Wish Me Luck (1987–1990): Season 2, Episode 3 - Episode #2.3 - full transcript

Vivien and Gordon get rid of the 'Milice' woman's body as Colin escapes to Spain. As Cad and Faith consider who should replace him Liz volunteers,having caught Laurence in bed with another woman and agreed to a divorce and custody of daughter Vicky. She also rows with Kit and they part on bad terms. Whilst Emily seeks an abortion Vivien's reason for coming to France is revealed - nineteen years earlier she had a daughter whom she gave up for adoption and now asks local priest Father Giraud to help her trace her.

[droning music playing]

[theme music]

Andre?

Andre?

Andre, are you hurt?

Andre, answer me.

She's pretty badly hurt.

[music playing]

[hammering metal]

This far.

Here.



[stomping]

It's done.

You had to do it.

She would have killed
you, wouldn't she?

Yes.

Ah, thank you.

Here, drink this.

It'll make you feel better.

[sighs] If he just--

you just took someone to die.

It's over Forget it.

So pretty.

Oh, Andre!

Think back to your training.



Pull yourself together.

Ah, monsieur, you helped
us before I think.

My friend needs a
bed for a few nights.

He's not well.
- Why?

What's the matter with him?

Is he injured?

No.

Then what-- what's he done?

Hiding a few guns is
one thing, but a man--

Any true Frenchmen would help
this man without any questions.

Joseph was wrong about you.

A-- forgive me, madame.

You see, my sons--

they were both--
don't worry, madame.

My wife will take good
care of your friends.

Thank you.

[soft music playing]

That type-- they always crack.

Of all the stupid things to do.

Sat there like a jelly on
a plate with a dead frog.

Just as well Solange came by
and we got the thing sorted out.

Yes.

But Gaspard, did you
wonder why she went there?

Messages-- the
girl's a courier.

Well, yes.

And she had some news from me.

So I'd better tell you now.

Well, make it good, girl.

I could do with a break.

Sorry.

The thing is I seem
to be pregnant.

[daunting music playing]

What?

Pregnant

Bloody hell.

That's all we need.

A new radio operator because
she's got herself up the stick.

What a bloody shambles!
- I'm sorry, but I'm not going--

They'll have to
send us a new man.

But I don't want to--

And arrange a pick up for you.

Don't you worry,
we'll get you home.

Will you listen to me.

I'm not going back, not
when I've just got settled

and when I'm really needed.

And what are you
going to do, girl?

You're going to get as
big as a bloody bus.

Look, it will be impossible
to arrange a doctor.

And a nurse and
mother in the field--

it's just not on, lass.

I'm not leaving my post--

whatever it takes.

Right.

I'll let the knobs in
London work this one out.

CAD: Good god.

Now I've heard everything.

Well, at least she wants
to stay in the field.

Wants to stay out there?

Hopelessly naive.

Gil will have a field day--

after all the battles we had
getting women agents approved.

She's an inexperienced
young girl, Cad.

Too experienced if you ask me.

It's Emily Whitbread--

Zoey.

She thinks she may be
six-weeks pregnant.

Oh, god.

What's the
position on recruits?

There's nobody ready.

There's nobody near ready.

[phone ringing]

Her boyfriend might have
taken better care of her.

Oh, she doesn't want
him to know about it.

And she wants to go on working.

There might be a way.

A backstreet abortion?

That's too big of
a security risk.

No, no There are some
tablets that she can take.

They're rather unofficial.

I think they have to be
taken before eight weeks.

And they'd get rid of it?

Bring it on, yes,
with a bit of luck.

It wouldn't be very pleasant.

But would Emily do it?
She's a Catholic.

Oh, damn!

Well, she might
if she understood

how important it is to us.

Look, we've got two drops
tomorrow-- areas 2 and 7.

Well, it might be possible.

Well, make it possible.

I'm sorry, but the
situation in area 7

is bad enough without
complications like this.

That poor girl, what on earth
will she be going through now?

I know.

I just hope I can get this
stuff today for her sake.

I'll do it, Faith.

