03x06 - For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Based on a series of books- series revolves around a trio of veterinary surgeons working in the Yorkshire Dales beginning in 1937.
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03x06 - For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Confirm cow number... 85.

Number 85.

Nine ten.

We make a good team.

What he means is he
couldn't do it without me.

It's true. Right now it doesn't feel
like there's enough hours in the day.

Glad to hear it,
son. Good to be busy.

I'm only doing this so I don't
forget what he looks like.

Dad! Helen!

MAN ON RADIO: Tonight Britain stands on
the brink of hostilities with Germany.

At dawn this morning German
aircraft bombed Polish towns

and German tanks
invaded her frontiers.

The evacuation of children and
families from British cities

has today been put
into operation.

Mr Chamberlain has asked Herr h*tler to
withdraw his German troops from Poland

or Britain and France will
be forced to declare w*r.

The opposition leader Mr Attlee
has warned of the dangers of delay.

Bloody hell. It's not actually
going to happen, is it?

We have been here before.

You'd hope they couldn't be that brainless
again but these are politicians we're talking...

SHE TURNS RADIO OFF

Sorry, Mrs Hall, that
was insensitive of me.

It's getting serious
between you two.

I wonder what she'll be cooking.

Oh, she's not cooking. Mr and
Mrs Pandhi are hosting us.

I was thinking we should return
the invitation as soon as possible.

There's no need to
look so panicked.

Panicked? I'm not panicked.
I'm the opposite of panicked.

I'll be in my office, Mrs Hall.

Try not to disgrace the family
name, and don't roll in drunk.

He's just protective
of you, that's all.

Hmm. If you say so.

I'm sure they'll love you.

SHE CHUCKLES

DOG WHINES

Why didn't you say
so, you daft beggar?

They said we could be at w*r by
next week. What'll that mean for us?

Hey, come here. Listen,
there's no point worrying

about summat that
hasn't happened yet.

And if it does happen, we'll just have to
muck in, all of us. We'll get through it.

Let's get back up to the house.
I'll see you back at Skeldale.

I just wanted to say, there's
no need for you to feel guilty.

Why would I feel guilty?

Farms couldn't function without
vets and the country needs farms.

There's a lot of men would give their eye
teeth to be in your position. I know that.

Look, whatever you feel
about a sense of duty,

just remember, family
comes first, always.

What? What's up?

I said, what's up?

Oh, bloody hell, no. No.

Oh...

No, I left India
when I was young.

My parents sent me to
England to be educated.

That's when I met your
brother, at veterinary college.

Both top of the class and both as
pig-headed and competitive as the other.

HE LAUGHS That sounds
like Siegfried all right.

So, how did you two meet?

I treated her
cat. SHE CHUCKLES

Imagine his parents' reaction
when they heard that he'd fallen

for a vicar's daughter
from Giggleswick.

THEY LAUGH

You still working
for your brother?

Strictly speaking, yes. Haven't
figured out how to escape him yet.

I think it's important for
families to stay together.

Yeah. DOG BARKS

Oh! Hello, Daisy,
old girl. Hello.

There's no better test of a man's character
than how he gets along with a dog.

Particularly this dog.

That's why you invited
me, is it? To test me?

Course it is, lad. Florence
is our only daughter.

We need to know your intentions.

Right... Well, er...

My intentions are
absolutely honourable.

I-I would never treat Florence with
anything other than the utmost...

If you could see
your face! THEY LAUGH

HE SIGHS

You could have told me
your mother was a joker.

Who'd like some wine?
Oh, but I-I thought...

Depends on the sect. We take the
view that Shakti is OK with it.

Oh, well, Shakti sounds
like my kinda man.

Shakti is the Great
Divine Mother.

Oh.

THEY LAUGH

DOORBELL RINGS

DOG WHINES

Where've you come
from, little one? Eh?

What's this?

DOG WHINES

Hello. Hello.

"Dash." So that's
your name, is it?

Who in their right mind would
abandon such a beautiful animal?

DOG WHINES

Perhaps he's unwell.
He doesn't seem it.

Oh. Have you seen
him before? Uh-uh.

What will you do? Well, we shall have to
call round, try and track down the owner.

Poor thing. You must be
feeling very scared and alone.

DOG WHINES

You're safe here
with us, poppet.

DOG WHINES

That's very kind
of you, Dash, eh?

SHE LAUGHS

You keep it, if
Jess doesn't mind.

