The Rear Guard Page #4

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looks pretty fishy to me.

Oh, what are you afraid of, he's unarmed.

Yeah well, he seems to be

breathing pretty good!

All right, nobody move!

Nehmt das Machine Gun her!

You'll never get this!

That troublemaker Muldoon.

It's all his fault.

He got us into this.

It won't be long now, they're bound to

crack. We're holding all the trump cards.

Hold your fire, men.

All right, c'mon on out.

Are they ready to surrender, Father?

Well, I've got a message from the Captain.

He wants you to take him and

his men back to the fishing boat,

so they can make a rendezvous

with another U-boat.

He's out of his mind.

If you don't agree to his terms, he's

going to blow Mr Muldoon's head off.

It's the first good news we've had all day.

We must be charitable, Mr Raskin.

But if they get back to Germany,

they'll get another U-boat,

and start sinking our ships again.

The kid's right. It's Muldoon's

life against thousands.

Boy, that's a tough decision to make.

Yeah. But I say, let bygones be bygones,

and we'll send flowers to his funeral.

Well, Mr Rosatti?

Tell him I need some

time to think about it.

I'll tell him.

- Well?

- He's thinking it over.

Thinking it over?

I give him until dawn.

Father, what do you think my chances are?

I'll light a candle for you.

Rosatti, Ro-

Rosatti, it's morning already.

If we could only get

that gun away from him.

Wait a minute.

What are we worried about?

If this group is marching through town

with a bunch of German prisoners,

it's going to attract some attention.

Somebody is bound to call the army.

- Gee, that's brilliant, Mr Crawford.

- Of course.

Okay, that's worth taking a chance.

Okay in there, you Germans,

we're ready to listen to your terms.

Even if they get on the

boat, the coastguard

will stop them before

they clear the harbour.

I'm glad you have come

to your senses, Captain.

Nimm das Machine Gun und hau sie scharf.

Drop your rifles.

Captain Rosatti, you will put

your men into formation.

All right men, line up.

Wagner!

You won't get away with this.

We're bound to attract attention

marching through town

without our rifles.

No one will interfere because you will

be escorting us with empty rifles.

You've thought of everything, haven't you?

I certainly have. Take off your

jacket und unbutton your belt.

- Now wait a minute...

- Do as I say.

I have taken the liberty of borrowing

one of your hand grenades,

which you were kind enough

to already have primed.

That's right, I primed them all myself.

What are you going to do?

What are you going to do

with that hand grenade?

- I am going to put it down his pants.

- Oh no!

You will march in front of me.

One false move, und I pull the string.

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