Give me the medical file.

Well, we certainly need
a full moon tomorrow.

Mm.

Well I'll get
these, and then I've

got to tie up some loose
ends for those agents

flying out to area 2.

You don't mind seeing
Phillipe and Gerard?

Oh, no.

Of course not.

You don't have to take
on so much, you know.

No, really, I want to.

I had a call from
Kit this morning.

He told me things were
finished between you.

Yes.

[soft music playing]

Hello.

I expected you home earlier.

I had to drive out
of London to collect

some emergency supplies.

I've had a beast
of a day, Laurence.

I suppose a phone call
was too much to hope for.

Well, I did try at about 7.

You weren't in.

Yes, well there wasn't
anything to eat in the house.

Oh, god.

I'm sorry.

Did you get some dinner?

Eventually.

Did you?

I wasn't hungry.

Lo-- I'm sorry.

I'm going to have to be out
again tomorrow, all night.

And then I better go
straight on to HQ.

We're sending some
new people out.

SOLANGE: You know
what they're asking?

EMILY: Yes.

And I've already decided.

Don't you want to have it?

I can't start
thinking about that.

You've got to think.

You must put the baby first.

Let them send someone else out.

You saw the message--
there isn't anyone else.

Listen.

If you do this, you will regret
it for the rest of your life.

- You can't know that.
- I can.

Oh, yes, I can.

It happened to me.

I was about your age.

My dancing days with
a bun in the oven.

What did you do?

A friend helped me.

It was before I met Johnny.

I hid away in the country--

a very quiet little place.

You had the baby.

She was taken
away and adopted.

They didn't even show her to me.

Oh, you said you'd
never had any children.

[chuckles]

Johnny always thought
it was me that couldn't.

Well, it's too late now.

It never occurred to me that
I wouldn't have another child.

Go home and have it.

Do what you really want.

But I don't know
what I really want.

Do you love Miles?

I do miss him.

SOLANGE: What about your church?

Don't, Solange.

God, women's lives.

[soft music playing]

I know how much
you disapprove,

but I've got to do it.

I'm scared, Solange.

May I speak to
Father Giraud please?

Father, I have to see you.

It's very important.

No, I can't talk
on the telephone.

Very well.

Can you come here?

In the afternoon.

Goodbye.

Solange, you're late.

I know.

You should be there by now.

Bring the bike around the back.

Did you see Zoey?

Yeah, she's making
a big mistake.

It's her choice.

She's got no choice.

We need her.

To you, she's just a piece of
machinery-- she's not a person!

Don't talk rubbish.

[planes flying]

Bells, they're here already.

[music playing]

Right.

So these are fir you, Gerard.

Oh, god.

Phillipe, the girl I flew out
with had a ticket to the local

[inaudible] in her pocket.

It happens.

Oh, look where you're going.

What's wrong?

From Antoine, area 2-- we've
got to stop them leaving.

- Good, we have the go of it.
- Yes.

Well, now we've
had a cancellation.

It's some sort of leak.

Germans are waiting for them.

Oh, come on!

I'm sure they've left
the holding station.

[music playing]

I thought we were
promised seven men?

They couldn't get here.

It wasn't safe.

Jesus, we're probably going
to get to the spot in the bed

before dark.

Come on, man!

This is my [inaudible].

Look at that.

I mean, look at it.

[quietly sobbing]

Andre, what is it?

What's the matter?

Local.

Pure local.

You look after him.

I'll organize the men.

Sh.

I'm sorry.

I'll just get some things.

[theme music]

[theme music]

[phone ringing]

Liz?

Hello, Faith.

I couldn't think of
anywhere else to go.

What's happened?

So what happened?

Well, after the drop was
canceled, I then went home.

And Laurence was in
bed with some woman.

Oh, Liz.

They were lying in our bed.

Well, whoever she was, to
bring her home like that--

I wonder how-- how
many times he's done

that-- brought somebody's
back while I wasn't there.

[laughs] Well, it
serves me right.

I thought I knew him.

Except that there he
was, acting the injured

and innocent all the time.

