We'll Meet Again (1982): Season 1, Episode 9 - You'll Never Know - full transcript

[theme music]

[door opening]

Oh, darling, I never
thought I'd be this late.

I'm sorry.

You shouldn't have stayed up.

Where have you been?

Daddy gone to bed?

Yes, his own bed,
downstairs in the study.

You had supper.

I waited until 9:30.

What about you?



Oh, I got something
at the hospital.

Is there any coffee
left in that pot?

Shouldn't think so.

It'll be cold anyway.

Do you want me to
make some more?

No, it's all right.

I met Major Kiley coming
out of the hospital.

We had a drink together.

Yes.

I take it you disapprove.

PATRICIA: It's
nothing to do with me.

No.

Just hope you weren't seen
by anybody in the village,

that's all.



HELEN: What on
earth do you mean?

A squire's wife and
the American major.

The gossips would
have a field day.

Oh, don't be absurd.

I'm just warning
you, that's all.

I might as well go to bed.

Now, look here, Patty.

You want to know what happened--

I feel sorry for daddy.

Kept delaying the
meal and putting

it off a little longer
and a little longer

just in case you came back.

Yes, well--

Got to talk to him.

Before I go to bed?

Yes, I should.

Tell me you met
Jim Kiley and just

had to have a drink with him.

Pat, you're being
incredibly off-hand.

It's the truth, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Seems to be pretty common
around here these days.

Most of the girls in the village
have American boyfriends.

HELEN: Sit down, Pat.

Are you an early
call tomorrow?

Shall we see you at breakfast?

I want to talk to you.

Mind if we do it
some other time, mummy?

I'm rather tired.
Sleep well.

WOMAN: [inaudible]

[baby crying]

All right.

Mommy?

WOMAN: Bet, go and put
your dressing gown on.

Benny's crying.

Yes, all right.

Tell him I'm coming.

He's hungry.

WOMAN: Yes, all right.

And he's wet.

[baby crying]

CHILD: Mommy?

[baby crying]

[inaudible] where's daddy?

Da-- daddy had to go
back to the army, Bet.

Very early, first thing.

He-- he sends his love.

Is he coming back?

No.

Tomorrow.

No.

No, not tomorrow.

Come on, Bet.

You give me a hand and
clean up all this mess.

Will Uncle Joe
be coming back now?

[inaudible] was too
damn steep coming in.

Oh, it happens,
even to the good guys.

Get it.

Look, forget it, eh?

I know, I just can't
seem to shake it.

- Seen the new intake?
- No.

Came in this morning,
a bunch of kids--

real yardbirds.

Where'd they find them?

I don't know--
grade school, I guess.

[inaudible] looked liked he
was just out of short pants.

They'll shape up.

They better had.

We were all kind of raw
when we first started.

Yeah.

So you seen the dame who
lives down by the pond?

Nope.

What happened?

Her Her husband came back.

I thought he was dead.

So did I.

[whistling]

Hey, hi!

I'm Billy Colvero.

They told me to
find a bed in here.

Elmer Jones.

Hey, well, I'm in
Captain Berwash's crew.

So maybe we'll be together.

Hey, what happened to your hand?

Oh, burned it.

Tough break, pal.

Boy, I'm sure as hell glad
I got into this group.

You are?

Oh, yeah.

It's one of the best.

I heard about this Major
Kiley back in the states.

He sounds like he's
really something.

Yeah, he's OK.

But you know, Sergeant,
I wouldn't take that bed

if I were you.
- Why not?

Is there something
wrong with it?

The locker was empty,
so I figure I'd just--

Guy who had it before.

We don't know what
happened to him.

BILLY COLVERO: I don't get it.

We bailed out over
Belgium on the last trip.

Chuck Erickson-- got
married the day before.

So I reckon you'd be
happier someplace else.

Oh, yeah.

I didn't know.

Hey, can you tell me
which one I should think?

[inaudible] the other, or
you could grab this one here.

Who had this one, then?

ELMER JONES: Guy by the
name of Mariel Batou.

Uh huh, and what--

He's dead.

Gee, thanks.

Sargeant Colegrove.

Sir.

Good to see you back, Gomer.

How's the hand?

It's OK.

Can you fire a gun?

Yeah, yeah, I guess so.

Good you got to help me
get a new crew together.

You and Sergeant Stutz.

