Decision Before Dawn Page #10

- Fritz found a string of pearls.

Looks like real stuff.

Remember, this used

to be a theater.

He's probably found Aida's

necklace or something.

- Here they come again.

- Let's get out of here, quick!

Well, go on. It's starting again.

Neckarstrasse.

Neckarstrasse.

Fraulein.

I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't be out,

but my child got hurt by flying glass.

I have to get some iodine. Don't turn

me in, please. Here, I have money.

Here, some iodine and bandages.

You better get off the street now.

Believe me, it's only because of my child.

You're not going to turn me in, please.

You promise?

I promise. Don't be afraid.

Go ahead now.

God bless you.

Uh, just a moment.

I'm looking for Neckarstrasse 18.

- It's the second street to the right.

- Thank you.

- Tiger.

- What are you doing here?

I had to come.

They're after me.

They're after you?

And you lead them here, you idiot?

Nobody followed me,

I promise you.

- There is a message that

we must send right away.

- What is it?

- I found the location of the

11 th Panzer Corps. They are-

- Where are they?

I want to see Lieutenant Rennick.

I'm not important enough

for you, huh?

Come on, let's hear it, Junge.

I said talk.

- Who is it, Tiger?

- We have a guest, Lieutenant.

Go ahead.

- I know I'm not supposed to come here,

but I spent last night-

- Get inside.

- Where did you get this address?

- I heard Tiger give it to you on the plane.

I was trying to get across the Rhine

when they nearly caught me.

- My name is on the blacklist.

- That helps a lot.

- Now why'd you come here?

- I have some very important

information to send.

- I knew you had the radio. That's why I came.

- I'm afraid you're too late.

We had a near miss.

The concussion damaged the transmitter.

- I haven't been able to make contact since.

- We will have to do something.

- You know what will happen

if he falls into their hands.

He's all right.

What's the word

from GeneralJaeger?

GeneralJaeger and two members of his staff

were gravely wounded this morning...

while on a routine inspection tour

of the front.

Here. You can read it yourself.

We tried to contact the general

at the hospital in Heidelberg where he is...

or is supposed to be.

- It was impossible.

- Impossible? Why?

The hospital is under heavy S.S. guards.

No one is allowed to enter

without special permission.

You mean to imply

the whole story may be a fake?

We have often encountered

worse fakes than this.

Well, what do you propose to do?

What about yourself and all the other officers?

You plan to carry out the agreement?

I am afraid without the general

we have no power over the troops.

It's too much of a risk.

A great many lives are at stake,

Germans as well as Americans.

Isn't it worth taking the risk?

I'm sorry, but I can't.

And I'm sure the others feel as I do.

The lives of our families and our friends

are involved. Besides, now it's all too late.

- We should have acted a long time ago.

- Yeah, but then it was too early.

You always wanted to get rid of them,

but were never willing to

take a chance or responsibility.

Why? Because you wanted to hang on

to your ranks, your titles, your jobs.

And today, when you could still save

the most important thing of all-your souls-

you haven't got the guts to do it.

They're right to call you traitors,

because you've betrayed yourselves.

There is only one way

I can answer you, Lieutenant.

It's all very easy for you to say,

but you were never in our shoes.

That's true.

And I hope we never will be.

Okay.

What are you going to do, Lieutenant?

Get out of here fast,

before one of the gentlemen starts to talk.

- I guess it's all right.

Nobody followed him.

Was the surrender planned

for this sector, Lieutenant?

Yeah. Why?

I spent last night at the headquarters

of the 11 th Panzer Corps.

Two of their regiments moved

into position this morning- here...

on both flanks

of GeneralJaeger's troops.

Looks like we're walkin' right into a trap.

We gotta get back, Tiger, as quick as we can.

But how can we make it, sir?

You heard him. He nearly got caught himself.

It must be the Rhine bridge.

- I saw them placing the charges.

- There goes our last chance.

- Is there any other way to get across?

- Sure, if you want to swim.

All right.

What's the best place to try it?

Swim? You're not serious.

Every inch of the shore is fortified.

Even if you get past Zement-

past your own artillery fire-

we'd freeze in the icy water.

Well, we can try.

One of us is sure to get through.

Well, if you're so brave,

why didn't you do it before?

Besides, how do we know

he didn't make the whole thing up?

How do we know he's telling the truth?

Maybe he's just trying-

Shut up.

Get the extra travel orders out

and the date stamp. Now go ahead, Happy.

I want you to brief us on every place

you've been, everything you've seen.

I have a sister-in-law

who lives on the third floor.

- From there we can get

a good view of the river.

- Okay. Go ahead.

This is it.

- My mother isn't here.

- That's all right.

We'll wait for her. Go ahead.

- You're Uncle Rudolph, aren't you?

- That's right.

My mother said

she'd be back in an hour.

But if you can't wait,

it's all right to go to Gottfried's house.

Thanks, Kurt.

If you are soldiers,

why aren't you at the front?

We just came from there, Junge.

We're on leave.

- Why doesn't my father get leave?

He hasn't been home for a year.

- We will talk about that later.

Right now I want you to wait

in there until your mother comes back.

This way.

What was that about Gottfried?

He's a friend of mine.

Lives about a mile from here.

I made arrangements with him

in case we need a place to stay over.

I thought we came here to decide

on the best spot to cross the river.

- I have made up my mind. I am not going.

- What?

Sure. It's all right for you to take

that kind of a chance. But me and him?

When it's all over,

our own people will spit in our faces.

And you?

You will say thank you and fly home.

Then why did you take this job?

Why did you join them in the first place?

Because I wanted to live a little better,

not to get killed.

And if you will be honest with yourself,

you did it for the same reason.

I did it because I wanted

to help my country.

- Ah.

- And now, more than ever, I'm

sure that what I did was right.

Well, isn't it noble ofhim?

Who are you fooling?

Do you think anybody will believe you?

It doesn't matter.

I don't expect them to.

Besides, it isn't important.

- The important thing is what we believe in.

- Knock it off, both of ya.

I don't care why you did it.

You're in this now,

and neither of you is backing out.

You better get that through your head,

Tiger. You know too much to be left behind.

I didn't mean it that way.

He must have heard everything,

the little brat.

You look downstairs.

I'll see if he's hiding here.

You watch for him below.

I'll look around on this floor.

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