It'll keep you company.

SHE LAUGHS

Five millimetres? Is that all?

It's marginal but the rules
are very clear, I'm afraid.

I should never have
agreed to this.

I knew it were trouble. They'll
shut us down, won't they?

Only temporarily.
They'll run further tests

and if the herd stays
clear for a month or so,

you'll be free to re-open
the farm. A month?

What am I supposed to do
with no income for a month?

I don't know. What do
you mean you don't know?

What the hell are we going to do?
I don't see that we have a choice.

I have to the inform the
Ministry of Agriculture

and hope the process is as short
as possible. I'm very sorry.

Wait a minute, listen, there's
no need to be so hasty.

What if... What if I were to fetch my g*n
and go and sh**t the infected beast myself?

There'd be no reason
for the MAG to know.

The thing is, it's about public safety.
The rules are there for the greater good...

Yeah, well, sod the bloody rules!
People who make rules about farming

don't understand farming
and they never have.

Look, I'm on your side here but I can't
make exceptions. You know I can't.

Do you know happened
in the last w*r, eh?

The government let anyone go and fight.
Farmers, miners, doctors, vets, anyone.

And do you know what happened?

The whole bloody country
ground to a halt.

And then halfway through the
w*r, things start to come undone.

And I were working all hours.
I couldn't get the help.

And there weren't a day went by
that I weren't scared out of my wits

that we'd have enough
food to feed our Helen.

I didn't know that.

Took bloody ages to recover.

Just because some pompous
pen pusher at Whitehall

thought they knew best. Well,
I can't have that again.

Look, I can hold off
informing the MAG

until I've run a sputum
test in the lab to be sure.

Might we get a different
result? It's unlikely.

But if you want me
to do it I will.

Aye.

James.

Thank you.

How'd it go?

Fine. Go back to sleep.

HE GROANS

MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY

How did it go?

You look like you've been dragged
through several hedges backwards.

It's impossible not to love
someone who makes toast for you.

It was great. Better than great.

You're not hungover?

Oh, I feel like a herd of
elephants are stomping on my head

and it's not out of the question
that a rodent has d*ed in my mouth.

It's all Mr and Mrs Pandhi's fault.
My God, those two can knock it back.

It was all I could do to stop them from cracking
open the absinthe and seeing in the dawn.

HE LAUGHS

Is it possible you're
still drunk? Yes!

PHONE RINGS

I'd like to invite Flo over here
provided you've no objections?

That sounds
wonderful. Excellent.

Could I ask her for
Sunday lunch tomorrow?

Sunday lunch is a
family occasion. Fine.

DOG WHINES

Morning. I thought I'd
let you have a lie-in.

Morning. Whose dog is this?

Somebody left him on the doorstep.
Have you seen him before?

That was Mrs Pumphrey. She's
worried about a stray cat.

Would you mind? I've got far too
much to get through this morning.

BLEEPING ON RADIO

MAN: Mr Chamberlain has sent
an ultimatum to Herr h*tler.

Withdraw from Poland by no
later than 11am tomorrow,

or Britain and France will be forced
to declare a state of w*r with Germany.

The Prime Minister will broadcast to
the nation on the morning of the 3rd,

and should the conditions set
out to Germany not be met,

then Mr Chamberlain will have
no hesitation in announcing

that a state of w*r exists
between Great Britain and Germany.

Sit yourself down.
You must be starving.

I thought you had the day off.

After you left yesterday,

it looks like one of the
cows might be positive.

Why didn't you wake me up?

I didn't want you up
all night worrying.

James, of course wake me up.

This will confirm it
one way or the other.

And the rest of the
herd were all negative.

Well, get on with it then.

Poor Dad. Is he all right?

He doesn't want it reported. He
knows they'll shut the farm down.

We can't keep this from the
MAG. I's TB we're talking about.

We have to report it.

Let's go and break the news to Dad
and then I'll redo the paperwork.

That's Mallock's van.

Oh, heck.

I had no choice but to k*ll it.
If the MAG shut this place down

we'll struggle to survive the year.
This is a deadly disease, Dad.

Have you forgotten about
poor Mr Henry's boy?

The rest of the herd's
tested negative, all of them.

I'm just saying, with a bit of common
sense we can keep running the farm safely.

k*lling it is against the law.

They could hit you with a
whopping fine, or worse.

More than that, James could
get struck off for this.

It won't come to that.