[inaudible] me?

He's with us now?

Yeah.

At ease, Colvero.

They tell me you're
a tailgunner.

- Yes, sir.
- Training?

Three months--
Tenderfield, Florida, sir.

Oh, an old hand, huh?

Well, get this.

My name is Berwash,
and it just so

happens I happen to have the
best goddamn crew in the group.

Gotten used to it, and
I like it like that.

So if you're gonna fly with
me, you got to be good,

and I mean good.

Got it?

Yeah, sir.

Tailgun is the most
important defensive position

in the entire ship.

It's also the most dangerous.

So if yo foul up once, I might
manage to forget about it.

Then again, I might not.

You foul up twice,
you're out, OK?

Yes sir.

Good.

Oh, one last thing.

Don't let Elmer here fool you.

He may look sleepy,
but he's the best

gunner you'll ever fly with.
- Yes, sir!

See you later, Colvero.

Hey!

You think he liked me?

I wouldn't bet on it.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Doctor Dereham.

[phone chatter]

Oh yes, hello, Jack.

[phone chatter]

Yes, how is she?

[phone chatter]

It's hardly surprising.

She's had a very bad shock.

[phone chatter]

She won't see anyone?

But-- but would she
see me, do you--

[phone chatter]

Well, look.

You can't force her.

She needs time.

[knocking]

Listen, I-- I'll try and pop
in on my way home tonight.

[phone chatter]

Yes, well, I'm-- I'm very fond
of Vi and I shouldn't bank--

[phone chatter]

All right.
Right, well, I'll--

I'll be around then.

Goodbye.

On duty.

I know.

I just wanted to look at you
and apologize for the damn jeep

breaking down the other night.

A nice try.

I made you so late.

Doesn't matter.

Oh, I love you.

I wish I could take
you away somewhere.

Sh.

You know I can't.

If I could get a few days--

[ringing]

Yes, Doctor Dereham.

[phone chatter]

Oh yes, yes, sister.

Sorry.

[phone chatter]

(WHISPERING) I love you.

(WHISPERING) I love you.

(WHISPERING) And
I'm not giving up.

Yeah.

Well, how are things?

How's it all going?
- All right.

You plan go sitting in?

Yes, [inaudible]
working too hard,

tiring ourselves too quickly.

Wow, of course.

We're not used to it.

Daddy, I want to talk to you.

Yes, uh, I--

I do understand how you feel.

Now assuming they give
you a clean bill of health

at the next check up, I'll--

I'll try and pull
a few strings, hm?

They'll have you in
uniform before you

can say Jack Robinson.

Daddy, you're going to
hate me for telling you this.

Telling you what?

Mother, she's
seeing Major Kylie.

Yes, I know.

You know?

Have you spoken to her about it?

No, nor do I intend to.

Why?

I don't understand.

Darling, I don't want
to hurt your feelings,

but this is something
between your mother and me.

It really isn't any
of your business.

Not going to do
anything about it?

I love your mother
Pat very much.

I think she loves me.

I know she wouldn't really
do anything to hurt us.

She's going through a
difficult time at the moment,

and we must--

we must try to understand
and be patient.

I'd really we-- rather we
didn't talk about this again.

Daddy--

And I want you to
promise me that you won't

mention this to your mother.

Don't see why she should--

I want your promise, Pat.

It's the only way if we're
ever to get her back.

I won't if that's
what you want.

Yes, that's what I want.

[knocking]

MAN: Hi.

Hello, Vi.

Sorry.

Sorry.

I asked Mrs. Dereham to
come and see you, love.

I'm perfectly all right.

I'm not ill.

Of course you're not.

I haven't come to
see you as a doctor.

Oh, you haven't heard
anything, have you?

About Chuck?

I'm afraid not.

They'll let us
know from the base

as soon as there's any news.

Major Kiley made
that quite clear.

He came to see us when
it happened, you know,

the same day.
- He's not dead.

I know he's not dead.

We're probably going
to hear very soon.

Pat wants to know when
you're coming back, Vi.

So much to do at this
time of the year.

We need you.

Sometimes, they get
taken prisoner, don't they?

Mrs. Durham was asking
when you think you would be

able to come back on the farm.

And I wouldn't mind that,
just as long as he's alive.

I never did get that
date with seaside.

I kept telling Chuck
not to make promises.

It's unlucky.

