHAT I KNOW, WON'T SHE?
YES, I GUESS
SHE WILL.
LET'S WAIT AND SEE
IF SHE DOESN'T PHONE ME.
HOW'S THA FOR DEDUCTION?
ALL RIGHT,
IF IT WORKS.
MEANTIME, KEEP RIGHT AFTER
THAT CIRCULAR, PROFESSOR.
THERE'S SOMETHING
THERE SOMEWHERE.
I'LL WEAR OU THE PAPER TRYING.
THAT'S THE IDEA.
HELLO.
YOU'LL FIND CIGARS
IN THE LOWER DRAWER.
WELL?
WELL, WHAT?
WELL, HOW DO I LOOK?
YOU'RE SURELY NOT GOING
TO WEAR THAT OUTFIT.
WELL, CERTAINLY.
WHY, BILL, I WORE I JUST TO PLEASE YOU.
IT'S GOING TO LOOK SWELL
IN THE CAFETERIA.
CAFETERIA?!
OH, I ORDERED A TABLE FOR
US AT THE CORDON ROUGE.
I'M SORRY, BUT 30 MINUTES IS AS
LONG AS THIS DESK CAN SPARE ME
FOR DINNER THIS EVENING.
OHHH. IF I HAD
ANY PRIDE,
I'D GO RIGHT HOME.
INSTEAD OF THAT,
HERE I AM CHASING YOU.
DO YOU KNOW ANY
OTHER GIRLS WHO WOULD?
THOUSANDS.
THEN WHY DON' YOU GET YOURSELF ONE?
HOW CAN I WITH YOU SNOOPING
AROUND ALL THE TIME?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE
YOUR EYES SCRATCHED OUT?
HELLO?
OH, MISS KARLOFF.
FINE. I'M GLAD YOU CALLED.
SUPPOSE WE HAVE DINNER
TOGETHER THIS EVENING?
CORDON ROUGE? FINE, FINE.
HEH HEH. GOOD-BYE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
HAVING DINNER WITH ME.
NOW, JOEL, YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T DO
THIS IF IT WEREN'T VERY IMPORTANT.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT YOU'VE
BROKEN YOUR PROMISE TO ME.
WHY MUST I ALWAYS KEEP REMINDING
YOU THAT THERE'S A WAR GOING ON?
OF COURSE, I WASN'T GOOD
ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CORDON ROUGE.
YOU WERE TOO BUSY.
A CAFETERIA WAS
ALL YOU COULD OFFER ME.
BUT THE MINUTE THAT-THAT VENUS
OF THE RUSSIAN STEPPES CALLS,
YOU HAVE THE TIME
AND THE INCLINATION.
BUT, MY DEAR-
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.
I DON'T HAVE TO THROW
MYSELF AWAY ON YOU.
I'M STILL YOUNG.
I'M BEAUTIFUL.
I'LL GO WHERE
I'M APPRECIATED.
WELL, I'M SORRY,
BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
I CANNOT NEGLEC ANY POSSIBILITIES.
OF COURSE NOT. I NEVER
MET THE MAN YET THAT COULD.
WE'LL ORDER
DESSERT LATER.
YES, SIR.
I SUPPOSE, LIEUTENANT,
YOU'VE BEEN WONDERING
WHY I ASKED YOU
TO TAKE ME TO DINNER.
I RATHER CHERISHED THE HOPE
THAT IT WAS BECAUSE YOU,
UH, WANTED TO HAVE
DINNER WITH ME.
I WANTED TO TALK
TO YOU, LIEUTENANT,
ABOUT A VERY
SERIOUS MATTER.
YES?
THIS AFTERNOON
IN YOUR OFFICE,
ONE OF YOUR MEN BROUGH IN A BEAUTY CIRCULAR.
I COULDN'T HELP SEEING IT.
WELL?
WOULD YOU TELL ME WHERE
YOU FOUND THAT CIRCULAR?
AT THE POST OFFICE...
ADDRESSED TO YOU.