And all the time [inaudible]
I was feeling so damn guilty.

Poor Laurence.

Poor, poor Laurence.

If I'd known, then Kit
and I could be together.

But I thought that it
was probably better if--

oh, what a bloody mess!

Well, now it's too
late for everything.

It's just too late.

GASPARD: That drop was
a complete shambles.

It's a miracle we
got anything away.

They're going to come
and get me, aren't they?

They're certain to.

What?

Uh, the drop wasn't set up.

That's all.

Oh, well, what
are we going to do?

We've got a job to
do here, you know.

I don't bloody know
what we're going to do!

Ah, I can't think
straight at the moment.

I can't seem to sleep.

We need to step up
to sabotage training.

That's long overdue.

And Christ knows the
French need organizing.

Should've killed me really.

It would have been
a lot simpler.

What?

Yeah, I'll just wait here.

I'll wait for them
to come get me.

For Christ's sake.

You're a security risk, pal.

London's got to be told.

You're not getting
any better, are you?

I just see her
face, that's all.

She won't let go.

Like I said, we've
got a job to do.

So I'm taking over.

[music playing]

Agreed?

We've got six
of them in stock.

But if you want--

It's dead as a doornail.

Michael will
have a look at it.

Could I have an estimate?

Oh, he could
probably do that now.

Come through.

Thank you.

It's all right, Uncle Ian.

It's in there.
And one other thing--

Gaspard has decided
he's leader for now.

What's the matter with Andre?

He's in a bad way
after last night.

He's really not well.

Gaspard wants them
to send a pick up.

But he might get better.

Ah, not if he
stays here, I reckon.

Gaspard is leader?

Think it over, Zoey.

It's not too late.

[soft music playing]

Thank you, monsieur.

Goodbye.

Ah, a letter from you family?

No, it's from my boyfriend.

Excuse me.

LAURENCE: You had said
you wouldn't be home.

The flight was canceled.

God, how many other times?

We didn't have
anywhere else to go.

And how many other women?

Oh, don't be ridiculous,
also insulting.

Alice is not other women.

But in our bed.

Well, what's so
sacred above that?

You've been deceiving
me for months.

Did you think I hadn't noticed?

No, don't try to blame
me for everything.

Well, actually, it
wasn't months, Laurence.

We had very little
time together.

Who is she?

She works at the war office.

Her husband was killed in '41.

So all those trips away--

Sometimes.

Alice works as a
driver and a secretary.

Hmm, that's cozy.

She has a young son--

a 7-year-old.

I've got to do the
decent thing, Liz.

I want to marry her.

I feel very badly about
the position she's in.

She's a respectable
woman and a fine mother.

I'm sure you can see it's--

where will you stay?

Well, I don't think that's
got anything to do with you.

Oh,of course.

With him.

No, not with him.

Because I sent him away--

for Vicky's sake and for you.

You don't expect me
to believe that, do you?

Well, you can
believe what you like.

You didn't used
to be so cynical.

I had to learn to distrust
you to live with all the lies.

What that job's done to you.

It was the work
that dug me out

from the drawing-room cushions.

I came back from Cairo
to find a stranger--

you ignored me.

All I ever wanted was
a wife to come home to.

A wife?

I waited.

I gave you every chance.

He was someone you
worked with, wasn't he?

Well, that isn't relevant now.

I've finished it so
that we could try again.

Were you together in France?

- For a while, but we--
- What's his name?

Oh, for God's sake,
you're not in court.

And you keep him out of this.

That may not be possible.

You see, you wronged me first.

Look, you can have
you divorce, Laurence.

I'm not going to
stand in your way.

[planes flying]

But I want to tell Vicky myself.

She's been through
enough already!

What do you mean?

By my sending her
to boarding school?

By you going away,
by deserting her!

You're not fit to be
a mother-- not now.

You stopped putting her
first, as well as me.

She deserves better.

Alice is a wonderful
mother-- devoted.

No, Laurence.

Vicky needs a proper
mother, not one with your kind

of priorities.