Vi, listen to me.

What you do on the
farm is just as

important is what I
do at the hospital

or as what Rosie
does at the factory.

I can't.

HELEN: Yes you can.

I'm going to come around and
see you again in a day or two,

and I expect to see
you up and about.

Good night, Vi.

Oh, Chuck.

Chuck.

And

I just can't understand it.

I mean, she's always
been a fighter.

It's not like her
just to give up.

Oh, I'm sure she
hasn't given up.

Hello, Rosie.

And Hello, Mrs. Dereham.

Oh, while you're here,
would you like a drink?

No, I--

I think I'd better
be getting back.

She's had a bad knock.

It's taken the wind out of her.

But you keep telling
her that she's needed.

Stress how important
it is [inaudible] work.

I'm sure she'll come around.

[inaudible]

Thank you, Mrs. Dereham.

Good night.

That dame looks too
good to be a doctor.

Do you think
Chuck's all right?

Truth is, we
don't know, Rosie.

Anything could have happened.

Let me give you another
plane now, Captain Berwash.

Oh, I'm a good boy.

[inaudible] B-17 to the crew.

Oh, but Elmer will still
be with you, won't he?

Oh, he'd better be.

You go and get
your supper, Rosie.

I'll take over here.

Oh, I'm all right, dad.

Oh, run along, Rosie.

Good night, [inaudible].

That's a good girl
you got there, Jack.

Aye, they're both good girls.

Still think you're right
to let Vi get married, Jack?

Yes, I do.

OK, so what if Rosie
there comes to you next week

and says she wants to marry
Elmer or any one of them?

Would you let her?

A fair question, Jack.

No, next week is next week.

Sufficient unto the day.

Let them all get
married and we'll have

a whole town full of widows.

I've got a fair
question for you, Mark.

It's about Stan.

I just hate to see Vi
hurting the way she is, Jack.

Lay off, Fred.

Stand Bilton?

JACK: Yes.

Well, what's the
question, Jack?

Did you know that he was
seen this morning catching

the early bus to Ipswich?

No, I didn't.

So what?

So he had his uniform
on, his kit bag,

all his gear, and a suitcase.

if you're interested.

Hey, still glad you're
a tailgunner, Billy?

Yep.

We were lucky.

This is about the
easiest trip we've had.

Won't be like that.
- I hope not.

I want to see some action.

Stick around, kid.

There'll be plenty.

SOLDIER: [inaudible] Colvero!

Colvero, sir.

Get your ass over here fast.

How'd you like your
first mission, kid?

I like just fine.
Thank you, sir.

Well, sorry we didn't
run any fighters for you.

Try and do better
for you next time.

That's OK, captain.

What you got there?

That's my flack jacket, sir.

Just take it off, did you?

Yeah, I guess so.

You were wearing it during
the mission, weren't you?

Weren't you?

No, I guess not.

You goddamn little fool.

What the hell do you think
we're doing up there?

That's no high school picnic
we're going up there for.

If you run into some
fighters, you'd be praying.

You want to stay with
this group, Sergeant?

Oh, yes, sir.

Well, get this.

You wear that
jacket at all times,

and I mean all times,
during the mission.

And just To help you
remember, if I so much as hear

that you're taken that jacket
off at any time in the next two

days, I'll have you transferred
out of this group so fast,

you won't know what's
happened to you.

Am I making myself clear?

Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Even in bed?

In bed?

In the john, Colvero.

And make it a week.

Thank you, sir.

He's a nice guy when
you get to know him.

Some of the new boys
are pretty raw, Jim.

We need more time to train them.
- There's no way, Ruth.

These greenhorns will just
have to learn on the job.

They're not shaping
up too badly.

That Berwash--
- Berwash.

Has he gotten over the
loss of his plane yet?

Mmm, he's OK now.

Major's tough as they come.

You don't have to
worry about him.

I worry about them all.

I even worry about
you, [inaudible]..

Me?

Yeah, you.

When was the last time you
took a couple of days off?

I don't need days off.

All your men I've ever worked
with have needed days off.

What makes you so different?
Well, Major?

Well, I guess I could
use a weekend pass.

COLONEL: Good.

Make it so, huh?

Sure.

Look, I know who runs
things around here.

And I don't kid myself just
because I'm the Colonel.

I'm doing all the work.

But I think I could manage
for a couple of days on my own

without fouling things up.