OH!
THANK YOU.
I FEEL BETTER NOW.
LIEUTENANT, THE DAY THA MAJOR BRENNAN WAS KILLED-
OH, HELLO!
SURPRISED
TO SEE ME?
NO.
AREN'T YOU
DANCING, TOO?
NO.
CHATTY FELLOW,
ISN'T HE?
OH, I FORGOT YOU TWO
DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER.
MAY I PRESEN LIEUTENANT GORDON,
CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.
HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW DO YOU DO?
ALLOW ME. MISS KARLOFF, MISS CARTER.
THE MATRON,
YOU'LL REMEMBER.
THIS IS
HER NIGHT OFF.
OH, UH,
CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.
OH, HELLO,
UNCLE JOHN.
OH, HELLO, JOEL...
GORDON, CAPTAIN.
MISS KARLOFF,
MR. CARTER.
HOW DO YOU DO? SO THIS IS
WHERE YOU FIGHT THE WAR, EH?
COLONEL PETROFF AND I JUST CAME
FROM A LATE ORDNANCE CONFERENCE.
CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.
HIS EXCELLENCE HAS
JUST CALLED YOU, SIR.
WOULD YOU BE GOOD ENOUGH
TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY?
THANK YOU.
WHAT?
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
I'M AFRAID
I HAVE NO CHOICE.
MAY I TAKE
YOU HOME?
YOU CERTAINLY
MAY NOT.
I JUST LEFT HOME.
WELL, I SHALL BE BACK
AS SOON AS I CAN.
WELL, DON'T HURRY
ON MY ACCOUNT.
I'M AMONG FRIENDS.
WELL, FORGIVE ME
AND AU REVOIR.
AH, THIS WAR IS GETTING
TO BE A NUISANCE, ISN'T IT?
OH, UNCLE JOHN, WHY DON'T YOU
ASK COLONEL WHAT'S-HIS-NAME
TO COME OVER HERE AND WE
ALL 5 COULD BE TOGETHER.
HE WOULDN'T MIND,
WOULD HE?
UH, WELL, WE BETTER
GO BACK TO MY TABLE.
YOU'LL EXCUSE US, WON'T YOU? OH!
ALWAYS GLAD TO EXCUSE
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GO BACK
TO HIS OWN TABLE.
YOU'RE NO FOOLING ANYONE.
THAT MEANT ME.
I'M SORRY FOR
THESE INTERRUPTIONS.
NOW, WHAT ABOU MAJOR BRENNAN?
THE DAY THA MAJOR BRENNAN WAS KILLED,
HE RECEIVED
A BEAUTY CIRCULAR
EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE
I SAW IN YOUR OFFICE.
HE DID?
YES, I REMEMBER LAUGHING
ABOUT IT AT THE TIME-
A MAN RECEIVING
A BEAUTY CIRCULAR.
WE DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS IMPORTANT THEN.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
THAT IT'S IMPORTANT NOW?
BECAUSE YOU ATTACH
SO MUCH IMPORTANCE TO IT.
OH, I KNOW YOU MUST.
AND IT WAS ADDRESSED TO ME.
WELL, MISS KARLOFF,
WE INTERCEPTED THAT CIRCULAR
JUST AS WE WOULD HAVE
INTERCEPTED ANY MESSAGE
COMING TO YOU.
YOU WERE UNDER SUSPICION
BECAUSE OF YOUR
ACKNOWLEDGED AFFILIATION
WITH A MAN
WHO WAS KILLED.
OH, I SEE.
OF COURSE, I KNOW VERY
LITTLE ABOUT THESE THINGS.
BUT ISN'T THERE SOME WAY THA YOU CAN TRACE A LETTER LIKE THAT,
FIND OUT WHO SENT IT?
AND THEN,
IF THERE IS ANY DANGER...
I ASSURE YOU, WE'LL DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN.
AND I'M
VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU
FOR TELLING ME ABOUT IT.