We shall have her.

You can't do that.

I won't let you.

Then I'll drag the whole
story through the courts.

That would destroy Vicky.

Well, you know
what to do then.

[soft music playing]

[knocking]

Ah. you are here.

Are you going out today?

Yes, I must.

I have someone to meet.

I'm not much of a nanny, am I?

[laughter] I was
wondering, where do I

get a bus for [inaudible]?

Town square, I think.

Look, you will be
careful, won't you?

[cow mooing]

[music playing]

I want you to check on
Emily at her safe house.

Today?

Yes.

You see she's all
right, and stay with her

if that's what she needs.

Let me know how she gets on.

Damn.

Sorry, Zoey.

You'll have to wait.

[music playing]

Good morning, Faith.

I'm afraid I've got
to take today off.

I have to go and see Vicky.

Laurence can't actually
do anything to her, Liz.

He can't spirit
her away from you.

Well, I'm not so sure.

But you're her mother.

Well, anyway, it has
been me that tells her.

Area 7 again,
Andre's in a bad way.

What's wrong with him?

He's having some sort
of breakdown-- a danger

to everyone apparently.

Well, we've got
to get him back.

Yes, but who in the devil are
we going to get to replace him?

What's in the training report?

There's nobody
until next month.

Then we really are stuck.

Look, I'm sorry, but I've
really got to catch that train.

Yes, yes.

You go, Liz.

- Who's she after?
- Her daughter.

Oh, yes.

Look, better get on
to DF section away.

Let's see what ideas they can
come up with for getting Andre

out quickly.

Maybe the Spanish route.

Although there have been a
lot of interceptions lately.

Well, whatever they can
fix up quick, we will buy it.

But Gaspard has taken over
for now, but he's not right.

None of them have the
experience to be leader.

What about Solange?

Oh, she's far too untested.

We don't know what
she's capable of yet.

[music playing]

Ah!

[sobbing]

It's all right.

I'm home.

You've being sick
every day this week.

You're pregnant, aren't you?

I was.

But what's the mess?
You're losing it?

Yes.

Well, why didn't you tell me?

I'm sorry.

I don't want to be any trouble.

Oh, you silly girl.

What do you think I'm here for?

You've taken
something, have you?

- Yes.
- What was it?

I--

Oh, your people
should be here.

How could they leave
you alone like this?

It doesn't matter.
I've got to get it over with.

- Yeah.
- Ah!

All right.
Lean on me.

All right.

Hang on.

Don't be frightened.

God will look after you.

[sobbing]

Father's got some pain
killers I'll be right back.

Just hang on.

Marie?

Oh, Annette.

ANNETTE: What's wrong with Zoey?

It's just a touch of color.

Something's disagreed with her.

Oh, you must be careful.

Morphine won't be
right for that.

Can I help?

Do you want me to
fetch the doctor?

Oh, it's kind of you,
Annette, but no thanks.

You must be careful.

It might be something she
brought back from the tropics.

Annette, you know we
can't afford a doctor.

It's just a stomach
pain, that's all.

I'll let you know
how she is later.

[heavy breathing]

[soft music playing]

Looking better.

Where are your pain killers?

I'll get them.

These people are barbarians.

Fancy leaving her alone
at a time like this.

[non-english speech]

[baby crying]

LAURENCE (VOICEOVER): You're not
fit to be a mother-- not now.

[music playing]

LIZ: Father.

I'm sorry you've had to wait.

You don't remember me?

Well, it was nearly
20 years ago.

So much has happened
in recent times.

I was very young.

I had a child.

You advised me to have her
adopted, my daughter, Yvette.

You must know her.

You must have watched
her growing up,

the daughter of Andrea
Marguerite Murrow

She must be almost 19 now.

Of course, I knew her well.

[laughs] But I'm sorry to say
they've moved away from here.

Oh.

Three or four years ago,
when the war began, of course

I knew her well, Yvette Murrow.

If I remember right, she
was baptized Yvette Terase--

a lovely girl.

I was sorry when they
moved away from here.

Where did they go?