What do you say?

Colonel, you got
yourself a job.

Major Kiley!

Oh, good afternoon, sister.

We don't have any of your men
still with us, do we, Major?

No.

No, I-- I believe not.
- Oh, major.

Oh, Dr. Dereham.

HELEN: I'm so glad
you could make it.

I wanted to talk to
the major for a moment.

There's a meeting next week
of the hospital's liaison

committee and they're
worried that we

were taking too many of the
casualties from the base.

Wouldn't you say we
were managing perfectly

well, Doctor?

Yes, well, I think
that that's the problem.

Some of the other
hospitals in the area

want to do their bit too.

That will be all, sister.

Thank you.

That sounded pretty good.

Is it true?

True enough.

I wasn't expecting you.

MAJOR KILEY: What
are you laughing at?

Your face just now.

For a moment there, I couldn't
think of a single reason

why I was visiting the hospital
at 4:30 in the afternoon.

Oh, I think
Sister knows anyway.

She's nobody's fool.

Something I wanted to ask you.

Yes?

Rufus has ordered me
to take the weekend off.

Can you get away?

I've got a meeting
this weekend in Norich.

Can you get out of it?

Well, I suppose I could.

Could take a car,
get away to the sea.

You want to, don't you?

Oh, yes.

[knocking]

Wait outside.

I heard Stan's gone.

Yes.

Back to the army?

Back to his mum's--

Ruby's.

Then back to the
army, I suppose.

This time, he's gone for good.

That for me?

Yes.

Oh, it doesn't matter.

What does it say?

You're here now.

Do you want to sit down?

OK.

Kids all right?

What happened?

Saturday night.

Saturday night, I got
drunk, very drunk--

deliberate.

He'd been building up
to it ever since he

got home the first day.

He tried to get me drunk too.

Why?

Can't you guess?

I was his wife, he said,
and it was my duty.

Mac, I-- I couldn't.

I told him I couldn't.

I wouldn't.

He called me everything
he could think of.

Then in the morning,
he was gone.

Cleared his things out before
me and the kids were awake.

Look.

I never want to see you or the
kids again as long as I live.

[inaudible], I made a promise.

You can see what he says.

He won't come back.

How do we know?

How do we really know?

Don't you understand?

If I break my promise to
Stan, he'll have a right

to break his promise to me.

A deal's a deal.

Deal?

Well, that night
after the fight,

I promised Stan I wouldn't come
back here if he promised me

he wouldn't hurt you.

[honking]

I gotta go.

You know how I feel about
you, but I promised Stan.

I got it in Ipswich.

Ripley's, 34 and 11.

What do you think?

How many coupons?

Four.

Flossie!

Oh, it's very nice,
and it suits you.

I couldn't resist it!

Don't tell dad.

You coming down later?

You can manage
without me, can't you?

Well, yeah.

I just thought-- you're going
to have to face people one day,

you know.

I know.

ROSIE: Everyone's
asking after you.

They saw [inaudible] today.

You know the one she
was going out with.

VI: Mario.

Yeah, he was
killed on the same--

Yes!

Is she all right?

Well, she's helping
out in the shop now,

so I suppose she must be.

Oh, Vi.

I wish there was
something I could do.

[knocking]

Got a visitor for you, Vi.

Captain Berwash!

Rosie, we're very
busy downstairs.

Give us a hand?

Yes, dad.

Like your blouse, Rosie.

Is it new?

Yeah, no.

Well, almost.

CAPTAIN BERWASH:
Looks real pretty.

Come along, Rosie.

I'm just coming.

Shall we see you
later, Captain Berwash?

I hope so.

Well, good night
for now, then.

It's very nice
of you to come--

I didn't want to
come and see you.

Figured it would just
be a waste of time.

The way you're acting
now, all you're doing

is proving all I ever
said about our guys

marrying English girls
is the goddamn truth.

I'm sorry.

Well, I really--

I've always been against it.

You knew that.

Go out with him.

Do what the hell
you like with them.

But don't let him fall in love
with you and don't marry him.

That's the way I see it.

Well, in that case--

CAPTAIN BERWASH: What
the hell am I doing here?

When your pa told me that
after what happened to Chuck,

you were staying in your
room and wouldn't come out,

you know what I said?

That's what happens
if you get involved.

And I went back to base feeling
pretty pleased with myself.

