Force 10 from Navarone Page #4

Yes.

Well, I am afraid

that is rather a long story.

Oh, please, you must not

be afraid of boring me.

Have you ever heard of penicillin?

No.

Well, I'm not surprised.

It's new.

It's a drug that prevents wounds

from becoming infected.

It cures a whole range of infections...

...including some of the nastier

social diseases.

It's become one of the most

sought-after items on the black market.

Our friend here, Sgt. Weaver

of the American Medical Corps...

...was our supplier.

You are saying you stole these drugs

from the Army to sell to civilians?

Not just to civilians, major.

We'd sell it back to the Army.

Any army.

I see.

Tell me, what has all this to do

with that suitcase you keep looking at?

Well, that suitcase

is full of our penicillin.

Oh, indeed. Perhaps

I could see some of it?

Certainly, major.

Open it, Miller.

You can't do that here,

you'd ruin the lot.

You know perfectly well that

any contamination will destroy it.

It must be opened

under laboratory conditions.

There's nearly half a million

pounds worth of stuff here.

I know all that, but the major

is not interested in our penicillin.

He only wants to know the truth.

What's the use of a half a million

pounds to you out here?

Yes, well, that's beside the point,

sir, but I'm not going to open it.

Our story doesn't seem

to convince you.

No, it does not.

That's up to you, but every word

he's told you is true.

If you don't believe it,

check with your intelligence.

They'll verify the entire story.

Oh, I shall certainly verify

your story.

Every word of it.

Get in!

Cute story, major, very cute.

Now, what happens

when they open the suitcase?

I should think we'll all get shot.

Don't you, colonel?

Headquarters acknowledges

your signal.

Thank you, Bauer.

Maritza...

...what do you think?

They're lying.

What does it matter, anyway?

Kill them.

Yeah, you are probably right.

Do you know what I was thinking?

After the war, $1 million.

You, a simple peasant girl

from where?

I can never pronounce the name

of the place you come from.

With so much money, we could...

They're lying.

Kill them.

Out! Get out.

What did I tell you?

Well, at least we got

a good night's sleep.

Good morning, gentlemen.

Our intelligence confirms

your escape from Italy.

You and you, follow me, please.

Your escape from Italy

is one thing.

The rest of your story

is something else.

I had time to sleep on it.

So this morning,

you know what I did?

I opened the suitcase.

Maritza!

And what do you think I found?

Firewood.

What did you expect? We buried it

before your Chetniks picked us up.

We're not stupid. It's the only thing

we've got to bargain with.

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