Hang on, if James is struck off,

does that mean he
has to go and fight?

Ah, well, if... If they find out,
I'll tell 'em it were my decision.

I'll tell 'em it were
nowt to do with James.

They're going to find out, Dad, cos
you're going to tell them the truth.

The farm being shut down for
a few weeks is one thing.

James's career being destroyed and
everything that goes with that is another.

Go and phone the MAG.

The sooner this is
straightened out, the better.

Aye.

To be fair to your dad, he was
just trying to protect you both.

As was I.

We can look after
ourselves, James.

Understood.

Just don't be too hard on him.

When it comes to the people you love,
sometimes judgement goes out the window.

You do whatever you can to
protect them, no matter the cost.

Here we are.

CAT SQUEALS

HE CHUCKLES She'll come
for a saucer of milk,

recline in the sun like Cleopatra,
and then she'll be off again.

CAT SQUEALS

Well, she's in pretty
good health for a stray.

I'll give her a vitamin sh*t.

Friends of yours?

I'm growing a w*r Garden
with the Women's Institute.

It's really going rather well. We've got
runner beans, beetroot, potatoes, turnips.

I'm thinking of having a cr*ck at
celery but it's notoriously difficult.

I can't stand celery. Give
it a wide berth, I say.

It's as much about building morale as anything
else. All of us mucking in together, you know?

We must all do our
bit, Mr Farnon.

If it comes to it, I shall pelt those
n*zi buggers with root vegetables.

HE LAUGHS

Come here then, you.

There we go. Oh,
well done, you.

Isn't she a darling?

She doesn't quite trust me yet but
I'd love to take her in one day.

Wouldn't Tricki be jealous?

He doesn't perceive
her as a thr*at.

TRICKI GROWLS Do you, Tricki?

THEY LAUGH

You're taking this really seriously,
aren't you? One can't afford not to.

If it makes you feel any better,
I don't imagine Pumphrey Manor

is high on h*tler's
list of targets, Mrs P.

You'll forgive me if I don't take
m*llitary advice from a veterinarian.

HE LAUGHS

If there is a w*r, I want
this place to be a sanctuary.

Not just for my staff but
for anyone who might need it.

When you find someone
you really care about,

you must cling on to them
like a life ring in a storm

cos you never know
what might happen next.

What will your dad and Jenny
do while the farm's shut down?

Back there, what did you mean about
protecting the people you love?

Can we just put the whole thing
behind us and enjoy the weekend?

James, you promised you'd be honest
with me. No secrets, remember?

DOG WHINES, SHE SIGHS

If Jess isn't allowed on Mr Farnon's
chair then neither are you. Go on, down.

All right then.

But not a word to Mr Farnon.

SHE CHUCKLES

Everywhere I look, it feels
like we're heading for w*r.

I can't say it's easy watching
all these other men signing up.

It made me realise how
lucky I am to have you,

and our life here in Darrowby.

I feel the same.

And on the one hand I want to hold
you close and never let you go

and on the other I want to fight for you with
every fibre of my being. I understand that.

But the w*r's hundreds of miles away
and there's no certainty it'll happen.

I hope you know that what you're
doing here is incredible, James.

I'm so proud of you.

CHILDREN'S VOICES

What's going on?
They're evacuees.

Oh, James, look at
their little faces.

Hello. Where have you come from?

WOMAN: Come now, children.

That's it.

SQUEAKING

You really don't have
to follow me, Dash.

I'm sure Jess would
love a playmate.

Mr Farnon has many qualities

but tidiness isn't one of them.

"If you are suffering hardship and you cannot
place your animals in the care of neighbours

it really is kindest to
have them destroyed."

It's from the government.

You can't put him
down. It's barbaric.

And what do we do when
the next one's brought in?

And the one after that? We
can't keep him, Mrs Hall.

Then what do we do? I don't
know. But he can't stay here.

Everything all right, Tris?

Right. Yes. Absolutely.

Are you sure about that?

Would you... Could I interest
you in a pint in the Drovers?

I'm gasping for an ale.
Why don't I get us all one?

MAN: Gents, can I
leave these with you?

Do you think there
will be a w*r?

I don't know.

What will you do if there is?

Why do you ask?

I suppose because you
always do the right thing.

But what is the right thing?

Sorry it took so long.
What have I missed?

Oh, I was just telling James
how he's my all-time hero.

Did you hear that, James?