Then I got to thinking how
Chuck had always said maybe

that was true about most girls.

But you were different.

You were something special.

Whatever happened to him,
you wouldn't give up.

They do him proud.

And you know, for
some crazy reason,

I hope like hell you would
because he was worth it.

How about that?

You know what I'm
going to do right now?

I'm going to go downstairs
and ask your father to send

me up a couple of drinks--

one for you and one for me.

And I'm going to wait
downstairs in that bar

until you come down
if it takes all night.

You understand me
[inaudible] Vi?

Would you?

So I suppose fog or mist
only makes things worse.

Oh, sure.

Sometimes it's really difficult
to know where you are.

A few days ago, a couple of our
guys landed over at Nebbishaw.

They swear they didn't know
they were in the wrong place

until they got to
the debriefing room.

I suppose one
airfield looks much

like another from up there.
- [inaudible]

Same thing happened to me.

I--

BARTENDER: [inaudible] Vi?

Drink's got your name on it.

Thank you, Captain Berwash.

Hello, darling.

You're home early.

Oh, there wasn't much on.

The others can cope.

See the paper?

10th core entered
Naples yesterday

under Dick [inaudible].

Didn't you want to go in?

It's getting rather cold.

No, no, no.
Not yet.

No, this is a good spot.

You get the last of the sun.

Well--

Hey.

Nice to see you.

It's not often we get a
chance to sit and talk.

Aye, we seem to
be busy these days.

I'm sorry.

Oh, darling, don't be.

You're doing valuable work.

If it means I can't see as
much of you as I'd like,

that's a small
sacrifice to make.

You're very understanding.

Am I?

I hardly know what's going
on at the farm anymore.

Is Pat managing all
right with Vi away?

Oh yes, she's, um,
holding the fort.

She seems preoccupied,
withdrawn somehow.

Oh, really?

I hadn't noticed.

Ah, perhaps it's just
me, my imagination.

After all, you see her
much more than I do.

Yes.

Wish she had some
friends of her own age.

She hardly ever goes out.

Darling, she's not the sort
that likes going to parties.

There's no harm in that.

That's not what I meant.

She's all right.

Leave her alone.

Oh, I wasn't going to
have a confrontation.

Or should I?

Should we?

I like the way the sun
catches those leaves.

Yes, beautiful.

MAN: It's always be my favorite
time of the year, the autumn.

Get away this
weekend, don't you?

RONALD: Yes, I've got
that meeting in Norich.

I could get out of it.

No, no, no, you go.

[inaudible]

Here you are.

I was wondering
where you got to.

I've just heard a
phone call from Vi.

She's coming back on Monday.

Oh!

I am glad.
- Good, good.

She's, um, she's feeling
all right now, then.

Apparently.

Too cold out here.

I'll take you in.

Well, we finally
finished lifting

the beat, which is a mercy.

Now we've got to start
cargint it tomorrow.

I hate that.

It goes on forever.

[interposing voices]

[harmonica music]

How long you got to wear that?

Four more days.

Take it off when
you're in here.

Are you kidding?

We won't tell.

[inaudible] If he
found out, I'd be

out of the crew like that.

[harmonica music]

Why don't you come
into town tonight?

In this thing?

Oh yeah.

Too bad!

[harmonica music]

Where are you
from, [inaudible]??

- New York City.
- Oh yeah?

How about that?

Guy who had this bed before?
Mario?

He was from New York.

Oh yeah?

Hey, what you do?

- Oh, you know, lots of things.
- Yeah?

Like-- like what?

Oh, a few jobs.

I worked in a soda
fountain for a while.

A soda jerk!
Hey, me too!

COLVERO: Oh yeah?

Yeah, I thought
it'd be real easy,

but they had me running
around that place.

Hey, where'd you say it was?

What?

The soda fountain.

The soda fountain
where you worked.

Oh, corner of Seventh
Avenue and 34th Street.

Oh, yeah, nice place.

COLVERO: Yeah.
SERGEANT: Hey, Colvero.

Yeah, here.

Captain Berwash wants to see
you in the debriefing room.

He says to make it fast.

Well, yeah, OK.

I'm coming.

What do you think, Elmer?

Oh, skipper will tell
him to take his flack

jacket off, what else?
- You know something?

What?

He's a pretty funny
guy, that Colvero.

