Above Us the Waves Page #2

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- They will be, sir.

Wouldn't have been so funny if we'd had to

kill a man to get our own way, would it?

Have we got our own way, sir?

Yeah.

.Fraser.

Goodbye-

Sir.

- Smart.

- Yes, sir.

Could I speak to you for a moment, sir?

Well, of course. What's on your mind?

I'm sorry to trouble you so late, sir.

Oh, it's not late.

I've thought about this a lot, sir.

And I thought that if I

could speak to someone...

I'm scared, sir.

- Of diving?

- Yes, sir.

I'm all right, sir, I'm quite all right,

until I feel the water pressing down on me.

And then I sort of panic inside, like.

- I haven't noticed it.

- No, sir.

That's the point, surely.

I haven't noticed it.

- It's still there, sir. And I felt...

- Cigarette?

Oh, thank you very much, sir.

Now, there are two kinds of courage,

aren't there?

One fellow's brave

because he doesn't know what fear is.

The other fellow's brave...

because he's afraid and fights

it and doesn't show it.

Supposing I couldn't fight it, sir?

Supposing we got in a

jam and I lost my head.

There's two of us on them

things, isn't there?

Hm

You're not the only one who's come to me

with this story, you know.

- I'm not, sir?

- Far from it.

You don't think I ought to back out, then?

- Do you want to back out? That's

the real question. - No, sir, I don't.

It... Well...

It sort of facinates me in

spite of being scared stiff.

I tested Cassidy, you know,

with Chief Petty Officer Chubb.

- Yes, sir. I know.

- Frankly, I was scared stiff, too.

Thank you, sir.

Whump. She's a goner.

How's that?

If you put a charge there my boy,

you'll be a genius.

- Right on the captain's backside.

- Attention.

Right, carry on, Chief.

Here he is. Lieutenant Anderson.

Royal Norweigan Naval Reserve

I'm very happy to be here.

He spent the last two years in Norway

and he's got some very interesting things

to tell us.

- Abercrombie.

- Sir.

Well, cheer up.

- Some of us have to stay behind, you know.

- Yes, sir.

Incidentally,

even if you hadn't done that,

I still wouldn't have

sent you on this trip.

You took some pretty big

risks the other night.

Pamsey didn't say anything,

but I can guess.

I tried to get under the net, sir.

- In the deepest part?

- Yes, sir.

- Why?

- Well, we...

I wanted to get in there first, sir.

Damn nearly killed yourself doing it.

- Ramsey, too.

- I know, sir. I'm very sorry.

I'm not organizing a race.

These things are planned operations.

I want a team.

Not a lot of characters

out collecting gongs.

Now, you can kill yourself any time you

like but don't go killing other people.

Pamsey's got a wife and kids.

- All right?

- Yes, sir.

Tirpitz

Now, you can see

that she lies a long way inland.

60 miles to be exact.

And every yard of it is going to be tricky.

Damn tricky.

There'll be German patrol boats,

shore batteries and all the rest of it.

But your main danger may well be that, in a

flat calm, anyone who looks closely enough

will be able to see the chariot

secured below the water line.

And don't forget,

you'll be sailing in a very small boat.

She's unarmed.

And you're going to go through one of the

best defended stretches of water we know.

The Ingebord will have forged papers

showing that she's a Norwegian shing boat

on passage from Edoy to Trondheim

with a cargo of peat.

- She's loose.

- Sounds like it.

Oi!

I think number two's adrift forward.

She's pulling to port.

Can you go down and fix it?

I can try.

I'd better find you some calmer water.

Big wrench. Quick!

Boat approaching!

German patrol.

Get below.

Get below.

Here, what about Tom?

Leave that to me. Get below.

Hurry!

Sven.

If Mr Corbett tries to

come aboard, stop him.

- It does not matter how, just stop him.

- Ja.

If you hear him, make a noise.

Hammer and keep on hammering.

Kapitan Erikson.

(Speaks

(Speaks

The engineer.

Hey!

Well, another 15 minutes.

She's loose again.

Can't tell.

Only 15 minutes.

Trondheims on the starboard beam now.

That means Tirpitz.

Less than 10 miles away.

Can you attack in this weather?

- We can attack in any weather.

- It'll be dead calm on the bottom.

Better finish getting dressed.

The less we hang about, the better.

Hey!

(Thudding

Port chariots a goner.

Not even a shackle left.

That means both of them gone.

Starboard snapped clean as a whistle.

Tirpitz is over there.

If it was light, we could see it.

I'd like to get my hands on the blokes

who made those bolts.

Could have reached her easy.

We have no papers for the return voyage.

Then we'll have to scuttle her.

Well, boys, let's go for a walk.

Who's for Sweden?

See anything?

No.

But at this time

they're probably in the guardhouse.

There must be a guard,

so near the frontier.

Ja.

Ere, have we got to walk up that?

Ja. Right to the top.

Oh, my poor feet.

- Can't we get moving?

- No, it's not time.

Funny.

I can almost smell em cooking

all those hot dinners down there.

Cor, what I couldn't do

to a ruddy great steak

with onions and chips

and an egg on top.

Whoo.

I'll stand it to you when we get back.

First time ashore.

- Two eggs, Stan?

- It's a deal.

Right, you're on.

I'd say we'll be due for leave

when we get back after this.

Oh, you've got it bad, haven't you?

Well, being married's different somehow.

You're telling me.

I had three years of it.

- Married?

- Yep.

Three years hire.

She gave me me push.

That was bad luck, Duffy.

Well, maybe I chose the wrong girl.

What happened?

I bored her.

Anyway, she found the other boys

more interesting.

- Sorry, Duff.

- I'm not.

Oh, hell, cobber,

you get leave and enjoy yourself.

Pay no attention to Uncle Duffy.

- Who said leave? - Don't tell

me you want to get married, too?

He's got about six wives already.

I wish I had.

You need to lay off

the oatmeal stout and whelks, mate.

Right, It's time we go now.

Where's the actual frontier?

There.

The top of the mountain.

Will the Swedes intern us?

Let us reach Sweden first,

and then worry about that.

Cor, I couldn't half fancy that.

The cook or the cooking?

Shoo. Shoo. Good boy.

My last. Here.

We go now.

Halt!

Hier, bitte.,

Mit kommen!

Jawohl.

At the next post, I'll drop. You get him.

At the next post, you take the front one.

Here.

Argh!

Quick. There will be others.

Come on, quick!

Right.

Keep still.

Hang on, mate. I want a steak

and chips out of you, remember.

- With two eggs?

- Yeah.

Could you manage a double whack?

What happens?

- I don't know. - Probably stick

us in the nick for the duration.

Anderson.

Him

What did he say?

He says arrangements will be made as soon

as possible to fly us back to Scotland.

- Fly us back to...

- But I...

I thought neutrals were supposed to...

These days no people are neutral.

Well, now that you lot are back from

your winter sports holiday in Sweden,

maybe we can settle down

and get some work done.

Because this time we've got a

real striking power in our hands.

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