36 Hours Page #7

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I have a feeling I'm gonna need it.

You don't know what sort of thing

he has in mind for me, do you?

They all have their favorite techniques.

Might start with something

learned from the Russians.

It seems to be in vogue at the moment.

Very simple. No sleep.

Unless I get eight hours,

I'm just no good the next day.

Deprive a man of sleep

and you take away his resistance...

...confuse his loyalties

and loosen his tongue.

If that fails?

For your sake, I hope it doesn't.

Normandy, huh?

You didn't think I believed that,

did you?

You might fool this university man,

but not me.

Now, what have you got to say, huh?

How are things at the restaurant, huh?

I promise you, you will tell us the truth.

I promise you...

...on a map,

you will show me every little detail.

Standartenfhrer, to read the map,

he'll need those glasses.

Get them.

Go.

So it couldn't fail, huh?

He will tell us everything willingly, huh?

Quite a coincidence, doctor.

Your time is up.

Cyanide, huh?

So there are two of you.

A few minutes ago,

you betrayed him and now...

I have been questioned by the SS.

You will be again.

Yes. Yes, put him on.

That was a stupid thing you did.

Now they'll get the truth out of you.

Never, believe me.

I think we've already gotten

the truth out of him.

Normandy. Ridiculous.

The Gruppenfhrer was

very angry with you.

And as a practical man,

I could not defend you.

Here. You might need this.

They've either killed him

or gotten him out of Lisbon.

Maybe to Germany.

They'll put the screws to him.

What's your guess?

He'll hold out for a time and then give them

the details of Fortitude, not Overlord.

Fortunately, we'll be bombing Calais

round the clock.

That'll help to make it more believable.

- Leak the word to the underground.

- Right.

Some of them are bound to talk.

You know, general,

I'd like to try something locally.

- What?

- Well, Perkins is a very convincing drunk.

He takes a punch rather well.

Last orders, please! Last orders, please!

Listen, buddy, let me tell you something.

Take it easy, Yank.

Why don't you finish up your drink

and go home and get some sleep?

Come on, shut up, Perk,

and let's get out of here.

Leave me alone.

You limeys will still be in the Channel

while I'm having dinner in Calais.

Calais, he said,

and the other officer knocked him down.

I don't know.

I just know it's not Normandy.

That's all he told me.

In the last two days, we've received

information from very reliable sources.

Major, it's senseless of you

to keep refusing.

We know it's Pas de Calais

and we know it's the 7th.

Then what the hell am I

trying to be a hero for?

Good.

What do you think

of our methods now, huh?

What makes you think that's not a lie?

Because it confirms the opinion

of the High Command.

Now, listen. I've been going over Pike's

reactions, his answers to my questions.

I'm convinced he didn't find out until

after he told us about Normandy.

My dear Gerber,

before I came here, I read your record.

It called you a leader in your field.

Take my advice. Don't try to be a leader.

I have discovered

it's much safer to be a follower.

Well, we made it.

D-day. They're just about ready to land.

May God go with them.

Thought that last clap of thunder

might wake you.

You both had quite a sleep.

How do you feel?

How would you feel

if you'd done what I did?

You can stop the dramatics, major.

The invasion started a few minutes ago,

at Normandy.

So you didn't know

from the very beginning.

- And you knew that, didn't you, Anna?

- Yes.

Amazing. We had it right in our hands.

Every single detail.

Oh, by the way.

This clock got pushed ahead.

If you wanna know the correct time...

...it's 11:
42, night of the 4th.

You've got your job

and I've got mine, major.

I'd telephone this information,

but I'm sure the lines are tapped...

...so deliver it personally to

Colonel Ostermann at his home.

- Now, here's the address.

- Yes, major.

I don't know what's in store for us...

...but before it happens,

I want you to know that I'm grateful.

You did everything you could.

Still a major?

I thought by now

you'd be at least a colonel.

Or maybe even a sergeant.

Your Army didn't show up.

I suppose invasions

are like baseball games.

They're postponed sometimes

on account of bad weather.

At least, that's my guess.

The radio says it's this way

all over Europe.

I wouldn't worry, major.

The extra time won't help us much.

My message was intercepted by Schack.

It's probably in a wastebasket by now.

Yeah, they believed your

Pas de Calais story completely.

Fits all the other information,

it conforms to military strategy.

Oh, but most important of all, substantiates

what the High Command is committed to.

Looks like Schack will be

in the same boat with us.

Oh, no, no. He's a practical man.

You can be sure

that he and Kraatz have decided...

...that neither of them

heard the word "Normandy."

That leaves the three of us.

And you can also be sure he'll be on his way

back here to make certain we don't talk.

Dead certain.

These are some of the case histories of

those soldiers, the guys I told you about.

The ones with battle fatigue

and nervous breakdowns that were cured.

I'd kind of hate to see them burned...

...along with the triplicate requisitions

for toilet paper.

It's a duplicate key to that door.

The west gate is your best bet.

If you get by the guards, you might get into

Switzerland with the help of that minister.

He lives just behind the church.

I've seen the fence outside this hospital.

It's 8 feet high.

The castle's not on the hospital grounds.

Just get to the woods.

Don't try and make it to the village

in daylight. Wait till it's dark.

What about Anna?

This is my revenge.

I want it to be as complete as possible.

Of course you can go, Anna.

Thank you.

I had to do what I did.

I hope you understand.

Oh, I don't blame you.

But it was a foolish thing, Anna.

The cyanide, I mean. That was clumsy.

Intentionally clumsy.

I think, down deep,

you wanted to be caught.

Why?

Guilt cries out for punishment.

Punishment as a specific cure

for a feverish conscience.

- Is that the only cure?

- No.

Very often, understanding and forgiveness

can produce the same result.

I hope you find it.

What about you?

Schack just told me I'm under arrest.

I imagine they'll be coming for me

in a minute.

Take good care of it, Jeff.

It's the only important thing

I've ever accomplished in my life.

I've had good success

with true amnesia victims.

Some other doctor might pick up

where I left off.

Here comes my jailer to lock me up.

But they'll be wrong.

I'll be in that envelope.

If you make it, so do I.

Major Gerber.

I'm sorry, but Standartenfhrer Schack has

just ordered me to place you under arrest.

Please don't.

If you're worried about

what I have in mind, forget it.

This is hardly the ideal place

or the proper time for a seduction.

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