IT MAY LEAD
TO SOMETHING.
CALL FOR YOU,
LIEUTENANT.
I MIGHT AS WELL HAVE
HAD DINNER IN MY OFFICE.
PARDON ME.
HELLO?
HELLO!
GORDON! THIS IS MARTIN!
YES?
GORDON I'VE GOT IT!
THE BEAUTY CIRCULAR-IT'S-
OH, THE PAPER. YEAH, YOU'LL
FIND THAT ON MARTIN'S DESK.
YES. I LEFT IT THERE
THIS AFTERNOON.
IF YOU GENTLEMEN THINK I'M
GOING TO LEAVE MY DINNER
FOR ANY SUCH NONSENSE,
YOU'RE SADLY MISTAKEN.
WELL, IF YOU
CAN'T FIND IT,
WHY DON'T YOU CALL
ON THE BOY SCOUTS
THEY'RE USUALLY
VERY EFFECTIVE.
HELLO? HELLO?
WHO IS THIS?
THE PAPER MUST BE THERE.
I LEFT IT THERE JUST AS SURE
AS MY NAME'S BILL GORDON.
OH, LIEUTENANT GORDON.
WELL, A TERRIBLE THING
HAS HAPPENED.
THEY'VE JUST KILLED
PROFESSOR MARTIN.
MAYBE MARTIN'S
GOT IT ON HIM.
THE WHOLE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT,
AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PAPER.
HA HA HA.
NO SIR.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE.
YES, SIR. I'M POSITIVE.
OH, ALL RIGHT.
LET IT GO.
I'LL FIND I IN THE MORNING.
NO. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
GOOD NIGHT.
CONFOUND THESE
INTERRUPTIONS.
I SUPPOSE
I'M TERRIBLY SILLY,
BUT I AM REALLY
FRIGHTENED, LIEUTENANT.
BUT YOU MUSTN'T BE.
I'LL SEE TO IT THAT YOU GE ALL THE PROTECTION IN THE WORLD.
YOU SEE, AFTER CHARLES
WAS KILLED,
I HAD NO ONE TO TURN TO,
NO ONE TO HELP ME.
AH, BUT THAT'S
NO LONGER TRUE.
I'D LIKE YOU TO FEEL
THAT I'M YOUR FRIEND;
THAT IS, IF YOU HAVE
NO OBJECTION.
OH! WILL YOU EXCUSE ME A FEW
MOMENTS WHILE I MAKE SOME REPAIRS?
WELL, AS YOUR NEWLY
ELECTED BODYGUARD,
I SHOULDN'T LET YOU
OUT OF MY SIGHT.
WE'LL START OUR SERVICE OF
PROTECTION WHEN I RETURN.
NIETERSTEIN
GOT THE CIRCULAR.
GOOD.
DID YOU GE ANY INFORMATION
ABOUT THE RENDEZVOUS
POSITION OF THE SHIP?
I HARDLY HAD TIME.
TIME IS SHORT. THE AMERICANS
MUST BE MADE TO FEEL
THAT IT'S SAFE
TO SEND A MESSAGE.
SOMEONE MUST BE CAPTURED
AND THE CODE BOOK
FOUND ON HIM.
WHO IS IT TO BE?
WE HAVE DECIDED ON
CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.
DOES HE KNOW?
HE WAS CALLED AWAY FROM HERE
AND GIVEN HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
HE'S TO APPEAR
TO DO HIS DUTY.
USE THIS.
WHEN?
IMMEDIATELY.
I'M AFRAID YOUR FRIEND MISS
CARTER DOESN'T LIKE ME VERY MUCH.
WELL, THAT SHOWS THAT SHE
HAS EXCEEDINGLY BAD JUDGMENT.
NOW, HOW ABOUT LAUNCHING OUR
FRIENDSHIP WITH A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE?
UH-UH. NO.
NONE FOR ME, THANKS.
NO?
HAVE YOU BEEN
DECORATED?
OH, THAT. I FOUND I IN THE LOBBY.
CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.
VERY CARELESS
OF THE CAPTAIN,
DROPPING HIS MILITARY HONORS
AROUND IN CAFE LOBBIES.
YES. PARTICULARLY, WHEN
HE WASN'T IN UNIFORM
AND WORE NO MEDALS.
OH! WHY, THAT'S TRUE. I WONDER
WHY HE CARRIED THIS ONE WITH HIM.
PERHAPS HE'S ONE OF
THOSE MEN WHO GO TO BED
WITH THEIR MEDALS
ON THEIR PAJAMAS.
HEH HEH HEH! I WONDER
IF YOU'D BE GOOD ENOUGH
TO RETURN IT TO
THE CAPTAIN FOR ME.
OF COURSE.
OH!
JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.
WHY, THAT'S STRANGE.
YES.ERY STRANGE...
FOR A MILITARY ATTACHE
TO BE CARRYING A REAGENT.
WHAT?
I HATE TO INTERRUP OUR DINNER,
BUT DO YOU MIND
COMING WITH ME?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN SAID
THAT HE WAS RETURNING
TO THE EMBASSY,
DIDN'T HE?
I BELIEVE SO, YES.
WELL, THAT'S
WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
PARDON ME.
MR. CARTER,
COULD YOU COME WITH US TO THE EMBASSY?
IT'S VERY URGENT.
WHY, OF COURSE.
COLONEL PETROFF,
YOU WON'T MIND SEEING
MY NIECE HOME? GOOD NIGHT.
I SHOULD
BE DELIGHTED!
IT'S OUTRAGEOUS!
I REALIZE THAT THIS IS VERY
IRREGULAR, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
IF I'M WRONG, YOUR
EXCELLENCY NEED ONLY REPORT ME
TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT,
AND I'LL BE
COURT-MARTIALED.
WELL. THAT AT LEAS WILL BE SOME RECOMPENSE.
I ALWAYS PAY OFF
WHEN I LOSE, SIR.
BUT YOU YOURSELF
ADMIT I
THAT THERE IS
NO OFFICIAL REASON
WHY CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN
SHOULD POSSESS A REAGENT.
THE CAPTAIN HAS
ALREADY ASSURED YOU
THAT THE MEDAL WAS STOLEN
FROM HIM SEVERAL DAYS AGO.
I DOUBT VERY MUCH, SIR,
WHETHER PEOPLE STEAL MEDALS
MERELY TO DIP
THE RIBBONS IN REAGENT.
I'M PERMITTING YOU TO PROCEED
MERELY TO PROVE HOW WRONG YOU ARE.
AND I SHALL LOOK FORWARD
TO YOUR COURT-MARTIAL.
LIEUTENANT GORDON! YES?
WOULD YOU LOOK
IN THAT DRAWER?
VERY USEFUL,
I SHOULD SAY,
PARTICULARLY,
IN WARTIMES.
SURELY EVERY MAN IS
ENTITLED TO A HOBBY.
THIS ONE HAPPENS
TO BE MINE.
NICHOLAS WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED
IN ELECTRICAL CONTRAPTIONS.
THAT PROVES NOTHING.
LIEUTENANT GORDON.
IT'S THE OFFICIAL CODE.
I CAN'T PERMI THEM TO SEE IT.
NATURALLY.
THE BRENNAN CODE.
IT'S AS SIMPLE
AS A-B-C.
THE MESSAGES WERE
INTERCEPTED WITH THA
AND DECODED WITH THIS.
FAIRLY COMPLETE,
I'D SAY.
I'M SORRY,
PAPA GREGORY.
I HAVE ONLY ONE
EXPLANATION TO MAKE:
MOTHER WAS GERMAN.
YOU SEE HOW DIFFICUL THIS WAR HAS BEEN FOR ME.
YOU ALL HAVE ONE COUNTRY
AND FIGHT FOR IT.
I HAD TWO AND HAD TO CHOOSE
FOR ONE AND AGAINST THE OTHER.
