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heart of the Nazi war industry.

Away, and over the sea they

roar, loaded with bombs.

Each bomb big enough to blast

an area of 10 city blocks.

Heinrich?

Heinrich!

Ya?

Gertie!

I like you.

Hey, Heinrich!

Judy Garland is amazing.

I also love her in

for me and my gal.

Didn't you?

I never saw it.

You never saw it?

Mm-mm

Oh, you were fighting.

How stupid of me.

It's all right.

No, it's not.

I was in a movie

theater eating popcorn,

And you were on the other

side of the world fighting

For your life.

You were a kid.

You should have been

in a movie theater.

Please quit making

reference to my youth.

Hold on.

What?

Wait, I see it.

You grew up.

More PWs.

That's good, that means

we're catching them.

Yeah.

We ship 20,000 Nazi PWs to

safety in America every month.

Do you know how many spots

we've used in our ships

To rescue Jews in Europe?

No.

What?

One ship.

874 Jews have been brought

over here to safety.

I didn't know.

Oh my, what was that?

I'm not sure.

Aw, a flat?

This thing was bare.

Of course, no spare,

rubber's so short these days.

I can't believe I blew

your family's tire.

Neither a lender

nor a borrower be.

Sam.

If I had a nickel

for every time my.

You said yourself,

the tire was bare.

What kind of a

knucklehead shows up

For a date on a scooter?

We don't have a choice.

You lose something?

Be careful on that think.

Okey doke.

Lester?

Get out!

Get out.

Get out.

I will use it.

Get away from my children.

Dominic Rossi, please.

He said he got

lost on work detail,

And he needed directions

back to the camp.

Someone lost

knocks on your door,

And waits outside to

ask for directions.

They don't break into

your home and accost you.

Ruby, I'm not defending him.

He's an SS officer

for Christ's sake.

Sorry.

Are you OK?

I'll be OK.

Sorry.

Can I get you a cup of coffee?

No, thank you.

Please, of course.

So, where are you from?

Brooklyn.

We've all been thrown

into this place.

Most of us would have never

met if it weren't for the war.

I can honestly say I probably

would have never found myself

In Wisconsin.

Did you have a girl

back in new york?

Not particularly.

What did you do there, before?

Ha, ha.

I'm kind of embarrassed to say.

Why? What did you do?

I ran a wicker furniture store.

Why is that funny?

I don't know.

I didn't find it funny

while I was doing it,

But I guess after

a year in Tunisia,

And another guarding a PW

camp, wicker furniture.

You know, it just seems

kind of funny to me now.

You know?

Yeah, I can see that.

What about you?

What did you do before?

I was a girl, then a

wife, then a mother.

So was that the first

time you used a gun?

Yes.

I just need to find out

where Frank hid the bullets.

You mean it wasn't loaded?

No.

Wow, that's uh, impressive.

Anna, are you OK?

We had a great time, but

we had to ride on the rims.

Sam is so sorry, he's

really embarrassed.

Well, I should get going.

Oh, thank you so much,

Dominic, for everything.

Sure.

I'll tell you once

we get Anna settled.

What am I, two years old?

Frank.

Sargent.

We're like sitting

ducks out here.

I'm just sorry I wasn't here.

You couldn't have known.

It was nice of Dominic.

Why did you call him?

I was afraid.

No, I mean, instead

of somebody else.

How dare you?

We live in the

middle of nowhere.

I have soldiers on one side,

and prisoners on the other.

Why did I call him?

Who the hell was I

supposed to call, Frank?

Florie's tiny husband, who lives

20 minutes away and delivers

Milk for a living?

Dominic is a military

police officer,

Whose job is to protect us.

And he's our friend, Frank.

He's my friend.

You know better, Frances Stirn.

Why are we here?

Because they asked me.

If being a measly base

barber helps the war effort,

It's the least I can do.

Stop doing that.

What?

Putting yourself down.

Do you know how bad

I feel for these kids?

Half of them I'm giving the

last haircut they'll ever get.

But it's not your fault.

They won't take you

on age alone, Frank.

You're too old.

No, just this month they

started taking men my age.

Is that really what you want?

To be in a ditch

somewhere in Italy,

Killing boys like the

ones living next door?

Or on a ship in the middle

of the ocean, a floating

Target waiting for

a Japanese plane?

Is that where you'd

rather be, frank?

Why are you doing that, daddy?

Just to be safe, sweetheart.

From now on, you

and your brother

Need to stay in the yard

if you're going to play.

What about the ducks?

No, you need to stay

in the yard, sweetie.

I should get going.

Slim, you shouldn't have had

to put up fence on your last day

Here.

Oh, I wanted to.

I appreciate it.

There's meat,

bread, berries, jam,

And maple cookies

for the train ride.

Oh, thank you, Mrs Stirn.

Hey, slim!

Excuse me, ma'am, I've got

some business with my buddy.

Hey little guy.

I've got a really

big favor to ask you.

But that's what best

buddies are for, right?

Texas slim, dirty Dalton.

I'll do whatever you want.

I need you to take care of

tank for me while I'm gone.

You mean it?

On one condition.

You gotta let him

sleep with you.

Every night.

He gets a little

scared at night.

We all do, sometimes.

Bye, Slim.

Bye, Gertie.

I'll get your bag.

Do you really want to go?

Oh yeah, got an

important job to do.

Thanks, buddy.

Besides, when else could I

get to see a beach in France?

Next.

Ow!

Man!

Oh!

You OK?

Yeah, sorry.

Do you want another, Frank?

Hey, it's the barber.

Frank, uh, Stirn, right?

That's right.

Stirn, that's like, a

German name, isn't it?

That's right.

You know, I found

it real peculiar

That you chose to

cut hair of soldiers

Like me, instead of fighting

with the rest of us.

You know, I propose we start

a German internment camp,

Like they've got for the japs

trying to pass themselves off

As Americans.

The only problem is,

it's hard to pick out

The pretty-boy krauts

from the rest of us.

You blend right in there,

don't you, Herr Stirn?

Aufwidersehen!

What is it, daddy?

It says, help, only

it's spelled with an E.

Hmm, I thought it meant

something like that.

Who said this?

My friend Heinrich.

Who's that?

He's a PW.

It's about baby birds.

Sweetie, you know the new rule.

I know, stay in

the fence to play.

Smell funny, Bob.

Good night, pumpkin.

Oh, Lester.

No, no.

Is he bothering you, Dom?

No, he's fine.

Oh, watch out.

We'd better head home.

But what about the fireworks?

We can watch them from home.

I think we're going to stay.

Stay dry.

All right.

OK.

Bye, Lester.

See you around.

Ready?

Come on, Lester.

Bye.

Bye, have fun.

Heinrich!

Gertie!

Danke.

Gertie!

Bye, Heinrich.

See you later, Heinrich.

Bye.

Got an extra blanket?

Sure, there's room for three.

No there isn't, get lost.

Hey, hey.

Who shared his care package

with you last night?

No, you didn't share it, I

won it with a straight flush.

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