Walking with the Enemy Page #5

We need to find our families.

Come on, don't worry.

- Cognac.

- Ah, from the Arrow Cross prison.

- How are you?

- Good.

Did you get the information

you needed from the prisoner?

Yeah.

Well, gentlemen, enjoy your eve.

Why wouldn't we, huh?

We have good foods, good wine.

And the great women.

You are alone?

Mmm-hmm.

I have some girls at my table there.

You will join me, hmm?

Of course.

Come.

Apologies.

I have left you for too long.

So, Budapest, it's nice,

but it's nothing like Berlin.

- Have you ever been?

- I have never been.

But once we have smashed

the will of the Russians,

then I intend to.

Still,

we can take care of the Jewish

problem more smoothly.

We can start at the

north end of the town,

march them right down

to the train station.

Mmm. First thing this week.

Is that so?

Yes, we clear every town and

village outside of Budapest in...

What was it?

Six weeks.

Six weeks.

I wager we can clear

the whole city in six days.

I heard a woman say her sister

went to a place called, um...

Waldensee.

She thought it was

a resort or something.

That's funny.

Stupid...

What is your name?

Muller. Muller.

"Muller." Hmm.

Muller.

Who is your commanding officer, Muller?

Excuse me, I see my friends,

I'll be right back.

Yes...

Bring them here, and come join us, huh?

And bring more wine, Muller.

It's hard to describe

how deep the truth cuts.

I felt numb.

I don't care what happens to me.

I will fight them to the end.

My father and I would take Elek hunting.

He would always come home

with the most game.

I enjoy hunting.

But the game never shot back.

Let's hope with the uniforms

we don't have to use these.

If we don't try to save the others,

who will?

Remember, we are Nazis.

Be confident and they won't interfere.

Down here!

Down this way. Move.

Hey. Hey, what are you doing?

We are taking them to the train station.

You take those to the train station.

We are taking these to dig tank ditches.

Taking children to dig tank ditches?

Always keep the families together.

They work harder.

We have to find others.

We have our orders.

Everybody back with the others.

Back in line.

You.

We cannot give you these Jews.

You have no choice. Look.

To dig ditches?

And then, what will you do with them?

What do you think we'll do?

- Please don't take my children...

- No talking.

Please, sir.

Please, let us go.

- Stop!

- No!

I'm a Jew.

You'll be all right.

Do as I say.

Now, walk.

Walk!

There's so many of them.

You didn't see how many we left behind.

You can't think of it like that.

You should look at the faces

of those you did save.

Gives us all hope.

It's not enough, Hannah.

Every Jew in Budapest will be

on the train within a week.

Day and night,

we went on rescue missions,

as Eichmann increased deportations.

The more people we transported

to safety in the Glass House

the riskier it became.

On the truck.

Get on the truck.

Move.

Come on, please hurry.

Elek...

- Thank you, sir. Thank you.

- You're welcome.

God bless you.

It's okay. It's okay.

You're here now.

Thank you.

Good.

That is the last sack of flour.

Here, let me take that.

You may scare some people

with this new look.

What do you mean?

Hmm.

I see I should find more

work for the both of you.

Pastor Novak and his wife

are here to see you.

They are waiting in the courtyard.

Good to see you again, Pastor Novak.

What can I do for you?

We were hiding Jews in our church.

Someone alerted the Arrow Cross.

My wife overheard the Arrow Cross saying

they were taking them to the river.

Elek, there's too many of them.

This is not the time to turn back.

You, come here.

Orders to take these people

to help build fortifications

against the Russians.

I need to check this with my commander.

No. Stop, and then you

check with your commander.

Stop the firing.

Why are we stopping?

Lieutenant.

You are here to stop me again?

Are you questioning me?

I have a job to do.

Your job is to take orders from me.

Kill them all.

No!

Lajos!

Hold on, you're going to be okay.

Lajos!

Get this off me.

I don't wanna die in this.

You're not going to die.

Listen to me.

Look at me. Stay with us.

Lajos! Lajos!

- Stay with us, Lajos!

- Lajos!

- Lajos! Lajos!

- Lajos!

I'm done.

I will not do this anymore.

You have to stop this.

- I can't.

- What do you mean you can't?

We have to keep going, Ferenc.

Why? Why do we have to?

We've saved so many people already.

But there are more people out there.

There will always be more, Elek.

You cannot stop the Nazis.

They will continue to kill us

with or without your efforts.

And why does it have to be you?

Why are you doing this?

Because I have nothing left!

Because they have

taken everything from me.

Everything I've loved, everything

I've known, it's gone.

They're all gone, Ferenc.

I mean, doesn't it hurt that

they've taken your family, huh?

Your father or your brother?

What am I supposed to do?

What are you supposed to do?

You can make sure that it

doesn't happen to others.

That they don't have

to share the same loss.

All I can do

is wait for the madness to end.

And pray that it ends soon.

Well, that is where

you and I differ, Ferenc.

Because I cannot wait for

others to decide my fate.

All rail road lines converging

on Budapest have been cut off.

We can no longer transport the Jews.

How long to have them repaired?

They are not damaged, Colonel,

they are destroyed.

The Russians have control

of the eastern roads.

But the western roads toward

Austria are still ours.

Mmm-hmm. Correct.

No matter how bad the war gets

they will finish what they started.

Thousands of mostly women and children

are being taken to Austria.

They claim their factories

are short of workers.

Their propaganda.

It doesn't matter, Elek.

Wherever they are going they'll

be dead before they get there.

They're being marched

on foot as we speak.

Do they still recognize Schutz-Passes?

As far as I know.

Then you need to call the Swiss Council.

The line stretched for miles.

I didn't know how many we could save.

We need to keep them moving.

Later.

Put the bench down.

Nobody is taking another step

until I find the people

carrying Swiss passports.

We don't care about your damn passports.

I said keep them moving!

You have no justification

for holding us here.

Hey.

What is this?

These people are to keep moving.

He won't move, sir.

I am Carl Lutz... Swiss Council.

Yeah.

This isn't Switzerland.

There are people here carrying

Swiss protected passes.

They are Swiss citizens,

I'm not leaving without them.

Let him have his damn Jews.

You move these trucks.

Yes, good.

Let me see, Schutz-Pass.

Yes. Next.

Go on.

Get on as quickly as you can.

Passes please.

What is going on here?

Muller?

Swiss Council, sir.

- Swiss passes.

- Mr. Lutz.

You have no authority here.

There are people here carrying

Swiss protective passes.

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