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to keep them from the French army.

But Baron Joubert is French.

Joubert. We're reduced

to allying ourselves to his kind.

Now he claims to have developed

a new explosive... incredibly powerful.

In exchange for the gold,

he is to supply Noriega with a sample,

and Noriega will give it to us.

Damn!

- What is it?

- It's Ladoux, look the other way!

You look surprised,

Captain von Bayerling.

I hope you are not

displeased to see me.

You have the sample?

Ladoux is watching

the Portuguese embassy.

He must know about Noriega.

Portuguese are no longer necessary.

We will deal with Baron Joubert directly.

But Joubert can't deal

with us directly.

Oh, Captain, Captain!

Who first devised this plan?

"The Theory and Psychology

of Counter-Espionage

"with a Special Emphasis

on the Management of Terror

as a Strategic Weapon. "

That was the title of my first proposal

to General Staff,

which, as you know, Captain,

they accepted.

Max,

contact General Staff on the radio.

But... the next transmission's

not until dawn.

Do it!

Captain! I'm surprised at you!

The operation is already under way.

You are mad.

You see here the insidious results

of sentimentality.

The lovely Mata Hari

will stay here with me,

to ensure the successful

execution of the plan.

Herr Gunther?

What's going on? Who is he?

We have come for our sample.

Where is Noriega?

This is an outrage.

How dare you?

The material.

Captain von Bayerling,

you will please pick up our sample.

- Be careful, for God's sake!

- You will sit down.

There's enough explosives there

to destroy this building.

Precisely.

Captain?

Do take out your pistol.

Please.

Hold it.

The S. E. C. is France's largest

armaments manufacturer.

It counts among its major shareholders

the Minister of War...

... the Minister of Finance,

two marshals of France,

several generals, many deputies.

What will the poor French soldiers

fighting and dying at the front think...

... when they learn

that Baron Joubert's S. E. C.

is consorting with the enemy?

Along the aisle, over there.

Please. Don't consider

sacrificing yourself, Captain.

If the material is dropped,

we wouldn't want to be premature.

What good is it going to do

to destroy a cathedral?

Please.

Proceed, Captain.

In time,

you will come to appreciate

the brilliance

of Fraulein Doctor's plan.

Hold your fire.

Karl, is that you?

Ladoux, listen to me!

And Wolff?

So, the bomb is planted.

Bomb?

Stop them.

The cathedral... a tomb...

Too late, Captain.

In the morning, the entire

French government, General Staff,

leading citizens... everyone will attend

a memorial mass to honor their war dead.

What are you doing?!

It's time.

What are you talking about?!

We communicate with General Staff

on a predetermined schedule. It's time.

- Get out!

- The transmitter's here in the vehicle!

- We have to!

- Get out!

I also have my orders!

Get out!

Nobody will make any communication

until this whole operation is over. Come.

Where's the bomb?

Where is it?

Behind the Madonna.

The woman Zelle, Marguerite,

known also as Lady MacLeod,

known also as Mata Hari, foreigner,

born in Holland, August 7, 1887,

five feet seven inches tall,

being able to read and write,

of Protestant parents,

is accused of espionage,

intelligence with an enemy power...

... and conspiracy to commit murder!

Karl would understand.

The Tribunal is after blood.

You must try to save yourself.

What would happen

if Karl were taken prisoner?

If he were not in uniform,

he would be shot.

I can tell them what I know

about Baron Joubert.

I will arrange for you

to speak with an attorney.

It was at the request

of le Deuxime

that Mademoiselle

attempted to find out all she could

about Baron Joubert's involvement...

That is irrelevant to the case at hand.

Yes, but if Baron Joubert

were implicated...

We are not here to undertake

an investigation of Baron Joubert.

Is the accused guilty of consorting

with the enemy, or is she not?

That alone is the reason

why we are here.

Then you are here

to prosecute an innocent woman.

An intriguing choice of words.

There is no precedent

in the entire history of the Republic

for such a miscarriage of justice.

What jurisdiction does a military tribunal

have over an alien, a woman?

I remind you, Matre Clunet,

that the armed forces of France

are charged

with the defense of the Republic.

Then it would appear

that those same armed forces of France,

who are unable to vanquish

the Germans on the field of battle,

feel that an innocent, a woman,

is a more appropriate opponent?

Without revealing the means

by which they have been obtained,

we enter in evidence the following...

a transcript of a decoded transmission

from Paris to Berlin

announcing the arrival of Agent H-21,

a transcript of a decoded transmission

from Berlin to Madrid

assigning the number H-21

to Mata Hari.

I am guilty of one thing alone.

What I have done,

I have done for love.

Then you do not deny

you worked for the Germans.

It was only because

I was in the service of France

that I was compelled

to work for the Germans.

If you acted in the service of France,

then reveal the whereabouts

of Captain von Bayerling!

Captain, Captain!

What is happening with Mata Hari?

Is it true that she is to be transferred

from Saint Lazare prison?

- It's true.

- Is she being taken to Vincennes?

Not exactly.

The hospice of Sainte Marie-du-Mont.

Sainte Marie-du-Mont?

But that's a convent!

Captain, but why a convent? Is this kind

of place going to be quite secure?

Since you gentlemen of the press...

and ladies,

have made such an issue

of her accommodations,

we made special arrangements

for her there.

Von Bayerling's no fool.

He knows it's him we want.

He'll be here.

I have to save her.

Our orders are clear...

we are to get you out of Paris.

You are disobeying

an order from Berlin!

To hell with Berlin.

To hell with all this.

How can you rescue her?

It's madness!

Madness! Don't talk to me of madness.

Get out of the way.

- Get out of the way!

- Remember, you are a German officer!

An innocent woman's life is at stake.

Come, come, Captain.

In fact, the execution

of so glamorous a spy

will do wonders for the Army's morale.

Consider that.

Mother,

this is no time for modesty.

Do you wish to pray, my child?

I have prayed in my own way.

Your gifts have come from God.

You mustn't throw away your life.

Thank you for trying.

Don't cry. I will know how to die.

Madame.

That won't be necessary.

Present arms!

Take aim!

Fire!

- Colonel Ladoux. Here again?

- Had a few minutes.

Karl.

Colonel. You've stayed in the army.

And you?

Travel, painting.

You haven't been back to Paris since?

I tried to save her.

I know.

God.

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