I like him.

Oh, me too.

Only he didn't work
in no soda fountain

on the corner of Seventh
Avenue and 34th Street.

Why not?

Because there ain't
no soda fountain

on the corner of Seventh
Avenue and 34th Street.

That's why not.

Maybe he got the street wrong.

Eh, maybe.

Something funny about
him all the same.

KILEY: Reminds me of home--

a summer place on Cape
Cod, just like this.

HELEN: You get homesick?

KILEY: Sometimes.

Places more than people.

I don't miss the
kind of life I had.

I'd forgotten how
much I miss the sea.

Used to take Pat every summer
to Cornwall when she was little.

Careful.

OK.

KILEY: Sometimes I
thank God for the war.

I'd have gone on fooling around
forever if I hadn't enlisted.

Oh, I don't suppose
you would have.

You didn't know me then.

Wouldn't have
liked me very much.

Ever read "The Great Gatsby?"

I always thought Gatsby
was rather a romantic figure.

Well, not in real life.

Ducks and Drakes--

we used to play that.

It's getting cold.

My brother and I
when we were little.

Shall we go back?

Yes.

Yes.

God you're beautiful.

When I look at your eyes,
everything seems to make sense.

I feel as if I've
been running around

in circles looking for something
I wasn't even sure existed.

Sound crazy?

I love you.

I love you.

Look, I talked to the
guy down on personnel.

He says there ain't
nothing about what

he did before he enlisted.

But I mean, there's loads of
guys never had a steady job.

You know what I think?

I think he's in
trouble with the cops.

Where do you get
that stupid idea?

Listen.

Whenever we get to talking
about things back home,

he just clams up on me like
he was hiding something.

You reckon he's some
kind of a criminal?

Well, suppose the guy
is a part of a dope ring

or maybe he's a jewel thief.

Or a cat burglar.

Yeah.

Hey, how about a
hitman for the mafia?

Yeah, well I suppose he--

OK, wise guy, but
there's something

funny about him all the
same and I'd sure as hell

like to know what it is.

COLVERO: Hey guys!

Yeah, just seen the skipper.

Oh boy do I feel good.

Well, if it's all
right, I'd like to start

straight away this afternoon.

All right, I should
say so, yes, but--

[inaudible] man
form the agricultural

committee was here earlier.
Did he find you?

Hello, Vi.

Yes, it appears he wants
us to plow with a seven acre.

I don't much like
the idea of that.

[inaudible]

That field's been
a paddock for as long

as I can remember, hm?

Still, it's not all gloom.

Vi's come back to us.

Good.

RONALD: And she wants
to start this afternoon.

Right, are we
still cutting sugar

beat, my least favorite job?

There's lunch in the kitchen.
- Hm.

Yeah, Vi can come back with us,
and then you can take her out.

Right.

Oh, I want to go into
the village later.

I hear Albert [inaudible]
got some hair grips.

Oh, finally!

What did you tell him?

Oh, I said I'd think about it.

I'm not making any
decisions before I've

spoken to your mother.

Right, she hasn't been
near the farm in months.

Shouldn't think she cares
one way or the other.

[inaudible]

It's been rather a strain
for Pat managing on her own.

She'll be glad to have you back.

Well, come on, let's
see what Nanny's managed

to find for lunch, shall we?

Whoops.

Uh.

All right?

[inaudible]

[knocking]

Mummy?

Mummy!

SALLY: All right!

Mummy!

For goodness sake,
keep your voice down!

It's Uncle Joe!

What?

Only Uncle Joe
knocks like that.

What?

Betty-- Be-- Betty, you--
you better go upstairs

and keep an eye on William.

Betty, upstairs.

I couldn't keep away, Sal.

Not again.

Mac!

I don't know what we're
going to do about Stan.

Mac, don't you understand?

He doesn't want me.

Not anymore.

Well, all I know
is I want you.

Uncle Joe!

Uncle Joe!

Hello, princess!

Oh, hey, now.

Watch out!

You're going to
strangle me to death.

You want to wait them?

Yes, I think we'll give
her half an hour or so.

Shouldn't even think
she's at the hospital.

She's probably out
somewhere with Major Kiley.

Pat, please.

Now you're getting
angry with me

because I tell you the truth.

You never get angry with her.

No, that is not true!

We've hardly
seen her this week!

She says it's because she's
busy caring for the sick.