Father, I must know.

As anyone these days.

So many lost and scattered.

I'm sorry.

I lost my husband.

The Germans killed him.

I was unable to
have more children.

Yvette is all I have.

If I could help you, I would.

But--

To know that she's
safe, that things

have turned out well for her--

that's all I've thought about.

You understand?

Mm hmm.

And she has has her own life--

the mother, the father.

I only want to see her.

Please.

Someone must know where
the family's gone.

All right.

I'll make some inquiries.

Thank you, Father.

You are absolutely certain?

You've made up your mind?

Yes.

And it's not just
because of your marriage?

No, that's finished.

And I've decided that Laurence
and Alice will be able to give

Vicky more than I.
She's going to be much,

much better off without me.

As you know, we
never send our people

who know the set up here.

It's one of our golden rules.

But you also know that area 7 is
in great disarray-- no leader,

vital work to be carried out.

Frankly, you're the
answer I'm looking for.

We're in a hell of a mess.

You'll be dropped right
into the middle of it.

When do I leave?

[music playing]

We have an aircraft
available in two nights time.

Good.

I'll be on it.

[theme music]

GASPARD: You had
clear instructions.

What the hell do you think
you're playing at leaving

Zoey to cope on her own.

LIZ: She went ahead and took it?

Is she all right?

Just about.

And no thanks to you.
- I told her to wait.

I told you to be there.

You disobeyed orders.

Why?
- How do you know--

I also told you to
let me know how she was.

So when I didn't hear
anything, I got worried--

so worried I took the risk
of going there myself.

Must have been crazy.

So come on.
Explain yourself.

Hold on, Gaspard,
I met this guy

I used to know before the war.

He could be very useful to us.

He's in the wine trade.

Guy de Lupiac.

He'll help us with money.

When did you meet this man?

Day before yesterday.

So when I gave
you your orders,

you already knew you were
going to disobey them

and you said nothing?

We had already
arranged to meet.

I was wrong.

What is all this?

What were you doing in
the town hall two weeks ago?

Making a contract--

Andre's orders.

I do what Andre says.

No one has told me to obey you.

What makes you think you've
got some God-given right

to act the big boots just
because you're a bloke?

I'm in charge of
this section now--

London's cleared it.

Andre is--

Andre is finished here.

They've arranged a safe passage
for him out through Spain.

And if we weren't in
such a bloody mess,

I'd send you back home with him.

Tomorrow, you take him
on the bus to Limone.

You'll have clear instructions.

Will you obey them?

OK, boss.

FAITH: I don't care
if she did volunteer,

you should have turned her down.
- All right.

So I'm taking a chance.

She knows far too much about
other areas, I know that.

It isn't just that.

Liz has just lost everything.

She has no reason
to come back alive.

What would the
psychologist make of that?

A similar motivation
worked well for Kit Vanston

and others, Solange for example.

Oh, Liz is different.

To you perhaps.

God knows we need her out there.

She's a damn good agent.

She's deeply
disturbed at the moment.

You've given her
no time to think.

Tomorrow indeed.
- I'm sorry, Faith.

I think you're
underestimating her.

How's her cover story
going by the way?

[door slams]

Hello.

I'd like a call to
Scotland please.

RSA 230.

I want a personal call
to Major Kit Vanston.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Don't worry.

I just had to get it over.

[soft crying]

I shouldn't have
left you alone--

not for anything.

I can't stop thinking
about my parents.

They would understand.

If they could know where you
are, the work you're doing,

they'd be so proud.

I can never tell
them what I did.

One day, if you want to,
you'll be able to tell them.

My mother would disown me.

She'd understand.

So would your father.

He's always so busy
with this patients

and with my brothers and sister.

I didn't have any
brothers and sisters.

My old dad had a little shop--

the best cod and chips in town.

[laughs] At school, I
always smelled of fat.

I had their undivided attention.

Believe me, it isn't so great.

I've let them down.

No.

You did what you had to do.

[soft music playing]

Solange, I keep
having nightmares.

Zoey, it was an
accident, something

that was never meant to happen.