BELIEVE ME, I DID WHA I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT.
NICHOLAS. NICHOLAS.
MY COMPLIMENTS.
LIEUTENANT GORDON SHOULD
BE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
BUT-BUT I DIDN' DO ANYTHING.
I ONLY FOUND THE MEDAL.
I NEVER EXPECTED-
IT'S A GREAT CONSOLATION
TO KNOW YOU'RE
SO CONCERNED ABOUT ME.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
BELIEVE THAT.
BUT I WOULD HAVE DONE I INTENTIONALLY IF I'D KNOWN.
YOU SEE, I, TOO,
LOVE MY COUNTRY.
I THINK WE CAN GO NOW.
DO YOU MIND
IF I DRESS?
OF COURSE NOT.
AAH!
WAR, MY DEAR.
WAR... DEATH...
OH, IT'S HORRIBLE!
WHY ARE SUCH THINGS?
THEY HAPPEN.
THEY ALWAYS WILL,
I'M AFRAID.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
I'M SORRY, BELIEVE ME.
I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW MUCH I REGRET THIS.
BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL,
DEEPLY GRATEFUL.
YOU'VE HELPED US TRAP
THE HEAD OF THE... SPY RING,
AND I SHALL SEE THAT YOUR
SERVICES ARE RECOGNIZED.
I DON'T WANT RECOGNITION.
DO YOU THINK I WAN TO GO THROUGH LIFE
WITH SOMETHING
TO REMIND ME-
WOULD YOU CARE
TO GO HOME NOW?
IN A MOMENT.
IT'LL BE SAFE FOR YOU TO SEND
THE RENDEZVOUS POSITION NOW, SIR.
I'LL GET BACK
TO THE DEPARTMEN
AND HAVE IT SEN IMMEDIATELY. GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, SIR.
WELL... HUH.
HERE WE ARE AGAIN.
I THOUGHT COLONEL PETROFF
WAS SEEING YOU HOME.
WELL, YOU DIDN'T EXPECT ME
TO SPEND THE REST OF THE WAR
WITH THA - THAT AMOROUS FEATHER DUSTER.
DON'T YOU THINK I MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA
FOR YOU TO GO HOME
FOR A CHANGE.
HEY, THAT'S MY TAXI!
WELL, IT'S
IN THE ARMY NOW.
THE ANDOVER ARMS.
NO, NO.
THE PARK HOTEL.
I MOVED AFTER
CHARLES WAS...
UH, TAXI! TAXI!
WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF MISS
KARLOFF'S ROOM, PLEASE?
MISS KARLOFF
IS NOT IN, MADAM.
OH, YES, SHE IS.
I'M AFRAID MADAM
IS MISTAKEN.
I JUST SAW HER COME IN
HERE WITH LIEUTENANT GORDON.
I'LL SEE, MADAM.
MISS KARLOFF, PLEASE.
HELLO? A LADY JUST-
VERY WELL.
I WAS MISTAKEN.
MISS KARLOFF IS IN.
BUT SHE DOESN'T WISH
TO BE DISTURBED.
OH, SHE DOESN'T WISH
TO BE DISTURBED.
WELL, SHE'S GOING TO BE.
AND I'M JUS THE GIRL TO DO IT.
MISS KARLOFF IS
A VERY DANGEROUS WOMAN.
THERE'S NO TELLING WHA SHE'LL DO TO LIEUTENANT RDON.
MY DEAR MISS-
MY NAME IS
MISS JOEL CARTER
AND MY UNCLE HAPPENS TO BE
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR.
IF YOU DON'T SHOW ME WHICH
IS MISS KARLOFF'S ROOM,
I'LL CALL OU THE ARMY AND THE NAVY!
AND MAYBE A MARINE
IF HE'S NEEDED.
VERY WELL, MISS CARTER,
SINCE YOU INSIST.
THIS GENTLEMAN WILL
SHOW YOU UPSTAIRS.
