Battle of the Bulge Page #3

Oh, come on, Kiley, not that again.

They're probably preparing a fifth column

to drop behind our lines.

Were you

in the State Department too, Kiley?

I thought your experience

was limited to police work.

Having been an inspector of police

doesn't disqualify me from thinking.

All cops aren't flatfoots.

Your limited military experience...

...doesn't inspire confidence

in your conclusions. If you think...

Why do you keep saying

they're mounting an offensive?

I spent 20 years before the war

asking questions.

Ever since D-day,

you've had me doing the same thing...

...interrogating prisoners.

I can only report what I've learned.

The German soldier facing us

is still an undefeated enemy.

He can still fight.

His leaders know that.

As long as he can fight, they'll attack.

I have 10 other officers in my section.

We see the same information,

get the same facts as you, Kiley.

All of us come up with one answer, you

come up with the complete opposite.

When 10 men tell you you're drunk,

you'd better lie down.

Colonel Pritchard,

you may be my superior officer...

He is.

Excuse me.

Here are the prints you wanted.

Thank you.

Look what showed up on this one.

I took it over the Ardennes.

Is this a Tiger tank, or isn't it?

So it appears.

One tiger doesn't make a jungle, sir.

I expect tigers in jungles. When I discover

one in a peaceful neighborhood...

...I recommend all of us

take a good look under our beds.

Excuse me, sir.

Step outside.

With your permission, sir.

This is from headquarters, Kiley.

Top-secret.

The Third Army has been ordered

to attack the Germans in the Saar.

General Patton is launching

the offensive in two days.

Does it seem possible...

...headquarters would commit an entire

army to an offensive in the south...

...if there were any possibility of the

Germans attacking in the Ardennes?

With all due respect to headquarters,

they could be wrong.

Send this to headquarters anyway.

There seem to be new features

on that tank.

- Yes, sir.

- Anything else?

Yes, sir. I'd like a rundown

on this German officer.

- All right, send this along.

- Yes, sir.

Get up to the line and tell them

to grab some new prisoners.

- I'm interested in any fresh information.

- Yes, sir.

One thing more. What are

you doing in a reconnaissance plane?

We're not paying you

to be a combat soldier.

- Trying to shorten the war by yourself?

- No, sir.

Just wanna make sure I can enjoy

that nice Christmas dinner you ordered.

I see the colonel's

in fine appetite again.

I am.

Join me in a glass of wine.

Thank you, sir.

- Sit down.

- Thanks.

Conrad.

Speak.

What does the colonel wish me to say?

Speak your mind, the truth.

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