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No, sir.

Good. Captain Attwood will give you

the Brigadier's orders.

He's your man.

This is it, sir.

Are you sure?

Yes, sir. Caf's over there.

- Colonel Masters?

- No.

- Oh, then I'll have a whiskey, please.

- No whiskey.

- I'll have a beer then.

- No beer.

What do you have?

Tea.

Then I'll have tea.

Looking for Colonel Masters?

Who are you?

I'm Captain Leech.

- British Army?

- No.

Follow me.

Some kind of a soldier to see you, Colonel.

Yes.

- Colonel Masters, sir?

- Yes.

Captain Douglas, sir.

Oh, my dear fellow,

there's no need for all that.

My number two, Captain Leech.

How do you do? Which regiment, Captain?

Late of the Fourth Panzer.

Do you know why you're here, Douglas?

I understand I'm to command

one of your units on a special mission.

Thank you, Leech.

See you later.

Now, let me explain

exactly what you're here for.

Caprus Magna, a Roman port in Cyrenaica,

that the Germans appear to be using

as a petrol dump.

Are these Rommel's positions, sir?

No, those are the positions

of the Carthaginians in the year 215 B.C.

Desert warfare hasn't changed.

Like the ancient Egyptians, I'm going

to send an expedition south to Qattara.

Across the Qattara Depression,

through the cliffs of the Siwah Pass,

over the great sand sea,

through the stony desert,

and crash into Caprus Magna.

And that's what you're here for.

I am going to lead a unit down there,

across there and up there.

Exactly. I'll give you my best man.

He knows the ropes.

- Captain Leech?

- A man of considerable experience.

All right. Get back to work.

- Have you signed your crew on yet?

- Yes.

- How many are you taking?

- Oh, seven, that's enough.

One more would get in the way.

Seven's my lucky number.

Eight is what you've got,

and I believe I'm in command.

Is our friend serious?

I'm sure he will work

very closely with you, Leech.

Naturally, I would be grateful

for any help I could get.

I see. Well, I've got a better idea.

Keep it at seven.

You go, I'll stay.

Then everybody's happy.

I've told Stores to kit you out.

I expect they're waiting for you.

- We'll talk more at dinner.

- Very well, sir.

Captain Leech, I want a full inspection

at 7:
00 tomorrow morning.

Everything laid out and ready to load.

Anything else you'd like?

No, I think that's all.

I'll see you at dinner, sir.

What's all this about?

Brigadier Blore's not very pleased

with our record.

He insists. We'll have to take him.

I'll take him.

If he doesn't come back alive,

we're out of business.

You're out of business.

You get well paid for these trips,

don't you, Leech?

Not really.

I'll give you a bonus if you get him back.

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