See, not everyone
wants to throttle you.

Ah.

Right, you do that
side, I'll do this one.

That'll be lovely, thank you.

One of the good things
about the TB testing

is that I've been able
to save some money.

I was putting it aside for a place of
our own but if your dad needs it...

You really are the most
selfless person I know.

Has someone tidied up in here?

Why?

Audrey? What's the matter? Mm?

The letter on here.
Have you seen it?

The MAG one? I posted it for you.
It didn't have a stamp on it.

Well, I thought I
were being helpful.

Oh, God.

Tell me we haven't just sent the MAG a form
stating there's no TB at Heston Grange.

Harcourt's going to
strike me off for this.

I should have called the minute the cow
tested positive. You've done nothing wrong.

It looks to them like I have. It looks
to them like I've falsified a form

to prevent my wife's
farm being shut down.

SIEGFRIED: What if I were
to take responsibility?

If they strike me off, I'm
too old to be conscripted.

You can't do that, Mr Farnon.

JAMES: Mrs H is right.
It's out of the question.

HE BREATHES HEAVILY

I'm going to see Harcourt myself. If I just
tell him the truth, maybe he'll believe me.

Believe you? He'll eat you for breakfast.
I need to explain what happened.

HELEN: Then I'm coming with you.

HE EXHALES

HE EXHALES

HE SIGHS

DOG BARKS

It's lucky you're a good vet cos I'm
not sure you'd cut it as a florist.

Fancy a cuppa? I've just put
the kettle on. Great, yes.

What, no, erm...

Sorry, is... Is
anyone else home?

Joan's here. Doris
too, maybe. Why?

Erm... Could we talk
out here instead, maybe?

I'll bring the tea
out then. Great.

HE SIGHS

Can we not just go inside?

I know they may be a bit
strange but they don't bite.

Wouldn't you rather be
out here in the fresh air?

By the smelly drain? It
does smell a bit, yeah.

THEY CHUCKLE

Why are you being
so weird, Tris?

Right. Yes. Erm...

The thing is, I've been
doing a lot of thinking.

You know I think you're
great. Not just to look at.

THEY LAUGH

You know exactly who you are.
And that to me is just...

I've only ever done
what Siegfried wanted.

He expected me to go to
veterinary college, so I did.

He told me to retake
my exams, so I did.

He asked me to join him in his
practice and... Well, you get the idea.

Anyway... To the point.

I know we haven't been seeing
each other for very long,

and I'm sorry this
isn't more romantic

but for the first
time in my life

I want to be my own person.

Plough my own
furrow, so to speak.

Oh, my God.

And I want to
plough it with you.

What the hell are you doing?

That didn't come out
quite as I'd hoped.

No, I mean, why
would you propose?

I... I don't know.

I suppose I thought you're
a life ring in a storm.

A what?

Oh, God, you're going to turn me
down, aren't you? This is horrendous.

SHE SIGHS You know how
fond I am of you, Tris.

You're kind and funny.

I just... Maybe now's
not the time, you know?

Don't you think there are more
important things going on in the world?

So you're not saying no?
You're just saying not now?

Here's what I think.

I think maybe you're
right about your brother.

You won't be happy until
you step out of his shadow.

I think if we got married
now, you'd never know.

You need to find out who you are

and you're not going to
do that by being with me.

PHONE RINGS

It's a bit like waiting outside
the headmistress's office.

You never got in
trouble, did you?

Someone had to be
the teacher's pet.

Mr Harcourt will see you now.

Wish me luck then. Don't be
daft, I'm coming with you.

Would I be right to assume
this has something to do with

the phone call I received from
Richard Alderson earlier today?

Yes, Mr Harcourt. Unfortunately
we found a case of TB at his farm.

Well, perhaps you'd
care to tell me why

he put the animal down himself
rather than letting us deal with it?

The reason I'm here, Mr Harcourt,
is to tell you that, unfortunately,

a mistake was made
with the forms.

I see. In the next day or two you're
going to receive a form in the post

declaring the herd
to be negative.

Are you telling me that not only
was an animal improperly culled

on your wife's farm but
you tried to cover it up?

No, sir. You see, it wasn't me who filled
out the form. It was an honest mistake.

Oh, bloody hell. It gets
worse by the second.

I hope you're not going to
tell me it was your wife here

because unless she's passed her exams on the
sly, she's not a registered veterinarian.

