36 Hours Page #4

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and you were sent back to the States.

You entered Walter Reed Hospital

on 16 June.

Then, October '44, you made a recovery.

- Then this is not the first time.

- No, you've had several.

Unfortunately,

each time, you had a regression.

Well, that means that there's

a chance that this is only temporary.

There's always that chance.

But so far, your reactions are

a little more promising, the doctor says.

And he'll be able to tell more

when he digs back...

...and sees how accurately

you remember.

- What are they talking about?

- Everything's all right.

She's got a copy of this record

and she's reading it to him.

You made another recovery

and were released in April '46.

You returned to Tulsa,

you worked there...

...you lived with your father

for almost three years.

Then you took a long vacation...

...and wound up visiting your old friend

Peter MacLean in Edinburgh.

Then last year, December 4th,

you just wandered away.

And rather than send you to

another stateside hospital...

...they shipped you over here.

- Why here?

Your friend Peter MacLean arranged it.

He heard about the success that Dr. Gerber

had with the treatment I mentioned...

...and he pulled a few wires.

- That's Mac.

Say, tell me something.

When did the war end?

In Europe, November 21 st, '44,

in the Pacific, three months later.

Then I win my bet.

He bet me it'd take at least a year

after we landed in Normandy.

I'll send him a cable and say,

"I just remembered you owe me $ 10."

He'll know I'm all right then.

He'll probably deliver it in person.

It's getting a little chilly.

I'll get my sweater.

Anything I can do before I go?

No, thank you.

I'll get myself a refill...

...glance through Gone With the Wind,

see if anything rings a bell.

That's all he said?

Yes. Just Normandy.

I didn't press the point.

I felt it would be obvious.

Good. Good.

Go back to him now

and continue as we planned.

Yes, sir.

Normandy. Fantastic.

What? Yeah, the truth very often is.

- You believe it?

- I'm not sure till I question him.

He could be talking about

a diversionary attack.

And then again...

I must report this

to Gruppenfhrer Kraatz.

We seem to be having a good time.

Dr. Gerber took it a few weeks ago.

We were on a picnic.

Have we known each other long?

That was my mother's engagement ring.

And I gave you this one...?

We were married

two months ago tomorrow.

All right. Let's hear the rest of it.

Later.

The doctor said he doesn't want...

Later, later. Everything is later.

The doctor's treating me as if I'd forgotten

somebody's damn phone number.

This is six years out of my life.

All right, Jeff.

At first, I suppose

we felt sorry for each other.

Which one?

First Auschwitz,

then I was transferred to Ravensbrck.

I was there for over five years.

That's a lot worse than amnesia.

That's what made it so ironical.

You came here wanting to remember.

I wanted just as desperately to forget.

It's quite a lot to have in common.

I know this is a strange thing

for a man to ask his wife...

...but what's your name?

Anna. Anna Hedler Pike.

Well, Anna...

...I'd say we're in one hell of a mess.

These last two months have...

I wanted you to get well...

...and yet I prayed you wouldn't.

There was always the chance,

if you did, I would be a stranger to you.

And now I am.

I'm terribly sorry.

Don't be, Jeff.

I was wanted and loved for a short time,

and I loved in return.

I never thought

I could feel that way ever again.

Standartenfhrer Schack speaking.

He can't be reached for an hour.

Well, in that case, I'm gonna talk to Pike.

I haven't got much time left.

Doctor, if you need

an hour or so more, take it.

For someone who was

so opposed to my procedure...

...this sudden cooperation's very baffling.

Not at all.

Being a practical man,

I like to be associated with success.

It's better for promotions.

Now that I see that there's

a possibility that you might succeed...

...I would be foolish not to cooperate.

Whatever your reasons, I'm glad we're

not gonna be working at cross-purposes.

For the moment.

You see, if you get the information...

...there will be medals and honors...

...and I'm quite sure I can figure out

some way to take half the credit.

We worked together, I helped you.

I'm not interested in medals and honors.

Don't you realize that...?

In this case, I can take all the credit.

But if you fail, please don't expect me

to come to your defense.

It wouldn't be practical, huh?

I would have to be against you

from the beginning.

You understand my position?

Yes, I'm afraid so.

Now, so I can be completely sure

you are not deceiving me...

...I would like to be with you

when you talk to him.

- Wait a minute...

- You can introduce me...

...as someone from the village,

someone he doesn't remember.

But you might make a mistake.

By refusing, you might be making

a bigger mistake, huh?

You don't remember me, major?

Otto Schack?

The restaurant at Waldshut?

You and Frau Pike take dinner with me

very often, and afterwards we play chess.

The day you put this ring on her finger...

...you came to my place

for the engagement celebration.

- Look, Mr. Schack, I just don't remember.

- You will.

You will when I make your favorite

again for you, gefullte kalbsbrust.

Sometimes what the brain forgets,

the tongue remembers.

Well, I'm sure it'd be

a novel cure for amnesia.

I'm sorry if I got a little edgy.

Although physically it's six years later...

...emotionally, for me,

the war just ended today...

...so the Germans are not exactly

my favorite people.

That's not unusual. You'll get over that.

I suppose so.

Did he say Waldshut?

It's a village

down the road a few miles.

- Close to the Swiss border?

- Not far. Why?

I thought it sounded familiar.

Oh, one of my first jobs was

questioning escaped fliers.

I remember this one RAF pilot.

He got into Switzerland

through Waldshut.

I guess a lot of guys did.

Oh, yes. I helped many to get over.

Some minister

helped this guy get across.

Minister? Oh, a good man.

A very good man.

Did you get a chance to

look at that record?

Well, Anna gave me a quick rundown.

I don't know where I'm going,

but I know where I've been.

You got any questions?

A few thousand.

First, what about the war?

After the invasion, it went pretty fast.

When we got to the German border...

...Rommel and von Rundstedt

advised surrender.

Hitler refused, so the military pulled

a coup d'tat and assassinated him.

They beat us to it, huh?

Yeah, they also got

Gring and Goebbels.

A bomb planted at a staff meeting.

First time hitting the jackpot

with three lemons.

What about Himmler?

He was arrested and executed, along with

the SS and the top Gestapo brass.

And the German people took care

of the rest of the small fry.

So the invasion

caught them flat-footed, huh?

More or less.

At least I was right about that.

Before I went to Lisbon,

MacLean and I were talking about it...

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