And like a bad dream, it's over.

I don't think so.

But you've confessed,
so everything's forgiven.

You don't understand.

He didn't forgive me.

He couldn't.

It was murder, you see.

And you can't run
away from that.

The bus should be here soon.

[metal clanging]

No!

It's all right.

I'm sorry.

My friend was in an air raid.

[music playing]

FAITH: You have a new code name.

You are Colette Arno.

Colette.

Personal assistant
to Anre Lefevre.

He's a representative of
the wholesale company.

It'll give you license
to travel around

the district on his behalf.

Your documents should
be ready this evening.

Good.

That's quick.

Yes.

Well, in my opinion, it's
cutting things very fine.

But a message has
gone out and Gaspard

will head your reception
committee tonight.

Once you are fully
established, your first target

will be the u-boat transmitter.

Yep.

I've been fully-briefed.

Good.

Is there anything
else I can do for you?

Every Mother's Day,
perhaps you could contact her

from time to time, as before?

Yes, of course.

And messages for Vicky?

No.

I've decided that
it would be much

better if Vicky forgets me.

You don't have to give
her up, you know, Liz.

Laurence has it
all worked out.

I'm sure it's going
to be for the best.

[soft music playing]

Well, I hope you're right.

Look, I've got to
get out there, Faith.

You know how desperate the
situation is over there,

and there's nothing
for me here-- not now.

Liz, we've got to talk.

I can't come any
further with you.

I must get back now.

Yeah.

OK.

- I let you all down.
- Nonsense.

I'm really sorry.

It could have
happened to anyone else.

[laughs]

You're first guide
will meet you here.

His name's Marcelle.

Do what you're told, just keep
going, and get home safely.

See you later, Buster.

Bye, Solange.

Bye, love.

[music playing]

KIT: Faith has
told me everything.

Ah.

Yes, she called me.

She said your marriage is over.

Yes.

Why didn't you call me?

You know I'm
flying out tonight?

I know you volunteered, yes.

Well, you're in no
fit state to go.

You're coming home with me.
- No, I'm going.

They need me in
area 7 and I know

I can sort things out there.

For God's sake, Liz.

Do you think I'm going
through all that again--

not knowing if
you're alive or dead?

I'll replace you.
Cad will agree to it.

No, you won't!

How dare you try
and order me around.

Look, you asked
me to give you up

because of Laurence and Vicky.

Now, they're no
longer an option.

You can stay here with me.

What could we do?

We could have a child
and I could leave it?

Yes, well, leaving people
is obviously something

you're good at.

Yes, that and
weekends in the country.

I mean nothing to you, do I?

What was it?

Orders from HQ?

Let's rehabilitate Kit Vanston.
- How dare you.

I do have some value,
in the field at least.

Well, that's that then.

[music playing]

Can you even wish me luck?

No, dammit.

I can't.

GUIDE: Get up.

I can't.

It's this bloody ankle.

I've brought men through with
broke legs faster than this.

[inaudible] climbing to do yet.

You go on.

Just leave me here.

You want to die?

They'll find you.

They'll keep you alive so long.

Think about it.

Come on.

Border patrol is near.

Tonight?

At the drop zone
we used last time.

They must be off their
head sending somebody new

just when I'm getting
a bit of order here.

What's his name?

They didn't say.

Right.

We'll have to do
without Solange,

get French help if we need to.

I've been a hard graft, aye?

You all right?

Yes, thanks.

[music playing]

Look, I'm sorry it--

[grunting]

Get down.

Thank you, Faith.

Take care of yourself.

Goodbye.

I'll be back.

Thanks.

Where's the money?

Money?

Where are you going?

Wait.

[intense music playing]

[inaudible] Welcome
to Spain, senor.

CAD: Well, he'll
show you how that is.

You'll soon knock that out,
put it into shape I'm sure.

Goodbye, Cad.

I hope you're right.

I wouldn't be sending
you out there if I wasn't.

I hope you are right, Cadogan.

I hope you are.

[theme music]

[droning music playing]