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...and he was worried

they were playing cute with us...

...but I figured if they had their

15th army dug in at Pas de Calais...

...the odds were against them

expecting us to hit at Normandy.

That's one of the things

I wanted to ask you about.

This conversation with MacLean.

Now, at Walter Reed, you gave one version,

and at Fitzsimmons, it was slightly different.

Really? That's funny.

It's as clear in my mind

as if it were yesterday.

Good. Because I've got

a statement from MacLean.

Let's see how close you come to it.

Here's dinner. MacLean can wait.

- You're hungry and tired...

- No, no, I'm fine.

Have your dinner.

It'll give me a chance to drive Herr Schack.

I feel like Rip van Winkle.

If answering a few questions will help,

well, dinner can wait.

It will take a few minutes

to set the table.

Okay.

- What else did you and MacLean discuss?

- Well, the date, for one thing.

We knew that the German

weather reports were as good as ours.

They knew it had to be the 5th, 6th or 7th.

We didn't think they'd pinpointed the 5th.

Anything else?

Well, we went to see

General Allison together.

We discussed my Lisbon contact.

That's pretty much

the way he remembers it.

Now, there was another conference

on the afternoon of the same day.

- Do you recall what was discussed then?

- Well, sure.

We were going through

a lot of information...

...to decide whether the Germans had

learned code names to our beach sectors.

Do you remember the code names?

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.

Good, right on the button.

I'm gonna get tougher with you.

All right. Do you happen to recall the

disposition of troops in the various sectors?

Well, let's see.

Utah was the U.S. 7th Corps with

the U.S. 4th Division making initial assault.

Omaha was the U.S. 5th Corps

with the U.S. 1 st and 29th divisions.

Gold was assigned to the

British 30th Corps with the British 40th...

No, the British 50th making the landing.

Juno was the Canadian 3rd, and Sword,

the British 3rd. How'd I do, coach?

You batted 1.000.

That's definitely enough for one session.

Jeff, you can sleep easy.

We'll have you out of here

and cured in no time.

Amazing. After all these years,

he could remember such things.

No, to Major Pike,

it's as if the last six years never existed.

- When are we gonna get to that?

- Tomorrow.

Start with Lisbon,

bring you right up to date. See you then.

Right. Well, thanks, Walt.

Well, Herr Schack,

I'm sorry I don't remember you yet.

Oh, you will. You will.

- Auf wiedersehen, major.

- Goodbye, sir.

Everything's all ready, Jeff.

Oh, what about you?

Oh, it's too early for me to eat,

but I'll have a cup of coffee with you.

Walk slowly.

If I hadn't heard it myself,

I would never have believed it.

Do you still think it's an idiotic scheme?

Oh, doctor.

It was just never

explained to me properly, huh?

If I had known, I'd...

Do you remember everything he said?

Of course not. Do you?

Normandy and the 5th.

Also the code names, Sword, Gold...

Omaha, Utah.

And there was one more.

Those places and numbers...

Tomorrow in my office,

we'll have him repeat it.

There'll be a microphone

and a stenographer can monitor.

Tomorrow's already the 3rd.

The time and place will keep

headquarters busy until morning, at least.

Doctor, that woman, the nurse.

Are you sure of her?

She can be trusted.

Someone from a concentration camp...

Will do almost anything

to keep from being sent back.

Oh, yes. Yes.

And that was good to hear

about the minister, huh?

I can hardly wait to talk to him.

The subject exhibited

the usual perturbation...

...and insisted upon knowing

the details of the outcome of the war.

He accepted without question

a brief, superficial summary of...

The minister's in Munich for four days.

- You'll have to have him picked up there.

- Oh, no.

You forget I'm a practical man.

I will wait until he returns

and arrest him myself.

That would be very good

for my record, huh?

A brief, superficial summary

of a fictitious Allied victory...

And speaking of that victory...

So all the SS were executed, huh?

Just a fantasy.

Or perhaps wishful thinking, doctor.

If there are executions...

...don't be too sure it won't be

the intellectuals with their backs to the wall.

Now, did you remember anything else?

Yes. The fifth code word was Juno...

...and Sword was the 3rd British Division.

- Write that down.

- That's all right.

I'm gonna call Colonel Ostermann.

- That won't be necessary.

- Those are my orders.

I will give the information to Gruppenfhrer

Kraatz when he returns my call.

You really are a practical man.

I was barely alive when the Americans

marched into Ravensbrck.

After a few months,

I was able to work again.

Since I was a nurse

and I could speak English...

...they sent me

to many military hospitals...

...wherever the need was the greatest.

Two years ago, I came here.

You've had it pretty rough.

Thank God I was strong enough to last.

- I'm gonna need a handkerchief.

- Top drawer, left.

- God bless you.

- Thank you.

- Are you all right, Jeff?

- I'm fine.

Just, I can't get used to

this fella in the mirror, that's all.

I know it's quite a shock,

but don't try to fight it.

It can set up all sorts

of psychic disturbances.

I guess it's a lot like the weather.

There's not a hell of a lot

you can do about it.

You won't get much.

The reception's pretty bad

because of the mountains being so close.

Sometimes we can get

the armed-services station in Munich.

That's 720.

And Darmstadt rallied for three runs

in the bottom of the ninth...

...to beat the Frankfurt Engineers

5 to 4.

That puts the Darmstadt Flyboys

back in first place.

It looks like the only thing

that'll keep them out of the zone playoffs...

...is to have their pitching staff

transferred stateside.

Well, that takes care

of the sports roundup for today.

Be with you again tomorrow at 5:00.

And now, back to Staff Sergeant Lefko

and some more music.

Here's a new recording of an oldie.

Everybody was whistling

this one six, seven years ago.

Well, they had to whistle it

because they couldn't remember the words.

Anna, are there any books around

on the last few months of the war?

I'm curious. I'd like to read about it.

Oh, there are several

in the hospital library.

But the library closed at 5.

Oh, well, I've waited this long.

Another day doesn't matter.

I think I'll take a walk.

It might seem strange.

Would you like me to go with you?

Oh, no, no. I'd rather be alone for a while,

if you don't mind.

I'll probably hit the sack when I get back,

so no need to wait around.

Oh, that's all right.

I'm naturally anxious about you, Jeff.

You can understand that, can't you?

Sure.

Anna, I didn't see any

of your clothes around.

You don't stay here, huh?

That would be against regulations.

Hello, major. I see you're getting

a little exercise, huh?

- I thought I'd take a ride into the village.

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