The Blitz: London's Longest Night Page #4

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They have arrested your father.

All German nationals in the Netherlands

are arrested right now.

And my mother and brother?

- We're not at liberty to tell you.

You have to come with us.

- Miss von Heerle is my fianc.

We're getting married on Tuesday.

This will be her home.

I'll phone my esteemed friend,

Mayor Oud.

Your names, please.

- One moment.

If you can guarantee she won't run away...

- Of course.

Besides, we don't need to run away.

I have a bomb shelter.

We have to go to Doesburg right now.

- No, it'll be over in a day.

Two at the most.

- That's two days too many.

We can't leave because of

the wedding preparations.

I can't get married with my father in jail.

- I won't postpone it.

You can't expect me to get married

without my parents and brother.

Willem...

...drive to Doesburg to pick up

Eva's family.

To Doesburg? Behind enemy lines?

- I'll arrange the necessary papers.

No one knows what the situation is.

We're at war.

There's nothing to worry about.

I'm sorry, sir.

I'm not going.

- Willem, don't you dare...

Where are you going?

Come back immediately.

You go, Dirk. You can...

- I can't.

Things will go to the dogs here.

Then I'll go.

- You're under house arrest.

What?

- How much money does it pay?

Look, it even has a radio.

- Right. Make sure you're back in time.

Tonight.

Order the tickets for the boat to London.

- Yeah.

Drive.

- Does Mr Lagerwaard know...

Drive! You don't know my family.

You might pick up the wrong Germans.

If Mr Lagerwaard finds out...

- He won't. He's in meetings all the time.

And Aunt Etiquette?

- Hey! You need the money, don't you?

Now what? Can't we leave the city?

- We can.

Your husband got us a letter

of safe passage. No one will stop us.

Drive!

Stop them, stop them!

Be careful and don't trust strangers.

The Germans use spies...

Where did you learn to drive?

Someone of my social standing

shouldn't be able to?

That's not what I said.

- It's what you meant.

My father was a taxi driver.

- Was?

He's on a merchant ship now.

Somewhere in Asia or Australia.

That far away? So you never see him?

- No.

That seems awful.

You want your family near you,

don't you?

I see my grandma in Utrecht quite often.

And you've got your brother.

How come you know so much

about his lung disease?

Because of interesting pieces

in The Fist.

Watch out!

Keep going.

Keep going!

Bunch of creeps.

You can't trust them.

I'm not so sure.

I had the feeling they wanted to help.

Life is simple for you.

Because I'm working class.

- That's not what I mean.

That's why I want to go to America.

I won't be riff-raff there.

In America everyone's equal.

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