Foreign Correspondent Page #7
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- 1940
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Mr. Van Meer, come in.
Good morning, Stebbins.
How are you, Haverstock?
Congratulations on your little set-to
with Rowley.
What do you know about Rowley?
Very little ffolliott doesn't hear.
I was onto Fisher a year ago.
The fellow with the high neck sweater,
Krug, he's new to me.
- You're onto him, too?
- I followed him to London.
- I thought you were cold on this story.
- I've been doing some noticing.
Remember that tramp
- Van Meer, I suppose.
- Not quite.
But I notice him do
He dirtied his hands
with some of that nasty Dutch soil.
I can't follow the workings
of these masterminds.
No. Tell him it's ridiculous.
You'd already disappeared,
so I followed Krug...
but found the same old mousetrap.
- You mean Fisher?
- The good, kind...
genial head of the Peace Party,
Herr Fisher.
Hello, Eddy. This is Plunger Stebbins.
I want to place a bet on
Flibbertigibbet in the first race...
What? The race is over?
Okay, I'll call you later.
Any objection to our working
this thing together?
Catch Fisher, find Van Meer?
Fine, but I'd like to know
why they kidnapped Van Meer.
He was one of the signatories
to a certain treaty.
The most important clause
just memorized by the two signatories.
And they'll beat it out of him?
They'll try hard, and we should stop them.
It contains a piece of information
very valuable to the enemy...
in the war that starts tomorrow,
weather permitting.
What? Why didn't somebody
let me in on this? Stebbins, let's get busy.
Plenty of time. Lunch first.
Wait a minute. You might be of help.
for forcing Fisher's hand.
Let's have it.
would be to kidnap Fisher's daughter.
Yeah?
One of his few genuine traces of affection
is for Miss Fisher.
Easy. You're speaking to a man in love.
Good. Gives you a chance to get chummy,
to keep her happy at your side...
while we batter old Papa.
This is my little scheme.
I let Fisher know that his daughter is
in the hands of someone...
who means business just as he does
when he kidnaps people...
- and he'll see things our way.
- Nothing doing.
Arert you a newspaperman?
- That doesn't include kidnapping fiances.
- It would, if your country were at stake.
- This isn't my country.
- It's your story. Don't be gloomy.
She doesn't have to know
what you're doing. Keep her amused.
Why not grab Fisher, have a showdown?
That's no good.
We've got nothing on Fisher.
He'd slip out of it. He has been for years.
We'd merely kill Van Meer.
Darling, are you all right?
Why were you on the tower?
Keeping safe, I thought.
Those assassins followed,
there was a scuffle, and over he went.
They won't stop till they get you.
You must leave London immediately.
The one thing everybody forgets
is that I'm a reporter.
- And there's a war. I can't run from it.
- He can't stay here.
- Tell him how desperate they are.
- Don't stay here, why don't you take him?
I won't go.
in the country?
- My Aunt Margaret. Let me take you there.
- How about it?
- Stay out of this.
- It's the only sensible thing to do.
May I use your telephone?
Hello, Stiles. Miss Carol speaking.
Please tell Mr. Fisher I'm driving
to my Aunt Margaret's at Harpenden.
- I don't care what you arrange. I won't go.
- I'll be back for dinner. Thank you.
- It's all settled. We'll get you a toothbrush.
- Carol, it's no good.
I wonder if this idea of your aunt
is so good.
Maybe you should go further,
say, Cambridge.
No place is as obscure as Harpenden.
It's not the place, but that Krug
might connect you with it.
- Maybe so. Let's make it Cambridge.
- I'll phone your father so he doesn't worry.
Thank you. Please, Johnny.
That was a break, her coming,
and suggesting they go to the country.
As a matter of fact, old boy...
I suggested it to her on the phone
about half an hour ago.
There hasn't been a sign of anybody
for the last 30 miles.
- What's the matter?
- Nothing.
At least talk to me.
It's unfair of you to sit and pout...
because I've kidnapped you
from your so-called duties.
You've kidnapped me?
Just remember that.
Please forgive me.
Sure. I don't think kidnapping's anything
to get sore about...
- when the right kidnapper does it. Do you?
- Not at all.
Thanks.
Hello?
No, Mr. Ffolliott, I'm afraid he's not in yet.
Very well, sir.
- Johnny, you don't love me.
- You're crazy.
- You looked unappy kissing me.
Wort do. Johnny, what's happened?
I don't know.
They say war's coming tomorrow.
You've changed your philosophy
since yesterday.
There are more important things
than love.
I've got lots to do, important things.
Got to start.
It'll take three hours to get back.
Don't misunderstand me.
I'm so love with you, I'm going mad.
Wort do. I guess it can't be helped.
- You've turned European overnight.
- That's unfair.
I'm just as big a jackass as ever. Bigger.
You're not going back to London to dinner.
You can't run out on your kidnapper.
I mean, you know what I mean.
If you leave, I'll go back to London
and let them bump me off.
- It'll be a relief at that.
- You are moody.
Am I the cause of it?
If you knew how much I loved you,
you'd faint.
There. What'd I tell you?
Come in.
- Mr. Haverstock?
- Yes?
Call from London.
- Have them switch it here.
- The only phone here is in the office.
All right. I'll come down.
Forgive me for a moment, dear.
Just a moment, sir.
- Hello?
- Is that you, Haverstock?
Are you alone? Can you talk?
I can't reach Fisher.
He's been out all afternoon.
You'll have to keep the girl there
much longer than we planned.
I don't know when he'll return.
I've got to catch him alone.
Better keep her there
for the rest of the night.
That's absolutely impossible.
We can't let this thing go now.
I can't very well explain,
but I couldn't pull a thing like that.
There's nothing else to be done.
I'm counting on you.
Hello?
Are you quite satisfied
with your room, sir?
Not exactly. I mean, yes...
But what I really wanted
was another room as well.
A single room.
Mr. Naysmith, this gentleman wants
another room.
Is it for the lady
and how long do you need it?
She'll only be here just the one night.
It doesn't really make any difference.
Just a good room, windows and all that.
I understand.
Perhaps the room next to yours
would be best.
It's quite a cozy room, isn't it, Number 8?
- They're all alike to me, sir.
- Eight will do.
Will you bring the lady down
to sign the book, please?
Yes, I'll get her.
- Good evening, sir.
- Good evening.
Terrible thing, sir, that poor man
who was here this morning.
- Yes, terrible. My bags all packed?
- Yes, sir.
What about Miss Carol's?
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