THANK YOU.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
UH, THIS LADY WISHES
TO SEE MISS KARLOFF.
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
I'M TAKING THE MESSAGE
TO MISS KARLOFF NOW.
GOOD.
NOTE FOR YOU,
MISS KARLOFF.
OH, THANKS.
EXCUSE ME.
SURE.
BAD NEWS?
OH, NO. JUST ANNOYING.
ANY ANSWER,
MISS KARLOFF?
YES. SAY THAT I CAN'T SEE
HIM UNTIL THE MORNING.
YES, MISS.
OH, JUST A MOMENT.
I'M NOT IN THE HABIT OF
RECEIVING CALLERS AT THIS HOUR.
YOU RECEIVED ME.
YES, BUT YOU'RE NO A PERSISTENT SUITOR...
UNFORTUNATELY.
THAT'S ALL.
OH, JUST A MINUTE,
BOY.
SURELY THE GENTLEMAN WILL
EXPECT A BETTER ANSWER THAN THAT.
YOU THINK SO?
WON'T HE BE
DISAPPOINTED?
CAN YOU SUGGEST ANYTHING
BETTER I COULD TELL HIM?
YES.
YOU MIGHT TELL HIM THAT THERE'S REALLY
NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THE NEW CODE.
I'M REALLY NOT VERY GOOD
AT RIDDLES, LIEUTENANT.
WELL... THAT'S THAT.
MY COMPLIMENTS TO YOU
AND TO CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN,
A BRAVE MAN.
BUT HIS SACRIFICE
ONLY CONVINCED US
THAT THE BRENNAN CODE
WAS USELESS
AND THAT WE HAD
TO GET A NEW ONE.
I'M FROM THE ARMY
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME TO THE
MAN WHO GAVE YOU THAT MESSAGE.
YES, SIR.
MISS KARLOFF, I THINK
YOU'D BETTER COME WITH ME,
AND YOU CAN DELIVER
YOUR ANSWER PERSONALLY.
ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.
DOWN...
I SAID DOWN.
GET OUT.
SORRY,
LIEUTENANT GORDON,
BUT THE FORTUNES
OF WAR-
OR THE MISFORTUNES.
IN OUR BUSINESS, THERE ARE
ALWAYS REVERSES, LIEUTENANT.
YOU RECOGNIZE THIS,
OF COURSE.
SOME SORT OF CODE,
I SUPPOSE?
THIS IS THE
NEW AMERICAN CODE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAR DEPARTMEN DOESN'T TELL ME EVERYTHING.
COME NOW, LIEUTENANT.
EVERYBODY KNOWS
YOU'RE THE CODE EXPERT.
ONLY SINCE
MAJOR BRENNAN'S REMOVAL.
PRECISELY. IT WOULD
BE VERY UNFORTUNATE
IF THE PROCESS WERE
TO BE REPEATED.
AT LEAST I SHALL HAVE
THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING
THAT WHEN I DO GO,
YOUR ONLY KEY TO
THE CODE GOES WITH ME.
LIEUTENANT, I KNOW THAT YOU
ACCEPT WHAT IS... INEVITABLE
AND THE INEVITABLE IS THAT I GET BUMPED
OFF WHETHER I DECODE THAT MESSAGE OR NOT.
SO I'M NO GOING TO DECODE IT.
YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT.
YOU WILL BE...
"BUMPED OFF" ANYWAY,
BUT I HAVE AN IDEA THAT YOU WILL
DECODE THE MESSAGE BECAUSE...
IF YOU PLEASE.
AS A SOLDIER, YOU
REALIZE THAT AN EMERGENCY
REQUIRES
EMERGENCY METHODS.
I DON'T KNOW ANY EMERGENCY
THAT REQUIRES WARRING ON WOMEN.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A CODE
OF DECENCY EVEN IN WAR.
UNFORTUNATELY, LIEUTENANT,
THE SITUATION IS TOO ACUTE
FOR THE USUAL AMENITIES.