Mr Harcourt, let me start by
offering you a full and unreserved...

Bugger your apology, man! We're
in the middle of a national crisis

and you're trying to pull a fast one on
me? That's not how it is, I promise you.

Do you actually want
to be struck off?

Because I can't for the life of me think of
another reason you'd do something so bloody stupid.

If I can say something...
No, you may not!

Never, never have I seen
such reckless disregard

for the safety of farming
and the population at large!

If you'd just let
me explain, please.

That's all I'm asking.

I'm going to give you one chance
but you'd better make it good

cos you're not getting a second.

Nothing good comes
from worrying.

That's what I keep telling
myself at any rate.

I don't like how long he's been.

DOOR OPENS

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Did somebody die? We
thought you were James.

He's gone to see the MAG.
We're worried about him.

So I can see. It were all my
fault. It was not your fault.

How's Florence? Is she
coming for lunch tomorrow?

She may never come for lunch. Turns
out she doesn't want to marry me.

You proposed to her? Oh.

I'm so sorry. Love,
are you all right?

For God's sake, Tristan,
what were you thinking?

Well, I was thinking
she'd say yes, obviously.

Only you. Only you could
rush into a marriage proposal

and then be surprised
when it didn't work out.

Why is belittling me all you care
about? I wasn't trying to belittle you.

You put everyone else on a pedestal and me
you treat like an animal that needs training.

Oh, what absolute
nonsense! You think so?

It's blindingly obvious to everyone that James is the
apple of your eye. You're so terrified of losing him.

Well, why aren't you
terrified of losing me?

Tristan, I realise you're
angry. Angry? I'm not angry.

I'm awake, Siegfried.

I feel like I've opened my eyes
for the first time in my life.

Maybe you should open yours too
because the world is changing

and you need to change with it.

You know one of things
I most admire about Flo,

not that you've ever
bothered to ask, by the way,

is that she has the courage
to live her own life.

I'm sorry if I've made
you feel like that.

Nothing could be
further from the truth.

The truth is that nothing I ever
do will be good enough for you.

I only wish I'd
realised it sooner.

I will always look after you.

I hope you know that.

That's just the thing.
I know you will.

Mr Harcourt, I understand
where you're coming from, I do.

But I want to be very
clear about this.

This is the antithesis of clear.

I didn't knowingly try to conceal
the truth. I would never do that.

Just as I would never put
my name to a false document.

I didn't put my name
to a false document.

I never signed it. It's true.

The form's null and void.
It counts for nothing.

Signed or not, you still tried
to pull the wool over my eyes

and that's a sackable offence.

My husband's not a liar.

In fact, he's one of the best
people you're ever likely to meet.

Kindly control your wife,
Herriot, or I shall have to.

You can talk to
me. I'm right here.

And I'll have my say,
if you don't mind.

Even when he makes mistakes, James
is never anything but honest.

And every single thing he does
is about helping other people,

and if you knew him like I
do, you'd know he'd never lie.

Look, Dales farmers
are a tough bunch.

They know their mind and
they're not easily swayed.

I should know, I'm one of 'em.

Now here's the truth of it.

James worked hard
to win their trust.

He's the one that got 'em signed
up to your TB testing scheme.

Without him, none of them would
have agreed to it. Not one.

You strike him off now and
you'll lose all of 'em,

I can promise you that.

And with them, any hope of
controlling TB in this county.

My husband's a good man and right
now we need good men more than ever.

Much as I'd like to see you
dragged across the coals,

the truth is, your wife's right.

You are a lucky man, Herriot.
Thank you, Mr Harcourt.

Now get out of here
before I change my mind.

Bloody hell.

MAN: By signing here, you agree
to the Ministry of Agriculture

taking temporary custody
of your entire herd

until such time as the necessary
conditions have been met.

At which point the animals will
be returned to your charge.

Thank you, Mr Alderson.
We'll be in touch.

We'll get through this,
Dad. I'll make sure of it.

I'm sure Heston Grange won't be closed
for long. Still, you must be worried.

I am. But I can't lie, I'm
more worried about James.

SIEGFRIED: I think we all were.

Has there been any
news this morning?

Not since the cabinet
meeting last night.

There was talk of an
announcement but...

Hello! Hello. You're
still here then?

Your brother wants
to put him down.

You know perfectly well that's
the last thing I want to do.

HE WHINES

Oh, what are we to do with you?

Why don't you ask if Mrs
Pumphrey will take him?

