The Exception Page #5

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I suppose your duty is

to read this stuff?

- You're ignorant.

- I know.

Mieke, I wanted to apologize

for how I was the first time

we met.

Met?

You know what I mean.

I wanted you.

It's somewhere in the village.

We'll get him next time.

So, how did you get

your iron cross second class?

I survived

in a second class way.

And the scars?

Shrapnel.

Most of it's still in there.

It hurts you.

Is that why you're stuck here

and not at the front?

I'm here

because I follow orders.

Do you always follow orders?

What else is there?

I'm Jewish.

I'm not.

Obviously.

I don't care.

One day, you might have to.

One day, we'll be dead.

You have bad dreams.

You have someone, somewhere?

If I did, you wouldn't be here.

And you, captain?

No girl anywhere?

If I did, I'd still be here.

You have to go.

What you told me

about yourself...

Don't tell anyone else.

You're up early, inspector.

The transmitter's right

in the village.

If he doesn't signal tonight,

we'll go in and search.

Hmm.

But that's not why I'm here.

The old man is getting

a visit tomorrow,

from the head of the ss.

- Himmler's coming here?

- You catch on quick.

He'll have dinner,

then we'll take him back

to a secret location.

- I'll notify the household.

- No, you won't.

You can tell the old man,

but no one else.

I'm handling his security,

so we'll search the house.

I'll need a list

of all the staff.

What do I tell them?

They'll ask questions.

Oh, their job is to answer them.

I'll be back in an hour.

Captain Brandt requests

a private audience.

Hmm.

Your highness,

what I have to tell you

is top secret and must remain

strictly between us...

Wilhelm! Oh, captain.

Have you heard the news?

Reichsfuhrer of the ss,

Heinrich himmler,

is coming to dinner

tomorrow night.

Isn't that marvelous? I just

received this telegram from Berlin.

One can only hope

he has better manners

than that oaf, goering.

It is a pity that his wife

is not able to join him,

but still...

Oh, we have

a million things to do!

He came here a few years back,

fat goering.

You never knew

if he was a boy or a girl.

And he came down to lunch

in plus fours.

Plus fours!

My old regiment would have set

the dogs on him.

My husband is always joking.

You must have a great deal

to do today, captain,

so we mustn't keep you

a moment longer.

Better start counting

the silver.

Wilhelm!

I regret to inform you

the gestapo will search

the house

before the reichsfuhrer's visit.

And may I say, between us,

it would be better if the kaiser

didn't air certain opinions

in front of the gestapo.

Inspector Dietrich

has no sense of humor.

Oh, colonel?

Do you keep guns in the house?

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