IF I DO DECODE
THIS MESSAGE,
WHAT GUARANTEE HAVE I THA MISS CARTER WILL BE RELEASED?
IF YOU DON'T DECODE
THE MESSAGE,
YOU'RE SURE
OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
IF YOU DO, WE HAVE NOTHING
TO GAIN BY KEEPING HER HERE.
WE GET WORD
THAT OUR U-BOATS HAVE LOCATED
THE RENDEZVOUS POSITION,
SHE WILL BE RELEASED.
ANOTHER MAN DID
SOMETHING LIKE THIS ONCE.
HIS NAME WAS
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
THIS POSITION IS 1,000 MILES
OUT OF THE REGULAR SEA LANES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DOESN' SEEM TO BE FAR ENOUGH.
YOU HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THA WE WILL HOLD MISS CARTER
UNTIL THE TRANSPOR IS LOCATED?
HARDLY.
NOW, SINCE I'M ABOUT TO
MAKE AN ABRUPT DEPARTURE,
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
TO DO A FAVOR FOR ME.
OF COURSE.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO MISS CARTER.
IN A SHORT WHILE,
LIEUTENANT.
THANK YOU.
LONG DISTANCE.
SAN DIEGO 2163W.
DR. JACKSON.
HELLO?
YES?
OH, IT'S YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?
YES.
FINE.
THAT'S SPLENDID.
YOU NEED HAVE NO WORRY.
THE MEDICINE WILL REACH
THE PATIENT IN 20 MINUTES.
MISS CARTER IS HERE.
BRING HER IN, THEN JOIN
US IN THE NEXT ROOM.
VERY SMART, MR. GORDON.
HAVING ME MANHANDLED
AND GAGGED AND PUSHED AROUND
WHILE YOU PLAY RUSSIAN BANK
WITH THAT-THAT BLONDE?
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
FU MANCHU?
JOEL, WHETHER YOU HEARD
ABOUT IT OR NOT,
THERE'S A WAR
GOING ON IN EUROPE.
THERE'S A WAR GOING ON
RIGHT IN THIS ROOM.
YOU HAVE BEEN MAKING SOMETHING
OF A NUISANCE OF YOURSELF, DEAR.
AFTER ALL,
I'VE HAD WORK TO DO.
YOU'RE STANDING THERE
LIKE A NOBLE,
LONG-SUFFERING MARTYR
JUST WAITING FOR ME
TO SPEAK MY PEACE AND GO.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SEND
ME AWAY, DO YOU, BILL?
NO, DARLING.
I MUST STAY HERE
FOR A WHILE.
BUT I'LL SEE YOU
TOMORROW?
YES, DEAR.
YOU KNOW, BILL,
UH, I CAN'T HELP BEING
A LITTLE SCATTERBRAINED
AND GIDDY ABOUT YOU EVERY-
DON'T SHOOT.
DON'T SHOOT.
IT'S PATRICK O'REILLY FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
I NEVER SHOT A MAN BY NAME OF
PATRICK O'REILLY IN MY LIFE.
HERE. NO, YOU DON'T.
I'LL HAVE THE HANDCUFFS
ON YOU, ME BUCKO.
GORDON!
ALL PRESENT AND
ACCOUNTED FOR, MR. CARTER.
GET ON
YOUR FEET HERE.
QUICK!
TAKE HIM OUT, BOYS.
HOW ABOUT THE RES OF OUR SEWING CIRCLE?
WELL, THEY'RE ALL PRESEN AND ACCOUNTED FOR, TOO.
NOT QUITE ALL, SIR.
REILLY.
YES, SIR.
THERE'S A DR. JACKSON
AT SAN DIEGO 2163W.
YES, SIR.
HE'S
A TRANSMITTER.
PHONE SAN DIEGO
TO GET HIM.
RIGHT AWAY, SIR.
WELL, IT WAS MIGHTY
ACCOMMODATING OF THE GERMANS
TO SEND OUT THIS MESSAGE
TELLING ME WHERE YOU WERE.
