Escape Page #9

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I ask it because I must.

What is it?

I want you to lend me your passport.

- Passport?

- Yes.

But, madame, I...

My passport, if I give it up,

there'd be such trouble.

It's to help someone who

needs our help very much.

Someone who believes

as I think you do.

Is it something to do with the American?

Take it.

How do I look?

- It's really wonderful.

- That makes me feel good, madame.

We are back in show business.

- Are you all right?

- Yes.

- It's good, but is it good enough?

- Oh, listen to him!

He's as bad as a Philadelphia critic.

Your bad notices were in

Boston, not in Philadelphia.

Well, let's hope they

don't look too closely.

- You ready, Mother?

- Yes, yes, darling.

- Wait a minute!

- What is it?

Luggage.

No, no, yours will be enough in case

anyone at the airport gets suspicious.

Well, ah...

you better have more.

You'll find some suitcases in the

closet at the head of the stairs.

- Please be ready, both of you.

- Come on, Fritz.

- Your passport is in your bag.

- Oh, thank you.

All set.

It takes 15 minutes to get to the airport.

The plane leaves at 9 o'clock.

21 minutes of nine.

21 minutes to freedom.

You any small luggage?

If you please, Madame Ritter.

What happened?

Why aren't you ready to go?

- Mark, I've thought it over.

- No, no, you're going.

- I can't go. Not now.

- Do you love that man, is that it?

- I can't leave him.

- But you can.

He'd never rest until he uncovered

everybody connected with this.

- Oh, that doctor who helped me.

- Yes, and Fritz too, they'd be tortured.

He'd see to that.

He can be unbelievably cruel.

If you know that about him,

then you don't love him.

But there's so much else, Mark, it...

it isn't as simple as that.

What are you trying to say?

I'm trying to say...

I'm trying to tell you that...

- That you love me.

- Oh, Mark.

But you do.

- Hold me.

- No past, no regrets.

Just you and I beginning right now.

- If I can only come to you later.

- You can.

Mr Mark!

And now you must hurry.

- When will it be safe for you to leave?

- I don't know, Mark, but soon.

It had better be.

Mr Mark!

Mr Mark, there's a car coming

with two soldiers in front.

In here, quickly.

Go out the back door.

Stay close to the hedge

and you won't be seen.

- Hurry, you can just make it.

- I'll be waiting on 57th Street.

Yes, Mark, yes, hurry.

Why, Kurt, I didn't expect you so early.

I'm glad you came.

Kurt, it's been such a long day.

It isn't 9 yet and it seems like 24 hours...

Kurt, if you're worried about Mr Preysing,

he's gone, and he shan't return.

Oh, well, all right, Kurt.

Emmy Ritter died suddenly

in prison on Friday night.

Oh, how sad.

But not sad for her son, was it?

Or was it great sorrow which

brought him here yesterday?

- Well, perhaps he didn't know.

- He buried her himself.

Perhaps he thought she was better off.

After all she...

- Stop these lies, Ruby.

- Kurt, please don't talk to me like that.

How they have used you, Preysing, your friend

Dr Ditten, the old servant Fritz Keller.

- Ruby, Emmy Ritter's in this house, isn't she?

- In this house? Really, Kurt.

- I had no idea you had such an imagination.

- Don't, Ruby. It's quite useless, she's here.

Is she?

Then there's only one thing to do.

Search the house.

You fool. I don't want her found in this house.

I want to protect you.

Well then, Kurt. Search it yourself.

So, she isn't here. Good.

- What are you going to do?

- I'm going to call the police...

Every road, every station,

every airport must be watched.

Do you wanna be made ridiculous.

Do you want people to say well where is this

resurrected woman and then laugh at you?

- You don't like to be laughed at, Kurt.

- I'll risk that.

All right. You win. I'm not clever.

Not nearly as clever as you are.

What if you won?

The death of a woman?

You're strong, Kurt.

But this woman is weak. She...

She only has a few more years to live.

Why not let her have them?

Let her have sunshine

and happiness in life.

We've had it. Let's reach down this once

and share it with someone who needs it.

Your interest in his

mother is very touching.

But it would have come better before you

had tried to trick me and lied to me...

as you are lying now. You're not pleading for

the mother, you're pleading for the son.

Then, when they arrest me, what then?

- You're getting out of the country now.

- Oh, no, Kurt, no. I'm staying.

You will have to arrest me, won't you?

Yes, it will be my... my duty.

Of course. Nothing must

interfere with your duty.

You're a hero, Kurt. First you must kill

this woman, and then there'll be my trial.

Imagine what it will be like.

You and I and all of our friends watching.

How they'll stare at us, at me.

They'll say there's the woman who

betrayed him for the sake of another man.

- A young man!

- Stop!

Oh, you think I'm so shy and timid, don't you?

But I tell you won't be.

I'll say everything I can think of. I'll tell them

you're crazy and that you're accusing my friends...

because you're insane with jealousy. A half mad, sick

creature who should be in a hospital, not in the army.

I'll tell them I loathe their

country and everyone in it.

That I'd betray it over and

over if I had the chance.

I'll make them cruel to me, do fearful things to me

and you'll have to be there and watch them do it.

You'll do what you must.

I'll do what I must.

This is General Von Kolb.

Kurt.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello!

Hello.

I did what I had to.

Ruby...

- don't leave me now.

- No, Kurt.

I won't leave you now.

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