Well, why can't you stay--
- Now that's enough.

I won't have you talk like
that about your mother.

If you can't control your
tongue, then shut up.

All right, I'll shut up.

The only person I care about
in this whole wretched business

is you.

All I do is make you angry.

Oh Pat, please.

I'd only [inaudible]
if you don't mind.

I can't bear to see
you hurt like that.

I'm sorry.

I'll see you later.

Sorry to disturb you, sir.

There's a lady
asking to see you.

A lady?

Yes, sir-- a Miss Dereham.

She said you'd want to see her.

A Miss Dereham?

SERGEANT: Yes, sir.

OK, Sergeant.
Bring her in.

Miss Dereham, sir.

Hello, Pat.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Sit down for a minute.

I know I shouldn't have come.

As a matter of fact, I
didn't think you'd be here.

I was trying to prove something.

KILEY: Prove what?

Doesn't matter.

I expect you know
what I've come about.

No, I don't.

You're having an affair
with my mother, aren't you?

- Now just a minute.
- Please don't deny it.

I've spoken to her about it.

Does Hell know you're here?

No, but we've talked.

I want you to stop seeing her.

It isn't fair on my father.

I know he behaves
as if nothing--

Pat--

PAT: --was happening,
but he knows.

Pat, will you just hang on?

PAT: Can you imagine what
it's like from sitting

there in his chair?

Will you listen
to me for a minute?

The first thing you
have to understand

is that I love your mother.

I'm not just fooling around.

I didn't think you were.

There's something else
which is just as important.

I believe your mother loves me.

Oh, it's not something either
of us wanted to happen.

There's no point in pretending.

It won't just go away,
even if we wanted it to.

Pat, I'm sorry about this,
but these things happen.

You've just got to be grown up
about it and try to understand.

I can't promise to
stop seeing Helen.

I don't think I could keep
my promise even if I did.

- Don't treat me like a child.
- I didn't mean to.

Why, Jim?

It's so unfair.

I think I'd better go.

Should I come with you?

No, I'm all right.

I shouldn't have come here.

You must think I'm a
real pain in the ass.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

Just can't help it.

I don't know what to do anymore.

Come on, I'll take you home.

OK.

Yes, thanks.

[inaudible] shove off, then.

I'm sorry, Jim.

For what?

Take care of yourself.

Nanny!

Come in, Miss Patricia!

Major Kiley brought
me home in his jeep.

Oh, come in!
Come in, sir.

[inaudible]

Pat, I really
have to get back.

We'll have that man
Monday reporting us.

RONALD: Who is it, Nanny?

NANNY: It's Miss
Patricia and Major Kiley.

RONALD: Ask him to come in.

Come in.

Come in, sir.

Quick, quick.

Quick!

This way.

Oh, Your is on the kitchen
table, Miss Patricia.

In here, Major.

Major Kiley.

RONALD: Thank you, Nanny.

Nanny will take care of Pat.

Thank you for bringing her home.

Was glad to.

Will-- will you have a drink?

We still seem to have
some whiskey here.

Helen's gone to bed.

She-- she's on
early call tomorrow.

Yes Thanks.

I suppose Pat tried
to see you at the base.

KILEY: That's right.

Yes, I'm sorry about that.

She was rather upset earlier on.

She shouldn't have involved you.

I'm involved anyway, Major.

Yes, I dare say.

Do you think it would do
any good to talk about that?

I think we have
to talk about it.

I love your wife.

Yes.

I've known about
that for some time.

- You've--
- No, no, not from Helen.

Might have been better
if she and I could

have talked it over, but I--

I find that kind of thing
rather difficult, Major.

[inaudible]

Please don't say
anything, old man.

I-- I can't say I'm
very happy about this,

but the most important thing
is that Helen should be,

do you see?

What I'm trying to say is
that I won't stand in the way.

I'll give Helen her freedom
if that's what she wants.

So I don't think there's very
much more to say, is there?

God damn it.

OK, Major.

You win.

I won't see her again.

I'll get the hell out,
transfer to another group.

Do me a favor.

Don't tell her we
talked like this.

Oh no, of course not.

All right, are you
sure that this--

No, I'll-- I'll--

I'll write to her,
make up some excuse.

Your wife's a fine woman.

But I guess you don't
need me to tell you that.

Good night, Major.

Good night.