MR. CARTER,
I STAKED EVERYTHING
ON YOUR
DECIPHERING THAT.
YES, AND YOU ALMOST LOST.
WHAT SAVED YOU WAS MY KNOWING
THAT THE FIRST MESSAGE WE SEND OU
UNDER THE FALSE CODE
MEANT NOTHING,
AND SO THE GERMANS COULDN'T POSSIBLY
HAVE OUR RENDEZVOUS POSITION.
HOW ABOU MY POSITION?
JOEL!
HOW LONG HAVE
YOU BEEN HIDING THERE?
HIDING? HUH!
HIDING?
HE DID IT.
HE HIT ME OVER
THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER.
I WHAT?!
HE TOLD ME HE LOVED ME
AND THEN HE HIT ME OVER
THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER.
MY DEAR CHILD,
GORDON SAVED YOUR LIFE.
HMM! THE NEXT THING YOU'LL BE TELLING
ME IS THAT I WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS.
UH-
JOEL...
AH, DON'T YOU DARE
HIT ME AGAIN.
JOEL, DEAR.
WELL-
CAN YOU READ?
IT'S VERY INTERESTING.
WHAT IS IT?
LATITUDE 37 NORTH,
LONGITUDE 15 WEST.
IN OTHER WORDS,
THE RENDEZVOUS POSITION
OF THE GERMAN SPY RING.
NONSENSE. THAT'S
THE ADDRESS OF THIS HOTEL.
MY SWEET, WHEN YOU
WERE A LITTLE GIRL,
WERE YOU EVER
DROPPED ON ANYTHING?
HMM.
DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME ALL
THOSE PEOPLE WERE SPIES?
AH...
CAME THE DAWN.
HEH HEH HEH.
THEN THAT WOMAN
WELL, I GUESS THAT OUGH TO TEACH YOU A LESSON,
RUNNING AROUND
WITH A SPY.
WELL, GORDON, YOU
SAID YOU WANTED ACTION.
HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT IT NOW?
I THINK
IT'S SWELL.
YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT YOU
STILL WANT TO GO TO WAR?
WHY, I CERTAINLY DO.
AND DON'T FORGET, SIR,
YOU PROMISED ME THAT AS
SOON AS I FINISH THIS JOB,
I COULD GO.
NO, NO, NO, NO,
UNCLE JOHN.
DON'T YOU DARE
LET HIM GO.
HE'S JUST TRYING TO GE OUT OF MARRYING ME.
AND TO THINK I COULD
HAVE HAD YOU SHOT.
OH, DARLING, I THINK
I'LL GO ALONG WITH YOU.
A WIFE'S PLACE IS
WITH HER HUSBAND...
WHEN HE'S IN PARIS.
AH, BUT I'LL BE UP
AT THE FRONT.
BUT YOU COULD
COME BACK OVER WEEKENDS.
OR WE COULD GET THE GERMANS
TO COME RIGHT DOWN TO PARIS.
THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE
TO LEAVE YOU AT ALL.
NO, DARLING. YOU CAN DO
JUST AS MUCH HARM HERE
AS YOU COULD IN PARIS.
ALL ABOARD!
I HATE GOOD-BYES,
DON'T YOU?
OF COURSE.
I WISH YOU'D KISS ME
AND LEAVE ME
ALL OF A SUDDEN.
THEN I COULD JUST STAND RIGH HERE AND PRETEND YOU'RE GONE
FOR A PACKAGE
OF CIGARETTES.
THAT'S RIGHT, DARLING.
I'VE JUST LEFT FOR A MINUTE,
AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
AND WHILE I'M GONE,
PLEASE BE MISERABLE
AND MISS ME AND LOVE ME.
LIEUTENANT GORDON?
YES.
MAJOR SLOAN'S
COMPLIMENTS, SIR.
YOU'RE TO REPORT BACK
AT THE WAR OFFICE
AT ONCE FOR DUTY.