Commandos Strike at Dawn Page #4

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...he's only a boy, 17.

It is quite possible to kill a boy.

Hold on.

They've gone. You can come up.

Come. Come to me, Solveig. That's it.

I'm glad that soldier is still thirsty.

Solveig, darling, listen to me.

I'm going away for a little while...

...and you are to do whatever

Mrs. Olav tells you to do.

- You understand?

- Yes.

- And you're not to cry.

- I never cry. You know that.

I know that.

I'll be back soon, dear.

Good luck.

I thought I saw

something moving in here.

Well, there's nothing there now.

I wish I was home again.

Things will be worse

before they're better.

The captain said in two weeks

there'll be hundreds of planes here.

General von Breugel

is coming down tomorrow.

You are the most nervous man

in the entire German army.

Think there's a Norwegian

behind every bush?

Erik Toresen. Let me in.

- Garmo.

- It's past curfew time.

May I sit down?

What do you want?

Garmo, I've heard

you've got a boat hidden.

I want you to take that boat out

and help me get to England.

- Where have you been the last week?

- Hiding in the woods.

I've discovered they're building

a secret airfield.

In two weeks they'll have hundreds

of planes there and a general.

They're going to make

some kind of an attack.

Other men have disappeared and

fallen into the hands of the Germans.

And when they got back,

bad things happened to their friends.

I didn't fall into the hands

of the Germans.

Five men have been killed

for the murder of Colonel Von Dorn:

Nils Skar, Karl Strom,

Vidkun Koni, Pedar Olav...

Pedar Olav?

- Where are you going?

- To give myself up.

That'll do no good.

It won't bring the men back.

No, but maybe tomorrow it'll be 50.

And the next day, the whole village.

Bergesen was right.

Nobody, no civilized human being...

...can know how bad they are.

Erik.

I have a boat and I'll take you

to England, God willing.

God willing.

I got your message, Garmo.

Mrs. Garmo will call at midnight and

take you where I'll be waiting for you.

I'll be ready.

I'll call for you at midnight.

Where's the boat?

- You'll see then.

- Yes.

Garmo.

- Who else is going?

- You'll see at midnight.

I'll be there.

I want to speak to the captain.

Go in.

Well?

There's a boat leaving for England,

with six men on board, maybe more.

And probably the man

you were looking for, Toresen.

Where is the boat?

I don't know.

- Do you know who any of the men are?

- No.

But Garmo is going to take me there.

All you have to do is follow.

No good. They'd see anyone

following after 50 yards.

We'd get one, the rest would get away.

We have to be ingenious.

- You didn't hear anything, did you?

- No.

No. This is a special kind of whistle.

For dogs.

It's pitched too high for human ears,

but dogs' ears can catch the sound.

Also detectors. Sound detectors.

And the precise spot it comes from.

Angle. Bearing.

Mr. Arnesen, tonight

when you blow this whistle...

...I assure you the sound will be heard.

If I have any further orders for you,

I shall send for you.

You may go.

I'll be right back.

Garmo.

- Everything go all right?

- Yes.

I'll stand guard here for a moment.

Call when you're ready for me to come.

Hilma Arnesen,

what are you doing here?

I followed him.

You know that's dangerous.

Not for me.

For you.

- What do you mean?

- He warned them.

Who?

Lars, my husband.

He's not a good man.

They didn't follow him.

Nobody knows we're here.

Except you.

They'll wait until you all

get out in the boat.

He has a whistle. A dog whistle.

You can't hear it,

but their instruments can.

You get to a certain place,

he'll blow it and warn them.

The boats will come out and you'll

never know what happened to you.

Do you know, Hilma, what will have

to be done with your husband?

I know.

I wish I could be not sorry...

...but it's impossible when you live

with a man you love so long.

Two children.

That's for me.

A signal.

I've got to go now.

You're sure?

You're absolutely sure?

Yes.

I'm sure.

- Anything wrong?

- No.

Shove off.

They hear anything

at the sound detectors?

No, sir.

- Stop moving that light!

- Stop moving that light!

They should be here by now.

Nothing yet?

Ship oars.

I want to listen.

Don't move, Arnesen,

or I'll strangle you.

- Erik, have you gone mad?

- Row.

All right. Johan, Siegard, row.

Something must have gone wrong.

May I suggest you send

the boat out anyhow, sir?

Yes.

- Yes. Turn on the light.

- Yes, sir.

No, wait! Wait.

Sir.

- We'll wait a little longer.

- Yes, sir.

- Turn on the lights.

- Yes, sir. Turn on the lights.

Searchlights!

We're out of range.

They won't see us now.

All right, Arnesen,

now you can tell them your story.

- I don't know what you mean.

- Tell them your story.

Remember,

I am in the same boat with you.

If anything happens to you,

it'll happen to me.

I want to get to England

as much as you.

I have just as much to lose

as any of you.

- I don't know what he's talking about.

- Erik.

Look at this.

A whistle.

It doesn't even work. I'll show you.

Yes.

If you show us, we'll all be dead.

Except you, Arnesen.

What made you do it?

This is no place to hold a trial.

You're all excited and nervous.

Why did you do it?

The Germans are going to win.

And they like us.

They like the Norwegians,

if only we'd give them a chance.

You've got to be reasonable about this.

We live in a reasonable age.

- Why did you do it?

- They have something new, that works.

I studied the whole question

very carefully.

What is the use to fight?

They have the guns.

Tie him up.

Please, Garmo.

Garmo, you've known me

since I was born.

Bergesen, you are my brother-in-law.

Erik. Erik, remember.

You were married in my house.

Yes. And you forgot it.

Please, please remember.

Please, you must.

- Oh, please, can't you...?

- Out oars.

Help!

Please!

It's English.

- What do you want to do in England?

- Fight.

Fight.

- And you?

- Fight.

- And you?

- Fight.

- And you?

- Fight too. First, I should inform you...

First, we must establish

that your story is true.

Norwegian government officials in exile

will be notified of your arrival.

All of this will take time. Please inform

Admiral Bowen I'd like to see him.

It's very important.

Your request is hardly in accord

with regulations.

However, I shall do my best.

The rest of you will wait

for the Norwegian officials.

And you, sir, will accompany me

to London.

- Cigarette?

- Thank you.

The airdrome is here.

The road to it, around this way,

and I'm sure it's heavily guarded.

It is possible for someone

who knew the place...

...to make his way up along

this stream here...

...and reached the airdrome

without being seen.

All you've told us is interesting,

provided it's true.

- I have only my word.

- And that I can vouch for.

- We accept full responsibility?

- We do.

Harper's decent but being an

intelligence officer destroys all faith.

An airdrome there

can only mean one thing:

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