You think she would?

I do, actually. Why don't
you give her a call?

BLEEPING ON RADIO Be
quiet, this is it now.

CHAMBLERLAIN ON RADIO: I am speaking
to you from the Cabinet Room

at 10 Downing Street.

This morning the British
Ambassador in Berlin

handed the German
Government a final note

stating that unless we heard
from them by 11 o'clock

that they were prepared at once to
withdraw their troops from Poland,

a state of w*r would
exist between us.

I have to tell you now that no
such undertaking has been received,

and that consequently this
country is at w*r with Germany.

Why don't you say hello?

I don't know.

He's a good man who cares for you.
It doesn't need to be complicated.

I'm sorry about Flo.

It's funny, it's like.. It's like she
knows me better than I know myself.

You and Helen seem so happy.

I suppose I thought
why can't that be me?

You know, when I first arrived, I
didn't know what to make of you.

THEY LAUGH

To be honest, I thought you
were a bit of a cad. A cad?

A chancer. I thought you
only cared about yourself.

Oh, thanks very
much. HE LAUGHS

But then I got to
know the real you,

and I realised that couldn't
be further from the truth.

You're a good man, Tris.

For what it's worth, I don't think
marriage tells you who you are.

I think you need to find
that out for yourself.

You've been like a
brother to me, Jim.

You say that like...

HE LAUGHS GENTLY

No one's going anywhere.

DOG BARKS

MRS HALL: It's hard
to fathom, isn't it?

Perhaps it were inevitable.

I'm glad they can't
call you up. HE CHUCKLES

First time I've ever felt glad
not to be a young 'un any more.

You must be worried
about your lad.

We're writing to each other now.

He told me in his last letter, he
said, he said he weren't afraid.

I were so scared he'd end up
like his father, but he's not.

Not like him at all.

One day you can
tell me about it.

But you've no need to now.

It's just good to see you again.

DOG BARKS

DOORBELL RINGS, DOG BARKS

Ah, Mrs Hall. Good
morning. Good morning.

I won't keep you. But I've thought about
it and I'd be very happy to take him.

I'm sorry, Mrs Pumphrey, I...

I feel it's the right thing
to do under the circumstances.

And Tricki and I could do with some
extra company, couldn't we, Tricki?

Mr Farnon called me about the
Springer Spaniel. Dash, is it?

Oh, I see.

Delighted to hear it. Good morning
Mrs Pumphrey. Morning, Mr Farnon.

The thought of putting him down
was rather too much to bear.

Dash? Oh, look at
him, he's beautiful!

Come here, come and
say hello to Tricki.

TRICKI GROWLS You're going to be the
very best of friends, I can tell.

SHE LAUGHS, TRICKI GROWLS

DASH BARKS

No, no. You must go with Mrs
Pumphrey, there's a good boy.

Come on, Dash, come
on, you have to go.

DASH WHINES

She'll look after
you. DASH WHINES

I'm sorry, Mrs Pumphrey.
No, no, not at all.

We shall pop back again
tomorrow, won't we, Tricki?

No, I mean, I'm sorry to
have put you to this trouble.

Dash belongs here with us.

Isn't that right, Mrs Hall?

As you wish, Mr Farnon.

DASH BARKS

James?

Talk to me.

About what?

I'm not stupid.

Most people given an 11th hour
reprieve like Harcourt gave you

would be doing cartwheels.

When I saw the faces
of those children,

I couldn't help but think they
might never see their homes again,

or their parents.

The only rational human
response is to try and stop it.

To help. I do know that.

The thing is, if I don't put
myself forward, then who am I?

I just know I could never
forgive myself if I did nothing.

I'll always be grateful to
you, Siegfried, you know that.

They might turn me down
but I have to at least try.

Wait a second, Jim. I'll walk with
you. Can't let you go on your own.

SIEGFRIED: I never thought
we'd be here again.

All wars end eventually.

Normal life will return.

In the meantime, we must
appreciate what we have.

I intend to be kinder to my
brother. You should hold me to that.

SHE LAUGHS, CHURCH BELLS CHIME

Do you think they'll stop ringing,
like in the Great w*r? Do you remember?

Every bell in the country from
Land's End to John O'Groats.

Completely silent
till the armistice.

I wonder if this will be
the last time we hear them.

You'd best leave me here

or you'll end up getting
recruited yourself.

CHURCH BELLS CHIME
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